Book Title: Divyadeep 1970 Varsh 07 Ank 12
Author(s): Chitrabhanu
Publisher: Chandulal T Shah
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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakitagatuM ne huM eka AkarSaNa che, mohanA camakAra che, dilanI uchaLatI lAgaNIonI uparachalI bhUkha che. samaSTigatuM sneha AmAnI bhUkhane susa kare che, mANasane ucake che. uparane upara lai jAya che. - citrabhAnuM vidalIpa pri ca da za na a'dhAra gherA ghera araNya mAM bhUlA paDelA keI nirAza pathikane, dUra ati-dUra TamaTamatA dIpaka jema AzA ne hiMmata Ape che, tema anatanA A vikaTa pravAsamAM, mane paNa, prabhA, tAruM priya - dazana AzA ne hiMmata Ape che, eTale ja huM vinamra bhAve bhIkha mAguM chuM ke he prabhe ! tAruM priya darzana, mArA A ekalavAyA paMthamAM sadA prakAza pAtharatuM rahe. AphrikAmAM parva prakAzano dvitIya vizeSAMka - citrabhAnu Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMtaranI prabaLa prArthanAnA prakAzathI bhakatone bhAgyodaya aneka dasakAothI AphrikAnI dharatI para saMghe, jaina ane jainetaranI bhAvanA sAkAra vasatA ApaNuM zrI jaina derAvAsI saMgha, sthA- pAmI che. pUjaya munizrInuM vimAna kayAre utare nakavAsI saMgha, nAIrobI thA mombAsA ane ane darzana thAya te mATe Tagara Tagara mITa aneka anya bhAIonI bhAvanA hatI ke sarve mAMDI rahayA hatA, AkhomAM darzananI draSTi ane dhamanA dharmagurUo A dharatI para avAra hRdayamAM svAgatano ulalAsa hatuM, Aja sudhImAM navAra padhAryA che, paNa UMDe UMDe e hatuM ke Airport para dhamapraNetAnA svAgata mATe jaina dharmanA kaI evA prakhara, nAnI tatvaciMtaka kenyA gavarnamenTanA pradhAna Mubi Koinange praNetAne A bhUmipara bhAratathI bolAvavA ke AvyA hoya tevuM kadApI banyuM nathI ane A jeo jaina dharmanA sAcA svarUpane samagra janatA banyuM tethI amArA atrenA rahevAsIonuM samakSa evI lAkSaNika zailIthI, vicAra ane vizeSa dhyAna tyAM kheMcAtuM hatuM ane manamAM AcArathI pratyakSa darzana karAve che jethI jaina gaurava hatuM, A eka hakikata che. AvuM svAdharmanA siddhAMtane samajI, prabhu mahAvIre gata draSya jotAM ghaNAMonI AMkhamAM harSanA prarUpelA AcAre ane tenI gahanatAne Aca- azru vahayA hatA ane aMdara aMdara kahetAM raNamAM mUkI aneka AtmAo dharmanA mArgo hatAM ke ghaNu prasaMge joyA paNa A bhAvane anusarI mAnava jIvananI sArthakatA siddha karIe. umaLake kadI anubhavyuM nathI, kAraNa ke kenyAmAM A hetuthI AphrikAmAM vasatA dharmapremioe prathamaja rAjadvArI kSetra taraphathI amArA pU. khUba, satata prayatna karyA, ane aMtaranI vinaM- munizrIne AvakAryA che, pU. zrIe pradhAnane tionA prabaLa baLathI, amArA bhAvabharyA bhArata sAthenA saMbaMdhanI yAda ApI hatI. AmaMtraNane svIkAra thaye. ane pradhAne jainadharmanA siddhAMte viSe vadhu jANavA bhAvanA vyakata karI hatI. pU. munizrI tA. 4-7-71 nA maMgala prabhAte AphrikAnI caMdraprabhAsAgarajI hajAre mAnavamedanIne darzana dharatIne prakhara tatvaciMtaka, preraNA ane karU ApatA ApatA zrI jainamaMdire darzana, caityaNathI sabhara tevAM pU. munizrI caMdraprabhasAgarajInA vaMdana karI utAre laI javAmAM AvyA hatA. pagalAthI pAvana banI, harSathI dharmanA ajavALAM thayA che, tema patro davArA amArA aMtarane tyArabAda dasa vAge zrI vIsA osavALa umaLako A lekhIe chIe. mahAjanavADImAM pU. munizrIno satkAra samAraMbha ja hatuM, temAM sAmaiyuM, gahulIo vagere AjanA A zubhadine kenyA pATanagara hatuM, paNa nava vAgyAthI hajAre bhAIbahene, nAirobImAM dharma mAMgalyane dIpaka pragaTa yuvAna ane yuvatio zista pUrvaka umaTI ane prakAza patharAyo che. vimAna AvyuM ane AvyA hatAM, svAgata thayA bAda nAIbI hajAro Atura haiyAoe pU. gurudevane jJAtinA pramukhazrI kAntIbhAI narazI zAhe jayadhoSathI vadhAvyA hatA ane dharma pipAsu munizrIne hArdika AvakAra ApatuM pravacana hada AnaMda UrmiothI nAcI uThayA hatA. karyuM hatuM. Aje zrI jaina derAvAsI saMgha tathA aneka "A aitihAsIka prasaMga ahIM vasatA Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divyadIpa hajAra jainenI aMtaranI UrmionuM AzAnuM te e anubhave che ke ghaNuM ghaNA varSo pachI eka pratika che, ane ame ahIM vasatA jaine amArA dila ane dimAganA tAra jhaNajhaNI je dasa dasa dasakAothI AjanI ghaDInI titIkSA uThayA che. amArA aMtaramAM emanI vANI e karatA hatA, tenuM sAkAra darzana karI bhAgyane amaratAne Ahaleka jagAvI dIdhuM che, A udaya thayela hoya tevuM anubhavIe chIe. vibhutIe amArI dharatIne pAvana karI che, be dasakAnA sat prayAsa pachI varSothI sevAelI - mombAsAnA zrI saMghanA pramukha zrI juThA- jhaMkhanA phaLIbhUta thaI gaI che. lAlabhAI ane anya hajAro AgevAnoe pU. zrInuM svAgata karatAM karatAM teo zrInA jIvana A yuganA parivartanane pIchANI bhAratIya kavana viSe prakAza pADe hatoAje dasathI : ane jaina saMskRti ane dharmanA piyuSa pAvA paMdara hajAranI mAnavamedanI utsukatAthI ane pUjya munizrI caMdraprabhasAgarajI (citrabhAnu) padhAryA tyAre AphrikAnI dharatI te pAvana thaI umaLakAthI pU. zrInA pravacanane zravaNa karavA Atura banI rahI che, chatAM paNa thoDuM belavA paNa dasa dasa * mAila sudhI rastA para bane bAjue mAnavamedanI darzana karavA je AturathI samaya mAMgu chuM. ubhI hatI te joI mArU hRdaya harSathI pulakita - sAcA kAMtikAra ane satyanA mArganA banI jatuM hatuM. Aje mahAjanavADImAM hajApathikathI samAja khaLabhaLI uThe e svAbhAvika renI saMkhyAne pU. munizrIe potAnuM pravacana che, tema chatAM e mAthe prahAranI jhaDI varase che saMbhaLAvyuM tyAre Atura hRdaya bharyA zrotAo chatAM e samabhAva pUrvaka pitAnA lakSya tarapha jANe preraNA ane cetanA bharyA pravacanathI hRdaye prayANa karI rahayA che te ja kharA sAdhu che. hRdaye e zabdane aMdara kotarIne bharI rahyA Apa sau pU. zrIne zravaNa karavA Atura ho hatA. bhagavAna mahAvIrane saMdeze jyAre pU. te huM jANuM chuM, vadhumAM hajAro mANaso aMdara zrIe pravacanamAM kaho tyAre cAre tarapha pavitra che ane bahAra 1200 thI 1500 gADIoe ane AdhyAtmika darzana karAvatA hatA. vadhumAM raste banne bAjue rokI rAkhyo che. have te A dharatI para pU. munizrI phakata jainenA nahI paNa samagra janatAnA bhAvathI pU. munizrIe anekhI lAkSaNika zailImAM vaMdanIya banI gayA che. ItihAsanA bhItaramAM maMgala pravacana karatAM dareka AtmAmAM raheluM satva DekIyuM karatAM zrI kAntibhAIe kahayuM ke spaSTaane satyane AviSkAra karI jIvananuM sAcuM paNe have samajAze ke AphrikAnI dharatI para darzana meLavI, Atmazuddhi dvArA atmazAMti tamAma prajA mATe A pahele ja punita prasaMga meLavavA preraNA karI hatI ane janatAe che ane A prasaMga nAIrobI pATanagaramAM harSanAdathI vadhAvyA hatA. AjathI savAra ane zrI jaina derAvAsIsaMghanAM mA. pramukha zrI jaThAsAMjanA be pravacano niyamita thaze. lAlabhAi, mA. maMtrI zrI kezavajIbhAI, mA. upapramukha zrI dalIcaMdabhAi, mA. sahamaMtrI pramukha zrI kAMntIbhAIe pravacana karyuM te zrI zAmajIbhAi, zrI saMghanA TrasTI zrI meghajIA che. AphrikAmAM vasatI jaina janatA Aje bhAI dhanANI temaja vIsA ozavALa jJAtInA Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divyadIpa tamAma sabhya vagere saue svAgata karyuM hatuM. sika zubha prasaMga AlekhAze, temane patra ane ethI vadhu prazaMsIya prasaMga te e aMgrejImAM che. hatuM ke AvI jAhera sabhAmAM azrubhinI It is a historic moment that a AMkhee, keTalAe yuvAnoe madyapAna tathA Jain Muni heard the "Vibration abhakSa khorAka na khAvAnI pratijJA karI hatI. of Disire" of thousands of Jains in kAraNa ke pU. zrI rAmabANa pravacane mAnavI East Africa and visited this part of mAtrane jAgRta karI de tevA che ane e kAraNe the world, Aje yuvAna varga pU. zrInA darzana ane tyArabAda lakhe che ke hajAro mANasanI pravacanathI mugdha banatuM jAya che. samakSa pU. zrIe pravacana karyuM hatuM, te zravaNa karatAM hajAro zrotAonA mastaka namI paDatA hatA. ane manamAM vicAratA hatA ke A zrI DIvAIna noleja sosAyaTInA ( sAsAyaTInA tyAgI saMte pitAnA pratyeka bhautika sAdhane, kAryakartAo saMsAranA sukhane pheMkI dIdhA che chatAM paNa Aje vizvanA dareka muzkelIo bharyA keyaDAo zrI praviNabhAI je. zAha Aje (vIsA ane prasaMge che, tenI vacce AjanA yuvAne osavAla saMgha nAIrobInA onararI sekreTarI ane yuvationAvicAre, vartana ane vAtAvaraNane che,) temane A patra lakhyo che. sumeLa nathI, tenI AsapAsa vAtAvaraNanA pU. munizrI citrabhAnujI jayAre AphrikAnI nA ghaNA prabhane che, vidha vidha prakAranA dharatI para vimAnanA pagathiyA uparathI nIce baMdhane che. bhUtakALa mATe temane samabhAva che, padhAratA hatA tyAre pUrvamAMthI jema sUrya gherA pUjayabhAva paNa che, paraMtu vartamAnanA vicArothI vAdaLone dUra dUra haTAvI pitAne prakAza dharatI para pAthare che, tema pUrvamAMthI pU. munizrI paNa anurUpa thavAtu nathI, cAlu cIlAmAM temane evo prakAza laIne padhAryA che ke jethI amArA gaja nathI, tethI AvA samaye "uparavALAe" amArI prArthanA sAMbhaLI ane pU. zrI padhAryA jevAM ghaNuM ghaNuM AtmAo je dukhanA aMdhakAramAM che temane A aMdhakAramAMthI bahAra ane dharma, jJAna ane A yugane samajaNa dvArA lAvaze. sumeLa, saMpa ane aikayatA eka bIjA pratye kema vadhe te prayatna karI rahayA che. hajAranI hajAronI medanImAM amArA sa the pU. zrInA medanImAM evuM pin-drop silence, never darzana karI, je aMtaranA uMDANamAMthI, hadayanA before we have experienced such bhAvane vyakta karatuM saMgIta ane tenI sAthe large attentive gathering ahInA zretAhRdayamAM sukhanI anubhUtinuM spaMdana karyuM, tenuM ene AnaMda vyakata karI zakAya tema nathI, varNana karavA kalama azakaya banI jAya che, paNa ahIMnI zubhabhAvanAnI havA uDatI uDatI paNa jene e mAryuM haze, te sukhanI parAkA- tyAM saunA haiye AvatI jazeja, eka eka chAnI paLe haze. teo lakhe che ke pU. munizrInuM gAmamAM dasathI bAra hajAra Asian nI AvAgamana e eka bhAvI peDhIne mATe aitihA- vasatImAM AThathI dasa hajAranI mAnavamedanI Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divyadIpa dareka pravacanamAM AturatAthI zravaNa karaze te mAnava vacce saMgaThThana ane premanuM joDANa vAta teo zrInA padhAravA pahelA vicArI karavAnI bhAvanA che. karuNAno dhodha vahAvavo zakAtI na hatI, kAraNa ke Aja sudhImAM aneka eja eozrInuM karma che. saMpradAyanA dharmaguruo padhAryA te paNa AvuM 3 AvA mahAmunizrIne namI namI ame AvA drazya joyuM nathI. paNa Aje sAkSAta draSTie A ApanuM svAgata karIe chIe. svAgata bAda anubhavIe chIe, ahIM A janmathIja rahelA pU. zrIe pravacanane prAraMbha karyo hate. pravaghaNA ghaNA AtmAoe jaina sAdhunA darzana ja canamAM tyAMnA ApaNu InDIyana hAI-kamizanara karyA nathI. temanA nayanamAM AnaMdanA Avyu ane temanA dharmapatnI ane hajAro mAnava ane hRdayamAM umaLakA jaie chIe paNa varNana hAjara hatA. InDIana hAI-kamizanara mI. azakaya che. ATalA pravacananA zravaNathI tRpti mahetAe pUjaya zrI sAthe eka kalAka vArtAlApa tathI vaLatI tethI upAzrayamAM navathI daza prazna karyo hato. ttarI pUchavAnI rajA ApavAmAM Avela che. e leko kahe che ke amArA jIvana daramiyAna praznonA uttaroja amane maLyA nathI tethI me zI nuM mahA bhAgya A mukhethI uttare meLavatA pitAnI jAtane A yuganA parivartanene pichANa bhAratIya dhanyavAna mAne che. saMskRtinA piyuSa pAvA pujya munizrI caMdra prasAgarajI (citrabhAnu) amArI dharatInA dAresalAmamAM bhavya svAgata Agamanane mozInI janatA saharSa satkAre che. dAresalAmamAM jainasaMghane saMdezo bhAratanA jainonA itihAsamAM jaina sAdhunI pU. zrI citrabhAnujI mahArAja tA. 14 mI praNAlikAmAM hajAra varSamAM je sAhasa kaI e mombAsAthI sIdhA cArTara pleInamAM TAMgAne jaina muni mahArAje na karyuM hoya tevu ujjavaLa eka kalAkanA pravacanane lAbha ApI amArAM udAharaNa teozrInA AgamanathI jaina samAjamAM bhAgyanA dvAra kholavA dAresalAma pahoMcyAM hatA. naMdhAze, teozrInuM 17-7-71 mezI eraporTa memmasA choDayuM tyAre jaine ekalA nahI paNa upara Agamana thayuM, tyAMthI gItA hAlamAM padharAmaNuM ane svAgata thayuM. rAtre AFRICAN LEADERS (4814 241491 gItA helamAM jAhera pravacana hatuM, tA. 18 AvyA hatA. mIe paNa amane lAbha pravacanane maLaze, tethI atrene saMgha ApanuM bhAvabharyuM svAgata ghaNe harSa thAya che, membAsA derAvAsI jaina karatAM jaNAve che ke amArA jIvananuM eka zvetAMbara saMghe AjanI East AfricanI navuM prabhAta UgyuM che. Aje amArA prAMga- paristhitine khyAlamAM rAkhI ApazrInuM atre NamAM mAnava mAtra patye samadraSTi rAkhanAra Agamana karAvyuM ane ame saune ApazrInA duniyAnA mahaMta padhAryA che. ApanA aNu darzana karAvyA te badala huM saMghane AbhAra aNumAM saune zAMti pamADavAnI tamannA che mAnava mAnuM chuM. Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divyadIpa mazI jevA nAnA gAmanI, janatAnI hadatha- AvyA hatA, kAraNa ke upAzraya tathA derAsarajInA pUrvakanI bhAvanA nIhALI pU. gurudeve darzana cogAnamAM vizALa mAnavamedanI pUjyazrInA ApyA, ane be divasamAM je pravacana karyA AgamananI cAtaka jema varSAnI rAha jue e temAM ApaNAmAM jAgRti tthA hIMmata na lavI rIte AturatApUrvaka rAha joI rahyA hatA. dareka te kharekhara ApaNuM ahobhAgya che. saMsthAnA bALake upAzrayanA dvAra a.gaLa ApaNu sI taraphathI pU. munizro mATe Guard of Honour ApI svAgata karyuM bhAvanA sivAya bIjA koI zabda nathI, eTale hatuM, tyAMthI pU. zrI saMghanA agraNIo temaja prabhu pAse temanI taMdurastI mATe prArthanA karuM chuM, samudAya sAthe jInamaMdiramAM padhAryA hatA, tyAra ane ApaNane saune temanA AzIrvAda jhIlavA pachI janamedanInA hajAro vaMdana svIkAratA pacAvavA zakita Ape. svIkAratAM upAzrayanA hAlamAM javAmAM Avela viziSTa satkAra samAraMbhamAM padhAryA hatA. tyAre li. vizA ozavALa jJAti, mazI saMghanI bahenanI gahulI zrI saMghanA TrasTI zrI karazanadAsa zeTha racIta svAgatathI bALAsaMtanA pAda paMkajathI memba-ee potAnI UmibharI aMjali ApI hatI. mAnI gharanI , ane sAnI gharatI pAvana banI che pU. munizrInuM svAgata zrI saMghanA pramukha zrI jeThAlAlabhAIe karyuM te A che. saMkucItamA. maMtrIzrI kezavajIbhAi zAha jaNAve che tAne tyAga karI pUjayazrIe apanAvela kAMtikArI ke tA. 6-7-71nA maMgala prabhAte amArA membA- mArga, jaina dharmanA prANa samA ahiMsA ane sAnA saMghamAM adabhuta utsAha hate sAMjanA anekAMta jevA udAta siddhAMtane pracAra cAra vAge pU. munizrI caMdraprabhasAgarajI karavAnI je hiMmatabharI pahela karI te mATe mahArAja (citrabhAnu) padhAraze tenI Atura. pU. zrIne aMjalI ApIe chIe. pU. zrI prerIta tAthIja lokonA haiyA utsAhathI chalakI rahyAM dharma mAMgalyane jIvanamAM utAravAnI apIla hatAM, cAra vAgyA pahelAthI ja lokonA ToLeToLAM karI hatI. havAI mathaka para umaTayA hatAM, 4-25 membAsA zrI saMghanA mA. maMtrIzrI kezavajIbhAI zAhe havAImathake vimAna utaryuM, tenuM varNana lakhavuM munizrInA jIvanane Trake paNa sacoTa paricaya azakaya che. sauthI prathama zrI saMghanA pramukhe ApatA. vartamAna samAjamAM pravartuti asthiratA, vaMdanA sAthe mombAsA nagarapAlikAnA meyara asaMtoSa ane bhautika vAtAvaraNamAM pU. munizrInA zrI bITI pArakaranI oLakhANa vidhI karAvI upakAraka upadezano sAra grahaNa karI potAnAmAM hatI, te vakhate zrI saMghanI kAryavAhI simitinA rahelI zakitaone vikAsa karavA kahyuM hatuM. sa, dareka hindI saMsthAnA pramukhazrIo tathA pU. munizrInA pravacana derAsarajInA-cagAmaMtrIonI paNa oLakhANa thai hatI. namAM javAmAM AvyuM che. pU. munizrI caMdraprabhasAgarajI (citrabhAnu) tA. 9-7-71nA roja vIsA ozavAla mahAmahArAjazrIne tyAMthI upAzrayamAM laI javAmAM jana vADImAM zrI bhAratIya svayaMsevaka saMgha Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divyadIpa taraphathI pravacana caiAyuM hatuM. tA. 10mIe eja sthaLe vIsA ozavALa jJAti taraphathI ane tA. 11 mIe zrI sthAnakavAsI jaina saMgha taraphathI navanAta mahAjanavADImAM pravacana hatu. tA. 12 mIe hiMdu yunIyana taraphathI zaMkaranA madiramAM ane tA. 13 mIe tathA tA. 14 mIe roTarI kalaba mAmbAsA taraphathI pU. zrInAM pravacanA cAjAyA hatA., ane araviMda sAsA yaTIne Abha apAyeA hatA. meAmbAsAnA nivAsa daramiyAna samagra hindI prajAe pU zrInA pravacanAne khUbaja utsAha pUrvaka lAbha ane bhAga lIdheA hatA eTaluM ja nahIM paraMtu teozrInA upakAraka mArgadarzanathI teozrInI RNI banI che ane pharI pharIne amArA jIvanamAM Ave! avasara sAMpaDA tevI darekanI bhAvanA che, have pU. munizrI TAMgA, dAresalAma, meAzI arUSAnI janatAne lAbha ApI pAchA tA. 16-9-71 meAmbAsA paSaNuparvanI ArAdhanA karAvavA padhAraze. paryuSaNamAM teozrI kalpazutra temaja gaNadharavAda vagere viSayeA para vyAkhyAna karaze. li. kezavajIbhAI rUpazI zAha zrI hindu yunIyananA pramukhanA e zabdA meAzInI hindu janatAnI sarvoparI sa`sthAnA presIDanTa-zrI hindu yunIyanane ApanA punita pagalAMnI A dezamAM padharAmaNI thai tene sahu AvakAre che. Ape jaina dharma ekale nahI paNa samagra hindu sanAtana dharmanI AgevAnI saMbhALI, sukAnI banIne je World Religion Confer ence U. S. A, mAM padhAravAnuM nakakI karyuM G te mATe yunIyana prArthanA ane saphaLatA Icche che. Ape e divasa je pravacanA Apela tenu zravaNa karyuM che teA jarUra ameA amArA jIvananI thADI vadhu pragati karI zakIzu. ApanI samakSa virAdhanA vaTALa hAvA chatAM, Ape je parizrama veThI AphrikA padhAryA ane amArA methI jevA nAnA gAmane paNa bhUlI zakayA nahI, vadhumAM ApanA pravacanathI amArAmAM je jJAnanuM siMcana karyu che te mATe khuba ruNI chIe. ame bhAie ane vheneA aMtaHkaraNa pUrvaka vinaMtI karIe chIe ane icchIe chIe ke jo Apane amArA A meAzI gAma mATe thoDA vadhu samaya bIjI vakhata avazya padhArIne ApeA, jo padhAraze te amane kRtA karaze. ame sau ApanI taMdurastI ane dIrghAyuSya mATe paramakRpALu paramAtmAne prArthanA karIe chIe, ame dhArmika kSetre janatAne jJAnanA vAro sIMcavA prabhu Apane sadA sa`pUrNa zakita anne e ja abhyarthanA. li. bAbubhAi khaMbhAyatA arUzAnA AMgaNe aruNAdaya Agamana azAnA AMgaNe pU. munizrI caMdraprabhasAgarajI (citrabhAnuM) nuM ahIM ahIMnI samagra janatA mATe Ana ane gaurava dina samAna che. jaina dharmonAM pracAra mATe AjanA vaijJAnika yugamAM tattva ciMtaka, jaina dharmAM temaja hiMdu Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . saMskRtinA vizva vikhyAta ane vyAkhyAtA pU. munizrInI cAra vAge arUzAnI bhUmi para padharAmaNI che. AjanA yugamAM AvA prakhara muni mahArAje paradeza vicaravu ja joie, ane satya ahiMsA ane anekAMtavAdanA siddhAMtAnA pracAra vizvanA khUNe khUNe jagatanA anyadharmAMnA pracArakeAnI mAka prabhu mahAvIrane saMdeze gujatA karavA joie, evuM draDhapaNe ame mAnIe chIe. pu. zrInuM A dezamAM padhAravuM e ahI pUrva AphrikAmAM vasatA pacIsathI trIsa hajAra jaine ane anya jainetA mATe temaja bhaviSyanI prajA mATe AzIrvAdarUpa banaze, te eka nIrvivAda vAta che, teozrInA jJAnane prakAza eTale jaina dharmanA prakAza atre vasatA jaina ane jainetaromAM jarUra parivartana lAvaze. tA. 18-7-71 rAtre zrI hindu yunIyana hAlamAM pU. zrInuM pravacana che, sarvene sAnerI takane lAbha levA hArdika AmatraNa che. A svA arUzAnI hindu janatA umaLakAbhera gata kare che. munizrIneA sa Mdeza jIvana mAMgalyane che; temanI sAdhutA samanvaya dhamI che, dhAmikatA kartavya parAyaNa che ane jIvananI pratyeka paLeAne e sAdhakanA zahurathI vadhAve che. munizrIe jaina zAstrA ane keTalAM e graMtharatnAnuM UMDuM avagAhana karyu che, tattvajJAna ane ciMtanathI AtmadarzIna meLavyuM che. saurASTra, gujarAta temaja bhArata ane vizvanA anya bhAgeAnA nAnA moTA gAmeAnA vihAra karI temaNe janatAne jagADavAmAM mAMgalyanI divyadIpa edhaprada vAta ane yuvAna hRdayAne navI draSTi ane jIvananA mUlyeA samajAvyA che, ame pharIthI vinaMtI karIe chIe amArA arUzAnI janatAne Apane khUba lAbha Ape eja prArthanA che. li. zrI hindu yunIyana rUzA zrI vIsA esavALa jJAti arUzA. thIkAnA sa MgaThanane dhanyavAda thIkAthI zrI saMghanA agragaNya zrI bhAramalabhAI jaNAve che ke pU. zrI nAIrAkhImAM sAMje T. V. upara presa inTaravyuM thayeA ane Television upara trIsa miniTa khatalAvavAmAM AvyeA hateA huve (Voice of Kenya) taraphathI TelIvIjhana para pU. zrInuM pravacana ingalIzamAM greAThavela che, samayanI bahuja maryAdA che chatAM paNa pU. munizrI caMdraprabhasAgarajI(citrabhAnu mahArAjazrI) tA. 21-7-71 amArA Thika gAmane pAvana karavA padhAravAnuM jANI khUba AnaMda anubha- ` vIe chIe. pU. zrInA padhAravA mATe khUba zAnadAra svAgata karatAM amArA hajArA bhAIvhenA harSAthI ghelA banyA che. derAsaramAM caitya vaMdana sAMbhaLatAM saunA hRdayamAM alaukika bhAvanA pedA thaI che, tyAMthI Nyeri (nAcerI) gAmamAM pU. zrI cAlIza mATA sAthe padhAryA hatA, nAcerInA sImADe leAkeA Tagara mITa mAMDI rAha jotA UbhA hatA. vAjate gAjate peAlIsa sAyakalIsTo sAthe pU. zrInI padharAmaNI thAya che tyAM tyAM zAsana devanA jaya jayakAra thaI jAya che, amArI AphrikAnI ghelI thaelI prajAnA dIlamAM pU. mahArAjazrInA khUmaja prabhAva che. pU. zrI je je gAmamAM pagalAM kare che tyAM tyAM Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divyadIpa sarva dhaMdhAdArI jaina bhAIo dukAna baMdha ane yuvAna-yuvatio Ajano A zubha dina pU. rAkhe che. te munizrI caMdraprabhAsAgarajI (citrabhAnu)no janma sava u ja va vA, manAvavA utsuka banI Aje amAruM East Africa jaine mATe gayA hatA. ghaNuM sagAonI varSagAMThe ujavI, yAtrAdhAma banyuM che, ahIMnuM vAtAvaraNa anokhI paNa tene eka praNAlIkA hatI, tyAre Aje AnaMdanI anubhUti darzAve che, ane AjathI ja AvA dharmaguruno 50 mAM varSanA pravezamAM amArA AphrikAmAM jaina dharmanI zarUAta thaI zubha divasa ApaNA AphrikAnA dezamAM mANavAne dekhAya che. A New Chapter of Jainism hAvo maLe te eka ahobhAgyanuM darzana in East Africa A aitihAsika bInA che. karavAne prasaMga sAMpaDe che tema mAnatA hatA. pU. zrInA be pravacane sAMbhaLI amane e Akhe divasa pravacane, svAgata, snAtra pujA AnaMda vyakata karavA zabda nathI, atrethI pU. - varagheDe ane AnaMda maMgaLa ghera ghera chavAI zrI nAIrobI padhAraze kAraNa ke tyAM tA. 26 rahyo hato, tyAMnA agragaNya AgevAna zrI julAI mATe bharacaka kAryakrama yojAyo che. maganabhAi DozIne tyAM navakArasIne lAbha * tA. 25-7-71 Ave tyAre seMkaDe mANasa sAthe padhAryA Oshwal Boy's Secondary School atat Qarsildi 4collar 241 yet Briell Annual Parents' Day. khusAlImAM rUA. dasahajAranuM dAna paramAra kSatriyanA Managed by Oshwal Education lAbhAthe baDolImAM mokalAvavAnuM jAhera karyuM and Relief Board. hatuM. AvI rIte bIjA ghaNA bhAI bahenane A dinanI zubha bhAvanAo mATe lahANuM, amArI A kSetramAM te Apazro jevAnI vAsaNa, pustaka, ane garIbone dAna karyA padharAmaNanI ghaNuM ghaNuM jarUrIAta che, A na hatAM. tyArabAda pU. zrInA 50 mAM janmadine yuvAna vargane Aje AvA jJAnI ane mArga ciMdhanAra, sAthe sAthe premathI bodha pamADanAra narazI zAhe pravacana karyuM hatuM. visA osavalAla jJAtinA pramukha zrI kAntIbhAI vyakita vInA cAle tema nathI sauthI prathama Aje nAIrobInI jaina ane Ape A yuvAna vargane pravacanamAM jainetara bhAI baheno taraphathI aMtaranA agAdha saMskAranuM siMcana karyuM tyAre amAruM hRdaya uMDANathI 50 mAM janmadine dIrdhAyuSya mATe namana karatAM karatAM AbhAra vyakta kare che. prArthanA ane lAkha vaMdana karU chuM. pU. zro prinsipAla eca. sI. jAnI ApazrIne ApanI prazaMsA pasaMda nathI e hakikatathI huM vAkepha chuM. Aje amane pU. zrInA janma divasa aMge hindustAna tathA ghaNu zaheranA tAra maLyA che. saunI ekaja prArthanA che ke tA. 26 julAI "71nA maMgaLa prabhAte pU. zrIne dIrdha AyuSya bakSe. ane eTale ja nAyabI zaheramAM te Thera Thera vAjI ane atyAre je kaMI kahIza emAM vadhumAM vadhu saMyama zaraNAIonA zara gUMjI rahyA hatA, vRddha bALa jALavavAnI kezISa karIza. pU. gurudevane janmotsava Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 Apa ahIM padhAryA enA prathamaja divase ameAe amArI jha'khanA, amArI talapa, amArI tarasa ane hRdayanA UMDe UMDe halacala macAvI rahelA 'jhaMjhAvAtA ApanI samakSa raju karyA hatA, ane amane mArga cIMdhavA amArA jIvana sakramAM prakAza pAtharavA, ane jaina dharmonA sAcA anuyAyI thavA preraNA ApavA Apane prArthanA karI hatI. ahIMnA amArA 7pa varSonA vasavATa daramyAna amArI AdhyAtmika tattvajJAnanI bhUkha harahaMmeza adhUrI ja rahI che. A dezanA anukuLa saMjogo ane niSThApUrvaka mahenatane pariNAme Athika dRSTie jaineAnA mATe va samRddha che, paNa bahArathI rahelI e sabhyatA, bhItaramAM rahelI jaDatAne DhAMkavAnA pagalA mAMDI rahI che ane have amArA rAjanA AcAra ane vicAramAM ene paDadheA paDayA vinA rahetA nathI. Ape A AphrikAnI dharatI para padhArI chellA keTalAe divaseAthI jJAnanA prakAzanA puja vahevaDAvI amArA kaThora haiyAone je kuNuAza, bhIMjAza apI che ethI prabhuvIre cIMdhelA mArge phUla nahI te phUlanI pAMkhaDInI jema prayANu karI zakIe evI abhilASA che. pUjya munizrI Ape dRSTi karI che, te pramANe ame atre ghaNI zALAo, hAsTeleA vagere calAvIe chIe, paNa AnI pAchaLa mukhya dha aMgenI vyavasthita keLavaNInA abhAve, sAcA mArga darzananA abhAve, amArI samaja ane sAdhanAnA abhAve ameAe dhama kSetre kaMika pIche haTha karI che, eveA bhAsa thayA kare che. ApanA AgamanathI amArA draSTikANA badalAyA