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________________ jadhAnAko 5000 00000000 00000000 AALORLDIERS AAGuid INNE DMILALLL HEADLINE DO 00tha leka : muni Atmadarzana vijaya ma.sA. Forest tww.jainelibrary.org
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________________ zrutabhakta - dravya sahAyaka 1. kizoracaMdajI coraDIyA, haidrAbAda 2. zA maganalAla eNDa kaM. zAhapura, ko. (rAja.rAyapurIyA) 3. azoka kumArajI sampatarAjajI gundecA, nareza hArDavera (muDIgere - karNA.) 4. amaralalita eNDa kaM, - koimbatura 5. suravarAja caMpAlAla - rAjAsTrITa - koimbatura 6. mIThAlAla eNDa kaM., opanakArA sTrITa - koimbatura sohanalAla boharA, arihaMta ejensI-opanakArA sTrITa, koimbatura rekhacaMda premacaMda, premacaMda jayacaMda pArekha 2706 menabajAra, UTI pramodacanda, 23, mAunTa plejhenTa kunura (nIlagiri) 10. zA mizramalajI vaktAvaramalajI rANAvata, TIpTura, (rAja. dujAnA) 11. naTavaralAla e. jaina, ambikA TeSTAilsa, dAvaNagiri 12. saMghavI dIpacaMda vIracaMdajI zA. vIracaMda asalAjI eNDa kaM., cAmarAjapeTa - dAvaNagiri 13. mIlApacanda sUracandajI, viyajavADI cIrAbajAra -mumbaI 14. bhUramalajI mUlAjI gola umedAbAda (beMgalora) 15 phuTaramala jeThamalajI beda, bAMkalI - (rAja.) 16. samIramala vijayacaMda nimANI - solApura 17. indaramala lekharAjajI (rAja. harajI) 18. mahendrakumAra zrI zrImAla bAlaDa (madrAsa) 19. dhannabAI subhASacandrajI rAyasonI, hiMgolI (mahArASTra) 20. pukharAja samIramala kocara kI puNyasmRti nimitta... motIcaMda pukharAja kocara, solApura 21. sva. mAtozrI tulasIdevI devIcaMdajI vaDerA kI puNyasmRti nimitta... ha. rameza vaDerA, vardhamAna kenvhAsiMga ejenTa e, 37. zrI siddhezvara mArakeTa yArDa, solApura . Off. : 323053, Resi. 323643 22. bAbulAlajI amitacaMdajI, nAgotrA - solaMkI - bhIvaMDI (bAlavADA vAlA) 23. chaganalAla cunIlAlajI kavADa - solApura (rAja. mokalasara) 24. kevalacaMdajI mAMgIlAlajI bAphaNA - naMdurabAra (rAja. mokalasara) 25. zaMkaralAla mohanalAla koThArI - solApura 26. dhevaracaMdajI phusAjI (rAja. sarata) 27. zA khImacaMdajI dharamacaMdajI guMdecA - rAja. sAthu 28. cAMdamala javAnamala munota - solApura (rAja. rANAvAsa) 29. zA rIkhavacaMda pUnamacaMda - solApura 30. alakA mIyAMcaMda -koImbatura For Private & Personal use only anvaro
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________________ bhAvapUrNa raMgIna citroM ke sAtha, rAjagRhakI kaI ghaTanAoMkA Alekhana advitIya zailImeM, jo bAlaka yuvaka sabhI ke lie upayogI pustaka..... eka saphara..... rAjadhAnI kA zubhAziSa : AdhyAtmayogI AcAryadeva zrImad vijaya kalApUrNa sUrIjI ma.sA. ananyopakArI pU. gurudeva zrI AnaMdavardhana vijayajI ma.sA. lekhaka :muni Atmadarzana vijaya ma.sA. mUlya : 40(cAlIsa) rupaye. prAptisthAna : zrI pArzvanAtha jaina pustaka bhaMDAra, phavvAre ke pAsa, taleTI roDa, pAlItANA - 364 270 zrI pArzvanAtha jaina pustaka bhaMDAra. navI jaina dharmazAlA ke sAmane, tA.samI, vAyA hArIja, mu.zaMkhezvara. zrI mahAvIra jaina upakaraNa bhaMDAra (zaMkhezvaravAle), gopIpurA, subhASacoka, mena roDa, surata - 395 001.
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________________ AbhAra... samayakI saMkSiptA hote hue bhI merI vinaMtIko svIkAra kara prastuta pustaka kA sUkSma nirIkSaNa kiyA aura icchAkAra sAmAcArIko jo tarIkese mAna diyA isake lie pU. paMnyAsa zrI abhayazekhara vi. gaNi kA maiM AbhArI rahU~gA / ApazrIne kitane sUcana kiye, jo sudhAra liyA, aura sUcanA anusAra kathA vastu svayaM dekha leneke lie Apane merA dhyAna dauraa| kathAmeM aneka matAMtara to rahegA hI, kitanI kathAe~ graMtha-Adharita hotI haiM to kitanI paraMparAgata hotI haiM / kathAko mukhya na rakhate hue kathA-sArako lakSyameM rakhakara tadnurUpa prayatnazIla baneM, aisI vAcakagaNake pAsa rakhI huI apekSA asthAne nahIM ginI jaayegii...| taduparAMta ghaTanAe~ satya hote hue bhI ghaTanAoMko rasasabhara banAne ke lie kitane ghaTanAsthaloMko kalpanAkI kalamase Alekhita kiyA hai / jaise ki jaMbUkumArakI ghaTanA saca hote hue bhI 'jaMbUmahala'' kAlpanika hai| ho sakatA hai ki "jaMbU-mahala'' usa samayameM isame bhI viziSTa ho... yA na bhI ho... isI taraha metArya, anAthI muni Adi ghaTanAsthaloMke stUpake lie samajha lenaa| zAstrajJoMke hetu viruddha kahIM bhI likhA ho to sAdara vinamrabhAva saha "micchAmi-dukkaDaM' - Atmadarzana vijaya -
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________________ vidvadvaryakI kalamase... zrI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAthAya namaH zrI prema-bhuvanabhAnu-dharmajIta-jayazekharasUrIzvarebhyo nama: eka citrameM zataza: zabdoM kA sArAMza A jAtA hai| isa lokoktine citra kI mahattA darzAyI hai| to bhI yaha alpokti hai, aisA vahuta bAra lagatA hai| zrutigocara zabdoM ke mAdhyamase jo prApti hotI hai, ise bhI kaI jyAdA prApti dRSTigocara-dRzyakI ora eka naz2ara rakhate hI ho jAtA hai - jaise ki kisIne kahA kI 'yahA~ eka pustaka hai'...yaha sunate hI hameM kucha bodha hotA hai| phira dRSTi ghumAte pustaka bhI dekhA, isI samaya bAhya manameM to 'yahA~' eka pustaka hai' itanA hI vicAra utpanna ho gayA phira bhI aMtaramanameM to kaI dRzyane gherA DAla diyA hai, jo bAdameM koI yaha pustaka ke bAremeM kucha praznoM kI pUchatAcha karate hai, jinake diye hue uttarase mAluma hotA hai| jaise ki vaha pustaka kaunase raMgakA hai ? aise koI pUche to, ('yahA~ eka kitAba hai' itanA sunA hai to kucha javAba de sakate nahIM, lekina) pustaka dikhA huA, honese turaMta javAba dete hai ki yaha 'blu kalarameM hai' yA 'lAla raMgameM hai' yA to 'phorakalara TAiTala-pejavAlI (kitAba) hai'... Adi. isI taraha yaha kaunasI sAijhameM hai ? kitanI moTI hai ? kisa tarahakI bAInDiMgase yukta hai ? mejapara hai yA bukazelphameM hai yA anyatra kahIM hai ? yaha meja kaisA hai ? kaunase kalarakA hai ? isa mejapara dUsarI koI buka hai yA nahIM? pustaka svaccha hai yA kitane dinoMse miTTI khA rahI hai? aise aneka praznoM ke uttara hama isI vakta vyaktarUpameM kucha bhI na soce hue bhI spaSTarUpase ni:saMdeharUpase de sakate hai, yaha batA raheM hai ki jo eka hI naz2arake ghUmAnese isake dvArA yaha pUrNarUpavAlI jAnakArI hote hI aMdara (maname) noMda ho cukI thI, itanA bodha zabdake mAdhyamase pAnA ho to kitane zabda bolanA hotA hai? aura AMkhoMse pAnA ho to? eka naz2ara hI mAtra ghumAnA....! bodha karAnemeM AMkhokI yaha camatkArI asarakArakatA hI krikeTa mecakI raniMga komenTarIse bhI jIvaMta prasAraNako jyAdA rasaprada banAtI hai ! zrAvya mAdhyamase bhI dRzya mAdhyama (T.V.) para jAhira khabara kI dara bahuta jyAdA hote hue bhI sabhI kaMpanIvAle apane bogasa mAlakI bikrI ke lie inako jyAdA pasaMda karate haiN| __ AMkhakI bodhapradatA ke isa vizAla phalakakA upayoga sadbodha hetu prApta karane kI soca hitecchu sujJako bhI AyegA hI, yaha spaSTa hai| sva. pajyapAda garudeva A. bha. zrI vijaya bhavanabhAnasarIzvarajI ma.sA.bhI citroMkI bodhapradatAko pahacAnakara kaI sAla parva prAyaH prathama hI bAra zAsanapati zrI mahAvIra prabhuke jIvanake citra, bAlakoM ke lie deva guru dharma saMbaMdhI citrAvalI, "pratikramaNasUtra-citraAlbama" AdikI bheTa zrI jaina saMghako arpaNa kii| purAne upAzraya aura kaI zrAvakoMke gharoMmeM, AdonI-saMsthAkI orase jo prakAzita cakI phremameM jaDe hae bhI zAlIbhadra, zrI sthalabhadrajI, Adike saMkSipta vivecanavAle raMgIna citra dikhane meM Ate hai| usImeM bhI anamola mArgadarzana sva. pUjyapAda gurudeva kA thA / aura inakI to zAstraparikarmita prajJA saha sUkSma nirIkSaNa zakti thii| arthAta, kathAcitra meM jinakA mahattva na ho aisI bhI koI galata hakIkatakI noMda dRSTA kA mana na hara le, isakI bhI paryAptarUpase darakAra kii| anyathA kabhI aisA bhI ho jAtA hai ki kisI sAdhu bhagavaMta ke dRzyameM rajoharaNa dAhinI sAIDakI ora darzAyA ho, dRSTi bhUmi para na batAte idhara-udhara darzAI ho, daMDA aura tarapaNIko ghAsapara rakhe hue darzAte hai| aise-vaise citroMmeM isa bAbatakA koI bhI mahattva na hote hue bhI citrake mArgadarzaka ko isakA khyAla karanA Avazyaka hI hai| varanA darzakoMke lie galata mAnyatA apanAnekI pUrI zakyatA hai| kyoMki dRSTi ke mAdhyama se ina sabakI noMda lI jAtI hai| ___ adhyAtmayogI pUjyapAda A.bha .zrImadvijaya kalApUrNa sU.ma.sA.ke ziSya munirAja zrI Atmadarzana vi. ne bhI mukhyarUpase baccoMko bodha mile, yahI dRSTi sAmane rakhakara zrI jinazAsanameM pracalita aura rAjagRhameM ghaTita ghaTanAyeM rAjU aura saMjU nAmake do kAlpanika pAtrake mAdhyamase raMgIna citroMke sAtha sarala bhASAmeM prakAzita karane kA prazaMsanIya prayAsa kiyA hai| yaha sacitra kathAe~ aneka jijJAsuoMko anekavidha bodha degI hI yaha ni:saMdeha bAta hai| bhAvukagaNa, unake parizrama ko saphala kareM... aisI apekSA rakhatA huuN| -paM.zrI abhayazekharavi. gaNi.
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________________ kalamake sahAre.... rAjagRhIkA saphara.... muMbaI (senTrala) se jA rahI 'rAjadhAnI eksapresa' se hote sapharakI bAta yahA~ nahI hai aura bhAratakI rAjadhAnI dillI yA laMdana jApAna yA amerikA - nyuyaoNrkake saphara kI bAta bhI yahA~ nahIM haiN| yaha saphara hai... 2500 sAla pUrva magadha (M.P.) kI rAjadhAnI rAjagRhakA... rAjagRhI nagarI yAni kyA ? yaha pUchate ho? suno taba... rAjagRhI yAne - * vartamAna covizIke bIsaveM tIrthaMkara zrI munisuvratasvAmike (nirvANake sivA) cAra cAra kalyANakoMkI mahAna kalyANaka bhuumi| * Asanna upakArI paramAtmA mahAvIra devakI karmabhUmi aura dhrmbhuumi| * gautamAdi gaNadhara bhagavaMtoMkI nirvANabhUmi (vaibhaargiri)| * prabhu mahAvIrake caudaha hajAra munio meM utkRSTa ghannA-aNagArakI aMtima smaadhi-bhuumi| * prabhu mahAvIra ke paramabhakta magadhasamrATa zreNikakI raajdhaanii| * jaMbukumAra jaise mahAbrahmacArI mahApuruSoM kI jnmbhuumi| * dhannA-zAlibhadra jaise mahARddhimAnoM ke tyAgakI yazegAthA gAtI tyAgabhUbhi / * arjunamAlI jaise khuMkhAra khUnIko bhI muni banAnevAlI sNymdhraa| * mahAzataka jaise mahAzrAvakoM kI punnybhuumi| * naMdiSeNa, metArya aura meghakumAra jaise mahAmunioMkI maatRbhuumi| * puNyavaMtA puNiyA zrAvakakI saamaayikbhuumi| * amarakumArakI navakAra kahAnI sunAnevAlI dhrmdhraa| * celanA aura sulasA jaisI mahAsatIoMse suzobhita rtnbhuumi| * mana kA mUlya samajhAtI huI rAjarSi prasannacaMdrakI kaivlybhuumi| *prabhava jaise mahAcorako bhI mahAvIrakI tIsarI pATa para sthApanevAlI vasuMdharA * naMdamaNiyAra jaise mAnavoMkA patana aura utthAnakI kaDI batAnevAlI aitihAsika ngrii| *dhana aura dharma, lakSmI aura sarasvatI ityAdika samanvayase sarjita dhanyadharA... aura * caturvidha saMghake z2Az2aramAna punyase tapta tpobhuumi| ___ sAmAnyata:, vaNikajana bhI sAmAnya munAphA dekhate hue isI ora daur3ate hai, to prabhu vIra baniye ke (jo ki sabake) guru hai nahIM, balki bhagavaMta the| inako AdhyAtmika munAphA (lAbha) jyAdA dikhA to viziSTa vihArabhUmi ke rUpameM ''rAjagRhI'' ko pasaMda kiyA yaha choTe bAlakako bhI samajhameM Ane jaisI bAta hai| isameM koI Azcarya nahI hai| calo, rAjagRhIkI kucha nayI-purAnI ghaTanAoMko karIbase dekheNge| isake lie rAjagRhIkI cAroM ora parikammA lagAnevArI rAjU aura saMjU nAmake do kAlpanika pAtroMko bhI naz2arake sAmane se na httaayeN| Aiye! sabhIko hArdika AmaMtraNa hai... rAjagRhIkI bhAvayAtrA para padhAranekA....! yogi - pAda-padmareNu muni Atmadarzanavijayarja koImbatura-2053.
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________________ rAjadhAnI ke prathama dvArakI ora... * pahacAniye... mitra-yugalako * alakha niraMjana... * jA sAle, abase terA mu~ha mata dIkhAnA... le... letI jA ye dhanalAbha... * zreNika ke mRtyu sthala mitra-belaDI... magadha kA mAlika dauDA... puNiyAkI kuTIyA~ para... * rAjadhAnI meM 1260 manuSya ke zaba gira paDe. * zreNika ke samyaktva sthala.. mitra-yugala
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________________ rA pahacAniye... mitrayugalako jagRhI ke mArga... aura rAjamArgoM para maMda cahala-pahala zuru hui / sUryanArAyaNakI savArI Ane meM aba jyAdA vakta nahIM thA / kheDUta... go-pucchoM ko maror3ate khetoMkI ora doDa rahe the / mastaka para ghaDA rakhatI huI A-jA karanevAlI panihArIyoM kI maMgala zreNi bhI nayanagocara ho rahI thii| devAlayo, mahAlayo aura rAjamaMdira bhI janatAke dhIre pagaravase guMja rahe the / maMdiro meM ghaMTanAdakI guMjanAda guMja rahI thii| yahI nagarImeM rAjU aura saMjUkA mitra - yugala bhI basA thA / donoM mitra Aja prabhAtase hI rAjagRhI nagara ke serasapATe para nikala cuke the| "rAju yAne tattvadarzI" "saMju yAne tattvarasI" dekhate hI rahIye jaise guru-ziSyakI jodd'ii...| rAju jaise tattvavettA thA, vaise itihAsakA bhI prakhara vidvAna thA / kahanekA mana ho jAtA hai ki rAjagRha nagara yAne prAcIna aura arvAcIna itihAsase pUrNarUpeNa bharA huA nagara .... rAjune jaise arvAcIna itihAsa sAkSAt najaroMse dekhA thA vaise prabhu mahAvIrake samayakA itihAsa bhI dAdAke pAsase kAnoka sunA thA / inake dAdAjI prabhu mahAvIrake sAkSAt darzana pAnevAle baDabhAgI bane the| isase prabhu mahAvIra ke samayameM dAdAjIne sAkSAt najaroMse dekhI huI hakIkatoMko bhI vaha acchI taraha jAnatA thA / bahota dinoMse saMjU kI yaha aitihAsika ghaTanAsthaloMko jAnane-dekhanekI utkaMThA Aja pUrNa hogI aisA lagatA thA / abhI to muMchake bAla A rahe hai aise navayuvAna donoM kizora rAjagRhI ke prathama dvAra kI ora prabhAtameM hI cala pdd'e| 2
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________________ ulU a TIS harIprasAda kazAgara kIma Thess SPOTE B haiM...!!! saMjU bolA, hA~... suna ...!!! TGANGS alakha niraMjana... Shi bhI to kucha cale hI hoMge to vahA~ eka viSNu maMdira AyA / sahasA rAjU ke muMhase nikala gayA... isa maMdirameM apane guru bhagavaMtako baMda kara diyA thaa...| U FFTE VE bri
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________________ rAjA zreNika abhI to jaina dharma nahIM pAyA thA, aura bauddha dharmakA kaTTara upAsaka thA, usa samayakI bAta hai | zreNikakI paTarANI celaNA piyarase hI samakita pAkara AI thI aura kaTTara jaina dharmI thii| jabakI zreNika kaTTara bauddha dharmI / donoMke bIca apane dharmake lie kitanI hI bAra vAda-vivAda hote the / Amane-sAmane A jAte, aura jhagar3e bhI ho uThate / eka bAra zreNikane socA celanA yadA tadA apane jaina dharmakI mahAnatA ke lie gAnA gAte thakatI hI nahIM / aba to ekabAra acchI tarahase isako sabaka sIkhAnA hogA / basa, zreNika ne manameM ThAna lI, manahI mana eka nATaka bhI raca diyA / unhoMne eka vezyAko bulAyA, aura pUrA nATaka samajhA diyA, itanA hI nahIM, isa maMdira ke pAsase ekabAra eka jaina muni pasAra ho rahe the, tabhI khuda rAjAne maMdirameM padhArane kI vinaMtI kI / mahAtmAjIne to sarala bhAvase maMdirameM praveza kiyA / praveza karate hI rAjAne to pIche se eka vezyA ( halakI strI) ko bhI dhakela dIyA / aura turaMta hI bAharase daravAjA baMda kara diiyaa| sAtha hI rAjA to mana hI mana AnaMda se jhUma uThe... aura socane lage..... to jaina dharmakI puMcha banI huI celaNA hI nahIM, para sAre nagarakI janatAko mAluma hogA ki jaina muni kaise kAma karate hai ! aba subaha ho itanI hI dera hai / bauddhadharmakI dhvajA laharAyegI aura jaina dharma kA dhajAgarA ( - upahAsa ) vAha ! aba to celanA sacamuca pha~sa gaI hai na...??? jaba kI yahA~, maMdirameM praveza kiye hue munine vezyAkI ora tIkhI dRSTi se dekhA aura apanI sAttvika jabAnase Adeza diyA... khabaradAra ! eka kadama bhI Age bar3hAyA to ... ! koneme hI baiThI rahanA, varanA khaira nhiiN...| pUrI duniyAko vaza karanevAlI vezyA becArI, 4 munike Adeza se bilkula ghabarA gaI... munike vacana ke vazase konemeM hI baiThI rahI / kucha bhI nA kara skii| muniko rAjA ke nATaka kI gaMdha A gii| prabhAta hote hI janasamUha ke bIca daravAjA khulegA aura vezya ke sAtha jaina muni bhI bAhara nikaleMge taba ta jinazAsanakI kaisI bhayaMkara apabhrAjanA hogI ? basa, isa avahelanAko dUra karane ke lie jo bhI karanA hogA vaha karU~gA, paraMtu jaina dharmakI niMdA bilkula nahIM honI cAhIe... / mahAtmA gItArtha the arthAt zAstrAnusAra parikarmita buddhivAle the| inakA pAMco indriya para jabaradasta kA thA, unhone manahI mana turaMta nirNaya le liyA... gabhAreke gokha meM dIyA jala rahAthA... isameM odhA... muhapatti aura tamAma vastra (colapaTTA sivA) jalA diyA... aura inakI rAkha ( bhabhUti) pUre zarIrapara lagAI, bhAlapara siMdurase trirekhA khIMcI, khUMTI para laTakatI rudrAkSa tathA anya mAlAe~ galemeM tathA hAthameM pahana lI, nIcekA vastra bhI dIyekI kAlIkha va siMdurase raMgIna banA diyA / basa, sAkSAt laMgoTadhArI bAbAjI hI dekha lo / jainamunike rUpakI kisIko kalpanA bhI na ho sake / zreNikane eka rAtake bIcameM DhiMDhorA piTavA yA / subaha hote hI pUre janasamUhake bIca rAjAne pujArI ko daravAjA kholane kA Adeza diyA... aMdara baiThe mahAtmAjI sAvadhAna ho gaye, maMdira kA trizUla apane hAthameM le liyA... carra... carra... daravAjA khulaneke sAtha hI "alakha niraMjana" "alakha niraMjana" bolate aura trizUla ko hAthase UparakI aura karate hue bAbAjI (muni) bAhara nikale... aura pIche pIche becArI garIba banI vezyA bhI bAhara niklii| pUrI janatA sAzcarya bana gaI / rAjA zreNikako kATo to bhI khUna na nikale jaisI paristhiti huI... zarama se nIce kI ora dekhane lagA... pUrI hakIkata jAnI, taba vaha jaina munike saMyama aura samayasUcaka
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________________ cAlAkI para mana va mastiSka sameta jhUka gayA / celaNAkI khuzI to aura baDha gaI, isakI dharmazraddhA bhI ora baDhI... itanA hI nahIM, zreNikane tabase jaina dharmakI ha~sI uDAnA chor3a diyA / rAjUne bAta pUrI kI taba to (donoM) ThIka ThIka Age bar3ha gaye the| saMjU bhI bhUtakAlakI isa itihAsakI gaharI nIMda se jaise jAgRta huA ho aise sabhAna avasthA saha calane lgaa| kintu, vaha "alakha niraMjana'' munikA dRzya usakI najarase hilatA nahIM thA / 00000000 Gooooook Jain Edo
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________________ jA sAle ! aba terA mu~ha nahI dikhAnA... 6 For Private & Only 1000000
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________________ tradvayakI nagarayAtrA Age Age bar3hatI hI rahI / thor3e hI cale hoMge to vahA~ dUrase kASThakI jAlIoMse banI huI ardhadagdha vizAlakAya koI zAlA dikhanemeM AyI / thoDe najadIka jAkara saMjUko paricaya dete hue rAju bolA... rAjA zreNikakI yaha hAthI-zAlA thI, barAbara dekha..., dikhate hai na bar3e bar3e AlAna-staMbha ? hA~... para yaha jale hue kyoM dikhate hai ? inake pIche (choTA) itihAsa hai... suna... / prabhu vIra ko vaMdana karake ekabAra celaNA sahita rAjA zreNika, rAjamahalakI ora vApasa A rahe the| bhISaNa ThaMDIke dina the, aisI ThaMr3I meM bhI eka mahAtmA khule zarIra, ThaMDA himasA pavanake jhokoMke bIca bhI kAyotsarga dhyAnameM sthira khar3e the| zreNika aura celaNA donoMke mastaka jhuka gaye aura mahAtmAkI anumodanA karate karate svasthAna para pahu~ce / rAta paDI... ThaMDI aura bar3hI... ardharAtri meM nidrAdhIna banI celaNAkA eka hAtha lipaTI huI rezamI rajAIse bAhara nikala gyaa| | hAtha ekadama ThaMDA hima jaisA ho gayA / khUna jama gayA / celaNAne turaMta hI apanA hAtha aMdara le liyaa| aura socameM DUba gaI / itane baMda mahalameM bhI itanI ThaMDI hai hAtha bhI bAhara rakha sakate nahIM... to vaha mahAtmAkA kyA hotA hogA ? aura yahI vicArameM celaNAke mukhase svAbhAvika hI nikala par3A... unakA kyA hotA hogA ? | isI samaya rAjA zreNika bhI jAgRta the| usane socA... jarura, celanA kisIke premameM DUbI hai... aura apane yArakI ciMtA kara rahI hai... hAya re... dhikkAra hai...! zreNikakA mana atyaMta vyagra bana gayA... prabhAta hote hI celanA ke satItvakI saccAi jAnane vaha vIraprabhu ke pAsa jAne lge| tabhI sAmane abhayakumAra mile... pitA zreNikako usane namana kiyaa| zreNikane Adeza diyA jA, celanA saha aMta:purako jalA do... abhayane socA... rAjA,bAjA aura baMdara... pitAjIne tvarita nirNaya le liyA hai paraMtu abhI savAla javAbakA samaya nahIM hai / abhayakumArane jAkara aMta:purakI bAjumeM rahI huI yaha purAnI hasti-zAlA ko Aga lagA dii| isa tarapha zreNikane prabhuvIrako namana karate hI turaMta savAla kiyA... prabhu ! celanA satI yA asatI... ? prabhune kahA - celaNA satI bhI nahI, asatI bhI nahI, para "mahAsatI' | yaha sunate hI zreNIkako cakkara Ane lagA / vaha turaMta ghor3epara savAra hokara vApasa aaye| bIca rAste abhayakumAra mile / zreNikane pUchA-aMta:pura jalA diyA ? hA~, pitAjI ! jA... sAle...! abase terA mu~ha mata dikhAnA / abhayako to yahI bAtakI icchA thii| usane prabhuvIrake pAsa jAkara pravrajyA grahaNa kii| zreNikane jAkara dekhA to aMta:pura to sahI salAmata khar3A hai... aura pAsakI purAnI jarjarita gajazAlA jala rahI hai| kintu aba abhayakumAra vApasa mile vaisA nahIM thA kyoMki abhayakumArane pahale jaba pitAjI ke pAsa dIkSA lene kI mAMga kI thI, taba pitAjIne kahA thA ki maiM tujhe dhikkArase boluM ki terA mu~ha nahI batAnA, taba tuma dIkSA le lenA / aura yaha ghar3I A gaI / "rAjezvarI narakezvarI'' rAjyake mahAraMbha-samAraMbha ke pApase bacane mahAbuddhi-nidhAna, pAMcasau maMtrIoMke agrasara aura rAjakumAra ke jIvana ko tilAMjali dekara sarvatyAgake pathakI aura abhayakumAra kA prayANa.... - saMjU to yaha saba socatA hI rahA.... an Education International
