Dharmveer Sheth Venichandbhai

Author(s): Prabhudas Bechardas Parekh
Publisher: Jain Shreyaskar Mandal
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/034499/1

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papakArAya satAM vibhUtaya: dharmavIra zeTha veNIcaMdabhAI pejaka - prabhudAsa mahecaradAsa pArekha. prakAzaka:- zrI jaina zreyaskara maMDaLa -mahesANA. saMvata 1984.

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AvRtti pahelI. dhI sUryaprakAza prinTIMga presamAM paTela mULacaMdabhAI trikamalAle chApyuM. ThekANuM-pAnakera nAka-amadAvAda == mata 3000.

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zrI mahesANAnivAsI AtmabhogI narala zAha veNIcaMda suracaMda. janma saM. 1914nA caitra vadi 5 somavAra. svargavAsa saM. 1883nA jeTha vadi 9 gurUvAra Shrez udhamiawanyams Tandaroita? A jozI ArTa keTa-mubaI umenta

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prastAvanA. zrI mahesANuM yazevijayajI jene saMskRta pAThazALA tathA jaina zreyaskara maMDaLa vigere saMsthAonA saMsthApaka AmalegI sevAparAyaNa nararatna vecaMdabhAI suracaMdanuM A jIvanacaritra che. te gadya ane padya: ema baMne rIte lakhAyeluM che. - A caritra, prathama ame temanAM sagA saMbaMdhIo pAsethI muddAvAra hakIkate meLavI, amArA anubhava pramANe taiyAra karI, rA. prabhudAsa hecaradAsane joI javA kahyuM hatuM. temaNe te joI, mudAo kAyama rAkhI pote lakhavA jarUra jaNAvI ane amane te ThIka lAgavAthI pariNAme A gadyAtmaka caritra taiyAra thayuM. veNIcaMdabhAIne yathArtha svarUpamAM temaNe jaina samAja pAse je rIte raju karyA che, te pramANe amArAthI ke anyathI na thaI zakata, ema amane lAge che ane tethI "veNacaMdabhAI potAnA vAstavika svarUpamAM AlekhAyA che" e vicAratAM amane ghaNeja harSa thAya che. rA. prabhudAsabhAi uMDA vicAraka che, prAkRta ane saMskRta viSayanA sArA jJAtA che temaja jaina zAsananI prAcIna tathA arvAcIna cAla paristhitinA paNa nipuNa abhyAsI hAI regya vyakitaomAM temanI gaNanA che. padyAtmaka jIvananA lekhaka amadAvAda-nivAsI kavi "rasika" zA, legIlAla dhaLazAjI che. teo paNa sevApriya ane dharmazraddhALu purUSa che. temanI kavitva-zakita mATe temanA pratye mAna utpanna thAya tema che. A bane vyakitaone veNacaMdabhAI taraphane prema praza,

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sanIya che. prastAvanAmAM amAre vizeSa lakhavApaNuM rahetuM nathI kAraNa ke gadya-padyamAM badhI hakIkata samAyelI che, eTale ame kaMI lakhIe te piSTapeSaNa jevuM thatuM samajAya che. uparanI be vyaktio uparAMta nIce jaNAvelI sajajanonI udAratA ane veNIcaMdabhAI taraphanA prema viSe jeTalI prazaMsA karIe teTalI ochI che - 1 zrI porabaMdara nivAsI zA. raNachoDabhAI zeSakaraNa jemaNe A caritra chapAvavAmAM rUA. 101 nI madada ApI che. 2 zrI amadAvAda nivAsI sUryaprakAza pri. presanA mAlika paTela mULacaMdabhAI trikamalAla, jemaNe rU. 51) smArakaphaMDamAM ApavA sAthe A pustaka maphata chApI ApyuM che, ane jenetara chatAM potAnI oNphisamAM veNacaMdabhAIne pheMTo enlArja karAvI mUke che. emanI guNajJatA prazaMsanIya che. 3 amadAvAda-nivAsI buka-AInDara phakIrabhAI jeThAbhAI, jemaNe A pustaka maphata bAMdhI ApyuM che. chevaTe nIcenA teTaka-padya tarapha vAcakenuM dhyAna kheMcI A prastAvanA pUrNa karavAmAM Ave che. jana mahAnataNuM jIvana paThIne, anusaratAM mahAna tame ya thaze; bhavapaMtha vikaTa ati teha pare, pagalAM navalAM paNa mUkI jaze. saM. 1984 nI zrI jaina zreyaskara maMDaLa vasaMta-paMcamI che. -hesANa

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anukramaNikA. bhUmikAH-- 2 jainazAsanamAM sthAna. 1 cAtra lakhavAnA hetu. 3 sAmasAmu'vicAra vAtAvaraNa. 4 vidyakSya gatizcintanIyA. 5 lekhaka sAthenA sabaMdha huM nivedana ane upasaMhAra. dharmavIra zeTha veNIcaMdabhAi. pRSTha:-- 1 thI 143. pRSTha. viSaya. viSaya. prakaraNa 1 3. prAthamika jIvana 1thI19 1 jAhera paricaya 2 khAsa paricaya 3 3 janmasthAna, mAtA-pitA ane kuTuMba 4 mAtA-pitAnA vArasA 4 5 kasturaca'dabhAI 6 mALajIvana 7 jIvana--sa MskAra keLavaNI T 8 jJAnAbhyAsa 11 9 lagna ane dAmpatya jIvana 13 10 dhaMdhA-rAjagAra 11 zAsana sevaka tarike prakaraNa 2 jI. satpravRttimaya jIvanarathI68 1 paristhiti 2 bAhya paristhiti 3 adaranI paristhiti 4 kAryakatta tarike 5 upADelAM kAmAnI pRSTha. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat 15 17. 20 20 23 24 para pA 25 [1lA va`mAM madirA ane tI] [rAvamAM cAritradharmane lagatAM kAmo] 26 25 www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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pRSTha. viSaya. pRSTha. | viSaya. [3jA vargamAM jJAnane lagatAM [12 jena keLavaNuM (samyagu kAmo] 26 * jJAna-pracAra) khAtuM paDyuM [4thA vargamAM jainadharmane la- jaiina zreyakara maMDaLa] paNa gatAM kAmo 26 [13 sUkSma-tattvabodhinI [pamA vargamAM saMghanA kSetranI pAThazALA bahAranAM kAmo] [14 Agamedaya samiti) 54 [dA vargamAM sAmAnya prANa- [15 muMbaInuM jJAna khAtuM) 55 dayAnAM kAmo] 27 [16 pustake chapAvI pracAra | 6 keTalAMka khAsa khAtAMe karavAnuM khAtuM 3thI65 [17 skolarazipa khAtu 56 [1 cakSuTIkA khAtI. 35 [18 mahesANAmAM upAzraya pada [2 jIrNoddhAra , ] 36 [19 dIkSitanA kuTuMbane sahAya- ' [kesarasukhaDa, ] 37 ka khAtuM [4 lepa , ] [20 cAritradharmanAM upakaraNa : khAtuM 58 pi kalyANaka-divase bhakti) 38 [jayaMtI' viSe vicAra] 39 thI 44 [21 sAdhu-sAdhvIjI mATe ? auSadhakhAtuM 58 di siddhAcalajInuM phUla [22 AyaMbila vardhamAna tapa 58 dhUpakhAtI cha siddhAcalajInuM AMgI [23 girinAra-taLeTIe rasoDuM59 kapa (24 memAna khAtu) - * [25 jaina zvetAmbara mUrtipUra [8 talATI bhakti khAtuM) 45 jaka madada [9 siddhAcaLajI upara A [26 jaina davAkhAnuM zAtane TALavA khAdI 46 [27 chapaniyo duSkALa] 61 [10 zrIyazovijayajIjenarsa (jaina-jainetara.) 65 skRta pAThazALA-mahesANA 47 [28 jIva-dayA] 65 [11 banArasa pAThazALA 50 | [29 mADyAM ugAravA khAtI 65 34

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viSaya. pRSTha. 2 Atma-pariNati 3 vyavasthA 4 bhAI babaladAsa ane kizoradAsabhAI 5 5 jeTha vadi 7ma. 6 Akhare 7 leka-lAgaNI upasaMhAra. pariziSTa1 dilagIrInA tAre 101 2 zokadarzaka sabhAo 101 3 dilasejInA patre 104 bAkInA patronI saM. kSisa neMdha 121 4 patrakAroe lIdhelI 73 viSaya. pRSTha. | cha mAstara valabhadAsa hAvAbhAI 66 ! prakaraNa 3 ju. aMgata jIvana. dasthI0 1 prakaraNa -saMbaMdha 69 2 sAmAnya dinacaryA 3 jina-pUjA 71 4 munimahArAjAone lAbha 5 tapazcaryA 6 dhArmika anuSAne 7 bhAvanA 8 sAdAI 9 svabhAva 10 AjIvikAe svAzra yIpaNuM 11 prakaraNe pasaMhAra buiddhisAgara sUri mahArAjazrIe ApelI arpaNa patrikA 88 prakaraNa 4 thuM. aMtima avasthA ane vyavasthA ha1thI99 1 zarIra-zathilya 91 | t 122 5 smAraka phaMDa 140 ja udeza. 140 ja bharAyelI rakamenI noMdha 140

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dharmavIra zeTha veNacaMdabhAI [padyAtmaka jIvana] racanAra kavi "rasika-jhaverI bhegIlAla LazAjI. amadAvAda, prastAvanA. 146 | zAsana-sevA 153 jIvanacaritra, 149 DhALa 4 thI DhALa 1 lI. keTalAMka kAryo janmAdika vana 150 DhALa 5 mI DhALa 2 jI aMtima avasthA 157 sAMsArika jIvana 15ra ! DhALa 3 jI. zekapradarzana ane upasaMhAra 157 155

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OM arja bhUmikA. 1. caritra lakhavAne hetu- jagavanta paramAtmA mahAvIra deve sAmAyikadharmasvarUpa sanAtana satya e jaina dharma rUpI sadA jagaprakAzaka ratnapradIpa pragaTa karyo. tenI rakSA, pracAra ane AMtara tathA bAhya vyavasthAne mATe pravacanAdika sakaLa sAmagrI sahita apratihata zAsana taMtra rUpa mahAtIrtha saMsthA paNa svahaste ja sthApI. te evI rIte ke satpAtra (bhavya) jIvAtmAone e ratnapradIpane prakAza sulabha ane sugrAhya thaI zake. mATe ja-tIrtha sthApanAra hovAthI ja e devAdhideva parama puruSa tIrthaMkara kahevAya che. e ratnapradIpa ane tatrakSaka tIrtha e banne parama milkata ApaNane ghaNe aMze vArasAmAM maLelI che. temAMthI ApaNe lAbha uThAvIe chIe. mATe e vArase ApaNuM jIvanamAM barAbara jaLavAI rahe ane tene ApaNe jarA paNa ocho na thavA detAM, jema banI zake tema che ne te ApaNI pachInI bhAvi prajAne ApI zakIe tevI ApaNe taiyArI hovI ja joIe.AjanA pratyeka jaina bALakanuM e khAsa kartavya che, e barAbara dareke yAda rAkhavAnuM che.

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10 e vAraso jema ApaNane maLe che, temAM lagabhaga teja svarUpamAM - chevatte aMze ApaNI pachInI bhAvi prajAne ya maLaze, ema te ApaNe Aje khAtrIpUrvaka kahI zakIe chIe. tenI pachInI prajAne paNa kaMIka pheraphArathI maLaze, e paNa cakakarA. paraMtu ema kayAM sudhI cAlyA karaze ke amuka kALe mAtra ekAda hai ke bahuja juja saMkhyAmAM ja mAtra keTalIka vyakitae bhagavAna mahAvIra deva, jenadharma ane jaina zAsanane yAda karanArI jagamAM vidyamAna haze? tene cakakasa javAba viziSTa jJAnazakti vinA ApaNe te naja ApI zakIe. mAtra eTaluM ja e uparathI nakakI karI laIe ke ApaNI pachI paNa bhaviSyamAM A vAraso ochAvattA rUpamAM lAMbA vakhata sudhI laMbAze, eTale te cekakasa. bhagavAna mahAvIra paramAtmAthI mAMDIne chevaTamAM chevaTanA jainadharmanA ArAdhake ane zAsananA AzritanI vipula saMkhyAne khyAla karIe te kaMI pAra na Ave. paraMtu zAsanarUpI vizALa gaganamAM mukhya mukhya dharmArAdhake, tIrthanA prabhAvake, pracArake, rakSaka, vyavasthApake, yugapravartake evA aneka surijhavare, AcAryapuMgavo, sAdhumahAtmAo, zramaNamahattarAo, vidvAna tathA dhanADhya gRhasthazekhare, ane nArIdevIo rUpI sUrya, caMdra, graha, nakSatra, tArA, ratna, ane khadyota vigerenA prakAzanI jema yathAsaMbhava caLakayA che, te ApaNe ItihAsa parathI jANIe chIe, caLake che, te ApaNA jIvanamAM joI zakIe chIe, ane bhAvikALe kaIne kaI caLakatA raheze tenA mAtra anumAnane zAsapramANathI puSTa karI zakIe chIe. yadyapi eka vakhatanI sAmAnya vyaktiomAM paNa je sAmarthya

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11 hoya che, tevuM ja mAtra sAmANya dharAvatI vyaktio judA saMje gomAM viziSTa vyaktio gaNAya che. eTale ke je samaye je jAtanI paristhiti pasAra thatI hoya te samaye te pAraristhatimAM ke paNa jAtanI viziSTatAne lIdhe tarI AvatI vyaktio te samaye viziSTa vyaktio che. kAraNa ke je vakhate je heya tenAthI ja vyavahAra calAvavo paDe che, ane upayoga paNa tene ja thaI zake che. mATe te paNa viziSTa vyaktio ja che, pachI bhalene pUrvanI sAmAnya vyaktio karatAM paNa kAM ochuM sAmarthya na hoya? mAtra teonI sAthe vyaktigata sarakhAmaNI karatI vakhate bannene yathAyogya sthAna ApavuM joIe. A rIte dharmanA ArAdhake, ane tIrthanA upagrAhakomAM zrIyuta veNacaMdabhAInuM yatkiMcita sthAna che, ema te sarvakaI kabUla karI cUkyA che. paraMtu te sthAna barAbara cekakasa keTaluM che? e vicAravAne kharekhara ahIM prasaMga che, eTale te bAbata vicAra karavo ja joIe, ane te ati Avazyaka che. veNacaMdabhAInuM jIvanacaritra lakhavAne paNa A ekaja uddeza che. anyathA, vyartha prayatna karavAthI zuM? kAraNa ke jagatamAM jema aneka prANIo pratikSaNe janme che, temAM aneka mAno paNa pratikSaNe janme che. teo bicArA pitAnI pUrve prApta karelI sAmagrI pramANe A saMsAra rUpI nATakazALAmAM aneka prakAranA veSe bhajave che ane chevaTe adazya thAya che. te darekanA dareke dareka banAnI neMdha ke levA bese che? ane keTalAkanI lai paNa zakAya? ane tethI phAyado ye ze?

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paraMtu jeonA jIvanamAM koI paNa viziSTatAo hoya che teonI noMdha levI ja joIe. ane je temane karavAmAM Ave to jagat tenuM rANI rahe che. tathA, jeene jIvana prakAza jeTalA pramANamAM camakatA hoya che, ane jeTalA pramANamAM te sajajanenA cittane AkarSI zake che, teTalAja pramANamAM tenI kIrtigAthA ucArIne jagata traNamukta thaI zake che. ane tema thavuM ja joIe, e svAbhAvika che. AvuM kaMIka veNacaMdabhAInA jIvanamAM vAstavika rIte che, ema joI vicArIne ame temanuM jIvanacaritra lakhavAne prerAyA chIe. 2. jainazAsanamAM sthAna vAstavika rIte zrIyuta veNacaMdabhAInuM sthAna zAsanadhurAnA vartamAna vAhakanA bIjA vargamAM pahele naMbare che. kAraNake-pahelAM vargamAM huM-zramaNa yA zramaNI rUpe vicaratA - vargane mUkuM chuM. te vargamAM chelle naMbare paNa veNacaMdabhAIne sthAna nathI, ema cakakasa kahuM chuM. banne prakArane zramaNavarga pahelA vargamAM eTalAja mATe che ke-zAsananI dhurA vahana karavAmAM e varganuM ananya sthAna che. teo AtmakalyANa sAdhe che. uparAMta, bhagavAnanA zAsananA pravanamAM paNa temane haju te asAdhAraNa phALe che ja che. te vargamAM keTalIka vyakitae, uMcA khAnadAna kuTuMbamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI AvelI che, tyAre keTalIka vyaktione suvAsa paNa

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prasare che, keTalIka vyaktio pariNAmadaza buddhi mATe paMkAya che, tyAre keTalIka vyaktio vidvattAne lIdhe jAhera che. ane keTalIka vyaktio uttama cAritra ane guNene lIdhe, te keTalIka vyaktio tapa ane zAsanarAgane lIdhe prasiddha che. A rIte A varga sArI rIte pratiSThita che. A varga cAritradharmanuM ArAdhana kare che; uparAMta, zAsananI sevAmAM ane zAsananA pravartanamAM paNa sIdhI ke ADakataro ananya phALo Ape che. dareka vyaktine samAjamAM rahI, samAja bhegavatI sarva sAmagrIne upaga karavAne hakka che. khAnapAna, mojazekha, dhojagAra, makAna-jAgIra, dara-dAgInA, kuTuMba parivAra vigeremAM tene hakka che. bhAge paDatuM te te meLavI zake, ane je vizeSa puruSArtha kare te vadhAre paNa meLave. temAM kaI rokAvaTa na karI zake. chatAM te badhI sAmagrIone tyAga karI, mAtra saMkSipta jIvanavyavahAra ane te paNa saMyama pUrvaka calAvavAnuM svIkArI levuM, e jevI tevI sevA nathI. mATe ja te varga pUjya che. alabatta je A munijIvana ghaNuM ja saraLa ane darekane sugrAhA hete, te pachI jagatamAM tenI ATalI ja nAnI saMkhyA na hote. game te uddezathI paNa te jAtanA munijIvanamAM praveza karatI vyakti kaMIka te duSkara jarUra kare ja che, e ni:saMzaya lAgyA vinA rahetuM nathI. tethI ja zAsananI tamAma javAbadArI Aja sudhI A varga upADate AvyuM che ane te varganI deravANI pramANe A saMgha

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24 Aja sudhI cAlate Avyo che. Aje paNa te varganuM jevuM tevuM sthAna nathI, paNa ananya sthAna che. chellA paccIsa paccAsa varSamAM cAlethI koI paNa pravRttinI pAchaLa paNa ApaNane sunivargane hAtha jaNAze ja. tenI sIdhI ke ADakatarI sammati vinA, tenA pRSThabaLa vinA ApaNe tyAM kaI paNuM kAma upADavuM lagabhaga azakyavat ja jaNAze. tenA dAkhalA aneka che. mahesANA pAThazALA, banArasa pAThazALA, yazavijaya gurukuLa, lallurAIjI baeNDIMga, mahAvIra vidyAlaya, devacaMdalAlabhAI pustakeddhAra phaMDa, Agodaya samIti, jenavidyAbhavana, pATaNa jaina beDIMga, bIjAM paNa pustaka prasiddhi khAtAM, skula, davAkhAnAo, paMjAba gurukuLa, varakANa vidyAlaya, tIrthonA kese prasaMge bArIka muddAo purA pADavA, tIrthone muzkelImAMthI bacAvavA prayatna karavA, dukALa madadamAM preraNA, jIrNoddhAra vigere vigere aneka dAkhalA ApI zakAya. uparAMta, vihAra daramyAna sthAnika saMghamAM hamezAM dhArmika vAtAvaraNa cAlu rahe che. astavyasta maMdire ke upAzrayenI vyavasthA zarU thAya che. paThana pAThana zarU thAya che. muzkelIne prasaMge salAha maLe che. eka ThekANe jarUra puratAM nANuM bIje sthaLethI AvI zake che. ema ekaMdara dharmasaMsthAnAM tamAma aMge A vargane lIdhe haMmezA kaMIne kaMI pravRttimaya rahe che, ane tethI prajAne ADakatarI rIte dharmanuM jJAna-vijJAna maLyA kare che. dhArmika keLavaNa maLe che. jenI kiMmata asAdhAraNa che. ApaNe pAThya pustakamAM munine pheTe ApI muni viSe bALakone oLakhANa ApIe, e zAbdika jJAna thayuM. paraMtu vihAra

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karatAM karatAM munio gAmamAM jaI caDe, leke jAhera rIte vAjate gAjate sAme Ave. e eka pravRtti zarU thatAM bALake, strIo se tene pratyakSa joIne prekaTikala padArtha pATha zIkhe, teTaluM pAThaya pustakathI na zIkhavI zakAya. haMmezanA vyAkhyAnamAM kaMIne kaMI kaIne bedha maLe ja. bahu juja saMkhyAne maLe, ema eka vakhata svIkArI laIe te paNa zuM? sastI vAMcanamALAne badale A maphata vAMcanamALA maLI jAya che. vAMcana karatAM paNa jyAre suMdara rIte kahevAmAM-upadezavAmAM Ave, tyAre tenI asara vadhAre paDe e svAbhAvika che. chevaTa navuM kaMI na thAya, paraMtu muninI hAjarIthI hAya temAMthI ochAza na thavA pAme, eTaluM sAmAnya phaLa te thAya ja. * sivAya, maMdiranuM vAtAvaraNa jAme. tethI paNa bALake vigerene ADakatarI rIte jJAna maLyA ja kare che. ApaNe pAThamAM zIkhavIe ke-"bApA A zuM!"--" e ghaMTa che." A Arati che," vigere vigere. paraMtu eka aThThAI mahotsava zarU thAya, nagArAM ane trAMsA vAge, eTale bALake ekaThAM thaI jAya. saheje AnaMdathI nAcavA lAge. pUjA bhaNAya, saMgIta sAMbhaLe, sAcAkheTA kAMsI jeDA vagADe, Arati utAravA lalacAya, ghaMTa vagADIne to kAna ja pheDI nAMkhe. A AkhA progrAma vakhate temane je keLavaNI maLI jAya che, te bIjI koI paNa rIte naja ApI zakAya. moTI ummaranA mANasane paNa temAM tallInatA thAya che ane ghaNI rIte saMskAra paDe che. strIone paNa AnaMdanuM eika aThavADIuM upasthita thAya che. ghara AMgaNe ke pitAnI maryAdAmAM rahI zakAya te rIte gAvuM, rAsa levA, dharmakaraNa

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karavI, haLavuM-maLavuM, keTalIka AraMbhika pravRttiomAMthI rAhata maLavI vigere keTalAye lAbha temAM samAyelA jaNAya che. A badhuM zikSaNa ApavA mATe Aja sudhImAM koI paNa jAtanI saMsthAe nahIM chatAM thoDeghaNe aMze A pravRttio viSe prajAmAM sajJAnatA jovAmAM Ave che, te A rIte maMdira ane upAzrayanI saMsthAodvArA prajAne jJAna maLatuM rahe che tethI ja A pravR. ttio haju jevI ne tevI pravartatI ja rahe che. udyApanamAM maMdira ane muninAM je je upakaraNanuM pradarzana thAya che, temAM prabhupratimA te kendrita hoya ja che, eTale temanA darzana sAthe hajAra mANasa sAthe sAthe te cIjonAM darzana kare che. eTalI badhI saMkhyAne e badhI cIjonuM ekI sAthe jJAna ApavA mATe ApaNe bIjuM kayuM sAdhana raju karIzuM ? tyAre kahevuM ja paDaze ke A rIte udyApananI cejanA te bahu ja dIrgha daSTi bharelI che. e badhAM sAdhane pratyakSa jJAna Ape che uparAMta rahasyAtmaka jJAna meLavavA mATe haMmeza vyAkhyAna cAlu ja che. prazno pUchIne paNa khapI vyaktio te te rahasyArtha samajI zake. A rIte A badhI jAtanI dhArmikaracanAmAM A vargane asAdhAraNa sIdhe yA ADakatare phALe che, ema kabUla karavuM ja paDaze . kALa, vyakti ane sthAnanA done AgaLa karIne keTalAka bhAIo AkhI pravRttione dUSita gaNuM kADhI nAMkhavAnuM kahe te tyAM eja javAba che ke dUSita bhAga zuddha kara vyAjabI che, paraMtu addaSita ane ekaMdara hitapravRttionI sAme AMgaLI paNa na cIMdhI zakAya. tema karavAmAM prajAnuM akalyANa che. tathA paristhiti vizeSamAM lAbha vadhAre samajIne dUSita pravRttine paNa

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17 nabhAvI levI paDe che. rALInuM oparezana karAvavA jatAM aMdagI I besavAne prasaMga Ave tema hoya, te tene nabhAvI levI, e ja pharaja thaI paDe che. A sivAya keTalIka cAritravAna vyaktio pAsethI keTalAka cAritra zIkhe che. keTalAka abhyAsa karI buddhinI kaTI karI zake che. vyAkhyAna vigere prasaMge kaMI kaMI sthAnika kAma, * vrata, pratyAkhyAna, tapa, vigere cAlu ja hoya che. paryuSaNAnuM jAhera vAtAvaraNa muni vinA phIkuM ja lAge. chevaTe te divase mAM paNa prajAne kaMIka ne kaMIka dhArmika bodha, vijJAna ane bIjA paNa aneka lAbhane saMbhava gaNe zakAya. A rIte zrI saMghane A varganI aneka madada che, ane zAsana pravarte che. koI kaheze kezAsana pratye temAM zuM AvI gayuM ? tenA javAbamAM je vyaktiene prabhunA zAsananI gaNanA nathI, tene mATe A lakhANaja nathI. tene mATe A javAba ja nathI. tene mATe judA ja javAbo che. athavA temanI sAthe savAla javAbathI zuM? kaI kaheze ke pUrva kALamAM hatuM tema te nathI ne? tene javAba AgaLa apAI gaye che. athavA je vakhate je jAtanA dezakALanI paristhiti hoya te pramANe ja tenI kiMmatanI AMkaNI thaI zake. badhuM ce dhAryuM pAra paDatuM ja nathI, mATe je vakhate je hoya, tethI saMtoSa pAme joIe. te paNa, guNazALI ane zaktizALI vyaktione mATe tame jema kaheze, tema kadAca ame kabUla karI laIzuM ke- jarUra zAsananA taMtravahanamAM temane kaMI ne kaMIka phALo che ja, paraMtu jeo mAtra muniveSa ja dharAve che, temane mATe paNa tame ATale

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badhe bhAra mUke, te zI rIte yogya che? te nathI samajAtuM. mAtra muniveSa ja heya, koI paNa jAtanI zakti ke guNa na jevAmAM AvatAM hoya, temanI pAsethI kazuM navuM zIkhavAnuM ke jANavAnuM na hoya, temane mATe zuM? A prazna AjakAla ghaNA bhAIo karI rahyA che, ane tethI tenA jene jema phAve tema manamAnyA samAdhAna paNa karI le che paNa te barAbara nathI. jenazAsana-taMtra te zuM, paraMtu keI paNa jAtanA zAsanataMtranAM taranuM jJAna hoya, tene A praznane thAya ja nahIM. te paNa tene yathAyogya uttara ApavA ahIM prayatna karIzuM. A praznanI carcA karavAnI sagavaDa khAtara ApaNe munivarganA ahIM traNa varga pADIzuM. pahelA vargamAM-darzana ke jJAna ke cAritrathI, athavA darzana jJAna ane cAritratho, ke tene anusaratA bIjA guNe ane sAmarthyathI ema ochevatte aMze viziSTa vyaktione mUkIzuM, jene mATe te ahIM carcAne avakAza ja nathI. bIjA vargamAM-kazI paNa viziSTatA na dharAvanAra muniveSa dhAraNa karanAra sazuru-parataMtrane mUkIzuM. ane trIjA vargamAM- muniveSa te dhAraNa karyo hoya, paraMtu keI paNa jAtanI gyatA na dharAvatA hoya, eTaluM ja nahIM, paNa keTalIka keTalIka bAbatamAM ayogya vartana heya, tene trIjA vargamAM gaNIzuM. A chellA banne vargone lagatI carcA karavAne ahIM avakAza che. jenuM ayogya vartana na hoya, evA mAtra muni veSa dhArI

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bIjA vargamAM gaNavAmAM AvelA munivarga mATe te kahevuM ja paDaze ke-temane veSa mAtra paNa vaMdanIya ja che, ane gRhasthAe temanA veSanuM paNa jarAye apamAna na thAya te rIte vartavuM joIe. kAraNa ke temane veSa ja jaina zAsananI sevAmAM jarUra kaMIne kaMI-a9pamAM alpa paNa phALo Ape che. tethI jaina zAsananuM hita IcchanArA tene kalyANaprada mAnanArA, samyam darzanI gRhasthonI pharaja che ke jyAM yatkiMcit paNa zAsanane poSaka anukULa tatva hoya, tene sarvadA mAnya ja gaNavuM bIjuM kazuMye nahIM to-keI paNa ajANyA pradezamAM te muni jaI caDe, te vakhate tyAMnA mANase jyAre kharI oLakha karavA mAMDe, tyAre pUchaparacha karatAM ke bIjI rIte e nirNaya upara Ave ke "A jaina sAdhu che." arthAta jaina dharma ane zAsananA pracAraka vargamAMnA eka che. A nirNaya upara te lekene lAvanAra muniveSaja thAya che. arthAta ajANyA pradezamAM paNa veSa jainatvane udhaka thAya che. teTalA puratI paNa alpamAM alapa tenI sevA che. jema leko cAMda uparathI, paTTA uparathI ke bIjA evA keI paNa cihna uparathI rAjA, rAjakarmacArI, amaladAra ke sTezanamAstara tarIke oLakhI kADhe che, tyAre teoe dhAraNa kahela te te cAMda, paTTo ke, TepI uparanI paTTI te te taMtranuM poSaka tatva bane che. eTale te te taMtrane mAna ApanAra varga mATe te te nizAnIo dhAraka vyaktio mAnya bane che. te rIte ahIM veSa, e jema darzana, jJAna ane cAritranA ArAdhanamAM madadagAra thAya che, uparAMta, e badhAne ekaMdara

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samUha "A jaina muni che," evo bodha paNa karAve che. mATe jainatvane oLakhAvanAruM eka cihna paNa zAsanataMtranuM eka aMga thaI jAya che. mATe jaina zAsanane pUjya mAnanArAne te paNa pUjya thaI paDe che. A tAtparya che. alabatta, jemane koI paNa jAtane lAbha meLavavo che, kaMI paNa AtmakalyANa sAdhavuM che, kaMI paNa jAtanuM jJAna meLavavuM che, keI paNa jAtane sAdha zIkhe che, temane tevA muni taraphathI kadAca madada na maLe to bhale te mANasa tene potAnA aMgatavyaktigata pragati karAvanAra guru tarIke na mAne e samajI zakAya tevI bAbata che. paraMtu zAsananuM cihna AkhI jIMdagI dhAraNa karI prathama varganA adhikArIomAM pachI bhalene chellAmAM chellA naMbaramAM heya,paNa hovAthI ane gRhasthA bIjA vargamAM hevAthI, sAmAnya rIte pitAnA karatAM guru pada dhAraka che. mATe teTalA puratA guru mAnavAnI koI paNa zAsanaparataMtra bhakta nA pADI zake ja nahIM. ahIM e paNa khulAso karI devuM joIe ke kaI paNa vyaktine keI gRhastha taraphathI keI anya darzanIya vyakita ke eka bALaka tapharathI paNa lAbha thayo hoya, te tene teTalA lAbha purate te vyakti pitAne hitasvI, pragatikAraka, ke guru mAne temAM kaIne virodha ja na hoI zake. paraMtu eTalA uparathI jemanA taraphathI vyakitane lAbha nathI thaye evA muni veSa dhArIne sAmAnya guru tarIke mAna ApavAnI pharajamAMthI te chuTI na jaI zake, e yAda rAkhavuM, ethI to

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21 jenAthI lAbha thayo hoya tevA muni veSa dhAri tarapha bamaNuM mAna rAkhavAnuM prApta thAya che. | muni veSa dhAri upara sanmAnanI vRtti rAkhavAnI jarUra che eTaluM ja nahIM paraMtu muni tarIkenA tenA nirvAha puratI nahIM ke tenA svachaMdane poSakatamAma sAmagrI purI pADavAnI jaina strI ke puruSa vyakitanI pharaja te cheja. chevaTe te sAmagrI purI pADavAmAM phALe paDate je bhAga potAnA bhAgamAM Ave teTale bhAga ApavAnI te pharaja che ja. ane viziSTa vyaktio mATe viziSTa sAmagrIo purI pADavAnI pharaja che, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa temanI dareka pravRttiemAM ApI zakAya teTalI sahAnubhUti ApavAnI pharaja che. pitAne aMgata lAbha maLatuM hoya ke na maLato hoya, tepaNa te pharajamAMthI chuTI zakAtuM nathI ja. ane je aMgata lAbha thayo heya, te vadhAre paDatI bhakita, sanmAna karavuM ke nahIM e vyatinI pitAnI marajInI vAta che, paraMtu zAsananA vahIvaTa taraphanI e pharaja nathI. A rIte tame mAtra veSa dhAri munione vadhAre paDatuM pakSa kare cheemAM tamane kazI anucitatA nathI lAgatI? nA. ucita saMjogomAM ane ucita maryAdAmAM badhuM suMdaraja hoya che. jyAM jema ghaTe tyAM tema na karavAmAM Ave-nyUnAdhikatA karI nAMkhavAmAM Ave, tyAMja badhI gaDabaDa ane anucitatA upasthita thAya che. ame mAtra zAsanataMtranA eka aMga tarIke ja te vargane jeTaluM sthAna hovuM joIe, teTaluM ja sthAna ApavA mAgIe chIe. arthAt jeTaluM sthAna siddha ja che tethI

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22 vadhAre ApavAmAM ame anucita karIe chIe,ane teTaluMce mAna na ApavuM evA tamArA mata hoya te tame anucita karI che. pahelAM paNa upara ame lakhI gayA chIe ke jagatanA kAi paNa taMtramAM Aja vyavasthA hatI, che, ane rahevAnI ja. mAtra rastA vacce muMgA muMgA ubhA rahelA pAlisa jema rAjyata tranA karmacArI hAvAnI khAtrI thAya che. rastA vacce ubhA rahelA ilekaTrikanA dIvAne pakaDI rAkhatA thAMbhalA jema vIjaLInA kArakhAnAnA vahIvaTanA aMza che. temaja mAtra veSadhAri muni paNa jaina zAsananA dharmAdhikArImAM chellA nakha2nA paNa adhikAranA pada para che. tenA apalApa karavA e sa vathA azakaya ja che. ThIka che, e kabUla karI leie chIe, paraMtu tema karavAthI trIjA varganA mAtra vaiSadhArI evA aAgyanuM poSaNa karavAmAM aviveka ane doSa pAtra thavAya che, ema tamane nathI lAgatuM tevI vyaktie veSanA paDadA pAchaLa rahIne zAsanane nukasAna karatI hAya, tenuM paNa mAnapUrvaka pANu karavAnI sagha pharaja pADe che nA. ame ema kahetAja nathI, paraMtu temAM nIce pramANe viveka jALavavAnI ApaNI pharaja che. viveka jALavyA vinA teonI sAmenA virAdhathI paNa ApaNe zAsanane tA nukasAna ja karI esIe. te viveka A pramANe vicAravAnA che-- A trIjA prakAranA vargomAM temanA muniveSa sAme te kAMi vAMdheA rahetAja nathI. vAMdheA mAtra temanI aceAgya pravRtti sAme che. ahIM ayeAgya pravRttinA paNa artha nakakI karavA joie.

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23 hAya. jemAM muninA mULa guNNAnA ghAta thatA hoya, arthAt sAmAnya mAnavanI nItithIye patitatA jovAmAM AvatI temAM paNa jo amuka eka khAsa guNu hAya, ke je khadhA duSNeAne DhAMkI detA hAya, topaNu kadAca calAvI zakAya. paraMtu temAMnuM kaIMce na hAya, teA pachI khAsa vicAra karavA ja paDe. paraMtu guNavAn ane veSavAna chatAM jo jaina darzana viruddha vicAra ke vANI ne vatta na hoya te tene saMga vinAvicAye tyAjya ja che. ane je samyak dana chatAM muniveSa cheDyo hAya tA, te gRhasthanA vargamAM ja AvI paDe che, ane temAM je pramANe cAgyatA hAya te pramANe gRhasthA, gRhasthA sAme yathAceogya vartana rAkhe teja yAgya che, paraMtu jo temAM danaviruddhatA jaNAtI hAya, teA te vyakti zAsananA sAmAnya sabhya thavAne paNa lAyaka rahI zatI nathI. pachI teA mAtra danAMtarIya sAthe je jAtanA vyavahAra hAi zake, te ja vyavahAra tenI sAthe rAkhavA ucita che. temAM paNu dRDha danAnurAgI ane vivekI vyakitanA ja jarUra prasa Mge ja saMsarga sahI zakAya. ATaluM vicAryuM pachI bahu uMDe utarI jotAM ApaNane e tattva hAtha lAgeche ke " darzAnAMtaramAM dhRDha zraddhALu game tevI zreSTa vyakita karatAM jana darzAnAvireAdhi game tevI vyakita jaina danIne mana vadhAre pAtra che. " jaina darzana te jaganA sAra jIvananuM navanIta che, ema jeene khAtrI thai che, teone A vAkayamAM jA paNa prazna karavAnA avakAza ja nathI. sivAya, bIjAnA praznonA javAbane ahI avakAza nathI, tene javAba ApavAnA prakAra ane mudRA judA ja che.

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ja e to ThIka, paraMtu jaina darzananA avidhi chatAM agya pravRttivALI suniliMgadhArI vyakitaone paNa bIjA naMbaranI peThe zAsananA pahelA varganA kAryavAhake ane zAsanapravartakemAM gaNavA ke kema? e praznano javAba spaSTa kare te ThIka. tevAone e sthAna upara zA mATe rahevA devA joIe? tenA javAbamAM, zAstramAM jaNAvelA pArthasthAdika A vargamAM AvatA hovA joIe. te pAzvasthAdikane veSa te gRhasthane vaMdanIya pharamAvyAja che. paraMtu jeonI gaNanA prArthasthAdika vargamAM paNa na thaI zakatI heya, arthAt nitaMva [ AgamanIti ane tattvathI viruddha pratipAdaka) ane veSaviDaMbaka [ darzanAntarImAM veSanI-jenadarzananI nindA thAya, tevuM vartana karanAra vyakti ] ne nukasAna karatAM aTakAvavAnI pharaja pratyeka sabhya darzanIne che ja, paraMtu tevAone deze AkhI munisaMsthAne ke AkhA munivargane na niMdI zakAya, na tenI sAme thaI zakAya. paraMtu je je vyaktio chellAmAM chellA naMbaramAM paNa na AvI zake tevI hoya, teone vyaktivAra e pahelA vargamAMthI bIjA vargamAM lAvavAno prayatna karavo joIe. temAM paNa e yAda rAkhavuM ke chellAmAM chellI keTInI-alpamAM a5 regyatA munivargamAM rahevAne jemAM hoya, tene pahelA vargamAM rahevAne adhikAra keIthI khuMcavI zakAya tema nathI ja. ThIka. cAla ema. paraMtu chellAmAM chellI paNa e vargamAM rAkhI zakavA jevI yogyatA na hoya, tene mATe zuM? tene ja javAba ame mAgIe chIe. u0-tevI vyaktie zeAdhI kADhIne tene bIjA vargamAM mUkavA tamArAthI bane teTalA prayatna kare paraMtu te pahelAM

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eka zAsanasevakamAM sevAnI je yogyatA hevI joIe, te prathama tamAre dharAvavI paDaze. eTale ke Aveza,utAvaLa, ke dhAMdhaliyApaNuM na hovuM joIe. rAgadveSa-vRtti jema bane tema ochAmAM ochI, sAmI vyakitanuM hita karavAnI buddhi,zAsananuM mAtra ahita aTakAvavAnI zuddha kartavyabuddhi, jAgrat sthiti, zAMti ane viveka e vigere guNe hovA joIe. uparAMta bIjAne zAsana karavA mATe, Ajeya vacana thaI zake tevI yogyatAvALI vyakitane ja chuTa ApI zakAya. tene krama paNa nIce pramANe prathama te tene samajaNa ApIne, rAga batAvIne ThekANe pADavAne prayatna karI jevo joIe. pachI jarA janasamAjanI draSTimAM de ughADA paDAvIne zaramAvavA prayatna karavo joIe. tema chatAM kaMI pariNAma na jaNAya te tene vaDile, lAgavagavALA, guru, ke AcAryAdikane maLIne te prayatna karI joIe. kAraNa kedareka-jene jema phAve tema, phAve tene zAsana karavA mAMDe te avyavasthA vadhI jAya. e avyavasthA karatAM kaI vakhate evI vyaktio ekaMdara zAsanane vadhAre nukasAna karatI na hoya, evI sthitimAM tene calAvI levI e paNuM kartavya thaI paDe che. vyavasthA khAtara ja guruo, saMghADA vigere goThavaNa che. temAMthI teo bAtala karI nAMkhe, te tenI te te vargamAM gaNatarI ja na rahe. eTale ayogyane zAsana karavAne sauthI paheluM e saMsthAnA adhikArIodvArAja kAma levuM joIe. A rIta te saMsthA vyavasthita hoya tyAre vAparI zakAya tevI (rIta) che. kAraNa ke polisa amaladAranI bhUla ke bIjA koI amaladAranI bhUla badala te te khAtAnA uparI adhikArI pAse zAsana

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karAvI zakAya che. chevaTe nyAyAdhIza ane chevaTa rAjA sudhI apIla laI javAya che. vyavasthAnI daSTithI A dharaNe jema tyAM barAbara jaNAya che, tema A dharma taMtramAM paNa e rIta yathAyogya ja che. te pramANe na vartavAmAM Ave te avyavasthA ane aMdhAdhuM. dhIja pravarI rahe. e vAta te barAbara lAge che, paraMtu Aje ema paNa kayAM che? Aje kaNa kenuM sAbhaLe che? kene mAthe moDa che? e sthitimAM zuM karavuM ? ' are bhAI! utAvaLA na thAo. Aveza ane akaLAvAthI kaMI na vaLe. je vakhate je jAtanA saMjogo hoya, temAMthI ja yogya mArga kADhave, e te te vakhatanA lAyaka vicAraka ane kAryavAhakenuM kartavya che. mATe ApaNe jarAye gabharAvAnI ke utAvaLA thavAnI jarUra nathI. jo ke keTalAMka varSo pahelAM jevuM eka taMtra hatuM tevuM eka taMtra hAla nathI, e vAta barAbara che, paraMtu eTalA uparathI sarvatra aMdhAdhudhI ja cAle che, ke koIne bhAva pUchatuM nathI, zAsananA hitane koI vicAraja nathI karatuM, evuM kAMI paNa nathI. evI ghaNuM viziSTa vyakitao che ke jemAMnA ghaNuM ghaNI rIte che, ane zAsananA hitamAM banI zake teTale hAdika phALo Ape che. pachI bhale darekanI dizAmAM judI judI hoya. tevI koI paNa vyakti nathI, ema kahevAmAM mahAna deSa che. garbhita rIte abhimAnane dhvani temAM jaNAya che-ane jenasamAjamAMnAM sArAM tatvo ane vyakitao pratye nirarthaka anAdara pravatta che. mATe e vicAra avAstavika che. alabatta, teonA

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27 mArgamAM ghaNAM vigho haze. kAryomAM joIe teTalI ujvaLatA nahIM heya, e badhuM banavA joga che. vaLI paristhiti ane dezakALane lIdhe pratibaMdhaka kAraNe paNa ghaNuM ADe naDatAM hoya, tethI paNa keTalIka avyavasthA calAvI levI paDe. e badhI avyavasthA mULamAMthI ja uDI jAya ane badhuM vyavasthita cAle, temAMnA pratibaMdhaka kAraNe dUra thAya, e sauthI paheluM karavAnuM kAma che. te chatAM ApaNuM uparanI carcAne te ApoApa nikAla thaI ja javAne. mULane siMcana karavAthI AkhA vRkSamAM navapallavatA AvyA vinA rahe ja nahIM. chatAM koIka bhAgamAM kyAMka dUSaNa svAbhAvika rIte kALadeSane lIdhe rahI jAya, te te anivArya che, tene A jagatamAM kAMI upAya ja nathI. ' arthAt je dareka vyakti pitAnA hAthamAM badhI zAsanapravRtti laI le, ane yatheccha vartavA mAMDe te A rIte deSanuM mULa na zodhAya, ane aMdhAdhuMdhI tathA veravRttinA bIje vadhAre vavAI jAya. AkhA taMtramAM aMdhAdhuMdhI evI pravarte ke te dUra karavAne prasaMga AvatAM varSonA varSo vItI jAya, tethI je nukasAna thAya tenA hisAbamAM kadAca ayogya vyakitaothI thatuM nukasAna bahu vadhAre na hoya, te te ja nabhAvI levuM vadhAre sAruM che. alabatta, ApaNuM A AvI sthiti mATe jarUra vicAra kare joIe, ane paddhatisara, kamasara, zAtipUrvaka prayatna paNa karavA joie, e pratyeka vyaktinI pharaja che. A te tame amane judA judA vicAre tarapha derI jAo.

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che! paNa samAdhAna ApIne koI eka mArga batAvatA nathI. ulaTI guMcavaNa vadhAratA jAo che. bhale tema mAnI lo. te paNa zuM? je tamane zAsanane rAga hoya, te tamAre kyAM guMcavaNa che? te samajavI joIe, te ukelavA prayatna karavAmAM phALe Apa joIe. temAM jema bane tema rasa le joIe, e tamArI pharaja thaI paDe che. . temAM yathAzakita bhAga le, paNa tenI upekSA to naja karI zakAya. e badhuM ThIka paNa karavuM zuM? karavAnuM eka ja ke je khAsa karIne kaMI moTuM nukasAna na jaNAtuM hoya, te viziSTa viziSTa muni mahArAjAonI AgevAnI nIce dareka muni mahArAjAe ekatra thAya. ane dareka bAbatenA teDa kADhI navA niyama-zAstra, paraMparA ane dezakALanI vAstavika paristhitine sAme rAkhIne, bhUtakALanA itihAsanA anusaMdhAna rUpe, ane zAsananuM bhAvi hita dhyAnamAM rAkhIne, je niyamo kare te AkhA zAsanane navuM jIvana ApavA barAbara thaI paDaze. ane temAM tamArA badhA praznone ApoApa nikAla thaI jaze. vaLI, atyAre taka paNa barAbara tema karavAne AvI gaI che. A kAryamAM dareka vyakitae yathAzakita phALo Apa e A samayamAM jaina saMghanI pratyeka vyakitanuM pradhAna kartavya che, ema kudaratI vAtAvaraNa ja sUcavatuM hoya tema lAge che. e paNa sAthe sAthe yAda rAkhajo ke eTaluM karyuM paNa nahIM cAle, paraMtu tema karyA pachI AkhA zAsananI kendrabhUta AcAryasaMsthA, ke je tIrthakaranI pratinidhi saMsthA che, sakaLa saMghanI nAyaka ane zAsananI pravartaka kendrabhUta saMsthA che tene sthAyi

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niyata karavI paDaze. kAraNa ke kAmacalAu pramukhathI koI paNa saMsthA lAMbA kALa mATe sthAyi thaI zakatI nathI. pramukha te tatkALa puratuM ja kAma calAvI Ape che, paNa AkhI prajAnA dilamAM hamezA yAda rahe tevuM eka sthAna nakkI karavuM joIe, e koI paNa taMtranA sthAyipaNAne anivArya siddhAMta che. bhagavAn mahAvIra prabhunuM zAsana paNa evuM ja eka taMtra che. temAM e goThavaNa barAbara karavAmAM AvI che. je hAla jhAMkhI paDI che, tene teja karavI joize ja. zAsana AgaLa upara cAlavAnuM che ane calAvavAnI ApaNuM pharaja che mATe jema bane tema sthAyi yojanA karI ApavI joIe. viziSTa vyakitao game teTalI thAya, tene lAbha levAnuM cUkavuM na joIe. paraMtu janasamAjamAM AdeyatA kendrathI chuTelA hukamathI jeTalI thAya che, teTalI bIjAthI nathI thatI. viziSTa vyakita na hoya, te vakhate paNa e sthAna niyata karelA dhoraNathI vahIvaTa calAvye jAya te paNa vAMdho nathI Avate. mATe suvyavasthA mATe ApaNe tevA sthAnanI AvazyakatA svIkAravI ja paDaze. prajAtaMtra tarIke gaNAtA rAjyataMtramAM ApaNe joIzuM to game tevI viziSTa vyakitaonA hAthamAM te te samayamAM janasamAjanuM mAnasa haya, ane vAtAvaraNa upara game teTalI te vyakitanI asara hoya, chatAM chevaTanI sahI rAjAnI thayA pachI ja te chevaTa nI sahI gaNAya che. IMglAMDanI pArlAmenTa paNa rAjapada ane tene lAyaka vyakita pasaMda karavA mATe rAjakuTuMba rAkheluM che. temAM mAtra cAlI AvatI sthitti nabhAve che, ema na samajavuM, paraMtu temAM baMdhAraNanAM tanA jJAnanuM UMDuM rahasya sAbita thAya che.

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30 zrImad yazAvijayajI upAdhyAya jevI viziSTa vyaktio paNa temane AdhIna rahIne vatta vAmAMja vadhAre phAvI zakI hatA. kAraNa ke janasamAja hammeza prathama kendra tarapha vaLe che. A mAnavasvabhAva che, mATe kendra nakakI rAkhavuM ja joie. vAraMvAra kendra na maMdalAvavuM joie. ATalI Dui sudhI prayatna karavAmAM Avaze tyAre vadhAre sthAyi lAbha zAsanane thaze, e khAtrIthI mAnavuM. khIjA upAya nathI athavA lAbhaprada nathI, athavA adhurA che athavA nukasAnakAraka che. A ja mAtra sArAMza che. are ! A te| mahA maMthana che. kANu e adhuM kare ? kAne paDI che? nA, nA. ema cheka ja nathI. vakhata Avye thai paDaze.ghaNAe karanArA paDayA che. zuM tadRna astaja thaI gayuM che, ema mAnA che ? ema tA kadI maneja nahIM. hajI ghaNu eja-teja che, e vizvAsa rAkhA. ane ghaNA nIkaLI paDaze. paNa mIjA nIkaLe ke na nIkaLe eTalA mATe ApaNI pharaja nathI ema nathI. ApaNI ye atyAre paNa pharaja che ja che, ane maMthana vinA kayAMye phaLa dIThuM che ? maMthana praznajIvananuM Avazyaka aMga che, mATe maMthanathI gabharAvuM na joIe. jo tamane maMthanathI gabharATa chuTatA hAya, tA mAtra namAmArAvaLI gaNA athavA cUpacApa prabhunI sevApUjA ke sAmAcikanI ArAdhanA kare, tA tethI paNa kalyANa thaze.AvA praznomAM mAthu mArI tenI carcA karavAnuM javA do. prasaMga Avye yathAzakti karavAmAM te pAchA huThAya ja kema ? paraMtu jANavA jevA prazno pUchIe temAM vAMdhA ze ?

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31 nA, nA, vadhe te nahIM, paraMtu tethI khAsa bahu phAyado paNa nahIM. athavA ThIka che, Ama karatAM kadAca phAyadAnI najIka pahoMcI zakIzuM. paraMtu haju amArA praznane khulAso barAbara nathI thatuM. e te jANe addhara laTakato hoya ema lAge che. tyAre have tene cekakasa khulAse ja karI dauM--sAMbhaLo. upara pramANe zAsanataMtra hAla cAle che tenA karatAM berAbara vyavasthita na thAya, ane kaI kaIne pUche nahIM evI sthiti thaI paDe, tyAre vivekI gRhastha-vyakti paNa a5mAM alpagyatA na dharAvanAra pAsethI muniliMga, tenuM ane zAsananuM hita haiye dharIne choDAvI zake che, paraMtu te adhikAra je bajAve che, te AcAryapadanA adhikAra vatI bajAve che, nahIM ke svataMtra rIte. ema garbhita rIte samajI levAnuM hoya che. astu. A rIte hAla pahelA varganA kAryavAhakanA hAthamAM zAsanataMtrane vahIvaTa mukhya paNe cAle che. tathA temanA adhikAro tathA sattA keTalA che te paNa barAbara samajyA hazo.ahIM zreNika rAjAe devamAyAthI patita jaNAtA muni tathA patita sAthvI ne satkAra karI samajAvyAnI kathA vicAravI ghaTe che. munionA aMdara aMdaranA mAnasatkAranA zA niyamo che? te bAbatanA zAstramAM vigatavAra sUma niyame ApelA che. te pramANe joine teo varte. tenI carcAne ahIM sthAna nathI, temaja muni ane gRhastho vaccenA saMbaMdhanA paNa ghaNu niyama che, je vicAravAnuM A sthaLa nathI. mAtra ATalI AnuSaMgika carcA upayogI dhArI karI che.

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veNacaMdabhAI jevAne paNa kaI rIte A vargamAM na ja mUkI zakAya, kAraNa ke e varga potAno janasamAjamAMno hakaka cheDIne tyAgadazA rAkhI zAsananA mukhya aMga tarIke ucca adhikAra pade che. te sthAna veNIcaMdabhAIne na ja ApI zakAya. veNIcaMdabhAI bIjA vargamAM pahelA naMbaranA kAryavAhaka che, e cakkasa je ke bIjA vargamAM paNa mukhya kAryavAhake te AkhA saMgha upara kAbu rAkhanArA deranArA,rAjA mahArAjAomAM lAgavaga dharAvanArA prasaMga Avye dhanano sAro vyaya karanArA, tIrtho mATe maMthana karanArA, sthAnika saMghane vahIvaTa saMbhALanArA, doranArA, vi. cArake, vidvAne, graMthalekhakeH vigere bIjA naMbaranA kAryavAhake che. temAM paNa premAbhAI zeTha jevA, manasukhabhAI bhagubhAI vigere vyaktio jevA AgevAne asAdhAraNa kAryavAhaka hatA. tevA kAryavAhake atyAre paNa echevatte aMze zAsananA vahIvaTamAM bhAga bhajavI rahRAA che. eTale kAryadraSTithI, kAryanA mahattva ane javAbadArInI daSTithI teomAMnA ghaNAkharA veNIcaMdabhAIthI haDI jAya tevA hoya che, eTale teone naMbara veNIcaMdabhAI karatAM ucca gazu joIe. paraMtu veNacaMdabhAIne meM pahelA naMbaramAM gaNyA che, tenuM kAraNu-mAtra temane tyAga, ni:svArthavRtti, sadA tatparatA ane AkhI jIMdagIne bhega, tathA dharmaparAyaNatA. ATalA tane umero thavAthI saravALe veNacaMdabhAI vadhI jAya che, eTale temane pahele naMbara Apavo e vadhAre samucita jaNAya che. atizayokti na thaI javAnI purepurI kALajI rAkhavA chatAM mArAthI tema kahyA vinA cAlI zakatuM nathI, chatAM kaI baMdhu mane mArI bhUla samajAvaze te jarUra mAro abhiprAya pheravIza.

