Book Title: Haiya Ni Vat
Author(s): Ratnasundarsuri
Publisher: Ratnasundarsuriji
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/008920/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, ApaNo duzmana ApaNAM sukhano duzmana hoya e to samajAya che paNa ApaNAM khudanAM mA-bApa ja jyAre ApaNAM sukhanI ADe AvIne UbhA rahI jatA hoMca, ApaNAM sukhamAM pratibaMdhaka banatA hoya, ApaNAM sukhamAM patharo nAkhatA hoya tyAre e mA-bApa pratye manamAM kaDavAzano je bhAva Ubho thaI jAA che e bhAva kyAMya rahetathI besavA deto nathI. mArI ja vAta Apane jaNAvuM ? mane je kapaDAM pasaMda che, e kapaDAM paheravAnI mammI mane nA pADI rahI che. rAtanA samaye bahenapaNIo sAthe pharavA javAnI pappA nA pADI rahyA che. yuvAna chokarAo sAthe chUTathI haLavA-maLavApara gharamAM pratibaMdha che. mArA puSkaLa Agraha pachI pappAe mane mobAila apAvyo to che paNa avAranavAra 'tuM konI konI sAthe phonamAM vAta karI rahI che ?' evI have tArI zaMkAnuM samAdhAna. mA-bApa saMtAnanA duHkhanA duzmana to hoya ja che paraMtu kyAreka sukhanA duzmana paNa emane banavuM paDatuM hoya che. kAraNa ? eka ja. saMtAnanuM hita emane jo jokhamAtuM hovAnuM dekhAya che to teo ekavAra saMtAnanA sukhanI ADe AvIne paNa UbhA rahI jatA hoya che. huM tane ja pUchuM chuM. gharamAM tAro nAno bhAI samakita che ne ? skUlamAM e bhaNI rahyo che ne ? ene krikeTa ramavAmAM jeTalI majA Ave che eTalI majA bhaNavAmAM nathI AvatI. bola, mammI ene krikeTa ramavAnI chUTa ApI de che ke krikeTa ramavA para pratibaMdha mUkI daIne ane parANe bhaNavAmAM joDe che ? TUMkamAM, mammI-pappA saMtAnane duHkhathI dUra rAkhavA sukhamAM jarUra joDe paNa enA hitane akabaMdha rAkhavA cAreka enA sukha para paNa pratibaMdha mUkI ja de. tArA para atyAre je-je baMdhano ke pratibaMdho mukAyA che e tane bhale kadAca pUchaparacha mammI pappA baMne taraphathI thayA ja kare che. vIsa varasanI mArI vaca che ane chatAM svataMtratAnA nAme mArI pAse kazuM ja nI. marajI paDe tyAM jaI nathI zakAtuM. marajI paDe ene maLI nathI zakAtuM. marajI paDe enI sAthe vAto nathI karI zakAtI. mahArAja sAheba, Apa ja mane samajAvo, A sthitimAM mAre karavuM zuM ? zrA, sauthI pahelAM to huM tane dhanyavAda ApuM chuM ke mammI pappA taraphathI tArApara mukAyela baMdhano ane pratibaMdho tane na gamatA hovAchatAM -kamane paNa te svIkAryA che. bAkI, evI allaDa yuvatIono atyAre toTo nathI ke jeo mammI-pappA taraphathI mukAyelAM baMdhanone phagAvI daIne naphphaTa banIne jagatanA bajAramAM ghUmI rahI che. evI yuvatIomAM hajI sudhI to te naMbara lagAvyo nathI e badala mArA tane khUba khUba abhinaMdana.. 'sukha-pratibaMdhaka' lAgI rahyA hoya paNa hakIkatamAM e baMdhano pratibaMdhano 'hita rakSaka' ja che e nizcita samajI rAkhaje. tArI vaya vIsa varasanI che ne ? A varSane sukha [k] jeTaluM gamatuM hoya che eTaluM hita nathI gamatuM hotuM. A vaya sukhane jeTaluM samajI zake che eTaluM hitane nathI samajI zakatI. kabUtarane jamIna para verAyelA dANA ja dekhAtA hoya che, pAradhIe bichAvelI jALa dekhAtI nathI hotI, basa, e ja nyAro yuvAnIne jalasA ja dekhAtA hoca che, e jalasAo pAchaLa thaI jatI jIvananI barabAdI dekhAtI nathI hotI. zraddhA, mammI-pappAne sukha-pratibaMdhaka' mAnI letA pahelAM lAkha vAra vicAra karaje, je mammI-pappAe vIsa varasanI tArI vaya sudhI tane sukhamAM ramatI rAkhI che e mammI-pappA tArA sukhanA duzmana hoI zakejanahI. kyAreya nahIM! Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | mahArAja sAheba, strI svAtaMtryanA A jamAnAmAM samAjamAM thAvat gharamAM paNa strIo para ane khAsa karIne to yuvatIo para je jAtanAM kaDaka ane kaThora niyaMtraNo che e jatAM ema lAge che ke A samAja kyAreya strIono mitra banI ja nahIM zake. yuvatIone kyAreya AgaLa AvavAja nahIM che. | mArI potAnI vAta karuM Apane? gharamAM nAma to mane ThIkaThIka pramANamAM kahI zakAya tevI svataMtratA maLI che, paraMtu vastra paridhAnanI bAbatamAM mArI svataMtratA para mammIe jaNe ke tarApa ja mArI che. mArI pAse ja che ane yuvAnI che, te banIThanIne bahAra nIkaLe e mammIne pasaMda nathI. rastA para anekanAM AkarSaNanuM kendra bane e pApAne pasaMda nathI. AmAM kamAlanuM Arya e che ke mAro bhAI paNa yuvAna che paNa ene banIThanIne bahAra javAnI kTa che, mArAM ekalI para ja nA kaThora niyaMtraNa che. huM mammI sAme baLavo karI levAnA mUDamAM chuM. Apa zuM karo cho? vaMdana, eka vAstavikatAnI tane jANa karuM ? kapanuM AkarSaNa nI icchA jagADIne ja rahe che. te pote ja tArA patramAM lakhe che ne ke "mArI pAse rUpa che ane yuvAnI paNa che" huM tane ja pUchuM chuM, huM pote icche che kharI ke banIThanIne bahAra nI kathA bAda tArA rUpa pratye jeo paNa AkarSita thAya e badhAya tArA zarIra sAthe aDapalAM karavA lAge ? ane evuM to nathI ne ke tArA zarIrane tuM bajAru banAvavA mAge che eTale jatuM banIThanIne bahAra nIkaLavA mAge che? kadAca mArA A AkSepathI banI zake ke tuM AvezamAM AvI jAya paNa tArAe AkSepa pratye beparavA banIne yahuM tane spaSTa zabdomAM jaNAvavA mAguM chuM ke khulluM dahIM je kAgaDAo mATe AmaMtraNanuM kAraNa banIne ja rahe che, khullI che saMpatti jo cora-lUMTArAo mATe AkramaNanuM kAraNa banIne ja rahe che to khulluM rapa havasakhoro mATe AmaMtraNanuM ane A kamANanuM kAraNa banIne ja rahe che. | vaMdanA, saMpatti e jo puruSanI tAkAta che to rUpa e strInI tAkAta che. teM eka paNa puruSane evo joyo kharo ke je bajAramAM hAthamAM saMpatti rAkhIne pharI 2hyo hoya ? nA, puruSa bajAramAM phare che kharo paNa potAnI saMpattine chupAvI rAkhIne ! are, kadAca e guMghanI galImAMthI pasAra thAya che to ya potAnI pAse rahela saMpatti para koInI najara na paDI jAya enI bhAre takedArI rAkhe che. ane tuM ? tArA rUpane khulluM karIne bajAramAM pharavA mAge che ane e ya pAchI banIThanIne ! kAraNa zuM che AnI pAchama ? tuMne bhramamAM to nathI ne ke bajAramAM pharI rahelA badhA yuvAno ane purUSo sadAcArI brahmacArI ane yogI puruSo ja che! tuM e bhramamAM paNa nathI ne ke havasakhoronA AkramaNane pahoMcI vaLavAnI tArI pAse jabaradasta tAkAta che ? nA, atyAre vijJAAnayuga ke vicArayuga nathI cAlI rahyo, vikAcuga, vilAsayuga ane vAsanAyuga cAlI hAo che ! bajAramAM to zuM, ophisomAM ane kaoNla senTaromAM, zAka mArkeTamAM ane kApaDa mArkeTamAM, kaoNlejamAM ane skUlomAM paNa vAsanAnAM nagna nRtyo cAlI rahyA che. A sthitimAM taMga ane udubhaTa vastro paherIne tArA jevI rUpavatI yuvatIne banIThanIne bahAra pharatA rahevAno jugAra khelavA jevo nathIjanathI. - varunAMNethAvarace karaNa jatuMja nathI, bilADInI sAme javAnI hiMmata udara jo karato nathI, hAthInA pagathI sasaluM je dUranuM dUra ja rahe che to mArI tane khAsa salAha che ke puruSa je rIte saMpattine gopavIne ja bajAramAM phare che, tuM paNa e ja rIte tArA rUpane DhAMkIne bahAra nIkaLa. tArI salAmatI emAM ja che! Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, koMlejanA prathama varasamAM huM chuM. zrImaMta pappAnI ekanI eka putrI chuM huM. kaoNlejamAM gADImAM AvuM chuM. zrImaMtAInI jAherAta karatAM vastro mArA zarIra para hoya che. rUpa mAruM kadAca AkarSaka nathI toya mohaka to che ja. enA ja kAraNe cAra pAMca chokarAo mArI najIka AvI gayA che. alaka malakanI vAto karIne teo mane potAnI tarapha kheMcavA mAgatA hoya evuM lAge che. mane ya teonI dostI gamI rahI che. kyAreka to kolejamAMthI chUTIne teo sAthe huM bagIcAmAM ya pahoMcI jAuM chuM. jANavuM to mAre e che ke huM koI galata mArga tarapha kadama tonathI mAMDIrahIne? ruci, eka kaThora vAstavikatA tArA dhyAna para huM lAvavA mAguM chuM. eka apekSAe vana karatAM ca cIvana bhayaMkara che. vananI bhula- bhulAmaNImAM mANasa rasto bhUlI jAya che to ene rasto cIghanAra koI maLI jAya evI apekSA paNa hoya lAgatuM pANI jema e jotuM nathI ke huM gaTara tarapha jaI rahyuM chuM ke nadI tarapha? basa, e ja rIte strI e vicAravA taiyAra thatI nathI ke lAgaNI ApanAra je pAtra tarapha huM kheMcAI rahI chuM e pAtra sAce ja sajjana che ke durjana ? mArA tarapha lAgaNI darzAvavApAchaLa eno sad Azaya che ke bad Azaya che ? zuM kahuM tane ? kavara AkarSaka, kAgaLa sarasa, e kAgaLa para lakhela vigata barAbara paNa e kavara para lakhela saranAmuM khoTuM ! kayAM pahoMcI jAya e kAgaLa strInI lAgaNI barAbara, hRdaya pavitra, mana nirdoSa, zabdo madhura paNa lAgaNI DhoLavA mATe eNe pasaMda karela pAtra ja jo galata to e strInI hAlata cAca zI ? ruci, hajAronI saMkhyAmAM nahI paNa lAkhonI saMkhyAmAM Aje yuvatIo potAnI lAgaNI galata pAtra para DhoLI devA badala poke poke raDI rahI che. galata saranAme pahoMcI gayela kAgaLa kadAca pAcho nathI paNa 10 che ane rasto cIMdhanAra koI maLI paNa jAya che to ene e gamI paNa jAya che jyAre yauvana eka evuM vana che ke emAM pravezanArane 'huM bhUlo paDI gayo chuM" evuM bhUlA paDI gayA pachI ya lAgatuM nathI ane bhUlecUke ane koI mArga cIghanAra maLI paNa jAya che to ya enA pratye ene sadbhAva jAgato nathI. tane mATe ghanyavAda ApavA che ke kama se kama je mArga para tuM kaMdama mAMDavA taiyAra thaI gaI che e mArga galata to nathI ne ? jokhamothI bharelo to nathI ne ? e jANavA te mane patra lakhyo che. bAkI, tuM A aMge bIjA koIne paNa pUchI zakI hota ! khera, jyAre te mArI pAse ja e aMge mArgadarzana mAgyuM che tyAre mAre tane eTaluM ja jaNAvavAnuM che ke -- pANI jema DhALa maLatAM ja e tarapha vahevA mAMDe che tema strI lAgaNI maLatAM ja e tarapha kheMcAvA lAge che. DhALa parathI nIce UtaravA Avato to ya emAM kAgaLa lakhanAranI jiMdagI kAMI barabAda nathI thaI jatI paNa strIne jyAre khyAla AvI jAya che ke meM galata pAtra para mArI lAgaNI DhoLI dIdhI hatI tyAre e je nukasAnImAM UtarI gaI hoya che e nukasAnInI bharapAI AMsuno mahAsAgara sarjI dIdhA pachI ya e karI zakatI nathI. eka mahattvanI vAta karuM tane ? patramAM te lakhyuM che ke 'maneya e yuvakonI dostI gamI rahI che' A vAstaviktAne mAmUlI na mAnIza. tuM kAMI nAnI kIkalI nathI ke A vijAtIya AkarSaNa pAchaLanAM kAraNane samajI na zake. jo tane potAne ema lAgatuM hoya ke A AkarSaNanA kendramAM mAtra zarIra ja che to tane eTaluM ja kahIza ke e mArge kadama mUkavAthI tuM tArI jAtane dUra ja rAkhI deje, kAraNa ke bhAkharInI kora khAI lIdhA pachI AkhI bhAkharI khAI levA lAlAcita banI jatA mana para niyaMtraNa mUkavuM muzkela banI jAya che. huM zuM kahevA mAguM chuM e tuM samajI gaI hoIza. 