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________________ 2. zreSThaputra araNaka ne pAnI pIkara kaTorA khAlI kiyA hI thA ki eka dAsI ne use Upara hI Upara hAtha meM le liyA / zreSThI datta bhI putra ke pAsa baiThe the / seThAno bhadrA usI samaya AI thIM / unhoMne apane pati ko mIThI jhir3akI dI gire to gire, para uThe bhI bahuta U~ce "aisA kaba taka calegA ? kahate to yaha haiM ki mAtAe~ lAr3a-pyAra meM putra ko bigAr3a detI haiM / para mere araNaka ko to tuma -- usakA pitA bigAr3a rahA hai / ise itanA to karane do ki pAnI pIkara kaTorA nIce rakha de / " " merA basa cale to araNaka ko pAnI pIne kA kaSTa bhI na karanA par3e / pAnI bhI dAsI piye aura isakI pyAsa bujhe / "araNaka kI mA~, tuma ve dina bhUla gaIM, jaba hama santAna ke lie tarasate the / eka santAna ke binA hI hameM apanA aizvarya bar3A bhayAnaka lagatA thA / jAne kauna-sA puNya bacA thA ki maiM pitA banA aura tuma mAtA bana gaIM / hameM araNaka jaisA sundara, yogya aura caritravAna putra milA / " "yaha saba to ThIka hai svAmI !" seThAnI bhadrA ne kahA - " para aba araNaka bar3A ho gayA hai / kalaparasoM usake vivAha kI taiyArI bhI hogI / aba use apane kAma svayaM karane diijie| aba bhI vaha dhAyoM aura dAsiyoM ke hAtha kA khilaunA banA rahegA to vaha akarmaNya, AlasI aura kuNThita ho jAyagA / " 508 " tuma cintA mata kro|" zreSThI datta ne kahA - " jaba aisA avasara AegA, taba vaha saba kucha kara legA / jaba taka mAtA-pitA kI chAyA banI hai, taba taka maiM use phUla kI taraha hI rakhanA cAhatA hU~ / " tagarA nagarI ke zreSThI datta aura seThAnI bhadrA ko bar3I AzAoM ke bAda putra milA thA / ataH donoM kA hI putra araNaka para atizaya pyAra thA / phira bhI pitA usakI dekhabhAla para adhika dhyAna dete the / ve cAhate the ki araNaka ko kucha na karanA par3e / araNaka bar3e sukhoM meM pala rahA thA / use koI pUche ki garamI kyA hotI hai to vaha nahIM batA pAtA, kyoMki grISma-zIta ke kaSToM ke anubhava kA avasara hI use nahIM milA thA / vaha aisA phUla thA jo cA~danI meM bhI kumhalA jAe / drAkSA khAne se usake hoMTha chilate the / pitA ke lAr3a-pyAra ne use atyadhika nAjuka, sukumAra aura saMvedanazIla banA diyA thA / eka bAra arhanmitra muni ziSya muniyoM ke sAtha tagarA nagarI meM pdhaare| unhoMne apanI dezanA meM kahA "hama sAdhuoM ko bhI cintA hotI hai, hameM bhI duHkha kA anubhava hotA hai, jaba dUsaroM ko duHkhI dekhate haiM, taba aisA hotA hai / para sAdhu aura saMsArI kI cintA meM antara hai / ApakI apane lie aura hamArI Apake lie -dUsaroM ke lie| hamArAsAdhuoM kA saMsAra vidyA kA saMsAra hai to saMsAriyoM kA saMsAra avidyA kA hai / "bhavya jIvo, saMsAra meM raho, koI hAni nahIM hai, basa itanA hI dhyAna rakhanA hai ki saMsAra kI mAyA tuma para savAra na hone paaye| bAhara se saMsAra saptama khaNDa : vicAra manthana sAdhvIratna kusumavatI abhinandana grantha
