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________________ ma OfIka mITTI vAto 'rAmarAditya caritra-rAzcima) saMpAdaka 'muni zrI kulazIla vijayajI - Alekhaka muni harSazIla vijaya
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________________ RUILTD nAka na tana ma ta Mc00000000 zrI namaskAra mahAmaMtra namo arihaMtANuM namo siddhANe namo AyariyANuM namo uvajhajhAyANaM namo loe savvasANI eso paMcanamukkAro saha pAvaUNAsaNo maMgalANaM ca savvarsi paDhamaM havaI maMgala Cococcococo 00000000 KOOOOOOO DO 060.00
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________________ pUjayapAda AcAryadeva zrImad vijaya rAmacandra sUrIzvarajI mahArAjAe jagatane ApelI hitazikSA saMyama: manuSya jIvananI saphaLatA vaja narendra deva-ra33 bhaklikAta dAkhalAbha sA) nA javAnuM che, mahAnubhAva ? A saM sA 2 ijhavA jevo cheane nka klika ane RnuSyabhavanat Y kima pAmaLa vaya nI sAdhu . Y! pAmavuMja khe. A bhavamAM tAdhu paci pamAyuM na naE have pachInA mAnavabhavamAM sAdhupa tuM mane jarUra ma - jhA bhAvanAmAM ramatAM rahI [ti nAM dvA2. bdha karI muratAdhaDa ra6 rAtinA paramparAnuM sarjana tolApra vadelA bukti pada- pAkho. e ja -- sadanA banA vake je, sva-kAsimbani khakhaka ~~ - a... AnmasvarUpambu svarUpa mata sukha-* sTela 69 bac - >> ja sadA mATe83ccdbhalASA -- >> /- ( ba
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________________ RICCI DA NYA | zrI AdinAtha svAmine nama: . namAmi nitya gurU rAmacandram > , 9 I . (samarAditya caritra - sacitra) SERXER IIMA WILa AVON SiTICOM : saMpAdaka : parama tapasvI pU. paMnyAsapravarazrI jA ) bhadrazIlavijayajI gaNivaranA ziSyaratna pU. We munipravara zrI kulazIla vijayajI mahArAja che che ke : Alekhaka : dha madhura pravacanakAra pU. paMnyAsapravara zrI guNazIla IASALAAGAT DAY-NINT_ vijayajI gaNivaranA ziSyaratna pU. munirAja - % ARY L zrI harSazIla vijayajI mahArAja DOO Iss toes) : prakAzaka : kathA.... sAhitya graMthamALA... 91, marInaDrAiva, 3 zAlImAra, muMbaI- 400002.
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________________ pustakanuM nAma prathamavRtti : vimocanakartA samarpaNakartA prApti sthAno : eka sarasa vArtA Teka (samarAditya caritra-sacitra) vi.saM. 2048 caitra suda 13 budhavAra tA. 15-4-92 rUA. 60 kaai ka 0 sarvAdhikAra surakSita zrAdhdhavarya naMdalAla devacaMda zeTha parivAra che. sutrAvikA prabhAbena : zrAdhdhavarya goviMdajI jevata khonA parivAra ha. suzrAvikA jayAbena jepakoTa TreDalIka muMbai. (1) umezacandra bhogIlAla zAha | C/o. ena.virala enDa du.naM. 6-5, navamI galI, maMgaladAsa mArkeTa, muMbai- 4002. (2) sevaMtIlAla vI. jaina pad 20, mahAjana galI, jhaverIbajAra, muMbaI- 4002 (3) sughoSA kAryAlaya jIvana nivAsa sAme, pAlItANA (sau.) 364270 (4) bhupeMdrabhAI kAMtilAla zAha thI 95, trAMbAkAMTA, pAyadhunI, 1le mALe, muMbaI- 400003. (5) dipaka vrajalAla jhaverI - zatrukhAnA sTrITa, zAMtibhuvana pAse, jAmanagara- 361001 (6) nareza bhavAnajI daMDa 12 naMdadIpa, 209- D, Do. AMbeDakara roDa, mATuMgA, muMbai-40019. (7) kIrITa ravicaMda lodarIyA (8) vimala dhIrajalAla zAha ( 6, navayuga niketana, 185, vAlakezvara roDa, muMbaI- 400006. (9) cheDA reDImeDa sTorsa ne 2, birAdarI bilDIMga, ema. jI. roDa, ghATakopara (ve) muMbaI-86. (10) rAjezabhAI vAghara 1 C/o pI.TI.ke. opTIkla, 43, aMbikA darzana, ema.jI. roDa, ghATakopara citrakAra muka zrI zaMkaralAla bhaTTa jayaMta prinTarI, 352/54, gIragAma roMDa, muralIdhara maMdIra kaMpAunDa, ThAkuradvAra posTa ophisanI bAjumAM, muMbaI- 400 02. phona : 252882, 299193
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________________ A AlekhAya... jaina zAsanamAM dravyAnuyogAdi cAreya anuyogamAM sakala vizvanuM tatvajJAna suaulIe saMkalita thayeluM che. e rIta emAM paNa dharmakathAnuyoga to bALajIvothI laIne sahu koIne ati upakAraka banI zake tema | kathA vAMcavI sAMbhaLavI AbAlavRdhdha sahune priya thAya che, emAM AvatA pAtro dvArA AtmAnuM hita ahita vAcakanA aMtaramAM jaldI gUMthAi jAya che. je jo - WAnuyogamAMthI ghaNA bALajIvo paNa preraNA laI zake che. prastuta pustikA "eka sarasa vArtA" (samarAditya caritra)nI saMklanA paNa Aja eka maMgala udeza ne najara samakSa rAkhI yAkinI mahatarA sunu, sUripuraMdara vAdimataMgaja kezarI 14 graMthonA racayitA prakAMDavidvAna pUjyapAda AcArya bhagavaMta zrImadvijaya haribhadrasUrIzvarajI mahArAjA e upazama ane saMveganA jharaNAmAM jhIlavA mATe A jagatane "samarAiDye kahA" mahAgraMthanI aNamola bheTa dharI che. - samarAditya kathA eka bhava ke eka jIvananI kathA nathI A mahAkathA to upazama ane saMveganI mahAnadI che je koi paNa A kathAne zradhdhAthI sAMbhaLe, vAMce e upazamanA amRta chAMTaNAthI pAvana thayA vinA rahe ja nahiM. upazamarasathI bharelI AvI kathAo jUja jovA maLe che. e zI phikara verathI vera kyAre paNa zamavAnuM ja nathI ene zamAvavA upazama ja joie. raktaraMjita | vastrane sApha karavuM hoya to rakta nahiM paNa nirmala jalanI ja AvazyakatA rahe che. ema vera (krodha) upara vijaya meLavavo hoyato maitrI karUNA upazama saMvegano ja Azraya levo paDe. 5 ke A mahAkathAnA mULa nAyaka samAna evA guNasenakumAra mahArAjAthI mAMDIne chelle samarAditya kevalI bane che tyAM sudhI game tevI kaparI paristhitimAM paNa eka sarakhA upazamanA ArAdhaka banI gayA. dhagadhagatI veranI javALAo sAme emaNe upazamanI ja zItala dhArA varasAvI che. jyAre paNa Akroza Avega ke ugratAno Azraya emaNe lIdho ja nathI. jyAre pelo bhISma tapasvI, kaThora sAdhaka, agnizamano jIva bicAro kasoTInI paLomAM dIna banI gayo! enA kAraNe "bhavobhava huM ene mAranAro thAu" AvI kilaSTa bhAvanAnA pariNAme potAnA AtmAnuM mahAanartha karI beTho ! keTalIye vAra narakagatino mahemAna thaI beTho! [ A mahAthAnA mULagraMthamAMthI temaja atyAra sudhI thayelA aneka judA judA anuvAdone lakSyamAM tho rAkhIne ja A pustikAnuM bAla bhogya padhdhatie Alekhana karAyuM che.) A mahAgraMthanuM lokottara gaurava evA prakAranuM che ke mArA jevA anna mATe A kArya karavuM e ati kaThina che. chatAM paNa mArA A prayatnamAM. e ke paramopakArI paramArANapAda paramatAraka muktimArganA advitiya ajoDa, ArAdhaka, prabodhaka,
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________________ sakala saMgha sanmArgadarzaka vizvavaMdanIya pratyuSa smaraNIya vyAkhyAna vAcaspati suvizAlagacchAdhipati parama gurUdeva AcAryadiveza zrImadvijaya rAmacandrasUrIzvarajI mahArAjAnA divya AzIrvAda pUjyapAda paramopakArI paramatapasvI vairAgya dezanA dAtA agurUdeva paMnyAsapravara zrI bhadrazIla vijayajI gaNivara tathA vAtsalyanidhi madhura pravacanakAra pUjyapAda gurUdeva paMnyAsapravarazrI guNazIla vijayajI gaNivarano satata vAtsalyabhAva temaja paramopakArI madhurabhASI pU. munipravara zrI kulazIla vijayajI mahArAjanuM mamatAbharyuM mArgadarzana temaja teozrInA ja sucArU saMpAdana taLe A pustikAnuM saMyojana thai rahyuM che. prastuta pustikAnA prANabhUta teozrI che ema kahIe to paNa ochuM ja che. prastuta pustikAnuM saMmArjana karavAmAM pUjyapAda prabhAvaka pravacanakAra vAtsalyavAridhi A.bha. zrImavijaya muktiprabha sUrIzvarajI mahArAjAe paNa potAnuM ja kAryamAnI saMzodhana karI prastAvanA lakhI ApI che. e badala teono paNa upakAra bhUlI zakAya tema nathI. bALakothI mAMDIne moTerA sudhI badhAne kathApravAhanI sAthe sAthe citronuM paNa aneruM AkarSaNa rahe che. prastuta pustikAmAM samarAditya caritranA nave bhavonA cUMTalA rocaka preraka prasaMgone citra dvArA darzAvavAmAM AvyA che. | prAMte - vartamAnamAM pudgalAnaMdI jIvone AnaMdadAyaka aniSTa sAhityano thoka pracAra thai rahyo che tyAre AvA mahApurUSanA jIvana kavanane jANIne kaSAyono tyAga karI upazamarasanI gaMgAmAM pAvana banI zIdhrAtizIgha zAzvata gatinA bhoktA banIe eja manokAmanA... A kAryamAM je kaMI kSati truTi rahI gaI hoya pAThaka gaNa kSamA kare eja abhilASA saha mu. harSazIlavi. mahA vada 14 (pUjyapAda paramatAraka paramagurUdevazrIjInA sAtamI mAsika tithI) vijaya rAmacandrasUrIzvarajI pravacana khaMDa hajArIbAga vikrolI (vesTa), muMbai-83.
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________________ samarpaNa jaina zAsananA saphaLa sukAnI jagatanA jhagamagatA javAhira vIrazAsananA vIra senApati tapAgacchanA tAja vyAkhyAna vAcaspati samartha zAsanaprabhAvaka suvizAla gacchAdhipati jeo zrImad saMyamajIvananA prAraMbhathI aMtima zvAsa sudhI jJAnAnaMdanI mastImAM masta banI jIvyA hatA te pUjyapAda svagIya AcAryadeveza zrImavijaya rAmacandrasUrIzvarajI mahArAjanI parama pavitra AtmAne sAdara...savinaya. sabahumAna.... sa..... o... ....
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________________ krodha Aga che-bhera vAyaro che. bALakonI bhASAmAM lakhAyela A pustakanuM nAma ja evuM majhAnuM che ke nAma joIne ja pustaka hAthamAM lai vAMcavAnI icchA thAya. ane vAMcavAnI zarUAta karyA pachI to enAmAM sarasatA paNa anubhavamAM AvyA vinA rahe ja nahi. ane e sarasatAno anubhava thayA bAda ema lAge ke pustakanuM nAma "eka sarasa vAta" khUba ja samajIne rakhAyuM che. A sarasa vAta rasapUrvaka jo vAMcatA AvaDe to vAMcatA vAMcatA AtmA vicAraka banyA vinA rahe nahi. A samasta kathAnakamAM mukhyapAtra bhajavanAra be ja vyakti che. guNasena ane agnizama! guNasena ane agnizarmA tarIke be ya pAtra eka ja nagaramAM janmyA tyAre be vacce na koi snehano saMbaMdha hato na koi veranI gAMTha hatI ! paraMtu eka ja ThaThThA-mazkarI ane haMsI-majAka karavAnA svabhAve guNasena ane agnizama vacce je veranI gAMTha baMdhAi gaI e evI abhedha baMdhAI gaI ke nava-nava bhava sudhI e gAMTha ekapakSe na tUTI te na ja tUTI. jenAbhayaMkara pariNAmono itihAsa vAMcatA kharekhara pUjArI chUTI jAya tema che. jo - pratyeka bhavamAM guNasenanI sajjanatA agnizamane bacAvI levAnI mahenata kare che tyAre pratyeka bhavamAM agnizamanI duSTatA guNasenane pUro karavAnI mahenatamAM ja hoya che. sajjana sajjanatAnA pratApe eka pachI eka sadagatinA daravAjAne khakhaDAvato aMte sidhdhigatinA alaukika sAmrAjyano svAmi banI anaMta sukhamAM mhAlato banI jAya che.. tyAre durjana durjanatAnA pratApe eka pachI eka durgatinA daravAje athaDAto asahya evA narakAdi du:khono bhAgI banI cAragatirUpa saMsAranA cakkara upara caDAvAyelo eka sarakho saMsAramAM bhaTakyA ja kare che. bIjI duniyAmAM sauthI bhayaMkaramAM bhayaMkara je koI Aga hoya to te krodhanI Aga che. A AganI tAkAta ja koi anokhI che. duniyAmAM lAgelI koi paNa Aga bhale pachI te telanA kuvAmAM kAM na lAgI hoya paNa teya aMte kalAkomAM divasomAM ke mahinAomAM to zamI jAya che. paraMtu krodha Aga lAgyA pachI tarata ja bujhAvI devAmAM na Ave to e kalAko-divasomAM ke mahinAomAM to zuM paNa varSo sudhI bujhAtI nathI. ane ethI AgaLa vadhIne kahevuM hoya to kahI zakAya ke keTalAya bhavo sudhI bujhAtI nathI. verano vAyaro maLatA e vadhyo ja jAya che. | guNasena ane agnizama pachInA ATha ATha bhavono itihAsa ApaNe tapAsazuM to ApaNane khyAla Avaze ke agnizamanA bhAvi-jIvanamAM paNa A kodha ane veravRtie kevo kevo bhAga bhajavyo che ne e bicAro potAnI ja bhUlane kAraNe keTakeTalo tiraskAra ane dhikkArano pAtra banyo che.
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________________ jaina itihAsamAM samarAdityanA A kathAnaka para aneka lekhakonI kalamo pharI cUkI che ane te A kathAnaka upara vivecanAmaya aneka graMtho paNa bahAra paDI cUkyA che paraMtu e badhA vidvadbhogya kahI zakAya evA che. ' jenI upara bhAvipeDhIno badho ja AdhAra rahelo che evA pAThazALAmAM abhyAsa karatA nAnA-nAnA bALaka bALikA mATe bAlabhogya bhASAmAM samarAdityanI kathA jo lakhAi hoya to ja te kadAca A prathama ja haze. munirAjazrI harSazIla vijayajI sArI evI vakatRtvakaLAne varyA hovA chatAM potAnI zaktine vakatRtvanI sImAmAM maryAdita na karI detA guruonA AzIvAda jhIlI lekhana kSetramAM paNa apanAvI rahyA che e AnaMdanI vAta che. ane emAMya bAlabhogya bhASAmAM racAtuM sAhitya Aje jyAre khUba ja ochuM jovA maLe che tyAre to AvA sAhityanI racanA jaina saMgha ane samAja mATe kharekhara eka AzIrvAda rUpa banI jaze. te lekhaka munizrIe sau prathama potAnI lekhinI dvArA dhanyacaritranuM bAlabhogya bhASAmAM Alekhana karyuM. je "eka majhenI vAta' nAme pustakastha thaI prakAzita paNa thai cUkayuM. ka ghaNAM lekhakonA lakhANo lakhAyA pachI varSo sudhI emane ema saMgharAIne paDayA rahetA hoya che ene pragaTa thatA pahelA ghaNA varSo aMdhakAramAM pasAra karavA paDatA hoya che. ravi tyAre lekhaka munizrI evuM puNya laIne AvyAM che ke emane emanI zaktine utsAhanuM baLa ( puruM pADe evA guradAdAguru paNa emane maLI gayA che. - dAdAguru tarIke paMnyAsajI zrI bhadrazIla vijayajI gaNivarya ane guru tarIke paMnyAsajIzrI gugazIla vijayajI gaNivaryanuM pIThabaLa ane pU. munirAjazrI tulazIla vijayajI ma. nuM saMpAdana kauzalya A badhAnI phaLazrutirUpe lekhaka munizrInuM "eka majhenI vArtA" pachInuM A bIjAM prakAzana "eka sarasa vAta" e nAme sacitra prakAzita thai rahyuM che. A A vArtA kharekhara nAnA moTA sahu koIe vAMcavA jevI che. vAMcIne vicAravA jevI che ane enA dvArA prApta thato bodha AcaraNamAM utAravA jevo che. pratyeka pAThazALAmAM A sacitra prakAzano je dAkhala thai jAya to bALakone eka navI dizA ane navo bodha maLI rahe! kathA sAhitya graMthamALAnuM A dvitIya kathA prakAzana sahu koine agnizama jevA na banatA samarAditya jevA banavA mATenI preraNA pUrI pADI de to paNa basa che. sahu koi samarAditya jevA banI samatArasamAM mhAlatA bhavanI paraMparAno aMta ANI siddhisukhanA svAmi bane e ja zubhAbhilASA. noMghaNavadara AcArya vijayamuktiprabhasUri prastAvanA Alekhaka: prabhAvaka pravacanakAra suprasidhdha sAhityakAra pUjyapAda AcAryadeva zrImad - vijya muktiprabha sUrIzvarajI mahArAjA citra saMkalana / saMyojana : madhurabhASI pU. munipravara zrI kulazIla vijayajI mahArAja.
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________________ jarA ekaja minaoNTa... prakAzajo vAta amArI graMthamALA taraphathI prakAzita "eka manI vArtA" (dhanyakumAra caritra-sacitra) pustakane comerathI anahada AvakAra maLatAM ane AvI ja rIte bIjA paNa mahApurUSonAM caritro sacitra bAlabhogya zailImAM bahAra paDe evI tAkIdanI jarUriyAta che AvA sUcano Thera TherathI maLatA ja eka sarasa vArtA" (samarAditya-caritra sacitra)nuM prakAzana saMbhava banyuM che. { jaina darzananA kathAnu yoganA vizAla sAgaramAM saMvega ane upazamAM jharaNAmAM jhIlavA mATe 'samarAIthya kahA' mahAkathA eka aNamola motI samAna che. navanava bhavo sudhI kaSAyanA vipAkanA kAraNe jIvanI kevI sthitI thAya che e jANavA mATe A pustikA atyaMta bodhaprada banI zake tema che. [ AvA bhagIratha mahAkAryamAM aneka suzrAdhyavayoe suMdara rasa laI potAnI lakSmIno sadupayoga karI amArA utsAhamAM je vRddhi karI che e sarve bhAgyazAlIono ame A take khUba-khUba AbhAra mAnIe chIe. A kalara citro banAvavAmAM jANItA citrakAra zrI zaMkarabhAi bhaTTa temaja phora kalara ophleTa prInTIMgamAM pustaka suMdara surekha bane te mujaba jayaMta prinTarIvALA zrI choTubhAie paNa suMdara kArya karela che. A take emano paNa khUba AbhAra mAnIe chIe. Aje prAya: karIne ghera ghera TI.vI. viDIyonA kAraNe bALakone enI asaramAMthI mukta karavA muzkela che chatAM paNa A mahAkathA dvArA jIvanamAM susaMskAro jAgRta bane eja eka bhAvanAthI A pustikAnuM prakAzana thai rahyuM che.' prakAzana vadhu upayogI bane e aMge salAha/sUcana mArgadarzana amane AvakArya che prAMte upazamarasa prApaka A pustikAne vAMcI samyagajJAna meLavI paraMparAe ratnatrayInI ArAdhanAmAM jIvana unnata ujjavala banAvIe. pharI A pustikAnA prakAzanamAM sahayogI evA pratyekanA AbhAra sAthe A pustikA ApanA karakamalamAM rAkhatAM ame atyaMta AnaMda anubhavIe chIe. kathA sAhitya graMthamALA vatI umezacandra bhogIlAla zAha
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________________ puNyazAlI dhanyakumA2nuM bAlabhogya rocaka preraka bodhaka 38 kalara citro yukata... maeTIkalara ophaseTa prinTIMga Adi anerI vizeSatA yukata eka AkarSaka nayanAbhirAma prakAzana "eka majhenI vArtA" (dhanyakumAra - caritra - sacitra) | ki. rUA. 40 jadI vasAvo... jUja nakalo bAkI che. - amArA anya prAzano :- 0 guNasiMdhunuM guNa biMdu. amUlya BjinaguNa - saritA.. 10.00 0 parvaguNa maMjUSA... 15.00 T samAdhi-saritA (dvitiyAvRtti)... 5.00 akSayatRtIyA (dvitiyAvRtti). 10.00 a jina tore caraNakI zaraNa grahuM. (presamAM) ----; kathA sAhitya graMthamALA : C/o. ena. virala enDa kaMpanI du. naM. K 5 navamI galI, maMgaladAsa mArkeTa muMbai-400 002.
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________________ padhAze padhAze bhorola tortha (banAsakAMThA) je tIrthanI pAvana dharatI upa2 pa00 munione jinazAsananA 'rAjA' zamAna pa2meThanA tRtIyapada AcAryapada upa2 pratiSThita karAyA che. e atiprAcIna "pIppalakapu2 paTTaNa' je Aje vartamAnamAM bhorola' nAmathI suprasidhdha che. thI prAcIna ane nayana2mya mULanAyaka zrI neminAtha bhagavAnathI vibhUSita vizAla jinamaMdi2 AtmAne pa2mazAMtino anubhava karAve che. A tIrthamAM dharmazALA bhojanazALA AdinI suMdara suvidhA che. -: zubha sthaLa :zrI neminAthajI jaina kArakhAnA mu. po. bhorola vAyA : DIsA ji. banAsakAMThA (gujarAta) saujanya : zrI zAMtilAla harilAla jhaverI
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________________ | " ka sTI haall' prakaraNa - 1 jaMbudvIpanA-bharatakSetramAM kSitipratiSThita nAmanuM eka majAnuM nagara, Kii che ) : 26) BOCOR (c) ( ( Ho, rAjakumAra guNasena
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________________ hatuM. e nagaramAM nyAyI, pratApI pUrNacandra rAjavInI chatrachAyAmAM nagarajano AnaMda llola karI rahyA hatA. paTTarANI kumudinI caMdra jevI saumya-zItala hatI. A mahArAjAne ekano eka putra nAme guNasena jevo rUpavAna evo cherAjapurohita putra agnizarmA!... kevo kadarUpa! beDoLa ! ja budhdhimAna! jevo budhdhimAna evo ja guNavAna! e ja nagaramAM yajJadatta nAme eka rAjapurohita brAhmaNa! dharma karmamAM tatpara rahevuM e ja enuM kAma! somadevA nAme saMtoSI,
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________________ LI D D D D De rAjakumAra guNasena ane enA mitro agnizarmAne gadheDA upara besADI AkhA gAmamAM pheravI rahyA che. dharmazIlA enI patnI hatI. agnizarmA nAmano ekano eka putra hato. bicArAnI karmanAM yoge evI paristhiti hatI ke koipaNa te bALakane jue eTale hasyA vagara rahe nahIM mAthuM trikoNa, AMkho pILI, nAka capaTuM, dAMta lAMbA lAMbA, hoTha to jANe supaDA jevA ja, peTa to gAgara jevuM, Doka vAMkI, chAtI TUMkI, paga to jANe laTakatI doraDI na hoya evAM! AvuM beDoLa enuM zarIra hatuM. zerInA, gAmanA, sImanA badhA chokarAo ene bahu herAna karatAM. bALako! atyAre tamane suMdara zarIra maLyuM che e pUrvanA pUNyano pratApa che. bicArA agnizarmAnI dazA juo! jyAM jAya tyAM nAnAthI mAMDIne moTAo sudhI badhA ene cIDave! bicAro keTalAnI sAthe
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________________ rAjakumAra guNasena ane enA mitro nagaramAM pharavA nIkaLelA che tyAM ja e lokonI dRSTi A viduSaka agnizarmA upara paDe che. tarata ja agnizamane pakaDIne upADIne eka gadheDA upara besADI de che. eka mitra supaDAnuM chatra dhare che, eka AgaLa Talo Dhola vagADe che ane AkhA gAmamAM ene pherave che. bicAro agnizarmA bUmo pADe che, ane A bALakone AnaMda Ave che. | bIje divase paNa Aja krama cAlavA lAgyo, savAra paDe ane rAjakumArano koi mitra agnizamane enA gharamAMthI upADIne lai Ave roja gadheDA upara besADI AkhA gAmamAM pherave jANe lokone ramavA mATenuM eka ramakaDuM maLI gayuM. agnizarmA manamAM to khUba du:khI thAya. enA pitA yajJadata ne paNa manamAM to bahu lAge pote vidvAna che, ane rAjapurohita paNa che che paraMtu sAme rAjakumAra hoya eTale zuM thAya? rAjakumArane kaMi kahI paNa na zakAya ! eka vakhata rAjakumArane kahyuM paNa kharuM "kumAra ! mArA putranuM zarIra pUrvakarmanA kAraNe beDoLa to che ja, tame ene herAna karo nahi" paNa bAlyAvasthA ane rAjaputrapaNAMnA abhimAnanA kAraNe guNasane to vAta sAMbhaLI nahi. agnizarmA vicAre che ke "A nagaramAM jyAM sudhI rahIza tyAM sudhI mArI satAmaNI thavAnI ja che mArA mAtApitA paNa mArA kAraNe du:khI thavAnA che meM pUrvabhavamAM koi tapa karyuM nathI mATe mArI A sthiti thai che. mATe have eka ja kAma karuM ahIMthI bhAgI javuM.
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________________ ane bIje ja divase vahelI savAre mAtApitA, ghara, nagara Adi badhuM choDI...vasaMtapura nagaranAM samIpamAM rahelA tapovanamAM e pahoMcI gayo. [ ' dAdara tapovanamAM RSimunio potAnI sAdhanAmAM lIna banelA che vasaMtapuranA sImADAnuM tapovana! "Ajarva kauDinya RSino...prazAMta Azrama....AzramanuM suMdara...zAMta vAtAvaraNa....RSimunionA tapa, dhyAna Adi joi agnizarmAnAM aMtaramAM thayuM ke kharekhara AvI zAMti bIje kyAMya nahi maLe. tarata ja kulapati kauDinya RSinA caraNomAM mastaka jhUkAvI agnizarmA bole che "bhagavaMta! kSitipratiSThita nagaranA rAjapurohita yajJadatano huM nirmAgI putra chuM. pUrvanA karelA pApanA kAraNe mAruM zarIra evuM kadarUpuM che ke jyAM jAuM tyAM loko mArI mazkarI kare che. emAM paNa amArA nagarano rAjakumAra guNasena to jANe huM mA. zrI kailAsasAgara sUri zAna mani bhI mahAvIra jona mArApanA kenza, gogA - 5
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________________ enuM ramakaDuM ja na houM, e rIte haMmezA mane du:khI kare che. | jyAre samaya maLe tyAre mane pakaDIne e ane enA mitro AkhA gAmamAM mane pheravyA kare che. rAjakumAra hovAthI mArA pitA ene kaMi kahI zakatA paNa nathI kharekhara tyAM rahIne huM eTalo du:khI thai gayo chuM ke vAta na pUcho meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke tapa karavAthI du:kha dUra thAya che. mATe ja ApanI pAse AmathI tema bhamato huM ahIM AvI pahoMcyo chuM, ahIM mArA AtmAne evI zAMti maLI che ke-meM to nirNaya karI lIdho che ke mAre to kAyama ApanA caraNomAM ja rahI javuM che kRpA karI mane dIkSA Apo! he prabho! mAro udhdhAra karo ! bALaka ! tuM khuzIthI ahIM rahe A tapovana manuSyone to zuM pazuone paNa AnaMda ApanAruM che. zikArI pazuothI trAselA haraNiyA A [/ kapAla 1vjhADa{\\\\\\, bALaka agnizarmA tapovanamAM RSimunine joi ekadama AnaMda pAme che.
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________________ ane Adhi-vyAdhi-upAdhithI kaMTALelA mAnavone mATe A tapovana eka suMdara AzrayasthAna che. tuM majethI ahIM rahe. ane zAMtithI tapa-japamAM lAgI jA." kulapatinA AvA mIThA madhurA vacano sAMbhaLI agnizamanAM aMtaramAM atyaMta zAMti vaLI. tyAM rahI e tapa upara tapa karavA maMDayo... dhIme dhIme agnizarmA tApasamAMthI....mahAtapasvI...tapomUrti tarIke AsapAsanA pradezamAM vikhyAta thai gayo. | enI kurUpatA, zarIranI beDoLatA, badhuM A tapanA prabhAvamAM bhUlAi gayuM thoDAM varSomAM to dezavidezamAM agnizama mahAtapasvI tarIke prasiddhi pAmI gayo.. | eka vakhata je loko ene joine mazkarI karatA hatAM te ja je lokonuM mastaka agnizarmAne joIne ahobhAvathI have jhUkI jatuM. tapanA tejathI dIpatA koi devadUta jevo agnizarmA dekhAvA lAgyo! jema sUryano tApa maLa, durgadhane zoSe che. ema tapa paNa vikRtione A - zoSavA samartha hoya che. A vAta agnizarmA tapasvIe sidhdha karI batAvI. A chelle chelle to agnizarmA mahinA....mahinA...nA upavAsa karavA lAgyo. mAsakSapaNane pAraNe mAsakSapaNa....pAraNAmAM paNa AmaMtraNa Ape tenA ghare bhikSA mATe javuM....je AhAramAM maLe enAthI calAvI levuM kAMi na maLe to pharI bIjA mahinAnA upavAsano prAraMbha karavo. ke AvI bhISmapratijJAno dhAraka agnizarmA tapovanamAM sahunuM AkarSaNa kendra banI gayo hato. sahu ene vaMdanIya pUjanIya mAnatA hatA emAM vaLI eka divasa...
