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________________ zrI jaina jJAna prasAraka maMDaLa-zreyAMka ra6. hari vikrama caritra. _QQQ : -._ (mULa saMskRta bhASAnuM re. rA. vAsudeva narahara upAdhe nAmadAra zrImatI sarakAra gAyakavADa sarakAra taraphathI marAThImAM bhASAntara kareluM tenuM gujarAtImAM anuvAda.) N saMzodhana karanAra bhagubhAI phatehacaMda kArabhArI, adhipati-jena. - - prakaTa karanAra zrI jaina patranI ophIsa, keTa, muMbaI. pahelI AvRtti prata 2200 (sarva haka zrI jaina jJAna prasAraka maMDaLanA svAdhIna rAkhyA che.) muMbaI " jenedaya prinTiMga presamAM chAyuM, vIra saMvata 2433, sana 1905. : mUlya rUpiye deDha. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ mI. bhagubhAI phatehacaMda kArabhArI kRta pustako. taiyAra pustake. raTuDanTasa aMgrejI gu. DIkSanarI laMDana rahasya. 1-4-0 (bIjI AvRtI.) rU. 3-0-0 | nazIba ane udyoga (inAmI nibaMdha) 0-3-0 TuDanTasa aMgrejI gu. DIkSanarI laMgaDe jaravAsa. 0-8-0 (trIjI nAnI) 2-0-0 kumudA (nevela. bIjI AvRttI) 0-12-0 TuDanTasa gujarAtI aMgrejI DIkSanarI. 3-8-0 | sanAtana hiMdu dharma. 0-1-0, sTAra aMgrejI gu. DIkSanarI. 0-10-0 karma ga. . 0-10-0 dha sephaiglIza inTrakaTara(rAjabhASA) 1-4-0 | rAjayoga. 1 -4-0 laMDana rAjyarahasya. 1-8-0 | pAtAMjala yogadarzana. 0-12-0 zrI jaina jJAna prasAraka maMDaLa, * * * * jaina dharmanA sastAM pustako chapAvI jaina dharmanuM jJAna vadhAravAmAM madadarUpa thavA A khAtuM Aja cAra varSa thayAM ughADavAmAM AvyuM che, ane te khAtuM keIpaNa moTuM khAtuM thoDA vakhatamAM kAma karavA zakitamAna thayuM nathI tevuM kArya karavA pustaka prasiddhinA saMbaMdhamAM bhA gyavaMta nIvaDayuM che-vaLI te khAtA taraphathI upayogI pustako chapAya che eTaluM ja nahIM paNa keTalAMka - upayogI aprasiddha pustako paNa hAlamAM chapAvAmAM AvyAM che. che. jeo jJAnakhAtAne madada karavA mAgatA hoya temaNe A khAtAne banatI madada karavI eTaluM ja nahI paNa potAne koipaNa pustaka joIe to A khAtAnI zAkhA muMbaI ane amadAvAda che te jagyAethI te maMgAvavuM. paMcapratikramaNa sUtra artha sAthe I-8-0 Jaina Philosophy. 1 -8-0 is utama sutra 0-22-0 zrAvaka prajJastI. 0-10-0 revaDuM pratikramaNa 0-2-0 tava parikSA. 0--4-0 - vidhiyukata devasarAI pratikramaNa 0-3-0 satya svarUpa.. paTa purUSa caritra. 0 -8-0 jaina stotra saMgraha. pRthvI sthira prakAza. 1-8-0 sAma sebhAgya kAvya. 0-12-0 zilavatIno rAsa. 1-4-0 samarAdita saMkSita, 2 -8-0. jena lagnavidhi. (chapAya che.) adyAtma zAMtI (nathI) jaina lagna gita. sajhAyapada saMgraha. 0-10-0 ahaMnnati, 1 -8-0 ahevAle jena kAnpharansa. pAMce jenA praznottara ratna ciMtAmaNI 0-8-0 varSa mATe. 1 -4-0 2 -0-0 samAdhI zataka. 0-12-0 isAimata samikSA. paryuSaNa parva mahAbhya. * 0-2-0 oLIvidhI. snAtra pujA. 0 -1-0 harI vikrama caritra 1-8-0 ( maLavAnuM ThekANuM:-zrI jina jJAna prasAraka maMDaLa. khArAkuvA sAme-muMbaI. cha jina patranI ophIsa keTa-muMbai, 9 phakIrabhAI premacaMda lAIbrerI, vaDATA-surata. - , * * - * * P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ nekanAmadAra zeThajI sAheba, lAlabhAI dalapatabhAI zrI ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhInA eka TrasTI tathA zrI jaina zvetAmbara kepha rasanA eka janarala sekreTarI sAheba. amadAvAda. meherabAna zeThajI. zrImAna hovA chatAM vidyA prApta karI satatu ughogI ane svataMtra rahI jAtI abhimAna batAvI A5 jena komamAM eka ratna rU5 prakA zamAna thaI paDyA che; vaLI tIrtha rakSAnA kAryomAM pitAnA dehanI paNa ? saMbhALa nahI rAkhatAM te kArya pAra pADavA tana, mana ane dhana vaDe ke aneka vakhata hAya karI dAkhalo besADyo che ane A zivAya aneka saddaguNo ApanAmAM draSTAMtarUpa rahelA anekavAra mahArA jovAmAM AvelA che, temaja mahArA "jaina" patranA pragaTa thayA pachI huM keTalAka aMze ApanA saMbaMdhamAM AvI apanA guNo nIhALavAnI mane taka maLelI che ane A badhA guNothI AkarSAI A jaina patrane upahAra ApavAnuM pustaka Apane arpaNa karI saMtoSa mAnuM chuM. jaina patranI ophIsa, ( tamAro sadAne - muMbAI, Aso suda 15 re AjJAMkita sevaka, virasaMvata 2433 ? bhagubhAI phatehagaMda. . - bhI mahApaura jaina ArAdhanA kendra, komA che. * - * P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ be bAla. vAMcana zokha vadhAravAno uddeza e paNa bhASA sAhityanA graMthanI pasaMdagI upara ghaNe bhAge rahelo jovAmAM Ave che. Aja kAla navala kathAonI gujarAtI bhASAmAM bharatI thavA lAgI che, paraMtu temAM seMkaDe pAMca TakA jeTalI bharatI bhASAnA bhUSaNa rUpa kahI zakAze. loka rUcine anusarIne pustaka racavAM ke lokarUcinI darakAra nahI karatAM uttama pustakane loka samuhamAM pracAra karo e savAla takarArI che, paraMtu eTaluM te satya che ke dharmane lagatAM pustaka ane temAM paNa caritronI zailI upara lakhAyelAM dhArmika graMtha lokenI rUcIne anusaratA tathA teonA zokhane uccabhUmipara laI janAra che ema siddha thayuM che, Ane anusarIne ame amArA sujJa grAhakonA hAthamAM Aje eka e graMtha mUkIe chIe ke je graMtha jaina dharmanA anuyAyione anukaraNarUpa thaI paDaze. A mULagraMtha pATaNanA bhaMDAramAMthI mahArAjA gAyakavADe saMzodhana karAvI tenuM marAThImAM bhASAntara karAvyuM hatuM, je bhASAntara amArA jevAmAM AvyAthI ane pavitra mahAna munimahArAja zrIzrIzrI 1008 amaravijaya tathA munizrI bAlavijaye vardhA mukAme bhalAmaNa karavAthI amoe te atha Iti vAMcyuM ane tene gujarAtI tarajumo karAvo yogya lAgyAthI jaina patranA eka saba eDITara mI. lakSmaNarAva sakhArAma devaLAlIkara nAmanA rakSaNa gRhasthane e kAma mATe khAsa rokI amArI dekharekha nIce tenuM gujarAtImAM bhASAntara karAvyuM. mI. devaLAlIkara gujarAtI bhASAnA sArA lekhaka hovAthI graMthanI muLa nema bhASAntaramAM sacavAyelI che. A graMthamAM ayodhyA nagarIne ajItavikrama nAmanA rAjAnA putra harivikramanuM caritra che. e rAjAe jainadharma svikArI, e dharmanuM acchI tarehathI rakSaNa karI teno phelAvo karavAnA kAmamAM ghaNI takalIpha uThAvI che. A graMtha marAThI bhASA ke je bhASAnA bolanArAo paikI thoDo bhAga jaina bhAIone che temAM mULamAMthI bhASAntara thayo che, jyAre gujarAtI bhASA ke je bhASAnA bolanArAomAM ghaNuMkharA jaina baMdhuono samAveza thAya che te bhASAmAM e graMtha adyApi paryata vaMcAyelo nathI e kharekhara ApaNane lajyAspada hatuM, te khAmI dura karavA ane zaktivAna thayA chIe je mATe ame amArA grAhakonAja AbhArI chIe. ane amArA vAMcakonA hAthamAM navalakathA jevI beghaDInI mojamAM vAMcanArane tarata karI tenI kAMI paNa asara mana para na karatAM manane talasatuM rAkhe tevAM pustaka karatAM dhArmika bhAvane draDha kare ane manane teja rasamAM DubagbA rAkhe tevAM pustakanuM bhASAntara karAvI amArA baMdhuonA hastakamalamAM mukatAM amane behada AnaMda thAya che, vaLI A pustaka gujarAti bhASAnA sAhityamAM zaNagAra rUpa thaI paDaze evI amane khAtrI che. keTalAMka anivArya kAraNone lIdhe ame A pustaka vAMcakavargane jaNAvyA mujaba vakhatasara bahAra pADI zakyA nathI, paraMtu jyAre amArA vAMcako A pustaka dhyAnathI vAMcI jaze tyAre teone khAtrI thaze ke amArA prayAsane badalo saMpUrNa rIte teone maLelo che. eka vakhata vAMcyA pachI je pustaka uparathI pharI vAMcavAno moha utarI jAya tevAM pustake amArA grAhakene bheTa dAkhala ApavAne amAro ro nathI paraMtu, je pustaka pharIpharIne vAMcavAnI jIjJAsA thAya ane tene potAnI khAnagI lAibrerImAM saMgharI rAkhavAnuM mana thAya tevAM ja pustake ame bheTa ApIne jaina bhAIomAM vAMcana zokha sAthe dharmabhAvanA draDha thAya te tarapha amAro prayAsa mUlathI che, je jonArane jaNAyA zivAya nahIM rahe. chevaTe amo amArA suta grAhakonI munasaphI upara A amArA prayAsanI kadaradAnI chaDI AvA upayogI pustakanI -9hANI mATe saMtoSa pakaDI jaina bhAIo te vAMcIne caritranA nAyakanI mAphaka dharmanA prabala rAgI thAya ema amArI aMtaHkaraNanI IcchA che. P.P.Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ . atyAra sudhI ApelA bheTanA pustakamAM A pustaka gujarAtI bhASAmAM prathamaja bahAra paDe che. te mahAna graMthe paikInuM eka che. chatAM ame je alpa mulya amArA grAhakone ApIe chIe te joI grAhake vicAra karaze ke bAra mAse mAtra traNa rUpiyAmAM jaina patra maLyA uparAMta AvA amulya pustake maLe che, te zevAnI kadara vicArI have grAhake mAtra pitAnuM lavAjama ane ! gAuthI mokalavAno ratho rAkhe to sAruM ane te sAthe jaina patranA grAhako vadhe ane tenI hajAro nakalo khape te dareka jaina badhu jyAre prayatna karaze tyAre ja amAro prayAsa saphaLa thayo samajIzuM. A pustaka paNa bIjA pustakanI mAphaka zrI jaina jJAna prasAraka maMDaLe mane paDatara mite ApI hArA grAhakone ApavA kapA karI te mATe te maMDaLanA dAnA membarono AbhArI A sAthe jaNAvavAnI rajA lau chuM ke A maMDaLano udeza pustako prakaTa karI pitA mAvAno nathI. paNa yuropamAM jema babala sosAyaTIo che ane mAtra nAmanI kimate dharma phelAvavAnA udezathI pustaka prakaTa kare che tenIja mAphaka A maMDaLa paNa jaina dharmanuM jJAna moTA * pramANamAM phelAya te mATe te paNa nAmanI kimate pustako bahAra pADe che ane tethI AvA maMDaLane dareka jaina baMdhue tana, mana ane dhanathI madada karavI te khAsa pharaja che ema huM mAnuM chuM. . A pustakane prathama bAra pharmanA pupha moM ane hArI patnIe vAMcyAM che ane mahArA pItAzrInA maMdavADanA sababe amAre sAdare javuM thavAthI chevaTanA prapha hArA eka madadanIza mI. umIyAzaMkara vIrajIbhAIe vAMcyAM che, tethI kAMI doSa hoya te kSamA mAguM chuM. ' eka hAthe jema tALI paDatI nathI, tema jaina patra jevuM kAma eka hAthe cAlatuM nathI. huM mAtra tene vAhaka chuM. mArA aneka snehIo ane zubhecchake te patranA zreya mATe mane kimatI madada kare che tema mArA hAyeke mI. bheLAnAtha vizvanAtha yAjJika, mI. lakSamaNarAva vagere mahArA patramAM lekho vagere lakhI hArI gerahAjarImAM paNa patra sArI rite calAve che te mATe A sthaLe e badhAne AbhAra mAnuM chuM. jaina ophIsa-muMbAI. tA 3 jI sapTembara 1907. bhagubhAi phatehacaMda kArabhArI, jaina patAkA. A mAsika pahelAja varSamAM jANItuM thayuM che ane tenA hajAra uparAMta grA hako thayA che. bIjuM varSa kAttaka mAsathI sarU thAya che. tenuM kada vadhAravAmAM AvyuM che ane temAM AvatA viSaye kevaLa saMsAra sudhArA ane udyoga saMbaMdhI temaja keLavaNa vagere saMbaMdhI Ave che ke I paNa jene mAsika sAthe sarakhAvavA bhalAmaNa karavAmAM. Ave che A mAsikane ekavAra namunAno aMka maMgAvI khAtrI kare ane bAra mAse eka rUpiye mAtra kharcatAM tamane eka uttama bheTa maLavA uparAMta keTalA lAbha thAya. che te ekavAra A mAsikanA grAhaka thaI khAtrI kare. ThekANuM-vyavasthApaka jaina patAkA, jaina patranI ophIsa, keTa-muMbaI. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ hari vikrama caritra. " prathama sage, - je parameSThI zrI tIrthanI pAMca zAkhA prasiddha che te pAMca zAkhAne prakAzita karanAra, zrI tIrthane huM vaMdanA karuM chuM. ratnadIpanA prakAza jevuM, jenuM jJAnamaya teja alakanI spardhA kare che evA je ahaMta te sarvotkarSa karIne rahe che. je sarvadA manuSyanA mastaka para caDAmaNuM paThe zobhe che tevA duSkarma mukta siddhane huM vaMdana karUM chuM. mokSa prApta karyA chatAM, AjJA dhAraNa karI je AcAryo pAMca prakAranA AcAra dhAraNa kare che temane mArA namaskAra che. - sarva sunipuNa UpAdhyAya pAsethI sAdhujana artha jala laI garjanA kare che te sadA sarvotkarSa karI rahe che. mUlattara guNathI zuddha prakAranuM AcaraNa karanAra sarva bhuvananA sAdhune huM traNa vakhata namaskAra karUM chuM. : - naminAtha jInaMdra tIrthamAM mokSa pAmelA rAjarSi harivikamanuM adabhuta caritra huM kahuM chuM. satya, asatya zuM che? e spaSTa samajAya mATe, dAnazIla tapazcaryAdi upadeza yukata, citra vicitra evuM je A caritra te, sAdhu leka zravaNa kare che. | sarvamAM uttama phaLa ApanAruM caritra be prakAranuM che eka yatInuM ane bIjuM grahasthanuM. te pikI yati janonA caritranuM anukaraNa karavuM hoya te, vivekI janee harivikamanA jevuM AcaraNa karavuM ane grahastha caritranuM anukaraNa karavuM hoya te vIrasenanA jevuM AcaraNa karavuM.. bharatakhaMDamAM kubera nirmita ayodhyA nAmanuM zahera prasiddha che. te zaheranI AjubAju pANIthI bharelI eka moTI khAI che. te zaheranuM pratibiMba kSIrA. khyImAM devanagara pramANe zobhAyamAna dise che. jyAM ratna eTalAM badhAM che ke tenA prakAzathI suryodaya kayAre thayuM ke zuM te samajI zakAtuM nathI. kamaLane vikAsa ane saMkocathI nAgarikane surya caMdrane Udaya asta samajI zake che. jyAMnA maNimaya ane ratnamaya grahamAMnA kiraNe tithya cakane paNa kiMcit dura nAkhe che !!! evA maNimaya ane ratnamaya suzobhita, suMdara zaheramAM, samudranI bIjI bAjue paNa jene parAkrama prasiddha thayela che ane parAkrama eja pitAnuM dhana che-sarvasva che, evuM mAnanAra ajitavikama nAmane rAjA rAjya karatA hatA. raNAMgaNamAM tenA hAthamAMnI suMdara talavAra ghaNuM zobhA ApatI hatI ane te talavAra yuddhamAM - thI kheMcI kADhelI vijayazrInA daMDa jevI bhAsatI hatI. zatrune bhayaprada ane prajA tarapha kamanIya (dayA) e sarva guNa saMpanna ajitavikama rAjA rAjya karato * hatuM tyAre leka pakSanI najare tenAmAM kaMI paNa deSa dekhAtuM nahotuM. P.P.AC."Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ ( kalIna, zIlavatI devInA jevI tejasvi evI kamalazrI nAmanI atyaMta priyata. ' ma tene eka bhAryA hatI. caMdranI, pUrNimA para jevI prIti hoya che tevI prIti bIjI tIthI para hotI nathI te ja pramANe rAjAnIbIjI rANIo karatA kamalakIpara : vadhAre prIti hatI. kamalazrI rANu rAjAne sarvakALa guNa, rUpa,vana, rAjya, saMpatti vagere sukha ApatI hatI. kamalazrI rANIe satvaguNa saMpanna purUSomAM zreSTha, ane atyaMta mahara evA harivikrama nAmanA putrane janma Apyo. lokone saMtApa ApanAra, budhanA tejanI hAnI karanAra, ane je sthIra nathI e je sUrya te paNa A kumAranI sAthe barAbarI karavA zaktimAna nathI ! je kevaLa zukala pakSamAM ja prakAze che, je viyegI strIone saM. tApa karAve che ane je kalaMka yukta che evo caMdra A kumAranI barAbarI karavA lajajA pAmate hato. je jaLamaya che, jenA rane khuMcavI levAmAM AvyAM che, devoe jenuM mathana karyuM che, ane pRthvIe jene bahAra kADhache, e samudra, te paNa A kumAranI barobarI karI zakato nahote. jenAmAM paropakAranuM teja nathI, je sadA sarvadA adrazya che, jenI AkRti kaThaNa che e merU parvata karatAM paNa kumAra vadhAre guNavALe hate. kumAra samudra karatAM vadhAre gaMbhIra ho, merU parvata karatAM vadhAre mATe guNavAna surya karatAM vadhAre tejasvI hatuM. ane caMdra karatAM vadhAre zAMta hate. pitRpAda kamalanI sevA karavA te ghaNo Atura rahete, sajajanane satkAra karavA sarvadA ghaNe dakSa rahetA hatA ane rAjahaMsa pramANe vivekI hato. - rAjA paNa sajajanane Udaya joI saMteSa pAmate hate. pArakAnuM -duHkha joI duHkhI thato hato. te satya, sAhasa, ane kalAnipuNa heI, yuddhamAM ghaNe kuzaLa hato. te udAra hAI kavi hato, zarIre madana je suMdara hatuM, ane sarva pratye ghaNoja namra hatA. harivikrama sarva kAryo karavA samartha thAya che evI rAjAnI khAtrI thavAthI zubha muhurta joI harivikamane rAjyAbhiSeka karyo. vairisiha nAmanA eka sAmaMte rAjAnI atyaMta prIti meLavI hatI te rAjA ne salAha masalata ApatuM hatuM. rAjA tene pitAne parama snehi mAnato hate. thirisiMhane raNavIra nAmane putra hatA. te yuvarAjano parama mitra hata rAjayanA bIjA sAmaMta, maMtrI ane zeTha zAhukAranA putro paNa harivikrima pAse roja jatA AvatA hatA. - eka divase savAramAM sabhA bharI rAjA siMhAsana para beThe hatA, AkAzamAM sUra . rya jema nakSatrothI viTAI suzobhIta dekhAya che tema rAjA sabhAmAM sAmaMta, amAtya, maMtrI, mitra, ItyAdivaDe zobhAyamAna dekhAte hato. rAjA sabhAmAM nIti, kathA, kAvya ityAdithI sabhAne raMjana karate hete te samaye harivikrama pitAnA sarva mitro sAthe sabhAmAM gayo, hari vIkrama hAthInI aMbADImAMthI nIce utarI mitrane hAtha jhAlI rakSaka ddhAnI pAchaLa cAle.badArayuvarAjane mujara karI, nekI pakArI sabhAne mArga batAvya; harivikrama sabhAmAM gaye ane bhaktIthI pitAnA caraNane praNAma karI, rAjA pAse P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ DAhyA pradhAna je thaI pitAnA mitro saha beThe. yuvarAjanA mitro pitapotAnI cogyatA pramANe siMhAsanathI jarA dura beThA. pitA, putra rAjya saMbaMdhI vAte kiratA hatA te samaye temanI kAnti Idra ane UreMdra jevI dekhAtI hatI. teo rAjya kathAmAM lIna thayA hatA, teTalAmAM mahodadhi nAmane eka vRddha mukhya maMtri sabhAmAM AvyuM. mahedadhi maMtrI ghaNo vRddha hatuM. tenA zarIra paranA vALa dhoLA thayA hatA. mahodadhie rAjakumArane viSamukha jeI, tathA tene pitAnA svarUpane garva thaye che evuM jANI, yuktithI bolavAnI zarUvAta karI. mahedAdha- he vatsa, tuM sujJa che tuM mArA bolavAne anya artha