Dharm Jigyasu Akbar Ane Acharya Hirsuriji

Author(s): Dalpatram Bhaishankar Raval
Publisher: Devchand Damji Kundlakar
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/034493/1

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6 smaraNuMjali. sadgata AcAryazrI hIravijayasUrie jema nirbheda dharma dezanA ApI, rAjyasattAmAM paNa jaina zAsananI prabhA prasArI hatI, tema vartamAna kALe jeo IMglAMDajarmanI ITAlI Adi AMgla dezamAM jene tatvane prasArI rahyA che ane dezanA sattAvAhaka sthAnamAM paNa samayAnusAra pravRttithI zAsanasevA karI rahyA che, evA AcAryazrI vijayadharmasUrinA ananya bhakta ane tenA upadezathI zAsanasevAnAM aneka kAryo karanAra AgrAvALA AtmabaMdhu zeTha lakSmIcaMdajI vedanA karakamalamAM-hIravijayasUrinA jIvanasUtranI smaraNAMjali arpaNa karatAM mane AnaMda thAya che. prakAzaka, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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AUT PvA, ! .. NE i uche I - pothAta. A N jhA mAnano na jata: ra paMthA mahA purUSonI AtmavibhUti ucca jIvanakrama ghaDavAmAM upakAraka che. A uparathI zAstra ghaTanAmAM paNa kathA vibhAgane khAsa sthAna ApavAmAM AvyuM che ane moTA bhAge atyAranA jJAnabaLanI kasoTImAM purva purUSonuM jIvanadarzana se TacamAMthI pasAra thayela jevAyuM che. eTale jena" patranI bheTa tarIke pUrva zAsana upakAraka purUSonuM jIvana rUcikara zelIe ApavAnuM chellA traNa varSathI zarU rAkhyuM che. AvA Adarza jIvananA abhyAsathI mane kahevAne himata thAya che, ke jaina samAjamAM evA samartha jagatazeTha, vizALa bhUminA rAjanetAo, kuzaLa maMtrIo, dezasevake, rASTra nA upanAmane zobhAvanArA koTyAdhIzo, kaLAbAje, kuzaLa vyApArIo, vahANavaTIo, rAjadvArIo, dharmanetAo ane zAsanazubhecchake janmI cukyA che ke jenA jIvanaparicayathI jaina samAja magarUra thaI zake ane atyAranA maMda jIvanamAM navuM caitanya prakaTAvI zake. jene prajAnA pitAnA vartamAna jIvanamAM jovAtI maMdatA, nabaLAI ane nAmardAI e kaMI pUrvane paraMparAgata vAraso nathI, paraMtu lajAvanAruM AvaraNa che, tema AvAM jIvanasUtro sAkSI pure che. nIti, zaurya, teja, sattA, AtmabaLa, jAti-deza ane dharmanuM abhimAna, sevA, baMdhutva e sarva Adarza vibhUtio AvA jIvanamAM romeroma jhaLahaLI rahelAM jovAya che. jenA anubhava pachI jene prajA potAnA pUrvanA vArasAne hastagata karavA udyamavaMta thAya to A yojanAthI zramanI sArthakatA thaze. AvI navalakathAmAM aitihAsIka ghaTanA upara ADabarano opana caDI jAya, ke mithyA prazaMsAnA mohamAM na phasAI javAya te mATe banatI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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kALajI rAkhavAmAM Ave che, ane teja hetuthI mI. rAvaLa, jaina sAhityamAM prathama praveza karatA hovAthI temaNe vAMcelA rAsAo ke tevA kAvyathenA alaMkAne opa caDhAvAI jate joI nirUpAye mAre keTaleka sthaLe tevI saharAgatane choDI devA pharaja paDI che, ane jema bane tema vAstavika ItihAsanA AdhAre vadhArA-ghaTAra karavA paDyA che. muLa lekhaka tema karavAmAM mane sahamata thayA te mATe A sthaLe saMtoSanI noMdha lauM chuM. AcAryazrI hIravijayasUrinA jIvanavRtta sAthe keTalAka abhUta camatkAranA dAkhalA joDAyelA saMbhaLAya che; paraMtu eka yogI purUSane camatkAramAM rasa hoya te vAta mane lAkSaNakane badale premabhakitanA alaMkAra jevI lAge che. eTaluM kharuM che ke evA samartha tyAgI purUSanA gabaLa tapobaLajJAnabaLa ane AtmazaktinA tejamAM vacanasiddhi sAmAnya hoya che, eTale AvA prasaMge svAbhAvika siddhijanya hovAnI kalpanA thaI zake. ATalA uparathI bAdazAhanA prathama samAgama samaye surijIthI acAnaka bAdazAhanuM rakSaNa thavAnI ghaTanAne jALavI rAkhI che. joke itihAsarasi pAsethI tene mATe joItA pramANe maLI zakyAM nathI chatAM A eka gaprabhAvanuM svAbhAvika phaLa hoya te banavAjoga che. kemake sUrijInA svargavAsa pachI temanA agnisaMskAranA sthAne kaRtue AMbA phaLyAnI vAta muralIma lekhakathI temaja sAmAnya dezanA aitihAsika graMthomAMthI paNa maLe che, eTale evA samartha yogI purUSanI 'caraNasiddhi ke vacanasiddhinA prasaMge AvI ghaTanA banI jAya, te cheka asaMbhavita kahI zakAya nahi. A navalakathA cAra varSa agAu bheTa mATe lakhAvI rAkhI hatI, paraMtu akabaranA pUrva jIvanane prathama paricaya thAya te durasta dhArI tenA prAthamika jIvanamAM teNe karelAM AkramaNe ane te sAme rANA pratApe darzAvela aDaga zaurya tathA jagaDuzAnI dezabhaktine itihAsa gayA varSe ApavA pachI A graMthane bahAra mukI zakAya che. joke A rIte svAbhAvika vilaMba thavAthI te daramiyAna ItihAsarasika muni mahArAjazrI vidyAvijayajI taraphathI sUrIzvara ane samrATane graMtha prakaTa thatAM ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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nevela mATe aitihAsika pramANa tapAsavAne ThIka taka maLI che. kemake temAM amArA lakSabiMdu anusAra saharAgata karatAM vAstavika ghaTanAne agra sthAna apAyuM jaNAya che, tema A graMthamAM akabara ane sUrijInA mATe jena temaja jainetara ane dezI temaja videzIne hAthe gujarAtI temaja uda ane aMgrejImAM lakhAelA lagabhaga cha- graMthanuM dehana karAyuM che ane tene ItihAsanA prasiddha abhyAsaka upAdhyAyazrI IndravijayajI mahArAje avakavA pachI prakaTa thayela che, eTale A suMdara sagavaDane lAbha prApta thavA mATe uparokta graMthanA lekhakane upakAra mAnavAnI mArI pharaja samajuM chuM. aMtamAM vAcake jaina aitihAsika velene prasAra vadhAravAmAM hAyaka bane eja vAMcchanA sAthe viramuM chuM. lI. zAsanasevaka, zeTha devacaMda dAmajI kuDalAkara. granya ravAmitvanA sarva hakka prakAzake svAdhIna rAkhyA che. -- - - - --- Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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prastAvanA. ik bauddha dharmanA itihAsane anulakSI " cakravartI roka " me prakaTa karyo tyAre mArA keTalAka mitronI preraNA tevI ja eka jaina itihAsane lagatI navalakathA mArA hAthelakhAelI jovAnI thai. joke adyApi paryaMta jaina sAhityamAM uMDA utaravAnI taka mhane maLI naheAtI, paraMtu mhArA mitrAnA protsAhaka patrAe myune jaina sAhityamAM UMDA utaravA mATe preryAM ane subhAgye te ja arasAmAM 'jainapatra' nA taMtrI zrIyut devacaMdabhAnA paricaya paNa te anAyAse prApta thayA. tenA parINAme ti hIravijayasUrijInA saMbaMdhamAM keTalIka agatyanI mAhitI maLatAM, ane 'kRpArasApa' 'kAvyamahAdadhi' vagere graMthA prApta thatAM A vArtA lakhavAne mArUM aMtaHkaraNa prerAyuM. A navalakathA lakhAine taiyAra thayA pachI pazu keTalAka khAsa kAraNathI tene cAra varSa sudhI prasiddha karavAnuM na banI zakyuM. subhAgye teTaluM moDuM thavAthI pharIne evAra Akhu lakhANa tapAsI javAnA mtane vakhata maLyA. Ama thavAthI te daramiyAna mane vadhAre anubhava meLavavAnI taka prApta thatAM, mhane je graMthakArA ane vicArakAnI madada maLI che te sarvanA AbhAra mAnavAnI A taka laI chuM. khAzAha akabara phatehapura sikrimAM rahetA hatA te samayane itihAsa A navalakathAmAM levAyA che. bAdazAha akabaranA khe zAhajAdA sikrimAM janmyA hevAthI signi tene bahu priya hatuM. i. sa. 1500 mAM akabare sikrinI najIkamAM eka navuM zahera vasAvyuM ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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tenuM nAma phatehapura rAkhyuM. tyArathI te phatehapura-siki tarIke prasiddhimAM AvyuM che. akabaranA dharmajijJAsu svabhAvane laIne sikrimAM teNe eka mahAlaya aNuvyo hato, je IbAdatakhAnA tarIke prasiddha hatuM. A ibAdatakhAnAmAM akabara vividha dharmanA AcAryone bolAvIne temanI sAthe dhArmika carcA calAvatA ane pratyeka dharmanuM satyAnveSaNa karatA. A pramANe tene jainAcArya zrI hIravijayasUrijI sAthe paricaya ane jainadharma tema ja "dayA'nI lAgaNI janmavAnA prasaMge paNa A kathAnakamAM joDavAmAM Avela che. navalakathA lakhavAmAM mULa vastunI saMkalana karavA ane rasa pilavAmAM kAlpanika pAtrane paNa mUkavA paDe che, eTaluM ja nahi, paraMtu samayane anulakSIne ghaTita kalpanAonA tAre sAMdhavA paDe che, te saMtavya gaNAze. A navalakathA meM lagabhaga cAra varSa pUrve zrImAna devacaMdabhAInI preraNAthI taiyAra karI temane soMpI hatI. jene lAMbe aMtare paNa temaNe bahAra mukavAne taka ApI che te mATe saMtoSa jAhera karatAM mAre e paNa jaNAvI devuM joIe ke, teo jena chatAM jenI mahattAnA kAlpanika mohane pasaMda na karatAM aitihAsika pramANane anulakSIne ja A navalakathA pragaTa thAya te mATe tevI zakamaMda ghaTanAo kADhI nAkhavA tathA tene vadhAre rasamaya banAvavAne ghaNA sudhArA vadhArA sUcavyA che te mATe huM temane AbhArI chuM ane graMthanI mahattAmAM temanA zramane paNa upakAraka samajuM chuM- dhrAMgadhrA. / dalapatarAma bhAIzaMkara rAvaLa. tA. 1-1-21 | Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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prANa p 0 8 * 11 gara 13 14 15 16 17 18 19: 20 1 3. 23 24 25 27 28 :.. anukramaNikA. viSaya . aNadhAryo hukama nimantraNa kAchanI mulArkAta: jayAverAnA julama. pApInAM pajhAmAM AmantraNanA svIkAra - yaMti hisavajayasUri parApakAra ke AtmavArtha rAjapUta ramI ... mAnavamana prayatnazIla padmA ekAntavAsamAM Apatti dAna veranI vasulAta gayakhI madada prema-prU'thI Ahuti akabaranI jIvadayA ... sneha samAna caMpAnI dIkSAM sUrI-sevA ... akabaranI Aphata mahAtmAnA meLApa akabaranuM pharamAna ... pRthvIsi huM ke kabara padmAnI pratimA kAjInA kALa kamaLAnI kasoTI akabaranI atarecchA ... bvn. ... ... : ... ... : 200 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... pRSTha. 8 13. : 23 35 41 45 para 5 73 80 e} 24 98 104 113 117 21: 126 129 133 140 147 15} 165 11 18 19 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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-06 zAstravi zA2 da - jai nA cAryuM. jaya zrI vijayacarma sUri mahArAja. AnaMda presa bhAvanagara Shree Sudha mesa

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- daka, - . 1 2 dharma jIjJAsu akabara AcAryazrI hIrasUrijI. prakaraNa 1 luM. aNadhAryo hukama. prAtaHkALane samaya thavA AvyuM hatuM. hindu deva maMdiromAM ghaMTanAdane dhvani karNa gocara thatuM hatuM, ane tenI sAthe marijImAM "allA he akabara nI bAMga pikAro rahelA phakIrene svara maLI jatuM hatuM. pakSIe vanavihAra karavAne kalarava karI rahyAM hatAM. pativratA sAdhvIo pitAnA patio jAgrata thatAM pahelAM rahelI vahelI uThIne gRhakArya karavAmAM guMthAI gaI hatI ane kulaTAnArIo pathArImAMthI uThatAM ja chIMDA zedhI sAsu, naNaMda, vagere pratye macAvI rahela dhAMdhalanA karkaza a. vAja sAthe ghaTIonA zairavI saranuM mizraNa thatuM hatuM. A samaye bhAratavarSane cakravatI bAdazAha akabara pitAnA phateha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[2] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. pura sikrinA rAjamahAlayanA jharUkhAmAM beThe hate. akabara raNamAM bahAdura ddho ne rAjya karavAmAM bAhoza ane kArya. dakSa hatuM temaja te vidyArAsaka paNa hate. jharUkhAmAM beThe beThe te suSTi devInuM nirIkSaNa karI rahyo hato ane allAnI adabhUta lIlAnuM avalokana karatAM manamAM ne manamAM tenI stuti karate hate. tene rAjabhakata nekara TeDaramala paNa tenI sami. pamAM ja beTho hate. akabarane vicAra grasta sthitimAM keTale samaya nIkaLI gaye te tene paNa khabara rahI nahi, paraMtu te taraphanA rAjyamAge thaIne vAjate-gAjate eka TeLuM pasAra thatAM tenA avAjathI saceta thaIne te tarapha jovA lAgyuM. A TeLAnI vacamAM eka pAlakhI hatI ne tenI bAjumAM eka manuSya cAmara DhaLato hate ane vacce vacce "hIravijayasUrijI kI jaya" e jayadhvani saMbhaLAte hate. prAta:kALamAM pharavA nIkaLelI bA maMDaLImAM kene satkAra thAya che, te jANavAnI tenI jIjJAsA vadhI eTale teNe tarataja TeDaramalla pratye draSTi pheravIne pUchyuM-"TeDaramalla! atyAramAM A maMDaLI kayAM jAya che? ane pAlakhImAM besArI kene zAmATe mAna ApavAmAM AvyuM che?" "jahAMpanAha? e maMDaLImAMnA sarva leke jaina dhamIe che. teo temanA deva maMdIrethI ghara tarapha jatA haze. pAlakhIne hitu zuM che te pharamAna thAya te tapAsa karuM."Daramale vivethI javAba Ape. "vArU! paNa teo "haravijayasUrijI kI jaya" evI jaya garjanA karatA jAya che te hIravijayasUrijI keNa che?" AdazAhe jIjJAsApUrNa svarena prazna karyo. hIravijayasUrijI zrAvaka lekenA dharmagurU che. ne temanA guNa mATe teo mAna rAkhe che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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aNadhAryAM hukUma. [3] 66 bAdazAha puna: Alye:-- vArU, tuM eka nAkarane mAkalIne te pAlakhImAM kANu beThela che ane tenuM kAraNa zuM che, te tapAsa karAvI le. " ToDaramalle tuta pucha-paracha karAvI jotAM te jANI zakayA ke, cha mahinAnA upavAsa karanAra eka khAIne jIna maMdire darzanArthe lai javAmAM Ave che. kSaNa mAtramAM A hakIkata meLavIne teNe bAdazAhanI hajuramAM jaNAvI, eTale A hakIkatathI Azcarya pAmIne akabare kahyu zu cha mAsanA upavAsa ? ane te paNa eka mAie karyo che ? DheDaramala ! tame tene mArA pAse elAvA. A vAtamAM mane bahu Azcarya lAge che. " ToDaramala bAdazAhanA aNudhAryA hukamathI dimuDha thai gayA; para Mtu te temanI pravRti samajatA hatA. eTale have kai dalIla karavI te nirarthaka samajI khAIne upara lAvavAnA sa MdezA mAkalI dIdhA. ATalA samayamAM jaina maMDaLI rAja mahAlayathI thADe dUra nIkaLI gaI hatI; chatAM alpa samayamAMja nAkare bAdazAhanA saMdeze te maDaLIne jaNAvI dIdheA. maMDaLImAMnA leAkA gabharATamAM paDI gayA; paraMtu samasta bhAratavarSanA mAgala zahenazAhanI AjJAnuM apamAna karavAnI temanAmAM hiMmata nahAtI. pAlakhI upADanArAo tarataja pAchA pharyA ane alpa samayamAMja teo rAja mahAlayanA praveza dvAra pAse AvIne ubhA. AAkInI maMDaLI rAja mahAlayathI gheADe dUraja UbhI hatI. rAjamahAlayanA praveza dvAra pAse AvI pahAMcyA pachI pAlakhI upADanArAoe te nIce mUkI. eTale pAlakhImAM beThelI tarUNI dhImethI nIce utarI. khAdazAhanA nAkare tene potAnI pAchaLa pAchaLa AvavAnA netrasa keta karyo. eka pachI eka dAdara vaTAvyA pachI te tarUNI ane nAkara divAnakhAnAnA dvAra pAse jai pahoMcyA. eTale nAkara tene bahAra ubhA rahevAnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[4] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. sUcanA karIne pite aMdara gaye ane bAdazAhane kurvisa bajAvIne khelya, "jahAMpanAha? pAlakhImAM beThela AI hAjara che. AjJA hoya te aMdara lAvuM." - zahenazAha akabare mAthuM dhuNAvIne hakAramAM AjJA ApI. bAdazAha ane TeDaramalla jharUkhAmAMthI nIkaLI divAnakhAnAmAM AvI beThA hatA. bAdazAha eka ArAma khurasI para paDyo hato ne ToDaramala bAdazAhanI khurasI najIka namra vadane ubho hate. bAdazAhanI AjJA maLI ke tarataja divAnakhAnA bahAra ubhelI tarUNI aMdara AvI, teNe bAdazAhane namana karyuM bAdazAhe tene svIkAra netrathI ja karyo ane sAmenA eka Asana para besavAne tene sucanA karIne bolyA: "putrI! tame keNu che?" tarUNIe pitAnuM aMga veta vastrothI DhAMkI dIdhuM hatuM. tenuM vadanamaMDaLa jotAM tenI ummara sattarathI ogaNuza varSanI aMdaranI hovI joIe ema kalpI zakAtuM hatuM. tenA zarIrane raMga gAravAne hate. cha mahInAnA upavAsa thavAthI jo ke tenuM zarIra kaMIka durbaLa jaNAtuM hatuM, paNa tenA sukumAra vadanamaMDaLa para maMda hAsyanI chaTA hajIe vilasI rahI hatI. tenA netrayugalamAM thaI rahele caLakATa kaMi ora ja hatuM. te nirbhaya ane zAMta vadane bAdazAhe sucavela Asane beThI ane bAdazAhane viveka pUrNa praznane sAMbhaLIne teNe bAdazAhanA saddaguNe viSe sAMbhaLelI vividha vAtane sAkSAtakAra thatAM te temanI manamAM ja prasaMzA karavA lAgI. tenA sukumAra gulAbI gAlapara zaramanA zeraDA paDyA. tenAthI eka zabdoccAra suddhAM thaI zake nahi. lajAvinIta mukhe te kaMI paNa bolyA vagara nIcuM jotI besI rahI. putrI ! sahaja paNa saMkeca ke bhaya pAmaze nahi." AdazAhe puna: namra svare bolavA mAMDayuM. "tamane mAtra thI ghaNI hakIkata pUchavAnI jIjJAsAthIja atre bolAvavAmAM Avela Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[5] aNadhAryo hukUma. che. hArI jIjJAsA mAtra thoDAja ane pUchIne huM tRpta karIza. tyAra pachI tamane puna: tamArA mArge javAnI huM vinA vilaMbe AjJA ApIza. putrI ! tame koNa che te mane jaNAvazo ? tamAruM nAma zuM?" akabaranA vAtsalyapUrNa zabda punaH sAMbhaLatAM tarUNInA hadayamAM AnaMdanI choLe uchaLavA lAgI. tenuM haiyuM bharAI AvyuM chatAM banI zake teTaluM baLa lAvIne te namra svare bolI. "bAdazAha salAmata! hArI pAsethI zI hakIkata jANavAnI IcchA rAkhe che? hArUM nAma caMpA che." caMpA!"TeDaramalla tarapha daSTi karI bAdazAha punaH caMpA sAme jotAM bolyA. " caMpA, tamAruM nAma che tevAja tamArAmAM saddaguNa che, e jANune hane anahada AnaMda thAya che. tame cha mahinAnA upavAsa karavAnI vAta hArA saradAra TeDaramala dvArA hamaNAja hArA jANavA mAM AvI. A hakti satya che ke?" eTaluM bolIne caMpA zo uttara Ape che te jANavAnI IcchAthI bAdazAha caMpA pratye ekI se tAkI rahyo. nirmaLa hRdayA caMpA nIcuM vadana rAkhIne belI, AdazAha salAmatane huM deva samAna gaNuM chuM. temanI pAse asatya bolavuM e devanI sAmeja ThagAI karavA barAbara che. jahAMpanAha je vAta sAMbhaLI che, temAM asatyane aMza suddhAM nathI." bAdazAha caMpA pratye ekITase tAkI rahyuM hatuM. tenA daDhatApUrNa ane namratAbharyA vacana sAMbhaLIne te AnaMda pAme, paraMtu A sAMbhaLIne tenA AzcaryamAM vadhAre thayA vagara rahyo nahi. heTA jJAnI ane kartavyaniSTha phakIra ke saMnyAsIo ane tyAga karIne phalAhArathI potAnuM jIvita TakAvI rahe che, paraMtu phalAhAra ane anna e banneno tyAga karI kevaLa jaLa uparaja deha TakAvI rAkhavA ane cha mahinAne samaya vItI gaye chatAM paNa tenI mukhamudrA haju paNa pUrvanA jevIja tejasvI dekhAtI hatI, e joine tenA hRdayamAM AzaMkA utpanna Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[6] dharma jIjJAsu akbara thai ke A kaMI anya leAkAne ThagavAnI yukti tA nahi hAya ? cADA samaya pUrve AnaMdita ane namratApUrNa jaNAtI khAdazADunI mukhamudrA para ekAeka vilakSaNa pheraphAra daSTigocara thavA lAgyA. mAdazAhanI mukhamudrA paranA pheraphAra ToDaramala kaLI gayA ane Aje kai paNa navAjUnI thayA 02 rahenAra nathI ema tene lAgyuM. A khAjU caMpA paNa bAdazAhanI mukhamudrA uparathI vismita thai. ghaDIvAra bAdazAha hAme te ghaDImAM ToDaramalU svAme dRSTi phUMkatI ubhI hatI, eTalAmAM khAdazAha ga MbhIra vANIthI khelyA: - " caMpA ! tame je kaheA che te kadAca satyapUrNa haze; paraMtu hune prakhaLa zaMkA thavA lAgI che ke cha mahinA sudhI jaLa upara deha TakI rahe e nahi banavA joga che, hune pratyeka mAkhatamAM pratyakSa khAtrI karavAnI Teva paDI gai che. tamArA vacanA para mhArI zraddhA cAMTatI nathI. 99 alpa samaya sudhI khAdazAha mAna rahyo. divAnakhAnAmAM zAnti prasarI rahI hatI. khAla ravinA raMgaberaMgI kiraNA ca'pAnA nirmaLa vadanama MDaLa para pAtAnI pratIbhA phUMkI rahyAM hatAM tethI tenA sAndamAM Ara vRddhi thai rahI hatI. caMpA pratye eka vAra STi phekIne akabare ToDaramalla taraph joyuM ane AlyA " ToDaramala ! caMpAe cha mahInA sudhI kevaLa jaLa uparaja dehu TakAvI rAkhyA haze, te hajI paNa bIjA eka mahInA sudhI te tema karI zakaze, evu` mArU mAnavuM che. " eTaluM khAlIne akabara caMpAne samAdhIne elyA: " ane tethIja huM tamane AjJA karU chuM ke, tamAre AjathI eka mahinA sudhI mhArA rAjamahAlayanI mhArmanA mahAlayamAM nivAsa karavA. kevaLa jaLa uparaja tame tamArU jIvita TakAvI zake che, evI mhArI pratIti thaze eTale huM tamane punaH tamArA nivAsasthAne sanmAna pUrvaka paheAMcaDAvI daIza. " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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aNadhAryo hukUma. [7] bAdazAha akabaranI AjJA sAMbhaLIne caMpA stabdhaja banI gaI. keIpaNa jAtanA aparAdha sivAya bAdazAha akabare AvI kaThera zikSA pitAne zAmATe pharamAvI hatI, te tenAthI samajAyuM nahi, paraMtu caMpAnuM hRdaya daiyapUrNa hatuM, tene pitAnA gurUnA caraNomAM zraddhA hatI. teNe eka dIrdha ni:zvAsa mU ane kayugala jeDIne belI: "he gurU ! svAmI hIravijaya sUrIjI! Ama karavAmAM tamAre kaI adraSTa zubha hetuja hovA joIe, evI hArI daDha pratIti che." hIravijayasUrinuM nAma sAMbhaLatAnI sAtheja akabara camaka ne beH "caMpA tamane eka vAta pUchavAnuM te huM bhUlI ja gaye ! vArU, e hIravijaya sUrijI koNa che? tamArI maMDaLI hamaNaemane ja dhvani karatI hatI ke zuM ?" hA, jahAMpanAha" caMpA namrasvare belI. teo amArA dharmagurU che." bAdazAha-bate kayAM che?" caMpA-"gujarAtamAM. * - * ThIka che. hAla tarata tamAre hArI AjJA pramANe vartana vAnuM che." eTaluM belIne bAdazAha TeDaramalane uddezIne chelyA: "TeDaramalla ! caMpAne keI paNa jAtanI aDacaNa na Ave tenI tamAma jokhamadArI huM tamArA zira para mukuM chuM. tame atyAre rAja mahAlaya pAse ubhelI jena maMDaLIne jaNAvI do ke caMpAnI parikSA karavAnA uddezathIja bAdazAha AjathI eka mAsa sudhI tene potAnI dekharekha nIce rAkhavA icche che. tyAra pachI tene sanmAna pUrvaka mukta karI devAmAM Avaze." ATalA zabda belIne bAdazAha tyAMthI uThI cAle gaye. TeDaramalla caMpAne laIne tyAMthI javA lAgyuM. rAjamahAlaya pAse ubhela jaina maMDaLImAM sarve bAdazAha akabarane Ave Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[8] . dharma jasAsu akabara. aNadhAryo hukama sAMbhaLIne dilagIra thaI nirAza vadane potapitAnA sthAna tarapha pAchA vaLyA. alpa samayamAM ja TeDaramala caMpAne laIne eka rAjamahAlaya pAse AvI pahoMcyo ane tene tamA nAmanI eka bAMdIne svAdhIna karI. caMpAne bIlakula anna khAvA na maLe te bAbatane pakko baMdebasta rAkhavAnI sUcanA phAtamAne karIne TeDaramala cAlyA gaye. sAtamA caMpAne laIne rAjamahAlayanA uparanA bhAgamAM javA lAgI. dAdara para caDatAM caDatAM caMpA vicAravA lAgI ke, jagata game tema mAne, paraMtu bAdazAha akabara saddaguNI, vivekI ane tavarasika che e huM daDhatApUrvaka joI zakI chuM. hArI parIkSA levAmAM tene ze uddeza samAyeluM haze! bAdazAhanI prIti hindu dharma pratye dina pratidina vadhatI jAya che, te AmAM tenA ja hAthe jaina dharmane vijayadhvaja pharakavAne devI saMketa te nahi hoya ! prakaraNa 2 juM. nimatraNa janAnakhAnAmAM gayA pachI bAdazAhe alpa samayamAM ja pitAnuM nityanuM kAma Aje jhaTapaTa ApI lIdhuM, ane kapaDAM paherIne te punaH divAnakhAnAmAM Avyo. dararoja havAranA nava vAgyA pachI akabarane bahAra javAno niyama hate; chatAM Aje teNe tema karyuM nahi. havAramAM pite karela hukamamAM dhI sAhasa thayuM hoya tema tenA hadayamAM thatuM hatuM, ne tethI tenuM citta udvigna hatuM. | divAnakhAnAmAM AvyA pachI AdazAha ekavirAmAsanapara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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nimantraNu. [ = ] pAmyA ane te vicAravA lAgyA. Aje mheM A zuM karyuM? mhArA A kRtyathI hindu prajAmAM asatASa phelAyA vagara raheze ke ? mhArI nyAyapriyatA mhArA A AcaraNathI kalaMkita nahi thAya ke ? dhArA ke A tarUNInI hakIkata satya na hAya, te paNa tene kAi paNa jAtanA aparAdha sivAya ekAnta vAsana zikSA karavAnA hune zA adhikAra che ? huM eka rAjA chuM. mhArI sattAnA AvA, ke AthI paNavizeSa bhaya Mkara rIte durUpayoga karI zakuM tevI sthitimAM huM mUkAyelA chuM; para Mtu tema karavAmAM zuM huM vyAjakhI chuM? kharekhara mhArA utAvaLIyA svabhAvane lIdhe ghaNA anartha mhArAthI thai jAya che; paraMtu caMpAnI hakIkata sAMbhaLIne have mhArA manamAM eka navIna ghATALeA upasthita thayA che ane tene tADa mhAre satvara ANavAnI jarUra che. atyAra sudhImAM mhe aneka dharmanuM rahasya jANyuM che. vividha dharmAMnA dharmAcA sAthe mhe. dhama carcA calAvI che ane temanI cAgya kadara karI che. paNa AvA asAdhya vratanI vAta kAithI jANI nathI. jainadharma - nuM rahasya jANavAthI A vAta mATe vadhAre samajAze. temanA gurU hIravijayasUrijInI sarvatra ATalI badhI praza MsA thAya che te temanA meLApa vhAre eka vakhata avazya karavAja joie. vA, paNa itimAdakhAna keTalAeka samaya sudhI gujarAtanA sukhA tarIke hatA. tene hIravijayasUrijI sabadhI avazya kaIka mAhitI hAvI ja joie. temaja thAnasiMha paNa zrAvaka che. e paNa pAtAnA AcArya saMbadhI saMtASakAraka hakIkata mhane avazya ApI zakaze. A pramANe vicAra karIne bAdazAhe khAMdIne bUma mArI " mAMdI ? A mAMdI ? " 66 "2 jI, hajUra " mAMdIe divAnakhAnAmAM praveza karatAM uttara ApyA. " jA, cAkUkhane jaIne kahe ke itimAdakhAna tathA thAnasihune khelAvI lAva. " " jo hukma '" kahIne mAMdI tyAMthI cAlI gai. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[10] dhama jIjJAsu akabara. alpa samayamAM ja itimAdakhAna ane thAnasiMha tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. banne jaNAe bAdazAhane vinayapUrvaka namana. karyuM. bAdazAhe potAnI sAmenA Asana para besavAne netrasaMketa karyo. eTale teo bane pitapotAnI jagyAe beThA. itimAdakhAna ! gujarAtamAM hIravijayasUri karIne ke jainAcAryuM che ke?" akabare zarUAta karI. hAjI, te eka jainadharmanA Adarza yati che. gujarAtanI hiMdu prajA temanA pratye moTuM mAna dharAve che ane temanA vacanamAM ISTa siddhi samaje che." itimAnakhAe jaNAvyuM. jainadharmanA mukhya lakSaNe zA zA che, tene tame kaMI khyAla hune ApI zakaze ke?" bAdazAhe thAnasiMha tarapha daSTi pheravI pUchayuM. jahAMpanAha!" thAnasiMhe khulAso karatAM kahyuM. " dharmanA tatve mATe te dharmagurU ThIka samajAvI zake; paraMtu ane mAro mukhya AcAra keIpaNa prANane duHkha na ApavuM-hiMsA na karavI, te che. ane jene cAra-cha mAsa sudhI kevaLa jaLapAna karIne ja upavAsa kare che, e vAta satya che ke?" bAdazAhe smita karatAM AgaLa calAvyuM. hA hajura" thAnasiMhe khulAse karI AgaLa calAvyuM. amArA dharmanA AcAryo cha cha mAsa sudhI paNa AvA upavAsa karI zake che." tyAre Aje caMpA nAmanI eka tarUNa bALIne tenI chamAsanI upavAsanI vAtamAM zaMkA thatAM meM parIkSA mATe re rAkhI che, temAM zuM hArI bhUla thaI che? bAdazAhane potAnA utAvaLA hukama mATe duHkha thatuM hoya tema jovAtuM hatuM. A praznano uttara Apa te, DIkana samajIne thAnasiMha nIcuM joI rahyo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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nimatraNa [1] bAdazAha aha5 samaya sudhI maina rahe ane tyArapachI thAnasiMha pratye smita pUrNa daSTi pheMkato bolyAH"hArA mA namAM eka navIna kala5nA udbhavI che. : "jI hajUra." thAnasiMhe utsuktApUrNa svare kahyuM. eja ke jenAcArya haravijayasUrijIne ahiM AvavA mATe nimaMtraNa karavuM." akabara belya. ApanA e vicAra pratye amArI ubhayanI saMmati che." ItimAdakhAna . " vAru, tyAre nimantraNa laIne ahiMthI kene mokalavA?" akabare prazna karyo. kamAla ane modIne mokalIe to te vadhAre ThIka thaI paDaze." thAnasiMha akabarane sUcanA karI tarata ja kamAla ane modIne tyAM bolAvavAmAM AvyA. akabare tarata ja eka rUkako lakhI kADhyo ane itimAdakhAnane tenA para mahera karavAnI AjJA ApI. ItimAdakhAne te rUkA para mahera karI eTale bAdazAhe te rUkake thAnasiMhane Ape ane te vAMcavA pharamAvyuM. thAnasiMhe te vAMcavA mAMDyo. temAM A pramANe lakheluM hatuM. gujarAta prAntanA sUbA zAhabudina ahamadakhAna joga vizeSamAM jaNAvavAnuM ke, A ro lAvanAra sAdI ane kamAla jainAcArya zrI hIravijayasUrijIne teDavA mATe tamArA tarapha AvelA che ane tethI tamAre temane hAthI, gheDA, pAlakhI ane bIjI rAjyasAmagrI sAthe sanmAna ane dhAmadhUmapUrvaka satvara amArA tarapha ravAnA karavA. eja li. sulatAna jalAudina mahamada akabara "kema thAnasiMha, AmAM kaMI sudhAre vadhAre karavAnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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12] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. jarUra che ke?" thAnasiMharako vAMcI rahyo, eTale bAdazAhe pUchayuM. nA jahAMpanAha" thAnasiMhe uttara Ape. hAre jahAMpanAhane eka namra vinaMtI karavAnI che ?" itimAdakhAna che. zI?" akabare jIjJAsApUrNa svare kahyuM. "eja ke caMpAne ekAntavAsamAMthI veLAsara mukta karavAnI AjJA jahAMpanAhe ApavAnI jarUra che." " khAnasAheba! tamArI sUcanA tarapha huM saMpUrNa lakSya ApIza. maheM jeTalI mudata sudhI tene ekAntavAsamAM rAkhavAno nizcaya karyo hato, temAM ghaTADo karavAnuM maheM hArA manamAM kayAranuMye nakkI karI dIdhuM che." paraMtu AcAryazrI atre Ave tyAra pahelAM te tene mukti maLI jazene ?" thAnasihe namratApUrNa svare kahyuM. hA te badala tame taddana nizcita rahe." "jahAMpanAhanI AjJA amanezirasAvaMdya che." itimAdakhAna ane zAnasiMha sAthe ja bolI uThyA. tyAra pachI zahenazAha akabare gujarAtanA akhApara lakhele rUcho kamAla ane cAMdIne svAdhIna karatAM kahyuM -"jAe, jenAcArya hIravijayasUrijIne mArgamAM kaI paNa jAtanI aDaNa paDavA deze nahi. temane sanmAnapUrvaka teDI lAvIne satvara pAchA Avaje." kamAla ane gAdIe bAdazAhane kurnisa bajAvI ane tyAMthI cAlatA thayA. thAnasiMha ane itimAdakhAna paNa bAdazAhane namana karIne potapotAnA nivAsasthAna tarapha vaLyA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[13] kAchanI mulAkAta. prakaraNa 3 juM. kAjInI mulAkAta, sRSTi Izvara nirmita che. sUrya candranuM teja, na maMDaLamAM svecchAnusAra vihAra karanArI vidyullatAnuM cAMcalya ane mAsAnA divasamAM kAna phADI nAkhe tevI garjanA karanAre megha, e badhuM keNe utpanna karyuM ? vRkSarUpa vallabhane koTi karatI hoya tema viMTaLAI rahelI A latAomAM mehakatA keNe mUkI ? mahAna parvatanA zikhara parathI rAtri divasa akhaMDa rIte khaLa khaLa karatuM jaLa kenI AjJAthI vahyA kare che? jovAmAM manehara, suMghavAmAM surabhimaya; paraMtu cUMTavA jatAM hAthanI AMgabImAM kaMTaka bheMkAya evA cheDamAM suramya gulAbanAM puSpo kenI AjJAthI khIle che? e badhI sarva zakitamAna allAnIja agodha, agamya ane anaMta lIlA che. svarga ane matsya. lekane utpAdaka allAja che. akhIla sRSTi allAnIja che. arthAta sRSTi allAmaya-Izvaramaya che; paraMtu manuSya! Izvara nirmita sRSTi para pitAne adhikAra calAvanAra ane pitAnI buddhimattAne ADaMbara dhAraNa karanAra manuSya ! are khudA ! manuSyanI utpattimAM IzvaranI lIlA dazyamAna thatI nathI! zayatAnanA sAmrAjyamAM dhAtu ane rasanuM mizraNa thavAthI manuSyanI utpatti thaI haze ! eka hAnuM sarakhuM manuSyaprANuM vizvanicaMtA Izvara badala nAstika matanuM pratipAdana karavA maMDI jAya che. dIpaka daSTie paDatAMnI sAthe ja tene prakAza prApta karavAne akSamya ane hAsyAspada prayatna karanArA pataMgIAnI peThe A sRSTimAM janma pAmyA pachI mRtyu thatAM sudhI IzvarI saMketanA kapila kalpita rIte bhaLatAja artha upajAvI kADhanArA manuSya prANI ! kAcanA zIzAne pATAghAta thatAnI sAthe ja tenA sahasaza: TukaDA thaI jAya che, tevI ja rIte alpa samayamAMja hate na Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[14] dhama jIjJAsu akabara. hate thaI jAya teve A kSaNabhaMgura deha tuM hArI mAlikone mAne che ke hArI AzA, hArUM sAmarthya, hArI IcchA e saghaLAM AjanI rAtri paNa TakI raheze ke kema, te mATe hArI saMpUrNa khAtrI che ke tuM jANe che ke tyAre A rUpavAna deha alpa samayamAM ja baLIne khAkasAra thaI janAra che? athavA te te kabramAM daTAI javAno che? jyAre jyAre tuM IzvarecchA virUddha amuka kArya karavA mATe tatpara thAya che, tyAre tyAre te hane thappaDa lagAvIne hAruM kArya pAra paDavA detA nathI. kSaNe kSaNe te hane pitAnI sattAnuM bhAna karAvIne tyAre garva teDI pADe che, paraMtu e adraSTa IzvarI saMketa hArA potAnA zubha mATe ja che, e tuM svamaje che ke tuM evuM jyAre mAnavA lAgIza, tyAre tyAre kItidhvaja akhila vizvamAM pharakavA lAgaze ema hune nathI lAgatuM ke? ahA, hAruM rAjaya, hAre dharma e badhuM kevI rIte calAvuM chuM. udAharaNa ApanAra pateja tadanusAra na varte te te kevI rIte yazasvI nivaDe! mahAruM rAjya, hAre dharma ane mhArUM sarvasva huM Izvarane ja caraNa dharI dauM te? te dayALu che, sarva zakitamAna che, te ja mahane satya mArga batAvaze. " allA ho akabara" bAdazAha akabara A pramANe vicAra tallIna thayela rAja mahAlayanI samIpamAM AvI rahelA udhAnamAMnI eka pattharanI beThaka para beTho hato. evAmAM tenI najara sTAmenI puSpalatA tarapha gaI. eka mALI vividha prakAranAM puSpa tema teDIne pitAnA khabhA paranI jheLImAM nAMkhate hate. teNe eTalAM badhAM puSpa cuMTI lIdhAM hatAM ke tenI jheLI moM sudhI puSpothI bharAI gaI hatI, paraMtu pupe teDatAM teDatAM saMgItanI dhUnamAM caDelA mALIne tenuM bhAna nahotuM. aMte jyAre pupijheLImAMthI ubharAI javAM lAgyAM ane tenA caraNa para pachaDAIne nIce paDavAM lAgyAM, tyAre ja te saMgItanI dhUnamAMthI camakaye. hamaNAM ja akhila Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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kAjInI mulAkAta. [ 15 ] sRSTi para aMdhakAranuM sAmrAjya vistRta thaI jaze, ema lAgavAthI mALI utAvaLe pagale udyAnamAMthI javA lAgyA. amare mALIne utAvaLe pagale jatA joyA. atyAra sudhI te tenA pratye ekI Tase tAkI rahyo hatA. kANu jANe bAdazAhanA manamAM zuM e vicAra udbhavye ke teNe mALIne avAja karIne potAnI pAse melAngeA. te mAdazAha akabarane jotAMnI sAtheja mALI camakayA. ne bAdazAha pAse AvI ghuMTaDIe paDIne tene salAma karI. eTale akabare pUchyuM: " kema ! A puSpa tuM kAnA mATe laI jAya che?" " begama sAhebA mATe. " mALIe namratAthI uttara ApyA. akabara saiAna rahyo. mALI paNa nIcu joine ubhe hatA. aMte eka ni:zvAsa nAkhIne akabara khAlye: " tuM A badhA puSpA padmAnA a'taHpuramAM laI jA. " " jI hAra jevI AjJA. " eTalu melIne mALI bAdazAhane salAma karIne tyAMthI cAlyA gayA. akabara vicAra tandrAne adhIna thayA. mALI ubhA rahyo ke cAlyA gayA hatA, tenuM tene bhAna rahyuM nahi. akabara pahelAM vicAra magna jaNAtA hatA, tyAre tenI mukhamudrA para gAMbhIrya ane samAdhAna vRtinI chAyA draSTigocara thatI hatI; paraMtu atyAre tenI mukhamudrA para asASanI chAyA spaSTa rIte jaNAi AvatI hatI. tenA kapALamAM karacalIo paDI. atyAra sudhI nizcala rIte kheALAmAM paDI rahelA hasta uMcA thayA. akabara TaTTAra thayA. ALasa maraDI ni:zvAsa nAMkhatAM te bAlye: " padmA ! A ! haThIlI padmA ! " " puna: khAdazAhe alpa samaya sudhI maina dhAraNa karyuM. praNayanI vacitratA adala te vicAra karavA lAgyA. kapALa para Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[16] dhamAsu akabara. hAtha pheravate pheravate te bolyo. "have huM e saMbaMdhI vicAra ja karIza nahi. praNayanA trAsadAyaka vicArane AdhIna huM nahi ja thAuM ! praNayanI lupatAne vivaza thavA karatAM rAtri divasa allAnuM citvana karyA karavuM e kaMI ochuM zreyaskara nathI." " atyAre evI zuM gaMbhIra khaTapaTamAM paDyA che, jahAMpanAha!" bAdazAhanI beThakanI pachavADethI avAja AvyuM. bAdazAhe pAchuM pharIne joyuM te potAne priya mitra bIrabala zira jhukAvIne ubhe hatuM. bIrabalane jovAthI bAdazAhanI vicAra tandrA uDI gaI. teNe smita karatAM bIrabalane pUchayuM. kaMI navA junI che ke zuM?" hA, kAjI Apane maLavA irache che." kAjI, zabda sAMbhaLatAM ja akabaranI mukhamudrA para nAkhuzInI chAyA pharI vaLI. kaMI paNa bolyA sivAya akabara bIrabala pratye zeDI vAra sudhI ekI Tase tAkI rahyo ane pachI gaMbhIra svare bolyA: "bIrabala, A kAjI ne zAmATe maLavA Icche che te tuM jANe che ke ?" nA jahAMpanAha." bAdazAhanI badalAtI mukhacaryAnuM nirIkSaNa karato bIrabala bolya. "tenI sAthe tyAre meLApa kevI rIte thaye?" "huM Apane rAjamahAlayamAM maLavA mATe gaye, tyAre te rAjamahAlayanI devaDI pAse beThA hatA. Apa rAjamahAlayamAM nathI, paraMtu udyAnamAM che evI bAtamI ane devaDI paranA paheregIre ApI eTale huM A tarapha AvavA nIkaLe. kAjI paNa hArI pAchaLa AvavA lAgyo ane ApanI mulAkAta karAvI ApavAnI teNe hune vinaMtI karI che. huM tene bahAra uo rAkhIne ApanI AjJA mAgavA Avye chuM." ThIka " akabara uddhi svare che . Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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kAchanI mulAkAta. [17 "bIrabala, jyAre jyAre AvI gaDamathala upasthita thAya che, tyAre tyAre hArI krodhAvALA bhayaMkara svarUpa dhAraNa kare che. A kAcha mhArA rAjakAryabhAra viSe bhaLatI ja carcAo upasthita karavAne dhadha laI beThe heAya ema mane lAge che." "zA uparathI Apa ema kahe che?" bIrabale AzcaryathI pUchyuM. huM khulAse karUM chuM." ema kahI akabare bolavuM zarU karyuM. "phatehapura sikrinA dakSiNa taraphanA sImADe keTalAka garIba rAjapUtanAM ghara AvI rahelAM che ane tyAMthI thoDe dUra sarakArI jamInane eka vizALa TukaDe che. A jamInane TukaDe meLavavA mATe kAjIe hane vAraMvAra araja gujArI che. eka vakhata he te jamInane te zuM upayoga karavA mAge che te bAbatamAM pUchayuM, paraMtu te bAbatamAM tene khulAse mane ISTa jaNAya nahato. e jamIna meLavavAmAM tene uddeza hajune zuM zakamaMda jaNAya che?" * zakamaMda ! tene AMtarika uddeza ati duSTa che. te jamIna tene huM ApavA Icchate ja nathI. teNe mane evuM jaNAvyuM che ke te tyAM eka majIda bAMdhavA Icche che; paraMtu A eka prakAranuM asatya bahAnuM che. rAjapUtenA nivAsasthAnanI najIkamAM majIda baMdhAvIne teone gupta rIte te kanaDagata karavA Irache che, e vAta huM kyAranoye kaLI cukI chuM. hune A vartana pratye kharekhara kodha upaje che. bIrabala, AvI vyaktio amArA islAmI dharmane badanAma kare che. jA, tuM tene kahI de ke bAdazAha atyAre tamArI mulAkAta laI zake tema nathI." "paraMtu....."bIrabala bolatAM bolatAM aTakI gaye. "kema, vaLI paraMtu zuM?" akabara be . Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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dharma jIjJAsu akabara. "C hune lAge che ke mAdazAha salAmate atyAre kAjInI [ 18 ] mulAkAta lIdhI hota to ThIka, " c " paNa tenuM ka Mi kAraNa ? " (C kAraNa eja ke jyAre te Apane maLavAja che che, tyAre Apa tene atyAre nA pADaze; tepaNa te puna: AvyA vagara raheze nahi. jo tene te jamIna ApavI ja nathI, te pachI tene spaSTa uttara atyAre ja ApI devAmAM zI aDacaNa che? ' bIrabala, tu hiMdu hAvA chatAM paNa eka islAmI kIranI taraphtArI zAmATe kare che? ' smita karatAM khAdazAha tyeA. tr ,, " jahAMpanAha " rakhale khelavuM zarU karyu, " bAdazAha akabara nyAyI-udAra ane kSamAvanta che; temaja te kAi paNu dhArmika jhagaDAomAM nahi paDatAM sarva dharmane samAna gaNe che, e vAta suzikSita janasamAja sArI rIte jANe che. islAmI dharma, hindudharma ane bIjA paNa jUdA jUdA dharmo atyAre ApanA jevA nyAyI zahenazAhanA udAra Azraya nIce surakSita rahevA pAmyA che. Apa sarva janatAne samAna gaNA che. kSamA ApavAmAM udAra che, tevAja aparAdhione zAsana karavAMmAM krUra che. ApanI pAse raMka ane rAyane zuddha nyAya maLI zake che. huM kAjInI taraphadArI karatA nathI; paraMtu tene AzAmAM ne AzAmAM dhakkA khavaDAvavA karatAM cAkakhA uttara ApI devAmAM Ave teA vadhAre sArUM "C "" ThIka; jA tyAre tene ahiM elAvI lAva khIrakhala kurnisa khajAvIne cAlatA thayA. khAdazAhe tenA pratye eka premabharI dRSTi phekI ane svagata khelavA lAgyA: " peAtAnu teTaluM sArU ane bIjAnu teTaluM khATu evuM sau kAi mAne che; para Mtu tema mAnavuM e bhUla che. huM AkhA bhAratavarSa nA zahenazAha chuM. sAmAnya janasamAja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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kAjInI mulAkAta, [19] karatAM huM mahA pada pAmela chuM. akhila bhAratavarSanI prajAne zuddha nyAya ApIne temanuM saMrakSaNa karavuM eja hArUM parama kartavya che. IslAmIe ane hinduo ane pratye samAna daSTi rAkhavI e hArI pharaja che. hArI zItaLa chAyA nIce nivAsa karatI sikinI garIba rAjapUta prajAne hArA dharmane gurU trAsa Ape e hArAthI kadi paNa sahana thaI zakaze nahi. tene uddeza huM kadi paNa saphaLa thavA denAra nathI." akabara A pramANe vicAra karate beThA hatA, eTalAmAM bIrabala kAjIne laIne tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. kAjI bAdazAhane kunisa bajAvIne pitAnA gaLAmAMnI mALA hAthamAM laIne tenA maNakA pheravate bAdazAha sAmuM jete ubhe raho. bIrabala bAdazAha beThe hato te beThakathI be kadama dUra bAdazAha ane kAjI pratye daSTi pheMkate ubhe. kAjI!" pitAnI sAmenI puSpalatA pratye daSTi pheMkate akabara bhavAM caDhAvIne be paravAIthI be. "tame atyAre hArI pAse zAmATe AvyA che te huM hamajI cakaryo chuM. sikrimAM sarakArI jamInano TukaDe meLavavA mATe tame hane araja gujArI che ane te badala hAro chello nirNaya jANavA mATe ja tame AvyA chene?" kAjInuM vaya Azare pacAsa varSanuM hatuM, tenuM zarIra rUSTapuSTa ane zyAmavarNa hatuM, tenI dADhInA veta thaI gayelA keza vacce vacce pavananI laharIone lIdhe pharaphara uDI rahyA hatA. tenAM cakSu bArika hatAM, paraMtu temAM hajI caMcaLatA hatI ane kaMThamAM teNe cAra pAMca mALAo ghAlelI hatI. bAdazAhanAM avagaNanA ane krodhamizrita uparyukta zabdo sAMbhaLIne kAjIe potAnA oSTa dabAvyA ane bAdazAha pratye eka kodhapUrNa daSTipAta pheMkI puna: mALA pheravatAM pheravatAM te namra svare che. "hAM, jahAMpanAha, maDe te jamIna bAbata Apa nAmavarane be traNa vakhata araja gujArI hatI, paraMtu hajI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 10 ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. sudhI mhene te khAkhatanA khulAsA maLyA nathI ane tethI Aje bAdazAha salAmatane tI ApavI paDI che.'' "kAjI ! IslAmI dharma mATe tamArA hradayamAM lAgaNI hAya e svabhAvika che; paraMtu teja sthaLe masjIda AMdhavAmAM tamArA ze uddeza che te huM jANavA IcchuM chuM." kAjI pratye tIkSaNa daSTi pheMkatA bAdazAha khelyA. "jahAMpanAha" have peAtAnA hetune bAdazAha taraphathI anumati maLaze ema lAgavAthI manamAM ne manamAM AnaMda pAmatA kAjI namra svare melyA: " je jamInanI AsapAsa keTalAka allAnA upAsakeA rahetA heAvAthI temanI nimAja paDhavAnI sagavaDa sacavAya e hetuthIja--" " eTale ? akakhara IslAmI dharmanI unnati karavAmAM enrarakAra rahe che ema tamArUM mAnavuM che ? " '' nahi, nahi; " kAcha vismita thayA hAya ema camakI ne ANye. "uArI mAnyatA evI cheja nahi; paraMtu jahAMpanAhuM, Apa janasamAjanu game teTaluM zreya karavAnA zrama lye, tApaNu te aihika kalyANa ja gaNI zakAya. ane te aihika kalyANa karatAM vadhAre zreSTha sAmAjika kalyANa karavAnI javAkhadArI allAe amArA zira para mUkI che. allAnA upadezathI ja janatAnuM kalyANa thAya te vadhAre sArUM gaNI zakAya. "" HH have akabaranA kAdhanA pAra rahyo nahi. tApaNu te petAnA krodha zamAvI daine mRdu svare eklyA. " janasamAjanA kalyANArthe je je prayatnA karU chuM, te allAnI icchAthI nathI karatA, e tame zI rIte jANI zakayA ? mahamada payagambaranA pratyeka anuyAyI mATe huM... pUjaya buddhi dharAvuM chuM; para Mtu kaMi kArya karatI vakhate mhAre mhArI samasta prajAnA kalyANanA pazu vicAra karavA joie. islAmIe ane rajapUtA, e banne prajAnI vacce kAipaNa jAtanA kSudra zaika bhAva rAkhavAnI mhane kai paNu AvazyakatA jaNAtI nathI. " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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kAchanI mulAkAta. [21] DIvAra akabara na rahyo. teNe kAjI pratye tIkSaNa draSTi pheMkI. pitAnA upadezanI asara kAjInI mukhamudrApara thai nathI ema lAgavAthI akabara punaH be: "kAjI, tame je jamInanI mAgaNI kare che te tamane nahi ApavA mATe hindu prajA taraphathI mahane seMkaDo arajIo maLI che. te uparathI A jamIna ApavAnuM pariNAma mArA beu aMge vacce kleza vadhAranArUM mane jaNAya che, jethI huM tamane te jagyA ApI zakato nathI. " "ThIka, paraMtu te jamInanI najadIkamAM bIjA keTalAka IslAmIo rahe che teo pitAnI jamIna hune vecAtI ApavA- " "temane pitAnI jamIna vecavI haze te zAnazAha te kharIdavAne zaktivAna che." akabara vacceja belI uThaH "te sthaLanI najIkamAM tamane eka tasu jeTalI paNa jamIna maLe nahi evI hArI icchA che." eTaluM bolIne bAdazAha mana rahyo. bIrabale eka dIrdha ni:zvAsa mUko. te kAjI pratye sAzaMka daSTi pheMkavA lAgyA, paraMtu kAjInI mukhamuddA para krodha, Azcarya kivA nirAzAnI chAyA sarakhI paNa te joI zakaze nahi. alpa samaya pachI kaMI yAda AvyuM hoya tema kAjI bolyA: "pitAnA rAjyamAM IcchAnusAra adhikAra calAvavAne jahAMpanAhane hakka che, paraMtu maTyalekanA rAjya para pitAne adhikAra calAvanAra Apane temaja sarva nRpatione alAnA siMhAsana pAse pitAnA zira- sabura !" akabara dhurakI uThyo: "tame ahIM upadeza saMbhaLAvavA mATe AvyA nathI. tamane je khulAse jete hate te maLI gayela che. jAo!" "allA jahAMpanAhanuM rakSaNa kare." eTalA aspaSTa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 3 ] dha jIjJAsu aAra. zabdo elIne kAjI tyAMthI cAlatA thayA. khIrabala paNa tene udyAnanI bahAra mUkI AvavA mATe tenI pAchaLa javA lAgyA. bAdazAhe mAtra kAjI pratye tiraskAra sUcaka dRSTi pheMkI. alpa samayamAMja mIrabala pAche AbyA. eTale smita karatAM akabara AhyA. khIramala ! mhArA hRdayamAMnA " ubharA kADhavAthI have mhArA kroSa kaMika zAMta thayA che. " '' paraMtu hiMdu prajAnA kalyANanA vicAra karIne Ape Aje udAra pagaluM bharyuM che, tenuM kaMi bhalatu ja pariNAma na AAve te sArU ! " aurakhala cintAtura mukhamudrA karIne dhImethI AvyeA. " eTale ? te mhArA prANa teA ravAnA prayatna nahi karene ? " bAdazAha khaDakhaDa hasI paDayA. '' kadAca tema tema paNa khane. A khAmatamAM ApaNe khAsa sAvadhAnatA rAkhavAnI jarUra che. " khIramala gaMbhIra svare khelyA. " ThIka che, prasaMga Avye sA thaI raheze. " prakaraNa 4 thu. jIjIAverAnA julama. Aje AkhA divasa vRSTi thayA karI hatI. atyAre paNa varasAda jharamara jharamara varasI rahyo hatA. ajavALI rAtri hAvA chatAM AkAza vAdaLAMthI evuM chavAI rahyuM hatu ke candra darzana thaI zakatAM nahAtAM. arthAta satra adhakAra vyApI rahyo hatA. vacce vacce vijaLInA camakArA thatA hatA. vaLI meghagarjanA bhruNu kAna phADI nAkhe tevI ja vAra vAra thayA karatI hatI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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jIjIAverAnA jIlama. [ 13 ] tehapurasikrinI dakSiNa bAjunA sImADAparanA grAla jhuMpaDAmAM garIba rAjapute rahetA hatA. mahenata majurI karIne teo peAtAnA udara nirvAha calAvatA hatA. khAjunA jaMgalamAMthI meLavelA vAMsanA kakaDAne jhADanAM pAdaDAMnA AcchAdanavALA jhuMpaDAnA AzarA te rajapUtA ubhA karatA, tethI varasAde Aje bicArA garIba leAkeAnA jhuMpaDAmAM pANI pANI karI mUkayuM! eka jhu MpaDAnI te evI durdazA thaI hatI ke kahevAnI vAta ja nahi jhuMpaDInI eka bAjUnI etha vikhAi paDI hAvAthI, aMdara eka tasu jeTalI jamIna paNa kArI rahI naheAtI. jhuMpaDImAM dIpaka teA hAyaja kayAMthI ? vacce vacce vijaLInA camakArA thatA, tenA prakAzavaDe eTaluM joi zakAtuM hatuM ke te jhuMpaDInA madhya bhAgamAM eka strI astavyasta sthitimAM pI hatI. te sattI maraNa pAmelI hAvI joie, kAraNa ke tenA AzikA pAse beThelA te mRta strInA pati du:khanA ni:zvAsa mukatA hatA. teNe ghaNIvAra sudhI chAnuM chAnuM raDayA karyuM; paraMtu lAMkhA samaya sudhI tenAthI tema thaI zakayuM nahi. Akhare te potAnI mRta patnIne kepiTa karIne mATethI rUdana karavA lAgyA. bahAra bhayaMkara megha garjanA thavA lAgI. vijaLIe mAtra a kSaNu A dekhAva joi lIdhA ane te puna: adRzya thaI gaI. ane jhuMpaDImAM puna: aMdhakAra vyApI gayA. pelA purUSa hajI rUdana karatA hatA; tevAmAM tene ka MIka yAda AvyuM. te raDatA khadha thayA. peAtAnI patnInA vakSa:sthaLapara mUkeluM peAtAnu zira teNe uMcakayuM ane eka di niHzvAsa nAkhIne jhaTa daIne te ubhe thai gayA. atyAra sudhI tene peAtAnA nhAnA ane vhAlA putranI smRti nahAtI. have te tene yAda AvyA, tarataja te jhu MpaDInA eka khzAmAM gayA ane ekaphATelI gAiDImAM viTAeluM bALaka teNe ucakayu. te bALakane eka saprema cuMbana karIne tene chAtI sarasuM cAMpatA te purUSa azrupUrNa nayane khelyA. " beTA! thArI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 24 ] dhama jIjJAsu akabara. ,, mAtA hArA tyAga karIne cAlI gai che. ' khelatAM tenAthI mATethI raDI javAyuM. eTalu khelatAM priyapAThaka ! khicArUM ajJAna qhALaka pitAnA rUdananA artha zuM samajavAnuM hatuM? nidrAmAMthI jAgRta thavAthI teNe raDavA mAMDayu, bALakanA rUdanathI tenA pannAnuM haiyuM vadhAre bharAi AvyuM. teNe te bALakane peAtAnI mRta patnInI chAtI para sUvADayu ane patnI tathA khALaka bannene snehAliMgana daIne te