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________________ prakaraNa - 2 ] suparitoSa vana....! Arjava kauDinya kulapatino Azrama, agnizarmA jevA mahAtapasvInA kAraNe khUba prasidhdhimAM AvI gayA hatAM. eka divasa kSitipratiSThita nagarano pUrvAvasthAmAM rAjakumAra, ane hamaNAMno mahArAjA guNasena jenA vasaMtapuranA mahArAjAnI vasaMtasenA nAmanI rAjakumArI sAthe lagna thai cUkyA hatA. te pharato pharato A AzramamAM AvI pahoMcyo. AzramanI zAMti, vAtAvaraNamAM prasannatA, nisargatA, ramaNiyatA Adi nihALI guNasena paNa dimUDha banI gayo..! kulapatinI pAse jai mastaka namAvI guNasena vaMdana kare che AzramanI bhavyatAnA vakhANa kare che. ane vinayapUrvaka hAtha joDI kulapatine kahe che. he bhagavaMta! kharekhara rAjyaRdhdhimAM je zAMtino anubhava na thAya evI paramazAMtino anubhava Aje mane ahIM thayo che. Apa jevA tapasvIonI bhaktino ame zuM karI zakIe paNa mArI vinaMti che ke mAre tyAM roja tApasIne mokalI mane annadAnano lAbha ApI kRtArtha karo. 'bhAgyazAlI ! rAjAne tyAM roja tApasone bhikSA levA javuM e ucita nathI. paNa amArA AzramamAM eka mahAna tapasvI che je mAsakSapaNane pAraNe mAsakSapaNa kare che evA ugra tapasvIno lAbha kadAca tane maLI zake ! bhagavaMta! kRpA karI jaldIthI mane e mahAtapasvInAM darzana karAvo! be tApasakumAro guNasena mahArAjAne sAme AMbAnA vRkSanI nIce beThela tapasvI pAse lai gayA. "tapanA tejanI divyatAthI bAlyAvasthAmAM eka divasa paNa jene
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________________ herAna karyA vagara cena paDatuM no'tuM evA kurUpa agnizamane mahArAjA bhUlI gayA. tarata ja be hAtha joDI dasa nakha bhegA karI praNAma karI mahAtmAnA caraNonI pAse besI gayA. he mahAtapasvI bhagavaMta! kharekhara ApanA darzana karI huM ati dhanya banyo chuM. AvI ugra tapazcaryA he prabho! Ape zA kAraNe zarU karI che ? ja> mahArAjA guNasena tapovanamAM tapasvI agnizarmAnA darzana karI rahyA che che 'rAjan A mArI tApasaavasthA temaja tapazcaryAnuM kAraNa sAcuM kahuM to mAruM zarIra ane mAro kalyANamitra kSitipratiSThita nagarano rAjakumAra guNasena che. rAjA to potAnuM nAma sAMbhaLI ati Azcarya pAmyo. kAMi kahevA
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________________ jAya tyAM ja tapasvI potAnI vAta AgaLa kahe che "he rAjana Azcarya pAmavAnI jarUra nathI je dharmamAM preraNA Ape ene kalyANamitra ja kahevAya. rAjakumAra guNasene ramatanA kAraNe mArA beDoLa zarIrane pajavavA mAMDayuM. enA kAraNe ja kaMTALI huM A mArge Avyo. kharekhara huM to upakAra mAnuM chuM ke enA pratApe ja mane A mArga maLyo. A vAta sAMbhaLatA ja mahArAjAnI AMkha AgaLathI samayanuM paDaLa dUra thayuM. bAlyAvasthA smRtimAM AvI gaI agnizarmA yAda AvI gayo. AMkhamAMthI codhAra AMsuo vahevA mAMDayA pazcAtApanA pAvakamAM guNasenano AtmA baLI rahyo hato. tapasvInAM caraNomAM ALoTI mahArAjA guNasena kahe che "bhagavaMta! adhama evA mane Apa kalyANamitra tarIke kaho cho e to ApanI dhanyatA che kRpA karIne mArA aparAdhanI kSamA karo A mAsakSapaNanuM pAraNuM mAre tyAM karI mane kRtArtha karo. kRpAvaMta! ATalI vinaMti Apa avazya svIkAro" rAjana! kAlanI kone khabara che to pachI pAMca divasa pachInA pAraNAnuM to atyArathI kyAMthI kahI zakuM? chatAM paNa tArI vinaMti avazya dhyAnamAM rAkhIza. guNasena tapovanamAMthI pAcho pharyo. tapovanamAM dAkhala thatA guNasena vacce ane tapovanamAMthI pAchA pharatA guNasena vacce ghaNuM aMtara paDI gayuM hatuM. mahAnatapasvI agnizarmAnA darzane eka AMkhamAM AnaMda ane bIjI AMkhamAM anutApanA AMsu ThAlavI dIdhA hatAM. tI pratIkSAmAM ne pratIkSAmAM pAMca divasa pasAra thaI gayA. pAMca divasane jatAM vaLI vAra zI? tapasvInA pAraNAno e divasa AvI gayo ane. 10
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________________ | | prakaraNa - 3 ) mahAtapasvI agnizarmA AhAranI zodhamAM vasaMtapuranA rAjamArga upara cAlI nIkaLyA che. deha bhale zuSka che paNa AtmabaLa to amogha che tapa dvArA iMdriyonI udAma vikRti upara vijaya meLavanArA agnizama vasaMtapuranI AlizAna imAratone vaTAvatA-vaTAvatA rAjamahela tarapha AgaLa vadhI rahyA che. | vasaMtapuranA rAjamahelamAM atyAre bhAre cahalapahala thai rahI che mahArAjA guNasena zayAmAM Amatema ALoTI rahyA che mastakanI vedanA apAra che eka pachI eka vaidyo, maMtravAdIo upacAra karI rahyA che. maMtrIo, sevako, dAsa, dAsIo badhA AMkhamAM AMsu 'jIja dha mahArAjA guNasena mastakanI vedanAthI vyAkuLasevA karatA parijano
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________________ sAthe doDAdoDa karI rahyA che. che e ja vakhate 'bhikSAM dehi' nA prabaLa ghoSa sAthe sukaDI kAyA dharAvatA agnizarmA tApasa mahelanA dvAra pAse Ave che be cAra vAra avAja kare che paNa mahArAjAnI bimArInA kAraNe badhA parijano vyagra che AvA mahAtapasvI bAraNe padhAryA che eno paNa koIne khyAla Avato nathI ane mahAtapasvI agnizarmA pAchA tyAMthI Azrama tarapha vaLI gayA. ( AzramamAM pahoMcyA Arjava kauDinya RSi tarata ja kahe che "vatsa! bhikSAno yoga na thayo?' "nA mahArAjajI! rAjAne mastakanI vedanA tIvra che Akho parivAra enI sevAmAM rokAyelo che, AvA samaye bhikSAnI prApti sulabha kyAMthI bane? bhagavaMta ! huM samajIne ja pAcho AvI gayo chuM." bIjA eka mahinAnA upavAsanA paccakakhANa laI! manamAM AvatA vicAronA vAvAjhoDAne dabAvI mahAtapasvI agnizarmA pharI ugra tapamAM lAgI gayA. tyAM ja AMkhamAMthI AMsuo pADatAM guNasenane AvatAM joyo tarata ja caraNamAM mastaka jhUkAvI gaLagaLA kaMThe mahAtmAne kahe che 'he bhagavaMta mane kSamA Apo ! acAnaka mastakanI vedanA upaDI vaidyonA auSadhathI jarAka AMkha mIMcANI tyAMja ApanA pAraNAno divasa yAda Avyo tarata ja meM hyuM koi mahAtapasvI saMnyAsI padhAre to tarata ja mane bolAvo tyAM ja koie samAcAra ApyA ke koi tapasvI to thoDIvAra pahelA AvelA hatA ane pAchA | gayA. bhagavaMta A sAMbhaLI tarata ja huM doDI Avyo chuM. kharekhara 12.
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________________ he kRpALu ! bAlyAvasthAmAM paNa Apane khUba herAna karyA Aje paNa... "nahiM rAjana! manamAM evuM na vicAro tame to mArA | tapamAM vRdhdhi karI che mane mArA tapamAM sArI sahAya karI che. 1 guNasena to potAnA aparAdhanI gaMbhIratAthI ekadama vihavaLa hato paNa tapasvInI AvI vANI sAMbhaLI haiyAmAM zAMti vaLI. mahAtma! vinaMti karavAnI to mArI lAyakAta nathI chatAM paNa havenA pAraNAnA divase Apa mAre tyAM padhAro huM pUrNa sAvadha rahIza Apa padhArazo to mArI jAtane kRtakRtya mAnIza. | guNasenanI AvI tIvratama bhAvanA joi agnizarmAe bIjI vakhata Eles mahArAjA guNasenanI yudhdha prayANanI taiyArI re 13
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________________ paNa AvavAnuM svIkAryuM. AcArya kauDinya paNa mahArAjAne AzvAsana ApI rahyA che. "AmAM tamAro koI vAMka nathI. bhAgyamAM ja aMtarAyano udaya hoya to koi zuM karI zake ? cittamAMthI uga kADhI suMdara rIte dharmanI ArAdhanA karo." be mahinAnA upavAsI agnizarmA pharI vasaMtapuranA rAjamahela, vimAnacchedakanA daravAje pahoMce che. e paNa Aje ya rAjamahelamAM khUba ja dhamAla macI gaI che. zatrurAjA vasaMtapuranA dvAre AvIne Ubho che ene harAvavA sainikonI dhamAla cAlI rahI che azvadaLa, hastidaLa, pAyadaLa Adi badhAM sainya sahita guNasena rAjA zatru sainya tarapha dhasamasavA thanaganI rahyA che. - AvA vAtAvaraNamAM jenI AMkho paNa uMDI cAlI gai che mAMDa mAMDa pagalAM bharI zake che evA tapasvI agnizarmAnI bhikSAM dehi'. nI hAMka koNa sAMbhaLe ? agnizarmAe vicArI lIdhuM ke A vakhate paNa bhikSA ahIMthI maLe ema dekhAtuM nathI guNasena rAjA pratye temanA manamAM haju sudhI to jarA paNa dveSa bhAva Avato nathI tyAMthI pharI tapovanamAM AvI pahoMcyAM. - be be mAsanA upavAsanA ugra tapasvI agnizarmA pharI pAraNuM karyA vagara ja pAchA AvyA che A jANI AzramamAM to sopo paDI gayo. gurudeva pAse trIjA mahinAnA upavAsanuM paccakakhANa lai agnizarmA to e ja potAnA jUnA Asane AmravRkSanI nIce besI gayA. tyAMja hAMphaLo phAMphaLo thato guNasena rAjA AzramanAM vAre AvI 14
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________________ pahoMcyo raDatI AMkhe, gaLagaLA sAde tapasvInI kSamAyAcanA karI rahyo che. "bhagavaMta! Apane mukha batAvavA lAyaka huM rahyo nathI bAlyAvasthAmAM paNa khUba herAna karelA. pahelI vakhata paNa pAraNAnAM avasare huM cUkyo A vakhate paNa asAvadha rahyo he prabho mAruM zuM thaze kRpA karI mArA aparAdhanI kSamA Apo." "rAja! manamAM evo vikalpa kara nahi tArI bhAvanA tIvratama che. havenuM pAraNuM paNa tArA ghare karavA AvIza." - prabho! huM dhanya banyo guNasena rAjA pharI pharI praNAma karI tyAMthI rAjamahele pahoMcI gayA. traNa traNa mahinAnA upavAsanA mahAna tapasvI agnizarmAnuM pAraNuM zuM have guNasenanA rAjabhavanamAM thaze.? agnizarmAnuM zarIra traNa traNa mahinAnA upavAse sAva naMkhAi gayeluM che eka... eka DagaluM bharatAM bharatAM mAMDa-mAMDa trIjI vakhata pAraNAMnA divase guNasenanA rAjamahela pAse pahoMce che. A vakhate to ene vizvAsa ja hato ke rAjA bhUla karaze nahi... pAraNAnI taiyArI dhamadhokAra karI haze icchA paNa pAraNAne jhaMkhatI hatI.... rAjamahelanA dvAre pahoMce che paNa tyAM to vAtAvaraNa judu ja dekhAya che. guNasena mahArAjAne tyAM... Aje ja putrano janma thayelo che rAjaparivAra Akho AnaMda pramodamAM magna hato.. koi nAcatuM hatuM.. koi gAtuM hatuM.. sau potapotAnI dhUnamAM masta hatA. mahArAjA guNasena paNa rAjasiMhAsana upara besI vAcakone dAna ApavAmAM samayanuM 15
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________________ RTO ka mahArAjA guNasenane tyAM putrajanma prajA ne bheTa ApatA mahArAjA bhAna paNa visarI gayAM hatA. AvA utsavabharyA vAtAvaraNamAM A sUkalakaDI tapasvI mahAtmAnI kone paDI hoya...! che atyAra sudhI tapanI sAthe samatAmAM masta banelA agnizarmA... A trIjA mAsakSapaNanuM pAraNuM paNa nahi thAya evuM dekhAto ekadama ukaLI uThayA... tapanI sAthe kSamA bhaLavI joie ene badale krodharUpI agnimAM tapasvI zekAvA maMDayA..! | kharekhara agnizamane tapane lIdhe zaktizALI banelI manovRttine 16
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________________ traNa traNa mahinAthI upavAsanuM pAraNuM nahiM thatA krodhathI saLagI uThelA agnizarmA...! | Aje upazamanI jarUra hatI. kAza..! agnizarmA jo jaina zAsanane pAmelAM hota to atyAre A paristhiti Avata nahi ! tapasvInAM rome romamAM krodha vyApI gayo! tenI 'A guNasena mAro bAlyAvasthAno ja duzmana che! bALapaNamAM mane khUba herAna karyo tenAthI kaMTALI tApasa thai gayo ahIM paNa mane zAMtithI japavA deto nathI..! traNa traNa mahinAthI mane dhakkA khavaDAvyA kare che...! jo A mArA tapano prabhAva hoya to bhavobhava AvA duSTano vadha karanAro thAuM... ane tyAMthI ja dhamadhamATa karI sIdhA AzramamAM AvI AmaraNAMta aNasaNa AdarI dIdhu...! 17
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________________ bicAro tApasa! hIro.. vecIne kolaso kharIdayo! airAvaNa hAthI sATe gadheDAnI kharIdI karI ! ATalA varSonI bhISma tapazcaryA krodhanA dAvAnaLamAM bhasmIbhUta karI dIdhI ! | vera...vera ane vera sivAya atyAre bIjA koi vicAra na hatA! kulapati kauDinya RSine A vAtanI khabara paDI tarata ja tenI bhavobhava huM ene mAranAro thAuM" Avo tIvra dveSa manamAM dhAraNa karI AjIvana AgasaNa svIkAratAM agnizarmA ! 18
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________________ pAse AvyA. vatsa! ATalA ATalA varSo sudhI mahAna bhISma tapazcaryA karI te AtmAne ati pavitra banAvyo che Aje tArI have A chellI parIkSA che varSonI saMcita karelI tArI mUDI A krodhanA kAraNe eLe na jAya.. he tapasvI! sAvadha rahe...! guNasena upara kaSAya kara nahi.. eto nimitta mAtra ja che.! che paNa.... khera! Aje agnizarmAnA aMtaramAM gurUdevanA upadezanI koI asara thai nahi...! "nA...! have e nAlAyaka guNasenanuM moTuM paNa huM jovA mAMgato nathI. sahanazIlatAnI paNa hada hoya che. have zAMtikSamA...samAdhi mAre kaMI joIe nahiM. huM bhale hArI jauM paNa ene choDIza nahi...! ene paNa batAvI daiza ke mane herAna karavAnA phaLa zuM bhogavavA paDe che! A bhavamAM nahi to parabhavamAM paNa have huM ane choDavAno nathI! gurUdeva... paNa "jevI enI bhavitavyatA" vicAra karI tyAMthI pAchA vaLI gayA...! mahArAjA guNasena tarata ja potAnI thayelI akSamya bhUlanI kSamAyAcanA karavA kulapati pAse AvyA tyAMthI agnizarmA tarapha AgaLa vadhe che paNa kulapatie ja pAchA vALI dIdhA have tyAM javAmAM enA veramAM vadhAro ja thaze mahArAjAnA manamAM pazcAttApanI javALAo.. jyAre tapasvInA manamAM pratizodhanI jvALAo bhabhUkI uThI hatI. Avo mahAtapasvI agnizama! manamAM guNasena pratyenA dveSabhAvane ja poSIne e bhavamAM to guNasenane herAna karI zake tema na
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________________ hato paNa aMtaramAM varanI jvALAne bhabhUkatI rAkhIne eja bhAvanA sAthe tyAMthI marIne vidhutakumAra nAmanA bhavanapatinAM devalokamAM deva tarIke thayo. - jJAnanuM ajIrNa abhimAna tapanuM ajIrNa krodha agnizarmA paNa A tapanA ajIrNano bhoga banyo deva to banyo...paNa aMtaramAM rahelI guNasena pratyenI veravRttine akabaMdha rAkhIne kharekhara AvA mahAtapasvIne herAna karavAmAM meM kazuM bAkI rAkhyuM nathI ema vAraMvAra pazcAtApa karatA mahArAjA guNasenane have A rAjya paNa AkaruM lAgavA maMDayuM. ( agnizarmA pratye potAnAthI thayela anyAya jANe vIMchInA DaMkhanI jema vAraMvAra ene becena banAvavA lAgyo. evAmAM ja mahAjJAnI AcArya bhagavaMta vijyasenasUrI mahArAjA padhAryA emanI pAse dharmopadeza sAMbhaLI guNasenanA manamAM kAMika zAMti thai zrAvakane yogya 12 vrato grahaNa karyA. . eka vakhata mahArAjA mahelamAM gavAkSa pAse besI nagaracaryA joi rahyA che tyAM ja nihALyuM ke eka moTuM ToLuM pasAra thai rahyuM che badhAnI AMkhamAMthI AMsuonI dhArA varasI rahI che badhA karUNa svare vilApa karI rahyA che. mahArAjA bAjumAM rahelA sevakane AnuM kAraNa pUche che sevaka kahe che, "mahArAjA, nagarazeThano ekano eka putra paradhAma sidhAvyo che ?' mahArAjAnA aMtaramAMthI A janma-maraNanI ghaTamALa khasatI nathI. AmAMthI udhdhAra thavA mATe have jaldIthI saMyama lai lauMe bhAvanAthI 20
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________________ ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' . . 7 - ' . Nuhito saMyamanA dhyAnamAM lIna mahArAjA gaNasena upara agninI varSA karato - agnizarmAno | jIva je have deva banelo che - rAjagAdI, strI, putra, parivArAdika badhAne choDI mahArAjA tyAMthI cAlI nIkaLyA rastAmAM rAtri thavAthI eka smazAnamAM saMyamanuM dhyAna dharatAM dharatA kAussagga dhyAne ubhA rahyAM. e ja vakhate pelo agnizarmAno jIva ke je marIne vidyutakumAramAM deva thayelo hato enA smaraNamAM guNasena AvatAM ja tarata ja kodhathI jalI uThyo. tyAM AvI aMgArA varasAvatI evI retInI vRSTi tenA upara karavA lAgyo. mahArAjA guNasenanI komaLa tvacA atyAre zekAI rahI che baphAI
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________________ rahI che paNa mahArAjA manamAM e ja vicAraNA karI rahyA che. | 'o jIve to enAthI paNa ghaNAM du:kho sahana karyA che. sarva jIvonI sAthe kSamApanA karI bAlyAvasthAmAM agnizarmAnI karelI mazkarI viDaMbaNA A badhA duSkatono pazcAtApa karI paramAtmAnA zAsananuM ja eka zaraNa che e ja bhAvanA bhAvatA bhAvatA tyAM ja AyuSya pUrNa karI saudharma devalokamAM devatA tarIke thayAM. agnizarmAno jIva je vidyutakumAramAM deva thayelo che te guNasenane marelo joI ekadama AnaMda pAmavA lAgyo. paNa e bicArAne kayAM khabara che ke eka ja krodhanA kaNiyAne kAraNe eka vakhatanA ugra bhISma tapasvI evA mArA jIvanI sthiti atyAre zuM che eka najIvA kAraNane kAraNe potAno saMsAra vadhI rahyo che. jyAre guNasenano saMsAra simita thai rahyo che. 22
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________________ jayapuranA mahArAjA puruSadatta ane mahArANI zrIkAMtAno ekano eka putra eTale saudharma devalokamAMthI cyavIne Avelo guNasenano jIva enuM nAma mahArAjAe guNane anurUpa evuM siMha pADayuM. madhubiMdu sama saMsAramAM mAnavanI mRgajaLa sama viSaya tRSNA! 23.
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________________ e siMha eTale jaMgalano vanarAja nahiM paNa A to kharekhara narasiMha hato. parAkrama, tejasvItA, nitiparAyaNatA, dharmiSThatA Adi guNo enA jIvanamAM Dagale ne pagale dekhAtA hatAM. kAmapAla rAjAnI putrI kusumAvali sAthe siMhanA lagna thayAM. samaya jatAM mahArAjA mahArANIe siMhakumArane rAjyadhurA soMpI pote saMyamadhurA vahana karavA nIkaLI paDayA. siMharAjAnA rAjyamAM jayapura nagaranI prajA sarva vAte sukhI hatI. eka vakhata mahArAjA siMha azvasavArI karatAM karatAM vanamAM AvI pahoMcyA tyAM ja bAjumAM nAgadeva nAmanA udhAnamAM dharmaghoSasUri mahArAjA dharmano ghoSa bulaMda svare relAvI rahyA hatA dhamadazanA sAMbhaLI enI aMdara AvelA madhubiMdunAM daSTAMta mahArAjAnA AtmAne jAgrata karI dIdho. kharekhara saMsAranA rasika jIvonI AvI ja sthiti hoya che pelo bicAro mAnava bharajaMgalamAM eka totiMga vRkSanI DALI pakaDIne rahelo che. e ja DALIne be udaro.. eka.. sapheda ane eka zyAma! baMne udaro DALIne kApI rahyA che nIce bhayaMkara kUvo che. e kUvAmAM cAra sApa ane eka ajagara rahyA che. eka mahAkAya hAthI potAnA.. pracaMDa baLa dvArA AkhA vRkSane pADavA mathI rahyo che. je DALIne pakaDIne mANasa laTakelo che. enI uparaja madhapUDo rahelo che. madhapuDAnI madhamAMkhIo pelA mANasane joradAra DaMkha ApI rahI che. e vakhate eka vidyAdhara uparathI AkAzamArge potAnAM vimAnamAM jaI rahyo che. A mAnavanI AvI dazA joIne. ene khUba dayA Ave che. pelAne kahe che.. "tAre to cAre bAjuthI maraNano pracaMDa bhaya che. jo tuM mArA vimAnamAM AvI jAya to bacAvI lauM! paNa pelA madhapuDAmAMthI TIpe TIpuM madha enA moDhAmAM paDI rahyuM hatuM ane e khUba mIThuM lAgatuM hatuM... vidhAdharane kahe che... "hamaNA
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________________ thoDIvAra thobhI jA! madha khAI levA de..." bicArAnI kevI sthiti..! ema A saMsAranA jIvonI paNa, madhubiMdu samAna viSayatRSNAnA kAraNe AvI ja sthiti hoya che. A saMsAramAM mAnava paNa madhubiMdu samAna viSaya tRSNAnA kAraNe athaDAi rahyo che saMsArarUpI eka bhayaMkara jaMgala che manuSyabhava rUpI eka vaTavRkSa che e vaTavRkSa upara rahelA mAnavane keTalI takalIpha che! zukla pakSa ane kRSNapakSa rUpI baMne uMdaro... jIvanarUpI DALIne kApavA mathI rahyA che. yamarAja rUpI gajarAja AkhA vRkSane ukheDavA maLI rahyo che. che krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha rUpI cAre sarSo ane moha rUpI ajagara haMsavA talasI rahyA che. nIce paDe eTale durgati rUpI aMdhAro kUvo free VAVAVAVAVAVA ja zake che. kAja STAN kusumAvalI rANI madhyarAtrie kALA DibAMga bhayaMkara sapane svapnamAM joi rahI che 25
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________________ e mAnavanuM svAgata karavA talasI rahyo che aneka Adhi-vyAdhi upAdhi rUpI madhamAkhIo bicArAne karaDI rahI che AvI viSama paristhitimAM paNa madhubiMdu samAna eka viSayanI tRSNAnA kAraNe e bicArAne AvI mahAaTImAMthI bahAra nIkaLavAnuM mana thatuM nathI. jema pelA vidyAdhara ne A mAnavane joine dayA Ave che ane ene potAnI sAthe AvavAnuM kahe che paNa e bApaDo jato nathI ema ahIM paNa. jJAnI purUSone tuccha viSayonI pAchaLa rakhaDatA cAre bAjuthI bhISaNa sthitithI gherAyelA evA saMsAra rasika jIvonI khUba dayA Ave che potAnI sAthe AvavA jaNAve che. paNa ekaja viSaya tRSNAnA kAraNe saMsAramAM athaDAyA kare che! - ghare AvI mahArAjAe mahArANI kusumAvalIne paNa dharmano bodha Akho baMne dharmaparAyaNa evuM zrAvakajIvana jIvavA lAgyA tyAM ja, vaLI eka rAtrie mahArANI kusumAvalIe potAnA mukhadvArA peTamAM utaratAM kALA DibAMga bhayaMkara sarpane joyo. e sarSe potAnA patine siMhAsana uparathI pADI nAMkhyo. AvuM bhayaMkara svapna joI kusumAvalI jAgI gaI. A vAta patine karavAthI emane duHkha thaze e jANI mauna rahevA lAgI dhIme dhIme enuM zarIra pILuM paDavAM lAgyuM enA aMtaramAM vicitra kahevAya evI kharAba icchAo thavA lAgI! kAraNa peTamAM pelA agnizamano jIva Avelo! rAjAnA AMtaraDAne huM khAI jAuM AvuM badhuM thavAthI mahArANI mUMjhAI jAya che potAnI vizvAsu dAsI madanarekhAne badhI vAta kare | mahArAjA siMhanA manamAM ghaNA divasathI du:kha hatuM ke rANI divase divase sukAtI jAya che mArAthI kAMika chupAvatI lAge che enI icchA mane kahI zakatI nathI. A 26
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________________ dAsI navajAta bALakane mAtAnA kahevAthI pheMkavA laI jAya che tyAre mahArAjA che ke siMha ene roke che madanarekhA dAsI pAsethI mahArAjA badhuM jANI le che matisAgara maMtrI dvArA rAjAe rANInAM dohada paNa pUrA karAvyA ati pIDAnI sAthe rANIe putrane janma Apyo. paNa A putra peTamAM Avyo tyArathI ja aniSTakArI vicAro Ave che moTo thaine koNa jANe A zuM karaze? e vicAraNA sAthe rANIe to A navajAta bALakane jaMgalamAM kyAMya pheMkavA mATe dAsIne ApI dIdho. - mAdhavI dAsI navajAta putrane laIne jatI hatI tyAM ja rastAmAM sAmethI mahArAjA AvatA dekhAyA. mahArAjAne joine dAsI Ama thI tema thavA gai paNa mahArAjAnI cakora daSTie pArakhI lIdhuM ke nakakI kaMIka dALamAM kALuM che? tarata ja dAsInI pAse AvI 27
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________________ ane ene dhamakAve che bola zuM lai jAya che? tyAre bicArI dAsIe rAjAne badhI hakIkata jaNAvI rAjA tarata ja e bALakane laIne mahArANI pAse gayA. | devI..! A zuM karyuM? AvI rIte sukomaLa bALakane pheMkI nAMkhavA mATe tAro jIva kema cAlyo? "nAtha! putra mAro che meM ene nava mahinA garbhamAM sAcavyo che, putra to kaI mAtAne vahAlo na hoya? paNa jyArathI A bALaka peTamAM Avyo tyArathI jANe aniSTakArI ja badhuM lAgavA mAMDayuM che. mane to lAge che e moTo thayA pachI Apane ja anarthakArI thaze. mATe ja enA bhAgya upara choDI daIe e ja sAruM che. devI! ema kaMI svapnathI mUMjhAi javAya nahi. zAMti rAkha deDako sarpa noLiyo ajagara eka bIjAne mAravA tarApa mArI rahyA che 28
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________________ badhuM sAruM thaze. "tamAre rAkhavo hoya to rAkho! mane to e jarAya gamato ja nathI! rAjAe bALakane dhAvamAtAne soMpyo ane putranuM suMdara rIte lAlanapAlana thAya e pramANe AjJA ApI. putranuM mukha joi bhale enI mAtAne Sa thayo hoya paNa mane to AnaMda ja thAya che eTale rAjAe enuM nAma paNa 'AnaMda' pADayuM. bALa AnaMda dhIme dhIme vRdhdhi pAmavA lAgyo paNa e potAnA pitA siMhane joIne ja aMtarathI dhikArato hato. kharekhara veranI paraMparA kevI che? AvA snehALa vAtsalyadAtA pitA maLyA pachI paNa A bicArAnI kevI hAlata che! mahArAjA siMha ekavAra nagaramAM pharI rahyA hatA tyAre eka vicitra dazya emanA jovAmAM AvyuM. eka kALo DibAMga sarpa deDakAne gaLavA mATe pheNa pachADI rahyo hato. e sapane khAI javA mATe noLiyo vaLagelo e noLiyAne ajagara vaLagyo hato sApa deDakAne, noLiyo sApane, ajagara noLiyAne arasaparasa khAvA mathatA joi mahArAjA vicAre che A saMsAranuM svarUpa AvuM ja che. AvA ekabIjAne mAranArA saMsAramAM rahIne zuM sAra che? ema vicArI potAnuM rAjya paNa choDI devAnI icchA thai gai. tarata ja mahelamAM AvI maMtrIone bolAvI kahe che maMtrIo putra AnaMdanA rAjyAbhiSekanI ane mArAM pravrajyA mahotsavanI taiyArI karo! have mAre AvA du:khamaya saMsAramAM rahevuM nathI A vAta corene cauTe AkhA nagaramAM phelAi gai! zuM AvA lokapriya rAjavI siMha cAlyA jaze? enA vicArathI ane ApaNuM pachI zuM? e praznathI nagaranA pratyeka jano vyathita hatA. AnadRkumAre paNa A vAta sAMbhaLI paNa kAza! durjana mANasa koIpaNa paristhitimAM potAnI durjanatA choDato ja nathI....! nahiMtara atyAre to AnaMdane AnaMda pAmavAno avasara hato...! paNa e AnaMdane AnaMda to tyAre ja thavAno ke jyAre potAnA hAthe ja 29
