Book Title: Guruvani 2
Author(s): Jambuvijay
Publisher: Jinendraprabhashreeji
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/004819/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guruvANI gurApATha gurUdeva munirAjazrI bhuvana vijayAntavANI bhAga-2 muni Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guruvANI bhAga-2 * vyAkhyAtA sUra pUjayapAda gurUdeva munirAjazrI bhuvanavijayAvAsI muni jaMbUvijayajI mahArAja ka saMpAdaka ka sAdhvI zrI. jinendraprabhAzrIjI * mudraka vaka zrI pArzva komyuTarsa, 33, janapatha sosA., kAMsa upara, ghoDAsara, amadAvAda-50. phona :- 396246 Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka mUlya : sadupayoga saujanya :: phae muMbaI mitra maMDaLa C/o. bharata masAliyA bhAyaMdara (ve), muMbaI, Te.naM. 8193922 : gyAnacaMda gAMdhI cArTara kerIyarsa li. amadAvAda. Te.naM. 6633642 hara caMdrakAMtabhAI jecaMdabhAI zAha 5/e/3, arjuna koplekSa, jaya zephAlI ro hAusanI sAme, amadAvAda 15. Te.naM. 6565329 : padamAbena jayacaMdabhAI zAha 7, dharaNIdhara sosAyaTI, dharaNIdhara derAsaranI sAme, navA vikAsagRha roDa, amadAvAda. .naM. 6614182 : ajaya zAha 33, janapatha sosAyaTI, maNinagara, amadAvAda. Te.naM. 396246 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUjyapAda prAtaHsmaraNIya saMghasthavira zrI 1008 AcAryadeva zrI vijayasiddhisUrIzvarajI (bApajI) mahArAjanA paTTAlaMkAra pUjyapAda AcArya deva zrI vijayameghasUrIzvarajI mahArAjanA ziSyaratna pUjyapAda gurudeva munirAja zrI bhuvanavijayajI mahArAja (jaMbUvijayajI ma.nA pitAzrI tathA gurudeva) janma : vi.saM. 1951, zrAvaNa vada 5, zanivAra tA. 10-8-1895, mAMDala. dIkSA : vi.saM. 1988, jeTha vada 6, zukravAra, tA. 24-6-1932, amadAvAda. svargavAsa: vi.saM. 2015, mahA suda 8, somavAra, tA. 16-2-1959, zaMkhezvara tIrtha. Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAtaH vaMdanIya pU. sAdhvIjIzrI manoharazrIjI ma.sA. (bA mahArAja) vikrama saMvata 1951 mAgarAra vada 2, tA. 14-12-1894 zukravAre jhIMjhuvADAmAM pitA popaTabhAI tathA mAtA khenIbenanI kukSie janmeluM tejasvIratna maNibahena, ke je chabIla evA hulAmaNA nAmathI moTA thayA ane bALapaNathI ja dharmaparAyaNa evI A tejasvI dikarIne pitA mohanalAlabhAI ane mAtA DAhIbahenanA panotA putra bhogIbhAInI sAthe paraNAvyA. varSa para varSa vItatA cAlyA. jaz2akamalavat saMsArasukha bhogavatAM emanI dAmpatya-vela para putranuM puSpa pragaTayuM. nAnI uMmaramAM paDeluM dharmanuM bIja maNibenanA jIvanamAM have vRkSarUpe phUlyuM-phAlyuM ane tenA phaLa svarUpe pati ane putrane vIranI vATe vaLAvyA. jeo pU.mu.zrI bhuvanavijayajI ma.sA. tathA pU.mu.zrI jaMbUvijayajI ma.sA.nA nAme prasiddha banyA. patinA pagale-pagale cAlanArI mahAsatInuM birUda sArthaka karatA maNibene paNa temanA ja saMsArI moTA bahena pU. sA.zrI lAbhazrIjI ma.sA.nA caraNamAM jIvana samarpaNa karyuM. tapa, tyAga, samatA, sahanazIlatA jevA guNone temaNe AtmasAta karyA. 57 varSa sudhI niraticArapaNe saMyama jIvananI ArAdhanA karatAM tathA vAtsalyanA dhodhamAM badhAne navaDAvatA e gurUmAtA 101 varSanI jaipha umare saMvata 2051 poSasudi 10 tA. 11-1-1995 budhavAre pAlitANAmAM siddhAcalanI godamAM samAI gayA. Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMghamAtA zatavarSAdhikAyu pUjyapAda sAdhvIjIzrI manoharazrIjI mahArAja janma : vikramasaMvat 1951, mAgazara vada 2, zukravAra tA. 14-12-1894, jhIMjhuvADA. dIkSA : vikramasaMvat 1995, mahAvada 12, budhavAra, tA. 15-5-1939, amadAvAda, svargavAsa : vikramasaMvat 2051, poSa suda 10, budhavAra, tA. 11-1-1995, rAtre 8-45 vIzAnImAbhavana jaina upAzraya, siddhakSetra pAlitANA. Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A saMghamAtA zatavarSAdhikAyu pU.sA. zrI manoharazrIjI ma.sA.nA ziSyA pU.sA.thI sUryaprabhAthIjI mahArAja janma : vikramasaMvat 1978, phAgaNa suda 7, AdariyANA dIkSA : vikramasaMvat 2005, mahAsuda 12, dasADA svargavAsa : vikramasaMvat 2052, Aso vada 12, mAMDalA Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAthAya namaH | zrI tAraka gurUdevAya namaH | (prastAvanA) guNAtmaka dharmanA AgrahI evA pU. gurUdevanuM cAturmAsa 2041 mAM samI gAmamAM thayeluM tyAre pUjyazrI e zrI zAnticandrasUri viracita ane AjanA zrAvakane sAco zrAvaka banAve evA "dharmaratnaprakaraNa' nAmanA graMtha para suMdara ane saraLa zailImAM pravacana kareluM. e pravacanone akSaradeha ApavAnuM kAma A pustakamAM karavAmAM AveluM che. A pustakanA prathama bhAganuM vimocana gayA comAsAmAM amadAvAda jaina sosAyaTImAM kareluM. temAM kevo zrAvaka dharmano adhikArI banI zake? tenA cAra guNonuM varNana karavAmAM AvyuM che ane A pustakamAM bIjA cha guNonuM varNana tathA paryuSaNanA vyAkhyAno AlekhavAmAM AvyA che. akrUra, pApabhIrU, kRtajJa, dAkSiNya, lajjALu ane dayALu. prathama bhAganuM vAMcana khUba ja lopriya baneluM. lokonI bIjA bhAga mATe ghaNI mAMga hatI, tethI bIjA bhAganuM saMpAdana karavAmAM mane protsAhana maLyuM. pU. gurUdevanA vyAkhyAnamAM rahelI tAkAta, saccAIno e tAdRza purAvo che. zrAvakomAM rahelI zraddhAnuM te pratika che. ApaNu jIvana e eka keliDoskopa jevuM che. temAM aneka DijhAIno rahelI che. jarAka vaLAMka Ave e DijhAIna badalAI jAya che ekavAra gayelI DijhAIna pharI AvI zakatI nathI. A pustakanuM vAMcana zrAvakonA jIvananI dizA badalaze toja prakAzana sArthaka thaze. AjanA samayamAM kahevAtA vaijJAnika yugamAM jyAre nItinuM cAre taraphathI dhovANa thaI rahyuM che tyAre A pustaka dharmanI sAcI samaja ApanArI divAdAMDI samAna banI raheze. samInA comAsA daramyAna meM vyAkhyAnanI je noTabuko banAvelI temAMthI prathama noTabukanA vyAkhyAna to prathama bhAgamAM AvI gayA paNa bIjI noTabuka koIne vAMcavA mATe ApelI te ghaNI mahenata karavA chatAM maLI nahIM tethI A Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ TP AdariyANAnA comAsAmAM paNa pUjyazrIe A graMtha para ja vivecana kareluM che tenI amuka noMdhI hatI tenA AdhAre tathA amadAvAdanA comAsAmAM ApelA pravacananA amuka muddAo laIne A buka taiyAra karelI che. alpabuddhi evI mArA mATe A kAma ghaNuM kaparuM hatuM chatAM pU. tArakagurUdevanI kRpA ane saMghamAtA, zatavarSAdhikAya evA pU. bA.ma. zrI manoharazrIjI ma.sA. (pU. jaMbUvijayajI ma.sA. nA mAtRzrI) tathA pU. sevAbhAvI gurUdeva zrI sUryaprabhAzrIjI ma.nA zubhAziSo e mAruM preraka baLa che. vaLI hAla saMyamajIvananI apramattabhAve ArAdhanA karatAM mArA pU. pitAzrI dharmaghoSa vijayajI ma.sA. tathA mAtuzrI AtmadarzanAzrIjI ma.sA. nA nehAziSono mane sAtha maLyo che. - pUjya gurUdeve chellA mupha upara najara nAkhIne rahelI kSatione dUra karI te badala temanI huM RNI chuM. tathA ziSya parivAre mupha vAMcanamAM madada karI che te badala temano paNa huM AbhAra mAnuM chuM ane pUjya gurUdevanA nikhAlasa vicArone lokonA dila sudhI pahoMcADavA mATenI preraNA ApanAra zrI ajayabhAIno huM khUba-khUba AbhAra mAnuM chuM. aMtamAM A pustaka AjanA yuvAvargane paNa sAco rAha batAvanAruM bane ane anekone savicAra ApanAruM bane eja manaHkAmanA. bIjA guNo have avasare joIzuM. vItarAganI AjJA viruddha lakhAyuM hoya to vAcakagaNa kSamA kare. A pustaka vAtsalyamayI gurUmAtAnA caraNe samarpita karIne huM yatkiMcita RNa mukta banavA IcchuM chuM. saMvata 2053 poSa vada - 3 zaMkhezvara tIrtha - manoharazizu Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAthAya namaH | zrI gautamagaNadharAya namaH | ( vikramasaMvata 2041 cAturmAsamAM samI (tA. mahesANA) gAmamAM thayelAM pU. tArakagurUdevazrI jaMbUvijayajI ma. sAhebanAM vyAkhyAno zrAvaNavada-9 akrUratA . "doDatA doDatA doDatA doDIyo..." adhyAtmayogI pU. AnaMdaghanajI mahArAje dharmanAtha bhagavAnanA stavanamAM kahyuM che ke "doDatA doDatA doDatA doDIyo jagatanA sarva jIvo doDI rahyA che kIDIthI mAMDIne hAthI sudhInA, sAIkalathI mAMDIne eroplena sudhInA sAdhano dvArA koI TrenathI, koI moTarathI, koI plenathI badhA ja doDI rahyA che. mahApurUSo kahe che ke AvA doDatA mANasane upadeza Apavo kevI rIte? ene Apelo upadeza sthAyI bane kevI rIte ? vyAkhyAnamAM Ave paNa ghaDiyALanA kAMTA para ja enI najara hoya. AjanA mAnavanI jIMdagI ghaDiyALanA kAMTA para ja maMDAyelI che. uThe tyArathI enI doDa zarU thAya che. mananI ane tananI.. mANasa paisAnI pAchaLa pAgala banIne doDI rahyo che.. bahAra sukha meLavavA mATe te phAMphA mArI rahyo che... paNa sukha to enA AtmAmAM che. AnaMdane meLavavA mATe te TI.vI., reDiyo, vagerenA kAryakramomAM bhAga laI rahyo che. krikeTanI ramatamAM koIe chaggo lagAvyo ne AnaMdanI kIkIyArI uThI paNa jyAM hAryo tyAM AnaMda gAyaba thaI gayo. A vAstavika AnaMda nathI. vAstavika AnaMda to cira hoya, sthAyI hoya. rAjA hoya ke raMka hoya badhAne AnaMda joIe che, mATe mANasa koI rajA Ave ke koI parva Ave eTale AnaMdanI taiyArI karato hoya che A rIte te AnaMdanA prasaMgone to jhaMkhI rahyo che, tethI nakkI thAya che ke tenA jIvanamAM vAstavika AnaMda 6 ja nathI. vAstavika AnaMda bahAra nahIM paNa AtmAmAM paDelo che. paNa tenI re Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bahAra bhaTakatI najara aMdara mAMDe to dekhAyane. sAmAnya rIte jagatanA mANaso be divasone AnaMdanA divaso gaNatA " hoya che ke eka lagnano divasa ane bIjo divasa divALIno. lagnanA divase e rAjA thaIne phare che "vararAjA kahevAya che ne ! paNa bIjA ja divasathI e dAsa banI jAya che. tathA divALInA divase nAnA bALakathI mAMDIne vRddha sudhInA tamAma jIvo AnaMdamAM mahAlatA hoya che... jyAre svAmI rAmatIrtha kahetA ke hararoja hame eka zAdI hai, hararoja mubAraka bAdI hai." mAre to roja zAdI che ane roja divALI che. sadA AnaMda ja AnaMda che. tethI AnaMda zodhavA javo ja paDato nathI. mANase dRSTI badalavAnI jarUra che. vastRtva karatAM zrotRtva mahAna kaLA che : Aje vyAkhyAna e mAtra sAMbhaLavAnI ja cIja banI gaI che paNa e sAMbhaLavAnI cIja nathI jIvanamAM utAravAnI cIja che. jema davA, pANI, bhojana e kAMI jovAnI cIja nathI, thALa bharelo hoya ane joyA kare to bhUkha bhAMge kharI..? davAnuM lIsTa vAMcyA karIe to roga jAya kharo? nA... vyAkhyAnane jIvanamAM utArIe to ja jIvana badalAya. mahApurUSo eka ja dezanAmAM tarI jatA. vatRtva karatAM zrotRtva moTI kaLA che. vyAkhyAno sAMbhaLIne gharaDA thavA chatAM paNa svabhAvamAM eka ratibhara phera paDayo nahiM. akhA kavie kahyuM che ke tIratha karatAM trepana thayAM, japamALAnA nAkA gayA, kathA suNI suNI phUTayA kAna, toye na AvyuM brahmajJAna." athavA to "sAMbhaLyuM kazuM ne samajyA kazuM, AMkhanuM kAjaLa gAle ghasyuM." AvI ApaNI sthiti che. dharma sAthe saMbaMdha kevo ? jIMdagImAM ghaNIe oLIo karI, ghaNA upavAso karyA. ghaNAMye Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3 kaTAsaNAM ghasI nAkhyA chatAM kaSAyo ke viSayo keTalA ghaTayA ? dharmano ApaNI sAthe saMbaMdha kevo che ? koTa jevo, jhabhbhA jevo ke lohI jevo ? ApaNe dharmane koTa-jhabhbho banAvI dIdho che. gharanI bahAra nIkaLIe eTale jhabhbho ke koTa paherIne nIkaLIe ane gharamAM AvIe ke dukAne besIe eTale utArIne khIlIe TIMgADI daIe chIe. tema ApaNe daherAsara ke upAzraya vagere dharmasthAnomAM jaIe eTale dharmano jhabhbho paherI laIe chIe ane ghera AvIe ke besIe tyAre e dharmanA jhabhbhAne utArIne TIMgADI devAno barAbarane ! dukAne besIne anekane zIzAmAM utArato hoya... anekane navaDAvato hoya ane koThAM-kabADAM (kALAM-dhoLAM) karato hoya AvA mANasane dharmI kahevo kevI rIte ? zAstrakAro to kahe che ke dharma sAthe ApaNo saMbaMdha lohI- mAMsa jevo hovo joIe. gharamAM AvIe to kAMI lohI kADhIne zIzAmAM bharI mUkI devAya kharuM ? covIze kalAka lohI-mAMsa ApaNI sAthe ja che tema dharma ApaNA jIvanamAM lohI-mAMsanI jema vaNAI javo joIe. duniyAnA dareka kSetre koI paNa kArya karavuM hoya to mANasamAM yogyatA hovI joIe. are ! eka bhikhArIne paNa roTalAno TukaDo meLavavA mATe mIThAM-mIThAM vacano bolavA paDe che. e tamAre tyAM AvIne tamArI pAse baLajabarIthI bhIkha mAMge to tame Apo kharA ? keTalAye kAlAvAlA kare tyAre bhikhArI eka roTalIno TukaDo pAme che. Ama mIThAM vacano bolavAnI yogyatA jo enA jIvanamAM na hoya to bhIkha maLe nahIM... to pachI dharma jevA mahAdurlabha ratnane meLavavA yogyatA to joIe ne ! akrUratA H zAstrakAro dharmane yogya zrAvakanA guNonuM varNana karI rahyA che temAM ApaNe cAra guNo joI gayA have dharmane yogya zrAvakano pAMcamo guNa akrUratA che. Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ To dharma karanAra zrAvaka akrUra hovo joIe. eTale ke philaSTabhAvothI rahita che, hovo joIe. kUra pariNAmI AtmA dharmane sAdhI ja kevI rIte zake ? kAraNa ke dharmano pAyo ja ahiMsA che. pAyA vinA ImArata TakI ja na zake ne? Aje ghaNA AtmAo evA jovAmAM Ave che ke tapa khUba karatA hoya paNa krodha eTalo badho hoya ke bIjA mANaso ema ja kahe ke A tapa kahevAya..? AnAM karatAM to ame nathI karatAM te sAruM che A rIte tapanI anumodanA karIne puNya upArjana karavAne badale tenI niMdA karIne pApanA bhAgIdAra bane che, dharmanI niMdA thAya che. tapa to kaSAyone jItavA mATe che enA badale dharmane nahIM samajanArA jIvo kaSAyane vadhAre che. kAkAnI parIkSA karato bhatrIjo : eka Doso hato... dhArmika vRttivALo hato paNa svabhAve khUba ja krodhI. gharamAM ane saMghamAM badhA tenAthI phaphaDe.. koI emane vatAve nahIM. gharamAM jamavA bese tyAre smazAna jevI zAMti chavAI jAya... A Doso eka divasa pAlItANAnI jAtrAe gayo. dAdAnA darzana karIne nIce Avyo tyAM koI mahAtmA maLyA. mahAtmAe kahyuM ke bhAI ! dAdAnI jAtrA karI. paNa koI niyama lIdho ke nahIM? DosAe nA pADI. tyAM bAjumAM ubhelA koI svajane mahAtmAnA kAnamAM kahyuM ke sAheba te svabhAve khUba ja krodhI che tethI krodha ocho kare tevuM kAMIka karo. mahAtmAe samajAvIne krodha nahIM karavAnI pratijJA karAvI... jAtrA karIne ghare AvyA. bIjA divase jamavA beThA che tyAM nAnI vahunA hAthe ghInI vADhI DhoLAI gaI. vahu to dhrUjavA lAgI. hamaNAM sasarAjInuM boIlara phATaze.. paNa sasarA to cUpacApa jamIne ubhA thaI gayA. gharanA mANaso to stabdha thaI gayA. sasarAjIno badalAyelo svabhAva joIne vahuo temanI khUba bhakti karavA lAgI. saMghamAM paNa loko temanI () prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. ekavAra temanA bhatrIjAe kAkAnI parIkSA karI. teNe , Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - potAnA ghera jamaNa rAkhyuM. badhAne AmaMtraNa ApyuM paNa kAkAne tyAM na ApyuM. chatAMye kAkA sAme caDIne jamavA gayA. jamavA beThA tyAM bhatrIjAe AvIne kAkAno tiraskAra karyo. chatAM paNa jarAye gusso na Avyo. chevaTe kAkAnA pagamAM paDIne mAphI mAMge che. ane temanI khUba prazaMsA kare che. kaSAyanA tyAgathI DosAnuM jIvana dharmamaya banI gayuM. ane marIne devalokamAM gayA. Ama je vyakti akrUra hoya te ja sAcA arthamAM dharmane ArAdhI zake che. dharma jevuM durlabha ratna je te vyaktine maLI zakatuM nathI. tenA mATe ghaNI yogyatAo joIe che, te have AgaLa jo IzuM. zrAvaNa vada-8 guNa pradhAna dharma : dharmanA mukhya be vibhAgo che eka guNakAMDa ane bIjo kriyAkAMDa. guNakAMDamAM vinaya, viveka, sadAcAra, kSamA, sajjanatA vagere Ave ane kriyAkAMDamAM badhI kriyAo Ave. kriyAkAMDa e dharmane puSTa karavA mATe che. paNa Aje ApaNe ekalo kriyAkAMDa ja pakaDI rAkhyo che guNonI to kaleAma thaI gaI che. guNahIna dharma prANa vinAnA zaba jevo che. dharmane AcaranAra akrUra hovo joIe arthAt krodha-abhimAna-mAyA vagerethI rahita hovo joIe. dharma karato hoya paNa manamAM ahaMkAra bharelo hoya to dharma tene sparzI zakato nathI... ane ahaMkAra Ave tyAM kaThoratA-tucchatA Ave ja. kuntalarANI : eka rAjA hato. tene ghaNI rANIo hatI. temAM kuntaladevI karIne paTarANI hatI. rAjamahelamAM ja eka jinamaMdira hatuM. kuntaladevI roja temAM je uMcAmAM-uMcA dravyothI prabhubhakti-pUjA kare. rAjA paNa tene badhI sAmagrI K pUrI pADe. roja-roja hIrA-mANeka motI vagerethI bhavya aMgaracanA kare... ) Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - bIjI rANIo tenI bhaktinI khUba anumodanA kare... paNa A pote ja manamAM ahaMkArane poSe. khUba phUlAya... ane ahaMkAra AvavAthI tene jIvanamAM kaThoratA paNa AvI gaI tethI bIjI rANIonI upekSA kare... tiraskAra kare... chatAM rANIone tenA tarapha pUjyabhAva... potAnI bhaktinA vakhANa sAMbhaLIne te manamAM khUba phUlAtI... samaya samayanuM kAma karyA kare che. anukrame te rANI mRtyu pAme che. have eka vakhata koI jJAnI mahAtmA rAjamahelamAM padhAre che. dezanAne anne rANIo gurUbhagavaMtane pUche che ke bhagavaMta ! amArAM moTAM bena kALa karIne kyAM utpanna thayAM haze ? jJAnI mahAtmA jJAna dvArA jANIne kahe che ke tamArI moTI bena A ja rAjamahelamAM kUtarI tarIke utpanna thaI che. A sAMbhaLIne badhI rANIo Azcarya pAme che. gurUbhagavaMtane pUche che ke gurUdeva e to khUba bhakti karatAM hatAM, tema chatAMye AvI durgati kema ? gurUmahArAja kahe che ke beno! dharma karavo e judI vastu che ane dharmane ArAdhavo e judI vastu che. Aje cArebAju dharma khUba vadhI rahyo che. parvonA divasomAM tapazcaryAo paNa khUba thAya che paNa jyAM paryuSaNa pUrA thAya ke tapazcaryAo pUrI, comAsuM e pUruM ane ArAdhanAo e pUrI. amArA upAzrayo khAlI khama... kahevAya che ne ke "karyA saMvatsarInA pAraNAM ane mUkyAM upAzrayanA bAraNAM- Aje AvI paristhiti che. mAsakSamaNa karyuM hoya paNa pAraNA pachI rAtribhojana, kaMdamULa vagere tamAma zarU. dharma kayAMya nizAnIrUpe jIvanamAM jovAye na maLe. pAraNA pachI to jANe mahinAnuM sATuM vALato hoya tema mANasa khAvA para tUTI paDe che. Akho divasa cakkI cAlu.. dharma jo sAcA arthamAM jIvanamAM pariNAma pAme to eka navakArazInuM paccakhANa paNa anaMtA karmone bhasma karanAruM bane che. to kaSAyasahita dharmanuM pariNAma :A rANIe dharma karyo paNa sAthe ahaMkArane eTalo ja popyo. tethI tenI Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AvI durgati thaI. A sAMbhaLIne rANIone khUba duHkha thayuM, teo kUtarI jyAM pharatI hatI tyAM AvI ane kUtarI sAme hAtha joDIne ubhI rahI gaI... kUtarI A badhI rANIo sAme joyA ja kare che. tene ema thAya che ke A badhAne meM kayAMka joyA che... yAda karavA te vicAromAM khUba uMDI utarI jAya che. vicAromAM te eTalI badhI garakAva banI jAya che ke jANe tene mUrchA AvI gaI. aMte tene jAtismaraNajJAna thAya che. ane te potAno pUrvajanma nihALe che. pUrvajanmane jotAM tene khUba AghAta lAge che. ATalI utkRSTa ArAdhanA karavA chatAM eka nAnA avaguNe mane kyAM lAvIne mUkI.... ane AghAtathI te anna pANI choDI de che. marIne sadgatine pAme che... eka mAna kaSAya paNa jo mANasane durgatimAM pheMkI deto hoya to cAre kaSAyothI bharapUra jenuM jIvana hoya tenI zI dazA thAya? cAre kaSAyo cAra gatimAM vahecAI gayA che. krodha moTA bhAge vizeSa karIne nArakImAM rahelo che. mAna kaSAya vizeSe karIne manuSyamAM rahelo che. pazuyonimAM moTA bhAge mAyA rahelI che ane lobha mukhyatve devayonimAM rahelo che. mAna e mIThuM jhera che. mANasane khyAleya na Ave ane khatama karI nAkhe. dharma karanAra suzrAvaka kaSAyathI mukta hoya. zrAvaNa vada - 9 pApabhIratA sAmAnya sarje vizeSane... : vizeSanuM sarjana sAmAnyamAMthI thAya che. mATImAMthI ghaDo, paththaramAMthI pratimA. mATI e sAmAnya che ghaDo e vizeSa che. paththara e sAmAnya che ane pratimA e vizeSa che. mATI ja na hoya to ghaDo kyAMthI bane? paththara ja na hoya to pratimA kyAMthI bane ? tema sAmAnya dharma na hoya che to vizeSa dharma kevI rIte Ave? mATe pahelAM sAmAnya dharmamAM dAkhala thavuM 6 huM joIe. sAmAnya dharma badhAne lAgu paDe che temAM jIvana jIvavAnI paddhati Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ I Ave ane vizeSamAM sAmAyika, posaha, pratikramaNa vagere anuSThAno Ave. | ' prathama sAmAnya haze to ja vizeSa Avaze ne ! paNa Aje sAmAnya dharma luptaprAya thaI gayo che. pApabhIrU - dharmane AcaranAra zrAvaka kevo hovo joIe tenA guNonuM varNana cAlI rahyuM che. temAM dharmanA arthI zrAvakano chaThTho guNa - pApabhIrU. jenA jIvanamAM bhIrutA Ave che te lAyaka banI zake che. Aje to moya bhAge pApanA dhaMdhAo zrAvakonA hAthamAM che. kahevAto hoya suzrAvaka paNa dhaMdho teno paMdara karmAdAnamAMthI ja cAlato hoya. moTI-moTI phekaTarIono mAlika hoya... karoDo jIvonI hiMsA tenA kArakhAnAmAM thatI hoya... ame eka phekaTarImAM gayAM. temAM kapa-rakAbI banAvavAmAM AvatA hatA. kapa-rakAbInI banAvaTamAM pahelAM mATI keTalAya divaso sudhI palALI rAkhe pachI bIbAmAM mATIne nAkhe. thoDA divasa sudhI e bIbAM sUkAya eTale moTI bhaThThI hoya... covIze kalAka saLagatI hoya... tenAthI dasa phUTa dUra ubhAM hoya toya ApaNane dajhADe- AvI bhaThThImAM traNa divasa sudhI tene tapAve... pachI tenI para citrakAma thAya... ane AvA pApanA katalakhAnAmAMthI taiyAra thayelA te kapa-rakAbI tamArA zokesane zobhAve ane te aneka jIvone pApa baMdhAvavAmAM nimitta rUpa bane...kAraNake koIpaNa cIjane ApaNe bahu sarasa che ema kahIne vakhANIe eTale te cIjanI banAvaTamAM thayelA pApanA chAMTA ApaNane uDe ja. chakkAyanA jIvono kUTo thaI gayo che. tamArA gharanI lagabhaga cIjo AvA chakkAyanA jIvavadhamAMthI banelI che... aneka trasajIvo paNa AmAM AvIne paDatA hoya che ane motane zaraNa thatA hoya che. AvA katalakhAnAonA mAlika hoya... ane dharmasthAnakomAM lAkho to rUpiyA kharacatA paNa hoya... vyAkhyAna vageremAM AgaLa AvIne besatA ja che paNa hoya... temane dharma spardho kema kahevAya ? Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 9 dhaMdho dharma kayAre bane ? zrAvaka kulakramathI Avelo dhaMdho kare paNa kevI rIte ane kevo kare ? zAstrakAro kahe che ke jagatamAM je dhaMdho aniMdha hoya te ja kare, vaLI potAnI mUDInA pramANamAM nyAyapUrvaka kare. zAstrakAroe dhaMdhAne paNa dharma kahyo che kAraNa ke gRhasthane dhaMdhA vagara to cAle ja nahIM paNa te nyAyayukata hovo joIe. nyAyathI maLeluM dravya mANasane sanmArge vALe che. sanmati Ape che jyAre anyAyathI maLelA dhanathI jIvananI zAMti harAI jAya che. anyAyanA paisAthI - dhanathI ubhA thayelAM AjanA derAsaromAM prabhAvakatA ja dekhAtI nathI. mULa pAyo ja pavitra nathI. tethI tenA para thayelAM tIrtho kevI rIte pavitra banI zake ? ApaNe roja jenI banAvelI AratI bolIe chIe tenA kartA mULacaMda pote vaDanagaranA vatanI hatA. jAte bhojaka hatA. dara pUname page cAlIne teo kezariyAjI jatA. gharamAM garIbI paNa khUba ja. AvA garIba bhojakanI banAvelI AratI Aje gAmogAma gavAya che. emAM emanA pavitrabhAva rahelA che mATe. Aje bolIomAM karoDo rUpiyA kharcAya che paNa bhAvazUnya. ghaNIvAra dekhAdekhI athavA caDasAcaDasIthI ja kharcAtA hoya che. anyAyanuM dhana cAlyuM to jAya che sAthe nyAyathI meLavelA dhanane paNa letuM jAya che ane badalAmAM azAMti, phlezo - rogo vagere ApatuM jAya che. mATe pApabhIrU zrAvake aneka pApone kheMcI lAvanArA... aneka azAMtione lAvanArA dhaMdhAno tyAga karavo joIe. cAhe te kulakramathI Avato hoya to paNa... jema sulase tyAga karyo hato tema. te sulasa koNa hato ? pApabhIrU sulasa : rAjagRha nagaramAM kAlasaukarika nAmano kasAI raheto hato. tene sulasa nAmano putra hato. A kasAI roja 500 pADAno vadha karato hato. AthI Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAtamI nArakIne yogya pApa teNe bAMdhyuM. teno aMtakALa AvI pahoMcyo. kahevAya che ke "jevI gati tevI mati. aneka jIvonA ghAtathI narakagatinuM AyuSya bAMdheluM hovAthI aMta samaye mati-viparyAsa thayo. tenA zarIranI badhI dhAtuo pAMca indriyone viSe viparIta banI gaI. te khUba pIDAvA lAgyo. sulasa pitAnI khUba sevA kare che... pitAne AkhA zarIre dAha thAya che tene zAMta karavA sulasa caMdana vagerenuM vilepana kare che. komaLa zayyAmAM pitAne suvADe che... zItaLa pANI pIvaDAve che. paNa viparItatAnA kAraNe AvI suMdara sevA paNa tene zAtA ApavAne badale azAtA Ape che. tulasa pitAnI vyathAthI khUba vyathita che, te kasAIno putra hovA chatAM khUba saMskArI-vinayI vaLI abhayakumArano mitra hato. potAnI vyathA teNe buddhinidhAna evA abhayakumArane jaNAvI. abhayakumAre kahyuM ke dhAtunI viparItatAnA kAraNe zarIre caMdana vagere vilepananA badale viSTAnuM vilepana kara. komaLa zavyAne badale kAMTAvALI zayyA para suvADa. zItaLa pANIne badale ukaLatA pANI pA ane suMdara saMgItane badale tenI pAse gadheDAnA, uMTanA svaro saMbhaLAva. sulase pitA pAse AvIne A rIte sevA karavA mAMDI... A sevAthI kAlasIkarika khUba khuza thayo. teNe kahyuM ke beTA atyAra sudhI te kema mArI AvI sevA na karI? A badhAthI mane khUba sAruM lAge che. thoDoka samaya Ama pasAra karIne aMte mRtyu pAmIne sAtamI narake gayo. have svajano sulasane kahe che ke bhAI ! tArA pitAno vepAra tuM saMbhALI le. tulasa svIkAravAnI nA pADe che teNe pitAnI aMtima sthiti joI hatI. te badhAne samajAve che paNa badhA tenA para vadhAre dabANa kare che badhA kahe che nuM zA mATe Dare che? tArA duHkhamAM ame bhAga paDAvazuM tethI badhAne zIkha ApavA mATe te eka kuhADo maMgAve che ane badhAnA dekhatAM ja te kuhADo potAnA te paga para mAre che dhaDadhaDa karatuM lohI vahevA mAMDe che. te ekadama potAnI mA 6 zuM vagerene kahe che ke mane bacAvo mane bahu pIDA thAya che... mArI vedanA koI kare Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - thoDI laI lo. svajano kahe che ke te jAte to tArA paga para kuhADo mAryo ane have pIDAnI bUmo pADe che? vedanA koI laI zake kharuM? sulasa