chAtIphATa rUdana karavA lAgyA. A sthitimAM te ghaNI vAra sudhI paDyo rahyo. tyArapachI jAgrata thaIne teNe joyuM te AkAzamAM vAdaLAM vikharAi javAthI caMdra amRtadhArA varSonI rahyo hatA. mRta dehane khALavAnI kaMipaNa vyavasthA karavAnA vicAra karIne te tyAMthI ubhA thayA ane peAtAnA ADAzI-pADAzIone khelAvavA lAgyA; paraMtu koIe pratyuttara ApyA nahi. najIkanA koipaNa OM paDAmAMthI bilakula avAja AvatA nahAtA. sarvatra zAMti jaNAtI hatI. zuM badhAM kyAMyI nAsI gayAM haze ke uMghatA haze ? ema vicAratA te peAtAnI jhupaDImAM pAchA AvyA ane potAnI patnInI chAtI para mastaka mukIne raDavA lAgyA. alpa samayamAM ja teNe gheADAnA DAbalAnA avAja sAM banyA. teNe kAna mAMDyA. gheADA najIkamAM ja AvI pahoMcyA hAvA joie evI tenI pratIti thai. peAtAne kadAcit anAyAse madada maLI Avaze, evI AzAthI te jhuMpaDInA dvArapAse AAvIne ubheA. candranA ujjavala prakAzamAM teNe khAraNAmAM AvIne joyu. tA cAra gheADesvArIne peAtAnI jhu'paDI samIpa AvI paheAMcelA joyA. te gheADesvArAmAMnA eka khelyuM: " are, e zayatAna, jarA ahiM AvI jA joIe ? " A hakUmanA anAdara karIne jhu'paDImAM pAchuM cAlyA javuM e azakaya hatu. rAdhAjI (je tenu nAma hatuM) dhrUjatA zarIre Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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vAverAnA huDIma. [ 25 ] AgaLa cAlye. mahA muzikhate DagalA bharatA rAdhAjI pratye DALA gharakAvatA pelA gheADesvAra khelyA: " tAkIda kara, badamAza ! " have rAdheAjInI khAtrI thai ke kAi. nhAnA sUnA adhi. kArI potAnA nityanA atyAcAra karavA sArU nIkaLye che; kAraNake peAtAnI prajA sukhI rahI zake evA kAyadAo ghaDavAnuM kAma joke zahenazAha akabaranA hAthamAM hatu; paraMtu te kAnUnAnI khajAvaNI karanArA teA AvA nhAnA sunA adhikArIe ja hatA. AthI ja akakharane khakhara pazu nahAtI ke gupta rIte peAtAnI prajA para kevA skUlama thayA karatA hatA. jIjIA verAnA bahAnA heThaLa tenA keTalAka amaladAro garIkha ane azikSita leAkeAne rajADIne temanI pAsethI paisA ekalatA ane peAtAnA khissA nANAthI tara karatA hatA. A kAraNathI ja garIkha leAkeA adhikArInu nAma sAMbhaLatAM kapI uDatA. rAghAjI ghoDesvArIne joIne dhrujI uThayeA hatA tenu paNa eja kAraNa hatuM; paraMtu kALanA mhoMmA maLi rUpe paDayA sivAya chUTakeAja nathI ema dhArIne rAghAjI te adhikArI pAse jaine ubhA. ,, " zayatAna ! jIjIAverA jaladI lAva. " pelA musalamAna gheADesvAra melyuM. rAdhAjI mAna ubhA rahyo. peAtAnA zA havAla thAya che tenI te dhairyathI rAha jovA lAgyA. " kAna phUTI gayA che ke ? " pelA musalamAna svAra have rAtA pILA thai gayA ane elyuM. " paisA lAva. jIjIA verA satvara ApI de. " " mhArI pAse paisA nathI jethI jIjIA verA ApavAnI mhArI zakti nathI. " rAdheAjI namra svare ANye. "" 3 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[26] dharma jIjJAsu akabare " are pAgala, paisA Ape che ke keda karUM ? " peleA dhoDesvAra gheADA parathI nIce utarIne rAdheAjI pAse AvyA ane tenA banne hAtha pakaDIne khelyA. garIba manuSyA meATA mANasAnAM ke adhikArIenAM a pamAna kAraka vacanA sAMbhaLavA mATe TevAyalAM heAya che. garImAie kudaratI rIte temanA svabhAvamAM namratA mUkI hAya che; paraMtu jyAre sahana zIlatAnI parAkASTA thAya che tyAre te namratA paNa ugratAnuM svarUpa dhAraNa karyAM vagara rahI zakatI nathI. atyAra sudhI zAMta rahelA rAghAjInA pitto have hAthathI gayA. Aje peAtAnI priya patnInuM mRtyu thayuM hAvAthI tenuM citta udvigna hatuM. vaLI ati vRSTine lIdhe tenI kaMgAla jhuMpaDIneA Azraya paNa cuMthAI gayA hatA. mRta patnInA zakhanI atakriyA karavA mATe ADAzI-pADeAzIne elAvatAM temAM paNa tene nirAzA ja prApta thai hatI. A pramANe tenA hRdayamAM agninI javALA bhaDabhaDa baLI rahI hatI, tevAmAM A gheADesvArInI madada maLavAne adale musalamAna svA2e rAdheAjInA hAtha pakaDayA. eTale rAgheA jInAM mijAja hAthathI gayA. tenA hRdayamAM sagaLI rahelA agnimAM dhI hAmAyuM, teNe josathI musalamAna svAranA hAthamAMthI potAnA hAtha cheADAvI dIdhA ane tenA peTamAM eka josathI pADu lagAvI daine te gheADesvArane dhaLa cATatA karI dIdhA. peAtAne saMtApanArane ceAgya zAsana ApIne rAghAjI petAnI jhuMpaDImAM cAlyA gayA ane gabharATamAM raDatA bALakane khathamAM laI chAnuM rAkhavA lAgyA; paraMtu jhuMpaDIneA Azraya levAthI zuM kAyado thavAnA hatA? te kaMi thoDAja ekAda majabuta killA hatA! pelA ghoDesvAra tarataja ubhA thayA ane peAtAnA hAthamAM khullI samazera pakaDIne jhuMpaDImAM dAkhala thayA. rAgheA jIe tarataja peAtAnA ADAzI-pADAzIne madade khelAvavA mATe khumA pADI paNa te musalamAna svAra tethI saheja paNa bhaya pAmyA nahi, mRtapatnInA zaNa pAse beThelA rAgheAjInI khAthamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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jIjIAverAno julama. [7] tenuM priya bALaka hatuM. pele musalamAna svAra rAjInA aMgapara dharyo eTale tene tenI sAthe dvayuddhamAM utaravuM paDayuM. laDhatAM laDhatAM rAjInA hAthamAMthI bALaka jamIna para paDayuM ane te gataprANu thaI gayuM. pitAnuM ekanuM eka bALaka gataprANa thaeluM joIne rAjIne kaMpArI AvI ane te mUcchoMgata thaIne dharaNuM para DhaLI paDaye. A banAva banyA pachI pelA musalamAna ghaDesvArane jaNAyuM ke ahiMthI kaMI paisA pAke te saMbhava nathI-AvI kaMgALa jhuMpaDImAMthI kazuM maLavAnuM nathI, ema vicArIne teo saghaLA tyAMthI cAlyA javAnI taiyArI karatA hatA. evAmAM te ghoDesvAromAMnA ekanI daSTi rAjInI patnI tarapha gaI. zAnta nidrA letI te tarUNI para daSTi paDatAMnI sAthe tenuM apratima lAvaNya joIne te ghoDesvAra mahita thaye. priya vAMcanAra! manevikArane vivaza thaIne manuSya ke mUDha banI jAya che te juo ! A jagatanA prAraMbha kALathI te adyApi paryata saundaryanI kalpanAoe paNa keTalAye manu ne kevA nacAvyA che? je je vastu para manuSya aMta:karaNamAMnI saudaryaka95nA pitAnuM baLa ajamAve che, te te vastu prApta karavA mATe manuSya gAMDAnI peThe deDAdeDakarI muke che. bhale pachI te vastu game tevI kSaNabhaMgura haya, game tevI bhrAmaka hoya ke game tevI asatya hAya! zakuMtalAnI pratimA kADhIne azru DhALanAra ane maitreyI pAse zakuMtalAnA sandaryarasanuM pUrNa rIte varNana karanAre rAjA duSyanta paNa eka vakhata AvI ja saundarya ka9panAne AdhIna thayo hato, te pachI sAdhAraNa manuSyanI te jAtaja zI? TuMkAmAM saudarya deva ke dAnavane paNa dIvAnA banAve che, te pachI eka ghoDesvAra rAghajInI strInuM anupama lAvaNya joIne tenA prati AkarSAya temAM zuM navAI? sArAsArane vicAra hRdayamAM na lAvatAM tarataja te bhUta strInA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[28] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. zaba pAse jaIne ubhe. te pApAtmA A pavitra rAjapUtANanA zarIrane sparza karavA jAya che eja kSaNe jhuMpaDAnI bahAra kaMI kelAhala saMbhaLAya. puSkaLa leke jhuMpaDI pAse ekatra thaI gayA hoya evI te svAnI khAtrI thaI. pele narAdhama pAMca sAta DagalAM pAcho haTI gayo ane potAnA saMbatI sAthe jhuMpaDInA dvAra tarapha pAcho vaLe; paraMtu jhuMpaDInA dvAramAM lagabhaga pacIzeka rAjapUte potAnA hAthamAM meTI lAkaDIo laIne ubhA hatA. ghoDesvAre humajI gayA ke pitAnAM se varSa Aje pUrNa thavA AvyA che. | eka ghaTikA pUrve rAghajIe pitAnA pADosIone bama pAThI tyAre ke jAgrata thayuM hatuM, paraMtu thoDA samaya pUrve rAghajIe je kikiyArI pADI hatI, tethI ghaNAkharA pADozIo jAgrata thaI gayA hatA. ane teo potAnI najIkanI jhuMpaDImAM rahenArAone jAgrata karavA lAgyA. alpa samayamAM ja se rAtajInI jhuMpaDI pAse AvI pahoMcyA ne rAjI tenI patnI ane bALakane astavyasta sthitimAM jamIna para paDelAM joyAM eTale tyAM rahelA musalamAna ghaDesvAroeja rAghajI, tenI patnI ane tenA bALakanA prANa haryA hovA joIe, evI kalpanA thatAM temanI krodha javALA bhabhUkI uThI ane "mAre harAmakherene temane ThAra kare !" evA udagAra taraphathI saMbhaLAvA lAgyA. sabura kare, sabura kare. amarasiMhajI Ave che." ekajaNa vacceja belI uThayA. . A sAMbhaLIne sarvane vijaLIne AMca vAgyA jevuM thayuM. te musalamAnane mAravA mATe ugAmelI lAkaDIo senA hAthamAM emanI ema rahI gaI. musalamAnanA aMgapara dhasI javA mATe taiyAra thaI rahelA manuSyanA paga tyAM jamIna sAthe ja eMTI gayA. ne amarasiMhanuM nAma sAMbhaLIne sai pAchA pharI ne jovA lAgyA. kharekhara, amarasiMha pitAnI nityanI gaMbhIra gatithI jhuMpaDI tarapha AvatuM hatuM. amarasiMhane jotAMnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com * *

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AverAnA jIlama. [ 29 ] sAtheja sAe tenA nAmano jaya garjanA karI; kAraNa ke te temanA vizvAsu nAyaka hatA--lAka sevaka hatA. amarasiMhanI mUtti pratye teo sarva ekAgracitte jovAmAM eTalA badhA lIna thaI gayA ke temanA A durlakSapaNAnA lAbha laine pelA cAre musalamAna ghoDesvAra| jhuMpaDInI bIjI khAjuethI palAyana karI gayA tenI suddhAM kAIne khabara paDI nahi. jhuMpaDInI najIkamAM amarasiMha AvI pahoMcyA eTale sAe tene namana karyuM. amarasiMha pratye te ni:sIma prema dharAvatA hatA. amarasiMha sikrinA eka vibhAgamAM rahetA hatA. jo ke te kALu che, te khAkhatanI koine mAhitI naheAtI; paraMtu te potAnA kalyANukartA hatA, ema A sarva garIma rAjapUtAnI khAtrIpUrvaka mAnyatA hatI. rAjapUtAnA kalyANAceMja amarasiMha potAnA sarva samaya vyatIta karatA hatA. akabara pote atyaMta dayALu ane kArya vrukSa nRpati hatA; paraMtu tenA rAjadarabAramAMnA keTalAka luccA adhikArIo-khuda zahenazAha pAse pahoMcIne dAda na meLavI zake evA garIma-prajAjanAne raMjADatA hatA. akakharane A atyAcAranI raja mAtra paNa khabara maLatI nahi. A atyAcAranA prakAra aneka hatA ane temAMnA ekanuM varNana ame upara ApI gayA chIe. jo prakAra leAkeAne lAMca ApIne dharmAMtara karAvavAnA hatA. AthI piraNAma ghaNuM ja kharAma AvyuM. akabara bahArathI rAjapUtA pratye mhAnubhUti darzAve che; paraMtu dharmAMtaranI khAkhatamAM aMdarakhAnethI tenA hAtha hAvA joie, evI te samayanA puSkaLa rAjaputAnI mAnyatA hatI arthAt temanAmAM evI gerasamaja phelAvA pAmI hatI. amarasiMhanA manamAM paNa AvIja gerasamaja udbhavI hatI ane tethI teNe garIma rAjaputAnAM du:khanu nivAraNa karavAnu ane garIba rAjaputAnI riyAda TheTha rAjAnA kAna sudhI pahoMcADIne dharmAMtaranI khAkhatamAM akamaranI sTAnubhUti che ke kema te bAbatanA nirNaya karavAnuM bIDuM jhaDapyu Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 30] dhama jIjJAsu akabara. hatuM. kAjIe majIda bAMdhavA mATe mAgelI jamIna tene nahi ApavAnI araja amarasi haja karI hatI ane Akhare te mAnya paNa rAkhI hatI, e vAcake gata prakaraNamAM vAMcI gayA che. bAdazAha akabarazAha have samarasiMhanA nAmathI paricIta thaI gayA hatA. amarasiMhane namana karyA pachI sarva rAjaputee banela banAva tene kahI saMbhaLAvya je uparathI amarasiMhe te musalamAna svArene kaMI paNa IjA karyA sivAya pakaDI lAvavAnI AjJA ApI. eTale sanI daSTI jhuMpaDI tarapha vaLI; paraMtu tyAMthI te te svAro kyAranAe palAyana karI gayA hatA. | zikAra hAthamAMthI chaTakI gayele joIne sarva rAjapute nirAza thayA, paraMtu thoDA thoDA mANasanI cAra TeLIo karIne amarasiMhe temane judI judI dizAmAM javAnI sUcanA karI. amarasiMhane A vicAra sarvane pasaMda paDyo ane teo tene amalamAM mUkavAnI taiyArImAM hatA. evAmAM te musalamAna svArene keda karIne traNa rAjapute ghoDesvArane jhuMpaDI tarapha AvatA joIne sarvane Azcarya thayuM ne te rAjaputa DesvAra jhuMpaDInI samIpamAM AvI pahecyA tyAMsudhI sarva temanA pratye ekITase jotA ubhA ja rahyA. jhuMpaDInI najIkamAM AvI pahoMcyA pachI pelA traNa rAjaputa gheDesvAramAM eka sahaja AgaLa AvyuM ane sarvane uddezIne be: "ame raste thaIne jatA hatA eTa lAmAM atre keInI kikiArI sAMbhaLI. AthI ame A bAju tarapha amArA ghaDA vALyA, paraMtu mArgamAMja A cAra ghoDesvAjenI sAthe amAre meLApa thaye ane temanA gabharAela vartana parathI ame temane pakaDyA che. temaNe zuM ahIM kaMI agya kRtya karyuM che?" te rAjapUta svAranA pratApa pUrNa ane sahAnubhUti darzaka svare uccArelA pranathI sarvanA aMtaramAM tenA mATe mAna Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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jIjIArane julama. [31] uparyuM. teo badhA ekI avAje bolI uThyA: "AthI vadhAre bhayaMkara kRtya karyuM? temaNe traNa manuSyanA prANa haryA che! temane kApI nAkhe ! temanuM rUdhira pAna karyA sivAya amArA mana zAnta thaze nahi." e traNa rAjaputa svArene jotAnI sAtheja amarasiMhanA hRdayamAM temanA mATe Adara upa hato. temanA gheDA ane teo pote varasAdathI bhIMjAI gayA hatA. te yavana saradA rene pakaDavAthI teo parAkramI hatA e te spaSTa rIte jaNAI AvatuM hatuM. temaja te traNe svAre paikI AgaLa AvIne belanAra svAranuM gAMbhIrya, saraLapaNanI sAkSI ApanArA tenA lAgaNI bharyA zabda, hAvabhAva A sarva joIne amarasiMha mohita thayo. te rAjapUta svAranA chevaTanA pranane lIdhe utpanna thayele kelAhala zAMta karIne teNe te rAjapUta svArane sarva hakIkta saMkSiptamAM kahI saMbhaLAvI ane have zuM karavuM?" e prazna tene pUchyuM. "InsAphanI adAlatamAM temanA mATe pharIyAda karavAthI Apane dAda maLI zakaze. kApAkApI karavAthI ze vizeSa phAyade thavAno che?" te rAjapUta svAre potAne abhiprAya darzAvyA. amarasiMhane A salAha pasaMda paDI ane te. yavana saradAranA nAma ThAma neMdhI laIne temane mukta karavAmAM AvyA; paraMtu teTalA samayamAM temanA zarIra para lAta ane pATunA aneka prahAra thayA vagara rahyA nahatA. have mAtra amarasiMha ane te traNa rAjapUta ke vAre tyAM rahyA. temaNe badhAye jhupaDImAM praveza karyo. jhuMpaDImAno dekhAva kharekhara hadaya bhedaka hato. amarasiMha rAghajIne oLakhate hate. mAtA, pitA ane bALaka e traNene sAthe mRtyu pAmelAM joIne saMrvanA aMta:karaNa duHkhita thayAM. are! are ! AvA atyAcAra thayA kare tyAM sudhI paNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 3ra ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. A jagatamAM Izvara che-InsApha che ema mAnI amAre besI rahevuM ? huM je rAjA heta to AvA atyAcAre kadi paNa joI zakta nahi ?" amarasiMhe duHkhegAra kADhayA. eTalAmAM rAjIne zuddhi AvavAthI teNe sahaja hAlavA mAMDayuM. atyAra sudhI rAghojIne paNa mRtyu pAmeleja sarva hamajatA hatA tene jIvate joIne sarva AnaMda pAmyA ane teo tenI pAse gayA. temane potAnI tarapha AvatAM joIne rAjInA krodhano pAra rahyo nahi. temane yavana saradAre svamajIne te temanA aMga para dharyo, paraMtu je te amarasiMhajI pAse pahoMcyo ke tarataja teNe tene oLakhI lIdho ane te temane bheTI paDyo. tenuM hadaya bharAI AvyuM ne gaLagaLA sAde belyo: " amarasiMhajI! A te ke atyAcAra!" eTaluM bolIne teNe amarasiMhanI chAtI para pitAnuM zira mUkI dIdhuM. alpa samaya pachI rAghajI pitAnuM he uMcuM karIne bolyA: " amarasiMhajI aMte anna vinA taraphaDIA khAIne mhArI strIe Aje sAyaMkAle pitAnA prANa tyajyA che. haze, bicArIne du:khamAMthI mukti maLI ! paraMtu mahAruM nasIba kevuM phUTeluM ! hArI strI maraNa pAmI ane huM du:kha bhogavavA mATe ahi rahyo! amarasiMhajI ! A zuM paDyuM che te joyuM ke? arere ! bicArUM nhAnuM bALaka! amarasiMhajI-amarasiMhajI tame badhI hakIkata jANuM ke? mahArA bALakane akALe prANa lenArA rAkSaso gayA kayAM?" have rAjInA netromAM kodhano agni bhabhakavA lAge. teNe AvezamAM ja AgaLa calAvyuM ! "huM temanI pAchaLa jani" eTaluM bolIne rAjI amarasiMhajInI bheTamAMthI mukta thaIne tenI pAchaLa javAno prayatna karavA lAgyuM. amarasiMhe tene hAtha majabUta rIte pakaDI rAkhyo eTale rAjI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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jIjIAverAnA julama. [ 33 ] krodha pUrNa STi pheMkatA khelyA ? " amarasiMhajI ! cheDA, hune javAdyo ! " " rAghAjI ! Ama gAMDAI na kara ! zAnta thA ! "rAghAjInA hAtha pakaDIne amarasiMhajI elyeA. " amarasiMhuM ! A pramANe tame kayAM sudhI zAMnti 5kaDazeA ? amArA prANa haravAmAM Ave ane amArApara asahya ane ni:sIma julama gujAravAmAM Ave; chatAM paNa te atyAcAranI leza mAtra paNa mAhitI je bAdazAha meLavI zakatA nathI te khAdazAhe zAnA ? amarasi MhuM ! akabarane jaIne kaheA ke rAjamahAlayamAM TADhA chAMye beThA beThA nyAya ane tatvajJAnanI vAtA karavA karatAM ahiM cAlI rahelA atyAcAre atre AvIne najarezanajara juo !" eTalAmAM amarasiMhuM sAthe jhupaDImAM AvelA traNa rAjapUta svArA pratye daSTi jatAM rAghAjI sahaja acakayA. teNe amarasiMhane pUchyu ! " amarasiMhajI ! A gRhasthA koNa che ? " ra " teo ApaNA mitrA che. " amarasiMhu peAtAnA manamAM kaMIka vicAra karatAM AtyeA. " rAdheAjI jyAre akabarane uddezIne khelatA hatA tyAre pelA traNe ghoDesvArAnI mukhamudrA para eka prakAranI caLavicaLa thaI rahelI hatI te cAlAka amarasi'hu kaLI gayAhatA. amarasiMha te caLavicaLanuM kAraNa zeAdhatA hatA, gheADIvAra rahIne amarasiMhu ekScA ! " rAdheAjI Ama raDIne besI rahevAthI zuM vaLavAnu che ? ApaNe pahelAM te A mRta dehanI atyeSThi kriyA karavAmAM rAkAvu joie. cr * eka dIrgha ni:zvAsa mUkIne rAghAjI elyA: " e kharUM, paraMtu paisA--" thADIvAra vicAra karIne rAdhAjI puna: meklyA 4 atyAre mhArI pAse eka kADI suddhAM nathI; paraMtu prAta:kALe huM game tema karIne thADA ghaNA paisA avazya lAvI zakIza.'' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 34 ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. eTalAmAM pelA traNa rAjapUta ghoDesvAromAMnA vaccenA svAra saheja AgaLa AvIne khelyA: "mhArA dravyane upayAga AvA satkArya mAM thaze te mhane bahu AnaMda thaze. huM Apane paricita manuSya nahi hAvAthI Apa mhArI sahAyatAnA anAdara karaze nahi. saMkaTanA samaye ApaNe sarva rAjapUtAe sagA bhAinI peTheja vartavuM joie, " ghaDIe ghaDIe zaiArya, dhRtapaNuM ane audArya vyakata karanArI A vyakti vaLI kANu che ? ema vicAratA amarasiMha te rAjaputa svAr pratye ekI Tase tAkI rahyo. rAdheAjI ane amarasiMha te rAjaputanI vinaMtI svIkArI ane rAdheAjIne dhairya ApIne te pelA traNa rAjaputa svArAnI sAthe jhuMpaDI bahAra nIkaLI paDyo. pelA udAra rAjaputa svAranA khabhA para hAtha mUkIne amarisaMha dhIme svare melyuMA: " Apa jarA eka khAjIe AvazeA ? " kaMi paNa na khelatAM te rAjaputa svAra amarasa'nI sAthe ceDe dura gayA ane amarasiMhanI pratye sahetuka dRSTipAta karatAM khelyA " kema zuM che ? " ' ,, " ApanuM nAma zuM ? " amarasi Mhe puchyu. "pRthvIsiMha, citADanA yuddhamAM huM ane mhArA pitAzrI mahArAjA udayasihanA sainyamAM hatA; paraMtu mahArAjA udayasiMhanA paraleAkavAsa thayA pachI A rAjyamAM AvavAnI icchA thatAM A tarapha vasyA chuM. ApaNA svajJAtI baMdhunu` mhArAthI kalyANa thaI zake te mhane bahu AnaMda thaze. " ,, " ApanA jevA paropakArI purUSa jagatamAM khahu durlabha che. mhArUM nAma amarasiMha ! amarasiMhe viveka darzAvatAM kahyuM. " te huM jANlR chuM: " pRthvIsiMha khelyA: " sikrinA garIba rAjaputAnI vhAre dhAnAra amarasiMhanuM nAma mhe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com -

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pApInA pamAM. [ 35 ] sevADamAMja sAMbhaLyuM hatuM. izvara ApanA jevA vIrapurUSane dIrdhAyuSI karo ! "; " ApanI sAthe maitrI karavAnI sTune dRDha icchA che. pRthvIsi'hu pratye ekI Tase jotAM amarisaMha lye, ra vAhe, Izvare kevA suyeAga meLavI ApyA ! " pRthvIsiMha Albe.. " izvaranIja evI icchA che ke ApaNe ubhayane paraspara mitratA bAMdhavI. vArU, paNa tamArA vastro bhIMjAyalA che. mhArI jhuMpaDImAM cAleA. A mitrane paNa ApaNI sAtheja lai le, teo Avaze kharAne ? " 66 ,, hA, jyAM huM jAuM tyAM teo AvavAnAja ! te mhArA pratye sapUrNa zraddhA dharAve che. eTalu khelIne pRthvIsiha potAnA banne mitrA pAse gayA ane teNe temanA kAnamAM kaMi dhIme rahIne kahyuM eTale teo siMha pratye eka vakra kaTAkSa phekaza. bannee amara alpa samayamAMja amarasiMha, pRthvAsi'hu ane tenA e mitrA amarasiMhanI jhuMpaDI tarapha javA lAgyA.pRthvIsi hai potAnA banne mitrAnA kAnamAM kahyuM, tyArathI te ubhayanI mukhamudrA saheja bhayabhIta jaNAtI hatI. pRthvIsiMhe evuM te temanA kAnamAM zuM kahyuM haze ? prakaraNa 5 yuM. pApInA 5jhAmAM. Aje rAtrie akabara peAtAnA mahAlayamAM rahenAra che evI khAtamI maLyA pachI padmAnu mana eTala' madhu' asvastha thaI gayuM ke te kAIpaNa rIte zAnta thayu Mja nahi. vAstavika rIte jovA jatAM te bAdazAha peAtAnA aMta:puramAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 36 ] dharma jajJAsu akabara. AvanAra che e hakIkata sAMbhaLIne tenI pratyeka rANIne Anada thavAja joIe; paraMtu padmAe akabara mATe peAtAnA manamAM eTalA te halakA abhiprAya bAMdhI lIdhA hatA ke te akabarane peAtAnA durdevane lIdheja maLelA pati sDamajatI hatI. jyAre akabaranI sAthe tenuM lagna thayuM, tyAre paNa tenI sAthe lagna karavAnI IcchA padmAnA manamAM naheAtI; paraMtu te samaye tenA pitAnA nhAnA sarakhA rAjyane akamaranI sahAya lIdhA vagara cAle tema naheAtuM ane kevaLa pitAnA kalyANArthe ja te akakhara sAthe lagna graMthithI joDAvA mATe taiyAra thai hatI; paraMtu tenA A AtmayajJanA jhAjhe upayAga thayA nahi; kAraNa ke tenuM lagna thayA pachI alpa samayamAMja tenA pitA maraNa pAmyA. te mAsavihIna thaI gaI. padmAnA hRdayamAM akakhara mATe premanA aMza suddhA nahAtA eTalu ja nahi, paraMtu akakhara pratye tenA manamAM dveSa bhAva hatA ema kahevAmAM kaMIja harakata nathI. A dveSa utpanna thavAnuM kaMI khAsa kAraNa nahAtu; te paNa akabaranI dhArmi ka valaNanA bhaLatAja a karavAthI padmAnu mana akhara parathI uDI gayuM hatuM. " akabaranI hindu dharma pratyenI lAgaNI kevaLa khAhya che ane te islAmI dharmanAja pracAra karavA Icche che. rAjapUta tarUNIone musalamAne sAthe paraNAvavAthI ane yAvanI strIone rAjapUte sAthe paraNAvavAthI kaMI hindu dharmanA pracAra thatA nathI; paraMtu ulaTuM ahArathI dhAMdhala nahi macAvI mUkatA chupIrIte islAmI dharma nA pracAra karavAnI akamaranI A eka gupta yukti che. " evA evA vicArAne lIdhe ghaNA kharA hiMduo akabarane aMta:karaNa pUrvaka dhikkAratA hatA. padmAnI paNa tevIja sthiti hatI. peAtAnA jevI rAjapUta strIonI sAthe lagna graMthithI joDAvAmAM hiMdudharma nAmAvazeSa karavAnAja akabaranA AMtiraka hetu che, evI tenI pakkI khAtrI thaI cukI hatI ane tethIja akabara sAthe tene khanatuM nahAtu, akabara paNa tenA A badhA vicArI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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pApIne pajhamAM. '[0] kaLI gayA hatA ane dhIme dhIme paDyAnA manamAMthI A vicAre dUra karI tenI pAsethI egya prema prApta karavAne teNe pitAnA manamAM daDha nizcaya karyo hate. pitAnI badhI begame. karatAM akabara padhanine vadhAre hote hatA. kAraNa ke padmA ati lAvaNyamaya hatI. ane jhanAnakhAnAmAM praveza karyA pachI alpa samayamAMja paDyAe pitAnA aneka saMsthAthI akabaravuM ane pitAnI tarapha AkarSI lIdhuM hatuM. paraMtu padmAnuM hRdaya pIgaLatuM nahotuM. akabaranI sAthe game tema karIne paNa meLApa na thavA deve e padmAe pitAnA manamAM nizcaya karyo hato. teNe prathama bImArIne TaeNga karavAno vicAra karyo, paraMtu tethI bAdazAha jhanAnakhAnAmAM AvyA vagara raheze nahi, ema vicArIne teNe Aje rAtrIe rAjamahAlayanI bahAra nIkaLI javAne vicAra karyo ane te yukti pAra pADavA mATe teNe Aje rAtrie jaLa vihAra karavAnuM nakakI karyuM. teNe nakA taiyAra karAvavAnI AjJA eka dAsIne ApI dIdhI ane dAsI te AjJAne amala karavA mATe nIkaLI paNa paDI. dAsI jevI rAjamahAlayanI bahAra nIkaLavA jatI hatI tevAmAM kAjIne teNe tyAM je. kAjInI ane tenI daSTi eka thaI dAsIe pitAne mArga badalyuM, paraMtu kAjIe tene pakaDI pADI eTale dAsI ekavAra comera daSTipAta karIne belI: "mane javA dyo atyAre Ama tophAna na karo! javA dyo mahane kaI jeze !" kaI jovAnuM nathI. " kAjI niDarapaNe che: ane kadAca koI jue te paNa zuM ? vAra paNa julekhA, tuM ATalI badhI Aje bhayabhIta kema jaNAya che? ahiM keNu AvavAnuM hatuM ? te divase chaTakI gaI tyArapachI meM suddhAM batAvyuM nahi ne?" . : "mAtra ste batAvavAthIja tamane kayAM saMtoSa thAya che? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[38] dharma chAsu akabara hane chetaravA mATe ja tamAro janma thayo che. vAra, atyAre mane javA dyo. have bahu utAvaLa che." juhokhA kaMTALatI heya tema belI. julekhAnAM utAvaLA paNa hAsyayukta javAbathI kAjIe maMda hAsya karyuM. te che: "lekhA ATalI badhI utAvaLa zI?" amArA begama sAheba Aje jaLa vihArArthe javAnA hevAthI nakA" keNa jANe A sAMbhaLIne kAjIne zuM thayuM ke tenA moMmAMthI "oha!" evA udagAra nIkaLI paDyA. tenAM bArika cakSu vistRta thaI gayAM. tenA ane oSTa pahoLA thayA ane nityaniyamAnusAra teNe gaLAmAMnI mALA potAnA jamaNA hAthamAM lIdhI. zuM kahe che? " lekhAne hAtha pakaDIne kAjI lyAlhArI begama padamA Aje rAtrie rAjamahAlayanI bahAra nIkaLanAra che?" eTaluM bolIne kAcha jIlekhA pratye tAkI rahyo. julekhAe mAnI lIdhuM ke pitAne hAtha pakaDIne peTa bharAya tyAM sudhI pitAnA sandaryanuM pAna karavAnA hetuthI ja kAjI potAnI pratye tAkI rahyo hato, paraMtu vakhata na hovAthI teNe tarataja chaNake karIne pitAne hAtha jInA hAthamAMthI choDAvI lIdhuM ane tyAMthI cAlatI thaI. siMhaNanI mAphaka pitAnA hAthamAMthI chaTakI gayelI julebA pratye daSTi pheMkata kAjI kSaNavAra bhita thaI gayA ane julekhA daSTithI dUra thaI tyAM sudhI tenI tarapha joI rahyo. tyArapachI te svAgata che "thAallA! ATalI lAMbI mudata paNa huM hArI prArthanA sAMbhaLI kharI! AjanA jevI jenerI taka pharI pharIne prApta thavAnI nathI. hArI hArA pratye saMpUrNa maherabAnI jaNAya che !" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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pApanA pachAmAM.. [9] - cAMdanI zAMta ane purabahAramAM khIlI hatI. sarva: zAnita prasarI jatAM yamunAne pravAha paNa ati gaMbhira jaNAtA hate vAyu maMda gatie vAI rahyo hate. A samaye yamUnA nadImAM "sarasara karatI eka naukA jaLamArga kApatI AgaLa vadhatI hatI. A naikAmAM beThelI paddamA candrikA pratye ekITaze joI rahI hatI. amuka dizA tarapha naikA laI javAno nirNaya teNe agAuthI karI rAkhyo hoya ema jaNAtuM nahatuM. kAraNuMke ghaDImAM te amuka bAjUe nikA haMkAratI hatI te bIjI ja kSaNe vaLI pitAnI nikAne jUdAja mAge haMkAratI hatI. game tema karIne pitAnI naikA jaLataraMga para rAkhavAnI ja pamAnI IcchA hatI. pite kaI bAjA nakAne laI jAya che, rAjamahAlayathI pite keTalI dUra AvI pahoMcI che, vagere bAbata tarapha tenu lakSya ja nahatuM. thelIvAra thayAM tenI nikAthI cheDe dUra eka bIjI naikA pAchaLa pAchaLa AvatI hatI, tenI paNa tene khabara paDI nahi. candrikAnuM saindarya jovAmAM padamA pitAnA dehanuM bhAna paNa visarI gaI hatI. pAchaLanI pitAnI naikA pAse AvI pahoMcI te paNa tenuM dhyAna te tarapha kheMcAyuM nahi. ekAeka padamAnI naikAmAM kaI kUdI paDayuM. padma camakI, paraMtu te bUma pADavA jAya te pahelAM ja pelI vyaktie tenA moMmAM Duce daI eka puSpanI peThe teNe pamAne uMcakI lIdhI ane pitAnI naikAmAM laI jaIne tene sUvADI deraDAM vatI pamAnuM zarIra bAMdhI laIne te vyaktie potAnI naikA jhapATAbaMdha haMkArAvI. "A zuM thayuM ?" eTale paNa vicAra paddamA karI zake teTale samaya tene maLe nahe. mAtra adhdhI kSaNa pUrve candrikAnuM mAdhurya jevAmAM lIna thayelI padamA atyAre anya nI naikAmAM keda thayelI paDI paDI da gAra kADhatI hatI ane pitAne keda karanAra koNa che, tema bhayabhIta draSTithI jotI hatI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[40] 1ma jIjJAsu akamara. candrikAnA prakAzamAM padamA pitAne pakaDanAra vyakatIne oLakhI zakI na hatI. paraMtu tenA mahAparanI. dADhI temaja tenA zarIranA bAMdhA vagerenuM jema jema padamA bArika rIte nirIkSaNa karatI gaI tema tema te vyakti kAjI havAnI tenI zaMkA draDha thatI gaI. padamAne je nakAmAM keda karavAmAM AvI hatI te nakA calAvanAra vyakita pitAnuM kArya karavAmAM eTalI badhI lIna thaI gaI hatI ke paddamA pitAnI bArIka tapAsa calAve che ke kema, tenI tapAsa rAkhavAmAM tene avakAza nahate. naikA jhapATAbaMdha jaLamArga kApatI AgaLa vadhatI hatI padamAe AkAza tarapha draSTi pheMkI te candra have asta thavAnI taiyArImAM hato ema jaNAyuM. akabarane chetaravA jatAM tenuM kevuM pariNAma AvyuM te vicArathI hRdaya khInna thaI gayuM. pite adrazya thavAthI bAdazAhane kevuM duHkha thaze, jhanAnakhAnAnI Itara begame pitAne mATe kevI aphavA phelAvaze, leke pitAne mATe kevI vAta karaze, pitAnI have kevI durdazA thaze, pitAne Ama keda karanAra manuSya kAjI ja haze ke zuM! ane je te kAjI hoya to AvuM niMdya kRtya teNe zA mATe karyuM haze, vagere vicAre padmAnA aMtaHkaraNamAM vIjaLInI jhaDape pasAra thavA lAgyA. padmAnI vicAramALAnA maNakA A pramANe pharyA karatA hatA evAmAM nikA ubhI rahI. tarataja cAra manuSyae AvI tene uMcakI lIdhI ne pAlakhImAM besADavAmAM AvI. padmAnI pAlakhI uMcakane janArAoe lagabhaga ardhA piNuM, kalAka sudhI cAlyA karyuM. "huM saMbhALIne cAle; dhIme cAle" evI evI sUcanAo teo eka bIjAne ApyA karatA hatA. pAlakhI ghaDI ghaDI uMcI nIcI thAtI hatI te uparathI pitAne koI ajANyA ane avaghaDa mAge laI javAmAM AvatI hatI evI pamAnI khAtrI thaI. eTalAmAM pAlakhI ucakanarAo ubhA rahyA ane pAlakhIne nIce mUkavAmAM AvI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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AmantraNa svIkAra, [ 41 ] pamAne pAlakhI bahAra kADhavAmAM AvI ane tarataja tenI AMkhApara pATA mAMdhavAmAM AvyuM. tyArapachI tene eka manuSye peAtAnI khAMdhapara uMcakI lIdhI ane te tyAMthI cAlatA thayA. peAtAne kayAM laI javAmAM AvatI hatI te padmAthI samajI zakAyuM nahiM. prakaraNa 6 . AmantraNanA svIkAra. ( , gAMdhAra baMdaranA jaina upAzrayamAM jainacArya hIravijaya sUrIjI ahiMsA ' e viSaya para vyAkhyAna ApI rahyA hatA. savAranA vakhata hAvAthI ane AcArya zrInI madhuravANI ane aparimIta jJAnathI mugdha thaIne strI purUSanI meATI ThaMDa jAmI hatI chatAM vyAkhyAnanA rasamAM sA ekatAna thaI javAthI sarvatra cupakIdI patharAi gai hatI. ahIM garIkha dhanavAnanA bheda na hAvAthI pAchaLathI AvanArane AgaLa AvavAnA viveka karavAnA leAkAcAra A dharma madiramAM naheAtA. koi prakAranA kolAhala ke kUtuhalane sthAne zAMtinuM sAmrAjya chavAi gayuM hatuM. A prasa Mge bahAra gAmanA paMdaraka zrImAno AvIne samudAyanI pAchaLa AcAryazrIne vaMdana karIne gAvAya gayA. sAMbhaLanArAe vyAkhyAnazravaNumAM eTalA tadghina thai gayA hatA ke temane pAchaLa kANu AvyuM ke gayuM, te jANavAnI kALajI rahetI nahAtI. jo ke AcAya zrIe te AvanArAone vaMdana karatAM joyA hatA ane amadAvAdanA AgevAna tarIke oLakhyA hatA, paraMtu temane dRSTithI mIThA dharmalAbha ApavA sivAya teozrI paNa pAtAnI upadezadhArA askhalIta calAvI rahyA. vyAkhyAna A madara khaMbhAtanA akhAta upara khaMbhAta najIka che. atyAre zaheranA sthAne kha'DIyarA te araNya che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 4 ] dharma jIjJAsu akbara. samaya pUrNa thatAM zrotAo AcArya zrIne namana karI vIkharAI javA uThyA ane temanu dhyAna amadAvAdanA AgevAnA tarapha kheMcAyu eTale tyAMnA netAoe temanu svAgata karyuM ane sA AcArya zrI pAse AvI sukha zAtA puchavA pachI temAMthI eka AgevAne namratAthI zahenazAha akakharanuM kramAna sabhA vacce vAMcI saMbhaLAvyuM ane vizeSamAM jaNAvyuM ke zahenazAha akabara AcArya zrInAM darzana karavA mATe Atura che ane temanI IcchA pUrNa karavAnI Apane vinaMtI karavA sArU amadAvAdanA sukhA zAhabudine amane ApanI tarapha mekalyA che. khAdazAhe peAtAnA taraphathI kamAla ane gAMdI nAmanA mekalelA phU hAla amadAvAdamAM che. te temane zuM uttara ApavA te pharamAvaze. A navIna prakaraNa sAMbhaLIne zrotAjane mAMhAmAMhe te saMbaMdhI tarkavitarka karavA maDI gayA. AcAryazrI sabhAnA gRhasthAnA abhiprAya jANavAnI khAtara sabhAjanA pratye sahetuka daSTipAta karI rahyA hatA. alpa samayamAMja sabhAnAmAMna eka gRhastha ubhA thayA ane eTyA: " nAmadAra zahenazAha akabara taraphathI AcArya zrIne nima MtraNa karavAmAM Avyu che e vAta kharI che, paraMtu tema karavAmAM tenA zo hetu haze; te ApaNe kaLI zakatA nathI. bAhya dRSTithI jotAM akabarazAha hindu dharmanA pakSapAta karatAM hAya enA ApaNane sAmAnya bhAsa thAya che, paraMtu vastuta: jovA jatAM zahenazAha akabarahindu dharma pratyenI prIti te hindu dharmanA pAyAnI khIlI DhIlI karavA mATeja che e vAta ApaNe hinduAe bhUlI javAnI nathI. mApaNI hindu prajAmAM ApaNA jaina dhama sarvotkRSTa gaNI zakAya tema che ane kadAca zahenazAha akabaranI dRSTi tene AghAta pahoMcADavAnI hAya ema mhene jaNAya che. te mhArA namra mata praNe bAdazAhanuM nimantraNa svIkArIne AcAryazrIne phatehapura sudhI javAnI kaMija AvazyakatA nathI. " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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AmantraNanA svIkAra. [ 43 ] "" " kharAkhara, sAcuM melyA ! " sabhAmAMthI pratidhvani thayA. ' paraMtu A bAbatamAM AcArya zrInA potAnA abhiprAya vadhAre upayAgI nivaDaze evI mhArI mAnyatA che. " khIjA eka gRhasthe jaNAvyuM. 2) " kAipaNa rIte ekapakSa draSTithI jovu e sarvathA hAnikAraka che. " atyAra sudhI mAna rahelA AcAya nA paTTazithya vimalaharSa pAtAnA abhiprAya vyakta karyo, peAtAnA abhiprAya jANavA mATe sabhA Atura hatI e joIne AcArya thI hIravijayasUrIjIe AmantraNa svIkAravuM ke kema te saMba MdhI peAtAnA vicArA jAhera karavAnA nizcaya potAnA manamAM karyAM. temaNe ekavAra AkhI sabhA pratye daSTi karIne zAMtithI khelyA: " devAnupriya bhAI ! zahenazAha akabara AmatraNa svIkAravuM ke kema te mATe zrIsa MdhanI ekamatIthI huM nirNaya karIza, paraMtu A vAtane utAvaLe dhakelI nAMkhavA jarUra nathI. pratyeka vastune e khAju hAya che. mAtra ekaja mArjInu avaleAkana kAi paNa rIte iSTa nathI. kAraNa ke tema karavAthI keTalIka vakhata sAcAne paNa anyAya apAya jAya che. jema unnati, avanati, bharatI ATa, sukha du:kha, nyAya anyAya vagerenA yuddha che tema guNa ane avaguNunu paNa yuddha che. mAtra leAkavAyakA uparathI amuka mANasanA cAritra saMbaMdhI saMpUrNa mata khAMdhI levA ane tenA guNAvaguNunI parIkSA karavI nahi; ethI tA te kitane anyAya ApavA jevu' thAya. zahenazAha akabara sabaMdhI ApaNe aneka aphavAe atyArasudhImAM sAMbhaLI che. hindu dharma pratyenI tenI mamatA hindu dharmanA nAza karavA mATeja che evuM paNa ApaNe ghaNI vAra sAMbhaLIe chIe, paraMtu mArU mAnavuM evuM che ke akabara dharma jIjJAsu che. pratyeka dharmanI cikitsA karavAnI tene Teva che tema mane lAge che. kemake mhArA sAMbhaLavA pramANe khuda islAmI dharma upara paNa te a MdhazraddhA rAkhatA nathI. pratyeka dhama tattvAmAM chupAya raheluM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[4] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. satya zeAdhI kADhavAnI akabarane Teva hovAnuM khuda islAmIe paNa kahe che. te jotAM zAnazAha satyanA pipAsu hAya tA ApaNA dharmanI cikitsA karavAnI tenI pravRttithI ApaNane gabharAvAnuM kAraNa nathI. mhArI mAnyatA evI che ke AvA samaye akakhara pratye dveSa bhAvanA nahi karatAM pratyeka dharmanA dharmagurUoe akakharane peAtAnA dharmatattvA samajAvavAnA yatna karavAnI jarUra che ane tema thavAthI te pratyeka dharma nuM satya svarUpa humajatAM zIkhaze. A pramANe jyAre teNe poteja mhane maLavAnuM. Ama traNa karyuM che, tyAre have tenA meLApa karIne jaina dharmanAM tattvAnu rahasya tene samajAvavu te mane ThIka lAge che. game tema teApaNa akabara bhArata varSanA zahenazAha che. vaLI te kucchaMdI, avicArI ke vyabhicArI nathI, paraMtu dIrgha STivALA, zANA ane udAra che. jaina dharmanAM tavAnuM rahasya tene samajAvavAthI ApaNA dharmapracArane avazya kaMI pRSTi tenA taraphathI maLaze tema mane bhAsa thAya che. " ,, AcArya zrInA A vicArathI hAjara rahela saMgha samudAya AzcaryamAM garakAva thai gayA. keTalAka gRhasthA eka bIjAnA kAna khAtaravA lAgyA. AcAryazrI nimantraNu svIkAravAnI tarapheNamAM potAnA mata darzAvaze evI temane kalpanA suddhAM nahAtI. AcArya zrI sabhAjanA pratye nirIkSaNa karavA beThA hatA. prathama je thADA ghaNA sabhAjanA akabaranuM nimantraNa svIkAravAnI virUddhamAM hatA temanA hRdaya para paNa AcArya zrInA zabdonI saccADha asara thai hoya tema temaNe joI lIdhuM, eTale pachI AgaLa calAvyuM. " jo mAruM kahevuM sakaLa zaghane ThIka lAgatu hAya tA amadAvAdathI AvelA zadhanA AgevAnAne ApaNe jaNAvavu joie ke temaNe amadAvAdanA sukhAne jaIne kahevuM ke yati : hIravijaye akamarazAhanuM nivANu svIkAryuM che ane alpa samayamAMja atrethI tehapura javA mATe vihAra karaze tyAre tamane amadAvAda mukAme maLo," sabhAjanAe vagara lIdhe A vAtane jItI lIdhI ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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vati hIravijyasUri. [5] amadAvAdanA AgevAne A nirNayathI AnaMda darzAvatA so vidAya thayA. prakaraNa 7 muM. cati hiravijayasUri. mAravADamAM zrImAlanagara evuM dhanADhya ane AbAda zahera hatuM ke jyAM keDasamRddhi dharAvanAraja nivAsa karI zakate. pratyeka kaTidhvaja potAnA gRhamaMdira para eka dhvajA rAkhate. hatuM. A nagaramAM keTalAka samaya pUrve haDa ane rAhaDa nAmanA be bhAIo rahetA hatA. banne keTidhvaja hatA, paraMtu samaya jatAM haDa pAse navANulAkha rUpiA rahyA. have tenA manamAM cintA thavA lAgI ke nagara cheDIne bahAra rahevA javuM paDaze ane pratiSThAne paNa hAni pahoMcaze. AthI teNe potAnA manamAM evo nizcaya karyo ke pitAnA bAI rehaDa pAsethI eka lAkha rUpiA uchInA tarIke laI AvIne paNa potAnI pratichAnuM rakSaNa karavuM. A uparathI haDa potAnA bhAI rAhaDa pAse gayo ane tene jaNAvyuM ke je te tene eka lAkha rUpiA uchInA Ape te pitAnI pratiSThA sacavAya ane tenI sAthe nagaramAM paNa rahI zakAya. paraMtu rAhaDe ohaDanI mAgaNane asvIkAra karyo ane tene jaNAvyuM ke jo te nagaramAM nahi rahe to zrImAlanagara kaMI paDI bhAMgavAnuM nahotuM. potAnA baMdhunAM AvA apamAnakAraka ane tiraskArasUcaka zabda sAMbhaLIne ehaDane bahu mAThuM lAgyuM. te nirAza vadane potAnI dukAne pAcho pharyo ane hatAza hRdaye pitAnI vartamAna sthiti badala cintA karavA lAge. vAta ema banI ke jyAre ehaDanI AvI sthiti thaI teja kSaNe zrImAlanagaramAM paNa eka jANavAjoga banAva banI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[46] dharma chAsu akabara. rahyo hate. te nagaranA rAjakumAre pitAnA pitA taraphathI dara mahine maLatI rakama ochI paDavAthI pitAne vadhAre jamIna apAvavA badala maMtrI mArkata potAnA pitAne vinaMtI karI. maMtrIe rAjakumAranI mAgaNI pUrNa karavA mATe rAjAne ghaNuM ghaNuM samajAvyuM, paraMtu rAjA ekane be thaze nahi. teNe pradhAnane kahyuM ke, "je putra potAnA pitAnI kamAImAMthI ja pitAne udara nirvAha calAve che te sarvadA TADhuM khAnAre arthAt nirbaLa gaNAya che. pitAnAM AvAM vacana sAMbhaLIne rAjakumArane cAnaka caDI ne teNe pitAnAM pitAnA rAjyanI hadane tyAga karIne bhUja baLathI bhAgya parIkSA karavAne pitAnA manamAM daDha nizcaya karyo. turtaja teNe pitAnAM aMgaparanAM kapaDAM badalI nAkhyA ane zyAmavarNa poSAka paherIne rAjamahAlaya choDIne cAlyA javA lAge. - A rAjakumAra ane ohaDanI vacce maitrine saMbaMdha hatuM. teNe jatAM jatAM pitAnA mitra ehaDane maLavAne nizcaya karyo tarata ja te ehaDanI dukAna tarapha vaLyo. A prasaMge upara jaNAvyuM tema haDa paNa cintAmagna sthitimAM dukAnamAM beTho hatuM. rAjakumArane Ama acAnaka pitAnI dukAne AvatA joIne ehaDane Azcarya thayuM temAM paNa tenA aMgaparanAM zyAma vastro joIne teNe uThIne AvakAra ApatAM pUchayuM!- "Aje AvAM zyAma vastra paherIne kayAM javA nikaLyA che?" "bhUjabaLathI bhAgya parIkSA karIne have Apa kamAI khAtAM zIkhavuM che. pitAnA rAjyanI hada AjathI sadAne mATe tajI javAne maheM daDha nizcaya karyo che." rAjakumAre kahyuM. dukhIAne dukhIA maLatAM duHkhaeNuM thatuM nathI, paraMtu dilAse te maLe che ja. ehaDanI IcchA paNa have zrImAlanagaramAM rahevAnI nahotI, teNe rAjakumAranI sAthe zrImAlanagarane tyAga karI javAne nizcaya karyo. ane rAjakumArane pitAnI IcchA jaNAvI. rAjakumAre tenA vicAra pratye saMmatti Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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yati hIravijayasUri [ 47 ] darzAvI. eTale banne jazA tarataja cAgya vyavasthA karIne tyAMthI nIkaLI paDyA. rAjakumAra ane Aharu zrImAlanagarathI uttara dizA tarapha prayANa karyuM ne pharatAM karatAM AhalAda bhUmi joI tyAM 'uesa' nAmanuM nagaravasAvyuM ane sajakumAre peAtAnu udayasiMha nAma dhAraNa karyuM. AhaDa udayasiMhanA maMtrI tarIke kAma karavA lAgyA. sukha, du:kha, bharatI eTa, rAtri divasa, unnati avanati e badhAM kai cirasthAi nathI. cavat vinaeNmse khulAni tra tulAni 6 / / cakranI peThe teo khayAM pharyA kare che. nirAzAnI uMDI khINamAM paDelA manuSya eka vakhata AkAzanA sarvocca zikhare caDhavAne bhAgyazALI thAya che, ane teja manuSya puna: pAchA teja khINamAM paTakAi paDe che. evuM vidhinuM spaSTa rahasya che. amuddhi manuSya te rahasya kaLI zakavA mATe sarvathA azakata che. udayasiMha ane AhaDa potAnA kALa AnaMdamAM vyatIta karatA hatA. AhaDane ghera eka gAya hatI. te gAyane dohavAthI dUdha nIkaLatu nahAtu; ane te jyAre jaMgalamAM cArA caravA jatI tyAre tenA AMcaLamAMthI dUdha jarI jatu. A khakhara sAMbhaLI eka divasa uSAkALe ehaDe tyAM gAya pAchaLa jaI A AzcaryakAraka ghaTanA joIne jyAM dUdha jherI jatu hatu te jagyA khAdAvI nAMkhI. tA tyAMthI zrI jina pArzvanAthajInA pratimAjI maLI AvyAM. te joi tenA Azcaya nA avadhi thayA. teNe tumahArAjA udayisaMhanI saMmati laine tyAMja eka jinaprAsAda baMdhAvI temAM sthApanA karI ane te sthaLe navuM zahera vasAvyuM. ane uSAkALanI zubha prAptinA smaraNamAM Aza vaMzanI sthApanA karI. AhaDa pAte araDakamal ozavALa tarIke prasiddhimAM AvyA, temaja tyAM uSAdevInI sthApanA karI zaheranuM nAma ezIyA pADayuM. A ozavALa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 48 ] dhama jIjJAsu akabara. vazanA prathama rAjAnI meM'tAlIzamI peDhIe zrI hIravijaya sUrinA janma thayA. hIranA pitAnuM nAma arA hatuM ane tenI mAtAnu nAma nAthI hatu. teo pAlaNapUramAM vasatA hatA. temane anukrame traNa putra ane traNa putrIe pachI saMvata 1583 nA mAgaziSa sudi 9 ne samavAre teNe eka putrane janma ApyA. ke je ApaNI navalakathAnA Adarza yati hIravijaya sUrijI tarIke prasiddha thayA. bAlyAvasthAthIja hIramAM judAja prakAranuM caitanya hatu. pAMca varSanI vaye hIranA mAtapitAe tene vidyAbhyAsa karAvavA mAMDyo, nizALethI bhaNIne uThyA pachI hIrane ucca zikSaNa ApavAnA uddezathI, tenA mApatAe tene eka muni pAse mUkayA. dUdha ane temAM vaLI sAkara bhaLI. hIra buddhizALI tA hatAja ane temAM vaLI tene muni satsaMganA lAbha maLavA lAgyA. muni sAthe rahIne, hIra, peAtAnI khAra varSanI umaramAM navatattva, jIvavicAra, upadeza mALA, saMghayaNI, ceAgya zAstra, ArAdhanA darazanasItterI e sarva zIkhyA. ane tyArathI hIranuM valaNa vairAgya tarapha kheMcAvA lAgyuM. samayanA vahananI sAthe hIranA mAtipatAM paraleAkavAsI thaI gayAM. A khakhara pATaNamAM maLatAM vimaLA ane rANI nAmanI hIranI banne heMnA pAlaNapura AvI ane hIrane pATaNa teDI gaI. pATaNa gayA pachI hIrane eka mahAna lAbha thayA. tyAM jainAcArya vIjayadAna sUri sAthe tenA samAgama thayA ane temanI dvArA teNe ucca zikSaNa sa`pAdana karyuM. vIjyadAnasUrinA samAgamathI hIranI vairAgyavRtti vadhAre hRddha thavA lAgI. aMte teNe dikSA levAnA vicAra karI ceAtAnI mhenAne A vAta jaNAvI, tyAre tenA netra yugalamAMthI azrupravAha vahevA mAMDyo. teNe kahyuM: " bhAI dIkSA levI te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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yati hIravijayasUri. [49] kaMi nhAnIsunI vAta nathI. keza lezana karAvavA, aNuvANA page cAlavuM, comAsAmAM eka ja sthaLe rahevuM, mAyA tyajI devI, kAma, krodha, mada,meha, lebhAdi paMcazatruo para vijaya meLavo, ghera ghera bhikSA mAgIne khAvuM, e badhuM hArAthI kema thaze?" tyAre hIre kahyuM ke:-"A asAra saMsAramAM saMyama jevuM kaMIja sukha nathI. mahAna tapanuM phaLa manuSyAvatAra che. ane te dvArAja mekSanI sAphalyatA thaI zake che, temaja prANI mAtranuM kalyANa karavAnI sonerI taka paNa manuSyAvatAramAM maLI zake che te te hAtha AvelI takane sadupayoga karavAnI hArI daDha IcchA che." tyArapachI bhAI bhaginI vacce ghaNe vAdavivAda cAlyA ane hIre pitAnI bhaginInA mananuM samAdhAna karyuM tyAre teNe tene dIkSA levAnI rAjI khuzIthI rajA ApI, hIre saMvata 156 nA kAtika vada 2 ne semavAre pATaNamAM ja dIkSA lIdhI. tyArapachI hIre pitAnA gurU vijayadAnasUri sAthe pravAsa Adaryo. jema jema tene paricaya gurU sAthe vadhato gaye, tema tema gurUnI khAtrI thatI gaI ke hIrane je pUruM zikSaNa maLe te te bhaviSyamAM zAsana pAvaze, tethI temaNe hIrane dakSiNamAM nyAyazAstrane abhyAsa karavA sArU javAnI AjJA ApI. zrI dharmasAgarajI ane zrI rAjamala e baMnene sAthe laIne gurU AjJA pramANe hIra devagirimAM gayA ane citAmaNuM vagere nyAyazAstramAM ati kaThina ne abhyAsa karyo. A vakhate devagirIne hAkema nijAmazAha hate. upa * vartamAna samayamAM "nyAyazAstra mATe jema baMgAla kendrasthAna che ane vyAkaraNa mATe kAzI gaNAya che tema te vakhate taiyAyikenI pradhAnatA dakSiNa dezamAM vadhAre pramANamAM hatI, hIravijyasUrijIne devagirimAM nyAyazAstrane abhyAsa karavA mATe temanA gurUe mokalyA tenuM kAraNa paNa teja hatuM. lekhaka. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[50] varmajIvANu akabara cuMkta traNe munione vidyAbhyAsa mATe je kaMI kharca thatuM te tyAMnA rahIza devazI zAha ane tenI strI jasamAIe purU pADayuM hatuM. hIra vidyAbhyAsa karI AvyA pachI jema jema tenI regyatA vadhavA lAgI tema vijayadAna sUrijIe temane "paMDita pada" "upAdhyAya pada" vagere padavIothI vibhUSita karyA hatA. tyArapachI saM. 1910nA piSa zudi 5nA divase zahImAM temane sUripada (AcAryapada)ApyuM hatuM ane tyArathI teo hIravijayasUrijI kahevAyA. upara ame jaNAvI gayA te pramANe AcAryapada prApta thayA pachI bAra varSe eTale saM. 1922 nA vaizAkha sudi 12 nA divase hIravijayasUrinA gurU zrIvijayadAnasUrine vaDAvalI mukAme svargavAsa thaye eTale saMdhane saghaLo bhAra sUri jInA zira para AvI paDa. | vikramanI seLamI zatAbdine samaya AkhA bhAratamAM ane khAsa karIne gujarAtamAM te lagabhaga arAjaktA jeja hato. pariNAme prAnta sUbAo prajAne raMjADavA ke herAna karavAmAM kaMIja kacAza rAkhatA nahotA. gunehagAra ke bina gunehagAranI tapAsa karyA vagara ke jaine kAna bhaMbheratuM te jhaTa vera Te kADhatA ane temane pachI te sAdhu hoya ke gRhastha te paNa kaSTa ApavuM eja pitAnI hakUmatanuM cihna samajatA hatA. AthI sArA sArA sAdhuone paNa koI kaI vakhate ApattiomAMthI pasAra thavuM paDatuM hatuM. ApaNI navalakathAnA nAyaka AcArya hIravijayasariine paNa te samayanI nAdirazAhIne lIdhe keTaluMka sahana karavuM paDyuM hatuM. A saMbaMdhamAM temanA prAthamika jIvanane vadhAre nahi te ekAda prasaMga paNa A sthaLe ApavAnuM ame ucita dhArIe chIe. vi. saM. 1930 (I. sa. 1574) mAM jyAre sUrijI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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yati hIravijayasUri. [51] borasadamAM hatA, tyAre karNaSinA celA jagamAlavaSie temanI pAse evI pharIAda karI ke "mahArA gurU hane pithI ApatA nathI te te apAve.' sUrijIe kahyuM. " hArAmAM lAyakAta nahi hoya tethI te tvane pothI nahi ApatA hoya. te mATe takarAra karavAthI zuM phAyade?" A pramANe hamajAvavA chatAM paNa jyAre te naja samaye tyAre tene gaccha bahAra karavAmAM AvyuM. jagamAla pitAnA ziSya lahuARSine laIne peTalAdanA hAkema pAse gayA ane tyAM jaIne keTalIka banAvaTI vAta kahI. hAkema ciDAya ane tene sUrijIne pakaDI lAvavA mATe keTalAka sipAIo jagamAlanI sAthe mekalyA. jemane laIne te borasada AvyuM. paraMtu kAryasiddhi na thaI. arthAta sUrijI te tyAM hatAja nahi. paraMtu jyAre tyAMnA zrAvakane A bAbatanI khabara paDI tyAre temaNe te sipAIene dAma nItithI samajAvyA eTale teo pharI beThA ne jagamAlane manamUkIne temaNe sahAya ApI nahi. pitAnA hAyaka buTavAthI jagamAlanuM kaMI cAlyuM nahi. tene nirAzA maLI. sUrijI tyArapachI khaMbhAta gayA ane tyAM pragaTapaNe vihAra karavA lAgyA. AvA AvA aneka upadra AcArya zrI hIravijayasUrijIe anubhavyA hatA. chatAM paNa te kazAnI lezamAtra paNa paravA nahi karatAM teo potAnuM upadeza ApavAnuM kartavya aLaguM karatA nahotA. teo sarvatra upadeza ApatA aTana karatA hatA. saM. 1937 mAM sUrijI khaMbhAtamAM AvyA hatA ane tyAM mAsuM rahyA hatA. ahiMnA saMghavI udayakaraNe saM. 1638 mAM zrI caMdraprabhunI pratiSThA paNa sUrijInA hAtheja karAvI hatI. ane hithI sUrijI gAMdhAra gayA hatA, jyAMthI temane pravAsa tehapurane nizcita thayuM hatuM te agAu jevAI gayuM che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ para ] dhuma jIjJAsu akabara makaraNa 8 yu. parIpakAra ke AtmasvArtha ? amarasiMha ane traNa rAjaputa svAza amarasihunA ghera AvI pahoMcyA tyAMsudhI cupacupa cAlyA karyuM; pRthvIsihunA mitrA mAtra mArgamAM Apasa ApasamAM dhIme svare vAtacIta karatA hatA. mArgImAM cAlatAM cAlatAM pRthvIsi Mha amarasiMhane peAtAnA mitrAnA nAma mAnasiMha ane bIrabala hatAM ema jaNAvyuM hatuM. amarasiMhanu ghara eka junA paDI gayelA kha'DIeramAM hatuM. potAnA gRhanA dvAra pAse AvI pahoMcyA pachI amarasiMhajI pRthvIsiMhane uddezIne eklyA: " pRthvIsiMha ! mhArA gRhanI aMdara praveza karatAM pahelAM hajI ekavAra vicAra karI, amarasiMha akamaranI virUddha caLavaLa karanArA rAjapUta hAvAthI tenA gRhamAM praveza karavA e kai ramata nathI. jo ke huM aMta:karaNathI rAjadrohI nathI, paraMtu rAjapUtAnA kalyANArthe mhArA taraphathI thatA prayatnAne rAjadrohanu svarUpa apAya evA saMbhava che, ane tethI mhane sahAya karatAM pUrve tamAre ane tamArA mitrone mATe hajI paNa eka vakhata vicAra karI levAnI jarUra che. jyAMsudhI mhArA gRhamAM tame praveza karyo nathI, tyAMsudhI ahIMthI palAyana karI javAnA raste tamArA mATe khullA che. ekavAra mhArI maDhe AvyA pachI jIMdagIbhara mhane eka sarakhI rIte tamAre madada karavAnA sAgana levA paDaze. pAchaLathI pazcAttApa karIne hatAza hradaye mhane sahAya karavA karatAM atyAre mhArAthI dUra rahezeA te huM vadhAre pasada karIza. " " paraMtu amArA nizcaya mATe zaMkA lAvavAnuM kai prayAjana nathI. tamArA jevA parApakArI purUSanA nivAsa sthAnamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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paropakAra ke AtmavA? [ 53 ] praveza karIne pAvana thavA amA utsuka chIe." eTaluM khAlIne pRthvIsiMha hAsya karyuM. amarisaMhanI zaMkA dUra thatAM te traNe rAjapUta svArIne laine potAnA gRhamAM dAkhala thayA. eka junA paDI gayelA ghara pAse paheAMcyA pachI amarasihu dAdara caDhavA lAgyA. dAdara ajANyA ane uMcA haiAvAthI traNe rAjapUta svArA dhIrethI upara caDhatA hatA. dAdaramAM keTalAye pagathIAM caDhavA chatAM hajI pagathImanA aMta AvatA i hAvAthI mIrakhala amarasiMha pratye manamAM kacavAtA hatA. eTalAmAM eka pagathIyuM cukI javAthI pRthvIsihunA paga maraDAyA eTale te paNa asvastha thayA ne amarasiMha tarapha krodha karatAM puna: upara caDhavA lAgyA. alpa samayamAMja teo badhA upara gayA. tyAM eka eraDI temanA jovAmAM AvI. AraDImAMnA dIpakane prakAza maDha hatA. sarva te AraDImAM dAkhala thayA. A oraDImAM lagabhaga daza paMdara rAjapUtA beThA hatA ane teonI AsapAsa be traNa hukakA paDayA hatA. amara sihune AvI pahoMcelA joIne teoe tene praNAma karyA; A uparathI teo AgalI moDI rAtri sudhI amarasiMhanI rAhu jotAM beThA haze, evuM anumAna pRthvIsiMhe potAnA manamAM karyuM. te eraDAnA pAchaLanA bhAgamAMnI bArI pAse eka strI beThI hatI. te mAtra peAtAnI jagyAe svastha esI rahI. teNe pAtAnu mhAM khArI bhaNI rAkheluM hovAthI te tarUNa hatI ke vRddha hatI, vA suMdara hatI ke kurUpA hatI, te kaMI kaLI zakAya tema nahAtuM. tenAM aMga krUtuM eka vastra viMTALelu hAvAthI tenA zarIranAM avayava suddhAM joi zakAtAM nahAtAM, mAtra tenI DAkanA temaja kANInA vibhAga joi zakAtA hatA. lAbhathI lAbhane mATe jIvane je jatA kare, dravya bhAgavavAnI te AzA zI rItathI kare. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[54] ghama jIjJAsu akabara pRthvIsiMha A strIne joine camakaryo. teNe pitAnA mitra hIrabalanA kAnamAM dhIme svare kahyuM: "A to strI lAge che joIe chIe zuM nATaka bhajavAya che!" bIrabalanuM mana ahiM AvavAthI udvigna thayuM hatuM. teNe pRthvIsiMhane kaMipaNa pratyuttara nahi ApatAM ekavAra comera daSTipAta karyo ane eAraDImAM kaNa kaNa beThA hatA, te joI levAne yatna karyo. amarasiMhanuM lakSya tenA tarapha muddala nahotuM. te pitAnA saghaLA mitrone udezIne belyo: "mitro! Izvara kRpAthI Aje ApaNane traNa navA sahAyaka maLyA che. pApa-puNyane egya badale Izvara temane Apaze, ema mAnIne Aje ApaNe temane ApaNuM maMDaLImAM zAmila karIe !" eka vRddha, paraMtu bhavya AkRtivALe pratApI rAjapUta be: "ApaNane madada karanAra pratyeka rAjapUta ApaNane priya che; paraMtu amarasiMhajI! A traNe navA mitro keNa che tenI savistara hakIkta amAre prathama jANavI ja joIe." "arebara che." amarasiMha belya: "kAkA, tame tamanI bArIka tapAsa kare." "zuM amArI tapAsa!" bIrabalanA moMmAMthI udvAra nIkaLI paDayA. kema zuM thayuM?" amarasiMha bIrabala tarapha vaLIne bAlyA: "tame bhaya kema pAmo che?" "chaTa, chaTa, bhIti zAnI? bIrabala bolavA lAge paraMtu mitro! amane pUchavAthI tamane zI mAhitI maLavAnI che? ame vana vana bhaTakanArA chIe. ame tamane zuM kahI zakavAnA hatA ? " "ekAntavAsamAM rahenArA manuSyo te ghaNI vAra uttama beya ApI zake che." pelo vRddha rAjapUta vacce belyA. "e vAta paNa kharI." bIrabala gaMbhIra svare bolavA lAge: "vanamAM rakhaDI rakhaDIne mArA mAthAnA vALa dhoLA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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parASakAra ke AtmasyA ? [ 55 ] thai gayA che; paraMtu je pramANe kAcA pAtAnAM badhAM agA saMkelI le che, te pramANe mhArA citravicitra anubhavA leAkAne jo ke bhinna bhinna ra'ganA bhAse che; teApaNa mhArI AMkheAthI mhane te badhA ekaja raMganA bhAse che. mhArA anubhavA rAya ane raMkanI pAse eka sarakhAja darzita thAya che. paraMtu rAjA pAse khAsa karIne jeTalu vadhAre jITuM khelAya teTaluM phAyadA kAraka che. sAcu khelanArane A jagatamAM tiAnA mAra maLe che. khATA hiMdu thaine rAjA pAse hiMdutvanI khaDAi hAMkI eTale tame amaranA darabAranA mIrakhala thai cukayA. " eTaluM khAlIne aurakhala sarva pratye jovA lAgyA. tenu khelavuM badhAne pasa da paDayuM. pelI strIe paNa jarA krIne pRthvIsihu pratye daSTipAta karyo. pRthvIsi huM sahaja smita karyuM ane khAMkhA khAdhA. mIramale paNa sahaja smita karyuM. "ha, paNa tamArU nAma zuM ?" pelA vRddha rAjapUte pRthvIsiMhane puna: prazna karyo. " pRthvIsiMha, mAnasiMha ane rakhala, " pRthvIsiMhai uttara ApyA. samura kare ! kAkA ! " amarasiMhu vacce ja belI uyeA. " A ApaNA navA mitrane ApaNA nityanA praznanA pUchavAnI AvazyakatA nathI. alpa samayamAM ja pRthvIsiMhai amArA upara anahada upakArA karI dIdhA che. tenA udAra hRdaya badala mhArA manamAM kaDhi paNa AzakA udbhavazeja nahi. ApaNA A mitrAne ApaNe praznanA pUchI lIdhA, have temanI pAse zapatha levaDAvAe eTale te ApaNA sAcA mitrA thai cukayA; paraMtu temanI pAse zapatha levaDAvatAM pahelAM ApaNA kAnI thADI ghaNI kalpanA temane ApI daIe te ThIka. ' ,, '' "" paraMtu . amarasiMhajI ! " pRthvIsiMhu vacce melI uThayA " dhAro ke tamArA kArya sabaMdhI mAhitI meLavyA pachI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 56 ] dha jIjJAsu akabara. ame tamArI maMDaLImAM zAmila thavAnA amArA nizcaya pheravIe te--" prathvIsiMhanu Avu khelavuM sAMbhaLIne sa`nAM vadana nisteja thai gayAM, teo eka bIjA pratye jovA lAgyA. gheADI vAra oraDImAM zAnti prasarI rahI. alpa samaya pachI amarasiddha dhIme svare paraMtu spaSTatAthI khelavA lAgyA " tema-te pazu zu ? tethI amane kaMI ja nukazAna thanAra nathI. Aje tame ahiM je kai joyu che, te sabaMdhI eka akSara paNa koine nahi kahevAnA tamArI pAse sAgana levaDAvIne tamane ahuithI mukata karavAmAM Avaze ane tame te sAgananuM yathArtha pAlana karA che ke kema, te mATe sakhta dekharekha rAkhavAmAM Avaze. " " tyAre teA sheja saMkaTa kharUM " atyAra sudhI cupa rahelA mAnasi Mha dhIme rahIne khelyA. " saMkaTa zAnuM ? " mAnasi'hu pratye vaLIne pRthvIsi ha zAnta svare AlyA. " emAM saMkaTa zAnuM ? mRtyunu ke ? vacanabhaMga thanArane mRtyunI zikSA thavIja joie. jo tamane mRtyunA bhaya lAgatA hAya tA hajI paNa tame khanne haeNne tyajIne cAlyA jAo ! huM te sogana pUrvaka kahu chu ke amarasiMha mATe huM mhArA prANu apIza. " A sAMbhaLIne sarva saMtuSTa thayA. pRthvIsi MhanI prazaMsA thavA lAgI. mAnasiMha ane bIrabala pRthvIsiMha pratye tIkSaNa dRSTithI jevA lAgyA. pRthvIsiMhanI mukhamudrA zAnta ane gaMbhIra hatI. " amAre paNa eja nizcaya che. " bIrabala nirUpAye eklyA. mAnasa huM kaMi paNa na khelatAM DAku dhaNAvIne saMmati darzAvI. ' ?? have tamArA nizcaya daDha thayA che ke ? " amarisaMhe bIrabala ane mAnasihu pratye bhedaka sRSTi phreMkatAM pUchyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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paropakAra ke AtmasvA? [0] hA" bane jaNA sAthe ja bolI uThayA. amasiMha AthI saMtuSTa thaze. te sahaja AgaLa AvIne beltha. "mitra! jANu bujIne kiMvA chupIrIte thatA akabarane anyAya aTakAvavAne ja amAro udeza che. akabaranI zAsana paddhatimAM aneka prakAranA deSa che ane tethI garIba rAjapUtAne ghaNuM sahana karavuM paDe che. AvA atyAcAra pratye gupta rIte akabaranI saMmati hevI joIe, evI amArI mAnyatA che. akabara evA atyAcAre pratye saMmati darzAvate hiya ke nahi athavA game tema hoya, paraMtu vAraMvAra evA atyAcAre thayA kare che e vAta sAcI che. A atyAcAra aTakAvavAnI amee pratijJA karI che. ame ekavAra akabaranI aMtagata rAjanIti tapAsavAno nizcaya karyo che. je akabara rAjapUte pratye kharekhara saMmati darzAvatuM haze to ApaNI sthiti mAM satvara sudhAro thaze, ane je te mAtra bAhya rIte rAjapUto pratye saMmati darzAvatuM haze. ane tene AMtarika udeza rAjapUte pratye chaLakapaTa karavAneja che evI amArI pratIti thaze, te akabaranuM rAjaya nAmAvazeSa karavA mATe ame sarva eka page taiyAra chIe. huM dhAruM chuM ke have tame amAro uddeza saMpUrNa rIte samajI zakyA hazo ja. ame sarva ahiM pratyeka mAsanI vadI catuthIne divase bhegA thaIe chIe ane AgaLa zuM karavuM te saMbaMdhI vicAra karIe chIe. tame amArI maMDaLImAM zAmila thavA mATe taiyAra chene?" eTaluM belIne amarasiMhe pitAnA traNe navA mitra pratye ekavAra daSTipAta karyo. "alabatta." pRthvIsiMha nIDaratApUrNa svare bolyA mhArA ane mitre paNa mahArA jevA draDha nizcayI che." bIrabale ane mAnasiMhe zira dhuNAvIne pitAnI saMmati darzAvI eTale amarasiMha sahaja meTA svare betye " kamaLAdevI !" atyAra sudhI pITha pheravIne beThelI strI tarata ja ubhI thaI. teNe pitAnuM moM pheravIne sarva pratye daSTi pheMkI. teNe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 18 ] dha jIjJAsu akabara. pAtAnA asta vyasta thayelAM vastro samAya; paraMtu teTalAmAM tenuM kaMTha sthAna ane tenA vRkSa: pradeza daSTiJAcara thayA vagara rahyAM nahi. tenA kALA bhamara jevA kezakalApa chuTA vikharAyale hatA; para Mtu te samAravAnuM tene sUyuM nahiM. teNe potAnA kezakalApa kadI paNa ALAvyeA hAya ema jaNAtuM nahatu; kAraNa ke temAM telanI gaMdha suddhAM jaNAtI nahAtI. Ama chatAM paNa te kezakalApa sudara jaNAtA hatA, tenI mukha mudrApara phikkAza hatI, te bahu suMdara naheAtI; paraMtu tenI nAsikA, nayanayugala, daMtapati vagere evAM namaNAM hatAM ke te jonArane sAMdarya - mayIja jaNAtI hatI. jo ke te suMdara, ramaNIya kivA meAhaka jaNAtI naheAtI; paraMtu tenAM svarUpa mAMthI sAda aspaSTa rIte paNa dekhAi AvatuM hatuM. keTalAMka puSpA evAM hAya che ke jene ApaNe suMghavA mATe nAsikA AgaLa dharIe chIe, tyAre temAMthI bilakula suga Mdhi AvatI nathI; paraMtu jyAre ApaNe nirAza thaIne temane A paNI sAme mUkIe chIe, tyAre alpa samayamAM ja tenI sugaMdhi heMkI rahe che. kamaLAnuM svarUpa paNa AvAja prakAranu hatuM. kamaLAnI mukhamudrA jovA pahelAM pRthvIsiMha ane tenA banne mitrA nirAza thayA hatA; kAraNake jyAMsudhI teoe kamaLAnuM mhAM joyuM nahAtuM tyAMsudhI peAtAnI tarapha pITha pheravIne beThelI strInA gArava saMbadhe ane tenI hAjarI sadhI teo kazA khyAla karI zakatA naheAtA, para Mtu jema jema pRthvIsiMha kamaLA pratye tAkI tAkIne jovA lAgyA tema tema kamaLAnI ugra ane gaMbhIra mukhamudrA joine tenA manamAM kamaLA viSe pUnya buddhi udbhavI. tenI dRSTi nirmaLa ane pavitra banI gai. kamaLAdevI pUtaLAMnI peThe zAnta, gaMbhIra ane nirvikAra sukhamudrA dhAraNa karIne UbhI hatI. tenA netrAnI pAMpaNa suddhAM hAlatI cAlatI nahatI. te kAnA pratye tAkI rahI hatI te sumajI zakAya tema nahotuM; paraMtu te peAtAnI pratye AADakatarI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 59 ] paropakAra ke AtmasyA ? rIte joyA karatI hatI evI pRthvIsiMhanI alpa samayamAM ja pratIti thai. aMte peAtAnA navA mitrAne kamaLAdevInI pAse Ava vAnA amarisa hai isArA karyA. pRthvIsiMha peAtAnI pAse AvI pahoMcatAMnI sAthe ja kamaLAe peAtAnI kamaramAMthI eka kaTAra kheMcI kADhI. hRdayI pRthvIsiMha AthI camakyA. pRthvI si MhanA banne mitrae pAtapAtAnI samazeranI muTha pakaDI. kamaLAdevI A badhu joI zakyA vagara rahI nahi. te mAtra uMcI najara karIne pRthvIsiMha pratye tAkI rahI. pRthvIsiMhanA kapALamAM karacalIo paDI. " kaTArI joIne bhayabhIta thavAnuM kaMi ja prayAjana nathI." amarasiMha pRthvIsi'hane uddezIne elye . " kamaLAnA hAthamAMnA zastranA sparza karIne sAgana levAnI amArI paddhati che. pRthvIsiMha A kaTArInI dhAra para banne hAtha mUkIne sAgana lye. " ,, pRthvIsiMhe kamaLAnA hAthamAMnA zastrapara peAtAnA ane hAtha mUkyA ane te khelyA ! " AjathI huM amarasi hajInA kArya ne manasA vAcA ane karmA sahAya ApavAnI pratijJA karUM chuM. deva vipAkathI kadAca huM vizvAsaghAtI nava uN te A zastrathI mhArA prANa naSTa thajo ! "" pRthvIsiMhanA banne mitrae paNa teja pramANe sAgana lIdhA pachI kamaLAdevIe ekavAra pRthvIsiha pratye daSTipAta karyAM. tyArachI pAtAnA hAthamAMnI kaTArI uMcI karIne te khelI ! pavitra sAgana lIdhA pachI zastrane pavitra ku MmathI vadhAvavuM joie, eTalu khAlIne teNe UMcI karelI kaTArIthI pAtAnA bAhu para sahaja sparza karyo. tarataja lAla hIrA jevu rUdhIra bindu tenI bAhu latApara AvIne ubhuM rahyuM. kamaLAe tarata ja potAnA jamaNA hAthanA aMguThA vaDe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[60] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. te rUdhiranuM tilaka pRthvIsiMhane karyuM. pRthvIsiMhe mAMca anubhavyuM. kamaLAdevIne teNe jyArathI joI hatI, tyArathI ja tenI bhedaka daSTie pRthvIsiMhanuM hRdaya bhedI nAkhyuM hatuM ja. te sahaja asvastha thayela hatuM. temAM e vaLI tenI AvI vicitra kRtithI pRthvIsiMha sahaja gabharAye paraMtu pitAnA aMtaHkaraNanI viSamatA vyakta na thaI jAya, e hetuthI amarasiMha ane kamaLAne saMbodhIne be " AvuM pavitra tilaka mahArA kapALamAM thavAthI huM hane bhAgyazALI hamajuM chuM. tyArapachI bIrabala ane mAnasiMhane rakta tilaka karyA pachI kamaLA bolI: "mahArA satvamaya rUdhirane bhAra tame e tamArA kapALa para lIdhe che. pratijJA pUrNa thayA sivAya e bhAra halake thanAra nathI kema pRthvIsiMha?" "alabatta " pRthvIsiMha bolyA: "have rakatabaMdhanathI ApaNA aMtaHkaraNa saMkaLAI cukyAM che. paraMtu ApaNuM kAryanI zarUAta karatAM pahelAM mahane eka prazna pUchavAnI agatya jaNAya che. akabara bAdazAha rAjapUte pratye chaLakapaTa karavA Icche che, evuM tame zA uparathI mAne che? rAjyamAM banatA badhA banAve pratye khudu bAdazAha kevI rIte dhyAna ApI zake? kadAca rAjapUto upara thatA atyAcAre saMbaMdhI akabara kaMI jANatA paNa na hoya ! AthIja akabara pratye dveSabhAvanA rAkhavI e sarvathA anucita gaNAya ! vaLI tame hArI mukhamudrA pratye bArikIthI juo ! hArI ane akabaranI mukhamudrAmAM sAmya eTaluM badhuM che ke tame kavacita hune rAjapUta zatru akabaraja hamajaze. !" " ATaluM bolIne pRthvIsiMhazAnta rahyo. sarvatra zAnita prasarI rahI. amarasiMha pRthvIsiMha pAse gayo ane tenI mukhamudrA pratye bArikIthI jevA lAge. kamaLAdevI paNa pRthvIsiMha pratye tAkI rahI. tene paNa te akabara jeja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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paropakAra ke AtmasvArtha ? [ 5 ] lAgyA. teNe ekavAra cAmera daSTi pheravI. tenA kapALa para karacalIo paDI. kamaLAdevInI asvasthA pRthvIsi huM kaLI gayA. te AgaLa khelavA lAgyA: " paraMtu A sAmya mhArA kantavyanI ADe AvanAra nathI e vAta tame nakkI mAnajo. mhArA bhAla pradeza paranuM rakata tilaka mhane svastha besI rahevA deze niha. paraMtu ApaNuM kArya zarU karatAM pahelAM huM akabaranI kharI mana: sthiti tapAsI laiza. mhArA kArya kSetranI tamane kalpanA suddhAM AvI zakaze nahi. jo ke huM citeDamAM janmyA chuM. tApaNa sikri prAMtamAM kArya karavA mATe huM koipaNa rIte azakta nathI. tamArA kAryanI pUrNAhuti mhArAja hAthathI thaze, evI mhArI khAtrI che. AvatI caturthi e ApaNe ahIM puna: maLazu, te vakhate ekAda hitazatrunA aMta lIdhA sivAya ahIM nahi AvavA adala huM pratijJA karUM chuM. paraMtu tame eTaluM nakkI mAnajo ke akakhara khIramala ane mAnasiMha tamArA hitazatru nathIja." eTaluM melI pRthvIsiMhe peAtAnA anne mitrA tarapha daSTi pheravI. temanI ubhayanI mukhamudrA asvastha jaNAtI hatI. pRthvIsiMhanA chellA zabdo temane rUmyA na heAya ema temanI mukhamudrA parathI spaSTa rIte jaNAI AvatuM hatuM. A sAMbhaLIne pele vRddha rAjapUta eTalI uThyo: "pRthvIsihu, tame dhArA che teTaluM A kArya hetu nathI. amArA jevA garIba rAjapUtAnA du:khanI tamane mAhitI nathI, tethIja akabara mATe tamArA hRdayamAM pUjaya buddhi che. thADAM aThavADiyAM thayAM sikrinA rAjapUtA pratye je atyAcArA thAya che, te saaMdhI akabarane saheja paNa mAhitI na hAya e kema saMbhave ? arere, khicArA rAdhAjIne anna suddhAM khAvA maLatu nathI, tenA upara e musalamAna svArAe kevA jIlma gujAryo ? " 6 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 3 ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara " kharekhara, pRthvIsi'hajI, " kamaLAdevI vacceja eTalI uThI. "Izvara amArA upara rUThyo che. zI sikrinI dInAvasthA anna vinA TaLavaLIne rAjapUtA potAnA prANa tyAge che. jyAM tyAM bhUkhyAM mANasAnI kAna phADI nAMkhe evI kikiArIe saMbhaLAya che. saMtApa, ceAka ane AkraMda sivAya sikrimAM have kaIja rahyuM nathI. A karatAM pralaya kALathI sarva sAtheja mRtyu pAmIe te kevuM sArUM ! " ATaluM khelatAM khelatAM kamaLAnAM netramAMthI azru bharAI AvyAM. teNe peAtAnI oDhaNInA cheDAthI azru luchI nAMkhyAM. tenA netrAmAM vilakSaNa prakAranuM teja dekhAvA lAgyuM. tenI mukhamudrA mAhaka jaNAvA lAgI. teNe peAtAnA Ai pIsyA. pRthvIsiMhai A dazya stabdha thaIne joyAMja karyuM. alpa samayamAM sabhA barakhAsta thavAnI taiyArI thavA lAgI. pratyeka rAjapUta amarasiMhane praNAma karIne tyAMthI javA lAgyA. sAnI pAchaLa pRthvIsiMha ane tenA be mitrA cAlatA hatA. pRthvIsiMha amarasiMhune praNAma karyo. kamaLAdevI te traNe mitrAne mukavA sArU dAdara utarIne nIce AvI te ane pRthvIsihune uddezIne khAlI: " pRthvIsi'huM ! pratijJAnu niraMtara smaraNa karyo karajo hA ke ? " " jyAMsudhI A dehamAM prANa che, tyAMsudhI tenuM kade pazu vismaraNa thavAnuM nathI ! " kamaLAdevI pratye ekI Tase tAkI rahelA pRthvIsiMha AlyA. kamaLAdevI saheja AgaLa AvI ane pRthvIsiMhanA karNa pAse mhAM rAkhIne dhIme svare bolI: " amarasiMhamAM ceAgyatA che. tenAmAM aneka sadguNa che; paraMtu tenA sAmarthya nA vikAsa thAya tema nathI. Apa tene madada karaze tA huM ApanA atyaMta upakAra mAnIza. " " te tamArA zuM sagA thAya che ? " pRthvIsiMha mAzcarya pAmatAM prazna Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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paropakAra ke AtmasyA ? [13] 66 "te mhArA kaMija sagA thatA nathI. " kaMmaLA belI: mhArA mAtA pitA kANu che tenI paNa mhane khabara nathI. amarasiha mAlyAvasthAthIja mhArUM lAlana pAlana karyuM che eTalI vAta huM jANuM chuM. mhArA para anata upakAra che. ThIka, tyAre huM rajA lauM chuM." eTaluM melIne kamaLA tyAMthI vidyuta vege cAlI gai. kamaLA pratye daSTi pheMkatA pRthvIsiMha vicAramugdha banI sthira citte ubhuM rahyo. aMte " kema have ahIMthI nIkaLavAnA vicAra che ke nahi ? " e prazna tenA mitrA narathI puchAyA, tyAreja teNe saMcita thai kahyuM. nahi, nahi; cAle, ApaNe jaIe chIe ne ? huM, pazu rAtri ghaNI vIti gai che. are! prAta:kALa thavA Avela che ne zuM ? " ema kahIne traNe jaNA "" cAlatA thayA. pRthvIsiMhuM, bIrabala ane mAnasiMhanA gayA pachI amarisaMhu sAdaDI para paDayA paDayA vicAratandrAne AdhIna thayA. alpa samayamAMja kamaLA pAchI AvI. amarasiMhujIne vicAramagna thayelA joine te elI " amarasihajI kArya kaMi thatuM nathI ane samaya vyatIta thatA jAya che. " " kharekhara " amarasiMhu eyeA " huM paNa eja vi ,, * cAra karU chuM. paNa maLA mhArA mhAMmAthI eka zabda nIkaLatAMnI sAtheja zUravIra rAjapUtA ApaNI madade AvyA vagara rahe tema nathI hA ? " " paraMtu ema khaMDa karavAthI cA phAyadA? " kamaLA melI: " raktapAnanI nIo vaheze ane anAtha strI khALakAnI saMkhyAmAM vadhArA thaze. utAvaLa karavAmAM kAyadA nathI. amasihajI " " ema kema ?" amarasi huM lAM caDhAvyAM ane AvyA, eka vakhata akabarane nAza thayA che Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 64 ] dha jIjJAsu akabara. " tA tenI jagyAe tarataja khIjo akabara Avaze, haeNmajyA ? " amarasihu pratye ekI Tase joi rahelI kamaLA elI: " vaLI akbara AvA atyAcArA pratye gupta rIte saMmati darzAvatA haiAya evu` paNa zI rIte mAnI zakAya? mhane lAge che ke tame utAvaLa kare che. " "tu bhUle che kamaLA ! mhArI utAvaLathI mhArA hAthamAM evA prakAranI sattA Avaze ke jethI sarva atyAcArAnA huM kSaNa mAtramAM aMta lAvI zakIza eTalu ja nahi; paraMtu mhArI kamaLAne huM rAnI pada-- "" " khasa karI, khasa karI ? " kamaLA kroSapUrNa svare khelI: " amarasiMhajI, mhe. tamane aneka vakhata kahyuM che ane hajI paNa kahuM chuM ke kamaLA eka dIna strI che. sa Mpatti, sAnde vA aizva nI mhene khIlakula AvazyakatA nathI. prabhu mhane sadvicAra ane sadAcAra ApA, eja eka icchA mhArA manamAM niraMtara rahyA kare che. " ThaM nahi, kamaLA evuM na meTala ! " kamaLAne mAlatI aTakAvI amarasi'huM vacceja eTalI uThayA !'' hArI ceAgyatA, hArI sahRdayatA ane hArA sadguNNAnA huM jema jema vicAra karU chuM, tema tema thArA pratyenA mhArA prema hRDha thatA jAya che. kamaLA, ? mhe thArUM lAlana pAlana karyuM; paraMtu tuM hajI mhArI thai nathI ! " eTaluM elIne amarasiMha AzApUrNa netre kamaLA pratye tAkI rahyo, amarisaMhanu khelavuM peAtAne pasaMda naheAtuM, teApaNa tene du:khita nahiM karavAnA vicArathI kamaLA gadagada kaMThe lIH " mhArA jevI eka pAmara strI prApta karavAnA vicArAthI tamArUM hRdaya dukhita na karo ! " ' 66 tu A pramANeja melyA karIza ke ? " amarasiMhu rUDDAjanaka svare melyA: " nahi, nahi; " kamaLA khelI: huM evI duSTa nathI, tame mhAra para aneka upakAra karyo che. te upakAra visarI jAuM evI huM kRtaghna nathI, tame mhArA pratipAlaka che. huM tamArA pratye pUjya buddhi dharAvuM chuM. ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[5] rAjapUta rANI atyAra sudhInA tamArA upakAranuM niraMtara samaraNa rAkhIne AjasudhI huM tamArI AjJAnusAra vatI chuM, paraMtu hArI pAse AvA prakArano badalo na mAge !" eTaluM belIne kamaLA tyAMthI cAlI gaI. ' : "kamaLA !" amarasiMhe kamaLAne dhImethI. bUma pADI, paraMtu kamaLA tyAM nahetI. amarasiMhe eka ni:zvAsa mu. te dIpaka bujhavI nAMkhavA sArU ubhe thaye. dIpaka pAse jatAM jatAM te bolyA: "hajAre varSe ekaja kamaLAne janma thAya che, tenI prApti mATe khuda bAdazAhanuM rAjasiMhAsana jamInadesta karavA mATe keNa taiyAra na thAya?" eTaluM belIne teNe dIpaka helavI nAMkhe. oraDImAM aMdhakAra prasarI rahyo. kamaLA je jagyAe beThI hatI, te jagyA pAse jaIne amarasiMha prakAzI rahelA caMdra pratye daSTi pheMkate babaDavA lAgyA, kamaLA A badhI gaDamathala huM kevaLa hArA mATeja karUM chuM. yavanono nAza karIne rAjapUtane sukhI karavA rAjasattA prApta karavI, e badhuM kevaLa tArAja mATe! meTAM meTAM rAjyanI pAyamAlI karavAmAM paNa strIo nimitta mAtra gaNAI che. tyAre huM hArI kamaLA mATe ATaluM karuM temAM zuM Azcarya ?" vaLI vicAranuM nAva taraMge caDhayuM hoya tema AgaLa calAvyuM: "A pRthvIsiMha koNa haze? tenuM svarUpa akabaranA jevuM ja kema lAge che? teNe pitAnA raheThANa saMbaMdhI to kaMija mAhItI ApI nahi!" A pramANe vicAranI dhunamAM ja amarasiMhane prAtaHkALa thaI gaye. prakaraNa 9muM. rAjapUta ramaNa. paDyA ke je jaLakriDA karavA jatAM leyarAmAM purAI hatI te jyAre svastha thaI tyAre te eka suMdara gAlIcA upara paDI hatI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[1] tema sAsu ephaem. ane tenA sAme eka vyakti enrI hatI. A vyakti kANu hatI, 'te tenAthI humajAyu nahi; kANuke tenI be AMLA sivAya Akhu zarIra vastrAdita kareluM hatuM. peAte kyAM hatI te padmAthI humajI zakAyuM nahiM. kAraNa ke padmA jyAM hutI mAM adhakAra vizeSa hatA. vaLI te jagyAmAMnA dIpakanA prakAza eTale te maMda hatA ke tyAM dIpaka hataja nahi, ema kahevAmAM kaMija aDacaNa nathI. cAre bAjunI divAlA parathI che. ukhaDI gayelI hatI ane temAMthI keTalAka pattharA bahAra upasI AvelA jaNAtA hatA. peAtAnI sAme beThelI vyakti kaMi paNa olyA sivAya besI rahI hatI e joine padmA kapI uThI. pote koi bhUtanI samIpamAM beThI hAya ema tene lAgyuM. padmA bhayabhIta thaIne kikiArI pADavAnI taiyArI karatI hatI, eTalAmAM tenI sAme beThelI vyakita khelavA lAgI. " egama sAheba ! ApanA pratye niSThura vana calAvIne huM Apane ahiM upADI lAgye chu e kAMi mhArA nhAnA sUnA aparAdha nathI. kadAca Apane ema lAgyuM haze ke Apane ahiM eka divAnanI peThe pakaDI lAvavAmAM AvyAM che, paraMtu ApanA mAna-maratA sacavAya tevI rIte vartavAnI mheM sapUrNa kALajI rAkhI che ane lAcArIthI Apa nAmavarane ahiM ANavA mATe amArA taraphathI Apane je kaMi trAsa paDayA hoya, te badala mAfI cAhuM chuM. anAnakhAnAnI saghaLI begamA karatAM Apa nAmavara vizeSa dayALu ane kSamAzIla che, evI amArI khAtrI hAlathIja ame ApanI pAse vinaMtI karavAnuM TharAvyuM che. paraMtu te vina MtI rajI karavA mATe khIjuM sthaLa, temaja bIjo samaya caigya nahi hAvAthI Apane A rIte atyAre ahIM lAvavA pharaja paDI che; kAraNa ke kAma atyaMta gupta che. "" ATaluM khAlIne te vyakita zAnta rahI, te padmAnA pratye tAkI tAkIne jovA lAgI. padmA kaMija mesTIka gheADIvAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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rAjaputa ramI. [K = sukhI zAnti prasarI rahI. traNa cAra vakhata padmAe hIrgha niHzvAsa mUkavA, tenuM hRdaya dhabakavA lAgyuM. mA vyakti kaNa hatI, te mAtra tenA netro uparathI ALakhI zakAya tema nahAtuM. mAtra tenA avAja uparathI te kAjI havA joie enI padmAnA khataramAM zaMkA udbhavI. alpa samaya pachI te vyakita puna: khelavA lAgI, " kAya ati gupta rIte thavu joie. jo saheja paNa vAta bahAra javA pAmI te tethI prANanuM nukazAna thavAnA saMbhava che. ghaNIja sAvadhAnatA rAkhavAnI che. " " paraMtu zuM kArya che te kaheA tA kharA ! " padmA sahuja kaMTALIne khAlI. (6 kahuM chuM. eTalA mATe te Apa nAmavarane ahiM lAvavA paDayAM che. " te vyakitae namra svare AgaLa calAvyuM. para Mtu.hune abhaya vacana maLe teja huM Apane te hukIkta savistara kahI sa MbhaLAvuM ! mhArUM kArya karavAnuM hune ApanA taraphathI vacana maLavuM joie." " vAta karyAM pahelAM te badala vacanaM mAgavuM e zuM vacana paLAvavAnI rIti che ? " padmA tiraskAra sUcaka svare melI, " mAtA pAse mAgavAmAM bALakane rItinA vicAra karavAnA rahetA nathI. prajAjana rAjamAtAnA bALaka samAna che ane atyAre teja daSTithI huM ApanA caraNe mhArU zira jhukAvuM chuM. " eTalu khelIne te vyaktie potAnuM zira padmAnA caraNAmAM mUkayuM; paraMtu pAtAnu zira uMcu karatAM padmAnA aMguThAne sparza thavAthI te vyaktinA mhAMparanuM vastra khasI garyu. padmA camakI uThI. te bhaya pAmatI khelI:-ANu kAjI? " kA ekaja gabharAI gayA. padmA ane kAjI keTalIka vAra sudhI eka khIjA pratye tAkI rahyAM. alpa samaya pachI kAjI nagna svare khelavA lAgyA: "huM mAtAne zaraNu AvyA che, bhale pachI te sTune mAre thiA gAre?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ ] dharma jJAsu akabara. " paraMtu mane ahIM lAvavAnuM zuM prayeAjana che, te mhA rAthI samajI zakAtu nathI. " "mane abhaya vacana maLyA sivAya Tu te jaNAvI zakatA nathI. " " ema abhaya vacana ApI zakAyaja nahi. 66. paraMtu<= " " paraMtu kaMi nahi. huM eTaluM vacana ApI zakIza ke tamArUM kArya mhArAthI thai zake tevuM nahi hAya tA hatuM tene sphoTa kAinI pAse nahi karU. ,, "" " A sAMbhaLIne kAjInI ardha ciMtA ochI thai gai. paraMtu peAtAnI vAta padmAne rUcaze ke kema, te bAbata tenA manamAM zaMkA udbhavI. gheADIvAra vicAra karyA pachI teNe khelavAnI zarUAta karI. " daivi ! ApanA vacana para mhane saMpUrNa zraddhA che ane tethIja huM mhArI hakIkata Apane nivedana karUM chuM ke zahenazAha akakharanuM rAjya atyaMta sukhadAyaka ane kalyANakA raka che evu ghaNAkharAnuM mAnavuM che, paraMtu A mAnyatAmAM mane mahu vahema Ave che. rAjapUta prajA mAne che ke akakhara temanA che, temanA dharma mATe lAgaNI rAkhI rahyo che ne tenI A prapaMcajALamAM saghaLA rAjapUto sAi paDayA che. e kharU che ke rAjapUtAmAM svarAjyanI mahatvAkAMkSA have rahI nathI; temanAmAM svadharma nu abhimAna rahyuM nathI. paraMtuH ' " AlA, eleA; kALa! atyAre tamArI sAme beThelI strI akabara bAdazAhanI begama nathI, paraMtu eka rAjapUta kanyA che. teA vAtane na acakAvatA hiMmatathI AgaLa khele " padmAe kahyuM. " huM je khelavAnA chuM te pratyeka rAjapUtAnA hRdayamAM ramI rahyuM che. satya priyatAnA mhAnA heThala potAnI vhena-putrIA sAthe lagna karavAnA lAlacuone--pachI bhale te bAdazAha hAya paNa dehAMta daMDanI zikSA thavI joIe, ema dareka jAtmAzimAnI rAjapUtane lAgavu ja joIe, peAtAnA pUrvAnuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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rAjapUta samANI. [6] rAjya paDAvI lenAra ane pitAnA mAna-gratiSThAne haNI lenAra akabara rAjapUtanI daSTimAM kalaMkarUpa thaI paDa joIe, ema khuda devIne paNa nathI lAgatuM ke? "kAjIe padmAne rUcelI vAtane vadhAre rasadAra karI. . chevaTanuM vAkaya uccAratAM kAjIe pitAnA bolavAnI . pavAnA hRdaya para zI asara thAya che te jovA sArU padmAnA tarapha tAkIne joyuM tene ema khAtrI pUrvaka lAgyuM ke padyAne tenA zabdo rUTyA hatAparaMtu kAjIe tevuM mAnavAmAM bhUlathApa khAdhI hatI. kAjInA prathamanA saMbhASaNathI akabaranA nAzanI kalpanA pavAnA vadanamaMDaLa para taravarI rahI hoya e sahaja bhAsa thatuM hatuM. paraMtu tenA manamAM tarataja evI kalpanA uddabhavI ke rAjapUta dharma nAmAvazeSa karavA udyata thayelA akabara pratye te IslAma dhamI kAjIne prema utpanna the joIe paraMtu tema karatAM kAjI akabara pratye ATalo badhe dveSabhAva rAkhe che temAM kaMI rahasya hovuM joIe, tenI kalpanA ATalethIja aTakI paDI nahi. IslAmI dharmanA durAgrahI kenA, mana dukhAya evuM akabare kaMI paNa kRtya karyuM hovuM joIe, arthAt rAjapUta dharma pratye udAratA darzAvanAruM ekAda pagaluM akabare bharyuM hovuM joIe. padmAe pitAnA manamAM evI paNa kalpanA karI lIdhI. A kalpanA sAthe ja akabara pratyene padmAne dveSa bhAva ogaLIne pANI je thaI gaye. aneka varSanA jaLa siMcanathI vRddhigata thaeluM vizALa vRkSa vIjhaLInA eka AghAta mAtrathI jema baLIne bhasma thaI jAya che, te pramANe padhAnA dveSanuM paNa thayuM.rAjapUte pratye akabara chaLa kare che ane islAmI dharmane pracAra karavA mATe ja te satata prayatna karI rahyo che evI AjadIna sudhI padyAnI mAnyatA hatI, paraMtu Aje tene judA ja prakArane anubhava maLe.khuda islAmIe paNa akabarathI asaMtuSTa che evI Aje pavAnI khAtrI thaI ane tenuM kAraNa akSara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[60] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. hindu dharmanA ucca tatvA mAnya kare che, rAjapUta prajAnA prema sapAdana " karavAnA prayatna kare che, eja che evI padmAnI pratIti thaI. tarataja akabara mATe padmAnA mana prema bhAvanA utpanna thai. te vicAravA lAgI: " kAjInI icchA virUddha kaipaNa kArya. akabare karyuM hAvuM joIe ane tethIja te kai kArasthAna racatA hovA joie. vividha prakAranA dhamanI carcA karavAnuM kArya akakhare zarU karyuM che. te kALane pasaMda na hAvu joIe athavA rAjapUtAne trAsa ApanArI kAjInI koI vAta mATe akabare virUddhatA darzAvI hAvI joie. " A pramANe aneka kalpanAo padmAnA manamAM uddabhavI ane laya pAmI; paraMtu teNe tarataja peAtAnA manamAM vicAra karyAM ke game tema hAya, paraMtu A samaye kAjIne bhUlathApa khavaDAvIne ApaGe ahithI nhAsI chuTavuM. teNe tarataja pAtAnI dRSTi kAjI tarapha pheravI, kAjI hajI paNa padmA pratye tAkI rahyo hatA. padmAe tenA sAmu joyu ke tarataja te utsukatAthI AlI uThyo: " devI ! ApanA vicAra huM jANI zakA nahi ? " C padmAe eka dIdha ni:zvAsa mUkayA ane khelI: "huM, paNa tenA upayAga thA ? huM jahAMpanAhanI begama chuM. mhArAthI te kArya zI rIte thaI zake ? " ,, ' " paraMtu Apa nAmavaranI spAnubhUti haze teA khasa che. " AnaMda pAmatA kAjI khelyA: " kArya karavAnI javAbadArI. te huM mhArA zira para--" padmAne kaMika yAda AAju,te elI uThI: "paraMtu kAcha sAheba hiMdu dharmanA nAmazeSa karanArA bAdazAhanA prANa levAnI icchA tamane zAthI thAya che ? " kAjI sahaja camakayo, paraMtu te tastaja potAnI dADhI para paNa pheravate AvyA. " ApanI mA khokhara che. bAdazAha sapUta pratye dhRtta manathI dveSa kare che; paraMtu islA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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rAjapUta rANI [La] sI pratyene tene ke te tenA kAryo dvArA pratIta paNa thAya che. hika prajA pratyeja je te dveSa karate heta te tethI amane saMtoSa thAta. amArA dharmane pracAra dinapratidina vRddhigata thAta. allA paNa tethI AnaMda pAmata, paraMtu tene te hiMdu ke islAmI eke dharmanI jarUra nathI. teNe potAne eka navIna dharma sthApavAno yatna karyo che. judA judA dharmanA vaDA gurUo bolAvIne IbAdatakhAnAmAM te carcA karAve che ane pratyeka dharmamAMthI pitAne mana gamatuM svIkArI laIne bAkInuM te tyajI de che. gaI kAle vaLI temaNe vANuonI kanyAne tenA rAjAnI parikSA karavA rekI che ne tenA dharmagurUne belAvavA gujarAtamAM rUkko mokalyA che. devI ! dharmasthApanA karavAnuM kArya allAnuM che, paraMtu alAnI avagaNanA karIne akabare dharma sthApavAnuM kArya pitAnA hAthamAM lIdhuM che. sikrinA sImADA paranI eka vizALa jagyAmAM majIda bAMdhavAnI mahane svamAmAM allAe AjJA karI hatI. te uparathI hune tyAM jagyA ApavAnI maheM tenI pAse mAgaNI karI hatI, paraMtu teNe mahArI te mAgaNune tucchakArI kADhI che. tenuM kAraNa te ema jaNAve che ke te jagyAe rahenArA rAjapUte tethI nArAja thAya tema che. jyAre ne tyAre keI paNa dharma pratye chaLa kara hoya tyAre tenA virodhI dharmanA mANasonI phariAdane prazna raju karavAnI prapaMcajALa te ekale akabaraja jANe che. " haM, paNa tame je vaNika kanyAnI vAta kahI tene kayAM rAkhavAmAM AvI che te tamo jANe che ke?" padhAe pUchayuM. khuda bAdazAha nAmavaranA rAjamahAlayanI sAmenA grahamAM. e dIka." eTaluM bolIne pavA viDIvAra zAnta rahI. te kAjI pratye ekI Taze joI rahI hatI. - yAre have mA madhamI bAhazAhanA prANa haravA ke ?i Apa amArA vicAra saMmati darzAve che nahi?" kAjIe punaH sata upADI . va. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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] 2] dhama jIjJAsu akabara. * kAchane kaI paNa rIte phasAvyA sivAya mukti meLavavAne mArga pavA mATe haja nahi. te smita kI bolI: kAjI! sarva dharmane chaLa karanAra akabarane have paralokamAM pahoMcADI deveja joIe. tamArA vicAra pratye hArI saMmati ja che eTaluM ja nahi paraMtu huM tamane tamArA kAryamAM yathAzakti sahAya paNa ApIza..bAdazAhane mArI gerahAjarI jANavAmAM na Ave tema mAre mahelamAM pahoMcI javuM joIe." puna: ApaNane maLavAnuM kayAre ane kayAM thaze." Aja sthaLe." AjathI cothA divase padhAraze ?" : "hA" | - "bahu sAruM, tyAre have padhAre! Apane ahIMthI javAnI vyavasthA taiyAra che." kAjI namra svare bele. alpa samayamAM paDyA kAjIe taiyAra rAkhelA mIyAnAmAM jaI beThI ane jatAM jatAM te dAMta kacakacAvI svagata belI: "narAdhama ! tuM rAjapUtANIne ThagavA Icache che ke ? " prakaraNa 10 muM - mAdhUmana, lagabhaga chellA traNa cAra divasa thayAM bAdazAha rAtrIe pitAnA khAnagI divAnakhAnAmAM rahetuM nahotuM. AthI je kaI paNa vizeSa kaMTALyuM hoya te te padhAja hatI. paghA kAjIne phasAvIne nyAsI chuTI hatI. pAchI AvyA pachI akabara mATe tenuM hRdaya vikRta thaI gayuM hatuM. je akabara pratye tenA aMtamAM cheSa bhAvanA hatI, te akabara mATe punA pavAnA hadayamAM premabhAvanA jAgrata thaI. akabaranI kSamA mAgavA sAru Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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mAnavamana. [ 73 ] Aje pavA adhIrI thaI gaI hatI. kAjInA kArastAnanI hakI pta akabarane kahI saMbhaLAvavA mATe Aje tenuM mana talapApaDa thaI rahyuM hatuM. chellA be divase thayAM te pitAnI dAsI julekhAM sAthe bAdazAhane belAvavAne saMdezo mekalatI hatI, paraMtu akabara tenA divAnakhAnAmAM temaja anya koI begamanA aMta:puramAM be rAtrio thayAM hate ja nahi evI bAtamI maLatAM yuvAnA Azcaryane pAra rahyo nahi. bAdazAha rAtrinA samaye kayAM jAya che? ane te zA kAma mATe jAya che, tene vicAra paDyA karavA lAgI. kaMI paNa rAjakIya khaTapaTa cAlI rahI hoya te vicArabhuvanamAM te zA mATe na jAya? vArU, rAjakIya kAraNa na hoya te pitAnI begamanA sahavAsasukhane tyAga karIne akabara rAtrinA samaye zA mATe bahAra jAya ? akabaranA rAjayamAM zAnti hovAthI yuddha thAya teve te saMbhava naheAte, tyAre dharma saMbaMdhI te kaMI khaTapaTa nahi heya ne? ane je tema hoya te hiMdudharmanI virUddhamAM te kaI khaTapaTa nahi hoyane? paraMtu chellA zabda pavAnA aMtaramAM mAtra eka kSaNa paryata ja TakI rahyA. akabara mATe have tenA hRdayamAM sahaja paNa AzaMkA rahI nahatI, paraMtu bAdazAha sAthe be traNa divasa thayA meLApa nahi thatuM hovAthI te udvigna thaIne baporanA samaye bAdazAha rAjakArabhAra saMbaMdhI khaTapaTamAM guMthAyela rahe che, ema jANavA chatAM paNa teNe Aje julekhAne saMdeza laIne mokalI. jalekhA paDyAne saMdeza laIne gaI kharI, paraMtu tene saMdeze akabarane pahoMcavAne hajI samaya na pAko heya tema jevI jAlekhA janAnakhAnAmAMthI bahAra paDIne khAsa divAnakhAnA tarapha javAnA mArge vaLI ke tarataja kAjI tenA jovAmAM Avyo. julekhAne have kAjI pratye tiraskAra AvyuM hatuM ane atyAre te ati mahatvanA kAma mATe nIkaLI hovAthI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 74 ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. * julekhA kAjI pratye daSTipAta nahIM karatAM te peAtAnA mArge vaLI. paNa kAjI kaMI jhulekhAthI gAMjyA jAya teve nahAtA. teNe tarataja julekhAnA hAtha pakaDayA. jhulekhA A vakhate gusse thayA vagara rahI nahi. teNe chaNukA karIne kAjInA hAthamAMthI peAtAnA hAtha cheDAvI dIdhA ane krodhapUrNa svare melI:-huM kahuM chuM ke rAjamahAlayamAM paga mUkavAnuM tamane prayeAjana zuM che? masIdamAM beThAM beThAM mALAnA jApa japavAnu mUkIne mhArA jevI tarUNIonI pAchaLa zA mATe bhamA che ? are ! eTaluM ja nahi; paraMtu rAjakIya kAraNeAmAM mAthuM mAravA mATe bhoMyarA ane " "9 " arara, jIlekhA NamAtramA na kara ! " julekhAnA mhAM para hAtha mUkatAM kAjI khelyA; paraMtu julekhA kAjIne gAMThe tevI nahAtI. teNe kAjInA hAtha potAnA mhoM parathI khaseDI dIdhA ane pUrvanA jevA rUvAkhadAra svare, khelavA lAgI " kema mhArA keDA mUkavA che ke nahi ? huM tamArI badhI khaTapaTa jahAMpanAhane "" '' ,, le, javA dauM chuM. paraMtu kRpA karIne khumANuma badha kara ! " eTaluM kahIne kAjIe julekhAne javA dIdhI. julekhAe jatAM jatAM kAjI pratye tiraskArasUcaka STi pheMkI. paraMtu julekhA be cAra DagalAM bhAgyeja gai haze, eTalAmAM tyAM chupAelI cAra vyakitaoe julekhAne muzkeTATa bAMdhI lIdhI ane tarataja julekhAne laIne teo tyAMthI adazya thayA. kAjI A banAvathI saMtuSTa thayeA. teNe pAtAnu DAku dhuNAvyuM ane kaMThamAMthI mALA kADhIne te pheravatA pheravatA tyAMthI cAya gaye.. A sarva manAva mAtra aDhI kSaNamAM ane te evI tA cupakIthI khanavA pAmyA hatA ke khAjunA graMthasaMgrahAlayamAM vAtacIta karI rahelI vyakita tatsama dhI kaMI paNa jANI zakI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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mAnavamana. [ pa ] nahi. graMthasaMgrahAlayanAM dvAra paNa khullAM ja hatAM, paraMtu graMthasaMgrahAlayamAM beThelA abulakajala ane salImane te saMbaMdhI kaMIja khabara paDI nahi. abulaphajala potAnA nityanA Asana para beThe hate. tenI sAme pustakano Dhaga paDayA hatA. zAhajAde graMthasaMgrahAlayamAM AvI pahoMcatAM tene besavAnI jagyA karI ApavA mATe abulaphajale thoDAMka pustake ekabIjA para goThavI dIdhAM hatAM. zAhajAdA pustakanA DhagalA pAse beTho beThe eka pustakanAM pAnAM pheravatA hatA. salIma pustakanAM pAnAM evA te bedarakArIthI pheravatA hatA ke pratyeka kSaNe "phaTa phaTa, dhvani thayA vagara rahe nahiM ane te sAthe abulaphajalanuM hRdaya ghaNuMja kacavAtuM hatuM. paraMtu salImane kaMI kahI zakAya tema paNa nahotuM. te taddana asvastha thaIne beThe hate. aMte zAhajAdAe jevI bedarakArIthI te pustaka joyuM hatuM, tethI vizeSa bedarakArIthI te pustakane jamIna para paTakIne belya: "kema, have uttara Ape che ke nahi ?" salIme prIna pUchayuM hatuM, tenuM phajalane smaraNa rahyuM nahotuM. teNe pUchayuM--"Ape mane zuM pUchayuM?" "AvuM kArya karavA mATe kurAnane AdhAra maLI zake nahi?" salIme smita karatAM pUchayuM. "kevuM kArya ? " phajale punaH pUchayuM. Ane artha e ja ke mAre tamane badhI hakIkta pharIthI kahI saMbhaLAvavI paDaze." pitAnA mhoM para hAtha pheravatAM salIma bolavA lAgya: dhAro ke ekAda purUSanA hRdayamAM amuka strI mATe premabhAvanA jAgrata thaI che. teo bane judI judI jAtanA che. purUSa mahAna zrImAna ane sattAdhiSThita che. strI eka vaNika kanyA che." eTaluM bolIne salIma kAjala pratye tAkI tAkIne jevA lAge. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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= zaddha [ 76 ] dharma jJAsu akabara. ane ekAda purUSane badale "zAhajAdA salIma" e mUkIe te ?" phajale smita karatAM pUchayuM. A zabda sAMbhaLatAnI sAtheja zAhajAdAnI mukhamudrA raktavarNa thaI gaI. pitAnI premakahANa vaDIle jANe che, tyAre pratyeka tarUNa kiMvA tarUNIonA mukhamaMDaLa para lajA, raktatA camakavA lAge che. eTaluM ja nahi paraMtu tatkALa temanAM hRdaya dhamakavA lAge che. zAhajAdo saMpUrNa rIte gabharAI gaye. kajala potAne marma kaLI jaze evuM teNe svane paNa dhAryuM nahatuM. paraMtu bAhya daSTithI arasika ane zuSka jaNAtAM phajale potAnI rasikatA vyakta karI, tethI zAhajAdAnI sthiti ghaNI vicitra thaI paDI. aMte phajale bolavAnuM zarU karyuM. rAjakIya kAramAM vikSeparUpa thaI paDe tevuM kArya ApanA hAthathI na thavA pAme te ghaNuM sArUM zAhajAdA Apa nAmavaranI * kAna pratye sArI zraddhA jaNAya che. pratyeka dharmamAMthI satyA nveSaNa karIne pratyeka vicArenI seTI karIne tenI parikSA levAnI je IcchA jahAMpanAhane aharniza thayA kare che te--" eTale? pitAzrI karAnanI AjJA pratye zraddhA nathI dharAvatA ke zuM ?" Azcarya pAmatA salIme pUchayuM. salIme A prakana kejalane sahaja meTethI pU. hato. tene te praznanuM zuM pariNAma Avaze tenI je tene mAhitI heta te te phajalane A prazna pUjataja nahi. vAMcanArA cAle ApaNe A bAju padyAnI sthitinuM avalokana karIe. julekhAM hamaNA Avaze, ghaDI pachI Avaze, ema mArga pratIkSA karatAM karatAM lagabhaga aDhI ghaTikA vItI gaI mana ane pAMca indriyone saMbaMdha e nikaTa che ke manamAM je prakArane ane je pramANene vikAra thAya te pramANenI ane tevAja prakAranI vikRti pAMca indriyo anubhavavA mAMDe che. julekhAne pAchI AvatAM vilaMba lAgavAthI jyAre Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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mAnavamana. [ 97 ] padmAnuM mana asvastha thayuM, tyAre tenI mAnasika asvasthatA tenA zarIra vyApAramAM tatkALa pratiSicchita thai. te aneka vakhata peAtAnA Asana parathI ubhI thai. aneka vakhata te khArImAM jaine ubhI rahI. julekhAne vilakha zAthI thayA, eja vicAra tenA manamAM eka sarakhI rIte dhumavA lAgyA. aMte te kaMTALIne peAtAnA palaMga para jaI paDI. paraMtu zayyAnA sparza thatAMnI sAtheja tenA manamAM eka 45nA udbhavI. te tarataja camakIne beThI thai. ane vicAravA lAgI ke khAdazAha kadAca kaI jarUrI kAmamAM guMthAyA haze, jethI divAnakhAnAnA paheregIre julekhAne aMdara javA dIdhIja nahi hAya ! kadAca te divAnakhAnAnA dvAra pAse rAha joine paNa esI rahI kAM na heAya ! have teNe poteja bAdazAha pAse javAne pAtAnA manamAM dRDha nizcaya karyo. adhIra manuSyanA manamAM kai kalpanA udbhavatAnI sAthe ja te tenA amala kare che. te pramANe khAdazAhane jAteja jaine maLavAnA vicAra udbhavatAMnI sAtheja pannA peAtAnA vastro badalIne bahAra nIkaLI paDI. "" padmA utAvaLe page janAnakhAnAnI bahAra nIkaLI'paDI. tenu mana atyAre bAdazAhumAMja magna thai gayuM hatuM; paraM tu padmA graMthasa MgrahAlayanI pAchaLa thaine khAsa divAnakhAnA tarapha jatI hatI, eTalAmAM tenA karlR para dhvani Avye ke-- " eTale ? pitAzrI kurAnanI AjJA pratye zraddhA dharAvatA nathI ke zuM ? A vAkaya sAMbhaLatAMnI sAtheja padmAnI khAtrI thaI ke zAhajAdA salIma graMthasaMgrahAlayamAM kAinI sAthe vAtacita ka ratA beThA che. akakharanu valaNa kayA dharma pratye vizeSa che, hiMdudharma pratyenI lAgaNI tenI keTalA aMze sAcI che, vagere prazno padmAnA aMtamAM nira Mtara eka * sarakhI rIte gALAtA haiAvAthI " eTale ? pitAzrI kurAnanI AjJA pratye zradhdhA dharAvatA nathI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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7] dhama jIjJAsu akabara. "" pheza ? " e vAkyathI padmAnI jijJAsA vadhI. A saMvAda kevA prakAranA che. te sAMbhaLavAnI tene icchA thai. te divAlanI Athe ubhI rahI ane kAna mAMDIne sAMbhaLavA lAgI. * * '' " nahi, nahiM jahAMpanAha kurAna pratye bilakula zraddhA dharAvatA nathI ema te naja kahI zakAya " A vAkya mAlanAra abulakjalanA svara padmAe tarataja eLakhI kADhayA, jala AgaLa khelavA lAgyA: " paraMtu kurAnamAM amuka AjJA lakhI che tadanusAra aMdhazradhdhAthI vartavuM ja joie, evA vicAra jahAMpanAhane bilakula pasa Mda nathI. pratyeka bAbatamAM manuSye svavicAra zaktinA upayoga karIne-tyAjya khAkhatanA ceAgya vicAra karIne peAtAne vAstavika lAge evA amuka mAMga grahaNa karavA joie, ane kurAnapraNIta dhama ApaNA heAvAthI tene sarvotkRSTa gaNavA ja joie, e kevaLa mUrkhAi che ... evuM jahAMpanAhunuM mAnavuM che." " tyAre pitAzrI hindudharma pratye zradhdhA dharAve che ke ? " ,, " keTalAka leAkeAnI evI paNa mAnyatAche; paraMtu vastuta: amuka dharma pratye khAdazAha nAmavatnI khAsa prItI che ema kahI zakAya tema che ja nahiM. je manuSya pratyeka khAkhatanI mImAMsA karavAnI icchA dharAve che, te amuka dharma pratye khAsa valaNa dharAvI zake ja nahiM. kAraNa ke pratyeka dharmamAM kAla parivartananI sAthe ApaNane aneka dASA maLI Ave che. niranirAlA dhama, vidhi ane zAsrakrama te te dharmAMnA prAthamika tatvA nathI; paraM tu kAlapravAhanI sAthe cAMTelI zevAlanI jALathI kharaDAi rahyAM che. mATe sArAsAranA vicAra rUpI prakhara jyeAti pragaTAvIne manuSya eka vakhata satyazodhana zarU karatAMnI sAthe ja te pratyeka dharma mAMthI aneka doSa zeAdhI zake che. AthI ja jahAMpanAhune kurAnapraNIta dharma mAnya nathI temaja hiMdudharmane paNa te sapUrIte aMgIkAra karatA nathI. temanI mAnyatA evI che ke pratyeka sujJa manuSye potAnA manapara vizvasa rAkhIne peAtAnA manamAM maka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com .