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________________ le... yaha dhanalAbha... ryakA ratha AgekI gati kara rahA thaa| isa sAtha mitra-yugala nagarayAtrA bhI a bddhii| M onematinal
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________________ rAjamArgake eka kone para khaMDahara mahela najarameM car3hA / saMju Age bar3ha gayA jisakA khyAla hI nahIM AyA / are... o saMjU ! Age kahA~ nikala gayA ? yahA~ Ao yahA~ Ao..... jaise ki pUrva ghaTanAoMkI taMdrAmeM se bahAra AyA na ho, isa taraha saMjUne pIche mur3akara dekhA... to rAjU vahI khaMDahara mahalakI ora sUkSma najaroMse dekha rahA thA / tvarita gati se vaha pIche lauTA / rAjU ! tuma kyA dekha rahe ho ? saMjU zreNika - putra naMdiSeNakA yaha rAjamahala ! jisakI nakzI kArIgarI pUre rAjagRhameM prasiddha banI thii| samaya samayakA kArya karatA hai / jaise khaMDita bane hai rAjamahala ! aise hI khaMDita hue the rAjaputrameMse mahAtmA bananevAle naMdiSeNake bhAva.... / prabhu mahAvIrakI dezanA sunakara zAsana devIkI manA hote hue bhI tIvra vairAgyase rAjakumAra naMdiSeNa ne (prabhu mahAvIra ke pAsa) dIkSA lI... saMjU ! mahAtmA naMdiSeNa svAdhyAya karate the, bahuta tapa bhI karate the / sevA vaiyAvacca to inakA prANa thA / dhyAna aura kAyotsarga bhI karate / paraMtu kAma-vAsanA inakA pIchA nahI chor3atI / vAsanAkA kIDA inake magajako bAra bAra DaMsatA..... 1 rAjU ! itanA tapa aura sevA hote hue bhI.. ? hA~, eka to inakA bhogAvalI karma abhI bAkI thaa| dUsare naMbarameM vaha bhukta bhogI the / isIlie sAMsArika jIvanakI mauja-mastIyA~ inake najara samakSa hI ghUmatI / munijIvanako kalaMka na laga jAya, isIlie mahAtmA naMdiSeNa ekabAra parvata parase giraneke lie gaye ki zAsanadevIne turaMta bacA liyaa| aura bhogakarma bhugate binA aura koI cArA nahIM hai... aisI jAnakArI dI gii| mahAtmA to gaMbhIra bana gye| kAlAnusAra eka bAra prabhu vIra kI anujJA pAkara gocarI vahorane gaye / anajAnameM hI kisI vezyA ke ghara jA pahu~ce / dharmalAbha... vezyAne to turaMta hI javAba lauTAyA... dharmalAbha nahIM... yahA~ to dhanalAbha cAhie...! muni bana gaye garviSTa. kyA hama nirdhana hai aisA tu mAnatI hai| le... yaha dhanalAbha... itanA kahakara labdhisaMpanna munIne eka bArIka (tinakA) ghAsako khIMcA... khIMcaneke sAtha hI sAr3e bAraha kror3a sonaiyAkI vRSTi huI / vezyA aba kubera bhaMr3ArI jaise navayauvana vaha mahAtmAko kyA jAne degI ? aneka prakArake | vacanabANa aura hAvabhAvase muniko vaza kiyaa| cAritra vezase munikA patana huA, paraMtu jinadharma prati avihaDa zraddhA In Education International 9 vaha vicalita nahIM hue| inakA samyakatva aNizuddha thA / tyAga mArgase inakA patana huA, para vairAgya mArgase nahIM.... isI kAraNa vezyAke yahA~ AnevAle sadaiva daza vyaktioMko patita naMdiSeNa, pratibodha karake vIra prabhuke pAsa dIkSA ke lie bhejate... saMjU ! jarA to soca... vezyAke pAsa AnevAle vyakti kaise hote haiM ? aise bhArI hRdayako bhI pighalA denevAlI amogha dezanA zakti kaise prApta huI hogI ? kahanA hI par3egA ki pUrvameM kI huI tapa Adi sAdhanAoMse yaha labdhi pragaTa (prApta) huI thii| eka dina nau ko pratibodha kiye, para dasavAM bodha hI pA nahI rahA thA / bahuta dera ho gaI thii| Akhira kAmalatAne (vezyAne) thor3I sI majAka kI, Aja to dasaveM Apa hI... ! naMdiSeNajIkA bhogAvalI karma khatama ho cukA thA / tejIko to Takora hI basa... / ve sAvadhAna bana gye| basa, jA rahA hu~... itanA kahakara sahasA sIr3hI utara gaye aura prabhu vIrake pAsa pahu~ca gaye... phirase dIkSA lekara, prAyazcitta karake Atma-kalyANako paaye| saMjU ! karma-jora ke kAraNa kamajora bane hue naMdiSeNa kA patana tIna kAraNoMse huA / (1) mukhya kAraNa to inakA bhoga-karma hI nikAcita thA / - (2) do sAthameM jAnA cAhie, jaba akele hI bhikSA lene gaye / (3) garviSTa banakara tapolabdhise sonaiyAkI vRSTi kI, isa prakArake ahaMkArakI jarurata hI nahIM thI / ahaMkArase bhI patana huA / itane vakta taka zAMtise suna rahe saMjUne mauna toDA... jo ki inakI padayAtrA to avirata cAlu hI thI / isane rAjU se pUchA- rAjU ! zreNikako kitane putra the, kitanI rAnIyA~ thI ? saMjU ! rAjA zreNika ke aneka putra the / isameM meghakumAra halla, vihalla Adine dikSA lI thI / teIsa putra to saMsAra kI sarvotkRSTa-samRddhi dhAraka anuttara vimAnavAsI deva bane / daza pautra devalokameM gye| zreNikakI teIsa rAniyA~ tIvra tapa karate karate mukti meM gaI hai| Aha ! aisA uttama rAjakula ! saMju sahasA bola uThA ! hA... kyA bAta karU~ saMjU ! khuda rAjA zreNika aura inake pautra udAyI, donoM bhAvI tIrthaMkarake jIva haiM / - eka hI gharameM do tIrthaMkarake jIva utpanna hue| dAdA aura potA /
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________________ | zreNika ke mRtyu sthala para mitrabelaDI... GOOD Coring COCCC ducation al
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________________ ju! abhI zreNika kA jIva kahA~ hai? saMjU ! zreNikakA jIva abhI prathama rA narakameM samabhAvase du:kha sahana kara PAINS rahA hai| _ nasakama ? saMjU ke mu~hase cIkha nikala gaI... kintu, itanemeM to... dUra... thor3e dUra bar3I bar3I dIvAleM inake dikhanemeM AyI... jo majabUta va bar3e pattharoMse banI huI thii| thor3e najadIka pahu~ce pazcAt bhArI loheke sariyese jaDita daravAje bhI dekhane ko mile| aMdarakI ora aMdherA thA... to bhI choTI khir3akIse aMdara alpa prakAza jA rahA thaa| rAjUne saMjUko aMgulInirdiSTa kii| rAjagRhakA yaha vizAla kaidakhAnA hai tathA magadhapati zreNikakA yaha mRtyu sthala hai| saMjUke dilameM to AzcaryazreNI sarjita huii| magadhake samrATakA mRtyu isa kaidakhAnemeM ? hA saMjU ! jisane isa kaidakhAnekA sarjana kiyA, inakA hI yahA~ visarjana huaa| celanAke putra koNikane rAjyalobhameM pitA zreNika ko isI kaidakhAne meM kaida kiyaa| itanA hI nahIM namakake pAnImeM bhigokara rakhehaecamaDekecAbakasevaharojake 100(so) phaTake khule zarIra para lagavAtA thaa| rAjA zreNika pratyeka phaTake para "vIra"... "vIra"... bolakara phaTake ko sahana karanekI zakti prApta karate the| saMjU ! jaba koNika, celaNA ke garbhameM thA taba celaNAko zreNikakA mAMsa khAne kA dohada (IcchA) hui thii| isalie celaNAko "khudakA garbha isake pitA kA zatru banegA" aisI gaMdha A gii| isIlie koNikakA janma hote hI celaNAne use apanI dAsI dvArA guptarUpase kuDemeM DalavA diyaa| kaise bhI zreNika ko isa bAtakA patA laga gyaa| isane navajAta putrako maMgavA liyA / aura cUmIyA~ va pyArase snAna kraayaa| isakI (hAthakI) konIpara kukar3ene kucha IjA pahu~cAnese isakA nAma koNika rkhaa| hameMzA so cAbuka mArane kA Adeza denevAle koNikako celaNAne jaba yaha bAta batAi to koNikako apane apakRtyake lie jbrdstdu:khlgaa| itanA hI nahIM... kSaNakA bhI vilaMba kiye binA khuda hI lohekA dhana "uThAkara kedakhAnekI jAlI toDakara pitAko kedamukta karane ke lie gyaa| zreNikane dUrase hI koNikako Ate hue dekhaa| isane kalpanA kI ki koNika Aja atyaMta gussemeM Akara mujhe mArane ke lie A rahA hai| isako pitR hatyAkA pApanalage aura khudakI asamAdhinaho jAya isalie isane apanI agUThIkAjaharI hIrA cusakara sadA ke lie jIvanakA aMta kara diyaa| paraMtu aMtima samayameM zubhadhyAnase vaha vicalita hue dunidvArA prathama narakameM jA phuNce| - saMjU ke dehase halacala pasAra ho rahI thii| rAjU bolA: saMjU!"jisakA aMta acchA unakA saba acchA, magara, jisakA aMta kharAba usakA sabakharAba" saMja! karma jaba sira uMcA karatA hai,taba pitA-putrakAsaMbaMdhaisako vighnarUpa nahIM hai, paramAtmAke bhaktako bhI vaha dekhatA nahIM... rAjarAjezvaroMkAbhI vaha choDatA nhiiN| pratyeka zvAsameM prabhu vIrako yAda karanevAlA parama prabhubhakta zreNika bhI naraka pahu~ca gyaa| basa... inake mUlameM pUrvaka nikAcita cikane karma hI the| ajJAna (mithyAtva) avasthA meM zreNika ne zikAra ke lie jAte eka garbhinI harinIko nizAnA lagAkara tIra mArA... eka sAtha do jIvoM kI kAtila hatyA huii| garbhatobAhara Ate hI tar3apane lagA...usI vakta zreNika mUcha para hAtha rakhakara bolA : dekhoM maine kaise eka hI tIrase do jIvoMkA zikAra kiyA... pApa karane ke pazcAt pazcAttApa karanese bacanekI zakyatA hai... paraMtu pApa karane ke pazcAt pApakI prazaMsA (anumodana) karanA yAne pApako ghaTTa bnaanaa| zreNika ne hatyA karane ke bAda pazcAtApa kI jagaha pApakI prazaMsA kii| jisase pApa vajrakI taraha kaThita ho gyaa| vaha karma jaise udayameM AyA kI turaMta bhAvimeM tIrthaMkara bananevAle zreNikako bhI pahalInarakameM jAnA pdd'aa| saMjUko karma-gaNita samajhAte hue rAjU Age claa...| lekina, rAjU! paramAtmAmahAvIradevane rAjA zreNika narakameM jAye nahIM, aisA koI rAstA nahIM dikhAyA? batAyA thA, rAjU bolaa| zreNikako jaba narakagamana kA patA calA taba ve prabhumahAvIra ke pAsa vyAkula hokara naraka nivAraNa kaise karanA ? vaha pUchane lagA! taba prabhune isako do-tIna tarIke dikhaaye| zreNikako kahA - jA, terI hI yaha rAjagRhI nagarImeM kAlasaurika kasAI rojake pAMcasau (500) bhaiMsokI katala karatA hai| ise ekadinake lie roka de to terA narakagamana dUra ho jAyegA / zreNika to atiharSita ho gyaa| yaha kasAI to merI hI prajAjana hai| vaha kyA merI bAta nahIM mAnegA? jarUra maanegaa| vaha pahu~cA kasAIke yahA~... itanA hI nhiiN| usa kasAIko kasakara bAMdhakara pUrA dina ulTemastaka kue~meM rakha diyaa| phira dUsare dina subaha jaba prabhuko vaMdana karane gaye taba prazra kiyA prabhu ! aba to merA narakagamana dUra huA na ? prabhu sasmita bole - nA..., re... zreNika tUne pUre dina isako kue~meM to rakhA magara vahA~ ke kAdava kIcar3a aura pAnImeM aMgulise bhaisoM kA citra banAkara apane hAthoMse mArane lgaa| aise mAnasika kalpanA (AkRti) dvArA isane 500 (pAMcasau) bhaisoMkI hatyA kI hai| aura manase kiyA huA pApa to sabase jyAdA bhayaMkara-khataranAka hai| yaha sunate hI zreNika to udAsIna ho gye| isane prabhuko koI dUsarA rAstA batAne ke lie phirase vinatI kii| prabhune inake AzvAsana ke lie eka dUsarA rAstA btaayaa|jaao zreNika! isanagarameM rahanevAle puNiyA-zrAvakakA eka sAmAyikakA phala le aao| terA narakagamana dUra hogaa| zreNika to yaha sunakara khuza ho gyaa| aura socane lgaa| puNiyA jaisA dharmAtmA kyA mujhe eka sAmAyika kA dAna nahI kareMge? jarura kreNge| in Education International
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________________ magadhakA mAlika daur3A...puNiyAkI kuTIyA~ kI aura... gadhakA samrATa pahu~cA, AMtarasamRddhike samrATa puNiyA ke pAsa, hA... isake pAsa roja khAne ke lie e samaya kA bhojana sirpha thaa| inakA AMgana gobara miTTIse lipA huA thaa| isakI kuTIyA~kI chata dezI naliye lagAye hue the| rAjA zreNika aisI puNiyA kI kuTIyA.para yAcakake rUpameM A phuNce| kyoMki puNiyA to samatA aura saMtoSa sukhakA betAja bAdazAha thaa| usake pAsa zama-rasakI AnaMdamastiyAM (narena aura devoMke pAsa bhI nahIM ho aisI) avarNanIya thii| zreNikane hAtha laMbA kiyaa| puNiyA... ! eka sAmAyika (kA phala de do| inake badalemeM yaha magadhakA tAja tere caraNomeM arpaNa karatA huuN| dekhA na... saMjU ! kaisI tAkata adhyAtma-tatvakI, eka sAmAyika kI... / eka sAmAyika do aura inakI prabhAvanAmeM sakkara yA zrIphala nahIM... paraMtu hajAro... 12 Fatarnattersdharues only wwsanelibrary
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________________ pasaMda A gyaa| isane roja eka sAmAyika karanekA nizcaya kiyA / puNiyAkI vaha do mu~hase prazaMsA karane lagA... | lAkhoM gA~vokA AdhipatyavAlA pUrA magadha deza milatA hai| kauna aisA lAbha jAne de bhalA? magara, saMjU...! puNiyAne sasmita zreNika se kahA rAjan ! sarvajJa kathita yaha sAmAyika dharmakA phala kisIko diyA nahIM jaataa| (de nahIM sakate / ) yaha to khuda svaanubhavakA paramatattva hai| yadi sAmAyika de sakate hai to eka nahI aneka (sAmAyika) dinekI merI taiyArI hai| rAjan ! jinopadiSTa yaha sAmAyika dharmako pRthvIke eka Tukar3ese tolanA ThIka nahI / taba rAjU bolA... saMjU ! puNiyA ke sAmAyika dharma jaise hI (isakI) sAdharmika bhakti bhI ajoDa thii| puNiyA pahale to zrImaMta seTha thaa| kintu prabhu mahAvIra kI dezanAmeM ekabAra parigrahako pApoMkA bApa (samAna) sunakara donoM pati-patnI hameMzA eka samaya jitanA khA sake itanA hI kamAnA aisA niyama kiyaa| aura sabhI lakSmIko sAtoM kSetrameM de diyaa| vaha rojake do AnA kamAte / isameM donoMkA eka samayakA bhojana prApta hotA / ruIkI puNI becate the, isapara inakA "puNiyA" nAma (pracalita) huA / magadhezvara ! ApakA sAmrAjya mujhe bilkula nahIM caahie| paramAtmA mahAvIradevane eka bAra dezanAmeM kahA thA ki... koI vyakti eka lAkha khAMDI suvarNadAna pratidina kare to bhI pratidina eka sAmAyika karanevAle kA puNya prabhAva) adhika hotA hai| rAjan ! isa sAmAyikadharmase paidA honevAlI Atmavizuddhi ... aura Atmavizuddhise prApta honevAlA aMtaraMga AnaMda... aura isa AnaMdake Age magadhakA sAmrAjya to kyA sArI duniyAkA sAmrAjya bhI taccha hai| zreNika to alakha ke isa ArAdhaka ko dekhatA hI raha gyaa| khuda vizAla magadhakA svAmI hote hue apanI / prajA puNiyAke pAsa bilkula vAmana-sA bana gayA aura nirAza hokara prabhuke pAsa vApasa aayaa| prabhune isako AzvAsana diyA... zreNika ! kucha karma aise hote hai jo ekabAra prabhu kI dezanAmeM sAdharmika bhakti kI bhArI mahimA isake jAnane meM aaii| magara, sAdharmika bhakti kisa taraha karanI? svayaM donoM roja eka TaMka khA sake itanI kamAI ho rahI thii| taba kyA karanA ? sAdharmika bhakti karane ke lie kyA jyAdA kamAI kareM? nahI, dharma karaneke lie jyAdA dhana ikaTThA nahI honA cAhie aisI mAnyatA unake hRdaya meM basa cUkI thii| jyAdA dhana kamAne gaye to jo roja jitanI sAmAyika ho rahI thI isameM kama kareM vaha to inako bilkula pasaMda nahIM thA / to phira sAdharmika bhakti karanI kaise? inakI mahimA (prabhAva) bhI kama to hai hI nhiiN| bhugataneke dvArA - sahana karane dvArA hI dUra kara sakate hai| zAstrIya bhASAmeM inako nikAcita (cikanA) karma kahate hai...| zreNika ! tUne jo garbhinI mRgalIko bANa mArA... ina do jIvoMkI hatyAke pazcAt tuma bahuta khuza hue / isase yaha karma vajra-lepa jaisA cikanA (bhArI) bana gayA / jo tujhe narakameM jAkara bhugatanA hI paDegA... | magara ciMtA na kara, agalI (Next) covizImeM tU mere jaise hI (prathama) tIrthaMkara banakara siddhipada ko prApta kregaa| yaha sunate hI zreNikako AzvAsana milaa| puNiyAke mukha Upara ciMtAkI rekhA ubhara aayii| paraMtu inakI patnI vAstavika dharmapatnI thI, suzIla thii| pativratA aura catura thI / isane samAdhAna (rAstA) nikaalaa| eka dina Apa upavAsa kareM eka dina maiM upavAsa kruuN| aura upavAsake dina eka samaya kA bhojana bacegA, jisase roja eka sAdharmika kI bhakti kreNge| kamAla... vAha... kamAla... ! saMjUke mukhase sahasA nikala pdd'aa| / saMjU to apane nagarakI ekaseeka bar3hakara romAMcaka aura jIvaMta ghaTanAoMko sunatA hI rahA / karmake gaNitako ginatA hI rahA / pitR-saMtApaka koNika ke bAre meM socate hI rahA / puNiyAkA sAmAyika dharma to usako bahuta hI rAjU bolA - saMjU ! isI taraha donoM dharmacusta patipatnIne jIvanabhara upavAsa ke pAraNe ekAzana karake (sahaja varSItapa sahita) sAdharmika bhakti kii| 13
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________________ anihatANaM rAjadhAnI meM 1260 mAnavoM ke gire hue murde..... For Privates Personal us sadereal
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________________ zravaNa kabhI bhI nahI chor3ate / mAlIkI paravAha kiye binA yaha dezanA sunane jA rahe the... | itanemeM hI sAMDakI taraha krodhAndha bane hue aura AkAza kI ora mudgara ghumAte hue arjunamAlI sAmanese dikhAI diyaa| seTha sudarzana to vahA~ khaDe rahe... jaba taka yaha upasarga dara na ho. taba taka cAra AhArakA pratyAkhyAna karake zrI navakAra mahAmaMtra ke dhyAnameM lIna ho gaye / arjuna to bilkula karIba A gayA / paraMtu yaha kyA ? mArane ke lie uThAyA mudgara zastra hAthameM se nIce gira gyaa| vaha sudarzana zrAvaka ke teja-vartulako sahana nahIM kara sakA... mudgara yakSa mAlI ke dehase chUTakara palAyana ho gayA...aura vaha sudarzana seThakI zaraNameM jA pahu~cA... | jIse calate hue donoM mitra ngrdvaarke| pAsa A gaye / vahA~ pAsameM hI vividha vRkSoMse bharI eka vAr3I inake dekhanemeM AA AyI / isake bilakula madhyabhAgameM mudgara-yakSakA maMdira thaa| mitra-jor3I bAr3Ike ArAmAsana para vizrAma hetu baitthii| rAjUne bAta prAraMbha kI... saMjU ! yaha bagIce kA mAlI "arjuna' sadA puSpa grahaNa kara yakSakI pUjA karatA thaa| eka bAra aisI bAta banI ke arjuna apanI rupa-lAvaNyase yukta patnI baMdhumati ke sAtha yakSakI ArAdhanA kara rahA thA / itanemeM koI halakI jAtike chaha puruSa vahA~ Aye aura arjunamAlIko rassIse baaNdhaa| phira kramaza: chaha puruSane baMdhumati para arjanumAlIke sAmane hI anAcAra-sevana kiyaa| isase "arjuna' ati krodhita huA / isane yakSako prArthanA karate hue kahA ki itane dina taka terI ArAdhanA-sevAkA yaha phala ? jo sacamuca, tU merI ArAdhanA se prasanna hai to isa baMdhana se turaMta mukta kara / itanI prArthanAke sAtha hI vahA~kA adhiSThAyaka yakSa jAgRta huA / aura isane turaMta hI arjunamAlIke zarIrameM praveza kiyA / yakSakA praveza hote hI arjunamAlImeM aisI zakti pragaTa huI ki svayaM hI saba baMdhano ko kSaNameM hI toDa ddaalaa| vaha chaha kSudra pUruSa vahA~se bhAgane saphala ho isase pahale hI arjanane apanI strI-sahita sAtoMkI hatyA kii| donoM prabhu vIrakI dezanA sunane gaye / dezanA sunate hI arjunamAlI vairAgI bana gayA / itanA hI nahIM... prabhuke pAsa saMyama svIkAra kiyA aura khUnI se muni bane / aura ikaTThe kiye kukarmoko khapAneke lie rAjagRhI nagarIke bAhara (arjuna muni) kAyotsarga dhyAnameM nizcala khar3e rhe| chaha mAsa taka jinhoMne mAranekA hI kAma kiyA thA... vaha aba sAmane jAkara mAra khAne ke lie taiyAra ho gaye... | maranevAle ke svajana-varga arjunamAlIko dhikkArane lage... koi ina para thUkate hai... koI pattharoM se mAra rahe haiM... koI lAtoMse mAra rahe haiM... koI lakar3Ise prahAra karate hai... to koI apazabda sunA rahe haiM... / yaha saba samabhAvase sahana karate karate munivara to "maiMne kie hue mujhe hI bhugatanA hai" aisI zubha vicAra-zreNIse zabhadhyAnameM car3hate zreNI prAraMbha karate saMpUrNa ghAtIkarmoMkA kSaya karate karate kevalajJAnakI prApti kI... aura mokSa bhI gaye / basa... phira to rojakI sAta hatyA (chaha puruSa + eka strI kI hatyA) kA krama ho gayA / arjunamAlI (ke zarIrameM praviSTa yakSa) jaba taka sAtakI hatyA na ho, taba taka zAMta cittase baiThatA nahI / rAjagRhI kI janatA 'trAhimAm' 'pukAra uThI...! Aja sAtakI hatyA ho gaI "... aise samAcAra jaba taka nA mile, taba taka gharake pAhara nikalane koI taiyAra hI nahI hote / rAjagRhI ke mArgo | dinameM bhI zmazAnavat zAMti phailI rhtii| rote bAlakako bhI kahate ki "mAlI" A rahA hai... to rotA bAlaka bhI prabar3Akara zAMta ho jAtA / aisA kukhyAta bane arjunamAlIne chaha mAsa taka pratidina sAta vyakti kI hatyA kI / Akhira yaha svarNima dina bhI A gyaa| prabhu mahAvIra rAjagRhake bAhara udhAnameM smvsreN...| seTha sudarzana custa zrAvaka the / jo bhI ho jAya, para prabhu vIrakI dezanAkA saMjU ! "kambhe zUrA dhamme zUrA' Akhira to prabhu mahAvIra ke caraNa-sparza se aneka bAra pavitra banI huI yaha bhUmi hai| pApAtmAmeMse puNyAtmA ora puNyAtmAmeMse paramAtmA banAne kI tAkata yaha bhUmike rajakaNameM hai| (donoM vahA~se uThakara calane lage) saMjU socane lagA, chaha vyaktiyoM kA kAma aura arjunamAlI kA (amaryAdita) krodha, yaha kAmakrodhakI jor3Ine kaisI bhayaMkaratA sarjI? rAjadhAnImeM 1260 manuSyoMke murde gira pdd'e| 15 Education International
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________________ A tional For Private & Pe 16 zreNika ke samyaktva sthalapara mitrayugala...