kahe che ke jo tame mArI vedanAmAMthI bhAga na paDAvI zakatA hoya to huM je pApo karuM temAMthI tame kevI rIte bhAga paDAvavAnA? mAre pApo karIne narake javuM nathI. chevaTe abhayakumAranI sAthe bhagavAna pAse jaIne zrAvakadharma svIkAre che ane aMte devalokane pAme che. Ama pApabhIrU zrAvake kulakramathI Avelo dhaMdho pApamaya hoya to karavo joIe nahIM. pApathI DaranAro ja dharmane AcarI zake che. pApathI DaranAro AtmA aneka akAryomAMthI bacI jAya che. te kayAreya koInuM bUruM IcchI zakato nathI. tethI tenI hameMzA caDatI ja thAya che. koI tenA duzmano banatA nathI. tethI ajAtazatru banIne te sArI rIte dharmanI ArAdhanA karI zake che. zrAvaNa vada - 10 citta joDo prabhu sAthe.... bhavo-svabhAvo : cetanAnA traNa prakAra che. (1) jAgrata (2) ardhajAgrata (3) ajAgrata (suSupta) jAgrata ane ardhajAgrata cetanA karatAM acetana eTale ke ajAgrata cetanAmAM aneka doSo paDelA che. jema varasAda Ave ane jaMgalamAM ekadama ghAsa ugI nIkaLe che tema acetana manamAM paDelI vAsanAo, kusaMskAro nimitta maLatAM ja tarata ja bahAra Ave che. A jIvAtmA aneka yonimAM bhaTakIne Avyo che. sApanI yonimAM phUMphADA mAryA haze... anekane karaDyo paNa haze... vIMchInA bhAvamAM DaMkha mAryA haze, gadheDAnI yonimAM lAto mArI haze... kutarAnI yonimAM bhasyo haze. Ama dareka yonimAM te - te yonine anurUpa tenA svabhAvo AcaryA haze. AyuSya puruM thatAM te che te yoninA zarIra chUTI gayA paNa svabhAvanA je gADha saMskAro paDelA hatAM 6 zuM te aMdara rahI gayA. zarIra ane jIvanI vacce vastra jevo saMbaMdha che. vastra che Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 - jIrNa thAya eTale mANasa tene rajA ApI ne navuM vastra pahere che. paNa zuM vastra badalatAnI sAthe teno svabhAva badalAya kharo ? koI mANasa zokanA samaye kALA vastro paheryA tethI zuM te kRSNalezyAvALo thaI jAya? dhoLA paheryA hoya to te zuM zukUlalezyAvALo thaI jAya kharo? nA, vastro badalAtA kAMI aMdara rahelA jIvAtmA badalAto nathI. tema te-te yoninA zarIrarUpI vastro badalAtAM tenI aMdara rahelA svabhAvamAM kAMI pheraphAra thato nathI. mATe to Aje ApaNe mAnava zarIrarUpI vastra badalyuM paNa ApaNI aMdara 84 lAkha yoninA svabhAva paDayA che. A badhA svabhAvo ApaNA ajAgrata manamAM paDayA che. nimitta maLatAM te bahAra nIkaLe che. koI bahu bola--bola karatuM hoya to ApaNe nathI bolatAM ke kUtarAnI jema zuM bhasa-bhasa kare che ? ApaNane koI sAcI salAha ApavA Ave paNa ApaNane rucatI na hoya to ApaNe ene gadheDAnI jema lAto mArIe ke na mArIe? ApaNe svabhAvathI kUtarAe chIe, gadheDAe chIe. vIMchIe chIe, sApe chIe ane gIdhaDAe chIe. gIdha vRkSanI uMcAmAM uMcI DALIe bese ane satata cAre bAju enI najara enuM bhakSya zodhatI hoya tema ApaNA badhAnI najara bIjAnuM lUMTavA mATe pharI rahI che ke nahIM? A badhA kusaMskAro ja ApaNane cAre gatimAM bhaTakAve che, rakhaDAve che. prabhuzaraNa-smaraNa : A anAdikALanA ruDha thaI gayelA saMskAro kADhavA kevI rIte ? zAstrakAro kahe che ke prabhu sAthe joDANa karo, tenA nAmanuM satata raTaNa karo. tenA nAmamAM gajabanI tAkAta rahelI che. paraMtu paramAtmAne bhUlIne cAlanArI AjanI duniyA pApanI gartAmAM dhakelAI rahI che. paramAtmAnuM zaraNa ane paramAtmAnuM smaraNa tIrthakara banAve che. zreNika mahArAje to jIMdagInI zarUAtamAM ghaNAM pApo karyA hatAM paNa jyAM temane sAcI dRSTinI 6 % prApti thaI ane bhagavAna vIranA smaraNamAM lIna banyA to tIrthakara mAM Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ '' - banavAnI pAtratA meLavI lIdhI. bhagavAna vIranA smaraNane jIvanamAM evuM , to vaNI lIdhuM hatuM ke temanI citAnA lAkaDAmAMthI "vIra-vIra' evo dhvani saMbhaLAto hato. mATe to AvatI covIzImAM temanI kAyAnuM pramANa, varNa vagere badhuM ja bhagavAna mahAvIra jevuM ja haze. Aje ApaNA cittamAM paramAtmA nahIM paNa padArtho bharelA che. covIse kalAka padArthonI ja vicAraNA cAle che. are ! paramAtmAnI bhakti karavA derAsaramAM jaIne tyAMye ApaNA cittamAM saMsAra chavAyelo rahe che. samasta pravRttimAM bhagavAna chavAyelA hovA joIe enA badale saMsAra chavAyelo che. bhagavAnanuM nAma levAno paNa ApaNane TAIma nathI.... roja kAMI lAkhonA dAna ApavAnA hotA nathI athavA to roja kAMI mAsakSamaNa karavAnA hotA nathI paNa roja bhagavAnanuM nAma smaraNa to zakaya bane ne ! sastuM chatAM sakSama prabhunuM nAma smaraNa : kudaratanI ApaNA para kevI maherabAnI che e vicAre che ke jo mANasane badhuM modhuM karIza to e jIvaze kevI rIte? tethI ApaNI vadhAremAM vadhAre upayogI cIjane sastAmAM sastI banAvI che. havA-pANI vagara ghaDIkavAreya cAle kharuM ? vaLI tame to havAnA khUba parAdhIna cho pA-aDadho kalAka lAITa jAya ane paMkhA jo baMdha thaI jAya, to tamArI kevI dazA thAya? eka be divasa pANI na Ave to kevI rADArADa macAvI mUko? A banneno satata upayoga hovAthI kudarate ApaNane maphatamAM ApyA. have anAja paNa badhAne khUba upayogI che te paNa sastu banAvyuM sonA-cAMdInA karatAM sonuM-rUpuM-motI kevA moMghAdATa che? tenA vagara mANasane cAle, te joIe ja evuM nathI hotuM. paNa anAja, havA ane pANI ATaluM to joIe te ja. A badhAthI paNa sastI ane khUba ja upayogI evI cIja che prabhunuM 6 (aa nAmasmaraNa - sadvicAro... basa khAlI vicAronuM vaheNa ja badalavAnuM che Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 ne che. padArthonI jagyAe paramAtmAne goThavavAnA che. pachI juo camatkAra. ApaNane padArthonuM ja dhyAna che eTale dhyAna lagAvazuM to paNa padArtho ja dekhAze. enA badale arihaMtanuM dhyAna lagAvo to arihaMta ApaNI cetanAmAM AvIne ubhA raheze. cetanA eka evI vastu che ke tene je nimitta maLe tenAthI te raMgAI jAya che ane te samaya pUrato mANasa te rUpa banI jAya che. tana kaTAsaNA para, mana kayAM ? eka strI hatI. te khUba DAhI ane hoziyAra hatI. tenA sasarAne sUtarano khUba moTo vahepAra hato. sUtarane vaNavA mATe teo harijanone soMpatA. vepAra bahu moTA pramANamAM hovAthI temanuM mana satata sUtara ane harijano vacce ja aTavAyeluM rahetuM. ekavAra zeTha sAmAyika laIne bese che. koIka bhAI maLavA mATe Ave che, pUche che ke zeTha gharamAM che ? vahu javAba Ape che ke zeTha to DheDhavADe gayA che. pelA bhAI to pAchA gayA, paNa sAmAyikamAM beThelA sasarAjI vicAre che ke vahue kema Avo javAba Apyo? vahu zANI-samajadAra che tethI tenA javAbamAM nakkI kAMIka rahasya hovuM joIe. sAmAyika pUruM thatAMnI sAthe ja sasaro vahune pUche che ke beTA ! te Avo javAba kema Apyo? vahu kahe che ke bApujI tame beThA hatA kaTAsaNA para paNa tamArA mo paranA bhAvothI meM jANyuM ke tamAruM mana to sUtara koNe keTaluM kAMtyuM? kone keTaluM ApavAnuM che? A badhA vicAromAM bhamatuM hatuM tethI DheDhavADe gayA tema na kahuM to zuM kahuM? sAmAyika karatAM to mana samabhAvamAM rahevuM joIe. prabhu dhyAnamAM lIna hovuM joIe, jyAre Aje ApaNA sAmAyikano saMbaMdha kaTAsaNA ane ghaDiyALa pUrato banI jAya che. sAmAyika le tyArathI ghaDiyALa tarapha najara maMDAyelI hoya. , AvA rojanA dasa sAmAyika karo to paNa zAMti kayAMthI maLe ? badhI Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 A ArAdhanAo sArthaka kayAre bane ? magaja jyAre badhA vicArothI khAlI , bane tyAre ja. cittamAM anaMtakALanA ajJAnanA aMdhArA bharelA che, viSayo ane kaSAyo bharelA che A aMdhArAne dUra karavA mATe phakata eka ja prabhu nAma rUpI kiraNanI jarUra che. thoDA samaya mATe paNa jo prabhu sAthe joDANa thaI jAya to ApaNuM kalyANa thaI jAya. zrAvaNa vada-11 azakatA bhagavAna mallinAtha.... dharmano adhikArI mANasa kevo hovo joIe tene mATe pU. zAMtisUrIzvara mArAja kahe che ke mANasa azaTha hovo joIe, tenuM jIvana nirdabha hovuM joIe. mAyA-kapaTathI rahita hovuM joIe. mAyAvI mANasa dharma kare to paNa te niSphaLa jAya che. athavA to halakI yonimAM mANasane laI janAro bane che. bhagavAna mallinAthe pUrvajanmamAM mAyAthI ArAdhanA karI hatI mATe strIpaNuM bAMdhyuM. pUrvajanmamAM cha mitro hatA. chae mitroe sAthe dIkSA lIdhI. bhagavAna mallinAthanA jIve vicAra karyo ke huM badhAthI AgaLa nIkaLI jAuM. paraMtu je tapa-japa-dhyAna vagere karatAM te badhuM ja chae mitro sAthe karatA. tethI AgaLa nIkaLavuM kevI rIte ? bhagavAne AgaLa nIkaLavA mATe chUpI rIte tapa karavA mAMDyAM. badhA mitro vAparavA besI jAya pachI bhagavAna kahe ke mane barAbara nathI tethI huM upavAsa karuM chuM. Ama mAyAthI-kapaTathI karelA tapanuM pariNAma e AvyuM ke teo pahelA guNaThANe AvI ubhA. eTale mithyAtva ane strIpaNuM bAMdhyuM. ArAdhanA khUba ja uMcI hatI paNa kapaTathI bharelI hatI tethI tIrthaMkara nAmakarma bAMdhyuM paNa strIpaNuM bheguM AvyuM. daMbhanI bolabAlA : Aje samAjamAM moTAbhAge daMbhanuM AcaraNa khUba vadhI gayuM che. mANaso kare Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 sAruM karavA mATe nahIM paNa sArA dekhAvA mATe ja badhuM karatA hoya che. je are ! sAdharmikavAtsalya karaze toya sAruM dekhADavA mATe. ApaNe vyavahAramAM bolIe chIe ne ke bhAI bhale game teTalo kharco thAya paNa sAruM dekhAya tema karajo. sAdharmika bhaktinuM kayAMya nAmanizAne na hoya. kayAreka mANaso caDAvA lAkho rUpiyAmAM bolatA hoya che paNa enI pAchaLa lakSmIno sadvyaya thAya enA karatAM samAjamAM nAmanA maLe... chokarA-chokarIonA vevizALa jaldI thAya.. jo lagabhaga AvI ja gaNatarI hoya to AvA mANasonA jIvanamAM dharma kevI rIte pariNAma pAme ? mA-bApanI pratiSThA vinA prabhu pratiSThA kevI ? eka zeTha hatA. khUba dhanADhaya hatA. tethI gharamAM ja suMdara daherAsara baMdhAvyuM. bhagavAna lAvyA. pratiSThA mATe koI AcArya mahArAjanI zodha karavA mAMDyA. Ama to koI divasa upAzrayanuM pagathiyuM e na caDhatA hoya paNa potAnA prasaMgane zobhAvavA mATe sArAmAM sArA AcArya mahArAjane zodhaze. A zeThane paNa zodhatAM zodhatAM sArA AcArya mahArAja maLI AvyA. samAjamAM sAruM dekhAya mATe AcArya mahArAjano benDa-vAjA sahita bhavyAtibhavya praveza karAvyo. AcArya mahArAja lAMbo vihAra karIne AvelA hovAthI baporanA samaye jarAka ADe-paDakhe thayA che tyAM eka DozImA lAkaDInA Teke dhIme dhIme upAzrayamAM pravezyAM. melAM ghelAM kapaDAM che. mahArAja sAhebanI AMkha jarA maLI gaI che. tyAM lAkaDInA TakaTaka avAjathI AcArya mahArAja jAgI jAya che. DosImAne joIne pUche che ke kema mAjI majAmAM cho? kema AvyA cho? tyAre DozImA kahe che ke bApajI tame kema AvyA cho? bApajI kahe ke ame to pratiSThA karAvavA AvyA chIe. DozImA kahe che ke bApajI pratiSThA nahIM thAya. kema? gharanA deva evA mA-bApa jyAM Thebe caDatA hoya tyAM bhagavAna padhAre kevI rIte? Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 7 A mA-bApa e jIvatA jAgatA deva che. paNa Aje A yugamAM jema RtumAM , mANasa potAnA khATalAnuM sthAna badalato hoya che ne ! ziyALAmAM rUmamAM sUI jAya. unALAmAM jyAM pavana Avato hoya evI jagyAe sUI jAya ane comAsAmAM jyAM bheja na lAgato hoya tyAM sUI jAya. tema Aje mA-bApanA paNa jeTalA putro hoya teTalA khATalA badalAtA hoya che. jUnA jamAnAmAM bhojakanA vArA rahetA. tema Aje mA-bApanA paNa vArA hoya che. bahu ja karuNa sthiti che AjanA vRddhonI ! tIrthaMkara paramAtmA paNa hamezAM mA-bApane vaMdana karavA jatA. eka kahevata che ke je mAtano bola kadI na lope te vizvamAMhi sUraja jema ope."zva lAla bahAdurazAstrI mAtRbhakta hatA. teo jyAre paNa bahAra jAya ke koI dezonI vATAghATamAM jAya tyAre avazya potAnI vRddhamAnA AzIrvAda levA jatA. mA kahe ke beTA ! Izvara tArI sAthe rahejo. basa ATalA ArzIvAda laIne jAya eTale game tevA kaparA kAmo paNa temanA saraLatAthI pAra paDatA. ekavAra pAkistAnanA vaDApradhAna ayubakhAnane maLavA javAnuM hatuM. mAnA AzIrvAda laIne nIkaLyA. ayubakhAna khUba uMcA hatA. zAstrIjI ghaNA vAmana hatA. ayubakhAne majAkamAM kahyuM ke zAstrIjI bApa to vAta vAmana hai ?" zAstrIjIe bedhaDaka javAba dIdho ke rUsI, to bApo namana pharanA paDatA hai ! vAta karatI vakhate uMcA mANasane nIcA vaLIne vAta karavI paDe. AvI bedhaDaka javAba devAnI zakti mAnA AzIrvAdamAMthI maLatI. emaNe bahu alpa samaya ja rAja karyuM paNa e alpasamayamAM ghaNAM sArAM kAmo karyA. duniyA Aje paNa emane yAda kare che. mAnA lohInuM eka eka TIpu saMtAnanA hitathI raMgAyeluM hoya che. 4 mA jue Avato ane strI jue lAvato :( dIkaro kayAMya bahAra gayo hoya to mA enI rAha jue. te hemakhema Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne pAcho phare eTale ene AnaMda. jyAre strI to bahArathI mAre mATe zuM ? lAvyA? hAthamAM kAMI pekeTa che ke nahIM? emAM ja strInI najara bhaTakatI hoya che. paNa AjanI yuvA peDhIne to "ame be ane amArA be trIjuM koI khaTAtuM ja nathI. dIkaro 70 varSano thayo hoya toya mAnI najaramAM te nAnuM bALaka ja che. tethI te bahAra jAya ne to mA kahe ke bhAI ! sAcavIne jaje. sAdhanonuM dhyAna rAkhaje. vagere jema bALakane zIkhAmaNa Ape tema 70 varSanA DosAne zIkhAmaNa ApatI hoya che. mAnA vAtsalyanI tole duniyAnI koI cIja AvI zakatI nathI, paNa A zIkhAmaNo AjanA yuvAnone "Taka-Taka lAge che. Aje vRddhonA nisAsAthI kyAMya zAMti dekhAtI nathI.. huMto ne huMtI be jaNA hoya toya khaTapaTa cAlatI ja hoya. pelA mAjI AcArya mahArAjanI pAse potAnI vedanA ThAlave che ke A dIkaro mane koI divasa "mA" kahIne bolAvato nathI. enA chokarAo paNa mane vAta-vAtamAM haDadhUta kare che. jyAM AvI rIte mA-bApa haDadhUta thatA hoya tyAM bhagavAnanI padharAmaNI karIne zuM lAbha? AcAryamahArAja khUba gaMbhIra hatA. temaNe mAjIne premathI kahyuM ke bhale mAjI tame ghera jAo huM mArI rIte goThavuM chuM. AcArya mahArAje badhA sAdhuone AjJA karI ke calo bheTa bAMdho atyAre ja vihAra karavAno che. ziSyo to badhA jhaTapaTa potAnuM kAma ATopavA lAgyA. bheTa bAMdhIne taiyAra thaI gayA. tyAM koI mANasa dvArA zeThane khabara paDI ke AcAryamahArAja to vihAra kare che. zeTha to ekadama hAMphaLA-phAMphaLA thatA AvyA. pUche che ke bhagavan! kema Ama acAnaka zuM thayuM? mAro koI aparAdha thayo? mArI pratiSThAnuM zuM? mArI AbarunuM zuM ? Apa mane kAraNa jaNAvo. AcArya bhagavaMte kahyuM ke tuM mAtRdevo bhava pitRdevo bhava' mAne che? mAtAne gharamAM devanI jema sAcave che che? zeTha samaju hatA tejIne Takoro basa che. samajI gayA...tarata ja { AcArya bhagavaMtanI sAme mAjInA pagamAM paDI mAphI mAMge che. khUba ) Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19 - pazcAttApa kare che. pachI AcArya mahArAja pratiSThA karAve che. Ama aucitya , * na hoya to dharma kriyAo saphaLa thatI nathI. bahAra dharma game teTalo karato hoya paNa gharanA ke parivAranA loko sIdAtA hoya to te dekhAvano ja dharma che. svaccha ane pavitra jIvana e dharmanuM maulika svarUpa che. zatru paNa kahe ke mAre tenI sAthe virodha che paNa mANasa sajjana che. AvuM jIvana hovuM joIe. dharmane sArI rIte AcaravAthI jema sAruM phaLa maLe che tema ayogya rIte dharma AcaravAthI tenuM mAthuM phaLa maLe che. zrAvaNa vada-12 paryuSaNA-prathamadina parvano darajjo... Aje mahAmaMgalakArI paryuSaNano prathama divasa che. tamAre tyAM divALI Ave tyAre tame gharane sApha karIne raMga-rogAna vagerethI zaNagAro cho ne! tema A mahAparvanI padharAmaNI thaI che to tamArA mana rUpI gharamAM bAjhelA anAdikALanA rAga-dveSa rUpI jALAne sApha karajo. jJAnIo kahe che ke parvanI ArAdhanA saphaLa tyAre ja bane ke jyAre vizvanA samasta jIvonI sAthe ApaNe maitrI bAMdhIe. A parvanuM mukhya aMga ja kSamApanA che. zAstrakAroe A divasane parva banAvI dIdhuM jethI A divasomAM khamAvavA jatAM koIne nAnapa na lAge. jema besatAvarSe badhA sAlamubAraka karavA nIkaLe che tyAre koIne ema na thAya ke A mANasa Aje kema Avyo? kAraNa ke te parvanA divase badhA ja sAlamubAraka karatA hoya che. tema A kSamApanAnA parvane lIdhe mANasane koInA tyAM jatAM zarama na Ave. laghutA na Ave. te paryuSaNa zabdArtha.. KparyuSaNa zabda Ama to chellA divasane mATe ja vaparAyo che paraMtu Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ T bIjA sAta divaso tene lagatA hovAthI ApaNe ATha divasane paryuSaNA , kahIe chIe. pUrvanA kALamAM sAdhuono vihAra navakalpI raheto. eka jagyAe eka mahino rahe Ama ATha sthAnonA ATha kone mAsikalpa kahevAtA. navamo kalpa "paryuSaNAkalpa' kahevAto. pari eTale eka sAmaTuM uSaNA eTale vasavATa. "eka sAmaTo vasavATa' tene kahevAya paryuSaNAkalpa. sAdhuo comAsuM najIka Ave eTale pATa-pATalA-vasati vagerenI zodha kare. kAraNa ke e jamAnAmAM AjanA jevA aphalAtuna TAIlsovALA upAzraya nahotA. lIpaNa vagere hatuM tethI bhUmi jIvAkuLa hovAne lIdhe barAbara nirIkSaNa karavAnuM hoya. je gAmamAM pATa-pATalA vagere cIjo maLI rahe tema hoya tyAM comAsuM nakakI kare. AjanI jema tyAre saMgho vinaMtI karavA nahotA AvatA. pUrvanA sAdhuonuM jIvana juo to cakita thaI javAya. kevA saMjogomAM kevI kaThIna jIvanacaryAmAM A mahAtmAoe dharmane calAvyo, TakAvyo ane ApaNA sudhI pahoMcADyo che. paryuSaNA kalpa : paryuSaNA kalpa aSADa suda 15thI zarU thAya. vada ekamathI vada pAMcama sudhI sAdhuo gAmamAM vastuonI tapAsa kare. jo pATa-pATalA vagere maLI zake tema na hoya to tyAMthI vihAra kare. bIjA gAmamAM aSADavada-6thI dasama sudhI tapAsa kare. na maLe to AgaLa cAle. Ama pAMca-pAMca divasa tapAsa karatAM karatAM bhAdaravA suda pAMcama sudhI kare. chevaTe na maLe to ke jhADa nIce paNa rahI jAo. paNa have vihAra baMdha. chellA pAMca divasa sAdhu gAmamAM tapAsa kare ane bIjI bAju kalpasUtranuM vAMcana kare. kalpa eTale AcAra. sAdhuonI vacce vaDIla sAdhu mahArAja AcAronuM varNana kare. jethI badhA sAdhuone khyAla Ave ke comAsAmAM kevI rIte vartavAnuM che. pAMca divasa kalpasUtra vAMcavAnI je ruDhi hatI te atyAre paNa kAyama 6 % rahI. sAmAnya rIte ApaNe tyAM ATha divasanA kAryakramo rahetA tethI pAMca Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te divasa kalpasUtra ane bIjA traNa divasa zrAvakanA kartavyo. A ATha , divasano mahimA jaina samAjamAM jabaro che. game tevA saMjogo hoya paNa A ATha divasa to AbAlavRddha ArAdhanA kare ja. traNa varga - zrAvakanA traNa varga che. sadiyA, kadiyA, bhajiyA, hamezAM ArAdhanA karanArI varga sadiyA kahevAto. kadiyA eTale koIka ja vAra tIthIe ke parvanA dahADAomAM ArAdhanA kare. pahelAM to tithIonuM mahattva khUba hatuM paNa have A vAra AvyA tyArathI tithIonuM mahatva gayuM. kaMIpaNa karavuM hoya to kahe ke ravivAra rAkho. bIjA vAre koInI hAjarI ja na maLe ne! bhadiyA eTale bhAdaravAmAM ja upAzraye AvanArA. game tevo nAstika hoya paNa saMvatsarInuM pratikramaNa to kare ja. paryuSaNanA ATha divasamAM paNa mahApuruSoe evAM kartavyo batAvyAM che ke tenA dvArA bAra mahinAnuM bhAthuM bAMdhI le. zrAvakanA mukhya pAMca kartavyo che. (1) amAripravartana (2) sAdharmika vAtsalya. (3) paraspara khAmaNAM. (4) aThThama tapanI ArAdhanA. (5) caitya paripATI. A pAMce kartavyone barAbara ArAdhavA joIe. pahelAM traNa kartavyone to roja ArAdhavAM joIe. have paheluM kartavya joIe. amAri pravartana - jugala joDI AkhA gujarAtamAM ane aDhAra dezomAM amAri pravartAvanAra pU. hemacaMdrasUri mahArAja tathA kumArapALa mahArAjA che. A AcArya bhagavaMta ApaNane sAdharmika vAtsalyamAMthI maLyA che. dhaMdhukAmAM cAcika nAmano moDhavANiyo raheto hato. tenI patnInuM nAma pAhinI hatuM. pAhinIne eka che rAtre svama AvyuM. svapramAM teNe joyuM ke mArI pAse eka ratna AvyuM ane 2 Aii te ratna meM gurUmahArAjane vahorAvI dIdhuM. e arasAmAM pU. devendrasUri che Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ re re So mahArAja tyAM birAjamAna hatA. teNe pU. gurUbhagavaMtane te svapra kahyuM. te AcArya mahArAja khUba jJAnI hatA. temaNe pAhinIne kahyuM ke eka mahAnuM ratna tArA udaramAM avataraze. te tuM mane ApI deje. samaya vItato cAlyo. vi.saM. 1145nA kArtika pUrNimAnA divase pUrNacandra jevA tejasvI putraratnane pAhinIe janma Apyo. ane tenuM nAma cAMgo evuM rAkhyuM. bIjanA caMdranI jema te vRddhi pAmavA lAgyo. A bAju AcArya bhagavaMta vihAra karIne dhaMdhukA padhAre che. AcArya bhagavaMta derAsaramAM darzanArthe gayA che ane tyAM darzana karavA pAhinI ane teno putra cAMgo Ave che. AcArya mahArAjanA khAlI paDelA Asana para cAMgo besI jAya che. AcArya mahArAja jue che putranA lakSaNa pAraNAmAM jotAMnI sAthe ja peluM svama yAda Ave che. putranuM vizALa lalATa ane tejasvI mukhamudrA joIne pAhinI pAse putranI mAMgaNI kare che. putramohanA kAraNe pahelAM to pAhinI nA pADe che. AcArya mahArAje ghaNuM samajAvyuM. temaja saMgha paNa bhego thaIne tene ghera jAya che ane pAhinIne samajAve che. pAhinI vicAre che ke 25mA tIrthakara rUpa A saMgha mAre AMgaNe Avyo che. mAre temanI vAtano svIkAra karavo joIe. Ama vicArI pAhinIe potAno putra gurU mahArAjane vahorAvyo. te putrane laIne AcArya mahArAja khaMbhAta Ave che. tyAM udayana maMtrIne A putra sAcavavA mATe soMpe che. A bAju jyAre pAhinIe putrane vahorAvyo tyAre teno pitA cAcika bahAragAma gayelo. bahAragAmathI ghera Ave che ane putrane nahIM jotAM pAhinIne pUche che ke mAro lAla kayAM gayo ? pAhinI kahe che ke gurU mahArAja tene laI gayA. te zAsananuM aNamola ratna banaze. A sAMbhaLatAnI sAthe ja cAcika gusse thAya che. tarata ja khaMbhAta Ave che. putranI mAMgaNI kare che. AcArya mahArAja to udayanamaMtrI pAse mokale che. maMtrI cAcikane ghaNuM samajAve che ke tAro putra che - mahAn thaze. paNa cAcika gussAmAM che koIpaNa rIte potAnA putrane ghera Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ TP laI javo che. have udayanamaMtrI kahe che ke A sAme traNa oraDA che. traNe che, oraDA ratno-hIrA-mANekathI bharelA che. A traNamAMthI tAre je joIe te laI jA. uparAMta mArA A traNa putro che e traNa putromAMthI paNa tAre je putra joIe te laI jA. A sAMbhaLatA cAcikane potAnA putranI mahattAno khyAla Avyo. te thoDo ThaMDo paDayo. maMtrIne kahe che ke huM mArA putrane vecavA mATe nathI Avyo. jAo huM rAjIkhuzIthI rajA ApuM chuM. pachI udayanamaMtrI ja temano dIkSA mahotsava kare che. prabaMdhacintAmaNimAM bIjI paNa vAta Ave che ke hemacaMdrasUri mahArAjanI dIkSA karNAvatI (amadAvAda)mAM thayelI. siddharAjanA pitA karNarAjAe kazvara mahAdevanuM maMdira tathA karNasAgara nAmanuM taLAva baMdhAveluM ane tenA parathI karNAvatI nAmanI nagarI vasI. temAM pU. hemacaMdrasUma.nI dIkSA A prabaMdhaciMtAmaNimAM che. ApaNane A kalikAlasarvajJaAcAryabhagavaMtazrI hemacaMdrasUri mahArAjanI bheTa maLI. emanA graMthonuM vAMcana karIe tyAre ema thaI jAya ke A sAkSAt sarasvatI che ke zuM ? A AcArya bhagavaMta ekavAra khaMbhAtamAM birAjamAna che. khaMbhAtamAM teo graMtho lakhavAnuM kAma karI rahyA che. tADapatro para graMtho lakhAve che. te samaye kumALapALa mahArAjA siddharAjathI bhAgatA pharatA hatA. nAsIne te khaMbhAtamAM Ave che, ane upAzrayamAM AcArya bhagavaMta pAse jAya che. AcArya mahArAja vicAre che ke bhaviSyamAM A rAjA thavAno che tethI zAsanane ghaNo upayogI nIvaDaze ema samajIne Azraya Ape che. tyAM ja siddharAjanA mANasone gaMdha AvI jAya che ke kumArapALa upAzrayamAM che. tethI teo tarata ja AcArya mahArAja pAse Ave che. AcArya mahArAjane khabara paDatAM teo kumArapALane bhoMyarAmAM tADapatronA DhagalAnI te nIce saMtADI de che. mANaso AvIne AcArya mahArAjane pUche che. huM zuM samayasUcakatA vAparIne AcArya mahArAja eka tADapatranA TukaDA para kare Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - kumArapALanuM nAma lakhIne batAve che ke kumArapALa to tADapatramAM che. A {, rIte kumArapALane bacAvI le che ane siddharAjanA ja mahAmaMtrI udayanane soMpe che. potAnA rAjAnA drohIne gharamAM saMgharavo keTaluM kaparuM che. siddharAjane khabara paDe to temanuM AvI ja bane ne ! chatAM paNa AcArya bhagavaMtanA AdezathI tene sAcave che. Ama rakhaDatA-rakhaDatA kumArapALa mahArAjA 50 varSanI uMmare gAdIe Ave che. eka rakhaDuM mANasa gAdI para Avyo che ema samajIne bIjA rAjAo tenI sAme mAthu uMcakavA lAgyA. tethI te badhAne tAbe karavAmAM 16 varSa temanA cAlyA gayA. A badhA kAmamAM teo potAnA matAupakArI AcArya mahArAjane bhUlI gayA. AcArya mahArAja pATaNamAM padhAryA che. temaNe maMtrIne pUchayuM ke kumArapALa mane yAda kare che ke nahiM? maMtrI kahe nA sAheba, kayAreya yAda karatA nathI. bIjA divase AcArya mahArAje maMtrI dvArA kumArapALane kahevarAvyuM ke Aje tuM je rANInA mahele suvA javAno che tyAM na jaIza. kumArapALe vicAryuM ke A mahApuruSe kahyuM che mATe temAM kaMIka rahasya jarUra haze. te suvA gayA nahIM. te ja rAtre te mahela para vIjaLI paDI. rANI vagere baLIne svAhA thaI gayA. kumArapALe vicAryuM ke aho A mahApurUSe mane jIvatadAna ApyuM. saMta tarapha bahumAna jAgyuM ane te AcArya mahArAjanA darzanArthe AvyA. dhIme dhIme banne vacce paricaya gADha banyo. AcArya bhagavAnanA vacanAmRtanA pAnathI temane padArthonI vinazvaratA samajAI. AvA mANaso karmezurA ane dharmezUrA hoya che. sAcI samajaNa AvyA pachI evA haThAgrahI banI jAya che ke teo prANAne paNa potAnA niyamone choDatA nathI. AcArya bhagavaMte maryAdAmAM rahIne temane 12 vrato levaDAvyA. AvA 18 dezanA mAlikane vrato svIkAravAM keTalAM duSkara che. tame deza nahIM, gAma che nahIM, zerI nahIM paNa phakata tamArA gharanA rAjA cho chatAM ekapaNa niyama & % ke vrata svIkArI zako cho ? are guTakA nahIM khAvA, ATalo nAnakaDo Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 25 ne niyama te paNa tamArA Arogyane mATe jIvanane mATe lAbhadAyI, amane to kaMI levA devA nahIM chatAM paNa tame levA taiyAra thAo kharA! kumArapALa mahArAjA jyAre nANa samakSa vrata levA taiyAra thayA tyAre lAkhonI medanI hAjara che. AvA mahArAjA vrata le e prasaMga keTalo bhavya haze? vrata uccaratI vakhate kumArapALa rAjA dhrUsake dhrusake raDe che. loko pUche che ke mahArAjA Apa kema raDo cho ? tyAre A mahArAjAe zuM kahyuM jANavA che javAba? temaNe kahyuM ke mArA 70 varSa pANImAM gayA. AvA suMdara vato hovA chatAM meM svIkAryA nahIM. vaLI bIjI bAju harSanA paNa AvyuM Ave che ke ATalA varSe paNa mArA hAthamAM A amUlya cIja AvI. ApaNane koI divasa raDavuM Ave che kharuM ? are ! raDavAnI vAta to bAjue rahI paNa cittamAM kyAreya pazcAtApa thAya che kharo? nA, ApaNe to eka nAnakaDo niyama levAya taiyAra nathI.. kumArapALa mahArAjAe potAnA aDhAre dezomAM ahiMsAno pracAra karyo. cAre bAjuthI ahiMsA baMdha karAvI. e samaye noratAnA divaso AvyA. rAjyanA maMdiramAM sAtamanA sAtaso, AThamanA AThaso ane nomanA navaso pazuono bhoga dharavAmAM Avato. maMdira rAjyanuM hatuM tethI kumArapALe te pazuo ApavAnA hatA. kumArapALa mahArAjAe kahI dIdhuM ke ekapaNa jIvano bhoga dharavAmAM Avaze nahiM. tethI prajAmAM khUba virodha ubho thayo. lokoe kahyuM ke jo bhoga ApavAmAM nahIM Ave to devI kopAyamAna thaze. prajA ane rAjA banne pAyamAla thaI jaze. paraMtu mahArAjA aDaga rahyA. prajAne kahyuM ke bhoga mAtAne nathI joIto bhoga to tamAre joIe che. havethI A bhoga baMdha karavAmAM Ave che. rAtrino samaya thayo. je devIne bhoga ApavAmAM Avato te kaMTakezvarI devI mahArAjA pAse AvI che ane kahyuM ke mAro bhoga Apa, nahIM Ape to tuM khedAna-medAna thaI jaIza. 