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mAnavamana. [7]. kasele tane eka dharma tarIke gaNave. islAmI dharmane chuMdI nAkha yAte hiMdudharmanA guNagAna karavAM e te temane uddeza ja nathI. svapraNIta dharmanI sthApanA karavAnI temanI IcchA che." yAte hiMdu dharmanA guNagAna karavAM e temane dvideza ja nathI" A zabdo sAMbhaLatAMnI sAthe padmAnA manamAM je bAdazAhane maLavAnI umIo uchaLI rahI hatI, te ekAeka zAMta thaI gaI. keTalAMka manuSyanI prakRti ja evI hoya che, ke temanAM manapara amuka prakAranI chApa satvara pADI zakAya che. evA manuSyane " latAvRttivALAM" gaNI zakAya. jema eka latAne amuka vRkSapara para caDhAvI eTale te vRkSa para viMTaLAI gayA sivAya tene anya mArga jaDatA ja nathI, temaja AvA mANasonI mana:sthitinuM hoya che. amuka anubhava thatAMnI sAthe ja AvA manuSyanuM mana tevuM banI jAya che ane tenAM matanI puSTi mATe teja vicArane pravAha vahevA lAge che. paraMtu puna: bIjA prakArane vicAre tenI sAme mukAtAM ja vaLI tenuM mana tevuM banI jAya che. Aje te eka manuSyane dhikkAre che, te AvatI kAle teja manuSyanAM caraNomAM te potAnuM zira jhukAve che. ' padmAnA hadayamAM akabara pratyene dveSabhAva kAjI sAthenA saMbhASaNathI naSTa thaye hato ane te samaye tene potAnA vartana badala pazcAttApa thayo hato. eTaluM ja nahi paNa te mATe kSamA bhakSA mAgavA atyAre te akabara pAse jatI hatI, paraMtu kajalanA saMbhASaNathI tenI vicAra mALAno merU calAyamAna thayo hato. tenA manamAM punaH vividha prakAranI AzaMkAo uddabhavavA lAgI. te vakhate kAjIe paNa kahyuM hatuM ke akabarane islAmI dharma paNa joIta nathI, temaja tene hiMdu dharmanI - paNa jarUra nathI, paraMtu teNe potAnI ja kIrti vadhAravI che. ane Aje kaMjale paNa evuM ja kahyuM Ane artha zuM? banne virodhI - dharmanA lekene Apasa ApasamAM laDAvI mArIne akabara te banene nAza karavA Icche che ke zuM?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[80 ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. A zaMkA paDyAnA manamAM uddabhavatAM ja tenA pUrvanA vicArene zoSI lIdhA. jema ekAda pANInA vAsaNamAM thoDo ghaNe raMga nAMkhavAthI te pANIne raMga badalAI jAya che, te pramANe padmAnA sarva vicAre kSaNamAtramAM badalAI gayA. te vicAravA lAgI ke- mahuM atyAre jaIne bAdazAhanI kSamA mAgI hatI te hArA hAthe kevI bhayaMkara bhula thavA pAmata !" A pramANe vicAra karatI padyA divAla pAse ubhI hatI. alpa samayamAM ja teNe eka vyaktine pitAnI tarapha AvatI joI. teNe uMcuM he karIne joyuM te bAdazAha akabara ! paDyA tarataja tyAMthI cAlatI thaI. pitAne kezakalApa samAratI te tyAMthI hariNInI mAphaka deDI gaI. bAdazAha akabara Azcarya pAmate thoDIvAra tyAM ja ubho rahyo. pavAnA vartanathI te sahaja paNa Azcarya pAmya nahi tenI mukhamudrA para saMtApanI chAyA vilahI rahI. tenA oMmAMthI udagAra nIkaLI paDayA: "haThIlI strI! IzvaranA niyama kharekhara vicitra che! premadAna ane tene svIkAra A jagatamAM eka ja sthaLe kema daSTigocara thatAM nahi hoya?" prakaraNa 11 muM. prayatnazIla padmA. kRSNapakSanI aMdhArI rAtrI ane temAM varasatA varasAdane lIdhe leke pitAnA gharamAM zAMtithI beThAM hatAM. te vakhate zanazAha akabaranA rAjamahAlayanI sAmenA gRha pAse eka aMdhAra paDadAmAM chupAyela vyakti AvI pahoMcI ne te mahAlayanA dvAra upara teNe potAnA hAthanI AMgaLIo vaDe prathama eka, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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prayatnazIla padmA. [1] pachI be, ane pachI traNa, ema traNa vakhata TIcakIo vagADI. alpasamayamAM ja te gRhanuM dvAra ughaDayuM. pelI vyaktie te gRhamAM praveza karyo ke tarataja gRhanuM pravezadvAra baMdha thayuM. tamA? te atyAre jAgrata te hazene?" pelI AvanAra vyaktie gRhanI aMdaranA dAdarapara caDhatAM caDhatAM pUchyuM. hA begamasAhebA, heM tene Apane saMdezo pahecADa hevAthI te atyAre ApanI rAha jotI ja beThI haze." phatamAe khulAse karyo. vAra;" eTaluM kahIne te vyakti zAnta rahI. kAtamA AvanAra vyakitane sAthe laIne dAdara caDhavA lAgI. alpa samayamAMja phAtamA ane te vyakti eka ekAnta oraDA pAse AvI pahoMcyA eTale phAtamA belI: "begama sAheba! keIpaNa vyakti sAthe caMpAne meLApa nahi thavA devAne jahAMpanAhe sakhta hukama karyo che. Apa ahi AvyA che e vAtane te nAmavarane sahaja paNa zaka jaze te hArA prANa jokhamamAM AvI paDaze." tuM taddana nizcita rahe! hAre caMpAnI sAthe ceDI vAtacita karavAnI che. hAruM kArya pUrNa thaze ke tarata ja huM keIne paNa khabara na paDe, tevI rIte ahiMthI gupacupa cAlI jaIza." "vArU, tyAre huM have jAuM chuM. Apa pAchA phare tyAre dAdaranI najIkanA oraDA pAse AvIne Apa have dhIme svare bama pADaje." eTaluM kahIne phAtamA tyAMthI cAlI gaI. | pelI vyaktie tarataja caMpAnA oraDAmAM praveza karyo. A oraDo kaMI eTale badhe susajijata nahe. oraDAmAMnI jamInapara eka gAlIce bIchAvela hatuM. madhya bhAgamAM eka gaLa meja paDeluM hatuM ane tenI AsapAsa traNa cAra khurasIo paDelI hatI. eka khuNAmAM pANIne ghaDe jaNAto hato. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[2] dhama jIjJAsu akabara. begamasAhebAne huM namana karUM chuM." AvanAra vyaktine praNAma karatAM caMpAe ubhA thaIne vinayapUrNa svare kahyuM. nahi, nahi, tame have praNAma karavA lAyaka nathI. hane namana karIne Apa sahune dUSita na kare." AvanAra vyaktie potAnA maheparano barakhe dUra karatAM kahyuM. caMpAe begamane khurasI para besavAno netrasaMta karyo eTale te eka khurasI para beThI. bIjI eka khurasI sahaja dUra khaseDIne te para caMpA beThI ane te bolI:-"devi! ApanA dazanathI hune Aje anahada AnaMda thAya che." hena! begame bolavAnuM zarU karyuM. Apane ahiM lagabhaga eka mahinA sudhI ekAntavAsamAM rahevAnI nAmavara jahAMpanAhe pharaja pADI che te bAbatanI khabara mahine traNa cAra divasa pUrve ja maLI che; nahiMtara huM tamane vahelI maLavA Avata. vArU, paNa tamAruM khyAna jANavAnI mane AkAMkSA che te tRpta karazo ke? ghaNuM khuzIthI" caMpAe nIcI najare jotAM kahyuM. . "tame kaI jJAtimAM janma pAmyA che?" vaNIka " : "bAdazAha nAmavara e te ze aparAdha tame karyo che ke temaNe tamane Ama najarakedanI peThe rAkhyA che. " "bAdazAha nAmavarane mahuM kaMIja aparAdha karyo nathI ane huM tevuM karavAnI IcchA paNa dharAvatI nathI." tyAre tamane najarakeda karavAnuM kaMI kAraNa?" "kAraNa eja ke hArA gata badala nAmavara jahAMpanAhanAM hRdayamAM zaMkA udbhavI che, jaLapAnapara cha cha mAsa sudhI rahI zakAya e vAta sAcI che kiMvA juThThI che, tenI pratitI karavA sArU temaNe hane A ekAntavAsa Ape che, paraMtu jAgye ke ajANye je kaMI banavA pAmyuM che, te eka sArAne ja mATe che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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prayatnazIla padmA [<3 ] " tamane najarakeda karavAthI mAdazAha nAmavaranuM zuM sArU thai javAnuM hatuM ? " " huM najarakeda thavAthI bAdazAha nAmavaranuM ekalAnuM ja kalyANa thavAnuM nathI; paraMtu tethI jagatanA moTA bhAganu kalyANa thavAnu che evI mhArI daDha pratIti che. 99 " eTale " egame Azcarya pAmatAM pUchyuM. " eTale eja ke bAdazAha nAmavara satyanA parikSaka che. mhArI kasoTI karavAnI temanI icchA pUrNa thavAthI khAdazAha akabaranA hAthe evAM sukIrtipUrNa mRtyu thavAnAM che ke jethI temanu nAma bhAratavarSanA itihAsamAM suvarNAkSare kAtarAI raheze. " caMpA belI. OM tamane bAdazAhu nAmavaranA svabhAvane kaI paricaya che ke ? " '' 99 nA; " tyAre tame zA uparathI mAnA che! ke bAdazAha nAmava ranA hAthe amuka sukRtyA thavAnAM che? " "" kAraNa eja che ke bAdazAhanI hAlamAM dhArmika satya zeAdhavAnI tRSA vadhatI jAya che. pratyeka dharmanA dharma gurUone sikrimAM lAvIne teonI pAse akakhara IbAdatakhAnAmAM dhArmika carcA calAve che. akabarazAhanA svabhAva evA che ke te svabuddhinA upayAga karyA sivAya koipaNa dharmAjJAnu andhazraddhAthI pAlana karatAja nathI. judA judA dharmanA tattvA jANuvAnA temane bahu zAkha che. atyArasudhImAM bAdazAhe vividha dharmo sabaMdhI jJAna meLavyA pachI have temaNe amArA dharmanAM tavA jANavAnI pravRtti AdarI che. " " tamArA dharma kayA ? " begame smita karatAM pUchyuM. 8 amArA dharma jaina che. ,, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[84] dhama jIjJAsu akabara. tamArA dharmanA mukhya tatvenuM hune thoDuM ghaNuM jJAna Apazo?" "amArA dharmamAM iMdriyone jItavAnuM mukhya pharamAna hevAthI amArA mATe "jaina" zabda vaparAya che. bAkI keI paNa jIva pratye dayA prema rAkhave. prANAne paNa satya balavuM, parAI vastu na levI, parapurUSane bhAI, bApa gaNavA ne bane teTale mamatvabhAva ocho kare e jarUranAM pharamAne che. amArA dharmagurU zrI hIravijayasUrijI atre thoDA vakhatamAM bAdazAhanA bolAvavAthI AvavA saMbhava che. temanAthI vadhAre Apa jANI zakaze. caMpAe khulAso karyo. "bahena ! " begame caMpA pratye tAkI rahetAM pUchyuM: "jahAMpanAhane hiMdu dharma pratyeno prema tamane sAce jaNAya eTale? Azcarya pAmatAM caMpA bolI. begama sAhebA ! Apa nAmadAra khuda jahAMpanAhanA patnI hovA chatAM Apa hajI sudhI temanuM hadaya oLakhI zakyAM nathI ke zuM ?" nA, nA, ema to cheka nathI, paraMtu hArA sAMbhaLavA pramANe bAdazAhane te hiMdu dharma paNa joIta nathI ane temane islAmI dharma paNa joIta nathI. " eTale bane dharmamAM paraspara jagaDA upasthita karIne bAdazAha ane dharmano nAza karavA Icche che evuM tame mAno che ?" hane evuM lAge che kharUM. " tyAre e Apane sarvathA jAma che. dharma cikitsaka manuSya bahudhA apriya thaI paDe che; kAraNa ke te pratyeka dharma, mAMnA deSo zodhI kADhIne tene nAza karavA Irache che. te dharmanI jUnI mAnyatAone vaLagI rahenArAone bila kula pasaMda paDatuM nathI. AgaLanA bAdazAhanA samayamAM hinduShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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prayatnazIla padmA. [ 5 ] Ane temanI icchA virUddha vaTalAvIne musalamAna dharmanI dIkSA ApavAmAM AvatI. bAdazAha akabara evu tA kaI karatA nathI ne ? tee khuda peAtAnA dharmanA doSo pratye paNa tiraskAranI dRSTithI jUe che. samayAnusAra dhArmika parivarttana thavAnI paNa jarUra Apane nathI lAgatI ke ? pratyeka dharmanA tattvA deza, kALa ane sthitine anusaratA heAvA joie. aka khare hajIsudhI islAmI dharma, hindu dharma ke anya koipaNa dha ne rASTrIya svarUpa ApavAno prayatna thADA ja karyA che ? alabatta, temanA dharma cikitsaka svabhAva keTalAkane nahi phreMcatA hAya, paraMtu tenA zAsanakALamAM zAnti, samabhAva ane dhArmika chUTa paDAvI levAnA prayatna thatA nathI eTaluM nakkI che. " ,, caMpAnI vakatRtvakaLAthI begama tA spriMgamUDha ja thaI gaI. akabara pratyenA tenA sadabhAva joine te AnaMda pAmI. te caMpA pratye tAkI tAkIne jovA lAgI. caMpAnI mukhamudrApara AnaMdanI chAyA vilasI rahI hatI. najarakeda thavAthI tenA manane sahaja paNu du:kha thayu hAya evuM tenI mukha mudrAparathI jaNAtu nahAtu. ulaTu Aje tenuM vadanamaDaLa praphullita jaNAtuM hatuM. alpa samaya sudhI zAnta rahyA pachI begama khelI: " caMpA mhena ! ApanA saMbhASaNathI Aje mhArI keTalIka AzakAe dUra thai gai che. ApanA satanazIla ane dharmazIla svabhAva joIne huM ati prasanna thai chuM. tame kaheA teA huM jhAMpanAhane kahIne ahiM thI tamArA satvara chuTakArA karAvI zakuM tema chuM ?" "nahi, begama sAhebA! ema utAvaLa karavAnI kaMI ja jarUra nathI. ceAgya samaya prApta thatAM sau sArUMja thaze. mhane ahi' kAI paNa prakAranuM du:kha nathI. " "" " ThIka, tyAre huM have rajA laiza. rAtri ghaNI vItI javA AvI che. " eTalu kahIne begama ubhI thai ane burakhA paherI letAM eraDAnA dvAra pAse jai puna: begamane kaMi sAMbharyuM hoya tema pAchA vaLI dhImethI khAlI "caMpA mhena! huM paNa eka 8 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 86 ] dharma jAsu akabara. rAjapUtANuM chuM ane bhAgyavazAt bAdazAha akabaranA janAnakhAnAmAMnI begama banavA pAmI chuM. hArA jevuM kaMI paNa kAma, heya te phAtamAne kaheze eTale te have satvara saMdeza pahoMcADaze." baDu sArUM, padhArajo." caMpAe viveka darzAvyuM. alpa samayamAM ja begama AvI hatI te raste thaIne jhapATAbaMdha cAlI gaI. dAdara pAse pahoMcatAnI sAthe ja begame dhIme svare bama pADI. "kAtamA ! o phAtamA !" "jI hajUra" karatI phAtamA alpa samayamAM ja bahAra AvI. begama ane phAtamA jhaTajhaTa dAdara UtaratAM praveza dvAra pAse AvI pahoMcyA pachI begame phAtamAnA hAthamAM dasa senAmehare mUkatAM kahyuM ke "je, te vaNika kanyA hindu dhamI che. tenA jevI pavitra sAdhvInA zira upara ahIM keI paNa prakAranuM saMkaTa AvI na paDe tenI khAsa saMbhALa rAkhaje." eTaluM kahIne begama pravezadvAranI bahAra nIkaLI paDI. praveza dvAra baMdha thayuM. prakaraNa 12 muM, ekAntavAsamAM Apati darzana bhavAnta namrAstaravaH phalodgamainavAmbubhibhUri vilambino ghnaaH| anuddhatAH satpuruSAH samRddhibhiH svabhAva evaiSa propkaarinnaam|| marcuri bhAvArtha-phaLa AvavAthI vRkSo namI jAya che, navAM jaLathI megha namI jAya che, tema samRddhithI satpaSe paNa namra bane che. kAraNake paropakArIone e svabhAva ja che. padmAnA gayA pachI caMpA hAmenI bArI pAse khurasI para beThI beThI kaMIka vicAra karavA lAgI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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ekAntavAsamAM Apatti darzana. [ 7] pote dharmAcaraNa karavA chatAM paNa mAtra bAdazAhanI AjJAthI eka baMdIvAna jevI thaI paDI hatI ema vicAratAM caMpAnA netranayanamAM azru bharAI AvyAM. tenuM hRdaya du:khIta thayuM. jamIna pratye daSTi pheMkatI te eka paNa hadadugAra kADhyA sivAya emane ema besI rahI. caMpA A pramANe dhyAnastha avasthAmAM beThI hatI evAmAM tenA oraDAnA dvAra pAse tene ke manuSyano pagarava saMbhaLAye. te ekadama camakIne ubhI thaI. caMpAe dvArabhaNuM daSTi pheMkI te eka kALA vastramAM chupAela vyaktine pitAnA oraDAmAM praveza karatI teNe joI. caMpA gabharAyalA svare belI uThI: "Apa koNa che? atyAre ahiM AvavAmAM Apane ze uddeza che?" "suMdarI ! sahaja paNa bhaya pAmazo nahiM. hArA Agamanane uddeza tamArA kalyANa mATe ja che." AvanAra vyakti dhIme svare belI. hArA kalyANa mATe?" caMpA te vyakti pratye AzcaryathI jotAM belI. hA, kevaLa tamArA ja kalyANa mATe?" tame mhArUM zuM kalyANa karavA Icche che?" "jo tame mahArUM kahyuM mAnIne hArI IcchAne AdhIna thaze te hArA hAthe tamAruM kalyANa thaze ane A kArAgRhamAMthI tamane turta mukti paNa maLaze. "haM;" caMpA avAka rahI. "kema, zuM vicAramAM paDyA?" kaMI nahi, tame keNu che te have prathama jaNAvaze ke?" "huM keNa chuM, te huM hamaNAM jaNAvI zakIza nahi. mAtra chuM teTalA prIne uttara ane Apaze ke?" tame mahane zA zA pramane pUchavAnI IcchA rAkhe che ?" "tame khulAse ApI zakaze tevA sAdA ane sarala pra"ne pUchone ja huM saMtoSa pAmIza." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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dhama jIjJAsu akabara. cr thADIvAra vicAra karyo pachI ca'pA meAlI; "tamArA praznanAnA uttara ApI zakAya tevA haze teA huM avazya pratyuttara ApIza." jUA, " te vyakti ekavAra ce(mera dRSTipAta karIne dhIme svare khelavA lAgI. koIpaNa jAtanA aparAdha sivAya bAdazAha akabare tamane ahiM najarakeda karelAM che. bAdazAhanu A kRtya tamane vyAjakhI lAge che ke ? " " hA; " capA belI. [<<] " huM ! A tame zuM khelA che ? " te vyakti vismaya pAmatI melI: " najarakedI tarIke rahevAmAM paNa tamane sukha lAge che ? " " A praznaneA vizeSa khulAse huM ApI zakatI nathI. " caMpA saheja kaMTALIne eTalI. caMpAnA A bedarakArIbharyA javAkhathI uparanA prazna tene rUA nahAtA e vAta AvanAra vyakti sahejamAM kaLI gaI. thoDIvAra mAna rahyA pachI puna: te khelI:-vArU, kadAca kai avinaya jevuM jaNAya tA kSamA karaze. tame AvI sukumAra avasthAmAM Avu dehadamana karIne cAginI jevuM jIvana zAmATe gALeA che ? " eTalu khelIne te vyakti caMpA pratye sahetuka dRSTipAta karatI tAkI rahI. 4 cr A janmanA temaja pUrva janmanA pApasaMcayane mALIne-bhasma karIne nirvANa prApti karavA mATe ja. "" "6 duniyAmAM janma pAmIne saMsAra sukhane leza mAtra paNa AsvAda levAnI tamane vRtti thatI nathI ? 29 tr nA; bilakula nahi..." caMpA AvanAra vyaktinA AvA vicitra praznA sAMbhaLIne vismita thai. ne tenA pratye kroSapUrNa daSTi ke tAM khelI, " thArU, tame jainadhamI che ne ? " "6 "? y Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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ekAntavAsamAM Apatti darzana. [9] tyAre kaMI paNa prANunA hadayane duHkha na thAya evuM jIvana gALavuM e ja tamArA dharmane sAra che ne ?" alabatta." tyAre tamArA lIdhe keIpaNu manuSya-prANI duHkhita thatuM hoya te tamAre tenuM duHkha TALavuM te tamAro dharma khare ke?" mArA lIdhe?--huM keIne duHkha ApavAmAM kAraNabhUta hAuM te te mATe mAre prAyazcita karavuM joIe." tyAre tamArA lIdheja duHkha pAmatI vyaktinuM duHkha dUra karavAnuM vacana Ape te te vAta huM tamane jaNAvI dauM." paraMtu keIpaNa vAtane marma jANyA sivAya huM vacana kema ApI zakuM? tame spaSTa rIte je kahevAnuM hoya te kahe eTale huM hArAthI banatuM karIza." huM" pelI vyakti DIvAra kaMIpaNa bolyA sivAya ubhI rahI. ane svagata vicAravA lAgI. "A Ama sahelAIthI mAnI jAya tema lAgatuM nathI. ThIka che, ane tyAM sudhI te samajAvIne kAma laIza. nahitara pachI-eTaluM vicAratAM vicAratAM tenI mukhamudrA raktavarNa thaI gaI. | caMpA zAnta citte ubhI ubhI te vyaktinI carcA jaI rahI hatI. potAnI sAme ubhelI vyaktinA saMbaMdhamAM tenA manamAM vividha prakAranA tarka-vitarka thatA hatA. ghaDImAM te tenA sAme jetI hatI te vaLI ghaDImAM te nIcuM jotI hatI. paraMtu eTalAmAM potAnI sAme ubhelI vyaktie potAnA aMga para zyAmavarNa jhabbe kADhI nAMkhe. tene jotAnI sAthe ja caMpa gabharAelA svare bolI: "keNa, zAhajAdA salIma? atyAre Ama ekAntamAM hArI mulAkAta levAnuM kaMI prajana?" projana eja ke hArA jevI eka sandaryamayI ramaNane A duHkhadAyaka kArAgrahavAsamAMthI mukta karIne tene rAjamahAlaya nivAsInI banAvavA cAhuM chuM." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[20] dhama jIjJAsu akabara. - caMpA salImanA ugAre sAMbhaLIne bhaya pAmI. salI. manA durAcArI vartananI tene thoDI ghaNI mAhitI paNa hatI. khuda bAdazAha paNa pitAnA durAcArI putrathI aMsatuSTa rahetA hate e vAta akabaranI prajAmAM phelAvA pAmI hatI. akabare pitAnA mATe AvuM surakSita gRha pasaMda karyuM hatuM chatAM paNa salIma ahIM kevI rIte AvI zakyA, e caMpAthI hamajAyuM nahi. pApAtmAnI pApecchA have te kaLI gaI. salIma pratye tiraskArasUcaka daSTi pheMkatI te bolI: "zAhajAdA ! mahane rAjamahAlaya nivAsinI banAvavAnA prayatnamAM tame phAvI zakanAra nathI." "caMpA huM hArA para keIpaNa prakArane julama gujAravAnI bilakula IcchA rAkhatA ja nathI. je, mahAruM kahevuM sAMbhaLI le. hArA jevI eka sandaryamayI tarUNIe AvA ugra tapAcaraNa karIne zAmATe A sukumAra dehakaLIne sukAvI devI joIe?" "kumAra ! hune saMsAra sukhanI leza mAtra paNa spRhA nathI. tame hiMdanA bhAvi zahenazAha che. potAnI prajAne putra-putrIvat gaNavAM joIe e pratyeka rAjakartAne dharma che." huM hArI pAse upadeza sAMbhaLavA Avyo nathI. bola, hArI sAthe praNayagraMthithI joDAIne tuM hAruM jIvana dhanya karI zake nahi?" salIma ! tame eka zAhajAdA tarIke tamArA dharmane bhUle che. huM hajI paNa vinavuM chuM ke A mithyA bhramane dUra karI daI atrethI cAlyA jAo, temAM tamAruM hita che." ema" salIma DeLA ghurakAvate bolyA: "caMpA! vicAra kara; hiMdanA bhAvi zahenazAhanI IcchAno anAdara karavAthI kevAM mAThAM pariNAma Ave che teno vicAra kara. hajI paNa vakhata vahI gaye nathI. salImazAhanA jhanAnakhAnAmAM rahe vAthI kevAM sukha prApta thAya che tene vicAra zuM tuM nahi kare?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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ekAntavAsamAM Apatti dAna [ 91 ] " basa kara, pApAtmA ! khasakara. " jIpAnI krodhajavALA have phATI nIkaLI ane te kaMpatI kaMpatI khelI: " atyArasudhI mhe eka rAjakumAra tarIke hArUM apamAna karavAnuM citta dhAryuM nahAtu; paraMtu thArA jevA narAdhame mhArI e sujanatAnI kai ja kiMmata karI nathI. viSayAMdha manuSya! thArI icchA svapne paNa phaLibhUta thanAra nathI te nathI ja. ' ,, peAtAnuM apamAna thavAthI salIma krodhe bharAyA, tenI mukhamudrA para ratAza caDhI AvI..te caMpA pratye krodha bharI STi phekatA malyA: haThIlI strI! tu hArI haTha cheADI de ane hajI paNa vicAra kara. tuM kevuM apamAna kare che, tenu hane kaI bhAna che ke ? ,, pa 99 tr ,, mhArI pAse ubhelA narAdhama mhArUM jIvana kaluSita karavAnA uddeza rAkhe che e huM huMmajI cukI chuM. evA pApAtmAnuM apamAna karavAmAM huM saheja paNa bhaya jotI nathI. tyAre tuM mhArI icchAne Adhina nahi ja thAya ke? " nahi, nahi, svapnAMtare paNa nahi. " " ane dhAra ke huM atyAre thArA para baLAtkAra karUM te hArU ahIM kANu che ? ,, tr mhArU kANu che ? mhArA AtmasaMyama tArA jevA pAmaranA parAjya karavAne huMmezAM samaja che. ' " ThIka che, jouM chuM ke thArA AtmasaMyama thane kevI sahAya kareche. '' eTaluM khelIne caMpA para AkramaNa karavA mATe salIma doDacA. nirAdhAra caMpAe eka bhayaMkara kikiArI pADI. AkhA oraDA kikiArIthI gAjI uThyo. AvI pAThaka ! jyAre jyAre manuSyanA zirapara A paDe che, tyAre jo te sat nazIla ane pavitra hAya tA tene koipaNa rIte aNadhArI madada AvI maLe che ja, evAM evAM ApaNe aneka udAharaNA sAMbhaLyAM che, tyAre zu pavitra devI ca'pAnuM ziyaLarakSaNa tenI AtmasaMyama zakti nahi kare ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ s ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. A rakajhaka cAlatI hatI, tyAre ca pAnA oraDAnA dvAranI AjIe bahAranA bhAgamAM eka vyakti lapAIne ubhelI hatI. salImanI svacchaMdatA joI teNe peAtAnI samazera para hAtha bhUkhyA ane jevA salIma caMpA tarapha dhasyA eTalAmAM teNe ekadama aMdara dhasI AvI salImanA zarIra para josa pUrvaka eka DhAMsA lagAvI dIdhA ke tarataja te jamIna para paTakAi paDayA, caMpA paNa bhayane lIdhe gabharAIne dharaNI para DhaLI paDI ane bezuddha thaI gaI. salIma paNa alpa samayamAM ja eThA thai gayA ane ubhA thaIne jue che te teNe potAnI sAme peAtAnA pitAne ubhelA joyA. " yA allA, khuda bAdazAhu " eTalu dhIme svare elIne te zaramathI nIcuM joi rahyo. ' 66 kulAMgAra ! " akabara gAjI uThyo: " jA, thArUM kALuM kara ! devI samAna pavitra strI pratye daSTi karatAM hyune sahaja paNa zarama na AvI. nIca, ahIMthI satvara cAlyeA jA ! " salIma tyAMthI kaMpatA ka MpatA cAlyA gayA. akabara vicAramagnAvasthAmAM ubhA hatA, eTalAmAM tene kaika yAda AvyuM. te oraDAnA dvAra pAse Avyo ane buma pADI uThyo: phAtamA ! phAtamA ! "" '' (6 " jI, hujUre Ali " karatI phAtamA doDI AvI ane bAdazAhane ghuTaDIe paDIne kurnisa majAvI. para phAtamA " akabara tenA pratye dhagadhagatA avAje khelyA. " mhArI AjJAnuM ullaMghana karanAra yAtA te pratye bedarakArI khatAvanArane huM vinA vila Mbe ziraccheda karU chuM e vAta tu jANe che ke ? " cr hAjI jahAMpanAha ! " phAtamA nIcu joi rahI. " tyAre salIme ahiM zI rIte praveza karyAM ? " 66 huM allAnA kasama khAIne kahuM chuM ke A bAbatamAM mhane kaMi ja khabara nathI. " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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ekAntavAsamAM Apatti darzana. [3] vArU, salIma AvyuM te pahelAM bIjI kaI paNa vyakti ahIM AvI hatI ke?" hA " jahAM .... pa ." phAtamA thara thara dhrujavA lAgI. "bola, te vyakti keNa hatI? ane ahiM AvavAmAM tene ze udeza hato?" akabara DeLA ghurakAvate belya. "bAdazAha nAmavaranA mAnItA begama...." phAtamA bolatAM bolatAM aTakI gaI "keNa paDyA hatI ke?" hA, hajhara" ThIka che, eTaluM bolIne akabara vicAratandrAmAM paDyo, eTalAmAM bezuddha thaIne paDelI caMpA pratye akabaranI daSTi gaI. tenuM zarIra have dhIme dhIme hAlavA cAlavA lAgyuM hatuM. akabara caMpAnI pAse gayA ane dayApUrNa svare che. "mAtA ! bhaginI ! jAgRta thAo. Apane hArA duSTa putre je trAsa Ape che te badala hune kSamA kare !" | caMpAnA karNamAM akabarane svara gaye ke tarata ja te camakIne beThI thaI gaI. pitAnAM vastro samAratI te akabarathI thoDAM DagalAM dUra khasIne ubhI rahI. devi !" akabara mAyALu svare bolyo. "ApanI pavitratAnI bahu pratIti have hune joItI nathI. ApanA jevAM pavitra mAtAthI ja A jagatanuM astitva che. hune kSamA kare!" putranA aparAdha mATe pitAne kSamA mAgate joI caMpA belI: "kRpAvaMta ! ApehArI kSamA mAgavI joItI nathI. Apa sarvathA nirdoSa che." mAtA ! Apane AvI ekAntavAsanI zikSA karI tethIja Apane A trAsa anubhavavo paDe che. huM ja aparAdhI chuM. devi ! prAtaHkALeja huM Apane ahiMthI mAna sAthe mukta karavAnI vyavasthA karUM chuM." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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dharma jIjJAsu aAra. bAdazAha nAmavaranA mhArA pratye mahadrupakAra thayA che. '" caMpAe viveka darzAvyeA. [94 ] '' tyArapachI mAdazAha rAtri ghaNI vItI gaI hAvAthI tyAM vadhAre na rAkAtAM satvara cAlatA thayA. pAThaka ! gata prakaraNamAM caMpAnI mulAkAta lIdhA pachI padmAne peAtAnA AvAsa tarapha jatI akabare joi hatI tyArathIja teNe te khAmatanI cAkasAI karavAnA peAtAnA manamAM nizcaya karyo hatA ane tethIja rAtrinA samaye bIjA keTalAMka mahatvanAM kAma paDatAM mUkIne paNa te caMpAnA makAne rAtrie AvyA hatA. bAdazAha jyAre tyAM AvI pahoMcyA tyAre teNe zrutamAne lAvIne te makAnanAM dvAra ughaDAvavAnA peAtAnA manamAM nizcaya karyo hatA; paraMtu jevA te makAnanA dvArane aDakA ke tarataja ughaDI gayAM. akabara AthI vismaya pAmyA ane grupacupa upara cAlyA gayA. caMpAnA oraDA pAse paheAMcatAM salIma ane caMpA vacce cAlI rahelA saMvAda tenA sAMbhaLavAmAM Avye ane tethI caMpAnA bacAva thai zakayA hatA. bIje divase prAta: kALeja khAdazAhe caMpAne eka bahumUlya suvarNa koMkaNunI joDa bheTa ApI. tene mukta karI hatI. prakaraNa 13 muM. veranI vasulAta. salIma ca'pAne AvAsethI mlAnavane nIkaLI peAtAnA mahAlayamAM pAchA AvyA; paraMtu krodhane lIdhe tenI mana:sthiti evI asvastha thai hatI ke tene khIlakula cena paDatu nahAtu. kAine mAryA sivAya, vA keAIne gAlipradAna karyA sivAya Aje tenA krodha zAnta thAya tema naheAtu. mahAlayamAM praveza karatAMnI sAtheja teNe potAnAM kapaDAMlattAM ADAavaLAM pheMkI dIdhAM. suvarNanA surApAtrane hAthamAM laI pAchuM khUNAmAM pheMkI dIdhu Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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veranI vasulAta. [ 95 ] rAzamAM ne rAzamAM teNe pAtAnAM eka e kapaDAM phADI paNa nAMkhyAM ane pachI peAtAnI zayyA para jaIne paDayA ane peAtAnI A hilacAlanI mAhitI akakharane zI rIte maLI ane khuda bAdazAha Aje caMpAnA ekAntavAsamAM zI rIte AvI caDhyo tenA vicAra tenA manamAM ghALAvA lAgyA. rAjakumAranA raMgIlA svabhAva akabara sArI rIte jANatA heAvAthI, te kAipaNa strInA mehamAM paDe nahi te mATe akabara bahuja sAvadhAnatA rAkhatA hatA, e vAta salIma sArI rIte jANatA hatA. eTalu ja nahi; paraMtu salImanA durAcaraNanI mAhitI maLatAMja akabara tene ceAgya zAsana karyo vagara rahe tevA nahAtA, evI paNa salImanI pakkI khAtrI hatI. rAjakuTu khamAMnI pratyeka vyaktie pAtapeAtAnI maryAdA saMbhALIne vavuM joieja evA akabaranA samra hukama hatA. salIma paNa peAtAnA AcaraNanI akakharane mAhitI na maLe te mATe bahu cokasAi rAkhate hatA; chatAM A khakhara tene kema paDI haze te samajI zakayA nahi. caMpAne je sthaLe rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI tyAM Aje pote javAnA hatA evI akabarane agAuthIja khabara hAvI joie ema salIma khAtrIthI mAnavAlAgyA. dararoja rAtrie khAdazAha peAtAnA rAjakIya kAraNAne lIdhe bahAra jatA hatA. tyAre Ajeja rAtrie te peAtAnu kAma paDatuM mUkIne peAtAnI pAchaLa kevI rIte AvI caDhyo ! nakkI, kAie tenI pAse peAtAnI A sa Mketa saMbaMdhI cADI karIja hAvI joie evu salIma khAtrIpUrvaka mAnavA lAgyA. " kAie avazya cADI karIja hAvI joie " ema vicAratA salIma UMcuM mhAM karIne chata sAmuM joi rahyo, eka pachI eka aneka vyakti tenI draSTi sanmukha khaDI thaI ane adRzya thaI hAya evuM salImanI mukhamudrAparanA ghaDI ghaDI adalAtA caherA parathI jaNAtuM hatuM. aMte thADIvAra pachI tenI mukhamudrA vadhAre saMtapta jaNAi. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 6 ] dha jIjJAsu akabara. teNe dAMta pIsyA. kAipaNa vyakti badala tenA saMzaya hRDha thaye hAya evu tenI mukhamudrA uparathI pratIta thavA lAgyu. para tu pAtAnI mukhamudrA paranA bhAva badalIne te tarataja khAlavA lAgyA ! chaTa, chaTa, abulakjala jevA purUSa akakharane evI vAta kare khareA ke ? e sajjana kavi mhArA vizvAsaghAta kare kharI ke e rasika--yAlu kavi AvI rAjakIya khAkhatAmAM mAthuM mAre kharA ke ? nA, paNa--evuM paNa zI rIte mAnI zakAya ? paraMtu mhe' mhArI guptecchA kAinI pAse jaNAvI hAya tAte kAjalanIja pAse ! tyAre tenA sivAya bIjuM kANu akabarane te saMbadhI mAhitI ApI zake ? khasa ! e te eja. A kAma enu ja. tenA A kRtya badala huM tene yAgya zAsana karyAM vagara rahIza nahIM. A pramANe vicAra karIne salIma ekadama ubheA thayA. teNe pAtAnAM kapaDAM paherI lIdhAM ane peAtAnA mahAlayanI bahAra nIkaLI paDayA. garIkha khicAre abulakjala ! te atyAre peAtAnA madhyeyananA kAmamAM taddIna thaI gayA hatA. rAjamahAlayamAM satra zAntinA vistAra thayA hatA. peAtAnA zirapara alpa samaya pachI kevI Apatti AvI paDaze tenI tene leza mAtra paNa kalpanA nahAtI. AAgAmI kALanuM jJAna nahi hAvAthIja manuSyane vamAnakALa suMdara jaNAya che. jo A ajJAna kudarate na rAkhyuM hAta tA sarva sRSTinuM cakra ekadama baMdhaja paDI jAya. -- dhIme dhIme madhya rAtri thavA AvI eTale phAjala peAtAnI AMkhA ceALavA lAgyA. teNe pustaka baMdha karyuM ane te ekabAjue mukayuM ane sAmenI khArI pAse jaIne tyAM ubhe ubhA nalAmaDaLamAM prakAzI rahelA tArakA pratye tAkI rahyA. eTalAmAM sTAmenA upavanamAM tenI draSTi gaI te tyAM kaI upAIne ubhuM hAya tema tene lAgyuM, paraMtu atyAre tenA netrA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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viranI vasulAta. [97 ] mAM nidrA bharAI AvI hovAthI te bhrama che tema mAnI vadhu tapAsa na karAvatAM te pitAnI zayyAmAM beThAM beThAM thoDIvAra teNe khudAnI baMdagI karI ane tyArapachI dIpaka hAlavIne allAnA nAmanuM smaraNa karate zayAmAM sUte. phAjala pathArImAM sUto te khare; paraMtu te alpa samayamAM ja camakIne beTho thayo. tene aspaSTa ciMtA thavA lAgI chatAM ghaDIvAra rahIne te puna: pathArImAM sUte. salImanI sthiti paNa atyAre vyagra thaI paDI hatI. vaira vALavAnI IcchA, ane te bhayaMkara vicArathI parAvRtta karanArI tenA hadayamAMnI sArAsAra vicAra zakti, e be virodhI pravAhamAM tenuM mana taNAtuM hovAthI atyAre tenI sthiti vicitra thaI gaI hatI. bagIcAmAM ubhA ubhAM salIme kAjalane joI lIdhe hatuM. tene jotAnI sAthe ja hArIkA barAbara che ke? A sajajana kavi evI cugalI kare khare che ane dhAre ke teNe tema karyuM hoya te paNa tenA prANa haravAthI have thayuM na thayuM banavAnuM che ke? A mArga dharmasaMgata che ke?"evA evA aneka vicAre salImanA manamAM udbhavavA lAgyA; paraMtu tene eka kSaNa mAtramAM ja potAnI badhI zaMkAo aTakAvI dIdhI ane eka khUMkhAra mArI vaira vALavA mATe taiyAra thaye. te makAnamAM dAkhala thaI vAMcanAlaya tarapha vaLe. thaDe dUra gayA pachI te ekAeka ubhuM rahyo, paraMtu puna: himmata ekaThI karI vAMcanAlaya pAse AvyA ane vAMcanAlayanI eka mArI phAjale ughADI rAkhI hatI, te dvArA kAjalanI zayyA pAse jaIne ubhe rahyo. salIma chupAveluM khaMjara bahAra kahADayuM ane phAjalapara dhAva karavA mATe te ugAmyuM. AvA aMdhakAramAM paNa khaMjara camakavA lAgyuM. mana kaThaNa karI dAMta pIsIne salIme pitAnA salIma jAvaka e AvA salIme pI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 8 ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. hAthamAMnuM khaMjara zayyAmAM sUtelA manuSyanI chAtImAM ghAMcI dIdhu. zayyAmAM sUtelI vyaktie " allA" evI bhayaMkara cIsa pADI. r * A bhayaMkara kikirI sAMbhaLatAMnI sAthe ja salImanuM sarvAMga kaMpI uDDayuM. tenI AMkhe aMdhArAM AvyAM ane khana ! khUna ! allAhe akabara ! eTaluM khelatAM khelatAM mUrchAgata thaIne dharaNI para DhaLI paDyo. prakaraNa 14 mu. gayakhI madada. lagabhaga ardho kalAka pachI salImanI mUrchA vaLI eTale salIma dhIme pagale lapAtA chupAtA tyAMthI cAlatA thayA. raste AvatAM AvatAM te vicAra karavA lAgyA " are! are! mheM A zuM karyu" ? phAjala jevA vidvAna manuSyanI mhe hatyA karI savAre phAjalanA khUnanI khAtamI sAMbhaLatAMnI sAtheja zaheramAM kevI leAkavAyakA phelAze ! pitAzrI te badala keTalA badhA dilagIra thaze ! A pramANe.vicAra karatA salIma potAnA mahAlayamAM AvI khinna hRdaye peAtAnI zayyAmAM jaIne sUtA. zayyAmAM paDayAM paDayAM teNe ghaNIvArasudhI taraphaDIo mAryA paraMtu tene nidrA AvIja nahi. vAMcanAra ! manuSyanuM mana evuM teA calita che ke te kyAre ane zuM karaze tenI kalpanA suddhAM paNa thaI zakatI nathI. Aje ApaNe kAi vyaktione paraspara nikaTa paricayI tarIke joizu tA vaLI amuka kALa pachI teja vyaktione ApaNe zatru tarIke joi zakazuM. A zuM ! kALanA evA svabhAvaja che ke tene kAipaNa vastune eka sthitimAM rahevA devI gamatIja nathI. samayanA vahana sAthe tene amuka pheraphAra joIe chIe, te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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gayabI madada. [9] keTalIka vakhata te evA prasaMge lAvIne upasthita kare che ke pote kaI dizA tarapha jAya che tenuM potAne paNa bhAna hetuM nathI. bicArA phAjale salImanuM zuM aniSTa karyuM hatuM? kaMIja nahi. salIma temaja AkhuM rAjakuMTuMba ane khuda bAdazAha paNa phAjala pratye Adarabuddhi dharAvatAM hatAM, Ama chatAMye kAjala je eka nispRhI manuSya salImanI krodha javALAne bhaMga thaI paDe. salImane pitAnA vairanI pUrNAhuti thavAthI have nirAMta vaLI hatI. tyAre zuM kharekhara phAjalanuM khuna thayuM ja! phAjala jevA binagunehagAra manuSyane vadha Izvare jANI joIne ja thavA dIdho? nA, pAThaka! salImane potAnA manamAM AnaMda pAmavA gho athavA te pitAnA duSkRtya badala tene pazcAttApa karavA dyo. cAlo, ApaNe phAjala kayAM che tenI zodha karIe. pitAnA adhyayananuM kAma ApIne phAjala pitAnI pathArImAM sUte ane tyArapachI te ekAeka camakIne beThe thaI gayuM hatuM, e vAta ApaNe gata prakaraNamAM vAMcI gayA chIe. zayyAmAMthI beThA thayA pachI phAjalanA manamAM ekAeka kaMI navIja kalpanA udabhavI. te vAMcanAlayanA dvAra pAse AvIne ubhe ane Ama tema daSTi pheMkavA lAgyo. paraMtu kAjala tyAM pAMceka miniTa paNa bhAgyeja ubhuM haze eTalAmAM be traNa hathiArabaMdha mANase tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. temaNe phAjalanI AMkha pharatA pATA bAMdhIne tene muzkeTATa bAMdhI lIdhe ane tene uMcakI laIne teo tyAMthI cAlatA thayA. thoDA samaya pachI pitAne uMcakI janArA badamAse ke uMcI nIcI jamIna para cAlatA hoya evI phAjalanI khAtrI thaI. pitAnI bhAvi sthitinI kalpanA karatAM phAjala jevA aDaga ane vairyazIla kavinuM citta paNa DagamagI gayuM. alpa samayamAMja badhA badamAse kAjalane eka bhayarAmAM mUkIne tyAMthI cAlyA gayA. phAjalanI AMkheparanA pATA have choDI nAMkhavAmAM AvyA hatA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[10] dhama jIjJAsu akabara. * phAjala vicAramagna avasthAmAM bheMyarAmAM beThe hate eTalAmAM eka nakAbapoza vyakita te bhoMyarAmAM praveza karatAnI sAtheja belI uThI: "phAjala! have maravA mATe taiyAra thaI jA!" phAjala kaMIpaNa bolyA vagara AvanAra vyakti pratye tAkI rahyo. pelI vyakti AgaLa bolavA lAgI. "heMja atyAra sudhI akabara bAdazAhane bhaMbheryo che ane hiMdu dharmanI tarapha dArI karI che. islAmI dharmanI avagaNanA karanArane mRtyunIja zikSA thavI joIe." he IslAma dharmanI zI avagaNanA karI che?" phAjala be. "je, AjathI thoDA divasa pUrve traNa cAra musalamAna ghoDesvArane bAdazAhanI AjJAthI keda karavAmAM AvyA che. ne AvatI kAle Uje te svArane prajAjana samakSa phaTakA mAravAne hukama bahAra pADavAno che tema sAMbhaLyuM che. te tuM pote eka islAmI hovA chatAM potAnA jAtibhAIo upara bAdazAha A jUlma gujAre ane tuM tene sahaja paNa upadeza na Ape e kaMI hAre nhAne sUne aparAdha gaNAyake?" phAjala vismaya pAmyo. potAnA zirapara AvI paDelA saMkaTa ane ghoDesvAranI zikSA sAthe kaMIpaNa saMbaMdha haze evI tene kalpanA suddhAM nahAtI. cAra musalamAna ghoDesvAree sikinA sImADA para rahetA keTalAka garIba rAjapUto para jUlma gujAryo hate ane temanA te aparAdha badala temane prajAsamakSa zikSA karavAnI hatI eTalI ja mAhitI phAjalane maLI hatI. pitAnI sAme ubhelI vyakitanA bhASaNaparathI phAjala eTaluM kaLI zakaye ke te ghoDesvAra temaja A guptasthAnamAM nivAsa karatA kArasthAnIone kaMipaNa saMbaMdha hovAja joie. temane zikSA na maLe eTalAja mATe Aje temaNe potAne pakaDI lAvavAvuM je sAhasa karyuM hatuM te uparathI teo avazya A ke svAnA sAthIdAreja hovA joIe, ema dhArIne tene bALaShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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gayabI madada [11] khavAne te pitAnI sAme ubhelI vyakti pratye ekITase joI raho. pitAne pUchelA praznanuM paNa phAjalane bhAna na rahyuM. potAnA praznane uttara nahi maLavAthI pelI vyakti kodhapUrNa svare bolavA lAgI "kema, mhArI sarata kabula che ke? sUryodaya thatAM pUrve akabarane hamajAvIne te svArene mukta karAvavAnuM vacana Ape te huM hamaNuja lhane choDI mUkIza. je tuM vacana na Ape te tvane ahiM keda karavAmAM Avaze ane akabarane tuM ahiM che evI bAtamI maLatAnI sAtheja hAre nAza karavAmAM Avaze." bAdazAhanI IcchAnusAra vartavA mATe huM hArI prANunI paNa paravAha karUM te nathI. bhale, hAre aMta Ave ! huM hArI zarata mAnya karI zakatuM nathI." phAjala krodhapUrNa svare che . phAjalane A na dhArela uttara sAMbhaLIne pelI vyakti tucchatA darzaka hAsya karatAM belI " phAjala ! hA mijAja have ahiM cAlI zake tema nathI. tyArA prANa levA mATe pratyakSa caMDAla zastra laIne hArI sAme ubhuM raheze tyAre ja hane pitAnA prANanI kiMmata hamajAze." cupa rahe!" phAjala buma pADI uThaye "badamAsa, tyAre baDabaDATa baMdha kara! jA, hArA caMDAlane satvara mekala, mRtyune hune sahaja paNa bhaya nathI." "paraMtu te svArene mukata karavA joIe evI allAnI IcchA che e vAta tuM bhUlI jAya che. allAnI AjJAnuM ullaMghana karanAra khare IslAmI gaNAyaja nahi." pelI vyaktie kahyuM. "allA kadApi evI AjJA kareja nahi evI hArI cokakasa khAtrI che ane je kadAca khuda allA evI AjJA kare te huM tene spaSTapaNe kahIza ke tenuM devatva nAza pAmyuM che." paraMtu narAdhama ! allAnuM nAma laIne AvA ghera kRtya karanAra tuM koNa che?" eTaluM bolIne phAjala te vyakitanA mAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[5 ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. AMDanA paDado kheMcavA tenA aMgapara dhasyA; paraMtu te vyakti satttara sAvadha thaI gaI. teNe kAjalanA hAtha pakaDI rAkhyuM. pazu A kheMcatANamAM pelI vyakitanA mhoM paranuM vastra saheja khasI gayuM ane vismita thatA kAjala khAlI uThayeA. " kANu kA...jI? "" paraMtu phAjalanA AzcAra sAMbhaLavA sArU te vyakti tyAM jhAjhIvAra ubhI rahI nahi. te tyAMthI vinAvila be palAyana karI gai. kAjala bhoMyarAmAM ekalA paDayA, alpasamayamAMja peAtAnA prANa harI levAmAM Avaze, evA vicAra AvatAM te jamInapara besI gayA ane vicAramagna thai gayA. Ajadina sudhI aneka dharma sabhAomAM je phAjale mRtyu sabaMdhI aneka vidvattApUrNa vivecanA karyAM hatAM, punarjanma saMbaMdhI jeNe vAda-vivAda karyo hatA, svarga ane naraka e viSayapara jeNe vyAkhyAnA ApyAM hatAM, teja phAjalanI mAnasika samatA pratyakSa mRtyu samIpa AvatAMnI sAtheja calita thaI gai. 66 mRtyu eTale zuM? mRtyu bhAvanA rahita haze. ke ? deva haze ? svarga haze ke ? " evA aneka vicArA rAjalanA manamAM udbhavavA lAgyA. mRtyukALa samIpa AvavAthI peAtAnA gata AyuSyanuM citra phAjalanI dRSTi sanmukha taravA lAgyuM. ' akabara, mIrakhala, mAnasiMha vagere peAtAnI nityanI paricayanI vyaktionA tyAga sadAne mATe karavA paDaze ke ? ' eveA vicAra manamAM udbhavatAMnI sAtheja te eka nhAnA bALakanI peThe raDavA lAgyA. paraMtu game tema te phAjala tattvajJa hatA. teNe AvA nirmULa vicAro potAnA hRdayamAMthI dUra karyA. mRtyu mATe taiyArI karavA sArU te peAtAnA manane zAMta ane nizcala banAte vavAnA prayAsa karavA lAgyA. jagatnI nazvaratAneA ane mRtyu pachI A ana Mta brahmAMDamAM kivA khudAnA darabAramAM mizrIta thai javAnA vicAra te karavA lAgyA. amU, pavitra ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com -

