Book Title: Divyadeep 1969 Varsh 06 Ank 12
Author(s): Chitrabhanu
Publisher: Chandulal T Shah
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/536822/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vipattionI jhaDI ene sahiSNu khunI jhIlavI enuM' nAma ja tapa. je manuSya AvA viSama prasaMge sahiSNutA dAkhavI zake e ja kharo tapasvI. citrabhAnuM divyadIpa - rapha saheja pramANikatA rajU * perisamAM tA. 13-4-70 sAMje De.myusa meDIkAnA hAlamAM svAmI raMganAthanaMda ane mAruM" sahakavacana hatuM. sADA ATha nA Take re ame khaDa mAM praveza karyo tyAre haiola cikAra hatA. pahelAM svAmie prAraMbha karyo ane uttarArdhane upasaMhAra karyo. pravacana pachI bahAra nIkaLatAM vhAlanI parasALa mAM sarasa eka Tekhula pura e ke umadA rUmAla (bu chAvelA hatA. enA upara eka peTI ane bAjumAM TikiTanI chu keda hatI. meM pUchayu': 6 * A zu che ? ? ? kema ? Apane khu khara nathI pravacana sAMbhaLavA AvanArane levAnI A TikiTe che ane tenA paisA nAkhavAnI i peTI che. aA hRAlanuM bhADuM, chApAmAM karelI jAherAta vagerene kharca AmAMthI ja nI kaLe ? 59 mArI jijJAsA vadhI gai: 6 paNa A vecanAra te ahIM ke I che nahi ? paisAnA hisAba kedaNa le ? ??. | * munijI ! A leA ke AdhyAtmika pravacana sAMbhaLavA mAMDyA che. emanA mATe hisAbane vicAra thAya ? e kadI phegaTa sAMbhaLIne jAyu kharA ? dareka aAvatA. jAMca, cAra phrAnke peTImAM nAkhatA juya ane TikiTa phADIne letA jAya. ? bhAratanA dhuma sthAneAmAM me AvuM kadI joyeluM nahi eTale mane jarA za kA thai ke lAva, peTI lAvI najare najara neuM ke aMdara paisA teA che ne ? paNa ema karavA jatAM kadAca bhAratanA mAnasa mATe emane keAI sAmI za' kA UbhI thAya eTale mita kerI huM AgaLa va daye.. citrabhAnuM varSa 6 : aMka 1ra 4 juna Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ raka patra prasAdI * 0 , naLa . . .. . * * Suresh L. Shah 4417, Second Ave: Apt. C-11 Detroit, Mich. . 48201, U. S. A. pU. guruvara, . li. DaTreITathI surezanA vaMdana. ' ApanA viSe ghaNuM sAMbhaLyuM che. paraMtuM hajI sudhI Apane pratyakSa maLavAne, sAMbhaLavAne 9hA maLyo nathI. deza pAchA pharyA bAda. sau prathame Apane maLavAnI mArI IcchA che. ' thoDA samaya pahelA ja mane samAcAra maLyA ke Apa vimAnamAM besI jInIvA dharma pariSadamAM bhAga levA. jena dhamane DaMkA vagADavA gayA hatA. samAcAra sAMbhaLI mAruM haiyuM nAcavA lAgyuM. ghaNA samayathI mane lAgatuM hatuM ke jainadharma je samaya sAthe kadama nahIM milAve, je enA jUnA siddhAMtone samaya anusAra na badale te thoDA samayamAM ho na hato thaI jaze. siddhAMtonI dRSTie jena dharma zreSTha che. emAM koI paNa za kAne sthAna nathI. tema chatAM paNa badalAtA samaya sAthe bIjA dharmanI harIphAImAM be jaina dharmanA siddhAMtone dhamanI kIrtine AMca na Ave e rIte je badalavAmAM nahIM Ave to e bhAratanI bahAra na.manA nahIM phelAvI zakaze ane bhAratamAM ja daphanAI jaze. paraMtu mArI, e ciMtAnA aMdhakArane dUra kare evA A samAM cAra meM sAMbhaLyA. mArA hRdayanA khUNe khUNAmAM ajavALuM patharAyuM. jene dharmanI vijayadeTa pharIvAre zarU thaze, je hAla aTakI gaI hatI. jenadharmamAM krAMtinA A samAcAra hareka vicArazIla jainanA manane praphulita karI deze. . mane vizvAsa che ke je krAMtinI jayota ApanA jevA mahAna, vidvAna puruSArthInA hAthamAM che e krAMti na dharmane sarvadharmomAM zreSTha che ema pUravAra karIne ja raheze. tema chatAM paNa jo ApanI sAthe vadhu mANase AvI kadama milAve. vidvAna, navajavAna ane vicArazIla mANase Apane madada kare to e tanI vijayadeTa vadhu vegavaMta bane. mane khabara nathI ke huM Apane kaI rIte madadarUpa thaI zakuM tema chatAM paNa jo huM Apane koI paNa rIte madadarUpa thaI zakuM to huM mArI jAtane bhAgyavAna samajIza. li. surezanA vaMdana. varalI : tA. 5-6-70 suciMtaka zrI surezabhAI, dharmalAbhapUrvaka lakhavAnuM ke zubhecchAo ane jaina dharmanA vikAsanI utkRSTa bhAvanAothI bharele tamAre patra maLatAM atyaMta harSa thAya che. pazcimanI dharatImAM ATale dUra dUra hovA chatAM tame je ahiMsA ane anekAntanA siddhAMtomAM ATalo UMDo rasa le che te tamArI bhavitavyatA ane saMskAritAnA zubha sUcane che. | sarvadharma zikhara pariSadamAM jainadharmane rajU karavAno mane avasara maLe tethI huM atyaMta prasanna chuM. vizvanA sarvadharmanA AcAryo potapotAnA dharma vize bole ane jainadharma upara kaI ja nahi? A vicAra duHkhada hato, ane ethI ja mAre A pagaluM bharavuM paDyuM. lokoe A pagalAne game te rIte joyuM hoya paNa meM te aMtaH preraNAthI ane jaina siddhAMto pratye jAgelA UMDA AdarathI bharyuM che. mArA pagalAthI praNAlikAne bhaMga thayo che paNa keTalIkavAra deza, kALa ane. palaTAtA saMgemAM amuka vastuone pheraphAra anivArya banI rahe che. mULa vratanI . " ( anusaMdhAna kavara peja cAra upara) Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karoDa (khrastIonA dhama guru pApa pAla gADhI parathI UbhA thaI sAme AvI bAha prasArI pU. gurudevazrIne umaLakAbhera AvakAre che. Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ja AMtara vaibhava ja (dhiH divyadIpanA navamA aMkamAM atara vaibhavane adhuro rahele uttarArdha ahIM ApavAmAM Ave che.) keke kahyuM: "bhaya bina prIta na hota thaI gayA. " jaMgalI mANasa! mUkha ! tuM gesAIbhagavAna pratye je bhaya na hoya te allAhane tArA jevA sAmAnya mANasa samaje prIti na thAya, paNa A vAta barAbara nathI. che ke tAre sUke reTa khAya, caTaNI khAya - jyAM bhaya che, Dara che tyAM kaI divasa ane tAre jADe dhAbaLo oke? e te kevo - paNa prema hato nathI. je mANasa bhayathI ke mahAna che. kevA AlIzAna mahelamAM rahe che. DarathI kAma kare che tenA aMtaramAM zuddha premane kevAM suMdara bhojana kare che paNa tuM te gamAra AviSkAra kayAMthI? che, aNasamaju che." mAtAne joIne bALakane prema ubharAya che. rabArIne khUba dabaDAvyo, rabArI gabharAI nimaLa, nikhAlasa, sahaja ane akhalita ga, AMkhamAM AMsuM AvyAM ane hAtha joDIne pravAhamAM mA tarapha prema vahyA ja kare che bolyo: "maulavI sAheba! mane khabara nahi. kAraNake tyAM bhayane saMbhava nathI. huM to abhaNa mANasa rahyo. mane to ema jyAM bhaya AvIne Ubho tyAM samajI leje ke alAhane bhUkha lAge tyAre mArI jema ke premano dekhAva thaze, premanI nATakIya rIte roTale khAtA haze ane ThaMDI lAge tyAre mArA thaze, premanuM pradarzana paNa thaze paNa premanuM je jADo dhAbaLo oDhatA haze eTale meM darzana nahi heya. A badhI taiyArIo karI ane UrminA Ave. jenI sAthe tamAre jIvana vitAvavuM paDe gamAM badhuM kahI nAkhyuM. paNa have e mATe ene bhaya rahyA karatuM hoya te tamAruM jIvana huM mAphI mAguM chuM, tebAha kahuM chuM." zuSka na banI jAya? tyAM tame premanuM pradarzana rAta paDI ane maulavIne svapnAmAM divya karatA haze paNa enA pratye tamAre zuddha tatva AvyuM ane kahyuM: "tuM tArI jAtane maulavI prema nathI. kahevaDAve che, dharmaguru kahevaDAve che, paNa te ' jyAM sudhI IzvarathI paNa DaryA karaze Aje pelA rabArInA hadayanA TUkaDe TUkaDA karI mAM dhI ene prema kema karI zakaze? nAkhyA. e bicAro bhaktithI upara ne upara * ziyALAne divasa hato, baporane samaya caDI rahyo hato ane teM gabharAvI nAkhe hate, rabArI khetaramAM jhADa nIce beThA hatA ane enI najara sAme mAruM kevuM citra devuM ane eNe enuM bhAthuM khelyuM. roTalo kADhatAM ke have e pahelAMnI jema nirdoSa bhakti paNa kADhatAM bolI UThayoH "yA allAha! tuM je nahi karI zake. tuM zuM karavA DahApaNa karavA atyAre AvI jAya to tane A mAro jADo gayo? eNe manamAM UbhI karelI bhaktinI dhAbaLo oDhADuM, khAvAne mATe A mArA bhAvanAone teM zA mATe teDI nAkhI?" rATalA upara caTaNI lagADIne ApuM ane "teM ghaNe mATe aparAdha karyo che. enA pIvA mATe zarAI paNa ApuM. tuM atyAre bhAve ane bhakti pramANe rabArI mArI suMdara ahIM heta te khAvAnI kevI majA Avata!" AkRti manamAM laIne mArI sAme AvI . bAjunA jhADa nIce beThelA maulavInA kAne rahyo hato ene teM teDI nAkhI." A zabdo paDyA ane ekadama garama garama bhagavAnanuM bhayaMkara ane rudra svarUpa na Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 196 divya dIpa vicAre. IzvaranI upAsanA bhayathI, DarathI ke mATenI prArthanA karI hatI eTale bAra AnI pApanI bIkathI na kare. muzIbata ochI thaI gaI ane cAra AnI jyAre samajaNathI, aMdarathI, cetanAnI ja AvI. jAgRtimAMthI vicAra karazo tyAre tame ja kaheze, paNa A cAra AnI muzIbata AvI kema? ke nahi, A kAma mArAthI thAya ja nahi. huM tamArA nirmaLa vicAro ane AcAra AkhA kema karI zakuM? vizvamAM kevAMdelano UbhAM kare che te vicAre. - jyAM A vicAra AvyA pachI keIna jevI rIte taLAvamAM kAMkarI paDatAMnI DarathI nahi paNa AtmAnI jAgRtithI e kAma sAthe ja taraMgAne prAraMbha thAya che evI ja nahi kare. rIte tamArA mananI aMdara je nakArAtmaka vicAra atyAra sudhI tame koI paNa kAma zarU AvyA e manathI zarU thaIne AkhA vizvamAM karo tyAM niSedhAtmaka baLe AvIne UbhA rahe. mA re vyApI jAya che. nakArAtmaka vicAranA pratyAnavuM kAma upADo ane zaMkA thAya, azubhano ghAte nakArAtmaka tane nimaMtraNa Ape che. vicAra Ave. mATe ja kAma zarU karatI cintakanA manamAM to nakArAtmaka vakhate kAMI azubha na Ave, nakasAna na thAya to vicAra ja nahi. muzIbata na Ave e mATe pUjana paNa karI che. gAmamAM varasAda na AvavAthI pAdarIe - vinAyakane hAtha joDIne paNa kahetA hoya grAmyajanene kahyuM : "cAlo, ApaNe varasAda che : "he vinAyaka deva ! amArA kAmamAM mATe prArthanA karIe." badhA devaLa AgaLa muzIbata na Ave mATe ame tamAruM pUjana meTA medAnamAM bhegA thayA ane pAdarI sahita karIe chIe." pachI kAryane prAraMbha kare. badhAe varasAda mATe prArthanA AdarI. ' are bhAI! teM goTALe te kyAranoya prArthanA zarU thatAM ja ATha varSanA bALake : karI nAkhe, azubha na Ave evo vicAra te pitAnI chatrI kholI nAkhI. badhA kahevA karI nAkhe. lAgyAH "A tuM zuM kare che?" kaheH "te "amArA mArgamAM aMtarAya na Ave" zuM bhagavAna ApaNI prArthanA sAMbhaLyA vinA e maraNanA bahAne aMtarAyane te bolAvI rahevAne che kharo? bhagavAna je ekadama dIdho. bolAvyA pachI kaho ke na Ave, paNa varasAda varasAve to huM to bhIjI jAuMne? na Ave kema ? e to AvI gayo. te te eTale meM to pahelethI ja chatrI kholI rAkhI." enuM sahuthI pahelAM smaraNa karI nAkhyuM. pAdarI kaheH "tuM te gAMDo lAge che. ema tamArI dareka pravRttinI pAchaLa nakArAtmaka prArthanA kare bhagavAna varasAda varasAvI detA niSedhAtmaka, bhayAtmaka ane zaMkAtmaka ta haze?bALake hatAza thaIne pUchayuM : "te kAma karatAM ja hoya che. nakArAtmaka tanA pachI ApaNe badhA bhegA kema thayA chIe?" smaraNathI kAma zarU kare ane pachI mAgamAM pAdarI hasI paDayA : "eka akhatarA je muzIbata AvI jAya tyAre mana manAveH khAtara prArthanA karavA mATe bhegA thayA cAle, rUpiyAbharanI muzIbata cAra AnAthI chIe...." patI gaI. prAraMbhamAM suzIbata na Ave e A uttara mAtra pAdarIne ja nahi paNa Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divya dIpa 17 badhAne che. mANaso mAnatA ja hoya che ke karyo "ThIka che, lokone kahevA khAtara kahuM chuM !" prArthanA karyo cheDo ja varasAda AvI javAne emane e nabaLe vicAra Ave ja nahi che? prArthanA te karavA khAtara ApaNe karavI ke AvI moTI briTiza salatanatanI sAme ApaNe joIe. cAle. badhA kare che eTale ApaNe kevI rIte hathiyAro, te ane baMdUko vinA paNa karI laIe. laDhI