Book Title: Dhanyakumar Charitra
Author(s): Bhattarak Sakalkirti, Udaylal Kasliwal
Publisher: Digambar Jain Pustakalay
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001883/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhaTTAraka zrI sakalakIrtijI viracita panyamAra caritra saMskRtase hindI bhASAmeM anuvAdakartAsva. paM0 udayalAla kAsalIvAla (baDanagara) prakAzaka! zaileza DAyAmAI kApar3iyA digambara jaina pustakAlaya, khapATIyA cakalA, gAMdhIcauka sUrata-3 maagaaii| "gaina viSaya" prinTiga presa, sUratameM zaileSa kApar3iyAne mudrita kiyaa| ainer Private personal user / Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhaTTAraka zrI sakalakIrtijI viracita zrI dhanyakumAra caritra saMskRtase hindI bhASAmeM anuvAdakartAsva. paM0 udayalAla kAsalIvAla (baDanagara) prakAzaka : zaileza DAhyAbhAI kApar3iyA digambara jaina pustakAlaya, khapATIyA cakalA, gAMdhIcauka sUrata-3 chaThThI AvRtti ] vIra saM0 2518 [prati 1500 "jaina vijaya" prinTiga presa, sUrata meM zaileSa DAkSAbhAI kApar3iyAne mudrita kiyaa| mUlya-00 Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * prastAvanA * 84 varSa pahale kI bAta hai jaba ki baDanagara nivAsI khaNDelavAla jJAtIya paM0 udayalAlajI kAsalIvAla jaba banArasa (kAzI) meM zrI syAdvAda mahAvidyAlayameM saMskRtako va dharmakI ucca zikSA prApta kara rahe the taba Apane bhadrabAhu caritra aura dhanyakumAra caritra ye do saMskRta granthoMke hindI anuvAda avakAzake samaya taiyAra kiye the jo bA0 badrIprasAda jI jaina dvArA unake jaina bhAratI bhavana dvArA vIra saM0 2437 meM banArasase pragaTa huA thA, jo bika jAne para kaI varSose milate hI nahIM the ataH hamane zrI dhanyakumAra caritra pAMcavI bAra 5 varSa hue pragaTa kara diyA jo bika cUkA aura yaha dhanyakumAra caritra bhI chaThThI bAra pragaTa kiyA jAtA hai, AzA hai yaha AvRtti bhI zIghra hI bika jAyegI kyoMki yaha saccA caritra bahuta hI zikSAprada hai| sva0 paM0 udayalAlajI kAsalIvAla jaba banArasase Akara bambaImeM rahe the taba Apane zrI ArAdhanA kathAkoSa bra nemidatta viracita saMskRta padya-zAstra tIna bhAgoMkA saMskRtase hindI anuvAda taiyAra kiyA thA jo 'jainamitra' jaba bambaIse pAkSika pragaTa hotA thA taba mUla sahita bambaIse pragaTa hokara isake grAhakoMko bheMTa svarUpa bAMTe gaye the, jo Aja milate hI nahIM haiM va unake bhI punaH prakaTa honekI AvazyakatA haiM tathA Apane zrI neminAtha purANa kA bhI hindI anuvAda taiyAra kiyA thA jo Apake jaina sAhitya pracAraka kAryAlaya bambaIse pragaTa huA thA jo bhI na milanese hamane isakI dUsarI AvRtti prakaTa kiyA jo vaha 'mitra' ke 56veM varSake grAhakoMko bAMTI jA cukI hai| Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [ 3 ] sArAMza ki paM0 udayalAlajI kAsalIvAla ye cAra saMskRta graMthoMkA anuvAda usa samaya kara gaye the jaba di0 jaina samAja meM bahuta kama sAhitya hindI bhASAmeM prakaTa huA thA / ata: di0 jaina samAja para ApakA upakAra kama nahIM hai / isa dhanyakumAra caritrakI prathama AvRttikI prastAvanA meM paM0 udayalAlajI kAsalIvAlane batAyA hai ki yaha caritra koI banAvaTI caritra nahIM hai / lekina hamAre aMtima 24veM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra tathA unake hI samaya meM honevAle mahArAja zreNikake samakAlIna zrI dhanyakumArajI the jo prathama kaise sAmAnya puruSa the va phira kaise zrImAn huye, kaise 2 kaSTa sahana kiye, kaise rAjA huye, kaise muni dIkSA lI va kaise Apa sarvArthasiddhi gaye yaha saba varNana isa dhanyakumAra caritra meM sAta adhikAroM meM hai, jisameM ApakA pUrva bhava bhI jAnaneko milegA ! yaha caritra dAnakI mahimAkA varNana karanevAlA haiM va dAna karane se hI dhanyakumArajI kaise bhAgyazAlI hue yaha saba varNana isa caritra meM milegA / tathA isakI prastAvanA meM Apane jJAna dAnakI bhI apUrNa mahimA batAI hai / Aja paM0 udayalAlajI isa saMsAra meM nahIM haiM to bhI ApakI anuvAdita uparokta cAra granthoMse ApakI yAdagAra di0 jaina samAjameM cirakAla taka kAyama rahegI / surata vIra saM0 2518 jyeSTha sudI 5 tA. 5-6-92 } nivedaka -- sva. mUlacaMda kisanadAsa kApaDiyA zaileza DAhyAbhAI kApaDiyA Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - viSaya-sUcI / pahilA adhikAra granthAraMbha, zrI dhanyakumAra janma tathA upanidhiyauke lAbhakA varNana 2. dvitIya adhikAra zrI dhanyakumArake vighnoMkI zAnti tathA dharmazravaNa tRtIya adhikAraakRtapuNyake bhavAntarakA varNana catuthe adhikAraakRtapuNyake dAnakA varNana paMcama adhikArazrI dhanyakumArake janmAMtarakA varNana chaThaThA adhikArazrI dhanyakumArake rAjyalAbhakA varNana sAtavAM adhikArazrI dhanyakumArakA apane sAle zAlibhadrake sAtha vairAgya aura munidIkSA tathA zrI dhanyakumArakA sarvArthasiddhi meM gamana 8. anuvAdakartAkA paricaya Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ OM namaH siddha bhyH| bhaTTAraka zrI sakalakIrtijI viracita . / zrI dhanyakumAra caritra [bhASAnuvAda] zrI zobhita tuva vadanazaza, harai jagatajana tApa / iha kAraNa padapadya tuva, namahaM nAtha ! gatapApa // ziva-sukhadAyaka Apako, kahaiM jagatameM lok| kyoM na harI bhava-gahanavana, bhramaNa nAtha ! he zoka / akhila amita bhUlokameM, tuma sama nahIM dayAla / dayApAtra phira kyoM na maiM ? vibho ! dInadayAla || AnaMdakaMda jineza ! aba, gaha karake mama hAtha / atigaMbhIra jagajaladhise, karau pAra jananAtha ! sakalakIrti munirAjane, saMskRtameM suvizAla / viracau dhanyakumArako, carita amita guNamAla || tihiM bhASA maiM alpadhI likha svapara sukha heta: isa mahAna zubhakAryameM nAtha ! banahu sukhasetu / / onai Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2 ] zrI dhanyakumAra caritra pahilA adhikAra granthArambha | garbhakatyANa, janmakalayANa, dIkSAkalyANa, jJAnakalyANa aura nirvANakalyANake anubhoktA, tribhuvanake svAmI, zivaramaNIke nAtha tathA guNoMke samudra zrI varddhamAna jinabhagavAnake liye maiM namaskAra karatA hU~ ||1|| antaraMga tathA bahiraMga lakSmIse vibhUSita, AraMbha meM dharmatIrtha ke pravartana karanevAle, dharmake svAmI tathA anaMta guNoMke Akara zrI vRSabhanAtha bhagavAnake liye maiM namaskAra karatA 11211 sampUrNa maMgala ke karanevAle, lokazreSTha, sajjana puruSoMke 'liye AzrayasthAna tathA jagatake hita karanevAle zeSa samasta tIrthaMkaroM ko maiM namaskAra karatA hU~ // 3 // manuSya deva aura vidyAdharoMke adhipati tathA gaNadharAdise vizobhita, DhAIdvIpameM vihAra karanevAle jo zrI zrImaMdharasvAmI prabhRti mokSamArga ke prakAza karanevAle bIsa tIrthaMkara haiM unheM 'vinata mastaka se maiM namaskAra karatA hU~ / / 4-5 / / ye upayukta tIrthaMkara tathA aura jo trikAla meM honevAle haiM, mere dvArA namaskAra tathA stavana kiye huye ve saba mere Arambha kiye huye kAmakI siddhike liye hoM // 6 " jJAnAvaraNAdi ATha karma tathA zarIrase virahita samyasvatvAdi ATha mahAguNose vibhUSita, tIna lokake zikhara para ArUr3ha, indra dharaNendra cakravartI Adise namaskAra kiye huye, anaMta guNoMke sthAna tathA utta magu NoMko abhilASA karane Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahilA adhikAra [ 3 vAle bhavya purUSoMke dvArA dhyAna karane yogya siddha bhagavAna kA maiM pratidina smaraNa karatA hU~ / / 7-8 / / chattIsa guNa virAjamAna, darzanAcAra, jJAnAvaraNAdi prabhRti paJcAcAra ke paripAlana karanemeM tatpara, tribhuvanake dvArA abhivandyanIya tathA ziSyoM para dayA karanevAle AcAryoMke liye maiM abhivandana karatA hUM ||9|| jo apane janma rUpa AtApake nAza karaneke liye aGga pUrva rUpa pIyUSa rasakA svayaM pAna karate haiM tathA aura bhavya jIvoMko pilAte haiM aise upAdhyAyoMkA apane AtmasvarUpakI samupalabdhike liye stavana karatA hU~ ||10|| jo akhaNDa ratnatraya tathA Azcaryajanaka yogakA trikAla sAdhana karate haiM ve sAdhurAja ziva prApti ke liye mujhe zakti pradAna kareM ||11|| sampUrNa Rddhi tathA matijJAna, zrutijJAna, avadhijJAna aura mana:paryayajJAna se vibhUSita, guNoMke samudra, tribhuvanAdhipati se baMda - nIya tathA pUjyanIya aura sampUrNa aGgoM kI racanA karane meM sacamuca vRSabhasena prabhRti gautama gaNadhara paryanta sarva gaNadharAdi mere dvArA stavana kiye apanI-apanI buddhike pradAna karanevAle hoM // 12- 13 // saMpUrNa siddhAMta rUpa vAridhike pArako prApta huye sabhyagdarzana, samyagjJAna, samyakcAritra rUpa anarghya ratnase alaMkRta, parigraha rahita, tathA dizA rUpa vastrake dhAraNa karane vAle aura kitane kundakundAdi vidvAna kavirAja isa saMsAra meM prasiddha huye haiM / tathA guNoMse gurutva padako dhAraNa karane vAle haiM / una saba uttama2 mahAtmAoMkA maiM stavana karatA hU~ / / 14-15 / / Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - zrI dhanyakumAra caritra gyAraha aMga caturdaza pUrva tathA prakIrNa rupa zarIrake dhAraNa karanevAlo, samyagdarzanAdi ratnAlaMkArase virAjita, saptatatva nava padArthake varNanase yukta, ananta sukhako denevAlI guNoMse vibhUSita, jinabhagavAnake mukha kamalase utpanna tathA gaNadhara bhagavAna ke dvArA vRddhiko prApta bhAratI (sarasvatI) mere dvArA stavana kI huI tathA namaskAra kI huI sarvArtha siddhikI prAptike kAraNa athavA sampUrNa arthako siddhi ke liye ho // 16-17 // ___bAhya antaraGga parigrahase vinirmukta, yogya uttama 2 guNoMse vibhUSita, saMpUrNa bhavya puruSoM ke hita karane meM tatpara, saMsAra rupa samudrake pArako prApta huye tathA saMpUrNa arthakI siddhi ke sAdhana karane vAle dhanyakumAra pramukha bAkIke saba yogIrAjoMko unake guNoMkI samupalabdhike liye stavana karatA hU~ // 18-19 / / isa uttama 2 maGgala karanevAle utkRSTa tIrthaMkara bhagavAna, jinavANI tathA AcAryAdi sAdhuoMkA stavana tathA abhivandana karake maGgalasiddhi, apane AraMbha kiye huyekI siddhi, vighnanAza, mokSasamprApti tathA karma nAza prabhRti kAryokI siddhike lie apane aura dusaroMke hitakI icchAse uttama vaizya kuladIpaka tathA sarvArthasiddhi meM jAnevAle dhanyakumAra kA zabha aura pavitra caritra nirmANa karuMgA // 20-22 / / jisa caritrake sunanese bhavya puruSoMke rAgarupa zatru to nAza hoMge aura saMvega tathA samAdhita Adi guNasamUha samudbha ta hoMge // 23 // granthakAra kahate haiM ki maiM isa dhanyakumArake caritrake dvArA svargakI sampadAke sukhakA kAraNa, baDe 2 uttama pAtroMke dAnakA zubha phala kIrtana karuMgA // 24 // Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahilA adhikAra [ 5 yahI kAraNa hai ki dhanyakumAra kevala pAtradAna ke phalase rAjya sampadA se virAjita tathA svargakI lakSmIkA upabhoga karanevAlA huA / / 25 / / , isa vizAla vasundharA maNDala para jambU vRkSase upalakSita lAkha yojana vistAravAlA, tathA samudra se veSTita golAkAra jambUdvIpa hai / usake madhya meM atyanta manohara lAkha yojana UMcA aura jinamaMdira deva tathA devAGganAoMse zobhAyamAna suvarNamaya sumeru zaila hai / / 26-27 / / usake dakSiNa bhAga meM atizaya sundara tathA vidyAdhara manuSya aura devatAoMse zobhAyamAna dhanuSAkAra uttama bharatakSetra hai ||28|| usake ThIka bIcameM atyanta hRdayahArI, dharmake sampAdanakA kAraNa, vidvAna tathA uttama 2 kulameM samutpanna dharmAtmA puruSa tathA jina bhagavAna Adise vibhUSita AryakhaNDa hai || 29 // usameM uttama 2 manuSyoM se pUrNa, grAma, kheTa tathA pura Adise sundara, svarga aura mokSakI samupalabdhikA hetubhUta avantI nAma deza hai ||30|| jisameM jagatake upakAra karanevAle AcArya, upAdhyAya, sAdhu, gaNadhara tathA kevalajJAnI ye saba apanI2 vibhUti ke sAtha vihAra karate haiM ||31|| jahAM yogIndra (sAdhu), jinAlaya tathA dharmAtmAoMse pura, patana, kheTa, grAma, giri tathA bhuvanAdi zobhAyamAna haiM ||32|| jisa deza meM utpanna huye kitane buddhimAna puruSa to tapazcaraNa dvArA mokSakA sAdhana karate haiM, kitane sarvArtha siddhikA tathA kitane praveyakAdikA sAdhana karate haiM // 33 // kitane vicakSaNa puruSa sarvajJa bhagavAnakI paricaryAke dvArA Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - zrI dhanyakumAra caritra samyagdarzana grahaNa karate haiN| kitane indrapadako prApta hote haiM tathA kitane dAnake phalase bhogabhUmimeM jAte haiM // 34 // jisa deza meM sampUrNa abhyudaya kA hetubhuta zrI jinabhagavAna ke dvArA kahA huA dharma, zrAvaka muni tathA sucatura puruSoM ke dvArA calatA hai // 35 // __ usI dharmake dvArA avantI nivAsI bhavya puruSa niraMtara pada padameM sukha, uttama 2 vastu tathA saMpattiko prApta hote haiM // 36 // jisa dezameM dharmAtmA puruSa apane anukUla AcAra tathA guNoM ke dvArA dharma, artha, kAma tathA mokSa takakA sAdhana karate haiM to usa dezameM aura 2 sAmAnya viSayake sAdhanako hama kahAM taka kaheM ||37 / / __ usI avantI dezake bIcameM nAbhike samAna suvizAlavidvAna, dharmAtmA, unnata 2 caityAlaya tathA mahotsavase manohara ujjayinI nAma purI hai // 38 // vaha bar3e 2 unnata gopura, prAkAra, khAtikA tathA subhaToMse yukta honese lokameM ayodhyA ke samAna zatruoMse alaGghanIya mAlUma hotI hai // 39 // jisa nagarImeM zrAvaka tathA zrAvikAoMse pUrNa jina pratimAoMse pUrNa, jina pratimAoMse sundara uce 2 jina maMdira vAdya tathA dhanavAna logoMse zobhAyamAna haiM // 40 / / jisameM dharmAtmA puruSa prAta:kAla hI zayyAse uThakara niraMtara sAmAyika stavana tathA dhyAnAdise uttama dharmakA saMpAdana karate rahate hai // 41 // aura apane gRhameM tathA jinAlayameM tIrthaMkara bhagavAnakI pUjana karake madhyAhna samayameM pAtra-dAnake liye gRha dvAra para sAdhuoMkA samavalokana karate rahate haiM // 42 // tathA dinabharameM Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - pahilA adhikAra utpanna huye pApakarmoMke vinAzake liye aura zubha karmako samupalabdhi ke liye zuddhipUrvaka sAmAyika tathA mahAmantra kAra sacitavana karate haiM // 43 // __ isI prakAra aura 2 zubhAcaraNa vrata tathA zIlAdi pAlana tathA parva tithimeM upavAsa pUjanAdike dvArA puravAsI loga dharmakA sevana karate haiM // 44 // pazcAt usIke phalase unheM indriyoM se utpanna honevAle sukha, bhogopabhoga sampatti sundara striyAM tathA bAlaka apanI icchA ke anusAra prApta hote haiM // 4 // ___ aho ! devatA loga bhI ziva-sukhakI saMprApti ke liye jisa ujjayinIpUrImeM apane avatAra hone kI icchA karate haiM athavA aura koI UMce padakI prAptike liye bhI to usa purIkA aura kyA uttama kIrtana hogA ? // 46 // ityAdi. varNanase upalakSita ujjayinIpurImeM-pratApI, dharmabuddhi tathA dharmAtmAoMse atyaMta anurAgakA karanevAlA avanipAla nAma rAjA hai // 47 // aura sarala hRdaya dhanapAla nAma eka vaizya rahatA hai| tathA zubha 2 lakSaNoMse virAjita prabhAvatI nAma usakI bhAryA hai // 48 // una donoMke parasparameM atyanta prema karanevAle tathA guNa aura sundara 2 lakSaNoMse samAna devadatta prabhRti sAta putra haye // 49 / / unameM kitane bAlaka to akSarAbhyAsa karane lage aura bAkIke bar3e putra dhana sampAdanake liye vyApAra karane lage // 50 // pazcAt kisI dina prabhAvatI antima caturthasnAna karake prANanAthake sAtha 2 zayyAmeM soI huI thI so usane zubhodayA Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ = } zrI dhanyakumAra caritra se rAtrike pichale prahara meM apane gRhadvAra meM praveza karate huye unnata vRSabha, kalpataru tathA kAMtizAlI candrAdi zubha grahoM ko dekheM / use svapna dekhanese bahuta Ananda huA / bAda prAta:- kAla hote hI zayyAse uThI aura saba dhArmika kriyAyeM -karake svAmI ke pAsa gaI / aura apanI madhura 2 vANIse putrake abhyudaya sUcaka dekhe huye zubha svapnoMko nivedana kiye| svapna ke sunane se dhanapAlako bhI bahuta saMtoSa huA / bAda vaha kahane lagA- priye ! ina zubha svapnoMke phalase to mAlUma hotA hai ki tumheM dAnI, aizvaryakA upabhoga karanevAle, uttama vaizyakula rUpa gagana maNDalameM gamana karanevAlA sUrya tathA apane sundara 2 guNa aura ujjavala suyaza ke dvArA tribhuvana ko dhavalita karane vAle mahAna putra ratna kI samupalabdhi hogI / prANanAthake vacanoMse prabhAvatI ko ThIka vaisA hI Ananda huA jaisA khAsa putrakI samprAptise hotA hai / isake bAda phira garbhake zubha cihna pragaTa dikhAI dene lage aura kramase jaba nava mahIne pUrNa huye taba puNyakarmake udayase prabhAvatIne uttama dina tathA zubha muhUrta kI AdimeM sukha pUrvaka sundara