Dirgh Tapasvi Mahavir

Author(s): Sukhlal Sanghvi
Publisher: Shantilal Vanmali Sheth
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/034503/1

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* Namo'tthu NaM tassa samaNassa bhagavao mahAvIrassa * te zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIrane namaskAra he. dIrdhatapasvI mahAvIra [ saMkSipta mahAvIrajIvanarekhAcira] - lekhaka : paMDita sukhalAlajI anuvAdaka: zAntilAla vanamALI zeTha - -- - - -- I. sa. 1934 mahAvIra jayantI kiM. paNa AnA

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prakAzaka : zAntilAla vanamALI zeDa prathamAvRtti prata 2500 mudraka H mULaca`dabhAi trikamalAla paTela mudraNusthAnaH : ' sUrya prakAza presa' pAkAranAkA :H amadAvAda.

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nivedana mahAvIrajayantInA A zubha divase bhagavAna mahAvIranuM saMkSipta ane prAmANika A jIvanacarita "dIrdhatapasvI mahAvIra'nA nAme janasamAja samakSa mUkavAmAM Ave che. bhagavAna mahAvIranAM jIvanacarito je thoDAMka prakAzita thayAM che te prakAzamAM janasAdhAraNanI sarvagrAhyatA mATe levAM joitAM prAmANikatA ane saMkSiptatA e bane Avazyaka tattvonA abhAva vizeSataH jovAmAM Ave che. A abhAvanI pUrti prastuta pustaka dvArA thoDIghaNI avazya thaze e vizvAsa sAthe bhagavAna mahAvIranAM jIvanacaritamAM A eka jIvanacaritane paNa umere karavAmAM Ave che. pU. paMDitazrIe dorelAM bhagavAna mahAvIranA samagra jIvananA saMkSipta ane prAmANika rekhAcitrathI pustakanI saMkSaptitA ane prAmANikatAne khyAla vAcakane AvyA vinA nahi ja rahe. bhagavAna mahAvIranA A saMkSipta rekhAcitrane vizeSa spaSTa karavA mATe aitihAsika daSTie lakhelAM TippaNo taiyAra hevA chatAM keTalAMka kAraNasara A sAthe chapAvyAM nathI. paNa te yathAsamaye prasiddha thaI jaze. pU. paMDitazrIe anuvAda jaIne Amukha lakhI ApI mane upakata karyo che te badala temane tathA bhAI dalasukhabhAI tathA khuzAlabhAIe prastuta pustaka taiyAra karavAmAM je sakriya sahakAra Apyo che te badala temano AbhAra mAnavAnI A taka lauM chuM. zrI. nemacaMdabhAIe temanA svargIya mitra zrI. talakacaMdabhAInA smaraNa cihnarUpe A pustakane prakAzita karavAmAM mane je sahakAra Apyo che te badala temanA AbhAranI noMdha letAM atyAnaMda thAya che. vidyAbhavana , nivedaka zAtiniketana | zAntilAla vanamALI zeTha tA. 28-3-04

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Amukha meM lagabhaga ATha varSa pahelAM prastuta lekha lakhelo. eka mAlavamayura" nAmanuM mALavAthI patra hindImAM nIkaLatuM. tene taMtrI vidvAna ane rASTrabhakta zrI haribhAu upAdhyAye mane kaheluM ke hindusthAnanA mahAna puruSonA jIvane saMkSepamAM ApavA IcchuM chuM tethI tame mahAvIra viSe lakhI Ape. meM e sArvajanika patramAM dIrghatapasvInuM jIvana taddha saMkSepamAM traNa daSTithI hindI bhASAmAM lakheluM - (1) aitihAsika daSTie mahAvIra kevA purUSa che e jainetara lakAnA dhyAnamAM paNa Ave. e daSTi mukhya hatI. (2) evI koIpaNa hakIkata na Ave ke je kRtrima atizaktivALa athavA pAchaLathI dAkhala thaelI hoya e bIjI daSTi. ane (3) trIjI daSTi e hatI ke saMkSiptajIvana evI rIte AlekhavuM ke jenA upara bhaviSyatamAM vadhAre vistRta lakhavAne avakAza rahe ane badhA vistRta jIvananA muddAo saMkSepamAM goThavAI jAya. te vakhata sudhImAM je kAMI vAMcyuM ane vicAryuM hatuM tene AdhAre uparanI traNa daSTie taddana TUMku rekhAcitra meM doryuM. e lekha "mAlavamayuramAM prasiddha thayA pachI AgrA "vetAmbara jena"nA taMtrIe ene prasiddha karyo ane kadAca vadhAre nakalo paNa kADhI. jenayuganA taMtrI zrI desAIjIe hindI bhASA kAyama rAkhI gUjarAtI bIbAmAM prasiddha karyo. tyArabAda kalakattAthI prasiddha thaela osavAla navayuvakanA mahAvIrAMkamAM paNa e lekha chevaTe prasiddha thayo. mane pitAne khabara nathI ke jena ke jenetara vAMcakonA hRdayamAM A lekhe zuM sthAna prApta karyuM? paNa lakhatI vakhate ane hajI paNa mAre vizvAsa che ke e lekhamAMnI dareka hakIkata bane teTalI kALajI, cokasAI ane taTasthatAthI saMgrahI hatI. mULa lekha pachInA bIjA saMskaraNe kadi tapAsyAM nathI. have A pharI prasaMga Ave che.