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33 3 sAmasAmuM vicAra-vAtAvaraNa, A rIte veNIcaMdabhAI bIjA vargane kAryavAhakamAM pahele naMbare che, chatAM temanA kAryo sAme be prakAranA TIkAkArene mAre sata cAlatA ja hatA ane te sahetuka ja hatA.te banne taraphanA sapATA vacce thaIne veNacaMdabhAI aDaga-custatA,sahanazIlatA, zAMti ane kAryo pratyenI tIvra lAgaNIthI ja TakI rahI zakatA, ane pitAne mArga pasAra karatA hatA. temanI sAme kevI muzkelI hatI ? tene vicAra karatAM. tenI sAme TakAva jhIlavAmAM veNIcaMdabhAInuM sAmacce jaNAI Ave che. A banne jAtanA sAmasAmA vicAravAtAvaraNa vacce AvavA chatAM veNacaMdabhAI pitAnA nizcita mArge cAlyA jatA hatA. temanI sthiti DAmADoLa thaI jatI nhotI. jeTalI bAbatamAM je tarapha DhaLavAnuM nizcita hoya, teTalI ja bAbatamAM te tarapha DhaLatA hatA. vadhAre paDatI macaka ApatA nahIM. jyAM jema pravAha vaheto hoya tema taNAI jAya tevA kevaLa teo hetA, ema te ghaNI vakhata anubhavyuM che. jyAM je prasaMga tyAM tevI rIte nizcaye DagamagyA kare, kaI sthiratAja nahIM, ane jema vAge tema lakI bajAvye jAya, evo temane svabhAva hete. je bAbatamAM potAnuM cAle tema na hoya, athavA je bAbata pitAnA adhikAra, samajaNa ane vicArathI para hoya, temAM mauna rahe, mAthuM mAreja nahIM. A temanI TevathI teo vadhAre priya thaI paDatA hatA. chatAM banne taraphanA vargane saMpUrNa saMtoSa te na ja ApI zakAya. kAraNa ke bannenI dizA sAmasAmI che, eTale sAmasAmI kheMcatANamAM game te eka tarapha vadhAre paDatA kheMcAIne banene saMtoSa na ApI zakAya.temaja madhyastha rahIne paNa banene saMtoSa

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34 na ApI zakAya. bannene pahoMcI vaLe tevI asAdhAraNa vyatija tevA satASa ApI zake. athavA paraspara virAdhavALI paristhitimAM koipaNa dunyavI vyakita kAIpaNa sa MjogeAMmAM saMtASa ApI zake ke kema? e zaMkAspada che. ghaDIbhara ApaNe veNIca MdabhAIne ahIMja taTasthapaNe rahevA da, khanne pakSeAnA praznA viSe ka Mika vicAra karIe---- " eka pakSa kahe che ke-veNIcaMdabhAI e zuM navIna karyuM ? te te kahI batAveA. saMghamAM tamAma pravRtie cAlatI hatI. zuM paThanapAThana nhotuM cAlatuM, zuM daherAM upAzrayeA nhAtAM thatAM ? zuM sAdhusAdhvInI vaiyAvacca nhAtI thatI? zuM nhAtuM thatuM? zuM adhu e thatuM hatuM. " kharUM. badhuMe thatuM hatuM. para Mtu temAM veNIcaMdabhAie navuM zuM karyuM ? vega vadhAre ApyA, vadhAre saMgInatA ANI ane bIjA kArya vADhukAnA uttarAdhikArI kAryavAhaka tarIke taiyAra thaI jo peAtAne mAthe uThAvI lIdheA. e jevA tevA puruSArtha nathI. ghaNAe janme che, ane ghaNAye mare che paraMtu pharaja samajIne peAtAnA upara kArya nA bhAra kheMcI lenAra, vilAja hAya che. e veNIcaMdabhAie karyuM che. kAie preraNA karI nathI. kAie damANu karyuM nathI. te na kare teA kAi ThapakA mApavAnuM nhAtuM. paraMtu peAtAnI pharaja samajyA ane bajAvI, eja temanI khubI che." 86 e vAta ThIka che. paraMtu amArA Azaya judAja che. zAstramAM eka sthaLe zrI hambhidra surIzvara mahArAje kyuM che ke:muukssmbuddhyaa sadA jJeyo, dharmo dharmAbhirnaraiH / anyathA tad buddhacaiva tad vyAdhAtaH prasamyate // 1 //

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dharmArthioe pharaja paNa sUkSma buddhipUrvaka samajIne ja ajAvavI joIe, paraMtu jo tema karavAmAM na Ave te pharaja bajAvavA jatAM ulaTI viparIta pharaja bajAvAI jAya, te pharajane hAni pahoMce, pariNAme nukazAna thAya." A rIte vicAra karatAM je jamAnAmAM vecaMdabhAI kAryakartA tarIke bahAra paDyA te jamAnAnI havAmAM ghaNe aMze veNacaMdabhAI taNAI gayA che. ane tethI keTalIka rIte bahu dIrgha draSTi na rAkhatAM nukazAna thayuM che, ema amAruM kahevuM che. jamAnAne anusaryA temAM zuM bhUla thaI? zuM dravya, kSetra, kALa ane bhAvane anusaravAnuM zAstrakAre nathI kahetA? zuM te cAramAMnA kALanA saMjoge pramANe anusaravAmAM bhUla thAya kharI ke?" zAstrakAroe je batAvyuM che, tene Azaya barAbara samajyA vinA tene durupayega karatA ghaNuM mAluma paDe che. te pramANe tame paNa karavA dhAratA he tema jaNAya che. " zI rIte durupayoga thAya che? zAstrakAronuM kahevuM ema che ke-mULamAM parivartana karyA vagara mAtra bAhyA svarUpamAM ja anusaravAnuM hoya che. je mULamAM parivartana karIye to dravyAdine anusAra vartAne je vastu bacAvavA mAgIe chIe teja nAza pAmI jAya, temAM phaLa zuM meLavyuM? vaLI bahAranuM parivartana paNa evuM hovuM joIe ke je mULamAM parivartana karavA mATenuM prAthamika pagathiyuM na hovuM joIe. mAtra bAhya puratuM ja hovuM joIe. nahIMtara eka pagathiyuM utaratAM TheTha nIce utarI paDAya tema hoya te te pagathiyuM paNa na utaratAM vicAravuM ghaTe. vaLI dravya, kSetra kALa ane bhAvanI asara jeTalA pramANamAM kudaratI rIte ja pheraphAra

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vALI heya, teTalAja pramANamAM kudaratI rIte ja mULamAM paNa pheraphAra thAya te rekI na zakAya. paraMtu A jamAnAnI asara e kudaratI asara nathI. te mAnoe utpanna karelI che. temAM kudaratI aMza amuka be cAra TakA ja che ane kRtrima aMza, svArthane aMza vadhAre TakA che. chatAM kRtrima aMzane loke svAbhAvika kALanI asara mAnI laI te pramANe parivartana karavA taiyAra thAya che, te bhUla thAya che ane tenuM pariNAma bUruM che. eTale ke hAlanA jamAnAnI asara e kudaratI asara nathI paNa kRtrima asara che chatAM te kudaratI che, ema manAvavA prayatna thAya che. paNa vivekIe temAMthI bacI javuM joIe. kudaratI asaranuM pariNAma ATaluM badhuM moTA pramANamAM na hoya. te to dhIme dhImeja asara kare. paraMtu A kRtrima prayatnanuM pariNAma ekadama AvI gayuM che, te paNa tenI sAbitI che. bIjI paNa ghaNI sAbitIo che, paraMtu ahIM tene vicAra nahIM karIe." ThIka che, game tema paNa sArAM kAryo karavAmAM te vadheja zo? asara game te jAtanI heya?" "sArAM kAme karavAmAM kAMI vAMdho nathI, paraMtu ApaNe mAnatA hoIe ke-AgaLa vadhIe chIe, pragati karIe chIe ane pariNAma jovA jaIe te pAchA tyAMnA tyAM hAIe. are tyAMnA tyAM hoIe tyAM sudhI paNa ThIka, paraMtu pAchaLa haThayA hoIe te? mATe e vyAmohamAMthI vivekIe bacI javuM joIe." : - "to zI rIte pAchA haThakyA chIe, te tame samajAvazo?"

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37 temAM samajAvavAnuM zuM hatuM? pratyakSa ja che ne? prajAnI sthiti juo-tenuM zarIra baLa chellA pacAsa varSamAM ghaTI gayuM, meTA bhAganI Arthika viSamatA vadhI gaI, sthAnika dhaMdhA tUTI gayA che ane dharmabhAvanA, saMskAra, vArasAnI zraddhA vigerenuM baLa ekaMdara kamI thaI gayuM che. kharUM zairya kayAM che? prajAne moTe bhAge svataMtra dhaMdhAne badale nekarInA dhaMdhA upara caDI gayo che, phaDe upara nabhanAre thatuM jAya che. eka vepArI game te tela-maracAMne baMdha karIne peTa bhare ane sAdAmAM sAdI rIte rahe ne mahine rUpiyA 15 kamAya teTalAmAMja mahA muzkelIe kharca calAve, tenA karatAM koI paNa phaMDamAMthI 50) ne pagAra meLavanAra vadhAre prajAjana che, zreSTha prajAjana che, ema na mAnavuM. pahelo mANasa eka kalAka dharma dhyAnamAM Ape tene badale bIje mANasa kalAkanA kalAke Ape, chatAM tenI dharmabhAvanAnuM baLa pahelAM karatAM vadhI nahIM jaI zake. A rIte prathamanAM tattva prajAmAMthI ghaTatA jAya che ane bIjI jAtanAM ta vadhatA jAya che. prathamanAM to junAM che, mATe mAnya che, ema na samajaje, paraMtu te sabaLa ane kiMmatI che, mATe te mAnya che. e to ThIka paNa temAM veNacaMdabhAIne zuM vAMka? temaNe to evA pharatA saMjogomAM "leke dharmabhAvanAthI vimukha na thaI jAya" e zubha hetu dhyAnamAM rAkhIne je je pravRttio karI, te badhIe mane to prazastaja jaNAya che. je temaNe mahesANA pAThazALA kADhIne paThana pAThana zarU na karyuM heta te ATale lAbha zI rIte thAta? ThAmaThAma jainazALAo khelAI rahI che. lokone dhAmaka jJAna apAI rahyuM che.

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maMdiranA jIrNoddhAra thayA. pustako ane graMthe moTA pramANamAM thaI lokone lAbha ApavAmAM AvyA, ane jJAna vadhavA mAMDayuM." "alabatta jJAna eTale jANavAnI jijJAsA vadhI, paraMtu jJAnanuM phaLa-virati te keTaluM vadhyuM?" "are ! juone-munisaMkhyA je ochI hatI, te hamaNuM thoDA varSomAM vadhIne moTI thaI che." vastuta: moTI saMkhyA nathI. kAraNa ke je kALe thoDA vakhata pahelAM munisaMkhyA nAnI hatI tyAre sAthe yationI saMkhyA meTI hatI. ane AkhA bhAratamAM dareke dareka mukhya mukhya sthaLe zAsananA amaladAra tarIke temanI hAjarI hatI. jo ke keTalAka bhAgamAM cAritra tathA jJAnanI nyUnatA chatAM darzananI bAbatamAM bahu vadhe hete. e rIte gaNatAM AkhA dezamAM jenenA tamAma mathakamAM pahocI vaLavA ane dhArmika vAtAvaraNa cAlu rAkhavA mATe bannenI maLIne saMkhyA sArI hatI. Aje te varga to taddana ghaTI ja game che. ane A varga paNa tenI saMkhyAne pahoMcI vaLe teTale haju utpanna thaI zakyo nathI. ane tethI pariNAme ApaNuM saMghanuM sarerAza baLa keTaluM vadhyuM che? te tapAsavuM joIe. tenA upara ja keIpaNa pravRttinA cegyArogyapaNane AdhAra che. bahArathI game teTalI pravRtti uttama lAgatI hoya ke game tevI adhama lAgatI hoya, paraMtu pariNAme baLapaSaka. hoya te ja te uttama ane pariNAme baLane hAsa karanArI hoya te te uttama na samajavI. ApaNI sAme pariNAma zuM che? pariNAma baLanA ghaTADAnuM che. "ghaTADo thatA jAya che ema sau pakSa kabUla

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kare che. te ghaTADe aTakAvavA hAlanA jamAnAne anusaratA je je sAdhaneno upaga levAya che te badhAM ghaTADo vadhAravAmAM vadhAre madadagAra thAya che, ema ame cokakasa sAbitIpUrvaka kahI zakIe chIe. kAraNa ke patananAM kAraNomAMthI bacavA mATe tenI sAme ApaNe je sAdhanono upAya tarIke upayoga karIe chIe, te sAdhana paNa temAMthI janmelAM che, eTale pAchAM te patananAM kAraNone vadhAre vega Ape che, mATe tenI sAme virodha che. A vAta veNacaMdabhAI keTalIka bAbatamAM samajI nathI zakyA, tethI ame ema kahIe chIe. nukazAnakArakane lAbhanAM samajI tenI pAchaLa macyA rahevuM, tenA karatAM cUpacApa hAtha joDIne besI rahevuM sArUM ke nahIM ? pUrva tarapha javuM hoya, tene badale pazcima tarapha. doDe, tenA karatAM eka ja sthaLe ubhe rahenAra cheTha ke nahIM ? kAraNa ke pachI pAchA vaLavAno upAya ja na hoya? maravAnI aNuM upara AvI rahelA pitAne maLavA nIkaLelA be bhAIomAMthI kalakattAnI gADImAM besavAne badale madrAsanI . gADImAM besI janAra karatAM bIjA vakhatanI gADInI rAha joI tyAM ja ubhe rahele bhAI vadhAre rahele pahoMce ke nahIM? mATe kaI paNa navI pravRtti karatAM pahelAM khAmoza rahevAne ame kahIe chIe." "veNacaMdabhAIne mATe tame Ama nahIM kahI zake, kAraNa ke bahArathI navA jaNAtA sAdhanene upaga paNa temaNe dharmanA mUlane siMcana karavAmAM ja karyo che. e rIte upayoga dhyAnamAM rAkhIne ja temaNe Avazyaka navAM sAdhano upayoga karyo che. temane khyAla dharma ane dharmajJAna vadhAravAnuM hatuM, dharma sthAnene AkarSaka banAvavAnuM hatuM, ane temAM cAlu navAM sAdhanothI je kAMI thaI zake te rIte karatA hatA. arthAt navAM sAdhanathI thaI

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zake te rIte paNa kArya te eja karatA hatA. nahIM ke navA jamAnAnAM kAryo karatA hatA, temaNe saMsthA sthApI, te paNa dhArmika jJAnane mATe. temAMthI taiyAra thayelA zikSake paNa dhArmika zikSaNa mATe. pustake paNa tevAMja-AIDIMga game tevuM A jamAnAnuM hoya, paraMtu aMdaranI hakIkta vAMce te jaina dharmane lagatI ja heya. rIperTa chapAve, kamiTI race paNa e badhu tapAsa te aMdara hoya tenuM te. bIjuM kAMI na maLe. ne temAM haTalanI vAta hoya, ne temAM sInemAnI vAta hAya, na temAM aMgrejI bhaNavAnI vAta hoya, ne temAM dezanI vAta ke sudhArAnI vAta hoya. ATalI badhI sAvacetI rAkhavA chatAM tame A rIte evA puruSa upara AkSepa karo te asahya che." * "e rIte pakSapAtathI vAta na karavI joIe. veNacaMdabhAInI aMgata bAbatamAM ame khAsa karIne kAMI kahevA nathI mAgatA, paraMtu eka tarapha zAsana, dharma ane janasamAjanuM hita ane bIjI tarapha vecaMdabhAI hoya ke game tevI samartha vyakita hoya, paraMtu tenAM kAryanI samAlocanA karatI vakhate je rIte hoya te rIte ja samAlocanA karavI joIe. temAM aMgata guNe ke aMgata saMbaMdha vacce na lAvI zakAya. tema karavA jatAM satya chupAI rahe ane pari. me hAni thAya. mATe vyakita tarIke guNavAna vyaktinAye karyo kAryanI samAlocanA-samagrahitanI daSTithIja thAya. temAM jarAye manaduHkha na karavuM joIe. tethI ame kahIe chIe ke-dharmanA lAbhanI daSTithI paNa e sAdhanene alpamAM alpa upaga paNa nukazAna kare che. veNIcaMdabhAI jevAe tadRna prAthamika rUpamAM zarUAta karI eTale teo khUba pUra jesamAM vadhatA gayA. ane have ghaNAye e sAdhanene e rIte upayoga kare

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che. vaLI have te jeTalA TakA e rIte upayoga thAya che, tenA karatAM vadhAre TakA bIjI rIte thaI rahyo che. tethI samagra nukazAna udhAre ane thoDo lAbha jame kare te nukazAna vadhAre udharaze. alabatta veNacaMdabhAIe athavA temanI pahelAnA ke temanI sAthenA kAryavAhakoe ghaNI ja prAthamika pahela karI che. paraMtu te vakhate te prAthamikaja pahela thaI zake tevI sthiti hatI. Aje te te ghaNuM AgaLa vadhI gaI che, ApaNuM ghaNuM tane toDI rahI che. mATe e sAdhanono upayoga karavAnI jarUra nahotI. A amAro Adarza che." ThIka, paNa tethI kyA kyA nukazAne thayA? te jarA samajo te ThIka, geLA geLa kahevAthI zuM samajAya?" nukazAne eTalA badhAM thayAM che ke te samajAvavA muzkela che. kAraNa ke te sUkSama che. najare na caDe tevA che ane sUkSama vicArane aMte samajAya tevAM che, chatAM moTAM viparIta pariNAmo utpanna kare tevAM che. te paNa sAmAnya rIte samajAvazuMzAsananI sarva pravRttIo zuM te sAdhanonA upayoga vinA aTakI paDI hatI? ane jo ema zAsananI pravRttio aTakI paDI gayelI mAnIye te te pahelAM zAsana jotuM cAlatuM? ema te hotuM ja eTale zAsana cAlatuM hatuM ane tene aMge jarUranI badhI pravRttio paNa cAlu ja hatI. te kadI aTakI nhotI. saMghamAM dravya kSetra kALa ane bhAvanI kudaratI paristhiti jevI hatI tenA pramANamAM sarva pravRttio saMghamAM cAlatI hatI, temAM navInatA zI karI? badhI pravRttione saMsthAo ane phaMDanA rUpamAM goThavavAthI thatAM nukazAnane khyAla nathI karyo. kAraNa ke gAmegAma vyaktigata ke saMghasamudAya

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rUpe thatAM kAmane saMsthAnA rUpamAM goThavavAthI sai pitApitAnI javAbadArI bhUlI javA lAgyA. vyaktigata nANAMne phALo Apa joIe tevI vyaktinI pharajane badale dhanika gRhasthoe ApelA phaMDa uparaja pravRttio nabhavAthI vyakita pharajamAMthI cUkavA mAMDI che. Ama thavAthI nukazAna e thayuM ke-kAMI paNa zAsanane aMge jarUriyAta ubhI thAya eTale gRhastho paisA Apaze ane amuka saMsthA e kAma karaze evI pAmaratA utpanna thatAM pariNAme zAsanamAM baLanI mAtrA ghaTI chatAM joI na zakAya evI jAtanI bramaNA utpanna thaI, ke kAme sArAM cAle che." pUrvanA vakhatamAM zAsananAM kAma karavA mATe AjanA jevI saMsthAo haitI tethI kAma aTakyAM hatAM tema na mAnavuM. ane AvI saMsthAo na hota tepaNa kAma aTakata ema paNa na mAnavuM. kAma karavAnI paddhati badalI che. A paddhati zAstrasiddha nathI temaja zAstrasiddhamAMthI upajatA avAMtara siddhAMtathI paNa utpanna nathI thaI. mAtra bahAranI paddhatinuM dekhAdekhIthI anukaraNa che. e paddhati nirUpagI thatAM pUrvanI sabaLa paddhatinA niyama prajA bhUlI gaI haze. temaja vArasAmAM maLelI tAlima ane anAyAse prApta janA tathA vijJAna prajA bhUlI gaI haze. tethI muzkelIne prasaMge zAsana jokhamamAM AvI paDe. eTale pUrvAcAryoe vihita mALethI khasIne tAtkAlIna lAbha tarapha dorAIne bIjo mArga levAthI koI vakhate ulaTuM phasAI javA jevuM thAya che. kAraNa ke mahApuruSoe ghaNI ja dIrgha daSTi vAparIne yejanA gaThavI hoya che. ApaNe koI paNa mArge cAlatA hoIe ane bAjumAM tenA karatAM sarasa mArga hoya che. paNa, pAkI khAtrI karyA vinA DAhyA mANase mArga

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43 badalatA nathI. kAraNa ke tema karavAthI AgaLa upara aDacaNa ubhI thavAnI hoya, athavA bhUlA paDavAno saMbhava hoya, athavA khADAkhaiyA AvavAthI gADuM uMdhuM paDe tema hoya, e vigere vidhrane saMbhava vicArIne cAlate mArge ja javAmAM DahApaNa mAne che. ane te joIe te vyavasthita na hoya chatAM ekaMdara rIte vadhAre salAmata ane TheTha pahoMcADe te hoya che. adhavaca rakhaDAve nahIM. tethI pAka vicAra karyA vinA cheDI zakAya nahIM. e pAke vicAra keNa kare che? eka pravAha cA ke temAM AjakAla se bhaLI jAya che. A rIte veNacaMdabhAI paNa thoDe ghaNe aMze nathI bhaLI gayA ema koNa kahI zakaze ? jema jema prajA pratyeka kArya-pratyeka jarUriyAta mATe saM. sthAo upara AdhAra rAkhatI thAya tema tema temAM apaMgatA, nirAzatatA, asvAzrayapaNuM, vigere AvatuM jAya, ane dhIme dhIme eka jAtane gupta ghasAro lAge. jo ke evAM sAdhane vinA kaSTa jaNAya, muzkelI mAluma paDe, kAryo dhImAM tathA jhAMkhAM lAge, e vAta kharI che. chatAM je kAMI hoya, te pramANasara, AvazyakatA puratAM, maryAdita, tathA yathAzakti ja hoya che. ane jyAre saMsthAnA rUpamAM kAryo parita thAya che, tyAre dekhAva vadhe che ane aMdarakhAne nirbaLatA vadhe che. te jovAmAM na AvatAM eka jAtanI bhramaNA ane bhulAva utpanna thAya che. kAraNa ke vAstavika zakti upara tene AdhAra nathI hota. vaLI saMsthAomAM paNa vicAra karIe te temAMye ghaNuM rUpAntara jovAmAM Ave che. pustake jema jema vadhAre pramANamAM chapAIne maLatAM gayAM tema tema jJAnanI kiMmata ghaTatI gaI. ane tenuM pariNAma e

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AvyuM ke prajAnuM vAstavika naitika ane cAritra baLa ghaTayuM. svayaM pUjAbhAkta karavAnI vRtti haThI. nakaro jema jema maLavA lAgyA tema tema jAte karavAnuM bhUlI javAyuM. prajAmAM phelAyelI dhaMdhAnI muzkelImAMthI utpanna thayelI dhaMdhAnI khAtara bhaNavAnI vRttine zuddha jJAna prApta karavAnI vRtti mAnI levAI ane hameza asaMteSa rahyAja karyo. upAzrayanA vAtAvaraNamAM oTa thaye ane jainazALAnA vAtAvaraNamAM bharatI thaI, ane tenI sAMkaLa sAmAnya zikSaNa sAthe hovAthI dharmaguruo sAthenA saMbaMdhamAM navI prajA ochI AvavA lAgI. tathA chapAyelAM pustakanI bahoLI sagavaDa thavAthI teo dvArA zIkhavA samajavAnI jarUriyAta uDavA lAgI. eTale gurU ziSya vacce aMtara vadhatuM gayuM ane te taraphanI bhakti pAtaLI paDe. kamiTI vigere ne dhoraNe haDatAM eka vyakti upara vizvAsa garbhita rIte nAkabUla ga. TrasTaDIDa vigerenI jhaMkhanAmAM ApaNAmAM vizvAsalAyaka koI vyaktio nathI evI gati kabulAta ajANapaNe svIkArAya che. zatruMjayanA cAre tane raphanA rastA mahattavanA ane cAlu rAkhavA jevA hatA. tene pravAha cAlu rahevA devAnI jarUra hatI. prajA tene vyavahAramAM na bhUle e sAvacetI rAkhavAnI hatI. tene badale eka sTeTane samRddha karavAnI nIti chatAM khyAlamAM rAkhyA vinA ekaja tarapha valaNa thai javAthI, vakhatevakhata muzkelIo ubhI thavA lAgI che. ItyAdi nAnAM meTAM aneka nukazAne jaNAya che. "A tamArI vAte taddana juThThI che. kAraNa ke tame je nukazAne gaNAvo cho, te che ke nukazAna nathI, paraMtu badalAyelA saMje genuM pariNAma che. ane badalAyelA saMjogone pariNAme

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je kAMI nukazAna thavuM joIe te game te rIte teja tene ke rokI zake tema hatuM? ane jema jema beparavA vadhatI gaI ane jarUriyAta ubhI thatI gaI tema tema je rIte ThIka thAya te rIte saMsthAo sthApIne ane phaMke karIne kAryo karyA temAM khoTuM zuM karyuM?" alabatta tamArI dalila sAMbhaLatAM te sabaLa jaNAya che paraMtu vAstavika rIte tema nathI. kAraNa ke je A rIte saMsthArUpamAM ane phaMDenAM sAdhanAthI kAryo na karyA hote, te paNa badalAyelA, saMgathI je nukazAna thate te rokI te naja zakAte. paraMtu A rIte karavAthI ulaTa tene ADaktare vega maLe che. kAraNa ke ApaNe je sAdhanane upayoga karIe chIe te sAdhane paNa jene ApaNe nukazAnakAraka mAnIye chIe te badalAyelA saMjogamAMthI ja jamyAM che. tene ja e phAla che. tenI mULa racanAye ApaNe karI nathI mATe tene upaga dekhIte uttama, saraLa, sagavaDatAvALe ane mAnabharyo lAge che. paraMtu te nukazAnane keIka vega Ape che, ema sUma daSTithI nihALatAM mAluma paDaze. ane Aje keI je siMhAlekana karIne tapAsaze te saikA pahelAM ApaNuM je sAcuM baLa hatuM, ApaNI prajAmAM dhArmika bhAvanAne je jesa hite, prajAmAM svAzrayIpaNAnI je kaTTaratA hatI, zArIrika baLa hatuM, dharmaprema hatuM, te badhAmAM ghaNuM DhIlAza AvI gaI che, e have spaSTa che. arthAta je sAdhanene ApaNe upayoga karyo che te ADakatarI rIte te nukazAnakAraka evA badalAyelA saMjogone Teke Ape che. tethI A vadhArA paDatuM nukazAna thayuM che. pAMcamA ArAne lIdhe je dhImuM dhImuM nukazAna thAya che tenA pramANamAM sarakhAvatAM jeTalA eliitili

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vakhatamAM A nukazAna thayuM che, teTaluM svAbhAvika rIte na thateja e cokaksa che. ane saMjogone anusaranArAM je sAdhano ApaNe cejyAM che te haju bIja rUpa che. paNa bhaviSyamAM te jema jema AgaLa vadhatA jaze, tenA upara caNatara vadhatuM jaze, tema tema keTaluM nukazAna thaze ? tenI kalapanA kare. ADe mArge jeTalA vegathI AgaLa vadhavAmAM Ave teTalAja vegathI nukazAnane samUha aMdara dAkhala thaI jAya che. ApaNuM dhyAnamAM paNa na rahe. Aje eka garIba thanAra vyaktine sIdAtA phaMDamAMthI ke rkolarazIpanA phaMDamAMthI sArI phate sagavaDa maLe ane te rItasara kapaDe latte rahI zake, e kharuM. paNa eka zrAvaka bacco eka uMcI komane bALaka ciMthare hAla rahevA chatAM svAzrayI kahevAmAM svamAna ane khAnadAnI tathA eka jAtane pAvara bacAvI zake che, te pele sagavaDa lenAra mANasa gumAvI bese che. e rIte aneka prakAranI anya pAsethI lIdhelI sagavatha ujvaLa dekhAte varga vadhato jAya, tene atha e thayo ke prajAmAMthI svamAna dharAvanAra svabhujAbaLa upara nabhanAra vyakti e ghaTatI jAya che. je bAbata eka vakhate nAmozIbharelI ga. zutI hatI te pratiSThAnI gaNavA lAgI che, paNa te prajAnI nabaLAImAMthI janmI che, e cokakasa mAnavuM. ane te mArgamAM ATalI badhI saMkhyA vadhatI jAya che, te sAmAnya nukazAna na mAnavuM. Aje paNa evAM kuTuMbe che ke je pitAnA paga upara ane potAnI mUDI upara kuTuMbanuM bharaNa poSaNa karanArA game teTaluM vyAja bharIne paNa jarUriyAta pramANe karaje nANAM le che, paraMtu sarvane mATe khulluM

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mukelA phaMDamAMthI nANAM meLavavAmAM pratiSThA mAnatA nathI. evA dekhAve garIba ane sAdA haze te paNa nararI hoddo bhegavanArA tevAja ApaNe pasaMda karavA paDe che. tenuM kAraNa pagAradAra karatAM teo potAnI AjIvIkA vadhAre jokhama kheDIne calAve che te che, mATe temanI pratiSThA vadhAre che. paraMtu divase divase tevAM kuTuMbonI saMkhyA ghaTatI jAya che e ApaNA dhyAna bahAra che. prajAjIvana tarIkenA baLanuM eka pagathiyuM prajA utaratI jAya che, te ApaNe joI zakatA nathI. ane saMsthAo tathA phaMDene bhabhake e bhulAvI de che. A rIte puSkaLa chupAM nukazAne cAlu che, tene purA e ja che ke ApaNane kAyama asaMtoSa rahyA ja kare che ke ATaluM ATaluM karavA chatAM kAM dharmazraddhA na vadhe? kAM nIti na vadhe ? kAM svAyipaNuM ane khAnadAnI na vadhe? A asaMteSa cAlu ja che. je A yojanAo pragatinAM sAdhana hoya te kaMIka to AgaLa vadhAvuM ja joIe? tene badale pAchaLa haThavAnI buma kAM paDe che? navA jamAnAvALA paNa emaja kahe che ke "ApaNe pAchaLa paDIe chIe. pAchaLa paDIe chIe, deDA doDe AgaLa dhaso, AgaLa dhaso" junA jamAnAvALA paNa kahe che ke "badhuMya bagaDatuM jAya che. vakhata bahu palaTAI gaye. kAMI sUjhatuM nathI." Ama enI paNa buma che. te kahe have A chelalA pacAsa varSamAM vAstavika zuM pedA karyuM? vAstavika keTaluM baLa hAMsala karyuM? are! meLavyuM nahIM tenI to kAMI ciMtAja nahIM paNa gumAvyuM na hota te ThIka thatuM. A badhA prayatna ane doDadhAma karavAne badale cUpa besI rahyA hatA te zuM nukazAna hatuM?

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" tyAre zuM kAMI karavuMja nahI?" hAtha joDIne besI rahevuM "nA, sIdhe raste jeTaluM calAya teTaluM cAlavuM, paNa uMdhe mAge eka DagaluMye na cAlavuM. eka vAta che ke-eka uMdare khA. jAM khAvAnI IcchAthI AkhI rAta karaMDiyo kApavAne prayatna karyo ane aMdara peThe paNa khare. paraMtu aMdara sApa hatA. evA prayatnathI zo lAbha? ane je sIdho rasto na ja maLe te besI rahevuM vadhAre vyAjabI gaNAya." "ThIka che. tamArI vAta kadAca sAcI haze, paraMtu veNIcaMdabhAInI zubha manavRtti viSe te zakaja nathI. temaNe te lAbha samajIne ja prayatna karyo. eTale temane te lAbha ja tha." alabatta jeTalI temanI zubha bhAvanA tene mATe nA na kahI zakAya, paraMtu temAM jeTalI dIrdha daSTi ane viveka rAkhavA joIe te na rakhAya te je nukazAna thAya temAMthI te chuTI naja zakAya. chatAM potAnA samayamAM eka kAryakartA tarIke bahAra paDIne pUrvane kAryavAhakene je upADI lIdhe. tathA tenI pAchaLa zubha manovRtti tathA dharmiSThatA ane athAga parizrama vigere vyakitagata guNo sAme ame kayAM kazo vAMdho darzAvIe chIe? ane e kAraNethIja ame virodha karI zakatA nathI ane muMge meM calAvI laIe chIe. paraMtu temaNe je pravRttio je rIte ane je baMdhAraNAthI karI che, tenI sAme amAre virodha nathI ema na samajavuM." amane te ema lAge che ke "karaze tene kaheze" e nyAye e karavA bahAra paDayA che temanA kAMine kAMI do jevAja joIe, eTale bIjuM kazuM na jotAM AvA dUdhamAMthI porA kADhavA

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4 sUyA. AvA dUdhamAMthI peArA kADhanArAye paDayA che, e joI amane Azcarya thAya che. nahIMtara keTaluM badhuM tAtkAlIna sa MjogAnuM anukaraNa thaI rahyuM che? temAMthI keNu khacI zakayA che ! tene badale aneka AkSepe sahana karIne jema bane tema AcchAmAM AkhkhuM anukaraNa thavA dIdhu che. ane tema vaLagI rahevAmAM veNIcaMdabhAIne aneka vyaktio ane AMdolanA sAme Takkara jhIlavI paDI che, tenI kayAM kAi kadara kare che ? mAtra bhUla kADhavA sau taiyAra. bAkI tA mIjI saMsthAomAM keTaluM badhuM anukaraNa AgaLa vadhyuM che? paNa tene bhAva kANu pUche che. "" A "tamArI e vAta kharI che. veNIcaMdabhAie AchAmAM anukaraNa karyuM che, paNa temaNe zarUAta karI che. e ceAkkasa, jo ke te vakhate eTalu badhu anukaraNa karavAnA sogA nhAtA, te paNa ATalIye pahela na karI hAta te khIjA paNa ATale sudhI AgaLa na vadhI zakata, e amArA kahevAnA Azaya che. ane bIjo e ke-tame ema mAnI letA haiA ke paristhiti ane ApaNuM aLa hatuM temAM AgaLa vadhyA chIe, mATe mahAna kAmA karI nAMkhyAM che. evI bhramaNAmAM na paDI javAya, temAMthI cetavavA mATe ame kahIe chIe. ane A sivAya bIjA sacATa mArgo lIyA haiAta ane kadAca phAyado na thayeA hAta tema* nukazAna paNa na thayuM hAta. paraMtu amane temanI vyakitagata ceAgyatA viSe mAna che, eTale ame temanI sAme kAMI karI zakatA nathI. "" khIjo pakSa kahe che ke " veNIcaMdabhAi eTale custa sthiticusta, eka tasuye na khase tevA ArthoDAkasa. jamAnA kaMI tam cAlI rahyo che, pavana kaI

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50 tarapha vAI rahyo che, tenI sAme dRDhatA pUrvaka AMkha mIMcanArA. dhArmika zALAmAM vyAvahArika dAkhala na karavuM te na ja karavuM. game tevA munine mAna ApavuM te ApavuM ja. dhoraNasara abhyAsapraNAlI nakI na karI te na ja karI. ghaNA zikSake tathA sudharelI DhabathI vahIvaTa na gaTho te na ja goThavyA. e te pitAne cale ja cAlyA jatA hatA. temanA AkhA jIvanamAM-jamAna ke AgaLa vadhe? kyAM kayAM khAtAe kholAya che, te badhA sAme temaNe AMkha mIMcI rAkhI. jarAya temAMthI anukaraNa na karyuM. keInI vAta na sAMbhaLI sAMbhaLI te amala na karyo. nahIMtara keTalI badhI pragati thaI hete? sArAmAM sArA dhArmika zikSake utpanna thayA hate. saMskArI, vidvAna ane jamAnAne anusarIne cAlavAvALA zikSaka thayA hete, uttama pAThaya pustako, uttama lekhasaMgraho vigere taiyAra karAvI zakyA hote. prajAnA ghaNA rItarivAje pharI gayA hote. aMdhazraddhA TUTI hota. sAdhuonI johukamI vadhAre moLI paDI heta. gRhastha dharmio vadhAre chuTathI dharmanAM khAtAMenI lagAma hAthamAM laI zakyA hota, ityAdi aneka phAyadAo thayA hate. paraMtu ekanA be na thayA te na ja thayA. alabatta temaNe sudhArA tarapha pahela karI kahI zakAya. e rIte sudhArAnA jaina ItihAsamAM temanuM nAma paNa gaNAze te kharUMja, ane teTalA uparathI ame paNa tene mAna ApIe chIe, kemake jyAre bIjA taddana virodhI ja che, tenA karatAM veNacaMdabhAIe jarUra vadhAre himmata batAvI che. te paNa joIe tevI nahIM. eTale ja asaMtoSa rahI gayo che. jo ke temaNe keLavaNI khAte sthApIne keLavaNInI himAyata karavAnI pahela karI kharI, paraMtu tene pravAha ekalA

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1? dhArmika tarapha vaLe evI kALajI rAkhI. rIporTa chapAvavA, kamITIo karavI meLAvaDA bharavA, samitio sthApavI, bhASaNa karavAM, vigere pravRttio karI paNa te badhuM dharmanI khAtara ane ghaNuMkharUM rUDhine vaLagI rahIne karyuM. temAM jamAnAnI camaka na maLe. AgaLa vadhavApaNuM ja na maLe." "are ! paNa tame jamAne jamAne zuM kare che? eka tarapha jamAnAne chaMde caDIne prakAza vadhAratA gayA tema tema bIjI tarapha prajA keTalI pAyamAla thatI gaI tene khyAla karyo? mATe AMkho mIMcIne jemAM temAM kudI na paDe. buddhi sthira rAkhI cokakasa mArga makakamatAthI kAma karavAnuM ane Atmabhoga ApavAnuM veNIcaMdabhAI pAsethI zIkha eTale basa che. tamArI jarUriyAte juone keTalI badhI vadhI gaI che? paramArthane mATe tamane avakAza kayAM che? tamArAM sAdhane keTalAM badhAM kharcALa che? veNacaMdabhAI ekale hAthe ane thoDA kharcathI je kAma karI zakatA hatA, te tamArAmAMthI game tevI dhagazavALA paNa karI zake tema che? tamAre meTAM phaMDo joIe, kalArke moTA pramANamAM joIe ane bIjA aneka kharcALa sAdhane joIe. vaLI aMgata jarUriyAte paNa eTalI badhI kharcALa ke na pUcho vAta. eTale tame tamArI jarUriyAtemAMthI ja phAragata thAo tyAre sevA karI zake ne ? ane tamArI sevA keTalI badhI prajAne moMghI paDe, tene khyAla che ? theDI sevA karI eTale mAnapatra to levuM ja joIe, vAha ! vAha! te thavI ja joIe, ane te moDhe nA pADavA chatAM hadayathI pAke pAye IcchAnuM hoya che. ame te AmAM kAMI phAyade joI zakatA nathI. vaLI tame jene jamAne kahe che, te eka jAtane cAha

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che. te uDI jatAM jagatanI kharI sthiti zuM che? te tame ApeApa samajaze. Aje koI tamane samajAvI zake tema nathI. manudhyakRta saMjegene kudaratI jamAne mAnI lIdho che, te ja bhUla che. yuropa ane amerikAnA leke potAnA svArthane udezIne temAM madadagAra thAya tevA je je vicAra kare che, je je yojanAo ghaDe che, ane te evI khubIthI bahAra mUke che ke ApaNe tenAthI aMjAI jaIe chIe ane te janAonI eTalI badhI saMkhyA janasamAjamAM pracAravAmAM Ave che ke jANe kema A badhuM kudarataja karatI heya, e bhAsa kSaNa bhara thaI rahyo che. tethI ApaNe jamAne jamAne belIe chIe, paNa vAstavika rIte e badhI mAyAjALa che. mAnI tye ke e cejanA kalyANakara hoya, paraMtu mAnavane kalyANakara evA eTalAM badhAM sAdhananI jarUra che ke e badhAM sAdhane e vicArake niHsvArthapaNe purA pADI zakaze ke kema? e saMzaya che. jyAre teo thAkaze tyAre pachI kone AdhAra? pachI jamAne kayAM jaze ? vaLI je teoe A janAo ni:svArtha paNe jagatane ApI hota to ATaluM badhuM na nukazAna thatuM. prajAmAM zArIrika baLa ghaTatuM jAya che. naitika baLa ghaTatuM jAya che. dharmabhAvanA ghaTatI jAya che. jIvanakalaha muzkela thato jAya che, ane svadezamAM ane svavatanamAM rahevuM muzkela thatuM jAya che. kapaTa prapaMca khUbIpUrvaka keLavAtA jAya che, ane manamohakarIte prajAmAM pracAra pAmatA jAya che. hetaprIti uDatA jAya che, vigere vigere rIte AgaLa vadhavAne badale prajA pAchaLa haThatI jAya che. eka bAju AgaLa vadhatI dekhAya che ne bIjI tarapha tenA karatAM anekagaNuM pAchaLa haThatI jAya che. khuzAmata ane vamAnanI vRttine abhAva vadhato jAya che. ekaMdara baLa tUTatuM jAya

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53 che. mATe pUrvanA vItarAgI niHsvArtha purUe jaganA kalyANa mATe sAMgopAMga sarva janAo jagatamAM pracalita karI gharagatu karI che. tenAthI eka derAvA paNa khasavAthI jagatanuM apamaMgaLa che, ema amAruM cekakasa mAnavuM che. mATe e mahApuruSonA mArgethI jarAye na calita thavuM. alabatta ame barAbara joIe tevI rIte tene anusarI zakatA nathI. temAM mAtra kudaratI kALadoSajanya nibaLatA che ane tene mATe nirupAya chIe ane nukazAna paNa thayuM che. eTale jeTaluM banI zake, jeTalA zakaya saMjogo hiya, tene kAmamAM lagADIne paNa e mArgane vaLagI rahevuM temaja zreya che. lAlaca ke dehavyApAranA tejamAM aMjAIne mArga badalavAthI kayAM bhulA paDIzuM ke jyAM ghAMcamAM pIzuM, te kahI na zakAya. kaI kahI zakatuM nathI. mATe evI peTI doDAdoDI na karI mUkavI joIe. tamArI vAta raju karavAmAM tame sacoTatA te sArI vApare cho, paraMtu veNacaMdabhAIe ja temAM kayAM pravRtti nathI karI? to pachI tame zI rIte ATaluM jora daI zake che?" hA. temanI pravRtti jamAnAne anusaratI rItabhAtamAM jaNAya che. paNa te temano uddeza hete. temane uddeza te e rIte paNa jamAnAnA vyAmohamAMthI prajAne bacAvavAno hate." bhale ema haze. paraMtu jyAre evA puruSo avaLA rastAne Teke Ape che, te kAMIka lAbha haze. eTale bIjA phAyadAne badale AvuM ajJAna phelAya e nukazAna vadhAre paDatuM che, paraMtu temAMthI bacI zakAya tema nathI. Aje jamAnAne anusaravuM, jema bane tema temAM AgaLa vadhavuM, eja taraNa

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/ 54 tAraNa upAya che. ema amAruM mAnavuM che, ane temAMthI chaTakavAnA game tevA phAMphA mAravA chatAM, meDhethI game teTalI nA pADavA chatAM keIthI chaTakI zakAya tema nathI. te raste javAthI ghaNAne phAyado thAya che. tema tene anusaravAmAM Ave to ApaNaneya phAyado thAya. dareka vastumAM lAbha ane nukazAna bane parovAyelAja hoya che. eTale nukazAna na thAya ane lAbha maLe. teTalI khabaradArI to rAkhavI joIzeja. ame to ema mAnIe chIe ke jeTale aMze veNIcaMdabhAIe jamAnene Azraya laIne kAma lIdhuM che teTale aMze teo phAyadA karI zakyA che. jyAre koIne kAMI paDI hatI, tevA vakhatamAM rItasara jamAnAnI rItane anusarIne phaMDa karI zakyA. jIrNoddhAra thayA. nahIMtara daherAsaranI zI dazA thatuM baMdhAraNa ghaDavAnI navI rIta jAheramAM AvatI gaI te saMsthA sthApI zakAI. nahIMtara baMdhAraNa na jANatA hoIe te saMsthA zI rIte sthApavI ? ane e sthApyA vinA kAma kema thAya? jema dhaMdhAnI utthalapAthala thatI gaI, moTA zahero vadhatAM gayAM, jema gAmaDAvALAne muzkelI paDatI gaI, tema tema veNacaMdabhAIe saMsthA sthApIne bhaNavA AvelA anekane Azraya Ape, bhaNAvyA ane chevaTe jainazALAonA paNa mAstara karIne AjIvikAnI sagavaDa karI ApI. zaheramAM paMca pratikramaNa jANanArA becAra jaNA hatA, tene badale sArAM sArAM pustaka ane zAstro vAMcI zakanAranI saMkhyA maLI zake che. hajAre pustakane pracAra karAvI jJAna phelAvI zakAya che. nahIMtara zI sthiti thatuM, tene vicAra karyo? ke emane ema jamAnAnI sAme bakhALA kahADe che eTale e rIte eTale

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papa aMze veNacaMdabhAIe jamAne oLakhe teTale aMze lAbha thayeja che. phakta te bahItA hItA AgaLa vadhatA hatA. temanAmAM sAme thavAnI jAhera hiMmata na hatI. eTale ghaNI vAra sthiticutenA hathiyAra banI jatA hatA. te ja mAtra TIkApAtra muddo che. bAkI tenA vyaktigata guNe sAme amAre kaze vAMdho nathI. tenI dhagaza, Atmaga vigerenA jeTalA vakhANa karIe teTalA occhA che. paNa navA jamAnAnI rezanIne barAbara oLakhI na zakyA ne na zakyA. paraMtu tethI e phAyado thayo ke samAjamAM eka jAtanI zarUAta thavAthI bIjI ghaNI rIte jamAnAne prakAza phelAI rahyo che. ane haju paNa teo je sAdhana mUkI gayAM che, tene upayoga tenA lAgatA vaLagatA jamAne oLakhIne apaTuDeITa sAdhanene jema vadhAre lAbha leze, tema samAjane vadhAre phAyade thaze, ema amAruM cakakasa mAnavuM che. have pachInA kAryavAhake veNacaMdabhAI jevI sthiticustatA nahIM rAkhe, evI AzA rAkhIe chIe. temaNe jema thoDe ghaNe jamAne oLakhe tema have pachInA kAryavAhake vadhAre sArI rIte jamAne oLakhaze, ema AzA rAkhIe chIe A rItanA be jAtanA sabaLa vicAra vAtAvaraNamAMthI vecaMdabhAIne pasAra thavAnuM hatuM, chatAM DAmADoLa na thatAM ba nenI vaccethI nakkI karele mAge cAlyA javAmAM temanA baLanI kaTI jaNAI Ave che. kAcIpicI mane vRttine mANasa kAM te eka tarapha derAI jAya, kAM te eka tarapha athaDAI paDe, ane TaTA jhagaDAmAMthI UMcA Ave tyAre kAme tarapha vaLI zake ne ? tevI rithatimAM na mUkAtAM banne jAtanI paristhitionA uchaLatA

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taro vacce pitAnuM hADakuM hAMkI zakyA che, ane banne vargama pitAnA mATe mAna utpanna karI zakyA che. siddhasya gatizcintanIyA. veNIcaMdabhAI navA jamAnAne anusaryA na hatA te ThIka hatuM, ema eka pakSa kahe che, tyAre bIjo kahe che ke--joIe tevI rIte barAbara na anusaryA. ApaNe A vivAdamAM na paDatAM have zuM karavuM ane temaNe je sAdhane ubhAM karyA che, tene lAbha zI rIte meLavavuM? je thaI gayuM te na thanAra nathI paNa je sthiti siddha che, temAMthI ze mArga le? e vicAravuM joIe ane have te raste javuM joIe. veNacaMdabhAIe ni:svArthavRttithI potAnI sarva zakti ane sarva sAmarthya kharcIne ubhI karelI. saMsthAo, ekavakarelI mikate, utpanna karelI lAgavage, jAhera karelI prasiddhiH e vigere sarva sAdhanene pravAha have kaI tarapha vahevaDAvo ? kaI rIte kahevalavo? zA mATe kahevaDAva? ane kaI tarapha vahete aTakAva vo? e vigere aneka praznane thavA saMbhavita che. e prasaMge kaI paNa lakhANane akSarArtha na karatAM veNIcaMdabhAInAM dilanA A zayane paNa samajIne teno sadupayoga karavo. nANuM ApanAra karatAM, kAryamAM sahAyaka ane saMcAlako karatAM, veNacaMdabhAInA dilanA Azaya ane hetuo ane zAsananuM hita ja vadhAre pramANabhUta ane mArgadarzaka che. ApaNane mAlUma paDI cUkayuM che ke saMsthA, tenA sAdhAraNuM baMdhAraNa, rITa, kamiTI, meLAvaDA, vigere pravRttio karavA chatAM, keLavaNI, pragati, menejara, membara, sekreTarI, vigere zabdone

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57 prayAga karavA chatAM e sarvamAM temanuM pradhAna lakSya teo ja jaNAI Ave che ke-- " zrI vItarAga bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra deve batAvelA dharma ane vArasAmAM maLelA temanA zAsananI unnati thAya te vizeSa sArU. paraMtu jema ane tema avanati te aTakavIja joie, temAM khAmI te na ja AvavI joIe. jaina dharma pALavAnA IcchukAne tenI sagavaDa sulabha thAya, zAsananA vahIvaTa calAvanArA aMgevAnAne vahIvaTanuM taMtra calAvavuM sulabha thAya, ane tenAM kAipaNa gupta cA jAhera saMgIna tattvAne sIdhI cA ADakatarI rIte nukazAna na pahoMce, jaina dharma pALanArI kAmAnuM-samAjonuM zraya: thAya, ane sadeAdita jainadharmanuM ArAdhana pravastyo kare, tathA vArasAmAM maLelA dharma ane zAsana tathA tenAM sarva gusa temaja jAhera tattvA ane milkata uttarAtara vArasAmAM AgaLa laMbAya, sarva vighna dUra thAya, sarva apamagaLA zAMta thAya, zAsananI mAnapratiSThA vadhe athavA TakI tA raheja, prajA vyAmAhamAM paDI jaI sanmArgathI bhraSTa na thai jAya, cUkI na jAya, unmArge DuDI na jAya tathA sadaiva zrI jina maMdiromAM ghaTAnAdanA ghaNATakazAomAM gAjyA kare, upAzrayAmAM cAlI rahelA cAritrapAtra gItA zramaNa muninAM vyAkhyAnavanieAnA paDaghA mAnavajIvanamAM rAtidavasa saMbhaLAyA kare, ane ci MtharehAla sthitimAM paNa jainadhama thI vAsita thaI, ghughavATa karatA rADAnI saMkhyAvALA anya dharmAvala khI mAnavasAgaranI vacce paNa sthira samyak dRSTA banI A satkAra saMpanna thaI vItarAga dharma nA ArAdhaka

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58 varga-sva jAti ane sva dharmanI pratiSThA jALavI rAkhanArA zravaka varga vijaya pAme, pachI bhalene te alpa saMkhyAmAM hAya. " temanAM kAryo uparathI A pradhAna lakSya tarI Ave che. A lakSyane hRdayamAM rAkhIne AgaLa pAchaLanA bahu vicAra karyA vinA temaNe pAtAnuM sarva jIvana ane sarva sAmarthya hAmI dIdhu hatuM. tApaNu lakSya uttama chatAM, hetu ane uddeza uttama chatAM, pravRtti karyA vinA kazuM phaLa maLI zakatuM nathI. pravRtti paNa ceAgya mAge karavAmAM na AvI hAya, umAge thai gai hoya, vaccethI kAie tenA durupayega karavA mAMDayA hoya te khyAla na rAkhI zakAyA hAya, unmArge thI cetIne sIdhe mAge AvI javAyuM na hoya, e vigere kAraNeAne lIdhe pravRttinuM ceAgya pariNAma AvavAne badale viparIta pariNAma paNa AvI jAya e svAbhAvika che. mATe koi paNa pravRtti evI ja hovI joie ke jemAMthI uttarAttara hitAnubaMdhI pheLA utpanna thatAM jAya, athavA viSerIta parINAmeA tA jarUra aTakeja, hitAnubaMdhI eTale eka pravRttimAMthI nAnuM paNa amuka cAkkasa saphLa utpanna thAya ja. e phaLa paNa evI rIte utpanna thAya ke sAtheja bIjA aneka sAdhanA vadhAre pramANamAM utpanna karatuM Ave ane temAMthI bIjuM sArUM pariNAma utpanna thAya, ema paraMparA cAlyA kare, te hitAnuMbaMdhI pravRtti *hevAya. pahelethIja khAmI rahI gaI hAya teA uttarAttara khAmInI paraMparA cAlyA kare, te hitAnubaMdhI pravRtti na kahevAya. A rIte piraNAma tarapha jozuM teA game teTalI pravRttio karavA chatAM chellA sA pacAsa varSomAM dharmabhAvanA ghaTI che. te ghaTayAnA saMjogA ubhA thai gayA che. prajA sagaThana zakti

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19 ghaTI che. saMgaThananA khATA dekhAvA karavAnA DALa vacceA che. sAcuM sagaThana ghaTayuM che, DhIlu paDayuM che. gAmaDAomAM sakhyA ghaTI che. aLa kamI thayu che. kANu DhIlA thayA che. zaherAmAM paNa caLakATa vacce che, tenA pramANumAM vAstavikatA uDatI jAya che, ane dharmanA sAdhaka sajAgeA karatAM vidyAtaka sa MjogAnI sakhyA ane khaLa vadhAre pramANamAM vadhatA jAya che, ane utpanna paNa thatA jAya che. hA, kharekhara thayuM teA emaja che? paratu e badhu ema kema banyuM haze ? sArA prayatnA karavA chatAM pariNAma ema kema AvyuM ? prayatnA avaLe mArge thayA? ke ApaNA suprayatnA karatAM viparIta pariNAmeA utpanna karanArAM kAraNeAnI saMkhyA ane khaLa vadhAre pramANamAM haze ? ke ApaNA prayatnAeja temAM kAMika vega umeryA haze ? e vigere ghaNA prazno ghaNAne Aje thai rahyA che. ahIM ApaNane prathama pakSanA AzAnuM mULa tattva hAtha lAge che, te kahe che ke A upara jaNAvelA viparIta pariNAme lAvanArA agamya ane na kaLI zakAya tevAM kAraNeAnA khIja rApAI cUkayA hatA. temAMthI utpanna thayelI caiAjanAone bhramaNAthI sArI mAnI laine tenA upayAga karavAthI sArU pariNAma zI rIte Ave ? mATe kharI rIte tA evI ceAjanAAnA tyAga--temAM avRprattija vadhAre lAbhakAraka thaI paData. unmArge DhADavAnI ceSTA karI udyogImAM khapavA karatAM niceSTa ubhA rahI niruvamImAMja khapavAmAM vadhAre salAmatI che. sat mAge eka varSe eka DagaluM bharAya teA paNa te vadhAre hitAvaha che. jo tema paNa anI zakatuM na hAya tA surakSita sthaLe thaI ubhA rahevAmAM e

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-TalI hAni nathI ke jeTalI unmArge eka paNa pagaluM bharavAmAM che. te pachI deDavAnI to vAta ja zI ? mATe ame kahIe chIe ke "je je sAdhanane upayoga karI unnatinI AzA rAkhavAmAM Ave che, te dareka dareke sAdhane viparIta pariNAmane poSaka agamya kAraNomAMthI janmelAM hatAM, ane teneja piSanAra tarIke utpanna thayAM hatAM. temAMthI nukazAnane badale lAbhanI AzA zI rIte rAkhI zakAya?" ema prathama pakSanA mantavyanuM hArda che. ane bIjo pakSa ema kahe che ke eTalo prayatna karyo te nukazAnamAMthI keTaleka aMze bacyA, nahIMtara gayuM. tenA karatAM paNa vadhAre nukazAna thatuM ane phAyado kAMI paNa maLataja nahIM. mATe jeTalo phAyado maLe tethI saMtoSa mAnI AgaLa vadhavuM e DAhyA puruSanuM kAma che. daNAM rovAthI kAMI na vaLe. ane e uparathI have amArUM ema paNa kahevuM che ke e navAM utpanna thayelA sAdhano tathA janAone upaga barAbara navIna rIte vadhAre uttama rIte, vadhAre AkarSaka rIte, vadhAre sabaLa rIte karyo hate. te jarUra ghaNuja suMdara phaLe AvyA hota. hajI paNa cetIne tema karavAmAM Ave te uttarottara zreya saja che. sAdhananI u. ramatA viSe have zaMkA lAvavAnuM kAraNa nathI. jagatane sAre nazIbe atyArane jamAne-eja koI zubha prasaMga maLe che ke jemAM sArAmAM sArA ane saraLamAM saraLa rIte kAryasAdhaka eTalAM badhAM sAdhano utpanna thayAM che ke je kI jagatanA nazIbamAM hatA. mATe tene chuTathI lAbha levuM joIe. je nahIM le te gAphala gaNAze. athavA tame tene kheTAM mAnatA he topaNa

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. jijA vivigha e nyAyathI paNa atyAre tene upayoga kare nyAo mArga che. emane bIjA pakSana mantavyanuM hArda che. - trIjo pakSa ema kahe che ke game tema hoya paraMtu hAtha jene besI ro pAlave ke? je vakhate je jAtanA saMjogo hAtha lAge te vakhate te saMjogomAM pasAra thaIne temAM phasAyA vinA, kunehapUrvaka jeTalA lAbhakAraka hoya, tene upayoga karI laI athavA choDayA chuTe tema na hoya te tene anivArya rIte upayoga karI laI zubha uddezane dayAnamAM rAkhI prayatna karavAthI zubha ja thaze. bIjo mArga na hoya, to hAtha joDIne besI rahevuM amane pAlave tema nathI. pakSe game tema kahe paraMtu veNacaMdabhAInA kAryomAMthI, temanA dilanA AzayamAMthI kaye mArga sUjhe che? te dhyAnamAM rAkhIne have pachInA kAryavAhake e vartavAnuM che. pachI tene AgaLa vadhavAnuM kaho ke pAchaLa haThavAnuM kaho. praNAlI kaho ke pragati kahe. je nAma ApavuM hoya te Apa. jema jema muMbaI vigere moTAM zaheromAM vadhAravAnI cejanAo vadhatI jAya che, jhAkajhamALa thatA jAya che, tema tema sthAnika dhaMdhAo tUTavAthI navI saMtatine dhaMdhA mATe kaI paNa rIte bahAra nIkaLyA vinA chuTake nathI thatuM. Ama vatanamAMthI khaseluM dharma viSenuM zraddhAbaLa, zarIrabaLa ane jIvanamAM upayogI saMbaMdhe vigere pramANamAM keTaleka aMze kaMIka nIce utare che. vaLI vatanamAMthI khasavA chatAM jaladI dhaMdho maLe tema nathI, kAraNa ke junA dhaMdhAnI tAlIma te hotI nathI eTale navAM navAM zaheramAM cAlatA dhaMdhAnI tAlIma levI paDe che. temAM prAthamika

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kura pagathiyA tarIke-lakhatAM, vAMcatAM te koI paNa mANase zIkhavuMja joie. jyAre eka vakhata prajAne peAtAnI sahI karatA AvaDatI hAya ke na AvaDatI hoya paNa tene jIvanavyavahAra calAvavAmAM aDacaNu nahAtI AvatI. jo lakhatAM vAMcatAM AvaDatuM hAya tA ThIka paraMtu te vinA, tene kAMi sthAnaja na maLe, ema te nhAtuM manatuM. tyAre Aje vyavahAranuM dheAraNa eTaluM badhuM 'cu jatuM jAya che ke prajAnA ghaNA bhAganI zakti ane vakhatanA vyaya e uMcA dheAraNane lAyaka thavAmAM kharcAyA che. pachI te vyavahAranA ceAgaDhAmAM geAThavAya che. je varga te pramANe na karI zake, jenI pAse tevAM sAdhanA na hAya, tene teA dhaMdhA mATe lAyaka sagavaDa na maLatAM nIcenA sthAnamAMja rahevuM paDe. Ama vyavahAranuM dheAraNa uMce lai javAthI dekhAtI rIte sArU lAge che, AgaLa vadhavAnI hAMza temAM utpanna thAya che ane para`tu AthI gaNeA varga binadha MdhAdAra, binareAjagAra ane che . ane kharcanA khAjAmAM utarI paDe che. Ane lIdhe Aje puSkaLa mANasA dhadhArahita thayelA jovAmAM Ave che. thatA jAya che, ane ghaNe! bhAga piraNAme garIbI ane pachI rAgonA bhAga thaI nAza pAme che. keTalAkane game tyAM jyAM tyAM javuM paDe che. A rIte eka tarapha jyAre eka varga mAtabara vadhAre mAtabara thatA jAya che tyAre bIjI tarapha ApaNA bhAiomAM garIbeAnI bIjI duHkhadAyaka sthiti vadhatI jAya che. A khAmata vihAra karanArA muni mahArAjAe vadhAre joi zake. eka vakhata je gAmaDA ke kasbAnI sthiti joi hAya, tene have 20-25 varSe jue, te temAM teone AkAza pAtALa jeTalA taphAvata lAgaze ane bhAse paNa che, ApaNI saMkhyA ghaTatI jAya che, vidhavAonuM pramANa vadhatuM jAya che, e

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vigere paristhitionuM paNa mukhya bIja Aja che. vatanathI chuTA paDelAne badhuM navesarathIja bichAvavAnuM hoya che, eTale tenI ghaNuM zaktine apavyaya thAya che. tethI Ayur paNa ochuM bhogavI zake che. moTA zaheramAM javuM paDe che, athavA pavitra Arya bhUmine tyAga karI dUra dUranA TApuomAM javuM paDe che. temAM paNa zakti ane sAdhana saMpanna phAvI zake che, paraMtu nabaLApicAne mareja thAya che. keI phAve tene se joI zake, ane tenuM anukaraNa kare paraMtu keTalA nAmazeSa thaI gayA tene hisAba koNa rAkhe? Ama eka jAtanuM saMkramaNa cAlI rahyuM che. A saMkramaNaneja aMge leko AgaLa vadhavA mATe vyavahAranA uMcA dhoraNamAM dAkhala thavA mATe-jJAna meLavavA (jJAna meLavavAnI te mAtra zAbdika bhAvanA hoya che) khAtara arthAt ochAmAM ochuM vAMcavA lakhavAnI tAlIma meLavavA mATe doDe che. leke (hiMdusthAnamAM jJAnI purUe jJAnanI je pratiSThA utpanna karI che, tene dhyAnamAM laIne tenA taraphanI bhaktithI) A paristhitine jJAnane nAme nabhAvI rAkhe che, tenA tarapha dorAya che. vastutaH e doravaNI uMce laI javAmAM AvelA vyavahAranA dharaNene garbhita rIte kabUlI le che. je bIjA ghaNuone ghAtaka thaI paDe che, mATe hiMsAmUlaka hovAthI A doravaNane jJAna evuM nAma ApavA karatAM ajJAna-avidyAja kahI zakAya. mATe ja ame A graMthamAM jJAna ane keLavaNIne judA pADyA che. ' lakhavA vAMcavAnuM jJAna meLavavA ane tethI paNa vadhAre jeTalu meLavAya teTaluM meLavIne vyavahAramAM sanI sAthe jeTaluM rahI

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zakAya teTaluM rahevAnI lAlasAthI prajA doDI rahI che, ane saMsthAomAM dAkhala thatI jAya che. pachI te sahakArI sahakArI, rASTrIya prajAkIya, dhAmika vyAvahArika, darabAri skula ke gurukuLa, boDiga ke bhuvana, pAThazALA ke masA, koleja ke mahAvidyAlaya, zikSaNamaMdira ke jJAnamaMdira, junI ghareTha pramANe cAlatI hoya - ke navI ghareDa pramANe cAlatI hoya, zikSaNanA sUma niyama para cAlatI hoya ke sthUla niyamo para cAlatI hoya; gAmaDAmAM heya, ke zaheramAM hoya, parvatanI TekarI para hoya, ke nadI kinAre hoya, jaMgalamAM cAlatI hoya ke verAna pradezamAM cAlatI hoya, dezInI hoya ke khrIstI pAdarInI hAya, Azrama nAma nIce cAlatI hoya ke niketana nAma nIce cAlatI hoya, paraMtu te dareka mAM saMkhyAbaMdha vidyAthIo ubharAI rahyA che. ane chellA 5vaccIsa varSamAM vicAra karIzuM te ApaNAmAM paNa 30-40 saM sthAo jotajotAmAM thaI gaI che. ane digabaMra sthAnakavAsI vigerenI sAthe gaNanA karIe te jenA nAma sAthe joDAyelI se. uparAMta saMsthAo judA judA nAma ane udezanA lakhANa nIce cAlu thaI gayelI che. bhale nAma game tevuM rAkhyuM hoya, tenA baMdhAraNamAM uddeza game tevA akSare lakhyuM hoya paraMtu darekanuM pariNAma ekaja AvyuM che. kAraNa ke ekAeka utpanna thavAnuM je kAraNa hatuM te darekanuM samAna hatuM eTale pariNAma paNa samAja Ave, temAM navAI zI? jyAre eka paNa saMsthA nahotI mArI dhAraNa pramANe ApaNAmAM sauthI junI saMsthA mahesANA pAThazALA che ke je mAtra dhArmika zikSaNa ApavAnA uddezathI ja sthapAI hatI. ane pachI te pAThazALAo, bAI vigere rUpamAM aneka saMsthAo utpanna thaI gaI.