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________________ _ munine kAyotsarga pUrNa kiyA / zreNikane do hAtha joDakara praNAma kiyaa| munine dharmalAbha diyaa| zreNika sahasA hI prazna pUcha baiThe - mahAtman ! isa bharayauvanameM saMsAra tyAga? -6 kezakA luMcana ! AMA sukomala dehakA zoSaNa ! huta hI samaya pasAra ho gayA thaa| sUrya bhI jaba astAcala parvatakI ba ora DUba rahA thA / naI-naI ghaTanAaiM aura ghaTanAsthalo meM khoyA huA mitra- yugala to bhAja anna-pAnI bhI bhUla gaye the| zrama bhI ThIka ThIka / rugA thaa| nagara-dvAra pasAra karaneke pazcAt dUrase hI eka ramaNIya udyAnake darzana hue... mahArAjAne khAsa taurase taiyAra karAyA huA yaha udyAna thaa| rAjyasabhA kA kArya pUrNa hote hI zreNika, savArI saha yahA~ krIDA karane AtA thaa| isa udyAnameM azoka, caMpaka, Amra Adi aneka jAtike suMdara hariyAle vRkSa the| jAsvaMda, gulAba, camelI, mAlatI Adi aneka sugaMdhita puSpoMke mohanIya choTe choTe chor3a bhI the| padminIoMkA parityAga ! kyoM ? ApakI deha-kAMti kahatI hai ki Apa koI rAjavaMzIya lADale ho... magara, Apa yaha batAo ki Apako kaunase saMsArane dhokhA diyA ki Apako ye suhAnA saMsAra choDakara isa kATAle pathakI ora jAne kI majabUrI huI? Apa atima umra meM bhI muni kA veza dhAraNa kara sakate the| phira bhI turaMta isa patha para jAne kA kAraNa kyA ? muni anAthIne gaMbhIra aura virAgamadhurI vANImeM uttr| diyA... isa udyAnake barAbara madhyameM eka nAjuka va AkarSaka stUpa thaa| isI stUpameM koI mahAtmA kI pAdukA pratiSThita kI huI thI... | mitra-yugala, isa pAdukA ke darzanArtha jA pahu~ce / yaha pAdAraviMda "muni-anAthI'' ke the| rAjA zreNikako isa sthala para sabase prathama samayaktva prApta karAnevAle yahI "anAthI" mani rAjan ! JIRST jainadharmakI satya-rUpase saccI-sparzanA karAnevAle anAthImunikA rAjA zreNika para mahAna upakAra thA / donoM mitroMne muni anAthIke caraNAraviMdoMko savidhi vaMdana kiyA / AjakA aMtima, phira bhI jAnane yogya yaha ghaTanAsthala thaa| suhAne laga rahe isa saMsArameM tUne jo kalpanA kI hai, ise bhI adhika bahutasI bhoga-sAmagrI mujhe milI thI... iMdrANI jaisI... guNavaMtI... zIlavaMtI... mAna-maryAdAvAlI.. patnI ... lAkhoM karoDoM sonAmahora...' bAMdhavakI jor3I... anukUla mAtA-pitA... aparaMpAra hAthI... ghor3e aura ratha.... rAjune bAtako prAraMbhikatA dii...| saMjU ! rAjA zreNikako isa vakta jainadharmakA koI vizeSa paricaya nahIM yaa| eka bAra vaha jaba rasI udyAnameM krIDA karane Aye, taba yaha udyAnake ekAMtameM eka caMpaka-vRkSa-tale eka dhyAnastha nahAtmAko kAyotsarga mudrAmeM khaDA dekhaa| mahAtmAkA yauvana-vaya thaa| ceharA bhI rAjavaMzIya dikha rahA thaa| vaha rUpameM ajoDa the / guNameM bejor3a the / tyAgI tapasvI aura tejasvI mahAtmAko vaha sAzcarya dekhatA hI rhaa| sabakucha milA thA... kyA nahIM milA thA yahI savAla hai| zreNikane kahA - phira bhI sabhI kA parityAga ? anAthI bole - hA~, kyoMki maiM anAtha thaa| merA koI nAtha nahIM thaa|jifsstv zreNikane kahA - basa itanI hI bAta ? 17
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________________ zreNika to yaha sunate hI avAk ho gyaa| isakI khula giiN| Aja taka bar3e garvase anAtha kahanevAlA mAI kA lAla inako nahIM milA thA / unakI ceta divyatAkA saMcAra huaa| usane mahAtmAke caraNa pakar3a liye / sAr3he tIna romarAjImeMse saMvedanA pasAra hone lgii| "merA vaha saca isa prakArake mithyAtvako choDakara "saccA vaha merA". prakArake samyakdarzanakA (satya arthameM jainadharmakA ba lAbha prApta huaa| sudeva-suguru-sudharmakA vaha pakkAma bana gyaa| anAthI bole - hA~ rAjan ! zreNikane kahA - lo, Ajase hI maiM ApakA naath...| anAthI bole - zreNika ! jaldI mata karo, tuma khuda hI anAtha ho| zreNikane kahA - mujhe nahIM pahacAnA? maiM magadhakA samrATa...! anAthI bole - phira bhI anaath...| zreNikane pUchA - kaise ? anAthI bole-suno... eka dina merI A~khoMmeM vedanA uThI... dinameM tAre dikhA de aisI... kauzAMbI nagarakA maiM rAjaputra, svargakA pUrA sukha utara AyA, paraMtu cakSukI bhayaMkara vedanAne narakakI bhrAMti karA dii| suhAnA saMsAra bhayaMkara-vicitra bana cakA / rAjana ! mAMtrikoM ko bulAyA... tAMtrikoMke dvAra bhI khaTakhaTAye / pitAjI, dhanvaMtarI vaighoMko bulA lAye... paraMtu... sabakucha niSphala... asaphala... pAsameM khar3I prANapyArI patnI bora A~sU bahAtI rahI / mA-bApa jhura rahe the| pUrA kuTuMba zoka-sAgarameM DUba cukA thaa..| samajhameM kucha AyA rAjan ! saba kucha hote hue bhI maiM anAtha thA... merI vedanA koI le sake aisI sthiti nahIM thii| rAjan ! roga, bur3hApA aura mRtyu... ina tInoM para jaya pAne vAlA hI nAtha bana zakatA zAma ho cukI thii| aba gharakI aura jAneke lie| (ghoDAgADI) ke sivA aura koI cArA nahIM thA / bArka bahatase ghaTanAsthala devane bAkI the| TA~gemeM baiThe rAjUne saMjU ko kahA... saMjU...! ji kharekhara vAstAvika arthameM svopakAra kiyA hai vohI paropaH kara sakate haiN| kisIse bhI na bujhane (rIjhane) vAle magadhake samrATa eka jaina mahAtmAke darzana mAtrase paanii| ho gyaa| vaha khuza ho gyaa| anAdikA mithyAtvarUpI palAyana (chU) ho gyaa| nigraMtha paMcamahAvratadhArI mahAtma hai yaha tAkata... jaMgalameM rahate hue bhI jagata para saccA upakAra saM mahaMta hI kara sakate haiN| prabhu mahAvIrase bhI pahalA (prathama) upa zreNika para anAthI munikA huaa| mahAvIradeva / bAdameM mile| zreNika ! hai... tAkata...? jo nA, to tU nAtha nahIM hai / tuma khuda roga-buDhApA... Akhira mRtyuko paravaza hai hii| ina tInoM ke Upara jIta dilAnevAle mahAvIra jaise kisI nAtha kI tujhe bhI jarUra hai hii| aura maiMne saMkalpa kiyA... roga jAya jo AjakI rAta... to saMyama svIkArUM prbhaat| jaya ho, prabhu vIrakI... muni anAthIkI.. aura zreNikakI... rAjagRhI kI prathama dvAra-yAtrA pUrNa huI thii| phira kabhI chuTTIke dinameM mileNge| aisA saMketa karake donoM mitra apane gharakI / (vApasa) phire... koi zaraNa - AdhAra na bana skaa| Akhira thakakara maiMne mahAvIrako zaraNarUpameM svIkArA / sacamuca rAta bItI aura vedanA calI gii| prabhAta hote hI mahAvIra ko nAtha banA diyaa| unake batAye hae mArga svIkAra liye| taba aMdherA bhI chA gayA thaa|
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________________ rAjadhAnI ke dvitIya dvArakI ora ..... * mahAzataka aura sulasA kI havelIkI aura ..... * gurudrohI gozAlakake janmasthala para .... * mitrayugala, nAlaMdAkI aura ..... * mere mana eka hI hai... navakAra ..... * utthAna, patana aura punarutthAnakI kahAnI = naMdinIvAva.... * punyabhUmi : guNazIla udyAna .... * zmazAna banA smAraka. 19
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________________ mahAzataka aura sulasAkI havelI para.... 165CODURS FESSUDO25550), hiOLOGY ANDU 20 JainEducationanamaloner Fort ere Use Only wwwgaireniorary.org,
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________________ gadhakI rAjadhAnI rAjagRhImeM kaumudI mahotsava zuru ho cukA thaa| nagarake bAhara nadI ke kinAre para melekA raMga bhI ThATase jamA huA thA / rAjA khuda hI jaba isa mele meM bhAga lekara AnaMda pramoda manA rahA ho... taba anya rAjaparivAra aura nagarakI janatAkA to kahanA hI kyA ? ma lagabhaga subahase melemeM bhIr3a rahatI aura zAmako saba lauTa Ate... isa daramyAna nagara meM zUnyAvakAza chAyA huA rahatA / nagarayAtrA ke lie yaha mauke kA phAyadA uThAte paMdraha dinake bAda phirase mitrayugala nagarake rAjamArgakI ora cala par3e... inake mana tatvakI khoja yahI mele kI mauja thii| mitrayugalakI dvitIya dvAra (ke ora) kI nagarayAtrA ke sAtha sAtha sUrya kI apanI rathayAtrA AkAza ke mArga meM Age bar3hatI rhii| havelI aura mahaloM ko pasAra karate karate rAjU eka mahAlayake pAsa A phuNce| yahA~ eka mahAzrAvaka rahate the| inakA nAma mahAzataka thaa| sArI nagarImeM dharmAtmA ke rUpameM ve prasiddha the| teraha striyoM ke sAtha unakA pANigrahaNa huA thaa| inake ATha to gokula the| gokula yAne kyA ? saMjUne pUchA..... rAjUne kahA : eka gokulameM daza hajAra gAyeM rahatI hai, aise 8 (ATha) gokula ke mAlika mahAzataka zrAvaka the| itanA hote hue bhI vaha ekAvatArI (bIca meM eka bhava karake turaMta hI mokSameM jAnevAle) bana sake / saMjUne pUchA- kyA ( itanA ) parigraha inako DubA na sakA ? rAjUne kahA :- nahIM, kyoMki inako ina parigraha para mamatA nahIM thii| thI to vo bhI nahIMvat ...! jo mamatAse cipaka jAte hai vahI marate (parezAna hote) haiM.... jo cipakate nahIM vaha baca jAte haiN| saMjU ! zAyada eka sAtha hI AThoM gokulakA apaharaNa yA nAza ho jAya, to bhI parigraha ga~vAne ke sAmane mahazataka ko duHkha na ho, aisI mana:sthiti inhoMne prabhu vIrakI dezanA dvArA tayyAra ki thii| isIse kaha sakate hai ki vaha isa parigraha para atyaMta 21 Asakta nahIM the| prabhu vIrake parama bhakta mahAzatakake itihAsako doharAte donoM vahA~se Age bar3he / sulasA zrAvikA kA nAma to saMjUne bhI sunA thA / yaha zrAvikA kI havelI aba karIba ( najadIka) A rahI thii| aura bAtoM meM DUbe mitrayugala kaba sulasAkI havelI ke pAsa pahu~ca gaye, isakA khyAla bhI na rhaa| are saMjU ! kisa prakAra prazaMsA kI jAya sulasA zrAvikA kI...? trilokInAtha prabhu vIrane bhI jisako dharmalAbhakA saMdeza bhejA thA / vaha saMdeza sunane ke sAtha hI unake sAr3he tIna karoDa romaroma harSase nAca uThe... ! jisake samyaktva - guNakI prazaMsA svargaloka ke svAmI khuda iMdra bhI kiyA karatA / eka bAra hariNagameSI deva dvArA aura dUsarI bAra aMbaDa (parivrAjakake vezameM) zrAvaka dvArA kI gaI samyaktva kI parIkSA meM jo aNizuddha saphala banI thii| aura donoM kA sira jhukA diyA thaa| apane "nAga" nAmaka patike Agrahase mahA- mehanatase prApta kiye due, devaarpita 32 (batIsa) putroM, jo zreNika ke vaphAdAra aMgarakSaka bane the| aura yuddhameM eka sAtha batIsa (32) 'kaTa ke mara gaye, aisA samAcAra sunakara bhI jo svastha raha sakI thI... aura bola uThI thI.... 'lalATameM likhA huA RNAnubaMdha pUrNa huA.... zoka karane se aba vaha vApasa milanevAle nahIM..! jinadharma aura prabhuvIra prati apAra zraddhAnvita aura isa bharatakSetrameM AnevAlI (agalI) cobisImeM nirmama nAmake paMdrahave tirthaMkara banakara mokSa pada pAnevAlI sulasA zrAvikA ko bhAvabharI vaMdanA arpaNa karate rAjU aura saMjUne agale ghaTanAsthala kI ora prayANa kiyA /
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________________ "INNI KARO mA UUUIUM . gurudrohI - gozAlakake janma-sthalapara... jU, saMjUko eka galImeM le gayA...! jahA~ purAnI gauzAlA thI ! donoM gauzAlAke dvArake pAsa A phuNce| rAjUne saMjUko / kahA maMkhalIputra gozAlekA yaha janmasthala hai| bahula nAmake brAhmaNa kI yaha gozAlAmeM janma hone se inakA nAma gozAlA rakhA gyaa| eka bAra prabhu vIrako eka zreSThi suMdara AhAra vahorA rahe the yaha dekhakara gozAleko huA..inakA ziSya banane meM majA hai... acchA khAnA-pInA milegaa| isane prabhuko vinaMtI kii| para bhagavaMtane dIkSA denekI anumati nahIM denese | Akhira gozAlAne svayaM hI veza dhAraNa kara liyaa| aura khudako prabhu mahAvIrake ziSyake rUpameM pahecAna dene lgaa| apane anekavidha apalakSaNoMse prabhuvIrako aura svayaMko bhI jahA~ jAtA vahA~ saMkaTa khar3A kara detaa| saMjU....! gozAlA gurUdrohI isIlie ki prabhuke pAsase usane tejolezyA chor3ane kI vidyA siikhii| aura bhaviSyameM prabhuke Upara hI usane tejolezyA chodd'ii...| saMjUne pUchA tejolezyA yAne kyA ? kImata n ation International For Private & Feldal Use Only www.jaineltorarya
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________________ rAjUne kahA - jisake Upara choDa dI jAya vaha jalakara khatma ho jAya aisI eka vidyA... labdhi...... zakti......! saMjU! svayaMne chor3I huI Agase hI gozAlA kA zarIra jalane lagA aura sAthameM pazcAtApakI agnise isakI AtmA bhI jalane lgii| vaha apane isa mahApApake lie khUba pachatAne lgaa| saMjUne pUchA - isane prabhu para tejolezyA kyoM chor3I? rAjUne kahA - suna, prabhu kevalI banakara bicarate - bicarate zrAvasti nagarImeM padhAre the tabakI yaha bAta hai| aSTAMga nimitta aura tejolezyAkI vidyAse garviSTha banA gozAlA svayaMko bhagavAnake (tIrthakara) rUpameM jAhira karane lgaa| taba nagarameM do bhagavaMta padhAre haiM... aisI carcA hone lgii| gautamasvAmIjIne sAzcarya bhagavaMtako savAla kiyA ki yaha dUsare bhagavaMta kauna haiM ? taba prabhune kahA - vaha dasarA koI nahIM, merA hI ziSya banA maMkhalIputra - gozAlA hai| isane apane bhaktoMko kahA... bhagavAna maiM nahIM..... mahAvIra sacce bhagavAna haiM inako maiMne tUM.............kI bhASAmeM gAlIgAlauja kI hai| mere mRtyu ke bAda aba tuma mere zavako rassIse bA~dhakara mRta kuttekI taraha pUrI nagarImeM dhumAnA (ghasITanA) aura mere Upara thUkanA aura pukAra karanA ki..yaha gozAlA jina nahIM hai yaha to maMkhalIpatra gozAlA hI hai| prabhu mahAvIrakA.mahAdroha karanevAlA hai..... isa prakAra usane khuda svIkAra kiyA hai| saMjU ! isa taraha pazcAtApa karatA huA gozAlA sAtaveM dina mRtyu pAkara bArahaveM devalokameM gayA.....! isa bAtakI carcA gozAlAke kAna para aayii| vaha to Aga-babUlA ho gyaa| krodhAndha banakara vaha prabhuke pAsa aayaa| | prabhune sabhIko sAvadhAna kara diyaa| sabako idhara-udhara ho jAneke lie kaha diyaa| gozAlAne Akara prabhuko gAlI-galauMca dvArA jaisetaise bolane lgaa| tU juThA hai... tU jina nahIM.. maiM jina huuN...| vaha gozAlA to kabakA mara cukA.... usa gozAleke zarIrameM praviSTa maiM | jina huN| isIlie tU terI jIbha baMda kr...| saMjU bolA - lekina isane bhagavAnakA droha kiyA.. inakA kyA..? bhagavaMta bole...he gozAlaka ! tU aise jhUTha bolakara apanI jAtako kyUM banA rahA hai? tUM khuda jo gozAlA thA, vo hI tU Aja hai| AgameM jaise ghI DAle...isI taraha gozAlAne prabhukI aura jindI Aga (tejolezyA) choDa dii| rAjUne kahA- isakA phala isako jarUra milegaa| aura anaMtakAla taka ku-yonimeM bhaTakatA rahegA / isakI mauta (prAya:karake) hara daphe Agase yA zastroMse hI hogii| anaMtakAla pazcAt phirase jaba vaha manuSya banakara kevalajJAnI baneMge..taba sabase prathama dezanAmeM vaha "kadApi gurudroha karanA nahIM...... jisake kAraNa maiMne anaMtakAla taka asahya duHkha-vedanAe~ sahana kI haiM....." isa taraha zrotAjanoMke sAmane apanI kahAnI sunaayeNge| prabhu ke atizayase vaha Aga prabhu ko tIna pradakSiNA dekara gozAleke zarIrameM praviSTa huii| prabhuko tejolezyAkI jvAlAse 6 (chaha) mAsa taka zauca meM khUna bahA jo Akhira revatI zrAvikAne baharAye kolApAkase zAMta huaa| saMjU ! zAyada, deva-gurU-dharmakI yA jJAna-darzanacAritrakI viziSTa ArAdhanA na ho sake to bhI virAdhanA, AzAtanA, niMdA, to svapnameM bhI nahIM karanI caahie| varanA yaha cikanA (bhArI) karma udayameM Aneke sAtha hI A~khameM se khUnake A~sU bahAte hue bhI chuTakArA pAnA asaMbhava ho jaayegaa| saMjU bolA - gozAlAkA kyA huA? rAjUne kahA vahI to kaha rahA hai... saMjU ! gozAleke zarIrameM praviSTa Aga sAta dina bAda gozAlekA karuNa mRtyu lekara hI rhii| saMjU bolA - vaha kaunasI narakameM gayA? gurUhIlaka-gozAlAkI kahAnI sunate - sunate saMjUkI A~khomeM tammara Ane lagA / vaha apanA mastaka khujalAne lgaa| pApake pazcAtApase gozAlAko svargakI bheMTa... pApakI khuzIse zreNikako narakakI bheMTa..... tIrthaMkarakI AzAtanAse gozAlAkA anaMta bhavabhramaNa..... tIrthaMkarakI ArAdhanAse zreNikako tIrthakara pada..... rAjU bolA - nahIM, vaha bAraveM devalokameM gyaa| saMjU bolA! oha.....! prabhukA parama bhakta zreNika narakameM aura gozAlA svargameM... yaha kisa gharakA nyAya ? vAha.. ! jinazAsanakA nyAyAsana kitanA svaccha.. nyAyI........! 23 Education International
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________________ gau DSL S held his psy mitrayugala nAlaMdAkI ora zAlAkI-galI nAlaMdA-galIko sparzatI hI rahI thii| galImeM se bAhara nikalaneke sAtha hI suvizAla nA pADAmeM rAjU aura saMjUne kadama rkheN| jainoMkA vaha dhAma thaa| rAjuke dehameMse eka jhanajhanATa (halacala) bA A gii| isakA hRdaya sahasA bhara aayaa| sUrya madhyAhme tapa rahA thA, 24
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________________ to bhI vaha atyaMta zItalatAkA anubhava kara rahA thaa| harSAzruse bharI isakI A~kheM chalaka rahI thii| 10.10394 rAjU ! prabhune caudaha cAturmAsa ye eka hI maholle meM kiye the, isase itanA khyAla to jarUra AtA hai ki prabhune yahA~ bahuta hI lAbha (dharma bAbata kA munAphA) dikhe hoNge| rAjU eka sthAnapara Ate hI rUka gyaa| saMjUko uddezakara vaha bolA... saMjU ! rAjadhAnIke parama-pavitra sthalapara hama A phuNce| haaNsNjuu| yaha rAjagRha nagarake jaMbU, zAlibhadra aura dhannA jaise aneka koTyAdhipati apanI doma doma sAhibI ko chor3akara bhare yauvana-vayameM prabhuke ziSya bane hai| cAritra aMgIkAra karake sva-para upakAroM kI jhar3iyA~ (varSA) barasAte AtmakalyANako siddha kiyA hai to prabhava aura rohiNeya jaise nAmI cora bhI prabhu-zAsanako pAkara sadgati ko prApta hue hai| prabhuvIrake pAdAraviMdose paramapunita banI yaha puNyabhUmikI hara raja (kaNa) namaskaraNIya banI hai| karUNAnidhAna mahAvIra paramAtmAke isI sthala para 14 (caudaha) cAturmAsa hue haiN| saMjU to aisI dhanyatama nagarImeM apanA janma huA jAnakara sva ko kRtakRtya (sadbhAgI) mAnane lgaa| saMjU.. ! saiMkar3obAra prabhumahAvIrake samavasaraNa kI yahA~ racanA huI hogii| saMjU ! jaba - jaba prabhu mahAvIra rAjagRhImeM padhArate taba - taba rAjA zreNika bar3e ADaMbara yukta, nagarajana, rAjaparivAra aura aMta:pura saha prabhukA bhavya svAgata karatA thaa| aura samavasaraNameM khuda devendroM aura nAgendroMne bhI prabhuko cAmara Dhote sevaka banakara pUjA kI hogii| devAMganAe~ prabhu Age nRtya karake apanI bhakti pradarzita karatI hoNgii| aura eka bAra to rAjA koNikane zAnadAra-abhUtapUrva aisA julusa nikAlA ki abhI bhI janatA isa julusako yAda karatI aura prazaMsAke puSpa bichAte nahIM thktii| azokavRkSakI zItala chAyA saMtapta-hRdayoM ko zAMtaprazAMta banAtI hogii| are saMjU ! rAjadhAnIkI isa dharmadharAko sparza karane hetu surendroM aura asurendroMko bhI daur3akara AnA par3A hai| mAlakauMza rAgameM mIThI-madhurI prabhukI vANIne anekoMke ajJAna-aMdhakAra dUra kiye hoNge| saiMkar3o bAra prabhune yaha puNyabhUmi para padArpaNa karake rAjadhAnIko cAra cA~da lagAyA hai| saMjU.. ! magadha-nareza bhI vinamra bhAvase apanI zaMkAoMko pragaTa karate hoMge.. prabhu inakA samAdhAna karate hoNge..| isa savAla-javAboMkI kaisI ramajhaTa jamI hogii...| ra rAja dono atyaMta bhAvavibhora-gadagada bana gaye / vo nAlaMdA-pAr3ekI dharatIko apane mastakase ghisane lge| magadha-nareza zrI mahAvIrake pAsa mAnarahita-macchara jaisA bana jAtA hogaa..| kaisA hogA yaha adabhuta-akalpanIya dRzya...! ghuTaNoMse girakara vaha dharatIke kaNakaNameM se nikalate pavitra paramANuoMko jhelane lge| aura yaha pavitra rajakaNoMse lalATa para tilaka kiyaa| saMjU bolA... yaha pavitra dharmadharAko puna: puna: praNAma karate donoM vahA~se Age kI nagarayAtrAke lie cala pdd'e..| 25