che. divyadIpa ahIM Aje seMkaDA bhAI hune e pU. zrInA janma divasa nimitta saMkalpa lIdhA hatA, ghaNA yuvAnoe sIgAreTa, mAMsa ane madIrAnA saMkalpa karI. pU. zrIne arpaNutA karI hatI. amane navI draSTi maLI che, ane have ahuja najIkanA bhaviSyamAM bhavya bhAvanAvALu derAsara baMdhAvavAnI sakriya vicAraNA thai rahI che, mane sa'pUrNa AzA che ke ApanA AzIrvAdathI ame A mahAna ane punita kA mAM saphaLatA meLavI zakIzu. pU. munizrInA janmadine nAIrAkhI jJAti taraphathI apa Mga nirAdhAra evA bhAI e, heMnene ane bALakone dareka sasthAomAM jamaNu ApavAmAM Avyu che. pU. zrIe lakheluM pustaka esensa enDa spIrITa ek jainIjhama"" gharadITha vinA mUlye saMgha taraphathI ApavAmAM Avaze. pU. munizrI jagAvelI jJAna ane dhanI mazAla pragaTAvavA ATaluM khasa nathI, ApaNe saue dharmAMne ApaNAmAM ane anya prajAmAM vadhAre ane vadhAre pracAra kaI rIte karI zakIe e mATe zakaya prayAseA karavAnA che. mane jANavA maLyu che ke Aje nAIrokhInI prajA keTalI utsuka banI gaI che, A ajoDa vANIe temanA aMtaranAM nAdane spa karyAM che, tethI ghaNA ghaNA patra, cIThThIe ane carcAe DhAMrA pU. zrI pAse aneka bhAveA vyakata karavA mathI rahI che. patramAM atyaMta bhAve vyakata kare che, gujarAtI kheAlI jANe che paNa lakhavAmAM aMgrejI tathA Swai bhASAmAM lakhIne Ape che. ame bhAvabharI mAMgaNIo kare che. uve ame Apane javAdevAnA nathI. kAraNu Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divyadIpa ke ApanI pAse jJAnanI gaMgA, ane zAstranA te sApa gayA ane lisoTA rahyA jevuM banaze vacanane prajAne bharyo che, ame ajJAna pU. zrIe kahyuM tema ApaNe ApaNuM dhyAna chIe tethI amAre ApanI ghaNuM jarUra che saMsAranA anya kAryonI sAthe AdhyAtmika tethI Apa amane khUba lAbha Ape." kaI lakhe kSetre tarapha DhALavuM paDaze. che ke amArI dharatI para gaNadhara padhAryA che te kenyA ane East AfricanA AgevAne, koIka vaLI lakhe che ke citracaMdra padhAryA che, samagra jaina bhAIo ane bahena, yuvAno ane ane amane pakAza Ape che. yuvatio, bhagavAna mahAvIrane cIMdhela mArga ghaNuM samaju mANase atre pU. zrIne pazna je pU. gurudeve dAkhavyo che, te mArge javA karI pUche che ke ame hiMdustAnamAM lokonA kaTIbaddha thavuM paDaze, sau hAtha milAvI A kahevA mujaba anArya gaNAIe chIe te cakone gatimAna karavA paDaze. mATe vahelAmAM Apane ze abhiprAya che? vahelI take A aMgenuM pracAra kArya zarU kare. A aMge pUjaya munizrInuM satata mArgadarzana amArA pUrva AphrikAnA bhAgya khulyAM che, ApaNane maLyAja karaze evI mane akhUTa pU zrInI vANIthI prajAmAM saMyama ane vartaNuka zraddhA che. je AvI che, te game teTalA prayatna karatAM paNa aMtamAM pharIthI Apa sau vatI pUjya AvI zake tema na hatuM. munizrIne huM lAkha vaMdana karuM chuM. bIju tyAMnA kahevAtA Arya leke li. kAMtibhAI narazIbhAI zAha Apa jevA vidvAnane kema samajI zakatAM nathI ? ane vadhumAM tyAMnA leke AvA samAjanI dUra mazkarI kare che. " tyAre pU. zrI te samAdhAna nakarUnA avarNaniya bhAva karavA samatAthI uttara Ape che paraMtu A sAMbhaLatA amArUM mastaka nIce DhaLI paDe che pU. munizrIne amAro avarNaniya bhAva ane kabula karavuM paDe che ke, A samAja kheMcI lAve che, kAraNa ke atRpta AtmAomAM Arya kahevAne badale anArya jevuM kartavya karI jainadharma ane mAnava dharmanI jyoti pragaTAvavA rahyo che, amArA samAjanA amuka bhAIe pharI pharI ame vinaMti karI hatI. pu. zrI ane bhaNelA lAge paNa duniyAnA pheraphAra sAthe nAyabI jainasaMgha aneka gADIo bhAI bahene gaNelA nathI, ema kabula karavuM paDe che. sahita atre AvI pahoMcI hatI. jainadharma eka AMtararASTriya dharma heI, nakurUnA dharma premI janatA svAgata karavA enI samaja vadhu vismRta rIte ApavAnI lagabhaga dasa mAIla sAmA AvyA hatA, hArdika jarUra che. Ama nahiM karIe, pU. zrI e svAgata karyuM hatuM. tyAMthI saraghasa AhAre batAvela mArge, prayAsa nahI karIe te Aje aneka gADIo nakurU zahera tarapha ravAnA vizvanI pragati AgaLa ApaNe vizALa dharma thaI hatI, svAgata thayuM tyAMthI dasa mAIla pAchaLa rahI gayo che ane rahI jaze, pachI nakurU zahera sudhI rastAo bahuja suMdara rIte Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 divyadIpa zaNagAryA hatA, rastAnI banne bAjue lekenI 2mAM laI gayA ane ane gAmanA AgevAno mAnavamedanI ane polIso lAMbI katAromAM zrI motIcaMdabhAI kulacaMda tathA zrI pAnAcaMdabhAI UbhA hatA. jIvarAja e vIsA osavAla jJAti taraphathI amArI zakita pramANe suMdara samiyANe A bhavya svAgata karyuM. taiyAra karelo hate, hajAre vidyArthIo pUzrIne li. vIracaMdabhAI mulajI zAha tALIothI vadhAvatA hatA. tyAra bAda jaina mAnada maMtrI ane jainetaree visA osavAla jJAtine visA osavAla jJAti nakarU. hAla je suMdara rIte zaNagAravAmAM AvyA hatA, tyAM pU. zrInuM svAgata karyuM hatuM. ane jJAtinA pramukha zrI velajIbhAI DI. zAhe hRdayanA uMDA- ELDORET (aDereTa) nuM NathI sau taraphathI svAgata ane AbhAra vaMdana saha mAnyo hate. pU. zrInI vANIne hajAra ajoDa svAgata leka eka cite amRta AsvAda mANI sUrya devanA Agamana pachI, temaja sADA rahayA hatA, pravacana bAda zrI lAlajIbhAI nava vAge pU. munizrI caMdraprabhAsAgarajI mahAnAgapALane tyAM padhAryA hatA, ane gaucarI tathA rAja (citrabhAnu) jInuM svAgata amArA mauna bAda sAMjanA vArtAlApa, ane praznotarI eDoreTamAM vasatA bhAI bahena e, atrethI cAra rAkhI hatI, sAMjanA gaucarI zrI velajIbhAIne mAIla dUra AvelA kiTAle gAme karavAnuM che, tyAM hatI, tethI samagra bhAvI janatAnA Agraha te sarve bhAI ane bahenoe hAjara rahevuM, ane bhAva joI jene vaherAvavAnI bhAvanA pU. zrI jyAM kiTale padhAryA tyAM jaya jayanAda hoya te bhAvanA pratikarUpe eka vAnagI vahorAvI sAthe svAgata karyuM ane tarata ja e DoreTa jAya tema goThavyuM hatuM, kAraNake jIvanamAM A zahera tarapha prayANa karyuM, tyAM pahoMcatA te vaharAvavAno lAbha A dharatI para kayAMthI sAMpaDe? lekene utsAha keI anero ja hato. gAmanA eTale saunA bhAvane svIkAra karyo hato, AkhA sImADA sudhI asaMkhya gADIo sAthe hatI, divasanA kAryakrama bAda sAMje pratikramaNa thayuM ane sarakAra taraphathI paNa svAgata mATe polIsa hatuM ane rAtanA kRSNa maMdiramAM jAhera pravacana esakeTa ApavAmAM AvI hatI. hatuM, ahIMyA jAta jAtanA saMpradAyanA bhedabhAva atrenA sImADethI dhajA patAkAo ane vinA dareka dharmanA loko hAjara rahI khUba lAbha lIdho hato. bIje divase ugatI prabhAte nakuMrUnA * plekArDa sAthe vAjate gAjate varagheDAnA svapramukha zrI velajIbhAI, zrI lAlabhAI zAhanI rUpamAM page cAlatA utArA tarapha prasthAna sAthe Kericho (kerI) gAmane eka pravacana karyuM hatuM. lAbha Ape, kalAkamAM lekee dharmarasa pIdhe atrenA lagabhaga pacAsa bahenoe je galI ane pU. zrI kIsumo gAma padhAryA, atre gAmanA gAI hatI te hadayane sparzI jAya tevI hatI. simADe hajAre bhAi bahene svAgata ane sAmaiyA rastAnI zarUAtathI te pU. zrInA utArA sudhI mATe rAha joI rahayA hato, sAmaiyuM karI zahe- puruSoe zistabaddha lAInamAM AvI AgaLa be Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divyadIpa - 13 camara dhArIe pU. zrInA pagalAo mATe sApha divasa khUba khUba lAbha atrenI janatAne maLe suphI karatA hoya tema saphAI karatA hatA, A che te mATe kayA zabdomAM AbhAra ane eka evuM drazya hatuM ke je dila ane dimAgane vaMdana karuM ? gheluM karI de tevuM hatuM. li. satiSa ke. zAha pUrva AphrikAmAM sAgaramAMthI nIkaLelI mAnada maMtrI (nAIla) nadI, e eka triveNI saMgama manAya vIsA osavAla jJAti che, tema pU. zrInuM jJAna, darzana ane amAre bhAva e eka triveNI saMgama thaye; ame yugAnDAnA mukhya Airport anubhavIe chIe. bahenoe tAla sAthe dilanA tAra jhaNajhaNAvI Entabe para vibhutInuM Agamana de tevuM svAgata gIta gAyuM hatuM. AvuM svAgata kadI joyuM hoya tevuM yAda nathI AvatuM. - tA. 1 thI 7 sudhI nAyabIne, janatAne, atrethI presIDanTa zrI vAghajIbhAi nAgapAranA skUlene, saMsthAone T. V. upara patrakAronI tyAM utAre padhAryA hatA. atrenA AgevAnoe carcAno lAbha ApI pU. munizrI caMdraprabhasAgarajI svAgata pravacana karyA hatA. mahArAja (citrabhAnu) nuM Agamana amArA amArA gAmamAM jyAM jyAM ApanA pagalAM saMgha ane mAnavonA hRdayamAM eka ajoDa thayAM tyAM tyAM jJAnanI gaMgA vahevarAvI che. vibhutInuM Agamana AlekhAyuM che. lekanA atRpta haiyAM prema-parAga ane pari. amArA saMghanA AgevAne, jeno ane malathI, suzobhitAthI DolAvI dIdhAM che. seMkaDo jainetaroe bhAvabharyuM svAgata karyuM ane tarataja varSo pachI kaMIka avanavuM pAmyAne AnaMda che. I. P. hAlamAM patrakAro sAthe carcA, vicAamArA mukhAviMda para chavAyo che. pratyekanA 2Na goThavI hatI. te pUrNa karI. aMtaramAM ekaja guMjana che, amArA sAcA yugAnDAthI kaMpAlA Air Port bAvIsa (22) hRdayanA pokArane sAMbhaLI bhagavAne kharekhara mAIla dUra hovA chatAMe saMkhyAbaMdha gADIo A AphrikAnI dharatI para emaneja saMdeza hAjara thaI gaI hatI, vimAnamAMthI utaratAM ja vAhaka mokalyA che. amArA dezamAM ekalA jaya jayanAda vacce svAgata thayuM. vaDIle ja nahI paNa AjanA yuganA yuvAna ahIMnA yugAnDAnI sarakAre pU. zrIne ane yuvatioe aMtaranA uMDANathI Apane manamAM jyAM sudhI te temanA zaheramAM rahe satkAryA che, AvakAryA che ane mane mana pUjayA tyAM sudhI (Special Police Escort) spe. che. A eka narI hakIkata ane vAstavikatAthI ziala polIsa esakerTa gADI covIse kalAka Apane jaNAvIe chIe, mArI kayAMe ati- rAkhI che, A gADInI upara hu Twinkling zakita nathI, paNa aMtarane avAja che. Light mokhare rahevAthI tarata pU. muni ahIMno AkhA divasano bharacaka kAryakrama savArI nIkaLe che tevuM cihna sUcaka hatI. A purNa thaye tyAra bAda sAMje pratikramaNa pachI drazya bhavya che. eka jAhera pravacana, tyArabAda vArtAlApa ane paheluM pU. zrInuM svAgata saMghanA holamAM praznotarI rAkhI hatI. A dareka kAryamAM Akhe saMghanA pramukha zrI amubhAI vArIyA, mAnada Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divyadIpa maMtrI zAMtibhAI mahetA ane zrI narendrabhAI prema pAmI pAchA kakirA pahoMcyA. bapore pravacana mahetAe karyuM, tyArabAda pU. zrInA pravacane hatuM, tenuM zravaNa karatAM saunA haiyAo halI thayAM. pU. zrIe sauthI prathama yugAnDAnI prajAne uThayA hatA. zrImatI lInAbena mAdhavANI tathA saMbodhatA kahyuM ke A dezanI prajAnI khAsa anya kuTuMbIjanone khUbaja zAnti ane haiyA joI AnaMda vyakata thaI jAya che. dhAraNa pravacanathI thayuM hatu. mAdhavANI sTApha AvA nirdoSa, bheLA lekene joI mAruM paNa khUba prabhAvita thayA hatA. hRdaya pulakita thaI jAya che. pravacana bAda kamyA- kampAlAmAM aMgrejI yugAnDA InTaranezanala lAthI nIkaLI pU. zrI aneka bhakatenI sAthe konpharansa senTara je agIyAra karoDanA kharce kakira gAma padhAryA. kakirAnA eka sauthI prathama baMdhAyelI che, temAM sau koIne pravacana karavAne sthAnanA udyogapatI mulajIbhAI mAdhavANInI kamI adhikAra nathI. paraMtu pU. zrInuM pravacana aMgrejImAM bhUmi che. mAdhavANI kuTuMba te ghaNA varSothI A sthAne che. A. V. kahe che, temAM Ayu hatuM. pU. zrInA bhakato cheja, ane temAM zrI jayaMtIbhAInA mRtyunA duHkhada prasaMge te pU. A aMgrejInuM pravacana sauthI vadhu preraNAzrI mAM dha vA NI na ga 2 mAM tAtkAlika dAyI hatuM. tyArabAda saMghanA hAlamAM be pravacana padhAravAnuM Icche ja kAraNa ke saMtanI vANI, ApyA hatA, chele divase T. V. upara progrAma pagalA ane jJAna; duHkhanA kAramA ghA para zrI jhaverabhAI hariyAe (Uganda Food eka AzvAsanane malama paTTo banI jAya che. Products ) vALA e khAsa jahemata uThAvI pUrva AphrikAnA InDasTiala DevelapamenTamAM goThavyuM hatuM, je khUbaja suMdara hatA. Press mAdhavANI grupane moTo phALo che, ane emanA Reporters o e khUbaja jAta jAtanA AmaMtraNathI pU. zrI kakira padhAryA, zrI manubhAI savAla pUchyA hatA, paraMtu pU. zrIe ethI vadhu tathA jatibene pU. zrI temaja sAthe AvanAra suda tathA jAtiene pa thI te che rAtanA su da2tAthI enA uttara ApyA hatA. lagabhaga sarva mahemAnanuM khUbaja bhAvathI svAgata karyuM. TelIvIjhana upara trIsa (30) minITa savAla zrImatI lInAbena jayaMtIbhAI mAdhavANI ane javAba cAlyA hatA. tyArabAda Entabe Air manubhAI, jayetibena ane anya kuTuMbIjane Port thI nAIrobI padhAravA nIkaLyA che. A acAnaka kArame ghA ghaNe ghaNe sahana karavA - pUjya gurudeva citrabhAnujI mahArAja mATe kaThIna hatuM, tema chatAM e AvA jJAnI saMtanA cuMgAnDAthI tA. 12-8-71nA nAIbI pAchA AgamanathI, jJAnabharI vANIthI, manane kaMika padhAryA ane traNa divasa savAra sAMja pravacanano zAMti vaLaze, ane deha ane mRtyu zuM che te lAbha ApI tA. 15 mIe saMkhyAbaMda gADIo, samajAze tethI svAgata karyA bAda eka divasa AgevAna ane saMghanI kamiTInA sabhyo sAthe tyAM rokAyA. tyAMnI mAdhavANuM kuTuMbanI jAha- paryuSaNa parvanI ArAdhanA karAvavA membAsA jalAlI, kudaratI dedipyamAna sauMdarya ane bhAvanA padhAryA che, AphrikAmAM vasatA jene te A anekhI hatI, AvA ati suMdara vAtAvaraNamAM prabhu mahAvIra vANI AvA mahAna munirAjanA rAtrI vitAvI savAre ijA padhAryA. mukhethI zravaNa karavI e eka ahobhAgya ane pu. zrInuM pravacana jAnI bhAvanAzIla ajoDa prasaMga che. prajAe zrIkRSNamaMdiramAM rAkhyuM hatuM, A IjA chellA eka dasakAthI ghaNIvAra sAMbhaLyuM yugAnDAmAM kampAlA pachInuM bIjA naMbaranuM moTuM hatuM ke pU. munizrI caMdraprabhasAgarajI mahArAja zahera che, jyAM jyAM pU. zrI padhAryA che tyAM (citrabhAnuM )jInA mukhethI gaNadhara vAdanuM zravaNa bhAvanA ane bhaktinA bhAva nItaratA nihALyA karavuM e te eka mAnava jIvanamAM lahAve che, che. atre cha hajAra hiMdIo vase che, saune te te amArI bhAvanA A vakhate pUrNa thaze. Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pU. zrInA gauravabharyA milanane vadhAvatA saMghanA agragaNyA Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pavitra pAda paMkajathI pAvana thayelI AphrikAnI dharatI Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * jJAnanI gaMgAnA vArInuM pAna karatAM Atura zretAo Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prasannatA saha UMDI vicAradhArAmAM pU. zrI ane saMghanA AgevAne Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ IDS MEDICINE pU. zrI sAthe samAcAra levA AphrikAnA akhabAronA pratinidhIo Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ t satanI pratibhA sAme mITa mAMDI darzana karI, vANIne zravaNa karI rahelA kanyA pATanagaranA minIsTara Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ekAgratAmAM kalama ane manananuM saumya darzana Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ naisargIka suMdaratAmAM sAtha puratI sAdhanAnI suvAsa Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMtanA AzIrvAda ane bha katAnI vasamI vidAya Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hatI pU. munizrInI vidAya veLAnI vANuM pUrva AphrikAnI dharatI para paga mukatAM ja prAkRtika sauMdaryanA darzanathI AtmA prakulita baje. AphrikA AvatA pahelA mane ema kahevAmAM AvatuM hatuM ke bhArata karatAM ahIM dharmanI lAgaNIo ochI che paNa A jijJAsApUrvaka ubharAte mAnava maherAmaNa zuM sucave che? dharma ke adharma? dareka pravacanamAM 10 hajArathI paNa vadhAre mAnavamedanI zuM sucave che? AthI vadhAre dharma bhAvanAnuM javalaMta draSTAMta zuM hoI zake ? mAre te kAMI ja joItuM nathI. huM phaMDaphALA karavA nathI AvyuM. meM sAMbhaLyuM che tyAM sudhI bhAratathI AvatA upadezaka ane dharmaguruo upadezanI pAchaLa kaI saMsthAnI jhoLI laIne ja AvyA hoya che ane e jheLIone AphrikAnI janatAe udAra hAthe chalakAvI ja ApI che. A udAratA dharma vinA saMbhave ? have huM IcchuM chuM ke AphrikAnA leke je dharatImAMthI dhanavAna banyA che te dharatInA leke mATe kaIka karatA rahe ke jethI parasparamAM vizvAsa janma ane AmAMthI amI vahe. Apa saue mAro AbhAra mAnyuM paNa huM Ane AbhAra mAnuM chuM. huM koI paNa jAtane bhAra upADavA taiyAra nathI. - huM upadezaka ke dharmaguru hevAne dAvo karatuM nathI. jIvanakSetre zAMti ane samAdhi, satya ne sauMdarya A cArane huM eka nibaMdha zedhaka raha chuM ane A zedha eja mArI sAdhanA che. joke mAne ke na mAne Ave ke na Ave te mahatvanI vAta nathI. paNa mAnavasamAja sAthe mAro vyavahAra AMtarika draSTie keTale zuddhibharyo, saujanya pUrNa ne sauhArda bharyo che te ja mAre mana mukhya che. meM ApanI pAsethI kAMI lIdhuM nathI ke dIdhuM nathI. lIdhuM hoya te meM tamArA haiyAno premathI kabaje lIdhA che. ane dIdhuM hoya te mArA anubhavanA uddagAre dIdhA che. meM ATalA divasamAM je kAMI kahyuM che tenA muLa sUtro maitro, pramoda, kArU ane mAdhyastha che. A amRtane jIvanamAM utAranAra mRtyuthI nahIM gabharAya te nizcaya che paNa A cAra vastuone jIvanamAM vyApaka banAvavA ahiMsA, saMyama ane tapa A sAdhananI te anivArya jarUra che. huM IcchuM chuM ke Apa sahu A sAdhanene sAdhana samajIne sAdhanA karI jIvananI paramazAMti sAdhavA dhyeyalakSI bane. ApaNe pharI kayAre maLIe te to prakRti mAtA ja jANe che paNa maitrInI madhuratAnA maMdiramAM te ApaNe maLyAM chIe ne maLatAM ja rahezuM, Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaMdanA RNa svikAra tathA kSamAyAcanA pU. munizrI citrabhAnu mahArAjanI dharma pracAra yAtrAne ardhya ApatuM prakAzana aMka pragaTa thave joie evA vicArAtuM maneAma thana khUba cAlatuM ja hatuM tyAM zrI devendrabhAI mahetA maLyA, ane mane pUchyuM ke "ramezabhAI pU. munizrI ahI padhAryA che, te nimitte navanAta prakAzanA vizeSAMka kADhIe teA saMpAdananI javAbadArI tame uThAvaze ?'' eka kSaNanA vicAra karyAM pachI me kahyuM pU. munizrInI sanmati maLe ane tamArA saMpAdaka maMDaLa taraphathI saMpAdaka tarIke saMpUrNa svata MtratA ApavAmAM Ave te mane vAMdhA te nathI paNa AvuM RNa adA thAya tenA Ana Mda che. thoDIka vAramAM zrI devendrabhAi pAchA AvyA ane kahe huM amArA sapAdaka maMDaLanI khAsa icchA che ke A aMka bahAra pADe ane tamane saMpUrNa svataMtratA ane sahakAra che." sauthI agatyanuM vAcana mane te! A aMkamAM A nacenu lAgyuM che. bIje divase ugatI prabhAte huM munizrI pAse paheAMcyA ane A aMge vAta karatAM, taethI jarA khacakAyA pachI kahyuM ke "rmeza, tu jANe che ke jJAtie tathA sa`pradAyeAnI vADAbadhImAM huM mAnatA nathI, vaLI vyakita pUjAne huM viSacakra gaNuM chuM" jJAti tathA sa`pradAyAnI saMkucitatAnA mane aneka kaTu anubhavA thai gayA che ne tethI huM paNa AvI bhAvanA e nA svikAra karatA nathI, paraMtu jo A jJAtie ane saMpradAye mAM sAmuhika sahakAranI bhAvanA sAkAra thatI hoya te te AvakArya che. tethI meM saMpAdananI javAbadArI svikArI che. ane pU. munizrIe peAtAnI sammati ApatA lAla battI dharI ke "eka vAtano khAsa khyAla rAkhaje A aMka vyakita pUjA aMka na banI jAya para Mtu satya sa MzodhanamAM sahAyaka bane." A sAMbhaLI meM vaMdanA karI ane kAryane prAraMbha karyAM. tA. 18-8-71 thI paryuSaNapanI ArAdhanA pU. munizrInI pAvaka nizrAmAM zarU thatAM jaina jainetara prajAmAM apUrva utsAha dekhAya che. pUjayazrInA savAranA navathI sADAdasa sudhInA ane rAtanA pravacaneAthI dharmanI bhAvanA khUbaja vRddhi pAme che. pracanAmAM vizALa hAjarI detI hAvAthI ATalu vizALa chatAM sthaLa saMkeAca najare paDe che-( paryuSaNaparvanI ArAdhanAnA vigatavAra ahevAla have pachInAM akama' prasiddha karavAmAM Avaze. ) mAmbAsA : 15-9-71 zAkAhArI vizva pariSada Drega (Hague) mAM pU. muni zrI rAdraprabhasAgara (citrabhAnu)nuM vAgata hAlenDanI rAjadhAnI hegamAM ahiMsAnA pharistA pU. citrabhAnu tA. 6-9-71 nA divase laMDanathI atre padhAryA che, atre vizvamAMthI judA judA zaheramAMthI khAvIzA DelIgeTasa A zAkAhArI vizva pariSadamAM bhAga levAnA che. vadhumAM hiMdustAnamAMthI paNa sArI saMkhyAnI hAjarI che. judI judI saMsthAo, zaheronA pratinidhIe pU. zrInI sAthe carcA ane prazno pUchavA mATe samaya geADhavI rahayA che, pU. zrInu' eka tA. 9-9-71 guruvAranA sADA agIAre pravacana che. ane khIjuM pravacana te pahelAM thaI gayuM che, aotho teezrI tA. 10 mIe nyuyArka tarapha prayANa karaze, kAraNa ke 10 mIe zukravArathI sTeTamAM bharacaka preAgrAma gehavAyeA che, Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amerikAnuM . zrI ne A maM traNa U. s. A. (amerIkAnI) dharatI para ghaNA samayathI pU. munizrI citrabhAnujInI padhAravAnI taiyArIo thaI rahI che. tyAMnA TUMkakelanA AdhAre Akhe pU. zrIne tA. 21 mI sudhIne bharacaka progrAma A pramANe che. tA. 11-9-71 (Philadelphia) philADelaphIyA (U.S.A.) mAM pU. zrInuM pravacana zrI niraMjanabhAI dhruvae goThavyuM che. tyArabAda teozrI nyuyorka padhAraze ane tA. 12-9-71 nA divase savAra-sAMja be pravacane nyuyeka (New York) mAM Apaze. ' tyArabAda pU. munizrI tA. 13-9-71 nA maMgala prabhAte vozIMgTana (Washington) padhAraze, ane tyAM Ambassador (embesaDara) sAthe eka kalAka maMtraNA karaze, sAMjanA pravacana Apaze, paraMtu bapore Tempala epha anDarasTenDIMganA presIDanTa mI. pITaraDana sAthe be kalAka carcA goThavelI che. zIMgTanathI tA. 14 mIe savAre nyukamAM presa-kenpharansa goThavAI che ane bapore TelIvijhana upara Avaze, tA. 14mIe rAtanA New York mAM InTaranezanala konpharansano prabaMdha nakakI thayo che. tyAMthI pU. zrI baphele (Buffalo) padhAraze, ane te ja divase (Univesity of Buffalo) mAM savAre pravacana Apaze ane bapore praznottarI thaze. tyAMthI Car mAM sIdhA recesTara ( Rochester ) jaze ane tyAM 2tanA pravacana Apaze. pU. zrI tA. 16mIe (Chicago) cikAgo padhAraze ane tyAM pU. zrInuM svAgata thaze, cikAgomAM pU. munizrI, bharata je. kekArIne tyAM rahevAnuM sthAna rAkhaze, bapore (Layola ) lAyelA yunIvarsITImAM lekacara Apaze, sAMjanA vivekAnaMda sosAyaTImAM pravacana karaze tyArabAda tA. 17 mIe kADInala keDIM (Cardinal cordy) sAthe eka kalAka maMtraNa karaze. * - tA. 18 mIe presa InTaravyuM thaze, ane TelIvIjhana para Relay thaze. zikAgomAM pU zrIne bahuja progrAma goThavAya che, kAraNa ke ghera ghera pagalAM karavAnAM AmaMtraNa goThavAyAM che. tA. 19mIe savAre lesaenjalasa (Los Ageles) padhAraze ane tyAM pravacana Apaze. bIje divase paNa tyAM ja rokAze ane tA. 21 mIe sAnaphrAnsIka (SanFrancisco) mAM pravacana goThavAyuM che, A sudhInA tamAma progrAma A pramANe maLe che, amArI DIvAinanI ophIsa para ghaNA bhakatenA phena Ave che, kAraNa ke teo zrIna progrAma jANavA AturatA seve che kAraNa ke temanA Family je U. S. A. hAlamAM rahe che teo pU. zronA darzana (U. S. A.) amerIkAmAM pAmI zake te bhAvanAthI pU zrInI iTInarI mATe utsukatA seve che. vadhu progrAma maLethI jaNAvazuM. - saMpAdakazrI Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ane tene pravAsa (pUjaya munizrI citrabhAnu mahArAjanuM tA. 6-7-71 nA roja mombAsAmAM Apela pravacana ) A subhASitamAM saMsAramAM cAlatI eka che, huM je tamane kaMI kahevAne chuM, ene dhyAnamAM sAmAnya vAta che, ke koI paNa pravAsI musApharIe rAkhIne kahevAno chuM, bhale huM game teTalI vAta javAne hoya to bhAthA vInA agara to paisA vInA karUM pazu pheravI pheravIne ahI lAvavAne chuM, e pravAsa karato nathI, kAraNa ke bhAthu joie, bhAthu pravAsI e vAhanathI e sAdhanathI jo che. paNa na hoya ane paisA hoya to kAMI kharIdI zake paNa ApaNe ajJAnane kAraNe ke, bIjA dharmamAM avidyAne paisA paNa na hoya, bhAthu 5Na na hoya ane hAya kAraNe, kaI kaI ThekANe vaLI mAyAnA kAraNe chatAM paNa le nahI ane emane ema nIkaLI paDe ane jaina dharmamAM kAma kahevAya che te karmanA to A pravAsI duniyAmAM pAgalamAM gaNAya che. kAraNe, potAnuM zarIra judu hoya, e koNa che te visarI gayo che ane vismRti ne smRtimAM lAvavAne eka gAmaDAnI vAta laIne eka vicAraka A kAraNe kriyAo vidhio, badhA maMdiro, badhA prazna pUche che ke dareka mANasa sAthe laIne jAya che, bhagavAne, badhI prArthanA ane pravacane nakkI are e mANasa! tu paNa eka pravAsI che, to tAre karavAmAM AvyA che. A badhAe tamane yAda pravAsa A jIvanamAM sauthI lAMbo che Apane ApavA mATe che. A maMdira zuM che ? bhagavAna hiMdustAnathI AphrikA AvyA. kadAca AphrikAthI che e Arasa che, ArasamAMthI TakorelI AkRti yunAITeDa sTeTamAM jaya, enAthI AgaLa vadhI che. emAM zuM che ? emAM bhagavAna vitarAgatAnuM AgaLa dUra dUra nIkaLI jAya ane jApAna sudhI pratika che, ene joIne tame ene yAda na karI jAya, A badhAe pravAsa karatA ApaNA je pravAsa te temane kAMi na maLe, pujArIe kare, reja che te pravAsa ghaNA lAMbA che, e pravAsane ke bhagavAnane navarAvatA hoya che paNa teo bhagavAna aMta nathI, e anaMtanA pravAse ApaNe nIkaLelA jevA thavA mATe nathI AvatA, tame paNa reja sau nara ane nArI e mAtra pravAsI chIe, nara bhagavAna pAse jAo paNa bhagavAna zuM che te ane nArI, brAhmaNa ke khristI, pArasI ane musalamAna jANyA vagara jAo, te artha kaMI nathI. tame eto badhAe judA judA vAhane che, koIne moTara paNa maMdire jAo che, koI kRSNanA maMdire jAya, heya, TreIna heya ke gADI hoya, paNa e vAhanamAM koI zaMkaranA maMdire jAya kei jastostanA maMdibeThelA tuM pravAsI che, e pravAsI vAhanathI judo ramAM jAya, majIdamAM jAya, gurudvArAmAM jAya, je che, e pite eka vAhanamAM game teTalA varSo kuLamAM janmo hoya te tyAM jAya, na jAya te jAya esate heAya paNa, e ema nahI kahe ke huM paNa kayAM ? e jAya che te samajathI nahI, out vAhana chuM, paNa kaheze mArUM vAhana che, to jayAre of habit ane e hebITa samajaNa nahI, paNa mA huM kaho che tyAre tame vAhanathI judA paDI