kAntike dhAraka tejasvI zubhalakSaNamaNDita zarIrake dhAraka, subhaga tathA manohara rUpase rAjita uttama putraratna utpanna kiyA / yaha putra vAstavameM pUNyazAlI thA ata: usakI nAla gAr3ane ke lie jaba pRthvI khodI gaI taba dhanase bharI huI bar3I bhArI kaDhAI nikalI tathA isI taraha jaba usake majjana ke lie bhI khodA gayA taba bhI pRthvIke bhItarase dhana kA bharA huA dUsarA bhAjana nikalA / Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahilA adhikAra [ 9 dhanapAla isa Azcarya ko dekhakara usI samaya rAjA ke pAsa daur3A gayA aura kahane lagA ki vibho ! mujhe uttama putrakI prApti huI hai aura sAtha hI sAtha bahuta dhana bhI milA hai / dhanapAla ke vacana sunakara mahArAja avanipAla bole- zreSThin ! jisa putrake puNya se vaha dhana nikalA hai usakA mAlika bhI vahI puNyazAlI hai / mujhe kisIke dhanakI abhilASA nahIM hai / mahArAjakI isa prakAra niHzpRhatA se dhanapAla ko bahuta santoSa huA / bAda vahAMse gRhapara Akara sauke jinAlaya meM mahAvibhUti pUrvaka samasta kalyANa karmakI kAraNabhUta vighnoMke nAza karane vAlI jina bhagavAnakI mahApUjA kI / nAnA prakAra dAnAdise apane kuTUmbojanoMko tathA yAcaka logoMko santoSita kiye / aura bandhuoMke sAtha 2 gIta, nRtya vAditra, dhvajA, toraNamAlA prabhRti mahotsava pUrvaka putrake utpanna honekA utsava kiyA / / 51-60 / / aura phira dazaveM dina bahuta dhana kharcakara sarvajina caityAlayoM meM jinendrakI pUjana kI tathA baMdhu logoMko aura yAcaka logoM ko unakI icchAnusAra saMtoSita kiye / bandhu logoMne vicArA ki aho ! isI kuladIpaka uttama putrake utpanna hone kA hI to yaha phala hai jo hama Aja dhanya tathA kRtArtha huye haiM / isI vicArase unhoMne putrakA bhI zubha nAma dhanyakumAra hI rakha diyA / pazcAt sundara svarUpazAlI, logoMke locanoM kA prema bhAjana tathA apane yogya alaMkAroMse alaMkRta dhanyakumAra bhI mAtA pitAdi bandhuoMko dugdhapAnAdi * sumadhura ceSTAoMse Ananda dene lagA tathA buddhi, zarIra, sauMdaryatAdise dinoM dina kumudabAndhavake samAna bar3hane lagA / aura dhIre 2 mugdhAvasthAko ullaMdhana kara kumAra avasthAmeM Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 ] zrI dhanyakumAra caritra AyA aura manohara guNoM ke dvArA devakumAra ke samAna bar3hane lgaa| __usa samaya dhanapAlane-devazAstra, tathA sAdhuoMkI bhaktipUrvaka paricaryA kara vidyA, kalA, vijJAna prabhRti guNoMkI samupalabdhike liye dhanyakumArako upAdhyAyake pAsa mahotsava-. pUrvaka par3haneko baitthaayaa| buddhimAna dhanyakumAra bhI thor3e hI samayameM uttama buddhi rUpa naukAke dvArA zAstra nIradhike pAra ho gyaa| pazcAt dhIre dhIre yuvAvasthA meM aneka zAstroMkA anubhavI jJAna tathA kalA kauzalakA jAnanevAlA, vicArazIla, uttama guNoMkA Azraya, buddhimAna, suyazase sAre vasundharA valayameM prasiddha, zubha lakSaNAdise zobhita, sundara zarIrakA dhAraka, rUpa lAvaNya bhaSaNa-vasana aura puSpamAlAdise virA. jita hokara aisA zobhane lagA jaisA kAmadevazro ke dvArA zobhatA hai| dhanyakumAra isa avasthAmeM bhI prasAdI na hokara niraMtara dharma sampAdanake liye pracura dhana lagAkara deva guru siddhAMta kI paricaryA kiyA karatA thA aura zubha bhAvoMse apanI icchAnusAra dona anAtha logoMke liye dayAbuddhise dAnAdi diyA karatA thA isI taraha saMpadAkA upabhoga pUrvaka kumAra avasthAke yogya sukha janaka bhogoMkA anubhava karate karate bahuta dina biite| niraMtara isI prakAra lakSmIke vyaya karanekI usakI udAratAko usake bhAI loga sahana nahIM kara ske| so kisI dina durbuddhiyoMne apanI mAtase kahA dekho! hama saba to dhana kamAvai aura usakA khAnevAlA yaha kevala dhanyakumAra, jo kabhI. kucha byApAra nahIM karatA hai ! Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahilA adhikAra [ 11 prabhAvatIne putroMkI rAmakahAnI apane svAmIse kaha sunAI aura sAtha meM kahA ki dekho ! dhanyakumAra aba saba taraha saubhAgya-sampanna ho gayA hai use Apa vyApAra meM kyoM nahi lagAte ? vyApArake na karane hI se bar3e bhAI usase dveSa karate rahate haiM / apanI kAMtA ke vacanAnusAra dhanapAla bhI zubha muhUrta meM suputra dhanyakumArako kisI taraha bAjArameM le gayA aura use sau dInAre dekara bolA- pyAre ! yaha dravya leo| aura isake dvArA yadi koI kisI vastuko becaneke liye lAve to tuma use kharIda lenA tathA usase bhI kisI aura vastuko acchI dekhakara kharIdanA so isI taraha jabataka bhojanakA samaya na A jAvai tabataka vyApAra karate rahanA phira antameM jo vastu kharIdI ho use naukarake hAthase uThavAkara bhojana karaneke liye ghara para A jAnA | isa prakAra sama-jhAkara dhanapAla to ghara calA gayA, aura sarala hRdaya tathA saundaryazAlI dhanyakumAra naukara ke sAtha 2 vahIM para ThaharA / itane meM koI puruSa lakar3IkI bharI huI eka uttama gAr3I becane ke liye vahIM para lAyA / dhanyakumArane pitA kA diyA huA dhana use dekara usase vaha gAr3I kharIda lI / aura phira gAr3Ike dvArA apanI icchAnusAra eka maiDhA maula le liyA / mair3he ko bhI kisI dUsareko dekara usase cAra khATake pAye kharIda liye / bAda apane gharapara A gayA / usa samaya dhanyakumArakI mAtA bahuta Anandita huI aura kahane lagI ki aho ! Aja pahale hI dina merA putra byApAra karake AyA hai isa liye utsava karanA cAhiye / udhara ve ATha putra dekhakara kahane lage ki dekho ! yaha Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12] zrI dhanyakumAra caritra kitane AzcaryakI bAta hai jo Aja hI to pitAjIne vyApAra karaneke liye so dInAre dI thI aura pahale hI dina unheM khokara calA AyA to bhI hamArI mAtA utsava kara rahI hai aura hama loga bahuta hI dhana kamAkara lAte haiM phira bhI hamAre sAmane taka na dekhakara ulTI udAsIna rahatI hai| astu ! isameM isakA kyA doSa ? kintu doSa hai hamAre pUrvopArjita karmoMkA / putroMke vacanoMko sunakara prabhAvatIne unheM hRdaya meM rakha liye aura phira saba putroMke pahale ho dhanyaku mArako bhojana karAkara svayaM bho bhojana kara liyA / pazcAt eka bar3e bhArI kASTake bhAjanameM jala bharakara prItipUrvaka apane hI hAthose khATake hI pAyauko dhone lgii| dhone ke sAtha hI pAyoMkA kucha bhAga dUra jA girA, aura zeSa bhAgase kumArake pracura puNyodayase dedIpyamAna aneka ratna girane lage aura uso meM eka vyavasthA patra bhI niklaa| to kadAcita koI kahe ki ye khATake pAye kisake haiM ? yaha patra kisane likhA ? tathA isameM patra kaise AyA ? ina saba prazno kA uttara nIce likhA jAtA hai pahale isI nagarImeM puNyazAlI tathA mahAdhanI vasumitra nAma rAjazreSThi ho gayA hai. so pracura zubhodayase usake yahAM samasta bhogopabhoga sampadAko denevAlo navanidhiyeM paidA huI thii| eka dina vasumitrane upavanameM Aye huye avadhijJAnI munise jAkara pUchA vibho ! Age aisA kauna puNyAtmA nararatna utpanna honevAlA hai jo ina nava nidhiyoMkA svAmI hogA ? munirAjane avadhijJAnake balase kahA "mahArAja ! avanipAla kI uttama rAjadhAnI meM dhanapAla Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahilA adhikAra [13. vaizyakA dhanyakumAra nAma putra utpanna honevAlA hai so vahI pUrvopArjita puNyodayase ina nidhiyoMkA bhI svAmI hogA aura. usake dvArA logoMko bahuta sukha sampatti prApta hogii|" munirAjake vacanoMko sunakara vasumitra apane ghara gayA aura phira munirAjake kathanAnusAra yo vyavasthA patra likhA "zrImAn mahAmaNDalezvara mahArAja avanipAlake surAjya meM vaizyakulakA uttama bhUSaNa, dhanI, bhogI tathA puNyazAlI jo dhanyakumAra honevAlA hai vahI dhanyAtmA mere gRha meM isa sthAna se navanidhiyoM svIkAra kara sukhapUrvaka yahIM para rhe|" isa prakAra patra likhakara patrako uttama 2 ratnoMke sAtha sAtha khATake pAyoMmeM banda kara sukhapUrvaka rahane lgaa| pazcAt seTha to Ayuke avasAna samayameM sallekhanApUrvaka prANoMko chor3a kara zubhodayase sukha niketana svargameM gayA, seThajIkA svargavAsa ho jAne bAda-bicAre zeSa gharake loga bhI azubha karmodayase marakara kita ne narakameM, kitane apane apane karmoM ke anusAra gatiyoMmeM gye| inameM jo sabake pIche marA use jalAne ke liye khATa sahita smazAna bhUmimeM livA le gye| unhIM khATa ke pAyoMko zubhodayase dhanyakumArane cANDAlake hAthase kharode / granthakAra kahate haiM ki-aho! zubha karma hI eka aisI vastu hai jo nahIM prApta honavAlI, atyanta durlabha, bahuta dUrakI tathA bahuta dhanake dvArA milanevAlI vastuko bhI svayaM milA detA hai| dhanyakumAra ko patrake bAMcane se bahuta khuzI huii| vaha Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thI dhanyakumAra caritra usameM jaisA likhA thA usI anusAra nidhiyoMke sthApanAdi ko ThIka ThIka samajhakara rAjAke pAsa gayA aura unase yukti pUrvaka gRhake liye abhyarthanA kii| tathA apane zubhaudayase AjJA mila jAnepara gharake bhItara gayA aura vahAM nidhiyoMko dekhakara Anandita huA / / 122-123 / / bAda vaha utkRSTa nidhiyoMko apane adhikArameM karake unake dvArA honevAle aparimita dhanakA byavahAra manomilapita phalake denevAlI deva guru tathA zAstrakI mahApUjAmeM, satpAtroMke liye puNya sampAdanake kAraNa dAnake dene meM, dIna tathA anAthoMke liye unakI icchAnusAra dayA dAna karane meM tathA pracura vibhUtise jina dharmiyoMkA upakAra karane lgaa| isI taraha dhanyakumAra thor3e dinoMmeM rAjyamAnya hokara tribhuvana vistRta suyazake dvArA utpanna honevAle nAnA prakAra bhogoMko bhogane lgaa| dhanyakumAra apane kuTumbI tathA aura aura logoMko bhI bahuta priya thA / vaha apane zubhAcaraNa se dharma sevana karatA huA sukharUpa pIyUSa-samudroMmeM nirmagna hokara kautukase bIte huye samayako na jAnakara sukhapUrvaka rahane lagA // 124-128 / / aho ! dhanyakumAra apane pUrvopArjita puNya karmako udayase sarvatra Azcarya janaka bhoga tathA sukhakI sampAdana karanevAlI uttama saMpatti-nava nidhiyoM ko prApta hokara manuSya tathA rAjAdise mAnya sukhakA sadaiva upayoga karatA hai, aisA samajha kara jo purUSa sukha ke abhilASI haiM unheM cAhiye ki ve sadaiva apane pavitra AcaraNoMse kevala eka puNyakA upArjana kareM / / 129 / / Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahilA adhikAra [ 15 kyoMki yahI puNya, puNya tathA guNoMkA Azaya hai, pApakA 1 nAza karanevAlA hai puNyakA buddhimAna loga Azraya karate haiM " puNya se samasta sukha prApta hote haiM, puNyakI prApti ke liye hI puNya kriyAyeM kI jAtI haiM, puNyase tribhuvanameM honevAlI * lakSmI prApta hotI hai, puNyake sampAdana karanekA bIja vrata kA dhAraNa karanA hai / isaliye buddhimAnoM ! sukhakI samupalabdhike "liye nirantara puNyake upArjana karanemeM citta lagAo || 130 || KA iti zrI sakalakIrti munirAja racita dhanyakumAra caritra meM dhanyakumArakA janma tathA upanidhiyoMke lAbhakA varNana nAma pahilA adhikAra samApta huA ||1|| dvitIya adhikAra jo dharmake Adi pravartaka haiM, jinheM tribhuvana vatti samasta loga namaskAra karate haiM, sAre vasundharA maNDala meM jo uttama gine jAte haiM, sajjana puruSoMke AzrayAdhAra tathA akhila saMsArake jIvoMkA kalyANa karanevAle haiM, una zrI jinendrakA meM stavana karatA hU / eka dina ujjayinIkA hI rahanevAlA koI buddhimAna "dhanyakumArakA kAMtizAlI sundara rUpa dekhakara usake pitAse bolA - dhanapAla ! ratike samAna sundara eka bAlA hai / merI icchA hai ki maiM use dhanyakumAra ke liye vivAha dUM, jisase vaha apanI icchAnusAra sukhApabhoga kara ske| usake uttarameM napAlane kahA- maiM to ise acchA nahIM samajhatA / Apake Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 ] zrI dhanyakumAra caritra cAhiye ki hamase bhI jo aizvaryAdi meM bar3e haiM unake liye apanI kanyAkA saMkalpa kreN| usane kahA- Apane kahA so ThIka hai parantu merI yaha icchA nahIM jo maiM use dUsareke lie deU / isaliye maiMne to apane hRdayameM nizcaya kara liyA hai| ki jisa kisI samaya deUMgA to dhanyakumAra hI ke liye deUMgA | isI taraha aura bhI kitane bar3e 2 dhanika loga kahane lage ki hama bhI apanI kanyAkA pariNaya saMskAra dhanyakumAra ke sAtha ho kareMge auroMke sAtha nahIM / isa prakAra dinoM dina bar3hate huye puNyazAlI dhanyakumArakA abhyudaya usake bar3e bhAIyoMko sahana nahIM huA so usake sAtha irSA karane lage aura sAtha hI usakI jIvana yAtrAkA nAma zeSa karaneke liye : saMkalpa kiyA / udhara vicAre dhanyakumArako zubha kAmoMkI ora se bilkula : avakAza nahIM milatA thA so use yaha kaise mAlUma ho sakatA thA ki mere upara bhAIyoMke kyA 2 SaDayantra race jA rahe haiM / bhAvArtha - bhAiyoMke duSTa abhiprAyoMko vaha na sakA / so kisI dina ve pApI loga kucha vicAra kara upavanakI vApikAoM meM jala krIDAke liye dhanyakumAra ko livA le gaye / bicArA sarala hRdaya dhanyakumArako vApikAke kinAre para baiThakara prItipUrvaka una logoMkI jala lIlA dekhane lagA / itane meM usake bhAIyoMmeM se eka kuTila pariNAmI pApIne pIche se Akara aura galA dabAkara usa vizuddha buddhiko vApikA meM ulaTa diyA dhanyakumAra pApake udayase vApikA ke gahare jala meM girA to paraMtu girate 2 bhI use mahA mantrakA Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dvitIya adhikAra smaraNa ho AyA / una pApAtmAko itane para bho jaba saMtoSa na huA taba Uparase aura bhI nirdayatApUrvaka usake kisI prakAra na jIneko icchAse patthara pheMkane lge| pazcAt yaha samajhakara ki aba vaha niyamase apane jIvanakA bhAga pUrA kara cukA hogA so isI vizvAsase kisI prakAra saMtoSa mAnakara gharakI ora lauTa gaye granthakAra kahate haiM ki___"saMsAra meM aisA kauna-sA burA kAma hai jise pApI loga na karate hoM kiMtu niyamase karate haiN|" udhara dhanyakumArake bar3e bhArI puNyodayase athavA yoM kaho ki mahAmaMtrakI zaktise usI samaya jala devatAne Akara dharmAtmA kumArako jala nikalaneke dvArase dhIre 2 bAhara nikAla diyaa| yaha bAta ThIka hai ki jina logoMne pahale pUNya saMcaya kara rakhA hai unake AdhIna devatA svayaM ho jAte haiM, aura Aye huye upadravoMkA nAza kara upakAra karate haiN| isI mahAmaMtrakA dhyAna karanese jo zubha karmakA bandha hotA hai usase duSToMke dvArA kiye huye ghora upadrava, saba naSTa ho jAte haiM, jisa prakAra kesarIke dvArA bicAre bar3e 2 gajarAja kSaNabhara meM nAmazeSa ho jAte haiM / dekho ! yaha puNya hIkA mAhAtmya hai jo jalIya upadrava, sthalIya upadrava, akAla mRtyu cora vibhISikA, rAja vibhISikA Adi vighnajAla bahuta jaldI hI zAMta ho jAye haiN| isose to kahate haiM ki jala, sthala, durga, aTavI Adi janita bhayAvasthAmeM tathA mRtyukAla meM bhI kevala eka dharma hI sahAI hotA hai / isIliye buddhimAnoMko cAhiye ki Apattike samaya meM vAstavika baMdhukI taraha hita karanevAle tathA maraNa prabhRti apAyake kAraNoMse rakSA karanevAle dharmakA niraMtara saMpAdana kreN| Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 ] zrI dhanyakumAra caritra isa samaya isake bAda puNyAtmA dhanyakumAra nirvighna vinA parizrama jala bAhara nikala kara apane nagarakI ora calA aura zahara ke bAhara pahu~cakara vicArane lagA ki - dekho ! to zubhodayase marate 2 meM kisI taraha bacA hUM, yadi phira bhI una logoMkA saMga raheMgA to nahIM mAlUma kyA hogA ? - isIliye mujhe gharapara jAnA yogya nahIM hai kyoMki saMsAra meM bAhya zatruoMkA bhaya banA rahatA hai isaliye ve chor3e jA -sakate parantu gharakA puruSa yadi zatru ho jAya to bahuta burA hotA hai / (phira use bandhutAkA bhAva nahIM rahatA aura phira usakA pariNAma bhI yahI hotA hai ki ) jisa prakAra kaSAtyAdi abhyantara zatru sahasA nahIM chor3a e jA sakate usI taraha una logoM kA sambandha chUTanA muzkila ho jAtA hai / isa prakAra apane zuddha manameM vicAra kara dhanyakumAra vahAMse dUsare dezakI ora cala diyaa| calate 2 usane kisI kheta meM eka kisAnako hala hAMkate huye dekhA aura vicArA ki dekho ! maiMne apanI lIlAse kitanI kalA kauzala vidyAyeM sIkhI haiM, parantu yaha to koI apUrva hI vidyA mAlUma paDatI haiM / itanA vicAra kara kisAnake pAsa gayA aura Azcarya se usakI ora avalokana karatA huA vahIM para baiTha gayA ||28|| kRSaka nAnA prakArake alaMkAroMse bhUSita isakA rUpAtizaya dekhakara bahuta AzcaryAnvita huA aura dhanyakumArase bolA ||29|| he svAmI ! maiM kuTumvI hU~, kucha zuddha dahI aura bhAta lAyA hUM, mujhapara anugraha pUrvaka Apa bhojana kareM ||30|| he catura ! bhojana karake mujhe aura merI prArthanAko