Book Title: Gagar me Sagar
Author(s): Devendramuni
Publisher: Tarak Guru Jain Granthalay
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003194/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ wwwwww B0000 07 gAgara Deli 0000ODO Educ Spenti meM sAgara devendra muni zAstrI Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tAraka guru jaina anyamAlA puSya 196 gAgara meM sAgara lekhaka upAdhyAya rAjasthAnakesarI adhyAtmayogI zrI puSkaramuni jI ma0 ke suziSya devendra muni zAstrI prakAzaka zrI tAraka murujana granyAlaya zAstrI sarkala, udayapura (rAja.) Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upAdhyAya rAjasthAnakesarI adhyAtmayogI zrI puSkara munijI ma0 kI dIkSA svarNa-jayantI samAroha para prakAzita pustaka gAgara meM sAgara lekhaka devendra muni zAstrI prakAzaka zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAlaya zAstrI sarkala, udayapura (rAjasthAna) pina 313 001 prathama saMskaraNa .. san 1979 akTUbara vijaya dazamI mUlya: tIna rupaye mAtra mudraka prakAza kampojima hAusa ke lie pravIna prinTarsa, naubastA, AgarA. Jain Education InteFoatonate & Personal User@rainelibrary.org Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ***** udAra artha sahayogI **** dharmAnurAgiNI akhaNDa saubhAgyavatI zrImatI zrI rAjadevI dharmapatnI-zrI norAtArAmajI jaina naravAnA NORATARAM BHIMSAIN 66, 2nd Main Road, New Tharagupet BANGALORE-560 002 .***********************. prastuta pustaka ke prakAzana meM ApakA udAra artha sahayoga prApta huA etadartha bahuta-bahuta dhanyavAda Jain Education Intefpatronate & Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain Education Intefloatonate & Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samarpaNa jinakA divya-bhavya jJAnadarzana aura cAritra jana-jana ke lie patha pradarzaka hai| jinakI amoghavANI patitoM kA uddhAra karane meM pUrNa samartha hai| jo saMyama-satya zIla va prajJA kI sAkSAt pratimA hai| unhIM parama zraddha ya sadguruvarya rAjasthAnakesarI adhyAtmayogI upAdhyAya zrI puSkara munijI jI ma0 ke pavitra kara kamaloM meM sazraddhA, savinaya sabhakti samarpita -devendra muni Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain Education Intefloatonate & Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya sAhitya kI sarvamAnya paribhASA-"hitena sahitaM sAhityaM" ke anusAra jo hita se, kalyANa va utthAna kI bhAvanA se yukta hai, vahI sAhitya haiN| hamAre granthAlaya ne mAnava mAtra ke hita evaM kalyANa kI bhAvanA se darzana, itihAsa, caritra, kAvya tathA kathAsAhitya Adi vividha vidhAoM meM aba taka lagabhaga 110 se adhika pustakoM kA prakAzana kiyA hai / sabhI pustakeM janatA ke lie upayogI va lAbhadAyI siddha huI haiN| / pichale tIna varSa meM jaina kathA sAhitya kI lagabhaga 60 se adhika pustakeM pAThakoM kI sevA meM hamane bheMTa kI / isI ke sAtha kucha pAThakoM kI mAMga AyI ki vizva sAhitya kI aisI hajAroM kahAniyA~, saMsmaraNa-ghaTanAe~ bhI bar3I rocaka va zikSAprada haiM, jo jaina kathA sAhitya ke uddezya ke nikaTa hI nahIM, balki pUraka bhI haiN| aisI kahAniyA~ bhI saMkalita kara prakAzita kI jAye to upayogI hoNgii| . samartha sAhityakAra zrIdevendra munijI zAstrI ne pAThakoM va jijJAsuoM kI isa bhAvanA ko lakSya meM rakhakara saikar3oM laghu kathAoM kA cayana kiyA hai| jinheM hama svatantra rUpa meM pAThakoM ke lAbhArtha prastuta kara rahe haiN| ..... . -mantrI Jain Education Internationate & Personal Ubev@nainelibrary.org Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lekhaka kI kalama se sAhitya jIvana kA abhinava Aloka hai| vaha bhUle-bhaTake jIvana sAthiyoM ke lie saccA patha-pradarzaka hai / mujhe dArzanika, aitihAsika, sA~skRtika sAhitya ke prati jitanI ruci rahI hai, usI prakAra kathA va rUpaka sAhitya ke prati bhI ruci rahI hai| jaba kabhI bhI anusandhAnaparaka zodhapradhAna sAhitya likhate samaya mujhe thakAna kA anubhava hotA hai to usa samaya maiM kathAsAhitya likhatA hU~ yA par3hatA hU~ jisase thakAna miTakara naI tAjagI kA anubhava hotA hai / dakSiNa bhArata kI vihAra yAtrA karate samaya para hI nahIM, mastiSka bhI thakAna kA anubhava karatA rahA / pratidina kI vihAra yAtrA meM maiMne kathA-sAhitya likhane kA nizcaya kiyaa| merA yaha prayoga bahuta hI upayogI siddha haa| jaina-kathAe~ ke sampAdana ke atirikta anya aneka kathAoM kI pustaka bhI likha gayA jo pAThakoM ke samakSa haiN| kathA-sAhitya ke anuzIlana-parizIlana se mere antarmAnasa meM ye vicAra sudRr3ha ho cuke haiM ki mAnava ke vyaktitva aura kRtitva ke vikAsa ke lie, usake pavitra-caritra ke nirmANa ke lie kathA-sAhitya atyanta upayogI hai| kathA-sAhitya kI sumadhura zailI mAnava ke antarmAnasa ko sahaja rUpa se prabhAvita Jain Education Internationate & Personal Usevorajnelibrary.org Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 7 ) karatI hai, prabhAvita hI nahIM karatI, para bAda meM usake mAnasa para aisI amiTa chApa chor3a detI hai jo varSoM taka apanA asara dikhAtI hai / yaha eka jvalaMta satya hai ki yadi uttama va zreSTha kathA sAhitya par3hane ko diyA jAya to usake mana meM uttama saMskAra aMkita hote haiM / yadi bAjAru ghAsaleTI - sAhitya par3hA gayA to usase bure saMskAra apanA asara dikhAte haiN| mujhe likhate hue hArdika kheda hotA hai ki Adhunika upanyAsa va kahAnI jisameM rahasya-romAMsa, mAradhAr3a aura aparAdhI manovRttiyoM kA nagna citraNa ho rahA hai, vaha bhArata kI bhAvI pIr3hI ko kisa gahana andhakAra ke mahAgarta meM dhakelegA yaha kahA nahIM jA sakatA / Aja kizora yuvaka aura yuvatiyoM meM usa ghAsaleTI saste sAhitya par3hane ke kAraNa unake antarmAnasa ko vAsanA ke kAle nAga phana phailAkara Dasa rahe haiM, jinakA jahara unheM burI taraha se parezAna kara rahA hai| unakA merI dRSTi se usa jahara kI upazAnti kA eka upAya hai aura vaha hai una yuvaka aura yuvatiyA~ ko ghAsaleTI sAhitya ke sthAna para svastha manoraMjaka zreSTha sAhitya diyA jAya / prAcIna RSi maharSi, muni va sAhitya-manISI uttama sAhitya ke nirmANa hetu apanA jIvana qhapA kara zreSThatama sAhitya dete rahe haiM / merA bhI vaha lakSya hai / maiM bhI kathA - rUpaka va uttama upanyAsa ke mAdhyama se janajana ke mana meM saMyama aura sadAcAra kI pratiSThA karanA cAhatA te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( } 1 nyAyanIti, sabhyatA, saMskRti kA vikAsa karanA cAhatA huuN| merA yaha spaSTa mata hai ki sAhitya sAhitya ke lie nahIM apitu jIvana ke lie hai / jo sAhitya jIvanotthAna kI pavitra preraNA nahIM detA vaha sAhitya nahIM hai vaha to eka prakAra kA kUr3A-kacarA hai / maiMne pUrva bhI isa dRSTi se kathA - sAhitya kI vidhA meM aneka pustakeM likhI thIM aura ye pustakeM bhI isI dRSTi se likhI gaI hai / apane isa lakSya kI pUrti ke preraNA srota, mere gurudeva adhyAtmayogI upAdhyAya zrI puSkara munijI mahArAja ke asIma upakAra ko maiM sasIma zabdoM meM vyakta nahIM kara sakatA / zrI rameza muni jI, zrI rAjendra muni jI aura zrI dineza muni jI prabhRti munivRnda kI sevA suzrUSA ko bhI bhulAyA nahIM jA sakatA jinake hArdika sahayoga se hI sAhityika kArya karane meM suvidhA rahI hai, maiM unheM sAdhuvAda pradAna karatA hU~ aura AzA karatA hU~ ki bhaviSya meM bhI unakA isI prakAra madhura sahayoga sadA milatA rhegaa| zrI 'sarasa' jI ne presa kI dRSTi se pustakoM ko adhika se adhika sundara banAne kA prayAsa kiyA hai vaha bhI sadA smRtipaTala para camakatA rahegA / 26-4-76 - devendra muni jaina sthAnaka haidarAbAda (AMdhra ) 1 te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anukrama 1. dharma se ghRNA kyoM 2. krodha-caNDAla 3. sAdhaka aura sevaka 4. mana kI zakti 5. tuma nArAja ke ayogya ho 6. advaita kA rahasya 7. baila aura gadhA 8. jitanA kAma utanA dAma 6. duHkha kA mUla-mamatA 10. paramAtmA ke darzana 11. mokSa kA adhikArI 12. kalA kA marma 13. naitikatA aura rAjAjJA 14. mitra ke lie tyAga 15. jaisA saMga vaisA raMga 16. atyAcAra kyoM 17. guru kA gaurava 18. sacAI 16. pApa kI smRti Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal UssVDnaynelibrary.org Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 1 ) 20. chAtA kisa kAma kA 21. adbhuta kalAkAra 22. AtmajJAna 23. apanA nirmANa 24. anUThI vizeSatA 25. sAhasa 26. bhAratIya saMskRti 27. zreSTha zAsana kA rahasya 28. kahA~ se sIkhA 26. rizvata nahIM lUMgA 30. nyAya kA galA na ghoMTe 31. zreSTha putra 32. mahAmAnava 33. bhASaNa kalA 34. saccA mAnava 35. prazaMsA-patana kA mArga 36. dhairya kI mahattA 37. deza kA hita 38. murdo se vAtAlApa 36. prAmANikatA 40. parAI-vastu 41. bolanA kama socanA adhika 78 Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5, 7. Wa 98 100 102 104 42. suneM adhika aura borle kama 43. mauna kI mahattA 44. Adarza patnIvrata 45. udAratA 46. deza prema 47. prANotsarga 48. tRSNA 46. puraskAra nahIM le sakatA 50. satya nahIM-jhUTha 51. chala 52. cintA 53. apane Apako parakho 54. cAturya 55, buddhimAna baniyA 56. buddhimAna putra 57. preraNA srota 58. Atmavat sarvabhUteSu 56. parizrama hI saccA vidyAlaya 60. galatiyoM kA pariSkAra 61. upadeza kA prabhAva 62. rASTrahita 63. vastu eka, nAma aneka 106 108 106 111 113 115 117 120 122 124 Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( 12 ) 64. senApati kA anuzAlanapAlana 65. neharU jI kI udAratA 66. nIMva kA patthara 67. asura aura sasura 68. parAdhInatA kA kAraNa 66. seTha kI buddhimAnI 70. samajha kA phera 71. kSaNoM kA sadupayoga 72. hRdaya parivartana 73. nyAyaparAyaNatA 74. par3hanA aura gunanA 75. ImAnadAra rAjabhakta 76. salAha nahIM, sahayoga 77. karuNA 78. anUThA upAya 76. saccA sneha 80 ahaMkAra aura pradarzana 81. saphalatA kA mUlyAMkana 0 O 126 127 126 131 133 134 136 138 140 143 146 148 151 153 156 156 161 163 te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma se ghRNA kyoM? eka sthAna para sarvadharma sammelana thaa| sabhI dhArmika netA apane dharma kI prazaMsA aura dUsare dharma kI nindA kara rahe the| maiMne dekhA vaha dharma sammelana eka prakAra se dharma kA akhAr3A bana cukA thaa| jaba mujhe bolane ke lie kahA gayA taba maiMne kahA-eka vyakti ke makAna meM Aga laga gaI hai| Aga bujhAne ke lie aneka ToliyA~ vahA~ A rahI haiN| eka TolI kahe ki hama Aga bujhA sakate haiN| dUsarI kahe ki vaha nahIM, hama bujhA sakate haiM / isa prakAra Aga na bujhAkara paraspara lar3atI raheM to vaha makAna dekhate hI dekhate jalakara bhasma ho jaayegaa| yahI sthiti Aja hamArI hai| pratyeka dharma vAlA apane dharma kI prazaMsA karatA hai, prazaMsA ke sAtha hI vaha . Jain Education Internationate & Personal Usevwnanelibrary.orge Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAgara meM sAgara dUsare dharma kI nindA bhI karatA hai, unake dharmagranthoM ke prati malataphahamI bhI paidA karane kA prayAsa karatA hai| isa prakAra hama Aga na bujhAkara Aga lagAne kA prayAsa karate haiM jisase dhArmika vyaktiyoM se hI Aja kA yuvakeM SaNA kara rahA hai| Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ___ AcArya rAmAnuja eka bAra mandira kI parikramA kara rahe the| eka cANDAla strI unake sAmane A gii| cANDAla strI ko dekhate hI AcArya jI ke paira vahIM ThiThaka gye| parikramA karate hue jo pATha ve kara rahe the use vismRta hokara unake muMha se apazabda nikala pdd'e| dUra haTa cANDAlina ! mere mArga ko apavitra na kara / cANDAlina vahIM para khar3I ho gii| vaha apane vacanoM meM mizrI gholate hue bolI-bhagavan ! kRpA kara batAie, maiM apanI apavitratA kidhara le jAUM? . usakI vinamratA ne rAmAnuja ke viveka kI A~kha khola dii| rAmAnuja usase kSamA mAMgate hue bolemAM! tuma vastutaH parama pAvana ho / mere meM rahe hue krodha cANDAla ne hI tumhArA bhayaMkara aparAdha kiyA hai, tuma majhe kSamA kro| te & Personal Ubav@jainelibrary.o123 Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhaka aura sevaka zrAvastI ke pAsa hI aciravatI nadI kala-kala chala-chala baha rahI thii| prakRti kI usa sUramya goda meM eka Azrama thA, usameM pAMca sau sAdhaka the jo sadaiva prazAnta va dhyAna meM tallIna rahate the| una sAdhakoM kI sevA ke lie pAMca sau sevaka the, jo itanA kolAhala karate the ki sunane vAle parezAna ho jAte the| kisI jijJAsu ne tathAgata buddha se isa vaiSamya kA kAraNa pUchA to buddha ne eka udAharaNa dete hue kahA vArANasI ke rAjA brahmadatta vijaya-vaijayantI phaharAkara jaba vArANasI punaH lauTe to unhoMne apane anucaroM ko Adeza diyA ki ve saindhava azvoM ko paryApta mAtrA meM aMgUra kA rasa pilaaeN| anucaroM ne usI kSaNa aMgUra kA rasa unheM pilAyA kintu ve ghor3e kiJcit mAtra bhI unmata nahIM hue| usa rasa meM se Jain Education Interfoa tromate & Personal Ubev@nainelibrary.org Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhaka aura sevaka thor3A-sA rasa bhAravAhI gadhoM ko pilAyA gayA to ve unmatta hokara reMkane lage, idhara-udhara bhAgane lge| - brahmadatta ne amAtya se isa vaiSamya kA kAraNa puuchaa| amAtya ne kahA-jo anuzAsita hai unake lie drAkSArasa rasAyana hai kintu jo svabhAva se hI uddhata haiM, duHzIla haiM ve yatkiJcit bhI uttejanA pAte hI unmatta ho jAte haiN| ___ apanI bAta kA upasaMhAra karate hue buddha ne kahAjo sAdhaka haiM ve to anuzAsita saindhava ghor3e ke samAna haiM, aura jo sevaka haiM ve una gadhoM ke samAna haiN| yahI sAdhaka aura sevaka meM antara hai| Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrainelibrary.org Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 4: mana kI zAnti jozuA lebamena jaba yuvaka the usa samaya unhoMne jIvana kI saphalatA ke lie jina bAtoM kI AvazyakatA hai, unakI eka sUcI banAI / usameM likhA- svAsthya, : suyaza, sampadA aura zakti ye cAra bAteM merI dRSTi se mukhya haiM / varSoM taka ve ina cAroM ke pIche lage rahe kintu jaisI cAhie vaisI saphalatA prApta na ho sakI / unhoMne anubhavI cintaka se eka dina pUchA- aisI kauna-sI bAta raha gaI hai jisase mujhe saphalatA devI ke darzana nahIM hue haiM ? anubhavI ne kahA- jo mukhya bAta hai use tuma bhUla gaye ho, vaha hai mana kI zAnti / te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tuma nArAjagI ke ayogya hI - eka chAtra se bhUla ho gaI, vaha bhaya se kAMpatA huA paNDita madanamohana mAlavIya ke pAsa pahuMcA aura gir3agir3Ane lagA ki Apa mere se nArAja to nahIM ho gaye haiM ? mAlavIyajI ne muskarAte hue kahA-maiM tumhAre se kyoM nArAja hoU~gA ? maiM bar3A hU~ aura tuma choTe ho| yadi mujhe nArAja hI honA hai to briTiza sarakAra se nArAja hoUMgA, yA kisI bahuta bar3e zatru se nArAja hoU~gA, tuma para maiM nArAja hoU~ isake yogya tuma nahIM ho| jAo, aura mana lagAkara apanA kArya karo evaM saphalatA prApta kro| Jain Education Internatironcate & Personal Usevoneinelibrary.orat Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 6: advaita kA rahasya AcArya zaMkara apane priyaziSyoM ke sAtha vArANasI kI eka saMkarI galI meM se jA rahe the / sAmane se hI eka harijana AtA huA dikhAI diyA / dUra se hI zaMkarAcArya ne use cetAvanI dete hue kahA - are zUdra ! mArga meM se dUra haTa jA, nahIM to terA sparza yA terI chAyA ho mujhe apavitra banA degI / kadama Age bar3hAte sunA hai ki Apa usa harijana ne tejI se apane hue aura muskarAte hue kahA- maiMne prANI mAtra meM paramAtmA kI divya chAyA dekhate haiM / kyA ApakA advaitavAda zabdoM kA mAyAjAla hI hai. yA vAstavika hai ? Apa mere se ghRNA kyoM kara rahe haiM ? AcArya zaMkara ko apanI bhUla jJAta huI, harijana kA abhivAdana karate hue bole- tU to merA saccA guru hai / Aja tUne mujhe advaita kA saccA rahasya batAyA hai / 8 te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baila aura gadhA eka seTha ke ghara do paNDita phuNce| seTha ne sneha se satkAra kara unheM bhojana kA AmantraNa diyaa| paNDitoM ke antarmAnasa kI parIkSA karane ke lie seTha ne hAtha dhulAne ke bahAne eka paNDita ko dUra le jAkara pUchA-paNDitajI ! mujhe to Apake sAtha vAle paNDita prabala pratibhA ke dhanI jJAta hote haiM, sAtha hI svabhAva se bhI atyanta sajjana pratIta hote haiN| apane sAthI kI prazaMsA sunakara vaha paNDita IrSyAgni se jala utthaa| usane muha kI vicitra bhAvabhaMgimA karate hue kahA-seThajI ! ApakA anumAna mithyA hai, vaha to mere sAtha A gayA hai para vaha paNDita nahIM, nirA bevakUpha hai| maiM saca kahatA hU~ ki usameM aura baila meM koI bhI pharka nahIM hai| seTha ne isI prakAra dUsare paNDita kI bhI parIkSA ke lie use bhI kahA / dUsare paNDita ne kahA-are ___te & Personal UseVWDainelibrary.org Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAgara meM sAgara vaha to bilkula hI gadhA hai usameM akla kA to divAlA hai / seTha ne donoM ke mAnasa ko samajha liyA ki me donoM paraspara IrSyAgni meM jala rahe haiN| unheM pratibodha dina ke lie bhojana ke thAla meM ghAsa aura bhUsA rakha diyA / jyoMhI donoM paNDitoM ne ghAsa aura bhUsA dekhA to AgababUlA ho gaye / seTha ne muskarAte hue kahAApa donoM ne hI to eka dUsare kA baila aura gadhe ke rUpa meM paricaya diyA hai aura usI ke anukUla maiMne yaha bhojana parosA hai / donoM lajjita ho gaye / unheM apanI nala jJasta ho gaI / 1 10 ME te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jitanA kAma, utanA dAma paNDita sadAsukha jayapura ke nivAsI the| jaina darzana ke marmajJa vidvAna the| grantha lekhana kI unakI svAbhAvika abhiruci thii| ve jayapuranareza savAI rAmasiMha jI ke koSAdhyakSa the| eka dina kisI cugalakhora ne rAjA se yaha zikAyata kI ki paNDita sadAsukha acchI taraha se kArya nahIM karate haiM, jaba dekho tabhI dhArmika grantha par3hate rahate haiN| rAjA paNDitajI kI vidvattA para mugdha the para unakI kArya ke prati zithilatA va pramAda kI bAta unheM tanika mAtra bhI priya nahIM thii| ve madhyAhna ke samaya binA pUrvasUcanA diye koSAlaya meM phuNce| yakAyaka rAjA ko apane sAmane dekhakara karmacAriyoM ke para ke nIce kI jamIna khisakane lgii| rAjA ne Ate hI sarvaprathama paM0 sadAsukhajI ke bahIkhAte aura rajisTara dekhane prArambha kiye| kintu Adi se anta taka kahI Jain Education InteFoat fonalte & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 gAgara meM sAgara para bhI skhalanA va bhUla nahIM thii| itanA sundara aura vyavasthita kArya thA ki rAjA atyanta prasanna huA, aura bolA-paNDitajI ! tumhAre kArya se maiM atyanta prasanna hai| Aja se tumheM jo pArizramika milatA hai usase aba savAyA milegaa| paNDita sadAsukha ne bahuta hI namra zabdoM meM nivedana karate hue kahA-ApakI apAra kRpAdRSTi mere para hai parantu eka prArthanA hai ? __rAjA-batAo, tumhArI kyA icchA hai ? tuma cAhoge utanA pArizramika bar3hA duuNgaa| paNDitajI-rAjan ! maiM cAhatA hU~ ki isa samaya mujhe jo pArizramika mila rahA hai usameM se eka cauthAI pArizramika kama kara diyA jaay| . rAjA sahita sabhI paNDitajI kI vicitra prArthanA ko sunakara cakita ho gye| unhoMne aisI vicitra prArthanA apane jIvana meM prathama bAra sunI thii| rAjA-paNDitajI ! tuma isa prakAra kI prArthanA kisa apekSA se kara rahe ho? ' paNDitajI-rAjan ! aba se maiM pratidina do ghaNTe vilamba se daphtara meM AnA cAhatA hai| kAraNa yaha hai ki maiM eka grantha likha rahA hU~ aura use zIghra pUrNa karanA cAhatA hU~, ataH rAjya ko hAni na ho etadartha Jain Education Internationate & Personal Uwav@rainelibrary.org Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jitanA kAma, utanA vAma . 