6 # chatAM paNa mahArAjA aDaga rahyA. devIe kopAyamAna thaIne trizULa pheMkayuM Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 VP trizULa vAgyuM ane tethI kumArapALa mahArAjAne AkhA zarIre koDha roga , vyApI gayo. devI adRzya thayA, kumArapALa vicAre che ke savAre prajAmAM vAta phelAze to ahiMsA dharmanI khUba ja TIkA thaze. zAsananI helanA thaze. AnA karatAM mArA prANanI Ahuti ApI dauM. teo taiyAra thayA. maMtrIzvarane bolAve che. maMtrIzvara AvIne kahe che ke pahelAM gurU mahArAja pAse cAlo. pachI badhI vAta. banne jaNa rAtrie ja gurUmahArAja pAse Ave che upAzrayamAM dAkhala thatAM ja koI strInA raDavAno avAja Ave che. kumArapALa camakayA. atyAre upAzrayamAM strI kayAMthI ? AcArya bhagavaMtane pUche che. AcArya bhagavaMta kahe che ke kumArapALa tane koDha roga ApanAra devIne meM bAMdhI che mATe teNI chUTavA mATe raDe che. traNe jaNa devI pAse Ave che, devIne kahe che ke tuM pratijJA karI ke havethI huM bhoga nahIM lauM, temaja rAjyamAM paNa kayAMya hiMsA thaze to huM tamane khabara ApIza. devI kabUla kare che pachI tene choDe che. kumArapALa mahArAjA rogamukta bane che. A pramANe ahiMsAmAM aDaga rahIne temaNe rAjyamAMthI mArI' zabdane paNa dezavaTo Apyo. kumArapALa mahArAjanA vakhatamAM suvarNayuga hato. AvatI covIzImAM zreNika mahArAjA tIrthakara banaze ane kumArapALa mahArAja temanA gaNadhara banaze. Ama hemacaMdrasUri mahArAje kumArapALa mahArAjA dvArA cAre bAju ahiMsAno jhaMDo laherAvyo hato. ahiMsAnI laData ApanArA gAMdhIjI ane hemacaMdrasUri mahArAja ane moDha vANiyA hatA. moDha mATe eka kahevata Ave che ke "aMge hojo koDha paNa paDozamAM na hojo moDha." moDha bahu zaktizALI hoya che. hemacaMdrasUri mahArAje aneka rAjAone potAnA karIne ahiMsA pravartAvI ane gAMdhIjIe ahiMsAnI laData ApIne bhArata dezane che mukta karyo. Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27 pU. hIrasUri .... te pachI jyAre cArebAju hiMsAnuM sAmrAjya patharAyeluM hatuM tyAre hIrasUri mahArAja thayA. te samayanuM prahalAdanapura ane AjanuM pAlanapura. jyAM pallavIyA pArzvanAthano khUba ja mahimA. jainonI vastI khUba ja moTA pramANamAM. pallavIyA pArzvanAthanA daherAsaramAM rojanA 64 maNa cokhA, 16 maNa sopArI caDatI hatI... AvA jAhojalAlIvALA nagaramAM osavAla vaMzIya zreSThivarya zrI kurAzAha prasiddha hatAM. dharmaparAyaNa hatAM. temanA dharmapatnI nAthIbAI paNa eTalA ja dharmapremI hatA. dharmaparAyaNa A kuTuMbamAM vi.saM.1583nA mAgazIrSa zukla navamInA divase eka tejasvI putra ratnano janma thayo. tenuM hIrajI evuM nAma pADavAmAM AvyuM. mAtA-pitAnA saMskAronI chAyA moTebhAge bALakamAM AvatI ja hoya che. hIrajI paNa dhArmika vRttivALA banyA. kamanasIbe nAnI uMmaramAM ja mAtApitA svargavAsI banyA. temane traNa baheno hatI. je pATaNamAM paraNAvelI. mAtA-pitAnuM chatra cAlyuM jatA nirAdhAra banelA hIrajIno AdhAra bahena banI. bahena temane pATaNamAM laI AvI. vi.saM. 1595mAM pATaNanI pAvana dharatI para pUjya dAnasUri mahArAjanI comAsA mATe padharAmaNI thaI. hIrajI paNa dharmArAdhanAmAM joDAyA. dhIme-dhIme dharmano raMga barAbara lAgyo. AcArya mahArAja sAthe paricaya gADha banyo. saMsAra para napharata jAgI. bahena pAse dIkSAnI mAMgaNI karI. bahene potAnA nAnA bhAIne ghaNuM samajAvyuM chatAM paNa hIrajI potAnI bhAvanAmAM aDaga rahyA. chevaTe anumati meLavIne saM. 1596 kAratakavada bIjanA ja caturvidha saMghanI samakSa upakArI gurUdeva pU. zrI dAnasUri mahArAja pAse dIkSA lIdhI ane hIrajImAMthI muni hIraharSa banyAM. tera varSanI bAlavaye ja aNagAra banyA. paramakRpALu gurUdevanI paramakRpA ane AzIrvAdathI sarvazAstrAbhyAsamAM AgaLa AvyA. devagirimAM nyAya ane tarkazAstrano abhyAsa pUrNa karyo. Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28. abhyAsa pUrNa karI pUjya gurUdeva pAse AvyA. mAravADamAM nADalAI mukAme pUjya gurUdeve saM. 1608mAM upAdhyAya padavI ApI ane saM. 1610mAM poSa suda 10nA zirohI mukAme AcArya padavIthI vibhUSita karyA. te samaye saMghano eTalo badho utsAha ane AvI puNyavAna vyaktinA puNye eka karoDa rUpiyAno saMdhe kharca karyo. A rIte hIrasUri mahArAjano udaya thayo. cAre bAju hIrasUri mahArAjanI bolabAlA che. e samaye koIe rAjAnA kAna bhaMbheryA ke hIrasUrimahArAja chokarAone phasAve che. tethI AcArya mahArAja para voraMTa chUTayuM. rAtorAta pATaNathI nIkaLIne kuNadhera Ave che rastAmAM koI sAdhune sarpa karaDe che. sAdhu ekadama bUma pADe che gurUdeva ! sarpa karaDayo. AcArya mahArAja pAse AvIne khAlI sparza ja kare che ane kahe che ke cAla ubho thA, cAlavA mAMDa. sparzamAtrathI ja sarpanuM jhera utarI jAya che. AvA prakhara tyAgI, tapasvI hatA. roja 500 logassano kAusagga ubhA-ubhA karatA hatA. gurubhakti : -- have ekavAra gAMdhAramAM comAsuM padhArI rahyA che. gAMdhAranA zrAvakone khabara paDI... khabara ApanAra mANasanI tarapha zeThe cAvIno jhUDo pheMkayo ane kahe ke tane je cAvI game te laI le te rUmamAM je hoya te tAruM. pelA mANase moTI cAvI joIne upADI.. ane godAma kholyuM to te doraDAnuM godAma nIkaLyuM. paNa e doraDAM ye lAkhonI kiMmatanAM hatAM. AvA to tyAMnA zrAvako hatA. AcArya bhagavaMta gAMdhAramAM ArAdhanA karAvI rahyA che. A bAju dilhInA takatA para akabara bAdazAhanuM rAjya hatuM. te khUba ja krUra-hiMsaka hato. tene roja pa cakalAnI jIbhanI caTaNI karIne khAvA joItI hatI. bhayaMkara khUnI. AvA akabarane pAchalI uMmaramAM dharma sAMbhaLavAnI jijJAsA thaI. te potAnI sabhAmAM roja navA-navA dharmagurUone bolAvato ane dharma sAMbhaLato. eka divasa rAjasabhAmAM beThelo che. Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 caMpA zrAvikA : A bAju caMpA nAmanI zrAvikAe cha mahinAnA upavAsa karyA hatA. AvA Adarza tapasvIno Adara karavA AgarAno saMgha agresara raheto. caMpAbAIne darzana karavA vastrAbhUSaNothI susajjita banAvI pAlakhImAM besADIne vAjiMtronA ThATha-mATha sAthe hajAronI saMkhyAmAM ubharAyelI jaina janatA sAthe laI javAmAM AvatA hatA tyAre vAjiMtrono madhura dhvani ane janatAno kolAhala sabhAmAM beThelA akabara bAdazAhanA kAne paDayo. akabare anucarane AjJA pharamAvI "are ! jaIne joI Avo A badhI dhamAla zAnI che?" anucara tapAsa karIne Avyo. hajUra ! caMpA nAmanI bAIe cha mahinAnA upavAsa karyA che tenA bahumAnamAM julusa nIkaLyo che. jainonA upavAsa eTale divase amuka samaya sudhI ja ukALeluM pANI pIvAnuM. rAte to te paNa baMdha. are ! musalamAnamAM roja thAya che temAM divase khAvAnuM nahIM paNa rAte to peTa bharIne jamavAnuM hoya che. eka mahinAnA rojAmAM to le-mela thaI jAya che to A strI cha mahinA sudhI anna vagara kaI rIte rahI zake ? kahevAya che ke bAdazAhe parIkSA karavA mATe caMpAne zAhI mahelamAM rAkhI tenI pharato cokI pahero goThavI dIdho. caMpAnI tapa upAsanA gajabanI hatI. divase suvAnuM nahIM. dharmArAdhanA ja karavAnI. rAte thoDIvAra ArAma... jarAya thakAvaTa-rUkAvaTa nahIM, AMtarateja sAthe caMpAmAM divyatAnAM darzana thatAM, dAdA AdinAtha... ane harasUrIzvarajI mahArAjanA nAmano jApa cAlu hato. eka vakhata akabara jAte caMpAnI dinacaryA nihALavA Avyo. caMpAnA mukha para tapanuM teja camakI rahyuM hatuM. bAdazAhe je kalpanA karI hatI tenA karatAM ahIM kaMIka juduM ja hatuM. AhakArA-sIsakArAne sthAna na hatAM. caMpAnI kaLI jevI che caMpA zrAvikA khIlelI hatI. bAdazAha pUche che ke bena ! A tapa tuM zAthI 6 zuM karI zake che? deva ane gurUnI kRpAthI. bena ! tArA deva koNa ane gurU kare Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 T koNa? zaMtrujyanA zikharone zobhAvatA AdinAtha dAdA mArA deva che ane je bhAratanI bhUmine zobhAvatA pU. AcArya mahArAja hIrasUrIzvarajI mArA gurU che. oha ! hIrasUrIjI A nAma to meM ghaNIvAra sAMbhaLyuM che. e oliyA puruSanA mAre darzana karavAM che. te hAlamAM kyAM birAjamAna che? rAjan ! te atyAre gaMdhAramAM birAje che. akabare tarata ja amadAvAdanA sUbA upara patra lakhyo ane jaNAvyuM ke vijayahIrasUrijIne zAhI sanmAna pUrvaka phatehapura mokalo. amadAvAdanA sUbAnA hAthamAM patra AvatAM ja tenAM to hAjAM gagaDI gayAM. amaMgala AzaMkAthI enuM aMtara gherAI gayuM. saMghane bolAvI patra soMpyo. amadAvAdanA AgevAno gaMdhAra pahoMcI gayA. sAdhuonI ziSTa maMDaLImAM patra vaMcAyo. badhA bolI uThyA ke AvA krUraghAtakI bAdazAhano vizvAsa zo? bAdazAha kaMIka na karavAnuM karI de to? saMgha samudAyanI IcchA AcArya bhagavaMta samrATa pAse na jAya tevI hatI. chello nirNaya jagadgurU hIrasUri mahArAjane soMpyo. jagadgurUe kahyuM ke lAkhone pratibodhavAthI je lAbha na thAya te ekalA samrATane saddhodha ApavAthI thaI zake che. kadAca mArA nimitte jaina zAsananI prabhAvanA thavAnI hoya to A avasara gumAvavA jevo nathI. gaMdhArathI vihAra dilhI tarapha : gurUvaryanI makkamatA jANIne sahue mUka saMmati ApI. 1639nA mAgazara vadi 7nA gaMdhArathI vihAra karyo. vidvAna sAdhu mahAtmAono vizALa parivAra sAthe hato. gAmogAma jaina dharmanA jhaMDAne laherAvatA jagadgurU amadAvAdamAM AvyA. zAhI sanmAnathI temano nagara praveza karAvyo. ekAMtamAM amadAvAdanA sUbAe sUrijIne vinaMti karatAM jaNAvyuM ke sUrijI ! Apa mArA aparAdhanI kSamA karo. pUrve Apane bahu herAnane parezAna karyA che. bAdazAha AgaLa mArI koI phariyAda na karazo. huM 6 che ApanI vAraMvAra kSamA mAguM chuM. siyAbakhAnanI vAta sAMbhaLIne sUrijI che. Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne bolyA ke Apa ciMtA karazo nahIM amane to AvuM kazuM yAda rAkhavAnI che, jarUra paDatI nathI. sarva jIvo prati premathI amAro kSamAbhAva ja hoya che. sUrijInA vacanathI khAna khUba prasanna thayo. zAhI pharamAna pramANe hAthI-ghoDA-pAlakhI vagere sAmagrI temanI sAme dharI. sUrijIe badhI sAmagrIno InkAra karyo. ame to aparigraha chIe amAre A parigrahanI jarUra nathI. sUrijInI pahelAM vidvAna sAdhuo phatehapura sIkrImAM pahoMcI gayA. bAdazAhanI pUrNa bhakti che, koI badadAnatanI badabU nathI e vAta jANatAM ja AcArya bhagavaMtane jaldI padhAravA nimaMtraNa ApyuM. dilhImAM sAmaiyuM ne milana : saMghanA mANasoe sUrIzvaranA AgamananA samAcAra ApyA. bAdazAhe abulaphajhalane sAmaiyuM karavAnuM kahyuM. bhavya sAmaiyuM thayuM. sUrijI rAjAnA mahele Ave che. akabara sAme Ave che. sUrijInI prabhAvazALI mukhamudrA joIne ja aMjAI jAya che. rAjamahelamAM padharAmaNI karAve che. rAjamahelamAM cAre bAju kArapeTa pAtharelI che. sUrijI kahe che ke amAre AnI upara na calAya, AnI nIce koI jIva hoya to marI jAya. bAdazAhane manamAM hasavuM Ave che. roja ATalI sAphasaphAI jyAM thatI hoya tyAM jIvo kevA? paNa sUrijInA kahevAthI kArapeTa uMcI kare che. uMcI karatAnI sAthe ja hajAro kIDIo nIce pharatI dekhAya che. bAdazAhane A joIne Azcarya thAya che ke are A to koI mahAliyo lAge che, kArapeTanI nIce rahelI kIDIo paNa temane dekhAI. bAdazAhanA magajamAM pahelI ja mulAkAte mahAjJAnI puruSa tarIkenI chApa paDI gaI. dhIme dhIme paricaya gADha banato gayo. navI navI vAtothI bAdazAha khuzI-khuza thaI gayo. dara mulAkAte AcArya bhagavaMtane kaMIka mAMgavAnuM kahe AcArya bhagavaMta kahe ke mAre to kAMI joItuM to nathI, paNa khera karI ne mahera karo' duHkhiyA para dayA karI ane niraparAdhI ja K jIvo para mahera karo. Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAdazAha eTalo prabhAvita banI gayo ke hIrasUri mahArAja je pharamAve che, te karavA taiyAra hato. comAsuM AgrAmAM hatuM. pazuSaNaparvanA divaso AvatAM zrAvakoe tyAM jaIne jaNAvyuM ke AcArya hIrasUrijIe Apane jaNAvyuM che ke manuSaNanA ATha divasa hiMsA baMdha rahe to ghaNuM sAruM... sAMbhaLIne bAdazAha bolyo ke gurUdeve mArA para kRpA varasAvI che. ATale dUra AvyA chatAM meM ghaNI vinaMtI karavA chatAM kazuM mAMgyuM nathI. Aje mAMgyuM to prANIonuM hita thAya tevuM mAMgyuM. AgaLa-pAchaLa be-be divasa umerI 12 divasa sudhI koI hiMsA karaze nahIM. hiMsA karaze tene sakhata daMDa thaze tevuM pharamAna paNa bahAra pADuM chuM. dhIme dhIme karatAM sUrijIe bAdazAha pAsethI cha-cha mahinAnA pharamAno lakhAvI lIdhA. 6 mahinA sudhI samagra hiMdustAnamAMthI hiMsA baMdha karAvI. DAbara sarovara je 10 kilomITaranA gherAvAmAM hatuM. Ama to jaMgala hatuM. paNa te sarovaranA nAme oLakhAtuM. rAjA zikArano khUba zokhIna hato. A jaMgalamAM teNe hajAro prANIone keda karyA hatAM. je divase zikAranI IcchA thAya te divase te tyAM jaIne aneka prANIone nirarthaka haNIne AnaMda mAnato. khuza thayelA rAjA pAsethI sUrijIe DAbara sarovaranA prANIone jIvatadAna apAvyuM. bAdazAha saMpUrNa ahiMsAno upAsaka thayo. sena savAInI padavI : ghaNo samaya vItyA pachI gujarAtanA zrAvakoe sUrijIne vinaMtI karI... bhagavaMta ApanA vinA gujarAta sUnuM paDayuM che. Apa have A bAju padhAro. sUrijIe bAdazAha pAse javAnI anumati mAMgI. bAdazAhe kahyuM ke paNa ApanA vinA mane dharma saMbhaLAvaze koNa? tethI Apa ApanA koI ziSyane mUkatA jAva. bAdazAhanA AgrahathI sUrijIe senasUri mahArAjane tyAM ne rAkhIne gujarAta tarapha vihAra karyo. bApa karatAM beTA savAyA hoya te ja A pramANe sUrijI karatAM senasUri mahArAja savAyA nIkaLyA. bAdazAhe temane na Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33 'sena savAI'nI padavI ApI. unAmAM aMtima samaya H A bAju sUrijI vihAra karIne prathama dAdAnI yAtrAe siddhagiri para pahoMcyA. aneka saMgho sAthe dAdAnI yAtrA bhAvapUrvaka pUrNa karIne sUrijIe comAsA mATe unA tarapha prayANa karyuM. saM. 1651nuM cAturmAsa sUrijIe unAmAM ja vyatIta karyuM. cAturmAsa pUrNa thayuM ne vihAranA samaye zarIra rogothI gherAI gayuM. vihAra aTakI gayo. zarIra vadhAre asvastha banI gayuM. e samaye temanA pATanA adhikArI vijayasenasUri mahArAja akabara bAdazAhanI pAse lAhoramAM hatAM. sUrijIne gacchanI bhalAmaNa karavI hatI. tethI temaNe ziSyone kahyuM ke vijayasenasUri jaldI Ave tema prayatna karo. lAhora samAcAra pahoMcyA. cAlu comAsAmAM senasUri mahArAje zIghra vihAra zarU karyo. gurUdevane maLavAnI tAlAvelI kone na hoya ? jeTalA kheMcAya teTalA vihAro kheMce rAkhe che paNa A bAju sUrijInI sthiti gaMbhIra banatI jAya che. paryuSaNanA divaso AvyA. AvI nAjUka sthitimAM paNa kalpasUtranuM vyAkhyAna vAMcyuM. vyAkhyAnanA parizramathI zarIra vadhAre zithila thaI gayuM. bhAdaravA sudi 10nA badhA ziSyone hitazikSA ApI. badhAne khamAvyA, ane dhyAnamAM besI gayA. saM. 1652nA bhAdaravA suda 11nA saMdhyA samaye padmAsana lagAvIne mALA gaNI rahyA che. cAra mALA pUrI thaI ane jyAM pAMcamI mALA gaNavA jatA hatA ke tarata ja te mALA hAthamAMthI nIce paDI gaI. lokomAM hAhAkAra macI gayo. jagatano hIro cAlyo gayo. bhArata varSamAM gurU-virahanuM bhayaMkara vAdaLa chavAI gayuM. sUrijInA nirvANathI sarvatra hAhAkAra macI gayo. unAnA saMghe A duHkhadAyaka samAcAra pahoMcADavA mATe khepiyAone ravAnA karyA. e samaye tAra-TapAlo nahotAM. jyAM jyAM samAcAra maLatA gayAM tyAM deva vaMdAvA lAgyA. gAmegAma haDatAlo paDavA lAgI, sarvatra zoka prasarI gayo. bIjI tarapha sUrijInI Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ je aMtimakriyAne mATe unA ane dIvano saMgha taiyArI karavA lAgyo. tera , khaMDavALI mAMDavI taiyAra karI temAM sUrijInA pArthivadehane padharAvavAmAM Avyo. gAmanI bahAra AMbAvADImAM caMdananI citA khaDakavAmAM AvI. sUrijInA nazvaradehane temAM padharAvyo. Aga mUkavAnI koInI hiMmata cAlatI nathI. chevaTe hRdaya kaThina karI hA ! hA ! kAranI kAramI cIsa pUrvaka citAmAM Aga mUkavAmAM AvI. A citAmAM paMdara maNa sukhaDa, traNa maNa agara, traNa zera kapUra, traNa zera kesara vagere nAMkhavAmAM AvyuM. sUrIjIno nazvara deha vilIna thaI gayo. te samaye tyAM rahelA AMbA para akALe kerIo lacI paDI. je AMbA vAMjhiyA hatA te AMbA para paNa kerIo AvI. sUrijInA agnisaMskAranI te jagyA jaina saMghane akabarabAdazAhe bheTa ApI. Aje paNa te AMbAvADiyuM che. have A bAju lAhorathI ravAnA thayelA vijayasenasUri mahArAja gurUjIne maLavAnI utkRSTa IcchA sAthe ugra vihAra karatAM AvI rahyA che. vihAramAM sUrijInI tabiyatanA kayAMya samAcAra maLyA nahIM. pATaNa AvyA. upAzrayamAM paga mUkatAM ja badhA zrAvako devavaMdana mATe bhegA thaIne beThA che. A jotAM ja senasUri mahArAjanA hRdayamAM dhrAsako paDayo. pUchyuM ke gurUdevane kema che? gurUdeva to ApaNane mUkIne cAlyA gayA. ATaluM sAMbhaLatAM ja evo joradAra AghAta lAgyo ke tyAM bAraNAmAM ja bebhAna thaIne paDyA. traNa divasa sudhI bebhAna rahyA. chevaTe zrAvakoe bhAnamAM AvatAM samajAvyA. chatAM gurUdevane na maLyAno aphasosa vyakata karatAM AMsu sUkAtAM nathI... te pachI munio sAthe unA AvyA. gurUjInI pAdukAne bhAvathI vaMdanA karI... akabara bAdazAhane paNa sUrijInA kALadharmanA samAcAra mokalavAmAM AvyA. bAdazAha paNa codhAra AMsue raDI paDayo. AvA hiMsaka bAdazAhane ahiMsaka banAvanAra e jagadgurUne 6 huM bhAvabharI vaMdanA.... ! Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 35 zrAvaNa vada-13 paryuSaNa-dvitIya dina sAdharmika vAtsalya : uttamamAM uttama paryuSaNA parva. pU. jJAnI bhagavaMtoe batAveluM che A parvanI ArAdhanA mATe gurU bhagavaMtoe pAMca upAyo batAvyA che.amAri pravartana vagere. bIjo upAya che sAdharmikavAtsalya, sAdharmika vAtsalya eTale sAdharmika tarapha snehabhAva. eka bAju badhA ja dharmo ane bIjI bAju sAdharmikavAtsalya bannene buddhirUpI trAjavAthI tolavAmAM Ave to banne sarakhA utare che. ApaNane je kAMI dharma maLyo te sAdharmikano pratApa che. ApaNe atyAre je kAMI ArAdhanA karI rahyA chIe te kone AbhArI che? A daherAsaro, upAzrayo, saMsthAo koIe baMdhAvI che. zA mATe ? sAdharmikone sAdhanA mATe ja ne ! jo A sAdharmikano nAto na hota to Aje tame na hota ane ame na hota. pAMjarApoLa vagere je saMsthAo cAlI rahI che te sAdharmikanA baLa para. Aje tamAre tyAM koIpaNa saMghano mANasa TIpa mATe Ave tene tame lAkho rUpiyA Apo te zenA kAraNe? sAdharmikanA saMbaMdha para ja ne ! tame jo sAdharmikanI vacce vasatA ho to parva-dahADe dharma karavA prerAo. eka bIjAne kheMcI lAve. ApaNe sAdharmikano artha bahu TuMko karI nAkhyo che. badhA bhegA thaIne jamIe eTale sAdharmika vAtsalya thaI gayuM. teno artha to khUba vizALa che. sAdharmika sAdharmikane kayAreya chetare nahIM, phasAve nahIM, zIzAmAM utAre nahIM. sAdharmika duHkhI hoya to badhI rIte tene madada karavI joIe. kAraNa ke sAdharmika che to dharma che. sAdharmikavAtsalyanI zarUAta cakravarti bharatamahArAjAthI thaI. emane thayuM ke badhA bhAIo tarI gayA. huM ekalo rahI gayo. tethI temaNe dharmanI sadA jAgRti rahe mATe eka varga ubho karyo. temaNe mANasone kahyuM ke tamAre roja sabhAmAM AvavAnuM ane mane roja kahevAnuM ke 'mA druLa, mA jJaLa nito nito mavAnuM vardhate mIH, koIne mArazo nahIM, mArazo nahIM.' Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 kaSAyathI tame jItAI gayA cho, jItAI gayA cho. bhaya vadhI rahyo che. A rIte da22oja tamAre mane saMbhaLAvavAnuM. mArA rasoDe ja tamAre jamavAnuM. mAre tyAM ja rahevAnuM. tamAma sagavaDo rAjya taraphathI tamane ApavAmAM Avaze. A vargane oLakhavA mATe bharata mahArAjAe kAkiNI ratnathI temanA zarIra para traNa kApA pADayA. jJAna-darzana-cAritranA pratIka rUpe. kALakrame kAkiNI ratna cAlyuM gayuM pachI sonAnA traNa tAra rAkhatA. . dhIme dhIme e paNa gayuM. ane e varga brAhmaNa tarIke oLakhAvA lAgyo. je Aje janoI pahere che tenI zarUAta tyArathI che. A rIte sAdharmikavAtsalyanI zarUAta thaI. jADuM kapaDuM : pU. hemacaMdrasUri mahArAje kumArapALa dvArA sAdharmikavAtsalya karAvyuM hatuM. ekavAra sUrijI zAkaMbharI nagarImAM padhAryA che. tyAM koI garIba zrAvaka raheto haze. teNe jAte vaNIne eka thepADuM (jADu dhotiyuM) taiyAra kareluM. sUrijI padhAryA che jANIne teNe vicAryuM ke AvuM uttama pAtra mane kyAM maLaze ? lAva, A mahAtmAnI bhakti karuM. tethI te thepADuM teNe AcArya bhagavaMtane vahorAvyuM. sUrijIe e vakhate te thepADAne potAnA vIMTIyAmAM bAMdhIne mUkI dIdhuM. have vihAra karatAM pATaNa padhAre che. rAjA kumArapALa sAmaiyAnI taiyArI kare che. samaya joIne AcArya bhagavaMte peluM thepADuM kADhayuM ane oDhavA mAMDayuM. tyAM kumALapALa mahArAjA AvI caDayA. AvuM jADuM laka thepADuM joIne rAjAe kahyuM ke bhagavaMta AvuM jADuM te oDhAtuM haze ? mArA jevA aDhAra dezanA mAlikanA tame gurU ane tamAre AvA kapaDA? mAre moM nIcuM ghAlavA jevuM thAya... Apa kRpA karo ane bIjuM pahero. AcArya bhagavaMta kahe che ke ame to sAdhu chIe. amane to je maLe temAM saMtoSa. tArI vAta sAcI che, zaramAvAnuM mAre nathI paNa tAre che. kAraNa ke tuM Avo moTo rAjA che ane tArA rAjyamAM tArA sAdharmikanI AvI Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sthiti. sAMbhaLatAM ja kumArapALa mahArAje jAhera karyuM ke koI paNa sAdharmika duHkhI hoya ane Ave to tene 1000 sonAmahoro to mane pUchayA vinA ja ApI devAnI, A rIte 1400 karoDa sonAmahoro sAdharmika bhaktimAM kharcA, sAdharmikane garva hovo joIe ke mArI saMbhALa rAkhanAro Akho saMgha che. dharma pratye tene bahumAna jAge. ApaNuM sAdharmika vAtsalya atyAre dharmasthAnaka pUratuM che paNa jIvasthAnaka sudhI pahoMcADavAnuM che. mArA sAdharmikone mAre beThA karavA che, sahAyarUpa thavuM che. madada lenAre paNa samajavAnuM che ke saMghanA mANaso mane niHsvArtha bhAve madada karI rahyA che tenI tarapha amAro vartAva paNa namratA bharyo hovo joIe. Aje bhAIbhAI vacce, pitA-putra vacce aNabanAvo hoya. ekabIjAne phasAvavA mATe mahenata karI rahyA hoya. A badhuM joIne sAMbhaLIne thAya ke dharma karanArA A badhAno dharma kevo ? udo mAravADI : AvA kalikAlasarvajJanI bheTa ApanAra udayanamaMtrI sAdharmika bhaktimAMthI AvyA che. udo mAravADI... ekapaNa pAI pAse nahIM. e samaye gujarAtamAM karNAvatI nagarInI jAhojalAlI khUba vakhaNAtI. tenuM bIjuM nAma AzAbhille vasAvI hovAthI AzApurI paNa che. ane atyAre amadAvAda. udAe karNAvatInI jAhojalAlI vize khUba sAMbhaLeluM. tethI tene thayuM ke AvaDA moTA zaheramAM mane kayAMka roTalo maLI raheze. tethI dorI ne loTo laIne karNAvatI AvavA nIkaLyo. karNAvatImAM Avyo to kharo paNa AvaDA moTA zaheramAM javuM kayAM? nahIM koI oLakhANa ke nahIM koI pIchANa, teNe vicAryuM ke dAdAnI pAse (daherAsara) javA de... thAkelAno e ja visAmo che. daherAsaramAM Avyo. saMsArane-duHkhane bhUlI 6 che. jaIne bhAvathI prabhunI bhakti karI. te samaye eka lAchI nAmanI chIpI , Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 bhAvasAra bAI darzana karavA AvI. teNe A ajANyA AgaMtukane joyo. * darzana karIne te bahAra nIkaLI. udo paNa darzana karIne bahAra oTale beTho che. bAIe pUchayuM bhAI ! kayAMnA vatanI cho? kayAM utaryA cho? konA mahemAna cho ? udAe kahyuM dhaMdho karavA Avyo chuM tamAro mahemAna chuM. chIpI sAdharmika bhaktinA lAbhane jANatI hatI. tethI te udAne potAnA ghera laI gaI. jamADyo eTaluM ja nahIM paNa sAdharmikanA nAte ghara vagere sarva sAmagrI ApI. dhIme-dhIme pherI karatAM nasIba ughaDavA mAMDayuM. teNe gharane rIperIMga karavA mATe khodakAma karyuM. khodakAma karatAM caru nIkaLyo. carUne laIne chIpI pAse Ave che. carU levA mATe kahe che. chIpI nA pADe che. te kahe che ke ATalA varSothI te ghara mArA ja kabajAmAM hatuM chatAM nidhAna kayAreya na nIkaLyuM ane Aje tamane ApyuM ane nidhAna nIkaLyuM. ghara tamArA kabajAmAM che tethI e tamAruM che. banne vacce ghaNI rakajhaka cAle che chevaTe chIpI letI nathI. kevA hatA e yuganA mAnavIo ! dhana ApavA mATe rakajhaka thatI. jyAre Aje levA mATe sago dIkaro ya bApanuM khUna karatAM acakAya nahIM. udo bahu buddhizALI, cAlAka mANasa hato. dhana maLavAthI vepAra vadhyo. nyAyanItithI cAlato hovAthI rAjA sudhI tenI kIrti pahoMcI gaI... ane eka divasa te siddharAjano maMtrI banyo. siddharAjanuM mULa nAma to jayasiMha hatuM. paNa teNe aneka rAjAone jItyA hatA tethI te siddharAja banyo. khaMbhAtanA sUbA tarIke udayana maMtrInI nimaNUka thaI. tyAMnuM sUbApaNuM saMbhALatA hemacaMdrasUri mahArAjanI dIkSA thaI... Ama chIpInI sAdharmika bhaktimAMthI udayana maMtrI maLyA ane udayanamaMtrI dvArA AcArya bhagavaMta maLyA. are ! kalikAlamAM paNa jenI chatrachAyAmAM satyuga pravartI rahyo che e devAdhideva AdinAthadAdAnuM to daherAsara paNa A udayanamaMtrInA putra bAhaDe banAveluM che. Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 39 - zatruMjayano 14mo udhdhAra : udayanamaMtrI saNosarAnA ThAkorane vaza karavA lazkara laIne nIkaLyA che. rastAmAM zatruMjaya Ave tethI temaNe vicAryuM ke dAdAnA darzana karIne yuddha karavA jAuM. tethI zatruMjaya AvyA. girirAja caDhayA. pUjA vagere karIne bhAvapUjA karI rahyA che tyAre temanI najara saLagatI diveTane kheMcIne jaI rahelA uMdara para paDI. te samaye dAdAnuM derAsara lAkaDAnuM hatuM. A jotAM ja te camakyA. are ! jo mArI najara na paDI hota to derAsara AkhuM saLagI jAta... dAdAnuM zuM thAta... mArA sAdharmika baMdhuo darzana vinA kema tarata? AvA bhayathI tyAM ja manamAM saMkalpa karyo ke A derAsara mAre paththaranuM banAvavuM. saMkalpa karIne AvyA laDAImAM. saNosarAno ThAkora khUba mAthAbhAre hato tene harAvatA-harAvatAM maMtrIzvarane khUba ghA vAgyA. zarIra AkhuM cAlaNI jevuM banI gayuM. vijaya to meLavyo paNa have jIvananI AzA marI paravArI. maraNazayyAe paDelA maMtrIzvare dharma sAMbhaLavAnI jijJAsA batAvI... tyAM yuddhanA medAna para sAdhu lAvavA kyAMthI ? jema tema karIne eka bhATacAraNane navakAra vagere zIkhavADIne taiyAra karyo. sAdhu veza paherAvyo, ane udayanamaMtrInI pathArI pAse lAvyA. sAdhune jotAM ja maMtrIzvara khUba prasanna thaI gayA, siddharAja jevA rAjAno jamaNo hAtha, moTA sAmrAjyano dhaNI hovA chatAM jenA romeromamAM jinazAsana vaseluM che tene aMta samaye saMpatti-putra-parivAra yAda nathI AvatA paNa dharma yAda Ave che. sAdhune jotAM ja hAtha joDAI gayA. dharmopadeza sAMbhaLyo. nijAmaNA karAvI. manamAM koI IcchA adhUrI che mATe jIva nIkaLato nathI. eTale badhAe bhegA maLIne pUchayuM ke maMtrIzvara koI Akhara IcchA che? A hA, eka IcchA adhUrI rahI gaI. zaMtrujayano uddhAra ane bharUcanA 4 derAsarano jIrNoddhAra karavAno rahI gayo. tyAM rahelA mANasoe kahyuM ke A Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 che. maMtrIzvara ApanA putro ApanI IcchA pUrI karaze... basa ATaluM sAMbhaLatA thI ja temanuM prANapaMkheruM nazvara dehane choDIne cAlI nIkaLyuM. pelA bhATe vicAra karyo ke aho ! A veSanuM mulyAMkana keTaluM che ? maMtrI jevo maMtrI mArA pagamAM paDayo. have A veSa na utAruM. veSa para bahumAna jAgyuM. sAcI dIkSA svIkArI ane sadgatine pAmyo. sainikoe AvIne bAhaDamaMtrIne pitAnI AkharI IcchA jaNAvI. bApa karatAM beTA savAyA hatA. teNe tarata ja abhigraha karyo ke pitAnI IcchA jyAM sudhI pAra na paDe tyAM sudhI bhUmizayana karavuM, ekAsaNa karavuM ane brahmacarya pALavuM. jIrNoddhAranuM kAma zarU karyuM. daherAsara taiyAra thaI gayuM. paNa acAnaka thoDA divasomAM samAcAra maLyA ke daherAsaramAM moTI tirADo paDI gaI... samAcAra ApanArane sonAnI jIbha InAmamAM ApI. koIe kahyuM ke maMtrIzvara Ama kema ? AvA mAThA samAcAra ApanArane ATaluM moTuM InAma ? maMtrIzvare kahyuM ke mArA jIvatAM mane A samAcAra maLyA tethI huM pharI bAMdhIza, mArA marI gayA pachI kAMI thayuM hota to ! maMtrIzvara jAte AvyA. badhI tapAsa karI. zilpIoe kahyuM ke bhamatImAM pavana bharAvAthI Ama thayuM che. bhamatIne pUrI do. bhamatI vinAnuM banAvo... zilpIoe kahyuM ke maMtrIzvara jo bhamatI vinAnuM daherAsara banAvavAmAM Ave to Apano vaMzavelo raheze nahIM, bhale na rahe. vaMzavelAthI mAro uddhAra nahIM thAya. daherAsarathI mAro uddhAra thaze. vaMzavelAmAM koI kuputra AvI gayo to mArI ekotera peDhIne DUbADI de... jyAre A paramAtmAnA darzanathI mArI ekotera peDhI tarI jaze. bhamatI pUrI dIdhI. Aje paNa juo, dAdAnA daherAsarano bahArano bhAga keTalo pahoLo dekhAya che ane aMdara gabhAro nAno lAge che. maMdira suMdara taiyAra thaI gayuM. saM. 1213mAM pU. kalikAlasarvajJahemacaMdrasUri ne mahArAjanA hAthe moTA mahotsava pUrvaka pratiSThA thaI. Ama zatruMjaya tIrthano ( t 14mo uddhAra bAhaDamaMtrIe karAvyo. te samaye bAhaDe eka karoDane sATha 8 Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAkha rUpiyA kharcelA. Aje paNa seMkaDo varSo pachI e daherAsara aDIkhama ubhuM che. seMkaDo sAdharmiko enA AlaMbane tarI rahyA che. enA mULa pAyAmAM sAdharmika taraphano zuddha prema bharelo che. daherAsara bAhaDa maMtrInuM che paNa pratimAjI vastupALa-tejapALanA che. te kevI rIte ? vastupALa-tejapALa : - 41 vastupALa ane tejapALa pATaNanA vatanI hatA. temanA mAtAnuM nAma kumAradevI ane pitAnuM nAma AzarAja hatuM. AzarAja pote maMtrI hatA. temanA gurU haribhadrasUri mahArAja hatA. (yAkinImahattarAsunU nahIM.) AcArya mahArAje kumAradevInI bhAgyarekhA joIne AzarAjano tenI sAthe vivAha goThavI Apyo. e jamAnAmAM kulagurUo AvA kAmo karI ApatA. AcAryabhagavaMte joyuM ke kumAradevInAM saMtAno mahAbhAgyazALI tathA zAsananAM ratno thaze. kALakrame kumAradevIe cAra putrone janma Apyo. temAM prathama putra malladeva je yazasvI purUSomAM agresara tarIke prakhyAta thayo. bIjo putra vastupALa, trIjo putra tejapAla, ane cotho putra luNiga. te pachI sAta putrIo thaI. saM 1228 thI 1298 sudhInA samayamAM AzarAja maMtrI kaTosaNa pAse suMvALA gAmamAM rahetA hatA. suMvALA gAmamAM AzarAjano svargavAsa thayo. banne bhAI mA-bApanA paramabhakta hatA. pitAnA svargavAsathI ghaNo AghAta lAgyo. cAre bAju pitAnI smRtio patharAyelI che. tethI kSaNavAra paNa pitA visarAtA nathI... eTalI badhI vyathA vadhI gaI ke temane lAgyuM ke pitAnI smRtio vacce ame nahIM jIvI zakIe. kSaNe-kSaNe e yAdo becena banAve che tethI mAtAnI sAthe mAMDala AvyA. mAtAnI paNa te paramezvaranI jema bhakti karatA... anukrame mAtAno paNa svargavAsa thayo. AdhAtathI dila bhAMgI gayuM. zokamagna banI gayA che evAmAM mAtRpakSamAMthI muni thayelA zrI naracaMdra munIzvara tyAM Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 A padhAryA. banne bhAIo gurUmahArAjane vaMdana karavA AvyA. saMsAranI ja kSaNikatAne samajAvatI dezanA sAMbhaLIne kaMIka zokamukta banyA. gurUmahArAje Adeza karyo ke tIrthayAtrAe nIkaLo jethI mana haLavuM banI jaze. tIrthayAtrAe nIkaLe che. badhI saMpatti sAthe laIne ja nIkaLe che. te samaye gAmogAma sarahado badalAtI rahetI. lUMTArAno bhaya khUba raheto. ATaluM badhuM jokhama laIne pharavuM temane yogya lAgyuM nahIM tethI haDALA gAma pAse saMpattine jamInamAM dATIne AgaLa vadhavAnuM vicAryuM. e samayamAM beMka vagere koI sAdhano nahotA. tethI saMpatti jamInamAM ja dATatA. amuka nizAnIo rAkhe. jyAre jarUra paDe tyAre tyAMthI laI Ave. khADo khode che paNa tyAM to punyazALIne pagale pagale nidhAna' e kahevata anusAra bIjuM nidhAna nIkaLI paDyuM. have zuM karavuM? vastupALanA patnInuM nAma lalItAdevI hatuM. tejapALanI patnInuM nAma anupamA hatuM. te khUba hoMziyAra ane cAlAka hatI. nAma evA ja guNo hatA. paNa raMge zyAma hatAM. jyAre tejapALanI sagAI thaI tyAre koIne AvIne tejapALane kahyuM ke tArI patnI to kALIkALI kalADA jevI che. te jamAnAmAM kAMI ekabIjAne jovAmAM AvatAM nahotAM... tyAre to mAtA-pitA kare te ja sAcuM. temanI sAme kaMI paNa bolAya ja nahIM. Aje jamAno palaTAI gayo che jAte ja tapAsa kare che mATe to AjanA jIvana jharamaya banatAM hoya che. tejapALe vicAryuM ke mAne to kAMI kahevAya nahIM to zuM karavuM? temaNe kSetrapALa devatAnI mAnatA rAkhI. sagAI tUTI jaze to huM amuka dravya kharcIza. nirmANa thayelA bhAvine koI anyathA karI zakatuM nathI. mAnatA phoka gaI. lagna karavuM ja paDyuM. lagna pachI temanA guNonI suvAsa AkhA kuTuMbamAM phelAI gaI. khuda vastupALa jeTha thatA hovA chatAM anupamAnI salAha levA AvatA. che. ahIM paNa nidhAna nIkaLatAM ja anupamA pAse salAha levA AvyA. ja K anupamA kahe che tamAre uMce javuM che ke nIce javuM che? uMce javuM hoya Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 43 to uMce dATo ane nIce javuM hoya to nIce dATo. vastupALa pUche che paNa che, uMce dATavuM zI rIte? derAsara, upAzrayo, dAnazALAo, dharmazALAo baMdhAvo. loko jue paNa eka kAMkarIye laI na zake. pachI to AbunA daherAsaro Aje paNa anupamAnI salAhane sAcI pADatAM ubhAM che. AvAM to ghaNAM uttama kAryo karatAM karatAM tIrthayAtrA karIne dhoLakA AvyA. dhoLakAmAM thayA sthAyI : te samaye dhoLakAmAM vAdhelAnuM rAja. vyAghapallImAMthI AvIne vaselA tethI vAghelA kahevAyA. tyAM lavaNaprasAdanA putra viradhavalanuM rAja hatuM. banne bhAIo dhoLakAmAM AvIne vasyA che. tyAM rAjapurohita somezvara sAthe paricaya thAya che. eka samaye rAtre siddharAjanI mAtA mInaLadevI devI thayelAM che temaNe A banne pitA-putrane tathA nagarazeThane svapramAM kahyuM ke Aje be bhAI Avaze tene tame maMtrI pade sthApajo. te banne gujarAtane samRddha banAvaze. savAramAM nagarazeTha ane pitA-putra traNe jaNA bhegA thayA. pota-potAnA svapronI vAta karI. rAjapurohitane bolAvyA. purohite kahyuM ke hA be bhAIo AvelA che. khUba cAlAka-hoMziyAra ane pratibhAsaMpanna che. mAre temanI sAthe sAro paricaya che. bannene sabhAmAM bolAvavAmAM AvyA. thoDI ghaNI vAto karI. pachI maMtrI mudrA svIkAravAnuM kahyuM. maMtrIpadanI javAbadArIo jaNAvavAmAM AvI. vastupALe vicAryuM ke jo rAjA vaza thaze to aneka uttama kAryo thaze. temaNe sAme potAnI zarata raju karI. ame amArI dharmakriyAo karyA pachI ja rAjasabhAmAM AvIzuM. tathA amArI pAse atyAre traNa lAkhanI mUDI che e tamane soMpIe chIe. A to rAjya kahevAya game tyAre khaTapaTo ubhI thAya. rAjAo hamezAM kAcA kAnanA ja kahevAtA. tethI jyAre amane chuTTA karavAmAM Ave tyAre che te mUDI amane pAchI maLavI joIe. zarato maMjUra thaI. maMtrI mudrA 6 ja svIkAravAmAM AvI. vastupALa maMtrI pade AvyA. tejapALane senApatipade Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44 sthApyA. banne bhAIo sArA sthAne goThavAI gayA. zarU zarUmAM to ThAkoro- 1 bhAyAto A to vANiyo che enAmAM laDavAnI zuM tAkAta hoya? ema samajIne mAthuM uMcakavA lAgyA. banne bhAIo nIkaLI paDayA. tejapALa laDavAmAM jabaro hoMziyAra hato eka pachI eka bhAyatone namAvavA mAMDayA. yudhdha kuzaLatA : godharAno gugaLa nAmano rAjA hato. bahu mAthAbhAre ane magajano pharelo hato. teNe vIradhavalarAjA para sADI ane meMzanI DabbI mokalAvI. tame badhA bAyalA cho e jaNAvavA mATe. viradhavaLarAjAe tene paDakAravA mATe sabhAmAM bIDuM pheravyuM. tejapALe te bIDuM jhaDapyuM. cunaMdA sainikone laIne nIkaLI paDayo. pahelAM to teNe potAnA sainiko dvArA gugaLarAjAnA rAjyamAMthI gAyonI corI karavA mAMDI. gugaLa thoDuM ja lazkara laIne gAyonuM rakSaNa karavA Avyo. tyAM tejapALe gherI lIdho. banne vacce yuddha jAmyuM. chevaTe gugaLa hArI gayo. tejapALe tene sADI paherAvI, meMza AMjI ane zaheramAM pheravyo. A apamAna gugaLane hADohADa vyApI gayuM. te jIbha kacarIne marI gayo. AvA bhalabhalA rAjAone bhU pItA tejapALe karI dIdhA. cAre bAju baMne bhAIonI kIrti phelAvA mAMDI. rAjya khUba samRddha banyuM. bhaMDAro badhA bharapUra karI dIdhA. vastupALanI saMskRta rasikatA : vastupALa olarAunDa hatA. te saMskRtanA khUba rasiyA hatA. saMskRta subhASito banAvavAno temane khUba zokha hato. temanuM vidyAmaMDaLa prasiddha hatuM. ATalA badhA kArabhAramAM DUbelA hovA chatAM potAnA niyama pAlanamAM cUsta hatA. teo tADapatrIya graMtho lakhatA. temanA hastAkSarano graMtha Aje paNa khaMbhAtanA bhaMDAramAM che. khaMbhAtano cArja saMbhALatA saMbhALatAM temaNe ha dharmAlyudaya' nAmanuM kAvya lakheluM. Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 45 sADAtera saMgha kADhazo... : e samayamAM tIrthayAtrA khUba ja durlabha hatI. sarahado badalAtI rahetI tethI lUMTArAno bhaya khUba raheto. tyAre saMghanI prathA paDI. koI moTo dhanapati hoya te saMgha kADhato ane temAM hajAro yAtrALuo joDAtA. vastupALe saMgha kADhavAnI taiyArI karI. sAta lAkha mANaso hatA. saMgha laIne nIkaLyA. nagaranI bahAra AvatAM ja cakalIno moTo avAja kAne paDayo. vastupALe jyotiSane pUchyuM ke A avAja zukanavaMto che teno artha zuM? jyotiSe tapAsa karI ke cakalIno avAja keTale dUrathI Ave che ? tapAsa karatAM jaNAyuM ke sADAteramA makAnamAM cakalI bolI rahI che. te AdhAre jyotiSe kahyuM ke tame sADAtera saMdha kADhazo. (kyAMka sADA bAra saMghanI paNa vAta Ave che.) jAo phateha karo. saMghe prayANa karyuM. dareka gAmamAM dareka saMsthAone madada karato karato saMgha siddhAcale pahoMcyo. girirAja caDhayo. bIjA eka prasaMge vastupAla yAtrAe gayA hatA, tyAre dAdAnA prakSAlamAM jabarI bhIDa jAmI hatI. lAkho yAtriko hatA. jIvanamAM ekAda vAra AvI yAtrA thAya. loko utsAhamAM che. paDApaDI thaI rahI che, tyAM pUjArIe joyuM ke koInA hAthamAMthI kayAMka kaLaza chaTakIne bhagavAna para paDaze to bhagavAnanI mUrti khaMDita thaI jaze. AvA bhayathI bhagavAnanI nAsikA sudhI phUlo DhAMkI dIdhA. kaLaza AjanA jevaDA nAnA nahotA tyAre to ghaDA jevaDA moTA kaLaza hatA. vastupALe A joyuM temanuM mana dravI uThayuM. kaLaza vagerenA kAraNe athavA to bhaviSyamAM musalamAnonuM jokhama che, tethI game tyAre musalamAna bAdazAho caDI Ave ane mArA bhagavAnane kaMI nukazAna thAya to mArA sAdharmiko prabhudarzanathI vaMcita rahI jaze. tyAM punaDazAha nAmano bIjo eka zrImaMta mANasa paNa dilhIthI saMgha laIne Avelo che. tene vastupALe kahyuM ke tamAre bAdazAha sAthe sAro meLa che tyAM dilhImAM mammANI nAmanI ArasanI khANa che to temAMthI mUrti mATe sAro paththara Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 apAvo. te paththara ahIM lAvIne rAkhIe jethI bhaviSyamAM ApaNA sAdharmikone vAMdho na Ave. punaDazAhe kahyuM ke joIza. mUrtibhaMjaka bAdazAha pAsethI mUrti mATe paththara meLavavA kevI rIte? vastupALa rAjyamAM pAchA AvyA paNa temanA manamAM dAdAnI pratimA mATe paththara kevI rIte meLavavo tenuM ciMtana cAlI rahyuM che. prabhujI mATe meLavyA pASANa : e samayamAM ja dilhInA bAdazAhanI mA makkA-madInA haja karavA mATe rasAlA sAthe nIkaLI che. khaMbhAtanA baMdare Ave che. vastupALe potAnA mANasone hukama karyo ke jAo bAdazAhanI mAne lUMTI lo, ane badho mAla mArI pAse hAjara karo. bAdazAhanI mAne lUMTavI eTale jAnanuM jokhama. jo bAdazAhane khabara paDI jAya to AvI ja bane ne ! chatAM dharma mATe jAnanuM jokhama paNa vastupALa kheDe che. mANasoe tene lUMTI lIdhI. vastupALa pAse pharIyAda karatI bAdazAhanI mA AvI... vastupALa bolyA ke mA Apa jarAye ciMtA karazo nahIM... lUMTArAone huM tarata ja pakaDI pADIza. konI tAkAta che ke Apane lUMTI zake... ? huM Apano badho ja mAla hAjara karuM chuM. Apa ArAma karo. mA to AvA vivekapUrNa javAbathI ja prasanna banI gaI. potAnA ja mANaso dvArA lUMTAvI hatI tethI tarata ja badho mAla-sAmAna hAjara karyo. nAnAmAM nAnI cIja paNa hAjara karI... bAdazAhanI mA to khuza-khuza thaI gaI. vastupALe kahyuM ke mA have huM tamane ekalA nahIM javA dauM. huM paNa ApanI sAthe haja karavA AvIza. rastAmAM cAMciyAo Apane herAna na kare... vastupALa sAthe gayA...eTaluM ja nahIM paNa madInA jaIne cAMdInuM toraNa caDhAvyuM. A badhuM dharma mATe kare che. haja karIne pAchA pharyA. cheka dilhI sudhI mukavA jAya che. bahAra paDAva ne nAkhe che. bAdazAhanI mA nagaramAM Ave che, rAjAne maLe che. rAjA pUche 6 % che ke mA haja karI AvyA ? barAbara rahyuM ne ! mA kahe che ke dikarA ne Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 47 : '? \ tuM to ahIM beTho beTho rAja kare che paNa mane mArA kharA dikarAe haja che ' karAvI... mArI badhI jAtanI sAra-saMbhALa rAkhI ane ahIM sudhI mane mukavA Avyo che. mA tamAro kharo dIkaro koNa che? tene sAthe kema na lAvyA ? nagaranI bahAra paDAva nAkhIne rahyo che. bAdazAha vastupALane sabhAmAM bolAve che. sanmAna kare che ane kahe che tame mArI mAnI khUba saMbhALa lIdhI.. huM prasanna thayo chuM mAMgo je joIe te mAMgI lo.. vastupALa kahe che ke rAjan ! mAre bIjuM kaMI joItuM nathI paNa mammANI khANamAMthI paththara joIe che. basa, mAMgI-mAMgIne paththara, mAMgyA? bIjuM kAMI jara-jhaverAta mAMgo... nA, basa ApanI maherabAnI.. paththara kADhavAnI rajA maLI gaI.. khANamAMthI pAMca paththara kADhayA. e paththaranA gAmogAma sAmaiyAM thayAM. vAjate-gAjate pUjAtA e paththaro girirAja para lAvavAmAM AvyA. ane tyAM bhoMyarAmAM mUkAvyA. e paththaramAMthI dAdAnI mUrti kevI rIte banI te have joIe. zatruMjayano 15mo udhdhAra : pethaDazAhe zaMtrujya para sonAnI cIpothI maDheluM daherAsara banAveluM. mogala bAdazAhanuM rAjya cAlatuM hatuM. 14mI zatAbdInI madhyamAM allAuddIna khIlajIno udaya thayo. teNe asaMkhya jinamaMdirone jamInadosta karI nAkhyAM. eka lAkha sainiko sAthe zaMtrujaya caDhayo. daherAsaro lUMTavA mAMDyo. sonAnI cIpo kADhI lIdhI, eTaluM ja nahI paNa mULanAyaka bhagavAnane khaMDita karyA. cAre bAju hAhAkAra macI gayo. musalamAnonuM sAmrAjya patharAyeluM. hindu rAjAo nabaLA paDI gayelA. girirAja para pharI pratiSThA koNa karAve ? bAdazAho mUrtibhaMjaka hatA temanI pAsethI rajA maLavI muzkela hatI. pATaNamAM samarAzAha nAme moTo zrAvaka hato. tene dilhInA bAdazAha sAthe sAro paricaya. tethI dilhI pahoMcyo. rAjAne vinaMtI karI. teno prabhAva % paDato hato. tethI bAdazAha tenI vinaMtIne nakArI na zakayA. mUrtinI Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratiSThA karAvavAnI rajA ApI. badhA pATaNa AvyA. saMgha bhego thayo. , mUrti zemAMthI banAvavI te prazna thaI paDyo ? samarAzAhe saMghane kahyuM ke vastupALanA pASANo paDayA che te kADhavAnI anumati Apo. saMghe nA pADI. kALa kaparo Ave che, bhaviSyamAM kAma lAgaze. bIjA pASANa kaDhAvo ane temAMthI mUrti banAvo. bIjo pASANa kaDhAvyo. 32-32 baLadonI joDIthI e pASANa pAlItANAmAM lavAyo. gAmogAma e pASANanAM sAmaiyAM thayAM. temAMthI mUrti banAvI. samarAzAhe saM. 1371mAM dhAmadhUmathI pratiSThA karAvI. Aje paNa samarAzAha ane tenI patnI samarazrInI mUrti girirAja para che. pharI pAchI saM 14pa6 ke 1466mAM koI mogala bAdazAhe mUrti toDI nAkhI. phakata mastaka ja vidyamAna rahyuM. 100 varSa sudhI mastaka ja pUjAyuM. yAtrALuo baMdha thaI gayA. koIka rayo-khaDya Ave ane darzana karIne cAlyo jAya. zrAvako khUba vyathita hatA. saMghamAM mUMjhavaNano pAra nahoto. koI ukela jaDato nathI. evAmAM dharmaratnasUri mahArAja mAravADamAM vicaratA hatA. teo saMgha laIne mevADamAM AvyA. cittoDagaDhamAM praveza karyo. tyAM tolAzA nAmanA moTA vahepArI hatA. temane pAMca putro hatA. gurU mahArAja AvyA jANIne pAMca putro sAthe tolAzA vaMdana karavA AvyA. vaMdana karIne gurU mahArAjane prazna pUche che ke sAheba! mArA mananI IcchA-bhAvanA pUrI thaze ke nahIM? AcArya bhagavaMta jJAnI hatA. vicAra karIne javAba Apyo ke tolAzA tamArI bhAvanA avazya pUrI thaze, paNa tamArA dIkarAnA hAthe ane mArA ziSyo dvArA. tolAzAe tarata ja zukanavaMtI vastrane cheDe gAMTha mArI, temanI bhAvanA zaMtrujaya para bhagavAnanI pratiSThA karAvavAnI hatI. AcArya bhagavaMte potAnA be ziSyo vidyAmaMDanavijayane tathA vinayamaMDana vijayane to tyAM mUkIne vihAra karyo. comAsAmAM karmAzA vagere badhA abhyAsa kare che. te - ekavAra karmAzAe AcArya bhagavaMtane kAmanI yAda devaDAvI. AcArya Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 49 bhagavaMte eka ciMtAmaNI maMtra Apyo. karmAzA jApa karavA lAgyA. kApaDano moTo vahepAra dhamadhokAra cAle che, kamANI khUba thavA lAgI. gujarAtanI rAjadhAnI cAMpAnera hatI. mahammada begaDo rAjya karato hato. teNe jUnAgaDha ane pAvAgaDha e be gaDha jItyA hatA mATe te begaDo kahevAto. mahammada begaDAnA mRtyu pachI mujapharabAdazAha gAdIe Avyo. tenA nAnA bhAI bahAdUrakhAna ne yogya jAgIrI na maLavAthI risAIne te cAlyo gayo. judA-judA gAmomAM pharato pharato te cittoDamAM AvI pahoMcyo. cittoDamAM karmAzAno kApaDano moTo vahepAra cAle che. bahAdurakhAne karmAzAnI dukAnathI ghaNuM kApaDa kharIdyuM. Ama banne bacce maitrInI zarUAta thaI. ekavAra gotradevIe svapramAM AvIne karmAzAne kahyuM ke A bahAdurakhAnathI tArI kArya sidhdhi thaze. A sAMbhaLIne karmazAe zAhajAdAnI vadhAre sAra-saMbhALa levA mAMDI. zAhajAdAnI pAse kharcI khUTI gaI. karmAzAe 1 lAkha rUpiyA koIpaNa zarata vinA maphata ApyA. zAhajAdo to khUba ja AnaMdIta thayo. teNe kahyuM ke he mitra ! jIvanaparyaMta tAro upakAra huM nahIM bhUluM. karmAzA kahe ke evuM na bolo... Apa to amArA mAlika cho. phakata eka araja che ke jyAre Apane rAjya maLe tyAre mArI eka utkRSTa IcchA che te pUrI karajo... zAhajAdAe vacana ApyuM. pachI tyAMthI te pAcho gujarAta tarapha AvavA nIkaLyo. 19mo udhdhAra... karmazAno... : A bAju gujarAtamAM mujapharabAdazAhanuM mRtyuM thayuM. tenI gAdIe teno putra sikandara Avyo. te ghaNo nItimAnlR hato. paNa durjanoe thoDA ja divasomAM tene mArI nAkhyo. A samAcAra bahAdurakhAnane maLyA. te zIghratAthI gujarAta pahoMcyo ane cAMpAnera Avyo. saM. 1583mAM teno rAjyAbhiSeka thayo. teNe potAnI sAhasikatAthI-buddhipratibhAthI aneka rAjAone parAsta karyA. pUrvAvasthAmAM je-je mANasoe tene sahAya karI Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - hatI te badhAne potAnI pAse bolAvIne yathAyogya satkAra karyo. potAnA para niHsvArtha upakAra karanAra karmAzAne bolAvavA mATe pharamAna mokalyuM. karmAzA paNa yogya bheMTaNuM laIne AvI pahoMcyA. bAdazAha kamazAne jotAM ja uThIne sAme gayo ane premathI bheTI paDyo. sabhAmaMDapamAM karmAzAnI niSkAraNa paropakAritAnI khUba prazaMsA karI. bAdazAhe karmAzAne rahevA mATe eka suMdara zAhImahela Apyo. thoDA divasa karmAzA tyAM rokAyA. ekavAra bAdazAhe khuzamijAjamAM AvIne kahyuM ke bolo mitravara ! huM tamAruM zuM ISTa karuM? mArA dilane khuza karavA mATe mArA rAjyano koI paNa deza svIkAro. karmAzAe kahyuM ke ApanI kRpAthI mArI pAse badhuM ja che. mAre koI vastunI jarUra nathI. phakata ApanI pAsethI eka anumati joIe che. mAre zatruMjaya tIrtha para mUrtinI pratiSThA karAvavI che. A vAta meM pahelA paNa Apane jaNAvI hatI. A sAMbhaLIne bAdazAhe kahyuM ke karmAzA ! tamArI je IcchA hoya te niHzaMka pUrI karo. huM tamane pharamAna lakhI ApuM chuM. pharamAna lakhAvyuM. pharamAna maLatAMnI sAthe ja manamayUra nAcI uThayo.. pharamAna laIne nIkaLyA. khaMbhAta AvyA.. khaMbhAtanA aMdhe bhavya sAmaiyuM karyuM. Akho saMgha je kAma na karI zakyo te mevADanA eka vANiyAe karyuM. upAzrayamAM gurUmahArAja birAjamAna hatA. gurU mahArAje Adeza karyo ke have kAma vinAvilaMbe zarU karo. hu tarata ja vihAra karIne pAlitANA pahoMcuM chuM ane tame paNa Avo. karmAzA paNa saMgha-parivAra sAthe pAlitANA AvyA. gAmogAma karmAzAnA sAmaiyA thayA. have mUrti zemAMthI banAvavI te prazna ubho thayo. tyAM koIke kahyuM ke vastupALanA lAvelA pASANo paDyA che paNa kayAM che tenI koIne khabara nathI.. pUchatAcha karatAMkaratAM samaro nAmanA pUjArIe kahyuM ke amuka jagyAe bhoMyarAmAM che. pASANa kaDhAvyA.. cAre bAju AnaMda-AnaMda ja che. AdapuramAM chAvaNI & ( nAkhI. badhA sAdhuo goThavAI gayA. koI tapamAM koI japamAM cAre bAju che Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 51 tapasyAo thavA mAMDI.... koI be mahinAnA-koI cAra mahinAnA, koI cha mahinAnA upavAsa-AMbila... vagere tapa-japa thavA mAMDayA. mUrti taiyAra thavA mAMDI. aneka zubhabhAvanAo tathA cAre bAjunA zubhaparamANuonI sAthe mUrti saMpUrNa taiyAra thaI gaI. vidvAnone bolAvavAmAM AvyA. pratiSThAnuM muhurta jovAyuM. saM. 1587 vaizAkha vada-6 ravivAra zravaNa nakSatra nakkI thayuM. cAre bAju kaMkotrIo mokalAvavAmAM AvI. 100 varSe pratiSThA thatI hoya... kone AnaMda na hoya... lAkho mANaso umaTayA che. mana mUkIne badhA nAcI rahyA che. vaizAkhavada-6nA divase zubhamuhutaeN badhA upara bhegA thayA. pratiSThAno vidhi cAlI rahyo che. cAre bAju divya dhvanidivya vAtAvaraNa ubhuM thayeluM che. have jyAre prANa pratiSThA karavA jAya che tyAre A mUrtie sAta vAra zvAsozvAsa lIdhA hatA. mUrti jIvaMta banI gaI. lokoe harSollAsamAM AvIne eTaluM sonuM uchALyuM ke Akho DuMgara khaDakAI jAya. khUba dhAmadhUma pUrvaka pratiSThA thaI. jyAre dAdAnI palAMThImAM nIce nAma lakhavAnuM AvyuM tyAre zrI vidyAmaMDanasUri mahArAje potAnuM nAma lakhavAnI spaSTa nA pADI dIdhI. dAdAnI palAMThImAM nAma AvatuM hoya to koNa jatuM kare ? paNa A to niHspRhI, tapasvI-tyAgI mahAtmAo hatA. eTaluM ja lakhAvyuM ke sUrimiH pratiSThitam / AcAryo vaDe pratiSThita karAyA. AvA tyAgI mahAtmAonA tapa-japa ane prANa A mUrtimAM reDAyA che. Aje paNa eno jayajayakAra vartI rahyo che. pUjAnI DhALamAM Ave che ne paMdaraso satyAzI e re, soLamo e uddhAra, karmAzAe karAvIe re, varte che jaya jaya kAra ho jinajI bhakti hRdayamAM dhArajo re... jemaNe pratiSThA karI temanA AjJAvartI ziSya vivekIravijayajI mahArAje vaizAkhavada sAtamanA ja 'zatruMjyano uddhAra' e nAmano graMtha lakhelo, temAM A badho ullekha che, ane tenI TippaNImAM che ke bhagavAne sAtavAra zvAsozvAsa lIdhelA... pratiSThA karAvanAra karmAzAnA vaMzajo Aje Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para paNa cittoDa-udepura vageremAM che. vastupALe sAdharmika baMdhuo mATe je mahenata karelI temAMthI banelA A dAdA atyAre lAkho lokone kheMcI rahelA che.. A kaLiyugamAM paNa A dAdA hAjarAhajUra che. thoDA varSo pahelAM ja thayelo camatkAra... najare