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bhAi zArkAntalAle eneA gUjarAtI anuvAda karI mane mekaklyA. huM sAMbhaLI gayA. mane hajI paNu e lekhamAM kAMi pheravavA jevuM dekhAtuM nathI tethI vistArane avakAza chatAM mULa lekha chApavAnI meM temane sammAta ApI che. AthI vadhAre huM atyAre e dI tapasvInI pUjA karI nathI zakatA. jo ke mane spaSTa dekhAya che ke bhagavAnanI pUjA kharI rIte karavI hAya te! te krama karI zakAya ? huM mArAmAM rahelI truTIo ane naLatA pahelAM karatAM vadhAre jouM chuM. jema jema vizeSa vAMcuM ane vicAru chuM tema tema eka bAju AtmasaundaryanA bhAnathI unmatta thAu chuM ane bIjI bAju pAtAnI nabaLAIe meTAmAM moTI dekhAtI hovAthI vedanA anubhavuM chuM. bhagavAnanA jIvana viSe lakhavuM teA zuM lakhavuM ? kai rIte lakhavuM? e meM ghaNA varSo thayAM vicAryuM che ane savizeSa atyAre paNa vicAruM chuM. jaina jainetara badhAnI bhagavAnanA jIvana viSayanI mAMgaNI eka sarakhI cAlu che. mAtra zraddhA ke mAtra tarkathI jIvana lakhyuM hAya tA te jema vAstavika na lakhAya tema vidvAne grAhya paNa na thAya. alakArA ane kRtimatA dura karavA jatAM mULa kalevaranA ca`udara jarApaNu kSata na thAya e dRSTi satata rahe che. alabatta e mATe zAstrajJAna paryApta nathI. jIvanazASana paNa joie chatAM vadhAremAM vadhAre vizALa ane uMDANu sadezIya abhyAsanI paNa apekSA rahe che. chelle chelle e dRSTithI ane jijJAsA khAtara bauddha temaja brAhmaNazAstro vizeSa levAnuM banyuM paNa hajI vistRta jIvana lakhavAne bhAra mAthe lai zakatA nathI. uMmara, svAsthya ane vamAna kA bhAra e evA eka jIvana lakhavAnI icchAne pUrNa thavA deze ke niha e khabara nathI. tethI A TUMkuM jIvana phIgUjarAtImAM pragaTa thatuM joi kAMika sASa pakaDuM chuM. ane icchuM chuM ke have vizeSa abhyAsIe bhagavAnanuM zuddhabuddhithI sarvagrAhI jIvana lakhavA prerAya. hindu yunivasITI, banArasa } sukhalAla tA. 1-1-34

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mahAvIra mahimA vIra stuti kahaM ca nANaM kaha daMsaNaM se sIlaM kahaM nAyasuyassa aasii| jANAsi NaM bhikkhu jahAtaheNaM ___ jahA surya bUhi jahA nisantaM // he! bhikSu ! e jJAtasuta-mahAvIranAM jJAna darzala ane zIla kevAM che te tame barAbara jANe che, te te guNe yathAzruta yathAdaSTa mane kahe. kheyannae se kusale mahesI aNantanANI ya annNtdNsii| jasaMsiNo cakkhupahe Thiyassa jANahi dhammaM ca dhiiM ca pehi / / nipuNa, kuzaLa, ane maharSi evA mahAvIra ananta jJAnI ane ananta darzanI che. ApaNuM sAme rahelA e yazasvI mahAvIranA tharma ane zairyane jANe ane vicAre.

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sudaMsaNasseva jaso girissa pavucai mahao pavvayassa / eovame samaNe nAyaputte jAIjasodasaNanANasIle / badhA parvatamAM che. parvata sudarzana mene jevo mahimA che te mahimA zramaNa jJAtRputramahAvIrane jAti, yaza, jJAna, darzana ane zIla paratve che. hatthIsu erAvaNamAhu nAe ___ sIho migANaM salilANa gaMgA / pakkhIsu vA garuLe veNudeva nivvANavAdINiha nAyapute / hAthIomAM jema airAvata, mRga pazuomAM jema siMha nadIomAM jema gaMgA, pakSIomAM jema veNudeva-apara nAma garuDa prakhyAta che tema nirvANuvAdIomAM jJAtaputra-mahAvIra prakhyAta che. dANANa seTuM abhayappayANaM. saccesu vA aNavajaM vayanti / tavesu vA uttamaM baMbhacera ___ loguttame samaNe nAyaputte // ghanamAM jema abhayadAna, satyomAM jema anavadya vacana, tamAM jema brahmacarya-tapa zreSTha che tema jJAtRputra-zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra lekemAM uttama-sarva zreSTha che.

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jaya zrI mahAvIra vIra vaMdana jayai jagajIvajoNiviyANao jagagurU jagANaMdo jagaNAho jagabaMdhU jayai jagapiyAmaho bhagavaM / jayai suyANaM pabhavo titthayarANaM apacchimo jayai jayai gurU loyANaM jayai mahappA mahAvIro // bhaI savvajagujjoyagassa bhadaM jiNassa vIrassa / bhadaM surAsuranamaMsiyassa bhadaM dhUyarayassa / / jANe je jagajIvauddabhava sthaLe, je che janone guru, vizvAnaMda jageza baMdhu saune, je che pitA sarvane; zAstranA racanAra aMtima badhA tIryakomAM prabhu, evA vIra sudhI ramAnasa sadA, vie vijetA rahe. jeNe prakAzita kIdhuM saghaLuM ja vizva, devo ane nara badhA praNamela jene; karmo taNe maLa anaMta samagra de, evA jineza zaraNAM zivAja .

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nivedana mukha mahAvIramahimA ... jayazrImahAvIra anukramaNikA ... dI tapasvI mahAvIra 0.0 OM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat ... pRSTha...? "3 prAstAvika [1] bhANajIvanaH (1) prAmika paristhiti; (2) sAmAjIka paristhiti; (3) rAjanaitika paristhiti; (4) vI2janma; (5) janmabhUmi; (6) nAmakaraNa; (7) jAti ane vaMza; (8) kauTumbika samaya ... "" ,, ... pRSTha 15 [2] gRhajIvanaH (1) vairAgyavRtti; (2) kuLadha'nuM pAlana; (3) dhArmikajIvana (4) bahumAna ane audAryAM; (5) mAtApitAne spavAsa; (6) gRhatyAganI pUrva taiyArI. 9 ... pRSTha 30 www.umaragyanbhandar.com

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22 [ sAdhakajIvanaH (1) mahAbhiniSkramaNa (2) cAritra aMgIkAra, (3) bhISaNapratijJA; (4) mahAvIrapada; (5) jIvanasAdhanA (6) AdhyAtmika dharmazAdha; (7) tapazcaraNa; (8) saMcama ane ta5; (9) tapaHprabhAva; (10) gozALAnuM sAhacarya, (11) sAdhanAsiddhi. pRSTha 8-13 kA upadezaka jIvanaH (1) dharmacakrapravartana; (2) jativirodha ane guNapUjAnI mahattA; (3) strIsvAta; (4) lokabhASAmAM dharmopadeza; (5) ahiMsAdharma; (6) bhAganA sthAne yAga. * * * * pRSTha 14-15 pi uttarakALa: (1) ziSyasamudAya; (2) samakAlIna dharmAcAryo; (3) '(3) pAtIrthamAM parivartana(4)samelana; (5) sampradAya; (6) jIvanarahasya; (7) vipakSIo (8) vihAra; (9) upadezaprabhAva; (10) nirvANa (11) vIrasaMdhanA uttarAdhikArI. . pRSTha 16-21 pRSTha 22-24 .. zikSApade . . .