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________________ mere mana eka hI hai navakAra... 26 : www.alne library org
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________________ jadhAnIke adyatana mahala aura prAcIna mahAlayoM ko dekhate-dekhate mArga aura rAjamArga para se pasAra ho rahe alakha ke ArAdhakoM kI tAttvika vicAraNA karate karate dono mitra bahuta dura nikala gye| phira rAjadhAnIke eka viravyAta vizrAMti gRhake pAsa Akara bAharake oTale (virAmAsana) para vizrAma lene baitthe| rA Fran thor3I dera mauna chA gyaa| rAjUkI najara sAmanekI eka citrazAlAkI ora gii| jisameM kitane kalA-sthApatya surakSita the| jo ki vaha zAlA pahalese kucha jarjarita banI thii| rAjUkI najara ke samakSa eka bahuta purAnA itihAsa A rahA thaa| maunabhaMga karate hue rAjUne saMjUko kahA- sAmane dikhAIM detI citrazAlA amarakumAra aura mahAmaMtrake saMsmaraNokI cAr3I khA rahI hai| saMjUne pUchA isako kyA saMbaMdha ? - kauna amarakumAra ? navakAra aura rAjU bolA- yahI to bAta karatA hu~, suna.... !! yaha rAjadhAnIkA mAlika (zreNika) abhI mithyAtvI thA tabakI yaha bAta hai / kisI bhI taraha yaha citrazAlAkA bAMdhakAma nahIM ho rahA thaa| bAMdhakAma hotA phirabhI TikatA nahIM thA / dinameM bane aura rAtriko TUTe.. aisI hAlata thii| rAjAne brAhmaNa jyotiSIko pUchA- mukhya joSIne kahA...... battIsa lakSaNA bAlakakI bali car3hAI jAya aura isakA khUna nIMvameM r3Alane meM Aye to hI citrazAlA bana pAyegI / .. kintu, aisA bAlaka lAnA kahA~se ? rAjAne to nagarameM * DhiDhorA piTavAyA aura... jo bAlaka de isake vajana jitanI suvarNamuhara dene kA bhI jAhira kraayaa| magara, khudakA bAlaka to sabako pasaMda hotA hai, kauna de ? Akhira, sAta baccevAle aura garIbIse parezAna eka brAhmaNa-brAhmaNIne apane choTe bAlaka amarako de denekA taya kiyaa| isane rAjapurUSa samakSa bAta rkhii| rAjapuruSa amarako lene Aye / choTA sA yaha bAlaka to ekadama ghabar3A gyaa| jIva kisako pyArA nahIM ? bAlaka amarane, mA~-bApa, bhAI, bahana, phUphA - phUphI, mAmA-mAmI...... sabhIke pAsa khUba AjIjI 27 kI.... bacAne kI vinaMti kI... magara koi bhI saMbhAlane ke lie taiyAra nahI huaa| sabhIne eka hI bAta kI... / khuda tere mA~-bApa hI tujhe becane taiyAra hue hai, phira hama kyA kareM ? Akhira A~khomeMse A~su nikAlate hue amarako uThAkara sevakajana rAjasabhAmeM rAjA zreNika ke pAsa le aaye| amarakumArane rAjA ko vinaMtI kI - rAjan ! Apa to prajAke rakSaNahAra kahalAte ho kyA mujha jaise nirdoSa bAlakakI Apa bali car3hAe~ge ! kyA rakSaka hI bhakSaka banegA ? paraMtu rAjAko to 'citrazAlA banAne kI' eka hI dhuna thii| isane bhI dAda nahIM dii| brAhmaNoMne amarako snAna karAyA, phUlahAra pahanAyA aura TIkI-Tapake kiye.... aura sabhAke madhyame sulaga rahe agnikuMDameM amarakumAra ko uThAkara jaise hI DAla rahe the itanemeM hI Aga bujha gaI..... rAjA siMhAsana parase dharatI para gira gayA.... inake mu~hase khUna bahane lgaa| sabhI brAhmaNa bhI mUrchita hokara jamIna para gira gaye / saMjU bolA - yaha to Azcarya. camatkAra.........! gajaba kA rAjUne kahA...... hA~... navakAra maMtrake prabhAvase hii.....| bAla amara eka bAra, pahale jaba jaMgalameM lakar3I lene gayA thA taba usako rAstemeM eka jaina muni mile the| aura amarako navakAra maMtra sikhAyA thaa| vaha navakAra maMtra saMkaTake samaya kAma aayaa| amarako lagA ki aba koI bacAnevAlA nahIM hai... taba vaha AMkha baMda karake bhAvapUrvaka navakAra maMtrakA raTaNa karane lagA......aura usameM aisA ekAgra bana gayA ki khudako bhUla gayA / saba duHkha bisara gayA / basa, phira to adRzyarUpameM zAsanadevane isako sahAyatA kI.... navakAramaMtra isakA rakSaNahAra bana gyaa| - amarakumArane dayA lAkara navakAra maMtrase maMtrita jala rAjA aura brAhmaNoM ke Upara chir3akA... chir3akAneke sAtha Alasa maror3ate maror3ate sabhI khar3e hue| bilakula acche ho gaye / rAjA aura brAhmaNone amarakumArake pA~vameM girakara (jhukakara) kSamA maaNgii| amarakumAra mAphI dete dete bolA.. yaha prabhAva merA nahIM, navakAra mahAmaMtrakA hai| rAjAne kahA- aba yaha rAjya tujhe detA huuN| tUne hameM mRtyuse bacAyA hai| amarakumArane kahA- nahIM, merA mana aba
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________________ MNJA JOrbODULOURULE T APPUR isa svArthI saMsArase uTha gayA hai| maiM to saMyama grahaNa kruuNgaa| aura sacamuca amarakumArane saMyama grahaNa kiyaa| aura rAtrimeM smazAnake pAsa jAkara kAyotsarga dhyAnameM khar3e raha gye| isa aura amarake mA~-bApako isa bAtakI jAna milii| amarakI mA~ pUrvabhavakI vairI thii| vaha rAtameM hI amarakumAra (muni) ke pAsa gaI. aura amaramuni ko jAnase DAlA / amaramuni to samAdhipUrvaka mRtyukA kaSTa sahana karate - karate svarga sidhAre / amaramuniko mArakara usakI mA~ vApasa A rahI thI ki turaMta koI bAghina bIca rAstemeM khar3I thii| usane amarakI mA~ko apanA zikAra banA liyA vaha chaTTI naraka me gai / saMjU ! ugra pApa yA ugra puNya turaMta hI phaladAyI hote haiN| saMjU to navakAra maMtrakA pratyakSa prabhAva aura ugra pApakA pratyakSa kaTu prabhAva (phala) sunatA hI rhaa| usane usI samaya hara 108 navakAramaMtra bhAvapUrvaka ginanekA nizcaya kara liyaa| doction international www.jainelibraryg
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________________ utthAna patana aura punarutthAnakI kahAnI = naMdinIvAva 29 Jajh Education laternational BREAPoseoni
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________________ dhyA hone meM aba bahuta dera nahIM thIdono mitra nagarake (dusare) daravAjeke pAsa A gaye the| daravAje ke bAhara eka manohara dRzya unakI najarameM aayaa| anucita thaa| itanA hI nahIM.... Ate-jAte sabhI musA yaha vAvakI prazaMsA karane lge| prazaMsA sunakara naMda to bahu khuza hone lgaa| suvizAla eka pAnIkA jalAzaya thA / nAma isakA naMdinI, isa sarovarameM rAjahaMsa tIra rahe the| choTI - bar3I machaliyA~ gulATeM letI AnaMda-pramoda manA rahI thii| kucha jhuke hue kamala ke pattoM jaise zramikoMko AhavAna de rahe the| sarovara ko sparza karatI hui vAyu tana-manako zItalatA pradAna kara rahI thii| jalapipAsuloga tRSAko zAMta karake hRdayameM ThaMDaka mahasusa kara rahe the| (1) satsaMgakA abhAva (2) AraMbha-samAraMbhakA doSa (3) svayaMne banAI huI vAvakI khuzI aura isakA ahaMkAra / inhIM kAraNoMse mRtyu-samaya naMdakA jIva vAvana jAnese "merI vAva" karate-karate naMda mRtyu bAda usI va meMDhaka ke rUpameM utpanna huaa| aba to isako koI pahacA bhI nhiiN| aisA nayanaramya manohara dRzya dekhakara saMjU ke hRdayameM ThaMDaka chA gaI.... zrama kucha dUra huaa| vaha bola uThA - kisane isa jalAzayakA nirmANa kiyA ? rAjU bolA.. saMjU ! jahA~ jisakI Asakti vahA~ usakI utpa strImeM ati Asakta manuSya, mRtyu pazcAt sa udarameM kIDe ke rUpase utpanna ho sakatA hai| dhanameM Ara mAnava marakara vanaspati banakara dhana para hI apane mUla phaila hai| kaMdamUla khAnemeM Asakta manuSya marakara AlU : kaMdamUlameMhI utpanna hotA hai| devalokakedeva sarovarakApa (kAnake kuMDalameM jar3ita) ratnoM AdimeM Asakta bana apakAyayA pRthvIkAyake rUpameM janma lete hai| aura sadA gavA~ dete haiN| saMjU ! yaha vAvakA nirmAtA thA "naMdamaNiyAra".... isI nagarakA rahanevAlA vaha zrImaMta-gRhastha thA / Ate-jAte sAdhubhagavaMtoke satsaMgase vaha dharma paayaa| zrAvaka bhI bnaa| taba taka vratadhArI banA ki hara parvatithike dina vaha upavAsa-saha pauSadha karatA thaa| ekadA isane parvatithike dina upavAsa-saha pauSadhavrata kiyaa| kauna jAne saMjU ! una samayameM muni bhagavaMtoMkA vihAra isa tarapha kama ho gayA thaa| arthAt vihArakA mArga badala gyaa| upAzrayameM koI bhI muni bhagavaMta hAjira nhiiN| pauSadhameM rahe naMda zrAvakako pratikramaNa pazcAt bahuta hI tRSA lgii| itanI taSA ki isakA jIva tAlUpara cipaka gyaa| aura dAna hone lgaa| kitanI kozizase jaise-taise rAta to pasAra kI.... manuSya janmako kho denevAlA naMda bhI Akhira hI jalAzayameM (Asakta banakara) meMDhaka huaa| kintu.... pUrvakRta dharma-ArAdhanA niSphala nahIM hotii| ekabAra rAjagRha nagarameM prabhu mahAvIra padhAre... ji rAjA zreNika Adi vaMdanArtha jA rahe the| sabhIke ma "mahAvIra padhAre - mahAvIra padhAre" kA hI raTaNa thaa| sunate meMDhaka bane naMdake jIvako lagA - aise zabda maiMne sune haiM... ! manameM cahala-pahalase pUrvabhavakA jJAna huaa| bhava najara ke samakSa dIkhane lgaa| subaha ghara jAkara pAraNA kiyaa| bAdameM "taSA (pyAsa) kA du:kha bahuta hI kaThina-bhayaMkara hai" aisA jAnakara eka baDI vAva (jalAzaya)-nirmANa karanekA nizcaya kiyaa| aura rAjA ke pAsa turaMta jAkara jalAzaya-nirmANake lie anumati lii| vAva banAneke lie seMkar3o majadura ba kArIgaroMko kAmapara lgaayaa| bahuta AraMbha-samAraMbha karane ke pazcAt yaha vAva taiyAra hii| (vAva yAni cAroM aura sIDI vAlA sarovara jaisA jalAzaya) ara..... ra ......ra jalAzaya ke AraMbha-samAraMbha durgati.....? dhikkAra.....ho mujhako...! calo, aura kucha to bhagavaMtakI dezanA to suneN| meMDhakarAja to cale prabhukI de sunne...| magara, becAre kI kaisI dazA? sAvadhAnIse jA uchalakUda karate hue jA rahA meMDhaka zreNika-rAjAke dhaM pA~va tale kucalakara mara gyaa| bhagavaMtakI dezanA suna ullAsameM... marakara vaha meMr3hakameM se deva bnaa| are...! zreNika kI savArI samavasaraNameM pahu~ce, isake pahale hI banA huA naMda, prabhu vIrakI sevAmeM upasthita ho gyaa| saMjU ! nagarameM pIneke lie pAnI hote huai AraMbha - samAraMbha kA pApa karake aisA jalAzaya khar3A karanA - vaha 30
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________________ saMjU ! naMdamaNiyArakI patana-utthAnakI kahAnI sunAtI huI yaha vAva Aja bhI vaisI kI vaisI surakSita hai| satsaMgake prabhAvase-zrAvaka dharma mIlanA... satsaMga chUTa jAneke kAraNa - ulTemArgacale jAnA...dharmase chUTa jAnA...kintu kI huI ArAdhanA niSphala najAnA... rAjadhAnIke pAhara prabhujI kA guNazIla udyAnameM samavasaranA (padhAranA)...., meMDhakakA vaMdanArthajAnA....... isakA mRtyu aura Akhira deva bananA... yaha saba......... an Education International - www.jainelibrary.ard
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________________ SAR DD puNyabhUmi : guNazIla udyAna sa jU bIcameM hI bola uThA - yaha guNazIla udyAna kaunasa jahA~ prabhu mahAvIra samavasare the? AIR rAjU bolA : dekho....., vo jo sAmane dIkha rahA hai vahIM aura donoM mitra astAcalakI ora Dhalate hue sUryake sAtha ati vegase vaha udyAnameM phuNce| mahAvIra prabhujahA~ saha-parivAra saiMkar3o bAra padhAre aura anekabAra samavasaraNa racanA huii......| gautamAdi gaNadharabhagavaMtoM aura caudaha hajAra aNagAra aura chattIsahA zramaNIoMke pAdAraviMdase pavitra bane isa udyAnakI suvizAlatA dekhate hI donoM cakAcauMdha ho gye| vahA~ eka azoka vRkSake nIce pAlakhI lagAkara bai 32 Jain Education international www.jainelibrary.ca
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________________ donoM hAtha DhIMcaNa para sthira kiye aura A~kheM baMda karake nizcala / hokara samavasaraNa ghyAnameM DubakI lagAne kA prayala kiyaa| rajata, svarNa aura ratnoMke tIna gaDha, (inakI) Upara maNiyoMse yukta siMhAsana para prabhu virAjamAna hai| bAraha parSadA virAjita (baiThI) hai| prabhuke dehase 12 (bAra) guNA UMcA azokavRkSa, jo sabhIko zItalatA pradAna kara rahA hai| donoM bAju indroM cAmara Dho rahe haiM / paiMtIsa (35) atizayayukta (mAlakoza rAgameM) dezanA sunane ke bAda devAMganAe~ aura indrANiyA~ prabhu ke sAmane nRtya kara rahI hai| pacAsa hajAra kevalIziSyoM ke guru gautamasvAmI, prabhu mahAvIrake sanmukha bAla banakara utkaTAsanameM nata-mastaka baiThe haiN| magadhapati zreNika sevakavat / hAtha jor3akara prabhukI stuti karate hue najara A rahA hai| donoM mitra usI samayake - samavasaraNa dhyAnameM kho gaye....ve gadgada bana gye| prabhu vIrakI yAdameM inakI A~kheM caudhAra barasa rahI... tIrtha se bhI jyAdA vahA~ke vAtAvaraNase inake aMga-aMga ati AnaMdake spaMdana yukta ho gye| anaMtI karmaraja AtmA parase gira rahI ho, aisA ina donoM ko anubhava huaa| aura inake aMtarameM se vIra..... vIrakI sahaja dhvaniyA~ uThane lgiiN| isa dharaNIkI pavitra raja inhoMne mastaka para cddh'aaii| jaba taka vaha dharaNI dikhAI dI... taba taka animeSadRSTi se (vaha dharatI ke) darzana karate hI rhe| gaNadhara zrI sudharmA-svAmI kI yaha nirvANa bhUmiko dekhate hI rhe.....| zmazAna banA smAraka... Tate vakta phira vahI naMdinI vAva AyI / saMjUkI najara usa vAvakI bAMyIM tarapha gaI. 25 kadama dura eka UMcA smAraka dikhAI diyaa| usa smArakameM eka mahAtmAkI pratimA dikhAI dii| inake do hAtha (AkAzakI aura) U~ce the| eka pA~va para ve khar3e the aura inakI dRSTi kucha UMcAIpara sUrya sanmukhadhyAnastha avasthAmeM sthira thii| dhyAnameM khar3e the.... itanemeM hI yahA~se rAjA zreNika kI savArI nikalI... rAjA (guNazIla) udyAnameM prabhu vIrakI dezanA sunane hetu jA rahe the..... inake eka sainika ne dUsare sainikako niMdA karate hue kahA ki - becAre choTe kuMvarako gaddI para biThA diyA aba inake rAjyako apane hAtha karaneke lie maMtrIoMne kamara kasI hai| prasannacaMdrane isa bAlakako rAjya sauMpakara binA socA kAma (galatI) kiyA hai| bAlakako aura pUre rAjyako saMkaTameM DAla diyA hai| inhoMne dharmakI jagaha para adharmakA AcaraNa kiyA hai| saMjUko Azcarya huA - isane rAjUko pUchA - yaha smAraka kisakA hai? rAjUne kahA - saMjU, prasannacaMdra rAjarSi ne isI sthAna para isI avasthAmeM kevalajJAna prApta kiyA thaa..| jarA thor3I dUra najara kara... vo zmazAnameM khaMDahara dIkha rahA hai na ? basa, yaha zmazAnabhUmi hI rAjarSikI kaivalyabhUmi hai| saMjU ! kisa prakArase prazaMsA kI jAya isa rAjadhAnIkI.... jisakI zmazAnabhUmi bhI mahAtmAokI kaivalyabhUmi banI hai| yaha prasannacaMdra potanapura nagarake rAjA the| manohara va mohahara aisI prabhu vIrakI vANI sunakara ve vairAgI hue| apane bAla rAjakumArako rAjagadI para sthApita karake rAjyakA bhAra maMtrIyoMko soMpakara dIkSA lii| ekabAra vihAra karate-karate ve isa zmazAnabhUmi ke pAsa pA~vake Upara pA~ca car3hAkara... donoM / hAtha Upara karake.... sUryake sAmane dRSTi lagAkara kAyotsarga isa prakArake vacanako dhyAnastha muni prasannacaMdrane sunakara socA ki... aho ! jo maiM isa vakta rAjyako sa~bhAla rahA hotA to maMtrioM ko kar3I zikSA de detaa| aise saMkalpavikalpoM ke cakkarameM aprasanna manavAle prasannacaMdramuni, munipaneko bhUlakara manase hI vaha zatru bane hue maMtrIoMke sAtha yuddha karane laga gye| isI samaya rAjA zreNika vIra-prabhuke pAsa phuNce| aura prabhuko vaMdanA karake savAla kiyA - prabhu ! abhI rAstemeM maiMne dhyAnastha avasthAmeM (rahe) prasannacaMdra rAjarSiko vaMdana kiyA hai| agara isa sthitimeM vo mRtyu pAe~ to kaunasI gatimeM jAyeMge? prabhu bole - sAtavIM narakameM ! zreNika socameM paDa gaye....thor3I dera bAda pakkA karane ke lie phirase pUchAbhagavan ! prasannacaMdramuni jo abhI isa samayameM kAla kareM to kahA~ jAe~ge? bhagavaMtane kahA ki sarvArthasiddhi vimAnameM 33
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________________ jAyeMge zeNikane kahA ki aMtarameMdo alaga bAta kyoM bhagavaMtane kahA ki sUbe jaba muni ko vaMdana kiyA taba vo manahImana zatruoMke sAtha yuddha kara rahe the.... aura shrnnik| tuma yahA~ Aye taba taka to vo aise vicAroMmeM car3ha gaye ki yuddhameM mere sabhI zastra khatma ho gaye hai| isIlie atyaMta krodhAMdha hokara "mAra DAlUM... sAleko"....... aisI duSTa vicAraNAse mastaka parase mukuTakA ghAta karane jA rahe haiM... paraMtu jaise mastaka para hAtha pahu~cA taba mastaka to muMDita thA... turaMta hI muniavasthAkA ravyAla aayaa| sva-niMdA karane lage... bhArI pazcAtApa kiyA.. phirase prazasta (zubha) dhyAnameM sthira hae. isase tere dasare praznake samaya vaha sarvArthasiddha devaloka ke yogya ho gye| zreNika aura bhagavaMtakI yaha bAta cala rahI hai taba vahA~ dhyAnastha prasannacaMdra mahAtmAke samIpameM devaduMdubhi bajI... zreNikane phirase prazna kiyA - prabhune pharamAyA - prasannacaMdrarAjarSi ne kSapaka zreNImeM car3hate aMtima kSaNoMmeM kevalajJAna pAyA hai| devatAdi maMgalanAda dvArA inakI mahimA manA rahe haiN| vAha..! vAha...! kaisI manakI gati hai... saMjUke mukhase sahasA nikala par3A.... hA~ saMjU ! rAjU bolA - manakI gati nyArI hai| mana mALavekI ora le jAya....mana muktimeM bhI le jAe / mana mahAvidehakSetrameM le jAye aura mana mAghavatI (7vIM naraka) meM bhI le jaaye| pavanase bhI manakI gati tIvra hotI hai| bar3e- bar3e yogioMko bhI manako vazameM karanA muzkila bana jAtA hai| isalie hI kahA hai ki mana kI jIta meM jIta hai, mana ke hAre haar| mana le jAye mokSameM re, mana hI naraka mojhaar| saMjUne pUchA - RSimuni zmazAnako sAdhanA sthalake rUpa kyoM pasaMda karate hoMge zajU bolA : kyoMki sAdhanA ke ti inako nIrava ekAMta sthala jyAdA anukala banatA hai| aisa sthala yA to zmazAna hotA hai aura yA to jaMgala hotA hai| zmazAnameM to vyaMtara Adise upasarga hone kA saMbhava bhI rhaa| hai... mahAmuni to vaha upasargoko bhI karmanirjarAmeM mhaa| upakAraka mAnate hai| isIlie vaha aise sthala vizeSa para karate haiN| saMjU ! isameM mahAna satva honA bhI jarurI hai| ni| manavAlekA to kAma hI nhiiN| yaha smazAna jaise namasva mahAmaMtra ArAdhaka bAla amara (kumAra) munikA aNti| samAdhisthala banA. vaise rAjarSi prasannacaMdrakA smaark| banA... kaisI suMdara suzobhita laga rahI hai... kAca~ke kava surakSita... saMgamaramarameM AkarSaka khudAi kAmavA prasannacaMdajIkI.... paoNva ke Upara pA~va sthApita dhyAna muurti....| rAjA zreNikane hI yaha smAraka taiyAra krvaayaa| aisA lagAtA hai.... aMdherA ho cukA thaa| donoM mitroMne gharakI ora jAne / lie TAMgAgADI pkdd'ii| prabhAtameM (puna:) zeSa nagara-yAtrAkI zartake sAtha do mitra ghara pahuMce taba dvitIya dvArakI saphala yAtrAkA pUrNa saMto / inake mukha para taira rahA thaa| www.jainelibrary.oda