vyasana banI jAya che ane vyasana te game te jAo cho, tame kaho ke mAre keTa che, to tame vastunuM hoya, te mArI nAkhe che, pachI chIMkaNI, ane koTa judA, tame kaho ke mArI TopI che te tamAku ke davA heya koI paNa vastu tame jarUrIyAta tame ane TopI judA, tame kaho ke mAro deha mATe lo cho, samajIne letA hoya to tamane phAyado che to tame ane deha dA kAraNake jemAM tame kare paNa je samaje nahI, vicAre nahI te tamane mArUM kahe te tamo nathI, pajhesIva che ane page- je phAyado thato hoya te na thAya eTale tame bhagavAna sIva ekaTIvITI zakitamAM Ave che. saMbaMdha te pAse jAo, tene joyA karo, paNa tame bhagavAnane rIlezana rIleTIva che, rIleTIva hovA chatAM nirALI ema kahe ke zAMtamudrA prasannatA vItarAga avasthA che, jadI che, A be tatvajJAnano saMbaMdha batAve mArI che. eTale kharI rIte jovA jAo te A Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divyadIpa AtmAne svabhAva ke che ene A ArasamAM che, anuSThAne che, tIrtho che ane stutio che e kaMDArI levAmAM Avyo che, eTalA mATe ane jo tame samaje nahIM to tamAre mana paNa e zipInA dravya kahevAmAM AvyuM che ane dravya bhAvanuM kAraNa jevI ja kiMmata thAya, paNa jo tame samajo to e bane che. tamane je Post Card Ave che temAM tamAruM jIvana banI jAya che. ane e samajane mATe ja lakhelI meTara e mahatva bane che, posTakArDanuM mahatva A saMsAranA samagra dharmo. gurue, pustaka, vyAnathI. e posTakArDanuM mahatva hoya to pisTamena khyAne ane tatvajJAne nakakI karavAmAM AvyA che. rAjI rAjI thai jAya, paNa pesTamenanA hAthamAM e kaI dhama nahI maLake e mAM aMtima uMcI keTalAkanA AMsu hoya, keTalAkanuM sukha hoya ane bhUmikAe A vAtta kahevAmAM na AvI hoya, A vAta keTalAkanuM du:kha heAya, e pesTamena kothaLA laIne aMte kaI e thoDA pramANamAM kIdhI, keIe vadhAre AvatuM hoya te tene lAge ke bene che, paNa enAmAM vadhAre pramANamAM kahI A vAta tene kahI. jevI jenI keTalA saLagatA haiyAnA sukha duHkhanA paDaghA paDayA pramANamAM kIdhI je mANasa ucca bhUmikAmAM gaye tene hoya che, e piosTamenane khabara nathI, kavara ApI sAdhanA, tene A vAta jhINI rIte kahI, eTale je rUpe, agara bokSamAM nAkhI jAya ane ahIM tamArA bAkSamAM sukSma rUpe vAta kahI che. tenA parathI khabara paDe ke nAkhI jAya, paNa hiMdamAM ApI jAya ene khabara tenuM uDayana keTaluM badhuM che, nAirobIthI paNa eka nathI ke bakSa kADhanArane patra vAMcanArane zu pleIna Ave che. e tamAre game tema cAlatuM hAya. thaze ? ene khabara nathI keI mA vATa jotI hoya ke temAM hiMdustAnathI paNa eka leIna ve che, e mAro dIkaro kema che amerIkAmAM? mahinAthI patra nathI bannenI hAiTamAM phera hoya che. keIne aDhAra, te kaI dhI e mAnatAe karI cUkI hAya kAI jAya ane vIsa te kAI ne pAMtrIsa hajAranI hAiTe uDavuM paDe Post Box khAlI ne laI Ave ane vAMce ke mA jeTaluM pleIna teTalI hAITa TI. evI rIte huM majhAmAM che. parIkSAnA kAraNe patra nathI lakhI jIvanamAM sAdhanA mATI, teTalI hAiTa AdayAza, e mATe zuM AnaMda thAya, te pisTa. tmikatAnI ghaNI moTI ane e hAITa uparathI menane khabara ja nathI, e rIte kaI vepArIne sedo khyAla Ave ke e mANasa keTalI sAdhanAmAM AgaLa hAya, mAla lIdho, bhAva vadhI gayo che, ane e divase vahe che, A ahiMsA, saMyama, tapa, e zuM che ? khabara Ave to kevuM thaI jAya, evI ja keI, vepAranI e sAdhanAmAM AgaLa vadhatA tema tenI hAiTa vadhatI , vAta hoya, koIne javAna dikaro heAya ane accident jAya ane e jema AgaLa vadhato jAya tema tema tene thaI gayA hoya ane kAgaLa lakhyuM hoya, tamAro patra vastunI sukSamatAne khyAla Ave che. enI vANI, maLe, e patra meLavanArane jIMdagI AkhI khAlI thaI vicAromAM, zabdomAM utA hoya che, e vyakata thAya jAya, A kAgaLa posTamenane mana kaMI nathI, paNa che. ane e vyakata thAya tyAre enuM jIvana judu jenI sAthe saMbaMdha hoya tene te A kAgaLa halacala thaI jAya che. traNa mitro che, eka saMta pAse AvyA, macAvI de che, tema ane bhagavAna banAvanArane mana traNe judI kakSAnA bhumikAnA, vibhAvanA hatA, traNenI kaMI nathI ene to TAMkaNA laIne bhagavAna banAvavAnA dazA judI, bhumikA judI ane vibhava jude, traNe pAMcase laiza, hajAra laIza ane bahu sArI banAve AvIne beThA, saMta khuba ja vicAraka hatA, ghaNI to pAMca hajAra laIza, paNa samaje che; tene mana te ucca keTInA hatA, kaMI kapaDAM pahere te badhAe jIvaMta che, jenA caraNamAM jIvana kurabAna karI nAkhe sarakhA nathI hotA paNa sAdhanA parathI parakhAya che. e haze, raDe AMsu pADe, ghelo ghelo thaI jAya, che. tamane to khabara haze ke TerelInanA zuTa te tamAre pelA zipIne thAya ke mane te kAMI thatuM nathI A ghATI paNa pahere che, je kapaDAM uparathI mApe te nAce che, kUde che, majhA kare che ane me banAvyuM ghaNIvAra bhUla khAvAno saMbhava hoya che. kapaDAM joIne mane te kaMi nathI, ane judA che, bannenA bhAva kadI mApazo nahI, nahI te bahu nukazAna thaI jaze, jadhA che. huM e kahevA mAgu chuM ke je badhI kriyAo pILAM kapaDAM, kapaDAM e te eka nimitta che, Akhara te Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17. divyadIpa sAdhanAnI hAiTa e moTI vAta che, veSa vibhuSAoto viSaya nathI, samajane viSaya che, AcaraNano viSaya ghaNA karI zake che, ane e vibhuSA karatAM paNa sAdhanA che . bhejana upara carcA kare te kaMi peTa na bharAya. moTI vAta che. A sAdhaka eTalI ucca keTIne hato. e te khAvuM ja paDe, bhale roTalI khAo, ane tame enI pAse A traNe AvIne beThA, ene pUchayuM ke ghebara para carcA kare, temAM zuM vaLe ? Aje ghaNI kema AvavAnuM thayuM ? ane kayAMthI AvyA che ? carcAo cAle che. ane emAM jovA jAo te kaMI ane tame koNa cho ? eTale pahele hato rAjakumAra nahI, e ja. mAna, eja krodha, eja IrSA, e ja e jarA pAcho paDayo. ene ema thayuM ke e mANasane mArUM tArUM, e ja gaMdu bolavuM, gaMdu vAMcavuM, are huM koNa che te khabara paDatI nathI, mArI yuTI jue, gaMdu hoya to paNa rUpiyA kharcIne joI levuM. A mArA kapaDAM jae to khabara paDe ke huM rAjakumAra eka svabhAva che. ATaluM badhuM aMdara cAlatuM hoya te chuM. A mANasa mane pUche che zuM ? bicArAne paNa loko kahe, cAlo dhamanI carcA karIe paNa huM jaMgalamAM rahenArane khabara kayAMthI paDe ? ene pUchayuM Apane kahuM dharma eka ja evI vastu che ke je carcAne koNa che ? kayAMthI AvyA che ? kema AvyA che? viSaya nathI. mAtra AcaraNane viSaya che. ane Apane khabara nathI, huM rAjakura chuM, mArA pitA Apa jayAre AcaraNa karaze, tame je je tamAre jAya eTale gAdIe huM AvavAno chuM. A eTalI ja jIvana amIdhArA banI jAya che. tame jayAre vAra che. bIjuM kAMI nathI, ahIM paNa eja dekhAya che, krodhano Control karaze, krodhane vijaya karaze, bIju zuM che ? kaI bApa kadI kahI de ke mArA duniyAmAM jayAre tamArA upara jhaDI varasatI he paisAmAMthI eka paise ApanAra nathI 5chI jo jo ke tyAre aDaga ane svastha thaIne rahI zakaze. saMbaMdha keTalo rahe che. e eka akhatarA khAtara loko kaheze tArA mATe meM ATaluM kahyuM, lAka kahI ne je, evuM sAhasa karaze nahi, nahI to kaDavAza ATaluM bole che paNa tArA ma para karacalI paNa nathI UbhI thaI jaze, rAjakumAra kahe Apa jANatA nathI tyAre tame kahezo, kokane kaheto haze, mane kayAM kahe che, A nagarane mAlika chuM. A rAjya mahelamAMthI AvuM huM kayAM levA taiyAra chuM. buddhanI pAse eka bhAI chuM. saMte kahyuM are tame te moTA mANasa che, kahuM ke AvyA, jenA bhatrIjAne khuda dIkSA dIdhI hatI, mAruM zuM kAma che ? kaMI nahI ame sAMbhaLyuM ke kaI ane e bhatrIje bahu hezIyAra hato, ene khabara sAdhu AvyA che te joie. jarAka pUchIe, carcA paDI eTale te ekadama Abe buddha pAse, ene karIe, jaI AvIe, loke jema pradarzanamAM jAya khabara nahI ke khUddha kANu ? buddha jhADa nIce beThA che, myujhIyamamAM jAya che jevI rIte prANu gharamAM hatA, khUba bolyA. gAmamAM chokarAone muDavA, luMTavA jAya che, evI rIte sAdhuene evA jAya che. cArlI nI kahe che. tane bIju kaMi sUjhatuM nathI. mAre bhatrIjo jai AvI e, mahArAja kevI che. kayAMthI AvyA, keTalo hAMziyAra, eka ratna hatuM. ene te sAdhu hiMdustAnathI AvyA che. eTale kautuka, A javAne banAvI dIdho. have kamANI gharamAM koNe karI viSaya nathI, sparzI jAya, aDI jAya jIvanamAM 50To loko zuM kahe che je, bheTa hoya te lai jAo thaI jAya ane jIvanamAM palaTo thAya te ja javAne mahArAja, kAmane heya te aDaze nahI ane tema artha che. bIjo koI artha nathI. duniyAmAM bIjA chatAM e lokone sArA sAdhuo joIe che. ghaNA evA ghaNA sthAne che ke jemAMthI tame khUba plejhara ema kahetA hoya che, ahIM te khabara nathI, inDiImeLavI zake che. A eka ja evuM sthAna che. vagara cAmAM te kahe che, mahArAja mArA bApAne sAdhu plejhare lejhara, aMdarathI meLavavAnuM je sthAna hoya banAvI do have. meM kahyuM atyAra sudhI bicArAe to A che. eTale ke mana lokene hoya che ke dharmanI vataruM karyuM have tuM ravAnA kare che. eNe jADA kapaDA jarA carcA karIe eTale mahArAjane paNa khyAla paheryA, mahenata karI, peTalA upADI upADIne pharyA, Ave ke me vAMceluM che, velareDa chuM. vicAraka paisA bhegA karI have makAna karyuM eTale kahe have jAe mANaso carcAmAM utaratA nathI. e kahe A carcAne upAzrayamAM ame khuzIthI be jaNAM rahIzuM. eTale Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 ghaNIvAra leAkeA ema mAnatA hAya che ke kAmanA mANasAne tame kAMi dIkSA khIjI ApatA karatA nahI. nakakAmA haiAya tene tame uThAvI jAe, eTale pele| garama thate, badhuM eklyA, mANasa AvezamAM Ave tyAre badhu khele na kahevAnuM kahe, A dhyAna rAkhavAnuM che ke koIpaNa mANasanI pAsethI vAta kaDhAvavAnI haiAya te tene garama kareA khIju kAMI nahi, e badhu kahI devAnA, ekI devAnA. jyAM sudhI mANasa ThaMDA che. tyAM sudhI nahIM khAle, dUdha tapelImAM che te chalakAtuM nathI, khUba garama thAya eTale ubharAi jAya, je ubharAtAM dUdhanI hAlata che te ja mANasanA mananI hAlata che. e jeTalA garama thanArA mANasA che te duniyAne te zuM nukazAna kare, mane khabara nathI paNa peAtAne teA nukazAna karI ja bese che. huM Apane kahuM krodha bIjAnI khAtara nahI paNa ApaNA bhalAnI khAtara paNa nathI paNa e kayAre samajAya, dharma Ave te ja samajAya, khAkI teA leAkeA eTalA garama thaI jAya, eTaluM jUThuM khele ane krodha Ave tyAre peAtAne gALA khele ane kahe ke mArA jevA duniyAmAM kAi mavAsI nathI, enuM Tepa karI laie ane kahIe ke kema che! mavAlI bhAI! pachI pelI Tepa sa`bhaLAvIe. mane tuM mavAlI kahe che. mANasa jyAre krodhamAM Ave che tyAre na khelavAnu khele che. ene khakhara rahetI nathI, peAtAne je gALa de te bIjAne ke temAM navAI zuM ? je peAtAne nukazAna karavA beThA che te jagatane nukazAna kare temAM navAI zu' ? eTalA ja mATe DaeNAkaTara meye| jenI mATI hAspITala ane kalInIka amerIkAmAM ane iglenDamAM cAle che. DAkaTara meyAnA khAsa jyAre khUkha garama thai gayA. emane AvIne pUchyuM. karavAne Why Don't you answer me? Don't you hear me? sAMbhaLatA nathI ? tyAre DeA. kahyuM, one mad man is enough in this Room eka pAgala khasa che. enu zu' kAma che ? kAraNa ke e garama thayA, meDa thayeA, AvezamAM AvyA. eka ja khasa che. e'nuM zuM kAma che? eTalA ja mATe bhagavAne eka ja kahyuM. ApaNe ApaNA kAyAne jItavA mATe aMdara utaravAnI jarUra che. tame divyadIpa jeTalA 'dara utareA teTalA kAyAne jItatA jAe, mANlRsa keTalA aMdara utaryAM che tenuM bere mITara ApaNe naiItu hAya teA ekaja che, kAyAne keTalA jItyA e enuM mApa che. khIjA mApa khATA che. kAraNa ke tilakA keTalA badhA ahI ahI thaI zake che. ane caMdana te bahu sastAmAM maLe che. ghasavuM hAya te TIlAM TapakAM e mereAmITara nathI, aMdaranuM mApa nathI nIkaLatu' ane mALAe paNu gaNI nAkhI zakAya che. mALAe kharIdI paNa ghaNI zakAya che. e bahAranA cIhno ThIka che. tame ene Respect Ape! paNa e aMdaranA je jIvananu mApadaMDa nathI. duranuM mApadaMDa te e che ke e mANasa keTale krodhane lIdhe keTaleA mAyAne lIdhe, AvI vikaTa paristhitimAM keTalA svastha rahI zake che, te tenuM mApa krUDa che. ane e Apane mATe paNa mApa rAkho. leke ghaNI vakhata mArA mATe kahe. tyAre huM kahyuM ke huM mane jANatA nathI teA tuM kayAMthI jANe bhAi, kAraNa ke peAtAne pete jANe paNa ghaNIvAra pete paNa jANatA nathI. bahu thADA mANasA peAtAne jANatA heAya che, eTale ApaNe vicAra e karavAnA hAya che ke, je samayamAM mANasa belensa rAkhI zake, vikaTa paristhitinI aMdara svastha rahI zake, eTale ene sAdhanAnI aMdara uDayana karyuM che. AvA samaye bahu ja zAMti rAkhavI joie. budhdhe bahu ja zAMti rAkhI, e, khUba eklyA, paNa dhyAna rAkhane ke mauna karanArI mANasa kadI thAkatA nathI. kheAlanAre thAkI jAya che. khAsI kheAlIne kahe ke gaLu du:khavA