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gayI madada [ 103 ] amaryAda mAna MdanA vicAra karatAM karatAM teNe potAnA manane tejomaya ane utsAhita karyuM. lagabhaga eka TIkA paryaMta phAjala A pramANe vicAramagnAvasthAmAM besI rahyo. tyArapachI ekAeka kAi vyaktine teNe bhoMyarAmAM praveza karatI joi. cAMDALa potAnA prANa haravA mATe AvyeA haze ema dhArIne phAjala maravA mATe taiyAra thai gayA; paraMtu AvanAra vyakti cAMDALa naheAtI. te vyakti evI te dhIme pagale ane laMpAtI-chupAtI AvatI hatI ke te ahiM gupta rIte AvatI hoya evu phAjala tarataja humajI zakayA. alpa samayamAM ja te vyakti phAjala pAse AvI pahoMcI ane tenA karNa pAse peAtAnu mhAM rAkhIne dhIme svare melI, phAjala sarakAra ! prANa bacAvavA hAya te DhIla na karatAM sattvara mhArI pAchaLa cAleA ! " .66 cr paNa tu kANu che ? " phAjale pUchyuM. " huM kANu chu te pachIthI kahIza; paNa Apa sattpara karA ! " nA; " kAjala melye mhane macAvavAnI lAlaca tr , HH ApIne tuM mhane mRtyusthaLe tA nahi lai jAyane ? " cr " vAha ! vAha ! phAjala sarakAra ! mhArA mATe paNa AvIja zaMkA ke ? huM kANu chuM te kahuM ke ? " cr hA, ela ! " ! cr huM julekhAM ! padmA begamanI dAsI !" " huM ? jIlekhAM ! tuM ahiM kayAMthI ane kevIrIte AvI zakI ? " 2) " e badhuM pachIthI kahIza. hamaNAM te sattvara mhArI sAthe cAlA ane prANa bacAvA " ', phAjala eka paNa zabdoccAra karyA sivAya julekhAMnI icchAne AdhIna thayA. alpa samayamAMja phAjala ane jIlekhAM bhoMyarAnI bahAra nIkaLI paDayAM. vAMkI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 104] dhama jIjJAsu akabara. prakaraNa 15 muM. akabaranI Aphata. gata prakaraNamAM vAMcI gayA te pramANe thoDAMka aThavADiA thayAM rAjakuTuMbamAM aneka prakAranI gaDamathala cAlI rahI hatI, paraMtu prajAjanane vyavahAra te suyandrita rIte ja cAlyA jato hatuM. rAjA, maMtrI ane rAjakuTuMba e badhAM game te prakAranI cintA anubhavatAM hoya te paNa te cintAnuM pariNAma prajAjananI jANamAM AvatAM bahu vAra lAge che. Adhunika samayamAM -visamI sadImAM mahAna lokonA pratyeka zabda ane temanA kRtyonI bAtamI dezanA khuNe khAcare AvelAM pratyeka gAmaDAemAM paNa vAyuvege prasarI jAya che. keTalIka vAra evuM paNa bane che ke ekAda rAjyanA nAyakanuM mAthuM du:khatuM hoya to te bAtamI vAyuvege AkhA dezamAM phelAI jAya che, paraMtu je kALanI A vAta che te samaye temanahotuM. te samaye rAjakuTuMbamAM game tevI khaTapaTa cAlI rahI hoya, paraMtu te khaTapaTanI gaMdha suddhAM prajAjanone maLI zakatI nahi. AthI ja je rAtrie vAcanAlayamAM, caMpAnA ekAnta gRhamAM ane kAjInA bheMyarAmAM je banAva banavA pAmyA hatA tenI prajAjanane leza mAtra paNa khabara paDI nahi. sUryodaya thatAMnI sAthe ja prajAjane nitya niyama pramANe pitapotAne kAme vaLagyA. zAhajAdo salIma atyAre pitAnI zayAmAM beThA beThe vividha prakAranA vicAramAM tallIna thaye hate. eTalAmAM tenA karNa para dhvani AvyuM keH "sikinA sImADA para rahetA keTalAka garIba rAjapUte para julama gujAravA badalanA aparAdha mATe pakaDavAmAM AvelA cAra musalamAna ghoDesvArene Aje saMdhyA samaye medAnamAM phaTakA mAravAmAM AvanAra hovAthI sarva prajAe tyAM hAjara rahevuM. khuda bAdazAha salAmata paNa te potAnA adhikArIo sahita tyAM hAjarI Apaze." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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akabaranI Aphata. [ 105 ] salIma A DhaMDherA sAMbhaLIne camakyeA. hamaNAM ja aSulalanA khunanI vAta jAhera thaze e vicAra yAda AvatAMnI sAthe ja tenuM pAtakI hRdaya kaMpI uThayuM. pote kAjalanA khunI che, e mAtamI akabarane maLatAM te peAtAne kevI sajA karaze, evA vicArA tenA hRdayamAM udbhavavA lAgyA; paraMtu eTalAmAM potAnA divAnakhAnAnI bahAra e nAkarIne Apasa ApasamAM vAtacita karatAM teNe sAMbhaLyAM. " kemare najImIAM ! phAjala sarakAranI zayyAmAMthI Aje eka manuSyanA mRtadeha maLI Avye te vAta hai sAMbhaLI ke ? " ahamadakhAne potAnA dAsta najImIAne pUchyuM. " hAM, hAM dosta ! baDI Azcarya kI bAta ! mhane paNa dolatakhAne evu ja ka MIka kahyuM hatuM. yA allA, phAjala sarakAra jo rAtrie tyAM hAta teA temanA zAhAla thAta ? " najI bence. mI " are dosta, huM thane zuM vAta kahuM ? hamaNAM humAM tA khuda zahenazAhanA mahAlayamAM evA evA vicitra anAvA bane che ke kaMi kahevAnI vAta ja nahi. 99 " &* ? " ra * " huM zuM ? AjathI be traNa divasa pahelAM eka rAtrie paherA para hatA. rAtrinA lagabhaga traNa vAgyAnA arasAmAM mheM eka manuSyane mahAlayanI AsapAsa pharatA joyA hatA. jaIne huM jouM chuM te yA allAha, khuda khAdazAha akabara "" " ema ? " " hA, ema ! hane khabara nathI dAsta! bAdazAha nAmavaranI savArI dararAja rAtrinA samaye bahAra pharatIja rahe che. " ane nAkarA vacce A pramANe thatI vAtacitta sAMbhaLIne salImanA AzcaryamAM vadhArA thayA. rAtrie peAte phAjalanuM khuna karavA gayA hatA tyAre kAI khIjAja manuSyanA varSa thaI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[16] dhama jIjJAsu akabara, gayo ke zuM? e vicAra tenA manamAM ghoLAvA lAgyuM. te ekadama bahAra dhasI Avyo ane melya: "are! najumI ? tame zI vAtacita karI rahyA che?" khuda zAhajAdAne potAnI sAme AvIne ubhele jotAMnI sAtheja nAjumI ane ahamadamiAnA paga tharathara dhrujavA lAgyA. temanI vAtacita eTalethIja aTakI paDI. phAjala sarakAranI zayyAmAMthI kone mRta deha maLI AvyuM che?" salIme najumI pratye daSTi pheMkatA kahyuM. hajUre Ali, te manuSyane oLakhI zakAya nathI." najumIA prajate dhajo be. jahAMpanAhane te bAbatanI khabara paDI che ke ? " "hA, hajhara!" "temaNe tyAM AvIne zuM kahyuM hatuM !" tyAM AvIne bAdazAha nAmavare te manuSyane daphana karavAne hukama Ape hate. phAjala sarakAra paNa te vakhate temanI sAtheja hatA !" haM, ThIka che." eTaluM belIne salIma potAnA zayanAlayamAM cAlyA gaye. te potAnI zayyAmAM jaIne beThe ane vicAravA lAgyuM. " tyAre te manuSya keNa haze?" eTalAmAM salImane mAnIte nakara jamAla tyAM AvI pahuMce. teNe zAhajAdAne ghuTIe paDIne traNa vakhata kurvisa bajAvI ane belya: "kema hajjara, siMha ke ziyALa?" "are! zuM siMha ke ziyALa? badhI bAjI bagaDI gaI?" kema?" kema zuM! khuda jahAMpanAha rAtrie tyAM AvI pahoMcyA hatA ane hune hAsatAM bheMya paNa bhAre thaI paDI hatI!" bAdazAha nAmavara tyAM acAnaka zI rIte AvI cA ? " te huM zuM jANuM?" eTaluM bolIne salIma zAnta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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akabaranI Aphata. [17] rahyo. te manamAM vicAravA lA: "kharekhara, phAjalanA prANa bacavA pAmyA temAM allAne ja kaMIpaNa udeza have joIe, paNa pelA be nokare vAtacita karatA hatA te uparathI hune lAge che ke te Akramaka rIte paNa AvI caDhyA hoya! pitAzrI kayAre kyAM haze tene kaMI niyama ja kyAM che? vAru, je thayuM te ThIka ja thayuM!" A pramANe vicAra karyA pachI salIma jamAlane udezIne bolyo. "kema dasta, lAva zirAjhI lAva. ThaMDI bahu paDe che." A jamAla salImane mAnIte nakara hatA. salIma tenA sivAya bIjA koInA hAthane zirAjhI lete ja naheAte. game tevAM bhayaMkara kAryo pAra pADavAmAM paNa jamAla keIthI gAM jAya tevo nahote. alpa samayamAMja jamAla zirAjhI laI AvyuM ane eka pyAlI zAhajAdAnA hAthamAM ApI. zAhajAdAe zirAjhIne peTamAM padharAvI dIdhI. tyArapachI teNe pitAnA hAthathI eka pyAlI jamAlane ApI. banne jaNAe pyAlInI lahANu sAmasAmI lIdhI. alpa samayamAM ja temanI AMkhe lAla thaI gaI. zirAjhIne nize barAbara AvyA eTale salIma balya, "jamAla! bIjI zI navA jUnI che?" navAjUnI e ke bAdazAha nAmavare pelI caMpAne ekAntavAsanI sajAmAMthI mukta karIne Aje tene bakSIsathI paNa navAjI che. paNa e zikArane huM chaTakI javA denAra nathI." "dasta !" zAhajAde punaH zirAjhInI eka khyAlo gaTagaTAvatAM bolyA, "siMha zikAra pakaDavA mATe eka ja tarApa mAre che. hAthamAMthI chaTakelA zikAranI pAchaLa paDavAnuM khare siMha kadI paNa pasaMda karatuM nathI." eTale?" jamAla Azcarya pAmate be. eTale eja ke huM hAruM kartavya bajAvyuM che, paraMtu zAhajAdAe dharAvI dIdhI. tyAre hAthathI eka pa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 108 ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. huM huvethI tevI mAmatamAM paDavA icchatA nathI. mhanetestrI kAi pavitra devI samAna lAge che." salIma eTalu bolIne mAna rahyo. jagatamAM keTalAMka manuSyA evAM heAya che ke je kevaLa potAnA svArtha sAdhavAnI khAtara aneka nirdoSa vyaktionA gaLA resavAmAM paNa pAchI pAnI karatAM nathI. evA noca manuceAnI dRSTi peAtAnA ja svArtha tarapha vaLe che. meTA mANasAnI khuzAmata karIne peAtAnA svArtha sAdhI levA mATe teo nira tara taiyAra ja rahe che. game tevAM bhayaMkara pAtakAthI paNa tevAM manuSyA saheja paNa AMcakA khAtAM nathI. jamAla eka nIca manuSya hatA. kharU kahIe teA zAhajAdA salImane durAcArI banAvavAmAM tenA ja mukhya hAtha hatA. zAhajAdA salIma bheALA svabhAvanA tema ja pApabhIrU hatA. ane tethI ja jamAla qAkhyA hatA. paraMtu salImanA svabhAva haThIle|--jakkI hatA, e vAta jamAla sArI rIte jANatA hatA. jyAre amuka kArya nahi karavAnI te haTha pakaDatA tyAre jamAla te vAta eTalethI ja TuMkI karI nAMkhatA hatA. kAraNake zAhajAdAnI AjJA virUddha vavAnI tenAmAM zakti naheAtI. tyArapachI salIma kapaDAM paherIne taiyAra thayA ane rAjamahAlayanI bahAra cAlyA gayA. * dhIme dhIme shAMjanA cAra vAgyAnA samaya thayA. je medAnamAM musalamAna gheADesvArAne zikSA karavAnI hatI, tyAM mANaseAnI medanI bharAvA lAgI. medAnanI vacceAvacca eka suMdara gAlIcA mIchAvavAmAM AvyeA hateA. temaja tyAM purasIe hArabaMdha goThavI devAmAM AvI hatI. madhyabhAgamAM khAHzAha akabara mATe eka sihAsana gADhavI devAmAM Avyu hatuM ane siMhAsananI jamaNI mAjumAM zAhavadA salIma mATe tathA DAkhI bAjue bIrabalanI khurasI rAkhI hatI, ne te pachI rAjA mAnasiMha vagerenI khurasI gAThavavAmAM AvI hatI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com "

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akabaranI Aphata. [ 18 ] jota jotAmAM mANasAnI medanI eTalI te moTI thai gaI ke e ga MjAvara medanImAMthI kAipaNa vyaktine zodhI kADhavAnuM kArya agharUM thai paDe tevuM hatu. medAnanI najIka AvelA eka meATA jhADa nIce amarasi MhuM, kaMmaLA, jINu siMha vagere rAjaputa hitaciMtaka TALI paNa AvI beThI hatI. peAtAnI AkhI maMDaLI ahI ekaThI thavAnI kamaLAne khAtrI hatI paraMtu pRthvIsi Mha vagere navA sabhAsado na AvI pahoMcavAthI aMte kamaLA kheAlI uDI: " have kaMi pRthvIsiMha ahIM Ave tema jaNAtu nathI; paraMtu te ahIM AvyA vagara rahe te nahija ! vArU, te kema nahIM AvyA hAya ? " ! ' " na ce Ave ! te badala ATalI badhI kALajI karavAnI zI jarUra che ? " jINuM`sihu khelyA. " 66 ,, '' amuka manuSya AvavAnA hoya ane te na Ave te cintA na thAya ke ? " kumaLA elI: " gai kAle rAtrie te amarasiMhane tyAM AvyA tyAre Aje te ahiM AvavAnA che ke kema, te mATe me' temane pUchyuM tyAre temaNe hA kahI hatI. chatAM hajIsudhI te kema nahi AvyA hAya ? " eTalu melIne kamaLA ceAmera daSTi phUMkavA lAgI. alpa camakI uThI. te eka vyakti pratye AMgaLI ?? samayamAMja kumaLA karatI khelI:-- 4' jINuM siMhuM ! jINuM siMhuM ! jAo, pelA manuSya pRthvIsihaja che ke zuM ? " ,, " nakkI haeNne bhrama thayA che. " jIrNasiMha smita karatA AlyeA: " vAha ! vAha ! tuM manuSyane sArI rIte oLakhI zake che hAM ? " '' potAnI dRSTie ja potAne bhUlathApa khavaDAvI e joine kumaLA zaramAI gaI. te mAna rahI. amarasiMha vicAramagnAvasthAmAM lIna thayA hatA. 10 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[110 ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. kamaLa ane jIrNasiMhanA saMvAdathI tene sahaja kaMTALo Avyo. pRthvIsiMha mATe kamaLAnI kALajI joIne te patAnA manamAM caDhAve. pRthvIsiMhane te pitAnA priyapAtranA ' pratispaddhi tarIke mAnavA lAgyA. pRthvIsiMha koNa?darabAramAM tenuM ATaluM badhuM vajana zAthI? te kayAM rahe che? pitAnA nivAsasthAna saMbaMdhInI mAhitI te koIne kema ApatuM nathI? vagere bAbatenA vicAranI caLavicaLa tenA manamAM atyAre cAlI rahI hatI. A vakhate medAnamAM bIjA vRkSa nIce kAjI pitAnA eka mANasa sAthe ubhe hatuM. teNe pitAnA hAthamAMnI mALA pheravatAM ekavAra mera daSTipAta karIne potAnA sAthIdArane kahyuM:-"gaI kAle rAtrie julekhAM ane phAjala bhayarAmAMthI palAyana karI gayAM che. mATe have ApaNe paDade khule te pahelAM kaMIka karavuM ja joIe?" paNa te chokarI buddAne laIne kevI rIte hArI gaI?" "te game tema hoya !" pitAnA sAthIdAranA praTanane vizeSa mahatva nahi ApatAM kAjI beH "Aje akabarane ApaNe hAtha batAvo ja joIe. kAraNa ke teo avazya ApaNuM kArasthAna ughADuM pADyA vagara raheze nahiM evI have bhIti lAgavA mAMDI che. gaphura hAre hAruM ATaluM kArya karavuM ja joIe." "paNa khuda bAdazAhane allAnA aMzarUpa akabarane!" gaphara potAnA hAthamAMnI kaTArI pratye tAkI rahetA dhIme svare belyo. tenuM soMga kaMpI uThayuM. zuM kahe che ? bAdazAha allAne aMzarUpa che!" kAjI AvezapUrNa svare bolyA: "svadharmane nAza karavA ukta thayelA akabarane tuM alAno aMza mAne che ke?nahi, bIlakula nahi. allAe jahane A AjJA karI che. " eTaluM bolIne pitAnA balavAnI asara gaphuranA manapara kevI thaI che te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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akabaranI Aphata. [11] jovA mATe kAjI tenA pratye bhedakadaSTithI jevA lAge. kAjIne pitAne prayatna saphaLa thavA lAge te be: "savara kara, have jhAjhe vakhata rahyo nathI." huM tamArI IcchAne AdhIna chuM." gapura be. zAbAza! allA hane yaza Ape ! kAma saMbhALIne karaje. huM have jAuM chuM." A pramANe gaphurane AzIrvAda ApIne kAjI pitAnA manamAM malakAte tyAMthI cAlyA gayA ane alpa samayamAMja medanImAM maLI gaye. kAjI ane gaphurane jUdAM paDyAM jhAjhIvAra thaI nahotI eTalAmAM "zAnazAhanI svArI AvI pahoMcI" evI bume. saMbhaLAvavA lAgI. pratyeka manuSyanI daSTi bAdazAha pratye eka sarakhI lAgI rahI hatI. alpa samayamAM ja akabara pitAne mATe nirNita karelA uccAsane jaIne beThe. zAhajAde salIma, bIrabala, mAnasiMha, abulaphajhala vagere tamAma amIra umarA potapotAne sthAne goThavAI gayA. eTale bAdazAhe sarva pratye ekavAra premabharI daSTi pheMkI. tyArapachI akabare pitAnA eka saradArane cAra ghoDesvArone zA mATe sajA karavAmAM AvanAra hatI te saMbaMdhI lokene hamajaNa pADavA sUcavyuM. te svAroe sikinA garIba rAjapUta rAghajIne je trAsa Aye hatuM te hakIkta leone saMkSiptamAM kahI saMbhaLAvI ane tyArapachI pelA cAre DesvArane medAnanI vacce vacce bAdazAhanI sanmukha ubhA karavAmAM AvyA. sarva leke A dazya pratye ekITase tAkI rahyA hatA. tarata ja phaTakA mAranAre kAphara pitAnA hAthamAM cAbuka laIne hAjara thayAparaMtu je te potAno hAtha ugAmIne pelA ghoDesvAromAMnA ekanA zarIrapara cAbukano prahAra karavA jAya che, teja medanImAMthI eka laDDapaTTu zarIravALo manuSya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[11] dhama jIjJAsu akabara. tyAM deDate page AvI pahoMce ane bolyo "khabaradAra ! tyAre hAtha pAcho kheMcI le.!" A anapekSita prakAra jaIne sarva manuSya Azcaryacakita thayA. rAjA virUddha AvuM uddhata vartana calAvanAra A manuSya keNa haze, tatsaMbaMdhI pratyeka manuSya potAnA manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyA. khuda akabara paNa Azcaryacakita thaye; paraMtu A manuSyanA vartanane aMkuzamAM mukavA vicAra thAya te pUrve vIjaLInA jhaDape pele manuSya tyAMthI bAdazAhanA siMhAsana tarapha de ane potAnA hAthamAMnA khaMjaravaDe akabarane ghA karavA hAtha uca; paraMtu A cakyakita khaMjara akabaranI chAtI sudhI pahoMce te pUrve eka bIjIja vyakti medanImAMthI deDate page akabaranA siMhAsana pAse AvI pahoMcI ane teNe pelA manuSyanA hAtha para majabuta jhaDapa mArI ke tarata ja tenA hAthamAMnu khaMjara chuTIne dUra thaI paDayuM. A prasaMgeja akabaranA siMhAsananI pachavADethI eka strI madada mATe doDI AvatI hatI, je siMhAsana pAse AvIne mUcchagata thaI jatAM khaMjara te taruNanA piSamAM bheMkAyuM. A sarva ghaTanA eTalI te jhaDapathI banI gaI ke te svamamAM te nathI, e medanImAMnI pratyeka vyaktine bhAsa thayo. a85 samayamAM ja akabaranA prANa haravA prayatna karanAra vyaktine keda karavAmAM AvI ane akabara pelI ghAyala thayelI strI pAse gaye. tenuM mahe jotAnI sAthe ja te sahaja camakyo. tenA netramAM atha bharAI AvyAM. te strIne eka pAlakhImAM besADIne janAnakhAnAmAM mekalavAnI AjJA ApI. pitAnA prANa haravA taiyAra thayelI vyaktinI hAthamAMthI khaMjara pADI nAMkhanAra vyakti pAse akabara Ave ane tenA caraNemAM potAnuM zira jhukAvIne ubhe rahyo. te vyaktie akabaranA zira para hAtha mUko ane kahyuM: Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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mahAtmAne meLApa. [11] "sarva dharma pratye samatA darzAvanAra dhamI rAjana ! cirA yu ha!" janasamuhamAMthI "zAbAza! zAbAza !" nA pokAra saMbhaLAvA lAgyA. tyArapachI akabare pitAne prANa bacAvanAra vyaktine mATe eka suvarNAsana maMgAvyuM, paraMtu te vyaktie te Asana para besavAnI anIcchA darzAvavAthI teo bane tyAMja ubhA rahyA. alpa samayamAM ja pelA gheDesvArene phaTakA mAravAnuM kArya pUrNa thayA bAda medanI vIkharAI. mArgamAM jatAM jatAM Aje banelA banAvAnI carcA sarvatra thavA lAgI. sarva medanI vIkharAI gaI, paraMtu bAdazAha ane tenA amIra umarA akabaranA prANa bacAvanArane megya satkAra ane paricaya karavA tyAM ja rokAyA hatA. prakaraNa 16 muM. mahAtmAne meLApa. medAnamAM maLele samUha vikharAI gaye eTale pitAnI sanmukha ubhelI vyakti pratye ekITase tAkI rahele akabara kRtajJatApUrNa svare bolyA: "hArA prANa bacAvIne Ape hane Aje punarjanma Ape che. bele, bele, huM A panA mATe zuM karuM?" akabaranI hAme ubhelI vyaktie sAdAM ane veta vastro paridhAna karelAM hatAM. temanA mahepara vadhelA "veta bALa temanuM gAMbhiye vadhAratA hatA. vRddhAvasthA hevA chatAM paNa te vyaktinAM netro pANIdAra ane tejapUrNa jaNAtAM hatAM. tenA vizALa bhAla pradezaparathI temaja tenA zarIra paranA vastro parathI te kaI saMsAravirakta vibhUti hoya ema spaSTa jaNAI A Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[.114] . dharma jIjJAsu akabara. vatuM hatuM. akabara pratye premabharI daSTi pheMkatAM te vyakti bolI: rAjana ! hAre kaMIpaNa joItuM nathI. kaMIpaNa InAma meLavavAnI lAlasAthI heM A kArya karyuM nathI, kemake prANurakSA e amAre kartavya dharma ja che." ApanA jevI dayALu vibhUtino paricaya maLaze te mahArA5ra maha6pagAra thaze " akabare viveka darzAvyo. dharmarasika zahenazAha! Ape keI jainadhamI AcAryane AmantraNa mekahyuM hatuM ke?" te vyakti smita karatAM bolI. akabara sahaja vicAramAM paDyo. tenI mukhamudrAparathI te kaMI yAda karatA hoya tema jaNAtuM hatuM. thoDA ja samayamAM akabarane kaMIka yAda AvyuM hoya tema sAme ubhelI vyakti pratye tAkIne jotAM be: "keTalAka mahinA pUrve heM gujarAtamAM nivAsa karatA jainAcArya haravijayasUrijIne atre AvavAnuM nimaMtraNa mokalyuM hatuM kharuM." " tyAre tamArA nimantraNane mAna ApIne huM Ajeja ahiM AvI pahoMce chuM." tyAre zuM Apa poteja samartha jainAcArya hIravijayasUrijI?" hA; A sthala dehane loke eja nAmathI pichANe che. " o, dayAmaya mUrti! Ape ja Aje ne jIvitadAna dIdhuM che. ApanA punita pagalAM mahAre AMgaNe thatAM ja mahine Ape prANadAna dIdhuM te kaMI hArA ochA sadbhAgyanI vAta nathI!" eTaluM bolIne akabare potAnuM zira AcAryanA caraNe jhakAvyuM. AcAryo tene ubhe karyo ane AzirvAda Ape. potAnA baMne hAtha joDIne akabara beH "kRpAnidhAna ! A Asana svIkAre." nahi, nahi, zahenazAha, koIpaNa jAtanI dhAtunuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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mahAtmAne meLApa. [15] Asana amArA mATe sAdhudharmane niSedhakartA che." eTaluM kahIne AcArye potAnI pAse rahelI kAmaLa jamInapara pAtharI ane pitAnI beThaka lIdhI. alpa samayamAMja akabara ane tenA saradAre potapatAnI jagAe besI gayA. akabara paNa AcAryanI sAmenI beThakapara beThA pachI be "mahArAja! Apa kayAMthI ane kevI rIte pravAsa karatA atre AvI pahoMcyA?" "ApanuM AmantraNa svIkArIne huM gujarAtanA gAMdhAra baMdarathI pedala ja cAlyo AvuM chuM." AcAryazrI bAlyA. A sAMbhaLIne akabarate diDaja thaI gaye. te belyo. "kRpAnidhAna! kevaLa mahArAja mATe AvI vRddhAvasthAmAM paNa aneka kaSTa uThAvIne Ape ATalo badho zrama lIdho che. zuM mhArA amadAvAdanA sUbAe Apane vAhana mATe pAlakhI vagerene paNa kaMI baMdobasta na karI Apyo?" nahi, nahi, zahenazAha! te te badhuM ApavAne taiyAra ja hatA, paraMtu he khuzIthI ja temanI vinaMtIne anAdara karyo che. kAraNa ke tevI vastuone svIkAra amArA dharmanA pharamAna mujaba amArAthI thaI zakatuM nathI." akabara A sAMbhaLIne vismita thayo ane te thAnasiMha pratye daSTipAta karato bolyo. "thAnasiMha! huM to A mahAtmAnA nirdoSa vyavahAra ane atikaThina jIvanathI ajJAta hate; paraMtu tene tethI sArI rIte paricita hatA. sUrijIne maheM AmantraNa mekahyuM tyAre ja te mahane badhI hakIkta jaNAvI hota to ATale dUra AvavAnuM AmantraNa karIne huM temane kaSTa Apata nahi. ane temanI AtmasamAdhimAM avarodha ANavAnuM pAtaka paNa mhArA zirapara caDhata nahIM. thAnasiha akabara pratye ekITase tAkI rahyo. bAdazAhane zo pratyuttara Ape te saMbaMdhI te vicAravA lAgyA. eTalAmAM puna: akabara beH "haM, hArI banIyA bAjI huM hamajI I Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[16] dhama jIjJAsu akabara gaye chuM. pitAne svArtha sAdhavAnA uddezathIja te hane te vAta jaNAvI nahi hoya! kAraNa ke Ajadina sudhImAM sUrimahArAja ahiM AvyA nahi hovAthI je teo ahiM Ave te temanI sevA-suzruSA karavAno lAbha lhane prApta thAya. hArA AmantraNane lIdhe temaja hArA jAtibhAIone vizeSa lAbha thAya che tethI huM ghaNeja AnaMdita thAuM chuM." bAdazAhanA uparokta vacane sAMbhaLIne se moTethI hasavA lAgyA. ApanI sAthenAM anya mANase kyAM che?" akabare AcArya tarapha pharIne puchayuM. ame badhAMe ahiMthI be kezapara sthIratA karI che. huM saheja pharate pharate ATale sudhI AvI pahoMce eTalAmAM acAnaka rIte mahe ahiM mANasonI medanI joI. jo ke AvA tamAsAmAM rekAvuM te amArA AcArathI virUddha che; paraMtu A panA prANa haravAnuM kArasthAna anAyAse mahArA jANavAmAM AvyuM ane tethI ja huM paNa medanImAM dAkhala thaye ne tyAra pachInI hakIkata te Apa jANe ja che." "mahArAja ! mahArA prANa haravAnuM kAvatru ApanA jANavAmAM zI rIte AvyuM ane kAvatrA khare koNa koNa che, te viSe Apa kaMIpaNa khulAse karaze?" bAdazAha! e hakIkta huM spaSTa karavA icchatuM nathI." AcAryazrInI anIcchA jANIne akabare te mATe vizeSa kaMIpaNa pUchaparacha karI nahi. thoDIvAra mauna rahyA pachI akabara thAnasihane uddezIne be: "thAnasiMha ! AcAryazrInI sAthenA tamAma. mANasane mAnapUrvaka dhAmadhumathI AvatI kAle sikimAM laI Avo ane AcArya zrI mATe zaheramAM mukAmanI vyavasthA kare." "bAdazAha ! Aje ahiMthI huM hArA mukAma tarapha ja jaIza. AvatI kAle ame badhAM zaheramAM sAthe AvazuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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akabaranuM pharamAna. - [117] amArA satkAra mATe kaI paNa jAtanI khAsa vyavasthA karavAnI jarUra nathI." ema kahI AcAryo pitAnA mukAma tarapha prayANa karyuM ane bAdazAhe AcAryazrInI dhAmadhuma sahita padharAmaNI karavAnI vyavasthA karavA thAnasiMhane bhalAmaNa karI se chuTA paDyA. prakaraNa 17 muM. tAjA akabaranuM pharamAna. akabarano meLApa thayA pachI AcAryazrI pitAnA mukAma tarapha vaLatAM A banAvane mATe temane leza paNa vicAra AvyA nahi. phakta bAdazAha akabaranA a5 sahavAsamAM tene dharma mATe zuddha, saraLa ane satya prema jevAthI satata vihArane zrama paNa teo visarI gayA. saMvata 1838nA mAgazara vadI 7 nA sUrijIe gAMdhArathI sIkI AvavA vihAra zarU karyo hato te ApaNe jANI gayA chIye. vihAra samaye jagamAla ke jemaNe AcArya virUddha khaTapaTa karI hatI teNe mAphI mAgavAthI tene mithyAduSkRta ApI udAratAthI gacchamAM lIdhe ne potAnI sAthe AvavAnI rajA ApI. gAMdhAra baMdarathI amadAvAda AvatAM tyAMnA sUbA zAhabudine bhAre dhAmadhumathI temane satkAra karyo ane hIrA mANijya, metI, pAlakhI, hAthI, ghoDA, vagere je kaMI joIe te sarva ApavAne bAdazAhanuM pharamAna che tema jaNAvI sarva sAmagrI raju karI, paraMtu sUrijIe jaNAvyuM ke "ame saMsAravirakata bhikSukane AvI vastuo meha ane pramAda vadhArI pApamAM pADanArI che mATe tene upayoga karatA nathI. A pramANe teo pitAnA ziSya samudAyane sAthe laI teDavA AvanAra kamAla ane maidI sAthe vihAra zarU rAkhyuM hatuM. mArgamAM AvatA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[118 ]. dharma jIjJAsu akabara.' pATaNamAM sUrijanA sahAdhyAyI paMDitajI dharmasAgarajI tathA zrIvijayasena sUrIjIe A prasaMge bhAre utsava karyo. A prasaMge keTalIka jena prajAonA AcAryazrInA hAthe pratiSThAmahotsava karAvavA pachI siddhapura AvatAM "kRpArasa kaSa" nA kanta zAnticandrajI sAthe AcAryazrIne meLApa thaye. zAnticandrajInI vidvattAthI AcAryazrI ati prasanna thayA ane temaNe temane potAnA sAthe pravAsamAM laI lIdhA. siddhapurathI AcAryazrIe satarA tarapha gamana karyuM ane tyAMnA ThAkora sAheba ajunasiMhane dharmabodha karI tenAM vyasana choDAvI dIdhAM. tyArapachI AbunI yAtrA karI sAdaDI, rANakapuranuM dharaNuvihAra nAmanuM bhavya ane laya Adi paMcatIthine lAbha laI meDatA padhAryA. ahInAgara ane bikAneranA saMgha darzanArthe A vyA hatA. tyAMthI sAMgAnera thaIne AcAryazrI sikrinA najIka lagabhaga deDha varSa ane sAta divasanA pravAsa pachI saM. 1939nA tyeSTha vadI 13ne zukavAranA roja AvI pahoMcyA hatA. pitAnA deDha varSanA pravAsa daramyAna pitAne sarasAmAna teo anya manuSyane ucakavA ApatA ja nahi. temaja pitAnI sAthe cAlatA saiddhAMtika zirema mahA mahopAdhyAya zrI vimalaharSa gaNI, arTottarazatAvadhAna vidhAyaka zrI zAnticandragaNi, paMDita sahaja sAgaragaNi, "hIra saibhAgya" kAvyanA kartAzrI siMha vimalagaNi, vastRtva ane kavitva kaLA nipUNa temaja "vijaya prazastikAvya nA kartAzrI hemavijayagaNi, vaiyAkaraNa cUDAmaNi paMDita lAbhavijayagaNi, zrI dhanavijayagaNi Adi vidvAna ziSya samudAya paNa tevIja khaMta ane AtmadamanathI sAthe vicarI rahyo hatuM. teoe paNa jyAre bAdazAhane dharmaprema jANya, tyAre bahu khuzI thayA. bIje divase sUryodaya thatAM zahenazAha akabara bhAre ThAThamAThathI yatijIne sikrimAM laI javA sArU temanA mukAme evI pahoMcyA. yatijIne besavA sArU khAsa hAthI zaNagArIne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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akabaranuM pharamAna. [19] taiyAra karAvyuM hatuM teNe AcAryazrIne besavAne mATe vinaMtI karI, paraMtu AcAryazrIe te dharmAcAra virUddha che tema jaNAvyuM. zahenazAha paNa temanA A nigrahathI khuzI thaye. dhIme dhIme savArI rAjamahAlaya pAse AvI pahoMcI eTale lazkara vigere potapotAne sthAne goThavAI gayA. bAdazAha akabara AcAryazrIne laIne potAnA khAsa divAnakhAnAnA mArge vaLe. A divAnakhAnAne Aje khAsa zaNagAravAmAM AvyuM hatuM. divAnakhAnAnI jamIna para sonerI jAjama pAtharavAmAM AvI hatI. AcAryazrIne besavA sArU eka suMdara beThaka banAvavAmAM AvI hatI ane najIkamAM temanA ziSyavarga temaja anya adhikArIone besavA mATe caDhatA utaratA. darajajAnI beThake goThavavAmAM AvI hatI. akabara AcArya zrIne laIne divAnakhAnAnA dvAra pAse AvI pahoMcyuM ke tarataja chaDIdAree"allA he akabara"evI nekI pokArI. chaDIdAronI nekIne dhvani sAMbhaLatAMnI sAthe ja sarva gRhastha ubhA thaI gayA ane namana karavA lAgyA. dvAra pAse AvI pahoMcyA pachI dIvAnakhAnAmAM pAtharele gAlIce joIne AcAryazrI ubhA rahyA. tarataja zANe zAha hamajI gayA ke sUrIjI gAlIcA para thaIne cAlavA IcchatA nathI. teNe tarataja gAlIco upADI levA nekarene netrasaMketa karyo eTale te ucakatAMja dvAranI najIkamAM keTalIka kIDIonI hAre dazyamAna thaI. akabarane A dazyathI mahAtmA upara sahasa gaNI zraddhA vadhI. bAda sUrijI ane zAha niyata sthaLe pahoMcavA mATe AgaLa vadhyA ane nirdoSa sthaLe pahoMcyA pachI AcArya ane ziSya bagalamAMthI eka unanuM banAveluM Asana jamIna para bIchAvIne te upara beThA. akabara ane amIra umarAvoe paNa potapotAnI beThaka lIdhI. akabara atyAre AcAryazrIne dharmopadeza sAMbhaLavAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[12] dhama jIjJAsu akabara. Atura hatuM tethI vizeSa vakhata nirarthaka na javA detAM jaNAvyuM mahAtmAzrI ! hArA amala nIcenI prajAnA huM mukhya be vibhAga pADuM chuM. eka hiMdu prajA ane bIjI IslAmI prajA. A bane prajAone huM hArA netro samAna gaNuM chuM. mahArI e netra rUpa bane prajAmAMnI eka paNa prajAnuM dila na dukhAya tevI rIte vartavA mATe huM khAsa kALajI dharAvuM chuM. huM islAmadhamI rAjA chuM paraMtu huM islAmIone lAbhanI khAtara hiMduprajAne raMjADavAnuM pasaMda karatA nathI. temaja hiMdu prajAne prasanna rAkhavAnA uddezathI islAmI prajAne du:kha thAya tema vartavAnI paNa hArI IcchA nathI, chatAM keTalAka te vAta na samajavAthI mArA tarapha utAvaLA thaI AkSepa kare che. gaI kAlano banAva tevI utAvaLI samAjanuM parINAma hoya tema huM mAnuM chuM. eTale te saMbaMdhe atyAre vadhu na kahetAM mArA prANarakSaNa mATe Apa khudAnA dUta tarIke AvyA che tema jANuM Apane ahesAna mAnuM chuM ane ApanA taraphathI dharmanA ilamanI navAjeza meLavavA umeda rAkhuM chuM. akabaranI zAMti ane prajA para samAna prema joI sUrijIne AnaMda thaye. temaNe bAdazAhane dharma saMbhaLAvavAne A prasaMga ThIka jaIne pratibaMdha karatAM pahelAM potAnA kAryanI laghutA batAvI ane pachI jaNAvyuM ke "nAmavara bAdazAha ! tamArI hiMdu-muslIma prajA mATe eka sarakhI lAgaNuM jANuM mane bahu AnaMda thAya che. rAjasattA prApta thavI e punyane mahA ega che. kemake te sthAnamAM khudAne aMza che. eTale nekI tathA InsAphanI hAjarI tyAM hamezAM jarUrI che. joke keTalIka vakhate rAjapitA sattAnA ghenamAM potAnI A javAbadArI cukI jAya che ane tethI adhikArIonI svacchaMdatA jera karI jatAM rAjadharmane lepa thAya che. ne prajA duHkhathI kaMTALI sAme thAya che. paraMtu ApanA amalamAM sattAnuM ghena jevAtuM nathI eja puNyanA baLathI ApanuM rakSaNa thayuM che. eTale temAM huM te nimitta mAtra che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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pRthvIsiMha ke akabara? [i ] dharmanA TuMkA artha ja prANI mAtra upara dayA rAkhavI te che. kurAne zarIphamAM paNa koi prANIne du:kha na thAya tevu sAduM ane pavitra jIvana gALavAne kramAna che. je prANI ke jIvane banAvavAnI ApaNI zakti nathI tenA nAza karavAnA adhikAra ApaNe bhegavI zakIe nahiM. A eka sAdI vAta che, paNa dharma tA tyAre ja gaNAya ke bIjA chavAnA du: khA dura karavA ane tene madada karavAmAM ApaNI zaktine rokI zakIye. gai kAle ApanA uparathI pasAra thayela Ata ane temAM mArI hAjarI e A dharma samajAvavAne khudAi sa MdezA jevI ghaTanA che. eTale Apane prANarakSaNathI jevA AnaMda thayA che tevA AnaMda khIjA prANIne bacAvIne Apa ApI zake to te mane moTAmAM moTu inAma maLyuM tema huM samajIza. "3 sUrinA A TuMkA upadezanI khAdazAhanA hRdaya upara uMDI asara thaI. temaNe teja vakhate abulakjhulane khelAvI peAtAnI ane peAtAnA tAkhAnA rAjyAnI hadamAM paryuSaNa parva mAM kAi jIvahiMsA na karI zake tevuM pharamAna lakhI kramAvyuM ane AcArya zrI utAre javA ravAnA thayA pachI saiA chuTA paDyA. Im prakaraNa 18 muM. pRthvIsiMha ke akabara ? jyAre kamaLA zuddhimAM AvI tyAre teNe joyuM ke pote eka rAjamahAlayamAM hatI. tene je eraDAmAM rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI te oraDA aprakAzita hatA. oraDAmAMnI sa mArI para paDadA nAMkhavAmAM AvyA hatA. jamIna para suMdara gAlIcA pAtharavAmAM AvyeA hatA. ne chuTAMchavAyAM suga MdhI 11 " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 112 ] dharma jIjJAsu akbara. puSpAnA kuMDAM gADhavI devAmAM AvyAM hatAM. eraDAnAM madhya bhAgamAM kamaLAnI zayyA hatI. kamaLAne tenI sevAmAM jAgrata thayelI joI tyAM rAkAyelI dAsIe puchyu. "Apane zAMti che ke ?" kamaLAe peAtAnA kapALapara hAtha pheravyA ane AtmathI khAlI: " A zuM? huM ahiM kyAMthI ?.........', huM; jahAMpanAha te sukharUpa che ne ? " cr hA; nAmavara mAdazAha sukharUpa che. Apane zAMtithI nidrA levA hakImanI salAha che. " kamaLAe puna: peAtAnA netrA mIMcyAM. paNa te vicAravegane rokI zakI nahiM. peAte akabaranA prANa macAvatAM ghAyala thai e sarva ghaTanA kamaLAnI STi sanmukha puna: khaDI thai. " ' je karyuM te ThIkaja karyuM " te svagata vicAravA lAgI. je Aje mAdazAhanA nAza thayA hota te tenA Aropa bicArA sikinA garIba rAjapUtAnA zirapara AvI paData ane amArI nAhaka phajetI thAta ! amarasiMha, jINu siMha ke huM athavA teA pRthvIsiMha paraja te Aropa mUkavAmAM Avata ! " pRthvIsiMhanu nAma yAda AvatAMnI sAtheja kumaLA camakI. gai kAle pRthvIsiMha medAnamAM kema nahi AvyA hoya? pRthvIsiMha kANu haze ? te rahe che kayAM ? pAtAnI hakIkata kahevAnA prasaMga AvatAM tenA para te DhAMkapIchADA kema kare che ? vagere praznonA vicAra karavAmAM kumaLA lIna thaI gai. vicAra karavA jeTalI peAtAnI zakti nahi hAvAthI kamaLAe vicArazreNIne aTakAvavAnA yatna karavA mAMDayA. peAtAnA kapALaparanA prasveda teNe lUchI nAMkhyA. ne peAtAnAM vastro samAryo. eTalAmAM eraDAnuM dvAra ughaDayuM. kamaLAe camakIne joyuM teA dvAramAM khuda khAdazAha akabara ubhA hatA. kamaLAe Amatema joyu te teNe dAsIne tyAM jai nahi. peAtAnA bhAla pradezapara uDI rahelI laTA samAratI kumaLA potAnI zayyAmAM eDI thaI gaI. tenA netrayugalamAMthI eka prakAranuM apUrva teja prakAzavA lAgyuM. te nizcalapaNe akabara pratye joi rahI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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pRthvIsiMha ke akabara? [12] akabara kamaLAnI svAsthatA joI khuzI thayA. teNe dhImA sAde kamaLAne puchyuM. "kema kamaLAtabIyata ThIka che ke? mArA jIlelA ghAne vyAdhi e che thaye che ke? kamaLA, te hArA prANanA rakSaNa mATe prerAI hArA para mahAna upakAra karyo che. nahi, nahi, jahAMpanAha ! emAM upakAra zAne? ATalI rAjasevA karavAnI hune taka maLI eja hArUM saHbhAgya che!" kamaLA vacce ja belI uThI. nahi." akabara DokuM dhuNAvate be. "siddhinA je rAjapUte akabarane ThAra karavAnA yatna karI rahyA che, te ja rAjapUtanI TeLImAM rahelI kamaLA hArA prANa bacAvavA tatpara thAya ethI vizeSa AhalAdajanaka mahArA mATe zuM haI zake?" nahi, jahAMpanAhae vAta taddana jUThThI che." kamaLA AvezapUrNa svare bolI. ame sikinA rAjapUta rAjahatyAne vicAra paNa karIye nahI. mArILI kevaLa nyAya meLavavA mATe ja che. have amane nyAya maLavA lAgyA che. ame sukhI chIe. ApanA prANa haravAne yatna karanAra mAnavarAkSasa rAjapUta hovAnuM ApanuM mAnavuM bhulAvo khavarAvanArUM che." kadAca tema paNa heya" akabara zAMtithI belyo; paraMtu eTalAmAM kamaLAne punaH muccha AvavA lAgI. akabara ekadama kamaLAne hAtha pakaDIne tene zayyAmAM sUvADatAM sUvADatAM bolyo "kamaLA ! hune janma sapta lAge che. hRArAthI besI zakAze nahi. sUI jA !" akabara pratye kRtajJatApUrNa daSTi pheMkatAM kamaLA manamAM ja belI "are prabhu, AvA karUNALu bAdazAhane vadha karavA mATe zuM rAjaputamaMDaLI khaTapaTa kare?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[124] dhama chaSAsu akabara, bela, tyAre huM tyAre upakArano badalo kaI rIte vALa?" akabare kamaLAne zAMtithI puchayuM. badale?" kamaLA vismaya pAmatI belI. "huM te eka pAmara strI chuM. dravyane mahane meha nathI. senuM, mANijya, metI Adine huM kRtikA samAna lekhuM chuM. chatAM Apa nAmavarane je badale Apaja hoya te svArI mAtra eTalI ja mAgaNI che ke sikinA garIba rAjapUtonuM duHkha dUra kare." eTaluM bolIne kamaLA zAnta rahI. tenI daSTi hajI paNa akabara pratye eka sarakhI lAgI rahI hatI. te thoDIvAra rahIne puna: belI. "ane ApanA prANa bacAvyA te kaMI Apane kevaLa bAdazAha dhArIne ja nahi!" eTale?" akabara vismaya pAmata che . "zuM? kevaLa bhUta dayAnA tatvane artha hamajIne ja huM mahArA prANu bacAvyA hatA ke ?' "nA?" tyAre ?" kamaLA manaja rahI. paNa tyAre mahArA prANa bacAvavAnuM evuM te kayuM kAraNa che? zuM hune te kahI zakAya tevuM nathI?" akabare AturatAthI puchyuM. nahi ema te kaMIja nathI. jahAMpanAhanA prANa bacAvavA mATe huM doDatI AvI hatI tenuM eka kAraNa e hatuM ke mahArA prANa karatAM paNa adhika priya prathvIsiMhanA jevuM ja jahAMpanAhanuM svarUpa che." eTaluM bolIne kamaLA zAMta rahI. bhayamizrita pazcAttApanI eka bhAvanA kamaLAnA hRdayamAM udabhavI. nahI bolavAnI vAta akabara samakSa belAI javAthI tene pazcAtApa thatuM hoya evuM tenI mukhamudrApara AbhAsa thavA lAge. khuda prathvIsiMha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 125 ] pRthvIsiMha ke akabara ! samakSa paNa je prema vyakata thayA nahAtA, te Aja akabara samakSa vyakata thai gayA e kamaLAne gamyuM nahi. akabaranA AzcaryanA pazu adhija thayA. kamaLAnA netrAmAMnI asthiratA, ane tenA vadanama MDaLapara daggAcara thaI raheluM atyaMta komaLa paraMtu avyakata kArUNya joIne tenu hRdaya bharAI AvyuM. te potAnI lAgaNI have chUpAvI zaye nahi, kamaLAne vicAramAM paDelI joi te tenI pathArI najIka gayA ane kamaLAnA hAtha pakaDI tenA gAla para eka madhura cukhana karyuM". kamaLA camakI. teNe eka dIrgha nizvAsa mUkayA ane akabara pratye tiraskArayukta daSTi phUMkatAM kuddha svare khelI: nAmavara A zuM ? " tr re akabara kaMipaNa khelyA sivAya kamaLA pratye tAkI rahyo ane smita karatAM melyA: " kamaLA, huvethI mhane khAdazAha tarIke na joiza. huM ja hArA pRthvIsiha che. 2 " huM ? " kamaLAnA AzcaryanA avadhija thayA. "" " gabharA nahi ! bhaya na pAma ! akabara AzvAsana sUcaka svare elyuM: " kumaLA, pRthvIsiMhanA sAnnidhyamAM tyAre bhayabhIta thavAnI jarUra nathI ! huM atyAre hArA rAjA mAdazAha-akakhara nathI ! atyArasudhI tu je pRthvIsiMhanA guNakarI rahI hatI teja pRthvIsiMha-huM-akabara hArI. sanmukha ubhA chuM. mhArA sAmu jo ! "" kamaLA akabara pratye tAkI rahI. ubhayanI daSTi eka * thai. peAtAnI dRSTi sanmukha potAnA priya pRthvIsiMhanI mUtti khaDI thaelI joine kamaLAe rAmAMca anubhavyA. tenA mukhamAMthI AzcaryAdgAra bahAra paDayA. "pRthvIsiMha keakabara?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 126 ] dha jIjJAsu akabara. prakaraNa 19 muM. padamAnI pratijJA. julekhAnA mhAMethI kAjInA kArasthAnanI hakIkata jANuvAmAM AvI teja kSaNe akabare peAtAnA manamAM TharAvyu ke have kAjanI kharAkhara khakhara levI paDazeja. Aje teNe kAjIne kevI rIte zAsana karavuM. tatsaMbaMdhI vicArA karavAmAM ghaNA samaya vItADyo. tyArapachI akabaranA manamAM eka navIna kalpanA udbhavI. te ubhA thayA ane jhanAnakhAnAnA pravezadvAra tarapha javA lAgyuM. jevA bAdazAha jhanAnakhAnAnA pravezadvAramAM paga mUkavA jAya che ke tarataja padmAnA ane akabarane tyAM bheTA thayA. akakhara camakIne ubhA rahyo. padmA paNa tyAM pASANu mUrttivat sthira ubhI thai rahI. thoDIvAra sudhI kAi kai khelyu nahi. akabaranA manamAM padmA mATe abhAva AvI gayA heAvAthI tenAthI tA khelavAnI zarUAtaja thai zake tema nahAtu; ane rANI padmAe paNa peAtAnA manamAM dRDha nizcaya karyo hatA ke akabara draSTie paDatAMnI sAtheja tenA caraNya pakaDIne tenI kSamA mAgavI. paraMtu kANu jANe zuce thaI gayuM. akakhara pratyakSa peAtAnI sanmukha AvIne ubhA hatA chatAM paNa padmA atyAre vicArazUnyaja manI gai ! tenA nizcaya DagamagI gayA. kSamA mAgavAnI hRdayamAM prabaLa icchA heAvA chatAM paNa tenA mukhamAMthI eka zabdoccAra suddhAM thaI zakayA nahi. akamaranA caraNaya pakaDavAnI aMtaramAM utkaTa icchA heAvA chatAM tenu zarIra nIcu namatu nahAtuM. padmAnI vAcAzakti chekaja adRzya thai gaI. tenAM nayanA azrupUrNa thaI gayAM. teNe eka dI nizvAsa mUkyA. akabara hajI svastha ubhA hatA. teNe padmA prati STi Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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padmAnI pratijJA.. [ 17 ] suddhAM karI nahi, me mahinA pUrve je akabara padmAnA mananuM samAdhAna karavAnA upAya ceAjavA taiyAra hatA teja atyAre padmAnA jakkI svabhAvane lIdhe tenA pratye bedarakAra anya. padmA mATenA premaja akabaranu hRdaya dugdha karatA hatA. vaLI kumaLA pratinuM AkaSa Nu vadhavAthI have padmA tene zalyarUpa bhAsavA lAgI hatI. padmAnA je sAntaye akabarane premaghelA banAvI dIdhA hatA e sAnta - mAMnI mAhinI atyAre naSTa thai cukI hatI, premarUpI leAhacu Mbaka jaDa sAMnta rUpI zarIramAM nahi hovAthI temAM AkaSa Nu zakti rahI naheAtI. e aMta:karaNane paraspara kheMcanArI zakti premaja che. zarIrakAnti nahi. bhavabhUti jevA vi paNa kahe che ke, hRdaya khaMdhananuM kharUM kANu, ' aMtara jovi zvetuH che. e sivAya ramaNInA gulAbI gAlanI lAlI kivA 19bhanA pANIdAra netrAnI ka Mi ja kArI phAvatI nathI. akamaranA hRdayamAM atyAre milakula premabhAvanA rahI ja naheAtI ane tethI ja te atyAre svastha ubhuM hatA. ja paraMtu padmAnA dIrya ni:zvAsa sAMbhaLatAMnI sAthe ja akabaranuM dayALu aMtara dravyuM. tenI kaThAravRttimAM karUNA ubharAI AvI eTale te padmAne sabAdhIna elye: * vi ! A zuM ? 