saphala Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - dvitIya adhikAra [ 19 karo ! kRSakako prArthanA sunakara dhanyakumArane usase kahA yaha bAta mujhe svIkAra hai / / 3 / / dhanyakumArakI svIkAratAse santoSita hokara kuTumbI use halake pAsa biThAkara Apa pattoMkA pAtra banAne ke liye patra lene gayA // 32 / / kRSakake cale jAnepara dhanyakumAra muThThose hala pakar3a kara apanI apanI icchAnusAra saharSa kautukase bailoMko calAne lagA // 34 // ___ usa samaya halake agrabhAgase pRthvIkA vidAraNa hote hI use suvarNase bharA huA tAMbekA bar3A bhArI eka kalaza dIkha par3A / / 35 / / use dekhakara dhanyakumAra hA ! mere isa apUrva vijJAnAbhyAsase pUrA par3e / / 36 / / yadi kuTumbI yaha pracura dhana dekhegA to pragaTapane vaha bhI bhAIyoke samAna mere sAtha varatAva karegA / / 37 // isa prakAra vicAra karake dravyake bhayase Dara kara dhanyakumAra kalazako usI taraha rakhakara aura miTTise use Dhakakara baiTha gayA / / 38|| ___ itane meM kRSaka bhI patta' lAyA aura khaDDe meM rakhe haye nirmala jalakA bharA huA kalaza tathA dahI bhAta nikAla kara jalase dhanyakumArake caraNakamala tathA patta dhokara pattoMke bhAjanameM bhojana karane ke liye use biThAyA / / 39-40 / / dhanyakumArane kRSakakI prArthanAke anusAra bhojana kiyA aura bAda usane rAjagRha jAnekA sugama mArga pUcha kara usI rAstese apanI icchA ke anusAra calA gayA / / 4 / / dhanyakumArake jAne ke bAda jaba kRSaka phira hala calAne Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 ] zrI dhanyakumAra caritra lagA taba use vahI dhana dIkha pdd'aa| dravya dekhakara vaha Azcarya ke sAtha vicArane lagA // 42 // aho! usa puNyazAlIke zubhodayase yaha dravya nikalA hai isaliye mere svokAra karane yogya nahIM hai // 43-44 // yahI kAraNa hai ki jo mUrkha loga lobhase dUsaroMkA dhana le lete haiM ve pApake udayase apanI lakSmokA bhA sAthameM nAza kara janma 2 meM daridrI hote haiM // 45 // isa prakAra vicAra kara dUsaroMke dhanameM nispRha kuTumbI vaha dhana dhanyakumArako deneke liye usake pIche 2 jaldI jAne lagA // 46 // dhanyakumAra dUrase bulAnevAle kuTumbIko AtA huA dekhakara eka vRkSake nIce sukhapUrvaka baiTha gayA / / 47 / / itane meM kuTumbI dhanyakumArake pAsa Akara tathA use namaskAra karakai bolA-he nAtha ! apanA dhana chor3akara isa taraha icchA rahita kyoM cale Aye ? // 48 / / kuTumbIke vacana sunakara dhanyakumAra bolA-bhAI ! maiM kyA dravya sAtha meM lekara yahAM AyA thA ? nahIM ! kiMtu ulTA tumhIMne to mujhe dahIM tathA bhAtakA bhojana karAyA hai phira yaha dhana merA kahAMse AyA ? isake uttarameM atyaMta nirlobhI aura catura kuTambI kahane lagA / / 49 // kumAra ! mere vacana suniye-pahale hamAre pitAmaha tathA pitA yaha kheta apane putrake sAtha2 jotA karate the tathA maiM bhI hala calAtA thA, parantu kabhI dhana nahIM nikalA aura tumhAre Anepara Aja zubhodayase yaha dhana nikalA hai isaliye nizcayase yaha dhana tumhArA hai kyoMki hama sarokhe manda bhAgyoMke liye aisI sampatti kahAM? / / 50-52 / / Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dvitIya adhikAra [ 21 kuTumbIke isa prakAra bacana sunakara dhanyakumAra bolAastu, yaha merA hI dhana rahai / maiMne tumhAre liye diyA tuma prayatnapUrvaka puNyopArjana tathA sukhake liye isakA upayoga karo / vibho ! ApakA mere Upara bar3A bhArI anugraha hai isa prakAra dhanyakumArase kahakara kuTumbI phira use mastaka se praNAma kara yoM kahane lagA // 53 // he nAtha ! maiM kuTumbI grAmameM rahatA hU~ aura merA nAma bhI kuTumbI hai| yadi kisI samaya mere yogya koI kArya ho to Apa zIghra hI mujhe sUcanA karanA / yoM prArthanA purassara punaH namaskAra kara calA gayA || 54 // udhara dhanyakumAra bhI ravAnA huA to use rAste meM jAte vakta pUrvopArjita zubhodayase manohara tathA nirjantu kisI zuddha sthAna meM baiThe huye avadhijJAnase yukta, nirantara dharmopadeza denevAle, tona jagatake jIvoMkA hita karanevAle aura guNoMke samudra munirAja dIkha par3e || 56-57 / / dhanyakumAra unake darzana se hRdaya meM bahuta Anandita hokara unake samIpa gyaa| munirAjako tIna pradakSiNA dI aura hAtha jor3akara devatArcya unake caraNoMkI abhivandanA kI tathA dharma prApti ke liye unake pAsa harSapUrvaka baiTha gayA / / 58-60 / / munirAjane bhI use dharmavRddhi dekara usakI zubhAzIrvAdase prazaMsA kI aura isa prakAra dharmopadeza dene lage - kumAra ! jisa dharmake prabhAvase pada padameM tumheM khajAnA milatA hai, bar3A bhArI lAbha hotA hai, sarva jagaha mAnyatA hotI hai jo isa loka tathA paralokameM hita karanevAlA haiM, svarga sukha tathA zivasukhakA AdhAra hai aura jinezvara, cakravartI tathA indrapadakI sampattikA denevAlA hai usI dharmakA tumheM sevana karanA cAhiye ||33|| Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 ] zrI dhanya kumAra caritra kyoMki dharmake phalase dharmAtmAoMko tIna jagatako lakSmI.. janya sukha, dharma, artha, kAma tathA mokSa ye cAra purUSArtha aura uttama2 padakI prApti hotI hai // 64 // usa dharmako jina bhagavAnane muni-dharma tathA gRhastha-dharma isa prakAra do bheda rUpa kahA hai| usameM munidharma sampUrNatAse hotA hai / aura gRhastha dharma eka deza rUpa dayAmaya hai| ghora munirAja munidharmake dvArA usI paryAyase ananta sukha zAlI mokSako prApta hote haiM / / 65-66 / / __ athavA sarvArthasiddhi ke sukhakA upabhoga kara sarvAjJAvasthA ko prApta hote haiM va bar3A bhArI cakravartI pada pAte haiM athavA carama zarIra hokara uttamara tapazcaraNake dvArA kramase mokSa cale jAte haiM / / 67-68 / / aura gRhasthadharmake dvArA buddhimAna puruSa sarva RddhiyoMke samUhakA Azraya bhUta acyuta svarga paryanta svargameM vA satpurUSoMke dvArA sevanIya tathA sampattike Akara arcanIya uttama kulameM avatAra lete haiM aura vahAM sukha bhoga kara anukramase tapazcaraNa dvArA karmokA nAza kara mokSa cale jAte haiM / / 69-70 // he catura ! ina donoM dharmakA mUla kAraNa, caMdramAkI taraha nirmala, niHzaMkAdi ATha guNoMse yukta zaMkAdi paccIsa mala rahita, jina bhagavAna tathA indrAdikI saMpattikA kAraNa, uttama2 sukhakA Akara samyagdRSTi puruSoMke sAtha jAne vAle zuddha samyaktvako smjho| vItarAga bhagavAnako chor3a kara sukhopabhoga tathA mokSake kAraNa tribhuvana arcanIya aura koI deva nahIM haiM, na huye tathA na hoMge // 73 // jina bhagavAnake kahe ahiMsA dharmako chor3akara dUsare dharma saba Rddhi tathA sukhake kAraNa aura satya nahIM haiM // 74 // Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dvitIya adhikAra [ 23 samasta parigraha rahita nirgratha gurUse baDhe satpurUSoMkeM satkAra karane yogya tathA svarga mokSake mArgakA upadeza va ra nevAle aura guru nahIM haiM ||75 || sarvajJa bhagavAnake kahe huye sAta tatvoMse baDhakara satya tathA samyagjJAnake kAraNa aura tatva: isa saMsAra meM nahIM haiM ||76 || uttama pAtradAna chor3a kara bhoga tathA sukhakA denevAlA aura dAna nahIM haiM tathA bAraha prakAra tapa chor3akara karmoka nAza karanevAlA aura tapa nahIM hai ||77 // isa prakAra jina bhagavAna ke kathanameM jo buddhimAna puruSoMka nizcaya karanA hai tathA zraddhA aura rUcikA rakhanA haiM, ye saba darzana rUpa kalpavRkSa ke bIja hai / kyoMki saMsAra meM manomilapita sukhakA denevAlA, tIna jagatake svAmIyoMko tathA jina bhagavAnakI saMpattikA kAraNa yahIM samyaktva hai / aisA samajha kara ATha guNa yukta, caMdrakI kAMti samAna zuddha tathA paccIsa doSa rahita samyagdarzanakI zuddhi tuma dhAraNa karo / / 79-80 / / tathA kahe huye deva pUjanAdi chaha karma dharmakI samprApti ke liye sadaiva AcaraNa karo || 1 || jina pUjana, guruoM kI sevA, svAdhyAya, saMyama, tapa tathA dAna ye gRhasthoM ke nitya karane yogya chaha karma puNyake kAraNa haiM ||82|| bhaktipUrvaka jina mandira tathA jina pratimA nirmANa karAkara apanI zaktike anusAra uttama 2 tathA manohara ATha prakAra pUjana dravyase prAtaH dina jo jina pratimAoMkI pUjA kI jAtI haiM, use buddhimAna puruSa saMpUrNa abhyudayakI denevAlI kahate haiM ||4|| yahI kAraNa hai ki jina bhagavAnako pUjanase saMpUrNa sampa Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 ] - zrI dhanyakumAra caritra ttiyeM prApta hotI haiM vighna samUha tathA gRhAraMbhameM honevAle pApakA nAza hotA haiM // 8 // ___ jo gRhastha uttama pAtra sadguruoMkI pratidina ajJAna tathA mohake nAza karanevAlI aura samyagdarzana, samyagjJAna tathA samyakcAritrakI denevAlI sevA bhakti suzrUSA tathA sadA AjJAkA pAlana apane dharma lAbhake liye kiyA karate haiM use gurUpAsti (gurUsevA) kahate haiM // 87 // jo buddhimAna purUSa mokSakI prAptike liye siddhAMtakA abhyAsa karate haiM vaha tathA sAmAyika namaskAra aura jJAnAbhyAsa Adi jitane pAvana karma haiM ye saba svAdhyAya kahe jAte haiN| maharSi loga svAdhyAyako tribhuvanavati padArthoke dekhaneke liye pradIpa kahate haiM kyoMki isake dvArA pracUra ajJAnAMdhakArakA nAza hotA haiM tathA yaha paMcendriya rUpa zatruoMkA ghAtaka hai // 88-89 // yahI hetu hai ki isI jJAnase-satpurUSa heyopAdeyakA, bhale burekA, devazAstra aura guruko parIkSAkA, dharmake svarUpakA, mokSamArgakA, khoTe mArgakA tathA jhUThe sacce dharmakA svarUpa jAnane lagate haiM aura jo ajJAnI hote haiM ve jaise janmAMdha puruSa hAthIkA ThIka2 svarUpa nahIM jAna sakate vaise hI kabhI kucha bhI nahIM jAnane pAte haiM / / 90-91 // isa prakAra svAdhyAyakA phala samajhakara bRddhimAna puruSo ko siddhAMtazAstrameM pravezake pratibandhaka ajJAnakA nAza karaneke liye aura jJAnakI samprAptike liye ziva-sukha sAdhaka svAdhyAya karanA cAhiye / / 12 / / bAraha prakAra uttama vratoMke pAlana karanekoM, paMcendriya rUpa zatruoMke vaza karaneko, tathA hRdayameM prANiyoMkI dayA karaneko gaNadhara bhagavAna saMyama kahate haiN| yaha saMyama nira Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dvitIya adhikAra [25 ntara puNyakI samprApti karanevAlA haiM aura pApAzravakA niro'dhaka hai // 93-94 / / aSTamo tathA caturdazoke dina athavA aura vratAdimeM niyamapUrvaka upavAsa karaneko dUsarA kAyakleza tapa kahate haiM // 9 // buddhimAna puruSa bAraha prakAra vratoke dvArA jo tapa AcaraNa karate hai vaha saMpUrNa tapa, karmake bhasma karaneke liye agnike samAna hai // 96 / / isake dvArA gRhasthoMke gRha saMbaMdhI AraMbhase honevAlA pApa nAza hotA hai tathA guNoMke sAtha hI sAtha dharma rUpa kalpavRkSa vRddhigata hotA hai // 97 // isa prakAra samajhakara parvatithimeM buddhimAnoMko upavAsAdi "pUrvaka nirmala tapa AcaraNa karanA cAhiye aura phira use prANoMke nAza honepara bhI nahIM chor3anA cAhiye // 98 / / pratidina dAna deneke liye apane gRha dvAra para khar3e hokara nirIkSaNa karanA aura uttama pAtra milanepara unheM dAna denA cAhiye / kyoMki dAna sukha kA Akara hai, apanA tathA dUsarekA hita karanevAlA hai, dharma tathA sukhakA denevAlA hai, gRhAraMbhase hone vAle pApakA nAza karanevAlA hai aura bhoga bhUmiko vibhU'tikA prApta karAnevAlA hai // 99-100 // __ina chaha karmoM ke dvArA gRhasthoMko nirantara uttama dharmakI "prApti hotI rahatI hai tathA gRhAraMbhase honevAle pApa karmakA nAza hotA hai // 101 // he kumAra ! isa prakAra samajhakara tumheM svarga sukhake denevAle pAvana, gRhasthoMke chaha karma nitya karane cAhiye / kyoMki inhIM ke dvArA paraMparA mokSa sukha bhI mila sakegA aura devAM ! pAMca aNuvrata, tIna guNavrata aura cAra zikSAvrata Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 ] zrI dhanyakumAra caritra ye bAraha vrata bhI gRhastha dharmameM pAle jAte hai gRhastha dharma bhI pApakA nAza karanevAlA aura svarga sukhakA pradhAna kAraNa hai| isaliye kumAra dharmakI prAptike liye tumheM zrAvakoMke uttama vrata dhAraNa karane cAhie tuma inake dvArA uttama sukha tathA paraMparA mokSa bhI prApta kara skoge| sadaiva saddharmakA saMpAdana karo; dharmahIkA Azraya leo kyoMki dharma guNoMkA khajAnA hai| dharmake anusAra uttama mArgapara calo, use pratidina abhivandanA karo, dharmase tumheM saba vastuoMko apAra siddhi hogii| dekho dharmakA mUla dayA hai use kabhI mata bhUlo, dharma meM sadA nizcala citta raho yahI uttama dharma tumhArI sadA rakSA kregaa| tuma jAnate ho ki dharma ananta sukha kA samudra hai aura duHkhakA nAza karanevAlA hai, buddhimAna loga sadA dharmakA upArjana karate haiM, dharmake dvArA jaldI hI saba guNa mila jAte haiM, dharmako maiM bho namaskAra karatA huuN| dharmako chor3akara aura koI ziva-sakhakA denevAlA nahIM kahA jA sakatA dharmakA mUla kSamA hai, dharma meM apane cittako ekAgra karatA hUM, he dharma ! tU merI rakSA kr| iti zrI sakalakIti munirAja racita dhanyakumAra caritrameM dhanyakumArake vighnoMmeM zAMti tathA dharma zravaNa nAma dvitIya adhikAra samApta huA / / 2 / / Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ m tRtIya adhikAra [27 tRtIya adhikAra vizvavighnaharAnvanve paJca, satparameSThinaH / vizvazrIdharmakartR zca, vizvabandhUnaguNArNavAna / dhanyakumAra munirAjake dvArA dharmopadeza suna kara bahuta khuzI huA aura apane yogya vrata niyamAdi zraddhApUrvaka grahaNa kiye| bAda munirAjako sabhakti abhivandanA kara hAtha jor3akara pUchA nAtha ! Apa tIna jagatake jIvoMkA hita karanevAle haiM / Apase mujhe kucha pUchanA hai| vaha yaha ki kyA kAraNa hai jisase mere bhAI loga to mujhase dvaSa karate haiM aura kisa puNyase mAtA prema karatI haiM ? tathA pada2 meM mujhe bahuta saMpatti milatI hai| kyA Apa kRpA kara ye saba bAteM mujhase kaheMge / ___ munirAja dhanyakumAra para anugraha kara usake pUrva janmako jIvanI sunAne lage-kumAra ! jarA apane cittako kahIM jAne na denA, maiM tumheM pUrva janmakI kathA kahatA hU~ / kyoMki usase tumhArI hRdayameM saMsAra meM bhaya utpanna hogA, dharmameM abhirUci hogI, pApase Daroge aura dAna vrata niyamAdimeM uttama vicAra hoNge| tumhArI kathAse sarva sAdhAraNakA bhI upakAra ho skegaa| bhAratavarSa-magadhadeza, usake antargata bhoMgAvato nAma nagarI thii| usake svAmIkA nAma kAmavRSTi thaa| usakI bhAryA mRSTadAmA thii| unake ghara meM sukRtapuNya nAmakA eka naukara thA jaba mRSTadAnA garbhavatI huI taba hI usake pApodayase kAmavRSTi mara gyaa| bAda vaha garbha jaise2 baDhane lagA tesera saba loga garbhake pracaNDa pApase dharAzAyI huye| Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 ] zro dhanyakumAra caritra __ putrakA janma hAte ho maSTadAnAkI mAtAne bhI paraloka yAtrA ko / dhana dhAnyAdi saba vastueM naSTa ho gii| sAtha hI sAtha puNya karma bhI naSTa huaa| saca kahA hai-jaba abhAgA kuputra garbha meM AtA hai taba kuTumba, dhana, sukha aura puNya sabhI naSTa ho jAte haiM / aura gharameM daridratAkA vAsa ho jAtA hai| pApI putrakA paidA honA sarvathA bUrA haiN| samajho ! putra, kalatra Adi jitanI vastueM jo du:khakI kAraNa hotI haiM vaha saba pApakA phala hai, isa liye jo buddhimAna haiM unheM aniSTa saMyogakA pradhAna kAraNa pApa prANa jAne para bhI nahIM karanA caahiye| pratyuta sadA dharmakA upArjana karanA ucita hai| dekho ! isa bAlakane pApa karmake sivAya kabhI puNya karma nahIM kiyA yahI kAraNa hai jo Aja isako yaha dArUNa dazA huI / yahI samajha mRSTadAnAne bhI apane abhAge putrakA nAma akRtya-puNya rakkhA / saba dhana to pahale naSTa ho cukA thaa| jaba bicArI mRSTadAnAko peTa bharanA taka muzkila ho gayA taba vaha kucha upAya na dekha lAcAra hokara dUsare ke ghara kA posanA posakara bahuta duHkhake sAtha abhAge putrakA pAlana poSaNa karane lgii| udhara kAmavRSTike mara jAne bAda puNyodayase usakA naukara vahI sukRtapuNya bhogAvatIkA mAlika ho gayA thaa| usa avasarameM dhanyakumArane avadhijJAnI munirAjako namaskAra kara pUchA-bhagavan ! bAlakane pUrva janmameM aisA kauna pApa karma kiyA hai aura kaise khoTe kAma kiye haiM jisase Aja ise yaha dazA dekhano par3I? munirAja usakI kathA kahane lage jisake sunane mAtrase cure kAmoke karane meM bhaya hotA hai| Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tRtIya adhikAra [ 29. - isI deza meM bhUtilaka nAma sundara nagara thaa| usameM mahA- . dhanI dhanapati vaizya rahatA thaa| dhanapati buddhimAna, mahAdAnI vratI aura sadA zubha karma karanevAlA thaa| eka dina usane apane nirmala cittane vicArA ki lakSmI puNyake udayase hotI