11 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " mahArAja sAheba, mArA sahita mArI cAra-pAMca bahenapaNIone yuvAno taraphathI thayela chetarapIMDI pachI mAre jANavuM to e che ke puruSone samajavAnI bAbatamAM ke oLakhavAnI bAbatamAM strIo thApa kema khAI jatI haze? dhRti, puruSanuM jIvanavicArapraghAna hoya che ane jyAM vicAronuM prAdhAnya hoya che tyAM lagabhaga daMbha AvI jato ja hoya che jayAre strInuM jIvana lAgaNIpradhAna hoya che ane jayAM lAgaNInuM prAdhAnya hoya che tyAM saraLatAsamarpitatAlIbhaga AvI jatI ja hoyache. - have te je puchAyuM che eno javAba ApuM to puraSa, rastrInuM zarIra pAmavA ene prema Apato hoca che jyAre strI, puravano prema pAmavA ene zarIra soMpI detI hoya che. puruSane strInuM zarIra ekavAra maLI jAya che, bara, enuM lakSya siddha thaI jAya che, pachI eno enI sAtheno vyavahAra rukSa thaI jAya che. strI A rukSa, vyavahArathI e hade hebatAI jAya che ke ene samagra puruSajAta pratye napharata pedA thaI jAya che. e mAnI ja nathI zakatI ke mArI lAgaNIo sAthe AvI paNa cheDachADa thaI zake! - vRti, eka khulAso karI dauM ke jema badhAjapurUSo daMbhI nathI hotA tema badhI ja strIo saraLa nathI hotI. badhAja puruSo jema premanuM nATaka nathI karatA hotA tema badhI ja strIo sAco prema karatI nathI hotI chatAM apekSAe kahevuM hoya to ema kahI zakAya ke strIcI chetarAcelA puruSonI saMkhyA jeTalI haze. enA karatAM purapocI chetarAyela strIonI saMkhyA kaMI gaNI vadhu haze. A hakIkatane AMkha sAme rAkhIne ja tAre puruSa sAthenA paricayamAM AgaLa vadhavA jevuM che. ane sAcuM kahuM to mINanI salAmatI je AgathI salAmata aMtara rAkhavAmAM ja che to zIla-sadAcAra ane pavitratAnI salAmatI vijAtIya pAtroe ekabIjAvacce salAmata aMtara rAkhavAmAM ja che. mane barAbara khyAla che ke vikAsanI bolabAlAvALA A yugamAM, svataMtratAnA nA heThaLa svachaMdatAnAM bevArama nRtyo cAlI rahela A yugamAM, mUkyonI satata mazkarI karavAmAM AvI rahI che evA A yugamAM 'yuvaka-yuvatIe eka bIjA vacce salAmata aMtara rAkhavuM joIe' evI vAta karanAra huM mazakarIne pAtra banyo rahuM to emAM koI Azcarya nathI. "A vikAsayugamAM A bAvAo prema ?i no virodha ja karI rahI che mATe A bAvAonI vAta kAne gharavI ja nahIM' evuM sarTiphikeTa mArA uparokata kaMthanane maLatuM rahe to emAM ya koI Azcarya nathI. ane e chatAM ya mAre tane cetavavI ja che. jo tuM zaula-sadAcArapavitratA-mAdA vagerene saMpatti mAnatI hoM, enI sAce kaI paNa saMjogamAM bAMdhachoDa na ja karI zakAya evuM tArA haiyAmAM beThuM hoya to mArI tamane spaSTa salAha che ke kAraNa vinA, mAtra mana bahelAvavA ke samaya pasAra kacchA puruSo sArca - yuvAno sAcI gADha paricaca kaeNLavIza nahIM. ane hA. patramAM te pote lakhyuM ja che ne ke "mane khudane ya yuvAno taraphathI kaTu anubhava thayo ja che !' basa, to e anubhava parathI bodhapATha laInapurUSa-yuvAnaparicayane bane tyAM sudhI tuM TALatI ja raheje. 2 arabaratAnanI A kahevata to tArA khyAlamAM che ja ne? 'mANasa ja eka evo gadheDo che ke je ekanA eka khADAmAM be vAra paDe che' nA. A kahevata kamase kama tArA mATe to khoTIpaDavI ja joIe. eka vAra kaTu anubhava thaI cUkyo che ne? basa, e dizAne have tuM kAyama mATe rAma rAma karI de. ane chellI vAta. pralobhananI hAjarImAM mana galagaliyAM anubhavavA lAge tyAre tyAMthI bhAgI chUTavuM e ja patanacI UgarI javAno zreSTha vikalpa che. Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " mahArAja sAheba, eka prazna manamAM hoMDAnI jema DokAyA kare che. badhAM ja niyaMtraNo zA mATe strIo para ja hokI devAmAM AvyA che ? puraSo para evA niyaMtraNono kema Araha rAkhavAmAM Avato nacI ? zuM rAtanA ekalI yuvatIe ja bahmara nahIM nIkaLavAnuM? zuM yuvatIe ekalI ja macadAsAbhara vastro paheravAnAM ? zuM ekalI yuvatIe ja maryAdAmAM rahevAnuM ? puruSo mATe - yuvAno mATe AmAMnA ekaeNcano ArAha nahIM? zA mATe ? darzanA, tAro Akroza huM samajI zakuM chuM chatAM eka vAta tarapha huM tAruM dhyAna khAsa doravA mAguM chuM. kyAreya tArA sAMbhaLavAmAM evuM AvyuM kharuM ke "rastA parathI pasAra thaI rahela eka garIba yuvaka lUMTAI gayo !" nA, AvA samAcAra tAro kAne kyAreya nahIM AvyA hoya paNa 'trinA aMdhakAramAM ekalI jaI rahela yuvatI baLAtkArano zikAra banI gaI" AvA samAcAra to tArA kAne anekavAra AvyA ja haze. Ano artha? A ja ke saMpatti vinAno yuvaka bhale luMTAto nathI paNa rUpa vinAnI yuvatI paNa cuMgAI to zake ja che. vAstavikatA A hovAnA kAraNe ja yuvatI para vadhu niyaMtraNo mUkavAmAM AvyA che. alabatta, Ano artha tuM evo na samajI besatI ke yuvakone mAtelA sAMDhanI jema badhe ja rakhaDavAnI chUTa che. nA. emane ya niyaMtraNamAM rahevAnuM che chatAM yuvatIne je jokhama zarIra para che e jokhama yuvakopara na hovAnA kAraNe enApara yuvatIno jeTalAM niyaMtraNa nathI. bAkI darzanA, eka vAta tane pUchuM ? niyaMtraNonI tane ATalI badhI elarjI kema che ? zuM niyaMtraNo kAyama mATe kharAba ja hoya che ? herAna karanArAja hoyache? nukasAnakAraka ja hoya che? trAsadAyaka ja hoya che? ema to nadI paNa kinArAnA niyaMtraNamAM hoya ja che ne ? ema to jhaverAta paNa tijorInA niyaMtraNamAM hoya ja che ne ? ema to bagIco paNa mALanA niyaMtraNamAM ane khetara paNa vAkanA niyaMtraNamAM hoMca che ne ? cora paNa polIsanA niyaMtraNamAM ane vakIlo paNa cAracAdhIzanA nicaMgaNAmAM hoya che ne? are, deza Akho baMdhAraNanA niyaMtraNamAM che ja ne? zuM A niyaMtraNo nukasAnakAraka puravAra thayA che ? nA, kinArAnA niyaMtraNe nadIne vinAza veratI rokI che to tijorInA niyaMtraNe jhaverAtane salAmatI bakSI dIdhI che. mALInA niyaMtraNa heThaLa bagIco potAnuM gaurava jALavI zakyo che to vADanA niyaMtraNe khetaranA pAkane surakSita rAkhI dIdho che. polIsanA niyaMtraNamAM cora kAbUmAM rahyo che to nyAyAdhIzanA niyaMtraNamAM korTarUma salAmata rahI gaI che. ane baMdhAraNanA niyaMtraNamAM dezamAM arAjakatA phelAtI aTakI gaI che, aTakI rahI che. ( dezanA, Ano artha tuM evo na samajI besatI ke huM tamAma prakAranAM niyaMtraNono himAyatI chuM. nA, je niyaMtraNo vyaktinA vikAsane ja rUMdhI nAkhe che, je niyaMtraNo vyakitanI aMdara rahela zumi'ne pragaTa thatA ja roke che, je niyaMtraNo vyakitamAM paDela anaMta saMbhAvanAo para pUrNavirAma ju mUkI de che, jeniyaMtraNo vyaktine jIvana jIvavA nahIM paNa DhasaDavA majabUra karI de che evAM niyaMtraNono huM himAyatI nathI ja. TUMkamAM, huM asamyaku niyaMtraNono virodhI jarura chuM paNa sampaniyaMtraNono pakSapAtIpaNa maiTalo ja chuM. tane zIrAnI jema gaLe UtarI jAya evA zabdomAM kahuM to je vADa chokane vikasavA ja na de evAM niyaMtraNono jo huM virodhI chuM to je chUTachATa chokane ukheDI nAkhavAmAM pazuone saphaLatA apAvI de evI chUTachATono cahuM virodhI chuM, saMdeza spaSTa che. vyaktitvane mUjhAvI de evAM niyaMtraNo nahIM, mUlyonI ramazAnayAtrA kADhI nAkhe evI chUTachATa nahIM! Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, kaoNlejanA bIjA varSamAM chuM huM. eka bAju uMmara che mArI 18 AsapAsanI to bIjI bAju kaoNlejanuM vAtAvaraNa na samajI zakAya e hade bhabhakAdAra che. mana ema kahe che ke A vAtAvaraNamAM bhaLI jaIne jalasA karI levA joIe. aMtaHkaraNa ema kahe che ke saMskAronI mAvajata thavI joIe. huM pote nirNaya nathI karI zakatI ke karavuM zuM ? sAvadhagIrI zI rAkhavI ? A aMge ApanA taraphathI nakkara mArgadarzananI apekSA che. virati, cinagArI to te joI che ne ? pavananI eka nAnakaDI laherakhI Ave che ane e bujhAI jAya che paNa e ja cinagArI lAkaDA rU ke peTrolanA sahAre jo dAvAnaLamAM 20 puravAra thAya evI pUrI zakyatA che ane yuvAna vijAtIya pAtra sAtheno ati paricaya patananI gartAmAM dhakelI de evI pUrI zakyatA che. huM kaoNlejamAM gaco bhale nathI paNa kaoNlejanA vAtAvaraNanI jANakArI mArI pAse pUrepUrI che. tyAM pavitratA mATe jokhamI banI rahetA ekAMta, aMdhakAra ane ati paricaya, A traNeya paribaLono puravaTho haMmezAM vipula mAtrAmAM upalabdha hoya ja che. jo sAvadhagIrI rAkhavAmAM na Ave to koI paNa paLe tuM je zIla-sadAcAra ane saMskArane mUDI mAnI rahI che eno saphAyo bolAIne ja rahe e zaMkA vinAnI vAta che. viratI, eka vAta tarapha huM tAruM dhyAna doruM ? rastA para je paNa akasmAto thAya che e akasmAtomAM baMne DrAivaronI ja bhUla hoya che evuM nathI. bhUla eka DrAivara kare che ane bIjA DrAivarane enA zikAra banavuM paDe che ane kadAca jAnathI paNa hAtha dhoI nAkhavA paDe che. 3 rUpAMtarita thaI jAya che to pachI vAvAjhoDAno pavana paNa ene bujhavI zakato to nathI paraMtu e pavananA sahAre e vadhu prajjavalita banIne cArekora phelAI jAya che. 18 varasanI tArI vaya e jo cinagArInuM pratinidhitva dharAve che to kaoNlejanuM ghamAkedAra vAtAvaraNa e pavananI laherakhInuM nahIM paNa vAvAjhoDAnA pavananuM pratinidhitva dharAve che. jo enA sakaMjAmAM tuM AvI gaI to saMskArono tAro vAraso jALavI rAkhavAnI bAbatamAM tAre nAhI nAkhavAnuM ja rahe che. e aMge teM jyAre nakkara mArgadarzana mAgyuM ja che tyAre huM ahIM tane keTalIka mahattvapUrNa vAto jaNAvavA mAguM chuM. viratI. zarIra mATe vAta-pitta-kaphanI viSamatA jo jokhamI che, mana mATe jo bekAbU kAma-krodha-lobha khataranAka che to zIla-sadAcAra ane saMskAronI surakSA mATe ekAMta-aMdhakAra ane atipariyA bhayaMkara che. ekAMta ane etha yuvAna vijAtIya pAtra sAthenuM-visphoTaka puravAra thAya evI pUrI zakyatA che. aMdhakAra ane emAM yuvAna vijAtIya pAtrano sahavAsa, baoNmbarUpa A vAta huM tane eTalA mATe jaNAvI rahyo chuM ke banI zake ke tAruM hRdaya ekadama pavitra hoya athavA to tuM je vijAtIya yuvaka sAthe ekAMta aMdhakAra ke ati paricayamAM AvatI hoya enuM hRdaya ekadama pavitra hoya; are, baMnenuM hRdaya ekadama pavitra ane nirdoSa hoya paNa ekAMta-aMdhakAra ane ati paricaya e evAM paribaLo che ke je koI paNa paLe aMdaramAM beThalA pazunebahAra lAvI de ane kahyuM na hoya evuM patana sarjIne ja rahe. jhAkaLanA TIpAMe potAnuM astitva TakAvI rAkhavuM hoya to sUryanA taDakA sAthe doratI karI levAnI potAnI jhaMkhanA para pUrNavirAma mUkI ja devuM joIe. kaoNlejanA vilAsapracura vAtAvaraNamAM tuM jo tArAM zIla-sadAcAra-saMskArano vAraso jALavI rAkhavA mAge ja che to manane gamatuM hoya to ekAMta-aMdhakAra ane ati paricaya - A paribaLocI jAtane dUra ja rAkhaje. phAvI jaIza. Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ na mahArAja sAheba, mammI-pappA mATe Ama to mArA manamAM khUba bahumAnabhAva che. nAnapaNathI ja emaNe mArAmAM saMskAronuM je ghaDatara karyuM che e saMskAronA pratApe ja Aje 22 varasanI bhara yuvAnavaye paNa mArA aMtaHkaraNanI adAlatamAM huM prasannacitte UbhI rahI zakuM chuM. paNa, koNa jANe kema, chellA keTalAka samayathI emanA taraphathI mArA jIvanamAM je hastakSepa karavAnuM zarU thayuM che eNe mArA manamAM emanA pratye eka jAtanI kaDavAza UbhI karI dIdhI che. huM samajI ja nathI zakatI ke emane mArA jIvana aMge ciMtA che ke mArA saMskAromAM emane zaMkA che ? Apa A aMge kAMI prakAza pADI zako ? AsthA, tArI atyAre je vaya che e vaya ciMtAne yogya paNa che ane zaMkAne * pratye vAsanAlolupa najare nihALanArAonI saMkhyA tArI kalpanA bahAranI hoya, lalacAmaNA baoNlane ramI levAnI baeNTsamenanI nabaLI kaDInI jevI ja pralobhana sAme jhUkI javAnI mananI nabaLI kaDInI mA-bApone khabara hoya tyAM mA-bApone gharanI bahAra jatAM potAnAM saMtAno aMge zaMkA rahyA karatI hoya to emAM saMtAnoe duHkha lagADavAnI ke khoTuM lagADavAnI koI ja jarUra nathI. AsthA, sAcuM kahuM ? mArI dRSTie to tuM nasIbadAra yuvatI che ke tane tArI ciMtA karanAra ane tArA pratye zaMkA rAkhanArAM mA-bApa maLyA che. bAkI saMkhyAbaMdha mA-bApo Aje evA che ke jeoe potAnAM saMtAnonA jIvananI ciMtA karavAnuM ca choDI dIdhuM che ane emanA saMskAronI ciMtA karavAnuM ca choDI dIdhuM che. dIkaro kaoNlejamAM jAya che ke klabamAM jAya che ? dUdha pIe che ke dArU DhIMce che? krikeTa rame che ke jugAra rame che ? dIkarI maMdire jAya che ke chokarAo * yogya paNa che. kALa bahu viSama che, vAtAvaraNamAM pracura vilAsitA che, zuM sAptAhiko ke zuM megejhIno, zuM vartamAnapatro ke zuM copAniyAMo, zuM bajAra ke zuM mArkeTa, zuM oNphisa ke zuM medAna, sarvatra jANe ke vAsanAne bahelAve evAM nimittonI ja bolabAlA che. adhUrAmAM pUruM, TI.vI. cenalo, inTaraneTa, vebasAiTa vageree vAsanAnI Agane prajjavalita karavA mATe jANe ke peTrola pampo kholI dIdhA che. A sthitimAM koI paNa saMskArapremI mA-bApane potAnI yuvAna putrInI pavitratA aMge ciMtA rahyA karatI hoya to emAM jarAya navAI pAmavA jevuM nathI. vAta rahI have zaMkAnI vahI rahela pANInI cAreya bAju DhALa ja DhALa hoya tyAre mALIne "e pANI nIce tarapha vahIne gaTaramAM pahoMcI to nahIM gayuM hoya ne ? pANIe e DhALa sAthe dostI to nahIM jamAvI dIdhI hoya ne ?' AvI zaMkA rahyA karatI hoya to emAM pANIe du:kha lagADavAnI jarUra nathI ja ne ? AsthA, jyAM tArA jevI yuvAvaye pahoMcelI yuvatInA zarIra 25 sAthe bhaTakI rahI che ? bahAra dUdha pI rahI che ke sigareTa pI rahI che ? inTaraneTa para e samAcAro sAMbhaLI rahI che azlIla harakato nihALI rahI che ? AmAMnI eka paNa prakAranI ciMtA e mA-bApo potAnAM dIkarA-dIkarI mATe karatA nathI to vyabhicAranA ke vyasanonA ravADe caDI jaIne dIkarA-dIkarI potAnA jIvanane barabAda to nahIM karI nAkhe ne ? evI zaMkA ya teo karatA nathI. tuM lakhe che ke 'mArA jIvanamAM mA-bApanA thaI rahela hastakSepathI mArA manamAM emanA pratye eka prakAranI kaDavAzanI lAgaNI UbhI thaI rahI che" huM tane lakhuM chuM ke mA-bApanA A hastakSepane pAmavAnA sadbhAgya badala tuM tArA haiyAmAM emanA pratyenA bahumAnabhAvane parAkASThAe laI jA.' upavananI mAvajata karavAnuM mALI choDI de che pachI e upavana jo koIpaNa paLe jaMgalamAM rUpAMtarita thaI jAya che to saMtAnonI ciMtA ane zaMkA karavAnuM mA-bApo choDI de che, pachI koI paNa paLe e saMtAno jaMgalI banI javAnI zakyatA UbhI thaI jAya che. Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " mahArAja sAheba, re khUba pratiSThita karI zakAya evI kaMpanImAM mane hamaNuM ba" maLI che. pagAra pAMca mAMkabrano che. kaMpanImAM lagabhaga 250 jeTalA mANaso kAma karI rahyA che, jemAM moTA bhAganAM yuvAna-yuvatIo che. samasyA mArI e che ke gharamAM mArA lagnanI vAta zarU thaI gaI che. mArI aMtaranI kA e che ke lagna pachI paNa kheMba cAlu ja rahe. mammI-pappAnI chA evI che ke lagna pachI tuM ra ja saMbhALe. huM dvidhAmAM huM koI paNa nirNaya laI zakatI nathI, bApanA saMyama jIvananI maryAdAmAM rahIne Apa A aMge koI mArgadarzana mApI zako kharA? zruti, A driSA mAtra tArA mananI ja nathI, tArA jevI aneka yuvatIo paNa atyAre A ja didhA anubhavI rahI che. tuM to nasIbadAra che ke lagnajIvanamAM praveza thatAM pahelAM ja tArA manamAM A kriyA utpanna thaI gaI che ane ekriyAmAMthI mukta thavAnuM mArgadarzanajhaMkhI rahI che. eka vAta tane jaNAvuM? vahu banIne tuM je gharamAM jAya e ghara jo Arthika rIte saMpanna hoya, kuTuMba saMyukta hoya to ba" karavAnA vikalpa para tuM pUrNavirAma mUkI de e kuTuMba mATe to hitAvaha che ja paNa tArA mATe to hitAvaha hovAnI sAthe lAbhaprada 5Na che. eka vAta yAda rAkhaje ke saphaLa strI banavA mATe pAradAra buddhi joIe che jyAre saphaLa putravadhu patanI ke mAtA banavA mATe lAgaNIsabhara haiyuM joIe che. tArA jIvananuM tAre eka laya nakkI karyuM pado, tAre zuM banyA rahevuM che? saphaLa strI ke pachI saphaLa putravadhU, panI ane mAtA banI zake ke tAruM mana tane ema samajAve ke huM saphaLa strI paNa banI rahIza ane saphaLa gRhiNI paNa banI rahIza. huM ema to nahIM ja kahyuM ke tArI mAM pAraNA so TakA khoTI ja paDaze paNa toya eTaluM to cokkasa kahIza ke nA pAraNAsaphaLa banavAnI so TakA zakyatA paNa nathI. 4. tAruM mana kAMI evuM pravAhI nathI ke bajAranA mAholamAMcI gharanA mAholamAM ekadama sahaja rIte ja goThavAI jAya tAjAramAM buddhithI ja kAma karyA bAda gharamAM tuM sIdhI hadayathI ja vyavahAra svA lAge meM evI keTalIya yuvatIo e hade mUMjhavaNagrasta joI che ke jemanA pArivArika saMbaMdhomAM sivAya saMgharSa, samasyA ane tanAva kazuM ja rahyuM nathI. oNphisamAM kramano tanAva, purUSa sTAphanI havasakhora najarano trAsa, amita zarIra, sAcI bhUkha nahIM, sAcI UMgha nahIM ane mAnasika zAMti nadI. A sthitimAM ghare AvyA pachI strI parivAranA sabhyo sAthe lAgaNIsabhara vyavahAra karavAmAM keTalI sarAbanIrahe e prazna che. 90 0 0 0[, zruti, eka vAta khAsa samajI rAkhaje ke keTalAka saMbaMdho evA hoya che ke je nibhAvavAnA hoya che jayAre keTalAka saMbaMdho evA hoya che ke je TakAvavAnA hoya che. je saMbadho nibhAvavAnA hoya cheemAM tuM mAtra mana mApI de to ye saphaLatA maLI jAya che, emAM hadaya ApavAnI koI jarUra hotI nathI paNa je saMbaMdho TakAvavAnA hoya che emAM hadaya ApyA vinA, lAgaNI ApyA vinA, AtmIyatA darzAvyA vinA saphaLatA nathI ja maLatI. | tane lAge che kharuM ke A samatulA tuM lagnajIvanamAM praveza kayAM pachI ya ba cAlu rAkhyA bAda jALavI ja zakIza? tArI sAsune tuM rasoDAmAMthI mukta karI zakIza kharI ? tArA patinI rasoInI thALI tuM sAcavI zakIza kharI? ghare AvanArA mahemAnonI ucita sarabharA mATe tuM samaya phALavI zakIza kharI ? bhaviSyamAM tuM kadAca mA bane to tArA bALakane prema-vAtsalya-hUMpha vagere mApavA mATe samaya tArI pAse raze kharo? eTaluM ja kahIza tane ke lagna karIne tuM je makAnamAM rahevA jAva e makAnane tAre "ghara"mAM rUpAMtarita karavuM hoya to emAM saphaLatA tane to ja maLaze ke jo te tAruM hadaya emAM kAlavI dIdhuM Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke mahArAja sAheba, TI saMpattinA pradarzana dvArA vaTa pADatA rahevAnI puruSavRttine jo Apa sAhaja ja mAnatA ho to rUpa pradarzana dvArA vaTa pADatA rahevAnI strIvRttine paNa sahaja mAnI levAmAM koI paNa vyaktine vAMdho zA mATe hovo joIe? puruSane saMpatti meLavavA to hajI dhamapachADA karavA paDatA haze paNa strIne to rUpa janmajAta ja maLeluM hoya che. zA mATe eNe potAnA A rUpa vArasAne gopanIya ja rAkhavo jaMI e? AMgI, saMpatti je rIte aneka pAse pharatI rahevA ja sarjAzailI che, rUpa e rIte aneka pAse pharatuM rahevA sAcuM nathI. are, huM to tyAM sudhI kahIza ke saMpatti pharatI rahe che to ja bajAra jIvato rahe che paNa rUpa jo e rIte ja pharatuM rahe che to samAja gaMdhAI UThe che. eka bIjI vAta, saMpatti zarIrathI alaga che jyAre rUpa to zarIra sAthe ekarUpa che. mANasanI saMpatti kadAca lUMTAI paNa jAya che to ya e surakSita rahI zake che ane pote potAnA manane viSAdamukta rAkhI zake che, paraMtu strInuM zarIra jo cUMthAI jAya che to kayAreka ene janathI hAtha dhoI nAkhavApaNa paDe che ane kadAca jAna eno bacI paNa jAya che to ya enuM mana viSAdanuM zikAra banI gayA vinA rahetuM nathI. Aga, eka ati mahatvanI vAta karuM ? puruSa saMpattinuM je paNa pradarzana kare che emAM eka takaeNdArI e khAsa rAkhe che ke potAnI saMpatti lUMTAI na jAya. teM eka paNa purayo evo joyo kharo ke jaiNe bAra varace pautAnI saMpatti khullI karI hoya ? nA. e barAbara samaje che ke mArI pAse saMpatti surakSita che to ja huM tamakAtavAna chuM. bAkI, mArI saMpatti lUMTAI gayA pachI to huM kamajora ja chuM. jo puruSanI saMpatti kSetre A takedArI ane A mAnyatA bilakula spaSTa che to rUpanA kSetre ratrInI paNa A takedArI ane A mAnyatA spaSTa hovI ja joIe, evuM tane nathI lAgatuM? huM tane pUchuM chuM.rUpane khulluM karavA dvArA Akhare tuM icche che zuM? A ja ne ke huM paNa kAMI kama nathI !' AvI, keI yuvatIoe rUpanA nA narAmAM potAnA jIvanane barabAdInI gartAmAM dhakelI dIdhuM che. strI pAse je zarIra che e zarIra purapane AkarSI zake che jarUra paNa e zarIrane bhogavI levAnA nazAmAM jyAre puruSa e zarIra para AkamaNa kare che tyAre e zarIranI rakSA karavAnuM sAmararya strI pAse naca ja hotuM e hakIkata tuM paLabhara paNa bhUlIza nahIM. rAkhavAnuM leza sAmarthya hotuM nathI. enuM saudarya enA motanuM kAraNa banIne ja rahe che. A ja vAta samajI leje tuM tArA rUpanI bAbatamAM. banI zake, tArA manamAM rUpapradarzana dharA mAtra vaTa pADI devAno ja bhAva hoya paNa tuM je puruSavarga sAme rUpa pradarzana karI rahI che athavA to karavA jaI rahI che e puruSavarga mAtra rUpadarzana karIne ja saMtuSTa thaI jAya evo nathI, e to rUpane pAmavA ane e rUpa je zarIra para zobhI rahyuM che ene bhogavI levA chellAmAM chellI IdanI sUratA khAcaravAtaiyAra thaI jAya khevo che. AMgI, pupa jaMgalamAM jeTaluM surakSita che, bagIcAmAM eTaluM surakSita nathI. saMpatti baMdha pAkITamAM jeTalI surakSita che, khullA hAcamAM eTalI surakSita nathI. zeraDI koThAramAM jeTalI surakSita che, khullI lArImAM eTalI surakSita nathI. basa e ja cAce, rUpa maryAdAsabhara vastromAM jeTaluM surakSita che, udbhuta vastromAM eTaluM surakSita nacI ja nathI. puSpa pAse rahela saudarya, sahune potAnI tarapha dhyAna kendrita karavA majabura to jarUra kare che paNa puSpanI najIka AvI gayela saudaryacAhaka vyakti e saudaryane potAnI mAlikInuM banAvIne jayAre cUMthI nAkhe che tyAre puSyanI pAse potAnA astitvane TakAvI u5 Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 mahArAja sAheba, saMyamajIvana e ja A saMsAramAM sArabhUta che e mAnyatA hRdayamAM sthira hovA chatAM e jIvana aMgIkAra karavA jeTaluM mArAmAM sattva paNa nathI ane e jIvana pAmavA mATe mananI je nirmaLatA hovI joIe eya mArI pAse nathI. jIvana saMyamita rahe, surakSita rahe ane mana samAdhimAM rahe e khyAle lagnajIvanamAM pravezavAno meM nirNaya laI jalIdho che. mArAM mammI-pappA mane pUchI rahyA che ke tArA mATe chokaro je pasaMda karIe e