zakIzuM? vAtothI te kAMI svarAjya maLaAmAM kaI zraddhA nathI, hRdayanuM UMDANa vAnuM che? jela bharavAthI zuM vaLavAnuM che? nathI. vicAromAM keI vidheyAtmaka tattva paNa nA, e manathI mAnatA ja hatA ke svarAjya nathI. karIe chIe, badhA kare che eTale karIe amAre janmasiddha haka che. laDhIzuM, laIzuM chIe. pachI saphaLatA kyAMthI maLe? bALakanI ane laIne ja jaMpIne besIzuM. saccAI prArthanAmAM joIe. haka che, maLa ja joIe to maLI Aje pravRtti bahArathI vidheyAtmaka dekhAya gayuM. azakya zakya banI gayuM. che paNa vicAre niSedhAtmaka che. lokone lAge jIvanamAM zakyatA utAravI hoya to azake prArthanA karavA sahu cAlyA paNa prArthanA kayatAone haTAvavI paDaze. azakayatAone karanArA te manamAM mAnatA ja hoya ke ema nahi haTAve te zakayatAone praveza saMbhaprArthanA kare thoDAM ja kAryo saphaLa thavAnAM che? vita ja nathI. game te kSetra hoya; vyApAranuM AcAra ane vicAra vacce AvI dIvAla ke rAjyanuM AdhyAtmikatAnuM ke pachI mekSa UbhI che. dharmanuM astitva eka prakAranuM bAhya prAptinuM jenA manamAM niSedhAtmaka vicAra pradarzana banyuM che. mALe nAkhI beThA hoya che ene kaI paNa badhA kahe che : bhAratamAMthI dharma ada- kSetramAM saphaLatA ke vijaya maLatAM nathI. saphazya thatuM jAya che. huM kahuM chuM dhama te emane LatA te ene ja vare che je ekalA vidheyAema ja che. dharma kyAMya ja nathI paNa mANa- bhaka to ja vicAre che. jyAM niSedhAtmaka sanA manamAM vidheyAtmaka ane niSedhAtmaka ta tane saMgraha che, jyAM huM ja vadhAre bhegavI vacce dIvAla UbhI thatI jAya che. lauM evI kubhAvanA che ene parAjaya ja chelle - A dIvAlane kAraNe je pote kare che evuM maLavAne. ja banavAnuM che evuM e kadI paNa aMtarathI rAjakIya, sAmAjika dhArmika saMsthAonA mAnatuM nathI. jevuM tame mAne tevuM ja tame TrasTIo A badhAM TeLAe e niSedhAtmakakare. te e kArya banyA vinA rahevAnuM nathI. vicArone ja saMgraha che. e varga game teTalo duniyAmAM jemaNe vicArone gati ApI, mATe hoya paNa niSedhAtmaka vicArothI bharela navo prakAza Ape ane mahAna thayA e che eTale enAthI mAnavanA AtmAnuM kalyANa mAnatA ja hatA ke "huM je karavAne chuM enuM thatuM nathI. ja pariNAma AvavAnuM che." jyAre jyAre paNa niSedhAtmaka vicAronI - tilake jyAre paDakAra karyo; svarAjya sAme vidheyAtmaka vicArovALA mahAnubhAve amArA janmasiddha haka che ane ame ene AvIne UbhA rahyA che tyAre niSedhAtmaka laIne ja jaMpIzuM, tyAre ema vicAra nahote vicArevALA mANasee bhegA thaIne eka Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 divya dIpa ja niSedhAtmaka vicAra karyo che. Ane kema sAmI vyakti bhUla kare, tyAre zAMtithI sthAnabhraSTa kare, kema uDADI de, kema enuM vicAre huM je enA saMjogomAM mukAye heta astitva maTADI devuM. kAraNamAM e ApaNAthI te kadAca mArAthI paNa AvI bhUla thaI jAta. de che. paNa yAda rAkhaje ene nathI pheMko AvezamAM AvIne kaI gALe de te vicAre ke zakAte, AkhA samUha karatAM e ekalA mANa- je mane paNa Ave Aveza Avyo hato te huM sanI tAkAta vadhAre che. enI tAkAta bahA- paNa kadAca evI gALa belI besata, mATe mAre ranI nahi, aMdaranI che. ene mArI nAkhavAmAM kSamA ApavI joIe. dhIme dhIme enAmAM Ave te paNa e marato nathI. keTalAMka jhADa Ama premanuM tatva vikasatuM jAya che. evAM hoya che jene vADhe te bamaNA jorathI vadhe. pUnAnI vAta che. suMdara sAmAjika jIvana sekreTisane mArI nAkhyo paNa enA vicA- jIvanArA eka sAhityakAra (bhAI) sAyakala rene na mArI zakyA. semarasa ane abola zIkhatA hatA. galInA nAke chANane Topale jIvone yajJamAM homavAnI sAme mahAvIre ane UMcakIne AvatAM DozImA sAthe athaDAI buddha pracaMDa virodha karyo tyAre emane dUra paDayA. thoDuM chANa bhAInA zarIra upara paDayuM karavA aneka prayatna karyA. Aje mahAvIra ke ane bAkInuM badhuM rastA upara DhaLI paDayuM. buddha nathI paNa emanA vicAro hajAro varSa DozImAne khabara nahi ke bhAI sAhityakAra pachI paNa tArAonI jema camakI rahyA che. che, vidvAna che. e te ukaLI paDyAM. "mUA e, - je vicArane jIvaMta karavA khAtara mANa tame sAyakala laIne nIkaLI paDe che ane soe pitAnAM balidAna ApyAM e vidheyA- amArI mahenatane dhULa karI nAkhe che!" tmaka vicAre emanI gerahAjarImAM Aje bhAIe sAyakala bAjumAM mUkI ane chANuM paNa UbhA thaI thaIne samAjanI sAme paDakAra bheguM karI Tepa bharavA mAMDyo. Topale bharIne nAkhI rahyA che. tame vyaktine mArI zake mAjIne kahyuM: "le mAjI, have tamane upacho paNa vyaktinA vidheyAtmaka vicArone nahi. DavA lAguM.' mAjI kaheH "zuM upADuM? keTaluM - A svataH satva sahumAM paDeluM che. ene ya chANa dhULabheguM karI nAkhyuM." "mAjI je gayuM vikasAvavAnuM che, ene anubhava karavAnuM che. e barAbara che paNa jeTaluM baccuM eTaluM te enA anubhava pachI tamane pitAne thaze ke tame laIne jAo." have huM niSedhAtmaka vicArone pravezavA ja mAjIne mAthe Tepa caDhAvyuM paNa mAne nahi dauM. babaDATa baMdha na thaye. dUrathI AvatA bhAIne jyAM manathI nirNaya karyo tyAM jIvanamAM mitre A badhuM joyuM. najIka AvyA ne belI traNa - prema Love, IcachAzakti Will ane UThaDyA: "are, tame A kAma kare che? prajJA Wisdomne praveza thavAne, jIvanadvArA A chANa ekaThuM karavAnuM kAma, sUMDale bharavAnuM A traNe abhivyakta thavAnAM. kAma, tema chatAM pelAM mAjI bolatAM jAya prANImAtra pratye nirmaLa premane strota ane tame ?" vahevA mAMDe che. "sahunuM bhaluM thAo evI bhAI, tane khabara nathI. tuM je e prArthanA aMgaaMgamAMthI pragaTe che... ozInA sthAne hota, enA jevI garIbI Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divya dIpa sahana karate heta, enI jema muzIbatathI Topale briTiza sarakAra upara nAkhe. jyAM