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________________ meM raho, para bhItara tyAga aura nivRtti kA bhAva hI-mana unhoMne soca liyA thA ki araNaka muni ke banA rahe / saMsAra ko dIrgha svapna smjho| isa lie maiM hI gocarI karane jAyA kruuNgaa| yaha to kA svapna ko svapna hI mAna lo, yaha nizcaya kara sukumAra hai / dhUpa meM kumhalA jaaegaa| lo ki eka mAtra satya dharma hI hai| jaba taka Apake sAdhu saMgha ne tagarA nagarI se anyatra vihAra bhItara saMsAra rahegA, taba taka bAharI tyAga-tapasyA kiyaa| sAdhvI bhadrA to sAdhvo saMgha meM mila gii| mAtra kAyA kaSTa hI hai-sAdhanA nhiiN|" muni datta aura muni araNaka pitAmuni aura putra- || ___arhanmitra muni kI dezanA lambI aura tathyoM muni ke nAma se bhI saMgha meM jAne ge| se bharI thii| araNaka ke mana meM dIkSA lene ko muni para aba bhI lAr3a karate icchA balavatI huI / zreSThI datta bhI saMsAra chor3a the| ve svayaM gocarI ko jAte aura putra muni ke ||MS kara muni bananA cAhate the| seThAnI bho unase pIche pAcha lie AhAra-pAnI kI vyavasthA karate / unake isa rahanA nahIM cAhatI thii| lekina ye vicAra tonoM ke AcaraNa ko dekhakara kucha muniyoM ne datta muni se ) mana meM hI the| sabase pahale mana ko bAta araNaka ne kahAkahI 'pitAjI, maiM cAritra kA pAlana karake apanA 'mune, Apa araNaka muni ke hita meM acchA nahIM kA mAnava bhava saphala kruuNgaa|" kara rahe / unheM svayaM hI gocarI ke lie jAne "cAritra kA pAlana baccoM kA khela nahIM hai, aura dIjie / sAdhanA to svayaM hI kI jAtI hai|' vatsa !" zreSThI datta ne kahA-"tUne Aja taka grISma __'merA anta to araNaka se pahale hogaa| mere 10 ko dhapa nahIM dekhI / apane hAtha se pAnI lekara bhI bAda vaha apane sabhI kAma svayaM ho kregaa|' muni- AE nahIM piyA / tapatI dopaharI meM tU vihAra kaise karegA? datta ne kahA-'araNaka vihAra kara letA hai, yahI | If kabhI acitta jala na milA to pyAsA kaise raha bahuta hai|' pAegA?" anya muni mauna ho gae / pitA munidatta aura "bhogI jaba yogI banatA hai to usakI dRSTi putra muniaraNaka kA yaha silasilA calatA rahAbadala jAtI hai| usake vicAra pahale jaise nahIM calatA rhaa| rahate / " araNaka ne pitA se kahA-"pUjya tAta, isI krama meM dattamuni kA AyuSya pUrNa ho gayA | zakti vicAroM se hI milatI hai / jaba mere vicAra to ve paralokavAsI ho gye| unake jAte ho ara-4 badale haiM to cAritra pAlana kI zakti bhI A hI gaI Naka mUni mAnoM anAtha ho gaye / ve bhikSA lene nahoM jA pAye to nirAhAra hI raha gye| taba saMgha ke ( "to ta akelA muni nahIM bnegaa|' zreSThI datta muniyoM ne kaI dina araNakamuni ko AhAra lAkara bole-"tere sAtha maiM bhI dIkSA luuNgaa|". diyaa| lekina eka dina sabhI muniyoM ne araNaka "to maiM Apase pIche raha~gI ?" seThAno bhadA ne muni se spaSTa kaha diyApati se kahA- "merA bhI to paraloka hai| maiM bhI 'mune, aba tuma kizoravaya ke nahIM ho-yuvA ho / sAdhvI bnuuNgii|" gaye ho / cAritra kA pAlana apane bala para ho hotA | seThAnI bhadrA, zreSThI datta aura zreSThipatra ara- hai / tuma svayaM gocarI ke lie jAyA kro|' Naka-tInoM ne ahamitra se dIkSA le lii| muni araNaka muni ne svIkAra kara liyaa| saMyoga ) banakara bhI datta kA putramoha kama nahIM huaa| mana- aisA banA ki ye dina grISma ke dina the| pahale dina saptama khaNDa : vicAra-manthana - Hd sAdhvIratna kusumavatI abhinandana grantha Witication Internation S AS Private & Personal use only