nIhALelo abhiSeka ne camatkAra H saMvata 2043 aSADa suda ekamano e divasa hato... amArUM tathA pradyumnavijayajI ma.sA.nuM comAsuM pAlItANA nakkI thayeluM. ame badhA paNa sAthe hatA. traNa varasathI bhayaMkara dukALa paDelo... A varSe paNa vAyarA evA vAtA hatA ke jANe rAkSaso aTTahAsa karI rahyA hoya... ! jANe aneka maDadAo paDavAnAM na hoya ! garamI bhayaMkara ! girirAja para caDhatAM rastAmAM je kuMDo Ave te kuMDo badhA khAlI khama.. ! are upara pUjA karavA mATe nhAvuM hoya to paNa pANI na maLe evI paristhiti sarjANI. tyAM acAnaka amane vicAra sphUryo ke dAdAnA aDhAra abhiSeka karAvIe. ghaNA varSo thaI gayA che. koI AzAtanAo thaI hoya to dUra thAya. girirAja upara zreNikabhAInI paravAnagI vinA to kAMI thAya nahIM. tethI zreNikabhAIne phona dvArA jaNAvyuM. zreNikabhAI kahe ke sAheba hamaNAM nahIM comAsAmAM rAkhajo. atyAre to yAtrALuone muzkelI paDe. paNa comAsAmAM ame u52 kevI rIte caDIe... atyAre ja karavAnI paravAnagI Apo. amArA kahevAthI zreNikabhAIe ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhI para phona karIne kahI dIdhuM ke mahArAja sAheba je kahe tema karavA dejo. paravAnagI maLI gaI. tarata ja caMdubhAI gheTIvALA ane rajanIbhAI devaDIne bolAvyA. caMdubhAI plenamAM AvyA. abhiSeka dhAmadhUmathI karavA hatA. samaya thoDo hato. badhI ja auSadhio maMgAvI. amuka tIrthonA pANI to plena dvArA maMgAvyA. badhuM pAlItANAmAM lAvIne kezariyAjInA upAzrayamAM bheguM karyuM. auSadhione khAMDavA mATe 40 to bAIo rAkhI. cArebAju auSadhionI sugaMdha phelAI Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5 3 NR gaI. chApAmAM nAnakaDI jAherAta paNa apAI gaI. e maMgaLamaya aSADa suda che. * ekamano zubha divasa AvI pahoMcyo. ame badhA upara caDhayA. mArAM pU.bA mahArAjane paNa DoLImAM upara laI gayA. nava vAge abhiSekanI zarUAta karI.. dAdAnA zikhara para dhajA caDhAvavA mATe eka pujArI upara caDhyo, dhajA caDhAvIne nIce utaryo tyAM tene 100 rUpiyA to InAmamAM ApyA. dAdAnI dhajA caDhatAMnI sAthe vAtAvaraNa badalAvA mAMDyuM. sAthe ja jharamara varSAda zarU thaI gayo. mArAM mAtuzrI pAMca abhiSeka sudhI beThA hatA. pachI temanI uMmaranA lIdhe besI na zakavAthI nIce utaravA mAMDyA. te to haju chAlAkuMDe ja pahoMcyA, tyAM to varSAda anarAdhAra tUTI paDayo. eka kalAka sudhI chAlAkuMDe besI rahyA... ahIM upara dAdAne chaThTho abhiSeka zarU thayo.. ane dAdAe ApaNI upara abhiSeka karavAnI zarUAta karI.. zazIkAntabhAIe to yuM ke dAdA kevA dayALu che ApaNe emane amUka ja kaLazothI navaDAvyA paNa dAdAe to karoDo kaLazA pANI ApaNane ApyuM. amArI najara sAme ja caDhatA je kuMDomAM dhULa hatI te badhA kuMDo chalochala bharAI gayA. varSAda AvavAthI lokone raMgamaMDapamAM kayAMya ubhA rahe tevuM nahotuM tethI badhA dAdAnA daherAsaramAM bharAI gayA. ane pachI to zuM nAcyA che... mana mUkIne nAcyA... e ajaba bhaktino paDagho tarata ja paDyo. bhayaMkara duSkALanI AgAhI hatI te cAlI gaI.... cAre bAju eka havA ubhI thaI ke koIka sAdhu AvyA che. emaNe kAMIka jAdu karyo ane varSAda Avyo. tyArathI mAMDIne Aja sudhI duSkALa paDayo nathI.. e abhiSekane jovAmAM-mANavAmAM je loko bAkI rahI gayA hatA. temaNe pharI abhiSeka karAvyA. paNa pelA je svAbhAvika ja ubhA thayelA hatA. tenI majA to jeNe anubhavI hoya tene ja khabara paDe. zabdomAM te varNavI zakAya tevI nathI. AvA alaukika A dAdA che. game tevA thAkIne 6 % dAdA pAse pahoMcyA hoIe paNa dAdAne jotAM ja badho thAka utarI jAya che Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 che. e mUrtimAM AvI alaukika zakti kyAMthI AvI ? tenI pAchaLa rahelI AvI aneka zubha bhAvanAomAMthI ja ne !. zrAvaNa vada 0aa paryuSaNA tRtIyadina.. dedAzA : sAdharmikavAtsalyanA prabhAve to Aje hajAro mANaso saMyama paMthe vicare che temane koI ciMtA che kharI ? tame eka divasanI yAtrAe nIkaLo to bhAthAnA DabbAnI keTalI taiyArI karAvo. jyAre AkhI jIMdagI mATe nIkaLI paDelA amAre kAlanI ciMtA kharI ? nA, kema ? saMdhe sAdharmikanA nAte amArI tamAma javAbadArI svIkArI lIdhI che. ApaNA pUrvajoe ApaNA mATe kevA-kevA. bhogo ApyA che. nimADa nAmano deza che tyAM nAMdurI nAmanI nagarI che. deda nAmano eka vaNika tyAM rahe che paNa garIbAInuM dhara che. te deda vaNika vyAje dhana laIne pAchuM ApavAnI zakti nahIM hovAthI leNadAronA bhayathI jaMgalamAM nAsI gayo. jaMgalamAM nAgArjuna nAmano eka yogI hato. te yogI pAse deda pahoMcI gayo. mUka bhAve te yogInI sevA karavA lAgyo. leNadAronA bhayathI nagarImAM gayo nahIM tethI bhojana karyA vinA ja teNe traNa divasa pasAra karyA. tenI AvI prazasta sevA joIne yogI prasanna thayA. dedanI to eka ja vAta ke kAM to bahota de ne kAM to mota de. potAnI AkhI kathanI kahI. yogI kahe pahelAM tuM jamI le. vidyAnA baLathI AkAzamAMthI thALI AvI. jamyA pachI kRpAne yogya jANIne yogIe tene suvarNasiddhi ApI ane kahyuM ke lokonA kalyANamATe tuM eno upayoga karaje. kayAMya lobhamAM DUbI na jato. kAraNa ke vaNika jAti hamezAM lobhI hoya che. suvarNasiddhi laIne deda ghera Avyo. sonuM banAvavA lAgyo. roja savA zera sonAnuM dAna kare che. AkhA gAmamAM dedAzeTha tarIke prasiddha thaI gayo. Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 55 - keTalAka IrSALu mANasonA manamAM zaMkA jAgI ke kAlano bhikhArI A {, dedo Aje zeTha banI gayo, nakkI kaMI nidhAna prApta thayuM lAge che. AvA mANasoe rAjAne kAna bhaMbheraNI karI. rAjAe medAne bolAvyo, pUchayuM. dedAe kahyuM ke mArI pAse kAMI nathI. huM kamAuM chuM ne kharacuM chuM.. koIne chetarato nathI. koIne lUMTato nathI.. nidhAna paNa nIkaLyuM nathI... chatAM rAjA mAnavA taiyAra thato nathI. tene najara keda karyo. A bAju dedAnI patnI vimalazrIe jamavAno samaya thayo chatAM dedAzA pAchA na pharyA eTale nokarane bolAvavA mokalyo. nokare AvIne moTethI wyuM ke jamavA padhAro. dedAzAe samayasUcakatA vAparIne kahyuM ke jAo, tame nAsto karI lejo mAre jamavuM nathI. nokare AvIne zeThANIne kahyuM. vimalazrI samajI gayA ke kAMIka raMdhAI rahyuM che. temaNe gharamAM bIjuM to kAMI vadhAre hatuM nahIM. paNa je kAMI hatuM te laIne tarata ja bhAgI chUTayA. nimADa dezanI sarahade AvI pahoMcyA. patinI ciMtA kare che. zrIstaMbhana pArzvanAthano mahimA : e vakhate zrIstaMbhana pArzvanAthano khUba ja mahimA. A bAju dedAzA pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanuM smaraNa karIne badhuM temanA caraNe soMpIne sUtA che. "AzA choDa ke baiTha nirAzA, phira dekha mere sAhebakA tamAzA." badhuM ja choDIne jyAre bhagavAnanA zaraNe jaIe chIe tyAre te avazya madada kare ja che. rAtre ekAeka koI ghoDesvAra tyAM Avyo. cAre bAju teja patharAyeluM che. dedAzAne jagADyA ane ghoDA para besADIne zeThANInI pAse mUkIne adRzya thaI gayo. patnIe pUchayuM ke ahIM kevI rIte AvyA? tyAre temaNe zrIstaMbhana pArzvanAthanI kRpAthI huM ahIM Avyo ema kahIne badho vRttAMta kahyo. manamAM mAnatA rAkhelI ke bhagavAna jo huM AmAMthI chUTIza te to sonAnI AMgI racAvIza. je gAmamAM te bane maLyA te gAma vidyApura 6 ja hatuM. tyAM vasavATa karyo. staMbhana pArzvanAthane sonAnI AMgI banAvIne Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 - caDhAvI. roja dAnano pravAha cAlu ja che. pachI tyAMthI devagiri AvyA. ra/ bahu samRddha zahera hatuM. tethI to mahammada taghalakhe tene potAnI rAjadhAnI banAvI ane tenuM nAma dolatAbAda - dolatathI AbAda evuM rAkheluM. A dolatAbAdamAM 360 zeThIyAo hatA. temaNe badhAe evo nirNaya karelo ke badhAe roja sAthe ja jamavAnuM. vArApharatI dareka zeThiyAono vAro Ave. vaLI bahArathI koI zrAvaka dhaMdho karavA mATe Ave to tene badhAe 1 rUpiyo ApavAno. lagabhaga lAkha mANasonI vastI. tethI zrAvaka AvatAnI sAthe ja lakhapati banI jAya. AvA samRddha zaheramAM dedAzA AvelA che. jyAM zrAvakonI vastI hoya tyAM derAsara-upAzraya to hoya ja. cAhe zikAgo hoya ke AphrikA hoya, amerikA hoya ke laMDana hoya. dedAzA darzana karIne bAjumAM ja upAzrayamAM birAjelA gurU bhagavaMtane vaMdana karavA jAya che. upAzrayamAM zrAvako badhA bhegA thaIne beThA che, upAzrayanI TIpa cAlI rahI che. paisAnI kheMcAtANI cAlI rahI che. tyAM dedAzA bolyA ke bhAI kheMcAtANI rahevA do ane A lAbha mane ekalAne Apo. tyAM koI vAcALa mANasa bolI uThayo ke zuM tame kAMI sonAno upAzraya banAvavAnA cho? dedAzA tarata ja bolI uThayA ke hA, huM sonAno banAvIza, lokonI najara temanA para paDI. koI bhAI oLakhI gayA ke are A to dedAzA che. te bole te pramANe karI batAvaze. AkhuM gAma sonAnuM karI de tevA samartha che. mATe te to upAzraya sonAno banAvaze ja. have zuM karavuM? bAjumAM ja rahelA gurU mahArAja pAse pahoMcyA. gurU mahArAjane vAta karI ke dedAzA sonAno upAzraya banAvavAnuM kahe che. gurU mahArAje kahyuM ke dedAzA A kALa paDato che sonAno upAzraya na banAvAya. dedAzA kahe ke nA gurU mahArAja, vacana nIkaLyuM te nIkaLyuM have to huM sonAno upAzraya banAvIne ja rahIza. gurU mahArAje samajAvavA chatAM paNa teo makakama rahyA. upAzraya bAMdhavAnI zarUAta karI. te vakhate - uMcA kezaranI pacAsa poTho laIne eka sArthavAha tyAMthI nIkaLyo. dedAzAe ke Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 57 49 poTho cUnAnI cakakImAM naMkhAvI. ane upAzrayane sonA jevA raMgavALo banAvyo. ane A rIte potAnuM boleluM vacana pUrNa karyuM. eka poTha badhA daherAsaramAM mokalAvI. sonA jeTalI kiMmatanuM kezara vAparIne sonA jevA raMgano. sonA jeTalI kiMmatano upAzraya baMdhAvyo. temanA bhatrIjAnuM nAma sono hatuM, eTale tenuM nAma 'sonAno upAzraya' pADayuM. A rIte sAdharmikanI bhakti karI. yAMno mANasa kayAM paisA kharacI gayo. sAdharmikanI zeSa peTamAM gaI hoya to te sAdharmikabhakti karavA prere che. prabhAvanAno artha ja para bhAvanA' bIjAnI bhAvanAne pragaTa karavAnI rIta. A dedAzAne pethaDa nAmano putra thayo. putra paNa pitAnI sAthe suvarNasiddhimAM madada karato hato. roja sonuM banAvavuM ane roja dAna ApI devuM A temano nityakrama hato. samaya vItato cAlyo. prathamiNI devI sAthe pethaDanA lagna thayA. pethaDane paNa jhAMjhaNa nAme putra thayo. nAnakaDuM kuTuMba AnaMda-killola karI rahyuM che. tyAM acAnaka kALarAjAe kALo kera vartAvyo, ekavAra dedAzAnA patnI vimalazrIe pAMcamano upavAsa karelo. pAraNAmAM amRtanA rasa jevuM khIranuM bhojana karavA beThA. tyAM koI mAlaNa puSpa ApavA mATe AvI, teNIe te khIranuM bhojana joyuM. te mAlaNanI dRSTithI duSita thayelI khIra khAvAthI vimalazrIne visUcikAno vyAdhi thayo ane thoDA ja samayamAM te kALa karI gayA. dedAzAne khUba ja AghAta lAgyo. AdhAtamAM tAva caDI gayo. chelle samaya najadIka jANIne pethaDane bolAvIne suvarNasiddhino upAya batAvyo. dedAzA paNa kALa karI gayA. mAtA-pitA banne ekadama cAlyA javAthI pethaDane paNa khUba AghAta lAgyo. 'duHkhanuM osaDa dahADA' divaso vItavA lAgyA. pethaDe suvarNasiddhi karavAnI zarUAta karI paNa nasIba vAMku hoya tyAM zuM thAya ? tethI te saphaLa na thaI. dedAzA to roja banAvIne roja badhuM ApI detA, gharamAM kAMI ja rAkhatA nahotA. tethI pethaDa sAva nirdhana banI gayo. banne bApa dikaro pherI karIne gujarAna calAvavA lAgyA. have Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 tyAM dharmaghoSasUri mahArAja padhAre che. te koNa hatA ? parigraha parimANa pethaDanuM : vaDanA vRkSanI nIce pU. jagatacaMdrasUri mahArAjanI AcArya padavI thaI ane gacchanI sthApanA thaI mATe vaDagaccha kahevAyo. vaDanI jema vistAra pAmyo. AvA sthAnomAM paNa padavI vagere thatuM. te jagatacaMdrasUri mahArAje jIMdagI sudhI be ja dravyanA AMbila karelAM. khUba ja tapasvI hatA mATe AdhATa nagaranA rANAe temanI AvI ugratapazcaryA joIne temane 'tapA' evI padavI ApI. tethI Aje te gaccha tapAgaccha tarIke oLakhAya che. mULamAM AvA mahAtapasvIonI bhAvanA paDI che tethI Aje cAre bAju tapadharmanI bolabAlA che. temanA pachI devendrasUri mahArAja AvyA. temanA ziSya dharmaghoSasUri mahArAja. nAnI uMmaramAM chae vigaIno tyAga. 64 jogaNIo temane vaza hatI. bhAre siddhio temaNe hastagata karI hatI. AvA prakhara tyAgI-tapasvI che. dezanA cAlI rahI che. parigraha parimANa para gurUbhagavaMta dezanA ApI rahyA che. vyAkhyAnamAM pethaDazAha paNa AvelA che. gurU bhagavaMta zrAvakone vrata grahaNa karavA mATe Agraha karI rahyA che. koI zrAvaka ubhA thatA nathI. gurU bhagavaMte kahyuM ke chevaTe tamArI IcchAnuM to parimANa karo. AkhI sabhA sAMbhaLe che paNa haju koI ubhuM thatuM nathI. tyAM pethaDazAha ubhA thayA. gurU mahArAja pAse AvI hAtha joDIne kahe che ke sAheba mane parigraha parimANa karAvo. bIjA zrAvako temanA melAMghelAM kapaDAM joIne mazkarImAM kahe che ke hA, hA sAheba pethaDane karAvo. karAvo. eTalAmAM pethaDanI hastarekhA para gurUmahArAjanI najara paDe che. gurU mahArAja pUche che ke keTaluM karAvuM ? 20 rUpiyAnuM. gurU mahArAje kahyuM ke bhAI zrAvakane 20 rUpiyAnuM paccakhANa na hoya... paNa Aje to eka rUpiyAnA jyAM sAMsA hoya tyAM 20 to adhadha thaI jaze. 30 rUpiyAnuM karAvo. gurU mahArAje nA pADI. kheMcatAM kheMcatAM 5 lAkha sudhI kheMcI gayA. Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 59 - zrAvako to pethaDano ane AcArya bhagavaMtano saMvAda joyA kare che. A ja pethaDamAM AcArya bhagavaMte zuM joyuM che ? ApaNane ochuM karavAnuM kahe che ane Ane vadhAravAnuM kahe che. chevaTe pethaDazAha thAkayA, kahe sAheba have tamAre karAvavuM hoya to karAvo nahIMtara rahevA do... AcArya mahArAje 5 lAkhanuM parigraha parimANa karAvyuM... AcArya bhagavaMta to tyAMthI vihAra karI gayA. mAMDavagaDhamAM pethaDa. have A bAju pethaDane pharIthI paNa puruM thatuM nathI tethI teNe bIjo dhaMdho karavA vicAryuM. e vakhate mAMDavagaDhanI jAhojalAlI hatI... banne bApadIkaro mAMDavagaDha AvavA nIkaLyA. ra5 mAIlanA gherAvAmAM A zahera vaseluM hatuM. cArebAju kudaratI pahADo vacce khAIthI rakSAyeluM hatuM. temAM praveza karavA mATe eka ja daravAjo hato. banne jaNA daravAjA sudhI pahoMcyA, jyAM daravAjAmAM praveza karavA jAya che tyAM sAmethI kALo nAga Avato jue che. pethaDazAha khacakAyA. arere ! ahIM paNa apazukana thaI rahyA che. tyAM sAmethI eka jayotiSI Avato hato. te moTethI bolyo are ! mUrkhAo ubhA zuM rahyA cho, jaldI praveza karo. zukana suMdara thaI rahyuM che, kALA nAga para cakalI nAcI rahI che. eka cakalI nAga jevA bhayaMkara prANIne paNa vaza karI rahI che. tame jo khacakAyA na hota to rAjA thAta. paNa have tAja vinAnA rAjA thazo. mAMDavagaDhamAM AvyA. mIThAno vepAra zarU karyo. nyAyanItithI kare che. cArebAju pethaDa lUNIo tarIke prasiddha thayA. mIThAnI kamANImAMthI have ghIno vepAra zarU karyo. tAjuM-sugaMdhIdAra ane vyAjabI bhAve ghI Ape che. have pethaDa ghIyo tarIke prasiddha thayA. bhAgyanA daravAjA ughaDayA. ekavAra eka rabAraNa ghIno ghaDo laIne vecavA ne AvI che. utAvaLamAM gharethI IMDhoNI levI bhUlI gaI tethI rastAmAMthI koI 6 A velaDInA ghAsanI IDhoNI banAvIne mAthe upADIne Ave che. pethaDane tyAM che, Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6 0 IMDhoNI sahita ghaDo mUkIne te gAmamAM bIjI kharIdI mATe gaI. pethaDane kahIne gaI hatI ke mAre utAvaLa che tethI ghaDAnuM ghI jokhI lejo. nItivAn tarIkenI kevI chApa haze ke tenA bharoMse te ghaDo mUkIne cAlI gaI. pethaDa ghaDo khAlI karIne pAcho iMDhoNI para ja mUke che. bAI kharIdI karIne pAchI pharI. ghaDo levA jAya che to ghaDo ghIthI chalochala bharelo che. pethaDane kahe che ke huM tamane kahIne to gaI hatI ke ghaDo khAlI karI rAkhajo. mAre moDuM thAya che. pethaDa vicAre che ke meM mArA hAthe ja dhaDo khAlI karIne mUkyo che ne te kayAMthI bharAI gayo. ghaDAnI nIce najara nAkhe che to ghAsanI iMDhoNI jue che. ghAsane te oLakhI jAya che. are, A to citrAvelI che. jenI upara rAkhelI vastu akSaya rahe che. nakkI AmAM citrAvelIno prabhAva che. pharIthI ghaDo khAlI karIne Ape che ane bAIne kahe che bahena le tane huM sArI IMDhoNI ApuM. bAI to te IMDhoNI laIne ghera jAya che. pethaDa citrAvelIne laIne potAnA ghInA kuMDalA nIce mUke che. ghInuM kuMDaluM akhaMDa ja rahe che. game teTaluM ghI aMdarathI kADhe to paNa bhareluM ne bhareluM ja. sugaMdhIdAra paNa evuM. cAre bAju tenuM ghI vakhaNAya che. jhAMjhaNanu buddhikauzalya rAjA pAse paNa tenA sugaMdhIdAra ghInI vAta Ave che rAjA roja jamavAnA TAIme dAsIne vATako laIne dhI levA mokale che. pethaDa roja vATako bharI Ape. ekavAra pethaDa jhAMjhaNane dukAne besADIne jamavA gayA che. tyAM rAjAnI dAsI vATako laIne Ave che. jhAMjhaNa ghI ApavAnI nA pADe che. dAsI kahe che ke rAjAjI jamavA beThA che tethI thoDuM paNa Ape. jhAMjhaNa cokhkhI nA pADI de che. jA, tArA rAjAne kaheje ke, dhI nahIM maLe. dAsI AvIne rAjAne vAta kare che. rAjA ekadama kopAyamAna thAya che. pethaDane pakaDI lAvavA mATe sevakone hukama kare che. sevako pethaDane levA mATe ghera Ave che. rAjasevakone joIne pethaDa gabharAI jAya che. mAMDa mAMDa Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 61 T. have vepAra vagere TharIThAma thayo che ane A rAjAnuM teDuM kema AvyuM? , rAjapuruSoe tene dukAne paNa nahIM javA detA rAjA pAse laI gayA. rAjAe tene pUchyuM ke are ! pethaDa te Aje ghI kema na ApyuM? pethaDa bolyo he deva ! te vakhate huM dukAne nahoto paraMtu mAro putra hato. teNe kema na ApyuM ? te huM jANato nathI. te sAMbhaLI rAjAe tenA putrane levA mATe sevakone mokalyA. pethaDa vicAravA lAgyo ke aho ! Aje meM putrane zA mATe dukAne rAkhyo? athavA to zuM vinAza kALe viparIta buddhi na thAya? pethaDa A pramANe vicAra kare che teTalAmAM siMhabALa jevo nirbhaya jhAMjhaNa rAjA pAse Avyo. rAjAe tene ghI na ApavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM tyAre te nirbhaya rIte spaSTa bolyo ke te svAmI! sAmAnya mANasa pAse paNa be cAra divasa cAle teTaluM ghI sTokamAM hoya che to Apa jevA dezAdhipatine ghera eka divasa cAle teTaluM paNa ghI na hoya, te kevuM Azcarya ? kadAca koI zatrue acAnaka AvIne killo gherI lIdho hoya ane te vakhate jo ApanA koThAro bharapura na hoya to prajAne bacAvazo kevI rIte ? Apane tyAM to ghInI nadIo vahetI hoya... rAjA jevA rAjA jo eka prajAjana AgaLa Ama bhIkha mAMgaze to prajAnuM rakSaNa koNa karaze? basa Apane ATaluM kahevA mATe ja meM ghInI nA pADI hatI. rAjA to tenI dIrghadRSTi ane nirbhayavANI sAMbhaLIne mugdha banI gayo. teNe vicAryuM ke A pitA-putra mArA maMtrIpadane lAyaka che. bannenuM rAjayogya sanmAna karyuM. ane maMtrI mudrA ApI. pethaDamaMtrInI sAdharmikabhakti A bAju puNyanA udayathI suvarNasiddhi paNa saphaLa thaI cAre bAju dAnano pravAha vaheto karyo. suvarNasiddhithI pAMca lAkhathI vadhAre lakSmI bhegI na thaI. dharmaghoSasUri mahArAja pethaDano ghaNo vaibhava sAMbhaLI avaMtI dezamAM 6 ja AvyA. sUrijInI vadhAmaNInA samAcAra ApanArane pethaDe suvarNanI jIbha ke Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6 2 che InAmamAM ApI. gurUmahArAjane vAMdavA mATe jAya che. vinaMtI kare che ke , prabhu ! mAre parigrahanA parimANa karatAM ghaNuM ghana vadhAre che tethI Apa AjJA karI ke teno vyaya kyAM karavo ? gurU mahArAjanI AjJAthI mAMDavagaDhanI aMdara aDhAra lAkha rUpiyAnA kharce sonAnA kaLaza ane dhvajAdaMDa sahita "zatruMjayAvatAra' nAmanuM bahoMtara jinAlayavALu daherAsara banAvyuM. bIjA paNa ghaNAM sArAM kAmo karyA. eka divasa pethaDane sAdharmikabhakti karavAnuM mana thayuM. mAMDavagaDhamAM lAkho jainonI vastI... badhAnI yAdI karAvI. temAM duHkhI koNa che? kone keTalI jarUrIyAta che vagere pRthakkaraNa karyuM. pachI samakita modakanI prabhAvanA karI, ghaDAnI aMdara lADu bharIne dareka kuTuMbanI jarUriyAta pramANe aMdara sonAmahoro nAkhI. Ama gupta rIte temaNe sAdharmika bhakti karI. vaLI gAmamAM koI navA zrAvakane rastAmAM sAme Avato jue to rastAmAM ghoDA parathI nIce utarIne tene praNAma karatA... AvuM ajabakoTinuM bahumAna temane sAdharmiko tarapha hatuM. bheTathI brahmacarya svIkAra : tAmrAvatI nAmanI nagarImAM bhIma nAme eka zrAvaka hato. brahmacarya vratane dhAraNa karanAra A bhIme sAdharmika bhaktine mATe brahmacaryane dhAraNa karanAra sAtaso bhAIo para pUjAnI joDI mokalI. maMtrI tarIke eka joDI pethaDazAhane ghera paNa AvI. pethaDazAhe te ja vakhate tene nagaranI bahAra mokalI. ane pachI moTA pravezotsava pUrvaka tene ghera ANI. pethaDazAha roja A joDInI pUjA kare che paNa zarIra para dhAraNa karatA nathI. te joIne temanA patnI prathamiNIne zaMkA thaI ke sAdhamika A joDI paheravA mATe mokalI che paNa A kema paheratA nathI ? kema mUkI rAkhe che? prathamiNIe potAnA patine vAta karI. pethaDazAhe kahyuM ke he devI! ne brahmacaryavratane dhAraNa karanArA te bhIme brahmacaryane dhAraNa karanArAne ja A 6 A cIja mokalI che. huM to tevA brahmacarya vratavALo nathI, tethI tene paherato che, Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para nathI. prathamiNIdevIe tarata ja kahyuM ke he svAmI ! vratagrahaNa karIne paNa che " A joDI pahero. tame taiyAra cho ? prathamiNIe tarata ja hA pADI. gurUmahArAjanI pAse jaIne naMdinI sanmukha batrIzavarSanI vaye te bannee cothuM vrata aMgIkAra karyuM. te nimitte pethaDazAhe caudazo pUjAjoDIo dezAvaromAM sAdharmikone moklI. ane pachI ja bhIma zrAvake mokalAvelI joDI paherI... AvA adbhuta sAdharmika bhaktine karanArA aneka vIralAo zAsananA pAne camakI rahyA che. jagaDuzAnI sAdharmika bhakti : jagaDuzAhe paNa potAnI saMpattine sAdharmika bhaktimAM vAparIne sArthaka karI hatI. temaNe savA lAkha lADu lagabhaga ghaDA jevaDA taiyAra karyA. pachI gAmamAM je koI dIna-du:khI hatA temanI yAdI taiyAra karI. lADavAnI aMdara sonAmahoro nAkhI... Ama potAnI lakSmIne sArthaka karI. Aje ApaNA samAjanA lAkho sAdharmiko kevI kathaLatI hAlatamAM jIvana vItAve che ? tyAre ApaNA ja samAjanA seMkaDo hajAro zrImaMto ke jeo lAkhopati ke karoDapati che teo potAnA pAMca daza jaNAnA kuTuMba sAthe pota-potAnA gAmanA eka sAdharmikanA kuTuMbane potAnuM ja mAnIne nabhAve to na nabhI zake ? zrImaMtonA magajamAM A vAta utare to samAja saMgha unnatinA zikhare caDI jAya, kSamApanA : zrAvakanuM trIjuM kartavya khAmaNAM che. AkhA parvanA kendrasthAne khamAvavAnI kriyA che. game tevI suMdara ArAdhanA karI hoya paNa khAmaNA vinAnI ArAdhanA ekaDA vinAnA mIMDA jevI che. A jIvAtmA anAdi kALathI che A saMsAramAM bhaTakI rahyo che tenA mULamAM mukhya be kAraNo che rAga ane 5 draSa. rAgano saMbaMdha jaDavastu sAthe vadhAre rahe che, gADI, baMgalA, dAgInA, Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6 4 vastro... vagere AmAM rAganuM ja prAdhAnya che. paraspara jIvanI sAthe saMbaMdhamAM dveSanuM ja prAdhAnya vadhAre hoya che. jarAka pratikULatA lAge ke tarata ja tenA tarapha aNagamo-dveSa thAya che. A jIvAtmAno svabhAva che. te koInuM sAruM joI zakato nathI... A svabhAvane dUra karavA mATe bhagavAne khAmaNAMnuM kartavya batAvyuM che. kayAreya paNa tamArA vacce vairabhAva jAge to tarata ja khamAvI dejo. tarata na khamAvI zako to paMdara divase khamAvo. tyAre paNa na khamAvI zako to cAra mahine khamAvo... chevaTa cAra mahine paNa na khamAvo to saMvatsarIe (varSe) to khamAvo ja. khamAvyA vinAnI dareka ArAdhanA cAhe mAsakSamaNa hoya ke 60 upavAsa hoya.. badhuM ja niSphaLa che. zAstrakAro tene muvamAro se ! bhUkhamaro kahe che. Aje to saMvatsarInuM pratikramaNa puruM thaze eTale aupacArika rIte micchAmi dukkaDam Apaze, athavA to 15 paisAnuM posTakArDa lakhIne posTakhAtAne napho karaze. ApaNA hRdayane zuddha karavA mATenuM A aNamola auSadha che. parva nimitte tame khamAvavA jazo to koI laghutA nahIM lAge... mANasa hajAro-lAkho rUpiyA kharcI zake che paraMtu koInI sAme mAthuM namAvI zakato nathI... zikharajInI yAtrA karI zake paNa jenI sAthe vera baMdhAyeluM che tenA gharanA traNa pagathiyA caDhavA tenA mATe muzkela banI jAya che. tapa karavo sahelo che paNa bIjAne khamAvavA te kaparAmAM kaparuM kAma che. mokSanI nisaraNI caDhatAM A ja ADuM Ave che. jo jIvanamAM kSamA AvI jAya to ApaNA mATe mokSa meLavavo sahelo banI jAya. jIvanamAM koI vyakti sAthe abolA na hovA joIe. abolA to mUMgA prANIone hoya. caMdanabALA-mRgAvatI : kevalajJAnane apAvavAnI tAkAta A khAmaNAmAM rahelI che. zAstramAM caMdanabALA ane mRgAvatInuM dRSTAMta prasiddha che. mRgAvatI paramasatI strI che. bhagavAna mahAvIra mahArAjAnA mAmA ceDArAjAnI A putrI che. Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 65 ne ceDArAjAne sAta putrIo hatI. badhI putrIo moTA-moTA rAjAo sAthe che, paraNAvelI. mRgAvatIne kauzAMbInA rAjA jitazatru sAthe paraNAvelI. eka putrI ujajayanInA rAjA caMDapradyota sAthe paraNAvelI. jitazatru rAjAne IcchA thaI ke mAre eka moTI sabhA banAvavI ane temAM aneka jAtanAM citro mUkAvavAM. eka daivI varadAnathI yukata evo citAro maLI Avyo. tene evuM varadAna hatuM ke te koInA zarIrano jarAka bhAga jue to AkhA citrane upajAvI zake. A citAro citrasabhAnuM kAmakAja saMbhALe che. ekavAra teNe mRgAvatI rANIno eka aMguTho joyo. varadAna hovAne lIdhe teNe mRgAvatInuM AkhuM citra taiyAra karyuM. te bhramara citarato hato tyAM kalaranuM eka TIpuM citranI jAMgha para paDayuM. citArAe lUMchI nAMkhyuM. paNa be-traNavAra lUchayuM chatAM vAre ghaDIe TapakuM paDayA kare che, tethI teNe vicAryuM ke kadAca tene tyAM tala haze. daivI varadAnathI AbehUba mRgAvatInuM citra taiyAra thaI gayuM. rAjA citra jovA mATe Ave che. mRgAvatInuM citra jue che tyAM jAMgha para talanuM nizAna jue che. A jotAM ja tenA manamAM zaMkAno kIDo saLavaLyo. A nizAnanI jANa mArA sivAya bIjA koIne nathI. nakkI A citAro kuzIla lAge che ane mRgAvatI paNa asatI lAge che. rAjAne citArA para gusso Avyo tarata ja teNe citrakArano aMguTho kApI nAkhyo. citrakAra potAnA deva pAse jAya che. deve tene kahyuM ke tuM DAbA hAthathI citra citaraje. citrakAre apamAnano badalo levA vicAryuM. teNe mRgAvatInuM bIju citra taiyAra karyuM. ane citra taiyAra karIne te strIlaMpaTa caMDapradyotanI pAse jAya che. caMDapradyota citra joIne Asakta bane che. kauzAMbInA rAjA jitazatru pAse mRgAvatInI mAMgaNI kare che. AvI azlIla mAMgaNIthI kauzAMbI nareza uzkerAI jAya che. mAMgaNIno asvIkAra thAya che tethI krodhe te bharAyelo caMDapradyota lazkara laIne Ave che. nagarIne ghero ghAle che. sAgara 6 jevA tenA lazkara joIne kauzAMbI nareza gabharAI jAya che, ane e ciMtAmAM che Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che tenuM mRtyu thAya che. rANIne AghAta lAge che paNa paristhiti pArakhI lIdhI. te paNa cAlAka ane hoziyAra hatI. potAnA zIlanI ane pAMca varSanA nAnA putranI javAbadArI potAne mAthe che. eka bAju zIlanuM rakSaNa bIjI bAju rAjyanuM rakSaNa. tarata ja teNe eka kAgaLamAM lakhANa taiyAra karyuM. temAM lakhyuM ke he rAjan ! tame ahIM AvyA cho temAM koI vAMdho nathI... temaja sALI banevIne paraNe emAM paNa kAMI navAI nathI. huM to tamArI pAse AvavA taiyAra ja chuM. paraMtu A rAjyanuM zuM? mAro putra pAMca varSano che tethI rAjya koI paDAvI na le te mATe tamAre mArA rAjyane pharato killo bAMdhI Apavo joIe. vaLI killo bAMdhavA mATenI pAkI ITo ahIM banatI nathI. te ujjayanImAM bane che tethI tyAMthI ITo lAvIne killo bAMdhI Apo.. pachI huM AvavA taiyAra chuM. Avo banAvaTI kAgaLa lakhIne caMDapradyota para mRgAvatIe mokalyo. kAgaLa vAMcIne rAjA to khuza-khuza thaI gayo. ujjayanImAMthI ITo kayAre Ave ? eTalI dhIraja tenAmAM nahotI tethI teNe potAnA AkhA lazkarane kosAMbIthI ujjayanI sudhI goThavI dIdhuM ane hAthohAtha ITo ujjayanImAMthI AvavA mAMDI. thoDA ja samayamAM majabUta eka kAMkarI paNa na khare tevo killo taiyAra thaI gayo. caMDapradyote kahevaDAvyuM ke killo taiyAra thaI gayo che tame AvI jAva... mRgAvatIe vaLato javAba Apyo ke killo to taiyAra thaI gayo paNa koI rAjA acAnaka caDI Ave ane killAne ghero ghAle to prajAne khAvA mATe anna vagere to joIe ne! mATe mArA koThAro bharI do pachI AvuM... rAjA to strInI AsaktimAM bhAna bhUlyo hato. tarata ja teNe badhA koThAro bharI dIdhA. pachI kahe ke have AvI jAo. mRgAvatI kahe che paNa zastro na hoya to prajAnuM rakSaNa kevI rIte kare ? mATe sArAmAM sArAM zastro to mokalAvo pachI AvuM. strInA mohamAM phasAyela rAjAe potAnI pAse rahelA 6 sArAmAM sArAM uMcI jAtanAM tamAma zastro mRgAvatIne mokalAvI dIdhAM. re Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 ane kahevaDAvyuM ke have jaldI AvI pahoMco.. A cAlAka bAIe killAnA daravAjA baMdha karAvI dIdhA ane killA para potAnA AkhA lazkarane tenA ja zastro laIne goThavI dIdhuM. tenA ja zastro tenI ja sAme. caMDapradyota to potAnI sAme takAyelA potAnA zastro joIne Abho ja banI gayo. vilakho paDI gayo.. ! are ! eka strI mane banAvI gaI have zuM karavuM ? haju ghero uThAvyo nathI... A bAju mRgAvatIe vicAryuM ke hAla to chUTI chuM paNa have jo bhagavAna padhAre to huM dIkSA laI lauM. saMkalpa sAco hato. tarata ja bhagavAna padhAryA che tevA samAcAra maLyA. potAnA lazkarane hukama karyo ke have daravAjA kholI nAkho. bhagavAna padhAryA che tethI koI upadrava ke bhaya hoya ja nahIM. daravAjA khUlI gayA.. mRgAvatI bhagavAnanI dezanA sAMbhaLavA jAya che... bhagavAnane padhArelA jANIne caMDapradyota paNa dezanA sAMbhaLavA Ave che. banne bhagavAnanI dezanA sAMbhaLe che. dezanA pUrI thaI gayA pachI mRgAvatI kahe che ke bhagavan ! caMDapradyota jo mane dIkSA levAnI rajA Ape ane mArA putrane sAcave to huM dIkSA levA taiyAra chuM. bhagavAna potAnI najara jyAM caMDapradyota tarapha pheMke che ke tarata ja caMDapraghota ubho thaIne kahe che, bhagavan ! mRgAvatIne to huM dIkSAnI rajA ApuM chuM sAthe mArI paNa koI rANIne dIkSA levI hoya to mArI rajA che. mRgAvatI caMdanabALA pAse dIkSA le che. caMdanabALA mRgAvatInI bhANeja thAya. eka vakhata caMdanabALA-mRgAvatI vagere bhagavAnanI dezanA sAMbhaLavA gayelA che. caMdanabALA samaya thaye chate mukAmamAM pAchA phare che. caMdra ane sUrya potAnA mULa vimAne bhagavAnanI dezanA sAMbhaLavA AvelA... tethI mRgAvatIjIne samayano khyAla na rahyo. mukAmamAM AvatA mRgAvatIjIne moDuM thayuM. caMdanabALA Thapako Ape che. caMdanabALA bhANeja che vaLI pote mahAsatI che chatAM paNa mRgAvatIjI zAMta citte samatAbhAve ThapakAne sahI Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6 8 - le che. potAnI bhUlanI mAphI mAMge che. pratikramaNa karyA pachI caMdanabALA , sUI jAya che. mRgAvatIjI potAnI bhUlano pazcAttApa kare che. pazcAtApano agni eTalo badho jAjjavalyamAna banyo ke badhAM ja karmo temAM baLIne bhasmIbhUta thaI gayA. mRgAvatIjIne nirmaLa evuM kevalajJAna utpanna thayuM. rAtri bhayaMkara jAmelI che. ghora aMdhAruM che tyAM eka kALo sarpa caMdanabALA tarapha Avato mRgAvatIjI jue che. sarpanA mArgamAM caMdanabALAno hAtha che. mRgAvatIjI dhIrethI hAthane uMco kare che. hAthane sparza thatAM ja caMdanabALA jAgI jAya che, pUche che ke mAro hAtha zA mATe uMco karyo ? mRgAvatIjI kahe che ke sarpa Avato hato mATe. AvI ghora aMdhArI rAtrimAM sarpane tame kevI rIte joyo? ApanI kRpAthI kyA eTale zuM? jJAnanA baLathI. kevuM jJAna? pratipAti ke apratipAti ? AvIne cAlyuM jAya tevuM ke cAlyuM na jAya tevuM ? mRgAvatIjI kahe che ke cAlyuM na jAya tevuM jJAna prApta thayuM che. A sAMbhaLatAM ja caMdanabALAne pazcAttApa thAya che ke are AvA mahAjJAnInI meM AzAtanA karI. uccadhArAe caDhe che. mRgAvatIjIne khamAve che.. khamAvatAM-khamAvatAM pote paNa te ja jJAnanA dhAraka bane che. sAcAbhAvathI khamAvavAmAM Ave che tyAre banne AtmAnuM khamAvanAranuM ane khamanAranuM zreya thAya che. upAdhyAya zrIdharmasAgarajI mahArAjA - hIrasUri mahArAjanA samakAlIna upAdhyAya dharmasAgara mahArAja thaI gayA. temanI dIkSA vi.saM. 1595mAM thayelI. 16 varSanI nAnI uMmare. prakhara vidvAna hatA. mahAprabhAvazALI hatA. vihAra karatAM karatAM koI gAmamAM AvyA. ane tyAM comAsuM rahyA che. te gAmamAM kalyANamalla ane sahasramalla nAmanA be moTA AgevAna zrAvako hatA. e jamAnAmAM pAghaDI 6 40 paheravAno rivAja. koInuM ya mAthuM ughADuM jovA maLe nahIM. Aje duniyA ) Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne uMdhI cAle che. koInuM ya mAthuM DhAMkeluM jovA maLe nahiM... kalyANamalla gurU , mahArAjane vaMdana karavA AvyA. temaNe mAthe pAghaDI bAMdhelI nahIM. gurU mahArAje svAbhAvika ja pUchyuM ke kema zeTha pAghaDI bAMdhatA nathI? zeThe kahyuM ke meM paNa lIdheluM che. enuM paNa lIdhuM che ? koI saMgha kADhavAnuM ke? nA, sAheba. meM to je A sahasramalla rAjAno maMtrI che tene mAravAnuM paNa lIdhuM che, tene mArI nA nAkhuM tyAM sudhI mAthe pAghaDI bAMdhavI nahIM. A niyama lIdhAne 25 varSa thayAM paNa haju lAga Avyo nathI. gurU mahArAjane AMcako lAgyo. are ! Avo moTo AgevAna zrAvaka ane Avo krodhI - ghaNuM samajAvyuM chatAM lIdhelI pratijJAmAMthI DagyA nahIM. have ekavAra moDIrAte sahasramalla koI kAraNasara gurU mahArAjane maLavA AvyA che. gurU mahArAja koI sAdhu sAthe svAdhyAya karI rahyA che. sahasramallane joIne gurU mahArAja bolyA ke ATalI moDI rAte Ama ekalA Avo cho te barAbara nathI... tamAre sAvadhAna rahevuM joIe. maMtrI kahe ke sAheba mAro koI duzmana ja nathI. pachI konAthI sAvadhAnI rAkhavAnI? gurU mahArAja kahe ke nA, bhAI evuM nathI. pelA kalyANamallajIe tamane mArI nAkhavAnuM paNa lIdhuM che. tenAthI sAvadhAna rahejo . banavAkALa te ja rAtre kalyANamalla paNa koI kAraNasara upAzrayanA eka khUNAmAM sUtA che. temanA kAne A vAta paDI. gussAno koI pAra na rahyo. temaNe kahyuM ke je vAta meM ATalA varSo sudhI gupta rAkhI hatI te gurU mahArAje bahAra pADI dIdhI. A te sAdhu kahevAya ? pachI to temaNe vyAkhyAnamAM AvavAnuM baMdha karyuM. are ! upAzrayamAM ja AvavAnuM baMdha... gurU mahArAjane vaMdana ja nahIM karavAnA. gurU mahArAje tapAsa karI. ghaNIvAra kahevaDAvyuM ke upAzraye Ave.. paNa na ja AvyA. evAmAM paryuSaNa AvyA. gurU mahArAjane ema ke Aje che to mahAparvano divasa che tethI nakkI upAzraye Avaze ja. paNa teo to 6 K na AvyA paNa parivAranA koI sabhyone paNa AvavA na dIdhA. eka divasa- Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 be divasa, traNa divasa roja rAha jue paNa na AvyA... chevaTe paryuSaNano chello divasa Avyo. Aje to bArasAsUtra sAMbhaLavA to Avaze ja. to paNa na AvyA. sAMja paDavA AvI... saMvatsarInuM pratikramaNa to ka2vA Ave ja ne ! gurU mahArAja rAha joIne thAkayA. zrAvako pratikramaNa karavA AvI gayA che.. kalyANamalla haju na AvyA. gurU mahArAje vicAryuM ke khamAvyA vinAnuM mAruM pratikramaNa zuddha kahevAya nahIM... kaMI nahIM bhale te na AvyA. paNa huM temanA ghera jaIne khamAvI AvuM. bhUla mArI che. zrAvako badhA bhegA thaIne beThA che. gurU mahArAja ziSyane sAthe laIne kalyANamallanA ghara tarapha nIkaLyA. kalyANamalle dUrathI gurU mahArAjane AvatA joyA. gharanA mANasone Adeza karyo ke DelInA bAraNAM baMdha karI do ane pote meDA upara caDI gayA. gurU mahArAja bAraNAM najIka AvyAM. bAraNuM khakhaDAvyuM. paNa kholavAnI manA karelI che. gharanA dhaNuM vinave che ke AvA gurU mahArAja sAme caDIne AMgaNe AvyA che ane kholavA do. paNa nA.. gurU mahArAje ghaNIvAra bAraNuM khakhaDAvyuM paNa na ja kholyuM. chevaTe thAkIne gurU mahArAja moTethI bolyA ke kalyANamalla mAre ne tamAre micchAmi dukkaDam. huM tane khamAvu chuM. Ama kahIne gurUmahArAja to cAlatA thayA... paNa gurU mahArAjanI zItaLa jevI vANIthI kalyANamallano krodhAgni kaMIka zAMta thayo. meDA parathI nIce utaryA. parivArane laIne upAzraye AvyA. pratikramaNa karavA beThA. pratikramaNamAM jyAM sarvajIvarAzine khamAvavAnI kriyA Ave che tyAM kalyANamalla ekadama ubhA thayA. gurU mahArAjanA pagamAM paDayA... mAphI mAMgI... eTaluM ja nahIM paNa 2525 varSathI jenI sAthe vaira baMdhAyeluM hatuM te sahasramallanI pAse gayA temanA pagamAM paDIne dhrusake dhrusake raDavA lAgyA... vairano agni samApta thaI gayo... banne vacce mitratAnuM maMDaLa racAI gayuM. kevI ajabanI tAkAta che A khAmaNAmAM... Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 71 te A bhavamAM rAkhelA veranI vaLatara bhavAMtaramAM ghaNI naDatara ubhI kare ' che pachI eno hisAba cUkavavAnuM ghaNuM bhAre paDI jAya che. je hisAba ahIM mAtra namIne pate tema che te bIjA bhavamAM raDIne patAvavo paDe che zAstrakAro e kahyuM che ke sarve zAstrono jo kAMI nicoDa hoya to te kSamA che. A parvAdhirAjanI ArAdhanA tyAre ja phaLe ke jyAre ApaNe ApaNA game tevA kaTTaramAM kaTTara duzamanane paNa dilAvara dilathI kSamA ApIe. bhale bhUla ApaNI na hoya, enI ja hoya chatAM jJAnIo kahe che ke pahelAM tame sAmenI vyaktine khamAvo pachI enI pAse kSamA mAMgo. tame gadgadita manathI kSamA mAMgI haze to sAmeno AtmA kSamA ApavAno ja che. kadAca na Ape to pachI tame doSita nathI.... kSamAmAM sahana karavAnuM thoDuM che meLavavAnuM ghaNuM che. - tapa karavAmAM zarIra sUkavavuM paDe - japa karavAmAM samaya Apavo paDe - dAna ApavAmAM paisA kADhavA paDe - jJAna bhaNavAmAM buddhi kasavI paDe jyAre kSamAnI jaDIbuTTI evI sastI che ke jemAM nathI zarIranuM lohI ghaTatuM ke nathI vajana, tAkAta, carabI ke hADakAMne ghasAro lAgato ! nathI khIssAnA paisA kADhavA paDatA ke nathI samaya ke buddhino bhoga Apavo paDato. kevaLa mana sAthe samAdhAna karavAnuM che. zrAvakanuM cothuM kartavya che aThThamatapanI ArAdhanA arthAta AhAra saMjJAne toDavI. jIvane anAdikALathI AhAranI Teva paDI che. tene toDavA mATe tapa karavo jarUrI che. 100 varSa sudhI nArakanI bhayaMkara vedanA sahIne jIva te je karma khapAve teTaluM karma phakata eka navakArazInuM paccakhANa karavAthI khapAvI che { zake. 10 hajAra kroDa varSa sudhI nArakInI bhayaMkara vedanA sahana karIne jIva . TV Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - je karma khapAve teTaluM karma phakata eka upavAsa karavAthI khape. A pramANe che keTalAya cIkaNA karmone khapAvavAnI tAkAta tapamAM rahelI che. mANasa bhale A traNe TAIma khAto hoya paNa navakArazI ane cauvihAra A be karato hoya to tenA AyuSyanA jeTalA varSo hoya tenA karatAM aDadhA varSonA upavAsanuM phaLa te meLavI zake... Aje cAre bAju AhAra saMjJAnI ja bolabAlA che. muMbaInI khAudharA galImAM jaIne juo to jANe duSkALamAMthI na AvyA hoya tema mANaso ubhA-ubhA ja mIjabAnI uDAvatA hoya ! Dhora hamezAM ubhA-ubhAM ja khAya... ApaNI sarakhAmaNI konI sAthe thAya? vicAra to karo.. A bhayaMkara AhAra saMjJA kayAM laI jaze... koriyAno eka mANasa ahIM Avelo teNe kahyuM ke tyAM to sApanI ane mAMkaDAvAMdarAnI lArIo pharatI hoya che. jema tamAre ahIM sIMga-caNAnI lArIo pharatI hoya tema. mANasa lArI pAse AvIne ubho rahe, vAMdarAnuM lohI mAMge... lArIvALo vAMdarAnA mAthAmAM khIlo mAre tene uMdho karIne eka glAsa lohIno bhare.. ane pachI pAcho khIlo phITa karI de.. pelo mANasa lohIno bharelo glAsa gaTagaTAvIne cAlato thAya... kevI bhayaMkara che AhArasaMjJA.. tema sApanI lArI pAse koI mANasa AvIne ubho rahe... amuka jAtano sApa mAMge. lArIvALo sApanuM mAthuM kApIne kaLakaLatA telamAM taLIne mAMganArane Ape.. pelo mANasa sApane ArAmathI cAvatocAvato cAlato thAya. A upajAvI kADhelI vAta nathI... paNa je bhAIe najaronajara joyeluM che temaNe kahelI A satya hakIkata che... ApaNane to sAMbhaLatAM ye sUga caDe. paNa duniyAmAM AvA AhAra saMjJAmAM DUbelA aneka mANaso paDelA che. tapa uttama auSadha : to karmane khapAvavA mATe to tapa che ja, paNa zarIrane nIrogI banAvavA ja A mATe paNa tapa jevuM koI uttama auSadha nathI... duniyAnI badhI ke Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 73 rIphAInarIomAM kAco mAla nAkho to pAko (apaDeTa) thaIne bahAra nIkaLe che jyAre zarIrarUpI riphAInarI ja eka evI che ke jemAM tame sArAmAM sAro mAla nAkho paNa te kharAbamAM kharAba viSTArUpe ja bahAra nIkaLe che. AcArya bhagavaMta zrI hemacaMdrasUri mahArAja yogazAstranA trIjA prakAzamAM kahe che ke miSTAnnAnyapi viSTAsAmRtAnyapi mUtratAt / zarIrane vize nAkhelA tamAma miSTAnno viSTArUpe thAya che temaja suMdaramAM suMdara pINAMo paNa mUtrarUpe bane che.. AvA A zarIranuM tapa dvArA ja damana thaI zake che. tapa e jIvananI mUDI che jema bIjI mUDI che te khAvAnApIvAnA-paheravAnA ke pharavAnA badhA ja kAmamAM Ave che tema taparUpI mUDI vratonA pAlanamAM, japamAM, dhyAnamAM, IndriyonA damanamAM kAma lAge che. paNa te tapa IcchAno rodha karanAro hovo joIe. Aje tapadharmanI bolabAlA khUba ja che... paNa ghaNA loko mAna-sanmAna mATe paNa karatA hoya che. tapa karyA pachI jo koI zAtA pUchavA na AvyuM hoya enA nimitte koI utsava na thayo hoya to... manamAM tarata ja ArttadhyAna zarU thaI jAya... AvA tapane zAstrakAro lAMghaNa kahe che. tapa to zarIrane ane manane bannene zuddha kare che. zAstrakAro kahe che ke varSamAM eka aTTamano tapa to karavo ja joIe. kadAca tapa na ja karI zako to enA mATe paNa keTalAka mArgo batAvyA che. ahIM chaTakabArI to rAkhavAmAM AvI ja nathI. tame aThThama na karI zako to chUTA-chUTA traNa upavAsa, te na karI zako to cha AyaMbIla athavA nava nIvI, athavA 12 ekAsaNA, hajI koI ema kahe ke sAheba ! amAre to savAramAM devI (cA) padharAvAya to ja mazIna cAlu thAya tema che. to enA mATe covIza biyAsaNA. e na thAya to hajI upAya che.. 6 hajAra gAthAno svAdhyAya ane chelle e na thAya to navakAranI 60 bAMdhI mALAno jApa karIne paNa aTThama tapa pUrNa karavo joIe. Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 - nAgaketu : zAstramAM nAgaketunI vAta prasiddha che. teNe pUrvajanmamAM akramanI bhAvanA karelI. eja bhAvanAmAM mAtAe lagAvelI jhuMpaDInI AgamAM baLIne marI gayo... tethI janmatAMnI sAthe ja gharamAM thatI akramanI vAtacIta parathI aTTama karyo. janmeluM bALaka traNa divasa sudhI bhUkhyuM kevI rIte rahI zake? tethI mUrchA AvI gaI. marI gayeluM jANIne tene dATI de che. IndranuM Asana kaMpAyamAna thAya che. Indra Ave che. bALakane mUrchArahita kare che. mAtA-pitA to bALakanA mRtyunA AghAtathI marI gayA che. nAgaketu ekalo saMbaMdhIone tyAM moTo thAya che. chevaTe kevaLajJAna pAme che... vArtA prasiddha che tethI vistAra nathI karatA.. Ama bhagavAna mahAvIrano tapadharma sauthI zreSTha che. bIjA hindu dharmanAM moTAbhAganAM parvo khAvA-pIvA mATe moja-majA mATenAM che. jyAre jaina dharmamAM ja eka evI viziSTatA jovA maLe che ke ApaNe parvamAM khAvAnuM choDI devAnuM. moja-majA choDI devAnA..! ghaNA bhAgyazALIo nAnA parvomAM ocho bhAga le paNa A paryuSaNAmAM to dareka saMgho-dareka vyaktio bhAga le ja, bhale varSamAM koI divasa navakArazI karato na hoya paNa ATha divasamAM to e avazya kaMIka kare ja. tapa e AhArasaMjJAne toDavA mATe che paNa AjanA yugamAM to evuM lAge ke jANe mANasa AhArasaMjJAne vadhArI rahyo che. pAraNAmAM juo to 25-30 AITamo. uttara pAraNAmAM paNa juo to aneka jAtanI AITamo... eka upavAsa karavo hoya to uttara pAraNAmAM eTaluM badhuM ThAMsI ThAMsIne khAze ke jANe AvatI kAlanuM sATuM vALato na hoya... tenA pariNAme Arogya sudharavAne badale bagaDe che. upavAsa e AgalA divase je ThAMsI-ThAMsIne khAdhuM che tenI sajA rUpe banI jAya che. vaLI pAraNAmAM che paNa kAMI ochA-vatuM Ave to mijAja vadhI jAya che...tapa to samatAthI 6 jU karavAno che. -IcchArodhe saMvarI pariNati samatA yoge re." Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upa zrAvakanuM pAMcamuM kartavya che - caityaparipATI. caitya eTale jinAlaya-jinapratimA, jinezvaro ApaNA ananya upakArI che. AgaLanA cAra kartavyono upadeza ApanAra paNa tIrthakaro ja che. ghaNA loko ema kahe che ke ApaNe prabhu bhakti karavI, ke jinamaMdira vigere baMdhAvavAmAM nathI mAnatA, paNa anukaMpAmAM ja mAnIe chIe. e na cAle. garIbone dAna ApavuM, hospITalamAM dardIonI sevA karavI vigere anukaMpAnA dharma paNa AcaravA jevA che eno jaina zAstroe niSedha nathI karelo, paNa A anukaMpAno dharma upadezyo koNe? jinezvaroe ja ne ! to emanI bhakti bhUlI javAya? emaNe anukaMpAno dharma batAvyo ja nahota to tame garIbonI sevA paNa kevI rIte karI zakata ? mATe ja jinamaMdiro ane emAM birAjatA jinezvaranI bhakti ApaNe upakArI bhAvathI kRtajJatA adA karavAnI che. pAMcamanI cotha... je bhagavAnathI ApaNe badhuM pAmyA chIe e bhagavAnanA darzana saMdhe sAthe maLIne karavA joIe. Ama to pahelAM pAMcamanI saMvatsarI hatI. paNa caityaparipATI mATe ja cotha karavAmAM AvelI.. kAlikAcArya eka nagaramAM comAsuM rahyA che. tyAMno rAjA AcArya bhagavaMtano anurAgI hato... AcArya bhagavaMte rAjAne caityaparipATImAM hAjarI ApavA mATe kahyuM. paraMtu rAjAe kahyuM ke pAMcamanA divase prajAno Imahotsava che tethI mAre tyAM pahelI hAjarI ApavI paDe. mATe jo eka divasa AgaLa athavA eka divasa pAchaLa rAkho to huM hAjarI ApI zakuM. rAjA jevo rAjA jo hAjarI Apato hoya to dharmaprabhAvanA sArI thAya ema jANI AcArya bhagavaMte kahyuM ke rAjan ! pAMcamanI chaThTha to na thaI zake paNa cotha karI te zakuM arthAta cothe caityaparipATI rAkhuM. rAjAe hA pADI. Ama pAMcamanI 6 ( cotha kAlikAcArye karelI... Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 79 gaNadharavAda ApaNA bhagavAna badhA kSatriyo che. gautamasvAmI vagere gurU badhA brAhmaNa che ane e dharmane AcaranArA vaizya (vahepArI) che. A eka vizeSatA che. bhagavAna jyAre apApApurImAM padhAryA che tyAre devo badhA temane vaMdana karavA mATe AvI rahyA che... najIkanA ja pradezamAM IndrabhUti vagere 4400no parivAra yajJamaMDapamAM beThelo che. IndrabhUti devone AvatA joIne manamAM phUlAya che ke mArA yajJanI kIrti devo sudhI paNa phelAI gaI che mATe devo mArA yajJamaMDapamAM AvI rahyA che paNa devo to yajJamaMDapane vaTAvIne AgaLa nIkaLI gayA. eTale vaLI pAchA vicAre caDe che ke A devo kayAM jaI rahyA che ? zuM koI bIjo vAdI ATalAmAM che ke zuM ? badhA vAdIone harAvatAM koI bAkI rahI gayo lAge che. lAva tenI pAse jAuM ane tene harAvIne huM ajita banuM... ema vicArIne bhagavAnanI parSadAmAM Ave che. dezanA cAlI rahI che jo ke e to bhagavAnane harAvavA mATe AvyA hatA... paNa jyAM bhagavAnane jue che ke TharI jAya che... kAraNa ke temanI pAse vidyAnuM baLa hatuM, to bhagavAnanI pAse sAdhanAnuM baLa hatuM. paropakAravRttinuM teja hatuM. svArthanuM teja kALuM che nisvArtha-paropakAranuM teja ujjavaLa che. bhagavAna IndrabhUtine kahe che ke IndrabhUti gautama padhAro... padhAro... IndrabhUti camake che ke mAruM nAma Amane kevI rIte jANyuM ? pAchuM vaLI potAnI jAtane samajAve che ke duniyAmAM huM sarvatra prakhyAta chuM mane koNa na jANe ? paNa jo mArA manamAM rahelI zaMkAne dUra kare to temanA zaraNe jAuM... IndrabhUti gautamanI zI zaMkA hatI tathA te zaMkA zemAMthI utpanna thayelI ?-- vedamAM eka vAkaya Ave che ke - vijJAnayana dvaitekhyo tebhyaH samutyAya tAnyevAnuMvinavRtti, 7 pretyasaMjJA'sti / Ano artha IndrabhUti Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 77 A pramANe karatA hatA ke AtmA pAMca bhUtomAMthI utpanna thAya che ane pAMca bhUtomAM samAI jAya che. tethI paralokanI saMjJA nathI. pAMcabhUta eTale pRthvI - hADakA, pANI-lohI, agni-jaThArAgni, vAyu-zvAsozvAsa, AkAzazarIrano polo bhAga. A pAMcabhUtomAMthI ja utpanna thAya che ane temAM ja samAI jAya che to AtmA kayAMkathI Ave che, kyAMka jAya che vagere vAto haMbaka che, AmAM gautama svAmI gUMcavAyA che. vedavAkayanI bhUmikA : bIjI bAju gRharaNyadA nAmanA upaniSadakamAM vAta Ave che ke yAjJavalkya nAmanA RSi che. temane be patnI che. ekanuM nAma maitreyI che ane bIjInuM nAma kAtyAyanI che. maitreyIne tattvanI vAtamAM rasa che jyAre kAtyAyanIne khAvuM-pIvuM, paheravuM-oDhavuM, moja-zokha vageremAM rasa che. amuka kALa vItyA pachI RSi jaMgalamAM javAno vicAra kare che. jaMgalamAM jatA pahelAM potAnI milkata banne patnIone vaheMcI ApavAno vicAra kare che jethI pAchaLa banne vacce koI matabheda na thAya... tethI banne patnIne bolAvIne vastunI vaheMcaNI karavAnuM kahe che. tyAM maitreyI RSine kahe che ke svAmI ! Apa mane je saMpatti Apo cho tenAthI mane amaratva maLaze kharuM ? RSi kahe che ke nA, koI kALe paisAthI amarapada maLatuM nathI. maitrI kahe che ke to svAmI ! A saMpattithI zuM ? mAre to amarapada joIe che. AkhI pRthvI sonAthI maDhIne Apo to paNa mAre joIe nahIM. maitreyIne vizeSa samajAvavA RSi kahe che ke jagatamAM traNa prakAranI eSaNA cAlI rahI che. - vitaiSaNA, putraiSaNA ane lokaiSaNA. (1) vitaiSaNA - dhananI jhaMkhanA, A jhaMkhanA mANasanI kayAreya pUrI thatI nathI.. jene so maLyA che te hajAra Icche che, hajAra maLyA che te lAkhane Icche che, lAkha maLyA Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che te koTine Icche che... koTi maLyA che te rAjA thavA Icche che.. rAjA cakravarti thavA Icche che... ane cakravarti Indra thavA Icche che... Ama A IcchAno kayAreya aMta Avato nathI... mATe to suMdaradAsa kavie lakhyuM che ke jo dasa vIsa pacAsa bhaye taba hoI hajAra tuM lAkha magegI, kroDa araba kharabba asaMkhya dharApati hone kI cAha jagegI, svarga pAtAlakA rAjya karuM tRSNA adhikI ati Aga lagegI, suMdara eka santoSa vinA zaTha terI to bhUkha kabhI na bhagegI. - 78 game teTalA gharamAM gokulo hoya paNa e eka ja gAyanA dUdhano upabhogI bane che ne ! arthAt eka ja gAyanuM dUdha te pI zake che. game teTalI saMpatti hoya paNa teno khorAka keTalo ? cAra ke ATha roTalI.. game teTalI jamIna hoya paNa bhogavaTAnI jamIna keTalI ? sADA traNa hAthane! bIjuM badhuM to pArakAno parigraha che. chatAM mANasane saMpattinI eSaNA pUrI thatI nathI. (2) putraiSaNA - putranI jhaMkhanA. A jhaMkhanA paNa mANasanA jIvanamAM ThAMsI ThAMsIne bharelI che. game teTalI saMpatti hoya paNa putra na hoya to ? putra mATe to mANasa paththara eTalA deva kare che. chevaTe dattaka le che. are! Izvarane paNa sarjana karavuM game che to mANasane putranI jhaMkhanA thAya temAM zuM Azcarya ? (3) lokaiSaNA - lokomAM pUjAvAnI jhaMkhanA, ghaNA loko mArA anuyAyI bane. ghaNA lokone huM priya banuM. lokomAM mane kema nAmanA maLe... basa rAta-divasa A ja jhaMkhanA manamAM paDelI hoya che. IlekzanamAM lAkho rUpiyA kharce che, zA mATe ? pUjAvA mATe ja ne ! dAnamAM eka pAI paNa nahIM kharce ane kharacaze to nAmanI takatI Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne lAgatI hoya to. eka mANasa rastethI pasAra thaI rahyo che. bAjumAM zilpIo paththaro ghaDI rahyA che. te mANase zilpInI pAse jaI pUchayuM ke bhAI ! A badhA paththaro zA mATe ghaDo cho ? jo maMdira mATe ghaDatA ho to najIkamAM ja AvuM suMdara vizALa maMdira to che. zilpI e bhAIno hAtha pakaDIne AgaLa laI gayA. tyAM je bhAI A maMdira banAve che te bhAInA nAmanI zilA kotarAtI hatI. te zilAne batAvIne zilpI bolyo ke paththaro maMdira mATe nathI ghaDatA paNa A nAma mATe ghaDIe chIe. nAmano kevo moha ! upAzrayamAM pATa para paNa moTA akSare nAma lakhAvaze. dAna kevaDuM ane nAma kevaDuM? mANasane siddhi