66 ?? A AzvAsanasUcaka zabda sAMbhaLIne padmAnu hRdaya vadhAre bharAi AvyuM ane te Dasake ne Dasake rAvA lAgI. paNa "stune raDavAnuM kAraNa tA kahevu joie. ATalu badhuM zA mATe ? " akabara padmAnI najIkamAM AvatAM kALu svare olye. "" re ,, huM pApI chuM.... " padmA DusakAM bharatAM khelI: " Aja sudhImAM mheM ApanA ghaNA aparAdha karyAM che, paraMtu have mhane ApanA pavitra caraNamAM laine pAvana karo ! huM Apane zaraNa AvI chuM. " ATaluM belIne padmAe khAdazAhanA caraNumAM peAtAnu mAthu namAvyuM ane tenA paganA caraNasparza karyo. ,, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[28] dhamakAju akabara. - priye ! zAMta thA! Ama gAMDAI na kara! " akabara yuvAne uThADavA lAgyuM. hane kSamA nahi maLe tyAM sudhI huM ApanA paga choDavAnI nathI!" paDyAe akabaranA banne paga athuthI bhIMjavI nAMkhyA. akabare dIrdha ni:zvAsa mUko ane kSamA ApI! nAtha! hArI bhUla thatI hatI te huM have hamajI zakI chuM."pavA karUNAjanaka svare bolI emAM hAre bilakula deSa nathI " eTaluM belIne akabare ekavAra mera daSTipAta karI "atyAre huM jAuM chuM eTaluM bolIne te tyAMthI jhapATAbaMdha nIkaLI paDyo. padmA te pASaNa mUrtivat sthira ja ubhI hatI. bAdazAhanA vartanamAM pharaka paDele joIne te Azcarya pAmI. have priyatamanuM mana kevI rIte saMpAdana karavuM e saMbaMdhI vicAra karatI te akabara je mArga thaIne cAlyA gaye te mArga joI rahI. "he pitaja hArA nAthane asaMteSa A hevAthI mahanI kSamA kevI rIte maLe" ema te vicAravA lAgI. thoDI vAra mana rahyA pachI padmA svagata belavA lAgI. "huM ja mahA duSTa chuM! have mane kSamA kayAMthI maLe? mahArA prANanAthane mahArA mukhanuM darzana suddhAM karavuM gamatuM nathI. padmA! hArA pApanuM prakSAlana karyA sivAya tuM kevI rIte pavitra banavAnI ? svapatinA hAMligananI AzA have hArA mATe rahI nathI. pati sevAne alabhya lAbha lhane maLanAra nathI! hA, paNa eka mArga che! je pratyakSa pati sevA karavAne suyoga prApta na thAya te parokSa sevA karIne mAre saMtoSa mAnave joIe. patinI mAnasika pUjA karavAthI paNa satInuM aMtara pavitra thAya che. patinA sadgaNenuM smaraNa karavAthI. aMtaHkaraNamAM pavitra bhAvanAone janma thaze. huM prANanAthane have AMkhane kaNa jevI lAguM chuM, paNa temanI marajI virUddha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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kAchane kALa. [12] vartavAthI huM zuM pUNyaprApti karI zakavAnI chuM ? basa, have te temanI draSTie paNa na paDavuM, temanI mUrtinuM niraMtara dhyAna dharavuM, temanA guNonuM citvana karyA karavuM, ane temanAmaya banI javuM eja hArA mATe kartavya dharma che." ATaluM bolIne paDyA je mAge thaIne AvI hatI te mAge thaIne jhanAnakhAnAmAM cAlI gaI. prakaraNa 20 muM. kAjIne kALa bAdazAha akabarane vinAza karavA mATe ughukta thayelA gaphane kArAgRhamAM pUravAmAM AvyA hatA. jyAre tene keda karavAmAM Avyo, tyAre teNe nhAzI chuTavAne kaI paNa prakArane prayatna karyo hato. tene ghaNA ghaNA prazno pUchavAmAM AvyA, paraMtu teNe eka paNa praznane saMtoSakAraka uttara Ape nahi. bAdazAhane mAravA mATe tuM ke nA hukamathI gayuM hatuM?" e prazna adhikArIoe tene karyo tyAre teNe manaja dhAraNa karyuM. sAmadAma bheda ane aMte daMDane upaga paNa adhikArIo karI cukyA. paraMtu temAM temane nirAzA sivAya bIjuM kaMIja prApta thayuM nahi. teNe kArAgRhamAM AnaMdathI praveza karyo eTaluM ja nahi paraMtu jyAre darege tene khAvAnuM ApI gayo, tyAre teNe AnaMdita mukhamudrAthI khAdhuM ane pANI pIne lAMbe thaIne sUte, tyArapachI te ghasaghasATa nidrA levA lAgyo. jema jema samaya vyatIta thavA lAgyo tema tema gaphuranuM citta asvastha banavA lAgyuM. tene potAnI kharI sthitinuM bhAna thavA lAgyuM. potAne zikSA thavAne vakhata samIpa AvI lAgyo hovAthI jema jema vakhata vItavA lAgyA tema tema gakaranuM aMtaHkaraNa bhayabhIta thavA lAgyuM te svagata bolavA lAgyA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 13e ] dhama jIjJAsu akabara. " are khudA! hA rApara rahama kara ! hArI khAtaraja huM A kArya karavA mATe taiyAra thayA hate; paisAnA lebhathI nahi ja. IslAmI dharmanuM rakSaNa karavA jatAM ulaTa huM kALanA mukhamAM phasAI paDayo chuM. yA allA ! hArI khAtara mahuM ATaluM sAhasa karyuM tene badale mane Aja maLaze ke? hAre jAna jaze ke! hArApara dayA kara ! hArA prANa bacAva! hArI hAre dhA!" Akho divasa gaphure cintAmAM ja pasAra karyo. rAtrinA prathama praharane prAraMbha thayo. bAdazAhanA prANa bacavA pAmyA hovAthI rAjadhAnImAM Aje sarvatra AnaMdetsava thaI rahyo hate. jema jema rAtri vItavA lAgI tema tema AnaMdetsavane dhvani kamI thavA lAgyuM. gaphara pitAnI zayyAmAM paDyo paDyo taraphaDIAM mAryA karatuM hatuM. tene nidrA na Ave e svAbhAvika hatuM. alAne vinavaNI upara vinavaNI karIne have te cheka ja kaMTALI gayA hate eTalAmAM tenI oraDInuM dvAra ughaDyuM ane eka vyakti aMdara dAkhala thaI. khuda alAe ja tenI hAre dhAvAnI kRpA karI hoya tema vicArate gapura oraDInA dvAra bhaNI daSTi pheke che te teNe tene je. kAjIne jotAMnI sAthe ja gaphura azupUrNa netre beH "kAjI, hane bacAvo! tamArA ja hukamathI huM A kArya karyuM che, chatAM hune maravA deze ke? dhIme bela!" kAjI gaphuranI najIkamAM AvIne belya: "gakura, zuddhimAM Ava ! sAMbhaLa! ekAda mUrkha mANasanI mAphaka baDabaDATa na kara! bAdazAhanuM khuna karavAnuM kAma hArA hAthe pAra paDayuM nathI, paraMtu hajI paNa tuM allAnI sevA karI zakaze. bola che marajI?" kAjIe je aMtarecachAthI nATakI saMbhASaNanI zarUAta karI hatI tevuM icichata pariNAma AvyuM. thoDAja samaya pUrve nirAza thayela gaphura A saMbhASaNa sAMbhaLIne utsAhita dekhAvA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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kAjIne kALa [13] ] lAgyuM. tenA netre AzAthI camakavA lAgyAM. utsAhathI bolyA: "hA, khudA vAste huM koI paNa kArya karavAne taiyAra chuM." sAMbhaLa tyAre! je alAne saMtuSTa karavAnI IcchA hAra manamAM hoya te AvatI kAle tvane InsAphanI adAlatamAM ubhe karavAmAM Ave ane tane bAdazAhane ghAta karavAnuM keNe zIkhavyuM tema puchavAmAM Ave, tyAre tAre sakInA rajapUtenuM nAma ApavuM! samaye ke !" paNa huM khoTuM kema besuM?" khoTuM bolavAmAM zI harakata che? dharmasevA mATe, ane llAnA eka phakIrane bacAvavA mATe thoDuM ghaNuM jUThuM bolavuM paDe te paNa lAbha che." gakura nizvAsa mUkIne be: "paNa kAjIsAheba hArAthI Ama jUThuM belIne zuM kalyANa thaI zakavAnuM che?" beTAema karavAthI moTuM kalyANa thaze." kAjI gaMbhIra svare be: " hArA jUThThA belavAthI huM jIvatA rahIza ane bAdazAhane islAmapremI karIza. A saghaLI dharmasevAnuM phaLa tvane ja maLaze ke nahi? bela, A dharmasevA bajAvavA mATe tuM taiyAra che ke nahi?" sTama. gaphara bhayabhIta svare belya: "vArU, dharmasevA arthe paNa jU huM belavA taiyAra na thAuM te?" te mRtyu sivAya hArA mATe bIjo upAya ja nathI?" kAjIe rekaDo javAba parakhAvyA ane atyAra sudhI chupAvI rAkhelI kaTArI bahAra kADhI. gakura be DagalAM pAchA haThayo ane eka bhayaMkara cIsa pADI uThyo. bola !" nirdaya kAcha karanA aMga prati dhasyA ane zastra ugAmIne belya: "kasama le, nahiMtara maravA mATe taiyAra thA!" kAjInA chellA zabdo pUrA thayA paNa nahi hoya eTalAmAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 132 ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. kArAgRhanuM pravezadvAra ughaDayuM ane hathIyArabaMdha dazeka lazkarInI TukaDI oraDImAM dhasI AvI. temaNe kAjIne keda karyA. saiAnI pAchaLa eka pratApI vyaktie oraDImAM praveza karyo. e vyaktine jotAMnI sAtheja kAjI camakayA ane tenA mhAMmAMthI udgAra nIkaLI paDayA: " kANu bAdazAha ? " cr ,, hA; mAdazAhu ! akabara damAmapUrNa svare DoLA kADhIne khelyA ane kAjI pratye tiraskArasUcaka STi pheMkI rahyo. tyArapachI te puna: khelavA lAgyA: " kAjI, insAphanI adAlatamAM asatya elAvavA mATe gaphura para ma gujAravAnA gunhAja atyAre tane kedI banAve che. tamArA jevA pApAtmA dharmagurUnA lekhAsamAM rahI khudAnA pyArA nAmane vageAve che. ane islAmanA ilmane jhAMkhA kare che. eTale tamArA pApane vadhAre vakhata calAvavA devAM e nizA-allAnA drAha karavA jevu che. jAe atyAre tene baMdIkhAnAmAM lai jAo. adAlata tenA insApha karaze. 99 kAjIne sipAio laI jAya teTalAmAM teNe hImata karIne bAdazAhane kahyuM--khyAla karo ke annAnA kIra kadApi insAnI adAlatamAM ubhA rahIne mRtyunI zikSA sAMbhaLatA nathI. islAma dharmane kalaMkita karanAra huM nathI; paraMtu Apeja islAma dharmanuM abhimAna cheDI anya dharmane Azraya Apela che. insAphanI dorI tA pUrva se hamArA kAjIenA hAthamAM hatI teA insAphanI adAlatamAM javA karatAM huM khudAnA darabAramAM javAnuM pasaMda karUM chuM. ATalu khelatA teNe pAtAnI pAse rAkhelI kaTArI potAnI chAtImAM ghAMcI dIdhI ane tarataja tenI chAtImAMthI rudhirapravAha vahevA mAMDayA. ane kSaNamAtramAM kAjIe A leAkanA tyAga karyo. anya leAkeAnI mAphaka akabara paNa stabdha, nizcala, ane Azcarya cakita sthitimAM ubhA hatA. teNe peAtAnAM netradraya anya karyAM ane AlyA: " yA--aTThA ! " ema AB Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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kamaLAnI kasoTI. prakaraNa 21 muM.. kamaLAnI koTI. kamaLAnA ghA rUmatAM te amarasiMhanA makAne AvI hatI. paraMtu te akabaranA mahAlayamAM rahI te daramiyAna tene akabaranI nIti, prajA prema ane sahRdayatAne sArA parIcaya thavAthI te tene pUrNa premathI cAhavA lAgI hatI. akabaranA samAgamamAM jyAre jyAre Avavu thatu tyArete aneka carcAo karatI. premabharI dRSTithI tenI sAthe kalAko gALavAne Atura rahetI ane vakhata anya mIThI vAtAthI buddhivAdathI ane rAjataMtranI avanavI vArtAthI tene rIjhavatI. paraMtu pote eka sAmAnya rajhaLatI mALA tarIke peAtAnI yAgyatA na samaane peAtAnuM aMtara khullu karI zakI nahAtI. jo ke tene rAjamahAlaya cheADI ArAma thatAM amarisaMha pAse vasavA jatAM akabaranA viyAga thavAthI du:kha thayuM. paraMtu akabara tyAM pRthvIsiMhanA upanAmathI niyamIta AvanAra hatA te vAtathI teNe saMtASa mAnyA hatA. teNe amarisaMhanA makAne AvavA pachI pRthvIsiMhanu oLakhANu karAvyuM naheAtuM, paraMtu jyAre te niyamIta vakhate maMDaLImAM AvatA tyAre tenuM premALa hRdaya chaleAchala ubharAi jatu ane jyAre maMDaLamAM akabaranA mATe asataSa darzAvavAnIvAta thatI tyAre te hamezAM tene pakSa karyo vinA rahI zakatI naheAtI. [ 133] amarasiMha tenI A rItabhAtathI kacavAvA lAgyA. te kamaLAnA pALaka pitA hatA, paraMtu have tenI icchA tenI sAthe lagna sakhaMdha joDavAnI hatI. teNe potAnI A icchA kamaLAne jaNAvavAne prayatna paNa karyAM hatA, paraMtu kamaLAe temAM mana ApyuM nahAtu. kamaLAnA jo ke amarasiMha taraph prema hatA 12 '' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[3] dhama jIjJAsu akabara. paraMtu te prema pitA tarIke hate. amarasiMhamAM putrI premane sthAne patni prema vyakta thatuM jAya che tema te samajI gaI hatI, paraMtu temanA prAthamika upakAranI yAdathI teNe amarasiMhane utAvaLe khulle pratikAra karyo nahato. amarasiMhe mAnI lIdhuM ke kamaLA rAjamahAlayamAM vasI AvyA pachI te mArA sattAhina jIvana sAthe joDAvAmAM apUrNatA jetI haze A kalpanAe amarasiMhamAM sattAnI AkAMkSA jAgRta karI. teNe vicAryuM ke je bAdazAha akabarane uDAvI, devAmAM Ave te pote sattAdhiza thaI zake. A uparathI teNe pitAnA maMDaLanA keTalAkane akabaranuM kAsaLa kADhavAnA lAbha samajAvI potAnA pakSamAM lIdhA ane pachI e vAtane amalamAM mUkavAnA hetuthI maMDaLamAM raju karavA nirNaya karyo. caturthInA divase niyamita maMDaLI maLI jemAM sarve sabhAjane hAjara thaI javA pachI amarasiMhe pitAnI vAta cheDatAM kahyuM--" ApaNe ghaNA vakhatathI garIba rajaputenA du:kha TALavAne parizrama karI rahyA chIe, paraMtu hajI temAM saphaLa thayA nathI. akabaranI ApaNuM pratye lAgaNuM che tethI ApaNane dAda maLaze tevI AzAmAM ATale vakhata ApaNe kheI nAMkhe che ane hajI paNa Amane Ama vicAramAM besI rahezuM te jIMdagI cAlI jaze. mATe je tamane sikinA rAjaputa kuTuMbonA duHkha mATe aMta:karaNathI lAgI AvatuM hoya te ApaNe kAryanuM sukAna badalavA jarUra che." - "te kharUM che. paraMtu ApaNe bIje kaye mArga le te kahezo ke?" jIrNasiMhe pUchayuM. "vAta karavI choDIne kArya karavuM teja hitakara mArga che. akabara hiMdu prajAne dharmanI vAta karI lalacAvI zakela che, eTale ApaNe ApaNuM baLa vadhArI zaktA nathI. paraMtu je tene ThAra karavAmAM Ave to ApaNe takhta hAthamAM laIne rAjaputa prajAne uddhAra karI zakIye " amarasiMhe mArga darzAvyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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kamaLAnI kaTI. [195] kamaLAthI have rahevAI zakayuM nahi. tethI vacce belI uThI. " vArU! paNa amarasiMhajI, akabarane ghAta karavAthI rAjasattA tamArA hAthamAM AvI jaze tenI kaMI khAtrI karI che? zAhajAdA salIma pitAne vArasA hakka tamane sahelAIthI ApI deze tema zuM tame mAne che? zAhanazAhanA saradAre, lazkarI baLa ane rAjavahIvaTane temanA nAzathI capaTImAM pakaDI levAze tema tame zA hisAbe kahI zake che? bhale akabara hiMdu dharma pratye mAna ApavAne DoLa karato hoya, paNa atyAre tenA te oLathI raMjADa ochI thatI jAya che. AcAryazrI hIravijayasUrinA upadezathI jajIAve baMdha karIne temaNe varSonA varSothI paDatI hADamArI dUra karI che ane tethI vinA kAraNa adhikArIone thato trAsa aTake che. teNe sikimAM raMjADanAra svArene medanI vacce sajA karIne julma upara dAba besADyo che. e sarve vAta tame dhyAnamAM lIdhI che? mAne ke ApaNe akabarane nAza karIe, te A trAsa vartAvI rahelA adhikArIo pAchA enA e thavAthI ulaTuM bakaruM kADhatAM UMTa nahi pese tenI khAtrI zuM ?" amarasiMha A laMbANa bhASaNathI guMcavAye. tene lAgyuM ke zAnazAhI takhtalevuM te chokarAnI ramata nathI. tema akabarane nAza karavAthI bIjI sattA na pragaTe tema paNa kahI zakAya nahi. paraMtu atyAre tene hetu vAstavika rakSaNa zodhavAne nahe. eka vakhata rAjaputa prajAnA rakSaNa mATe sukha-saMpati ane prANanuM paNa baLIdAna ApavAne taiyAra thayela amarasiMha atyAre kamaLAne meLavavAne ghele thayo hate. eTale kamaLAnA hAthe pitAnI AzAne kile paDI jate joI tene bahu duHkha thayuM. kamaLAnI dalIla vicAravA jatAM pate bAjI ja hArI jAya che tema lAgyuM, tethI teNe AvezathI jaNAvyuM ke "kamaLAnA vicAramAM dekhAtI nirmaLatA kSAtratejane pAlavI zake nahi, kamaLA thaDA vakhata akabaranA rAjabhavanamAM rahI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[136 dharma jJAsu akabara. AvI che tethI kadAca upakAranI lAgaNIthI pakSa karavI hoya, paraMtu jyAM jAti kalyANanI vAta Ave che tyAM A pakSa nabhAvI zakAya nahi. akabaranuM sainika baLa moTuM che e kharuM che, paraMtu tenI gerahAjarImAM e sainya jarUra ApaNA pakSamAM ubhu raheze. temaja je rajaputa rAjAe tenA tAbAmAM paDyA che, te pitAnA jAti bhAIo mATe uchaLI uThaze. ema mArU hadaya sAkSI pure che. mATe have ApaNe nAmarda thaIne besI rahevuM te mane ThIka lAgatuM nathI." amarasiMhanA dveSapUrNa vicArothI mAnasiMha ane bIrabalanuM lehI uchaLI AvyuM. teNe kodhanA AvezamAM pitAne hAtha potAnI taravAranI muTha tarapha pheravyo. paNa pRthvIsiMhe temanI A utAvaLI hIlacAla tarapha kaTAkSa karI tene zAMta rahevA AjJA karI ane amarasiMha tarapha pharI kahyuM-"rAjaputa prajAnA kalyANa mATe tamArA hRdayamAM uMDI dAjha che te joIne mane AnaMda thAya che. jo ke akabaranuM aMtaHkaraNa jANavAne ApaNe vadhu prayatna karyo nathI, chatAM tame kahe che te vAta sAcI mAnIye te paNa ApaNe temanA sAme yuddha jAhera karIne jItI zakIzuM nahi. te pachI tene nAza kevI rIte kare te mATe vicAra karavAnI jarUra che." ghaNuMja sahelAIthI" amarasiMhe pitAne pakSa sabaLa thate joI harSathI kahyuM-"akabara vakhate vakhata ekale bhaTakavA nIkaLI paDe che, tevA vakhate taka joIne tene ziracheda karI nAMkhave te kaMI muzkela svAla nathI." khuna ! sutA siMhane jagADIneja zikAra karanAra rAjaputanA meM e khunanI vAta mane bahu zaramAvanArI lAge che, je bAdazAha zAMtithI sutA vinA prajAnA sukha-du:kha jAte jevAne pharate phare che, je navA navA bhajana jamavAmAM mazahura na thatAM prajAnA rakSaNa mATe parisaha sahana karavAmAM AnaMda mAne che. tene tuccha svArtha khAtara mArI nAMkhavA chupI rIte javuM teja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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kamaLAnI kasATI. [137] nAmardAi che. tamane rAjaputAnA mATe jo lAgaNI che te tene muslIma prajA mATe lAgaNI hAvIja joie; chatAM te peAtAnI hiMdu muslIma prajAne eka sarakhI gaNe che. anene sarakhuM mAna Ape che. kAipaNa dharmane sAMbhaLavAne khaMta rAkhe che e tenI udAratAne tame kema bhUleA che ? e zAnazAha pote jAtibheda rAkhatA nathI te tame jAtibhedane dveSa kema rAkhI zake ? jyAM insApha che; jyAM lAgaNI che; jyAM dharma che tyAM hiMdu aa ke muslIma hA paNa eka bhAIeja che. e mahAmaMtrathIja akaara sArI AlamanA prema jItI zakayeA che. AkhAdIbharyA amala calAvI zakayA che. tenu khuna karavA pahelAM tameja kaheA ke tame rAjaputAne sukhI karavA jatAM muslIma prajAne satASa ApI zakaze ? eka mAtAnuM stanapAna karanArA be bhAIo mAMhAmAMhe kapAi maraze te parINAme beunA nAza thaze ne kAi trIjIja vyaMtara pedA thaze. mATe rAjaputa dharmane na chAje tevI vAta ApaNI maMDaLImAM na thavI joie. " kamaLA khunanI vAta sAMbhaLI dhagadhagI uThI ane krodhathI te vAtanA pratikAra karyo. kamaLAnI bhASAmAM uchaLI Avela jora, ane vicAragAMbhiya thI sA stabdha thai gayA. amarisaMhu kamaLAnA A vanathI bahu nArAja thayA. tene peAtAnI bAjI dhuLamAM maLI jatI joi krodha bharAi AvyuM. pRthvIsiMhe joyuM ke nirarthaka kaleza vadhI paDaze. ane kadAca tu veLA kamaLAnI jIMdagI jokhamamAM AvI paDaze.. tethI te vacceja khAlI uThyo--" kamaLA, atyAre ApaNe rAjya calAvavuM nathI, paNa rAjaputa prajAnuM hita vicAravuM che. eTale lAMkhI TuMkI carcAmAM na utaratAM akabarane ziraccheda karavAnA yaza kAne ApavA te nakI karavuM joie. na '' sAkhAza, dosta pRthvIsiMha, rAjaputA pratyenI tamArI lAgaNI prasaMzApAtra che. " amarasi huM peAtAnI vAta ThekANe AvatI joi utsAhathI kahyuM. "rAjaputAnA hita mATe A sevA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[13] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. 99 karavA sokAine icchA thAya mATe ApaNe saiA pAtapAtAnI tala vAra hArabaMdha gADhavIye ane eka jaNa AMkhe pATA bAMdhI je talavArane ucake tenA mAlekane A saiAbhAganA lAbha ApaveA. A vAta sAne pasaMda paDI. paNa talavAra ucakI Apa vAnuM kAma karavAne kamaLAe ceAkhI nA pADI, tethI aMte te kAma jIsiMhane soMpavAmAM AvyuM. saiA sogana laIne potAnI talavAra oraDAnI vace hAradAra TekavIne ubhA rahyA. jIrNasiM hanI AMkhe pATA bAMdhavAmAM AvyA ane te keAnI samazera para hAtha mUke che te taraja sAnA DALA tAkI rahyA. kumaLA pazu jasiMhanA hAtha tarapha tAkI rahI hatI. bIrabala ane mAnasihunA manamAM evA vicAra uddabhavyA ke peAtAnI samazerAthI A saghaLA rAjapUtAne yamasadanamAM pahoMcADI daie; paraMtu pRthvIsi'hanI icchA sivAya temanAthI kaMija banI zake tema nahAtuM. jIrNasi huM ekalI gajInuM smaraNa karIne potAnA ja maNA hAtha lAMkhA karyA, te hAtha amarasi'hanI samazera pAse Avye tyAre sIne emaja thai rahyuM ke, * nakkI jIrNasiMha amarasi hanIja samora upADaze. ' paraMtu tarataja jINu sihanA hAtha sahaja AgaLa lakhayA ane jayaekaliMgajI !' karIne teNe pRthvIsiMhanI samazerapara hAtha mUkayA. * tarataja kamaLAe kikiArI pADI. pRthvIsiMha taddana zAntaja hatA. mIrakhala ane mAnisaMhu camakayA. ,, " sAmAza ! pRthvIsiMhajI ! " amarasiMha eksceA: " izvaranI tamArA pratye ghaNIja kRpA jaNAya che. " pRthvIsiMhe peAtAnI samazera uMcakI tene praNAma karyA ane nagna samazera hAthamAM dharI rAkhIne te bence: " mitrA, akakharanA nAza naja karavA evI mhArI potAnI icchA hatI, paraMtu ApaNA mata pramANe akabaranA vinAza karyo sivAya ApaNane phateha maLavAnI nathI, tethIja huM A kArya karyo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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kamaLAnI kasoTI. [132] A kArya mAM sivAya rahIza nahi. tame sAe ne sahAya A pavAnA segana paNa lIdhA che. vArU paNa tameA sA mhene tamArA mitra teA gaNeAja che ne ? " '' " emAM zasayaze ? " sA ekadama khelI uThayA. * pRthvIsi'hajI, tamArA pratyenI amArI premabhAvanA mAtra zabdathIja varNavI zakAya tevI nathI. tame amane evI te kiMmatI sahAya ApI che ke tamArA mATe ame prANApaNu karavAmAM paNa pAchI pAnI kadApa karanAra nathI ! " amarasiMha umeryuM. ,, (' mhArU kAma pRthvIsihe smita karyuM ane te sAne uddezIne elyo: mhArA pratye tamAro AvI. premabhAvanA joIne ne mahu Anada thAya che. have huM... eTalI jhaDapathI karIza ke tethI tamane sAne sa MteSa ja thaze. eTalAmAM pRthvIsihanI draSTi pAtAnA ubhaya mitrA taraph gai eTale te smita karatA puna: khelavA lAgyA: " mhArA ubhaya mitrAne tame tamArA kabajAmAM rAkhA. kAraNake teo kayAranAye asvastha banI gayelA jaNAya che. A kArya mhane soMpAyuM che te temane pasaMda paDayuM hAya ema lAgatuM nathI ! temane A lAbha na maLyA tethI teo ane nirAza thai gayA jaNAya che ! pRthvIsiMhanI A vinAdAtmaka takArathI sau hasI paDayA. rakhala ane mAnisaMha paNa zAMta thai gayA. eTale pRthvIsihu AgaLa khelavA lAgyA: . " akabaranA mRtyuthI rAjaputa ane itara prajAnuM kalyANa thaze, tema jyAre ApaNe mAnI cukayA chIye ane te kArya maneja soMpAyuM che tyAre have mAre tamane te kArya mATe vadhAre Atura na rAkhavA joie. kemake huM pRthvIsi Mha nahi paNa akabara ane mArAthI mArI prajAne sa MteSa nathI tema huM jANuM te temane zAMti ApavA mATe mAre prANanuM paNa malIdAna A Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[14] dharma jIjJAsu akabara pavuM ja joIe." ema kahIne teNe potAnI khulI samazera pitAnI tarapha vaLI paraMtu tene A khulAso thatAmAM te sabhA jane Azcaryamugdha thaI gayA hatA. khuda bAdazAha divasathI pitAnA duHkhe sAMbhaLI rahyo che ane te dura karavAno prayatna karI rahela che te joIne se potAnI bhUlane mATe zaramadA thaI gayA hatA ane jevI teNe samazera ucakI ke tene hAtha pakaDI se page paDyA. ane pitAnI bhula mATe pazcAtApa karavA lAgyA. amarasiMha paNa temAM bheLA, paraMtu potAnI bAjI cheka aNunA vakhate UMdhI vaLI javAthI te nirAza thaI gaye. prakaraNa 22 muM. akabaranI aMtarecchA. akabara rAjaputenA ekAMta grahathI pitAne AvAse AvavA pachI prajakiya asaMteSamAM rahelI pINugArIo kema dUra karavI te vicAravA lAgyuM. teNe svayaM vicAryuM ke je suslIma sattA asthIra hatI te huM samAnatAthI daDha karI zakyo chuM, mAza seMkaDo zatruone snehI banAvI rahyo chuM, gIjanInA nAnAzA mukane adhikAra prApta karI hiMdanA moTA bhAgamAM meM je hakumata jamAvI che te zuM mArI AvI sahanazILatAthI nabhI zakaze? tema tene thaI AvyuM. ane AvI avicArI pravRtine aMkuzamAM kema lAvavI te vicAravA lAgyA. akabara vicAramAM eTale magna thaI gayuM hatuM ke tyAM keTalo vakhata pasAra thaI gayo che tene paNa khabara rahI nahi, chatAM haju te kaMIpaNa nirNaya karI zake nahote. eTalAmAM zekha abulaphajala tyAM AvI pahoMcyA ane "allAhu akabara" ne avAja karyo, tyAre ekAeka camakIne akabare temanA sAme joyuM ane jallajalA huM kahIne temane besavAne netra saMketa karyo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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akabaranI aMtarachA. [ 14 ] abulaphajale pitAnA zAnta svabhAva, niSkapaTatA ane nimakahalAlIthI bAdazAhane eTale te prema jItI lIdhe hatuM ke tene bAdazAha pitAnuM aMga samajate. dhArmika carcAemAM ke rAjakiya saMkalanAmAM te vizvAsu salAhakAra hovAthI tene game te samaye tenA mahelamAM javAne paravAnagInI jarUra nahatI. eTale tenA AvavAthI akabarane Azcarya thAya tema nahatuM. paraMtu pitAnA vicAranI guMcavAelI zRMkhalA ukelavAmAM temanI salAha levI ThIka paDaze tema mAnI abulaphajalanA AvavAthI te khuzI thaye. akabara pitAnI jINuM-maTI gupta vAte paNa keTalIka vakhata abulaphajalane kahI saMbhaLAvato ane tenI salAha paNa lete. paraMtu atyAra sudhI teNe A rAjaputa TeLInA parIcayathI tene vAkepha karyo nahatuM ane atyAre paNa te vAta tene keTalI hade jaNAvavI te mATe teNe kSaNavAra vicAra karyo. aMte pitAne thatI rahelI guMcavaNu mATe salAha te avazya levI tema nizcaya karI, vAtanI vinadAtmaka zarUAta karatAM pUchyuM zekha saradAranI svArI AjakAla kema dekhAtI nathI?" chellA be divasa huM Avyo tyAre jahAMpanAhano mukAma mahAlayamAM nahotuM. rAtrInA te pelA ajANyA khunanA banAva pachI huM bahAra nIkaLavA ne badale lakhavAmAMja vadhAre vakhata rokuM chuM eTale Apa hajuranI kuranasane lAbha laI zakA nathI" abulaphajale vivekathI khulAse karyo. tamAre tyAM pathArImAM ajANyA mANasa keNu ane kevI rIte AvI paDe. ane tenuM khuna tamArA AvAsamAM AvIne koNa karI zakyuM ? te kaMI samajaI zakatuM nathI. AjakAla rAjanA temaja rAjanA aMgata jananA chupA zatruo ubharAI paDayA hoya tema mane lAge che ane tethI huM tevAonI zodhamAM tathA A chupI hIlacAla tapAsavAne mAre ghaNe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 142 ] dhama jIjJAsu ammara vakhata rASTra chuM. tame chellA be divasa mane mahelamAM maLI zakayA niha enuM paNa teja kAraNa che. ApaNe AvA khunI ane taphAnIyAne pakaDI pADavAja joie. " akabara ATaluM khelatAM lAlaceALa thaI gayA. tenu zAya` camakavA lAgyuM ane peAtAnA hAtha khabhe pAravelI samazeranI muTha tarapha vaLyo. abulakajala ekAeka bAdazAhane tapI gayelA joine Azcarya mugdha thayA. pAtAne bhoMyarAmAM pakaDI javA pachI tyAM teNe je dazya anubhabyA hatA tethI teNe mAnyuM hatu ke tene ghare thayela khuna ane A tAphAnamAM kAjInA mukhya hAtha hAvA joie, paraMtu te te atyAra agAu khudAnA darabAramAM javAkha devAne pahoMcI gayela che. eTale have te vAtane spaSTa karavI te nakkAmI che. tApaNu khAdazAhanA prakepane zAMta karavA vinA tenI hu MmezanI ciMtAthI agatyanA kArya ne aDacaNa paDaze tevA bhayathI zAMtvana ApatAM jaNuAvyu - " je vAtamAM kaMi mahetA nathI temAM Apa hannurane ATalI cIMtA karavI te mane ThIka lAgatuM nathI, bagIcAnI khArIe khulI rahI javAthI mArI gerahAjarInA lAbha lai kadAca kAi ajANyA tAkAnI peAtAnA zatrunA hAthathI tyAM ghavAye haze. paraMtu temAM ApaNe bahu vicAravA jevuM nathI. vaLI jahAMpanAhe paherAne vizeSa dAkhasta karela che te have te mATe bhayanuM kAraNa rahetuM nathI, tema sAmrATanI vizALa sattA sAme mAthuM ucakavAne paNa kAi hImata kare tema nathI, teA pachI chupA zatrune saMkalpa paNa ApanA mAMethI sAMbhaLIne mane Azcarya thAya che." nahi, abulakjhula, huM khoTA saMkalpa karatA nathI. tema tevA kAraNathI bhaya darzAvatA nathI. paraMtu AvA jhezane kema sudhAravAM te mATe huM tamArI salAha levA IcchuM chuM. meM anubhavyuM che ke mArI dhArmika jIjJA sAnA ghaNA lAke avaLA artha karI kAvA dAvA kare Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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akabaranI a`tarecchA. [ 143 ] ,, cr che. hiMdu prajAmAM keTalAka mane prapaMcI mAnatA hAya tema lAge che ane musalamAnA dharma dveSI mAnavAnI bhula karI rahyA che. kaheA, zu mAre AvI sthItimAM thatA kAvA dAvA mATe edarakAra rahevuM ? " akabare zaMkA rUpe prastAva karatAM prazna karyo. Apa hannura dhArA che tevI sthIti mane sa'bhavatI nathI. hA, kadAca kAi alpajJa ApanI agAdha sattAnA khyAla na maLI zakavAthI athavA ApanI agamya uttama bhAvanA pna samajI zakavAthI nArAja hAya, paraMtu vakhata jatAM te peAtAnI bhula ApanA udAra amalanA anubhavathI jarUra sudhAraze. ApanA hajArA hAthI, 44lAkha lazkara ane tene lazkarI asabAba AvA kSudra vicAravALAne AMjI nAkhe tema che. cittoDa, ku Mbhalamera, ajamera, samANu, jodhapura, jesalamera, jUnAgaDha, surata, bharUca, mAMDavagaDha, raNutha bhAra, svAlakATa, rAhItAsa vagere abhedya killAnA Apa saradAra che, goDadeza ane utare kAbulathI dakSINe sekaDA keza sudhI ApanI sattA patharAyelI che. rAmI, prIraMgI, hiMdu, muslIma, paThANu e sa jAti ApanI AjJA nIce che, sama jAhAgIradAro ApanA nAma mAtrathI dhruje che, seMkaDAnuM jhaverAta ApanA bhaMDAramAM hAjara che, e akhUTa samRddhi ane sattAnA sAme AvA nirmAlya kAvAdAvAnI vAta tA mane sUrya pAse patagIyA jevI lAge che. " akhulale khAdazAhane tenI zaktinuM smaraNa karAvatAM kahyuM. " tamArI gaNatrI cheka khATI che tema hu kahetA nathI. paraMtu tevA madamAM bedarakAra thavuM te mane pasaMda nathI. meM AvA chaLa-prapaMca karanArAe mArI hukumatamAM che tema jAte anubhavyuM che ane tethI huM tevAonA nAza karavA mAguM chuM. " akakhare daDhatAthI potAnA sa'kalpa jAhera karyAM, 66 jahApanAha, AvI khAkhatamAM Apa je niNaeNya karavA dhArA che. te kIDInA sAme kuMjaranI caDhAI jevuM che. Apa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[14] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. duniyAnA moTA bhAga upara bAhubaLathI sattA vadhArI zakyA che te kharUM che, paraMtu te vIra yuddha hatuM. zatru paNa samevaDI hoya temAM meTAI che. cAMcaDane te chokarA paNa coLI nAMkhI zake tethI temAM kaMI mAna ke zobhA nathI. te divase zrI hIrasUri mahArAja pAse Ape hiMsAne tiraskAra karatAM zuM kahyuM hatuM te yAda karavAthI Apane nirNaya jarUra pheravAze. Ape citoDa jItatAM calAvela samazera ane trAsanuM varNana karatAM duHkhI thatA hatA te smaraNamAM . e pavitra phakIranA sahavAsathI. Ape zIkAra karavAnuM ane chamAsa mAMsa bhakSaNa karavAnuM paNa cheDI dIdhuM che. ApanA jAtAgIradAromAM ane saghaLI hakumatamAM jIvahiMsA aTakAvavAne hukame kADhyA che ane rAjyAbhiSekanA divasanI pavitratA jALavavA te divase koIpaNa mANasa mAMsAhAra na kare tema pharamAvI dayAne DaMko vagADyo che. te pachI jyAre Apaja raMka prajAjanane AvI zaMkAthI nAza karavAne nizcaya karaze tyAre leke zuM kaheze ? e badhI vAtane vicAra karIne A5 nirNaya karaze te vadhAre ThIka thaze." abulaphajale bAdazAhane zAMta karavAno prayoga ajamAvyuM. abulaphajalane A prayoga AbAda navaDyo. hIrasUrinuM nAma sAMbhaLI temanI pAse pote uccArelAM vacananuM smaraNa tAjuthaI AvyuM. paraMtu bIjI tarapha pote anubhavela asaMtoSane cheka visArI mukavA jeTaluM vairya rahI zakayuM nahi, vicAramAM thaDe samaya vitAvavA pachI puna akabara belI ucca- "vArU -abulaphajala, kodhathI ADemA vahI jatA mArA vicArane tame re che te ThIka karyuM che. gurUzrI hIrasUrI moTA phakIra che. tenI vAtamAM mane bahu rahasya lAge che, mATe jarUra A vAtamAM vicAra karavA jevuM che. ApaNe temanI salAha laIe te kevuM sAruM ?" "mane paNa lAge che ke temanI salAhathI ThIka paDe kharuM. kemake teo sAcA phakIra ane ni:svArtha gurU che. paraMtu atyAre Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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akabaranI aMtarecchA. [145 ] teo AsapAsanA mulkamAM upadeza karavAne tathA A taraphanA pavitra tirthomAM darzana karavAne gayelA che. eTale temanI salAhane hAla lAbha maLI zake tema nathI" abulaphajale khulAso karyo. temane bahAra javAne te ghaNA divasa vItI gayA che, chatAM haju teo ahIM hAla AvavAnA nathI? temanA samAgamathI mArA vicAramAM je zAMti ane dayAnuM parIvartana thayuM hatuM, temAM ATalA divasanA viyogathI Aja jarA vicAra phera thaye che, te temanAthI have vadhAre divase dura rahevuM e mane ThIka lAgatuM nathI. mATe have temane veLAsara ahiM padhAravAne jaNa ane ahIM padhAratAMja mane khabara Apaje." ATalethI vAta baMdha thatAM abulaphajhala samajo ke bAdazAhanuM mana zAMta thaI gayuM che, tethI bIjI keTalIka vAto karI teNe rajA lIdhI. akabarane puna: ekAMta prApta thatAM pAchuM tenuM citta teja vicAramAM parevAyuM. teNe vicAryuM ke-meM bhAratanA moTA bhAgamAM mArI sattA yuddhakaLA ane bAhubaLathI vistArI che te kharUM che, paraMtu tene TakAvavAmAM mArI mAyALu ane nyAyI rAjanIti vadhAre asarakAraka nIvaDI che. bhale huM musalamAna hAuM, paraMtu je prajA upara mArI hakumata che te samagra praja mAre mana putravata hovI joIe; temAM hiMdu ane musalamAnanA bheda rAkhavAthI atyAra sudhImAM mArA vaDIla ane khuTa baLa-saMpati chatAM bhAratamAM sthiravAsa karI zakayA nathI tene badale mane hiMdu prajAmAMthI ghaNuM zurAoe paNa pitAnI kanyA ApI saMbaMdha vadhAryo che ane mAruM tamra sthira thavA pAmyuM che. kharI rIte hiMdu ane musalamAna e be mArI pAMkhe che, eTale temAMthI eka paNa pAMkhane kApI nAkhuM, te huM zAMtithI uDI zakuMja nahiM, hiMduo paNa zuravIra ane TekIlA che. pratApa jevA TekI rAjA ane tevA aneka aDaga laDavaiyA I8 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 146 ] dharma jIjJAsu akbara. hiMdu ja che. AvI khaLavAna ane TekI prajAnA nAza karavAnu khudA pasaMda kareja nahi. khudAnuM pharamAna tA pADAzI upara prema rAkhavAnu che, tyAre pachI jo huM bhAratane mArA deza gaNu tA hiMdu prajA mArA pADozI nahiM paNu kuTu khI che eTale mAre temanA pratye mAyAja rAkhavI joie. ? jajIyAverAnI rUDhIthI adhikArIo je svataMtra rIte trAsa ApatA hatA te meM najare joyuM che ane AvA khanAvathI amarasi Mhane du:kha thAya te banavA joga che. paraMtu alAnA sAcA kIra hIrajIsUrinA kahevAthI jajIyAverA tA meM kADhI nAMkhyA che, chatAM tene mArA pratye avizvAsa ane asa teSa kema rahyo haze ? zu leAhInA tarasyA adhikArIo hajI paNa AvA julma karatA haze ? khera, te vAta huM have joI laIza. adhikArIonA khATA julmathI prajA dubhAya te mArI zAnazAhataneja kalaMkarUpa che. mATe mAre tA amarasiMhajI ane rajaputa TALInA dareka sabhyane judA judA khAtAmAM gADhavI devA joie ane kamaLAdevIne jIvana nirvAha mATe alAhenrI vyavasthA karI ApI svataMtra karavI joie. ane te khuzI hAya te tene rAjamahAlayanI adhiSThAtrI banAvavI joIe. teNe mArA bacAvane mATe ghA sahela che. mAMdagImAM paNa te mane mamatA bharI dRSTithI jotI ane mAyA darzAvatI hatI. gupta sthAnanI sabhAmAM paNa teNe mArA mATe sArA zukana ucAryA hatAM ane amarasiMhanI darakAra karyA vinA sAme thaI hatI. tenI A mamatAmAM prema chupAyA heAya te te mAre zeAdhI lai zIre caDhAvavA joie. khasa, eja mArI nyAya che. zatrunuM paNa bhalu karavuM temAM sajjanatA che. tA pachI A TALIne te meM mItra karela che eTale tenuM bhaluM karavu te mArI pharaja che. "" .. akabaranuM A nizcayathI samAdhAna thatAM te uThyo ane tu tenA amala paNa karyA. je rAjaputa TALI akabaranAM prakaTa paricayathI gabharAI gaI hatI, ane savAre'zuM mAM khatA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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prema-caMthI [17] vavuM te ciMtAmAM hatI, tene pitAno ulaTa satkAra thato joI akabaranA mATe meTuM mAna utpanna thayuM ane sai akabaranA vaphAdAra sevaka banI gayA. amarasiMhane A udAratAthI saMtoSa thaye ke kema te ame kahI zakatA nathI. kemake tenuM hadayakamaLAnA pyAranI umedavArI karI rahyuM hatuM, tyAre navI udAratAmAM kamaLAne judI ja vyavasthA karI svataMtra karavAmAM AvI hatI ane tenA nivAsa mATe paNa khAsa juduja makAna ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. eTale amarasiMhane kamaLAnI najIka rahevA ke upakAra nIce dabAvavAne taka jatI rahevAthI tenA premabIjane pANI kevI rIte pAvuM tenI ciMtA tene vadhI paDI hoya tema jovAtuM hatuM. prakaraNa 23 muM. prema-graMthI. kamaLAne rahevAne mATe je makAna ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM te ApaNI prathama paricita caMpAdevInA nivAsa sthAnanI najIkaja hatuM. kemake caMpA vRtanI kasoTImAMthI pasAra thavAthI bAdazAhane tenA mATe bahu mAna hatuM. eTaluM ja nahi paNa caMpAnA lagna teNe pasaMda karela yuvaka vijaya sAthe temanA pitA thAnasiMhane kahIne karAvI ApyAM hatAM ane tene putrI tarIke sAre dAyaje karI akabara tenI vakhate vakhata saMbhALa lete hate. caMpAnA sadaguNathI jema akabara saMtuSTa thayuM hatuM tema rANuM paDyA paNa tenI mulAkAtathI caMpA pratye prema rAkhatAM zIkhI hatI ane vakhato vakhata temane maLyA karatI hatI. " : padmAnA hRdayamAMthI akabara pratye tiraskAra dura khasIgaye ane tenuM hRdaya akabarane hAvA lAgyuM te vakhate akaare tenA pratyeno prema saMkelI nAMkhyuM hatuM, te ApaNe jANI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[18] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. cukayA chIye. premanA pravAho paraspara eka sarakhA vegathI athaDAya te bharatI caDhI jAya tevA bhayathI, ke pachI game tema paNa jagatamAM ghaNA bhAge evIja ghaTanA bane che ke eka bIjAne cAhe che tyAre bIjuM pahelAne dhikkAre che ane bIju pahelA tarapha DhaLe che tyAre paheluM bIjAthI kaMTALe che. padmAne mATe te A vAta AbAda kharI paDI. jyAre akabara padyAnA premane bhIkhArI hatuM, tenA pAchaLa gheluM hatuM tyAre padmA akabara pratye tiraskArathI joI vegaLI rahevAne mathana karatI. atyAre paDyA akabarane maLavA Atura banI che, tyAre akabara tene macaka detA nathI.' | game tema paNa strI hadaya komaLa ane premAtura hoya che. tethI jema akabara padyAne tiraskAra gaLI gayo tema paDyA tenI arUcIne sahana karI zakI nahi. have tene akabarane pitAne kema kara teja vicAra thavA lAgyuM. tenuM kArya teja thaI paDayuM. caMpA pratye akabarane sArUM mAna che ane te tyAM koI vakhata Ave paNa che, e vAta padmA jANatI hatI; tethI kadAca potAnuM darda caMpA pAse kahevAthI te vaidyanuM kAma karaze tema dhArI eka vakhata padmA-caMpAne AvAse gaI. A vakhate kamaLA paNa tyAM beThI hatI. caMpA-kamaLA ane begama padmA vakhate vakhatanA mIlanathI paraspara goThaNe thaI gaI hatI. eTale keIne judAI nahatI. traNe sakhIye vinadAtmaka vAte caDhatAM caMpAe kahyuM-"bahena padmA, game tema te tame bhAratanA mAlekanAM rANuM che. bhale temanA janAnAmAM seMkaDe rANI che paraMtu tame paTarANuM hovAthI tamArA upara prajAnA hitane mATe AdhAra rahe che temAM te tame nA kahI zake nahi. kemake strI e. purUSanuM aMga che. mahAlayane maMtrI, janAnAnuM AbhuSaNa ane bhaviSyanI prajAne zikSaka strI ja che. A saghaLI javAbadArIne dhyAnamAM laI tame zAnazAha dvArA ghaNuM kAma karI zake tema che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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prema-gra'thI. [ 149 ] chatAM tame hAthamAM AvelI taka gumAvIne sadA udAsa kema raheA che ? te samajAtu nathI. " vhena caMpA, tArUM" kahevu kharU che. eka zAnazAhanA paTarANI tarIke huM janakalyANa karI zakuM temAM nA nathI. paNa janAnAmAM vasavA ane su Mdara zaNagArathI zeAbhavA sivAya paTarANI tarIke mArI zuM sthiti che te mArUM aMtaraja samaje che. mhena, tame mArA potAnAM che, mane cAheA che, tamArAmAM DahApaNa che eTale mArA kAThA ThalavI nAkhavAne hRdaya ubharAya jAya che. kharU kahu chu ke vhena huM paTarANI nahi paNa pastANI chuM. ,, ATaluM khelatAM padmA raDI paDI. tenAthI vadhu na khelAi zakAyuM. hRdayanA ubharA khAlI karavA jatAM vAkU zakti gaLAmAM rUMdhAi gai ane pANI rUpe thaine cakSuvATe bahAra vahevA lAgI. caMpA ane kamaLA A dazya joine hebatAI gayAM. janAnAmAM vasanArI zahenazAhanI mAnItI begama sudhI paNa du:kha paheAMcI zake che te joine caMpAnA AzcaryanA pAra rahyo nahi. peAtAnI tapazrcaryonI ekAMta kasoTInA samaye egame bAdazAhanI dharma jIjJAsu vRtti tarapha zaka bharyA zabdo uccAryo hatA tenuM smaraNa thai AvyuM. A uparathI teNe mAnI lIdhuM ke padmAnuM za MkAzIla hRdaya bAdazAhanA premamAM upa samaje che ane tethI tenuM hRdaya dukhAtu haze. A uparathI begama padmAne AzvAsana ApatAM caMpAe kahyuM-" vhena, tamArI A nabaLAI tamArA aizvarya yukata sthAnane lajavAveche. mane lAge che ke bAdazAhanI dharma jIjJAsu vRtithI tamA temanA taraph zaMkAnI najare jueche, ane te zaMkAja tamArA premanA saMdhi vace majabuta dIvAla rUpe naDatAM haze. tame kSatrI putrI che, A mahilAnu lAhI tamArI nasAmAM che. eTale tamAre A mahilAnA Adarza dharmane bhulI javA joie nahiM. zAMta thAo. mhena zAMta thAo. khAlI manane dubhAvavAthI tame tamArA hitaneja nukazAna karI che. " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com ""

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[ t50 ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. "tamArI mAnyatA kharI che, paNa atyAre huM te padmA nathI. tame mane te vakhate je vAta karI hatI tyArathIja meM mArI zakAone kADhI nAMkhI che. have huM temane premathI cA uchuM, paraMtu teoja mArAthI dura nAse che. vhena caMpA, A hRdayanA uMDA du:khanI kahANI mhAre ke'ne kahevI ? tameja kaheA ke aneka vaibhava, akhuTa saMpatti ane dAsa dAsIonA ToLAM chatAM, emanI itarAjI hAya tA pachI mane e sarva zuM kAmanAM ? " padmAe azru lutAM peAtAnA du:khane vadhAre spaSTa karyuM ThaMDa ahI ja premanI parIkSA che, zuddha premanA pATha zikhavA vinA premanI parIkSAmAM besavAthI nAumedaja thavAya. samudrane prema apI temAM samAi jatI nadIe jyAre pura bahAramAM ( e kAThAmAM ) chalakAIne tenA pati ( samudra ) ne maLavA jAya che tyAre samudra kaMI peAtAnI maryAdA chAMDI ubharAi jatA nathI, tenuM kAraNa tame vicAryuM che? jo A vAta tame jANaze tA jarUra tamArI nirAzA dura thaze. kAraNake purUSa e samudra che jyAre strI e nadI che. " ca'pAe begamane vAte caDhAvI zAMta karavAnA uddezathI kahyuM . ca'pAbvena, tame purUSane samudranI ane strIne nadInI upamA ApavAnI vAta karI te ThIka che. paraMtu te daSTAMtathI te mane evaDu du:kha thAya che. chalakAI jatI nadIne samudra potAnA hRdayamAM sthAna ApI, eka rUpe karI nAkhe che. nadI ane samudra meM bhinna maTI eka rUpe thai jAya che, ane madamAtI nI samudranA premadAnathI zAMta bane che. AvI premanI uccakoTInI kara mArA jIvanamAM hAya teA pachI mAre raDavAnu zA mATe rahe ? vhena caMpA, mane emanI ( khAdazAhanI ) dharma jIjJAsA mATe leza paNa zaMkA nathI. huM temane aMta:karaNathI cAhuM chuM, maLavAne Atura chu, hamezAM temanI pAchaLa ghelInI mAphaka pharU chuM; paraMtu temanA darzanaja thatAM nathI. teA pachI mAre mArA mahele temanA padhAravAnI ke prema Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com 66

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prema-pra'thI. [ 151 ] saryA e vacanA sAMbhaLavAnI te| AzAja kayAM rahI? je samudra, nadIne hRdayamAM cAMpI premanuM AliMgana Ape che tenuM daSTAMta ApI chhena caMpA, tuM zuM baLatAmAM ghI hAvamA mAge che ? padmAe hRdayanA ubharo kADhatAM potAnI lAgaNInuM bhAna karAvyuM. " " vhena, svAmAM meATAe paNa bhIMta bhule che te vAta have mane kharAkhara lAge che. samudra nadIne hRdaya sarasI cAMpe che te samajavAmAM tamArI bhula thAya che. nadInA premamAM magna thayelA samudra jyAre unhALAmAM te dekhAtI nathI tyAre vihvaLa thai poteja maLI javA lAge che, ne sUrya mAM tapa tapatAM tenA kiraNA dvArA pAtAnI priyAnI zodhamAM uMce caDhe che. A rIte AkAze caDhelA samudra zyAma mukhe cAtarapha doDa doDa karI muke che ane peAtAnI sAthenI vidhuta rAzanI prakaTAvI nadInA mArgane jotAM tyAM AkhA mIMcIne utarI paDe che. nadI, samudranA agAdha prema joine ekadama gatimAna thAya che ane premanI prAsAdIthI mugdha banIne ghelI thai gayelI dekhAya che. paraMtu patigrahe jatAM sukAi duLa thai gayela samudra, tenI A ghelacchAmAM pharI na leAbhAtAM tenA sAme thAya che; ghughavAi che, pachADA mArI pAchI dhakele che. ane jyAre tenA zuddha premanI khAtrI thAya che tyAreja tene hRdayamAM sthAna ApI pote zAMta bane che, egama sAhebA, tame ahIMyAMja bhulyAM che, je samaye khAdazAha tamArA rUpa-guNu upara mugdha hatA. tamArA mATe divasa ke rAtrInI darakAra na karatAM, tamArA sneha meLavavA Atura hatA; tamArA zabdane ucakI levAmAM AnaMda mAnatA hatA, tyAre tamArA hRdayamAM peThelA zaMkAnA zalyathI tame dura nAsatAM rahI temanA premane zuSka anAvI mukayA hatA. te vAtanuM smaraNuM karo. ane tameja kaheA ke, jyAM sudhI temanI hRdaya vATIkAmAMthI * vaizAkha mAsamAM, samudra potAnI sapATIthI nIce jAya che. ane varSoMnI zarUAtamAM tAphAne caDhavA pachI zrAvaNa mAsanI a Mte zAMta mane che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com 14 ;