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ahIM veNacaMdabhAI kahe che ke jyAre prajA utthalapAthale haDI che ane koI ne kaI rIte gherathI nIkaLe che, tyAre DI ghaNI saMkhyA ApaNe pakaDI pADIe ane dhArmika bhaNAvI taiyAra karIe temAM khoTuM zuM ? keTalAka bIjuM jJAna meLavaze, tyAre te saMkhyAmAM AvA keTalAka mANaso paNa bhaLaze, eTale kAMIka ne kAMIka dharmanI prakriyA cAlu raheze, ane sAmAnya sthitinA haze tene dhaMdho paNa maLaze. ApaNe ThAmaThAma jainazALAo sthApIne dhaMdho paNa ApI zakIzuM. vaLI eka eka ThekANe nakkI karIne mUkela jainazALAne mAstara dhArmika amaladAra tarIke kAma Apaze, gAmanuM sthAnika dhArmika vAtAvaraNa jema banaze tema jALavI rAkhI zakaze. Ama eka pravRttithI be traNa hetu sadhAze ane sAdharmika bhAIone ThekANe pADavAnuM kartavya bajAvI zakAze. AvI ananya bhAvanAthI teoe potAnuM jIvana hemI dIdhuM. alabatta-AthI jhapATAbaMdha tUTatI jatI dharmabhAvanA, palaTAtI sthiti, vadhatI jatI niste jatA ane sthAnika viSamatAno te kaze upAya thataja nathI. te te dhamadhokAra vacce ja jAya che. tenA upAya te haju vicAravAnA ane ajamAvavAnA bAkI ja che. mAtra eTalo ja artha thAya che ke luMTa cAlI che, temAMthI laI jatAM je DuM ghaNuM verAya che, tene mAtra saMgraha karI saMcaya karavAmAM Ave che. eTaluM paNa ThIka che. paraMtu luMTa aTakAvavAnA te prayatnane sAco prayatna mAnI levAmAM Ave, te arthano anartha thaI jAya. kAraNa ke beTe hathiyAre laDatAM sAcA upAya zodhavAnI jijJAsA ja na jAgrata thAya. mAtra veNacaMdabhAIne prayatna je rIte stutya che, te rIte vadhAvI leI tene gya rIte upayoga karavuM joIe.

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arthAta veNacaMdabhAInA AzayamAMthI eja tatva maLe che ke -" game te sthiti cAlatI hoya, game te paristhiti cAlatI hoya, te kudaratI dezakALanI paristhiti pramANe hoya ke kRtrima rIte ubhI thayelI hoya, ema game te kAraNe hoya te vicAra vidvAne, AgevAne ane munimahArAjAo bhale kare. mArUM te gajuM nahIM. mAre te ekaja dharma che ke je samaye, vartamAna samaye-je bhAI jyAM hoya, je paristhitimAM hoya, te dezamAM hoya ke videzamAM vasatA hoya, te navA poSAkamAM hoya ke junA poSAkamAM haiya, te junA vicAranA hoya ke navA vicA2nA hAya, te muni hoya ke gRhastha hoya, garIba hoya ke tavaMgara hoya, paraMtu jema bane tema ane jeTalI rIte thaI zake teTalI rIte prayatna karIne darekanI AjubAju vItarAga dharmanuM vAtAvaraNu phelAvavuM, tene saMdezo pahoMcate kare ane tenA dilamAM je zraddhA-vAsanA hoya, te tene palavita karavI. je jhAMkhI na paDe, naSTa na thAya. ane na hoya tenAmAM navI utpanna karavI, ane te vyakti potAnuM I-pAralakika hita samaje ane Acare. A ekaja tatvane vaLagI rahevuM. eja mAre jIvanmatra che. pachI te mahesANA pAThazALAthI siddha thAya, pustako chapAvavAthI siddha thAya, jenazALAo sthApavAthI siddha thAya, sUkama bedha prakaraNanI pAThazALA sthApavAthI siddha thAya, keLavaNI khAtuM ane zreyaskara maMDaLa sthApavAthI siddha thAya, game te rIte siddha thAya tenI sAthe mAre vadhAre tAtparya nathI. sArAMza ke-vyAvahArika zikSaNane mATe te te saMsthAo che, ane nahIM hoya tyAM tyAM sthAnika loko dhaMdhA ane vyavahArane aMge jarUrIAta puratI saMsthA khelaze eTale

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67 te javAbadArI temanA upara rahevA daI mAtra dhArmika ane zAsanane lagatI ja pravRtio upADI levAnuM kAma A saMsthAe karavAnuM che. je A saMsthAne paNa vyAvahArika sAthe mizrita karI nAkhavAmAM Avaze te uparanA kArya mATe koI jUdA sAdhananI apekSA raheze ja. mATe tema thavA na detAM jema bane tema dhArmika jarUriyAtane purI pADanArI saMsthA tarIke ja A saMsthAone upayoga karavo joIe. eTale ke jyAM jyAM eka paNa jaina kuTuMba ke vyaktine vasavATa hoya, dUra ke najIka deza ke paradeza, paraMtu te sarva sthaLe-tenI jana dharma taraphanI pharaja, vItarAga dharmanuM ArAdhana karavAnA phAyadA, te viSenuM jJAna vijJAna-deva guru ane dharma tarapha valaNa, saMghanA javAbadArInA savAlamAM upekSA dUra karIne banatuM karI chUTavAnI vRtti utpanna thAya, te rIte tenA kAna para avAja athaDAbe javA joIe, vAtAvaraNa phelAve javuM joIe. ucita sAdhane paNa purA pADavAnI sagavaDa karyo javI joIe. jyAM jyAM koI paNa jaina vyakti sUkSma tatvajJAna meLavatI hoya tyAM tene tenAM sAdhano purAM pADavAM joIe, jaina maMdira ane upAzrayanA dhArmika vAtAvaraNamAM prakAza rahyA kare tevI yojanAo purI pADe javI joIe. vigere vigere kAryone lagatI pravRtti tarapha A saMsthAonAM nANAM ane zaktino vyaya tha joIe. ApanArAo paNa A uddezathIja nANAM Ape che ane ApyA che. pachI te spaSTa hoya ke garbhita hAya. ane saMsthAo sthApavAne ane calAvavAne veNacaMdabhAIne uza paNa eja che. mATe te rIte ja tene upayoga tha joIe. nahIM ke bIjI rIte. e nANuone, e zaktione e rIte upaga karavA

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ghUMTa chatAM keTalIka khAkhateAmAM ghaNIja dIrgha draSTi vAparIne atyanta sAvaceta rahevAnI jarUra che. tenuM mAtra digdarzana karAvIne A prakaraNa purUM karIzuM-- 1 hAlanA jamAnAnI ruDha ane kAyadAne anusarIne TrasTaDIDa karAvavAmAM saMghanA prAcIna baMdhAraNa tathA kAyadAo ane sa MsthA vacce aMtara vadhe che. tethIja dhama ane prajAnA ekAnta hita ane saMsthA vacce paNa aMtara paDaze. arthAt saMsthA hita nahI sAdhI zake. vaLI je samAjanI te sasthA che temAM vizvAsalAyaka vyaktie na hAvAnuM, TrasTaDIDa karAvanArI te samAjanIja agragaNya vyaktie bhula kare che, evuM gabhi ta rIte sAbita thAya che. ane peAtAnI samAjanA badhA mANasonA vizvAsa kArya vAhakA upara nathI, evuM paNa garbhita rIte svIkRta thAya che. eka sasthAnAM nANAM ane kAryavAhI bacAvavA jatAM kAyamane mATe A lake garbhita rIte vhArI levAmAM Ave che. tethI bhaviSyamAM samAjane ThAma ThAma zeSavuM paDaze ane dhArmika khAtAo jokhamamAM paDaze. AmAM phAyadA karatAM bhAvi nukazAna vadhAre samajAya che. mATe A mAkhata ahIM ATaluM digdarzana karavuM paDyuM che. ema karyA vinA mAtra nANAMnI surakSitatA tathA kAryanI kkasa nIti jALavI rAkhavA mATe samAjamAMthIja evA ceAgya vizvAsalAyaka gRhasthAze dhI phADhavA joie ke-jeenI javAbadArI upara dhu rahe, te kazA vAMdhA nahI Ave. thADI vyaktionA viruddha vicArA calAvI levA sArA, paraMtu TrasTaDIDa karAvI AkhI samAjamAM avizvAsanuM dheAraNa svIkArI levuM te vadhAre jokhama che. ane evI lAyaka theDI paNa vyaktie ApaNAmAM nathI, ema kabulavAmAM te samAja pratye bhAre avizvAsa gaNAya. paraMtu

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taddana tevI sthiti nathImAtra thoDA prayatna karavAnI jarUra rahe che. te vyAjabI prayatna thavo joIe. je koma mahAjana tarIke-gAmegAmanA TrasTI tarIke jAhera che prajAmAM vizvAsapAtra sthAyi jamAvaTa pADelI vizvAsapAtra kemane potAnA khAtA mATe bIjA pAse vizvAsa sthira karAvavuM paDe e bahu khuzI thavA jevuM te nathI ja. pachI to jene je rUce te kharuM. temAM bahu AnaMda mAnavA jevI vAta nathI e cokkasa. 2 saMsthAnI heDa ophIsa mahesANAmAM ja rahevI joIe. brAMca bhale muMbaI rahe, nANuMnA utpanna mATe nANuM bhale muMbaI vigere jyAM gya sthaLa tajarene ThIka lAge tyAM rahe. paraMtu heDaoNphisa te mahesANAja rahe tyAM sudhI vadhAre uttama prakAra che. ApaNu dareka bAbatanAM khAtAMonI heDa ophisanuM mathaka muMbaIne karI nAMkhavAne e artha che, ke-je dezanA sthAnika lekamAM kAmakAja karavAnI zakti ghaTatI jAya che, e tene garbhita artha che. ApaNe to evuM ja IcchIe ke muMbaImAM paNa kAryakaranArAonI zakti rahe, ane dezamAM paNa rahe. heMDa - phIsa chatAM muMbaI laI javI ghaTe te eTalI azakti kabula karI levI joIe, bIjuM zuM ? pachI bhale tyAM vadhAre sagavaDanuM bAnuM maLI jAya. paNa ahIM te pramANe sagavaDa nathI, eTalI azakti te kharIja. mATe jyAM sudhI tema na thAya tyAM sudhI uttama che. 3 keLavaNuM khAtAno upayoga jaina jJAna ane temAM paNa jema bane tema samyaga jJAnane samyaga rIte pracAra thAya temAM ja thavuM joIe. nahIM ke keLavaNI eTale game te jAtanI keLavaNamAM tane upayoga thavo joIe. alabatta keLavaNI zabdane

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vyavahAra kAya vAhakoe rAkhyA che, para`tu nANAM bhanAranA, upadezaka munimahArAjAonA ane dharmamUtti kAryakartA veNIcaMdabhAane ekaMdara hRdayanA ze! hetu ane Azaya che ? te vadhAre pramANabhUta che. jainavijJAna eTaluM badhuM vizALa ane jagata itakara che ke te che teTalA jaineAmAM kharAkhara vyApta karavAne ane jIvanAM jIvatuM karavAne abajo rUpiyAnA kharce paNa purUM pahoMcI vaLAya ke kema ? tA pachI ATalI rakamathI zuM thAya? tApaNu je che tenA upayAga temAMja thavA joie. 4 eja rIte jema zreyaskara maDaLanAM nANAnA upayAga jaina dharmanAM zreya: karavAmAMja thavA joie. jaina evI kAI kAma nathI. jaina e mAtra dharma che. ane jaina kAmeA kahevAya che, tenA artha jaina dharma pALanArI kAme evA che. mATe A khAtuM jainadharma -jainadarzana, jainazAsananA hitane mATeja che, yadyapi dharmanA sthAyipaNAmAM kAmeAne lAbha cheja. AjanI sthitimAM dhama vyavasthA haze te kAme garbhita rIte vyavasthita heAvAnIja. zikhara kharAkhara vyavasthita haze teA maMdira hajI ubhuM che, ema tA sAbita thaze ja. mATe dharma e prajAjIvananuM zikhara che, kendra che, sarva jIvananI pratIka che. tethI jema bane tema tenI vAstavika tejasvitA ane nistejatA uparathI ja bhAratavarSamAM prajAnI AkhAdInA vicAra karAya che. nahIM ke mATA rAjamahele ke mATI havelIo uparathI AMka kADhavAnA che. jhupaDAmAM paNa Adarza bhAratIya AnuM jaina jIvana camakI zake che. alabatta, jainadhama ane zAsananA zreya: mATe dhyAna ApavAnI jarUra che, tema phIma samAja ke prajA mATe upekSA karavAnI

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71 che, ema sAbita nathI thatuM. kAraNa ke-e paNa dharmanAM aMge che. jema aMgInI marAmata Avazyaka che, tema aMgenI paNa marAmata Avazyaka che. ane je ApaNuthI pahoMcI vaLI zakAya te ekeeka aMganI saMbhALane pahoMcI vaLavuM joIe, ane tene khUba majabUta tathA tejasvI karavuM joIe. topaNa yathAzakti temAM bhAga levA vinA aMgI zI rIte TakI ja zake? e prazna che. ane tene uttara e che ke-e kAme karavA mATe amAre bIlakula niSedha nathI paraMtu te bIjA hAtha para sAmAjika, kemI ke prajAkIya savAla tarIke hAtha dharAvA joIe. ane tene ukela te rIte lAvavA jeTalA bane teTalA prayatna karavA joIe. paraMtu banne savAlo anAvazyaka seLabheLa na thaI javA joIe. bhedabheda che. eTale jeTale abheda che, teTalo te pratyakSa ke joIe, ane jeTalo bheda che, teTalo te pratyakSa thavo joIe. ekAMtathI bheda athavA ekAMtathI abheda karI nAkhavAthI bhAre jokhame che. jaina e dharma che, nahIM ke kema che. e rIte bheda che. ane dhArmika jIvana tathA sAmAjika ke kemI jIvana e banne prajAnAM aMga che. e rIte abheda che. mATe A khAtuM mukhyapaNe dharmanA zreya: mATe upayogamAM AvavuM joIe. tethI sAmAjika kAma mATe bIjAM khAtAMo hoya ke sthApavA Avazyaka hoya tene InkAra thatuM nathI. 5 saMsthAnuM kAmakAja eTaluM prakAzamaya rIte cAlavuM jeIe ke-je khAtAomAM je je nANu che, tene upayoga jyAM jarUra jaNAya tyAM uddezane dhyAnamAM rAkhIne evI rIte kharcAvA joIe ke uttarottara te uddeza pAra paDavA sAthe yathAzakti navAM nANAM

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R maLyAja kare, jemake-sAdhusAdhvInuM auSadha khAtuM-jyAM kAi paNa ThekANe A zramaNuva glAna ke rujju hAya te sthaLe jo sthAnika madada kharAkhara na pahoMcI zakatI hAya teA A khAtAe tyAM pahoMcI vaLavuM joIe. phrAI kAi vakhate kAi kAi munine mahArAga thAya che, ane keTalIka vakhata te laMbAya che. bhAre ki MmatI davAo karatAM sAravAranI vadhAre agatya hAya che,tyAM sthAnika kAma karanArAe paise Take na paheAMcI vaLe tevI sthiti heAya tyAM A khAtAe paheAMcI vaLavuM joie. jo ke sthAnaka lAke paheAMcI vaLe, jema ane tema ochA kharce jeTaluM kare teTaluM karavA devuM, e uttama Adaza che. temAM vacce vadhAre sagavaDa ApavA javuM e tene teADavA barAbara che, tene jhAMkhA pADavA barAbara che, ane tema thavA daIe teA pAchaLathI pastAvuM paDe, kAraNa ke badhe ThekANe kendrita khAtuM te na pahoMcI vaLI zake. tApaNu AdarzanI vAta karIne khAtuM pramAda na sevI zake. saMsthAnuM dhyAna te paheAMcavuMja joie ke amuka savAla sthAnika leAkeAe upADI lIdhA ke kema ? pachI jarUriyAta na hoya te bhale madada na karavI, paraMtu jAgRti teA joieja. jo sasthAmAM te khAtuM e tA, na heAya tA kAI na pUche. A rIte jAgatI sthitimAM kAma thAya tA nANAM paNa avazya maLe temAM ze saMzaya che? tevIja rIte sUkSma edha pAThazALAnAM nANAMnA upayoga jyAM jaine jaina tattvAnA sUkSma vicAra karatA hAya, khAsa graMthAnA abhyAsa karatA hAya, tyAM e nANAM paheAMcI javAM joIe. alabatta abhyAsakanI danazuddhi vigere tattvAnI gaveSaNAnI AvazyakatA rahetI hAya tA te karIne paNa tenA upayAga thavA joie. A mAtra dAkhalA ApyA che. paraMtu A dAkhalA uparathI khIjA badhAM khAtAMo mATe samajI levuM joie.

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73 nANAMnI rAkAta jema bane tema jaina bhAIone dhaMdhAmAM madada kare tevI rIte thai zake teA vadhAre uttama. kAraNa ke ApaNAM nANAMthI ekA vadhAre joramAM Ave che, tathA te ApaNane na dhIratAM kaMpanIone dhIre che. tethI kaMpanIo vadhAre jorathI vepAra karI zake. ane te joranuM ApaNA vepArIe upara ADakatarUM dabANu Aveja. ane sAthe mUDInI sagavaDa nahIM. A banne mArAthI ApaNA vargane tUTavuM paDe che. mATe je ApaNAM nANAMne upabhAga temane maLe tevA khyAla rakhAya te sArUM. A uparathI nANAnI surakSitatAmAM upekSA karavI, ke jaina gRhasthAne nANAMnA peAtAnA aMgata upayAga viSenI caiAgyatA yAgyatAne khyAlamAM na levI tathA jaina beMka kADhavI, evI kazI bhalAmaNa karatA nathI. 6 Aje abhyAsa karanArAonI sa MkhyA cAre taraph ularAI rahI che, paraMtu zuddha draSTithI jaina dharmanAM tattvAne abhyAsa karanArI saMkhyA ahuja jIja che, arthAt nahIM jevIja kahI zakAya. kAraNa ke gRhasthe nI jJAna tarapha je bhakti hatI te bhakita mAtra hRdayamAM hatI. kAraNa ke teo ema mAnatA hatA ke ' ApaNe vyavasAyI hAvAthI jJAna meLavI zakatA nathI, paNa jee meLave che temane dhanya che." paratu temanA sa MtAnA jamAnAnA vAtAvaraNane lIdhe bhaNavA tak vaLyA, paraMtu teoe mukhyapaNe bAhya jJAna, ane bAhya jamAnAnA 'skAra jhaTa lIdhA. temAMja vaNAI gayA. ane bAkI vadhAre paisA meLavavAnI lAlasA, TApaTIpa, kharcALa jIvana vageremAM jIvana hAmAi gayuM. eTale mAtra yuddha uMDA tatvajJAnanI draSTithI saMgIna talasparzI abhyAsa karanArAenI sakhyA ahuja jIja haze ema kahI zakAya. pachI madhyama varga-tene pAtAnI jarUriyAtane pahoMcI vaLavAnI upAdhi hAya.

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have rahyo tadna chelro sAmAnya varga-jene peTanI paDI hAya. te bhaNavA Ave, paraMtu tene temAMthI peAtAnA prathama ane mukhya prazna ukelavAnA haiAya. A sthitimAM temanI pAsethI talaspazI abhyAsanI AzA rAkhavI vyartha, athavA tema thAya tApaNu samAjapara tenI chApa joie tevI paDe nahi. ane te banneya uddezone meTI saMkhyAmAM vidyAthI one rAkhavAnA leAbhathI saMsthAnA cAlakeA nANAM ane sAdhanAthI pahoMcI vaLatA nathI, ane thADAne paheAMcI vaLI zake, paNa saMkhyA vadhAre rAkhavAnI pratiSThAnA cepathI bacI zakatA nathI, vadhAre sakhyAthI vadhAre saMkhyAne pALI poSI zakAya, paraMtu khadhAne sa MgIna vidvAn tA naja manAvI zakAya. thADI sakhyAne saMgIna anAvavAmAM vadhAre lAbha che ke mATI saMkhyAne sAmAnya jJAna ApavAmAM vadhAre lAbha che? A mATA vAda che. vidvAnAmAM A prazne bhAre guMcavADA ubhe karyo che. tApaNu ahuja vicArane aMte nakkI karI zakAya che ke-ApaNane hAla jema saMgIna taiyArI tema vadhAre lAbha che. pachI tenI meTI saMkhyA hAya teA vadhAre uttama. paNa chevaTe nAnI saMkhyA hAya tApaNu pramANamAM pariNAme sAmAnya taiyArIvALAnI mATI sakhyA karatAM vadhAre phAyadA che, e ceAkkasa siddhAMta che. eTale have teA A saMsthAmAM evI ekAda be vyakita tA cA kakasa heAvIja joie ke je AkhA samAjamAM sArAmAM sArA vidvAn hAya. eTale jJAnanI sarva zAkhA prazAkhAmAM taiyAra hAya. jyAre prasaMga upasthita thAya tyAre kAma AvI zake. ahIM eTaluM yAda rAkhavuM ke A Adarza sthiti nathI, para Mtu zarU karelA kAmanI mAtra gati vicArIe chIe. Adaza tA e che ke-samatha cAritrapA

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kapa AcArya ane munio utpanna karavA joie. zAsananA khara AdhAra temanA upara che. A rIte vidvAn vyakitae taiyAra karavAthI anAja ane parALanA nyAyathI vacce zikSake upadezakeA vigere madhyama kA - kattAvarga maLIja raheze. 7 jema ane tema abhyAsamAM-pAThazALAmAM ane sarvatra prAcIna pUrvAcArcanI kRtinA graMthAnA upayoga thAya te vadhAre ISTa che. kAraNa ke temAM vacce khIjAne ghusADavAthI tenuM sthAna khasI jaze. athavA ghaNe uMce sthAna cAlu abhyAsakramamAMthI khasI jaze. ane bIjuM teenA pavitra AtmA sAthe zabdAdvArA je sIdhe sabaMdha baMdhAya che, te khIjI kai rIte zakya nathI. game tevA vidyAna thavA chatAM mahAtmA purUSonA hRdayanA rasanA chAMTA temAM na paDe te ghI vagaranA khArAka jevuM badhuM jJAna lukhu che. mATe temanIja bhASAmAM ane temanAja zabdomAM je lakhAyuM hAya te dvArAja abhyAsa karavA joie. kAraNa ke temanA zabdo ane paribhASAo ane racanAe temanA hRdayamAMthI rasa bahAra nIkaLavAnI nIko che. te dvArA abhyAsIonA hRdayamAM te vasI zake che. A tattva dharma pracArakoe ane hitacitakAe bhUlavuM nathI joituM. teeAnA graMthAnA rahasya sudhI paheAMcavA mATe vaLAvA tarIke upayeAgamAM lIdhelAM khIjA' pustakA kadAca gharadhaNI thaI na bese tenI sAvacetI rAkhavAnI jarUra de. eTalI sAvacetI rAkhyA pachI vaLAvA tarIke levAmAM vAMdhA nathI. ane jo pUrvAcAryonA graMthAnA abhyAsa viSe azakita vadhI gaI che, ema kabUla karI levAmAM Ave tApaNu tenI chAyA pADe

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76 tevAja graMtha taiyAra thavA joIe, nahIM ke chIMcha. koI paNa jotAMnI sAthe jainavijJAnanI apUrvatA joI zake. tenA dilamAM camatkAra lAga joIe. nahi ke tene viSe tene ane rogya athavA najIve abhiprAya baMdhAya ke upekSAnI vAta utpanna thAya. tevuM na thavuM joIe. - 8 dharma e jIvanamaMdiranuM zikhara che, mATe tene lagatI saMsthA sarva saMsthAo karatAM atizayavaMta hovI joIe. tenuM teja jhAMkhuM na hovuM joIe. bIjI jaina saMsthAo dharmane kevuM sthAna Ape che, tenI tapAsa karavI joIe. teone mATe mArga nakakI karavA joIe. ane dareka sAmAjika (vyAvahArika) zikSaNanI saMsthAomAM paNa dharma kendra rUpe virAjamAna che ke nahIM, tene tapAsa karIne te saMsthA mATe dharmanI bAbatamAM pitAne abhiprAya paNa A saMsthAe jAhera kara joIe. je sarvane mAnya rahe joIe. pharIthI yAda karAvuM chuM ke A saMsthA jaina tattvajJAnanA AdithI aMta sudhInA abhyAsane mATe hevI joIe. je te jarA paNa bheLaseLa karavA lalacAze te tenI gADI bIje pATe ahaDI jaze. pachI pariNAme muMbaI javAne badale te kalakattAnA hAvarA sTezana para jaIne ubhI raheze tyAre mAluma paDaze ke "are! ApaNe ahIM te hetuM AvavuM ne? have zuM thAya ? be divasanuM vacce AMtaruM paDI gayuM. lAbha maLavAnA kesanI mudata gaI kAle vItI gaI. ekataraphI kesa cAlIne keTaluM nukazAna thayuM haze ? have kAMI upAya ja hAthamAM nathI rahetuM." evuM thaze. bAkI tattvajJAna meLavanArAene evI rIte taiyAra karavA joIe ke-te vyavahArathI ajJAna na rahe. kAraNa ke te zikSaNamAM garbhita rIte vyavahAra AvIja ja joIe. e yuktithI abhyAsa thAya, eTaluM ja nahIM paraMtu

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77 tene vyavahAra paNa sarvAtizAyI hovA joie. prAcIna tattvajJAnanA abhyAsathI vyavahAramAM zUnya rahevAya, ema mAnI lezuM te zrImad heracaMdrAcArya vagere saMkhyAmAMdha nAnI uMmaramAM dIkSA lai mAtra zAstrIya graMtheAnA abhyAsa karanArAone vyavahArazUnya mAnavA paDaze. paraMtu vAstavika rIte tema nathI. jagA vyavahAranA paNa evA mahAtmAe mAdaka mane eTalI hada sudhI pahoMcyA hAya che. mAtra abhyAsakramanI racanA ane goThavaNumAMja khukhI che. 9 jainazALAe daherAsara (devagRhezvara) ane upAzrayanA vAtAvaraNamAM aMtara pADe tevI rIte na cAlavI joIe. prajAnA dhArmika jIvananA mukhya AdhAra cAritrapAtra vyaktie sAthe prajAnA sahavAsa upara che. ane dhArmika zikSaNa, AcAra, zraddhA tathA saMskAra prajAmAM dAkhala karavAnI mukhyamAM mukhya eja cAvI che. A rIte ceAgya rIte prAcIna purUSoe e praznanA nikAla karI mUkayA hatA, paraMtu ApaNe vaccethI deoDhaDAhyA thaine jaina zALAo vacce ghusADI che. pariNAma e AvatuM jAya che ke nizALamAM pAMca kalAka bhaNavA gayelA khALaka traNa kalAka khIjA pAThamAM gALe che. ane ekAda kalAka jainazALAmAM jaI Ave che. pachI tene daherA ke upAzrayamAM javAne avakAza-icchA sagavaDa AcchA rahe che. kAya vAhake jainazALAmAM mALakAnA AvavAthI temanA dhArmika saMskAranA ukela AvI jaze ema bhramaNAmAM paDayA che. pahelAM jyAre nizALA nhAtI tyAre ghera ke dukAne rahelA bALako ane yuvakA upAzrayamAMja jatA, tyAMja bhaNatA, tyAMja

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78 sAmAyika karatA. Ama gurue ane temanI vacce sIdhI lITInA sabaMdha thatA. have jainazALAnA mAstaradvArA saMbaMdha rahe che, eTaluM aMtara vadhatAM je nukazAna thayuM che tenI khUmA tA saiA AgevAne pADI rahyA che, eTale ahIM vadhAre nahIM lakhuM. azraddhA, dhArmika vAtAvaraNanI, sa MskAranI zithilatAnuM kharuM kAraNa A che. pahelAM vAtA eja cAlatI hatI ke "amuka mahArAja AvavAnA che. amuka AvA vidvAn che. amuka mArA guru che. amuka amukanA guru che. te kharAkhara kriyApAtra nathI. " e evI vAtAmAM kadAca laDI paNa paDatA hatA, paraMtu te laDAimAM guruenI yAda hatI, ane jIvana namAM tanmaya vAtAvaraNa rahetuM hatuM. hAla te A khAbata vidyArthI - A laDAi paNa karatA nathI. tenA atha e che ke-temanA magajamAMthI vastunuM sthAnaja khasI gayuM che. arthAt bahu uMDe utarIne tenI samAlecanA karIe teA upekSAjanya udAsInatA janmI che. tene badale amuka lekhaka AvA che. amuka dezanA vakatA AvA che. amuka sAheba AvA vidvAna che. amuka zeAdhaka AvI zeAdha karI rahyo che. vigere vigere vAtA magajamAM sthAna jamAvI rahI che. te jamAve tenI sAthe teA vAMdheA nathI, paNa uparanA khyAlAne bahAra kADhIne temaNe sthAna jamAvavA mAMDayuM che, tenI sAme vAMdhA che. te vAMdhA paNu kAnI dRSTithI ? jeo ema mAne che ke jaina khALake ne ke brAhmaNa khALakone jainatvanA AryaMtvanA ke brAhmajItvanA sAMskAra maLavAja joie, ane piraNAme temAM tenuM bhaluM che, ema mAnanArAonI STithI. paraMtu jeo ema mAne che ke jema ane tema magajamAMthI e bhusA have nIkaLavA joie, praNAlIne -vaLagI rahevAnI ruDhatA nIkaLI jAya, temAMja prajAnuM hita

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che. tenI draSTithI te te saMskAre magajamAMthI nIkaLI jAya ane navA pAchA occhA ghuse temAM ja bALakonuM vadhAre zreya che. mATe jeo dhArmika saMskAranA vArasAne bALakomAM sArI rIte utarato jevA icche che, temaNe gurUo ane bALako vaccenuM vyavadhAna kabula na karavuM joIe. ane jeo jema bane tema e saMskArane vAraso AgaLa ocho laMbAya, e vicAranA hoya, temaNe jema bane tema vyavadhAna vadhAravuM joIe Ama bane suSTine sAra sUcavyA che. bIjI have eka ahIM sAvacetI e paNa rAkhavA jevI che ke-uparanI saMskAra pADavAnI lAlaca batAvIne jainazALAnA mAstaranuM sthAna jaina munione laI levAnI bhalAmaNa karaze. te te bhalAmaNathI paNa cetavuM. kAraNa ke, te bhalAmaNane svIkAra karavAthI munio gurU sthAnethI khasI jaIne mAstarane sthAne AvI jaze. ane pitAnA padathI-(gurupadathI) nIce eka pagathiyuM utarI jaze. pachI prajAne yuropa amerikAmAthI ke jarmanImAMthI guru zodhavA mATe doDavuM paDaze. chuTApaNu Avyeja jaze. kAraNa ke jainazALAonA mAstarenuM vyavadhAna chatAM hajI guruo pitAnuM astitva batAvI zake che. eTale kaMIka TakAva thayo che. paNa guruo mAstara banI gayA eTale pachI patI gayuM. pachI guruonI jarUrIAta zI rIte puravI? eTale tenA vinA AkhA dhArmika vAtAvaraNamAM pAtaLApaNuM AvI jaze. prajA bhaNane bhalene game teTalI vidvAna thaze paNa saMskAramAM mIMDu vaLatuM jaze. pariNAme, Aje paNa lAkhonI saMkhyAmAM je mANaso jANaye ajANaye jenI jIvana jIvavArUpa amRtapAna karI rahyA che, tenAthI tenI bhaNatA thatI jaze.

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, 80 mATe saMkSepamAM eTaluMja jaNAvavAnuM ke-dharmaguruo dharmaguru tara keja rahe. temanuM sthAna jarApaNa DhIluM na paDavuM joIe. ane prajA jema bane tema sIdhI rIte temanA saMbaMdhamAM AvatI rahe, tema karavuM tethI dharmaguruo paNa sAvaceta ane javAbadAra vadhAre banaze mAstaranI anivArya AvazyakatA ja nathI. paraMtu jyAM sudhI e tattva sAdhAraNa rIte upayogI hoya tyAM sudhI bhale rAkhavuM, paNa bAdhaka thatuM hoya to te nabhAvI na zakAya, ane nabhAvavuM paDe te teTalI azakti vadhI che, ema kabula karavuM. mAro te e ja abhiprAya che ke-e tattva ApaNane sAdhaka tarIke jaNAya che paNa tene prayoga mULathI ja bAdhaka tarIke che. ane te bAdhaka tarIke potAnuM chupuM kAma karyuM ja jAya che, ema uMDe utarIne vicAratAM jaNAya che. mATe A saMsthAe e tatva jema bane tema bAdhakapaNe kArya na bhajave ane maMdira tathA upAzrayanuM vAtAvaraNa jema bane tema gAmegAma uttejita rahe, tema karavuM. temAM bhAre dhamika zikSaNa raheluM che. e DhIluM thatuM jatuM hoya ane jenA zALAo dhamadhokAra cAlatI hoya to jarAe rAjI na thavuM. mATe dhArmika saMskAra pADavAnI bAbatamAM kAryavAhakoe A cikitsA karene nidAna karavAnI ane davAno upayoga karavAnI jarUra che. 10 koI paNa saMsthA ane khAtAnAM baMdhAraNanuM kaI paNa tatva pUrvAparathI cAlyA AvatA caturvidha saMghanA baMdhAraNanuM vidhi na hovuM je4e. AjakAla ema ghaNuM cAlI rahyuM che. tenI zuddhi karAvavA prayatna kare paDaze. have pachI navI saMsthA ke navA khAtAo nIkaLe, tenA baMdhAraNamAM te khyAla rAkhavo joIze, nahIMtara pariNAma e Avaze ke-saMghanA hitane mATe

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thayelAM kAja baMdhAraNamAM rAkhelI adIrghadRSTine pariNAme saMdhaneja nukazAna karI besaze. A saMsthAo saMghanI che, meMbarenI saMsthA nathI. mATe bahumatinuM dhoraNa rAkhavuM hAsyAspada che. hAlanI saMsthAomAM paisA ApanAranI saMsthA gaNAya che, te ApaNuM prAcIna baMdhAraNamAM nathI. paisA ApanAra bhakitathI, Atma kalyANa nimitte paisA arpaNa kare che. paisA Ape che, mATe te javAbadAra che, ema nathI paNa saMghanI eka vyakita tarIke saMghanI saMsthAmAM javAbadAra che. ApaNe tyAM keI nAnA kAmamAM bahumati hoya che. vakhate viziSTa vyakitanI paNa sammatithI ja kAma karavuM paDe che. sAmAnya dhoraNa sarva sammatinuM hoya che ane prasaMga vizeSamAM zAsanAgraNI AcArya ane chevaTe jenazAstronI sammati zaraNuM rUpa rahe che. vaLI hAla pasA ApanAra pena ne murabI bane che, eTale mAlikI je bhAva Ave che. temaja saMsthA pUjya hevI joIe, tene badale pisA ApanAra vyakita saMsthAne pUjya, mAna ApavA lAyaka bane che. tethI temAM paisA ApanAranI bhakti ke sAdharmika vAtsalya nathI rahetuM. sAdharmika vAtsalyamAM arajI ke uparIpaNAno bhAva ke kAyadesarapaNuM na levuM joIe. mATe bIjI keTalIka saMsthAo jema meMbaronI che, tema A saMsthA mATe na banavuM joIe A saMsthA zrI saMghanI che, e tatvamAM khAmI na AvavA devI. je A saMsthA zrI saMghanI che, te pachI bahumatithI TharAvo karavA e kAyadAne upaga ? kAraNa ke A saMgha ekatra na thayo hoya, tyAM sudhI amuka TharAvanI bAba

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ra tamAM vAstavika rIte bahumati che ke laghumati che te ni yaja zI rIte thAya ? ane thADA ekaThA thayelAemAMthI ahumati pakaDI pADavI e zI rIte nyAyasara gaNAya mATe zAsananuM hita dharAvanArI vyakitae pachI eka hAya e hAya ke pAMca daza DAya te hita samajIne je pramANe kArya calAvye jAya teja AkhA sadhane sammata che ema mAnI laIne kAma calAvavuM joie. AvAM aneka sUkSma tattvanA vicAra karavAnA hAya che. saMsthAnA baMdhAraNamAM ghaNIja STi rAkhavI oie, ane sadha saMsthAnA sanAtana niyame ane tantyAMthI virAdhI tavA jANye aAgye baMdhAraNamAM na ghusI jAya, tenA purepurA khyAla rAkhavAnI jarUra che, nahIMtara bakaruM kADhatAM uTa pesI jaze, eTalI sUcanA karUM chuM. mATe A tattva bahu vicAravA lAyaka che. tenA adghi vistAra karatAM mAtra saMkSepamAMja sUcanA karUM chuM. 11 lalacAmaNAM sAdhanAthI, vAtAvaraNAthI na lalacAvuM joIe temaja gabharAmaNAM vAtAvaraNathI gabharAvuM paNa nahIM. jamAnAnA nAme bhulAvA khAi sanAtana jaina tattvAne na tajavAM, tenA taraph aNugamA na phelAya tene khyAla rAkhavA. khIjA pazu dharmanI pratiSThAnAM sUkSma tattvAne dhakakA na lAge te tarapha khyAla rAkhatAM rahevuM joie. 12 jJAna karatAM cAritrane pradhAna prazna ApavuM joie, ane jema bane tema nAnI saMkhyAmAM paNa pratiSThApAtra vyaktio utpanna karavI joie. mATe pravezaka ceAgyatAmAM khuddhi ane sadguNu ane tarapha vadhAre dhyAna ApavuM joIe. garIbI ke anAthatA tarapha vidyArthInI pasaMdagI vakhate khyAla na rAkhavA joIe. tene mATe khudA kalAsa rAkhavA, athavA tene mATe bIjI sa MsthAone bhalA

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83 maNa karavI, paraMtu cAgya vidyArthIonI ja bharatI karavI joIe. pachI tenI pAchaLa kharca karavAmAM paNa AvazyaktAne anusarI saMkeAca na rAkhavA joie. AvI thADI vyaktie paNa saMsthA ane dharmanuM bhUSaNa banI zakaze. temaja abhyAsanAM sAdhanA sAthe lAyaka jIvana ane tevI tAlIma maLe tevAM sAdhanA paN saMsthAe vasAvavAM joIe, eTale ke-jJAnAbhyAsa, dhArmika kriyA, ane cAri tramaya jIvananI tAlIma. tathA zArIrika zakti paNa khIlavI joie. tene mATe akhADAone uttejana ApavuM ema mAre| Azaya nathI. mArA te Azaya e paNa che ke tene jAhera uttejana te ApaNA tathI naja maLavuM joie, tenAM kAraNeAnI vigatamAM ahIM nahI utarU. akhADA vinA zarIrane vyaktigata tAlIma maLavAnI jarUra che, pachI te jAtamahenatathI, zArIrika zramathI, ke bIjAM game te vyaktigata vyAyAmanAM sAdhanathI hAya tenI viruddha huM nathI. kAraNa ke zarIrasaMpatti tUTavI teA naja joie. brahmacaryamAM paNa tethI sArI madada maLe che. A rIte A saMsthAnuM khAsa kArya jainadharma ane jainazAsananAM aMgApAMgone pahAMcI vaLavAnuM jaNAya che, mATe A dRSTikhiduthI saMsthAe potAnI AkhI kArya praNAlI nakkI karIne tenI kSetramaryAdAmAMja cAlavuM joIe. peAtAnA kArya kSetramAM samAveza pAmatA viSayeA viSe bIjI sasthA bAbata paNa potAnA abhiprAya jAheramAM te pragaTa karI zake. mIjI saMsthAonAM dhArmika kendranA sakhadhamAM je nIti cAlatI haiAya tenI samAleAcanA karavI, tathA temAM pheraphAra karAvaveA. athavA dhArmika pravRtti anyathA rIte pravarttatI hAya tA te aTakAvavA paNa prayatna karavAnI pharaja A

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@ saMsthAnI che, viMgere vigere sAmAnya dizAsUcaka sUcanAo sakSepamAM karI devI ahIM ucita jaNAvAthI karI che. te AzA che ke te dareka viSe vizeSa UhApeAha karIne yathAyAgya jarUriyAta pramANe saMsthAnA kArya vAhake upayoga karaze evI AzA sAthe A prakaraNa purUM karUM chuM. lekhaka sAthenA saMbaMdha. mAre hAthe A caritra lakhAvAmAMye kudarataneAja hAtha mane jaNAya che. kAraNa ke veNIcaMdabhAI sAthenA mArA junA saMbaMdha vacce te vakhata ane sajogAnuM mATu aMtara paDI gayu hatu. je vakhate huM temanA saMbaMdhamAM AvelA te vakhate mArI khAlyAvasthAne lIdhe temane zI rIte samajI zakayA haiAuM ? ane tyAra pachI tA tevA saMbadhaja nahIM, eTale temane viSe khAsa kAMI jANavAnA tA prasaMgaja kema Ave ? Ama chatAM mArA para temanA ananya prema hatA, e mane cAda che. je divase temaNe mane joyelA teja divasathI mAre mATe temanA dilamAM eka vAtsalyabhAva pASaNu pAmatA gayA hatA. keTalAka tenA pAchaLathI purAvA jANavAmAM AvyA tyAre Azcarya thayuM. Ama te veNIcaMdabhAI ajAtazatru jevA hatA, eTale temane kaiAi upara vAstavika rIte dveSa hAya tevuM jANavAmAM AvyuM nathI. alakhatta matabheda hAya, vicArabheda hAya, tethI ghaNAnI vacce aMtara paDayuM hAya, chatAM temAM vaimanasyane sthAna hAya eve anubhava nathI. eTale sAmAnya rIte teo jenA paricayamAM Ave tenA tarapha temanI sArI !naSThA cane jIbha valaNa tA

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85 raheja. kANu ke e temanI jIMdagInuM kArya hatuM, temanI jIMdagInA uddeza hatA ane e uddeza judA judA kAryomAM pariNata thai phaLita thayelA ApaNe joI zakayA chIe. chatAM mArA upara vizeSa sadbhAva hAvAnA dAkhalA che. te uparathI lekhaka sAthe saMbaMdhanuM sUcaka A prakaraNa lakhavA huM deArAyA chuM. ame eka vakhata saMbaMdhamAM AvyA ne judA paDayA e karuNu prasaMga A sthaLe varNavIne vAcakonI khAtarI karI Apate, paraMtu vistArabhayathI have ApI zakatA nathI. tyAra pachI paNa veNIcaMdabhAInA vAtsalyabhAva jANavAnA aneka prasa`gA maLyA che, je huM ane teeja jANIe chIe. huM upara lakhI gayA tema vacce kALa ane sa MjogAnuM mATu aMtara paDavA chatAM jema jema tekhanI kArya paddhati viSe huM vicAra karatA gayA, jema jema temAM kAMika ne kAMi temanuM vyakitatva vicAratA gayA tema tema temanA tarapha kAI kAi khAkhatamAM mAnasika pakSapAta paNu vadhatA gayA. tathA akasmAt sogeja evA varSamAM paNa eeka mAsa chuTAchavAyA temanA prasa MgamAM AvavAnuM thayuM, tyAre ame banne eka mIjAne kAMika vadhAre pramAzumAM samajI zakayA. tyAra pachI amArI vacce aMtara teA ubhuM thai gayuM. tathA mArI bAhya pravRtti paNa bIjAne vadhAre aMtara hAvAnuM kapavAne puratI hatI, chatAM e badhu aMtara ogaLI gayuM ane veNIca'dabhAIne keTaleka aMze samajI zakanAra mArAja hAthamAM temanuM caritra lakhavAnA prasaMga anAyAseja svAbhAvika rIte AvI paDaye, je jatA karavAnuM mane jarAye mana na thayuM, tene game tevA aTapaTA saMjogAmAM paNa vadhAvI lIdhA, ane veNIcaMdra

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bhAI tarapha anurAga dharAvanArA vAcaka mahAzayeAnI sanmukha A caritra A rUpamAM yathAzakita rajI karI zakAyuM che. nivedana ane upasa'hAra A caritra lakhavAmAM aMgata paricaya tathA keTalIka bhuta ane bhAvi sa MjogAnI vicArasaraNIe madada ApI che. tApaNu mAstara dullabhadAsa kALIdAse mAhitI meLavIne saMgraha na karyAM DhAta tA mArAthI kAMi paNa thaI zakavuM azakayaja hatuM. temaNe je citra DhAryuM hatuM temAM raMga puravA sivAya meM vadhAre kazuM karyuM nathI, chatAM saMsthAe lekhaka tarIke mane jAhera karyo che, temAM saMcAlakonI udAratAja huM jouM chuM. teoe dhArelA vakhatamAM jo ke huM A kAma purUM karI zakayeA nathI, tApaNu te bAbata teoe udAratAthI sahI lIdhI che. A caritra lakhavAmAM kayAMya mAhitIdoSane lIdhe bhUlathApa thaI hAya te hakIkata meLavIne sudhArI levA sarva vAcakamahAzayAne vijJapti che. ane kAi paNa sthaLe veNIcaMdabhAi viSe nyUneAkti ke atizayakti kALajI rAkhavA chatAM thaI gaI hAya tA chadmasthatAjanya dASa gaNIne kSatanya gaNave. sAthe sAthe eTalI vijJapti paNa sajjana vAcakamahAzayAne karUM chuM ke-A bhUmikAmAM AvelA ghaNA viSayA mATe mArI sAthe carcA karavAnuM mana thaze. kAraNa ke temAM sUcita karelA prAsaMgika vicArA viSe aneka vicArazreNIo uThaze. tenA khulAsA rUbarU athavA patravyavahArathI meLavI zakAze. bhUmikAnA vistAra ane te lakhavAnI utAvaLa tathA avakAzane abhAva vigere sogAthI

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vigatavAra spaSTIkaraNa nathI thayuM ema mane lAge che, tathA vAcakone jaNa zALaze. saMthA lakhIne surataM ja presamAM mokalela lakhANa pharIthI joI zakAyuM nathI eTale sudhAravA chatAM vAkayaracanAdeze ke bhASAda rahI javA pAmyA che. tethI kaI vicAre aspaSTa ke punarukata jaNAya te te yathAyogya sudhArI samajI levAnI vijJapti che. jo ke caritra lakhanArane dharma yathArtha vigata raju karavAno che, nahIM ke temAM samAleka banavAno adhikAra che. Ama "eka jaMga mAne che. tyAre bIjo varga ema paNa mAne che ke-caritra lakhavAne hetu anukaraNIya bAbate sahI rAkhI bhAvi jagatane upayogI thAya te rIte caritra lakhAvuM joIe. nahIMtara dareka mANasonAM caritro lakhAvAM joIe, paraMtu tema na karatAM viziSTa vyaktionAM ja caritra lakhAya che, tenuM kAraNa e che ke jagata temAMthI kAMIka anukaraNa kare. Ama bane mata dharAvanArAonA varga jagatamAM atyAre vidyamAna che. huM ane mane yAcita sthAne yogya samajuM chuM. ane te rIte A cAratra lakhavA chatAM temAM traTIo te ghaNuM hovAne saMbhava che. te paNa sajajano kSIranIrajAye mane nyAya Apaze ja e AzvAsana sAthe viramuM chuM - pATaNa khetarapALane pADe. ( prabhudAsa ahecaradAsa pArekha. 1984 phAgaNa zudi 10.I.

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smArakamAM nIce mujaba rakama pAchaLathI bharANuM che5) kavi "rasika-bhegIlAla dhoLazAjI-amadAvAda. 5) zAha mInAjI khuzAlajI-surI. 15) zAha zavacaMda kacarAbhAI mAMgarela. 25). sevAdharma svIkAranAra, te mAge gamana karanArane jIvanamaMtra. Adara maLe ke nA maLe amane zI paravA nathI, tyama phaLa maLe ke nA maLe te jANavA icchA nathI; kartavya karavA janma A dinarAta temAM rata rahI, traNamukta vizvathakI thavA kartavya karavuM che sahI. yathAzakti yatanIya zubhe.

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OM arham dharmavIra zeTha veNIcaMdabhAi. prakaraNa 1 luM. prAthamika jIvana. 1. jAhera paricaya-- Aje lagabhaga chellA paccAsa vaSaeNthI, himAlayathI mAMDI laMkA, ane saurASTrathI mAMDI brahmadeza sudhInA hiMdanA, tathA hiMda bahAranA judA judA aneka pradezAmAM vasatA zve. mU. jaina satAnAmAM A vyaktine kANu nathI ALakhatuM ? kahevuM joie *-muni mahArAjAo, sAdhvIjI, vRddho, yuvAnA, srIe ane ALako suddhAM sarva kAI " zA. veNIca Mda suracaMda, mesANA " A nAmathI ghaNAye vakhatathI atyanta paricita thai gayA che.