chANa bheguM karIne Avate hota ane tAruM sudhI briTiza sarakAra rAjya karaze tyAM sudhI chANa bIjAnI gaphalatathI paDI gayuM heta te ApaNane sukhethI jIvavA nahi de. briTiza tuM zuM bolyA vinA raheta kharo? are, tuM sarakAre kahyuM ke, have ame nIkaLI jaIe. te zuM kadAca huM paNa e mAjInI jagyAe chIe sukhethI jIvI batAve. jejne ApaNe hota te evuM ja belI kADhata, bhUla mArI che. keTalA sukhI chIe ! mAre A sAyakala jaMgalamAM zIkhavI joItI have kegresa samAjavAdI upara deSa nAkhe, hatI ane pachI ja zaheramAM calAvavAnI zarU. samAjavAdI janasaMgha upara nAkhe, vaLI janaAta karavI joItI hatI. ene badale adha. saMgha svataMtra upara nAkhe. basa, Topale pharyA kacarA jJAna sAthe huM zaheramAM ene praga ja kare. karavA nIkaLI paDo enuM A pariNAma che. keI pitAnuM AtmavizleSaNa karavA taiyAra mAjIne nukazAna thayuM. mArA kapaDAM bagaDyAM, nathI. dhIme dhIme niSedhAtmaka ta vadhatAM bhUla to mArI ja che." eTalAM badhAM vadhI javAnAM ke vidheyAtmaka - jyAre jIvanamAM premanuM tatva vahevA mAMDe tatvane hAsa thaI javAne. je vidheyAtmaka che tyAre deSa bIjAmAM nahi, pitAmAM dekhAya tattavamAM jIvaze nahi paramatatvane AviSkAra che pachI te jagata sAthe saMbaMdha paNa jUda karIne, enI sAthe saMparka ane saMsarga sAdhIne ja banI jAya che. je anubhUti karavAnI che te kyAre karaze ? " mANasane jagata sAthe saMbaMdha kaTutA vidheyAtmaka tatva jIvanamAM lAvavA mATe maya che. theMDAka mitre jarUra che paNa hajI jIvanamAM prema ane maitrIne anubhava karavAne emanI sAthe bagaDavA-jhagaDavAne prasaMga che. jo prema tatva Avaze te ja sAmI vyaktinI Avyo nathI. mATe ja haju e "mitra" che. muzIbata, enI paristhitine khyAla Avaze. je emanI sAtheno saMbaMdha jarAka bagaDe te muMbaImAM moTA hoddA upara kAma karatA tarata enA upara mANasa tUTI paDavAne. eTale ja ophisaranI paMcetera varSanI mA paMjAbamAM te mitrane duzmana banatAM vAra nathI lAgatI! bimAra paDI. ophisarane roja ciMtA thAya. Aje tamAruM daSTikoNa juduM che. tame pote eka divasa ophisamAMthI kAma aMge bahAra deSamAMthI nIkaLI javA mAge che ane e gayA eTalAmAM emane kalAka Avyo. joyuM doSa kekanA upara nAkhavA mAge che. bIjAnA te kebIna khAlI hatI, sAheba bahAra gayA nAnA de tarapha eTalA mATe jorazorathI hatA. eNe kebInamAM jaIne sAhebanA Tebala dhyAna doravAmAM Ave che ke jethI potAnA upara tAra mUkyo ane vATa joine beThe. meTA dezo tarapha lekonuM dhyAna na jAya. lokonuM kalAkeka pachI sAheba AvyA. sIdhA kebInamAM dhyAna bIjI bAju deravAnI A eka yukti. gayA. tAra je, vAMce te lakheluM ke, bharI cAlAkI che. bhUlone sudhAravI nathI, paNa Mother expired mA, marI gaI che. AMkhe paNa bIjAnI bhUle cIMdhavI che. aMdhArAM AvyAM. AgaLa vAMcavAnI hiMmata svarAjya nahetuM maLyuM tyAM sudhI tene paNa na rahI, zekamAM DUbI gayA. Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28. divya dIpa DIvAra thaI ane pele kalAke aMdara A vicAra jAgatAM pachI ene enA Avyo. bolyo : "sAheba!" sAheba ukaLI vAtAvaraNamAMthI mukta karyA vinA tamane cena paDayA : "zuM che atyAre ? huM ATale badhe nahi paDe. dukhI chuM ane tuM sAheba, sAheba karIne mAruM revAla mATe bahAravaTiye hate. mAthuM khAya che? jeta nathI ke mArI mA marI ghoDAnA jevI enI cAla eTale ke ene gaI che? nIkaLa bahAra." revAla kahe. enI hAka paDe ane sahu thathare. paNa sAheba, A tAra te mAre che. mAMDalathI mAMDIne TheTha vIramagAma ane pATaDI "zuM? A tAra tAre che? Oh! Your bajANu sudhI enuM nAma ja kaMpArI janmAve. mother expired, not mine. mArI mA dasADAmAM mAruM comAsuM hatuM. eka prabhAte nahi, tArI mA marI gai che!" jaMgalomAM huM ghUmato hatuM, tyAM sAmethI gheDA ekadama ene mUDa mood badalAI gaye. upara AvatI paDachaMda AkRti meM joI. eNe moDhA upara viSAdane badale AnaMdanI rekhAo amastuM mAthuM dhuNAvyuM eTale meM hAtha UMco dhasI AvI. "tArI mA marI gaI emAM zuM karI dharmalAbha ApyA. e samaye ke mane thaI gayuM! duniyAmAM gharaDAM nahi mare to koNa utaravAnuM kahe che eTale UtarIne najIka AvyuM. maraze ?" "kema mahArAja! zuM che? mAruM zuM kAma paDayuM?" paNa sAheba, mAre rajA leave joIe che." "bhAI tame mAthuM dhUNAvyuM eTale meM cAla, cAla have. atyAre leave nahi sahaja tamane AzIrvAda ApyA." maLe. ATaluM badhuM kAma hoya te vakhate tAre tyAM pele bolI UThayoH "mahArAja, chellA leave joIe che. gharaDA mANasa marI gayA; be traNa mahinAthI huM tamane A bAju jouM emAM tuM tyAM jaIne zuM karavAnuM che? zuM tuM chuM. koNa jANe kema paNa mane tamArI sAthe tArI mAne vaikuMThe mokalavAno che? jA, jA. vAta karavAnuM mana thAya che. cAle, Aje sarasa have, kAme lAga." saMjoga prApta thaye." meM pUchyuM "tamAruM eke sAyakalathI athaDAtAM mAjInuM chANa nAma zuM bhAI?" "mahArAja ! mane nahi bheguM karI sUMDala mAthe caDAvyuM ane bIjAe oLakhyo?"nA." "mahArAja ! mAruM tArI mA marI gaI emAM zuM thaI gayuM" kahI nAma che. jI revAla. mane to ahIM hAMsI uDAvI. ekamAM prema ane mitrIne strota badhA jANe tema chatAM tame mane na oLakhyo?" vahI rahyo hato, bIjAmAM svArtha ane ahaMkAra. meM kahyuM: "mAre tamArI pUrI oLakhANa karavI prema ane mitrIthI hadaya Adra banAvavuM che. atyAre moDuM thaI gayuM che. tame dasADA hoya te vyakti sAmI Ave tyAre enA ucherane, gAmamAM upAzrayamAM mane maLavA Avaje." enA saMskArane, enI bhASAne ane enA " ThIka tyAre." saMjogono vicAra kare, pachI enA pratye hamada ' thoDA divasa thayA ane jI revAla upasympathy jAgaze. thaze, have A mANasane zrayamAM AvI caDyo. badhA zrAvake te phaphaDI enA vAtAvaraNamAMthI mukta kema karavo? enuM UDyA. "A bahAravaTiye ahIM