karIza.' nahIM. je saMdaryanA abhimAnathI bIjAnA guNonuM gaurava karatA nathI tenI pAsethI avivekanA bhayathI sarva guNa jatA rahe che. he rAjaputrI, mahA punya ane sarva guNa saMpanna purUSa jyAre tarUNa avasthAmAM Ave che tyAre te sarva guNa saMpanna caMdra pramANe rogane prApta karI le che! medanI ekatra maLelI vAdaLI jema pavananA sapATAthI eka kSaNamAM verAI jAya che te pramANe caMcaLa lakSamI kSaNamAM ekaThI thAya che ane kSaNamAM tyAga karIne cAlI jAya che. lakSamI nirmaLa manuSyane rajoguNathI pralipta kare che! mATe he vatsa tuM evuM AcaraNa rAkha ke, lakSmIne pAzamAM sapaDAI jAya nahIM. kAraNa manuSyane lakSmI prApta thAya che, madya pIvAnA je tene lakSamIne naze caDhe che. he rAjaputra, vikAro tArA cittanuM haraNa kare nahIM evuM tuM AcaraNe rAkha. teja pramANe sarva viSaya tane kabajAmAM le nahIM evuM tuM tAruM vartana rAkha. he rAjaputra, tuM ghaNe sAvadha rahe je IdriyarUpI rane vivekarUpI dravyanuM haraNa karavA daIza nahIM. kamAra-tAta, Ape je hitasvI ane gaMbhIra zIkhAmaNa Apane ApanA gurUpaNAne egya che. te sarva satya che. Ape mane sukAzita dIpa batAvyuM che A pramANe kumAra ane mahodadhinuM bolavuM purUM thatAM sabhA visarjana thaI. rAjA harivikrama sahita sabhAmAMthI nIkaLI rAjyamehelamAM gayo. yuvarAja pitAnA maMdiramAM gayA ane snAna, azana ItyAdi karI Akho divasa jUdA jUdA prakAranA AnaMdamAM kADhaye. sAyaMkALe, saMdhyA kRtya karI rAjAnI pATa sevA karavA gayo. thoDI vAra sAhasa vAtomAM kALa kamaNa karI, rAjAnI AjJA thavAthI kumAra pitAnA uMghavAnA oraDAmAM gaye. potAnA mitrone pAsenA baMgalAmAM cheDIne pite sAtamALanI havelInI agAzI para gayA ramyavAsa gRhamAM suMdara gAdIpara jaIne paDaye paNa ciMtAthI tene UMgha AvI nahIM. madhya rAtrIe zaheramAM sarva manuSya nidrA vaza thayA ane sakaLa vizva jANe mUMguM thayuM hoya tema sarvatra dekhAvA lAgyuM. jaMgalamAM Amatema pharanAra ghuvaDa pakSI, pitAnA sthAnamAMthI nIkaLI, suI gaelA paheregIre-cekIdArone jAgRta karatA hatA. rAkSasa, pizAcya, bhUta, vetALa, zAkinI, lekene bhaya prApta karAvatA hatA jagatamAM sarvatra aMdhakAra prasaryo hate. P.P. AC Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ evA zAMta samaye rAjaputre ekAeka, eka miSTa, divya gAyana sAM. - bhaLyuM. gaMdharvonI kaLA kauzalyane zaramAve evuM gIta sAMbhaLI, te apUrva saMgIta zravaNa karavA, rAjaputra ati Atura thaye. rAjaputra manamAM be, "AhA, A gata keTaluM madhura che enAthI zravaNedriyane keTalo AlhAda thAya che, A gIta ghaNuM karIne bhuvana taLaparanuM na hovuM joIe. ahIM jUdA jUdA gaMdharvona, vINA ItyAdi vArthonA nAda saha gIta saMbhaLAya che te sarva svara eka ja che ema bhAse che. bhuvana taLapara prasiddha gaMdha che temanA mukhathI AvuM gIta meM sAMbhaLyuM hatuM bAkI bIje kaI sthaLe AvuM gIta meM sAMbhaLyuM nathI game tema paNa A mANasa jAtanuM saMgIta nathI Ate spaSTa che. A kokilA jevo paMcama svara kayAMthI Ave che? Aje apUrva saMgIta huM sAMbhaLuM chuM te mAre pratyakSa te sthaLe jaI sAMbhaLavuM joIe ane jevuM joIe eTale karNa ane netra kRtakRtArtha thayAM ane samajIza "ha rAjaputra, Idriya rUpI cera tArA viveka rUpIdravyane gherI leI jAya nahIM evA prakAranuM tuM AcaraNa rAkha" e gurUe mane hamaNAja upadeza karyo che te A saMgIta sAMbhaLavAnI IcchAthI bhulI javAya che. kalyANa thAva agara nukazAna thAva, paNa hareka prayatna A saMgItane athathI iti sudhI zodha te karIzaja," - A pramANe vicAra karI te uTha. zarIrapara vastra dhAraNa karI gaLAmAM alaMga kAra paheryA. kamaramAM jamaiye khazI hAthamAM talavAra jhAlI ane paheregIronI najara cukAvI, kaI jANe nahIM tema gAyanane susvara je sthaLethI AvatuM hatuM te dizA tarapha cAlato thayo. - rAja mArga para rAjA nagaracarcA jevA Ama tema pharate ho aMdhArI rAtrie harivikumanA gaLAmAMnA ratnanA prakAzathI rAjAe pitAnA putrane oLakhe. ane vicAra karavA lAgyuM ke "A zaheramAMthI bahAra kayAM jatuM haze? AgaLa jaI zuM sAhasa karavA teNe dhAryuM che? te zuM karaze te, tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa chupAI jaIne mAre javuM joIe." - A pramANe vicAra karI rAjA aMdhakArarUpI vastrane burakho dhAraNa karI kumA. ranI pAchaLa pAchaLa gaye. baMne pitA, putra eka pAchaLa eka cAlatA hatA, cAlatAM cAlatAM zaheranI AjubAju nA kaTa AvyA. te joI kumAra jarA ubho rahe paNa tarata ja te vijaLInA sapATAnI mAphaka nA koTa kudI gayo. te ja pramANe rAjA paNa zaheranI bahAra gaye. ane putranI najare na paDatAM tenI pAchaLa dhIme dhIme cAlate hato pitAne putra have zuM karavAnuM che te jevA rAjA zaherabahAranA eka bhAgamAM peThe. upavanamAM hIrA, mANeka AdI ratna jaDita eka zakAvatAra nAmane mahela hatuM te teNe joye, mahela ghaNe bheTe ne bhavya hate. je pramANe manuSya prANa punyathI pApane nAza kare che te ja pramANe mahelamAMnA ratna rAtrinA aMdhArAne nAza karatAM hatAM mahelanI Aju bAju lIlAM jhADe ane sugaMdhI velA velI hatI. vRkSonI nice ratna jaDita bhumImAM pupanA pratibiMba paDayAM hatAM te joIne bramare phUla jANI P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ phesatA hatA lakSmInuM nivAsa sthAna, dharma rAjAne kilo, subuddhi bIjanuM kSetra, dhana saMpattinuM sthaLa e te mahela joI kumArane vadhAre jIjJAsA utpanna thaI aMgapara ja romAMca ubhA thayAM ane parama vismita thaImanamAM vicAra karavA lAgyo ke huM saMgItanI zodha karavAnI IcchAthI tadana tallIna thaI gayo chuM paNa ahIM jouM chuM te eka pachI eka camatkArika kautuka mArI najare paDe che. prathama kanaka ane ratna jaDita sarva pApa nAza karanAra chadrabhuvana kumAranI najare paDayuM. A devaLamAM deva ane devIjana paNa ghaNu AnaMdathI devAdhidevanI pUjA karatAM hatAM. evuM kumAre prathama kaI ThekANe joyuM nahatuM. A prakAra joI kumAra manamAM bolyA ke "are deva te potAnA prabhAvathI sarva IcchA paripUrNa kare che ema chatAM, A deva jInezvaranI sevA kema kare che? AnuM kAraNa ema kalpi zakAya che ke devene paNa durlabha evuM kaMI phaLa jIne. zvara pAse te mAgatA hovA joIe. haze, hAlate sUra ane vidyAdharathI pUchata, sarva pApanuM kSaya karanAra jInezvarane prathama namaskAra karUM - kumAra nizcaya karI, ghaNA jorathI paga nAkhI, pRthvine kaMpAvI, devavaMdane paNa zaMkA Utpanna karAvI, pite nizaMka thaI maMDapamAM gayo. navina vikAsa pAmelA kamaLapara jema bha>>ranI daSTi paDe che tema Amadana jevA suMdara kumArapara suranArInI draSTi paDI. eka strI rAjakumArane joI tene kevaLa madana svarUpa dhArI, pitAnA manahara keza pAzane puSpathI guMthavA lAgI. bIjI eka tarUNa ane puSTa strI, jenA stana Unnata hatA te kumArane jeI AliMgana karavAnI IcchAthI bagAsAM khAvA lAgI ane zarIra maraDI ALasa kADhavA lAgI ke pitAnI jaMgA tarapha jevA lAgI, keI pitAnA paganA alaMkAra tarapha jevA lAgI, keI nRtya karatAM karatAM pitAne hAtha batAvavA lAgI ke pitAne hatI kamara para mUkI ubhI rahI, kaI tarUNa rAjaputrane kaTAkSa bANathI ghAyala karatI hatI. A pramANe rAjaputra sarva sura devIne zRMgAra rasAvezathI ekAgra mAna saMyukata karI, jInezvaranA maMdiranA dvAra AgaLa gaye. pachI te raMga maMDapamAM gaye. tyAM teNe meharUpI adharane sUrya ane karma rUpI tRNano valDi evA jInezvarane joyA. jInezvaranA darzanathI tene ghaNe AnaMda thayo. zarIrapara romAMca ubhAM thayAM prema AMsu vahevA lAgyA. jInezvara sanmukha bhakitathI behasta jeDI kumAre prabhunI stuti karI ke "saMsA- 2 sAgara tAraka zimaNuM, niHzeSa deSa rahitA, sarvadA sarva surothI pUchata jInezvara huM tane namaskAra karuM chuM. he jagannAtha, tArA darzanathI mArA aMgapara romAMca UbhA thAya che ane AnaMdAzru jalathI punyavRkSanA aMkura phUTe che. darzanane yogya evA jeNe jInezvara joyA nathI tene Izvare vyartha netra ApyAM che. je tapasvI janee tene je nahIM temanuM tapa vyartha che. mArA atyaMta punyathI Aja tArUM darzana karavA huM bhAgyazALI thayo chuM. Aja mArA janmanuM sArthaka thayuM che. ane Aja meM viveka saMpAdana karyo ema huM samaju chuM. prazAMta, surUpa, nirvikAra, IcchItaphala ApanAra he devAdhideva, huM tane namaskAra karUM chuM." P.P. Ac. Guriratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ che A pramANe vRSabhasvAmi je jInezvara temanI stuti karI, temanuM vaMdana karI temanA darzanathI pitAne kRtArtha mAnI rAjaputra jInezvara bhuvananA pAchalA bhAgamAM gaye. pachI