saMyukta kuTuMbamAM raheto hoya evo pasaMda karIe ke vibhakta kuTuMba jenI pasaMdagI hoca evo pasaMda karIe ? A bAbatamAM huM koI spaSTa nirNaya karI nathI zakatI. huM samajuM chuM ke amArA saMsAranA vyavahAromAM Apane koI ja rasa na hoya chatAM mArA hitane AMkha sAme rAkhIne A bAbatamAM Apa jo kaMIka mArgadarzana ApI zakatA ho to ApanA taraphathI e mArgadarzana huM jhaMkhuM chuM. gocarI anukULa nathI maLI, pratikULa jagA para besavuM paDyuM che. UMghamAM khalela paNa pahoMcI che. are ! svAdhyAyayogamAM paNa kyAreka rukAvaTa UbhI thaI che ane e chatAM ya mane vizALa samudAyamAM rahevAnuM ja gamyuM che kAraNa ke e samudAye ja mArI yuvAna vayane niSkalaMka rAkhI che, e samudAye ja mArI AMkhanA zaramanA jaLanI surakSA karI che, e samudAye ja mArA mananA bhAvonI mAvajata karI che ane e samudAye ja kaTokaTInI paLomAM hUMpha ane vAtsalya ApavA dvArA mane saMyamajIvanamAM TakAvI rAkhyo che. priyaMkA, saMyukta kuTuMbamAM veThavI paDatI agavaDone tuM jo gINa karI zake to emAM rahevAnA kAraNe maLatA A badhA lAbhonI koI kiMmata AMkI zakAya tema nathI. saMyukta kuTuMbamAM sAsunI kacakaca ja sAMbhaLavI nathI paDatI, sAsu taraphathI hUMpha paNa maLe che, sasarAnuM surakSAchatra paNa maLe che, mAMdagImAM ane mUMjhavaNamAM parivArajanonI hUMpha ane mArgadarzana paNa maLe che ane sauthI mukhya lAbha to yuvAnIjanya svecchAcAra para sahaja ja mukAI jatAM niyaMtraNo maLI rahe che. * Ae priyaMkA, be vAta che. saMyukta kuTuMbamAM agavaDa jarUra che paNa saMcamita jIvana ane surakSita jIvananI tyAM bAMhedharI che jyAre vibhakta kuTuMbamAM sagavaDo pAra vinAnI che paNa saMyamane badale tyAM svecchAcAra vadhu vakare ane surakSA para kAcama khataro toLAto rahe evI ghaNI moTI saMbhAvanA che. : tArA saMsArano to mane evo koI anubhava nathI paraMtu mArA saMyamajIvananA anubhavanI tane vAta karuM to meM vizALa munionI upasthitimAM je surakSA anubhavI che, prasannatA anubhavI che ane pavitratA anubhavI che e surakSA, prasannatA ane pavitratA nAnakaDA samudAya vacce nathI ja anubhavI. alabatta, vizALa samudAyamAM rahevAmAM agavaDo ghaNI badhI veThavI paDI che. 30 saMyukta kuTuMbamAM tArA patino yuvAna mitra gharamAM AvIne tArI sAthe aNachAjatI maratI-majAka nahIM ja karI zake. tuM pote khuda tArA patinI anupasthitimAM TI.vI. para game tevA uttejaka progrAma nahIM ja joI zake. tArI sakhIo sAthe kalAko sudhI tuM mobAila phonamAM vAto nahIM ja karI zake. halakI koTinuM azlIla sAhitya tuM vAMcI to nahIM zake paNa tArA gharamAM evuM sAhitya praveza paNa nahIM zake, are, khuda tArA pati sAthe tAro vyavahAra tAre saMyamita rAkhavo paDaze. priyaMkA, huM tane oLakhuM chuM. zIla-sadAcAra ane saMskAro tane priya che. maryAdA tane game che. mananI vRtti tArI udAtta che. sadguNo tArI pasaMdagI che ane eTale ja mane vizvAsa che ke varanI ane gharanI pasaMdagInI bAbatamAM tuM jarAya cApa nahIM ja khAya. Je Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " mahArAja sAheba, re Ama to mAdAmAM rahevuM mane game che. aMta kaNamAM pavitratA prato AkarSaNa paNa che. mAruM zarIra vijatIya pAtronA manamAM vAsanAnI mAga pragaTAvanAruM nA lakhyuM tevuM joIe evo satata mAro abhigama rahe che paNa muzkelI e kolejamAM mArI mAM je guvatIo bhaNI rahI che e sahue bhegA maLIne mane 'matIbahena"nI padavIvI vibhUSita karIddhI che, e sahune ema kahyuM ke 'jalasA karI levAnI A ja to uMmara che. rUpa maLyuM che to yuvakone ApaNI mAMganI para nAcatA zA mATe na karI devA ke maLyo che to sama ne nazAmAM gamatA thA mATe na karI devA? eka bAju svataMtratA maLI che ane bIjI bAju koMlejanuM mAdaka vAtAvaraNa maLyuM che to eno lAbha zA mATe na uThAvI levo ? A ane AnA jevI anya dalIlo para nuM niruttara to thaI ja jAuM chuM paNa sAthosAtha huM ladhutAgraMthinI zikAra paNa banI rahuM chuM. icchuM chuM ke A aMge ApanA taraphathI mane kaMIka nakkara ane samyaka mArgadarzana ma. sudhA , "dUdhamAMthI zuM maLe ? e prazvano javAba "dUdhamAM zuM bhALe ?' e kAcA pachI ja ApI zakAya che tene dUdhamAM je lIMbu ane che to dUdha phATI jAya che. dUdhamAM je sAkara bhaLe che to havAdiSTa banI jAya che. dUdhamAM jo badAma maLe che to dUdha pauSTika banI jAya che ane dUdhamAM jo meLavaNa paddha che to dUdhanuM dahImAM pAMtaraNa caI jAya che, mAre tane A ja jaNAvavuM che. tArI bahenapaNIo je-je pravRttiomAM sAmela thavA tane protsAhita karI rahI che e tamAmetamAma pravRttionuM pota tane zenA jevuM lAge che ? lIbu jevuM? sAkara jevuM? badAma jevuM? ke pachI dahIM jevuM ? nI che tane khAvA jalasAnomAM rasa ? evA jalamAM sAmela thaI jaIne tArA mATe paDI gayela 'maNIbahena'nI chApane bhUMsI nAkhavA tuM utsAhita che kharI ? kaoNlejanA mAdaka vAtAvaraNano lAbha uThAvatA rahIne tAro naMbara rakhaDela'mAM ke "cAlu' mAM lagAvI devA tuM taiyAra che kharI? yuvakone AMgaLI para nacAvatA satIne emanA hAthamAM ramI javA nuM taiyAra che kharI? jo tane ema lAgatuM hoya ke e tamAma pravRttionuM pota lIbu jevuM to nathI ja to e pravRttiomAM sAmela thaI cUkelA te-te yuvakonAM ane yuvatIonAM jIvana para tuM najara nAkhI jo. tane potAne samajAI jaze ke teonA jIvanarUpI dUdhamAM mAtra bIMbuM ja nathI bhaNavuM, esiDa bhaLI gayo che ane bhaLI gayelA e eNsiDe e sahunA bhavanarUpI dUdhane ukaraDe nAkhI devA lAyaka banAvI dIdhuM che. A patra huM tane dilImAMthI - A dezanI rAjadhAnImAMthI lakhI rahyo chuM. ahIM cAlI rahela skUlomAM [kaoNlejomAM nAnI] zuM zuM banI rahyuM che enA ahInA vartamAnapatromAM AvI gayela che cAra sempala jaNAvuM? *TakA chokarIo evI che ke je skUlanA kaMmpasamAM ja majethI sigareTa pI rahI che, 5 TakA chokarIod chokarAo sAce besIne dArU pIvAmAM koI zaka nathI ane cahave saMgApa chokarAo vekayA pAse pahoMcI ne jalasA karI rahayA che !' to huM tane eTaluM ja kahIza he kauja tuM kadAca na choDI zakatI ho toya ne phAgaNa banAvI devAnA mArga para kadama rAkhavA protsAhita karI rahela e nirlajaja ane naphaTa yuvatIonI sobata to choDI ja deje. gaMgAnuM nirmaLa paNa jaLa gaTara mAM bhaLI jaIne gaMdu banI jAya che. tArA jevI saMrakArI yuvatI gaTara banI javA tarapha AgaLa dhapatI rahI e cAle? Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 mahArAja sAheba, krikeTanI duniyAmAM jema maeNcamAM ramatA pahelAM khelADI neTa-prekTisa karato ja hoya che tema vartamAna yuvA jagatamAM A eka mAnyatA daDha thaI gaI che ke lagnajIvanamAM pravezatA pahelAM lagnajIvananuM sukha mANI levuM ja joIe. Apane kadAca khyAla na hoya to huM jaNAvuM ke atyAre huM kAyadAnuM bhaNI rahI chuM ane hamaNAM eka kAyado banyo che ke yuvatInI lagnanI kAyadesara vaya bhale 18 varasanI hoya, 16 varasanI vaye kAyadesara rIte e koI paNa yuvaka sAthe zarIrasaMbaMdha bAMdhI zake che. A aMge Apa zuM kaho cho ? pujA, eka nAnakaDI vAta tane jaNAvuM ? samagra pahelAM mANasanA jIvanamAM duHkha AvI jAya che to e vadhu majabUta caIne bahAra Ave che paraMtu samagra pahelAM mANasane jo sukha maLI jAya che to e zetAna banI jAya che. 44 zArIrika saMbaMdha bAMdhI cUkI che evo tane khyAla AvI gayA pachI ya tuM e yuvatIne bhAbhI banAvavA taiyAra thaI zake kharI ? pUjA, jIvanamAM eka sUtra cAda rAkhaje ke kAyado hA pADato hoya, samAja saMmata cato hoca, parivAra khuda saMmata thato hoya paNa aMtaHkaraNa nA pADatuM hoya evI koI paNa chUTa levA tuM tArI jAtane AgaLa vadhavA daIza nahIM. bhUlecUke jo emAM AgaLa vadhI gaI to jiMdagIbhara lIdhelI e galata chUTa tArA aMtaHkaraNane cena paDavA nahIM de. lagna pahelAM zArIrika saMbaMdha bAMdhavAnI chUTa Apato kAyado jeNe paNa ghaDyo che, e kAyado jeNe paNa pasAra karyo che e sahune pUchavAnuM mana thAya che ke 'tamArI potAnI 16 varasanI vaye pahoMcelI putrI tamane pUche ke pappA ! kAyadesara rIte mane koI paNa yuvaka sAthe sabaMdha bAMdhavAnI chUTa che. havethI huM rAtanA moDI AvuM to tame ciMtA na karatA. koka ne koka mArA managamatA yuvakanA ghare ja huM sUtI hoIza' to tamo sahu tamArI A lADakavAyI dIkarIne hoze hoze e aMge saMmati ApI ja dezo ne? water los bIjA sukhanI bAbatamAM to huM tane ahIM kAMI lakhavA nathI mAgato paNa vAsanAjanya sukhanI bAbatamAM to Aje A ja sthiti sarjAI gaI che. eka kUtarA jevo kUtaro paNa covIsa kalAka tUtarInI pAchaLa bhaTakyA karato nathI ane kUtarI sAme TIkITIkIne jocA karato nathI paNa AjanI be-lagAma banI garola yuvA peDhIne koNa jANe, vAsanAno zuM hakavA lAgyo che, satata cuvatI pAchaLa bhaTakyA kare che yuvaka ane satata yuvakane potAnA tarapha AkarSita karatA rahevA taDapyA kare che yuvatI ! tuM ema lakhe che ke 'lagna pahelAM zArIrika saMbaMdha bAMdhavAnI kAyado chUTa Ape che 'huM tane pUchuM chuM.' 'tAruM aMtaHkaraNa tane chUTa Ape che kharuM? lagnajIvanamAM pravezyA pahelAM tuM pote A vyabhicAralIlA AcaravA taiyAra che kharI ? tArA potAnA gharamAM bhAbhI banIne AvanAra yuvatI lagna pahelAM 5/7 yuvako sAthe 5 zuM kahuM tane ? sadAcAra niyaMtrita 'kAma'ne A dezanA sadAcArapriya puruSoe 'kAmadeva'nI upamA ApI che paNa je kAma sadAcArathI niyaMtrita nathI e kAma 'kAmadeva' nathI paNa 'kAmarAkSasa' che. ane tuM samajI ja zake che ke rakSA kare ane deva kahevAcA che ane saMhAra kare ane rAkSasa kahevAya che. pUjA kAyadAnuM bhaNI rahI che ne tuM ! jo emAM khUba AgaLa vadhIne tuM AvatI kAle vakIla banI jAya to lAkho yuvatIone vyabhicAra mATe protsAhita karatA, pUrvajo taraphathI maLelA pavitratAnA vArasAnI krUra mazkarI karatA A kALA ane kalaMkita kAyadAne radabAtala karI devA tArI tamAma tAkAta kAme lagADI deje. maeNca pahelAM neTa-prekTisa barAbara che paNa sadAcAra niyaMtrita kAma pahelAM vyabhicAravardhaka kAma koI paNa saMyogamAM svIkArya karI zakAya tema nathI. | Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ja mahArAja sAheba, i 'strI-svAtaMtrya'no A yuga che. kSetra cAhe bajAranuM che ke vepAranuM che, zikSAnuM che ke ramatagamatanuM che, nokarInuM che ke kaoNlejanuM che, havAI sapharanuM che ke jamIna sapharanuM che, eka kSetra evuM nathI ke jayAM strIe pagapesAro na karyo hoya ane saphaLatAnA zikharo sara karyA na hoya ane e chatAM ya puruSavarga Ajeya strIonuM zoSaNa karavAnuM jANe ke mizana laIne beTho hoya evuM satata dekhAI rahyuM che. zuM kyAreya puruSavarganA A vikRta mAnasamAM parivartana jovA nahIM maLe? kRpA, 'strI-savAtaMtrya'ne badale jaDyAM sudhI 'strI-sabhAva' no yuga zarU nahIM cAya tyAM sudhI strI cAhe evareranA zikhara para pahoMcI jAya ke candra (3] para pahoMcI jArA, lazkaranA senAdhipatipade pahoMcI jAya ke A dezanA vaDApradhAna pade birAjita thaI jAya, enA puraSavarga