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________________ rAjadhAnIke tRtIya dvArakI ora... * magadha-prasiddha maMdirameM... * vizvakI ajAyabI : jaMbU mahala... - makkhIcUsa (lobhI) mammaNa..... (nadI-taTa para mitra-belar3I) * sunAra banA khUnI....... khUnI banA muni.... * AjakI tAjA khabara ..... ___ 35
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________________ magadha-prasiddha maMdirameM.... chA gii| donoMne bhAvavibhora banakara caityavaMdana kiyaa| N Y ja dUsare dina bhI kaumudI mahotsava A yathAvat cAlU thaa| nagarake bAhara melemeM dhImI-sI janatAkI halacala zuru huI thii| prAta:kArya pUrNa karake subahameM hI saMjU rAjUke vahA~ pahu~ca gyaa| Aja nagarake tRtIya mahAdvArakI ora jAnA thaa| aura vahA~ dvArake pAsa se bAraha mAsa bahatI nadIke kinAre taka pahuMcanA thaa| melA bhI vahI kinAre para lagA huA thaa| ___ AvassahI bolakara jinAlayase bAhara nikle| bAda saMjUko uddezyakara rAjU bolA... saMjU ! vartamAna cobIsI bIsaveM tIrthakara zrI munisuvratasvAmIke nirvANa (kalyANa bhUmi sivA cyavana, janma, dIkSA aura kaivalya.... yaha cA cAra kalyANaka isI rAjagRha nagarameM hue haiN....| apanI rAjadhA mAtra mahAvIradevakI vihAramUmi hI nahIM paraMtu kalyANakabha bhI hai..... | aura munIsuvratasvAmIke samayameM hue zrI si cakrajIke mahAna ArAdhaka zrIpAla aura mayaNAsuMdarI rasabharI kathA gautamasvAmI mahArAjane zreNika Adi sa samakSa isI nagarImeM hI kahI thI na ? isa prakAra nayI-purAnI bAteM karate karate melekI jA rahI janasamUhakI bhIDake sAtha sAtha rAjU aura saMjU a bddhe| jAte jAte ve eka jagahapara A pahu~ce......jo mAtra magadha hI nahIM, pUre vizvakI ajAyabI kahane yogya thii| isa dizAke rAjamArga para najadIka hI eka jinamaMdira thaa| jo pUre magadhameM prasiddha thaa| rAjA zreNikane bhArIrUpameM saMpatti kharca karake isakI marammata bhI karAI thii| isa jinamaMdirake aMdara bIsaveM tIrthakara zrI munisuvrata svAmI bhagavaMtakI prAcIna aura bhavya mUrti thii| mitrabelaDI sabase prathama isa jinAlayake darzanArtha pahu~cI ! isa suvizAla jinAlaya aura manohara jina biMbake darzanase inake dilameM bhArI prasannatA vizvakI ajAyabI : jaMbU mahala..... leke kAraNa isa mahalake aMdara Aja khAsa bhIDa nahIM thI......jokiyaha mahala Aja to rAjAkI sattAmeM thaa| isake Upara caukIdArakA paharA thaa| caukIdAra? saMjU bola uThA.....I ) prakAza phailA duA thaa| isa mahalakI chata para svarNa-patra jA / huA thA..... dIvAra mUlyavAna maNiyoMse aMkita thI.... isA / pUrA bhUmitala cA~dIke staMbhoMse jaDita thaa| mitrayugala mahalA / dusare khaMDameM jA pahu~vA / jo khaMDa jaMbUkumArake jIvanacaritra / Alekhita kiye hue aneka suMdara citrapaToMse suzobhita thA / svarNa-paTTiyoMse jaDita isa citrapaTako divArake uparake bhAra lagA diyA thaa| rAjUne kahA : hA~... caukIdArakA paharA ! saMjU bolA : aisA kyA hai isa mahalameM? cala..... hama aMdara cleNge| donoM mitra aMdara praviSTa hue| sarvatra maNiraloMkA sevAmeM niyukta (kiye) eka rAjasevakane eka-e. citrapaTakA suMdara zabdomeM darzana krvaayaa| 36 www.jainelibrary
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________________ citrapaTa 1 . citrapaTa 2 -citrapaTa 3 -citrapaTa 4 -citrapaTa 5 - citrapaTa 6 citrapaTa-1.:RSabhadata pitA aura dhAriNI mAtAkI Apa yahA~ para hI sthiratA kIjiyegA" - gaNadhara bhagavaMtane kukSise janmA puNyavaMta vaha bAlaka kA jaMbUvRkSake svapnase kahA- vatsa, acche kAmameM DhIla nahIM krnaa| sUcita jaMbU aisA nAma sthApita kiyA gyaa| " citrapaTa - 3. : mAtA-pitAkI anumatike lie jaMbU citrapaTa - 2.: kalA, vaya aura guNase vRddhi pAnevAle jaisehI nagaradvArameM praveza karate haiM......... na jAne yakAyaka jaMbUne yauvana meM kadama rakhe / ekabAra rAjagRhI nagarImeM zrI lohekA golA isake kAnake pAsase pasAra huaa| jaMbU socatA sudharmAsvAmI padhAre.... 16 sAlakA jaMbU dezanA sunane gyaa| hai.... aho ! marate-marate bacA...... AyuSyakA bharosA nahIM... eka hI dezanAse jaMbUkA mana saMsArase virakta huA.... usane turaMta vahA~se vApasa lauTakara sudharmAsvAmIke pAsa Akara sudharmAsvAmIko prArthanA karate hue kahA ki "prabho ! jaba taka (brahmacarya) caturthavrata aMgIkAra karate hai| saMsArako sImita cAritrake lie mAtA-pitAse, anujJA lekara na AU~ taba banA dete haiN| n Education International For Pi37te & Personal Use Only
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________________ citrapaTa 4. : ghara Akara mAtA-pitA ke samakSa cAritrakI anumati mAMgate hai| mohavaza mAtA-pitA kahate haiM : vatsa ! pahale putravadhUoMkA mu~ha hameM dikhAo phira jo karanA ho vaha kro| jaMbUne kahA - maMjUra hai ! paraMtu jisa dina zAdI kA varadhoDA nikalegA, isake ThIka dUsarehI dina merI dIkSAkA bhI varadhoDA niklegaa| mAtA-pitAne yaha bAta svIkAra kara lii| citrapaTa 10. : rAjagRhIke rAjamArga para (abhI to ka hI jisakI zAdIkA varadhoDA nikalA thA, usI mArga pa / jaMbU,jaMbUke mAtA-pitA, ATha kanyA, ATha kanyAoke mAta / pitA, aura 500 coroMke sAtha jaMbUkI dIkSAkA varadho / niklaa| citrapaTa 11.: varadhoDA paMcama gaNadhara (prabhu mahAvIra prathama paTTadhara) sudharmAsvAmIke pAsa phuNcaa| jaMbU sahita 52 / kI eka hI sAtha dIkSA huii| nagarake logoMke AzcaryakA avA na rahA / yaha satya yA svapna ? yahI inakI samajhameM nahIM / rahA thA! citrapaTa - 5. : apsarA ke samAna ATha-ATha atyaMta rUpavatI kanyAoMke saMgajaMbUkI sagAI huI thii| una kanyAoMke mAtA-pitAko yaha bAta (hakIkata) batalAne meM AyI...mAtApitAoMne kanyAoM ko jAnakArI dii| una kanyAone kahA - eka bAra manase icchita kiyA huA vaha (pati) aba dUsarA nahIM hogaa| bIcameM eka rAta bAkI hai| hama ATha hai... hamAremeMse koI eka (bhI) jaMbUko calita karane meM samartha hai / to bhI vaha calAyamAna na hue to "jahA~ pati vahA~ satI..." hama bhI inake mArga para cala pddeNge| citrapaTa 12. : kramaza: kevalajJAna pAkara jaMbUsvA sudharmAsvAmIke paTTadhara bane... ve prabhu mahAvIrakI dusarI pA para aaye| jaMbUsvAmIke paTTadhara bane prabhavasvAmI ! citrapaTa - 6.: dhUmadhAmase zAdI huI... AThoM kanyA 9-9 kroDa sonAmahoreM lAI.... | kanyAoMke mAmAoMkI taraphase aura jaMbU ke mAmA kI taraphase eka-eka kroDa sonAmahoreM milIM (72+981) jaMbake pAsa aThAraha karoDa sonAmahoreM thiiN| jaMbU eka hI rAtameM ninyAnve karoDa sonAmahoroMkA mAlika bana gyaa| vAha ! adabhUta..... admUta.. kamAla.... jinazAsanakI kaisI balihArI!nAta jAtake bhedabinA yoga para cora jaise corako bhI prabhukI pATa para sthApana kara sakate yaha zAsana..! kamAla zAsana..... ! adbhUta zAsana.. lokottara zAsana....! jinazAsana.......! citrapaTa-7.: svarNamoharakA Dhera mahalake konemeM paDA hai, rAtrimeM daravAje baMda karake AThoM patnIyA~ jaMbUkI cAroM ora baiTha gyii| phira calita karane ke lie aneka yuktiyA~ kI... paraMtu jaMbukumAra to Aja jaise patthara-hRdayI bana gaye the| vo jarA bhI calita nahI hue| saMjUke mukhameMse yaha saba eka sAtha nikala paDA..... hA saMjU ! rAjU bolA : jinavANIkI kaisI asIma tAkata sudharmA svAmIkI eka hI dezanA-zravaNa mAtrase jaMbUke jIvana vairAgyakI kaisI jvAlA pragaTa utthii...| apsarA jaisI ATha ATha kanyAoMke kaTAkSabANa, aura aise aneka kAmabANoM jhaDI barasate hue bhI jisake ekAdha roMgaTemeM bhI kAma kA ekA spaMdana/sparza kara sakA nahI... / sAmAnya manuSyake to / basakI bAta hI nhiiN| AThameMse koI ekAdha bhI ho to bhI kSaNa hI sAmAnya mAnavoMkA to patana hI ho jaay| paraMtu jaMbUmeM praga hui vairAgyakI jvAlAne to tatkSaNa hI pAMcasau chabbIsa naye dIpapragaTA diye| aura isIlie hI yaha jaMbUmahala vikhyAta gayA, nahIM ki sonArUpAke Dhiga mAtra se.... citrapaTa 8. : Akhira parAjita AThoM ko aisA bodha diyA ki AThoMkA mana isa saMsAra se uTha gyaa| itanA hI nahIM, pA~caso corake saMgacorI karane ke lie AyA huA ravyAtanAma "prabhava-cora" bhI parasparake vArtAlApa sunakara parama vairAgI bana gyaa| isane bhI jaMbuke saMga hI dIkSA lene kA nizcaya kiyaa| citrapaTa 9.: prabhAtameM aba jaMbake mAtA-pitAko aura kanyAoMke mAtA-pitAoMko yaha bAtakI jAnakArI hui, taba unahone bhI jaMbuke sAtha hI saMyama (dIkSA) lenekA nizcaya kiyaa| saMjUke roma-roma khar3e ho gaye / apanI nagarI mahAbrahmacArI aise mahApuruSoMke avataraNase vaha gadgada | gyaa| usakA galA bhara aayaa| vaha Age kucha bola nahIM sakA jaMbUkI usa dharatIko vaMdanA arpita karake donoM mitra mahala bAhara nikle| Age ke sapharake lie prayANa kiyA..... logoMda bhIr3ake sAtha ve bhI Age bar3he...dUra.. nadI kinAre pahu~canAtha 38
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________________ citrapaTa 1 citrapaTa 3 citrapaTa 2 citrapaTa 4 citrapaTa 5 citrapaTa 6 maMz2Ila lambI thI... sUrya tapa rhaathaa| mitrayugala apanI cAlameM jhar3apalAkara nagarake daravAjake najadIka pahu~ca gye| isa daravAjekI do hAthI jitanI UMcAI thii| isake madhyameM prabhu mahAvIrakI dhyAnasthamudrAkI pratimA aMkita thI ..... isake nIce bar3A dharmacaka aura isake AsapAsameM adbhuta kArIgarI vAle do mRga bhI kutaranemeM Aye the........| taduparAMta indra-indrANI Adi aneka kalAkRtise bharapUra staMbha vAle daravAje khAsa dhyAna khIMca rahe the| rAjA zreNikakI savArIjaba bhIyahadaravAjoMmoM sepasAra hotI tabakA dRzya anokhA banA rhtaa| mitrayugala usI daravAjese pasAra hokara Age bddh'e|ngriike bAhara nadIke ghATa para melemeM janatAkI bhIr3a jamI thii| For 39ate & Personal Use Only
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________________ makkhIcUsa mammaNa : nadItaTa para mitrabelaDI dIke taTa para donoM mitra eka vRkSakI nIce vizrAMti lene baitthe| rAjuko eka bAta yAda aaii| usane saMjUko ka * saMjU ! sArI rAjadhAnImeM makkhIcUsa (kaMjUsa) ke rUpameM prasiddha bane mammaNaseTha - la~goTa pahanakara (sUryAsta bAda svayaM) isI nadImeM kUda paDatA aura dUrase Ate caMdanakI lakaDIko khIMcakara isako beMcakara isake bada atyaMta kImatI ratnoMko ikaTTA krtaa| isI taraha isane ratnoM aura maNiyoMse bhare-pUre do baila taiyAra ki isameM eka baila saMpUrNa taiyAra ho gayA thaa| dusare bailake do sIMga hI mAtra zeSa the, yaha sIMgako pUrNa karaneke lie hI itanI mehanata karatA thaa| vaha itanA kaMjUsa thA ki bhojana meM sirpha cavalA hI khAtA thaa| aura cavalAke saMga tel-vaaprte| basa, yaha zrImaMtake nasI khAneke lie taila aura cavalA mAtra do hI cIja thii| akele cavalA khAne se vAyu ho jAya... aura tabiyata bigar3a jAya to davAIke kharca hoM... isIlie cavalAke sAtha taila lete| subaha uThakara koI isakA nAma le yA sAmane mile to... to... apazakuna ginA ja (mAnA jaataa)| varSARtukI eka rAtrimeM jharokhemeM baiThI rAnI celaNAne yaha zrImaMta (mammaNa) ko nadImeM choTI dhotI (la~goTa) pahanakara uta aura caMdanake lakar3eko khIMcate dekhaa| celaNAne apane pati zreNikako yaha batAte hue kahA ki ApakI nagarImeM aise duHkhI basata inakI jarA bhI Apa dekhabhAla nahIM karate ? 40 : www.jaihelibrary
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________________ saMjU bolA, rAjAne bhI yaha dRzya dervaa| unake dilameM dayA yii| dUsare dina rAjAne isako rAjasabhAmeM bulAyA - "rAjU ! pApAnubaMdhipunya yAni kyA"? mammaNa bolA, mujhe do sIMga bailake caahie| rAjAne kahA isake lie itanI takalIpha! saMjU ! jisa punyase milI bhogasAmagrI naye pApa ba~dhAkara durgati aura du:khoMkI ora dhakela de - isakA nAma paapaanubNdhiipuny| mammaNa bolA - hA~, raajn| rAjA bole - tujhe sIMga to kyA acchese acchI bailoMkI DI cAhie itInI dilA hU~? saMjU! usa mammaNane pUrvabhavameM pApAnubaMdhIpunya upArjana kiyA thaa| prabhAvanAmeM mile sIMhakesariyA modaka (atyaMta sugaMdhI madhura) mahArAja sAhabako premase voharAyA thaa| mammaNa bolA ! nahI rAjan aise baila nahI ! rAjA bole-(to) kaise baila? paraMtu yaha laDDu voharAne ke pazcAt isako mAluma huA ki yaha laDDu to atyaMta madhura thA to laDDu vApasa lene sAdhu ke pIche pddaa| laDDuvoharAneke pazcAt bahuta pazcAttApa kiyaa| mammaNane kahA : mere ghara padhAriye.. rAjA mammaNake yahA~ pahu~cA / aMdara kA kamarA kholatA .... vahA~ to prakAza prakAza chA gayA...! saMjU! mammaNane premase laDDu voharA diyA isase vaha apAra saMpatikA mAlika bnaa| para voharAneke bAda pazcAttApahaA...... isIlie vaha kaMjUsa banA / vaha saMpatti ko bhoga to na sakA, balki narakameM jA phuNcaa| rAjAkI A~khe cakAcauMdha ho gii| aMdara jAkara ratnoMke ne donoM bailoMko dekhakara vaha bola uThA..... oha bApare ! tanI samRddhi to mere koza (bhaMDAra) meM bhI nahIM hai| zreNika to vahA~se cala pdde| parigraha saMjJAkI parAkaSThAmeM pahu~ce pApAnubaMdhI puNyavAle mammaNako vaha (zreNika) socatA hI rahA ..... saMjU ! koI bhI acchA kAma karaneke bAda khuzI ho - AnaMdakA anubhava ho, manahImana isakI anumodanA ho to vaha punya aneka guNAkAra sAtha Dabbala ho jAtA hai...... vaha punyAnubaMdhipunya pahacAnA jAtA hai| jo sadgati ko prApta karAtA hai aura acche kAma karane ke bAda pachatAvA ho jAya to samajhanA ki jo punya upArjana huA vaha paapaanubNdhiipuny| rAjU bolA : saMjU ! mammaNake pAsa eka nayA paisA anIti-anyAyakA na hote hue bhI dhana uparakI atyaMta mUrchAne isako sAtavIM narakameM pahuMcA diyaa| isIlie hI kahA hai lobha to pApakA bApa hai| zAlibhadrakA punya punyAnubaMdhI thaa| isane pUrvabhavameM jaise-taise bhI apane lie prApta kI hui khIra ati harSita hue munibhagavaMtako vahorA deneke bAda manahImana khUba anumodanA kI, jisase dUsare janmameM isako ninyAnave (99) peTI sameta bhogasAmagrI to milI para sAtha-sAtha isako tyAga karane kI zakti bhI milI - sarvavirati milI aura sadgati bhI milii| saMjU ! milI huI buddhi....... nIrogI kAyA aura lakSmI yaha tInoMkA jo sadupayoga na huA to vaha tInoM bhI niSphala haiN| jIvanako unmArgakI ora pheMka detA haiM.. saMjU ! mammaNakA puNya pApAnubaMdhi thaa|
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________________ zAlibhadrakA punyAnubaMdhi thaa| rAjU ! ye zAlibhadra kauna thA? saMjU ! isakI bAta me kala kruuNgaa| dono mitra ghaDIbhara vizrAMti lekara nadIke taTa upara hI Age calane lage........ jahA~ loga bahuta kama the vahA~ eka stUpake pA mitrayugala pahu~ca gyaa| mahAupasargako sahana karanevAle metAryamunike caraNa-pAdukA isa stUpameM sthApita the| donoM mitroMne una caraNAraviMdo bhAvapUrNa namaskAra kIyA aura nagarakI aura jA rahI mele kI bhIDa ke sAtha dono apane gharakI aura prayANa kiyA...... para rAsa ThIka laMbA thaa| "bAta karate paMtha khUTe'' aisI lokoktiko anusarate rAjUne saMjUke Age metAryamunikI jIvana-kathAkA prAra kiyA..... 42
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________________ sunAra banA khUnI, khUnI banA muni..... jU ! rAjA zreNika, mahAvIrakA pakkA bhakta bana gayA thA usa samayakI yaha bAta hai| "vIra" kA nAma sunate hI zreNika ke roma-roma khaDe ho jAte aura harSase nAcane lgte| zreNikako eka nitya niyama ki rAjasevaka dvArA kisI eka dizA meM prabhu "mahAvIra vicara rahe haiM'... aisA samAcAra milate hI turaMta usa dizAkI ora kucha Age baDhakara ekaso ATha svarNake jau kA sAthiyA banAkara bhAvavibhora hRdayase romAMcita-dehadvArA prabhukI stuti aura caityavaMdana krte| saMjaya ! 108 (ekaso ATha) svarNa-javake lie isane eka svarNakArako khAsa Adeza de rakhA thA..../ sunAra roja 108 svarNa-java taiyAra karatA thA....... eka bAra sunAra (svarNaka) javalA banA rahA thaa| itane meM hImAsakSamaNake tapasvI metAryamuni isake ghara bhikSArtha jA pahu~ce / sunArane khaDe hokara ahobhAvase mahAtmAko bhikSA dAna kiyaa| kintu bAta aisI banI ki rasor3emeM mikSA boharAne jAte, jo svarNa-javake dAne the-isako anAjake dAne samajhakara krauMca pakSI cuga (khA) gyaa| mahAtmA to bhikSA lekara svasthAnakI aura lautte| AhAra lekara isI nadIke (ghATake) pAsa kAyotsarga dhyAnameM magna bana gye| mikSAdAnake bAda sunArane deravA to jau dikhanemeM AyA nhiiN| isane munike vezako dhatiMga samajhakara metAryamunine javale curA liye hoMge aisI zaMkA hui| vo to daur3A jahA~ mahAtmA dhyAnastha the..... vahA~..... krodhase aMdhA banA usane pAnImeM bhigoye hue camaDeko munike mastakako cAroM orase lipaTAkara khIMcake bA~dha diyaa| Uparase madhyAhana tApase sUryakI dhUpa lagate hI vyAghracarma sahasA saMkucita hone lagA... isake sAtha munike mastakakI naseM bhI khiMcane lgiiN| asahya vedanAko samabhAvase sahana karate metAryamuni AtmadhyAnameM ekAgra (ekacita) bana gye| yoga-nidrAmeM so gye| "vedanA to jar3a aise dehako ho rahI hai" "deha du:khaM mahAphalaM" mahAvIraprabhuke zrImukhase sune isa mahAvAkyoMko inhoMne siddha kara dikhaayaa| inhoMne sacamuca kammara kasI thii| mastakakI naseM TUTane 43 in Education International .