te sAhasIka rAjaputre jANyuM ke A surasaMgha che teNe temanI sAthe bhASaNa karI temanI prazaMsA karI ke he deva, tame ja jInezvara padanuM ane rcana kare che ane zAzvata punya saMpAdana kare che tethI tame kRtakRtArtha thayA che. jenA vege jInendranI pUjA karAya che te ja kharI kaLA, teja guNa, teja samRddhi, ane teja vijJAna che." * kumAra ghaNuM AnaMdathI prazaMsA karato hato te vakhate te adhikAadhika zebhate hatuM ane madana pramANe strInA aMtaHkaraNamAM tenuM pratibiMba paDatuM hatuM deve ghaNI namratA ane UtAvaLathI kahyuM "he rAjaputra, harivikrama tuM amAre mahemAna che." devenuM A pramANe chelavuM sAMbhaLI, siMhanuM baccuM jema hAthInA gaMDa sthaLa para ArahaNa kare che tema rAjaputre UMca, maNimaya ratna jaDita siMhAsana para ArohaNa karyuM utsAhI harivikama jyAre devothI pariveSTita thaI sabhAmAM beThe tyAre te svargamAMnA IMdra je bhAyamAna jaNAya. bIjI taraphathI rAjA ajItavikama putranuM sarva mAnapAna vagere jete hate. dene satkAra joI tenuM aMtakaraNa asAmAnya AnaMdathI bharAI gayuM rAjA AnaMdethI bolyA "aho,. A kumAranuM keTaluM sAhasa! tenI keTalI hiMmata ! kevuM gherya! tenA belavAmAM keTalI madhuratA" tenuM rUpa kevuM che? tenI pAse keTalI kaLA che? tenuM guNAnurAgitva, tenI cittaprasannatA, tenI dharmapara zraddhA e kharekhara apratimaja che! A mAre putra svarUpathI, ramyaSathI, ane pratApathI devane jItaze te pachI manuSyane ze hisAba che? mArA putranA aMganA lakSaNa jovA mATe huM A AsananI nIce hAlyA cAlyA vagara saMtAI besIza." - rAjA ekAgra manathI, hAthamAM talavAra lei, pitAnA priya putra tarapha chupI najare jete jete tenI pAchaLa gaye. . jInenI AgaLa devoe gAyananI zarUAta karI. apUrva gIta, nitya ane vAdhyathI sarva deva ane kumAra te sUtra nATakamAM tadana tallIna thayA. gAyana samApta thayA pachI, gaMdharvonA utkRSTa gAyanathI saMtuSTa thaI UdAra vRttinA kumAre gaMdharvone pitAne hAra bakSisa Ape. kumAre Apele vizva bhUSaNa hAra joI sarva deva vismita thayA, ane kumAranI stuti karI ke "he deve, A kumAranuM vartana joI kene AnaMda nahIM thAya vArUM? AnuM rUpa deva jevuM che. AnuM aizvarya evuM che ke, tenA vege dene paNa parAbhava thAya. Ane veSe catura ane suMdara che guNIjana para A bahu prema rAkhe che. tenI guNajJatA apUrva che tenI udAratA asAdhAraNa che. tA P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ tyaya ke kumAranA aMgamAM sarva amAnuSa (devI) guNa che teja zrI paripUrNa je padArtha che tenI vyApti maTI hevI joIe ema nathI. sAdhAraNa tadana zuka tRNamAM saLagelo agni hoya, to paNa kama samudAya ne bALIne bhasma kare che hAla, manuSyamAM utpanna thayelA A kumAra AgaLa A tejasvI deva beThA che to paNa te sarva tRNavata dekhAya che. apAra teja sahita kumAra ahIM AvyA tethI karIne A sabhAne IMdra devanA Agamana jevI zomAM prApta thaI che, deva--he harivikrama tArA A zubha lakSaNathI, ane tArA A asAdhAraNa ramya sidaryathI tuM sAmAnya manuSya nathI ema huM samaju chuM, kumAra-ApanA darzanathI huM piote kRta kRtya tha samajuM chuM ane mArA nirnimeSa netrane sArthaka thayuM ema mAnuM chuM. deva--tArA AvavAthI mArI yAtrA saphaLa thaI, sabhAne dhanyavAda prApta thaye, ane pRthvi phaLapa thaI ema huM nizcayapUrvaka samajuM chuM. tAruM kArya bagaDatuM na hoya, ane tArA manane ahIM duHkha bhAsatuM na hoya to he rAjaputra, hemitra, cAla A paNe jInezvara pAse jaIe. kumAra-jevI ApanI AjJA. kumAre hA kahI eTale bane tyAMthI nIkaLI zrIyugathI te amara ane mAnava IzapuramAM gayA izapuramAM gayA pachI deva be " he guNavira, mArA belavAne UlaMghana na karatAM tenuM svikAra kara. manuSya mAtrano je sneha saMbaMdha thAya che te eka te pUrva janmathIja cAlato Avela hoya che, kiMvA zubha karmanI paripakavatAne lIdhe thAya che. A sivAya prANI mAtranA saMbaMdhane trIjA keIpaNa kAraNanI jarUra nathI. ame tArA guNethI AkarSAI tArA sevaka jevA thayA chIe have amane kaMIpaNa AjJA pharamAvo." - kumAra-he de, Apa AvuM anucita bhASaNa kema bole che? Apa deva che tethI pujaya che ane huM mANasa chuM mATe sevaka chuM. tAtparya tamArA prasAdathI ame sarva kaMI pAra karI zakIe chIe. deva-leke kahe che ke devadarzana phalakapa che e vAkaya khoTuM na thAya mATe ame tane Agraha karIe chIe; amo vicAra karIne je kahIe chIe te sarva zravaNa kara. ATaluM kahyA chatAM je te na mAne te tane deva caraNanA sogana che. rUSabhadevanA prabhAvathI pathara vaja jevo thA. evuM bolI traNa vakhata pANI chAMTI, amita tejathI tenA dehano sparza karI deve bolavuM zarU karyuM ke "jala, agni ane ripu saMbaMdhI saMkaTa prApta thAya te vidyadhara amaraAdIthI A janmamAM tane bhaya prApta thaze nahIM." kamAra (hAtha joDIne) tamArA prasAdane prabhAva A jagamAM koI divasa mithyA thato nathI ne thayo nathI. A kumAranI AjJA leI deva adrazya thayA. jema sUryanAM kiraNo sUrya sAthe asta pAme che tema gaMdhavodika sarva deva sAthe adrazya thayA. Jun Gorf Aaradhak Trust P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M
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________________ gadharva nagarI jevuM te sarva kSaNika joIne kumAra ekaleja Ubhe rahyA ane mane namAM bolyo ke deva je pramANe sarva guNa sapaMja hoya che te pramANe temanI sejanyatA paNa asAmAnya hoya che, sAdhujana je hoya che te svabhAvataja 5ropakAra karanArA hoya che. parepakArane badale maLe evI icchAthI te paropakAra karatA nathI, varasAda khetIne jIvana Ape che. megha kRSi siMca na kare che paraMtu keI prANI pAse te badala mAMgato nathI. sajajanene, khuzAmata, karelA upakArane badale yAcanA karAvavI, vAra lagADavI, vagerenI IcchA hatI nathI. denA guNonuM ciMtana karI AdijInane namaskAra karI kumAra bahAra nIkaLI paDaye. rAjA paNa kumAranI pAchaLa gaye ane vicAra karavA lAgyA ke jIneka pAse de sAthe kumAre zI masatala karI haze? haze te jANIne mAre zuM kAma che? huM kAmAM eTaluM ja ke, jenI devapaNa stuti kare che evA mArA kumAra jevuM bIjuM kaI nathI. paNa mAro putra nAma pramANe kharekhara parAkramI che ke nahIM tenI haju mArI barobara khAtrI thaI nathI. mATe huM poteja kaMI bahAne tene cIDavuM ane jeu ke te keTalo phedhI che ane tenuM dhirya keTaluM che?" : |. e pramANe nizcaya karI, rAjAe moTA sAde harivikramane kahyuM ke "aretuM koNa che? A aMdhArI rAtre ekale ceranI mAphaka tuM ahIM kenA jerapara phare che?" - A sAMbhaLI kumArane aMgapara romAMca ubhAM thayAM. te manamAM vicAravA lAge ke "game tyAM game te vakhate pharavuM e ke niSiddha che te paNa A mArUM pharavuM guNa prada thayuM che. ahIM vIra purUSa dekhAya che. temanA bhASaNe saMbhaLAya che nAnA prakAranA Azcarya atre drazyamAna thAya che vIra purUSe IcchAnusAra vadelA bhASaNe A. tmAne saMtuSTa kare che. zarIramAM ti ANe che. tethI karIne ja A avAja je ke deSa yukta che te paNa mane nirdoSa bhAse che.", kumAre vicAra karI meTA udAra manathI rAjA sAthe hAsya yukta madhura bhASa : 5 : a ' - kumAra-"tuM ke, che" ema mane puche che, paNa A tAruM vAkya ayogya che. kAraNa sarva jaNa pUrve mAbApAnA hatA e niHsaMzaya che. he vIra, huM tArA sanmukha pratyakSa ubho chuM. huM vAgha ke rAkSasa nathI. AvI rIte huM pratyakSa tArA sanmukha ubho chatAM tuM prazna puche che ke "tuM keNu che" tyAre arthAta A tAro prazna vRthA che! e dekhItuMja che " jenA baLa para tuM ahIM phare che " evuM je teM puchayuM tene javAba eTaleja ke UdAra rAjAne rAtribaLa e eka prathama baLa ane sA- . hasa e bIju baLa che. - : chAtImAM vAge evAM kumAranAM vAkya sAMbhaLI rAjAe vicAra karyo ke "mAranuM bhASaNa vakra ane mRdu che mATe tene ciDAvavAnA hetuthI apamAnapUrvaka rAjA be "are, tuM A rAjAne pradhAna haIza evuM anumAna thAya che." P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ kumAra-are, rAjagaLanuM bhASaNa mArA sanmukha tuM bole che te nirlajaja, " tane tArA paMcabhUtanI paNa zarama kema nathI AvatI? . - kumAra-(pradhAna tarIke durbaLatva hAI svatAnA aMge rAjagaLa che evA hetuthI) huM pradhAna nathI paNa koNa chuM te sAMbhaLa. A bhUmaMDaLa para rAjA jeTalI prajAnuM rakSaNa kare che te sarvanA nAma ane sthaLa dararoja te oLakhe che ke zuM? jenI jeTalI zakti hoya che teTalI te batAve che, he mahAzaya, tArI zakti bIje koI ThekANe na dekhAtA mAtra tArA sadeSa bhASaNamAMja jaNAya che. "rAjAnI khAtrI thaI ke ahI kumAra