taraphathI rAtAM zoSaNAmAM koI ja pharaka paDavAno nacI. ekavAta tane karuM? jeoe paNa 'strI-svAtaMga'no nAro gajavyo che emane kadAca A hakIkatanI khabara nahIM hoya ke ahIM strIne vyakita mAnavAmAM nathI AvatI, vastu ja mAnavAmAM Ave che. vastuno mANasa upabhoga kare che, upacoMga kare che paNa upAsanA to nathI ja karato ne ? basa, e ja nyAye Aau Aje upayoganI ane upabhoganI vastu banI gaI che. jAherAta cAhe gADInI karavI che ke ghaDiyALanI karavI che, phrijanI karavI che ke TUthapesTanI karavI che, sAbUnI karavI che ke daMtamaMjananI karavI che, pensilanI karavI che ke penanI karavI che, basa, badhe ja strIne hAjara karI do ane strI paNa AdheDa nahIM, prauDhA ke vRddha nahIM, yuvAna ja ! e yuvAna strI paNa maryAdAsabhara vastromAM nahIM paNa udbhaTa vastromAM ja ! zuM darzAve che A ? A ja ke strI e upayoganI vastu che. jyAM paNa tamArA svArthane puSTa karavAno upayoga thaI zakato hoya tyAM eno upayoga karI lo. ema karavA jatAM eka vAra hAro, lAkho nahIM paNa karoDo rUpiyA veravA paDatA hoya to verI do, ene bajAramAM pharatI karavI hoya to karI do, ene kUTuMbathI vikhUTI pADavI hoya to pADI do, enA bALakathI ene dUra rAkhI devI paDatI hoya to rAkhI dopaNa eno- enA zarIrano - enA rUpano pUrepUro upayoga karI ja lo. - kRpA, vAta ahIM ja pUrI thaI jatI nathI. upayoga karI lIdhA pachI taka maLe to eno upabhoga paNa karI levA sudhI puruSavarga AgaLa vadhI cUkyo che. kaMpanIomAM nokarI karI rahela strI paNa purUSanI vAsanAnI zikAra banI rahI che to skUlomAM bhaNI rahela kizorIkho paNa havasakhora zikSakonI havasano zikAra banI rahI che. pizcaromAM aMgopAMga pradarzita karI rahela abhinetrIo to laMpaTa ane labADa abhinetAo dvArA bhagavAI rahI che paNa majUrI kAma karI rahela garIba yuvatIo paNa enA 'baoNsa"nI havasano zikAra banavAthI mukta rahI zakatI nathI. ane AmAM sauthI vadhu duHkhada Azcarya e che ke strI khuda patananI kaho to patananaane vinAzanI ko to vinAzana A natAmAM kUdI paDavA jANe ke zaNagAra sajIne UbhI rahI gaI che. je paribaLo enA saMskAro mATe 'hoLI'nuM pratinidhitva gharAvI rahyA che e paribaLomAM e divALI'nAM darzana karI rahI che. zuM kahuM tane? kokanuM khUna karAtuM hoca to ene to ugArI zakAya paNa jene ApaghAta ja karava che ene to koI ja ugArI na zake. strIonuM zauSaNa karI rahela puruSavargane to pakArI zakAya paNa sAme ja caDIne puSavarganA zoSaNanI zikAra banavA taicAra caI cUkela one to na ja bacAvI zakAya ! huM zuM kahevA mAguM chuM e tuM samajI ja gaI hoIza. Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 mahArAja sAheba, saMpUrNa samAjamAM strIne puruSa karatAM nIcuM sthAne ja ApavAmAM AvatuM hoya evuM Apane nathI lAgatuM ? zuM sattAmAM ke zuM bajAramAM, zuM senAmAM ke zuM zikSAmAM, zuM kaMpanImAM ke zuM oNphisamAM, sarvatra Adhipatya puruSanuM ja ! zA mATe Avo bhedabhAva ? zA mATe Avo pakSapAta ? mane paoNtAne ema lAge che ke strIoe pote ja AgaLa AvIne purUSonA A Adhipatyane paDakAravAnI jarUra che. Apa A aMge zuM kaho cho ? nidhi, eka vAtano tuM javAba ApIza ? zarIramAM matanuM sthAna je upara che ane paganuM sthAna jo nIce che to eno artha tuM zuM ema kahIza ke kudarate zarIranI AvI racanA karIne pagane anyAya karyo che ? nA..mastakyuM kArya jo alaga che to paganuM kArya alaga che. mastakanuM kArya jo Ayojana banAvavAnuM che to paganuM kArya e Ayojanane amalI banAvavAnuM che. mastaka je vicArI zake che to paga cAlI zake che. mastaka je zarIrane surakSita rAkhI zake che to paga zarIrane sakriya rAkhI zake che. Ano artha? Aja ke mastake paganA sthAne AvI javAnI jarUra nathI to pagemaratakanuM sthAnapeDAvI levAnI bevakUphI karavAnI jarUra nathI. te je pUchAvyuM che eno A ja javAba che. samAjamAM puruSanuM sthAna tane kadAca "mastaka' nuM pratinidhitva dharAvatuM hovAnuM lAgI rahyuM hoya ane strInuM sthAna tane 'paga'nuM pratinidhitva gharAvatuM hovAnuM lAgI rahyuM hoya to emAM nathI to tAre koI akaLAmaNa anubhavavAnI jarUra nathI to tAre emAM koI pheraphAra karavAnI jarUra saMpatti Arjita karavAnI javAbadArI bhale rahIM purapa pAse. e javAbadArI potAnA zire laI laIne, saMbaMdhane TakAvI rAkhavAnI potAnA zire rahela javAbadArImAMthI sIe phAragati laI levAnI koI ja jarUra nacI. vAMcI to che ne teM A paMkti? "kAgaDo jyAre potAnI svAbhAvika cAla choDIne haMsanI cAla cAlavA jAya che tyAre haMrAnI cAlane to e potAnI banAvI zakato nathI paNa potAnI svAbhAvika cAlupaNa gumAvI bese che.' nidhi, Aje A ja to banI rahyuM che. puruSanI samovaDI banavA gharanI bahAra nIkaLI gayaeNla strI bajAramAM to potAnuM Adhipatya jamAvI zakI nI paraMtu varasauthI gharamAM rakSa potAnuM Adhipatya paNa gumAvI beThI che. bALakane e samaya ane saMskAro ApI zakatI nathI, patine potAnA hAcanI banAvela rasoI e jamADI zakatI nathI, parivAranA sabhyo varase UbhA catA saMgharSonuM lAgaNInA mAdhyame e samAdhAna karI zakatI nathI, potAnI upasthiti mAtracI gharamAM prasaganatAnuM vAtAvaraNa e sarjI zakatI nathI. zuM huM tane? gulAba e gulAba che ane mogaro e mogaro che. basa, e ja nyAye purUSa e puruSa che ane strIe stra che. nathI to puruSa strInA adhikAromAM hastakSepa karavA jevo ke nathI to strIe puruSonAM kSetromAM caMcupAta karavA jevo. puruSa lagna karIne sAsare rahevAna cAlyo jAya emAM che enuM gaurava che to lagna karIne strI piyaramAM na rahI jAya emAM enuM gaurava che. rasoDAmAM dAkhala thaI jaIne puruSa rasoI karavA na besI jAya e jo enA mATe ucita che to bajAramAM jaIne strI sodAmo karavAmAM vyasta na banI jAya e enA mATe ucita che, nidhi, zuM zarIramAM ke zuM samAjamAM, zuM saMcAmAM ke zuM bajAramAM, viSamatA kyAreya saMgharSanuM kAraNa banatI nathI. saMgharSa to tyAre ja Ubho caI jAya che ke jyAre virodhitA UbhI thaI jaca che. paravAnA zarIra ane strInA zarIra varace viSamatA che ne? ciMtA na karIza. virodhitA UbhI na thaI jAya enuM dayAna rAkhaje. saMvAditA jaLavAIne ja rahezo. Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 mahArAja sAheba, ghaNI mUMjhavaNa anubhavyA bAda hiMmata karIne eka praznanA saMtoSajanaka samAdhAna mATe huM atyAre ApanI samakSa upasthita thaI rahI chuM. mane zraddhA che ke Apa mane samAdhAna ApIne saMtuSTa karazo ja. amArA saMsAramAM jene "sArA divasa jaI rahyA che' evuM kahevAmAM Ave che e sthitimAMthI huM atyAre pasAra thaI to rahI chuM paraMtu mAruM mana ema kahe che ke "lagnane hajI eka ja varasa to thayuM che. A sthitimAM ja jo huM bALakanI mammI banI jaIza to mArA zire enA pAlana-poSaNanI bahu moTI javAbadArI AvI jaze ke je javAbadArI nibhAvavA jatAM mAre mArA badhI ja jAtanA moja-zokhonuM balidAna ApI ja devuM paDaze. nahIM to haoNTalamAM jaI zakAya ke nahIM to pikcara jovA ke pharavA jaI zakAya. AnA karatAM garbhapAta ja stabdha to huM e hakIkate chuM ke tArA jevI yuvatInAmanano kabajo Avo kAtila vicAra laI ja zI rIte zakyo ? huM tane ja pUchuM chuM, bALakane janma ApyAnA bIjA ja divase e bALakanuM gaLuM dabAvI devA koI taiyAra thaI jAya to mAtA e mATe saMmata thaI jAya kharI ? are, e bALakane koI lApho mArI jAya to ya mAtA enA pratye AMkhamIcAmaNA kare kharI? jo, nA to mane to e ja nathI samajAtuM ke mAtra moDhuM hajI sudhI joyuM nathI jenuM, e bALakane potAnA ja sarjanane - mAtA krUratama zastrothI khatama karI nAkhavA DaoNkTarane saMmati ApavA taiyAra thaI zake ja zI rIte ? saMgItA, strInI kukSine A dezamAM ratnaku'inuM gaurava jeNe paNa ApyuM haze eNe kalpanA ca nahIM karI hoya ke strI pote potAnI kuAine hoMze hoMze 'talakukSi' banAvI devA taiyAra thaI jaze ! zuM kahuM ? candra Aga okavA lAge e ghaTanA eTalI vicitra nathI, puSpa durgaMdha prasarAvavA lAge e ghaTanA eTalI vikRta nathI, sAgara maryAdA mUkI de e ghaTanA eTalI viSama nathI paTa karAvI dauM to vAMdho zuM che ? mammI to be-pAMca varase ya banI zakAze paNa atyAranI A vayamAM mojazokho bhogavI levAnI tako to jhaDapI zakAze ne? alabatta, mananA A vicAranA virodhamAM aMtaHkaraNa UbhuM thaI gayuM che. e garbhapAta karAvavAnI nA ja pADI rahyuM che. huM spaSTa nirNaya nathI laI zakatI. Apa A aMge kaMIka salAha ApI zako kharA? saMgItA, tuM jene tArA "manano vicAra' kahI rahI che huM ene 'DAkaNano avAja' kahI rahyo chuM, je strIe potAnA pagacI jANI joIne koI kIDIne ca nA mArI nAkhI hoya e strI jyAre jANI joIne potAnA ja bALakanI - ane e rA mAtra mojazokho bhogavavA - hatyA karavA taiyAra AI jAya tyAre mAnavuM ja paDe ke e avAja komaLa hRdA dharAvatI koI mAtAno to na ja hoI zake, krUrakaThora ane kaniSThatama haicuM dharAvatI koI DAkaNano ja hoI zake ! paNa mAtA banavA sajja thaI cUkelI eka strI jyAre potAnA ja bALakanI hatyA karavA taiyAra thaI jAya tyAre e ghaTanA viSama, vicitra ane vikRta to che ja paNa sAthosAtha trAsadAyaka, AghAtajanaka ane vyathAkAraka paNa che. saMgItA, pati patnIne kadAca chUTAcheDA ApI paNa de che to ca patnIne e mArI to nathI ja nAkhato ne ? dIkaro potAnAM mA-bApane kadAca vRddhAzramamAM mUkI paNa Ave che to ca mA-bApane e jIvatA rahevA to de ja che ne ? jyAre tuM? na joItA bALakane khatama karI nAkhavA taicAra thaI gaI che ! koI lAja-zarama tane che ke nahIM ? zuM kahuM tane ? tArA peTamAM AvI gayela bALakane jo khabara hota ke jagata mArI mammI mATe jene 'sArA divaso' kahevAnuM hatuM e divaso mArA mATe "kharAba' puravAra thavAnA che to e bALaka tArA peTamAM AvavAnI bhUla karata ja nahIM. saMgItA ! sAvadhAna! jalasA cAlu rAkhavA mATe tArA ja potAnA bALakanI hatyA karavAnA tArA ghAtaka vicArone tuM che Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, uMdaroe jema satata bilADInothI DaratA ja rahevuM paDe che, sasalAe jema satata kUtarAthI DaratA ja rahevuM paDe che, gAyoe jema satata siMhathI karatA ja rahevuM paDe che temAM strIone zuM puruSothI satata karatA ja rahevuM ? DaranA mAryA zuM satata teothI dUra ja rahevuM? zuM e saMbhavita che kharuM? rInalabatta, strInomAM jema mAtA paNa che, bona paNa che ane putrI paNa che tema puruSomAM pitA paNa che. bhAI paNa che ane putra paNa che ane eTale ema to huM nahI ja nuM ke strI-purUSanA dareka prakAranA nakakSamAM gaMdavADa ja hoya che, paraMtu to ya eTaluM to jarUra kahIza ke thAMbhalA jema salAmata aMtare ja makAnane sAcavI zake che tema prI-puruSa vaccenuM salAmata aMtara ja baMne vaccenI pavitratAne akabaMdha rAkhI zake che. zuM kahuM tane? tuM to yuvAna che ne ? jenI paNa sAthe tAre lohInA saMgho nathI evA koI paNa yuvAna to nuM prauDha purayo sAthe paNa vadhu saikaTaya keLavatA pahed vana vAra vicAra kare. e zake e taikaTaya zakatamAM tAro