AvyuM paNa mauna karIne ema kahe ke gaLu du:khanA mAgyuM ? kadI nahI. kheAlanArA mANasane mAphI mAMgavI paDe che paNa mauna karanArAne mAphI mAgavI paDe che ke bhAi meM mauna kayuM, mane mArUM karaai. maunanI majhA bahu che. eTalA ja mATe ApaNe prekaTIsa karavI joie, tame pA kalAka aDadhA kalAka karI jue ane e thaI jaze teA e vakhate zAMti rAkhatA thaze. ane keTalIka paLe evI hAya che ke e samaye tame na AaA teA pazcAtApa karavA vArA Avate nathI. ane ApaNA prasaMga bagaDI jAya che te khagaDate rahI jAya che. AkhI duniyAmAM Apane khakhara Aya ke na haiAya mAtra zabdanA WAR cAlatA haiAya chaeN, Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divyadIpa bAkhaDa menTa pachI thAya, lakaro pachI utare che, jayAre ati cAra bAle tyAre ircAsamiti, bhASAsamiti, ekAda zabda e bhale pachI nI kasananA meDhAthI nIkaLe eSaNasamiti ane AkhA divasamAM ke jensananA magajathI nI kaLa, e eka eka zabda bhaDabhaDa bole ane vicAra na kare ke keTaluM badhu boryuM nIkaLe che tenA pachI rAjadvArI mANase vAMce ane kevuM bolI nAkhyuM che. huM mAnuM chuM ke Aje sutra vicAre ane badhI taiyArIo thai jAya che. eka belanAranA lakhANamAM, bolavAmAM kadI paNa bhASA rAjadvArI mANasa eka zabda bele bhASaNamAM ane kaDavI, nakakAmI, duHkha utpanna kare tevI karma bAMdhe bIju nezana taiyAra thaI jAya che. cAlo ApaNe tevI. nIkaLe nahI, paNa e bicArAone khabara nathI taiyAra thaI jaie ane AkhuM lazkara taiyAra thai jAya ke lakhavAmAM 5NuM bhASA samiti nahI, bAlavAmAM che. zA mATe eka zabdamAM. vepAramAM paNa evuM che. paNa bhASA samiti nahI ane pAchuM sutra bAlavAmAM bhAgIdAra eka zabda bhUlathI bAle ane bIjo bhAgIdAra sabaLA hoya che. bhAI eTalA mATe Apane kahuM cetI jAya, gharanI aMdara paNa Aja che eTale duniyAmAM chuM ke sUtrane artha samaje barAbara samaje. te ja je nukazAna thAya che te ApaNane kalpanA paNa nahI Apane majhA Avaze, bahu ochA loko bolo, hoya, moTAmAM meTA je nukazAna thayA che te zabdothI jeTalA bolo teTalA samajIne bAlo, ane aTakI zabdo kema vaparAya che, ke AtmajJAna nathI eTale jAe, aTake te ja tyAM Take che. jaina dharmamAM kAma vinAnA upayoga vInAnA, samaja vinAnA zabdo eka prasaMga Ave che. atimukata nAmane eka phekeja rAkhe che ke jANe ke ApaNe parabhAvanA bAlasAdhu pANImAM nAnA khAkhecIyAmAM chabachabIyA karavA beThA. zabdonI te parabhAvanA hoya bhAI, mane pAtrA laIne kare che ane pachI gotama svAmI eka prasaMga yAda Ave che, mArU vyAkhyAna hatuM. gurU mahAvIra pAse lAve che ane kahe che. bhagavAna emAM pAMca vakatAo bAlanArA hatA. eka vakatAne atimukata nAmanA sAdhue varasAda Avyo temAM bAlavA na mayu, kAraNa ke samayanI maryAdA heAya khAbocicAM bharAyA, temAM lAkaDAnI kAcalI pANImAM che, ene bolavAnI jagyA na maLI, bAlavAnuM rahI mUkI, naukA karI pANInI virAdhanA karI che. deDakAMgayuM, e mANasa eTale garama thaI gaye, basa mane ene herAna karyA, A badhu karyuM. ene prAyazvita bAlavA na maLyuM, mahArAja AvyA che paNa mAre Apo, bhagavAna pAse atimukata bhA che. emane upAzrayamAM paga nathI devo, e vakhate mane vicAra imahiyA karyA, e sutra Ave che, e sutra dhIme Avyo ke are bhAI ApaNu badale bIjA bele te dhIme bole che. paNuga-daga e vicAra karate karate ema kaho ke mane ArAma maLe, paNa A mANasanA aMdara utarI gayo, e vicAra kare che ke meM zA manamAM eTalI bolavAnI becenI hatI, talapApaDa, ho mATe deDakAone herAna karyA ? mArI kautuhala ethI e duHkhI thayo. ApaNe tyAM jyAre nAta bhegI vRttithI meM zA mATe jIvone parizAna karyA ? ema thAya, samAja bhege thAya, gharamAM badhA bhegA thAo vicAra karatAM karatAM ene kevalajJAna thaI gayuM. A tyAre keTale avAja thAya che. kaI kaIne sAMbhaLatA te eka paDado che. upaDI gaye to tyAM ja dekhAya nathI. eTalA mATe ke game tema karatA hoya paNa che, bahAra levA javAnuM che ja nahI. ahI te A TAThamAM ATalA badhA tame sAMbhaLavA AvyA bahAra kayAM e nathI, aMdara ja che. mAtra eka che to jIvanamAM eTaluM vicArane, tolIne bAlavuM, paDade che. paNa paDado 'ApaNe divase divase jADe to bahuja phAyado thavAne ane bIje ApaNuM badale jADo banAvatA jaIe chIe paNa pAtaLo banAbole te kahe che ke, bahu sArU thayuM bhAI tame mane vavAne che enI pAchaLa ahama, mArUM, mamatva ArAma ApyuM. ema zabdane telavAnA che. che tethI jADo thato jAya che. ane e paDade je eTalA mATe bhASA samiti kahevAya che. jevI rIte uMcakI jAya to huM kahuM chuM ke sarasa dekhAya samiti eTale Control, bolo to vicArI vicArIne paNa kayAre paNaga-daga vicAra karyo aMtaramAM utarI bAlo, paNa loko eTaluM badhuM bole che ane pAchuM ga, zabdane saMskRtamAM akSara kahe che, zabdane Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divyadvIpa Ave, e enI pAse rahevAnA ane leAkeApaNu kaheze e leteA nathI te tuM zuM karavA enI pAchaLa paDe che. paNa ApaNe tarata AiDenTIphAya karIna enI sAthe ApaNI jAtane joDIne lai lIdhA, gaLe paherI lIdhA che ane A vAta ne sasAramAM ApaNe samajIe te A saMsAramAM ghaNI ghaNI vAte ApaNA du:khA, ApaNI vyathAe ane mananI pIDAe, muDa gumAvI devAnI avasthAe, e kahetA hateA ane kahetI hatI temAMthI UbhA thAya che, bahu nAnakaDI vAte che. e nAnakaDI vAta AnaMdane mArI nAkhe che eTale mANase e vicAra karavAnA che ke peAtAnI jAtane A baMdhAthI beDavAnA nahI, para rAkhavAne che. para kayAre rAkhe ke tame! tamane jANuM! teA. jayAM sudhI pravAsI jANe nahI ke huM kANu chuM, zuM laIne nIkaye vAhanathI huM bhInna chuM, paNa ene teA vAhanathI AiDenTIphAya, peAtAnI jAtane karavI che. huM kANuM ? rAjakumAre emaja kahayuM. huM rAjakumAra, pelA sAdhue kahayuM bahu sArI vAta che, Apa padhAre rAjakumAra, bI hatA, ene puchyuM, Apa tA jANatA ja haze| ke Apa kANu che? e jarA pelA rAjakumAra karatAM narama hatA. 20 akSaranA vicAra karatAM karatAM AtmA akSara paNa kSara eTale a thavuM, kSara mRtyu pAmavuM. kSara eTale khalAsa thavu' ane akSara eTale amara thavuM, A AtmA akSarane vicAra karatAM karatAM amara thavuM, na kSaratI te akSara - amara thai jAya, vicAra kare te ne ? paNa ApaNe teA bahu utAvaLa che, mADu thai jAya che. vicAra karavA Ubhu kANu rahe? ApaNe jhaDapathI jai rahyA chIe, jhaDapane ghaTADavAnI che. jhaDapa ghaTe eTale zAMti Ave che. pele khUba khAlI rahayA eTale buddhe pUchyuM, khAlI rayA tame ? pelAe kahyuM, hA huM kheAlI rahyo. pachI budhdhe hasIne kahyu, ATalI badhI vAteA karI, gALA dIdhI, kaDavA zabda kayA. have huM tamane eka vAta kahu? teNe kahyuM pUchane ? mAsa garama DhAya tyAre meTAne paNa TuMkAre ane peAte ema mAne ke huM kevA ke khIjAne TuMkArA dai zakuM chuM, ane bIjAnI sAme jue ke me kaeNve tuMkAre| dIdhe. mAna devAmAM mahattA che. TuMkArA devAmAM zu che ? camAra hAya, DheDha heAya te paNa TuMkArAthI aMdara aMdara Ama vAta karatA haiAya che, jema jema saMskAritA vadhatI jAya, tema tema bhASAnuM Culture vadhatuM jAya che. budhdhe kahayuM bhAI tame tamArA khIsAnI aMdara e ka mAM paththarA laine AvyA, ane huM hIrA laine AvyA, tame paththarA kADhe| ne A pa vA mAM DeDa ane hu la teA te kAnI pAse ? mArI pAse ane huM na lauM teA, kahe tamArI pAse rahe tame je A badhI vArtA karI te mAre joitI nathI. te| te kAnI pAse rahI ? pele ekadama namI gayeA, me ATalu kahayuM, ATaluM ATaluM' saMbhaLAvyuM, gALA dIdhI,dhanI paNa tene TUMkamAM eka ja uttara ApyA ke tame je kaMi ApyuM e mAre joitu nathI, huM enA gharAka nathI, ene kharIdanAra nathI, je enA gharAka hAya tene Ape, teA je le tene pakaDe, levuM nathI teA kAi ApatuM nathI. A jIMdagImAM A samajavAnu che. kAi paNa mANasa tamArA mATe kahe, khAle teA tame zuM karavA leA che ? * karavA enA gharAka nI jAme che. e tame gharAka nahI aneA te tenA mAla tamAre ghera nahI mane huM nagarazeThaneA dIkarA chuM, ane mane thayuM ke huM e vAteA sAMbhaLuM, sAMbhaLuM te AnaMda Avaze. pelA sAdhake kayuM - sArI vAta che. tameA banne evA che! ke tame! tamane jANe! cheA, eTale mAre kaMi kahevAnu rahetu nathI. ne pelA trIjAne puchyuM, e zAMta beThA hatA, majhA zAMtimAM che, A jagatamAM kharekhara kaMi AnaMdu dAyaka hAya, sukha dAyaka DhAya tA zAMti che. paNa e zAMtithI manamAM teAphAna na DhAya, manamAM apeA na hoya, manamAM ulkApAta na haiAya te| ane manamAM baLatarA na hAya tA majhA Ave che. paNa jenA manamAM ulkApAta che tene teA zAMti smazAna jevI lAge che. ene thAya ke kAine lAve. kAi. na DhAya te reDie cenja kare, avAja eie cheH ekaaA paDI gayA, te be tame ekalA nahi jAe, kapanI beie che. Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divyadIpa maMdiramAM jAo to kaMpanI, tIrthamAM jAo te keLavI zakazo to tamane lAgaze ke tamArA jIvananuM kaMpanI, dharma dhyAna karavA jAo to kaM5nI. tamane bhAthu maLI gayuM, eka khajAne maLI gayA. ane tame bIka che ke je ekale paDo to aMdarathI AvAja kaheze ke nahIM mane rasto jaDI gaye. ane e raste Avaze ke huM koNa chu ? e to ApaNane pAlave meLavavA mATe ApaNe thoDIka zAMti keLavavI paDaze. nahi, ApaNe jANIe chIe ke ApaNe kayAM chIe? AthI ja gurUe trIjA zAMta beThelAne kahyuM "he! bhAI, zAMti gamatI nathI. zAMti kayAre game ke jyAre A be bAlI gayAM. tuM kema bolato nathI ? tuM kANu mana zAMta thAya, tyAre evI zAMti game, pachI che ?" pelAe hAtha joDIne kahyuM bhagavAna, huM kANu avAja game nahi. dhAMdhala game nahi, ane e chuM te huM jANato heta te huM tamArI pAse zuM karavA avasthA prApta thAya pachI ekalA beThA hoya to Avata ? huM jANato nathI ane e jANavA mATe to rAjI rAjI thAo, koI AvI jAya to jarUra ApanI pAse Avela chuM." gurUe kahyuM, "tuM sAce vAta kare paNa na Ave te tene mATe Craving mANasa che. tuM eka kharekhara jIjJAsu che. pelA be AvyAM nahi kare. ApaNe taravarATa che, jhaMkhanA che, kaI te potAnI jAtane jANatAM hatAM. eka kahe huM rAjasAtha Ape, koI Ave koI mArI ekalatA dUra kumAra chuM, bIje kahe huM nagarazeThane dIkare chuM. paNa kare, A ekalatA ApaNane khaTake che. kharI vAta A kahe che ke huM jANato nathI eTale jANavA Avyo to e che ke ekalatA AnaMda Ape e maunathI chuM. mAtra jayAre khAlI thAya to bharAI jAya che. paNa zAMta beTho che A pacAvyuM che. huM kahuM chuM ke A aMdara bharI bharIne jaie to zuM bharAya ? ApaNe vastu Apa DIka samajI lezo, to pachI ATha bharIne jaIe, dekhAva karavA jaIe, keTalIkavAra vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLazo ke paMdara vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLazo, ame keTaluM badhuM jANIe chIe te batAvavA jaIe. to tame ema kaheze ke have amane draSTi maLI gaI tyAre reDanAro reDayA kare paNa eTaluM badhuM bharyuM che. mahArAja citrabhAnuM bhale have tame be varSa hoya ke uparathI cAlyuM jAya che. mATe jayAM jyAM Avo ke game tyAre Avo paNa have A vastu to javuM hoya to khAlI ja jaje. A5 khAlI thaIne nahI ame barAbara pacAvI che, ane ema AvavuM joIe, jAo te kaMI laIne nahIM Ave. emAM nukazAna A sprIMganA bAraNu jevuM na hoya, bAMdhyuM hoya keIne nathI. jo huM jANuM chuM ema karIne jaze te tyAM sudhI rahe ane pachI cheDayuM eTale basa reDanAra reDacA karaze, paNa e cAlyuM jaze. tamArA uchaLe. mahArAje lAvo, sAdhuo lAvo e kAI pAtramAM kaMI nahI Ave. ane jIMdagImAM jayAre amRta khATI vAta nathI. sAdhuone sAMbhaLavA, te paNa sArI reDAtuM hoya tyAre aMdara bharIne ka I javAnI jarUra vAta che, ane tamArI mAMgaNuM pAchaLa bhAva suMdara nathI. kAraNa ke pAtra che eTaluM ja che. pAtra na meTuM che, tamArI mAMgaNune vadhAvavA jevI che. paNa mANase thAya ke na te nAnuM thAya. pAtra khAlI rAkhIe te evI avasthA keLavavI paDe che. saMjoga na maLe, bharAI jAya ane bhareluM rAkhIe to upara thaIne nimitta na maLe, evuM na maLe to paNa potAnuM cAlyuM jAya. ApaNe je jANakArIne garva karIne belansa TakAvI rAkhe che. evuM to nathI ke reja jaIe, bharIne jaIe te reDanAre to reDaze paNa maiyA kare evI te paLa AvI jAya che, evI ApaNI pAse kaMI nahIM rahe eTale huM Apane paLAmAM kAI kahenAra nathI hotuM, ane pralobhananA kahuM chuM, be a good listerner pahelAM tame prasaMge e kAntamAMja maLe che. e vakhate kANu sAro zrotA thAo. bIjuM kaMI nahIM paNa khAlI kahevA Ave ? koNa sAdhu Ave ? koNa bhagavAna zrotA thAo. ane jayAre zrotA thAo tyAre Ave ? aMdarane bhagavAna to beThelo ja che. paNa e sAMbhaLyA ja karo. tame tenI Argue na karo, dalIla avasthA keLavavA mATe thoDIka prekaTIsa karavI paDe che. na kare enI sAme ema na kaho ke A mahArAje to ane ahIM thoDAka divase je ApaNA nakakI thaze te nanuM kahyuM, vaiSNavanuM kahyuM, A brAhmaNanuM kahyuM. tamane maLaze. je te thoDAMka divasamAM A