nahIM, prasidhdhi joIe che. darzana nahIM pradarzana joIe che. RSi maitreyIne pUche che ke A traNe eSaNAmAM kendrasthAne koNa che? AtmA. kAraNa ke dhana konA mATe ? potAnA mATe bIjAne maLe to game kharuM? nA, are ! bIjAne maLe to dAha utpanna thAya che. putra zA mATe ? potAnA nAmane mATe ne! loko zA mATe ? mAruM mahattva vadhe, mAruM kAma thAya. lokone bhegA zA mATe kare che? loko mATe nahIM paNa potAne mATe. A traNe eSaNA potAnA mATe che paNa A pote koNa che enI ja ene khabara nathI. badhAmAM kendrasthAne AtmA che mATe he maitreya ! pahelAM AtmA kevo che te tuM samaja. AtmAnuM dhyAna kara. ciMtana kara. manana kara. to AtmAnuM svarUpa prApta thaze. A saMbaMdhamAM uparanuM vedavAkaya uccArAyeluM che AtmA e jJAnano samUha che. uThIne sUIe eTalA samayamAM judI judI jAtanA jJAnanI hAramALA cAlatI hoya che A judI judI jAtanA jJAno pAMcabhUtomAMthI utpanna thAya che. pAMca bhUtone anulakSIne ja vicAro cAlatA hoya che pelAM bhUtaDAM vaLagyAM na hoya to emAMthI mukti maLe paNa A mahAbhUtomAMthI to mokSamAM jaIe 6 zuM tyAre ja mukti maLe. padArtho sAme Ave tyAre tenA vicAro zarU thAya } Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne arthAta jJAna utpanna thAya che. e padArtha cAlyo jAya eTale enA saMbaMdhanuM , * jJAna samApta. eka ja upayogamAM AtmA covIse kalAka raheto nathI. pAMca bhUtamAMthI upayoga utpanna thAya che. pAMcabhUto e AtmA nathI. pAMcabhUtomAMthI A zarIra baneluM che. IndrabhUtie veda vAkyano artha evo karelo ke AtmA nAmanI koI cIja ja nathI. jyAre eja vedamAM yAjJavalkaTa ane maitreyanA saMvAdamAM AtmA nAmanuM tattva jagatamAM vidyamAna che ema Ave che. A banne vAkyo virodhAbhAsa utpanna kare che, paNa A prazna te koIne pUchatA nathI koIne pUche to potAnAmAM nyUnatA jaNAya. mATe zAstro bhaNe che bhaNAve che paNa zaMkAnuM nivAraNa karatA nathI. prabhuno uttara... : bhagavAna IndrabhUti gautamane AtmA che te samajAve che :- pahelAM AtmAne anumAnathI samajAve che. AtmA bhale najare nathI dekhAto paNa anumAnathI kahI zakAya ke AtmA che. jema koI gharamAM agni lAgyo hoya agni bhale ApaNane na dekhAto hoya paNa dhumADAnA goTA parathI ApaNe kahI zakIe ke tyAM agni che tema anumAnathI kahI zakAya ke AtmA che. ghaDo eka mATIno viziSTa AkAravALo padArtha che tene ghaDanAra A jagatamAM che koI ? hA, kuMbhAra. tema A dehane paNa ghaDanAra to koIka haze ne? eka ja mAtA hoya, eka ja kukSi hoya to pachI saMtAno vacce samAnatA kema nahIM ? sarvano ghaDanAro judo judo hovo joIe te che AtmA. Indriyo AdAnanuM sAdhana che ane viSayo Adeya che. viSayone ApaNe Indriyo dvArA pakaDIe chIe. jema koI tapelIne sANasI vaDe pakaDelI che to e sANasIne pakaDanAra to koIka kharo ne ! Indriyo e sANasI che ane viSayo e tapelI che. jo Indriyo sANasI che to tene ne pakaDanAro to koI kharo ne ! te che AtmA. zarIra e bhogya che to tene re >> bhogavanAro koI hovo joIe ne ! bhojana vastra vagere bhogya che tene re Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 khAnA2-paheranAra koI hovo joIe ne ! ghara banAvo to gharamAM koI rahenAra to joIe ke nahIM ? tema A deha e ghara che A gharamAM koI rahenAra to hovo joIe ne ! te che AtmA. zarIra e AtmAne rahevAnuM ghara che, Indriyo bArI-bAraNAM che. aMdara rahenAra koI bIjo che. bArIbAraNAM dvArA joyelo padArtha bAraNuM baMdha thavA chatAM paNa smRtithI khyAlamAM Ave che mATe zarIrathI AtmA judo che. zarIra e ja AtmA hota to bAlyAvasthAmAM koI anubhava karyo, te anubhava moTo thayA pachI paNa yAda rahe che Ama to bAra varasa pachI zarIranuM lohI vagere badhuM ja badalAI jAya che tema vijJAna kahe che, to bAlyAvasthAmAM thayelo anubhava badho bhUlI jAya. paNa nA, badhuM yAda rahe che, to te yAda kare che koNa ? zarIre anubhava karyo hoya to te zarIra to badalAI gayuM. Ama AtmA e zarIra nathI... jyAre badhI cetanAo mUDha banI jAya che, acetana banI jAya che tyAre A dehane saLagAvI mUke che. aMdara koIka haze to ja tene atyAra sudhI saLagAvyuM nahIM ne ? aneka dAkhalA-dalIlo dvArA bhagavAne AtmAnuM astitva gautamasvAmIne jaNAvyuM. dUdhanA kaNIyAmAM ghI dekhAya che ? talamAM tela dekhAya che ? lAkaDAmAM agni dekhAya che ? puSpamAM sugaMdha dekhAya che ? caMdrakAntamaNi caMdra sAthe saMparkamAM Ave to pANI jharavA mAMDe che. Ama to nakkara hoya che to temAM pANI kyAMthI dekhAya che ? chatAM dUdhamAM ghI, talamAM tela, phUlamAM sugaMdha, maNimAM dravatA che e anumAnathI svIkAravuM paDe che. tema zarIramAM AtmA che te anumAnathI kahI zakAya. pahelAM bhagavAne AtmA pratyakSa nathI paNa anumAnathI samajAvyo. have pratyakSa pramANathI samajAve che. pratyakSathI AtmA che H koIpaNa cIjane pratyakSa sidhdha karavA mATe cha Indriyo kAme lAge che. Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82 zabdane pratyakSa karavo hoya to kAna kAmamAM lAgaze. rUpane pratyakSa karavuM hoya to AMkha kAmamAM lAgaze. gaMdhane pratyakSa karavo hoya to nAka kAmamAM lAgaze. rasane pratyakSa karavo hoya to jIbha kAmamAM lAgaze. ThaMDu ke garama. suMvALu ke kharabacaDuM e jANavuM hoya to sparzendriya kAme lAgaze. A pAMca Indriyone bAhyakaraNa kahevAya che. ane chaThThI Indriya manane aMtaHkaraNa kahevAya che AtmA A aMtaHkaraNathI jANI zakAya che, huM sukhI chuM ke duHkhI chuM teno nirNaya koNa kare che ? mana kare che. AtmA mana dvArA pratyakSa thAya che. 'huM chuM' AmAM huM bole che koNa ? to ke AtmA. jyAre zarIramAMthI AtmA cAlyo jAya tyAre koI bole che kharo ke 'huM chuM.' taNakho aDatAM cIsa pADanAra mANasane jyAre agnidAha ApavAmAM Ave che tyAre kaMI bole che ? nA... kAraNa ke AtmA emAMthI cAlyo gayo che. dareka vastu potAnA guNadharma dvArA pratyakSa thAya che. jJAna e AtmAno guNa che enA dvArA e pratyakSa thAya che. AtmAnA sukha-duHkha jJAna A badhA paNa guNo che. ApaNe badhA prayatna karIe chIe te pudgalanI saMpatti meLavavA mATe, paNa AtmAnA je jJAna vagere sadguNo che tene meLavavA prayatna karavo joIe. ApaNo AtmA pudgala sAthe eTalo badho eka-meka banI gayo che ke ApaNane pAMce IndriyonA viSayomAM khUba AnaMda maLe che. jaDa ane cetana be padArtho che paNa temAM Aje cAre bAju jaDanI vAha-vAha che. cetana e jaDamAM bhaLI gayuM che. Indriyo dvArA je anubhavAya te pratyakSa. sAkaramAM rahelI mIThAza AMkhe dekhAtI nathI paNa anubhavAya che. badhI Indriyo upara prabhutva mananuM che. AtmA mana sAthe, mana indriyo sAthe ane indriyo padArtha sAthe joDAya tyAre ja bahAranA padArthanuM jJAna thAya che. paNa jo aMdaranA padArthane jANavo hoya to AtmA sAthe phakata mana ja joDAya che. AtmA enA sukha du:kha rUpI guNa dvArA pratyakSa thAya che. sukha-duHkhano AdhArabhUta padartha te AtmA. sukha-duHkha e zarIrano dharma Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 83 nathI, jJAna, sukha-du:kha e badhA arUpI che to teno rahevAno AdhAra paNa arUpI ja hoya ne ! jo jJAna e Indriyono dharma hoya to Aje netrayajJo cAle che temAM ekanI AMkha bIjAne lagADavAmAM Ave che to je vyakitae AMkha dvArA lAkho cIja joI che e AMkha bIjAne lagADavAmAM Ave to e vyaktine pelI vyaktie joyelI vastunuM smaraNa thAya che kharuM ? nA, kAraNa ke jJAna AMkhamAM nathI rahetuM paNa AtmAmAM ja rahe che. potAnA zarIramAM pratyakSa rIte AtmA che ema jaNAya che ane bIjAnA zarIramAM anumAna dvArA jANI zakAya che. A rIte bhagavAne saraLatAthI AtmAnuM astitva che te samajAvyuM. koI mANasane zaMkA thaI ke AtmA che ke nahIM. te jANavA teNe maraNa zayyAe paDelA eka vRddha puruSane kAcanI peTImAM pUrI dIdho. thoDA samayamAM te vRddha mRtyu pAmyo. AtmA cAlyo gayo, paNa peTIne kayAMya tirADa na paDI, to AtmA nAmano padArtha che, to te gayo kevI rIte ? teNe nakkI karyuM ke AtmA che ja nahIM. tenA saMzayane dUra karavA kahe che ke eka dIvAne kAcanI peTImAM rAkho. dIvAno prakAza bahAra Ave che ke nathI Avato ? Ave ja che. peTIne to kayAMya tirADa ke chidra nathI, to prakAza Avyo kevI rIte ? prakAza ne bahAra AvavA mATe kAca avarodhaka banato nathI tema AtmA e arUpI che tene rUpI padArtho koI ADe AvatA nathI. IndrabhUti gautamasvAmI ne AtmAnuM spaSTa darzana thatAM bhagavAnanA caraNe AtmasamarpaNa karyuM. jIMdagI sudhI samarpaNa bhAve rahyA. A rIte dareka brAhmaNo Ave che ane bhagavAna temanA zaMsayo dUra kare che ane e rIte 11 gaNadharo bhagavAnanA caraNe mAthuM mUke che. tyArapachI gautamasvAmIe 3panne r vA, vimbhar r vA, ve rU vA, eTale ke dareka padArtho utpanna thAya che pUrvanA paryAya rUpe naSTa thAya che ane mULadravya rUpe nitya rahe che A pramANe bhagavAnanA mukhathI tripadI sAMbhaLIne dvAdazAMgInI racanA karI. brahmA, viSNu ane maheza A 1 Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ trimUrti zuM che? brahmA e utpattinuM pratIka che viSNu e sthiratAnuM pratIka , che ane maheza e vinAzanuM pratIka che. eka rAjA hato. tene eka dikaro ane dikarI hatI. dikarIne ramavA mATe nAnakaDuM sonAnuM beDuM rAjAe banAvI ApyuM. ekavAra rAjaputre te joyuM. teNe beDuM paDAvI laIne temAMthI mugaTa banAvyo. kanyA raDatA-raDatI AvI pitA pAse. rAjaputra hasato hasato Avyo. bannene joIne rAjA madhyastha bhAve beThA che. te vicAre che bhale beDAmAMthI mugaTa banAvyo paNa sonuM to gharamAM ja che ne ! Ama mugaTanI utpatti thaI. beDAno nAza paNa thayo ane sonA rUpe kAyama rahyuM. koIpaNa padArthanA A traNa svarUpa hoya che. bhagavAna mahAvIranA najIkanA samayamAM thayelA dazapUrvadharoe lakhelA graMtho Agama tarIke gaNAya che. pahelAM ema kahevAmAM AvatuM ke 84 Agamo hatA. Aje 45 vidyamAna che. Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ N/ bhAdaravA suda-12 'dharmane yogya zrAvakano AThamo guNa-sudAkSiNyatA Aje cAre bAju dharma khUba vadhI rahyo che paNa kriyAtmaka, guNAtmaka dharma luptaprAyaH banI gayo che. cAre bAju anItI, chaLa-kapaTa, durAcAra eTalA badhA vadhI gayA che ke dharmI jananuM mahoruM paherIne pharanAranA jIvanamAM dharma kyAMya sparyoja na hoya. eka guNanuM ThekANuM ja na hoya. jIvanamAM eka dAkSiNyatA guNa Ave to paNa mANasa ghaNA pApomAMthI bacI zake che. Aje vyavahAramAM paNa ApaNe joIe chIe ke be AMkhanI zarama paDe che. koI paNa jhaghaDo... vagere kaMI paNa hoya to ene lAgatA-vaLagatA mANasone ApaNe kahIe chIe zA mATe ? ApaNe samajIe ke ApaNuM kahyuM kadAca tene nahIM utare paNa be AMkhanI zaramathI e enuM kahyuM mAnaze. A guNa to mANasane ghaNA akAryo karatAM roke che. sAMketapura nagaramAM puMDarIka nAmano rAjA hato. tene kaMDarIka nAmano nAno bhAI yuvarAja hato. A yuvarAjane yazobhadrA nAmanI rUpa-guNathI bharapUra patnI hatI. ekavAra te zaNagAra sajIne kyAMka bahAra pharI rahI che tyAM tenA para puMDarIkarAjAnI dRSTi paDe che. rupavAna ane vaLI zaNagArathI sajja banelI potAnA ja nAnA bhAInI patnIne jotAM manamAM kAmavAsanA saLage che. A vAsanA atibhayaMkara che. A vAsanAnI Aga jIvananA tamAma saguNone bALIne bhasmIbhUta karI nAkhe che. rAjA jeTha thato hovA chatAM paNa potAnI mAna-maryAdA badhuM mUkIne yuvarAjanI patnI pAse bhoganI bhIkha mAMge che. yazobhadrA satI che. teNe svAbhAvika ja kahyuM ke tamArA bhAI beThA che ane tamane bhIkha mAMgatAM lAja-zarama nathI AvatI? A vAkyano rAjAe avaLo artha karyo. te ema samajyo ke jyAM sudhI mAro te bhAI jIvato beTho che tyAM sudhI mane A nahIM maLe... vAsanA mANasane 6 4 adhamamAM adhama kRtya karavA prere che. Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8 kAmavAsanA tArA pApe eka bAvAjI hatAM. bhagavAnanA parama bhakta. ekavAra koI bhaktane tyAM jamavAnuM AmaMtraNa AvyuM. bhaktane tyAM jamavA jAya che. bhaktane eka rUpavAna yuvAna kanyA che. A kanyA bAvAjInI najare caDI.. dRSTi paDatAM vAsanAnI Aga bhabhUkI. bAvAjI che eTale kanyA to kAMI maMgAya nahIM... zuM karavuM? bhaktane kahe che ke bhAI ! tArI A kanyA durbhAgyavALI che jo tame gharamAM rAkhazo to tamAruM satyAnAza nIkaLI jaze. paraNAvazo to banne pakSe khatama thazo. enA karatAM to gaMgAmAM padharAvI dejo. bhakta bahu cAlAka hato. bAvAjInI najara teNe pArakhI lIdhI. teNe vicAryuM ke AvA dharmanA nAme dhatiMga karanArane to barAbara svAda cakhADavo joIe. bAvAjI potAnI kuTire cAlyA gayA. gaMgAnA kinAreja kuTira hatI... rAha joIne beThA che ke nadImAM taNAtuM kaMI Ave che ? A bAju bhakta to eka peTI maMgAvI emAM eka vAMdarIne pUrI ane peTIne gaMgAnA pravAhamAM vahetI mUkI. peTIne AvatI joIne bAvAjIe potAnA ziSyone AjJA karI ke pelI peTI kADhIne mArI kuTiramAM mUkajo. ziSyoe nadImAM jhaMpalAvyuM. peTI kADhI potAnA gurUnI kuTiramAM mUkI. bAvAjI kuTiramAM jatAM pahelAM ziSyone kahe che ke bUmAbUma thAya to ya kuTiranuM bAraNuM kholazo nahIM. ziSyo kahe bhale gurUjI. bAvAjI to kuTiranuM bAraNuM baMdha karIne peTIne kholavA jAya che. peTI khUlatAM ja aMdara purAvAthI gusse bharAyelI vAMdarIe bahAra kudako mAryo ane bAvAjI para tUTI paDI. bAvAjI to bUmAbUma karavA lAgyA.. paNa bAraNuM khole koNa? chevaTe lohIluhANa dazAmAM mAMDa-mAMDa bAraNA sudhI pahoMcyA.. maratAM maratAM bacI gayA. konA pApe ? kAmavAsanAnA ja pApane ! Aje hajAro yuvAno pAyamAla thaI rahyA che. potAnA jIvananI mahAmUlI mUDI sadAcAra gumAvI rahyA che. IMglIzamAM eka kahevata che ke - Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 87 Wealth is lost nothing is lost. Health is lost something is lost. Charactor is lost everything is lost. je mANase saMpatti gumAvI che teNe kAMIja gumAvyuM nathI. je mANase taMdurastI gumAvI che teNe kAMIka gumAvyuM che. paNa jeNe sadAcAra-zIla gumAvyuM che teNe sarvasva gumAvyu che. potAnI vAsanAne pUrI karavA mATe AjanI yuvA peDhI nAta-jAta ke rAta-divasa kAMI paNa jotI nathI... game tevo halakAmAM-halako nirNaya levA paNa taiyAra thaI jAya che. A bAju pelo rAjA jevo rAjA paNa potAnA nAnA bhAIne mAravA mATe taiyAra thaI gayo. manamAM je vicArono janma thAya che te dizAmAM vicAronA cakro gatimAna thAya che. mATe to mahApurUSo kahe che ke manane satata zubhabhAvamAM 2matuM rAkho. have bhAIne mAravo kevI rIte ? satata tenA chidrone jue che. ekavAra kaMDarIka niHzastra pharato hoya che. lAga joIne puMDarIka rAjAe pAchaLathI ghA karyo. eTalA jhanUnathI ghA karyo ke eka ja jhATake kaMDarIkanuM prANa paMkheruM uDI gayuM. yazobhadrAne samAcAra maLyA.. AdhAtathI te mUDha banI gaI... zuM karavuM ? zIlanI rakSA kevI rIte karavI? teNe vicAryuM ke rAjamahelamAM rahIne have zIla nahIM rakSAya... prANanA bhoge paNa zIlane to khaMDita thavA nahIM dauM. rANI rAto rAta tyAMthI gupta rIte nAsI chuTI . . . nAsatAM-nAsatAM sAvatthI nagarImAM AvI. rAjAnA sakaMjAmAMthI to chUTI paNa have zuM karavuM ? tyAM teNe keTalAka sAdhvIjIone sthaMDilabhUmithI pAchA pharatA joyA... rANI temanI pAchaLa-pAchaLa upAzraya sudhI AvI. upAzrayamAM moTA sAdhvIjI beThelA che. temane vaMdana karI.. temanA caraNomAM mastaka mUkI dIdhuM. raDatAM raDatAM potAnI ApavItI kahI. karmarAjA koIne ya choDatA nathI. karmanI philosophI e moTAmAM moTI phIlosophI che. jagatamAM je kAMI sAruM che te zubha karmonuM phaLa che ane je kAMI duHkha Ave Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A che te azubha karmonuM phaLa che. mATe mahApurUSo kahe che ke karmanA siddhAMtane . samajo-uTho-jAgo ane satkArya karavA maMDI paDo. zubhakarmone upArjana karIne puNya meLavo. zAMti meLavo. e mATe prabhunA mArgane saMyama jIvanane nahIM paNa sAcA dharmane to samajavo paDaze ne ! anaMtA janmonA karmo bhegAM thayelAM bhogavatAM bhogavatAM to nAke dama AvI jAya. badhA karmono thoDA samayamAM jo kSaya karavo hoya to jinabhakti, tenA dvArA pUrve saMcita karelA karmono khAtamo bolAI jAya. bhagavAnanA nAmano jApa e uttama sAdhana che. hajArarUpiyAnI noTo gaNato hoya tyAre keTalA AnaMdathI ane ekAgratAthI gaNato hoya che. te gaNatAM kyAreya kaMTALo ke thAka lAge kharo? nA, Avo AnaMda ane ekAgratA jo bhagavAnanA nAmano jApa karatAM AvI jAya to karmono khAtamo thayA vinA na rahe. bhaktino paNa eka rasa hoya che teno paNa svAda hoya che. eTaluM to cokkasa ja ne ke jApa karatAM karatAM pApabaMdha to nahIM thAya ne ! padArthanuM smaraNa karavAthI padArtho maLI javAnA che? ulTAnuM ArtadhyAnathI pApabaMdha thaze. aMta samaye eka kSaNa paNa jo prabhunuM nAma smaraNa yAda AvI jAya to sadgati thAya che. are ! pAMca miniTanuM kareluM smaraNa jo uttamagati ApatuM hoya to kalAkomahinAo ane varSo sudhI kareluM prabhunuM smaraNa zuM na Ape ane aMta samaye jo padArthonuM smaraNa karo to zuM thAya? durgati ja ne ! mATe have padArthonuM smaraNa choDIne paramezvaranuM smaraNa cAlu karI do. zAstramAM aneka mahAnubhAvonI vAta Ave che. aneka kukarmone karanAro AtmA jo prabhunA zaraNe jAya to tarI ja jAya. AvuM karmonuM vijJAna jaina zAstro sivAya kyAMya jovA maLatuM nathI. A rANIne paNa koI pUrvajanmanuM karma udayamAM AvyuM che jethI... rAjamahelanI bahAra jeNe kyAreya paga mUkyo nathI.. to pANI mAgatAM jyAM dUdha hAjara thAya che. aneka dAsadAsIo jenI sevAmAM huM upasthita hoya che te Aje karmarAjAnA phaTakAthI ekalI-aTUlI raste rajhaLatI kare Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para banI gaI che... paNa koI punyakarma kareluM haze tethI tene sAdhvIjIno sAtha maLyo.-mahattarA sAdhvIjIe tene AzvAsana ApyuM. rANIe temanI pAse dIkSAnI mAMgaNI karI. sAdhvIjIe tene yogya jANIne dIkSA ApI. khUba suMdara ArAdhanA kare che. - have banyuM evuM ke rANIe dIkSA lIdhI tyAre tenA udaramAM jarAka garbha hato. divase divase te garbha to vadhavA lAgyo. dIkSA nahIM Ape e bIkathI rANIe A vAta chUpAvI rAkhelI. have rANIe satya hakIkata kahI. sAdhvIjI vicakSaNa ane gaMbhIra hatA. temaNe eka zayyAtara zrAvikAne A vAta jaNAvI. zrAvaka-zrAvikAo sAdhu-sAdhvIonA mA-bApa che. mA-bApa jema potAnA putrane vahAla paNa kare ane bhUla hoya to Thapako paNa Ape. tema zrAvaka-zrAvikAo paNa sAdhu-sAdhvInI gocarI-pANI vagerethI bhakti paNa kare ane jarAka ADA-avaLA cAlatA hoya to Thapako paNa ApI zake. A zrAvikAe mA-bApanI jema tenI tamAma javAbadArI upADI lIdhI. teNe bhoMyarAmAM rAkhavAmAM AvI. jethI zAsananI avahelanA na thAya. samaya vItato cAlyo. rANI sAdhvIe putrane janma Apyo. putra khUba tejasvI che. mULa to rAjabIja che ne? zayyAtara zrAvikA te putrano uchera karavA lAgI. rANI to putrane janma ApIne pAchA sAdhvI gaNamAM AvI gayA. bALa saMskAra mATe zuM karazo? putranuM khudga kumAra evuM nAma rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. te ATha varSano thayo. putra samajaNo thayo tyArathI ja temAM dharmanA saMskAro siMcavA mAMDyA hatA. bALakanuM mAnasa korI sleTa jevuM hoya che. emAM tame jevA AMkaDA pADazo tevA paDaze.. AjanA chokarAonuM saMskAradhana prAyaH khalAsa thaI gayuM che. temAM moTo phALo mA-bApano che. mA-bApa potAnA chokarAne vaDhIne skUle ne mokalaze paNa kyAreya vaDhIne ene pAThazALAmAM mokale che? skUle nahIM jAya 6 huM to enuM bhaviSya bagaDaze ema mAne che paNa dharmanA pAyAnA saMskAro nahIM kare Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ T maLe to enuM A jIvana nahIM paNa aneka janmo bagaDaze eno kyAreya / vicAra Ave che kharo? mAro dikaro bhaNIne vakIla bane. DokTara bane...ophisara bane... evuM Iccho cho paNa evI IcchA kyAreya thAya che ke mAro dIkaro mahAna sAdhu bane ane anekane tAranAro bane. have A ATha varSanA bALakane ApelA saMskAro bALakane kyAM laI jAya che ane dAkSiNyatAthI enA jIvanamAM kevo moTo pheraphAra thAya che te AgaLa joIzuM. bhAdaravA suda-13 svArthI saMsAra.... : saMsAra ekalo svArthathI ja bharelo che jenI pAchaLa jIMdagInI amUlya tako kharcI nAkhI tana-mana-dhana badhuM ja veDaphI nAkhyuM e vyakti jo che Ape to kevI dazA thAya? na sahI zakAya, na kahI zakAya ke na rahI zakAya AvI dazA che. chatAM loko dalIla kare che ke zuM karIe sAheba samajIe chIe ke saMsAra svArthathI ja bharelo che chatAM paNa panAre paDyuM nIbhAvavuM paDe che ema karIne mana vALe che. A saMsAra para tene napharata nathI jAgatI. A moha mANasane bhavamAM rakhaDAve che. jagatanA tamAma mANaso juo, badhA potAnA ja svArthanI vicAraNA karatAM hoya che. jyAre sAdhunuM jIvana satata paramArthathI ja bhareluM che. koI mAkhIne ke koI kIDIne paNa IjA thavI na joIe. samAgamamAM AvanAranuM satata bhaluM ja IcchatA hoya. jagatanA jIvonuM satata bhaluM ja IcchanArA evA ajitasenasUri mahArAja sAvathI nagarImAM padhAryA che. mAtA sAdhvIjI sAthe khulgakumAra AcArya bhagavaMtane vaMdana karavA Ave che. bAlyavayamAM ja saMyama grahaNa karavAnI adamya IcchAthI khudagakumAra AcArya bhagavaMta pAse pravajyAnI mAMgaNI kare che. mAtA sAdhvIjInI paNa IcchA che ke mAro dikaro mahAna ne zAsana prabhAvaka bane. tethI mAtAe paNa anumati ApI. ATha varSanI 4 nAnI vayamAM ja saMyamajIvanano svIkAra kare che. suMdara ArAdhanA pUrvaka ke Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che niraticAra saMyama jIvananuM pAlana kare che. 12 varSa saMyama paryAya thayo. , 20 varSanI yuvAna vaya thaI. eka vAra kyAMka bahAra gayelA che tyAM yuvAna mitrone krIDA karatAM jue che. anAdikALanA saMskAro AtmAmAM paDelA che. krIDA jotAM ja temanuM mana calAyamAna thayuM. saMyamajIvana pALavuM have duSkara banavA lAgyuM. mana bhogI tarapha kheMcAvA lAgyuM. AtmA nimittavAsI che. jevuM nimitta maLe tevo te banI jAya che mATe to mahApurUSo kahe che ke hamezAM zubhabhAvomAM-zubhanimittomAM manane paroveluM rAkho. A munivaranuM mana have dharmadhyAna choDIne ArtadhyAnamAM DUbeluM rahevA lAgyuM. sAthe rahelA munivarane potAnI IcchA jaNAvI. sahamunivare ghaNI rIte samajAvyA chatAM mana paDyuM te have uMce caDavA mAMgatuM nathI. chevaTe mAtA sAdhvIjI pAse gayA. veza choDavAnI anumati mAMge che. mAtA ghaNI rIte samajAve che chatAM have saMyamajIvanamAM rahevA taiyAra thatA nathI. bALamuninI dAkSiNyatA... :- aMte mAtA sAdhvIjI kahe che ke bhAI tArI IcchAthI tu saMyamajIvanamAM bAra varSa rahyo have mArI IcchAthI bAra varSa rahe. bhale saMyamajIvana pratyeno rasa khUTI gayo che paNa jIvanamAM dAkSiNyatAnuM bIja paDeluM che. tethI ema vicAre che ke mA kahe che to mArAthI nA kema paDAya ? mAnI zarama ADI Ave che. tame kyAreya tamArA mA-bApano vicAra karo cho kharA? AjanA mA-bApanI dazA ane vyathA joIe chIe tyAre amArA hRdaya kaMpI uThe che. gharamAM koIja velyu nahIM. dIkarAno dIkaroya dAdA-dAdInI sAme bolatAM khacakAya nahIM. ghaDIvAramAM utArI pADe. mA-bApanA nisAsAthI to moTAbhAganA gharomAM kleza-azAMti vyApelI che. mA-bApanI duA ja A badhA rogonI moTAmAM moTI davA che. je gharamAM mA-bApanI pUjA thatI ne haze te ghara svarga jevuM haze. tyAM sadAya zAMti vartatI haze. khudugakumAre ja mAnI AjJAthI 12 varSa saMyama jIvana pALyuM. 