kAkoza huM samajI zakuM chuM. strI e satata puraSacI dUra ja rahevuM e saMmati nathI e huM samaju paNa to ya eTaluM to jarUra kahIza ke strIe purapI sAdha to jarUra rahevuM kAraNa saMpattinA bIna sAme aDaga mA henarA pApo nA jagatamAM ghaNA paNa mIzaura sAme potAnI ana para saMyama rAkhanArA ane manane pavitra rAkhanArA paraSo A jagatamAM kadAca AMgaLInA veDhe gaNAya eTalA ja che. *premake niyata' hoya paraMtu AgaLa jatA "vAsanA kendrita' banI jAya e saMbhAvanA jarAya okI nathI, e bIddhikone to huM kAMI kahevA nathI mAgato paNa mAre tane to jaNAvavuM ja che ke saMbaMdhanA je garbhamAM mAtra zarIranuM ja AkarSaNa hoya, indriyone uttejita karavAnI ja vAta hoya, pazusulabha sukhane ja bhogavI levAnI vAta hoya e sabaMdhane "pavitra saMbaMdha' mAnavAnI bhUlatuM to na ja karIza paNa e saMbaMdhane koI pavitra saMbaMdha"nuM nAma ApI de to ene sAcuM mAnI levAnI bhramaNAyanasevIza. AdarzamAM vAta AsamAnanI hoya ane paga jenA dharatI para to nahIM paNa khADAmAM hoya evA mANasanI vAta para ne javAdI bharoso mUkavAnuM mana thatuM nathI to jenI brAnamAM vAto premanI hoya paNa Akho vAsanAcI bAdhya hoya evA purapa paNa tuladI bharoso mUkI detA nahIM neka agatyanI vAta tarapha tAruM dhyAna doryuM? strIne puruSanI vAsanAnI zikSara banatA aTakAvavAnI vAto Aje koI saMta kare che, sajana kare che ke koka graMthanI paMkti kare che, e ja paLe tathAkathita bauddhiko ne saMtane, sajanane ke zAstrane potAnI sudhare lI bhASAmAM copaDI copaDIne gALo ApavA lAge che, 'A bAvAo | premanA duzamana che. emanI STi ja evI jherIlI che ke emane yuvaka yuvatInA dareka prakAranA saMghamAM maMdavADa ja dekhAyA kare che... vagere vagere. dUdhane chAza mAnIne pI javAmAM evuM koI lAMbuM nukasAna nathI thaI javAnuM paraMtu eNsiDane dUdha mAnIne pI javAmAM to AMtaraa phAI nAM che. taikta prema mAnIne saMbaMdhamAM AgaLa lAvamAM evuM koI nukasana nI thavAnuM paNa mane prema mAnIne jo saMbaMdhamAM AgaLa vadhavAnuM thaze to to jIvanamAM kaI honArata nahIM sarjAya e prA che, sAvadhAna ! Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 mahArAja sAheba, zaheramAM 'saudarya spardhA'nuM Ayojana thaI rahyuM che. mane to mArA rUpa para gaurava che ja paraMtu mAruM je mitravartuLa che - ke jemAM yuvako paNa che ane yuvatIo paNa che - emanuM paNa A ja mAnavuM che ke rUpanA kSetre huM bhalabhalI yuvatIone pAchaLa rAkhI zakuM chuM. manamAM mane ema thAya che ke A sauMdaryaspardhA pratiyogitAmAM huM paNa jhukAvI dauM. jo naMbara AvI jAya to AkhA zaheramAM mAruM nAma thaI jAya. Apa A aMge zuM kaho cho ? vidhi, tArI AMkhomAM zaramanA jaLanuM eka buMda paNa jo na bacyuM horA, hajAro-lAkho yuvakonAM uMcAmAM suSupta paDela vAsanAnI cinagArIne dAvAnaLamAM rUpAMtarita karI devA peTrolanuM pratinidhitva dharAvavAnI jo tane r hoya che ke choDa parathI cUMTAI javAmAM mane have vadhu vAra lAgavAnI nathI. basa, e ja nyAye tArI jevI yuvAvayanI yuvatInA rUpanI bharapUra prazaMsA, jemanI AMkhomAM vAsanAnAM sApoliyoo ramatA hoya evA yuvakone mukhe thatI hoya tyAre tAre samajI ja levAnI jarUra che ke tArA e rUpane pIMkhI nAkhavAnI bhUmikA sAI ja cUkI che. taka maLI nathI ane tAruM rUpa e yuvako dvArA pIkhAyuM nathI ! vidhi, pANIne DhALa ApIne nIce tarapha vahI javA majabUra karI devuM emAM koI ja parAkrama nathI, parAkrama to e pANIne Aga ApIne varALamAM rUpAMtarita karIne UrdhArohaNa karAvavAmAM che. je yuvakonAM haiyAmAM vAsanAnA suSupta saMskAro paDyA ja che, e yuvako samakSa rUpa pradarzana karIne, ardhanagna avasthAmAM hAjara thaIne e yuvakonI vAsanAne bahAra lAvI daIne emane pazutAnI bhUmikAe laI javA emAM kAMI parAkrama nathI, parAkrama to e yuvakone suMdara nimitto ane sad AlaMbano ApIne emanAM haiyAMne udAtta paribaLothI bhAvita karI devAmAM che. ** adamya lAlasA hoya, bhAvimAM canAruM tAruM bALaka, sauMdaryapardhA daramyAna tArA zarIra para teM dhAraNa karelI nagnatAne nihALIne tane khudane pUchI vAMse ke "mammI, tuM kaoNlagarla to nahotI ne ?' to e praznano saMtoSajanaka pratyuttara ApavAnI jo tArI taiyArI hoya, AyojakonI pharamAIza mujaba lAkho darzako samakSa zarIra paranAM vastro utAratA rahevAnI jaje tArAmAM bahAdurI [?] hoya ane tArAM mA-bApe tane ApelA saMskArone cAra cAMda [2] lagADI devAmAM jo tAre saphaLatA meLavavI hoya to sauMdaryaspardhA pratiyogitAmAM bhAga levAmAM tAre paLano ca vilaMba karavA jevo nathI ! eka vAta tane karuM ? zeraDInA bahu vakhANa jyAre thatA hoya che tyAre zeraDIe samajI ja levAnuM hoya che ke kayAmatano mAro divasa have ekadama najIka AvI gayo che. puSpanA sauMdaryanI bahu prazaMsA jayAre thatI hoya che tyAre puSpa samajI ja levAnuM " 129 sIdacaraspardhAnuM pota kevuM che, enI tane khavAra na hoya e huM nathI mAnato. tyAM zarIra paranAM vadhu ne vadhu vastro utArI zake, vAsanAne bahelAve evA gaMdAmAM gaMdA cenacALAo je vadhumAM vadhu karI zake, darzakone azlIla harakato mATe vadhu ne vadhu uttejita karI zake e ja yuvatI vijetA bane che, banI zake che. tuM A spardhAmAM bhAga levA mAge che ? tuM AspardhAmAM vijetA banavA mAge che ? tuM A spardhAmAM vijetA banIne tArA zahe2mAM mazahUra banI javA mAge che ? tArA rUpane bajAru cIja banAvavA dvArA tuM tArA jIvanane sArthaka [] banAvI devA mAge che ? vidhi, sarpanA rAphaDA tarapha kadama mAMDavAno vicAra paNa tuM jema nathI karatI tema jIvanamAM sauMdaryaspardhA-pratiyogitAmAM bhAga levAnAvicArane paNatArA manamAM tuM sthAnana ApIza. tuM bacI jaIza. aneka bacI jaze. Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ barAbara che kharo? vIsa varasanI to mArI vaya che ane chatAM mArA para koI bharoso | mahArAja sAheba, ApanI pAse je saMyamajIvana che e saMyamajIvanamAM manoraMjananuM koI sthAna na hoya e to samajI zakAya che paraMtu ame to saMsAramAM chIe. manoraMjana vinA amArAM jIvana to nIrasa thaI jAya tema che. AvA manoraMjanane mANavA ame jAtajItanAM sthaLoe jatA rahIe chIe. banyuM che evuM ke A vakhate huM navarAtrAnA garabA ramavA taicAra caI to gaI chuM paraMtu mammI-pappA baMnenuM ema kahevuM che ke "kAM to tuM tArA bhAIne yA tArI sAthe laI jA ane kAM to tuM moDAmAM moDI rAtanA agicAra vAgyA sudhImAM ghare AvI jA." mAre Apane eTaluM ja pUchavuM che ke mammI-pappAno A Agraha zuM vIsa varasanI tArI vaya che eTale ja mammI-pappA A ATha karI zakAya haze ema mane lAge che. mAre tane eTaluM ja kahevAnuM che ke mammI-pappAnA A Agrahane 'tArA cAritrya para e baMnene zA che' e rIte khatavavAnI bhUla tuM na karIza. mArAja potAnA anubhavanI eka vAta tane karuM ? e divasomAM muMbaInA parAvistAra-malADa-mAM eka hospiTalanA DaoNkTara mane maLavA AvelA. emaNe mane je vAta karI hatI e emanAja zabdomAM tane jaNAvuM?AhatI e vAta. *mahArAja sAheba, sAMbhaLyuM che ke Apa yuvAzibiranA mAdhyame hajAro yuvAnone jIvananI samApha dizA batAvo cho paNa eka vinaMti karuM chuM Apane ke jo saMrAmajIvananI ApanI maryAdAmAM bAdha na Avato hoya to yuvatIone Apa samajAvo ke AjanA chelabaTAu yuvAnonI lobhAmaNI Amaja cAlyA karaze to bhAvimAM A gabharu yuvatIonuM thaze zuM? vAtomAM AvI jaIne e yuvAnone potAnuM zarIra soMpI na de. huM pote hospiTala calAvuM chuM. kadAca bAra mahinAmAM mArI haoNspiTalamAM garbhapAtanA eTalA kesa nathI AvatA jeTalA kesa navarAtrInA garabApachInA cAreka mahinA bAda Ave che. lagabhaga tamAma yuvatIo kuMvArI, emanAM bhoLapaNano kaho to bhoLapaNano, majabUrIno kaho to majabUrIno ane mUrkhAIno kaho to mUrnAIno yuvAno bharapUra lAbha [2] uThAve che. - hoMripaTalamAM garbhapAta karAvavA yuvatIonI sAye teo Ave che. skama cUkavIne yuvatIone bhagavAna bharose choDIne teo cAlatA thaI jAya che. birArI yuvatIo ! kuMvArI avasthAmAM zIlabhaSTa bane che. bhale AbarU sAcavavAnI lhAyamAM teo garbhapAta karAvI to le che paNa jiMdagabhara mATe enI vaidanA emanA aMtarane korI khAtI ja rahetI hoya DaoNkTare mane kahelI A vAta para tuM khuda gaMbhIratAthI vicArIza to tane khyAla AvI jaze ke tArA mammI-pappAe navarAtrInA garabAmAM javA aMge tArI samakSa je be vikalpo mUkyo che - kAM to bhAIne laIne ja athavA to rAtanA 11 vAgyA pahelAM ghare AvI jA e tane yathArtha ja lAgaze. sAcuM kahuM to mane to e ja samajAtuM nathI ke vIsa varasanIpukhtavaye pahoMcI cUkelI tuM khuda tArA bhAvinI salAmatI aMge vicArI zakatI kema nathI ? sAMbhaLyuM to meM e che ke strI AgaLa rahela kI indriya eTalI badhI sarota hoya che ke potAnI samakSa kahIM DAhI [3] vAto karI rahela puraSanA manamAM zuM ramatuM hoca che enI ene turta ja khabara paDI jatI hoya che ! icchuM chuM huM ke tArI A suvAvasamAM tuM e chaZ indriyane eka paLa mahArAja sAheba ! navarAtrInA garabA heThaLa cAlato vyabhicAra che Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 = mahArAja sAheba, I ulmaTa vezanA parighAnathI mAre dUra rahevuM joIe e vAta to mane barAbara samajAI gaI che paNa yuvako jevAM vastro pahere che evAM vastro paherIne huM bahAra phraratI rahuM to emAM kAMI vAMdho kharo? khAsa karIne mane jinsa paheravAno bhAre zokha che. e paherIne huM jyAre paNa bahAra nIkaLuM chuM vAtAvaraNamAM garamANe AvI jAya che, jenI paNa najara mArA para paDe che, sahu stabdha caI jAya che. sAcuM kahuM to mane potAne e vakhate ema lAge che ke huM paNa kAMI kama nathI.' Apa A aMge zuM kaho cho? hi, leza atizayokti vinA tane kahuM to lagabhaga ATheka varasa pahelAM pUnAnA - eka yuvake mane vAta karI hatI ke 'mahArAja sAheba, anya yuvatIonI vAta to huM nathI - karato paNa mArI ja potAnI bahena jinsa paherIne jyAre gharanI bahAra nIkaLe che tyAre enA zarIranAM aMgopAMgone joIne mane potAne enA para baLAtkAra karavAnuM mana thaI jAya che. mArI bahenane jinsa paheratAM jo huM aTakAvI nathI zakato to mArA khudanA vicArone paNa vikArI banajatA huM rokI nathI zakato. Apa ja jaNAvo. mAre karavuM zuM?" prati, jinsa paherIne tuM pote darpaNa sAme UbhI rahIne tArA yuvA zarIrane barAbara joI leje. e joIne tArA ja aMtaH karaNane pUchIne leje ke "mArA A prakAranA zarIra darzanathI huM darzakone pIrasavA zuM mAguM chuM? loko vikArI ane zikArI najarathI mane joyA kare e ja to? chelabaTAu yuvAno mArI pAchaLa bhaTakatA rahe e ja ne? mane na pAmI zakavA badala yuvako niHsAsA nAkhatA rahe e ja ne ?' ekadama spaSTa zabdomAM tane kahuM to A prakAranI lAlasAo eTaluM ja sUcave che. ke tuM pote ja vAsanAnA gaMdavADathI gherAyelI che. tAruM khudanuM mana vAsanAnA kIcaDamAM kheMcI cUkeluM che, pote havasakhora yuvAnonA sahavAsane jhaMkhI rahI che. e sivAya jANI joIne zarIranAM aMgopAMgone pragaTa karI detA jinsanA parighAnapAchaLa