kyAMthI ? vAtAvaraNa badalAvavAmAM madadagAra kema banavuM? mahArAja sAhebane kema maLavA AvyA ? ahIM Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divya dIpa 201 zuM luTavAne che?" aneka tarkavitarko karyA. divase tamArI aMtima vidAya levAnI paLa che maLIne game tyAre badhA ya beThA. Ave tyAre tamArI eka paDakhe patnI hoya, aMdara AvIne kahevA lAgyAH "mahArAja, bIjI paDakhe bALake beThAM hoya ane mukhamAM e pharIthI na Ave e je je. e kahyuM che. khudAnuM nAma hoya?" "hA mahArAja !" paNa e tamane khabara che?" "haM, e mANasa che ene badale tame jelamAM ekalA ekalA ribAtA bIjuM kAMI huM jANatuM nathI." "hA, mahA- marI jAo ane tyArabAda tamArAM svajanone rAja mANasa jarUra che paNa je revAla che." samAcAra maLe, A te kAMI jIvana che?" huM hasI paDyo. "bhAI ema kaho ke che jene joIne bIka lAge evA paDachaMda revAla che paNa mANasa che." "paNa sAheba ! e AdamInI AMkhamAM daDadaDa AMsu vahevA lAgyAM. te bahAravaTiyo che. keTalAyanAM lohIthI enA enI mANasAI ogaLI. hAtha ragadeLAyelA che! bapore be vAge vIrama bolI UTho "mahArAja ! tamArI vAta | gAmanI aMdara kosTebalane paNa ThekANe karatAM sAcI che, mArI vahAlAmAM vahAlI pAMca varSanI e acakAyA nathI. AvA pUnA ahI ApanA mAsuma dIkarI jyAre marI gaI tyAre huM dasa pAse? sAheba, maMdiramAM to keTaluM ya jokhama varSanI sajA bhogavI rahyo hato. mane jyAre hoya che, mATe tame..." samAcAra maLyA ke mArI dIkarI chellI ghaDI tarata vacce paDyoH "tame e mATe sudhI mane yAda karatI hatI tyAre huM bhAMgI gabharAze nahi. bhagavAnane ane emanA para paDayo! khUba raDyo. dIkarInI chellI IcchA rahelA tamArA dAgInAne e hAtha nahi aDADe. paNa huM pUrI na karI zakyo. mahArAja ! mArI ciMtA karaze ja nahi. eka vAta pUchuM? e prasaMga mane jyAre paNa yAda Ave che, jIve bahAravaTiyo baje kema? ane ene tyAre hRdaya bharAI jAya che. mAre karavuM zuM? banAvyo ke? be divasa vicAra karIne javAba mArA upara eTalA badhA Aropo che ane Apaje. utAvaLa nathI." mArI pAse keI dhaMdhe paNa nathI. huM bahu cArIne pedA karanAra koNa che? samAja, kaphoDI paristhitimAM mukAyo chuM. have tame ja samAjamAM cerene pedA karanArAM kArakhAnAo mane mArga batAve, tame ja mane mukta kare." cAle che ane e kArakhAnAonA ApaNe badhA meM ene luMTa cerI ane khUna na karavAnI bhAgIdAra chIe! pratijJA ApI ane mukta karAvavA mATe prayatna dhIme dhIme jIvo revAla mArI pAse Avate zarU karyA. thayo. koIka koIka vAra ame jaMgalamAM paNa dasADAmAM rAjya karatA molesalAma darabAro bhegA thaI jatA. je mArI pAse AvatA hatA emane meM samaekavAra ene meM lAgaNIo ane bhAmAM jAvyA. jIvA revAlane kAma ApavA mATe taNAte joyo tyAre vAtomAM vaLAMka lIdhe. meM kahyuM. badhA belI UThayAH "mahArAja ! javAne pUchayuM: "zuM tame evuM nathI IcchatA ke je zuM kAma saM5vuM? enuM kAma to cerInuM ja [ anusaMdhAna pAnuM 202 upara ] Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ verathI vera zame nahi jagamAM premathI prema vadhe jIvanamAM jIvananI nabaLI paLomAM mAnavI AvezanA vegamAM je ItihAsamAM banyuM te Aje paNa jovA taNAI jAya che tyAre vivekane dIpaka jhAMkho paDatAM maLyuM. khAM bhale judAM heya paNa mAnava hadaya te vAra lAgatI nathI. dharmanA nAme paNa e adharma eka ja che. karI bese che. . gurudeva sarvadharma zikhara pariSadamAM javAne itihAsamAM zuM jovA nathI maLyuM ke bhagavAna pArzvane nirNaya karyo ane saMkucita vAtAvaraNamAM ucharelA nAtha upara kamaThe aneka upasargo karyA ane bhagavAna aneka jaina bhAIbahenanA vicArone AMcako lAge. mahAvIrane trAsa pahoMcADavAmAM emanA ja ziSya gozA- acako lAgyo na lAge tyAM zAMtithI emane vicAra LAe kAMI ja bAkI na rAkhyuM. karavA devAne badale emanI lAgaNIone uzkere evuM paNa darekane hada che, sImA che duHkha pahoMcADa- ke lAlabAga ne goDIjInA upAzrayamAM pAyuM. vAmAM jeNe pAchuM na joyuM tenA aMtaramAM paNa kyAMka kumaLA mAnasane jJAnano prakAza na Ape, paNa te saMvedanAnuM nirmaLa tAva beThuM ja hatuM. e tava jhanUna ane ajJAnanA aMdhakAramAM dhakelI dIdhuM ! jAgyuM, akhimAMthI pazcAttApanAM AMsu vahyAM ane prabhu- pachI to alila bhAvamAM pracAra thayAM prahAro nA caraNamAM mAthuM jhUktAM aMtara haLavuM banyuM. paNa thayA zretAo upara A jhanUnIo tUTI paDayA. [ anusaMdhAna pAnuM 201 nuM cAlu ] che," meM samajAvyA. tamArAM khetara sAcavAnuM je premano pravAha baMdha thayo te bahAkAma seMpe te pachI tamAre tyAM corI kyAMthI rathI kadAca dhamI rahevAne, sArA hevAne thavAnI ? " dekhAva jarUra karI zakaze; paNa kaThoratA, tirabadhA kabUla thayA, ene varSanI AjIvikA skAra, nindA vagere aMdara badhuM ema ja haze. bAMdhI apAvI. jI revAlanuM jIvana ja bada- aMdara durguNa bharelA hoya to bahArane dekhAva . lAI gayuM. Aja te dasADAmAM bhaktanuM jIvana ene kema madadagAra banI zake? jIvI rahyA che. zaMkhezvara jatA keI zraddhALu tamAre aMdarathI taiyAra thavAnuM che. vidhejAtrALuo maLe to tyAM beThe beThe kahe "mahA yAtmaka vicAramAM AgaLa vadhIne jIvanane rAjane kaheje ke meM mArA vratane bhaMga karyo karuNApUrNa banAvavAnuM che. nathI. Aja sudhImAM kadI corI karI nathI." - nimna bhUmikAmAMthI nIkaLIne Urdhva bhUmi jIvanamAM saMjoga ane paristhiti bada ) lAI jAya te jIvo revAla jevA krUra, kaThora kAmAM AvatAM, vicAromAMthI niSedhAtmaka tatta nIkaLatAM jAya che ane vidheyAtmaka ta ane gunhAhita tothI TevAI gayelA mANasane paNa palaTAtAM vAra nathI lAgatI. - pravezatAM jAya che saphaLatA te vidheyAtmaka mANasa kayA saMjogomAM, kevI paristhi. to dvArA ja prApta thAya che, timAM kAma karI rahyo che e vicAra karavA mitrI, IcchAzakti ane prajJApUrNa jIvana mATe mitrInuM tatva madadagAra bane che. paristhi- banatAM vidheyAtmaka zaktine tamane na ja tine khyAla Ave che tyAre ja enA pratye anubhava thaze. A zaktine anubhava e ja sahAnubhUti prApta thAya che. camatkAra che. Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divya dIpa 203 ghaNuM thayuM, ghaNuM vItyuM paNa pU gurudevazrInA aMtara- sAdhuSa pAcho soMpatA jAva. mAMthI sahunA pratye e ja dayAne srota vahI rahyo hato. Aje teo paradezamAM pharavA nahotA gayA paNa che ane e ja namratA. mAtra eka ja vAtanuM jainadharmanA phelAvA arthe gayelA. upadezathI viruddha manamAM duHkha hatuM ke mArA nimitte A jIvo haLavA AcaraNa che te upadezanI kAMI asara thatI nathI. banavAne badale zA mATe bhAre banI rahyA che? tethI jainadharmanA siddhAMto, jenadarzana, sAdhunA eka suprabhAte zAMtithI besIne vicAra karatAM AcAravicAro pratyakSa dekhADI temane sAco bodha eka tophAnI AtmAnA aMtaramAM moTuM mane maMthana pamADavo hato. te jAgyuM aMdara vikAronuM valoNuM thayuM pita nI bhUla mAnavajAtane zAMtino saMdezo ApavA mahAvIra samajAI ane pU gurudevazrI nA caraNomAM namavA enuM prabhunI vANI sakaLa vizvane saMbhaLAvavA mATenI tana ane mana adhIrA banyAM. utkarSa bhAvanAthI amuka krAMtikArI pagalAM levA paDayAM pU gurudevazrInA pavitra pAdapaMkajamAM mAthuM namyuM te anivArya hatAM. ane aMdarano krodha pazcAttApanA AMsu. rUpe vahyo. mane lAge che ke temaNe kAMI khoTuM nathI karyuM. mana zAMta paDayuM. zuddhine Acho-zo anubhava thayo Aje hiMmatavAna sAdhuonI jarUra che. ane potAnI bhUlano ekarAra karato eNe eka kAgaLa Aje zrImaMta varga dAna karI, dharmanI bhAvanA lakhI Atmanivedana karyuM. eka akSarano paNa pheraphAra nIce sakaLasaMghane, sAdhuone paNa potAnA varga nIce karyA vinA temanA kAgaLane ja ahIM utAro karyo che. lAvI geraupaga kare che. A zrImaMtonI sAme thavAnI - " citrabhAnu mahArAja sAhebano prakhara hiMmata koInAmAM nathI, virodha jyAM karavAnA che tyAM virodhI hatA paNa meM temane samajavAnI koziza kaI nathI karatuM. dharmamAM keTalAya saDA pesI gayA che. karI tyAre mane satyanuM bhAna thayuM. jANe ajANe AvI che ApaNI dharmanI dazA ! dharmanI lAgaNIthI prerAIne virodha karavA gayela paNa hA, sAmI vyaktie bhUla karI to ApaNe zuM prabhunI huM maherabAnI samaju chuM ke mArA hAthe karyuM? ApaNe paNa dharmathI calita thayAM. ApaNe pU. muni mahArAja zrI citrabhAnuM sAhebanI koI vIraprabhune uzadeza phakta zAstromAM ja rahevA dIdho che. AzAtanA na thaI. karmanA baMdhanothI bace. paNa nahitara AvuM kadI na banata. sAmI vyakti kharAba manamAM ghaNe krodha karela tethI thoDe ghaNo paNa doSita to ApaNe sArA chIe te kema sAbita karaze ? thayo. mane lAgyuM ke huM kAMIka khoTuM karI rahyo chuM. eka vAta haMmezAM yAda rAkhavA jevI che. ApaNe zuM huM sarva rIte pUrNa chuM? zuM huM sarva koI vyakti sAthe ghaNo ja sAro ane mITho saMbaMdha deSa rahita chuM ? huM bIjAne niMdavA nIkaLyo chuM to hoya che tyAre vAhavAha karatAM thAkatAM nathI paNa koI zuM mArAmAM koI doSa nathI ? prasaMge jhaghaDo thayo to naryA doSo ja tenAmAM ame, citrabhAnu mahArAja sAheba sAme ghaNuM dekhAya. tene sarvarIte bhAMDatA thaIe-A bilakula AkSepa karyA, paNa vicAra karazo to bilakula bina- ayogya che. nyAyI AkSepo che. je kAraNasara manaduHkha thayuM te pUratI te vyakti (1) teozrI hareka comAsAM muMbaImAM kare che doSita mAnI zakAya paNa tethI tenAmAM bIjA doSa to bIjA sAdhuoe to ghaNuM karyA, vadhAre paNa na kADhI zakIe. paNa AvuM nyAyI valaNa nathI. eka karyA. te sivAya bIjA ghaNuM de ApaNuM sAdhu- vAra aNabanAva banyo eTale e moTo duzmana, tenI mahArAjomAM che paNa niMdAthI dUra rahuM chuM. dareka vAta doSayukta lAge. (2) teozrI sAdhunA veze paradeza gayA tyAre AvuM che. ApaNuM mAnava mana ! keTaluM samAje kahyuM H javuM hoya to jAva paNa amAre saMkucita ne vAmaNuM! [ anusaMdhAna pAnuM 204 upara ] Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * paradezI bhaktonA hRdayAdgAra * May 1970 My dear revered Maharaj Chittrabhanuji, How happy I have been to see you again. My friends and disciples were very happy for the benefit of your blessing. Your lecture tour in London and other countries of Europe had been a success. Your contact with Pope Paul in Rome was sure very interesting. If one day we can have an Ashram near Paris, we will give it your name. [ anusadhAna pAnuM 205 upara ] chevaTe dareka vAtanuM nirAkaraNa zAMti ane premathI thavuM joI e. kAI ne ThukarAvavAthI ke niMdavAthI kAI kAma pAra paDatuM nathI. pragati vadhI na jAya tevI gupta IrSAthI prerAi te dhikkAravAthI ke tene niAthI te sudharaze nahi. tene jarUra che premanI. dharma ApaNane mAnava banAvavA icche che, zAMti prema ane bhAIcArAnA nAda zIkhave che tyAre ApaNe teA dharmAMte ja hathiyAra banAvI veranAM khIja vAvI rahyAM chIe. Thank you Maharaj for your kindness, your blessing. May God help you in your spiritual mission. With Prem and thousand Navakars. [ anusadhAna pAnuM 203 nu cAlu ] satya, ahiMsA ane sakaLa jIvAne abhayadAna aNu karatA dharma Aje peAtAnA eka bALakane tenA ja sAdharmika bhAI e tenI napharata karI, tenI sAme niMdA te kavacanA uccArI tene ThukarAvI rahyA che te joI zaramAI rahyo che. dha kahe cheH tamAe vAcana karyuM paNa tene jIvanamAM na utAryuM. keTalI badhI zarama che ? jANe ajANe pU. AcArya bhagavaMtA, muni mahArAja sAhebee paNa nidAnuM ka upArjana karyu. premanA mArga cIMdhanAra mahAvIranA anuyAyIo AvuM kema kare?'' mahinAthI peAyelA kreAdhAgni TADhA paDatA gayA ane aMdaranA ubharA pazcAttApa dvArA bahAra