13 maiMne yaha prArthanA kI hai| kAma kama karUM to phira dAma adhika kyoM lU~ ? mahArAjA rAmasiMha ne kahA-acchA to kAgaja lAo, maiM tumhAre lie Adeza likha detA huuN| mahArAjA ne Adeza likhA-Aja se paNDita sadAsukha ko vartamAna pArizramika se savAyA pArizramika diyA jAe, aura inheM yaha vizeSa chUTa dI jAtI hai ki jaba yaha kAryAlaya meM AnA cAheM taba AyeM, inakA kArya Aja se kevala bahI-khAte aura rajisTara dekhane kA hai usameM kisI bhI prakAra kI bhUla na ho| isake atirikta avazeSa kArya anya karmacArI kreN| isa Adeza ko paDhakara paNDitajI zraddhA se nata ho gye| ve jyoMhI caraNasparza karane ke lie Age bar3hanA cAhate the ki rAjA sAhaba koSAlaya se bAhara cale gaye / paNDitajI para Akara atyanta tanmayatA ke sAtha apane granthoM ke lekhana meM laga gye| unhoMne bhagavatI ArAdhanA-sAra, tattvArthasUtra, ratnakaraNDazrAvakAcAra prabhRti granthoM para virATa TIkAe~ likhIM aura anya maulika sAhitya kA bhI sRjana kiyaa| Jain Education Interfoatponate & Personal Uwev@rjainelibrary.org Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ duHkha kA mUla : mamatA eka bAra tathAgata buddha apane ziSyoM ke sAtha zrAvastI ke vihAra meM Thahare hue the| usa samaya unakI parama bhaktA, virAT vaibhava kI mAlakina vizAkhA tathAgata ke darzanArtha aaii| para Aja usake zarIra para camakate hue vastra aura damakate hue AbhUSaNa nahIM the| usane gIle vastra dhAraNa kara rakhe the, aura sira ke bAla bhI asta-vyasta the| usakA ceharA murajhAyA huA thaa| tathAgata buddha ne yaha saba dekhA, unhoMne sAzcarya pUchAvizAkhe ! Aja tumhArI yaha vicitra vezabhUSA kaise hai ? vizAkhA ne dhIre se kahA-bhante ! Aja mere pautra kA dehAnta ho gayA hai| buddha-vizAkhe! maiM eka bAta tumheM pUchanA cAhatA hai ki zrAvastI nagarI meM jitane manuSya haiM utane yadi tumhAre putra aura pautrAdi ho jAeM to kitanI prasannatA hogI? Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ duHkha kA mUla : mamatA .. bhante ! merI prasannatA kA pArAvAra na rhegaa| maiM Ananda vibhora hokara naacuuNgii| buddha---acchA, vizAkhe ! jarA yaha batAo ki zrAvastI meM pratidina kitane vyakti marate hoMge ? vizAkhA-bhagavan ! kama se kama ekA marama hI hogaa| buddha-to phira tuma pratidina isI prakAra gIle vastra, asta-vyasta bAla aura muharramI sUrata banAye rakhanA pasanda karogI? vizAkhA-nahIM bhante ! buddha-jisake jitane adhika same haiM utane hI adhika duHkha haiM, saMsAra meM jisakA koI sagA nahIM hai usako koI bhI duHkha nahIM hai / duHkha kA mUla mamatA hai, jahA~ mamatA hai vahA~ duHkha hai, ataH satya-tathya samajha / vizAkhA ko naI dRSTi mila gaI / usakA duHkha kapUra kI taraha ur3a gyaa| bAda meM jIvana meM kaise bhI prasaMga Ae vaha kabhI bhI zokAtura nahIM huii| Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 10 : paramAtmA ke darzana ibrAhIma Adama balakha ke atyanta sAdagIpriya, dharmaniSTha bAdazAha the / ve pratipala pratikSaNa paramAtmA kI anveSaNA meM lage rahate the| unake mahala ke dvAra prajA ke lie hara samaya khule rahate the / unake pAsa koI bhI vyakti binA kisI bhI saMkoca ke pahu~ca sakatA thaa| kisI ke lie inkArI nahIM thI / mahala eka pahAr3I para banA huA thA / ye eka bAra rAtri meM so rahe the / unheM mahala meM kisI ke paira kI AhaTa sunAI dii| ve cauMkakara uTha baiThe / unhoMne aMdhere meM dekhA ki eka mAnavAkRti unake pAsa A rahI hai / ibrAhIma ne pUchA- Apa kauna haiM ? aura isa prakAra ApakA Agamana kisa kAraNa se huA hai ? mAnavAkRti ne kahA- - maiM ApakA hI mitra hU~, te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA ke darzana merA UMTa kho gayA hai, usakI anveSaNA karane ke lie AyA huuN| ibrAhIma-mitra ! itane UMce mahala meM U~Ta kisa prakAra AyegA? mahala meM U~Ta khojanA kyA pAgalapana nahIM hai ? mAnavAkRti ne muskarAte hue kahA-ibrAhIma ! tumheM merA pAgalapana to jJAta ho gyaa| jaise U~ce mahala meM U~Ta kA khojanA pAgalapana hai vaise hI U~ce mahala meM baiThakara bhagavAna ko DhU~r3hanA pAgalapana nahIM hai ? kyA kabhI tUne isa para bhI cintana kiyA hai ? ibrAhIma usake mu~ha ko dekhane ke lie jyoMhI uThA tyoMhI vaha mAnavAkRti aMdhakAra meM kahIM vilIna ho gii| ibrAhIma rAtabhara karavaTeM badalate rhe| unakI nIMda naSTa ho cukI thii| Agantuka ke zabda unake karNakuharoM meM gaMjate rahe ki mAyA aura vaibhava ke isa sAmrAjya meM lipta rahakara paramAtmA ke darzana nahIM kiye jA skte| prAtaHkAla hote hI ve ghor3e para baiThakara rAjamahala ko chor3akara ekAnta jaMgala meM cala diye| sAre rAjakIya vastrAbhUSaNa utArakara phakIrI kA veSa dhAraNa kara Jain Education Interinatiroinedte & Personal Usevojainelibrary.org Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAgara meM sAgara AdhyAtmika sAdhanA karane lge| nau varSa taka nirantara usI sthAna para baiThakara japa va dhyAna kI sAdhanA kI aura viziSTa jJAna kI upalabdhi hone para logoM ke atyAgraha se ve makkA gaye aura jIvana ke antima kSaNa unhoMne vahAM para vyatIta kiye / unakA abhimata thA ki amIrI aura dhana-daulata meM zaitAna kA nivAsa hai aura garobo va phakIrI meM pharizte kA, jo khudA ke darabAra meM pahu~cAte haiM / jo mAyA se nAtA tor3atA hai vahI khudA ko pAtA hai| Jain Education Interpatronate & Personal Usav@rainelibrary.org Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :11: mokSa kA adhikArI tathAgata buddha kA pIyUSavarSI pravacana cala rahA thaa| pravacana ke pazcAt eka yuvaka ne tathAgata ko namaskAra kara pUchA-bhante ! isa virAT vizva meM jitane jIva haiM una sabhI ko mokSa prApta ho sakatA hai ? buddha-avazya hI, sabhI jIvoM ko mokSa mila sakatA hai| yuvaka-to phira sabhI mukta kyoM nahIM ho jAte ? buddha-tuma kala prAtaH AnA, maiM isakA rahasya tumheM btaauuNgaa| prAtaH hote hI yuvaka buddha ke zrIcaraNoM meM phuNcaa| buddha ne use eka kalama aura kAgaja thamAte hue kahAyuvaka ! Aja nagara meM pratyeka vyakti ke pAsa meM jAo, usase milo, aura jAno ki kauna kyA cAhatA hai ? yaha sUcI taiyAra kara mere pAsa laao| Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAgara meM sAgara jaba yuvaka sUcI taiyAra karake lauTA to buddha ne pUchA-batAo kauna kyA cAhatA hai ? __ yuvaka-kisI ko dhana kI kAmanA hai, kisI ko vabhava kI tamannA hai, kisI ko santAna kI cAha hai, to kisI ko strI kI icchA hai, koI svAsthya kI prArthanA karatA hai to koI makAna Adi kI ? baddha-nagara ke itane logoM meM se kitane logoM ne mokSa kI icchA kI hai ? yuvaka-bhagavan ! kisI ne bhI nhiiN| buddha-jo mokSa kI ora A~kha uThAkara dekhanA bhI pasanda nahIM karate, tuma hI batAo unheM mokSa kisa prakAra mila sakatA hai ? yuvaka-jisakI icchA nahIM use nahIM mila sktaa| buddha-kevala mokSa ko cAhane se ho mokSa nahIM milatA usake lie zraddhApUrvaka prabala prayatna bhI apekSita hai| yuvaka ko buddha kA samAdhAna pasanda AyA aura vaha namaskAra kara bolA-vastutaH ApakA kathana satya hai| Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :12: kalA kA marma eka mahAna kalAkAra dhanavAnoM kI gaganacambI . aTTAlikAoM se ghirI huI eka nanhI-sI jhoMpar3I meM rahatA thaa| jaba bhI vaha usa mohalle meM se nikalatA taba vaha sabhI zreSThiyoM ko namaskAra krtaa| zreSThI loga paraspara vArtAlApa karate-becArA yaha kalAkAra kitanA garIba hai ? hama sabhI ko pratidina namaskAra karatA hai| eka dina nagara ke sabhI zreSThiyoM ko rAjadarabAra meM AmantraNa milaa| ve sabhI sundara vastrAbhUSaNoM se susajjita hokara rAjadarabAra meM phuNce| rAjakarmacAriyoM ne unakA bhavya svAgata kiyaa| ve sabhI garva se phUle nahIM samA rahe the ki hamArA kitanA sanmAna kiyA gayA hai| kucha samaya ke pazcAt vaha garIba kalAkAra bhI rAjadarabAra meM phuNcaa| kalAkAra ko dekhate hI rAjA :21: Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAgara meM sAgara svayaM uThA, aura apane sannikaTa use sammAna sahita biThAyA / zreSThiyoM ne jaba rAjA ke dvArA kalAkAra ko sanmAna dekhA to ve cakita ho gaye / 22 dUsare dina prAtaH jaba kalAkAra apanI jhauMpar3I se bAhara nikalA to sabhI zreSThiyoM ne usa kalAkAra ko ghera liyA aura bole - hama to tumheM bahuta hI sAdhAraNa AdamI samajha rahe the, kintu hameM to kala jJAta huA ki tumheM to rAjA bhI sammAna dete haiM / tumane yaha bAta hameM pahale kyoM nahIM batAI ? kalAkAra ne muskarAte hue kahA - yaha batAne jaisI vizeSa bAta nahIM thI / jo loga kalA ke marma ko samajhate haiM ve mujhe namaskAra karate haiM aura jo nahIM samajhate haiM unheM maiM namaskAra karatA hU~ / zreSThiyoM ke pAsa kalAkAra ke uttara kA koI pratyuttara nahIM thA / te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 13 : naitikatA aura rAjAjJA rAjavaidya caraka kI vizruti bhArata ke eka aMcala se dUsare aMcala taka phaila rahI thii| unhoMne Ayurveda jagata meM eka nayA kIrtimAna sthApita kiyA thA / unheM rAjA kI ora se vizeSa adhikAra prApta huA thA ki ve binA kisI bhI saMkoca ke, binA svAmI kI anumati ke bhI koI bhI vanaspati le sakate the / ve nita naI vanaspatiyoM kA nirIkSaNa karate aura nitya nUtana auSa dhiyoM kA nirmANa karate rahate the / - eka dina ve apane mukhya ziSya somazarmA ke sAtha eka jaMgala se dUsare jaMgala meM ghUma rahe the / bhayAnaka jaMgala meM eka kheta thA aura usameM unhoMne eka vicitra puSpa dekhA / caraka ke paira vahIM para ruka gaye / ve usa phUla ko lenA cAhate the / somazarmA ne nivedana kiyAgurudeva ! yadi Apa Adeza deM to vaha phUla meM kheta meM se tor3akara le AUM ? : 23 : te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 gAgara meM sAgara caraka ne prativAda karate hue kahA-vatsa! kheta ke mAlika kI AjJA ke binA phUla tor3akara lenA corI hai| para gurudeva ! Apako to rAjAjJA prApta hai, Apa kahIM se bhI, koI bhI vanaspati le sakate haiN| caraka-vatsa ! tumhArA kahanA sahI hai / naitika AcaraNa aura rAjAjJA ye donoM pRthaka-pRthaka haiN| yadi yaha phUla meM le lUMgA to mujhe rAjA ke dvArA daNDa nahIM milegA kintu naitika dRSTi se to pApa lagegA hii| rAjAjJA se bhI adhika mahattva naitika AcaraNa kA hai| somazarmA ke pAsa isakA koI uttara nahIM thaa| vaha dUra hI nahIM, bahuta dUra kheta ke svAmI ke ghara pahu~cA aura usakI anumati prApta kara puSpa tor3akara rAjavaidya caraka ko samarpita kiyaa| caraka ke isa AcaraNa kA yaha prabhAva par3A ki bAda meM unake kisI bhI ziSya ne binA anumati ke koI bhI cIja lenA ucita nahIM smjhaa| Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 14: mitra ke lie tyAga baMgAla ke nadiyA grAma meM eka sundara vidyAlaya thaa| usa vidyAlaya meM se jitane bhI vidyArthI taiyAra hue unhoMne usa vidyAlaya ke nAma ko rozana kara diyaa| usa vidyAlaya meM raghanAtha aura nimAI do parama medhAvI chAtra par3hate the| donoM ne nyAyadarzana kA talasparzI adhyayana kiyaa| donoM chAtroM meM apAra sneha thaa| una chAtroM kI tejasvI pratibhA ko dekhakara vidyAlaya ke prAcArya ne una donoM ko Adeza dete hue kahAtuma donoM nyAya para pRthak-pRthak grantha likho| jisakA grantha sarvotkRSTa hogA usa lekhaka kA atyadhika sanmAna kiyA jAyegA, aura usake grantha ko pAThyakrama meM bhI niyukta kiyA jaaegaa| prAcArya ke Adeza ko zirodhArya kara donoM chAtra grantha-lekhana meM juTa gaye / rAta-dina zrama kara donoM ne :25: . . . Jain Education Interpatronate & Personal usev@jainelibrary.org Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAgara meM sAgara grantha pUrNa kiye| donoM ne paraspara grantha dekhane ko liye / nimAI ke grantha kA bhASA lAlitya, viSaya kI gaharAI aura zailI ke mAdhurya ko dekhakara raghunAtha kA ceharA murajhA gyaa| usane kahA-mitra nimAI ! tumhArA grantha to bejor3a hai, tumhAre grantha ke sAmane merA grantha to isa prakAra pratIta hotA hai ki devAGganA ke sAmane koI kurUpA khar3I ho| usakI sunaharI AzA ke havAI mahala Dhaha gye| nimAI ne mitra ke cehare ko dekhaa| usakI bhAva bhaMgimA se usake antarmAnasa ke vicAra jaane| usane mitra se kahA- raghunAtha ! calo jarA naukA vihAra kara aaveN| donoM naukA meM baiThakara nadI ke madhya meM phuNce| nimAI ne atyanta parizrama se likhe hae apane grantha ko pAnI kI dhAra meM bahAte hue kahA--jo grantha mitra kI kIti meM bAdhaka ho vaha grantha kisa kAma kA! raghunAtha cillAyA-nimAI ! yaha kyA pAgalapana kara rahe ho, jisa grantha ke kAraNa tuma vizva-vizruta nayAyika ho sakate the, jise likhane ke lie kitanA zrama kiyA use isa prakAra bahA diyaa| nimAI ne sneha se apane mitra raghunAtha ko apanI bAhoM meM kasate hue kahA-mitra kI prasannatA bar3I hai / Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mitra ke lie tyAga raghunAtha ke mu~ha se zabda na nikala sake, usakI AMkhoM se A~sU baha rahe the, jo kRtajJatA prakaTa kara rahe the| jaba raghunAtha kA sammAna huA taba nimAI Ananda se jhUma rahA thaa| vahI nimAI bAda meM mahAprabhu caitanya hue / raghunAtha ne apane Apako unake caraNoM meM samarpita kara diyA aura vaha unakA pramukha ziSya bana gyaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki Aja bhI baMgAla meM mahAprabhu caitanya ke nAma ke sAtha loga raghunAtha kI bhI jaya bolate haiN| . Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :15: jaisA saMga, vaisA raMga zekhasAdI apane ziSyoM ke sAtha prAtaH paribhramaNa hetu jA rahe the| vArtAlApa cala rahA thA satsaMga ke mahattva para kintu ziSyoM ko satsaMga kA mahattva samajha meM nahIM A rahA thaa| zekhasAdI ne usI samaya mArga ke sannikaTa lage hue gulAba ke phUla ko dekhaa| unhoMne usI samaya gulAba ke paudhe ke nIce eka miTTI kA DhelA par3A huA dekhaa| use uThA liyA aura ziSya ko dete hue kahAjarA ise sUMgho, isameM kaisI gaMdha A rahI hai| eka ziSya ne sUMghate hue kahA-gurudeva ! isameM gulAba kI mahaka A rahI hai| zekhasAdI-vatsa ! miTTI to nirgandha hotI hai phira yaha gaMdha kahA~ se AI ? :28: Jain Education Intefpatronate & Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaisA saMga, vaisA raMga 26 ziSya-gurudeva ! prastuta Dhele para gulAba ke phUla TUTa-TUTakara girate rahe haiN| nirantara gulAba ke sparza ke kAraNa yaha miTTI bhI sugandhita ho gaI hai ? zekhasAdI ne apane mantavya ko spaSTa karate hue kahA-jaise miTTI nirgandha hone para bhI phUloM kI saMgati se vaha bhI saurabhayukta ho gaI, vaise hI mAnava kA bhI jIvana hai / vaha bhI jaisI saMgata karatA hai, vaisA hI usakA jIvana ho jAtA hai| Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 16: atyAcAra kyoM ? guru nAnaka eka bAra paribhramaNa karate hue bagadAda pahu~ce / vahA~ kA zAsaka khalIphA thA / jo mahAn atyAcArI thA / vaha nIti ko bhUlakara, janatA-janArdana ko trasta kara apane khajAne ko bharatA thA / usane sunA ki guru nAnaka Aye haiM / vaha unake darzanArtha pahu~cA / guru nAnaka ne sunA sunA ki vaha A rahA hai to use pratibodha dene hetu apane sAmane sau kaMkar3a cunakara ekatrita kiye / kaMkar3oM ko dekhakara khalIphA socane lagA ki maiMne to sunA thA ki yaha bahuta hI buddhimAna haiM para maiM to viparIta dekha rahA hU~ / bAlakoM kI taraha inhoMne bhI kaMkar3a ikaTThe kara rakhe haiM ? usane guru ke samakSa apanI jijJAsA prastuta kI ki Apane ina kaMkar3oM ko kyoM ikaTThA kiyA hai ? nAnaka- maiM tumhAre pAsa inako amAnata rakhanA cAhatA hU~ / khalIphA ne pUchA- Apa punaH inheM kaba le jAyeMge ? : 30 : te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atyAcAra kyoM? nAnaka-mujhe zIghratA nahIM hai| jaba Apa kayAmata ke dina khudA ke darabAra meM upasthita hoveMge usa dina inheM bhI sAtha lete AveM, usa samaya maiM inheM le luuNgaa| . khalIphA-Apa yaha kyA pharamA rahe haiM ? kyA kayAmata ke dina koI vastu sAtha le jAI jA sakegI? yaha to bahuta hI tuccha vastu hai / __ guru nAnaka- khalIphA sAhava ! ApakA kahanA pUrNa satya hai ki kayAmata ke dina koI bhI vastu sAtha meM nahIM le jA skte| usa dina to khAlI hAtha khudA ke sAmane upasthita honA hotA hai aura svayaM kI karanI kA phala prastuta karanA hotA hai| para mujhe Azcarya hai ki prajA ko trasta kara Apa jo virATa vaibhava ekatrita kara rahe haiM kyA use bhI Apa yahIM para chor3a jAyeMge ? jaba Apa apanA virATa vaibhava sAtha meM lAyeMge to mere kaMkar3a bhI sAtha meM lete aanaa| khalIphA ko apanI bhUla bharI karanI kA dhyAna A gyaa| bhaviSya meM usane apanA jIvana sudhAra liyA aura bAda meM kabhI bhI atyAcAra nahIM kiyaa| Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 17: guru kA gaurava - sikandara samrATa apane guru arastU ke sAtha ghane jaMgala meM se hokara jA rahe the| ve kucha hI dUra pahuMce ki eka uphanatA huA barasAtI nAlA rAste meM A gyaa| paraspara guru-ziSya meM yaha bahasa chir3a gaI ki isa nAle ko pahale kauna pAra kre| sikandara kA Agraha thA ki vaha nAle ko pahale pAra karegA, jisase gurudeva ko banA banAyA mArga mila jaaye| arastU ko sikandara kI bAta mAnanI pdd'ii| pahale sikandara ne nAlA pAra kiyA aura usake pazcAt arastU ne bhI usI rAste se nAle ko pAra kiyaa| pAra hone para arastU ne kahA-sikandara ! Aja tumane merA bhayaMkara apamAna kiyA hai| mere se Age calane meM tujhe kyA majA AyA ? / sikandara ne apanA sira arastU ke caraNoM meM rakhate hue kahA-gurudeva ! mere aparAdha ko kSamA kreN| mere Jain Education Internationate Personal usev@njainelibrary.org Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guru kA gaurava #1 kartavya ne mujhe yaha kArya karane ke lie utprerita kiyA / yadi arastU saMsAra meM rahegA to hajAroM sikandara taiyAra ho sakate haiM kintu sikandara ke rahane para eka bhI arastU taiyAra nahIM ho sakatA / arastu sikandara kI bAta sunakara maduga ho gyaa| usane usakI pITha thapathapAte hue kahA- zAbAza sikandara ! zAbAza / O te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyApaka ne chAtroM ko eka gaNita kA savAla dekara kahA-isa savAla ko kala hala karake laanaa| savAla atyadhika kaThina thaa| lar3akoM ne bahuta prayAsa kiyA, para hala na kara ske| dUsare dina adhyApaka ne dekhA ki kisI ne bhI sahI rUpa se prazna kA hala nahIM kiyaa| kevala eka lar3ake ne prazna kA sahI uttara likhA hai| adhyApaka ne usa lar3ake kI pITha thapathapAte hue kahA-tuma jaise pratibhAsampanna lar3ake ko dekhakara merA mana prasanna hai| Aja se tuma sabase Age baiThA kro| kintu lar3akA phaphaka-phaphakakara rone lgaa| jaba adhyApaka ne rone kA kAraNa pUchA to usane sisakiyAM bharate hue kahA-gurujI ! Apa merI prazaMsA na kareM, maiM Jain Education Interivationate & Personal Usevorajnelibrary.org Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sacAI isa prazaMsA ke yogya nahIM hai| isa savAla kA uttara maiMne apane mitra ke sahayoga se nikAlA hai| adhyApaka ne jaba yaha sunA to ve aura bhI adhika prasanna hue aura usakI sacAI kI prazaMsA karane lo| adhyApaka ke hattaMtrI ke tAra jhanajhanA uThe-ki tU deza ke nAma ko ujjvala kregaa.| vahI bAlaka bar3A hone para gopAlakRSNa gokhale ke nAma se prasiddha huaa| Jain Education Intelroatponate & Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 16 : pApa kI smRti eka vRddhA mA~ kA putra burI saMgati ke kAraNa DAkU bana gayA / jaba vaha kahIM para DAkA DAlakara lauTatA to bUr3hI mA~ eka kamare meM eka lohe kI kIla gAr3a detI thI / jaba kabhI bhI vaha koI bhI burA kArya karake lauTatA taba bhI vaha usI prakAra kIla gAr3a detI thI / vaha pUrA kamarA kIloM se bhara gayA thA / eka dina usakA lar3akA usa kamare meM pahu~cA / sampUrNa kamare ko kIloM se gar3A huA dekhakara Azcarya cakita ho gayA / usane pUchA- mA~ ! yaha sArA kamarA kIloM se kyoM bharA hai ? itanI sArI kIleM isameM kyoM gAr3I haiM ? vatsa ! ye sAre tere bure kArya haiM / jaba bhI tU koI burA kArya karatA, maiM usI samaya eka kIla gAr3a detI rahI / dekha le tene apanI choTe se jIvana meM kitane bure kAma kiye haiM, sArA kamarA koloM se bhara gayA hai / te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pApa kI smRti usane usI samaya bure kArya na karane kI pratikSA grahaNa kI aura zreSTha kArya karane lgaa| jaba vaha koI bhI zreSTha kArya karake lauTatA to mA~ usa kamare meM se gar3I huI eka kIla nikAla detii| kaI varSoM taka yaha krama calatA rahA / eka dina lar3ake ne dekhA ki meM eka bhI kIla nahIM hai / use mana meM bahuta hI zAnti huii| usane pUchA- mA~ ! aba to mere jIvana meM koI bhI pApa na rahA na ! putra ! kIleM to sabhI nikala gaI haiM para unake dAga abhI bhI vidyamAna haiM jo tumhAre pApa kI smRti dilA rahe haiM ataH aise kArya karo jisase ye dAga bhI miTa jAyeM / 0 te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :20: chAtA kisa kAma kA? ____ kAMgresa kA adhivezana pUrNa huA / netAgaNa paNDAla se nikalakara apane sthAnoM para jA rahe the| teja varSA A rahI thI / eka kone meM dubakakara khar3e hue vyaMkaTezanArAyaNa tivArI varSA ke rukane kI pratIkSA kara rahe the| aneka netAgaNa unake sAmane se gujare aura sabhI ne eka hI prazna unake sAmane duharAyA-kyA Apa chAtA nahIM lAye haiM ? ___anta meM madana mohana mAlavIyajI aaye| unhoMne kone meM simaTe tivArIjI ko khar3e dekhakara kahAkyoM vyaMkaTeza ! tuma yahA~ khar3e ho ? Ao chAte meM ho lo| tivArIjI saMkoca karane lge| mAlavIyajI ne unheM khIMcakara chAte meM le liyA aura bole-are ! yaha chAtA kisa kAma ke lie hai ? Jain Education Internatiroineete & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :21: VA adabhula kalAkAra 7 . TO ' ' A y .... . . - eka rAjA siMhAsana para ArUr3ha thaa'| sabhA'laMgI huI thii| do kalAkAroM ne sabhA meM praveza kiyA / rAjA ne donoM kA yogya sammAna kiyA aura unase puuchaa| ApakA Agamana kisa uddezya se huA? AgantukoM meM se prathama ne kahA- maiM citrakAra hai| maiM bhIta para aise citra banAtA hai ki darzaka dekhakara Ananda vibhora ho jAtA hai| - dUsare ne kahA- maiM vicitrakAra hU~. maiM binA tUlikA ke hI dIvAla para aise citra aMkita kara detA hU~ ki darzaka kA mana-mayUra nAca uThatA hai|| rAjA ne donoM kalAkAroM ko Adeza diyA mere navyu-bhavya mahala ko dIvAloM para tuma apanI kalA kA pradarzana kro| donoM ne rAjA ke prastAva ko saharSa ka ko dI gaI aura . . - - - MANE svIkAra liyA eka dIvAla Jain Education Interfoa tomate & Personal Ubev@nainelibrary.org Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAgara meM sAgara dUsarI dIvAla dUsare ko dI gaI / eka dUsare ko na dekha le isalie bIca meM pardA lagA liyA gyaa| donoM hI kalAkAra apanI kamanIya kalA ko mUrta rUpa dene meM saMlagna ho gaye aura kucha hI dinoM meM pamA kArya pUrNa kara diyA / rAjA unakI kalA ko dekhane ke lie atyadhika utsuka ho rahA thaa| kalAkAroM kI sUcanA pAte hI rAjA dekhane ke lie cala diyaa| usane sarvaprathama citrakAra kI kRti ko dekhaa| eka sajIva bolate hue citra ko dekhakara rAjA atyadhika prasanna huA aura citrakAra kI suktakaMTha se prazaMsA kii| rAjA dUsare kalAkAra ke pAsa pahecA kintu usane dIvAla para koI raMga nahIM lagAyA thA, kahIM para tulikA kA prayoga bhI nahIM kiyA thA, kevala dIvAla sphaTika kI taraha camaka rahI thii| rAjA ne vicitrakAra ko pUchA-Apane abhI taka dIvAla para koI citra nahIM banAyA hai? " vicitrakAra ne kahA-rAjan ! yahI to merI adbhuta kalA hai, bIca meM jo yaha pardA hai Apa use haTavA dIjie, phira dekhiye merI kalA kA camatkAra / pardA haTate hI sAmane kI dIvAla para jo citra thA, vaha citra usameM pratibimbita ho utthaa| citra Jain Education InteFoatonate & Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jitanA sundara dIkhatA thA usase kaI gunA adhika pratibimba sundara dIkha rahA thaa| citrakAra ne tulikA kA camatkAra dikhAyA to vicitrakAra ne rAsAyanika padArtha vizeSa se bhIMta ko pratibimba grahaNa karane meM sakSama banA diyA thaa| rAjA vicitrakAra kI mahAna kalA kI dekhakara atyadhika cakita thaa| usane usakI pITha thapathapAte hue kahA-tuma vastutaH adbhuta ho / tumhArI kalA kamAla kI hai| Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :22: Atma-jJAna ___ eka ziSya ke antarmAnasa meM vicAra udbhUta huA ki gurudeva bahuta hI vRddha haiM, unakI sevA meM pahuMcakara mujhe Atma-jJAna kI kalA prApta karanI caahie| vaha Azrama meM phuNcaa| guru ziSya ko dekhakara Ananda vibhora ho utthe| usane eka dina samaya dekhakara gurudeva se Atma-jJAna ke lie prArthanA kii| guru eka pahu~ce hae yogI the / ziSya kI prArthanA para guru kUcha muskarAye, aura usakI ora kucha kSaNoM taka dekhate rahe kintu ziSya guru ke hArda ko na samajha skaa| kucha samaya ke pazcAt guru apanI kuTiyA meM cale gaye aura vaha bhI apane sthAna para calA gyaa| ___ vaha pratidina guru ke sAmane apanI prArthanA ko duharAtA aura guru usakI ora dekhakara muskarA dete / ziSya nirAza ho jAtA ki guru mujhe AtmajJAna kyoM nahIM batAte haiN| eka dina ziSya ne punaH prArthanA kI ki maiM Jain Education Interpatronate & Personal UbavDjainelibrary.org Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma-jJAna 43 ApakA ziSya hU~, merI prArthanA kI Apa itanI upekSA kyoM karate haiM ? guru ne kahA-acchA calo, jarA hama nadI para ghUma Ate haiN| kala-kala chala-chala karatI huI nadI baha rahI thI, pAnI kAphI gaharA thA / guru ne ziSya ko Adeza diyA ki jarA pAnI meM DubakI lagAo ! ziSya ne usI kSaNa guru ke Adeza kA pAlana kiyaa| vaha jyoMhI pAnI kI gaharAI meM paiThA, guru ne usake sira ko jora se dabA diyaa| ziSya gardana ko pAnI se bAhara nikAlanA cAhatA thA para guru kucha samaya taka use rokate rhe| pAnI meM havA prApta na hone se ziSya kA dama ghuTane lagA aura vaha pAnI se bAhara nikalane ke lie chaTapaTAne lgaa| jaba guru ne dekhA ki aba vaha pAnI meM nahIM raha sakatA taba unhoMne apane hAtha ko kucha DholA chor3A aura vaha zIghra hI bAhara nikala AyA / * sAMsa lekara kucha Azvasta huaa| guru ke cehare para pahale kI bhA~ti hI muskAna aThakheliyA~ kara rahI thii| unhoMne ziSya ko prema se sambodhita kara pUchA-jaba tuma pAnI meM the taba tumhArI sabase tIvra icchA kyA thii| ziSya ne uttara diyAusa samaya maiM sAMsa lene ke lie havA cAhatA thA / para gurudeva Apane mere prazna kA to uttara nahIM diyaa| maiM Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAgara meM sAgara Apase Atma-jJAna cAhatA hU~ aura Apa dUsarI hI bAta kara rahe haiN| guru ne muskarAte hue kahA-vatsa ! pAnI maiM tujhe havA kI jitanI cAha thI, kyA Atma-jJAna ke lie bhI utanI tar3apha hai, yadi hai to tujhe kahIM bhI jAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| yaha tar3apha hI terA mArga svataH banA degii| Atma-jJAna kahIM bAhara nahIM, andara hI hai| Jain Education Intefoatinate & Personal Usev@nainelibrary.org Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA nirmANa eka adhyApaka chAtroM ko bhUgola kA adhyayana karA rahA thA, usane eka nakze ke pA~ca-chaha khaNDa chAtroM ko dete hue kahA-inheM isa prakAra joDie jisase saMsAra kA sahI mAnacitra bana jaaye| adhyApaka ke Adeza kA pAlana karane ke lie sabhI chAtra tanmayatA se juTa gye| ve eka-eka dvIpa ko biThAne kA prayAsa karane lage kintu saphala nahIM ho rahe * the| yadi eziyA kA mAnacitra ThIka baiTha jAtA to yUropa kA galata ho jAtA, yadi yUropa kA ThIka hotA, to amerikA galata ho jaataa| sabhI chAtra parezAna ho gaye / unhoMne kahA-yaha kArya hamAre vaza kA nahIM hai, yadi Apa mArgadarzana kareM to sambhava hai saphalatA prApta ho sakatI hai| adhyApaka ne kahA-acchA, isake pIche mAnava . Jain Education Interipatroinedte & Personal Usevoranelibrary.org Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 tuma pahale use kA mAnacitra bhI hai, karo / mAnava kA citra yadi banA 'citra bhI bana jAyegA / gAgara meM sAgara banAne kA prayAsa sake to saMsAra kA chAtroM ne tanmayatA se mAnava ke citra ko banAnA prArambha kiyA aura zIghra hI mAnava ke citra ko vyavasthita banA diyA / sabhI chAtra apanI saphalatA para jhUma uThe / adhyApaka ne kahA - acchA to aba isa nakze ko yathAvat ulaTa do / jyoMhI mAnacitra ulaTA kiyA to ve sabhI Azcaryacakita ho gaye / saMsAra kA mAnacitrapUrNa rUpa se bana cukA thA / adhyApaka ne rahasya kA samudghATana karate hue kahA- pahale mAnava kA nirmANa karo, saMsAra kA nirmANa to svataH ho jAtA hai / tuma saMsAra ke nirmANa kI pahale cintA na karo, apane ApakA nirmANa karo / te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 24 : anUThI vizeSatA javAharalAla neharU kaimbrija meM adhyayana kara rahe the| ve eka dina vahA~ ke rAjapatha para hokara jA rahe the / rAjapatha ke sannikaTa eka billI marI huI thI, usake zarIra meM kIr3e kulabulA rahe the, bhayaMkara durgandha se sArA mArga vyApta thA, loga Ate aura nAka-bhauM sikor3akara Age bar3ha jAte kintu kisI ne bhI usa billI ko uThAkara eka ora phiMkavAne kA prayAsa nahIM kiyaa| neharUjI ne dekhate ho usI samaya eka dUra khar3e hue sipAhI ko bulAkara kahA - yadi maiM tumhAre sthAna para yahA~ hotA to yaha gandagI yahA~ para nahIM raha sakatI thI / sipAhI ne neharUjI kI bhavya mukhamudrA dekhakara samajhA yaha to briTena kA rAjakumAra lagatA hai / te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 gAgara meM sAgara vaha coTI se er3I taka kAMpa utthaa| usane atyanta namratA se kahA-maiM bahuta hI zIghra ise uThavAkara dUra ekAnta sthAna meM phikavA detA huuN| yaha hai mahAna vyaktitva kI anUThI vishesstaa| Jain Education Internationedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 25 sAhasa suprasiddha dArzanika bojAka se kisI ne pUchAvizva meM sabase bar3I vastu kyA hai jisase jIvana camakatA hai| usane kahA-sAhasa hI jIvana hai, kyoMki merI mA~ ne mujhase kahA thA 'vatsa ! maiM tujhe apane anubhavoM kI maMjUSA se eka anamola hIrA denA cAhatI huuN|' maiMne pUchA-mA~ ! vaha hIrA kauna-sA hai ? vatsa ! usa hIre kA nAma hai sAhasa / sAhasI vyakti ko hI bhagavAna ke saMdarzana ho sakate haiN| / usa dina merI AThavIM varSagA~Tha thii| taba se maiM pratipala-pratikSaNa usakI bAta ko smaraNa kara mA~ ko namaskAra karatA huuN| Jain Education Internatronate & Personal Usavornainelibrary.org In Education Interna : 8EUR : Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 26 : bhAratIya saMskRti svAmI vivekAnanda amerikA meM the / madhyAhna kA samaya thA / cilacilAtI dhUpa tapa rahI thI / svAmIjI usa samaya eka kabristAna ke pAsa se hokara jA rahe the / unhoMne dekhA ki usa bhayaMkara garmI meM eka mahilA eka kabra para paMkhA jhala rahI hai / svAmIjI ne usakA kAraNa jAnanA cAhA to mahilA ne kahA - mahAtmana ! marate samaya mere pati ne mere se yaha zapatha dilavAI thI ki usakI kabra jaba taka acchI taraha sUkha na jAye taba taka maiM dUsarA vivAha nahIM karUM / isalie maiM kabra ko zIghra sukhAne kA prayAsa kara rahI hU~, kyoMki maiM ekAkI jIvana se Uba gaI hU~ / svAmIjI ne jaba yaha sunA to unheM apanI pavitra bhAratIya saMskRti para hArdika garva huA ki jahA~ patnI kevala tyAga karanA hI jAnatI hai / usameM kitanI nirmala bhAvanA hai / O : 50 : te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 27 : zreSTha zAsana kA rahasya santa kanphyUziyasa se 'lU' ke rAjA ne pUchA-Apake 'cuMgaTU' ke zAsaka banate hI jana-jIvana meM sukha kI baMzI kisa prakAra bajane lagI ? unhoMne kahA- maiMne sadA hI sajjana vyaktiyoM ko protsAhana diyA aura durjanoM ko daNDa diyA / jo pratibhAsampanna buddhimAna vyakti the, unheM janatA kI sevA ke lie niyukta kiyaa| jisase janatA kA naitika jIvana sudhara gayA aura ve apane Apako sukhI anubhava karane lage / O : 51 : te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :28H kahA~ se sIkhA? lukamAna hakIma se kisI ne pUchA ki ApameM itanA vinaya, anuzAsana va prAmANikatA hai, vaha Apane kahA~ se sIkhI? lukamAna hakIma ne kahA-una vyaktiyoM se jinakA jIvana abhimAnI thA, aprAmANika va anuzAsanahIna thaa| praznakartA asamaMjasa meM par3a gyaa| usane punaH prazna kiyA ki yaha kaise ho sakatA hai ? kyA kabhI una vyaktiyoM se koI kucha sIkha sakatA hai ? lukamAna ne kahA-mitra ! isameM koI Azcarya kI bAta nahIM hai / maiMne una vyaktiyoM meM jo burI bAteM dekhIM jinase unakA jIvana kaluSita thA, una bAtoM : 52 : Jain Education InteFoatonate & Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahA~ se sIkhA ? se maiMne apane Apako sadA hI dUra rakhA / jo jijJAsu hai, jisameM cintana karane kI zakti hai vaha kahIM se bhI sIkha sakatA hai aura jo jar3abuddhi hai use cAhe kitanA bhI sikhAyA jAya taba bhI kucha bhI prApta nahIM kara sakatA / 53 te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rizvata nahIM lUMgA gujarAta kI rAjadhAnI ahamadAbAda meM zrI harilAla sItalabhAI nAma ke eka ucca padAdhikArI the| ve prAtaH apane makAna ke bAhara ghUmate hue