moTo zaktimAna hoI tenAmAM keTalI kSamA che? game teTalI tenI nirbhasa nA karUM te paNa lezamAtra kaMdhane vaza thata nathI ! paramazAMta kumArane ciDavavAnA hetuthI rAjAe apamAnakAraka ane niSphara zabdothI AgaLa kahyuM ke he kupurUSa, tuM mArI sAthe zuM bole che? meM tane pakaDe che. tAre je zaktimAna rAjA hoya, te tAruM rakSaNa karaze.' kumAra-ThIka, barAbara pakaDaje. . rAjA-tArA tarkanI have sImA rahI nathI. bIjuM tane kahevAnuM che eTaluM ja ke, tAre rAjA tArA nagaramAM meTa balavAnuM che. huM te bIcAre bAhArano rAjA chuM huM game tyAM jaIza ane game te karIza, - kumAra (mArA pitAnuM apamAna karI, potAnA mukheja potAnA parAkramanA gItagAnAra A kaI durAcArI purUSa che. pitAnuM hita thAya tevAM vacane vanAra game te hAyatA bhale, paNa mahArAjanuM apamAna karanArane doSa mArAthI zI rIte sahana thAya e hetuthI)- vIra, tuM satya vade che. tuM kharekhara rAjA che. kAraNa rAjA na haU te zA mATe khoTuM bole? tyAre have tuM je bole che te satya hoya to tArUM rAjatva pragaTa kara ane he vIra, samarAMgaNamAM huM taiyAra chuM. cAla le hAthamAM talavAra, ane yuddha karavA Agala Ava. * rAjA-talavArathI cudha na karatAM ApaNe mala yuddha karIzuM. - kumAra--tArI jevI IcchA haze te pramANe huM yuddha karavA taiyAra chuM. * banee talavAra pheMkI dIdhI. vastra UtArI, laMgeTa mArI malla pramANe sAma sAmA AvI UbhA rahayA. kumAre jerathI pitAne jamaNo hAtha DAbA daMDapara The. eka UMce kudake mArI ekAeka dharaNI para Ubho rahe. kumAranA kudavAthI bhUmi tharatharI jhADa parathI puSpo paDe che te pramANe pakSIo ekadama nIce paDayAM. kumAre pRthvi para paga pachADayA tethI parvatanA zikhare tuTI paDayAM. bhumipara eTale bhAra thayo ke, zeSa paNa bhumine dhAraNa karavA azakta jaNAya. hajAro vRkSo jamInapara paDayAM. moTA moTA mahela ane maMdira tuTI paDayA. tAtparya kumAra sAthenI mazkarI rAjAne paNa bhaya prApta karanAra thaI paDI. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ kumAranA kudavAthI kSetrapALanA khaMDakapALa nAmanA maMdiranuM zIkhara tUTI paDyuM. maMdiranuM zIkhara tUTavAthI kSetrapALane atizaya krodha caDhaye. sarva jagatane bhaya utpanna karanAra, kSetrapALa kumAra para ekadama dhasI AvyuM. kSetrapALa kumAra para dhaNuM AvyuM tyAre pitA putra kamare bAMdhI eka bIjA sAthe laDavA taiyAra thaI UbhA hatA. kSetrapALanA zarIrane raMga kALo hate. moTuM jhADa jema velAthI viMTAyeluM hoya che tema te vALathI viMTAyela hatuM. tenA netra sagaDI jevAM moTAM hatAM. paga lAMbA hatAM. hAthamAM talavAra jhAlI hatI. vastrane badale phakata vAgha carma dhAraNa karyuM hatuM, ane kamare sarpane paTe bAMdhyo hato. agninI jvALA jevA durvacanathI dhamakI ApanAra kSetrapALa kumArane jItavA sapATAmAM tenI pAse jaI pahoMcyo. rAjakumAra (tenuM bhayaMkara svarUpa joI dharyathI)-hai vIra, A keNa prANI che? A kaI penIne jIva che ? A kayA pakSI jAtIne che? kiMvA A kaI kITa (kIDa) jAtIne che? manuSya kahe che ke kIDA rAtre bahAra Ave che. tyAre kharekhara A kaI meTA kIDAnI jAtane che ke keI apUrva dvipamAMne manuSya che? A svarUpa jANavAnI mane bahu IcchA che. rAjA-te piteja tane tArA praznano javAba Apaze. utAvaLo thaIza nahIM. kSetrapALa (atyaMta kredhathI)-he mUrkha, are duSTa, narAdhama, pApI, huM kSetrapati khaMDakapAla chuM tenI tane khabara nathI ke zuM? A araNyanA nagaramAM prazIddhipaNe rahuM chuM tuM rAjA sAthe laDhAI karIne tArUM prarAkrama batAve che ke zuM? kumAra-are, AvuM ayogya vAkya kaI divasa bolIza nahIM. kAyA, vAcA, ane mana e traNemAMthI eka aMgane paNa parAbhava thAya che te jJAnI deva paNa kabula kare che. te je vizeSaNe mane kahyAM che te tuM ja hovuM joIe. kSetrapALa-are, mArA bhayathI tuM asatya belIza nahIM. te pRthvi para paga pachADI pRthvi tharathara kaMpAvI ane hamaNAja mAro majabUta mahela pADI nAMkhe te bhulI gayo ke zuM ? kumAra-namra vacanathI jyAre tuM mAnato nathI, tyAre tAre zuM karavuM che te kahe, eTale te kAma huM satvara karIza. te kSetrapALa-are, jene yoge tuM moTo garviSTa thayuM che te tAro garva raNabhumImAM huM naSTa karIza.' kumAra kSetrapALa ane rAjAne bolAvI)-are huM je ke ekalo chuM te paNa tamArA banne sAthe ekI vakhateja yuddha karIza. kSetrapALa-prathama tuM mArI sAthe yuddha kara ane pachI tene game tema karaje, kumAra (rAjA tarapha jaI)-he vIra, tuM sabhyatA dhAraNa karI rahe, A kSetrapALa sAthe yuddha karI tene parAbhava karIza, P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ , 11 A pramANe bolI teNe pitAne daMDa Theko. daMDa ThokavAnA avAjane AkAzamAM pratidhvani thayo. kumAra ane kSetrapALa yuddha karavA taiyAra thayA, te samaye kumAra zUravIra yoddhAthI paNa vadhAre sAre zete hate. A yuddha zarU thayuM. kumAre kSetrapALane kSaNamAM agra bhAge, kSaNamAM pRSTa bhAge kSaNamAM upara ane kSaNamAM nIce nAMkhI, pheravI tenI sAthe yuddha calAvyuM pachI kumA2nA sakhta mArathI kSetrapALa lehI okavA lAgyo. ane tharathara kaMpato pRthvI para paDe. kSaNavAra tene vizrAMti ApI punaH tenA para dhasI javA rAjaputra taiyAra thaye eTalAmAM ekAeka, moTuM bhayaMkara vaitALanuM sainya tenA jevAmAM AvyuM raNa bhUmi para vaitALanuM moTuM sinya jeI balADhaya rAjaputra atyaMta khuza thaI bolyA "jyAM sudhI A sarva sainya mArA para prahAra karaze nahIM tyAM sudhI, ekalA kSetrapALa sAthe yuddha karavAthI mArI yuddhanI tRSNA zI rIte zAMta thaze ?" te mahA tejasvI kumAra, zuratvanA bhASaNo belI, siMha je pramANe ziyALa para talapa mAre che te pramANe vaitALapara prahAra karyA. rAjaputra pote ekale hato tepaNa sarva vetALane hAthathI, pagathI, zasathI mArIne temane atyaMta mAra Ape rAjaputre temanA bhUja daMDa ane paga kApI nAMkhI jamInapara kIDAnI mAphaka suvADayA. bicArA vALane mAravAmAM zo purUSArtha che? ema jANI, temanA para dayA lAvI rAjaputre temane choDI dIdhA ane sAme ubhelA kSetrapALane pakaDe tene UMce garagara pheravyo ane zastra vaitALa tarapha ugAmyuM te, bicArUM sarva sainya rUdana karatuM ekadama nAzI gayuM; te pite ekaleja rAjA sanmukha ubhe rahaye sarva sainya jatuM rahayuM. kSetrapALa tarapha najara nAMkhI to te paNa sainya sAthe nAzI gaelo jaNAyo pachI saheja kamara bAMdhI kumAra rAjA tarapha dhasyo. rAjA--(utAvaLathI) are, tuM mane aDakIza nahIM. kAraNa tArUM sarva aMga vitALanA aMga sAthe ghasAyAthI, tene rUdhira ane mAMsa cUMTeluM che ahIM najIka nirmaLa pANInuM sarovara che. tyAM jaI snAna karI Ava pachI ApaNe yuddha karIzuM. ThIka che huM snAna karI AvuM chuM kumAra talavAra leI snAna karavA sarevara tIre gaye. rAjA pitAnA putranuM uttama parAkrama joI manamAM belyo ke "sAhasathI zobhanAra mArA putranA parAkramanI parikSA meM lIdhI; sainya sudhdhAM kSetrapALa jevAnI zakti tenI AgaLa cAlI nahIM te pachI tenA hisAbamAM huM te koNa? mArI zakti zA hisAbamAM? raNabhUmimAM mArA putra joDe Takkara lenAra je koI yodhdho hoya te te phakta Idraja che. bIjA mAnavI prANIne tenI AgaLa hisAba zo? je mAnI hoya che te prANa jAya to bhale, ema samajI jayanI IcchA kare che? evA zuravIreno mAro putra parAjaya kare che te, temane paNa bhuSaNa bhAse che. have putra snAna karI mArI sAthe laDhavA Avaze. te Avyo eTale mArAthI nAzI javAya nahIM. yudhdha karyA vinA te chuTako nathI " P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ - rAjA jaladI snAna karI UtAvaLathI tyAM gayA ne caMDikAnA devaLamAM jaIne caMDInI pAchaLa saMtAI peThe. rAja putra jaladI snAna karI, UtAvaLathI rAjA sAthe yudhdha karavA AvyuM. tyAM rAjAne na jevAthI teNe vicAra karyo ke " pele mahAna yodhdho ahIM kema dekhAtuM nathI ? kayAM nAzI gaye vAraM? athavA najIkanA devAlayamAM mArI rAha jote to nahIM beThe hoya ne ?" kumAre devagRha vagere sarva sthaLe pharI rAjAne che, paNa rAjA tenI najare paDe nahIM tethI te mATe sAde, buma pADI bolyo "he sarva vIraziromaNI, huM ahIM tArI sAthe yuddha karavA Avyo chuM, he yedhdhA, tuM kema Avato nathI? huM yudhdhamAM kuzaLa nathI athavA nAmarda chuM ema samajI he zUra, tuM mAro tyAga kare che ke zuM? je purUSanuM parakama najare joyuM nathI te purUSanI parIkSA lIdhA sivAya, tene tyAgya karo gyanathI tethI he vIra, huM yuda karavA taiyAra chuM. mArA parAkramanI tuMja parIkSA karI le. - raNabhUmimAM kumAra moTI moTI bumo pADIne caMDikAnA devAlayamAM gaye. ane caMDikAne kahyuM ke "he