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dIrghatapasvI mahAvIra [saMkSipta mahAvIrajIvanarekhAcitra ] prAstAvika vartamAna samayanuM dhyAna ahiMsA, saMyama ane tapanA siddhAMtenI upayogitA tarapha javA lAgyuM che, tyAre e siddhAntanI asAdhAraNa pratiSThA karanAra zramaNanAyaka mahAvIranuM saMkSipta jIvanacarita, temanA A jyantInA avasare ApavuM vizeSa upayogI che.

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(1) bAlyajIvana AjathI lagabhaga 2500 varSa pahelAM, jyAre bhagavAna mahAvIranA janma thayA na hatA, tyAre bhAratanI dhArmika, sAmAjika ane rAjanatika paristhiti evI hatI ke je eka viziSTa AdarzanI apekSA rAkhatI hatI. (1) dhArmika paristhiti te vakhate evA aneka maThI hatA ke jyAM AjakAlanA khAkhIbAvAonI jevA jhuMDanA jhuMDa tApasA rahetA hatA ane tyAM aneka prakAranI tAmasika tapasyA karatA hatA. te vakhate, evA aneka AzramA hatA ke jyAM duniyA dAra mANasAnI jema mamatva rAkhIne, AjakAlanA miMdarAnA mahatttA jevA moTA meATA aneka dharmaguruo rahetA hatA. te vakhate, evI keTalIe saMsthAo hatI ke jyAM vidyAnI apekSA kakANDanI ane temAM khAsa karIne yajJayAganI pradhAnatA hatI ane e kakANDAmAM pazuonuM balidAna devuM e dharma mAnavAmAM AvatA hatA. (2) sAmAjika paristhiti te vakhate, samAjamAM eka evA meATA varga hatA ke je pUrvajonA parizramapUrvaka upArji ta karelA gurupathane, pAtAnA janmasiddha adhikAranA rUpamAM sthApita karatA hatA. A vargamAM pavitratAnI, uccatAnI ane vidyAnI evI kRtrima asmitA rUDha thaI gaI hatI ke jene lIdhe te varga, khIjA

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bacAvana keTalAya leAkeAne apavitra mAnI pAtAthI nIca ane ghRNAne yogya samajatA eTaluM ja nahi paNa te leAkeAnI chAyAnA sparzIne paNa pApa mAnatA tathA granthAnA a`hIna paThanamAM ja paNDitya mAnI bIjA upara peAtAnI gurusattA calAvatA hatA. te vakhate, zAstro ane tenI vyAkhyA vidvagamya bhASAmAM thatI hatI jethI jana sAdhAraNa leAkeA te vakhate e zAstronA yatheSTa lAbha lai zaktA na hatAM. te vakhate, strI, zudro ane temAM khAsa karIne atizuddhone kAI paNa vAtamAM AgaLa vadhavAnI sArI taka maLatI nahi temaja temanI AdhyAtmika mahattvAkAMkSAone jAgRta thavAnuM ke jAgRta thayA khAda temane puSTa karavAnuM kArya khAsa avalaMbana na hatuM. te vakhate pahelAMthI pracalita ninya ( jaina ) guruonI paramparAmAM paNa khUba zithilatA AvI gaI hatI. (3) rAjanaitika paristhiti te vakhate, rAjanaitika sthitimAM paNa kAI khAsa prakAranI ekatA na hatI. gaNusattAka athavA rAjasattAka rAjye astavyasta avasthAmAM hatAM. A rAjyeA kalahamAM jeTaaA anurAga dharAvatAM hatAM teTalA anurAga paraspara milanamAM nahi. pratyeka rAjye eka mIjAne kacaDI nAMkhI peAtAnA rAjyanA vistAra karavAnA prayatnA karatAM hatAM. dharmAMnI, samAjanI ane rASTranI AvI paristhiti dekhIne te vakhatanA keTalAka vicArazIla ane dayALu vyaktio

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dItavI mahAvIra vyAkula thAya e svAbhAvika che. AvI zocanIya dazAne sudhAravAnI IcchA keTalAka sAdhAraNa lekane paNa thAya ane teo sudhAravA prayatna paNa kare chatAM temane mArga sUcana karavA mATe ke asAdhAraNa prayatna karanAra netAnI apekSA rahe che. (4) vIrajanma AvI avasthAmAM buddha ane mahAvIra jevA Adarza netAone janma thAya che. mahAvIrane janma caitra zukalA trAdazIne divase thaye hatA. (5) janmabhUmi mahAvIranuM janmasthAna, gaMgAthI dakSiNe AveluM videha (vartamAna bihAra prAntamAM paTaNathI ra7 mAIla uttare AveluM basAra nAmanuM gAma ) che. tyAM kSatriyakuDa athavA kaDapura nAmanA be kasbAo hatA. A kasbAnA vaMsAvazeSo lakakhIsarAya jaMkazanathI keTalAMka mAIla upara atyAre paNa jovAmAM Ave che. jena leke tene mahAvIranI janmabhUmi tarIke tIrthabhUmi mAne che. (6) nAmakaraNa mahAvIranAM vardhamAna, videhaditta ane zramaNa bhagavAna e traNe bIjAM nAme paNa che. vardhamAna nAma te mAtApitAnuM kareluM nAmakaraNa che. videhaditta nAma mAtRpakSanuM sUcaka che. tyAgI jIvanamAM utkaTa tapasyA karavAne lIdhe "mahAvIra' nAmathI prasiddha thayA ane upadezaka jIvanamAM zramaNa bhagavAna thayA. ApaNe paNa mahAvIranA gRhajIvana, sAdhakajIvana ane upadezakajIvana e traNa bhAgamAM kramaza: vardhamAna, mahAvIra ane zramaNa bhagavAna e traNa nAme prayAga karIzuM.