avasthA A ahIMnuM kIdhuM, A AgamanuM kIdhuM, kAraNa ke tame Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 dha ekanI sAme kaheA eTale A jainanu che eTale mAre kAmanuM nahI, A mahAvIranuM che eTale mAre sAMbhaLavAnuM nahIM. jayAM A divAla AvI gai, TakarAine vastu pAchI Ave che. A ApaNuM kAInuM nathI huM Apane khAtrIthI kahuM chuM A paramAtmAnuM che. A je paramatatva pAmI gayA enu che. eTalA mATe sau jJAnIonuM che. basa khAlI thaI jAe! ane ekAgratAthI sAMbhaLe zAMta thai jAe khIjI badhI vastuene bhUlIne ekarAra thaine sAMbhaLe., tamArA mana uparA vicArA upara, tamArA Aveze upara A evuM malamapaTAnuM kAma kare che ke dhIme dhIme a MdaranA tAkAnA, AvezA zAMta banI jAya che. e zAMta bane che tyAre aMdara ApaNe bharI zakIe chIe. A tattvajJAna aMdara utArI zakIe chIe. eTale eNe paNa kahyuM ke huM jANute nathI. huM te dehanA gava laIne jAuM. phUlANuM mArU nAma che, phalANuM mArUM geAtra che, phalANI mArI kema che, che, saMpradAya che. A badhu' khukha bharelu' heAya te have kayAM samAya ? evA mANaseAne e kahevA jAe temAM jarA paNa samAya nahIM kAraNa ke e leAkA eTalA bharelAM haeNAya che. agrejImAM jene Saturation Point kahe che. je mANusa ahathI bharelA che pachI te dehaneA, kuLaneA, jAtInA ke AvaDatanA ahaM hoya e mANasa bahu du:khI che. kAraNa ke keTalA khadhe bhAra upADIne te jAya che eTale ApaNe khAlI thavAnuM che. A mANasa eTale khadheA khAlI che ke te peAte kANu che e paNa jANatA nathI. pelA saMtane thayu' A peAtAnI kaMi eLakhANa ApatA nathI. jarAe jaNAvate nathI. taLiyuM dekhAya che. sAva khAlI che. gurue kahyuM ke tuM evaDuM pAtra laine AvyA che ke kadAca AkhA mane samAvI deze eNe kahyu 8 bhagavAna, jeTaluM apAya eTalu' Ape. ane mAre e dizAmAM javuM che. e dizAmAM jarA AMgaLI cIMdheA, kAi paNa sAdhu, kAi paNu gurU, kAi paNa zAstra ke kAI paNa divyadIpa bhagavAna AMgaLI cIMdhavA pharatAM vadhAre zuM karavAnAM che ? cAlavAnuM teA tamAre che. kANu calAvavAnuM che ? peAtAne ja cAlavAnu` che. A eka evA mAga che jayAM cAlyA vInA paheAMcAya nahIM. ahIM DALIe kAma lAgatI nathI. peAtAne cAlavu paDe che. gurUe calAve ke ' cala baccA terA kalyANa hA jAyegA' paNa e bahu Dangerous che. ema kahenArA mANase tamane murchA ApI rahyA che. 'cala baccA kalyANu haiA jAyagA ' te pachI theADAnuM zuM karavA kalyANa kare che? AkhI duniyAnuM kalyANa karane bhAI. paNa nA evuM nathI thatu ane A bhrama che. je judI judI vAte sAMbhaLI che ke kRSNa mATe vaikuMThanuM vimAna AvyuM ane khIjA rahI gayAM. nA e badhI kivadatIe che, rUpakeA che. e be vimAna heAya teA peAtAnuMja che ane e vimAna mATe peAtAne cAlavu paDe che. ane e jyAre pete cAle che tyAre peAtAnI sAdhanAthI je maLe che te adbhuta maLe che. te ApaNe e samayamAM eja vicAra karavAne ke pelesa riASya eTale khAlI thaine AvyA che e kahe che ke khasa jarA AMgaLI cIMdheA, huM cAlavA mAMDIza. (kramazaH) pU. zrInA darzanArthe ane pa NunI ArAdhanA karavA atrethI meAmbAsA bAvIsa bhakate nuM prayANu. pU. zrIe khAmbAsAmAM panI ArAdhanA karavI paNa bhakata maMDaLe DIvAinanA heAlamAM Ardra divasa parvanA vyAkhyAnAmanI TepeAmAM pU. zrInI vANI dvArA zravaNa karyu hatu. pU. zrInA pheTA AgaLa kapazutra vaheArAvyuM, pujAnA ghI kheAlAyA, jJAnapujana thayuM ane dareka divase rUpiyA, zrIphaLa ane zAkaranI bhakatAe prabhAvanA karI. panI ArAdhanA karI. dara ravivAre savAre sADA navathI uparanA sthAnamAM AphrikAnA pravacananI TepeA mukAya che. Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaina zvetAMbara derAvAsI saMgha, mombAsA saMvata 2497 nA bhAdaravA suda 5 nA gurUvAra tA. ra6-8-71 nA pU. muni zrI "cirAbhAnu" mahArAjanI vidAya samayanuM zrI saMghanA pramukha zrI juThAlAla devacaMda zAhanuM pravacana. pU. vaMdanIya, munizrI "citrabhAnu" mahA- "cetana"nI lAgaNI pudagalarUpI zabdothI kevI rAja, pu. vaDile, baheno tathA bhAIo. rIte vyakata thAya ? pU. munizrI te saMsArI, smaraNapaTa upara 54 divasa pahelAnuM drazya " zva nathI paNa saMtanI bhUmikAe pahoMcelA jAgRta Aje taravare che. maMgaLavAra tA. 6-7-1971no AtmA che. ciMtana dvArA sAra-asArano tAga zubha divasa hatuM ane lagabhaga saMdhyAnA samaye, * meLavyA che. emanA mAnasapaTamAM purUSArthathI ApaNe sahu hadayanA umaLakAbhera pU. munizrInuM meLavelA jJAna prakAzanA baLa vaDe zubha-azubha svAgata karavA Aja sthaLe ekatrIta thayA hatA | lAgaNIone vedavAnuM sAmarthya che, AtmabaLa ane ApaNuM aMtaranI bhAvanA, sAgaranA mejAnI che. pite eka jagatanA pravAsI che ane manuSya jIvananuM dhyeya AtmAne udarvagAmI banAvavAnuM jema uchaLI rahI hatI. zrI saMghanA zrAvaka che. e satya temaNe jANyuM che ane tene -zrAvikA tathA anya bhAvikonA hadayamAM pacAvI jIvanapaMthanI Age kuca karI rahyA che, pU. munizrInA prathama darzanathI dhArmika lAga- jethI saMsArI mehamAyAnI lAgaNIthI para che. NIo ane premanA pUra be kAMThe vahI rahyA AjanA vidAya prasaMge huM pU. munizrIne hatA. te samayanA e svAgatanA harSanA sthAne zrI saMgha vatI vaMdanA karuM chuM. temaNe amArA, Aje pU. munizrInI vidAya samaye ApaNuM AmaMtraNane svikArI, atre padhArI, ApaNane hRdaye kaMIka zekanI lAgaNI anubhave che, paraMtu ajJAnarUpI aMdhakAramAMthI divya prakAza lAvavAne mAtR-pitR tathA gurUdevanA aMtaranA amInA sAde ane saraLa dhorI mArga batAvyo che. chAMTaNA ja hoya, tene dharava na thAya ke tenA temanI bhASAmAM kahuM te jIvanarUpI bAgane svavarasAda na varase. rga sama banAvavA mAnavatAnA ucca guNe samajI, varasAda varase temanI anubhavavANInA, jIvanamAM kame krame AcarI durgatinA vamaLamAM vaheNuM vahe temanI jJAnagaMgAnA, temAMthI pIvAya kheMcatA kAma, krodha meha ane mAyAne tajIne eTaluM pIo, jhIlAya eTaluM jhIle. mAnavamAMthI pUrNa mAnava banavAnA paMtha tarapha mane AtmasaMtoSa che ke temanI anubhava- pagaraNa mAMDIe. temanA bhagIratha prayatnane ApaNe vANInA jJAnAmRta pAna te ApaNe sahue saphaLa banAvIe ane A dezamAM jemanA pagalAM khobe khebe pIdhAM che. paNa e jJAnAmRta ApaNA azakya gaNAya tene zakaya banAvI satyane sAdI jIvanamAM keTaluM pacAvIe chIe te ApaNI sIdhI madhura zailImAM ApaNane bodha Ape pitAnI pAtratA upara avalaMbe che ane ApaNuM ke "tamArA jIvana bAgamAM saddavicArarUpI bIjanA suSupta Atmazakitane keTalI jAgRta karI zakIe vAvetara kare, prema, karUNA, maitrI ane kSamA bhAvachIe e ApaNe purUSArtha upara avalaMbe che. nAnA jaLathI choDane ucherI, ane saddaguNanI hAlasoyA mAtAnA ekanA eka putranA mAvajata karI, jIvanabAganA mALI bane, pachI paradeza gamanathI je lAgaNI mAtAnA hRdayamAM juo ke e bAga kevo suMdara rIte phUlaiphAle che." uddabhave e lA ga NI A je A pa Na chelle AjanA vidAya prasaMge huM aMtaranA aMtaranI che ane e uMDA aMtaranI ApaNA bhAvathI zrI saMghanI kAryavAhI samiti tathA samasta Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dayadIpa saMghanA zrAvaka-zrAvikAovatI pU. munizrIne vaMdanA Ape atre AvIne badhuM joyuM che ane anukaruM chuM. uparAMta zrI saMgha vatI zrI visA bhavyuM che ke temanA mAtra be mAsanA TUMkA ozavALa jJAti, nAIrobIna tathA temanA utsAhi pravAsamAM kenyA, yugAnDA ane TAjhAnIyAmAM kAryakarone, A saMghane pitAnoja mAnI eka- vasatA vizALa samudAyanI jJAnapIpAsA bujhANI tvanI bhAvanAthI pU. munizrInA atrenA pravAsane nathI, jethI pharIthI pUre samaya laine temanA khUba ja saphaLa banAvyuM che, te badala aMtaHkaraNathI vAvelA bIje zuM pragati karI che te nihALavA AbhAra mAnuM chuM. zrI saMghanI je bhAvanA hatI to pharIthI padhAre, eja mArI ane sarvanI namra vinaMtI che. te sAkAra thaI che. Aje mArA vaDile tathA huM AtmasaMtoSa anubhavIe chIe ke pU. munizrInI pU. munizrInI AgatA svAgatA karavAmAM amRtasama mIThI zabdavRSTithI ApaNAM aMtara ghaNae uNapa rahI haze te kSamA bhAve daragujara lIlA ane pocA te jarUra banyA che evuM huM karavA mArI namra karavA mArI namra vinaMtI che. "savI jIva karUM namrapaNe mAnuM chuM. zAsana sI nI temanI uca bhAvanA sadA zrI saMghanI pU. munizrIne namra prArthanA che ke vikaso evI abhyarthanA. zrI saMghanA maMtrI zrI kezavajI rUpazI zAhanuM AbhAra darzana pUrva AphrikAmAM jainenA ItihAsamAM pUjya AsAnaMdavALA zrI mANekacaMda chatarAja zAha munizrI caMdraprabhasAgarajInI A dezanI mulAkAta ane temanA madadanIze temaja svayaMsevaka, suvarNa akSare lakhAze, phakta eTaluM ja nahIM garlsa gAIDasa ane skAuTae A mahAna paNa A dezamAM vasatA jainamAM ane jainetara kAryamAM je sAtha ane sahakAra Apela che te bhAI bahenomAM pUjya mahArAjazrInI yAdagIrI badala darekane eTale AbhAra mAnuM teTale temanA hadayamAM kAyamI TakI raheze tema kahuM te ocho ja che. jarA paNa asthAne nahIM gaNAya. mombAsAnI hindI janatAe temaja pU. munizrIe atre padhArI maitrI, prameha, bahArathI padhArelA mahemAnoe pU. munizrInA kArUNya ne mAdhyasthanI bhAvanAne sAkAra karI pravacanamAM hAjarI ApI prasaMgane bhAvela AtmakalyANa mATe Ama jAgRti lAvavAnI je pAvaka preraNA ApI che te badala teozrIne A che te sarvene huM jAhera AbhAra pradati zrI saMgha vatI ane Apa saha vatI huM vaMdana karuM chuM. karuM chuM tema ja teozrInuM A preraNA Na pU. munizrI, ApanI AgatA svAgatA vadhatuM ja rahe tevI prArthanA karuM chuM. karavAmAM ApazrIne amArI ghaNI ja truTio zrIyuta maganalAla jAdavajI dezIe pU. jaNAI haze, te te badala huM ApazrInI kSamA munizrIne utArAnI vyavasthA karI ApavA badala yAcuM chuM, ane A5 atrethI yurepa ane temaja temanA kuTuMbIjanoe zrI saMghanI je amerikAnA pravAse jaI rahyA che tyAre ApanI AgatA svAgatA karela che te badala dezI A yAtrA saMpUrNa saphaLa thAya ane vizvanA kuTuMbane huM hArdika AbhAra mAnuM chuM. anya dharmonI haroLamAM jaina dharmane vizeSa chele zrI saMghanA hoddedAre, kAryavAhI phelA thAya ane te dvArA aneka AtmAo samitinA sabhya, zrI saMghanA sarva bhAI-bahenoe, kalyANa mArganA pathika bane tevI abhyarthanA. Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vIsA ozavALa jJAti, nAIrobI 5. munizrI citrabhAnu mahArAja vidAya samelana presiDanTa: kAMtilAla narazI zAha tA. 29-8-1971 pU. munizrI citrabhAnuM mahArAja, mAnaniya avarNaniya tRpti anubhavI rahyA che. mahemAne, sajajane, sannArIe ane vahAlA bALaka, krAMti vikAsanI eka kaDI che ane satyanA hajI jJAnanI amArI pyAsa chIpANI nathI, amArA dareka zedhakane krAMti karavI ja paDe che, Ape paNa aMtara AtmAne amRtanuM siMcana thayuM nathI tyAM te pacIse varSamAM avanavI ane adabhUta gaNI zakAya madhe dhanadhyanI jema eka camakAre ApI pU. muni zrI evI eka mahAna krAMti AraMbhi che, jagatanA Apa amArI vaccethI vidAya laI rahyA che. itihAsamAM je sauthI mahAna dhama manAya che A vidAyanI vedanA, A vidAyanI judAI, A e dharmanuM rahasya jagata ane janatAne pIravidAyanI khudAI kayA zabdomAM AlekhavI e savA mATe Apa alakha niraMjana banI je jayota mArA mATe eka azakya kartavya banI rahyuM che, pragaTAvI rahyA che e kharekhara suvarNa akSare kayA zabdomAM amArI bhAvanA ane lAgaNIone aMkita banI jaze. vizvamAM Aje cotarapha hiMsA, - vyakata karuM, phakata jaina samAja nahi, ahIne laDAI, verajheranA vAdaLa viTaLAyelA che tyAre bhagavAna mAnava samAja bhInAhaye vilApa karI rahyo che, mahAvIrane mahAna saMdezo eka mAtra davA che hakikatamAM amArI vyathA vyakata karavA mATe zabdanI ema kahIM Apa jagatamAM vadhArene vadhAre zAMti zodhamAM huM bhaTakaye paNa aphasesa, maLyA nahi. sthapAya, loko vadhumAM vadhu ahiMsaka bane, satyane ahIMne lagabhaga pratyeka mAnavI enA haiyA- mAga sAcave e mATe Ape je bhekha lIdho che mAMthI kahI rahyo che ke pU. munizrInI ahIM jarUrIyAta e hisAbe bhUta ane vartamAnanA mahAna AtmAe ghaNA varSo pahelAM hatI, huM mAnuM chuM ke jayAM sudhI vacce Ape sthAna meLavyuM che. AvatI kAlane ApaNA pasyadaya na thAya tyAM sudhI ApaNe itihAsa A hakikatane jagatanI eka mAtrAmAM e pavitra vANuM ane divya jJAnanA adhikArI meTI mahAna sughaTanA tarIke Alekhaze emAM mane banI zakatA nathI, mArA khUba ja namra mata mujaba jarAye zaMkA nathI. Apa kharekhara kALanA evA ceghaDIye AvyA che Apano ItihAsa lakhAze tyAre A nAnakaDA ke jayAre koIpaNa samaya karatAM ApanI ahIM mAnavI mATe eka nAnakaDI kavitA lakhAyA vinA amane vadhumAM vadhu jarUrIyAta che, phakta jeneja raheze nahi. AphrikAnA ahobhAgya zakaya banyA nahi, paNa jainetaro paNa Aje kaTokaTInI eka hoya to teno sauthI vadhu yaza mombAsAnA jaina agni parIkSAmAMthI pasAra thaI rahyA che, sAmAjIka, saMghane AbhArI che. amArA samAja vatI huM sAMskRtika ane dhArmika amitA ozarI jatI saMghane Aje jAheramAM hRdayapUrvaka AbhAra mAnuM hAya evA eMdhANu gama dRSTipAta thai rahyA che, i. sAthe sAthe nAIrobInA zrI ozavALa mahIlA pratyeka purUSa ane strI potAne prazna pUchI rahyA maDaLa, ozavALa yuvaka maMDaLa ane anya mAnanIya che. huM koNa chuM ? mArUM kartavya zuM che ? mArI bhAIo tathA bahene jemaNe rAta divasa satata maMjhIla zuM che ? cAla cilAmAM AnA pratyutara kAma dhaMdhA tarapha joyA vinA bhoga Apyo che, jarUra haze, paNa AjanA mAnavIne e pratyutaremAM vyakitagata nAmo levA jatAM nAmAvali lakhAya kayAMya satya, ziva ane suMdaramanI tRpti thatI nathI. jAya eTale sAmuhika rIte emane saune AbhAra ApanA AgamanathI ghaNA badhA lokone potAnA mAnuM . anya bhAIo ane bahenee amArA praTanenA pratyuttare maLI cUkayA che, jIvanamAM dRSTi AyojanamAM amone je sAtha ane sahakAra Apyo maLI cUkI che. jIvana sapharanI keDI upara prakAza che saune huM kharekhara dhanyavAda Apu chuM ane patharAyelo che. loke kharekhara eka ramalaukika ane saune AbhAra mAnuM chuM. Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divyadIpa chele sauthI vadhAre AbhAra mAre mArA sAthIdAre nAIrobI samAja vatI huM Apane keTI koTI eTale ke vIsA ozavALa jJAti, nAirobInA vadana karuM chuM ane zakaya teTalI vahelI take hoddedAro, kAryavAhI samitinA mAnada sabhAsade, pharIvAra ahIM padhAravA amArAmAM rahI gayelA TrasTI mahAzaya ane anya mAnada kAryakartAone aMdhArAone ulecavA hRdayapUrvaka pharIthI AmaMtraNa mAnavAne che ke jemanA satata avirata, jahemata, pAThavuM chuM. e premAMjalI, zraddhAMjalI, ane bhavAMjalI khaMta ane kheladIlI vagara pU. munizrIne AkhAya sAthe pU. munizrI Apane amArA pharI pharIne keTI kAryakrama ATalI hade saphaLatA prApta naja karata. koTI vaMdana he. mArA sAthIdAre mArA hiracIra che ane pharIvAra huM hRdayanA uMDANathI e sAthIdArone namana karuM chuM ane UMDA bhAvathI e saune A mahAna tapasvI munizrI aitihAsika ghaTanAne saMpUrNa rIte saphaLa banAvavA balabhadra sAgarajI mahArAja mATe dhanyavAda Apu chuM. pU. munizrI ghaDIyALanA kAMTAo enuM kAma parama pUjya tatvaciMtaka gurudeva zrI caMdrakaryo jAya che. Ape kahyuM che e mujaba jIvane prabhasAgarajI mahArAja (citrabhAnuM ) nuM videzagavarSothI bharavA karatAM varSothI jIvane bharavA ame mana thavAthI teozrInA aMtevAsI tapasvI muni sau prayatna karIzuM. amArA haiyAmAM Ape prAdhelA balabhadrasAgarajanuM cAturmAsa keTa zAMtinAthajI mIThA saMsmaraNe jIvananA aMtasudhI jALavI rAkhavA upAzrayamAM karavAnuM nakakI thayuM, teonI A varSe zreNitapa karavAnI bhAvanA hatI, ane pU. amo AjathI kaTIbadhdha thaizuM. gurudeva para deza padhAre te pahelAM ja vAsakSepa Apane saMdezo mAnavI dhAre to jIvananI naMkhAvI tapane prAraMbha karela hatuM. teozrIe hareka paLamAM apanAvI zake tema che. jIvananA badhI meTI tapazcaryA keTanA upAzrayamAMja dareka kSetre mAnavI dhamamaya rahI zake che, dharma ane karI che tethI temanI bhAvanA keTamAM ja rahevAnI jIvananI anya pravRttio judI nathI, paNa eka hatI. A varSe koTanA upAzrayamAM sAhitya bIjAnI puraka che. bhUSaNa munIzrI kastura sAgarajI Adi ThANuonuM cAturmAsa nakakI thayuM hatuM, temAM tapasvI AvatA samayanA eMdhANe oLakhI Ape je muni balabhadrajI padhAratAM senAmAM jANe sugaMdha AtmadIpa pragaTAvyo che e dIpanI dIpikA ame bhaLI gaI. haMmezAM haMmezAM jhaLajhaLita rAkhavA namra prayAsa pratyeka tapanI pAchaLa purNAhuti prasaMge karIzuM, hakIkatamAM ame Apane Aje vidAya teozrInA kuTuMbI svajane taraphathI, zAMti snAtra ApavA bheLA nathI thayA paNa amArA haiyAmAM AdI mahotsava ullAsa pUrvaka karavAmAM Ave UMDe UMDe je lagana ane bhakita bharyA che e saghaLI che, hAlanuM zreNI tapanuM pAraNuM A vadI zubhecchAo sAthe ame Apane pharIne vahelA vahelA 11nA roja Avaze. AvA tapasvI AtmAne padhArajo evuM AmaMtraNa ApIe chIe. amArI koTI vaMdana ho. Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divyadIpa VISA OSHWAL COMMUNITY, NAIROBI 8 p.m. Sunday 29th August, 1971 HIS HOLINESS MUNISHRI scientist. His approach to religion is to go for CHITRABHANU, the ultimate, without getting bogged down in the rituals. LADIES, GENTLEMEN AND CHILDREN His message of Amity, Appreciation, Compassion and Equanimity is the main tenet I will start with a short prayer of our great religion, Jainism. He is an embo. diment of these virtues. "May the sacred stream of amity flow forever in my heart, I am quite aware of a great opposition May the universe prosper, such is my to his overseas travel in India. The contention cherished desire." is that an important tenet of our Holi Scriptures is broken. I am not the one I bow to you your Holiness. to judge the issue but what dismays me is that all those people who think The dreaded hour has arrived! We are they know Jainism well, to my simplemeeting here tonight, with a very sad heart, - mind, are breaking very many tenets, of to bid farewell to our Munishri Chitrabhanu Jainism. The opposition is apparently who is leaving East Africa on a very com vehement, emotional and with the intention to mendable mission to Europe and America hurt. They seem to have forgotten that to preach and propagate teachings of Jainism. our conduct, (especially the conduct of The first Munishri of Jain Religion ever Sadhus) in life should be guided by o grace this part of the world has won hearts four principals namely, Amity, Appreciaof thousands. I have had been fortunate to be tion, Compassion and Equanimity. vith him for a great may occasion and to May we all have compassion to these earn a lot in my own humble way. He has a souls. gagnetic personality with a transparent soul. Your Holiness we are grateful to you, n his presence one feels peace and tranquility Sir, for bringing the light of Jainism to us. ind he is always ready to help the needy with ruthful and untainted advice. I will like to take this opportunity to express my thanks to the Kenya Police, other The great Monk is open to the aspirations Government Officials, all other persons who of the youth and he is aware of the vibrations have helped to make Munishri's stay in East of the modern technological age. He is a Africa comfortable and pleasant. RAVINCHANDRA J. SHAH "O. BOX 638, NAIROBI HON. SECRETARY VISA OSHWAL COMMUNITY, NAIROBI. Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ divyadIpa pajya zronA A gamana nI laMDana mAM AturatA (zrI ratIbhAI caMderIyA tA. 21 tathA 26 kamiTInA membaroe nakakI karyuM che ke, mInA patramAM lakhe che tenA AdhAre.) tamArA baso bhADe rAkhI moTA samUhamAM seMkaDonI taraphathI pU. zrInA pustake, jIvana caritra maLyuM saMkhyAmAM Air Port para saue sAthe pU. che, tyArabAda tAtkAlika eka mITiMga bolAvI zrInuM svAgata karavA javuM. ane pU. gurudeva zrI caMdraprabhasAgarajI (citrabhAnu) nA svAgata mATe, presa konpharansa, bI. bI. sI. pisTa chapAvavAno nirNaya 5. zrInA phoTA sAthe seMkaDe posTara karyo che, laMDanamAM ane AjubAjunA parAomAM Aje U. K. nA laMDana zaheramAM Distribute vasatA jaina temaja hiMdustAnanA anya-bhAIone thayA che. pU. zrInI vANuno, darzanane saMpUrNa lAbha maLI zake te vyavasthA karavI. sau membaree kahyuM ke pU. zrI AphrikAthI atre padhAre che, tyAM te ghera ghera leke temanA meM garavI gujarAta patrikAmAM pU. zrInA darzana, svAgata ane vANInA zravaNa mATe jIvana ane kavana sAthe laMDananI dharatI para ghelAM ghelA banyA che ene khUNe khUNenA gAmamAM AvAgamananI pUratI mAhitI ApI hatA, eka jANItI vibhUtI tarIke pUjAyA che, teM A ane te prasiddha thaI hovAthI U. K. mAM vakhate ApaNe jainae paNa zIkha, svAminArAvasatA ApaNuM baMdhuone ghaNI upayogI thaI yAganI saMsthAo ane Followers nI mAphaka che. temAM zrI navanItabhAI zAhe je madada khUba tanatoDa mahenata karI, teo zrInuM svAgata karI te mATe huM AbhAra vyakata karuM chuM. ane lAbha uThAvavo joIe. zrI jaina phezipa senTara je 1970 5. zrI padhAryA tyAre atre khulluM mukAyuM hatuM, zrI jaina phalezipa senTara taraphathI mahAna tenA leTara heDa para dareka sabhyane phoTA sAthe citaka pU. munizrI caMdraprabhasAgara (muni ratna patra pAThavela che. citrabhAnu) eozrI AphrikA pravAsapUrNa karIne yuropa ane amerikAmAM dhArmika kenphaagenA ApaNe rAjadvArI puruSa zrI ransa ane pravacano ApavA jatAM zrI ozavALa Appa, Pant Dr. Basu ane Charity esosiezana opha yunAiTeDa kiMgDamanA AmaMtraNa Commissioner vageree AmaMtraNa pU. zrInA svikArI laMDana padhAraze, emane satkAra karavA svAgata mATe svikArela che. sahune hArdika AmaMtraNa che. Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Proper fellowship, proper discourse and a conscience fully awake are the three essentials needed every hour, every moment, to restrain the straying mind in its propensity to pursue the path of moral degeneration. This primary truth the self-devoted votary must ever keep in mind from: Lotus Bloom by : Chitrabhanu patananA mArge prayANa icchatA manane aTakAvavA mATe satsa Mga, sadupadeza ane AtmajAgRtinI kSaNekSaNe ne paLepaLe jarUriyAta che. A vAta sAdhake sadA lakSamAM rAkhavI joie. 'saurabha'mAMthI : citrabhAnu With best wishes from: Ramnord Research Laboratories Ltd. 7, Dr. A. B. Road, Worli, Bombay 18. 22 Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Rev. t. 244. 2134.42 SHREE. JAIN FELLOWSHIP CENTRE " NON-VIOLENCE IN ACTION" " RELATIVITY IN THINKING" LANDS Sponsored by: MUNISHREE CHITRABHANU OF THE DIVINE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY-BOMBAY c/o 2, Sussex Square London W2 2SJ Phone: 01-723 6132 Mrs. P. Parikh, 2nd September, 1971 C/o Divine Knowledge Society, Queen's view, BOMBAY-6. Dear Prabhaben, Further to my letter of 26th August, I am pleased to advise you that Munishri with two gentlemen from the Nairobi Sangh arrived on Monday noon; the plane being delayed for about four hours. There were almost abont 500 to 600 people at the airport to receive and welcome Munishri which in itself is a phenomenon as to gather a crowd like this at the airport particularly when the community consists of businessmen who do not have the vision or appreciation of such visits. There was a bus load of people who travelled from Leicester, leaving Leicester early in the morning at 5-00 a.m. and reaching the airport at 8 a.m. All these people were patiently waiting for the plane to arrive which as I said above was already delayed for four hours. Immediately after arrival, we drove to London when a meeting was arranged with Reverend Austin Williams of St. Martin's Church, Trafalgar Square, who was to introduce Munishri at the Press Conference the next day. No sooner this luncheon was over we then rushed to attend a lecture at 3.30 p.m. which was arranged by Oshwal Mandal under the auspices of Jain Fellowship Centre where there was a gathering of over 500 people. Everybody was simply pleased with Munishri's deliverance though short. Then there was a reception held at 7.30 p.m. to be followed by lecture in English at 8-30 p.m. at St. James Hall, 12 Gloucester Terrace, here again the hall was overfiowing with people and this has been the position every day since thereafter. Munishri will be delivering a lecture at Loughborough on Sunday and will be leaving for Hague on Monday morning. Munishri has also been able to finalise his American tour and will be flying from Amsterdam direct to New York. The arrival of Munishri has meant a lot to very many people as an occasion has arisen, at the airport or at the lecture hall, where people living in London for years all of a sudden meet eachother, not having known their whereabouts until this time. We had arranged to have a Garvi Gujrat issue of special suppliment and a write up in India Weekly as per copies enclosed. Press Conference was fine though it did not satisfy me particularly because we were aiming for wider national coverage which was not possible due to the bank holidays and - the skeleton staff at all newspaper offices. I enclose photocopies of various. letters received and other publicity material. I hope that you are well, Yours Sincerely, R. P. CHANDARIA mudraka, prakAzaka ane mAnArha saMpAdaka zrI caMdulAla TI. zAha, lipinI prinTarI muMbaI naM.2 mAM chapAvI, DIvAIna noleja sosAyaTI ( divya jJAna saMgha ) mATe kavInsa yu. 28/30, vAlakezvara muMbaI naM. 6 mAMthI pragaTa karyuM che.