Book Title: Devkumar
Author(s): Bhogilal R Vora
Publisher: Bhogilal R Vora
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/022904/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIdI nA, paNIlAla 5 praza bhogIlAla ratanacaMda TAka dharamapura sTeTa nAbAda Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ TIT rasamaya vividha kusuma kAvyatara ) ke thoDAja vakhatamAM bahAraM paDazeH ghaNaje viSathI bha2para : pRTe 300 pAku bAIksaThaLa kI phI 30e=6 kavi bhegIlAla kRta zrI prabhuguNa jaina stavanAvali ratnAkara covIse tIrthakaronA stavana tathA ghaNIja prabhuguNanI kavitAo vIgere Traka vakhatamAM bahAra paDeze. pRSTa 150 thI 200 kI. rUA. 1-4-7 kavi bhogIlAla kRta Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hallan zrI devakumAra [ sAmAjika ane dhArmika caritra ] lekhaka ane prakAzaka bhAgIlAla ratanaca'da vArA. rAjakavi dharamapura sTeTa. keH jhaverIvADa, pANInI khaDakI amadAvAda. AvRtta 1 lI kiMmata rUA. 2-0-0 1942 -- will find y saekom Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ agAuthI grAhaka thanAra gRhasthonA nAma. 150. zeTha budhAbhAI sAkaracaMda sutarIyA amadAvAda 100, dharamapura mahArAjA zrInA prAIveTa sekreTarI. rA. . bhogIlAlabhAI je. modI. 15. zeTha maMgaLadAsa DAhyAbhAI mulacaMda amadAvAda, 2. zeTha kulacaMda kAlIdAsa amadAvAda. 1. zeTha parasetama ghelAbhAI 2. zA rIkhavacaMda lallubhAI vidrolavALA. 100. rA. ra. meghajI hIrajI muMbAI. 5. zeTha vADIlAla jamanAdAsa amadAvAda, 7. zeTha popaTalAla mohanalAla sAbugoLA vALA. amadAvAda. 2. zeTha trIkamalAla premacaMda amadAvAda vAghezvaranI paLa. eka paMtha ne do kAja. dhAmIka temaja sAmAjIka saMgIta sAthe AkhyAnakAra jeoe ghaNuM gAma nagara-zaheromAM temaja rAjA mahArAjAomAM AkhyAno karI mugdha karI ghaNuM ja suvarNacaMdraka meLavyA che te tamArA dhArmika prasaMgamAM temaja zubha prasaMgomAM jarUra lAbha levA vinaMti che. pitAnA cunaMdA sTApha sAthe zrotAjanene mugdha karI janatAnA AtmAne saMgItathI hacamacAvI mukaze. lI. davAkhAnuM ) kavi bhegIlAla ratanacaMda verA, pIMpaLAvALo khAMco; ghara. jhaverIvADa, paTaNInI khaDakI, ratanapoLa, amadAvAda. tA. ka. A sivAya dareka asAdhya rogonI davA karavAmAM Ave che. temaja hIsTrIyA tathA pakSaghAta jIvaleNa dardo geraMTIthI maTADavAmAM Ave che. mATe maLo yA lakho. kavi bhegIlAla. mudrakaH zAha maNIlAla chaganalAla dhI navaprabhAta prITIMga presa lIkAMTA reTha, amadAvAda Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( dharamapura sTeTa rAjakavi ) bhAgIlAla ratanacaMda vArA amadAvAda. jeoe peAtAnI zakti anusAra lagabhaga dasa pustakrA bahAra pADI janatAnI sAhitya pratye sevA khAvI peAtAnI pharaja adA karI che. temaja saMgIta sAthe dhArmiCka pravacana karI dhaNAja suvaNu padA meLavI janatAne sugdha karI che. jeozrI mA zrIpALanA rAsanI bIjI AvRtti lokalAgaNIne vaza thaI bahAra pADI dhArmika janatAnA AzIrvAda meLavavA bhAgyazALI thayA che. Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lekhakanA be ela. sadarahu pustakanuM prakAzana karavA mArI aMtIma IcchA traNA vakhatathI mArA aMtaramAM hatI. paraMtu te abhilASA keTalAka anIvA sa jogAne lakha purI thaI zakI nahI. paraMtu jyAre mArA hRdayathI ceAkkasa vicAra thayA tyAre mArA mItra zeTha. budhAbhAi sakaracaMda sutarIyAe peAtAnA mAtuzrInA smaraNArthe A pustakanuM prakAzana bahAra pADavA sArU mane AthI'ka sAthe sArAmAM sArI ApI mArA utsAhane jAgRta anAthai. ane tethI ja Aje A pustaka janatA samakSa rajI karavA bhAgyazALI banyA. tethI A sthaLe zeTha budhAbhAI nA aMtaHkaraNuthI AbhArI chuM. zrI. sutarIyA kuTuMba mane ghaNA varSothI vAsalyabhAvathI cahAya che. ane mArA AvA sAhItyanA kAryamAM avAra navAra uttejana ApI mArA utsAha vadhAravAmAM sahAyabhUta thAya che. zrImAna zeTha bhagubhAI tathA zrImAna zeTha tIkamabhAI tathA zrImAna zeTha bhogIlAla bhAi vIgere gRhasthAe mane dhaNA ja premathI ane lAgaNIthI pAtAnA anAvyA che. vaLI A jagyAe bIjA paNa keTalAka mArA agragaNya mItrAe paNa potAnA mubAraka nAma AgaLathI ApI mArA A pustakamAM sAhyabhUta thayA che. tethI A sthaLe dareka mitrAne paNa AbhAra mAnuM chuM ane AzA rAkhu chu ke mArA AvA dareka zubha kArya mAM mane haMmezAM madada ApI AbhArI karaze. paramAtmA saiAne sukhI ane dIrghAyu rAkheA eja bhAvanA. Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tA. ke. mArA parama snehI. nAmadAra dharamapura mahArAjA zrI. vijayadevajI sAheba. bahAdurazrInA prAIveTa sekreTarI rAjakoTa nivAsI bhogIlAlabhAI. je. medI. teezrInA mahu+ma vaDIla bhAI divAna sAheba ane pacaMdabhAI jagajIvanadAsa medInA smarNArthe A pustakamAM madada ApI mane atI AbhArI karyAM che. tethI A sthale teozrInA paNa AbhAra mAnu chuM. lI. bhAgIlAla kavi. Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AbhAra, A pustaka chapAvavA sArU jyAre meM mAre vicAra karyo tyAre kudarate mane gebI madada ApavA eka sakhI gRhasthane preraNA karI ane te gRhastha rAjanagaranivAsI zeTha budhAlAla sakaracaMda sutarIyA che. mArA pustakamAM pitAnAM mAtuzrI bahena puMjIbenanA smaraNArthe A pustakamAM mane rU. traNasonI madada ApavA udAra hAtha laMbAvI mArI marI gayelI AzA sajIvana karI mArA pustakane protsAhana ApI mane AbhArI karyo. bhAI budhAlAla eka sadAcAro yuvaka che ane mAtRbhaktine prema pitAnI rageragamAM bhareluM che ane pitAnI yathAzakti anusAra sArA kAryamAM potAnI lakSmIno sapaga karI potAnuM jIvana dhanya gaNe che. dhanya che! AvA mAtRpremI putrane! paramAtmA ! te bhAgyazALI mAtAne bhAgyazALI putrane sadA Arogyamaya ane dIrdhAyuSya rAkhe. eja prArthanA. lI. bhegIlAla kavi Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra citra dhArmIka navalakathA maMgaLAcaraNa sAcI mAtA sarasvati yAcI karU aradAsa, sadA kRpA mujapara karI kara jhAe vAsa. racanA karU pustaka taNI nAma devakumAra, yaza kIrtti muja kArya mAM deje sadA sukhakAra tuja kRpAthI huM ujaLA dhaje raka para vahAla, karajoDI tuja caraNamAM namate bhogIlAla. 3 Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sva. maha ma zeTha lAlabhAI choTAlAla zAha amadAvAda (nivAsI) | . mahuM ma eka ejyukezana DIpArTamenTa khAtAnA vaDA eNphIsara hatA. ane sAhityanuM ghaNuM ja UcuM jJAna hatuM. teozrInA nIkaTa paricayamAM ghaNA varSothI hato. teozrInuM devakumAra nAmanuM lakheluM pustake ghaNA ja varSo pahelAM chapAveluM hatuM. te pustaka teozrInA (nAnA) bhAI zrIyuta jamanAdAsa choTAlAla zAha tathA teozrInA suputro bhAI ramaNalAla tathA bhAI rasIkalAlanI zubha bhAvanAthI pitAnA pitAzrInI yAdagIrI mathe majakura pustakamAM bhASA vagerene pheraphAra karI mane pharI chapAvavA sArU je udAratAbharI lAgaNI batAvI mane je protsAhana ApyuM che tenA mATe te sarvane huM aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka AbhAra mAnuM chuM. paramAtmA mahUmanA atimAne apUrva zAnti arpe. lI. | bhegIlAla ratanacaMda kavi. che IT Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A bhA . devakumAranuM pustaka ma ma zeTha lAlabhAI heTAlAla zAhe cAlIza varSA pUrve pAte banAvI chapAveluM hatuM te pustaka sAmAjIka temaja vyavahArika jJAna ne poSaNa ApanArU atI upayAgI hAvAthI teozrInA (nAnA)bhAI zrImAna zeTha jamanAdAsa TAlAla zAha tathA teeAtrInA suputra rA. rA. ramaNalAlabhAi tathA rA. rA. rasIkalAlabhAI vIgerenI peAtAnA pitAzrInI yAdagIrI mATe majakura pustakanI karI AvRtti sudhArA vadhArA sAthe navIna DhabathI lakhavAnuM temaja chapAvavAnuM kA mane soMpavAmAM je udAratAbharI lAgaNI batAvI che tenA mATe huM teozrInA bhAI tathA temanA putrAne sadA AbhArI kraM mama mArA eka nIkaTanA snehI hatA. teozrInI pakSaghAtanI mAMdagI vakhate teozrInI sevA karavAnA mane traNa varSa sudhI amulya lAbha madhye hatA mahuCma pAte mane eka potAnA bhAi tarIke cahAtA hatA. tethI A majakura pustaka devakumAranAM nAmanuM teozrInI yAdagIrI kAyama mArA hRdayamAM temaja vizvamAM rahuM. ane te amulya sevAnuM kArya je mArA haste thayuM tenA mATe huM mArA AtmAne bhAgyazALI samajI chuM. prabhu teozrInA nAnAbhAI zromAna jamanAdAsabhAI tathA teozronA suputra bhAI ramaNulAla tathA bhAI rasIkalAla vIgerene paramAtmA sadA sukhI rAkhe ane dIrghAyu bhAgave ane mAre ane eene sadA kuMTuMbI sabaMdha prabhu kAyama rAkhe. eja hRdayanI bhAvanA, lI. bhogIlAla kavi nA snehuvadana Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa paheluM. bhadrabAhu svAmInuM TuMka jIvana vRttAMta. prAcIna samayanI A vAta che. prabhu mahAvIrasvAmInA samaya pachInI vAta kahuM chuM. je samaye jaina zAsanamAM divase divase ghaNuM ja parivartana thavA mAMDyuM, ane te parivartana eTale sudhI thavA lAgyuM ke zAsananA nAmathI ghaNI ja aMdhAdhuMdhI cAlavA mAMDI-vadhavA lAgI. rAjA naMdanA vakhatamAM satyAsatyanI sAbItI karavI bhAgye ja jarUra paDe. AvA samayamAM prabhu mahAvIra svAmInI pATa paraMparAmAM zrI bhadrabAhusvAmInuM nAma prathama sthAne che, ane jena jainettaranA ghaNu graMthamAM temanA jIvananA dAkhalAo jaDI Ave che. bhadrabAhusvAmI brAhmaNakuLamAM utpanna thayA hatA, teo be bhAI hatA, temanuM mukhya vatana pratiSThAnapura hatuM, temanA bIjA bhAInuM nAma "varAhamihIra" hatuM. teono mukhya dhaMdho bhaNavAno hato. A baMne bhAIone zrI sarasvati devI zAkSAta vArasAmAM varI cUkI hatI. jethI baMne bhAIo vidyAmAM ghaNA ja pravINa-catUra hatA. tethI temanI jagatamAM paNa jeDa maLavI muzkela hatI. teo vidvatAmAM ajoDa hatA. Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA teo ATalA vidvAna hovA chatAM paNa saMyamI tathA cAritrazALI hatA. teo vaibhavavilAsanI abhirUcIvALA nahatA, kevaLa sAdAImAM ja mahattA ane pavitratA samajatA hatA. A pramANe baMne bhAIo vidA bhaNavAmAM ghaNuM ja kuzaLa ane dareka dharmazAstrane purepuro abhyAsa karI pAraMgata thayA hatA. eka vakhate teone yazobhadrasUri nAmanA agAdha vidvAna jJAnI AcAryane samAgama thaye. te AcAryazrI daza vaikAlika sUtranI racanA karanAra zayyabhavasUrinA cauda pUrva dhArI ziSya hatA. jema sUrya AgaLa AgIo jhAMkho paDI jAya tema A bane bhAIe te AcAryazrI pAse sAdhAraNa vidvAna paNa na jaNyA, ane baMne bhAIoe jANyuM ke je kharI vidyA zIkhavI hoya te A AcArya pAsethI zIkhAya tema che. tethI baMne bhAIoe AcAryazrI pAse vinayapUrvaka dIkSA aMgIkAra karI pitAne abhyAsakrama AgaLa vadhAre zaru karyo. dhanya che !!! AvA vidyAbhilASI AtmAone! jaina zAstromAM je graMthe pavitra ane pramANabhUta gaNAya che, jene "Aga" kahevAmAM Ave che. prabhu mahAvIre je upadeza Apyo che tene gaNadhara zrI gautama svAmI ane bIjAoe sutrarUpe prarUpo che. sUtronI saMkhyA bAranI che, ane tenuM nAma dvAdazaaMga kahe che. dvAdaza eTale bAra ane aMga eTale sutro, tevA bAra sutro che, tenA nAma nIce ApavAmAM Ave che. 1. AcArAMga. 2. sUyagaDAMga. 3. ThANAMga. 4. samavAyAMga. 5. bhagavatIjI 6. jJAtAdharmakathA. 7. upAzaMkadazAMga. 8. aMtagaDadazAMga. 9. anuttaravavAI. 10. praznavyAkaraNa. 11. vipAkathuta ane 12 daSTivAda. A pramANe bAra sutromAMthI agIAra su (aMga) baMne bhAIo zIkhI gayA paNa bAramuM aMga dRSTivAda ghaNuM ja agharUM ane muzkelI Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 1 lu vALu hAvAthI temanA bhAI varAhamihIra eTalethI ja aTakathA paNa bhadrabAhusvAmI bhaNavAmAM aTake ema nahAtA, kAraNa ke pote ema mAnatA hatI ke zIkhavu te purepurUM zIkhavuM. ane jJAna saMpUrNa khIlavavuM. AvA peAtAnA vicAra| hAvAthI ane peAtAnI makkama bhAvanA hovAthI te vIranara ekrAcitte 'divAda ' zIkhavA lAgyA, ane te te pustakanA pahelA bhAga ' parika` ' zIkhI gayA. A bhAgamAM ghaNI jhINI jhINI vAtane samAveza thAya che. tyAra pachI bIjo bhAga 'sUtra' AvyA, tenA 88 (aDDAsI) bheda paNa zIkhI gayA have AvyA trIjo bhAga, te trIjo bhAga pUrva gata ghaNA kaNa, adharo ane vizALa hatA. enA cauda meTA bhAga ane akeka pUrva eTalu jJAnavALuM ke tenI sarakhAmaNI thAya nahi. ane te pUrva lakhyA lakhAya nahIM, phakta AtmAnI agAdha zakti ( labdhi ) thI ja zIkhAya. 6 koi savAla pUche keH-kadAca koInI lakhavAnI ke lakhAvavAnI icchA thaI hoya te tenuM pramANa te batAvA ke jethI tene khyAla Ave. anaMta jJAna ne akSaramAM utAravAnuM pramANa kevI rIte batAvI zakAya ! chatAM vAMkeAnI jANa mATe pramANa nIce Apu chuM. sutra lakhavAnuM pramANa eka hAthI, hue eTalI, lakhavAmAM zAhI vaparAya che. tyAM jJAnI satya ja khelatA, pUrva paheluM pUruM thAya che. 1 a:--eka hAthI DubI jAya eTalI zAhI hoya tyAre ja te pUrva lakhAya che. ema jJAnI kahe che. (1 ) Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ OM devakumAra citra dhArmIka navalakathA be hAthI Dube eTalI, jJAnI kahe zAhI jAya che; zAhI eTalI vaparAya che. zAhI bIjuM pUrva lakhavA mahIM, a:--e hAthI Dube eTalI vaparAya che ema jJAnI kahe che. (2) bIjI pUrva lakhavAmAM A pramANe tenuM mApa samajavAnu che. jema jema sutrAnI saMkhyA vadhe tema tema bamaNA bamaNA hAthIe Dube eTalI zAhI vAparavAmAM Ave te paNa jJAnI kahe che ke te sutrA lakhI zakAtA nathI. AvI agAdha vastunI prAptitA bhAgyazALI ke puNyazALI ja vyakti meLavI zake. AvI muzkelI bharyo bhAga paNa bhadrabAhusvAmI zIkhI gayA. ane te pachI anuyAga ane cUlikA paNa zIkhyA have teo cauda pUrvadhArI kahevAyA. teezrIe bIjA mahAna granthA anya lAka samajI zake tevI saraLa bhASAmAM keTalAkanA saraLa arthA karyAM. ane tenuM nAma niryuSkti kahevAmAM AvyuM. evI niyukti daza sutrAmAM banAvI. jyAre teo vidyAmAM saMpUrNa pAraMgata thayA che ema gurUnA jANavAmAM AvyuM tyAre gurUe bhadrabAhusvAmIne AcArya pada ApyuM. AthI varAhamihIra kahe huM paNa ghaNuM bhaNyA hyu te mane paNa AcArya pada apAve ! tArU kahevuM barAbara che, paNa tArAmAM gurUne vinaya ane namratA kayAM che? bhadrabAhusvAmI khelyA. tyAre zuM huM nakAmeA sAdhu thayA? jo tame mane AcArya pada nahIM apAvA te| mAre tamArI dIkSA pALavI nathI. varAhimahIra cIDAIne khelye. jema tane ane tArA AtmAne ThIka lAge tema kara, bhadrabAhusvAmIe kahyuM. Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 1 luM AthI varAhamihIre dIkSA tyAga karI dIdhI. abhAgInA hAthamAM ratnaciMtAmaNI ratna AveluM hoya paNa bhAgya vinA kevI rIte rahe! dehaze. eka bApanA be dIkarA, eka vinayI ne vidvAna che, tyAre jue bIje dIkaro, jene krodha ne abhimAna che. 1 bhaNyA chatAM gaNyo nahIM, jJAnI chatAM ajJAna che, karmanI ghaTanA che nyArI, vidhi vizvamahiM baLavAna che. 2 vidhi taNa ghaTanAne koI saMsAramAM pahoMcyuM nathI. moTA ane nAnA sau, vidhinA bheda samajyA nathI. dhAre jagatamAM mAnavi, paNa dhAryuM nahIM kadi thAya che. vidhi taNI marajI vinA, ghaTanA kazI na badalAya che. 4 A pramANe varAhamihIra dIkSA tyAga karI cAlI nIkaLyo. A vakhate pitAnA vaDIla badhu zrI bhadrabAhusvAmIne kahyuM ke - zuM tuM mArAthI AgaLa vadhI jaIza ! nA, nA, kadI paNa ema banavA daIza nahIM. huM jouM chuM ke tuM kevI rIte mArAthI AgaLa vadhI zake che ? huM paNa tane vakhata Ave na batAvI dauM to mAruM nAma varAhamihIra nahIM ! mArAmAM jeTaluM jyotiSajJAna che teTaluM jJAna A jagatamAM keIne nathI. mATe huM jyotiSa vidyAmAM AgaLa vadhI tane batAvI ApuM to ja khare ! " krodhanA AvezamAM vinaya ane vivekane uMce laTakAvI varAhamihIra bolyA. manuSya jAtimAM je abhimAna rUpI hAthI na hota to jarUra dareka manuSya potAnA AtmAnuM kalyANa sAdhI zakata. paNa kudarate evI ghaTanA mukI che ke abhimAnarUpI gajarAjane jItavo te ghaNo ja muzkela che. vaLI jJAnIoe paNa pitAnA anubhava vaDe siddha karI Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8 devakumAra sacitra dhArmIka navalakathA batAvyu che, ke vinaya, viveka ane namratA e peAtAnA jIvananA vikAsa mATe uttama pagathIyuM che, ane agrasthAna che. have ApaNe varAhamihIra zuM kare che te tarapha dhyAna ApIe! varAhamihIre mane jyAtiSa dhaNuMja sArU AvaDe che ane muta paNa sArAmAM sArU joI ApuM chuM ema pote peAtAnI jAte ja ThAma ThAma jAhera karavA mAMDayu, ane peAte ja peAtAnI kIrti vadhAravA potAnA mUkhe aNugAM phUMkavA mAMDavyA. AthI ThAma ThAma tenI vAtA thavA lAgI. jethI varAhamihIra rAja rAja navA navA baNagAM phUMkavA lAgyA. AvI rIte eka vakhata varAhamihIre evI gapa calAvI ke "me gAma bahAra jaI murhata jovA mATe kuMDaLI karI ane temAM siMhanuM citra AlekhyuM ane tenuM gaNIta gaNavAnI dhunamAM te dhunamAM te citra bhUMsavuM bhulI gayA ane jyAre huM ghera gaye| tyAre te citranI hakIkata mArA khyAlamAM AvI, eTale huM tarataja tyAM pAhe gayeA paNa jevA huM siMhanuM citra bhuMsavA mATe gayA te ja vakhate tenA upara sAkSAta siMharAzIne svAmI siMha ja hatA, ane teNe mArA upara prasanna thaI mane varadAna mAgavA kahyuM tethI meM kahyuM ke "jo Apa sAcA he| ane mArA upara prasanna thayA hai| tA mane jyAtiSanuM saMpUrNa jJAna Ape, tethI huM jagatanI sevA karI mArUM jIvana sArthaka karU...' AthI siMha mArA upara prasanna thaI mane varadAna ApI adRzya thaI gaye. tethI me vidyA ane varadAna vaDe ja leAkeAnI sevA karavAne nizcaya karyAM che. '' A pramANenI hakIkata leAkeAne samajAvavA mAMDI. jhukatI hai magara jhukAne vAlA kahevatamAM kahyuM che ke "duni "" cAhIye " A badhI vAtA sAMbhaLI leAkeA gADarIA pravAhanI mAphaka varAhamihIrane atizaya mAna ApavA lAgyA. vaLI kahevatamAM kahyu che Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 1 luM 9 keH--" adhurA dhaDA chalakAya paNa bharyo na chalakAya '' tema manuSyanA jIvanamAM gaMbhIratAnuM lakSaNa AvavuM ghaNuM ja muzkela che, te lakSaNa te kAika vIralAomAM ja hoya che ! A samaye tyAMnA rAjA naMdane tyAM ghaNe varSe putraprApti thaI. tethI rAjA nadane kaI jAtanI khAmI hoya ! jyAM aneka jAtanA vaibhava, aneka jAtanI sAghukhI ane lakSmInA akhUTa khajAnA hAya vaLI putranI prApti thaI pachI kaI vAtanI maNA hAya ! AthI rAjAe putranI janmapatrikA banAvavA vicAra karyAM. tyAM te varAhamihIrane zeAdhavA javuM paDe tema nahetuM. jethI varAhamihIre janmapatrikA banAvI. putranuM AyuSya kuMDaLImAM joine seA varasanuM kahyu tethI rAjA ghaNA ja khuzI thayA ane rAjA naMde varAhamihIrane ghaNuM ja InAma ApI tenuM sanmAna karyuM. have varAhamihIrane vicAra thayA ke bhadrabAhune ghATa ghaDavAne A lAga sArA AvyeA che, mATe lAva yukti karU. thoDIvAra vicAra karI rAjA na6nI pAse gayA ane kahyuM keH-- juo ! nagaranA tamAma nAgarIkeA tema ja prajAnA tamAma sArA sArA AgevAne AvI gayA paNa pelA jaina sAdhu bhadrabAhu svAmIe ApazrIne maLavA puratA paNa viveka karyo che? te te zA kAraNathI nathI AvyA tenuM kAraNa to jANeA ! " varAhamihIre rAjAnane samajAvyu. ,, '' = A vAta sAMbhaLI rAjAe maMtrI zakaDALane kheAlAvI kahyuM keHtamAma nagarajane mane putranI khuzAlImAM maLavA AvyA paNa tamArA jainanA AcArya bhadrabAhusvAmIe mane maLavA AvavAnI paNa tasdI lIdhI nathI. AthI turata ja zakaDALa maMtrI bhadrabAhusvAmI pAse AvyA ane naMdarAjA pAse thayelI vAta kahI sabhaLAvI. Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhArmIka navalakathA zakaDALa AvyA jANI bhadrabAhusvAmI badhI vAta samajI gayA hatA, chatAM paNa temaNe zakaDALanI badhI vAtA dhyAnapUrvaka ane zAntithI sAMbhaLI. bhadrabAhusvAmI caudapUrva dhArI jJAnI hatA vaLI agamanIgamanI vAtane pote sArI rIte jANatA hAvAthI pote vicAyuM ke rAjAnI zAsana para aprIti thAya nahi tema karavuM joI e. 10 (C maMtrIzvara ! rAjAnaMdane mArA dharmalAbha kahezeA ane sAthe eTaluM paNa kahezeA ke kAma vagara AvavuM ane javuM zA mATe? kAraNa ke tamArA putra AjathI barAbara sAtame divase ja bilADInA mukhathI maraNa pAmaze " bhadrabAhusvAmIe kahyuM. .. A samAcAra maMtrI zaDALe rAjA naMdane paheAMcADayA, jethI rAjAna de zaheranI tamAma bilADIe pakaDI pakaDI dUra mAkalI dIdhI. paraMtu nAnIenA vacana kadi mithyA thayA sAMbhaLyAM che? kadi nahIM ! je kALe je banavAnuM hAya che te jarUra bane ja che. temAM kAI mIna ke mekha karI zakatuM nathI. tevI ja rIte barAbara sAtame ja divase evuM banyuM ke jyAre dhAvamAtA kuMvarane laI ne bAraNA pAse dhavarAvatI hatI te vakhate bAraNA uparathI "AgaLIyA " paDayo, ane kuMvarane vAgavAthI tarata ja te maraNa pAmyA. A banAva banavAthI AkhA nagaramAM zAka chavAI gayeA. AkhA zaheramAM gamagInI pedA thaI gaI. jyAre A samAcAra piMData varAhamihIranA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyA tyAre te Amatema nAsavA lAgyA ane dhaNA ja zaramI aa thaI gayA, have bhadrabAhusvAmI rAjAnaMdane zAnti ApavA mATe gayA, ane rAjAne zAntithI samajAvI AzvAsana ApavA lAgyA ke saMsAranI AvI vicitra ghaTanA che. mATe dhIraja rAkheA. rAjAnade A vakhate pUchyuM keH-Ape mArA putranuM sAta divasanuM AyuSya zI rIte bhAkhyuM Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 1 luM hatuM. ane Ape bilADInA mukhathI ja marI jaze tevuM kaheluM paNa te barAbara nathI. rAjanaMde prazna pUcho. barAbara che! te "AgaLIo" lAvo eTale batAvuM bhadrabAhusvAmIe kahyuM. maMtrI zakaDALa te AgaLIo lAvyA ane tenA para joyuM to jaNAyuM ke tenA upara bilADInA mukha (meMDhA ) nuM citra hatuM. AthI rAjA naMde pUchayuM ke A badhuM tame jANyuM kevI rIte ? amArA zAstranA AdhAre jANyuM che, paraMtu varAhamihIre je muhaMta joyuM hatuM teno TAIma khATo hato tethI gaNatrImAM phera. Avyo hato. bhadrabAhusvAmIe kahyuM. A sAMbhaLI varAhamihIrane atizaya kheda utpanna thayo jethI tiSanA tamAma pustaka pANImAM baLavA-pheMkI devA taiyAra thaye. tethI bhadrabAhusvAmIe kahyuM ke -are ! mUkha, zAstra to badhA sAcA che, paNa samajavA mATe gurUgamanI jarUra che ? Ama pANImAM pheMkI devAthI zuM lAbha thavAne che ? AthI varAhamihIra jarA zAMta te thayo paNa gurU pratye (bhadrabAhu pratye) 8Sa eAcho na thaye-naja karyo. aMte Ama kharAba vicAre karatAM karatAM kALadharma (maraNa) pAmyo jethI te marIne " vyaMtara thayo ane jaina saMghamAM rogacALo phelAvavA lAgyo. A upadravo dUra karavA mATe bhadrabAhusvAmIe eka sUtra banAvyuM. te sUtranuM nAma "uvasaggaharaM sUtra" kahevAmAM Ave che. jenA bolavAthI te sarva upasargonI kAMI paNa asara thaI zakI nahIM, AthI vartamAna kALamAM paNa e mahA prabhAvazALI stotra gaNavAmAM Ave che. zrI bhadrabAhusvAmIe AvI rIte jaina dharmanuM Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakathA gaurava vadhArI zAsananI aNamela sevA bajAvI jaina zAsana para aNahada upakAra karyo che. A jamAnAmAM zrIyazobhadrasUrizvaranI pATe zrI zaMbhUtavijyajI nAmanA paramajJAnI AcArya hatA. bhadrabAhusvAmI temanA gurUbhAI thatA hatA, jethI A baMne mahApurUSoe AkhA bhAratavarSamAM jaina dharmane mahAna dhvaja pharakAvI dIdho hato. A samaye pATalIputra nagaramAM mahAna uthalapAthala thaI rahI hatI. ane te sthaLe mahA vigraha utpanna thayo hato. jyAre rAjA nade cANakya nAmanA eka atyaMta buddhizALI brAhmaNanuM apamAna karyuM tyAre te brAhmaNa aneka jAtanA kAvAdAvAo karavA lAgyA. ane tenA pariNAmamAM rAjAnaMdane nAza thaze. jethI te gAdI upara caMdragupta rAjA birAjamAna thayA. A caMdragupta rAjA "murA" nAmanI dAsIne putra hatA. tethI tene vaMza maurya kahevAya. rAjA caMdraguptane vajIra cANakyane banAvavAmAM AvyA. cANakyanI buddhi ati tIvra hatI, caMdraguptarAjAne bAhubaLathI teNe pitAnI kIti AkhA hindamAM phelAvI ane pitAnI sattA jamAvI. A vakhate paradezIo pahela vahelA hinda para caDI AvyA hatA. ema ghaNuM ItihAsavettAo jaNAve che. ane te paradezIone hAra ApI temane kADhI mUkyA ane te lokone ghaNe deza kabaje karyo. rAjA caMdragupta ghaNA ja vaibhava ane ThAThathI rahetA hatA, AcArya zrI bhadrabAhusvAmIe pitAnA jJAna vaDe caMdragupta upara ghaNI suMdara chApa pADI hatI. eka rAte rAjA caMdragupta bharaniMdrAmAM hatA te samaye temane soLa svapnA AvyA hatA te svapnA evA bhayaMkara hatA ke jethI rAjA ati mUMjhAye tethI AcArya bhadrabAhusvAmInI pAse gayo. Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 1 lu 13 mahArAjazrI ! mane Aja rAte sALa svapnA AvyA che tA tene zuM artha ane bhAva thAya che. te kahezeA? rAjA caMdragupte vinayapUrvaka pUchyuM. padhArA rAjan! tameAne kayA kayA svapna AvyA che? te jaNAve eTale tenA darekanA bhAva kahI saMbhaLAvuM. AcArya zrI e kahyuM. mahArAjazrI sAMbhaLe ! mane nice mujaba seALa svapnA AvyA che. 1, kalpavRkSanI DALa bhAgelI joI. 2, sUryAsta kavakhate joye. 3, caMdramA cALaNI jevA joyA. 4, bAra pheNavALA nAga jeyeA. 5, deva vimAna pAchu pharatAM joyuM. 6, ukaraDAmAM kamaLa ugeluM joyuM 7, bhUtAnuM TALu nAcatuM joyuM. 8, AgIyA joyA. 9, sarovara pANI vagaranuM joyuM paNa temAM dakSiNa dizAe DahALuM pANI jeyu. 10, kutarAne seAnAnI thALImAM khIra khAtA joyA. 11, vAMdarAne hAthI upara kheThelA joyeA. 12, samudrane mAjhA mukatA joyA. 13, mahArathane vAcharaDAM joDelA joyA. 14, rAjaputrane uTa upara beThelA joye|. 15, ratnenA DhagalAmAM mATI maLelI joI. ane 16. e. kALA hAthIne laDatA joyA. upara mujabanA seALa svapnA mate AvyA che. caMdragupta rAjAe eka pachI eka ema seALa svapnA kahI saMbhaLAvyA.. A sALe svapnAnA bhAva AcArya zrI bhadrabAhusvAmIe potAnA jJAna vaDe kahyA te naNavAthI vAMcaka va! tamene Ajane samaya yAda Avaze ane jarUra kaheze ke jJAnIe hajAre| va pahelAM je vastu bhAkhI gayA che te vastu AjanA jamAnAmAM najare. najara joI zakAya che. AcAryazrI bhadrabAhusvAmIe nice mujaba. khulAsA ApyA che. << Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakathA seLa svapnAnA bhAva. (rAga-lAvaNI ) bhadrabAhu munI kahe bhUpane, svapna AvyA dukhakArI, artha kahuM chuM te tuM suNaje, leje hRdayamAM utArI, samaya kahuM chuM e Avaze, duHkhI thaze sau naranArI, caMdraguptane kahe che munIvara, paMcama ArA duHkhakArI. 1 pahele ne kalpavRkSanI, tUTelI joI DALI, jainadharmanI dIkSA leze, ghaNuM ja ochA bhAgyazALI. samaya samayanuM kAma kare che, samaya taNI che balihArI, caMdraguptane kahe che munIvara, paMcama ArA du:khakArI. sUryAsta joyA kavakhate, bIjA svapnAnI mAMhIM, paMcama ArAmAM to kaI kevaLa jJAnI thaze ja nahIM, mana parajava ne avadhI jJAna paNa, nAza thaze kahuM diladhArI, caMdraguptane kahe che munIvara, paMcama ArA duHkhakArI. trIjA svapnAnI aMdara to joyo caMdramA cALaNI jema, dharma caLAze cALaNI mAphaka, matamattAMtara paDaze ema, zraddhA ghaTaze jena dhamanI, thaze mithyAtvI naranArI, caMdraguptane kahe che munIvara, paMcama ArA duHkhakArI. 4 svana cothuM mahAbhayaMkara, nAga bAra pheNa pheMkAre, paDaze duSkALa bAra varasano, mahA vikrALa te vAre, anna taNo nahIM dANa maLaze, paDaze DhIlA saMyamadhArI, caMdraguptane kahe che munIvara, paMcama ArA duHkhakArI. 5 uttama sAdhu karI saMthAre, kAyAnuM kalyANa karaze, kAyara sAdhu DhIlA paDIne, satya raste vicaraze, Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 1 luM cothuM svapna mahA vicitra, suNatAM chUTe kaMpArI, caMdraguptane kahe che munIvara, paMcama ArA duHkhakArI. deva vimAnane pAchuM pharatAM, joyuM pAMcamA svanAmAM, cAraNa--munI tema vidyAdhara, Avaze nahIM A bhUmimAM, aneka jAtanA bhedo paDaze, vadhaze jagamAM bhayabhArI, caMdraguptane kahe che munIvara, paMcama ArA duHkhakArI. 7 kamaLa ukaraDAmAM ugeluM, dekhyuM chaThThA svadhAra, uMca haze te nIca gaNaze, nIca banaze reNukadAra, uMca nIcanI bhAvanA ghaTaze, thAze duHkhI zAhukArI, caMdraguptane kahe che munIvara, paMcama ArA duHkhakArI. bhUto keruM ToLuM joyuM, sAtamA svapnAnI mAMhIM, mAnatA vadhaze mithyAtva devanI, dharmazraddhA to raheze nahI, jaMtra maMtramAM leke to, svArtha sAdhaze bahubhArI, caMdraguptane kahe che munIvara, paMcama ArA duHkhakArI. 9 AThame svane dekhyo AgIye, enuM phaLa suNo rAjA, jaina dharmanI zraddhA ghaTaze, raheze nahIM duHkhanI mAjA, mAtapitAnI beTA beTI, maryAdA deze tyAgI, caMdraguptane kahe che munIvara, paMcama ArA duHkhakArI. 10 suku sarovara joyuM navame, dakSiNa diza DahoLuM pANI, dakSiNa dizAe dharma raheze, traNa dizA raheze hANI, jyAM kalyANaka tirthakaranA, tyAM jaina dharma rasAtALI, caMdraguptane kahe che munIvara, paMcamaArA duHkhakArI. 11 dazame svapane kutto dekhe, senA thALamAM khIra khAte, uttama kuLano paiso saghaLo, madhyama kuLamAM rahe jAto, Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakthA dhanavAna banaze madhyama leke, duHkhI dekhAze satyavAdI, caMdraguptane kahe che munIvara, paMcama ArA duHkhakArI. 12 vAMdara beThe hAthI upara, agIAramA svapnAnI mAMhIM, mithyAtvI rAjAo vadhaze, jainadharma rAjA raheze nahIM, uMcca rAjAo heThA paDaze, nIca thAze sattAdhArI, caMdraguptane kahe che munIvara, paMcama ArA duHkhakArI. 13 bArame svane deve samudra, mAjhA mukato aparaMpAra, rakSaka phITI bhakSaka banaze, rAjAo julmI apAra, prajA para julmo gujaraze, vadhaze kara aparaMpArI, caMdraguptane kahe che munIvara paMcama ArA duHkhakArI. 14 terame dekhyA mahAratha mAMhI, vAcharaDAM jaDelA sahI, pavitra dIkSA kerA jhaghaDA, vadhatA jAze vizvanI mAMhI, aneka jAtanA vADA vadhaze, padavIone mehabhArI, caMdraguptane kahe che munIvara, paMcama ArA duHkhakArI. 15 caudame svane UMTa upara, beThele che rAjakumAra, rAjA prajAmAM saMpa na raheze, e svapnA kare che adhikAra, kusaMpa karI vaheze saritA, thaze ja dunIA eziyALI caMdraguptane kahe che munIvara, paMcama ArA duHkhakArI. 16 paMdaramA svapnAnI mAMhI, ratna kerA DhagalAmAM, mATI maLelI dekhI temAM, zuM zuM thAze avanImAM, munIo vahevAra tajIne, raheze ghaNuM ADaMbadhArI. caMdraguptane kahe che munIvara, paMcama ArA duHkhakArI, 17 be kALA hAthIne laDatA, dekhyA svapnA soLamAmAM, mana mA varasAda na paDaze, kALa paDe ghaNuM dezomAM, nAnA moTA sau kaI pADaze duHkhanI kIkIyArI, caMdraguptane kahe che munIvara, paMcama ArA duHkhakArI. 18 Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 1 la 17 kahe bhAgIlAla suNA zreAtAjana, svapna lAvaNI lalakArI, caMdraguptane Ape khulAse, zrI bhadrabAhu aNugArI, Ave! jamAne cAlaze bhAi, varSAM ja ekavIsa hajArI, caMdraguptane kahe che munIvara, paMcama ArA duHkhakArI. 19 upara mujaba soLe svapnAnA bhAva caMdragupta rAjAne AcA zrI bhadrabAhusvAmIe kahI saMbhaLAvyA. vAMcakagaNu! A vAMcavAthI jarUra ema kabula karavuM paDe che ke "jJAnIe je kahI gayA che te satya che. ' caMdragupta rAjarSI svapnAne adhikAra sAMbhaLINA ja gamagIna thayA ane peAtAnA rAjakuvarane rAjyane tamAma rAjyabhAra seAMpI pote nivRttine mArga grahaNa karyAM, dhanya che ! ! ! AvA karmI rAjAe ne ! halavA OM zrI saMghanuM bahu mAna. jJAnIonA vacana di khAlI gayAM sAMbhaLyA che? jJAnIonA vacana mithyA thAya nahi. eja pramANe jyAre bAra bAra varSanA mahA bhayaMkara duSkALa paDayo tyAre dareka janane annanA temaja pANInA sAMsA paDavA lAgyA, eTale ghaNA kharA sAdhue dakSiNa dizA tarapha cAlyA gayA.. ane Aju bAjunA gAmaDAmAMthI AhAra pANI lAvI nirvAha calAvavA lAgyA. A vakhate evuM banyuM ke ghaNA kharA sAdhue zAstro bhUlavA lAgyA--bhUlI ja gayA. kAraNa ke vidyA e evuM dhana che ke jo tene keLavavAmAM na Ave te te taddana bhUlI javAya che. jyArebAra varSanA duSkALa purA thayA ane sAdhue pAchA pharyAM. tyAre pATalIputra nagaramAM sakaLa saMdha bhege thayA ane jene bhe sutrA yAda rahyAM hatAM te badhA ekaThA karyo emAM agIAra aMgeA maLI zakaya! ane bAramuM 'draSTivAda ' aMga bAkI rahyuM, jethI badhA Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA muMjhAvA lAgyA. paNa darekane yAda AvyuM ke bhadrabAhu svAmI draSTivAda aMga jANatA hatA teo hAla nepALamAM che. to ApaNe teone AmaMtraNa ApIe. sakaLa saMghe vicAra nakkI karyo. AthI be munimahArAjane bhadrabAhuvAmIne teDavA mATe sAthe mokalyA. jyAre munio lAMbA vihAra karI nepALa AvI pahoMcyA tyAre bhadrabAhusvAmI dhyAnastha avasthAmAM hovAthI muni mahArAja tyAM birAjamAna thayA. jyAre AcArya zrI bhadrabAhusvAmI dhyAnamAMthI jAgRta thayA tyAre muni mahArAjae vinayapUrvaka be karajeDI kahyuM ke AcAryazrI ! ApazrIne pATalIputra nagaranA jaina saMghe te nagaramAM AvavA mATe AmaMtraNa mokalAvyuM che. jethI amo ApazrIne AmaMtraNa ApavA AvyA chIe, te Apa padhArebane muni mahArAjee vinayapUrvaka kahyuM. ' hamaNAM mahAprANa dhyAna zarU karyuM che ane te bAra varSe puruM thAya che. mATe mArAthI hamaNAM AvI zakAze nahIM. AcArya bhadrabAhu svAmIe ghaNI zAntipUrvaka javAba Ape. mahAprANa dhyAnanI siddhi thavAthI eka murhata mAtramAM ja badhA pUrvanA sutro tathA arthonI gaNanA thaI zake che. ema munio jANatA hovAthI vadhAre Agraha na karatAM pAchA pharyA ane saMghane AvIne saghaLI vAta kahI saMbhaLAvI. A vAta sAMbhaLyA pachI sAthe bIjA sAdhuone mokalavA vicAra karyo ane mekalavA nakkI paNa karyuM. jethI mahArAjazrIne kahyuM ke tame tyAM jaIne eTaluM ja puchaze ke-"je keAI saMdhanI AjJA virUddha jAya to temane zI zikSA karavI" ema puchaze. je te ema kahe ke "saMgha bahAra mUkI deva" te tamAre sApha zabdomAM kahevuM ke Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19 prakaraNa 1 la zrI sathe tamane sadha bahAranI zikSA pharamAvI che e pramANe kahevuM. > , have muni mahArAja nepALanA raste vihAra karavA lAgyA. lAMbA samaye teo nepALa AvI pahoMcyA. nepALa AvIne tee bhadrAhusvAmI pAse gayA. ane zrI saMdhane saMdezA ApyA. ane pUchyuM ke 'saMdhanI AjJA na mAne te zI zikSA karavI ' tethI bhadrabAhusvAmI kahe ke ' saMdhabahAra ' paNa sAthe sAthe ghaNA ja vivekathI jaNAvyu ke zrI sathe Ama na karatAM mArA upara kRpA karavI joIe. tame zrI saMdhane kaheze ke: " buddhimAna sAdhuone mArI pAse bhaNavA mekalA tA huM temane haMmezAM sAta sAta pATha zIkhavADIza ', AcArya zrI bhadrabAhusvAmIe saMdezo mokalAvyA. muni mahArAja pAchA AvyA ane zrI sadhane bhadrabAhusvAmIne sadeze| kahyo. eTale zrIsadhe pAMcase sAdhuene taiyAra karyA. je kAsyA vezyAne tyAM bAra varSa sudhI paDI rahenAra hatA ane jemaNe pAchaLathI dIkSA dIdhI hatI te zakaDALamaMtrIne putra sthulIbhadra paNu A pAMcaseA sAdhumAM hatA. A pramANe zrIsadye baMdhAraNa nakkI karI pAMcaseA sAdhuone nepALa melyA. zrI saMdhanI AjJA AvAM dharmadhuraMdhara vidvAne paNa zirAmAnya rAkhatA hatA paNa Aje te| mAra bhayA ne tera cAkA jevI praNAlikA cAlI rahI che. sau mahAvIranA bhakto, sAdhu, zrAvA ane zrAvikAoe paNa darekanA vADA judA ane rastA judA karI nAMkhyA che. zuM mahAvIranA zAsanamAM Ama hatuM? nA, paNa kALanI gati gahana che. jyAM paMcamahAvratadhArI sAdhuemAM matamattAMtta ane eka ekanI cazamapeAzImAM cA na Ave tyAM AtmAnuM kalyANa kevI rIte karI zake! zuM mahAvIranA pavitra sAdhuAnI AvI sthiti hoya kharI ke? Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 devakumAr sacitra dhArmIka navalakathA A pramANe krame krame dareka sAdhue bhaNavA lAgyA paNa bhaNavAne kAryakrama ghaNA ja adharA ane sakhta heAvAthI dhaNA kharA sAdhue bhaNatAM kaMTALI gayA paNa sthulIbhadrajI kaMTALyA nahIM ane temane utsAha vadhatA gaye. Akhare skulIbhadra dazapu mAM e vastu ochI rahI tyAM sudhI bhaNI rahyA. jyAre bhadrabAhusvAmI nepALamAMthI pAchA pharyAM te vakhate skulIbhadrajI paNa sAthe AvyA A vakhate AcArya zrI saMbhUtavijayajI kALa dharma pAmyA hatA, tethI temanI pATe bhadrabAhusvAmI AvyA ane ' yugapradhAna ' kahevAyA. teo vihAra karatA karatA pATalIputra nagara AvI pahoMcyA. A vakhate maMtrI zakaDALanI sAte putrIee cAritra aMgIkAra kareluM hatuM. sthulIbhadra pATalIputramAM AvI pahoMcyAnA samAcAra A sAte putrIee sAMbhaLyA jethI te sAte putrIe temane vAMdavAne mATe gaI ane AcArya mahArAja zrI bhadrabAhusvAmIne pUchyuM keHsthulIbhadrajI karyAM che! sAdhvIjIe pUchyuM. pAsenI guphAmAM dhyAna dharatA beThA haze. gurUdeve jaNAvyuM. jyAre sAte (mheneA ) sAdhvIjIe skulIbhadrajIne vadA karavA gaI tyAre culIbhadrajIe peAtAnI vidyAne camatkAra batAvavA mATe siMhanu rUpa dhAraNa karyuM. A sAte sAdhvIjIe muninA bale siMhanuM rUpa joI camakI turata ja pAchA pharI gayA. ane bhadrabAhusvAmInI pAse AvI ubhA rahyAM. AcArya mahArAja ! tyAMtA siMha dekhAya che, ane sthulIbhadrajInuM bhakSaNa karI gayA che. sAdhvIzrIe kahyuM. bhadrabAhusvAmI saghaLI hakIkata tarata samajI gayA. jAva ! pharIthI jAva! tamane sthulIbhadrajI jarUra maLaze. AcAryazrIe zAMtipUrvaka kahyuM. Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 1 luM jyAre sAdhvIo pharIvAra tyAM gayA. tyAre potAnA kharA svarUpamAM thulIbhadrane joyA tethI haSata thaI vaMdana karI arasa parasa sukha zAntinA samAcAra pUchaLyA. bIje divase adhura-bAkI rahele abhyAsa zIkhavA mATe thulIbhadrajI AcArya zrI bhadrabAhusvAmI pAse AvyA. ane kahyuM ke gurUdeva ! mane AgaLa pATha Ape ! have tamane zA nahIM zIkhavADAya! kAraNa ke have adhure rahelo bhAga zIkhavAne tame lAyaka nathI ! gurUdeve gaMbhIratAthI kahyuM. A pramANe gurUdevanA mUkhamAMthI zabdo nIkaLatAM sAMbhaLI syulIbhadrajI ghaDIvAra thaMbhI gayA ane aphasosa karavA lAgyA ke "evo te mAre kayo avinaya thayuM che, ke gurUdeva mane zIkhavADavAnI nA pADe che?" Ama khuba vicAra karatAM pote lIdheluM siMhanuM rUpa yAda AvyuM. jethI teo gurUdevane namI paDyA. ane pote karelA aparAdhanI kSamA yAcI khAtrI ApI ke havethI kadi paNa mArAthI AvI bhUla nahIM thAya! ema ghaNuM kAlAvAlA karI gurUdevane samajAvavA prayatna karI joyA. paNa te badhA niSphaLa nIvaDyA. have tamane mArAthI nahIM bhaNAvAya ema sApha zabdomAM gurUdeve jaNAvyuM. Akhare zrI saMghe AcArya mahArAjane vinaMtI karI " ke Apa thulIbhadranI bhUlanI kSamA karI abhyAsa AgaLa calAvo. jethI jaina zAsananI unnatti thAya ! zrI saMghanI vinaMtIne mAna ApI AcArya mahArAje adhure rahele bhAga thulIbhadrane bhaNAvyo paNa tenA artha na samajAvyA. AthI have thulIbhadrajI sarva zAstranA jANakAra thayA. temanA pachI hajI sudhI koI paNa jANakAra thayA nathI. Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhAmaka navalakathA jyAre bhadrabAhusvAmIne kALa najIka Avato jaNAya. tethI temanI jagyA sAcavanAra cAritryavAna, bAhoza tathA vidvAna sAdhu joIe paNa A vakhate thulIbhadranI barobarI karI zake tevo bIje kaI sAdhu nahatuM tethI bhadrabAhusvAmInI pATe thulIbhadrane besADyA, ane pote zAtithI dhyAna dharatA kALa karyo. AvA prAtaHsmaraNIya purUSane mATe kene mAna na hoya ? jeonI viddhatA Aje jenanA ghera ghera guMjI rahI che. jenuM cAritra bhalabhalAne acaMbe pamADe evuM che! dhanya che!!AvA niDara mahAtmAone ! paryasaNa jevA pavitra parvamAM vaMcAtu mahApavitra "kalpasUtra" paNa teoe ja eka sutramAMthI judu pADIne banAvyuM che. bIjA paNa jyotiSanA aNamulA graMtha banAvI jagatanA caNemAM dharyA che. namaskAra he ! e mahAbuta kevaLI bhadrabAhusvAmIne! Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa bIjuM. vibhavanI lAlasA. A kSaNabhaMgura saMsAranI aTavImAM aneka jAtanA kAvAdAvAethI bhayaMkara pariNAme banatA AvyA che, ane bane che. Aja saMsAramAM aneka jAtanA AtmAo vase che, janme che ane mare che. manuSyane pitAnA karmane badale maLe che ja. temAM kAMI navinatA nathI. Aje bharatakSetranA vizALa pradezamAM aneka jAtanA pradeze zobhI rahyA che. temAM eka pratiSThApura nAmanA nagaramAM ApaNe prathama draSTigocara karIe te khyAla Avaze ke te nagara kevuM che ! je nagaramAM aneka jAtanA vahepArIo vase che, jyAM ratnAgara sAgaranI anupama lahere uchaLI rahe che, dareka naranArI pitAnA kAryamAM AnaMda mAnI rahyA che. jyAM juo tyAM AnaMda! AnaMda! AnaMda sivAya kazuM najare paDatuM nathI. te nagaramAM aneka zrI tirthaMkara bhagavAnanA caityo, jenI zilpakaLA ajoDa che, tevA kArIgarI bharelA gaganacuMbIta jainamaMdire zebhI rahyA che. ane tyAM jaina dharmanA saMpUrNa zraddhAvAna zrAvaka zrAvikAo potAnA jJAna dharmamAM atyaMta AnaMda mAnI rahyA che. A nagaramAM rAjA virabhadrasiMha rAjya kare che jevuM temanuM nAma che tevA ja temanA guNe che. svabhAvamAM gaMbhIra ane dayALu che. Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhArmIka navalakathA prajAne pitAnA prANathI paNa vadhAre vahAlI gaNe che. jyAM anyAyanuM nAma nizAna paNa nathI, jyAM duHkhanI kaI vastu nathI. jyAM vAgha bakarI eka Are pANI pIe che. AvA pUNyazALI nagarane rAjA paNa pUNyazALI hoya temAM navAI zI? A rAjavIne paramAtmA kRpAthI pAMca kumAra hatA jenuM nAma vasaMtasiMha, devakumAra, kezavasiMha, bhadrakumAra ane pAMcamAnuM nAma kIrtikumAra hatuM. A pAMca rAjyanA staMbha samAna rAjakuMvare ghaNuM ja umaMganI sAthe AnaMda bhogavI rahyA che, paNa kudaratanI kaI anya ghaTanA hoya te kaNa mithyA karI zake tema che. dareka jAtanuM sukha te manuSyane bhAgye ja maLe che. ane saMpUrNa sukhI keAI viralA ja hoya che ! A vakhate madhyarAtrI hatI barAbara bAra vAgyA hatA. aMdhakAre pitAnuM rAjya cAre bAju jamAvyuM hatuM. ane cera tathA vyabhIcArI mANase paNa pitAnA kAmamAM mazagula banI rahyA che. A samaye rAjakumAra devakumAra pitAnA mahelamAM Amatema AMTA mAre che ane bole che ke -zuM duniA ! zuM saMsAra ! Aje mane AvA kudaratI kharAba vicAre kema Ave che zuM mArA mATe bhAvi kaMI judu ghaDAyuM haze bhAvI! mArA mATe tuM zuM karavA mAge che? Aje mArA bhAInA darzanane lAbha mane malyA nathI. te nathI rAjamahelamAM! nathI kaI jagAe temano patto! zuM mArA badhune koIe phasAvyA haze! zuM kArAgrahamAM purAyA haze! badhu! badhu ! mane tamAre viyoga ghaNe asahya lAge che! eka vakhata te tamArA mukhArvindanA darzana karAvo ? e bhAI, o bhAI, zuM tame A nirAdhAra devakumArane mUkI kyAM cAlyA gayA? zuM vidhAtA tuM paNa mArA upara niSphara thaIne hasI rahI che? he AkAzanA de! tamane mArA badhunA viyoganI dayA mArA upara kicita paNa AvatI nathI ? Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 2 ju dohare kaDavA hoe lIMbaDA paNa mIThI che tenI chAMya; bandhava hoe belakaNuM paNa che pitAnI bAMya. bhAI! tame jyAM che tyAMthI turataja tamArA bandhavane tamArA dedAranA darzana kare ! ane mane AvI bheTa. A pramANe devakumAra pitAnA badhunA vize vihvaLa banI bAvare banI jAya che tyAre te bhAna bhUlI na karavAnuM karI bese che. tevI rIte devakumAranuM mana sthira na rahetAM pitAnI talavArane myAnamAMthI kADhI potAnA para ghA karavA jAya che. te samaye tene jIgara jAna mitra lAlasiMha aNInI vakhate acAnaka AvI caDhe teNe turataja talavAra pakaDI lIdhI ane devakumAra jAna bacAvI lIdhe, A drazya joI lAlasiMha vicAravA lAgyo ane bolyo ke -- zuM mArA mitranI Aje AvI vicitra dazA ? kema ! zuM tene cittabhrama vAyu thayuM che ? zuM tene koI vAtane AgAdha lAgyo che ! he ! prabhu! zuM mArA mitrane A saMkaTamAMthI nahI bacAve? A pramANe lAlasiMha balate hato. te avAja devakumAre jarA svastha thatAM sAMbhaLyo ane lAlasiMhane jotAM ja ekadama bheTI paDe che. keNi! mitra lAlasiMha ! sAruM thayuM ke prabhue tane ahIM mokalyA ! mApha karaje bhAI Aja mArA mananuM kAMI ThekANuM nathI. Aje mane mArA badhune viga ghaNe sAle che. ane mane mAre aMtarAtmA kahe che ke mArA bhAInA mATe kaMIka dago thayo che. devakumAra! tuM jyAre tArA dIlanI vAta mane nahIM kahe tyAre kene kahIza mATe satvara je hoya te mane kahI tArA dIlanI zAnita kara. lAlasiMhe kahyuM. Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhAmaka navalakthA mitra! zuM samajAvuM! mArA bhrAtane keAI yamarAjano dUta upADI gayo, ane kaI pApIe mane bhrAtaratnathI rahIta karyo che. mitra ! mArA jAtanuM kaI duSTanA hAthe khUna thayuM haze ? devakumAre jaNAvyuM. upara mujabanI vAta devakumAranA mukhethI sAMbhaLI lAlasiMha pite mitrane dhIraja ApatAM kahe che-- deha mitra zeka to tame suNI dIla dukhAya, vacana suNatAM tAharA hRdaya muja dubhAya. mitra! game teTaluM kalpAMta kare paNa meta te sarva manuSyane mAthe phare che. mATe motathI DaranAra to kAyara ane hIcakAre gaNAya che, mATe A vakhate te dhIraja ane zAti rAkhavI joIe ane teno bheda ukela joIe vaLI bhAInuM mota kevI rIte thayuM tenI tapAsa karI tene badale levo eja sAce bhrAtRbhAva ane saraLa rasta che. mitra! tArA AtmAne zAntavana ApI mane vAta kaho ke tamArA bhrAtanuM zuM thayuM che, te kayAM hatA ane temanuM mRtyu kevI rIte thayuM. te tamane kevI rIte mAluma paDayuM, lAlasiMha dhIraja ApatAM pUchayuM. mitra! Aje savAre aMdhakArane nAzakartA arUrNodaya thatAMja raNakSetramAMthI pUjya pitAzrInI patrikA laI eka ghoDesvAra senApatI udAsI cahere hAMphata ane dhuja mArA bhAI vasaMtasiMhane mRtyunA khabara laIne Avyo paNa mRtyu pAmelA mArA bhAIno deha dekhAto nathI tema tenA zabane bilakula patto ja nathI. eTale teo mRtyu pAmyA Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 2 jI 27 ke pachI kAI haraNa karI gayu te nakkI samajAtuM nathI, are! teja nakakI nathI. A samAcAra jyArathI mArA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyA che, tyArathI mArA AtmAmAM zekAgnie praveza karyAM che. mitra ! A bAbatane ukela zI rIte lAvavA tenI mane kaMIpaNa gama paDatI nathI. devakumAre karyu. mitra! kAipaNa vastune zAka karavAthI tenu pariNAma kAMi AvatuM nathI paNa te vastunI zodha karavAthI temaja purSA karavAthIja dareka vastu sAdhya thAya che. mATe hIMmata na hAratAM tenI saMpUrNa paNe tapAsa karI bhAInuM khuna kAne karyuM, ane kevI rIte karyuM, ane te vakhate kaI jagyA upara hatA vigere sarve hakIkata ghaNI sabhALa pUrvaka bArIkAIthI tapAsa karI tene patto meLavavAja joie. jJAnIe paNa kahyuM che ke-" paMca pIMDanA banelA kAyArUpI putaLAnA AyuSya purU thatAM Akhare nAza thAya che, dareka vyaktinA mAthe meAta nakkI ja che, nAma teneA nAza hoya ja che. " te zA mATe hatAza ane nirmAlya thAya che. jyAre tamArI samakSa bhAhusvAmI jevA jJAnI gurU che te tuM zA mATe nirAza kavie paNa kahyuM che keH thAya che? vaLI eka "" "hajArA nirAzAmAM amara AzA chupAI che. ' (6 zuM tuM A sUtra taddana bhUlI gayA ? bhAvI kAryanuM mithyA thayuM che ? mitra! huM mArA anumAnathI nakkI kahuM chuM ke tamArA bhAI vasaMtasiMha mRtyu pAmyA nathI paNa kAI kAvatrAnA bhAga banelA che. '' Aje jagatamAM je kAvA, dAvA, chaLa ane prapaca thAya che te phakta manuSya potAnI vaibhavanI lAlasA purI karavA mATe ja kare che. tethI te jJAnIoe kahyuM che ke:-" te kSaNIka vastunA mehamAM na paDatAM satya Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 devakumAra sacitra dhArmIka navalakthA vastunA sahArA laI AtmAnI unnati sAdhavI e manuSyanuM sAcu lakSaNa che. ' vaLI eka kavie kahyuM che ke manuSyanA traNa akSara. temAM pahelA ma, bIjo na ane trIjo sa. ema eka pachI eka levAthI manuSya zabda lakhAya che teA tenA artha zuM thAya che tenIce mujaba jaNAve che. dAherA mammA taNuM jyAM mana teA, mAyA mahIM gulatAna che, je mAnamAM maraDAI mare, tene kahe che kavi 'bhAgI ' khare, nannA taNI nitI nathI, jyAM nyAyanuM nahIM nAma che, evA manuSyeA che. bhale, paNa manuSya nahIM hevAna che. sassA taNI zAMti nathI, saMteASanuM nahI nAma che, zradghA nathI, zUravIratA nathI, te manuSya nahI hevAna che. majamuta jenuM che nahIM, kiMmata tenI che nahIM. manuSya nahIM jANavA, hevAna sama pIchANave. 1 3 4 mitra! have nakAmeA kaleza karavA mukI kharI vastu zuM che tenI addhipUrvaka tapAsa karavI teja kharA bhAtR dharmAM che. lAlasiMhe peAtAnA mitra devakumArane AzvAsana ApatAM samAyuM. mitra! lAlasiMha, tuM kahe te badhI hakIkata satya che paNa mArA AtmAne bhAtR viyegane kArI dhAva eveA lAgyA che ke jethI mane dhIraja yA zAnti maLavI muzkela che. basa, mAre paNa mArA vaDIla bandhunI pAchaLa javuM ja joI e tenA sivAya mane have zAnti maLanAra nathI. devakumAra udAsI cahere khelyuM. mitra devakumAra ! tuM tArA AvA hIcakArA ane bAyalApaNAthI mardAnagIne lajave che ? zuM tuM Ave! kAyara, bhIrU ane bIkaNa tyAMthI pAkaye| ? sAcA kSatriya teA khAMDAnA khela khele!hastA hastA duzmananAM Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 2 jI 29 kALA cIrI peAtAnI zUravIratAnI chApa pADe ! tyAre tArA mUkhamAMthI te! eka nAma jevI vAta nIkaLe che. zarama che! zarama che!!! jo tane vaDIla bhAI pratye sAceA ja prema hAya te| tenI purepurI zeAdha karI tenA verane badale le! AthI vadhAre mAre kahevAnuM hoya ja nahIM. mATe cAla, uThe, jaldI kara, ane satya vastunI hakIkata jANavA mATe pitAzrI pAsethI sarva vRttAMta jANI laIe. lAlisa hai AzvAsana ApatAM samajAvyuM. have ane mitrA vAte karatA karatA cAlyA jAya che. tyAre banne mitrA kahe che ke gurU 1bhadrabAhusvAmInA dana karI kRtA thaI e. ane teezrIne AzIrvAda letA jaI e. ema kahI banne mitre| jAyache. 1. bhAhusvAmI jyeAtiSamAM ghaNA ja vidvAna ane antaDa jJAnI hatA. te te zakA vagaranI vAta che. tenA banAvelA pustakAmAMthI aMgrejoe zodhakheALa karI AkAzamAM kayA grahe! keTalA aMtare che te batAvyu che. te te atre vAMcaka varganI jANa mATe lakhu chu, graha sAta che, 1-budha. 2-zukra, ku-magaLa. 4-gurU. 5-zanI. 6-yurenasa. ane 7-nepacyuna che, temAM pahelA pAMca ApaNI draSTie paDe che ane bAkInA be durabInanI sahAthatA vagara dekhAtA nathI. eTale pahelA pAMca graheAnI mAhitI hiMdu, grIka, rAmana ItyAdi prAcIna rAjgyAne hatI ane bAkInA benI mAhitI naheAtI. dUrabInanI yukita i, sa. 1610 mAM nIkaLyA pachI tenI pAchaLa sudhAraNA thaI. I. sa. 1781 mAM durkInanI sahAyathI hula nAmanA eka aMgreja nyAtiSIe yurenA graha zeAdhI kahADhayeA. ane te pachI i. sa. 1846 mAM nepacyunanI zeAdha thaI. A vAta camatkArI lAgatAM ghaNI khArIka draSTithI jevA mATe jyeAtiSIe mahenata karI tyAre tene mAlama paDacu` ke lAIna sarakhI jatI nathI. tenI gatI cAlIne Ama tema jAya che. ema tenA manamAM AvavAthI tene nizcaya karyo ke je jagyAe jhAka jAya che te jagyAnI AsapAsa ekAda graha hovA joie. ane te dhAraNa upara perIsanA jyAtiSI ema. sI, vherIyara ane kembrIjanA jyAtiSIe A kAma gaNItanI sahAyatAthI grahanA ThekANAnu anumAna karyuM. A. Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 devakumAra sacitra dhAmaka navalakathA baMne mitro gurU bhadrabAhusvAmInI samIpa jaI virya pUrvaka vaMdana karI beThA tethI gurUdeva potAnI praNAlIkA mujaba dharmalAbha saMbhaLAve che. gurUdeva! ApazrIne cauda purvadhArI jJAnI cho, bhUta, bhaviSya ane vartamAna e traNe kALanA jANakAra che, Apa vinA A sRSTimAM kaI samartha vidvAna nathI, mane khAtrI che ke mArA bhaviSyamAM zuM zuM hakIkato banavAnI che te jaNAvavA A kIMkara upara dayA karaze! devakumAre pUchayuM. bane jotiSInuM eka sarakhuM ja anumAna thayuM. jethI balInanA jotiSI De. cAlIe pitAnuM dubana lAvI A graha jevA lAge. to te spaSTa dekhAyo. A gaNIta zAstrano camatkAra upara kahelA pramANe graha sAta che. ane pRthvI paNa sUryanI AsapAsa phare che. ema kepanka sAhebe sana 1543 mAM siddha karyuM hatuM. ane te divasathI tenI gaNanA grahamAM thaI. A graha je mAge sUryanI AsapAsa phare che te mArga dIrdha vartulAkAra eTale badAmI AkAramAM che. A mArgane "kakSA" kahe che. sUryane samIpa rahI jotAM ATha grahanI pati budha, zukra, pRthvI, maMgaLa, guru, zanI, yurenasa ane nepacyana A pramANe thAya che. A sarvane sUrya samIpa pradakSiNa karatAM sarakhe vakhata lAgato nathI paNa darekanA vakhatamAM moTA aMtara paDe che. budhane traNa mahinA lAge che, zukane ATha mahinA lAge che, yurenasane eka hajAra ne ATha mahinA lAge che, nepacunane eka hajAra navase eMsI mahinA lAge chevaLI A grahonA AkAra judA judA che. vyAsa eTale geLanA garbhanI madhyanI derI te vyAsa. budhane 3000) traNa hajAra mAIla, zukano 7500) sAta hajAra pAMcase mAIla, pRthvIne 8000) ATha hajAra mAila, maMgaLane 5000) pAMca hajAra mAIla gurUne 85000) paMcAsI hajAra mAIla, zanIne 71000) eketera hajAra mAila, yurenasa 33000) tetrIsa hajAra mAIla ane nepathyano 36pa000) chatrIsa hajAra pAMca mAIla che. A badhA grahomAM budha nAno che ane gurU maTe che. Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 2 juM 31 he vatsa ! sAdhune rasto nirALo che, teo saMsAranA kAvAdAvAthI tadana vimukta rahe che. saMsAranA koIpaNa jAtanA kAryamAM sAdhuone paDavAno adhikAra nathI, ane phakta potAnA AtmAnI zuddhi ane mokSano vicAra karI zake te sivAya bIjo koI paNa vicAra karI zake ja nahIM. tethI he ! vatsa! huM eTaluM ja kahIza ke A bAbata hAlanA samayane anusarI mauna rahevAmAM ja sAra che. vakhata vakhatanuM kAma bajAvyA kare che, mATe vakhata Ave sau sArA vAnA thaze. vaso ! zraddhA, nIti, satya ane saMyama kadI paNa A kAyAthI cukazo nahIM. to jarUra tame tamArA kAryamAM phatehamaMda thaze te mArA AzirvAda che. gurUdevazrI bhadrabAhuvAsvAmIe jaNuvyuM. baMne mitro gurUdevano AzIrvAda meLavyA pachI rAjyabhavanamAM Ave che. A vakhate rAjA virabhadrasiMha, pradhAna chatrasiMha, kuMvara bhadrIkasiMha ane bIjA keTalAka sAmaMto hAjara hatA. maMtrIzvara! ApanA rAjyamAM prajAnI paristhiti kevI che? prajAne kaI prakAranuM duHkha che ? ApaNuM zatrunuM baLa kevuM majabUta che ? A cAluM yuddhamAM kena vijaya thaze ? prajApriya rAjAe prazno pUchaLyA. have grahonuM ratva jUo : sarva samIpano graha budha te sUryathI sADA traNa kroDa mAila dUra che. zukra sADA cha kroDa mAila dUra che, pRthvI savAnava kroDa mAIla dUra che. maMgaLa cauda kroDa mAila, gurU sADI suDatAlIsa kroDa mAila, zanI satyAzI kroDa mAila yurenasa poNAbe abaja mAIla ane nepacyana paNa traNa abaja mAila che. kharekhara ! pAseno je graha budha che. tenI samIpamAMthI AgagADI nIkaLI dara kalAke sATha mAIla madhyamAM eka paLa paNa sthira na rahetAM je eka sarakhI cAle te tene sUryanI pAse javA mATe 63) tresaTha varSa lAge. A pramANe gaNunA dareka grahanI karI levI. te samajAze ke kudaratanI zuM ghaTanA che ane jJAnIonI keTalI apUrva vidyA che. Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra citra dhAmIka navalakthA annadAtA ! jyAM sudhI Apa jevA zIrachatra mahArAjAnI saMpUrNa kRpA prajA upara che tyAM sudhI Apa nAmadArazrIne ja harahameza vijaya che! ApanA parAkramathI bhalabhalA duzmane ane mahArathIe paNa tharathare che, ApanI hAka Aje dhaNA vizALa pradeza upara gAjI rahI che, te kAnI tAkAta che ke ApazrInA rAjya upara uMcI AMkha paNa karI zake? ApaNA zatru meAhanapurInA rAjA praviNasiMhane jarUra parAjaya thaze. paNa nAmadArazrI ! zatru dagalabAja, kapaTI, kaLAkauzalyatA pUrNa ane vyavasthita che, nAmadArazrI! Ape mane vasatasiMhanI sAthe yuddhamAM na javA dIdhe te ThIka karyuM nathI. rAjyanI ane rAjyavyavasthAnI hakIkata pradhAna kahI sabhaLAve che. tevAmAM eka anucara sabhA maDapamAM praveza kare che. 3ra mahArAdhirAja ! bahAra kAI kAsada raNakSetramAMthI patra lai Apane ApavA sArU ApanI AjJAnI rAha jotA ubhA che. anucare jaNAvyuM. jAva! tene AvavA dA! rAjAe pharamAvyuM. nAmadArazrI ! A patrikA saradAra sAmaMtasiMhe ApanI hajuramAM ApavA mate mekalyA che. te| Apa te svIkArA! kAsade jaNAvyuM. maMtrIzvara ! te patrikA sa sabhAjatene vAMthI sabhaLAvA ! rAjAe AjJA ApI. jethI pradhAne te patrikA hAthamAM lIdhI ane vAMcavI zarU karI te zarU karatAM ja ekadama khelI uThayA keH-mahArAja ! A patra kalpita che. A lakhelI hakIkata taddana banAvaTI ane bInapAyAdAra lAge che. paNa kAsada ! sAcu khAla, A patra kAne lakhyA che! zuM patramAM lakhelI khInA taddana satya che ke satyathI vegaLI che? zuM vasaMtasiMha gayA! paNa te kAM gayA! pradhAne gabharAtAM dhamakIthI pUchyuM. Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 2 ju 33 pradhAnajI! tame patra vAMcI ATalA badhA adhIrA ane asvastha kema lAge che ? zuM patramAM kaMI avano banAva banyo che ke jethI tame uparA uparI prazno pUcho cho. rAjAe pUchyuM. annadAtA ! patra zuM vAMcuM, patra vAMcatA mArA cakSuomAMthI codhAra azrudhArA vahe che. mAre hasta patranA bhArathI tharathara kaMpe che. temaja patra vAMcatAM mAruM mana ghaNuM ja asthira ane zUnya banI gayuM che. mahArAja! priya vasaMtasiha ekAeka raNabhUmimAMthI abheda mAge cAlyo gayo che. ane ApaNuM sakaLa sainya senApati vagara nirAzrita dazAmAM paDayuM che. pradhAne jaNAvyuM. pradhAnajI! tame A zuM bele cho ? jarA patra to vAMce ! rAjAe kahyuM. AthI pradhAna patra vAMce che, tyAM beThelA saghaLA sAmaMta, saradAro ane devakumAra vigere sarva hatAza thayA ane mahA gaMbhIra vicAramAM paDI gayA. mahArAjA pote patra sAMbhaLatAM ane putranA maraNanI vAta jANatAM tarata mahA zekasAgaramAM DubI gayA. ane hRdaya upara AghAta lAgatAM ja pote mUchita thaI gayA. sarva sAmaMta saradAroe aneka jAtanA upacAra karI mahArAjAne zuddhimAM ANyA. tyAre kahe che ke - patra suNatAM rAjavI, aMtara thakI gabharAya che. putranuM maraNa suNatAM, mUchita dazA tyAM thAya che, zuM karyuM meM A karyuM, e mAnavI mithyA bake, paNa IzanI AjJA vinA, navA pAna paNa hAlI zake. mArA putrane kaI lAvo! kaI lAvo ! game tyAMthI lAvI tenA dedAranA darzana karAve ! are ! he prabhu tane A zuM sUjhayuM? kayA pApe te mAro putra ha. rAjA bolyA. Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhAmaka navalakathA pUjya pitAzrI ! Apa jarA paNa ciMtA karazo nahi. mane khAtrI che ke mArA vaDIla bhAInuM mota thayuM nathI paNa kaI kAvatrAbAje temanuM haraNa kareluM che. devakumAre jaNAvyuM. kema pradhAnajI! A bAbatamAM tamAro zuM abhiprAya che! rAjAe prazna pUcho. mahArAja ! devakumAranuM kahevuM mane satya vAge che, mArI paNa e vinaMti che ke ApaNe dhIrajathI A bAbatanI tapAsa karavI joIe pradhAne kahyuM. zirachatra pitAjI! A Apane bALaka pitAnA vaDIla bhAInA mATe prANanuM balidAna ApavAmAM jarApaNa pAchI pAnI nahi kare. huM AkAza pAtALa eka karIne paNa mArA vaDIla bhAInuM kevI rIte meta yA haraNa thayuM tene patte avazya lagADIza. mATe pitAjI! mane mArA vaDIla bhAIno patto lagADavA sArU raNayuddhamAM javA AjJA Apo! devakumAre AjJA mAgatAM jaNAvyuM. mArA chatAM huM tane kumaLA bALakane kema javA dauM! putra, tuM tAre atre rahe ane mane ja te tapAsa karavA javA de. rAjAe putrane samajAvatAM kahyuM. pitAjI! zuM siMhane zikAra ziyALa karaze! zuM Apane putra eka bAyale ane hicakAre banI A badhuM joyA karaze! nA! nA! A devakumAra jyAM sudhI hayAta che tyAM sudhI tamane sogana che ke mane javAnI AjJA na Ape to ! bhAtRbhAva utpanna thatAM devakumAre makkamatApUrvaka AjJA mAgI. annadAtA ! huM paNa mArA mitranI sAthe jaIza ane prANunA bhoge duzmanone haMphAvIza temaja bhAI vasaMtasiMhane patto jarUra lagA Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 2 ju 35 Diza mATe mane paNa javAnI satvara AjJA Apo ! devakumAranA mitra lAlasiMhe paNa AjJA mAgI. putranI vyAjabI haTha ane bhAtRprema joI rAjAne zAti thaI A baMne yuvAnonI haTha ane prema jotAM rAjAe baMnene javAnI AjJA ApI. ane pradhAnane sAthe javAnuM pharamAvyuM. pradhAnane dareka bhalAmaNa karI potAnA bhuvana tarapha gayA. rAjAnA gayA pachI devakumAra tathA lAlasiMha pitAnI mAtuzrInI rajA levA mATe gayA. dahare. karmanI ghaTanA sadA, jJAnIe nyArI kahI, dAMkyA karmanI koIne khabara paDatI nahIM, mATe jagatanA mAnavI, kama na mUke keAIne, jevuM kare tevuM bhegavo, na doSa deze kAIne. Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa trIjuM. mananA manoratha. A vakhate virabhadrasiMhanA mahAlayamAM kaMIka jude ja raMga jAmI rahyo hato. ane te raMga kAMI jevo tevo nahate. te raMga evo hato ke te raMgamAM raMgATamAM kaMIka raMgAI gayA ane hajAra roLAI gayA. te raMga kevo hato. mahArANI devaLadevI Aje ghaNuM khuzakhuzAla caherAthI pitAnA AtmAne AnaMda ApI rahI hatI. ane kahetI hatI ke "A jagatamAM huM dhAruM teja thAya ane thavuM ja joIe. je mArA vicAronI vacamAM kaIpaNa Ave to tene avazya nAza thavo ja joIe." Ama havAI killA bAMdhatI pAchI vicAramAM AvI ke:dAsI upara vizvAsa lAve te ThIka nathI, kAraNa ke game tema te dAsI te dAsI ja. te kahevAya te gulAmaDIne ! huM kAMI kahuM ane te kAMI kare te vakhata Ave mArA pApane ghaDe phUTI jAya, ane mArA bhega maLe, paNa phikara nahIM. dAsI maMjarI vasaMtasiha bAbatanA zA samAcAra lAve che. te hakIkata jANavA mArI IcchA pUrI rahI che, je vasaMtasiMha raNakSetramAM ja pUre thAya te "TADhA pANIe khasa jAya" ane mArI dhArelI dareka yuktio pAra paDe, kadAca raNakSetramAMthI jItIne Avaze to mAre bIjI yukti kAme lagADavI paDaze. evAmAM dAsI ekadama AvI ane kahevA lAgI ke - | bAIsAheba, phattehanA DaMkA, mArUM InAma lAva ! dAsI maMjarI ghaNuM kapaTI ane kuTila hatI. dareka pApI kAryamAM tene bhAga agra Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 3 juM 37 sthAna bhagavato hato. rANI devaLadevI pitAnA kAryamAM te dAsInI salAha letI hatI. bAIsAheba ! tamArA jevA catura ane hoMziyAra AjanA jamAnAmAM kAI nahIM hoya ! Apa to je dhAro cho te kArya ghaNI buddhipUrvaka ane sahelAIthI pAra pADo cho. dhanya che ! ApanI vilakSaNatAne ! dAsI maMjarIe mahArANInA vakhANa karatAM kahyuM. maMjarI! je mArAmAM bhUla hoya to huM A padavIe AvuM ja kyAMthI ! mAre to siddhAMta che ke je kArya karavuM teja karavuM kahevatamAM kahyuM che ke "deva pAdhyAmI te kArya sAdhyAmI" huM to A siddhAnta cAlavAvALI chuM. je A pramANe na karUM te meTA kuMvara sAthe bAtha kema bhIDAya, sekya sAme yuktiprayukti kema karAya, ane aparamAtA tarIke kevI rIte rahevAya! mATe pitAno svArtha sAdhavA sArU game tevA kaSTo Ave te paNa tenuM pariNAma bhogavavA taiyAra rahevAnI zakti hovI joIe. sekya te bicArI svargamAM birAjatI haze. maMjarI! bela to kharI ke laDAInA zA samAcAra lAvI chuM? rANIe maMjarIne pUchyuM. bAI sAheba! meM Apane kahevA mujaba pelA yogezvaranuM dhyAna dharyuM ane mahAmuzIbate tenuM mana meM mArA pratye Akarthe. ApazrInI tamAma hakIkata meM nivedana karI paNa megezvara te ekano be thayo nahi paNa jyAre huM mArA prANa temanA caNe AgaLa dharavA taiyAra thaI tyAre ja temane mArI vinaMtI dhyAnamAM lIdhI ane bolyA ke bAI! huM kaIpaNa manuSyanI temaja koI prANanI ghAta karato nathI paNa jyAre tuM ATalI badhI AjIjI kare che tyAre te mANasa mArI vidyAnA baLe adrazya thaI jaze ane ghaNuM varSo sudhI jaDaze nahi. A sAMbhaLI rANI AnaMdanA AvezamAM AvI gaI ane pitAnA AtmAne khuza karavA lAgI paNa dAsIe kahyuM bAI! haju AgaLa to sAMbhaLo ! Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra citra dhArmIka navalakathA vasaMtasiMhanuM mRtyu thayuM nathI paNa te kAI pApInA pajhAmAM sapaDAI gayA che evI mAnyatA devakumAra tathA temane mitra lAlasiha barAbara samajI gayA che. ane kumAra vasaMtisaMhane zeAdhavA mATe te ane vIreAe pratijJA karI che. teA bAi sAheba! eka tA gayeA paNa bIjAthI bahu sAvaceta rahevAnI jarUra che. jo kadApI devakumAra A kArTImAM phattehamaMda thaze te! samajajo ke ApaNA baMnenuM AvI ja banyuM che, dAsIe jaNAvyuM, 3. pApI manuSyA peAtAnA pApane chupAvavA mATe keTalA bhagIratha prayAsa karI potAnA jIvanane dhULamAM meLave che. paNa te samajatAM nathI ke Akhare te pApInA vinAza che ane satyanA ja jaya che. e mhArI vahAlI ane DAhI dAsI ! tuMja mane Ane upAya tAva ke jethI e ane duzmaneAnA pajhAmAMthI chuTTu, kAraNa ke tuM dareka kAryamAM kuzaLa che, samayasUcakatAnuM tane purepurUM bhAna che ane tArI buddhi eTalI badhI agAdha che ke tuM dhAre te| deveAnA paNa Asana DagamagAve. mArA prANathI vhAlI majarI! AneA raste tuM mane jaldI batAva! mahArANIe gamagIna dazAmAM pUchyuM. AthI dAsI vicAra kare che ke kevI rIte kA` pAra pADavuM ke jethI eka bANuthI bane pakSIe nAbuda thAya. maMjarI karyA kAmanI dhaNIANI hatI game tevA jokhamI kA mAM paNa tenI agAdha hiMmata ane kuneha hatI khuba vicAra karyAM pachI upAya sujhI AvatAM rANIne kahe che keH bAisAheba! devakumAra meAhanapurAnA maThThAtmata rAjAnI sAthe yuddhe caDhe che. ane peAtAnA bhAi vasaMtasiMhane game tyAMthI zeAdhI lAvavA peAtAnA AtmAnI sAthe nakkI karela che. paraMtu te raNakSetramAM ja marI jAya te vagara mahenate upAdhI echI thAya ane jo kadAca vijayI thaI pA Ave te kezavasiMhane mArA pAse svadhAma Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 3 nuM 39 pahoMcADI tene A5 ApaNe devakumAra upara mukAvIzuM eTale tene paNa rAjA mArI naMkhAvyA sivAya raheze nahIM. pachI rahyo phakta tene mitra lAlasiMha te devakumAranA viyogathI kaI divasa A bAju draSTi paNa karaze nahIM. vaLI kIrti kumAra nAno che eTale ApanA kuMvara bhadrIkasiMhane rAjyatakhta prApta thaze. A pramANe kapaTI dAsIe potAnI akkalanI jAduI vAta rANIne kahI. upara mujabanI hakIkata dAsI pAsethI sAMbhaLyA pachI mahArANI devaLadevI ghaNI ja khuzI thaI ane dAsIne pitAnI khAsa sahacarI ane vizvAsu mAnavA lAgI. mArI vhAlI maMjarI ! je tuM A vakhate mArI pAse nahota te Avo saraLa ane siddho upAya keNa batAvata? paNa maMjarI! yuti zI rIte pAra pADavI tene ukela kare to ThIka ! rANIe dAsIne kahyuM. bAIsAheba! Apa e bAbatathI nizcita rahe, tene upAya vakhata Ave batAvIza. jyAM sudhI A dAsI maMjarI ApanI sevAmAM hAjara che tyAM sudhI mArA rANI devaLadevInA dareka kAryamAM saphaLatA maLaze ja tenI khAtrI rAkhaje. bAIsAheba! "abaLA jyAre prabaLA bane che tyAre bhalabhalA gaNAtA mahArathIone eka capaTI vagADatAnI vAramAM bhoMya bhegA karI nAMkhe che." mATe Apa bedhaDaka ApanuM kAma mArI salAha mujaba calAvyA karo! dAsI maMjarIe pANI caDAvatAM kahyuM. jyAM pApIne pApI maLe tyAM satya, dayA ke prema kayAMthI hoya! jyAM mAtA pitAnA putranuM khUna karavAmAM ja potAnuM hita samajatI hoya tyAM dharma jevI vastu kayAMthI samajAya ! vAha ! vAha ! vAha! ! ! kudarata tArI ajaba lIlA ! ane tArI ajaba ghaTanAne ! dehare. mAtA thaIne putra kerI, ghAta karavA dhAratI, dhikka paDe e mAtane, je putra sneha bhUlI jatI. Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 devakumAra sacitra dhArmIka navalakathA have ApaNe vasaMtasiMhanA aMtaHpura tarapha najara nAMkhIe. tyAM vasaMtasiMhanI bahena saubhAgyasuMdarI tathA bhAI kIrtikumAra ane jyakuMvara (vasaMtasiMhanI patni) ane dAsI vigere beThA beThA vAta karI rahyAM che. mArA lADakavAyA diyara ! tame tamArI bhAbhI pAse Avo ! tamArA moTAbhAI raNayuddhamAM gayA che ane temanI kAMI paNa khabara AvI nathI vaLI tamArA badhu devakumAra paNa Aja mArI pAse AvyA nathI. mATe raNayuddhanA zA samAcAra che tenI jarA khabara te kADhe ! jayakuMvare kahyuM. bhAbhI ! huM te kaMI ja nathI paNa mAre te mArA bhrAtA pAse javuM che to te kyAre pAchA Avaze! huM laDAImAM jauM te laDAI jovA maLe paNa Aje ApaNe baMne sAthe laDIe ane joIe ke koNa jIte che? nAnA diyara kIrti kumAre pUchayuM. bhAbhI! joyuM, bhAI laDavAmAM to ghaNuM hoMziyAra che. paNa mArA vIrA! tuM jANe che ke tyAM bhalabhalA ddhAo pANI pANI thaI jAya che. tyAM talavAra, bhAlA, barachI, kaTAre ane topanA goLA sivAya kaMI najare na paDe ! hajAre mANasane tyAM lehI reDAya che. kAyara thaMbhI jAya che. paNa mArA vIrA! tuM te bApA ane bA kahete temanI gedamAM samAI jAya. saubhAgyasuMdarIe jaNAvyuM. A pramANe benanuM besavuM sAMbhaLI kIrtikumAra nAne chatAM siMhanI mAphaka ekadama belyo ke-bahena! tuM mane kAyara samajatI nahIM joI che mArI pelI talavAra ! je talavArathI huM pitAzrInuM nAma ujvala karIza. ane bhalabhalA duzmanane haMphAvIza, kema bhAbhI! tame kAMI bolatA nathI ! kIrtikumAra belyo. barAbara che ! tamAruM bolavuM mane ghaNuM ja priya lAge che bhAbhIe kahyuM. Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 3 41 bhAbhI! jo mArU khelavuM tamane dhaNuM priya lAgatuM hoya te mane tamArU eka gIta saMbhaLAve!! kIrtikumAre jaNAvyu. suNe!! mArA vhAlA diyarajI. bhAbho melyA. gIta. AveA Ave ne mArA devarIyA tane bhAbhI tumArI khelAve devarIyA-Ave! Avene-Teka tArI joI suMdara cAla, mane Ave dila vhAla devarI, Ave Avene mArA devarIA-1 tane AnaMde ramADuM, miSTa bheAjane jamADu, devarIA Ave Avene mArA devarIA-2 joI tArUM gArU aMga, lAge tArA pyArA saMga, devarIA Ave Avene mArA devarIA-3 mane Ave ati prema, rahejo sadA kuzaLa kSema, devarIA AvA Avene mArA devarIA-4 khuza aparaMpAra, devarIA Ave AvAne mArA devarIA-5 (bhAgIlAla ) joI diyara dedAra, bhAbhI A pramANe jayakuvara potAnA diyara kIrti kumArane ghaNA ja premathI peAtAnA madhura kaMThathI gIta suNAvI AnaMda Ape che. khAIsAheba ! jue te kharA devakumAra potAnA mitra lAlasihanI sAthe gamagIna cahere, zyAma vetre, maMda gatie ane raNuyuddhanA peASAkathI sajIta thaI atre padhAre che. dAsIe ekadama doDatI doDatI AvI samAcAra ApyA. kacAM che devakumAra ane lAlasiMha ? jayakuvare AzcaryathI pUchyuM. Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhArmIka navalakathA bhAbhI, juo ! juo ! pelA mArA bhAI Ave che. saubhAgyasuMdarI belI. moTAbhAI! tame A bihAmaNo veSa kema paheryo che! mane tamAre veSa joIne bIka lAge che. kIrtikumAre pUchyuM. bhAI ! tane keI DarAvatuM nathI. bhAbhIzrI ! ApazrIne huM ghaNAja vinayapUrvaka praNAma karuM chuM. Apa mArA upara mAtA jevo prema dharAvo cho te badala huM ApazrIne sadAne RNI chuM. devakumAre kahyuM. vahAlA diyarajI ! tame AvuM belI mane zaramIMdha na kare ! tamArA vaDIla bhAI tathA Apa mArA upara je pUjyabhAva rAkho cho tene badale te tamane jInezvara bhagavAna Apaze; paNa Aje tame A lazkarI pioSAkamAM kema cho? tamArA bhAInA zA samAcAra che ? teo raNakSetramAMthI vijayI thaI kyAre Avaze ? je hoya te hakIkata mane satvara tvarAe jaNa ! mane teonI hakIkata sAMbhaLavAnI bahu jIjJAsA thayA kare che. jayakuvare jaNAvyuM. bhAbhI ! mAtA to gujarI gaI che, paNa mAtA tarIke tame tamArI pharaja bajAvI A devakumArane sadAne mATe tamArA bALaka banAvyuM che. bhAbhI ! zuM kahuM ! kahetAM mArI jIbha upaDatI nathI. mArUM hRdaya baLIne khAkha thaI jAya che. ane kahetA mAruM mana gabharAya che, chatAM sAMbhaLo ! devakumAre gaMbhIra bhUkhe badhI vAta kahI saMbhaLAvI. A vAta sAMbhaLI saubhAgyasuMdarI tathA jayakuMvaranA cakSuo azrubhInAM thaI gayAM ane baMne naNaMda bhojAI hatAza tema ja nisteja banI gayAM. e! Izvara, teM A rAjya upara zuM karavA dhAryuM che? zuM mArA bhAInuM pApIe meta nipajAvyuM che? nA, nA, mAre aMtarAtmA te mAnavAne sApha nA pADe che. nizcaya kaI kAvatrAnA bhaMga banelA che. Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 3 jI 43. bhAbhI ! zuM tame Ama samajI thaine zeka kare che? du:khanA vakhatamAM te hiMmata ane dhIrajathI AvelI Aphatane jAta mAnI vadhAvI levI joie ja. saubhAgyasuMdarIe kahyuM. game tema te paNa patnine! prema te ha MmezAM pati upara nirmULa ane nisvArtha ja heAya che. jagatamAM satI strIe cakravartIne vaibhava paNa peAtAnA satItva AgaLa tuccha gaNe che. yaku vara-- asta thaye| kAM sUrya e mArA, vyartha karI sahu AzA, AdhAra tuTayo muja jIvanamAM, khATA jagata tamAzA--1 kIrtikumAraH-- zirachatra mArA hAya sukAyA, karamAyA are raNamAM, Aga pragaTI muja aMge aMgamAM, tApa pragaTayo hRdayamAM--ra viyega tArA nathI sahevAtA, vaDIla andhu kayAMja gayA, phUlatA, te hasanAra andhava kayAM ja gayA--3 mane dekhI hasatA lAlasiMha ane devakumAra :-- kaiATI upAye sadhAye na pAchI jIvanadorI je truTI, jJAnI kahe che jagane sAcu, truTI tenI nahIM buTTI---4 bhAI devakumAra ! tame mArI rajA mAgavA AvyA che ? zuM tamane A duHkhI bhAbhI tathA du:khI blenanI paNa aa nathI AvatI ke AvI sthitimAM tame amane kAnA AdhAre mUkI jAo che? tamArA vaDIla bhAI te gayA, te haju pAchA pharyA nahIM, ane temanI hakIkata sAMbhaLIne mArA AtmAne zuM AgAdha thatA haze te te phakta mArU mana jANe. bhAI ! A nirAdhAra bhAbhIne adhavacamAM Ama rakhaDatI mUkI na jaze ! yakuvare rUdanabharyA avAje kahyuM, Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakathA mArA pavitra mAtA tulya bhAbhI tame A zuM bela cho! zuM tamArA vacana kSatriyANIne zaramAve evA nathI ! sAcI virAMganA te yuddha janArane premapUrvaka AzIrvAda ane hiMmata ApI vidAya Ape, jyAre mArA bhAIne vairane badale levA javAno nizcaya karI AvelA A devakumArane zuM tamArI nirmAlyabhASAmAM hatAza banAvI mArA utsAhane maMda pADe che ? nA, nA, tema kadI bananAra nathI. meM mArA bhAInI tapAsa mATe ane temanA verano badalo levA mATe je pratijJA lIdhI che tene aTakAvavA koInI paNa tAkAta nathI. mATe mArA pavitra bhAbhI ! mane javAnI satvara rajA Apa. devakumAre makkamatA pUrvaka jaNAvyuM. jyAre jyakuMvarabAe A vIranA vacano sAMbhaLyA tyAre temane kSatriyANune zobhe tevI rIte baMne raNazurAone raNamAM javAnI rajA ApI ane zikhAmaNarUpI kahyuM ke:-- raNayuddhanA medAnamAM, pAchA kadi paDaze nahiM. vaDIla badhunA prANa mATe, prANa levA cUkazo nahIM. -1 raNayuddhamAM yaza kIrti laI, janunI kukha zebhAvaze, kSatriya sAce e ja ke, Ijjata na gumAvaze. --ra jAo ! mArA bALake jAva ! prabhu tamArI rakSA karaze. rajA ApatAM bhAbhIe kahyuM. motAbhAI, motAbhAI, huM paNa tamArI sAthe AvavA taiyAla thauM chuM. nAno bhAI kIrtikumAra bolyo. bhAI kIrti ! tAre haju raNayuddhanA khela khelavAnI bahu vAra che. vakhata Avaze tyAre tuM paNa te raNamAM jaIza ane kuLanuM nAma zebhAvIza. devakumAre kahyuM. have baMne mitro bhAbhI, bena tathA nAnAbhAinI rajA laI vidAya thAya che. Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa cothuM pApIonI pizAca lIlA rANI devaLadevI pitAnA zayanagRhamAM beThelI che. tyAM tene kumAra kIrtikumAra AvIne kahe che ke mAtuzrI! mArA vaDIla badhu vasaMtasiha sainyamAMthI adrazya thayA che ane temanI zodha mATe mArAbhAI devakumAra, tathA temanA mitra lAlasiMha tathA pradhAna chatrasiMha raNakSetramAM javA sArU taiyAra thayA che. mahArAja Aje bhadrasiMha upara ghaNuM gusse thayA hatA. devaLadevI jANatI hovA chatAM vAta chupAvavA sAruM belIke hAya ! hAya ! mArA vasaMtasiMhane ekAeka zuM thayuM. he ! bhagavAna, mArA lADakavAyA bALane zuM Aphata AvI paDI. are re! zuM mAre hAle dIkaro Ama ekAeka duzmanone bhegA thaI paDyo ! he prabhu! huM A zuM sAMbhaLuM chuM. zuM devakumAra yuddha karavA jAya che ? e nAne bALaka raNamAM jaI zuM dhADa mAravAnuM che? jeNe TADha, taDake ke duHkha te svapna paNa joyuM nathI te mAre sukumAra je devakumAra potAnA bhAIne verano badalo levA jaze hAya! hAya ! Izvara, te A zuM karavA dhAryuM che ? zuM badhI Aphatone varasAda amArA uparaja varasAvavA vicAra che. are vidhAtA! mAro vasaMta jyAM hoya tyAM tenuM rakSaNa karaje! A pramANe mahArANI kIrti kumArane saMbhaLAvavA belavA lAgI. AthI kIti kumAra sarvasva vAto karavA lAgyA ane devakumAranA Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 devakumAra citra dhAmIka navalakathA ghaNAja vakhANa karyA temaja tenI lAyakAta, prajAne tenA upara prema, sAmA ane saradArAne tenA mATe pUjyabhAva kevA che vigere vAte karavA mAMDI. vaLI bahAdura, ane laDavaiyA paNa che vaLI devakumAra karatAM te lAlisaMha ghaNeAja zUravIra, sahAsIka tathA niDara che. vaLI devakumAra peAtAnA mitranI IcchA pramANeja cAle che. vigere vAte kIrtikumAra potAnI mAtAne kahe che. jyAre lAlasiMhanI vAta AvI tyAre devaLadevI kahe che ke hA, bhAI hA, te sarvAM huM jANuM chuM eka divasa eveA Avaze ke tamArI badhAnI pAsethI Akhu rAjya pacAvI pAte mAlIka thai besaze. mAtAe kahyuM. mAtuzrI ! A vacana tame vyAjabI ane sAcA khelatA nathI. devakumAra te eka vIra, sAceA, kSatriya ane dharmAM parAyaNa che. haMmezA jenA hRdayamAM jaina dharmanuM rakSaNa che. jenA AtmAmAM satya ane ziyaLane prabhAva che, jenA upara bhadrabAhusvAmI jevA gurUdevane AzirvAda che. jene phakta nisvArtha sivAya kAI cIja upara prema nathI, rAjyane bhUkhyA nathI, temaja kAInA khurAmAM rAjI nathI. AvA pavitra kumAra upara tame AvA AkSepa mukaiA te ThIka nathI kIrtikumAre kahyuM. ThIka! ThIka ! javAde have, tArU TAyaluM mAre nathI sAMbhaLavuM ? tane rAjakAjanA kAvA dAvAnI zI khabara paDe ! tane bhAI, bhAI kIdhA haze eTale tuM bahu phUlAI gayA haze. paNa huM te sArI rIte samaju chu. ke e jeTalA bahAra che teTaleAja bhoMyamAM che. temaja tene mitra lAlasiMha paNa tenAthI caMdaravA caDhe tevA che mATe temanA khATA vakhANa karI nakAme bhUla na karIza. devaLadevI kheAlI. mAtuzrI mArA vacane tamane gamatA nathI te tamArI marajI. rIte| have huM jaIza. ema kheAlatA kIrtikumAra uDayA. Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 4 thuM 47 have kIrtikumArane jatAM jatAM vicAra Ave che ke zuM mAtuzrIne devakumAra upara vera haze ! zA mATe ! zA mATe tene duzmananI najarathI jotA haze! ema vicAra karato karate kIrtikumAra jAya che tyAM teNe cAra mArAone dAdara upara caDhatAM joyA AthI tene saMzaya pedA thayo ke A cAra mANase keNa haze? dekhAya che to vanacare jevA! teone mArI mAtuzrI pAse javAnuM zuM prayojana haze? temanA AvavAmAM jarUra kAMI bheda hovo joIe. mAtuzrI devakumAra upara IrSA kare che paNa phikara nahi ! "jene prabhu pAsare tene verI AMdhaLA" "jene rAma rAkhe tene keNa mArI zake tema che !" chatAM mAre to bhAInI cIMtA karavI ja joIe. kIrtikumAra vicAra karate pitAnA bhuvanamAM cAlyo gayo. maMjarI ! je te koNa Ave che ! keIne AvavAno avAja sAMbhaLI rANuM devaLadevIe pUchayuM. bAI sAheba! eto ApaNe be lAvelA mANaso AvyA che. dAsI maMjarI belI. bA sAheba! ApazrInA hukamanA amo tAbedAra chIe mATe je AjJA hoya te pharamAve ! cAre mArA rANIne vaMdana karatAM bolyA. tamane dAsI maMjarIe badhI vAta to karI haze ? rANIe prazna pUchyuM. nA, bA! amane dAsIe kazI paNa vAta karI nathI. mArAo belyA. alI maMjarI! ApaNI vAtathI A cAre bahAdurane vAkepha kara devaLadevIe AjJA ApI. juo ! bhAIo, kAma ghaNuM ja muzkelI bharyuM che. paNa jo tame kAma pAra pADI Ape te tamAruM daLadara dUra thaI jaze ane Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakathA haMmezanA mATe A pApI baMdha karavo nahIM paDe. mATe je tamArAthI banI zake tema hoya toja hA kaheze. nahi te jovA AvyA tevA pAchA sIdhA ! dAsI maMjarIe cokhA zabdomAM jaNAvI dIdhuM. bena, bA! tame kaI vAte gabharAzo nahIM, je kAma hoya te khuzIthI kaho ! ame amArA prANanA bhoge mahArANI mAtAnI sevA bajAvIzuM. A cAre pApIoe kahyuM. juo bhAIo! tame jANe che ke rAjakAjamAM harahaMmeza khaTapaTe cAle che, ane rAjagAdI mATe ekabIjAne mAravA I tejAra hoya che. temAM paNa oramAna mAtAne sokyanI adekhAInI hada ja hetI nathI! bole have samajyA ke nahi! dAsI maMjarIe pUchayuM nA, maMjarIbAI tamArI AvI moghama vAta amArA samAjavAmAM AvI nahIM kAraNa ke ame te kALIbhAI rahyA. amane te sAdu, sIdhu ane cokakhuM caTa samajAvo teja samajaNa paDe, bAkI te vAtamAM zuM mAla che? pelA cAra mANase bolyA. | vAha vAha ! bahAduro tamane dhanya che! tamArI vIratAnA vakhANa bhaviSyamAM AvAja karAvaze. marada jevA marada thaIne ATaluM paNa samajatA nathI! lyo, tyAre samajAvuM. "mahArANIzrI tamArI pAse eka mANasanI ghAta karAvavA mAge che. pApI maMjarIe jaNAvI dIdhuM. A sAMbhaLI pelA cAre mANase ekadama camakI gayAM ane belI uThayA ke-"eya bApare! Ato manuSyahatyA, kAma to mahAbhArata jevuM che. ane te vaLI darabAramAM ja " te bakSIsanI AzA meTI rAkhavI ja joIe! rANI sAhebanA khajAnAmAM kyAM to che? tame kaheze eTalI bakSIsa Apaze! eka jaNa belyo. tamAre keTalI bakSIsa joIe chIe? maMjarIe pUchyuM. Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 4 thuM bA sAheba! amane darekane phakta ekeka hajAra rUpIA ane cAra vacce eka gAma ApavA kabula kare te tamAruM kAma pAra pADIe. narAdhame kahyuM. tamArI kIdhelI vAta kabula che, karo phatteha ane utAro beDe pAra dAsIe jaNAvyuM. bA sAheba amane kAmanI hakIkata samajAvo eTale ame amAruM kAma zarU karIe. narAdhame bolyA. mahArAjAzrIne pAMca putra che temAM cAra putro mahuma (pahelI) rANunA che ane pAMca putra bhadrakasiMha devaLadevI rANIne che, ane.............. ....bena bA ! ame Ama lAMbI vAtomAM bhUlI jaIe. eka te ame abhaNa ane vaLI gAmaDIyA gamAra kahevAIe. mATe amane TuMkamAM samajAvo ! narAdhama adhavaca bolyA. ......moTo putra vasaMtasiMha laDAImAM maraNa pAmyo che tethI kezavasiMha tathA devakumAra bane vArasadAra rahyA. to te banne jaNane ApaNuM rastAmAMthI dUra karavAnA che. ane A baMnenuM ekI vakhate ja mRtyu thavuM joIe temAM jarA paNa pAchI pAnI thAya nahi. mATe mAruM kahevuM barAbara sAMbhaLo ! huM tamane yukti batAvuM te pramANe yuktithI kAma kare. "je divase devakumAra raNakSetramAMthI pAchA phare teja rAte kezavasiMhanuM khuna karI te lehIvALI zamazera devakumAranA mAnamAM mUkI devI ane kezavasiMhanA khunano AkSepa tenA upara mUkavo. ane tema karatAM kadAca pakaDAyA te rANI sAhebanuM nAma jIva jAya te paNa ApavuM nahIM. ane kahevuM ke ame te devakumAranA hukamathI AvyA chIe. A pramANe dAsI maMjarIe samajAvyA. Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakathA A sAMbhaLI cAre narapizAco A gojhArU kRtya karavA taiyAra thayA. dhikkAra ho ! e pApI aparamAtAne ane e narapizAcane ! AvI rIte pitAne pati hayAta hovA chatAM pitAnA sAvakA putranuM vagara vAMke karapINu khuna karAve. ane phakta rAjyanA lebha mATe Ama na karavAnuM pizAcIka kRtya kare te kadApI AnaMda laI zake? he ! vidhAtA! tArI paNa kAI vicitra ghaTanA che! jAo ! devakumAra Avaze tyAre tamane khabara ApIzuM. te vakhate tamane kahelI goThavaNa mujaba tamAruM kArya pAra pADI tamArI pharaja bajAvaje. maMjarIe kahyuM. vArU bAIsAheba, ame jaIe chIe. tema kahI teo cAre jaNA cAlyA gayA. narapizAcenA gayA pachI maMjarIe pUchayuM ke-AIsAheba, kema! A maMjarInA kAmamAM kaMI bhUla che? nA, nA, hAlI sakhI! tArAmAM jevI nipUNatA che tevI niputhatA bhAgye ja koImAM haze. ThIka, have te vAta javA de. kAraNa ke "bhIMtane paNa kAna hoya che je kaI sAMbhaLaze to ApaNI dhArelI badhI murAdo dhULamAM maLI jaze. rANIe kahyuM. devaLadevI pitAnA manamAM hada uparAMta khuzI thatAM belI ke-zuM mArA bhAgyanI balihArI che. huM je kArya hAtha dharuM chuM temAM avazya mArA pibAra ja thAya che. vAha ! vidhAtA vAha! mArA prANanAtha paNa mArI jALamAM kevA sapaDAyA che! huM kahuM teja satya mAne ane huM jema nacAvuM tema nAce che. vaLI huM pANI mAguM to dUdhano kaTara hAjara kare che. zuM mArA nasIbanI balihArI! zuM mArA pUNyane udaya! basa, huM sarva agavaDa dUra karI mArI lADakavAyA priya putra Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 4 thuM bhadrasiMhane ja rAjyasana apAvuM. vasaMtasiMha to gayo, te te have A bhavamAM paNa pAcho pharanAra nathI. kezavasiMha rAjyano hakkadAra-vArasadAra che. te paNa thoDA divasamAM ja paraloka sidhAvavAne. ane tenI sAthe duSTa devakumArane paNa ghATa ghaDAvavAne, pachI te gAdIno vArasadAra-hakkadAra mAre putra ja thavAno. pachI juo mArA jevI rANIno bahAra ! bena maMjarI! ApaNe kevo prapaMca ? rANIe pUchyuM. koI AvatuM hoya ema lAge che! avAja sAMbhaLI maMjarI bolI. je to kharI ! koNa Ave che ? rANIe kahyuM. e to ApaNuM mananA mAnelA haiyAnA zunya ane jenA prANa pArakAnA karelA che evA catura sulakSaNa ApanA putra Ave che! dAsIe jaNavyuM. koNa! devakumAra Ave che. rANIe Azcarya pAmatAM pUchayuM. hA! devakumAra ane teno mitra lAlasiMha bane Ave che. dAsIe kahyuM. Avo! Avo ! mArA bALake, rANIe ubhAM thatAM kahyuM. devakumAra pitAnI (sAvakI) mAtuzrIne vaMdana kare che ane kahe che ke-mAtuzrI ! bhAI, vasaMtasiMhano raNayuddhamAM patto nathI, ApaNo parAjaya thayo ane sarvasva gayuM. A sAMbhaLI devaLadevI belI ke-hAya ! hAya! daiva, huM A zuM sAMbhaLuM chuM, bhAI devakumAra ! zuM tuM A vAta kharekhara satya kahe che! bhAI vasaMta ! tArUM kyAM pApIe mRtyu nipajAvyuM. hAya ! prabhu ! zuM tAre kepa amArA upara ja utaryo che ! rANIe bolavA ja mAMDayuM. mAtAjI! ame baMne mitro raNakSetramAM javA mATe ApazrIno AzirvAda levA AvyA chIe. to amane AjJA Apo ! devakumAre kahyuM. Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra citra dhArmIka navalakathA bhAi devakumAra ! tuM hajI bALaka che! raNakSetra eTale zuM tenI te tane purI khabara nathI! tArAthI e talavAra ane bhAlAnA camakArA kema sahevAze ? eka kAMTAne duHkhAvA sahana karavAne paNa Aje zakti nathI te raNakSetramAM yuddhanA camakArA kevI rIte jhIlI zakaze ! mATe putra! pradhAnajIne javA de ! te anubhavI che te badhI yogya geAThavaNa karaze. mATe huM! vatsa! tamAre javAnI kAMI ja jarUra nathI ! rANIe kahyuM. para mAtuzrI ! ApanuM kahevuM satya che! paraMtu pradhAnajI vRddha che eTale emane vadhu mahenata ApavI e vyAjabI nathI. kAraNa ke teothI raNuyuddhamAM capaLatAthI pharI zakAya nahI. tethI ame jaIzuM. amane pitAzrIe AjJA ApI che ane Apa paNa AzirvAda ApI AjJA Ape ! devakumAre kahyuM. dhanya che! mArA bahAdUra putrA ! jAe, sukhethI raNakSetramAM sidhAveA. prabhu tamane yaza Apaze. devaLadevIe AzirvAda ApyA. (svagata) tamArU satyAnAza jajo ane raNakSetramAM ja tamArUM maraNa jo dAsI majarI manamAM khakhaDI. devaLadevInI AjJA laI ane mitrA vidAya thayA pachI maMjarI ane rANI beu jaNA khuba baLI javA lAgyAM. hai prabhu ! mArI lAja sAcavaje ! A baMneneA ghATa ghaDAI jajo bhadrIkasiMhane rAjyagAdI prApta tho. he prabhu mArI pADajo. rANI devaLadevI kheAlI. ane mArA putra A IcchA pAra Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa pAMcamuM. chAvaNa sainya sarva taiyAra thaI rahyuM che, bhAlA, talavAra ane hathIAthI ghoDesvAra zebhI rahyA che, AkAzamAM dhULanA goTegoTA uDI rahyA che. AkAza taddana DhaMkAI gayuM che. phakta AjJAnI rAha jovAya che. divAna chatrasiMha, devakumAra tathA lAlasiMha paNa AvIne khaDA thaI gayA che. Ama AkhuM lazkara pitAnA zakhsa sajI yuddhamAM vijaya meLavavA tatpara thaI rahyuM che. mahArAjA virabhadrasiMha paNa AvI pahoMce che. pradhAnajI ! tame vRddha cho chatAM utsAhI ane nimakahalAla cho, tethI mArA kumaLAM bALakane tamArA bharUsA upara yuddhamAM javA mATe AjJA ApI che. mATe jAo ! satvara sidhAvo ! ane praviNasiMha jevA pAmara prANano parAjya karI vijaya laI vahelA Ave ! mArA vahAlA devakumAra ane mitra lAlasiMha ! tamArUM zaurya ane umaMga joI mArA AtmAne saMtoSa thayo che. kSatriyane zobhe evo vijaya laI rahelA vaLaje? je je ! bahu sAvacetIthI kAma leje kAraNa ke duzmano kapaTI ane durjana che. mATe ghaNI saMbhALapUrvaka kAma leze ane phatteha karI vahelA vaLajo. rAjA virabhadrasiMhe zikhAmaNa ApI. Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 devakumAra sacitra dhArmIka navalakathA mArA zarA saradAra! ApaNu rAjA pratyenI ApaNI nimakahalAlI jaga prasiddha che. rAjA ApaNe dAtA, trAtA ane pitA che tenI pratiSThA sAcavavI te ApaNe mUkhya dharma che. Avo nimakahalAlI batAvavAno prasaMga pharI pharI Avaze nahi. sAce kSatriya pitAnA deza mATe, pitAnI mAtRbhUmi mATe, potAnA mAlIka mATe ane pitAnI Ijajata mATe pitAnuM sarvasva arpaNa kare teja sAce kSatriya ane zuravIra gaNAya che. pITha batAvanAra purUSa hIcakAro ane bAyele gaNAya che. mATe mArA vahAlA birAdare ! Avo aNamela prasaMga bhAgya hoya te ja prApta thAya che praviNasiMha jevA pAmarane vaza karavo ane tene parAjaya kare temAM te zuM moTI vAta che? lAlasiMhe zurAtana ApatAM kahyuM. sAce kSatriya eja ke, namatuM jarI deze nahi. sAce kSatriya eja ke, Teka kadI tajaze nahi. sAce kSatriya eja ke, prANane gaNaze nahi. sAco kSatriya eja ke, Ijata khAI jIvaze nahi. mahArAjA zrI virabhadrasiMhajIne jaya! kuca zarU karatAM lazkare gagana bhedI avAjathI sArUM AkAza gajAvI mUkyuM. ane kuca AgaLa vadhavA mAMDI. kuca karatAM karatAM raNabhUminA mokharA pAse lazkara AvI caDyuM ne zurIlA vAjAM vAgavA mAMDyA, Dhola-nagArAM vagADI sainIkene zura caDAvavAmAM Avyo. bhAlA sAme bhAlA, zamazera sAme zamazera, ghoDA sAme gheDA, ane pAyadaLa sAme pAyadaLa goThavAI gayAM. devakumAra ane lAlasiMha senApati banyA jethI lazkaramAM ane utsAha Avyo. have sAmA sAmI yuddha cAlavA lAgyuM, mANase mRtyune vaza thayA, raktadhArAo vahevA lAgI, zuravIre pitAnI mAtRbhUmi mATe Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 5 muM potAnA prANanA balidAna ApI paraloka sidhAvyA ghera yuddha cAlyuM. devakumAra bahAdurI batAvI zamazera vatI seMkaDo sainikane kApato kApato AgaLa vadhyo ane acAnaka te duzmananA paMjhAmAM sapaDAI gaye paNa te pAcho paDe tema nahoto. teNe pitAne bacAva karavA seMkaDe mANasono nAza karyo paNa ekalo mANasa kayAM sudhI TakI zake ! A takano lAga joI praviNasiMha sainya sAthe devakumAra upara tuTI paDyo. Ama ekadama devakumAra upara halle thatAM lAlasiMha camakayo. tenA jANavAmAM AvyuM ke devakumAra duzmananA paMjhAmAM gherAI gayo che eTale te kuzaLa buddhizALI bahAdara devakumAranI sahAyatAe pahoMcyo. ane ghaNIja vIratApUrvaka bahAdurIthI duzmanonuM daLa kApavA mAMDayuM ane thoDI vAramAM lehInI nadIo vahevaDAvI dIdhI. hajAre mANase ketana paMjhAmAM sapaDAI gayA. have lAlasiMha ekadama praviNasiMha upara tuTI paDayo. ane sakhta prahArothI ghAyala karyo. praviNasiMha jevo ghAyala thaI nIce paDe che ke tarataja bahAdura sainIkAe muzkeToTa bAMdhI jIvate rAjakedI banAvyo, AthI temanI vijaya patAkA pheravAI. dhanya che ! AvA mitrane ! mahArAjA zrI virabhadrasiMhane jaya ! mahArAjAno jaya AkhA sainyamAM jaya ghoSaNA gAjI rahI. A baMne bahAduronI zuravIratA joI pradhAnajI paNa dIMga thaI gayA ane ghaNAja khuzI thayA. vIranA bALake vIraja hoya che! pradhAne khuzI thatAM kahyuM. praviNasiMhane rAjakedI banAvI lazkarane rAjadhAnI tarapha kuca karavA hukama karyo. mahArAjA virabhadrasiMha pitAnA mahAlayamAM beThA che paNa Aje temanuM hRdaya sthIra nathI pite Aje zokamaya ane cIMtAjanaka Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa6 devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakathA dekhAya che teone Aje cIMtAe gherI lIdhA che. ane vivAra magna dazAmAM teone vicAro Ave che ke mArA priya putra vasaMtasiMhanuM zuM thayuM haze. tene patto lAgaze ke nahi! Ama vicAramAne vicAramAM gamagIna banI gayAM che. evAmAM kezavasiMha Ave che. pUjya pitAzrI ! mane devakumAranI sahAyatA mATe javAnI AjJA Apa! zuM mArA jIvatA bhAI devakumAra upara Akta Ave! nA, nA, ema kadApI na bane ! pitAzrI ! mane satvara javAnI AjJA Apo ! kezavasiMha AgaLa belavA jAya che tyAM to kIrtikumAra Ave che ane te paNa pitAzrInI AjJA mAgatAM kahe che ke !--pitAzrI ! zuM kSatriya putro A pramANe mahelamAM besI pitAnI kAyaratA batAvaze! zuM amane amArA bhAI devakumAranI sahAyatAe javA mATe rajA nahI Apo! kIrtikumAra bolyo. mArA vahAlA putro ! tamAre bhAtRbhAva joI Aja mArA AtmAne keI ane AnaMda ane prema ubharAya che! dhanya che! tamArI lAga ne! dhanya che ! tamArI rAjya bhaktine ! putro! tamene ekalavA karatAM huM pote ja jaI devakumAranuM rakSaNa karyuM kAraNa ke tame rAjyanA be staMbha cho ! tamArA upara te nagara rakSAne mATe AdhAra che. mATe mArA beThA tamane javA kema devAya! putra kIrtikumAra tArA vagara mane jarA cena nahi paDe kAraNa ke tArI kAlI kAlI ane mIThI mIThI bhASAo mane keNa saMbhaLAvaze! putro, tame te mArA vRddhAvasthAnI lAkaDIo che ! ane mArI AMkhonA nura che. prabhu tame tene AnaMdamAM rAkhe! eja mArI aMtima abhilASA che. mATe tame javAnI haTha bIlakula na leze. ane huM piteja javAnI taiyArI karUM chuM. rAjAe putrone samajAvatAM kahyuM. Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 5 su 57 mahArAjAne jaya thAe ! jaya thAo ! eka anucara vadhAmaNI ApavA ya dheASaNA karatA Ave che. A sAMbhaLI rAjA camake che ane puche che ke kANu che? ane zuM vadhAmaNI lAvyA che ? annadAtA ! vadhAmaNI ghaNIja sArI che ke jethI utsAha vadhe ! ApanA priya putra devakumAra ane lAlasiha duSTa praviNasi Mhane badhIvAna banAvI ApazrInI sevAmAM laIne Ave che. anucare vadhAmaNI ApI. are! tuM A sAcu khele che ke mArI mazkarI kare che ! zuM mArA devakumAra yazakIti varIte duzmanane laine Ave che ! rAjAe pUchyuM ! annadAtA ! hA, sAcuM kahuM chuM anucara khelyuM. evAmAM te| pradhAna siMha, devakumAra ane lAlasiMha mahArAjAne jaya ! mahArAjAne! jaya! khelatA AvyA. ane vaMdana karI adhIvAna rAjA praviNasiMhane lAvI hAjara kare che. AthI rAjA virabhadrasiMha khele che keH bhagavAna deje dIkarA, je dIkarA paNa dinakarA, evA tuM deje dIkarA, kuLa pUthvI zAbhAve kharA.--1 evA na deje dIkarA, kare AbarUnA kAMkarA, evA na deje dIkarA, je dIkarA nahi di pharyAM.--ra evA na deje dIkarA, mA Apane je tApatA kaSTa kaputanuM keTaluM, jene mATe kahuM chuM he kahe che " bhAgI ' vIte te jANatA.--3 prabhu ! tuM dhruje saune dIkarA, premathI, satya nItivAna he! dIkarA. A sAMbhaLI devakumAranI jaya he!! jaya heA ! sa leAkeA eTalI -~ Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 devakumAra sacitra dhArmIka navalakathA ukyA Aje rAjakacerImAM keI ane AnaMda chavAI rahyo che. eka kavi kahe che ke -- zuM vidhinA lekha, tenI gama te paDatI nathI, vidhi taNA ukelanI, cAvI kadI jaDatI nathI. eka vakhata thaye parA, bAjI badhI uMdhI thatI, paNa zuM vidhinA lekhaka ke bagaDI bAjI sudharI jatI. kSatriyANIo puSpahAra lAvI devakumArane vadhAve che, ane vIrane zobhe tevA AzirvAda ApI pitAnI pharaja adA kare che. Aje rAjakacerI mANasothI ubharAI rahI che. pitAzrI ! duzmanone have zuM zikSA karavI che ? ApanA hukamamanI ja rAha jovAya che? AjanA zubha prasaMgane pratApa badhe mArA mitra lAlasiMhane ja che. je lAlasiMha vakhatasara hAjara na thayo hota te A devakumAra Aje A bhUmi upara hAjara na hota. mAro prANa ae tene yaza lAlasiMhane ja ghaTe che. to paheluM mAna te teneja maLavuM joIe. devakumAre jaNAvyuM. kema! mehanapurI kapaTI rAjA bola joIe ! have tArA mATe kaI zikSA jarUranI che ? praviNasiMha baMdhIvAnanA veSe kedI tarIke ubho rahyo che te tarapha pharatAM devakumAre pUchayuM. mahArAja ! mAre ATale gunho mApha karo ! have pharIthI kaI paNa divasa AvuM gojhAruM kRtya nahI karUM! praviNasiMha be. virabhadrasiMha-- je nAgane dudha pAIne ucherIe bahu premathI, paNa DaMkhavAne svabhAva keI divasa jAto nathI. Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 5 su pahe are, nIca! teM mArA pATavIputra vasasiMhanuM khuna karyu che ne ! mArAA tAlukayA. << "" nA, annadAtA ! me' vasaMtasiMhanI dhAta karI nathI, huM te| kumAravasaMtasiMhanuM zauya ane laDavAnI bahAdurI joI mArA manamAM tAjuba thai gayA ane tyArathIja me teA nakkI karI lIdhuM ke mArI sarve dhArelI AzAe dhULamAM maLI jaze ane mArI karelI mahenata vya jaze paNa ekAeka vasaMtasiMha laDAimAMthI guma thayA ane AkhuM lazkara AgevAna vagara hatAza thayuM tethI te takaneA lAbha laI meM A gAjhArU kRtya karI jIta meLavI. paNa mArI adekhAinuM phaLa mAre peAtAne ja bhAgavavuM paDayuM. kahevatamAM kahyuM che ke khADA kheAde te paDe. temaja thayuM che. mahArAja ! ApazrInI bhUmi phaLadrupa ane naMdanavana samI heAvAthI te bhUmi para meM lAbhadraSTie pizAcIka bhAvanA karI paNa Akhare temAM phAgye nahi. jyAre me yuddha karyuM tyAre manathI dhAryuM hatuM. ke aLIyA sAthe bAtha bhIDu huM ane Akhare mAre peAtAne ja parAjaya thavAne che. chatAM paNa me hiMmatathI sAmane karavAne nizcaya karyAM. tyAM te ApanA zuravIra zireAmaNI devakumAra, pradhAnajI tathA vIra lAlasiha vigere mArA upara caDhAI karI AvyA tyAre meM paNa mArI mati anusAra sAmaneA karyA. kudaratanI ghaTanA mArA pratye badalAi gaI ane zUravIr lAlisaMhanI bahAdurIthI temaja devakumAranI cANakaya buddhithI Apa nAmadAra sAme baMdIvAna dazAmAM AvI ubhe chuM. mArA hAthanA karyA haiye vAgyAM cha annadAtA ! mane mApha kara ! have keEpaNa divasa AvuM nIca kA nahIM karU. praviNasiMha mArI mAgatA khelyA. << ApanI rAMkaDI prajAnuM pAlana rAjAnA dharma anusAra karI jIvanane dhanya kare| ! praviNasiMhane jIvatadAna ApatAM dilAvara rAjA virabhadrasiMha melyA. Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhAmaka navalakathA dhanya che mahArAjA! tamArI udAratAne ane vIratAne! praviNasiMha bolyo. praviNasiMhane jIvatadAna ApI pitAnI rAjadhAnI tarapha javAnI vidAyagIrI ApI tethI praviNasiMha pitAnA rAjyadhAma tarapha vidAya thayA. have mahArAjA lAlasiMhane bolAve che. jethI lAlasiMha hAjara thAya che. dhanya che ! mArA rAjyanA hitaciMtakane ! teM to mArA rAjyanI mArA kuLanI ane mArI prajAnI tArA prANanA bhoge atyaMta sevA bajAvI che. bela, bola, mArA kumAranA jIvanarakSaka tuM mAga, mAga, mAge te ApuM. mahArAjA bolyA. - pUjya pitAzrI tulya mahArAjA! mitro mitranI pharaja bajAve temAM vadhAre kaMIja karato nathI. meM te phakta mArI pharaja mAtra bajAvI che. mArA ahebhAgya ke mane sevA karavAne A moMdhere samaya paramAtmA pratApe malyo. dayALu pitAzrI ! mAre te phakta ApazrInI habharI lAgaNI joIe chIe. te sivAya A kiMkarane keIpaNa jAtanI abhilASA nathI. lAlasiMha be. dhanya che ! AvA nirAbhimAnI varane! ema kahI sarve pitapitAnA sthAne jAya che. Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa chaThThuM . devakumAranuM divAnakhAnuM. devakumAra potAnA divAnakhAnAmAM beThA che ane yuddhanI badhI hakIkata peAtAnA bhAi kezavasiMhane samajAve che. bhAI kezavasiMha ! jo mArA mitra lAlasiMha na heAta te Aje tuM tArA bhAI devakumArane A sthAne jovA mATe bhAgyazALI na anyA hAta. A badhA yaza hoya teA te lAlasiMhane AbhArI che. devakumAra khelyo. e ! meTAbhAi, zuM haju vasaMtasiMha nathI AvyA ? mane temanA vagara ghaDI paNa gamatuM nathI, zuM mane temanI mulAkAta nahi karAve ? jAge, moTAbhAi huM tamArAthI rIsAI jaIza ane hi kheAluM. kIrtti kumAra khelyuM. mArA vhAlA bhAI, zuM tuM DAhyo thai AvI ha kare te sArU nahIM. bhAI vasaMtasaMhanA mATe A tArA bhAIne aharanIza ciMtA thayA kare che. bicArI mAtAtulya jayakuMvara bhAbhI paNa temanA viyeAge jhurI mare che. he paramAtmA ! zuM mArA bhAIne patto nahi lAge ! priya lAlasiha Aje badhe AnaMda AnaMda che paNa phakta jeSTa bandhu vinA A badhA AnaMda zuSka ane rasa vagarane lAge che. devakumAre jaNAvyuM. Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -- devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA mitra devakumAra! tuM A bhaDavIra, niDara ane zuravIra thaI ciMtAmAM tAruM jIvana naSTa karIza te tabIyata bagaDaze. mATe vasaMtasiMhanI zodha te karavI ja joIe ane pariNAma prabhunA hAthamAM mUkavuM joIe. vadhu ciMtAo karavAthI ApaNuM dhArelI murAda bara AvatI nathI ulaTuM zarIranI zakti naSTa thAya che. vaLI mAnasika kAryamAM saphaLa thaI zakatA nathI mATe hiMmata na hAratAM tene upAya zodhavo eja ApaNI pharaja che. mitra devakumAra ! uTha, ubho thA, AtmAne AnaMda ApavA jarA khullI havAmAM pharavA jaIe. lAlasiMhe kahyuM. mitra! Aje mAro vicAra zikAre javAnuM che ! tuM mArI sAthe AvIza ? devakumAre prazna pUchyo. devakumAra ! mane zikAra zekha nathI kAraNa ke niraparAdhI prANIne vagara guhe mArI nAMkhavA jevuM A jagatamAM bhayaMkara pApa bIjuM nathI. zuM tuM gurU bhadrabAhusvAmIne bodha bhUlI gayo ! jIvanane mUkhya pAyo dayA ane dAna upara che to te jJAnapUrvaka vicAra karI zikAranI latano tyAga kara. ane sAcA jIvanano rasto grahaNa kara. mitra! pavitra saMyamI ane mahA dharma dhuraMdhara vidvAna bhadrabAhusvAmI jevA gurUne bodha sAMbhaLyA pachI zikAra karI niraparAdhI jene haNavA tenA karatAM to duHkhI, dIna ane avAcaka prANInI banI zake teTalI sevA karI tene abhayadAna ApI jIvanane sArthaka karavuM teja manuSyane sAco dharma che. lAlasiMhe kahyuM. mitra! tArI buddhine dhanya che! Aje teM mArA upara koI ajaba chApa pADI che. huM AjathI pratijJA karuM chuM ke "koI divasa niraparAdhI jIva haNIza nahi ane haNavA daIza paNa nahi. ane mArA Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 6 huM 63 ,, rAjya dharma anusAra huM tenI sadA rakSA karIza. " devakumAra khelyuM. saMsAramAM saMskAra jyAM, sArA kadI paDatA nathI, saMskAra zubha vinA kadI, kaiAI sukhI thAtA nathI, ane mitro AnaMda karavA mATe jaMgalamAM pharavA nIkaLyA sAthe kezasiMhane lIdhe. vananI dhanaveAra ghaTA ane vRkSAnI hAramALA joi ghaDIbhara duHkha bhUlI traNe navayuvAne AnaMdamAM meAja mAne che. meATAbhAI ! jotA khareA, zuM vananI zAbhA che ! kudarate kevI ramaNyatA meLavI che! Akhu nadanavana Aje ApaNane ha AvakAra ApI kRtA thAya che. pakSIe paNa pAta peAtAnA mALAmAM nirdeSa AnaMda mAnI rahyA che. bhAI! bhAI ! jue te kharA ! pelI sihaNu paNa bakarInA baccAne sAthe lai peAtAnA baccAe sAthe kevI gela kare che! zuM naMdanavananI zobhA ! jyAM pakSIe paNa saMpathI ane premathI peAtAnA jIvanane! rasa luMTI rahyA che. kezavakumAra khelyuM. bha sAmethI kAI mahAtmA AvatAM jaNAyA jethI devakumAra vigere traNe yuvAne e dhaNA hI ta thaI sASTAMga praNAma karyA. AthI mahAtmAe traNe bALakAne AzirvAda ApyA. bALako tame kANuM ! tamAre tamArUM nagara zA mATe choDavuM paDayuM ! ane tame Ama udAsI kema jaNAvA che ! mahAtmAe pUchyuM gurUdeva ! ame beu pratiSTAputra nagaranA rAjA virabhadrasiMhajInA putrA chIe ane A lAlasiMha amArA mitra che ! kezavasi Mhe kahyu. mahAtmAjI! A ane kumAranA meTAbhAI vasaMtasiMha laDAImAMthI guma thayA che ane temane keAI jagyAe patto nathI tethI ame traNe jaNA manane AnaMda ApavA nagara kheDI A upavanamAM AvyA chIe lAlasiMhe jaNAvyuM. Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhAmaka navalakathA - vatsa! zAMnta thAo! tamArI dilagIrI zodhavAnA upAya karuM chuM ema kahI mahAtmAe samAdhi caDAvI. samAdhi purI thatAM pitAnA jJAnavaDe vasaMtasiMhanI hakIkata kahevA lAgyA. - vatsa ! sAMbhaLo, vasaMtasiMhane tamArI aparamAtAe maMtra baLe kaI addabhUta mANasa pAse uDADI haraNa karAvyuM che, te hAlamAM vasaMtapura nagaranI pAse guphAmAM ghaNuMja AnaMdanI sAthe rahe che. tene tyAM koI jAtanuM duHkha nathI phakta duHkhamAM te kuTuMbIjanono viyoga che, prathama te mANasoe mArI nAMkhavAno vicAra karele paNa tenI cAlAkI ane vIratA joI tenA upara kRpA karI tene jIvatA rAkhyo che. vaLI eja guphAmAM teja addabhUta mANasanI lAvelI survaNapuranA rAjAnI rAjakuMvarI che te vasaMtasiMhanI cAkarI kare che kAraNa ke vasaMtasiMhe tenuM ziyaLa potAnA bAhu baLathI sAcavyuM hatuM. vasaMtasiMha te rAjakuMvarIne pitAnI bahena gaNe che. te beu bhAI-bahena sukhe divase nirgamana kare che. kuMvarI rUpamAM, saundaryamAM ane vanamAM ajoDa che. temaja nRtya kaLA ane vahevArIka jJAnamAM saMpUrNa ane kuzaLa che. tenuM rUpa devakanyAne paNa zaramAve tevuM che. vatsa! jyAre devakumAra tathA lAlasiMhane pitAnI aparamAtAnA duSTa kRtyathI vanavAsa javuM paDaze tyAre vasaMtasiMhanI tapAsa karatAM karatAM te duzmanone lAlasiMha parAjya karaze. ane te kuMvarI lAlasiMhane ja paraNaze. paNa vasaMtasiMha maLaze nahi. paraMtu vasaMtasiMha te prathama devakumArane ja maLaze. vatsa ! dezavaTe tamArA bhAgyamAM lakhAyeluM che ane te have ghaNaja najadIka che! mATe dezavaTo ghaNI ja khuzIthI svIkAraje ! temAMja tamArI kIrti amara thaze. RSImahAtmAe vasaMtasiMhanA samAcAra ApatAM zikhAmaNa ApI. mahAtmAnA zabdo sAMbhaLI sarva sajjaDa thaI gayA. ahA hA! Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6pa prakaraNa 6 ThuM zuM rAjya lebha mATe mAtA pitAnA dIkarAonuM khuna karavA taiyAra thAya che! dhikkAra che evI mAtAone ! dhikkAra che e rAjya ane vaibhavane ! kharekhara ! jJAnIo je bhAkhI gayA che te taddana akSare akSara satya-sAcuM ja che. jyAM vaibhava che tyAMja kaleza ane kusaMpa hoya che. he! paramAtmA, mane hiMmata Apa ane mAtuzrIne saddabuddhi Apa! A pramANe devakumAra pazcAtApa karI mahAtmAne vaMdana karI tyAMthI vidAya le che. ane sarva pitAnA sthAna tarapha pAchA phare che. vAMcagaNa have ApaNe rANuM devaLadevI tarapha najara nAMkhIe. devaLadevI potAnI dAsI maMjarIne bolAvI kahe che ke --dAsI have barAbara lAga Avyo che. bAI sAheba, have te kaMI bhUla Ave kharI ke ! bA ! have je karavuM hoya te Ajeja karI nAMkhavuM joIe dAsIe kahyuM. maMjarI! tuM to koI ajaba abaLA che jyAM sudhI tuM mArI pAse mojuda che tyAM sudhI mArA dareka kArya nIvidhei pAra paDavAnA temAM leza paNa zaMkA nathI. paraMtu maMjarI hajI pelA mArA kema AvyA nathI! rANue pUchayuM. bA sAheba! ame ApanI sevAmAM hAjara chIe cAra narAdhamo AvatAM AvatAM belyA. maMjarI! A mANasane je kAma karavAnuM che tenI samajaNa Apa ! rANIe kahyuM. juo ! A mahelanI pAchaLanI bAjue kezavasiMhanuM divAnakhAnuM AveluM che. ane tyAMja devakumAra Aje suI rahevAne haze. kadAca devakumAra tyAM suI rahevAne na hoya to tamAre tenA mahelamAM javuM paDaze. tame ApaNuM gupta dvAramAMthI dAkhala thAva ane kezavasiMhanuM khUna Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakathA karI te khunane Apa devakumAra upara Ave tema karavuM joIe, vaLI tevI bAjI goThavavA evI rIte karavuM ke jethI devakumAra jAge nahI. ane lehIthI kharaDAelI zamazera tenA mAnamAM mukI devI ane tenI zamazera tamAre laI levI. A badhuM kAma Aja sAMja pachI ane savAra pahelAM karI nAMkhavAnuM che. dAsI maMjarIe badhI hakIkta samajAvI. maMjarI ! devakumAranA virUddha rAjAnA kAnamAM viSa reDavuM joIe. rANuM devaLadevI belI. e kAma te tamAruM pitAnuM ja che ! dAsIe javAba Apyo. Aja rAte A caMdrIkA caMdra upara jarUra jIta meLavazeja rANIe kahyuM. A khuna kevI rItanuM thaze! dAsIe mArAone pUchayuM. jevA jevuM thaze, vaLI sAthe sAthe tamArI paNa purI phajetI thaze ane nAka kAna kapAvI gadheDe besavA vakhata Avaze ! mArAo bolyA. joyuM jaze, pachInI vAta pachI paNa be hakadAra te jaze ! rANI belI. zuM kIrtikumAranI paNa eja dazA thaze! dhyAna rAkhaje vasaMtasiMha jIve che. ane te Avaze te tamArI phajetIo jevA jevI thaze. mArAo bolyA. bA sAheba! javAdone e vAta, te vAtamAM zuM mAla che ! zuM muelAM maDadAM jIvatA thayAM sAMbhaLyA che ? bhIMtane paNa kAna hoya che mATe te vAta javAde ! huM have bIjI bAtamI meLavavA jauM chuM ema belI dAsI jAya che. vAcakavarga ! have ApaNe kezavasiMhanA divAnakhAnA tarapha draSTi karIe. kezavasiMha saraLa ane nItivAna kumAra che. jene pitAnA Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ badhava upara agAdha vizvAsa ane aNahada mAna che tethI te pitAnA bhAI devakumAra ne kahe che. bhAI! Aje ApaNe baMne jaNe ahiMAja sukha duHkhanI vAto karI suI jaIzuM ?kezavasiMhe pUchayuM. jevI vaDIla badhunI AjJA ! devakumAra be. bhAI! tuM Aje jIvate Avyo eTale basa, nahI te A badhAnI zI dazA thAta aparamAtA bahu kapaTI che ! pUjya pitAzrIne game tema uMdhu catu samajAvI pitAnuM dhAryuM kare che. kezavasiMhe kahyuM. hoya, emAM zuM che! game ema te paNa te ApaNI mAtA che ane rAjyanI mahArANI che vaLI bhadrasiMha jevA vIraputranI mAtA che mATe abhimAna kema na hoya ? bhAI ! mane te vasaMtasiMha vinA cena paDatuM nathI, devakumAre kahyuM. A pramANe baMne bhAIo vAto karatAM karatAM nidrAdhIna thaI gayAM. have pelA narAdhame zAnta rAtrImAM pitAnI pApalIlAnI zarUAta karavA mahelamAM dAkhala thAya che. ane dhIme pagale cAlavA lAgyA. je je alyA, ghAMTo pADI belatA ? joje kaMI paNa garabaDa thAya nahi tenI purepurI saMbhALa rAkhaje. nahi te ApaNuM cArenuM AvI banyuM samajaje. eka narAdhama cUpakIthI belyo. bicArA baMne rAjakumAre zAMta cittathI aghora niMdrAmAM AnaMda laI rahyA che tyAre A cAre narAdhama dhImI cAle-billI cAle ughADI talavAra rAkhI rAjakumAranA palaMga pAse AvI ubhA ane tarataja kezavasiMhanuM mAthuM dhaDathI juduM karI nAkhyuM bicArAnA see varSa pUrA thaI gayA. ane te lehIvALI talavAra devakumAranI talavAranA mAnamAM mUkI cAre pApIo nAsI chuTayA. Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra citra dhArmIka navalakathA kezavasiMhane vedanA thayAthI te ekadama cIsa pADe che. e Apare! marI gayA re ! e pApI duSTo, meM tamArUM zuM bagADayuM hatuM. mArA ekAMtavAsamAM AvI talavArane dhA mArI nAsI jAya che. kAI pakaDA ! kAI pakaDA ! e duSTone! e pitA ! e bhAI devakumAra ! dADA ! doDe ! duSTA mArA upara ghA karI cAlyA jAya che ! khuba vedanA thatAM kezasiMha khUmeA mAravA lAgyA. 