tuM ATalI badhI pAgalakoI ja zI rIte zake? eka praznapUchuM tane? te koI yuvakane evo joyo kharo ke je sADI paherIne pharato hoya ? jo nA, to tAre puruSanAM vastro paherIne pharatA rahevAnI jarUra ja zI che? alabatta, mane potAne barAbara khyAla che ke mArI nA salAI tane kadAca gAmavAnI nathI ja kAraNa ke tArA jevI saMkhyAbaMdha suvatIonA manamAM A dhAraNA ghara karI gaI che ke "pAradhi jema jALa bichAvIne kabUtarone phasAvato he che tema ApaNe ca rUpa pradarzana dvArA yuvAnone phasAvatA ja rahevuM joIe. abhimAnanuM pUtaLuM thaIne pharatA yuvAnone AMgaLInA Terave nacAvatA ja rahevuM joIe, eka kUtarI pAchaLa jema pAMca-sAta kUtarAo bhaTakatA rahe che tema ApaNI pAchaLa paNa yuvAnone bhaTakatA karI devA joIe !' saddhi, jo A ja gaNita hoya jinsa paheravA dvArA tAruM to mAre tane kAMI ja kahevAnuM rahetuM nathI. kAraNa ke peTa bharAI gayA pachI siMha bhale zikAranI zodhamAM nIkaLato nathI paraMtu saMkhyAbaMdha yuvatIone phasAvyA pachI ya navI yuvatIne phasAvavA zikAranI zodhamAM rastA para pharatA rahetA romiyAono to A kALe kaoNI toTo ja nathI. kamAlanuM Azcarya to e che ke e yuvakone zikAra joIe che ane tArA jevI yuvatI zikAra banavA jANe ke taiyAra ja che! , jisa paherIne pharatI tamAma yuvatIo ke strIo mATe mAro A AkSepa nacI ke mAruM A nidAna na paNa to ya eTaluM to huM cokkasa mAnuM chuM ke yuvatIe bIjAnI kharAba najarathI jarUra bacatA to rahevuM ja paraMtu sAmAne najara bagADavAnuM manA cAca evAM vastra paridhAnathI to khAsa bacatA rahevuM ! Aga pataMgicAne AkarSe che, ubhaya vaiza vijAtIcane AkarSe che. sAvadhAna ! Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, che nathI mane bahAra pharavA javAno zokha nathI mane pizcaro chevAno zokha. nahI to mane gappA lagAvatA rahevAnI zokha nathI mane bahenapaNIo vAratA rahevAno zokha ja zokha che mane eka InTaraneTa para besavAno ane bIje, cenalo jotA rahevAno. kadAca ema kahuM ke jamavAnuM na maLe mane to zAve paNa inTaraneTa para hA vinA te nUto jotA rahayA vinA to mane na ja thAke to emAM koI atizayokita nathI, mArA A baMne zokha aMga ApanuM koI mArgadarzana ? dharA, krikeTa jagatanI eka vAta tane karuM ? je paNa baeNTsamaeNna krijha choDIne ramavA jAya che e baeNTsamaeNna potAnI vikeTa jema koI paNa bole gumAvI bese che tema je baeNTsamaeNna kinI aMdara rahIne paNa lalacAmaNA boMva ramA jAya che e baeNTsamaeNna paNa koI paNa boMle potAnI vikeTa gumAvI bese che. basa, A ja vAta jIvananA bhoge lAgu paDe che. je paNa vyakti mAdAone oLaMgIne jIvana jIvatI rahe che e vyakita jema koI paNa paLe pautAnI pAse rahela zIla-sadAcAra-saMskArono vAraso gumAvI bese che tema che paNa vyakti pahoma-nonI sAme natamastaka thatI rahe che e zakti paNa e udAra vArasane koI paNa pad gumAvI bairsa ke tArA baMne zokho - InTaraneTa para besyA rahevAnA ane cenalo jotA rahevAnA - tArA jIvana mATe khataranAka banyA rahe evI zakyatA jarAya ochI nathI. kAraNa ke InTaraneTa mane cenalo, baMneya gaMdavADanA mAre vAhaka banI rahyA che. AjanAM kapa, saMkhyAbaMdha yuvAno ane yuvatIo to ThIka paNa kizoro ane kizorIo paNa inTaraneTa para besIne zabdomAM varNavI na zakAya evA gaMgha progrAmo nihALI rahyA che. jagatanA azlIlatAno bajAra Aje jeTalo tejI mAM che eTalo tejImAM to koI ja bajAra nathI, lokhaMDa bajAra paNa nahIM ane zerabajAra paNa nahIM. kApaDabajAra paNa nahIM ane hIrAbajAra paNa nahI. parA, gADInA sTIariMga bIla para ghaDiyAne besavA devAmAM nathI Avato. gaeNsanA cUlA pAse nAnA bAbAne javA devAmAM nathI Avato. nAnA bALakanA hAthamAM charI ApI devAmAM nathI AvatI. are, labADa dIkarAnA hAtha mAM bApa saMpatti nathI ApI deto paNa InTaraneTa para besavA mATe ke cenalo javA mATe koInA para koI ja pratibaMdha nathI. ane eka vAta karuM? beMkane jema viSTAnuM AkarSaNa jAlima hoya che, mAkhIne jema gaMdavADanuM AkarSaNa vadhu hoya che tema tuM atyAre je vacamAM che e vacane azlIlatAnuM ane vAsanAnuM AkarSaNa vadhu hoca che. A AkarSaNa kutUhalavRttine janma Ape che ane A kutUhalavRtti saMtoSavA jatAM krizorokizorIo chAnuM-chapanuM ghaNuM badhuM jovA-jANavA prayatno karatA rahe che, dharA, tuM tArA baMne zaukhone na ja choDI zakatI hoya to ca eka kAma to khAsa karaze. baMdha bAraNe kramamAM te ekavI to neTa ma na ja besatI gaMdavADa nihALI levAnI to vRtti para sahaja jaritraNa AvI ne ane to tuM tI hatI hoya to ya je ceno tArAparivAranA badhA ja sabhyo jaI zake tevI na hoya e penalo jovAnuM to TALatI ja raheje.. zuM lakhuM tane? eka bAju maryAdAno tUTI rahI che to bIjI bAju pralobhanono rAphaDo phATayo che. vRddhone ane prauDhone ya bacavuM jyAM muzkela banI rahyuM che tyAM tArI vayavALAonI to vAta ja zI karavI? sAvadhAna! Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ enAthI bacAvavuM ja paDe che. eka nAnakaDuM bIja kamajora jarUra hoya che paraMtu AkarSaka to jarAya nathI nahotuM ane eTale ja e game tevA saudaryapremIthI paNa asurakSita nathI banI jatuM. paraMtu puSya ? e kamajora to hoya ja che paraMtu sAthosAtha AkarSaka paNa hoya che ane eTale ja e saudaryapremIthI to ThIka paNa saudaryanI jene koI gatAgama nathI hotI evI vyaktithI thayuMTAI jatuM hoya che. | mahArAja sAheba, taTa thaIne mApa vicAro to Apane ya evuM lAgaze ja ke puruSa para samAje ke parivAre jeTalAM niyaMtraNo mUkyA che enA karatAM anekagaNAM niyaMtraNo to strIo para mUkyA che. yuvako para jeTalAM niyaMtraNo che enA karatAM kaMI gaNAM niyaMtraNo to yuvatIo para che, mAre Apano pUchavuM che ke pUrapanI vo A viSamatA kema ? zuM strIe ja potAnuM zIla sAcavavAnuM che je strIe ja potAnA saMskArone surakSita rAkhavAnA che? zuM strIe ja AkhI jiMdagI baMdhiyAra avasthAmAM vitAvavAnI che 'bebIe ja potAnA zarIne bacAvatA rahevAnuM che ke mArA mananI A mUMjhavaNonuM mApa sa mAna mApo. bhAvanA, je kamajora hovAnI sAthe AkarSaka paNa hoya che ane je bhayaMkara hoya che teM je pukAvyuM che ke eno A ja kvAla che. strI zarIra mAtra kamara ja nathI, mAkAMi paNa che, paNa zArIra mAtra majabUta ja nathI, Akramaka bane to bhokA paNa che, paSoe strIo para karelA baLAtkAronA karatUtothI Akho itihAsa bharyo pakaNo che jyAre strIoe puraSo para kaSA baLAkAronA samAcAnI eka vAra paNa Aja sudhI tArA vaDhavAmAM Avau nahIM hoya! kAraNa? A ja. strInA kamajora paNa AkarSaka zarIrano puruSe bharapUra lAbha [2] udhyo che jyAre puruSanA majabUta paNa bhayaMkara zarIrathI strI satata bacatI ja rahI havenuM ja javAba Apa.' puSpothI mirAtA bagIcAnI cAreca bAju vADa UbhI kasvAmAM Ave e vAka purone mATe lAbhakArI nIvaDe nukasAnakI e vADa kimI vAvA badala puSpoe rAjI rahevA jevuM ke duHkhI thatA rahevA jevuM? e vAka jeNe paNa dhImI karI hoya enA para puSoe sadbhAva keLavavA jevo ke dubhava kevA jevo ? bhAvanA, eTaluM ja kahIza ke mudra daSTinI ane tuccha daSTinI nuM zikAra na banIza. dIrdhadaSTi ane udhana-daSTi tuM AtmasAt karIne ja raheje. dIrdhadaSTi tane tatkAlIna bhAbhothI bacAvatI raheze ane udAttari tArA saddaguNone ane saMskArone surakSita rAkhI deze. sAcuM kahuM to lAgaNIpradhAna ivana jIvatI strIone, vicArapradhAna jIvana jIvatA puruSoe jAtIyatAnA kSetre jeTalI murakha banAvI che eTalI mUrakha bIjA koI kSetre nathI banAvI. ane lAgaNInA mAdhAna prAnane ja jIvananuM sarvasva mAnI bIjI strIo paNa jatIyatAnA kSetre jeTalI mUrakha banI rahI che meDhI murakha bIna I venIlanITI huM jai pote A kamajorInI zikAra kyAreya na bane. kabUtarone phasAvavA pAradhIe bichAvela jaLane kabUtaro na samajI zake e to samajAya che paraMtu strIno sAvavA praue zarU karela "strI svAtaMga vagerenA nAzane strIo ja nahIM samajI zake te patananI evI matamAM teo po rA dhakelAI no che eka vAra tyAM pahoMcI Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, nAma to 6 varasanI vaya che mArI paNa mArA kaMThamAM je gajabanAka mAdhurya che to mArA caherA para gajabanAka camaka che, jyAM tuM UbhI rahuM chuM ane jyAM huM mArA gaLAne khulluM mUkI dauM chuM, vAtAvaraNa bhInuM bhInuM banI jAya che, Apane mAre e pUchavuM che ke maoNDeliMga mATe huM jo taiyAra thaI jAuM to mAre tyAM rUpiyAno dhodhamAra varasAda varase tema che, e dizAmAM huM A vavuM to kema? tuM pote ja lakhe che ne ke kaMTha ane rUSa, baMne tArI pAse marata che ! basa, vAsanAnuM AkhuMya bajAra A be paribaLo para ja to dhamadhokAra cAle che utarI gayela phalajema peInA ya mAthAnI zobhA banI zakatuM nathI tema UtarI gayelA rUpa vAsanAnA bAra mAM eka pala mATe ya cAlatuM nathI. besUro avAja karatI vINA jema gharanA khUNe dhakelAI jAya che tema ghogharA avAjavALI yuvatI vAsanAnA bajAramAM eka khUNe dhakelAI jAya che. zuM lakhuM tane? mANasa zAnI dukAnamAM temanI apekSA nathI rAkhato, kApaDa bajAramAM lokhaMDanI apekSA narazI rAkhato. kayUTaranA jagatamAM varSanI apekSA nathI to paNa dareka bajAramAM trIdarzananI apekSA to e nIne ja baiTho che, ane e strI paNa pAchI hevI poDhavAvALI nahIM, tArA jevI yuvAno ane yuvAna strI paNa kevI | mayadAsabhara vastro paridhAna kayAM tAruM sukha zemAM che? tArA mATe sukhakara zuM che? ane tArA mATe sukhakArI koNa che enI to to kadAca khabara haze paNa tArA mATe hita zuM chetArA mATe hitakara che che ane tArA mATe hitakArI koNa che? enI khabara tane tagamaga thI ane eTalA mATe ja to tuM mane moDeliMganI duniyAmAM kadama mAMkavA mATe puchAvI rahI che ! hoya evI nahIM, uMmara vastro paridhAna kayAM hoya evI ! ane e paNa mIna UbhI rahI hoya evI zAMta svabhAvavALI nahIM, uoja nacALAo karI rahI hoya evI: A badhuM zenA mATe aMtaramAM saLagatI nadavasanI Agane zAMta karavA mATe ane emAM nimitta banavA tuM taiyAra thaI gaI che? dhanyavAda [7] ApuM eTalA ochA che tane ane tArIvikRta buddhine ! sAdhanA, vicAra to mane e nAve che ke 16 vasatI kAcI ne tArA manamAM meDiliMganA amalanA thI jAgI gayA ! e tAruM cAritra bacAvI levAnuM koI ciMtA ja nathI ! tArI kArakirdI banAvavAnI ane zakaya ja nathI? tuM bhAvimAM kokanA gharanI vahu banavAnI che ke keTalAMka bALakonI mA banavAnI che e tArA khyAmAM ja nathI? meM vAMcyuM hatuM eka jagAe ke "bApe potAnA dIkarA mATe vahu pasaMda karavAnI hoya tyAre sArI chokarI pasaMda na karavI paNa sArI mAtAnI chokarI pasaMda karavI.' huM tane pUchuM chuM tArI mAtA to sArI ja che ne ? cAritvanI bAbatamAM eNe to koI bAMdhachoDa karI nathI nai? tane saMskAro ApavAmAM UNI to nathI UtarI ne? yuvAnavayamAM enA para najara bagADavAnuM mana thAya evA paMpA to eNe nathI ja karyAne? jo nA, to enI putrI nuM AvI pittaLa kayAMthI pAkI ? tArA zarIrane pradarzananI cIja banAvavAnA abharakhA tArA