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________________ potAnA pitAnuM kAsaLa nIkaLe kAraNa eka ja! agnizarmAnA bhavanI veranI paraMparA "bhavobhava huM ene mAranAro thAu" durmati nAmano maMtrI dubudhdhi ApanAro AnaMdane maLI gayo. mitra! mArA bApA bole che juduM ane karavAnA juduM A to khAlI AzvAsana ja che, cAla e Ape enA karatAM pahelAM ApaNe ja ene bAMdhIne rAjya na meLavI laie tarata ja AnaMda durmatine laIne mahArAjAnA mahelamAM Ave che. mahArAjA to saMyamanA zubha dhyAnamAM beThA hoya che tyAM ja AnaMde pAchaLathI AvI mahArAjAnAM aMgarakSakanuM DokuM uDAvI mahArAjAne paNa baMdhanagrasta banAvI dIdhA. vAta vAyuvege AkhA gAmamAM prasarI gaI. potAnA prANapriya rAjavIno A rIte potAnA putra dvArA ja parAbhava thato joi prajAjano, rAjyanA sainiko, maMtrIo Adi badhA AnaMda tarapha dhasI AvyA paNa mahArAjA siMhe badhAne zAMta pADayA. "juo! jema huM tamAro rAjavI hato ema Aje A AnaMda ja tamAro rAjA che e to mArI bhUla thaI ke meM ene pahelA rAjya na ApyuM bAkI A paristhiti mAM vAMka mAro che AnaMdano nathI jAva tame mArI AjJA che ke mArA vahAlA putra AnaMdano rAjyAbhiSeka karo ane majethI raho koI ciMtA karatAM nahi A to mArAthI paNa savAyo nIvaDaze. juo bALako! sajjana AtmAonI kevI uttamatA hoya che. jema durjano koipaNa paLe potAno svabhAva choDatAM nathI ema sajjano paNa game tevI paristhitimAM potAnAM svabhAvano tyAga karanArAM hotA nathI. prajAjanoe mane kamane AnaMdano rAjyAbhiSeka karyo...! zuM ATalethI have AnaMdakumAra aTakI jaze. nA nA ene to veranI paraMparA cAlu ja rAkhavI hatI ne hajI to narakanA atithi thavAnuM enAM bhAgyamAM lakhAyeluM hatuM. 30
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________________ pitAne AkarAM baMdhano bAMdhI jelamAM nAMkhI dIdhA have to e sarvasattAdhIza hato loko bicArA AkraMda sivAya kare zuM? sattA AgaLa zANapaNa zA kAmanuM? mahArANI kusumAvalIne paNa AvI sthitithI khUba ja du:kha thayuM. tarata ja tyAMthI nIkaLI sAdhvIjI bhagavaMta pAse dIkSA lai potAnuM AtmakalyANa sAdhI lIdhuM. | mahArAjA siMha manamAM putra pratye koipaNa jAtano durbhAva lAvyA vagara vicAra kare che. Ama paNa have ahIMthI bahAra nIkaLavAnuM dekhAtuM nathI to pachI AgaLa zuM kAma na karuM? tarata ja upavAsanA paccakhANa lai potAnI ArAdhanAmAM tallIna banI jAya che. AnaMdane khabara paDe che ke pitAzrIe to upavAsanA paccakhANa lIdhA che. have khAze pIze nahiM to jaldI marI jaze. ene to manamAM e ja vicAra hato ke pitAne rIbAvI rIbAvIne mAruM A (c)(c)(c)(c) 6) putra AnaMda pitA siMha ne mArI rahyo che 31
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________________ jI to samAdhi mRtyu tarapha prayANa karavA Daga mAMDI rahyA hatA! AnaMdane e kema posAya ? tarata ja talavAra lai jelamAM Avyo pitAne ja kahe che "3 daSTa A AhAra jaldIthI khAi le nahiMtara hamaNAM A ja tAruM mAthuM talavArathI kApI nAMkhIza.", , bALako vicAro kayAM pahelAno bhISma tapasvI agnizarmA! ane kayAM atyArano A sagA bApanI hatyA karavA taiyAra thaI jato AnaMda ! jIva ekano eka hovA chatAM eka ja bhUlanAM pariNAme kevI sthiti ! che. 'putra! maraNa to jabhyAM tyArathI lakhAyeluM ja che mane maraNano koI bhaya nathI tArA hAthe maravAmAM to mane AnaMda Avaze bAkI have huM paccakhANa toDavAno nathI mRtyuno mane koi bhaya nathI kAle AvatuM hoya to Aje Ave Aje AvatuM hoya to atyAre vI, Ave, huM mRtyune vadhAvavA taiyAra ja chuM.' pitAnA AvA vacanathI AnaMdano gusso sAtamAM AsamAne pahoMcI gayo. talavArano eNe jorathI ghA karyo 'namoDahabhya:' bolatAM bolatAM A mahArAjA siMhanuM prANapaMkherU uDI gayuM zarIra ahIM rahI gayuM paNa haMsalo to sIdho trIjA devalokamAM pahoMcI gayo. mahArAjanI hatyAthI prajA khaLabhaLI uThI AvA pitRhatyArAnA . rAjyamAM koNa rahe ? ema vicArI nagara khAlI thavA lAgyuM paNa AnaMdane to atyAre anero AnaMda hato pApAcArane Acarato Acarato AnaMda marIne sIdho pahelI narakano atithi banI gayo paramAdhAmIo enuM Atithya karavA taiyAra ja hatA. have zuM? hajI paNa veranI paraMparA cAlu ja raheze eno uttara zodhavA mATe cAlo trIjA bhavamAM 32
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________________ | kozanagara....! budhdhisAgara maMtrInA putra brahmadattanI bhAryA jAlinI.... maMtrI putra brahmadatta saraLa dharmaparAyaNa, paropakAra karavAmAM tatpara hato, jyAre enI patnI jAlinI catura hovA chatAM emAM eka moTo doSa hato e IrSALu khUba ja hatI. | eka rAtrIe jAlinI e svapnamAM pUrNakaLaza joyo. mahArAjA guNasenano jIva kramaza: pahelA devaloka, tyAMthI siMharAjA, trIjA devalokamAM pharI jAlinInA garbhamAM ja Avelo. gayA bhavano potAno putra! e A bhavanI potAnI mAtA ! che ne saMsAranuM svarUpa karmasattA konI sAthe kayAM meLa besADI de che. kaMI khabara nathI paDatI. sI - putra jyAre peTamAM Ave tyAre mAtAne keTalo AnaMda hoya...! paNa nA ahIM jAlinI to A garbhathI kaMTALI gayelI hovAthI garbhapAta karAvavA ghaNA prayatno karyA. chatAM nikAcita karmanA yoge garbha paDayo nahI. pitA brahmadattane jANa thatAM ja pahelethI sAvadhAnI rAkhe che je mA dikarAne peTamAM ja mArI nAMkhavA icche che e eno janma thayA pachI zuM nahi karI nAMkhe ? zubha divase jAlinIe sohAmaNA putrane janma Apyo navajAta bALakane joine enI mAtAne keTalo harSa thAya paNa nA ahiM to bALakane joine ja mAtAnA hRdayamAM ekadama dhRNA thavA lAge che. baMdhujIvA! A bALakanuM moTuM paNa mAre jovuM nathI hamaNAM ne hamaNAM ene bahAra pheMkI Ava....! baMdhujIvA dAsIne pahelethI ja brahmadatta sAdhI lIdhelI ane bALakanuM lAlanapAlana gupta rIte thAya eno prabaMdha brahmadatte pahelethI karI lIdhelo lokamAM jAhera thai gayuM ke jAlinIe marelA bALakane janma Apyo che gupta rIte lAlanapAlana karAtA A nidaoNSa sohAmaNA bALakanuM nAma pitAe zikhI pADyuM. agnizikhA jevo ja tejasvI ane capaLa zikhIkumAra 33
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________________ MOOOIO dha mAtA jalinI brahadattane putra zikhInI virUdhdha caDavaNI karI rahI che rUpa, guNa, vayamAM vRddhine pAmavA lAgyo. pachI para ATha daza varSanA bALaka zikhI upara brahmadattanuM vadhAre vahAla joi ane zikhIne jotA ja potAne enA upara dveSa pragaTa thato joi jAlinIe nakakI karI lIdhuM ke A zikhI bIjo koi nathI paNa meM ja dAsIne tarachoDavA Apelo A mAro putra che baMdhujIvA dAsI pAsethI yena kena prakAreNa sAcI vAta kaDhAvI lIdhA pachI tarata ja jAlinI pati brahmadattane kahe che svAmI jo tamane A chokaro ja vahAlo lAgato hoya to have huM ahIMthI jAuM chuM mane e dITho paNa gamato nathI game te rIte ene gharamAMthI bahAra kADho. 34
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________________ ane emAM nimitta pote ja che ema jANI bALa zikhI vicAre che. ke kharekhara mAtA jevI mAtA ja potAnA bALakanuM mukha jovA icchatI nathI evo to abhAgI bALaka duniyAmAM koNa haze? huM ahIM rahuM chuM tethI mAtAnA mArA pratyenA vartAvane kAraNe pitA paNa du:khI thAya che AnA karatAM ahIMthI huM ja zA mATe bhAgI na jAuM. ane eja madhyarAtrie kozanagarane choDI vAtsalyadAtA pitAnI mamatAbharI hUMpha choDI 8/10 varSano nAno bALa zikhI vanavagaDAnI vATe cAlI nIkaLyo. be-cAra divasa jaMgalamAM pasAra thayA tyAM ja eka divase madhyAhana samaye azokavRkSanI nIce beThelA prazAMta evA AcArya bhagavaMta siMhasUri mahArAjAne eNe joyA mahAtmAne joine e potAnuM badhuM du:kha bhUlI gayo. tarata ja mahAtmAne namana karI kahe che bhagavaMta saMsAramAM mArAM jevo bIjo koi du:khI haze kharo ke jene sagI janetA jovA paNa icchatI na hoya! bALaka A saMsAranuM svarUpa AvuM ja che A to kaMi du:kha nathI paNa narakagatinA jIvonI kevI sthiti! bicArA tiryaMconI kevI hAlata! A saMsAra koinA mATe paNa sukhadAyaka nathI. ema kahI mahAtmAe saMsAranuM svarUpa deva, gurU ane dharmanI oLakhANa A bALakane ApI. amRtarasa samAna evI mahAtmAnI vANI sAMbhaLavAmAM tallIna banI gayelA bALa zikhIne e paNa khabara na paDI ke potAnA pitA pAchaLa ja AvIne besI gayA che! 'mahAtmA! dIkSA Apo ane have mAro udhdhAra karo pitA brahmadatta mohanA kAraNe zarUAtamAM to anumati ApatA acakAyA paNa mahAtmAnI vairAgyarasa nItaratI vANIe kamAla karI dIdhI ! 35
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________________ | 'jA beTA! khuzIthI le! zUravIratAthI saMyama le! ane eja rIte pALaje.' pote paNa mahAtmAnI pAse zrAvakane yogya evA 12vratone grahaNa karyA... bALa zikhI muni banIne to gurUdevanI sAthe jJAna, dhyAna, saMyamanI ArAdhanAmAM lIna banI gayA. brahmadatta paNa zrAvaka yogya AcAronuM pAlana karatAM karatAM svargavAsI banyA. mATe varSonA vahANAM vItI gayA che. eka vakhatanA bALa zikhI muni atyAre evA vidvAna thai gayA che ke roja keTalAye munione AgamanI vAcanA Ape che paNa A bAju pelI jAlinI have vRdhdha thavA AvI che chatAM paNa zikhI pratyenA vairane bhUlatI nathI ! huM eja vicAre che 'e duSTane jIvato javA dIdho eja khoTuM karyuM. je ahIM ja mArI nAkhyo hota to atyAre loko enI je prazaMsA kare che e to mAre sAMbhaLavI na paData! paNa nA, hajI paNa huM kaMi kAcI nathI kAMika upAya karuM ane ene mArI nAMkhu enA vinA mane cena paDe ema nathI" to bALako ! kevI vairanI paraMparA che ke sagI mAtA vAtsalyane badale vairano dhodha varasAvyA kare che! | duSTA jAlinIe potAnI bAjumAM ja rahetA somadatta nAmanA brAhmaNane eka ratnakaMbala ApI kahyuM brahmarAja! jaldIthI tAmralipti nagarImAM 36
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________________ somadatta brAhmaNa zikhI muninI pAse Ave che jAva tyAM mArA putra zikhImuni ne A ratnakaMbala Apajo ane kahejo ke tamArI A abhAgaNI vRdhdha mAtA tamane khUba yAda kare che jaldIthI kozapura nagaramAM padhArI darzanano lAbha Apo. kozapurano bhUdeva somadatta tAmralipti nagarInA upAzrayamAM AvI pahoMcyo zikhImunine tarata ja oLakhI kahe che. 'bhagavaMta! Apa kRpA karo TheTha ApanI zodhamAM kozapurathI Avyo chuM. ApanA vRdhdha mAtA jAlinIdevIe A eka ratnakaMbala ApanA mATe ja mokalAvI che A kaMbala evA prakAranI che ke ziyALAmAM garamI Ape, unALAmAM ThaMDI Ape ane comAsAmAM bhIMjAya paNa 37
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________________ nahi. traNe RtuomAM upayogamAM Ave tema che. kharekhara he munivara! ApanI mAtAne to ApanA upara eTalo sneha che ke Apa gayA pachI ene khUbaja pazcAtApa thAya che e eja vicAre che huM kevI mUkhI! ke Avo suMdara putra maLyo hovA chatAM paNa meM eno tiraskAra ja karyo e to bhAgyazALI che ke ene to potAnuM Atma-kalyANa sAdhI lIdhuM. paNa mArI dazA to 'taLAve jaIne tarasyA rahevA jevI thai- huM zuM karuM! kyAre have mane mArA putranuM darzana thaze! Ama roja bolabola kare che ane rUdana kare che mATe have jaldIthI Apa kozapura padhArI mAtAne sAMtvana Apo ane dharmano bodha Apo! | 'bhAgyazALI mAtA! jAlinIdevIne saMdezo Apajo ke meM kaMI tamArAthI kaMTALIne dIkSA lIdhI nathI A saMsArane ja du:kharUpa mAnI dIkSA lIdhI che. kharekhara huM atyAre khUba sukhI chuM emAM paNa huM to mAtAno ja upakAra mAnuM chuM. bhUdeva! A kaMbala to gurUmahArAjane ja vahorAvo emane yogya lAgaze to vahoraze ! | bAjumAM beThelA gurUdeva siMhasUrIjI mahArAjAe brAhmaNano ati Agraha joi kaMbala vahorI ane brAhmaNane kahyuM. 'vipravara! jAva! tame emanI mAtAne kahejo ke tamArA putra munivara thoDA ja divasomAM kozapura nagaramAM Avaze. tamArA putra tapa-saMyama AdimAM khUba AgaLa vadhI gayA che. mATe have bIjuM koi du:kha na lagADatAM sArAmAM sArI rIte dharmanI ArAdhanA kare! 38
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________________ - somadatta paNa AnaMda pAmI pharI namaskAra karI tyAMthI nagara tarapha cAlyo jAya che. nagaranA ja ratna evA mahAmeghAvI zikhI munivara parivAra sAthe mahArAjA nagaranA zreSTivaryo Adi badhA nagaravAsIo zikhI munivaranI saMsAranistAraka dezanA sAMbhaLI mAthuM dhuNAvI rahyA che. | dhanya bhAgya ! dhanya ghaDI ! AvA mahAvidvAna munivaranAM pagalAM - kozapura nagaramAM thayA. che mAtA jAlinI paNa aMtaramAM veSabhAvane akabaMdha rAkhI.. bahArathI AjIjIbharyA svare pazcAtApa karatI na hoya evo dekhAva karatA kahe che. para kI lIlI para 'munizreSTha! meM Apano ghaNo aparAdha karyo che. ApanI sagI e janetA hovA chatAM paNa huM zuM karatI hatI ? e vicArI mArUM haiyuM bharAi jAya che. have huM kaye bhave chUTIza ! - AMkhamAM AMsunI dhAra varasAvatI evI mAtA jAlinInAM vacana sAMbhaLI munivara kahe che. jo "mAtA ! have pazcAtApa karavo hitakara nathI ! suMdara rIte dharma, ArAdhanAmAM lIna thai jAva! putrane potAnA upara vizvAsa besI jAya evA eka je malina AzayathI kapaTabhAve jAlinIe zrAvakane yogya ANuvrato ane bIjA paNa nAnA moTA vrato aMgIkAra karyA. A 39
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________________ mAsakalpa pUro thavA Avyo che. zikhI munivaranA vihAranA divaso AvI rahyA che. nagarajano nirAza thaI gayA che ke have AvA jJAnI mahAtmAnI vANI sAMbhaLavA maLaze nahi. jalinI paNa vyathita ja che. nagarajanonI vyathAnuM kAraNa alaga che. jyAre duSTA jAlinInI vyathAnuM kAraNa eka ja che ke hajI sudhI duSTane mAravAno upAya zodhI zakI nahi. rAtre nIMdara AvatI nathI durgAnamAM caDelI che tyAM ja eka upAya manamAM besI gayo. ane e duSTA..... harakhaghelI thai gai.... T O che ja che OOOOOO vIra mAtA jAlinI putra zikhI munine jheranA lADavA vahorAvI rahI che 40
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________________ evo to vaLI kayo upAya enA magajamAM AvI gayo! meghavana udyAnamAM Aje mAtA jAlinI zikhI munivarane atyaMta Agraha karI rahI hatI. A A AhAra laine mAro udhdhAra karo ATalo to mAtAno atyaMta Agraha munivara TALI zakyA nahi ane haLAhaLa jherathI mizrita modako mAtAe munivarane vahorAvI dIdhA. bhoLA munivare mAtAe vahorAvelA lADavAo vAparyA ane tarata ja mUccha khAIne jamIna upara DhaLI paDayA badhA sAdhuo bhegA thai gayA.... zuM thayuM? thayuM? hA-hAkAra vyApI gayo. zAsananA zaNagAra mahAmeghAvI evA zikhImunivara Ama ekAeka akALe namaskAra mahAmaMtranuM smaraNa karatA... karatAM mAtA upara jarA paNa dveSabhAva nahi rAkhatAM potAnA ja karmanI niMdA karatA paralokanA paMthe sIdhAvI gayA. ane pAMcamAM devalokamAM sAmAnika deva tarIke iMdranI smRdhdhi bhogavatA evA maharNika deva thayA. - kozapura nagaramAM arerATI chavAi gai! kevI duSTA! ke je sAdhu evA potAnA putrane paNa mAratA jarA paNa acakANI nahi... putraghAtinI jAlinI! munihatyArI... jAlinI.. ! 41
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________________ A nagaramAMthI nAsI gai.. ! Ama tema bhaTakatAM bhaTakatAM AyuSya pUrNa karI bIjI narakanA dvAre athaDAine paDI! prathama bhavamAM hRdayamAM pallavita thayeluM vairanuM bIja. bIjA bhavamAM - putra rUpe.. trIjA bhavamAM mAtArUpe vRddhi pAmI rahyuM che. agnizarmAno jIva adhapatananI khADImAM aTavAI paDayo che. jyAre.. guNasenakumArano | jIva uttarottara.. AgaLa vadhI rahyo che. A zatrutAne kAraNe utpanna thatI Aga eka pakSa ne saMpUrNa naSTa karyA vinA zAMta thatI nathI. 42
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________________ bhava - 4 () dhana - dhanazrI ( suzarma nagaranA koTayAdhipati vaizramaNa sArthavAha ane bhAgyazAlinI | zrIdevIno ekano eka putra dhana eTale pAMcamAM devalokamAMthI avIne Avelo mahArAjA guNasenano jIva. 2 - eja nagaranA pUrNabhadra zreSThinI ekAkinI putrI dhanazrI sAthe yogya vaye dhananA lagna paNa dhAmadhUmathI thayAM... ke dhanane dhanazrI prANathI paNa pyArI hatI. jyAre dhanazrIne dhana dITho paNa gamato na hato ! che ne karmanI balihArI ! agnizarmAno jIva.. AnaMda - jAlinImAMthI A bhavamAM have dhanazrI tarIke guNasenanA jIvane bhaTakAi paDayo pahelAmAM putra.. bIjAmAM mAtA trIjA bhavamAM patnI tarIke....! - suzarma nagaranA samRdhdha sArthavAha samRdhdhadattanI samRdhdhi te samaye apAra hatI enI udAratA paNa evA ja prakAranI hatI yAcakone chUTe hAthe dhana ApavAmAM e jarA paNa pAchI pAnI karato nahi.. . ke eka divasa dhana potAnA mitra naMdakane kahI rahyo che. "kharekhara A samRdhdhadatta jema lakSmIthI samRdhdha che ema sadbhAgyathI paNa samRdhdha che "zI enI udAratA che? | 'mitra! tArI pAse paNa kyAM dhana ochuM che? tArA pitAjIe " tane kayA divase dAna ApavAnI nA pADI che. vAparavA maMDa... ane puNya kamAi le!' mitra naMdakanI vAta sAMbhaLI tarata ja dhana kahe che. "bhAI! 43
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________________ mArI pAse kyAM dhana che? pitAjIe dhana kamAveluM che ane, huM vAparyA karuM emAM kAMi mArI zobhA kahevAya nahi.. mArI mahenata dvArA kamAIne pachI huM dAna karuM to e yogya gaNAya ...!' A "pitAjI! vyApAra karavA mATe samudramArge javA anumatI Apo! beTA! ApaNe tyAM dhananI zI khAmI che ke tAre vepAra karavA | mATe bahAra bhaTakavuM paDe. A je che e badhuM tAruM ja che. khAtA khUTe nahiM eTaluM dhana che. to pachI A badhuM kaSTa zA kAraNe? | "nahi pitAjI! A badhuM to ApanA puNyathI upArjita thayeluM che. mAruM bhAgya paNa mAre ajamAvavuM che. mane Apa rAjIkhuzIthI rajA Apo ! ane tAmralipti nagara tarapha dhananA prayANanI vAta core ne cauTe | phelAi gai taDAmAra taiyArIo thavA lAgI eno mitra naMdaka paNa sAthe ja javAno hato. jo ke * dhananI patnI dhanazrI vicAre che ke pati pravAsamAM jAya che e sAruM che paNa naMdaka paNa enI sAthe ja jAya che to have huM paNa sAthe ja jAu.." ke "nAtha.! ApanA vagara huM eka kSaNa paNa rahevAnI nathI Apa ' jyAM jazo tyAM ApanI sAthe ja AvIza." che "suMdarI! tuM ahIM ja rahe mAtA-pitAnI sevA kara!" "nA...nA! | nAtha...! Apa mane choDIne jazo to huM prANano tyAga karIza'.. kevI.. duSTA ! ene patinA viraha karatAM naMdakano viraha vadhAre akAro lAgato hato...! - naMdaka dhanane tyAM jUno vizvAsu nokara hato je ke dhana to | naMdakane sevaka karatAM mitra vadhAre mAnato hato. paNa jyArathI dhanazrInA pagalAM dhanane tyAM thayelA tyArathI enAmAM paNa duSTatA pravezI hatI.
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________________ - dhanazrI dhana karatAM naMdaka ne ja pati tarIke mAnatI hatI! dhanazrI ane naMdaka ne sAthe lai dhana tAmralipti nagare pahoMcyo.. paNa dhana je kaMI thoDuM ghaNuM kamAto hato e A naMdaka ane dhanazrI mojathI uDAvatA hatA. ke dhana vicAre che ke ahi vyApAramAM bahu lAbha thAya ema dekhAtuM nathI AnA karatAM to samudramArge jaie, samudra kheDIe to kaMika lAbha thAya! - dhanazrI dhanano vicAra jANIne rAjI rAjI thaI gaI vicAre che ke "sAruM thayuM!! have Ane dariyAmAM ja nAMkhI daiza kAyamanI aiSThiputra dhana samudra tarapha jaI rahyo che. rastAmAM eka jugArIne bIjA jugArIo mArI rahyA che 45
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________________ - ADakhIlI dUra thaI jaze.!" che zubha divase dhana samudra tarapha prayANa karato hato. rastAmAM cAra-pAMca jugArIo jugAra ramatA hatA ane emAM eka jugArIne bIjA jugArIo mAratA hatA ane jema tema bolatA hatA. 'e bhAio! kema A bicArAne mAro cho?' 'amArI sAthe + jugAramAM soLa sonAmahora hArI gayo che ane have Apato nathI.! Aje to enI pAsethI lIdhA vagara rahIzuM ja nahi!" va dayALu dhane tarata ja soLa sonA mahora ApI pelA jugArIne bacAvI le che. hakIkata e che ke para ane ene zAMtithI samajAve che 'bhalA bhAi! A jugAra e to adha:patananuM mukhya kAraNa che. tArA caherA uparathI to tuM koI sArA gharano dekhAya che AvA uMdhA raste zuM kAma caDI gayo ? karo A "bhAi! tamArI vAta sAcI che huM nAmAMkita mahezvaradatta vaNikano putra chuM kharekhara have huM nirNaya karuM chuM. have huM jugAra nahi e paNa potAnA mArge gayo ane dhana paNa dhanathI ane naMdaka ne sAthe laine vahANamAM besI gayo. vahANa samudra mArge pUrapATa - AgaLa vadhavA maMDavuM. che. paNa pelI duSTA dhanazrI koika jogaNI pAsethI koi auSadhi lai AvelI je roja thoDI thoDI dhanane bhojanamAM ApatI jAya che ne dhana zarIra sukAto jAya che. dhananuM zarIra divase-divase ghasAvA lAgyuM zarIra sAva naMkhAi gayuM * 0 rana para najara karI
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________________ Sf dhanazrI pati dhanane kAmaNa TramaNa dvArA dUbaLo banAvI nAMkhe che peTa phUlI gayuM hajI ghaDI pahelAno sohAmaNo yuvAna dhana atyAre sAva 60 varSanA DosA jevo dekhAvA lAgyo ! ke koi ene jue to oLakhI paNa zake nahi? dhana paNa vicAre che A mane zuM thaI gayuM! koI karmanA udaye mArI A sthiti thai lAge che! ATaluM kare che chatAM paNa jyAM sudhI dhana jIvato che. tyAM sudhI dhanazrIne zAMti vaLatI nathI. e ka eka vakhata dhanazrIne barobara avasara maLI gayo dhana sAMjanA TAIme vahANanA tutaka upara deha ciMtA karavA beThelo tarata ja pAchaLathI dhanazrIe dhakko mArI dIdho ne
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________________ ni thI E =ETIES, 46, pati dhanane samudramAM nAMkhI detI patnI dhanathI! azakta evo dhana samudramAM jaIne paDyo! dhanazrInA haiye zItaLatA chavAi gai! hAza! have to paDyo dariyAmAM! have to e marI gayo ja samajo! bALako...! kevI hAlata che. eka pUrvabhavanA vairanA kAraNe premALa patine paNa dariyAmAM nAMkhatA jarA paNa e duSTA acakAtI nathI. ! ane pAchuM eNe strI caritra zarU karI dIdhuM ! ) hAya ! hAya! mArA svAminAtha ! tame kyAM cAlyA gayA! he sevako! doDo ! mArA svAmine bacAvo! rogathI kaMTALIne emaNe samudramAM jhaMpalAvI dIdhuM.. have mAruM koNa ! he prANapriya ! A tame zuM karyuM !
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________________ tamArA vagara huM kaI rIte jIvIza...! aMdarathI AnaMda pAmatI ane bahArathI raDatI evI dhanazrIne sevakoe naMdake AzvAsana ApyuM. have thai gayuM te thayuM have saMtApa karo nahIM.' ke thoDA ja divasomAM vahANo to kauzAMbI nagarImAM AvI gayA. ' have dhanathI ! naMdaka baMnee nirNaya karyo ke Aja nagarImAM rahI javuM. mu naMdakanuM nAma badalAi gayuM ! paNa eka vakhatano suzarma nagaranA dhanazreSThino sevaka naMdaka Aje kauzAMbI nagarIno dhanADhaya samudradatta zreSTi thai gayo! | dhanathI paNa enI patnI tarIke goThavAi gai. e bannene to ema ja hatuM ke have A bhavamAM to dhananuM milana thavAnuM ja nathI..! hAza ! paNa bALako kahevata che ne rAma rAkhe tene koNa cAkhe!" dhanazrI bhalene dhanane mAravAno game eTalo prayatna kare paNa dhananA bhAgyamAM to hajI muni banavAnuM sadbhAgya lakhAyeluM hatu. tethI ja dhanane samudramAM paDatA ja pATiyuM maLI gayuM. sAta divasa sudhI samudramAM athaDAto athaDAto e eka kinAre pahoMcyo. jarAka AgaLa vadhe che. tyAM mahAtmAnA dhanane darzana thayA, darzana thatAM ja dhana bhAvapUrvaka munine vaMdana kare che. 'bhAgyazAlI ! mane oLakho cho! 'mahAtmA! Apa to traNe jagatane vaMdanIya gaNAo- devatAo paNa Apane namaskAra kare che ratnatrayInA Apa svAmi cho Apane 49
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________________ | koNa na oLakhe! vika bhadra! kharekhara kahuM to A mane maLyuM emAM paNa nimitta to tame ja cho jo mane jugArIne te divase jugArIo pAsethI na bacAvyo hota ane zikhAmaNa na ApI hota to huM atyAre A sthAna upara hota nahi. ! 'bhagavaMta! Apane zikhAmaNa ApanAra evA meM poteja zikhAmaNa grahaNa na karI. enA kAraNe A saMsAramAM ahIMthI tyAM rakhaDI rahyo chuM. kharekhara Ape to bahu uttama kArya karyuM." jJAnI munie dhananI icchA na hovA chatAM paNa sarpanA jherane utAravAno maMtra dhanane Apyo. tyAMthI AgaLa jarAka vadhe che tyAM ja rastAmAM ratnano hAra paDelo joyo. kahIne karI praka ke pahelA to dhana enI tarapha daSTi nAMkhIne AgaLa vadhavA maMDe che paNa aMdara lobhanA kIDAe saLavaLATa karyo. ja lai lene A hAra ! AvA jaMgalamAM koi jotuM nathI tuM kyAM corI karavA gayelo ! A to sAmethI ja Avo mahAmUlyavAna hAra maLI gayo che. atyAre tAre jarUra paNa che ja have jyAre lakSmI cAMllo karavA AvI che tyAre moTuM dhovAnI jarUra nathI uThAva hAra! nAMkhI de khissAmAM..! avaLacaMDA mananI avaLI samajAvaTanA kAraNe satvazAlI dhana paNa dhananA lobhe calAyamAna thai gayo ane hArane lai lIdho. AgaLa vadhatAM vadhatAM e zrAvastI nagarImAM pahoMce che. zrAvastI 50
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________________ nagaranA mahArAjA vicAradhavala Aje bahu vicalita thai gayelA che. rAjaputrI mahAmUlyavAna hAra paherIne samudrakinAre pharavA gaI che. kalAko thai gayA paNa hajI pAchI AvI nathI enI sAthe gayelI sakhIonA paNa koi samAcAra nathI mahArAjAe comera tapAsa AdarelI che sevako AmathI tema doDAdoDa karI rahyA che. zrAvastInA badhA pravezadvAro upara sakhata cokI lAgI gai che. ke tyAM ja nagaranI aMdara dhane praveza karyo enI jaDatI letA enI pAsethI rAjakumArIno ratnAvalI hAra maLI Avyo. tarata ja sevako mahArAjA pAse dhanane bAMdhIne lai gayA. "rAjakumArIno hAra coranAra A nakkI rAjakumArIno hatyAro ja haze" ema mAnI vagara vicAre mahArAjA vicAradhavale dhanane 1. phAMsInA mAMcaDe caDelo zreSThiputra dhana!