6. A brUma-cIsa sAMbhaLI devakumAra camakI jAya che. zuM che ! zuM che! bhAI tamane zuM thayuM che! tame kema mA pADe che! ema pUchatAM temanA jovAmAM aa AvyA tethI te ekadama gabharAI gaye bhAi! A kayA duSToe karyuM! dhikkAra che e pApIone ! huM ! dhAtakI tamane A gAjhArU kRtya karatAM zarama na AvI ! devakumAra gabharAtAM gabharAtAM khelyo. (( mArA vhAlA bhAI kAI cAra pizAcA AvI mArA para dhA karI nAsI gayA che. huM temane eLakhI zakayo nathI. paNa me phakta eTaluM sAMbhaLyuM che ke rAjyAsana te phakta bhadrasiMhane mATeja che, tuM leje have svarganuM rAjya, yuvarAja thaI beThA che." A pramANe meM sAMbhaLyuM hatuM. te sivAya bIjuM kAMi sAMbhaLyuM nathI. mArA vhAlAbhAi tu kadApI paNa rAjyanA hakkadArane dAvA karIza nahi ! bhAI chellA praNAma ! talavAra bahAdura Teka dhArI pUrNatAne pekhAyA, hAthI haNe hAthe karI, e kezarI sama dekhIyA, evA bhalA bhaDavIra paNu, aMte rahyA che rAne, jana jANIe mana mAnIe nava kALa mUke kAI ne. manuSya dhAre che zuM te thAya che zuM! bhAI devakumAra huM te ' paralAka jAuM chuM paNa 'tuM aparamAtAne jarA paNa vizvAsa karIza Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 6 ThuM nahi ane pelI nIca dAsI maMjarIne paNa vizvAsa lAvIza nahi." bhAI! mArAthI vedanA khamAtI nathI ! mArI A chellI hakIkata dhyAnamAM rAkhaje ane teno prANune paNa vizvAsa lAvIza nahi. kezavasiMhe kahyuM. bhAI kezavasiMha, tAre je kahevAnuM hoya te khuzIthI kahe jarA paNa ochuM lAvI chAnuM rAkhIza nahi. devakumAra be. bhAI e kapaTI rANuM mArA khUnane Aropa tArA upara lAvaze ane tane rAjyanI hadapAra-dezavaTo apAvaze. te tuM jarA paNa krodhAyamAna na thatAM mahAtmAnA vacana pramANe dezavaTe grahaNa karaje ane mAthe AvelI vipattine sAmano karI zAMti meLavaje. tene sahana karavI eja manuSyanuM kartavya che. kezavakumAre kahyuM. bhAI ! tamAruM kahevuM mane ziromAnya che ! devakumAra be. Ave kadApI du;kha te, mA~ kadI DaratA nathI, Aphatane jAta mAnatA, pAchA kadI paDatA nathI. meTAbhAI vasaMtasiMhanuM kAsaLa paNa e aparamAtAe ja kADheluM hevuM joIe ema AjanA kartavyathI samajAya che. e nIca mAtA ] ame bALakoe tAruM zuM bagADayuM hatuM ! amArA jIvanI johItarasI tene jarA paNa dayA ke lAgaNI AvI nahIM! tArA putrane rAjya apAvavA sArUM cAra hatyAo karatAM tane jarApaNa Dara AvI nahi ! dhikkAra che ! e rAjya ane vaibhavane ! e brAtA ! zuM tame paNa mane mUkIne cAlyA gayA ane A jagatamAM mane nirAdhAra banAvI mUkI gayA. devakumAra raDatA raDatA bolyA. Apa Ama zA mATe raDo cho ? mahelanA rakSake AvIne pUchyuM. Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra citra dhArmIka navalakathA mArA vhAlA nimakahalAla anucarA tamArA paherAmAMthI narAdhame mahelamAM praveza karI kezavasi MhanuM khUna karI nAsI gayA che. devakumAre jaNAvyuM. 70 annadAtA ! ame te! badhAya jAgatA hatA ane AkhI rAta tamArI rakSA karavA uMdha paNa lIdhI nathI. ema kahI anucarAe badhe tapAsa karI paNa kAI nA patto maLye nahi. AthI devakumAra potAnI zamazera kheMcI jue che te te leAhIthI kharaDAelI ja hatI. A joI te ekadama vismaya pAmyA. are! mArIja zamazerathI e duSToe mArA bhAIne vadha karyo che. mArA vhAlA anucare AmAM tamAreA vAMka nathI. jAe ! tameA mahArAjAne vAta karo huM paNa tyAMja Avu chuM. devakumAre jaNAvyu. mahArAjA virabhadrasiMha peAtAnA rAjamahelamAM peAtAnI prANa priyA devaLadevI sAthe AnaMda kriDA bhAgavI rahyA che. ane aneka jAtanI ghaTanAonI vAte cAlI rahI che. mArI prANa priyA ! dagAbAja praviNasiMha paNa chatAyeA, pitA vAtsalya putro hoya te AvA ja hajo! je potAnuM sarvasva ApavAne taiyAra che. dhanya che! te mArA devakumArane ! rAjA melyA. mArA jevInuM mAM ene te| rAjyanA prANeza ! javAde e vAta! e devakumAranuM nAma levAmAM kaMI sArI nathI! e ema mAne che ke mArA jevuM A rAjamAM kAi ja nathI. rAjAnA mAnItA eTale dhAre te kare, jete paNa gamatuM nathI te pachI khelAvete zene ja. mAlIka thai paDavuM che! paNa kaMi cAlatuM nathI. meLavI AvyA tyArathI sarve kANu jANe tene joI AMdhaLA bano gayA na heAya! tema AkhA rAjyamAM tene badhA bhAi, bhAI kahIne phUlAvI rahyA che. paNa bhAItA chApare caDavA che! tamA jue tA kharA tamArA dekhatAM ane hayAtImAMja gAdI pacAvI paDavAneA che. raNamAMthI vijaya Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka vArasadAra kezavasiMha che tenuM kAsaLa te game te prakAre kADhaze! tenAthI bhadrikasiMha nAno che eTale tenI to paMcAta nathI. rANIe bAlavA ja mAMDayuM. A sAMbhaLI rAjAthI na rahevAyuM. nahi, nahi, hAlI! ema asatya bhASaNa na bela ! e to mAre pitRbhakta putra che ! enA guNa huM zuM gAuM! dhanya che e putrane ! kema kIrtikumAra tuM zuM kahe che? rAjAe pUchyuM. pitAzrI ! devakumAra te eka pattharamAM ratna samAna che. tArAgaNamAM caMdra samAna che ane..................... tyAM te vacamAM ja dAsI belI annadAtA ! te bahu kapaTI......... cupa! tane kone bolAvI ke nakaTInI mAphaka vaccamAM bolI uThe che. tuM tArI bAInI zikhAmaNe caDhI tenI hAlI thavA jAya che, paNa pucha A kIrtikumArane te tane badhe javAba Apaze ? rAjA krodhamAM bolyA. . ... .....devakumAra jevo vIra, dhIra ane gaMbhIra kaI jovAmAM Avyo nathI. ane temano pitRprema ane mAtRprema ajoDa che. mArA pratye paNa temane agAdha prema che. kIrtikumAra AgaLa belavA jato hatA paNa sAmethI pAchI dAsI AvatI dekhAI. satyAnAza gayuMre! marI gayA re! ApaNe udayAcaLa sthita ravi astIcaLe pahoMcyo re! ApaNuM ane ApaNA rAjyanuM nasIba paravArI gayuM re! dAsI ekadama raDatI raDatI Ave che. are maMjarI! bela te kharI ke zuM thayuM? zuM praviNasiMhe pharI pAcho ApaNuM nagara upara halle karyo che? zuM tene nagara chatyuM Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 devakura sacitra dhArmIka navalakathA che? zuM tene devakumArane pakaDayo che? rAjAe uparAuparI prazno pUchyA. nA, nA, mahArAja! temAMnuM kazuMe thayuM nathI. te kahetAM mArI jIbha upaDatI nathI. kezavasiMha......... vAkaya purU na karatAM dAsI aTakI jAya che. khelatA kema aTake che? rAjAe pUchyuM. je heAya te kahI dene! zA mATe ATalI badhI gabharAya che ane dhruje che. rANIe AzvAsana ApatAM kahyu. AthI dAsI ma MjarI ghaNI ja lAgaNIvaza thaI saMpUrNa strI caritrane bhAva batAvI jANe rAjyanI purepurI vaphAdAra na hoya! teve DALa karIne kahevA lAgI ke: rAjyapitA, prajAnA pratipALa nyAyanItinA vizArada ApaNA lADakavAyA kezavasiMhanuM kAI pApIe..........na karyuM che. dAsI kheAlI. zuM te maraNane zaraNa thayA? te vakhate tyAM cekIdArA hAjara hatA ke nahi? te kaI jagAe sUI thayeA hateA ane tenI pAse kANa kANu hatuM? mahArAjA udAsIna cahere pUchavA lAgyA. mahArAja sAMbhaLe ! tenA divAnakhAnAnA rakSake mane kahyu ke, Aja rAte kezasiMha ane devakumAra e baMne bhAie sAthe sUtA hatA. pAzrlI rAte kezasiMhe khUma pADI ke IMDA ! doDA! eTale rakSakA tyAM doDI gayA. tyAre rakSakAne mAluma paDayuM ke kezasiMha paraloka prayANa karI gayA che. A vakhate devakumAra kezavisaMhanI lAza pAse esI karUNa svare rAtA hatA. rakSakAe tapAsa karI te| devakumAranI zamazerathI ja khUna thayeluM mAlama paDayuM. bAkI te| bIju kAI tyAM AvI zake tema na hatuM. devakumAranI talavAra haju lAhIthI kharaDAelI Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 6 ThuM 73 che. nAmadAra ! badhA rakSakane te devakumAra upara ja vahema Avata jAya che. paNa tenI dilagIrIne pAra nathI te mahArAja! te mATe zodha thavI joIe. dAsIe devakumAra upara Aropa mUkatAM vAta kahI. prANeza ! gajaba thaye, ApaNuM sarvasva gayuM, ApaNA nasIbaja vAMkA che. devakumAra mATe meM hamaNAM ja Apane nivedana karyuM ke te gAdIne lebhI che. mATe tene ja A ghATa ghaDele hevo joIe. mATe tenI satvara tapAsa thavI ja joIe ! rANI devakumAra upara Aropa mUktAM makakamapaNe belI, mAtuzrI! tame A pramANe belo te sAruM nahi. arere ! temanA premanI zI vAta kahuM ! A jIMdagImAM devakumAra kadI bhAtraghAtI ane vizvAsaghAtI thAya ja nahIM. mAtuzrI! zuM samudra maryAdA mUkaze ? zuM siMhaNanuM dUdha sonAnA vAsaNa sivAya rahI zakaze ? nA, nA, kadApi kALe bhAI devakumAranA hAthe AvuM karapINa kAma thAya ja nahi. kIrtikumAra makkamatApUrvaka bolyo, mArA nAnakaDA rAjakumAra, tame satya kahyuM che. rAjA te premAMdha ane kAnanA kAcA che, paNa bhAvInI prArabdhatA keI ajaba che ! manuSya dhAre che zuM ane thAya che zuM? eka anucara belyo. jarUra, A gojhAruM kRtya karanAra devakumAra ja che? rAjyanI lagAma hAthamAM laI siMhAsana para besavA mATe ja tene rAjyabha thayo che. mArA lADakavAyA kezavasiMhanuM khUna e pApI devakumAre ja karyuM che. vAha! vidhAtA vAha! !! rAjA dhamAM belyA. samaya samaya baLavAna che nahIM manuSya baLavAna, kALe ajuna luMTIo ehI dhanuSya ehI bANa. mahArAjA dhamAM ekadama mahelamAMthI nIkaLI rAjasabhAmAM Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 devakumAra sacitra dhArmIka navalakathA kezavasiMhanA khUnane badaleA levA mATe jAya che. temane jatAM dekhIne kIrttikumAra kahe che keH-pitAzrI ! hajI paNa kahuM chuM ke mahApavitra devakumAranA hAthe AvuM aaAra kRtya kadI paNa bane nahIM. ema mArA AtmA sAkSI pUre che. paNa Aje tamArI ca cakSuemAM mehanA paDadA chavAI gayA hovAthI mArI vAta satya nahi ja lAge. paramAtmA ! mArA nirdoSa bhAinuM rakSaNa karo kIrtti kumAre kahyuM. rAjA krodhanA AvezamAM kacerImAM Ave che. sarva saradAra sAmata| salAma karIne pAta peAtAnA Asana para bese che. paNa mahArA, devakumAra upara krodhe bharAyA che ema jANIne sarve stabdha anI gayA che. kANa che hAjara ! rAjA khelyA. annadAtA hAjara chuM! eka anucara AgaLa AvI khelyA. jAva! pApI devakumArane tenA kRtyanI zikSA sAMbhaLavA muzkeTATa AMdhI satvara mArI sanmukha hAjara karA! rAjAe hukama karyAM. pitAzrI ! Apane putra ApanI sanmukha hAjara ja che kahe, zI AjJA che! devakumAra hAjara thatAM khelyA. pApI ! tame pitA zabda khelatAM zarama AvatI nathI! e rAjyalAbhI, narapazAca, adhama, dhAtakI, teja rAjya pacAvavAnI khAtara mArA vhAlA putra kezavasiMhanuM khUna karyuM che! e ! narAdhama kasAi, tArI talavArathI ghAta karatAM tane kaMI paNa yA na AvI ! A kulAMgAra, zuM tArUM mAMDhuM batAve che. rAjA gussAmAM khelyA. pitAzrI ! Apane A devakumAra taddana nirdoSa che. ane niraparAdhI che. bhAI kezavasiMhanI khUma sAMbhaLI jyAre huM jAgyA tyAre Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 75 prakaraNa 6 huM "( cAra narAdhame mArU khUna karI nAsI jatAM meM joyA che." ema kezavasiMhanA mukhethI sAMbhaLyuM hatu. devakumAre kahyuM. e pApI! tuM tArA bacAva karavA mAge che! ane bicArA cAra nirdoSa upara AreApa mUke che. huM tArU kAMI paNa sAMbhaLavA mAgatA nathI. jA! tArUM kALu kara. mahArAjA khelyA. annadAtA ! herU kaherU thAya paNa mAvItarathI ema na thavAya ! devakumAranA upakArA rAja upara ghaNA che. tene rAjya ane prajAsevA ghaNI ja lAyakAtapUrvaka bajAvI che. mATe evA deva jevA putrane nyAya ApatAM vicAra karavA joIe. keTalIka vakhate najare joelI vAta paNa khoTI paDe che, te mArA zarachatra ! A tA sAMbhaLela vAta che ? Apa jarA zAnta citte vicAra karI ceAgya nyAya Ape ! pradhAna chatrasiMha melyA. A vakhate kacerImAM rANI devaLadevI tathA dAsI majarI hAjara rAjAne kheAlatAM sAMbhaLI ghaNA khuzI thatAM hatAM. bAkI bIjA sarvenA caherA gamagIna dekhAtA hatA. hatA te pitAzrI ! sAvadha thAe! A AkhI kacerImAM sarvenAM mUkha para gamagInI chavAI gaI che. kIrtikumAra khelyA. AthI rAjA jAgRta thatAM niraparAdhI devakumArane ghaNeAja kArame hukama saMbhaLAvavA taiyAra thAya che. A joine pradhAnathI zAMta na rahevAyuM. '' mahArAja! kahevatamAM kahyuM che ke utAvaLA so mAvaLA dhIrA so gabhIra. svAmI ! Ama ekAeka sAhasa karatAM vicAra karA! 'jyAM sudhI mULa purAvA hAtha na lAge ane te nirdoSa che evuM sAbIta na Thare tyAM sudhI ApaNe tene ApaNA rAjyamAMthI dUra karavA eja yeAgya che, paNa nirdeauSa hovA chatAM deASIta TharAvI zikSA Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7 devakumAra citra dhAmIka navalakthA karavI te megya nathI.' zANA pradhAne zANapaNamAM rAjAne kahI saMbhaLAvyu. pradhAnajI ! zuM te niraparAdhI che tema Apa mAne che? jo tamane ema lAgatuM heAya tA tamene jema ThIka lAge tema kare! tameA mArA junA ane vizvAsu mitra che eTale tamArI salAhanI mAre jarUra che. ane jyAre tame salAha Ape che te tamArI salAhamAM kAMI vajUda haze ja te jema tamArI dhyAna Ave tema kare paNa te pApIne mArI draSTi AgaLathI ekadama dUra kare! rAjAzrI melyA. 66 pitAzrI ! huM ApazrInA AgaLa temaja A AkhI sabhA AgaLa devanI sAkSIe pratijJA lau chuM ke jyAM sudhI A devakumAramAM prANa che, jyAM sudhI A dehamAM caitanya che ane jyAM sudhI A kalaMkamAMthI mUkta na thA tyAM sudhI A devakumAra pratiSTAputra nagaramAM temaja tenI hadamAM paNa praveza nahi kare ane A kalakIta mUrkha ApazrIne nahi batAve." jyAre mArUM kalaka prabhukRpAe tathA jinezvara bhagavAnanI kRpAthI dUra thai jaze tyAre paNa ApazrInA khelyA vagara A nagaramAM praveza nahIM karU. pitAzrI ! AjathI mAre A nagaranuM anna-pANI harAma che! pUjya zirAmAnya pitAzrI ! A bALakanA Apane praNAma ! sa sabhAjanene praNAma ! devakumAra niDaratAthI melye. cAla ! jA, jA, tArU kALu mUkha laI cAlye! jA ! rAjA ekadama krodhanA AvezamAM khelA. pitAzrI ! huM jIvIza ane nirdoSa TharIza te jarUra ApazrInA cInA da na karIza, nahi te ApazrInA kuLane kalaMka lagADanAra tarIke A pApI devakumAra kadApI kALe peAtAnuM kALuM mUkha nahIM batAve ! pitAzrI ! sAMbhaLeA ! huM jaIza tA mArA snehIne jaIza, mArA bhAi--henane jaIza temAM tamAre ane mahArANIne zuM? Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa ThuM 77 mahArANIne te huM eka kaTaka hatA te kaTaka teA Aje jAya che, mArA e vaDIla andhu gayA temanI sAthe huM paNa jAu chuM. paNa teo te jIde raste gayA eka A lAkamAM ane bIjo paraleAkamAM ane huM vaLI trIje raste ja jAuM chuM. he ! prabhu, mArA mATAbhAInA khUnanuM kalaMka zuM mAre ja mAthe! khera! jevI kanI gati. jAuM chuM. ,, pUjya pitAzrI ! huM A nirAdhAra mAtA vagaranA putra para dayA rAkho, huM khAtrIthI kahuM chu ke " jo mArI mAtA vatI hAta te! Ama zAta ja nahi " mArA vhAlA saradAre| tathA sAmate ! prabhu sAkSIe kahyuM hyuM ke huM taddana nirdoSa ane niraparAdhI chu. have jyAre prabhu mane mArI Ijjatabhera pAThe lAve tyAre tamArA badhAnA dana karI kRtArtha thaIza, nahi te maraNane zaraNa thaIza. devakumAranA cakSuemAMthI azrudhArA cAlI jAya che! chatAM te AgaLa khele che ke-parama pUjya pitAtulya kAkAzrI chatrasiMha caraNAmAM praNAma kare che. mArA vhAlA mitra lAlasiMhane jarA paNa echuM AvavA deze nahi. ane AjanI saghaLI mInA mArA mitrane kaheze. devakumAra raDatAM raDatAM khelye. * A bALaka ApanA pUjya pitAzrI ! A putra ApazrInA chellA darzana karI Laya che ane kahetA jAuM hyu ke A kRtyane mATe tamAre pAchaLathI pastAvuM paDaze, mATe mArI namra vinaMti che ke jyAM kuTuMbI mANase ja duna hAya tyAM nyAyanI AzA rakhAya ja kayAMthI ! Apa bahu saMbhALathI rahejo, duzmane che paNa te ApaNA ja gharamAM che." Ama khelI devakumAra cAlyuM jAya che. Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa sAtamuM. bhadrIsiMhanA khAnagI mahela bhaTTIkasa'hu atyAre ekalA pe!tAnA manane AnaMda ApI rahyo che. ane khele cheke AjakAla mArA nasIbane sItArA kevA camakI rahyo che! huM je dhArUM chuM teja thAya che. ApaNe have yuvarAja banavAnA ane saunA para hukama calAvavAnA. je dhArIzuM te karIzuM ane have A saMsAranI navI navI mejo ane AnaMda luMTavAnA. mArA jevA kAi bhAgyazALI A jagatamAM haze? nA, nA, atyAre teA yuvarAja gaNe! tehuMja chu. ane je gaNeA te basa huM ane huM. paraMtu hAlamAM mhArA vhAlA mitrA kAI dekhAtA nathI. zuM temane mArA upara rISa caDI haze! zA mATe tee ahIM nahi AvatA hAya !" Ama bhadrIkasiMha vicArAnA jholAM khAi beThA che evAmAM te temanA cAritravAna ane khuzAmatIA mitrAnuM TALu AvIne hAjara thAya che. temane AvatAM dekhI. 66 Ave!! Ave!! mhArA dIleAAna dAstA Ave ! bhadrIkasiMhe AvakAra ApyA. Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 7 su 79 Apa te! have yuvarAja ane AvatI kAlanA mahArAjA eTale amArA jevA sAdhAraNa mitrAneA bhAva kANu pUche! ame te! dararAja ApanA dana karavA AvIe chIe, paNa Apa te ApaNA mAnavatA mahArANI vilAsavaMtInA tejamAM taNAyelA rahe eTale amane darzanane lAbha zenAM Ape!! vilAsa te vilAsa ja, peAtAnI vilAsa mATe anucarA pAse apamAna karAvI mahelamAMthI tamArA mAnItA patnI amane (tamArA mitrAne) dUra karAve. e keTalA badhA abhimAna. tArAgaNa caMdranI rAha joyA kare paNa caMdra te zAne dekhAya ja. hAya ! caMdra teA mAMdhrA ja hoya ne! prapaMcasiMhe jaNAvyuM. krama dunasiMha ! e to ema ja hoya ne! duniyAmAM lakSmIvAna eTale DAhyA ane buddhizALI, lakSmI maLI eTale sarve cIjo temane ja maLavAnI, paisAthI te bhagavAna paNa temanA mitrAne bhUlI jAya che. eTale ja lakSmIvAna sarvaguNa saMpanna kahevAya che. bhagavAnasiMha esthe. bhAI! zuM meluM, bhAI ne vilAsa karatAM kAI parI-apsarA mitrAnA sAmuya jove nahi ! nathI! zuM vilAsa jevI eka tevIne te dUra ja karavI joIe ! malI hoya te huM mAnuM chuM ke te emanA mATe vilAsa te| yeAgya ja nAlAyaka strIne khelAvavI! nA, nA, durjanasiMha eklyAH kema bhUlelA che! bhAI, vilAsa karatAM teA hajAra darajje zAbe tevI meAhanapurInI kanyA che! tenA rUpanuM varNana karavA mATe kAI vidvAna kavi ke zAkSaranI paNa kalama cAlavI muzkela che. meM te eka vakhata sAdhAraNa joI tyAre huM kayAM chuM tenuM paNa bhAna bhUlI gayA hatA. ApaNA mAnItA mitra yuvarAja bhadrIkasiMha mATe te taddana yeAgya che! jo vilAsane! A rUpakanyA sAthe mukAbalA karIe Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhArmIka navalakathA te kyAM caMdra ane kyAM tArAo! kayAM ghoDe ane gadheDe ! kayAM padmaNI ane kyAM zaMkhaNI! mehanapurInI kanyA te eka IdranI asarA samajI lyo ! tarUNasiMhe jaNAvyuM Ama badhA mitro bhegA thaI vAte kare che evAmAM eka anucara tyAM AvI caDe che ane te bole che ke-zuM mArA beTA mitro maLyA che ? jarUra pitAnA svArthane khAtara A pApIe rAjyanuM temaja bhadrakasiMhanuM satyAnAza vALazeH thAya te thavA de ne! A khuzAmatIAo khuzAmata karI rAjakumArane bhoLavI ADA raste deravaze. pachI vilAsa tArA paNa bhoga maLavAnA ja. anucare AvIne kahyuM. zuM mArA mitro mane maLavA mATe Ave ane mArI patnI dhakkA mArI bahAra kADhI mUkAve ! mAre evI bAyaDInI zI jarUra! ApaNe te ApaNuM managamatI, ApaNuM tAbAmAM rahenArI, mArA mitrone khuza rAkhanArI, caMcaLa, mRdu ane suMdara parI jevI, dIlarUbA jevI tathA gajagAminI patnI joIe. bhadrakasiMha AnaMdanA teramAM bolyo. vAharAjakumAra vAha! ! ! evI to Avaze tyAre Avaze ! atyAre DI ja rastAmAM paDI che! atyAre to je hoya tenAthI ja saMtoSa mAnavA zayanagRhamAM padhAre! eka mitra mazkarI karatAM bolya. e te vilAsa joIne ja hatAza thaI javAnA ane jema telamAM mAMkhI DUbe tema muMgA banI javAnA, ahIM game teTaluM bele paNa tyAM (vilAsa pAse) nAmadAranuM kazuM ja cAlavAnuM nathI, are cAlaze ja nahi! mATe jarA chAMTA pANInuM jora kare ane devane durlabha evo mApAna pIo. ane khAo ! bIjo mitra kaTAkSa karatAM bolyo. Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 7 muM kuMvara sAheba ! madyapAna pIvAmAM keTale AnaMda ! eka to ApanA AtmAne AnaMda ane ApanI priyAne AnaMda vaLI leke paNa zAbAzI Ape trIjA mitre bolatAM bolatAM jaNAvyuM. mahArAja ! madyapAna to jIvananI hoLI saLagAvaze, AkhI yAdavakuLano nAza thayo hoya to te madApAnanA pratApa! rAjA mahArAjAo hatA na hatA thaI gayAM te mapAnanA pratApe ja. mahArAja ! A vyasana Apa prANAnta paNa karaze nahi evI ApanA A garIba gulAmanI vinaMti che te Apa svIkAraze eka anucare vinati karatA kahyuM. alyA gulAmaDA ! tuM zuM samaje! e to rajaputanuM gaurava che ! have kaMI kuMvara sAheba nAnA che ! e te have yuvarAja thayA ane AvatI kAle rAjA paNa thaze. mATe temane te have mejamajhA ane kaMcanIonI sAthe AnaMda levo ja joIe. "nAmadArano hukama A gulAmone thAya to ekAda be khUbasurata kumArikAone pakaDI lAvatAM kyAM vAra lAge tema che, kema ! bhAI sAheba, mArUM kahevuM vyAjabI che ne ? eka mitra bIjA mitrane pUchatAM be. hA barAbara che. paNa ahIM to kumArikAonI vAta cAle che paNa ghera to ApaNA nAmane cheDe vALatI haze ! bIje mitra bolyo. vALe te vALavA de! ApaNe to je karatA haIzuM te karIzuM ane pIvAya eTale pIzuM. trIjA mitre javAba Apyo. mitro ! pIvAya eTale pIo, have tamAre koInAthI DaravAnI jarUra nathI ! have to huM thayo yuvarAja ane thoDA divasa pachI thaIza rAjA! kAraNa ke kezavasiMhanuM khUna thayuM, devakumAra dezavaTe gayo, eTale Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakthA rAjyanA mAlIka mArA sivAya bIjo keNa! have tamArUM darIdra dUra karI tamane mArA dilejAna dosta banAvIza bhadrIkasiMhe kahyuM. ApaNe pradhAna banIzuM! eka mitre kahyuM, ApaNe senApati thaIzuM bIje mitra bolya. ApaNe gAmanA keTavALa banIzuM trIjAe kahyuM. have te rAjyanuM taLIyuM khAlI thavAnuM ane pApIonA pibAra thavAnA eka anucara tyAMthI pasAra thatAM manamAM belyo. bhAI bhaTrIsiMha Aja to pI paDaze! eka mitre kahyuM. mitra ! huM kadI pIto ja nathI! bhadrakasiMhe jaNAvyuM. mArA vahAlA dasta! tuM na pIte hoya te paNa A tamArA dile jAna detenA premanI khAtara dArU pIvo ja paDaze! bIjA mitro belyA. mitro ! zA mATe mane Ama Agraha kare che ! bhadrakasiMhe pUchyuM. Akhare mitronA ati Agrahane vaza thaIne bhadrakasiMhe dArU pIdhe, e pApI mitroe bhalA rAjakumArane pitAnI jALamAM barAbara phasAvI bhraSTa karyo. dhikkAra che evA pApI ane nIca mitrone! have bhadrakasiMha pitAnA mitranA kapaTabharyA vacane para mugdha banI zarAba pIvA lAgyo. jyAre te nizAmAM cakacUra thayo tyAre badhA mitro rajA mAgatA bolyA ke-nAmadAra ! have ame rajA laIe chIe! bhale jAo ! paNa tame je pelI parI-asarAnI vAta karI te parI lAvavI bhUlazo nahi, je tame mArA sAcA mitro che te Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 83 prakaraNa 7muM meAhanapurI rAjAnI kanyAnI je vAta karI te vAta bhUlaze nahi. bhadrIkasiMha zarAbanA nizAmAM khelyeA. to prasaMga kusaMgIne, sadA kare| sata saMga, mAne vacana jJAnI taNuM, aMge dharI umaMga. rAjakumAra bhadrIkasiMha zarAbanA nizAmAM che ane mitre te palAyana thaI gayAM che evAmAM bhadrIkasiMhanI patnI vilAsavatI Ave che mArA vhAlA prANeza ! Aja Apa kema khelatA nathI ! vilAsavatIe pUchyuM. are! kANu che hAjara ! eka glAsa vadhAre lAve!! basa mA...re...pIve che...mAre pI...ve...che. kema ! kA.........sAM bha...La...tAM...na...thI? bhaddIkasiMha nizAmAM khelavA lAgyA. vhAlA! tame A zuM khele che? Aje Ama asvastha kema jaNAe che ? vilAsavatIe pUchyuM. mane glAsa Ape!! zuM mArA mitrA...nahi kheAluM...khAlIza ...lyA eka pyAlA vadhAre, paNa peluM lAvajo ! samajyA ke nahi ? bhadrIkasiMha dArUnA nizAmAM jema Ave tema khelavA lAgyA. are! A zuM? peluM lAvajo, dhyeA. eka pyAlA, A pIpa zAnA paDayA che ? are ! A te| jIvana satyAnAza vALanAra dArUzarAba. are! duSTo, tamArU satyAnAza jajo. vilAsavatI khelI. vhAlA ! A kIMkarI sAthe khele te kharA! ema khelatI vilAsavatI svAmInI pAse jAya che. ane kahe che ke.....svAmI! tamArA bhalAnI khAtara e pApInI seAbatane! tyAga kare. ju Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84 devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakathA to kharA, e pApIonI sebatathI tamArI kevI dazA thaI? vilAsavatI samajAvatAM bolI. have tAruM DahApaNuM jANyuM! huM tAre ja tyAga na karuM ke mArA bhalA mitrone karUM? mane tArA jevI hajAre gulAmaDIo maLaze! paNa mArAM mitro jevA mitra nahi maLe ! mATe huM tane sApha zabdomAM kahI dauM chuM ke "tAre mArI pAse AvavuM nahi. huM tane keIpaNa divasa belAvanAra nathI" vaLI vadhArAmAM sAMbhaLI le. "tuM AjathI mArI patnI-strI nathI ane huM tAro pati-dhaNI nathI, tArI marajImAM Ave tema kara, rAMDa zaMkhaNI, tuM mArA mitranuM apamAna karanAra keNa?" bhadrakasiMha bolyo. prANanAtha! Apa A zuM bele cho ? Ama A niraparAdhI abaLAne evuM te zuM deSa ! vilAsavatIe pUchyuM. basa mAre tAruM kAMI sAMbhaLavuM nathI, tuM jAya che ke nahi? nahi to A zamazera vatI tArI kala karI nAMkhIza! bhadrasiMha kadhamAM belyo. nahi! hAlA ! Ama niSphara na thAo, mAro abhAgaNIne te evo kayo gunha che ke Apa mane haDadhuta kare che ? tamArI mati devakumAra jevI kayArathI thaI? yuvarAja padavI ja evI hoya! khera ! jevI bhAvInI marajI. prabhu ApazrIne sadA sukhI rAkho. ema bolI bicArI satI vilAsavatI ezIyAlI thaI cAlI nIkaLI. have te aneka vicAra karatI karatI cAlI jAya che, paNa Aje kAMI cena paDatuM nathI ane vicAramAM magna banI rahI che. aneka Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 7 muM jAtanA vicAramAM guMthAI bole che ke-he paramAtmA tAruM A abhAgaNIe zuM bagADyuM ke mArA patideva mArA upara ATalA badhA ke pAyamAna thayA che! prabhu, mArA prANapatinI buddhi sudhAra ane nItiparAyaNa banAva. kahevatamAM kahyuM che ke-"jevI sobata tevI asara pApInI sabatamAM puNyanI suvAsa kayAMthI hoya ! Ama vicAra karatI karatI vilAsavatI cAlI jAya che. 1. jaina dharmanA siddhAMta mujaba manuSyane pApabaMdhananA karmo aneka jAtanA ADA Ave che. koI kahe che ke meM A bhavamAM kazuM pApa karyuM nathI" paNa te manuSyanI samajaNa phera che. karmavAdI AtmAne kadApI karma sivAya bIjo vicAra Ave nahiM. dAkhalA tarIke-"aneka mahaSIo, mahApurUSo, cakravatIo, vAsudeva, baLadevo ane aneka satIo vigerenA jIvanamAM jeze to kamasajAe ghaNuM ja agrapaNe pitAno bhAga bhajavI jagatane dAkhalo besADyo che ke -"jevuM kare tevuM bhare." Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa AThamuM. pATavIputra vasaMtasiMhanuM aMta:pura vasaMtasiMhanA kAMI samAcAra nathI. jethI kuMvara bicArI pitAnA patinA viyoge prabhubhaktimAM divaso pasAra kare che. ane Akho divasa eka ja raTaNa kare che ke prabhu, mArA patideva jyAM hoya tyAM temane sukhI rAkho. evAmAM tenI naNaMda saubhAgyasuMdarI Ave che. tene dekhIne Avo ! Avo! mArA naNadI Ave. juone tamArA bhAI devakumAra Aje yazakIti meLavI jagaprasiddha thayA che. vaLI rAja ane prajAmAM paNa temanuM bahu mAna vadhyuM che. dhanya che! AvA kuLadIpaka dIkarAne ! kuMvara bhAbhI bolyA. bhAbhI! tamAruM kahevuM satya che! temanuM nAma deva che tevA ja deva jevA temanAmAM guNa che, bhAbhI! temanA mATe temanA jevI suzIla, saddaguNI ane cAritrazALI kanyA zodhavI paDaze ne? saubhAgyasuMdarIe hasatAM hasatAM pUchyuM. hAsto, zodhyA sivAya kyAM cAle tema che ? kIrtikumArane sAmethI AvatAM dekhI "bena! juone kIrtikumArabhAI mahelanA dAsadAsIone bahu ja herAna kare che ? bhAbhIe kahyuM. A sAMbhaLI kIrti kumAra pitAnI bhAbhIne kahe che "kema! huM eka gAMDa ane tame badhAe DAhyA kharuMne! mArA vaDIlabhAInA Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 8 su 87 viyeAgathI te| tame rAja raDeA che ane zarIra sukavI nAkheA che. tethI ja tame| mArA bhAInA viyeAgathI gAMDA jevA thaI gayA che kharUne ? bhAbhI ! jo huM jauM te! mArA bhAIne pAtALamAMthI zodhI lAvI tamArI sevAmAM hAjara karU! bhAbhI, are ! huM te tamane kahevuM ja zAva bhUlI gayA ! kema ! zI vAta kahevAnI bhUlI gayeA. mane kahe teA kharA. bhAbhIe pUchyuM. Aje kacerImAM zuM banyuM tenI tamane khabara che? Aja teA devakumAra peAtAnI zamazerathI peAtAnA prANa ApavA taiyAra thayA hatA. AMkhA gussAthI lAlaceALa thaI rahI hatI, moMDhuM prIkaku paDI gayuM hatuM, zarIra tharathara dhrujatuM hatuM. tema ja mahArAjA paNa gusse thayA hatA ane ane jaNA eka khIjAnA sAme gussAthI-krodhathI khelatA hatA. mahArAjA teA eTalA badhA gusse thaI gayA hatA ke bhAi devakumArane caDALane soMpI devA hukama karI dIdhA hatA. jo huM vacamAM na paDavo heta te Aje jarUra temanuM mAta ja thavAnuM hatuM. Iti kumAre vAta kahI sa MbhaLAvI. A sAMbhaLI saubhAgyasuMdarI ekadama pUchavA lAgI ke bhAI, bhAi, evuM te zuM banyuM hatuM. kAi divasa devakumAra pitAzrInA sAmuM mele ja nahiM ! tArI vAta mArA mAnavAmAM AvatI ja nathI, tuM te asatyavAdI ramakaDuM che eTale keAIne herAna karavA game tema khele. hajI devakumAra gaI kAle ja vijayamALa paherI AvyA che tethI rAjya ane prajAmAM eTalA badhA priya thaI paDayo che te tuM nathI jANatA ! saubhAgyasuMdarIe pUchyuM. mena saubhAgya ! jo mArI vAta asatya lAgatI hoya te| bhAI devakumAra Ave eTale pUchI khAtarI karI joze. huM te| tamane kahevAne Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra citra dhArmIka navalakathA 28 mATe ja Avyo hatA. ThIka ! bhAbhI tathA khena have huM pAThazALAe javA mATe jaIza. ema kahI te jAya che paNa sAmethI devakumAra Ave che temane joI te khelyuM : " bhAI A AvyA, temane pUchI khAtrI karI lejo. juone temane zyAma pASAka paheryAM che? huM te jAu chuM ema kahI te cAlyo gayA. saubhAgyasuMdarI harakhAtI harakhAtI bhAI devakumAranI sAme gai. mArA mADIjAyA vIra ! bhale AvyA ? kayAranAe tamArI rAhu ame beu jotAM hatAM, bhAI have te tame zUravIra ane meTA thayA eTale amane zenA yAda karA ja! kharU te bhAbhI? saubhAgyasuMdarIe pUchyuM. devakumArabhAI, tame AvA zyAma poSAkamAM kema AvyA che? tamArA upara pitAzrI zA kAraNe gusse thayA hatA bhAbhIe pUchyuM. mArA mAtA tulya bhAbhI ane mArI vhAlI bena! A tamArA devakumAra vaDIlabhAI kezavasiMhanA khunane aparAdhI che. jethI mahArAjAnA vacanathI deza ADI paradeza jAya che, tethI ja A zyAma pASAka dhAraNa karyAM che. devakumAre kahyuM. A vAta devakumAranA mUkhathI sAMbhaLatAM ja jayakuMvara ekadama mUrchAvata thaI jAya che; aneka jAtanA upacArA karavAmAM AvyA, jyAre te sAvadha thAya che tyAre ekadama--" mArA vhAlA devakumAra tame A zuM khele che ? zuM kArya divasa sUryAM pazcimamAM ugyA che? zuM samudre maryAdA mUkI che? zuM harizcaMdra rAjAe peAtAnuM satya vecyuM che? nA, AvuM gAjhArU kRtya kadApI paNa tamArA hAthe thAyaja nahiM? zuM tame amane Ama nirAdhAra avasthAmAM mUkI cAlyA javA mAge che? mane ane A tamArI bena saubhAgyane kAnA AdhAre mukeA che? zuM tame amArI lAgaNI bhUlI jaze ? A pati viyeAgaNI Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 8 su 89 abaLAne kAnA sahAre mukeA che ? khAlA ? devakumAra khele ? tamane kadApI kAle ame baMne jaNA javA daizuM nahiM ! vaLI tamArA lADakavAyA kIrtikumArane tamArA vagara kANu saMbhALaze, mArA patine zeAdhavA tameAe tA mane vacana ApeluM che te zuM tamArUM vacana paNa tame nahiM pALeA. raNasaMgrAme jatAM te amane kezavasiMhanA AdhAre mukelA paNa have tame amene kAnA AdhAre mukI jAo che?" A pramANe kalpAMta karatI ane bhAbhI-naNaMda bicArI karUNa svare--azrubhInI AMkhe khelI rahI che. "zuM tamane tamArI benanI ane A duHkhI, dIna bhAbhInI paNa dayA AvatI nathI? zuM tame amane mahArANI ane mahArAjAnA Azare mUkavA mAge che ? nA, nA, nA, ema prANAnte paNa bananAra nathI. A tamArI mena jyAre bhAI mAgaze tyAre huM kayAMthI lAvIne ApIza ? mATe bhAI devakumAra, kAMI yA lAvI amArUM rakSaNa kare! karUNa svare bhAbhIe kahyuM. pUjya mAtA tulya bhAbhIzrI ! tamArUM kahevuM yathA huM samajuM chuM paNa lAcAra !!! pitAnA hukamane tAbe thavuM ja joie. jo tema na karUM tA pitAdrohI kahevAuM. mArA vaDIlaba vasa MtasiMha hajI tA jIve che ane te keAI adbhUta mANasanA kabajAmAM sukhazAntimAM che, teone zeAdhI jarUra huM tamArI sevAmAM hAjara karIza. mahApurUSanA vacana kadApi juThA hoya ja nahiM, teonA vacana upara mane saMpUrNa vizvAsa che. mane mArA bhAI jarUra maLaze ja. mAre mArA bhAInI zeAdha mATe paNa paradeza javuM joie ja te! A badhA kudaratane saMjoga haze mATe Apa jarA paNa mUMjhAze nahiM tema ja duHkhI paNa thaze nahiM. hajAra hAthavALA jInezvara bhagavAna satyane sahAyaka k thaze. bhAbhI! tamArA mArA pratye akhaMDita presa che, kharekhara ! tamA devI ja ! mArA janetA samAna aa, tamArA ja bhareAsA upara "" Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhAmaka navalakathA bena saubhAgya ane bhAI kItine mukate jAuM chuM. temane koIpaNa divasa mahArANI pAse javA deze nahiM ane maMjarIne koIpaNa divasa tamArA mahelamAM dAkhala thavA deze nahiM. kAraNake te baMne vyaktio rAjyanuM ane kuTuMbanuM satyAnAza vALanArI duSTAo che. bena ! raDIza nahiM, huM mArA gurUdeva bhadrabAhusvAmInA caraNonA segana khAI kahuM chuM ke "A kRtya mArA hAthe thayuM nathI ane huM alaMkIta chuM. mAre dharma ane mArI nIti mane jarUra sahAya karaze. A tamAre devakumAra Aje motane paMjhAmAMthI bace che to jarUra have bacaze ja, ane pApIonA mUkha kALAM karaze tenI khAtrI rAkhajo" A pramANe devakumAra pitAnI bena tathA bhAbhIne himata ApI javAnI taiyArI kare che. e bhAI bhAI zuM mane ekalI mukI jaIza. saubhAgyasuMdarI belI. devakumAra potAnI bhAbhI tathA benanI rajA ane AzivaMda laI cAlyo jAya che. Ama devakumArane jatAM dekhI bhAbhI tathA bena baMne jaNAM ghaNuM ja gamagIna cahere udAsI thaI pitAnA bhAIne vicAra karatI karatI pitAnA AvAsamAM cAlI jAya che. Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa navamuM. mitranI mitratA. ra devakumAra potAnA bhAI vasaMtasiMhanA aMtaHpuramAMthI nIkara pachI peAtAnA dileAjAna mitra lAlasiMhane maLavA mATe cAlye Ave che. paNa lAlasiMha te peAtAnA nivAsamAM vicAramagna dazAmAM birAjela che. hajI sudhI huM mArA mitrane maLyA nathI, mArA mitrane prema keTalA badhA che! mArA ane mArA mitra devakumArane prema evA che ke duniomAM koIpaNa vyakti te teADAvI zake tema nathI. mane khAtrI che ke mArA mitra mane maLavA mATe atre AvatA ja hovA joie." ema vicAra karI te bArImAMthI bahAra najara nAMkhe che te devakumAra zyAma peASAkamAM sajja thaine AvatA jAye. " are! A zuM ? zuM cadra rAhuthI gherAyeA che ! zuM sUrya vAdaLamAM chUpAI gayA che? zuM varSARtue medhamaDapathI gata sU` Ave che? are ! A zuM? ekAeka ane uparA uparI duHkharUpI dAvAnaLa kayAMthI AvatA haze ? vArU ! zuM A zyAma poSAke paradeza javAnuM kame ja lakheluM che ? paNa zuM thayuM haze! A zI rIte thayuM ! katyAre thayuM ! ane kema thayuM ! mArA mitrane AvuM duHkha zuM haze ? game te hoya, paNa mAre tenA duHkhamAM bhAga te avazya levA ja joI e. temAMja mitranI pharaja che. jarA puchavA te! de. ema vicArA kare che tyAM te devakumAra tenI pAse AvIne ubhA rahe che. Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakthA mitra devakumAra Apa kyAM padhAre che ? A karamAI gaeluM vadana, kALa poSAka, kALe azva A badhuM zuM ? Ama mitra vinA kyAM padhAre cho ? zuM praviNasihe AmaMtraNa ApyuM che! zuM aMdhakArane vaza thaI mitradharma bhUlyA che ? bele, Ama Apa kyAM jAo cho? lAlasihe adhIrA banatAM pUchyuM. mitra! pitAzrInA hukamane AdhIna thaI teonI AjJAnusAra paradeza jAuM chuM. mane mApha kara ! AvI khabara mokalavA mArI himmata cAlI nahIM. mitra ! mArA bhAI kezavasihanA khunane Aropa mArA upara Avyo che. te bAbata huM taddana nirdoSa chuM. te karanAra to pilI maMjarI ja che. devakumAre kahyuM. mitra devakumAra ! te kulaTA maMjarIne meM hamaNAM ja dhamakAvI kADhI mUkI che. kAraNa ke te sadaguNI vilAsane ADe raste laI javA samajAvI rahI hatI. jyAre vilAse bUma pADI tyAre huM tenI hAre dhAyo ane tene bacAvI lIdhI ane pelI duSTa maMjarIne sakhata mArA mArI gAma bahAra hAMkI kADhI che, have te kadApI paNa rAjyane vadhAre nukasAna karaze nahi. tenA javAthI rANI ekalI kaMIpaNa karI zakavAnI nathI. A badhuM tephAna ane kAvatrA karanAra e pApI nIca maMjarI ja hatI. lAlasihe samAcAra ApyA. te gaI te rAjyanI pIDA gaI. mitra tuM have mane javAnI rajA Apa jethI huM mArA raste jAuM. devakumAre rajA mAgatA kahyuM. zuM tuM ema mAne che ke A tAre mitra tArAthI jarApaNa dUra rahI zakaze ? nA, nA, tema te kadApI kALe paNa banavuM muzkela che, huM paNa tArI sAthe ja AvIza tArA viyoge jIvavuM tenA karatAM te maravuM huM vadhAre pasaMda karuM , zuM jaLa vinA mAchalI rahI zake kharI ? te pachI tArA vinA A lAlasiMha ghaDI paNa rahI zake kharo ? Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 9 muM ApaNe to nAnapaNathI ja sAthe jamyA, ramyA ane bhaNyA to have "prabhu jyAM sudhI jIvatA rAkhe tyAM sudhI judA thavAnI vAta ja kevI hoya ? lAlasiha be. bhAI! tAruM kahevuM satya che, paNa cheDA vakhata mATe hoya to jarUra sAthe leta paNa jenI muddata ja nathI tevI sthitimAM tArA mA. bApanA viyegamAM tane nAMkhavo e mane vyAjabI lAgatuM nathI. tethI ja kahuM chuM ke tuM mane sadA saMbhALI AzivAda Apato raheje devakumAre kahyuM. - mitra! tArA vagara eka paLa paNa huM rahI zakIza nahi. temaja tArA duHkhamAM du:khI thavuM e mAre mitradharma che tene huM jarApaNa cUkIza nahi. jyAM tuM tyAM ja huM to have jarApaNu AnAkAnI karIza nahIM. huM paNa tArI sAthe AvavA taiyAra thauM chuM. zuM tuM ema samaje che ke "huM sukhane sAthI chuM, lakSmIne pujArI chuM ane sattAne bhUpe chuMnA, nA, huM to mArA mitranA sAcA premane bhUkhe chuM. mane koI cIjanI meha dazA nathI, mehadazA hoya to ekaja. te bIjI nahIM phakta tArI sevA karI mAruM jIvana dhanya banAvavuM eja. vidvAnoe paNa kahyuM che ke saMpatti ane vaibhavanI lAlasAvALA mitre to hajAre maLaze paNa duHkhanI kharI kasoTI vakhate je mitra kAmamAM Ave tene ja sAco mitra kahI zakAya ?" mATe tane mArI segana che, gurU bhadrabAhu svAmInA caNenI sogana che, to mAre mitradharma bajAvavA mane tArI sAthe AvavAnI hA kahe ! mitra! vana-jaMgalamAM mRgayAnA ToLAM hajAro jaNAze, tema tALI denArAM mitre hajAro maLaze. jema vana-jaMgalamAM siMha bhAgye ja maLe, jema senAnI kaTI patthara upara thAya che tema duHkhanA vakhate mitranI kasoTIparIkSA thAya che. je mitra pitAnA mitra mATe Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA tana, mana ane dhana kurabAna kare te ja khare mitra kahevAya che. mitra! zuM tuM mAre ane tAre mitradharma bhUlI gayo? vaLI jJAnIo kahI gayA che ke - 1. ApattinA samaye madadamAM ubhA rahe te ja khare mitra. 2. mAtRbhakti ane pitRbhakti jenA haiyAmAM hoya teja sAce putra. 3. zeThanI gerahAjarImAM je nokara nimakahalAlIthI kAma kare te ja sAce nakara. 4. je zILavatI strInA saddaguNa vaDe pitAnI temaja pitAnA patinI mahattA vadhAre teja kharI bhAryo. mitra! tuM game tema kare paNa huM te sAthe AvavAne ane AvavAno ja. lAlasiMha makkamatA pUrvaka sAthe javAno Agraha karatAM bolyo. pitAnA mitra lAlasiMhane atyaMta prema-lAgaNI joI kahyuM ke mitra! tArI mArA pratye ATalI badhI lAgaNI che to mArI sAthe AvavAne taiyAra thA ! devakumAre kahyuM. dhanya che, mArA mitra! have mArA AtmAne ane AnaMda thayo che, mitra devakumAra tuM pAThazALAnA raste jA ane huM mArA pUjya pitAzrInI rajA laI tarataja tArI pAchaLa AvuM chuM. lAlasiMhe jaNAvyuM huM paNa tamArA pUjya pitAzrI pAse AvuM? devakumAre pUchyuM. jevI tamArI marajI lAlasiMhe jaNAvyuM. ema kahI baMne mitra pradhAna chatrasiMhanA nivAsasthAna tarapha jAya che. tyAM devakumArane jotAM pradhAna ekadama uThI devakumArane chAtI sarasa dAbI hAlathI AziSa Ape che. Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 9 suM 95 pUjya pitAzrI mane paNa mArA mitra sAthe paradeza javAnI rajA Ape ! mArA mitra sivAya huM ghaDI paNa rahI zakIza nahiM, mATe Apa jarApaNa kacavAyA vagara A ApanA bALakane rajA ApI upakAra karazo. lAlasiMhe vinayapUrvaka AjJA mAgI. dhanya che mArA beTA ! tAruM DahApaNa ane mitratAne joI mArA AtmAne Aje ghaNo ja AnaMda thAya che. jAo ! mArA bALake ! tamane mArA aMtaHkaraNathI AzirvAda che ke -prabhu tamArA kAmamAM tamane saMpUrNa yaza ane kIti Ape! ane thoDA ja vakhatamAM tame yazasvI thaI vahelA Avo ! A pramANe banne mitrone lAlasiMhanA pitAe (pradhAna chatrasiMhae) AzirvAda ApI vidAya karyA. have baMne mitro ahIMthI vidAya thaI pAThazALAmAM gurUjIno AzirvAda levA mATe gayA. ane tyAra pachI pitAnI mAtRbhUmine namaskAra karI cAlI nikaLyA. dhanya che ! e bane sAcA mitrone! Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa dasamuM. gurUdeva zrI bhadrabAhusvAmInA upadeza. A baMne mitro vanavAsa jatA pahelA gurU mahArAjazrI bhadrabAhusvAmIne vaMdana karavA jAya che tyAre gurUmahArAja potAnI dhArmIka kriyAmAM mazagula rahe che. jyAre teo baMne mitro AvI gurUdevane vaMdana kare che tyAre gurUdeva tene dharmalAbha ApI besavA sucana kare che. eha hA ! vatsA, dhaNA divase AvyA. kuzaLatA chene! bhAI, karmAnusAra A saMsAra aTavImAM aneka jAtanI ghaTanAe bane che. tA je je Aphata AvI hAya te zAntithI sahana karI dharmo ane nItithI peAtAnA kAryamAM AgaLa dhapAvyA ja karavuM e ja sAcA vIrane dharma che. vatsa ! A jagatamAM jyAM sudhI AtmAone bhAgavilAsa ane vaibhavanI vAMcchanAene meha eThA thAya nahiM tyAM sudhI pApamaya karyAM paNa echA thAya nahiM. mATe manuSyane sAcA dha te| e ja ke paraduHkhanI ciMtA rAkhavI ane tene sahAya ApavI. mugA prANI upara dayA karI tene abhayadAna ApavuM. ane prajAnI sevA karI prajAprIya banavuM. vaLI jInezvara bhagavAnanI bhaktimAM acaLa zraddhA dharavI. A maLelA manuSya janmamAM sAta vyasaneAne tyAga karavA. (jevAM ke: cerI, vyabhicAra, jugAra, jIjju, hiMsA vigere ) temAMja jIvananI Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 10 su mahattA ane sArthakatA che. vatsa ! je vastu banavAnI hAya che te banyA ja kare che. mATe te bAbatamAM zUravIr mANuse|e kAyara na banavuM joIe. gurUdeva upadeza ApatA melyA. gurUdeva / ApazrInA vacana para amene sapUrNa zraddhA ane vizvAsa che. Apa te jJAnI ane bhUta bhaviSyanA jANukAra che eTale amArA jIvananA mATe Apele ApazrInA suvaNmaya ane amRtamaya upadeza ame amArA prANAMte paNa bhUlIzuM nahi, phakta kahevAnuM eTaluM ja ke ApazrInA AzirvAdathI amArUM kalyANu jarUra caze temAM jarA paNu zakA nathI. paN amAne evA sIdhA ane saraLa rastA batAvA ke jethI A sAthe amArA AtmAnI unnati thAya. anee mitrAe kahyuM fy vatsa! je AtmAne jainadhama rUpI kAhInura hIrA hAthamAM Avye che te AtmAne kAMipaNa du:kha hAya ja nahIM. phakta duHkha ane sukha mananI mAnyatA ja che. mATe mana upara kANu meLavI nIti, satya ane nyAyI jIvana pasAra karavuM eja AtmAnI unnatinA kharA mA rAha che. apavAsa yA tapasyA kare| agara game tevA AkarA vrata kare| paNa jyAM sudhI mana upara kAnnu meLabyA na heAya ane vastu samajavAma! na AvI heAya te te vratapacakakhANu AtmAnI unnata karI zakatA nathI. - jyAre AtmA pAte pAtAmAM ja tallIna banI jAya che tyAreja kharA svarUpanI jhAMkhI thAya che. mATe jyAre tamAre AtmAnI unnatine ja mA` svIkAravA che te eTaluM karajo. savAramAM jinezvara "" .. bhagavAnanA darzana karavA. yathAstu. ane mitrA gurUdevanA AzirvAda ane ApeleA niyama pALavAnA mana sAthe nizcaya karI cAlI nIkaLyA. teo baMne mitrA cAlatAM cAlatAM kheAle che. Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra citra dhAmIka navalakathA nija Atma kaMcana zuddha karavA agni jevI bhAvanA, bhava sAgare muDanArane paNu tAranArI bhAvanA. savi siddhi sAdhana zubhra samAdhi prakaTa karatI bhAvanA, ciMtAmaNinI jema vAMchita ApanArI bhAvanA. nija suguNu jala varasAvavAne medha jevI bhAvanA, rAgAdi viSane TALavAne maMtra jevI bhAvanA. 3 puNyAnubaMdhi puNyane badhAvanArI :bhAvanA, caMdra jevI bhAvanA. bhAvanA. Apatti tApa zamAvavAne duHkhanA samayamAM raeN dilAsA jarUra AvI bhAvanA, nija hRdayanI zubha bAdazAhIne pamADe nija raMga jaMga jagADanArI jANu uttama bhAvanA, sahukamanAM kAraNe badhA samajavanArI bhAvanA. } A pramANe te mitrA gurUdevanuM smaraNa karatA karatA AgaLa prayANa karI rahyAM che. 98 ra 4 5 Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa agiyAramuM daMpatinuM mIlana devakumAra ane lAlasiha aghora jaMgalanI aTavImAM AvI cALyA, jyAM hiMsaka prANIone temaja cora-lUMTArA, ane DAkuono moTo bhaya che. manuSyanA darzana thavA mahA durlabha che. jyAM najara kare tyAM zUnyakAra dekhAya che. kayAM eka vakhatane khamA-khamA kahe. vAto rAjakumAra, kayAM Ajano rakhaDate bhikhArI rAjakumAra, vAhare! karma tArI vicitratA, baMne jaNe cAlIne thAkI gayA che. have cAlavAnI zakti paNa rahI nathI. vaLI bhUkha sakhta lAgI che. khAvAnuM te pAse kyAMthI ja heya? zuM khAvuM ane kevI rIte peTanuM poSaNa karavuM ema vicAramAM ne vicAramAM cAlyA ja jAya che. paNa Ama bhUkha ane thAkathI kyAM sudhI cAlI zakAya. AthI devakumAra kahe che. ke mitra! have mArAthI cAlI zakAtuM nathI. huM cAlI zakuM tema nathI. bhAI devakumAra ! Ama gabharAye kazuM na thAya, hiMmata rAkhI prabhu bharose AvelI AphatarUpI kasoTIthI pAra utaravuM temAM ja ApaNI maradAI che. bhAI hiMmata na hAra, cAla sAmI bAjue piluM Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakathA vRkSa dekhAya che tyAM jaI visAme laIe kAraNa ke rAta paNa thavA AvI che. jANe sUryanArAyaNa pitAnI sattAne pAchI kheMcI javA sarva taiyArI karI rahyo hoya ema najare ghaDe che, hiMsaka prANIo pitAne zikAra zodhavAnI tAlAvelImAM paDayA che. cora, DAku ane luMTArAo pitAne dhaMdho jamAvavA taiyArI karI rahyA che. AvA kokaTInA samayamAM ApaNe sAvadha rahevuM eja vyAjabI che. mATe jarA phaLa phaLAdI zedhI peTane piSaNa ApI ArAma karIe ane savAre kaI bAju javuM teno nizcaya karIzuM. devakumArathI te have jarA paNu (eka Thaga paNa) cAlI zakAya tema na hatuM tethI teo tyAM ja besI gayA. catura lAlasiMhe devakumArane ucakI pAsenA vRkSa pAse besADyo ane pite phaLaphula Adi levA jaMgalamAM cAlyo. thoDIvAramAM te te phaLa phUlAdI vINI lAvyo. ane baMne mitroe peTa bharIne khAdhuM pachI jaLapAna karI pathArI karI vAto karavA lAgyA. bhAI thAkI gayA che te jarA ArAma le. ane be kalAka pachI tuM jyAre jAgIza tyAre huM uMgha laIza Ama nakkI karI devakumAra suI gayo. traNeka kalAka bAda devakumAra jAgyo ane lAlasiMhane UMghI javA kahyuM. jethI lAlasiMha ArAma levAnI IcchAe jarA ADA paDakhe thayo. tyAM te niMdrAdevIe tene gherI lIdhe. jyAre devakumAra pitAnI sthitinA mahA vicAramAM tallIna banI gayA che. tyAre ekAeka-"khIne belI kSatriya jana hoya te A dIna rUkhIne bacAve ! mane pApIo mArI nAkhe che. keI A raMka-dInane bacAvI upakAra kare !" kAIne evAja devakumAranA kAne athaDAyo AthI devakumAra vicArabhagna thayo. A avAja kayAMthI Avyo ane kaNa haze! "jarUra koI duHkhI AtmAne pApIoe phasAvyo. Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 11 su 101 che. kSatriya tarIke mAre tene sahAya karavI e mArI pharaja che, kAraNa ke A nina vanamAM manuSyanA avAja kayAMthI! lAnya tapAsa karI mArAthI banatI madada karUM ema vicAra karI peAte cAlavA lAgyA. "" << te jarA AgaLa cAlyA tyAM tA kAI devAMganA jevI AkRti tenI najare paDI jethI te vismaya thayA ane eka paLa mAtramA aneka jAtanA vicAra AvI gayA. zuM A te kAI parI-apsarA haraze ? zuM IMdrANI haze ke zuM-nAgakanyA haze -vananI devI haze ke-cakSaNI haze ke-bhakSaNI haro ke-bhAgINI haze ke-jogINI haze ke pachI kAI gAMdhava'kanyA haze ? A hakIktaneA niNya zuM karavA ? zuM te kAI ne kapaTa jALamAM phasAvavA AvI haze ? game te hAya, paNa te kANu che tenI khAtrI tA karavA de? ahA hA hA !!! zuM tenuM svarUpa ? zuM tenuM mukha jANe zarada pUrNimAnA caMdra, zuM tenI kezalattA. zuM tenI gUMthelI sugadhImaya puSpanI veNI, jANe zeSanAganI phebru na heAya ! tenA dAMta jANe dADamanI suMdara kaLIe jema hasatAM na hAya ! tenA kapAla gulAkhI raMga jevA hAvAthI tenI suMdaratAmAM-- mAhukattAmAM ane vadhArA jaNAtA hatA. lAgya jarA e devAMzI bALAne pUchuM te kharA ke tamA kANu che ? ema kahI devakumAra te khALAnI najadIka Ave che. huM bALA ! tameA krANu che. Ama A nirjana vanamAM ekalA AvavAnuM zuM prayeAjana, Apa madada mATe krama mA pADe che. tamArA deza, gAtra tathA mAtA-pitA krANu che, tamArA pavitra pagalAMthI Apa kaI nagarI zAbhAveA che, tamArA A lAvaNyamaya zarIrane vihArI ( svAmI ) kANu che ? jo harakta na hAya tA nivedana karavA kRpA karaze| devakumAre uparA uparI prazno pUchyA. huM nara zreSTha ! mArA vRttAMtathI tamane vAkepha karUM te pahelAM Apa krANu che ? te jANavA mArI abhilASA che teA Apa purI karazeA ? ALAe puchyu. Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA te hakIkata kahevAne hAla mane avakAza nathI paNa tamAre vRttAMta jANyA pachI mane vyAjabI lAgaze to mArI hakIkta kahIza. devakumAre javAba Apyo. tamArI oLakhANa agara nAtajAta jANyA sivAya mArI hakIkta kahIne zuM karuM? tethI te mArA dukhamAM vadhAre thAya, tame mane zI madada karavAnA hatA. duHkhamAM sahAya karavAne duHkha kahevuM joIe paNa duHkhamAM duHkha karanArane kahevAthI zuM phAyado? - he bALA ! mArA keTalAka gupta kAraNothI mArI hakIkta kahevA lAcAra chuM. paNa eTaluM jaNAvuM chuM ke hRkSatriya chuM ane tAruM duHkha mArA bAhubaLathI dUra karavA mArA prANanuM paNa baLIdAna ApI kSatriya tarIkenI mArI pharaja bajAvIza. huM vacana ApuM chuM ke " tamArA duHkhamAM prANane sahAya karIza." sAMbhaLa! mAruM nAma devasenA che, huM mehanapurI nagarInA rAjA pravINasiMhanI rAjakuMvarI chuM. mArA pitA potAnA durAgrahane vaza thaI mahArAjA virabhadrasiMha sAme yudhdhe caDyA hatA. prathama te phateha pAmyA paNa pAchaLathI yuvAvasthita chatAM parAkramI rAjakumAra (devakumAra) ane pradhAnane putra (lAlasiMha)thI parAjya pAmyA jethI mArA pitA keda pakaDAyA. A hakIkta AkhA nagaramAM phelAtAM pratipakSI rAjA, mahArANAo ane mArA dehanA pratye AdarabhAve jonArA, mArA rUpa upara mohIta thaI ekadama baLavaMta thayA, vaLI jaMgalIoe gAmamAM luMTa calAvavA mAMDI, mahelamAM paNa dhADa pADI aMtaHpura luMTayuM ane mane pitAne jaMgalamAM laI gayA. jyAM mane pitAnI strI banAvavA mATe ghaNuM ja trAsa ApavA lAgyA. kadApI rana kAganI Doka zobhAve kharI ! nA, nA, kadApI ema na ja bane te ratnasamI kanyAe te motane zaraNa thavA nakkI Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 11 muM 103 kareluM hatuM ane mane je kAI bacAve tene mArA pati tarIke svIkAravA ema pratijJA lIdhI. vaLI jyAre meM keI zUravIra janane saMga IcchI madada arthe buma pADI tyAre Apa samayasara AvI pahoMcI mArA jevI nirAdhAra abaLAnI lAja sAcavI mane AbhArI karI jIvatadAna ApyuM che. te mArI namra prArthanA eja che ke mane ApanI sAthe rAkhavA kapA karo. kAraNa ke huM to Apane manathI varI cukI chuM ane ApazrInA sukha-duHkhamAM sAthI thavA prabhu sAkSIe baMdhAelI chuM. kRpAnAtha Apa kabula kare eTalI ja vAra, mATe A dAsI upara kRpA karI ApazrAMnuM vRttAMta jaNAvavA kRpA karazo. devasenAe pitAnI kathanI kahI saMbhaLAvI. e bALA ! mAruM jIvana kahevA mATe mane mArA aMtarAtmA nA kahe che. atyAre to huM jaMgalane bhaTakato mAnavI chuM. eka prajApatie ghaDele eka AtmA chuM. svargathI karmacage mAtAnI kukSIe AveluM chuM. te mAtA paNa mane adhavacamAM mukI svargamAM cAlI gaI. huM paNa e ja raste javAno chuM. hAlamAM huM kaLyAM jaIza, zuM karIza, tenI samajaNa paDatI nathI. jIvana ane mRtyu e baMne vastuo mArA AtmAne sarakhI che. mArA pitAe mane pRthvIdevInA Azare mukyo che. te ja pRthvI mAruM raheThANa che. cAre dizAo te mArA ghara che. pavana mAro cAkara-nokara che. megha-jaLarUpI amRtathI mArI tRSA chIpAve che, ane jaMgala phaLaphaLAdI AhAra utpanna karI Ape che. evuM mAruM manasvI rAjya che. prabhAta sarva kAI manuSyanA sukhaduHkhamAM prakAzamAna thAya che, paNa mane kyAre prakAza Apaze. te jJAnI sivAya koI jANatuM nathI. huM Aje A madhyarAtrIe-caMdranA suyoganA sana ane mArA subhAge eka devAMganA navayauvana kumArIkA Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakathA (devasenA) sAthe vAta karuM chuM. paNa prabhAta thatAM huM kyAM Iza ane zuM karato haIza te koI jANatuM nathI. bALA ! mArUM kuLa, gotra, janma ane deza jANyA sivAya zAstravidhI e hasta Ape tane thogya nathI. kAraNa ke jaMgalamAM bhaTakatA varabAra vinAnA purUSane paraNIne tuM zuM sukhI thaIza ? nA, nA, tuM kadApI sukhI thaIza nahIM. eka keDI paNa jenI pAse nathI evA bhikhArIne paraNe kaI jAtanuM sukha--AnaMda bhegavIza? mATe mAre khyAla cheDI pitAnI AjJAnusAra vatI bIje pati aMgIkAra kara. huM tane tArA pitAnA tyAM pahoMcatI karUM devakumAre pUchayuM. mArA vahAlA prANeza! mArA mananA haranAra pyArA! huM te ApanI thaI ja cukI chuM huM tamane mArA mastakanA mugaTarUpa zIrachatra nirAdhAranA AdhAra, prANanA rakSaka ane netranA tArA samajuM chuM. te te kadApI paNa bIjAnI thavAnI nathI. huM paisAnI ke vaibhava vilAsanI abhilASAvALI nathI. meM te ApanuM kuLa, gautra ane deza ApazrInI amRtabharI vANIthI jANuM lIdhAM che. ApanI bhUkha mudrAja kahI Ape che. Apane jaMgalarUpa ghara mane mArA mahela karatAM paNa vadhAre priya lAgaze jyAM huM mArA patinI ( tamArI ) sAthe ghaNAja AnaMdathI mAruM jIvana dhanya gaNIza. Apa jyAM jaze tyAM ApazrInA paDachAyArUpa A ApanI ardhAganA Avaze. ApazrInuM viratva eja mAruM dhana che. A paja mArA sarvasva cho! Apa mane aMgIkAra kare yA na karo. paNa huM te Apane vIja cUkI chuM mATe A raMkadAsIne ApanA coMmAM sthAna Ape ! je Apa mAre A sthaLe svIkAra nahIM kare to huM A vakhate ane A jagyAe ja mArA prANanuM balidAna ApI ApazrInA coMmAM dharI mAruM jIvana sArthaka karIza. rAjahaMsI bagalAnI sahacarI thaze ? zuM haMsa kadApI viSTA, khAze? zuM dharma parAyaNa strIo eka bhavamAM be pati karaze nA? Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 11 su 105 nA, ema kadApI paNa nahIM bane te nahIM ja bane. mATe A AjJAbharI abaLAne vadhAre na satAvatAM aMgIkAra karI ApazrInA hRdayamAM AzA ApI A abhAgaNI bALA upara upakAra karA! devasenA prArthanA karatAM kheAlI. 66 dhanya che! bALA ! tArA zuddha ane sAtvIka premane dhanya che ! devasenAne peAtAnA bahupAsamAM jakaDatAM devakumAra khelyeA. AvA zuddha ane sAtvIka prema teA kAI satImAM ja hoya che te mATe eka kavie lakhyuM che keH-- prema prema duniyA kahe, pazu prema zuM svarUpa che, samaje te prema sAra che, nahIM to UMDA kupa che. 1 sAmala che raMga ujaLA, kevA suMdara jAya che, khAvA jo cAhe jana tA, taratajIvaDe jAya che. 2 rezama taNI jyAM gAMTha paDatI, te para telanI dhAra che, truTe nahiM chuTe nahi, e premane vhevAra che. 3 A pavitra premadA ! huM tArA svIkAra karavA karyAM nA pADuM tArA jevI saMskArI devInA kayA mUkha tyAga kare ! paNa mAre svIkAra cADI vakhataja raheze kAraNa ke tArA pitA jANaze eTale ApaNe beune chUTAM pADaze. mArUM nAma sAMbhaLatAMja krodhe bharAze. tethI tuM duHkhamAM paDIza. jyAre tuM mArI sahacarI banavA Icche che teA sAMbhaLa ! 