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________________ lagI....paraMtu sAthameM mohanIya Adi karma-prakRtiyA~ bhI bilkula TUTane lgiiN| mahAtmAko dharmarAjakI taraphase kevalajJAnava bheTa milii| Ayu pUrNa karake mahAtmAse paramAtmA bane / mokSameM gye| zreNiyAne usa sthala para mahotsava mnaayaa...| aura va mahAtmAkI kAyamI smRtike lie svarNa-rajatase jar3Ita stUpa bnaayaa| SANER isatarapha vaha sunArakI patnI kAna meM rahe lakaDe lene gii| isakI AvAja hote hI vaha kauMca pakSI acAnaka jaga gayA aura bI kara dI bITIsa javala nikale javaleko dekhane ke sAtha hI sunArako mahAtmA bilkula nirdoSa hai... isakI jAnakArI huii| vaha bhayabhIta bana gyaa| rAjAko munihatyAkI jAnakArI hone hI mujhe mauta ke ghATa jAnA hI hogA.... isI Darake kAraNa usane voha metAryamunike rajoharaNa Adi muniveza pahana liyA aura sAdhubana gayo Akhira, isane bhI sacce muni banakara AtmakalyANa sAdha liyA! yaha metAryamuni rAjagRhI nagarI ke zreSThiputra the| nava-nava rUparamaNIse zAdI huI thii| to bhI pUrvabhavake mitradevake bodhase pU saMsArako tyAga kara sarvavirati paMtha para Daga bhare... aura isI bhavameM muktiko vre| saMjU ! muniko kauMcapakSIne javalA cuga liyA hai, yaha khabara thI to bhI sunArako kahA nhiiN| yadi sunArako kahe to sunAra usa pakSIko cIrakara isake peTameMse javalA nikAlate.... aise eka jIvakI hatyA ho jAne kA pUrA saMbhava thA, jo metAryamuniko iSTa nahIM thaa| ve to svayaM marakara bhI anya jIvoMko bacAneke atyaMta zubha bhAvameM masta the| saMjU to marakara bhI anyako jIvita rakhanevAle yaha samatAke sAgara metAryamuniko lAkha lAkha vaMdana karatA rhaa| isakI jIvana kathAmeMse "sahana kare yaha sAdhu" - "svayaM marakara bhI sabako jIvita rakhanekI bhAvanA rakhe vaha sAdhu....." aisA bodhapAta grahaNa kiyaa| khudako prApta hue aise nigraMtha guruoMko lekara vaha jAtako bar3abhAgI mAnane lgaa| aba ghara bahuta dura nahIM thaa| donoM mitra tvarita gatise calate-calate nagarake mukhya caurAhe para A phuNce| www.jainelibrary.pl
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________________ kI AjakI tAjA khabaramaau COMESO jU bolA : saMjU ! kautuka utpanna ho, aisA eka banAva yahA~ banA thaa| isa samaya vaha nagarImeM pajya-sadharmAsvAmI birAjamAna the| unakI vairAgyase bahatI vANI sunakara isanagarakA eka lakar3ahArA dIkSA lene taiyAra huaa| sudharmAsvAmIne yogya jAnakara ise dIkSA dii| para "loka" kisakA nAma ? vaha to sItA jaisI mahAsatIyoMko bhI jaise taise kahe to lakaDahAre ko kaise bAkI rakhe ? basa, apane kuTuMbakA jIvanayApana kara sakatA nahIM thA..... aura kamAneke lie takalIpha par3atI thI-khAneke lie dIkSA lI....bAta to phailane lagI..... eka mu~hase dUsare mu~hapara... vAyuvegase yaha garamAgarama khabara sAre nagarameM phaila gii| aura vahA~ taka ki jo sudharmAsvAmIke kAna taka phuNcii| 45 Education International e
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________________ sudharmAsvAmIne tvarita nirNaya le liyA / aura sabhI sAdhuoMko Aja zAmako hI vihAra karane kA Adeza diyaa| apane nimittase zAsana-mAlinya hotA ho vahA~ rahanA nahI aisI inakI samajha thii| jisane yaha tInoM pratijJAko saharSa svIkArA hai, phira / sonAmahoroMke Dhiga lene nahIM Aye inakI prazaMsA karanekIja niMdA kara rahe ho? kitanA baDA inhoMne tyAga kiyA hai ? | tyAgioMkI niMdA karake narakameM jAnA hai...? khabaradAra.. aba kabhI aisA avarNavAda kiyA to...! pUjyazrIke vihArakI bAta mahAbuddhi-nidhAna abhayakumArake kAnoM taka AyI.... ve turaMta sudharmAsvAmIke pAsa pahu~ce aura itanI jaldIse vihArake nirNayakA kAraNa puchA.... sudharmAsvAmIne lakar3ahAre kI dIkSA aura isake lokApavAdakA sarva vRttAMta (kaha) sunAyA / abhayakumArane pUjyazrIko vinaMtI kI.... bhagavan ! mAtra eka dinake lie ruka jAo, saba acchA hogaa| medanI to dhIre dhIre (vahA~se) cala par3I... pazcAt naga / niMdanIya vAtAvaraNa baMda ho gayA / saMjU to khuza ho|| abhayakumArakI buddhipara.../ rAjU bolA : saMjU ! buddhi lakSmI aura nIrogI kAyA / bahutako mIlI hai / paraMtu isakA sadupayoga karaneva / abhayakumAra jaise koI virala hI hote haiN| yaha tInoM cIjoM sanmArgakI ora na le jAve to patana karAye binA na rhe| sudharmAsvAmIne abhayakumArakI bAta mAnya rkhii| vihAra baMdha rhaa| dUsare dina abhayakumArane rAjasevakoM dvArA pUre nagarameM ghoSaNA kraayii| saMjaya!''gA~va vahA~ gaMdakI" pAMcoM aMgulI sarIkhIna hotI haiM... apanI rAjadhAnImeM aneka nararatne hue haiM.... mammaNa, kAlasaurika jaise koI-koI koyale bhI hue haiM. nagarajanoM! suno......suno....suno, nagara ke cAra raste para sonAmahoroMke 3 (tIna) bar3e Dhiga jAhirameM rakhA jAyegA aura Aja zAmake samaya vaha vijetAko bheTa diyA jaayegaa| sabako AmaMtraNa hai| itanA bolate-bolate to donoM saMjUke gharake daravAjeta A pahu~ce / aMdherA to ho cukA thaa| donoM mitroMko rAtribhoja kA tyAga thaa| isIlie nagarayAtrA daramyAna jo bhI zuddha nAsa milatA isase calA lete... inake mana nagarIkI parikammA jitanA mahattva thA itanA bhojanakA nahIM thaa| aura zAma to dauDatI aayii| sonAmahoroMkI cAroM ora mAnavamedanI jama gii| sabhI agAsIyA~ aura aTAriyA~ janasamUhase bhara gii| sabakI najara sonAmahorakI tarapha thii| ina sonAmahoroMkA vijetA kauna banegA, isakI ora hI sabakA dhyAna kendrita banA thaa| alaga hote saMjUne rAjUko pUcha liyA- rAjU! rAjadhA kI aba kItanI yAtrA bAkI hai...? aba abhayakumAra sabake bIcameM A gaye / aura svayaM ghoSaNA karate hue kahA, jo vyakti jIvana taka, kacce pAnIko, agniko aura strIko-sparza bhI nahI kare, isako yaha tInoM svarNa ke Dhiga bheTa diye jAyeMge...yaha tAjA samAcAra sunate hI janatAmeM mauna chA gyaa| muni bane kaThiyArekA avarNavAda karanevAle manuSyoM ke mu~ha hI baMda ho gye| bApa re... strIko,pAnIko aura agniko sparza kiye binA kyA jI sakeMge ? janamedanImeM gunagunAhaTa zuru ho gii| rAjU bolA : saMjU rAjagRhIke lagabhaga ghaTanAsthaloM to hama sparza kara lIe... bAkI hai mAtra rAjagRhIke vikhya paMcapahAr3a aura inakI sparzanA / kala hameM nagarIke cata / mahAdvArakI ora jAnA hai - kala jaldI uThanA hogA... calA jAnA asaMbhava hai| kyoMki pUrA rAstA kATakara nagarake bA rahe yaha paMcapahAr3akA caDhAI bhI karanI hogii| kyoMki vhaaN| stUpa aura maMdireM bhI mahAmuniyoM kI digaMtavyApI yA kIrti akabaMdha rakhakara khar3e haiN| isa lie kala bhauMra hote hI ghara A jaauuNgaa| isa tarapha hI apanI yAtrAkA prAraMbha hogA AkhirameM abhayakumArane mauna tor3A aura niMdaka logoMko uddezyakara kahA- tuma logoMko koI dhaMdhA hI nhiiN| hai tAkata isameMse koI eka bhI pratijJA svIkAranekI? jo nahIM, to donoM apane apane ghara cle| parizramake kAraNa ghara jAba turaMta hI gaharI nIMda meM so gaye... eka alaga hI duniyAmeM isa duniyAkA nAma thA... svpnlok| 46
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________________ rAjadhAnIke caturtha dvArakI ora.... svapnalokase satyaloka kI aura... raMgake rasiyA... gorI ! tujhe itanA kaunasA du:kha ? mitrayugala : paMcapahAr3akI sparzanAmeM mazagUla... nAmI corakI guphAmeM... guNIjana mana vasiyA... bhoganiSTha banatA hai... brahmaniSTha : romAMcaka dhaTanA "rAjagRha' nAma kaise huA... 47
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________________ O Darourkestareer svapnalokase satyalokakI aura... daloMse bharA AkAzI vAtAvaraNa rAjagRhIko anokhI ramaNIyatA de rahA thA / bAkalakI USmAne Aja zIta laharoMko phailAnemeM acchA sAtha diyaa| rAjagRhIkI parvatIya hAramAlA bAla TA saMga maitrI jor3aneke nAte jaise ki bAdala giri-zRMgoMko cuMbana karake Age bar3ha rahe the| rAjadhAnIkI Amajana prakRtikI godameM abhI mIThI nIMda le rahI thii| svapnalokakI duniyAmeMse jAgRta rAjU satyalokakI khA ke lie aruNodaya ho isake pahale hI saMjUke gharakI ora cala paDA / saMjU bhI jhaTapaTa prAta:kArya pUrNakara rAjUkI rA havelIke nIce mArga para khar3A thA / saMjUne rAjUko praNAma kiyA / rAjUne saMjUko aMjali kii| donoM advitIya ghaTanAke Alaya samAna pavitra paMcapahAr3akI sparzanA hetu cala pdd'e| rAstA bahuta dUra thA / prAtaH samaH caurAhe para pahu~ce pazcAt eka TA~gAgADI mila gaI / tabar3aka... tabar3aka... tabar3aka... ta... ba... Da... ka... mitradvayakA ra janatA zUnya mArga para tejI gatimeM daur3a rahA thA... kUkaDe...kUka..kUka..murgekI madhura AvAz2a janatAko jagA rahI thii| kA navavadhUoMke ghammara viloNe saMskRtikA sAda de rahe the| maMdiroMmeM ghaMTArava zarU ho gaye the| maMda-maMda zItala vAyu nagarajanoM jagAne meM niSphala bana rahA thA / Aja jo prathama ghaTanA-sthala para jAnA thA vaha raMgasabhara aura rasabhara kahAnI rAjUne zurU kI... 48
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________________ jU! magadhasamrATa rAjA zreNikakA puNya-pratApa madhyAhna meM tapa rahA thA usa samayakI bAta hai| kitanehI paradezI vyApArIvarga ratnakaMbalake vyApAra hetu rAjadhAnI-rAjagRhImeM A pahu~ce... / eka ratnakaMbalakA mUlya-savA lAkha sonaiyA... putravadhUoMne snAnake pazcAt zarIra poMchakara una ratnakaMbalA. kUr3akhAnemeM DAla diyA hai| itanemeM hI rAja-mahalakI sA karanevAlA eka naukara ratnakaMbala or3hakara kUDA (kacA nikAlane aayaa| rAjAne usako pUchA... are ! yaha kaMbala kaha lAyA ? bApa re...! saMjU bola uThA... aisA usameM kyA hotA hai...? rAjU bolA : saMjU ! ye ratnakaMbala, ThaMr3I meM oDhI jAya to uSmA pradAna kreN| garmImeM or3hI jAya to ThaMDaka pradAna kare aura bArisameM or3hI jAya to pAnIkA eka bhI bU~da zarIrako nahIM sprshte...| rAjAsAhaba... ! yaha to kUr3ekhAneke Dibbe meMse mu milI hai| rAjAsAhaba to Azcaryacakita ho gaye... una AzcaryakA pAra na rahA... saMjU : Aha...! vAha...! rAjAne sabhI hI kharIda lI hogI ? zreNika to kautuka se bhadrAkI havelIpara jAna lie bAvare ho gye| usane bhadrAko apane AgamanakA samA bhejaa| bhadrAne bhI rAjA ke Aneke mArgako suzobhita karane apane sevakoM ko Adeza diyaa| isameM gobhadraseTha, / (zAlibhadrake pitA) jisane prabhu mahAvIrake pAsa cA svIkArA thA aura svargameM gaye the| usane apanI divya sama, dvArA suzobhita rAjamArga para cAra cA~da lgaaye| rAjUne kahA : nA, usane eka bhI nahIM kharIdI, rAjAne socA eka ratnakaMbalakharIda karane se to savA lAkha sonAmohara prajAke hitake lie kharca karU~ to prajA AbAda bane... paraMtu saMjU ! bAdameM celaNAko jaba mAlUma huA taba usane kamasekama (apane lie) eka ratnakaMbala kharIdaneke lie rAjAke pAsa jidda pkddii| rAjAne sevaka daudd'aaye| ve vyApAriyoMko vApasa bulA laaye...| rAjAne eka ratnakaMbala mA~gI / vyApArIne kahA solaha (16) ratnakaMbala lAye the sabhI hI bika giiN| rAjA zreNikakI savArI vahA~se pasAra huii| zreNivA AzcaryakA pAra nhiiN| yaha vRddhA kitanI puNyazAlI hai... jiha mArgoMko aise suMdara sajAyA haiM... usakI havelIto kaisI hogI ? socate socate rAjA mArgoM para vividha prakArake nATaka-cet / dekhate mAtA bhadrA (zAlibhadra) kI havelI para A phuNce|| sAta mAlakI gaganacuMbI havelI thii| rAjAne pUchA : oha ! kisako beMcI? vyApArI bole Apake hI nagarake zeThANI bhadrAko... aura usI vakta bAla-sUryakI savArI ke sAtha hI aura saMjUkI ghur3asavArI bhI rAjadhAnIke mUrdhanya zrI zAlibhadrakI usa havelIke pAsa A phuNcii| rAjAne pUchA : sabhI hI isane kharIda lIM? vyApArI bole : haaN| donoM mitra vahA~ nIce utre| aura havelIke sAmane dekha hI rahe... yaha havelI indrakI amarApurI jaise hI laga rahI / rAjAmanahImanasocane lagAeka ratnakaMbala kharIdaneke lie merI hiMmata na calI... aura mere hI eka prajAjanane sabhI hI kharIda lIM? vAha ! mere rAjyameM aise zrImaMta puNyavaMta baseM dono mitroMne havelIke sAmane baiThaka jmaayii...| saMjana isa raMgabharI kahAnIkI taMdrAmeM hI kho gyaa| isane sAzcarya rAjUko pUchA... phira kyA huA.. rAjUne AgekI bAtakA prAraMbha kiyaa| rAjAne vyApAriyoMko bidAI dii| aura sevakoMko bhadrAke yahA~se eka ratnakaMbala (mUlyase) le Aneke lie bhejA... | sevakone vahAM jAkara vApasa rAjAko bAta batAyI... zreNikako to mAlUma bhI na rahA... ki vaha hveliikep| pahu~ca gaye haiM...jo havelIke bAhya rUparaMga bhI anahada hai. aMdarameM to kitanI nirAlI hogI? rAjA pravezadvAra para pahA / rAjana ! bhadrAmAtAne kahalAyA hai ki merI battIsa 50 www.jainelibrary.o
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________________ dAne ovAraNA liyaa| dvArapara motIke svastikakI zreNiyA~ bhA de rahI thiiN| suvarNake staMbha para iMdra-nIla maNike toraNa la rahe the| sthAna-sthAna para divya vastroMke caMdaravA ba~dhe the| rI havelI devatAI sugaMdhI cUrNoMse mahaka uThI thii| rAjAke mana ha satya thA yA svapna ? vahI samajhameM nahIM AtA thaa| vaha yaMke mahalako bhUla gayA aura koI amarApurImeM pahu~ca gaye ho sA anubhava ho rahA thaa| zAlibhadrako milanekI isakI utkaMThA bar3ha gii| vaha halI maMz2ila pahu~ce... jhUlate va camakIle toraNoMko dekhakara usako lagAkI zAlibhadra yahA~ hI rahate hoMge... ! vaha aMdara mAne kI taiyArI karate hai... vahA~ hI bhadrAne kahA - yahA~ to mAre naukaroMkA AvAsa haiM... rAjA manameM camakA... bApare... kara bhI aise gharameM rahate haiM... ? aisA to merA rAjamahala bhI nahIM... rAjA dUsarI maMjila phuNce| pahalI maMjilase vahA~ jyAdA maka thI... rAjA aMdara pravezake lie jA rahe the| taba kahA yA kI yaha to hamArI dAsiyoMkA ghara hai... rAjA to cakAcauMdha gayA... usane tIsarI maMjilakI ora pA~va rakha diyA... usakI camaka kucha aura hI thI... rAjA aMdara jA rahe the ki hA~ bhadrAne rokakara kahA... rAjA sAhaba ! yaha to hamAre hamAnoMke rukanekA sthAna hai...| bhadrA, zreNikako cauthI maMjilapara le gii| jahA~ khudakA sa thA / zreNikake dilameM to Azcarya para AzcaryakA sarjana detA thaa| itanemeM to zreNikakI aMguThI saraka gii| na jAne tane bar3e mahalameM kahA~ jAkara girI... khuda rAjA aura jasevaka inakI talAza karane lge| bhadrako mAlUma huA... sane to isase bhI bar3hiyA aisI kitanIhIM aMgUThIyoMse bharA suvarNa thAla rAjA sanmukha rakha diyaa| rAjA to dekhate hI gayA... vaha socane lgaa| duniyAkI sArI puNyAI yahA~ hI basI hai aisA lagatA hai... bhadrAne rAjAko makhamalI siMhAsana para baiThAyA aura khuda tavIM maMjilapara divyabhoga-sukhoMko anubhava kara rahe libhadrako bulAneke lie gyii| deva bane zAlibhadrake pitAzrI pratidina zAlibhadra aura kI 32 vadhuoMke lie 33 bhojanakI, 33 vastroMkI aura - AbhUSaNoMkI devatAI peTiyA~ bhejate the| Aja upayoga kI vastue~ dUsare dina pAsa (bAju) vAle kUr3ekhAnemeM DAlane meM ain Education International 51 82798 AtI thii| aise devatAI sukhoMko bhoganevAle zAlibhadrane kabhI bhI jamIna para pA~va nahIM rakhA thaa| vaha garbhameM thA taba bhadrAne svapnameM zAli yAni cAvalake chor3oMse harAbharA kheta dekhA thA jisase isakA nAma zAlibhadra rakhA gyaa| bhadrAne AvAja lagAI.. beTA zAli ! Ao... nIce Ao, rAjA zreNika padhAre haiN...| zAlibhadrako to "rAjA'' kyA vaha bhI patA nahIM thaa| isane kahA mAtAjI! kadApi nahIM aura Aja mujhe kyoM pUchA ? vo kirAneko vakhArameM rakha do aura mu~hamA~ge dAma de do / taba mAtAne kahA... beTA ! zreNika vo kirAnA nahIM hai, inheM to apane rAjA kahate haiM apane mAlika kahate haiM... (vo kaheM aise hameM karanA) Ao... nIce Ao... rAjAke darzana karo aura rAjAko darzana do... zAlibhadra nIce aaye| usake kAnoMmeM kuMDala camaka rahe the... galemeM navaserA hAra thaa| kAMDemeM ratnabaMdha thaa| rAjAne inako godameM liyA... rAjAke zarIrakI USmAse zAlibhadrako pasInA-pasInA ho gyaa| rAjA usakI sukumAratAko nIrakhatA hI rahA... Akhira cUmI bharakara usako chor3a diyA / rAjAne vahA~se bidAI lI... paraMtu zAlibhadrako aba caina nahIM hai| mere sira para bhI mAlika !!! khaira aba eka aise mAlika sirapara rakhU~ ki kadApi anya koI mAlikakA sahArA lenekA avasara hI na Aye... basa saMjU ! zAlibhadrane manahI mana mahAvIrako hI eka mAlika banAnekA nirNaya le liyaa| mahAvIrake patha para jAneke bAda zreNikako bhI caraNoMko cUmane AnA par3e... bAdameM vaha mAlika na rahegA... | apanA aTala nirNaya mAtA aura battIsa patnIyoMko batA diyaa| mAtA mUrcchita hokara dharatI para girI / battIsa patnIyA~ bhI cauMka utthiiN| A~khomeMse bU~da-bU~da (jaise) A~sU girAne lagI / zAlibhadrane sabako samajhAyA aura roja eka-eka patnIkA tyAga karanekA vicAra amalameM rkhaa| saMjU bolA... rAjU ! zAlibhadrakA itanA puNya kaise ? saMjU ! pUrvabhavameM gavAla kA atyaMta garIba beTA thaa| usa kI haTha para mAtA ne eka bAra jaise taise khIra banAdI / itanemeM