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________________ phAMsInI sajA pharamAvI dIdhI! bAlamitro! juo rastA upara paDelI eka pArakI vastu lobhanA kAraNe dhane grahaNa karI to sIdho phAMsInA mAMcaDe pahoMcavAno eno vAro Avyo! mATe ja rastA upara paDelI kiMmatI cijane paNa ApaNe hAtha lagADavo na joIe... pyArA.. bAlamitro! paNa...! hajI dhananuM puNya jAgRta hatuM! kAraNa ke te ke "e hatyArA! tArA bhagavAnane yAda karIle tArUM maraNa have hAthaveMtamAM che phAMsI ApanAra caMDAla dhanane jyAM A pramANe kahe che. tyAM ja bAjumAMthI joradAra avAja Avyo 'mahArAjAnA prANapriya putrane je koi jIvADaze ene rAjA moM mAgyuM dhana Apaze" jaldI prajAjano doDo! yuvarAjakumArane sajIvana karo ?" A bAju evuM banyuM ke mahArAjanA prANapriya kumArane bagIcAmAM sarpadaMza thai gayelo che. tapadArI thaI gayelA . to keTalI che ke sarpanuM jhera dhIre dhIre rAjakumAranA zarIramAM phelAi rahyuM che mahArAjAe gArUDIo, maMtravAdIo badhAne bolAvelA che aneka upAyomAMthI eka paNa upAya kAragata nIvaDato nathI mahArAjA zUnyamanaska thaine beThA che rAjakumArInA samAcAra nathI rAjakumAranI A sthiti! aMte maMtrIzvare AkhA nagaramAM DAMDI pITAvI che. koi paNa mahArAjAnA putrane sajIvana karo ene moM mAgyuM dhana ApavAmAM Avaze." - A vAkya dhananA kAnamAM pravezatAM ja tarata ja caMDAlane kahe che, bhAi! mane tuM choDa! mArI sAthe cAla! rAjakumArane sajIvana karI lauM pachI tuM mane khuzIthI phAMsI Apaje caMDAlanI sAthe dhana sIdho rAjamahelamAM gayo. 52
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________________ (S/IN A / A OO.G, C | ke rAjaputrane caDelA sarpanuM jhera utArI rahelo dhana! e. munidvArA meLavela sarpanA jherane utAravAno maMtra bhaNI rAjakumArane : rAjamahelamAM AnaMda AnaMda chavAi gayo nagarajanonA mukha paNa - je zokAtura hatA... te mukha upara have lAlI dekhAvA lAgI.. che tyAM ja bIjA AnaMdaprada samAcAra maLyA ke "rAjaputrI meghavanamAM salAmata che." mahArAjA tarata ja putrI pAse AvyA, badhI vAta karI. ratnAvalI | hAra to rAjakumArI ja utAvaLamAM samudrakinAre bhUlI gayelI. ke atyAra sudhI je mahArAjA dhanane potAno bhayaMkara zatru mAnatA | hatA. phAMsInA mAMcaDe caDAvI dIdhelo e ja dhananA pagamAM paDI 53
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________________ 1 mahArAjA karagare che. | "he sa0jana puruSa meM vagara vicAre, utAvaLamAM ja bhayaMkara bhUla karI. mArA aparAdhanI kSamA karo. jo Apa na AvyA hota to mArA putranuM jhera koNa utArata ! have kRpA karI ahIM ja raho." ke "mahArAjA A to meM mAruM kartavya adA karyuM che. have kRpA karI mane rajA Apo mArA nagaramAM javAnI mane khUba icchA che ghaNAM divaso thai gayA mAtA pitA paNa khUba yAda karatAM haze. mahArAjAe paNa dhananuM sAruM bahumAna karI dhanane vidAya ApI suzarmanagaramAM dhana pahoMcI gayo. mAtApitA paNa dhananA ghaNAM varSo bAda darzana thavAthI khuza thaI gayA. dhanazrInuM caritra jANI mAtA-pitAe dhanane pharI lagna karavA mATe khUba Agraha karyo paNa have dhananuM mana saMsAramAMthI uThI gayuM hatuM. saMsAranA badhA padArtho ane have davalAM lAgavA maMDayA. eno aMtarAtmA have sugurunI khoja karI rahyo hato tevAmAM ja pU. A. yazodhara sU. ma. saparivAra suzarmanagarInAM udhAnamAM padhAryA. AcArya bhagavaMtanI saMsAra nistAraka evI dezanA sAMbhaLI dhane nakakI karI lIdhuM ke have suguru maLI gayA che. to emanAM caraNomAM jhukAvI dauM. | mAtA-pitAnI anumati lai saMpattinuM dAna karI dhana mAnavamAMthI have mahAmuni banI gayA. jJAna, dhyAna, tapa, saMyamanA kAraNe thoDA ja vakhatamAM dhanamunine saMyamajIvananI mastImAM anero AnaMda AvavA lAgyo. dhanazrI, naMdaka Adi badhAne cittamAMthI vidAya ApI dIdhelI tevAmAM ja vihAra karatAM dhanamuni kauzAMbI nagarImAM AvI pahoMcyA gocarI TAIme eka 54
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________________ vizAla ghare praveza karyo. 'dharmalAbha Apyo ane aMdarathI eka strI bahAra AvI munine joIne ja camakI gai. . bALako A strI bIjI koi nahi paNa pelI duSTA dhanazrI ja hatI. "mahArAja! ahi kaMi maLaze nahi AgaLa jAo muni to dharmalAbha' ApIne cAlyA gayA. ke . 12 ka : / C 6) CG | muni banelA pati dhanamunine saLagAvatI patnI dhanathI! paNa have dhanazrIne cena paDatuM nathI. "Ane meM dariyAmAM nAMkhI | dIdho chatAM paNa jIvato rahI gayo. sAdhu thai gayo ane have ahIM gAmamAM badhAne mArI vAta karaze to loko mArA upara dhikkAra varasAvaze. enA karatAM evo ja koi upAya karuM ke 'na rahe vAMsa na vAge vAMsaLI' enA soye varSa Aja rAtanA ja mArA hAthe mA. zrI krUAraHIVra ra zana praki. mA mahAvArajana ArAdhanA kendra, konA 55
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________________ ja pUrNa karI nAMkhyuM. koNa jANe ene jouM chuM ane mArA aMtaramAM dAhajvara saLagI uThe che.' kahI "eya kapilA jo to tapAsa karI Ava A mahAtmA kyAM utaryA che. eka ja ? | zeThANIjI! nagara bahAra udyAnamAM utarelA che. loko kahe che | bahu prabhAvaka mahAtmA che. AkhI rAta UbhA ubhA dhyAna dhare pA | | | bahu sAruM! dAsI pAsethI mahAtmAnI mAhitI meLavI dhanathI khuza thai gai. jaldI rAtrI paDe ane jaldI mAruM kAma patAvuM e ja vicAraNAmAM divasa pUrNa thai gayo. rAtre naMdakane vAta karI ke- 'meM pAdara devInI mAnatA mAnelI che mATe hamaNAM huM devInI pUjA karIne AvuM chuM.' " ema kahI sIdhI jyAM muni hatAM e udyAnamAM AvI gai. udhAnamAM dhanamuni prazAMta bhAve kAussagga mudrAmAM lIna hatA. koi ghAtakI paNa ahIM Ave ane A mahAtmAnI prazAMta mudrA jue to enuM haiyuM paNa gadgad thai jAya enA aMtaramAM paNa bhaktinA pUra umaTI paDe. paNa ahIM to aMdhArI rAtrInA AvaraNa nIce AvelI A nArInA haiyAnI vAta judI hatI munine joIne ja mukha upara khunnasanAM bhAvo ubharAi gayA! ke "hAya! huM mUkhI! mAravA to AvI paNa sAthe charI to na lAvI ! nahiMtara hamaNAM ja A pAkhaMDInuM DokuM uDAvI deta' che paNa jene hatyA ja karavI che, ene sAdhanonI kyAM khoTa che! AmathI tema jotA jotAM thoDe dUra ja eka tUTeluM gADuM paDeluM joine
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________________ ja enI AMkhamAM camaka AvI gai! ke banI zake eTalI jhaDapathI tarata ja muninA dehanI cArebAju gADAmAMthI lAkaDA lAvIne goThavI dIdhA. cotarapha lAkaDA goThavAi gayA ke tarata ja bAjunAM maMdiranAM khuNAmAMthI baLatA evA dIvAnI - sahAyathI agni cAMpI dIdhI ane tarata ja tyAMthI pAchuM joyA vagara ja bhAgavA maMDI ! . . . muninA zarIranI cArebAju jvAlAo bhabhUkI uThI ! muni e citAmAMthI jarA paNa AghA pAchA thavAnI paNa darakAra karatAM nathI.. muni manamAM e ja vicAre che ! kharekhara A bicArInuM thaze zuM! eka mArA pratyenA dveSanA kAraNe durgatimAM kyAM sudhI rakhaDayA karaze! A saMsAramAM rAga dveSanI ghaTamALamAM ja jIvo athaDAyA kare che !' muni to AtmaramaNatAmAM lIna banI gayA! muninA dehane to agnie bALIne bhasmIbhUta karI nAMkhyo ! paNa munino AtamarAma to AThamAM devalokano svAmi banI gayo ! savAra paDatAM ja kauzAMbI nagarImAM hAhAkAra vyApI gayo ! AvA A tapasvI dhyAnI mahAtmAne koNe bALI nAMkhyA ! kauzAMbI nagarImAM paNa Avu duSkRtya karanAra koNa che! kauzAMbInA prajAvatsala rAjavIne paNa cena paDatuM nathI. mArA nagaramAM Avo niMdanIya aparAdha karanAra koNa che? AvA prazAMta nirdoSa mahAtmAe vaLI e hatyArAnuM zuM bagADeluM? .. eka nagarapALa dvArA rAjA tapAsa karAve che. ke ma ke e - catura nagarapALa paNa tarata kaDI meLavIne samudradattanI patnI dhanazrIne 'aparAdhinI' tarIke mahArAjA samakSa lai Ave che. : "tuM koNa che? AvuM niMdanIya kAma zuM kAma karyuM ?" "mahArAjA ! huM Aja nagaranA vyApArI samudradattanI patnI chuM." 57
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________________ ke mahArAjA samudradattane tyAM tapAsa karAve che. paNa A vAtanI bahArathI ja khabara paDI jatAM pelo samudradatta nAmadhArI naMdaka tyAMthI pahelethI ja nAsI gayelo hoya che. te | mahArAjA suzarma nagarathI enA pitA pUrNabhadra zreSThine bolAve che. AMkhe AMsu vahAvato pUrNabhadra zreSThi mahArAjAne kahe che. | 'svAminAtha! zuM karuM! A strIe to mAruM kuLa lajavyuM che. meM uttama evA dhanazreSTi sAthe ene paraNAvI ekavAra to dago ApI samudramAM nAMkhI dIdhA ane aMte muni banelA evA e mahApurUSano ghAta karIne ja rahI. mahArAjA ! ene je sajA ApavI hoya Apo mAre A kALamukhInuM moDhuM paNa jovuM nathI. | rAjAe ene dezanikAla karI dIdhI. AmathI tema bhamatI aMte sarpadaMza dvArA mRtyu pAmI trIjI narakanI mahemAna banI gaI! bALako! vicAro prathama bhavathI zarU thayelA vairanA bIje agnizarmAnA jIvane keTalI hade nIce utArI dIdho! jyAre guNasenakumArano jIva upazamabhAvamAM AgaLa vadhatAM vadhatAM samatAne caritArtha karI cheka sahastrAra devalokano svAmI banI gayo! | kSamA ApavI uttama che. paNa bhUlI javuM enA karatAM paNa vadhu uttama che. 58
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________________ | | bhava - 5 1 - 5 | ( jaya vijya kAkaMdI nagarInA mahArAjA surateja ane mahArANI lIlAvatInA rAjadulArA baMne putro jya ane vijaya rUpathI samAna hatA paNa guNathI baMnemAM jojanonuM aMtara hatuM. jaya saraLatA, namratA, nikhAlasatA, paropakAra, parAyaNatA Adi aneka saguNono svAmI, jyAre vijaya eTalo ja mAyAvI khaTapaTI ane jaya upara atyaMta dveSa dharAvanAro hato. bALamitro! samajI gayAne! jaya eTale - ApaNA lADIlA caritra nAyaka guNasenano jIva ane vijaya eTale vairanI vRttine aMtaramAM che mahArAjA jayane mahAmuni padhAryAnI vadhAmaNI Apato dvArapAla! 59
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________________ [ , salAmata rAkhanAro pelo bhISma tapasvI agnizarmA! ke mahArAjA suratejanuM acAnaka paralokagamana thavAthI vaDIla bhrAtA jaya kAdIno mahArAjA thayo. eka AvA udAra prajApriya saraLa rAjavInI chatrachAyAmAM kAkaMdInI prajA paNa khUba sukhI hatI. paNa ekaja jIva du:khI hato ! e eno sago bhAI vijaya! je bhavobhavathI verane kAraNe enuM lohI cUsavA | mATe talase che! | mahArAjA ye eka zubha rAtrie svapnamAM munine dezanA ApatA joyA ! hajI jAgRta thaine savAramAM svapnano vicAra kare che. tyAMja udhAnapAlake vadhAmaNI ApI "mahArAjA! sanatakumAra nAmanA mahAjJAnI munivara udhAnamAM padhAryA che!" udyAnapAlakane khuza karI mahArAjA saparivAra mahAtmAne vaMdana karavA | mATe jAya che. vairAgyapreraka evI mahAtmAnI dezanA sAMbhaLI jaya rAjavInuM mana saMsAramAMthI rAjyakAryamAMthI vimukha thaI gayuM! A dehathI bhale jayarAjA kAkaMdImAM che paNa manathI to muninI dezanA ja emane mIThI-mIThI lAge che. enAja raTaNamAM che. A bAju nAno bhAi vijya keTalAye SaDayaMtro karIne rAjya meLavavA mATe mathe che. paNa bhAgya ene yArI ApatuM nathI...! paNa udAradila sajana evo rAjavI nAnAbhAI vijyane aMte rAjagAdI soMpI AtmakalyANanA mArge cAlI nIkaLe che. rAjavI jaya have rAjarSi jaya banyA ! kAMkadInI prajAe rAjarSinA tyAgane bhAvabhInI aMjali ApI ! ke jayamunine saMyama grahaNa karyAne bAra bAra varSanAM vahANAM vItI gayA che!
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________________ | susAdhuonA parivAra sAthe jyamuni ane suzramaNIonA parivAra kAkaMdInA pAdare padhAryA...! kAkaMdInI dharmazradhdhALu prajA A samAcAra sAMbhaLIne harSaghelI banI gai! ke nAnAthI mAMDIne moTA sahu koi harakhabhera udhAnamAM jayarAjarSinI dezanA sAMbhaLavA doDI AvyA! - mane-kamane paNa rAjavI vijyane nagarajanonI sAthe dezanA sAMbhaLavA | AvavuM paDayuM ! - rAjarSinI meghadhArA samAna amRtavANI paNa A patthara dilane bhIMjavI zakI nahi! yamunine manamAM ekaja icchA hatI ke nAnA > bhAine dharmamArge vALuM... paNa jema kANAM ghaDAmAM pANI na Take eja vicAre che ke A pAkhaMDI to mAruM rAjya levA Avyo | lAge che dharamanI to A phogaTa ja vAto karyA kare che. - tIvra pheSa manamAM dhAraNa karI rAtre talavAra lai rAjavI vijya munine mAravA mATe udhAnamAM AvI caDayo. mahAmuni to zukula dhyAnamAM lIna ubhelA hatA... ! kyAM che mArA priya bhAi rAjarSi jaya! che ke mahAmuni dhyAna pArIne kaMika bole e pahelAMja 'tAre mAruM rAjya levuM che ne ke have yamasadananuM rAjya' ema kahI duSTa vijaye jorathI ke talavAra muni upara jhIMkI. kAra che | muni to 'namo arihaMtANaM' kahetA DhaLI paDyA ane tyAMthI kALa karI sIdhA navamAM devaloka ANatanA AMgaNe pahoMcI gayA...! 61
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________________ = = == kara jaya rAjarSine mArI rahelo vijaya! nagaramAM khabara paDatA ja hAhAkAra chavAi gayo! AvA munihatyArA rAjAne koNa sAtha Ape? rAjanA sevako prajAjano badhAthI tiraskArane pAmato aMte aneka rogothI gherAIne marIne vijaya sIdho cothI narakamAM pahoMcI gayo! guNasenano jIva guNamAM AgaLa dhapatA dhapatA upara pahoMce che. jyAre agnizarmAno jIva kaSAyarUpI agnimAM zekAtA zekAtAM paMkaprabhA nAmanI narakano mahemAna bane che. rIta | 6.
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________________ bhava - 6 ] | . ( )) dharaNa lakSmI ( ) mArkadI nagarInA dAnavIra zreSTi baMdhudatta ane zIlavatI mAtA hAraprabhAno putra dharaNa ati bhAgyazAlI to kharo ja kAraNa ke mAtAnA udaramAM AvatA ja mAtAe zAsanadevIne joyelA. Avo puNyazALI putra zAMta dhIra gaMbhIra hoya emAM navAI zI? yAcakone to e kalpavRkSa jevo lAgato hato. e 1 e ja nagaramAM rahetA garbhazrImaMta zreSThi kArtikanI sohAmaNI putrI lakSmI sAthe dharaNanuM pANigrahaNa thayuM. lakSmI hatI to catura, vinayI paNa koNa jANe dharaNanI sAthe thayelA potAnA lagna ene gamatAM hatAM nahIM. che jema lakSmI vadhatI jAya ema mANasomAM durguNo vadhatAM jAya. ema A lakSmI paNa jema vadhavA lAgI ema have sadguNonI badale durguNonI khANa banavA lAgI! - chatAM paNa dharaNa to enA upara ati premabhAvavALo hato tethI ja eno saMsAra ThIka ThIka cAlyA karato hato! - emAM vaLI eka divasa evo prasaMga banI gayo ke zreSThi putra dharaNa ane e ja nagarIno bIjo garbhazrImaMta evo devadatta zreSThiputrae banne potapotAnA rathane lai, [ mAMkadI nagarInA sAMkaDA rAjamArga upara AvI gayA che. baMne zrImaMta pitAnA nabIrA che! baMne yuvAna che yuvAnInI sAthe thoDI akkaDatA paNa che! baMnemAMthI
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________________ acaraca | 11 jIjI - dharaNa ane devanaMdI baMne zreSThiputro potAnA rathane vALavA taiyAra nathI! koI potAnA rathane pAchA vALavA taiyAra nathI! evAmAMthI e mArga uparathI pasAra thatA koi sajjane Takora | karI. 1 | ATaluM badhuM abhimAna zA mATe! tame baMne bApakamAI para tAgaDadhinnA karavAvALA cho jAte mahenata karIne kamAIne pachI garva | karatA hoya to judI vAta che!" - tijIne eka Takoroja basa' e nyAye baMne jaNAne A vAta hADohADa lAgI gaI. patnI lakSmIne lai dharaNa kamAvA mATe uttara tarapha cAlyo. pitAjInI
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________________ AnAkAnI chatAM paNa chevaTe AzIrvAda meLavIne dharaNa potAnuM bhAgya ajamAvavA mATe cAlyo. te A rastAmAM jatAM jaMgalamAM hemakuMDala nAmano vidyAdhara potAnI vidyAsAdhanA karI rahyo hato paNa vidyA koI paNa upAye sidhdha thatI nahi vidyAnuM pada e bhUlI ja jato hato, paNa dharaNa tyAM AvavAthI enI hAjarI mAtrathI e vidyAdharanI vidyA sidhdha thai gai. | hemakuMDala vidyAdhara dharaNa upara khUba prasanna thaI gayo ane game tevA ghA lAgyA hoya chatAM paNa e ghA rUjhAI jAya tevI 'vraNarohaNa" nAmanI auSadhi vidyAdhare dharaNane ApI. | dharaNa to tyAMthI AgaLa vadhe che AgaLa vadhatAM" - vadhatAM gADha jaMgalamAM Ave che, tyAM eka bhIla yuvAna raDato hato. | paropakArI dharaNa ene pUche che 'bhAI! kema rahe che? tArA upara evI zuM Apatti AvI che?" hA he AryapurUSa! amAro nAyaka kAlasena nAme pallIpati che. enAM sAMnidhyamAM ame AnaMdapUrvaka divaso pasAra karI rahyA hatA e evo parAkramI che ke zatruo to enuM nAma sAMbhaLIne ja bhAgI jAya! eka divasa evuM banyuM ke e pallIpati jaMgalamAM ekalA talavAra laine jai rahyA hatA! sAme ja vanarAja kesarIsiMha maLyo. kesarIsiMhe pallIpati upara humalo karyo parAkramI pallIpatie tarata ja zauryatAthI talavArathI kesarIsiMhane haNI to nAMkhyo paNa enI sAthe yuddhamAM pallIpatinA mastaka upara bahu ijA thaI gaI! have A rIte jIvavuM e zuM kAmanuM ema vicArI pallIpati maravA mATe agnimAM praveza karavA taiyAra thaI gayo che enI pAchaLa enI patnI ke je garbhavatI | 65
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________________ che e paNa agnimAM paDIne maravA taiyAra thaI gaI che. AvA parAkramI paropakArI evA pallIpatinI A sthitithI amArI AkhI pallI zokAtura thaI gaI che. | badhAnI AMkhamAMthI AMsuonI dhArA varasI rahI che. ame bApaDAM zuM karI zakIe? ame emane vyAdhimAMthI ugAravA mATe asamartha chIe. ame have anAtha thai javAnAM chIe raDavA sivAya bIjuM zuM karIe? C CC - 'bhAI! tuM zoka kara nahi? hamaNAM ne hamaNAM mane tArA pallIpati pAse laI jA mArI pAse auSadhi che enAthI kadAca emano ghA rUjhAI jAya!" ja pelo bhoLo yuvAna to dharaNane vaLI koI devadUta jevo mAnava lAgyo! tarata ja dharaNane pallImAM pallI pati pAse lai Avyo. | dharatI upara sUtelA AMkha baMdha che jenI evA pallI patinI pAse jaI tarata ja dharANa kahe che pANI lAvo! - vidyAdhara pAsethI meLavelI auSadhi dvArA dharaNe padvIpatino ghA rUjhAvI dIdho! atyAra sudhI asahya vedanAmAM kAlasena kaNasato hato, paNa auSadhinA upAya dvArA ene ati rAhata thai gaI. ke tarata ja uThIne dharaNanA pagamAM paDe che. "he mahApurUSa! tame to mArA prANadAtA cho kharekhara AvA jaMgalamAM Apa na maLyA hota to...! kRpA karI mane kAma batAvo ane ApanA upakAramAMthI kAMika aRNI banAvo!" A 'bhAI! tArA AyuSyanA kAraNe tuM bacI gayo che! bAkI to " have eka nirNaya karI le ke sarva jIvo pratye dayA rAkha! koipaNa
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________________ | | :: ma , 2, ) 1 - prANInI hiMsA karavI nahIM. eTalo te nirNaya karI le !" "he mahApurUSa ! mAvajajIva sudhI tamArA vacananuM huM saMpUrNa pAlana karIza. kRpA karI have mane ApanI sevAno lAbha Apo!" - 'mAre je kArya karavAnuM hatuM e thai gayuM ! have huM jaiza !' che ema kahI paropakAra parAyaNa dharANa to tyAMthI tarata cAlyo gayo ! - tyAMthI thoDe dUra eka nagaramAM rAjAnA sevako eka caMDAlane phAMsIe caDAvavA mATe lai jatA hatA. . - caMDAla jora-jorathI bUmo pADato hato. huM loko ! sAMbhaLo huM | mahAzarano nivAsI maurya nAmano caMDAla chuM. huM kuzasthala tarapha Avato hato. rastAmAM rAjAnA sevakoe nirdoSa evA mane cora jANIne ke pakaDI lIdho. maMdabhAgyavALA evA mane mAravA mATe lai jAya che. - kRpA karIne mane koi choDAvo! niSkalaMka evA mane kalaMka ApIne mAravA lai jAya che. enuM ja mane du:kha che marAgano mane bhaya RS. . dharaNa rAjasevakone kahe che. ja 'rAjasevako! thoDIvAra tame dhIraja rAkho! huM rAjAnI pAse jaIne AvuM tyAM sudhI tame Ane mAratA nahi' jaldIthI mahArAjanI pAse jai lAkha rUpiyAnI motInI mALA mUkI dharANa mahArAjAne nirdoSa maurikane phAMsInA phaMdAmAMthI choDavA mATe AgrahapUrvaka vinaMti kare che. mahArAjA paNa enA upara khuza | - thai caMDAlane choDavAno Adeza Ape che. maurika caMDAla paNa dharaNane prANadAtA mAnI eno khUba khUba upakAra mAnavA lAgyo.