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gAyana (7) jAti ane vaMza mahAvIranI jAti kSatriya hatI. ane temane vaMza nAya-jJA nAmathI prasiddha hato. (8) kauTuMbika saMbaMdha mahAvIranA pitAmaha, prapitAmaha vagerenuM kAMI varNana maLatuM nathI, kevaLa temanA pitA ane kAkAnAM nAme maLe che. pitAnuM nAma siddhArtha hatuM. te sirjasa-zreyAMsu ke jasaMsa-zAMsUnA nAme paNa oLakhAtA hatA. kAkAnuM nAma supArzva hatuM ane mAtAnAM trizalA, videhadiSA tathA priyakAriNI e traNe nAme maLe che. emane eka meTAbhAI ane eka moTI bahena hatAM. moTAbhAI nandivardhanane vivAha temanA mAmA vaizAlInA pradhAna adhipati ceTakanI putrI jyeSThA sAthe thaye hate. moTI bahena sudarzanAnuM lagna kSatriyakuDamAM ja thayuM hatuM ane tene jamAli nAmane eka putra thayo hate. mahAvIranI priyadarzanA nAmanI putrI sAthe jamAli kumArane vivAha thaye hatuM ane teNe AgaLa jatAM pitAnI patnI priyadarzanAnI sAthe mahAvIra pAse dIkSA paNa lIdhI hatI. AvetAmbarenI mAnyatAnusAra mahAvIre vivAha karyo hate. temane eka ja patnI hatI ane tenuM nAma yazadA hatuM. temane kevaLa eka ja kanyA thayAno ullekha maLe che. jJAtRkSatriya siddhArthanI rAjakIya sattA sAdhAraNa ja haze. paraMtu temanAM vaibhava ane kulInatA UMcA prakAranAM hevAM joIe, kAraNa ke te vinA vaizAlInA pradhAna adhipati ceTakanI bahenanI sAthe vaivAhika saMbaMdha ke saMbhavita na hate.

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(2) gRhajIvana (1) vairAgyavRtti vardhamAnane bAlyakALa kIDAomAM vyatIta thAya che paNa jyAre te yuvAvasthAmAM praveza kare che ane vivAhakALane prApta thAya che tyAre te vaivAhika jIvananI tarapha aruci prakaTa kare che. A uparathI temaja temanA bhAvi tIvra vairAgyamaya jIvanathI, e spaSTa jaNAI Ave che ke temanAM hRdayamAM tyAganAM bIje janmasiddha hatAM. (2) kuLadharmanuM pAlana mahAvIranAM mAtApitA pArzvanAthanI ziSyaparamparAnA anuyAyI hatA. A paramparA nigranthanA nAmathI prasiddha hatI ane sAdhAraNata: A paramparAmAM tyAga ane tapanI bhAvanA prabala hatI. - vardhamAnanuM pitAnA A kuLadharmanA paricayamAM AvavuM ane e dharmanA Adarzo tarapha potAnA susaMskRta manane AkarSita karavuM e sarvathA saMbhavita che. (3) dhArmika jIvana eka bAju janmasiddha vairAgyanAM bIja ane bIjI bAju kuLadharmanA tyAga ane tapasyAnA Adarzone prabhAva. A banne kAraNene lIdhe cogya avasthAne prApta thatAM ja vardhamAne pitAnA jIvananuM dhyeya te thoDuM ghaNuM nizcita karI lIdhuM haze. ane te jIvananuM dhyeya paNa kayuM? dhArmika jIvana (4) bahumAna ane audAya A dhArmika jIvana gALavAnA nizcayane lIdhe je temanI vivAhanI tarapha aruci pedA thaI hoya te te svAbhAvika che. tema chatAM jyAre mAtApitA vivAha mATe

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gRhajIvana atyAgraha kare che tyAre vazrvamAna peAtAnA nizcaya zithila karI nAMkhe che ane kevala mAtApitAnA cittane saMtASa ApavA mATe vaivAhikasabaMdhanA svIkAra karI le che. A ghaTanAthI, temaja meATAbhAine prasanna rAkhavA mATe gRhavAsane vadhAravAnI ghaTanAthI vadhu mAnanA svabhAvanA e tattve spaSTapaNe jaNAi Ave che: (1) vRddha temaja DileA pratyenuM bahumAna ane (2) samayane oLakhIne mULasiddhAntAmAM khalela na pahoMcADatAM samajutI karI levAnuM AdA. A banne svAbhAvika tattvAmAM bIjI tattva temanA sAdhakajIvana temaja upadezakajIvanamAM kevuM kAma kare che te ApaNe AgaLa joI zakIzuM, (5) mAtApitAnA svargavAsa jyAre mAtApitAnA svargavAsa thayA tyAre vadhu mAnanI uMmara 28 varSanI hatI. vivAhanA samayanI avasthAnA ullekha maLatA nathI. (6) gRhatyAganI pUrva taiyArI mAtApitAnA svargavAsa thayA khAda vadha mAne gRhatyAganI pUrepUrI taiyArI karI lIdhI, paraMtu tethI moTAbhAInuM mana dubhAtuM joI temaNe gRhajIvanane be varSa AgaLa vadhAryuM, pazu te eTalA mATe ke tyAganA nizcaya tA kAyama ja rahe. grahavAsI haiAvA chatAM paNa temaNe be varSa sudhI tyAgIonA jevuM tyAgamaya jIvana vyatIta karyuM.

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sAdhakajIvana (1) mahAbhiniSkramaNa trIza varSane taruNa kSatriyaputra vardhamAna jayAre gRhatyAga kare che tyAre tenuM Akhtara ane bAhA bane jIvana ekadama badalI jAya che. te sukumAra rAjaputra pitAnA hAthe kezakuMcana kare che ane tamAma vibhAne cheDI, ekAkI jIvana ane laghutA svIkAre che. (2) cAritra-aMgIkAra tenI sAthe ja cAvajIvana sAmAyika cAritra (AjIvana samabhAvapUrvaka rahevAne niyama) aMgIkAra kare che ane A niyamanuM saMpUrNa pAlana karavA mATe eka bhISaNuM pratijJA kare che ke - (3) bhISaNa pratijJA bhale daivika, mAnaSika athavA tijAtIya koIpaNa prakAranI viddhabAdhAo upasthita thAya te paNa huM te badhI viddhabAdhAone, bIjA keInI madada lIdhA vinA samabhAva pUrvaka sahana karIza." (4) mahAvIrapada A pratijJAthI kumAranA vIratvane ane te pratijJAnA paripUrNa pAlanathI temanA mahAna vIratvane paricaya maLe che. A ja kAraNane lIdhe te sAdhakajIvanamAM "mahAvIranI khyAti prApta kare che.

