Ek Kapardak

Author(s): Rajkumari Bengani
Publisher: Z_Jain_Vidyalay_Hirak_Jayanti_Granth_012029.pdf
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/210310/1

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rAjakumArI beMgAnI eka kapardaka atyadhika vyAvasAyika vyastatA ke kAraNa jhuMjhalAe hue dhanadatta ne choTe bhAI ko pukArate hue kahA, "abhI taka tumhArA pUjA pATha samApta nahIM huA devadatta ? ho gayA bhaiyA! basa A hI rahA huuN|" devadatta ne uttara diyaa| "basa A rahA hUM, A rahA hUM, are| jaba vRddhAvasthA Ae, baiThe-baiThe pUjA pATha karate rhnaa| yaha umra hai vyavasAya kI, dharmAbhyAsa kI nhiiN|" praNAma karate hue devadatta ne namratA pUrvaka kahA, "bhaiyA dharmazAstra to kahatA hai, jaba taka indriyAM zithila na hoM, vArdhakya dUra rahe, tabhI taka kA samaya dharmArAdhanA ke lie uttama hai| phira kauna kaha sakatA hai vArddhakya Ae yA nhiiN|" bhAI kI ina vairAgyamayI bAtoM kA koI uttara nahIM de pAe dhanadatta / kintu mana hI mana nirNaya kiyA, 'mujhe dhanopArjana ke lie videza calA jAnA caahie| jaba gRhasthI kA sArA bhAra kaMdhoM para A par3egA to bAdhya ho jAegA vyavasAya meM rata hone ko|' etadartha eka zubha dina naukAoM meM vibhinna prakAra ke paNya lAdakara dhanadatta videza yAtrA ko nikala pdd'e| nAnA sthAnoM meM bhramaNa karate hue puNyodaya aura puruSArtha se vipula sampatti arjita kara lI dhanadatta ne| aba unakI icchA huI ghara lauTakara svajanoM se milane kii| kintu itanI dhanarAzi lekara akele yAtrA karanA bhI to khatare se khAlI nahIM thaa| kaI luTeroM kA bhaya banA huA thaa| ataH unhoMne samasta dhanarAzi ko kucha bahumUlya maNiyoM meM badala liyA aura eka komala bAMsa kI khokhalI nalikA meM unheM bharakara kamara meM bAMdha liyA, kucha mudrAeM rAha kharca ke lie bhI rakha lI thiiN| __ aba isI bhAMti taiyAra hokara dhanadatta bhramaNa karate hue svagrAma ke nikaTa eka vana meM phuNce| pAsa hI ke gAMva se AhArAdi ke lie khAdya padArtha kharIdane ko udyata hue| kintu bAMsa nalikA ko sAtha le jAnA ucita nahIM samajha ata: eka azvatha vRkSa ke nIce khaDDA khodakara usameM use gAr3a diyA aura gAMva kI ora cle| ___ durbhAgyavaza usI per3a ke Upara eka lakar3ahArA kASTha saMgraha ke lie baiThA thaa| usane cupacApa sArA dRzya dekhA aura unake jAne ke pazcAt dhIre se per3a se nIce utara kara khaDDA khodakara nalikA nikAla lI, kintu usa garIba ne una bahumUlya maNiyoM ko raMga-biraMge kAMca ke Tukar3e smjhaa| phira bhI 'inase avazya hI kucha dravya milegA' socakara gAMva kI ora ravAnA ho gyaa| dhanadatta gAMva ke upakaNTha para sthita eka sarovara meM snAna ke lie utre| snAnoparAMta ve bhI usa vana kI ora cala pdd'e| rAha kharca ke lie jitanI mudrAeM inhoMne pAsa meM rakhI thIM unameM se aba mAtra eka kapardaka (kor3I) baca gayA thaa| unheM smaraNa huA ki 'are ! vaha to maiM sarovara ke kinAre hI bhUla aayaa|' ___ bar3e hI lAlacI the dhanadatta / eka kapardaka khonA bhI unheM sahana nahIM huaa| ata: use lene ke lie puna: lautte| lekina mana meM bhaya banA thA 'avazya hI vahAM se lauTane meM mujhe dera ho jaaegii| koI dasyu rAtri ke samaya merI nalikA nikAla na le|' kintu saMvaraNa nahIM kara pAe usa atilobha ko| vahI huA jo socA thaa| pahuMcate-pahuMcate rAta ho gaI aura unheM vivaza hokara usa gAMva meM hI rUkanA pdd'aa| idhara dhanadatta ke mAtA pitA bhI putra viyoga meM atyaMta vyAkula the| bAraha varSa vyatIta ho cuke the usase mile| unhoMne devadatta se kahA, 'putra aba hama logoM se dhanadatta kA vichoha sahA nahIM jaataa| yadi hamAre prANa bacAnA cAhate ho to zIghra hI unakI khoja khabara lo|' devadatta svayaM bhI bhAI kI yAda meM vikala thA ata: usane eka upAya nikaalaa| vaha pratidina gAMva ke pramukha dvAra para AhAra jala sAtha lekara calA jAtA aura Ae hue pathikoM se, yAtriyoM se bhAI ke viSaya meM pUchatAcha krtaa| ____ saMyogavaza vahI lakar3ahArA lakar3I kA bhAra lie dvAra para phuNcaa| bar3A hI pipAsAta thaa| devadatta ke pAsa jala dekhakara pAnI pIne kI icchA prakaTa kii| usane bhI use pAnI hI nahIM AhArAdi dekara pUrNata: santuSTa kiyaa| usakI sAdhutA ne lakar3ahAre kA vizvAsa jIta liyaa| ata: usane vaha nalikA devadatta ko dikhAyA aura maNiyoM ko becanA caahaa| usa nalikA para dhanadatta kA nAma qhudA thaa| use par3hate hI vaha cauMka pdd'aa| usane lakar3ahAre se nirbhIka hokara nalikA ke viSaya meM saba kucha batAne ko khaa| sArA vRtAnta sunane ke pazcAt usane kucha dravya dekara lakar3ahAre se vaha nalikA kharIda lI aura bhAvI durghaTanA ko anumAna kara turanta usI sthAna kI ora cala par3A jahAM se lakar3ahAre ne nalikA hIraka jayantI smArikA vidvat khaNDa / 105