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________________ jha jaMgalamAM patnI lakSmInI tRSA chIpAvavA mATe dharaNa potAnI jAMghamAM kaTAra mArI ja lohI kADhe che! tyAMthI pharatAM pharatAM dharaNa lakSmInI sAthe acalapura gayA. tyAM bhAgyayoge dharaNa khUba kamAyo. tyAMthI Rdhdhi sahita parivAra sAthe sArthanI sAthe rastAmAM khUba AnaMda AvI rahyo che. mArgamAM kAdaMbarI nAmanuM jaMgala AvyuM. e bhayaMkara jaMgalamAM lUMTArAoe - dharaNa ane lakSmI jAna bacAvavA mATe tyAMthI bhAgI nIkaLyA! rastAmAM lakSmIne khUba tarasa lAgI! pANI vinA taraphaDavA maMDI! AvA jaMgalamAM pANI kyAMthI maLe! 68
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________________ aMte dharaNe potAnA jaMghamAM jAte kaTAramArI lohI kADhI lakSmInI tRSA zAMta karI ! te potAnA zarIrano ghA pelI auSadhithI rUjhAvI dIdho! tyAMthI AgaLa vadhatA mahAsara nagaranI bahAra yakSanA maMdiramAM baMne jaNA sUi gayAM. ! - ka ka kisa - amAsanI aMdhArI rAta che A baMne bharanidrAmAM poDhelA che tyAMja eka cora ghareNAnuM poTaluM lai maMdiramAM dAkhala thayo! aMdara jAya che tyAM jyAM lakSmI sUtelI enA hAtha upara corano paga Avyo. cora to yakSanI mUrti pAse pahoMcI jAya che tyAM enI pAchaLa ' ja lakSmI AvI enA khabhA upara hAtha mUkI kahe che. | 'tuM koNa che? ahIM AvavAnuM kAraNa zuM ?" - "caMDarUda nAme bhayaMkara cora chuM. rAjAnA mahelamAMthI corI karIne Avyo . rAjAnA sainiko mArI pAchaLa paDelA che hamaNAMja A maMdiramAM Avaze ane mane pakaDI leze paNa AvI aMdhArI rAte ahIM maMdiramAM ekalI evI tuM koNa che?" - "mArkadI nagarInA dharANa zreSThinI strI chuM. mArA pati ahIM sUtA che loko bhale pati-patnI tarIke amane mAne paNa mane to mArA patideva jovA paNa gamatAM nathI ! huM koi mArA priya pAtranI ja zodha karI rahI hatI ane evAmAM tuM maLI gayo che jo tuM mArI vAta mAna! ane mane patnI tarIke svIkArI le to huM evo upAya karuM ke tane rAjAnA sainiko hAtha paNa lagADe nahIM!" 'e kaI rIte bane? 69
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________________ | 'tAruM A poTaluM ke jemAM corIno mAla bharelo che. e A | mArA pati pAse mUkI de. ApaNe baMne pati-patnI tarIke bahAra | cAlyA jaie rAjasainiko Ane ja cora mAnI pakaDIne phAMsIe caDAvI deze! pachI ApaNe khUzIthI mojamajA karIzuM !!" ane A "corane paNa manamAM lAgyuM ke A strI to kevI che! paNa che. hamaNAM to mAro jIva bace che mATe e jema kahe che ema karIne bhAgI jaie!" ha ma karI DAu dharaNa pAse corIno mAla mUkI lakSmI ane cora baMne nAsI gayA! ha ha . ke "lakSmI! tAro pati zuM tane du:kha Apato hato ke Ama ekAeka mArI sAthe AvI gai!" che 'nA... nA! ene to mArA upara bahuja prema hato mAruM kaheluM badhuM karavA taiyAra hato eTaluM ja nahIM eka vakhata to jaMgalamAM mane sakhata tarasa lAgelI. pANI mATe ghaNI zodha karI pANI na maLatA aMte eNe potAnA lohIthI mArI tarasa chIpAvI! paNa mane enuM moTuM ja jovuM gamatuM nathI. koNa jANe ene jouM ane mane zuM thAya che! have mUkone e vAta! have to mane tame maLI kare . A alat ! ai m` ? "! 57 ani@ 19y 24 cora to A vAta sAMbhaLI ati Azcarya pAmyo A strI to juo kevI che. jeNe potAnI jAMgha cIrI enI tarasa chIpAvI AvA premALa patino paNa vizvAsaghAta karI uparathI emanI upara corInuM kalaMka lagAvI mArI sAthe bhAgI Ave che. paNa kAla savAre A balA mArI upara paNa zI vItAvaze kone khabara! AnA karatAM
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________________ cora lakSmIne ghareNA utAravAnuM kahe che! AvI dune to raste rajhaLatI ja karavI joie! haze ene jyAM javuM hoya tyAM jaze ! huM to enAthI chUTuM! - 'eya! ubhI rahe! hamaNAMne hamaNAM A ghareNAM utArI nAMkha! mane ApI de! nahiMtara A talavAra tArI sagI nahIM thAya! jIvavuM hoya to badhu utAravA maMDa!' coranI AvI trADa sAMbhaLIne lakSmI to Azcarya pAmI gaI! | 'zuM kAma mArI mazkarI karo cho? huM to tamArI havethI strI | che "jA! jA! have patnIvALI ! AvA udAra sajjana evA tArA 71
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________________ ja dhaNInI teM AvI hAlata karI to tuM mAruM zuM bhaluM karI zakavAnI ! jaldI utAravA maMDa ghareNA ane paDa tArA raste !" - aMte badhAM ghareNAM utAravA paDayA! khAlI phATelatUTela kapaDA ja | bacyA ! bhara jaMgalamAM bicArI lakSmI ekalI aTulI bhamavA mAMDI. . have zuM karaze lakSmI! pharIvAra ene dharaNano meLApa thaze ke e ! paNa e pahelA ApaNe dharaNa upara daSTipAta karI laie | cora ane lakSmInA bhAgI gayA bAda e bicArAnuM thayuM zuM! . savAra paDatAnI sAthe ja yakSanA maMdiramAM sUtelA dharaNane mudAmAla sahita pakaDIne cora tarIke mahArAjAnI pAse lai AvyA. mahArAjAe turata ja phAMsIe caDAvavAno hukama ApI dIdho! ! ke phAMsInA mAMcaDe dharaNane bAMdhI dIdho che. chellI ghaDIo gaNAi rahI che e ja vakhate phAMsI ApanAra caMDAla kahe che eya cora ! 1 jarA ucuM to je atyAra sudhI nIcuM moTuM rAkhIne ja rahelo che! have tArA bhagavAnane saMbhAra! tuM have be cAra paLono mahemAna | dharaNe jarAka moTuM uMcuM karyuM tyAM to je phAMsI ApanAra caMDAla | hato te camakI gayo! ka ja | 'aho! A to mArA jIvanadAtA mahopakArI dharaNa che. ene - huM phAMsIe caDAvuM! e sajjana koi di' AvuM kAma kare tema nathI. A to rAjA vagara vicAryuM pADAnAM vAMke pakhAlIne DAma ke e mujaba Ane mAravAno hukama karyo lAge che. A kAma "he mahApurUSa! mane oLakho! huM te ja maurika caMDAla ke mane
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________________ Ape phAMsInA phaMdAmAMthI choDAvelo! ane huM ja Apane phAMsI ApuM! e kadi na bane! tame hamaNAM ne hamaNAM ahIMthI bhAgI jAva...! ke "maurika! tuM tArI pharaja bajAva ! mane chUTo karIza to mahArAjA | tArA upara zI vItAvaze tane khyAla che?' 'je thavAnuM hoya te thAya ! paNa have maherabAnI karIne Apa jaldIthI ahIMthI bhAgI jAva!" ema kara | caMDAlanA ati AgrahathI dharaNa tyAMthI bhAgyo! jaMgalamAM AvatA vicAre che. mArI patnInuM zuM thayuM haze ! cora ene uThAvI gayo haze ke mArI nAMkhI haze ! have e bicArInuM zuM thatuM haze ?" bALamitro dharAganI kevI mati che! pelI to ene tarachoDIne bhAgI gai che! chatAM paNa A mahApurUSa to manamAM enuM bhaluM ja vicAre che! ja hajI dharaNanAM manamAM lakSmInA vicAro cAlu ja che tyAM to sAmethI phATelA tUTelA kapaDAMvALI sAva behAla sthitimAM mUkAI gayelI lakSmI dharaNane maLI. | 'prANanAtha ! zuM karuM! maMdiramAM AvelA core enuM poTaluM tamArI pAse mUkI dIdhuM ane e mane baLAtkAre laine bhAgyo ! jaMgalamAM lai jaI ghareNA Adi badhuM paDAvI mArI AvI dazA karI nAMkhI ! huM zuM karuM? kyAM jau ? mArA paramapriya patidevanuM zuM thayuM haze! huM to have maravAno ja vicAra karatI hatI paNa huM mArA prANAdhAra ! hajI kaMika mAruM bhAgya jAgRta haze ke AvA verAna rAnamAM paNa Apano bheTo thai gayo !' 73
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________________ | che ne strI caritra! aMdarathI jarA paNa icchatI na hovA chatAM | bahArathI kevuM mIThuM mIThuM bole che! ke "je thayuM te thayuM. paNa have ApaNane koI vAMdho Avaze nahIM | tuM have manamAMthI kADhI nAkha have to huM tArI bAjumAM ja chuM. ne! - tyAMthI baMne jaNA AgaLa vadhyA. tyAM ja sAmethI bhillonuM ToLuM AvyuM baMnene bAMdhIne temanA saradAra pAse lai AvyA ! mitro! bahu sarasa batrIsalakSaNA yugalane laI AvyA cho! tyAM to dharaNanA moDhA upara pallI patinI dRSTi paDe che! vicAramAM paDe che! A to pelA sArthavAha dharaNa ja nathI ne! | he mahApurUSa ! Apa ja dharaNa sArthavAha!? | 'hA kAlasena!' 'mitro! choDI do A mahApurUSane! e to mArA mahAna upakArI che! | 'mahApurUSa ! Ama kema ekalA ApanI sAtheno sAthe kyAM!" "jaMgalamAM badhA lUMTAI gayA! ame AmathI tema athaDAtA bhaTakatA hatA evAmAM tamArA sevako ahIM laI AvyA!' | pallIpati kAlasene dharaNa ane lakSmInI thoDA divaso suMdara sevA karI. che have mArkadI nagarI mAtRbhUmi choDayAne ghaNAM divaso vyatIta thai gayelA...! dharaNane mAtA-pitAnI yAda Ave che! padvIpati pAsethI rajA lai dharaNa lakSmI tyAMthI mAkaMdI tarapha javA nIkaLe che 74
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________________ chelakSmIne to dharaNanI sAthe rahevuM eka paLa paNa gamatuM na hatuM tethI rastAmAMthI ja dharaNane choDIne lakSmI to cAlI gai! dharaNe ghaNI zodhakhoLa karI paNa kyAMka maLI ja nahIM! aMte mArkadI nagarImAM dharaNa Avyo! mAtA-pitAne maLyo! paNa atyAre haiyu vyathita hatuM ke lakSmInuM zuM thayuM haze ? che tethI ja thoDA divasomAM pharI pAchuM kamAvA mATe temaja lakSmInI zodha mATe dharANe mArkadI nagarI choDI ! dharaNa pharato pharato vaijayaMtI nagarImAM AvI caDayo! bhAgye tyAM ene yArI ApI! khUba dhana kamANo! tyAMthI vizAla Rdhdhi sAthe dharaNa vahANamAM AgaLa vadhI rahyo che. tyAM to madhadariye vahANa bhAMgIne bhUkko thai jAya che! para dharaNanI badhI Rdhdhi samudramAM garakAva thai gai! paNa hajI enuM AyuSya moTuM che tethI ja ene AvA bhayaMkara samudramAM paNa pATIyuM maLI jAya che! enA upara besI taratA taratA dharaNa suvarNa dvIpamAM AvI caDyo! 'suvarNadvIpa! ke jyAM sonAnAM to Dhagale DhagalAM hoya! AvA dvIpamAM AvavuM paNa bahu kaThaNa gaNAtuM. bhAgyeja varSamAM ekAda vAra koi vahANavaTI enuM puNya jAgRta hoya to tyAM pahoMcI zakato! bAkI to e rastoja evo vikaTa, durgama hato ke tyAM pahoMcavuM ane sahIsalAmata pAchA vaLavuM ! e to bhAgye ja banatuM! AvA jAhojalAlIvALA dvIpamAM dharaNa AvI pahoMcyo! jyAM jue che tyAM suvarNa! suvarNa! rAjIno reDa thai gayo! sonAnI iMTonA 75
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________________ DhagalAM bhegA karavA maMDayo! badhI IMTo upara pAchuM potAnuM "dharAga' e nAma paNa lakhavA maMDayo! - ema karatAM karatAM dasa hajAra sonAnI iMTo bhegI karI lIdhI...! have vicAre che ke koi vahANavaTI A tarapha Ave to enI sAthe dezamAM cAlyo jAuM...! ha ri , - ghaNAM divaso bAda suvadana nAme cIna dezano vahANavaTI potAnA vahANo laine A suvarNadvIpamAM AvI caDayo. dharaNa suvadananI sAthe | bhADuM nakakI karI enA vahANamAM potAnI sonAnI iMTo sAthe beTho! para suvarNadvIpathI vahANa pAchuM vaLavA lAgyuM ! tyAM e ja vahANamAM acAnaka lakSmI maLI gai! nAtha!... ApanAthI te jaMgalamAM chUTI paDI gai. ApanI ghaNI zodha karI kyAMya paNa Apa maLyA nahiM. priyatama! priyatama! kahIne huM cAre bAju rakhaDI jaMgalanA eka eka vRkSe jaIne ubhI rahI paNa he nAtha ! Apa kyAMya maLyA nahi.. pachI A sajjana sArthavAha maLI gayA ane emanI sAthe ApaNI nagarImAM ja javA nIkaLatI hatI emAM kudaratI A vahANo jANe ApaNuM milana ja na thavAnuM hoya e rIte suvarNadvIpamAM AvI caDayA.. ne he. prANAdhAra! mArA sadbhAgye Apa maLI gayA! aMtarathI to e ja vicAratI hatI ke A pAcho kyAM mane vaLagyo! mAMDa enAthI chUTI paDI hatI ane A suvadana sAthe mojamajA karI rahI hatI tyAM pAchI A balA AvI caDI ! paNa bahArathI mIThuM mIThuM bolI dharaNane khuza karI dIdho!
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________________ suvadana sArthavAhanA vahANo madhadariye AvyA! tyAM to jANe | ulkApAta na thayo hoya evA dazyo sarjAvA lAgyA ! haMmezA zAMta raheto samudra uchaLavA maMDayo! joradAra pavana sAthe vIjaLInA kaDAkA ne bhaDAkA thavA maMDayA ! loko A zuM thayuM e vicAre pahelA ja jalanI adhiSThAtrI | devI pragaTa thai "mAre eka purUSano bhoga joIe ! e nahiM maLe A to badhAne vahANanI sAthe DUbADI daiza!'' - vahANamAM beThelAM badhA tharatharavA maMDyA ekabIjAnI sAmuM jue che paNa maravA koNa taiyAra thAya! - aMte paropakArI evo dharaNa vicAre che mArA ekanA maravA mAtrathI - ATalA badhA bacI jatA hoya to maravuM zuM khoTuM che? Ama [ paNa jIvanamAM eka vakhata maraNa AvavAnuM ja che ne! manamAM daDha nizcaya karI paramAtmAnA nAmanuM smaraNa karI dharaNe sIdho dariyAmAM kadako mAryo! che che paNa A zuM! Azcarya! dariyAmAM paDe e pahelAja uparathI jatA evA vidyAre tene jhIlI lIdho! ke "paropakAraparAyaNa ! mane oLakhyo ke nahiM ? - "huM hemakuMDala vidhAdhara tame mane AkAzagAminI vidyAmAM madada karI hatI teja huM chuM. have cAlo mArI sAthe mArA nagaramAM tamArI bhaktino lAbha mane maLe !" kahI potAnA nagaramAM lai jai suMdara bhakti karI sArAmAM sArA ratno -
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________________ ApI, hemakuMDala vidyAdhare dharaNane devapura nagaranA pAdare mUkI dIdho! devapura nagaramAM Topa nAmanA zreSThine tyAM dharaNa rahyo. roja samudra kinAre tapAsa kare che suvadananuM vahANa AvyuM ke nahIM! . eka divasa suvadananuM vahANa devapura nagaranA kinAre AvI caDayuM! samudrakinAre ja dharaNane jotAM lakSmI ane suvadananA motiyA marI gayA! A lapa pAchI ahIM kyAMthI ! dharaNa to baMnene joine AnaMda pAmyo! ke "Apa kharekhara pUNyazALI ke samudramAM paDayAM chatAM paNa bacI gayA! "e to vidyAdharanA kAraNe" ema kahI dharaNe potAnI badhI vAta kahI. rAtrInA TAime vAto karatAM karatAM traNeya samudrakinAre sUi jAya che. paNa lakSmI ane suvadana baMne pApIonAM manamAM pApa hoya che. lakSmIne to pahelethI ja dharaNa Akaro lAgato hato! suvadanane paNa have dharaNanI sonAnI iMTono lobha lAgyo hato! sAthe lakSmI jevI sohAmaNI patnI maLatI hatI.! artha ane kAma baMne bhegA thayelA tethI ja e baMnee nakkI karI lIdhuM ke Ane have koi paNa upAye mArI nAMkhIe. dariyAmAM nAMkhI daIe to paNa e pAcho jIvato rahI jAya che. enA karatAM to ene gaLAmAM phAMso nAMkhI mArI ane pachI ja dariyAmAM pheMkIe pachI koi ciMtA nahi AkhI jiMdagI lIlAlahera! paNa e bicArAone kyAM khabara che ke bhAvinA bhItaramAM zuM chupAyeluM che. | madhyarAtrie baMne pApIo uThyAM. lakSmIe dharaNanA gaLAmAM phAMso nAMkho ane suvadane gALiyAne kheMcyo. thoDIvAra thai baMne jaNAe mAnI lIdhuM ke hAza! A pApI marI gayo. samudranA kAMThe ene
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________________ - nAMkhI e baMne jaNA to tyAMthI bhAgI gayA ! paNa dharaNanuM bhAgya jAgRta hatuM. thoDIvAre e bhAnamAM AvI gayo. bhAnamAM AvatAM ja vicAre che. kharekhara A strI kevI nIkaLI ! jenA mATe huM | jaMgalamAM AmathI tema bhaTakyo jene pANI pAvA mAruM zarIra cIryuM! | - jenI jhaMkhanA huM rAtadivasa karato hato khAvA-pIvAnuM bhAna paNa * mane rahyuM na hatuM e strI AvI bevaphA nIkaLI ! saMsAranuM svarUpa | | ati vicitra che! ke, '' S S che. tyAMthI pharI Topa zreSThine tyAM Avyo ! ne suvadana ane lakSmI baMne maLI dharANanA gaLAmAM phAMso nAMkhe che ! "mitra! AkhI rAtri dekhANA nahi kyAM gayelA ?' Topa zeThe | A pramANe pUchyuM tyAre dharaNe lakSmI ane suvadananI kathanI kahI'cAlo! mahArAjAnI pAse phariyAda karavA! mahArAjA nyAyI che :
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________________ tamane pUrNa nyAya Apaze !" zeThe A pramANe kahyuM tyAre dharaNa kahe che. rahevA do zeTha! - enA bhAgyamAM haze to e lai jaze." paNa Topa zeThe mahArAjAnI pAse jaIne badhI vAta karI. mahArAjAe tarata ja samudra kinAre rahelA suvadanane lakSmInI sAthe bolAvyo ! rAjasabhAmAM pravezatAM ja dharaNane joIne baMnenA paga dhUndhA maMDayA! A hajI jIvato che? rAtanA phAMso Apyo hato chatAM maryo nathI! ke pachI enuM koi bhUta che? | 'e zeThiyA! tArI bAjumAM rahelI strI koNa che?' | 'mahArAjA A to mArI dharmapatnI che? 'bena! tamArA patideva koNa'. mane 'mahArAjA ! A ja mArA patideva che." suvadana tarapha najara | nAMkhI lakSmIe kahyuM- haka | 'to A dharaNazeTha tArA pati che e vAta khoTI ne!" "koNa dharaNa? mahArAjA huM to koi dharaNane oLakhatI paNa nathI emAM paNa A mANasane to Aje pahelIvAra joyo koi lebhAgu lAge che amArI saMpatti paDAvavA Avyo lAge che mahArAjA! AvA luccA mANasono vizvAsa karatAM nahi..!!" ke "sAruM suvadana! tArA vahANamAM sonAnI 10 hajAra iMTo che e konI che!" 'mahArAjA ! mArA vahANamAM rahelI vastu mArI ja hoya ne A karI TO
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________________ 1 erche. che (c) ja dharaNa ghara mahArAjA rAjasabhAmAM suvadana ane lakSmInI sAme sonAnI IMTo maMgAve che, ke enA upara dharaNa nAma lakheluM jue che! iMTo to suvarNadvIpathI mAMDa mAMDa maLI che. e meLavavA mATe to jIvane hatheLImAM rAkhIne tyAM gayelo.' ke 'sAruM maMtrIzvara! eka kAma karone! enA vahANamAM rahelI sonAnI iMTo ahIM hamaNAM ja maMgAvo.' kaka huM thoDI ja vAramAM suvarNanI iMTo AvI gai badhI IMTo upara "dharaNa' 'dharaNa' e pramANe nAma lakheluM joi sabhA Azcarya pAmI gai! suvadanane to thai gayuM ke have dharatI mArga Ape to aMdara pesI jAuM! 81
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________________ ke "bola have sAcuM bola! nahItara mAra khAvo paDaze A suvarNarUpI - lakSmI ane strI rUpI lakSmI baMne tArI ja che ne!" | mahArAjAnI ekaja trADathI suvadananA gAtro DhIlAM thai gayA! - - 'mahArAjA ! mane mApha karo ! mArI koI bhUla nathI. A strInA - kahevAthI ja meM A badhu nATaka kareluM kRpALu ! A baMne vastu dharaNanI che maherabAnI karI mane kSamA Apo !?? ke . kA . | dharaNanA kahevAthI mahArAjAe suvadana ane lakSmI baMnene choDI C dIdhA. uparathI dayAbhAvane lIdhe dharaNe suvadanane ATha lAkha suvarNa - ApyuM. baMnene sArI rIte vidAya ApI ! chevaTe zikhAmaNa Ape che. have suMdara rIte jIvanamAM dharma ArAdhajo. - bALamitro ! dharANanA haiyAmAM kevI karUNA che! jene mAravA mATe - baMne jaNA phAMso laIne mathI rahyA hatA! evAne jIvatA javA | dIdhA eTaluM ja nahIM paNa uparathI dAna paNa ApyuM ! | | mahApurUSo AvI ja vRttivALA hoya che! . atula Rdhdhi sidhdhi sAthe dharaNa pharI mArkadImAM Avyo ! mArkadInareza | kAmameghe paNa nagaranA ratna dharaNazeThano suMdara satkAra karyo! | A putravadhU lakSmIne sAthe na jotAM mAtA-pitAe pUchayuM! beTA lamI kyAM ? te mAtAjI! lakSmI to apAra sAthe lai Avyo che. bAkI e lakSmIe to mane jIvato mAravAmAM kamI rAkhI nathI koNa jANe - ene mArA upara evuM zuM vera haze ! haze ! enuM paNa kalyANa - thAo ! ema kahI dharaNe potAnI ApavItI mAtA-pitAne jaNAvI. badhI strI enA jevI hotI nathI ! have koI suMdara khAnadAna - gharanI kanyA sAthe tArA lagna karAvIe ! beTA ATalI lakSmI hovA che 82
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________________ chatAM paNa gRhiNI rUpI lakSmI na hoya to ghara zobhe nahi!. "nahIM pitAjI! have mane koI saMsAranA viSayono moha rahyo ja nathI have mane paraNavAno Agraha karatAM nahI".... che ane thoDA ja vakhatamAM ahidatta nAmanA tapasvI jJAnI mahAmuni parivAra sAthe mArkadI nagarImAM padhAryA...! dharagazeTha A ja takanI rAha jotA hatA mahAtmAnI madhurI dezanAnA pratApe dharaNe turaMta ja mahAkaNe meLavelI evI lakSmIne taNakhalAnI jema choDI dIdhI. saMsAranA pratyeka padArthomAMthI mamatvabhAvane kADhI samatvabhAvane dhAraNa karavA dharaNazeTha have dharaNa muni banI gayA ! thoDA ja samayamAM tapa-tyAgamAM khUba AgaLa vadhI AtmAne unnatinA mArge vALI denAra banyA... che vihAra karatAM karatAM tAmralipti nagarImAM dharANa munivara padhAryA... saMdhyAno samaya thai gayo che. pakSIo kallola karatAM potAnA mALAmAM pAchA pharI rahyA che, gAyo doDI doDIne potAnA vAcharaDAne maLavA mATe jai rahI che, maMdiromAMthI ghaMTanAda guMjI rahyA che. tyAre dharANa munivara udhAnamAM kAussagga dhyAnamAM lIna banI gayA che. tyAM ja eka strI emanI sAme AvI potAnA hAthe zarIra upara ujharaDA karI zarIra paranA ghareNAonA TUkaDA karI muninI sAme mUkI de che. ane jorathI bUmo pADe che, "bacAvo bacAvo A DhoMgI muni mane lUMTI rahyo che." bAjumAM ja rahelA rAja sainiko doDatA AvI jAya che "sainiko pakaDo A DhoMgIne! mArA ghareNA lUMTato hato ane tamane AvatA joI pAcho eNe DhoMga zarU karI dIdho che! "eya! sAdhu! sAcuM bolaje tuM koNa che? kema A bAinA ' 83
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________________ dAgInA laine ubho che?' | muni to mauna ja rahyA. tarata ja pakaDIne mahArAjA pAse lai gayA. mahArAjAe paNa puchyuM, paNa sAcuM kahIza to A strIne anarthakArI thaze ema vicArI mahAmanA munivara to mauna ja rahyA. che DhoMgI ! kAMi bolato ja nathI java lai jAva! ene phAMsIe caDAvI do! AvA gunA mArA rAjyamAM cAlaze nahIM. che krodhathI dhamadhamatA mahArAjAno Adeza sAMbhaLI rAjasevako munine lai zULInA pATIye AvI caDyA! muni to AvA maraNAMta upasargamAM paNa samAdhimAM lIna che. ! phAMsI ApanAra caMDAla hajI gALiyo kheMcavA jAya tyAM ja sIdho bhUmi upara paTakAi gayo! AkAzamAMthI divya puSponI vRSTi sAthe AkAzavANI thai "mahAmuni nirdoSa che. e duSTa strInA ja badhA kArastAna che, munivara upara khoTuM kalaMka lagAveluM che." rAjA to doDato AvI munivaranA page paDI potAnA aparAdhanI kSamApanA kare che. rAjasainiko pelI strIne zodhavA nIkaLyA! paNa e to tarata ja tyAMthI bhAgI ja gaI! . | hamaNAM banelA evA enA pati suvadanane pakaDIne mahArAjA pAse lai AvyA. suvadane paNa mahArAjAne potAnI lakSmInI ane mahAmuni dharaNanI badhI vAta karI mahArAjA paNa A sAMbhaLI Azcarya pAmI gayA. suvadana paNa 'saMsArathI' kaMTALI sAdhu thai gayo ! nAnA dharaNamuni to tyAMthI vihAra karI niraticAra cAritra pALI AyuSya pUrNa karI sIdhA agiyAramAM AraNa devalokanA tejasvI deva banI gayA!
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________________ jyAre pelI lakSmI jaMgalamAM AmathI tema rakhaDatI, bhaTakatI aMte - vAghathI cIrAI maraNa pAmI pAMcamI narakamAM cAlI gai! guNasena rAjakumArano jIva. kamaza : siMha, zikhI, dhana, jaya, ane dharaNa svarUpe banI. eka eka pagathiyuM AgaLa caDI rahyo che! jyAre, - pelA mahAtapasvI agnizarmAno jIva. kamaza: AnaMda, jAlinI dhanazrI, vijaya ane lakSmI tarIke banI durgatinI gartAmAM dhakelAi rahyo che! eka sUkSma! evA vaira bIjanI paNa kevI dArUNa paraMparA! (koi koi no mitra nathI ke koi koino zatru nathI, zatratA ane mitratA kevaLa vyavahAranA kAraNe ne ja thAya che. 85
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________________ bhava - 7 - pUrva bhAratamAM aMga dezanI jAhojalAlI te samaye! anerI hatI rAjadhAnI caMpAnagarImAM mahArAjA amarasena potAnA ladhubaMdhu yuvarAja hariSaNa sAthe sukhapUrvaka divaso pasAra karI rahyA hatA. ( amarasena ane hariSaNano prema paNa arasaparasa eTalo ke loko kahetA jANe rAma lakSmaNanI joDI ! pAchA baMne bhAio zUravIra, sAtvika ane parAkramI hatA. 1 amarasenanI patnI jayasuMdarI ane hariSaNanI bhAryA hariprabhA baMne eka eka putranI mAtA thai. he mahArAjAnA putranuM nAma sena pADayuM jyAre yuvarAjanA putranuM nAma viSeNa pADayuM. mahArAjA-yuvarAjane hatuM ke jema ApaNe baMnemAM avihaDa prema che ema A baMne bhAio paNa e ja rIte rahe to caMpAnagarInA sukhamAM koi oTa Ave nahIM! paNa koNa jANe kema jema jema kumAro moTA thatA gayA tema tema senakumAra viSeNa upara game eTalo prema batADe paNa viSeNane to sena upara eTalI cIDa ke vAta ja na pUcho ! vAraMvAra senakumAranA doSo joyA kare...! paNa nirdoSa evA senamAM doSo maLe kyAMthI! paNa viSeNane cena paDatuM nathI. ja eka vakhata caMpA nagarInA udhAnanA parisaramAM eka mahAmuni padhAryA temanI bodhaka preraka vANI sAMbhaLI, mahArAjA amarasenano AtmA halI uThayo! have rAjagAdI upara besIne kAma zuM che!