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dareka jinamaMdiramAM upAzrayamAM ke gharamAM dhArmika bAbatane lagatuM evuM ekAda pustaka te jarUra haze ke jenA upara "zA. veNacaMda suracaMda, mesANu" eTalA akSare te heja Aje A dharmavIra ane ananya jaina zAsana sevaka purUSa A bhUmipara jo ke vidyamAna nathI, paraMtu tenA satkRtye jaina. che. mU. zAsananA ItihAsamAM suvarNAkSare dIrdhakALane mATe ketarAI cUkyA che. temanA paMcatvane lIdhe, jaina saMghamAM eka jAtathI tIvra kamaLa lAgaNI je pramANamAM hAla phelAI rahelI jovAmAM Ave che, te uparathI temanA jIvananuM mahatva ane vajana keTaluM hatuM? te jaNAI AvyuM che. A uparathI A vyakti koNa? ane tenI kRtio kaI kaI che? te viSe sopAMga jANavAnI jijJAsAvRtti janasamAjamAM utpanna thAya, e svAbhAvika che. 2. khAsa paricaya- je je muni mahArAjAo, AgevAno, kAryakartAo, ane sahavAsIo veNacaMdabhAInA nikaTa paricayamAM AvyA che, teone pAkI khAtrI thaI che ke-veNacaMdabhAI eTale hiMdamAM ja nahIM, paraMtu bahAranA dUra dUra pradezamAM paNa jaina jagatamAM mahesANane prakhyAtimAM lAvanAra purUSa. dina rAtane vicAra karyA vagara sapta parizrama uThAvI kArya karanAra eka karmavIra catarapha chavAcela nirAzArUpa aMdhakAramAM paNa AzAnuM kiraNa pragaTAvI

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'' prakAza phelAvanAra vyakti " dhAryuM kAma pAra paDavuMja joIe. " evI aDaga AtmazraddhAthI bharapUra vIranara. sArAM kAma mATe zrImatA pAsethI game te vakhate jotajotAmAM nANAM meLavI. levAmAM AzcaryakAraka labdhi dharAvanAra samarthakA vAhaka mAna ke apamAnanI darakAra na karanAra, nirabhimAnI ane sAcA jaina zAsana sevaka. sarvanA eka sarakhA vizvAsapAtra ane satkArya mAM harakeinA sAcA salAhakAra ane sAthI. A kAma karavA jevuM che. " "A kAmanI khAsa jarUra che." "A kAma avazya thavuM joie" ane " amuka kAma thavAnI te atyanta AvazyakatA che " evI evI aneka bhAvanAo dharAvanAra purUSa--te paNa buMdIkeATAnI bhAvanA jevI kArI bhAvanAe nahIM, paraMtu tenI pAchaLa satata prayatna sevI tanatADa parizramathI tene siddha karanAra siddhapurUSa, veNIca'dabhAi eTale namratA, sAdAi, ni:svArthatA, tapa ane dhArmika anuSThAnonI jaMgamamUrtti. 3. janmasthAna, mAtApitA ane kuTuba-- mhesANAnA zrI jainasa`ghamAM, dazAzrImALI jJAtimAM, dezI kuTukhamAM thai gayelA deAzI vIracaMda jeThA zrIcuta veNIcaMdra bhAInA pitAmaha (dAdA) thAya. te mhesANAthI be gAu para AvelA pAlAvAsa gAmamAM dhavAre( adha vAse ) rahI dhaMdhArAjagAra karatA hatA. A gAma temanA vaDavA ane mukhI paTele vasAvyuM hatuM. paga raste bhAyaNI jatAM mheMsANethI vhela vhela A gAma mAve che. vIracaMdabhAine pAMca putrA hatA. alAkhIdAsa, suracaMda, etIcaMda, hakamacaMda ane kasturacaMda

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suracaMdabhAI, te ApaNA veNacaMdabhAInA pitA. temano dharma patnInuM nAma mANekabAI hatuM. A daMpatIne tyAM saMvatuM, 114 nA caitra vada 5 ne somavArane divase zrIyuta veNIcaMdabhAIne janma thayo hate. veNacaMdabhAIne nagInadAsa, kizorabhAI ane cakAbhAI e traNa bhAIo ane enA bahena tathA jaDI bahena e be mahene hatI. je paikI kizorabhAI ane cakAbhAI vidyamAna che. 4. mAtA-pitAne vArase- pati-patnI banne saraLa, dharmazraddhALu ane sArI A sthAvALA tathA bhadrakapariNamI ane saMskArI jI hatAM. ane kahevuM joIe ke-dharmane raMga teonA dilamAM rageraMga vyApele hate. ' suracaMdabhAImAM sAdharmika vAtsalyane guNa khAsa AkarSaka hate. zAstramAM gRhasthanA "abhaMga" dvAra kahyAM che tethI koI paNa atithine gyatA pramANe yathAzakita satkAra kareja joIe. e prathA jainakuTuMbamAM cAlu jevI ja che. chatAM kaI kaI vyaktimAM A guNa bhAre vizeSa jovAmAM Ave che. suracaMdabhAI temAMnA eka hatA. keI paNa sAdhamika baMdhune jue ke-suraca dabhAI harSaghelA thaI jAya, temanA hRdayamAM harSa na mAya. bahAragAmathI game te Ave paraMtu suracaMdabhAIne tyAM tene satkAra thayA vinA naja rahe. kaI kaI vakhata te evA prasaMga banI jatA hatA ke--dhAryA. karatAM mahemAnonI saMkhyA vadhI jAya, te paNa jarAye aMta:karaNumAM duHkha na mAnatAM sAdhamikenI bhakita thatI joI aMtaHpramoda dhAraNa karI rAjI rAjI thatA hatA. mANekabAI paNa tevI

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- ja rIte patinA pramodamAM bhAga le tevA hatA, eTale A bhakita vizeSa lIpI nIkaLatI hatI. - veNacaMdabhAI upara mAtAne prema vizeSa jaNAtuM hatuM, kAraNa ke veNacaMdabhAImAM nAnapaNathI ja dharmane lagatA saMskAra vadhAre pramANamAM jovAmAM AvatA hatA. dharmiSTha mAbApane dhArmika putra para vadhAre prema hoya e svAbhAvika che. A rIte dharmiSTha mAbApane vAraso aneka rIte veNacaMdabhAImAM utarele ApaNe joIe chIe. sAdharmika bhaktinI bAbatamAM paNa temanAmAM te guNa vArasAmAMthIja utarI AvyuM hoya ema cokkasa jaNAya che. - muMbaImAM temanI oraDIe, ane mahesANAmAM paNa temane ghera sAdharmikabhakita cAlu rahyA karatI hatI. dhAryA karatAM saMkhyA vadhI jAya, chatAM veNacaMdabhAIne pramAda te sadA vRddhi pAmato ja jovAmAM Avyo che. 5. kasturacaMdabhAI- A sthaLe eka vyakitane bhUlI zakAya tema nathI. te vyakti veNacaMdabhAInA kAkA zA. kasturacaMda vIracaMda. muMbaInA vyApArI jIvanamAM teo jANItA che. teo dharmiSTha hatA, eTaluM ja nahIM, paraMtu samaju ane udAra purUSa hatA. eka vakhata saMyama levAnI paNa teonI taiyArI hatI. saMjogavazAt cAritrAvaraNIya karmanA udayane lIdhe teo saMyama laI na zakayA chatAM avAra navAra dhArmika anuSThAnamAM temanA jIvanane ghaNe bhAga ga che.

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teo pUrepUrA udAra puruSa hatA. tethI ja mUDInA pramANamAM vadhAre paDatI rakama temaNe satkAryomAM khacI che. zarUAtamAM nANAMnI madada ApI mahesANA pAThazALAne ye pagabhara karavAnuM mAna e purUSane ghaTe che. AtmArAmajI mahArAjanA paTTadhara ziSya saddagata AcArya zrI vijayakamaLa sUrIzvarajI mahArAjanA sacoTa upadezathI jJAneteijananA kArya mATe teoe potAnA vyApAramAM bAra AnI bhAga nAMkhyuM hatuM. temAMthI traNa varSe rU. 12000) jeTalI skama utpanna thaI te rakamamAMthI eka pAThazALA khelavAmAM AvI. jemAM paMDite rAkhavAmAM Ave che. ane gAme gAmathI vihAra karI mahesANAmAM padhAratA sAdhu-sAdhvIonA abhyAsa mATe sArI goThavaNa karavAmAM AvI che. jemAM Aje paNa vyAkaraNa, nyAya, kAvya, koSavigere zAstrone abhyAsa samadaSTithI karAvavAmAM Ave che. A zALA mATe sagavaDatAvALuM pitAnuM eka ja makAna tyAra pachI kasturacaMdabhAInA patnI jhINabAie uparanI rakamamAM rU. 19000) egaNuza hajArano vadhAro karI lagabhaga A rakama rU. 31000) ekatrIsa hajAra sudhI pahoMcADI che. - veNacaMdabhAinI preraNAthI jhINabAIe bIjA paNa aneka khAtAmAM sArI rakamane sadvyaya karela che. A kasturacaMda vIracaMda jaina vidyAzALA"ne vahIvaTa TrasTIo taraphathI mahesANuM pAThazALA calAve che. ATalI prAMsagika hakI * jo ke A makAna pahelAM te, amadAvAdavALA zeTha lAlabhAinA mAtuzrI gaMgAmAnI bhalAmaNathI upAzraye AvatA mahemAnane utaravA mATe baMdhAveluM hatuM, teja A makAna pAchaLathI pitAnI pAThazALAne arpaNa karyuM. paNa temaNe arpaNa kareluM che.

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kta tarapha vAcakAnuM dhyAna kheMcI have veNIcaMdabhAInA khATyajIvananA kaMIka khyAla ApIzuM. 6. ALajIvana temanuM khALajIvana ghaNuMja nirdeSi hatuM. luccAI, kapaTavRtti ke tAkAnIpaNuM zuM ? te viSe kema jANe teo kaMI samajatAja na hAya, tevu zAMta ane nirdoSa temanuM jIvana hatuM. tyAre khIjI tarapha vArasAmAM utarI mAvelA dhArmika saMskArA, zubhavAsanA, ane sananA saMskArAne AchA prakAza temanA khALajIvanamAM paNa svAbhAvika rIteja caLakATa mAratA hatA. mAmApa taraphathI vArasAmAM maLelA dhArmika sauMskAra upara temanA banne mAzI--amakubhAinA tathA IdAravALA kesarabAi- bIjuM nAma hainakorabAinA sahavAsathI sArA epa caDhayA hatA. tevIja rIte banne mhenA ane mAtIcaMdabhAInA patnI dIvALIbAInA dhArmika sa'skAroe paNa veNIcaMdabhAInA dhArmika saMskArane vadhAre daDha banAvavAmAM madada karI hatI. mALaka avasthAmAMja manuSyanuM jIvana ghaDAya che. bALakamAM jevA saMskArA paDe che tenAM mULa ghaNuAja uMDAM ane daDha hAya che. vaLI AALakanA vadhAre sahavAsa mA, hena, mAzI, phAi, x chellA paMdara varSa thayAM jo ke dIvALIbAi AMkhe akhama thayA hatA, tApaNu dararAja zrI jinezvara bhagavAnanA darzana karyA vinA temane cena paDatuM nahIM. dara varSe siddhagirinI yAtrA karatA hatA. AMkheA sArI hatI tyAre muMbaimAM veNuMIca MdabhAIne sArI rIte sahAya karatA hatA.

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kAkI vigere strI varga sAthe vadhAre hAya che. tethI sauthI pahelAM saMskArAnI sAthI pahelI zarUAta tyAMthIja thAya che. A rIte ApaNe joi zakIe chIe ke veNIcaMdabhAinI AjImAjI dhArmika vAtAvaraNu keTaluM jAmeluM hatuM ? ane lagabhaga temanA kuTuMbanA dareka mANasA dadhI hatA, eTale tenI keTalI asara thAya? e sheje samajI zakAya tema che. jenuM vizALa ane AkarSaka pariNAma ApaNe temanI mATI ummaramAM joi zakayA chIe. AthI khAlyAvasthAmAMthIja temane prabhupUjA, sAmAyika, pratikramaNa, tIrthayAtrA vagere dhArmika anuSThAnA para bhAre prema hatA, je viralAja mALakamAM jovAmAM Ave. ekAda be sAdA ane edhadAyaka dAkhalA parathI e vadhAre spaSTa samajAze. te arasAmAM gujarAtamAM ane khAsa karIne kaDI prAMtamAM aINanuM vAvetara vadhAre pramANamAM thatuM hatuM. az2INunA rasa thADA divasa mATInAM vAsaNAmAM rahevA dai tenI geATIe khAMdhI levAmAM AvatI hatI. AthI pAlAvAsamAM paNa paTelane tyAM az2INunI goTIo upara pramANe khAMdhI levAmAM AvatI hatI. chatAM khAlI thayelAM mATInAM vAsaNeAmAM gheADA ghaNeA rasa AjImAjIe cAMTI rahetA hatA. te rasaudyamI veNIcaMdabhAI ukheDI lAvatA hatA, ne tenI goTI mAMdhI, vecI temAMthI paisA meLavatA hatA. jApAnamAM khALakA sIgAreTanAM khAkhAM bhegA karI, temAMthI tamAku kADhI navI sIgAreTA manAvI vece che, tenA jevA A prakAra che. paraMtu veNIcaMdabhAinI mukhI judIja che. bALaka ghaNuM bhAge paisA tarapha lalacAya che. AvA nAnA nAnA udyamamAMthI paisA meLavavA tarapha khALakanI kutuhuLabuddhi dvArAya che. paNa te

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paisAne upaga ghaNe bhAge khAvAnuM levAmAM vadhAre thAya che. bALakane navA navI khAvAnI cIja sauthI vadhAre pasaMda hoya che. paraMtu veNIcaMdabhAInI pasaMdagI judAja kArya tarapha vaLI hatI. teo te paisAne upayoga prabhupUjAmAM-puSpAdi laI vizeSa prakAre prabhupujA karavAmAM karatA hatA. bIjo prasaMga saMvata 130 nI sAlamAM zA. rAyacaMda vamaLazI hA, jJAnabAIe zrI sidhdhagirine saMgha kADhaye hate. A vakhate veNacaMdabhAInI ummara lagabhaga 16 varSanI gaNAya. A saMghamAM mahesANAnA eka gRhastha sAthe veNa caMdabhAI gayA hatA. te gRhasthane svabhAva kAMIka Akare hevAne lIdhe ke keI vakhata veNIcaMdabhAIne temanA taraphathI tADanA-tarjanA sahana karavA paDatA hatA, chatAM kevaLa tIrthayAtrAnI zubha bhAvanAthI dorAI-nahIM ke bALakane sahaja evI yAtrA ke musApharI mATenI kutUhaLavRttithI derAIne-teo gayA hatA. ane kahetA hatA ke game tema, paNa yAtrA te thAya che!" 7. jIvana saMskAra-keLavaNuM- veNIcaMdabhAInA jamAnAmAM gAmegAma sthAnika nizALa hatI, jene gAmaThI (prAmasthA sthAnika) nizALa kahevAmAM Ave che. temAMja A dezanI prajA vAMcavA, lakhavA ane gaNavAnuM-gaNitanuM jJAna meLavatI hatI. ramata gammata ane zerInA vAtAvaraNamAM ucharelAM bALake sadA mAbApanI dekharekha nIce rahI saMskArI ane khaDatala banatAM hatAM. kuTuMbanI khAnadAnI vArasAmAM utarI AvatI hatI ane gharanI AbarU tathA pratiSThA jALavavAnA

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10 saskAra acapaNamAMthIja paDatA haiAvAthI kusananA sarakAra! ke bIjI nibaLatAe pesavAja pAmatI nhAtI. ceDAM eTale mAtra be traNa varSa mAMja vAMcavA, lakhavA ane nAmAlekhAnuM jJAna meLavI khALaka jhaTa chUTo thaI kruniyAdArInA vyavahAranA akhADAmAM utarI paDatA hatA. tethI aneka ghaTanAo tathA sukhaduHkhanA saMjogAmAMthI pasAra thaI anubhavI ane vyavahAradakSa thaI jatA hatA. AjanI jema te vakhate daza daza paMdara paMdara varSa sudhI nazALamAM geAMdhAi rahevuM paDatuM nhotuM. pitAnA dha MdhA, nAta jAtamAM pratiSThA, mUDI, dhaMdhAnA anubhava, eLakhANa ane lAgavaga: e vigere aneka sArAM tattve vArasAmAM maLatAM hatAM, eTale e viSenI ciMtAo uccharatA yuvakAne saMtApI zakatI nhAtI dha gurUnAM vyAkhyAnA ane upadezeAmAMthI mahAranA anubhava, tathA vividha prakAranuM jJAna maLatAM hatAM. cAritra ane satanane mATe tA prajA sAthe dharma gurUe peAteja Adaza rUpe hatA. kAMi zAstra -abhyAsa karavA hAya tA, te paNa tenI pAse karI zakAtA hatA. dharmAcaraNa sAthe zAstrAbhyAsa hAvAthI seAnuM ane sugadha maLatA hatA, eTale jJAnIonA jIvanamAM paNa dhArmikatAnI suvAsa bhaLatI hatI. A rIte te vakhatanA leAkeAmAM dhArmika ane vyAvahArika; e mane jJAnanA saMgIna sayAga thatA hatA. tethI vizeSa jJAnanI koIne jarUra hAya tA, kAzI vigere vidyAnA khAsa sthaLAmAM jaI saMgIna abhyAsa karI zakAtA hatA. A rItanI prAcIna zikSaNa-eTale mA prajAnA jIvanane saMskArI banAvavAnI keLavaNInI racanA hatI, jenA eka aMga tarIke gAmaDI nizALA lagabhaga dareka meTA gAmamAM hatI. tevI

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eka gAmaThI nizALamAM zrIyuta vaNacaMdabhAI bhaNavA beThA hatA. eka vakhata keI kAraNasara mahetAjI taraphathI mAra paDyo eTale gAmaThI zALA te temaNe DIja. bAkI raheluM nAmuM, gaNita, lekhAM vigere bIjA pAsethI zIkhI lIdhuM. sivAya bIje anubhava-keLavaNI bahArathI ja meLavyA hatA, kAraNa ke temane je gAmamAM, je samAjamAM je kuTuMbamAM, ane je gharamAM rahevAnuM hatuM, tathA je jAtane vepAra vadhe temanA bIja kuTuMbIo karatA hatA, te badhAnI asara temanA upara paDI. hatI. tethI eka vyavahAra nipuNa mANasamAM je saMskAranI- keLavaNInI te vakhatanA samayane anusAre jarUra hatI, te saMskAre temane maLelA hatA. 8. jJAnAbhyAsa virNacaMdabhAine dharmane vAraso maLyA hatA ane Aju bAjunA saMskArathI te majabUta thatuM jatuM hatuM, te ApaNe upara joI gayA. tethI temane dharma upara pUrI prIti hatI, eTale ke-samyaga darzana, jJAna ane cAritra upara pUrI prIti hatI. dharma eTale samyaga darzana-jJAna-cAritra. jJAnapara prIti hevAne pratyakSa purAvo eja ke teo ghaNIja khaMta ane lAgaNIthI parizrama veThIne jJAnAbhyAsa karatA hatA. jJAnAbhyAsa karavA savAre vahelA uThatA hatA, kAraNa ke te vakhate magaja zAMta ane tAjuM hoya che, eTale abhyAsa sArI rIte thaI zake che. tathA nirmaLa mana bodha ane saMskAra jaladI saMprApta karI zake che. teo vAraMvAra pAThazALAnA vidyAthIone kahetA hatA ke "abhyAsa karatAM jhokuM na Ave, mATe

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kaI kaI vAra huM mAthA paranI caTalIne derI vatI bAMdhI laI addhara bAMdhate hato, ane sArI rIte ucca svare gAthAo gokhate hate. tame paNa tevI rIte sAvadhAnIpUrvaka abhyAsa kare. ALasane tyAga karIne ja sAre abhyAsa thaI zake che. ALasanA tyAga mATe AvA utkaTa prago karavA paDe, te karone paNa abhyAsa sAre kare." A uparathI temane utsAha, khaMta ane jJAnAbhyAsanI tatparatA ApaNe joI zakIe chIe. pratikamaNanAM sUtra, jIvavicAra, nava tatva, traNa bhASya, ane karmagraMtha vigere prakaraNene abhyAsa temaNe karyo hato. Aje abhyAsa karanArAonI saMkhyA jotAM A abhyAsa ghaNeja najIvA lAgaze. paraMtu je samayanI ApaNe vAta karIe chIe, te vakhate A abhyAsa ghaNe gaNAtuM hatuM. ATalA abhyAsIonI paNa te vakhate ghaNI juja saMkhyA hatI. amadAvAda jevA zaheramAM pAMca paccIsa bhAIo ke rAdhanapura, pATaNa ke surata vigere jevAmAM pAMca daza bhAIo ApaNane maLI zake. jyAre Aje kadAca seMkaDonI saMkhyAmAM maLe, chatAM AjanA abhyAsIo karata te vakhatanA abhyAsI. emAM khAsa je vizeSatA hatI te ApaNe dhyAna bahAra rAkhavI joIe nahIM. DuM paNa jJAna teonA jIvanamAM je pariNAma pAmatuM hatuM, tenA upara prItine je jessa teomAM vahete, te kadAca AjanA abhyAsIomAM bhAgye ja maLaze. vaLI Aje abhyAsa moTe bhAge AjIvikAnA sAdhana tarIke upayogamAM levAya che, mATe tene ApaNe keLavaNI kahIe chIe. te vakhate te A jIvikAnA sAdhana tarIkenI keLavaNuM upara batAvyA pramANe dare A abhyAsa A saMkhyA hatI. abhyAsIonI

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13 thIja tela che temane sArI tenuM vajana vagara rUpe kane maLI jatI hatI. uparAMta, mAtra jJAnabuddhithI jJAnAbhyAsa karavAmAM AvatuM hatuM tethI tenI kiMmata bhAre rahetI, ane che mATeja ApaNe tene ahIM jJAnAbhyAsa tarIke oLakhAvela che. keLavaNuM ane jJAnAbhyAsane A taphAvata vAcakamahAzaye barAbara joI zakaze. ane e paNa nakkI karI zakaze, ke AjanA vidvAna karatAM veNacaMdabhAIne ocho jaNAte abhyAsa bhavidhyamAM mahesANA pAThazALA ane jaina keLavaNuM khAtA vigere rUpe kevI rIte pariNAma pApe? te uparathI tenuM vajana ane mane hattA AMkI zakAya che. temane jJAnAbhyAsa mAtra zuddha jJAna vRttithIja hatuM, tene bIjo purAvo e che ke-A rIte temaNe AkhI jIndagI abhyAsa karyo che. amane barAbara khyAla che ke maraNa sudhImAM jyAM sudhI temanI iMdriya vAMcavA-vicAravAne lAyaka kAma karI zakatI hatI, tyAM sudhI teo potAnA haMmezanA svAdhyAyanA nAnA nAnA AdhyAtmika tathA pannA vagere prakaraNe ane stavana, sajhAyo vAMcatA-vicAratA hatA. temaja tene nityapATha ane manana karatA temane joyA che. arthAta pauSadha ke sAmAyikamAM hamezAM kaMIne kaMI bhaNatAja hoya. ekaMdara temanI A pravRtti paNa jIvana sAthe guMthAI gayelI hatI. A uparathI temanI jJAnapipAsA keTalI utkaTa ane tIvra hatI? te barAbara samajI zakAze. AvuM jJAna a5 hoya to paNa te sIdhI rIte AtmA upara asara kare che, ane jaldI AtmakalyANa kare che, e nisaMzaya che. 9 lana ane dAmpatya jIvana - veNacaMdabhAInuM lagna lagabhaga paMdara soLa varSanI ummare thayuM hatuM. temanA patnInuM nAma parasanabAI (prasannabAI) hatuM.

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14 parasanakhAI dharmiSTha ane tapasvI hatA. avAranavAra kaMine kaMi tapa temane cAlu DAyaja. temane svabhAva bhale hatA ane patinI IcchAne AjJA gaNI kharA dIlathI temanI sevA karatA hatA. Aya srIomAM vArasAthI utarI AvelA patibhakti vagere pativratA strIne chAjatA guNNA je pramANamAM jovAmAM Ave che tevA pramANamAM ghaNI vakhata pustakAnA abhyAsa karanArI strIomAM Aja kAla jovAmAM AvatA nathI. e uparathI ema samajAya che ke satananA saMskArI vArasA ane AjImAjInA sahavananA vAtAvaNu sAthe guNaiAnI khilavaNInA jeTale AdhAra che teTalA AdhAra kevaLa pustakAnA abhyAsa upara nathI. athavA je abhyAsathI sartana na khIle te vAstavika rIte abhyAsa ja nathI. Aja kAlanA yuvAnI mAphka A dupatInuM dAMpatya jIvana asaMyamI hAtuM. banne sacama samajatA hatA, ane jema ane tema sacamamAM rahIne tIvra Asakti vinA, aprasanna citta viSayasevana karatA hatA. ane tene manovRttimAM e bhAvanA satata jAgrut rahetI hatI ke--udayamAM AvelAM bhAgAvaLIka saune kAine koi saMjogAmAM bhAgavavAM paDe che. vAstavika rIte te te rAgaja che bhAvarAga che. " tethI jema ane tema tenA tyAga taraphaja teonuM valaNa rahetu hatuM. A vAtanI satya sAmitI temanA jIvanamAMthIja kevI rIte maLe che, te ApaNe tapAsIye. jyAre parasanakhAI gujarI gayA te vakhate veNIca DhalAinI ummara 33 varSanI hatI. temanA kuTuMba, sthAnika paristhiti ane rivAja pramANe veNIza dabhAi bIjI vakhata lagna karavA icche teA karI zake tema hatuM. sagAsabaMdhIo tathA kuTuMbIo te viSe

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15 hilacAla paNa calAvI rahyA hatA. veNIcaMdabhAi te vakhate muMbaI rahetA hatA. temanA taraphathI samAcAra AvyA ke "mAre mATe kazI hilacAla karaze nahIM, mAre paraNavAnuM baMdha che."sau AyamAM paDayA. patnInA maraNathI du:khagarbhita vairAgya AvI javAthI veNacaMdabhAIe paraNavAnI nA nhAtI pADI.paraMtu viSaene viSa ane saMyamane amRta samajIne temaNe nA pADI hatI. kAraNa ke pahelethI ja banne pati-patnIe gupta paNe cAvaja jIva mATe caturthavrata-brahmacaryavrata uccArI lIdhuM hatuM, jenI lekene have ja khabara paDI. A rIte temanI pavitra patnIne vega sonAmAM sugaMdha maLavA barAbara hate. viSayasevananAM sAdhane meLavavAmAM ke vadhAravAmAM strI-purUSanI unnati nathI, paNa tene saMyama karavA mAMja kharI unnati che. avanatine unnati mAnavI e cepha jama che, gaMbhIra ajJAna che. AvA TuMkA gRhasthajIvanamAM prasannabAIne lagabhaga 3 athavA 4 saMtAne thayAM hatAM, paraMtu te lAMbe vakhata AvI zakyAM nhotAM. mAtra eka putrI nAme metI bahena moTA thayA hatA. temanAmAM paNa dhArmika saMskArane vAraso mAbApamAMthI utarI Avela hatuM. A putrIne mahesANAmAMja paraNAvyA hatA, paraMtu keTaleka vakhate teo ane pAchaLathI jamAI paNa gujarI gayA. basa, pachI te ekalA, kazI paNa upAdhi vagaranA-phakkaDa veNacaMdabhAi rahyA. vAcaka baMdhuo! kudaratane AmAM ze saMketa haze? 10. dha dhe-rojagAra- veNIcaMdabhAInuM kuTuMba vaMzaparaMparAthI dhaMdhA-rojagAra vaNika hatuM. AthI vArasAmAM temane vANijyane dhaMdhe maLela hatuM. tethI

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teo paNa vepArano rojagAra karI AjIvikA meLavatA hatA. pitAnA jamAnAnI vyApArI paristhiti pramANe teo rU. sarasava, eraMDA vagerene saTTo ane dalAlI karatA hatA. mahesANamAM temanI dukAna hatI, temAM bhAgIdAre ane gumAstAnI sahAyathI vepAra karatA hatA. muMbaI paNa keTalAka vakhata vyApAra mATe rahetA hatA. sAmAnya rIte muMbaImAM temanuM nAma jAhera hatuM, jethI ziranAmA vagaranA tAre ghaNu vakhata temane maLI gayAnA ghaNA dAkhalA che. A badhI pravRtti chatAM dharma, artha, ane kAma: e trivagane jarA paNa viSama na thavA devAnI pUratI kALajI teo rAkhatA hatA. uparAMta, dharmane vizeSa sthAna ApavAmAM temanI vizeSatA hatI. game tevA prasaMgamAM pUjA, sAmAyika, pratikramaNa, pauSadha, vagere dhArmika anuSThAna cUktA ja nahIM. eTaluM ja nahIM paNa keTalIye vAra Arthika lAbhane bhega ApIne paNa dhArmika anuSThAnamAM bhAga lIdhA vinA rahetA nahIM, kAraNa ke teo dharmane ja sarvasva mAnatA hatA dharma teonI rageragamAM vyApta hate. kharekhara, AvI utkaTa bhAvanA vinA aneka prakAranI vicitra ghaTanAvALA A pravRttimaya jIvanamAM dhArmika jIvanane satata hete pravAha TakI ja na zake ApaNe lAkha mANasane evA paNa joIe chIe ke jeo sagavaDa, vakhata ane sAdhanasAmagrInI anukuLatA hovA chatAM, dharmane yAda paNa na karatAM mAtra eza-ArAma ane meja-majAhamAM jIvana vitADe che, tyAre vAstavika rIte temanI A pAmaratA mATe dayA upajyA vinA rahetI nathI. pAmara ane saMskArI purUche mAM Aja moTe phera che..

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17 dhArmika AcAra sivAyanA khIjA paNa kAI dhAmika prasa`gA AvI paDe, tyAre paNa khIjI' badhuM cheDIne veNIca dabhAi temAMja macI paDatA hatA. teo aMta:karaNathI mAnatA hatA ane ghaNI vakhata kahetA paNa hatA ke"dharma pahelA ane vyApAra pachI, dhama na sacavAya teA vepAramAM lAbha na maLe." AvI bhavanAzinI bhAvanA temanA hRdayamAM haMmeza jAgatI rahetI hatI. pariNAme dha saMsAdhanA karatAM chatAM tee peAtAnA kha meLavI letA hatA. pachI tA rAjagAra dhIme dhIme A karI nAMkhyA hatA. jyAre kuTubamAM pAte ekalA rahyA, eTale peAtAnA puratA kharca karI zake teTalI sagavaDa temanA pAse thai gaI hatI. temAM sASa mAnI pAtAnA kharcanA bendre pAtA upara rAkhIne satata parizramathI aneka dhArmika khAtAomAM parovAi jai, peAtAnA jI. vananA uddeza siddha karavA mathI rahetA hatA. A jamAnAmAM veNIcaMdabhAinA A khAsa vizeSatA che. svAzrayanA siddhAMtane jIvananI chellI ghaDI sudhI tee vaLagI rahyA hatA. temAM temaNe kadI hAni pahAMcavAja dIdhI nahI. A parathI temanI ni:svArthavRtti keTalI uMDI ane sAcI hatI ? tenA ApaNane have pUrepUrA khyAla Ave che. 11. zAsana sevaka tarIke-- sa MjogavazAt saMsAramAM kevI kevI vicitra ghaTanAo ane che.! ane pachI te kevI kevI rIte sa`kelAi jAya che ! khALaka veNIcaMdabhAI yuvAna thAya che ! saMtati thAya che ! ane dha MdhAne raMgeya caDe che ! Ama jALa patharAya che ane pAchI madhI saMkelAi jAya che! zAstrakArI kahe che ke--dhana, vaibhava, kuTuMba kabIlA; e badhuM 2

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18 kSaNika che nAzavaMta che, mAtra dharma eja eka zAzvata, sthAyi ane satya tattva che." veNIca dabhAI zAstrakAranA A vAkayanA sAcA ane AbehUba dAkhalA pUrA pADe che. kSaNika SadhI vastu utpanna thaI kevI rIte cAlI jAya che ? ane pUrvakanA ceAge vArasAmAM maLelA dharma saMskArAnA pravAha chevaTa sudhI-jIndagInA aMta sudhI-kevI rIte satata cAlyA kare che? A banne ghaTanAe veNIcaMdabhAinA ekaja dAkhalAmAM ApaNe joI zakIe chIe. veNIca'dabhAInI A badhI ghaTanAmAM kema jANe kudaratanAja adheA ghATa hAya ! ceAgya zAsanasevaka utpanna karI ApavA mATeja kema jANe kudarate IrAdApUrvakaja madhI racanA karI hAya ! eve bhAsa thayA vinA rahetA nathI jue. dhArmika utsAhathI bharyo bharyA vAtAvaraNavALA mhesANA jevA sthAnamAM janma thayA, ane te paNa dhArmika, sa MskArI, pratiSThita ane khAnadAna kuTukhamAM, jene pariNAme sArA sa MskAra ane dhArmikatAnA vArase maLe che, ane te AjubAjunA tevAja sahavAsathI pASAya che. anukULa dharma patnI ane saMtatinI prApti thAya che. svataMtra ane svAzrayI dhaMdhA-rAjagAranA yAga thAya che. jene pariNAme peAtAnI jarUrIyAta puratA khaca meLavI levAnA sAmarthyane lIdhe AjIvikAnI mAkhatamAM jIndagI sudhI svAzrayI rahI zakAya che. pachI-vaccethI saMtati ane dharma patnI adRzya thAya che. mAtra ekalA, aTulA ane krUDa veNIca dabhAi avazeSa rahI jAya che. jo ke ATalI hada sudhInI ghaTanA tA ghaNAnA jIvanamAM khanI jAya che, paraMtu AthI AgaLa vadhavAnuM te thADA- nAja nazIkhamAM hoya che. qauthI kuTuMbanI jALamAM zu thAvAnA

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sanI lAlacamAMthI bacavuM, ane bIne paNa dhaMdhA-rojagAranI dhamAlamAM paDIne dhana meLavavAnI lAlacamAMthI bacavuM, e bhAre muzkela che. temAM paNa A pravRttinA vAtAvaraNamAM vizeSa muzkela che. tyAre veNacaMdabhAI temAMthI bacI jAya che, eTaluM ja nahIM, paNa temAMthI bacI javAnI taiyArI pahelethI cAlu thaI jAya che. jo e taiyArI na hote, te veNacaMdabhAInuM jIvana A rIte lakhAta ke kema? e saMzaya thayA vinA rahetA nathI. Ama zAsanasevakane lAyaka aneka saMjogo temanAmAM AvI maLe che. muktabhegI, nirupAdhika, brahmacArI, dharmiSTha, khAnadAna, niHsvAthI, AjIvikAe svAzrayI, saraLa, satata parizramazIla, vizvAsu, lAgavaga dharAvanAra ane sAmAnya rIte dIrdhAyuSI: evA eka sevaka jainazAsanane navA junA vAtAvaraNanI saMdhimAM maLI jAya che. zAstramAM kahelo siddhaputrane maLatA gRhastha zAsana sevakanA ghaNu guNe veNacaMdabhAImAM hatA, ema kahevuM joIe. eTale jainazAsanasevakanI daSTithI veNacaMdabhAI A kALe ajoDa che-emanI joDI maLavI muzkela che. kadAca kaI virala vyakita haze, paNa te ApaNA jANavAmAM nathI. basa, aMte kabUla karavuM ja paDe che ke-veNacaMdabhAI te veNacaMdabhAI ja. A rIte temanA jIvanane pUrvArdha svAbhAvika ane sAdI rIte pUre thAya che. have pachI temanA jIvanane meTo bhAga aneka satkAryonI pravRttimAM vyatIta thAya che. te vyakta karavAthI be tane vicAra karavAne ApaNane avakAza maLaze. eka te-temanI kAryapraNAlI ane temAM temanuM vyakitatva, ane bIjuM-temanA aMgata jIvananA keTalAka prasaMge viSe paNa sAthe sAthe keTaluMka vizeSa jANavAnuM maLaze. jene mATe judA prakaraNanI jarUra paDaze.'

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prakaraNa 2 ju. satyavRttimaya jIvana. 1. paristhiti- veNIcaMdabhAInuM jIvana jyAre satyavRttio tarapha dorAya che, tyAre deza ane kALanI tathA janasamAjanA vicAra vAtAvaraNanI, aMdaranI ane bahAranI zI zI paristhiti hatI ? AjubAjunA kevA saMjoge vacce temanA kAryonI zarUAta thaI hatI? temanA hRdayamAM ane mana upara kevA kevA saMjoganI kevI kevI asara hatI? e vagere tAtkAlIna paristhitine vicAra karavAthI temanA kAryonA pradhAna hatuo ane uddeze barAbara samajI zakAze. tethI A sthaLe tene vicAra kare asthAne nahIM gaNAya. 2. bAhya paristhiti- aNahilapura pATaNanA sarvopari abhyadaya pachI ane khAsa karIne paramahaMta mahArAjA kumArapALa pachIthI paNa game tevI uthalapAthala thavA chatAM pATaNanI AjubAjunA pradezanI vasti aneka prakAre sukhI, samRddha ane vyavasthita taMtravALI rahI zakI che. dareka kAmo ane nAte juo; kAIpaNa gAma, zahera

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ke ka juo, kheDute ane vepArIo juo, te temAM jarUra uDe uDe eka jAtanuM saMgIna saMgaThana jaze. jo ke kAmakAjanI paddhati sAdI hatI, chatAM A saMgIna saMgaThanane pariNAme gujarAtanA mahAjana, jJAtio ane sthAnika saMghanI vyavasthA uparathI prajAnI sthitine ApaNane khyAla AvI jAya che. te vakhatanA-DAhyA AgevAne lokakalyANa joIne ja pagaluM bhakaratA hatA, ane dareka kAmamAM dIrdhadaSTi vAparatA hatA. prajAnuM Arogya sudaDha hatuM ane loko khAve pIve saMtoSI ne sukhI hatA. dhArmika utsava aMta:karaNanA utsAhathI pravartatA hatA, ane hRdayane AnaMda ApI pavitra banAvatA hatA. Ama ekadara gujarAtanA prajAjanonuM jIvana hetu hatuM. temAM paNa jenenuM vyakitatva, paise Take, lAgavaga, sattA, nyAya, nIti, pratiSThA, lekakalyANa ema badhI bAbatamAM lagabhaga acapade zobhatuM ApaNe joIe chIe. AnA udAharaNa tarIke amadAvAda, pATaNa, mahesANA, visanagara, pAlaNapura, rAdhanapura vigere nAnA moTA pukaLa gAmo TAMkI zakAya. paraMtu chellA se pacAsa varSa thayAM ApaNuM te vakhatanA ane AjanA jIvanane mukAbale karI jemAM gujarAtanA cAlu jIvana upara ghaNuM kharI bAbatamAM muMbaInI asara pharIvaLelI jaNAya che, e have Aje sarvatra vidita thaI cUkayuM che, tethI tenA vizeSa vivecananI AvazyakatA nathI. temaja muMbaImAM asara kayAMthI AvI? e varNavavAnuM paNa A sthaLa nathI. paraMtu gujarAtanA jIvana upara muMbaInI asara cAlu hatI ane che; tenAM aneka kAraNe che, eTaluM samane AgaLa vadhIzuM.

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22 te vakhatanA bhAratanA vAtAvaraNamAM lArDa rIpana, myunisIpAliTIo, kaoNMgresa, prIrAjazAha mhetA, gAkhale, dayAna dasarasvatI, dAdAbhAi vigerenI aneka jAtanI pravRttie cAlI rahelI hatI. dhaMdhAnI uthalapAthaaA, mukharjInuM dhAMdhAnuM mathaka thavuM, mATI mATI Asisa dvArA AkhA dezamAM vyApAranI pravRttio, nAnA mATA dhaMdhA paDI bhAMgavA ane aneka rIte dhaMdhA rahita thayelA leAkAnuM muMbaI, madrAsa kalakattA, karAMcI, sIMgApura, AphrikA vigere dareka pradezAmAM peTane mATe javu.... sukhI ane mUDInI sagavaDavALA leAkeAne paNa sthAnika vyApAra karatAM AvA mathAmAM mUDI rAkavAthI vadhAre phAyadA jaNAye, ane pariNAme aneka dezI peDhIonI sthApanA thavI. jeone sthAnika dhaMdhAmAM phAvaTa na jaNAyelI ane upara kahelA mukhya mukhya sthaLAmAM paNa jyAre kAi paNa eThA dhaMdhAnI peDhInuM kAmakAja na cAle tyAre paNa vepAra karIe chIe ?' evI bhAvanA TakAvI rAkhanAra saTTAnI pravRtti, amadAvAdamAM mIleAnI pravRtti: A badhI vastuAe gujarAtanA cAlu vAtAvaraNane ghaNI rIte hacamacAvI mUkeluM haze, e tA ApaNane cAkkasa jaNAya che. ane temAM paNa sarva karatAM pradhAna ane mukhyapaNe cAlatI tathA prajAnA dilapara asara karI cUkelI keLavaNInuM sarvavyApaka vAtAvaraNa josabhera phelAtuM hatuM. temAMthI zALAo, hAiskulA, kAlejo, vagerenI sthApanAe, lAyabrerIe, ane chApAMonI pravRttie, meLAvaDA ane sabhA seAsAiTIenA jalasAo, bhaNelA gaNelA grejyueTAnAM bhASaNeA ane tALIonA gaDagaDATa: A maMdhI pravRttio dhamadheAkAra bahAranA vAtAvaraNamAM cAlyA karatI hatI.

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23 3. aMdaranI paristhiti-- asara A ja vakhate mhesANAmAM zrI ravisAgarajI mahArAja jevA utkaTa cAritrazIla purUSanA tyAga ane upadezanI cAlu hatI. mhesANA temanAM kSetramAMnuM eka mukhya kSetra gaNAtuM hatuM. tethI karIne cAritra ke jene jainazAstramAM sarvottama mAnavAmAM AvyuM che, tenuM vAtAvaraNa mhesANAmAM sacATa hatuM. zivasAgarajI mahArAja sAthe veNIca MdabhAIneA paricaya paNa khAsa hatA. Ane lIdhe paNa dhArmika anuSThAnA ane te uparanA hArdika prema veNIca MdabhAInA jIvanamAM sauthI agrapade hAya, e svAbhAvika che. Aja vakhate khIjI tarapha zrI AtmArAmajI mahArAjanI jaina- jainetara vidvAnAmAM bhAre pratiSThA, ane vAtAvaraNa upara temanI vidvattAnI asara hatI. temanA graMthA; Arya samAja, khristIo vigerenI sAme temanA javAkhe; zAstronAM paThanapAThananI jAgrata thayelI tIvra lAgaNo; temAM vaLI nyAyazAstranA sArA abhyAsI 5 jAkhI zrI dAnavijayajI mahArAjanI zAstrAbhyAsa mATe utkaTa bhAvanA; muMbaImAM yunivarsiTInA zikSaNanI asarathI utpanna thayelA vAtAvaraNane lIdhe muMbaImAM vasatA jaina mAgevAna gRhasthAmAM paNa zikSaNa taraphnI caLavaLa, vIracaMda rAghavajI gAMdhInuM' amerikA javuM: vigere vigere sa Mjogone lIdhe utpanna thayelA vAtAtraraNanI asara A samayamAM zrI jaina saMghamAM josabhera cAlavA lAgI hatI. ane khasa, Aja samayamAM veNIcaMdabhAI kAma karanAra tarIke bahAra paDeche, arthAt sthAnika vA

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tAvaraNanI cAlu asara te jANe veNacaMdabhAImAM mULathIja-pAyArUpe-bhUmikA rUpe hatI ja. te uparAMta navA vAtAvaraNanI asaramAMthI pUrepUrA bacavuM temane mATe paNa muzkela hatuM. eTale veNacaMdabhAInI kAryapraNAlI A baMne vAtAvaraNathI mizrita manedazAmAMthI janmelI kahI zakAya. keLavaNInA vAtAvaraNe zarUAtamAM te vakhatanA dharmapriya samAjanA hadayamAM paNa dhArmika zikSaNa ApavuM ane pitapotAnA dharmanAM zAstro bhaNAvavA" eTalI asara te karI dIdhI hatI. tethI karIne zrImad AcAryazrI AtmArAmajI mahArAja tathA zA. anupacaMda malukacaMda vagere te vakhatanA purUSoe zAstrIya abhyAsa upara saMgIna bhAra mUkele che ane prajAne game teTale kharce zAstro bhaNAvavAnI sacoTa bhaLAmaNe karelI che, jene pariNAme mahesANA pAThazALA, banArasa pAThazALA ane aneka jainazALAo vigerenI zarUAta thaI cUkI. chatAM, keLavaNunA e vAtAvaraNane pravAha eTalethI na aTaktAM AgaLa jatAM ApaNAmAM bekiMga, kula, hela, ane chevaTe pitAnI dekharekha nIce zikSaNa ApanArI saMsthAo rUpe pariNAma pAmate gaye. dhaMdhArojagAranuM, raheNukaraNanuM tathA vicAravAtAvaraNanuM dhoraNa badalAtAM aneka vidyAthIo paNa temAM abhyAsa karavAne maLavA lAgyA, je pravAha Aje paNa haju cAlu ja che. 4. kAryakartA tarike- AvA aneka tarehanA AdelathI bharacaka vAtAvaraNamAM pitAnI zakti ane sAdhane laI veNIcaMdabhAI kAryakartA tarike bahAra paDe che. temanA utsAhanuM pura cAre tarapha pharI vaLe che.

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temanA dilamAM dharma sivAya bIjI vastu nathI. tethI dharmane anurUpa kAma karavA mATenAM aneka khAtAe temanI najaramAM tarI Ave che. ane eka pachI eka, te te kAma upADI temAM jemsa bhera-samAnA macI paDe che. bahArane pravAha game te jAtane hatA, paNa janasamAjanA vicAra ane pravRttine pravAha dharmanA kAmo tarapha vALI de, e veNIcaMdabhAInAM kAryomAM pradhAna uddeza jaNAya che. vaLI jenazAsana e anAdi kALathI cAlyuM AvatuM eka saMgIna taMtra che. temAM je ke aneka jAtanAM kAryo thayeja jatAM hatAM. ApaNe bhAratanI prajAnA ItihAsamAM joIzuM te vetAmbara je. nanuM vyaktitva dhyAna kheMce tevuM che, ane tenA vyaktitvane ItihAsa ghaNe juno che. tene mAthe javAbadArIo paNa ghaNuM ja che. temaja judA judA khAtAomAM bahaLI udAratA karavAne vAraso paNa jANe tene vaMzaparaMparAne maLyo hoya evuM jaNAya che. ane te paNa kazA ahika lAbha ke svArthanI IcchAthI nahIM, paNa kevaLa dharmabuddhithI. samarpaNanA IrAdAthI ja dhanavyayane pravAha cAlyA ja kare che. vastupALa ane tejapALa e vigerenA dhArmika pravRttiomAM aDhaLaka dravyavyayanA dAkhalA jagajAhera che. teone teonA pUrvajone vAraso maLyo hato, ane tyAra pachInI prajAne teone vArase maLe che. A rIte kave. jemAM aneka dhAmika kAmamAM kAyamane mATe dhanane pravAha cAlyA ja kare che. ane te te vakhate tevAja kAryavAhake paNa tene maLyA ja kare che. tethI paNa jenazAsananI daSTie cAlatAM ane cAlu rAkhavA jevAM aneka khAtAMo veNacaMdabhAInI najaramAM AvavA lAgyAM hatAM.

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A kAma karatI vakhate teo temAM tana manathI lAgI jatA hatA. hajAre mAIlenI musApharI mahinAnAmahinA sudhI karatA hatA. dhArmika anuSThAna sivAyanI bIjI badhI pravRttione gauNa karI nAMkhatA hatA, kahevuM joIe ke zarIranI paNa darakAra na rAkhatAM badhI zakti temAM ja hemI detA hatA. - veNIcaMdabhAIne jema sarva keI Aje oLakhe che, tema te vakhate veNacaMdabhAI paNa saune oLakhatA thaI gayA hatA. AkhA dezabharamAM kaNa kaNa AgevAne che? keNa ke sukhI che? koNa koNa udAra che? keNa keNu vidvAna che? koNa kAma karavAmAM kuzaLa che? vigerethI bahuja paricita thaI gayA hatA ane te eTale sudhI ke tene kevo svabhAva che? keNa kaI jAtanA vicAra dharAve che? kayuM kAma kenI pAse karAvI zakAze ? kene karyuM kAma pasaMda che? vigere tothI veNacaMdabhAI sArI rIte mAhitagAra thaI gayA hatA. keTalAka kuTuMbamAM te "veNacaMda kAkA" bALako ane strIone paNa oLakhatA hatA, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa tenA svabhAva ane pasaMdagInA paNa abhyAsI thaI gayA hatA. ane teo pAsethI paNa kAme laI zakatA hatA, pisA meLavI zaktA hatA. arthAta kahevuM joIe ke saMghanI tAtkAlIna cAlu sthitithI ghaNI rIte teo vAkepha hatA. je kAma upADatA te turtaja zarU karI detA hatA, ane je rIte calAvI zakAya te rIte dhamadhokAra calAvIne, kAmane-paisA ApanAranI daSTimAM lAvI detA hatA. AthI pAchaLathI paNa temane tene mATe puSkaLa nANuM maLyAM karatAM hatAM. ane vizvAsathI temanI ja javAbadArI upara soMpavAmAM AvatAM hatAM. yadyapi vAtAvaraNane

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anusarIne kamiTI, meLAvaDA, rIperTa, baMdhAraNanA niyamo vigere beThavaNa teo karatA hatA. je lake tevA prajane uThAve tene te batAvI. zakAya, mATe te sAmagrI paNa rAkhatA hatA. paraMtu paisA ApanAra lekene ghaNe bhAga te emAMnuM kaMI pUchatoja nahIM. veNIcaMda bhAI upara vizvAsa ja emAM mukhya hato. ane veNIcaMdabhAIne te eka haththu hoya ke aneka haththu hoya, tenI sAthe khAsa levA. deva hatI. kAraNa ke temane te kharA aMta:karaNathI kAma karavuM, eja laganI hatI. Ama paisA ApanAra ane veNacaMdabhAInAM manomana sAkSi thatAM hatAM. tathA je leke baMdhAraNenA vicArothI TevAyelA hatA, temane paNa saMtoSa ApI zakAte hato. bIjI rItebhaviSyamAM paNa milkato ane kAmane jokhama na lAge, e paNa temanI daSTi hatI te kharIja. Ama chatAM veNacaMdabhAIne hameza sahelAIthI nANuM maLI jatAM hatAM ema nahotuM, kAraNa ke-badhAnAM dila eka sarakhAM nathI hotAM. kazuM kAraNa na hoya te paNa "prANa ApavA ane paisA ApavA " e keTalAkane mana sarakhuM thaI paDe che. A jAtane paNa manuSyasvabhAva che. te sthitimAM veNacaMdabhAIjarA e muMjhAyA vinA potAnI mahenata cAlu rAkhatA hatA, ane te eTale sudhI ke haDahaDatA apamAna karavAmAM Ave te paNa A purUSa Dageja nahIM, badhuMye gaLI jAya. game tevA virUddha vicArane hale mAthe AvI paDe, te paNa manamAM ja pariNAvI de. tenuM temane kAMI duHkhaja nahIM, jANe kAMI banyuM ja nathI. ane pitAnI dalIlo te cAlu rAkhe ja jAya. bahu gusse thAya, te be cAra divasanI gAbacI mArI jAya, aMtara pADI de

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28 paNa pAchA tyAMnA tyAM aDI paDe. A rIta kadAca kAine haThIlI lAgaze, paraMtu teo eLakhatA hatA ke A paisA ApI zake tema che; ane temaNe ApavA joie, evI temanI sthitinA pramANumAM temanI pharaja che. " chatAM mAtra leAbhane vaza thaine na Ape, tenIja pAsethI A pramANe makakamatAthI paisA levA prayatna karatA hatA. " lAbhane vaza paDelA mANasanA hAthamAMthI jhaTa paisA chUTatA nathI, eTale tenA mAnApamAnathI kArya kartAe pIMgaLI na javuM joie, DhIlA paDavuM na joie. joie. " evAja kAI khyAlathI evuM pariNAma AvyAnA ghaNA pAsethI paNa temaNe nahIM dhArelI rakama e dAkhalA satata prayatna karavAja prayatna karatA hatA. ane vyaktio che ke, tevI meLavI che. sAthe mANasa, hAthamAM khattI, TIpanA kAgaLIe ke cApaDI ane pensIla lai rAtanA khAra khAra ke mumbe vAgyA sudhI paisA meLavavA pharatA jovAmAM AvatA hatA. ane kAi krAi vakhata tA game teTalA upavAseA hAya, tA paNa A pravRtti dhamAkAra cAlatI ja hAya. jyAM sudhI dhAryuM kAma na thAya tyAM sudhI japIne besavAnuM ye nahIM, ne besavA devAnuM ce nahI; TapAla paNa niyamita lakhAvIja joie, vakhata na maLe te Treinane upaDavAnI vAra hAya te vakhate je vakhata maLe temAM ne kAi vakhata cAlatI Trene paNa navarA esavAnuM tA nahIMja. are kAI kAi vakhata tA evA prasaga AvI jatA ke AkhA divasa pheravAmAM jAya. upavAsa na hAya tA khAvApIvAnA ane dhArmika anuSThAnAne mAMDa mAMDa vakhata meLavatA hAya ane Avazyaka TapAlanA javAba tA ApavA ja joie. A sthitimAM rAtre besIne TapAla lakhavA lakhAvavAnuM

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kAma cAluja heya. ane keTalIka vakhata hajAmata karAvavAne paNa vakhata maLavuM muzkela thaI paDe. te karAvavA jAya te bIjAM kAme mATe vakhata lUMTAte lAge. te vakhate rAtre pite hAthamAM dIve pakaDI rAkhe, hajAma hajAmata karyuM jAya ane kArakuna TapAla lakhe jAya. AvI utkaTa kAma karavAnI satata pravRtti uparathI temanA hRdayamAM kevI laganI haze? tenA uMDANanA pradezamAM ApaNane laI jAya che, ane bhAna karAve che ke-sevaka nAma dharAvavuM saheluM nathI, paNa tenI pAchaLa keTalI javAbadArI ane keTalI taiyArInI jarUra paDe che? tyAre kharA sevaka thaI zakAya che! e jAnane bodha levAne ApaNane temAMthI prasaMga maLe che. potAnA svArthanA kAma mATe te aneka jAtanI mahenata uThAvanArA ghaNuM maLI zake, paNa kevaLa aMgata svArtha sAthe bilakula saMbaMdha na dharAvatAM kAryomAM otaprota parovAI javuM, e viralAo mATe ja hoya che. vaLI te te kAmane mATe kAma karI zake tevA mANaso meLavI laI goThavI devAnuM paNa temane sulabha hatuM. eka jAya te bIjAnI hAjarI hoya ja. pagAra vigeremAM puratI karakasara, uDAupaNuM jarA ye nahI. ane je mANasa kyA kAmane lAyaka che, e dhyAnamAM rAkhyA ja kare ane AgaLa pAchaLa goThavaNa calAvyeja jAya. kAma karanAra mANasa manamA na maLe te kadAca kAma cAlavuM baMdha rahe. chatAM tene nANAM, milakate barAbara sacavAI rahe, tenI kALajI sauthI pahelAM ja karatA jaNAyA che. A ghaNuM salAhe, TIkAo, sUcanAone pravAha chUTato hoya chatAM tethI ekAeka derAI na jatAM, pitAnI dhAraNA pramANe, ane kAryakSetranI paristhiti pramANe karavA jevA pheraphAra kare, ane

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hagADa karatA nathI 30 pitAnI dhyAnamAM na beThA hoya te na paNa kare. chatAM darekanuM sAMbhaLe, dareka pAsethI sUcanAo mAge ane pitAnA manamAM pitAnI zakti pramANe tulanA paNa kare. ThIka lAge te anumodanA kare ane amalamAM mUkavA jaladI taiyAra thaI jAya. ane ThIka na lAge te tene spaSTa virodha na kare. AthI karIne keIne binajarUrI khoTuM lagADe nahIM. tevI sthitimAM maina dharI le, sAMbhaLI le ane ThIka lAge tema kare. ekadama kAmanI kSetramaryAdA vadhArI daI pAchaLathI kAma tUTI paDe, tevI rIte emanA kAma mATe ghaNe bhAge banyuM nathI. tethI emanAmAM dIrgha dRSTi keTale aMze hatI? e barAbara samajI zakAya che. kevaLa AraMbhe zUrA jevo ghATa nathI bane, ema kahIe to paNa cAle. eka heDImAM jeTaluM Ave teTalo bhAra bhaye jaIe, te chevaTe e hoDI Dube. tevI ja rIte kAryavAhake paNa jenI Ave tenI dareka sucanAone amala karavA mAMDe, te chevaTe te kArya cUMthAI jAya, verAI jAya, ane pariNAme nAza pAme, evo paNa prasaMga kadAca AvI jAya. tethI jeone kAma karavA che, temaNe te vAtane paNa khyAla rAkhavo paDe, ane sUcanAone Teke na maLe te sAmAnuM dila dubhAya, teno paNa vicAra karavo paDe, A badhI vikaTa paristhiti vacce kAma karavAnuM hoya che. tene e artha nathI ke kaI paNanI salAha levI ja nahi. levI, paNa tene tela karI khAtAnI pari. sthiti pramANe tene amala karo emAM ja kAryakuzaLatA che. veNacaMdabhAImAM kAryakuzaLatA hatI ke nahIM? tenA kaMI lekhita purAvA ApaNane kadAca nahIM maLe, paraMtu temaNe upADelAM kAmonI paraMparA, tenA vara-oche aMze AvelA pariNAmo, tene

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31 sthAyi TakAva, ane temAM nANAMnA saMgraha: e badhuM temanI kAma karavA viSenI AvaDatanI sthiti ApaNane samajAve che. temaNe upADelAM kAme ThIka hatAM ke aDIka? tenA karatAM bIjA sArAM haze ke kema ? athavA te ThIka rIte calAvatA hatA ke kema ? e badhA praznA A sthaLe asthAne che. e khAmata bhale game teTalA matabhedo hAya, ke na haiAya. paraMtu temanA jIvana- caritrane aMge kyA kayA vahIvaTamAM temaNe ze| ze| bhAga bhajanyA che te jANavA mATe temaNe hAtha dharelAM kAmeAnI saMkSipta vigata ahIM ApavI jarUranI che. 5. upADelAM kAmeAnI paraMparA veNIcaMdabhAi kAmA karavA bahAra paDe che, te kema jANe eka vaTALiyAnI mAphaka badhe pharI vaLe che. temanA jIvanamAM upADelAM nAnAM moTAM kAmAnuM lisTa karavA jaie, teA lagabhaga 7075 nI saMkhyA sudhI pahoMcI jAya che. je kAma smaraNamAM AvyuM ke prasaMge jarUranuM jAyuM te kAma upADayuM ja che, ne tene mATe paisA ApanAra paNa temane turataja maLI jAya. A kAmeAnA nIce pramANe vargo pADI zakAya-- 1 pahelA vargamAM madirA ane tIrtho Aveche. temAM-maMdi rAmAM-cakSu TIkA, pUjAnA upakaraNeA, daherAsarAnA chodvAra, kalyANakanI ArAdhanA, kesara sukhaDa, galaDhuNA vigere u pakaraNeA, pratimAjInA lepakhAtuM, phUlakhAtu, mhesANAmAM prabhubhakita khAtu.