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sAdhaka jIvana (5) jIvana sAdhanA-ahiMsA mahAvIranI sAdhanA viSenA zrI AcArAMga sUtranA prAcIna ane prAmANika varNanathI, temanA jIvananI bhinnabhinna ghaTanAothI ane atyArasudhI temanA nAmathI pracalita sampradAyanI vizeSatAthI, e jANavuM agharuM nathI ke mahAvIrane kayA tatvanI sAdhanA karavI hatI ane e sAdhanAnI siddhi mATe temaNe mukhya kayAM sAdhane svIkAryA hatAM. mahAvIra, ahiMsAtattvanI sAdhanA karavA cAhatA hatA. A ahiMsAtattvanI sAdhanA mATe temaNe saMyama ane tapa e be sAdhane svIkAryA hatAM. (6) AdhyAtmika dhamarodha temaNe vicAryuM ke saMsAramAM je baLavAna hoya che te nirbaLanAM sukhasAdhane eka lUMTArAnI mAphaka chInavI le che. A apaharaNa karavAnI vRtti, pitAnAM mAnelAM sukharAgathI ane temAM khAsa karIne kAyika sukhazIlatAthI pedA thAya che. A apaharaNavRtti ja evI che ke jethI zAti ane samabhAvanuM vAyumanDala kaluSita thayA vinA rahetuM nathI. pratyeka vyaktine pitAnAM sukha ane sagavaDa eTalAM badhAM amUlya lAge che ke tenI najaramAM bIjAM aneka jIvadhArIonI sukhasagavaDanI kAMI kIMmata jaNAtI nathI. ane tethI ja pratyeka vyakti e vAta sAbIta karavAnI kezISa kare che ke, jIva nIca kavana -jIva jIvanuM bhakSaNa che.

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dIrghatamArI mahAvIra nirbaLa baLavAnanuM poSaNa karI pitAnI upagitA siddha karavI joIe. baLavAna leke sukharAganA kAraNe ja nirbaLa prANIonA jIvananI Ahuti ApI, tenI dvArA pitAne paralokane utkRSTa mArga taiyAra karavAne prayatna kare che. A pramANe sukhanI mithyAbhAvanA ane saMkucitavRttine lIdhe vyakti ane samaSTimAM antara paDe che ane zatrutAne janma thAya che ke jenA phalasvarUpa nirbaLa baLavAna thaIne badalo levAno nizcaya tathA prayatna kare che ane badalo paNa yathAsamaye le che. A kAraNane lIdhe hiMsA ane pratihiMsAnuM evuM malina vAyumaDala pedA thaI jAya che ke leke saMsArarUpa svargane pote ja naraka banAvI de che. hiMsAnA A bhayAnaka svarUpanA vicArathI mahAvIre ahiMsAnA tatvamAM ja samasta dharmonuM, samasta kartavyanuM ane prANImAtranI zAntinuM mULa dekhyuM. temane spaSTa jaNAvavA lAgyuM ke je ahiMsAtattvane siddha karavAmAM Ave te ja jagatamAM kharekharI zAti phelAvI zakAya. (7) tapazcaraNuM A pramANe ahiMsAtatvanA Antara ane bAhyA svarUpane vicAra karI mahAvIra kAyika sukhanI mamatAthI pedA thatA vairabhAvane rokavA mATe tapa prAraMbha karyuM ane adheya jevA mAnasika dethI pedA thatI hiMsAne rokavA mATe saMyamanuM avalaMbana lIdhuM. tapane mukhya saMbaMdha dehadamananI sAthe hovAthI temanA tapane cAra mukhya vibhAgamAM vibhAjita karI zakAya: Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat 'WWW.umaragyanbhandar.com.

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rAdhAna (1) nagnatva (2) jIvajantu tathA anAryodvArA thate parisaha( vibAdhA)(3) upavAsa ane kakSabhejanA (4) zarIrasatkArane tyAga saMyamano saMbaMdha mukhyataH mana ane vacananI sAthe hovAthI temAM dhyAna ane manane paNa samAveza thAya che. (8) saMyama ane tapa mahAvIranA samasta sAdhaka jIvanamAM saMyama ane tapa e be ja to mukhya rahyAM che ane e bane tane siddha karavA mATe temaNe bAra varSo sudhI je prayatna karyo ane temAM je tatparatA ane apramAdane paricaya Ape. te AjasudhInA tapasyAnA ItihAsamAM koI vyaktie A deya ema jaNAtuM nathI. keTalAka leke mahAvIranA tapane dehaduHkha ane dehadamana kahI tenI avagaNanA kare che, paraMtu jo teo satya ane nyAyanI khAtara paNa mahAvIranA jIvanane UDe. abhyAsa karaze te temane e jaNAvyA vinA nahi rahe ke mahAvIranuM tapa zuSka dehadamana na hatuM, mahAvIra to saMyama ane tapa upara samAna bhAra ApatA hatA. teo sArI rIte jANatA hatA ke- je tapanA abhAve sahanazIlatA ochI thaI te bIjAnI sukhasagavaDenI Ahuti ApI pitAnI sagavaDatA