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________________ bhale senakumAra nAno che chatAM paNa bhAi haripheNa evo che ke je senane mArA karatA paNa vadhAre mAne che rAjavI pada mATe paNa haripheNa lAyaka ja che. caMpAnA nagarajanone jema mArA upara sneha che tema hariSaNa pratyenI paNa emanI bhakti evI ja che, to have huM zuM kAma mAruM AtmakalyANa na sAdhu! A umaMramAM suMdaramAM suMdara ArAdhanA karI zakAze. bhAI haripheNa choDavA taiyAra nathI paNa jene chUTavuM ja hoya ene koNa rokI zake ? mahArAjA amarasenanA pravrajyA svIkAravAnA aDaga nirNaya sAme sahu koi jhUkI paDayA. natamastake mahArAjAne vaMdana karavA lAgyA! - S. - yuvarAja haripheNa have mahArAjA haripheNa thayA ! ane mahArAjA - amarasene mahAmuni banI potAnuM Atma-kalyANa sAdhI lIdhuM ! - koi divasa harieNe evuM nathI batADayuM ke viSeNa potAno putra che mATe vadhAre enuM lAlanapAlana thAya ulaTAnuM mahArAjA potAnA putranA pIlA DaMkhIlA svabhAvathI du:khI hatA. | dhIme-dhIme kumAro moTA thatA gayA eka guNamAM to bIjo avaguNamAM - AgaLa vadhe che viNa to manamAM eja mAnIne beTho che ke jyAM sudhI A duSTa sena haze tyAM sudhI mane rAjya maLavAnuM nathI mATe evo koI upAya karuM ke enuM kAsaLa ja nIkaLI jAya ! ghaNAM upAyo karyA paNa rAjyanA budhdhinidhAna mahAmaMtrInI samayasUcakatAnA kAraNe badhA upAyo eLe gayA! mahAmaMtrIzvara paNa viSeNanA AvA svabhAvathI khUba du:khI hatA! 87
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________________ paNa eka vakhata rAjyanA bagIcAnAM vRkSomAM ekadama pheraphAra dekhAvA lAgyo je vRkSomAM koi dI phaLa Ave nahIM e vRkSo phaLathI bharapUra jaNAvA maMDayA! ane je vRkSo roja suMdara phaLa ApatA hatA e badhA sUkAi gayA! mana- Damara kAmanA - maMtrIzvare A pheraphAranuM kAraNa jANavA AmraphaLa nAmanA sacoTa jJAnavALA jyotiSIne bolAvyo! nimittaka! Aje A udyAnamAM akAraNa kema ATalo pheraphAra dekhAya che? che ja - mahAmAtyajI! A pheraphAra eja sUcave che thoDA ja vakhatamAM A nagaramAM rAjA badalAze, zatru rAjA rAja karaze paNa enuM varcasva paNa lAMbo vakhata raheze nahIM." | 'maMtrIzvara jaldI padhAro mahArAjA Apane hamaNAM ja bolAve che hajI A vAta cAlatI hatI tyAM mahArAjAnuM ekAeka teDuM AveluM joi maMtrIzvara coMkI gayA. tarata ja jyotiSIne pUche che! rAjAnuM ekAeka teDuM zA mATe AvyuM.? maMtrIjI! rAjyapuranA mahArAjA zaMkhanI pazmInI putrI zAMtimatInuM zrIphaLa tamAre tyAM sAmethI AvyuM che. mahArAjA zaMkhe hariSaNa mahArAjAne kahevaDAvyuM che ke tamArA sena ane viSeNa baMne putromAM thI jene mATe yogya lAge ene mATe zrIphaLa rAkhI zAMtimatI kumArInuM nakkI karI mane AnaMda thAya evA samAcAra Apo! | 'maMtrIzvara yAda rAkhajo je A parmAnI zAMtimatIne varaze te | mahAbhAgyazALI thaze ane pharI pAcho caMpAnagarIno udhdhAra karanAra ja ) 88
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________________ parAkramI rAjavI paNa teja thaze." te maMtrIzvara tarata ja tyAMthI nIkaLI mahArAjA haripheNa pAse gayA | maMtrIzvara! padhAro! khAsa to tamane eTalA mATe ja bolAvyA ke mahArAjA zaMkhanI putrInuM zrIphaLa AvyuM che meM to manathI to nakkI karI lIdhuM che. A zrIphaLa senakumAra mATe svIkAravuM e vadhAre yogya che. chatAM paNa tamAro abhiprAya levA mATe ja tamane bolAvyA che. tamAro zuM vicAre che! A 5 kara, 'rAjana Ape je nakkI karyuM che e ekadama yogya ane ucita nuM ja che mAro paNa e ja vicAra hato Ama paNa senakumAra vaDIla " che, vaDIla bhrAtAno putra che. enA dhAmadhUmathI lagna thai gayA bAda ro ka senakumAra ane zAMtimatInA lagna ! 89
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________________ viNakumAra mATe paNa ApaNe suMdara kanyA zodhI kADhIzuM. mahArAjA ! zrIphaLa laine senakumAranuM pAku karI nAMkho !' mahArAjAe turaMta ja zrIphaLa lai senakumAra sAthe nakkI karyAno | patra paNa mahArAjA zaMkhane lakhI Apyo. ke thoDA ja samayamAM mahArAja kumAra sena ane zAMtimatInA dhAmadhUmathI ThAThamAThathI lagna thayA baMne nagarImAM AnaMda AnaMda chavAI gayo e lagna prasaMge mahArAjA e chUTe hAthe dAna ApavA mADayuM jene je jue e laI jAo caMpAnagarImAM to atyAre AnaMdanI avadhi mAtI nathI badhA loko rAjI rAjI che paNa eka vyakti nArAja che e vaLI koNa haze..!, mahArAjA hariSaNano putra viSeNa. Ame paNa bAlyAvasthAthI ja enA aMtaramAM sena pratye dveSano bhArobhAra agni saLagato che ane emAM atyAre badhe ThekANe senakumAranI vAha vAha bolAya che. AvI suMdara padamInI strIno svAmI banI gayA che. e viSeNathI jarA paNa sahana thayuM nahIM, paNa bApaDo kare paNa zuM! senakumAra to zAMtimatI sAthe AnaMdapramoda karavA lAgyo eka vakhata baMne jaNA udyAnamAM hatA tyAre senane mAravA mATe viSeNe bhADUtI guMDAone taiyAra karIne mokalyA, paNa koNa jANe zuM thayuM ! senakumArane jotAM ja e lokonA hAtha thaMbhI gayA! bicArA rotI zakale emane ema pAchA AvI gayA! che emAM vaLI eka divasa madhyAhana thayA pachI senakumAra potAnA mahelamAM beThA hatA alakamalakanI vAto cAlatI hatI tyAM ja cAra tApasI kumAranI pAse AvyA, kumAre ubhA thai tarata ja praNAma
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________________ 20 . She 2 jo|||| ||/ / //// ke rAjakumAra senane kapaTathI tApaso bagIcAmAM lai Ave che. - karyA! keka kakakaka kakaka kakaka che. - "mahArAjakumAra ! jarA amArI sAthe bahAranA bagIcAmAM padhAro ne! tamArI sAthe thoDI dharmacarcA karavI che. ahIM mahelamAM vilAsI vAtAvaraNamAM dharmanI carcA karavI phAve nahIM mATe A zAMta nIrava udhAnamAM Apa padhAro! senakumAra to saraLa bhAve tarata ja e lokonI sAthe bagIcAmAM | AvyA eka tApasa kumAranI sAme besI gayo. bIje bAjumAM ubho rahyo ane bAkInA be kumAranI pAchaLa ubhA rahyA! | 'mahAtmana pharamAvo! mArA lAyaka zI AjJA che?" hajI to | rAjakumAra A vAkya pUruM kare tyAM ja pAchaLathI talavArano joradAra - 91
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________________ ghA rAjakumAranA hAtha upara paDayo! rAjakumAra cetI gayo! tarata e ja sAvadha thaI eka hAthe pelAnA hAthamAMthI talavAra kheMcI thoDI ka ja paLomAM cAre tApasone dhULa cATatA karI dIdhA! cArebAju kolAhala ' vyApI gayo avAja thatA ja AjubAjumAM rahelA sainiko doDI AvyA ane cAreyane pakaDI mahArAjA haripheNa pAse laI AvyA ! | mahArAjA to krodhathI rAto-pILA thai gayelA mArA rAjyamAM koi che. dI eka nAno paNa guno thAya nahIM ane A cAreya DhoMgI tApasono veza lai rAjakumArane mAravA sudhI pahoMcI gayA! | 'sAcuM bolajo ! tame koNa cho? rAjakumArano jIva levA zuM kAma tame tyAM gayA hatA? pelA cAreya gallAM tallAM karavA maMDayA!'. hajI kahuM chuM sAcuM bolo nahiMtara hamaNAMne hamaNAM cAreyanA | mastaka talavArathI uDAvI daiza! nA! nA!! mahArAjA ame to ciThThInA cAkara jevA chIe kumAra viSeNe amane A rIte tApasonA veze rAjakumAra senane mAravA mATe mokalelA kSamA karo kRpAnAtha! have jiMdagImAM AvuM adhama kRtya koI divasa nahIM karIe!" ka gs, . - A sAMbhaLIne rAjA to ekadama krodhAyamAna thai gayo! mArA gharamAM ja A aMgAra kyAMthI pAkyo ! bhale kumAra mAro putra hoya chatAM paNa jAya to sauno samAna ja sevako! pakaDI lAvo viSaNane mArI sAme ja enuM mastaka dhaDathI uDAvI do! C' s janA ke pitAjI! viSeNa hajI bALaka che nAdAnapaNAne lIdhe utAvaLathI bhUla thai javAno saMbhava che. paNa te pitAjI! enA mATe AvI ( AkarI zikSA na hoya ! game ema to mAro bhAi che, eka taka
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________________ Apo bhUla thai javI e sahaja che paNa enuM prAyazcita thavuM | muzkela che mane vizvAsa che ke have viSaNane bhUla samajAi jaze ! mATe mArI A vinaMtI Apa svIkAro evI ja mArI araja che. mahArAjA harijeNe senanA kahevAthI viSeNane zikhAmaNa ApI choDI | dIdho. pelA cAreya tApasone paNa have jiMdagImAM pharIvAra AvuM hIna kRtya nahIM karavAnI pratijJA ApI choDI mUkyA. u rAjasabhA paNa senakumAranA guNa gAtI ane viSeNane tiraskAratI che visarjanane pAmI. - S C Syke che 1 AkhA nagaramAM core ne cauTe eka ja vAta che senakumAra keTalo ' sajjana udAra, jyAre viSeNa evo ja adhama nIca, A badhu pAgala thayelA hAthIne senakumAra zAMta kare che! 93
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________________ | rAjakumAra senane viSe mAravA mATe Ave che paNa senakumAra ene dUra haTAvI | thavAthI to viSeNane vadhAre baLatarA thavA maMDI paNa zuM kare ! hamaNAM | kAMi potAnuM cAlI zake ema nathI. mahArAja kumAra senane je talavArano ghA lAgelo e have rUjhAi che gayo senakumAra pahelAnI jema svastha thaI gayA, mahArAjA hariSaNe - A mATe caMpAnagarImAM AnaMdano utsava zarU karyo. mahotsavamAM caMpAnA - nagaravAsIo layalIna banelA che, tyAM to ekAeka rAjAno paTTa hasti gAMDo thayo je sAme Ave badhAne upADI upADIne pheMkavA maMDayo! dukAno, gharo bhAMgIne bhUko karavA lAgyo. AnaMdotsavamAM magna banelI caMpAnI prajA ekAeka AvI paDela A viTaMbaNAthI
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________________ hatAza thai gai! hAthIne koNa kAbUmAM le! senakumArane samAcAra AmathI tema khUba jamADI, thakAvI aMte zAMta pADI enA upara ArUDha thaine rAjamahela tarapha AvavA mAMDayo. senakumAranuM AvuM kauzalya parAkrama joi caMpAvAsIo to digamUDha banI gayA mahArAjA hariSaNanI chAtI paNa gaja gaja phUlavA lAgI sahu koi mahArAja kumArasenano jayajayakAra bolAvavA lAgyA! - paNa viSaNa mATe to A kArya agnimAM ghI homavA jevuM thai gayuM. A lucco jyAM sudhI jIvato haze tyAM sudhI mAre eno jayajayakAra sAMbhaLavo paDaze. have to basa eka ja upAya karuM nathI pahelA pelA cArane kAma bhaLAvyuM ane vAta phUTI gaI to | keTalI kadarthanA thaI! enA karatAM to have jAte ja jaIne ghA karI AvuM. bIje ja divase senakumAra zAMtimatI sAthe ughAnamAM kIDA karI rahyA hatA tyAre ekAeka talavAra sAthe viNakumAra upara dhasI Avyo paNa cAlAka sene teno hAtha pakaDI talavArane lai evI joradAra pATu mArI ke dasa DagalAM dUra jaIne viSeNa paDayo. pAcho tarata ja ubho thai charI laine senanA mastaka upara mAravA gayo. tyAMja tene eka joradAra thapaDa lagAvI enA hAthamAMthI charI nIce pADI dIdhI bAjumAM rahelA kumAranA sainiko tarata ja AvI gayA ane viSeNane pakaDI lIdho paNa udAramananA sene tarata ja viSegane Thapako ApI choDI dIdho! | mahelamAM AvI zAMtimatIne kahe che. 'priyA ! have ApaNe ahIM 95
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________________ vadhAre rahevuM ucita nathI. kAraNa ke huM jyAM sudhI rahIza tyAM sudhI viSeNane zAMti maLavAnI ja nathI. enA kAraNe koi vAra kAkA hariSaNa evuM pagaluM bharaze ke e bicArAne jIMdagIbhara du:khI thavuM paDaze ane emAM nimitta huM banIza enA karatA to bahetara che ke ApaNe ahIMthI cAlyA jaie ApaNA puNyamAM haze to Rdhdhi-sidhdhi to badhuM maLI ja raheze. paNa viSeNanA jIvane paNa zAMti thaze ane mArI gerahAjarImAM e hoMziyAra catura thai jaze to rAjyane saMbhALavAmAM paNa upayogI thaze! - pativratA patnIe paNa patinI vAtamAM saMmati ApI ane eja rAtre bane caMpAnagarIne paramapriya kAkAne hitasvI maMtrIzvarane vahAlA prajAjanone choDIne vanavagaDAnI vATe cAlI nIkaLyA. ! AgaLa cAlatA cAlatA jaMgalamAM eka sArthavAha potAnA parivAra sAthe jai rahyo hato enuM milana thayuM. sArthavAha senakumAranI patnI zAMtimatIne tarata oLakhI gayo! kumArane praNAma karI tarata ja kahe che, 'rAjakumAra! huM rAjyapura nagarano sAnudeva nAme sArthavAha chuM ApanA patnI devI zAMtimatI e amArA mahArAjA zaMkhanI putrI che Apa ekAkI baMne kema? zuM Apano parivAra AgaLa pAchaLa che ke zuM? ratha ghoDA Adi koi vAhano paNa dekhAtAM nathI Ama kai bAju nIkaLyA cho kumAra! - kumAre sArthavAhane bhAIne kaleza thavAnA nimitta banuM chuM eTalA mATe ame nIkaLI gayAM chIe, vigere vAta karI ane have sArthavAhanI sAthe ja kumAra temaja zAMtimatI tAmralipti nagarI tarapha AgaLa vadhyAM!
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________________ A mArgamAM bhayaMkara jaMgala AvyuM. e jaMgalamAM ja mahA krUra evA coronI pallI hatI Akho sAthe sAvadha thaine AgaLa vadhI rahyo che. tyAM ja pAchaLathI lUMTArAoe AvIne paDakAra pheMkyo...! - sArthanA kAcA pocA mANaso to AmathI tema bhAgavA maMDayA! paNa senakumAre aDaga rahIne lUMTArAo sAthe evuM tumUla yudhdha karyuM aMte emanA saradArane ghAyala karI dIdho. e che | saradArane paDelo jANI bIjA lUMTArAo to AmathI tema bhAgI gayA! paNa sajjana evo senakumAra duzmanane paNa du:khI jevA rAjI hato nahIM tethI ja tarata enI pAse AvI pANI chAMTI vIMjhANu hAthamAM lai e coranA nAyakane pavana nAMkhavA maDe che. ME /7/1tf { fk jaMgalamAM lUMTArAnA nAyakane senakumAra pavana nAMkhe che!
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________________ - thoDIvAre jayAre pelo zudhdhimAM Ave che kumArane A rIte bAjumAM beThelA joi pavana nAMkhato joI ati Azcarya pAmI kumAranA pagamAM paDI jAya che. kumAra! mAro aparAdha mApha karo!! ke enA sAthIdAro je AjubAjumAM bhAgI gayelA e paNa tyAM pAchA AvI gayA. sArthanA mANaso paNa badhA bhegA thai gayA. pallIpatie senakumArane eka ajaba evuM trizULa bheTa ApyuM. A trizULano prabhAva evo hato ke game evA ghA lAgyA hoya A trizULa sAme rAkhavAmAM Ave to badhA ghA rUjhAi jAya! A badhI dhamAlamAM senakumAranI patnI zAMtimatI kyAM cAlI gaI koine khyAla Avyo nahi. - A badhuM patyA bAda senakumAra jue che zAMtimatI kyAM ? cAre bAju ghaNI zodhakhoLa karAve che paNa zAMtimatI maLatI nathI ! kumAra to ati ciMtita banI jAya che! sAnudeva sArthavAha kumArane vinaMtI kare che, hamaNAM mArI sAthe vizvapura padhAro, tyAMthI pachI zAMtimatInI vizeSa tapAsa karAvIe. paNa have kumAra A sthAnamAMthI nagaramAM javA taiyAra nathI. "jayAM sudhI zAMtimatIno patto nahi maLe tyAM sudhI mane cena paDaze nahi, maherabAnI karI hamaNAM mane ahIM ja rahevA do. tame paNa tamArI rIte nagaramAM jai tapAsa karAvajo maLe to mane samAcAra Apajo" sAnudeva sArthavAha sAthe sAthe tyAMthI AgaLa vadhyo! | rAtri paDavA AvI tyAre jaMgalamAM rahelA senakumArane pelA corono nAyaka atiAgraha karIne potAnI pallImAM laI gayo.! 98
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________________ che. vizvapuranA rAjavIne A paddhIpatino trAsa khUbaja raheto. je - je loko A jaMgalamAMthI pasAra thatA emaNe to khUba takalIpha veThavI paDatI eTaluM ja nahi, paraMtu have to vizvapuranA lokone paNa A coraTukaDIno bhaya ghaNo raheto avAra navAra nagaramAM AvI nAnI moTI corIo karI jatA hatA. senApatine Adeza Apelo Aje rAtanA ja cunaMdA sainiko laIne jAva ane pelA duSTa pallI patine jIvato yA marelo mArI samakSa hAjara karo! vizvapuranA mahArAjAnI rAjasabhA samakSa senakumAra ane paddhipatti baMdhanagrasta avasthAmAM!
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________________ je rAtrie senakumAra e pallImAM sUtelA eja rAtrie senAnAyake cunaMdA sainika sAthe pallIne ghero ghAlyo badhA mANasone pakaDavA maMDayA. kumAra ane pallIpatine khabara paDI tarata ja zastro lai baMne jaNA khUba jhajhUmyA paNa aMte baMne pakaDAi gayA ane bIje divase vizvapuranI rAjasabhA samakSa senakumAra ane pallIpati bhayaMkara gunegAra tarIke rajU thayA ! 20. je mahArAjA samaraketu rAjasiMhAsana upara beThelA che maMtrIvaro paNa potapotAnA Asane goThavAi gayelA rAjasabhA hakaDeThaTha jAmI che loko AvA bhayaMkara gunegArane jovA ane mahArAjA ene zuM sajA kare che e jANavA mATe talapApaDa thaine beThA hatA. . pallI patinI sAthe senakumArane paNa baMdhanagrasta banAvelA joi loko arasaparasa vAto karavA maMDayA! e pelAnA to moDhA uparathI ja dekhAya che ke e to bhayaMkara cora haze. paNa A vaLI bIjo suMdara sohAmaNo rAjakumAra jevo dedIpyamAna jaNAto purUSa koNa che? ene kema AnI sAthe bAMdhyo che! jene joine zatrunA haiyAmAM paNa heta umaTI paDe evA A mAsumane mahArAjA zuM sajA karaze ! joie to kharA zuM thAya che? 'mahArAjA! dUranA nagaramAMthI eka sArthavAha AvelA che Apane maLavA mATe anujJA mAMge che!" dvArapALe mahArAjAe kahyuM. 'sAruM sArUM, lai Ava e sArthavAhane, e paNa joze amArA nagarano nyAya! amArA sainikonuM parAkrama! ke AvA khUMkhAra DAkune 100
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________________ paNa jIvato pakaDI lAvyA! je siMha jevo jaNAto hato, atyAre ziyALiyA jevo banI gayo che. e lona lo to e che che. rAjyapura nagarano sArthavAha sAnudeva ati kiMmatI bheTarNa mahArAjAne dhare che ane AjubAjumAM najara nAMkhe che tyAM ja senakumArane baMdhanAvasthAmAM bAMdhelA joyA! | 'mahArAjA! Apa to bhalA corane pakaDI lAvyA cho A kumAra cora DAku nathI paraMtu caMpAnagarIno pratApI zUravIra yuvarAja senakumAra che. e pachI sArthavAhe senakumAranI badhI vAto bharasabhAmAM saMbhaLAvI sabhAmAM Azcarya ane AnaMdanI avadhi rahI nahi. koI ja eka kahe jo huM kaheto ja hato ne! A cora na hoya ! Ato | rAjakumAra ja haze! . . . .) bIjo kahe "jA- jA have ! tArA pahelA to meM kIdhu hatuM!' samaraketu mahArAjAe baMnene mAnapUrvaka choDI dIdhA eTaluM ja nahi paNa senakumArane ati Agraha karIne potAnI pAse ja rAkhyo. A pallIpatie paNa nirNaya karI lIdho ke have bhaviSyamAM corI karavI nahIM. A sArthavAha sAnudeva paNa potAnA nagara tarapha gayo. ' [ senakumArane ahIM pANI mAMgatA dUdha maLe evI sthiti hatI. chatAM paNa zAMtimatInA virahathI vyathita hato, samaraketu mahArAjAe zAMtimatInI tapAsa karavA cArebAju mANaso mokalelA, eTalAmAM ja somasUra nAme koi bhAgyazAlI purUSe AvIne kumArane kIdhu ke priya melaka nAmanuM vRkSa che je priyamelaka tIrtha tarIke prakhyAta che tenI , ja - 101
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________________ najIkamAM ja RSimunionuM eka tapovana che tyAM prAya: zAMtimatI devI hovA joie meM mArI najare emane nihALyAM che. tame eka A sAMbhaLI tarata ja senakumAra pallIpatine laine kAMdabarI aTavImAM AvelA priyamelaka tIrtha tarapha nIkaLyo. lo te mA ( tapovananAM zAMta-prazAMta vAtAvaraNamAM priyamelaka vRkSa nIce beThelI zAMtimatInI DAbI AMkha pharakatI hatI. e manamAM vicAratI hatI ke Aje mArA priyatamano meLApa thaze e vicAramAM jarA dRSTi uMcI kare che. tyAM ja sAme ja senakumAra ane pallI patine joyA baMnenI AMkhamAMthI azruonI dhArA varasI rahI che, thoDI vAra sudhI ekabIjA bolI zakatA paNa nathI, zAMtimatI patinA pagamAM paDI kahe che. "he nAtha! e vakhate ApanuM ane pallI patinuM yudhdha thatAM badhA doDAdoDa karavA lAgyA. huM paNa ATalI dhamAlamAM ApanAthI vikhUTI paDI gai. nAtha ! nAtha !! karatAM jaMgalamAM cAre bAju rakhaDI. eka eka vRkSane meM ApanI khabara pUchI, pakSIo paNa mAruM AkraMda joine stabdha thai gayelA. AvA verAna bhayaMkara jaMgalamAM mAre zuM karavuM? have ApanA vagara jIvana paNa nakAmuM ema jANI meM azokavRkSanI nIce gaLe phAMso lagAvyo ? vanadevatAne uMcA sAde kahyuM ke "he vanadevatA! A jIvanamAM have mane mArA patideva maLe ema nathI, jIvanamAM meM Aryaputra sivAya bIjA koinI manathI paNa icchA karI nathI. bhavobhava mane emanuM ja zaraNuM to ema kahI meM to gaLe phAMso nAMkhI dIdho. paNa koNa jANe zuM thayuM! phAMso tUTI gayo ane huM jamIna upara paTakAI paDI, mUccha pAmI gai! thoDIvAre bhAnamAM AvI tyAM joyuM to eka munikumAra mArI bAjumAM beThelA mane 102
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________________ . nA AzramamAM zAMtimatIno praveza!! . Apa koNa cho? ahIM kayAMthI ?", "huM RSikumAra chuM. bAjumAM ja amAruM tapovana che, ahIM saMdhyA upAsanA mATe Avelo, tane - A pramANe paDelI dekhI ahIM Avyo. paNa e to kahe ke AvA verAna jaMgalamAM ekAkI evI tuM koNa che?" | "bhagavaMta! mArI kathanI bahu lAMbI che e pramANe kahI meM e mahAtmAne badhI vAta karI ke e emanI vatsa! tuM raDa nahIM A saMsAranuM svarUpa ja AvuM che saMyoga ane viyoga to A saMsAranI ghaTamALa che harSa ane zoka to 103 103
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________________ paLe paLe AvyA ja kare che mATe AvA prasaMgomAM kheda karavo joIe nahIM. tArI AkRti uparathI, tArA lakSaNo uparathI huM kahuM chuM ke tane thoDA samayamAM ja patidevano bheTo thaze ane suMdara bhAgyazALI putranI tuM mAtA banIza. mATe manamAM bIjo koI vikalpa lAvyA vagara tuM mArI sAthe tapovanamAM cAla. tyAM tArA patino saMyoga tane thaze. tApasIonI sAthe dharma-dhyAnamAM tArA divaso paNa koI ja pasAra thai jaze. RSikumAranI amRtatulya AvI vANI sAMbhaLI he nAtha ! huM emanI sAthe A AzramamAM AvI. haraghaDI tamArA darzananI rAha joi rahI chuM. kharekhara A vRkSanuM nAma paNa sArthaka ja che ke jeNe mane mArA priyano meLApa karAvI dIdho. jo ke te loko lai ne | jotajotAmAM pUrAM tapovanamAM vAta phelAi javAthI munikumAra-tApasIo 1 badhAe AvI sena ane zAMtimatI ne khUba AzIrvAda ApyA. | senakumAre tapasvIonI suMdara rIte bhakti karI have AvuM vRkSa ke jyA priyapAtranuM milana thayuM te vRkSanI paNa pUjA karavI joie ema vicArI senakumAre pUjAnI sAmagrI maMgAvI te vRkSanI paNa suMdara rIte pUjA karI e vakhate AnA guNothI kheMcAyelI evI kSetranI adhipati devI pragaTa thai. thoDI vAta karI lo ane tenI mA ja devIe kumArane kahyuM tArI bhaktithI huM saMtuSTa chuM. tArA puNyaprakarSanA | A kAraNe kheMcAine huM AvI chuM, mAMga mAMga ! tAre je joie te huM ApavA taiyAra chuM."
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________________ che senakumArane devI dvArA Arogyaratna pradAna!! jI ) || | "he bhagavatI ! ApanA darzana thayA e ja mArA mATe ghaNuM che. enAthI huM saMtuSTa chuM ApanI kRpA joie. bIjuM kazu mAre joie nahIM. "kumAra! tAro viveka ane nirlobhIpaNuM joIne mane khUba AnaMda thAya che svArtha mATe nahi paNa paropakAra mATe paNa huM tane A eka maNiratna ApuM chuM eno tuM svIkAra kara A ratna evuM che ke sarva roganuM nivAraNa karavAmAM samartha che mATe he kumAra! uttama evuM Arogya ratna tuM svIkAra!") jevI ApanI AjJA ema kahI kumAre ratnano svIkAra karyo. devI paNa tyAMthI kumArane 'ghaNuM jIvo' e AzIrvAda ApI alopa - 105 zrI mahAvIra jona mArAthanA ja, mA, bhA. bhI kailAsasAgara sUri zAna maka
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________________ thai gayA. bAjumAM rahelI tApasIo paNa vicAre che ke "A kumAra keTalo prabhAvaka che ke devatAo paNa tene mAna Ape che") no kumAra! have amArI pUjAno samaya thaI gayo che ame jaie chIe mAtAjI! huM paNa Apa lokonI sAthe AvuM chuM. mAre paNa kulapatinA darzana karavA che. tApasIo zAMtimatI AdinI sAthe senakumAra kulapatinA AvAse Avyo! praNAma karI temanI pAse beTho ! "vatsa! A zAMtimatI e mArI dharmaputrI che saMsArano tyAga karelo hovA chatAM paNa tenA guNonA kAraNe tenA upara mane sneha che AvI uttama kanyAnI suMdara rIte saMbhALa rAkhaje ane jIvanarUpI bAgane dharmarUpI pANIthI siMcavAnuM cAlu ja rAkhaje. | 'jevI ApanI AjJA' | eka bAju paramapriya evA patideva maLyA hatA emanI sAthe javAnuM hatuM eno AnaMda paNa zAMtimatInA uramAM mAto na'to to bIjI bAju AvA hetALa pitRtulya vAtsalyadAtA evA kulapati snehALa munikumAro, premALa tApasIo, AvuM sAtvika vAtAvaraNa e badhAne choDavuM paDaze eno raMja paNa zAMtimatInA haiyAne korI khAto hato. vAta ) va za zuM bhagavaMta! have ApanA darzana kyAre thaze? 'putrI ! viSAda kara nahi tuM dharmathI raMgAyelI che bhale ahIMyAthI tuM jAya che paNa munino upadeza to tArA haiyAmAM ja che patinI suMdara sevA karaje 106
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________________ saMtAnone paNa sAtvika banAvaje ane aMte badhuM choDI muktimArga nI ArAdhanAmAM tallIna banaje ! e e lIlI kulapatinI pUjA karI emane pharI pharI praNAma karI senakumAra ane zAMtimatI vizvapuranA mahArAjA samaraketune vacana ApeluM hovAthI vizvapuramAM AvyA. ( samaraketu mahArAjA paNa zAMtimatIne joI khUba khuza thayA keTalAye divaso tyAM AnaMdathI pasAra thai gayA tyAM eka divasa mahArAjA samaraketune karmanI vicitratAnA kAraNe evo roga utpanna thayo mastakamAM tIvra vedanA thai zarIranA sAMdhAo tUTavA lAgyA, AMkho baMdha thaI gai, vAcA haNAi gai zvAsa dhamaNanI jema upaDavA lAgyo! kuzaLa vaidyo tAtkAlIka AvI pahoMcyA! ghaNA auSadho ApyA paNa mahArAjAnI mAMdagImAM sudhArAnA koI cinha jaNAyA nahi. aMta:puranI strIo codhAra AMsue raDavA lAgI samagra nagaramAM zokanI chAyA pharI vaLI senakumArane samAcAra maLyA, e paNa mahArAjAnI A sthiti joi ekadama du:khI thaI gayA. che e che ke e loko mArA mahAna upakArI evA mahArAjAnI mArA jIvatA A dazA! senakumAra paNa mUccha khAIne dharatI upara DhaLI paDayo! zAMtimatI tarata ja emane bhAnamAM lAvI kahe che he nAtha! devatAe Apela Arogya ratna to ApanI pAse che. A samaye upAya karo jo mahArAjAnuM puNya jAgRta haze to mane to nizcita lAge che ke | mahArAjAne jarUra phAyado thaze. - e e e e e e che e bahu sarasa! te samaye suMdara yAda karAvyuM" Arogya-ratna laI kumAra tarata ja mahArAjAnI pAse pahoMcyo hAtha paga dhoI Arogya , 107
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________________ mahArAjA samaraketunI tIvra mastaka vedanA senakumAranA ratnanAM sparzathI vedanA gAyaba!! ratna mahArAjAnA zarIre aDADe che tyAM to zuM thayuM! ati Azcarya! maNi ratnanA aciMtya prabhAvathI mahArAjAnI mastakanI vedanA ekadama zAMta thaI gaI, zvAsa besI gayo, AMkho ughaDI gai, dAMto sthira thai gayA, jIbha paNa bolavA lAgI gai A zuM camatkAra! vaidhau-maMtrIo badhA Azcarya pAmI gayA! mahArAjA samaraketu to eTalA bhAvavibhora banI gayA ke uThIne sIdhA kumArane bheTI paDayA. kumAra tamAro upakAra to huM kyAM zabdomAM varNavuM! jIvanabhara bhUlI zakuM ema nathI, tame ja mArA prANadAtA cho prANarakSaka cho tame na hota to mAruM zuM thAta ! 108