manamAM tuM kyAMthI paidha karI beThI ? tArA rUpane bahu banAvI dezanA nArA aMtaramAM te zA mATe yirA vadhAre ekadama kaDaka zabdomAM ne kahuM to phaLanA bajAramAM pAkA phaLanI jeTalI mAma hoya che eTalI mAga kAcA phaLanI nathI hotI paNa vAnAnA bajAramAM pAkI strInI eTalI mAga nathI hotI jeTalI mAtra kAcI jhInI hoya che. kArathI kaLa che netane badhA AkhIne AkhI khAI o, samajIne AgaLa vadhaje. t Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, eka bAju jalima maMdI che, bIjI bAju moMghavArI paNa mAjhA mUkI rahI che. pappAnI ekalAnI Avaka para ghara calAvavuM muzkela banI rahyuM che. A sthitimAM mAre nokarI karavI ja paDe tema che. paNa meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke mArA jevI yuvAnavace pahoMcelI suvatIoe nokarI na karavau joIe evo Apano abhiprAya che. huM jANavA mAguM chuM ApanI pAse ke mAre zuM karavuM joIe? maNI, keTalAMka kuTuMbone moghavArI "mojazokha'mAM naDatI hoya che. gADI lAvavI che paNa paisA nathI. plaeNTamAM AkarSaka pharnicara banAvavuM che paNa paisA nathI. navo mobAIla levo che paNa paisA nathI. phaeNzanebala vastro kharIdavA che paNa paisA nathI. jayAre keTalAka kuTuMbo evA che ke jeone moMghavArI 'sagavaDa'mAM naDe che. skUTaranI sagavaDa hoya to samayasara bAramAM pahoMcI zakAya tema che paNa skUTara kharIdavAnA paisA nathI. gharamAM e sophAseTa hoya to mahemAnonI AgatA-svAgatA sArI rIte thaI zake tema che paNa atyAre sophAseTane kharIdI zakAya eTalA paisAnI vyavasthA nathI. be rUmane badale traNa rUmano phleTa hoya to parivAranA sabhyo sArI rIte rahI zake tema che paNa atyAre traNa rUmano phUlaeNTa kharIdI zakAya eTalA paisA nathI. paNa keTalAMka kuTuMbo to evAM che ke jeone moMghavArI 'jarUriyAta'mAM naDI rahI che. dUdha e gharanI jarUriyAta che paNa enA 5 paisA nathI. gaeNsano bATalo e rasoDAnI jarUriyAta che paNa enA paisA nathI. zAkabhAjI ane ghauM, bALakonIla phI ane davAAtamAmanI jarUriyAta che paNa enAyapaisAnathI. mAre tane pUchavuM che ke tArA parivArane moMghavArI naDI rahI che e vAta sAcI paNa kacA UMtramAM ? zokhanA rogamAM ? sagavaDanA kSetramAM ? ke jarUriyAtanA kSetramAM ? jo zokhanA kSetramAM ja moghavArI naDI rahI hoya to tAre nokarI karavA javAnI jarUra nathI kAraNa ke A dezanA karoDo mANaso evA che ke jeno vagara mojazokhe potAnA jIvanane mastIthI calAvI rahyA che. jo sagavaDanA kSetramAM moMghavArI naDI rahI hoya to eka vAta to e che ke thoDIka agavaDo veThavI paDatI hoya to e veThI laIne ya tArA pappAnI AvakamAM ghara calAvatA zIkhI levuM joIe ane bIjI vAta e che ke parivAramAM cAlatA binajarUrI keTalAka kharcAo para je kApa mUkI zakAto hoya to e mukI devA jevo che. enAthI ApoApa maryAdita AvakamAM gharakharca marjaghI cAlI jaze. mayaNA, saMpattinA nukasAnane to bharapAI karI zakAya che. zarIranA nukasAnane bharapAI karI levAmAM ya bahu vAMdho nathI Avato paNa zIla-sadAcAra ane saMskAronA nukasAnane bharapAI karI levAmAM to navanejAM pANI utarI jAya che. yjcvt mA janA upabhoktAvAdanA nA yugamAM ranaula-sadAcAra ane saMskAronI kaI bajAra kiMmata [MARKETVALUE nAgau eno mane barAbara vAla che ane ne chatAM paNa huM tane e yAda karavA mAguM chuM ke kAra kiMmata vairayAnI hoya che, mAtAnI nathI hoMtI ! mAtA gaMdI hoya, mauvArI hoya, laghara-vaghara kapaDAMmAM hoya to ya e pUjayA ja che jyAre vairathA pharALI hoya, AkarSaka hoya, suMdara vegaumAM hoya to e jAya ja che. jagatanA vilAsI jIvone AMkha sAme rAkhIne tArA jIvananI vyavasthA tuM nakkI karatI. vivekIvone ja AAMkha sAme rAkhaje. phAvI jaIza. paNa. jarUricAtanA phonamAM ja je kuTuMbane moMghavArI nADI rahI haoNca ane enA kAraNe tAre nokarI karavI paDe tema hoya to ca nokarInuM ratra ane nokarInuM sthaLa tAre evuM ja pasaMda karavuM rahyuM ke jyAM tArA sadAcAra-saMskAro ane zIla para koI ja khataro na hoMca. Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nA thaI jAya ne? Apa ja mane kaMIka evuM mArgadarzana Apo ke jenA sahAre huM baMne bALakonAM jIvanane galata mArge jatAM aTakAvI zakuM? C mahArAja sAheba, e je gharamAM huM paraNIne AvI chuM e gharamAM saMpatti epApa che, sagavaDo bharapUra che, sAmagrIo cikkAra che, nokara cAkaronI saMkhyA paNa sArA pramANamAM kaMI zakAya eTalI che ane eTale ja saMyukta kuTuMba hovA chatAM gharanAM kAmo eTalA pahoMcatA nathI. samaya khuba sAro evo maLI rahayo che. alabatta, dharmakriyAno jarUra karatI rahuM chuM to paNa mArI pAse samaya sAro evo bace che. A bacI raheto samaya nuM TI.vI. jovAmAM, inTaraneTa para besavAmAM ane vebasAiTonobatI rahevAmAM pasAra karI rahI che. mukelI khAmAM e ja che ke mArAM baMne bAkko - ke jemAM ekanI umara 19 varasanI che ane bIjAnI uMmara varasanI che. te paNa TI.vI. vagereno nazo lAgI gayo che. jo che paNa teo TI.vI.nI pAse ja to sUe che paNa teo TI.vI. jotAM jotAM ja mane Dara lAgI rahyo che ke tenonuM bhAvi A raste barabAda to baMne bALakonAM jIvanane galata mArge jatAM aTakAvavA aMge tuM mArgadarzana mAMgI rahI che paNa tane nathI lAgatuM ke tAruM khudanuM jIvana ja galate mArga para AgaLa dhapI rahyuM che ke divasano moTA bhAgano samaya tuM TI.vI., inTaraneTa ane vebasAiTo para pasAra karI rahI che ane chatAM tane evuM nathI lAgatuM ke tAre pote ja A galataparibaLo para niyaMtraNa mUkI devA jevuM che ? eka mahattvanI vAta karuM tane? vinAne A jagatanA caraNe be prakAranAM sAdhanonI bheTa t] dharI che. samayane bacAvanArAM sAdhanonI ane samane pasAra karavAnAM sApanotI. hITara-gIjhara-kukara-gharaghaMTI vaoNziMga mazIna vagere sAdhano jo samaya bacAvI rahyA che to TI.vI, InTaraneTa, viDIyo, vebasAITa, mobAIla vagere sAdhanonA mAdhyame mAsa samaya pasAra karI zako che. AmAM kharI muzkelI e sarjAI che ke samarAne bacAvanArAM sAdhano gharamAM vasAvIne mANo samaya to khUba bacAvI lIdho che paNa bacelA e samayane TI.vI., inTaraneTa, viDIyo vagerenA caraNe mUkI daIne mANasa ane emAMya khAsa karIne yuvApeDhI, zetAna banavAnA mArga tarapha AgaLa dhapI rahI che. dizAmAM tuM AgaLa dhapI rahI che? nAtarI sAthe kahuM chuM ke tamAma prazrono nAro javAba "nA"mAM no haze ja paNa tAro javAba A paNa haze ke A badhA sAdhanonA mAdhyame "mArA boyane meM malina ja banALyo che, mArA manane meM kaluSita ja banAvyuM che, mArA aMtaHkaraNanI pavitratAne meM Thebe ja caDAvI dIdhI che." tRpti TI.vI. para tuM zuM joI rahI che je inTaraneTa para besIne tuM zuM karI rahI che? vebasAITo tuM kayA viSayanI bolI rahI che je aMta:karaNanI sAkSIe tuM karI zake tema che kharI ke nA badhAyanA upayoga dvArA te nArI jANakArIne sama ja banAvI che? tArA mananI nirdoSatAmAM vadhAro ja karyo che ? aMtaH karaNane pavitra rAkhavAnI bALakone samArga para TakAvI rAkhavAnI vAta te pachI karaje. pahelAM te samAga para AvI ja. samayane sAphanA caraNe dharI devA dvArA tuM 'rAmara banI thAya to bahu sAruM che paNa e hakIkata tArI pahoMca bahAra hoya to goMdaDuM opadIne te sUI jaIne 'kuMbhakarNa banI jA paNa zetAnanA tharaNe samaya parI daIne tuM *rAvaNa" banI javAnA mArga para to kadama mAMDavanA baMdha ja karI de.. ane chellI vAta. tArAM baMne bALakone tAre upadeza ApavAnI jarUra nathI, emane mATe tAre udAharaNarUpa banI javAnI jarUra che. huM zuM kahevA mAguM chuM Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, eka nAnakaDuM samAdhAna mAre ApanI pAse joIe che. mammI-pappA baMne taraphathI mane suMdara saMskAro maLyA che. rimata ApatA rahIne emaNe mAruM jIvana kAyama mATe utsAhasabhara rAkhyuM che. paryApta samaya ApavA dvArA emaNe mane jIvanamAM kyAreya khAlIpo anubhavavA nathI dIdho ane kyAM jyAre jeTalI saMpattinI mane jarUra paDI che, emaNe e ApIne mArI tamAma agavaDo dUra karI che. TUMkamAM, eka uttama mA-bApa taraphacI potAnI dIkarIne je maLavuM joIe - saMskAra, smita, samaya ane saMpatti - e badhuM ja mane maLavuM che ane e chatAM mane 'ADA mArge javAnuM mana thayA ja kare che. 'udbhaTa varaso paheruM, cuvako sAthe rakhaDuM, haoNTalomAM pharuM ane yuvAnI sulAbha jeTalA jalasA cAca eTalA karI lauM !' prazna mAro e che ke manamAM AvI vRttio jAgau rahevA pAchaLa kAraNa zuM haze ? ROLL eka ja kAraNa. vAtAvaraNa ! eka hakIkata tArA dhyAna para lAvuM? ApaNA AcAra para ApaNA vicAranI asara hoya che e vAta sAcI paNa ApaNA vicAra para ApaNane maLatA vAtAvaraNanI asara hoya che. jevuM vAtAvaraNa evo vicAra ane jaivo vicAra evuM AcaraNa. te je samasyA jaNAvI che ne, enuM mULa kAraNa A che. tuM atyAre kaoNlejanA bIjA varasamAM che ne? kayuM vAtAvaraNa che kaoNlejamAM Aje, enI huM bhale kaoNlejamAM gayo nathI paNa mane pUrepUrI jANakArI che. cAritryanI vAta to tyAM lagabhaga nathI paNa kArakirdI banAvavAnI vAta paNa lagabhaga nathI. tyAM eka ja ( ' ' vAta che. khoLiyuM bhale mANasanuM maLyuM che paNa mane eTalI pazutA bahAra lAvatA raho. bhaTakatA raho haoNTalomAM. pItA raho dArU. TUMkatA rahI sigareTa, nAcatA raho mAdaka saMgItanA tAle ane karatAM raho vyabhicAra. naciMtA karo garbha rahI jAya enI kAraNa ke mAtra ekAda-be kalAkamAM ja peTamAM rahela garbhano nikAla karI ApatA paropakArI [2] DaoNkTaro cAre bAju hAjara che. masta raho ekabIjAnI mazkarI karatA rahevAmAM. zarama nAmanA jULanA eka buMdanayanarahevA do AMkhamAM. kAraNa ke ahIM tamane rokanAra ke TokanAra koI che ja nahIM. bhaNavAnuM to khAlI nAma che. bAkI rakhaDatA rahevAsivAya ahIM tamAre bIjuM kAMI ja karavAnuM nathI alabatta, kalejamAM bhaNI rahelA tamAma yuvAno ke yuvatIno dAvAM ja che evuM mAruM kahevuM nathI. eNvAM keTalAka sArika yuvAno ane yuvatIno che ke jeo paulAnA zArithane salAmata rAkhIne pautAnI kArakirdI ghaDavAmAM vyasta che. vK ytu g fnuJt 'u blu fu ftpjusle nJtbtk MaAk':t Au, rjtrm;t Au, bt'f INtu Au. bitum bscq: Intug, m-J Atsakz Intug, ftuE VK Ctudu atrnog catjes juJtle dN I ntug tu Zte ytda vtkelu xfe hnuJwk sub yN%gs Au ;ub AjtuCitule yt JKlth Jaau gwJtituyu fu gwJ;eytuyu vtu tlwk atrhg xftJe htFJwk yN%g s Au. diyA, huM samajuM chuM ke A vAtAvaraNane badalavuM ya tArA hAthamAM nathI to A vAtAvaraNamAMthI chUTI javuM e tArA hAthamAM nathI. chatAM eka salAha tane ApuM chuM. kaoNlejamAM je paNa sthAnane "kharAba"nuM kalaMka lAgyuM hoca e sthAnamAM javAnuM tuM TALatI ja rahe. tArI je paNa bahenapaNIo hoya emAM jene paNa "kharAba" mAM rasa hoya enI sobata tuM TALatI ja rahe ane je sAhityano samAvaiza *kharAla'mAM cata hoya e sAhityane hAramAM levAnI paNa tuM nA ja pADatI rahe. huM dhAruM chuM ke A bAbatanI tArI cokasAI tArA manamAM atyAre ADA mArge javAnA cAlI rahelA vicArone ravAnA karIne ja raheze. 1-1ii