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dIghatapasvI mahAvIra vadhAravAnI lAlasA vadhaze ane tenuM phaLa e Avaze ke saMyama TakI nahi zake. Aja pramANe saMyamanA abhAve kevaLa tapa paNa, parAdhIna prANI upara anicchApUrvaka AvI paDelA dehakaSTanI jema nirarthaka che. (9) tapaHprabhAva mahAvIra jema jema saMyama ane tapanI utkaTatAne lIdhe ahiMsAtavanI najadIka pahoMcatA gayA tema tema temanI gaMbhIra zAnita vadhavA lAgI ane tene prabhAva AsapAsanA loko upara svabhAvata: paDavA lAgyA. mAnasazAstranA niyamAnusAra eka vyaktinI aMdara prabaLa thatI vRttine prabhAva AsapAsanA leke upara jANe ajANe paDayA vagara raheto nathI. ( 10 ) gAzALAnuM sAhacarya mahAvIranA A sAdhaka jIvanamAM eka ulekhanIya aitihAsika ghaTanA ghaTe che, te e ke mahAvIranI sAdhanAnI sAthe gozAlaka nAmane eka vyakti Azare cha varSa sudhI vyatIta kare che ane pachI te temanAthI judA paDI jAya che. A gozAlaka AgaLa jatAM mahAvIrane pratipakSI thAya che ane AjIvakamatane nAyaka bane che. atyAre e kahevuM kaThaNa che ke A banne kayA kAraNe sAthe thayA ane zA mATe judA paDayA ! paNa eka prasiddha AjIvaka sampradAyanA nAyaka ane bIjA dIrghatapasvI mahAvIranuM cha varSa jeTalA lAMbA samayanuM sAhacarya satyazodhake mATe arthasUcaka te avazya che.

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sAdhaka jIvana 13 ( 11 ) sAdhanAsiddhi Azare 12-13 varSanI kaMThAra dvIghasAdhanA karyA bAda jyAre mahAvIrane peAtAnA ahiMsAtattvanI siddhi thayAnI pUchyuM` pratIti thaI tyAre te potAnA jIvanakrama badale che. ahiMsAnA sAvabhauma dhama te dItapasvI mahAvIramAM eTalA khadhA parivruta thai gayA hatA ke have temanA sAjanika jIvanathI keTalAya bhavya AtmAonA jIvanamAM parivartana thaI javAnI pUrNa saMbhAvanA hatI. ( 12 ) dIrgha tapasvI mahAvIra A bAju, magadha ane videhanuM pUrvakAlIna malina vAyumaDala paNa dhIredhIre zuddha thavA lAgyuM hatuM, kAraNake te vakhate tyAM paNa aneka tapasvI ane vicArakA leAkahita karavAnI AkAMkSAe prakAzamAM AvavA lAgyA hatA. Aja samaye dIrghatapasvI mahAvIra paNa prakAzamAM AvyA.

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(4) upadezakajIvana ( 1 ) dharmacakrapravartana ------ zramaNu bhagavAna mahAvIranuM 43 thI 72 varSa sudhInuM A dIgha upadezakajIvana dha cakrapravartana ane sAjanika sevAmAM vyatIta thAya che. A upadezakajIvanamAM temanA karelAM mukhya kAmeAnI nAmAvali A pramANe che:( 2 ) jAtivirodha ane guNapUjAnI mahattA (1) jAtipAMtine jarA paNa bheda rAkhyA vinA pratyekane mATe zUdro temaja atizudrone mATe paNabhikSupada ane gurupadanA rastA khullA karavA. 400 zreSThatAnA AdhAra janma nahi Nu guNa gaNavA. ane guNAmAM paNa pavitra jIvananI mahattA sthApita karavI. ( 3 ) zrIsvAtantya ( 2 ) purUSAnI mAphaka strIonA vikAsa mATe paNa sa pUrNa svatantratA ane vidyA tathA AcAra e mannemAM strIonI paNa yAgyatA mAnavI. strIone mATe gurupadanA AdhyAtmika mArga kholI devA. ( 4 ) lokabhASAmAM dharmopadeza (3) leAkabhASAmAM tattvajJAna ane AcAravicAranA upadeza karI, kevaLa vidvagamya sa'skRta bhASAnA mAha ghaTADavA ane ceAgya adhikArIne mATe jJAnaprAptimAM bhASAnA antarAya dUra karavA.

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upadezakajIvana 15 (5) ahiMsAdhama (4) ehika ane pAraleAkika sukhane mATe karavAmAM AvatA yajJayAgAdi kakANDonI apekSA saMyama ane tapasvAnA svAvalaMbI tathA puruSA pradhAna mAnI mahattA sthApita karavI ane ahiMsAdhamAM prIti utpanna karavI. (6) bhAganA sthAne yoga (5) tyAga ane tapasyAnA nAme rUDha thaelA ziSTAcAranA sthAne sAcA tyAga ane sAcI tapasyAnI pratiSThA karI, bhAganI jagyAe yAganA mahattvanuM vAyumaNDala cAmera sarjavuM.

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uttarakALa (1) ziSyasamudAya zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIranA ziSyanA tyAgI ane gRhastha ema be vibhAge hatA. temanA tyAgI bhikSukazi 14000 ane bhikSukI ziSyAo 36000 hovAne zAstroblekha maLe che. A sivAya lAkhanI saMkhyAmAM gRhasthaziSya hevAne paNa ullekha maLe che. tyAgI ane gRhastha e banne prakAranA ziSyavargamAM cAreya varNInA strIpuruSa sammilita hatA. indrabhUti (autama) vagere agyAra gaNadharo brAhmaNa hatA. udAyI, meghakumAra vagere aneka kSatriyaziSya hatA. zAlibhadra, sudarzana vagere vaizyazikhyA hatA. ane metAraja, harikezI vagere atizaziSe paNa bhagavAnanI pavitra dIkSAnuM pAlana karI zivamArge caDayA hatA. sAdhvIomAM candanabAlA kSatriyaputrI hatI ane devAnandI brAhmaNI hatI. gRhastha anuyAyIomAM temanA mAmA vaizAlIpati ceTaka, rAjagRhapati zreNika (biMbisAra) ane tene putra keNika (ajAtazatru) vagere aneka kSatriya rAjAo hatA.