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________________ araNaka muni tapatI dhUpa meM gocarI ke lie gye| campA bolI yadyapi dhUpa kA DhalAna thA, phira bhI yaha dhUpa araNaka 'lekina vaha Apake kAma kA nahIM hai| koI damuni ke lie asahya thI / naMge pA~va aura naMge sira sira muni hai / ' - / thor3I hI dUra cale ki unheM pasInA Ane lgaa| havA . bhI banda thI / kanapaTiyoM para aMgAroM ke thappar3a se ___ 'muni hai to bhikSA duuNgii|' sundarI bolIlagate the / pA~va jala rahe the / koI vRkSa AtA to 'Upara to A hI jaaegaa|' thor3I dera chA~va meM khaDe ho jAte, para dara-dara taka yaha kaha sundarI svayaM vAtAyana taka gaI aura koI vRkSa hI dikhAI nahIM de rahA thaa|'aisaa kaSTa usane nIce jhA~kakara araNakamuni ko khar3e dekhA to ( mujhe nitya hI jhelanA pddegaa|' araNaka mani soca campA sa bAlAho rahe the- 'aisI garamI meM loga jIvita kaise raha pAte 'campA ! bar3A sukumAra hai / gorI deha tapa kara haiM ? maiMne socA bhI nahIM thA ki grISma kA yaha kaSTa lAla ho gaI hai / 'mahArAja AhAra lIjie' yaha bhI jhelanA pdd'egaa|' kahakara tU muni ko Upara le A / ' vivaza-se calate hue araNakamuni bastI meM . dAsI khaTa-khaTa-khaT sIr3hiyA~ utarate hue nIce paha~ca gye| eka bhavya bhavana ke nIce chA~va thI aura 2. kucha ThaNDaka bhii| araNakamani usI ke nIce khaDe sundarI ne unheM praNAma kiyA aura bolIE hokara caina kI sA~sa lene lage / bastI meM koI kahIM 'mune ! kSamA kareM, ApakI zatrutA kisase hai ? A-jA nahIM rahA hai| saba apane gharoM meM mAno kyA apanI deha se zatrutA hai jo use grISma meM jalA garamI se Darakara banda ho gaye the| rahe ho yA phira uThate yauvana se hI zatrutA hai jo + + + usakA bhojana use nahIM de rahe ? eka sundara yuvatI apane zayana kakSa meM akelI 'mune, vicAra karo, deha ke lie to AhAra hai thii| eka dAsI paMkhA jhala rahI thii| vAtAyanoM para para Apake yauvana kA AhAra to maiM hI huuN| yauvana / parade par3e the| kAphI rAhata thii| isa sundarI kA ko bhUkhA rakhanA bhI pApa hai| merA yauvana bhI bhUkhA ( pati bahuta dinoM se paradeza gayA huA thaa| vaha hai / vyartha meM kAyA ko kaSTa denA to mUrkhatA hai| | apane mana kI bAteM apanI dAsI se kahakara hI samaya yadi muni bananA itanA acchA hotA, jitanA Apane kATa letI thii| ' samajhA hai to sArA jagata muniyoM se hI bhara jaataa|' _ 'campA vAtAyana khola de|' sandarI ne dAsI sundarI kI bAteM suna araNaka muni socane / B kahA-'vAtAyanoM se dhUpa haTa gaI hai| kucha bAhara lage-'bar3I kaThinAI se maiM yahA~ taka A sakA hU~? kI havA Ane de|' nitya hI aisI bhISaNa garamI meM gocarI ke lie 2 AnA par3egA / sundarI ThIka kahatI hai|' dAsI ne kakSa kI khir3akiyoM para par3e parade haTA C diye / usane nIce jhAMkakara dekhA to apanI mAla araNaka muni soca hI rahe the ki sundarI ne lA kina se bolI unakA hAtha pakar3a liyaa| ve hAtha chur3A nahIM paaye| ___'svAminI, tanika dekho to nIce kauna khar3A vaha bolIERAL hai ? bar3A sundara sajIlA-gaThIlA yuvaka hai|' 'palaMga para baiThie / maiM paMkhA jhlNgii| maiMne modaka ___phira pUchatI kyA hai ?' sundarI ne kahA-'use banAe haiM / khAkara ThaMDA pAnI piijie|' Upara le A / ' araNaka muni sundarI ke jAla meM phaMsa hI gae / Call 510 saptama khaNDa : vicAra-manthana A 6. sAdhvIratna kusumavatI abhinandana grantha For Private & Personal use only