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________________ dhanya zreSThike apane mAlikIke mAsakSamaNake tapasvI mahAtmA vahA~ bhikSA hetu padhAreM...isa garIba lar3akene to mehanataseikaTThI kI huI... jiMdagImeM prathamavAra khAne ke lie milI khIra U~ce ahobhAvapUrvaka tapasvI munirAjake pAtrameM voharA dii| voharAne ke bAda bhI khUba anumodanA kI jisase aisA jabaradasta puNya bA~dha liyA ki vaha gobhadraseThakA lADalA lAla zAlibhadra bnaa| divya samaddhi kA bhoktA bnaa| * gorI! tujhe itanA kaunasA du:kha...? * 1500 gA~va the... * 6600 kror3a sone kI mohareM thIM... * 500 jahAja the.... * 500 azvathe... * 500 gRhamaMdira the... * 1000 vANotara the... * ATha patnIke ATha gokula... * sAta-sAta maMjilake ATha mahala... * ATha patnIyoMke sone kI moharoMse bhare bhaMDAra. * ciMtAmaNi ratna aura dUsare asaMkhya uttama jAti ratnathe... saMjU ! zAlibhadkI subhadrA nAmaka eka bahanakI dhanyazreSThike sAtha zAdI hiithii| magadhadhannA-zAlibhadrakI (sAle-bahanoIkI) joDI prakhyAta thii| rAjadhAnImeM donoM mUrdhanya kakSAke zreSThivarya the| aise aizvaryavAna thedhanya zreSThi... saMjU ! isa dhannAzeThaneM bhI zAlibhadrakI taraha hI pUrva janmameM garIba mAtAne dUdha, cAvala, zakkara Adi par3osIke pAsase yAcanA kara khIra banAke khIra khAne ke lie putra ko dI. putra ne vaha saba tapasvI munirAjako voharA dI, aura usI puNyakarmase isa bhavameM anargala riddhi-siddhi paaithii| saMjU to sunatA hI rahA... eka samayakI bAta hai! suna... 52 Dration-international Pale Personal use only
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________________ cleNge| dhannAke pIche AThoM cala pdd'iiN| AThoM rUparamaNI (patnI) dhannAko snAna karA rahI thii| patnI subhadrA bhI patikI pITha masala rahI thI...raMga barAbara tamA thA... aura acAnaka hI raMgameM bhaMga par3A... dhanyakI pITha ragarama do bUMda gire..dhannAneUpara dekhA tosubhadrAke udAsIna bahare para A~sU A cuke the... saMjU ! Aja hameM jahA~ jAnA hai vaha vaibhAragiri Upara usa vakta prabhu mahAvIra samavasare the| dhannAne usa dizA kI tarapha kadama bar3hAye... bIcameM yahI zAlibhadrakI havelI aayii| vahA~se pasAra hote dhannAne bUma(AvAz2a) lagAI... e...ya... zAlibhadra! nIce utara...cala,kaMgAliyata chor3a de...baMdhanoMko tor3anA hai to eka hI sAtha tor3anA, ekeka kyoM tor3anA? ho jA, taiyAra ! battIsoMko bhI chor3a de, apana donoM prabhu vIrake pAsa saMyama svIkAra kareM.... dhannA bole : gorI! tujhe itane kaunase du:kha lage? bhadrA terI mAtA, gobhadra seTha tere pitA, zAlibhadra terA mAI, battIsa-battIsa bhaujAIyoMkI naNaMda aura mujha jaisA bharatAra milaneke bAda tujhe kyoM ronA AyA ? kyA kahuM patideva! eka hI merA zAlibhadra bhAijosaMyama na tarasa rahA hai...rojakI eka-eka patnIkA tyAga kara rahA .du:kha to mujhe sArI duniyAkA A lagA hai... saMjU ! zAlibhadrakA aMtara jAgRta ho uThA vaha zera to bana hI cukA thA... basa, sIr3hI utaranekI hI mAtra derI thii| kisIko bhI kahe binA zAlibhadra binA rUke sIDhIyA~ utarane lage, mAtA bhadrA sira kUTane lagI...battIsoM bahuoMmeMse kitanI to cakkara khAte hI vahIM jamIna para gira par3I... kitanI jorase rone lagI.. kitanI zAlibhadrake sAtha sIr3hiyA~ utara gaI... kitanI ArdratAse vinaMtI karane lagI... o subhadrA ! yaha to bilkula kAyaratA hI hai| vo kyA prayama legA? kahanA alaga aura karanA alaga.. chor3anA hai to ka-eka kyoM? eka hI sAtha sarvatyAga karanA cAhie...| paraMtu aba pIche mur3akara dekhe vo dUsare... subhadrA bolI : svAminAtha ! basa... basa... bahuta ho gyaa| sacamuca kahanA AsAna hai... karanA ati kaThina hai| AThoMmeMse eka to chor3akara dikhAiye? a...dha...dha... hojAya itanI aizvarya aura saMpattike ina mAlikoMko sabane bhAvabharA praNAma (arpita) kiyA...yaha vaMdana doma doma sAhyabIoMke svAmiyoM ko nahIM balki kheladilI pUrvakake tyAga ko hI thA... dhanyane kahA : lo... subhadrA, abhI uThA... jA rahA hU~... sabako rAma...rAma, eka sAtha AThoMkA tyAga, basa...? subhadrA bolI : sabUra svAmInAtha ! maiMne to maz2Akamaz2AkameM kahA-isako kyA pakar3akara rakhanA ? zAyada mere kathanase Apako duHkha lagA ho to merA tyAga karo... para yaha sAtoM vadhUone kaunasA aparAdha kiyA ? yaha sAtoMke sAtha gRhavAsa bnaaiye| jaga-battIsI se gavAI - zreyAMsa aura RSabhadevakI jor3I, nema aura rAjulakI jor3I, mahAvIra aura gautamakI joDI zrIpAla aura mayaNAkI joDI. isI hI taraha gavAI... dhannA aura zAlibhadrakI - sAlA- bahanoIkI jor3I...! jaya ho..dhannA-zAlibhadrakI...! jaya ho... isa prasaMgako naz2aroMse dekhane vAlekI...! I dhanya bolA: mujhe vratatolenAhIthA... tuma vidhnarUpa bana rahI thI...Aja ThIka maukA mila gyaa| saMsArameM svArthaka hI sagapaNa haiN| nArIko mohakI rAjadhAnI batAI hai| isako viSavelaDIkI upamA dI gaI hai| jaya ho... usa dhanya dharAkI...! jaya ho... usa pavitra samayakI...! saMjU ! bhIMjate zarIrayukta laMbI bAloMkI coTI jor3akara... dhannAjI to cala par3e... inakA "AtamarAma" saMpUrNarUpase jAgRta ho gayA thaa| saMjU ! pati vahA~ satI! AThoM lIyoMne nizcaya kiyA ki... hama bhI patidevake kadama para belar3Ine isa vaibhAra-giripara prabhuvIrake pAsa sarvavirati sAmAyika uccarA... (svIkArA...) bahuta dinoMtaka sAlAbahanoI ke saMsAra-tyAgakI carcA (bAte) mohalle aura cauTemeM calatI hI rhii| pUre nagarameM ghUmarAtI rhii| 53
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________________ CD mitrayugala : paMcapahAr3akI sparzanAmeM mazagUla.... lA-bahanaIkI atyaMta romAMcaka ghaTanAkA tAdRza cittAra sunakara mitrabelar3IkA hRdaya bhara AyA... A~kheM bhara AIM... inake roma-roma pulakita ho uThe.. kSaNabhara to saMjUko bhI sarva-tyAgake pathakI ora Daga bharanekA vicAra A gyaa| doma doma sAhyabIke mAlika bhI prama mahAvIra darzita mArga para jAnekA pasaMda kara rahe haiN| yadyapi vAstavameM saccA sukha to tyAga aura vairAgya meM hI hai to... inake sAmane hamako milA bhI kyA hai ? Adi tattvika bAtoM meM jur3e mitrayugalane isa havelIse kadama uThAye paMcagirikI yAtrA kI tarapha... aura thoDI hI kSaNameM to... isa paMcapahAr3akI talahaTIke naz2adIka mitrayugala jA phuNcaa| (sA sUryakA ratha bhI Age bar3ha rahA thA... talahaTIkI sparzanAve bAda car3hANa zurU huA... upara jAtI pagadaMDI ke sahAre vo thodd'e| samaya meM prathama pahAr3ake zikhara para car3ha gye| kSaNika (alpa vizrAma lene ke bAda vo jhar3apase nIce utre| isI taraha anya bhI dUsare, tIsare aura cauthe parvatakA ArohaNa aura utaranA bhI inhoMne tvarita-gatise kiyA.. una-una razRMgoMpara rahe hue jinamaMdira aura gurumaMdiroMke darzana bhI inhoMne ullAsa sahita kiye| jo ki yaha paki parvatoMkA svayaMbhU mahattva hai kyoMki paramAtmA mahAvIradeva aura inake vizAla parivArase yahA~kI pratyeka rajakaNa sparzita hai| jisase mitrabelar3Iko yahA~ koI alaukika duniyAkA anubhava ho rahA thaa| aise cAlU dinomeM yahA~ janasamUha kama hI hotA hai| isameM bhI Aja melekA tIsarA (aMtima) dina thA / isIlie pUrA nagara kaumudI -mahotsava manAne nagarake tIsare daravAjekI ora bAdalakI taraha umar3A thA... paMcapahAr3a kI aura ekAda AdamI bhI na dikhe aisI paristhiti thI / atyaMta prazAMta vAtAvaraNa thaa| sUrajadAdA bAdalameM chupe hue the| parvatIya hAramAlAma vicarate donoM mitra eka pyAUmeM dhyAnastha mudrAmeM baiThe / dhyAnameM inhoMne prabhu mahAvIrako kendrita kiye aura aMtarakI duniyAmeM kho gaye / 54 www.jainelibrary.or
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________________ paM nAmI corakI guphAmeM.... cagirimeMse eka mAtra mukhya vaibhAragirikI yAtrA * aura sparzanA bAkI thii| najadIka ke bhUtakAlameM jahA~ prabhu vIrake aneka bAra samavasaraNa race hue the / mitrabelar3I vaha vaibhAragirikI taleTIpara pahu~ce, prAkRtika sauMdaryane unake tana-manako praphullita kara diyaa| paraMtu ve to AMtarasauMdaryako camakAnevAle samAdhi sthaloMko sparza karanA cAhate the / car3hANa zurU huA... vanarAjIko pasAra karate karate ve eka choTI TekarI para pahu~ca gaye... Education yahA~se vAnara-bacceM vRkSoMkI (zAkhA) vaDavAIko pakar3akara 55 jhUlate the| kahIM jaMgalI pazu AvAja kara rahe the| kahIM bhAlU DaNaka kara rahe the| rAjUne aMgulI se btaayaa| dekha saMjU ! yaha choTIbar3I guphAe~... sAmAnya manuSya to vahA~ pahu~ca hI na sake aisI bhayAvaha ina guphAoMmeM hI kahIM rAjadhAnIkA nAmI (prakhyAta) cora rahatA thaa| ikaThThA kiyA huA dhana aura mAla vaha yahAM chupAtA thaa| nAma usakA lohkhur| vaha jaba marane par3A taba apane putra rohiNeyako pratijJA karAI ki kabhI bhI mahAvIrakI dezanA nahIM sunanA... kyoMki usako pakkA
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________________ pukArI... ghaNIkhammA ghaNIkhammA... he devAnupriya ! Apa jaya ho... manuSyalokameMse Apa yahA~ padhAre haiM... hamAre svA baneM haiM / Apa yaha to batAiye ki Apane kauna-kaunase purA (aura pApa) kiye the| jisase yahA~ ApakA avataraNa huA. vizvAsa thA ki mahAvIrakI dezanAse hamAre bApa-dAdAkA corIkA dhaMdhA TUTa jAyegA... bApane AkharI sA~sa lii| bApase beTA savAyA... ustAda rohiNIyA corane sArI nagarImeM haMgAmA macA diyaa| khuda abhayakumArakI buddhi bhI isa kAryameM asamartha bana gii| nagarImeM isa corane sadaiva kahIM na kahIM to lUTapATa kI hI hotii| eka bAra vaha guphAkI ora jA rahA thaa| bIcameM kahIM bhagavaMta ke samavasaraNakI racanA huI thii| prabhu dezanA de rahe the| dezanA sunAI nadeisIlie donoM kAnoMko aMguliyoMse barAbara dabAkara cala (jA) rahA thaa| acAnaka hI pA~vameM kA~TA lgaa| aba kyA karanA? anicchAse bhI isane eka kAnameMse aMgulI bAhara nikAlI aura jhar3apase kA~TA khIMca liyaa| paraMtu itanemeM dezanA de rahe prabhuvIrake cAra vAkya usake kAnoMmeM A gire| (1) deva bhUmise cAra aMgula adhdhara rahate haiN| (2) inako kabhI pasInA nahIM aataa| rohiNeya...socatA hai...maiM to nAmI cora thaa| yahA~ ke A gayA / itanemeM to usako prabhu mahAvIradevake anicchA sune gaye cAra vacana yAda Aye / are... merI A~khe to palA mAra rahI haiM... mujhe pasInA bhI ho rahA hai| mere galemeM rahI pur| kI mAlA kucha murajhAI jaisI dIkhatI hai| aura yaha saba de deviyoM ke pA~va jamInako sparza kara rahe haiM / nakkI. abhayakumAra dvArA hI phasAnekA yaha SaDyaMtra hai... "calo hama bhI kama nahIM" usane to khudane kiye hue dAna, puNya / satkAryoM kI ginatI karAnI zurU kara dI.. vaha pUrNa huii| sevakane kahA - Apane kucha pApa-kArya bhI kiye hoMge na. nA...re pApakArya kiye hote to svargameM merA avataraNa ke hotA? maiMne kucha pApa kiye hI nahIM... abhayakumArane sA bAteM jAnI... anicchAse (sabUta binA) corako chor3a di. gayA... cora socatA hai... mahAvIrake cAra vacanoMne Ajama bacAyA... yadi vaha sunane na mile hote to merI sUlIkI sA nizcitathI...prabhuke jabaradastIse sune cAra vacanoMkA jo hai| upakAra haA hai to inake ziSya bananemeM jIvanakI kauna saphalatA bAkI rahe...? vaha to daur3A.. prabhu vIrake caraNoM samavasaraNakI ora... vahA~ hI sthita rAjA zreNikake pA corIkA ikarAra kiyA aura aparAdhoMkI kSamAke sAtha usa jahA~-jahA~se corI kI thI usake nAma-sthAna deva abhayakumArako supUrta kI aura prabhuvIrake pAsa dIkSA lii| (3) inakI phUlamAlA murajhAtI nhiiN| (4) inakI A~khe phaDakatI nhiiN| hAya... mahAvIrake vacana kAnameM A gire.. | pratijJAnabhaMgase rohiNeya du:khI-du:khI ho gyaa| saMjU ! isake bAda rohiNeya munine eka upavAsase, mAsI tapakI ugra tapasyA kii| aura yahI vaibhAragiri para anaH kiyaa| zubhadhyAnapUrvaka paMcaparameSThikA smaraNa krte| tyAgakara rohiNeya muni svargameM gye| saMjU ! mahAbuddhi-nidhAna abhayakumArake bhI hAtha na / AnevAlA yaha kukhyAta cora kitanA ustAda hogA ? para nahIM... ekabAra vaha abhayakumArake dAvameM AbAda pha~sA aura pakar3A gayA / magara sAkSI (sabUta) binA sajA kaise kareM? Akhira abhayakumArane usake hI mu~hase kabUla karAne ke lie eka yukti racI / usako madirAse yukta bharapUra bhojana karAyA... isa daramyAna suMdara vastra pahanAkara isako eka aisI havelImeM sevakoM dvArA bheja diyA gayA...jahA~ sAtavIM maMjilapara svargIya mAhola jamA huA ho| ratnajar3ita palaMga parase rohiNeyake uThaneke sAtha hI kitanI dAsiyA~ (jaise devalokakI devIyA~) isako motiyoMke akSatase badhAne lagI... sevakoM (jaise devatAe~) "ghaNIkhammA" "ghaNIkhammA" kahane lge| kitane usako cAmara Dho rahe the... kitane paMkhe jhUlAte the| cAroM ora sugaMdha prasara rahI thii| A~kheM masalate-masalate rohiNeya socatA hai... yaha kyA? kahA~ pahu~cA maiM ? itanemeM hI eka sevaka (deva)ne char3I saMjU bolA : rAjU ! apanI nagarIkA mahAustAdava bhI mahAmuni banA... hA~ saMjaya ! tAkata hai... jinavANIke zabdoMkI... donoM mitroMne... puna: upara car3hanA prAraMbha kiyA... thA Upara car3haneke bAda...mahAmahima gautamAdigaNadhara bhagavaMto| derIomeM rahe svarNamaya punIta caraNAraviMdoMko vaMdana kiyA 56 |
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________________ MADAAN M pragaTa hue pracaMDa puNyakI hI dena kahI jAyegI.... rAjU bolA, saMjaya ! paMcama gaNadhara zrI sudharmAsvAmike sivA prabhu vIrake daza gaNadhara bhagavaMtoMkI yaha (vaibhAragiri) = nirvANabhUmi haiM / vo prabhu vIrake parama vinIta suziSya the, dvAdazAMgIke dhAraka the, bIja-buddhike mAlika the| gaNadhara bhagavaMtoMkI puNyakathA karate-karate donoM mitroMkA AgekA car3hANa zurU huA / car3hANa thor3A kaThina thA... magara sUraja dAdAne Aja mehara kI thii| isameM mitra belar3IkA puNya to thA hI... agAdhajJAna, phira bhI ahaMkAra kA nAmonizAna nathA... isameM bhI gautamasvAmI to prabhu vIrake sanmukha atinamra bAlaka jaise hokara hI rahate / unake isa sarvotkRSTa vinaya guNako kara unameM anaMta labdhiyA~ pragaTa huI thiiN| Aja bhI unakA ma lete haiM aura kAma hotA hai| vaha prabhuvIrakI bhaktimeMse dAIM tarapha eka choTI pagadaMDI jA rahI thii| yaha ker3I mArgape 200 kadama dUra rAjU, saMjUko le gayA... jahA~ bar3I zilA thI... isa zilAke bAjUmeM hI do smAraka the| S Jain log interational For Private Personal use only
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________________ gaNIjana mana vasiyA... jU bolA saMjU ! puNyavaMta dhannA zAlibhadrakI yaha aMtima samAdhi - bhUmi hai... dhannA zAlibhadrakA nAma sunate hI saMjU caukannA ho gyaa| rAjUne bAta Age bar3hAI... Jain Education ternal al : www.jainelibraryoga
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________________ sanmukha dekhaneke lie vinaMtI karane lgii| sUrya dhadhaka rahA thaa| dhadhakatI zilA para donoM mahAtmAoMkA deha sUkhe lakar3e jaisA ho gayA thA... saMjU ! dhannA-zAlibhadrane dIkSA lI usake pazcAt vicarate-vicarate kramaza: prabhuke sAthameM puna: ekabAra ve jagRhImeM A phNce| domAsI, tInamAsI,cAra mAsI upavAsa Adi ugra tapasyA karate donoMkA zarIra atikRza ho gayA thaa| donoM mahAtmAoMne vaibhAragiri ke Upara jAkara anazana karanekI prabhuke pAsa AjJA maaNgii| prabhune AjJA dI aura donone yahA~ Akara yAvajjIva AhAra-pAnIkA paccakkhANa karake | zayanamudrAmeM dhyAnastha bane... _mAtA bhadrA aura battIsoM vadhUoMse yaha dRzya dekhA nahIM jAtA thA...vaha sInA phaTe aise rudana karane lgiiN| isa tarapha rAjagRhImeM prabhu vIra padhArate zAlibhadra muni bhI sAtha hI hoMge aisA socakara sabhI taiyArI karake harSAtI mAtA bhadrA, battIsa bahaoMke sAtha prabhavIrake samakSa paha~cI.namaskAra karake savinaya usane prabhuko pUchA - bhagavaMta ! dhanya aura zAlibhadra muni kahA~ hai ? bhagavaMtane pharamAyA- saMsArase zIghra mukta hone vaibhAragiri para jAkara abhI hI anazana kiyA hai..... saMjaya ! phUlakI zayyAmeM sonevAlA kahA~ zrImaMta zAlibhadra aura dhadhakatI zilA para dehako pighalA denevAle kahA~ saMta ziromaNi zAlibhadra! zreNika rAjAne AzvAsana dete hue kahA, he bhadre ! harSake sthAna meM Apa rudana kyoM kara rahe ho..? ApakA putra mahAsattvazAlI honese Apa hI eka sarva strIyoMmeM sacamuca putravatI hoN| ratnaprasU bhadre ! Apako to aise putrake lie gaurava lenA caahie| isa prakAra vividha vAkyoMse kucha AzvAsana pAkara mAtA bhadrA vadhuoM ke sAtha svasthAnako vApasa lauttiiN| donoM munivara atyaMta zubha dhyAnameM kAla dharma (AyuSya pUrNa) hote sadgati aura siddhigatiko paaye| donoM guNiyala mahApuruSa guNIjanoMke manameM basa gye| bhadrA to yaha sunakara rAjA zreNikake sAtha jhaTapaTa vaibhAragiri para phuNcii| saMjU ! yaha donoM zilA para anazanI donoM mahAtmAoMko dekhakara mAtA bhadrA inako eka bAra apane bhoganiSTha banatA hai brahmaniSTha : romAMcaka dhaTanA dha nA-zAlibhadrakI vaha pavitratama zilAoMkI rajakaNa A~khoM para lagAkara cirakAla namaskAra karate-karate -mitrabelar3I kA parvatIya ArohaNa aura Age bddh'aa| aba to parvata kI ToMcapara hI pahu~canA thA...dekhate-dekhate donoM mitra AkharI zikhara ke najadI sUrajadAdA bAdala-saMga saMtAkUkar3I khela rahe the... mitra-yugalane vegase daur3ate una bAdaloMko bhI pakar3a liyA... samajhalo ki inakA hI chatra bnaayaa| vo dharatIse ThIka-ThIka U~cAI para A gaye the| dUra-sudUra vana-nikuMjomeMse mIThe madhura koyala rAnIke zabda sunAI de rahe the| svAbhAvika sauMdaryakA lAbha uThAte aura girikaMdarAoko pasAra karate mitrabaMdhu eka aise sthAnake pAsa A pahu~ce jo jagatkA alaukika Azcarya thaa| vahA~ saMgamaramarakI nAjuka magara bhavya ramaNIya derI (maMdira) thI...pavanasephara...phara pharakatI isakI vajAmeMse mahAsaMgIta ke nAda nikala rahe the| isa nAdameMse kisI eka mahAtmAkI yazogAthA kA sUra guMja rahA thaa| 59