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uttarakALa Ananda, kAmadeva vagere pradhAna daza upAsakomAM zAkaDAlaputranAmane upAsaka kuMbhArajAtine hate. ane bAkInA nava upAsako vaizya arthAta vyApAra, khetI ane pazupAlana upara nirvAha karanArA hatA. DhakanAmane upAsaka kuMbhAra hovA chatAM paNa bhagavAnane samajadAra ane daDha upAsaka hato. skaMdaka, aMbaDa vagere aneka parivrAjakoe temaja sAmIla vagere aneka vidvAna brAhmaNae zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIranuM anusaraNa karyuM hatuM. gRhastha upAsikAomAM revatI, sulasA ane jayantinAM nAme prakhyAta che. jayati mahAvIranI jevI bhakta upAsikA hatI tevI ja vidUSI paNa hatI. te bhagavAnanI sAme svataMtra prazno karatI ane uttara sAMbhaLatI. bhagavAna mahAvIre te vakhate strIonI regyatA kevI AMkI hatI tenuM A eka sarasa udAharaNa che. (2) samakAlIna dharmAcAryo zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIranA samakAlIna dharmapravartakemAM AjakAla keTalAMka thoDAMka ja dharmapravartakenAM nAmo maLe che - (1) tathAgata maitama buddha (2) pUrNakAzyapa (3) maskarI zAlaka (4) ajita kezakuMbalI (5) pakuda kAtyAyana (6) saMjaya belAsthi putra

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dIrghatapasvI mahAvIra samakAlIna dharma pravartakemAM upara lakhelA dharmapravartake mukhya che. () pAtIrthamAM parivartana - zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIranI pahelAM jaina sampradAya cAlyuM AvatuM hatuM, je sampradAya nigaMThanigraMthanA nAmathI vizeSa prasiddha hate. te vakhate pradhAna nirgaTha-nircanTe kezIkumAra vagerehatA ane teo badhA pitAne bhagavAna pArzvanAthanI paramparAnA anuyAyIo mAnatA hatA. te leke kapaDAM paheratAM hatAM ane te paNa vividha raMganAM. A pramANe teo cAturyAma dharma arthAt ahiMsA, satya, asteya ane aparigraha e cAra mahAvratanuM pAlana karatA hatA. zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIre A paramparAnI viruddha pitAnA vyavahArathI be vAta navI pracalita karI ke - (1) aceladhama (nagnatva) ane (2) brahmacarya (strIviramaNa). pahelAnI paramparAmAM vastra ane strInA saMbaMdhamAM jarUra zithilatA AvI gaI haze ane tethI e zithilatA dUra karavA mATe aladharma ane strIviramaNane nikhyatvamAM bhagavAna mahAvIre sthAna ApyuM ane aparigrahavratathI strIviramaNavratane juduM karI cArane badale pAMca mahAvratonuM pAlana karavAno niyama banAvyo.

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uttarakALa (4) samelana bhagavAna pArzvanAthanI paramparAnA sugya netAoe A saMzodhanane svIkAryuM ane prAcIna tathA navIna banne bhikSuenuM samelana thayuM. (5) sampradAyo keTalAka vidvAnane e mata che ke samelanamAM vastra rAkhavA ke na rAkhavAne je matabheda zAnta thayo hato te ja matabheda AgaLa jatAM pharIvAra pakSapAtanuM rUpa dhAraNa karI vetAmbara ane digambara sampradAyanA rUpamAM bhabhUkI UThaze. je ke sUphamadaSTie vicAra karanAra vidvAnene vetAmbara ane digambaramAM koI mahatvapUrNa bheda jaNAto nathI. paraMtu AjakAla te sampradAyanI asmitAe "vetAmbara temaja digambara e bane zAkhAo vacce nAzakAriNI divAla UbhI karI dIdhI che. eTaluM ja nahi paNa sAmAnya sAmpradAyika abhinivezane kAraNe bIjA paNa aneka nAnA moTA sampradAye bhagavAna mahAvIranA anekAntavAda (syAvAda)nI nIce UbhA thaI gayA che. (6) jIvanarahasya zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIranA samagra jIvanane ane upadezanA saMkSipta sAra nIcenI be vArtAmAM AvI jAya che. te e ke -

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dIrdhatapAsavI mahAvIra (1) AcAramAM saMpUrNa ahiMsA ane (2) tatvajJAnamAM anekAntavAda. bhagavAna mahAvIranA sampradAyanA AcArane ane zAnA vicArane A be ja tanuM bhAgya samaje. vartamAnakAlanA prasiddha vidvAnene A ja niSpakSa mata che. (7) vipakSIo zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIranA ziSyamAM temanAthI judA paDI temanI viruddha virodhI pantha pracalita karanAra temane jamAI kSatriyaputra jamAli hato. atyAre te tenI smRti mAtra jaina granthamAM che. bIjA pratipakSI temane pUrva sahacara gozAlaka hate. tene AjIvakapantha rUpAntara pAmI atyAre paNa hindusthAnamAM hayAta che. (8) vihAra zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIranA jIvanane mukhya bhAga videha ane magadhamAM vyatIta thaye che. evuM jaNAya che ke temaNe adhikamAM adhika yamunA nadInA kinArA sudhI vihAra karyo hate. vaizAlI, zrAvastI, kauzAmbI, taMgiyA, tAmalimi, campA, rAjagRha vagere zaheromAM mahAvIre vAraMvAra vihAra karyo hate.

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uttarakALI ra1 (9) upadezaprabhAva zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIranA tapasyAmaya ane zAntipUrNa dIrghajIvanathI ane temanA sadupadezathI te vakhate magadha, videha, kAzI, kezala ane bIjAM keTalAMka pradezanA dhArmika ane sAmAjika jIvanamAM khUba kAnti thaI gaI hatI. A vAtanuM pramANa kevaLa zAstronA pAnAomAM ja nahi paNa hindusthAnanA mAnasika jagatamAM atyAra sudhI jAgrata rahelI ahiMsA ane tapa pratye svAbhAvika anurAga che. ( 10 ) nirvANa AjathI 2459 varSa pahelAM rAjagRhanI pAse pAvApurI nAmanA pavitra sthAnamAM Azvina mahinAnI amAsanI tithie AdIrghatapasvI mahAvIranuM aihika jIvana samApta thayuM. (11) vIrasaMghanA uttarAdhikArI bhagavAna mahAvIranA sthApita saMghane bhAra temanA pradhAna ziSya sudharmA svAmI upara AvI paDe. samApta