AvatAM A AtmA kAMIka zAMti paNa anubhavatA gayA. Hamsananda Acharya Hamsananda Adinath c/o. Gilbert Bourdin 197 Rue de Fontenay 92 Le Plessis-Robinson France " mArI sakaLa jainasa Mdhane ane AcAya lagavaMtA ane pU. sAdhumahArAjone vinatI che ke ApaNe mahAvIra prabhunA zAsanane, temanI vANIne vaphAdAra chIe ke nahi te mATe Atmamathana karIzuM teA.jarUra ApaNane satyanuM darzAna thaze. mArI sarvene vinaMti che ekAMte besI prabhunI sAkSIe tamAre| AtmA zuM kahe che te vicAraze. ane ApaNe jANe ajANe jemane anyAya karyAM che; jaina dhamathI, samAjathI vikhUTA pADI temanA AtmAne duHkha pahoMcADayuM che; temanI maneAbha vanA vAMcyA vagara ApaNe je doSAre paNa karyuM che te sarve khamAvI temane sAcA hRdayathI pharI apanAvIe tA ja ApaNI vIraprabhunI zAsananI zaiAbhA vadhe te temanA siddhAMtAne vaphAdAra chIe te sAbita karI zakIe. kSamA ApavI, abhayadAna ApavuM te te ApaNA sAcA zaNagAra che. ane A zaNagArathI pharI ApaNA jaina dharmane sajI daI ApaNA dharmAMnuM mastaka duniyA samakSa UMcu karI e ane phrI eka banI lalakArIe : " sarva maMgala mAMgalyam sarva kalyANaM kAraNam pradhAnaM sarva dharmAnAM janaM jayati zAsanma jaina rakSA maMDaLane vIra mAgI yuvAna kArtikumAra cImanalAla zAha. "" Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * vicArAnI madhuratA * | sarvadharma zikhara pariSadamAM pU. gurudevazrInI sevA hasIne zrImatI biralAe temanA putra Adityane karavA tatpara rahelA zrI basaMtakumAra ane zrImatI kahyuM : "pU. munizrInA bhakto tyAM paNa haze enI saralAdevI biralA muM laI AvyA ane tarata 5 guru- to amane kalpanA paNa na hatI. pU. munizrInI . devazrIno saMparka sAthe, pAchaLa pAchaLa phrAnsanA, jarmanInA ane anya - ravivAra tA. 7-6-70 baporanA traNa vAge dezanA keTalAya bhakto ane tamArA jevA yuvAno temanAM kuTuMbIjano tathA zrI araviMdabhAI jezIMga- deDI ja rahyA hatA." bhAI lAla sAthe biralAjI sahakAra nivAsamAM pU. phrAnsamAM keTalAya AtmAo yoganI sAdhanA karI gurudevazrInA vaMdanAthe AvyA. rahyA che ane AcArya haMsAnandanA keTalAya Azramo pU. gurudevazrInAM darzana thatAM ja jUnI ramRti che tene pU. gurudevazrIe ullekha karyo tyAre sahune tAjI thaI ane pariSadanuM vihaMgAvalokana thayuM. zrImatI navAI lAgI. saralAdevI te bolI UThayAM : "bahena, amArI tyAra bAda muMbaImAM ja The Temple of pariSadamAM pU. munizrI jevA mahAna vidvAna saMta Understanding nA vicArone anulakSIne sarvahAjara rahyA e amAruM sadabhAgya hatuM. sahunA mAnasa dharmone jIvaMta karatuM evuM eka maMdira sarjAya te upara upara pU. munizrInAM pratibhAzALI vyaktitva ane potAnA vicAro vyakta karatAM sarvodaya hospiTalanA temanA gaganaspaza vicAronI UMDI asara thaI. kampAunDamAM ja sarvodaya pArzvanAthanI bAjumAM ja AvA cintakene lIdhe ja amArI pariSada saphaLa zrI kAntibhAInA utsAha ane parizramathI taiyAra nIvaDI." thatA kamaLa maMdirano pU. gurudevazrIe ullekha karyo. - [ anusaMdhAna pAnuM 204 nuM cAlu ] Mrs. H. Roche I expect to see you in France ?, ... or 2 Rue Vassi in India ?. ... I just do hope, this will be Lyon 6-2-69 rather soon! France Dear Maharaja, I leave you now and Dear Maharaja, please, receive my respectful and loving Thank you so much for your warm feeling. Rukmini. hearted letter. I will keep this letter preciuosly, and I'll read it quite often. You May 22, 1970 see, dear Maharaj, some time I feel so Your Holiness : tired and sad ! How, difficult it's to become May I take this opportunity to tell you a correct and harmonious person. what a great privilege it was to meet you This morning, a friend of mine called at the Conference and how deeply indebted me on the phone, and told me how she we all are to you for the very great has been delighted to know you - another contribution you made to this summit friend, explained me how she had been meeting ... and above all, for the love, able to forgive an enemy, after having radiance and wisdom you imparted to all met you. around you. Our friends loved your kindness and With all good wishes, your simplicity and they all felt your loving Respectfully yours, radiance. Dorothy Rapp. Maharaja, thank you for your coming Executive Assistant in France, in Lyon, in my mother's home. to Mr. Dunne I will write you soon a better letter. .. The Temple of Understanding Inc, Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 206 divya dIpa kamaLa maMdiranI judI judI pAMkhaDIomAM prabhunuM potAne tyAM padharAvavA zrI ghATakoparanA kacchI mUrti zilpa ane temane upadeza AlekhAya to nava pUjaka jaina saMghe pahela karI ane parAMonI janatAne pAMkhaDIomAM vizvanA navadharmono samAveza thAya. A pU. gurudevazrInI vANIno amUlya lAbha maLyo. maMdiranuM uddaghATana zrI ane zrImatI biralA tathA eTalAmAM varalI mUrtipUjaka saMdhanA TrasTIo Tempala oNpha anDarasTenDiMganA zrI. pITara DananA hAthe pU. gurudevazrI pAse AvyA. varalImAM cAturmAsa karavA thAya to kevuM sAruM? vinaMtI karI. varalI bhale nAnuM che paNa tyAMnA bhaktonI A maMdiranuM kAma aDadhA upara thaI gayuM che. bhAvanA ane utsAha apUrva che. pU. gurudevazrI varalI have bAkInuM kAma zrI kAntibhAI pUruM kare teTalI comAsuM kare te tyAMnI janatAne keTalo badho lAbha maLe! ja vAra che. tyAM, ravivAra tA. 7-6-70 "sukha kyAM che?" - pU. gurudevazrInA vicAro sAMbhaLI zrI ane e viSaya upara sahakAra nivAsa, tAradevamAM pU. gurudevazrImatI biralAne ghaNe AnaMda thayo. zrInuM pravacana pUruM thayuM ane thANa saMghanA AgevAna aMtamAM pU. gurudevazrIe jaNAvyuM ke pariSada to bhAIo UbhA thayA. pU. gurudevazrI