hai| merI samajhameM usakA phala kevala pAtradAna honA cAhiye / parantu jo uttama pAtra haiM ve to kevala AhArako chor3akara aura kucha bhI kabhI nahIM lete haiM. aura na nigraMntha sAdhuauko vastra, dhanAdi diye hI jA sakate haiM kyoMki unase unakI nigraMthatAmeM bAdhA AtI hai| isaliye bar3e 2 UMce jinAlaya banavAye jAveM, jina bhagavAnako pratimAyeM banavAI jAveM aura unakI pratiSThA karavAI jAve to avazya ina zubha karmoke dvArA lakSmI sArthaka ho sakatI hai aura kalpalatAkI taraha icchita phala de sakatI hai| kyoMki dekho ! jina mandiromeM kitane jina bhagavAnakI pUjAse, kitane namaskAra, stavana, darzana, gIta, nRtya aura vAditrase, kitane abhiSekase, kitane dharmopakaraNAdike dAnase, kitane udyApanAdise aura kitane yAtrA karanese bar3e bhArI puNya karmakA upArjana karate haiN| unameM yogirAja bhI rahate haiM unake dvArA dharmakI pravRti hotI hai aura dharma dvArA bhavya purUSa svargAdi sukhake anubhoktA hote haiM ityAdi nAnA tarahake acche2 karmose gRhastha loga jina mandiroMmeM puNya sampAdana kiyA karate haiN| isalie yadi yaha kahA jAya ki dhanI logoMko lakSmI kA vAstavika phala jina mandirakA nirmANa tathA uddhAra karAnA chor3akara aura kucha nahIM hai to kucha burA nahIM kahA Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 ] zrI dhanyakumAra caritra jA sktaa| kyoMki sahastroM varSa paryanta unameM jina pratimAyeM pUjI jAyA kreNgii| ___jo loga pratimAyeM banavAte haiM unheM kitanA puNya bandha hotA hogA use kauna kaha sakatA hai ? isaliye dhanI logoMko jina pratimAyeM banavAnI cAhie / unake dvArA ve svarga tathA ziva-sukhake bhoganevAle ho skeNge| granthakAra kahate haiM ki jo loga jina pratiSThA karavAte haiM unako kitanA puNya karmabandha hotA hai usakI saMkhyA meM nahIM jAnatA kyoMki pratiSThAke dvArA dharmako vRddhi hotI hai / ___yahI hetu hai ki pratimA banavAnebAle bahuta puNya kamAte haiN| kitane mithyAdRSTi to jina pratimA tathA pratiSThA karavAkara hI jaino hote haiM aura taraha nahIM / tAtparya yaha ki jinapratimA aura jinapratiSThA puNyakI kAraNa haiM isalie ghanika loga jinAlaya kyoM na banavAveM / isI vicArase dhanapati seThane bar3A vizAla sundara jinAlaya nirmANa karavAyA aura suvarNa ratnamayo jinapratimAyeM banavAI / cAroM saMghako bulavAkara una pratimAoMkI pratiSThA vadhike anusAra bahuta dhana lagAkara pratiSThA karavAI aura janAlayameM dene ke lie suvarNa aura ratnamayI zRgAra kalaza pabhRti dharmopakaraNa bnvaaye| una ratnamayI pratimAoMkI prasiddhi saba jagaha phaila gii| use sunakara kisI durvyasanI corane lobhameM Akara vicArA ke usa jinAlayakI rakSAke lie bahuta rakSaka niyata haiM so banA sAdhU veSa dhAraNa kiye kisI taraha usake bhItara nahIM jA sakUgA / Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tRtIya adhikAra [ 31 isa prakAra vicAra kara vaha mAyAvI lobhake vaza ho brahmacArI bana gayA kapaTabhAvase kAyaklezAdi tapazcaraNa karane lagA aura bhole logoMmeM apane guNoMkI prazaMsA karane lgaa| aise hI dezomeM ghumatA huA bhUtilakapurameM A phuNcaa| jaba logoMke mukhase brahmacArIkI dhanapatine prazaMsA sanI to usI vakta usake pAsa gayA aura namaskAra kara use apane mandirameM livA lAyA / kuTalAtmA brahmacArI bhI jhUThe tapazcaraNase logoMko anurakta karake bagulekI taraha jinAlayameM rahane lgaa| kisI dina dhanapatine pApI brahmacArIse kahA-mahArAja ! mujhe vyApArArtha dUsare deza jAnA hai isaliye Apase prArthanA hai ki jabataka maiM pIchA na lauTU Apa jinAlayakI rakSA karanA / brahmacArIne yaha kahakara TAla diyA ki hama yahAM nahIM raheMge (saca hai ki jo loga aMtaraGgake kAle hote haiM unakI bhItaro bAteM kauna jAna sakatA hai) ThIka yahI hAlata sarala svabhAvI dhanapatikI huii| vaha brahmacArIke bhItarI dilakI bAta na jAnakara usake inkAra karane para aura bhI Agraha karane lagA aura kisI taraha unheM rakSAkA bhAra saupakara Apa calA gayA / idhara mAyAvI brahmacArIkA dAva laga gayA so usane vyasanoMke dvArA jinAlayake saba upakaraNoMko tIna teraha kara diye / parantu yaha pAra kabataka chiA sakatA thA so brahmacArIke zarIra meM koDha phUTa nikalA, sArA zarIra durgandhamaya ho gayA, usake dvArA bar3A hI duHkhI hone lgaa| saca kahA hai-adhika pApakA athavA puNya kA phala prAyaH Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 ] zrI dhanyakumAra caritra usI vakta udaya ho AtA hai / pApakA phala bahuta burA hotA hai aura puNyakA acchA hotA hai / pASIyoMko isI bhavameM nAnA tarahake rogAdi tathA paralokameM naraka duHkha bhogane par3ate haiM aura puNyAtmAoMkI saba prazaMsA karate haiM, bar3I hI pratiSThA hoto hai, jagatameM yaza phailatA hai aura parabhavameM bhI uttama gati milatI hai / jo loga deba gurU aura zAstra kI pUjana karate haiM ve svarga meM jAte haiM aura jo pApI loga nirmAlyake khAnevAle haiM ve naraka meM jAte haiM / usake vaMzakA sarvanAza ho jAtA hai, dhana calA jAtA hai, nAnA tarahake dArUNa roga bhogane par3ate haiM / itane para bhI chUTakArA na hokara antameM unake liye naraka dvAra taiyAra rahatA hai / granthakAra kahate haiM ki - halAhala viSa khA lenA bahuta hI acchA hai phira usase usI vakhta bhale hI prANa cale jAye parantu nirmAlya khAnA acchA nahIM / kAraNa isake dvArA ananta bhava bigar3a jAte haiN| isa bAtako dhyAna meM rakhakara buddhimAnoMko kabhI deva gurU zAstrakA nirmAlya nahIM lenA cAhie / kintu jaise viSakA upayoga burA hai usI taraha nirmAlya bhI burA samajha kara chor3a denA cAhiye / brahmacArI usI bhISaNa avasthAmeM vahI rahA karatA thA / isa vakta usakI aura bhI dazA bigar3a gaI thI / saba aMga pratyaMga koDhake mAre gale jA rahe the dekhane meM bar3o ghRNA paidA hotI thI, AkRti bhayAnaka ho gaI thI, haravakta raudra bhAva bane rahate the / thor3e meM yoM kaho ki vaha khAse duHkha samudra meM DUbA huA thA / Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tRtIya adhikAra itane meM dhanapati bhI nirvighna videza yAtrAse lauTa AyA / usake dekhate hI brahmacArI ko bar3A krodha AyA / usake muhase yahI Aha nikalI ki marA bhI nahIM jo pIchA calA AyA ? itanA kahakara seThake upara dArUNa raudra dhyAna karane se usakI vedanA aura bhI bar3ha gaI aura isI dazAmeM bar3e hI kaSTase mara gayA / marakara nirmAlya bhakSaNake pApase sAtaveM narakameM gayA / vahAM atyanta durgandhita upapAda pradezameM Upara pAMva tathA nIce mukha hokara utpanna huA aura muhUrta mAtrameM haDaka saMsthAna tathA kutsita zarIra dhAraNa kara pRthvI para giraa| girate hI pRthvIke AvAtase pAMcasau yojana uchalA aura pIchA girA zarIra ke khaNDa2 ho gaye / * jaise vRkSase girakara pattA vAyu vegase pRthvIpara lauTA karatA hai ThIka vahI hAlata isako narakameM thii| naraka bar3A ho bhayAnaka hotA hai, usameM durgandhakA anta nahIM eka sAtha hajAra bIchUoMke kATekI taraha duHkha hotA hai, cAroM ora vanakI taraha kAMTose saMkIrNa hotA hai| jaba yaha vahAM dekhatA hai to ise bhayAnaka lAla2 netra kiye haye aura dAruNa kama karanevAle nArakI loga dIkha par3e aura ThIka aisI hI sarva duHkhoMkI sthAna, asparzanIya ati bhayAnaka, narakoMkI bhUmi dIkha pdd'ii| taba yaha vicArane lagA mai kauna hU~ ? yahAM kyoMkara kahAMse AyA ? yaha sthAna itanA bhISaNa kyoM hai ? aura ye bhayaMkara loga kauna haiM ? OM nArakiyoM zarIra pArekI taraha hotA haiM yaha khaNDa 2 hokara bhI pochA mila jAtA haiM / Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI dhanyakumAra caritra vicArate hI ise vibhaMgA avadhi utpanna ho gii| usake dvArA apaneko bhayaMkara narakameM girA huA samajhakara pUrva janmake bure karmoko vicArane lagA hAM! pAMca indriyoke viSayameM Asakta hokara mujha pApIne sAta vyasana sevana kiye the, abhakSya madhu mAMsAdi khAye the, svacchanda hokara madirA pAna kiyA thA, corI aura mAyAcArAdike dvArA dUsaroMkA dhana lUTA thA, dUsaroMkI striyoMse balAtkAra kiyA thA, jIvoMkI hiMsA ko thI jhUThe aura kaDuve vacana bole the, jinAlayake upakaraNAdikA haraNa kiyA thA, Arta, raudra, durlezyA, burI ceSTA aura dUsaroMko duHkha denA Adi durAcAroMse nirantara pApa upArjana kiyA thA usI mahApApase yahAM yaha dArUNa duHkha bhoganA par3A hai| ___ yaha dukha kitanA duranta aura duHsaha haiM jisakA saMsArameM koI upamAna nahIM dokhtaa| pApa to maiMne bahuta hI kamAyA aura puNyake kAraNa na to kucha vrata niyamAdi hI pAlana kiye na namaskAra mantrakA dhyAna kiyA, na jina pUjana kI na guruoMke caraNoMkI sevA kI, na indriyeM vazameM ko, na uttamara pAtroMko dAna diyA aura na dhyAna hI kiyA athavA thor3e meM yoM kaho ki zubha karmoke dvArA dharmakA leza bhI sampAdana nahIM kiyA jo uttama gatike sukhakA kAraNa aura durgati se rakSA karanevAlA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki-mujhe duHkha pracura-aura mahA niMdya duHkha rUpI samudrake bIca meM janma lenA par3A / hA ! maiM pApa zatruke dvArA pUrNarUpase jakar3A huA huuN| maiM kahAM jAUM ? aura kisase jAkara apanI duHkha kahAnI sunAUM ? Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tRtIya adhikAra [35 isa samaya pApakA bar3A hI dArUNa udaya honese mujhe to - yahAM koI rakSaka bhI nahIM dIkha pdd'taa| hA ! isa ghora duHkha samudrase kyoMkara maiM pAra ho sakUgA ? hA ! daiva (karma) ne mere "zira para bar3I bhArI yAtanAkA pahAr3a girA diyaa| yaha to idhara apane prakRta karmokI prAyazcita vahIse bhItara bAhara jala hI rahA thA ki itanemeM kitane nArakiyoMne krodhita hokara isake zarIrake pudgarAdi zastroMse khaNDa2 kara diye, kitane nirdayI pApiyoMne yaha kaha kara ki dekha ye ve hI netra haiM na ? jisase burI taraha dUsareko ora dekhA thA, jhaTase netra ukhAr3a liye, kitane durbuddhiyoMne hRdayameM utpanna huye pApa vikArase usake udarako phAr3akara saba AteM tor3a DAlI, kitanoMne kRkaca (karota) ke dvArA usake zarIrako cIra DAlA, kitane adhama zarIrake tila barAbara khaNDa2 karake aura adhika duHkha dene lge| nArakiyoMke zarIrake Tukar3e pArekI taraha mila jAte haiM kyoMki jabataka AyukI sthitikA nAza na hogA taba taka unakI mRtyu na hokara aisI hI avasthA hotI rhegii| bicAre brahmacArIke jIvakA eka ora to vedanAse chUTakArA huA hI nahIM thA ki itane meM kitane nArakiyoMne Akara pracura duHkha denekI icchAse vahAMse uThA lAkara use garama telakI kaDhAImeM DAla diyaa| sArA zarIra dekhate2 jala gyaa| usako zAMtike liye vahAMse nikAlakara vaitaranI nadIke durgaMdhita jala meM DUbakI lagAI parantu vahAM bhI use zAMti na milI / kyoMki vaha jala mAMsa tathA khUnakI taraha atyanta ho glAnikAraka hotA hai so usase santApa aura bhI adhika bar3ha gayA / Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI dhanyakumAra caritra vahAM bhI jaba dekhA ki zAMti nahIM hai taba isa icchAse ki vanameM jarUra hI kucha na kucha ArAma milegA vahAMse calakara vanameM pahuMcA / aura kisI vRkSa ke nIce baiThanA hai cAhatA thA ki itane meM pracaNDa vAyu calanese khaDgakI taraha tIkSNa patra Uparase gire| girate hI zarIra khaNDa khaNDa ho gyaa| vahAM se bhI usI dazAmeM dUsare vanameM gayA so,vahAM kri yaka siMha vyAghrAdi hiMsra jIva khAne lage usI vakta kitane nArakI loga aura bhI Akara use yaha izArA karake ki dekha ! pahale to bahutaso parastrIkI jIvanI kharAba kI thI aura aba bhI usa sukhakA anubhava kara aisA kahakara balAta jalatI huI lohakI putalIse AliGgana karA dete the| kitane saMDAsIke dvArA usake mukhako jabaradastIse cIra kara madyakI taraha garama tAMbA pilAte the| jitane duHkhaha tathA saba duHkhake kAraNa roga haiM ve saba nArakiyoMke zarIrameM svabhAva ho se ho jAte haiM / unheM pyAsa itanA adhika satAtI hai ki yadi sArA samudra pI jAya taba bho vaha na miTai itane para bhI jalakI eka banda taka nahIM miltii| ___ saMsAra mAtrake annase bhI na miTanevAlI bhUkha hRdaya jala' detI hai parantu tila mAtra taka anna khAneko nahIM milatA vahAM zIta itanI hai ki eka lAkha yojana manakA loha piMDa dAlate hI pAnI ho jAtA haiM, aura itano ho adhika garamI rahatI hai| isa prakAra narakameM paraspara meM diye haye aura mana vacana kAyakI burI vRttise upArjana kiye huve mahA pApake udayase Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tRtIya adhikAra [ 37 zIta uSNa kSudhA tRSAdikI bhISaNa yAtanAoMkA usa brahmacArI ke jIvane nirantara anubhava kiyaa| vANImeM bhI utanI zakti nahIM hai jo nArakIya pIDAkA varNana kara ske| usa pApIne tetIsa sAgara paryaMta vahIM aneka tarahake duHkha bhoge, jahAM du:kha samudrameM DUbe huye nArakiyoMkI nimiSa mAtra "bhI sukha nahIM hotA hai / ___jaba usako naraka sthiti pUrNa huI taba vahAMse nikala kara pApodayase svayaMbhUramaNa samudra meM mahAmatsya huA vahAM bhI usane bahuta dinoM taka jIvoMke bhakSaNase phira bhI sapta narakakA pApa utpanna kiyA / so Ayu pUrNa hote hI pIchA usI narakameM gayA jisake duHkhoMkA varNana Upara kiyA jA cUkA hai| vahAM pahaleko taraha duHkhAnubhava kara nikalA aura bhava samudra meM-saba duHkhoMke kAraNa trasa tathA sthAvara yoniyoMmeM cirakAla bhramaNa kara yahI akRtapuNya huA hai| dekho ! isa akRta puNyane pUrva janmameM mAyAcArake dvArA pApa upArjana kiyA thA usIke bhISaNa phalase ise dArUNa naraka yAtanA bhoganI par3I hai| yahI vicAra kara buddhimAnoM ko pApa karmase AtmAkI rakSA karanI cAhiye aura vrata saMyamAdika grahaNa karane cAhiye jisase sukha mila sake yahI kahanekA sAra hai / dharma aura adharmake nirUpaNa karanevAle jinendra aura usake phaloko prApta huye nirUpama siddha bhagavAna, pAvana dharmakA upadeza denevAle AcArya aura upAdhyAya tathA sAdhu ye saba milakara mujhe apane2 guNoMkA lAbha karAveM kyoMki tribhuvanake Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 / zrI dhanyakumAra caritra rAjA aura mahArAjA inhIMkI stuti karate haiM isaliye ye hI stavanake pAtra haiN| iti zrI sakalakoti munirAja racita dhanyakumAra caritrameM akRtapuNyake bhavAntarakA varNana nAma tRtIya adhikAra samApta huA // 3 / / caturtha adhikAra akRtapurUSake dAnakA varNana jinAndharmAdhipAnvande siddhAndharmaphalAkitAn / sUrIzca pAThakAnsAdhundharmAndharmapravartakAn / eka dina daridrI aura dIna akRtapuNya sukRtapuNyake caneke kheta para calA gayA aura naukarako taraha sukRtapuNyase bolA sukRtapuNya ! dekho, ye aura loga, jo cane ukhAr3a rahe haiM maiM bhI inakI taraha yadi cane ukhADU to kyA mujhe kucha deoge ? usake kAtara vacana sunakara sukRtapuNya vicArane lagA hA! isa saMsArameM manuSyoMke kakI vicitratA! jo kabhI svAmI hote haiM ve to naukara ho jAte haiM aura jo naukara hone haiM ve svAmI ho jAte haiN| __hAya ! isake pitAke prasAdase merI yaha dazA huI jo maiM dhanika aura gAMvakA svAmI ho gayA aura yaha bhI usIkara Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caturtha adhikAra putra hai jisako Aja yaha dazA ! jo karmokA mArA huA mujhase bhI yAcanA kara rahA hai / isa duSTa devako dhikkAra hai jo samaya mAtrameM ulaTekA sIdhA aura sIdhekA ulaTA kara detA hai / athavA yoM kaha do ki pApake udayase dhanI daridrI ho jAte haiM aura puNyake udayase nirdhana dhanI ho jAte haiN| __yahI vicAra kara jo nirdhana haiM unheM to dhana lAbhake liye puNya upArjana karanA cAhie aura jo ghanika hai unheM vibhava vRddhike liye saba pApa karma chor3ane cAhiye / sukRtapuNyane usakI dIna dazA dekhakara usI vakta kitane hI dhanake bhare hUye suvarNake kalaza use diye| parantu akRtapuNyakA pApa karma itanA pracaNDa thA jo hAthameM dharate hI ve aMgArakI taraha jalAne lge| unheM dekhakara akRtapuNya bolA___ kyoM bhAI ! sabake liye to tU cane de rahA hai aura mere liye ye aGgAra ! aisA kyoM ? taba sukRtapuNyane samajha liyA ki abhI isake dAruNa pApakA udaya hai| kyA kiyA jAya ? bhAI ! mere aMgAra tU mujhe de de aura jitane cane tU le jA sakatA hai utane gaTharI bAMdhakara khetase le jA / usake kahaneke anusAra akRtapuNya jitane cane apanese uTha sake utane sirapara dharakara ghara calA gayA / ___cane dekhakara usakI mAtAne kahA ye cane tU kahAMse lAyA hai ? uttara meM akRtapuNyane kahA mAtA ! maiM sukRtapuNyake kheta para gayA thA vahIse cane lAyA hU~ / sunakara mAtA bahuta hI du:khInI huyI aura kahane lagI Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 ] zrI dhanyakumAra caritra hAya ! jo pahale merA naukara thA Aja pApake udayase merA putra usIkA naukara huA, jo buddhimAna haiM unheM jahAM pUrva avasthA meM nAnA tarahake aiza ArAma kiye gaye haiM vahIM phira naukara kI taraha rahanA ucita nahIM hai ThIka vahI hAlata abhI mero hai / dhana prabhutva saba to naSTa ho cUkA aura daridratA sAmane khar3I haiM / isaliye kahIM anyatra hI jAnA cAhiye / phira vahAM duHkha hoM athavA sukha ! kyoMki pApa aura puNyakA phala binA bhoge nahIM chUTatA hai / yahI vicAra kara akRtapuNyakI mAtAne canekA pAtheya banAyA aura putrako sAtha lekara kahIM anyatra jAneke vicAra se prayANa yAtrA kara dI / so calatI2 avantI deza ke antargata sIsavAka gAma meM pahuMcI aura putrakA mArgazrama dUra karane ke 'liye grAmake svAmIke gRhAGgaNa meM baiTha gaI / svAmIkA nAma thA balabhadra / use dekhakara balabhadrane pUchA- mAtA tuma kahAMse AI ho ? aura yahAMse kisa liye kahAM jAogI ! itanA pUchane para bhI bicArI lajjAke mAre kucha uttara na de sako taba balabhadrane phira Agrahake sAtha pUchA- taba bolI bhAI ! pApake udayase jIvoMko bahudhA duHkha hI uThAne par3ate hai / maiM daivako mArI magadhadeza se yahAM A nikalI hU~ aura vahIM jAUMgI jahAM merI jIvikA ho sakegI / yaha sunakara balabhadra bolA- yadi terI yaha icchA hai to yahIM raha aura mere gharameM bhojana banAyA kara / aura terA putra mere gAyake baccoM ko banameM carA lAyA karegA / maiM tumhAre liye ucita vastra bhojanakA prabandha kara dUMgA / Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - P - caturtha adhikAra usane balabhadrake kahane ko svIkAra kiyA / balabhadrane usake rahaneke liye apane gharahI ke pAsa eka choTIsI jhopar3I banavA dii| mAtA putra vahIMpara raha kara usakI naukarI karane lage aura balabhadra ke dvArA diye huye vastra bhojanAdise apanA nirvAha karane lage / balabhadrake sAta putra the| unake prAtaHkAla khAneke liye sadA khorakA bhojana banA karatA thA / so unhe khIra khAte huye dekhakara akRtapuNya bhI apanI mAtAse roja2 khIra mAMgane lgaa| __ mAtAne uttara diyA-putra ! tU nahIM jAnatA ki binA puNyake aisA uttama khAnA nahIM mila sakatA / tUne na to parabhavameM aura na yahIM kucha puNya kamAyA hai, aba tU hI kaha, maiM tujhe kahAMse khIrakA bhojana de sakatI hUM ? dekha ! uttama bhojana, uttama vastra, dhana dhAnya aura sakha ye saba dharmake binA kabhI nahIM milate hai / isI taraha use usakI mAtAne bahuta samajhAyA to bhI vaha kartavyAkarttavyako na jAna sakA / isIliye pratidina vaha khIra mAMgA karatA thA aura na milane para rone lagatA thA / use rotA huA dekhaka ra balabhadra ke pApI putra bicAreko thappaDoMse mArA karate the| isI taraha mArate2 eka dina use kahIM adhika coTa laga gaI so usakA muMha sUjhakara vikRta ho gayA / ___akRtapuNyakI aisI dazA dekhakara balabhadrane usase pUchAkyoM yaha mukha kaise sujha gayA hai ? usane kahA-prabho ! khAneko khIra mAMgA karatA thA parantu thA to pApakA udaya, sau vaha kaise mila sakatI thI ? usake badalemeM Apake putroMne merI yaha dazA kI hai| Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 ] zrI dhanyakumAra caritra yaha sunakara balabhadrako bar3I hI dayA AI so usane akRtapuNyakI mAtAse kaha diyA-tU mere gharase dUdha, ghI, cAvala zakkara apane ghara le jAkara khIra banAnA aura use putrako khilAkara usakI abhilASA pUrI karanA / balabhadrase kahe anusAra vaha cAMvala vagairaha apane ghara lAI aura putrase bolI putra ! Aja maiM tujhe khIra khAneko dUgI so tU ghara para jaldI ho A jAnA / akRtapuNya mAtAse yaha kahakara ki- . jaisA tuma kahatI ho vahI karUgA, gAyake baccoMko lekara khuzIke sAtha vanameM calA gyaa| udhara usakI mAtAne khIra bnaaii| itane meM madhyAhna hote2 akRtapuNya bhI ghara para A gayA / use vahIM baiThAkara aura yaha kaha kara-putra ! yadi koI sAdhu hamAre ghara para A jAveM to yahAMse jAne mata denA . unheM dAna dekara bAdameM apana khAveMge / dAna, puNyaprAptikA kAraNa hai| dekha ! uttama pAtrakoM dAna denese hama logoMko' janama2 meM aisA hI uttama AhAra milA karegA aura-saba tarahakA sukha bhI milegA / / uttama dAna denese hI gRhasthAzrama sArthaka hotA hai donoM lokameM suyaza phailatA haiM, puNya kamaMkA bandha hotA haiM / dAnI logoMko uttama sukha sampatti milatI hai| jina logoMke yahAM uttama pAtroMkoM dAna nahIM diyA jAtA hai unakA gRhasthAzrama pattharako nAvakI taraha hai, pApakA kAraNa hai, azubha haiM aura durgatiko denevAlA hai| dekha ! hamane pahale dAna nahIM diyA isIse to Aja daridratAkA duHkha sahanA par3A hai aura yahI kAraNa hai ki hamako uttama2 bhojana nahIM miltaa| isalie dAna jarura denaa| Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caturtha adhikAra [ 430 cAhiye / jisase hamArA gRhasthAzrama aura jIvana saphala hogA sAtha hI uttama puNya tathA lakSmIkI samprApti ho sakegI, jala bharaneke lie calI gaI / itanehI meM puNyodaya se - bAhyAbhyantara parigraha rahita, samyagdarzana, samyagjJAna tathA samyakcAritrarUpa amaulya ratnatraya ke AdhAra, dAtAko sukha deneke lie dUsare kalpavRkSa tapazcaraNa ke dvArA kSINa zarIrI, guNarAzi birAjamAna saMsArake jIvoMkA hita karane meM sd| utsuka, aGga pUrvarUpa samudrake pAragAmI, IryApatha rUpa uttama netrake dhAraka, saba vastuoM meM udAsIna, UMca nIcakA vicAra na karanevAle, dharmake upadezaka indra, dharaNendra, rAjA mahArAjA aura bhavya puruSoMke dvArA vaMdanIya mahanIya aura stavanIya, lAbha alAbha sukha duHkhAdimeM samadarzI, jitendriya, zAMtamUrti parama kAruNika, dizArUpa vastra ke dhAraka, dhoMra aneka RSiyoMse vibhUSi aura sarvotkRSTa mahApAtra suvrata munirAjako eka mahIne ke upavAsake pAraNAke dina zarIra sthiti ke lie balabhadrake gharakI ora Ate huye pAsahI meM dekhakara akRtapuNya zuddha manase vicArane lagA / / ahA ! ye bar3e bhArI sAdhu haiM / dekho ! inake pAsa vastrAdi kucha bhI nahIM hai / ye mere bar3e bhArI puNyase Aye haiM / inheM maiM na jAne dUM / yoM vicAra kara sarala akRtapuNya puNya se preraNA kiyA huA jhaTase unake sAmane jA khar3A huA aura abhivandanA kara bolA pUjya ! mAtAne bahuta acchI khIra banAI hai vaha Apake bhojanake liye dI jAvegI / merI prArthanA hai ki Apa yahIM ThahareM taba taka jala lekara merI mAtA bhI AI jAtI hai / munirAja use yaha samajhAkara ki hamArA yaha mArga nahIM hai... Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44 zrI dhanyakumAra caritra rAste meM dhArera calane lage. itanemeM vaha bhI unake Age hokara . jora se bolane lagA - na jAo bar3I hI acchI khIra sameM bigar3A kyA jAtA hai / tAta ! mere Upara dayA karo thor3I dera Thaharo aura yahAse banI hai / kaho to ApakA itanI prArthanA karane para bhI jaba munirAja na Thahare to akRtapuNya unake pAMva pakar3a kara bolA - dekho ! aba to maiMne apane hAthoMse Apako khUba hI jorase pakar3a rakhe haiM dekhU kaise jA sakogeM ? mahArAja! Apa bar3e hI durlabha haiM / AkhIra meM munindrakA bhI dila kucha karuNAdra ho AyA so use khedita na kara thor3I dera taka samauna vahIM khar3e rahe / saca to hai sAdhu loga saba para dayAlu hote haiM na ? itanehI meM zubhodayase usakI mAtA bhI jala lekara A gaI / munirAjako dekhakara use bar3I khuzI huI jaise durlabha dhanake anAyAsa mila jAnese khuzI hotI hai / zira parase ghar3A jamIna para utArakara munirAja ke caraNoM ko namaskAra kiyA aura vibho ! tiSTha ! tiSTha !! tiSTha !!! kahakara svAmIkA par3agAhana kiyA bAda - varameM livA le jAkara unake birAjanekoM UMcA Asana diyA, jagadgurUko usa para baiThAkara garama jalase usake caraNa kamala dhoye aura usa pAdapabitra jalako lalATase lagAkara unakI pUjA kI pazcAt praNAma kara mana vacana kAyako zuddhise akRtapuNyakI mAtAne putrake sAthara bar3A bhArI zubha puNya upArjana kiyA / kAraNa ye navadhA bhakti puNya saMpAdanakI hetu hai / bAda zraddhA, zakti, nirlobhatA, bhakti, jJAna, dayA aura kSamA Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caturtha adhikAra ina sapta guNoMse yukta ho una uttama pAtra munirAjako madhura prAzuka, nirdoSa, tRptikAraka aura tapavarddhaka khIrakA AhAra dene lgii| manirAja ko AhAra karate huye dekhakara akRtapuNya bahuta Anandita huaa| usase use bahuta puNyakA bandha huA vaha vicArane lagA ahA ! Aja maiM kRtArtha huA, maiM dhanya hU~, puNyavAna hUM... maiM bahuta hI sukhI huA, Ajase maiM mahAdAtA kahalAyA.. janma saphala huA, gRhasthAzrama bhI Aja hI kRtArtha huA, Aja mujhe bahutahI puSya hogA aura isIse svargAdi sukha bhI milegaa| dekho na ! Aja maiM kitanA bhAgyazAla hU~ jo deva rAjA, mahArAjA, manuSya, vidyAdhara, mahanIya aura vandanIya mahApAtra mere ghara meM bhojana kara rahe haiM, inhIM pavitra bhAva-.. nAoMse zuddha hRdaya akRtapuNyane apane sarala bhAvoMke dvArA bahuta kucha puNya sampAdana kara liyA, jo svargAdi sukhakA kAraNa haiN| __udhara jitendriya yogIrAjane bhI khar3e2 zAMta bhAvoMse svAda vagairahakA vicAra na kara pANipAtra AhAra kara dAtA ko pAvana kiyA aura bAda unheM zubhAzIrvAda dekara Apa dhyAnAdhyayanake liye vana vihAra kara gaye / ___ munirAja akSINamahAnasa Rddhise vibhUSita the| zAstroM kA yaha lekha hai ki-jisa dAtAke yahAM ukta RddhidhAraka sAdhuoMkA AhAra ho jAtA hai phira usa dina usake yahAM bhojana sAmagrI kama nahIM hotI, usase cakravatike sainya Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zro dhanyakumAra caritra nAmamA takakA bhojana ho sakatA hai / ThIka aisA hI akRtapuNyake yahAM RddhidhArI munirAjakA AhAra honese huA-bhojana sAmagrI akSaya ho gii| jaba munirAja AhAra karake cale gaye taba akRtapuNyako mAtAne apane putrako yatheSTha jimAyA aura Apane bhI jomaa| parantu dekhatI hai to bhojana sAmagrI utanIko utanI hai / taba usane apane svAmI balabhadrako sakuTumba bhojanake liye bulAyA aura unheM khuba jimAyA taba bhI jaba kamI nahIM huI to sAre zaharake logoMko jimA diyaa| usa mahA dAnase mAtA putrako bahuta hI prasiddhi huI / unheM saba loga mAnane lage, candrako taraha nirmala suyaza cAroM ora phaila gayA aura puNya upArjanake karane vAle kahalAye / kumAra ! suno-yahI dAna durgatikA nAzaka hai hitakA karanevAlA hai / isaliye buddhimAnoMko dAna dene meM kabhI AgA pIchA nahIM karanA cAhiye / dAnake dvArA hI gRhasthatA guNavatI kahI jAtI hai, buddhimAnoMkA prayatna dAnake liye huA karatA hai, dAnako chor3akara koI uttama sukhakA dene vAlA bhI nahIM hai, samajhadAra hI dAna deneke yogya hote haiM, dAna hI dAtAke manako apanI ora khIMcatA hai isaliye kahanA yahI hai ki saba loga dAna jarura hI diyA kreN| trikAla sambandhI tatvake vivecana karane vAle dharmake adhiSThAtA jinendra, antarahita nirupama aura lokAgravAsI siddha tathA mahAtapasvI paJcAcArake pAlanevAle AcArya Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMcama adhikAra / 47 upAdhyAya aura sAdhu ina sabako maiM namaskAra karatA hUM vaha isIliye ki ye mahAtmA loga apane2 guNa mujhe vittIrNa kareM / iti zrI sakalakIrti munirAja racita dhanyakumAra caritrameM akRtapuNyake dAnakA varNana nAma caturtha adhikAra samApta huA ||4|| paMcama adhikAra dhanyakumArake janmAMtarakA varNana havicavRttapodharmAnarghyaratnamadAnsatAm / trijagatsvAmivandyAG ghrInvade'haM parameSThinaH // dUsare dina akRtapuNya bacI huI khIra khAkara gAyake baccoM ko carAneke liye vanameM calA gayA / gariSTha AhArake karanese use nidrA Ane lagI so eka vRkSa ke nIce gADha nidrArAkSasIke vaza ho gayA / udhara bacce use na dekhakara svayaM ghara para A gaye / akRtapuNyakI mAtA baccoMko dekhakara vicArane lagI ki kyA kAraNa hai jo bacce to A gaye aura putra nahIM AyA ? putrakI cintAse duHkhI hokara rone lagI / (balabhadrase usake DhUMr3hane ko kahA / ) mRSTadAnA ke Agraha se balabhadra apane naukaroMko sAtha lekara usake anveSaNako nikalA / udhara jaba akRtapuNyakI nidrA khulI to dekhatA hai ki bacce nahIM haiN| bar3A hI vyAkula Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hue unheM dhamalA suna kI majabUta 48 / zrI dhanyakumAra catra hokara ghara kI ora jA rahA thA so dUra hI se balabhadrako apane sAmane AtA huA dekhakara Darake mAre parvata para car3ha gayA / balabhadra use dekhakara ghara lauTa AyA akRtapuNya vahI guhAke bAhira khar3A ho gayA / __ usI guhAmeM zrIsukta munirAja-vaMdanAke liye Aye hue zrAvakoMko bratakA svarUpa, bheda tathA phala sunA rahe the jisase unheM dharma lAbha ho sake / so bAhara baiThA huA akRtapuNya bhI sazraddhA suna rahA thaa| usakA sAra yaha hai-. jaise vRkSoMkA mUla unakI majabUtIkA kAraNa hotA hai usI taraha saba vrata aura dharmakA mUla uttama samyagdarzana hai aura vahI tribhuvana pUjya haiN| sapta tatva, nava padArtha deva, guru aura zAstrake zaMkAdi doSa rahita zraddhAnako samyagdarzana kahate haiM / saptabyasana mahA pApake kAraNa aura narakameM le jAnevAle haiM isaliye buddhimAnoMko pahale inakA parityAga karanA cAhiye / ___ madya, mAMsa, madhu (zahada) aura paMca udambara phalake chor3a-. neko ATha mUla guNa kahate hai| ye mUla guNa pAlana kiye jAMya aura sAtoM vyasana chor3e jAMya yahI saba vratoMkI mUla darzanapratimA haiN| pAMca aNuvrata, cAra zikSAvrata aura tana guNavrata ye bAraha vrata kahe jAte haiN| unameM vikala traya (do indro, tIna indrI aura caturarindrI) tathA paMcendriyoMkI mana, vacana, kAyase jo vatI puruSa vrata lAbhake liye rakSA karate haiM vaha pahalA ahiMsANuvrata hai| yaha vrata saba dharma tathA vratakA bIja mAnA jAtA hai| dekho! jina bhagavAnane jitane vrata samiti prabhRtike Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMcama adhikAra pAlanekA gRhastha tathA sAdhuoMke liye jo upadeza diyA hai vaha kevala isI eka ahiMsA vratake liye hai| hitarupa, parimita, madhura, dharmakA liye huye, saMdeha rahita, saba jIvoMke sukhake kAraNa, komala, dUsaroMkI nindA rahita aura vizvAsa yogya satya vacana bolaneko satyANuvrata kahane haiN| yaha vrata bhI vidyA, kIti aura puNyakA hetU hai / / acauryANuvrata use kahate haiM jo par3e huye, bhUle huye, khoye huye aura kahIM para rakhe huye dUsaroMke dhanakA na lenA hai| jaise kAle sarpake pakar3ane meM bhaya hotA hai usI taraha usase bhI dharmakI rakSAke lie pApase DaranevAle puruSoMko DaranA caahiye| kyoMki isase dUsare logoMko bar3A hI duHkha hotA hai| isa vratakA phala sukhopabhoga karanA hai / zuddha hRdaya, kuzIla aura apanI hI strImeM santoSa rakhanevAle mahAtmAoMko apane zIla vrata kI rakSAke liye saMsAra bharakI striyAM mAtA aura putrIkI taraha dekhanI cAhiye yahI tribhuvanajana mahanIya cothA brahmacaryANuvrata hai| ___ buddhimAnoMko lobha kaSAya ghaTAneke liye dhana-dhAnya, suvarNa prabhRti daza prakAra bAhya parigrahakA pramANa karanA caahiye| kyoMki isake dvArA AzA dinoMdina bar3hatI jAtI hai aura cintA tathA duHkha hotA hai / yaha hai burA, yaha parigraha pramANa pAMcamA aNuvrata kahA gayA hai / dayA tathA santoSake liye yojanAdike pramANase daza dizAoMmeM jAneko saMkhyA karanA hai use digvirati vrata kahate haiM / ___ jo niSprayojana hiMsAdi pApa kiyA jAtA hai usake Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 ] zrI dhanyakumAra caritra chor3aneko anarthadaNDavirati vrata kahate haiM / anarthadaNDa kevala pApakA kAraNa hai / usake-pApopadeza, hiMsAdAna, burA cintavana, khoTe zAstroMkA sunanA aura pramAdacaryA ye pAMca anantakAyika kandamUlAdi, sajIva phala puSpAdi aura AcAra (athAnA) ye saba bhI niMdyanIya hai ataH buddhimAnoMko chor3ane cAhiye eka vakta hI sukhake kAraNa anna pAnAdi yogya vastuoMkA aura bAra2 upabhogameM AnevAle vastra, strI prabhRti upabhoga vastuoMkA indriya rupa coroMke vegako roka kara zAMtike lie jo niyama karanA hai use bhogopabhoga nAma vrata kahate haiM, yaha vrata saba sukha sAmagrIkA sthAna hai / zahara galI grAma Adike dvArA pratidina dizAoMmeM gamana karanekI saMkhyAkA niyama karaneko dezavakAzika zikSAcata kahate haiM / ___ ArSa aura raudrAdi durvyAnake tyAgapUrvaka zAMtabhAvase 'prAta:kAla, madhyAhna kAla aura sAyaMkAlameM mana, vacana, kAyakI zuddhike dvArA arha siddha jina vacana, jina dharma aura sAdhuoMkI vandanA karaneko sAmAyika vrata kahate haiN| yaha vrata dharmakA sthAna tathA