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pariziSTa zikSApA ahiMsA, sayama ane taparUpa dharma e utkRSTa mAMgala che. jyAMsudhI ghaDapaNa Ave nahi, vyAdhi vadhavA pAme nahi ane Indriya zithila thAya nahi tyAM sudhImAM gharmAne AcarI le. sabhUta pratye saMyamabhAva rAkhavA e ahiMsA che. badhA jIve jIvavA icche che. maravA nahi. ema NIne prANIvadha na karavA. ahiMsA, satya, aco, brahmacarya ane aparigraha e jinardezita dhama pAtAnu kalyANa IcchanArA manuSya AcaravA. jIvita kAipaNa upAye jarA, vyAdhi ane mRtyuthI rahita thaI zakatuM nathI mATe kalyANane icchanArA manuSye jarApaNa pramAda na karavA. ghaDapaNathI gherAelAnuM rakSaNu nathI ema avazya jANavuM. pramatta, asacamazIla ane hiMsaka leAkA kevI rIte rakSaNa meLavI zake? je mANasa duddhithI pApakarma karIne dhana pedA kare che teo vairayukta thaIne narakane mAge jAya che. cAra jema pote ja karelA sadhimULamAM pakaDAI jAya che tema pApakArI manuSya paNa pote karelAM karmomAM ja badhAya che. A lAka ane pavalAkamAM samasta prajA pApa karIne pIDAya che. kAraNa ke karelAM karmone bhAgavyA sivAya chUTako nathI. peAtAne mATe ke khIjAne mATe je mANasa pApakarmo kare che tenAM phaLa tene ekalAne ja bhAgavavAM paDe che. te vakhate badhuA badhutA dAkhavI zakatA nathI. mAhavaza thaelA prANI joyelI kharI vastune paNa avagaNI dhanAdimAM Asakta thAya che, paraMtu te pramatta prANI pApakamanAM mULAmAMthI dhanAdi vaDe bacI zakatA nathI.

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pariziSTa 23 sUtelAonI vacce paNa jAgatA rahevuM. azuprajJa paMDita sUtelAone vizvAsa na kara. kALa niya che ane zarIra abaLa che. mATe apramatta rahIne sadAcaraNa karavuM. sArI rIte keLavela temaja bakhtaravALe ghoDe jema raNakSetramAM pAcho haThatA nathI tema svachaMda kinAre manuSya ja nirvANu mAgathI pAchA haThatA nathI. "pahelAM nahi saghAyuM to pachI sadhAze" evI zAzvatavAdI kalapanA kare che. paNa jyAre AyuSya zithila thaI jAya che, zarIra tUTavA mAMDe che ane meta najIka Ave che tyAre te khinna thAya che. keI sahejamAM ja vivekane pAmI zakatuM nathI. mATe jAgrata thAo! kAmanAo choDI de! tathA saMsAranuM svarUpa samajI samabhAva keLavI asaMyamathI AtmAnuM rakSaNa karatA apramattapaNe vicare. meha chatavA prayatna karanArane vacce vacce ghaNu pAse Ave che. mATe temAM na phasAtA sAvadhAnatAthI adveSabhAve pravRtti karavI. lalacAvanArA te pAze tara manane jatuM rekavuM, koIne aMkuzamAM rAkhave, mAna dUra karavuM, mAyAnuM sevana na karavuM ane lobhane tyAga kara. kAraNa ke koi prItinAzaka che, mAna vinayanAzaka che, mAyA mitratAno nAza kare che ane lebha to sarva vinAzaka che. kSamAthI krodhane jIta, namratAnI mAnane chata, saraLatAthI mAyAne jItavI ane saMtoSathI lobhane jIta. je pramANe jhAkaLanAM binduo dAbhanI aNI upara laTakatAM rahe che te ja pramANe manuSyonuM jIvita asthira che mATe dharmArAdhanAM samayane pramAda na kara, kAraNa ke prANIone manuSyapaNuM dharmazravaNu, dharmazraddhA, ane sayamamAM parAkrama A cAra vastuo vAraMvAra maLavI bahu ja dulabha che.

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dIrdhatapasvI mahAvIra mATe vRddhajanonI sevA karavI, mUDhapuruSanA saMgathI dUra rahevuM, pratidina svAdhyAyanuM sevana karavuM ane dhIrajapUrvaka sUvAthanuM ciMtavana karavuM, kAraNa ke A paNa ekSaprAptinA mArgo che. upagapUrvaka cAlavuM, upagapUrvaka besavuM, upagapUrvaka sUvuM, upagapUrvaka khAvuM, upagapUrvaka belavuM, A pramANe dareka jyiAmAM upaga rAkhavAthI pApakarmo baMdhAtA nathI. je sarvabhUto pratye samabhAva rAkhe che, je hiMsA, asatya, cerI, mithuna, parigraha vagere karmonA AzrAne roke che ane je sayamAdithI AtmAnuM damana kare che te sAdhupuruSa pApakarmothI lepAta nathI. kAraNa ke te sAdhupuruSa "prathama jJAna ane pachI dayA" e vicArane dhyAnamAM rAkhIne dareka pravRtti kare che. kAraNa ke te jANe che ke je ajJAnI heya te kalyANakArI kAma zuM ane pApakArI kAma zuM e jJAna vinA zI rIte jANI zake? je manuSya, vastra, alaMkAra Adi pite meLavelI priya bhegavastuone pITha pAchaLa karI vecchAe tajI de che te ja kharekhara " tyAgIpuruSa" che. bAkI manuSya, pitAnI pAse e bhagavastuo na hovAne kAraNe "huM tyAgI chuM" eTale te bhegavastuone upayoga karatA nathI ema kahevAte tyAgIpuruSa hovAne DoLa kare che te kharekhara tyAgIpuruSa kahevAtA nathI. je kaI pravajita sAdhu nidrAzIla thaI khUba khAIpIne sukhe sUI rahe che te pApabhramaNa kahevAya che. kAraNa ke muMDanamAtrathI kaI zramaNa thatuM nathI, 34 34 kAranA mAtra jApa karavAthI keI brAhmaNa thato nathI, araNyavAsathI keAI muni thatuM nathI ane kevaLa vahakala dhAraNa karavAthI ke tApasa thato nathI. samabhAva rAkhanAre zramaNa che. brahmacarya pALanAre brAhmaNa che, mauna sevanAro muni che ane tapasyA karanAre tApasa che. kamathI brAhmaNa thAya che, karmathI kSatriya thAya che, kamathI vaizya thAya che ane karmathI zUdra thAya che.