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________________ isa maMdira meM mahAmuni dhannA- aNagArakI svarNa kamala para rahI caraNa pAdukAoMke darzana-vaMdanase pUrI romAMcaka ghaTanA rAjUke smRti patha para ubhara aayii| mahAmunike pAdAraviMdako savidhi vaMdana karane ke bAda vahA~ke pavitra vAtAvaraNakI khuzabuoMko manAneke (pAne ke lie mitrabelaDI, una mahAmuni kI anazanabhUmike najadIka hI sukhAsana para baitthii| ye dhannA - aNagAra kauna ? aise saMjUke savAlameM rAjUne kahA - saMjU ! yaha dhannA-zAlibhadrakI jor3I kahI jAtI hai vaha nahIM, paraMtu inheM to dhannAkAMkadI kahate haiN| jo kAMkadI nagara ke vAsI the / bhadrA mAtAke lAr3ale-lAla the| yaha 32 kroDa svarNa moharoMke mAlika the| rUpa-rUpake aMbAra jaisI 32 rUpa- ramaNiyoMke svAmI the| inake samakSa sadA 32 pakavAnoMkA thAla rakhA jAtA thaa| abhI kala hI jisane 32 ramaNiyoMke saMga udyAnameM jAkara krIr3A kI thI... puSpa gucchoM 60 ko Amane-sAmane chor3anekA raMga jamAyA thA... suMdara prakAra khaTTe-mIThe phaloMke rasakA Acamana kiyA thA.. caMpakataru nIce baiThakara pyAra bharI mIThI-mIThI kahAniyoMkA vArtAlA huA thA.... aise bhoganiSTha dhanyakumAra Aja paramAtmA mahAvIrakhI ekahI dezanA zravaNase virAga-niSTha bana gayA thaa| mAtA bhadrA bhadrAsanapara baiThe the... dhanyakumArane apanI vinaMtI mAtA ke samakSa prastuta karate hue kahA.... mAtAjI ! apane nagarake bAhara udyAnameM trilokInAtha mahAvIra deva padhAre the| inakI dezanAmeM parigrahako pApakA bApa hiMsAko pApakI mA~ tathA abrahmase hote anarthoMkA jo Alekhana kiyA, vaha sacamuca hRdayadrAvaka thA / yaha vANI, sirpha vANI hI
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________________ na nahIM thI paraMtu amRta thI... adbhuta thI, apUrva thii| mAtAjI ! prabhu mahAvIrake upadiSTa sarvasukhakara sarvatyAgake patha para jAne ke lie maMgala AziSa ApakA yaha bAlaka cAhatA hai| saMjU ! eka AvAjase ( dhamAkese) sarvatyAgakI bAta sunakara jaise vajrapAta huA ho aise adhadha... karatI mAtA mUrcchita banI aura dharaNI para jA girii| battIsa navayauvanAyeM dhanya aura mAtAkI cAroM ora khar3I ho gii| sabakI A~khoMme posa posa A~sU the... inake hRdaya TUTa cuke the| zItopacArase mAtA jAgRta huiiN| baha rahI A~khose inhoMne apane lAr3aleko bahuta samajhAyA... . aneka savAla-javAboMkI jhar3I barasI... paraMtu dhanyako merukI taraha ar3iga-nizcala dekhakara mAtA Akhira thakI... hArI... aMtameM to vaha suzrAvikA thI / prabhu vIrakI parama bhakta thI / battIsa kAminIoMko bhI (manameM) ho gayA ki "jabaradastImeM prIta nahIM hotI..." sabako yakIna ho gayA ki dhanyakumAra aba eka yA do dinake mahemAna haiM... - bhadrA (mAtA) apanI nagarIke (kAkaMdIke) rAjA jitazatruke pAsa gii| bheTaNA rakhakara bolI mahArAjan ! merA lAr3alA, vIra paramAtmAkI vANI sunakara parama vairAgI huA hai| to isakA mahotsava manAneke lie chatra-cAmara, sAja, zaNagAra, sainya aura vAjiMtroMke samUhakI yAcanA ke lie AyI hU~ / rAjA ke romAMca khar3e ho gye| vaha siMhAsana se khar3A ho gyaa| vaha bolA : o bhadre ! o ratnakukSi ! araboMkA mAlika -aNagAra banane taiyAra huA hai to isakA mahotsava rAjya taraphase hogA / rAjA jina aura jaina kA anurAgI thaa| vIraprabhukA ananya bhakta thaa| usane pUrI nagarImeM paDaha bajavAyA... mAtA ni dhanya ke mastaka para hAtha rakhA... battIsa vadhUoMne sajala netrase maMgala kAmanA vyakta kii| rAjA jitazatrune dhanyako bAhupAzameM jakar3a liyA... cUmI bharI aura zubhAziSa dii| rAjA isake atizaya sukomala dehako dekhatA hI rhaa| yaha sukumAra deha kyA sAdhanAke kaThora pathako sahana karegA....? DAMsa-maccharake upasargako sahana kara sakegA..? zItaRtukI kar3akar3atI ThaMDImeM sthira raha sakegA... ? khulle pA~va kA vihAra isako lahuluhAna to nahIM karegA... ? saca hI... rAgIko vitarAgakA paMtha kaThina lagatA hai... virAgIko rAga - dazAkA paMtha khArA lagatA hai... Akhira mahA ADaMbara saha dhanyakumArakI zobhAyAtrA zurU huI... vRddhAoMne maMgala kiyaa| nAriyA~ madhura gIta gAne meM kho gaIM... zahanAIyoM ke sura baja uThe, vAjiMtroMke nAda AkAzapAtAla ko eka karane lage / khuda rAjA jitazatrune dhanyakumArake Upara chatra dhAraNa kiyA... nagarajana dhanyakI zibikAko kaMdhepara uThAne ke lie ekasAtha umar3a par3e / nagarakI pratyeka aTArI, agAzI, mArga aura rAjamArga para mAnava-samUha ubhara uThe / jaya ho... vItarAgI prabhu vIrakI... jaya ho... virAganiSTha dhanyakI... jaya ho... viratIpremI rAjA jitazatrukI..... janatAmeMse jayanAdake svara gu~ja utthe| aba dhannA mAtra bhadrAkA hI lAr3alA nahIM thA ! pUrI nagarIkA vaha lAr3alA bana gayA thaa| vinayaniSTha dhanyakumAra sabako aMjali jor3ate aura sabakI maMgala kAmanAoM ko svIkArate svIkArate pahu~ca gaye nagarIke bAharake udyAnameM prabhu mahAvIrake pAsa... dhanyakumArane prabhuko tIna pradakSiNA dekara savidhi vaMdana kiyA... vastrAlaMkAra utArakara mAtA bhadrAko sauMpe / bAdameM kezaluMcanake lie hAtha uThAyA / mAtA bhadrAne A~kheM pAlava se mU~da dI... battIsa badhUoMne vastrako A~khoM para dhAraNa kiyaa| kyoMki keza - luMcanakA yaha dRzya dekhA nahIM jAtA thaa| mAtA aura bahue~ sabhIkI A~khomeMse gaMgA-jamunA baha rahI thI / Akhira mAtA bhadrAne prabhuko putrabhikSA arpaNa kI.... (vherAI) prabhune dhanyako paMcamahAvrata uccarAye... dhanyakA manamayUra to nAca utthaa| usake aMga-aMgameM AnaMdakA sAgara chalaka (uchala) uThA... virAga-niSTha dhanya aba tyAganiSTha banA / unhoMne tatkAla hI prabhuke pAsa yAvajjIvake lie chaTThake pAraNe AyaMbila karane kA kaThina abhigraha liyA / tyAga-niSTha dhanya aba taponiSTha bneN| rAjA jitazatru aura bhadrA Adi For Prodte & Personal Use Only
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________________ saparivAra vApasa lautte| dekha lo, jaise jaMgalake zuSka vRkSa hI / atikRza / kAlImeMza kAyA khojanese bhI kaise mile... ? jaisA / ekadA vihAra karate-karate prabhuvIra apanI (rAjagRhI) prabhuvIrane varNana kiyA aisA hI aNagArakA rUpa dekhakara rAjA / nagarI meM padhAre... ADaMbara sahita rAjA zreNika prabhuko vaMdana inake caraNoMmeM jhuka gayA / amAvasyAkI rAtri jaisI kAlI / karane aaye| prabhukI bhAva-sahita bhakti kI, aura zreNikane kAyAmeM bhI inake mukha para virAgakA pUrNacaMdra solaha kalAse / savAla kiyA... prabho ! ApakI caudaha hajAra muniyoMkI khila uThA thaa| inake lalATa para brahma-teja jhlktaa| parSadAmeM dina-pratidina car3hate pariNAmavAle utkRSTA aNagAra thaa| inakI kAyAmeM tapakI kAMti jhalaka de rahI thii| rAjA | kauna ? prabhune meghagaMbhIra dhvanimeM uttara diyA... | kAkaMdI to isa virATake pAsa vAmana bana gayA / jAtako ati tuccha / nagarIke bhadrA mAtAke lAr3ale sukumAla dhanyakumArane bhare ginane lagA... aNagArakI bAra-bAra stuti karate aura vaMdana / yauvanameM bhArI-vairAgyase mere pAsa cAritra grahaNa kiyA... abhI karate rAjA zreNika svasthAna lauTA / dhannA aNagArane bhI / to isako thor3e mAsa hI hue haiM / paraMtu zreNika ! caudaha prabhuke pAsa Akara vaibhAragiri para anazana svIkAranekI / hajAra mahAtmAoMkI sAdhanAko bhI atikrAMta kara jAya aisI anumati mA~gI / prabhune saharSa anumati dI... aura saMjU ! inakI bAhya aura AMtarika sAdhanA hai / basa, isI sthAna para eka mAsake upavAsa karake anazana / kiyA... martyalokakA yaha camakatA sitArA navamAsaka | saMyama grahaNa karaneke pazcAt Aja dina taka vizuddha cAritra pAlakara saMsAra ke sarvotkRSTa sukhake dhAmasvarUpa / -suvizuddha pariNAma dina-dugunA rAta co-guNA - bar3hate hI sarvArthasiddhimeM deva bane / Aja bhI yaha parama virAgI dazAma / rahA hai| chaTThake pAraNe AyaMbila aura (jo) AhArake Upara jhIlate daivI sukhoMko anubhava kara rahe haiN| makkhI bhI na baiThe aisA taddana nirasa zuSka AhAra mAtra dehako TikAneke lie hI le rahe haiN| aise bhISmatapase inakA mastaka bhoganiSThameMse brahmaniSTha bane aNagArakI romAMcaka / dhUpameM sukhAye tuMbar3e jaisA aura AkAzake tArekI taraha kahAnI sunakara saMjUkA hRdaya vazameM na rahA... usakI A~kha / tagatagatI inakI donoM A~khe bhItara jA cukI hai| jisameM chalaka AIM... usako svAbhAvika dhyAna laga gyaa| AdhI thUkakA aMza bhI dikhane na mile aisI zuSka parNa jaisI inakI ghar3I taka dhannA-aNagArakI brahmaniSThAmeM yatkicit lIna / jIbha banI hai| inakI daza-aMguliyA~ sUkhI mUMgakI zIMga jaisI bane / rAjUne usako hilAyA... anazana bhUmikI usa pavitra / ho gaI hai| inakI koNI kI do haDDiyA~ bilkula bAhara retako mastaka para lagAyA... bhAvavibhora hRdayase donoMne nIce / nikala AyI hai... utarane ke lie pA~va uThAyA... saMdhyA samayakA abhI / thor3AsA ujAlA thaa| navamAsake aMdara to dhanyamunine kaisA / gocarIke lie jAte hai to haDDiyoMkI khar3akhar3a AvAja AtmakalyANa sAdha liyA vaha tattvakI... vicAraNAmeM..... A rahI hai... katanA patha kaTa gayA isakA bhI khyAla na rahA / inhoMne / vaibhAragirikI taleTI para pA~va rakhA... vAtAvaraNameM nIrava / yaha taponiSTha aNagArakI aisI sAdhanA sunakara bAroM zAMti thii| Aja kaumudI melekA AkharI dina thA... nagarakI / parSadAmeM sannATA chA gayA / gautamasvAmI Adi munipuMgava janatA nagarake sAmaneke cheDese nagarameM lauTa rahI thii| bhI vismayameM DUba gaye... inake mukhameMse guNAnurAgake zabda nikala Aye... aura zreNika...? zreNika to pakar3ameM hI na jhaTapaTa calate donoM mitra nagara-dvAra ke pAsa aa| raha sake... vaha to apanI choTIsI savArI lekara pahu~ce... pahu~ce... yahA~se inako TA~gA-gAr3I mila gaI... dono TA~ge / jahA~ prabhune sthala-sUcita kiyA thA usa vanameM... dhyAnastha baiThe / usa zAlibhadrakI havelIke puna: darzana hue| ghoDAgAr3I / dhannA aNagArako vaMdana ke lie... paraMtu yaha kyA ? aNagAra madhyama gatise jA rahI thii| ghara-gharameM dIpa pragaTa cuke the| to kahIM dikhate hI nahIM... ! zreNikane sevakoMko jaMgalameM kahIM TAbara mohallemeM khela rahe the... kahIM bachar3e bhAMbharate / cAroM ora daudd'aayaa| khuda zodha karane lage... paraMtu asaphala... the| zaMkhoMkI AvAja A rahI thii| kahIM bhajana-kIrtana / cAlU the... koI gharake A~ganameM zayyA para so rahe the... vo | Akhira sukSma nirIkSaNase mile sahI... melekA zrama dUra kara rahe the.... www.jainelibrary.on
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________________ "rAjagRha'" nAma kaise huA ? saM jUko acAnaka hI kucha yAda AyA / usane pUchA rAjU ! rAjadhAnIkA "rAjagRha'" aisA nAma kaise huA rAjU bolA.... saMjaya ! prAcIna kAlameM kSiti-pratiSThita nagarameM jitazatru rAjA | rAjya karatA thaa| paraMtu vaha nagara jIrNa ho jAnese rAjAne vAstu zAstrajJoMko anya sthalakI khoja ke lie kahA / | inhoMne eka jagaha para bahuta hI puSpa aura phaloMse yukta eka | canekA kheta dekhaa| vaha bhUmi pasaMda kI aura rAjAne vahA~ caNakapura nagara bsaayaa| kramaza: vaha nagara bhI kSINa huaa| phirase rAjAne vAstu- pAThakoM ko naI jagaha khojaneke lie Adeza kiyaa| jagaha zodhate zodhate jaMgalameM eka baila dekhanemeM AyA / jo dUsare aneka bailoMse aparAjita thaa| arthAt bahuta balavAna | thA / vAstujJoMse sUcita usa jagaha para rAjAne vRSabhapura nagara | bsaayaa| kAlakrama se vaha nagara bhI ujar3a bnaa| phirase nayA nagara basAnekI rAjAne sUcanA kii| khojate khojate eka jagaha ati suMdara aura pramANopata AkRtivAlA eka kuza (vanaspati) | kA chora dekhane meM AyA / vAstupAThakone vaha jagaha rAjAko | dikhaayii| rAjAne vahA~ kuzAgrapura nagara bsaayaa| karAI ki jisa gharameM Aga lagegI vaha gharakI vyaktiyoMko nagara bAhara chor3a diyA jAyegA / paraMtu banA aisA ki rasoiyoMke pramAdase ekabAra rAjamahalameM hI Aga lgii| vaha samayake rAjA "prANa jAya para vacana na jAya' aisI satyapratijJAvAle the| prasenajita rAjAne socA - maiMne kiyA huA niyamakA pAlana maiM hI nahIM karU~ to prajA vaha niyama kaise pAlana karegI ? turaMta hI rAjA nagarameMse nikalakara eka gAU dUra AvAsa karake rahA..... aba rAjAko milane to kitane loga Ate... subhaTa-koTavAlavyApArI-seTha sAhUkAra Adi... eka Aye aura eka jAye.... sAmane jo mile unako pUchanemeM Aye - kahA~ gaye the| rAjagRhe... (rAjA ke ghara) kahA~ jA ho ? rAjagRhe karate-karate vahA~ jo nagara basA usakA nAma hI "rAjagRha' ho gyaa| saMjU ! jaba rAjamahalameM Aga pragaTI taba jisako jo priya thA use lekara saba jhaTapaTa bAhara nikala gye| kisIne ghor3A liyA to kisIne hAthI liyA to kisIne hIre mANika aura motI liye| usa vakta prasenajita rAjAne rAjakumAra zreNikako pUchA ki tUne kyA liyA ? zreNikane kahA - bhaMbhA (vAjiMtra ) ! zreNikako bhaMbhA khUba pasaMda thii| rAjA premase bolA * beTA ! tujhe bhaMbhA acchI lagatI hai| lo taba tumhArA nAma "bhaMbhAsAra"... aise rAjA zreNikakA dUsarA nAma "bhaMbhasAra" bhI thaa| 63 - I paraMtu usa nagarameM bAra-bAra Aga lagane lagI / vahA~ prasenajita rAjA rAjya kara rahA thaa| usane nagarameM ghoSaNA.
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________________ bAta ruke isake pahale hI ghoDAgAr3I ruka gii| donoM mitra nIce utre| cA~danIke ujAlese harI-bharI rAta bhI Age bar3ha rahI thii| mitrabelar3I ghara-para phuNcii| aura kA svapnalokakI ora DUbakI lagA dI isakI to khabara hI na rhii| rAjagRhakI yaha vAMbha uchalatI gauravagAthA svapnalokameM bhI satyaloka jaisI hI tAjI thii| rAjadhAnIkI... jaya ho ! rAjAdhirAjakI... jaya ho! rAjA zreNikakI... jaya ho! Jain Educa www.jainelibraragiri 64
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________________ nAlaMdA-pAr3ekI sajjhAya : magadha dezamAMhI birAje suMdara nayarI sohejI, rAjagRhI rAjA zreNika re bhavijananA mana mohejii| eka nAlaMde pAr3e prabhujIne caudaha kiye comAsAjI dhana ne dharma nAlaMde pAr3e, donuM bAta vizeSojI, pharI pharI vIra Aye bahuvAre upakAra adhiko dAkhyojI... eka nAlaMde 2 zrAvaka loka base dhanavaMtA, jinamAragake rAgIjI, ghara-ghara mAMhe sonA-cAMdI, jihAM jyoti jAgIjI... eka nAlaMde 3 z2aDAva ghareNAM jora birAje, hAra motI navasarIyAjI, vastra paheraNa bhAre mUlAM, ghareNAM ratne jaDIyAMjI... eka nAlaMde4 paDimA vaMdana saghalA jAve, racanA kare ullAsojI, kesara caMdana arce bahulAM, muktitaNA abhilASojI... eka nAlaMde 5 tIna pATa zreNika rAjAnA, huA samakita dhArI lagatAjI, jinamAragakuM jora dipAvyo, vIrataNA bahu bhagatAjI.. eka nAlaMde6 piyaramAMhI samakita pAmI, celaNA paTarANIjI, mahAsatI jeNe saMyama lIdho, vIra jiNaMde vakhaNIjI... eka nAlaMde 7 jaMbu sarIkhA huA te jeNe ATha khaMteurI paraNIjI bAlabrahmacArI bhalA vicArI jeNe kIdhI nirmala karaNIjI.. eka nAlaMde 8 zAlibhadra gobhadrakA beTA bahanoI vaLI dhannojI, sahita sebhadrA saMyama lIdho, mukti jAvaNaro mannajI... eka nAlaMde 9 gobhadra zeTha guNavaMtA jeNe saMyama mAraga lInojI, mahAvIra guru moTA maLIyA, jeNe janma maraNa du:kha chInojI... eka nAlaMde 10 abhayakumAra mahAbuddhivaMto jeNe pradhAna padavI pAmIjI, vIra samIpe saMyama lIdho mukti jAvaNaro kAmIjI... eka nAlaMde 11 zeTha sudarzana chello zrAvaka vIra vaMdana ne cAlyojI, mAraga bIcameM arjuna maLIo paNa na rahyo teNe jhAlyojI.... eka nAlaMde 12 arjuna hoI gayo te sAthe, vIra jiNaMdane bheTayAjI, mALIne dIkSA devarAvI, saba du:kha nagarInA meTayAjI.. eka nAlaMde 13 trevIza to zraNikanI rANI, tapa karI deha gALIjI, moTI satIyo mukti birAje, karmataNA bIja bALIjI... eka nAlaMde 14 trevIza to zreNikanA beTA, upanyA anuttara vimAnojI, daza pautra devaloke pahoMcyA,te savi hoze nirvANojI.... eka nAlaMde 15 mahAzataka je moTo zrAvaka, tene che tera nArIjI, karaNI karIne karma khapAvyA, huA eka avatArIjI... eka nAlaMde 16 meghakumAra zreNikano beTo, jeNe lIdho saMyama bhArajI, veyAvacca nimitte kAyA vosirAvI, do nayaNAro sArajI... eka nAlaMde 17 zreNika rAjA samakIta dhArI, teNe zuM dharma udyotojI, ekaNa gharameM do tIrthaMkara, dAdo ne vaLI potojI.... eka nAlaMde 18 uttama jIva upanyA che aTTe, zrAvaka nevaLI sAdhojI. bhagavaMtanI jeNe bhakti kIdhI, dhanya mAnavabhava lAdhojI... eka nAlaMde 19 zAsananAyaka tIrathasthApI, zAzvatAM sukha lezejI, harakhavijaya kahe kevala pAmI, muktimahelamAM jAzejI... eka nAlaMde 20 saMvata paMdarazeM cauthalIze, rahI nAgora comAsuMjI, saMgha pasAye savi sukha lIno, kIdho jJAna prakAzojI... eka nAlaMde pADe prabhujIe cauda kIyAM comAsAjI 21
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________________ tAjA kalama jaba dhannA-zAlibhadra aura dhannA-kAkaMdo ko bharapUra sukha-sAhabIkA ekahI jhaTakeme tyAga aura mahAbhiniSkamaNa ke patha para vicaraNa----- yaha vivecana----- (bhalehI bAla bhASAme) likhate likhate to merI A~kho meM bhI do bUMda A gayI.. mere hisAbase ye do buMdehI rAjagRhI kI cAro ora parikammA lagAtI rAju aura sajukI mitra-joDI hai........ jo ghaTanAoko tAttvika vicAraNAkI kasoTIpara caDatI hai| ghaTanAye bilakUla satya hai.... banI huyI hakIkata tyai jaba kI dono pAtra aura kucha ghaTanAsthala kAlpanika hai| phira bhI ghaTanAoMko suMdara AkAra dete hai| mitra-joDI ke sAtha Apa bhI juDa jAnA... usa ghaTanAoM aura ghaTanAsthaloM ko sparza karate karate Apake nayanoM meM kahIM eka bAra do bUMde saMvedanAkI A jAye to samajha lenA kI ..... ApakI rAjadhAnI (rAjagRhI) kI bhAvayAtrA saphala.. For Private Personal use only