sunaharI dhUpa kA Ananda le rahe the| usI samaya eka seTha ne eka lAkha rupaye kI thailI unake sAmane rakhate hue kahAlIjie yaha merI tuccha bheMTa, Apa apanA nirNaya mere pakSa meM diijiyegaa| maiM ApakA upakAra jIvana bhara vismRta nahIM houuNgaa| zrI sItalabhAI ne kahA- zrImAn ! maiM kaisI bhI paristhiti meM satya ke viparIta nirNaya nahIM kara sakatA / mujhe jo bAta satya pratIta hogI maiM usI pakSa meM apanA nirNaya dNgaa| maiM Apase sanamra nivedana karatA hU~ ki bhaviSya meM Apa isa prakAra kA duHsAhasa kabhI bhI na kreN| :54 : Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rizvata nahIM lUMgA ___ seThajI pUre ghuTe-ghuTAye vyakti the| ve kahAM poche haTane vAle the| unhoMne kahA-zrImAn ! Apako patA hai ye eka lAkha rupaye haiM, Apa jIvana bhara zrama karake bhI na kamA pAyeMge / smaraNa rahe, yaha suvarNa avasara ApazrI ko milA hai, ise apane hAtha se na jAne deN| __ sItalabhAI ne madhura muskAna bikherate hue kahAseThajI! maiM rizvata lekara kabhI bhI mithyA nirNaya nahIM kara sktaa| seThajI ko apane dhana para garva thA, ataH ve apanI mUMchoM para tAva dete hue bole-yAda rakhiyegA, itanI bar3I rakama dene vAlA Apako isa jIvana meM anya koI vyakti nahIM milegaa| sItalabhAI ne kahA-itanI aura isase bhI adhika rakama dene vAle eka nahIM aneka mAI ke lAla mila jAyeMge para lene se inkAra karane vAle vyakti bahata hI kama mileNge| ataH Apa binA Age kucha kahe palaTe pAMvoM lauTa jaaie| merA vahI nirNaya hogA jo satya para AdhArita hogaa| Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nyAya kA galA na ghoMTeM : 30 : seMTa sTIphena kAleja ke priMsipala pada ke liye do zreSThatama ummIdavAra the -- dInabandhu eNDra ja aura prophesara suzIlakumAra rudra ; kintu cunAva adhikArI lAhaura ke lArDa bizapa lephroma para raMgabheda kA bhUta car3hA huA thA / unhoMne eNDraja ko apane sannikaTa bulAkara kahAApa avazya hI vijayI hoMge kyoMki hama kisI aMgreja ko hI priMsipala banAne ke pakSa meM haiM kyoMki hindustAnI kAleja meM anuzAsana nahIM rakha sakatA / ###################### zrI eNDraja ne sunA / unhoMne bahuta hI gaMbhIratA se kahA - zrImAn ! ApakA yaha socanA bilkula hI anucita hai / Apa apane dimAga se raMgabheda kI nIti nikAla dIjiye / prophesara suzIla kumAra rudra mere se : 56 : I te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nyAya kA galA na ghoMTeM adhika yogya vyakti haiM, maiM unakI prabala pratibhA se prabhAvita huuN| yadi Apane pUrvAgrahavaza nyAya kA galA ghoMTa diyA to maiM apane pada se tyAga-patra de duuNgaa| ___anta meM suzIlakumAra rudra hI priMsipala ke pada lie cune gye| Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 31 : zreSTha putra tIna mahilAyeM panaghaTa para pAnI bhara rahI thIM / ve tInoM apane pyAre putroM kI prazaMsA kara Anandita ho rahI thIM / eka mahilA ne kahA- bahina ! merA putra bAraha varSa kAzI meM adhyayana kara ghara AyA hai / usakI vidvattA se gA~va ke sAre sujJajana prabhAvita haiM / vaha aisA muhUrta nikAlatA hai ki usI kSaNa kArya ho jAtA hai / use AkAza ke tAre, dharatI ke phala-phUla sabhI ke nAma smaraNa haiM / svarga aura naraka kI use jAnakArI hai / dUsarI mahilA ne kahA- - mere putra kI tU bAta sunegI to cakita raha jAyegI / vaha pahalavAna hai / subaha uThakara pA~casau daNDa-baiThaka lagAnA usake liye bahuta hI sarala kArya hai / jaba vaha akhAr3e meM utaratA hai to bar3e se bar3A pahalavAna bhI usake sAmane Tika nahIM : 58 : te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreSTha putra sktaa| jaba vaha hAthI kI taraha jhUmatA huA calatA hai to dekhate hI banatA hai| ___ tIsarI mahilA mauna hokara una donoM kI bAta suna rahI thii| donoM ne upahAsa karate hue kahA-- bahina ! tU cupa kyoM hai ? kyA terA beTA kapUta hai ? usane dhIre se kahA-merA beTA bahata hI bholAbhAlA hai| dina bhara vaha kheta meM kAma karatA hai aura merI khUba sevA karatA hai / Aja vaha dUsare gA~va calA gayA thA isalie mujhe pAnI bharane ke lie AnA pdd'aa| tInoM mahilAeM apane-apane ghar3e sira para rakha kara ghara kI ora calane lgiiN| tabhI dUsarI sar3aka se pahalI mahilA ko apanA pyArA putra AtA dikhAI diyaa| mA~ ruka gii| usane sannikaTa Akara kahAmA~ ! Aja mujhe abhI kitanA acchA zakuna huA hai| ghara jAte samaya bhare hue kubha kA milanA atyanta zubha hai| lagatA hai Aja khUba dhana kI varSA hogii| aura usane apane kadama tejI se ghara kI ora bar3hA diye| dUsarI mahilA ko bhI dUsarI sar3aka se apanA pahalavAna putra AtA huA dikhAI diyaa| usane apanI saheliyoM se kahA-dekho, vaha gajarAja kI gati se Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAgara meM sAgara calatA huA merA beTA A rahA hai / bAtoM hI bAtoM meM vaha pAsa meM A gayA aura apanI mA~ ko dekhakara bolA - mA~ ! tuma bahuta hI dhIme-dhIme cala rahI ho / dekho, maiM abhI daMgala meM eka pahalavAna ko pachAr3a kara AyA hU~ / mujhe bahuta hI jora se bhUkha satA rahI hai ataH jaldI ghara para pahu~cI / maiM sIdhA ghara hI jA rahA aura yaha kaha vaha Age bar3ha gayA / 1 itane meM tIsarI mahilA kA putra bhI A gayA jo dUsare gA~va gayA huA thA / usane Ate hI sarvaprathama mA~ ke sira se ghar3A le liyA aura kahA - mA~ ! tU kyoM pAnI bharane AI, maiM gAMva se A hI to rahA thA / aura vaha ghar3A lekara Age bar3ha gayA / donoM mahilAe~ usake isa vyavahAra ko dekhakara vismita thIM / ve mana hI mana tulanA kara rahI thI apane apane putroM se ki saccA mAtRbhakta putra kauna hai / -- te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :32: mahAmAnava gAMdhIjI dakSiNa aphrIkA meM the| satyAgraha ke kAraNa unheM saparizrama kArAgRha kI sajA huii| gAMdhI jI apanA kArya atyanta lagana ke sAtha karate the| eka dina unakA kArya bahuta hI zIghra sampanna ho gyaa| ataH ve pustaka lekara par3hane lge| kArAgRha ke adhikArI ne kahA-khAlI kyoM baiTho ho ? gAMdhIjI ne kahA-maiM apanA kArya samApta kara cukA huuN| mujhe kArya karanA to AtA hai para kArya kA DhoMga karanA nahIM aataa| isalie par3hakara apane samaya kA sadupayoga kara rahA huuN| yadi Apa kAma batA deM to maiM par3hanA banda kara kArya pahale kruuNgaa| ___kArAgRha ke adhikArI ne kahA-maiM tumheM kArya karane ke liye nahIM kaha rahA hU~ kintu jisa samaya Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAgara meM sAgara gavarnara AveM usa samaya tuma kArya karane kA abhinaya avazya hI kiyA kro| gAMdhIjI ne sthairyatA ke sAtha kahA-maiM isa prakAra mithyA nahIM bola sakatA aura na isa prakAra kA pAkhaNDa karanA hI mujhe pasanda hai| . jaba gavarnara kArAgRha kA nirIkSaNa karane Aye taba gAMdhIjI ne spaSTa rUpa se kahA ki yahA~ kArya bahuta hI kama hai| ataH mujhe patthara phoDane kA kArya diijiye| gavarnara gAMdhIjI ke cehare kI ora dekhakara Azcaryacakita huaa| usake hRdaya-tantrI ke tAra jhanajhanA uThe-vastutaH yaha mAnava hI nahIM apitu mahAmAnava hai| Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhASaNa-kalA san 1917 kA prasaMga hai| nAsika meM kAMgresa samiti kA adhivezana thaa| svarAjya para dAdAsAhaba khAparaDe aura dAdAsAhaba kelakara ne bahuta hI lambe bhASaNa diye / janatA unake bhASaNoM se Uba cukI thii| anta meM lokamAnya bAlagaMgAdhara tilaka kA bhASaNa thaa| tilaka ne anubhava kiyA ki janatA bhASaNa sunane ke mUDa meM nahIM hai| unhoMne apanA bhASaNa prArambha karate hue kahA-'mere pyAre mitro! Apa itane samaya taka do dAdAoM ke upadeza suna rahe the| ina dAdAoM ke pazcAt maiM bAlaka Apako kyA upadeza dU~ ? zrotAoM ne itanA sunate hI haMsI ke phavvAre phUMka diye aura phira unhoMne jo bhASaNa diyA usase janamAnasa maMtra-mugdha ho utthaa| yaha hai bhASaNa-kalA kA camatkAra / Jain Education Intelfpatronate & Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saccA mAnava : 34 : samrATa ne jana-jana ke antarmAnasa para vijaya prApta karane hetu upAdhi pradAna karane kI yojanA banAI aura usane hajAroM vyaktiyoM ko upAdhiyA~ pradAna kara apane Apako eka lokapriya zAsaka anubhava kiyA / samrATa siMhAsana para baiThe the / usa samaya eka mahattvAkAMkSI yuvaka ne rAjasabhA meM praveza kiyA / samrATa ko namaskAra kara yuvaka ne kahA- rAjan ! maiMne sunA hai Apa upAdhiyA~ pradAna karate haiM / kRpayA mujhe bhI upAdhi pradAna kIjiye / samrATa ne yuvaka kI ora dekhA / usake cehare para apUrva teja camaka rahA thA / tana ke kaNa-kaNa meM saundarya aMgar3AiyA~ le rahA thA / samrATa usake divya bhavya rUpa ko nihAra kara atyanta prabhAvita huA aura usane upAdhiyA~ pradAna karane ke lie sahaja svIkRti pradAna Jain Education Inteffipatronaersonal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saccA mAnava kI, para yuvaka ne samrATa ke dvArA dI gaI koI bhI upAdhi pasanda nahIM kii| usane kahA-mujhe aisI upAdhi cAhie jo sabase bar3hakara ho / samrATa ne kahA-bolo, tumheM kauna-sI upAdhi cAhiye ? usane kahA-mujhe anya upAdhiyA~ nahIM cAhiye / Apa mujhe aisI upAdhi deM jisase maiM eka saccA mAnava bnuuN| ____ samrATa ne sunA aura kucha kSaNa taka cintana karane ke pazcAt kahA-maiM tumheM mahAmAtya kI upAdhi se samalaMkRta kara sakatA hU~, anya bhI aneka upAdhiyA~ de sakatA hU~ kintu mAnava banane kI upAdhi nahIM de sktaa| __ Aja kA mAnava ema0 e0 (M. A.) to bana rahA hai maina (MAN) nahIM, yahI sabase bar3I biDambanA hai| ___ saccA mAnava hI vizva ke lie prakAza-stambha bana sakatA hai| Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazaMsA : patana kA mArga hai - zIbali nAma ke eka suzIla santa the| unakA jIvana sadguNoM kA AgAra thA jisake kAraNa ve janajana ke pUjya ho cuke the| loga unakI prazaMsA karate hue aghAte nahIM the| eka bAra ve apane sadgurudeva ke darzana hetu unake Azrama meM phuNce| satsaMga cala rahA thaa| saikar3oM vyakti baiThe hue the| unhoMne jyoMhI zIbali ko dekhA-jayajayakAra kara utthe| 'dhanya bhAgya hai Aja hamArA jo Apa jaise santa zreSTha ke darzana hue|' dUsare ne kahA-'Apa insAna nahIM sAkSAt bhagavAna haiN|' zIbali mauna the| jyoMhI zIbali ne guru ke caraNoM meM apanA sira namAyA, tyoMhI sadguru ne ucca svara se kahA-isa zIbali ko zIghra hI yahA~ se nikAla do| maiM isakA muMha dekhanA nahIM caahtaa| yaha mahAna durAcArI hai| Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazaMsA : patana kA mArga hai 67 zIbali ne sunA, aura dhIre se ve Azrama se bAhara nikala gaye / unake cehare para vahI madhura muskAna aThakheliyA~ kara rahI thI jo prazaMsA ke samaya thI / sAre satsaMgI Azcaryacakita ho gaye / ve mana hI mana kahane lage - lagatA hai gurujI kA mana IrSyA kI Aga se jala rahA hai / apane sadguNI ziSya ke yaza ko ve sahana nahIM kara sake, isalie sabhA ke sAmane usakA bhayaMkara apamAna kiyA hai / eka bhAvuka bhakta ne duHkha se jijJAsA prastuta kI, ki gurudeva zIbali ne kauna sA aisA aparAdha kiyA jisake kAraNa Apa itane ruSTa ho gaye / aisA sadguNI ziSya kahA~ milane kA hai / guru kI dhIra-gaMbhIra vANI jhaMkRta ho uThIaparAdha zIbali kA nahIM kintu tumhArA thA / tuma use patana ke mahAgarta meM girA rahe the / tumhAre meM itanI bhI buddhi nahIM ki kisI bhI vyakti kI mu~ha para prazaMsA nahIM karanI cAhie / sva-prazaMsA sunakara vyakti ko ahaMkAra kA kAlA nAga isa detA hai aura vaha jahara usake sadguNoM kA vinAza kara detA hai / use jahara na car3he, isIlie sabhI ke sAmane maiMne usakA apamAna kiyA, kintu tuma usa rahasya ko samajha na sake / vaha mujhe prANoM se bhI adhika pyArA hai / maiM usakI nirmala yazacandrikA ko bar3hate hue dekhanA cAhatA hU~ / D te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhairya kI mahattA eka mahAna vicAraka ekAnta-zAnta kSaNoM meM baiThA huA cintana kara rahA thA ki mahilAeM kAnoM meM camacamAte hue svarNa ke AbhUSaNa pahanatI haiM aura A~kha jo zarIra meM sabase adhika kImatI aMga hai usameM kAlA aMjana lagAtI haiM isakA kyA rahasya hai ? kyA A~kha se bhI kAna kA adhika mahattva hai ? tabhI prajJA ne uttara diyA-mahattva kAna kA nahIM apitu A~kha kA hai; para A~kha meM kAna kI apekSA eka mahattvapUrNa vizeSatA hai ki use tIkSNa zastra se chedA bhI jAtA hai taba bhI vaha ghabarAtA nahIM hai kintu A~kha meM vaha dhairya kahA~ hai ? jarA-se rajakaNa ke gira jAne se vaha ghabarA jAtI hai aura A~sU bahAne lagatI hai| dUsarI bAta A~kha meM capalatA bhI hai isI kAraNa usako kAlA kiyA jAtA hai| e personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhairya kI mahattA jIvana kA yaha parakhA huA satya tathya hai ki jisake jIvana meM dhairya hai jo kaSToM kA haMsate-muskarAte hue svAgata kara sakatA hai usakA sarvatra svAgata hotA hai aura jo mahAna hokara bhI dhairyavAna nahIM hai usakA sarvatra tiraskAra hotA hai| Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 37 : deza kA hita jArja vAziMgaTana amarIkA ke rASTrapati the / zAsana ke eka uccatama pada ke lie eka viziSTa vyakti kI AvazyakatA thI / usa pada ke adhikArI kA vetana bahuta thA ataH Avedana-patroM kA Dhera laga gayA / usameM eka Avedana-patra rASTrapati ke ghaniSTha mitra kA bhI thaa| sabhI ko yaha AzA thI ki isa pada ke lie rASTrapati apane mitra kA hI cunAva kareMge / jaba pariNAma prakAzita huA to sabhI loga Azcaryacakita ho gaye / vAziMgaTana ne jisa vyakti ko cunA thA vaha vyakti virodhI dala kA eka sadasya thA / kucha vyakti aprasanna hokara vAziMgaTana ke pAsa pahu~ce aura kahA- Apane bhayaMkara bhUla kI hai / Apane na to apanI pArTI kA dhyAna rakhA aura na apane mitra kA hI vicAra kiyA / te Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ deza kA * ta vAziMgaTana ne kahA-pArTI aura mitra donoM ke prati merA hArdika sanmAna hai| maiM unheM bahuta hI Adara kA sthAna detA hU~ kintu isa samaya mere sAmane deza ke hita kA prazna mukhya hai| isa pada ke lie maiMne jisa vyakti ko cunA hai usase bar3hakara yogya koI anya vyakti nahIM hai| Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :38: murdo se vArtAlApa ___ sulatAna kutubaddIna apane bar3hiyA ghor3e para baiThakara kabristAna meM se hokara kahIM jA rahe the| kabristAna meM eka phakIra baiThA huA thaa| sulatAna ne apanA ghor3A vahIM para khar3A kara diyA aura phakIra se pUchA-tuma yahA~ para kyA karate ho ? __ phakIra ne apanI hI mastI meM jhUmate hue kahAbAdazAha pravara ! maiM yahA~ para kabristAna ke murdo se vArtAlApa kiyA bAdazAha ne pUchA-kyA mujhe bhI batA sakate ho ki tuma kyA vArtAlApa karate ho? ve tumhAre se kyA kahate haiM ? phakIra ne kahA-ve kahate haiM ki hama bhI eka dina hAthI-ghor3e para baiThakara abhimAna ke sAtha nikalate the . :72 : Jain Education Intelfpatinate & Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ murdo se vArtAlApa para Aja usase bilkula hI viparIta ho gayA hai| pahale hama jamIna para savAra the to Aja hamAre para jamIna savAra hai| ___phakIra kI bAta sunate hI bAdazAha kA abhimAna naSTa ho gyaa| Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 36 : prAmANikatA abU - khalIphA kapar3e ke vyApArI the / unhoMne eka thAna dekhA jo bIca meM se kharAba thA / unhoMne apane anucara se kahA - yaha thAna bIca meM se kucha kharAba hai, jaba bhI koI grAhaka Aye use spaSTa rUpa se batA denA ki yaha kharAba hai aura isakA mUlya AdhA lenA / kAryAdhikya ke kAraNa anucara isa bAta ko bhUla gayA aura usane vaha thAna pUrI kImata meM hI grAhaka ko beca diyA / jaba saMdhyA ke samaya unhoMne anucara ko pUchA to usane apanI bhUla svIkAra kI / khalIphA ne kahA - yaha tUne bahuta hI anucita kiyA hai / ve svayaM grAhaka kI anveSaNA karane lage / unheM patA lagA ki grAhaka hajAja ke kAphile meM milakara madhyAhna meM hI yahA~ se cala diyA hai / ve usI samaya : 74 : te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAmANikatA 75 teja U~Ta para baiThakara cala diye| eka dina taka nirantara calane ke pazcAt ve grAhaka ko pakar3a ske| unhoMne grAhaka ko thAna kI kharAbI batAI aura usakI AdhI kImata use punaH lauTA dI tathA anucara ke dvArA kiye gaye aparAdha ko kSamA-yAcanA kii| jaba ve vApisa lauTane lage to grAhaka unake caraNoM meM gira kara bolA- hama Apa para jitanA bhI garva kareM utanA hI kama hai| Apa vastutaH khudA ke sacce bande haiM / Jain Education IntelFoatponate & Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :40: parAI vastu simana bena zaitAha eka vicAraka the| ve apane rahane ke lie makAna kA nirmANa kara rahe the aura usake lie ve apane hAtha se IMTeM lA rahe the| unake ziSyoM ne yaha dekhA to unhoMne unake lie eka gadhA kharIda liyA jisase unheM IMTeM lAne meM kaSTa na ho| simana bena zaitAha ne gadhe ko dekhaa| usake gale meM eka kImatI motI baMdhA huA thA aura vaha bAloM meM DhakA huA thaa| unhoMne motI ko lekara apane ziSyoM ko kahA-kyA gadhe kA mAlika isa motI ke sambandha meM jAnatA thaa| ziSyoM ne kahA-nahIM / to isI samaya jAo aura yaha motI usake mAlika ko lauTA do| : 76 : Jain Education Interpatronate & Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parAI vastu hunA ziSyoM na tarka peza karate hue kahA- -rakhvI ne to kahA hai yadi tumheM koI vastu milatI hai jise tumane curAyA nahIM hai to vaha tuma saharSa rakha sakate ho / ----- simana bena zaitAha ne kahA- kyA tuma mujhe haivAna samajhate ho ? hamAre granthoM meM yaha bhI kahA hai ki tumhAre par3osI tumhAre bhAI ke samAna haiM / tuma hI batAo hamane