pApakA nirmUla nAza karanevAlA hai| aSTamI aura caturdazIke dina saba gRhArambha chor3akara aura garuke dvArA upavAsakA niyama karake dharma dhyAnake dvArA kAla bitAneko proSadhopavAsa zikSAvrata kahate haiM / isakA phala svargAdi sukha sAmagrAkA milanA hai / niyama pUrvaka pratidina pAtra dAnake lie gRha dvAra para khaDe hokara nirIkSaNa karanA aura sAkSAtpAtrake milane para eka makti dAna denA yaha vaiyAvRtya zikSAvata hai / Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMcama adhikAra [ 51 - isake dvArA apanA aura dUsaroMkA hita hotA hai aura yahI saba sukhakA bhI kAraNa hai| ina bAraha vratoMkA niraticAra yAvajjIvana pAlana karanA cAhiye / aura antima samayameM moha parigrahAdikA parityAga kara jina dIkSA grahaNa karanI cAhiye / jaba Ayuke aMtakA parijJAna ho jAya tapa upavAsAdike dvArA donoM prakArako sallekhanA dhAraNa karanI ucita hai / kyoMki isIke dvArA to saba vratAdi sArthaka hokara svarga aura muktisukhake kAraNa hote haiN| inhIM bAraha vratake pAlaneko dUsarI pratimA kahate haiM / tIsarI sAmAyika pratimA hai aura cautho proSadhopavAsa pratimA hai| aprAsuka aura sajIva valkala, bIja, phala, patra, jala prabhRti sahita vastuoMkA karuNA baddhise jo chor3anA hai use pAMcavIM sacitta tyAga pratimA kahate haiN| jina bhagavAnane inheM saba jovakI hitakAraka batAI hai| khAdya, svAdya Adi cAra prakArake AhArakA rAtrimeM parityAga karanA jisase jIva hiMsA na hone pAve aura dinameM brahmacarya vrata rakhanA (apanI strIke sAtha bhI dinameM viSaya sevana na karanA) yaha chaThI rAtri mukti tyAga pratimAkA lakSaNa haiM / isa pratimAkA phala Adhe upavAsakA hotA hai| jo virakta mahAtmA puruSa yaha samajhakara ki striyAM puruSa ke bhare kalazakI taraha apavitra haiM, so unheM dUra se ho chor3akara sarvathA brahmacarya pAlana karate haiM yaha sAtavIM brahmacarya pratimA mAnI gaI hai| yaha pratimA saba sukhoMko khAni hai aura paramparA ziva-sukhako sAdhana hai / Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 52 / zro dhanyakumAra caritra jo pApase Dara kara saba prakArake gRha, vANijya aura kRSi Adi ArambhakA apane hitake lie mana, vacana kAryapUrvaka parityAga kara dete haiM vaha AThavIM Arambha tyAga pratimA kahI jAtI hai / isake dvArA saba pApAzravakA nirodha hokara sukha milatA hai| jo santoSa rUpa anupama khaDa gake dvArA maLa rAkSasIkA nAma zeSa karake trizuddhi pUrvaka vastrAvazeSa saba parigrahakA tyAga kara dete haiM yahI navamI parigraha tyAga pratimA samyagdarzana, samyagjJAna aura samyakcAritra rUpa uttama ratnoMkI khAni hai| ___mokSa-sukhake cAhanevAle jo purUSa-vivAha, khAna-pAna Adi jitane pApake aura jIvoMkI hiMsAke kAraNa gharake karma haiM unameM mana vacana kAyakI zuddhipUrvaka sammati (salAha) kA parityAga karate haiM use anumati-virati dazavI pratimA kahate haiN| jinendrane ise saba sukhoMko jananI kahI hai| jo khaNDa vastrake dhAraka kevala apanI zarIra sthitike liye-kRta, kArita aura anumodanA rahita nirdoSa bhikSAvRtti dUsaroMke yahAM karane jAte haiM (vaha kevala isI icchAse ki tapazcaraNa nirvighna saMdhatA jAya) use uddiSTa tyAga gyAravI pratimA kahate haiM / yaha pratimA tribhuvana mahanIya hai| ___ jo zrAvaka loga ina gyArahoM pratimAoMkA saMsArase udAsIna honeke liye pAlana karate haiM ve vacana agocara solaha svarga paryanta sukhopabhoga karake athavA cakravartI AdikI lakSmIke svAmI hokara antameM niyamase mokSa jAte haiN| ___ Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMcama adhikAra [ 53 jaba akRtapuNyane ina vratoMkA svarupa sAdara sunA to usakI inameM bar3I hI zraddhA aura bhAvanA ho gaI / ahA ! ye vrata bar3e hI uttama aura saba sukhake denevAle haiN| kyA hI acchA ho yadi mujhe jIvanara meM inakA lAbha ho sake ? akRtapuNyake vratAdikI bhAvanA rUpa uttama pariNAmoMke dvArA jo zubha karmakA bandha huA, use svarga sukhakA sAdhana kahanA cAhiye / jaba munirAjakA dharmopadeza ho cukA taba saba zrAvaka unheM namaskAra kara aura " Namo arihaMtANaM" isa mantrarAjake Adi caraNakA uccAraNa karate huye zaila guhAke bAhara nikale / akRtapuNya bhI mantrarAjakA dhyAna karatA huA una logoM ke pIchera calane lagA so itanemeM usake pUrva janmake prabala pApake udayase use eka kSudhAtura vyAghrane Akara khA liyA | akRtapuNya mantrakA smaraNa karatA huA hI sasamAdhi dharAzAyI ho gayA / usane jo pAtra dAna prabhRti zubha karmoMke dvArA puNya saMpAdana kara rakhA thA vaha isa vakta kAma A gayA so use saudharma svarga meM mahadhika devakA sthAna milA / dekho ! akRtapuNyakA bhAgyodaya jo kahAM to usake prabala pApakA udaya aura kahAM durlabha pAtradAna ? vratameM zubha bhAvanA tathA nidhikI taraha durlabha mantrarAjakI anta samaya meM prApti, jo svarga pradhAna kAraNa samajhe jAte haiM / athavA yoM kaha do ki jaba zubha vA azubha jaisI gati honA hotI hai taba usI taraha kI sAmagrI bhI mila jAtI hai / udhara akRtapuNyakI mAtA mohake vaza hokara prAtaHkAla Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 ] zrI dhanyakumAra caritra hI balabhadrako sAtha lekara usako DhUDhaneko nikalI aura dhore2 usI parvata para jA pahuco / vahAM jAkara dekhatI hai to pyAre putrakA AdhA khAyA huA kalevara par3A huA hai / usake dekhate hI usakI jo dazA huI vaha avarNanIya thii| zokakA vega usase na rukA so kAtara svarase muktakaNTha hokara rone lgii| udhara akRtapuNya divya upapAda zayyAmeM janma lekara muhUrta mAtrameM pUrNa yauvanase sundara deva ho gyaa| vaha sote huyeko taraha upapAda zayyAse uThA aura svargakI bar3I bhArI sampatti, deva sundariyAM, apane sAmane vinamra khar3e devatA loga aura ratnoMke bane hue uttama2 mahala ityAdi vibhava dekhakara vicAra karane lagA ahA ! maiM kauna hai ? yaha sukhamaya sthAna kisakA haiM ? ye divya deha kauna haiM ? ye sundariyAM kinakI haiM ? aura maha. lAdi bahutasI vibhUti kisakI haiM ? aisA merA kauna bhAgyodaya hai jo aise su-sthAnameM lAyA gayA ? ____ itanA vicAra karate hI use avadhijJAna ho gayA jisake dvArA pUrva janmakI saba bAteM jAnI jA sakatI haiN| usake dvArA yaha saba mahimA usane dAnAdike phalakI samajhI / __ use mAlUma huA ki merI mAtA ro rahI hai soM pahale hI dharma lAbhake liye jina mandira meM gayA aura vahAM uttamara dravyoMse tathA gIta vAditrAdise jinendrakI mahApUjA kI jo puNyake upArjanako kAraNa hai| bAda svargIya vibhUti svIkAra kara vimAna para car3hA aura bahuta sampattike sAtha mAtAko samajhAneke liye pRthvI para AyA aura use zokase kAtara dekhakara ke liye pRthvI aura bahuta sampara Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMcama adhikAra [ 55 mAtA ! tU nahIM jAnatI ki maiM terA putra haiM parantu pAtra dAna aura vratAdikI zubha bhAvanAke phalase tathA NamokAra mantrake japane se mujhe svargameM deva pada milA haiM / isaliye vyartha hI aba kyoM ro rahI hai ? isase to ulTA pApakaha bandha hotA hai / dekha ! svarga bar3A hI uttama sthAna hai, usameM sadA hI sukha rahatA haiM / bahuta uttamara vibhUti hai jahAM duHkhakA nAma taka nahIM / vahA~ke vaibhavakA varNana kucha tujhe bhI sunAyeM detA hU~ / saMkhyAta aura asaMkhyAta yojana caur3e paMca varNake vimAnA haiM unameM maNimaya jinAlaya, mahala aura zaila bane huye haiM, icchAke mAphika dUdha denevAlI gAyeM haiM, kalpavRkSa haiM aura ratna zreSTha cintAmaNiyAM haiM, lAvaNya rasako khAni bahuta-sI deva sundariyAM haiM to yoM samajha ki uttamara jitanI sukha sAmagrI hai vaha saba eka hI jagaha ikaTThI kara dI gaI hai / jahA~ duHkhI, dIna, rogI, mUrkha, nisteja, kurupa aura daridrI to svapna meM bhI nahIM dIkha par3ate haiM / na duHkhapada Rtu hai, na zIta hai, na uSNa hai aura na rAtri dinakA hI bheda hai / thor3a meM yoM kaha dUM ki vahAM aisI koI vastu nahIM haiM jo duHkha janaka ho, kintu sadA sukha janaka sAmyakAla rahatA hai usakA varNana karanA kavi logoko bhI jarA muzkila hai ityAdi sukha pUrNa saudharma svarga meM maiMne bahuta puNyase janma liyA hai / yadi maiM yaha bhI kahU ki maiM sukha samudra meM nivAsa karatA haiM to kucha atyukti nahIM kahI jA sakatI / isaliye mAtA ! aba tuma zoka chor3o aura moharUpa zatrukA nAza kara deva durlabha saMyama svIkAra karo to bahuta acchA ho / Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI dhanyakumAra caritra isa prakAra mAtAko samajhAkara vaha deva apane sthAna para calA gayA aura sukhapUrvaka rahane lgaa| mRSTadAnA apane bhUtapUrva putrake vacana sunakara bahuta AzcaryAnvita huI, zokako hRdayase haTAyA aura virakta hokara phira vicArane lagI dekho ! kitane AzcaryakI bAta hai jo thoDe hI dAnAdi zubha karma karanese Aja merA putra kitane vibhavakA bhoganevAlA huA hai to kauna buddhimAna hogA jo vratAdi zubha AcaraNoMke dvArA aise kAmoMmeM pravRta na hogA ? kyoMki bAra2 mAnava janmakA milanA bar3A hI durlabha hai / isa vicArake sAtha hI maSTadAnAne saba gRha jaMjAla chor3A aura usI vakta apane kalyANake liye jinezvarI pravrajyA (dokSA) svIkAra kii| bicArI mRSTadAnA thI to strI hI na ? so use sahasA jJAna kaise ho sakatA thA ? yahI kAraNa hai ki usane kucha vicAra na kara ajJAnase yaha nidAna kara liyA ki janmAntarameM bhI yaha merA prema-bhAjana putra ho aura zaktyanusAra jIvanaparyanta tapazcaraNa karane lago / anta meM samAdhi AyukA bhAga pUrNa kara usI svargameM devI huI / balabhadrane bhI devako dekhakara samajha liyA ki yaha saba kala dharmakA hai so vaha bhI saba kuTumbAdiko chor3a kara dIkSita ho gayA aura anta meM samAdhi pUrvaka jIvana pUrNa kara tapazcaraNake prabhAvase usI jagaha deva huA / __ munirAja dhanyakumArase kahate haiM-kumAra ! vahI balabhadra saudharma svargameM bahuta kAla paryanta acche2 sukha bhogakara antameM vahAMse cala kara tumhArA pitA dhanapAla huA hai| pRSTadAnAkA jIva tumhArI mAtA hai isIse usakA tumhAre para Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMcama adhikAra [ 57 adhika prema hai / aura jo bhUtapUrva vatsapAla (akRtapuNya) kA jIva deha huA thA vahI tuma ho / svarga meM tumane bahuta kAla taka uttama2 sukha bhoge haiM aura apanI sundariyoMke sAtha2 jina pUjAdi zubha karma bhI bahuta kiye haiM yahI kAraNa hai ki yahAM bhI tumheM vahI apUrva sukha hai aura jo balabhadrake duSTa sAta putra the ve ye hI saba devadatta prabhRti sAta bhAI haiM, so usI pUrva vairake sambandhase tumase IrSA karate haiM, tumheM mAranA cAhate haiM paiDara meM jo khajAne milate aura vighna naSTa hote haiM yaha saba pAtradAnakA phala hai| basa yahI tumhArI jIvanIkA sAra hai / kumAra ! yaha to tumane acchI taraha jAna liyA ki- tumheM jo yaha pUrNa lakSmIkA aura saundaryatAkA lAbha huA haiM vaha kevala pUrva janmake supAtra dAna, vratameM uttama bhAvanA aura arhadbhagavAnake nAma smaraNakA phala hai ! isaliye aba bhI tumheM ucita hai ki uparyukta zubha karmoMke dvArA dharmasevana karo / dekho ! yahI dharma tumhAre abhiSTakA denevAlA hai / anta meM kahanA yaha hai ki jaba taka tuma saMsAra meM raho dharma mata bhUlo, dharmakA Azraya lo, dharma ke dvArA dharma ke apUrva sArako samajho, dharmake lie abhivandanA karate raho, dharmako chor3akara kisI dUsarekI sevA mata karo, dharmakI mUla karuNA hai use sadA yAda rakho, dharmaM meM nizcalita raho aura dharma hI se yaha prArthanA karo ki he dharma ! tU merI rakSA kara / iti zrI sakalakIrti munirAja racita dhanyakumAra caritra meM dhanyakumAra ke janmAntarakA varNana nAma pAMcavAM adhikAra samApta huA ||5|| Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 ] zro dhanyakumAra caritra chaThA adhikAra dhanyakumArake rAjya lAbhakA varNana trijagannAthanAthebhyo gariSTebhyo mahAguNeH / parameSTibhya AtmAptyai vizvAryebhyo namo'nvaham / / dhanyakumAra, munirAjarUpI candramAke dvArA utpanna hue janma jarA aura maraNa ke nAza karanevAle tathA zivasukhake kAraNa dharmAmRtakA pAna kara bahuta santuSTa huA aura sAtha hI apanI buddhiko dharma meM dRr3ha kI / bAda munirAjako namaskAra kara rAjagRha jAneke lie ravAnA huA soM dhIre dhIre vahIM pahu~cakara zaharake bAhara eka bagIcA dekhA / rAstekI thakAvaTa miTAneke abhiprAyase usake bhItara calA gayA / jAkara dekhatA hai to sArA bagIcA sUkhA par3A huA hai / yahAM para prasaMgAnusAra kucha bagIceke sambandha kI kathA likha dI jAtI hai isa bAgake mAlikakA nAma kusumadatta thA / usakA janma vaizya kulameM huA thA / yaha rAjakAja karanevAle jitane loga the una sabakA svAmI thA / use saba mAnate the / jaba usane dekhA ki bAga sArA sUkha gayA hai to use kATanA cAhA kintu eka dina use avadhi jJAnI munirAjake darzana ho gaye / kusumadattane unheM namaskAra kara pUchA svAmI ! merA 'upavana sUkha gayA hai so vaha phira bhI kabhI phalegA yA nahIM ? uttarameM munirAjane kahAvaizyavara ! koI puNyAtmA mahApurUSa dUsare dezase Akara isa Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chaThThA adhikAra 334 bAgameM praveza karegA tabhI yaha phirase phala puSpAdise samRddha hone lgegaa| kusumadatta munirAjake kahe anusAra nizcaya kara tabhIse pratIkSA karane lagA so Aja dhanyakumArake praveza mAtrase sUkhe sarovara nirmala jalase bhara gaye aura vRkSa phala puSpAdise namra ho gaye / saca hai puNyake prabhAvase saba kucha ho sakatA hai| dhanyakumAra vahIM jina bhagavAnakA dhyAna kara aura sarovarameM se nirmala jala pIkara kisI vRkSake nIce baiTha gayA / jaba yaha hAla kusumadattane sunA to use jhaTase munirAjake . vacana yAda ho Aye / munirAjake caraNoMko parokSa namaskAra kara bAgameM AyA aura kumArako baiThA huA dekhakara use namaskAra kara pUchA buddhimAna ! kyA mujhe kucha bAteM batAkara kRtArtha kareMge? ve ye haiM-Apa kauna haiM ? kisa sukulameM ApakA avatAra huA haiM aura kahAM se Apa A rahe haiM ? kumArane kahA-maiM vaizya putra hUM dUsare dezoMmeM ghUmatA huA idhara A nikalA hU~ aura maiM jaina dharmI huuN| kusumadattane kahA-yadi aisA hai to mai bhI to jainI hUM ApakA hamArA dhArmika sambandha haiM isaliye hamAre yahAM atithi honA svIkAra kariye / dhanyakumArane yaha bAta mAna lii| bAda kusumadatta, dhanyakumArako bar3e satkArake sAtha ghara livA le gayA aura usakI prema tathA bhaktike sAtha sevA karaneke liye apanI. strIse bolA Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 ] zrI dhanyakumAra caritra yaha merI bahanakA putra hai isaliye isakA atithi satkAra acchI taraha honA cAhiye / kusumadattakI strIne yaha samajhakara ki yaha bhAvI merA javAMI honevAlA haiM isaliye dhanyakumArako snAna aura bhojana vagairaha bar3e premake sAtha karavAyA / kusumadattako eka sundarI kanyA thI / usakA nAma thA puSpAvatI / so vaha dhanyakumArake saundaryako dekhakara usa para mohita ho gaI / dUsare dina usane yaha vicAra kara ki dekha yaha kitanA buddhimAna hai ? so usake vijJAnAdi guNakI parIkSAke liye dhanyakumAra ke sAmane kucha sundarara phUla aura sUta rakha diyA / kumAra buddhimAna to thA hI so usane una phUloMkI apanI cAturIse bahuta sundara eka mAlA graMtha dI / una dinoM rAjagRha zreNika mahArAja svAmI the, unakI kAMtA thI celanI aura guNavatI nAmakI putrI thI / puSpAvatI usI rAjakumArI ke liye pratidina phUloMkI mAlA banAkara le jAyA karatI thI, kintu Aja vaha dhanyakumArakI banAI huI mAlA lekara gaI / use dekhakara rAjakumArI bolI- puSpAvatI ! itane dina tu hamAre ghara kyoM nahI AI ! usane uttara diyA- sakhi ! kyA karUM mere ghara pitAjIko bahanakA putra AyA huA hai so usIko sevAmeM lagI rahatI hUM / yahI kAraNa mere na AnekA hai / jaba rAjakumArIkI AMkha usa mAlA para par3I to usane puSpAvatI se pUchA- Aja to mAlA bar3I hI sundara dikhAI par3atI haiM, kaha to kisane gUMthI hai ? puSpAvatIne kahA Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chaTTA adhikAra [61 yaha usI sucatUra bhAgyazAlIkA kAma hai / yaha sunakara rAjakumArI kucha haMsakara bolI--tU to bar3I hI bhAgyavatI hai jo aise uttama vara kI tujhe saMgati milegii| eka dina dhanyakumAra bAjAra meM jA rahA thA so calate2 apanI icchAse kisI seThakI dukAna para baiTha gayA usa vakta seTha mahAzayako vyApAra meM bahuta kucha phAyadA huaa| isakA kAraNa unhoMne baiThe hue puNyAtmA dhanyakumArako samajha-. kara kahA mitra ! merI eka sundarI