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tIrthamAM-(siddhAcaLajIne sauthI paheluM sthAna hoyaja.) siddhAcaLanuM-phUla dhUpa khAtuM, nitya AMgI khAtuM, AzAtanA dUra karavA khAtuM. taLATInI bhakita, rakhepAnI halacAla, vigere vigere, Abu upara AMgIkhAtuM, gira nArajI, tAraMgAjI, vigerenA jIrNoddhAranI TIpa. 2 bIjA vargamAM-muni mahArAjAo ane cAritradharma tathA tapane lagatAM khAtAone samAveza thAya che. temAM-sAdhu sAdhvInAM upakaraNa khAtuM, sAdhu sAdhvInA auSadhopacAra khAtuM, pustako lakhAvI ApavAnuM khAtuM, pustako maMgAvI ApI pUrA pADavAnuM khAtuM, zrAvaka zrAvikAnAM upakaraNe khAtuM, dIkSA lenAranA kuTuMbane sahAyaka khAtuM, dIkSAmotsavane lagatuM khAtuM, AMbila vardhamAna tapanI oLI khAtuM, tapasvIonI vaiyAvacca khAtuM, upadhAna khAtuM, mahe. sANA upAzraya, muni mahArAjAone mATe upayogI khAtuM. 3 tyAra pachI trIjA vargamAM-jJAnAbhyAsane lagatAM khAtAM Ave che. temAM mahesANA pAThazALA, pustake bheTa ApavAnuM khAtuM, chapAvI vecavA khAtuM, muMbaI jJAnakhAtuM, sUkama prakaraNArtha bedha pAThazALA khAtuM, Agodaya samiti, banArasa pAThazALA, keLavaNI khAtuM, temAM-upadezaka khAtuM, rkolarazIpa khAtuM, I. nAma khAtuM, bahAranI jena zALAone madada ApavA khAtuM, ravisAgarajI jaina vidyAzALA, kasturacaMda vIracaMda jaina vidyAzALA, jena vidyArthIone kapaDAM khAtuM, jJAna khAtu. 4 tyAra pachI jena dharmane lagatAM bIjA keTalAMka khAtAM, jevAM ke-mahesANAmAM memAnanuM rasoDA khAtuM, pAlItANAmAM

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33 * paNa rasADA khAtu, giranArajInI talATInuM rasADuM, zozvarajInI bhAjanazALA, ANaMdajI kalyANajIne madada, kAnt ransane paNa madada ApI zakAya teTalI ApavI, jaina zve. zrAvakAne lagatu khAtu, jemAMthI sIdAtAone madada thai zake. veNIcaMdabhAinAM kAmane ATalIja maryAdA nathI. jainasaghanA kSetrathI bahAra paNa teo gayA che. 5 saghanA kSetra bahAranAM kAmA temAM chappaniyA dukALamAM madada, vADInuM annagRha, garIma dharmAdAkhAtu, sAdhAraNa rIte pAThazALAmAM auSadho raheto hatAM ane rahe che, jethI karIne game te keAIne joitu hAya tA ApI zakAya. 6 ane chaThThA vargamAM-sAmAnya prANInI dayAnAM khAtAMnA samAveza thAya che temAM-pAMjarApoLa ane khADADhArane paNa veNIca dabhAinI madada hAyaja. kasAI pAsethI pazue cheADAvavAnuM jIvayA khAtu, mAchalAkhAtu, kutarAnA roTalA ane pArevAnI caNa khAtuM, vigere vigere. A rIte jinama Mdira vigere dana, jJAna ane cAritra ArAdhana tathA jainasa MghanI vyavasthAnA vibhAgeAthI mAMDIne mAnavasamAja ane chevaTe prANIvanA hiMta sudhI temanAM kAmeAnA pravAha pahoMce che. AmAMnAM ghaNAMkharAM khAtAMnA vahIvaTa pAThazALA sAthe che, keTalAMkanA vahIvaTa zreyaskara maMDaLanA vahIvaTamAM che, keTalAMkanA vahIvaTa pAlItANAnI zAkhAmAM ane keTalAMkanA vahIvaTa mhesANA saththakathI cAle che. keTalAMka khAtAMo khIjA kArya vAhakAe upADelA temAM veNIcaMdabhAinI puratI madada bhaLelI che, jema ke 3

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34 anArasa pAThazALA, Agodaya samiti vigere. keTalAMka khAtAo zarU karIne bIjI saMsthAone ke egya kAryavAhakene saMpI dIdhAM che, jevAM ke siddhAcaLa phUla dhUpa, cakSuTIkAgiranArarasoDuM vigere vigere. keTalAMka khAtAMone eka bIjA khAtAmAM samAveza thaI zake tema hatuM tene samAveza ghaNuM kharAM mukhya mukhya khAtAMema pote jAte ja karAvI dIdhela che. - A rIte judAM judAM khAtAMomAM temanA hastaka lagabhaga rUpiyA 25 thI 30 lAkha jeTalA meLavAyA haze ane kharcAyA haze. mAtra nANAM meLavI levAM eTaluM ja veNacaMdabhAInuM kAma hatuM ema nahIM, paraMtu te surakSita rahI zake, tenuM sAruM vyAja maLe, tene hisAba barAbara rahe, e vigere tarapha paNa temanuM dhyAna ghaNuM pAke pAye raheluM hatuM. e janAo barAbara karI levAmAM jarA paNa gaphalata na thAya, tenI purepurI sAvacetI rAkhatA hatA. A badhAM khAtAMone vistArathI nAmanirdeza ame eTalAja mATe karyo che, ke-jethI veNacaMdabhAInI pasaMdagI kevI jAtanAM kAmonI hatI? ane temanI zakitane pravAha kai tarapha vaLyo hato? tene vAcakamahAzayane barAbara khyAla Ave. vaLI keTalAka mukhya mukhya kAmanI vigatavAra TuMkadha atre ApavAthI hAla te khAtAonI sthiti, temaja veNIcaMdabhAIe keTalI hada sudhI kAma karyuM che? tene paNa sAthe sAthe khyAla Ave. karyuM kAma, kayAre upADayuM, tenI maLI zakI te sAle paNa sAthe sAthe TAMkavAmAM AvI che. te uparAMta, te te khAtAMne lagatI

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bIjI vigate jANavAnI icachAvALAoe te te te khAtAnA rIpArToja joI levA joIe. A khAtAomAM keTalAMka khAtAM mahesANethI ane keTalAMka pAlItANethI calAvavAmAM AvatAM hatAM. keTalAMka mahesANu pAThazALAnAM khAtAnA peTA khAtAM che ane keTalAka zreyaskara maMDaLa hastaka cAlatAM khAtAMo che. vaLI kaI kaI mahesANAnAM ke pAlItANAnAM sthAnika che, ane keTalAMka samagra jainazAsanane uddezIne che. keTalAMka bIjAoe zarU karelAM ane varNacaMdabhAIe temAM madada karelI che. keTalAMka khAtAM calAvIne bIjI saMsthAne seMpI dIdhelAM, evA paNa che. e badhI jAtanuM vargIkaraNa atre ApIzuM nahIM, paNa sujJa vAcake lagabhaga khAtAnI hakIkata uparathI ja samajI zakaze. 6. keTalAMka khAsa khAtAo- 1 caDyuTIkA khAtuM. [saMvata 1934 nI sAla.]. pratimAjIne pUjA karavAne sthAne TIkA coDavAmAM Ave che, tathA darzana karanArAone Ada thAya mATe pratimAjIne anurUpa cakSuo ceDavAmAM Ave che. paraMtu keTaleka sthaLe tenI khAmI jaNAtAM, te dUra karavA mATe lIMcavALA bALa brahmacArI zeTha haThIsiMgabhAI ratanacaMda sAthe teo gAmegAma pharavA nIkaLI paDyA hatA. A kAmamAM temaNe zArIrika parizrama hadathI jAde karyo che. ekaMdara majuranI mAphaka sakhta rIte kAma karyuM che. pUrva dezamAM TheTha

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36 ajimagaMja sudhI pahoMcyA hatA, ane ekaMdara lagabhaga 500 se gAmanI musApharI karI vaLyA hatA, temaja eka gAmathI. bIje gAma javAmAM sAmAna jAte upADI page cAlIne musApharI karatA hatA. ema paNa sAMbhaLyuM che ke lokenA AgrahathI kaI vakhata sAthe majura rAkhatA hatA, paNa gAma cheDI thoDe dUra jAya ke sAmAna pate upADe ane bIjuM gAma najIka Ave tyAre majurane seMpI de. ane te evI bhAvanAthI ke "prabhunI bhakita karavAne sAmAna che tethI jAte ja upADa joIe." thoDA vakhatamAM ghaNuM kAma karavAnI haze khAvApIvAnI paNa bahu darakAra rAkhatA nahIM. mAtra cakSu TIkA cADavAnuM ja kAma patAvatA hatA, eTaluM ja nahIM, paraMtu pratimAne uvaTaNA karatA hatA. derAsarane (devagRhezvarane) ye sApha karI ArisAbhuvana jevAM banAvatA hatA, ane bIjI aneka rIte AzAtanAo dUra karatA hatA. A kAmamAM veNacaMdabhAInA laghu baMdhu kizorabhAIe paNa cheDe vakhata jAtamahenata lIdhI hatI. A kAmamAM kharca paNa moTo karyo che. tene mATe gAme gAma TIpa cAlu ja hatI. tethIja amadAvAdanA nagarazeTha premAbhAine atyanta prema temaNe meLavyuM hatuM. A kAmathI teo veNacaMdabhAIne putratulya gaNatA hatA. A khAtAnuM kAmakAja te have baMdha che. tene badale amadAvAdamAM "jinabiMba cakSusthApaka kamiTI" nAmanuM eka khAtuM astitva dharAve che. ra jIrNoddhAra [ saMvat 156] jIrNa thayelAM maMdirane sudharAvI sArI sthitimAM mUkavAM,

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e paNa sauthI vadhAre agatyanuM che. tethI jIrNa maMdirane uddhAra thAya te ghaNuM sArUM" e bhAvanA veNacaMdabhAInA hRdayamAM ghaNuM vakhatathI vaselI hatI. tenI siddhi-zrI zatruMjaya, giranAra, Abu, rANakapura, vigere tIrthasthaLomAM tathA mAravADa, mevADa vigere pradezamAM paNa jinamaMdirane jirNoddhAra karAvIne keTaleka aMze karI hatI. jIrNoddhAra karelAM maMdirethI yAtrALuo ane bhAvika purUSa darzana vigerethI je lAbha uThAve, tethI jIrNoddhAra karanAra-karAvanArane AtmikalAbha thAya, e dekhItuM ja che. A jIrNodhdhAra khAtAmAM lagabhaga AThathI daza lAkha rUpiyA judA judA gRhasthA taraphathI temanA hAthe kharcAyA haze. mALavA, mevADanA jIrNoddhAramAM AgamedAraka A. cArya zrI sAgarAnaMdasari mahArAjane khAsa upadeza hate. ane giranArajInA jIrNoddhAramAM AcArya zrI vijayanItisUri mahArAjane khAsa satata upadeza sahAyakAraka hate. uparAMta rAdhanapuravALA sadagata zeTha motIlAla mULajI tathA verAvaLavALA zeTha goviMdajI khuzAle paNa keTalAka pradezomAM temanI sAthe pharI te kAmamAM madada karI hatI. chellA doDheka varSa thayAM tAraMgAjInA jIrNoddhAranuM kAma upADayuM hatuM, paraMtu mAMdagImAM sapaDAtA nirAza thaI te kAma choDI dIdhuM ane e khAtAnI ekaThI thayelI rakama amadAvAda zeTha ANaMdajI kalyANajIne sepI dIdhI. 3 kesara sukhaDa. [sava-1961] kesara, sukhaDa, barAsa, baMgaluMchaNa vigere prabhubhaktimAM

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upayogI thAya tevA dravya-padArtho jarUriyAta hoya tyAM gyatA pramANe ApavA mATe A khAtuM rAkhavAmAM AveluM che. 4 lepakhAtuM. [ saMvat 1990 ] - je je sthaLe pratimAjInAM aMga ghasAI gayAM hoya ke khaMDita jevAM hoya, tene lIdhe kaMIka AkRtimAM pheraphAra paDI gayuM hoya te sthaLe sthAnika saMghanI mAgaNathI kuzaLa kArIgare mokalI leSAdika karAvI ApI pratimAjIne manohara darzanIya banAvI devAmAM A khAtAne upayoga thAya che. pratimAjInI mane hara darzanIyatA bhAvavRddhinuM kAraNa thAya che, ane bhAvavRddhi AdhyAtmika jIvanamAM khAsa upayogI che. jenajIvana adhyAtmapradhAna che, ane adhyAtma mokSanuM asAdhAryuM kAraNa che. ema paraMparAe pratimAjInI mane hara darzanIyatA mokSanuM aMga bane che. A daSTithI A khAtAnI kAyamI upayegItA barAbara samajAze. 5 kalyANaka divase bhakti. [saMvat 1972.] bhAratIya jaina ItihAsamAM sarvotkRSTa mahAna purUSanA tapAsa karIzuM te sauthI mukhyapaNe covIza tIrthakara bhagavate ja che. teo ja Adarza purUSe che, teo siddha thayelA che, ane teo ja siddhino mArga batAvanArA che. A tIrthakara bhagavaMtenA jIvananA khAsa mahattvanA-jagadupakAranA prasaMga kalyANaka kahevAya che. evAM pAMca kalyANaka thAya che. 1 vana, 2 janma 3 dIkSA-pratrajyA-abhiniSkramaNa, 4 kevaLajJAnatpatti, ane 5 nirvANaprApti.

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tIrthakara bhagavaMte sadeva pUjanIya che, paraMtu teonA jIvananA A mahatvanA pAMca prasaMgene divase teo suvizeSa pUjanIya che. kAraNa ke A pAMca prasaMge vinA tIrthaMkarapaNane saMbhavaja nathI rahete. eTale A pAMca prasaMge ja tIrthakaronA tIrthakarapaNAmAM khAsa karIne vadhAre madadagAra che. mATe te prasaMgee suvizeSa bhakita karavI joIe, e bhakato mATe te anivArya thaI paDe che. A rIte covIza tIrthakonAM maLIne 120 eka so vIza kalyANuka eka varSamAM thAya che. dAkhalA tarIke-mahAvIra svAmInA kalyANakanA pAMca divase-aSADa zudi da yavana, citra zudi 13 janma, kArataka vadI 10 dIkSA, vaizAkha zudi 10 kevaLajJAna, Aso vada 0)) nirvANagamana. A mahAna divasene mATe prAcIna kALathI ja "kalyANaka" eve A zabda jAyela che. te kalyANakanA divase ujavavAnA bhavya ane sarvottama prakAro paNa zAstramAM nakkI karavAmAM AvelA che. A janAone janasamAjane mATe je upayoga che, te mAnasazAstra ane adhyAtmazAstranA sUma niyamo jANavAthI samajI zakAya tevo che. uparAMta A ceAjanAmAM pUrva purUSe kevA sUkSama tothI jJAta hatA? tene purepuro khyAla Ave che. hAlanI jayaMtIo lagabhaga A jAtanI yojanA che. "jayaMtI zabda ghaNe bhAge vaidika dharmanA utsavamAM pracalita hatuM ane che. paraMtu temAM te ujavavAno paNa prakAra hAlanI jema te hato ja nahIM. ApaNAmAM hAla ujavavAmAM AvatI jayaMtIethI ekaMdara zAsanane kayA kayA nukasAna che ? te prasaMgopAtta saMkSepamAM

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batAvavAthI kalyANakabhakti viSene A khAtAnI mahattAne khare khyAla Avaze. 1 "jayaMtI" zabda, jaina zAstramAM prasidhdha ke vihita zabda nathI. chatAM, je upayogI vastu mATe yejanA ke zabda na hoya, ane tenI jarUra hoya, te bIjethI zabda ke yeAjanA levAmAM bahu vAMdhA na laIe, paraMtu ahIM "kalyANaka" zabda prasiddha che. te ujavavAnI yojanA paNa che. "yaMtI" zabdane vadhAre vajana ApavAthI "kalyANaka" zabda upara ucharatI prajAnA manamAM paDade paDatA jAya che. e paheluM nukasAna thAya che. 2 "jayaMtI" zabda jaina saMghamAM sarva sammati pUrvaka svIkRta nathI, paraMtu mAtra amuka bhAga taraphathI dekhAdekhIthI yatheccha pravRtta che. kaI paNa mukhya saMsthAnA mAtra amuka ja bhAga taraphathI yatheccha pravRtta keI paNa pravRtti bhedakarupe kAma karatI hovAthI pariNAme kusaMpanI preraka thaI mukhya saMsthAnA aikyabaLane ghAtaka nivaDe che. koIpaNa sAmudAyika pravRtti sarva sammatithI svIkRta hoya, te te ja te kalyANaka nivaDe che. A tevI nathI, mATe akalyANakara-bhedaka che. e bIje doSa. 3 jayaMtI ujavavAnI hAlanI rIta, kalyANaka ujavavAnI zAstravihita rItathI judI che. arthAt zAstravihita rIta upara paDado paDato jAya che, tathA navI prajA te bhUlatI jAya che. A trIje doSa.

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41 4 ekAda mukhya purUSane vadhAre vyApAka rIte vajana ApavAthI, khIjAo uparathI dhyAna khasI jaI ekamAM ekI. karaNa thaI javAthI, bhaviSyamAM--khIjA trevIza tIrthaMkarAne [jo ke zrI mahAvIra prabhu Asanna upakArI heAvAthI temanI jayaMtI ujavAya che, tA paNa ] uccharatI prajA keTaleka aMze bhUle e khanavA joga che. athavA jeTaluM mahattva bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmInuM che, teTalu ja khIjAye tIrthaMkara bhagavaMtAnu che, e khyAla paNa lagabhaga bhUlAvA mAMDe che. temAM paNa mAtra janmakalyAzuka ja ujavI levAtuM hAvAthI " prabhujInAM pAMce kalyANukA ujavavAnI jarUra che " e vAta teA e vargamAMthI jarUra bhUlAtI jAya che. ahIM eka khulAsA karavA joIe ke-bhAdaravA suda ekamanA divasa janmakalyANaka tarIke ujavavAnA nathI paraMtu te ujavAya che tenuM kAraNa kaika juduM che. 5 Adhunika purUSaSa ke jeenI samAnyatA lagabhaga ekataraphI hAya che, tenI jayaMtInI jAhera ujavaNIenA uttejaka vAtAvaraNamAM eka vakhata prajAnuM dhyAna rAkI levAthI bhUtakALanA parama pUjya mahApurUSo DhaMkAI jAya, kAraNa ke e uttejaka vAtAvaraNa khalAsa thatAM ane ThAma ThAma eka sarakhI pravRtti jovAmAM AvatAM prajA kaMTALe, eTale pariNAme jo ke badhI jayaMtI jhAMkhI paDI jAya. paraMtu teNe emuka vakhata sudhI pAchalI smRtine rAkelI hAvAthI prajA bhUlI gaI hAya, teA pachI cAvIza

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tIrthakaranA 120 eka so vIzaya kayANake prajA pAse ujavAvavAnI te AzA rAkhIja zI rIte zakAya ? alabata te te pUjya ane upakArI guruonI bhaktinimitte temanA guNAnurAgI ziSyo vigere te te divase kaMI paNa viziSTa vaijanAthI bhakti kare te IcchavA jevuM ja che, paNa temAM be vastune khAsa khyAla rAkhavAnI jarUra che. 1 te samAraMbhanI yojanAne eTaluM badhuM jAhera ane utkRSTa svarUpa na ApavuM joIe ke jethI karIne tIrthakara bhagavaMtanA kalyANaka ujavavAnA ke jayaMtI ujavavAnA prakAra karatAM temanI vadhAre bhavyatA thaI jAya, te rIte karavAmAM pUrva puruSonI AzAtanA che. ane - 2 bIjuM gurumahArAjanI tIthinI tIthie bhakti karavAnI rIta zAstramAM je batAvI che te sivAya bIjI na hovI joIe. ATalI maryAdA zAsananA hita khAtara jALavavI. jarUrI lAge che. 6 vaLI Adhunika jayaMtIomAM kaI khAsa viziSTa dhArmika anuSThAne, ke jemAM-javAbadArI vizeSa hoya, mana, vacana, ane kAyAnA saMyama keLavavAnA hoya, tevA koI prakAre nathI hotA. kharI rIte jemanI jayaMtI ujavavAnI hoya, tene Adarza yathAzakita jIvanamAM amalamAM mUkavAmAM ja temanI jayaMtI arthavatI che. tyAre Aje sarvanI jayaMtI "bhASaNa" ane mAtra sabhA goThavavAnA prakAramAM ja pariNAma pAme che.

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7 jyAre eka vakhata samAjane Akhe bhAga mahApurUSanAM kalyANaka zAstravihita sacoTa rItathI ujavavAmAM eka sarakho bhAga letuM hatuM, temAMthI emAMne amuka varga judo paDIne, kevaLa bhASaNa vigere sagavaDiyA rItathI ujavI laI saMteSa mAnI bese, ane bIjA prakAro tarapha udAsIna rahe, bedarakAra rahe, athavA aNagama dharAve, te e sthitimAM prajAnuM mabaLa eka pagathiyuM utarI jAya che. e sUma daSTithI vicAravuM joIe. 8 keTalIka vakhata vastusthitinA ajJAnane lIdhe AvI sabhAomAM sArI vastuonI TIkA thAya, bhaLatA ja valaNanI puSTi thAya, mukhya purUSanA khAsa guNe DhaMkAI jAya athavA gauNa guNe pradhAnapaNe varNavAI jAya, ane tethI keTalAka jama phelAya, tene lIdhe prAsaMgika vANiyAdo upasthita thAya. eka ja vargamAM pATIo paDI kusaMpanA bIja ropAya, e. A kaTekaTInA samayamAM nahI calAvI levA jevI bAbata che. game tevI suMdara janAo mutavI rAkhIne paNa eka samUhamAM ekayano bhaMga na thavA de, e A samayamAM moTAmAM moTI sevA che. aikyano bhaMga thavA daIne game tevI suMdara yojanAo amalamAM lAvavA chatAM tene phAyade meLavavAnI ane atyAre cAlI rahelA nukazAnamAMthI bacavAnI AzA rAkhavI e AkAzakusumavat che. A rIte A jayaMtInI dhUnavALA samayamAM-jena prajA kalyANakenI yojanA na bhUlI jAya, eTalA ja mAtra e hetuthI kalyANukenI bhakti tarapha veNu caMdabhAI prajAnuM dhyAna kheMcavA

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lalacAya, te temane mATe sarvathA ucitaja hatuM. ane ema jaNAya che ke e vicArane pariNAme temaNe kalyANakanA divasonI yAdI prajAmAM vaheMcI hatI. mahesANAnAM jaina maMdiramAM bhagavaMtanAM kalyANakane divase te te maMdiramAM te te bhagavAnanI varaka ane puSpAdithI pUjA thAya tevI janA karI che. pite paNa te kAmamAM rasa pUrvaka bhAga letA hatA. A uparathI temanI pasaMdagI kaI jAtanA kAme tarapha hatI? te heje jaNAya che. Adhunika prakAranI jayaMtIo game te kaMIka nukazAna kare che, ema kabUla karavAmAM Ave, te te nukazAna ApaNane ja thAya che ema nathI, paNa bhAratanA bIjA Arya dharmone paNa thAya che. 6. siddhAcaLanuM phUla dhUpa khAtuM. (saMvata-1964 nA azADa vadi 11.) kaI paNa jene saMtAnane zrI siddhagiri tarapha bhakita apUrva hoya che, te pachI veNacaMdabhAI jevA mATe te kahevuM ja zuM? teone vasavATaja ghaNe bhAge siddhagirinI chAyAmAM ja rahelo che, ane tethI A tIrthanI bhaktine uddezIne je je prakAre hAtha lAgatA, te te rIte tenI bhakti karavA rAtA hatA, ane tethI A ane AnI pachInAM bIjAM traNa khAtAM zarU karelAM hatAM. dareka TuMkamAM dareka pratimAjInI dararoja phUla ane dhUpathI pUjA thAya e hetuthI A khAtuM zarU kareluM che. haMmeza eka pratimAjIne eka, e pramANe gaNIne mALI dvArA dareka TuMkamAM joIe te pramANe phUla pahoMcADavAmAM Ave.

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che. ane eka mANasa dazAMga dhUpathI sugaMdha prasAratA dhUpaSANu. sAthe dareka yukemAM dhUpa kare che. arthAt A phaMDamAM nANuM bharanAra taraphathI gherabeThA bhakitanimitta A khAtuM cAle che. tenA be khAtAM che. anAmata khAtuM ane cAlu khAtuM. anAmatanuM vyAja cAlu khAtAmAM jAya che, ane temAMthI kharca cAle che. hAla A khAtAnI mULa rakama amadAvAda zeTha ANaMdajI kalyANajIne soMpI che. mAtra tenuM vyAja cAlu kharca mATe. levAmAM Ave che. 7 siddhAcaLajInuM AgakhAtuM. (saMvata 1961.) upara AdIzvara bhagavAnane tathA gAmamAM hATe dahere keInA taraphathI AMgI na hoya, tyAre A khAtAmAMthI kesara barAsa, bAdala, rUpAnA varaka vigere AMgIne sAmAna ApI. mULanAyaka bhagavAnanI AMgI racAvavAmAM Ave che. 8 talATI bhakita khAtuM. (saMvat 1977) zrI girirAja samagra-sopAMga pUjya che,-"ravAmAM tA . mATe tenI spazanA karatA pahelAM prathama zrI girirAjanI pUjA karavAmAM Ave che. tyAra pachI ja tenI samaja sparzanA mATe upara caDAya che. te mATe "taLATI bhakti khAtuM" nAma rAkhI judA judA gRhasthanI vatI kesara tathA

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rUperI varagathI kAyama taLATIe paraMparAgata girI pUjA karavAnI yejanA cAlu rAkhavAmAM AvI che. 9. siddhAcalajI upara AzAtanA TALavA khAtuM, (saMvat 161.) sadagata panyAsajI zrI maNivijayajI mahArAje eka vakhata upadeza Ape hatuM ke-"girirAjane kSetravistAra vizALa gaNAya, saMbhALa rAkhavA chatAM ye AzAtanAne saMbhava rahI jAya. girirAja pavitramAM pavitra che. tene kAMkare kAMkare anaMta siddha thayA che, arthAt tenA aNue aNu pavitra che. tenI lezamAtra AzAtanA na thAya tene mATe purepurA sAvaceta rahevuM joIe. yAtrike nA vicAramAM malInatA Ave, bhASAmAM duSitatA dAkhala thAya, ke kAyAthI AzAtanA thAya te paNa tenI pavitratAnA lAbhamAM khAmI pahoMce che. AzAtanA thavAnA aneka prakAre che, jevA ke-prakSAlanamAM khAmI hoya, baMgaluMchaNa karavAmAM khAmI hoya, utAvaLathI pakhAla vigere karavAmAM Ave, pratimAjI upara sUkSma mela jAme, kAje barAbara na levAya, maMdiramAM jALAM bAjhe, AjubAju ke prANInAM kalevaro paDe, A tIrthanI yAtrAthI vacita rahiyeH ema aneka rIte AzAtanAne saMbhava che. te dUra karavA khAsa sAvacetI rAkhavI joIe, AzAtanA na lAgavA devA sAthe yAtrAnI saphaLatAne vizeSa AdhAra che. A upadezathI prerAIne girirAjanA vAtAvaraNane pavitra rAkhavAnA uddezathI A khAte khelavAmAM AvyuM che

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47 10 zrI yazeAvijayajI jaina saMskRta pAThazALA-mhesANA. ( saMvat-1954, kArataka zudi 3.) veNIcaMdabhAinA sarva kAryamAM mukhya ane prasidhdha A khAtuM che. saMvat 1953 nI sAlamAM munimahArAjAone vidvAna anAvavAnA vicAra sphurAyamAna thayA ane te divase divase daDha thatA gayA, ke- dharma ane zAsananA AdhAra vidvAna ane cAritrapAtra munimahArAjAe upara che, mATe dharmanA ane zAsananA e aMgane sa`gIna banAvavuM joie." e vicArane nyAyazAstranA saMgIna abhyAsI sadgata zrIdAnavijayajI mahArAjanI preraNAthI puSTi maLI eTale pachI vicAre mUtta svarUpa levA mAMDayuM. eka vAta manamAM beThI ane magajamAM ghumavA lAgI, pachI teA kA nI siddhi thavAnA praznaja ze! rahe? masa nANAMnI sagavaDa karatAnI sAtheja ekAda paMDita rokI laI saMvat 1954 nA kArataka zudi 3 ne divase kAma zarU karI dIdhu. te vakhateya sthAnika bhAione utsAha sArA hatA. zA. haragoviMdadAsa maganalAlanA khAsa prayatnathI mhesANAmAM A saMsthAnI sthApanAnI khuzAlImAM jhaDapathI sAmagrI taiyAra karAvI namukkArasahI karI sAdhumikravAtsalyanA utsava karavAmAM Avye hateA. ame agAu lakhI gayA chIe ke-mhesANA paNu jaina dharmanAM mukhya sthaLAvALAM gAmAmAMnuM eka sArU sthaLa che. eTale A rIte abhyAsanI sagavaDa thatAM munimahArAjAonAM cAmAsAM avAra navAra thavAM lAgyAM, ane te hajI sudhI cAluja che. tyAra pachI kAi paNa cAmAsu` khAlI gayuM hAya tema ghaNuM bhAge banyuM nathI. ane upAzraya vigere kSetrAnukULatAnA te

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48 prazna ja te. Aja sudhImAM munimahArAjAo tathA sAdhvIjIoe maLIne lagabhaga 200)ne Azare lAbha Ape che, ane vyAkaraNa, nyAyazAstra, kA, dravyAnuyoganA che ane karmagraMthAdika prakaraNene abhyAsa karavAne lAbha Ape che. prasidhdha vidvAna ane vividha padavibhUSita kaI kaI samartha muni mahArAjAe paNa atra sthiti karI gayA che. ekAda varSa pachI vaLI uddezane kAMIka vistAravAmAM AvyuM. eTale ke-"jude jude sthaLe jaina pAThazALAo khelAI rahI che, paraMtu temAM yogya zikSake te joIzeja. mATe zrAvaka bhAIone paNa abhyAsa karavAnI sagavaDa ApIe te ThIka." e uddezathI saMvat 155 nA mAgazara mAsathI gRhastha vidyArthIone abhyAsa karAvavAnI sagavaDa ubhI karI, tyArathI Aja sudhImAM lagabhaga 500) vidyAthIoe lAbha lIdhe che, ane temAMnA ghaNuM kharAe potapotAnI yogyatA, zakita, sAdhana ane sthiti pramANe-paMca pratikramaNa uparAMta-jIvavicAra vagere cAra prakaraNe, cha karmagraMtha, traNa bhASya, meTI saMgrahaNI ane kSetrasamAsa tathA saMskRtamAM De. bhAMDArakaranI prasidhdha ane saMskRta paDiye, sAdhAraNa kAvyuM, ane vizeSa abhyAsa karavAnI IcchAvALAoe sidhahemalagvRtti tathA kAvya, prAkRta vigerene abhyAsa karyo che. dezI nAmuM tathA aMgrejI paNa upagapuratuM zIkhavuM hoya, te tene mATe paNa sagavaDa karI ApavAmAM Ave che. A pAThazALAmAMthI nikaLelA vidyAthIomAMthI jeo vyAvahArika lAInamAM nathI joDAyA, temAMnA ghaNA kharA mahesANA

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pAThazALAmAM ane bahAra jainazALAnA mAstare tarIke, thoDAka upadezake, parIkSake ane saMsthAnA menejara tarIke kAI zakayA che. zeTha maNibhAI gokaLabhAIe pitAnA kAkAnI dikarI nAthI bahenanA TrasTI tarike saMsthA mATe sagavaDavALuM bhavya makAna baMdhAvI ApyuM che. jemAM A pAThazALAnA vidyArthIo abhyAsa kare che, ane veNacaMdabhAie upADelAM bIjAM khAtAMonA vahIvaTanI eNphIsa paNa temAM ja rAkhavAmAM AvI che. A pAThazALAmAM vidyAthIo pAsethI kaze kharca levAmAM AvatuM nathI, eTale ke khAnapAna vigere tathA abhyAsanAM sAdhana maphata purAM pADavAmAM Ave che. tathA vidyAthIone cagyatA pramANe mAsIka kharca mATe DaeNlarazIpa paNa ApavAmAM Ave che. eka tarapha A pAThazALAmAM bahAranA vidyArthIonI saMkhyA abhyAsa karavA Ave, muni mahArAjAe abhyAsa kare, zA. kasturacaMda vIracaMdanI vidyAzALAmAM vidyAthIo, muni mahArAjAe tathA sAdhvIjIone abhyAsa cAle, A rIte mahesANAne veNacaMdabhAIe vidyAnA vAtAvaraNathI bharI dIdhuM hatuM. darekanuM dhyAna mahesANA pAThazALA kheMcI rahI hatI. Aje ya A pAThazALA pitAnA uddezane anusAre yathAzakita prayatna karI rahI che. tenuM phaLa paNa samAjane maLyuM che. tenuM phaMDa paNa sAruM gaNI zakAya. veNacaMdabhAInuM A kAma sauthI vadhAre prasiddha che, ane viNacaMdabhAI A kAmathI saithI vadhAre prasiddha che.

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50 11. banArasa pAThazALA. sadagata jainAcArya zrI vijaya dharmasUrijIe athAga parizrama veThI kAzI sudhI vihAra karI A pAThazALA sthApI hatI. e pAThazALAne uddeza jena paMDite taiyAra karavAno tathA munimahArAjAone sArA vidvAna banAvavAmAM sagavaDa ApavAne hate. saMsthAne makAna apAvavAmAM veNacaMdabhAIne khAsa prayatna hatuM. A vakhate mahesANAmAM zrI yazovijayajI jaina saMskRta pATha zALA cAlu hatI chatAM bhedabhAvavinA A saMsthAne madada karavA AcArya mahArAja sAthe vihAramAM sAthe pharI keTalIka sahAya karI hatI ane jemAM pAThazALA besatI hatI te, aMgrejI keDI vALuM makAna levA mATe rU. 25000) jevaDI moTI rakama mahema zeTha vIracaMda dIpacaMda tathA zeTha gokaLabhAI mULacaMda taraphathI sarakhe hise meLavI ApI hatI. 12. jana keLavaNuM (samyagajJAnapracAra) khAtuM - (saMvat 1960 zrAvaNa vada 3.) A khAtuM, sarva bAjuthI jainatvanuM zreya karavAnA udezathI sthapAyelA "jaina zreyaskara maMDaLa" nAmanA eka vizALa khAtAnA aMganuM mukhya khAtuM che. jemAM mahesANA pAThazALA veNacaMdabhAInAM kAmamAM mukhya ane prasiddha che, temaja A keLavaNI khAtuM paNa lagabhaga tevuMja mukhya ane prasiddha che. zreyaskara maMDaLa e aneka piTA udezane samAvI daI bahALe uddeza ane vizALa kAryakSetra dhyAnamAM rAkhIne zAMtamUrti -

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11 nirAja zrI haMsavijayajI mahArAjanA upadezathI sthapAyelI saMsthA che. ahIM jaNAvelAM badhAM kAmamAMnAM ghaNuM kharAM khAtAMo A zreyaskara maMDaLanA uddezane anusarIne tene aMga tarIke cAle che, ane ghaNuM kharAM mahesANA pAThazALAnA vahivaTa sAthe saMbaMdha dharAve che. eTale A tamAma khAtAone lagatA tamAma vahIvaTa be jAtanA cepaDAothI cAle che. eka zreyaskara maMDaLano vahIvaTa ane bIjo pAThazALAne vahIvaTa. jaina keLavaNI khAte zreyaskara maMDaLanuM peTA khAte che chatAM te vadhAre mukhya ane prasiddha che, temaja, tenA vahIvaTane vistAra vadhAre hovAthI prathama A khAtAne rIporTa jude ja bahAra pADavAmAM Avela che. eTale mukhya copaDA be jAtanA chatAM rIporTa traNa jAtanA bahAra paDelA che. 1 pAThazALAne, 2 zreyaskara maMDaLane ane 3 jaina keLavaNI khAtAne. , "zreyaskara maMDaLa" nAma rAkhatI vakhate veNIcaMdabhAIe vAMdho lIdho hate. te uparathI temanA hRdayamAM rahelI namratAnuM mApa kADhI zakAya che. zreyaskara eTale zreyA karanAra e artha thAya che, paraMtu "zreyA karavAnuM ApaNuM gajuM zuM? ane gajA vinA evuM nAma rAkhIe, te garva karyo gaNAya, mATe nAma te "zreyaH Icchaka" evA bhAvArthanuM rakhAya te ThIka ane banI zake teTaluM zreya karI batAvavuM, paraMtu tenuM nAma rAkhI garvane sthAna na ApavuM joIe." chatAM bIjA gRhasthanI icchAthI nAma te zreyaskara maMDaLa" ja kAyama rahyuM, paraMtu veNacaMdabhAInI namratA ane nirabhimAnavRttine khyAla ApavAne A dAkhalo basa

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para che. tathA Ara'bhe zUrApaNuM batAvI mAtra ADaMbara karavAnI vRtti teomAM nhAtI, e paNu AthI puravAra thAya che. keLavaNIkhAtA dvArA nIce pramANe kAmeA cAle che,-- gAmegAma navI navI jainazALAo khAlAvavI, jainazALAenI tapAsa karAvavI, abhyAsIonI parIkSA levarAvavI, dhArmika zikSaNanI dizA batAvavI, sudhArA vadhArA sUcavavA, zikSA, vidyArthIo ane AgevAna kArya vAhakAne vakhatAvakhata salAhasUcanA ApI teonA kAmamAM madada karavI ane temanI pharajonuM bhAna karAvavuM, maMda sthitie cAlatI jainazALAAmAM caitanya preravuM ane khaMdha paDI gaelI jainazALAonA punarUghdhAra karavA, tathA jarUriyAta pramANe mAsika Arthika madada ApavI, jainazALA AnA mAsika hevAlA magAvavA, tapAsavA, ane phAila para rAkhavA, tathA upayegI sUcanAo karavI vigere kAmA A khAtAdvArA cAle che. * eTale upara lakhelAM A khAtAnAM kAmakAja calAvavA parIkSakA rokavAmAM Ave che, ke jeo gAmA gAma pravAsa kare che. parIkSake! gujarAta, sArASTra, dakSiNu, mevADa, mALavA, mAravADa, vagere pradezeAmAM pravAsa kare che, gAmegAma zALAonI parIkSAA le che, inAmeA vheMcAve che, meLAvaDAo karI upayAgI viSayA upara bhASaNA Ape che. jainazALAonA zikSaNamAM madadagAra thAya e hetuthI zikSaNa mALAnI cAra cApaDIo bahAra pADavAmAM AvI che. khALapAthI, pahelI cApaDI, trIjI cApaDI, ane trIjI cApaDI, temAM prathamanI AvRtti khalAsa thaye navI AvRttimAM sUcanAe

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53 anusAra ane upayogI jaNAyA pramANe parivartana paNa karavAmAM AvyuM che. Aja sudhImAM lagabhaga A copaDIonI 33000) kepIone upaga thayuM che. ne judA judA gAmanI jainazALAone lagabhaga daramahine rU. 200 jeTalI rakama madada tarIke pahoMcADavAmAM Ave che. jenuM lisTa rIporTa vAMcavAthI samajAze. ekaMdara A khAtuM vArasAmAM maLelA jaina jJAnane ja jemAM sArI rIte pracAra karavAnA uddezathI sthApeluM che. 13. sUkSma tatva badhinI pAThazALA. (saMvat 1964 jeTha zudi 10. ) girirAjanI yAtrA mATe AvelA caturvidha saMghamAMnA abhyAsa karavAnI IcchAvALAone abhyAsa karavAnI sagavaDa purI pADavA mATe A pAThazALA pAlItANAmAM zarU karavAmAM AvI hatI. keTalAka yAtrALuo navANuM kare, temane tathA muni mahArAjAo ane sAdhvIjIone cAtumAsa vigerenI sthiti prasaMge, abhyAsa karavAnI jarUrIAta A pAThazALAthI purI pADavAmAM AvatI hatI. uparAMta jaina tattvajJAnanA prakaraNadinA sUkSama vicAro samajAvIne tevA jijJAsuone rahasya samajavAnI sagavaDa ApavAne paNa IrAdo hate. A kAmane mATe jAmanagaravALA prajJAcakSu haMsarAjabhAIne rokavAmAM AvyA hatA. teo karmagraMtha, tathA dravyAnuyeganA viSayane lagatA graMthe bhaNAvatA hatA. hAla teo jAmanagara pitAne vatana

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54 rahe che, ane tyAM paNa abhyAsIone potAnA jJAnane lAbha ApavAne Atmabhega Ape che, je anamedanane pAtra che. temanA jAmanagara javA pachI mahesANu pAThazALAmAM taiyAra thayelA eka zikSakane rokavAmAM AvyA hatA, paraMtu hAla keTaleka vakhata thayA zikSakane abhAve A pAThazALAnuM kAmakAja baMdha che. A khAte mukhyatayA siddhakSetranA yAtrALuone uddezIne khelavAmAM AveluM che, chatAM tene pradhAna udeza sUkSma bedhavALA abhyAsIone madada karI tattvanA sUkSma bedhavALA abhyAsIo taiyAra karavAne che. 14. Agamedaya samiti. pavitra Agama graMthane chapAvI nAkhavA mATe zrI sAgarA naMda sUrIzvarajI mahArAje asAdhAraNa utsAha ane preraNAthI AgamavAnA zarU karI hatI. jemAM jJAnarucivaMta sAdhu, sAdhvI, tathA zrAvaka, zrAvikA sAMbhaLavA besatA hatA. te A gamone zuddha karI sArA kAgaLa upara sArA presamAM chapAvavAnA tathA vAcanAnA kArya mATe eka samiti sthApavAmAM AvI hatI. jenuM nAma " Agamedaya samiti " rAkhavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. temAM kharca mATe nANuM meLavavA tathA bIjI keTalIka vyavasthA mATe veNacaMdabhAI samitimAM kAryavAhaka tarike joDAIne kAyA hatA. te vakhate paNa temaNe kharekhara temAM jhaMpalAvyuM ja hatuM. A khAtAmAM paNa hajAra rUpiyA meLavI ApyA, jethI ghaNakharA Agama chapAI gayA.

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pa 15. muMbaInu jJAnakhAtu, (saMvat 1958.) A khAtAmAMthI game te sthaLe munimahArAjAone jyAMthI maLI zake tyAMthI meLavI ApIne jJAnAbhyAsa mATenA jarUrI pustakA purA pADavAmAM Ave che. A khAtA taraphathI Aja sudhImAM hakaLa pustako purA pADavAmAM AvyA che. muMbaithI khahAragAma pustakA meAkalavA vigere kAmamAM jAmanagaravALA zA. sAlAgarca'da kapUracaMda madada karatA hatA. 16. pustako chapAvI pracAra karavAnu khAtu. ( saMvat 1955 mAgazara vide 13. ) hAla pustakA chapAvI jJAnapracAra karavAnI je rUDhi cAlu thaI che, tene anusarIne A khAtA taraphathI, jaina dharmane lagatAM judA judA viSayAnA--jevAM ke-tattvajJAna, kriyA-vidhi, AcAra- vicAra, stavana-sajhAya, AdhyAtmika, vigere viSayane lagatA, jainazALAomAM abhyAsane mATe upayegamAM AvI zake tevAM tathA strIone upacegI thAya tevAM aneka jAtanAM pustakeA chapAvI alpa mUlye ke bheTa tarike ApIne jJAnaneA pracAra karavAmAM Ave che. Aja sudhImAM 54 jAtanAM pustakA khahAra paDayAM che, temAMnAM ghaNAkharAMnI aneka bhAvRttie bahAra paDI cUkI che, eTale Aja sudhImAM lagabhaga lAkhA kApIe chapANI che, ane temAMthI lagabhaga ekAda lAkha teA janazALAe, lAyabrerIe tathA muni mahArAjA vigerene seTa tarike apAI cUkI che.

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paTTa chapAi, kAgaLA, mAIMDIMga vagere sArA pasaMda karavAmAM Ave che, ane zuddhi tarapha puratuM dhyAna apAyache. pustakanI mit lagabhaga paDataraja rAkhavAmAM Ave che, kAraNa ke temAMthI kamANI karavAnA uddeza rAjyeAja nathI. A pustakAnA pracAra AkhA hiMdamAM gAmeAgAma thAya che, ane keTalIka kApIe jarmanI, iTAlI, vigere yurApanA pradezeAmAM paNa mAkalI che. leAkeA paNa pustako jatthAbaMdha magAve che. A khAtuM khAlavAmAM samyag jJAnanA pracAranA ja pradhAna uddeza che. veNIcabhAInA hRdayamAM jJAnapratye keTalI bhakti hatI? te A jJAnane lagatA cha sAta moTAM meTAM khAtAM uparathI joi zakAya che. 17. skAlarazipa khAtuM. ( saMvat 1959. ) A khAtAmAMthI mhesANA pAThazALAnA lAyaka vidyAthI Ane caiAgyatA pramANe pramANamAM vattI AcchI AAlarazipa abhyAsamAM uttejana khAtara ApavAmAM Ave che, jethI keTalAka vidyArthIo utsAhatha sArA abhyAsa karI zake che. 18 vhesANAmAM upAzraya. tyAgamUrtti zrI ravisAgarajI mahArAjanA upadezathI lagabhaga rU. dazathI paMdara hajAra ekaThA karI A upAzrayanA makAnanA bAMdhakAmanI zarUAta karavAmAM AvI hatI. spaisAAmAMthI pazu gharadITha phALo ugharAvavAmAM AvyA hatA. pariNAme rUA. 40000) nA kharce zA. ghelAbhAi karamacaMda, zA. kasturaca'-vIracaMda ane zA. suracaMda meAtIcaMdranI mukhya

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pa7 sahAyathI traNa mALanuM upAzrayanuM bhavya makAna saMpUrNa thayuM. je gAmanI vacce vacce che ane gAmanI zobhAmAM era vadhAro kare che. 19 dIkSitanA kuTuMbane sahAyaka khAtuM. ( saMvat 1960. ). saMyamadharma tarapha veNacaMdabhAIne hADohADa prema hatuM, ane dIkSA levAne mATe te teo dareka vakhate taiyAra ja hatA. dIkSA nathI levAtI tethI keTaleka vakhata thI vigere vigaIone tyAga karyo, ane pachI ghIne badale tela khAtA hatA, jene pariNAme temanI eka AMkha gaI. keTalAka munimahArAjAonI preraNAthI niviyAtuM ghI khAvuM zarU karyuM hatuM, ane "zAsanasevAnA kAmamAM tamArA jevAnI jarura che, mATe gRhasthapaNAmAM rahI dharma ArAdhana karazo te paNa ThIka che, evI ravisAgarajI mahArAja tathA bIjA keTalAka munimahArAjAonI salAhathI teo je ke dIkSA to na laI zakyA, paraMtu temanuM jIvana lagabhaga sAdhujIvanane maLatuM ja kahI zakAya. mahinAmAM 15 paiSadha karatA hatA ane sAdhupaNanI bhAvanA jAgrata rAkhatA hatA. jyAre huM pote dIkSA nathI laI zakatA-te je te tene harakaI rIte sahAyaka thavuM," e uddezathI A khAtuM kholavAmAM AvyuM che. ane teo ema cekakasa mAnatA hatA ke-"cAritra levuM e AtmakalyANane rAja mArga che. tenA vinA taravuM muzkela che. mATe cAritra laIne ke cAritra lenArane harakaI rIte sahAyaka thaIne saMyamasthAnane sparza kare e bhaviSyamAM cAritra prApta karavAnuM uttama

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sAdhana che." A udeza spaSTa samajIne-vicArIne ja temaNe A khAtuM zarU karyuM hatuM. jarUra jaNAya tyAM dIkSitanA kuTuMbane sahAya ApavAmAM A khAtAne upayoga karavAmAM Ave che. 20. cAritradharmanA upakaraNa khAtuM (saMvat 1961) A ane uparanuM khAtuM ekaja khAtAnI be bAju hoya tevAM che. dIkSA lenArane athavA bIjA munimahArAjAone cAritranAM upakaraNe -jevAM ke kAmaLI, vastra, pAtra, ghAnA pATA, dazIo, dAMDA vigere jarUra paDaye A khAtAmAMthI vahorAvavAmAM Ave che 21. sAdhu, sAdhvIjI mATe eSadha khAtuM. (saMvat 156) A khAtAne upayoga ane gurUbhaktine hetu tenA nAma uparathI ja samajI zakAya tema che. rara. AMbela vardhamAna tapa. vardhamAna tapamAM eka AMbelathI se AMbela sudhI caDavuM paDe che, ane eka eLI purI thaye pAraNe upavAsa karavAne hoya che. ema karatAM te tapa lagabhaga cauda varSa pure thAya che. A tapa karanArAonI sagavaDa khAtara pahelAM pAlItANAmAM khAtuM khelyuM, tenuM phaMDa lagabhaga lAkha rUpiyA sudhInuM che. tene vahIvaTa hAla jAmanagaravALA zA. lAlacaMda lIlAdhara kare che. pAlItANAmAM A khAtuM kholAyA pachI-muMbaI, amadAvAda, bhAva

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nagara, rAdhanapura, mahesANuM, pATaNa, vigere sthaLAmAM paNa tevuM ja khAtuM kholAyuM che. temAM paNa veNacaMdabhAInI preraNuM te hatI ja. muMbaImAM khAtuM kholAvavAmAM mukhya prayatna te temane ja hato, chatAM A khAtAnA mukhya preraka ane khAsa upadezaka sagata AcArya zrI vijya dharmasUrijInA suziSya paM. bhakita vajayajI mahArAja khAsa karIne che. ra3. girinAra taLeTIe rasoDuM. zrI jayaMta giri (girinAra parvata) caDavA utaravAmAM kaMIka kaThina che, ane zahera taLeTIthI vadhAre dUra che. eTale yAtrALuone yAtrA karI utaryA pachI khAvA pIvAnI khAsa karIne aDacaNa rahe, e svAbhAvika che. tethI karIne dhAraNA pramANe sahelAIthI yAtrA paNa na thaI zake. A agavaDa dUra karavAno vicAra veNacaMdabhAIne AvyA ke-tyAM raDuM zarU karAvI dIdhuM. tenuM pheDe ya zarU karI dIdhuM. jyAM koI paNa na hoya, paraMtu veNucaMdabhAIe dhAryuM eTale tyAM kAma ubhuM thaI ja jAya. temAM niSphaLatAne eka paNa dAkhala haju noMdhAyo nathI. A kAmamAM paNa saphaLatA maLI. hAla te tyAM meTuM bhavya makAna taiyAra thaI gayuM che, tathA dALa, bhAta, roTalI, zAka vigere garama rasoIthI thAkayA pAkyA yAtrALuonI bhakti karavAmAM Ave che. ane yAtrALuo rAtavAso paNa tyAM ja rahI, bIje divase yAtrA karI zake che. A sagavaDathI munimahArAjAo ane keTalAka zrAvaka bhAIo zrI girinAra tIrthanI paNa navANuM yAtrA have kare che.