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nikAlI thii| jaba dhanadatta azvatha vRkSa ke nIce pahuMcA aura khaDDe ko khudA huA pAyA to sanna raha gyaa| jaldI jaldI usa khar3e ko gaharA khodane lagA, kintu saba vyartha, bAMsa nalikA to gAyaba ho cukI thii| aba to vaha pAgaloM kI bhAMti kiMkarttavya vimUr3ha banA jora-jora se rone lgaa| sArA araNya usake karuNa krandana se kAMpa utthaa| ThIka usI samaya devadatta bhI vahAM pahuMca gayA kintu gahare AghAta se sudha-budha khoe hue dhanadatta devadatta ko pahacAna nahIM skaa| __catura devadatta ne turanta vaha nalikA bhAI ke sammukha rakha dii| nalikA ko dekhate hI dhanadatta puna: hoza meM A gayA aura bhAI ko pahacAna kara usase lipaTa gayA aura AnandAzru se bhiMgo DAlA bhAI kA skandha, bhAI kI piitth| devadatta ne nalikA prApti kA sArA hAla bhAI ko sunaayaa| caina kI sAMsa lI dhanadatta ne| aba apanI lomaharSaka videza yAtrA kA vivaraNa sunAte hue gAMva phuNce| ___mAtA, pitA, parijanoM se milakara Ananda ke athAha samudra meM DUba gaye dhndtt| snAna evaM AhArAdi ke pazcAt svastha hue dhanadatta bhAI se pUchane lage ina bAraha varSoM meM usane kitanA dravya upArjana kiyaa| becArA devadatta natamastaka hokara vinamra zabdoM meM itanA hI kaha pAyA, "bhaiyA sArA parivAra sukha zAMtipUrvaka raha sake itanA to kamAyA hI kintu hAM! dharmAnuSThAna khUba kiye|" krodha se ubala par3e dhanadatta bole- "maiMne tumase dharmAnuSThAna kI bAta nahIM pUchI hai| tumane to vyartha hI kho diye ho bAraha varSa ? AbhAgA kahIM kA? mujhe dekhe maiMne kitanA vipula dhana arjita kiyA hai, aba hamArI pIr3hiyAM ArAma se baiThakara khA skeNgii|" ___ isa bAra uttejita svara meM uttara diyA devadatta ne, "bhaiyA kahAM hai ApakA dhana? Apane to jo kucha arjita kiyA thA vaha saba kucha kho cuke| eka kapardaka ke sivAya kyA hai Apake pAsa? yaha sArA dravya to aba merA hai| maiMne ise lakar3ahAre se kraya kiyA hai|" ___ sakate meM A gaye dhndtt| avAk se bhAI kA muMha dekhate raha gye| kSamA yAcanA karate hue bhAI se bole, "sacamuca devadatta ! yaha dhana to tumhArA hI hai| tumane jo puNya upArjana kiyA thA usI ke pratApa se tumheM binA kamAe hI vipula dhanarAzi prApta ho gii| abhAgA to vAstava meM maiM hUM jisane dhana bhI khoyA-samaya bhii|" bar3e bhAI ke caraNoM meM gira par3A devadatta / bolA, "nahIM bhaiyA, sabakA saba yaha dravya ApakA hI hai| mujhe to basa dharmAnuSThAna kI AjJA diijie|" --pradhAnAdhyApikA, zrI jaina zikSAlaya, kalakattA hIraka jayantI smArikA vidvat khaNDa / 106