'huM chuM rAjaputra ane te vaLI moTA rAjAnA. tuM pati zodhavAmAM DhagAI nathI paNa phAvI gaI chu. vadhu vigata AgaLa upara jaNAze. pAsenA vRkSa nIce mArA dIleAjAna dAsta nidrAdevInI sADamAM che. te mane dhaNIja kiMmatI madada ane sahAya kare che. Ama baa daMpatI .66 Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106. devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakathA rajanInA AdhAre AnaMdathI madhurI vAta karatAM beThAM che. evAmAM pApI, narAdhame, luMTArAonA avAja kAne paDyA. luMTArAo A tarapha cAlyA AvatA hatA, jyAre A daMpatIne vRkSa nIce beThelA joyA tyAre luMTArAoe cAre taraphathI devakumAra ane devasenAne gherI vaLyA. ane jyAM devakumArane pakaDavA jAya che tyAM e raNoddho pitAnA mAnamAMthI lohI tarasI talavAra bahAra kADhI jaya bhavAnInuM nAma laI pheravavA mAMDyo tyAre duzmane pAchA uThavA mAMDyA. devakumAre eka raNazurAnI mAphaka prANanI paNa paravA rAkhyA vagara luMTArAone haMphAvavA mAMDayA. A vakhate devasenA tyAM ja ubhI hatI te joI IzAratathI devakumAre kahyuM ke - "tuM pelA vRkSa pAse ubhI rahe, A pApIone nAza karI huM tyAM AvuM chuM. mAro mitra te vRkSa nIce sute che. kadAca tane madadanI jarUra paDe te devamitra kahevAthI ekadama jAgrata thaI tane amUlya madada karaze." have devakumAra paDakAra karatAM bolyo ke zuM strIone phasAvavAmAMja bahAdUrI samajo cho ? Ajeja tamArI pApI vAsanAo vyAja sAthe purI karuM chuM. je rANI jAyA che te Avo medAnamAM, luMTArAo bolyA. zuM tamArA jevA ziyALavA A siMhane mukAbale karI zakaze devakumAra belyo. baMne pakSa vacce yuddha cAlavA lAgyuM paNa pAchaLathI bIjA luMTArAo AvI devasenAnuM haraNa karI nAsI jAya che. tethI te ekadama cIsa pADe che prANanAtha ! A pApIone paMjhAmAMthI mane mukta karAve, e devamitra ! A tamArA mitranI prIyAne jAgrata thaI kema madada karatA nathI ! o devamitra bacAvo! bacAve ! Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 11 muM 107. ekadama Ama cIsa sAMbhaLI lAlasiMha jAgrata thaI jAya che. are ! A zuM! devakumAra kayAM? strInI cIsa kayAMthI? tyAM te sAme laDAI thatI joI are A saMgrAma zeno ? cAlya. mAre mArA mitrane madada karavI ja joIe. pelI strI tenI patnI tarIke kabula thayelI hevI joIe. mATe tene bacAvavA devakumArane ja mekalavo joIe. jethI te baMnene prema majabuta thAya. ema vicAra karI lAlasiMha yuddhamAM zurA kezarInI mAphaka jhukAve che. ane devakumArane kahe che ke, devInI rakSA karavA satvara jA, jarApaNa vilaMba na karatAM ekadama jA. nahiM te te pahoMcI zakIza nahIM. lAlasiMhanA kahevAthI devakumAra tarataja jAya che. Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa bAramuM. bhayAnaka jaMgala jayAre devakumAra pitAnI priyAnI zodhamAM atizaya thAkI gayo, khuba zramita banI gayA ane pitAnI prANavallabhAne patto na lAge tyAre te pitAnI prANavallabhAnA virogamAM hatAsa-nirAsa thaI gaye, kAraNa ke tenI mRduvANuM, vivekabharI bhASA, alaukIka lAvaNyatA vigerene saMbhArI devakumAra sAkta vIra chatAM azakata banI gayA hatA. "jyAre huM e pApIonA paMjhAmAMthI mArI dIlarUbAne na bacAvI zako te bIjAne zuM deSa? mArA jevo kSatriya thavA mATe paNa lAyaka nathI." tAruM zazI samuM mukha jevA huM kyAre bhAgyazALI banIza? tArA komaLa hastanI sAthe hasta jeDavA keNa nahi Iche? te koNa hatI, zuM te mane lalacAvavA AvelI lakSmI hatI, bahaspatinI strI tArI hatI, caMdra patnI rahI hatI, kAmadevanI patnI rati hatI. pRthvInA pralayakAraya mahAdevanI patnI umA hatI. ke pachI te nArAyaNanA uramAMthI utpanna thaelI urvazI hatI ? nA, nA, Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 109 prakaraNa 12 muM huM bhaluM chuM, te te pahisahacAriNe hatI, ane te nirjIva vanamAM duHkha-dAvAnaLamAM paDelI mehanapurInI kanyA hatI. te gaI, te have tenI prApti mATe zuM karavuM? tenA nagara tarapha jAuM! tyAM jatAM duminenA hAthamAM pakaDAI paDuM ane kadAca kArAgrahamAM rIbAkavuM paDe to tenI mane jarAe paravA nathI, a! kadAca mRtyu Ave te paNa. paravA nathI. hA!!! mArA pitAnA rAjyanI apakIti thAya tenuM kema ! tyAre zuM prANa priyAnI AzA mukavI! nA, nA, huM te eja nagaramAM jaIza. paraMtu e (devasenA) narAdhamanA paMjhAmAMthI mukta zI rIte thaI haze! mArI vahAlI prANavallabhA! tuM kayAM haIza? zuM tane te duSToe nIrjana vanamAM ke kArAgrahamAM rAkhI haze! zuM adhaHvacamAM ja TaLavaLatI duHkhI karI mukI haze! zuM tenA nagaramAM laI gayo haze," lAvya, jarA tapAsa to karUM ema bolI te ekadama uThayA ane cAlavA jAya che paNa te bIlakula cAlI zakavA samartha nathI chatAM paNa nirAza vadane, DhIlA page ane hatAsa AtmAe cAle che. te jarAka cAlyo haze. tyAM tene keIne avAja sAMbhaLyo.. he vatsa ! gabharAIza nahIM, gurudevanA vacananuM prANAne paNa pAlana karaje. tArAM kaSTamAM tane jarUra jInezvara bhagavAna sahAya karaze mATe duHkhathI gabharAIza nahi. paramAtmA je kare che te sAraMja kare che, he vatsa ! tArI AzA tajI nirAzAvAdI banIza nahIM. gurubhadrabAhusvAmInI tArA para ati-ghaNuMja kRpA che. he vatsa! tuM zA mATe udAsIna banI nirmAlyapaNuM dekhADe che. sAcA zUravIrane dukha e te eka sAdhAraNa vastu hovI joIe !" Ama avAja sAMbhaLI devakumAre cAre tarapha najara nAkhI paNa kaI mANasa tenI najare paDayo nahiM.jarUra, A keI gebI avAja he joIe. ema vicAra karatAM tenAmAM navo jusso prakaTayo. Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakthA ane navuM cetana AvyuM. jethI satvara cAlavA mAMDayuM paNa prANapriyAnA guNanI gelachAmAM te raste bhUlI gayo ane ADA raste caDI gayo. jyAre te vicAramAMthI nimagna thayA tyAre tene lAlasiMha (pitAne jIgarajAna dosta ) yAda Avyo. mitra ! zuM tuM paNa mane mukI cAlyo gayo. tane mArI jarApaNa dayA na AvI ! hAya ! hAya !! ! A jagatamAM mAruM kAI nathI. 1 upara Abha ane nIce dharatI." vAha! vidhAtA vAha !! tArI paNa ajaba mAyA che. huM kyAM eka vakhatane rAjakumAra ane kyAM Ajane jaMgalane bhaTakata-rakhaDate bhikhArI ! mahApuruSone paNa duHkha kyAM ochA paDyAM che? zuM pAMDavo vanavAsa gayA nahatA ! rAma jevAe paNa pitRvacananI khAtara aneka kaSTo zuM sahana karyA nahetA! zuM pitA bhakta zravaNe pitAnA mAtapitAnI kAvaDa upADI dukhane sukha karI mAnyA nahatA ! te pachI tuM (devakumAra ) zA mATe gabharAya che ane hatAsa thAya che. mATe kAMI paNa gabharAvAnI jarUra nathI. kahevatamAM paNa kahyuM che ke:--hiMmate maradA te madade khudA. te kahevatane anusarI. lAvya pahelAM mArA mitranI zodha karuM. je mitre mArA mATe pitAnA mAtA-pitAne tyAga karI pitAne vaibhava tyAga karyo che. je mitre mArA mATe aneka kaSTo sahana karyA che te zuM huM te mitranI zodha karyA sivAya ja pAcho pharuM ! nA, - nA, tema kadApi paNa na bane. ema bolate te mitranI zodha mATe jAya che. mitra! Ava, Ava, dayA kara, mArA bhUkhyA AtmAne kaMIpaNa phaLaphaLAdi lAvI ApI mArI phudhAne zAnti Apa, mitra mArAthI - have eka Daga paNa AgaLa vadhI zakAya tema nathI, huM kyAM eka vakhatane rAjakumAra ane kyAM Ajane eka bhikSuka, mArI pAse eka Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 111 prakaraNa 13 muM vakhata hajAre manuSyo mAtra mArA hukamane mAna ApI mArI AjJA uThAvavA hAjara hatA ane Aje A aora jaMgalamAM bhaTakyAM karuM chuM. je mANase tApamAM ekapaNa pagaluM bhareluM na hoya tema ja koI jAtanuM duHkha svane paNa jANeluM na hoya te manuSya Aje AvA araNyamAM tApa, TADha ane bhukhanA aneka jAtanA parizrame sahana karI potAnI bhAgya dazA upara raDe nahi te bIjuM zuM karI zake ? eka dina hAthI eka dina gheDA, eka dina mahelAM vAsa, (paNa) eka dina evo Avaze, jAvuM paDe vanavAsa, koI dina maMdira koI dina mALA, keAI dina chappara khATa, (paNa) eka dina evo Avaze, bhUkhyAne na maLe bhAta. A pramANe bela bolato cAlatA jAya che paNa bhUkha ane dukhathI azakata banI gaela devakumAra ane hatAza thaI nIce paDI jAya che. jenAmAM cAlavAnI zakita paNa nathI. jyAM eka vakhatano mahAna dho-laDavaiya, kSatriyamAM zirAmaNa gaNate e devakumAra Aje eka bhUkha jevI sAdhAraNa pIDAthI muMjhAI-be bhAna thaI nIce pachaDAI paDyo che. - jyAre te zuddhimAM Ave tyAre "bhAI vasaMta, bhAI kezava, e mAtA, bahena saibhAgya, mitra lAlasiMha tame badhA kayAM haze ? zuM tamane koIne paNa mArI AvI sthiti upara dayA-rahema AvatI nathI! A tamArA vahAle devakumAra Aje cAre bAju aMdhakAranI ghora aTavImAM duHkhathI pIDAyA kare che ane tame badhA joI khuza thAo cho? mArI vahAlI priyA devasenA tuM paNa kayAM......ema bolatAM ekadama mUchata-bebhAna banI dharatI para DhaLI paDe che. Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakathA paNa kudaratanI gati nyArI che. devakumAranA zabdo sAMbhaLI keTalAka mANasA A tarapha dAtA AvyA. A pApIja ApaNI devasenAnA cAra hAvA joie. pakaDA ! e narAdhamane. tene majabUta bAMdhI ApaNA rAjA pAse hAjara karI mATuM inAma meLavIe. 12 A mANasA kANu hatA ! te vAcakavarga samajI gayA haeNveja. te jA kAI nahiM paNa pelA pravINasiddha rAjAnA svAre| devasenAnI tapAsa karatAM karatAM ahIM Avo cAyA hatA ane devakumAranA mukhathI dhruvasenAnuM nAma sAMbhaLatAMja ekadama devakumAra pAse AvI caDayA. te vakhate tA devakumAra bebhAna hatA eTale tene muzkeTADha bAMdhI pravINusiddha rAjAnI pAse lAvavA gheADA upara caDI palAyana karI gayA. Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa teramu. nadI kinAre. lAlasiMha mitrathI chuTA paDI bhaTakatA bhaTakatA mehanapurI nadInA taTa upara AvI caDayo che. mitrane viyeAga sahana na thaI zakavAthI peAte peAtAnI bhAgyadazAne ThapakA Ape che. are! huM AkhuM jaMgala zodhI zodhIne thAkayo, pahADa-pata, nadI-nALAM, guphA vigere sarve jagAe tapAsa karI paNa mArA vhAlA mitrane patto lAgyA nahi. hAya! izvara, zuM mane mAre dilojAna mitra nahi maLe? ame tArU zuM bagADayuM che ke amane baMnene te viyegI karyAM...! zuM kAI vanacara prANIe tene vadha karyo haze, zuM kAi narAdhame tene ghAta karyAM haze, zuM te gupta veSe A nagaramAM AvyA haze, zuM te mane saMbhALatA haze, Ama mitranA viyeAgathI asakhya vicArA lAlasiMhanA manamAM uddabhavavA lAgyA. nagaravAsIonA khelavA uparathI jANavA maLyuM che ke " je mehanapurInA kArAgrahamA paDelA kedI che teja mAre| mitra devakumAra hAvA joIe" zuM bhAvI ? are! pelI kumArikA kANu Ave che? 8 Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 devakumAra citra dhArmIka navalakathA tene pUchavA de ke te kaiANu che? ema vicAra karI lAlasiMha yAgInA veSamAM temanI pAse gayeA ane pUchyuM. " bAI ! tame! kANu che ? ane atre tamArUM Agamana ma yu' che te jaNAvaze| ? yeAgI mahArAja ! tamAre tyAgIne saMsArI khInA jANavAnI zI jarUra! dAsIe jaNAvyuM. bAI! jo Apane harakata na hoya te jaNAvavA kRpA karaze. yogI mahArAja! tamArA Agraha che te sAMbhaLe! ame sa sakhIeAmAM zirAmaNI, zivadanI, aneka guNAthI suzAbhIta evI A kumArikA mehanapurInA pradhAnanI putrI padamAvatI che, ahIM AthI tenI sakhI devasenA dhaNA vakhatathI khAvAI gaI hatI te hAlamAM atre pAchI AvI che. tethI ame badhA tene maLavA jaIe chIe. tene laI javAvALA evA kANu hatA? yegIe pUchyuM. te kAi rAjavaMzI jevA jAya che, te devasenAne pAkAra karatA bhUmi para paDayo hateA. te pApI paNa pakaDAyA che. dAsI kheAlI. padamAvatI paraNelI che ke kuvArI che ? yegIjI! tenuM tamAre zuM kAma che? tamAre tyAgIne saMsAranA bhoga-vilAsanI vAta sAthe ze| sabaMdha, tame yAgI thaI AvA prazna pUoA che te tamane ze|bhAspada nathI. yeAgyAyeAgya te mAre jovAnuM che. huM bhagavAveSe yegI chatAM manathI bhAgya chuM. Adya AtmAthI tyAgI paNa aMtarAtmAthI saMsArI huM. lokone atAvavA vRddhAcaraNa AcarU chuM paNa yuvAvasthAnuM sukha bhogavavA IcchuM chuM. e duSTa ! yegInA veSamAM satAela zayatAna ! AvA vacana strIe pAse khelavA tane ze|bhe ? zuM tuM tArA AcaraNathI mArU Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 13 mu 115 apamAna nathI karatA ? tuM nathI jANateA ke A pararAjya che, chatAM AvA vacana khelavA hiMmata kare che. padamAvatI keAdhanA AvezamAM khelI. huM bALA ! huM tane apamAnIta nathI karate| tema tane du:khI karavA paNa nathI IcchatA. tuM mane yegI dhAre che tevA ja rahuM chuM. huM bhaviSyavettA chuM, tethI tane tArUM bhaviSya kahevA IcchuM chuM. tuM eka zUravIr naranI patnI banIza, tenuM nAma sAMbhaLI tane kaMpArI Avaze. ceAgInA veSamAM lAlasiMha melo. are duSTa! tuM yeAgI hovA chatAM bhAgavilAsanI vAte karI mArA jevI bhALI bhAmAene bhALavavA mAge che khane! temAM tArA doSa nathI, meja bhUla karI che ke tArA jevA DhAMgI sAthe vAta karI. zuM tuM mane tArA jevI nija mAne che? basa, huM tane sApha zabdomAM kahuM chuM ke tArU eka paNa vacana mAre sAMbhaLavuM nathI. padamAvatIe makkamatApUrvaka saMbhaLAvI dIdhu. he bhadrA ! tuM Ama AkarI zA mATe thAya che, huM satya kahuM chuM ke tArA pati pATalIputra nagaranA pradhAna chatrasiMhane putra lAlasiMha ja thaze. zuM mArA pitAne zatru lAlasiMha mAre pati thaze ? huM tene mArA pitAnI khAtara kadI paNa paraNIza nahi. e duSTa lAlasiMhe mArA pitAtulya rAkhane badIvAna karI apamAna karyuM che. te zuM huM tene mArA hasta arpaNa karUM. haragIja niha. lAlasiMha zabda sAMbhaLatAM ja krodhAyamAna thaI padamAvatIe suNAvI dIdhuM. bALA! te mahAparAkramI ane sAhasIka che te tuM jANe che? lAlasiMhe prazna pUchyo. hA, mane khabara che, tenI vIratA mATe ane mAna che tenA parAkrame!lAM kAryo ghaNA ja sAhasIka temaja vIrane oAbhAve tevA che. Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 devakumAra citra dhAmIka navalakathA vaLI te yuvizArada kahevAya che. te game tevA zUravIra yA parAkramI hAya paNa huM tene mArA prANeza kadApI kALe banAvIza nahi. padamAvatI jarA zAMta thatAM khelI. he bALA! tuM game tema khela paNa tamArUM bhAvI mane batAve che ke tame tene ja paraNaze. nA, nA, kadApI paNa e nahi ja bane. he bALA ! tuM nA kahe che paNa te samaya ekadama najadIka AvatA jaNAya che. tuM TuMka vakhatamAM ja tenA bahupAzamAM paDIza ema tAMrU bhAvI kahI Ape che. yegImahArAje kahyuM. mena ! cAlA, tamane devasenA melAve che, yegIrAja tameA paNa padhAre. devasenAnI dAsIe AvatAM ja karyuM. AthI padamAvatI ane yAgI beu jaNA dAsInI sAthe devasenAnA mahela tarapha cAlyA. Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa caudamuM devasenAne khAnagI mahela. devasenA pitAnA ekAMtavAsamAM beThI beThI vicAra karI rahI hatI ke meM mArI jIMdagImAM jarApaNa du:kha bhogavyuM nahatuM. duHkhanuM nAma svane paNa sAMbhaLyuM nahatuM. pitAzrIe agya raNasaMgrAma karyo tyArathI ja huM duHkhamAM paDI. jyAre pitAzrI anyAyanA raste cAlI badhIvAna banyA tyAre AkhA rAjyamAM luMTaphATa vigere tophAno thavA lAgyA ane dhADapADuo dhADa pADavA mAMDyA. te dhADapADuone paMjhAmAM huM sapaDAI gaI tyAre ja mane duHkha e kaI vastu che tenI jANa thaI. paNa mane e luMTArAo AziSarUpa thaI paDyA. te aghera jaMgala mane maMgaLamaya mahela samAna thaI paDayuM hatuM. te vakhatanuM ane te jagyAnuM varNana karatAM mArI cakSuomAMthI azrudhArA vahe che. te rAjakumAranI suMdaratA, tenI bhavya AkRti, tenuM lAvaNyamaya mukha, mRdubhASA vigerenuM varNana karatAM mane jarApaNa cena paDatuM nathI. Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 devakumAra sacitra dhArmIka navalakathA zuM te sItAne duSTa rAvaNanA paMjhAmAMthI mukta karavA AvelA rAma hatA? zuM te caMdrIkAnA pati caMdra hatA ? nA, nA, e te A pRthvI para utpanna thayelA eka vIranara hatA. paraMtu temanI bahAdurI, vIratA ane vivekabharI bhASAmAM huM abhAgaNI nAma-ThAma pUchavuM ja bhUlI gaI, mArA jevI akkala vagaranI keNa haze ? meM hAthamAM AveluM ratna nAma-ThAma jANyA vagara javA dIdhuM. teo koNa haze, temanA mAtA-pitA koNa haze. teo rAjavaMzI che ema kahetAM te hatA. te mane mukta karavA mArI pAchaLa AvatA hatA paNa teo kayA raste gayA haze. he Izvara ! temane meLApa have pharI nahi thAya ? devasenA gamagIna banI gaI che. he dAsI ! zuM tuM mArA prANanAthane nahi dhI lAve ? tuM game tema kara paNa e mahApurUSane patte mane meLavI Apa. temanA vagara mane ghaDI paNa cena paDatuM nathI. he dAsI ! mane abhAgaNIne mArA prANezane meLApa pharI thaze nahi? mane temane viyoga eka paLa paNa sahevAtuM nathI. devasenAe dAsIne pUchayuM. lebhAvI nAMkhI mehamAM, piyu hAya! kayAM gayA, maMda maMda pavana kuMkI, pyArA hAya! kayAM gayA. 1 mIna bicArI jaLa vinA, vATa jotI rahI gaI, priya paMkhI mahArA, pAMkhe karI uDI zuM gayA. 2 popaTa tArU piMjarU, A kAyA kaMcanamAM jaDayuM, menA para nAMkhI moha derI, prANu hAya! kayAM gayA. 3 zuM kumArikA ! tamane AvuM bolavuM ghaTe kharuM ! haju te tamArA lagna thayA nathI, tame temanuM nAma-ThAma-gotra paNa jANatAM nathI. priya kuMvarI temanI kAMI paNa nizAnI Ape te huM temanI tapAsa karUM ane tamArI abhilASA purI karuM. dAsIe kahyuM. Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 14 mu zuM nizAnI ApuM? devasenAe pUyu. 119 dAsI! jo te kharI ke padamAvatI ane yAgI paNe zI rakajhaka kare che? jA tene ahIM khelAvI lAva. ane pelA yegIne paNa ahIM AvavAnuM AmaMtraNa Apaje kAraNa ke te jaMgalavAsIne jaMgalamAM janArAonuM vadhAre jJAna hoya ? kadAca yeAgIthI mArA prANezane patto lAge. mATe tuM jaldI jA ane ahIM kheAlAvI lAva. devasenAe kahyuM. jevI AjJA ! ema kahI dAsI cAlI gaI. jethI devasenA ekalI paDI ane vicAra karavA lAgI ke- arere ! rAjakumAre mane ekalI mUkI, paraharI, duHkhI karI paNa kadAca e cegIrAja mArA vhAlAnA samAcAra ApI mArA manane zAMtvana Ape te kevuM sArUM'! Ama vicArA kare che tyAM te padamAvatI ane ceAgI ane AvI pahoMce che. mena padamAvatI ! Ava, Ava, mahArA sukha-duHkhamAM sahAya karanArI Ama Ava. padhArA ! yeAgezvara ! mArA savinaya vaMdana agIkAra karaze. yogIrAja tathA padamAvatI ApelA Asana para birAjamAna thayA.) ena ! tuM AyegIrAja sAthe zI vAta karatI hatI? devasenAe pUchyuM. mhena ! A yAgI nathI paNa kAI yAgInA veSamAM pApAtmA- zayatAna che. temane khIbhatsa zabdo kheAlI mane apamAnIta karI che. ane kahe che ke-"tu vIra pradhAnaputra lAlasiMhanI dha`patnI thaIza. zuM prANAnte A padamAvatI zatrunA putrane paraNaze ? nA, nA, ema ane ja nahi. padamAvatIe jaNAvyu, Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1ra0 devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakathA yogIrAja! Apane Ama yuvAvasthAmAM yoga levAnI zI jarUra paDI ? ApanA mAtA-pitA koNa che? ApanuM gotra zuM che. vigere hakIkatane khUlAso karI A raMka abaLA upara upakAra karaze. devasenAe prazno pUchyA. he bALA! kudaratanA karmone anusarI huM rogI thaye chuM. yogIe javAba Apo. tamArA bolavAmAM kAMIka rahasya chupAyeluM hovuM joIe. (gInI AMgaLImAM vIMTI dekhI) tamo tyAgIne vaLI A vIMTI kevI ? mane AzA che ke Apa e vIMTI mane jovA mATe Apaze. devasenA belI he rAjakuMvarI! tame bhUla cho (vIMTI yogIe saMtADI dIdhI) e to phakta hAthe duHkha thatuM hatuM tethI koI upakArI purUSe A auSadharUpI vALa nAMkhe che. tene tamAre jovAnI zI jarUra che ? gIe jaNAvyuM. je vIMTI huM joI rahI chuM te jo e pramANe hoya to mane batAvavI paDaze. tame vALo kaho cho paNa tenI aMdara te eka manuSyanI AkRti mAluma paDe che. te mANasane je huM na bhulatI houM te te mArA prANeza che. mATe mane talasAvI duHkhI na karatAM kapA karI satvara vIMTI jevA Ape. devasenAe mAMgaNI karatAM kahyuM. bALA! tamAre AvA ghelA vacana kADhavAM gya nathI. gIe jaNAvyuM. tamAre ApavI ja paDaze devasenAe haThIlAI pUrvaka kahyuM. huM eka zarate ApuM. kaI zarate ? Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 14 muM phakta pAchI ApavAnI ja zarate. bhale! huM soganapUrvaka kahyuM chuM ke te vIMTI joIne tamane tarataja pAchI ApIza devasenAe segana khAtAM kahyuM. jyAre devasenAe pAchI ApavA segana khAdhAM tyAre ja yogIe e vIMTI devasenAne jovA mATe ApI. devasenA e jotAM ja camakI gaI ane ekadama Azcarya pAmatAM bolI ke -"A to je purUSanI huM jhaMkhanA karuM chuM teja. jene meM mArA prANeza mAnyA che, jene meM mArU tana, mana, dhana ane sarvasva samarpaNa karyuM che teja mArA haiyAnA hAranI A vIMTI che, Ama bolatA te mahinA AvezamAM AvI jaI vIMTIne cuMbana le che. A pramANe devasenAne jotAM padamAvatI kahe che ke-bena ! A tuM zuM kare che ? tuM zuM Ama ghelA vacana vade che, tArA pati kyAM che. A to vIMTI che. te vIMTI upara tane AvuM karavuM game che ? jarA cagInI te zarama rAkha ! yogIrAja! mane mApha karaje. huM pati viyogIthI ghelI banI gaI chuM. jethI ja mArA magajanuM samatolapaNuM nathI. padamAvatI ! jene A vIMTI? kevI zobhA Ape che. yogIrAja! viyegInuM duHkha viyegI ja jANe ane duHkhanI vAta duHkhI ja jANe. kema kharuM ne ? cogI tarapha pharatAM devasenA belI. he bALA ! tene mane saghaLo anubhava che. tethI mane Azcarya lAgatuM nathI. huM paNa bhagavA veSe ekaviyogI ja chuM. jenA viyoge mAre vega dhAraNa karavo paDyo che. te ja viyoge tamane paNa gAMDA banAvyA che. yogIrAje kahyuM. eTale ? devasenAe Azcarya pAmatAM pUchyuM. Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakathA tame paNa virahI che. huM paNa virahI chuM. yogIe jaNAvyuM. tame A vIMTInA mAlIka nathI tyAre to tame jarUra A vIMTInA mAlIkane jANatA-pIchANatA haze. tame mArA prANezane jarUra oLakhatA ja haze. pIchANuM chuM paNa sAdhAraNa ja. tame temanA mitra te nathI ne? temanI sAthe jaMgalamAM hatA te. nA, nA, te te huM nahIM, paNa yogI veSe temane huM maLela tyAre mAruM duHkha ochuM karavA A vIMTI mane ApI hatI. A vIMTI paheranAra bhAgyazALInA kuLa ane gotranuM varNana karI mArI tRSA chIpAvaze ? bALA ! tamAre tenI zI jarUra che ? yegIe prazna pUcho. tame anubhavI che chatAM paNa mane tenuM kAraNa pUcho cho ? devasenAe javAba Apyo. bALA ! adhIrA na thAva, huM je kahuM te sAMbhaLe. rAjakumArI ? A vIMTIne mAlIka bIje kaI nathI paNa pATalIputra nagaranA virabhadrasiha rAjAne putra vIra devakumAra ja che. baMdha kare tamArI jabAna. asatya che. vIrasuta kadI paNa mArI sakhIne mitra thaI zake ja nahi. te te amAre kaTTo duzmana che ! devakumAranuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM ja padamAvatI belI uThI. bALA ! bhale tamane e duzmana lAgato hoya paNa te tamArA rAjane nehI thaI cukyo che. tevA sajjana purUSanI niMdA karavI te tamArA jevI suzIla bALAonuM kAma nathI. yegI bolyA, zuM e sAcI vAta che ? devasenAe Azcarya pAmatAM pUchyuM. Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 14 muM 123 amAre tyAgIne asatya bolavAnuM zuM kAraNa! zuM jeNe mArA pitAne keda karI apamAnIta karyA hatA te duzmananI huM patnI banIza? devasenAe pUchayuM. kumArI zAMta thAo ! temAM tamArA pitAne vAMka-gunho hato. kayo kSatriya pitAnuM vaira na le ? pitAnA snehI-bhrAtAnuM mRtyu sAMbhaLI devakumAra ekadama uchaLyo ane tamArA pitAzrIno parAjaya karI pitAnI kIrti amara karI che. evA bahAdura patinI niMdA karavI e tamane zebhe kharI ? egIe prazna pUchyo. tyAre zuM eja mArA pati thaze ? devasenAe pUchyuM. je huM na bhUlato houM to eja tamArA pati thaze. gIe jaNuvyuM, yogIrAja! teo vijayI chatAM vanavAsa kema dhAraNa karyo hato te mane kaheze ? devasenAe pUchyuM. A prazna sAMbhaLI bhegIe samAdhI caDAvI ane thoDIvAra pachI jANe pote samAdhIthI na jANyuM hoya tevI rIte kahevA lAgyA ke - sAMbhaLe, bALA ! temanI aparamAtAe temanA upara temanA moTAbhAI kezavasihanA khunane Aropa mukI. rAjAnA kAna bhaMbheryA jethI rAjAe krodhAveSamAM devakumArane pitAnA rAjyanI hada choDI cAlyA javA pharamAna karyuM. eTale pitAnA vacananuM pAlana karavA khAtara ane jyAM sudhI Avele Arepa siddha na thAya tyAM sudhI pite vanavAsa bhogavavo ema nakkI karI" cAlI nIkaLyA. gIe jaNAvyuM. pUjya yogIrAja! A sivAya vadhu khulAso mArA patine karazo te Apane mATe upakAra mAnIza. hAlamAM teo kyAM ane kaI sthitimAM haze ? devasenAe pUchyuM. Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA tethI yogIe pAchI samAdhI caDhAvI ane thoDIvAra pachI kahevA lAgyA ke -tamAre pati tamane zodhavA tamArI pAchaLa AvyA paNa te mitra ane patnInA AkaMdamAM rasto bhUlI ADA raste caDI gayA hatA jyAMthI tamArA ja rAjasevakoe tene pakaDI bandIvAna banAvI tamArA kArAgrahamAM keda karyo che tethI te pIDAya che, haju je te pitAnuM nAma chupAvaze te bacaze. nahIMtara te dveSa-buddhithI tamAre pitA tene duzmana dhArI mArI nAMkhaze. lAlasiMha yogInA veSamAM badho khulAso karavA lAgyo. mArA jIvanadAtA ! tame atre ahIM rahI mArA patine meLApa thAya tevo kaMIpaNa rasto batAvo! tamArA mATe huM mArA pitAzrInI anumati maMgAvIza. ane tame sukhethI ahIM nivAsa kare. devasenAe Agraha karyo. (svagata) je ApaNe atre rahIe ane vastu jAhera paDI jAya to ekanA badale baMne jaNa phasAI jaIe. mATe ahIM rahevuM vyAjabI nathI. (prakAza) amo yogI lekIne jaMgala ke nadIne triTa upara ja AnaMda Ave. mATe huM te nadInA traTa upara ja rahIza ane tamArA manane zAntavana ApavA be ghaDI dararoja Avato rahIza. bALA! sAMbhaLo, AvatI kAle rAtre tamAre purUSanA veSamAM taiyAra thaI rahevuM. devakumAravALA kArAgrahamAM huM tamane laI jaIza. to tame taiyAra thaIne raheze. have huM rajA laIza ema kahetAM yogI mahArAja pitAnA sthAna tarapha cAlyA gayA. vAMcakavarga ! tame te jANe che ke yogInA veSamAM lAlasiMha ja hato. tenA gayA pachI devasenA potAnA AtmAne ane AnaMda mAnatI mAnatI padamAvatI pAse AvI kahevA lAgI ke:-"bena! Ata keAI abadhUta yegI che. eNe bhaviSyavANI paNa evI kahI Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 14 muM ke je sAMbhaLI huM to sAva stabdha banI ja gaI kharekhara! te kaI ucca koTIne mahAtmA ja haze. mane khAtrI che ke tenAthI ja mArUM badhuM kAma pAra paDaze." bhale tane vizvAsa hoya ! paNa huM to lAlasiMhane paraNavAnI nathI ja. padamAvatIe kahyuM. sakhI ! vicAra kara, jene meM mAre karyo te devakumAra haze ema zuM huM dhAratI hatI ? paNa jyAM bhAvInI keAI ajaba kRtti hoya te mAnavI zuM karI zake ? tethI mane te yogInuM kahevuM akSareakSara satya jaNAya che. devasenAe kahyuM. Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa paMdaramuM praviNasiMhanA kArAvAsa. bhAvI taNI zuM kRti, jenA ajaba kAI khela che, eka vakhatane zUravIra yAho, Aje jIene jela che. devakumAra meAhanapurInA kArAvAsamAM bandhIvAna tarIke purAye che. jyAM havA ujAsanuM nAma nathI, pavana AvavA mATe eka paNa jArI ke khArI nathI. he prabhu ! zuM jagatanuM badhu duHkha mArA upara lAvI mukayuM ? zuM satya ane nItinA paMthe cAlanAranI A dazA thAya che? zuM jJAnIoe ATalA mATe ja saMsArane asAra varNavyA haze ? jagatamAM peAtAnA pApIsvAne khAtara mAtA putrathI badlAI jAya, pitA patnIthI badalAI jAya. ahA ! hA!! hA ! ! ! vAha ! jagata tArI paNa kAI ajaba lIlA che. mArA mitra paNa mArI zeAdhamAM pharatA haze, te paNa mArA mATe keTalA du:khI thAya che. zuM priya devasenA have nahIM maLe ? huM kAnI jelamAM chuM? A nagara keAnuM che ? A nagarane rAjA Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 15 muM 127 koNa haze ? Ama aneka jAtanA tarkavitarko karatA karato bicAre devakumAra phUTelA nasIba upara kapALe hAtha daI nirAza vadane beTho che. zuM vidhi AvI dura haze ? rAma jevAne paNa vanavAsa bhagava paDayo, pAMDavo jevAone guptavAsa sahevuM paDe, harizcaMdra jevAne paNa bhaMgIne ghera majurI karavI paDI. dhanya che ! vidhAtA tArI kuratA ane niSpharatAne ! zuM karuM! lAcAra chuM. "pAMjare purAele siMha bicAre zuM kare !" devakumAra Ama vicAra kare che. bicAre zuM kare." devasenA saMtAIne ja belI. A sAMbhaLI devakumAra ekadama camake che ke mANasano avAja ahIM kayAMthI ? nA, nA, e to bhaNakArA lAge che. devakumAra babaDayo. hA, hA, e to bhaNakAra ja lAge. are ! A keNa bele che. zuM mane du:khIne vadhAre duHkha karavA mAge che ? zuM marelAne mAravA mAge che? je A vakhate mane mArI priyA ane mitra maLe to kevuM sukha thAya ? keTaluM sukha thAya ? A sAMbhaLI devakumAra AkuLa vyAkuLa banI pharavA lAgyo. paramAtmA ! A gebI zabdo bolanArane mArI pratyakSa AvavA mATe rAjamati Apa, ane mane A kArAgrahamAMthI mUkta kara.devakumAra bolya. have devasenA purUSanA veSamAM sajaja thaI devakumAra sAme AvI ane kahevA lAgI ke:-"duzmananA paMjhAmAM keda paDI Ama nirAza thatAM ghaNI sArI rIte AvaDe che. vAha ! vAha! mArA raNathurA laDavaiyA, ATalI ja tamArI hiMmata ane bahAdurI ? duzmanane rAjyamAM keda paDI duzmananI kanyAno tyAga karavo temAM duHkha pAme pachI bhagavAna zuM kare ? bhagavAna evo kayAM navarA beThA che ke te sukhanI nidrA tyAgI tamane bacAvavA Ave. Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra citra dhArmIka navalakathA A sAMbhaLI devakumAra ekadama camakyA ane khelavA lAgyA ke: are! zuM A duzmanane deza ? are! mArI priyAnA pitAnuM rAjya, huM ahIM zI rIte AbyA. huM adraSyajana ! A du:khI thatAM manuSyane du:khamAMthI mukta kare| devakumAre kahyuM. 128 AthI devasenAe bAraNuM khAlI nAMkhyuM ane jevA devakumAra bahAra nIkaLe che ke tarata ja svAmI! Apane vaMdana karUM chuM. priya kahI vaMdana karanAra tameA keNu che ? devakumAre pUchyuM. viputra! AyuSya mAna mava : lAlasiMhe yAgInA vezamAM kahyuM. Apa kANu che tejarA nivedana karavA kRpA karazeA devakumAre pUchyuM. vAhare! mArA deva, zuM peAtAnA aMgane eTalAmAM bhUlyA, prema te| AveAja rAkhajo, prema vecI pAo laI mAgajo devasenA kaTAkSa karatAM khelI. kANu, mArI priyA devasenA ? devakumAre Azcarya pAmI pUchyuM - hA prANeza, tamArI vhAlI devasenA ApanI AgaLa premayAcanA karatI vana kare che. AvI miSTa madhurI bhASA sAMbhaLI premanA AvezamAM AvI jai devakumAra AlIMgana karavA jAya che tyAM devasenA kahe che ke:- hAM hAM yeAgIrAja ubhA che. e sAMbhaLI devakumAra pUche che ke priyA e mahApurUSa kANu che? prANeza! e to mArA ane tamArA meLApa karAvanAra mahA purUSa che. temane upakAra bhUlAya tema nathI. te yegIrAja tamArA mATe temaja tamArA kuTuMba mATe potAne prANa ApavA taiyAra che. devasenA oLakhANa karatAM khelI. yeAgIjI ! ATalA badhA upakAra karavAnu kAraNa samajAvaze ? devakumAre pUchyuM. Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 15 muM 129 vakhata Ave sarva samajAze. Aje tamArA badhAnA meLApathI eTale badhe AnaMda thayo che ke tenuM varNana karavuM muzkela che. gIrAja bolyA. prANeza! A ANeluM bhejana jamyA pachI khulAse karazo! jethI devakumAra bhojana jamavA lAgyA. jyAre bhojana jamI rahyA tyAre devasena gIrAjane khulAse karatI kahevA lAgI. prANeza! teo te badhAne "AgaLa upara jaNAze " emaja kahe che. pite pitAnuM varNana kaMI paNa kahetA ja nathI temaja tamArI tathA tamArA kuTuMbanI eTalI badhI lAgaNI che ke jANe je kaMI paNa nIMdA sAMbhaLatAM ja gussAne AvezamAM AvI jAya che. teo tyAgI-gI che. temaja vIra sAhasIka che vaLI kSatriyane zebhAve tevA laDavaiyA paNa che. jayAre meM ApanI mulAkAta levA nakkI karyuM tyAre kArAgrahanI AgaLa pAchaLa seMkaDe paheregIre hovAthI AvavAnuM ghaNuM ja muzkela hatuM. paraMtu yogIrAje potAnI bahAdurIthI dareka jaNane tAbe karI bhU zasyA karI ApaNI mulAkAtano rasto saraLa banAvyo. emanuM parAkrama ja ema batAve che ke te kaI kSatriyane zaramAve tevA zuravIra ane raNavIra che. te amArA nagaramAM trikALajJAnI tarIke oLakhAya che. te ApaNA dezanI temaja ApanA sagAM-sAdaranA mATe ghaNI ja mamatAbharI vAto karIne manamAM gaurava dhare che. devasenAe khulAso karavA mAMDyo. A sAMbhaLI devakumArane pitAne mitra lAlasiMha yAda AvyuM jethI te gIrAjane puche che keH yogIjI! zuM mAro mitra kRra nathI? tene mAre viyega sahana thAya che ? te bIlakula kUra nathI, te potAnA mitranA mATe sarvasva arpaNa kare evI che. vaLI te tamane manathI ane tenAthI maLe che Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 devakumAra citra dhArmIka navalakathA ane huMmezA peAtAthI banatI madda kare che. kumArazrI! have tamane heDAvavA tamArI bhaviSyanI priyAnI hiMmata upara AdhAra che. yegIrAje khulAsA karyA huM bhaviSyanI hyuM ema nahi paNa chatra mAnuM zru ane teenA mATe tame je Apa jarA paNa zaMkA lAvaze nahIM. te| batAvA ke jethI huM temane heDAvI mArA patnI tarIkenA dha kItti prApta karU. devasenA e makkamatA ajAvI jagatamAM ujjavala pUrvaka kahyuM. "" ' " tA. tame Ajeja tamArI mAtuzrIne kahI tamArA svayaMvar karAvavA Agraha kare| ane svayaMvaramAM tamArA mana mAnatAne varamALa AzA " jo svayaMvara thaze te| pATalIputra nagaramAM paNa rAjAne AmatraNa jazeja eTale tamane badhI bAbate anukuLa thaI paDaze. yegIrAja ghaNI zAnti pUrvaka potAne kAI pichANe nahI tema TAvarka mAM rAkhI khelyA. vamAnamAM temane zIrakaheze te karIza temAM Apa mane evA rastA yogIrAja! tame ghaNIja sArI yukti batAvI. huM Aja te Aja mArI mAtuzrI ne samajAvI nakkI karI laIza. devasenA AnaMdanA AvezamAM AvI gaI ane ekadama tyAMthI doDI jAya che. badalA huM kairva rIte vALI zakIza ? ceAgIrAja ! tamAre devakumAre kahyuM. kAma karanAra mANasa kadI badalAnI AzA rAkhatA--sevatA nathI. ema kahI yegIrAja paNa peAtAnA mukAma tarapha cAlyA jAya che. Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa soLamuM. mehanapurI praviNasiMhane rAjamahela. Aje praviNasiMha ati AnaMdIta jaNAya che. priyA ! A, kema ! Aje tame Ama gamagIna dazAmAM dekhAo che? zA kAraNathI tamAre AtmA vicAranA majAmAM uchaLI rahyo che. rAjAe pUchyuM. | ApaNuM vaDIlonA puNyathI Aje mArI dIkarI punarjIvana pAmI te zuM ochA harSanI vAta che ? ane te kuMvarIne herAna karanAra maLyo ke nahi tenA vicAramAM ja gamagIna chuM. bAkI to kAMI ciMtA nathI. rUpasuMdarI rANIe kahyuM. temAM vicAra karavAnI vAta kyAM che, te duSTa jaMgalamAM bhaTakto pakaDAya che ane ApanA jelakhAnAnI havA khAya che. rAjAe umaLakAthI kahyuM. vhAlA! mArI kuMvarInA haranAra-corane jovAnI mArI IcchA che te te cora mane batAvaze? rANIe pUchayuM. Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 devakumAra sacitra dhAmaka navalakathA hA, zA mATe nahi! rAjAe AzcaryathI javAba Apo. keNu che hAjara! rAja bolyA. nAmadAra! hAjara chuM, pharamAve. eka anucara AvatA AvatA bolyo. jA ! pelA kedIne satvare mArI pAse hAjara kara. rAjAe hukta karyo. mAtuzrI! te duSTa te mane ghaNuM duHkha ApyuM che devasenAe kahyuM. have te ceranA zuM hAla thAya che te te je. rAjA bolyA. nAmadAra! kedI hAjara che. anucare kedIne hAjara karatA kahyuM. bela, tuM koNa che? tAre deza kayo ? rAjAe kedI (devakumAra) ne pUchyuM. huM eka rAjakumAra chuM. mRtyuleka mAre deza che. ane paramezvara mArA pitA che. devakumAre niDaratAthI javAba Ape. te mArI putrInuM haraNa kema karyuM ? rAjAe pUchyuM. meM tamArI kuMvarInuM haraNa karyuM nathI paNa have karIza. devakumAre makkamatApUrvaka niDara javAba Ape. are! duSTa, tane khabara che ke tuM konI sAthe vAta kare che? rAjA ekadama gussAmAM trADa pADI uThyA. hA, te huM barAbara samaju chuM. eka vakhatanA mArA hAthe pakaDAyelA kedInI sAthe, mArA verI-duzmananI sAthe, paNa te sAthe huM eTaluM satya kahuM chuM ke "tamArI kuMvarIne huM cAra nathI." devakumAre chAtI kADhI javAba Apo. Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 16 su zuM tame mArA cAra nathI ? tame mArUM sa`sva nathI ? devasenA vaccamAMja melI uThI. zuM tame mArA cAra nathI ? tame zA mATe mane kArAgrahamAM puryo che? devakumAre pUchyuM. tame mane paraNavAnI jaNAvyuM. 133 cerI lIdhuM haTha letA hatA tethI ja. devasenAe tame letA hatA ke huM? kumArIkA, tamane ja paraNIza. tameja mArA patnI rUpe zebharaze. ane tame ja mArA patnI thavAne lAyaka che kAraNa ke kSatriyane kAi phasAvanAra nathI, bhale siMha pAMjare pUrAyeA chatAM siMha te siMha ja che. meAtanI sAthe khela khelavA e teA kSatriyane dha che. devakumAre jaNAvyuM. are ! duSTa labADa cAra, tuM zuM bakI rahyo che ? tane ahIM phAMsInA lAkaDe laTakAvI svadhAma paheAMcADI dauM chuM. rAjA krodhamAM AvI jaI khelyA. hukama karyo. te kAMI tamArA hAthanI bAjI nathI, jyAM nIti ane saMyama che tyAM kAIpaNa vyakitanI tAkAta nathI ke tene vAMkA vALa karI zake. jyAre Apa mane zikSA karazeA tyAre tamArA kuTuMbamAMja kaleza jAgaze ane tamArI putrIja zrApathI raDAze jethI tameA jIvatA mUA jevA gaNAze. devakumAra estheA. kALu che hAjara ! rAjA melyA. annadAtA! zI AjJA che. eka anucare AvI pUchyuM. jAe ! A narAdhamane ekadama yamadvAra paheAMcADI dA? rAjAe Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhArmIka navalakathA khabaradAra ! jo keAI najIka AvyuM te tenA sA e se va purA ja thai gayA . samajo. devakumAra ekadama tADukI uThayA. 134 hAya vhAlA prANa teA, siMha sAme ziyALavA, mAravA ke bacAvavA, sAcA kSatriya eja ke, najIka kAI Avaze| nahi, keAI rItathI phAvazeA niha, te teA prabhunA hAtha che, jyAM satya nIti sAtha che. devakumAra Ama khelI rahyo che. paNa rAjAthI te sahana na thaI zakavAthI ekadama ahIMthI laI javA ane phrAMsIne mAMcaDe laTakAvI devA hukama Ape che. te sAMbhaLI devasenA meAlI ke: paramapUjya pitAzrI ! A tamArI lADakavAyI dIkarInI vinaMtI dhyAnamAM rAkhA! jyAM sudhI mArA svayaMvara na thAya ane jyAM sudhI tenI samakSa huM na paraNuM tyAM sudhI ene jIvatA rAkheA kAraNa ke enI samakSa huM jyAre paraNuM tyAre te sukAI baLyA kare. mATe Apane mArA svayaMvara thatAM sudhI e kadIne jIvatA rAkhavA mArI vinaMti che. devasenAe kahyuM. putrI ! tuM Aje tArA pitAnA hukamathI virUddha jAya che? rAjA gusse thai khelyA. tame ene zikSA karazeA nahi ema e kayAM kahe che? paNa thADA visa pachI me kA tA karavAnuM ja che, mATe mArI dIkarInA vacanavuM eka vakhata te mAnya rAkheA ! rANI rUpasuMdarIe javAba ApyA. jA, duSTa ! tArUM kALuM kara. Aje mArI dIkarInA kahevAthI ja tane thADA divasanuM jIvana arpaNa karUM chuM. tyAM sudhI tArA zviranI prArthInA vigere karavI hoya te karI le. rAjA devakumArane kahevA lAgyA. Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 16 su 135 " hajI te| mArUM AyuSya ghaNuM lAyuM che. jene prabhu rAkhe tene koNa cAkhe.-aNI cukayo so vaSa ve' devakumAra jatA jatA khelyA. paheregIrA devakumArane kArAgrahamAM laI gayA eTale rAjA ane rANI beu jaNA dIkarInA svayaMvaranI taiyArI karavA lAgyA. dezA dezanA rAjA-mahArAjAene AmaMtraNa mokalavA vigere svayaMvaranI taiyArI karavAnA kArya mAM guMthAyA. Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa sattaramu svayaMvara-maMDapa. jyAre saMsAranA avanavA banAvAthI manuSyanuM jIvana ghaDAI majabUta thAya che tyAre ja tene potAnA jIvanane anubhava thAya che. devakumAranA karmInI vicitra ghaTanA peAtAnA jIvanamAM pasAra thaI rahI che. zAstrakAra kahe che keH-" jo bhagavAne bhAkhelA dharma, ziyaLa, dhyA tathA dAna e cAre vastuthI barAbara samajI manuSya peAtAnA jIvanamAM utAre teA prAye karIne manuSya bhaviSyamAM UMca kATInI padmIe pAmI peAtAnuM jIvyuM dhanya-saphaLa kare che. tevI rIte Aje mehanapurI nagarImAM aneka jAtanI dhAmadhuma ane AsApAlavanA tAraNA baMdhAI gayA che. jyAM jue tyAM rAgarAgAdI, vAjIMtrAnA madhurA sara guMjI rahyA che. vaLI nagaranA nara-nArIe Aje kAI anerA utsAhamAM AvI AnaMda laI rahyAM che. aneka dezadezanA rAjA-mahArAjAe nagaranI zezabhAmAM vadhArA karavA AvI paheAMcyA che. "" jyAM jue tyAM AnaMdanI helI jAmI rahI che. du:kha jevI vastunuM nAmanizAna jaNAtuM nathI. Aje cAre tarapha dhAmadhuma sivAya Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 17 su 137 bIjuM kAMi najare paDatuM nathI. kAraNa ke Aje meAhanapurI nagaranA rAjAnI kuMvarI devasenAneA svayaMvara thavAneA che. devasenA mahAcAritrazALI, ceAsaTha kaLAnI jANa ane dhaNI ja svarUpavAna heAvAthI dareka rAjA-maharAjAe tenI sAthe varavAnI (paraNavAnI) abhilASA dharAvI rahyA che. paNa bhAvi kayAM jaze athavA kayA bhAgyazALIne e mahAmAyA varamALA AreApaze? ete jJAnInekhabara. rAjAe peAtAne mahela tathA sabhAma Dapa ghaNA ja suzobhIta rIte zaNagArI maMDapanI zAbhAmAM era vadhArA karyAM che. AlIzAna gAlIcA, jarIyAna bichAnA, sAnA cAMdInA Asane vividha sugaMdhI puSpAnI velA, aneka jAtanI raMgaberaMgI vastuethI Aje maMDapa kAI jANe svarga samAna lAge che, tyAM aneka jAtanA nRtya ane saMgItane apUrvI dhvani suMdara sUrathI leAkeAnA dIla bahelAvI rahyA che. AvelA mahemAne potapotAnA darajjA pramANe sau potapeAtAnA Asana para geAThavAI gayA che. jyAre ahIMA sabhAmaMDapanI kAI ajaba zAlA ze|bhI rahI che. tyAre devasenA peAtAnI sAhelIonI sAthe hAthamAM varamALA laI svayaMvara maMDapamAM praveza kare che. jANe AkAzamAMthI jema vIjaLI camake tema tenA mukhAEdanI camakatA, jema caMdramukhInI zAbhA hAya tema tenA mukhanI krAMtinI jyAtI ajaba jhabakI rahI che, tenuM ekeka aMga vidhAtAe phurasade ghaDayuM na hAya? tevuM dIpe che jethI bhalabhalA paNa tenA hastanI AzAe sevI rahyAM che. jyAre devasenA sabhAmaMDapamAM praveza kare che tyAre tenI sAthe cegIrAja paNa praveza kare che. kAine gebI avAja devasenAnA kAne athaDAyA. "devasenA ! prANa jAya tenI paravA na karIza paNa tArU vacana jAya nahi tenI ciMtA rAkhaje, jene te tArA gaNyA che tene Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 devakumAra citra dhArmIka navalakathA paraharIza nahi. satItvanA kavyane lAMchana lagADIza nahi. dharma zraddhA tajIza nahi, ane majabUta mana rAkhI tArU kA pUrNa karavA tatpara raheje, jInezvaradeva tane jarUra sahAya karaze." A prasaMge pATalIputra nagaranA kumAra bhaddIkasiMha tathA kIrttisiMha tathA anya dezanA rAjA-mahArAjAe AvyA hatA. praviNasiMha rAjAe peAtAnI putrIne managamatA pati meLavavA khAtaraja A svayaMvaranI yeAjanA geAThavI che ane pAte peAtAnI putrIne sukhI karavA hRdayathI ittejAra jaNAya che. A svayaMvaranI zAlA kAI anerI chApa pADI rahI che. vaLI dezadezanA rAjA-mahArAjAe pAtAnI sAghukhI vaibhavane pUra ThATha batAvavAmAMja mazagula dekhAya che. Aje dareka ekaja bhAvanA sevI rahyAM che ke "huM kevI rIte devasenAne gamI jauM ane devasenA mateja varamALa AreApe " devasenA peAtAnI sakhIenI sAthe svayaMvara maMDapamAM nIhALI rahI che. ane AnaMda anubhavI rahI che. "" 66 devasenA bahAra Ave che te AI devAMganA-indrANI jevI lAgatI hatI. AkhA sabhA maMDapamAM jenA svarUpathI badhAnA teja jhAMkhA thaI gayA hatA. A vakhate pATalIputra nagarane rAjakumAra bhadrIkasiMha mana sAthe vicAra karavA lAgyA ke zuM maneAhara kanyA ? te ApaNane vare te ApaNA bhAgyeja pharI jAya pachI te ApaNe vilAsavatInuM zuM kAma che ? pachI tenA sAmuM jovAnI IcchA thAya ja nahIM tene eka daDIA mahelamAM purI rAkhIzuM. ane rAjakArabhAra ApaNA mitrAne soMpI daIzuM pachI te! ApaNe basa meAjamajhA uDAvIzuM. Ama zekhacallInI mAphaka vicAra karI potAnA manamAM khuza thAya che. 22 putrI ! tArA managamatA patine zeAdhI varamALa AreApaNa karI sanI jIjJAsAone aMta ANu. praviNasiMhe kahyuM. Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 17 su 139 pitAzrI ! ApanI AjJAne AdhIna chuM. paNa pelA kArAgrahamAM paDelA kedI kema AvyA nathI ? devasenAe pUchyuM. <" tarataja kedIne bandhIvAna sthitimAM hAjara karavAmAM Ave che. devakumArane Ama kadInI sthitimAM AvelA joIne tenA mitra lAlasiha yAgInA veSamAM je ahIMA hAjara che te khele che ke he rAjana ! A koNa che? A zuM che? mArA yAga . dhyAne karI kahuM chuM ke te bandhIvAna kAi rAjavaMzI mAnane lAyaka rAjakumAra che. tene A svayaMvara maMDapamAM kedI tarIke lAvavAmAM AvyeA che te bhUla karI che. mATe vicAra kare ! ane tene anamAMthI mUkta kare! mArUM kahyuM nahIM mAne te pAchaLathI pastAze. kAraNa ke A sabhAmAM AvelA sajjane samRddha che, tee jyAre tene pichANaze tyAre ghaNuM viparIta pariNAma Avaze. 'yegIe vivecana karatA kahyuM, A pramANe yAgInuM kahevuM sAMbhaLI praviNasiMha kedIne yeAgya Asane mesADe che. pitAjI ! have keTalA vilaba che ? devakumArane Asana upara esatA dekhI devasenAe pUchyuM. AthI rAjA praviNasiMha dAsIne kahe che ke jA tene badhA rAjAnI oLakha karAva. dAsI eka pachI eka badhA rAjAenI meLakha karAve che paNa devasenA kAIne pasada karatI nathI. chevaTe devakumArane varamALa AreApe che. are ! e duSTA ! tuM mArI putrI nathI, teM kAne aMgIkAra karyAM ? eka garIba jaMgale jaMgala bhaTakatA rakhaDatA narAdhama bhikhArIne ? ane vaLI tArA kaTTA duzmanane tane dhikkAra che ! praviNasiMha ekadama gussAnA AvezamAM AvI gaye. are ! kANu che hAjara !!! jAe, A duSTa putrIne hAlane hAla devazaraNu pahoMcADe. are ! kuLa kalaMkINI, bhAgaNI, caMDALa, nIca Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 140 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA putrI teM kevA patine aMgIkAra karyo ? zuM tane ATalA badhA rAjakuMvare mAMthI koI pasaMda na paDo ke eka bhIkhArIne varamALa ApI. jA, tAruM kALuM mUkha mane na batAvIza. praviNasiMha tADukIne belyA. pitAjI ! pitAjI! mArA vahAlA pitAjI, tamArI putrIe je karyuM che te yogya ja karyuM che. A svayaMvaramAM tamArI putrIne game te vara varavAnI chUTa che to meM te hakkano lAbha lIdho che. pitAzrI ! mApha karaje, mAro pati jaMgalane bhaTakato bhikhArI nathI paNa e rAjavaMzI ane uttamakuLane purUSa che. teo mArA tathA tamArA duzmana nathI. mAre vahAle mArA manane mAlIka ane mAre mugaTamaNi che. duSTonA hAthathI mUkta karAvanAra ane mArA mATe athAga duHkha sahana karanAra vaLI mArAja mATe tamArA kArAgrahe paDI rahenAra eja mAre priya pati che. meM mAruM mana to kayAranuMe ApyuM hatuM phakta hasta Apavo bAkI hatA te paNa Aje A sthaLe prabhu sAkSIe arpaNa karyo che. pitAjI ! paramezvare je mane Aye, mane je game, vidhAtAe je nirmANa karyo hato te pati mATe prANadhAra thaI cUkaye. yogIrAje paNa nimittabaLe mane teja batAvyo hato. rAjakumArI devasenAe raDatAM raDatAM karUNa svare jaNAvyuM. beTA ! hajI paNa kahuM chuM ke tuM samaja ane bIjA koI lAyaka purUSane varamALA Are paNa kara. praviNasihe kahyuM. devasenA kahe che ke - taraNuM upara merU adharazuM, nIra taNI gati zuM pharaze, pativratAnI je Teka dharI meM, te kadI zuM khoTI paDaze. Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 17 su 141 pitAzrI ! zuM praviNasiMhanI putrI devasenA ekaja bhavamAM e pati karaze ? zuM rAjaha MsaNI bagalAnI sahacarI banI sAMbhaLI che? zuM kAganA kaMThe meAtInI mALA joI che? zuM vAghanuM dUdha senA sivAya khIjA ThAmamAM rahI zakayuM che? zuM samudre maryAdA mukI kadApI sAMbhaLI che? zuM hajAro kaSTa paDatAM satIee peAtAnuM ziyaLa gumAvyuM che ? pitAjI ! A devasenA prANAnte paNa have khIjAnA gaLAmAM varamALA paherAvaze hiM samajyA ! meja mUkhAMe hAthe karIne duHkha vaherI lIdhuM. te divase ja Ane meAtanA zaraNe karyo heAta te Aje mAre A jovAne vakhata Avata nahi. hajI paNa kahuM chuM beTA ! samaja, tArA vhAlA pitAnA vacananuM mAnya rAkha. praviNasiMhe kahyuM. viSNu kaseTI pArakhuM, seAnAnuM nahi thAya, viSNu jhaverI tAta, hi| nahi parakhAya. pitAjI ! ApanI bhUla thAya che. meM je aMgIkAra karyo che tene kasoTInA patthara upara caDhAvI ghaNI ja saMbhALapUrvaka pati tarIke aMgIkAra karyA che te teja mArA pati che bAkInA bIjA badhA A jagatamAM mArA pitA ane bandhava samAna che. devasenA niDaratAthI melI.. satI pratijJA je kare, prANAnta truTe nahi; Ave hajArA du:kha paNu, satI zIyaLa cuke nahi, dhAryuM pati je premathI, nizcaya kadI pharaze nahi; kSatrANI sAcI e ja ke, anyane varaze nahi. A pramANe devasenAne khelatAM sAMbhaLI rAjA devakumAra tarapha jaI pUchavA lAgyA ke:--alyA, bhalAmANasa tuM kANu che ? ane mArI Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 devakumAra citra dhAmIka navalakathA kuMvarInA mananuM haraNa zI rIte karyuM che ? ane tArU kuLa, gAtra tathA deza kayA che te kahe jethI mAruM apamAna thayuM na gaNAya ane mArUM mana zAnta thAya. are re ! rAjana tamane mAluma nathI ke kSatriyeA peAtAnuM kuLa, geAtra vigere zamazeramAM ja rAkhe che--pe ja tenuM kuLa batAvavA basa che. mArU kuLa tameA jANaze ja nahiM hAla te huM eka bhIkSuka-rakhaDatA bhIkhArI vaLI tamArI putrIne leAbhAvanAra tamArA cAra chuM. rAjAonA parAkrama sArAM hoya te Ave mArI sAme ane devasenA grahaNa kare. devakumAra niDara ane makkamatAthI khelyA. A sAMbhaLI tyAM AvelA sarve rAjAe ane rAjakumAroe gussAnA AvezamAM AvI peAtAnI zamazera para hAtha nAkhyA. eka vakhatane lagna maMDapa atyAre raNayuddha-yuddhanuM medAna banI rahyuM che. devakumAra potAnA bAhubaLa upara ane prANanI paravA rAkhyA vagara zamazera laI sabhAmaDapamAM eka yAhAnI mAphaka, raNakezarInI mAphaka duzmanAne haMphAvI rahyo che. yogIrAja ( lAlasiMha ) paNa devakumAranI madade AvI pahoMcyA che. jethI rAjamaDapamAM bhAvInI ghaTanA juduM ja kArya karI rahI che. devakumAra ane yogIrAjanuM bhayaMkara svarUpa joI praviNasiMha camakI jAya che, ane darekane samajAvI pota potAnA Asana upara esavAnuM kahe che ane devakumArane puche che ke--kSatriya putra ApaNuM nAma jaNAvaze| ? mArUM nAma hAla jANavAnI jarUra nathI. mane kuMvara kahIne kheAlAvo devakumAre jaNAvyuM. Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 13 muM 143 kuMvarI! tArA patinI zUravIratA joI mAro AtmA ghaNo khuzI thaye che ane tArA managamatA pati sAthe tAre hastameLApa karI tArI manavAMchA pUrNa karuM . tArA mAtA-pitAnI AbarUmAM vadhAre kara. praviNasihe AzIrvAda ApatA devasenAne hAtha kuMvaranA hAthamAM arpaNa karyo. have sarve sabhAmaMDapa khAlI thaI pita pitAnA sthAne cAlyA jAya che. Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa aDhAramuM vida vATIkA. yogIrAja! Apane praNAma karuM chuM. amane kRtArtha kare devakumAre kahyuM, vArU ! Apa ahIM kema AvyA cho ? ApazrInA darzanArthe. tame jANo cho ke tamArA bhAI bhadrisiMha dArUnA nizAmAM gulatAna thaI ezaArAma bhogave che. yogIjIe jaNAvyuM. pelA khuNAmAM che e ke bIjA ? hA, e ja cAle ApaNe tyAM jaIe. he rAjakumAra ! A madApAna gaNikA sAthe, madhura AlApa ane A duSTa mitrone saMga te sarva tana, mana, dhana ane rAjyane nAza karanAra che. mATe tenuM sevana karavuM e kSatriya putrane ghaTatuM nathI. gImahArAja upadeza ApatA belyA. Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 18 su 145 yeAgIjI ! tethI mane geralAbha zu che. te jaNAvaze ? ' ,, kema vArU! temAM te eTalA badhA doSa che ke tene ekadama tyAga karavA ja ghaTe che. tame ucca kuLamAM janmelA che, vira pitAnA putra che jo AvI sAbata thAya te " saMga tevA ra'ga, seAbata tevI asara, AhAra tevA eDakAra. dArU pIvAthI keTalA badhA geraphAyadA che. eka te zarIrane bALI nAMkhe, manane asthIra banAve, sajjananA samAgamathI dura karAve, rAgane vadhAre, tana ane mananuM bhAna bhulAve, cakSuteja ghaTADe, nirbaLatA lAve, viSayAMdha banAve ane leAkeAmAM hAMsI karAve he virakumAra, AvI naThArI seAbatane tyAga karI tamArI mahattA vadhAratAM zIkhA ! yAgIjIe samajAvatAM kahyuM. A zarIra Adika anya e, anyatva karI bhAvanA, che gaMdakInI gaTara kAyA, eha aci bhAvanA. 1 je kama hetu vicAraNA, te AzravAnI bhAvanA, te karmAM kAraNa rokavA, e zreSTa saMvara bhAvanA. 2 duHkhanA samayamAM je na heAve, khinna sukhanA samayamAM, nirabhilASa ane hare bhaya, krodha rati rahI zAntimAM. 3 tehu sthita buddhi jane, nija jIvana zuddha gujAratA, sAbu taNI jevA banI, zraddhALunA mana TALatA. 4 (( kAraNa ke A pramANe yegIrAje atyaMta medha ApyA ane hajI pa AgaLa khelatAM kahe che ke tamArA kuLa mATe mane lAgaNI che tethI ja ATaluM kahevAnuM mana thayuM nahitara kaheta nahi. duna mitrAnA manamAM khelavAnuM kaI ane karavAnuM kaMI, manuSya je khele che teja kare che ane manamAM paNa tevuM ja vicAre che. sajjane zrIphaLanI mAphaka mAMhethI kAmaLa hAvA chatAM uparathI ghaNAM kahuM ma!lama paDe che. paNa dunajane kheAranI mAphaka uparathI sajjana 10 Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 devakumAra citra dhArmIka navalakathA suvALA chatAM hRdayanA bahu kaThaNa ane krUra hoya che. durjana manuSyA meDhethI mIThuM' khelavAvALA hoya che paNa pAchaLathI te nAza karanArA thAya che. mATe tevA mitrone mukha sudhI dUdha bharelA viSanA ghaDAnI mAphaka dUra pheMkI devA." kumAra, mArUM kahyuM mAnI ane tArA AvA adhAra vyasanene tyAga kara. yegIrAja upadeza ApatAM khelyA. tameA yAgIone rAjavaibhavanI khabara kayAMthI hAya ! lageTI paheraza ane paherAve. tamArI pAse AvI vastu hoya ja kyAMthI ? e te| tamArUM bhAgya joie. khAkharanI khIsakreAlI sAkarane svAda kayAMthI jANe " are ! yegIrAja zuM madyapAnanI lahejata. jyAM surA suMdarInI joDa hoya tyAM ja jIvananI lahejata ane AnaMda heAya che. mAre tamArA jevA bhagatanA TAyalAM vacane nathI sAMbhaLavA. bhidrasiha khelye. tame te ' tamane rAkSasaNIrUpI gaNikA tathA bhRtarUpa duSTa mitroe jugAra madyapAna ane laMpaTa deAraDAM vaDe majabUta bAMdhI jera karyo hoya tyAM tameA temAMthI chUTavAnI AzA rAkhe| ja kayAMthI ? sAMbhaLe ? A gaNikA paisAnI pUjAraNa che, paisA ja tene prema che. mATe kahuM chuM ke choDe tevI nIca gaNikAne ! tamane adhatinA mArge tene ja caDAvyA che. bhAI! mArU kahevuM mAne. nahi te| A tamArA rAjyanI pAyamAlI ane khAnAkharAkhI thaI jaze, tamArA geAtranuM nikandana nIkaLI jaze. tameA Aje je sukha bhAgavA / tenA badale bhIkha mAgatA najare paDaze. mATe nArI seAbatane tyAga kare. kAraNa ke mAMkhI, macchara, vezyA, uMdara, yAcaka, jIlmI paTela ane jozI A sAte jaNa pArakAne bhakSaNa karavAvALA che. yegImahArAja medha ApavA lAgyA. cegIrAja! tamAre mArI vAtamAM vadhAre lavArA na karavA! mAre tamArA upadezanI kAMIpaNa jarUra nathI. mane lAbha ke nukazAna che te huM sArI peThe samaju chuM. bhadrikasiMha gussAnA AvezamAM tADukayeA. Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 18 muM 147 gIrAja! cAle, A patthara upara pANI che devakumAre kahyuM. mAre tamArA paMDitAI bharelA bhASaNe bIlakula sAMbhaLavA nathI. basa, huM mArA managamatA mitro sAthe game tema karavA mukhatyAra chuM. kema mitro kharI vAta che ne ? bhadrikasiMha belyo. hA, e kayAranAe bolI rahyA che. jeto nathI ke prema nuM nAma che. mArA jevI nathI maLI tyAM sudhI Taka Taka karI rahyA che. zuM tyAre, tame kaMI bolatA nathI ? gaNikA bolI. ame zuM karIe ? amAro mitra jyAM ADe hoya tyAM zuM bolIye. jo hukama Ape te hamaNuM ja kutarAnI mAphaka bahAra kADhI mUkIe. pAcha mitro bolI uThayA. bhAI, eTalI badhI taradI levAnI kazI jarUra nathI. (deva-yogI pratye) bhAIo, have kRpA karIne ahIMthI padhAre, nahi to mAre tamane dhakkA marAvI bahAra kaDhAvavA paDaze. mArA AnaMdamAM bhaMga paDAvavAnI tamAre kaMI jarUra nathI mATe jaldI cAlyA jAo ? bhadrikasiMhe kahyuM. "gaI che sAna ne zuddhi, vinAza kALe viparIta buddhi" eka anucara dhImA sAde be. gurudeva! ApanI zikhAmaNa A kumAra sAhebane kaMI paNa lAge tema nathI. "jyAM khuzAmatIyA, laMpaTa mitro maLyA hoya, jyAM gaNikA jevI gaNikA maLI hoya, jyAM sadApAna, mojazekha ane vaibhavanA sAdhano maLyA hoya tyAM evA mUrkhAone ApanA jevA pavitra puruSanA baMdhanI asara kayAMthI lAge ? " mATe samayavarte sAvadhAna, "jyAre gadheDe caDI ghera utaraze tyAre ja temane anubhava maLaze" bApajI! "aMdhA AgaLa ArasI ane baherA AgaLa zaMkha" jevI sthiti che. mATe kRpALu Apa padhAre! tethI beu jaNe ahIMthI cAlI nIkaLyA. Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa ogaNIsamuM. siMhanA bALaka siMha zaktisiMha mehanapurInA bagIcAmAM pharavA nimitte Avyo che. pharatAM pharatAM aneka jAtanA suMdara puSponI ghaTA jaI pitAne manane AnaMda ApI rahyo che. kyAM pelA paMDitonuM purANa ane kayAM kudaratanI kRtinI majhA ! A pramANe pharatA pharatA rAjyamahela tarapha AvI caDhe che. ApaNane rokanAra tathA pUchanAra koNa che ? basa ApaNe te pharavA jaIzuM. ema vicAra karI te pharavA nIkaLI gayo hato. evAmAM tenA jevAmAM pAMjare pUreluM siMhanuM baccuM AvyuM tethI kIrtAisiMhe vicAra karyo ke -lAvya, jarA A siMhanA baccAne kADhI ramADuM to kharA ? evo vicAra karatAM te siMhanA baccAne bahAra kADhe che ane ramADe che, A samaye devasenA pitAnI dAsI sAthe A bagIcAmAM pharavA AvI che ane te Ama A chokarAne siMhanA baccA sAthe ramata joI camakI jAya che. mane te bIka lAge che devasenAe kahyuM. Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 13 muM 149 bAI sAheba e to kSatriyanA kAma. emAM ApaNA jevI abaLAonuM kAma nahi. e chokare koNa che te ApaNe khAtrI te karIe. dAsIe kahyuM. bhAI, tame koNa cho ? ane A bAgamAM vagara paravAnagIe kema AvyA cho ? devasenAe prazna karyo. A prazna sAMbhaLI kIrtikumAra camakI jAya che ane uMce jue che te khabara paDe che ke A te svayaMvaravALA kuMvarI ja che ne! huM koNa chuM tenI tamAre zI paMcAta ! huM game tema karI zakuM chuM. mAre mATe hukama ApanAra huM koI joto ja nathI. kIrtikumAra beparavAIthI bolyo. Avo javAba sAMbhaLI devasenA stabdha ja banI gaI. ane mana sAthe vicAravA lAgI ke siMhanA bALaka siMha ja hoya ! game te hoya. paNa te che ke vIra rAjakumAra. bhAI, tamane A siMhanuM baccuM nukazAna karaze. devasenA zAMtithI bolI. are! zuM e mane nuksAna karaze? hajI tene mArA hAthane svAda joyo nathI. tenI ciMtA tame jarApaNa karazo nahIM. kSatriya to janmatAM ja potAnA motane potAnI muThImAM rAkhI phare che. vIranI vAto te tamArA hojala paDadAmAM ja zobhe. bhAI! tamo jANe che "A to vanane rAjA kahevAya." paNa te vanano rAjA che te huM e vanano ane dezane bannene rAjA chuM. huM tenA upara jIta meLavanAra kIrtikumAra chuM. zuM tamAruM nAma kIrtikumAra, tame ja virabhadrasiMha rAjAnA rAjakumAra ke? hA, Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 devakumAra sacitra dhArmIka navalakathA bAIsAheba, oLakhyA, A to tamArA diyarajI thAya. belIza nahi, prANanAthe nA pADI che. jyAre devasenAnA jANavAmAM AvyuM ke A mAra diyara che. tyAre te devakumAra sabaMdhI badhI vAto puche che. tyAre kIrtikumAra te vAtane javAba Ape che. paNa vAtamAM ne vAtomAM devasenA siMhanuM baccuM pAMjarAmAM purI de che. mArA moTAbhAI te mane nizALamAM bhegA thaI bhAbhI levA mATe nAsI gayA che ane tenA mitra lAlasiMhane paNa sAthe laI gayA che. kadApI tamane tamArI bhAbhI maLe te tame zuM kare? te huM temane mAtA tulya gaNI vaMdana karI mAruM jIvana dhanya gaNuM. dAsI! jA, temanA mATe nAsto lAva. dAsI nAsto lAvI kIrtikumArane khAvA Ape che. ApaNe ekalA te khAtA ja nathI. te belA tamArI rANIne. tame ja mane na paraNyAne? huM kevo rUpALo ane majabuta ghATa chuM. bhAI paraNavuM te DhIMgalI-DhIMgalAnA khela nathI. tame meTA thAva eTale tamArA mATe sarasa kanyA zodhI ApIza. A vakhate kIrtikumAra pote potAnA bhAI devakumArane yAda kare che ane kahe che ke e ! moTAbhAI tame kyAM haze. A tamAre nAbhAI tamArA vagara ghaDapaNa rahI zakato nathI, zuM tamane mArI jarAya dayA AvatI nathI, tamArA cAlyA gayA pachI AkhA rAjyamAM zUnyakAra thaI rahyuM che. aparamAtAne julma ghaNe vadhI paDyo che. bhadrikasiMha nIca ane vyasanI temaja vyabhicArI thaI gayA che. Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 19 muM 151 rAjyamAM paNa aMdhAdhuMdhI cAlI nIkaLI che. pitAjI paNa aparamAtAnA premamAM aMdha banI gayA che. dAsI maMjarI potAnI jALa bichAvI rahI che. e bhAI! tame jyAM hoya tyAMthI satvara Avo ane dezanuM rakSaNa kare! tuM gayo che jArathI, sau deza suno thaI gaye, prajA taNuM dalaDAM mahIM, tuM sadA zebhI rahyo; prajA saMbhAre sau tane, kayAre devakumAra Avaze, prajA taNuM duHkho badhA, tuja vinA keNuM TALaze. bhAInA viyoge kIrtikumAra ghaNo ja AkuLa vyAkuLa thaI gayo che. tethI te devasenAnI rajA laI pitAnA nivAsa sthAna tarapha javA uThe che. tyAre devasenA bIje divase pitAnA mahelamAM AvavAnuM AmaMtraNa Ape che. kIrtikumAra manane zAntavana ApavA pitAnA mukAma tarapha jAya che eTale devasenA tathA dAsI paNa pitAne rAjyamahela tarapha pAchA phare che. Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa vIsamuM devasenAnA mahela. ja yAM dharma ane nIti nathI tyAM jIvananI ka'mata nathI, *jInezvara bhagavAne prarUpelA dharma manuSya mAtre peAtAnAM AtmAnI sAthe AtaprAta karI potAnA jIvanane dIpAvI A bhava parabhava ane sAdhavA eja manuSyanuM kharUM kartavya che. aneka mahApurUSoe anatI sAhyabI ane vaibhavane tyAga karI peAtAnA AtmAnI unnati sAdhI Abhava ane parabhava sudhAye che ane jagatanA veAne apratima edha ApI dha jevA saraLa mArga batAvI peAtAnuM jIvana dhanya banAvyuM che. devasenA paNa peAtAnA AtmAnI sAthe dharmanA vicAramAM tallIna thaI gaI che. zuM satI sItAe peAtAnA zIyaLa mATe aDaga zraddhA naheAtI rAkhI ? zuM kaLAvatI satInA zIyaLanA prabhAvathI kapAI gayelA hAtha navapallava nahAtA thayA? jagatamAM zIyaLa jevuM anupama ratna ( strI hoya ke purUSa hAya ) bIjuM kAI nathI. mATe manuSya mAtre prANa jAya te! bhale jAya paNa zIyaLa ne prANAnta paNa sAcavavuM eja sAce dharma che. A pramANe devasenA peAtAnA mahelamAM pavitra vicArAtu maMthana karI rahI che. kevaLa pati premamAM ja tallIna jaNAya che. evAmAM Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 20 muM 153 tenI sakhI padamAvatI AvatI jaNAI tethI devasenA svastha thaI ane pUchavA lAgI. bena, kema! Aje moDI AvI. mArI mAtuzrI tArA pati sabaMdhI vAta karatA hatA tethI huM sAMbhaLavA ubhI rahI hatI jethI vilaMba thayo che. mArI mAtuzrI tArA vIra patinI ghaNI prazaMsA karatA hatA ane zAbAzI ApatA hatA vaLI kahetA hatA ke -"e vIra purUSa kaI zAkSAta devane avatAra ane koI mahA ucca rAjavaMzI hovo joIe." temanuM hada vagaranuM parAkrama joI mArI mAtuzrI to hebakAI gayAM hatAM. vaLI pelA yogIrAjanI paNa ghaNI prazaMsA karatA kahevA lAgyA ke "te yugamAM je pravINa ane zraddhAvAna che te ja te kaI yuddha vizArada che. tenI bahAdurI bharI zUravIratA joI bhalabhalA AvelA rAjA-mahArAjAo paNa camakI gayA hatA. padamAvatIe jaNAvyuM bahena ! je te yogIrAja na hota te mArA pati ekalA zuM karata? te te badhuM kharuM! paNa mane te yogIrAjanuM cArItra sAruM lAgatuM nathI, tenA bolavAnuM paNa ThekANuM jaNAtuM nathI. bena! te to mane paNa vAtavAtamAM kahe che ke "devasenAno pati devakumAra ja thaze ane tAro pati pradhAnaputra lAlasiMha ja thaze." paNa Ato devakumAranA badalAmAM bIje kAI che. te pachI te yogI juThe khare ke nahi ? ohoho bahena! tArI pakkAI badhI samajAI gaI tuM ema bolI mArA patinuM nAma jANavA mAge che, ane tAre svArtha sAdhavAnI taiyArI karI rahI che kharuM ne! vAha! vAhare!! mArI bahena! tuM paNa pati ghelI banI kharI. je tuM mane vacana Ape te tane badhI satya hakIkata samajAvuM. Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 devakumAra sacitra dhAmaka navalakathA bahena! A bhavamAM te ApaNe baMne jaNa judA paDyA nathI ane paDavAnA paNa nathI te pachI vacana kaI bAbatanuM? mArI bahena to sAMbhaLa, te gIrAjanA kahevA pramANe ja mArA pati devakumAra ja thayA che. mane te te yogI dhutAra ane prapacI jaNAya che. te pitAnI marajImAM Ave tema bake che ane bole che. "huM tane paraNIza, tuM lAlasiMhane ja paraNIza." tyAre zuM te lAlasiMha to nahi hoya? nA ! nA! te to A tarapha atyAre zAnA hoya ? te te kayAMya. cAlyAM gayA haze. paNa mane te te bhegI kaI rAjavaMzI hoya ema lAge che.vaLI huM zuM kahuM. mane to temAM kAMI samajaNa paDatI nathI. A yogIrAjano bheda ukelI zakAto nathI. te mArA patine zA kAraNathI madada kare che te paNa huM samajI zakatI nathI. vaLI mArA prANeza paNa tene pichANatA nathI. bena! mArA pitAzrI to A pati pasaMda karavA mATe ghaNAja gusse thayAM hatAM kAraNake temane teo bhikSuka mAnatA hatA. ane hajI paNa emaja mAne che. vaLI te sakhI ! mArA pati atyAre ughADA paDavA (oLakhAvavA) nA pADe che. ane dezavaTAnA aMtamAM ughADa paDavAnuM kahe che. bena ! mane ghaNe vakhata thayo, have huM jaIza kAraNake tArA patine AvavAne vakhata thavA Avyo che. tame baMne pati-patnI no saMsArI lhAvo le, ane vadhArAmAM eTaluM ja ke tArA patine evA vaza karaje ke pharI ahIMthI jAyaja nahi. eTalAmAM to sAmethI. Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 20 mu 15 66 devakumArane AvatAM dekhIne padamAvatIe kahyuM . padhArI ! mArI priya sakhInA ( devasenA ) jIvana cAra padhAre ! "" , cAra huM ke tamArI sakhI ? cAra te tameja. hamaNAM te! tame jIvana ceryuM che. ane ghaDI pachI tana cerI cAlyA jaze. mena ! jAuM chuM tamArA rIMgamAM bhaga karavA mAgatI nathI. esA, bese, sakhI sAthe hoya te! raMgamAM bhaMga na paDe. paNu rAga vadhe, tame kayA purUSanA zaNagAra rUpa thavAnA che ? devakumAre padamAvatIne pUchyuM . prANeza ! cegIrAjanA kahevA pramANe te lAlasiMhanAja zaNugAra rUpa thaze ane ApanA te bhAbhI thaze. devasenA vaccamAM bolI. ena ! tuM paraNI eTale tane bIjAnI mazkarI karatAM sArI AvaDe che. paNa tArA vakhata yAda kara tuM paraNIne pAravadhI thaI gai kema ! bena have te huM jAuM chuM. ema kahI padamAvatI cAlI jAya che. prIya vAMcaka gaNu have ApaNe kIrttikumAra tarapha najara nAMkhIe. yegIrAja pharatA pharatA kIrtikumAra hatA tyAM AvI caDayA ane kArttikumArane dekhIne pUchyuM ke bhAI kArtikumAra tame tamArA bhAI devakumArane eLakhyA ke nahiM ? nA, mane te kAMipaNa khabara ja nathI ke te kayAM che. C jAre jA bhalA mANasa ! * je kedIe devasenAne hAtha grahaNa karyo teja tArA bhAi devakumAra che ane devasenA te| tane tArI bhAbhI thAya. have te mane temanI pAse javA de ! Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 devakumAra sacitra dhArmIka navalakathA hajI vAra che. ApaNe sAtheja jaIzuM. yogIe jaNavyuM. keTalI vAra che. mArAthI have rAha nahIM joI zakAya kIrtikumAra -ubhA thatAM bolyo. te cAle, ApaNe temanA mahela tarapha jaIe. yogI bolyA. vAto karatA karatA beu jaNe jAya che. ane devasenAne mahela najadIka dekhAvA lAgyo eTale yogIrAje kahyuM ke tuM pahelA jA ane huM ahIM saMtAI jAuM chuM, pachIthI aMdara AvIza jethI kIrtikumAra mahelamAM jatAMja bolyo ke bhAI bhalA ke bhAbhI ! bhAbhIe mane bolAvyo hato paNa bhAIeto......... cupa! tuM nAnuM che, vaLI aNasamaju che. bahAra keIne vAta karIza nahi. devakumAra adhavaca bolyA. bhAbhI, tame ghaNuM ja ThagArAM cho, tame mane Thagyo hato ne ? kIrtikumAra bolyo. tame ekalA ja AvyA che. ke kaI sAthe che ? bhAbhIe pUchyuM. nA, yogIrAja paNa mArI sAthe AvyA che. yogIrAja padhAre ! ! have chupAvAnI kAMI jarUra nathI. tethI "vitra premI pati vijJIva " AzIrvAda ApatAM yogIrAja padhAryA. eTale baMne daMpatie yogIrAjane vaMdana karyA ane Asana para birAjavA mATe vinaMtI karI jethI gIrAja Asana upara beThAM. he yogIrAjamArA mitranuM kAma karanAra tame koNa cho ? ane A duzmananA dezamAM mArA sAthI thaI mane madada kare che vaLI mArA mitranA mitra tarIke oLakhAvanAra he mahAtmA tame mArA mitranI zodha karI Ape. ATale ATale AnaMda vaibhava chatAM - Aje te badhuM mArA mitranA viyoge zUnyakAra lAge che, je mitre pitAnuM sarvasva tyAga karI mArI sAthe vanavAse nIkaLI Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 20 muM 157 paze, je mitre potAnA mAtApitAnA pavitra premane paNa tyAga. karyo. te te mitra vagara huM zI rIte AnaMdathI rahI zakuM yogIrAja kahe, zuM mAro mitra mane nahIM ja maLe ? zuM mAre. bhAI vasaMtasiha tathA kezavasiMha paNa nahIM maLe ? hAya ! prabhu, meM evA te zuM aghora pApa karyA haze? he vidhAtA ! zuM te mArA nasIbamAMja bhAtRviga ane mitra viyoga lakhyo haze ? kUra vidhAtA, tane mArI kacIta paNa dayA AvatI nathI. zuM tuM ATalI badhI niSphara banI jaI maneja duHkha ApavAmAMja AnaMda mAne che ? hAya ! hAya ! mitra lAlasiMha, bhAI vasaMta, bhAI kezava. zuM tame. .............. vAkya purUM bolatA pahelAM te ekadama mUchavaMta thaI gayo. devakumArane mUchata thato joIne gIrAja bolyA ke kIrti tuM vIMjhaNo lAva ane devasenA tame jarA gulAbajaLa lAva. AthI beu jaNe bahAra jAya che eTale tarataja yogIrAja potAno gIveza dUra karI potAnA asala svarUpamAM sajaja thaI gayo. jyAre kIrtikumAra vIMjhaNo laI Ave che tyAre lAlasiMha te laIne pavana nAMkhe che. devasenA jyAre gulAbajaLa laIne Ave che te vakhate (A ajANyA mANasane joI ) are ! A keNa haze ? A devAMzI purUSa ahIM kyAMthI AvyA haze, are ! pelA yogIrAja kyAM jatA rahyA. have mArAthI anya purUSanI hAjarImAM mArA pati pAse zI rIte javAya ? A vicAra karatAM te tyAMne tyAMja ubhI rahI gaI. bhAI devakumAra sAvadha thA. sAvadha thA. bhAbhI ! gulAbajaLa lAvyA ? lAlasiMha bolya, bhAbhI bhUlyA! bhAbhI tame Ama AThe-khuNAmAM kema ubhA cho ? A te amArA bhAI (mitra) lAlasiMha che. paNa pelA yogIrAja Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 devakumAra citra dhArmIka navalakathA kyAM gayA ? huM vIjhA levA gaye| eTalAmAM te kANuM jANe kyAMI jatA rahyA. tee alaukIka te kharA. mitra lAlasiMha ! devakumAra jarA svastha thatAM khelyuM. hA, bhAi, huMja tamArA mitra lAlasiMha. lAsiMhane meLApa thatAM devakumAranA hane pAra rahyo nahI Aje tu ghaNA divase mane maLyA, bhAi, tArA viSegathI huM ghaNAja duHkhI ane becena hatA. zuM tane mArI kiMcItta paNa yA nAtI AvI ke tuM mane mUkIneja cAlyeA gayeA. are! lAlasiMha, pelA yogIrAja kyAM cAlyA gayA. devakumAre mitrane bheTatAM pUchyuM. tArA samAcAra ApI mane ahIM mekalI te pAchA jaMgalamAM cAlyA gayA che. huM jaine temane mAkalIza. devamitra! mArA avinaya thaye| hAya aa mane mApha karajo. meM tamane eLakhyA naDeAtA. devasenA kheAlI. kai nahI, paNa pelA tamArA sakhI kayAM gayA ? lAlasiMha khelyA. hAM hAM ete! huM samajI. padamAvatIne! tame tenA prema pAsamAM jakaDAyA ke zuM? paNa te te tamane paraNavAnIja nA pADe che. devasenA lahekA karatAM kheAlI. te nA kahe che te pachI te paraze ne ! zuM rAjahaMsaNI rAjahaMsa ne mUkI kAganA kArTa vaLagaze ? te paraNavA nA kahe che teA tame paNa devakumArate paraNavA kyAM hA kahetA hatA. e mane nahIM paraNe te huM kAine niha. paraNuM. noMdha--priya vAMcaka varga A aitihAsIka vastu upara sa MpUrNa khyAla karaze! te! te vakhatanA jamAnAmAM jaina dharma upara zrAvakA tathA rAjAonI keTalIzraddhA hatI tenI sheja kalpanA thai Avaze. Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 20 su 159 priyA joyuM ! ahIMja yeAgIrAjanuMvacana satya thAya che. vhAlI ! AvI majhA haMmezAM hAya te! kevA Anada Ave. paNa lAcAra chuM ke mAre AvatI kAleja paTanArthe javuM paDaze. devakumAra bAlyA. nAtha ! zuM tame mane ahIM mUkIne cAlyA jaze, zuM A nirAdhAra abaLAne Amane Ama rastAmAM rajhaLatI mUkI jaLa vinAnI mAchalI mAphaka taraphaDatI mUkI cAlyA jazeA. nA, vhAlA ! huM tamane prANAnte paNa javA nahiM dauM te nahiMja dauM. vhAlI ! vicAra kara. mArAthI mArA pitAnI AjJAnuM ullaMdhana kevI rIte thAya ane pitR dharmane tyAga kevI rIte thAya. zuM mArA kSatriya vaTa khAI eka navayauvanA strImAM lubdha thaI lekAmAM huM Ama rAjAnA maMdiranu varNana kare che. geApagaDhamAM AmarAjA, geApagaDhamAM vIranuM, ekasesa ne eka kara uMcu, jinAlaya suda, gurU khapa kRitanA vacanathI, hosathI deza ATha bhAr pramANa, ka Mcana biMbane A maMdiranA dRsvIsa lAkha paNa vIsa kharacI karAve mukhya navalAkha siMhAsananI IMga kADI pacavIsa lAkha khaMdhAvatA, padharAvatAM. 1 raMga ma`DapanuM varNana sahasra pramANa seAnAmahorane maMDapa,raMgama Dapane ane upara gurUrAjane besADIne seAnAmahora zrI gurU pUjane 2 vimala maMtrInA maMdiranu varNana nRpa mukatAne dracathI te se| jinAlaya urdhvare gurUnA vacanathI ima prakhadha graMthamAM vimalazAha pradhAna gurjara deza dharmiSTa dAnI ziromaNi thIra thaMbha nRpa gurU uccare bhIma devanA jina zAsanataNA 3 Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 devakumAra citra dhArmIka navalakathA nidA pAtra tha? zuM tuM vIra--patnI nathI ? zuM tuM tArA patinA yazAgAna sAMbhaLavA Atura nathI ? tuM tArA pitAgrahe rahe agara zvasura jaI patinA snehIenA saMgamAM jai sukhethI rahe. vhAlA ! zuM tame tamArI prIyAne mUkIne jai zakaze! kharA ! zuM tamArA AdhAre saMjIna prIyAne viyeAge jhurAvaze. ema kahetAM DAke vaLagI paDe che ane kahe che ke mArA mugaTamaNa ! huM tamane ema te kadI javA daiza nahIM. tameA jANeA che ke mArA pitA mAre kaTTo duzmana che ane tamArA bhAI bhidrasiMha paNa mArA duzmana banyA che te pachI tameja kaheA ke mAre kai tarapha javuM. hu ApanI sAthe AvI ApaNA sukha duHkhamAM bhAgINI banI mArU kavya bajAvuM. ane mArI satI dharmAMnI pharaja adA karUM. vimalazAhe kai sAlamAM AvA jinAlaya baMdhAvyA te khAra kroDI lAkha trepana mAna rUpI vAparI agiri para maMdira kha dhAvatA dhana calakharacI iga sahasa aThayAsI vikrama sAla kerI vAta e dekhatAM te madirA manamAM abe pAmIe pethaDazAhanA madirAnu varNana maDapAcala devagIrI siddhAcalAddika zubha sthaLe prAsAda cArAzI karAvA pethaDe zubha avasare zrI dharma vASa sUrIzanA upadezane sAMbhaLI AvA ghaNAM e kAryamAM echAza nathI rAkhI jarI. pATaNa nRpa siddharAja agiyArase ne teramAM nRpa sidhdharAja pattane prAsAdA rAja vihAra nAMme Adi prabhune zubha mane 5 Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 20 muM bhAbhI ! mArA bhAInI sAthe kema kacha karo cho ? siMhanA baccAne laI levuM hatuM tyAre te mane kevA samajAvatA hatA. kIrtikumAra belya. kIrti kumAra, joyuM ne! A bhAIne javuM che ane bhAbhI reke che lAlasiMhe kahyuM. bhAI kyAM jAya che ? kIrti kumAre pUchyuM. vanamAM. devasenAe javAba Apyo. kadApI nahIM bane, bhAI hAthamAM AvyA che te have javA te kema devAya, bhAI devakumAra, nagaramAM tamArA vinA prajA sunI jaNAya che. bhAbhI ane bena saubhAgyabaMne tamane saMbhALI saMbhALIne codhAra AMsue rahe che. mATe tamArA bhAI upara dayA karI pAchA nagara tarapha padhAre. paMcAzI aMgula mAna pratimA rUSabhanI padharAvatA kaMjusane paNa kharacavAne dAkhalo besADatA. nAhaDe baMdhAvelA jina maMdire. koTakAdika zubha sthaLe zrI devasUri upadezathI tera nAhaDa vasati Adi maMdire umaMgathI maMtrI nAhaDa bhUrI dhanane vAparI baMdhAvatA biMba pratiSTA devasUrinI pAsa tema karAvatA, kumArapALanA jina maMdiranuM varNana zrI hemacaMdra sUrIzanA upadezathI siddhAcaLe tAraMge tIrtho staMbha tIrthAdika ghaNuM uttama sthaLe zrAddha bhupa kumArapALa sahasa upara zata cArane cummAlI nava jinAlaya baMdhAvatA dharI khaMtane 11 Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakathA bhAI, tuM samaje nahIM. tArA bhAbhI ne laI ApaNuM nagaramAM jA ane huM thoDA divasamAM pAcho AvIza. hAlA ! tame game tema karaze te paNa huM tamane choDIza nahi. te chatAM javuM hoya to sukhethI mAruM mastaka kApIne Apa jaI zake cho. bhAI lAlasiMha, have mAre zuM karavuM. karavAnuM zuM hoya, strI haTha evIja hoya. mATe sukhethI sAthe levA ja paDaze. ema kahI lAlasiMha bahAra jAya che. ane pharI pAcho yogInA svarUpamAM Ave che. yogIrAja ne dekhatAMja mAre mitra kyAM gayo devakumAre Azcarya pAmI pUchyuM. mahAnubhAva! mane tenI kAMI khabara nathI. A sAMbhaLI devakumAra mitranA viyoge raDavA lAgyo. zuM alpa samaya mATeja tuM mane maLavA Avyo hato ? tArA vinA mArAthI eka ghaDI paNa rahevAtuM nathI. jyAre tuM maneja duHkha devA mAge che tyAre to mAre mArA hAtheja ApaghAta karI mArA prANanuM balidAna ApavuM ja joIe ema bolatAM AvezamAM AvI jaI pitAnA nija janakanA smarNArthe tera deva kulikAe karI bahu zobhate prAsAda balI saMdhAvatA vidhimana dharI tribhuvana vihAra prasiddha maMdira devakulAkAmAM ane khuza thatA ratnAdinA botera bibo sthApIne A pramANe itihAsa sAkSI pure che. AthI vAMcaka vargane khAtrI thaze ke rAjA-mahArAjAone jaina dharma upara keTalI aDaga zraddhA hatI. Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 20 muM 163 zarIra upara jevA ghA karavA jAya che tyAM teA...kumAra, sAhasa karatAM pahelAM vicAra karI. yegIrAja bolyA. vhAlA ! Ama zuM kareA che. devasenAe kahyuM. bhAi ! tamane Ama karavuM zAne kharUM ! kIrtikumAra bolye. dareka samajAve che chatAM paNa devakumAra mAnatA-samajatA nathI. tyAre yegIrAja bolyA ke:- bhAI, tArA mitra tane bahAra jaMgalamAM maLaze. mATe tame Ama sAhasa na karatAM jaMgalamAM jaine tamArA mitrane maLeA. have huM rajA lauM chuM. yegIrAja, mArAthI tamane javA kema devAya ! : kumAra, amane yAgIene saMsArIonI sAthe rahevuM pAlave nahIM. ame tyAgI ane tame bhAgI. ' mATe amAre ane tamArA meLa maLatA Ave nahiM. Apa mane have Agraha karaze nahiM. keAI vakhate avasare maLIzuM. prabhu tamane sadA sukhI rAkhe. yeA, have huM jaIza. ema kahI cegIrAja jaMgala tarapha cAlyA gayA. Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa ekavIsamu rAjyamahelanA rastA jene nIca mANasanI sAmata hoya tenAmAM sArA saskArAnI AzA kyAMthI rAkhI zakAya. jene khuzAmatIA ane svAthI mitronI jamAta AgaLa-pAchaLa vaLagI rahI haiAya tenAmAM sadguddhine sthAna kyAMthI hoya, tevI ja rIte bhadrikasiMha paNa nIca, kapaTI ane narAdhameAnI sAbatamAM dareka vyasaneAmAM pure pAraMgata banyA che ane peAtAnuM kai vastumAM hIta samAyeluM che te paNa samajatA nathI. mitra! A mahela te| devasenA kuMvarIne che. jene ApaNA tiraskAra karI pelA bhikSukane varamALA ArApI tene ja che. zuM tenuM sau` ! zuM tenI maneAhara mUrti ! enuM teja joI te ja huM te stabdha thaI gayA. enuM haraNa avazya mAre karavuM ja joI e. kAraNa ke pelA musAphara rastAne rakhaDatA bhIkhArI meATA meTA rAjakuvAnA dekhatA te sau`mayI rAjakuMvarIne laI jAya te ThIka nahI. mArA bahAdura mitra!! tame lAga sAdhI tenuM haraNa kare. zuM kAganI kArTa maNi zAle ? nA, nA, te teA mArA lAyaka ja che. Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 21 su zIlA zvAnanI puchaDI sAthe sAMdhI, ahu yuktithI naLavI baMdha AMdhI, karI pAMsarI te pharI vAMkI vALI, paDI Teva te teA TaLe kema TALI. 165 je manuSyane pizAcIka bhAvanAnI Teva paDI hAya te kema jAya ! jenA jIvanamAM saMskAra jevI kreAI cIja na heAya tenI pAsethI kaI jAtanI AzA rAkhI zakAya ! pApIne pApIja vicArA nira Mtara AvyA ja kare che. aMte te pApamAM ja peAtAnI AkhI jIMdagI gALe che. noMdha:-yugapradhAna paTTAvalI prabhu mahAvIra nirvANa pachI 605 varSe zAke saMvatsaranI sthApanA zAlivAhane karI hatI. A aitihAsIka granthanA lakhANa samaye 1861mu varSa cAle che, temAM 605ne AMka umeratAM vIr nirvANa 2466 kamazaH maLI rahe che, A saMkhyA yuga pradhAna paTTAvalI meLavatAM kharAkhara maLI rahe che. prathama vibhAganA ATha AcAryanA AMka vIra nirvANu saMvata 215 sudhI gaNavAmAM AvyeA che. 1. zrI sudharmAsvAmi 20 varSI, zrI jaMbusvAmI 44 varSI, zrI prabhavasvAmI 11 varSI zrI rAcca bhasvAmI rapha varSA, zrI coAbhadrasvAmI 50 varSI, zrI zaMbhuvijaya 8 varSI, zrI bhadrakhAhu svAmI 14 varSa ane zrI sthalibhad svAmI 45 varSI. 2. zrI A mahAgiri 30 varSa, zrI Arya suhasti 46 varSI, zrIguNasuMdara 44 varSI, A samaye vIra nirvANane 335 varSa thayAM hatAM. 3. tenA khAda prathama nageAda vAkhyAtA zrI kAlakAcA 41 varSI, zrI zAMDicAcA 38 varSI, yugapradhAne rahyA. eTale A samaye vIra nirvANane 414 varSa purAM thayAM. 4. zrI revatI mitra 36 varSI, A`maMgu 20 varSa sudhI yugapradhAne rahyAM. ahIM vIra nirvANane 470 varSa purAM thAya che. Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA je je bhAI, bakaruM kADhatAM UMTa na pesI jAya. joyA che tenA hAtha! pelA yogIne eTalI vAramAM pAchA bhUlI gayA ! je je! devasenAnuM haraNa karatAM tamArA pitAzrI tathA tamArA dezanI AbarU jAya nahiM e dhyAnamAM rAkhaze. eka anucare niDaratAthI kahyuM. are! devasenAnuM haraNa karavuM emAM te zI moTI vAta che ? eka sAdhAraNa bhikSuka pAsethI kanyA jhuMTavI letA keTalI vAra ! duSTa mitro Ama hAjI hA karI bhadrikasiMhanA kAryamAM sAtha ApavA taiyAra thayA che. pahelAM ApaNuM hAthamAM te AvavA de pachInI vAta pachI. mitro, tame sau taiyAra thAva! kAraNa ke te Aje ahIMthI javAne che. 5. zrI Arya dharma sUri, zrI bhadragupta, zrI vajasvAmI vigere maLI cAra AcAryo 102 varSa sudhI yugapradhAna pade rahyA, ahIM vIranirvANane pa7ra varSa purA thAya che. 6. zrI Arya rakSIta AcArya 13 varSa ane puSpamitra ra0 varSa maLI tetrIsa varSa umeratAM A samaye vIra nirvANa saMvata 605 pure thaye. zrI bhadrabAhasvAmI yugapradhAna pade vIra nirvANa 1pa6mAM AvyA ane teone vIra nirvANa 170mAM svargavAsa thaye. A cauda varSonA gALAmAM ghaNI ja mahatvanI ghaTanAo banI hatI. vAMcaka vargane mArI namra vinaMti che ke ApaNe aitihAsika zodhamAM jema jema uMDA utaratA jaIe chIe tema tema AtmAne aneka vastuonuM jANapaNuM ane jJAna saMpAdana thAya che, Aje jaina samAjamAM je vastunuM lakAmAM jJAna jaie te jJAna itihAsanuM bhAgyeja koIne haze, kAraNa ke kareDanI lata dharAvatI jaina koma Aje jJAna ane kaLAmAM ghaNI ja pachAta paDatI jAya che tenuM kAraNa sukAnIonI ALasa ane pramAda.mukhyatve che, Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa - 21 suM 167 mATe bahAranA jaMgalamAM jatA pahelAM tene pakaDI agara chAnAmAnA saMtAI rahI devasenAnuM haraNa karI nAsI jajo. A vAtanI khabara ApaNA pradhAnajI sarakhAne paNa na paDe te dhyAna rAkhaze. kAraNa ke bhikSuka ane yAgI bane jaNa mahA baLavAna che. bhadrikasiMhe kahyuM. temAM te zuM? zuM ApaNA jevA bahAdurA AgaLa te pAchaenA zuM bhAra che ? mitrA AnaMdamAM AvI jaI mAlyA. che ? khaLamAM, yathA rAjA tathA prajA " tame kayAM echA kaLamAM ane chaLamAM gadheDAnA pucha jevA DAhyA che. pUrvamAM khUma paDe te pazcima tarapha bhAge che, kumAra zrI! mitro te badhA AvAja joI e hAM. vaLI kAmAMdha purUSAnA mATe jJAnInA vacana che keH- ' janmAMdha leAbhAMdhAdimAM, kAmAMdha adhikA zAstramAM, bheda na gaNe DhAra jeve, mAta dIkarI khenamAM DhArane naramAM taphAvata, zubha viveka guNe karI, he jIva khrujha dRSTAMta, aDadasa nAtarAMnuM sAMbhaLI. "" parastrI haraNanA dAkhalA tapAsavAthI ApaNane sheje mAlama paDaze ke tene sadA nAza ja thAya che. "rAvaNe sItAnuM haraNa karyuM hatuM te tenuM rAjya gayuM ane pe|te paNa marAyeA. draupadIne premamAM sAvatAM kIcaka marAye| ane jayadratha gayA. vaLI kauravanI paDatI dazA AvI. AvA dAkhalAe zAstramAM temaja ItihAsamAM aneka jaDI Ave che. mATe he mArA rAjA sAheba ! parastrIne haraNa karavAmAM kaI sAra nathI. mATe AvA nIca vicAra javAde. ane kai khyAla karA. eka anucara kaTAkSamAM khelyuM. Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra citra dhArmIka navalakathA nAlAyaka! tuM zuM samaje ? zuM AvA mATA rAjakumAranA dekhatAM eka rastAne rakhaDatA bhIkhArI rAjakanyA laI jAya tene krama javA devAya ! 168 nAmadAra zrI ! ApaNe te devasenAnuM haraNa karI tene badlA avazya levA ja joIe. A pramANe pApI mitrAe bhadrikasiMhanA kAnamAM jhera reDI uUraNI karI ane peAtAne nIca svA sAdhavA kaTIbaddha thayA. peAtAne dAva kharAkhara pheMkI bhadrikasiMhane AgevAna banAvI dareka potapotAnA sthAna tarapha gayA. Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa bAvIsamuM rAjamahela rAjA praviNasiMha peAtAnI rANI sAthe potAnA sukhaduHkhanI vAtAmAM lIna thaI gayA che. ane kahe che ke:-vhAlI ! mArA mananI muMjhavaNane pAra nathI. tArI kuvarIe te AkhA ApaNA kuLane lajavyu che. AvI kuMvarI eka bhikSukane paraNavA sarjAI tenA karatAM teA na janmI hAta teA sArUM. dhikkAra che te kulAMgAra dIkarIne ! ** nAtha ! AvuM khelavuM Apane dhaTIta nathI. hAya ! " zarU kar thAya paNa mAvItarathI na thavAya" tene je gamyA te seAnAne. tame! A zuM khele che ? zuM te nAnuM bALaka che? tene khApanuM nAka kapAvI eka rastAnA rakhaDatAne paraNatAM lAja na AvI ? basa, e duSTAne enA kRtyanu phaLa ApavuM ja joIe. pelA duSTane te atyAMre ne atyAre ja huM mANasa mekalI mArI nakhAvuM chuM. pachI bhale mArI putrI vidhavA thAya. tene paNa khabara te paDe ke pitAnI AjJAnuM ullaMdhana karavAthI kevuM kharAba pariNAma Ave che? vhAlA ! vicArA, mArI ekanI eka putrIne zu vidhavA banAvaze| ? zuM tame kuLane kalaMka lagADavA dhAre che ! A tamArI dAsInI Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 170 devakumAra sacitra dhArmIka navalakathA khAtara AvuM na karatA. vahAlA ! zuM mArI kumaLI dIkarI vidhavApaNuM sahana karI zakaze? zuM potAnA pati vagara teno janmAro jaze ? nA, nA, te to tenI pAchaLa satI thaI Apane ane ApanA kuTuMbane zrApita karaze te pachI Apa zuM moTuM bahAra batAvazo ? ApazrI vicArazo to mAlama paDaze ke "ApanI A dAsI Apane viga ghaDI paNa sahana karI zake che ?" nA, tyAre mArI putrI pitAnA patine viyoga zI rIte sahana karI zakaze ? haju te te bALaka che. ane saMsArano lhAvo te haju have levAne che. chatAM jo Apa kaI paNa avicAryuM pagaluM bharaze te A tamArI dAsInuM moM pharI jovA nahIM pAmo. vhAlA! tapAsa to karo ke te mANasa keNa che? ane te kayAM che ? mAre te kAMI jANavAnI jarUra nathI. samajI! vahAlA ! dhAre che te kadAca ApaNI kuMvarIne lAyaka hoya ane rAjavaMzI hoya che......! tenA nasIbamAM evuM che ja kayAM? (sAmethI devasenAne AvatI joI eTale) tene mArI AjJA jaNAvI deje ke -" teNe tenA patinI sAthe A nagara cheDI cAlyA javuM, kadAca A hukamanuM apamAna karaze te tenA jIvanuM jokhama thaze ane teno pati paNa sukhe nahIM rahI zake." ema kahI rAjA satvara cAlyo gayo. pUjya mAtuzrI ! mArA vaMdana che. devasene AvatAM belI. sukhI thA. mArA beTA. mAtuzrI! tamArA AzirvAdathI huM sadA sukhI chuM paNa mArA pitAzrI mane AvatAM dekhI kema cAlyA gayA ? Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 22 mu 171 beTA, te tArA upara ghaNA ja gusse thayA che. mAtuzrI ! meM je pati pasaMda karyo che tene ADI have khIje javAya ? AtA managamatA ane UMca kuLanA rAjavaMzI che paNa kadAca bhikSuka nIkaLyo hAta te paNa zuM? zuM tame mane evuM zikSaNa Ape che ke tene DI khIjAne javuM. mena ! tAre << nA, beTA nA, ema karI tuM mArI kukSI lajavatI nahIM. mArI vhAlI putrI ! Aje tArA pitAe Adeza karyo che ke tArA patinI sAthe ekadama nagara cheADI cAlyA javuM. ' "" vhAlI mAtA, e te| ame kayAranuMe nakkI karyu che ane eTalA mATe ja huM tamArI rajA levA AvI chuM kAraNa ke mArA patizrIne haju vanavAsa veThavAneA che, tethI jyAM sudhI vanavAsa purA thAya nahi tyAMsudhI tee potAnuM nAma, dAma ane kuLa khulluM karaze nahI. kAkIzrI ! mArA vadana heA. padmAvatIe AvatAM kahyuM. Ava, mena Ava. je A tArI sakhI upara keTaluM badhu duHkha che. eka te pati yeAgya na maLye, pitA gusse thayA, ane vanavAsa veThavA paDaze. tyAM te tenA pati sAthe kevI rIte rahI zakaze ? ane A pasaMda karelA pati jo kharekhara bhikSuka hoya te! mArI putrInuM zI rIte purU karaze. mArI dIkarI ATalA vaibhavamAM ucharI che te te vanavAsanA du:khe| zI rIte sahana karI zakaze ? kAkIzrI ! tame bhUlA che, rAjAjI gusse thAya tethI zuM ? tenA patinI zodha ame lIdhI che paNa te kahevAne ame azakta chIe kAraNake te chupuM rAkhavA ame vacanathI baMdhAyA chIe. pitAjI dhAre che tema tene pati bhikSuka nathI te cAkkasa mAnajo paNa te eka Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 172 devakumAra sacitra dhArmIka navalakathA meTA rAjyanA pATavI putra che, vaLI rUpe, raMge, guNe ane kSatriyavaTathI alaMkRta che. AvA pati kheALatAM paNa maLavA muzkela che. e te ema kaheA ke mArI sakhInA dhanyabhAgya ke e maLI AvyA ! vanavAsamAM devasenAne jarApaNa du:kha nahIM AvavA de. devasenA ! kayAre javuM che ? padmAvatIe pUchyuM. Aje ane atyAreja. mArI vhAlI sakhI ! zu' tuM Ajeja javAnI chuM ? sakhIne viyeAga sahana nahIM thaI zakavAthI ekadama devasenAnI kATe vaLagI paDe che. paNa zuM upAya ? phakta neka ane TekanI khAtara potAnI sakhIne javA mATe hA kahe che. ane zikhAmaNa Ape che ke:ena ! patinI saMge rahetAM kAI vakhata A benane yAda teA karaze! te ? bena! tuM teA kadI vIsarAIza nahIM. jo prabhu karaze teA thADA divasa pachI ja ApaNe anejaNA maLIzu, yeAgInA kahevA tArA mATe lAlasiMha ja yAgya che. mena! meM Aje ja joyA. zuM temanI krAMtI ? zu temanI bhavyatA ? zuM temanA meAhakatA ? ane zuM temanuM kSatriyavaTanuM teja ? huM to dIgamUDha banI gaI, mArA patideve ja mane eLakhAvyA ke sakhI ( padmAvatI ) nA vara. caherAnI joI ne ja A tArI pramANe ja lAlasiMhane bena! chAnI rahe, mAtuzrI sAMbhaLaze. paNa te vakhate mane kema na kheAlAvI ? huM paNa temanA mukhanA darzana teA karata. mArI vhAlI beTI ! tuM have javAnI taiyArI kara. tAre ane tArA patine have vadhAre vakhata ahIM rahevuM ucIta nathI. te| have jaldI taiyArI kara. Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 22 su 173 beTA ! kAI vAte hRdayamAM udAsInatA lAvIza nahIM. bhagavAna para bharUsA rAkhaje ane prANAnte paNa ApaNA kuLanI gauravatA gumAvIza nahIM. mArI lADakavAyI dIkarI ! tane hA kahetAM mArUM haiyuM bharAI jAya che, ane cakSumAMthI azna sarI paDe che. padmAvatIthI paNa vidAya ApatAM raDI javAya che. zuM bhAvInI prAlabdhatA ! kayAM eka vakhatanI rAjamahelamAM ucharelI rAjakumArI ane Aje jaMgalanI bhaTakanArI jogaNa ! vAhare!!! karmI tArI vicitra kRti. devasenA peAtAnI mAtuzrI tathA sakhI padmAvatIthI vikhuTI paDI. devakumAra pAse jAya che. * Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa tevIsamuM mohanapurInuM jaMgala Aje pavitra premathI aMkita thayeluM yugala jevuM pRthvInI - sapATI upara bhagavAnanA bharosA upara cAlI nIkaLyuM che. jyAre khuba dUra nIkaLI gayA che ane jyAre cAlatA cAlatA baMne jaNAo bhUkha ane tRSAthI thAkI gayA che. tyAre devakumAre kahyuM - priyA ! tuM cAlI cAlIne ghaNI ja thAkI gaI che. te cAla ApaNe pelA vRkSa nIce besI ArAma laIe. prANeza! jevI ApazrInI IcchA ! ApanA hukamane A dAsI - AdhIna ja che. madhura svare devasenAe kahyuM. baMne jaNe atizaya thAkI gayA hovAthI sAmenA vRkSa nIce ArAma levA beThAM ke tarata devasenAne thAkI javAthI UMdha AvI gaI. A vakhate devakumArane aneka jAtanA vicAro AvavA lAgyA ke -jene mArA mATe rAjyane vaibhava-sattA ane sukha-sAhyabI sarvene tyAga karI Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 23 su 175 mane paraNI ane mahelanA sukhA tajI mArI sAthe vanavAsa lIdhA. kevI pavitratAnI mUrti ? vaLI peAtAnA mAtA pitAne sneha tyAga karI mArA snehane svIkAra karyAM, teNe mane kaI rIte oLakhyA haze ke huM ja devakumAra chuM? pelA yegIrAja kANu haze ? emaneA ATale adhA sabadha mArI sAthe kayAMthI thayeA haze ? arere ! hajArA dAsadAsIenA hukama calAvanArI eka vakhatanI rAjakumArI je Aje mArI khAtara rastAnI rakhaDatI bhIkhAraNa thaI mArA sukhe sukhI ane duHkhe duHkhI thavA taiyAra thanArIne dhanya che ! ane dhanya che! tenA pavitra premane ! ! '' AvA aneka jAtanA vicAra devakumAra karI rahyo che. prANeza ! Apa have A dAsI upara kRpA karI jarA mArA kheALAmAM ArAma kare. devasenA uMdhamAMthI jAgatAM ja melI. Ama devasenAne Agraha joI devakumAra tenA kheALAmAM sUI jAya che. paNa gheADI vAramAM te lAlasiMha ahIM AvI caDe che. ane devakumAra tathA devasenAne dekhIne te kahevA lAgyA keH- ahAhA ! ! ! mArA pavitra mitranI kevI dazA ? eka vakhate rAjya gAdIe birAjanArA mArA snehI Aje peAtAnA prANathI adhika vhAlI priyA sAthe kevA zAbhe che ? kema, bhAbhI ! khuzImAM te che ne? hAstA, AthI vadhAre sukha zuM joIe ? ema kahI zaramathI uThavA jAya che. khesA, bhAbhI ! tamane dhanya che! mAtA tUlya bhAbhI, tamArA pavitra premane ane tyAgane dhanya che! Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 devakumAra sacitra dhArmIka navalakathA strIne khare dharma pitAnA patinI sevA karavAmAM ja samAyele che. Arya patnIoe pitAnA patinA mATe zuM nathI karyuM ? zuM satI sItAe zrIrAmanI sAthe vanavAsa nahote bhagavyo ? zuM satI draupadIe pitAnA patinI sAthe aneka kaSTo nahAtAM bhagavyAM? zuM tArAmati pitAnA patinA satyane khAtara bharabajAramAM nahotAM vecANa mATe bhAI, patinA sukhamAM ane duHkhamAM je haMmezA sarakhA bhAvathI bhAga le che te ja sAcI satI ane kSatriyANI. bhAI! tamo AvyA kyAMthI ? bhAbhI! tame te jANe che. ke huM jaMgalamAMthI AvuM chuM. hAM! paNa tamee kAMI phaLAhAra karyo ke nahi ? nA ! bhAI, amo bahu ja thAkI gayAM hovAthI ahIM ja vizrAma lIdhe mArA pati niMdrAvaza thaI gayA eTale ahIM ja besI rahyA chIe. bhAbhI ! Apa ahIM ja besajo. huM hamaNAM ja phaLAhAra laI AvuM chuM. ema kahI te jaMgalamAM phaLaphUla vINuM lAvavA mATe gaye. A vakhate pApI bhakisiMha devasenAnI puTha pakaDatA pakaDAte A jaMgalamAM AvI caDhe che, ane A baMne jaNane joI AnaMdamAM AvI jAya che. ane bele che ke "potAnI strInA khoLAmAM kevo nirAMte sUto che? are ! Aha !!! jete khare te kevI majhAnI zobhe che. jANe te kAmadevanI strI ratI ja na hoya ! AvI parI-apsarAne joI kenuM mana meha na pAme! Ida je devane rAjA che te paNa gautama lInI strImAM lubdha thayuM hatuM. evA aneka dAkhalAo banyA che ke mahApurUSo paNa strIonA rUpamAMja aMdha banyA hatA." Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 23 muM 177 pApI bhadrikasiMha devasenAnA rUpamAM pAgala banI na karavAnuM gojhAruM kRtya karavA taiyAra thAya che. devakumAra pitAnI prANavallabhAnA khoLAmAM sutelo che lAlasiMha AhAra mATe phaLa levA gayA che te takane lAga sAdhI pApIoe samayasUcakatA vAparI pAchaLathI devasenAne addhara upADI lIdhI jethI devasenA camakI ane bUma mAravA lAgI ke - "e pyArA, mArA vhAlA, mane bacAvo, bacAvo. A tamArI dIna dAsI pApIonA hAthamAM paDelInI rakSA kare, tamArI ardhAganAne bacAvo." Ama avAja sAMbhaLI devakumAra bebAkaLo banI jAgIne jue che te potAnI hAlI prIyAne na jevAthI hatAsa banI gayA. ane manamAM vicAra karyA pachI mananI sAthe nakkI karyuM ke jarUra mArI niMdrAno lAbha laIne koI duSToe mArI patnInuM haraNa karyuM che ane nAsI chuTayA che. mane tapAsa karavA de. ema vicArI te jaMgalamAM gAMDAnI mAphaka pitAnA nasIba upara AdhAra rAkhI tapAsa karavA nIkaLI paDe che. "devasenA, e devasenA, tuM kyAM haIza. zuM tuM duSTonA paMjhAmAMthI mane darzana nahIM Ape ?" Ama kalpAMta karatA karato AkhA udAna-jaMgalamAM tapAsa kare che chatAM paNa koI jagyAe teno patto lAgato nathI. chevaTe krodhAvezamAM AvI mana sAthe majabUta nizcaya kare che ke - "AkAza-pAtALa eka karIza, vana-vana rakhaDIza, paNa jyAM haze tyAMthI mArI prANa pyArIne zodhI lAvIza tyAre ja mArA AtmAne zAti thaze." arere ! ! mAro mitra kyAM gaye, lAlasiMha hajI kema nahiM Avyo hoya ! "yogI mahArAja kahetA hatA ke te tamane jaMgalamAM jarUra maLaze ja. paNa hajI sudhI te tene meLApa mane thaye nahiM, " Ama vicAra kare che. evAmAM to ekadama lAlasiMha phaLa laIne Ave che. ane kahe che ke mitra? le A phaLa. paNa mArI bhAbhI kayAM gayAM? 1 Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178 devakumAra citra dhArmIka navalakathA duSTA tenuM haraNa karI nAsI gayA che. kevI rIte ! devakumAre sa vAta kahI sa MbhaLAvI. tuM mAna yA na mAne. paNa A hIMcakArU kRtya viSayala paTa narAdhama tArA bhAI bhidrikasiMhanuMja hAvuM joie. huM tane vacana Apu chuM ke e duSTane kheALI mArI mAtA tulya bhAbhIne tenA duHkhamAMthI heDAvIza ane tene dhara dhara bhIkha mAgate joIza tyAre ja mane zAntI maLaze. bhAI ! zuM mane mArI prIyA pAchI maLaze kharI ? .C kumAra ! zuM tame kSatriya thaI AvI nAmadarda bharelI vAta karA che te tamane zAle che? bhadrabAhu svAmIe kahyuM hatuM ke duHkha vakhate dhIraja dharavI ane navaramaraNanuM dhyAna karavuM te jarUra AveluM duHkha dUra thaI jaze ' mATe hatAza na thatAM prayatna karI tenI tapAsa karavI joie. Ama nirAza thavAthI kAIpaNa jAtanuM kArya banatuM nathI. bhAI ! prabhunA bhA upara cAla, tenI tapAsa karIe. . AthI beu jaNA devasenAne zeAdhavA tathA duSTAnI tapAsa karavA jAya che. Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa cAvIsamuM. bhAgyadevInI kRpA. ane mitro cAlatA cAlatA jaMgalamAM tapAsa kare che chatA keIpaNa jagyAe devasenAne patto maLatuM nathI jethI teo nirAza banI eka vRkSa nIce visAmo-ArAma levA beThAM. paNa ati thAka lAgavAthI devakumAra niMdrAvaza thaI gayo. ane tene uMghamAM svapna Ave che. DIvAramAM ekadama potAnA mitra lAlasiMhane bUma pADI jAgRta thAya che ane kahe che ke -bhAI, huM jANe kaI dezane rAjA thayo ane tuM mAro pradhAna thaye vaLI tyAMnA rAjAnI kuMvarIne paraNe evA mane vicAra AvyA. bhAI, svapnAnI vAtamAM guMthAvavuM te sAruM nathI. Izvara je kare che te sarve sArA mATe ja kare che ane karaze. lAlasiMhe zAntavana ApatAM kahyuM. Ama baMne mitre vAta kare che tyAM sAmethI eka ghoDesvAra AvI te baMnene vaMdana karI ubho rahyo. Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra citra dhArmIka navalakathA bhAI, tameA kANu che ? ane kayAMthI AvyA che? lAlasiMhe AvanAra gheADesvArane prazno pUchyA. 180 rAjana! mane caMpApurInA rAjA capakasene Apane temanI pAse laI javA mAkalyA che. ane te ahIMja udyAnamAMja padhArelA che mATe Apa AvAtA dhaNA AnaMdanI vAta ! dhoDesvAraeN namratApUrvaka jaNAvyuM. mitra devakumAra ! cAle, tee ApaNane kema khelAve che te jANIe teA kharA! ema kahI ane mitrA gheADesvAranI sAthe javA taiyAra thayA. vAMcaka varga ApaNe caMpakasena tarapha najara nAMkhIe. capakasena udyAnamAM peAtAnA mANasA sAthe chAvaNI nAMkhI paDelA che. ca'pakasena pradhAnajIne kahe che ke--" vhAlA pradhAnajI ! mArA pitAzrIne svargavAsa thaye Aje keTalA badhA varSa vahI gayAM paNa hajI mArI iSTa vastu prApta thaI nathI. Aje zuM thaze ? zu naimittikanuM vacana khATu paDaze ? mahArAja ! Apa A zuM khelA che ? pUnA sUrya kadApI pazcimamAM uge nahi. samudra kadApI peAtAnI maryAdA mUke nahi temaja te naimittikanuM vacana kadApI kALe khATuM paDe nahi pachI te| bhAvi je bananAra hAya te bane. paNa tamArI maneAbhAvanA jarUra Aja paramAtmA pUrI pADazeja. caMcaLamati pradhAne kahyuM. ApanuM kahevuM paramAtmA sAcu pADe ane mArA mananI murAda khara Ave ca'pakasena khelyuM. pradhAna tathA caMpakasena vAteA karI rahyA che tyAM dheADesvAre AvIne kahyuM keH-pradhAnajI ! caMpAnA jhADa nIce e mahAbhAgyazALI Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 24 muM purUSe beThA che. zuM temanI krAMti ? zuM tenI bhavyAti! jANe koI deva avatAra na hoya tevA dekhAya che ? teo che kayAM ? nAmadAra! ApazrIne pharamAna mujaba meM hukama pharamAvyuM tyAre teo mArI sAthe AvavA taiyAra thayA. nAmadAra ! mane to te baMne mitro koI rAjakumAra jevA lAge che. teo keTale dUra che? nAmadAra! teo mArI pAchaLa ja Ave che. caMpApurInA mahArAjAne praNAma! devakumAra AvatAM belyo. kuMvarajI! huM ApazrIne praNAma karuM chuM. mahArAjane praNAma karatAM joI lAlasiMha camakayo tethI pradhAnajIne kahyuM ke " A ayogya thAya che." lAlasiha! A devakumAra mahArAjA vIrasiMhanA putra che te jANyA pachI amArA rAjA vaMdana kema na kare te kaheze caMcaLamati pradhAne pUchyuM. pradhAnajI! tame agara ame koI divasa malyA nathI tema kaI divasa paNa tamane dIThA nathI chatAM tame amane oLakhyA kevI rIte te jaNAvaze ? devakumAra Azcarya pAmI bAvyA. amane eka naimittike kahyuM hatuM tethI ame jANI zakyA chIe caMcaLamatie jaNAvyuM. lAlasiMha! A zuM? naimittike ApaNuM nAma zA mATe dIdhuM haze? devakumAre Azcarya pAmI pUchayuM. Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 182 devakumAra sacitra dhAmIka navalakathA je mitra devakumAra, (eka bAju laI jaI dhImethI kahyuM ke:-) bhAI mane AmAM kAMI samajaNa paDatI nathI. mane to AmAM kAMI mahAna bheda hoya tema lAge che. "vaLI A caMpakasena purUSa veSamAM strI lAge che, tenI bolavAnI, cAlavAnI, besavAnI, uThavAnI temaja dareka jAtanA lakSaNe mane strI jevAMja lAge che, tenI AMkhamAM zarama, tenA mukhArvedane cahere ane aMganA hAvabhAva te sarve strI sucitta che" juo ! juone!! te kevI ApaNA tarapha jue che. lAlasiMhe sarva jaNAvyuM. huM caMcaLamatine te saMbaMdhI pUchI jouM chuM ema kahI teo pradhAna caMcaLamati pAse AvyA ane pUchavA lAgyA. pradhAnajI ! amArA ane kuMvarane saMbaMdha kaheze. te pachIthI ApanA jANavAmAM Avaze. hAlamAM te amArA rAjyanA mAnavaMtA mahemAna tarIke amArA AvAse padhAre! AthI sarve caMpApurI nagarImAM AvI gayA. A baMne mitrone mahAna suzobhita mahela utaravAne Ape. jemAM dareka jAtanI sagavaDa hatI baMne mahemAnonuM uccIta svAgata karavAmAM AvyuM. have caMpasena pitAnA mananI sAthe vicAra kare che ke ahAhA!! zuM tenI divya kAnti ! zuM tenI dhIratA, zuM tenI vIratA, zuM tenA sazakta zarIrano bAMdhe, tenuM lAvaNyamaya teja jANe Izvare ghaNI ja saMbhALapUrvaka ghaDyo na hoya! ahAhA !! huM A svapna jouM chuM ke satya che. AvA vicAramAM ne vicAramAM taddana arthadagdha jevI banI gaI. pradhAnajI! pelA bane vIrapurUSe kacerImAM kayAre Avaze! ekadama belAI javAyuM. pradhAnajI! mane temane joyA vagara bIlakula cena paDatuM nathI. Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 24 muM 183 adhIrAI muke, hamaNAM Avaze. juo, jue, pelA Ave ?? padhAropadhAre, mahAzaya. pradhAne ghaNuM ja premapUrvaka satkAra karI suMdara ratnajaDita Asana para besADyA. pradhAnajI ! amArA jevA ajANyA mANasane ATaluM badhuM mAna ghaTe nahi. Apa ajANyA nathI paNa amArA thavAne mATe ja Izvare ahIM mokalyA che. ane Apa ja A rAjyagAdInA mAlIka che. eTale? kumAre pUchayuM. Apa baMne mitre utAvaLa na karatAM amArI satya hakIkata dhyAna daI sAMbhaLo ! "A rAjyanA parama priya murabbI pavitra nyAya parAyaNa mahArAjA cheDA varSo pahelAM svarge sidhAvyA tyAre vicAra karatAM temanI gAdI pitrAInA hAthamAM na jAya tethI temanI A ekanI eka putrI caMpAvati je dareka guNe yukta che. tene caMpakasena nAma ApI putrano piSAka paherAvI svargastha mahArAjAe pitAnI talavAra tenI kamare laTakAvI, tethI Aja sudhI tene badhA caMpasenanA nAmathI oLakhe che. paraMtu 5 uMmare AvatAM cIMtA utpanna thaI tethI naimittikane belAvI bhaviSyanI hakIkta pUchI tyAre tene jaNAvyuM ke amuka varSe caMpAvRkSa nIce vararAjyanA be kuMvara mitra (devakumAra tathA lAlasiMha) ArAma levA besaze. temAMthI rAjakuMvara devakumAraja caMpAmatine pati thaze. tethI ja ame tamane zodhI kADhayA ane oLakhyA." kumAra ! amArI lAja tamArA hAthamAM che ane caMpAvatIne aMgIkAra karavAnuM paNa tamArA hAthamAM che. Izvare ja ApazrIne ahIM mekalyA che. ane caMpAvatIne mATe Apane nirmANa karyA che. Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra citra dhArmIka navalakathA devakumArane jya thAo, devakumArane jaya thAe. eve avAja devakumAranA kAne athaDAyA jethI te ekadama camakI gayA ane elke keH-- pradhAnajI! A zuM ? hajI meM gAdIne anugraha karyo nathI eTalAmAM A vijaya dhvanI zAne ? 184 mahArAja ! A dAsI ApanI hajhuramAM vaMdana kare che. Apa mane svikArI ApazrInI ardhAMganA banAve. caMpAvata mULa pASAkamAM AvIne khelI. kumArI, A zuM ane hukama zene ? devakumAre Azcarya pAmI pUchyuM. mahArAja ! mArA pAlakipatA (pradhAna) e badhI vAta tamane karI che te have Apa upakAra karI A rAjyagAdI grahaNa kare! ane A dAsIne ApanA carNonI dAsI banAve. nAmadAra ! have vilaMba karavAnI jarUra nathI. murhuta cAlyuM jAya che mATe bane ekI sAthe anugraha kare eTale meM mArI pharaja bajAvI che ema samajIza. ApazrInA hAthamAM tamAma rAjya kArabhAra sAMpI huM have ArAma levA IcchuM chuM kAraNa ke have mArI vRddhAvasthA thaI che. mATe ApazrIne ghaTe tevA baMdobasta karA ane lAlasiha pradhAnapane ceAgya che te temane mArI jagAe nImeA eTale basa. caMcaLamati pradhAne ghaNI zAMtipUrvaka jaNAvyuM. jevI ApanI marajI. devakumAre javAba ApyA. eTale ghaNI ja dhAmadhumathI takhtanazInanI kriyA ane lagnanI kriyA sAthe ja zarU karavAmAM AvI. vAha ! bhAvi vAha !! kayAM jaMgalamAM bhaTakatA bhikhArI ane kayAM rAjyanA mAlIka. hajAra hAtha vALA dhaNI ApavA dhAre te! zuM nathI ApatA ? prArabdhanI vAta te rAI anerI ja che.' ** Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa ra4 muM 185 bhAI! A badhe pratApa bhadrabAhusvAminA vacanane ja che, aneka kaSTa paDatAM chatAM manuSya mA dhIraja na khevI, anIti na sevavI, vyabhicAra na karavo tathA duravyasanano tyAga karavo e sUtro ApanA jIvanane ucca gatie pahoMcADanAra che, Aloka ane paraloka e baMne sudhAre che. mArA vhAlA vAMcaka varga tame paNa A bodha jarUra leze. devakumAranA karmanI ghaTanA kevI aTapaTI ane vicAraNAya che te saheje Apa samajI zakyA haze ja? Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa pacIsamuM. caMpApurInuM pAdara ane jaMgala. re devakumAra caMpApurIne rAjA banyA tyAre lAlasiMha jaba tene pradhAna banyuM. karmanI ghaTanA kaI alaukIka che. lAlasiMha vicAramagna dazAmAM beThe che ane aneka jAtanA vicAra kare che ke-A nagaramAM kaI kaI jAtanA manuSya rahe che ane nagaranuM vAtAvaraNa kevuM che te mAre avazya gupta veSe jovuM joIe ja. Ama vicAra karI rAtanA bAra vAge veSa palaTe karI nagaracarcA jovA bahAra nIkaLyo che. cAlatAM cAlatAM lAlasiha AgaLa jAya che tyAM tene bhayAnaka rAtrimAM keIno karuNa svara sAMbhaLavAmAM Avyo tethI te tyAM ja ubho rahyo ane temanI vAta sAMbhaLavA lAge. nagaravAsI pitAnI strIne kahe che ke -vahAlI ! ApaNuM nagarane rAjA vIrasta thayo che te mahA tejasvI che paNa rakhaData rakhaDatA te ahIM AvyA che tenuM zuM kAraNa che te samajAtuM nathI. te te kharuM? paNa teo bahAdura hovA joIe kAraNa ke sukemaLa zarIre jaMgalamAM bhaTakavAnuM kene game? strI belI. Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 25 muM 187 kuMvArIe pasaMda karyo eTale te ApaNe rAjA thayo paNa tenuM rAjyataMtra kevI rIte cAle che te have ja jovAnuM che kAraNa ke ahIM nagaramAM luTArAonuM jora vadhAre che eTale bicArA navA AvelA mANasone kayAMthI mAluma? ApaNu junA pradhAna te vAnaprastha (dharaDA) thayA eTale hAlanA rAjAne mitra te ja tene pradhAna banyA che, tenI uMmaranA hisAbe to te hajI pradhAnane lAyaka nathI. hAlA! lAlasiMha ghaNe heziyAra ane cAlAka hovo joIe. te mitradharmane purepure samajato hovo joIe nahIM te pachI te pArakAnA duHkhe duHkhI thaI zA mATe jaMgalamAM bhaTakavAnuM pasaMda kare, strIe pUchyuM. te joIe chIe ke have kema cAle che, puruSe jaNAvyuM. A pramANe nagarajanonI vAta sAMbhaLI lAlasiMha vicAra kare che ke mArA mATe nagarajanone avizvAsa che khare ! vaLI ahIM luMTArA tathA bahAravaTIAo ghaNA ja hovA joIe mATe sAvacetIthI kAma karavuM te ja sAruM che. ema vicAra karate te eka jhADa pAse AvI ubhe, tenI bAjumAM ghaNuM mANase ekaThA thayA hatA ane kaMIka masalata karatA hatA tethI te jANavA mATe te tyAMja jhADanI othe saMtAIne ubho rahyo ane badhI vAta sAMbhaLavA lAge. thoDIvAra pachI eka luMTAra belyo ke "ApaNe ApaNe vaTa na rAkhIe to kSatriyo zAnA ? ApaNuM gharabAra luMTAvI strI chokarAMthI vikhuTA pADI ApaNane jaMgalamAM hAMkI kADhyA te paNa ApaNe vaira lIdhA sivAya besI rahyA chIe te keTaluM badhuM zaramajanaka che. A pachI bIjA luMTArAo paNa pitapotAnI ApavItI bolavA lAgyA. Ama badhAne bolatA jANIne eka DAhyo mANasa bolyo ke bhAIo ! mAjI rAjAnA vakhatamAM jyAre ApaNane hAMkI kADhyA tyAre ApaNe Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 188 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA gupacupa besI rahyA tenuM pariNAma ApaNe bhogavIe chIe. pachI ApaNe trIyA rAjyamAM paNa ALasu ane pramAdI banI udhyA karyuM che paNa have rAMDyA pachI DahApaNa karavA jevuM che. chatAM jo ApaNe ekatra thaI saMpa karIe. hajI A AvelA navA rAjAne rAjyanI purepurI mAhitI nathI tethI ApaNe jeTaluM karavuM dhArIzuM teTaluM karI zakIzuM mATe bole tamArA badhAne zuM vicAra che ? tyAre eka luTArAe jaNAvyuM ke "ApaNe to A rAjAne dhIme dhIme pajavIzuM ane prajAne herAna karIzuM tethI ApaNe ApaNe dhyeya pAra pADI zakIzuM jethI rAjAne paNa mAluma paDe ke rAjya kema calAvAya che." A rAjA ane pradhAnane kyAM khabara che ke caMpApurInA bahAdura bahAravaTIAo kevA bahAdura che. bhAI, Ama vicAramAM ne vicAramAM te ApaNI sthiti kaphoDI thaI. kayAM sudhI Ama ne Ama chUpA pharI ApaNI aMdagI du:khI karIzuM? mATe Aje ja nizcaya kare "deha pADvAmI te kArya sAghAmI" nAhaka havAmAMkillA bAMdhavAthI phAyado bIje luTAro bolI uThaye. ApaNAmAM koI saradAra thavo joIe to ja ApaNe kAma karavAne rastA saraLa thaI paDe eka anubhavI luTArAe kahyuM. A badhI vAte lAlasiMhe sAMbhaLI pachI khuba makkamapaNe vicAra karI luMTArAnI samakSa AvI belyo "ThAkara ! rAma rAma ! ! bhAI, tame koNa cho ? luMTArAe pUchyuM. huM keTalAka gupta kAraNethI hAlanA rAjAne duzmana chuM. tenuM kAraNa te AgaLa upara tamane jaNAvIza paNa eTaluM kahuM chuM ke vairane badale levA mATe ja huM prabhunA bharUsA upara nIkaLI A Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 25 su 189 jaMgalanA raste caMpApurI javA mATe nIkaLyo chuM paNa tyAMnI hakIkata barAbara meLavIne pachI mAre zuM karavuM te nizcaya karaveA ema vicArIne ahIMthI jatA hatA tyAM meM tamArA badhAnI vAta sAMbhaLI tethI vicAramAMja ubho rahyo. tamArI vAta sAMbhaLyA pachI meM paNa joyu ke tame! paNa mArA jevAja vaira levA tatpara thayA hAya tema lAgeA / tethI meM tamArI sAthe joDAvavA nizcaya karI tamArI pAse hAjara thayA chuM. lAlasiMhe jaNAvyuM. joItuM hatuM ne vaide kIdhuM '" ApaNe saradAra jeteA hateA te prabhue ApaNane anAyAse meLavI ApyA. bhAI ! tameA AjathI amArI TukaDInA nAyaka (saradAra) thAo. badhA luMTArAe ekadama tADukI gayA. 66 huM ghaNAja upakAra sAthe te padane svIkAra karU chuM. paNa have ApaNe kayAM javAnuM che. lAlasiMDe pUchyuM. jyAre amane badhAne gAma bahAra rAjAe kADhI mUkayA hatA, tyAre hAlanI rANIe mane mArA meDhe cune ceApaDI mazkarI karI gAma bahAra kADhI mUkayeA hateA. mATe mAre te pahelA tenuMja vaira levuM che. mArI pahelI pratijJA te eja che ke rAjA ane rANI e ane jaNane pakaDI mArA aMdhArA bheAMyarAmAM pUrI ribAvI ribAvIne mArI nAMkhavA che. eka luMTArA esthe. mAre te pahelA nagarazeThanuM dhara luMTavuM che ane tenI rUpALI sukeAmaLa kanyAne paraNI AnaMda levA che. bIjo melyA. mAre te caMcaLamati pradhAnane pakaDI tenA badhA mANasAne keda karI tenA tathA tenI putrInA behAla karavA che. trIjo khelyuM. Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhAmaka navalakathA bhAI tame badhAe te svArthanI vAta karI paNa ApaNe te hAlanA pradhAna lAlasiMhane pakaDIzuM ane pachI mArI nAMkhIzuM eTale rAjA rANI ane pradhAna traNe gayA pachI ApaNI sAme kAnI tAkAta che ke ubhA rahe ? cothAe kahyuM. - A pramANe sAMbhaLI lAlasiha khuba vicAramAM paDI gayo "rAjA rANuM upara Aphata, nagarazeTha upara Aphata, caMcaLamati upara Akta ane Akhare mArA pitAnA upara paNa Aphata. mane paNa mArI nAMkhavAno vicAra che." ThIka che! jevI jInezvara bhagavAnanI marajI. "jene satya ane nisvArthanA raste javuM che tene koInI bIka-Dara hotI ja nathI. have zuM thAya che te jouM chuM ke bIjAne pakaDavA jatAM piteja potAnI jALamAM phasAI na jAya ?" ema, mahA bhayaMkara vicAramAM caDhI jAya che. kema ! saradAra, zA vicAramAM paDayA ? luMTArAoe Ama vicAramagna sthitimAM jotAM pUchayuM. AthI lAlasiMha stabdha thayA ane kahyuM ke-dAra! tame badhAe judA judA vaira batAvyA paNa mAre te phakta ekalA devakumAranI sAthe ja vaira che paNa tamArA kahevA pramANe lAlasiMha tene pradhAna che to ApaNe yukti vinA rAjAne pakaDavo muzkela che. mATe AvatI kAle huM yukti goThavI mukIza, tame sarve AvatI kAle A vakhateja rAjamahela pAse ekaThA thaje eTale ApaNe ApaNuM kAmamAM phAvI zakIzuM. Aja te tame tamAre nagarazeTha ane pradhAnanuM ghara lUMTa agara tamAre je karavuM hoya tema kare, temAM tamAre mArI madadanI jarUra paDe tema lAgatuM nathI, mATe Apa badhA jAo huM ahIM ja ubho chuM. Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 25 muM ....eN.oM..kaI strInA raDavAno avAja Avyo. ThAkora ! A keNa raDe che ? e te amee haraNa karI ANelI kanyAo raDe che. kaI jagyAe ? cAle ! tamane batAvIe. ema kahI bahAravaTIAo temanA saradArane dvAra ughADI batAve che ke juo ahIM nagara kanyAo che. lAlasihe kanyAone dekhI eTale sAnamAM samajAvatAM kahyuM ke "bahene! cUpa rahe ! tamane A duSTonAM paMjAmAMthI huM choDAvIza." ema kahI bahAra gayo. juo ! ThAkara, devakumArane kAgaLa che evuM bahAnuM kADhI huM kAle darabAramAM jaIza ane mahela joI AvIza. mATe AvatI kAle madhyarAtrie badhAe tyAM hAjara rahevuM. samajyAne! jevI saradAranI AjJA. luMTArAo bolyA. ' Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa chavIsamuM. rAjakacerI. '' devakumAra atyAre rAjyAsana upara birAjI rahela che ane peAtAnA pradhAna (lAlasiMhane puche che ke mitra ! Apa caMpApurInI prajA kevI sukhI che ane nagarataNI paristhitI kevI che te ApaNe pahelAM jANavAnI jarUra che, te ApaNe mAjI pradhAna caMcaLamatine elAvavA joI e. '' ApanuM kahevuM yathArtha barAbara che paNa te AvatAja hAvA joIe. lAlasaDe kahyuM, paNa acAnaka rAjakacerI bahAra khuba dhAMdhATa-avAja thatA sabhaLAvavAthI rAjA ekadama garama thaI khelyA ke " kANu che hAjara ! A badhI garabaDa zAnI che, ' ahAra prajAjanAne dheAMghATa vadhatAja cAlyeA. eka kahe che ke "AtA kALA kara! rAjA heAvA chatAM ApaNI milkata tathA strI ane putrIone luMTArAe laI jAya ane rAjA kaMIpaNa na karI zake te ApaNAthI have krama khamAya. "" Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 26 mu 193 "zuM ApaNe rAjAne kahevuM na joie ke ? tArA rAjyamAM amArA rAjAnA maraNa pachI ghaNuM adhera cAle che, vaLI tameA tathA pradhAna hajI bALaka che mATe ame te gAma khAlI karI cAlI jaIzuM " hIrazAhe kahyuM. bhAI, rAjA pAse te! cAle ! temane samajAvIe teA kharA ! teo zuM javAba Ape che te te joI e. dhanapALazAhe badhAne zAMtavana ApatAM kahyuM. A pramANe garabaDa khuba vadhI javAthI rAjAe upara mujaba hukama pharamAvyA jethI sipAI bahAra AvI rAjAne khabara Ape che. nAmadAra ! ahAra nagarazeTha dhanapALazAha ApazrInI jhuramAM kAMi phariyAda karavA AvyA che. sipAIe rAjAne vinayapUrvaka kahyuM. jA ! satvara temane mAnapUrvaka kheolAvI lAva. rAjAe hukama ApyA. zeThajI aMdara padhArA ! sipAI e bahAra AvIne kahyuM, nAmadArazrI ! ame te tamArA rAjyamAMthI khA rAjyamAM rahevA jai e chIe. tethI atrenuM mahAjana ApazrIne kahevAne AvyuM che. dhanapALazAha aMdara AvatAM ja e hAtha joDI vina MtipUrvaka mAlyA. khIjAnA rAjyamAM javAnuM zuM kAraNa che? mahArAjA ! je rAjyamAM rAjAnI ANu nahIM temaja kAi paNa jAtanI salAmatI nahIM te rAjyamAM prajA kevI rIte rahI zake ? nagarazeTha makkatAthI kheAlyA. nagarazeTha, evuM te zuM banyuM che te te jaNAve. mahArAja ! Apa beThA chatAM amArI putrIe ane strIone luMTArA dhADa pADI laI jAya che ane Apa joyA kare. Aja 13 Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 194 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA dIkarI kamaLAnuM zuM thayuM haze ? ane mArI putrIne Apa lAvI vacce ja huM mArA azrubhInI AMkhe kahyuM: rAte ja e duSTo mArI putrIne harI gayA che. are !! mArI sukumAra nAmadArazrI ! mArA putrane bacAve Ape! ! nahiM te| A kacerInI alidAna ApIza. dhanapALazAhe prANanuM sAmethI caMcaLamatine AvatAM dekhI Ave!! pradhAnajI ! kema, zA samAcAra che? rAjAe pUchyuM. << nAmadAra ! zuM kahuM? ghaNI digIrInI vAta che. jyAre rAjA maraNa pAmyA tyAre muA hAta te dhaNuM sArU ! kAraNa ke have A duHkha sahana thatuM nathI. mArI putrI maNibALAne pApI duSTo Aja rAte laI gayA che. putrInI meA sAMbhaLI jAgI uThayA ane tapAsa karI paNa duzmanane kayAMya patto ja lAgyA nahiM. kANu jANe te kayAM cAlyA gayA. nAmadAra ! rAjya upara kAI meTA duzmane ubhA thayA che. caMcaLamati namrapaNe khelyA. A pramANe sAMbhaLI devakumArane Azcarya thayuM ane lAlasiMhane kahyuM ke " mitra ! kayA pApIee ApaNA rAjyamAM A phAna macAvavA mAMDayuM che? zuM teone pakaDavAnI kAryanI paNa tAkAta nathI ? zu prajAjatAnI putrIonuM haraNa karanAra duSTo nahiM ja pakaDAya? zA mATe nahi~ pakaDAya ! dhIraja rAkhA! kAla savAra sudhImAM e duSTone pakaDI hAjara na karU to mane dehAnta daMDanI zikSA pharamAvo. lAlasiMhanuM khelavuM sAMbhaLI sarva mahAjana ane pradhAna caMcaLamati badhA khelavA lAgyA ke dhanya che lAlasiMhane ! paramezvara tene jarUra sahAya karaze ane tene yaza Ape. Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa sattAvIsamuM caMpApurIne rAjamahela. caMpAvati rANI pitAnA prANapatine ghaNuM ja premapUrvaka sanmAna ApI potAnI pAse besADe che. ane te yugala daMpati sukhaduHkhanI vAto kare che. devakumArane saheja udAsa jotAM rANue pUchyuM ke "pyArA, Apa zA mATe gamagIna jaNAo cho ? ApaNuM meLApanA vakhate Ama udAsa thavAnuM kAMI kAraNa?" tArA karatAM paNa vadhu priyakara duHkhInI mArI prathama paraNetara patnI sAMbhaLI AvavAthI mane duHkha thAya che. are !! te bicArI hAlamAM kyAM haze ne kai sthitimAM sabaDatI haze? pApI le ke tenuM haraNa karI gayA ane huM hINabhAgI rAjya mahelamAM moja karI rahyo chuM. jene mArA mATe aneka kaSTo-dukha sahana karyA che tene dhanya che? devakumAre maMda maMda svare karUNatApUrvaka kahyuM. nAtha! temAM Ama zeka kare zuM varavAnuM che? tenI te dareka jagyAe tapAsa karavI joIe ane tene patte meLave eja Apane khare dharma che. khAlI udAsa thaye gaelI vastu kadApI paNa Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 196 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA pAchI maLatI nathI. te te purSArthathI ja sAMpaDe che. mATe vicAra karI zodhavAno prayAsa kare kAraNake A rAjyamAM duzmano ghaNuM che tethI ApaNe sAvadha rahI rAjyanI lagAma barAbara sAcavI prajAnuM kalyANa sAdhavuM joIe. rANIe zurAtana ApatAM kahyuM. rANInI AvI zUravIratA bharI vANI sAMbhaLI devakumAre gaI kAlanI banelI tamAma hakIkata samajAvI. te baMne putrIonuM haraNa karanArane lAlasiMha ekale pakaDavA taiyAra thayo che. kadAca! lAlasiha niSphaLa jAya che ? vahAlI ! mane mArA mitrane saMpUrNa bharUse che ke te pitAnI dhArelI murAda jarUra pAra pADaze ja. ane pApIone jarUra paDaze ja. je kadAca te tema karavAmAM niSphaLa jAya to tenuM mAthuM ApavA paNa taiyAra thayo che. prabhu! lAlasiMhanI pratijJA purI kare. paNa vahAlA ! gAjatA meha varase nahiM ne bhasatA kuttA kATe nahiM. e kahevata anusAra mane lAlasiha upara bharUse AvatA nathI. - hAlI ! tane hajI lAlasiMhane anubhava thayo nathI. te to mArA mATe potAnuM sarvasva tyAga karI mArI sAthe sAcI mitratAnA premane laIne jaMgale jaMgala bhaTakI duHkhI thanAra mAro A eka ja sAco mitra che. ane te Aje paNa mArI sAthe rahI pradhAnapadane zebhAve che. vahAlA! tamArI sAthe karavAmAM ke AvavAmAM mane to tene kAMI paNa svArtha hoya tema lAge che. - cupa kara!!! mArA mitranA mATe eka paNa zabda AgaLa belI te tArI vAta tuM jANI chuM ? devakumAre khIjAI jatA kahyuM. Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 27 muM jevo prANezane vizvAsa. have savAranI vAta savAre. hAlA! mane nidrA Ave che. mATe suvAnI taiyArI karo. jyAre baMne jaNA niMdrAdevInI seDamAM paDyA che tyAre luMTArAo paNa barAbara ApelA TAIme AvI pahoMce che ane saradAra (lAlasiMha) ne puche che ke pahelA kayA mahelamAM javuM? tame badhA A bAjuthI Ave ane huM A bAjuthI pAchaLanA raste AvuM chuM saradAre (lAlasiMhe) jaNAvyuM. have jyAre luMTArAo upara caDe che tyAre lAlasiMha sipAIene cetavaNI ApavA cAlyo gayo. alyA! dhIme dhIme caDha, nahiM to kaI jAgI jaze. juo A rAjA ane rANI beu sUtA che. caMpAvati rANIne dhIme upADajo kAraNa ke te jAgI jAya nahi. te dhyAnamAM rAkhaje, ane rAjAne te ApaNe saradAra upADaze luMTArAe pitAnA mANasone sUcanA ApI. jyAre luMTArAo caMpAvatine upADI nAse che tyAM to lAlasiMha sipAIone laI AvI pahoMce che ane sipAIone kahevA lAgyo ke -mArA bahAdura sipAIo, A duSToe ja ApaNuM pradhAnanI putrI tathA nagarazeThanI kanyAnuM haraNa karyuM che ane teo A...... rahyA. sipAIo! tene pakaDI majabUta bAMdhe ane rAjyakuMvarIne (hAlanI mahArANIne) bacAvI tamArI pharaja bajAvo ! A pramANe pradhAnanuM (lAlasiMhanuM) bolavuM sAMbhaLI sipAIo pitAnI pharaja bajAvavA kaTIbaddha thayA ane luMTArAo phasAyA. darekane pakaDI muzkeTATa bAMdhavAmAM AvyA. ahAhA !! rAjakuMvarI kevI khIlI rahI che. tenuM mukhakamaLa kevuM bIDAeluM che. zuM tenI lAvaNyatA! are !! (tenA ardhanagna Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 198 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA zarIra upara najara paDatAM ja) huM A zuM jouM chuM? mArI bena samAna mArA mitranI patnI nagna avasthAmAM! lAvya, huM tene jagADuM. ema vicAra karI jagADavA jAya che. ' bhIMtane sparza thatAMja caMpAvati jAgI jAya che ane ekadama Azcarya pAmI "are ! ! ! A huM zuM jouM chuM. mArA pati kyAM ? huM A rastA vacce kyAMthI ? hAlA. e vahAlA... rAjamAtA, bhaya pAmavAnu kazuMja kAraNa nathI. tame nirbhaya cho. tamArA pati tamArA zayanagRhamAM nidrAvaza che. lAlasiha vinaya pUrvaka kahyuM. tame mane ahIM zuM karavA lAvyA ? mane sparza zA mATe karyo? caMpAvatie pUchyuM. mAtAjI! taddana juduM che, huM lAvyo nathI. tema meM sparza paNa karyo nathI lAlasiMhe namratApUrvaka kahyuM. jarUra! tamArI mArA pratye duSTa buddhija hovI joIe tethIja tame mane ahIM lAvyA cho ? caMpAvatie krodhanA AvezamAM jaNAvI dIdhuM. vahAlA devakumAra tame ekadama Avo ! caMpAvatie bUma pADI. Ama acAnaka bUma sAMbhaLI devakumAra saphALe jAgI uThaze ane zuM che ? zuM che ? ema karato deDate deDato Avyo. vahAlA ! jayA tamArA A mitra ane bharanidrAmAMthI upADI lAvI sparza karavA IcchatA hatA. caMpAvati belI. rANIjI ! vicArIne bole, tame je bolo che te badhu asaMbhavIta che, lAlasiMha bolI UTha. basa! tuM ahIM Avyo zA mATe? ane te sparza karyo zA mATe? te jaldI jaNAva. devakumAre cIDAIne pUchyuM. Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 27 muM mitra ! jarA vicAra ! ! ane pachI vicArIne bela. "zuM kadApI sUrya pazcima dizAmAM ugyo sAMbhaLyo che? zuM samudra maryAdA mUkI jeI che ? zuM tAre mitra kadApI AvuM aghaTIta kArya kare khare ke ? haragIja nahIM. lAlasihe makkamatAthI javAba dIdho. basa, have cUpa rahe ! mAre tArI vAta sAMbhaLavA IcchA nathI tuMja rANIne ahIM upADI lAvyo ane sparza karatAM jAgI UThI eTale have tuM tAro bacAva karavA mAge che kharuMne ? tema bIlakula nahIM ja bane. jA ! nIca, pApI! teM mane mitra banIne dago Ape che. dhikkAra che ! devakumAre dhutakArI kADhatAM kahyuM. mArA bhAI devakumAra mArI vAta sAMbhaLe "ApaNuM pavitra kuLanA segana khAIne kahyuM che ke -je tamArA upara khunane khaTe Aropa hato te ja A kheTo Apa mArA upara che." Ama ghaNuM samajAvatAM chatAM devakumAra keme karI samajato nathI. ane pitAnI strInI kahelI vAta sAcI mAnI potAnA dile jAna mitranA pavitrapaNAnI khAtrI na karatAM pitAnAM sukhaduHkhanA sAthIdArane na kahevAnA zabdo kahyA tethI lAlasiMha manamAM ghaNe pazcAttApa karavA lAge. bhAI, mAruM sAMbhaLaze ke nahi ? lAlasihe dhIrajathI pUchayuM basa ! mAre tAruM kAMIpaNa sAMbhaLavuM nathI ? devakumAre khIjAI jaI javAba Apyo. ThIka, jevI ApazrInI marajI ! paNa mitra devakumAra, yAda rAkhaje ke je mAre AvuM karavuM hota to prathamathI ja huM tArI sAthe zuM karavA Avata! devasenA mATe eTaluM badhuM duHkha zA mATe veThata ! te chatAM haju huM mitra te mitra chuM. jene meM ekavAra mitra gaNyo che teno duzmana huM kadApI thaIza nahIM. Apa tapAsa karyA vagara eka strInA kahevA upara mane doSIta TharAva Thapake ApI rahela che paNa Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 200 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA bhaviSyamAM tamo pastAze e yAda rAkhaje. huM rANIjIne ahIM lAvyAja nathI. lAvanArA duSTa luMTArAo che huM te mAtra mArUM kartavya bajAvatA hato. Apa mArA upara Ama A5 lAve che te ja mane ghaNuM lAgI Ave che. Apa jyAre kharI vAta jANaze tyAre ja mArI mitratA yAda lAvI rahaze. ane jyAre caMpAvati upara gusse thaze tyAre ja tamane mAluma paDaze ke sAcI mitratA kenuM nAma? atyAre te caMpAvati mArA baLanI tathA mArI mitratAnI IrSA kare che. vaLI e ema mAne che ke huM baLavAna hoI rAjya pacAvI pADIza. te strI jAtI che ane mUrkha che. paNa huM te kSatriya chuM tethI ja mane lAge che ke mArA ATalA vakhatanA anubhavanI mArA mitre mArI A kadara karI ! lAlasiMhe jaNAvyuM mAre tArA upadezanI koI jarUra nathI ! basa tuM mArI najara AgaLathI dUra cAlyo jA. devakumAra AMkha pheravatAM belyo. bhAI! huM tane mitra jANI, ATaluM sahana karUM chuM nahi te batAvI Apata. mArI jagyAe bIje mANasa hoya te kadApI ATaluM sahana karI zakta nahIM. ! mitra, praNAma che..sukhI raho duHkha vakhate kaI vakhata A mitrane yAda karaje. lAlasiMhe jatAM jatAM kahyuM. kema ! priye ! have te zAna thaIne ? zIkSA te yogya che ne ? vahAlA ! tene jIvato rAkhI rAjyane eka duzmana Ape vadhAryo che. tenI phIkara karavAnI hoya ja nahiM. amArA kuLane mANasa kadApI kALe pitAnA kuLanI sAthe aghaTatu vartana kare ja nahIM. vaLI lAlasiMha TekIle ane bahAdura navayuvAna che. tene zAthI mati bhrama thaI gayo che te bhagavAna jANe ? bAkI te vacanane Tekole rajapUta che. vahAlI ! cAle, have ArAma laIe. Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa aThAvIsamuM. cArenuM raheThANa lAlasiMha bicAre pitAnA bhAgya upara vicAra karato karate jaMgalanA rastA tarapha cAlyo jAya che. zuM mArA mitre strInA vacana upara vizvAsa lAvI mAruM apamAna karyuM ? zuM karuM? snehanI sAMkaLe jaDAyela chuM tethI ATalI lAgaNI thAya che. are ! ! ! Ama vicAramAM ne vicAramAM pelI kedamAM paDelI bALAone mUkta karavAnuM bhUlI gayo. meM te bALAone vacana ApyuM hatuM ke huM tamane choDAvIza to cAle temane pahelAM mukta karavA de, ema vicAra karI te tarataja guphAnA dvAra AgaLa AvI pahoMcyo. bhAI! daravAje ughADa. lAlasiMhe kahyuM. paravAno kyAM che? daravAne pUchyuM. mArI pAse paravAno che bahAravaTIAonA saradAra pAse paravAno mAge che ? te jo A rahI mArI zamazera, mane oLakhatA nathI ? lAlasiMha zamazera batAvatAM kaDakAIthI be. Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra citra dhArmika navalakthA AthI daravAne khIkathI daravAjo ughADI ApyA ane lAlasi aMdara dAkhala thayeA. maNibALA ane kamaLA vAtA kare che ke vhena ! ApaNane pelo mANasa nahi choDAve? 201 nA nA! jarUra cheDAvaze. zuM ApaNe kAInuM kAMI bagADayuM che ? ApaNA bhagavAna jarUra tenA hRdayamAM utaraze ane te mANasa peAtAnuM vacana jarUra pALaze ane ApaNane A duHkhamAMthI mukta karazeja. mhena ! jo, jo, mArA pitAe mArA mATe pati zeAdhyeA che. tee nAma pramANe ja guNa dharAve che. paNa A duHkhamAMthI jyAre chuTIzuM tyArapachI paNa patinA duHkhamAM paDIzuM. rAjA, vAjA ane vAMdarAe traNe ekaja joDInA hAya. jeTalI suMdara dekhe teTalIne phasAvavA vicAra kare bicArI potAnI ja patnI patiparAyaNa hoya te paNa te zuM kare? bicArInI cAkaraDI karatAMya burI dazA hAya che. zuM karU? huM mArA patine kevI rIte sudhArU ! maNibALA kheAlI. vhena ! mArUM duHkha kAMI tArA karatAM echuM nathI. mA-bApa paise Take sukhI hovA chatAM nA maLatuM dhara zeAdhI peAtAnI pavitra sukumAra kanyAone paraNAvI uMDA kuvAmAM dhakelI de che. ane game teve mUrkha zirAmaNa pati hoya ke abhaNa hoya te paNa tene pati tarIke hIrA jevI kanyAone mAna ApavuM ja paDe che. 66 gAya ane dIkarI dAre tyAM jAya '' AthI temanI putrI sukhI thavAne badale du:khI thAya che. jema thavAnuM haze tema thaze. paNa A duSTonA paMjAmAMthI chUTTIe teA ThIka, kAraNa ke ApaNA mAtA-pitA ApaNA vagara jhurI maratA haze. kamaLA kheAlI. mhene! tame ciMtA khIlakula na karaze. mane paramezvare tamArI Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 28 muM 203 sahAyatA mATe mokalyo che. huM tamane tamArA mukAme sahIsalAmata rIte pahoMcADIza. lAlasiMhe AvatAM kahyuM. bhAI! tame koNa cho ane tame amane kevI rIte choDAvavA AvyA ? banne kanyAeAe pUchayuM. hene, huM virezvara pradhAnane putra chuM. mAruM nAma lAlasiMha ane hAla huM ahIMne pradhAna chuM. gaI kAle rAtre tamAruM haraNa thayuM te vakhate huM nagaracarcA javA nIkaLyA hatA. te vakhate tamArA haraNa sabaMdhI A duSTone vAta karatA sAMbhaLyA eTale meM yuktithI ThagI temanuM saradArapaNuM laI te badhAne kArAgrahe naMkhAvyA che. bahene, cAle ! have taiyAra thAo. kamaLA tathA maNi baMne beno lAlasiMhanI sAthe javA taiyAra thaI eTalAmAM daravAna AvI caDha ane A kedIone taiyAra thatAM joI bolyo. A strIone laIne kyAM jAya che ? cupa rahe ! je te nathI ke A dune kArAgrahe naMkhAvI A kanyAone choDAvavA Avyo chuM ? cAlyo jA ahIMthI. lAlasiMha kaDakAIthI bolyo. basa, nahi javA dauM. daravAne kahyuM, zA mATe tuM mane pasaMda kare che. ema bolatAMnI sAthe ja eka muThThInA prahArathI daravAnane nIce pADI dIdho ane majabUta bAMdhI baMne bALAone laI lAlasiMha cAlyo gayo. bhAI, ame tamAre keTalo upakAra mAnIe ? ame baMne tamAruM zuM bhaluM karIe. paramAtmA tamArI manokAmanA purI kare. dehare. sajajana nara te te kharA, karatA para upakAra; saMyama dhare jIvana mahIM, bhavatA saMsAra. Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa ogaNatrIsamuM. verAna jaMgala lAlasiMha baMne bALAone potapotAnA mAtA pitAnA mukAma para pahoMcatI karI pote bhayAnaka jaMgalamAM AvI caDha. tyAM te potAnA mitre karelA vartana para vicAra karavA lAgyA. dhanya che ! mitra, ATalA varSa sudhI mArI bajAvelI mitratAnI kadara eka strInA bolavA upara AvI karI che temAM tuM paNa zuM kare. jevI bhAvInI marajI. keIne doSa Ape te nakAme che. manuSyane pitAnA kartavyanuM sArUM yA naThArUM phaLa maLyAja kare che. mAre to mAre nizcaya te game te hoya te paNa mAre te mArI pharaja mArA mitranA sukha duHkhamAM sAthI tarIke bajAvI mAre mAre mitradharma sAcavo ja joIe. Ama vicAramAM tallIna banI gayo che. mane kaI bacAvo ! bacAvo ! Ama acAnaka bUma sAMbhaLatAMja lAlasiMha camakaze ane AsapAsa draSTi karatAM eka bALA (kumArI) para vAgha tarApa mAravA jAya che te jotAMja lAlasiMhe vicAra karyo ke je vAghane mAravAmAM Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 29 muM 205 nahIM Ave te A vAgha bALAne prANa leze evo vicAra karatAnI sAtheja pote potAnA bANanI kamAna kheMcI tIra pheMkayuM. tIra vAgatAnI sAtheja vAgha jamIna upara DhaLI paDayo. bALA paNa mUchavaza banI jamIna upara pachaDAI paDI. lAlasiha ekadama tenI najadIka Avyo. bhayabhIta hovA chatAM kevI zobhe che ? tenuM mUkhakamaLa kevuM bIDAI gayuM che. bALAne jarA zvAsa letI dekhI ane thoDIvAramAM te zuddhImAM AvI ke tarata bhayane lIdhe keI bacA, keI bacAvo, mane vAgha mArI nAMkhe che. ema bUma pADI UThI. suMdarI sAvadha thAH tamAro bhaya dUra thayo che ane have tame nirbhaya cho. tamAruM rakSaNa karavA A kSatriya bALa tamArI sanmukha hAjara che. lAlasiMhe kahyuM. mane koI bacA, vAghe mArI nAMkhI re! mane mArI nAMkhI re ! bebhAna avasthAmAM padmAvatie bUma pADI. suMdarI ! vAgha to kyAranoya yamarAjanA darabAramAM pahoMcI gayo che. have jarA paNa bIka ke Dara rAkhavAnuM kAraNa nathI. are ! tame keNa che ! padmAvatie jAgRta thatAM pUchayuM. suMdarI, sAvadha thAo ! ahIM koI duzmana nathI, have tamane jeno bhaya hato te dUra thayo che mATe zAnti rAkhe, gabharAze nahi. zANuM saradAra ! Apa keNa che? ane zA kAraNathI A bALAne kALanA mUkhamAMthI bacAvI ? tame mane oLakho cho ? padmAvatie zaramAIne pUchyuM. suMdarI, meM te mAre kSatriya dharma bajAvyo che temAM vizeSa kAMI ja karyuM nathI. tamane koNa na oLakhe? caMdra paNa ema dhAraze Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 206 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA ke A mArI priya caMdrikAnI hariphAI karanAra che. kAmadeva ema dhAraze ke peAtAnI strI ratieja janasamuhane mehamAM nAMkhavA avatAra lIdhA haze. huM ema kahIza ke meAhanapurI rAjakanyA devasenAnI zakhI ane lAlasiMhanI bhaviSyamAM thanAra patnI che kema vAraM? saradAra ! tame vicArIne melA ! tame mArU nAma kayAMthI jANeA ? tene khulAseA hAla huM ApIza nahi. zANA saradAra ! tamArI pAse eka cIja mAgavA vinati karUM chuM te te mane Apaze. hA! te ApavA huM taiyAra chuM. mAga, mAga. prema cI...ja......AgaLa khelatA zaramAI gaI. suMdarI! khelatAM khelatAM kema zaramAI gai, pharI mAga. saradAra ! pharI paNa huM Apane prema mAgu chuM. huM bALa!! e cIja mAgavAthI tamane pAchaLathI pastAvA thaze. tethI tamane pazcAtApa karAvavA ane tamane duHkhI karavA te cIja huM ApI zakuM tema nathI. te mane mApha kara ! vicAra kare! zuM kSatriye kAI divasa dvivacanI thayA sAMbhaLyA che! zuM tame mArI mAMgaNIne svIkAra nahi karA! zuM mArI yAcanAne inkAra karaze? zuM tameA nirdaya ane kaThAra banaze. jo tamA mArI mAMgaNI nahi svIkAre te| A kSatriyaMbALA prANa Apaze. padmAvatie kahyuM. tame maraNa pAme te mArAthI teA na joI zakAya. bhale huM tamArI mAMgaNI kabula rAkhuM chuM. paNa tame krodhamAM khele che tenuM Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 29 mu 207 bhAna rAkheA. tame mane eALakhA che? huM tamane prema arpIza te tame grahaNa karaze| paNa tamArA pitAzro tene saMmati Apaze ke kema ? tame pelA yeAgIrAjate saMbhALeA. zuM tenuM vacana mithyA jaze? tamArI priya sakhInuM vacana yAda kare ! tamArA mAtA-pitAne yAda lAve. lAlasiMhe junI yAdI tAjI karAvatAM kahyuM. A badhuM sAMbhaLI padmAvati pitAne yAda karatI raDavA lAgI. vhAlA pitAjI! tAmarA yama zuM tamArA dvAre ubhA che? mAre te kALa ahIthI ja nAThA. pitAjI, tame niraparAdhI chatAM nahi bace ! zuM rAjAjI tamane nahIM bacAve, tame tamArA jIvanamAM kalakita thaIteja maraze te mane-A tamArI putrIne ghaNuMja lAgI Ave che. pitAjI, tame na mare| tA... ! e rAjAjI, tame tamArI A putrInI khAtara mArA pitAzrIne bacAvA. (krodhamAM) are duSTa! hatyArI dAsI ! mArA pitAzrInA maraNathI tane zuM lAbha che? are tArI duSTa maMjarI! mArA tane zrApa che ke tuM vana vana rakhaDI mehAla thaI marIza AgaLa na khelI zakI ekadama ceAdhArA AMsue jamIna palALI mUkI. suMdarI! vicArA, tame keAnI AgaLa ? bhayaMkara jaMgalamAM eka ajANyA purUSanI pAse raDatAM jarApaNa zarama nathI AvatI ? vhAlA! are !! huM bhUlI, te kahevAne tame haju kayAM tamAre hAthe mate ApyA che. zANA saradAra ! khelA, have tame mane paraNavA khuzI che ke nahi ? A jagatamAM mAre A sivAya bIjI IcchA rahI nathI. pitAzrI AvatI kAle mRtyuleAkamAM prayANa karI jaze. mAtuzrI temanI pAchaLa satI thaze. pachI mAre jIvIne paNa zuM kAma che? mATe tame mane paraNIne sukhI kare te huM ema samajIza ke mane mArA patinA AzarA che. te mane bacAvaze ane mArA pitAzrIne paNa bacAvaze. sa ! mAre bIjI kAMI kcchA nathI. pelA jogaTAnI Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 208 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA vAta javA de. te juThThuM kheAlatA hatA tene mArI sAthe paraNavuM hatuM paNa huM kadApi tenI sAthe paraNI mArI jIMdagI kharAba karUM kharI ke? tame tene eLakhA che? hA, e tamArA jevA ja lAgatA hatA. kadAca huMja e yegI athavA lAlasiMha ja hAu te tame mane paraNA ke nahIM ? lAlasiMhe kaTAkSa karatAM pUchyuM. tame game te he. tame bhikhArI hai| te paNa mArA thai cukayA che. rAjA hA ke eka rastAnA rakhaDatA prANanI rakSA karanAra mArA prANeza vhAlI padmA ! teja huM yeAgI ane teja tArI sakhInA patine mitra. jene paraNavA tuM nA pADatI hatI teja, paNa kudarate kevA yeAga meLavI ApyA joyuM ne ? vhAlA mane mApha kareA. mArA apamAnIta zabdothI mArA para kRpA karI khATuM na lagADatAM A dAsI para haMmezAM ApazrInI mIThI najara rAkhI AbhArI karaze|. have bIjI badhI vAta javAo. pahelAM tArA pitAzrInI zI hakIkata che te mane vigatavAra jaNAve. lAlasiMhe pUchyuM. mArA vhAlA prANeza ! je je hakIkata banI che te kahuM chuM sAMbhaLeA, devasenAne tenA patinI sAthe vidAya karyAM pachI pAchA pharatAM ja khUma paDI ke devasenAne bhadrikasiMha harI gayA che. hAM...hAM...hAM...meM te pApI bhadrikasiMhane zikSA ApavA ane devasenAne pAchI lAvavAnuM paNa lIdhuM che. Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 29 su 209 vhAlA ! e duSTanuM nAma kayAM lIdhuM. AgaLa teA sAMbhaLeA. pelA rAjAjInI mAnItI rANInI dAsI duSTa maMjarI...... pelI guNikAnI dAsI hatI tejane ? hA ! eja. rAjabagIcAmAM duSTa manuSyA sAthenA sahavAsamAM bhadrikasiMhe tenA para gusseA karyo tethI tenA javAbamAM badhu rahasya khAlatAM baMne jaNa vacce ghaNIja takarAra thaI tethI guNikAe te rAMDa (dAsI)ne kADhI mukI. paNa prapaMcI dAsI pahoMcelI hatI tethI raste cAlatAM bhALo rANInA hRdayamAM peThI ane aMte aMtaHpuramAM jagA lIdhI. te atyAre te peAtAnA prapaMcathI AkhA rAjyamAM priya thaI paDI che. te je kahe teja thAya che. duSTAe te mArA pitAjIne pApamAM nAMkhavA mATe keTalA kAvAdAvA karyA paNa mArA pitAzrI nimakahalAla neAkara hAvAthI tenA prapaMcanA tAbe thayA nahIM tethI e duSTAe eka rAtrIe zayana vakhate rAjAne kAMipaNa mhAne samajAvI dIdhuM ke pradhAnajIe devasenAnuM haraNa karAvyuM che. ane te sa vAta jANe che chatAM pApa buddhithI zodha karatA nathI ' tenA kAraNathI rAjAe mArA pitAzrIne dehAntadaDanI zikSA karI che. ane jete ekaja divasa bAkI che. (6 vhAlI ! vacana ApuchuM ke te duSTAne kharAba karIza ane jayAre huM tArA pitAzrIne bacAvIza tyArapachIthI tArA hAtha grahaNa karIza. have lAlisaMha tathA padmAvatI peAtAnA makAne AvyA eTale padmAvatInI sakhIe TALe maLI ane tenI mazkarI karavA lAgI. blena tamane vAdhanA paMjhAmAMthI A zUravIra saradAre kevI rIte bacAvyA? tenI tamAre zI paMcAta ? mane meAtanA paMjhAmAMthI bacAvanAra vIranaranA huM zA vakhANa kar'? padmAvatIe kahyuM. 14 Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 210 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA saradAra, amArI sakhIne tame jIvatI rAkhI che. tethI amo tamane abhinaMdana ApIe chIe padmAvatInI sakhIoe AvIne kahyuM, meM te mAruM kartavya banAvyuM che. sakhIe ! juo, saradAra kAMI jevA tevA nathI, AvatI kAle darabAramAM jaI pitAzrIne bacAvaze ane pitAzrI mane temanI sAthe paraNAvaze, huM mAnatI nathI ke have pitAzrI mane nA pADe. bena, kuLagotra joyA vagara zI rIte lagnanI gAMTha baMdhAya ? meM kyAranuM joyuM che. kyAre joyuM che ? sakhIoe pUchyuM. ApaNe tyAM devasenAnA svayaMvara maMDapamAM. je yogIrAje ziauryatA batAvI devasenAne devakumAra sAthe paraNAvI tathA nadi taTa upara je gIrAja sAthe ApaNe vAdavivAda thayo hato te ja A gIrAja ! teja A zuravIra purUSa! ApaNI rAjakumArI devasenA te vIra rAjakuMvara devakumAra sAthe paraNI che ane A saradAra-(mArA prANeza)-temanA mitra lAlasiMha je pradhAnaputra che, je ApaNe rAjAne keda pakaDI laI janAra teja mArA gAMdharva lagnathI joDAelA (mArA pati) che. zAbAza! bahena zAbAza! bhAgya hoya teja A pati maLe. zANuM saradAra ! amArI sakhIe ApazrIne pitAne prANa samaryo che te temanAM mATe ame aMtaHkaraNathI AzirvAda ApIe chIe. padmAvatInI sakhIoe kahyuM vahAlI padamA ! vakhata javA Avyo che mATe tamArA sthAna para jAo ! huM tamArA pitAzrIne bacAvI tamane belAvIza athavA vanavAsa puro thatAM zubhayoga joIne bolAvIza. vahAlA, A dAsIne bhulazo nahIM. kAma sAvacetIthI karaze. prabhu sadA sahAya kare ane yaza laI pAchA vahelA padhArajo. patAnavatIe jaNAvyuM. Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa trIsamuM vadhasthaLa mohanapurInI rAjakacerImAM Aje hajAre mANasonI medanI ubharAI rahI che. saradAre ane amaladAre sau potapotAnI beThaka para besI gayA che. pradhAnajI paNa pitAnI beThaka upara birAjI rahyA che. pradhAnajI, tame bIna gunhegAra cho evuM sAbIta karavAne tamArI pAse kaMI sAdhana che? rAjAe pUchyuM. rAjana ! makAnane jamInadosta karyA pachI tene pAya zodhavo te keTaluM kaThaNa che. jema ubhA rahI samudranuM pANI mApavuM kaThaNa che tema vadhasthaLanI pAse ubhA rahI niraparAdhI chuM evuM sAbIta karavuM te paNa keTaluM muzkela che, mAre sAkSI phakta eka bhagavAna ja che. ane mAre Teka, dharma, tathA mArI kIrti mArA sAkSIo che. mahArAja ! eka dAsI upara vizvAsa rAkhI Apa Avo haDahaData juThTho Aropa mArA upara mukI mArI A dazA karaze evuM meM svapna paNa nahetuM dhAryuM! duSTa pradhAna, tuM ema jANato haIza ke tArI kapaTa jALamAM huM Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 212 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA phasAIza. are !! adharma, nikamaharAma, te mAruM luNa khAI maneja Thage. mArI putrInuM haraNa karAvI khuzI thayo. mArI putrIne bhikSuka sAthe paraNAvavAmAM paNa tAre ja hAtha hatA, tArA lIdheja huM vIrapuranI laDAImAM hAryo ane tAre lIdhe meM tenuM uparIpaNuM svIkAryuM te sarvene badale have tane ApIza ane sarva lekane paNa batAvIza ke dezaghAtaka manuSyanI zuM sthiti thAya che. eka sAdhAraNa dAsInA vacana upara vizvAsa rAkhI mane duzmana gaNo te vyAjabI nathI paraMtu huM te rAjyane khare hataciMtaka ane mitra chuM. pradhAna belyo. rAjAne tenA bolavAthI kAMIpaNa asara thatI nathI. nAmadAra! Apane mArA upara vizvAsa nathI te huM mArA pApane badalo bhogavavA taiyAra chuM. nirAdhAra, niraparAdhIne vadhasthabhe laTakAvavo e saguNI temaja durgaNI rAjAne sarakhA deSita kare che. eka yogIrAja belatA belatA ahIM AvI pahoMcyA. are ! keNa che ? Ama acAnaka avAja kAne athaDAtAM rAjA camakyo. mahArAja ! pelA mahAtmA Ave che. sipAI e jaNAvyuM. padhAre, yogI mahArAja. rAjAe AvakAra Apo. rAjana ! mArA yoganA dhyAne tamArA niraparAdhI pradhAnanuM mRtyu tamArAja hAthe thatuM jANI...... zuM bole che? mAro pradhAna nirdoSa che? zuM pelI dAsIe mane cheTuM kahyuM che? paNa khoTuM bolavAnI tene koI jarUra ! rAjAe pUchyuM. Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 30 muM 213 bhoLArAjA! te luccI ane mahAduSTa che. ene to pitAnI kapaTajALamAM kaMIne marAvyA che ane Aje tameja enI kapaTajALanA bhoga banyA che. hajI te traNa divasamAM tamane paNa batAvaze ke te AthI paNa vadhAre khaTapaTI che. gIrAja. huM A sAMbhaLI stabdha thaI gaye . rAjAjI, pradhAnane traNa divasanI mahelata Apo. traNa divasamAM te pitAnI niraparAdhInatA sAbIta kare te tene mApha karazo. nahi to A vadhasthaMbha taiyAra rAkhaze. - pradhAnajI ! A yogIrAjanA vacana upara tamane traNa divasanI mahetala ApavAmAM Ave che. te daramyAna tamAre tamAruM nirdoSapaNuM sAbIta karI ApavuM. mahArAja! Apane upakAra mAnuM chuM. yogIjI ! tamAre badalo zI rIte vALuM ? pradhAne kahyuM. gIjI ! mArI putrIne kaNa harI gayuM che? rAjAne pUchyuM. rAjana ! phakta traNa divasamAM e badhI vastune ukela AvI jaze. pradhAnajI! mAre tamArI pAsethI eka cIja mAgavAnI che yogIrAje kahyuM. yogIjI, ApazrInA caraNomAM sevaka sadAne mATe hAjara che. phakta ekaja vacana ! mAgo, mAgo, je joIe te mAge. pradhAna bolyo. pradhAna vacana ApavA kabula thayo eTale yogIrAja pitAnA maThamAM gayA ane tyAM khuba vicAra karavA lAgyA ke have A duSTA dAsIne barAbara khabara pADavI joIe. bicArA niraparAdhIne phasAvI daMDa devAvAlIne jyAre huM ja tene daMDa apAvuM tyAre ja mArA AtmAne Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 214 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA zAMtI thaze. tene game te prakAre phasAvI gadheDe besADI purepurI phajetI karAvI vana vana rakhaDatI karI muku tAja huM lAlasiMha kharA ! A pramANe vicAra karI sipAIe pAse gayA ane kahyuM ke:- sipAi, tame jaI pelI majarIte khelAve. sipAi te duSTA maMjarIne khelAvI hAjara thayA ane AvIne kahyuM ke mahArAja ! A kuMDI hAjara che. tuM mane kuMDI kahenAra krANu ? mahAtmAne Adeza che. sipAI melyA. tArA mahAtmAne oLakhe che keANu ? evA teA dhaNAe bhAmaTAe bhaTakatA phare che. have jo mane luDI kahI kheAlAvIza te tArU AvIja banyuM samajo. dAsI baDabaDavA lAgI. sAthe sAthe tArUM paNa AvI anya samajaje cegI melyA. jogaTA, saMbhALIne elaje. nahi te ? A gAmamAM mane satAvIne rahevuM muzkela thai paDaze. hajI mArA sapATAmAM AvyA nathI tyAM sudhI. tuM mane oLakhe che ? huM tane bareAbara oLakhuM chuM, eTala nuM lAlasiMhane eLakhe che lAlasiMhe pUchyuM. enuM mAre zuM kAma che. te te kyAranee mArA prapaMcane bhAga thaI paDayeA. te potAnA meATAbhAIne mAranAra devakumArane sAthI thayeA che. evAnA teA nAmaja javA ne. ane khoTA ALa caDAvanAra tArA jevI dAsInuM nAma rahevA dauM' ? bicArA pradhAnane paNa duHkha denAra tuM ja che. tame zAthI jANyuM ke te nirdoSa che ? dAsIe pUchyuM. Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 215 prakaraNa 30 muM rAMDa, tuM jANatI nathI ke huM trikALajJAnI chuM ? huM badhuM jANuM chuM ke devasenAne haranAra bIje kAI nathI paNa tAre bagADelo khuzAmatarUpI kIDAthI saDato pele bhadrikasiha che. ane tuM pradhAnane paraNavA Icche che kharuMne? bola, AmAM khoTuM zuM che. mahAtmA! mAro gunho ane avinaya mApha kare. dAsI namratAthI bolI. javAde e vAta! tuM pradhAnane paraNavA khuzI che ke nahi ? mArI to ghaNIe IcchA che paNa huM zuM karuM? phUTa tAruM kapALa ane kADha rAtuM. mahArAja! mArA para kRpA kare! sAMbhaLa! Aja rAte tArA lagna karIzuM paNa tamane baMnene AMkhe pATA baMdhAvIzuM. kAraNa ke pradhAnajI tane paraNavA nA pADe che mATe A yukti sArI che pachI kAla savAre pradhAna vadhasthaMbha upare caDaze kharuMne ? nA, nA, tema kadApI thavA daIza nahiM. huM temane bacAvIza. vArU! jA, paNa have kAIne tArI kapaTa jALamAM phasAvIza nahi. nahiM te bIjAne phasAvavA jatAM tuM ja phasAI jaIza. mahArAja ! bahu sArUM. ema kahI dAsI cArlI gaI. jA, jevuM vAvyuM hoya tevuM phaLa meLavaje. dAsInA gayA pachI yogIrAja manamAM vicAravA lAgyA ke hAsa, have pApINuM purepurI phaI che." Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa ekatrIsamuM mehanapurInI rAjakacerI. ' mArA vahAlA pradhAna! tuM nirdoSa thayA che te jANI mane ghaNe ja AnaMda thAya che. tuM sAce che, mArA rAjyanA staMbharUpa che. mArA zANuM saradAra ! mArA samajavAmAM bhUla thaI gaI rAjA dhImA sAde bolyA. nA, nA, mahArAja! sAMbhaLavAmAM phera na hoya! paNa pelI duSTA dAsIne vacanane vizvAsa rAkhI sAna gumAvI hatI. pradhAne kahyuM.. tyAre te have navA junI thaze kharI. mahArAja ! je thavAnuM hatuM te thayuM. bAkI have te je thAya te joyA karIzuM tene mATe prazcAtApa karavAnI jarUra nathI. pradhAnajI ! meM tamane na kahevAnA zabdo krodhanA AvezamAM AvI jaI kahyA che......... paNa na kahevA jevA zabdo te hajI have kahezo. tame pelI caMDALa dAsIne joI nathI. yogIe javAba Apo. Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 31 muM ra17 e badhe deSa vidhAtAne ja che. bAkI khare pratApa te mahAtmAne che. pradhAna belyo. nahi, nahiM. meM te mArI pharaja bajAvI che. rAjAcha! tame paNa te duSTAnI kapaTa jALamAM phasAelA cho. yogIe jaNAvyuM. Apa A zuM kaho cho ? rAjA Azcarya pAmI belyA. mAthA pharIne khattA khAya" tyAre ja samaja paDe che. (manamAM) have dAsIne vAre, pachI rAjAjIne vAre. pachI jUo phajetI. "rAjA dAsInuM joDuM ane zuMbhe kuMbhAranA gharanuM gheDuM" Ama vicAra kare che. mahArAja ! mahArAja ! phariyAda, phariyAda dAsI bolatI belatI AvI. are ! hajArene phasAvanArI ane kaMIkanuM nikaMdana kADhanArI tAre vaLI zI phariyAda che? rAjAe pUchayuM. mahArAja ! meM badhAne jItyA paNa mahAtmA mArA mAthAnA malyA. ulaTI temane mane phasAvI. dAsIe jaNAvyuM. zeranA mAthe savAzera maLe" tyAre ja rAMDa pAMsarI thAya evI che. mahArAja ! prema pothInI mALAmAM, sneha satyAnAzanI cerImAM, lagna lehInI lhANImAM, asatya Teka jALamAM ane mahArAjAnI bhujAnI bAthamAM A maMjarI purepurI phasAI che. ane temAMthI chuTavA prayatna kare che. yogIe jaNAvyuM. mahArAja ! pradhAne potAno bacAva karavA mATe mane paraNavA vacana ApeluM ane have te bo eTale nA pADe che. mApha karaje. mahArAja ! pradhAnajI mane paraNyA chatAM paraNetara strI tarIke ghera (laI) rAkhI zaktA nathI. dAsI belI. pradhAnajI ! A kahe che? rAjAe pUchayuM. ' Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 218 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA mahArAja ! sarvasva juThuM che. sarva nagarajane paNa juThA che. mahArAja sAMbhaLe ! jyAre huM doSIta Tharyo tyAre vagara vicAre mAre guNa deSa joyA sivAya sarva keAI mArA tarapha dhikkAranI dRSTie jotA hatA. ane mArI niMdA karatA hatA. ane jyAre huM nirdoSa Tharyo tyAre e ja sarve manuSya mane mAnanI dRSTie jovA lAgyA. ane ApazrInI mUrkhatA upara hase che. pradhAne javAba Ape. pradhAna! tyAre A dAsInI phariyAdanuM zuM? rAjAe pUchyuM. maMjarInI saghaLI hakIkata juThI ane pAyA vinAnI che. zuM tame ene paraNyA nathI ? rAjana! mArA bolavA upara ApazrIne vizvAsa nahi Ave mATe e dAsI (maMjarI) ne ja pUcho. maMjarI! zuM e tane paraNela che. mahArAja ! tenI vAta taddana juThI che. kharI hakIkta pelA jagaTAne pUche eTale badhI satya hakIkata jaNAze. dAsI belI. yogIrAja ! AmAM satya hakIkata zuM che? satya hakIkata kahetAM rAjAjIne zIre badho bhAra che. gIjI bolyA. je hoya te kahe, tamane badhI bAbatanI belavA mATe paravAnagI ApuM chuM. sajAe kahyuM. have gIrAje (lAlasiMhe) ubhA thaI nice mujaba belavA mAMDayuM. maherabAna mahArAjA sAheba tathA sarve nagarajane. A duSTAe pradhAna sAthe paraNavAnA vicArathI mahArAja sAhebane ADuM avaLuM samajAvI pradhAnane motanI zIkSA apAvI hatI. paNa tene paraNavAnA vacanathI pradhAna bacyA ane Akhare pite ja phasAI Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 31 muM 219 te paraNuM che. paNa kone ? pradhAnane nahi paNa rAjAjInI chabIne. te have rAjarANI banI che. ane rAjamAtA banI pradhAnajIne paraNavAnI chUTa ApatA nathI. kema maMjarI kharuM che ne ? mahArAja ! mane mApha kare. A badhuM juduM che. te pradhAnane ja paraNuM chuM dAsI bolI UThI. satyane jaya ane pApano kSaya. duSTA, jotI nathI ke ahIM te tAre kALa lAlasiMha ubho che. khADo khode teja paDe. yogIjI belyA. duSTA, tuM duSTa karmanI karanArI che. ane teja mane Thage che mArA mAthe kuDu kalaMka mUkyuM ne tuM praghAnane paraNuM che e juThe Aropa muke che. rAjA bolyA. mahArAja ! satya kahuM chuM. dAsIe jaNAvyuM. dAsI ! tuM pradhAnane paraNI che tene kaI tArI pAse sAkSI che? yogIe pUchayuM. mAre sAkSI mAre bhagavAna. pradhAna sAthe paraNavAmAM A jogo ja sAthe hato. dAsIe jaNAvyuM. tuM game tema bela, te varamALA kAne ApI hatI. pradhAnanA hAthamAM chabI hatI tene. dAsIe javAba Apyo. te chabI kevI hatI?gIe pUchyuM. te te mahArAjanI hatI. dAsIe jaNAvyuM. A sAMbhaLatAM ja rAjA camakayo. ane ekadama bolyA ke tuM. mane paraNI ane pradhAna upara beTe Aropa mUke che? A badhA kAma A jogaTAnAja che ane te mAre kaTo duzmana. che. dAsI maMjarI babaDatAM belI. Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 220 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA A duSTAe kevA kevA prapaMca karyA che te sAMbhaLe! "vIrarAja ane rANIne kapaTajALamAM phasAvI rAjaputrane raNamAM ragado , bIjA putranuM khUna karAvI trIjA para Aropa mUkI tene vanavAsa apAvyo ane bhadrikasiMhane raMDIbAja banAvyo. ane dArUnA phaMdAmAM khUba ragadejo paNa chevaTe jyAre lAlasihe tene TheranI mAphaka bAgamAMthI hAMkI kADhI tyAre te guNikAne tyAM luMDI tarIke rahI." "tamArA rAjyamAM tamane tathA rANIne mIThI vANImAM phasAvI mAnItI thaI mahelamAM dAkhala thaI." are duSTA! "tuM jenuM khAya che tenuM ja khode che." pApINI ! teM Akhu nagara kharAba karyuM che ane mArI putrInuM haraNa karanAra paNa tuM ja che. rAjAe rIsamAM kahyuM. - haraNa karAvanAra ja pradhAna che. dAsI bolI. - duSTA! tuM nathI jANatI ke haraNa karanAra tAre mAnI bhadrikasiMha che? paNa yAda rAkhaje ke bhadrikane bhikSuka banAvIza, devasenAne choDAvI ane devakumAra sAthe meLApa karAvIza. yogIrAja bolyA. are! tame A zuM bele che? kSatriya kanyA ekane paraNyA pachI bIjAne paraNI jANuM che? rAjAe pUchyuM. haMsaNI te haMsane zobhe temaja devasenA devakumAra sAthe ja zabhaze. - yogIrAja! mArI kanyA te eka bhikSukanI sAthe paraNI che, ane te kayAMya jaMgalamAM rakhaDatI haze ane tyAMthI azakta evA pati pAsethI pele bhakika harI gayo haze. arere ! mArI kanyAnI atyAre - zI dazA haze? rAjA bolyA. Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 31 mu 221 mahArAjA! tamene jarApaNa dIlagIra thavAnuM kAraNa nathI. tene paraNanAra bhikSuka na hatA paNa eka vIra rAjakumAra hatA. te kuLa ke deza vinAneA na hatA paNa tamArI putrIne lAyaka ane tamane raNamAM mahAta karanAra vaLI tamArI putrInuM rakSaNa karanAra vIra rAjyaputra devakumAra hatA. jene A pApINInA pApathIja vanavAsa levA paDayA che. A sAMbhaLI rAnna Azcaya pAmI khelyuM keH-yegIrAja ! Apa A zuM khele che? meM te temane bahuja apamAnyA che, zuM A rDAeja tene phasAvyA hatA ? ane tethI ja temane vanavAsa levA paDaco ? mahAtmA, belA, A pApINIne zI sajA ApavI? mahArAja! evAne te evI zIkSA ApavI joie ke tene dAkhalA dareka jaNA le ane AvA pApI kAryAM karatAM duSTo bhUlecUke bhAga na le. teja yAgya che. yegIrAja! Apa jema kaheA tema karavA taiyAra chuM. mahArAja! tenA nAka-kAna-kapALa meDAvI udhe gadheDe besADI nagarabahAra kaDhAvI mUkavI joIe. jAne ! mAthA vagaranA maTA dAjhayA upara DAma zA mATe Ape che. dAsIe kahyuM. kRpAnAtha ! mane bacAvA pharIthI AvA kAma kadApI nahija karUM. mArA para dayA lAveA. dAsI e hAtha joDI karagaravA lAgI. jA tArUM kALuM kara. " jevA karyA tevA bhAgava'" rAjA melyA. Akhare dAsI maMjarIne pApanI zIkSA maLI ane satyane ya thayeA. bhAvi ghaDImAM zuM kare che ane ghaDImAM zuM nathI karatuM ? Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa batrIsamuM mohanapurInA pradhAnanuM makAna. Aje AnaMdano pAra nathI badhAnA dIlamAM kAI ane AnaMda zobhI rahyo che. yogIrAja, A badho pratApa hoya to te mAtra Apane ja che ApazrInA pratApe ja mArA pati Aje navuM jIvana prApta karI zakyA che. mArA prANanAthanA bacAvanArane mArA sahastrakeTi vaMdana che. pradhAnanI patnIe kahyuM. temAM vadhAre kAMIja karyuM nathI phakata meM te mArI pharaja bajAvI che. mahAtmana ! huM ApazrIne agaNita upakArane badale zI rIte vALI zakuM? pradhAne pUchyuM. pradhAnajI! eka rasto che. huM kahuM te sAMbhaLo, tamArI sarvAga suMdarI-vIraputrI te kharekhara vIrapatnI che. tame tene vIrapatnI zA uparathI kahe che? Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 32 muM 123 te badhI vAta pAchaLathI samajAze hAlata huM kahuM te sAMbhaLe! tamArI putrI jene vacane karI paraNI che, jene manathI potAne mAne che tene tame arpaNa karo." teNe evA kayA purUSane pitAne mAnya che te jaNAvaze? hA! teNe mArI sAthe ja gAMdharva lagna karyA che. ethI ja huM kahuM chuM ke tame tamAruM vacana pALavA taiyAra thAva. rAjAe potAnI putrI bhikSukane ApI te tamo tamArI putrI yogIne Apo. eTale rAjA ane pradhAna baMne sarakhA kahevAya. bandhIvAna bhikSuka karatAM tamArI putrIne bacAvanAra A gI zuM che ? "zuM tamArI kanyA ekane paraNyA pachI bIjAne hasta soMpaze kharI ke ?" yogIjI ! tamAre vaLI paraNavAnI vAta kevI ? huM yegI nathI paNa jogI chuM. bhakati nathI paNa rAjavaMzI kSatriya chuM. tamArA rAjAne badhIvAna banAvI devakumArane phasAvavAnI tenI kyUTajALamAM tene ja phasAvanAra chuM. gIrAja ! jarA zAMta thAo ! mAre mArI putrIne pUchavuM joIe? | meM tamane ekavAra kahyuM ke meM tenI sAthe gAMdharva lagna karyA che. pachI pUchavAnuM rahyuM ja kyAM? mArA jevA kSatriya bALane mUkI bIjA kAne pasaMda karaze ? zuM te A lAlasiMha jevA vIrane mUkI bIjAne varaze ? he! Apa zuM kahe che ? pradhAne AzcaryatAthI pUchyuM. mArA vahAlA patine bacAvanAra bIje kaI nahiM paNa vIra lAlasiMha ja! putrI, te te yogya vara ze. pradhAna strI bolI. Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA kSatriya putra ! tamane putrI paraNAvavA kANu nA pADe. avinaya mApha karajo. 224 jyAre mAtApitA pAtAnI putrIne hasta seAMpavA kabula thayA. tyAre yegIe kahyuM ke "devasenAne khacAvI pAchA pharatAM tamArI putrIne hasta grahaNa karIza hAla te! hu` rajA lauM chuM." ema kahI yeAgI peAtAnA kArya mATe cAlyA gayA. 66 yeAgIjI cAlatA cAlatA jaMgalamAM AvI paheAMce che. vananI baTAe ane kudaratanI lIlA joI paramAtmAnI kRtine vicAra karavA lAgyA. A vananI ghaTA vizvajananA manane keTalA AnaMda Ape. A vRkSanI lAMbI DALIo, dhAra ghaTA ane pAMdaDA dekhAya che te purAtana hAvA joIe. vaLI A aze!kavRkSa kaiA sarvAMga suMdarInA vAdaprahArathI kevuM khIlatuM mAluma paDe che. A naga maDhe bharyAM kevA TaTTAra ubhA che. nadI-jaLa pravAhane paNa gaNakAratA nathI. jANe sanA damanarUpa jaMgalanA rAjA na heAya ? tenu mUkha tenI pAMkhe| kApanArAe tarapha kevuM IrSA ane khUnasa bharyuM jhaLake che. pAtAne bhAlA mAranAranI paNa paravA karatA nathI. peAtAnI zIlAethI pote abheda mAne che. peAtAnI bhayaMkara khINAthI pathIkajatene trAsa upajAve che. duSTa prANIothI vaselA heAvAthI zuravIra zikArI laDavaiyAnu mana hare che. " Ama aneka jAtanA vicAre kare che. eTalAmAM tenI najara eka strI upara paDatAM ja are? pelI suMdarI krANu haze ? te kevI manameAhaka lAge che. paNa te game te hAya temAM mAre zuM? A vakhate eka vAdha eka gAyane zikAra karavAnI taiyArImAM hatA te jotAMja " zuM kSatriyanA dekhatAM vAdha gAyaneA zikAra karaze? nA, nA, ema na banavA dauM geALI cheADI vAdhane yama zaraNa "" ema khelatAM ja ekadama baMdukanI paheoMcADayA ane gAyane ugArI lIdhI. Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 3ra muM 225 paNa tyAM te eka bAI ( dAsI) deDatI deDatI AvIne kahevA lAgI ke -ApanA vIratvathI mohita thaIne amArA mahArANI Apane maLavA mATe padhAre che. te zA mATe mane maLavA Ave che? zuM kAMI kAma che kharuM? zuM eka vIratvanI prazaMsA karanAra Apane maLavA Ave te zaMsanIya heya! rANI sAheba hamezAM gamagIna chatAM Aje tamane maLavA IcchA rAkhe che. to bhale Ave. zuravIra saradAra, A tamArI bhaginI tamane vaMdana kare che. maNi bALAe AvatAM vaMdana karyA. are! A koNa? mane A rANIne joIne pazciIta hoya te bhAsa thAya che paNa mArI yAdazakita mane Aje bhUlAve che. bena ! tame koNa cho ? mArA prANunA bacAvanAra! tame mane na oLakhI ? huM caMpApurInA pradhAna caMcaLamatinI putrI maNibALA chuM. jene Ape duSTAnA paMjhAmAMthI choDAvI hatI te ja. bahena! tame ahIM kyAMthI ? bhAI mArA pitAe A suvarNapuranA rAjA durjayasiMha sAthe mane paraNAvI che. paNa huM mArA duHkhanI vAta zI kare temanA nAma tevAja temanA guNa che, keTalI nirAdhAra bicArI abaLAonuM ziyaLaratna haranAra te pApAtmA che. huM patiparAyaNa patnI hovAthI mane temanA mATe baLApa thayA kare che. paNa zuM karuM? ghaNI zikhAmaNa ApI paNa "patthara upara pANI." bahena muMjhAvavAnuM kAMI ja kAraNa nathI mArA banatA prayAso karI tamArA patine sudhAravA mATe karIza. 15 Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 226 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA | mArA patine prema hAla te mArA upara vizeSa che mATe Apa hAla mArI nagarImAM padhAro ane A raMka bhaginI upara kRpA kare te sArUM. huM mArA patine samajAvI tamane pradhAnapada apAvuM tethI mArA kAryamAM mane sugamatA paDe. mATe bhAI, mArA mahele atyAre nahi Ave? bahena! vakhata Ave jarUra Avata paNa tAre ATale badho Agraha che te huM tArI sAthe ja AvuM chuM. bane bhAI-bhaginI suvarNapura tarapha javA taiyAra thayA. i; Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa tetrIsamu adabhUta guphAnA rastA lAlasiMhu vicAra kare che ke ApaNe pradhAna thayA. rAjyamAM rAjAnI nabaLAI ane atyAcAranA lIdhe ApaNe ja rAjA thayA. samudramAM paDayA paNu ahaMkArI meAAmAM dhasaDAvavuM joI e nahIM. rAjasAgara ghaNA ja uMDA che, tene tarI pAra utaravA mATe meTA moTA yehA zuravIrA paNu tivAna thayA nathI. huM eka rAjavaMzI pradhAnaputra chuM paNa mAre pAtAnA nagaramAMthI nIkaLavuM paDayuM. devakumAra sAthe mitradharma bajAvavA rahyo paNa bhAvI pratikuLa hAvAthI tenA krodhanA bhAga thaI paDyA. Aje sUtrapuranI khAImAM AvI paDayA. vizeSamAM du siddha jevuM nAva maLyuM che tene halesAM mArI sIdhA calAvavAnA prayatna karavAnA che. A pramANe vicArAnI hAramALAmAM aneka prakAranA tarka vitarka karatA tallIna thaI gayA che. rAjAne kevI rIte sudhAravA, satInA ziyaLa kevI rIte bacAvavA, prajAne kema sukhI karavI ane rAjA ane rAjyane kevI rIte AbAda karavAM teja vicAra zreNImAM peAtAnA manathI dhADA bAMdhavA lAgyA. Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA chevaTe nizcaya karyo ke " game te bhAge rAjAne sudhAravA. hAmathI, bhedathI, agara na mAne tA daMDathI paNa tenI kuTevAnA tyAga karAvIza, rAjAne sudhAravA gheADA divasa rAjAne padabhraSTa karIzuM eTale ThekANe Avaze tyAre tenA AgaLa guNa gAi zuddhimAM lAvIzuM ane tema karatAM pelA RSIrAjanA vacana pramANe vasaMsiddhanA paNa patto lAgaze paNa vasaMtane kheALaza zI rIte? 228 }} Aje tapAsa karatAM karatAM ATale sudhI te! Avye chuM, ahIM eka adbhUta mANasa rahe che. tenI sAkhatathI rAjA dhaNA duSTa thayA che. tenA jo patto lAge teA pahelA tene vaza karavA joie eTale ApaNuM kAma siddha thayuM samajavu. are! peluM kANu Ave che ? ( kAMika jovAthI) paNa te mANasanA AkAramAM nathI temaja jAnavaranA AkAramAM pazu nathI. jarUra, Aja pele addabhUta mANasa hAvA joIe. lArkasaMha baccA, yAda rAkhaje ke huM to tArA kALa chuM. pAse AvatAM adbhUta mANase kahyuM. are ! bhalA mANusa pahelA khelatA kharA ke tuM kANu che? ane zA mATe mAre kALa thaI AvyA che ? lAlasiMhai niDaratAthI prazna pUchyo. huM sarva jagatane kramanAra chuM. tuM AjakAlane A nagaranA pradhAna thaI mane mAravAnI IcchA rAkhe che ane rAjAne paNa pAtAnA hAthamAM rAkhavA mAge che ane tene bhraSTa karanArane tuM duzmana thavA Icche che? tuM rAjAne potAnI mati ane gatie javA de. te jo tuM tene sudhAravAmAM phAvyA teA pachI tArA teneA ane rANInA sarvenA ghATa ghaDIza. adbhUta mANasa krodhAgnithI lAlaceALa AMkhA karI "vADu vA thaI kheAlavA lAgyA. Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 33 mu 29 jagatane duHkha denAra, duSTa! tuM ema dhAre che ke tuM sarvAMne kharAkhara karIza ? zuM tuM ema dhAre che ke tane kAI mAranAra nathI ? Izvare zeranA mAthe savAzera taiyAra karyAM che, duSTa ! huM ja tane mArIgra ane tane kadApi paNa mane, rAjAne ane rANIne bhraSTa karavAmAM phAvavA daIza nahI. lAlisaMhu lAlapILA thatAM elbe. pApI tArAthI zuM thavAnuM che. meM te kaMIkane pAyamAla karyAM che. paNa kAinI tAkAta nathI ke mArI sAme hAtha paNa uMcA karI zake. te tuM kaI gaNatrImAM ! hamaNuAM ja huM eka kanyAne pakaDIne lAvyA chuM. jene ziyaLanA mATe bahu ja uMcA bhAva che. je mArI mAgaNInA anAdara kare che. temaja mate dhikkAre che paNa mAre tane tenI sanmukha laI jai tenA upara huM baLAtkAra karIza pApI adbhUta tAlukA. are duSTa ! manuSyahAraka pApI! abaLAne duHkha ApI tenA zIyaLane luMTanAra dhAtakI ! tane dhikkAra che. tane ane tArI janetAne dhikkAra che! ubhA rahe! huM tane tArA doSa sudhAravAnI mukti batAvuM? ema khAlatA pelA addabhuta mAsa tenI sAme dhase che ane tumula yuddha cAle che. chevaTe yAgInA kahevA pramANe pApIne harAvI pakaDe che tyAre adbhuta mANasa mAle che ke:- lAlasahu mane bacAva, mane mArIza nahi. tame kaheze| te pramANe karavA taiyAra chu, lyuM| mArU vacana. " tamArUM huM... kAMIpaNuM zreya karIza, tamArI AjJAnu kadApi ullaMdhana nahIM karUM !" Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA jA, vasaMtasi Mha ane pelI kanyAne chUTA kara ane ahIM lAva, lAla hai AjJA pharamAvI. 30 Apa mArI sAthe guphAmAM cAlA tyAM tame saghaLI hakIkata jANuzA. pelI kanyA kalpAMta karatI haze ane raDatI haze. la paTa! siMhane teja bhamALyA che. lAsiMha! rAjA duSTa che, rANI sayArINI ane premALa che. paNa rAjAnI bhALavI bheALavAya che. Apa ceDA divasa rAjAne padabhraSTa karaze! teA ja sudharaze. ThIka, hAla tA tArI guphAmAM cAla, lAlasaMhe kahyuM AthI beu jaNA guphAnA raste cAlavA lAgyA. guphA najIka AvI paheAMcyA tyAM te tene aMdarathI avAja AvatA saMbhaLAyA tethI te sAMbhaLavA thADIvAra Ubho rahyo. te guphAmAM rahelI kanyA padmaNI kheAlatI hatI keH " A paramezvara huM kathAM rAjakumArI, mahelamAM rahenArI, hajArA dAsadAsImAM khamAkhamA thanArI, Aje A duSTanA paMjhAmAM paDI ziyaLanA rakSaNa mATe upAya zeAdhI rahI chuM. he bhagavAna! zuM A raeNka bALApara dayA nahIM kare? huM kathA raMgapuranA rAjAnI kuMvarI ane kayAM AjanI du:khIyArI rAtI bALA A duSTa mANuse mane paraNavA agara ziyaLa khaMDana karavAnI buddhithI mArUM sukha khAvarAvI ne mane du:khamAM nAMkhI che. huM te abaLA huM paNa sabaLA evA vasatisaMhane pazu duSTre kArAgrahamAM nAMkhI duHkhI karyAM che. meM temanI sAravAra na karI heAta teA ? temanI zI dazA thAta? are!!! paNa, pelA adbhUta mANasanI cIse sAMbhaLavAmAM AvI tethI camakIne khelI uThI keHkayAM gayA ? te te| atre dekhAtA nathI te mANuse cIsA--khUmA zA mATe pADI haze ? te kAIthI chatAya evA nathI teA zuM thayuM haze jarUra ! mArA jevI abaLAonI Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 33 muM 23 cIse sAMbhaLI bhagavAnane dayA AvI haze kadAca Izvara tene zikSA karatA haze tethI ja tene ATalI badhI cIso pADI haze paNa mAre kayAM javuM? e Izvara! have te tuM mArI kakSA kara." A pramANe lAlasiMha badhuM sAMbhaLI rahyo hato tethI te bolyo ke -he suMdarI! cIMtA kara nahIM paramezvare tArI prArthanA sAMbhaLI che ane khuza thaI tArA zIyaLanA rakSaNanAthe mane mokalyo che. (manamAM) zuM A manuSya mane madada karavA Ave che te kANu haze ? ( lAlasiMhane AvatA joIne) A devAMzI purUSa koNa haze? (pAse Avele dekhI) are ! vIrapuruSa tame koNa che? ane ahIM zI rIte AvyA? bALA! gabharAIza nahIM. huM A nagarane pradhAna chuM ane ahIMyA tamAruM ane nirAdhAranuM rakSaNa karavA Avyo chuM. vIra ! jevA AvyA tevA pAchA jAo nahIM te pele pApI duSTa puruSa vasaMtasiMhanA jevI ja tamArI sthitI karaze. te vasaMtasiMha koNa che? te vararAjyanA pATavI kumAra che. apara mAtAnA TheSathI A duSTa mANasanA hAthamAM paDyA che temane meTa ghAva lAgyo hato tethI meM temanI (ghaNI) cAkarI karI ghAva rUjhAvyo hato. tame jAo nahIM te pele duSTa mANasa AvI tamAre nAza karaze. suMdarI! tamAre tenI cIMtA karavI nahIM, meM tene cha che. ane te mAre nekara che. hamaNAM ja te ahIM Avaze. eTalAmAM te addabhUta mANasa Ave che ane bolyo ke zUravIra huM tamAre zaNuM paghaNuM A zuravIra purUSe tAruM ziyaLa bacAvyuM che ane mane paNa jItyA che. mATe te vIratvanA badalAmAM huM tane arpaNa karuM chuM. mArA ja te nahIM thAya ne? Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23ra devakumAra sacitra dhAmika navalakathA kaI abhAgaNuM AvA patine aMgIkAra karavAnI nA kahe? eTaluM mAruM nasIba paNa kyAMthI ke huM badhIkhAnethI paraNIne nIkaLuM zuM Apa mArA jevI kaMgAla hAlatamAM paDelI bALAne paraNavA kabula karazo? paNae lAlasiMha tarapha draSTi karatAM pUchayuM. te kabula che, mAre tene bheTa ApavI che te addabhUta mANase ja javAba Ape. huM tamArI AjJAne AdhIna chuM. tema kahyuM. bhAgyavAna puruSa! motInI mALA to haMsanI kAMTamAM ja zobhe mATe mArI IcchAthI tene hasta tArA hastamAM saMpI huM mArI pharaja purI karuM chuM te puruSa bo . suMdarI ! A ajANyo pati kuLa gotra jANyA sivAya pasaMda paDaze? lAlasiMhe pUchyuM. prANeza! mArA ahobhAgya ke Apa jevAnI sahacarI thavA huM bhAgyazALI thaI. A pate mArA zirachatra che. tame mane ahIMthI mUkta karI mAro harata grahaNa karazo te huM tamArI jIvanaparyata vagara mUlyanI dAsI thaIne rahIza padmaNIe jaNAvyuM. addabhUta mAnavIe kanyAdAna ApyuM tyAra pachI lAlasiMha badhI vAta puche che padmaNI tene suvAba Ape che. "raMgapuranA rAjA raMgalasenanI huM putrI chuM mAruM nAma pANI che. huM eka divasa unALAmAM rAtre mArA mahelanI agAsImAM sUtI hatI. tyAMthI A duSTa pApI mane upADI ahIM lAvyA. jyAre sUryodaya thayo ane huM jAgI tyAre mane khabara paDI ke huM ahIMA chuM. A duSTa pApI ja mane ahIM lAvyA hatA. tene mAruM ziyaLa khaMDana karavA ghaNuM prayatna AdaryA paNa temAM te phAvI zakyo nahIM tyAre Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 33 su nAMkhe te mane mArI nAMkhavAnI dhamakI ApI rahyo hatA chatAM mAnyuM te na mAnyuM ja te mane jIvathI mArI Apa AvI paheAMcyA ane huM bacI gai '' Apa jANe che. 233 paNa meM na pahelAM te tyAra pachI zuM banyuM te " vIra lAlasaMDha AvyeA ane mane bacAvyA che. paramezvara je kare che te sarve adbhUta mAnavIe kahyuM. tyA tene ja tArA prANa "9 sAza mATe ja Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa cAtrIsamu mitranI zAdhamAM vasa'tisahunA meLApa. vAMcaka va ! have ApaNe ca'pApurI tarapha prayANa karIe kAraNa ke jyAre lAlasiMhane devakumAre kala`kata karI dezanikAlanI sajA pharamAvI ane jyAre devakumArane satyavastunA khyAla thayA tyAre tenA pastAvAne pAra na rahyo. have devakumAra potAnA AtmAnI sAthe potAnA vhAlA mitra vAlisane yAda karatA ghaNA kalapAMta karavA lAgyA, meM strInI vAta sAMbhaLI kAMIpaNa tapAsa karyA vagara lAlasiMhane vagara gunhe zikSA karI dhikkAra che mane ! ke jene me' mitradroha karyA, pAtAnI sronuM ziyaLa bacAvavA pAtAnA mitre dharma bajAvyA tene ja me dagA dIdhA. " haze ! have kAMI thayuM na thayuM thavAnuM nathI. have tA mitrane zeAdhavA jaldI upAya karavA joIe e ja citta che. 66 .. ,, are ! pelA dhrujatA sAmethI kAI mANusane AvatA dekhI trAsathI trAhI trAhI ane bhayathI dhrUjatA krANu dekhAya che teA bahAdura. kAI rAjakuMvara jevA jaNAya che kadAca Ave che? te Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 34 muM 235 vasaMtasiMha te na hoya? lAva jarA puchuM te kharA. "puchatAM nara paritA." te kahevatane anusarI te sAme gayA ane pUchyuM. bhAI. tame koNa cho? A avAja sAMbhaLI sAmethI Avate mANasa camaka ane ekadama gabharAte hadaye . "have te mane choDa, cAra varSanuM kedakhAnuM te bhogavyuM, have je nahiM cheDe te pachI mAre ApaghAta ja karavo paDaze." bhAI, tame ATalA badhA bhayabhIta-gabharAelA kema cho? alyA duSTa ! tArA hAthathI ja , tArI maryAdA bahAra jaI na zakayo? tAre mane mArI nAMkhavo hoya te mArI nAMkha paNa have te tArAthI chUTo kara. A addabhUta mANasa che ema dhArI vasaMtasiMhe kahyuM. | (kAMIka oLakhANa paDatAM) keNu vIrapurUSa, tamArI A dazA. tame kAne duSTa kahe che ? tenuM nAma lezo ane tamAruM nAma deze. tame avanavA veSadhArI nathI? tyAre pele duSTa mANasa kayAM gayA ? bhale te Apa keNa cho te jaNAvaze? he pATalIputra nagaranA rAjAne putra chuM ane hAlamAM caMpAvatI nagarIne navo rAjA devakumAra chuM. devakumAranuM nAma sAMbhaLI te mANasa ekadama tene bAjhI paDayo. "kANu mAre bhAI devakumAra, tuM ahIM kayAMthI? A jaMgalamAM ? vasaMtasiMhe pUchayuM. mArA vaDIla badhunI zodhamAM ane mArA mitranI tapAsamAM. bhAI! tame kahezo ke ATalA badhA bhayabhIta kema thaI gayA hatA. devakumAre AzvAsana ApatAM pUchyuM. Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 236 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA bhAI, ApaNI mAtA-jene prema ajoDa hatuM. tenA maraNa pachI apara mAtAe ApaNuM upara karavAmAM kAMI bAkI rAkhyuM nathI. tene ja kaI addabhUta mANasa pAse mArUM haraNa karAvyuM hatuM. bhAI deva, ApaNA pitAzrI, bandhavakezava tathA kIti ane ApaNI bhaginI vigere sarve khuzImAM te che ne? A vAta sAMbhaLI devakumAra gamagIna cahere kahevA lAge "je duSTAe tane duHkha ApyuM te ja duSTAe mane vanavAsa Apyo che-bhAI kezavasiMhanuM khuna karAvI teno Aropa AkSepa mArA upara mUko ane pItAzrIne ADuavaLuM samajAvI mArI A sthiti karI che. mAro mitra lAlasiMha mArA sukha-duHkhane sAthIdAra banyA" Ama tamAma hakIkata kahI saMbhaLAvI. vaLI bhAI, meM mArI patnInI vAta upara vizvAsa mUko mArA mitrane zikSA ApI che paNa jyAre rAjadarabAramAM badhA kedIone lAvatAM badho bheda khullo thaI gayuM ane rANIne dveSa pakaDAI gayo ane mitrane khare dharma parakhAI AvyA paraMtu meM je tene vacane kahyA che te mane bahu lAgI Ave che. "yAM e pArasamaNI ane kayAM huM kAcane TUkaDo" prIyabadhune meLApa tha lakhyo haze te Aje bhAgyathI Apane saMyoga thayo. ApaNuM nagaramAM zuM thatuM haze tenI mane mAhitI balakula nathI. mArA bhAI devakumAra ! kSatriyavaTa sAcavavA eka kanyA mArI mAphaka addabhUtanA paMjAmAM ja phasAelI che. " jene mArI cAkarI karI mAro prANa bacAvyo che tene mAre bacAvavI joIe ane tenA ziyaLanuM rakSaNa raravuM joIe paNa te atyAre kayAM haze? te raMgapura nagaranA rAjAnI kuMvarI che ane saguNI tema ja ziyaLavaMtI che. Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 237 paNa mArA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyuM che ke sUvaSNupura gAmanA lAlasiMha nAmane pradhAna che te pahelAM ca'pApurIne pradhAna hatA te vIra pradhAnaputra lAlTaMsaMha hAlamAM svaNu*pura haze mATe tyAM cAlA, tapAsa karIe dhIrajanAM phaLa mIThAM che. prakaraNa 34 su 66 bhAI, mane lAlasiMha vagara jarApaNuM gamatuM nathI zuM te mArA mitra mArA gunhA mApha nahIM kare? bhAI, Ama adhIrA thavAthI kAma ane nahIM mATe cAla, ApaNe tenI tapAsa karIe. Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa pAMtrIsamuM devasenA kedakhAne ahA hA mArA prANa ! mArA Iza! tame A abaLApara kema ATale badhe kApa karavA mAMDyo che he prabhu ! tuM mane A nirAdhamanA paMjhAmAMthI bacAva ane mArA ziyaLanuM rakSaNa karavA mArAmAM zakti Apa, ane mArA vahAlA patine meLApa karAvI Ape. mArA patie mArA mATe keTaluM kaSTa veThayuM che. mArA pitAnI sAthe vera bAMdhI mane varyA. A tamArA duSTa rAjyanA kaTakarUpa kuTuMbanA kalaMkarUpa bhAIe mArUM temaja tenI mAtRtulya bhAbhInuM zIyaLa luMTavA prayatna karyo. e? duSTa tuM mane kayAM sudhI pIDIza. basa. game te thAya mArA prANanA bhoge paNa mAruM zIyaLa sAcavIza ane mArA pati-dharmamAM jarA paNa khAmI-uNapa nahIM AvavA dauM. mane mArA zIyaLa karatAM mAre prANa bIlakula hAle nathI. zuM prabhu tuM paNa mane AvA kaSTanA samayamAM A pApInA paMjhAmAMthI nahIM bacAve? zuM pApInuM ja dhAryuM thaze? bIlakula nahIM. tenuM dhAryuM jarA paNa thavA daIza nahIM. Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 35 muM 239 "mArI hRdayaramaNa Ava ane baLatA hadayane zAMtI Apa." pApI bhadrakasiMha tyAM AvatAM ja ghUraka. duSTa ! vicAra kara. "siMhaNanuM dUdha senAnA kAma sivAya rahyuM sAMbhaLyuM che?" mArUM zIyaLa bhaMga karatAM tAre jIva oIza mATe chAnAmAne cAlyo jA, nahIM to yAda rAkhaje ke tArI khAnAkharAbI karIza. devasenA tADUkI uThI. A pramANe sAMbhaLI pApI bhadrakasiMha pitAnI buddhi anusAra jema Ave tema belavA lAge "je mArA kahyA pramANe nahIM varte tenuM pariNAma sAruM nahIM Ave ane pAchaLathI tuM pastAIza, mATe mAruM kahyuM mAnI AvatI lakSmI vadhAvI le ane managamatAM sukha bhagava" siMhaNe kadApI vAsane cAro khAdhe evuM sAMbhaLyuM che? samudra kadI maryAdA mukI sAMbhaLI che? pUrvane surya pazcima ugyo sAMbhaLyo che ? pApI jarApaNuM AzA rAkhavI nakAmI che. Aje prANa jaze paNa zIyaLa te nahIM ja jAya tenI khAtrI rAkhaje huM tArAthI jema jema namratAthI cAluM chuM tema tema tuM mane DarAve che paNa tuM ena na samajIza ke A bhadIka tane pitAnI karyA vagara rahe. huM koNa ? A nagarane rAja ane sattAdhIza. huM dhAre te karUM samajI, mATe mAruM kahyuM mAna ane mArI thA. are ! duSTa ! tuM rAjA nathI paNa prajAne zatru ane balA che. tuM kharA rAjyane hakkadAra rAjavI nathI paNa eka kharA hakkadArane hakka pacAvI pADanAra luMTAro che. je meM pelA bhikSukane svayaMvaramAM ja mArI nAMkhyo hota te Aje tuM mArI thAta ane paTarANIpade zobhata." pApI! te te vicAravuM paData, tAre duSTane zuM? tuM tArA Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 240 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA "" snehIjanAnA kayAM hiteSNu chuM. tArA jevA kuLakalakI-madyapAna karanArA hIcakArAthI zI rIte rAjya sacavAya. tArA jevA sA putra karatAM mArA pati jevA ekaja putra vira rAjyane khasa hatA. .. basa ! have khelatI baMdha thA. atizaya cabAvalI thA mA. tuM kAnI AgaLa vAta kare che ? tenuM tane bhAna che ? tuM mArI keMddI chuM tArA nirmAlya pati jevA tA mArA rAjyamAM nAkare che. tuM je mArI thaIza te tane paTTarANI banAvIza. nahIM teA tArA upara baLAtkAra karI tane kharAba karIza ane bhraSTa karIza. mane AkI rAkhavAnI kAInAmAM tAkAta nathI, mATe hajI kahuM chuM ke mAnI jA ane mane page lAga. khabaradAra duSTa! jo eka paNa DagaluM AgaLa vadhyeA che te tArI badAdurI tArI pAse ja rAkha tArA karatAM te rastAnA rakhaDatA kutarAe nimakahalAla heAya che nicazvAna ! AdheA khasa, tArA meTA bhAI devakumArano dharma patninI lAja letAM zarama nathI AvatI ? tuM tArA kuLamAM kalaMkIta kema banyA ? devasenA asala svarUpamAM AvIne khelI. mAre ane devakumArane zuM lAge vaLage che? mAruM kahevuM kamula kare che ke nahi? kAmAMdha krikasiMha khelyA. A narAdhama ! parastrInI lAja letA rAvaNa jevA ane duzAzana jevA kaI ragadoLAi gayA tenuM tane bhAna che ? mane tArA upadezanI kAMI ja jarura nathI? tArA karatAM sArA sAranA vicAra huM vadhAre jANuM chuM. have devasenA peAtAnA prANa ApavA taiyAra thaI gaI. e jotAM ja bhadrIka zAMta vane khelyA ke "devasenA Aje mAre kAma hAvAthI bahAra javAnuM che te tuM Aje vicAra karI leje tane eka divasanI muddata ApavAmAM Ave che mATe nakkI vicAra karI mArI paTTarANI banaje nahIM teA mAtane bheTavA taiyAra thaI raheje." Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 35 mu 241 prabhue AjanA divasa te bacAvI che AvatI kAle paNa ene eja Izvara che ane huM chuM. ena! tamAruM nAma zuM ?! saubhAgya suMdarIe (devakumAranI haine) AvIne pUchyuM. mAruM nAma devasenA che. hena! Apa kANu che ? tame meAhanapurI rAjAnI kuMvarI ane devakumAranI patnIM ke bhAbhI! tame mane na eLakhA! huM devakumAranI mhena thAuM chuM. tame kIrtisiMhane teA eLakhA heA te? hA, hA, teo kayAM che ? teo te mArA svayaMvaramAM AvyA hatA. teo mane maLI zakaze kharA! .. jarUra, paNa bhadrIkiMsahe mane melAvIne kahyuM ke " ApaNe tyAM kAI nIrAdhAra abaLA AvI che mATe tene tuM jarA zAnta karI samajAva tethI tamane zAnta pADavA ane tamArI icchA bhadrikasiMha sAthe aMgIkAra karavA samajAvavA Ava! hatI paNa ahIM AvatAM ja tamane dekhyAM eTale duSTa bhaddIkasiMhu nA hukama enI pAse ja rahyo ane mane mArA priya bandhava devakumArane prema ubharAi AvyeA. jethI mane kAMI sujatuM nathI ke have mAre zuM karavuM. mane te vicAre AvyA kare che. huM pitAzrIne AvAta jaNAvIza paNa temane jaNAvavAthI zuM phAyadA! huM tamArA chuTA game tema karIne jarura karAvIza. bhAbhI ! tame ahIM phasAyA kevI rIte ? mhena ! tamArA bhAI sAthe mArA pitAzrInA rAjyamAMthI nIkaLI-ame lAlasiMhanI vATa jotAM eThAM hatAM te jagyAe tamArA bhAI uMghI gayA--eTalAmAM A duSTa mate A sthitimAM lAvIne mUkI che. prabhu have jaldI chuTakA kare tA sArUM. bhAbhI ! zAMta thAe, jInezvara bhagavAna ane jaganiyaMtA prabhu upara bharU'sA rAkhA te jarUra bhaluM karaze. bhAbhI have jAuM chuM. tame kAI vAte gabharAzeA nahIM. prabhu je kare che te sarve sArUja kare che. 16 Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa chatrIsamuM jaMgala ahAhA !! A nirjana vanamAM mAMsAhArI pakSIthI vaselA AvA bhayaMkara jaMgalamAM mArA jevI sukumAra rAjakanyA zI rIte cAlI zakaze? e izvara? siMhaNa pitAnI guphAvAsa mukI jaLAzayamAM vAsa karI kadApI jIvI zake kharI ke? tema A rAjakumArI zuM pitAne nivAsa-sthAna mukI bIje rahI zake kharI? are, mArA badho ! tamArA gayA pachI te amAruM sarvasva gayuM mArA priyabhAI vasaMta gayA. bhAI kezava gayA ane bhAI devakumAra paNa aparamAtAnA kAvatrAthI vanavAsa gayA ane sAthe lAlasiMha je vIra yoddho paNa gayA. te bahAdura na jatA rAjya upara duzmana caDhI AvyA ane rAjya luMTayuM. pitAzrI paNa keda pakaDAyA ane rAjamahela paNa luMTAI gayA. tethI aMtaHpuranI ramaNIomAM paNa nAsabhAga thavA lAgI jethI huM mArA prANa ane zIyaLa bacAvavA ekalI ja A jaMgalamAM AvI caDI chuM. ' vaLI duSTa bhaThIke bALAonA zrApathI rAjyanuM nikaMdana kAvyuM ane badhAne pAyamAla anedukhI karyA. Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hA! vitAthI. tamArI prakaraNa chatrIsamuM 243 hA! deva, have zuM thaze? pitAzrI ! tame sAhasa karI devakumArane dezavaTe Ape. pitAzrI! tamArI kaI sthiti haze? are, mArI - bhAbhInI paNa zI dazA haze? pApI bhaddIka paNa badhAnuM nIkaMdana kADhavA ja A jagatamAM janmyo che. pitAzrIe jo mane paraNAvI heta te huM mArA patinA Azare jAta, paNa mAre to upara Abha ane nIce dharatI. mArA lagnanI te DI ja vAra hatI tyAM te A dAvAnaLa-duHkha AvI paDayuM. dIka paNa badhA raNAvI zuM mArA pati ema dhAratAM haze ke mArI thanAra patnI jaMgalamAM nirAdhAra rakhaDatI haze" te je mane mArA bhAgya yoge maLI Ave te kevuM sArUM? kadAca teo maLe te paNa mane oLakhaze kevI rIte? kadAca maLe te huM premanI parIkSA karavA ajANuM rahIza. are ! pelI bAju hathIAra sAthe ke zuravIra pAme che? lAge che te koI rAjakumAra. lAvya, jarA pAse jaI tapAsa te karUM. saubhAgya suMdarI tenI pAse jAya che. te purUSa zIkAre AvatAM bezaddha banI jamIna para paDI gayo che. ema lAgavAthI pANI lAvI tene pAya che tethI je mANasa kaMIka zuddhImAM Avyo. paNa jyAre saubhAgya suMdarI pAchuM pAtI hatI tyAre tenI najara AgaLa eka kAgaLa po hato tenA upara paDatAM te tene jethI ane pAcho hato tyAM ja mUkI dIdho. raMgapuranA yuvarAja maNIbhadrasiMha" teNe eTaluM vAMcyuM ne turata harSa ghelI banI gaI ane bolI ke "A te mAro thanAra pati che. paNa te ahIM kayAMthI? huM kadAca bhUla khAtI te nathI ne? meM te temane joyA paNa nathI ThIka, paNa mAre mArI pharaja bajAvavI joIe ane temane zuddhImAM lAvavA prayatna karavo joIe. Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 244 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA te mANasa kAMI zuddhImAM Ave che tyAre te bALA pAse beThI beThI pa-pavana nAMkhe che. o ! mAre zuravIra! DIvAra pachI maNIbhadrasiMha zuddhImAM AvatAM bolyo. rAjakumAra! ApaNuM kAI saradAre ahIM nathI. tyAM beThelI bALAe namratAthI javAba vALya. mArA rakSake kyAM gayA haze? Apa jarA zAnta thAo ! ApanA saradAro ghaNe dUra haze. tyAre Apa keNa cho? purUSe pUchayuM. huM kaI paradezI chuM. raste jatAM tamane paDelA joI jaLapAna karAvI sAvadha karyA. mArA prANa rakSaka, tame kaI rAjavaMzI jevA jaNAo cho? tamAruM AvAgamana ahIMA kevI rIte thayuM te jaNAvaze ? hAjI ! zuravIra saradAra, huM te raMgapuranA yuvarAjanI dAsI thavA lAyaka chuM. tame mane zI rIte oLakhyo? tamArA aDadhA laTakatA kAgaLa uparathI. kaMI nahIM, tame mArI sAthe cAle. bahAdura saradAra! huM sAthe AvavAne taiyAra chuM. paNa tame tyAM jaI raMgIlI lalanAo ane aMtaHpuranI rANIonA sahavAsamAM kadAca mane bhUlI jaI ekalI rakhaDatI muke te? are! prANanI rakSA karanAra, tuM A zuM bole che? evuM te kadApI banatuM haze ? hajI te huM evI koI strInA meha-pAsamAM paDyo nathI. ane mArI thanAra patnI paNa meM haju jeI nathI. Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 25 prakaraNa satrIsamuM are! e mArI saddaguNI saubhAgya kyAre maLaze? e ja vicAre AvyA kare che. tamArI thanAra saibhAgya kakyA rAjanI kuMvarI che te jaNAvaze? he bALA ! te pratiSTAputra nagaranA rAjAnI kuMvarI che. ane te mahA svarUpavAna zIyalavaMtI bALA che. tenI chabI nIhALatAM.. kema ! acakAI gayA. bele, bole. bALA, kSamA karaje, avinaya thato mApha karaje. paNa mAna ke na mAna paNa te chabInI AkRti jotAM tArA jevI ja lAge che. te ema mAnI lo ke huM ja tamArI saibhAgya chuM. ema kema manAya ! bhadrIkasiMhanA duSTa kRtyothI duzmanoe te rAjya upara caDhAI karI rAjya lUMTayuM. rAjAne kedI banAvyA ane saibhAgya vigere sarve nAsI chuTayA paNa e bicArI atyAre kyAM haze? te te Izvara sivAya bIjuM kazuM jANe? are !!! mArI thanAra patnIne ATaluM badhuM dukha. e te jyAre tamane maLaze tyAre khabara paDaze ane sAmethI saradArane AvatAM joyAM eTale te bolatI baMdha rahI saradAra AvI pahoMcyA eTale badhA pitAnA raMgapura tarapha ravAnA thayA. Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa sADatrIsamu vaNa purI maNimALA potAnA rAjya mahelamAM beThI beThI vicAra karI rahI che tyAM kAI bAInuM AvAgamana thavAthI tenuM dhyAna te tarapha dArAi jatAM teNe te khAIne pUchyuM ke ena, tamA krANu che? huM eka alAkIka suMdarI ane rAjarANI chuM. vilAsavatoe jaNAvyuM. zuM tame mArA patinA pheMdAmAM phasAyelA che ? mena, tamane tamArUM ziyaLa vhAluM nathI ? zuM tamane mArI adekhAI Ave che ? ziyalane vhAlu gaNI A amUlya jIMdagI kayAM sudhI gumAvavI. are! ena, strI dhama'mAM te ziyala rUpI khajAnA te ja strIonuM kharU' AbhuSaNa che, ane te devane paNa durlabha che. tethI kahuM chu ke mena, A pApathI baceA ane enuM kavya samajo. huM pApI nathI, paNa mArA nAlAyaka patie ja mane duSTa banAvI che. mArA patie dhaNI strIonA ziyala rUpI khajAnA luMTI Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa sADatrIsamuM 247 pAyamAla karI che. tA pachI huM zA mATe purUSAne na raMjADuM ? "s '' yathA pati yathA patnI " mena, meM ziyala sAcavavA pahelAM ghaNA ja dRDha nizcaya karelA hatA--meM mArA dhama' sAcavavA RRNuM ja mathana karyuM. paraMtu te badhu niSphaLa gayuM. meM mArA patinuM kaoNMcita paNa sukha na joyuM mArA pati AkhA divasa rAjyamAM rakhaDe ane rAta paDe eTale guNikAo vaizyAemAM phare ane AkhI rAtrI tyAM ja pasAra kare. hu te temanuM mukha jovAne paNa na pAmuM. jyAre mArA patie mArI bilakula paNa darakAra na karI tyAre meM A rastA lIdhA jemAM huM sukha samajI bru. ena, ApaNe rAjakuLamAM utpanna zA mATe thayA chIe ? jo anya sAdhAraNa strIonI mAphaka pati aMgikAra karIe tA pachI ApaNAmAM ane tenAmAM phera ze ? tethI ApaNI najaramAM Ave tene ApaNA pati gaNavA ane tenI sAthe meAja-zeAkha mAnI Anada laie te sukhamAM visA pasAra karIe temAM khATu zuM ? vilAsavatie mananA ubhareA ThAlavavA mAMDayo. A pramANe maNibALA sAMbhaLI rahI hatI paNa tenAthI have AgaLa sAMbhaLI zakAyuM nahi tethI te ekadama kheAlI, are! mena, ttamArI pApI jIbha baMdha kare. AvA pApavacana melavA te sadguNI strIenuM kAma nathI. e te kulaTA-kamajAtanuM kAma ! mena strIonA kharA dharma tA " pati eja paramezvara ane pati e ja strIonu mukha " tene khuzI karavA eTale devane khuzI karavA, pati game tevA raste jAya paNa strIe tenI Teva tenA svabhAva pramANe rahI sudharAvavI temAM ja strInA kharA dhama samAelA che. bena, tame uttama kuLamAM janma dharI AvAM aTIta vacana khelA te ze|bhAspada nathI. pArakA purUSane vaza karI A rAjyanI rANI thavA AvyAM hai! paNa tame kAI rAjakuMvarI nathI paNu eka Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 248 devakumAr sacitra dhArmika navalakathA adanA kuMDI samAna che. tamArA jevI pApI strIee ja samAjanuM nIka ddana kADhyuM che. # A ena, AvA kSaNika sukhane khAtara tame tamAruM sarvasva karyAM khAvA beThA che ? hajI paNa mArI tamane zikhAmaNa che ke pApI rastethI bacI jAe! ane tamArI pharaja tame samajo, izvara tamArUM kalyANa karaze." maNuibhALAe satya raste dAravavA khuba prayatna karavA mAMDayA, tyAre zuM patinI pAse ApaNe ramakaDAMnI mAphaka rahevu, ane te kahe tema ja karavuM? nA, nA, ena! te te A kAyAe nahIM ja bane! jyAre patine mArI darakAra nathI te pachI patinI darakAra mATe zA mATe rAkhavI ? A te kAnA dharane nyAya ? huM kaMi patinI gulAma thavA AvI nathI! paNa huM te mArA jobananA rasanA AnaM lUTavA AvI chu. : "have tamArUM bhASaNa baMdha kare. tamane kahevu te patthara upara pANI barAbara che. tamane zikhAmaNa ApavI eTale vADamAM hAtha nAMkhavA kharAkhara che, jene peAtAnuM paNa bhAna nathI ke pote kevA ane kayA purUSanA pajhAmAM che. tevAne game tevI amRta samI zikhAmaNa ApavAthI kAMI phera paDatA nathI. jemake jheranA pyAlAmAM amRtanuM TIpu reDavAmAM Ave te paNa te peAtAnA svabhAva tajavAne nathI. mATe jevI tamArI marajI. paramAtmA tamArI muddhi sudhAre ane tamArUM bhaluM kare. maNibALAe thAkIne kahyuM. (C are! mUkhI rANI, deva jevA ghaNA kuvarezane raMjADayA, devakumArane paNa mArI sAsue kezavisa'nA khUnanA AreApa mUkI dezanikAla apAvyA te pachI deva jevA mANasa paNa mane zuM kAma Ave? mAre tA deva jevA pati joie ja nahi. vilAsavato khelI. Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa sADatrIsamuM devakumAra sAthe tamAre zA satabadha ? maNibALAe pUchyuM. kema vAra ! te mArA patinA moTA bhAi thAya che. 249 cUpa! " kayAM hIrA ane kayAM kathIra.' devakumAra jevA caMpApurInA rAjAnA kuLanuM nAma letAM tamane zarama nathI lAgatI ? temanA kuLamAM tamArA jevA ane tamArA pati jevA aMgArA zAbhe nahi, mATe hajI paNa kahuM chu ke vicAra kareA te sArUM nahi te...... maNibALA AgaLa khelavA jatI hatI paNa durja siMhane AvatA dekhI te cUpa rahI. AvA ! Ave! ! mArA prANezvara ! vilAsavaMta ubhI thatAM kheAlI. vilAsa, zuM tArI madhurI vANI ? kheAlI mArA baLatA jIgarane Anada Ape che. Ama Ava mArI tarUNI Ama Ava! jyAM sudhI tamAre tamArI paraNetarane (maNibALAne) khelAvavI haiAya tyAM sudhI tame mane tajI de|, ane tamArI paraNetarane sukha Ape. rAMDa! tArA jevI vesyA sronA kahevAthI mArA pati peAtAnI sAdhvI jevI satI strIne tajI deze? nA, nA, mArA pati kadApI paNa evuM karaze ja niha. bALA vacamAM ja kheAlI UThI. esa! tArA lavArA mAre sAMbhaLavA nathI, AjathI A vilAsa paTTarANI ane tAre tenA tAbAmAM rahevuM paDaze. du siMhe pAtAnuM peAta prakAzyuM. vhAlA prANeza! A zuM khelA che ? jarA te vicAraza kayAM huMsa ane kayAM kAga-kayAM sati ane kayAM pApINI tene jarA khyAla tA lAvA. basa, cupa kara! tArA bakavATa. Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 250 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakthA ghaNanuM koI dhaNI che? chevaTe rANI maNibALAe hiMmata karI pharI vAra pitAnA patine kahyuM, "prANanAtha! bhale tame mane na bolAvo paNa tamArA khAtara athavA A rAjyanA khAtara paNa mAruM kahevuM mAnIne A pApINIne ahIMthI kADhI mUke! nahi to samajajo ke AkhA rAjyanuM satyAnAza vaLI jaze." gaI jyAM sAna ne zuddhi vinAzakALe viparIta buddhi. e kahevata anusAra jyAre nasIba vAMkA hoya tyAre sArI zIkhAmaNa paNa khoTI lAge che ane Akhare jyAre satya vastune khyAla Ave tyAre ja potAnI bhUla samajAya che. jyAre rANIe atizaya kAlAvAlA karavA mAMDayA tyAre durjayasiMha ati gussAmAM AvI jaIne samazera mAravA taiyAra thaI gayo, A pramANe rAjamahelamAM tephAna cAlI rahyuM hatuM tyAM tarata ja lAlasiMha pitAnuM sainya laI AvI cA ane tarata ja hukama Apyo: "mArA zANA saradAre, A rAjAne satvara pakaDe. A avAja sAMbhaLI duya ekadama camakI belI uThayo ke 'dUra haTha" koNa che? "rAjA tuM te prajAne rakSaka che ke bhakSaka?" lAlasiMha pUchayuM tuM mane paDakAranAra keNa rAjA tADukyA. "tenI paMcAta karavAne mane atyAre phurasada nathI." lAlasiMhe jaNAvyuM. mArI strInA kahevA uparathI meM tane pradhAna banAvyo tene tuM mane A badale Ape che? o nIca zayatAna, huM mArI prajAne rAjA chuM, ane tuM che mAre eka nekara che, samaje? Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa sADatrIsamuM ra51. te huM barAbara samajuM chuM. tamane dhikkAra che! ke prajAne trAsa ApI prajAnI vahu beTIo upara atyAcAra gujArI tame rAjAnA nAmane meTI eba lagADI che, chatAM je bicArI prajA atyAra sudhI sahana karI rahI che te have bilakula sahana kare tema nathI. tethI ja mAre nAIlAje A raste levuM paDe che. bola, A strI kezuM che? tene tuM oLakhe che ? tenI tAre zI paDI che! puchI je ene ja ke e pitAnI rAjI khuzIthI mArI thavA AvI che ke nahi? kema vilAsavati! tame A duSTa sAthe saMbaMdhathI joDAvA mAge cho?" tane dhikkAra che pApAtmA!! tuM janmatAM ja tArA mA-bApe tane mArI kema na nAMkhI! ke virakuLama tuM Avo aMgAro pAkI. e pIzAcaNuM! jarA vicAra kara ke tuM keNu ane kenI rANuM ? hAlamAM A zuM adhatana AdarI rahI chuM tenuM tane kaMI bhAna che? lAlasiMha, jarA mehuM saMbhALIne bolaje. nahi te jovA jevuM thaze. vilAsavati tADukI UThI. A zabdo sAMbhaLI lAlasiMha rAte-pILo thaI gayo ane tenAthI sahana na thaI zakayuM tethI te vilAsa upara ghA karavA jAya che paNa rANI maNibALA vacce paDIne kahevA lAgI "mArA vahAlA vIrA ! sAhasa na karo! vicAre, zuM A strIne tame oLakho cho ? bahena tame dUra jAe, amArA kuLa kalaMkIta AtmAne dUra karavA de. A durjayasiMha tamAre pati hovAthI tene vadha karatA nathI paNa A duSTa mahAmAyAne te tenA pApanI zIkSA karavA do! "sainike! A baMne pApIone bAMdhe, mArA nimakahalAla sevaka, tuM mArA nivAsasthAne jA ane mArI vahAlI paghaNane bolAvI lAva. Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA sevaka turata cAlyeA gayA ane thADI vAramAM tA padmaNIne khelAvI hAjara thaI gayeA. para mArA vhAlA prANeza! ApatI kIMkarI ApanI sevAmAM hAjara che. mArA nAtha! ApanI AMkhA krama lAla che? Apa Ama gusse kema thayA che? mArAmAM kAMi bhUla AvI hAya te! kSamA karI. mArI hRdaya ramaNI! mane tArA para bilakula gussA nathI paNa jo AmAM tuM kAine oLakhe che? hA, AmAM huM sarvane oLakhuM chuM. phakta pelI ajANo khAIne oLakhatI nathI. mArI vhAlI! te krAi nAMThe paNa rAjA bhadrIkasiMhanI rANI che. te mAnavatA amArA bhAInA dharmapatnI che. te pativratAdhArI judA judA e patinI patnI thavA icche che. nAtha! A zuM kahe| hA? tame bhUlatA haze ? tyAre tame ja pUchIne khAtrI karI. mena vilAsa ! A zuM karyu? jarA sArA naThArAnA khyAla te karavA hateA ? vhena strInuM kharUM dhana te zIyala che. te gayuM teA sa sva gayuM. mATe zIyala sAcavavAmAM aneka muzokhate Ave paNa Akhare satyate| jaya che, mATe mArA vhAlA mena! bhUlyA tyAMyI savAra gaNI caelI bhUla sudhArI le. mate javA dA, huve na satAveA, mhena ! mane mArA krame ja bhUlAvI che. . zIyala sAcavavAmAM sukha nahiM ane na sAcavavAmAM paNa sukha nahIM. " e badhuM huM samajuM chuM ke zauyala e strIneA amUlya IjjatanA khajAnA che. haze! vhena, zAMta thAo ! havethI pativrata aMgIkAra karazeA Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 37 muM 253 ane satye raste cAlavA prayatna karo. te A baMdhanathI mukta karAvavA mArA patine huM tamArA mATe vinaMtI karuM. mahArI saddaguNa sakhI! have ATaluM samajAvyA pachI jo huM na samajuM te mArA jevI nIca ane halakaTa bIju kAI nahIM. bahena ! huM mArI yuvAnInA joze ane patinA svachaMdI paNAne lIdhe mAre dharma cUkI chuM. have mane pastAvAne pAra nathI. vadhAre zuM kahuM. bahena huM vacana Apu chuM ke " havethI kadApI duSTa vicAro ke asabhya vartana nahIM karuM ane mArA jIvananI muktine kharo rAha grahaNa karIza." prANanAtha! A vilAsavatine baMdhana mUkta kare. tene mATe huM tamAma khAtrI ApavA taiyAra chuM. vahAlI ! tuM zuM kahe che? prANanAtha ! tene mUkta karo ane have te kadApI evuM kArya nahIM kare tenI khAtrI rAkhaje. bhale ! tyAre tene mUkta karuM chuM. vilAsane mUkatI apAvI paddamaNI pitAne sthAne laI gaI. ane rAjA durjayasiMhane kArAgrahamAM purI devAmAM Avyo. Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa ADatrIsamuM ragIlapura ane khubacaMda zeTha kamaLA pitAnA kajoDAno vicAra karI rahI che ke purUSa ramADe DhIMgalI te ApaNe ramADIe nAne nAvalIe. haju te mAro pati patnI eTale zuM eTaluM paNa samajato nathI ane savAre bolAvuM chuM tyAre raDe che. AvA kaDA vizvamAM keTalA haze. kavita rUpALa, nigI ane aMge gheLo, vaLI pATavI rAjyane bhUpa che. nathI buddhi ne sAna coka gadheDo, kahe utare kema saMsAra beDo. maLe vRddha svAmi gaNAe kaDuM, maLe cheka nAne ja bIjuM kajoDuM. svabhAve judA e nathI duHkha theDuM, maLyo buddhine hINa meTuM kajo. zuM mAruM jIvana sAva nakAmuM-pANamAM jaze! patinA sukha vinA mAre janmAre kema jaze? huM jyAre boluM chuM tyAre te mArI mazkarI kare che. ane leke hase che ne kahe che ke "kAle moTA thaze." paNa mArA mananI sthiti samajavAnI koIne kyAM phurasada che. mArA te evA kyA pApa haze ke AvA buddhi vagaranA Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra55 prakaraNa 38 muM patinI sAthe mAruM pAnuM pADayuM. Ama vicAra kare che tyAM to tene pati rUpacaMdane AvatA dekhe che. A ! mArA nAtha. Ave, mArA uMTaDInA vahujI. Ave, mArA vAmanajI patirAja tame rasabhInI vAta kahI mArA manane AnaMda Ape. ApaNI vAta jyAM ochI che. jene A paNa joDI kevI zebhe che eka nAnuM ane eka moTuM. nAtha, AMve ! tamane teDI tamArI mAtuzrI pAse laI jAuM ane pelAM ramakaDAM ramavA ApuM. hA ! A mAruM AkhuM ramakaDuM ramavAne ApIza. cAle, ApaNe saMtAkukaDI ramIe. alyA rUpacaMdIyA ! Ama Ava kyAM marI gaye. khubacaMda zAhe bUma pADI. bApA! marI gayo nathI paNa huM te jIvuM chuM ane mArI kamaLA joDe ramuM chuM. alyA gamAra ! A zuM kare che, vahune bicArIne zuM karavA pajave che. bApA! tame mArI bAne zuM kahetA hatA ? tArI mahekANuM ! huM te ema kahetuM hatuM ke bicArI vahu kavI DAhI che ane rUpacaMda te gAMDa ne gAMDe rahyo. nA, nA, bApA! tame bhulyA. huM DAhyA ane te gAMDI che. pucha kamaLAne. alyA muA ! AvuM belI biyArI vahune zA mATe saMtApe che. Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 256 puche, huM kArya divasa satAvuM chuM? ubhA rahe, kAI Ave che. khAI vadhAre zuMdara che. devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA (devasenAne AvatI dekhI ) bApA ! mArI vad karatAM A rahejo. zeThajI! Apane praNAma karUM chuM. tame krANu che ? ane kayAMthI AvA che? ane zA mATe ahIM AvavuM thayuM che ? huM duHkhIyArI chuM. ApazrInI prazaMsA sAMbhaLI Apate tyAM nAkarI rahevA AvI chu. bAi ! tame......amArI......rUpacaMdanI vahu ... kamaLA joDe zeThajI ! ApazronA upakAra. have beu bApa dIkarA jAya che.. vAMcaka varSAMte khuba dazAha zenA khyAla ApavA jarUrI che. t khubacadazAha eka jaina agresara grahaNya hatA bhakatAInA khATA DALa batAvI dhamo tarIke eLakhAvatA hatA temaja sAdhu sAdhvIonI vaiyAvacamAM potAnA pApI svArtha sAdhavA mATe samAjamAM peAtAnu dhI tarIkenu sthAna dharAvatA hatA. AvA aneka prapaMceAthI te bharelA hatA, te AgaLa vAMcavAthI samajAze ke temanA zuM katabyA hatA." devasenA tyAMthI kamaLA pAse jAya che eTale kamaLA devasenAne hakIkata puchatAM kahe che ke " tamA kAIMca kuLanA lAgA che. ena! jUone huM tA duHkhIyArI chu' mArA pati tame joyA ne ! te teA taddana nAnA ane ala vagaranA che. vaLI mArA sasarA paNa samAjamAM meTA ane dhanavAnane vaLI Page #267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 38 su 257 dharmI kahevAya che paNa temanI Teva evI che ke teo parastrI gamana che tethI ja mAre temanAthI dura saMbhALIne rahevuM paDe che. hena, tamArI kharI hakIkata kahI tamArA duHkhaneA bhAra AEA karA. vhena ! huM meAhanapurI nagarInA rAjAnI kuMvarI chuM ane pATalI putra nagaranA rAjA vIrabhadrasiMhajInA putra devakumAranI patnI chuM. mArA pitAzrInA virUddha mArUM lagna thaeluM che. mArA paraNyA pachI tarata ja mArUM haraNu thayuM ane tyAMthI chuTI tamArI pAse AvI paDI chuM. devasenAe TuMkamAM hakIkata saMbhaLAvI. mhena zuM tamA rANI che ? caMpApurInA rAjA (hAlamAM che te) devakumAra paNa tyAMnA ja che. huM caMpApurInA nagarazeThanI putrI uM. tyAMnA pradhAna rAjamitra lAlTaMsahu eka bahAdura rajaputa ane nirAdhArane AdhAra che. mena, melA, e badhAnuM zuM thayuM ? mhena, lAlasiMhanA mAthe tyAMnI kuMvarIe kalaMka lagADayuM ane ane mitrAne viyeAga karAvye. kevI rIte ? rAjya mahela luMTavA luMTArAo peDhA ane rAjarANIne haraNa karatAM lA[saMhe bacAvI te guNunA badale| evA ja ApyA ke kSAddhi tenA para baLAtkAra karavA jatA hatA tevA DhAMga karIne bUma pADI tethI baMne mitro vacce kaleza thayeA tenA pariNAme baMne judA thayA. paNa savAra thatAM ja sIpAie luMTArAene bAMdhI rAjA pAse hAjara karyA tyAre tapAsa karatAM lAlasiMha nirdoSa mAlama paDayo devakumAra pastAvavA lAgyA. Akhare rAjapATa badhuM tajIne tenI zAdhamAM nIkaLyeA che. mena ! mArA bhAgyamAM sukha che ja nahi. meM evA te kayA 17 Page #268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 258 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA pApa karyA haze? Aje huM rastAnI rakhaDatI bhikhAraNa thaI pArakA ghera roTale khAvA vakhata Avyo che. bena ! tame bhUla cho! jJAnIonA vacana kadI mithA jatAM nathI. "hasatA karelA karmo raDatA paNa chuTatAM nathI" kayAe bhavanA pApa ADA Ave! mATe bena! dhIraja dharI AtmAne pavitra rAkhave e khare dharma che. dhanya cheH bena, tamArI vANIne ane tamArA jJAnane ! bhagavAna tamane sukhI rAkhe. Page #269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa ogaNacAlIsamuM zeThanI havelIne mAga vasaMtakumAra ane devakumAra baMne bhAIo cAlatA cAlatA vicAra kare che ke have ApaNe zuM karavuM ane kayAM javuM. "lAlasiMha hajI maLyo nathI. te te suvarNapura nagarane rAjA thayA che enA jevA bahAdurane jeTaluM maLe eTaluM ochuM che. bhAI, tamAruM kahevuM satya che. enA jevo mitra dhamane jANanAra ane satyavAdI duniAmAM ghaNuM ja ochA thaze. tene duHkhI karanAra huM pote ja chuM tethI zuM beluM? bhAI zAMta thAo kudarata je kare che te sAruM kare che Ama vAta karatAM karatAM khubacaMda zeThanI havelI tarapha AvI pahoMce che. vAMcakavarga! have ApaNe devasenA (je khubacaMda zeThanI havelImAM che tenA tarapha dhyAna ApIe ke teo zuM kare che.). Aja vakhate devasenAne samajAvavA ane khubacaMda zeTha pitAnI mane kAmanA purI karavA lakSmInI lAlaca ApI phasAvavA pitAnI akkala vAparI rahyA che. zeTha ! huM te tamArI dIkarI jevI kahevAuM tame te mArA Page #270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 260 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA pitA tulya che chatAM pApI kAMI samaja nathI tethI "prabhu! huM jyAM jAuM tyAM nasIba be DagalAM AgaLane AgaLa ja hoya che" paramAtmA have mAre zuM karavuM? he prabhu! have mArI lAja tArA hAthamAM che devasenA rUdana karavA lAgI. huM duHkhIArInI dAjha, dayALu lAvazo re, have A raMka abaLAne, bacAvaze re, svAmInA viyogathI, dIla ghaNuM dubhAya, kIyA bhavanA pApanI, zIkSA mujane thAya, have te kRpA karIne prabhu vAre Avaze re, huM duHkhIArInI dAjha, dayALu lAvaze. A pramANe devasenA gAI rahI che tene AlApa tyAMthI pasAra thatAM vasaMtasiMha ane devakumAranA sAMbhaLavAmAM Ave che. bhAI devakumAra koI strIne duHkhI svara saMbhaLAya che. devasenA gAyana purUM karI rahI ane belI ke "he devakumAra, tamArI A kaSTa bhagavatI duHkhI abaLA ne A pApI zeThanA paMjAmAMthI bacAvo ! ema kahetI te bArIethI nIce paDatuM muke che. A avAja vasaMtasiMhe sAMbhaLyo ane bArI tarapha uce najara karatAM ja eka strIne paDatAM dekhI bhAI, devakumAra tArI bahAlI priyAne bacAva! tarata ja devakumAre paDatI devasenAne pitAnA bAhu para jhIlI le che. vahAlI! tAro dAsa tArI sevAmAM ja che. A zabdo sAMbhaLI devasenA camakI ane jue che te pitAne ja nAtha ! " prANeza! Apa ahIM kyAMthI? devI! prabhunI preraNAthI! ApanI pAse che te koNa che? mArA moTAbhAI vasaMtasiMha che. Page #271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 39 muM 261 devasenA praNAma kare che. jyAre vasaMtasiMha devasenAnI hakIkata puche che tyAre badhI hakIkata devasenA kahe che ke " jyAre tamArI pAsethI jaMgalamAMthI pApI bhadrIkasiMha harI gaye tene mArUM zIyaLa khaMDita karavA ghaNuM ja prapaMca karyA paNa jyAre na phAvyA tyAre saubhAgyabenane mokalyA. temanA gayA pachI rAjya para duzmanee halle karyo ane rAjA-rANI kIrtisiMha vigere keda pakaDAyA ane huM tathA bena tathA duSTa bhaddIkasiMha nAsI chuTayAM tyAMthI nAsatAM duSTa 59lIpatinA hAthamAM paDI jyAM pAMcase coroe mane paraNavAne Agraha karyo mane keda rAkhI ane bhraSTa karavA ghaNuM kaSTa ApyuM paNa mananI majabutAI ane gurUdevane bodha ane zIyaLane prANanA sATe paNa sAcavavAnA daDha nizcaye mane sahAyatA ApI tyAMthI nAsI chuTI ane khubacaMda zeThane tyAM AvI dAsI tarIke rahI ahIMA A zeThanI putrIe mane cetAvI huM te duHkha sahavA taiyAra ja hatI paNa Akhare abaLA te abaLA. eTalAmAM to pakaDe e luccAne ! evI bUma saMbhaLAI. pArakI strIne laI javAmAM ja bahAdurI samajyA che ema bolatA dehatA deDatA khubacaMda zeThanA anucaro Ave che. priye bacAvo! e te A duSTa rAjyanA anucare ne laI Apane pakaDavA Ave che. priyA ! zAMta thA. bhAI vasaMtasiMha, A loka sAthe laDavuM ke nahi? bhAI! laDyA vinA kSatriyakuLane eba lAge. eTalAmAM khubacaMda zeTha sipAIone laIne Ave che ane bAlyA "juo te kharA! rUpALI bairI joI eTale dhaNI thaI paDavA, tamArA jevA rakhaDatA mANasane strI heya ja zenI? Page #272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 devakumAra sacitra dhArmiCka navalakathA esa ! esa ! lakhADa ! ! ! parastrI bhAgI, laMpaTa, labADa jAta tA vANIAnI ! huM tane tArA pApanA badale ApuM chuM. sipAio ! A cArAne pakaDo! kharA bapAre khAtara pADIne mArI dAsIne laI jAya che zeThe kahyuM. te amArI che ane ame laI jaIe chIe devakumAre jaNuAvyuM, amArA rAjA pAse tamArA nyAya karAvavA cAlA sipAI Ae kahyuM. sarve rAja darabAramAM jAya che. Page #273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaNa cAlIsamuM mehanapurano darabAra Aje keTalA varase thayA chatAM paNa ApaNe kuMvarIne patta nathI ke jANe zuM thayuM haze ? zodha karavAmAM te kazI kacAza rAkhI nathI ne? zuM kaI jagAe tene patto lAgatuM ja nathI? rAjAe AzcaryatAthI pUchyuM. mahArAja sAheba ! tapAsa karavAmAM koI paNa bAkI rAkhI nathI ane haju paNa prayatna cAlu ja che annadAtA ! mane khAtrI che ke ApanI kuMvarIne patta jarUra lAgaze ja. pradhAnajI! keNu bele che? bahArathI ghAMghATa sAMbhaLatAM ja rAja cukyA. A to anucara keI kedIne pakaDIne ahIM Ave che. tene avA ja che. pradhAne kahyuM. sIpAIo pAse AvyA ke tarata ja "A koNa che?" rAjAe prazna karyo. pRthvIpati ! A mANasa nagarazeTha khubacaMda zAhanI havelImAMthI temanI dAsIne kADhI nAsI jatA hatA tethI te lekene pakaDI ApanI pAse hAjara karyA che. Page #274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 264 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA khelA, A vAta sAcI che ? nA cha ! tyAre tame zuM kahevA mAgeA che ? rAjAe pUchyuM. evA te kayo hINubhAgI purUSa hAya ke te potAnI strIne laI javAmAM cAra bane. e duSTa zeThe peAtAnI nIca - vAsanAthI tene kaida karI hatI jethI ame tene bacAvI che. jyAM nyAya-anyAyane khyAla nathI, jyAM muddhizALI mahAtmAo nathI, jyAM prajAnI vahu-eTInI salAmatI nathI evA rAjyakArabhAramAM nyAyanI AzA rAkhavI ja zI! jyAM AvA parastrI lapaTA vasatA haiAya ane jyAM AvA nyAya karavAvALA rAjAe jIvatA hoya tyAM garIba prajA bicArI kaI jAtanI nyAyanI AzA rAkhe ! adhamavAsanA A pApI khubacaMda zeThe e khALAne potAnI purI karavAmAM lapaTAvI e kAmAMdha purUSa pAtAnA havasa purA karavAnI tamannAmAM bAIne bhraSTa karavA taiyAra thayA hatA. alyA ! vi...cA...rI...te kheAlaje, huM kANu chuM te khabara che? A gAmanA nagarazeTha. tane khabara che ke mArI zu` sattA che ? tArI sattA ane tArA DahApaNanI mane jarApaNu paravA nathI. nIca, zahetAna, "yathA rAjA tathA prajA. >> bhAi, vadhAre khelavAnI tAre kAMI ja jarUra nathI paNa sAcI hakIkata je hAya te kahe. rAjAe zAMta thatAM kahyuM. te kahevA huM badhAelA nathI. phakata mArI strI sAthe mane bahAra javA de. nahIM tA. pariAma sArUM' nahi Ave. tuM javAba nahi Ape ? nA. Page #275 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 40 muM 265 te tane rAjakedI tarIke metanI zikSA ApIza. te zIkSA ApatAM pahelAM tamo ja pastAzo ane tamAre hAtha dhovA paDaze. mATe tamArI zuravIratA jarA dhyAnamAM ja rAkho nAmadAra ! zIkSA ApatAM pastAze. saubhAgyavaMtA-saubhAgyasuMdarI pitAnA brAta mATe AkraMda karaze. te pachI tamAre apayazane ke cAre tarapha vAgaze. are yuvAna, mArA gussAne bhega tuM na bana. tArA muhe kazula kara. rAjAe kahyuM. to huM eTaluM kabula karU chuM ke te mArI strI che ane teno huM pati chuM ethI vadhAre gunhA mAre nathI. besa, besa, nAlAyaka ! tArI hoya ja kayAMthI? jarA svarUpavAna joI eTale pitAnI karI levA taiyAra thayA, paNa jANe che ke ahIM tArI cAlabAjI-kapaTabAjI nahi cAle. sipAIe ! jAo, pelI rAMDane ahIM bolAvI lAve ! mahArAja ! te bAIne te koI kArAgrahamAMthI choDAvI laI gayA che. anucaree AvIne khabara ApI. rAjAjI! eka paNa apazabda bolatA vicAranahIM to have sahana nahIM thAya. jyAM A rAjamaMDapa che. tyAM yuddha maMDapa racAze. ane lohInI dhArAe chuTaze. devakumAra krodhamAM bo. jAo ! A pApIone zuLIe caDhA! rAjAe hukama pharamAvyA. rAjana ! "sAhasa karatAM pahelAM te lekene pitAnA purAvA majabUta karavA agara sAbItI mATe amuka TAIma Apavo joIe ane e TAIma sudhImAM je purAvAo raju na kare ane pite gunahegAra Thare te Apa zIkSA pharamAvazo. pradhAne zAMta dilathI samajAvyuM. Page #276 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakthA rAjA- tame jAmIna Ape te tamone mahetala ApuM ane mukta karUM. vasaMtasiMha--mahArAja! vicAre, A gAmamAM amArA jAmIna kaNa thAya! rAja-jyAM sudhI jAmIna na lAve tyAM sudhI kArAgrahamAM ja rAkhavAmAM Avaze. jAva! temane kArAgrahamAM ja rAkhe! lAlasiMha--(acAnaka AvI caDatAM ja) mArI araja che ke pelA be niraparAdhI rAjakumArone mukta kare. huM temane jamIna thavA taiyAra chuM. huM karuM chuM te sAMbhaLo ! "duHkhIyAnuM duHkha kApanAra, strIonA zIyaLanuM rakSaNa karanAra, garIbene pALaka ane eka prabhune adanA sevaka." rAjA--tamo kyAMnA rahIza cho ? ane tamArA jAmIna keNu thaze. lAlasiMha--nAmadAra, huM te jagale jaMgala bhaTakanAra chuM chatAM mAre jAmIna ahIMnA nagarazeThanI putravadhu thaze. rAjA---are bhalA mANasa, te lokonA sAme te A zeThanI phariyAda che te pachI tenI ja putravadhu jAmIna zI rIte thaI zakaze. lAlasiMha--rAjAjI, A zeTha ghaNoja duSTa ane narAdhama che. ane tenI putra-vadhu saguNa temaja zIlavaMtI che. rAjA--zuM tamo A mANasane oLakhe che? jyAre tame jaMgale jaMgala bhaTakIne badhAnuM duHkha kApa cho te mAruM duHkha kema kApatA nathI. lAlasiMha--rAjana ! tamAre vaLI evuM zuM dukha AvI pAyuM che. rAjA-are! mArI putrInuM kaI duSTa haraNa karI gayo che tene patto lAgato nathI te tene zodhI lAvI mAruM duHkha dUra kare! . Page #277 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 267 prakaraNa 40 muM lAlasiMha--prasaMga Avaze tyAre sarve thaI jaze, hAla te A be naraparAdhI mANasane choDI mUke ! rAjA-sipAIo, jAva e kedIne choDI mUke ! rAjAne hukama thatAM ja bane kedIone choDI mUkavAmAM AvyA. "jagatamAM mitrAcArI e eka aNamola varatu che ke tene bAMdhavI sahela che paNa nibhAvavI muzkela che." samajI varga ! vicAra karIne mitrAcArI bAMdhe ane vakhata Ave tenI kaseTI kare te ja mAluma paDe ke "mitrAcArI kene kahevAya." Page #278 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa ekatAlIsamuM rAjamArga prabhAta khIlI rahyuM che. saubhAgyasuMdarI (purUSa veSamAMja) pitAnA nivAsamAM beThI beThI devasenAnI sAthe vArtAlApa karavA lAgI. bahena ! tame ghaNuM kaSTa veThayA ane Ama kyAM sudhI veThazo ? bhAI! "satyanI kasoTI thAya tyAre ja tenI kiMmata aMkAya, tame kema bhUle che? satI sItA, damayaMti vigere mahAsatIone ochAM du:kha paDyAM hatAM ! chatAM teo badhA satya vastu upara nirbhaya rahyAM tyAre ApoApa sukhanI ghaDI AvI gaI ane jagatamAM vaMdanIya banyA " te bhAI! duHkha paDe tyAre gaMbhIratA ane dhIraja beu rAkhavA joIe. "jevAM pUrva karmanA phaLa hoya che te ja lAbha maLe che." bhAI! je ApaNe karmavAdI tarIke sAce dharma samajyA heIe te duHkhamAM kAyara na banavuM joIe ane prANane paNa zIyala sAcavavuM joIe. e satIne sAce dharma - pharaja che. devasenAe uccAyuM. dhanya che!!! tamArI hiMmata ane niratAne dhanya che ! tamArA Page #279 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 41 su 269 jevI Ada` ramaNIne ! tame sukhethI aMgreja rahA, tamane kAI jAtanuM Azru AvavA daIza nahIM. mane tamArA bhAI samajo. sAbhAgyasudaroe jaNAvyuM. devasenA----mane pazu tamArA sahevAsathI ghaNuM jANavAnuM-samajavAnuM maLaze. saubhAgyasu darI--( purUSa veSamAM ) huM ahIMnA rAjakumAranA mitra chu. ane tame mArA mitranA patnInA lAlI thAo che. tethIja me tamane oLakhyA. devasenA--mArAthI A rAjyamAM kema rahevAya ! pazu Aja gAmamAM kArAgrahamAM paDayA che ane dhaNuM temane zuLIe caDAvaze teA pachI mArI zI sthiti. sAbhAgya! huM! huM! zuM ? devakumAra A gAmamAM ja che? tyAre te me' mANasa mAkalyuM che te hAlaja temanI khabara laI Avaze. mArA pati rAjA karIne rAmitra devakumAra tathA vasaMtasiMha nAmanA be purUSa! ApaNA nagaramAM AvelA hatA, temanA upara strI haraNanA AreApa che. paNa pradhAnajInA kahevAthI temanA bacAva mATe jAmIna upara chuTA karavAnA hukama karyo che. pazu jAmIna naMhu maLavAthI kArAgrahe purAyA che, paNa kAI eka paredezI rAjabhapakAmAM Avye| ane jAmIna thaI temane cheDAvI dIdhAM che. cheDAvyA eTaluMja nahiM pazu temane chUpI rIte nagaranI bahAra kaDhAvyA che, ke jethI rAjA tene paNa tene badale A bicArA paradezIne maravuM paDaze. kAi paNa jAtanI phIkara karatA nathI. sipAIoe ( svagata ) ahAhA! tame mArA peAtAnA dhikkAra che mane, paNa pelA pApakArI mANasa krANu haze ? dhanya che evA mitrAne !!! te khIjo kAI nahIM pazu lArlosahu ja hAve| joie. paNa te ahIM Ave yAMthI ? saubhAgyasuMdarI vicAranA vahanamAM emAM khAvA lAgI. harakata na kare, chatAM te mAjIsa AvIne jaNAvyuM. rAjyamAM duHkhI ? Page #280 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA devasenA--hai ! rAjakuMvara, tame Ama zA vicAramAM paDayA che? kazA ja vicAramAM nathI paDayA. paNa tamArA parApakArI mitrane vicAra karU chuM ke te te krANu haze ? te teA bIjA kAI nahIM paNu.........are ! Ama te jIe ( eka strone duHkhI sthitimAM gAMDAnI mAphaka bhamatI joI te ) pelI kAI rAjakuMvarI duHkhI hAlatamAM mAluma paDe che. 270 A, hA, hA, ! te kevI suMdara svarUpavAna che. te biyArIne ApaNe madada karavI joie. ( mANusa meAkalI upara khelAve che. ) saubhAgya--hena ! tame krANu che ? padmaNI--huM eka rAjAnI rANI huM ne mArA patinI zodhamAM nIkaLI chuM. saubhAgya--zuM rAjAnI rANIone ja AvuM duHkha paDatuM haze ? vhena ! tame! ATalA badhA kaSTamAM kema AvyA ? .. padmaNI--rAjakuMvara ! mArA patine patra maLyeA ke " mitranI zASamAM saphaLa thayA chuM paNa mitrane bacAvavA mRtyune zaraNa thavAnuM che. mATe ahIM Avajo tethI mArA patinI zeAdhamAM huM ekalI nIkaLI chuM. rAjanA daravAje AvatAM sipAI enI najara mArA tarapha bagaDI paNa tenuM kAMI cAlyu' nahIM tyAMthI AgaLa cAlatAM ahIMnA kruSTa nagarazeThe najara bagADI ne peAtAnA mANasAnI madadathI mane pakaDavA dhAryuM. te mArA jAvAmAM AvyuM eTale huM gAMDAnI mA patthara mAravA lAgI ane ADu avaLu jema mAve tema khelavA lAgI. tethI te leAkAe mane patthara mAravA mAMDayA paNa mArAmAM gAMDapaNu jevI asara jovAmAM AvI jethI huM bacavA pAmI chuM. devasenA-e pApI zeThe tA bhrUNI satI sAdhvI strIone kaSTa ApyuM che. mane paNa duHkha ApavAmAM bAkI rAkhI nathI. eka rAjasevaka dADatA DhADatA AvyA ane kahevA lAgyA / pArakAnA duHkhe peAtAnA jIva ApanAra parApakArI bahAdura naranI .66 Page #281 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 41 muM ra71 dazA te juo ! A duniyAmAM bhagavAnanA gharamAM paNa se maNa tele aMdhArUM jaNAya che. devasenA-bahena! juo, juo, pelA mANasane vadhasthaMbha para laI jAya che. te kevo zuravIra ane sAhasIka che. paNuM-bahAra najara karatAM ja "hA ! pati ! ahAhA ! mArA prANa! zurA pati ! tamArI tAkAta A vakhate kayAM gaI? paghaNuM mUchavaza thaI jAya che. saubhAgya-bahena tamane ekAeka zuM thayuM? devasenA-rAjakuMvara ! huM zuM boluM? pelA mANasane je vadhasthaMbhe laI jAya che te bIjA koI nahIM paNa mArA patinA mitra lAlasiMhaja che. tenuM duHkha joI mane AgAdha thAya che. te paNa ekadama mUchavaza thaI dharaNI para DhaLI paDI. saubhAgya-kAI A ! koI Ave! A rAjakumArIne bacAve ! bUma pADe che. Ama bUma sAMbhaLI nekara ekadama deDI Ave che. paNa eka mANasa pAse vITI jotAM saubhAgye pUchayuM ke "are bhalA mANasa tArA hAthamAM A zuM che? bhAI! mArA hAthamAM eka strInI vIMTI che te laI mArA rAjAnA kahevA pramANe tene zodhuM chuM. bhAI! mane jovA te de! bhAI! le joIne mane pAchI Apajo ! bhAI! (pitAnI vIMTI laIne tenA badale pitAnA patinI vIMTI Ape che.) tArA rAjAne A vIMTI Apajo ane A bIjI vIMTI ApuM chuM te laIne te mANasanI zodha karaze. ema kahI lAlasiMhanI vIMTI Ape che. Page #282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa beMtAlIsamuM. rAja kacerI. pradhAnajI ! pelA mANasane zULIe caDAvyo ke nahi? te badamAse pelA mANasone yuktithI nasADyo che. pradhAnamahArAja ! ApazrInI AjJA mujaba te mANasane anucaronA kabajAmAM soMpyA che. (tyAM eka sipAI deDo Avyo) ApaNA kuMvarajInI mudrIkA kaI haraNa karI gayuM hatuM te Aje A mANasa pAsethI maLI AvI che. meM corI karI nathI paNa AmAM strInI chabI che tenI zodha mATe pharuM chuM. AvanAra mANasa bolyA. rAjA-are! bhalA mANasa je te khare ke A chabI strInI che ke bIjAnI che kheTa bharamamAM kuTAya che. tuM tAro gunha kasula kara. sipAI-je mANasane Ape vadha-sthaMbhe mekalyo che te mANasa A bAbatane khulAso karaze. jAo! tene hAlane hAla kacerImAM hAjara kare. rAjAe hukama karyo. Page #283 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 4ra muM 273 tethI anucaro lAlasiMhane kacerImAM hAjara kare che. lAlasiMhane hAjara thatAM rAjAe pUchayuM "tArUM ahIM AvavAnuM prayojana zuM che?" mahArAjA ! eka niraparAdhI mANasane bacAvavA Avyo chuM. lAlasiMhe javAba Ape. rAjA-cupa kara ! eka mANasa jAmIna thaI zULIe caDyo te te bIjAne kevI rIte nirdoSa TharAvI zakIza. lAlasiMha-je rAjyamAM rAjA anyAyI heya, loke parastrIne herAna karatA hoya, paradhananI lAlasAvALA haya, je rAjyamAM nyAyanuM nAma nizAna naheAya te rAjyamAM satya-nItine vAsa hoya ja kyAMthI ? sAMbhaLe ! je mANasane meM choDAvyA che te mANase jevA tevA nathI samajyA ! rAjA pote gunhegAra hoya tyAM bIjAnI zI vAta karavI ! teo te moTA rAjyanA rAjavaMzI hatA, nyAyaniti ane saddaguNanA bharelA hatA. tamane AvA mahAna purUSonI adhamamati karatAM zarama nathI AvatI ? rAjA-cupa rahe! nAdAna, tArA jevA to aneka mANaso ahIM AvI gayA. lAlasiha-bhale, jevI tamArI marajI. paNa mane be cAra zabdo A mANasane pUchavA de ! bhale khuzIthI pucha. rAjAe AjJA ApI. lAlasiMha-bhAI! tane ApelI viTImAM purUSanI chabI kayAMthI AvI? mANasa-mane kaMI khabara nathI mahArAja "mahArAja" zabda sAMbhaLI raMgIlasena rAjA camakI uThyo. A mANasa "mahArAja' kema kahe che? rAjAe pUchayuM. lAlasiMha-te puchavAne tamane hakka nathI. sipAI, te koIne A mudrikA ApI hatI ? 