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A khAtAmAM keTalAka gRhasthA taraphathI kharcane mATe keTalIka tithio neMdhI levAmAM AvI che. zA. DAhyAlAla hakamacaMda ane saubhAgyacaMda jasarAja vigere lAgaNIvALA bhAIonI jAtadekharekhathI A khAte hAlamAM sArA pAyA upara cAle che. AvuM ja eka khAte zrI zaMkhezvarajI tIrthamAM kholAyuM che, jo ke temAM jamanAra pAsethI thoDe dara levAya che. ra4. memAna khAtuM. mahesANAmAM upAzraye vaMdana karavA, ke pAThazALAmAM bahAragAmathI kaI bhAIo Ave, temanI bhejana vigerethI sagavaDa sAcavavA mahesANAnA traNa gRhasthAnI Arthika madadathI rUA. 5000)nuM sthAyi phaMDa karI A khAtuM kholavAmAM AvyuM che. tenA vyAjamAM khace cAle che. 1955 mAM upAzrayanA memAna khAtuM cAlatuM hatuM, tene A rIte saMgIna pAyA upara mUkayuM ra5. jaina zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka madada. (saMvat 156. ) A khAtAne paNa udeza tenA nAma uparathI samajI zakAze ke-temAM sAmAnya sthitinA jaina bhAIone madada ApavAne uddeza rahelo che. A vAta veNacaMdabhAInI dhyAna bahAra rahI nathI. ra6. jaina davAkhAnuM. (saMvat 1954 vaizAkha zudi 10.) pAlItANAmAM yAtrALuone ane sAdhu sAdhvIone, pitAne

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mukAme dardIne tapAsIne nirdoSa davAo ApavA mATe eka sArA vaidyane rokavAmAM AvyA che, ane davAnI paNa sagavaDa rAkhavAmAM Ave che. peTI sAthe vagha dharmazALAe dharmazALAe phare che, ane darekane jarUrI davA vinAmUlya Ape che. AthI narama garama yAtrALuone-davAkhAnuM kheLavuM, tyAM beTI thavuM, yAtrA karI meDA velA AvyA hoya, tethI davAkhAnAne TAIma na. jaLavAya, vaLI yAtrALuo bapora pachI sAMje davAkhAnAne lAbha laI zake, te vakhate muni mahArAjAonI bhakti karavAne ane jamavAne vakhata hAya, e vigere ghaNuM muzkelIo paDe. AvI sthitimAM A davAkhAnuM yAtrALuone ghaNuM ja madadagAra thaI paDe che. ra7. chappaniye duSkALa. ( saMvat 1lpada ) A duSkALane trAsa jagajANItuM che. e trAsa joI veNacaMdabhAInuM dila pIgaLyA vinA rahe che ? temaNe mahesANAmAM khIcaDI ane peMza raMdhAvI bhUkhyAone saMtoSavA mAMDayA. pATaNa vigere sthaLomAM paNa che. bAlAbhAInI sahAyathI sAruM phaMDa ekaThuM karI tyAM paNa garIbone sahAya karavI zarU karAvI dIdhI hatI. keTalAka tadana azakta thaI gayelA jAte khAI zake tema paNa hetA, tene pAse besIne jAte theMza khavarAvatA hatA. te vakhate temanI dayAnI lAgaNI kevI ucca keTInI haze? te kalpI zakAya che ke? khrIstI mizanarIo garIbonI je sAravAra kare che, te joI ghaNA bhAIo mugdha banI jAya che. e sAravAra mugdha thai javA

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jevI hoya che. paraMtu temAM dharma parivartana karAvavAnI svAthI bAjI hoya che, e lagabhaga have jANItuM thaI gayuM che. tyAre A caritranAyakanI upara jaNAvelI lAgaNamAM kayAMye kazI paNa svArthanI gaMdha Ave che ? bhAratavarSanA pAramAthi ka kAmane vAra leza paNa sIdhI rIte ke ADakatarI rIte svArtha sAdhavAthI dUra rahe che. kevaLa anukaMpAmaya lAgaNIthI ja paropakAra karavAmAM Ave che. e tenuM mahatva che, te bhUlavuM joItuM nathI. te vakhatanA kaDI prAMtanA subA sAheba me. khArAvane A vAtanI jANa thatAM temaNe veNacaMdabhAInI prazaMsA karI hatI. prazaMsA karavAmAM Ave ke na Ave, paraMtu khAsa karIne kaccha, mAravADa, saurASTra, ane gujarAta vigere pradezamAM jene saMkaTavakhate hajAro varSathI hArdika madada karatA AvyA che. A vakhate gujarAta para ativRSTi e je sitama gujAryo che, te kalpanAtIta che. temAM paNa keInI rAha joyA vinA sauthI pahelA ghaNe bhAge jena baccAo ja bahAra paDI gayA che. paisA ane jAtamahenataH ema bane rIte na joI baMdhAraNasaranI samitinI rAha, na joI hukamanI rAha, na jeI rItasaranA phaMDanI rAha, je hAthamAM AvyAM te sAdhanathI lekenA jAnamAla bacAvavA ane nirAdhAra sthitimAM AdhAra ApavAne basa judI ja paDayA. bIjA kAryakartAomAM tyAra pachIja hIlacAla zarU thaI. "mANasa para dayA karavAne badale jene jhINuM jIvene pALe che. " " pitAnA kSetrathI bahAra madada ApatA nathI. " ajJAnatAthI AvA AkSepa karanArA ne Azcaryacakti karI dIdhA. jenee pitAnI saMkhyAnA pramANe vadhu phALo Ape che, ane te muMge moDhe,

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nahIM ke vAha vAha ke mAnapAna luMTavA mATe. kharI rIte jinene A pahelI ja vAra zUrAtana caDayuM che, ema nathI, paraMtu A te teone hamezane cAlateja kama che. keIpaNa jAhera phaMDamAM joze te jenene phALe mATe haze ja, mAtra tene bahu jAhe2mAM lAvavAnI IcchA nahIM tethI chApAomAM te viSenA meTA heDIMge vAMcavA na maLe, eTaluM ja. uparAMta gAmegAma keIpaNa muzkelIne prasaMge mahAjana tarike agra pade rahetI A prajA mekhare hoya ja che. mAtra vyavahAradakSa evI A prajAnA manamAM kAryanI saphaLatAno vizvAsa bese teja teo AgaLa cAle ane bIjAo ne paNa deravAnuM jokhama kheDe. jenenI AvI udAratA ane uMDI kalyANanI niHsvArtha bhAvanA chatAM, AjanI janatA tenI kharI vastusthitithI ajJAta rahe che, tenuM kAraNa e che kehAla keTalAMka varSothI gujarAtanA sAkSare, mahArAjA kumArapALanA samayanA jainadharmanA prakAzanI prabhAne sahana na karI zakatA hevAthI, uMDe uMDe hadayamAM IrSAnA bIja poSI, jaine ane smArtAnI carcAone aitihAsika jhagaDAnuM kalpitarUpa ApI, kema jANe e vArase tAjo rAkhavA mAMgatA hoya, evI rIte pitAnAM pustakemAM kapita kalpanAo kabhI, prajAmAM eka bIjA viSe khoTA khyAlo bese ane eka bIjA pratye aNagamo utpanna thAya tevAM lakhANa lakhI, saMpanI ati AvazyakatAvALA A samayamAM jarA paNa dIrdhadaSTi vAparyA vinA kusaMpa mATenAM je bIja vAve che ane piSe che, ane tethI je vAtAvaraNa utpanna thAya che, eka bIjAnAM sArAM ta eka bIjA barAbara joI zakatA nathI, tenuM kharuM kAraNa A che. bAkI prajA tarike darekanA vyavahAre eTalA badhA otaprota che, ane eka bIjAnA hitasaM

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64 badhA eTalA badhA guMthAyelA che ke emAM bheda pADavAnA prayatna karavA, e antane ahitakara che. tethI keTalAka sAkSAe chellA sA paccAsa varSomAM je vAtAvaraNa utpanna karyuM che, tene khAjue rAkhIne jo vicAra karavAmAM Ave te gujarAtamAMnA eTale zuM ? ane tenI eka bIjAne keTalI huMpha che? tenA khyAla Ave. agAunA vakhatamAM jaine ane smAte badhAye prajA tari kenA sa` vyavahAramAM eka bIjA sAthe guMthAyelA ja hatA ane Aje paNa che. mAtra dharmasaMsthAe judI judI. ane tenI carcA A vicArA cAlyA karatA hatA. AthI prajAnA vyavahAranA vAtAvaraNamAM bheda paDatA nahAtA. tyAre AjanA sAkSarAnI adIrghaSTi ane lekhaka tarikenI theADI kIrtti raLavAnI bhAvanAne riNAme kAganA vAgha, ne vAghanA kAma" karavAthI vyavahAramAM e bheda uMDe utaratA jAya che, e aniSTa pariNAma AvatuM jAya che. ane mahArathI ekasapIne upadeza ApavA paNa teo ja nikaLI paDe che. AvA vicitra prakAra A samayamAM kema cAlI rahyo che ? te samajI zakAtuM nathI. Aje sAe peAtAtAnuM ne parasparanuM kalyANu vicAravAnI jarUra che. A nahIM samajI zakanArA sAkSarA kadI nahIM thayeluM evuM nukasAna chellA sA mAM mAtra nirIMkuza kalamanA mukhamAMthI jharatA viSanA pracArathI karI zakayA che. A uparathI gujarAtanA yazanA badhA yaza jainA ja levA mAge che, ema nathI. dareka potapAtAnI sAmagrI jarUra paDaye Ape che. temAM jenA paNa hAya che--saunI sAthe bhaLelA ja hAya che. mAtra tenI vyavahArabuddhine, pariNAme lAla bhAsavA joIe.. A sthiti che. tene badale tene utArI pADavAnA prayatnA karavA, e kharekhara esavAnI DALa kApavA khAkhara che. jenA je kare che, te

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Aja navuM ja che ema nathI. pUrvanA vakhatanA paNa dAkhalA jue. hiMdustAnamAM pUrve evA ghaNu banAvo banI gayA che. te vakhate Aja 2 te madada karavAmAM AvatI hatI. AzAzAha, bhAmAzAha, ke vijayahIrasUrijI mahArAja na hote te hiMduvaTanI Aje zI dazA hete? vastupALa na hote to allAuddIna ke jenA paMjAmAMthI gujarAtane eka vakhata ugArI laI hiMduvaTanI je sevA buddhivaibhavathI bajAvI che, tenI neMdha ItihAsanI copaDIo le ke na le, paraMtu tethI je phAyado thayo che, te kayAM javAne che? tathA jagaDuzAha vigerenAM udAharaNe prasiddha ja che. 28. jIvadayA A khAtuM pAlItANAmAM gheTAM bakarAM vigere jIve cheDAvavA mATe khelavAmAM AveluM che. jyAre jyAre jarUra paDe tyAre tyAre A khAtAmAMthI tathA jAtrALuomAM TIpa karIne paNa A kAma calAvavAmAM Ave che. rabArIonA dharmagurU sAthe pharIne rabArIene samajAvavAmAM, tathA eka mahinAthI nAnA bakarAMne na cheDI de te TharAva karAvavAmAM paNa A khAtAne upaga thayo che. choDAvela bakarAM gheTA, chApariyALI pAMjarApoLamAM mokalAvI tene abhayadAna ApavAmAM Ave che. ra9, mAchalAM khAtuM. A khAtuM taLAva vigeremAM unALAmAM mAchalAM marI na jAya mATe tene pANInA mATalAmAM bharIne bIjA jaLAzayomAM pahoMcADavA, athavA tyAMne tyAMja khADA dI temAM pANI bharA

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vIne tenuM rakSaNa karavA tathA jALa nAMkhI pakaDavAmAM na Ave tene mATe baMdobasta karavAmAM vaparAya che. A khAtAmAM khAsa jAtamahenata-AtmagaharA nathurAma vajerAma mahesANAvALAne che, tethI teo dhanyavAdane pAtra che. 7. mAstara valabhadAsa hAvAbhAI veNIcaMdabhAI A rIte aneka kAmamAM, tene aMge musApharImAM, phaDe karavAmAM, AgevAne ane kAryavAhakene maLavAmAM, dhArmika kriyAanuSThAnemAM ema aneka rIte rokAyA rahetA hatA. mANasa kAma game teTalAM upADe paNa je tenI vyavasthA barAbara na thAya, te badhAM kAme cUMthAI jAya che, ne aneka jAtanI geravyavasthA ubhI thavA saMbhava rahe che. vyApArI mAla kharIde jAya paNa tene mUkavAne mATe vakhAre vigere vyavasthita sagavaDa na rAkhe te mAlane bagADa thaI beTamAM utaravuM paDe e svAbhAvika che. tevI ja hakIkata AvAM khAtAMo upADavA ane tenI vyavasthA rAkhavAne age che. upara pramANe veNacaMdabhAI jAte badhA khAtAM saMbhALe, tene vahIvaTa kare, te calAve, tenA hisAba rAkhe, mANaso upara dekharekha rAkhe, e badhuM ekale hAthe banavuM azakaya hatuM. alabatta mANaso dvArA kAma laI zakAya che, chatAM dareka kAmamAM e eka Avazyaka vibhAga hoya che ke jemAM e kAma kAM te jAte ja karavuM joIe, ane kAM to atyanata vizvAsu ke aMgata ke aMgata jevA mANasane ja te seMpI zakAya. AvI eka aMgata jevI vizvAsa vyakti temane maLI gayelI hatI. jenuM nAma mAstara vallabhadAsa hAvAbhAI. rahIza

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vaLA. A sthaLe veNacaMdabhAInA satkAryapravRttionA prakaraNamAM temane ulalekha karavAnI jarUra eTalA ja mATe che ke-e pravRttiAnI pAchaLathI barAbara kALajI pUrvaka saMbhALa levAmAM ane tene vyavasthita calAvavAmAM temaNe bhAre saMtoSa pUrvaka kAma karyuM che. tethI tene kema bhUlI zakAya? A bhAI mahesANu pAThazALA zarU thaI tyArathI amuka vakhata vidyArthI tarIke abhyAsa karIne pachI nekarImAM joDAyA. yadyapi te amuka pagAre nekarImAM joDAyA hatA, paNuM pote nokara che, ema samajIne kAma karyuM nathI, paraMtu aMgata-gharanuM samajIne jarA paNa zaktinuM gepana karyA vinA satata parizrama ane kALajIthI kAma calAvyuM che. e rIte 22 varSa sudhI teNe eka rIte saMsthAnI sevA bajAvI gaNI zakAya. mAtra jamavA vigere khAsa kAma sivAya ghera javAnuM rAkhatA nahIM. jarA paNa vakhata maLe te badhI saMsthAmAM ja gALavAnA. ghera khAsa aDacaNa jevuM hoya, te bhalAmaNa karI de, paNa kAma cheDIne javAnuM ja nahIM. eTale dareka bAbate tarapha temanI satata dekharekha, nirIkSaNa, ane sAvacetI khAsa rahyA karatA hatA. dhArmika anuSThAnamAM paNa pitAnAthI banato bhAga darekamAM barAbara letA hatA. dara caturdazIe piSadha avazya karatA hatA. upadhAna paNa vahana karelAM hatAM. dhArmika tathA saMskRta abhyAsa karela hatuM. temaNe pratikramaNanAM mULa pustake tathA tenA artha ane avacUri, tathA jIvavicAra, karmagraMtha, tatvArtha, brahmacarya vigere pustako lakhelAM, tathA keTalAMka zodhelAM

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68 che. bIjAM pustako chapAvavAmAM paNa temanI khAsa madada hatI savabhAve gaMbhIrane mitabhASI, tathA prAmANika ane nispRha. hatA. vartanamAM sAdA ane zAMta hatA. InAma akarAma levA temane pasaMda hatAM. keI tevI vAta kare te temane jarA gusse paNa thaI AvatuM hatuM. AvI temanI nispRhavRttithI chevaTe A sekreTarI tarIke temane nimavAmAM AvyA hatA. saMvata 175 nI sAlamAM veNacaMdabhAI sAthe saMsthAne kAme muMbaI gayA hatA. tyAMthI temane saMgrahaNIne jIvaleNa roga lAgu paDaye. ghaNA upacAra karavA chatAM phAyado thaye ja nahIM. Akhare ekAda varSamAM suzIla patnI tathA be putra ane traNa putrI mUkI gujarI gayA. tyArapachI saMsthAne tevA mANasanI kahe ke veNacaMdabhAInA vizvAsu ane aMgata sAthInI kahe, kheTa paDI te pI ja che. haju te kheTa purAI nathI ema kahIe te cAle. temanI hayAtI sudhI dareka vahIvaTamAM citanya prasaratuM darekanA jovAmAM AveluM hatuM. mahesANAnA sthAnika jenabhAIo ane AgevAnene paNa temanA tarapha premabhAva hatA. temanA gujarI gayA pachI pArI, prabhudAsa jesiMgabhAIe cha bAra mahInA sudhI sapta parizrama uThAvI kAma karyuM che.

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prakaraNa 3 ju. aMgata jIvana, 1 prakaraNa saMbaMdhaH veNIcaMdabhAInA prAthamika jIvana viSe, tema ja satmavRttiemAM parovAyelA jIvana viSe keTaluMka vivecana gayA be prakara mAM karavAmAM AvyuM che. te uparathI vAcaka mahAzAne te vyakti vize keTalAka khyAla AvI gaye haze. chatAM haju eka bAbata rahI jAya che. jeno vicAra A prakaraNamAM karavAmAM Avaze. keIpaNa vyaktinuM jAhera jIvana game tevuM unnata ane bhavya hoya, chatAM darekanuM aMgata jIvana paNa tevuMja unnata ane bhavya hoya ja, ema nathI banatuM. keTalIka vyaktionuM aMgata jIvanaja suMdara ane AdaraNIya hoya che, keTalAkanuM jAhera jIvana, te keTalAkanuM ane prakAranuM jIvana bhavya ane unnata hoya che. A traNa keTImAM varNacaMdabhAIne kaI kaTimAM mUkavA? te kAma te ame vAcaka mahAzayane ja seMpIzuM. paraMtu te viveka karavAne temanA aMgata jIvananI maLe teTalI vigatavAra hakIkta purI pADavI e amArI pharaja che, te have bajAvIzuM. tethI A prakaraNamAM temanI dinacaryA, kAryapraNAlI, svabhAva, khAsiyata, raheNukaraNa, dhArmika jIvana, niyamitatA, vigere vigere bAbatane lagatuM varNana jema bane tema saMkSepamAM karavAne IrAde rAkhe che.

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ha0 2 sAmAnya dinacaryA- savAramAM namakakAra smaraNa pUrvaka vahelA uThI, prAta: pratikramaNa karI letA hatA. pachI dizA jaMgala jaI AvI prAta:dazana karI, ekAsaNudika vrata na hoya te dUdha pI letA hatA. pachI, munimahArAjane ga hoya te avazya vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavA jatA hatA. tyAMthI AvI prabhupUjAmAM sAro samaya gALatA hatA. pachI jamI lagabhaga bAra-eke paravArI saMsthAmAM AvI tenAM kAmakAja saMbhALatA hatA. AvelI TapAla vigere vAMcI laI, tene javA lakhavAnI sUcanA ApI sAmAyika karavA besI jatA hatA, ane temAM pitAnA haMmezanAM prakaraNe, stavane vigerene nitya pATha karatA hatA; chatAM sAmAyika mATenA TAIma ane saMkhyAnI niyatatA nhotI. sAMja paDavA Ave eTale vrata na hoya te vALu karI, darzana karI, pratikamaNa karI pAchA khAsa TapAlane javAba, athavA saMsthAne lagatAM bIjAM kAmanA kAgaLo. lakhAvatA hatA. lagabhaga daza vAgyAne sumAre sUI jatA hatA. teo hameza bane vakhata pratikramaNa karatA hatA; musApharImAM paNa A niyama cukatAja nahIMgame tyAre meDI rAtre gADI pahoMce. te te vakhate paNa pratikramaNa karavAnuM cUkatA nahIM. kadAca gADIne AvavAnI vAra hoya te pratikramaNa karavA besI jAya, ne kaI vakhata ulAsamAM caDI jAya, to gADI AvIne cAlI paNa jAya, tenuM ye kAMI nahIM. je te rIte utarIne na karI zakAya tema hoya ke-rAtre ke savAre utaravAne vakhata maLe tema na hoya, te pachI sAmAyika ucaryA vinA gADImAM ja SaDAvazyaka karI letA hatA, paraMtu pratikramaNa karavAnuM cUkatA nahIM. ane je guru mahArAja

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7 ne joga hoya te jarUra temanI samakSaja SaDAvazyaka karatA hatA. ane te ubhA ubhA ne vidhisara, sagAya, stavana ke vaMdittAsUtra teo bahu ja ekAgratAthI bolatA hatA. ane je padethI vadhAre ullAsa Avate te pado vAraMvAra tallIna thaIne belatA hatA. 3 jinapUjA. prabhupUjAmAM te-veNacaMdabhAI jinamaMdiramAM praveza kare eTale mUrtimatI bhaktidevI ja tyAM sarvollAsathI vilasI rahe, basa. traNa "nilapi" ne temane uccAra kevaLa vidhi sAcavavA purato na rahe, paraMtu sarva vyApArane te vakhate niSedha ja thaI jAya, ane pUjAmAM tallInatA ja thaI jAya. potAnI meLe prakSAlana, galuMchana vigere kare; pachI bhAvapUrvaka vividha dravyathI aSTaprakAre pUjA kare. pUjAnAM upakaraNe ane dravyo suMdara pasaMda karatA hatA, jema bhaktimAM vadhAre thAya tevA rAkhatA hatA. rakAbI, vATakI, ( dhapAdhAnaka) dhUpadhANuM, phAnasa vigere upakaraNe cAMdInAM rAkhatA hatA. kesara, barAsa, sukhaDa, dhapa vigere dravya paNa pitAnAM ja vAparatA hatA. prabhupUjAmAM pu te ja niyamita hAvAM ja joIe, ane te sArAmAM sArA ane sugaMdhita hovAM joIe. game te kharca paNa, te vinA te cAle ja nahI. punA uttama hAra vize vadhAre pramANamAM maLe che tyArathI ja temanuM mana harSathI nAcavA lAge. ane je joIe teTalA na maLyA hoya te turata gAmamAM mALIne ghere ghera ke dahere dahere mANasa mokalIne jyAM mAlaNe hoya tyAMthI jeTaluM maLI zake teTalI kiMmata kharcane paNa pupe meLavavAno Agraha rAkhatA hatA. A rIte

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vividha prakAre dravyapUjA karI laI bhAvapUjAmAM jyAre tallIna thatA hatA tyAre ucca svare je ullAsathI prabhuguNasmAraka stavane bolatA hatA, te ullAsa kharekhara anukaraNIya thaI paDatuM hate. ane te ullAsa eTalI badhI hada oLaMgate hatuM ke jyAre page ghugharA bAMdhI teo nAca zarU karI bhaktimAM lIna thatA hatA, tyAre AjubAjunA mANasomAM paNa bhaktine rasa jAgrata karI detA hatA, ane kSaNavAra sAMsArika vAsanA bhUlAvI daI bhaktirasa zI cIja che? tene rasAsvAda cakhADatA hatA. Ama prabhupUjAmAM keTalI vakhata jAya tenI gaNatrI ja na rahe. jamavAnuM jamavAne ThekANe rahe ne veNacaMdabhAI te bhaktirasamAM DabaDUbA phUkhyA heya. AthI kuTuMbakabIlAvALA bhAIone paNa aDacaNa te paDavA mAMDI, paraMtu veNacaMdabhAIne mATe te badhI jAtanI chUTa ja hoya. te paNa pite "keIne potAne nimitta harakata na thavI joIe evuM vicArIne jamavAnI goThavaNa judI karI lIdhI. A pravRttizIla puruSa hAthe rasoI kare te pAlave nahIM ane keI nekariyAta raseIo rAkhe, ethI saMtoSa thAya ke kema e zaMkA. paraMtu ApaNe pahelA ja lakhI gayA ke veNacaMdabhAInA jIvanamAM kudratane paNa kaMIka hAtha che. e pramANe temane mahesANAmAMthI ja eka dharmabahena maLI gayA. jenuM nAma pAvala [pAvala vaNArasI ] bahena hatuM. A bAIe potAnI vRddhAvasthA chatAM veNacaMdabhAInI bhaktimAM kazI khAmI AvavA dIdhI nathI. game tevAM kaSTa veThIne, veNacaMdabhAInI jamavA karavAnA vakhatanI aniyamitatAthI thatI muzkelIo gaLI jaIne paNa barAbara badhI jAtanI anukULatA pUrvaka badhI sevA bajAvI che. ane te kaI paNa

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prakAranA svArtha vinA, khAsa dharmabuddhithI, "AvA dhArmika puruApanI sevAthI kRtakRtya thavAze" evI zuddha dharmaniSThAthI prazaMsApAtra sevA karI che. te paNa TheTha veNIcaMdabhAInI jIMdagInA aMta sudhI. A chevaTanI mAMdagI vakhate paNa khUba ja sevA karI che. eTale A prasaMge veNacaMdabhAInI A bhalI dharmabahenane dhanyavAda ApI ApaNe mULa viSaya tarapha have vaLI zuM sAmAnya rIte teo aSTa prakArI pUjA te roja karatA hatA. ane pahelAM te evo ja niyama hato ke "prabhu pUjA karyA vinA dAtaNa paNa na karavuM. " A niyamanuM pAlana khAtara lAMbI musApharImAM savArane vakhate jyAM jinamaMdira vigerenI sagavaDavALuM sTezana Ave ke turata utarI paDe, ane sevA pUjA karI bhojana lai bIjA TAIme AgaLa vadhatA hatA. paraMtu pitAne niyama sAcavavAmAM jarA paNa khAmI na Ave, tenI bahu ja kALajI rAkhatA hatA. savAra sAMja jinadarzana cUkatAja nahIM, ane banne vakhate ullAsa pUrvaka dazAMga ke agaranA dhUpathI dhUpapUjA karatA hatA. hameza naivedya mUkavAnuM cUkatA ja nahIM. pAThazALAnA rasoDe paNa khAsa niyama karIne hameza anukramavAra eka eka jinamaMdire navedya mukavAnI paddhati rakhAvI. 4 muni mahArAjAone lAbha. saMyamI varga tarapha emane ghaNuM ja pUjyabhAva hatA. keIpaNa vakhate pAThazALAmAM ke te pote jyAM hoya tyAM keIpaNa muni mahArAja ke sAdhvIjI mahArAja AvI caDe, te turata ja

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74 game tevuM hAthaparanuM kAma choDI daI vinayapUrvaka ubhA thaI jaI hathI gAMDAghelA thaI vaMdana kare, ane pachI vinaya mahu mAnathI pUche--" sAheba ! kema padhAryA ? zA khapa che? " je cIjanA khapa hAya, te purI pADaye ja chUTakA. te apa mUlyanI ke adhika mUlyanI hAya, prApya hAya ke duSprApya hAya, peAtAnAthI zakaya hoya ke khIjI rIte zakaya hAya, paNa te purI pADavAnA prayatna karye ja chUTakA. AvI ja rIte kASTha munimahArAjAe mahAragAmathI " kAi vastunA peAtAne khapa che" ema jaNAve te peAtAne pUchyA vagara paNa purI pADavAnI sa MsthAnA mANasAne spaSTa bhalAmaNa karI rAkhI hatI. te sivAya, ApaNe temanA satpravRttimaya jIvanamAM joI gayA ke munimahArAjAone lagatAM khAtAM rAkhIne tameAne saMyamayAtrAmAM anukULatA thAya tevAM sAdhanA purAM pADavA mATe kaiTalI kALajI rAkhI che ? A badhI pravRtti uparathI pUjya AcArya mahArAjazrI vijayAna dasUri mahArAja ( AtmArAmajI mahArAja ) veNIca'dabhAIne sAdhu-sAdhvInA ammA yi" kahI oLakhAvatA hatA. A rIte bhagavaMtanA zAsananA staMbhabhUta A sayatAjhUnI rakhene AzAtanA na thaI jAya tene mATe bahu ja sAva ceta rahetA hatA, eTaluM ja nahIM paraMtu temanI jema bane tema bhakti karavAnuM, bahumAna karavAnuM cUkatA nahIM. kAi munimahArAja sAthe koi vicAramAM matabheda paDe te teTalApuratA taTastha rahe, paraMtu temanA pratye muni tarIke teA abhAva na lAve. ane AvI

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75 vRddha ummara chatAM vaiyAvRtya vigerethI teonI caraNasevA paNa eTale sudhI kare ke teone zArIrika zrama ocho thaI jAya. A sivAya paNa, koI mAnamahArAja ke sAdhvIjIne zarIre gAdika kAraNe asAtA vatI hoya che, tene mATe eSadhepapacAranAM sAdhane vigerethI tenI paricaryA karavAmAM jarAye kacAza na rAkhe, ane bahAragAma paNa banI zake tyAM sudhI sAravAranI janA kare. dararoja banne vakhata vahoravA mATe lAbha devA mATe muni mahArAjane vinaMti karavA ghaNI vakhata jAte jAya, ne Agraha karI teDI lAve, ane ullAsathI herAve. paNa je pAtra pitAnA hAthamAM AvI gayuM te pachI bAkI ja na rAkhe ! supAtradAnanI anumodanA karatA jAya ane rAjI rAjI thatA jAya. vidvAna hoya ke sAmAnya zaktivALA muni mahArAja heya paraMtu je tene joga hoya te vyAkhyAna vaMcAve, pote sAMbhaLe ane bIjAne sAMbhaLavA prere. A rIte gurumukhathI jinavANI sAMbhaLavAno Agraha rAkhatA hatA. jema teone jJAnapara prIti hatI, ane tenI nizAnI tarIke jAte bhaNatA hatA ane bIjAne bhaNavA gaNavAmAM madadagAra thavAya tevA prakAra jatA hatA, tema ja temane cAritradharma upara prIti hatI, e te jagajAhera che. potAne cAritra levAnI ghaNI vAra tIvra IcchA thaI AvatI hatI, paraMtu ghaNuM ghaNuM munimahArAjAonA rokANathI ja rahyA hatA. eka te vRddha ummara, ane vaLI zAsana sevAnAM je bhagIratha kAryo temaNe upADayAM

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76 hatAM, temAM skUlanA na thAya e hetuthI ja mAtra rokANa karavAmAM AvatuM hatuM. tepaNa veNacaMdabhAIne eTalethI saMteSa vaLe khare ke? dIkSA nathI levAtI te khAtara amuka varSo sudhI cha vigaIne tyAga rAkhe. pachI paNa ghIno tyAga rAkhI tela vAparatA hatA. paraMtu AMkhane aDacaNa AvavA lAgI ane chevaTe eka AMkha gaI paNa kharI. Akhare keTalAka munimahArAjAnI AjJAthI niviyAtuM ghI vAparavAnuM rAkhyuM hatuM. temanI bhAvanA hameza evI rahyA karatI hatI ke-" dIkSA e cAritra pALavAno dhorImArga che. cAritra vinA traNe kALamAM AtmakalyANa asaMbhavita che. jyAre e divasa udayamAM Ave ?" AvI bhavanAzinI bhAvanA paNa temanA dilamAM hameza rahA karatI hatI. temanI jiMdagI lagabhaga hadayanA bhAvathI sAdhu jevI kahI zakAya ane temane nikSepAnI daSTithI dravyamuni paNa kahevA dhAriye te kahI zakAya, evI temanI AtmapariNati rahetI hatI. A saMyamadharmanI vizeSa vizeSa prakAre ArAdhanA karavAnA hetuthI ja teo mahinAmAM 15 paMdara pauSadha karatA hatA. uparAMta, khAsa moTA parvadivaso hoya te te judAja, ane paiSadha na hoya te divase khAsa kAma sivAya divasane ghaNe bhAga sAmAyikamAM ja gALatA hatA. tathA ghaNe vakhata divase kAma karI rAtre piSadha laI letA hatA. vaLI "mArAthI dIkSA te levAtI nathI, paraMtu kaI bhAvitAtmA dIkSA le te tene madada karavI, tathA tenA saMyamadharmamAM jema vadhAre sahAyaka thavAya tema te avazya karavuM ja joIe, jethI karI bhavAMtaramAM paNa e prasaMga prApta thAya." A uddezathI ja temaNe "dIkSA lenAranA kuTuMbIone sahAyaka khAtuM " vigere

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khAtAo kholyAM hatAM. A khAtAMo kevaLa "je te jarUrane lagatA khAtAM khelavAM joIe, evA mAtra kAryavAhaka tarIkenA kartavya tarIke khelavAmAM hetAM AvatAM, paraMtu tenI pAchaLa pitAne AtmA bhaLatuM hatuM, raMgAte hate. ane bane teTaluM jAtathI te pramANe vartana rAkhatA hatA. eTale aMtaranI UrmimAMthI te te khAtAMenI cejanA jAgatI hatI, ane khAtuM astitvamAM AvatuM hatuM. e spaSTapaNe uparanI hakIkato uparathI samajI zakAya che. arthAt veNIcaMdabhAImAM "varuM joze parica" hatuM. 5 tapazcaryA. veNIcaMdabhAInuM tapasvI jIvana paNa herata pamADe tevuM che. jaina dharmanA anuSThAnemAM tapane to pradhAna pada che" ema janetara prajA paNa sArI rIte jANe che dIlhImAM eka zrAvikA bahene chamAsika tapa karyo hato, jene pariNAme te vakhatanA bAda zAha akabaranuM te tarapha dhyAna kheMcAyuM hatuM. ane te eTalethI na aTaktAM tene jaina dharma viSe jANavAnI jijJAsA thAya che. AcArya zrI vijayahIrasUrIjI mahArAjane bolAvI temanI mulAkAta le che, ane pariNAme te eTalo badhe raMgAI jAya che ke musalamAna sAmrAjyamAM khAsa karI keIpaNa musalamAna pavitra jaina tIrthasthaLa ane parvatenI AjubAju hiMsA vigere karI AzAtanA na kare, athavA yAtrA vigeremAM aDacaNa na kare, athavA e sthaLo julama karI anyAyathI paDAvI na le, te mATe pUrvoparanI sthiti kAyamanI svIkArI lai, bhaviSyanA jamAnAmAM paNa aDacaNa na Ave, tevI jAtanI pAkI goThavaNa karI

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78 Ape che, vigere vigere. A badhI zarUAta eka bAInA mahAtapamAMthI janme che, ane je sthitine vArase Aje ApaNe bhegavIe chIe. tapane A jAhera prabhAva hAla thoDA ja saikA pahelAMne che, chatAM jaina saMghamAM te tapazcaryAnI pravRtti pUrvoparathI cAlatI ja Ave che. te paNa temAM strIvargane moTo bhAga tapazcaryA karanAra hoya che, ane ghaNuM dIrtha eTale mahine mahine ane tethI paNa uparAMta vakhatanI tapazcaryA karanAra teja varga hoya che. pramANamAM ochA chatAM puruSavargamAM paNa tevA tapasvI puruSe dareka jamAnAmAM maLI Ave che. hamaNAM ja beeka varSa pahelAM pATaNamAM tapasvI muni zrI premavijayajI mahArAje kALa karyo. temaNe potAnA jIvanamAM puSkaLa tapa karela che, jenuM eka moTuM lisTa thAya che. ane chevaTe 67 upavAsanA pAraNAne divase teo kALadharma pAmI gayA. AvI ja rIte veNacaMdabhAI paNa eka ugra tapasvI kahI zakAya. temaNe jiMdagImAM karelI tapazcaryAnuM eka moTuM lisTa thAya! keNa evuM lisTa rAkhe ? kayAM te uparathI InAma levAnuM hatuM? jyAM zuddha AtmakalyANanI IcchAthI ja tapazcaryA thatI heya, tene dekhAva kaI rIte thaI zake kharo ? veNacaMdabhAInuM jIvana kevaLa tapasvI jIvana ja kahI zakAya. vrata vinA koI divasa prAya: chuTTA te hoya ja nahIM. ochAmAM ochuM besaNuM ke ekAsaNuM te hoya ja. tithie upavAsa athavA chaThTha ane aThThama te vakhate vakhata cAlu ja heya. dareka tithio, jevI ke-pAMcama, AThama, cidaza vigerenI zAstrokta ArAdhanAo

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79 temaNe vidhipUrvaka karI hatI. paryuSaNA pamAM te aTThAi ane sAthe cAsaTha pahAranA pASadha hAya ja. ane vaLI pratikramaNa tathA dareka kriyA ubhA rahIne vidhipUrvaka karavAnI ja. upadhAna tapa paNa temaNe karela che. uparAMta, saMvat 1981 nI sAlanA cAmAsAmAM pAlItAAmAM rahI temaNe mAsakSapaNa ( eka mAsanA upavAsa ) karyu hatu, ane te ghaNIja sArI rIte samAdhi pUrvaka pUrNa thayuM hatuM. ahiM vAcaka mahAzayeAne yAda ApavuM joIe ke-je vakhate pAlItANAmAM veNIca'dabhAIne uparanuM khAsa mAsakSapaNu cAlu hatuM teja vakhate dilhImAM gAMdhIjIe hiMdu-musalmAnanI ekasapI mATe 21 upavAsa karyo hatA. sAdhAraNata: temane pathArIvaza rahevuM paDatuM hatuM, ane DAkaTaronI puratI sAravAra ane sabhALa rAkhavAmAM AvatI hatI, tathA e tapa, aihika hetu mATe hatA. tyAre teja vakhate veNIcaMdabhAI mAtra AtmakalyANanAja uddezathI mAsakSapaNu karI rahelA hatA. ane te pathArImAM paDayA rahIne nahIM, paraMtu AvA mATA tapa chatAM khIjA tapasvIonI vaiyAnRtya ane sArasabhALa mATe nIkaLI paDatA hatA. temane ThaMDaka mATe caMdana vigere zarIre cApaDatA hatA. tathA pASadha vigere vratadhArI tathA tapasvIonAM pAraNAM-khAnapAna tathA SaSAdikathI bhakti karavAma jarA paNa kacAza rAkhatA nahIM. tathA tapasvIone pAraNAM tathA ataravAraNAM peAtAne seADe karAvavAnA Agraha zakhatA hatA ane te pramANe karAvatA hatA. sAdhAraNa rivAja pramANe AvA moTA tapanA pAraNA vakhate

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80 temanuM udApana karavAmAM Ave che, ane sagAMsaMbaMdhIo, ITa mitra, tathA sAdhamika taraphathI te tapasvIne zakti pramANe rokaDa rakamane cAMdale dharavAmAM Ave che, tathA keTalAka bhAvika puruSe sArI rakama paNa A cAMdalA nimitta dharavAnI IcchA rAkhatA hoya che. A ko prakAra veNacaMdabhAIe cAlavA ja dIdho nahIM. A uparathI temanI tapazcaryA taddana zuddha, kevaLa nirADaMbarI ane AtmakalyANanI bhAvanAthI-jene jaina paribhASAmAM niyANArahita athavA nizalya tapasyA kahevAmAM Ave che, ane anya paribhASAmAM niSkAma kahevAmAM Ave che, tevI hatI. kharekhara temanI tapazcaryA kevI niSkAma ane ananya che? te A dAkhalA uparathI vAcaka mahAzaye barAbara samajI zakaze. A prasaMgatemanI tapanI laganI kevI hatI? te samajAve che. ane te laganInA pariNAmarUpe ja khAsa karIne temaNe kADhelAM raseDAM tathA "AyaMbali vardhamAna tapa" vigere khAtAMone hetu samajAya che ke-tapadharmamAM paNa temano AtmA zuddha hetuthI bhaLelo hatA, eTaluM ja nahIM paraMtu bIjA tapasvIone sagavaDa karI ApavAmAM e hetunI siddhi parAkASThAe pahoMcaze, ema teo mAnatA hatA. 6. dhArmika anuSThAne. teoe bAravrata uccarelAM hatAM. A sthaLe temanA bAravratanI vigatavAra neMdha je ke ApavI joIe, paraMtu vistArabhayathI ame te ApatA nathI. kAyama kaMIka ne kaMIka vrata te hoya ja. ane vekasI vigereabhigraha dhAraNa te teone kAyama cAluja hatA. cauda niyama paNa dhAratA hatA.

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81 ja peAtAnA jIvanavyavahAramAM teo jIvadayA bahu ja jALavatA hatA. vALavA mATe suMvALI sAvaraNIonA upayAga karatA ane karAvatA, tathA TAka rAkhI mahAragAma paNu mokalatA hatA. puMjavA [pramAnA]mATe tevI ja rIte puMjaNI [pramAnI]nA sTAka rAkhatA hatA.thALI dhAine pItA hatA,ne peAtAnA vyavahAramAM vaparAzanuM pANI acitta ja vAparatA hatA, ane te paNa chuTTI jagyAmAM.[pAThazALAmAM acitta pANI moTA pramANamAM karAvavAmAM Ave che, jethI sAdhusAdhvI tathA musAphara yAtrALuo sArA lAbha lai zake che]. kadAca kAi neAkara micArI thAkIne ke kaMTALIne kAma adhurUM kare, ke paDatuM mUke, teA tene ThapakA tA Ape ja, paNa tenA pagAra kApavA vigere chevaTanI hada sudhI jatA nhAtA, te jIvadayAnA A vicArathI ja majura pAse bhAra upaDAvavAmAM paNa dayAne kSati pahoMce che ema teo mAnatA hatA, ane e uddezathI ghaNI vakhate jAte ja gAMsaDA pATalA upADI letA hatA. 7 bhAvanA. A rIte tapa, kriyAnuSThAna, pUjA--zakti, sAmAyika, devadana, tIyAtrA, jJAnAbhyAsa, khIjA mATe dhArmika sagavaDA purI pADavAnI kALajI ane tene aMge aneka khAtAM ughADavAnI pravRtti, tenA vahIvaTo, tenA pracAra, A badhI dharmImaya-zuddha pravRttiomAM rahevA chatAM, hammeza temanA manamAM ema ja rahyA karatuM hatuM ke " arere ! jIvananuM sA ya kAMI thatuM nathI, kSaNa lAkheNI jAya che. eka kSaNa pazu zrI vItarAgadharmanI ArAdhanA vinA zumAvAya ja kema ?" ema ghaNI vAra khelatA hatA. re

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Azcarya te jarUra thAya che ke-mudrI hADakAne mANasa dinarAtanI pratyeka ghaDI AvI rIte zubha pravRttiomAM vitAve che, te vakhate temanI mAnasika zuddhatA keTalI badhI rahetI haze? eka yuvAnane zaramAve tevA temanA utsAhanuM pUra keTaluM badhuM jesamAM rahetuM haze ? ane A utsAha temanA AtmAne zubha adhyavasAyanAM keTalAM badhAM sthAnake sudhI haDAvI jato haze ? tenI te ApaNe kalpanA ja karavI rahI. ane vaLI "jIvananuM sArthakaya kaMI thatuM nathI" evI jAtanI vadhAre dharma karavAnI tIvra tatparatA: A badhuM ApaNane veNacaMdabhAImAM kaMika aneruM baLa hatuM ema to jarUra sUcave che. evI vyaktio bahu virala ja hoya che. AjakAlanA keTalAka adIrdhadaza parivartakenA ghaNu ghaNA AkSepa dhArmika anuSThAnanI pravRttio tarapha thatA ApaNe sAMbhabIe chIeparaMtu veNacaMdabhAInI A bhAvanA tene sacoTa javAba che. dareka jamAnAmAM AvI vyaktionI theDI ghaNI saMkhyA paNa tene sacoTa javAba che. bAkInA zAbdika javAbanI kaMI vizeSa kiMmata nathI. keTalAka eTale sudhI kahevAnI dhaSTatA kare che ke A badhI dhArmika pravRttio judA judA khAtAmAM paisA kaDhAvavAnA sAdhana tarIke paNa kema na hoya? alabatta dhArmika pravRttione kadAca daMbha tarIke paNa upayoga koI kare, paraMtu veNacaMdabhAInI raheNI karaNa ane pravRttione sUma abhyAsa karyA pachI temane mATe e zaMkA karavI e kevaLa dRSTatA ja kahevAya.

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83 kAraNa ke dhArmika pravRttione teo hammezAM paDelA na a ranuM ane khIjI pravRttiene bIjA nakharanuM sthAna ApatA hatA, tenA ghaNA purAvA maLI zake che. keIpaNu khAtAmAM keAInA tarathI sArI rakama bharAvAnI AzA hAya ke AzA ApI hAya, ane tene mATe amuka vakhata ke divasa nakkI karavAmAM AvyuM heya, chatAM jo te divasa ke vakhata peAtAnA dhArmika kRtyo mATenA hAya, te tyAM javAnuM te vakhate teA multavI ja rahe. pachI athavA pahelAM je thAya te kharUM. A khAkhata teo ghaNI vakhata khelatA paNa hatA ke- dha sAdhana kharAmara hAya tAja evA sArAM kAmA mATene prayatna paNa vadhAre saphaLa thAya, anyathA temAM joie tevI saphLatA na maLe. "" 8. sAdAi. Ama A puruSanuM aneka ghaTanAothI bhareluM saoNMgIna jIvana jaNAya che. malakhatta A jamAnAnI mAphaka nAnI vAtane meTI karI matAvavAnI temane icchA nhAtI. athavA temane je saMskArAnA vArasA maLyA hatA te tevA nirADaM kharI hatA. A jamAnAnA mANasa ATalI badhI pravRttivALA hAya, ane aMgata jIvana bhAre cAkasAi bhareluM jIve, te tene mATe meTAM moTAM pustakA lakhAya, ane chApAMomAM temanI stutinAM kolamanA kAlamA Ave, tathA tenA aneka smArakeA tathA kIrtticihno ubhAM thaI jAya. mAnapAnA tA kadAca hisAba ja na rahe. paraMtu A sAdA ane nirIha puruSane pAtAne ja te pasaMda nhAtuM. potAnI jAherAta ke guNAnuvAdathI te bhAgatA pharatA hatA. temanA phoTA levA mATe aneka vyaktioe aneka vAra aneka

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54 jAtanA prayatnA karyA chatAM temAM kaddI kAIne phAvavA dIdhA nathI. mAtra chellAmAM chelle A pustakanI zarUAtamAM ApelA phATA suratamAM mahA muzkelIthI levA. temanA peAzAka ne dekhAva ghaNA ja sAdA hatA. eTaluM ja nahIM, paraMtu AhAra ane bhASA paNa evI ja sAdI hatI. ekadara badhI rItabhAta sAdI ja hatI. ApaNe jANIe chIe ke sAmAnya rIte jaina ve mU. saMghamAM veNIca MdabhAinI khyAtithI kAika ja ajANyu haze. eTale ghaNAkharA manamAM jarUra mAne ja ke "Ave mANusa DALa damAmadAra haze" para Mtu jyAre najare jue tyAre Azcarya pAme ke " veNIcaMda suracaMda, te A ! ! ! " * pozAkamAM khaDI, a'garakhuM, khesa, sAdhAraNa dhAtiyuM', ane mAthe pAghaDI ane pagamAM kaMtAnanA sAdA mAjA? A temanA peAzAka hato. tApaNu eTaluM teA kahevuM ja paDaze ke-vaidyakIya draSTithI AhAra-vihAra-ane nihAranA niyamA teo sAcavI zakatA nahIM. mAtra jaina dharmanI draSTithI bhakSyAbhakSyanA vicAra tathA saMyamanI STithI teo AhAra-vihAra ane nihAranI pravRtti karatA hatA. paraMtu mATe bhAge tapazcaryA ja temane aneka cAmAMthI bacAvI letI hatI. tathA kAmakAjamAM sakhta parizramathI zarIra kasAyela rahetuM hatuM, tathA khArAka ThIka laI zakatA hatA. tApaNu dUdhanA khArAka e temanuM mukhya jIvana hatuM. chatAM temanA zarIrane ghasArA tA jaNAtA ja hatA. ane chevaTanA varSImAM ekAeka - jyAre ghasArA lAgyA, chatAM lagabhaga 70 varSa jeTaluM jIvana TakavuM, e Avu na gaNAya.

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85 9. svabhAva. temanA svabhAva khAsa karIne karakasaravALA hatA. pAtAnA gharanAM nANAMnA nakAmA ke vadhAre paDatA vyaya na thaI jAya tenI te kALajI sA kei duniyAmAM rAkhe che, paraMtu saMsthAonA kharcomAM paNa teo khAsa krALajI rAkhatA hatA. musApharImAM, javA AvavAmAM jyAre ne tyAre majura karyA ja che, gADI ke TrAmamAM beThAja che, bhIDa ke aDacaNa hAya ke na heAya, paNu tharDa kalAsa uparAMta TIkITa lIdhI ja che, ke evuM kazuM ja nahIM. vAta te sUvA besavAnuM ghaNe bhAge upAzraye ke pAThazALAmAM ja rAkhatA hatA. ghara te hatuM paNa gharanI darakAra kAne ? zarIranI nahIM, tyAM gharanI keAne paDI hAya ? teA pachI bIjI cIjonI zI dazA che ? tenI saMbhALanI te vAta ja zI ? potAnuM zuM che? kayAM che? ne kyAM nathI ? e yAda paNu kAne hAya ? ThIka che,sacavAya teTalI cIjo sacavAya, ne jAya teTalI bhale jAya. kAI vaLI sAcave to sacavAya, nahIMtara thatuM hoya tema thAya. A peAtAnI cIjone mATe che. saMsthAne mATe tema nahI. te khAkhata jo temanA jANavAmAM Ave te jarUra tenI kALajI mATe pAkI bhaLAmaNu kare. saMsthAonAM kAmamAM tA jarAye galata nahI. zarIramAM jeTalI zakti hAya teTale parizrama uThAvIne kAma karatA hatA. sakhta lAMkhI lAMbI musApharI karatA hatA. meADI rAta sudhI kAma karatA hatA. TapAla puSkaLa Ave tenA lAMkhA lAMkhA javAba lakhAvavA, phreMDane mATe khAtAnA uddeza mALavA, e ghaNuMkharUM lAMkhA lAMbA kAgaLA hatA. tethI TapAlanuM kAma ghaNuM vadhI paDatuM hatuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat samajAvI nANAM lakhIne ja karatA eTale meADI rAta www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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sudhI kAma karye jatA hatA. chatAM temane eka sukha hatuM. paDakhuMvALIne sutA ke nidrA AvI ja che, ane pitAnA ArAma puratI nidrA maLI gaI ke pAchA kaI pravRttimAM lAgelA ja heya. ALasa pramAda, ke gappAM sapAM mAravAnI vAta ja nahIM. e game ja nahIM. nakAmI vAta nahIM. keInI niMdA ke cADIcugalI nahIM, keInA burAmAM rAjI nahIM. evuM kAMI thatuM hoya ke kaIka karatuM hoya te taTastha thaI jAya. khAsa karIne keInAM chidra jevAM nahI ane koInA mama prakAzavA nahI. keI nekara vigere koIpaNa kAmamAM kaMIka bhUla kare, ke koI viruddha vartana kare, to kSaNika AvezamAM AvI jAya, paraMtu krodhanuM sthAyi svarUpa nahIM. badale levAnI ke vera vALavAnI kinAra vRtti nahIM ja. pAchA tene ja bolAve, krodhane mATe pazcAttApa kare micchAmi dukkaDaM paNa de ane vaLI tenAthI ja pAchuM kAmakAja le.mahemAnene jamADavAmAM prema ane Agraha AkhI jIdagI sudhI ekasarakhA TakAvI rAkhyA hatA. AvI AvI temanA svabhAvanI khAsiyata hatI. 10. AjIvikAe svAzrayapaNuM- ATalI badhI pravRttiomAM paDelA chatAM temaNe AjIvikAnA kharcane beje kAyama potAnI jAta upara ja rAkhyo hato. te evA keI lakSAdhipatinA saMtAna hetA ke jethI meTI puMjI hAya, ne tenA vyAjamAM AjIvikA calAve. te sAdhAraNa khAtApitA sukhI kuTuMbanA saMtAna hatA, eTaluM te kharuM ja. eTale ke taddana garIba na ja gaNAya. chatAM ApaNe AgaLa jaNAvI gayA ke traNa bhAIo vacce vaheMcAIne AvelI vaDile pArjita milakata e jamAnAmAM bhAgamAM keTalIka heAya? chatAM je haze, tenA

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7 upara temaNe caNatara caNIne dhArAjagAra karatAM je rakama meLavelI, temAMthI; tathA tenuM vyAja vagere utpanna thAya, temAMthI AjIvikA jIMdagI sudhI calAvI che. je A jamAnAnI vIratA che. ATalI badhI pravRttiomAM paDela vyaktine kamAvuM e muzkela paDe,e svAbhAvika hatuM.chatAM vakhatovakhata kaiMka ne kaMika vyApAra ke dalAlI jevA prayatna karIne thADuM ghaNuM meLavatA hatA,ane AjI vikA calAvatA hatA. A khAmata ghaNA ISTInA dhyAna mahAra nhAtI, paraMtu veNIcaMdabhAI A bhAkhatara inuM mAne tevA nhAtA temanA vivekI bhAIoe " mAsika seA rUpiyA amArI pAsethI maMgAvI levA"nuM kaheluM, paNa temaNe te khAkhata cAkakhI na ja pADI. pAtAnI A paristhiti jANI jaine amuka koi gRhastha dhArmika lAgaNIthI dArAi potAne vizeSa lAbha apAvavA icche che" evuM jo kadAca temanA jANavAmAM Ave te pharIthI tenI peDhIpara paga mUkavAnI vAta ja nahIM. kAraNa ke kASThanI dayA upara jIvavA tarapha temane purepurA aNugame hatA. " temanA nAma upara eka sArI rakama peAtAnA taraphathI jame karAvavI, ke jenA vyAjamAMthI veNIcaMdabhAInuM kharca nabhe," A vicArathI eka zrImAna gRhasthe veNIcaMdabhAIne tema karavA devAnA Agraha karyo. te vakhate veNIca MdabhAie je javAba ApyA te kharekhara temane chAjatA ja hato. te javAma A hato-- " mane paramArtha nAM kAmeA karavA devA hAya, tA A vicAra Apa cheADI ja dyo, ane mArI buddhi bagADI mane nirudhamI anAvavA hAya, teA bhale Apa tema karI. "

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pariNAme te gRhastha mauna ja rahyA. 11 prakaraNe pasaMhAra- chevaTe A prakaraNamAM veNacaMdabhAInA vyaktigata jIvana viSe je kAMI mAhitIo maLelI tenA uparathI TuMka TuMka vivecana karavAmAM AveluM che. tene upasaMhAra karatAM harSa thAya che ke-te amArI bhASAmAM na karatAM eka prasiddha ane vidvAna jainAcAryanA ja zabdomAM karavAthI kuMdanamAM jaDelA hIrAnI mAphaka te vadhAre zobhI uThaze. pustakanuM nAma "kanyA vikraya niSedha" che. temAM arpaNa patrikA nIce pramANe che, je akSarazaH ApavAmAM Ave che- mahesANA nivAsI jaina dharma saMgha sevAmAM apacela suzrAvaka zeTha veNIcaMda suracaMdane arpaNa patrikA. vikrama saM. 1953-54 nI mArI gRhasthadazAmAM tamAre paricaya thaye. tamane gurU mahArAja zrI ravisAgarajI mahArAje upakAra karyo. tamArI dharma patnI maraNa pAmyA bAda tamAruM lakSya dharma upara vizeSa lAgyuM ane vi. saM. 1954 nA kArataka mAsamAM gurU mahArAja zrI ravisAgarajI mahArAjanA pramukhapadethI zrI paMjAbI muni dAnavijayajIe jaina pAThazALA sthApavAne upadeza Ape, te tamee jhIlI lIdho ane mahesANAnA saMghe gurU mahArAjanA AdezathI jaina saMskRta pAThazALA sthApanA karI. e pAThazALAmAM munirAja zrI kapUra vijayajI ane mAruM Ajela gAmathI bhaNavA mATe AvavAnuM thayuM. pAThazALAmAM

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nava vaSA kuvarajI karavA maMDaLa dhArmika keLavaNInI sAthe IMglIza bhASAnuM jJAna ApavA mATe meM mArA vicAre jaNAvyA. tamAre ane mAre te saMbaMdhI matabhedathI vaimanasya utpanna thayuM te paNa te amuka vicArabheda hovAthI paraspara dharmarAgamAM khAmI paDI nahi. tamee avIsa varSathI karmayogInI peThe jaina dharma ane jaina saMghanI sevA vagere jena dhArmika kAryo karavAmAM niSkAme jIvana hemyuM che. tame parastrItyAgI, bAra vratadhArI zrAvaka che. sanAtana prAcIna paraMparAgama daSTivALA junA vicAravALA che tathA sAdhuonA guNAnurAgI che. jenI pAThazALAo sthApavAmAM, jena dhArmika keLavaNuM vadhAravAmAM amadAvAdavALA zeTha hIrAcaMda kakkalabhAI tathA bhAvanagaravALA zeTha kuMvarajI ANaMdajInI peThe tamee uttama Atmabhoga Ape che. jaina zreyaskara maMDaLa sthApIne temAM tamee sAre AgevAnIbharyo bhAga lIdhe che. tame mahesANA jaina saMskRta pAThazALAne satyAvIsa varSathI calAvI rahyA che, tathA tapa karavAmAM tame eka mAsanA tapa sudhI AgaLa vadhI gayA che, tathA jyAM tyAM dhArmika kAryo karavAmAM ahaMkArane dezavaTe ApIne kevaLa sAdAIthI pravartIne sAdAInuM AdarzajIvana gALe che. tathA sarva sAdhu sAdhvIonI sevAbhakita karavArUpa vyavahAradharmamAM gutAna banI gayA che. AtmAthI che, jaina kemanI unnati karavA jyAM tyAM tamArI laganI jovAmAM Ave che. kanyA vikraya deSa niSedha tathA bALa lagna niSedha karavAmAM tamArI pravRtti che. temaja jena komanI sevAmAM tamAe hajAre apamAne sahyAM che ane hajI utsAhathI jaina dharmanI sevA kare che. mAre ane tamAre satyAvIsa varSathI paricaya che tethI

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huM tamane eka karmogI zrAvaka tarike oLakhI zakayo chuM ane tethI sAmAnya vicAramAM matabheda paraspara hovA chatAM tamArA aneka saMsthAnA paze tamArA guNane prakAzita karI guNAnurAga vRddhathaze tamane A pustaka arpaNa karuM chuM. Itye 34 arNa mahAvIra zAnti: rU vi. saM. 1971 mAgha zudi 1. mu madhupurI (mahuDI). le. buddhisAgara sUri tAluka-vijApura, deza-gujarAta,

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91 prakaraNa 4 thuM. aMtima avasthA ane vyavasthA. 1 zarIra-zaithilya - veNacaMdabhAI kaI bhAre vidvAna, mahAna padavIdhara muni mahArAja, moTA hoddedAra adhikArI, mahAna zrImAna gRhastha, mahAna yogI ke moTI lAgavaga dharAvanAra puruSa na hovA chatAM, e badhAne Azcarya pamADe tevAM kAme mAtra nikhAlasa vRtti, AtmabaLa, mane baLa, aDaga zraddhA ane satata daDha prayatnane pariNAme karI zakayA che. te khAtara temaNe potAnI AkhI IdagI eTale ke tana ane mana bane, kazI paNa paravA karyA vagara khUba kharcA che. jeno vicAra karatAM paNa ApaNane parizrama paDe che. A rIte sArthaka thayelAM tana ane mana paNa chevaTe te thAke ja ne? kAraNa ke te paNa kSaNika ja che, nAza pAmavAnA svabhAvavALAM che. tema chatAM temAMthI sthAyI lAbha uThAvI le e veNacaMdabhAI jevA puruSanuM kAma che. Akhare zarIra thAkyuM, ane te saMvata 182 nI sAlamAM paryuSaNA pachI te kharekhara thAkyuM, jIrNa tAva rahevA lAgyA, udharasa vadhAre vadhAre jora pakaDatI gaI, kherAka ghaTate gaye, azakti vadhatI gaI, magajamAM zUnyatA AvatI gaI, ne zabdomAM

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khalanA zarU thaI. uMcA prakAranA dezI auSadhe lIdhAM, paNa tethI zuM? teNe kAMI kAra na karyo, te naja karyo. basa, zarIranuM zithilya cAluja rahyuM. 2 Atma-pariNutiH chatAM paNa potAnA dhArmika anuSThAne temaNe choDyAM hatAM, kAraNa ke-te temanAM prathama kahe ke bIjAM kahe, paNa prANa hatAM. te choDayAM kema chUTe ? daza na, pUjA, sAmAyika, pASadha, pratikramaNa ane chevaTe pitAnAM nityanAM prakaraNe vigerenuM vAMcana, manana vigere ekeeka pravRtti cAlu rAkhI ja hatI. chevaTe bIjAnI madadathI paNa temAM jyAM sudhI zarIre alpa paNa zakita ApavAnI hA pADI, tyAM sudhI tana ane mananI zakti lagAvI. uparAMta, sArI sArI bhAvanA piSaka bIjA paNa graMtha bIjA pAse vaMcAvIne sAMbhaLatA hatA. basa e pravRtti. athavA zAMtithI paDyA rahevuM. kazo bakavAda nahIM, bIjAne potAnI sevAne trAsa na thAya, tevuM saMkucita vartana ane mAtra zAMti. hAyavoya, ke ArtA-vaidra dhyAna nahIM. kadAca kaI vakhata vedanA vadhAre jaNAya te "o! bhagavAna !" eTaleja mAtra zabdacAra thAya. chatAM pATaNane prasiddha saMgha yAtrA karI pAchA vaLI mahesANA AvatA saMghavIjInuM sanmAna karavA hAra laI vaizAkha zudi bIja ne dIvase ubhA rahelA jovAmAM AvyA hatA. ke tabiyata jevA Ave, "sAruM che eTale ja sepacAra javAba ApatA hatA. zarIranI AvI zithilatAthI sAdhAraNa rIte pitAne mAluma paDI gayuM hatuM ke "have A mAMdagImAMthI bacavuM muzkela che." eTale

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93 peAtAnA AtmahitamAM upayAgI thAya tevIja pravRtti kevaLa rAkhatA hatA. arthAt potAnuM saghaLuM lakSya " Atmahita kema thAya? " te tarapha doreluM hatuM. ane jyAre chevaTanI sthitinA divase pasAra thatA hatA te vakhate pathArImAM paDayA paDayA paNu svaya' mAnasika pratikramaNa karI letA hatA, ema vAMdaNA devA vigere aMgaceSTA parathI jaNAtuM hatuM. ane namAAra maMtranuM smaraNa kharAkhara cAluja hatuM,te paNa AMgaLInA veDhA upara pharatA a MguThAnI ceSTA parathI jANI zakAtuM hatuM.jIvanabharanA saMskArAnuM A pariNAma, 3 vyavasthA: ane chevaTe saMvat 1983 nA caitra mAsamAM peAtAnA bhatrIjA zA. amaladAsa nagInadAsane-ke je mhesANA pAThazALAnA vahIvaTamAM peAtAnI sAthenA joDIdAra sekreTarI hatA temane--pAThazALAnA temaja zreyaskara maMDaLanA mukhya sekreTarI nImI peAtAnA hAdAnu kula kAmakAja, vahIvaTa, ane sattA soMpI dai pAta phAga thayA. bhAI amaladAsa dhadhAne kAraNe ghaNI vakhata muMbaI rahetA heAvAthI temanI vatI pAThazALA temaja maDaLanAM kAmakAja mATe veNIcaMdabhAinA bhAi kizAradAsa suracaMdane sthAnika kAryoM. vAhaka tarIke nImyA. vaLI sa Mvat 1983 nA jeTha vada 3 ne divase muMbai, amadAvAda vigere sthaLethI pAThazALA tathA maMDaLanA TrasTIe vigere kAryavAhako khAsa takhiyata jovAne mATe AvyA. temAM nIcenA gRhasthA khAsa hatA. zeTha nagInadAsa karamacaMda pATaNa, zeTha zivalAla harilAla satyavAdI amadAvAda,

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94 zeTha geviMdajIbhAI khuzAlacaMda verAvaLa. zeTha premajIbhAI nAgaradAsa mAMgaroLa. zeTha mehanalAla lalubhAI amadAvAda, zeTha hIrAbhAi maMchubhAI surata. (sagata) zeTha semacaMda uttamacaMda mAMgare. zeTha zavacaMda kacarAbhAI mAMgarelI. teoe pAThazALAne vahIvaTa tathA nANAMprakaraNa tapAsyAM ane saMtoSa jAhera karyo. saMsthAnuM baMdhAraNa, TrasTaDIDa, cAlu vahIvaTanA hisAba oDITa karAvavA, rIporTa tapAsarAvavo ane te chapAva vigere mATe pharI ekavAra mITIMga bolAvavI. vigere karAve karyA. vadi cothanI sAMje AvelA gRhastha vidAya thayA, tyAre te vakhate sAne pote jAte ja pAThazALA, maMDaLa vigere tamAma khAtAne lagatI ucita bhalAmaNa karI. uparAMta, muMbaI geDIjInA derAsaranI peDhInA TrasTI zeTha hIrAbhAI jhaverIne tAraMgAjInA chaddhAra mATe rU. 15000) maMjura karAvavA Agraha pUrvaka bhaLAmaNa karI, jene pariNAme javAbamAM rU. 10000) sudhI te cokakasa maMjura karAvI ApavAnI khAtrI ApI. tethI temane ghaNe ja saMtoSa thaze. ' vaLI dareka guha rUbarU AvI gayA, tathA saMsthAnI bhAvi surakSitatA mATe prabaMdha paNa sAthe sAthe thaI gaye, ema samajIne teo tadana nizciMta ane khuzI thayA. ke je temanA jIvanamAM chevaTanI zAMti mATe ghaNuM agatyanI bAbata hatI. tenI rItasara goThavaNa thaI javAthI ja teo nizcita rahI zake tema hatuM. te barAbara ThIkaThAka thaI gayuM. evo temane saMtoSa thaye.