usakI vastu curAI nahIM hai kintu par3ausI ke mAla ko hajama karanA bhAI ke mAla ko hajama karane ke samAna hai / aisA kAma maiM kadApi nahIM kara sakatA / O te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :41 bolanA kama : socanA adhika - eka vyakti bAjAra meM se hokara jA rahA thaa| eka dUkAna ke sAmane usake pA~va ThiThaka gye| vahA~ para pAlatU pakSI bikA karate the| eka piMjare meM eka dubalAsA totA thA aura usakI kImata sirpha 100 rupaye likhI huI thii| vaha socane lagA ki isakI kImata sau rupaye kaise ? usane dUkAnadAra se pUchA-mahAzaya ! isakI kImata itanI adhika kyoM hai ? / dukAnadAra ne muskarAte hue kahA--yaha aneka bhASAe~ bola sakatA hai aura bahuta-sI bAteM kara sakatA hai| vaha vyakti yaha sunakara Age bar3ha gyaa| kucha samaya ke pazcAt vaha eka bahuta sundara tote ko lekara aayaa| usane dUkAnadAra se kahA-dekhie, :78 : Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bolanA kama : socanA adhika 76 yaha totA bar3A hI adbhuta hai / maiM Apako sirpha pA~caso rupaye meM de sakatA huuN| dukAnadAra ne Azcaryacakita hokara kahA-isameM aisI kauna-sI vizeSatA hai ? / usane kahA-ApakA totA kevala bolanA hI jAnatA hai, para merA yaha totA gaMbhIra cintaka hai, dArzanika hai; jo bolatA kama hai aura socatA adhika hai| Jain Education Intefoatronate & Personal Usev@nainelibrary.org Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :42 suneM adhika aura boleM kama tathAgata buddha apane ziSyoM ke sAtha eka bAra jetavana ke anAthapiMDaka saMghArAma meM vicaraNa kara rahe the| usa samaya buddha kA ziSya zramaNa yazoja pA~casau bhikSaoM ke sAtha tathAgata ke darzanArtha upasthita haa| ve pA~casau bhikSu apane cIvara aura pAtra rakhane ke lie ucca zabda kara rahe the| sArA vihAra unake ho-halle se mukharita ho rahA thaa| tathAgata buddha jo mauna-premI the unheM yaha zora-zarAbA bilkula hI pasanda nahIM aayaa| unhoMne bhikSuoM ko apane sannikaTa bulAkara aura unheM phaTakArate hue kahA-isI samaya nikala jAo yahA~ se, kyoMki tuma loga mere pAsa rahane yogya nahIM ho| :80: Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ suneM adhika aura boleM kama tathAgata buddha kI AjJA kI avahelanA kauna kara sakatA thA / unhoMne tathAgata ko namaskAra kiyA aura khinna mana se yazoja sahita saMghArAma se bAhara nikala gaye / ve kauzala pradeza se calakara vajjiya deza kI yAtrA pUrNakara vaggamudA saritA ke sannikaTa parNakuTI banAkara rahane lage / eka dina yazoja ne apane sAthiyoM se kahA - tathAgata buddha ne hamAre para asIma anukampA kara hameM daNDa diyA hai / hamAre kolAhala se aprasanna hokara unhoMne hamAre ko vahA~ se nikAlA hai ataH hameM apanI bhUla kA pariSkAra karanA hogA / pUrNa apramatta hokara mauna kI sAdhanA karanI hogii| mauna kI sAdhanA se hI tathAgata prasanna ho sakate haiN| kyoMki prakRti ne bhI hameM do kAna, do A~kha, do nAka ke chidra diye haiM kintu mu~ha eka hai / isakA artha hai suneM adhika aura boleM kama / prakRti ne kAna khule rakhe haiM aura mu~ha banda rakhA hai / isakA artha hai sunane para roka nahIM, para bolane para roka hai / kevala kAma hone para hI bolo / 81 te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :43: gauna kI mahattA mauna kI mahattA eka loka kathA hai-eka tAlAba ke sannikaTa do haMsa aura eka kachuA rahatA thaa| haMsa vivekI the, ve prAyaH mauna rahate the aura kachuA rAta-dina bar3abar3AtA rahatA thaa| matalaba aura bematalaba kI bAteM kiyA karatA thaa| eka dina haMsa-yugala mAna-sarovara jAne ke lie taiyArI karane lge| jaba kachue ko yaha patA lagA to usane haMsoM se namra nivedana kiyA ki Apa mujhe bhI mAna-sarovara le caleM kyoMki maiMne mAna-sarovara kI ramaNIyatA ke sambandha meM bahuta kucha suna rakhA hai| _haMsoM ne kahA-mitra! hama tumheM nahIM le jA sakate, kyoMki hama loga kama bolanA pasanda karate haiM aura tuma Jain Education Interpatronate personal Usev@nainelibrary.org Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mauna kI mahattA 83 rAta-dina bar3abar3Ate rahate ho, ataH tumhArA aura hamArA sAtha kabhI bhI nibha nahIM sakatA / kachue ne pratijJA karate hue kahA - mitra ! maiM tumheM yaha vizvAsa dilAtA hU~ ki maiM pUrNa mauna vrata kA pAlana kruuNgaa| haMsoM ne jaba kachue kI yaha pratijJA sunI to ve bahuta hI prasanna ho gaye aura use kahA - mitra ! isa lakar3I ke madhyabhAga ko tuma acchI taraha se pakar3a lo / dA~toM se khUba kasakara pakar3anA / usake pazcAt donoM haMsoM ne eka-eka kinAre ko apanI coMca meM pakar3A aura ananta AkAza meM ur3a cale | kachue ko AkAza meM ur3ane kA apUrva Ananda A rahA thA aura usa Ananda ko vaha unheM batAnA cAhatA thA para use usI samaya apane mauna vrata kI smRti ho AI aura vaha mauna ho gayA / sinemA ke calacitra ke taraha raMga-biraMge dRzyoM ko dekhakara vaha vismita thA / tInoM Age bar3ha rahe the / ve eka gA~va ke Upara se hokara jA rahe the tabhI nIce se logoM ne dekhA aura unhoMne sAzcarya kahA -- dekhie, kaisA kaliyuga A gayA hai / haMsa jo motI cugate haiM ve Aja eka murde kachue ko pakar3akara le jA rahe haiN| grAma nivAsiyoM kI yaha bAta sunate hI kachuA tilamilA uThA / grAmavAsiyoM te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAgara meM sAgara ko yaha batAne ke lie ki maiM murdA nahIM, jindA hU~ jyoMhI usane apanA muMha kholA tyoMhI lakar3I chUTa gaI aura vaha nIce jamIna para gira pdd'aa| usakI haDDI pasalI TUTa gaI vaha jinde se murdA ho gyaa| mauna jIvana hai aura vAcAlatA murdApana hai| sAdhaka ko adhika se adhika mauna rahanA caahie| tathAgata buddha ne apane ziSyoM ko kahA-zramaNo ! jaba tuma kabhI bhI sammilita baiTho taba do hI bAta karanI cAhie yA to dharmakathA yA Arya mauna / sannipatitAna vo, bhikkhave, dvayaM karaNIyaM, dhammiyA yA kathA, ariyovA tuNhI bhaavo|" Jain Education InteFoatonate & Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :44: Adarza patnIvrata ___ yuddha ke maidAna meM eka vIra kI taraha karNasiha lar3a rahA thaa| usakI vIratA ko dekhakara zatru maidAna chor3akara bhAga rahe the| eka zatra ne pIche se viSa bajhA bANa phakA jisake lagate hI karNasiha mUcchita hokara gira pdd'aa| mahArAnI kalAvatI ne pati ko mUcchita hote dekhaa| usane usI samaya pati ko surakSita sthAna para pahu~cAyA aura svayaM yuddha ke maidAna meM kUda pdd'ii| zatru samajha rahe the ki kalAvatI kalA kI hI mUrti hai, para usane yuddhakalA meM aisA kamAla dikhAyA jisase zatruoM ke dA~ta khaTTe ho gye| zatru senA parAjita hokara bhAga gii| zatruoM para vijaya vaijayantI phaharAkara kalAvatI apane pati ke pAsa phuNcii| usane vaidya ko bulAkara pUchA ki Apa aisA upAya batAiye jisase :85: Jain Education Internatroineate &Personal Usevoneinelibrary.org Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAgara meM sAgara mere pati zIghra ThIka ho ske| eka anubhavI vaidya ne kahA-mahArAnIjI ! yadi koI vyakti apane mu~ha se isa viSa ko cUsa le to rAjA sAhaba ke prANa baca sakate haiN| rAjA karNasiMha ne kahA- vaidyarAja! kyA kaha rahe haiM ? mere lie kisI ke prANa na liye jaayeN| yaha kahakara ve punaH behoza ho gye| rAnI kalAvatI ne socA-rAjA dayAlu hai / jo viSa bANa ko cUsegA vaha avazya hI mara jAegA / hama dUsaroM ko jilA nahIM sakate to mArane kA bhI hameM adhikAra nahIM hai| rAjA kA yaha kathana nyAyasaMgata hai| para maiM patnI huuN| merA bhI kartavya hai-apane prANoM kA utsarga kara pati ke prANoM kI rakSA krnaa| jaba rAjA behoza thA, rAnI kalAvatI ne sArA viSa cUsa liyaa| rAjA svastha ho gayA, para rAnI kalAvatI ne apane kartavya kA pAlana karate hue viSa ke prabhAva se prANa tyAga diye| jaba rAjA pUrNa svastha ho gayA taba logoM ne rAjA karNasiMha se kahA- rAjan ! Apa dUsarA vivAha kara lIjie / rAjA ne uttara dete hue kahA-jisa rAnI ne mere Jain Education Intefoatronate & Personal Ubev@rainelibrary.org Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Adarza patnIvrata lie prANoM kA parityAga kiyA kyA usa rAnI ke lie maiM viSayoM kA parityAga nahIM kara sakatA ? yadi maiM viSayoM kA gulAma rahA to apane kartavya se cyuta ho jAU~gA / yaha hai eka patnIvrata kA Adarza ! te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ udAratA rAjA bhartRhari apanI rAnI piMgalA kI viSayAsakti ko dekhakara virakta ho gye| ve socane lage ki maiM jisakA cintana karatA hU~, vaha mere se virakta hai, vaha anya ko cAhatI hai| vaha jisako cAhatI hai vaha use na cAhakara dUsarI ko cAhatA hai aura vaha bhI use na cAhakara mujhe cAhatI hai| bar3A vicitra hai yaha saMsAra / isa saMsAra meM rahanA hI satya ko vismRta honA hai| bhartRhari sAdhu bana ge| sAdhu banane para eka bAra unheM pA~ca dina taka bhikSA prApta nahIM huI / bhUkhe-pyAse zmazAna meM se hokara Age jA rahe the ki zmazAna meM eka murdA jala rahA thaa| usakI citA ke pAsa hI ATe ke tIna piNDa par3e hue the| bhartRhari bhUkha se itane vyAkula ho cuke the ki unhoMne una tInoM piNDoM ko 88: Jain Education Internationaate & Personal Us@vorajnelibrary.org Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ udAratA CR seMkakara khAne kA nizcaya kiyaa| bhartRhari tInoM piNDoM ko seMka rahe the| udhara pArvatI ke sAtha mahAdeva nikle| mahAdeva ne bhartahari ko namaskAra kiyaa| bhartRhari ko namaskAra karate hue dekhakara pArvatI ko Azcarya huaa| usane kahA-Apa sabase bar3e deva haiN| isIlie loga Apako mahAdeva kahate haiN| phira bhI Apa eka mAnava ko namaskAra kara rahe haiM / isameM kyA rahasya hai ? . mahAdeva ne kahA-pArvatI ! maiM vyakti kI nahIM guNoM kI pUjA karatA huuN| bhartRhari meM jo udAratA hai vaha anya mAnavoM meM dikhAyI nahIM de sktii| pArvatI-aisI kyA vizeSatA hai ? yaha to svayaM hI daridra hai / pA~ca dina se bhUkhA hai aura mRta-piNDa khAne kI taiyArI kara rahA hai| phira bhI Apa kahate haiM ki isameM udAratA hai-yaha to samajha meM nahIM aayaa| tInoM piNDa pakakara taiyAra ho cuke the| pArvatI kI jijJAsA kA samAdhAna karane ke lie mahAdeva ne eka bhikSu kA rUpa bnaayaa| bhartRhari ke pIche khar3e rahakara unhoMne AvAja dI "bhikSAM dehi / " bhartahari ke kAnoM meM jyoMhI bhikSuka kI AvAja AI, unhoMne A~kha uThAkara ke bhI nahIM dekhA ki kauna Jain Education Internatroinedte & Personal UseVDrainelibrary.org Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAgara meM sAgara bhikSA mAMga rahA hai / unhoMne bhikSuka ke cehare ko binA dekhe hI ve tInoM piNDa bhikSuka kI ora bar3hA diye| pArvatI bhartRhari kI udAratA ko dekhakara cakita thii| etadartha hI eka pAzcAtya vicAraka ne kahA hai"Tu pholDa di haiNDas ina preyara ija vela, baTa Tu opana dema ina cairiTI ija bettr|" arthAta prArthanA meM hAtha jor3anA acchA hai, para udAratA meM hAtha kholanA adhika acchA hai| Jain Education Interpatronate & Personal usev@rainelibrary.org Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dezaprema deza meM bhayaMkara duSkAla thaa| eka kisAna ke pAsa pracUra anna kA bhaNDAra thA tathApi vaha anna kA upayoga nahIM karatA thaa| loga use makkhIcUsa samajhate the| eka dina usane bhUkha se chaTapaTAte hue prANa tyAga diye| rAjapuruSa usake anna-bhaNDAra ke pAsa phuNce| anna-bhaNDAra ko dekhakara ve usakI mUrkhatA para khilakhilAkara haMsa pdd'e| para jyoMhI unhoMne anna-bhaNDAra ko kholA, usameM likhA huA eka patra milA-deza meM bhayaMkara duSkAla cala rahA hai| kisI bhI kisAna ke pAsa anna kA saMgraha nahIM hai| maiMne yaha anna kA saMgraha isIlie kiyA ki mere dezavAsI agalI phasala ke lie bIja prApta kara sakeM aura unheM bharapUra anna mile| Jain Education Intefloatianae Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAgara meM sAgara maiM kaI dinoM taka bhUkhA rahakara prANa tyAga rahA huuN| merA eka hI uddezya hai ki mere dezavAsI sukhI bneN| ____ loga usakI tyAgavRtti aura dezaprema ko dekhakara cakita the / unakA sira zraddhA se nata ho gyaa| Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :47: prANotsarga dhArA nagarI ke eka rAjA ke zarIra meM bhayaMkara vyAdhi utpanna huI / usa vyAdhi se vaha chaTapaTAne lgaa| aneka upacAra kiye, para vyAdhi zAnta hone ke sthAna para adhika bar3hatI calI gii| eka jyotiSI ne batAyA ki rAjan ! Apa isa bhayaMkara roga se tabhI mukta ho sakate haiM jaba nau sau sadya vivAhita pati-patnI ke jor3oM ko kolhU meM pilavAkara unake rakta se snAna kreN| rAjA ke Adeza se mAlava-prAnta meM se navadampatiyoM ke jor3e ikaTThe kiye jAne lage aura ve unheM rAja-kile meM rakhane lge| abhI vivAha hae kama samaya huA thA, prANa ke bhaya se ve karuNa ArtanAda karane lge| yaha dRzya dekhakara kile ke saMrakSaka zerasiMha ko dayA A gii| are, rAjA to rakSaka hotA hai / vaha Jain Education Internatronaate & Personal Usavornainelibrary.org Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAgara meM sAgara apane zarIra ke lie ina niraparAdha saikar3oM dampatiyoM ke khUna se snAna kara apane Apako bacAnA cAhatA hai / yaha to sarAsara anyAya hai|| zerasiMha ne, jo kile kA saMrakSaka thA, apanI mA~ se kahA-mA~! yadi eka ke prANa nyochAvara karane para, saikaDoM ke prANa bacate hoM, vaha kArya mujhe karanA cAhie yA nahIM ? mA~ ne kahA-paropakAra ke lie tujhe prANoM kA bhI tyAga karanA ho to saharSa kara / mA~ kI preraNA prApta kara zerasiMha kile ke dvAra para Akara sabhI dvAroM kA nirIkSaNa karane lgaa| usane kile ke pichale dvAra ko kholakara una dampatiyoM se kahA-yahA~ se bhAga jaaie| yaha dhyAna rakhanA ho hallA na ho, cupacupa nikala jaaie| yaha sunate hI sabhI vahA~ se nikalakara apane prANoM ko bacAne ke lie bhAga gye| prAtaH hone para rAjA ko jJAta huA ki jina navadampatiyoM ko prApta karane ke lie kaThina zrama kiyA gayA thA, unako zerasiMha ne chor3a diyA hai / rAjA ne zerasiMha ko pakar3ane ke lie sainikoM ko bhejaa| vIratApUrvaka una sainikoM se jUjhatA huA vaha rAjA ke anyAya kA pratikAra karane lgaa| Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prANotsarga 65 usakA sira dhar3a se alaga ho gayA, tathApi vaha dhar3a hI lar3atA rhaa| jahAM para sira girA vahA~ para hinduoM ne smAraka banAyA aura jahA~ para dhar3a girA vahA~ para musalamAnoM ne makabarA banavAyA aura vaha "bandI chor3a mahArAjA" ke nAma se vizruta huaa| Jain Education Interipatroinedte & Personal Usev(r)nanelibrary.org Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :48 tRSNA mahArAnI piMgalA ke duzcaritra se mahArAjA bhartRhari ke mana meM saMsAra asAra pratIta huA aura ve saMnyAsI banakara deza-videza meM paribhramaNa karane lge| eka dina ve apanI rAjadhAnI meM aae| rAtri kA samaya thaa| cA~danI chiTaka rahI thii| sabhI loga gaharI nidrA meM soye hue the| bhartRhari saMnyAsI ke veSa meM apanI prajA ke sukha-duHkha ko jAnane ke hetu ghUma rahe the| cA~danI meM sar3aka para eka lAla raMga kI bUMda dikhAI dI jo candramA ke prakAza se camaka rahI thii| bhartRhari ne socA yaha mANikya hai| kisI ke hAtha se gira gayA hai| maiM ise kisI yogya pAtra ko de duuNgaa| ataH use uThAne ke lie hAtha Age bddh'aayaa| hAtha lAla ho gyaa| vaha mANikya nahIM kintu pAna kI pIka thii| Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tRSNA unake mana meM apAra glAni huii| unake antarmAnasa ke tAra jhanajhanA utthe| itane bar3e rAjya kA parityAga karake bhI mANikya uThAne kA lobha na chor3a skaa| aisI tRSNA ko dhikkAra hai / maiMne kanaka tajA kAntA tajI, tajA saciva kA sAtha / dhika mana ! dhokhe lAla ke, rakhA pIka para hAya / / eka pAzcAtya vicAraka ne bhI kahA hai-tRSNA samudra ke khAre pAnI kI taraha hai / jitanA usakA sevana kiyA jAya utanI hI adhika pyAsa bar3hatI jAtI hai| Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :46: puraskAra nahIM le sakatA ___ san 1916 meM vizvavizruta zrI ema0 vizvezvarayyA eka bahuta bar3e injIniyara the jinhoMne maisUra ke pAsa aitihAsika kRSNarAjasAgara-bA~dha tathA vRndAvana gArDana nirmANa kiyA jise dekhakara darzaka Aja bhI 'mantra mugdha ho jAte haiN| ve eka bAra zikAgo gye| vahA~ para kisI viSaya para eka lekha taiyAra karanA thaa| unhoMne eka lekhaka ko ATha DAlara pArizramika dekara usa kArya ko karane ke lie khaa| unheM ThIka nizcita samaya para eka mahilA sekraTarI ke dvArA lekha prApta huaa| use par3hakara ve atyadhika prasanna hue| unhoMne usa mahilA sekraTarI ko nau DAlara diye / jaba lekhaka ko yaha jJAta huA to vaha unheM DhUMr3hatA huA unake e & Personal usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puraskAra nahIM le sakatA hoTala para pahuMcA aura eka DAlara lauTAte hue kahAATha ke badale nau DAlara kaise? - vizvezvarayyA ne kahA-maiM ApakI lekhana-kalA para prasanna huuN| maiMne prasanna hokara hI pAritoSika ke rUpa meM eka DAlara adhika diyA hai| lekhaka ne kahA-Apa mujhe de sakate haiM, para maiM le nahIM sktaa| jitanA pArizramika hamane nizcita kiyA usase adhika lenA eka prakAra se gunAha hai| yadi maiM puraskAra prApta karatA rahA, to merI mAnasika tRSNA sadA bar3hatI rahegI aura sabhI se maiM yahI apekSA kruuNgaa| tRSNA hI mAnava ko daridra banAtI hai / mujhe vaisA daridra nahIM bananA hai| Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrainelibrary.org Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 50 : satya nahIM, jhUTha kabIradAsa bahuta bar3e phakkar3a santa the aura