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________________ are a bhogI the / bhoga se yoga grahaNa to karate hI haiM, para kacce mana vAle yogI se bhogI bana jAte haiM / eka jhaTake se hI araNaka muni bahuta nIce gira cuke the / aba ve rAta-dina bhogoM meM DUbe rahate / sundarI unakA ubaTana karatI, snAna karAtI, paMkhA jhalatI aura ve usI ko aMka meM sameTe par3e rahate / rAta to rAta thI hI, unake lie aba dina bhI rAta hI thA / aise hI unake dina gujarane lage / + + + araNaka muni gocarI se nahIM lautte| saMdhyA ho gaI, phira rAta bhI huii| saMgha ke muniyoM ko cintA huI, ve saba unheM DhUMDhane nikale / unake sAtha meM zrAvaka bhI the| rAta isI carcA meM bItI ki Akhira muni araNaka kahA~ lApatA ho gae ? apanA kartavya pUrA kara sAdhuoM ne sAdhdiyoM ke upAzraya meM saMvAda bhijavA diyA ki sAdhvI bhadrA ke saMsArI nAte se putra muni araNaka gocarI ke lie gaye the, ve abhI taka nahIM lauTe haiM / mA~ kI mamatA kA sAgara sImA tor3a gayA / sAdhvI bhadrA vyAkula hokara sAdhAraNa mA~ kI taraha rone lagI / ve upAzraya chor3akara araNaka ko DhUMDhane nikala pdd'iiN| ve pAgaloM kI taraha jora-jora se AvAja lagAtI - beTA araNaka, tU kahA~ hai ? araNaka tU mere pAsa A jA, beTe ! ve jaba calate-calate, bolate-bolate thaka jAtIM to kisI vRkSa ke mUla baiThakara baiTha jAtIM / thakAvaTa kI ati ke kAraNa baiThe-baiThe hI so jaatiiN| phira uThakara cala detIM / bastI vAle kahate -- zAyada becArI kA beTA mara gayA hai, so usake moha meM pAgala hokara use pukAratI phiratI hai / sAdhvI bhadrA ko pAgala samajhakara bastI ke bacce unake pIche-pIche tAliyA~ bajAkara clte| kabhI unakI AvAja ke sAtha zarAratI bacce bhI AvAja dete - o araNaka ! tU kahA~ hai ? saptama khaNDa : vicAra manthana Book yoM hI samaya bItatA rahA / sAdhvI araNaka ko Dhar3hatI rahI aura araNaka bhogoM meM DUbatA rahA / eka dina saMyoga banA / sAdhvI bhadrA ukta sundarI ke bhavana ke nIce hI cillA rahI thI / sundarI ke aMka pAza meM leTe araNaka ke kAnoM meM apane nAma kI AvAja par3I to ve vidyata ke jhaTake kI taraha uThe / sundarI cillAtI rahI- suno to suno svAmI, kahA~ jAte ho ? para araNaka kumAra ne pIche mur3akara nahIM dekhA / ve dhar3Adhar3a sIr3hiyA~ utarate hue sAdhvI mA~ ke pAsa pahu~ce - mA~ ! maiM terA araNaka hU~ / sAdhvI bhadrA sudha-budha khokara stabdha-sI apane sAmane khar3e yuvaka ko dekhane lgii| usakA bheSa bar3A AkarSaka thA / rezamI adhovastra, rezamI hI uttarIya aura pairoM meM jar3AU jUte / sacikkaNa kAle kezoM meM sugandha A rahI thI / bar3I dera bAda sAdhvI ne kahA " tU koI Thaga hai / tU merA araNaka nahIM ho sakatA / merA araNaka to vaha thA, jisane vivAha karane se inkAra kara diyA thaa| mere araNaka ne to mAtA-pitA se pUrva dIkSA lene kA nizcaya prakaTa kiyA thA / mere araNaka ke vicAroM meM aisA badalAva AyA thA ki dIkSA se pUrva usake pitA ne kahA thA - putra, tUne Aja taka grISma kI dhUpa nahIM dekhI, apane hAtha se pAnI lekara bhI nahIM piyA | dopaharI meM tU vihAra kaise karegA aura kabhI acitta jala na milA to pyAsA kaise raha pAyegA ? "yuvaka ! isake uttara meM mere putra araNaka ne kahA thA - bhogI jaba yogI bana jAtA hai to usakI dRSTi badala jAtI hai / usake vicAra pahale jaise nahIM rahate / zakti vicAroM se milatI hai / jaba mere vicAra badale haiM to cAritra - pAlana kI zakti A hI gaI hai / " to tU merA putra kaise ho sakatA hai ? mere putra meM to cAritrapAlana kI zakti thI / vaha yogI thA, para tU to bhogI hai / merA araNaka to muni thA, tU merA araNaka kaise ho sakatA hai ? tU mujhe chalane 511 sAdhvIratna kusumavatI abhinandana grantha