bhagavati, huM A rastethI jato hato tyAre keIe mane yuddha karavA belAvyo te purUSane huM ghaNA vakhatathI oLuM chuM paNa te najare paDI nathI. mATe te purUSa mane batAva. teNe mArA pitAnA doSa kADhI temanuM apamAna karyuM che huM tene zI rIte kSamA karUM? te mArA ka duzmana che. he caDi, mane te purUSa je tuM nahIM batAvIza te tArA sanmukha mAre ziracheda karI, huM mArA aMtaHkaraNamAM saMtoza pAmIza." - caMDikAnI pAchaLa saMtAI beThelA rAjAne, putrane draDha nizcaya jANuM, putra maraNanuM bhaya utpanna thayuM ane ghaNe zokAtura thaye. rAjA (manamAM)-A mArA putre mane ati saMkaTamAM nAMkhyo have mAre putra jIvaze ke maraze tenI zaMkA rahe che. gurUjana ke dhAyamAna thAya che tyAre strIene ane pArakAne mAre che. meM DAhyAe pite thaIne kuvADe pitAnA paga para mArI anartha ne AmaMtraNa karyuM. agni prajvalita karavA vadhAre prayatnanI jarUra nathI. '. eka vakhata agni prajvalita thayo eTale pachI ghaNA prayatno ane kaSTathI te olavI nakhAya che jyAM buddhivaMtanI tIkSaNa buddhi praveza karI zakatI nathI tyAM devapara cekasa vizvAsa bese che ane kaMI paNa prayatna karavo paDe che." rAjA vicAra karavAmAM nimagna hato te samaye kumAre sAhasIka thaIne, pipitAne ziracheda karavA myAnamAMthI talavAra kADhI. caMDikA pAchaLa saMtAI beThelA rAjAne ekadama eka yukti sUjhI AvI ane caMDikA piteja bole che tevI rIte ' rAjAe bolavuM zarU karyuM. rAjA (caMDIkA) he putra, bha, svavadha karIza nahIM. sAhasa karIza nahIM. tArA satvathI huM atyaMta saMtuSTa thaI chuM. he rAjaputra, A bhASaNa huM pratyakSa P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 13 caMDikA karuM chuM te dhyAna daI sAMbhaLa tArA bhayathI je nAzI gayA che te purUSa huM tane batAvuM chuM je zuravIra yoddhA hoya che te nAzI gaelAnI pachALa doDatA nathI. kamAra--ema je che, tyAre teNe mane zA mATe kahayuM ke "saheramAM bIje koI rAjA haze paNa zahera bahAra te huMja rAjA chuM" rAja-(caMDikA) te kaI bIje mANasa nahoto meM pioteja vidArtha tevuM rUpa dhAraNa karI tene phasAvyo.. kumAra-te, he devI have mane rajA Apa huM jaIza. huM pAcho gayo evuM mAtra keIme samajavA daIza nahIM. kumAra devInI rajA leI, devaLanI bahAra nIkaLyA. rAjA paNa saMtuSTa thaI svasthaLe gayo. duSTa AcaraNane jyAM pratibaMdha che, kiyA jyAM baMdha che, evA samudAyamAM dharma pramANe kumAra pitAnA sthaLe gaye, ane sugaMdhI puSpathI pAtharelI suMdara gAdIpara, haMsa pramANe kumAra sute tyAM te, vikalpa rahita, sthira, ane sukhakAraka nidrA anubhavavA lAgyuM. prabhAtamAM stuti pAThaka lokenA jaya ghoSanI dhvani ane gavaiyAnA gItanA, vAdhya saha miSTa avAjathI kumAra jAgRta thaye. netra ughADI, baMne hAtha joDI rUSabhadevane namaskAra karI, rAjaputra zayyA choDI uThaye. vIra leka pramANe savAramAM zaratanA kRmAMthI paravArI pachI te pitR sevAnA hetuthI pitA pAse gaye, rAjAe rAtre kumAranA sarva parAkramanuM avalokana karyuM hatuM, yuvarAjane joIne tenA parAmanuM smaraNa thayuM ane Azcarya cakti thaI manamAM bolyA ke "purve saMpAdana karelA punyathI je sarvaguNa saMpanna che evA devAne paNa kumAre potAnA guNothI garva hIna karI nAMkhyA che. eNe ghaNI namratAthI sarva devane vaza karI lIdhA, A svarga vidyAne kayAM abhyAsa karyo haze vArU? vizvane alaMkAra e hAra bakSisa Ape e paNa tenuM dAtRtva ati prazaMsA pAtra che. he putra, tArI sAthe prasaMga paDavAthI mane te kSINatva prApta thayuM. tArI sAthenA prasaMgamAM mArA jevI hebaka koIe khAdhI nahIM haze! huM pitAne tRNa je tuccha samajuM chuM. kAraNa te samaye mArA manane paNa ati vismaya bhAsyuM. vitALanA sainyane parAbhava karyo e zuM ochI AzcaryanI vAta che! te dayALu caMDikAnA prasAdathI mane sArI buddhi sujhI. nahIM te anyAyathI vinAzaka phaLa mane maLyA vinA rahetI nahIM. AthI vadhAre tenA adabhUta kRtyanuM zuM varNana karUM ? tenuM smaraNa thatAM kene Azcarya nahIM prApta thAya vArUM? AvA zUravIrano huM pitA thaye e kevaLa karma dharma sayogane pratApa che. AvA putrane janma phakta pitAnI prasiddhI mATe ja thAya che." P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ rAjA yuvanA guNonuM smaraNa karatA hatA te samaye tenuM citta ThekANe nahotuM. kumAra tenI sanmukha hAtha joDIne ubhe che tenuM paNa tene bhAna nahotuM. teNe sada vadha thaI joyuM te pitAnA putrane sanmukha ubho rahe che. zarIra paranA nA sugadha dravathI lipta thaelA kumAre pitAne svarganA deva jevo namaskAra karyo. rAjAe netrane IzAre karI tene besavAne sucavyuM; mitrasaha kumAra nIce beThe. jayAM sudhI kumAra pitAnI AjJAthI sabhAmAM beThe hato tyAM sudhI te kAvyanA rasamAM, kSaNavAra gAyananA rasamAM nimagna hatA. te samaye leke suMdara vastra dhAraNa karI jatA joI rAjAe puchyuM ke "suMdara vastra dhAraNa karI A leke jyAM jAya che?" zAstra nipuNa maMtrI mahedadhie kahyuM mAharAja, A loka gurUnAM darzana karavA zahera bahAra jAya che, mahArAja vijyazAlI bAgamAM ghaNA ziSyo sAthe ratnAkara nAmane paMDita : Avyo chetenA gAtre tapathI kSINa thaI gayAM che, te paNa te suMdara dekhAya che jyAre te bhAgyazALI manuSyanA manamAM praveza kare che tyAre koTi suryane muzkela evA meharUpI aMdhakArane nAza kare che. te kRtarUpI ratnane nidhi che. te brahmadeva je che brahmadevamAM tenA karatAM kaMI vadhAre nathI. te zakAvatAra tIrtha najIkane che. tene cAra prakAranuM jJAna che. bAgamAM eka moTA oTalA para te paMDitarAja beThA che. tyAM je kaI jAya che tene te pitAnA guNathI AkarSi le che. pitA putre tene guNonuM varNana sAMbhaLI bhakita ane vismaya prerita thaI ratnAkaranA darzana mATe gayA. rAjAe bAgamAM praveza karyo tyAre bAga mAhelI meTI khullI jago para sAdhu maMDaLa beTheluM joyuM. AgaLa joyuM te caMdra je zebhAyamAna tejasvI gurU madhya bhAgamAM beThela najare paDe tenA darzanathI rAjAnA netramAMthI harSAzru nIkaLI, pApa yukata avalokanane mela kADhI, jANe ke netra zuddha karatA hatA. muguTa yukata mastaka nIce namAvI hAtha ane ghuMTaNa jamIna para TekavI rAjAe gurUne namaskAra karyo. draSTi nIceja rAkhI gurUe hAtha UMce karI dharmalA bhano rAjAne AzirvAda Ape. moTA moTA bahu mAnya munIe namaskAra karyo. rAjA gurUnA paga pAse beThe, tyAre gurUe kahayuM ke, "dharma zikSaNane huM AraMbha gurU-A lokamAM jIvanI vaMza paraMparA bahujunI che. kamarUpI vAyu eka bIjAnA saMcitane ega karI Ape che. jIvane A anAdika karma saMyoga saMsAra pravAhathI bane che. caMdrane kalaMkane saMparka thAya che te kevI rIte samajI zakAya ? jIvakarmAngi cagathI tapIne pItaLanA rasa pramANe A saMsAramAM aneka rUpadhAraNa kare che. AthI je svaccha ane pAparahita jIvathI karma Utpanna thAya che. tenAmAM rAjA, prajA vagere kaI paNa vikAra heta nathI. ane je saMkramaNa pAmatA nathI teja, A che. jIva svakarmanA yegathI. pApa saMcaya kare che. ane tarataja eka kSaNamAM dukhadAyaka ane duHsara narkamAM te Utpanna thAya che P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ je rakSaNa rahita, dIna, anAtha, ati durbala, evA niraparAdhI jIvano nAza kare che te nakI narkamAM jAya che bIjAnuM mana dukhAvanAra evuM Sa yukata je khoTuM bhASaNa vadhe che tene mATe narkaja jeluM che. jese e jIvanuM paNa jIvana che ema samajI dayALu purUSa ApyA vagara letA nathI. je nirdaya purUSa pArakAnuM dhana harI le che te narka prApta kare che. para strI AliMgananI je manamAM icchA rAkhe che tene lokhaMDanI agnimAM tapAvI lAlacoLa karelI strI sAthe AliMgana karAve che; A lekamAM je ati tRpta thaI, moTamoTA kAryo kare che te jIva mUchita thaI narkamAM jAya che. rAtre je anAdi bhakSaNa kare che te nara pazu che te aMdhakAranA samudAya yukata ghara narkamAM jAya che. je sadA sarvadA vyasanamAM nimagna rahe che, je SaDariputhI duSita manavALA thAya che ane je re dhyAna parAyaNa heAya che te na bhUmImAM jAya che. tyAM chedanAdika bahu duHkha sahana kare che ane nimiSamAtra paNa temane sukha maLatuM nathI. AyuSya purUM thatAM tyAMthI nIkaLI pRthvi para Amatema AthaDatAM, jenA avayava tuTelA che te jAtImAM teo utpanna thAya che, temanI pAMca Idriye vAMkI thAya che ane pachI saMhasarvanI jAtImAM utpanna thaI narakamAM rahe che ane atikura karmo kare che. - aneka yonImAM pharatAM pharatAM, ekAda punya karmathI jIvane manuSya jAti prApta thAya che. je pramANe cAtaka pakSIne AkAzamAM meghanuM biMdu mAgatAM maLatuM nathI te pramANe jIvane