kanyA hai usakA vivAha tumhAre hI sAtha karUgA / ThIka hai-dharmAtmAoMko dharmake dvArA saba jagaha lAbha huA karatA hai / dUsare dina dhanya kumAra zAlibhadra seTakI dUkAnapara jAkara baiTha gayA so use bhI vyApAra meM phAyadA huaa| usane bhI isakA kAraNa dhanyakumAra hI ko samajhakara kahA bhadra ! subhadrA nAmakI eka merI bahana kI lar3akI hai usakA vivAha tumhAre sAtha kiyA jAvegA / vahIM eka rAjazreSThI rahatA thaa| usakA nAma thA zrIkIti / eka dina usane sAre zahara meM yaha diDhoMrA piTavAyA ki "jo vaizyaputra tIna kAkiNI (damar3I) ke dvArA eka hI dina meM eka hajAra dinAra paidA karake mujhe degA usake sAtha apanI dhanavatI putrIkA vivAha kara duuNgaa|" diDhoreko sunakara uso vakta dhanyakumArane kAkiNI (damar3o) le lo| usake dvArA usane mAlA laTakAneke tRNa kharIde aura unheM mAlI logoMko dekara badale meM kaI raMgake unase phUla le liye / Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - tho dhanyakumAra caritra una phUloMko apane hI hAthoMse bahutasI sundara2 mAlAyeM banAkara unheM khelaneke liye vanameM jAte huye rAjakumAroMko dikhalAI / dekhakara rAjakumAroMne mAlAoMkA jaba mUlya pUchA to dhanyakumArane eka hajAra dInAra kahA / jaba puNyakA udaya hotA hai taba kahIM na kahIMse apanI icchAke anusAra kAraNa bhI jarUra mila jAte haiM / ThIka yahI dhanyakumArake liye bhI huA, so una rAjaputroMne eka hajAra dInAreM dekara ve saba mAlAyeM kharIda kara lii| dhanyakubhArane dInAreM le jAkara seThako de dii| seThane apanA vacana pUrA karaneke liye dhanyakumArake sAtha apanI kanyAkA vivAha kara diyA / ___isa taraha buddhimAna dhanyakumArakI bahuta prazaMsA sunakara aura gupta rItise usake rupako dekhakara rAjakumArI guNavatI usAra jI jAnase mugdha ho gaI / dinoMdina usakI cintAse usakA zarIra bhI sUkane lgaa| eka dina dhanyakumAra, mantrI Adi-bar3e2 logoMke putroMke sAtha jUvA khelatA thA so usane una logoMko bAtako bAtameM jItakara abhimAna rahita kara diye| vahIM para zreNika mahArAjakA putra abhayakumAra bhI baiThA huA thA / use apanI caturatAkA bar3A ghamaMDa thA / usake sAtha kitane aura bhI dhanurdhArI yoddhA the / so vaha dhanyakamArake sAtha bANake dvArA lakSya vedhane ke liye jhagar3A karane lagA bAda candraka yaMtrakA vedhanA nizcita kiyA gayA / yadyapi isakA vedhanA haraekake liye bar3A hI kaThina hai to bhI kamArane puNya prabhAvase use vedhakara dekhate2 rAjakumArako harA diyA / ___ Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chaThThA adhikAra [ 63 yaha apamAna unheM sahana nahIM huA ata: saba milakara usake sAtha vaira karane lage aura kisI taraha usake mArane kA upAya socane lage / bicArA kumAra dharmAtmA aura sarala hRdaya thA, so use una logoM kA kapaTabhAva mAluma na huA / udhara zreNikako putrIke dinoM dina dubalI honekA jaba kAraNa mAlUma huA to vicAra kara apane putra vagairaha se pUchA- dekho | yaha kumAra rUpavAna aura guNI hai / isake sAtha guNavatIkA vivAha kiyA jAnA ucita hai yA nahIM ? unameM se abhayakumAra Age hokara IrSA se kahane lagAvaha videzIM hai, usake kula tathA jAtikA kucha ThikAnA nahIM ! kyA mAlUma acche haiM yA bure ? isaliye kanyAkA denA merI samajha ke anusAra sarvathA burA hai / abhayakumArakA kahanA sunakara zreNikane khule zabdoM meM kahA dekhoM ! guNavatIke dilameM to usIMkI cAha haiM aura isIse vaha dinoMdina kAmAgnise jalI jA rahI hai / yadi aisI hAlata meM bhI usakA vivAha na kiyA jAya to usake jInekA kyA upAya hai ? -- abhayakumArase Akhira meM na rahA gayA so usane sAphara kaha hI to diyA pitAjI ! isakA yaha upAya ho sakatA hai ki jabataka vaha jItA rahegA tabhI taka guNavatIkA kAmajanita duHkha bhI bar3hegA hI / isaliye.... sunakara zreNikane ghRNA ke sAtha kahAvaha bicArA niraparAdha hai usako maiM kaise maravA sakatA hU~ ? yaha nyAya nahIM kintu anyAya haiM / abhayakumArane phira kahA-acchA, Apa kucha na kareM, Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 ] zrI dhanyakumAra caritra hama ho isake mAranekA koI upAya kara isakA abhimAna dUra kareMge / - uttarameM zreNikane kisI taraha putrako samajhAneke liye kahA-vaha kyA upAya hai jisase ise mAra sakoge ? rAjakumAra bolA zaharake bAhara rAkSasoMkA eka sthAna hai ! pahale usameM kitane hI loga rAkSasake hAthase mAre gaye haiM isathiye "jo dhIra puNyavAna isa sthAnake bhItara jAyagA usake liye AdhA rAjya tathA putrI dI jAyegI / " zahara bhara meM aisA DhiMDhorA piTavAnA cAhiye so use sanakara vaha niyamase abhimAnameM Akara usa makAnake bhItara jAyagA so hI mArA jAvegA / ___ putrake vicArake mAphika zreNikane DhiMDhorA piTavA diyaa| dhanyakumArane use sunA phira bhalA usa makAnake bhItara gaye binA use kaise caina par3a sakatA thA? use bahuta logoMne manA bhI kiyA parantu usane ekakI na sunI aura dopaharake vakta khelatA huA binA AyAsake jaise apane ghara meM jAnA hotA hai usI taraha niDara hokara rAkSasa bhavanameM calA gayA / dhanyakumArako dekhate hI rAkSasa ulTA zAMta ho gayA aura sAmane Akara use namaskAra kiyaa| bAda satkArapUrvaka sundara Asana para baiThAkara vinayase bolA vibho ! Apa mujhe apanA dAsa samajheM / maiMne itane kAlataka khajAMcI hokara Apake itane bar3e bhArI makAnakI aura dhanakI rakSA kI / aba Apa A gaye haiM so apanA dhana samhAla lIjiye, yaha ApahIke puNyakA kamAyA haiN| aisA kahakara saba dhana dhanyakumArake supurda kara diyA / aura jaba Apa mujhe yAda kareMge taba hAjira ho sakUgA, maiM ApakA dAsa hUM itanA kahakara antarhita ho gayA / Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chaThThA adhikAra [ 65 dhanyakumArane zubha dhyAnapUrvaka rAtri vahIM bitAI / saca kahA hai- puNyavAnoMko saba jagaha lAbha hI huA karatA hai / udhara jaba una kanyAoMko dhanyakumArake rAkSasa bhavanameM jAnekA hAla milA to saboMne yaha dRr3ha pratijJA kara lI ki jo gati dhanyakumArakI hogI vahI hameM bhI maMjura hai / rAtri pUrNa huI, saberekA ujelA camakameM lagA / itane meM dhanyakumAra bhI prAta:kAlIna sAmAyikAdi kriyA karake bahuta khuzIke sAtha makAna se bAhara nikalakara zahara kI ora Ane lagA / use dhana lekara zaharakI ora Ate huye dekhakara rAjA bagerahako bar3A Azcarya huA / ve apane dila meM vicArane lage ki yaha sAdhAraNa purUSa nahIM hai kintu nara- kezarI hai / ise koI nahIM jIta sakatA / yaha bar3A bhArI puNya puruSa haiM / yahI samajhakara zreNika aura abhayakumAra Adi AdhI dUra taka usake sAmane gaye aura use bahuta sammAnapUrvaka lAye / bAda - rAjamahala meM livA jAkara bhUSaNa vastrAdise usakA satkAra kiyA aura pUchA premapAtra ! kaho to tuma kisa uttama kularUpa AkAza ke vizAla candramA ho aura akele hI kisa kAmake liye yahAM Aye huye ho ? 1 uttara meM dhanyakumAra ne kahA- maiM ujjayinI meM rahatA hU~ aura vaizyakulameM merA janma huA hai tIrthayAtrA karatA? idhara A gayA hUM / yaha sunakara zreNika bahuta khuza huye aura usI samaya vahuta dhana kharca kara apane hI makAna meM vivAha maNDapa taiyAra karavAyA aura bahuta kucha samAroha ke sAtha guNavatI Adi solaha kanyAoMkA dhanyakumArake sAtha vidhina Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhanyakumAra caritra - - yUrvaka vivAha kara sAnanda use apanA AdhA rAjya de diyaa| dhanyakumArako manuSya aura deva Adi saba koI mAnane lage / ___ kucha dinoM bAda dhanyakumArane vaizya Adi sabhI jAtike manuSyoMse yukta eka sundara nagara basAyA aura vahAMkA rAjA bhI Apa hI huaa| bar3e2 rAjaputra usake caraNoMkI sevA karane lge| dhanyakumAra sukhapUrvaka rAjya pAlana karane lagA, kumAra samaya2 para jinadharmakI bar3I prabhAvanA kiyA karatA thA / __isa prakAra dhanyakumArakA darzana ujjayinImeM rAjA mantrI Adi sabhI logoko bar3A hI sukhakara hotA thA / parantu kheda hai ki usake mAtA pitA to dina rAta dilake bhItara hI bhItara isake viyogase jala rahe the / aba kucha dhanyakumArake mAtA pitAkA hAla suniye jaba dhanyakumAra vahAMse calA AyA usI dina gharake rakSaka devatA logoMne usake mAtA pitA aura bhAIyoMko nikAla ghara bAhira kara diye / ve saba vahAMse nikalakara phira apane purAne ghara para gaye / isa vakta inakI hAlata bar3I burI thI / / ye aise mAlUma dete the jaise devAgnise jale hue vRkSa hoM, bar3e hI zokase pIr3ita tathA duHkhake mAre vimUr3ha ho rahe the| usa vakta zaharake loga bar3e hI Azcaryake sAtha paraspara meM kahate the ki dekho ! ye loga kitane nirdayI aura pApI haiM-inakA hRdaya vajrakI taraha bahuta kaThora hai jo aise sapUtrake cale jAnepara bhI abhItaka jIte haiM athavA yoM kaha lo ki duHkhI puruSoMke pAsa mRtyu bhI Akara nahIM phaTakatI hai kyoMki unake bar3A hI khoTe karmoMkA udaya banA mahatA hai| ___ Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chaThThA adhikAra [ 67 una logoMke anyAya karanese thor3e hI dinomeM jitanA purAnA aura navIna dhana thA vaha saba jAtA rahA aura kuputroMke tIvra pApase inakI yahAM taka dazA bigar3I ki khAne aura peTa bharane takakI muzkila par3ane lgii| taba dhanapAla kisI kAmake bahAnese rAjagRha nivAsI apanI bahanake lar3ake (jo adhika dhano thA) zAlibhadra ke pAsa gayA / kahanA cAhiye ki-aba phira usakA bhAgya phirA / vahAM jAkara dhanyakumArake makAnake nIce baiThakara logoMse zAlibhadrakA makAna pUchane lagA / makAnake upara hI dhanyakumAra baiThA huA thA so usane dekha kara usI vakta pahacAna liyA ki ye mere pitA haiM / jhaTase nIce utarA aura pAsa Akara unake caraNoM meM gira par3A / bicArA pitA usa samaya phaTe TUTe vastra pahare huye thA, garIbake samAna jAna par3atA thA, seTha honepara bhI daridrI aura usameM kucha bheda na thA / __ rAja karmacArI aura puravAsI loga yaha ghaTanA dekhakara bar3A kAzcarya karane lage / dhanapAla yaha ghaTanA dekhakara bolA-narAdhIza ! tuma puNyAtmA ho, tumhArA akhaNDa pratApa hai isaliye sukhapUrvaka bahuta kAlataka pRthvokA pAlana karo / maiM eka daridrI vaizya hU~ aura tuma pRthvIke mAlika rAjA ho isaliye ulTA mUjhe namaskAra karanA cAhiye na ki tuma mujhe kro| yaha sunakara dhanyakumAra bolA Apa hI namaskArake pAtra haiN| kAraNa Apa mere pUjya pitA haiM aura maiM ApakA choTA putra hUM / yaha sunate hI dhanapAlake netroMse mAre Anandake AMsU girane lage / putrako bAlese lagAkara vaha rone lagA / dhanyakumArako bhI yahI dazA Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zro dhanyakumAra caritra thii| unheM mantrI Adi logoMne bahuta kucha samajhAyA taba bhI premake AMsukA vega unase ruka na sakA / bAda unako kisI taraha rAjamahalameM le gaye / dhanyakumArane pitAkI vastrAbharaNa aura bhojanAdise sevA kara bhAIyoMkA caritra, apane AnekA hAla aura rAjyake milane AdikI saba kucha kathA kaha sunaayii| bAda-mAtA aura bhAI bandhuoMkI kuzala pUchI / uttarameM dhanapAla bolA-ve saba bar3e hI mandabhAgI haiM, isa samaya unakA jIvana burI dazAmeM hai, pIche purAne hI gharameM rahane lage haiM aura pAsa kucha bho paisA nahIM hai jo unake dvArA nirvAha kara sake / jaba tuma vahAMse cale Aye usI dina rAtake vakta gharake rakSaka devatA logoMne hama logoMko nikAla diye the isIse phira purAne gharakA Azraya lenA pdd'aa| ___ hama logoMmeM eka tuma hI puNyavAna the so tumhAre nikalate hI saba dhana bhI tumhAre sAtha2 bidA ho gyaa| Aja maiM apaneko baDA hI bhAgyazAlI samajhatA hUM jo bahuta dinake bAda phira tumheM dekha pAyA / pitAke vacana sunate hI dhanyakumArane apane naukaroMko khUba vastra vagairaha dekara mAtA bhAI Adiko livA lAne liye bheje / jaba prabhAvatI Adiko dhanyakumArake samAcAra mile to unheM bar3I khuzI huI, ve saba usI samaya vAhanoM para savAra hokara rAjagRha aaye| unake AnekA hAla sunakara kumAra apane sAtha aura bhI kitaneka rAjAoMko lekara bhaktipUrvaka unake livA lAneke liye AdhI dUra taka sAmane aayaa| rAstemeM apanI mAtAko AtI huI dekhakara bahuta vinayake Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chaTThA adhikAra sAtha dhanyakumArane mastaka jhukAkara namaskAra kiyA / mAtA bhI putrako dekhate hI bahuta kucha khuza huI aura use gale lagAkara zubhAzIrvAda dene lagI / bhAI loga dhanyakumArako dekhakara hRdayameM bahuta zarmindA huye / yahAM taka ki muMha taka UMcA karanA unheM muzkila ho gayA / dhanyakumAra unakI yaha hAlata dekhakara bolA bhAIyo ! yaha ApakI hI dayA hai jo mujhe itanI rAjyavibhUti milI hai| Apa loga sandeha chor3e aura hRdayakA khaTakA nikAlakara zuddha citta ho jaaveN| kyoMki karmake udayase acchA burA to huA hI karatA hai| dhanyakumArakA sIdhApana dekhakara unhoMne usakI bahuta prazaMsA kI aura apane aparAdhakI kSamA karAkara apaneko dhikkAra dene lge| bAda-dhanyakumAra apane kuTumbiyoMko lekara bahuta ThATabATake sAtha zaharameM hokara apane makAna para AyA / vahAM para una sabakA snAna bhojana vastra gahane Adi se bahuta satkAra kiyA gayA / bAda dhanyakumArane gRhastha dharma ke nirvAhake liye unheM suvarNa, ratna, vAhana aura grAma Adi sabhI kucha ucita vastu khuzIke sAtha bheMTa dI jisase ve apanA nirvAha kara sake / upasaMhAra rAjya Adi vibhavakA milanA, devatA aura manuSyoM ke dvArA satkArakA honA aura bandhu logoMke sAtha2 bahuta kucha sukhake kAraNa uttama2 bhogoMkA bhoganA yaha saba puNyakI mahimA hai / isalie jo sucatura haiM unheM jarUra hI puNyakarma karanA cAhiye / dekho ! dharma guNoMkA khajAnA aura sabakA bhalA karanevAlA hai / buddhimAna loga dharmakI sevA karate haiN| dharmake Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 ] zrI dhanyakumAra caritra dvArA zubha gati hotI hai, dharma mokSakA kAraNa hai isaliye namaskArake yogya hai, dharmako chor3akara koI uttama vastu nahIM de sakatA, dharmakA bIja samyagdarzana hai, dharma meM maiM bhI apane cittako lagAtA hUM, he dharma ! aba tujhe bhI ucita hai ki saMsArameM giranese mujhe bacAve / iti zrI sakalakIrti munirAja racita dhanyakumAra caritrameM dhanyakumArake rAjyalAbhakA varNana nAma chaThThA adhikAra samApta huA // 6 // sAtavAM adhikAra dhanyakumArakA sarvArthasiddhi meM gamana vItarAgajagannAthAMstrijagadbhavyavanditAn / vizvaprANihitAvande zirasA parameSThinaH / / eka dina dhanyakumArake manameM yaha vicAra uThA ki kisI taraha dhana saphala karanA cAhiye so usane bar3e2 uce jina mandira banavAnA Arambha kiyA aura unameM virAjamAna karane ke liye suvarNa aura ratnoMkI sundara pratimAyeM banavAI / cAroM saMghako bulavAkara bahuta kucha utsavake sAtha pratiSThA krvaaii| khuba dhana kharca kiyA / ye saba kAma kevala apane bhaleke liye kiye the| dhanyakumAra pratidina apane gharake jina caityAlayameM bahuta kucha bhakti tathA mahotsavake sAtha pUjana kiyA karatA thA aura dUsaroMko bhI karane ke lie preraNA karatA thaa| kyoMki jina pUjA saba sukhako denevAlI hai / / jaba muniyoMke AhArakA vakta AtA taba svayaM apane Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAtavAM adhikAra gharake Age khar3A hokara muniyoMkI vATa dekhA karatA aura pAtrakA samAgama honepara vidhipUrvaka vaDe vinaya bhAvase pavitra AhAra detA / bhavya puruSoke sAtha sadA nirgrantha sAdhuoko bhakti sevA pUjA vandanA kiyA karatA / unake mukhase zrAvaka dharma tathA muni dharmakA svarUpa aura tatvoMkA vyAkhyAna sunata: kyoMki use virAgatA baDI hI priya thii| jisa dina aSTamI tathA caturdazI hotI usa dina saba rAja kAja choDakara niyama pUrvaka upavAsa kiyA karatA kyoMki use apane pApa karma ke nAza karane kI bahuta cAha thI / munikI taraha nirAkula hokara tInoM kAla samatA bhAvapUrvaka zuddha sAmAyika karatA thA / usane zaMkAdi doSoMko apane AtmAse haTAkara aura sAtha ho niHzaMkitAdi ATha guNoMko dhAraNa kara samyagdarzanakI nirmalatA acchI taraha kara lI thI kyoMki yahI zuddhi zivasukhakI kAraNa hai| yaha bAta saba koi mAnege ki jJAna, tIna lokake padArthakA pragaTa karane ke lie dIpaka hai so dhanyakumAra bhI apane ajJAnake haTAne ke lie bar3e2 buddhimAnoMke sAtha jJAnakA abhyAsa sadA kiyA karatA thA / apane 'yogya zrAvakake vratoMkA niraticAra hara vakta pAlana karatA thA / dilameM dharmake tathA dharmake cihnoMkA manana kiyA karatA thA aura sukhake liye haraekako dharmakA upadeza diyA karatA thA / ____ apane zarIrake dvArA jahAM taka usase banatA thA dharmapAlana karane meM kisI tarahakI kamI