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________________ maherabAnI karIne mane tame choDatA nahIM! kumAra! A rAjya paNa tamAruM ja che. badhuM tamAruM ja che. mane tame choDatA nahI ! tame . kahezo tema huM karIza! Ajano ja "rAjanuM! Apa ArAma karo! huM kyAMya Apane choDIne javAno nathI Apa ciMtA karo nahIM! senakumAranA divaso zAMtithI pasAra thai rahyA che zAMtimatIe zubha divase putrane janma Apyo. samaraketu mahArAjAe putrano janma mahotsava bahu suMdara rIte karyo. AkhA nagaramAM AnaMda vyApI gayo. putranuM nAma "amarasena" e pramANe pADayuM. hajI putra janmane thoDA ja divaso pasAra thayA hatA tyAM caMpAnagarathI maMtrIzvarano putra amaragurU vizvapura nagaramAM Avyo. ane te e senakumAra A nagaramAM che jANI khUba khuza thayo. turata ja kumAra pAse Avyo. kumAra paNa ghaNA divase caMpAno rahevAsI ane potAnA bAlyAvasthAnA mitra amaragurUne Avelo joI khUba AnaMdita thayo. | 'mitra! kAkA hariSaNa bhAi viSeNa AnaMdamAM che ne! nagaravAsIone koi takalIpha nathIne! 'kumAra! tamAre amArA sukha du:khanI zI paDI hoya tame to puNyazALI cho jyAM jAva tyAM Rddhi siddhi hAjara hoya che. paNa ApanA gayA pachI caMpAvAsIonI zI sthiti thaI! mahArAjA hariSaNa ApanA ekAeka cAlyA javAthI khUba du:khI thayA. ApanI ghaNI tapAsa karAvI paNa kyAMya Apano pato lAgyo nahIM mahArAjane 109
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________________ * * rAjya upara besavuM have vasamuM thai paDayuM. saMsAra upara napharata AvI gai ane mahArAjAe badhuM choDI saMyama svIkArI lIdhuM! mAne che ke e "dhanya che pitAjIne! viSeNanA rAjyamAM loko kuzaLa che ne!' 'mahArAjA hariSaNa pachI viSeNa caMpAno adhipati thayo, paNa prajApriya rAjavI banI na zakyo, potAnA ezaArAmamAM ja masta rahI prajAne bhUlI gayo, lobhIpaNAne lIdhe navA-navA karo jhIMkavA lAgyo sAmaMtomAM paNa apriya banI gayo. prajAnA prema vagara rAjA Take ja nahIM e ukti aMte sArthaka thai. thoDA ja samayamAM sAketAdhipati muktapITha caMpAne ghero ghAlyo ane caMpAnagarI enA hAthamAM AvI gai. vileNa | to yuddhamAMthI ja palAyana thai gayo!" cAra kalAko bAkI che ) "zuM kahe che! caMpAnA mahArAjAnA sena ane viSeNa jevA putro hovA chatA paNa caMpAnagarI duzmanonA hAthamAM gai! caMpAnI prajA nAtha hovA chatAM paNa anAtha thai gai!" 2 hA kumAra! huM caMpAnI rakSAnI bhIkha mAMgavA ja ApanI pAse Avyo chuM" vizvapuranA mahArAjA samaraketu paNa A vAta jANI yudhdha laDavA kumAra sAthe taiyAra thai gayA. paNa kumAre ja nA pADI aMte emanuM sainya laine jaldIthI senakumAra caMpAnA dvAre AvIne ubhA rahyA. jo ke te dUta dvArA senakumAre muktapITha rAjAne kahevaDAvyuM "mahArAjA ! caMpAnA adhipatino putra sena hajI jIve che mATe kRpA karIne Apa ahIMthI cAlyA jAva. chate nAthe caMpA parAdhIna banaze nahI" "jA! jA! have e chokarAne kahe ke A pRthvI to vIrabhogyA 110
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________________ senakumAra ane rAjA mukatapIThanuM yudhdha! che meM mArA parAkramathI A rAjya meLavyuM che tAre bahu hAthamAM caLa upaDI hoya to yudhdha karavA mATe taiyAra thai jA tAro bhAI viSeNa to mArAthI gabharAine kyAMya nAsI ja gayo tane to huM jIvato nahIM choDuM enA karatAM to samajIne vizvapuramAM zAMtithI rahIjA mahArAjA samaraketunuM rAjya tane ja maLaze." | muktapIThano Avo javAba sAMbhaLI senakumAra to ekadama krodhAyamAna banI gayo. yuddhanI nobato gagaDI. jotajotAmAM to baMne sainyo eka bIjA upara vAvAjhoDAnI jema trATakI paDayAM mahArAjA muktapITha ane kumArasena sAmasAme AvI gayA! jIvana ja - "hajIpaNa mane tArA upara dayA Ave che. zAMtithI tuM ahIMthI 111
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________________ | cAlyo jA! huM tane choDI daIza" jo rIte ? koNa kone choDe che e to rAja! palavAramAM ja joi levAze. have vAtono samaya nathI. sajja thai jAva!" ane baMne baLiyA sAmasAme athaDAyA! senakumAre talavArano ghA e rIte karyo ke muktapITha pRthvI upara paTakAI paDyo! mahArAjA paDatA sainya chinnabhinna thaI gayuM. aMte muktapIThane baMdhanagrasta banAvI dIdho senakumArano jvalaMta vijaya thayo! | mukatapIThanA tarata ja baMdhano senakumAre choDAvI nAkhyA! pote jAte ja emane vIMjhaNAthI pavana nAkhavA mAMDayo! thoDI vAre muktapIThane zuddhi AvI ane bAjumAM kumArane A rIte upacAra karato joI ati Azcarya pAmyo! rAjana tame tamArI kItine anurUpa evuM parAkrama batAvyuM yudhdhamAM hAra-jIta to thatI ja hoya che. tamArI zauryatAthI huM mugdha thayo che chepote jeno mahAaparAdhI che evAnA mukhethI potAnI prazaMsA sAMbhaLI muktapITha rAjAne zuM bolavuM e bhAna ja na rahyuM. enI AMkhamAMthI to daDa-daDa AMsuo vahevA lAgyA. caMpAnagarImAM to Aje AnaMdanI avadhi mAtI nathI! senakumAranA vijayathI caMpAno pratyeka jana ati AnaMdamAM che. vijayI kumAranuM svAgata paNa joradAra thayuM ! Thera-Thera kumAranuM bAdazAhI sanmAna thayuM! mArI muktapITha rAjAne paNa kumAra mahelamAM sAthe laI Avyo tyAM emane lAgelA ghAnA vyavasthita upacAra Adi karAvI bahumAnapUrvaka emanA rAjyamAM mokalyA.. 112
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________________ senakumArano rAjyAbhiSeka karavAno avasara upasthita thayo paraMtu | mene to kahIja dIdhuM ke nahIM rAjya viSeNanuM ja che ene zodhIne | lai Avo ane rAjya upara sthApana karo" ne che e | maMtrIo, nagarazeTha, mahAjana Adi badhAe senakumArane khUba samajAvyA aMte maMtrIo mane kamane viSaNanI zodha karavA gayA ! ( maMtrIo viSeNa pAse pahoMcI gayA paNa eNe to tarata ja saMbhaLAvI dIdhuM "nA nA! mAre enuM ApeluM rAjya joituM nathI. mAre senanI dayA upara jIvavuM nathI enA karatA huM jaMgalamAM bhaTakIza.' | maMtrIoe pAchA AvI senane samAcAra ApyA. A badhI rAmAyaNa cAlatI hatI tyAMja ughAnapAlake AvIne samAcAra ApyA ke pUrvAvasthAnA mahArAjA hariSaNa ke je have mahAjJAnI AcArya hariSaNa sUrI mahArAja thayelA che udhAnamAM padhAryA che. ja ane hAlamAM ane tarata ja senakumAra nagarajano sahita AcArya bhagavaMtane vaMdana karavA gayo emanI vairAgyane pamADanArI evI dezanA sAMbhaLI senakumAre to saMyama svIkAravAno nirNaya karI lIdho. ATha divasano bhavya mahotsava karAvI badhAne khUba khUba dAna ApI potAnA putra amarasena kumArane rAjagAdI soMpI sene maMtrIputra amaragurU Adi mitro sahita [ AcArya bhagavaMtanI pAse saMyama svIkArI lIdhuM. jo ke te kAma kare te mA | sUtra-artha-Adine bhaNI jinakalpanI tulanA karavA mATe gurU ma. nI rajA lai senamuni ekAkI vicare che. kollAka saMnivezamAM aMdhArI rAtrinA nagaranI bahAranA udhAnamAM senamuni kAussagga dhyAne rahelA che e ja vakhate koi mANasa tyAM Ave che. emanI najIka Ave che tyAM camakI jAya che. jo e loko mAtA"aho! Aja pelo duSTa sena che! ke jeNe mArI jiMdagI AvI 113
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________________ karI nAMkhI pitAnI pAse mane halako cItaryo. prajAne paNa mArA upara aNagamo karAvyo. potAnI vAha-vAha bolAvavA badhAne mArA upara dveSa karAvyo! have to barobara moko maLyo che 'eka ghAne be kaTakAM hamaNAM ja talavAra mArIne ene paralokanA paMthe ravAnA karI dauM. talavAra hAthamAM ugAmI mAravA jAya che tyAM ja eno hAtha ! thaMbhI jAya che. AkAzavANI thAya che. ke, A e li. | , "mUrkha! tane potAnI bhUla samajAtI nathI ane nirdoSa munine mAravA mATe Avyo che.! bhAgI jA! ahIMthI Aje to jIvato javA dauM chuM. pharIvAra Avyo che to tArI khabara lai nAMkhIza. kSetranI adhiSThAtrI devIe ene upADIne dUra pheMkyo! tyAM AgaLathI bhillo tene upADI gayA ane tenA hAthe ghaNI viTaMbaNA pAmato | marIne tamawbhA nAmanI chaThThI narakamAM cAlyo gayo. senamuni aMte aNasaNa svIkArI navamA raiveyakamAM pahoMcI gayA! trIsa sAgaropamanI sthitivALA deva thayA! guNasenano jIva uttarottara pragatinA paMthe jai rahyo hato tyAre agnizarmAno jIva uttarottara avagatinA rAhe dhasamasI rahyo hato! che ne karmanI vicitratA ! . . . lo | 114
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________________ ja ( guNacaMdrakumAra vANamaMtara vidyAdhara ( ayodhyAnA mahArAjA maitrIbaLa ane mahArANI padmAvatIno ekano eka lADIlo putra guNacaMdra hato nAma pramANe ja guNono te bhaMDAra hato ane caMdra jevo zItaLa hato. ne dhIme dhIme purUSanI 72 kalAmAM ane emAM vizeSa dhanurvidyAmAM te hoMziyAra thai gayo eka vakhata potAnAM samavayaska mitro sAthe te udhAnamAM guNacaMdrakumAra ramI rahelo che. A guNacandrakumAra upara suvarNa vRkSa nAMkhavA dhasamasato vAnamaMtara vidyAdhara 115
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________________ e ja vakhate rathanupUra cakravAlapura nagarano nivAsI vANamaMtara vidyAdhara AkAzamArge jato hato enI daSTi guNacaMdra upara paDI ane AMkhamAMthI aMgArA varasavA maMDyA! jo ke e loko che | - bALako ! Ama kema thayuM haze ! AvA suMdara saumya sohAmaNA guNacaMdrakumAra upara A vidhAdharane vaLI pheSa zuM kAma thayo haze ! paNa A to janma janmAMtaranAM saMskAra hatA. guNacaMdrakumAra e ApaNA lADIlA caritranAyaka guNasenano jIva ane vANamaMtara vidhAdhara e janamojanamathI jenuM lohI cUsavA talase che e agnizarmAno jIva! tama:prabhA nArakImAMthI AvIne e vidyAdhara tarIke utpanna thayelo. ja guNasenakumArane DarAvavA mATe eNe eka evo bhayaMkara avAja karyo ke enAM mitro to badhA cAre bAju bhAgavA lAgyA! paNa guNasenakumAra to sthira ja rahyo, jarApaNa Daryo nahiM. tethI vadhAre kopAyamAna thaIne eka vizAla kadavALuM suvarNavRkSa upADI e vidyAdhara guNacaMdrakumAranI sAme doDayo enI upara jorathI e vRkSa nAMkhyuM paNa kumArane jarA paNa aDakyuM nahIM ane bIje ThekANe jaIne - paDayuM eja samaye tyAMno kSetrapAla gemanarati nAmano deva Avyo ene joine ja pelo vANamaMtara vidhAdhara bhAgI gayo! guNacaMdrakumArane to ATalA samayamAM A badhuM zuM thai gayuM ! kazI samaja ja paDI nahIM! jANe kazuM ja thayuM nathI ema eto potAnA mahelamAM cAlyo gayo. e loe e e e e e ja lo | uttarApathamAM zaMkhapura nagaranA zAkhAyana rAjAnI kAMtimatI bhAryAthI te utpanna thayelI ratnavatI nAmanI putrI hatI. tenuM rUpa tenAM guNo tenuM sauMdarya eTaluM adbhuta hatu ke mAtA-pitAne satata ciMtA thatI T 116
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________________ hatI ke Ane anurUpa vara maLaze ke nahIM, pRthvI ratnagarbhA kahevAya A che mATe kyAM ne kyAMka to ene anurUpa pAtra haze ja. tapAsa karavA mATe rAjA catura purUSone cAre bAju mokale che emAM citramatI ane citrabhUSaNa nAme be citrakAro rAjakumArInuM atisuMdara citra AlekhI ayodhyA nagarImAM Ave che. | nagaranI zobhA lokonI samRdhdhi mahArAjAnI prApriyatA ane emAM paNa yuvarAja guNacandranA seMkaDo guNonuM varNana sAMbhaLI e baMnene yuvarAjane jovAnI icchA thai. je loko te yuvarAjane joine baMne AbhA banI gayA! kevuM rUpa! kevI namratA ! kharekhara AnI sAthe ApaNI rAjakumArIno saMyoga thai jAya to sonAmAM sugaMdha bhaLI jAya ! | 'rAjakumAra! Apa to badhI kalAomAM nipuNa cho ame A eka citra doryuM che. dUra dezathI AvyA chIe citrakAro chIe Apane A citramAM koi doSa jaNAya che ? Ans kumAre citra hAthamAM lIdhuM ane pote ja citravat banI gayo ! ekITase A citra nihALavA lAgyo! zuM koi raMbhA che! svargalokanI apsarA che! manuSyanI strIomAM to AvuM rUpa lAvaNya saMbhavI zake nahiM! kalAkAro ! A citra to saMpUrNa che, emAM koi doSa mane jaNAto nathI paNa e to kaho ke A citra koi mAnuSInuM che ke tamArI kalpanAnuM che! . . . "nA... nA... kumAra! A to amArA mahArAja zaMkhAyananI SoDazI 117
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________________ NUCUNOSU AAAAAAAGTH 1000000 citrakAro guNacandra kumArane rAjakumArI ratnAvalInuM citra batADI rahyA che. kanyA ratnapatInuM A citra che. mahAzaya! e kanyAnA yathArtha rUpanuM Alekhana karavA khuda vizvakarmA paNa samartha nathI, vadhAre to zuM kahIe guNomAM paNa enI gaNanA bRhaspati paNa karI zake ema nathI. jo ke vAta karIe to che kumAra ratnapatInuM rUpa enA guNonA varNana sAMbhaLI kAmAtura banI gayo! kumAre doreluM eka vidyAdhara yugalanuM citra citrakArone ApyuM enI aMdara je AbehUba bhAvo varNavelA hatA e joi citrakAro khuza thai gayA ke kumAra to citrakaLAmAM paNa nipuNa che! hA hajI to A vAta cAlatI hatI tyAM to be saMgItakAro AvyA 118
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________________ potAnA navA banAvelA suMdara gIto kumArane ApyA! che. 'svAminuM A gItomAM doSo hoya to te kADhI samAjane karI che Apo! kumAre tarata ja doSonuM pRthakkaraNa karI ApyuM, A joi citrakAro ati Azcarya pAmyA. kumAranI vizeSa parIkSA mATe enI sAthe keTalIye praznottarI karI, emAM kumAranAM sacoTa ane satya javAbo | jANI e baMnee to nakkI karI ja lIdhuM ke amArI rAjakumArI mATe AnAthI vadhAre yogya vara vizvanA koI khUNe paNa maLaze | nahIM. - e baMnee guNacaMdrakumAranAM suMdara citranuM Alekhana karI lIdhuM. - have bIje kyAya nahIM pharatA sIdhA zaMkhapuramAM AvI gayA rAjakumArIne | 0. * ITE song, zis . (c) che Fo che rAjakumArI ratnAvalI kumAra guNacandranuM citra joI mohita thAya che e 119
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________________ mahArAjA mahArANI badhAne citra batAvI guNacaMdranA guNonuM varNana karyuM. badhAe ekI avAje nakkI karyuM ke rAjakumArIne lAyaka guNacaMdrakumAra | ja che. jo tenA mATe loko ne so so - lIlI | rAjakumArInA manamAM paNa AnaMda mA'to na'to. guNacaMdrakumAra paNa citrakAronA gayA pachI vAraMvAra ratnapatInuM citra laIne ekITase nirakhavA maMDI paDato. ratnAvatInA citranuM Alekhana paNa suMdara karyuM. | A bAju ratnavatI kumAranuM citra lai potAnI sakhIo pAse AvI. sakhIo paNa A joIne Azcarya pAmI gai. madanamaMjUSA kahe mane to lAge che ke A to devendra ja hovA joie. 'nA! nA! e to hajAra AMkhavALA kahevAya che jyAre AmAM to nirmaLa saumya evI be AMkho che to zuM candra haze ? e to kalaMkita che jyAre A to niSkalaMka to zuM kAmadeva? kAmadevanuM AvuM lAvaNya kyAMthI ! rAjakumArIe paNa pIMchI ane raMga lai guNacaMdrakumAranAM citranuM Alekhana zarU karI dIdhuM. ja kumAranAM citrane joyA pachI have rAjakumArInuM mana kumAramAM ja lAgI gayuM! saMsArI jIvonI sthiti AvI ja hoya che! eka vakhata jenuM darzana thAya pachI e priyapAtra jyAM sudhI maLe nahIM ! tyAM sudhI cena paDatuM nathI. ratnAvatI have kAmajavarathI pIDAvA lAgI ! khAvA pIvAnuM baMdha karyuM. enuM mukha phIkakuM paDI gayuM ! mahArAjAe upacAra karAvavA ghaNA - prayatno karyA! paNa aMte...! 120
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________________ A bAju guNacaMdrakumAranA mitra dvArA ratnavatI mATenI kumAranI. utsukatA jANI maitrIbala rAjAe potAnA catura maMtrIzvara Adi pradhAna purUSone uttama bheTaNA sAthe zaMkhapura nagara mokalyA ane tyAM AgaLa jai e lokoe ratnapatInI kumAra mATe mAMgaNI karI ! mahArAjAne to "joituM hatuM ne vaidhe batAvyuM" enA jevo ghATa thayo zaMkhapura nagara badhA loko khuza thaI gayA. ratnAvatI ane guNacandrakumAranA vivAha nakkI thaI gayA. thoDA ja divaso pachI ratnapatIne moTA parivAra ane atula Rdhdhi sAthe mAtA-pitAe ayodhyA tarapha prayANa karAvyuM. to, tyAM maitrIbaLa mahArAjAe paNa kumArano lagna mahotsava evI dhAmadhUmathI karAvyo ke jenArA moDhAmAM AMgaLAM nAMkhI jAya nagaranA pratyeka makAno ane dukAnone zaNagAryA! | yAcakone chUTe hAthe dAna ApyuM! kedIone mukta karI dIdhA! baMne daMpatIne joi loko eka avAje bolavA lAgyA ke kharekhara A to kAmadeva ane ratinI joDalI che. koI kahe nA nA! e loko Ave to emane paNa A baMne pAse zaramAvuM paDe! guNacandra ane ratnapatInAM divaso pANInA relAnI jema pasAra thaI rahyA hatA. baMne viSayAnaMdamAM masta hatA. evAmAM sImADAnA rAjA vigrahane potAnA parAkramanuM abhimAna vadhAre AvI gayuM ane ayodhyAnA sImADA upara nAnA-nAnAM chamakalAM karavA maMDayo.. maitrIbala rAjA A samAcAra maLatAM ja tarata ja tene vigrahane samajI javA kahyuM paNa "kUtarAnI pUMchaDI vAMkIne vAMkI jae rIte samajyo nahI mahArAjA maitrIbaLa sainya laIne enI sAthe 121
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________________ yuddha karavA mATe taiyArI karatA hatA. kumArane A samAcAra maLatAM ja pitAjI pAse AvIne kahe che "pitAjI! siMha koi divasa ziyALIyAnI sAme laDavA jAya! e duSTa ApanI pAse evo tuccha che ke evAne jItavA mATe Apane javAnI koI jarUra nathI pitAjI! mane ja AjJA karo! huM jai ApaNAM e zatrunAM dAMta khATA [ karI nAMkhIza! kumAra sainya sAthe daDamajala karato vigraha rAjAnA nagara pAse pahoMcI gayo. kumArane Avelo jANI vigraha rAjAe bhayabhIta thaI nagaranA dhAro baMdha karAvI dIdhA ane killAmAM jaIne bharAi gayo. e ja kumAra paNa sainya laIne ghero ghAlIne rahelo che tyAM ja pelo vANamaMtara vidhAdhara pharato pharato tyAM AvI pahoMcyo. kumArane jotAM ja te dveSathI saLagI uThayo, eka vakhata to meM A duSTane mAravA mATe prayatna karyo paNa phAvyo nahI have eka kAma karuM 'zatruno zatru e mAro mitra' e nyAye A vigraha rAjAne ja huM sahAya ke ema vicArI tarata ja vigrahanA mahelamAM AvI gayo. vidyAdharane Avelo joI vigraha Azcarya pAmyo. padhAro! ApanuM AvavAnuM prayojana zuM! 'rAja! tane sahAya karavA Avyo chuM. A guNacaMdra mAro paNa duzmana che. bAlyAvasthAmAM meM ene mArIne adhamuo karI nAMkhyo pAcho moTo thaIne ahIM tArI sAthe yuddha karavA Avyo che bola have tane kaI rIte sahAya karUM!' lona lo ema mAne che ke te ke "jo Apa mane sahAya karavA icchatA ho to eka ja kAma 1??
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________________ karo mane Aje rAtre ja enI pAse lai jAva Aje rAtre ja | ene khatama karI yudhdha puruM karI nAMkhyuM.' | e madhyarAtrie ja vANamaMtara vigrahane laIne guNacandranA taMbUmAM AvI gayo. ane kAkI nI zake che ane jo e e e ke e kumAra to nidrAdhIna banI gayo hato. eya! eka bAju yudhdha karavA Avyo che. bIjI bAju udha che uTha! ubho thA! hamaNAM | yudhdha puruM karI nAMkhIe.' vAha re rAjana! tamArI yudhdhanI kuzaLatA! calo kAMi vAMdho nahIM huM taiyAra ja chuM. mane to e che ke che ke lo | # kolAhala thato sAMbhaLI bahAra sutelA kumAranAM aMgarakSako doDI AvyA talavAra laIne vigrahane mAravA taiyAra thai gayA. | 'nahIM! mArI AjJA che bIjA koi hAtha upADatAM nahIM badhA ja prekSaka thaine joyA karajo ame baMne amAro hisAba patAvI daizuM. ( e ja samaye vANamaMtare potAnI talavAra kumAra upara pheMkI kumAre | bhayaMkara raudra svarUpa karI eka hAthe vigrahanA vALa kheMcI ene pachADayo bIjA hAthe vANamaMtaranI sAme Takkara jhIlavA lAgyo! vANamaMtara to kumAranuM AvuM bhISaNa svarUpa joI tyAMthI bhAgI ja gayo! 'kumArano jaya ho' e pramANe sevakoe kumArano jayajayakAra karyo. ane e Faa) vigraha rAjA to kumAranI zUravIratA joI kumAranA page paDI gayo! 'nAtha! mAro aparAdha kSamA karo ! ApanA jevA sajjana A vizvamAM koi haze nahIM ane mArA jevo durjana A jagatamAM bIjo koi nahIM hoya! je sajA karavI hoya e mane Apa karo. 123
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________________ | ratnavatI citAmAM paDavA mathe che. paNa mahArAjA mahArANI aTakAve che huM tamAro sevaka chuM.' | 'rAja! tame mahAvIra cho! bhUla thai jAya e sahaja che. paraMtu prAyazcita thavuM e ja muzkela che tame satya mArge AvI gayA e ja tamArA mATe ghaNuM che. tame zAMtithI tamAruM rAjya karo." A bAju ahIM to vANamaMtara vidyAdharanI murAda bara na AvI paNa hajI e potAno svabhAva choDe ema hato nahIM. tethI e ayodhyAmAM Avyo ane tyAM AgaLa rAjA maMtrI nagarajano badhAnI pAse evA samAcAra phelAvyA ke "guNacandrakumAra vigraha nA hAthe yudhdhamAM marAI gayo." 124
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________________ 2 che A samAcAra sAMbhaLI AkhA nagaramAM zokanuM vAtAvaraNa phelAi gayuM. ratnAvatI to A sAMbhaLI jamIna upara paTakAI paDI. uThIne | karaNa svare vilApa kare che. he Aryaputra! Apa mane choDIne kayAM cAlyA gayA! ApanA akuzaLa samAcAra jANavA chatA hajI huM nipura prANa dhAraNa karIne rahI chuM. he pitAjI! gAma bahAra agni racAvo emAM paDIne marIne huM mArA patideva pAse pahoMce." ), la gAma bahAra citA racAvI AkhuM gAma tyAM umaTayuM che. badhAnI AMkhamAMthI AMsuonI dhArA varasI rahI che e vakhate maitrIbaLa rAjA ratnapatIne samajAve che, "putrI! tuM zoka choDI de. hajI mane A vAta mAnavAmAM AvatI nathI. kesarIsiMha e kadApi ziyALIyAthI | mare paNa nahIM pahelA nimittake paNa kaheluM ke "tuM suMdara putranI mAtA thaiza" nimittakanuM A vacana kadApi khoTuM paDe nahIM mane to lAge che ke ApaNA janmAMtaranA virodhIe AvI khoTI vAta uDADI haze! ane mAno ke kadAcita evuM thayuM paNa hoya paNa - putrI AtmaghAta e bhavobhava anartha kare che. tuM samaju che tAruM citta have dharma ArAdhanAmAM joDa maLelA mAnavabhavane sArthaka kara ( bAkI mane to vizvAsa ja che ke mAro putra jIvato ja che pavanagati " " ? nAme dUtane meM mokalyo che. e pAMca divasamAM AvI jAze tyAM sudhI to tuM dhIraja dhara" "jevI ApanI AjJA bAkI AryaputranA kuzaLa samAcAra na maLe tyAM sudhI AhArano to huM tyAga karIza." - ema kahI ratnavatI potAnA AvAse gai. sa. tyAM ja te nagaramAM susaMgatA nAme bhagavatI viduSI sAdhvIjI padhAryA. temanAM darzanathI paricayathI ratnAvatInI dharmabhAvanA ora vadhavA mAMDI Akho divasa upAzrayamAM rahIne sAdhvIjI sAthe dharma carcA kare che. kyAM divaso pasAra thaI jAya che e paNa ene khabara T r 125
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________________ paDatI nathI. zrAvakane yogya evA vrato sAdhvIjI bhagavaMta pAsethI ke svIkAre che. lIlI ) khetI e - e - e che ke ene A bAju guNacandrakumAra jyAM che te vigraha rAjAnI nagarImAM paNa vijayadharma nAmanA AcArya bhagavaMta padhArelA che. temanI amRtatulya bodhaprada vANI sAMbhaLatA-sAMbhaLatA kumAra ane vigraha rAjAnA aMtaramAM dharmanI sthApanA thAya che. baMne gRhasthane yogya bAra vrato AcArya | bhagavaMta pAsethI aMgIkAra kare che. te che ke e loko mAM | thoDA ja divasomAM vigraha rAjAne laine guNacandrakumAra ayodhyAmAM Ave che. kumAranI kuzaLatAnA samAcAra jANI ayodhyAnA ghare-ghare AnaMda chavAI jAya che. mahArAjA maitrIbale evo AnaMdotsava ujavyo ke ayodhyAnI prajA harSaghelI banI gaI. e. ke jo tema che. jo te ' ratnAvatI paNa svAminAtha ne AvatA joi khuba khUza thai gai. mA kumAra ane ratnavatI baMne pahelA sAdhvIjI bhagavaMta pAse gayA. bhagavatI ! Ape ratnapatIne ahIM dharmamArgamAM joDI mane tyAM AcArya bhagavaMta maLI gayA. amAro puNyodaya atyAre ja sArthaka thayo ke mAnavabhavanI durlabhatA ame samajI zakyA. lie ja ra ja sa che | mahArAjA maitrIbale paNa putranuM dharmamaya jIvana joi preraNA lai dIkSA lai lIdhI. guNacandra paNa eka sohAmaNA putrano pitA thayo putranuM nAma dhutibala pADyuM. e rAjavI guNacandranuM rAjya eka Adarza rAjya sAbita thayuM. loko nIti ne nyAyamArgathI jarA paNa calita thatAM nathI. dharmaniSTha rAjavInAM sAnidhyamAM divaso sukhapUrvaka pasAra thai rahyo che. evAmAM varSARtu AvI AkAzamAM vAdaLo gherAI gayA. ThaMDo pavana kuMkAvA lAgyo. mUzaLadhAra varasAda Avyo, cArebAju pANI pANI 126
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________________ , thai gayuM nadI-nALAM chalakAvA lAgyAM, pRthvI lIlIchama banI gaI, moro nRtya karavA lAgyA, deDakAonA avAjo cotarapha saMbhaLAvA lAgyA. ke be mahinA thayA na thayA tyAM to zaradaRtu AvI, kAdavo sukAvA - maMDayA. dharatInI vanarAjI ora dIpavA maMDI. sUrya sahastra kiraNo varasAvA maMDyo. paNa te pachI - zaradaRtu pUrI na thaI tyAM to zizirano prabhAva jAmavA maMDayo. ThaMDIthI loko thara-thara dhrujavA lAgyA. bArI-bAraNAM badhA baMdha thavA maMDayA. tyAM to vasaMtaRtu AvI pahoMcI have eNe paNa potAno prabhAva batAvavA mAMDayo. thoDA divasomAM grISmaRtu AvI pahoMcIne dhomadhakhato tApa paDavA mAMDayo. sUrya Aga varasAvA mAMDayo. | A pramANe cha RtunuM parAvartana joi rAjA guNacandranAM aMtaramAM paNa parivartana AvI gayuM. e vicAre che. A jagatanI koI vastu sthira nathI. satata parivartanazIla evuM A jagata che A ( Rdhdhi, sidhdhi, yauvana, sattA A badhuM eka divase nAza pAmavAnuM | che koi sthira rahevAnuM nathI. to pachI have A rAjagAdI upara ne kyAM sudhI coTavAnuM! e ja ke je loko ne tene eka aMtaramAM tIvra vairAgya utpanna thayo. pativratA patnI ratnavatIe paNa svAminAthanI icchAmAM sAtha pUryo potAnA putra dhubilane rAjagAdI soMpI vijyadharma sUrI pAse rAjavI guNacandra saMyama aMgIkAra karyuM. saMyama svIkArI, jJAna dhyAnanI ArAdhanAmAM lIna banelA rAjarSi guNacandra kollAka sanivezamAM pratimA dhyAne rahelA hatA. e vakhate tyAMthI pharatA vAnamaMtara vidhAdhare munine joyA. mahAtmAne jotAM ja e dveSathI saLagI uThyo. hamaNAM ne hamaNAM A duSTane mArI nAkhuM. raudradhyAnamAM dhamadhamI rahelA te vidyAdhare bAjumAM paDelI vizAla zilA : 127
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________________ mahAtmA upara pheMkI e zilAthI mahAtmAnA zarIre ja pIDA thai. paNa bhAvamAM koI pharaka na paDayo. mahAtmA to tyAMne tyAM dhyAnamAM ja lIna rahyA. e joi pelo vidyAdhara vadhAre kopAyamAna thayo. pharI moTI zilA laIne jorathI mahAtmA upara nAMkhI. chatAM paNa munine koI asara thaI nahIM tethI te vadhAre gusse thayo. have zuM karuM? Ane mAravA mATe jema jema prayatno karuM chuM tema tema pAcho paDuM chuM, to have evuM kAma karuM ke lokomAM enI phajetI thAya lokoja ene mAre- ema vicArI eka zeThanA gharamAMthI ratnanAM AbhUSaNonI corI karI e AbhUSaNo muni jyAM kAussagna dhyAne rahelA hatA enI | | pAchaLanA bhAgamAM jhADImAM rAkhI dIdhA. sama e che ke tema | pAcho jaine koTavALane kahI Avyo ke A pAkhaMDI corI karIne mAla chUpAvIne have dhyAnamAM besI gayo che. ja | koTavALa sainikone laine muninI pAse Ave che. muninI AkRti tapathI camakatuM bhAla, tyAganA tejathI dedIpyamAna vadana A badhuM joi koTavALa pahelA to mAnavA ja taiyAra nathI AvA mahAtmA - A akArya kare ja nahIM. paNa emanI pAchaLa ja jhADImAM corAyelo mAla joyo. mAla laIne AvI munine kahe che. ' 'bhagavaMta! A badhuM zuM che? enuM rahasya samajAvo. paNa muni to maunI hatA. mauna ja rahe che. kazuM bolatA nathI. tyAre sainiko emane mAra mAre che. chatAM paNa mahAtmA kazuM bolatAM nathI. jo - mahAtmAne mAra paDato joi pelo vAnamaMtara vidyAdhara khuza thAya che! che ne! adhamatAnI ye parAkASThA! munine herAna karIne A . mAla pI 128