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{ ipara ] dhama jIjJAsu akabara. sukAi gayela premavRkSane pu:na navapaddhavita karavAne mATe tame rAtrI divasa zrama karIne tamArA zaMkAtApanuM prAyazcita purUM na karo tyAM sudhI tamA tevAja pavitra prema-kayAMthI meLavI zake ? atyAre tamAre nirAza thai azru sAravAnA samaya nathI, paraMtu patinA hRdayamAM sukAi gayela prema bagIcAne tamArA akhuTa prema pravAhathI pANI pAi pAche keLavavAnA che. A kArya tame satata khaMta-zraddhA ane lAgaNIthI karatA raheA teA pachI joze ke tame keTalAM sukhI ane sarvotkRSTa sthAne che. " caMpAe samajAvaTathI mArga darzAvyeA. padmA A vAta sAMbhaLI potAnI azraddhA ane adhi rAI mATe pastAvA lAgI. peAte joi zakI ke khAdazAhane apUrva prema gumAvavAmAM potAnIja bhula hatI ane te mATe teNe sahana karavuMja joie. atyArathI teNe khAdazAhanA sukhamAMja peAtAnu sukha, temanA ArAmamAMja potAnA ArAma mAnavAne dhAryuM; temanA premane puna: prApta karavAnA mahAna tapa zarU karavA nizcaya karyo ane,ca'pAnI A zIkhAmaNamATe upakAra mAnI rAjamahAlaya tarapha vidAya thai gaI. kamaLA A vAtacita prasaMge tyAM beThI hatI. paraMtu te vacce kai elI zakIja nahi, pAte akabaranA mAMdagImAM parIcaya karyo hatA tyAre te tene premamUrti tarIke joi zakI hatI, pRthvIsiMhanA rUpe ekAMta kuTIramAM satyapremI ane kA dakSa tarIke pIchANyA hatA, paraMtu temAMe prajApremanI gaMdha hatI. tyAre zuM teja akabara potAnI dharmapatni pratye . ATale niSThura haze ? e vicAre tene digmuDha karI mukI hatI. te padmA ane capA vaccenA vArtAlApa jema jema sAMbhaLatI gaI tema tema tene navA navA vicAra thavA lAgyA. vAtanI zarUA tamAM akabara niSThura hAvAnA je tene bhAsa thayA hatA te aMtamAM AchA thayA. paraMtu tene ematA jaNAyu ke aneka sthAneAmAM prema vaheMcI rahelA akabara eka sthAne premanu purU pradarzana Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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prema-prathI. [ 153 ] bharI zake e mithyA che. strI premavasranA tANeA che ane purUSa vANA che. eTale tANAnA dvAramAM eka sarakhI vANAnI vaNATa guMthAya--sAhasa thAya teAja su Mdara vastra banI zake-ekatAra thaI zake. AvI suMdara vaNATa thavAmAM tANAvANAnA prema ta Mtu ( sutara ) kAcAM nahi joie ane vaNakaranu dIla temAM rasakhasa thai gayelu joie. akakharanu` cita sekaDA sALA upara vaNATa karavA lAgI rahyuM hAya tyAM tenAthI eka suMdara premAMbara vaDDAi javAnI AzA zA kAmanI ? akabara mane cAhe che, mArA pratye prema darzAve che e paNa tyAre zu AvA vahe cAaleAja prema haze ke ? hA, temaja. je peAtAnI eka vakhatanI paTarANIne pAchI yAdaja karatA nathI te huM rAMkanI zuM sAra kare ? amarasiMhu mane cAhe che. paraMtu temanA pratye pati tarIkenA prema ApI zakatI nathI. mArUM hRdaya kabaranI prema ceSTAe cATayuM che. para Mtu temAM mukhatA che. tyAre mAre zuM karavuM ? - janmathIja nIrAdhAra thayelI khaLAnA karmAMmAM rAjapatninuM sukha mAnavAnI kalpanA karavI te mArI bhula che. mAre akabaranI AzA cheADIja devI joIe. ce caMpA ane padmAnI vAtacita daramiyAna kumaLA Ama navI navI kalpanA sRSTinA taragAmAM gAthAM khAtI kheDI hatI. te vicAra nidrAmAM eTalI teA rokAI gaI hatI ke, padmAnA javAnI paNa tene khabara rahI nahiM. paraMtu tuM caMpAe " kema kamaLA hena, tame amasthAM te prema sutranI ahue AMTIe ukelavAmAM rasa lye che ne Aje tadana mAna kema besI rahyAM?" evA prazna karyo, tyAreja kamaLAe camakIne ca`pA sAme joyuM tenI vicArasRSTi havAmAM uDI gai ne ThAvakI manI jai khulAse karavA lAgI. "caMpA hena, huM zuM melu. tame teA rAja mArA pAse vairAgyanI vAtA karI che, ane jANe saMsAranI mAyAjALane bhedIne kAi sAdhavI zirAmaNI svarga mAMthI utarI AvyAM hAya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 1pa4] dharmajIvANu akabara tema dekhAo che, tyAre AjanuM tamAruM premazAstra sAMbhaLIne huM te TharI ja gaI chuM. vairAgya zAstramAM AvI rAganI vAta paNa rahelI haze te te meM Ajeja jANyuM. huM te eja vicAra karatI hatI ke A saghaLA prema pAThe vijaya kumAre tamane kayAre zIkhavvA haze?" ghelI kamaLA, tuM teM mane paNa TapI jAya tevI che. che?" caMpAe kamaLAnA gAle cITakI bharI hAsya karatAM kahyuM"ete avasaranA gIta kahevAya, bahena, tuM ja kahe ke rAgane pATha bhaNyA vinA viroga te zeno heya? ane vaLI amArI te prema zAstranI vAta hatI. e premanA pATha te badhe e heya che. kAyAne ane mAyAne prema kahevAya che, teto mithyA premanA jhAMjhavAM che. tyAre vairAgInA prema pAThamAM te prabhu pratyenA premathI joDAvAnuM hoya che eTale temAM mAyAvI bhayaja nathI. akabarane prema prakaTA ane sukAye, padmAne prema zaMkA ane pAchA keLyo. ema virAgInA premanI dizA caLa vicaLa nathI hotI. te te: gAmamAM ke vanamAM, vastImAM ke ekAMtamAM, divasanA ke rAtanA, jAgRtimAM ke nidrAmAM eka sarakhe rahe che. e ja premanI nizALa te aMtima varga che ne temAM pAsa thavA pachI janma maraNanA pherA TaLI mekSanI - tamAM bhaTakatA AtmAnI jyota maLI jAya che." "caMpA bahena, tame te jAdugarI lAge che, kyAM ghaDI pahelAnAM saMsAra premanA citrAmaNane, kayAM ghaDImAM svarga mokSanI saphara? tame A zuddha sAhitya premanA pUjArI che, chatAM padmA henane saMsAra premane pATha kema bhaNA ? te te kaho." kamaLAe navI zaMkA upanna karI pUchyuM. dAdaranA akeka pagathIyAM caDhAya teja mALa upara caDhI zakAya. begama sAhebA pahelA pagathiyethI lapasI paDayAM che. tene sIdhAM upara laI jAuM te tyAM sthira TakI zake ke kema? te mane zaMkA che. strIone svargiya premanA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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prema-pra'thI. [ 155 ] pagathiye caDhavA pahelAM pati premane jItavA joie. strI e patinI chAyA che-cahucarI che. najIkanA nAthane rIjavavAnI te tenAmAM zakti na hoya teA duranA nAthane te kema pasaMda karI zake ? prabhumAM zuddha prema prakaTavA te kaMi khALa ceSTA nathI tethIja tyAgIonA jIvana zirasAvadya che. e pavitra bhUmikAmAM paga mukavAnA adhikAra tyAreja meLavI zakAya, ke jyAre hRdayane khuNe-khAMcarethI paNa mithyA rAga bhusAi gaye| hAya. saMsAranI kSaNIka mAhanImAM indrajALanuM zuddha dena thai cukayu hAya, tenI jALamAMthI mamatva chuTI gayu. hAya. khAlI uttara bharavAne muMDamuMDAvavI ke kathA dharavI te te prabhunA darabArane chetaravAnI zatara ja che. mArI salAha zeAdhavA AvelI padmA mhenane huM AgaLa kheMcI jaine ubhaya bhraSTa sthitimAM kema mukI zakuM ? meM teA kayAraneAye saMsAra rAgane ragadoLI nAkhyA che, chatAM haju mArA pati deva mArA prabhu premane a pakava kahe che, ne tethI huM hajI tyAga nathI svIkArI zakI, tyAM zAhanazAhumAM cakacura thayelI padmAne huM te pavitra kSetramAM kema dhakelI zakuM ? " vArtAlApamAM cheka apeAra DhaLI gayA tenI khabara rahI nahi ane jo vijaya tyAM na AvI caDhata teA vAtAnI dhArA kayAM sudhI laMbAta te kalpanA karavI nakAmI che. caMpA ane kamaLA premacarcA karI rahyAM hatAM tevAmAM vijaya tyAM AvI caDhayA ne teNe cAlatI vAtAmAM TApazI puratAM kahyuM " devI, tame gerahAjara vyakita upara Aropa muke che te zuM vyAjabI che ? je prabhunI AjJAne caraNe tamArU jIvana mukavA mAgeA che, te AjJA uThAvavAne tamAre pahelAM taiyAra thavuM joie. kaheA joie, e ghaDI divasa chatAM tameA bhAjana karI zake e mATe raseAimAM joDAvAnA samaya tame nathI cukayAM ? vAtAnA rasamAM kanya dharma cukI javA chatAM tame tamArA prabhu premane pakava thayelA mAnA eTale zuM mAre tamArI hAmAM hA bheLavI devI?" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[56] dharma surAjI akabara. - vijaya kumAranA AvavAthI kamaLA zaramAIne cAlI gaI ane caMpA temane vaLAvavAne viveka bhulI, vijayanA bAhumAM DhaLI paDI. . prakaraNa 24 muM. Ahuti. Aje kamaLA savAranA bahu meDI uThI hatI. kemake AgalA divase caMpAne nivAsethI AvavA pachI tene zAMti thaI nahatI, ane te ja vicAramAM moDI rAtrI sudhI nidrA paNa AvI nahatI. eTale asure uThavA chatAM nidrAnuM jhera gayuM na hovAthI AMkha lAla thaI gaI hatI. potAnA makAnamAM te ekalI ja rahetI hovAthI pathArI upara jyAre sUryanA kiraNe AvyAM tyAre te bebAkaLI uThIne nitya kAryamAM guMthAI, paNa temAM tenuM cita cuMTayuM nahi, caMpAnA sahavAsathI pote hamezAM saveLA uThIne ghara kAmathI paravArI eka sAmAyika karI levAne TevAyelI hatI. Aje ATalA kAryothI phArega thavA jeTalo samaya uMghamAMja khAvA mATe te kacavAI, ane pitAnuM kArya pitAne Apeja chuTake che tema samajI teNe lathaDate hAthe paNa sAphasUpha ane pANI gaLavuM vagere nitya kAryone ukelI mUkIne sAmAthakamAM besavAne vicAra karyo. paraMtu pitAnA cittane zAMti na hatI, ane jyAM ekasa samayanuM aikya karavA tathA sabhya bhAva dharavAne che tevA sAmAyakanA kArya mATe jarUranI samatAzAMti na hovAthI caMpAne AvAse javAne taiyAra thaI ane jevI praveza dvArA pAse pahoMcI, tyAM zahenazAha akabarane pitAne AMgaNe AvatA joyA eTale vivethI kuranasa bajAvI temanA sAthe makAnamAM pAchI pharI. bAdazAha kaI vakhata A tarapha nIkaLI jatAM caMpA ane kamaLAnA khabara lete hatA eTale temaNe eka beThaka khaMDa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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Ahuti. [15] AgaLanA bhAgamAM rAkhyuM hatuM. ane tyAM svaccha beThaka rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI. eTale vizeSa mArgatitikSAnI rAha na jetA bAdazAha beThakanA khaMDa tarapha vaLyo, ne tyAM jaI gaThavI rAkhela gAdI upara beTho. ane kamaLA vivekathI nIcuM meM karI AjJA uThAvavA sAme ubhI rahI. kamaLAe pitAnI AMtaraglAni chupAvavAne khAsa kALajI rAkhI hatI, paraMtu tenI lAla AMkha ane caherAnI phIkAza bAdazAha turta kaLI gayA hoya tema pUchayuM-"kema ! kamaLA, Aje jyAre huM cAhIne tamane amUlya bheTa ApavA mATe Avyo chuM tyAre tamArA caherA upara uga kema dekhAya che! Ama udAsa chatAM atyAramAM bahAra javAnI taiyArI kema karI rahyA che?" mahArAja, gaI rAtre saheja meDe suvAthI Apane tema jaNAyuM haze. bAkI zahenazAhanA pagalAM thAya, tyAre uga te zAne heAya? Apa dayALue huM anAthane aneka bheTa ApI che, ane vakhatevakhata mArI khabara che. te pachI evI kaI bheTanI mane nyUnatA rahI che ke je meLavavAne huM kalpanA karI zakuM? mAre te ApanI mIThI draSTi ane pavitra darzanane lAbha che te amUlya bheTa che. kRpALu, mane ahIM ekAMtamAM na geche, tyAre caMpAbahena pAse jauM chuM eTale vizeSa AnaMda rahe che. ane atyAre paNa nivRtti hovAthI tyAMja jatI hatI. tevAmAM ApanA darzana thavAthI huM mane bhAgyazAlInI samajuchuM. AjJA hoya te caMpAbahenane Apa hajuranA darzanane lAbha levA ahIM bolAvuM." kamaLAe laMbANathI khulAse karatAM caMpAne teDI lAvavAne rajA mAgI. . - kamaLA ahIM ekalI rahevA AvavA pachI meTo bhAga caMpA sAthe gALatI hatI ane vizeSata: bAdazAhanI mulAkAtamAM caMpA sAthe ja rahetI eTale atyAre anAyAse upasthita 14 ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 158 ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. thayela ekAMtanA prasa'ga dura karavAne teNe A vivekabharI yukti karI hatI, paraMtu akabarane te vAta na rUcI hoya tema eklyA--" nahiM, kamaLA! ca'pAne khelAvavAne tamAre tasdI levAnI jarUra nathI. tamArA atyArasudhInA paricayathI huM eI zakyANuM, ke tame eka nirAdhAra khALA chatAM uccakuLanA olAdanAM che. kuLa ane jAtinI parIkSA vacane-paMce ane paDeAthe thAya che. tame jyArathI mane bacAvavA jatAM ADA ghA jItyA hatA tyArathIja huM tamArI uttamatA pArakhI gayA chuM, ane tamArI mAMdagImAM tathA ekAMta kuTIramAM rAjaputaTALI sAthe thayelA samAgamathI mArI khAtro thai che ke tame sadguNIsamajI ane zAMta strIratna che. tame medAnamAM ADA ghA jIlIne mArA upara upakAra karyo che, eTalu Mja nahi paNa ApaNI chelI sabhAmAM tame jIvanA jokhame mArA pakSa karavAmAM je bahAdurI ane lAgaNI batAvI che, te saghaLuM huM bhulI jAu teTalA ekadara nathI. tamArA mArA pratyenA A saghaLA upakAranA zu badaleA ApavA teja huM vicAra karatA rahyochuM, ane Aje tamArA pAse ATaleA vahele AvavAnuM paNa teja kAra che, atyAre tamArI ahIM ekAMta hAjarI che tethI A khAJatamAM huM tamArI IcchA jANavA mAgu chuM. kahA, kamaLA ! tamArA upakAranA badalAmAM huM tamArI kaI sevA uThAvuM ? ' 99 " prabhu, Ama ghelAM kADhI mane zaramIMdI na karo. meM ApanA upara kaMi paNa upakAra karyoja nathI. chatAM Apa tema mAnA che te ApanIja mATAi che. kharUM kahuM te Apeja mArA prajA dharmanA badalAmAM mane pUrA upakAra nIce dabAvI nAkhI che. mArI mAMdagI vakhate suzruSAmAM Ape je kALajI ane khaMta darzAvyAM che. tenA badalA huM mArI jIMdagIbharanI sevAthI paNa vALI zakuM tema nathI. ApanA zabdomAM atyAre dekhAelA bhAra ane mAna mArI yAgyatAnI hada oLaMgI gayAM che, ne mane ulaTAM zaramAve che. rakanI kADhe ratna na zobhe, mATe-" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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Ahuti. [15] " ATaluM bolatAmAM kamaLAnuM hRdaya bharAI AvyuM. te akabaranA mAnavAcaka zabdomAM AzaMkA thatAM tharatharavA lAgI, pitAnI mAMdagImAM tene bAdazAha pratye prema jAgRta thaye hata, ekAMta kuTIranA samAgamamAM te poSAya hate ane ahIM nA vasavATa pachInI mulAkAtemAM te navapallavita thaye hate; chatAM AgalA divasanI padyAnI kahANInA AtApathI te cheka sukAI gayuM hatuM, te bAdazAha kayAMthI samajI zake! kamaLAnA vartanamAM ATaluM na dhArela parivartana joI akabara Azcarya pAme. tenA tharatharATamAM kaMI daivI baLa joyuM. tenA kharatAM amRo jANe metI DhaLI paDatAM hoya tema vahemAye. ane je kamaLAnA pAchaLa haThavAthI khaDakhaDATa na thayo hota te, potAnI pAsene rUmAla pAtharIne kharatAM motI jIlI levA ane tenA caraNe DhaLI paDavAnI utAvaLa paNa kadAca te karI nAkhata, paraMtu kamaLAnA pAdasparzathI thayelA avAje tene sAvaceta karyo. kamaLAnI prema daSTimAM A jAduI pheraphAra kema thaI gayo haze? te samajI zake nahi. teNe mArI jIlavAnA kAmamAM khIsAmAMthI kheMcI kADhela rUmAla kamaLA tarapha pheMkatAM kahyuM. "kamaLA, A tuM zuM karI rahI che? le, rUmAlathI tAruM mAM luchI nAMkha. rAjaputenI maMDaLIne talavAranI dhAre nacAvatI, ane neka tathA Tekane mATe aDaga haiya-baLa ane buddhi ApanArI kamaLA, kadI paNa raDI zake ja nahi. kamaLA,hamezanI tArI mIThI vANI, hasamukho cahere, amRta varSAvatAM prema nayane ane bhalabhalA rAjakuzaLane paNa haMphAve tevI vAtane sthAne A huM zuM jouM chuM? rAjamahAlayamAM mAMdagInA bichAne te apela hadaya, samaya Avye kayAM chupAI gayuM? pRthvIsiMha tarIkenA sArA taraphanA hadayegArane sthAne atyAre azra ane adhUrya kema dekhAya che? tArI A lAgaNIone mAna ApavA, tArA upakAranA badalAmAM tene sarvadA mArIja karI levAne Aje huM tAre AMgaNe Avyo chuM, tyAre tArAmAM A Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 160 ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. ajama pheraphAra huM kema jouM chuM? kamaLA, sAvadha thA. AjathI tumhArA hRdayanI adhiSThAtrI thai cukI che. mhArA saghaLA vicArA ane kRtinuM kendrasthAna have tuja che. kamaLA, mhArI sAthe eka prema bharyA zabdoccAra tA kara. "" kamaLAe uMcuM joyuM ane akabara pratye karUNAbharI draSTi pheMkI. tenA netramAM have azrunu khuda paNa nahAtu. cr - " mahArAja ! " kumaLA gaMbhira svare khelavA lAgI. Apa nAmavara amArA zahenazAha che e visarI gayA ke ? " huM zahenazAha chuM eTale zuM mArU prayaNa kSetraja na hAi zake ? kuTuMba, strI, snehI ane AptajanamAM paNa zu mAre zahenazAhanA sthAne rahevu joie ? jarA vicAra kara, mhArUM hRdaya have thArA hRdayanI sAthe jaDAi gayu che. tu stune cAhe che, chatAM mhArI patnI thavAmAM thane kai aDacaNa jaNAya che te kahI de. " akabaranI adhIrAI vadhI jatAM teNe peAtAnuM hRdaya ThalavI nAkhyuM. cu kamaLAe pAtAnI chAtI upara hAtha mukayA. manamAMnA vicAra bahAra nahi darzAvavAnI tenI icchA hatI. paraMtu te tenA mhAMmAMthI udgAra nIkaLI paDyA " paNa-pazu--padmA ...." sarpadaMza thayeA hoya tema camakIne akabare pratidhvani " padmA ! padmA ! tenuM zuM?" karyAM. tr " &; 99 kamaLA puna: khelI " padmA ApanI paTarANI che. eTale mArA pratyenA prema pravAha temanA tarapha vALavAne huM prArthanA karUM chuM. ApanA pratyenA mhArA prema amaryA dita che e kharUM. paraMtu ApanI ane mhArI paristhiti vacce AkAza jamInanuM je aMtara rahela che te huM pUrNa paNe jANu chuM. Apa sArvabhAma bhUpAla che, ane huM eka bhikhAriNI chuM. k mhArAM mAta pitA krANu che te paNa adyApi huM jANI zakI nathI. ApanI patnI banavAthI huM sukhI thaIza, para Mtu mhArI khAtara Apane ucca sthAnethI bhraSTa thayelA joI zakIza nahi. kama Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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Ahuti. [16] LA nAmanI eka ajJAta jJAtinI chokarInA prANanAtha samrATa akabara! nA, nA ! kAlatraye paNa ema banI zakanAra nathI ! tamArA mukha darzanathI mArI abhilASA pUrNa thaI che. have tamArI sAthe lagna karIne huM Apane kalaMkita nahi karUM. ApanA uccasthAne Apa acala virAjI rahe ! Apa bhraSTa na thAo eja hArA premanI Ahuti che. je mahArAthI ATale aMze AtmasaMyama na thaI zake to pachI hAre prema sAtvika naja gaNAya!" bAdazAha kamaLAnI A vegabharI vANI sAMbhaLI stabdha banI gaye, tenAthI vadhAre belI zakAyuM nahi, teNe khinna vadane muzkelIthI kamaLAne pUchayuM. kamaLA! tuM mane sadA Ama dUraja rAkhIza ke?" hA, temaja. paraMtu huM niraMtara ApanI najIkamAM rahIza. zarIrathI jeTalI dUra teTalI ja aMtarathI nikaTa rahIza. je ke Apa mahArAthI vibhakata haze tathApi ApanA vicAra, ApanAM manebhAva, AkAMkSA ane ApanA AtmAnI sAthe rahenArUM mahArUM ejya niraMtara abhaMga raheze. Izvarapara zraddhA rAkhIne ApaNe niraMtara ApaNuM jIvana pavitra rAkhavuM joIe. ApaNuM premane kalaMkita na thavA devuM joIe. bAdazAhanAmava2nA janAnakhAnAmAM seMkaDe strIo che, te ja pramANe huM eka vadhAre thaIza tethI vizeSa zuM che? Apane prema je nirmaLa lAgaNuvALe heAya, te A vAta puna: nahi cheDavA huM vinaMtI karuM chuM." kamaLAnA mukhamAMthI A zabdo nIkaLatA hatA, tyAre tenA netramAM agni jharato hoya tema dekhAtuM hatuM. '' bAdazAha A dazya joIne vicAramAM paDI gaye, kamaLA nA satitvanI prabhAmAM te aMjAI gayA hoya, tema te stabdha thaI gaye. ane ahIMthI nIkaLI javAno nizcaya karI ubhe thatAM bolyA. "kamaLA, mAre uddeza tane sukhI karavAne che. eTale jyAre tuM mArA sAthe snehalagnanI gAMTha bAMdhavA khuzI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[1 ] dhama jIjJAsu akabara. nathI, te te mATe mAre haTha karavAnI jarUra nathI. tuM nirAdhAra che, chatAM tAruM cAritrya ucca che; eTale tArI jAti mATe mane halake paDavAne bhaya nathI. je tuM mArI pratiSThAnA rakSaNa mATeja AtmasaMyama AdarI rahI che, te te bhIti kADhI nAMkhaje. ane je haju paNa tAruM hadaya mArA pratye kheMcAya to vinA saMkece yAda karaje. tuM bALA che, eTale ekAMta jIvanane bhaya dura karavA, tArA strI jIvanane saMrakSita karavA tathA saMsAra yAtrAne sAthI zodhavAnI tane jarUra paDazeja. A prasaMge nArA manane pharI puchI joje. ane je te sthAna mATe akabara tane vizvAsa pAtra jaNAya te bolAvaje. hAla te jauM chuM." ATaluM kahI akabara tyAMthI ravAnA thaI gaye. akabara bahAra gaye tyAM sudhI kamaLA tenA pAchaLa joI rahI, paraMtu te daSTithI dUra thaye eTale tene Avega khasI gaye. tenuM hRdaya bharAI AvyuM. AkhAmAM azrudhArA vahevA lAgI ane kapALe hAtha daI zUnya avasthAmAM besI gaI. pavananI keTalIka laherIo pasAra thaI javA pachI jyAre te saceta thaI, tyAre lagabhaga divasane prathama prahara vItI gaye hite. asvasthatAmAM vikharAI gayelA vALa samA karI te uThI, ane gaI gujarI bhUlI jaI raImAM joDAvA dhAryuM. paraMtu tenI bhUkha marI gaI hatI. utsAha maMda paDyo hato ane citta vyagra banyuM hatuM; tethI rasoI karavAnuM mAMDI vALI eAraDAmAMja besI rahI akabara ATale utAvaLe tenA zabdane mAna ApI cAlyo gaye tethI tene Azcarya sAthe mAna utpanna thayuM. teNe vicAryuM ke-"bhAratane saradAra dhAre, te mane kSaNa mAtramAM pitAne AdhIna thavAne pharaja pADI zake tema hatuM. varSa atyAre te tenI madada ane svAnubhUti uparaja mAruM jIvana chatAM kevaLa mArI lAgaNIne mAna ApIne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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Ahuti. [ 163 ] te gayA, ne mArA krodha bharyA zabdo sAme saheja paNa rAza na darzAvatAM jatAM jatAMe mane mArI thitinuM bhAna karAvI, vicAra karavAnI taka ApI, e temanI sajjanatA jotAM padmA taraphanI tenI arUci mATe tene doSita samajavAmAM zuM bhula thatI nahI hAya ? akabaranA prema vaDe cAelA che te kharUM, paraMtu tethI tenA mArA pratyenA sadbhAvamAM kaMi uNapa dekhAtI nathI. padmA kahetIja hatI ke eka vakhata jyAre akakhara mArA pAchaLa divAnA hatA tyAre huM tenAthI dUra nAsatI hatI. tema huM paNa tenA premane ThAkara mArI padmAnI sthitimAM mukAi chuM. paraMtu have zAca zuM kAmanA? padmA aMte akakharanA premane zodhe che, tenA pAchaLa jhure che, peAtAnI bhulane mATe pastAya che, chatAM tevI bhula meM karI. kadAca have te bhula mATe huM pastAuM, te paNa lAbha ze ? eka pariNitA strI tarIke padmAne hajI paNa zahenazAhane rIjhavavAnA avakAza che, tyAre mAre te avakAzaja kayAM che ! te jatAM jatAM paNa vicAravA ane khelAvavAthI AvavAne vacana ApI gayela che; paraMtu tema kahevarAvavAne mATeA adhikAra zaiA ! kaMi nahi, virAgI jIvanamAMja satASa mAnIza. saMsAranA mAyA dha nAmAM mAre meha zAmATe rAkhavA joie ? mAyAvI premanA kSaNika sukhAne mATe mArU javanahuM parata Mtra nahija thavA 4uM." ATalI vicAramALanA aMte tenAmAM kaMi navuM khaLa Avyu hAya tema beThI thai gai. paNa te navuM khaLa kSaNamAtra paNa TakI zakayuM nahi, ghaDI ghaDI ekAkI jIvanamAM bhAgavavI paDatI muzkelIe ane nirAzA tenI AMkha sAme tarI AvyAM. akabaranA chelA zabdo tenI sAme khaDA thaI gayA, ne te jANe vAMcatI hAya tema khelI--" tu khALA che, eTale ekAMta jIvananA bhaya dura karavA, tArA strI jIvanane saMrakSita karavA tathA saMsArayAtrAnA sAthIzeAdhavAnI tane jarUra paDazeja" AdazAhanA jatI vakhatanA A zabdo te pharI krIne khaDakhaDavA lAgI. vaLI pAche vicAranA vega vadhI gayeA. have tene Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[41] dharma zAsu akabara eka navo prazna ubhe thaye ke zuM strIothI sAthI vinA saMsAra ratha nahI calAvI zakAtA heAya? zuM strIonuM ekAMta jIvana bhayamAM che? ane tene rakSaNanI jarUra che? bAdazAhanI A vAta jarUra vicAravA jevI che. je mane patinuM chatra hetate bAdazAha mArA premanI yAcanA naja karI zakta. je huM nirAdhAra na heta te amarasiMhanA upakAra nIce mAre na dabAvuM paData." kamaLAne potAnI nirAdhAra avasthA ane kumArI jIMdagIne bhaya khulle dekhAtAM magaja bhamavA lAgyuM. amarasiMhanuM nAmasmaraNa thatAM tenA merama kaMpI uThayAM. tenA premamAM rahelI svArthanI gaMdha ane tenA aMge pAtharelI jALanuM smaraNa thatAM tenuM citta sthira rahyuM nahi. jANe te amarasiMhane tyAM ubhela jetI hoya tema ghelAM kADhavA lAgI. ane amarasiMhane pitAnI sAmethI hAMkI kADhatI hoya tema krodhathI belI- "jA-jA amarasiMha, mArA uparanA tArA upakArane bhulI jaIne huM tane vadhAre kahI zakatI nathI, paraMtu kamaLA kadI paNa prapaMcI premane tAbe thAya te AzA cheDI de. akabare tArI nIca yuktio jANavA chatAM te bhulI jaIverane badale upakArathI vALe che te yAda kara.:kamaLA nirAdhAra chatAM tArA jevI kRtani ke viSayAMdha nathI. je akabaranA premanuM balIdAna ApI zake che tenA sAme tAre A prayatna zuM kAmane che?--" ATaluM belIne mAna rahI. tenI AMkho lAlacoLa thaI gaI hatI. pitAnI sthIti ke zarIranuM bhAna bhUlI gaI hatI. te amarasiMhane ahIMthI kADhI mukavA jatI hoya tema siMhaNanI peThe uchaLIne sAme deDI ane sAmenI dIvAla sAthe athaDAI bebhAna dharaNI upara DhaLI paDI. kamaLa paDI te paDI ja. te pachI tene ekapaNa ava ja ke ceSa jevAyAM nahi. paNa Aje kamaLAne na jevAthI caMpA bapora pachI jyAre tene bolAvavA AvI tyAre kamaLAne nijIva deha joI te hebatAI gaI. " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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akabaranI jIvadayA. prakaraNa 25 mu. [ 165 ] akabaranI jIvadayA. kamaLAnA maraNunA khabara bAdazAhane, ApyA tyAre tenA hRdayane sakhta AghAta thayA. te kamaLAnI Teka ane maneAnizcahanI prazaMsA karatAM jIvananI kSaNika ghaTanAnA vicAramAM utarI gayA. savAranA vAtA karatI kamaLA sAMja pahelAM khudAnA darakhAramAM cAlI gai, e ghaTanAe tenA hRdayane jIvananI kSaNabhaguratAnuM bhAna karAvyuM. atyAre tene rAjamahAlayanA vaibhavAmAM AnaMda jovAyA nihu. jIvane kaI cena paDayuM nahi. tethI dhArmika carcA karavAne te abulaphajala pAse javA nIkaLyA. jyAre akamara abulaphajalanA AvAse gayA tyAre abulaphala zrI hIravijayasUri sAthe jJAnagoSTi karI rahyo hatA. khAdazAhane AvatAM joi amulala khAraNA sudhI sAme gayA, ne mAnapUrvaka AvakAra ApyA. khAdazAha ekAeka AcArya zrIne tyAM AvelA joi bahu khuzI thayA, ane peAtAnA udvegamAM je AzvAsananI te AzA rAkhI rahyo hatA; teve vakhate sUrijInA ajANyA samAgamathI temane evaDI zAMti maLatAM mana uparanA bhAra ochA thai gayA hAya tema ucita Asane esatAMja kahyuM. " amulajala, sUrijI mahArAja aMhI padhAravA chatAM tame mane khakhara kema karyo nathI ? " 66 jahAMpanAha, mahArAjazrI Ajeja AgraMthI padhAryA che. A khakhara huM Apane jAteja kahevA AvavAnA hatA, para Mtu jJAnagoSThimAM uDI zakAyu N nahIM, teTalAmAM Apa hannuranA mukhArapha kadama ahIMja thavAthI huM ThapakAne pAtra TharUM chuM. ane te bhula mATe mArII cAhuM chuM " akhulale khabara nahi pAyAnuM kAraNa jaNAvatAM kahyuM. tu " mahArAja, Apa ahIMthI a grA tarapha padhAravA pachI ApanA kimatI medha mATe mArU mana ghaNI vakhata Atura Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[16] dhamAM jIjJAsu akabara. banyuM che. mArA jIvanakSetramAM aneka prasaMge dharmabodha mATe ApanA jevA neka phakIranI bahu jarUra jaNAya che. mATe ApaahIMja hamezAM rahe tema cAhuM chuM. zuM Apane ahIM vasavAmAM kaMI agavaDa jaNAya che? kRpA karI Apane je kaMI aDacaNe paDatI hoya te jaNAvaze, te huM tene dura karavAne prayatna karIza" akabare hIravijayasUrine vinaya bhAve pUchyuM. nahi, bAdazAha amAre sAdhune jagatanI koI jaMjALa ADe AvI zakatI nathI. te pachI tamArA pAse rahevAmAM kaMI agavaDe naDatI haze tema Ape mAnavAne ke ciMtA karavAne jarUra nathI. paraMtu amAre ekaja sthaLe sthiravAsa karavAnI amArA dharmamAM manA che amAre gharabAra ke sagA saMbaMdhIne sneha kSaNika ane mAyAvI jANIne tyAgavA chatAM Itara vastumAM mamatva zA mATe joIe? amAruM kAma tebhUtamAtrathI nirALA rahI AtmakalyANa sAdhavAnuM che, ne tema karatAM banI zake teTaluM janakalayANa karavAnuM che. te pachI ahIM sthira rahevuM, te amArA AcAra bahAranI vAta che. Apaja vicAra kare, ke mArA ahIM nityanA vasavATathI tamArA sAthe rAga vadhe, tamArA bahumAnathI madane avakAza rahe ane sthira zAMtithI pramAda ghara kare; eTale ame je je zatruone nAza karavAne sAdhu thayA chIe teja balAone ame hAthe karIne notarUM kema ApI zakIye? amAre te hiMsA, mRkhAvAda, cerI, abrahma ane parigrahathI dura rahevAnuM che. rAtrIjana na karavuM, pRthvI, pANI, teja, vAya, vanaspati, ane trasa jIvene takalIpha na paDe e amAre jevAnuM che. rAjapIMDa amAre na kare, te rAjAne prema kyAMthI ja kalpI zake? kAMsA ke dhAtupAtra, palaMga evA mohanA ke ArAmanA sAdhano amAre zuM kAmano ? gRhasthanA ghare paNa * A bAbatamAM RSabhadAsa kavie lakhyuM che ke strI pahiyara vara sAsaraI saMyamiyA sahivAsa; e trine alavAmaNuM, je maMDai ciravAsa. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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akabaranI javAyA. [ 167 ] nivAsa karavAnA amAre mATe niSedha che. tyAM mAyA jALamAM saMpaDAvAnI vAtaja kyAM rahI ? snAna zaNagAra paNa amane te nirathaka che. prabhunA darabAramAM bAdazAha ane phakIra, amIra ane garIba saiAnA mATe ekaja InsApha che. tyAM saMsAranI sAhebI ke sattAne mAna apAtuM nathI, paraMtu karma nA insApha thAya che. e neka adAlata pAse javAba ApavA mATe AtmAne cetatA rAkhavA e amArI pharja che. khIna bharU sAdAra jI MdagInA eza ArAmamAM phasAi janArAone jagADavA eja amArA dharma che, eTale ahIM mArAthI sthIravAsa karI zakAya nahi. " zrI hIravijyasUrie peAtAne ahIMthI vihAra karavAnuM kAraNu samajAvyuM. mahArAja, jIMdagInA bharosA nathI, e vAta mane kharAkhara samAi che. paratu atyAre eka pAlakhImAM bese ane Aje pAlakhI upADe tema je jagatamAM jovAya che, tevA amIra ane garIbanA ekaja insApha khudAnA darabAramAM kema hAi zake ? " bAdazAhe zaMkA karI. (6 66 rAjan, ahIMja saMsAramAM bhulAve che. bhUta mAtranI pIchANu karanArA ceAgIenI sthitija te vAta samajI zake che. tame dharmAMnA jIjJAsu che, tethI A vAta vadhAre spaSTa karavA jevI che. jagatamAM leAkeA dareka sArA kAryA karatAM nathI. eTale je jevAM kArya kare che, tene tevAM phaLa bhAgavavAM paDe che. bAjaro vAvanAra makAI meLavI zake nahi. tema du:kha ApanAra sukhanI AzA rAkhI zake nahi. A vahevArane nyAya chatAM leAkA A vAta samajatA nathI. amIrA AgalA satkAryanA badalAmAM pAlakhIe bese che, te pAtAnA kAryanA badaleA meLave che. para'tu te satkArya nA khalA meLavavAmAM AnaMdamAnI jo navu vAvetara sArUM na kare te pachI tene navA pAka kayAMthI maLI zake ? jagatanA prANImAtramAM eka sarakhI patinA jIvAkanu phaLa bhogavI rahyA che. pachI te manuSya rUpe rahIne bhAgavatA hAya, ke harINu, rAja athavA kIDI, makoDInA sthULa dehamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 18 ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. vasatA DAya. eTalA mATe sarva prANI mAtra upara prema rAkhavA e dayAdharmanu paheluM kramAna che. " zrI hIravijayasUrie khulAsA karyo. " thru harINa, rAja jevA prANInAM paNa ekaja prakAranA jIvana haze ? " khAdazAhe Azcarya pAmatAM pUchyuM. " yA allAhu, A vAta jANatAM mane bahu du:kha thAya che. jagatanI save lIlA e khudAnI navAjeza che, ema te mane paNa thatu hatuM. paraMtu temAM mArApaNuM ke bhutayA vinA me anata jIvAne A hAthathI mArI nAkhyA che. zeAlAne khAtara sekaDA prANInA prANa lIdhA che. enA mATe khudAnA darabAramAM huM zuM javAba daiza ? ' ,, rAjana, pazcAtApa e bhulanuM prAyazcita che. tamArA mATe haju vakhata gayA nathI. tame seMkaDA prANIne jIvata dAna ApI tamArI bhulane badaleA vALI zake tema che. AgrAnA mArA saMdezAne mAna ApI tame tyAM amArA gayA pannusanA divaseAmAM jIvahiMsA baMdha karavAne kramAna karyuM hatuM, tethI se DA prANI kheMcI gayAM hatAM. e rIte tamArI eka AjJA lAkhA prANane jIvADI zake tema che. DAkharanA taLAvamAM thatI hiMsA tame kSaNa mAtramAM aTakAvI, lAkhA jIvAnuM rakSaNa karI zake tema che. tamArI vizALa hukumatamAM hiMsA aTakAvIne bhutadayA phelAvI zake tema che. mATe zoca na karatAM bhula sudhAravAmAMja jIvananI sArthakatA che. " AcAye dayAnA mArga darzAvyeA. abulakjala, sUrijInA A AdhathI mane mArA pApa dhAi nAkhavAnuM sujhayuM che. A dayALu kIranA upakAranA badale ApaNe kema vALI zakIzuM, te samajAtu N nathI. kharekhara teo jagadgurU che. leAkeA temane tevI rIte oLakhe, 'mATe huM temane jAheramAM ' jagatagurU ' nu mirUda* ApavA IcchuM chuM. * ilkAba. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com 66

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akabaranI jIvadayA. [16] vaLI DAmaranA taLAvanI hiMsA baMdha thAya tathA mArI hakumatamAM loke jIvahiMsA na kare tevA pharamAna atyAre ja kADhavAnI jarUra lAge che. mATe pahelAM te kAma tame hAthamAM le. mArI prajAne anAjanI khoTa nathI. eka rUpIyAmAM agIyAra hajAra tolA bAjarI ane sADA AThase tolA ghI maLe che. dUdha te eka kaDAmAM eka zera vecAya che, te pachI jIbhanI lAlaca, ke mananA zekhane khAtara bIjAne prANa harI levAya te mane bInajarUrI lAge che. mATe tevI hiMsA satvara baMdha thavI joIe" akabare abulaphajhalane pharamAvyuM. abulakjhale tyAMja ahiMsAnuM pharamAna bAdazAhanI AjJA pramANe lakhavuM zarU karyuM. temAM hAlanA ane bhaviSyanA hAkema, jAgIradAre, kareDI ane subA tathA musaddIone anulakSIne gAya, bheMsa, AkhalA tathA pADAne bIlakula na mAravA tathA varSanA lagabhaga ghaNA divase sudhI hiMsA baMdha karavAne pharamAna lakhI tenA upara mahorachApa nAkhI. ane tenI pAMca nakale karAvI eka gujarAta ane seraThamAM, bIjI dIlhI phatehapura jIllA mATe, trIjI ajamera nAgapura, cethI mALavA ane dakSiNa tathA pAMcamI lAhora ane mulatAna tarapha mokalavA pharamAvyuM. tathA muLa lekha thAnasiMha mAraphata sUrIjIne mAna pUrvaka pahoMcADavA jaNAvyuM. have bAdazAhe hIravijayajI sUrIne uddezIne namra bhAve kahyuM:-"mahArAja, ApanA bedhathI mArA hRdayane bhAra ochA thaI gayA che. ApanA AvA aneka upakAranA badalAmAM huM Apane mATe kaMI karI zakato nathI. mAruM anna paNa Apa svIkArI zaktA nathI, paraMtu Apa jJAnanA sAgara che ane jJAna e Apane sAthI che, te mArA pAse padmasuMdara nAmanA eka yati pAsethI maLela jJAnabhaMDAra sAcavI rAkhela che te Apa svIkAraze, te mArA manane AnaMda thaze." 15 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 17 ] dharmajIjJAsu akabara. "rAjana, amArAthI ucakI zakAya te karatAM vadhAre pustaka ke kaMI upAdhi ame rAkhI zakatA nathI. pustake e jJAna che te kharUM, paraMtu temAMe amAre meha sthApavA te tyAgane lajAvanAruM che. mATe e saMgraha huM javAne lAbha laIza paraMtu mAre te rAkhI levAnI jarUra nathI." sUrIjIe AcAra samajAvyuM. sUrIjInA A javAbathI bAdazAhane saMteSa vaLyo nathI tema abulaphajala samajI gayA, tethI te vacce belI uThaye. "sUrI mahArAja, AvA uttama jJAnanA graMthane egya pAtra vinA bIjAne batAvavA te paNa nakAmA che. eTale je Apa tene nahi svIkAre, te ATalA vakhatathI bhaMDAramAM paDI rahelA pachI zuM kAmanA ? Apa jevA pAtranA hAthamAM te vastu mukAvAthI jarUra lAbhanuM kAraNe thaze; ane nAmavara bAdazAhanI eka mAgaNI svIkAravAthI temane paNa bahu saMteSa thaze. mATe kRpA karI A vAtamAM AnAkAnI cheDI devA mArI namra prArthanA che." zrI hIravijyasUrie aMte te graMtha bhaMDAra evI rIte svIkAravAne jaNAvyuM ke-"bhale, e bhaMDAra huM svIkArIne thAnasiMhane vyavasthA mATe seMpIza ane te AgrAmAM zahenazAha akabaranA nAmathI ja tene lAbha sarva keI laI zake tema khule mukavAmAM Avaze." AjanAthI bAdazAhane bevaDe saMtoSa thaye ane sUri mahArAjanI niHsvArthavRtti mATe prazaMsA karatAM se chuTA paDayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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neha saMdhAna. [17] prakaraNa 26 muM. sneha saMdhAna. kamaLAnA acAnaka maraNa thavAnA khabara padmAne paNa maLyA hatA. tene e khabara nahotI ke AgalA divasanI hakIkata jANIne kamaLAe padmAnA premane punaHjIvana ApavAnI yAcanA sAthe potAnA premanI Ahuti ApI che. te nahotI jANatI ke A maraNa e padmAnA premayajJamAM kamaLAnuM thayeluM balIdAna che. te paNa eka sakhItarIke A khabarathI tene duHkha thayuM. bAdazAhanI ItarAjI vacce AzvAsananuM eka bAraNuM baMdha thayuM teTaluM te tene jarUra lAgI AvyuM. ane tenA guNa smaraNanI dhUnamAM nidrA paNa AvI nahi. lagabhaga ardharAtri pasAra thavA chatAM tenI AMkhe na maLavAthI te beThI thaI, ne dAsIne buma mAratAM kahyuM "julekhAM !" dAsI lekhAM tyAM padmAnI pathArI najIkaja besI rahI hatI, te belI uThI. "jI, begamasAhebA ! kema ApanI nIMda uDI gaI che? kaMI AjJA hoya te pharamAve." bAdazAha hajuranI svArI mahelamAM che ke?" padmAe pUchayuM. nahi, hamaNAMja paheregIrathI meM jANyuM che ke nAmavara bAdazAha haju mahelamAM padhAryA nathI. " dAsIe khulAso karyo. padmA punaH pathArImAM paDI-paDI vicAra karavA lAgI. anaMta sattA ane vaibhava chatAM bAdazAha jarUra AjakAla benna rahe che. teo hamezAM meDI rAtrI sudhI, ke kaIvAra AkhI rAtrI mahelamAM padhAratA nathI, te pachI mane nahi maLI zakavAmAM temane doSa de e mArI bhUla che. mAre jema tenA sukha vaibhavamAM bhAga che, tema temanA du:kha ke ciMtAmAM paNa mAre lega Apavo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[17] ghama jIjJAsu akabara e mArI pharja che. teo rAtrI divasa citA veThIne sukhe nidrA paNa na lya, ane huM zAMtithI besI rahuM, te pachI mAro strIdharma cukuM chuM. huM temanI sahacarI sevikA ke ardhAganA tyAreja hAI zake ke temanA sukhe sukhI, ne temanA duHkhe duHkhI thatI houM. AjathI mAre temanA ArAma vinAne ArAma nakkAme che. huM temane page paDIne paNa temanI ciMtA jANI laI, temane bhAre ocho karavAmAM mAre prANa ApIza, tyAre ja mane zAMti thaze." ATalo vicAra thatAM te uThIne kapaDAM samAM karavA lAgI. rANune ekAeka Ama taiyArI karatAM joI jAlekhAM Azcarya pAmI. ane ghuTaNue paDI araja karavA lAgI-"nAmavara mahArANa, atyAre ardharAtrie A zI taiyArI kare che ? Apa ArAma le. nahito savAranA tabIyata bagaDI jaze. ApanuM zarIra ATaluM badhuM ciMtAmAM mukAI gayuM che, temAM ujAgarA karavAthI vadhAre nukazAna thavAne bhaya rahe che. mATe Apa suI jAo, huM ApanI caraNacaMpI karUM chuM." pAe kaMI javAba Ape nahi, paraMtu atyAre kayAM javuM, tenahi sujhavAthI pAchI pathArImAM paDI. eTale julekhAM tenI sAravAra karavA lAgI ane paMkhe laIne vAyu DhaLavA lAgI. zArIrika ane mAnasika nirbaLatAne lIdhe DIvAre rANInI AMkhe micAI, eTale jAlekhAe tenA aMgapara eka 'zAla oDhADI dIdhI. pavAnI AvI sthiti zAthI thavA pAmI hatI te catura lekhAM jANatI hatI. tethI teNe padmAne suvADIne bAdazAha AvI pahoMcyA che ke kema te badala puna: ekavAra khAtrI karI AvavAne pitAnA manamAM vicAra karyo. kadAca devage bAdazAhane meLApa thAya te padyAnI paristhiti tene spaSTa kahI saMbhaLAvavAne vicAra paNa lekhAe karyo ane tema karatAM bAdazAha gusse thAya te sahana karavAno nizcaya karIne, teNe akabaranA khAnagI divAnakhAnA tarapha javA mATe nIkaLI paDI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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sneha sadhAna. [ 193 ] kharAkhara Aja samaye mahAlayanA prathama daravAjAparanI cAkIpara kAi khelyuM. " dvAra ughADa. " " kANu ! " paheregIre puchyu. cr "huM, akabara " uttara maLyo. tarataja dvAra ughADavAmAM AvyuM. A pramANe saghaLI cAkI vaTAvIne bAdazAha potAnA khAnagI eraDAmAM AvI paheAMcyA. teNe kapaDAM utAratAM potAnA eraDA sAmenA udyAnamAMnA eka uMcA vRkSa uparathI kaMi AkRti sarIjatI joi, 5raMtu A mADI rAtrInA mithyA bhrama haze ema mAnIne akakhare tene vizeSa mahatva ApyuM nahi. ane kapaDAM pheravIne palaMgapara jaine beThA. tevAmAM tenI draSTi svAbhAvikarIte dvAra taraph gai, eTale tyAM teNe julekhAMne ubhelI joine pUchyuM " kANu ! julekhAM ? " ,, " jI hujhura ! " " atyAre kema ? " "nAmavara, amArAM begamasAhebAnI prakRti asvastha che. ane teo Apane maLavA Atura che. " 99 tr "huM AvatI kAle shavAre AvIza. " khAdazAhe TuMkamAM patAvyuM. pa paNa-" bhulekhAe pharI dalIla karavAnA prayatna karyAM. " atyAre mhane vizrAntinI jarUra che. " eTaluM AlIne bAdazAhe potAnI STi tenA taraphathI pheravI. julekhAM vadhAre kheAlI zakI nahi, paraMtu bAdazAha atyAre mahAlayamAM che te khAmatanI padmAne satvara khabara pahoMcADavA jhaDapathI pAchI pharI. daravAjA pAse AvI pahoMcatAM te ekAeka camakI. kALA vastramAM lapeTAelI AkRti teNe mahelanA tarapha tAkI rahelI joI. paNa te kadAca bhuta haze evI kalpanA karIne te bhayabhIta thatI padmAnA oraDA tarapha doDI gai. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 174 ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. akabara palaMgapara jaine sUtA te khare, paraMtu kamaLAnA zabdo tenA sAme tarI AvyA. " mhArA pratyenA premapravAha padmA tarapha vALavAne huM prArthanA karUM chuM" e kamaLAnA vacanAnuM smaraNa thatAM padmAnI mAMdagInA jhulekhAM khabara ApI gai hatI te vAta tarapha dhyAna kheMcAyuM; paNa premanA vividha pravAhamAM taNAIne aneka premavyApAramAM akabarane Ajadina sudhImAM je nirAzA thai hatI tethI tenI yAcanAne te turta Adara ApavA jeTalA utsAhI thai zakayA nahi.vaLI tenA manamAM vicAra AvyA ke:--" jyAre huM padmA pAse prema yAcanA karatA hatA, tyAre teNe darakAra na karI. paraMtu te pachI tenA vartanamAM pheraphAra tA thayeAja che. te pachI mAre tenI bhulane zuM vaLagI rahevuM ? nahija, te strI che, tethI alpajJa gaNAya, eTale mAre tenI kasura mATe kSamA ApavI joie, hajI paNa huM tene nirAza karUM te| kadAca tenI strI buddhinI murkhAimAM bIjI strIhatyAnuM pAtaka mhArA zirapara sphuTaze. " allA hA akabara ! ... padmAnA aparAdha visarI jaine tene sukhI karavI evIja ahvAnI IcchA che ! tyAre huM atyAreja tenI pAse jAuM, para Mtu atyAre madhyarAtri vItI gai che. e traNa kalAkamAM teA prAta:kAla thaze. mATe shavAre ja jaIza. " A pramANe vicAra karatAM khAdazAhane nidrA AvI gaI. julekhAMe padmA pAse AvIne tene jAgrata karI. ane bAdazAhu mahAlayamAM padhAryAnI khAtamI ApI. eTale te uDIne bAdazAhanA divAnakhAnA tarapha javAne taiyAra thai. julekhAMe tene taiyAra thayelI joi ka'pIta svare kahyuM. " khAi sAheba, tame A samaye na jAo te ThIka cha te .. " kema ?" jIlekhAM tarapha tAkI rahIne padmAe Azcarya pAmatAM pUchyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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sneha sadhAna, [195] 6 sTune emaja lAge che ke tame atyAre tyAM na jAo tA ThIka. mhArA manamAM abhadra kalpanAe thAya che, " " paNa tuM zuM kahevA mAge che ? " " huM jyAre AvatI hatI tyAre eka kALA vastramAM lapeTAelI AkRti mahela tarapha tAkI rahelI mhe joi hatI. tamane page lAguM chuM ke tame atyAre tyAM na jAe. bhUtapizAca-- '' paNa gAMDI, atyAre huM niha jAuM te pharIne kayAre meLApa thaze te kai nizcaya che! AvI maLelI taka gumAvavI e eka prakAranI mUrkhAI nahi te khIjuM zuM ? julekhAM, poteja atyAre bhUta khanI gai chuM teA pachI bhUta Rsne zuM karI zakanAra che 27 ATaluM khelatAM padmAnA kaMTha rUMdhAi gayA. julekhAM paNa raDavA lAgI. julekhAMnA uttaranI rAha nahi jotAM padmA bAdazAha pAse javA nIkaLI paDI. * bAdazAhanA eraDA pAse paheAMcatAM teNe kALA vastramAM chupAela AkRtine khAdazAhanA oraDAmAM dAkhala thatAM joi. julekhAMe bhUtanI kahelI hakIkata tene puna: sAMbharI AvI. tenuM dhairya DagamagI gayuM. paraMtu te AkRti bhUtanI hAya ke game te tenI hAya, te paNa tene ardha rAtrie khAdazAhanA oraDAmAM javAnA ze| hetu che, te jANavAne daDha nizcaya karI AgaLa cAlI, madhyarAtri vItI gai hAvAthI mahAlayamAMnA ghaNA kharA dvIpako mujhAi gayA hatA. chatAM hiMmatathI te AgaLa jatI hatI tevAmAM tenA pagamAM kaMi athaDAyuM. mArgamAM A zuM che? tenI teNe nIcI vaLIne khAtrI karI teA tyAM eka paheregIranuM zama paDayuM hatuM. padmAne A kai mahAna saMkaTanA ceAga che. tema jaNAyuM. tu teNe paheregIra pAse paDelI samazera peAtAnA hAthamAM lIdhI, ane dhIme pagale te cupakIdIthI bAdazAhanA zayanamaMdiranA dvAra pAse AvIne aMdara jovA lAgI. * Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[176] dharma jANuM akabara. teNe joyuM ke A aMdhArapI choDImAM chupAela vyakti bAdazAha tarapha tAkIne joI rahI hatI. ane bAdazAha zAMta nidrAmAM paDyA hatA. padmAe sAvadha thaIne pitAnA hAthamAMnI samazera majabuta pakaDI. eTalAmAM "hArI vhAlI padmA ! ubhI rahe! A huM Avye!" eTalA zabdo nidrAdhIna akabaranA mukhamAMthI nIkaLI paDyA. A zabdo sAMbhaLIne pelI chupAelI vyakti camakI, paraMtu padmAne te tethI bevaDuM jora maLyuM. bAdazAhe svamukhe potAnA nAmane uccAra karyo e tene daSTibhrama samAna lAgyuM. pitAnuM bhAgya Aje kaMI ora ja jaNAtuM hatuM evI tenI khAtrI thaI. paraMtu padmA A pramANe vicAre karatI hatI eTalAmAM te vyakitae potAne jamaNe hAtha uMce karyo. tenA jamaNA hAthamAM kaTArI joIne paDyA kaMpI uThI, paraMtu turta sAvadhAna thaI pelI vyakita potAnA hAthamAMnI kaTArI akabaranI chAtI tarapha laI jAya che te pahelAM pAchaLathI paDyAe tenA hAtha upara pitAnI samazerane phaTake e te saphAIthI lagAvyo ke te vyakitane hAtha kaTAra sAthe dura jaIne paDe. ane teno khaNakhaNATa thatAM bAdazAha camakI uThaye. chupAelI vyakitane aNane vakhate A ajAye ghA AvavAthI te gabharAI javA chatAM kapAelahAthanI vedanA na gaNakAratAM pAchuM vALI joyuM.eTalAmAM to paDyAe bIjIvAra potAnI samazerapheravIne tenA khabhA upara evo te majabuta phaTake lagAvyo ke hAya"nA chItakAra sAthe te jamInapara DhaLI paDaye. ane te ja kSaNe paDyA paNa lehI tapI javAthI eka cIsa pADIne muchita thaI gaI. akabare ekadama uThIne joyuM te tyAM paDyA ane eka kALAM vastramAM lapeTAela dehane bezuddha avasthAmAM jamIna para paDelAM joyAM. akabara A dazya joIne gabharAye. Ano marma te kaLI zo nahi. pavAnI prakRti asvastha hovAnuM julekhAMe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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sneha saMdhAna. [197] jaNAvyuM hatu, ane te atyAre ahiM kayAMthI ? evA prazna akabaranA manamAM udbhavyA. te hamaNAMja AvI' hAvI joie ane bezuddha thaI paDelI vyakita sAthe teNe jhapAjhapI karI hAvI joie, evI tenA hAthamAMnI samazera parathI khAtrI thaI. ezuddha thaI paDelI vyakita uMdhI paDI hAvAthI te kANu hatI te oLakhI zakAya tema naheAtuM. paraMtu pAte rAjamahAlayamAM praveza karyo tyAre je AkRti uparathI sarakatI teNe joI hatI teja A hatI evI akamaranI khAtrI thai. atyAre vicAra karIne besI rahevAnA samaya nahAtA. tu teNe padmA pAse jaIne tene kayAM IjA thaI hatI te jovA mAMDayuM. padmA catI paDI hatI. akabare tenA hAthamAMnI samazera laIne dUra mUkI ane tenA bhAlapradezapara pharakI rahelA tenA kezakalApa samArIne vAyu DhALavA lAgyA. padmAnI kAna phADI nAMkhe tevI cIsa sAMbhaLIne rAjamahAlayamAMnA keTalAka mANasA akamaranA eraDA pAse tvarita gatimAM AvI pahoMcyA. rAjA mAnasIMga ane khIrakhala paNa A rAjamahAlayamAM ja rahetA hatA. te mane paNa potapotAnI samazerI hAthamAM laine doDI AvyA. temaNe joyu ke akabaranA eraDAnA pravezadvAra pAsenA ceAkIdAra zakhavat paDelA hatA. eraDAmAM akakhara bezuddha avasthAmAM paDelI padmAne vAyu DhALatA hatA. ane akakharanA palaMganI najIkamAM eka mRtaka deha paDaye hato. bIrakhala A dehane sIdhA karatAM camakIne khelyA, " amasIMhuM ! " " kharAkhara ! AtA amarasiMhuja ! " rAjA mAnasIMga paNa amarisaMha paDelA hatA tyAM jaIne tene oLakhI kADhatAM melyA. amarasiMhanuM nAma sAMbhaLatAMnI sAtheja akabare pAchu vALIne joyu ane Azcarya pAmatAM pUchyuM. " oho ! amarasiMha ? ajJAna dveSanA bhAga thai paDayA. jo padmA na heAta tA Aje huM te kayAraneye khudAnA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[18] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. darabAramAM pahoMcI gayo hota. vAru, bIrabala, atyAre tame amarasiMhanA zabane ahiMthI upaDAvI cekImAM rAkhe. hane atyAre ceDI vizrAntinI jarUra che." tarata ja mAnasIMha ane bIrabala amarasiMhanA zabane tyAMthI upaDAvIne laI gayA. tyArapachI bAdazAha padmAnA mukhapara gulAbajaLano chaMTakAva karavA lAgyuM. gulAbajaLanA siMcanathI pavAne sahaja zAnita vaLI heya ema jaNAyuM. jo ke hajI sudhI teNe potAnAM netre ughADayAM nahotAM tathApi tenA kapALamAM karacalIo paDI ane teNe eka maMda niHzvAsa mUkyuM. padyA, na gabharA." akabara be . paraMtu pavAnA mukhamAMthI uttara naja maLe. tenI mUccha gADha hoya tema tene lAgyuM. eTale pharIthI akabara pavana DhALavA lAge. thoDIvAra pachI padmAnA kapALamAM puna: karacalIo paDI; keTalIkavAra pachI teNe netra ughADayAM ane te akabara pratye tAkI rahI. paraMtu hajI teNI zuddhimAM te nahatI ja. tenI daSTi akabarane oLakhI zakI hoya tema jaNAyuM nahi. devi ! hune oLakhe ke ?" akabare yamAnA kapALa para hAtha pheravatAM pUchyuM. paDyA have zuddhimAM AvatI jatI hatI. akabaranA zabdo sAMbhaLIne te sahaja camakI ane tenA tarapha sUkSmadaSTithI jovA lAgI. patine oLakhatAMnI sAthe ja tenI AMkhamAM jhaLajhaLI bharAI AvyAM. paraMtu tenAmAM bolavAnI zakti nahatI. devi! svasthapaNe uMghI jAo!" akabara pahmAnAM azru lUchate bolyo. padamAe potAnAM netro mIcyAM. keTalIka vAra pachI pamAe puna: netra ughADatAM bAdazAha tarapha joIne belI: "nAtha! have huM jIvavAnI nathI!" "AvuM hadayavedhaka na bela. hane janma thaye nathI. mUrchA vaLatAMja ArAma jaNAze." akabare AzvAsana ApyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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neha saMdhAna. [17] "jo ArAma Avaze te huM jIvIza tyAM sudhI ApanI sevA karIza. paNa nAtha, hune lAge che ke huM maraNa pAmIza. mRtyu pAmatAM pahelAM mahune mhArA aparAdha badala kSamA maLe te huM sukhethI marIza. kadAca Apane hArA para kaMTALo AvyuM haze, Apa mane dhikkAratA--" "AvuM bolIne mahArA hadayane vadhAre du:khita na kara!" akabara vaceja bolI uThaye. "hAlI bhUta kALane visarI jA ! have hArA ane mahArA hadayanuM aikya thAya e IzvarI Adezaja che. devi, Aje te have prANudAna ApIne huM mArI AMkha kholI nAMkhI che. eTaluM ja nahi, paraMtu huM mArA para anaMta upakAra karyo che. havethI ApaNe bhinna rahI zakIzuM nahi." eTaluM belIne bAdazAha zAnta rahyo eTale padmA saMteSapUrNa svare bolI. "hAza! have mane nirAMta vaLI. have huM sukhethI marIza. ApanI sevA karavAnI hArA aMtaramAM rahelI IcchA Aje pAra paDI che. ApanA prANa bacAvavAnI uttama taka hune Izvare ja ApI!" pahmAthI AgaLa bolAyuM nahi. tenA cakSu azruthI bharAI AvyAM. akabare tene hAliMgana ApIne kahyuM "pamA ! tuM atyAre nidrA le! tArA mana ane zarIrane je AghAta thayA che tene zAMta nidrAnA AzvAsananI jarUra che." e kharuM che, nAtha! paNa Apane atyAra sudhI A rAmaja mAnya nathI. divasa rAtrInA satata parizramathI Apane paNa ArAmanI teTalI ja jarUra che. mATe Apa palaMge padhAre, huM ApanI sevA karI pAvana thAu" ema padmAe prArthanA karI. nahi, atyAre tane ArAmanI jarUra che."ema kahI akabare tene palaMgamAM suvADI ane pote paNa nidrAmAM paDe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 180 ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. prakaraNa 27 mu. ca'pAnI dIkSA. prAta:kALe akakhara pathArImAMthI uThayA pachI, padmA temanI AjJA laI potAnA nivAsasthAne gai, te pachI akabare mahAra * AvI amarasiMhanA zabane dahanakriyA karavAne pharamAvyuM. mAnasiMha ane khIrakhala vagere aMgata adhikArI varga tyAM hAjara hatA. akakhare amarasiMhanu zakha joyuM ke tu tenA magajamAM gai rAtrinI ghaTanA tAjI thaI AvatAM teNe mahAra javAnuM baMdha rAkhyuM, ane peAtAnA ekAMtabhuvana taratlR pAchA krUratAM mAnisaMha tathA khIrakhalane uddezIne kahyuM. " A zakhanI vyavasthA thaI javA pachI tame banne akhulajjalane khelAvI mArI pAse AvI jajo. huM tamArI sAnI rAha jotA ekAMtabhuvanamAM beThI chuM. ,, akabara ATalI AjJA karIne ekAMtabhuvanamAM AvI eThe eTale tenI vicAramALA puna: zarU thai. ekataraphathI tene padmAnI sevA jotAM A temanA svabhAvanA aNudhAryo pheraphAra mATe mahu Azcarya thayuM, ane khIjI taraphathI amarisa'hunA doSa na gaNakAratAM badalAmAM sArI jAgIra ane mAna ApavA chatAM te A rIte pAtAnu ja khuna karavA AvyA, temAM kAMi UMDA bheda hAvA joie, tema tene lAgyuM. amarasiMhanA A vanathI tene ema paNa thai AvyuM ke kamaLAnA prema saMkucita thavAmAM ane tenuM acAnaka maraNa thavAmAM amarasiMhane kamaLAne thayelA kaDavA anubhava ja kAraNabhuta hovA joie. A kalpanAthI tene annarasiMhu taraph vizeSa tiraskAra chUTa. te vicAra karavA pA ke--" khudAnA darakhAramAM adala InsApha che te vAtanI banAvathI purepurI khAtrI thAya che. amarasiMha are hAla mU Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 181] kaMpanI dIkSA. maraNa pAme te tenI burAIne badaleja hoya tema khuluM jaNAya che. sArI jahAnapara adhikAra jamAvavAmAM eja khudAnI karAmata ane maherane ja ahesAna mAnavo joIe. je e ajaba zaktinI mahera na hatI te paDyA tarapha mArI itarAjI chatAM tene atre moDI rAtrie paNa mArA mahele AvavAnI buddhija kema sujata? hIrajI mahArAje kahyuM hatuM ke kara ane je " eja karmane InsApha che, te vAtamAM have mane leza paNuM saMdeha rahyo nathI. meM prANahiMsA baMdha karavAnuM pharamAvyuM tenA badalAmAM mArA prANanuM rakSaNa thayuM tema mAnavuM zuM khoTuM che! temanI neka salAhanuM ATaluM phaLa jevA pachI mAre temane bhulI javA joIe nahi." akabara gaI rAtrinA banAva upara A pramANe avanavA vicAra karI rahyo hate teTalAmAM abulaphajala, rAjA mAnasiMha ane bIrabala tyAM dAkhala thayA. teoe allA ha akabara' kahIne kuranasa bajAvI. akabara, A zabda kAne athaDAtAM saceta thayo ane temane sAmenA Asane besavAne isArata karatAM be - "abulaphajhala, Aje rAtrInA mArA uparathI je Aphata pasAra thaI che e vAta tame rAjA mAnasiMha ane bIrabalathI sAMbhaLI haze. A banAvathI mane leza mAtra paNa kheda thata nathI. paraMtu khudAnI ajaba zakti ane neka InsAphane mATe mAna thAya che. hIrajIsUrie bhalAM kAma karavAnuM teTalA mATe kahyuM hatuM. temanA kahevA pramANe bIjAnA prANe bacAvatAM mAro prANa bace che ema mane lAge che. tethI mArI icchA temane maLIne vadhAre bedha sAMbhaLavAnI ane temanA upakAranA maraNamAM kaMI sevA uThAvavAnI thAya che. ATalA mATe vicAra karavAne atyAre tamane bolAvyA che te kahe, tamAre te saMbaMdhamAM zuM abhiprAya che?" 16 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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dharma jIjJAsu akabara '' jahAMpanAhanuM mAnavuM munAsiba che " amulale sTAnubhUti darzAvatAM kahyuM. "heravijayasUrajI sAthenA mArA aheALA sahavAsathI temanI vANImAM parApAra ane pavitratAja huM joI rahyo che. AvA mahAtmAnI mulAkAta ane sevAmAM paNa lAbhaja che. kamanasibe AvA la bha have ApaNane vadhAre vakhata nahi maLe tema mane jaNAyu che. eTale te khabara pazu-- "zuM! sUrijInA samAgamane lAbha vadhAre vakhata nahi maLavAnuM kai maraNu che ? " akbare adhirAithI vaceja puchyuM . [12] " jI, hA, huM ApanAmavarane eja vAta kahu chu ke sUrijI gujarAtamAMthI A tarapha AvyAM. lagabhaga traNa varSa cavAthI te taraphanA leAkeA temanA darzana mATe talasI rahyA che. ane vakhata vakhata tyAM padhAravAne kaheNa AvyA kare che, vaLI surijI paNa eka vakhata kahetA hatA ke mArI umara lagabhaga vana vaTAvI javA AvI che eTale gujarAtamAM rahelA mArA baheALA samudAyane dhama kSetrane bhAra soMpavAne mAre veLAsara javu joie. gaikAlanA temanA vidvAna ziSya vijayasenasUrinA sadeze| AvatAM temaNe tu mAM gujarAta tarapha javAnA nirNaya mane vAtavAtamAM saMbhaLAvI dIdhA hatA, eTale A vAta Apa nAmavaranI hajuramAM huM Aje rAzana karavAneA hateAja. kemake Ape sUri mahArAjane ' jagatagurUnuM pada ApavA mATe jAhera darabAra bharavA icchA batAvI hatI te kAma tu ja amalamAM mukavAne anukuLa divasa mukarara karavAnI ApanI AjJA levAnI che. jahAMpanAhanI icchA vizeSa satkAranI che te te paNa A prasaMge amalamAM mukI zakAze. te ApanAmavara je AjJA kramAvaze te pramANe vyavasthA karIza " amula le khulAsA karyA. " ATalI pakava umare sUrijI gujarAtamAM javAnI tasdI sUDAve te mATe ApaNe namratAthI samajAvavAnI jarUra che. H. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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ca'pAnI dIkSA. [ 183] kemake temanA sahavAsathI ApaNI dharmasabhAmAM paNa bahu tAtvika lAbha thAya che. " khIrakhale jaNAvyuM. " teozrI ni:spRddhi hAvAthI ApaNI mAgaNI svIkAraze tema daDhatAthI mAnI zakAya nahi. eTale ApaNe temanI pakava uMmare se'kaDA keza javAmAM takalIph na paDe te mATe puratI rayAsata ane ArAmanA sAdhanA purAM pADavAne chevaTanA vicAra paNa karI rAkhavA joie. " rAjA mAnasihe peAtAnA vicAra dazAvyA. cr * akabara, abulakjhalanI vAta sAMbhaLI vicAramAM paDI gayA hatA. daramiyAna bIrabala ane mAnasiMhanA abhiprAya jANatA teNe kahyuM, " mAnasihajI, tamane sUrijInA AcAra-vicAranA zuM anubhava nathI thayA ke, tee zarIranA jatananA mATe ArAmanu eka paNa sAdhana vAparavAnI virUddha che. huM eja vicAra karI rahyo chuM ke ATalI umare teozrI gujarAta sudhI kevI rIte pahoMcI zakaze ? mATe ApaNe eka vakhata mulAkAta laI AcArya zrIne ahIMja zakAvA Agraha karavA jarUra che. tame AvatI kAleja mulAkAta karavAnA vakhata mukarara karI mane jaNAvaze| ane parama divasa ' jagata gurU ' nuM padma ApavAnA jAhera darabAra bharavAne tame sAthe maLInejagADavaNu karazeA. " akakhare hukame| pharamAvatAM kahyu. " jevI AjJA " traNe eka sAmaTAM khAlI uThayA. akabare temane soMpela kArya nI vyavasthA karIne khabara ApavAnuM jaNAvI rajA ApI, paraMtu hIrajIsUri gujarAta tarapha javAnA che, te khabarathI tene rokI rAkhavAnA vicAramAMja te vicAra karatA besI rahyo. * * padmA jo ke savAranA uThIne peAtAnA AvAse gai paraMtu tenu mana tyAM sthira thaI zakayuM nahi. ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com hatI...

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[ 184] dharmajIjJAsu akabara. abulaphajhala vagere musaddI varga akabara pAsethI bahAra nIkaLe eTale turta te akabaranA ekAMtabhUvanamAM dAkhala thaI ane namra bhAve belI-"nAtha, AvI rIte Apa udAsa besI rahyA cho te joI meM ApanI pAse vagara paravAnagIe AvavAne aviveka karyo che te mATe kSamA mAgu chuM. gaI rAtrInA banAvamAM kaI udAsa banI besavA jevuM nathI. ulaTe khudAnI mahera mATe Aje AnaMdamahotsavamAM divasa pasAra kare joIe. tene badale Apa udAsa besI rahIne zuM ciMtA karI rahyA che, te jANavAne huM Atura chuM." hAlI tArAM ahesAna ane aMta:karaNanI lAgaNI jotAM rAjamahAlayanA keI bhAgamAM mArI mulAkAta karavAne tAre jAne viveka darzAvavAnI jarUra nathI. gaI rAtrIe teM batAvelI zakti ane himmata kSatrI tejanuM barAbara bhAna karAvI zakyAM che. tArA e upakAranA smaraNamAM Ajano divasa mahatsava tarIke ujavAya te mATe huM jarUra hamaNAja hukama kADhIza. bIjA agatyanA kAryamAM huM atyArasudhI tArI khabara kADhI zakya nathI, te mATe dilagIra chuM. kahe padamA, tArI tabIyata te have svastha che ne?" akabare keTalAka khulAse karatAM lAgaNIbharyo prazna karyo. prabhu, mane to leza mAtra IjA thaI hatI eTale mArA ArAma mATe Apane ciMtA karavA jevuM rahetuM nathI. paraMtu Apa udAsa dekhAo che tenI mane ciMtA thAya che te mArI e ciMtA dUra karavAne ApanI udAsinatAnuM kAraNa jaNAvaze te kRpA thaze." padmAe puna: eja prazna karyo. padmA, tArA jevI saguNa begamanA sahavAsamAM mane ciMtAnuM kazuM kAraNa hoyaja nahi. huM te phakata rajIsUri gujarAtamAM pAchA cAlyA javAnA che tevA khabara maLavAthI temanA viyAganI kapanA thatAM udAsa thaI rahyo chuM. mATe tame ==aaN ciMtA na karatAM sukhethI ArAma lyo." akabare mUro karyo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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caMpAnI dIkSA [195] nAtha, mAre ArAma ApanA ArAmamAM ja rahe che. nahIrajIsUri gujarAta tarapha javAnA che e khabarathI evA saMta purUSane lAbha khAvA mATe udAsIna thavAya te svAbhAvika che. jo ke evA virAgIone ApaNe hamezAM rekI zakIye te asaMbhavita che paraMtu hajI ahIM theDe vadhAre vakhata rokI rAkhIne ApanI IcchA vizeSa lAbha meLavavAnI hoya te tema huM karI zakIza, ema mAruM mAnavuM che." padmAe himata ApI. vAha, padmA, tuM kharekhara keI ajaba devAMganA che. paraMtu A mahApurUSa pAse tArI zakti nakkAmI che. je mahAtmA jagatanI kaI paNa mehajALathI phasAyA nathI ke koI paNa lAlacamAM lapaTAyA nathI temaja kaMcana-kAminithI te taddana virakta che, tenA pAse tArI buddhi zuM kAmanI?" akabare nirAzAnuM kAraNa darzAvyuM. nAtha, sUrijInA sadgaNe ane AcAradharmane huM jANuM chuM, chatAM temane cheDe vakhata rekI zakAya tevI mArI pAse cAvI che tema Apa hakIkta jANaze tyAre kabulaja karaze." paDyAe piSTapeSaNa karI vAtamAM AkaMkSA utpanna karI. padmA, je tArI pAse evI cAvI hoya te jaladI mane batAva. tArI buddhimAM mane zraddhA che. bela jaladI kahI de." akabare adhirAIthI puchayuM. jahAMpanAha, vAta sAdI ane ApanI daSTi maryAdAmAM hevA chatAM Ama adhirAI kema batAve che? Ape mAnI lIdhelI putrI caMpAdevI saMsAra choDI AryA thavA mAge che te zuM Apa jANatA nathI?" padmAe khulAse karyo. hA, caMpAdevI pahelethI koI yogInI jevI hatI. nAnapaNu ja teNe cha mahInA sudhI eka sAmaTAM rAtrI divasanAM rAjA ( upavAsa ) ryA hatA. ane lagna karavA pachI paNa khudAnI baMdagImAM ghaNe vakhata kADhe che. tevAmAM vIkamaLAnuM acAnaka maraNa thatAM tene bahu duHkha thaI gayuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 186 ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. hamezAM udAsa raheche ane A saMsAranI sagAI-sa'kha'dhane cheDI devAne haTha karI rahI che. te vAta huM jANuM chuM paNa te vAtanu atyAre zu kAma che ? sUrijIne rAkI rAkhavAnI cAvIne badale caMpAnI vAtane zuM sabaMdha che. " akakhare madhura TakAra karI. vhAlA, ATalI vAta karavA chatAM Apa hajI cAvI joI zakayA nathI. te kevu Azcaya ! jue, capA vhenane saMsArathI chuTA thavAnu che ane AcArya zrI sasArathI chuTI je mArge ubhA che te mAge javuM che eTale jo AcArya zrIne caMpA benanA gurU thavAne Agraha karIe te temanAthI eka dharma ne mArge cAlatA AtmAne rajaLatA rahevA dai cAlyuM javAya nahiM. kahA, A vAtamAM ApanA zuM mata che? " padmAe pUchyuM. " vAha, begama sAhebA tame teA mukha cAturI darzAvI, gheADA divasa pahelAM caMpAdevInA pItA thAnasiMhajI mane kahetA hatA ke caMpA peThemArA darabAramAM rahelA zvetAzAha paNa saMsAranA rAgathI chuTIne sAdhu thavA mAge che. te A kA mATe AcArya zrIne jarUra rokI zakAze. dhanA lAbhanA kAraNe rAkAvAmAM temanAthI nA kahI zakAze nahi te vAta barAbara che." akabare Anada darzAvatAM kahyuM. eTalu ja nahi paraMtutu jaitAzAha, thAnasiMha ane caMpAne khelAvavAne mANasA meAkalI dIdhAM. * jaitAzAha, thAnasiMha tathA caMpA rAjamahAlayamAM AvyAM tyAre paNa akakhara ekAMtabhUvanamAM besI padmA sAthe vAtA karI rahyo hateA. peAtAnI AvI mulAkAtanA prasaMge janAnAne hAjara rahevAnA atyAra sudhI prasaMga manyA naheAtA, paraMtu Aje te padmAnI lAgaNI--zAya ane buddhinA praznaemAM eTale teA AphrIna banI gayA hatA, ke teNe padmAne rajA sUpavAnuM durasta dhAryuM nahi. tr Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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capAnI dIkSA. [ 187 ] cApadAra dvArA rajA meLavIne saghaLA aMdara dAkhala thayAM ane kuranasa bajAvI ubhAM eTale akakhare temane besavAne isArata karI. caMpAe tyAM pesatAMja padmAne akabara pAse ubhelI joi, eTale tene Azcarya thayuM, ane jANe padmAnI jIta mATe tene mubArakakhAdI detI hAya tema netrasa ketathI ha jAhera karI nAMkhyA, ane padmAe paNa te hanA saMdezAne maMda hAsya karatAM vadhAvI lIdheA. '' saghaLAe peAtAnI beThaka lIdhA bAda akabare vAtanI zarUAta karatA kahyuM "jaitAzAha, rAjasabhAmAM tamArUM sArU mAna che. ane sarva vAte sukhI che, chatAM tame sa'sArathI chuTA paDI phakIrI levA mAgeA che tema thAnasiMha kahetA hatA, e vAta zu satya che ? "" " jahAMpanAha, ApanI hajuramAM kheATA khakhara kANu ApI zake ? thAnisaMha zeThe Apane je kahyuM che te kharU che." zvetAzAhe TukamAM khulAsA karyA. cr paNa ema karavAnuM kaMi kAraNa? tamane evuM zuM du:kha che ke jethI tame ATaleA adhikAra cheADIne phakIra thavA cAhA che ? " akabare uMDA utaratAM pUchyuM. " sArA bhAratanA saradAranI kRpA che tyAM mane kai vAtanI uNapa che tema kahevAyaja nahi. paraMtu huM A saghaLuM cheADavA mAgu chuM," tenuM kAraNa eja che ke huM saradAranA paNa saradAranI nAkarImAM joDAvA mAgu chuM. zvetAzAhe jaNAvyuM. zvetAzAha, tame vadhAre lAlacathI akabaranA paNa saradAra zeAdhavAmAM bhulyA hA tema mane lAge che. thAnasiMhe teA tame kIrI levAnA che tema kahyuM hatuM. paNa jo tamAre sArI nAkarI mATeja chuTA thavu hAyatA tamArA kAmathI huM pasaMda chuM mATe kaheze| tA saradArI, subedArI, ke jamInadArI, ke je tamane " icchA haze te ApIza. kaheA zu joIe che ? " akabare sa AzAo ApatAM kahyuM, 66 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[188] dharma chAsu akabara "khudAvida, huM je nokarI karavA IcchuM chuM te kaI dezanA bAdazAhanI nahi, paNa te sArI jahAnamane mAleka che. jene Apa khudA kahe che, kaI prabhu kahe che ane huM temane "arihaMta" nA nAmathI oLakhuM chuM. A nokarImAM jamIna, paiso ke sattA meLavavAnI nathI, paraMtu tene choDIne AtmAne svataMtra karavAnuM che. kemake jamIna, paiso vA sattA e sarve mAyA baMdhana che, eTale te baMdhanamAMthI mukta thavuM eja sAdhu sthiti che." jetAzAhe khulAse karyo. huM, kahone ke hIrajIsUrinA jevA tame paNa phakIra thavA mAgo cho; vArU, tete ThIka, paraMtu hIrasUri mahArAja te gujarAtamAM javAnA che, tyAre tame phakIrI konA pAsethI zIkhazo ?" akabare no prazna karyo. Ape e vAta karI mane ThIka sAvaceta karyo che. mAre sAdhu thavAnA samayane haju traNa mAsane vilaMba thaze te teTale vakhata teozrIne ahIM rokAI javA huM vinaMtI karIza. kemake mArI sAthe caMpA bahena paNa Aryo thavAnA che." jetAzAhe jaNAvyuM. "caMpA bahena, kema tame paNa saMsArathI chuTA paDI javA mAge che! tyAre vijayanuM zuM thaze? te tamane rajA Apaze ke! " akabare caMpAne AturatAthI pUchyuM. khudAviMda, kamaLA bahena ekAeka gujarI gayA te jevA chatAM kheTA mehamAM have huM phasI rahevA rAjI nathI. mArA patideva paNa A banAvathI saMsAranI asAratA samajI gayA che ane tethI teo paNa saMsArathI virakata thavA dhAre che." caMpAe nIcuM joI namratAthI khulAso karyo. ) AkrIna beTI caMpA, tArA dharmapremane mATe mane bahu AnaMda thAya che. tArA jevaDI bALakI khudAne ATalI hade -LakhI jAya ane potAnA patine paNa te mArge premathI sAthe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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sUri sevA. [189] laI jAya te kaI ochI tAjubI nathI. caMpA, tuM kharekharI devI che."akabare caMpA pratye lAgaNI darzAvI. AcAryazrIne cheDe vadhAre vakhata rekI rAkhavAno bhAra have jetAzAha tathA thAnasiMhane seMpI devAnuM akabare ThIka dhA ane tethI hamaNAja AcAryazrI pAse jaIne te nizcaya karI levAnuM jaNAvI sine rajA ApI. padmA, caMpAne daravAjA sudhI vaLAvavA gaI, ne tyAM gaI rAtrIne ItihAsa TUMkamAM kahIne e sarva sAnukuLatA mATe paraspara harSita thaI chuTA paDayAM. prakaraNa 28 muM. sUri sevA. abulaphajala, akabaranI AjJA pramANe baporanA AcArya zrI pAse gaye, tyAre jetAzAha tathA thAnasiMha tyAM AvI pahoMcyA hatA. ane sUrijIne rekAvAne araja karatA hatA. eTale abulaphajala A vAta sAMbhaLIne khuzI thaye. tene lAgyuM ke nAmavara bAdazAha sUrijIne rekavAne araja karavA cAhe che, e hetu pAra pADavAmAM A prasaMga barAbara anukULa thaI paDaze tema dhArI cAlatI vAtamAM teNe dakhalagIrI karatAM kahyuM. "mahArAja, jetAzAha tathA caMpAdevI ane tenA pati jyAre ApanA caraNe AvavA mAge che, tyAre Ape temane Adara Ape e pahelI pharaja che. Apane gujarAtamAM jaIne paNa dharmanI sevA karavAnI che, te tevAM sevAnA kArya mATe sevakonI vRddhi tha temAM Ape khuzIthI rekAvuM joIe. nAmavara zAnazAha Apane rokavAne Atura che ane teTalA mATe Apane maLavAno samaya nakkI karavA huM Avyo chuM. te kRpA karI.... jetAzAhanA utsAhane mAna ApI thoDo vakhata rekAI javA nirNaya karaze tema mArI paNa vinaMtI che." Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 190 ] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. atyAra sudhImAM A vAta upara bahu carcA thai cukI hatI. ane vicAra karatAM A navA bhAvIkAne dIkSA ApavA rAkAvuM temAM vadhAre lAbha che tema AcArya zrI joi zakyA hatA. tethI vadhAre carcAmAM na utaratAM temaNe dIkSAmaheAtsava sudhI rAkAvAne peAtAnA nirNaya jAhera karyAM, ane te mATe muhUrto nakkI karI ApyAM. * akhulale te pachI bAdazAhane maLavAnA avakAza jANavA mATe puna: puchatAM sUrijIe chuM-" zAnazAha akbaranA dharmaprema joi mane bahu Ana Mda thayA che. temanA jevA nirmaLa hRdayanA bAdazAhane dharma --upadeza saMbhaLAvavA te mATA lAbhanu kAraNa che. mATe kAle savAramAM ApaNe temanA mahAlayeja jaizuM." amulale A khakhara bAdazAhane sAMjanA pahoMcADI dIdhAM ane bIje divase savAranA abulakjala, sUrijIne elAvIne rAjamahAlaye paheoMcyA. te samaye akamara temanI rAha joine graMthAlayamAM beThA hatA. paheregIre temane sUrijI tathA abulakjhula AvI paheAMcavAnA khakhara ApatAM te daravAjA sudhI sAme gayA ane mAnapUrvaka graMthAlayamAM padhAravA kahyuM. sUrijI tathA tenI sAthe Avela e ziSyA pAta peAtAnI cAdara pAtharI beThA ane bAdazAha tathA abulakjhula sAmenA sAdA Asane besI gayAM. eTale amula-le vAtanI zarUAta karatAM kahyuM, " jahAMpanAha, ApaNA zaheramAM jaitAzAha, vijayakumAra tathA caMpAdevI, sUrijI mahArAja pAse dikSA levAnAM che, tethI AcArya zrI hAla traNa mAsa ahIMja sthiravAsa karavA kabula thayA che. e khakhara ApanI sevAmAM rAzana karavA rajA lauM chu. ra "" " vAha, vAha, bahu khuza khakhara. AcAryazrInA vizeSa rahevAthI ApaNane bahu lAbha thaze. " akamare anulakjhalanA khabarane vadhAvI leta kahyuM, ane pachI AcArya zrI tarapha phrIne chyuM. " sUramahArAja, traNa mAsa pachI zuM Apa gujarAta ; javA dhArA che? " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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sUri-sevA. [ 191 ] pa rAjana, mane A tarapha AvavAne traNa varSa thavA AvyAM che; eTale mAre have ahIM rAkAi rahevu nahi joie; paraMtu abulakjhule jaNAvyuM tema dIkSAmahe|tsavanA kAraNe hajI traNeka mAsa ahIM sthiratA thaze. " sUrijIe khulAsA zarU karyAM. " " paraMtu Apana ATalI ummare gujarAta sudhI paheAMcavAmAM bahu takalIpha paDaze; mATe ahIMja rokAIne tyAM khIjA kAine mAkalI Ape| tA kema ? " akabare AturatAthI pUchayuM. " nahi, rAjana, amArAthI eka sthaLe vadhAre sthiravAsa karI zakAya nahi. vaLI amane kSaNabha'gura zarIranI ALa paMpALanI jarUra nahi hAvAthI vihAramAM takalIpha rahetI nathI. '' hIravijayajIsUrie khulAsA karyAM. "mahArAja Apane takalIphnA bhayanasAya, paraMtu amAne tA citAja rahe. temaja Apa mahIMthI padhArA eTale mane je dharmAMnA Adha maLe che te paNa baMdha paDI jAya; mATe Apane ahIMja rAkAi rahevA mArI vina Mti che. " AcArya zrI bAdazAhane javAba Ape te pahelAM vacce abulakjhulAvI uThayA----" sUrijI mahArAja, AjakAla ApanA samAgamathI nAmavara hunnurane mahu AnaMda maLe che. temaja temanA vicAra yA dharma tarapha vadhatA jAya che. keTalAka leAkeA te nAmavara zAnazAhane ' jaina ' siddhAMtanA anuyAyI * rIke ALakhe che teA pachI Apane atre rokAvu vadhAre lAbhakAraka che. " \ huM "zekha mahAzaya, tamArU kathana satya che, paraMtu tA jagatamAM jyAM dayA, satya, pramANikatA, abrahma ane maneAnigraha jouM chuM, tyAM jainaja samaju chuM. chatAM ' * DA. smIthakRta ' akabara ' mAM porTugIjha pAdarI ' pitA ' ne patra prakaTa thayA che. temAM lakhyuM che ke He Follows the seet of the jains arthAt akabara jaina siddhAMtanA anuyAyI " Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[19] dharma jIjJAsu akabara. sAmrATanA dharmapremane piSavAne mArA ziSya zAMticaMdrajIne ahIM mukta jaIza, ne banatA sudhI gujarAtamAM javA pachI mArA Tadhara ziSya vijayasenasUrine paNa banaze te A tarapha mokalavAnuM karIza" ATalo khulAse abulaphajhalane karavA pachI AcAryazrIe akabarane kahyuM. "rAjana, A vAtathI Apane paNa saMtoSa thaze ane hAla traNa mAsa eTale vakhata atre rahevAnuM banaze te daramiyAna vizeSa dharmacarcA thaze, eTale have Apa vizeSa Agraha cheDI deze tema IcchuM chuM." akabare A gaThavaNathI satiSa pAmatAM abulaphajhalane pUchayuM. "paNa vArU abulaphajhala, AvatI kAle sUri mahArAjane "jagada gurU" nuM pada ApavAne darabAra bharavA mATe saghaLI taiyArI thaI che ke ?" "jI, hA. gaI rAtre rAjA mAnasiMha temaja bIrabala mane maLyA hatA tyAre teo te mATe taiyArImAM che tema kahetA hatA." abulaphajhale khulAse karyo. "mahArAja, AvatI kAle savAranA ApanA aneka guNAno prajAne parIcaya karAvavA darabAra bharavAne che, temAM ApanA ziSyavRMda sAthe veLAsara padhAravA kRpA karaze." akabare sUrijIne AmaMtraNa karatAM kahyuM, " rAjana, tame mArA pratyenA premathI mane je mAna ApavA dhAre che te mATe huM lAyaka nathI. jagata pratye maitrIbhAvanA rAkhIne prANI mAtranuM hita IcchavuM te amAro kartavya dharma che; paNa tethI Apa je mAna ApavAnI vAta kare cho te amArI pharajamAM abhimAnanuM bIja ropavA jevuM che. AvA mAnathI meha, mamatva ane huM pada vadhavAne saMbhava rahe che; mATe A vicArane baMdha rAkhavA mAro Agraha che." vijayasUrie darabAra bharavAnI hakIkata jANuM kahyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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sUrinI sevA. [13] "mahArAja, ApanuM mAnavuM sAmAnya prANu mATe sAcuM mAnI zakAya, paraMtu Apa jevA samatAnA sAgara mATe evI aneka nadIyo AvI maLe te paNa AvI bhItine saMbhava raheto nathI. eTale te bAbatamAM Apane Agraha karavA jevuM lAgatuM nathI. A prasaMge Apane tasdI ApavAne mAre hetu jude ja che." akabare javAba ApatAM navI vAta upADI. kaho khuzIthI kahe, jJAnagoSTI karavI e amAruM kartavya che." sUrizvare jaNAvyuM. "mahArAja, Apane tasdI ApavAne mAre hetu Apane atre hamezanA mATe rekI rAkhavAne Agraha karavAne hatuM, paraMtu te mATe Ape khulAse karI nAMkhyo che. te have mArI eka abhilASA tRpta karaze te mane saMtoSa thaze." akabare navI mAgaNI karavAnI IcchA darzAvI. "rAjana, amArA AcArane khAdha na Ave tevuM kaI paNa sevAnuM kArya karavAne huM sadA tataraja chuM; Apane mATe temAM zaMkA na lAvatA khuzIthI kahe." sUrijIe jaNAvyuM. sUri mahArAja, Ape mane dharmabodha ApIne aneka upakAra karyA che. have jyAre Apa gujarAta tarapha javAne nizcaya pheravI zaktA nathI, te mane kaMI evI sevA pharamAve ke jethI mArI IcchA tRpta thAya ane ApanA samAgamanuM hamezAM smaraNa rahI zake." akabare mAgaNI karI. rAjana, tame prANarakSAnAM tathA manuSya pratyenI saralatA vadhAranArAM je je kAryo karI rahyA che tethI mane saMtoSa thAya che. tamArI A sevA kaMI ochI nathI ke jethI have mane kaMI vizeSa kahevAnuM rahetuM hoya. chatAM tamArI IcchAne vadhAre Adara maLe te mATe ane te tirthonuM rakSaNa karavA huM bhalAmaNa karUM chuM." AcAryazrIe mArga darzAvyuM. 17 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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dharma jIjJAsu akabara mahArAja, ApanI bhalAmaNane huM zIre caDhAvu chu. have jo Apa mArI hukumatamAM jaina dharmanAM evAM kyA kyA tirtho AvelA che te jaNAvazeA ta upakAra thaze" akakhare pUchyuM. [ 194 ] "L " rAjana, tamArI hukumatamAM jaina dharmanA ghaNAM tirthA che. temAM puMDarIka ( siddhAcaLa ), tAraMgA, AbU, kesarIyAjI, rAjagRhInA pahADA ane sammetazikhara vagere vadhAre prasiddha che." hiravijayajIsUrie khulAsA karyA. sUrimahArAja, A tirthonA rakSaNa mATe huM jarUra mArAthI manatuM karIza, paraMtu mane hajI eka vAta jANavAnI icchA che ke AvAM tirthomAM yAtrAe janAra leAkeAne rAja taraphathI kaMi khAsa muzkelI te| paDatI nathI ke ?" akakhare vadhAre hakIkata jANavA mAgI. rAjana, yAtrikAnI muzkelInA anubhava amane pure kyAMthI hAya ? paraMtu kAi kAi sthaLe yAtrikAne karanA nAme trAsa bhAgavavA paDe che, tema meM jANyuM che. " te . " eha ! prabhunA darabAramAM janAra pAsethI kara levA te tA jayAverA karatAM paNa vadhAre julamanI vAta che. A vAtathI Ape mane vAkepha karyA tebahu ThIka thayuM' che." akabare sUrajIne uddezIne ATaluM kahyA pachI abulaphejhalane jaNAvyuM. " akhulakrUjhala, kAle darakhAra prasa Mge A tirthonAM rakSaNanA kharIte paNa sAthe sAthe ApavA ane muMDakAnA kara koi sthaLe levAtA hAya tA baMdha karavA huM jarUra dhArU chuM; mATe tame khapAranA Avo. atyAreteA bahu mADuM thayu che, mATe AcArya zrIne temanA utAre mukI AveA. ane kAle savAranA darabAramAM sAthe teDI lAvavAnA bhAra tamArA zIre che te bhulI jazeA nahi." ' khIje dIvase khAsa darakhAramAM AcArya zrI hiravijayasU jagadagurU ' nuM khida ApavA pachI tirakSaNane ' Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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sUrinI sevA. [ 195] * kharItA soMpavAmAM AvyA ane te prasa Mge akabare e paNa jaNAvyuM ke AvI pavitra bhUmine haMmezAM svataMtra rAkhI tenI pavitratAne mAna ApavAmAM mArA saradArA-jahAgIradAra pune darabArIo kharAkhara kALajI rAkhaze tema mArA vizvAsa che. chatAM te upara kharAkhara dekharekha rahI zake te mATe mArA maMtrI kama~caMdra ke jeo jaina che temane A hukamanuM pAlana tapAsavAnI khAsa sattA ApuM chuM. " * A kharItA khe chuTa lAMbA ane lagabhaga doDha puTa pahALA sapheta kapaDA upara sonerI haoNthI lakhAelA che, ane te khAdazAhI mahArasIkkA-sahI sAthenuM amadAvAdamAM ze ANuMdajI kalyANajInI peDhImAM atyAre mAjIda che, A kharItA urdumAM che, tenuM akSarasaH bhASAMtara nIce mujaba thAya che. jalAludIna mohammada akabara bAdazAha gAjInu kramAna sukhe mALavA, zAhajahAnAbAda, lAhAra, mulatAna, ahamadAvAda, ajamera, meraTa, gujarAta, kha`gALa tathA mArA tAbAnA bIjA mulakA kareADiyA ane jahAgIradArAne sUcanA karavAmAM Ave che -- amArA mukhya uddeza amArI prajAne khuzI karavAnA tathA tenA dIlane satASa ApavAnA che, temaja amArUM aMtaHkaraNu, pavitra hRdayavALA tathA izvarabhakta sajjatAnI zodha karavAmAM hamezAM rAkAi rahe che tethI amArA rAjyamAM rahenArA evA sAdhu purUSanuM jyAre paNa ame nAma sAMbhaLIe chIe tyAre tuta temane mAnapUrNAMka amArI pAse kheAlAvavAmAM Ave che ane temaneA sat-samAgama karI AnaMda prApta karavAmAM Ave che. 1 gujarAtamAM rahelA jaina zvetAMbara saMpradAyanA AcArya hIravija yasUri ane temanA ziSyAnA saMbadhamAM ame ghaNI vakhata sAMbhaLyuM hatuM ke te ghaNA pavitra manavALA sAdhu purUSa che, tethI ame temane amArA darabAramAM AvavAne Ama traNa karyuM, ne temanA darzInathI ame bahu khuzI thayA. jyAre temane pAchu gujarAtamAM javAnuM TharyuM tyAre marja karI ke " garIba navAja taraphathI eka evA khAsa hukama thavA joie ke siddhAcalajI, giranArajI, tAra gAjI, kezarIyAnAthajI ane AkhujInAM tIrtha je gujarAtamAM che tathA rAjagRhajInA pAMca pahADa tathA sammetazikharajI.urphe pArzvanAtha pahADa je khaMgALamAM che e saghaLA pahADAnI nIce kha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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(16 dharma jIjJAsu akabara. AcArya zrI hIravijayasUri te pachI traNa mAsa ahIM kayA daramiyAna moTA ADaMbarathI jotAzAha, vijayakumAra tathA caMpAdevIne dIkSA ApavAmAM AvI. dIkSAmahotsavane aMge akabare paNa dravya tathA jAtithI utsAhabharyo bhAga lIdhe ane jetAzAhanuM nAma ajItavijayajI, vijayakumAranuM nAma vimaLavijayajI ane caMpAnuM nAma caMpAzrIjI rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. e pachI AcAryazrIe tyAMthI vihAra karI saM 1642 nuM cAturmAsa abhirAmAbAdamAM karyuM hatuM. maMdiranI keDIonI pAse tathA badhI bhakti karavAnI jagyo, je vetAMbara dharmanI che, tenI cAre tarapha koIpaNa zamsa koIpaNa jAnavarane na mAre" teozrI dura dezathI AvyA che, temanI arja vyAjabI che, temanI mAgaNI musalamAna dharmathI paNa virUddha nathI, kemake moTA purU ne niyama hoya che ke te koI dharmamAM pitAnI dakhalagIrI na kare, tethI amArA mAnavA pramANe e araja vyAjabI lAge che. tapAsa karavAthI paNa mAluma paDe che ke e badhA sthaLo lAMbA kALathI jene "vetAMbara dharmanA che tethI temanI e arjA maMjura karavAmAM AvI che ane siddhAcaLa, giranAra, tAraMgA, kezarIyA Aba ane sameta zikhara u pArzvanAtha pahADa je baMgALAmAM che, tathA bIjA paNa jenA vetAMbara saMpradAyanA dharmasthAne je amArA tAbAnAM mulakamAM che te saghaLA jena zvetAMbara saMpradAyanA AcArya hIravijayasUrine svAdhIna karavAmAM Ave che ke jethI zAMtipUrvaka te pavitra sthAnamAM pitAnA IzvaranI bhakti karI zake. jo ke A prasaMge e sthaLe hIravijayasUrine svAdhIna karavAmAM Ave che, paraMtu vAstavika te e saghaLA jenI vetAMbara dharmavALAnA ane temanI mAlakInA che. jyAMsudhI sUrya ane caMdra tape tyAM sudhI A zAzvata pharamAna jene tAMbara pAse kAyama rahe. keI paNa manuSya A pharamAnAmAM dakhala na kare, A parvatanI jagAnI nIce upara-AsapAsa saghaLAM yAtrAnA sthaLomAM ane pUjA karavAnI jagyAomAM kaI paNa koI prakAranI jIvahiMsA na kare. A hukamane dhyAna pUrvaka amala kare, koI " tenAthI virUddha vartana na kare tathA bIjI navI sanaMda na mAge..lakhI. - mI mAhe urdIohesta mutAbika ravIula avala sana 37 julasI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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sUrinI sevA. [197] A vAtane daza varSa vItI gayAM. daramiyAna sUrijIe aneka nAnA meTA jahAgIradArane dharma pamADayo hate. ane mAravADamAM thaIne gujarAta, kAThiyAvADamAM vicaratAM chellA UnAmAM padhAryA. tyAM saM. 16paranA bhAdaravA sudI. 11nA roja kALadharma pAmyA. temane jyAM agnisaMskAra karyo, tyAM te rAtrImAM vRkSo navapallavita thaI gayAM ane AMbAne kerIo AvI hatI tema paNa ullekha che. ahIM temanI gAdI tathA pagalAM vagere smaraNa cinha atyAre paNa che. - AcArya zrI hIravijayasUrinA svargavAsanA khabara akabarane maLyA tyAre te tathA abulaphajhala vagere paricita jane paNa bahu kheda pAmyA. temane agnisaMskAra thayo te vADI bAdazAhe pavitra bhUmi tarIke jALavI rAkhavA jenA zaMghane arpaNa karatAM kahyuM ke - dhana jIvyuM jagata gurUnuM karyuM jaga upagArare. asyA phakIra navi rahyA kAle, bIjA kuNa nara nAmare. A uparAMta bIjA kharatA jIvadayA ane tirtharakSaNanA che temAM eka phakare nIce pramANe che. "A uparathI gAbhyAsa karanArAomAM zreSTha hIravijayasUri sevA ane temanA dharmane pALanArA, ke jemaNe amArI hajuramAM hAjara thavAnuM mAna meLavyuM che, ane jeo amArA darabAranA kharA hitecchuo che, temanA gAbhyAsanuM kharApaNuM, vadhAre ane paramezvaranI zodha upara najara rAkhI hukama thayo ke te zaheranA rahevAsIomAMthI keIe emane harakata karavI nahi, ane emanAM maMdire tathA upAzrayamAM utAre karavo nahi, tema temane tucchakAravA paNa nahi. vaLI je temAMnuM kaMI paDI gayuM ke ujajaDa thaI gayuM hoya, ane tene mAnanArA, cAhanArA ke kherAta karanArAomAMthI kaI tene sudhAravA ke tene pAye nAMkhavA Iche te teno koI upalaka jJAnavALAe ke dharmAdhe aTakAva paNa kare nahi" vagere- Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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[ 198] dhama jIjJAsu akabara tyArapachI amara nava varSe gujarI gaye. tene pAchaLa samaya dayA ane saralatAthI bharapUra pasAra thaye hate. ane teNe chevaTa sudhI jaina yatiene samAgama rAkhyuM hatuM. jyAre saMvata. 1658 mAM abulaphajhala yuddhamAM dagAthI maravAne khabara akabarane paDyA tyAre tene sakhta AghAta thaye. temanA putra salImanI nIti-rIti mATe tenA manane asaMtoSa hatuM, paraMtu aMta samaye salIma, akabarane caraNe gayo eTale tene samazera-mukuTa ane sattA seMpI tene prajA rakSaNanI bhalAmaNuM karatAM dehamukta thaye. B : * nA samApta. ' ja 2, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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jaina bandhune sUcanA. amAre tyAMthI khAsa jaina maMdIrAmAM vAparavA lAyaka kesara, barAsa bhImasenI, dazAMgI dhupa, sugaMdhI agarabatI, sonA cAMdInA pAnA, malabArI sukhaMDa, agara uMcA mAvaradhI te sIvAya kasturI nepALI, aMmbara jaMgabArI, zuddha zelArasa, zuddha caMdananuM tela, mommAI, gorucaMdana, zIlAjIta, haraDe, dhI jahAMgIra bAma, dhAtu pauSTIka TonIka pIlsa, vIgere vagere mAla jaththAbaMdha temaja chuTaka kaphAyata bhAve maLaze. bhAvane mATe prAisalISTa maMgAvo. zA. phulacaMda gopALajI - herIsaroDa - bhAvanagara. jaina badhuone sUcanA. amAre tyAMthI khAsa jaina madIrAmAM vAparavA lAyaka kesara, kharAsa bhImasenI, dazAMgI dhupa, suga`dhI agarabatI, sAnA cAMdInA pAnAM, malakhArI sukhaDa, agara uMcA mAvaradhI, te sivAya kasturI nepALI, smabhyara maMgaNArI, zuddha sevArasa, zuddha hananuM teva, bhombhAgha, goiya hana, zIsAlata, haraDe, 'dhI mahAMgIra bhAbha, dhAtupoSTIGa TonI pITsa, vIgere vIgere mAla jathAbaMdha temaja chuTaka naiphAyata bhAve maLaze. bhAvate mATe prAIsalISTa magAvA. zA phulacaMda gopALajI--herIsa roDa-bhAvanagara 4ADVERTISEMENT TO JAINS: ! Saffron, Baras Bhimseni, Dashangi Incense, Incense sticks, Gold and Silver leaves, sandalwood Malbari used in Jain Tamples, Musk Nepalese Amber Fanghari, Pure shelaras, Pure chandanoil, Mummis, Gooruchandan Shilajit, My rob - olams, The Jahangir Balm Tonis Pills etc., etc.. can be had from us at moderates. rates Call For Price-list.. SHA FULCHND GOPAI Haris road-BHAVNAG Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar - Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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uttama sagavaDa. kesara, kasturI, amara, kharAsa, kapura uMcI agarabatI agara, dazAMgIpa, seAnA cAMdInA pAnA, sukhaDa, atara, hIMga, haraDe, khAparIyuM, mAmAi, sIlAjIta, meAtInA suramA vIgere khAtrIdAra mAla kIphAyatathI vecanAra khAsa ekaja dukAna. DI. zAntIlAla kAntIlAlanI kuM jImAmasIda, naM. 127 muMbai. vIsamI sadInI navIna zeAdha. saMgrahaNI ( gaLatI ) mATe amRtamaya upAya. pratiSThita ane vidvAna vadya dAktaronI davA khAI kaMTALelA saMgrahaNI ( gaLatI), muMbainA jhADA, atisAra ane AMtaraDAnA kSayathI pIDAtA nirAzAjanaka dardIne AzIrvAda thai paDelI trIsa varasanA anubhavanI rAmabANa davA mATe rUbarU maLeA yA savAlapatra maMgAvA. patravyavahAra nIcenA sIranAme karavA. meLApa dara ravIvAre amadAvAda. mAstara ke. je. paTela enDa sansa, kAlupura DAMgarAnI pALa--ta bu rAgarAnI khaDakImAM ghara nabara-356 spre spezIcyAlIsTasa; ( mahIkAMThA ) mANasA. amArUM bAlAnaMda baccAMne rUpuSTa, AnaMdI ane; suMdara banAve che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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