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4. bhAI babaladAsa ane kizoradAsabhAI A be vyaktione A sthaLe yatkiMcita paricaya Apavo asthAne nahIM gaNAya. bahu uMDe utarIne vicAra karatAM A be vyaktionI kAryavAhaka tarIke tatkALa yojanA karI levAmAM AveNIcaMdabhAInI khuba vyavahArU ane dIrdhadaSTi mAlama paDe che. babaladAsa mahesANAnA vatanI che. pitAnA bhAI nagInadAsanA putra che. sukhI che. muMbaImAM vepAradhaMdhe calAve che. veNIcaMdabhAI tarapha temane pUjya bhAva hate. veNIcaMdabhAIne paNa temanA para prema ane vizvAsa hatA. tathA mahesANAnA agragaNya grahasthAmAM paNa tenI gaNanA karI zakAya. kizorabhAI sthAnika rahe che. pAThazALAmAM ghaNuM vakhatathI jatA AvatA, pAThazALAnA ghaNAkharA vahIvaTathI mAhItagAra thayelA, tathA veNIcaMdabhAinI hAjarI vakhate paNa keTalIka bAbatamAM taTastha bhAve saMsthAnA kAmamAM rasa letA hatA. eTale AjubAjunI paristhiti saMjogo vigerethI ghaNI rIte mAhitagAra che. veNIcaMdabhAInuM AkhuM kuTuMba lagabhaga dharmiSTha ane sazILa che. eTale A be bhAIonA saMbaMdhamAM te saMbaMdhI pharIpharIne lakhavuM, e punarukti jevuM che.vaLI kizoradAsabhAI te lagabhaga veNIcaMdabhAI jevA ja dharmiSTha che, ema kahIe te cAle. siddhAcaLajI upara temane ghaNuM ja bhakita che. ekAsaNAM karIne ane reja ekaja yAtrA karIne temaNe agyAra vakhata navvANuM yAtrA karI che. traNa cAra mAsamAM temaNe siddhagirimAM karyo che. tathA asADa comAsAthI mAMDIne paryuSaNa sudhI 2-3 vakhata pAlItANa rahyA che,

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yAtrAo page cAlIne ja karI che. AkhI jIdaMgImAM kadI DALImAM beThAja nathI.teoe sidhdhAcaLa tathA girinArajInA jIrNoddhAramAM paNa sArI dekharekha rAkhI kAma calAvyuM hatuM. tathA sidhdhagiri upara pUjApakhAla barAbara thAya che ke nahi tenI purepurI kALajI rAkhatA hatA. temanAM dharmapatnI matIbAI paNa lagabhaga tevAja dharmapriya che. ane zrI tAraMgAjI tIrtha para saMvata 1982 nA kAgaNa mAsamAM zrI vijayasiddhi sUrIzvarajI pAse caturtha vrata uzcaryuM che. upadhAna vahelAM che. AMbalanI oLI ghaNAM varSa karI che, ane jJAnapaMcamI ArAdhelI che. 5. jeTha vadi 7. savAre pite kaMIka svastha jaNAyA, eTale kuTuMbIone bolAvarAvyA. sa hAjara thayA. bhAI babaladAsane pAThazALAnuM kAma barAbara calAvavA bhalAmaNa karI. te vAta temaNe kharA dilathI svIkArI. veNacaMdabhAIe saMteSa jAhera karI, pharI kahyuM-beluM, tevuM pALaje." kizoradAsabhAIne kahyuM-pAThazALAmAM barAbara chava ghAlajo. nAsatA bhAgatA pharazo nahi." pachI sAe temanI pAchaLa sAre mArge kharcavAnIce pramANe rakama jAhera karIrU. 301) zAha kasturacaMda vIracaMda hA.temanI dIkarI bahena samuM rUA. ra01) zAha babaladAsa nagInadAsa.

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s rU. 201) zAha cakAbhAI suracaMda (veNIcaMdabhAInA nAnA bhAI) hA bhAI vADIlAla. rU. 101) zAha maganalAla dIpacaMda mANatAvALA. rUA. 50) zAha kizoradAsa suracaMda. rUA. 10) zAha aMbAlAla motIcaMda. rUA. 864 - eTale " A rakama pAThazALAmAM rAkhI, tene sAre mAge vyaya karajeema anumodanA pUrvaka bhalAmaNa karI. 6. Akhare- Akhare jeTha vadI 9 ne gurUvArano divasa AvI paheryo. te divase savArathI ja zarIra bagaDavA mAMDayuM. daza vAgyA pachI te cheka bagaDayuM, ane vyAdhiothI gherAI gayuM. chatAM zAMti, samatA, samAdhi jarAye ochA thayA nhotA. - kuTuMbIjane pAse ja hatA ane namaskAra maMtra, cAra zaraNa, tathA smaraNe vigere akhalitapaNe saMbhaLAvavAnuM cAluja hatuM.gAmamAMthI leke meTI saMkhyAmAM jovA AvavA lAgyA, ane dilagIra thatA gayA. Akhare samaya gaMbhIra banya. chevaTe, sAMjanA 7 ne rU5 miniTe A puNyAtmAe 69 gaNetara varSanI ummare A nazvara dehane tyAga karI zAzvat kIrdi prApta karI. A vakhate paNa cillAmAM khAsa karIne kazo pheraphAra na thaye. "kema jANe soDa tANI sukhapUrvaka zAMtimAM sUtA heya!" A pramANe bhArata varSane jena dIpaka gula thaye! jenA zAsanarUpa gaganamAMthI eka camakate tAro asta thaye !! pare sa 35 miniTa nI umara

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che. loka lAgaNI- bIje divase mahesANAne samasta jaina saMgha, tathA jenetara baMdhuo vigere meTI saMkhyAmAM leke temanI samazAna yAtrAmAM sAmela thayA. sonA mukha para zokanI chAyA hatI. saune te vakhate temanI mahattA samajAI hatI ane temanI khoTa sAlatI hatI. te divase temanA kuTuMbiyA taraphathI garIbene ghauM tathA caNA vaheMcavAmAM AvyA hatA ane kutarAone sukhaDI, pazuene ghAsa ane pArevAne caNa nAMkhavAmAM AvI hatI. mahesAzAnA saMgha taraphathI vyApAra rojagAra baMdha rakhAvI zokadarzaka pAkhI pALavAmAM AvI hatI. rAtre upAzrayanA makAnamAM sadgatane zoka pradarzita karavA strI-puruSanI moTI sabhA maLI hatI. te vakhate paTavA kezavalAla lalubhAI tathA mAstara durlabhadAsa kALIdAse temanA jIvananA judA judA prasaMga para vigatavAra vivecana karI temanuM vyaktitva barAbara samajAvyuM hatuM. ane teja vakhate mAstara durlabhadAsa kALIdAse temanI cAdagIrI kAyama rAkhavA eka smRti cihna tarIke smAraka khelavAnI darakhAsta raju karI hatI. jene sabhA taraphathI Teke maLatAM nIce pramANe rakamo teja vakhate bharAyelI jAhera karavAmAM AvI hatI. rUA. ra01) zA. jayaMtIlAla kesarIcaMda rU. 101) parI uttamalAla trikamalAla. rUA. 101) zA kasturacaMda vIracaMda. rUA. ra5) zAha kesarIcaMda maNilAla nI kuM, 3. 428

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da - tyAra pachI paNa A phaMDa cAlu rAkhavAmAM AvyuM, jene uddeza tathA rakamonuM lisTa pariziSTamAM vAcake joI zakaze. temanA avasAnanA samAcAra maLyA pachI bahAranA pradezamAM je loka-lAgaNI phelAI rahI, ane tene lIdhe tAro tathA kAgaLa AvyA, zaka pradarzaka sabhAo thaI, tathA patrakAroe pheTa ApI che ane hevAla chUTathI prakaTa karyA, e vigere vistArathI pariziSTamAM vAMcavAthI vAcaka mahAzayane temanA taraphanI lAgaNI viSe keTalAka khyAla Avaze. upasaMhAra. vahAlA vAcaka baMdhuo! have ApaNe judA paDazuM. A dharmavIranI dharmavIratA jeTale aMze ApaNe dilamAM utpanna thAya teTale aMze A caritra vAMcavA ane lakhavAnI sArthakatA che. samaya ghaNeja bArIka che. AvA puruSo keIka vakhateja utpanna thAya che. potAnA jIvanane sArthaka karavAnuM bahuja occhAnA bhAgyamAM hoya che. sArA saMjogomAM janma ja muzkela che. ema thAya, chatAM sArA vicAre AvavA ethI ye muzkela che. vicAreye thAya, paraMtu tene amala karo ghaNeja muzkela che, ane te paNa AkhI jIdaMgI sudhI eka sarakhAja utsAhathI vaLagI rahI, tenI pAchaLa mA ja rahevAnuM. ATalI hada sudhI pahoMcanArI vyaktio ghaNuM ja zeDI hoya che. AmAMnI eka agragaNya vyakti tarIke veNIcaMdabhAI

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100 tamane jaNAze. temaNe potAnuM jIvana kevI rIte saphaLa karyuM? te ja eka mahAna bodha je AmAMthI levAmAM Ave te ApaNuM banneno prayatna saphaLa che. Aje teo ApaNI sAme nathI. temanA AtmAnI zI gati thaI haze ? te te temanAM kRtyeja hastAmalakavat puravAra kare tema che. te pachI "temanA AtmAne sadgati meLo " evuM IcchavAne yaza prApta karavAnI lAlacamAM amAre zA mATe paDavuM zrIyuta varNacaMdabhAIthI haDI jAya e, athavA te temanA je ja e ochAmAM oche eka uttama sevaka zrI jaina zAsanane sadAkALa maLatuM rahe, ke jeNe pitAnA vakhatanA dravya kSetra kALAdikanA saMjogene dhyAnamAM laI sanAtana AhaMtI maryAdAne petAnA jIvananuM dhyeya banAveluM hoya, pachI bhale te tyAgI ke saMsArI hoya, bhuktabhegI ke brahmacArI hoya, tavaMgara ke garIba hoya, sAkSara ke nirakSara haya, strI ke puruSa hoya. ane tene janma saphaLa che. " eTalI AzA sAthe viramIzuM. 34 zAMti ! zAMtiH!! zAMtiH !!!

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101 pariziSTa. 1. dilagIrInA tAre. 1 vahorA amaracaMda jasarAja-bhAvanagara, 2 dezI kuMvarajI ANaMdajI- ke 3 zAha DAhyAlAla hakamacaMda-junAgaDha. 4 zeTha jamanAbhAI bhagubhAI- amadAvAda, temane AtmA akhaMDa zAMtimAM rahe." 5 rAjA vijayasiMha, navakumArasiha, jayakumArasiMha dudheriyA-ajimagaja. temanA kuTuMba pratye aMtakaraNanI dilasojI darzAvIe chIe." 6 zeTha dAmodara nAnajI, e. sekreTarI, ghI maracaMTa ese sIyezana-muMbaI. prabhu sadagatanA AtmAne zAMti Ape, Aje mUDI (ghI) bajAra baMdha rAkhavAmAM AvyuM che." 7 jena kenpharansa-muMbaI. sadgatanA AtmAne akhaMDa zAMti icchIe chIe." 2. zokadarzaka sabhAo 1 cIMcapallI jana saMgha-muMbaI tA 25-6-ra7. - hevAla mokalanAra zeTha bhagavAnadAsa mIThAbhAI enDa bradharsa,

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2 zeTha vanamALI bahecarabhAInA pramukhapaNuM nIce pAlI tANu. tA. 25-6-27. 3 zrI yazovijayajI jaina gurUkuLa taraphathI gurUkuLa maMDaLanA. suprI zaMkaralAla DAhyAbhAI vigere. pAlItANuM tA. ra7-6-27. 4 teja gurUkuLanI vyavasthApaka kamiTI, hA. . sekeTarIo phakIracaMda kezarIcaMda bhANubhAI ane lallubhAI karamacaMda dalAla-muMbaI, tA. 27-ra7. 5 jaina saMgha hA. kezavalAla puMjAbhAI kheravA. temanA mAnamAM bajAra baMdha rAkhe. jeTha vada-13 bapore AcAryazrI vijaya megha surIzvarajI tathA vRddha munirAjazrI. metIvijayajI vigerenI hAjarImAM deharAsaramAM paMca kalyANakanI pUjA bhaNAvavAmAM AvI. Akho divasa dharmadhyAnamAM gALyo." 6 paM. kanakavijayajI mahArAjanA netRtva nIce janarala sabhA-jhIMjhuvADA, jeTha vadi 13. 7 zAha popaTalAla rUpacaMdanA pramukhapaNuM nIce murabADa, tA. 2-6-27 temanA aMtarAtmAne akhaMDa zAMti prApta thAo, evI prArthanA zAsana devatA pratye atrenA saMgha taraphathI ubhA thaIne karavAmAM AvI hatI." 8 zrI verAvaLa nivAsI zeTha goviMdajIbhAI khuzAlanA pramu ApaNuM nIce 1 jena esesIyezana opha InDiyA, ra jIvadayA maMDaLI, 3 thaze. je. gurUkuLa, 4 jaina svayaM

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103 sevaka maMDaLa, 5 vardhamAna tapa AyaMbilakhAtuM ane 6 mALavA mevADa jIrNoddhAra kamiTIe sarvanI saMyukta sabhA, muMbaI-mAMgaroLa jainasabhAnA holamAM tA. 3-7-27 nA roja maLI hatI. 9 zrI haMsavijayajI jaina phI lAibrerI-vaDedara. tA. 4-7-ra7. kAryavAhakonI mITIMga hA. e. sekreTarI zAha lAlabhAI motIlAla. 10 zrI jaina mUrtipUjaka lAIbrerI-maMcera (jIle pUnA) tA. 8-7-27. eN sekreTarI rAjamala mAnamala. 11 yazavRddhi jenabAlAzramane aMge cAlatI yazavRddhi vivecaka sabhA-mahuvA azAha zudi 4. pAnAcaMda tArAcaMda gAMdhInA pramukhapaNa nIce. jaina" tA. 10-7-27 uparathI. 12 munirAja zrI kAntivijayajInA netRtva nIce-lAMghabhuja (mahesANA). , " jena" tA. 10-7-ra7 uparathI. 13 paM. zrI matisAgarajInA netRtva nIce janarala sabhA. pAlanapura, jeTha vadi 14. "jaina"tA. 10-7-ra7 uparathI. 14 chaThioraDA jaina saMgha tA. 25-6-27 nA roja pAkhI pALI mahemanA AtmAne zAMti maLavAnI prArthanA karI hatI. vIrazAsana tA. 8-7-ra7 uparathI.

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104 15 jaina zvetAMbara sahakAra samiti amadAvAda. vIrazAsana" tA. ra7-6-27. jhaverI bhegIlAla dhaLazAjI ( kavi rasika) nA pramukhapaNa nIce. "vIrazAsana tA. 8-7-27 uparathI. 16 "muMbaImAM taiyAra tathA vAyadAnuM khAMDa bajAra baMdha rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. " "vepAra samAcAra " tA. 25-6-27 uparathI. 3 dilasejInA patro - 1 bhAvanagarathI zAha kapUracaMda ThAkarazI lakhe che ke - janma maraNa te hamezAM thayA ja kare che paNa mahApurUSanA maraNa mATe zeka karavA jevuM hoya che. tadRna-ni:svArtha paNe gharanA roTalA khAI Atmabhoga ApI pAramArthika kArya karanAra nararatna janamAM je koI hoya te temAM pelo naMbara veNIcaMdabhAIne ja gaNAtuM. vaLI pattharane paNa pIMgaLAvI madada meLavanAra paNa jina kemamAM viralA purUmAM pelI paMktimAM veNacaMdabhAI ja hatA. AvA purUSathI samAjane ghaNuM ja kheTa gaI che. evA purUSa maLavA muzkela che. pAramArthika kArya mATenI emanI dhagaza, utsAha ane Agraha prazaMsApAtra hatA, temaja potAnI niyamita dharmakiyA, vrata, japa, tapa, yAtrA, pratikramaNa, posaha te cukavAja nahIM. temaja dareka upara snehabhAva paNa pUrNa, milanasAra, kadaradAna paNa hatA. sAdAI paNa teTalI ja. mAna apamAnanI apekSA nahIM. vizvAsu paNa purA. vidhinI baLavattA pAse manuSyane IlAja

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105 nahIM. temaNe hayAtImAM ja badhI khAtAonI vyavasthA karI nAMkhI e bahu sArU karyuM. emanA nimelA baMdhuo paNa pAramArthika bhAvanAvALA ja hatA ane che. tethI samAjane veNacaMdabhAInI kheTa jaNAvA nahIM de ema ApaNe IcchIzuM. veNacaMdabhAIthI mahesANA ujaLuM hatuM evuMja ujaLuM hamezAM rahe ane rakhAya tema karavAnuM sainuM kAma che. jethI devatAnI gatimAMthI paNa jotAM jotAM veNacaMdabhAIne AnaMda thAya. emanA AtmAne akhaMDa zAMti raho eja prArthanA. dharmazravaNAdi kArya tathA adhyavasAya sArA hatA. tethI saMtoSa che. emane pagale cAlI, emanAM kAmo, nAme akhaMDa jyavatA rahe ema karavAnuM kartavya che." 2 muMbaIthI zeTha maNilAla gekaLabhAi lakhe che ke veNacaMdabhAInA svargavAsanI khabara vAMcI bahu ja dilagIra thaye chuM. janakamamAM temanI moTI khoTa paDI che." 3 amadAvAdathI zeTha kasturabhAI lAlabhAI-- temanA jevA dharmavIra mANaso bhAgye ja maLI Ave che ane temanA javAthI dharmanAM kAryomAM bhAre khoTa paDI che." 4 muMbaithI bhAMkhariyA bradharsa-- "vi. Aja roja savAre nava vAge dharmavIra zeTha veNacaMdabhAInA svargavAsane tAra maLe. vAMcI hRdayane pArAvAra du:kha utpanna thayuM che. teozrI gayA, paraMtu temaNe jenakema pratye karelAM kAryo ke je pote pitAnI vayevRddha sthiti chatAM karelAM te amara che. jaina keme kharekhara eka hIro gumAvyuM che. evA purUSanI beTa

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106 purAvI muzkela che. svabhAve zAMta, mAyALu tathA satyavAdI hatA. mahesANAmAM teoe pAThazALA sthapAvI e mahesANAvAsIone eka ati mAna dharAvavA jevuM kAma karI batAvyuM che. evAM evAM aneka zubha kAryo temaNe karI A dehanA aMta samaya sudhI jIvana kRtArtha karyuM che. temaNe prerelAM, AdarelAM, batAvelAM, kahelAM je je kAryo che, te tamAmane vadhu baLa maLe ane sadgatanA AtmAne zAMntine mArga najIkamAM maLe, tema IcchIe chIe." 5. pAlItANuthI siddhakSetra jaina zrAvikAzrama "mama zeTha ghaNAja dharmacusta, kemanI dAjhavALA hatA. temaNe jaina samAja mATe dhArmika kAryo karI avarNanIya sevA bajAvI che. " 6 jAmanagarathI zeTha sAMkaLacaMda nAraNujI tathA vaherA papaTalAla dhArazIbhAI jena kome eka bAhoza mANasa,dharmavRttivALo ane utsAhI nara gumAvyuM che tenI khoTa purI pADI zake tevA mANase nathI. jenaDemamAMthI eka nararatna guma thayuM che." 7 muMbaithI AgamAdaya samiti "jainamamAM eka ghaNI khoTa paDI che." 8 beTAda jaina pAThazALA atrenI pAThazALA upara temanI ghaNI ja lAgaNI hatI. temane upakAra kaI rIte bhUlAya tema nathI. temanA abhAve A saMsthAne ghaNuM ja khoTa AvI paDI che."

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107 9 muMbaIthI zeTha motIlAla mULajI taraphathI . maranAra dharmacusta, parAkArI ane sAdA hatA. temanI . khoTa na purAya tevI che." 10 amadAvAdathI zeTha sArAbhAi DAhyAbhAI- mAre te purI salAha levAnuM ThekANuM hatuM. te mane paNa heTI khoTa paDI che. teo sAheba te pitAne bhava jItI gayA che." 11 DeI jana yuvaka maMDaLa- sadgatanI jainadharma ane zAsana pratyenI bhakti, jJAna, prema ane sajajana suzraSA avarNanIya hatI. jaina keme eka sAco zAsana sevaka ane niDara suputra gumAvyA che !" 12 amadAvAdathI munirAja zrI kanakavijayajI- eka dhamAM mANasanI heTI khAmI paDI. pite te pitAne bhava saphaLa karyo paNa pAMcamA ArAmAM tevA thAvA viralA che." 13 suratathI munirAjazrI cittavijayajI- samAje eka dharmazraddhALu ane dhama purUSa gumAvyuM che. teoe potAnA jIvanane bhega ApI aneka suyogya saMsthAo utpanna karI tene siMcI hatI." 14 mahuvAthI yazavRddhi jaina bAlAzrama teozrI svabhAve zAMta, milanasAra, paropakAraparAyaNa,

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108 dharmaniSTha, kriyApAtra ane tapazcaryA tathA dainika kRtyo-pUjA, pratikramaNa AdimAM hamezAM utsAhavanta rahetA." 15 takhatagaDhathI pacAsajI zrI metavijayajI mahArAja atyaMta dilagIrI che ke AvA dhamI purUSane viyega thaye. je je pitAnI ummaramAM dharmanA kAryo temaNe saMsthAo, tapazcaryA Adi kAryo karyA che. tevA atyAranA samayamAM jotAM bIjAthI banavA muzkela che. veNacaMdabhAIne dharmasneha ghaNe yAda Ave che. AvA mAlavA dezamAM maMdiranI kharAba sthiti teenA prayAsathI ja sudharI che, ane hajI paNa jIrNoddhAranuM kAma cAlyA ja kare che, e sarve temane ja upakAra che. emanA guNenuM keTaluM varNana thaI zake? prathama bAlAbhAI dalasukhanI je khAda paDI hatI, te veNacaMdabhAInI hayAtImAM mAlama paDI nahIM hatI. te have temanI pAchaLa keIpaNa bhAgyavAna purUSe jAge ane temaNe calAvelAM khAtAone sArI rIte uttejana maLe tevI ane mArI bhalAmaNa chetemanI pAchala dharmasAdhana karazo." 16 rAmapurAthI ratnasAgarajI jaina vidyAzALA ApaNI kome eka dharmacusta, nirabhimAnI, kAryadakSa ane parepakAra tathA vidyAvRddhimAM jIvana arpaNa karela nararatnane gumAvela che. " 17 vijApurathI AcArya zrI ajitasAgara sUrijI- "tItthayarA gaNahArI, suravaiNo cakkI kesavA rAmA / kAlena saMhariyA, avara jaNANaM tu kA vattA ? // 1 //

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109 tIrthakara, gaNadhara, surendra, cakravartI, vAsudeva, prativAsudeva ane baladeva vigere samartha purUSane karAzakALe kavalita karyA che, te anya pAmara manuSyanI te vAta ja zI?" "kArazya phi -jame tenuM mRtyu te ni che ja." paraMtu jIvatI jIndagImAM marI jANavuM te ja uttama mRtyu gaNAya. teja jIvanmukta. kaSAyanA upara kAbu meLavI te temaNe prApta karyuM hatuM. zrIyuta karmavIra veNacaMdabhAInA sumaraNathI amane AnaMda ane dilagIrI banne ekI sAthe thayAM che. ' kAraNa-teo zrIyuta cAlujamAnAmAM gaNatA AyuSya pramANe sAruM AyuSya bhegavIne, te paNa dharmadhyAna parAyaNatApUrvaka parepakAranAM kAryamAM tatpara banIne, zraddhA, viveka ane kriyAyukta tapamAM mazagula banIne, jemAM jAhera thaIne zAntipUrvaka samAdhi maraNe maryA. te jANIne AnaMda che. paraMtu temanA jevA karmavIranA avasAnathI have [ mahesANuM] pAThazALA, tIrthapUjA, saMghanu vAtsalya ane sevA, tathA jIrNoddhAra, Agamedaya samiti, auSadhAlaya,jena vIzI () ane tIrthamAM sthApelI vIzIo (?) jevAM khAtAne mAna apamAnane samAna gaNuM prAmANikapaNe poSanAranI eka moTI khAmI paDI che, tethI dilagIrI thAya che. temanA amara AtmAne zAMti prApta thAo. temanA kuTuMbane bhalAmaNa karavAmAM Ave che ke temanI pAchaLa raDavA kuTavA ne zeka karavAne badale mahemane dhArmika pravRtti priya hatI te dhArmika kAryamAM samaya vyatIta kare, tema ja temanA adhurAM rahelAM kAryo pUrNa karavAmAM sahAyaka thAya.

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110 jIvanmukta ane karmayogIonuM mRtyu mahotsava tulya hoya che. jaina samAje hamaNAM hamaNuM aneka nararatna gumAvyA. zAsana deva ! jenasamAjanI niHsvArtha bhAve sevA karanAra sAcA sevake pragaTAve." 18 kalakattAthI rAyakumArasiMhajI mukima___" ye baDe sajana purSa the, aura apane jaina dharmameM baDI zraddhA rakhate the. aise purSa bahota kama hote hai. aise purSoM ke cale jAnese dharmaviSayake pracArameM hAni ho jAtI hai. Izvara inhe zubha gati de." 19 amadAvAdathI zeTha ANaMdajI kalyANajI- teo A peDhInA sthAnika pratinidhi hatA, tethI A peDhIe eka hitasva gumAvyA che te eka moTI khoTa paDI che." 20 viramagAmathI paMnyAsa zrI kumudavijayajI mahArAja. dharmakAryane eka bhaDavIra purUSa gayo. temanA kALadharmathI tame parivArane lAgI AvyuM haze, paNa kALa pAse keIne upAya nathI. temaNe pitAnI jIMdagI ekasarakhI dharmakAryamAM vahevaDAvI, aneka dharmakAryo temanA zubhahaste thayA, te jotAM khare. khara te jIvatAja che. muMbaI samAcAramAM phaTA sahita temanAM keTalAka kAryonuM TuMka varNana vAMcavAmAM AvyuM, paraMtu temanA jIvananA kAryo vistArathI lakhAya te A jamAnAne bahu jarUranuM che." 21 jayapurathI gulAbacaMdajI - "vaha dharmAtmA the,jInakA jInA maranA anukaraNIya hai. hamako

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111 alabattA unake deva hojAnese hamAre bahuta dharmakAryoM meM dhakkA lagA. paramAtmAse prArthanA hai ki unakI AtmAko paramAnaMda mile." rara amadAvAdathI zeTha kasturabhAI maNibhAI-- bhAvi AgaLa manuSyane kaMI ilAja nathI. sarvane Eiarse Apa." ra3 muMbaIthI bAbu sAheba jIvaNalAla panAlAlajI parama kRpALu paramAtmA emanA amara AtmAne zAMti sAye mevI prArthanA cha. " 24 Abu-delavADAthI rAjakumArasiMhajI mukima- "svargIya dharmabIra mahAnubhAva zeTha benIcaMdabhAi,ye mahA upayogI dharmakArya karake apanA zubha nAma amara kara gae. punya bandha karake jIvana saphala karA. magara samAjameMse 1 ranakI kamI ho gai, isakA dilako baDA kheda hotA hai. inakI bemArI paDhakara dila huA kI-Akara ase puruSase darza-pharza kareM.lekina vartamAnapatrameM unake dehAntakA samAcAra paDhakara vaDA raMja huA.acche puruSoMkA abhAva hotAjAtA hai, ye kAladharmakA prabhAva hai. aura sivA zaMtoSake aura koI upAya : [ya] nahIM calatA.Apa kRpAkarake unake sakuTumbako dhairya dilAyegA. aura unahIvat dharmakAryameM tatpara honeko bhalAmana karayegA. aura jyAdA kyA likhA jAve ?" 25 vaDedarethI vIra dharma upAsaka jana yuvaka maMDaLa "bhArata varSA dharmaniSTha, samaya sane sAyAdharma

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12 premI suprasiddha samAjasevaka zeTha veNIcaMdra suracaMdanA svargagamanathI bhAratavarSanA zrI jainasathe eka aNumeluM ratna gumAvyuM. che. temanA AtmAne zAMti maLe! eja prAdhIe chIe. 26 amadAvAdathI panyAsajI zrI zAMtivijayajI-- te " zAsanamAM AvA miSTha mANusanI eka khATa paDI che. ghaNA khatilA ane utsAhI hatA 1" 27 AjovAthI AcArya zrI vijayavallabhasUrIzvarajI mahArAja-- "aMte sarva kAine e mArge prayANa karavAnuM che, ema vicArI teonA sukRtyonI anumeAdanA karatAM AnaMda pAmatAM, teonuM anukaraNa karanAra kAI bhAgyavAna jainasaMghamAMthI nikaLI AvI sadgatanI zrI jainasamAjane paDelI kheATa purI pADe, ane sadgatane bhUlAvI Ape! eja icchIe chIe. " 28 udayapurathI AcArya zrI sAgarAnanda sUrIzvarajI mahArAja. " dharmiSTha manuSya dharmamaya jIMdagI gujAra? ArAdhanA pUrvaka maraNane utsava gaNIne svIkAre che. te sthAne pAchaLanA manuSya zeAka karavA te ThIka na kahevAya, paNa tenuM anukaraNa karavuM, ane tenAM kAryani vadhAre dIpAvavA prayatna karavA, teja maranAranI sAcI sevA ne bhakti kahevAya. " ra9 pATaNathI munirAja zrI meAhanavijayajI mahArAja vizeSa-lakhavAne ati dilagIrI thAya che ke mahAbhAgyasAlI, dharma dhura Mdhara, kriyAnA custa himAyatI tathA jJAnanA puraNa

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113 zakhI zrImAna veNacaMdabhAInA svargagamananI vAta sAMbhaLI ame puraNa dilagIrImAM chIe. sadagata veNIcaMdabhAInA avasanathI jenalekee eka mahAna caLakate hIre gumAvyA che. emanA aMtaraAtmAne puraNa zAnti maLe, ema icchIe chIe. garIbanA belI puraNa zraddhAvAnA abhAvathI jainoe na sahana thAya e vIranara gumAvyuM che. emanA abhAvathI amArA AtmAne pUrNa kSebha thaye, paraMtu bhAvi-bhAva AgaLa jera keinuM nathI. muni upara premapUrvaka bhaktinA namunAne kALe kaLIe karyo, e ja adha:patananI nizAnI che. pachavADe temanA pagale cAlI nAmadAranI ujavala kIrti vadhAre, eja IcchuM chuM. emanuM jIvana ItaranA abhyAsa mATe hatuM. ame bAra mAsa lagabhaga rahyA, jIvanane abhyAsa na karI zakayA. dhanya che veNucaMdabhAIne ke jeNe pachavADe jenakemane zokagrasta karI dIdhI. bhIkhAbhAI tathA prabhudAsane dharmalAbha. vidyArthIvarga tathA ephisaroe dharmalAbha pUrvaka jANavAnuM je sadagatanA pagale cAlI jAhojalAlI vadhe tema karaze. kSaNabhaMgura jIvanane bharose nathI, ema dhArI vizeSa zekane tajI kAryaparAyaNa bane." 30 vaDhavANukepathI pacAsajI zrIbhaktivijayajI mahArAja thoDA divasa pahelAM veNacaMdabhAInA kALadharma pAmyAnA samAcAra ane saMghanA upara Avela tAra uparathI jANa lAre dilagIrI thaI che. kharekhara jona keme eka amUlya hIre gumAvyuM che. evA nararatna jemakemane maLavA bahu durlabha che.

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114 je ke keDa-mAra velA ke moDA sarvane javuM che, temAM lezamAtra phera nathI. jagatamAM jyAM vastunI anityatA, kSaNabhaMguratA hoya tyAM vastu kevI rIte TakI zake? paraMtu AvA amUlya nararatnonI beTa purI paDatI nathI te jenake mane bahu lAgI Ave tevuM thayuM che. jo ke pite te pitAnuM ISTa kArya barAbara sAdhI gayA che. teoe zAsananI sevA karavAmAM, paraupakAra karavAmAM, svakalyANa karavAmAM khAmI rAkhI nathI, jethI teone lezamAtra prAya: dukha jevuM nathI. phakta duHkha ApaNane thAya te svAbhAvika che. paraMtu kALanI gahanatA samajI zAMtimAM jhIlavuM ane teonAM zubha kAryamAM madadagAra banI kAryo pAra pADavAM, teja ApaNuM kharuM kartavya che. " 31 mAMDaLathI zAha ratilAla maphAbhAI "jagatanA gaDha bhAvine jANavA keNa samartha che? jeTha vadi 9 ne kArame dIvasa kharekhara ApaNe mATe duHkhadAyI lakhAye haze ke je divasa ApaNe pUjya mAnavaMtA zeThazrI sAheba veNacaMdabhAI suracaMdabhAI ApaNI vaccethI vidAya thayA che. zeTha te gayA. hajArene raDAvatA gayA, lAkhonA dilane duHkha detA gayA, paNa te te temanuM jIvana saphaLa karI yaza: kIti varatA gayA. ane chatAM zeTha haju ApaNI samakSa aheniza khaDAja rahevAnA. jyAM sudhI temanI sthApita pAThazALAo, maMDaLe, saMsthAe temanI akhaMDa kIrtinA staMbha rUpa ubhI che ne jyAM sudhI temanA avaze raheze tyAM sudhI e kIrtistaMbhenA ekeeka paDelA pattharamAMthI paNa eja guMjArava sadA nIkaLatA raheze ke zeThazrI veNacaMdabhAI amara raho ! amara rahe ! e amara mAnavI

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115 te A jagatamAM potAnuM kartavya karI gaye, paNa ApaNe temanA nAme zuM kartavya karIe? jyAre ApaNe temanA ja raste temanA mahAna kAryakSetramAM jhaMpalAvIe teja ApaNe temanA pratyenuM traNa adA karI zakIe paNa che evo ke vIra? je satata dilanI dhagazathI pitAnA zAsanane mATe kArya karyaja jAya. tenuM kevuM mane baLane daDha dharmazraddhA ke game tevI AphatanI ke zArIrika bimArIonI paraMparA vartatI chatAM nathI mUkayuM potAnuM dhArmika kartavya ke nathI mUkaye AcAra vicAra. dhArmika kriyAkAMDanI dunIyAmAM eka avicaLa pahADa je daDha ane chatAM tenuM hRdaya puSpa jevuM komaLa. pitAnA dharmabaMdhuonA bALakanA abhyAsa mATene ke agAdha prema ne prayatna ! dhArmika phaMDa ekaThuM karavAnI ne pisA kaDhAvavAnI tenI ajaba zakti kharekhara keIne Azcarya mugdha kare tevI hatI. hajAro apamAne ne saMkaTa veThI veThIne gAmaDe gAmaDe pharIne, ghere ghera bhaTakIne paisA ekaThA karavAnI zakti ne dhagaza potAnA dharma pratyene keTalo prema vyakta kare che? tenA hadayanA mApa ApaNe sAmAnya mAnavI zuM kADhI zakIe? paNa te te mahAna hatA. dharmane eka sitAro hato. paramAtmA evA eka dharmapitAnA svargavAsanA viyeganuM duHkha sahana karavA jeTaluM baLa ne citanya ApaNane ape, evI mAgaNa zubha dilathI karatA rahIe. chevaTe aMtaranI prabaLa IcchA che ke zAsananAyake temanA bhasma dehamAMthI hajAre zeTha utpanna kare ne jaina dharmanI vijayapatAkA romera jagamAM phelAve." 32 suratathI zeTha cunIlAla chaganacaMda- - "saMvat 147nI sAlamAM suratamAM parama upakArI zrI

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116 ratnasAgarajI mahArAjanA upadezathI samavasaraNanI apurva racanAnA mahotsava prasaMge prathama jeone amArA pitAzrIe eka dharmiSTha nararatna tarIke hamAre gheranetaryA hatA ane amane pitAne paricaya karAvyo hate; saMvata 1947 nI sAlathI jemanI sAthe paraspara AvavA javAne saMbaMdha vadhI 1957 mAM zAtamUrti tapasvIjI munirAja mahArAjazrI (hAla AcAryazrIsUrIzvarajI) siddhivijayajInI paMnyAsa padavInA anupama mahotsava prasaMge gADha saMbaMdha thayeka 1960nA Aso mahIne siddhagiri jevA uttama sthaLe ati upayogI zrI. je. e. maMDaLanI sthApanA vakhate jemanI sAthe svargastha zeTha anupacaMda malakacaMdanI sebatamAM paMdara divasa naraMtara sahavAsamAM rahevAne jaMga banyo hato tyArathI mAMDIne adhika gADha paricayamAM AvelA te adyApi paryata e mahApurUSane mATe emanA uparA uparI ciraMkAla sthAyI prazaMsanIya dharmakAryone lIdhe-jevA ke zatruMjaya uparane jIrNoddhAra tathA phUlakhAtuM, zrIrANakapurajIne jIrNoddhAra, zrImatI Agodaya samitinuM sarvettama kAma (AgaddhAraka AcAryazrI sAgarAnaMdasUrIzvarajInI preraNAthI) e Adi aneka dharmakAryomAM ja AkhI jIMdagI arpaNa karanAra advitIya dharmaparAyaNa mahAtmA mATe akhaMDa avicala dharmaprema banI rahyo che, temanA svargavAsa mATe sArI jaina Alamane gamagInI thAya te mArA jevA paricita mitrane svAbhAvika kheda thAya emAM zuM Azcaya? A mahApurUSanuM AkhuM janmacaritra avazya lakhAze-balake lakhAyuM paNa haze te vaMcAze tyAre temanA samagra kAryonI yathAyogya gaNanA dunIyA karI zakaze. mArA namra mata pramANe A bharatakhaMDanA cAre dizAmAM

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117 eka khuNAthI bIjA khuNA sudhI dareka gAma ane zaheramAM jema svadezI baMdhuonI kharI dAjha jANanAra ane prathama paMktinA uddhAraka sTeTasamena. sva. nAmadAra dAdAbhAI navarojajInuM nAma sane 1884 thI gharagatuM thaI paDayuM che. jema mAna apamAnanI darakAra vagara ni:svArtha apratima deza sevA bajAvanAra ane e dezasevAnI ja ciMtAmAM TuMkI jIMdagI bhegavI svargagamana karI janAra uttama polITIzyana onarebala mI. gokhalenuM nAma dareka hiMdI pUjya bhAvanAthI saMbhAre che, tema A nararatna dharmabaMdhu zeTha veNacaMda suracaMdanuM nAma akhila bharatakhaMDanI jaina AlamamAM dareke dareka ghera nAnA moTA aradhA sakAthI smaraNa karI rahyA che. keI gAma ke zaheramAM evo eka paNa zrImaMta nahi nIkaLI zake ke jenuM ghara veNacaMdabhAIe pAvana nahi karyuM hoya. koI sthaLe apamAna avagaNanA paNa prathama pAmyA haze paNa teja gharamAMthI enI dhArelI rakama khaMtathI ane dhIrajathI tene samajAvIne lIdhA vinA pAchA pharyA nahi hoya. paisA bharAvI lAvavAnI kaLAkuzaLatA te veNIcaMdabhAInI ja, e jagajAhera vAta che. je mANasa so rUpiyA ApavAnI IcchAvALe na hoya tenI pAsethI hajAra rUpiyA kaDhAvI lAvavAnI tAkAta te eja purUSamAM hatI. suratamAM eka avasare zrI Agamedaya samitinA kAmanI TIpa bharAvavA mane sAthe laI nIkaLelA te vakhate eka dharmiSTha vidhavA bena je rUpIA pacAsathI kAMIpaNa adhika ApavAnI sApha nA pADatA hatA, tenI pAse eka kalAka besI rU. 750) bharAvIne UThayA hatA. AvA seMkaDo dAkhalA prasiddha che. mAro thoDo anubhava chatAM eTaluM te huM mAnuM chuM ke-zarUthI Akhara sudhImAM dharmAdA

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118 kAma mATe judA judA phaMDA maLI emaNe daza lAkha rUpiyAthI vadhAre ekaThA karI sAmi`kAnAM nANAM sArAM kAryamAM vaparAvyAM haze. A chellA pacAsa varSamAM thaI gayelA tamAma munirAje tema ja sAdhvIjIe-harakAi gacchanA, game te saMghADAnA, suprasiddha yA aprasidhdha-mAMthI evI kAika ja vyakti javalleja nIkaLaze ke jemane veNIcaMdabhAinI mulAkAta eka vakhata paNa nahi thai hAya. AvA guNI jananA tema ja paropakAra buddhivALAnA tamAma kSuNNAnuM varNana karavA huM kevaLa asamartha chuM. chevaTe-zAsana devatAe pratye eTalI ja prArthanA che ke A dhama custa mahAtmAnA AtmAne je gatimAM gayA haiAya tyAM zAnti Ape ane jainakAmamAM navA veNIcaMdabhAi utpanna thAya. temanA sagA snehIone, mukhyatve karIne bhAizrI kIzeArabhAine vinaMti che ke temanA virahanA kAMi paNa saMtApa na dharatAM temanI pAchaLa temaNe karelA dharmakRtyone vAraMvAra smaraNamAM lAvI tevI dharmAMkaraNIomAM sadA udyamavaMta raheA. tathAstu. mAstara dula bhadAsa kAlidAsa menejarathI mAMDIne pAThazALAnA tamAma mANasA-munIma, zikSakA, vidyArthIo vagere temanA vakhatamAM je kALajI pUrNAMka tAtAne cAgya kavya khajAvI rahyA hatA teo save potapAtAne soMpAyelAM kAryAM mazagula rahI adhika nAmanA pAThazALAnI karA. RNumukta thavAnA e sarasa ane sphule mArga che." 33 pInAMgathI zAha nagInadAsa kAlidAsa-- veNIca'dabhAinA svargavAsanA samAcAra jaina' mAM vAMcIne ati kheda thayA. pAThazALA ane jainasamAje eka hIrA gumAvye

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119 je AkhI duniyA zeAdhatAM jaDe tema nathI, jainetaro ghaNI vakhata AvA prasa Mge lakhe che ke 'jenI ahIM jarUra che tenI izvaranA darabAramAM paNa jarUra rahe che. ' te vAstavika lAge che. kharUM pUche tA veNIcaMdabhAI tA potAnA AtmAnuM kalyANa karI have tenuM phaLa bhogavavA iSTa sthAne gayA, paNa ApaNeA jainasamAjaneA-veNIcaMdabhAInI sevA meLavavAnA leAbhaja ApaNane du:khI banAve che, ema kahIe tA ayAgya na gaNAya. astu. temanA AtmAne zAMti maLI ja che, ema hRdayamAM khAtrI hoya chatAM temanA sadgata AtmAne zAMti maLe.' ema icchavAnI agara kahevAnI jarUra che?" 34 bhujapura (kaccha)thI munirAja zrI kIrttivijayajI mahArAja-- pAThazALAnA ughAta karanAra tathA aneka dharmoDhAM khAtAM calAvI jainadharmAMnA phelAveA karanAra, tana, mana, dhana arpaNu karI sArI jIMdagI jeNe dharmajIvanamAM gumAvI lAkhA rUpiyA jaina keAma pAsethI saTa sahana karI tathA tiraskAranAM vacanAnA mAra sahana karIne, prativAdIonI nidAnA vacanAnI avagaNanA karI, aneka dharmakArya karI, ghaNAM khAtAM calAvI jaina dharmane prakAzita karI, atre paNa jeNe jaza tathA nAmanA prasiddha karI che, tevA dhama dIvA Aje AlavAI javAthI ghaNuMAja kheda tathA jaina kAmamAM meTI kheATa paDI che. mArA temanI sAthe 25 varSanA jInA paricaya hatA. vezIcaMdabhAine koi yAda na kare tevAM dharmAMdAM kAryo karI, temane dIpAvI, tame paNa temanA kuLamAM dIvA samAna manaze, evA mArA AzIrvAda che."

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rUma laMDanathI (mahuvA nivAsI) zAha mehanalAla - kheladAsa jaina patrathI zeTha veNIcaMdabhAInA devaleka thayAnA samA cAra jANIne dilagIra teozrInAM kAryo eka ekathI vadhe tevAM hatAM. dhArmika zikSaNanA mATe mAstare taiyAra karavA tee athAga parizrama letA, ane teonuM kArya keTaleka darajaje phatehamaMda utaryuM. banArasa pAThazALA mATe teo mahenata karatA hatA. te vakhate temanI sAthe kArya karavA mane lAbha maLyuM hatuM, tethI bahu AnaMda tha. pAlItANA tathA bIjA tIrtho mATe teo khaMtathI kAma karatA ane saMsAramAM rahI sAdhu aMdagI gujAratA hatA. temanA kAyo aneka che, jeTalI prazaMsA karIe teTalI ochI. paramAtmA temanA pavitra AtmAme sadA zAMti bakSe."