satyavAdI the / ve pagar3iyA~ bunate the| unhoMne parizrama kara eka pagar3I banAyI / usakA pArizramika aura sArA vyaya milAne para vaha chaH rupayoM meM becI jA sakatI thI / kabIradAsa use lekara bAjAra meM khar3e ho gaye / loga kabIradAsa ke hAtha meM pagar3I ko dekhakara usakA dAma pUchate, aura ve usakI kImata cha H rupaye batAte / loga kahate yaha to cAra rupaye kI hai / tathApi Apa kahate haiM to pAMca rupaye de sakate haiM anta meM kabIradAsa nirAza hokara pagar3I ko binA bece hI ghara lauTa Aye / unake nirAza aura udAsa cehare ko dekhakara unakI putrI ne pUchA- Apa udAsa kyoM haiM ? unhoMne kahA- maiMne isakA vAstavika mUlya : 100 : te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satya nahIM, jhUTha 101 batAyA para koI grAhaka pagar3I kharIdane ko prastuta nahIM huaa| putrI ne kahA-pitAzrI ! Apa cintA chor3iye / abhI jAtI hai aura maiM bAjAra meM pagar3I becakara AtI huuN| vaha pagar3I lekara gii| usane grAhaka ko batAyA -yaha pagar3I bahuta hI bar3hiyA hai, isakA mUlya bAraha rupaye hai| maiM ise eka paise bhI kama meM nahIM de sktii| grAhaka ne kahA-maiM bAraha rupaye dene kI sthiti meM nahIM huuN| meharabAnI kara Apa ise nau rupaye meM de diijie| usane pagar3I nau rupaye meM beca dii| jaba vaha lauTakara kabIradAsa ke pAsa pahuMcI to usane sArI sthiti batAI / kabIra ne kahA satya gayA pAtAla meM, jhUTha rahA jaga chAya / chaha rupayoM kI pAgar3I, nau rupayoM meM jAya // Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :51: chala eka hatyAre ne kisI kI hatyA kara dii| use phA~sI kI sajA milane vAlI thii| hatyAre ne vakIla kI zaraNa grahaNa kii| vakIla ne pArizramika ke rUpa meM usase pA~ca hajAra rupaye mA~ge / usane pA~ca sau rupaye agrima rUpa meM de diye| vakIla ne use parAmarza diyA ki nyAyAlaya meM yadi tumhAre se koI pUche to tuma kevala "be" isa zabda ke atirikta aura kucha bhI mata khnaa| dUsare dina vaha nyAyAlaya meM upasthita huaa| nyAyAdhIza ne usase pUchA--kyA tumane usakA vadha kiyA thA ? hatyAre ne "be" kahA aura mauna ho gyaa| nyAyAdhIza ne kahA-are tU sunatA bhI hai yA nahIM ? Jain Education Internatronate & Personal Usavornainelibrary.org Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ la usane puna: "be" khaa| nyAyAdhIza-kyA pAgala ho gayA hai ? usa AdamI ne 'be' zabda ko punaH duhraayaa| nyAyAdhIza ne pAgala samajhakara use mukta kara diyaa| vakIla' apane vAgjAla para khuza thA aura hatyAre ke prANa baca jAne se vaha bhI khuza thaa| vakIla rAtri ke samaya usa AdamI ke ghara para paha~cA aura usase sAr3he cAra hajAra rupaye maaNge| usa vyakti ne uttara meM "be" khaa| vakIla ne use phaTakArate hue kahA--are mUrkha, yaha nyAyAlaya nahIM hai, ghara hai / yahA~ to acchI taraha se bAta kr| vaha jAnatA thA ki 'be' kahane se phA~sI kI sajA miTa gayI to kyA 'be' kahane se phIsa nahIM miTa sakatI? isalie usI gurumantra ko raTatA rhaa| anta meM vakIla nirAza hokara cala diyaa| miyA~ kI jUtI miyA~ ke sira para gira gii| jo dUsaroM ko chala karanA sikhAtA hai vaha svayaM chalA jAtA hai| Jain Education Interipatroinedte & Personal Usevwrainelibrary.org Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :52: cintA iMglaiNDa ke pradhAnamantrI cila dvitIya vizvayuddha meM pratidina 18 ghaNTe kArya karate the| unake adhIna jitane bhI kArya the ve sabhI kArya ve bar3I tatparatA se karate the| itanA kArya karane para bhI unakA ceharA sadA gulAba ke phUla kI taraha khilA rahatA thaa| kabhI bhI thakAna unake cehare para dikhAyI nahIM detI thii| eka jijJAsu ne unase pUchA-maiM jaba bhI dekhatA Apa sadA prasanna dikhAI dete haiN| kyA koI cintA Apako nahIM satAtI ? __ cila ne muskarAte hue kahA-bhaiyyA ! mere pAsa itanA samaya hI kahA~ hai jo maiM cintA kara sakeM ? vastutaH cintA citA se bhI bhayaMkara hai| citA murde ko jalAtI hai to cintA jIvita vyakti ko| prasannatA, saundarya aura zakti ko naSTa karane vAlI tathA Jain Education InteFoatronate de personal usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cintA 105 roga ko utpanna karane vAlI, cintA eka pizAcinI ke sadRza hai / ataH jJAnI cintA nahIM cintana karate haiN| * cIna meM prAcInakAla meM aparAdhiyoM ko miTTI ke jala bhare baratanoM ke nIce biThA dete the jisase usake sira para eka-eka bUMda TapakatI rahatI thii| aparAdhiyoM ko ve bUMdeM hathaur3e kI mAra kI taraha lagatI thIM aura ve pAgala bana jAte the| cintA bhI Tapakane vAlI una bUMdoM kI taraha hai jo manuSya ko pAgala banA detI hai| - Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 53 : apane Apako parakho eka miyA~ the / unakI Arthika sthiti bahuta hI kamajora thI / varSA kA mausama A rahA thA / bIbI unase kahatI thI - jarA jhoMpar3I ThIka kara do| kyoMki sthAna-sthAna para isameM pAnI cUtA hai / miyA~ patnI ke kathana para dhyAna hI nahIM dete the / ve duniyA bhara ke logoM ke jhAr3a-phU~ka kiyA karate the / eka dina ve jhAr3a-phU~ka karate hue bola rahe the"AkAza bAMdhU, pAtAla bAMdhU, bAMdhU samudra kI khAI / " itane meM unakI patnI ne pITha para lakar3I kA teja prahAra karate hue kahA -- AkAza, pAtAla aura samudra ko bAda meM bA~dhanA pahale jhoMpar3I ko to bA~dha leM jisase rAta ko ArAma se so sakeM / : 106 : te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apane Apako parakho 107 ___jaise vaha miyAM duniyA bhara ko bA~dhane kI bAta karatA thA kintu jhoMpar3I nahIM bA~dha sakA, vaise hI hama apanA uddhAra nahIM kara rahe haiN| dUsaroM ke uddhAra kI carcA karate rahate haiN| Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAturya mahArAjA kumArapAla kI rAjasabhA meM bar3e-bar3e vidvAna the| AcArya hemacandra bhI unakI rAjasabhA meM phuNce| unake hAtha meM U~cA DaNDA thA aura ve kambala dhAraNa kiye hue the| kisI vidvAna ne unakA upahAsa karate hue kahA Agato hemagopAlo daNDakambalamudvahan / (DaNDA aura kambala lekara gvAlA hema A rahA hai) AcArya ne krodha na kara, muskarAte hue kahA SaDdarzana pazu prAyazciArayan jainavATike / (jaina darzana ke anekAntodyAna meM SaDdarzana pazuoM kA carAtA huA) yaha sunakara virodhI kA sira lajjA se jhuka gyaa| kyoMki usane unheM gopAla banAyA to AcArya ne use pazu banA diyaa| usake pazcAt usane kabhI bhI kisI kA upahAsa nahIM kiyaa| Jain Education Intelfioaffematelowersonal Uwav@nainelibrary.org Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :55: buddhimAna baniyA bAdazAha akabara ne bIrabala se pUchA ki saMsAra meM catura kauna hai ? bIrabala ne kahA-baniyA sabase catura hotA hai| bAdazAha ne kahA-hama pratyakSa rUpa se dekhanA cAhate haiN| bIrabala ne cAra baniyoM ko bulaayaa| bAdazAha ke sAmane hI kucha mUMga ke dAne sAmane rakhakara baniyoM se pUchA--isa anna kA nAma kyA hai ? prathama ne kahA--yaha moTha to jJAta nahIM hotaa| dasare ne kahA- yaha ur3ada bhI pratIta nahIM hotaa| tRtIya ne kahA- yaha kAlImirca bhI to nahIM hai| caturtha ne kahA hai to yaha paricita / kaI bAra dekhA hai, para isa samaya nAma smaraNa nahIM A rahA hai| :109: Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 gAgara meM sAgara bIrabala-kyA yaha mUMga hai ? prathama-hA~, hA~, vahI hai| bIrabala--vahI kyA? dvitIya--jo ApazrI ne kahA thA ? bIrabala--maiMne kyA kahA thA ? tRtIya--vaha to hama bhUla hI gaye / bIrabala-Apa mUMga kA nAma lene se kyoM katarAte haiM ? ___ caturtha--sambhava hai bAdazAha pravara isa nAma se cir3hate hoM aura hameM isakA nAma lekara kisI SaDyaMtra meM phaMsAyA jA rahA ho, ataH hamane isa AzaMkA se isakA nAma nahIM liyA hai| ... bAdazAha ko baniyoM kI buddhimAnI kA patA laga gayA thaa| kyoMki bolI se hI caturatA kI parIkSA hotI hai| "cAturI ko mUla eka bAta kahI jAnibo / " Jain Education Internationaate & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ buddhimAna putra w om bAdazAha akabara ne bIrabala ke putra se pUchAtumhAre pitAjI ke sAtha tumhArI kitanI mAtAe~ satI putra ne kahA-jahA~panAha ! mere pitAjI kI mRtyu hone para merI tona mAtAe~ satI ho gaI haiN| eka mAtA kuTumba ke pAlana-poSaNa ke lie bacI huI hai| "tumhArI una mAtAoM ke nAma kyA the ?" usane kahA--vIratA, udAratA aura buddhimttaa| ye tIna mAtAe~ satI ho gaI haiM kevala eka pratiSThA mAtA jIvita hai| bAdazAha ne usakI pITha thapathapAte hue kahAAkhira bIrabala kA beTA bhI usI kI taraha buddhimAna hai| Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ preraNA-srota santa malUkadAsa eka pahuMce hue santa the| ve eka bAra kahIM jA rahe the| unakI dRSTi mArga meM idhara se udhara laDakhaDAte hae zarAbI para girii| unhoMne use sAvadhAna karate hue kahA-jarA sAvadhAna hokara calo, nahIM to gira jaaoge| zarAbI ne kahA-Apa merI cintA na kreN| yadi maiM gira gayA merA zarIra hI kharAba hogA, jo jarA-se pAnI se sApha ho jaaegaa| kintu Apake girane se ApakA jIvana hI malina ho jAegA, jisakA zuddha honA kaThina hai| isalie Apako adhika sambhalakara calanA hai| santa malUkadAsa ko usa zarAbI ke kathana se atyadhika preraNA milii| use unhoMne apane guru ke rUpa meM mAna liyaa| Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 58 : Atmavat sarvabhUteSu sarakAra ke mAnanIya pratibhAsampanna vakIla hugalI nivAsI zazibhUSaNa vandyopAdhyAya vaizAkha kI cilacilAtI dhUpa meM madhyAhna ke samaya eka kirAye kI gADI meM baiThakara eka labdha pratiSThita vyakti ke ghara pahu~ce / garama lU cala rahI thI / zazibhUSaNajI ko apane yahA~ Ae hue dekhakara usa mitra ne kahA - isa bhayaMkara garamI meM Apane Ane kA kaSTa kyoM kiyA ? Apa apane kisI anucara ke dvArA patra bhijavA dete / merA vicAra zazibhUSaNajI ne kahA- pahale naukara ke dvArA hI patra bhejane kA thA / isIlie maiMne patra likhA bhI thA / kintu cilacilAtI dhUpa aura pracaNDa garmI ko dekhakara maiMne naukara ke dvArA patra bhejanA ucita na samajhA / kyoMki vaha paidala AtA / usameM : 113 te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 gAgara meM sAgara bhI to hamArI taraha hI AtmA hai| maiM to gAr3I meM AyA huuN| yaha thI unameM "Atmavat sarvabhUteSu" kI nirmala bhaavnaa| Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :56 : parizrama hI saccA vidyAlaya phrAnsa kA mahAn krAntikArI lekhaka jisane prajAtantra paddhati kA cintana diyA vaha garIba thaa| apane jIvana nirvAha ke lie vaha eka zrImanta ke yahA~ naukarI karatA thaa| zrImanta ke yahA~ eka bAra prItibhoja kA Ayojana huaa| atithigaNa baiThe hue paraspara eka aitihAsika ghaTanA para vicAra carcA kara rahe the| eka bAta ko lekara do vicArakoM meM paraspara matabheda ho gayA aura vaha matabheda ugra vivAda ke rUpa meM parivartita ho gyaa| cAya dete hue rUso ne atyanta namratA ke sAtha apanI dhRSTatA ke lie kSamA mAMgate hue kahA-Apa una pustakoM ke amuka amuka pRSTha dekhie| Apako sahI samAdhAna prApta ho jaaygaa| : 115: Jain Education InteFipatroineate & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAgara meM sAgara zrImanta ke naukara kI gaMbhIra vidvattA ko dekhakara Agantuka atithigaNa atyadhika prabhAvita hue| unhoMne pUchA-tumane kisa vidyAlaya meM adhyayana kiyA hai ? rUso ne kahA-maiMne vizvavidyAlaya meM nahIM kintu garIbI va kaThinAiyoM ke vidyAlaya meM apanI pratibhA ko nikhArane kA prayAsa kiyA hai| parizrama hI saccA vidyAlaya hai| Jain Education Interfoatponate & Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 : galatiyoM kA pariSkAra eka AcArya bahuta hI pahu~ce hue yogI the| ve bahuta hI zAnta prakRti ke the| kintu unakA ziSya atyanta krodhI thaa| vaha bAta-bAta meM garama ho jAyA karatA thaa| AcArya ne aneka prayAsa kiye kintu saphalatA prApta na ho skii| eka dina AcArya apane ziSya ko samajhAne ke lie usake sAtha zataraMja khelane baiTha ge| AcArya zataraMja khelane meM pUrNa dakSa the tathApi unhoMne jAna-bUjhakara galata cAla clii| para unhoMne use vyakta hone na diyaa| AcArya ko galata cAla ko dekhakara ziSya mana hI mana AhlAdita ho rahA thA / AcArya ne kucha samaya ke pazcAt kahA-vatsa ! asAvadhAnI ke kAraNa maiM : 117: Jain Education Internatronate & Personal Usavornainelibrary.org Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 gAgara meM sAgara galata cAla cala gyaa| tuma merI bhUla ko kSamA kara do| aba punaH naye sire se khela prArambha kareMge / ziSya nahIM cAhatA thA tathApi AcArya kI bAta ko vaha TAla na sakA / khela pUnaH prArambha haa| kucha dera taka AcArya sahI cAla calate rahe, bAda meM unhoMne jAnabUjhakara galata cAla punaH clii| kintu AcArya ne apanI caturatA se kalaI nahIM khulane dii| kucha samaya ke bAda AcArya ne punaH kahA-vatsa ! isa bAra bhI maiM cAla cUka gayA / isa bAra bhI meM galatI kara cukA huuN| tuma mujhe kSamA kara do| hama phira se khela prArambha kreNge| ziSya ke hoMTha krodha se phar3aphar3Ane lge| usane AcArya kI ora roSa bharI dRSTi se dekhate hue kahAApa bAra-bAra galatI kareM aura usake lie kSamA maaNge| maiM kSamA nahIM kara sakatA / Apa hI batAie maiM Apako galatI sudhArane kA kitanI bAra avasara dU~ ? yadi maiM isa prakAra galatI karatA to kyA Apa mujhe kSamA kara dete ? yaha to khela hai| isameM hArane vAle ko punaH punaH kSamA nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| yaha dAMva mere hAtha lagA hai| maiM ise yoM hI jAne nahIM duuNgaa| ___ AcArya ne madhura musakAna bikherate hue kahAvatsa ! tuma merI dubArA galatI ko bhI kSamA nahIM kara Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ galatiyoM kA pariSkAra 116 sakate, kintu smaraNa karo maiMne tumako jIvana meM kitanI bAra avasara diyA hai ? tumane kitanI bAra galatiyA~ kI ? para maiMne kabhI bhI tumase nahIM kahA ki tumhArI galatiyoM ko maiM kSamA nahIM karUMgA / jaba taka galatiyoM kA zodhana nahIM hotA vahA~ taka jIvana mahAn nahIM bana sakatA / galatiyoM kI upekSA jIvana ko barabAda karatI hai aura zodhana se hI jIvana AbAda banatA hai| Jain Education Internatiroinedte &Personal Usevjainelibrary.org Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :61: upadeza kA prabhAva yUsupha araba kA eka prasiddha vyApArI thaa| usake pAsa virAT sampatti thii| kintu vaha svabhAva se bahuta hI krodhI aura khUkhAra prakRti kA thaa| hajarata muhammada ke upadezoM se usake jIvana meM zanaiH-zanaiH parivartana prArambha huaa| usake zAMtimaya jIvana meM punaH eka tuphAna uTha khaDA haa| usake jyeSTha putra kI kisI hatyAre ne nirmama hatyA kara dii| usane hatyAre kI bahuta hI talAza kii| kintu hatyArA na mila skaa| usake mana meM pUtra kA zoka sadA banA rahatA thaa| vaha hatyArA bhI yUsupha ke bhaya se idhara-udhara 'bhaTaka rahA thA / eka rAtri meM bhAgyavazAt yUsUpha ke ghara meM zaraNa ke lie pahu~cA aura usase prArthanA kI ki mujhe bhojana aura vizrAma ke lie Azraya dIjie / :120 : Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upadeza kA prabhAva 121 yUsupha ne usakA prema se svAgata kiyaa| rAtri bhara use apane pAsa rakhA / prAtaH hone para use bahumUlya vastrAbhUSaNa va jIvana nirvAha ke lie artharAzi dekara kahA-isa ghor3e para baiThakara tuma acchI taraha se prasthAna kara sakate ho| yUsupha ke apratyAzita sadvyavahAra ko dekhakara usa hatyAre kA hRdaya pasIja gyaa| vaha usake caraNoM meM gira par3A aura bolA-zekha ! saMbhavataH Apane mujhe pahacAnA nahIM hai| maiM Apake putra kA hatyArA hai| inhIM apavitra hAthoM se maiMne Apake putra kI hatyA kI hai| Apa mujhe daNDa deN| maiM daNDa ke yogya haiN| puraskAra ke yogya nhiiN| yUsUpha kA cintana badala cukA thaa| usane zAMti se kahA-acchA, tumhIM mere putra ke hatyAre ho? to aura bhI adhika dhana le jAo jisase tuma punaH mere sAmane na Ao kyoMki tumako dekhakara mujhe apane putra kI smRti A sakatI hai aura mere mana meM sambhava hai kabhI roSa bhI A jaay| yUsupha socane lagA-kudarata ne merI parIkSA lene ke lie hI ise mere sAmane bhejA hai| ataH usane use jIvanadAna dekara vahA~ se vidA kiyaa| yaha thA muhammada ke upadezoM ke asara jisase eka khaMkhAra AdamI prazAnta bana gyaa| Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rASTra-hita jArja vAziMgaTana amerikA ke prathama rASTrapati the| unheM sarakArI kArya ke lie eka uccapadAdhikArI kI AvazyakatA thii| usa pada ko prApta karane ke lie zatAdhika vyaktiyoM ke Avedana patra Aye / una Avedana patroM meM jArja vAziMgaTana ke parama aMtaraga mitra kA bhI Avedana patra thaa| sabhI ko AzA thI ki rASTrapati apane mitra ko hI cuneNge| nizcita samaya para pariNAma prakAzita haA to sabhI Azcaryacakita ho gye| vaha pada vAziMgaTana ke mitra ko na milakara jo unake virodhI dala kA netA thA use vaha pada diyA gyaa| vAziMgaTana ke snehiyoM ne isa nirNaya ke sambandha meM unase puuchaa| unhoMne kahA--maiMne jo kucha bhI nirNaya kiyA hai, vaha gambhIratA se socane ke pazcAt hI kiyA : 122: Jain Education Internatronate & Personal Usavornainelibrary.org Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rASTra-hita 123 hai| isa pada ke lie merA mitra upayukta nahIM thaa| uttaradAyitvapUrNa kArya ke lie siphAriza kI AvazyakatA nahIM kintu yogya vyakti kI AvazyakatA hai| isIlie virodhI dala' kA netA hone para bhI maiMne use cunA hai| vAziMgaTana apane nahIM rASTra-hita ko mahattva dete the| Jain Education Intelroatponate & Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vastu eka : nAma aneka eka bAra rUsI, arabI, phArasI