temanI vinaMtIne thaI gaI paNu pariSadamAM je vicArono vinimaya thayo svIkAra karaze evI zraddhAno dIpaka emanA manamAM tene pracAra karavA hiMdustAnamAM pariSada, parisaMvAda jhaLahaLato hate. thANuM bhale ghaNuM dUra che paNa tyAMnA ane vArtAlApa goThavavAnI paNa ghaNI Avazyaka bhAvika bhaktajane ane tyAMne saMgha to pU. gurudevache. tenA vinA lokonA mAnasamAM vicAra ane zrInI vATa ja joIne beThA che. saMdhivatI zrI samanvayanI vizALatA nahi Ave. ' popaTabhAI te bolI UThayAH "amArA kalekaTara pU. gurudevazrIe darzAvelA vicArone AkAra vicArone AkAra sAheba zrI kapUra paNa Apa thANAmAM cAra mahinA ApavAno zrI ane zrImatI biralAe nirNaya karyo ane sudhI satata jJAnagaMgA vahAvo e mATe vinaMtI karavA pU. gurudevazrInA AzIrvAda sAthe sahue vidAya lIdhI padhAravAnA che." pitAnI prajA dharmanA ujajavaLa pUjyazrIne cAturmAsanI vinaMtIo AdhyAtmika raMgathI raMgAya evI bhAvanA keTalIkavAra pU. gurudevazrI sarvadharma zikhara pariSada ane Ama keTalAka kalekaTaromAM paNa jovA maLe che. anya dezomAM anekane potAnA vicArothI raMgIne aMtamAM traNa traNa saMghanI vinaMtI jotAM , AvyA tyAre temanA vicAro ane vizALa cittanano pU. gurudevazrIe thoDA ja divaso pachI potAno lAbha levA adhIrA banelA saMghomAM pU. gurudevazrIne nirNaya jaNAvavAnI jAherAta karI. k samAcAra sAra eka ghATakoparathI pU. gurudevazrI vihAra karI cembara ane bALakone preraNAdAyI maMgaLa pravacana ApyuM. thaI varalI padhAryA. varalI upara Avela grIna lena zrI koTa jaina zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka tapAgacchanA skUlamAM thoDA divasa sthiratA karI. zAMtibharyA naisargika tathA zrI le kAgachanA atyaMta AgrahathI pU. gurudevavAtAvaraNamAM ArAdhanA karatAM be ravivAre be pravacana zrI keTa tarapha vihAra karyo. ApyA, ane lAbha lIdho. koTamAM padhArata khAdIbhaMDAra AgaLa zrI zAntivaralI zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka saMghanI vinaMtI nAtha jaina saMghanA TrasTI zrI navInacaMdrabhAI kaMpANI, svIkArI buddha maMdira pAse Avela varalI upAzrayamAM zrI raNachoDabhAI tathA bhAIbahenee bhavya svAgata zanivAra tA. 6-6-70 pU. gurudevazrIe pravacana karyuM ane upAzraye padhArI pU. gurudevazrIe mAMgalika ApyuM. tyAMthI vihAra karIne sahakAra nivAsa, tAra- saMbhaLAvyuM ane bIje divase tA. 11-6-70 savAre devanA kampAunDamAM ravivAra tA. 7--6-70 % sukha mAnavamedanIthI cikAra bharelA helamAM "divya dRSTi kayAM che ?' te upara pravacana ApyuM. upara pravacana ApyuM ane vicArapradhAnamathiI somavAre tA. 8-6-70 savAre tAradeva upara mAnavIe vivekapradhAna kema banavuM te upara prakAza Avela sahakArI vidyAmaMdiranA satranuM uddaghATana karyuM pADavo. 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Phone No. 331263 and 334979 GRAM:"BRASSTRIP" pomococo Cocacocca Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tA. 27-6-70 divya dIpa " rajI. na. ema. eca yara 0 rU mAnava mAnavathI dUra ja nepaliyananI kabarathI thoDe ja dUra eka nathI, keinuM moM kapAyeluM che te keInuM kapALa moTA bagIcAmAM eka mALanuM moTuM makAna phUTeluM che ane hAthapaga vagaranA to keTalAya che. UbhuM che. ghAyalenuM e nivAsasthAna che. A makAnanA vizALa bhoMyataLiyAmAM bIjA vizva yuddha ne ratAno bhoga banelA A mANase yuddhamAM ghAyala thayelA seMkaDo manuSya pitAnI kahe che: "pravAsIone kahe ke amArAthI dUra rahe, jiMdagInAM bAkI rahelA varSo vItAve che. divasabhara amane ahIM zAntithI jIvavA de. zabdonI bhoMyarAmAM rahe. sAMje ke savAre mana lAge tyAre dayA batAvI amArA duHkhamAM vadhAro na kare." bagIcAmAM pharavA Ave. pAdarIe jAya te kahevaDAve : "nA, amAre have tamArI prArthanAo nathI sAMbhaLavI. duniyA amane e bagIcAmAM javAnI manAI para ATala. dharmo ane dharmAcAryo hovA chatAM karavAmAM AvI tyAre meM enuM kAraNa pUchyuM ke yuddha baMdha karavAmAM saphaLa nathI thayuM. tyAre tenA dvArapALe kahyuM : are ! dharmo ja dharmanA nAme laDatA hoya tyAM A sainike have kaI mANasane maLavA ke e bIjAne zAnti kyAMthI Ape? amane javA mAgatA nathI. mAnavInA lebha ane bIjAnI nahi, amArI pitAnI prArthanAthI ja ahaMkArane kAraNe yuddha thAya che. yuddha mANasane zAMti maLaze." Ama beDALa, apaMga, asahAya ane bihAmaNA kare che. keinuM nAka nathI te kaIne kAna citrabhAnuM (anusaMdhAna kavara peja be uparathI) jALavaNI sAthe bahAranA AcAravicAromAM vicAra ane viveka pachI thoDAka parivatane samAjane hItakArI banI rahe che. keTalIkavAra te e mULa siddhAMtane pracAravAmAM ane vikasAvavAmAM sahakArI banI rahe che. Aje vizvane moTo bhAga jainadharmathI ane mahAvIra ajJAta rahe te mahAvIrane saMtAna kema sahana karI zake che te ja mane samajAtuM nathI. ApaNu jene vyApAra ane dhaMdhAnA vikAsa mATe yuropa ane amerikA sudhI jaI zake to ApaNu sidhdhAMtonA pracAra mATe zA mATe nahi ? zuM dhaMdho dharma karatAM paNa mahatvane che ? paNa sAcI vAta che ke ApaNuM vaNikavRttie vyApArane jeTaluM mahatva ApyuM che eTaluM AdhyAtmikatAne nathI ApyuM ane ethI ja kareDAnI jenonI saMkhyA ghaTatAM ghaTatAM AMgaLInA veDhe gaNAya eTalI mAtra lAkho mAM AvI nabhI che. haju kayAM pahoMcaze te samajAtuM nathI. paNa tamArA jevA AzAvaMta ane dharmapremIonA preraNAdAyI patro ane paricaya meLavuM chuM tyAre lAge che ke bhAvi jarUra ujajavaLa haze. mahAvIranA sidhdhAM tenA pracAramAM khUba AgaLa vadhe tevI zubhecchA. citrabhAnu ka, prakAraka ane mAnA saMpAdaka zrI caMdulAla pI. zAhe, vipinI prinTI muMbaI naM. 2 mAM chapAvI, DovAIna ja sosAyaTI (rinya jJAna saMgha) mATe "kavInsa - 28/30, vAla kavara muMbaI naM. 6 mAMthI pragaTa karyuM che.