18 Page #284 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra saciva dhArmika navalakathA mANasa-hA ! mArA vahAlA saradAra, ahIMnA rAjamitrane meM te vIMTI ApI hatI. paNa temane mane eka vIMTI ApI che. te A rahI. ema kahI te vIMTI Ape che. vIMTI hAthamAM laI tapAsI joIne kahyuM ke hatho mahArAja! A eka vIMTI. A vIMTI ApanAra tamArI mudrakAne cera che. A mANasa cera nathI. dAsI deDatI hAMphatI rAjakacerImAM Ave che ane kahe che "mahArAja ! Aje kuMvarachanA mahelamAM gajaba thayo che. rAjamitranA AzramamAM AvelI be rAjakumArIo tadana gAMDI banI gaI che. A duSTa kedIne joyo che tyArathI teo taddana becena che, tene jAduI vidyArthI vaza karyA che. te dareka strIonA mana hare che mATe te duSTane ekadama gAma bahAra kADhI mukavo joIe. rAja-dAsI ! jA, teone ahIM belAvI lAva! rAjAe hukama pharamAve. (lAlasiMha tarapha pharIne) doSItane nirdoSa TharAvanAra pApI te pote ja cera che. dhikkAra che tArA jevA pAkhaMDIne! smaraNa kara tArA Izane ke jethI tuM tArA kRtyane badale sArI rahelI kaheNImAM meLavI zake. lAlasiMha-are duSTa rAjA! tuM mane zuM zIkhAmaNa ApatA hate ! mAre prabhu te mArI sAthe ja che. paNa he! duSTa nRpa ! anyAyI rAjA tAro paramAtmA tArAthI vimukha che. tuM niraparAdhIne aparAdhI gaNe che. te AgaLa belavA jAya che paNa sAmethI beu rAjakuMvarIone kacerImAM AvatAM dekhI te ume rahyo. he pitA ! he pitA! zuM tame paNa tamArI dIkarIne bhUlI gayAM? kuMvarI AvatAM ja bolI. A avAja sAMbhaLI rAjA camakayo. Page #285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 42 mu 275 pitAjI! pitAjI! tame kayAM che ? A tamArI duHkhI dIkarIne khelAve! zuM tame mane nahIM khelAve!! tamArI vanalattAne te nihALe! padmamaNIe kahyuM. putrIne dekhatAMja rAjA khelyA ke putrI! tuM kayAM hatI? kheAla, khela, mArI vhAlI putrI kheAla ! tuM acAnaka kAMthI AvI? ema khelatAM te peAtAnI putrIne bheTI paDe che, paNa lAlasiMhane ubhela dekhIne padmaNI zaramAI jAya che. mArI vhAlI putrI tuM kema zaramAya che ? dAsI~~pelA duSTa mANasanI kuSTithI. lArlAMDu--nIca jAta, dAsI ! cupa rahe! tuM strI jAta che teyoja javA dauM chuM, nahIM te tane ane tArA rAjAne tene yamadUtanA dhera mAkalI deta. rAjA---are pApI! laMpaTa! zuM tuM mane paNa mArA rAjyamAM yamazaraNa pahAMcADavA hiMmata kare che? ema pUchatA potAnI zamazera ugAme che. lAsa----pApI, Adhe khasa! tuM ema na dhAratA ke tArAthI huM DerI pAcheA paDIza. pazu tane tArI putronI khAtara jIvatA rAkhuM. mATe Ave! khasa ! padmamaNI--pitAjI! bacAve! bacAve !!! A tamArI duHkhI dIkarIne bacAvA ! rAjA--meTA ! tuM zAthI Ama khele che. ane zA mATe na tamArI kharI hakIkata kahI. tamArA duHkhane bhAra echA kareA. pitAjI! A tamArI putrIne vidhavA thatI bacAve ! beTA! tuM teA mArA jIvananI velI che. tuM mane A duSTane mAratA krama vAre che marA vairIne mAratAM na aTakAva! pitAjI! te tamArA duzmana nathI paNa mitra che. jo tame tamArI putrInuM sukha icchatA hatA tame A dUSTa kRtyathI te dUSTa nathI paNa raNavijayo vira pradhAnaputra...... aTakA ! Page #286 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA beTA ! tuM A zu khele che? kayAM e raNavijayI lAlUsa ane kayAM A duSTa ! doSItane nirdoSa banAvanAra ! kayAM e raNavIra caiAdhdhA ane katyAM A bhIrU-kAyara ane kAmI ! pitAjI! tamA bhUle che ? tamArI bhayaMkara bhUla thAya che. A eja lAlasiddha che ke je tana, mana te dhananA mAlIka che. ane mArA svAmI che. tamArA jamAI che. 276 rAjA--putrI! tuM paNa A duSTanI sagI che. tame te yuvAne zA mATe vadhasta Mbhe mokalatA hatA ? javAba Apo ! padamaNIe tADukIne pUchyuM. zA mATe na meAkalu...? te ApaNA zaheranA nagarazeTha khubacaMdrazAhanA makAnamAMthI temanI dAsIne phAsalAvI bhagADI janAra yuvakAnA jAmIna thaI tene nasADI mukavAnA AreApasara ! duSTa ! khubacaMdazAhanuM nAma levAmAMja pApa che, te duSTa pApIe te ghaNI bhALI lalanAone lalacAvI-pheAsalAvI bicArIonA zIyala khaMDIta karyA che. tamArI potAnI putrIne paNa te duSTa duHkha devAmAM kAMI bAkI mukayuM nathI, tenI teA pAchaLathI vAta ! paNa, tame te yuvakAnI kAMIpaNa tapAsa karI hatI ke nahi ? nA, te bAbatanI ame kAMIpaNa tapAsa karI nathI. rAjA ThAvakuM meAM rAkhI melyA. zu te zeTha tenI dAsIne oLakhI zakaze ke? padamaNI kheAlI. sipAI ! sipAI ! annadAtA ! zI AjJA ? sIpAI salAma karI sAme AvI lye. jAo ! khuba dazAhane khelAvI lAvA ! rAjAe hukama karyA. sipAie zeThane kheAlAvI hAjara thayA. A bemAMthI tamArI dAsI kaI te tame jANA che ? rAjAe zeThanI tarapha najara pheravatAM pUchyuM. Page #287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 4ra muM 277 annadAtA ! pelI rahI che. devasenA tarapha AMgaLI laMbAvatA zeTha bolyo. duSTa nAdAna ! cupa rahe! "zuM mohanapurInA rAjAnI kanyA A pApInI dAsI thaze? zuM pratiSThApura nagaranA rAjakuMvaranI patnI ane ApanI sibhAgyanI bhAtRjAyA !" nA, nA, tema hoya ja nahIM rAjA tADukyA. pitAzrI ! to pUche ene ja. padamaNa bolI. devasenA, zI hakIkta che? rAjAe pUchayuM. Ape je vIrakumArane kArAgrahe pUryA hatA te kAI nahIM paNa mArA pati devakumAraja hatA. zeThe mane duSTa dAnatathI gharamAM rAkhI hatI. jyAre temAMthI chUTavA huM ApaghAta karatI hatI tyAre mArA patie mane bacAvI. vaLI mArA dharmabrAtA ane ApanA jamAI A lAlasiMhe sahAyatA karI te zuM mArA prANa bacAvanAranI A dazA. A pramANe sAMbhaLI rAjA ghaNo ja pastAyo. hA ! deva! meM A zuM karyuM? meM nakAmA A rAjavaMzIone cheDyA. are ! A daSTa nagarazeThe mane ADe raste de. lAlasiMha. mane mApha kara ! mArI vahAlI putrI! tuM tArA pitAnA AvA kRtyane mAphI ApIza? arere !! meM A zuM karyuM? are rAjana ! tame A zuM karo cho ? zAMta thAo ! kudarata je kare te sarve sArA mATe ja. je nagarazeThane A banAva na banyA hatA te amAraze ane tamAre meLApa zI rIte thAta ! temaja pApIne pApanI zikSA paNa maLata nahIM, mATe tamArI putrIne upakAra mAne ! rAjavaMzI purUSe kahyuM zuM mArI putrIe mane aMdhArAmAM rAkhyo ? rAjAe pUchyuM. samaya Ave tyAre putrI paNa tamane satya khulAso Apene ! je pahelA vAta karI hota to tame sAcuM mAnata ja nahIM. mATe paramAtmA je kare che te sarve sAruM ja kare che. rAjana ! have Apa Page #288 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 278 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA gaI gujarIte zAca na kareA! prabhune pADa mAne ke badhA sArAM vAnAM thayAM lAlasihe kahyuM. che kArya hAjara! rAjA melyA. annadAtA ! zI nA ! sipAI hAjara thayA. jAe e duSTa nagarazeThanA dharabAra japta kare| ane tenA kuTuMbane nagara bahAra kADhI mUkA! rAjana! sAhasa na kareA. eka pApInA kRtya mATe AkhA kuTuMbane zIkSA na hoya ! tene putra ane putravadhu tA dhaNAja saddaguNI che. mATe tene sajAnI jarUra nathI. phakata nagarazeThanA kRtyane mATe je zIkSA ApavI ghaTe te Ape!! dainasenA melo UThI. Akhare te pApI nagarazeThane dezanIkAlanI sanna karavAmAM AvI. tenA pApanI zIkSA bhAgavA te pApI kALu mukha lai cAlatA thaye.. rAjamitra ! A vIMTI viSe tame zuM jANe che ? rAjAe pUchyuM. rAjana! devakumArane duHkhamAM joI tenA mitranI zodha mATe A vIMTI ApI hatI, saubhAgye kahyuM. A vIMTI tamane kayAMthI maLI te jaNAvaze ? lAlasi Mhe namratApUrvaka pUchyuM. evI tA mArI pAse dhaNIe vIMTIe che. kathAM che te mane batAvAne? sAbhAgye vIrakuTuba tathA vijayanI mudrIkA jevA mATe ApI. rAjamitra ! A badhI vIMTIe ApanI pAse kayAMthI? vakhata Avaze tyAre jaNAvIza. AvA AnaMdanA vakhate huM kAIne nAkhuza karavA mAgatA nathI. ThIka ! tyAre pachI jaNAvaze|. ema kahIne peAtAnA AvAsa tarapha javA ubhA thayA. eTale sarve jaNu petAtAnA AvAsa-nivAsa tarapha gayA. na Page #289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa teMtAlIsamuM maNivijyane AvAsa maNivijayanA AvAse lAlasiMha Ave che tyAre tene ghaNuja sanmAnapUrvaka AdaramAna Ape che ane lAlasiMhanI buddhinA ghaNAja vakhANa kare che. "tamArA jevA zuravIra ane vaphAdAra vaLI amArA jevA rAjakumArane ThagavAmAM tamArA jevA cAlAka keIka ja haze, kudarata kudaratanuM kAma bajAvyA kare che, paNa tame AvA cAlAka hovA chatAM A rAjamitrathI ThagAyA che tenuM tamane bhAna che? rAjamitra! potAnI vAta karavAne AnAkAnI kare che, kAraNake mANasanA peTanI ane jhADanA polanI bhAgye ja khabara paDe ! padamaNIe jaNAvyuM. Ama hAsya vinoda cAle che tyAM saibhAgya AvIne kahe che ke bena devasenA! ApaNuM jevI strIo karatA purUSonuM bhAgya baLavAna paNa hoya che. A sAMbhaLI maNivijaya vicAramAM paDe. are ! A zuM? mane khAtrI thAya che ke A koI strI hovI joIe "rAjamitra! tame zuM bolyA te bole joIe !" huM strI nathI paNa devasenAne khuza karavA bolatI hatI samajyA! tamArI vANI badhAne zaMkAmAM nAMkhe che. lAlasiMha bolya. bhAI, tame zaMkA lAve te svAbhAvika che. tame vivekI ane Page #290 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 280. devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA saddaguNI pitAnA putra che. maMjarI jevI dhutArI duSTa strIne tame kaTTA duzmana che ane saubhAgyasuMdarInA bhrAtA che. zuM tame maMjarIne oLakhe che? zuM tame bhAgyasuMdarIne paNa pichANo cho ? lAlasiMhe Azcarya pAmatA pUchayuM. hA.' smItahAsya karatAM kahyuM. A sAMbhaLI ghaDIbhara lAlasiMha vicAramAM paDI gayo ane manamAM nizcaya kare che ke Aja sAbhAgya bahena na hoya! te barAbara khUba vicArIne be -bahena! have mane khabara paDI ke tame kaI nahiM paNa mArA devakumArabhAInA bahena sAbhAgyasuMdarI ja che. A pramANe bhAgyasuMdarInuM nAma sAMbhaLI maNivijaya cama ane bolyo ke "zuM mArI vhAlI sAbhAgya ? vAha ! prabhu, vAha! zuM tArI ajaba lIlA! Akhare, satyane belI te mAro bhagavAnaja che. tame tamArA bhAIne bacAvavA AgaLa kema na paDyA? phakata ApanA premanI parIkSA karavA ja. maNivijaya-(pitAnA aMtarAtmAne AnaMda ApavA lAgyA.) Apa to mArA prANadAtA che, mATe tamAre jeTale upakAra mAnuM teTale eka ja che. Ajano divasa te mArA mATe-mArA jIvana mATe kaI alaukika ja che. lAlasiMha--Ajano divasa te gurUdeva ane dharma pratApe vaNaja AnaMdadAyaka che, mATe cAle, devadarzana karI jaMgalamAM jaI jarA AtmAne AnaMda ApIe. AthI lAlasiMha, maNivijaya tathA potAnA sipAIe jaMgala tarapha pharavA mATe UThayA. ane gayA jyAM temane duSTa maMjarI pitAnA jIvanane vicAra kare che te sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyuM. "meM mArA jIvanamAM keTaluM badhuM duHkha bhegavyuM! mArA karyA mane ja naDyA. huM je je karuM chuM te badhuM mArA virUddha ja jAya che. meM jeTaluM lAlasiMha ane Page #291 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 43 su 281 devakumArane phasAvavA mATe karyuM.. teTalu Mja temanA sArA mATe thAya che. lAhe ja mate nagaramAMthI kaDhAvI. meM drIsihune gAdI apAvI paNa tene mate rAkhI nahIM tyAMthI mehanapura gaI tyAMthI pazu lAlasiMhai mate pAyamAla kara, paNa eka bhUla thaI gaI ke te vakhate me tene oLakhyA nahetA. te padmAvatIne paraNyA paNa have tu joje ke A maMjarI tArA mATe zuM kare che. tArA tuM game tyAM ane game te veze harnaza paNa tane mAphaka DaMza i tate mArIya tyAre ja japIza" khelatI jaMgalamAM bhasyA kare che. jI14 lakhuMza. zeAdhI nAgaNunI Ama melatI jyAre lAlasaddha ane maNivijayate jue che. A duSTa te ahIMja che te? paNa tene phasAvavA zI yukita karU ke jethI bane Ape|Apa laDe, ane mare. tethI saiAbhAgya, devakumAra ane meAhanapurInA pradhAnanuM paNa vera sAthe sAthe levAya. tyAre rIte? 66 are ! evI zuM te mArA kahevAthI laDhaze kharA ! nA, nA, tyAre mAre zA upAya levA. (evAmAM padmamAtrane AvatI jue che ) are! pelI devakanyA jevuM kANuM Ave che. hA. hA. eLakhI, e te padamAvatI che. ThIka lAga che. maNivijayane samajAvI padamAvatImAM mADAMdha anAvI laDAvI mAr lAlasaha jaMgala jotA jotA AgaLa cAlatA jAya che te lAga sAdhI maMjarI Ave che ane kahe che. kema che! ra'gIlA-rAjakumAra huM Apane praNAma karUM bru. tame krANu che mane kayAMthI eLakhA ? eka raMgIlA strI bhAgI rAjakuMvarane kANu na oLakhe ? huM tamAro pAse AvI chuM tenuM kAraNa sAMbhaLe tamArI sAbhAgya lAlasahu sAthe badhA saMbaMdha rAkhe che phakata lagnagraMthIthI joDAvAnuMja AI che samajyA? pazu tamArUM sAbhAgya AgaLa cAle zu" mArA Page #292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 182 devakumAr sacitra dhArmiSka navalakathA rAjakumAra huM satyaja kahuM chuM ke lAlasa' ane sAbhAgya bane jaNa dAMtanA hAA le che. pazu te hakIkata tane AgaLa upara kahIza. purUSa bicArA zu kare ? jo tamAre tene tavI hAya tA eka devAMsau kanyA tamane lAvo Apu.. rmANuvijaya---duSTA ! tArI lavArI baMdha kara ane ahIMthI TAlI jA. mArI pativratA strI upara kheATA Aropa mukI pApa na kara bahu thayuM. maMjarI--rAjakumAra, jarA khyAla kare. meTA moTA rAjA mahArAjA paNa zrIkaTAkSa AgaLa nirmAlya thaI gayA teA pachI bhAlisaMhanI zuM tAkAta ! jarA juo! rAvaNa jevA mahAna rAjAo, vizvAmitra jevA maharSi ane iMdra jevA mahAna devA paNa strIonA kaTAkSa AgaLa sarava bhUlyA che. tA pachI eka pAmara lAlasi MhanuM zuM gajuM ? mATe kahuM chuM ke pelI devAMganA Ave che tene tame yAce. huM te strIne ahIM khelAvuM chuM. Ave! ! AvA ! padamAvatI-Dena ahIM Ave ! A tamArA mAnItA patidevane tamArA mehapAzamAM nAkhI temanI AzA pUrNa kare. padamAvatI--(lAlayeALa thatI) are! duSTa mAMjarI, tuM ahIM kyAMthI, ane tuM A zuM khele che? mArA pati ahIM kayAM che ? tuM mane phasAvavA mAge che? maMjarI--tamane phasAvavA mAgatI nathI paNa sukhI karavA mAgu chuM. hajI tame paraNyA nathI mATe mArUM kahyuM mArgane A raMgIlA rAjakumArane paraNA. rAjakumAra ! jue, A tamArA lAyaka uCzI jevI apsarA. mATe Apa tenI abhilASA pUrI kare| ane paraNa. bALA, tame kANuM che| maNiviSaye pUchyuM. viyeAge vyAkuLa, premane kAla ApanAra ane khelanArI kSatriyANI chuM. bALAe jaNuAvyuM. Page #293 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 43 muM 283. to cAlo tyAre, tamAre premane ke huM pure karIza ane tamAre viyoga dUra karIza. kuMvara, sAhasa karatAM vicAra kare! zuM kSatriyANI eka patine varyA pachI bIjAne varaze? zuM hasaNa kadI motInA cArA sivAya anya cAre caraze? zuM baMTInA vAvanArane kamekanA svAdanI gama paDaze? mATe nAdAna rAjakuMvara ! ! khabaradAra !!! je eka DagaluM AgaLa vadhyo te mata ApyuM samajaje. A te raNacaMDIkA che. maMjarI-padamAvatI! eka rakhaDatA lebhAgune paraNyA karatAM te A rAjakumArane paraNe rAjaramaNI banI AnaMda bhagavo. rAMDa zaMkhaNI, duSTa! tuM jANatI nathI ke tuM koNa che? sarvanuM eN khAnArI laiMDI, tuM mane zikhAmaNa denArI koNa che? sarvanuM nikaMdana kADhanArA tArA badhA caritro mArAthI ajANyA nathI. mATe tene sApha zabdomAM kahuM chuM ke tane haju lAlasiMhanA zurAtananI khabara nathI paDatI. yAda na hoya te yAda kara, teM tArA annadAtA rAjAnuM nikaMdana kADhyuM. mohanapurImAM te zuM na karyuM duSTa! tuM mArA pitAzrIne paNa phasAvavA AvI. je mArA vahAlA lAlasiMhe mArA pitAzrIne na bacAvyA heta to zuM thAta? pApINI! tuM tAruM kALuM mahuM laI A zuM bole che? cAlI jA. maMjarI-bahu thayuM, have rahevA de. jANatI nathI ke maMjarInI yuktio kevI pAra utare che. vasaMtasiMhane adrazya karAvyA, kezavasiMhanuM khuna karAvyuM. devakumAra para Aropa nAMkhI dezanikAla karAvyo ane tArA lebhAgu patine paNa meM mAruM pANI batAvyuM. te badhuM zuM che bhulI jAya che. mATe bahu DAhI na thA ane samaja, nahIM te tArI paNa A dazA thaze. e pApINI, duza, kALAM dhoLAM karanArI tuM ja che. tuM adhama gatIe javAnI che. pApaNuM ! tArUM meM jevA mAgatI nathI. AthI khasa. padamAvatIe jaNAvyuM. Page #294 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 284. devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA maNivijaya-suMdarI! zAne mATe ATalA badhA gusse thAva cho? mAruM kahevuM mAne eTaluM badhuM ThIka thaI jaze. basa cUpa rahe, rAjakumAra ! tame nAdAna cho. kSatriyANInA khAMDAnA khela tame joyA lAgatA nathI. prANa jaze paNa ziyaLa nahi jAya e cokkasa mAnaje. zuM A bhavamAM eka pati svikAryA pachI bIjA patinuM ciMtavana karavuM te mahApApa na gaNAya che ? basa tamArI bahAdurI tamArI pAse ja rahevA de. nahIM te jovA jevI thaze. rAjakumAra! tame to mArA bhAI thAva. zuM mArA bahAdUra patine mUkI tArA jevA parastrI laMpaTa, bAyalA ane hicakArAne varaze? padamAvatie potAne zobhe tevo javAba Apyo. basa rahe! tArI vadhu paDatI jabAna sAMbhaLavA huM nathI mAgato. bola, mAruM kahyuM mAne che ke nahi ? rAjakumAra gussAnA AvezamAM bolyo. rAjakuMvara ! ema e nahi mAne, kara baLAtkAra. dAsI maMjarIe vacamAM ja umeyuM. nIca! duSTa, tArI zI tAkAta che ke tuM baLAtkAra karI zake? siMhaNanI mAphaka garjanA karatI trADukI uThI. rAjakumAra! tame mArA patinA zurAtanathI hajI ajANa lAge che? ATalAM badhAM khAsa khAdhAM chatAM lAja nathI, te tamArA ane kutarAmAM zo taphAvata? zuM janetAe dikaro pedA karyo che? laMpaTa, hIcakArA, DhAMkaNamAM pANI laI DubI mara te dharatI parathI bhAra ocho thAya. satiyA satya na cheDIe, satya che. pata jAya, satyakI bAMdhI lakSmI, jaba mIlego Aya. A deharo yAda AvatAM padamAvatimAM navuM cetana Ave che, ane paramAtmAnuM smaraNa karatAMnI sAthe ja pitAnI kammaramAMthI khaMjara kADhI maNivijayanA sAme dhasI tyAM lAlasiMha sAmethI Ave che teNe A drazya joyuM. Page #295 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 43 muM 285 ahA! A suMdarI koNa haze? maNivijaya tene kema phasAvate haze? zuM maNivijaya duSTa che? oha, oha A duSTa maMjarI ahIM kayAMthI ? A suMdarIne phasAvanAra bIjuM koI nahi paNa A duSTA ja hovI joIe daivya A suMdara strI kezu haze? AvA kamaLa phaLano bhaktA koNa haze? ane A suMdarIne pati koNa haze ? are ! A vakhate mane mArI padamAvatI kema yAda Ave che? zuM A suMdarI padamAvatI te nahi heya? te te tenI mAtuzrInI sAthe gaI che. te A suMdara strIne jaMgalamAM tarachoDI janAra kI murkha haze ? lAlasiMha vicAramAM ne vicAramAM tyAMja ubho rahI A drazya nihALavA lAgyo. duSTA ! cupa rahe!!! zuM tuM mane vezyA dhAre che ? zuM tuM mane AvA hicakArA sAthe paraNAvavA mAge che? A siMhaNane chaMcheDI duSTa jIvato jaze ? are!!! rAjakuLamAM utpanna thaelA nararAkSasa tane kaMI zarama che ke nahi? tuM kemanI sAthe vAta kare che. te tuM jANe che? have hada thAya che. hajI kahuM chuM ke sIdhI rIte kabula kara nahIM te baLAtkAra karuM chuM. tArA patine have saMbhALa. rAjakumAra kAmAMdha dazAmAM babaDavA lAgyo. pApI, mArA pati ahIM hoya te te jarUra tAruM nikaMdana kADhata. paNa te atyAre kayAMya haze. mArA vIra pati virarAjya pradhAna kuLadIpaka ahIM hota te tArA jevA hajAre kutarAne yamadvAra pahoMcAData. bola, bela, duSTa ! tuM mane zuM karIza ? maNivijaya dhasata bALA tarapha (pitA tarapha) Avato jaNAya. tethI te bALAthI cIsa paDAI gaI "kaI kSatriya vIra mane bacAvo ane mArA ziyalanuM rakSaNa kare." A bUma sAMbhaLI lAlasiMha vicArabhagna thaI turataja ahIM AvI pahoMcyo. suMdarI ! konAthI rakSaNa karavAnuM che? bela, jaldI bola. (maMjarIne dekhatAM) e pApINI duSTa, tuM paNa pAchI ahIM AvI chuM ne? maMjarI-maNivijaya mane bacAve ! mane bacA!!! Page #296 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 286 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA maNivija-lAlasiMha! ene choDe. dUra besa, nahiM te tArI paNa A dazA thaze. lAlasiMhe jaNAvyuM. zuM mArI paNa A dazA thaze ? are ! duSTa, tane tArI bena sAthe bhega bhogavatAM zarama nathI AvatI ? tuM parastrIne bhoktA thaI tene ja paraNavAnI AzAe mArI mane IcchIta strIthI pADe che ane. cupa ! jarA vicArIne bolo. mArI benanA mATe jarA paNa apazabda bolyA to tame tamArI vAta jANyA che ? duSTa banI parastrI bhogavavA beTho che ne mane ane mArI benane dezIta kare che ? huM eka paNa zabda khoTo kahete haiuM to pUcho A maMjarIne ! rAjakumAra bolyo suMdarI ! tamo koNa cho? lAlasiMhe prazna karyo. zuravIra saradAra ! mArA ziyalanA rakSaNahAra, nirAdhAranA AdhAra, mArA mugaTamaNi! huM ApanA coMnI dAsI chuM. zuM tame mane bhulI gayA? suMdarI! tamAruM nAma jaNAvazo ? tame virabALA jaNAo cho chatAM mane dekhI maNivijayanA sAme thatAM kema acakAyA ? mArA vahAlA! vicAro, Apa maLyA pachI amAre zI cIMtA heya? jayAM siMha hAjara heya tyAM siMhaNane pitAnA baLanI jarUra rahetI nathI. mAruM ne..ma! ahA...hA....hA, mArA vhAlAthI kyAM ajANyuM che? mAtula grahe vadAya karyA pachI Apa mane saMbhALa ja zAne ? zuM ! mArI vahAlI padmAvatI ! tuM ahIM kyAMthI? mAtula hethI pitAnA ghera jatAM vAghanA paMjhAmAM sapaDAelI A nagarodyAnamAM paDelI ghaNuM vakhate sAvadha thaI ane ahIM AvatAM maMjarInA sapATAmAM AvI ane Ape ja mane bacAvI. A badhuM sAMbhaLI maNivijaya ghaNe zaramadA thaI gayA ane te badhAne rAjadhAnImAM laI gayA. maMjarIne paNa sAthe lAvyA, Page #297 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa cuvAlIsamuM sibhAgya suMdarIne mahela. maNivijaya gusse thaI gayo hato tethI te AvIne tarataja saubhAgyasuMdarI pAse AvI belyo "le, A tAro pati." A zuM bole che ? jarA vicArIne bole. mAre vicAra karavAne ja nathI. - A badhuM zuM che ? A bAMdhelI maMjarI kyAMthI? A ajANI strI kezu che? bahAlA ! A badhuM zuM che, te mArAthI samajAtuM nathI. bahena ! tame ahIM kayAMthI? are! A duSTa maMjarI ahIM kayAMthI AvI? devasenAe padamAne jotAM pUchayuM. bahena pelA yogIrAjanA kahevA pramANe virapradhAnaputra mAre pati thaze to temaja thayuM che. have mArA jANavAmAM AvyuM ke je duSTa maMjarIe mane ane maNivijayane kaleza karAvyA teja mArA pitAnA behAla karanArI che. bhAI maNivijaya! jarA bolatAM vicAra karo. mArA pati upara AkSepa karatAM zarama nathI AvatI? jarA vicAra te karavo hato? padmAvatIe hRdayane ubharo ThAlavyo. bhAI lAlasiMha! AvuM juThuM kalaMka caDhAvavAnuM temanI pAse kAMI kAraNa che ? saubhAgyasuMdarIe dalIla karatAM pUchayuM. bahena ! A duSTa dAsInA kahevAthI ja te Ama bele che. te tArA pati che temaja padmAvatInA jAtA che nahIM to huM temane eka Page #298 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 288 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA zabda paNa na sAMbhaLata. mArA hRdayamAM Aga baLyA kare che ke teNe mArI priyA upara kudraSTi karI che ane tenAthI thAya eTaluM karyuM che. lAlasiMhe jaNAvyuM. nAtha! te kAMi ja kALAM kAma karanArI che te tene je zikSA ApavI yogya lAge te ApI A vAtane nikAla lAve. padmAvatI bolI. lAlasiMha -maMjarI ! are ! duSTA !!! kharekharUM kahI de, nahi te A zamazerathI tArUM dhaDa uDAvI daIza. bola, jaladI kahe. mane mAraze nahiM. huM sAcuM kahIza, tamane banne jaNane ApasaApasamAM laDAvI mAravA ane mArA vairane badale levA meM A prapaMca karyo hato. bena pabrAmatIne huM oLakhuM chuM meMja A kALA karmo karyA paNa temAM huMja phasAI chuM. mATe...mane kSamA kare. mArA upara dayA lAvI mane jatI kara. maMjarIe karagaratAM karagaratAM kahevA mAMDayuM. kezavasiMhanuM khuna karAvI devakumAra Aropa mukAvanAra huM ja hatI ane............. are ! pApINuM, A huM zuM sAMbhaLuM chuM duSTa, pApaNuM teja kezavasiMhanuM khUna karAvI AkhA rAjyanuM nikaMdana kaDhAvyuM che? bela? khUna zI rIte karAvyuM? lAlasiMha gusse thaI bolyA. maMjarI-mahArANInA zI khavyA mujaba temanA mahelanA chupA rastAthI cAra mArAone kezavasiMha AvAsamAM dAkhala karyA ane devakumAranI talavArane badale lehIvALI talavAra myAnamAM mukavAnI yukti karI. mahArANInI yojanA pAra paDI ane devakumAra para Aropa mukAyo. padmAvatI-bhAI, je, je, tArI mUrkhAI upara mane zarama Ave che. tane tArI bena upara julma karatAM lAja na AvI? dhikkAra che!!! tArI buddhine! tAruM mUkha jevuM paNa mane gamatuM nathI. mArI pati upara temaja tArI pitAnI patnI upara juThe Aropa mukatAM mota kema na AvyuM. sAMbhaLa! sAMbhaLa! mArA kAcA kAnanA vIra ! sAMbhaLa! je tAro pitAne vahema tArAthI virUddha gaye Akhare to satyano belI prabhu ja che. Page #299 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 44 muM 289 benanuM AvuM lAgaNI bharyuM ane mIThuM vacana sAMbhaLI maNivijaya gusse thaI maMjarIne kahevA lAgyo. rAMDa, "teM ja mane phasAvyo" ema bolI rAmazerathI mAravA jAya che. maNivijaya rahevA de. tenuM mota te bIjI rIte ja Avaze. sipAIo! maMjarIne kArAgrahe laI jA ! lAlasiMha ekadama bolI UThayo. padmAvatI ! mApha karo! mArI bhUla thaI, huM pApI banyo ke mArI duSTa buddhi thaI have pharIthI AvI bhUla nahIM karuM maNivijaye mAphI mAMgatAM kahyuM. bhAI! huM tane mAphI Apu chuM. have pharIne AvuM vartana na rAkhIza. padmAe zikhAmaNa ApatAM mAphI ApI. vhAlA pati ! have ApaNe suvarNapura javuM joIe padmAvatIe jaNAvyuM. lAlasiMha-jarUra! ApaNe AvatI kAle A duSTa maMjarIne laIne ja jaIzuM. bIjA divasanI prabhAte badhAe sAthe javAnuM nakkI karyuM. jyAre sUrya khIlI rahyo che. tenA sonerI kiraNo pRthvI upara pheMkI rahyo che te ja vakhate badhA sUvarNapura javA taiyAra thayA. jyAre teo sUvApura pahoMce che tyAre darekanA AtmAmAM koI anero AnaMda ubharAI gayo na hoya tevuM bhAse che. kema, pradhAnajI! ApaNA mahArAjAne belA! have te pote sudharyA lAge che lAlasiMhe pUchyuM. - jyAre pradhAne sipAIone mahArAjAne teDavA mokalyo tyAre lAlasiMha bolyo kema, bena! have tamArA pati sudharyA haze. mATe temanI sattA temane soMpavAmAM mane vAMdho lAgatuM nathI. tamArI zA marajI che? bhAI, emAM amArI marajI? amane pUchavAnuM hoya ja nahi 19 Page #300 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhAmika navalakathA jema tamane ThIka lAge tema kare kAraNake tamo je karaze te sAruM ja karaze. temAM amAre jevApaNuM hoya ja nahiM. kema! durjayasiMha, have tamArA vartanamAM pheraphAra thaele jaI mArA AtmAne temaja prajAne ghaNo ja AnaMda thAya che. have pavitra maNibALA pratye koI divasa kharAba vartana karatA nahi. ane prajA ne rAjyanI AbAdI vadhArI tamArI yazakIrti ne ujajavala kare. ane durAcArane tyAga karI saddabhAge vicara. lAlasiMhe mahArAjA durjayasiMhane AvatAM uparanA zabdo kahI saMbhaLAvyA. mArA vhAlA dasta, have huM A rAjya karavAne yogya nathI chatAM tamArI mArA pratye premanI lAgaNI joI rAjyane bhAra svIkArI pratijJA karuM chuM "AjathI para strI mAtA ane putrI samAna che." mArI prajA eja mAre prANu ane mukti che. janasiMha pratijJA letAM bolyA. pradhAnajI! jAo, saghaLI satA ApanA nAmadAra mahArAjAne saMpa ane ApaNe ApaNI pharaja bajAve. ema kahI lAlasiMha pitAne makAne Avyo. vahAlI ! tame mArA mATe ghaNuM ja kaSTa veThayuM che. vahAlA! tamAro prema meLavavA mATe mane e kaSTa kazA paNa hisAbamAM ja nathI. devasenAbena! tamAre tamArA pati mATe paNa jarA duHkha lagADavuM nahiM. huM tamane temane meLApa jarUra karAvI ApIza. mArAthI banate prayatna karI temane zodhI kADhI mArI mitra tarIkenI pharaja bajAvIza. Apa zAMtI rAkhaze ATalA divase dhIraja rAkhI te thoDA divasa vadhAre mArA dharma bhrAtA! tamAre jeTale upakAra mAnuM eTale ocho che. pati viyANa strInI pIDA jeNe sahana karavI paDatI hoya teja jANe. eTalA ATalA kaSTa veThavA chatAM mArA karmamAM hajI viyoga ja rahyo. jevI mArA karmanI gati. temAM tame ke bIjuM koI zuM Page #301 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 44 su 291 karI zake? mArA vhAlA duHkhamAM rakhaDe ane huM sukhamAM sUI rahyuM te krama bane? vhena devasenA, zAMta thAo. zuM mane mArA mitranA viyege lAgatuM nahi' heAya ? mane paNa tamArA ja jeTaluM du:kha thAya che. paNa samaya Ave badhuM sArUM thaze. Ama vAta kare che tyAM kAI duHkhI garImanA svarA kAne athaDAyA. A duHkhIyA AMdhaLA mANasane kAI khAvA ApeA. bhAI, huM ghaNA divasanA bhUkhyA chuM mArI pIDAne zAMta kare| prabhu tamArUM bhaluM karo. eka bhikSuka bhIkha mAgavA nIkaLye che ane te dhIme dhIme Alate khelatA ahIMthI pasAra thAya che. e bhikSukane jotAM ja are! mena padmAvatI mane bacAve ! bacAve!!! are! A duSTa mArA kaDI cheDate| nathI. devasenA Ama khelatAM mUrchAta thaI jamIna upara pachaDAI paDI. Ama ekadama devasenAne e bhAna sthitimAM joI. lAlasaddha vicAramAM paDI gayeA. ena! tamane zuM thayuM che ? AnAthI bacAvavAnuM kaheA che? . devasenA jarA sAvadha jatAM kheAlI "are! duSTa cAlyeA jA. have mArI karI che.. ena! tame kAne kaheA che ? bhAI ! pelA bhikSukane. te bhikSuka krANu che? zuM tame oLakhyA nahi? te tamArA kaTTo verI ane mArA ziyaLane bhUkhyA. te ananeA karanAra vaLI mArA patinA viyeAga karAvanAra kumAr bhadrikasiddha che. ena ! bhikSuka bhadrikasiMha hAya ja nahi. te khate ja te tene ja puchIne khAtro kareA. eTalAmAM Page #302 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra sacitra dhArmi ka navalakathA va! ekacitte jarA sAMbhaLe abhimAna na karazeA kAI, durAcArane sevaze| nahi.-1 bhikhArI thaIne pharatA, lIdhI, dIdhI.-3 hajArAneA pAlaNuhAra, Aje TukaDA mArgo peTa bharatA.-2 bhAI-bhAImAM kaleza karIne, saghaLI siddhi meM pApa thakI meLavelI lakSmI, Aje gumAvI sA mATe samajI rAIte zANA, satya parAyaNa sau sau khano, eka vakhatane rAjA bhadrika, Are bhikhArI veSe jo.-4 bhikSuka banIne AvyeA Aje, khAvAne mane Ape kAi, DhahuM 'bhAgIlAla ' kudarata karI, zikSA thaI te kevI je-5 292 bhajana mIThA svare gAya che. vAMcaka katI ghaTanA che nyArI, sattAnA maDhe aMdha banIne, eka vakhatanA rAjA Aje, uparanuM bhajana drisiMha bhikhArInI avasthAmAM gAtA gAte rAjamahela AgaLa AvI ubhA rahyo tyAre lAlasiDa nIce AvyA ane pUchyuM. are! bhAI, tame krANu che? bhAI tamAre zuM kAma che. huM eka ja Mgalane rakhaDatA bhikhArI bru. bhikhArIe jaNAvyuM. ( tame game tema kaheA paNa tamA kAi ucca kATInA jaNAe che. bhAI, rkane rAya thatAM ane rAyane raka thatAM zI vAra. prabhunA darabAramAM darekanA mATe eka sarakhA ja nyAya che, " jevI karaNI tevI bharaNI " tamAre zuM kAma che. jo tamene dayA AvatI hAya tA mane bhIkSA Ape| nahI' teA tamArI marajI. bhAI, tamArU kuLageAtra teA kahA ? bhAI, huM eka rAjavaMzI kuLamAM janma pAmyA chuM paNa te pavitra kuLanuM nAma laI zaramAvavA mAgatA nathI. mArA pavitra kuLamAM huM eka aMgArA utpanna thayA, meja mArA kuLanA nAza karyAM che. bhAI, tame mane eLakhA che? lAlasiMhe pUchyuM. bhAI, tamane kANu na oLakhe. tamA eka meTA mANasa che, Page #303 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 4 mu 293 A rAjyanA staMbha che. tamArA rAjyamAM karavuM ane tamane na oLakhIe. te kema cAle. bhAI mane bhIkSA ApeAna! tame pratiSTApuranA........ bhAI, e pavitra nagaranuM nAma laI mArI mazkarI na kare! tame lAsa, ane devakumArane oLakhe che ? hA. hA, kema na oLakhuM? teoe mArA mATe keTalA duHkha sahana karyAM. ( AMkhamAMthI azrume nIkaLavA mAMDavAM ) meM pApIe ja temane du:khI karyAM che. bhAI, tuM raDIza nahi. sipAIe ! jAe! A bhAIne sArAM kapaDAM ane khAvAnuM Ape ! sipAI e . bhadrikane sArA kapaDAM paheravAne tathA khAvAne ApyuM. pachI bhadrika lAlasiMhu pAse AvIne kahevA lAgyA. mahArAja ! tamArI mArA upara meTA upakAra thayeA che prabhu tameAne sadA sukhI rAkhe. tamArA AbhAra mAnuM chuM. bhAI bhadrika, evuM na mele, tame mane kyAMthI ALakhyA ? bhagni ke pUchyuM. ceADI vAra pachI TAsiDhuM devasenAne khelAvI ane kahyuM. ena! A tamArA ziyalane tarasyA, tamArA upara humalA karI tamane haraNu karI laI janAra, tamArA patinA bhAI, ane amArA rAjakuLane agAra. tame oLakhyA ke nahi? have e kadI paNu tamArA upara kurdiSTa karaze nahiM. tene tenA ka`nA badale purepurA maLI cukyo che. ena ! sAMbhaLA ! lAlasiMhe kahyuM. jevI karaNI tevI bharaNI, kudaratane khIjAnu bhuMDu karanAza, jevu levuM tevuM devuM, vahevAra cukI nara je jaga samaya samayanuM kAma samaya jANyA nahIM kare je e che nyAya, Akhara te pastAya. kudaratanA e che nyAya--1 jagata taNA vahevAra, pAme te phITakAra. kudaratane! e che nyAya--ra e vicare, che, samaya saddA khaLavAna, jagamAM, te nara pazu samAna, kudarataneA e che nyAya--3 Page #304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 294 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA satya parAyaNa jIvana jIvI, kare je para upakAra, kahe bhogIlAla dhanya jIvana tenuM, jayAM sahAya sadA. kIratAra, kudaratane e che nyAya-4 bena, mANasa jyAre sattAnA madamAM AvI sArA asArane vicAra bhUlI jaI pitAnA jIvanane agatImAM nAMkhI pite du:khI thAya paraMtu bIjAne paNa duHkhI kare che. AnuM nAma te kudaratane phaTake. mANasa jyAre pitAnI pharaja bhUlI avaLA mArge cAle che tyAre tenI avadazA thAya che. rAjyane pAyamAla karanAra kuLagAra ane pelI duSTa maMjarIne Azaka A rahyo. A pramANe vacananA prahAra saMbhaLAvI bhikhArI avasthAmAM bhadrikanI oLakhANa Ape che. pelI daSTa maMjarIne paNa atre bolAvI. maMjarIne AvelI joI bhakisiMha prazcAtApa karavA lAgyo ane pitAnA karelA kukarmonI mAphI mAgI. bhAI, lAlasiMha! Aje mArI AMkho ughaDI che. eka vakhatane huM tamAro duzmana hato paNa Aja te tamAro AzrIta ane tamAre gunegAra chuM. have 'mAro" yA jIvADo" bhAI, huM Aje pratijJA karuM chuM ke para strI mAre mAtA ane putrI samAna che. o! mArI mAtA tulya bhAbhI ! mArA karelA karmonI mAphI mAguM chuM. mane AzA che ke Apa jarUra mane mApha karazo. huM atyAre rAjakumAra nahi paNa eka rastAne rakhaDate pApo raMka bhikSaka chuM. zuM mArA jevA garIba upara tamo kaMI paNa dayA nahiM lAvo ? Aje mArA AtmAne kharekharUM jJAna thayuM che. dharma eja jIvanane sahAro che" mATe have mAre rAjya ane prajAnI banI zake teTalI sevA kharA hRdayathI bajAvI mArA karelA karmanuM prAyazcIta karavuM e ja mAro nizcaya. bhAI A badhuM pApanuM mULa A rAMDa maMjarI ja che. ene ja mane ane mArI mAtuzrIne aneka jAtanA udhA pATA baMdhAvyA hatA. A badhA kukarmo karAvanAra je hoya te A eka ja rAMDa che. hajI paNa duSTA dharAI na hoya tema tamAruM ane maNivijayanuM kAsaLa kADhavA taiyAra thaI. to bhAI, ene jIvatI rAkhavI e mahA pApa che. have mane mArA pApanI kSamA ApI ApanI pAse rAkho. Akhare devasenA ane padamAvati bhakisiMhane mAphI ApI sadda Page #305 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 44 su 295 mArge cAlavA zikhAmaNa ApI potAnI pAse rAkhe che. A vakhate vilAsati aMdara hAjara ja hatI teNe paNa peAtAnA karelA karmonI mArI mAgI ane potAnA patinA carNomAM pAtAnuM sarvasva soMpI AnaMda mAnavA lAgI. keDalAMka divase| pachI sAMbhaLyuM ke pratiSThApuranagara upara duzmana *risaMhe lle karyAM che. AthI devakumAra ane vasaMtasiMha bane bhAIo caMpAvata jaI peAtAnuM sainya laI pAtAnuM rAjya levA jAya che. zuravIra haiddAonI mAphaka bane bhAIe hajArA sainIkeA sAthe cAlyA jAya che. pratiSThApura nagaranI najIkamAM AvI chAvaNI nAMkhI paDAva nAMkhe che. devakumAre paDAva nAMkhyA che evuM krUrasahunA jANuvAmAM AvatAM peAtAnuM habarAnuM lazkara lai devakumAra ane vasaMtasihane mAta karavA AvyA. paNa A e bhAIe temanA tAbe thAya tema naheAtA. eTale teo vacce bhAre yuddha cAlyuM. devakumAra eka mahAna narakezarInI mAphaka vIrane chAje tema hAthamAM talavAra laI duzmanene brAsanI mAkaka kApatA duzmananI chAvaNImAM AgaLa vadhavA lAgyA. tenI pAchaLa vasatisaMha paNa zurAtanathI laDatA laDatA duzmanane harAvatA AgaLa vadhI rahyo che. A vakhate A baMne bhrAtAe peAtAnI mAtRbhUmi mATe prANanI paNa paravA karatA nathI. duSTa durasiMha paNa peAtAnA zuravIra laDavaiyAone laI paDakAra pADe che AthI devakumAra khelyuAH duSTa pApI, mArA mAtApitAne kArAgrahe purI ane mArU rAjya pacAvI pADI harAmanuM khAvA taiyAra thayeA che, teA tene badaleA have purepurA vALavAne Aje mAre samaya Avye che mATe cAla, thA hAMziyAra !!! cha dharI hAla talavAra, karamAM bhAleA jhAlyuMA, zUravIra te raNadhIra, jAya jANe kazarI cAlye, ? duzmanane trADa, tyA nahIM dIlamAM dharate, Page #306 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devakumAra zuravIra devakumAra, mAtRbhUmi mATe laDate, zuravIra kSatriya e ja ke, pIThe kadI dharatA nathI, kahe ' bhAgI ' kumAra ' deva ', kAryathI DaratA nathI. laI zamazera ja hAtha, kala duzmananI karatA, sAha trAr3a sA thAya, jarI nahIM pAchA pharatA, jANe kApatA zvAsa, saritA raktanI vahetI, duzmana kerI phoja, nahIM enA sAme TakatI, AvI pAchaLa krusiMha, brAtra vasaMtane mAratA, kar3e ' bhegI ' tyAM lAlasaddha, AvIne bacAvatA. ceAkhyA e raNadhIra, dekhIne duzmana kape varatAve ati trAsa, mahAcaiAdhdhAe dhruje, krusi MhanuM sainya, dekhIne trAse yA, suravIra devakumAra, jarA nahIM bAkI rAkhe, pakApai| tyAM kusiMhane, rAjya lakSmI meLavI, kahuM ' bhegI ' dhanya ' deva 'te, jene gaI vastu meLavI 3 A pramANe duzmane sAmasAmI laDatA laDatA hajArA mANusAnA sadgAra karavA chatAM ekamekane macaka ApavA taiyAra nahetA paNa acAnaka vasaMtasiMha upara pAchaLathI duSTa durraDhu dhAva mAryAM, vasasiddha brAyala banyA. paraMtu lAlasiMha ane drisiMha acAnaka AvI paheAMcyA ane vasa Mtasihune ugArI lIdhe, lAlasaMhanI sUcanA mujaba drikasiddha vasatasiMhune laI chAvaNImAM ANye. 29 catra dhArmika navalakathA 1 o bhadrika chAvaNImAM Ave che eTalAmAM tA ura kurasiddha devakumAra upara dhA karavA AgaLa dhasyA ane jevA dhAva karavA jAya che tevA turata ja lAlasahu cetI jaI peAtAnI zamazera upara jhIlI laI tene bacAvI le che. have lAsahuthI sana thaI na zakayuM. lAlisa, pAte potAnA kharA svarUpamAM nara kezarInI mAphaka duzmananA upara sainyalai truTI paDaye. ane AkhA lazkaramAM hAhAkAra varatAvI dIdhA. devakumArane saDeja IjA thaI hAvAthI tene paNu chAvaNImAM mekale che ane lAlasaDa Page #307 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 44 muM ekale ja AkhA sainyamAM mokhare rahI pitAnA mAlIkanI khAtara, pitAnA dezanI khAtara pitAnA prANunuM balidAna ApavA taiyAra thaze. dhanya che AvA narakezarI vIrane ! ! lAlasiMha pitAnI vAkya cAturIthI pitAnA sainyane zura caDhAvI duzmana upara sAmaTe hale karI potAnI pavitra bhUmine khAtara duzmatene haMphAvavA AgaLa cAlyA. Akhare lazkarane utsAha AvyuM ane pitAne keda pakaDelA rAjAne mukta karAvavA sArU yAhema kahI kurasiMha upara tuTI paDyA. ane tene pakaDI lIdhA ne lAlasiMha vijaya pAmyo. duzmanA hAthamAM gaelI rAjya lakSamI pite pAchI meLavI sAcA dezasevaka tarIke pitAnuM nAma vadhAyuM. saiinIke paNa harSaghelA banI utsAha pUrvaka lAlasiMhane ghaNuM ja AdaramAna ApI ane bolyAH dhanya che amArA saradArane !!! durasiMhane chAvaNImAM lAvyA pachI lAlasiMhe pUchayuM bela, kRrasiMha tAre tAbe thavuM che ke motane zaraNa thavuM che? | kurasiMha eka bahAdura saradAra hatuM te ekadama namatuM Ape tema -nahata, te jevA tevAne gAMThe tema nahatuM. tethI teNe javAba Apyo, A karasiMha eka ajANyA nirmAlya saradAranI pAse dayAnI bhIkha mAgaze nahIM, te te sadA motane ja pasaMda karaze. A durasiMha kadApI paNa namaze nahIM te metathI paNa Daraze nahIM. lAlasiMha-zuM tuM mane oLakhe che? je mArA sAmu ke huM koNa chuM ? durasiMha-sAmuM joI beH keNa bahAdura vIralAlasiMha zAbAza zuravIra saradAra. have A karasiMha tArA jevA vIra saradArane jarUra namaze. have huM tamAre kedI chuM. mane khuzIthI badhI vAta kare. Akhare tene badhIvAna banAvI kedI tarIke pratiSThA puratI najIkanI chabumAM laI gayA.. Page #308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 45 sthala : najIka chAvaNI chAvaNImAM vasatisa -dhAyala thaine paDelA che ane bebhAnamAM jema Ave tema bakA kare che. kathAM gayA e pApI duSTa-mane niraparAdhine pAchaLathI dhA mArI zuM duSTa jIvatA rahevA mAge che kAM garda mArI zamazera tyAM tA devakumAra khelyA ke are zUravIrA zuM jue che! duzmane jyAM hoya tyAMthI mArIne katla kare| ane mAtRbhUmInI ijata rAkheA tyAM drisiMha melye kaeN jarA zAMnta thAe ane tame! badhA katyAM che te te vicArA-tyAM devakumAra khelyA ke are bhadrika tuM kayAMthI tyAM bhadrika khelyA ke bhAi devakumAra tamA AdhA jAe Aje bhadrika e pApI nathI. paNa tamArA ane mArI mAtRbhUmIne sevakra che mATe hAla tame mArI sAravAramAM che, paNu devakumAra khelyA ke tame ahiM tyAMthI ApanA mitra lAlasiMhanA TUMkamathI zuM mAreA mItra lAlasihu hu' ja che. bhAI jAe elAvA jaldI khelAvA mAre tene maLavuM che tyAM tA bhadrikasa khelyA ke te teA rahyubhUmimAM duzmanAne sa MhAravA ekalA ja vira* purUSanI mAphaka jhajhUmI rahyo che. ane jyAre Apa ghAyala thayA tyAre temane chAvaNImAM lAvA mATe mane hukama karyAM tyAM te devakumAra khelyuM ke zuM mArA mItra ekale laDe huM zuM bAyalAnI mAphaka ahiMja Ubho rahyo chuM. dhIkkAra che mane mAre paNa tenI madade javuM ja joIe tyAM bhadrika khAlyA ke bhAI jarA zAMnta thA Page #309 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 45 su 299 tamArI sthitine vicAra kare| jo tamane lAlasihunA vijaya mATe zakA paDatI haiAya te huM jauM-tyAM devakumAra olyA ke jAe jaldI jAe! are kAi che hAjara-mArA vhAleA-lAla kayAM mArA mItra kAM mAre tene maLavuM che. mATe jaldI melAvA-tyAM capAvatI melI kru vhAlA tame Ama AkuLa vyAkuLa kema che! tamArA bhAI teA tamArI pAse che. palaMga para ghavAyalA paDayA che. tyAM devakumAra khelye kra caMpAvatI jema mane mArA mItranA sahevAsanA viyAga karAvyA che te ja jUhuM kalaMka ApI-mArA mitranA cArItra mATe mane zakAcola banAvyA A badhA doSa tArA ja che te ja tene na kahevAnA veNu kahI mArAthI jUdo pADayeA jA mAre tArU mAM jovAnI paNa IcchA nathI cAlI jA tArU pApI mAM jovA mAgatA nathI. vhAlA devakumAra A dAstane thaelA gunhA kRpA karI mApha kareA. huM ApazrInA cA~ AgaLa kheALA pAcarI vInavuM chuM. vhAlA zuM A dAsIne cheka ja nIrAza karaze. pApINI tArI vAta para bhase rAkhI meM mArA vaphAdAra mItra lAlasiMhane keTalA herAna karyo mATe kRpA karI tuM ahIMthI dura jA. huM tArI sAthe vAta karavAmAM paNa mane lAMchana che. eTalAmAM devakumAra vasa MtisaMhane paDele joi khelyA ke bhAI tame AvI sthItimAM kema bhAI pApI-e tamane dhA karI mane zvA karyAM. tethI dhAyala thaI ne huM ahIM paDayai| chuM ane tamane te mANasa bacAvI pAte raNasaMgrAmamAM dezanA mATe ekalA jhajhUme che. eTalAmAM bhadrikakasa AvIne zubha samAcAra Ape che ke bhAi lAlasa'nA jaya thayA ane te vijaya meLavI AkhA dezanI sevA karI peAtAnuM jIvana tene dhanya banAvyu che. paN te virapurUSa ApazrInI pAse AvatAM zaramAya che, ane kahe che ke mArU kala'kIta mAM mArA bhAi devakumAra tathA ena caMpAvatIne zuM batAvuM. devakumAra khelyeA ke bhAi drika mArA jIvanane! hAra ane mArA prANanuM rakSaNa karanAra e mArA mItra kayAM che cAle jaldI batAve tenA pavitra nA dana-karI mArI thaelI bhUlanI kSamA mAgI tene mAna sahita mArI sAthe lAvIza nAnAbhAi ApazrIne tasdI levAnI jarUra nathI, huMja tene hAla ne hAla meAlAvI tamArI sevAmAM hAjara karU chuM. eTalAmAM lAlisa Ave che ane banne mItrA Page #310 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 300 devakumAra citra dhArmika navalakathA eka ekane bheTe che. ane banne mItro kayAM sudhI eka-ekanI bAcamAM jakaDAi ne peAtAne premaneA UbharA kADhavA lAgyA. devakumAra khelyA ke dhanya che mautra tAro nIDaratA te tArI nImakahalAlIne tArI pavitratAne ane tArA sayamane vaLI mArA upara temaja mArA sArA kuTuMba para te je lAgaNI ate niHsvArtha sevA bajAvI che. te hAlanA jamAnAmAM kAI mItra AvI sevA nahIM bajAve. dhanya che tArI Tekane, mItra sAce mautra sAthe mItra sAcA parasevAnA pyA eja 6para eja ke, naddhi nI e ke dukhe dukhI thAta svAthA vanatA kAja prANa pAtharatA paDatA kadI prANanI sAthe arpatA mItranA bhalA ja mATe karatA mItranI seva pAtAnA tana, mana, dhana AvA mItra dunIyAmahIM maLavA ghaNA muzkela che bhAgI kahuM A jagatamAM evA teA vIralA kAka che A pramANe devakumAra ane lAlasaddha banne mItrA AnaMdatI sAthe bheTe che ane petAnA mautranI bahAdurIthI Aje peAtAnA rAjyane cAre dIzAe pharakatA vAvaTA joi peAtAnA AtmAne ghaNA ja sASa anubhave che. evAmAM caMpAvatI rANI (devakumAranI bIjI ( patnI ) Ave che ane ghaNo ja zaramALa dazAmAM AvI. je peAtAnA svAmInA pAse nIcu mAM rAkhI UbhI rahe che. ane ghaNIja namratAthI te e hAtha joDI khele che. cArItravAna zuravIra mArA vara lARRsiddha A dukhI benanA hAthe je thaelI meTo bhUlanI kSamA A raMka bhagInIte nahIM Ape. tyAM lAlasiMha khelyuM! ke bahena A zuM kareA che. ApatA mArA mItranA ardhAMganA che. ane hRdaya ramaNI che. huM te Apa bannenA cAMne sevaka chuM mAre mAphI ApavAno heAya ja nahi. Izvara saiAnuM kalyANa kare mATe prabhu je kare che te sArU ja kare che. mATe Apane mArI mAphI mAgavAnI hoya ja nahi, eTalAmAM lAlasiMha nahIM - pAEA Page #311 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 45 su 301 matsyeA hai devakumAra A navina vyaktine mAna ApI melAvA. eTalAmAM devakumAra navIna vyakti te joI khelyA ke kANu vhAlI mArI hRdayezvarI devazenA zuM tuM paNa ahija che. zuM tane ja raMgIlapuranA nagarazeThane bacAvanAra lAlasa ja che. hA mArA prANeza Aja divasa ane ApazrIneA melApanA o yeAga thayA hAya to te badhA pratApa tamArA A bahAdura vira mItra lAlasiMhane ja che. vhAlA mArI sAthe ragIlapuranA rAjakuvarI tathA mArI priya sakhI padamAvatI paNa lAlisadghanA dharma patnI thai AvelA che zuM mArA mItra paraNyA. hA svAmI ApanA vaDIla bhrAta vasaMtasenane lai janAra duSTanA hAthamAMthI raMgIlapuranI rAjakuvarI padamaNone bacAvI poteja paraNyA ane mArI sakhIne paNa vAdhanA mukhamAMthI bacAvo tathA tenA pItAne phAMsIne lAkaDe jatA paNu te vIra purUSe ja bacAvyA che. tyAM vasatasi Mhu khecA 3-zuM raMgIlapuranI rAjakuMvarI paNa zuM ahiMyA ja che. te suzIla kuMvarI ane mArI dharmAMnI mhena. lAlasiddha jevA vIranI dhapatnI banI te joI huM dhaNeAja khUzI thayA che. vAha prabhu vAha eTalAmAM saubhAgyasu MdarI AvI khAlI ke bhAI vasaMta tathA bhAI deva. ApanI bahena ApIne vaMdana kare che ane ApazrIne vijayamALa paherAvavA Avo chuM te Apa grahaNa karaza tyAM. vartAsaMha khelyo ke bahena saiAbhAgya tuM a'i kayAMthI A vijayamALA teA bhAI lAlisahune zele tyAre sAbhAga khelI ke bhAI lAlasaMhanuM AvAgamana sAMbhaLI mArA rasAlA sAthe huM mArA bhrAtAAne maLavA AvI chuM ne meM tamane raMgIlapuramAM madada na karo tenA mATe kSamA mAgu chuM tyAM devakumAra khelyu ke zuM tuM paNa raMgIlapuramAM hatI. hA. bhAI tyAM paNa tamane madada karanAra paNa lAlasahaja che. vAha vidhAtA vAha tArI paNa ajaba kRti che. ghaDIkamAM rAyane raka ane raMkane rAya. tyAM tA devakumAra bolyo. e mArA mitra lAlasiha tArA te keTalA upakAra mAnuM chuM A tArI karelI nisvArtha sevAne badaleA kayAre vALIza. bhAi cAlA have Apane badhA nagaramAM praveza karI tyAM badhA nagaramAM jAya che. Page #312 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa chetAlIsamuM chevaTano AnaMda Akhare kudaratanI ghaTanA pheravAI gaI saM saM je pitApitAnI kRtyAkRtyane khyAla thAya che. Akhare jJAnIonA vacana upara zraddhA thaI ane A kSaNabhaMgura jagatamAM svArtha sivAya koI vastu nathI. chatAM jJAnIo te kahI gayA che. A jagata evI sthitimAM jakaDAyeluM che ke tenA mehamAMthI AtmAthI jeTaluM bane teTale tyAga karI jIvanano vikAsa kare eja sAcuM kartavya che. chevaTe Aje pratiSThApura nagaramAM rAjA, saradAra sAme ane prajAnA dilamAM koI anero AnaMda uddabhave che. eka vakhatanuM pATalIpuranagara zamazAnavat samAna banI gayuM. ane eja pATalIpura nagara Aje IdrapurI samAna zobhI rahyuM che. sArAe zaheramAM rozanI ramata gamata ane AnaMdanI sarItAo vahI rahI che. Aje rAjA virabhadrasiMha pitAnI rANI devaladevIne kahe che ke A gAmamAM eka vakhata keTalo utpAta ane trAsa ane aMdhAdhudhi hatI. tyAM rANI belI ke prANeza. A badhAya duHkhanuM muLa ApazrInA carNanI dAsI A pApINI devaladevI ja che. meM ajJAnatAne vaza thaI ane duSTa maMjarI-dAsI zIkhavaNIthI meM A badhuM kRtya karyuM kezavasiMhanuM khUna meM karAvyuM ALa devakumArane Page #313 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 46 muM 303 mAthe caDhAvyuM vasaMtasiMhanuM haraNa A pizAcInIe karAvyuM. phakta mArA dIkarAne rAjya maLe te lebhathI A badhAya aghora pApanI karanArI huM ja chuM ane mArA ja hAthe meja kuhADI mArI mAre paga meMja bhAgyo. mATe nAtha, have mane kSamA karo havethI kaI dIvasa AvuM nIca kRtya nahi ja karUM tyAre ja rAjAnI AMkha ughaDI. ane pastAvAno pAra rahyo nahi. eTalAmAM chaDIdAra AvI chaDI pokAre che. tyAM vasaMtakumAra, devakumAra, lAlasiMha tathA strI varga vIgere badhAya sAthe Ave che. ane bole che ke pujaya pitAzrI. ane mAtuzrI praNAma karIe chIe tyAM rAjA AzIrvAda Ape che. tyAM devaladevI AvI bolI ke bhAI vasaMta bhAI tathA bhAI deva tathA bhAI lAlasiMha A pA pINI mAtAne mAtA tarIke na lAvo paNa dhikkAre. tyAM banne putro bolyA ke mAtuzrI jevI bhAvInI I8 hatI tema thayuM. have gaI gujarI bhUlI jaI prabhunA nAmanuM maraNa kare. tyAM pradhAna chatrasiMha paNa Ave che ane bALake praNAma kare che. tyAM padmAvatI ane padmaNI banne putravadhuo lAlasiMhanA pitAne praNAma kare che ane pitA sukhI rahe tevo AzirvAda Ape che. eTalAmAM mohanapurIne paNa rAjA Ave che ane pitAnI thayelI bhulanI kSamA mAge che. tyAM vasaMtasiMhanI dharmapatni jayakuMvara paNa pitAnA patinAM darzana karI kRtArtha thAya che ane nAna bhAI kirtIsiMha paNa Ave che, ane badhAya A vakhate AnaMdanI helImAM AvI gayA che. A badhAya AnaMdamAM kezavanI khAmI hatI. jevI bhAvInI marajI. Akhare rAjA vIrabhadrasiMhe pitAnI thaelI bhUlanI kSamA mAgI. ane rANInI meha dazAmAM rahIne meM tamane duHkha ApyAM tenA mATe zaramIMdA banyA ane rAjyanI tamAma javAbadArI devakumArane seMpI. ane pradhAna lAlasiMhane karI pote pitAnA AtmakalyANa mATe pavitra dIkSA laI rAjA ane rANI devaladevI bane Page #314 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 304 devakumAra sacitra dhArmika navalakathA pita pitAnA pApanA prAyazcita karI pitAnA AtmAnuM kalyANa karyuM, ane devakumAra ane devasenA temaja caMpAvatI tathA lAlasiMha vigere 5, jJAnIonA vacana upara zraddhA rAkhI prajAnuM pAlana karatA ane garIbone sevA karI prajAne AzirvAda laI jInezvara bhagavAnanI bhakti karI prajAnuM hIta karatA hatA ane parama cAritra cUDAmaNI zrI. bhadrabAhu munI mahArAjanA upadeza sAMbhaLatA se pita pitAne AtmAnA nikAcita karmono tyAga karI amara nAmanA karI. sAe pita pitAnA jIvana sArthaka karyA. dhanya, he dhanya che, evA suputra devakumArane kanya heya pavitra mItralAlasiMhane ane dhanya sati ziromaNuM devasenAne evA pavitra AtmAne sadA amArA vaMdana he. samApta Page #315 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kuna kAvya vinAda dareka sAmAjIka temaja vahevArika temaja dhAmikanA dareka viSayothI alakRita pRSTa 300 pAku khAInDIMga TUMka vakhatamAM bahAra paDaze. kI. rUA. 30-0 kavi bhogIlAla kRta sAmudrika viSayenI saMpurNa vigata sAthe temaja bhUta tathA bhaviSyanuM saMpurNa jJAna sAthe mAhitI ApanAra ajoDa graMtha gadya tathA pada sAthe suMdara bhAvArtha sahita jJAnapUNa. pRSTa 200 pAku bAInDIMga kI. rUA. 3-- kavi bhAgIlAla kRta Page #316 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - hiMdI bhASAmAM ghaNAja sudhArAvadhArA sAthe ghaNIja TuMka samayamAMja bahAra paDI mevADanA mAla javAhira 1 Ama balidAna AvRtI 2 jI sacitra lagabhaga pacAsa phoTAo sAthe kI. pa-6-6 28-6 229 - - 9 amArA prakAzanA : mevADenA aNu mela javAhira-cAne Atma balidAna sacitra kI'. 4-0-0 zrIpAla mahArAjAnA rAsa AvRtti 2 jI. devakumAra sAmAjIka ane dhAmIka navalakathA pATaNakara kAvya maMjarI bhAga trIjo jaina tIrthamAlA se mukenA 25-8-0 mahAmaMtrI vimalazAhanuM saMgIta sAthe jIvana carItra pustake maLavAnuM ThekANuM : kavi bhogIlAla ratanacaMdra mesarsa meghajI hIrajI ratanapALa pIpaLAvALA khAMcA tathA buka selasa jhaverIvADa paTaNInI khaDakI The- pAyadhunI gADIjInI cAla - amadAvAda. : 1 le mALe--mubai. 2-0-9 0 --- = saMgItanA sadara sTApha sAthe jJAna sAthe A puva AnadanA avazya lAbha lo. dhAmIka prasaMge athavA zubha lagrAdi prasaMge dareka viSayanA saMgIta sAthe pravacana karI dhaNA rAjI mahArAja temaja sabhAvita sa. daMgrahasthA ane ghaNA zahera tathA gAme taraphathI dhaNAja suvarNacaMdrakA meLavI jInatAne mugdha karI che, te eka vakhata avazya lAbha levA vinaMtI che. kavi bhAgIlAlA. muMjhAvAnI jarUra nathI. dhaNAja varSonA ahoLA anubhavathI dhaNa ja dadI enA AzIrvAda meLagyA che, jIvaleNu dardo ke hIsTrIcA, lakavA, lohIvA, pradara, prameha, kSaya, saMgrahaNI, jevA zaca - kara dInI cIkitsA karI devA ApavAmAM Ave che hIsarIyAne kahyA muja upAya kare ane na maTe te rUA. sA inAma lakhe yA ma LA: RSi bragIlA. (rajIsTa-meDIkala prekaTIzanara)