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________________ EAR AyA hai| para maiM tere bhulAve meM nahIM A sktii| "tU hI hai merA arnnk| cala upAzraya cala / guru maiM to araNakamuni ko DhUMDha rahI huuN| tU merA nahIM, mahArAja tujhe dizA deNge|" jisakA hai, usI ke pAsa jaa|" upAzraya meM pahu~cakara araNaka muni ne gurudeva ___ kahate-kahate sAdhvI ro par3I aura mur3akara Age arhanmitra muni se uSNa AtApanA dvArA sAdhanA / cala dii| unhoMne punaH AvAja lagAI- "yogI karane kI anumati mAMga lii| araNaka, mUni araNaka cAritrapAlana kI zakti araNaka muni tave kI taraha tapatI tapta prastara-4 rakhane vAle araNaka, tU kahA~ hai ?" zilA para leTa gaye / bhayaMkara garamI thii| unakI deha ____ araNaka kA hRdaya cItkAra kara uThA / vaha daur3a jala rahI thI, para ve deha ko AtmA se bhinna samajha kara sAdhvI mA~ kA mArga rokakara khar3A ho gayA kara dhyAnastha the| unakA zarIra jhulasane lgaa| hai "mA, meM terA araNaka huuN| meM muni huuN| meM bhaTaka samatA bhAva meM DUbe araNaka muni ne deha chor3a dI / / gayA thA, para tUne to bA~ha pakar3akara mujhe kinAre aura devaloka meM deva bane / ve jitane nIce gire the | khar3A kara diyA hai| maiM prAyazcitta karUgA / mA~ tU usase bhI adhika U~ce uTha bhI gye| hI batA jo vyakti gira sakatA hai, kyA vaha uTha nahIM sakatA ? mA~ mujhameM uThane kI zakti hai, maiM bhogAvalI karma yadi zeSa hote haiM to bar3e-se-bar3A "mA~, grISma se vyAkula hokara maiM nArI ke jAla sAdhaka bhI bhaTaka jAtA hai| lekina bhogakAla pUrA meM phaisA thA to maiM grISma kI AtApanA sahakara hI hote hI vaha punaH AtmoddhAra meM laga jAtA hai / GR saMthArA kruuNgaa|" zreNikaputra nandiSeNa ke sAtha bhI aisA hI huA thaa| ___mA~ kI A~khoM meM khuzI kI camaka A gaIOM (zeSa pRSTha 507 kA) taroM taka tU ise, yaha tujhe, tU ise, yaha tujhe ke mArane krodha hamArA janmajAta zatru hai| hamAre janma ke kI paramparA calatI rhegii| yaha paramparA hai agni ke samaya yaha hamAre sAtha hI janma letA hai aura SUB se agni ko bujhAne athavA rakta ko rakta se dhone kI avasara kI talAza meM sotA rahatA hai| avasara bhA paramparA / krodha upazama se aura zatrutA kSamA se milate hI yaha ekadama uThatA hai aura hamArA hitaiSI 24 se hI miTa sakate haiN| zaraNagata ko chor3a de putra!' banakara AtA hai| bar3I caturAI se yaha buddhi ko kulaputra ne bandhana khola diye aura zatru se aise bhanAkara usakI jagaha baiTha jAtA hai| hama bhI ise hai milA jaise apane bhAI se mila rahA ho / donoM kI apanA hitaiSI samajhakara isakI bAtoM meM A jAte A~khoM meM harSa ke A~sU the| ThakurAnI kI A~kheM bhI haiM aura jo yaha kahatA hai vahI karate haiN| yaha sthAI gIlI ho giiN| na jAne kaba taka calatI, vaira kI aDDA banAkara vaira kA rUpa dhAraNa karake hamArA aura yaha paramparA / usakA anta huA jJAna, viveka aura bhI ahita karatA hai / yaha eka hI nahIM, hamAre kaI dharma kI dhAraNA se| jala se rakta kA dAga dhulA, janma bigAr3atA hai| isase sAvadhAna rheN| isakI jala ne hI agni ko bujhA diyA, maitrI ne vaira kI jar3eM bAtoM meM na aayeN| isakI bAtoM meM Akara hI to hai kATa DAlI aura vairI,bhAI evaM mitra-donoM bana gayA kulaputra bAraha varSa taka jaMgaloM kI khAka chAnatA / dUnA lAbha pAyA kulaputra ne / bhAI ko khoyA to phirA thA / antataH usane krodha ko haTAkara sacce bhAI aura mitra-donoM eka hI vyakti meM pA lie| zatru ko bhagAne meM saphalatA paaii| saptama khaNDa : vicAra-manthana - sAdhvIratna kusumavatI abhinandana grantha For Private & Personal use Only