nahIM rakhatA thaa| thor3e meM yoM kaha lIjiye ki dhanyakumAra mana, vacana, kAya aura kRta-- kArita anumodanAse dharmamaya ho gayA thaa| Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 / zrI dhanyakumAra caritra vaha yaha bAta acchI taraha jAnatA thA ki dharmase dhana milatA hai, dhanase kAma sukha milatA hai aura kAmake chor3ane se ananta sukhakA samudra mokSa milatA hai / isaliye apanI amISTa siddhike liye mana, vacana, kAyase dharmakA sevana karane meM lagA rahatA thA / vaha dharma ko hI zakti samajhanI cAhiye jo dhanyakumAra ko saba sukhako kAraNa rAjya lakSmI milI thI vaha haraeka tarahake uttama2 sukhake anubhavase sukha-samudra meM yahAMtaka DUbA thA ki samaya kitanA bota gayA usakI bhI use khabara na rahI / eka dina dhanyakumArane apanI subhadrA nAma strIkA mukha kucha malina dekhakara usase pUchA priye ! tuma kyA yaha bAta kaha sakogI ki Aja tumhArA mukha kisa liye malina hai / jAnA jAtA hai tumheM kisI zokane dhara dabAyA hai| ___ vaha bolI-svAmI ! merA bhAI zAlibhadra bahuta dinoMse dhanakuTumba zarIra aura sukha sAmagrIse udAsIna ho gayA hai aura sadA vairAgyakA cintabana pUrvaka gharahImeM tapakA abhyAsa kiyA karatA hai parantu Aja yaha mAlUma huA ki vaha jina dIkSA lenA cAhatA hai / vibho ! use maiM bar3I hI premakI nigAhase dekhA karatI hU~ so usakA bhAvI viyoga sunakara bar3I du:khinI ho rahI huuN| ___ nAtha ! Apake rAjyameM mujhe saba tarahakA sukha milane para bhI kevala bhAIkA viraha du:kha hI du:khinI kara rahA hai| yahI mere zokakA hetu hai / yaha sunakara dhanyakumAra bolAbasa ! yahI du:khakA kAraNa hai ? abhI hI jAkara maiM unheM sumadhura vacanoMse samajhAye detA hU~ jisase hama sabako sukha hogA, tuma zoka chodd'o| Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAtavAM adhikAra | 73 use yoM samajhAkara dhanyakumAra usI vakta apane sAleke ghara gayA aura use udAsIna dekhakara bolA-priyavara ! Ajakala Apa hamAre gharapara kyoM nahIM Ate ho ? uttarameM zAlIbhadrane kahA-mAnya maiM kyA karu saMyama (munipada) bar3A hI kaThina hai so usIkI siddhi ke liye tapazcaraNakA abhyAsa yahIM rahakara kiyA karatA hU~ isIse Apake ghara na A skaa| dhanyakumArane kahA-acchA, yadi tumheM dIkSA hI lenA hai to jaldI karo / yahAM tapakA abhyAsa karanese kyA lAbha ho sakegA ? are ! pahile bhI vRSabha Adi bahutase mahAtmA varSAdi yogake dhAraNa karanevAle huye haiM aura tapake dvArA mokSa gaye haiM, kyA unhoMne bhI gharameM abhyAsa kiyA thA ? nahIM ! kintu megha vagairaha kucha bhI thoDAsA vairAgyakA kAraNa dekhakara asaMkhya varSoM taka bhogA huA bhI rAjya sukha dekhate2 niDara hokara chor3a diyA aura tapake dvArA karmokA nAza kara mokSameM cale gaye / vAstava meM unheM hI puruSottama kahanA cAhiye / tuma Darapoka jAna paDate ho isoliye tapakA abhyAsa karate ho / dekho ! maiM abhI hI isa kaThina dIkSAko bhI binA abhyAsahI ke grahaNa kiye letA huuN| tuma nahIM jAnate ki saMsArakA nAza karanevAlA pApI kAla na mAluma kaba tumheM vA mujhe athavA auroMko livA le jAne ke liye calA AvegA? dekho ! kAla garbha meM rahanevAle, javAna, dIna, duHkhI sukhI, dhanI aura nirdhana Adi kisIkI kucha paravAha na kara sabhI ko apanA zikAra banA letA hai / isaliye bhAgyavaza jabataka vaha na Ane pAve usake pahile hI jina dIkSA lekara hitake mArgameM laga jAnA cAhiye / kyoMki jabataka jahAM rAkSasoMkA zarIra para adhikAra nahIM Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI dhanyakumAra caritra jamA haiM tabatakahI mokSa sukhakA upAya bhI bana sakegA aura jahAM bur3hApA zarIrameM ghusa gayA phira tapa aura vratakA pAlana kosoM dUra ho jAtA hai| Isaliye jo loga saMsArase chUTanA cAhate haiM unheM jabataka indriyAM apanA2 kAma acchI taraha kara sakatI haiM tabhItaka. saMyama grahaNa kara lenA ucita hai| kyoMki jina logoMkI indriyAM ThaNDo par3a jAtI haiM ve phira saMyamake yogya nahIM ho sakate aura binA saMyamake tapa vrata vagairaha sArthaka nahIM kahe" jA sakate / manuSya to yaha vicAra karatA rahatA hai ki Aja vA kala athavA kucha dinoM bAda tapa aura vrata dhAraNa karUMgA aura kAla hai so pahale hI A dhamakatA haiN| yaha jIvana cAreke agrabhAga para ThaharI huI osakI bindukI taraha jaldI nAza honevAlA hai aura yuvAvasthA bAdalakI taraha dekhate2 nAza ho jaaygii| lakSmI vezyAkI taraha capala aura burI hai| cora, zatru aura rAjA vagairaha sadA isameM chInane kI phirAkameM rahate haiM, duHkhakI denevAlI hai aura duHkhahIke dvArA kamAI jAtI hai / rAjya dhUlake samAna burA, saba pApakA kAraNa, caMcala aura hajAroM cintAose bharA huA hai| kauna buddhimAna aise rAjya kA pAlana kara sukhI hogA ? striyAM mohakI beli, saba anarthaM anyAyako kAraNa aura duSTa hotI haiM / ___gharameM rahanA pApa aura ArambhakA sthAna hai| zarIra rudhirAdi sAta dhAtuoMse bharA, apavitra durgaMdhita aura indriyarUpI coroMke rahanekA ghara hai ise kauna bhalA cAhanevAlA bhogoMke dvArA puSTa karanA cAhegA ? ___ bhoga hara vakta bhale hI bhoge jAMya, parantu haiM asantoSa aura pApahIke kAraNa / are ! ye hote to strIke apavitra Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAtavAM adhikAra [ 75 zarIrahIse na ? phira kyoM kara buddhimAna inake dvArA sukhakI cAha kara sakate haiM ? duHkhakA samudra aura viSama yaha saMsAra anaMta hai, cAra gatiyoM meM bhramaNa karanA isakA sAra hai, koI kahe to buddhimAnoMko prema karane ke liye isameM kyA uttama vastu hai ? ityAdi hitakara aura vairAgyake vacanoM dvArA dhanyakumAra ne zAlIbhadrake roma2 meM vairAgya ThasAkara use munipadake liye uttejita kara diyA aura usase bhI kahIM bar3hA car3hA svayaM vairAgI hokara jaldI hI apane ghara para gayA / zAlIbhadra dhanyakumArakA bar3A bhArI sAhasa dekhakara saba dhana aura ghara bAra chor3a kara usake pIche ho gharase niklaa| dhanyakumArane ghara para Akara rAjyabhAra to apane bar3e putra dhanapAlako saupA aura Apa zreNika, mAtA pitA bhAI aura bandhuoMse kSamA karAkara zAlIbhadra tathA aura bho kitane hI logoMke sAtha zrI varddhamAna bhagavAnake samavaH . zaraNameM gayA / ___ vahAM tribhuvanake svAmI jagadguru zrI mahAvIra bhagavAnakI tIna pradakSiNA dekara unheM bhaktipUrvaka binIta mastakase namaskAra kiyA aura uttama2 droke dvArA unakI pUjA kara stuti karanA Arambha kI vibho ! Apa saMsArake svAmI haiM, sabakA hita karanevAle haiM, bar3e bhArI gurU haiM, vinA kAraNa jagatake bandhu haiM aura, Apa hI jIvoMkI saMsArake duHkhoMse chur3AnevAle haiN| nAtha ! Aja Apake caraNakamaloM ke darzana kara mere netra saphala huye aura hAtha pUjana karanese / svAmI ! Apake darzana ke liye yahAM Ane se pAMva bhI kRtArtha huye aura namaskAra karanese jIvana, janma tathA mastaka pAvana huA / pUjyapAda ! Aja merI jihvA Apake guNokara Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - zrI dhanyakumAra caritra gAna kara sArthaka huI aura guNoMkA dhyAna, cintavana karanese mana pavitra huaa| anAthabandho ! Aja yaha zarIra bhI saphala hai jo Apake caraNoMkI isane sevA kI aura hama bhI dhanya haiM jo Apako bhaktise sugandhita huye / bhagavan ! yadyapi yaha saMsAra apAra hai parantu Apake Azraya karanevAloMko to cullu bhara mAluma detA hai, kyoMki Apa isake jahAja haiM na ? nAtha ! Apa ananta guNake sthAna haiM, Apako stuti gaNadhara sarIkhe bar3e2 mahAmuni bho nahIM kara sakate to unake sAmane hama loga kisa ginatI meM haiM jo thor3ese akSaroMkA jJAna rakhate haiM / isaliye he deva ! Apako namaskAra hai, Apake ananta guNoMko namaskAra hai aura samyagdarzana, samyagjJAna tathA samyakcAritra rUpa ratnatrayake denevAle ko namaskAra hai| vibho ! Apako stuti aura namaskArakA pratiphala tapacaraNake sAtha 2 ratnatraya cAhate haiM kyA Apa dayA kareMge ? athavA hameM Apa apane hI samAna banA lIjiye phira sabhyakvAdi to sahaja ho ho jaaveNge| basa yaho hamArA icchita hai aura isIke liye Apake sAmane hAtha jor3e huye khar3e hai| ___ bAda bhagavAnake kahe anusAra dhanyakumAra aura zAlIbhadra Adi saba mahApuruSoMne zAzvat mokSasukhake liye bAhya aura antaraGga parigrahakA tathA mohakA mana vacana kAyakI zuddhise parityAga kiyA aura mokSakI mAtA jina-dIkSA svIkAra kara aThThAIsa mUlaguNa dhAraNa kiye / tadanantara pApakarmako nirmUla nAza karane ke liye apanI zakti pragaTa kara bAraha prakAra tapa karane lge| Alasa chor3akara dvAdazAMga zAstra par3hane lage jo ajJAna dUra kara kevalajJAna kA kAraNa haiM / kamo parvatoMko guphAoM meM, kabhI sUne Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ [77 sAtavAM adhikAra gharoMmeM, kabhI masAna meM, kabhI nirjana jagahameM aura kabhI bhayaMkara vana vagairahameM apane dhyAnAdhyayanakI siddhi ke lie siMhakI taraha sadA niDara aura sAvadhAna rahate the| taraha ke AsanoM ke dvArA tapa karate the / dharmapracArake liye hareka deza pura grAma durga aura parvatAdimeM ghUmate the / aTavI AdimeM calatera jahAM sUrya asta ho jAtA thA vahIM para dhyAna karane laga jAte kyoMki jIvokI dayA karanA to muniyoMkA pradhAna kartavya hotA hai na ? jaba caumAsA AtA, pracaNDa vAyu calane lagatI, cAroM ora bhayaMkara hI bhayaMkarasA dikhAI detA aura sarpa, bI chU, macchara Adi jIvoMkI bahutAyata ho jAtI to bhI Apa zarIrase moha chor3akara vRkSa ke nIce dhyAnapUrvaka mahAyoga dhAraNa karate the| ThaNDa ke dinomeM zItase jale hue vRkSoMkI taraha hokara maidAnameM athavA nadI, tAlAbake kinAroM para rahate aura dhyAnAdhyayana karate / garamIke dinoMmeM sUryakI teja kiraNoMse garama huI aura jalatI huI agnikI taraha bahuta du:saha garama2 zilAoM para dhyAnarUpa amRtake pAnase AtmAnandameM lIna hokara sUryakI ora muMha karake kAyotsarga dhyAna dharate vaha kevala karmoke nAza karanekI icchAse / ____ isI taraha zAstrAnusAra bahutase kAya kleza, ananta sukhamaya mokSakI icchAse ve haravakta kiyA karate the| kSudhA, tRSAdi mahA kaThina bAIsa parISaha tathA hiMsaka jIvoMke dvArA diye huye ghorase ghora duHkha samatA bhAvase sahate / Arta raudrAdi khoTe dhyAnoMko AtmAse haTAkara dharma aura zukla dhyAnakA guhAdimeM baiThakara dhyAna karate / indriyoMko apane vaza krte| mahAvrata kI zuddhike 25 bhAvanAoMkA vairAgya bar3hAne ke liyebAraha Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 ] zrI dhanya kumAra caritra anuprekSAoMkA dharmavRddhike liyedazalakSaNa dharmakA samyagdarzana nirmalatAke liye tatvoMkA, aura mana tathA pAMcoM indriyoMke rokane ke liye jaina zAstroMkA nirvikalpa cittase manana karate the| ityAdi kaThina2 yoga aura tapa ina sAdhuoMne jIvanabhara pAlana kiyA / ___antameM dhanyakumAra mahAmunine cAra prakAra AhAra tathA zarIrAdimeM moha chor3akara akele hI nirjana vanameM parvatakI taraha nizcala khar3e hokara vidhipUrvaka sallekhanA svIkAra kii| pahale hI kSamAdi acche2 guNoMke dvArA kaSAyoMko ghaTAkara zarIra sallekhanA karane lage so thor3e dinoM meM upavAsAdike ddhArA sArA zarIra sukhAkara sudhAdi parISaha jItI / dhanyakumAra munike mukha aura hoTa Adi sabhI sUkha gaye the to bhI unameM dhairya aura manasvitA thii| zarIra meM kevala camaDA aura haDDiyAM mAtra raha gaI thIM taba bhI unakA mahAbala aura kSamA-zIlapanA bar3A hI Azcarya utpannakaratA thaa| kabhI bahuta sAvadhAnIse cAra ArAdhanAoMkA ArAdhana karate, kabhI paMcaparameSThI padakA aura kabhI paramAtmA kA dhyAna krte| antameM saba sAlamba dhyAna chor3akara nirAlamba dhyAna, karanA Arambha kiyA / isI taraha zubha dhyAna, zubha yoga aura zubha lezyAoMke dvArA nava mahIne taka sallekhanAkA pAlana kiyA aura anta meM prAyopagamana maraNake dvArA dhyAna aura samAdhipUrvaka prANa choDakara tapa tathA dharma ke prabhAvase sarvArthasiddhi meM upapAda zayyAmeM janma lekara antamUhurta mAtrameM atizaya sundara zarIrake dhAraka ahamindra ho gye| vaha ahamindradeva aura jo ahamindradeva the unake sAtha bhI aneka tarahakI dhArmika kathA karatA aura kabhI sphaTikamaNike bane haye svabhAva sundara apane mahaloMmeM athavA nandana vanameM prAyopagamana maraNake vakta kisIse apanA vaiyAvRtya nahIM karAyA jAtA hai| Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAtavAM adhikAra [ 79 khelA karatA / tetIsa hajAra varSa bAda kaNThameM jharatA huA amata usakA AhAra hai| aura sADhe solaha varSa bAda use 'zvAsocchavAsa lenA par3atA hai / __isI taraha uttama2 sukhakA upabhoga karatA huA vaha ahamindra sadA sukha-samudra meM DubA rahatA hai / AyukI maryAdA pUrI honepara yahI rAjyakula meM janma lekara mokSa jAyagA / / dhanyakumAra munike alAvA zAlIbhadrAdi jitane hI muni the ve bhI jIvanabhara tapazcaraNa kara aura antameM samAdhi pUrvaka prANaukA parityAga kara apane2 tapazcaraNa ke anusAra sau dharma svargase lekara sarvArthasiddhi taka gaye / upasaMhAra dekho ! duHkhI, daridrI akRta puNya kevala dAna kI bhAvanA tathA thor3ese dAnake phalase dhanyakumAra huA aura phira tapazcaraNake dvArA sarvArthasiddhi meM gayA isaliye gRhastho ! isa udAharaNase tumheM bhI dAna denekI zikSA lenI caahiye| ____ guNake khajAne dhanyakumAra munirAja dhanya haiM unake guNoMkI maiM stuti karatA hUM, aura unhIMke batAye anusAra mokSamArgakA sevana karanA cAhatA hUM, unake liye mastaka navAkara namaskAra karatA hUM, unhIM ke dvArA stuti hone kI AzA hai isIliye unake guNoMkA dhyAnakara apane manako lagAtA hU~ / he dhanya ! kyA mujhe bhI apanI taraha dhanya na karoge ? dhanyakumAra munikA yaha nirmala caritra hai ise jo loga 'bhaktise paDheMge, dharmasabhAoMmeM vAMceMge athavA suneMge ve loga uttama pariNAmoMke dvArA utpanna honevAle dharmake phalase svargasukha 'bhogakara bAdameM tapazcaraNa ke dvArA ratnatraya yukta ho niyamase mokSa-sukhake bhoganevAle hoNge| - antameM merI nirdoSa aura guNajJa vidvAnoMse prArthanA hai ki ve loga thor3e par3he huye mujha sakalakItike dvArA kevala bhaktise banAye hue isa caritrakA saMzodhana kareM / Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 ] zrI dhanyakumAra caritra sAre saMsArake hita karanevAle arhata, ananta siddha paMcAcArakeM pAlanevAle AcArya, apane ziSyalogoMko par3hAnevAle upAdhyAya aura svarga athavA mokSake liye upAya karanevAle tathA kaThina2 tapazcaraNa karanevAle sAdhU loga mujhe mokSakA kAraNa maMgala pradAna kareM maiM unakI stuti vaMdanA karatA huuN| isa caritrake saba zloka milAkara sADe AThasau hote haiM / iti zrI sakalakoti munirAja racita dhanyakumAra caritrameM dhanyakumArakA sarvArthasiddhi meM gamana varNana nAma ___ sAtavAM adhikAra samApta huA // 7 // ___ anuvAdakA paricaya zrI vaizyavaMza-avataMsa ! jinendrabhakta ! zAnta-svabhAva ! saba doSa kalaMka mukta ! hIrAdicandra zubha nAma virAjamAn / he pUjyapAda ! tuva pAda karoM praNAma // 3 // DA tAta ! pApa vidhikA nahiM hai ThikAnA / hai jo Apake aba sudarzanakA na honA / / hA ! mandabhAgya mujhako duHkha meM Duboke / mA* bhI huI supatha gAmini Apa hI ke // 2 / / AdhAra tAta ! nahiM hai aba koI merA / hA ! aura saMsRti-nivAsa bacI ghanerA / / kaise du:khI udaya jIvana pUrNa hogA ? phaila karmake 'udaya' ko kisane na bhogA // 3 // jinendrase vinaya he deva ! dekha jagameM avalamba hIna / Alamba dekara karo aba karmahIna // jo duHkha-nIra-nidhimeM aba chor3a doge / "to dAsakA kaThina zApa vibho! gahoge ? // 4 // anuvAdaka-udayalAla kAsalIbAla (bar3anagara) mA zabda mAtA aura lakSmI kA vAcaka hai / hamArI mAtAkA nAma bhI lakSmI thA / Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUjana kathA vidhAnAvi siddhacakra vidhAna (kapaDA bAInDIMga) 28.00 nitya pUjA guTakA nitya niyama pUjA (dainika pATha pUjA) 2000 caturvizati pUjana vRndAvana 10.00 caupaTha Rddhi vidhAna solahakArama vidhAna 10.00 dazalakSaNa vidhAna 5-00 sugaMdhadazamI pUjA vidhAna 3.50 ravivAra vrata kathA vidhAna sahita dazalakSaNa dharma dipaka jaina vrata kathA saMgraha 12-00 naMdIzvara vidhAna 15.00 zAMtinAtha vidhAna ratnatraya vidhAna 5-00 rakSAbaMdhana kathA 2-50 ArAdhanA kathA prathama 19-00 dvitIya-10-00, tRtIya 10.00 navIna mahAvIra kirtana 65.00 dhanyakumAra caritra navagraha vidhAna saccA jinavANI 64-00 pRhada jinavANI saMgraha vigambarama pustakAlaya pAMSIcoka, sUrata-3. 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