12 varSa pUrA thatAM pharI Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 92 TO mA pAse anumati mAMge che. mA kahe che ke beTA! mArA karatAM mArA gurUNIjI tA. * moTA che temanI anumatI laIne jA. gurUNIjI pAse jAya che. anumati mAMge che. gurUNIjI kahe che ke tArI mAtAnI AjJAthI tuM bAra varSa rahyo to have mArI AjJAthI nahIM rahe? dAkSiNyatAthI nA nathI pADI zakato. gurUNIjInI AjJAthI bIjA bAra varSa rahe che. Ama karatAM-karatAM AcArya mahArAjanI AjJAthI, upAdhyAya mahArAjanI AjJAthI bAra-bAra varSa saMyamajIvana pALe jAya che. uMmara paNa vadhatI jAya che 68 varSa to thaI gayA. chevaTe have kaMTALI ne mA pAse jAya che mAe paNa joyuM ke have kheMcavAmAM majA nathI. bhavitavyatA pramANe ja thaze ema samajIne rajA Ape che. sAthe ghaNA samayathI saMtADIne rAkhelI rAjamudrA ane ratnakaMbala Ape che. ane kahe che ke tuM sAketanagaramAM jaje ane puMDarIka rAjAne A vIMTI batAvaje teo tane rAjyamAM bhAga Apaze. mAno jIva che ne? khudugakumAra veza mUkIne vIMTI-ratnakaMbala laIne nIkaLe che. sAketa nagaramAM Ave che. bahota gaI thoDI rahI : rAjamahele pahoMce che. rAta paDI gaI che. rAjamahelanA AMgaNAmAM eka moTuM nATaka bhajavAI rahyuM che. nartikA nAcI rahI che. ghaNA samaye AvuM jovAnuM maLyuM che tethI khudugakumAra tyAM jovA mATe ubhA rahI jAya che. rAta purI thavA AvI che. nartakInA paga have lathaDiyAM khAI rahyA che. AMkhamAM uMgha bharANI che. paNa nartakIne haju kAMI dAna maLyuM nathI tethI te nAcI rahI che. thAkane kAraNe tAla tUTI rahyo che tyAM mukhya nAyikA tene sAMketika bhASAmAM kahe che ke "bahota gaI thoDI rahI, thoDI aba bhI jAya, thoDI derake kAraNe raMgame bhaMga na Aya'' A duho sAMbhaLatAM ja pratibodha pAmelA khudugakumAre potAnA hAthamAM te rahelI vIMTI ane ratnakaMbala nartikA tarapha pheMkyA. tathA yuvarAja yazobhadra # kuMDala, zrI kAntAnAmanI sArthavAhanI patnIe hAra, jayasaMdhi nAmanA maMtrIe kare Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - kaMkaNa ane karNapAla nAmanA mahAvate ratnano aMkuza pheMkyo. A pAMca vastuo , lAkha-lAkhanA mUlyavALI che. nartikAne to mahAlAbha thaI gayo. rAta pUrI thaI. rAjAe khudgakumArane pUchyuM ke bhAI te kema ATaluM badhuM dAna ApyuM ? khudgakumAre potAnI AkhI kathanI kahI saMbhaLAvI. rAjA kahe ke sAruM tuM A rAjya laI le.. kumAre kahyuM ke nA have to huM pAcho gurU mahArAja pAse jaIza ane prAyazcitta laIne AtmakalyANa sAdhIza. jIMdagInA moTA bhAganA varSo to vItI gayAM. have thoDA mATe zuM kAma gumAvuM? nAyikAnA duhAe mane bodhapATha Apyo tethI huM khuza thaI gayo ane vIMTI tathA ratnakaMbala meM tene ApI dIdhAM. yuvarAja yazobhadrane pUche che ke te kema mahAmUlyavAna evA kuMDaLo bheTa ApyA? yuvarAja kahe he rAjan ! mane evo vicAra Avelo ke rAjA vRddha thayo chatAM paNa rAjagAdIne choDato nathI tethI tene mArI nAkhIne huM rAjasiMhAsana para besuM. A vicArano amala ja karavAno hato tyAM nAyikAnA duhAe mane cetavyo. have rAjA keTalo kALa jIvavAno che pachI tArA hAthamAM ja rAjya che ne ! huM eka hatyAthI bacI gayo. tenI khuzAlImAM meM kuMDala bheTa ApyA. sArthavAhanI patnIne pUchayuM ke te kema hAra bheTa Apyo? teNe kahyuM ke mAro pati lAMbA samayathI pravAse gayelo che. kAmathI vihvaLa banelI evI meM anyapurUSane sevavAno vicAra karelo paNa A duhAthI mane bodha maLyo tenI khuzAlImAM meM kiMmatI hAra bheTa Apyo. mahAvata ne bolAvyo. tene pUchyuM ke te ratnano aMkuza kema bheTa Apyo? mahAvata kahe ke mane amuka vairIrAjAe ghaNuM dravya ApIne phoDyo hato. rAjAno paTTahasti ApavAnI zarate. huM vimAsaNamAM hato ke zuM karavuM? AnA dvArA huM pratibodha pAmyo. tethI ratnaaMkuza pheMkyo. have maMtrIne pUchyuM ke tame kaMkaNa kema bheTa ApyA? maMtrIe kahyuM ke mane eka te rAjAe Apane mArI nAkhavA mATe pralobhita karyo hato. huM vicAramAM hato hyuM ke rAjAne mAravA ke na mAravA.. A duhAe mane pratibodhyo tethI meM kaMkaNa Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 94 bheTa ApyA. aMte badhA pratibodha pAmIne khuddagakumAra pAse pravrajyA le che. khuddagakumAra gurU pAse Ave che. gurU mahArAja temanI khUba prazaMsA kare che. Ama dAkSiNyaguNathI lAMbA kALa sudhI pravrajyAnuM pAlana karIne aMte mukti sukhanA bhoktA bane che. jo dAkSiNya guNa na hota to ATalA lAMbA samaya sudhI anicchAe paNa saMyama jIvananuM pAlana karata nahIM. eka vyaktie keTalAne tAryA. jIvanamAM A guNa khUba jarUrI che. koI parvanA divase ApaNe kaMI nahIM karatA hoya ane koIka AvIne ApaNane kahe ke bhAI ! Aje to moTo divasa che pUjA to karavI ja joIe. amuka tapa to karavo ja joIe. jo A guNa paDyo haze to ApaNe AMkhanI zarame paNa karIzuM. Ama dharmane yogya zrAvaka e dAkSiNyaguNathI yukta hovo joIe. bhAdaravA suda-14 dharmane yogya zrAvakano navamo guNa-lajjA jagatamAM padArthonI game teTalI zodho thaze, game tevA padArtho AMkhane AMjI devA mATe taiyAra thaze paNa e badhuM kyAM sudhI ? AMkha mIMcAya tyAM sudhI ja ne ! badhI zodho bhale AzcaryakAraka lAgatI hoya paNa chevaTe tenuM mUlya kaMI ja rahetuM nathI. A badhI zodho kadAca amUka kALa sudhI amUka prazno ukelI zakaze paNa zuM janamo-janamanA prazno ukelI zakaze ? nA, janamo-janamanA praznone ukelavAnI tAkAta dharmamAM che. bIjI koI game teTalI amUlya cIja hoya paNa temAM A sAmarthya nathI. dharma mATe pahelAM pAtratA keLavo. zAstrakAro kahe che ke saMpattio pAtramAM potAnI meLe AvIne ubhI rahe che. pAtratA Avaze to mokSa potAnI meLe maLaze enI jhaMkhanA zuM? tuM koI vastunI zodha karIza nahIM, saMpattio tArI zodha karI rahI che. lakSmI e svayaMvarA strI jevI che te zodhavA jazo to maLaze nahIM. paNa Aje mANasa dharma ne badale dhananI pAchaLa ghelo banyo che. kadAca koI jIvAtmA dharmane Icche to paNa dharmanI sAcI samajaNa nahIM Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 95 na hovAne kAraNe temAM aTavAI jAya che. dharmanA pAyAmAM lajjA : koIpaNa kAryano pAyo majabUta hovo joIe. are ! Tebala para caDIne koI vastu levI hoya to TebalanA pAyA sthira hovA joIe. jo hAlakaDolaka hoya to paDI ja javAya ne ! makAnano pAyo paNa majabUta hovo joIe. to traNe lokanA sarvottama sukhane pAmavA mATeno dharmano pAyo majabUta hovo ja joIe. pU. zAMtisUri mahArAja dharmanA pAyAnA tattvo samajAvI rahyA che. dharma karanAra mANasa lajjALu hovo joIe. lajajAne to guNonI mAtA kahevAmAM Ave che. guNa eTale dorI. dorInA sAmA cheDe koI cIja bAMdhelI hoya to dorI kheMcatA e cIja Ave ke na Ave? Ave ja, tema eka guNa jo jIvanamAM hoya to ghaNA guNone kheMcI lAve che. lajjALu mANasa ghaNA akAryothI bacI zake che. Aje moTAbhAganA mANasonA jIvanamAMthI A guNa luptaprAya thaI gayo che. pahelAM gharomAM keTalI badhI maryAdA rahetI- sasarA gharamAM beThA hoya tyAMthI vahu nIkaLI paNa na zake. pahelAM mANasa gAmane paraNato arthAt paraNIne vahu laIne Ave to ema kahevAya ke A amArA gAmanI vastu che. gharanI bahAra nIkaLe ke moM para lAjano paDado AvI ja jAya. AkhA gAmanI maryAdA teNe jALavavI paDatI. bhale te moTA gharanI vahu hoya chatAM gAmanA nAnAmAMnAnA ThAkoranI paNa eNe lAja kADhavI paDatI. atyAre A maryAdA to nIkaLI ja gaI che. dhIme-dhIme gAmamAMthI kuTuMbane paraNato thayo.. arthAta kuTuMbamAM je vaDIlo hoya sAsu-sasarA-jeTha-mAmAjI-kAkAjI vagerenI lAja kADhe. jamAno badalAto gayo. e paNa gayuM. have to dhaNIne ja paraNe che. sAsu-sasarAne mAre zuM levA devA ? sasarAnI sAme bedhaDaka bolatI na hoya. koI maryAdA ja nahIM. vastro paNa amaryAdita ja pahere.. are ! K ethIye AgaLa vadhIne Ajano jamAno kahe che ke ame amArI jAtane Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 96 ne ja paraNIe chIe. dhaNIneya nahIM. Aje strIne saMpUrNa svAtaMtrya joIe ? ' che. gharanA mANasonI IcchA pramANe tene cAlavAnuM nahIM paNa tenI IcchA pramANe gharanA mANasoe cAlavuM joIe. jo kyAMka enI jIda pUrI na thaI to chUTA-cheDA. Aje ApaNo samAja koLI-vAgharI jevo thaI gayo che. lajjA jatAM badhuM ja cAlyuM gayuM. are ! sAsu-vahu ane dIkarI traNe sAthe vaMdana karavA AvyA hoya to pUchavuM paDe ke AmAM sAsu koNa ne vahu koNa? traNenA veza eka ja sarakhA hoya. daherAsara-upAzrayamAM koI maryAdA ja nahIM. pahelAnA yugamAM strIonA mAthA kyAreya khUllAM jovA maLe ja nahIM, jyAre Aje duniyA uMdhI che. strIo kyAMya mAthe oDhelI jovA ja maLe nahIM. paNa jIvanamAM jo lajjA nAmano eka guNa Ave to kevalajJAna sudhI pahoMcADe che te A pramANecaMDarudrAcAryane ziSya : eka nagaramAM caMDarudra nAmanA AcArya koI udyAnamAM rahelA che. temane saMjvalana kaSAyano bhayaMkara udaya hato tethI vAre ghaDIe ziSyo para gusse thaI jatA hatA. nimitta maLatAM ja krodha AvI jAya che. tethI nimittathI ja dUra jato rahuM Ama vicArIne teo ekAMta sthAnamAM ziSyothI thoDe dUra dhyAna-svAdhyAyamAM masta rahevA lAgyA. ekavAra navapariNItano jeNe veSa paherelo che evo eka zreSThiputra keTalAka samavayaska mitronI sAthe te ja udyAnamAM krIDA karavA Avyo. mitroe munione joyA. ane temane vaMdana karavA badhA AvyA. bhAvathI nahIM paNa majAkamAM vaMdana karyuM. vaMdana karyA pachI koI TIkhaLI mitra munine kahyuM ke he bhagavan! A zreSThiputrane kurUpa kanyA maLavAthI vairAgya AvI gayo che mATe te ApanI pAse dIkSA levA Avyo che. munioe joyuM ke A badhA majAka-mazkarI kare che mATe ne dhyAna na ApyuM. tethI pelo TIkhaLI mitra vAraMvAra kahevA lAgyo. munio : % kaMTALyA. potAnA svAdhyAyamAM A loko khalela pADatA hovAthI temane dUra che Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te karavA mATe eka munie kahyuM ke jAo pele dUra amArA gurUmahArAja che || te dIkSA Apaze. TIkhaLI ToLuM pahoMcyuM gurU mahArAja pAse. tyAM jaIne paNa tophAna mastI karatAM-karatAM vAraMvAra AcArya mahArAjane kahevA lAgyA.. ke Ane dIkSA Apo. Ane dIkSA Apo... AcArya mahArAja kaMTALyA. gussAmAM AvI gayA. ekadama pelA zreSThiputrano hAtha pakaDIne potAnI pAse besADyo ane pUchyuM ke tAre dIkSA levI che ne ! pelo to majAkamAM hA-hA karavA lAgyo. AcArya mahArAja tarata ja pAse kuMDImAM paDelI rAkhathI phaTophaTa lonca karavA lAgyA. bIjA mitro to bUmAbUma karavA lAgyA. paNa A zreSThiputramAM lajjA nAmano guNa hato. tethI te to cUpacApa besI rahyo. teNe vicAryuM ke sajjanapurUSanA ALasamAM paNa bolAyelA akSaro paththara para TAMkaNAthI kotarAyelA zilAlekhanI jema anyathA thatA nathI. ema samajIne teNe kahyuM ke bhagavan! e lokonuM have na sAMbhaLazo. mane ApanuM vacana pramANa che. AcArya bhagavaMte joyuM ke chokaro lajjALu temaja sajjana che tethI dIkSA ApavAmAM vAMdho nathI. muMDana karyA pachI tarata ja veza Apyo. evAmAM sAMja paDI gaI. TIkhaLI mitronuM ToLuM to pahoMcyuM nagaramAM. A bAju A navadIkSita zreSThiputre vicAryuM ke A loko jo nagaramAM jaIne mArA sagAsaMbaMdhIone kaheze to hamaNAM ja te badhA doDatA Avaze. ane A veza choDAvIne raheze. mATe teNe AcAryabhagavaMtane vaMdana karIne vinaMtI karI ke gurUdeva ! Ape mane daridramAMthI cakravarti banAvyo. kAraNa ke gRhasthIpaNuM e bhikhArIpaNuM che. te viSayonI bhIkha mAMge che jyAre saMyamIpaNuM e cakravartipaNuM che te mokSasukhano bhoktA bane che. Apa mArA parama upakArI cho. hamaNAM nagaramAMthI mArA svajanonuM ToLuM Avaze. mane temaja Apane paNa khalela karaze. tethI mArI eka vinaMtI mAno... che. ApaNe atyAre ja vihAra karIne kyAMka cAlyA jaIe. gurUjI kahe ke mane 6 K AMkhe barAbara dekhAtuM nathI. chatAM tuM rasto joI Ava. vinIta ziSya Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 98 te uThyo. tarata ja thoDe dUra sudhI rasto joI Avyo. gurU-ziSya banne cAlavA , mAMDyA.. aMdhAruM jAmavA mAMDyuM. ajANyo rasto che vaLI gurUmahArAjane AMkhe dekhAtuM nathI tethI Dagale ne pagale Thokaro vAgavA mAMDI. saMvalanakrodha uchaLyo... Avo mArga te joyo ? ema bolatA pAse rahelo DAMDo ziSyanA tAjA ja karelA locavALA mAthA para Thokyo. Ama vAraMvAra Thokaro vAgavAthI krodha bhabhUkI uThe che ane ziSyane mAthA para DAMDAnA prahAra paDe che. mAthAmAMthI lohInI dhArA vahe che chatAM A vinayIziSya manamAM vicAre che ke arere ! A mahAtmA ne meM kevA saMkaTamAM nAkhyA? e to emanA svAdhyAyamAM magna hatA. meM ja emane AvI muzkelImAM mUkyA ... zuM karuM? tyAM vicAra phUryo. gurU mahArAjane kahe ke gurUdeva ! Apa mArA khabhA para besI jAo, jethI Apane muzkelI na paDe. khabhA para uMcakIne cAle che. chatAM aMdhAruM hovAne lIdhe rastAmAM khADA-TekarA Ave eTale ziSya paNa potAnI jAtane mahA muzkelIo paDatI bacAve che. khabhA para beThAM beThAM paNa gurUmahArAjane zrama pahoMcato hovAthI gusse thAya che. lajjALu-vinayI ziSya manamAM vicAre che ke prabhAta thaze eTale mArA gurUmahArAjanI huM evI sarasa sevA karIza ke temano badho thAka utarI jaze.. AvI suMdara vicAradhArAmAM caDe che. ane ApaNe hoIe to... koIe eka kaDavo zabda kahyo hoya to ApaNe sAme cAra zabdo kahIe. zabdano prahAra paNa ApaNAthI sahana thaI zakato nathI ! kevo guNiyala e ziSya ! gurUne muzkelImAM mukyA e pazcAttApano agni evo joradAra bhabhUkyo ke emAM badhAM je karmorUpI Izvana baLIne svAhA thaI gayA. ane nirmaLa evuM kevalajJAna prApta thayuM. have jJAnanA prakAzamAM rasto barAbara dekhAvA lAgyo. tethI ziSya jarAya skUlanA pAmyA vinA saDasaDATa cAle che. gurUjIne to thayuM ke have kema Thokaro nathI AvatI? zAMta thayelA evA temaNe pUchyuM hatuM t ke Arya ! have kema barAbara cAle che? Thokaro kema nathI vAgatI ? teNe kare Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 99 kahyuM ke have mArga barAbara dekhAya che mATe. AMkhathI dekhAya che ke jJAnathI ? teNe kahyuM ke jJAna dvArA. gurUdeva camakyA... pUchyuM ke kayA jJAnathI ? AvIne cAlyuM jAya tevuM ke na cAlyuM jAya tevuM? gurUdeva ApanI kRpAthI cAlyuM na jAya tevuM arthAt kevalajJAna... tyAM to prabhAta thayuM. ziSyanA mastaka para rahelA lohInA DAgha joIne temanuM mana khUba pazcAttApa anubhavavA lAgyuM. gurUdevano AtmA pazcAttApe caDyo... arere ! meM kevalInI AzAtanA karI.. temaNe potAnI jAtane dhikkAravA mAMDI.. dhikkAra che mArA pAMDityane, dhikkAra che mArA uMmaranA pariNAmane ane dhikkAra che mArA dIrghazramaNaparyAyane, ke jenA vaDe meM mAro krodharUpI pizAca vaza na karyo. juo ne ! A haju AjanA ja dIkSite potAnuM kArya sAdhI lIdhuM. Ama mahAvairAgyamAM DUbelA gurUdevane paNa kevalajJAna utpanna thayuM. A pramANe lajjALu evA zreSThiputre saMyamajIvanane svIkAryuM ane suMdara ArAdhana karIne uttama jJAna prApta karyuM. Ama lajjA e asaMkhya pApomAMthI bacAvanAra. ane kevaLajJAna sudhI pahoMcADanAra sarva guNonI mAtA che. bhAdaravA suda-15 dharmane yogya adhikArIno dasamo guNa dayA rAjInAmuM e cAvI saMsAra ane mokSanI cAvIo gurUbhagavaMta batAve che paNa jyAM sudhI ApaNA hAthamAM sAcI cAvI AvatI nathI tyAM sudhI moTA-moTA cAvInA jhuDAo hoya to paNa zuM karavAnA ? kAraNa.. ke je tijorIne kholavI hoya te tijorInI ja cAvI lagADavI paDe. bAkI jo cAvIno khyAla nA hoya ane emane ema moTI-moTI cAvIo lagADIne henDala ghumAvyA karIe to zuM tijorI khUlaze kharI ? nA, zeTha rajA Ape e pahelAM ja nokara potAnI jAte ja rAjInAmuM ApI de to e mAnabhera pharI zake ane kahI zake ke zeTha pagAra barAbara ApatA nhotA. AvA hatA ke tevA hatA... Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 che tema A badhA tame kALA-dhoLAM karIne bhegA karelA padArtho tamane eka divasa rajA ApavAnA ja che to te rajA Ape te pahelAM tameja tene choDI do to ? nAnA chokarAnA hAthamAM kolaso hoya ane e kolasAne tenA hAthamAMthI pheMkAvI devo hoya to pahelAM tene cokaleTa ApavI paDe. cokaleTa Apo ke tarata ja te kolaso choDI de che. jo ATaluM A aNasamajuM nAnuM bALaka paNa samajI zakatuM hoya ke sArI vastu maLe to kharAba vastu choDI devAnI. to tame jo A tuccha padArtho choDo to sAme tamane paramakRpALu paramAtmA maLe che. paNa ApaNane paramAtmAnI uccatAno khyAla nathI athavA to ApaNe e aNasamaju bALaka karatAM ye halakA chIe... khaNe jANahi paMDiyA' : AkAzamAM koI vAdaLI Ave ane mANasa ema vicAre ke hAza...! kevo sarasa chAMyaDo che. lAva have pathArI karIne sUI jAuM. paNa e vAdaLI keTalI vAra rahevAnI ! e cAlI jaze pachI hatuM tevuM ne tevuM ajavALuMtApa. tema jIvanamAM puNyanI koI vAdaLI AvI che badhI rIte sukhI che paNa kyAre e vAdaLI khasI jaze teno zuM bharoso? mATe to eka kavie kaheluM che ke - suta vanitA dhana yauvana mAto garbhataNI vedanA visarI, supanako rAja sAca karI mAyata rAcata chAMha gagana badarI... jenI pAse putra che, dhana che, yauvana che ane strI che e madonmatta AkhalAnI jema cAre page kUdI rahyo che... svapramAM karelI rAjAzAhI AMkha ughaDatAM ja pUrI thAya che. svama be prakAranA che.- eka AMkha mIMcAya che eTale zarU thAya che ane AMkha ughaDatAM puruM thAya che je ApaNe roja rAtre joIe ja chIe.... jyAre bIjuM svapra AMkha ughaDe tyAre zarU thAya che ane AMkha mIMcAtA puruM thAya che. je che ApaNuM jIvana... mahApurUSo 6 K kahe che ke A pAMca-paccIsa varSa ghaNA mahattvanA che. samaya rUpI mUDI cAre re Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 101 gatimAM badhAne sarakhI maLI che. devo samayane bhoga-sukhomAM veDaphI rahyA che che. nArako samayane ArtadhyAnamAM satata duHkhamAM veDaphI rahyA che... tiryaMco bicArA aneka kaSTone sahana karavAmAM potAno samaya veDaphI rahyA che. mAnavone maLelI samaya rUpI mUDI sanmArge ke apamArge vaparAI rahI che.. A alpa mUDIthI kevo vahepAra karavo ane kevo napho meLavavo te mAnava ja samajI zake che. mAnava sivAya koI paNa jIvanI pAse AvI samajaNa zakti nathI. mATe to mahApurUSo kahe che ke "khaNe jANAti paMDiyA'. he, paMDita purUSa ! tuM kSaNane oLakhI le.. A tArI amUlya kSaNo pANInA relAnI jema vahI rahI che. tuM tArA AtmAnuM hita sAdhI le. dharmane ArAdhI le... jeoe kSaNane oLakhI lIdhI teo tarI gayA. ane jeo na oLakhI zakyA teo A saMsAranA cakramAM ghUmI rahyA che. AsurI saMpatti ke devI ? bhagavAna mahAvIre dharmanI prarUpaNA karI temAM mukhya dayAne sthAna ApyuM. dayA vinAno dharma e prANa vinAnA deha jevo che. dharmano adhikArI mANasa dayALu hovo joIe. Aje mANasanA jIvanamAM AsurI saMpattie praveza karyo che. je saMpatti anyAyathI anItithI Ave che te saMpatti AsurI che ane nyAyathI maLelI saMpatti devI che. AsurI saMpatti azAMti, vyAdhi ane klezone lAve che jyAre devI saMpatti zAMti, AnaMda ane saMpa vagerene Ape che. Aje dareka gharomAM azAMtino dAvAnaLa phATyo che. zerabajAramAM mANaso vinA mahenate lAkho rUpiyA kamAya che. te AsurI saMpattino ja prakAra che. jyAre bajAra sAva besI jAya che tyAre madhyamavargIya lokonA hRdaya besavA mAMDe che. Aje zera (siMha) bakarI thaI gayo che. lAkho loko poka mUkIne raDI rahyA che. temanA niHsAsAmAMthI maLelI saMpattithI che. zerabajAranA rAjAo mojamajA uDAvI rahyA che. pelI kahevata che ne ke Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 talasI hAya garIbakI kabahaM na khAlI jaay| mae . Dhorake cAmase lohA bhI bhasma ho jAya / ekabAju lokone nirdaya rIte lUMTato hoya ane bIjI bAju dharmamAM lAkho rUpiyA kharcato hoya to lokomAM te niMdApAtra bane che. bhaMDAramAM hajAra rUpiyA caDAvI deze paNa koI deNadAra bicAro pIsAto haze to eno eka rUpiyo ya mApha nahIM kare. tyAre kahevAnuM mana thaI jAya ke bhAI ! bhagavAnane tArA rUpiyAnI jarUra nathI, paNa tArI mANasa pratyenI hamadardInI jarUra che. Aje mANasamAMthI mAnavatA marI paravArI che. paisA mATe to bhAI ke bena koInIya sAme jovAtuM nathI... nirlajjatA AvI jAya che. mANasanI pAse ghaNI saMpatti hoya paNa jo potAnA ja kuTuMbamAM koI duHkhI hoya tenA upayogamAM na Ave to zuM karavAnI ? kahevAya che ne ke - bar3e bhaye to kyA bhaye, jaisI laMbI khajUra, paMthI ko chAyA nahIM, aura phala lAgata atidUra / mANasanI pAse ghaNI saMpatti hoya paNa uparanI kahevata pramANe jo e koIne upayogI na bane to zuM kAmanuM? saMpatti je varadAna rUpa thavI joIe tenA badale zrApa rUpa banI jAya che. tamArI saMpatti zemAMthI Ave che teno tame jarAye vicAra karyo che? lAkho karoDo pazuone mArI nAkhIne enA mAMsa nikAsanA badalAmAM Dolaro maLe che enA badalAmAM badhI moTI-moTI mazInarIo maLe che ane e mazInarIonA utpAdanamAMthI prApta thayelI saMpatti tamArA gharamAM Ave che. mULamAM jarA uMDA utaro to kharA..! asaMkhya jIvonI hAya para tamArI saMpatti ubhI thayelI che. A vicitra sarakAre mANasane pAyamAla karI nAkhyo che. niHsAsAnA pAyA para caNAyelI tamArI te vaibhavanI ImArata kema Takaze ? ApaNe bAvIza abhakSa ane batrIsa ha huM anaMtakAyanI bAdhA laIe chIe, e sAruM che. paNa A asaMkhya jIvonI Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 103 - hAyamAMthI AveluM dhana e paNa abhakSya ja che. hA, saMsArane calAvavA mATe, mAnabhera ubhA rahevA mATe tamAre badhuM karavuM paDe che. karo. enI ame jarAye nA pADatA nathI paNa padArthone joIne emAM evA to mUccha khAI gayA cho ke bhagavAnanI AjJAne kyAMye phagAvI do cho. nirdaya banIne lokone lUMTI rahyA cho tenI sAme vAMdho che. koIne hajAra ke pAMca hajAranuM Ijekzana khAvuM paDe to tene harSa thAya kharo? tene ema lAge kharuM ke tame to pAMcapaccIsa rUpiyAnuM ja khAtA hazo jyAre huM to roja pAMca hajAranuM Ijekzana khAuM chuM? nA, tema saMpatti meLavavI paDe che mATe meLavIe chIe.... koIne lUMTIne harakhAto na hoya. je mANasa dharmanA raMgathI raMgAyelo hoya tene padArthomAM Asakti na thAya. dA.ta. eka ghaDiyALa tame kharIduM. thoDA mahinA gayA. bIjI jAtanuM suMdara moDelavALuM ghaDiyALa tamArA jovAmAM AvyuM. A kADhIne navajAtanA moDelanuM ghaDiyALa tame kharIduM. vaLI thoDA mahinA vItyA.. AvA to hajAro jAtanI moDelavALA ghaDiyALo bahAra paDaze.. paNa je vyakti zAstranA zabdothI raMgAyelo hoya te zuM vicAre? te ema ja vicAre ke mAre samayathI kAma che ne ! ghaDiyALanA moDela sAthe zuM? A rIte jagatanA tamAma padArthone jue-mUlave to tenI Asakti ghaTatI jAya... ane Asakti ghaTe eTale vaibhava vilAsa, moja-zokhamAM khoTI rIte veDaphAtI saMpatti bacI jAya. Aje lAkho rUpiyA khoTA mArge kharacAI rahyA che. mATe ja mANasane khoTA dhaMdhA karIne paisA ubhA karavA paDe che. bhAdaravA vada-1 dayA : dharmano mULa pAyo ja dayA che. dayA vinAno dharma hoI ja na zake. zrAvaka snAna karato hoya to paNa prabhu pUjA mATe.. ane pUjA mATe kareluM ne snAna puNyakarmane upArjana karanAruM bane che. Ajano kahevAto zrAvaka 6 K nAnamAM be-cAra bAlTI pANIno kho vALI de che. tenuM pANIyAruM e re Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 04 che katalakhAnuM che, rasoDuM e katalakhAnuM che, saMDAsa-bAtharUma katalakhAnuM che.. , ghara AkhuM ja katalakhAnAmAM ja pheravAI gayuM che. pANIno vyaya eTalo badho thaI rahyo che ke have to pRthvInA peTALamAMthI pANI khUTavA mAMDyuM che. rojanI seMkaDo bAlTI pANI saMDAsa-bAtharUmamAM DhoLAI rahI che. che koI upayoga ! pANIne ghInI jema vAparavAnuM vidhAna Ave che. are! temaja jainonA gharo ane baMgalAomAM banAvaTI pANInA phuvArAo mukavA, ghAsanI laoNna vAvavI, pakhavADIye pakhavADIye laoNnone kapAvavI vigeremAM temAM rahelA bicArA trasa jIvono kaccaraghANa nikaLI jAya tevuM badhuM mAtra zobhA khAtara ane taddana binajarUrI karavAmAM Ave che. A badhI hiMsAmaya ane pApamaya pravRttio hovAthI tatkALa baMdha karavA jevI che. paMdara karmAdAnanA dhaMdhAo karavA te badhA hiMsAnA kArakhAnAo che. A badhuM sAcA jainone zobhatuM nathI. dharmaruci aNagAra : vasaMtapura nagaramAM jitazatru nAmanA rAjA hatA. tene dhAraNI nAmanI rANI hatI. tathA dharmarUci nAme putra hato. putra yuvAna vayano thatAM rAjAe rANIne kahyuM ke ApaNA vaMzamAM dareka rAjAo putrane rAjya soMpIne vanavAsa svIkAre che vAnaprastha tApasa bane che tethI have huM paNa putrane rAjya soMpIne vanavAsa svIkAravA mAMgu chuM. tamAro dikaro ghara saMbhALI zake tevo thAya eTale tame dIkSA levAno vicAra karo kharA ? nA, tamane to dIkarAnA e dIkarAno moha kheMcato jAya... tiraskAra sahana kare paNa mAnabheranuM sAdhujIvana svIkAravAnI IcchA na thAya. rANI paNa vanamAM sAthe javA taiyAra thAya che. putrane bolAvIne vAta kare che. putra paNa nAma tevA guNavALo. mAtA-pitAne kahe che ke Apa A rAjyano tyAga zA mATe to karo cho ? mAtA kahe che ke beTA ! maratAM sudhI jo rAjyavaibhava choDavAmAM ja A na Ave to rAjyane aMte naraka lakhAyelI che. rAjya calAvavAmAM ane te Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 105 TakAvavAmAM ghaNuM pApa bAMdhavuM paDe che. te badhA pApano nAza karavA rAjya choDI tApasa banI phaLaphaLAdi khAI gujarAna calAvavAthI te pApAraMbha aTakI jAya che ane prabhunuM dhyAna dharavAthI temanA jevA thavAya che. tArA pitAnuM nAma jitazatru che. temaNe badhA zatruo upara jIta meLavI A rAjyano vistAra vadhAryo che. paNa aMtaramAM rahelA cha zatru upara vijaya meLavavAno bAkI che te cha zatruo krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, mohane mamatA che tene jItavA mATe rAjya choDavuM jarUrI che. rAjakumAre kahyuM ke, rAjya jo durgatimAM ja laI janAruM hoya to mane zA sAruM sopo cho? huM paNa ApanI sAthe ja AvIza. tame kyAreya tamArA dikarAne hitanI vAta samajAvo kharA ! are ! dikaro taiyAra thato hoya ne to paNa tene ADuM-avaLuM samajAvIne dharmathI vimukha banAvI do. sAdhunA saMsargamAM rahevA ja na do. je mAtA-pitA saMtAnanA sAcA hitasvI che teo potAnA saMtAnone saMsAramAM joDatAM pahelAM saMsAranI bhayAnakatAne samajAve. kRSNa mahArAjA potAnI putrIone saMsAramAM joDatAM pahelAM pUchatAM ke tamAre rANI banavuM che ke dAsI banavuM che? rANI banavuM hoya to jAo bhagavAna nemanAtha pAse. ane jo dAsI banavuM hoya to saMsAranA DhasaraDA kheMcavA taiyAra thAo. mA-bApa potAnA saMtAnanI A bhavanI to ciMtA kare ja, sAthe bhavobhavanI paNa ciMtA kare. rAjakumAre mAtA-pitA sAthe ja saMsAra tyAganI haTha lIdhI... mAtA-pitAe paNa yogya jANI putra sAthe ja saMsArano tyAga karI vAnaprastha svIkAryo. koI kuTuMbIne rAjya soMpI dIdhuM. vanamAM jhuMpaDI bAMdhI rahevA lAgyA. judI-judI AtApanA letA. kaMdamULa tathA phaLAhArathI jIvana nirvAha karavA lAgyA. najIkamAM tApasAzramamAM bIjA paNa ghaNA tApaso rahetA hatA. koI parva Ave eTale tenA AgaLanA divase anAkuTTI che (aNojA) nI jAherAta karavAmAM AvatI. arthAt parvanA divase koI bahAra 6 - darbha, samidha, kaMda, mULa phala levA jatuM nahIM. Agale divase badhuM lAvI Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAkhatA. dharmarUcie anAkuTTI eTale zuM ema pitAne pUchatAM pitAe kahyuM ke, koIe te divase jhADapAna chedavAM nahIM koI jIvanI hiMsA karavI nahIM. jema ApaNAmAM jIva che tema dareka vanaspatimAM paNa jIva che mATe te divase jaMgalamAM pharavA paNa javAya nahi. kAraNa.. ke lIlotarI badhe ugelI hoya tenA para paga mukavAthI te jIvonI hiMsA thAya to pachI phaLa, mULa, kaMda vagere toDavAthI to hiMsA bahu ja thAya. tethI hiMsA parvane divase hiMsA na karavAnI jAherAta agAuthI karavAmAM Ave che. 106 dharmarUcInA manamAM dayAnA pariNAma paDelA hatA temaNe vicAra karyo ke vanaspatimAM jIva che to pachI roja zA mATe anAkuTTI na karavI ? Ama vicArI rahyA che teTalAmAM bAjumAMthI ja traNa jainamunio nIkaLe che. temane dharmarUcIe kahyuM ke sAdhuo ! Aje anAkuTTI che ne tamo kema bahAra pharo cho ? amArA tApaso to koI jhuMpaDInI bahAra nIkaLatA ja nathI. sAdhuoe kahyuM ke amAre to roja anAkuTTI che. ame to koI divasa paNa hiMsA karatA ja nathI. sAdhu dharma samajAve che. dharmarUcI munione joIne vicAre caDe che ke AvA sAdhuone meM kyAMka joyAM che ema uhApoha karatAM jAti- smaraNa jJAna thayuM. tene pUrvabhave sAdhupaNuM pALeluM yAda AvyuM ne devalokanAM sukha bhogavelAM te paNa yAda AvyAM. tethI sAcA sAdhu banI pratyeka buddha thayA ane mAtA-pitA tathA badhA tApasone kaMda mULano tyAga karAvI jaina dIkSA ApI... dayAnA zubha pariNAme pote taryA ane anekane tAryA... ! 1 (kramazaH.....) Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________