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________________ . | jIvane AnaMda thAya che! 11 che. A tyAM to mahArAjAne khabara paDe che. vizvasena mahArAjA doDatA AvI munine jue che. joke e e e ja che ke e - vidhipUrvaka vaMdana kare che. sainiko to A joI Azcarya pAmI jAya che. pelo vidhAdhara to ubhI pUMchaDIe bhAgI jAya che. | 'koTavALa! A to samasta jagatane pUjanIya evA paramAtma mArganA pathika che pUrvAvasthAe ayodhyAnA satvazALI rAjavI guNacandra che. | dhanya! temanI dhIratA vIratAne!"), je I che to e loko ke sainiko koTavALa Adi badhA potAnA aparAdhanI muni samakSa vAraMvAra kSamApanA kare che. jo ke e loko laI ne laI lo ko ma pelA samAcAra ApanAra purUSanI koTavALa tapAsa karAve che. paNa pelo to dekhAto ja nathI. | rAjavI vizvasena nagaranAM lokone aMta:purane badhAne bolAve che. mahAtmAnI pAse dezanA sAMbhaLI vairAgya pAme che. te che ke e | vAnamaMtara vidyAdharane have sAtamI narakamAM javAnuM hatuM tethI ja azubha karmano udaya thavAthI zarIra AkhuM rogagrasta banI gayuM. je je upacAro karAve e zAMtine badale vadhAre azAMti kare che. - zarIra dAhajavara upaDayo che. caMdananA lepa lagADe che to ulaTI pIDA thAya che. viSTAno lepa lagAve to zAtA thAya! kAMTA upara sUe to ene sAruM lAge ! phUla upara sUe to kATAM bhoMkAya ! AvI ja rIte potAnuM AyuSya pUrNa karI manamAM vairanI gAMTha akabaMdha rAkhI marIne ke jyAM tetrIsa/tetrIsa sAgaropama sudhI du:kha ane du:kha ja che evI sAtamI narakamAM utpanna thayo. e _ _ _ _ _ _ , 129
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________________ guNacandramunivara uttama rIte saMyamane ArAdhI AyuSya pUrNa karI sarvArthasidhdha nAmanA chellAM anuttara vimAnamAM ke have jyAMthI ekAvatArIpaNuM nizcitta ja che. tyAM 33 sAgaropamanA AyuSyavALA maharNika deva thayA ! che. eka AtmA unnatinAM zikhare! ( jyAre bIjo AtmA adhogatinA paMthe! ( kAraNa? ekaja vairanuM sUkSma bIja! lI e che ke - laya jIvane kyAM sudhI bhAna bhUlAvI de che!... jo ke tenA | have... navamo ane chello bhava ke jyAM have guNasenakumAranAM jIvano chello ja janma che...! jyAMthI have maryA pachI pAchuM janmavAnuM nathI ! evA... samarAditya kevalInA.. bhavamAM...! laTAra mArI lai... jo tame eno e e e e e e | upazamanI ArAdhanAmAM ] lIna thai jaIe! 130
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________________ II bhava - 9 ] samarAditya kevalIgirIsena (O) detra 31 mAlavAnI manamohaka nagarI ujjayanInI zobhA e samaye anerI hatI. jo ) ( purUSomAM siMha jevo parAkramI. jevA nAma evAja guNa e uktine yogya purUSasiMha nAme parAkramI rAjA hato. suMdarI nAme temane svarUpavAna rANI hatI. pachI e e loko che eka divasa prabhAtanA samaye mahArANI suMdarIe svapnamAM sUrya ne joyo... hajAro kiraNothI prakAzane relAvato evA dedIpyamAna sUryane CORDOOD 0 22) - mahArANI suMdarIne svapnamAM sUryanuM darzana thAya che. 131
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________________ | joine mahArANI jAgI gai. mahArAjAne svapnanI vAta karI. mahArAjA | - paNa khuza thaI gayA. nakakI koi pUNyazALI jIva mahArANInA garbhamAM Avyo che. jo varSa thI paNa ne pUrA divase mahArANIe eka suMdara putrane janma Apyo! mahArAjAne | tyAM putrajanma thayo e jANI nagaramAM paNa AnaMdotsava zarU thai chegayo...! ja mAla ne e loko sone na to tene re e ja zubha divase rAjAe putranuM nAma samarAditya pADayuM ! dhIme-dhIme ja kumAra bAlyAvasthA pasAra karavA mAMDayo. kumAra eTalo dhIra! gaMbhIra! hato ke jonArA sahu koI Azcarya pAme ! bAlyAvasthA sahaja kutuhalavRtti to kumAramAM jarApaNa dekhAtI ja nathI. badhA ema ja mAne che [ ke janma-janmAMtarano koi yogIpurUSa mahArAjane tyAM putrarUpe AvI A pahoMcyo che. kumAra vidyAbhyAsamAM eTalo teja hato. kumArane bhaNAvanArA e paMDito paNa Azcarya pAmIne kahetA ke jIvanamAM Avo koI vidhAthI ame joyo paNa nathI ! | badhI kaLAomAM kumAra hoMziyAra nipuNa hato paNa enuM aMtara te to dharmakaLA tarapha ja vadhAre kheMcAyeluM rahetuM jyAre juo tyAre kumAra koi agamanA vicAro karato na hoya evuM lAgatuM hatuM. lo, ja bAlyAvasthA kizorAvasthA pasAra karI kumAra yuvAvasthAmAM Avyo. - paNa hajI tenI saMsAra pratyenI aliptatA vicAromAM magnatA evIne evI ja rahI hatI. Akho divasa dharmacarcAmAM ja kumAra vyasta raheto. saMsAranI koi vAto kumArane rUcatI nahIM. | mahArAjA purUSasiMha vicAre che kumAra jo Avo ja dharmadhalo raheze to pachI rAjya kai rIte saMbhALaze. saMsAranA kAryomAM kaI rIte | rasa leze! suMdara rUpa che. yauvana avasthA, zarIra nirogI che. tIvra budhdhi che. yuvarAjapaNuM maLyuM che. AmAMthI ekAda vastunI pAchaLa paNa loko bhAna bhUlI jAya che. jyAre kumAramAM A badhuM hovA * , 132
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________________ chatAM paNa badhAthI sAva virakta ja kema rahe che! jo sAdhuonA satsaMgamAM jato hoya to kadAca AvuM banI zake. paNa kumAra to kyAMya jato paNa nathI. to Ama kema thayuM! have zuM karavuM? have eka ja kAma karuM. catura kAmakaLAmAM kuzaLa evA mitronI sAthe saMga karAvuM "sobata tevI asara" ema kahevAya ja che. tethI evA mitronAM saMgamAM kumAranuM vairAgIpaNuM nAza pAmI jaze. kAmakaLAmAM kuzaLa evA azoka, kAmAMkura, lalitAMga traNa yuvAnone mahArAjAe bolAvI kumAranI mitratA karavA jaNAvyuM "game te rIte kumArane saMsAramAM rasa leto karo" nA A traNe mitro kumAranI pAse jAya che. madhura gIto gAya che. badhA hI samarAditya kumArane traNe mitro saMsAra mArge vALavA samajAvI rahyA che 133
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________________ zAstromAM kAmazAstranI prazaMsA kare che. kumArane ahIMthI tyAM bAga bagIcAomAM saMgItanA jalasAomAM badhe lai jAya che. kumAra mitronA mana sAcavavA badhe e lokonI sAthe jAya che. paNa kumAra to alipta ja rahe che. A traNe mitro kumArane kAmazAstranI agatyatA samajAve che. paNa | kumAra to saMsAramAM viSayonI virUpatA ene AdhIna saMsAramAM jIvonuM A paribhramaNa vigere mitrone samajAve che. rIte eka vAra | | rAjakumAranI yukti yukata dalIlo sAMbhaLIne e traNe mitrone paNa samajAI gayuM ke ApaNe kumArane saMsAra tarapha dhakelavA AvyA hatA e khoTuM che. kumArano ja mArga sAco che. ApaNo mArga ja khoTo che."e e e e e e e e e e che ke - je mitro kumArane saMsAranA mArge vALavA AvyA hatA e ja | mitro thoDA divasamAM ja kumAranA saMgathI dharmanA mArge vaLI gayA! | mahArAjA paNa A jANI Azcarya pAmI gayA! ke kumAramAM evI to vaLI kaI tAkAta che ke AvA rasika mitrone paNa dharmamArge - vALI dIdhA! saMsAranA rasika evA mahArAjAne A vAta racatI nathI have kai rIte putrane saMsAramAM vALavo e mahArAjA vicAraNA karI rahyA che tyAM ja nagarazeTha mahArAjAnI pAse AvyA. e | 'svAminAtha ! AvatIkAle vasaMtapaMcamI che. vasaMtotsavanI taDAmAra taiyArIo thai rahI che. loko vasaMtotsava ujavavA AnaMdaghelA thai | gayA che. kRpA karI Apa paNa vasaMtotsavamAM padhAro. ApanuM sAMnidhya mAtra lokonA haiyAne bhAvavibhora banAvI deze...' "zreSTivarya! huM to dara sAla vasaMtotsavamAM AvuM chuM. A vakhate | meM nirNaya karyo che ke kumAra have yuvAna thai gayo che. kumAranAM 134
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________________ _ __ sAMnidhyamAM lokone paNa khUba AnaMda Avaze mATe A vakhate kumAra vasaMtotsavamAM Avaze." e vize che loko "bahu sarasa mahArAjA ! budhdhizALI suMdara sohAmaNA yuvarAjanA sAMnidhyamAM prajA harSaghelI thaI jaze." inagarazeTha gayA pachI mahArAjA samarAdityane bolAve che. "putra! AvatIkAle vasaMtotsava che. ApaNI paraMparA che ke rAjA mahArAjA paNa bahAra udyAnomAM lokonI sAthe utsavane rasapUrvaka mANe. mATe mArI icchA che ke AvatIkAle tuM jA ane lokone vadhAre AnaMda pramoda thAya tema kara"! jevI ApanI AjJA" vinayAnvita kumAre kahyuM. bIje divase mahArAjAe suMdara kalAtmaka rathamAM AbhUSaNothI alaMkRta jANe sAkSAt iMdra ja na hoya evA dedIpyamAna lAgatA kumArane besADayo. - - ra - loko che je A sArathine mahArAjae kAnamAM sUcanA ApI dIdhI ke "dhyAna rAkhaje! kumAranI draSTimAM evuM koI drazya na paDavuM joie ke je drazya vairAgyane puSTa kare. jema kumAra vadhAre AnaMdamAM Ave e rIte karaje." | mI o jevI mahArAjAnI AjJA''! | kumArano ratha upanInAM rAjamahelathI nIkaLIne bahAranA udyAna - tarapha pUrapATa vege jai rahyo che. tyAM ja kumAranI draSTi ekabAju paDI. sArathI! ratha jarA A tarapha!" e "kumAra! udhAna tarapha ja ratha hAMku chuM" , "nahIM hamaNAM A tarapha lai jA...!" ja sArathI jyAM ratha bAjumAM lai jAya che tyAM joyuM to eka . 135
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________________ l[ n n T T. 7 1 0 1 n \ / / ha, 0 11 1. I [] [ f[ r[ fg GE samarAditya kumAra rogika raktapittiyAnejame che! jIvato chatAM maravA jevo thai gayelo, rogothI gherAi gayelo, raktapittathI khadabadato, rADArADa karato evo eka mANasa kumAre joyo... enA moDhA upara lAla cAMThA paDI gayelA. AkhA zarIra mAkhIo baNabaNatI hatI. e loko ne che ane e loko ne e "AnI koNe AvI dazA karI? mArA pitAjInA rAjyamAM koNa - A rIte A nirdoSa mANasane herAna kare che? zuM mArA pitAjI ene kAMi zikSA nathI ApatA!" "kumAra! enA zarIrane vyAdhie gherI lIdhuM che! vyAdhi e kaMI koi mAnavI nathI. ene vaza to badhAne thavuM paDe! rAjA ke raMka 136
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________________ - koine paNa e choDe nahIM. kumAra ! have cAlo udyAnamAM ! ApaNane moDuM thaze. te ke, nA to che che ke eka vyAdhi viSe vicAratAM kumAra kyAM sudhI emane ema ubhA ja para rahyA ! thoDI paLa pahelA jenA moDhA upara ullAsa dekhAto hato - evA kumAra acAnaka hatotsAha banI gayA ! jANe moDhA upara zAhI ja na lagADI dIdhI hoya ema becena banI gayA ! vicAre che ke jyAM | manuSya AvI vyAdhithI pIDAto hoya tyAM AvA vasaMtotsavamAM javAno | zuM artha che? che chatAM paNa pitAjInI AjJAnI avagaNanA thaze ema mAnI pharI | rathamAM beThA- , \ n \ / " TY IT IT TT TT kumAra samarAditya ekadama vRddha pati-patnine joI Azcarya pAme che! . 137
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________________ joyA | jarAka AgaLa gayA tyAM to sAmethI eka vRdhdha daMpatti jenA | baMne hAtha-paga dhrUjatA hatA. dAMta paDI gayelA, AMkhonuM teja harAI nA | gayeluM, mAMDa mAMDa lAkaDInA Teke cAlI zakatA hatA evA DosA DosIne | | joyA! A lokone vaLI zuM thayuM che? e paNa kema Ama udAsa | che? lathaDiyA khAya che! laI lo to e che ke e na ja te | kumAranA sAthIo, sArathi vigere badhA Aje A praznanA javAba - . . ApavA taiyAra ja na hatA e lokone to thayuM ke mAMDa kumAra | Aja vasaMtotsava mANavA nIkaLyA che tyAM vaLI AvA apazukano kema thAya che? paNa kumAre pUchayuM eTale javAba to Apavo ja joie. jo tamArI lo to e che ke e loko | | 'mahArAja ! A lokone vRdhdhAvasthA AvI che ghaDapaNa Ave eTale AvI dazA thAya. emAM paNa emanAM chokarAoe emane nakAmAM gaNI gharanI bahAra kADhI mUkayAM che!" "to zuM A ghaDapaNa upara rAjyanI koi sattA nahIM? zuM rAjA | ene AvatA pahelA ja kADhI na zake." e e e e e che ke | kI nirdoSa bALaka jevo kumArano uttara sAMbhaLI sAthIothI hasavuM. rokAyuM nahIM. ( "kumAra! e koinAM hAthanI vAta nathI. uMmara thAya tyAre badhAne | ghaDapaNa to AvavAnuM ja !" vyAdhi ane vRdhdhatva baMne anivArya ja che to pachI ApaNe ATalA pAgala zuM kAma? kema nAcIye chIe? kUdIe chIe? A badhAthI bacAvanAra tAraka dharmane to ApaNe yAda paNa karatAM nathI ! zuM mAnavI A badhAno vicAra ja nahIM karato hoya! I , A 138
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________________ kumAranA manamAM A gaDamathala cAlI rahI hatI tyAM to sArathI kumArane kheMcIne pharI rathamAM besADI de che. ene paNa thAya che ke Aje koNa jANe zuM thayuM che? eka pachI eka AvA drazyo kumAranI AMkhe caDe che? mahArAjAne khabara paDaze to mane garadane mAraze. . . . - e vasaMtotsavanA virala vaibhavathI nAcI rahelA udhAnanI lagolaga ratha pahoMcavAnI taiyArImAM che. sArathI paNa chellA chUTakArAno dama levA taiyArI kare che tyAM to samarAditya bole che. "sArathI! A jo to sAmethI ATalAM badhA mANaso koNa Ave che! badhA kema karUNa svare raDI rahyAM che. jo ke koI ne to ja | 1tnni || innnnnnnnnn Innnnn ja smazAne bALavA laI javAtA mRtadehane joi kumAra AkuLa-vyAkuLa banI jAya che 139
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________________ samarAditya tyAM jue che to eka mANasanuM zaba jIrNa vAMsaLAo sAthe bAMdhIne enA upara sapheda vastra DhAMkIne thoDA purUSo rotA rotA ene upADIne cAlatA hoya che. thoDe dUra strIo karANa svare vilApa karI rahI che. A zuM che? "mahArAja! A mRtyu che je janme ene eka divasa to mRtyune AdhIna thavuM ja paDe!" "to zuM tAre ane mAre badhAne ene AdhIna thavuM paDe?" "hA mahArAja ! koIne choDe nahIM! "to zuM tyAre A hasavAnuM bhUlAi javAya? | "nA mahArAja! tyAre to badhA Aja rIte raDe!" kumAra vicAre che mRtyu jevo mahAna zatru mAnavIne mAthe harapaLa bhame che chatAM paNa e ja mAnavIo AnaMdapramodamAM zRMgAralIlAmAM kema ATalA bephAma bane che? vicAratAM vicAratAM samarAditya udhAnamAM pravezyA. lokoe harSanI ciciyArIothI emane vadhAvyAM! paNa emanA mukhanA bhAvo joine ja lokone AnaMdapramodamAM have majA AvatI nathI. kumAra vicAre che kyAM ahI madhura saMgItano AlApa! ane kyAM peluM karUNa rUdananuM AkaMda ! samarAdityakumAranA aMtaramAM je virAganI cinagArI pragaTelI e cinagArIe vasaMtotsavanA moja zokha rasika AtmAone paNa dajhADI gai! e loko paNa vicAra karavA maMDayA ke kharekhara kumAranI vAta sAcI che! vyAdhi-jarA-mRtyu jyAre koine choDatuM nathI to pachI enAthI je choDe che e dharmane kema koI bhajatuM nathI? kharekhara kumAra A 140
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________________ kahe che e sAcuM ja che. A badhAthI bacavA dharma eja kharo upAya che. "dharmano jaya...! kumArano jya!" A pramANe jyajayakAra karatAM loko vasaMtotsavane mANyA vagara ja nagaramAM pAchA AvI gayA. | mahArAjAne paNa samAcAra maLyA. mahArAjA paNa vicAra kare che A badhuM zuM thai gayuM! khera! have kumArane kaI rIte saMsAramAM rasa leto karavo ! e to che ujjayanInA mahAvIra pratApI nareza purUSasiMha zatruothI to ajeya hatA. paNa potAnA putrathI eka rIte babevAra parAjita thayelA! be be vAra dAva nAMkhyA! paNa baMnemAM pIchehaTha ja karavI paDI ! kumArano dharmano raMga ora ghero banato gayo! have e to nirNaya thai gayo ke kumAra koi sAmAnya nathI. pUrvano koi mahAna RSi lAge che ! | e vicAraNA karatA karatA, eka vicAre mahArAjAne khUba zAMtvana ApyuM. bhalabhalAM RSionI varSonI sAdhanAne bhAMgIne bhukko bolAvI devAnuM kArya karavAnI AvaData strImAM gaNAya che. e kumArane lagnagraMthIthI joDI daie to enI meLe enI strIo ja kumArane saMsAramAM rasa letI karI deze ! hajI A vicAraNA cAlu ja hatI tyAM to dUta AvI mahArAjAne samAcAra Ape che. mahArAjA khaDagrasenanAM sevako AvyA che! "mokalo emane!' che "rAjanuM! ame mahArAjA khaDagasenane tyAMthI AvyA chIe emanI be putrIo vizvamavatI ane kAmalatA ke je rUpa ane guNamAM saMsAramAM ajoDa che. emanI icchA ApanA putra samarAditya sAthe pANigrahaNa 141
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________________ karavAnI che. mATe svayaMvarA evI be kanyAone laIne ame AvyA rAjA to A sAMbhaLI ati AnaMda pAmyo. hajI hamaNAM ja je bAbata vicAraNA karI rahyo hato e taka sAme AvIne ubhelI je kanyAone varavA mATe deza-videzanA rAjakumAro talapApaDa hatA te kanyAo sAmethI samarAdityane varavA icche che! have to AvI kanyAone pAmIne mAro putra nakakI sudharI jaze! che ne! saMsAra rasika jIvonI mAnyatA! tarata ja putrane bolAvI kumAra! tAre A kanyAo sAthe lagna karavA paDaze!" kumAra vicAre che ke eka to A badhAthI chUTavA mAMgu chuM. tyAM to vaLI A navI balA kyAMthI AvI ! pitAne nA kahuM to pitAjInuM apamAna thAya! hA kahuM to mArA tamAma AdarzonA bhukkA bolAi jAya ! | "putra! bahu vicAra na kara! huM je kahuM chuM e tArA hita mATe kahuM chuM !" "pitAjI! Apa kaho cho e ThIka che. paNa huM saMsArathI virakta chuM. Aje kadAca ApanA kahevAthI huM paraNuM, pachI kAle savAre choDuM to Azcarya ke pazcAttApa karatA nahIM! kAlanuM koNa jANe che! hamaNAM to tuM lagna kara !" kumAranI mUka saMmati maLavAthI mahArAjA to khuza khuza thai gayA. maMtrIone belAvI kumArano lagnotsava ati dhAmadhUmathI ujavavAnI rAjAe AjJA karI. ujainInI zobhA to amarAvatInI zobhAne paNa lajavI de tevI 142
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________________ banI gai hatI nagaramAM Thera-Thera loko AnaMdotsavamAM mahAlI rahyA hatA. badhA khuza hatA! paNa eka ja vararAjA hatA eja nAkhuza! e A baMdhanamAMthI chUTakAro icchatA hatA, paNa ahIM to baMdhanathI vadhAre baMdhAi javAya evI sthitinuM nirmANa thayuM hatuM. paNa je ke emane vizvAsa hato ke mAruM A baMdhana paNa kAcA sUtaranA tAMtaNAnI jema tUTI jaze! aliptatAthI kumAra A badhA prasaMga mANI rahyA hatA! Akhare lagnano divasa AvI gayo! AkhuM nagara zaNagArAi gayeluM hatuM. nagaranA pratyeka loko Aje kumAranA lagnotsavane nihALavA AvI gayA che! kumAre vidhipUrvaka baMne kanyAo sAthe pANigrahaNa karyuM! ( rAjAnA manamAM to Aje AnaMda mAto na'to rANIne kahe che "have jojene kumAranI dharmaghelachAne kAmaghelachA utArI nAMkhaze. AvI strIo to kone maLe? | kumAra to patnIone laI mAtA-pitAnA AzIrvAda meLavI potAnA zayanakhaMDamAM jAya che. ujainInAM rAjamahelamAM Aje bAraNe bAraNe phlonAM toraNo laTakAvelA che. puSponI sugaMdha comera phelAi rahI ( rAjakumAranA zayanakhaMDamAM hIrAmaDhita ratnajaDita palaMgamAM kumAra beThelo che. sAme apsarAne paNa zaramAve evI be strIo zaramathI nIcuM moTuM rAkhIne beThelI che. kumAra kahe che. | 'suMdarIo tamAro mArA pratyeno prema sAcone ? nAtha ! sAco ja che ne to ja ApanI pAse AvyA chIe." "to pachI jemAM mAruM ahita thAya temAM tamane rAga na hovo joie, mArI icchA saMsAra choDavAnI che. dIkSA levAnI che ane tamane paNa saMsAramAMthI ugAravAnI che. A baMne strIoe ghaNI dalIlo karI paNa Akhare samarAdityakumAra 143
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________________ vize ja GiS CSC 06) AVALANCINETTE TRATTAVAA navayauvanA-suMdara strIo sAthe dharmacarcA karatA kumAra samarAditya! sAme emane paNa jhUkavuM paDayu! eja rAtrie baMne strIo sAthe kumAre brahmacaryanonAM niyama lIdho! | mahArAjAne A vAtanI khabara paDatA ja mahArAjA Azcarya pAme che. kumAra pAse evo kyo jAdu che ke badhAne potAnA prabhAva nIce AvarI le che! "davI! A kumAra to gajabano vairAgI che. paraNyAnI pahelI rAtrie ja AvI padamInI strIone paNa samajAvI vairAgya mArge vALI dIdhI. paNa mane to have e ciMtA thAya che ke A vairAgI putra jo saMsAramAM raheze nahIM to mAruM rAjya koNa saMbhALaze! A rAjya dhaNI vinAnuM thai jaze! mahArAjA A pramANe mahArANI sAme potAnI ciMtA vyakta karI 144
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________________ rahyA hatA. tyAM to rUmanA eka khUNAmAM divya prakAza thayo! devI pragaTa thayA ! ane kahe che. A | 'mahArAjA! tame jarApaNa ciMtA karo nahIM. tamArA putrathI to tame traNe lokamAM pUjAo cho! mahArANI! tame paNa ratnakukSi cho ke AvA putrane tame janma Apyo! tamArA kumAranI pragatimAM tame || sahAyaka thAo. ciMtA karo nahIM! ja jAya che. davI Apa koNa? gI - "sudarzanA nAme devI chuM. tamArA putronA guNothI kheMcAIne AvI chuM." || hajI to devI aMtadhyana thayA. tyAM tarata ja samarAditya baMne strIone laine AvI mAtA-pitAne praNAma kare che.. | "putra! kharekhara tuM ati bhAgyazALI che. devatAo paNa tArA ( ciMtAtura mAtA-pitAne AzIrvAda ApatA devI! ) 145
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________________ vakhANa kare che. tAro mArga sAco ja che. mohane AdhIna thaI ame tane rokIe chIe." . "pitAjI! moha ja A saMsAramAM jagatane rakhaDAve che. A pramANe kahI, potAnI amRtatulya vANI vaDe kahI samarAditye mAtA-pitAne paNa vairAgya pamADI dIdho. che. mAtA-pitA-kumAra-baMne navavadhUo badhA saMyama svIkAravA taiyAra thai gayA! mahArAjAe potAnA bhANeja municandrane rAjagAdI soMpI ane tyAM padhArelA prabhAsAcArya pAse badhAe dIkSA aMgIkAra karI ! ja ujjayanI nagaranA cheDe harijanonI vastI hatI. emAM graMthika nAme harijana raheto hato ene yakSadevA strIthI eka putra utpanna thayo. enuM nAma girisena pADavAmAM AvyuM.. - te kadarUpo eTalo hato ke koi ene jue ne to enI sAmethI moDhuM pheravI le! | ujjayanInA nagaravAsIo rAjakumAra samarAdityanI prazaMsA karatA hatA. paNa A prazaMsA A girisenathI jarA paNa sahana thatI nathI. e kumArane mAyAvI ane DhoMgI ja samajato hato. kumAranuM jarA paNa bagADI zake ema na'to. chatAM paNa kumAra pratye dveSabhAva bhArobhAra rAkhato! e to samarAdityane joIne saLagI uThato! samarAditya kumAramAMthI have mahAmuni banIne jJAna-dhyAnamAM tatpara banI gayA! gurUe yogya jANI emane upAdhyAyapada ApyuM. samarAditya mahAmuni pharatAM pharatAM ujajayanImAM AvyA. tyAM saMdhyA samaye kAussAgU dhyAne rahelA che. tyAM pelo kurUpI girimena pharato pharato tyAM AvI pahoMcyo. | munine joIne ja saLagI uThayo! vicAre che zuM AnA DhoMga? AkhA gAma upara bharakI chAMTanAra dhutAro Aja ThIka lAgamAM Avyo 146
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________________ prabhAsAcArya pAse dIkSA aMgIkAra karavA jatA kumAra samarAditya baMne patnIo! che. Aje to ene jIvato na choDu... ke bAjumAMthI thoDA ciMtharA laI Avyo. zarIra upara vIMTI, telano vATako lAvI, zarIra upara tela chAMTayuM ane emAM agni cAMpI thoDe dura ubho rahayo! jotajotAmAM AkhA zarIra agninI javALAo bhabhukI uThI ! samarAditya mahAmuni to A upasargane utsava mAnavA maMDayA! ekatva bhAvanAmAM karmamalane bALI kaivalyajJAnanI prApti samarAditya mahAmunine thai! agninI jvALAo zAMta thai gai, AkAzamAMthI puSpanI vRSTi thaI! suvarNakamalanI racanA thai gai! . ujajayanInA rAjvI municandra paNa saparivAra nagarajanonI sAthe valI bhagavaMtane vaMdana karavA Avyo! 147.
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________________ ( iMdrAdi devo paNa tyAM AvyA, mahAtmAno kevalajJAnano mahotsava karyo. temanA jIvana mAM karI che to tene li | pelo dura ubho ubho girisena A joyA kare che. A badhuM joI enA manamAM eTaluM to thayuM ja ke A koi mahAtmA che. meM emanA upara je A rIte upasarga karyo e sAruM na karyuM..." jo | soLa... soLa bhavo sudhI jevuM vaira levA talasato hato e | girisenanA A udgAro ane pazcAttApanuM vAkaya ene pUNyabIja tarIke vAvita thayuM. e che. - caMDAlaputra girisena samarAditya munine agni dvArA saLagAvI rahyo che! 148
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________________ samarAditya kevalIe dharmanI dezanA ApI. dezanA pachI municandrarAjA mahAtmAne pUche che. "bhagavaMta! Apa jevA jagata upara samAna daSTivALA mahApurUSane jIvatA saLagAvavAnuM A girisenane kema mana thayuM? zuM pUrvabhavamAM ApanI sAthe koi vaira hatuM !" jANI lo samarAdita kevalI.. dezanA ApI rahyA che! che. li che ) 149
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________________ daSTivALA mahApurUSane jIvatA saLagAvavAnuM A girisenane kema mana thayuM? zuM pUrvabhavamAM ApanI sAthe koi vaira hatuM!'' para ja "rAjana! girisenanAM jIvane mArI sAthe vera AjanuM nathI. sattara | sattara bhavonuM vera che. manuSyapaNAnA bhavanI gaNatrI karIe to paNa nava nava bhavo sudhI mane mAravA mATe prayatna kare che. "rAjana! pahelA bhavamAM huM guNasena rAjakumAra hato ane e agnizarmA... mArI asAvadhatAnA kAraNe ema mAnI lIdhuM ke A guNasena to mAro bhavobhavano duzmana che. eka sAmAnya kArAgathI enA aMtaramAM je vairanuM bIja vavAyuM e AgaLa jatA jatA vadhatuM ja gayuM trIjA ! bhavamAM AnaMda tarIke mAro putra...!! pAMcamAM bhave jAlinI tarIke mAtA...! sAtamA bhave dhanazrI tarIke mArI patnI...! - navamA bhave sagAbhAi vijaya tarIka..! agiyAramA bhave pharI patnI lakSmI tarIke ! . jo teramA bhave pitarAibhAi viSeNa...! eka vAra ( paMdaramAM bhave vAnamaMtara vidhAdhara tarIke ane ! A sattaramAM bhave girIsena tarIke jyAre jyAre prasaMga malyo che tyAre tyAre vaira levAnuM e cUkyo nathI. rAjan! me pahelA bhavamAM pramAdane AdhIna banI enA aMtaramAM mArA pratye je vairabhAva janmAvyo tethI ja mAre paNa bhavobhava sahana karavuM paDayuM ! e bicArAne paNa aMtaramAM rahelA vairanA pariNAme bhavobhava to du:khI thayo, paNa narakanI bhayaMkara vedanAo paNa ghaNI sahana karI paDI... A rIte samarAditya kevalIe jyAre potAnA nave bhavo vistAra sahita parSadAne kahyA. tyAre beThelA pratyeka jIvanI AMkhanI pAMpaNo bhInI. thai gayelI. eka sAmAnya TreSanA kaNiyAne kAraNe jIvonI bhavobhava kevI sthiti thAya che! | municandra rAjavI pharI kevalI bhagavaMtane pUche che. "bhagavaMta! e jIvano nistAra thaze ke nahI 150
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________________ sarve karmothI mukta thai samarAdityanA AtmAnuM zAzvata sidhdhigatimAM! 151
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________________ 2 3 - pa-3- 3 "rAja! hamaNAM to e bicAro marIne sIdho sAtamI narake pahoMcaze. paNa atyAre eTaluM to enA manamAM thai ja gayeluM che ke "meM A je mahAtmAne karyuM e sArU karyuM nahIM e koi mahAnubhAva che" A vicArane pariNAme ja aMte samyakatva pAmaze ane asaMkhyAta bhavo bAda sAMkhya nAme brAhmaNa banI te saMyamane aMgIkAra karI nirvANapadane pAmaze...! rA jagata upara asIma upakAra karatA - karatA samarAditya kevalI aMte AThe karmono kSaya karI nirvANa padane pAmyA....! - jyAre pelo bicAro girisena AmathI tema rakhaDato kUTAto marIne sAtamI narake pahoMcyo. | bAlamitro! eka nAnakaDuM evuM paNa vairanuM bIja janma janmAMtara sudhI jIvane kevI kadarthanA karAve che ! jyAre guNasenano jIva samatAne bhajato bhajato chevaTe sidhdhazilA upara pahoMcI jAya che...! je Aga tame tamArA duzmana mATe saLagAvo cho mA te tenA karatAM tamane vadhu dajhADe che. jo ke 152
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________________ 'llot muMbaI karavAmAM yaMta prinTarI, 352/54, gIragAva roDa, muMbai-400 002. phona: 252882, 299193