aura turkI ye cAroM yAtrA kara rahe the| eka sthAna para ve cAroM ekatrita ho gye| unheM jora se bhUkha satA rahI thI, 'para cAroM eka dUsare kI bhASA se anabhijJa the| cAroM meM paraspara mitratA ho gaI jisase unhoMne socA ki hamAre pAsa itane paise nahIM hai jisase hama pRthak-pRthaka vastu kharIdakara apanI kSadhA zAnta kara ske| ataH una cAroM ne kucha paise ikaTThe kiye| aba prazna yaha thA kauna-sI vastu kharIdI jaay| arabI ne kahA'enaba' lenA caahie| turkI ne kahA-'ujama' lenA caahie| phArasI ne kahA-'aMgUra' aura rUsI ne khaaastaaphil| sabhI ne apane vicAra to vyakta kara diye, para eka-dUsare kI bhASA se anabhijJa hone ke kAraNa ve saMketoM ke dvArA apanA roSa vyakta karane lge| eka :124 : Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vastu eka : nAma aneka 125 dUsare ke roSa ke kAraNa paraspara saMgharSa kI sthiti utpanna ho gii| usI samaya vahA~ para eka phala becane vAlA vyakti A niklaa| jisake pAsa bahuta hI bar3hiyA kisma ke aMgUra the| aMgUra dekhakara cAroM ke cehare khila utthe| cAroM ne aMgUra kharIde aura khAkara tRpti kA anubhava kiyaa| vastu eka thI, zabda pRthak-pRthak the| eka hI vastu ko pRthak-pRthak bhASA meM pRthak-pRthak rUpa se pukArate haiN| aMgUra ko ho aMgrejI meM "grepsa" aura saMskRta meM "drAkSA" kahate haiN| yahI sthiti dharma ke sambandha meM bhI hai| dharmoM kA lakSya hai AtmA se paramAtmA banAne kaa| para loga zabdoM meM ulajha jAte haiM aura paraspara eka-dUsare dharma para chIMTAkazI karate haiM / Jain Education InteFoatponate & Personal Usev@nainelibrary.org Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ senApati kA anuzAsana pAlana amerikA ke senApati grANTa idhara se udhara ghUmate hue sigAra pI rahe the, kintu usa sthAna para sigAra pInA manA thaa| vahA~ para jo caukIdAra paharA de rahA thA, usane senApati se nivedana kiyA-Apa yahA~ sigAra na piiye| grANTa ne caukIdAra ko ghUrate hue kaThora dRSTi se dekhA aura pUchA-kyoM nahIM pI sakatA ? paharedAra ne kahA-yahA~ para sigAra pInA manA hai| grANTa ne muskarAte hue kahA-kyA yaha tumhArA Adeza hai ki maiM yahA~ sigAra na pIU~ ? caukIdAra ne namra zabdoM meM kintu dRr3hatA ke sAtha kahA-merA nahIM, ApakA hI Adeza hai ki Apa yahA~ sigAra na pIveM / senApati hote hue bhI grANTa ko apanI bhUla jJAta huI aura unhoMne sigAra bujhAte hue kahA-maiM apanI bhUla ke lie kSamAprArthI huuN| Jain Education Internationate .:126 : Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org tI hai| Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 65: neharUjI kI udAratA eka bAra hindI kA eka yuvaka kavi videza jAne ke pUrva paM0 javAharalAla neharU se milane ke lie unakI koThI para phuNcaa| vividha viSayoM para vArtAlApa hotA rhaa| jAte samaya neharUjI ne usake hAtha meM eka banda liphAphA thamA diyA aura kahA-Apa isa liphAphe ko jahAja meM baiThane ke pazcAt kholeN| kavi mahodaya liphAphA lekara ghara pahu~ca gye| nizcita dinAMka para ve videza yAtrA ke lie prastuta he| jahAja meM baiThane ke pazcAt usane neharU ke Adeza ke anusAra jaba liphAphA kholA to usameM eka hajAra rupaye ke yAtrI ceka the| use dekhakara prasannatA se usakA ceharA camaka utthaa| usake mana meM yaha vicAra taraMgita ho rahA thA Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 gAgara meM sAgara ki itanI svalpa artharAzi se merI videza yAtrA kisa prakAra sugama rIti se sampanna ho sakegI, para neharUjI ke usa liphAphe ne usake mAnasika saMkleza ko naSTa kara diyA / yaha thI neharUjI kI sAhityakAroM ke prati sanmAna kI bhAvanA | te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nIMva kA patthara san 1928 aura 1926 kI bAta hai / zrI lAlabahAdura zAstrI 'sarveTsa Apha pIpulsa sosAiTI' ke sadasya ke rUpa meM prayAga ke sArvajanika jIvana ke maMca para Ae the| ve apane kArya kA pracAra va prasAra samAcAra-patroM ke mAdhyama se karanA nahIM cAhate the / eka dina unake snehI mitroM ne unase pUchA-Apa samAcAra-patroM meM nAma chapane se itane kyoM ghabarAte haiM ? zAstrIjI ne muskarAte hue kahA-ghabarAne kA to koI prazna hI nahIM hai| lekina mujhe lAlAlAjapatarAya ne prastuta kArya karane kI preraNA dete hue kahA thAlAlabahAdura ! tAjamahala ke andara do prakAra ke pattharoM kA upayoga huA hai| eka zreSTha kisma kA saMgamaramara hai jisake dvArA meharAba aura gumbaja kA nirmANa huA : 126 : Jain Education Internatroinedte & Personal Usevwranelibrary.org Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAgara meM sAgara 130 hai / saMsAra usakI prazaMsA karatA huA nahIM aghAtA hai / dUsare ve patthara haiM jo nIMva ke andara ke haiM jinakI koI prazaMsA nahIM karatA, para unake binA meharAba aura gumbada Tika nahIM skte| merA tumheM sUcana hai ki meharAba aura gumbada na banakara nIMva ke patthara bananA / ataH maiM nIMva kA patthara banakara rahanA cAhatA hU~ / te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 67: asura aura sasura - AcArya rAmacandra zukla hindI sAhitya ke sarvazreSTha lekhaka, nibandhakAra, samAlocaka hI nahIM kinta kavi bhI the| ve jaba kabhI kavi sammelanoM meM bhAga lete to ve kavitA pATha avazya krte| para unakI kavitAe~ sasvara nahIM hotii| eka bAra unheM kisI kavigoSThI meM upasthita honA pdd'aa| unake eka snehI mitra jo bahuta hI acche kavi the, unakA galA bhI bahuta madhura thA, ve sasvara kavitA pATha kiyA karate the| jaba zuklajI kavitA sUnAne ke lie khaDe hae taba unake mitra ne madhura vyaMgya kasate hue kahA-aba a-sura jI (svararahita, rAkSasa) kavitA pATha kreNge| Apa unake kavitApATha ko dhyAna se sunie| Jain Education Intefloatianaie Blisonal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 gAgara meM sAgara zuklajI ne kavitA pATha kiyaa| kavitA pATha pUrNa hone para unhoMne muskarAte hue kahA-Apane asura jI kA kavitA pATha suna hI liyA hai| aba sasura jI (sasvara, patnI kA pitA ) kavitA pATha sunAyeMge / yaha sunate hI sabhAsada ha~sa pdd'e| mitra kA sira lajjA se nata ho gyaa| Jain Education Internationaate & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :68: parAdhInatA kA kAraNa svAmI vivekAnanda se eka jApAnI yuvaka ne jijJAsA prastuta kI-ki bhArata meM Agama, tripiTaka, veda, upaniSad, gItA aura mahAbhArata jaise utkRSTa grantha haiM / vahA~ kA darzana itanA mahAn hai jisakA varNana nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, tathApi mujhe samajha meM nahIM AyA ki bhArata parAdhInatA ke paMka meM kyoM nimagna hai ? nirdhanatA kI ber3I se kyoM jakar3A huA hai ? svAmI vivekAnanda ne muskarAte hue kahA-eka bandUka bahuta hI bar3hiyA hai| kintu bandUka calAne kI kalA meM yadi koI vyakti niSNAta na ho to vaha sainika ke gaurava ko prApta nahIM kara sakatA / vaise hI bhAratIya dharma aura darzana va AdhyAtmika bhAvanA atyadhika zreSTha hone para bhI bhAratIya janamAnasa use vyavahAra meM na lA sakA jisake kAraNa yaha sthiti utpanna huI hai| : 133 : Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 66 : seTha kI buddhimAnI eka gA~va meM bahuta hI buddhimAna eka seTha rahatA thA / seTha ke pAsa lAkhoM kI sampatti thI / seTha jAnatA thA ki sonA jIvana ko khonA hai| kisI ko bhI patA nahIM vaha kahA~ sotA hai ? eka taskara usake ghara meM corI karanA cAhatA thA / vaha cAhatA thA ki seTha ke sone kA patA laga jAya to ghara meM acchI taraha se corI kI jA sakegI / kintu use kucha bhI patA na lagA / anta meM vaha grAhaka ke rUpa meM seTha kI dukAna para pahu~cA / mAla kharIdane ke pazcAt usane seTha se pUchA - seThajI ! kabhI rAta meM bhI mujhe mAla kharIdanA par3e to batAie Apa kahA~ sote haiM ? seTha ne apanI painI dRSTi se use dekhA / usakI bhAvabhaMgimA se samajha gayA ki yaha grAhaka nahIM, cora hai / --- : 134 : te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ seTha ko buddhimAnI 135 seTha ne muskarAte hue kahA-bhAI, merA koI atA-patA nahIM hai| jaba bhI jahA~ bhI nIMda A jAtI hai vahIM so jAtA huuN| kabhI ghara meM sotA hU~ kabhI dukAna meM / kabhI sotA bhI, kabhI nahIM bhI sotA huuN| .. cora samajha gayA ki seTha bar3A catura hai| kahIM mujhe kArAgRha meM na DalavA de, ataH vaha nau do gyAraha ho gyo| Jain Education Interpatronate & Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 70 : samajha kA phera do santa - eka pUrva se A rahA thA aura dUsarA pazcima se / ve donoM sar3aka ke caurAhe para paraspara mila gaye / sannikaTa Ate hI pUrva se Ane vAle santa ne phU~ka mArI to pazcima se Ane vAle santa ne apane paira kA paMjA usakI ora bar3hA diyaa| donoM santa apane lakSya kI ora bar3ha gye| donoM hI santoM ke bhaktoM meM eka saMgharSa kI sthiti paidA ho gaI aura saMgharSa yahA~ taka pahu~cA ki eka dUsare ke khUna ke pyAse ho gaye / donoM hI santa jo ekAkI bar3he cale jA rahe the, ve kolAhala sunakara punaH ulTe pairoM usa sthAna para Aye / santoM ne pUchA- Apa loga kyoM lar3a rahe haiM ? eka santa ke bhaktoM ne kahA- Apane phUMka mArakara hamAre guru ko ur3Ane kI dhamakI dii| dUsare santa ke bhaktoM ne kahA- Apane hamAre guru kA apamAna kiyA : 136 : te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samasa kA phera 137 hai| hamAre guru ko paira kA paMjA dikhAkara kucalane kI bIbhatsa bhAvanA pradarzita kii| __donoM hI santoM ne madhura musakAna bikharate hue kahA-Apa loga vyartha hI saMgharSa kara rahe haiN| yaha sunate hI logoM ne kahA-vyartha saMgharSa kaise ? Apane phUMka mArakara hamAre gurujI kA apamAna nahIM kiyA ? to dUsare bhakta cillA uThe-Apane paMjA dikhAkara hamAre guru kA tiraskAra nahIM kiyA ? donoM hI santoM ne bhIr3a ke kolAhala ko zAnta karate hue kahA-tuma donoM hamAre bhakta nahIM ho| donoM hI bhaktoM kI TolI cillAyI-hama Apake lie hI to jAna dene ke lie taiyAra haiM, phira Apake anuyAyI kaise nahIM hue ? / pahale santa ne kahA--Aja varSoM ke pazcAt hama donoM mile the| maiMne phUMka mArakara apane snehI santa se kahA-eka kSaNa kA bhI bharosA nahIM hai / ataH sAdhanA meM vilamba na kro| to mere snehI santa ne paMjA uThAkara batAyA ki maiM nirantara sAdhanA meM Age bar3ha donoM santoM ke anuyAyI apanI managaDhanta kalpanA para pazcAttApa karane lge| Jain Education Internationate & Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :71H kSaNoM kA sadupayoga maulAnA zibalI musalamAna samAja ke eka jAne hue vidvAn the to ArnArDa ToyanabI yUropa ke prasiddha itihAsakAra the| eka bAra ye donoM vidvAn sTImara ke dvArA yAtrA kara rahe the| maulAnA zibalI dhArmika dRSTi se yAtrA kara rahe the to ToyanabI videza yAtrA se lauTakara apanI mAtRbhUmi kI ora jA rahe the| donoM vidvAnoM meM sAhityika viSayoM para gaMbhIra carcAyeM hotii| yAtrA Ananda ke kSaNoM meM cala rahI thii| acAnaka samudra meM bhayaMkara tUphAna A gyaa| AkAza meM kAle-kajarAre bAdala chA gye| samudra meM se uThatI haI uttAla taraMgeM yAtriyoM ko bhayabhIta karane lgiiN| sTImara DagamagAne lagA / cAlaka ne yAtriyoM ko sUcanA dI ki sTImara saMkaTakAlIna sthiti meM gujara e personal usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSaNoM kA sadupayoga rahA hai| patA nahIM kaba kyA ho, kevala Izvara yA bhAgya hI hamArA rakSaNa kara sakatA hai| - maulAnA ne jaba yaha sunA to ve ghabarA utthe| socA-mere mitra ToyanabI atyadhika parezAna hoNge| ataH ve daur3akara unake kebina meM phuNce| para ve yaha dekhakara hairAna ho gaye ki ToyanabI ArAmakursI para baiThe hue mastI ke sAtha grantha par3ha rahe haiN| unakI mukhamudrA para kisI bhI prakAra ke bhaya kI rekhA nahIM hai| ___maulAnA ne bhayabhIta hote hue kahA-kyA tumheM patA nahIM hai ? samudra meM bhayaMkara tUphAna A rahA hai| kisa samaya hamArA sTImara samudra meM garka ho jAyagA, yaha kisI ko patA nahIM hai| kintu tuma to pUrNa rUpa se nizcinta baiThe ho| ToyanabI ko sArI sthiti kA parijJAna thA tathApi ve muskarAte hue apane mitra ko dekha rahe the| unhoMne kahA- mujhe jJAta hai khatare kI ghaNTI baja cukI hai| merA jIvana kucha hI kSaNoM kA hai| aise bahumUlya kSaNoM kA jitanA bhI sadupayoga ho sake kara lenA cAhie jisase bAda meM vicAra na karanA pdd'e| __ maulAnA ke pAsa isakA koI uttara nahIM thaa| Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 72 hRdaya-parivartana muhammada ne apanA cintana jana-mAnasa ke sAmane prastuta kiyaa| virodhI tattvoM ne cAroM ora yaha pracAra prArambha kiyA ki muhammada eka jAdUgara hai| usake samparka meM koI na aaye| jo azikSita the unheM lagA ki vastutaH muhammada kI bAta bhUla se bhI kAnoM meM na gira jAya isakA hameM satata dhyAna rakhanA caahie| unhoMne apane kAnoM meM ruI Thosa lI jisase ki unake zabda na gire| eka dhanavAna vRddhA kAbA meM pahuMcI aura vaha prArthanA karane lagI-ki muhammada ko naSTa kara do| ___usa samaya kAbA meM 'lAta', 'hujjA ' aura 'hubbala' ye tIna pramukha upAsya the| bur3hiyA unhIM ke sAmane apane hRdaya kI vedanA prastuta kara rahI thii| usane : 140 : Jain Education Interpatronate & Personal Uwev@rainelibrary.org Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hRdaya-parivartana 141 nagara meM yaha udghoSaNA bhI kara dI ki muhammada aba kucha hI ghaNToM kA mehamAna hai| usa para bijalI giregI aura vaha naSTa ho jaaygaa| logoM ne bur3hiyA ke kathana ko dhyAna se sunA aura unheM vizvAsa ho gayA ki bur3hiyA kA kathana satya hai| para jaba bur3hiyA ke kathana ke anusAra muhammada para bijalI na girI to bur3hiyA ne socA ki maiM nagara ko chor3akara anyatra calI jaauuN| vaha apane bahumUlya AbhUSaNoM kI gaTharI ko lekara nagara se cala dii| kintu vaha gaTharI itanI bhArI thI ki vaha uThA nahIM pA rahI thii| sAmane se eka vyakti AtA huA dikhAI diyaa| bur3hiyA ne kahA--- yaha gaTharI uThAo aura mere sAtha cala do| usane gaTharI uThAI aura bur3hiyA ke sAtha calane lgaa| bur3hiyA ne use batAyA-maiMne nagara ko chor3A hai| aba makkA meM bhayaMkara yuddha hogaa| kyoMki eka siraphirA vyakti paidA huA hai| vaha apane Apako paigambara kahatA hai| vaha bahuta bar3A jAdUgara hai| tuma usake cakkara meM mata aanaa| bur3hiyA ne jI bharakara muhammada ko gAliyA~ diiN| vaha vyakti zAMti se sunatA rhaa| bur3hiyA ne kahA-batA, terA kyA nAma hai ? Jain Education InteFoatponate & Personal Usev@nainelibrary.org Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 gAgara meM sAgara usa vyakti ne muskarAte hue kahA-mA~ ! jise tuma apanA duzmana mAna rahI ho vahI maiM huuN| merA nAma muhammada hai| para tuma bilakula cintA na kro| tumheM koI khatarA na hogaa| bur3hiyA ThagI-sI use dekhatI raha gii| usakI hRttantrI ke tAra jhanajhanA uThe-aisA sneha-saujanya mUrti, dayA kA devatA jahA~ ho, vaha sthAna maiM nahIM chor3a sktii| aura vaha pUnaH muhammada ke sAtha hI makkA lauTa aaii| muhammada ke sneha aura sadbhAvanA se usakA hRdaya parivartana ho cukA hai| Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 73: nyAyaparAyaNatA hajarata umara nyAya-nItiparAyaNa vyakti the| ve prajA para zAsana karate hue bhI apane Apako prajA kA sevaka samajhate the| eka dina unake putra ne kahA-pitAjo ! merI kamIja bilakula hI phaTa cukI hai| unhoMne putra kI ora dekhate kahA-vatsa ! maiM dekha rahA hU~ tumhArI kamIja jIrNa-zorNa ho cukI hai, para isa samaya to mere pAsa kucha bhI nahIM hai| agale mAha isakI vyavasthA karane kA prayatna kruuNgaa| khalIphA umara sarakArI khajAne se jIvana nirvAha ke lie kevala' bIsa rupaye lete the aura una bIsa rupayoM meM se bhI ve garIboM ko udAratA se dAna diyA karate the| jaba ve bIsa rupaye lekara ghara kI ora A rahe the mArga Jain Education Internatronaate & Personal Usavornainelibrary.org Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 gAgara meM sAgara meM bahuta se garIba unakI pratIkSA kara rahe the| AvazyakatAnusAra unheM dekara jaba ve ghara pahuMce to putra ne punaH prArthanA kI--pitAzrI ! aba to merI kamIja bana jAyagI na ? unhoMne apanI jeba ttttolii| para saba kucha kharca ho cukA thaa| ataH unhoMne kahA-vatsa ! isa mAha nahIM, agale mAha avazya banA duuNgaa| lar3ake kI prArthanA para unakA hRdaya dravita ho utthaa| unhoMne usI samaya khajAMcI ko patra likhA-mere agale mAha ke vetana meM se do rupaye kATa lenA aura isa samaya meharabAnI karake do rupaye de denaa| khajAMcI ne usa patra ko pddh'aa| usake mana meM yaha cintana udbuddha huA-isalAma dharma ke sarvesarvA hajarata umara ne aisA kaise likhA ? usane usa patra ke pIche hI kucha likha diyA aura Ane vAle vyakti ko de diyaa| - hajarata umara ne jaba patra kholakara dekhA to usameM likhA thA-mere aparAdha ko kSamA kreN| maiM do rupaye pezagI ke rUpa meM nahIM de sktaa| kyoMki jIvana kSaNabhaMgura hai| maiM nahIM cAhatA ki Apa karjA le / merI to yahI maMgala kAmanA hai ki Apa hajAra varSa Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nyAyaparAyaNatA 145 jIvita raheM, kintu kala kucha bhI ho gayA to maiM ve do rupaye kisase vasUla karU~gA aura mujhe dRr3ha AtmavizvAsa hai ki Apa karja lekara maranA pasanda na kreNge| patra par3hate hI hajarata umara kI A~kheM bhara aaii| aura unhoMne apane pyAre putra se kahA-vatsa! isa samaya to nahIM aba agale mahIne pahale terI kamIja bnvaauuNgaa| eka bAra unakA vahI pyArA putra anIti para utArU ho gyaa| to nyAya ke lie unhoMne putra ko kaThora daNDa bhI diyaa| yaha thI unakI nyAyaparAyaNatA ! Jain Education Internatrineete & Personal Usevwrainelibrary.org Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :74 par3hanA aura gunanA eka gurukula meM do vidyArthI par3hate the| eka thA samrATa kA putra aura dUsarA thA svayaM AcArya kA pUtra / caubIsa varSa taka gambhIra adhyayana ke pazcAt ve rAjA ke darabAra meM upasthita he| Aja donoM kI parIkSA hone vAlI thii| rAjA svayaM parIkSaka ke rUpa meM niyukta huA thaa| rAjA ne apanI muTThI Age karate hue kahA-apano jyotiSa vidyA ke AdhAra se batAo ki merI muTThI meM kyA hai ? rAjaputra ne gaNitazAstra kI sahAyatA se hisAba lagAkara kahA-rAjan ! ApakI muTThI meM zveta gola vastu hai| vaha kaThora bhI hai aura usake bIca cheda bhI hai| rAjA ne punaH prazna kiyA-tumhArA kathana ThIka hai / para batAo, usa vastu kA nAma kyA hai ? :146 : Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ par3hanA aura gunanA 147 rAjakumAra me caTa se uttara diyA- cakkI kA pATa / rAjA ne vahI prazna AcAryaputra se bhI kiyA / AcAryaputra ne eka kSaNa cintana ke pazcAt kahArAjan ! ApakI muTThI meM cA~dI kI aMgUThI hai / rAjA ne muTThI kholakara batAyA ki usake hAtha meM jaisA AcAryaputra ne kahA hai vaisI hI aMgUThI hai / sArI sabhA vismayavimugdha ho gayI / rAjA ne AcArya ko apane sannikaTa bulAkara kahA- mujhe tumhAre se yaha AzA nahIM thI / tumane adhyayana karavAne meM pUrNa pakSapAta kiyA hai / apane putra ko tumane acche DhaMga se par3hAyA aura mere putra ko usa taraha nahIM par3hAyA / ata: tuma daNDa ke adhikArI ho / AcArya ne kahA -- rAjan ! maiMne donoM ko samAna par3hAyA hai / rAjaputra ne par3hA avazya hai, kintu gunA nahIM / use itanA bhI dhyAna nahIM ki hAtha kI muTThI meM cakkI kA pATa kaise ho sakatA hai ? adhyayana karAnA merA kArya thA / kintu socane aura samajhane kA kArya to usakA svayaM kA hai / yadi svayaM meM viveka nahIM hai to cAhe kitanA bhI par3hAyA jAya, vaha vidyA ke rahasya ko nahIM samajha sakatA / 0 te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 75: ImAnadAra rAjabhakta hajarata umara jaba khalIphA the, unhoMne apane sabhI prAntoM ke adhikAriyoM ko yaha Adeza diyA ki jisa kisI bhI samaya koI bhI vyakti Aye, usakA kArya tatkSaNa kara denA caahie| ardharAtri ke samaya eka sajjana rAjya ke eka adhikArI ke pAsa pahu~cA aura usane kArya karane ke lie usase nivedana kiyaa| rAjya ke adhikArI ne kahA-bahuta rAta ho gayI hai| aba maiM nahIM mila sktaa| yadi tumheM milanA hai to prAtaH kAla aanaa| usa sajjana ne hajarata umara ke pAsa jAkara nivedana kiyA ki amuka adhikArI ne rAta ko kArya karane se inakAra kiyA hai aura prAtaHkAla kArya karane ke lie khaa| hajarata umara ko atyadhika kheda huA ki unake :148 : Jain Education Intelfpatronate & Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ImAnadAra rAjabhakta 146 kiyA ! adhikArIgaNa unakI AjJA kI avahelanA karate haiN| hajarata umara ne usI samaya usa adhikArI ko apane pAsa bulAyA aura pUchA-tumane rAta ko kArya kyoM nahIM kiyA ? __ adhikArI kA sira nIce jhuka gyaa| usane nivedana kiyA--zukravAra kI rAtri ko maiM kArya nahIM kara paataa| isalie maiM vivaza haiN| hajarata umara ne pUchA-kyA vivazatA thI ? adhikArI ne kahA--isa rahasya ko gopanIya hI rahane diyA jAya / isI meM merA hita hai| hajarata umara ne kahA-khalIphA ke sAmane rAjya ke adhikAriyoM kI koI bhI bAta gopanIya nahIM honI caahie| adhikArI ne dhIre se nivedana kiyA-maiM sAta dina taka atyadhika vyasta rahatA huuN| kevala zukravAra kI rAtri ko mujhe kucha avakAza milatA hai| mere pAsa kapar3oM kI kevala eka jor3I hai| use hI sAta dina taka pahane rahatA huuN| zukravAra rAtri ko use dhokara sukhAtA huuN| yaha bAta Aja taka kisI ko bhI jJAta nahIM hai| jJAta hone para merA upahAsa kareMge ki itane bar3e rAjya ke adhikArI ke pAsa pahanane ke lie kapar3e bhI nahIM Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 gAgara meM sAgara haiN| anya dinoM meM maiM zAsana ke kArya meM atyadhika vyasta hone se ibAdata bhI jaise cAhie vaise nahIM kara paataa| kintu zakravAra kI rAtri ko avakAza ke kSaNoM meM jI bharakara ibAdata karatA huuN| yaha sunate hI hajarata umara kI A~khoM meM se A~sU Dhulaka par3e ki mere rAjya meM aise ImAnadAra aura rAjyabhakta vyakti haiM jo kaThora zrama karake bhI itanA paisA nahIM lete jisase unakA tana Dhaka ske| ____kAza ! Aja ke adhikArIgaNa prastuta ghaTanA se zikSA prApta kara sakeM to rAma-rAjya Ane meM kiMcita mAtra bhI vilamba nahIM ho sktaa| Jain Education Intefpatronate & Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 76 : salAha nahIM, sahayoga nadI meM teja bAr3ha A rahI thI / eka mahilA nadI ke kinAre khar3I huI karuNa krandana karate hue pukAra rahI thI ki merA nanhA sA baccA nadI meM baha gayA hai / meharabAnI kara use nikAla dIjie / mahilA ke karuNa krandana ko sunakara saikar3oM vyakti vahA~ ekatrita hue / kintu usa uphanatI huI nadI meM kUdane kI kisI kI bhI himmata nahIM thI / kahIM yaha mahilA svayaM nadI meM na kUda par3e, isalie kucha vyaktiyoM ne use pakar3a liyA aura kitane hI bacAne kA upAya sujhAne lge| kitane hI upadeza jhAr3ane lage ki isa prakAra nadI ke kinAre snAna nahIM karanA cAhie / logoM kI bhIr3a ne dekhA eka kizora nadI meM se usa bacce ko lekara bAhara A rahA hai / logoM ne : 151 : te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 152 gAgara meM sAgara usakI prazaMsA karate hue kahA-tumane bahuta acchA kArya kiyA hai / baccA behoza ho gayA thA, kintu vaha jindA thaa| mAM bacce ko lekara harSa se nAca utthii| vaha kizora thA jArja vAziMgaTana jo bAda meM amerikA kA rASTrapati bana gyaa| unakA mAnanA thA ki salAha aura upadeza kI AvazyakatA nahIM, kArya karanA cAhie / duHkhI vyakti ke lie salAha nahIM, sahayoga caahie| Jain Education Interpatronate & Personal Usev@rainelibrary.org Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : 77: karuNA eka skUla meM aneka vidyArthI par3hane AyA karate the| vidyArthiyoM ke sAtha unakI mAtAe~ madhyAhna ke samaya khAne ke lie eka DibbA bhI detI thI aura jaba alpAhAra kI ghaNTI bajatI to sabhI bacce mila-jula kara bhojana karate aura phira par3hane meM laga jaate| vidyAlaya ke dvAra para hI eka vRddhA baiThI rahatI thii| vaha baccoM kI kilakAriyA~ sunatI, unako khelate-kUdate dekhatI to usakA hRdaya nAcane lgtaa| para vaha bhUkhI aura pyAso thii| ataH usako ha~sI-khuzI kucha hI samaya meM udAsI meM pariNata ho jaatii| eka dina bur3hiyA ke sAmane eka nanhA-sA munnA Akara khar3A ho gyaa| usane dhIre se pUchA-mA~ ! tuma yahA~ baiThI rahatI ho, tumheM kyA cAhie ? Jain Education Internationa eftersonal Usev@jainelibrary.org Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 gAgara meM sAgara bur3hiyA cirakAla se isI prazna kI pratIkSA meM thii| jyoMhI usane prazna sunA, tyoMhI usane kahAbeTA ! maiM bahuta hI bhUkhI huuN| kaI dinoM se mujhe kucha bhI khAne ko nahIM milA hai| bhojana ke abhAva meM prANa nikale jA rahe haiM / yadi koI dayA karake do roTI de de to kitanA acchA ho| yaha sunate hI bAlaka kA komala hRdaya dravita ho gyaa| usane apane khAne kA DibbA kholA, usameM se do roTI aura sabjI jo vaha khAne ke lie lAyA thA, usa bar3hiyA ko de dI aura bolA-mA~ ! ronA nahIM / maiM isI taraha roja isI samaya tumhAre ko roTiyA~ lAkara duuNgaa| bur3hiyA ne prasanna hote hue ve roTiyA~ khA lI aura use AzIrvAda diyaa| Aja dina meM usa bAlaka ne kucha bhI nahIM khAyA tathApi usake cehare para apUrva prasannatA thii| dUsare dina bAlaka ne mA~ se kahA-mA~ ! bahuta teja bhUkha lagatI hai isalie mere Dibbe meM pratidina cAra roTiyA~ rakhA kro| mA~ ko Azcarya huA ki mere putra ko pratidina bhUkhA rahanA par3atA hai / pratidina bAlaka skUla Ate hI usa bur3hiyA ke pAsa pahu~catA Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 155 aura use do roTiyA~ aura sabjI de detA / yahI usakA pratidina kA krama thA / karuNA eka dina prAtaH jaba vaha apane skUla pahu~cA to usane dekhA ki vaha bur3hiyA vahA~ nahIM hai / usane AsapAsa talAza kI to patA calA ki bur3hiyA rAta ko hI paraloka pahu~ca gaI hai / vaha udAsa mana zAma ko ghara lauttaa| do-tIna dina ke bAda bAlaka kI mA~ ne usakI pustaka ko alamArI meM cIMTiyA~ jAtI huIM dekhIM / usane pustakeM haTAkara saphAI kii| usane dekhA pustakoM ke sAtha cAra roTiyA~ bhI par3I huI haiN| mA~ ko roTiyA~ dekhakara bahuta hI Azcarya huA / jaba bAlaka skUla se lauTA to mA~ ne usase pUchA ki alamArI meM roTI kaise rakhI thIM ? prazna sunate hI bAlaka phaphaka-phaphaka kara ro par3A / usane kahA - isa taraha bur3hiyA kA nidhana ho gayA hai / mere putra 1 mA~ ko yaha jAnakara hArdika AhlAda huA ki ke mana meM karuNA kA sAgara laharA rahA usane usakI pITha thapathapAte hue kahA - putra ! terA yaha sadguNa vikasita ho / usa bAlaka kA nAma thA subhASacandra bosa / vahI Age calakara netAjI ke nAma se vikhyAta huA / C te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :78: anUThA upAya mahAmanA madana mohana mAlavIya bar3e hI pratibhA sampanna vyakti the| ve gambhIra se gambhIra samasyAoM ko sahaja hI sulajhA dete the| unake eka mitra the jinake pAsa karor3oM kI sampatti thii| kintu kucha sAthiyoM ke dhokhA dene ke kAraNa usa zreSThI ko atyadhika ghATA lgaa| sthiti yahA~ taka ho gaI ki dIvAlA nikAlane ke atirikta koI upAya hI nahIM thA aura dUsarA upAya yaha thA ki bAjAra meM se byAja para bhArI rakama lekara vyApAra meM phira se lagAI jAya jisase ki vyApAra kA ghATA samApta hokara puna: dugune vega se vyApAra camaka utthe| para jisakA dIvAlA nikalane vAlA hotA hai use byAja para koI rakama nahIM detaa| zreSThI upAya Jain Education InteFoatronate & Personal Usev@nainelibrary.org Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anUThA upAya 157 socatA rahA / use lagA ki madana mohana mAlavIya jI ke pAsa pahu~cane para koI zreSTha upAya nikala aaegaa| vaha mAlavIya jI ke pAsa phuNcaa| unheM namaskAra kara apanI sArI sthiti se avagata karAyA aura pUchAaisA upAya batAiye jisase merI sthiti sudhara sake aura bAjAra meM merI ijjata banI raha ske| mAlavIyajI kucha kSaNoM taka socate rahe phira bole-mitravara! upAya hI bahata sundara hai, para mujhe lagatA hai tumheM pasanda nahIM AegA / zreSThI kI AturatA bar3ha gii| usane kahA yadi hai to batAne kA anugraha kreN| ___ mAlavIyajI ne madhura musakAna bikharate hue kahA-Apa aisA kareM, kAzI vizvavidyAlaya ko sirpha pA~ca lAkha rupaye dAna de diijie| zreSThI ne upAya sunakara apanI ghabarAhaTa rokate hue kahA-yaha kaisA vicitra upAya hai ? rupayoM kI to yahA~ pahale se hI kamI cala rahI hai| phira aisI sthiti meM pA~ca lAkha rupaye kisa prakAra nikAla sakatA huuN| mAlavIyajI ne dRr3hatA se kahA-jahA~ kahIM se bhI nikAlie / zreSThI ne cuTakI lete hue kahA-vizvavidyAlaya ke vidyArthiyoM se jo duAeM nikaleMgI usase Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 gAgara meM sAgara marA vyApAra camaka uThegA ? kyA yahI ApakA tAtparya hai ? mAlavIya jI ne kahA-Aja nahIM, isakA rahasya tumheM eka-do dina ke pazcAt jJAta hogaa| mAlavIya jI kI bAta ko TAlanA seTha ke lie asaMbhava thaa| usane apanA dila kaThora kara pAMca lAkha kA ceka kAzI vizvavidyAlaya ko bheja diyaa| dUsare dina sabhI samAcAra-patroM meM bar3e-bar3e akSaroM meM pAMca lAkha ke dAna kI sUcanAe~ chpii| jaba logoM ne yaha sUcanA par3hI to loga socane lage ki jo seTha isa prakAra sahajarUpa se pA~ca lAkha kA dAna kara sakatA hai, usakA vyApAra DAvA~Dola hone kA prazna ho nhiiN| dIvAlA nikAlane kI aura ghATA hone kI bAta to pUrNa mithyA hai| bAjAra meM zreSThI kI acchI dhAka jama gii| karor3oM rupaye byAja se usako AsAnI se mila gaye aura apanI vilakSaNa pratibhA se seTha ne 'ghATA to pUrA kiyA hI sAtha hI itanA kamA liyA ki sArA karja puna: lauTA diyaa| usa samaya usako mAlUma huA ki mahAmanA madana mohana mAlavIya kA upAya kitanA anUThA aura sundara thaa| Jain Education InteFoatinate & Personal usev@nainelibrary.org Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saccA sneha svAmI darzanAnanda jI aura zraddhAnanda jI donoM hI Arya samAja ke jAne-mAne hue prabuddha vicAraka, cintaka aura prakANDa paNDita the| donoM meM atyanta sneha sambandha thaa| ve samaya samaya para milate aura gaharI dArzanika, dhArmika tathA zAstrIya carcAeM krte| eka dina donoM carcA kara rahe the| kisI prasaMga ko lekara vAda-vivAda ne bahuta hI ugra rUpa dhAraNa kara liyaa| darzanAnanda jI uttejita ho gae aura unhoMne zraddhAnanda jI ko aisI kar3avI bAteM sunAI jisase vAtAvaraNa tanAvapUrNa ho gayA aura usI tanAvapUrNa vAtAvaraNa meM goSThI sampanna ho gii| donoM vidvAn apane-apane sthAna para cale ge| apane sthAna para lauTane ke pazcAt jaba darzanAnanda jI kA krodha zAnta huA to unheM anubhava huA : 156 : Jain Education InteFoatponate & Personal Usev@nainelibrary.org Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 160 gAgara meM sAgara ki maiMne bahuta bar3I galatI kii| unakA mana glAni se bhara gayA ki maiMne bahuta anucita kiyaa| maiMne bahuta hI halake zabda unheM kahe / unhoMne usI samaya zraddhAnandajI ko eka patra likhA aura apanI bhUla ke lie unase kSamA-prArthanA kii| zraddhAnanda jI ne patra par3hakara uttara meM eka zloka likhakara bheja diyA asmAnavehi kalamAnalamAhatAnAM, yeSAM prakANDamuzalaravadAtataiva / snehaM vimucya sahasA khalatAM brajanti, ye svalpamardanavazAnna vayaM tilAste // jisakA tAtparya thA ki-Apane mujhe tila samajha liyA jo kiMcit mAtra mala' jAne para apane sneha kA parityAga kara khala bana jAtA hai| Apa apane vicAra ko badaleM / maiM una zAlI-cAvaloM kI taraha hU~ jo bhArI bharakama mUsaloM se kUTane-pITane para aura bhI adhika ujjvala hote haiN| Apane jo bhI kahA yA kiyA usakA mere antarmAnasa para koI prabhAva nahIM hai| vahA~ to aba bhI vahI sneha kI saritA pravAhita ho rahI hai|" Jain Education Internatiroinedte & Personal Usevwrajnelibrary.org Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :80 : ahaMkAra aura pradarzana - hAjI muhammada eka khyAtiprApta musalamAna santa the / unhoMne apane jIvana meM sATha bAra haja kiyA thA aura pratidina pA~ca bAra namAz2a par3hate the| ___ eka dina unheM svapna AyA ki eka phariztA svarga aura naraka ke bIca meM khar3A hai aura logoM ko unake karma ke anusAra svarga aura naraka kI ora bheja rahA hai| usane hAjI se prazna kiyA, kyA tumane apane jIvana meM zubha karma kiye haiM ? __ hAjI ne apanI chAtI phulAte hue kahA-kyoM nahIM, maiMne sATha bAra haja kiyA hai ? pharizte ne kahA-tumhArA kathana satya hai, para jaba bhI tumheM koI bhI pUchatA taba tuma abhimAna ke sAtha isa bAta ko duharAte the ki mujhe nahIM jAnate, maiM 161: Jain Education Interpatronate & Personal Usev@jainelibrary.org Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 gAgara meM sAgara hAjI muhammada hU~ / abhimAna karane se tumhArA sArA puNya naSTa ho gayA hai / muhammada ne kahA- koI bAta nahIM, maiM sATha varSa taka pratidina dina meM pA~ca bAra namAja par3hatA rahA hU~ / pharizte ne kahA- tumhArI yaha bAta bhI satya hai, para tumheM smaraNa hai na ! eka dina bAhara se dharmapremI vyakti Aye the / unake sAmane apane Apako dharmo siddha karane ke lie anya dinoM kI apekSA usa dina tumane adhika samaya taka namAja par3hI thI jisase tumhArA vaha puNya bhI naSTa ho gayA / hAjI ghabarA uThe, unakI A~kheM bhara aaiiN| unakI nIMda khula gii| unhoMne usI samaya pratijJA grahaNa kI ki aba kabhI bhI maiM ahaMkAra aura pradarzana na karUMgA / te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ :81: saphalatA kA mUlyAMkana tathAgata buddha vaizAlI ke udyAna meM pravacana kara rahe the| eka zraddhAlu bhakta ne unase prazna kiyA-bhagavan ! Apake pAvana-pravacanoM para bahuta hI kama loga amala karate haiM tathApi Apa nirAza kyoM nahIM hote ? buddha ne madhura muskAna bikherate hue kahA-vatsa ! merA kartavya hai sanmArga kI preraNA denA; kintu saphalatA kA mUlyAMkana karanA merA kAma nahIM hai| jo saccA sudhAraka hai vaha saphalatA kI kAmanA nahIM karatA, vaha to apanA kartavya nibhAtA hai| :163: Jain Education Interinatroinedte & Personal Usevwranelibrary.org Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te & Personal Usev@rjainelibrary.org Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kathA sAhitya kI anamola pustaka * jaina kathAe~ [bhAga 1 se 53] taiyAra 3)=156) [bhAga 54 se 100 taka saMpAdana-prakAzanAdhIna * bindu meM sindhu 2) * atIta ke ujjvala caritra 2) *pratidhvani3)50 % bolate citra 1)50 * phUla aura parAga1)50 * mahakate phUla 2) * amiTa rekhAe~ 2) * meghakumAra 2)50 * mukti kA amara rAhI : jambUkumAra 5) * sonA aura sugandha 2) * satya-zIla kI amara sAdhikAe~ 12) * zUlI aura siMhAsana 2) * khilatI kaliyAM : muskarAte phUla 3)50 * bhagavAna mahAvIra kI pratinidhi kathAe~ 12) zIghra hI prakAzamAna * paMcAmRta 3) jIvana kI camakatI prabhA 3) * dharatI ke phUla 3) * camakate sitAre 3) * gAgara meM sAgara 3) * atIta ke calacitra 3) * bolatI tasvIreM 3)* kucha motI : kucha hIre 3) ye laghu kathAe~ preraka, bodhaprada aura atyanta rocaka haiN| samparka kareM: zrI tAraka guru jaina granthAla zAstrI sarkala udayapura (rAja.) AvaraNa pRSTha ke mudraka 'zala prinTarsa bhAsthAna, AgarA-3