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Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat bAkInA patrane saMkSipta neMdha. 36 zeTha jAdavajI jerAma, raMguna. 47 zAha popaTalAla rUpacaMda-murabADe. 37 zAha rAmajI premajI vagere mahAjana 48 sUryaprakAza prinTIMga presa-amadAvAda. samasta-jasapurA. 4 bAI babubAI-pUnAsiTI. 38 paTavAcimanalAla jesiMgabhAI-muMbaI. 50 zAha sarUpacaMda vastAcaMda-sAdarA. 39 zAha amathAlAla cunIlAla-muMbaI. 51 zAha dIpacaMda prabhudAsa-umarALA. 40 zAha rAyacaMda motIcaMdanI kaMpanI- para jaina pAThazALA ane lAIbrerI-veja | lapura (bharaca). 40-1 zAha nemacaMda pItAMbaradAsa-miyAgAma. 53 zeTha sAMkaLacaMda nAraNajI-jAmanagara. 40-2 zAha DAhyAlAla hakamacaMda-junAgaDha. 54 zAha ukAbhAI karazana-pAlItANuM. 41 zAha vIracaMda meghajI tathA prabhudAsa 55 jaina saMgha samasta-dAThA. bahecaradAsa-pATaNa. 56 jena maMDaLa tathA pAThazALA-guMdA. 42 zAha jesiMgabhAIjhaveracaMdanI vidhavA pa7 zikSikA jalubAI-dhrAMgadharA. bAI caMpAbAI-pATaNa 58 zAha kezavalAla manasukharAma, taMtrI, 43 zAha mehanalAla lIlAcaMda-amadAvAda, vIrazAsana" patraamadAvAda. 44 zAha zivanAtha laMbAjI-pUnAsiTI. 59 rA. anADI pAgala-jasavaMtapura. 45 zeTha nagInadAsa jIvANujI navasArI. 60 jaina pAThazALA-vaDhavANa zahera, ja zeTha sumesmalajI surANu-bikAnera. 61 zAha amaracaMda bahecaradAsa-muMbaI 121 www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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kara zAha purUSAttama nathubhAI-muMbaI. 63 khAInDara kIrabhAi jeThAbhAi--amadAvAda. 64 zAha gulAbacaMda jIvaNa-pAlItANA. 6pa saMghavI zivalAla jhaveracada-mahuvA. 66 zeTha nAnacaMda mULacaMda-pAlItANA. 17 zAha kasturacaMda hemacaMdya-pAlItANA. 68 zeTha DAhyAbhAI ghelAbhAI-muMbaI. 69 zAha bhagavAnadAsa harakhacaMda-vaDhavANu kaeNmpa. 70 mAdI harakhacaMdra mAtI-pAlItANA. 71 zeTha raNacheADadAsa zeSakaraNa-sukhaijaina kAme eka hIrA khAyA. evA khIjo hIrA pedA thAya, ema paramAtmA pAse prArthanA che. jaina kAmane 40 varSa thayA eka amInuM jhADa hatuM te sUkAI gayuM che. amArA te murabbI pitA tulya hatA.' "" 72 zeTha premajI nAgaradAsa sukhai. 73 zeTha RSabhadevajI kezarImalajI zrIsa dha ratalAma. I. 74 vhArA jagajIvana amaracaMda-bhAvanagara. "bhUtti mAn sAdhu purUSa hatA. dvAra ane dhArmika keLavaNI e e kAma tA temane jIvasATe hatAM. jarUra temanuM nirabhimAna ane dharma zraddhA AdaraNIya hatAM. mahUmanI kheATa na pUrI zakAya tevI lAge che." 75 zeThe somacaMda AtamacaM--muMbai. 76 zeTha rAyacaMda kacarAbhAi--sumai. 77 zeTha anupacaMda malukacaMda hA. cunIbhAi-bharUca. 78 zAha kuMvarajI ANu jI-bhAvanagara "evA guNIyala, dha custa ane pra yatnazIla purUSa navA nipajatA dekhAtA nathI. temanI khAmI na pUrI zakAya tevI paDI che. " 122

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Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat 79 zeTha zivalAla harilAla satyavAdI-ama- dAvAda. temaNe pApakAranAM ghaNAM kAma karI pitAnA AtmAne amara karela che. temanI khoTa kaI rIte purI karI zakAya tema nathI." 80 zeTha aMbAlAla lalubhAI-muMbaI. 81 jhaverI harIbhAI maMchubhAI surata. 2 zeTha nagInadAsa karamacaMda-muMbaI. te purUSe je kAma kareluM che tevuM hAlamAM bIjAthI nahi thAya." 83 zAha hIrAcaMda kakkala-amadAvAda 84 dezAI lakhamIcaMda bhavAna-beTAda, 85 zAha harajIvana lAlacaMda-rANapura. 86 zAha jhaveracaMda gopALajI-surata. 87 zeTha ANaMdajI kalyANajI-vaDhavANa kaeNpa. 88.zAha caMdulAla bhudaradAsa-vaDhavANa pa. 89 zAha maganalAla dIpacaMdabhANasA. 90 jena kanyAzALA-khaMbhAta. 91 zAha rUganAtha kevaLadAsa-pATaDI. 92 goDIjI mahArAjanA daherAsaranI peDhI -muMbai. 9 zAha jeThAlAla trikamajI-jAmanagara. 94 zAha maNilAla gopALadAsa-joTANuM. 5 zAha hIrAcaMda devacaMda-amadAvAda 96 zAha gulAbacaMda nagInadAsa-amadAvAda 7 pArI. ravacaMda vajecaMda tathA cheTAlAla-muMbaI. khAMDa bajAra kAMTA tathA sedA bane baMdha rAkhI pAkhI pALI che." - 98 zAha ratilAla hIrAlAla-kheDA. 9 zAha chaganalAla kasturacaMda-muMbaI. 100 zAha lAlabhAI maganalAla-vaDedarA. 101 zAha vADIlAla jeThAbhAI-amadAvAda, 102 jhaverI halAla maganalAla-amadAvAda 103 zAha hAthIbhAI mULacaMda-mANasA. www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat 104 zAha kevaLacaMda trivanadAsa- amadAvAda. 105 kapAsI khImacaMda jIvana tathA vIracaMda jIvana-jAhItANA. 106 zAha lAgu kamalana-alItANA. 17 zAha lAlacaMda gaNezamUhalAjA. 108 zeTha jIvatalAla paratApasI-muMbaI. "mama ratana veNIcaMdabhAInA vargavAsathI jena keme eka hIre gumA vela che." 109 zAha maNilAla suMdarajI-vaDhavANa zahera. 110 zeTha kezavajI jhuMjhAbhAI-taLAjA. 11 zAha ume mAcha surajamalajI-vijyA najhama. www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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ripa ka, patrakAroe lIdhelI nedha- 1 sAMja vartamAna-muMbaI, tA. 24-6-27. mahesANune khabarapatrI jaNAve che ke atrenA rahIza dharmavIra zeTha veNIcaMda suracaMda gayA jeTha vada 9 ne gurUvAra tA. 13 mI juna 19ra7 nA dIne sAMje maraNa pAmyA che. mane paramAthenAM kAryo karavAmAM potAnI zakitane ghaNe upayoga karyo hatA. mahemane janma saMvat 114 nA caitra vada 5 ne somavAre thaye hateA. mahuM pote rU, sarasava tathA eraMDAne vepAra karatA hatA ane vepArI jIvana calAvatA chatAM dharmane prathama mAna ApatA hatA. temaNe mahesANAmAM purUSo mATe upAzraya baMdhAvavAmAM pahelavahele bhAga lIdho hato. AMbela vardhamAna tapanuM prathama khAte pAlItANAmAM khelyuM hatuM. chapaniyAnA dukALIyAonI khAna pAna vastra vagerethI jAte ja sevA karI hatI. pAlItANAmAM zrI siddhAcaLa girirAja giranArajI vagere tIrtha sthaLoe be traNa lAkha rUpIA kharacAvIne jIrNodhAra karAvela hatA. chelluM kAma tAraMgAjInA jIrNodhAranuM upADyuM hatuM. banArasa pAThazALAne zeTha vIracaMda dIpacaMda ane gokaLabhAI mULacaMda pAsethI rU.25000) meLavAvI, makAnanI sagavaDa karI ApI hatI. zrI giranAra taLATIe yAtrALuone rAhata ApavA prabaMdha karyo hate. mahesANAmAM jena dhArmika zikSako taiyAra karavA mATe mahAna pAThazALA cAlu karI hatI ke jene Aje 30 varSa thavA AvyA che. A uparAMta temaNe ghaNAM paramAthI kAryo kIdhAM hatAM. jena zAsananI sevA karavAnI temanI bhAvanA tIvra hatI. hIMdustAnamAM AvA purUSanI jeDI maLavI muzkela che. temanA maraNathI jene keme eka amUlya hIro gumAvyuM che. prabhu maranAranA AtmAne zAMti arpe."

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126 2 vepAra samAcAra-bhAvanagara tA. 25-6-27. te " marhuma zeTha veNIcaMdabhAi vayeAvRddha hatA. temaNe AkhI jIMdagI dharmonAM kAma pAchaLa kADhI che. temanA hastaka jaina kAmanI ghaNI dhArmika saMsthA cAlI rahI che. tenA nibhAva arthe temaNe jAta mahenatathI pharI krIne lAkhA rUpiyA meLavyA hatA. taddana sAdA ane zarIre sukalakaDI jevA hatA, paraMtu temanI dharmanI dAjha ane sevAnA vicAro nava yuvAnane caitanya Ape tevA hatA. ame mAnIe chIe ke rA. veNIcaMdabhAinA deha chUTayA che, paraMtu temanA amara AtmA tA sevAnAM kSetrAnI divAlamAM utsAha raeNDI rahyA che. samAjasevakA e utsAhane vadhAvI emanAM AraMbhelAM kAmAne gati Ape tema icchI mahumanA AtmAnI zAMti IcchIe chIe. " 3 jaina-bhAvanagara tA. 26-6-27. A "narI saraLatA ane narI bhakitAnI ja mUrtti samA bhAI veNIcaMda suracaMdane jaina samAjamAM kANu nahI ALakhatuM hoya ? ghaNA rAhadArIo ane pravAsIo ajANye temanI pAse thaIne cAlyA gayA haze, ane jyAre temane kAIe kahyuM haze ke " pelA sukalakaDI jevA, nIcuM joIne cAlyA jAya che--eja ApaNA jANItA jaina bhakatAtmA zrIyuta veNIcaMdabhAi tyAre e rAhadArInA AzcaryanA pAra nahIM rahyo hAya ! tapa kuza zarIra, jJAna, dhyAna, tIrtha ane bhakitamAM ja aheAniza rAcatA temanA manAvyApAra, e veNIcaMdabhAinI sauthI judI tarI AvatI viziSTatA hatI. emanI khIjI khubI e hatI ke bhAre gajA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat ,, www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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127 uparavaTanA kAma upADavA chatAM banI zake eTale e che ghaMghATa kara. zreyaskara maMDaLa, mahesANAnI saMskRta pAThazALA, Thera Thera tIrtha saMbaMdhI marAmata ane sudhAraNA, Agamedayane anumodana vigere kAryomAM tallIna rahevA chatAM temaNe bhASA ApIne ke lekha lakhAvIne vAhavAha luMTavAne meha te kadipaNa nhote rAkhe. prAmANiktA, cIvaTa ane tAlAvelI to eka mAtra veNIcaMdabhAIne ja varyA hatAM, ema khuzIthI kahI zakAya. veNacaMdabhAInuM nAma ja eka sarakArI sikkA jevuM gaNAtuM. veNacaMdabhAI amuka sthaLe pAThazALA sthApe che, amuka sthaLe jIrNoddhAra karAve che, amuka sthaLe tapazcaryA karAve che, eTaluM jANyA pachI e khAtAone keNa, kevI rItanI sahAya Ape che e jANavApaNuMja na hoya. temane aNadhArI madade AvI maLatI, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa temaNe dhAryuM hoya tyAMthI teTalI madada meLavavAnI paNa tAkAta keLavI hatI. dhArmika dainika kRtyonI niyamitatA, tithioe yogya vrata, tapa AdaravAnI satata jAgRti ane pitAnA hAthathI dharma ke devadravyanI eka pAIne paNa durupaga na thavA pAme te saMbaMdhI apAra ciMtA, e sva. veNacaMdabhAInI lAkSaNika viziSTatAo hatI. AvA eka bhadrika AtmAnA svargavAsathI kone duHkha na thAya ? veNIcaMdabhAInI sAthe zradhdhA ane bhaktine e raMga paNa adazya thAya che. A nave jamAne keI navA veNacaMdabhAIne janmAve e AzA paNa asthAne ja gaNAya. veNacaMdabhAInI sAthe junA yugane keTalIka mehaka prakAza paNa Aje elavAya che. kahe che ke chellA keTalAka divase thayAM temane deha vadhu ne vadhu durbaLa banatuM jatuM hatuM. lagabhaga 70 varSanI tithi. nI eka pATha 1 jAgRti

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18 AsapAsa teo pahecI cukyA hatA, paraMtu potAnA hastakanA kaI paNa khAtAne viSe leza mAtra avyavasthA na thavA pAme tenI teo kALajI rAkhatA ane aMtima divasomAM teo pote ja tatsaMbaMdhI cagya vyavasthA karatA gayA che. jemanuM AkhuM jIvana kevaLa prabhubhakti, sAdhusevA ane tIrtha paryaTanamAM ja pasAra thayuM hoya, temane te mRtyu pachI paNa anaMta zAMti ja maLe e nirvivAda che. amane khAtrI che ke e bhakatAtmA jyAM haze tyAM zAMti samAdhi ja vartI raheze. mAtra samAjane temanA svarga gamanathI eka hAni veThavI paDaze, e vicAra duHkhadAyaka thaI paDe che. temanA ja ziSya ane anurAgIomAMthI koIka bahAra Ave ane svargastha adhurUM rAkheluM kAma pAra pADe, ema A take IcchavAnuM amane prApta thAya che." 4 muMbaI samAcAra- tA. ra76-27. sadgatane pheTe Apyo che ne lakhyuM che ke- A saMta puruSe A phAnI duniyAne tyAga karI jeTha vadi 9ne vAra gurU tA. 23-6-27nI sAMje hasate mukhe samAdhimAM deha choDa. evA puruSanI khoTa purAvI muzkela che. zaktine eTale badho upayoga karyo che ke jenA pariNAme ganiSTha, dharmadhuraMdhara, zAstravizArada, kavirAja zrI buddhisAgara sUrijIe svakRta "kanyA vikraya niSedha" pustakamAM temanA kAryonI pichANa karAvavA temane arpaNa-patrikA ApI che. prabhu temanA AtmAne atyaMta zAMti Ape."

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129 5 sayAjI vijaya-vaDodarA, tA. 30-7. dharmaniSTha jaina dAnavIranuM () maraNa. mahesANAnA jANItA dAnavIra () jaina vepArI zrImAna dharmaniSTha zeTha veNacaMda suracaMda gayA gurUvAre 70 varSanI vRddha vaye videha thatAM temanA maraNathI gujarAtanI jaina keme eka Adarza tapAvI ane paramArtha parAyaNa dAnavIra dharmaniSTha nararatna gumAvyuM che. je ke mama zeTha 70 varSanA-junA jamAnAnA-hatA chatAM teoe vepAra ane dharmane pitAnA jIvanamAM suyAga karI yuvAna vepArI prajAne jIvananuM zreSTha ane anukaraNIya udAharaNa puruM pADayuM che. mahemanI dharmasevAo agaNita ane amUlya chatAM nirabhimAnI ane abola hatI. temanuM nAma ucca cAritra, prAmANikatA ane vizvAsanA sikakA samAna hatuM. temaNe potAnI ane potAnA hastaka cAlatI aneka khAnagI ane jAhera dharmAdA saMsthAone vahIvaTa eTalI saMbhALapUrvaka ane cakakha rAkhela che ke hAlanI jAhera saMsthAo, jAhera pravRttio ane jAhera phaMDanA cAlakone te dhaDe levA gya thaI paDaze. mahuMmanA prabhumaya AtmAne anaMta zAMti IcchI jaina tathA anya gujarAtI yuvAne svargasthane pUjya pagale cAle, evuM prAthae chIe." 6 "vIrazAsana'-amadAvAda, tA. 1-7-27. (sadagatanA phoTA sAthe temanA jIvanane saMkSipta hevAla ApavAmAM AvyA che. AvA hevAle "jaina" ane "muMbaI samAcAra" mAM paNa kaMIka rUpAMtara sAthe AvyA che.)

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130 dharmavIra zeTha veNacaMdabhAI Adarza jIvananA dhAraka, dharmavIra ane AtmabhegI nararatna veNacaMdabhAI mahesANAnA vatanI hatA. suracaMdabhAI ane mANekabAI emanAM pitAmAtAnAM nAma. ubhaya daMpatI dhamika ane sAdharmikanI bhakti karavAmAM ati premavALAM. emane tyAM saMvata 1914 nA citra vada 5 ne somavAranA zubha divase A purUSane janma thayo. temanuM bALajIvana nirdoSa ane zubha vAsanA-dhama saMskArathI vAsita hatuM. gAmaThI nizALamAM gujarAtI abhyAsa bahu alpa kare. dhArmika abhyAsa parizramapUrvaka karmagraMthAdi prakaraNe vagerene sArI kare. dharmazraddhA daDha hatI. dharmakriyA upara ati prema hato. nhAnapaNathI ja sAmAyika, darzana, pUjA, prati kamaNAdi karatA. paMdara seLa varSanI vaye temanuM lagna thayuM. parasanabAI e temanAM patnInuM nAma. vRkSane chAyAnI jema patine dareka kAryamAM anukULa rahI sahAya karanAra bhadraka pariNAmI te bAI hatAM. lagna thayA chatAM varNacaMdabhAIne saMsAra upara Asakti na hatI. temane saMsArasaMbaMdha bahu a9pa hate. 3, 4 chokarAM thayelAM te badhAM alpa AyuSyavALAM hatAM. eka putrI (motIbAI) heATI thayelI tene paraNAvelI paNa te paNa DuM AyuSya bhogavI gujarI gaI. teone vyApAra rU, sarasava, tathA eraMDAnA saTTAne tathA dalAlIne hate. vyApArIjIvana calAvatAM chatAM dharmane pahele naMbare mAna ApatA hatA. dharma pahelo ane vyApAra

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131 pachI, dharmAMsAdhana thAya tAja vyApAramAM lAbha maLe, ema temane zraddhA hatI. dhIme dhIme vyApArIjIvana ghaTatuM gayuM ane pAramArthika jIvana vadhatuM cAlyuM. jaina zAsananI sevA karavAnI bhAvanA jAgrata thaI ane vadhavA mAMDI. temanI svayaMsevA advitIya hatI. hiMdustAnamAM A purUSanI joDI maLavI muzkela che, athavA joDI nathI ema kahIe teA cAle. paramArthi purUSA prAya: sthaLe sthaLe haze, paNa teo eka ke e kAma karI zakatA heze. paNa A purUSane jude jude samaye je je bhAvanAo utpanna thatI gaI te te bhAvanAo pramANe tee kAmAnA AraMbha karatA gayA. jenA nAmanirdeza nIce mujaba che. te vAMcavAthI te puruSanI Atmazakti tathA bhAvanAonA yathArtha khyAla Avaze. peAtAnI Arthika sthiti sAdhAraNa hatI. 1 mhesANAmAM purUSa mATe upAzraya baMdhAvavAmAM prathama parizrama lIdheA. 2 gAmegAma pazrima veThI pATalAM upADI pravAsa karI jinapratimAne lIMcavALA haThIsaMgabhAinI sahAya sAthe cakSu TIkA chADavAnuM kAma karyuM. 3 AyaMbila vardhamAna tapanuM prathama khAtuM pAlItANAmAM khAlyuM. khAda tenAM anukaraNa muMbai, amadAvAda, bhAvanagara vagere gAmAmAM thayAM. 5. bhaktivijayajI ( samIvALA ) mahArAja paNa A khAmatamAM khAsa prayatna kare che. 4 chappaniyA duSkALa vakhate mhesANAmAM duSTALiyAonI

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131 khAnapAna, vasra vagerethI jAte sevA karI, jATaNamAM paNa tenI hIlacAla cAlu karAvI. te bAbatamAM me. subAsAheba khAserAvabhAI taraphathI praza'sApatra maLyuM. 5 pAlItANAmAM zrI sidhdhAcala girirAja upara tathA giranArajI, AjI, rANakapura vagere tIrtha sthaLe be thI traNa lAkha rUpiyA kharacAvI jIrNoddhAra karAvelA. mALavA mevADanA jaze.dvAra mATe paNa temanA parizrama hatA. A kAmamAM rAdhanapuravALA sadgata zeTha meAtIlAla mULajI tathA verAvaLavALA zeTha goviMdajIbhAI khuzAlacaMdanA paNa prayatna hatA. vaLI zrI sAgarAna dasUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAhebanA paNa khAsa upadeza hatA. vijayanItisUrIzvarajI mahArAja pazu A kAmamAM ghaNA prayatna kare che. chelluM kAma tAra'gAjInA chIddhAranuM upADeluM tyAM de aTakayA. 6 banArasa pAThazALAne zeTha vIracaMda dvIpaca'da ane gAkaLabhAI mULacaMdabhAi pAsethI 5000) rUA. meLavAvI makAnanI sagavaDa karI ApI. 7 AgamAddhAraka sAgarAna surIzvarajInI icchA pramANe AgamAdaya samitine mAgamA chapAvavA mATe mA apAvI. 8 giranArajInI taLATImAM bhAjanazALA ( rasADa ) kheAlAvI thAkayA pAkyA yAtrALuone rAhata maLavA prazna dha karyAM. huM mhesANAmAM jaina dhArmika zikSako taiyAra karanArI tathA sAdhu sAdhvIne bhaNavAnI sagavaDa ApanArI mahAn pAThazALA ( Religious Training College ) cAlu karI. Aje tene 30

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varSa thavA AvyAM. temAMthI gAmegAmanI zALAone ghaNuM sucogya zikSako purA pADavA. 10 gAmegAmanI zALAonI parIkSA laI sudhArA vadhArA karAvavA jaina keLavaNI khAte zarU karyuM. parIkSake mekalAya che. mAsika nhAnI heTI rakamanI madada karAya che. uparAMta- 11 memAnanI bhakita karavAnuM khAtuM. 12 dikSA tenI pAchaLanA kuTuMbIone sahAya karavAnuM khAtuM. 13 saMyamIone ghA, pATA, kAmaLa vagere upakaraNanI sagavaDa ApanAra khAtuM 14 zrI tIrthakaranAM pAMce kalyANakonA divase temanI bhakti karavAnuM khAtuM. 15 gAmegAmathI sAdhu sAdhvIo pustake maMgAve te purUM pADanAruM khAtuM. 16 jIrNa thaelAM pratimAjIone lepa karAvavAnuM khAtuM. 17 sAdhu sAdhvIone esaDanI sagavaDa ApanAruM khAtuM. 18 pustako chapAvI alpa mUlya ke vinA mUlya bheTa ApanAruM khAtuM. 19 pAlItANAmAM sAdhu sAdhvIo vagerene dhArmika sUkSama bedha maLavA mATe abhyAsanI sagavaDa ApanArI pAThazALA. 20 pAlItANAmAM girirAja upara dareka prabhunI phUladhUpathI bhakita karanAra khAtuM. 21 pAlItANAmAM yAtrALuone dharmazALe beThAM vaidya tathA auSadhanI sagavaDa ApanAra khAtuM vagere nhAnAM maheTAM khAtAMo temaNe khelyAM. pAramArthika kAryonI ATalI badhI pravRtti chatAM teonI dainika dharma saMbaMdhI karaNa cAlu hatI, temAM khAmI AvavA detA nahi. temaNe tapazcaryAo mahInAnA upavAsa sudhI karelI che. ghaNA varasothI paryuSaNamAM aIo karatA hatA ane ATha

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134 divasa dareke dareka kriyA ubhA ubhA karatA hatA. rAta divasa samra parizrama karanAra hatA. satra nirAzA chavAyaDhI heAya chatAM peAta te AzAvAdI ja hatA. amuka kAma na banI zake ema temane kyAre paNa, svapne paNa khyAla Avye nathI. mAnaapamAnanI paravA nhAtI. jIvana tadna sAduM hatuM. AtmazraddhA aDaga hatI. dareka kAma thaIja zake evA AtmavizvAsa hatA. zrImatA pAsethI joitAM nANAM meLavavAnI AzcaryakAraka labdhine dharAvatA hatA. bhAvanA pramANe kAryanI siddhi karanAra siddha purUSa hatA. mAMdagIne bichAne paDayA pachI paNa dharmAMne visAryA nathI. pustakA vaMcAvyA karatA hatA. kAi takhiyata jovA Ave te 'sArUM che' eTaleAja javAba ApatA hatA, ane samAdhimAM tathA zAntimAM rahetA hatA. svapatnI gujarI gayA tyAre temanI 32 varSanI vaya hatI. te agAu caturtha vrata ( brahmacarya ) svIkArI lIdheluM. dIkSA levA mATe sakSa mAdhAe rAkhelI paNa keTalAMka kAraNeAne lIdhe te kArya pAra pADI zakayA nahAtA. teja patra tA. 87-27nA aMkamAM lakhyuM che ke-- dharmiSTha AtmA veNIcaMdabhAInA thayelA svargavAsathI eka mATI kheATa ApaNune bhAgavavI paDI che. temanuM Akhu e jIvana dhArmika kAryAMmAM phALA ApavAmAM vyatIta thayeluM che. mhesANAnI pAThazALAnA teo AtmA hatA, agAdha parizramathI teoe ghaNAM dhArmi ka kAryo pAra pADelAM che. AvA eka dharmavIra AtmAnI paDelI khATa purAvI muzkela che. temanA saddagata AtmA zAnti pAme 7 sudhASA-amadAvAda, tA. 147-27.

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135 zrI veNIcaMdabhAInA avasAnanI neMdha letAM amane khare. khara duHkhanI lAgaNuM thAya che. je samAja Aje mojazokhamAM phasAyelo he jAhera kAryamAM sevA karavA sevako na ApI zake te samAjamAMthI zrI veNacaMdabhAI jevA sAdA, vidvAna, prAmA Nika ane cIvaTathI kArya karanAra muMgA sevaka upaDI jAya te samAjanI dazA zI? temanI prAmANikatA ane kArya karavAnI cIvaTa temanAM game te kAryonuM nirIkSaNa karIe tyAM najare paDe che. pachI te jaina zreyaskaramaMDaLa hoya ke zrI jaina Agamedaya samiti hoya. jaina samAjanI hAla te durdazAja najare paDe che kemake temAM navA sevake sevA upADI levAne taiyAra thavAne badale tevA keTalAka gaNyAgAMThayA paNa je sAcA ane Tharela sevake che temAM chellA keTalAMka varSathI ghasAroja thate rahyo che. A ghasA aTakAvavA navA sevake purA pADavA mATe, je prakAranuM vAtAvaraNa ane sAsukULa jIvana joIe te AjanA saMgamAM hayAta nathI, ane teja kAraNathI zrI veNacaMdabhAInA svargagamanathI amane vizeSa dilagIrI thAya che." 8 zrI AtmAnanda prakAza-bhAvanagara, ASADha mAsanA aMkamAM nIce mujaba noMdha lya che - jANatA jaina bhakata nararatna veNacaMdabhAI suracaMda gayA mAsanI vadi 9 nA roja keTalAka mAsanI bimArI bhegavI 70 varSanI vRddha vaye svargavAsa pAmyA che je mATe ame dilagIra thayA chIe. jJAna, dhyAna, tIrtha ane dharmanI sevAmAM ja AkhuM jIvana temaNe vyatIta karyuM hatuM. keI dhArmika kArya zarU karavuM hoya ane jemAM paisAnI jarUra hoya tevAM kArya veNIcaMdabhAIne ja

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saMpAtAM. jyAM jyAM teo te mATe jAya tyAM teo mAge teTaluM meLavI zake eTaluM ja nahi paNa keNa kevI rItanI sahAya Ape che e pUchavA ke jANavApaNuM ja na hoya tevI yukita paNa temaNe keLavI hatI. mahesANA zreyaskara maMDaLa ane pAThazALA, tIrthane jIrNodhdhAra, AgamedayanI sahAya vagere aneka kAryo temanA satata prayatna rUpe ja hatA. svabhAve saraLa, sAdA, zAMta, prAmANika, bhadrika ane devagurU dharmanI kharI sevA karanAra eka naravIranA svargavAsathI jaina samAjamAM eka kharekharA lAyaka purUSanI khoTa paDI che. temanI jagyA pure tevI vyakita hAla te dekhAtI nathI. pitAnA hastakanAM khAtAMonI, pAchaLa avyavasthA thavA na pAme te mATe aMtima vakhate egya vyavasthA karavAnuM paNa teo bhUlyA nathI. chevaTe teonA pavitra AtmAne akhaMDa zAMti prApta thavA sAthe temanAM adhurAM rahelAM kAryo pAra paDe tevA temanA ziSya ke rAgIe ke vakhANanArAo bahAra Ave tema paramAtmA pratye prArthanA karIe chIe." 8 "gujarAtI" tA. 3-7-7. mahesANAnA dharmAbhimAnI jena zeTha veNIcaMda suracaMdanuM maraNa tA. ra3 mInI sAMje thayuM che. mahUma ghaNAja dharmAbhimAnI hatA ane emanA prayAseja mahesANAmAM upAzraya baMdhAyo hate. jaina lekene teo ghaNuM madada karatA ane dharma eja sarvasva che ema mAnatA hatA. temanA maraNathI jena komane ghaNuM beTa gaI che. " 10 zrI janadharma praza-bhAvanagara, zrAvaNa mAsanA aMkamAM nIce mujaba neMdha le che.

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137 zrI mahesANAnI yazavijaya pAThazALAnA saMsthApaka tathA zrI jaina zreyaskara maMDaLanA AtmA jevA dharmabaMdhu veNacaMdabhAI gayA jeTha va. 9 me lagabhaga 70 varSanI vaye svargavAsI thayA che. emanI jIMdagImAM emaNe aneka satkAryo karyAM che. devagurUbhaktinAM kAryomAM AgevAnI karI che. dhArmika keLavaNI mATe AzrayasthAna sthApavAne agraNI banyA che. kriyAmAne puSTi ApI che. koI paNa kArya temaNe hAtha dharyuM te tene purA prayAsa thI pAra utAryuM che. dravya meLavavA mATe temanAmAM keI apUrva zakti hatI. temaNe jemanI pAse mAgaNI karI tenI pAsethI pAchA vaLyA nathI eTaluM ja nahi paNa dhArI rakama meLavI che. tathA banArasanI pAThazALA sthApavAmAM, banArasa dharmazALA sthApavAmAM, siddhAcaLane aMge aneka prakAranA kAryamAM temaNe pUrNa prayAsa karyo che. jenA pustake nAnAM moTAM sumAre 100 lagabhaga prakaTa karyo haze. eo dharmakAmamAM satata udyamI hatA. emaNe karelAM aneka kAryonI neMdha anyatra prakaTa thayela hovAthI ame ahIM karela nathI. Agamedaya samitimAM paNa temaNe sArI sahAya ApI che. AvA eka apUrva zaktisaMpanna ane dharmacusta, tapasvI temaja kriyAparAyaNa, junA vicAranA chatAM zAsanennatinA dareka kAryomAM navA vicAravALA sAthe ubhA rahenAra AvA puNyazALInA abhAvane prasaMge dilagIrI thAya e svAbhAvika che. paraMtu A saMbaMdhamAM eka badhu kahe che ke-"AvA manuSya ke jemaNe jiMdagIne bahALo bhAga dhArmika kriyAmAM, devagurUnI bhaktimAM, kemanI sevAmAM ane paropakAranAM kAryamAM gAje

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138 che tevA manuSyanA abhAvanA prasaMge dilagIra zA mATe thavuM? temaNe te ahIM paNa ArANuM che ane AgAmI bhavamAM paNa ArAdhavAnA che. temanA te traNe bhava sudharyA che. bAkI jema janmavuM svAbhAvika che tema maraNa paNa svAbhAvika che. ane AvA manuSya te ahIMthI upalA kalAsamAM caDyA che, te temanAM AtmAne zAMti Iccho paNa dilagIra thavuM egya nathI. alabatta ahIM zAsanamAM evA manuSyanI khAmI paDI ane te purAvI muzkela che e vAta satya che ane havenA pravRttiparAyaNa ane svArtha jamAnAmAM evA paramArtha parAyaNa manuSya nIkaLavA mukela che, e paNa satya vAta che ane tene mATe kheda thAya e svAbhAvika che. bAkI evA manuSyanuM mRtyu "jaya jaya naMdA, jaya jaya naMdA" zabdathI vadhAvI levA yogya ja che." A baMdhanuM lakhavuM amane ghaNe bhAge vAstavika lAge che tethI te hakIkata rezana karIne ja A TuMka nedha samApta karavAmAM Ave che." aMtima vaktavya upara mujaba dilasojInA tAre tathA kAgaLa AvyA ane sabhAo bharANa tenA hevAla che. temaja patrakAroe noMdha lIdhI, tenI hakIkata che. bhAratavaSaya jenabhAIo emanA vyaktitvane mATe kevA abhiprAyo darzAve che? emanA pratye hadayagata keTaluM mAna che? keTalI, bhaktibharelI lAgazuM che? ke hadayano niSpakSapAta guNAnurAga che ane vizvAsa-prAmANiktA, javalaMta sevAbhAva, niHspRhatA, avizrAMta parizrama ane dharmane sAce jaMga, tene lIdhe pragaTelI dravya meLavavAnI adbhuta labdhi-tathA dhAreluM kAma thaI ja zake" evI-dhAryA pramANe kAma pAra pADavAnI Atmazakti

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130 vagere asAdhAraNa guNe mATe jene janatA kevA ucca vicAramata dharAve che, te AthI spaSTa-dIvA jevuM samajI zakAya che. eTale e bAbatamAM samAcabAnI samAlocanA karavAnI ane jarUra vicAratA nathI, paNa emanuM jIvana vAMcI vicArI, emane sevAmArga yathAza ta aMgIkAra karI, e che ke vatte aMze emanA jevA AtmAgI nare, sAcA samAjasevake pragaTe, ema aMtaHkaraNathI icchIe chIe.

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5 smAraka, A udeza. 1 zrIsuta veNIcaMdabhAInuM jIvanacaritra chapAvavAmAM khUTatI rakama ApavI. 2 temanI oIla peInTIMga chabI karAvI ophisarUmamAM mUkavI ane phaiTa enlArja karAvI adhyayanaholamAM mUko. 3 zeSa rakamanA vyAjamAMthI pAThazALAnA vidyAthIone vArSika InAma ApavuM ane svargasthanI maraNatithie AMgIpUjA karAvavAmAM khUTatI rakama ApavI. 4 vyAjanI rakamamAM avakAza hoya te temAMthI oNlarazipa AdinI janAvaTe bahAragAmanI zALAo vagerene paNa lAbha Apa. 1 bharAyelI rakamanI nadhi, 201) zAha jayaMtIlAla kesarIcaMda-ahesANu. 125) zeTha jamanAbhAI bhagubhAI-amadAvAda, 101) zeTha kasturacaMda vIracaMda-hesANuM. 101) pArI. uttamalAla trikamalAla , 101) zeTha zivalAla harilAla satyavAdI-amadAvAda, 101) zeTha nagInadAsa karamacaMda-pATaNa. 100) zeTha lAlabhAI dalapatabhAI-amadAvAda. 51) zAha raNachoDadAsa zeSakaraNa-porabaMdara. 51) zeTha jesiMgabhAI jhaveracaMda, hA. bahena caMpAbAI-pATaNa, 51) zeTha ghelAbhAI karamacaMda-ahesANuM,

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141 51) zeTha popaTalAla rUpacaMda-murabADa. 51) zeTha motIlAla mULajI-rAdhanapura 51) zeTha ramaNalAla sArAbhAI DAhyAbhAI-amadAvAda 51) pArIka ravacaMda vajecaMda-mahesANu. 51) paTela mULacaMdabhAI trikamalAla, "sUryaprakAza pri. presanA mAlika-amadAvAda, 51) zeTha hemacaMda amaracaMda- mAMgaroLa. 51) zeTha kalyANajI khuzAlacaMda-verAvaLa. 41) zeTha premajI nAgaradAsa-mAMgaroLa 31) zeTha semacaMda otamacaMda , 31) pArI prabhudAsa jesiMgabhAI-mahesANa. 25) zAha kesarIcaMda maNilAlanI kuMDa , 25) jhaverI hIrAbhAI maMchubhAI surata. 25) zAha rAyacaMda ugaracaMda-dharAI 25) zeTha jIvatalAla pratApazI-rAdhanapura. 25) zeTha ANaMdajI purUSottama-bhAvanagara. 25) zeTha mehanalAla lalubhAI-amadAvAda. 25) zAha nagInadAsa jIvaNajI-navasArI. 25) zAha cunIlAla khuzAlacaMda-amadAvAda, 25) zeTha sarUpacaMda lalubhAI-mahesANuM. 25) Do. bAlAbhAi maganalAla-vaDodarA. 21) hArA kizorabhAI hAthIbhAI-vIsanagara, 21) zAha kiradAsa suracaMda-ahesANu. 21) zAha sarUpacaMda hAthIbhAI-kInelI.

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14ra 21) zAha dalachArAma hAthIbhAI-kInelI, 21) zeTha sArAbhAI maganalAla mahI-suMbaI. 21) zeTha sumeramala surANA-bikAnera. 16) zrI mahesANA pAThazALAnuM "vinIta vidyArthImaMDaLa." 15) zAha nemacaMda pItAMbaradAsa-miyAgAma. 15) vahArA amaracaMda jasarAja-bhAvanagara. 15) zAha rAyacaMda metIcaMda jhaverI-suMbaI. 15) zAha cunIlAla kamaLazI-haLavada. vaherA popaTalAla dhArazIbhAI-jAmanagara, 15) vaDecA ghelacaMda maganalAla-samI. 11) zAha manasukhalAla maNilAla-muMbaI. 11) vakAla ravacaMda AlamacaMda-cANasmA. 11) zeTha cheTAlAla premajI-mAMgaroLa. 11) zAha cunIlAla chaganacaMda-surata. 11) jaja sAheba suracaMda purUSottamadAsa badAmI-surata 11) dezAI lakhamIcaMda bhavAna-boTAda. zAha maNilAla gulAbacaMda-kInelI. zAha mohanalAla kheDadAsa-mahuvA. zAha umeda gamAna-pIpaLagAva basavaMta. 10) zAha surajamala umedamala- bhANaMda. zAha bhIkhAbhAI hAthIbhAI -mahesANa. 9) zAha DAhyAlAla hakamacaMdajInAgaDha. paMDita epha. ke. lAlana-jAmanagara, 7) De. maganalAla lIlAcaMda-naMdAsaNa 7) zAha sarUpacaMda vastAcaMda-pATaNa.

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143 5) zAha hIrAcaMda kakalabhAI-amadAvAda. mAstara dulabhadAsa kALIdAsa mahetA-vaMthaLA rika] 5) zAha rUganAtha kevaLadAsa-pATaDI. 5) vahAra kezavalAla trikamalAla-ahesANuM. 5) paMDita bhagavAnadAsa harakhacaMda amadAvAda. 5) mAstara hIrAcaMda devacaMda 5) mAstara kevaLacaMda trivanadAsa , 5) zAha kapUracaMda ThAkarazI-vaLA. mAstara bhagavAnadAsa mIThAbhAI-rAjakeTa. 5) zAha maNilAla gopALadAsa TANuM. 5) mAstara caMdulAla nhAnacaMdanasinora. 5) vakIla kezavalAla premacaMda modI-amadAvAda. vakIla naMdalAla lallubhAI-vaDodarA. 5) zAha maNilAla khuzAlacaMda-pAlanapura pa) zAha zivanAtha laMbAjI-pUnA siTI 5) zAha manasukhalAla chaganalAla-kInelI. zAha bhIkhubhAI gulAbacaMda ) zAha motIcaMda chaganalAla-surabADa. paMDita prabhudAsa bahecaradAsa-pATaNa mAstara vIracaMda meghajI-pALiyAda. zAha kedaralAla purUSottama-iDara. zAha kezavalAla puMjAbhAI-meravA. 5) mAstara puMjAbhAI nArUbhAI-trApaja. 5) zAha amRtalAla purUttama-tharA. 2192 dada dadada daSTa

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prastAvanA. zeTha veNIcaMda suracaMdanA nAmathI ApaNI jaina samAjamAM kASTha pazu mANusa bhAgyeja ajANyA haze ! e zrAddhaguNasaMpanna zraSTIe A kALamAM je zAsanasevA majAvI che. te avarNanIya che, ane teneja laIne te mahApurUSanI stuti karavAnI mane utkaMThA thai, te devagurUnA pasAyathI pAra paDI che. zrI vItarAga prabhunA zAsanamAM pUrva kALamAM mahAn purUSA thaI gayA che, ke jemanA jIvanavRttAntA ApaNA te samayanA mahAna kavionA prayatnanI prasAdI rUpe atyAre ApaNA jovAmAM Ave che. jagadupagArI prabhu mahAvIranA dhasiddhAMtA prathama ta mAgadhI bhASAmAMja racAyelA, paraMtu keTaleAka samaya vItyA bAda mAgadhI bhASA karanA saMskRta bhASAnA pracAra vadhI jatAM, tenA abhyAsIone te siddhAMtAnA abhyAsa anukULa thAya teTalA mATe, ApaNA zAstrajJa gItArthAe keTalAka graMthA saMskRta bhASAmAM paNa racyA che. ane tyAra bAda saMskRta bhASAnA abhyAsIe paNu AchA thai javAthI, temaja gurjara bhASAnA pracAra vadhI javAthI ApaNA maharSI kavioe saMskRta bhASAmAM guMthAelAM keTalAMka caritrAne gurjara bhASAmAM guMthyAM che, ke jene ApaNe atyAre rAsanA nAmathI oLakhI zakIe chIe. A dareka bhASAmAM paNa ghaNAkharA graMtha teA kAvyazailIe ja racAyelA che, parantu chellA pacAseka varSa thI padyAtmaka zailIe

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147 ghaNAMja eAchAM pustake racAtAM hoya evuM dekhAI Ave che. kAraNa ke jema tenA racanAza ochA dekhAya che tema tenA vAMcanArA ane rasa lenArA paNa juja pramANumAMja mAluma paDe che, eTale padya karatAM gadyanA vAMcanArA atyAre vadhAre mAluma paDe che, ane teneja laIne hAlanA graMthakAro paNa potAnAM ghaNAM pustaka galamAM ja lakhI bahAra pADe che. - jo ke e paNa ThIka che, paNa padyAtmaka racanAmAM eka apUrva khUbI to e samAyelI che ke je viSaya ApaNe gadyamAM lakhatAM pAnAMnAM pAnAM bharavAM paDe teja viSayane padyamAM racatAM juja pAnAmAM samAvI zakAya. vaLI kAvyazailImAM eka bIje paNa ajaba guNa rahelo che. madhura svarathI gAnAra mANasa kavitA agara loka bulaMda avAje gAI zake che, ane te pramANe dhArmika viSayane gAtAM, te gAnAra ane bIjA sAMbhaLanAra mANase nizcaya karmanI nijerA kare che, ane eja hetuthI ApaNuM pUjya pUrvAcAryoe padyAtmaka zilIe ghaNA graMtha racyA che. zrI devagurUnI kRpAthI ane zAsanadevatAnI sahAyathI mane paNa e padyAtmaka zailIe pustake racavAnI kaLA koI aMze prApta thaI, ane tenA pariNAme meM keTalAMka TUMkAM TuMkA caritra, pada, stavano, muMhaLIo ane pUjA vagere racIne zAsanasevAmAM samaryA che, jene sujJa janee bahu saMtoSa sAthe satkArelAM che. A pachI sahuthI chele ApaNI samAjane sitAro--zeTha veNacaMda suracaMdanuM avasAna thatAM e mahApurUSa mATe gadyamAM

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148 lakhAyela graMthanI a'dara mUkava! sArUM thADIghaNI padyAtmaka racanAnI mArI pAse mAgaNI thaI. ukata mahApurUSanAM guNugAnanI caiAjanA karavAnuM mArA jevA eka pAmaranA hAthamAM Ave, e mArA sadbhAgyanI nizAnI sivAya khIjI zuM kahI zakAya ? chatAM paNa A avazya karavA lAyaka kAryane huM te visarI gayo hatA, paraMtu mArA dha snehI badhu bhAI zrI durlabhadAsa kAlidAsa mhetAe, zrI mhesANA jaina zreyaskara maDaLa taraphathI, mane eka patra lakhI, mArI te vismRtine dUra karI, e mahAn upagArI zAsanasevaka zeTha' veNIcaMdabhAinuM jIvanacaritra racavA mATe mane preraNA karI che jethI e zrI jaina zreyaskara maMDaLanA huM kharA aMta:karaNapUrvaka upakAra mAnu chuM ane hammezAM * AvA dharmavIra narapuMgaveAnA jIvanasUtreA guMthavAnI zakti ane sajIddhinI mane prApti thAya, e icchA sAthe viramu chuM. astu ! li. vi rasika- jhaverI bhAgIlAla dhoLazAjI --amadAvAdavALA, h Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat ! www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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OM zrIpArzvanAthAya namaH dharmAnurAgI zeTha veNIcaMda suracaMdanuM [paghAtmaka ] jIvana caritra, - maMgalAcaraNa. deharA zAsananAyaka jinapati, zrI mahAvIra jiNuM, avasarpiNI cAvIsamA, zrI sarvajJa diNaMda. saMgha caturvidha sthApi, bhavijanane hita kAja; te zrI carama tIrathapati, arja suNe mahArAja. 2 tuja zAsanane sevatAM, zrAvaka muni gaNa khAsa; gata kALe bahu jana varyA, ajarAmara zivalAsa. 3 ema anAgata kALamAM, tuja ANuM zira dhAra; puNyavAna keI pAmaze, bhavasamudrane pAra. sAMprata kALe paNa bahu, dharmakriyA karanAra, zrAvaka ne sAdhu vase, jinazAsana-zaNagAra. temAM eka gRhastha je, veNacaMda abhidhAna; zAsanasevA bahu karI, tanamanathI eka tAna.

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150 e dhamI naranuM racuM, uttama hitakara khyAna; prAthu " zrI bhagavaMtane, sahAya karo bhagavAna. DhALa 1 lI. 7 sumatinAtha guNazuM milIjI--e dezI. jAMbudrIpa bharata viSejI, gurjara deza udAra; jinamadirathI jiyAM dIsejI, grAma nagara maneAhAra-- suNu sajjana satA guNiyala caritra udAra. e gujaramAM sAhu tujI, mahesANA jIbha grAma; dhI zrAvakra jihAM vasejI, tehamAM sUrazazI nAma. suNu. 2 e zrAvaka guNuseharAjI, jinavacane dharo rAga; jina zAsana sevA zubha karavA, jasa mana prema athAga suchu. 3 tasa gRhanArI mANekabAI, nija pati rUci anusAra; dharma -kriyA-rAgI anejI, pUrva janama saMskAra. suSu. 4 veda zazI nidhi caMdra' saoNMvatsara, caitra mAsa suvilAsa; kuSNu paMcamI zubha dinejI, caMdravAra` suprakAza. tasa kUkhe eka avataryojI, khALaka guNu-bhaMDAra; jasa tAle nara sAMpaDecha, viralA Icchu saMsAra, mAtapitAe sthApiryuM, veNIcaMda abhiSAna; paMca varSanI vayathakIjI, zAsana para bahu mAna. vyavahArika vidyA bhaNIjI, kIdhA dharma abhyAsa; kagraMtha Adi bhaNyAjI, tana mana khate khAsa. suSu. * sura. 1. 1914. 2. sAmavAra. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat suNu. suNa. suNu, www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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151 jananI rUkhe avatarIjI, kIdhI zakti apAra; vItazaga prabhu devanIjI, vaLI nigraMthanI sAra. tema sAdharmI manIjI, ciMtI hita manamAMya; anukaMpA sahuM jIvataNIjI, zakti jihAMlagI jAya. dhanya purUSa e mana dharejI, A narabhava guNakhANu; Atama hita sAdhana bhaNIjI, nizadina rasika sujANu. suzu. 11 suzu. 10 doharA. e narapuMgava paravaDA, dharmakaLAnuM dhAma; zAsanasevA zI karI, te suNajo abhirAma. sALa varSanI vaya thatAM, mAtapitA dharI rAga; lagna kare nija sutataNuM, duSkara e jaga tyAga. vaDilatA mAgraha thakI, paraNyA e mahAbhAga; paNa saMsAravilAsamAM, nizadina dhare virAga. prasannabAI nAmanI, tasa gRhiNI guNavAna; patimati-anusAre dhare, dha-prati bahumAna. daMpatI ekaja dilanAM, suzIla svabhAvI hAya; tyAM icchita ArAdhatAM, khAdha na lAge kAya. suze. DhALa 2 jI sAMbhaLajo muni sacamarAge--e dezI. veNIca'dane mAtapitAe, paraNAvyA dharI pyArare; mAharAyane AdhIna e beu, seve jIja saMsArare. veNI, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat 1 3 5 1 www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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152 " dharmI chatAM paNa keika mAnava, kavipAke naDiyAra, upazamazraNa caDhIne phI paNa, mithyAtve jai paDiyAre, veNI. sarva guNAlaya zrI jinanAyaka, vItarAga vaDabhAgIre; veNI. pa e sama keAI jagatanA jIvA, nahi sa MpUraNa tyAgIre. veNI. 3 paNa kramasara je aMze a Mze, seve sayama bhAvere; eka divasa te pUrNa tyAgathI, nirmaLa Apa banAvere." veNI. 4 ema bhAvanA bhAvI pAte, tapa japa kriyA vilAsere; Avazyaka dAya TakanuM karatA, bhAva dharI udAsere. aheniza aSTaprakArI pUjA, zrI jinarAjanI karatAre; patithie kAyama paiASadha, prema dharI AcaratAre. devagurUnI bhakti karatA, dharatA vrata pacakhANure; samaya maLe sAmAyika laIne, zAstra bhaNe guNakhANure veNI. 7 e nitya niyama cUkayA viSNu khIjA', kAma karyA bahu bhArIre; Aja same e Atma-rasikanAM, kArya taNI balihArIre, veNI, 8 veNI. 6 doharA. atrIsa varSanI vaya thatAM, veNIcaMdanI nAra; putrI eka vacheDIne, gai paraleAka-majhAra. cAkSu' vrata tava uccare, tajI saMsAra-vikAra; dezathI vratane sevatAM, mahAvrata icche sAra. bhavasAgara taravA bhaNI, sayama anupama nAva; puNyazALI nara sahajamAM, pAme e zubha dAva. jaga-vyavahAre putrIne, paraNA narUpAya; paNu Ayu puraNu thata, te pazu parabhava jAya.

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153 svajanAdika upAdhithI, mukata thayA te vAra; zAsanasevA AdarI, te suNajo adhikAra. DhALa 3 jI. trIje bhava vara sthAnaka tapa karI-e dezI. veNuMcaMda grahavAse rahetA, saMyamI jIvana gujAre, vrata pacakhANa vaLI jinapUjA, Avazyaka deya vArare, bhavikA- e nara ajaba suhA guNIjanane mana bhAyere, bhavikA - e nara. 1 Apa udara-narvAhane arthe, alpa kare vyApAra; paNa kaI zAsanasevA maLatAM, thAya prathama taiyArare, bhavikA - e nara ajaba0 2 Atma udayakara dharma anupama, sarva sthaLe sukhadAtA tAsa pasAthe sarva phaLIbhUta, ema e manamAM dhyAtAre," bhavikA e nara ajaba 3 prathama upAzraya eka banAvya, mahesANA nija grAma, tyArapachI jina cakSu TIkAnuM, kAma karyuM bahu ThAmere, bhavikA e nara ajaba0 4 tyArapachI siddhakSetra-mukAme, vaddhamAna tapa khAtuM, parama puNya-sAdhana e sthApyuM, zivapura paMthanuM bhAtura, bhavikA e nara ajaba0 5 dhanamAlika dhana-kharca kare paNa, tana mana sahAya na have, te keI kArya puraNa nava thAve, lAkha badala zata vere, bhavikA-e nara ajaba0 6

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154 veNIcaMda tana mana daI maMDayA, e saghaLAM zubha kAme, dharmapasAthe je je kIdhuM, te sahamAM yaza pAmera, bhavikA-e nara ajaba0 7 chappaniyA duSkALa vakhata paNa, janasevA bahu kIdhI; pATaNa mahesANe dIna janane, sahAya bhalI rIta dIdhIre, bhavikAe nara ajaba0 8 e tanatoDa prayatna nihALI, sthAnika hAkema Ape mAnapatra e dharmarasikane, agragaNya karI sthApere, bhavikAe nara ajaba0 9 deharA. tyArapachI e zreSThIe, tIrthataNA uddhAra; Abu rANakapura ane siddhAcaLa giranAra. jIrNamaMdiro te sthaLe, samarAvyAM dharI khaMta; dravya ghaNuM kharacAviyuM, samajAvI dhanavaMta. mALavane mevADane, jIrNoddhAra vicAra, emAM paNa himmata karI, yatna karyo hadapAra. sAthe sahAyaka bahu hatA, zrAvaka ne aNagAra; paNa e kArya prathama pade, veNIcaMda karanAra. tIratha tAraMgAtaNuM, jhAlyuM aMtima kAma; paNa tyAM Ayu khUTatAM, cAlyA svarga-mukAma. DhALa 4 thI. hare prabhu zrI sImaMdhara deva zAsana-svAmIre--e dezI. kAMI puNyavAna nara eha labdhidhArIre,

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kare pUrNa dhAryuM je kAma tasa balihArIre, je dharmapremI dhanavAnane kharacAve re, bhalabhalA kupaNuziradAra zeTha bhIMjave re kAMI. 1 vaLI kAzI banArasa mAMdya zALAsarUre, rUpiyA pacavIsa hajAra lAvyA vAra, daI Agamasamiti dhyAna madada apAvIre, gurU AnaMdasAgara hasa pUrNa kArvara. kAMI. 2 giranAra giri para jeha yAtrA jAvere, te zramita yAtrune kAja savaDa karAve re, tihAM sthApI talATImAMDhA bhojanazALAre, e sarasa prabaMdhe sahAya de dhanavALAre. kAMI3 mahesANe sthApI eka zikSaNazALAre, jasa tulya avara nathI eka kArya vizALA, ema kIdhAM bahu bahu kAma janahitakArI, je gaNatAM nAve pAra laghumati mArIre. kAMI4 e karatAM saghaLAM kAma paNa nava cUke che, jinapUjA tapa japa khAsa kadIya na mUkere, deya paDikamaNAM ahoniza e nara karatAre, phurasadamAM paNa jina dhyAna rasika samaratAre. kAMI pa doharA, kALa anate vahI gaye, jaze ane te ema paNa jArI A jagatamAM, rahe na ke nara kSema. 1

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156 Ugye suraja Athame, khIlyAM puSpa karamAya; tima janame nizcaya mare, hAya raMka ke rAya. narabhava-naikA pAmIne, tare saMsAra agAdha; te narabhava pApe khare, bAkI phika upAya. aMta samaya upayogamAM, Ave jeha khacIta; veNIcaMda puNyAtamA, sAdhe e nija hita. vRddha vaye e zeThajI, jo ke paDayA bimAra, paNa samabhAve bhAvatA, A saMsAra asAra. DhALa 5 mI. karma na chUTe prANiyAe dezI. pudgalasagIre AtamA, samaja samaja manamAMhya bhava bhava sukha bahu jogavyAM, paNa kema tRpti na thAya? putra 1 paceMdrinA viSayamAM, Apa ba layalIna, leSma paDI jema makSikA, prANa khuve thaI dIna. 50 2 eka eka Ihine vaza paDayA, te nija deha gumAya; ali mRga mIna pataMgiye, vaLI gajarAja gaNAya. pu. 3 dhanya dhanya te nara jagatamAM, chaDe viSaya kaSAya; zAlibhadra sarikhAe ja karyuM, aNusaNa dhyAna lagAya. 50 4 A dhana A tana pArakuM, paLa paLamAM palaTAya; nija guNa tripadI vicAratAM, narabhava saphaLa sahAya. 50 5 ema bahu bhAvanA bhAvatA, dharatA dharmanuM dhyAna, jeTha vadi navamI dine, zeTha lahe avasAna. 50 6

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157 guNagrAhI janamana vasyA, e nara ajaba apAra; rasika smaraNa karatAM vaDe, nayaNe AMsunI dhAra. doharA. Aja same e purUSanI, khATa nahIM purAya; sajjana ema vicAratAM, zAka viSe lIna thAya. DhALa 6 kI. samAdhi guNamaya cAritrapada bhaluMjIe dezI. zAsanapremI e nara kihAM gayeAjI ? dharmanA dhArI zrAvaka jere; zrI jina dharma daDha mati rAkhInejI, nizadina karatA bhakti tehare. dharmanuM zikSaNa devA kAraNejI, zALAo sthApI gAmegAmare; kama prathAdi praNa zIkhiyAjI, kanyA zrI mALaka nara bahu ThAre. janane upayegI sAdhana khaDu karyAcha, jIraNu tI taNA uddhArare; kAya` sa'bhAre e nara sAMbharejI, nayanAthI vahatI azrudhArare. dRzyama kALe e nara dulaheAjI, parahitanAM jeNe kIdhAM kAmaruM; 30 7 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat 1 zAsana. 1. zAsana. 2 zAsana. 3. www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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158 uttama zrAvakadharmane sevatAMjI, nirmaLa kIdho AtamarAmare. zAsana, 4 viSama sthiti che A saMsAranI jI, viralA nara pAme ene pArare, duSkarmavege pAmara kaMI paDayAjI, niSphaLa tene naraavatArare. zAsana. 5 puSpavinAze vAsa TaLe nahi, have jima cALa majIThane raMgare, uttama naranA guNa emaja rahe che, sajajana hRdaye sadA abhaMgare. zAsana. 6 purava kALe kaMIka marI gayA, ke na saMbhAre adhunA nAmare; AtamarAmI para upakArInAjI, kAyama rasika kare guNagrAmare. dehare. veNacaMda guNavaMtanuM uttama sarasa caritra, gAtAM sAMbhaLatAM have, jana mana bhAva pavitra. rAmavijaya gurU guNanidhi, jinaAgamanA jANa; tAsa kupAe A racyuM, rasika khyAna guNakhANa. zAsana. 7 Iti zrI kavi rasika viracita dharmAnurAgI zeTha veNIcaMda suracaMdanuM paghAtmaka jIvana caritra samApta.

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pustaka vAMcanAra premIne dhyAnamAM rAkhavA lAyaka agatyanI sUcanA. 1 pustakane ghUMka lagADavuM nahi. 2 pustakane azuddha vAMcavuM nahi. 3 pustakane pAse rAkhI vAchuTa karavI nahi. 4 pustakane paga lagADa nahi. 5 pustakane paTakavuM nahi. 6 pustakane pAse rAkhI bhejana karavuM nahi. 7 pustakane pAse rAkhI pezAba kare nahi. pustakane pAse rAkhI jhADa kare nahi. 9 pustakane akSara thaMkathI bhUsake nahi. 10 pustaka upara besavuM ke sUvuM nahi. 11 pustakano agnithI nAza kare nahi. pustakano pANIthI nAza karavA nahi. pustakano phADIne ke bIjA keI paNa prakAre nAza karavA nahi.

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kevI rIte vAMcavuM? 1 AMkhe kheMcavI paDe evA ajavALAmAM kadI vAMcavuM nahi. 2 vAMcatI vakhate tamAruM mAthuM hamezAM sIdhuM rAkhavuM. 3. A vAta kadI bhUlatA nahi ke tamArI AMkhanI kiMmata koI paNa cepa karatAM vadhAre che ane tamArI AMkhaparaja tamArA rakSaNa tathA phatehane mukhya AdhAra che. 4:vAMcatI vakhate tamArI paDI AMkhethI zumAre cauda IMca dUra rAkhavI. 5 vAMcatI vakhate kadI paNa prakAza tarapha moM rAkhavuM nahi paraMtu ajavALuM tamAra pAchalI bAjuthI athavA te tamArA DAbA khabhA tarapha thaIne pustakapara Ave evI rIte vAMcavuM. 6 thoDI thoDI vArane aMtare cepaDInI bahAra jarA vAra jetA rahIne athavA AMkhe bilakula baMdha karatA rahIne tene ArAma Apo. 7 paDI upara sUryanAM kiraNa paDatAM hoya evI rIte kadI paNa vAMcavuM nahi. 8 svaccha pANIthI savAre ane sAMje tamArI AMkhe sApha karavI ane ThaMDu pANuM bAvaDe tenA para khUba chAMTavuM.