manuSya janama mAgatAM maLato nathI. keLa eka vakhata phaLI eTale pharI phaLatI nathI tema manuSyane pharIthI manuSyatvaja maLatuM nathI. jevI rIte svapnamAM rAjayapada parathI padayyata thayA pachI punaH rAjayapada maLatuM nathI. tema manuSya janma maLyA pachI punaH manuSya janma maLatuM nathI ati, durlabha manuSyatva prApta thayA pachI, DAhyA purUe tene lobha leI pavitra zuddha dharma svIkAre. kSudra dhananI icchAthI jugArI leka ciMtAmaNi gumAve che. temAM keTalAka purUSa manuSya janma gumAve che. je avicArI leka phrodha ane dveSane svAdhina thaI pApa kare che ne svasthAnane cheDe che. A sarva mArUM kuTuMba ane mArA sivAya temanuM zuM thaze evA bhramathI bramita thaI manuSya pApa kare che. ema samajatA nathI ke eka janmanA A baMdhunA vegathI mAruM zuM sArthaka thavAnuM che? mATe bahu janmane madadagAra dharmarUpI baMdhu-mitra zodhI kADhavo joIe. - A pramANe gurU rUpI meghanI dharmopadezarUpI vRSTi thatI hatI te samaye sabhA mAMcarUpI aMkurayukta thaelI dekhAvA lAgI. rAjAne bahu AnaMda thaye teNe hasta kamala jeDI gurUne vinaMtI karI. - rAjA-he nAtha, tamArA mukhacaMdranA darzanathI sAgararUpI huM tamAre dAsa, - jeNe bhaktirUpI majAthI pAparUpI mela kADhI nAkhyo che. have mane kRpA karI graha sthane dharma kaho eTale ApanA mukhethI mane tenI sArI mAhItI maLaze. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ gurU-pahelo yatine dharma kSAMtiAdi daza prakArano che bIje sagrahastha dharma bAra prakArano che. AmAM kamathI guNazikSA nAmanA pAMca traNa ane cAra aNuvrata che jInezvare A prakArane grahaNya dharma kahe che. aMkuranuM muLa kAraNa jema bIja che. ane dehanuM muLa kAraNa jema caitanya che tema dvidhAdharmanuM samyakRtva e mULa kAraNa che je pramANe sarva deha chatAM netra rahita purUSa sAro dekhAto nathI teja pramANe dharma kiyAyukta hovA chatAM je samyakRtva na hoya te te zobhato nathI. te svAbhAvika ane kRtrima A be bAbatothI samyakRtvanA nisaga ane adhigama evA be prakAra che. karmakSaya ane UpazAMtithI naisargika samyakRva prApta thAya che. zAstrIyajJAnathI maLelA samyakatvane adhigama samyakatva kahe che. tatva zraddhArUpa samyakRtya be prakAranuM jANavuM jarUranuM che. zama, saMveda, nirveda, anukaMpA, ane astikama e pAMca lakSaNathI samyakRva uttama prakAre jANI zakAya che. vairya prabhAvanA, bhakti, jenazAstra naipuNya, ane tIrtha sevA e tenAM pAMca prakAranAM bhUSaNe che zaMkA, AkAMkSA, vicikitsA, mithyA draSTi, prasaMzA, ane tatsastava, A pAMca samyakRtvane duSaNa lagADanAra che. . - he rAjA, A praNANe tuM pUrNapaNe samyakRtva prApta karI le. A sAdhIza eTale A lekamAM sarva dharma kiyA tane prApta thaze. dharmanuSThAna DuM hoya, ane temAM je zraddhA ane samyakatva hoya te vizeSa karIne, he rAjA, nakkI saphaLa thAya che. A sarva bAra vRta sahasAya kara. he zreSTha rAjA, AnAthI je dharma thAya che teja grahasthane dharma che. A pramANe samyakRtva bhUSita dharma sAMbhaLI, cera jema AnaMdathI dravya bAMdhI le che tema rAjAe putra sahita dharmarUpI thApaNa (dravya) grahaNa karI lIdho. pachI gurUne UtsAha pUrvaka namaskAra karIne rAjA potAnA putrasaha nagaramAM gayo. ane banne prakAranA asAdhya viSayo dharma ane guNa yukata thaI, saMpUrNa rIte sAdhya karyA. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ dvitiya saga. eka divase mahArAja, pitAnA putra amAtya ityAdi sAthe sabhAmAM beThA hatA te samaye dvArapALe temane vinaMti karI. ' dvArapALe--hAtha joDIne kahyuM mAhArAja, virasIha eka jAsudane kAgaLa laI ApanA tarapha mekalyA che, te bahAra ubhe che, mATe IcchA pramANe hukuma pharamAvaze. rAjAe--AMkhane IzAre karI kahyuM tene aMdara laI Ava. - rAjAnI AjJA thatAM dvArapALa bAhAra gayo ane jAsudane aMdara lA. jAsUde--baMne hAtha joDI namaskAra karI kahyuM mAhArAjA dhIrAja, kRpAsAgara senApati lirisiMhe be hasta joDI vinaMtI pUrvaka kahevaDAvyuM che ke lakSamInuM sthAna evI adhyA nagarImAM rahenArA jayaMtayukta Idra pramANe athavA kArtika svAmI yukta mAhAdeva pramANe yuvarAja harivikama phakta rAjAdhirAja ajItavikramanA caraNa AgaLa savinaya namratA pUrvaka vairisiMha prArthanA kare che ke-potAnAmAM sAmarthya na hoya te paNa svAmi baLathI puSTa thaI sUryakAMta sUryanA tejathI tRpta thaI bIjI bAjUnA padArthane bALato nathI ke? are mAhArAja je bhumI parvatanA zikharothI pUrNa vyApta thaI hatI tyAM ApanA pratApanI garjanA karavA teNe saMghaLI sapATa karI nAkhI che. te sarva pRthvi koIka vakhata krodhathI koIka vakhata egya upAyathI koIka vakhata sanmAnathI jItIne Apane svAdhina karI che. je rAjA ApanA caraNa kamaLamAM lIna thayA che te A duniyAmAM sukhI che. je zatrue ApanA caraNa kamaLano Azraya choDI dIdho che te duHkharUpI samudramAM buDe che. vanamAM rahenArA tapasviI ane samudranI bIjI bAjue rahenArA sivAya mAhArAja bAkInA sarva zatrune vairisiMhe nAza karyo che. A pramANe sarva pRthvI niSkaTaka karI che. have te pheja laIne drAviDanA rAjyapara svArI karI amArA sainyathI sajaDa hAra khAI dherya gumAvI, kAMcInagara - cheDIne ekadama te eka bIkaTa kilAmAM gayo che. drAviDa dezanI najadIka malaya parvata pAse aidhyapUrapattana nAmanuM zahera che, te zaheranI AjubAju pacAsa kesa pharatuM jaMgala che. zaheranI cAre dizAo jaMgalathI veSTita thaelI che. te prabhu A araNyamAM vRkSanuM eka pAna je kaI toDe to tarataja koI eka vyaMtara sainyane pIDA kare che. tenI sAthe namratAthI varte, tenA page paDe, tenI pUjA kare, te paNa te leza mAtra saMtuSTa thatuM nathI, ane pUrva janmane varI hoya evI rIte ulaTo krodhAyamAna thAya che. A vyaMtara, potAnA killAnA, vananA, dravyanA, ane sainyanA baLathI zatrune harAvI, baLavAna thayuM che. mATe mahArAje, kRpAvaMta thaI te mahAbala nAmanA kSatrIne narama karavA kaMI upAya ja joIe. A pramANe jAsUde kahelI hakIkta sAMbhaLI, sArAMza samajIne, rAjAe tene InAma ApyuM ane tene satkAra karI tene rajA ApI. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ have A bhAre vicAranuM kAma AvI paDayuM. eTale rAjAe mahodadhi saciva tarapha najara karI kAraNa ke kaMI rAjya kArasthAnanI khaTapaTa utpanna thAya eTale te bAbatanuM vivecana karavA maMtrInI buddhi samartha hoya che. rAjAnI ane mahedadhinI najara ekatra thatAMja, te ghaNI namratA pUrvaka be "mahArAja, A kAma ghaNuM agatyanuM che. ane A saMbaMdhI maMtrisiMhe je kahyuM te sarva yogya che. parAkrama sAdhya karavA maMtrInI salADa upayogI thAya che paraMtu jyAre te parAkrama kAmAMdhIna thAya che tyAre TameTAnI buddhi paNa cAlI zaktI nathI. je manuSyanI zakatI uparAMtanAM kAme karavA pravRtta thAya che te nakI apakIrti pAmI mRtyu meLave che. pitAnI zakatIne vicAra na karatAM laDhAI Utpanna kare che te meghanA sapATAthI jema tIDene nAza thAya che, tema pitAno nAza kare che. mATe jyAM sudhI te asura ApaNA sinyane trAsa Apato baMdha paDe nahIM, tyAM sudhI ApaNuM sinya tyAM ja rahevA devuM. ane vIrasenane paNa tenI ja tyAM laI javA pharamAvavuM joIe." rAjAe kahyuM A tamArUM bolavuM satya che mArA manamAM paNa temaja che. A vakhate kumAre zAMta ane gaMbhIra vANIthI mahArAja ane mukhya pradhAnane meTA ullAsathI kahyuM, "mAhArAja moTA AgaLa chokarAMe bolavuM. nA joIe te paNa hiMmata dharI huM be zabda bolavAnI rajA mAgu chuM. he prIya tAta, huM je apriya ane kaTu vacana boluM te paNa A5 kSamA najare kRpAvaMta thaI ke dhAyamAna thaze nahi kAraNa vicAra karI koI paNa kAma karIe te te saheluM thAya che. mRkhe paNa jyAre jagalamAM jAya che tyAre rastAmAM sApa, kAMTA vagere kaMI nathI evI : barAbara cekazI karIne pachI te uttama mArge javA pravRtta thAya che. he mahArAja ApanI buddhi bahusmatIthI vadhAre che, upasthita kAryomAM tame guNadoSane vicAra nathI karatA ke ? he rAjA, rAjA loko vaibhava meLavavA sAdhanabhUta evA saMdhi, saMgrAma, Adi karIne nItizAstrakAroe mukhya cha upAya kahyA che mAhArAja, jenI sAthe saMdhi karavI gya hoya tenI sAthe kaI divasa vigraDa kare nahIM, kAraNa ke je koI sutelA siMhane caDAvIne jagADe che te tene nAza ja thAya che. virodha karanAre bane tyAM sudhI baLavAnanI sAthe yuddha karavuM nahIM eTale anartha thavAne khacita prasaMga Ave to paNa tene jIva bace che; baLavAna ane salAha mAnya karanAra rAjAnuM game tevuM kAma hoya to paNa te siddha thAya che kAraNa ke je masalatI ane sAhasIka che tenI devapaNa cAkarI kare che. hAla zatruno upadrava bahu che mATe svamaMDaLanuM rakSaNa thavuM paNa muzkela che mATe AvA prasaMge bIjAne jItavAnI AzA rAkhavI e paNa vyartha che. - 0 zatrunI je upekSA kare che tenuM apamAna kema thavuM na joIe? zAMti e yatInuM bhUSaNa che paNa vijaya prApta karI levA IcchanAranuM bhUSaNa nathI. ja A jagatamAM je pitAne kopa ane gyatA pramANe kRti karato nathI te buddhi , hIna ane sAhasiDIna manuSya khADAmAM paDI nAza pAme che. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ - teja rahIta rAjAnA mastaka para rAkhanA DhagalAnI mAphaka koNa paga nahi muke? je zatrunuM vera letA nathI te jIvato chatAM marelA jevo che. mATe he rAjA A vakhate vicAra karaze nahI. mane hukama Ape eTale huM tene sainya saha jItIza. tema na bane te mane tamAro putra samajazo nahi ApanI AgaLa huM halaka (mANasa) chuM, te paNa Apa AjJA Apaze eTale moTo thaIza. gurUe sthApelo paththara nAha hoya to paNa te pujAya che. ApanA caraNa rajanA pratApe tema thatAvALo thaIza. jema sugaMdha rahita pula sutaranA tAMtaNAmAM joDAtAM lAyaka thAya che. kumAra A pramANe vajanadAra ane yuktivALuM bhASaNa karato hatuM te vakhate rAjAe rAtrIe jeelA putranA parAkramanuM smaraNa thayuM ane vicAra karavA lAgyo ke "kumAra kahe che te satya che kAraNa trIbhuvanamAM tene asAdhya kAMIja nathI. A kahe che te pramANe je huM na mAnu to tene khoTuM lAgaze ane tenuM mana dukhAze. kAcane kakaDe jema saMdhAne nathI tema tuTelu mana pharIthI ThekANe AvatuM nathI. nehanI vRddhi karavA seMkaDo anukULa upacAra karavA paDe che paNa teja sneha teDavA ekaja pratikULa upacAra basa che." A pramANe vicAra karI rAjAe mahodadhine kahyuM ke, "je tamane A masalata cogya lAge te kAryane nizcaya karIe." pachI rAjAe saMzayamAM paDelA maMtrInA kAnamAM putranuM joeluM sarva parAkama saMpUrNa hakIkata saha kahyuM. rAjaputranA parAkramathI harSita thaI baMnee rAjaputrane tenA kahevA pramANe karavA rajA ApI.. pachI zubha divasa joI mAbApane namaskAra karI sAthe puSkaLa sainya laI yuvarAja te prAMta jItavAne nIkaLyo. saiinyanA mArathI pRthvi AkAMta thaI hatI. gheDAnA cAlavAthI AkAza dhULamaya thaI gayuM hatuM, sinyanA cAlavAthI je dhULa uDatI tethI sUrya AcchAdita thaI gaye hateAvA aMdhakAramAM caturaMga senA zuM karaze te samajAtuM nahatuM. kumAra sainya saha judA judA gAme, zahere, vageremAM atikamaNa karI malaya parvatanI TekarI AgaLa AvI pahoMcyA ane samudra tIra najIka malayAdrInA vanamAM (medAnamAM) mukAma karyo, jyAM tADa vRkSonAM pAMdaDAM pavanathI hAlatAM tyAre jANe ke teo kumAranA moTA sainyathI vismaya pAmIne pitAnuM mAthuM halAvatA na hoya ema bhAsatuM hatuM. jyAM phaLanA bhArathI namI gaelI nArIeLIo jANe ke kumArarUpI atithIne namaskAra karatI hatI ema bhAsatuM hatuM. jyAM nAga velInA AliMganamAM magna thaelAM kamu vRkSa kAmI janonA joDA pramANe ddhAonA jovAmAM AvatA hatA. jyAM caMdana, nAgakezara, elacI, laviMga, ItyAdinI sugaMdha manane AnaMda ApatI hatI, ThekaThekANe nAnI nAnI jhuMpaDIyo ane hajAre taMbuothI te sthAna zobhI rahyuM hatuM; seMkaDo lekethI halamalI rahela ane hajAre jAtanAM bajAravALA sthaLamAM ja rAjAe mukAma karyo hate. sarva rAjAone choDI dRIne samayane megya evI vAta P.P.Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ kahevAmAM samAre sarva pAtra kADhI. kumAra bapore nAna bhejanAdika karIne suMdara ziyApara svastha paDaye hato sAMje sUrya asta thaye, kamaLanA saMkecAvAnA bhayathI jANe ke sUryanuM anukaraNa karanAra makaraMda temanA rogathIja jANe ke pazcima dizA Arakata thaelI zobhatI hatI. navIna khIlelAM puSpanA gaMdhamAM lubdha thaelA kALA bhera bhramarothI sarva AkAza vyApI gayuM hatuM. sAyaMkALe rAtrInA samaye vidyAdhare jIteMdra AgaLa nAkhelAM puSpo AkAzanA tArA gaNa jevAM zobhatAM hatAM. tejasvI yuvarAja rAtrInA AkAzamAM caMdra jevo hato caMdra jema kIraNo ane nakSatrathI veNIta hoya che tevI ja rIte rAjA kSatriya parivArathI veTTIta thaye hato. vistarNa AkAza je manakSatrathI zobhe che tema moTI moTI mazAlonA prakAzathI sabhA zebhatI hatI. AjJAkAraka ziSyane zikSaNa ApIne nidrA mATe gurU jema rAtare uDI jAya che tema saMdhi vIgrAhArI vAto kahIne kumAra tyAMthI uThe Theka ThekANe aMga rakSakonA sapta paherA hovAthI tyAM temanI bIkathI kIDI paNa praveza karI zake nahi evA goLa pIMjarA jevA ziyA guDamAM uttama palaMga paDelo hato tepara harivikrama sUto svastha nidrA lIdhA pachI prAtaHkALano samaya thavAthI kumAra uThaye uThIne netra UghADI jue che to pite vanarAM ekaleja zrIkhaMDa vRkSa palavanI zaiyA para pite sUtelo che ema jeyuM AthI kumAra cakIta thaye ane mane namAM bolyA " zuM ? A kAMI jAdu che? kiMvA huM svapna te nathI jete ? bhramita te nathIne? svasta citte bolyA nA temata nathI. kAraNa A sarva vAte huM pratyakSa anubhavuM chuM. aMhi AsapAsa siMhe vyAvra ityAdinA zabda saMbhaLAya che. jaMgalamAM hAthIo che kharekhara AvA bhayaMkara jagalamAM vidyAdhara kivA deva mane haraNa karIne lAvyA che ema bhAse che, kAraNa ema na hoya to AvI devI thIti mane zI rIte prApta thAya? moTA yoddhAo jenI AjubAju beThA hatA te ane mArUM rahevAnuM ghara nAhanA baccAe karelA mATIne gharanI mAphaka ekadama adRSya zI rIte thayuM ? temaja mArA mahelanI AjubAjunA hAthI, ghoDA, ratha, pAyadaLa, vagereno samudAya zetaraMjanI ramatanA sinya pramANe ekadama kayAM adrazya thayA haze? moTA saMkaTamAM paDyA pachI vicAra zIla ane dhairyavAna purUe nAma je zeka kara gya nathI. A lekamAM nIti mArgathI cAle tepaNa vipattIrUpa kAMTo kyA purUSane nathI vAgye? vipattI grahastha purUSanA mAnamAM vasanAra dharya jevuM dekhAI Ave che tevuM saMpattI ne sukhane purNa upabhoga karanAranA manamAM keI divasa jovAmAM AvatuM nathI. ' ' A pramANe judA judA taraMgarUpI bhramare tenA mAnamAM gaNagaNATa karatA hatA te samaye tenI sthIti jovAne mATe sUryane udaya thayo; he ketU te A purUSanuM apamAna karyuM ema jANIne sUrye krodhathI pitAnA lAla kIraNe pheMkayA. ara" dhyamAM sthaLa pavinIe potAnA vIkAselA kamaLarUpI mukhathI lAlasUrya kAraNe P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ prAzana kIdhAM. praphullIta kamaLanA garbhamAMthI bahAra paDelI bhramara paMkti, padminIe karelA paTArAmAMthI nIkaLelI timira dhArA pramANe zobhatA hatA. kumAre dhImethI - kho ughADI AsapAsa joyu te ramaNiya pradeza tenA jevAmAM AvyuM; have vanamAM kAMI eka kAma nathI tethI nivRtta thaIne vanazrInuM avalokana karavuM e kumAre. nizcaya karyo. agni jema zItaLatAne kSaNabhara duHkha de che tema nItya miSTAnna jama. nArA sukhI purUSane duHkhane kSaNika vicAra trAsa Ape che. sUrya ugyA pachI rAjaputra vanamAM Amatema pharato hato ne vRkSonI zobhA joI AnaMda pAmato hate. mAhAna parAkramanI jene IcchA hatI e kumAra koIeka ThekANe hAthInA gaMDasthaLamAMthI paDelA motInA cinha jevA siMhanA pagalAMnA paDelAM cinho joI tenI sAthe laDavAnI IcchAthI doDI gayo. te vanamAM je te to Amatema bhaTakato hato te samaye tene eka parvata jevo maTe vanagaja dekhAye; vanagaja tenI sanmukha AvI ubhA rahyA, te hAthI kALA raMgane hato hanumAna jevo zaktivALe te ane aMjanAdri parvata je te asthira hato devendra tenA paMkho chedI nAkhavAthI bhayabhita thaI UMcA parvata pramANe dekhAto hato. te DAbI bAjunI khINamAMthI nIkaLI sAme eka strI para krodhathI dhasIne jato hato A hAthI pratyaya mRtyuja hoya ema bhAsato hato teNe potAnI mATI suMDhathI eka zreSTha tarUNa strI jaladI ucakI lIdhI. hAthIe sUMDhathI strIne ucakI te rAjakumAre joyuM te bIcArI strI bhayabhita thaI hAtha halAvatI hatI. AjubAju najara nAkhatI hatI tenA vALa vIkharAI gayA hatA. ane kaI pitAnuM rakSaNa karaze nahi ema tene lAgatuM hatuM. bhaya.. bhita thaI te bolI "he mAtA, are A duSTa mane pakaDI rAkSasathI mArU rakSaNa kara mArA manamAM zuM hatuM ane nazIbe zuM karyu? are? are ? mArA aneka mane ratha pUrNa na thatAM Aja mane mRtyu prApta thaze mATe che vanadevatA je A mArUM mata AvyuM che temAMthI mAruM rakSaNa kare." sasalAe pakaDelI cakalI pramANe kiMvA vAghe pakaDelI haraNI pramANe te strI ati dIna thaI karUNA svare rUdana karatI hatI te strInI AvI avasthA jeIne da. yALu kumAra AgaLa gayo ane meTA dheryathI belyo ke "he duSTa mAtaMga A bIcArI nAjuka strIne pakaDatAM tane tArA kadAvara zarIranI kAMI zarama nathI AvatI? he duSTa tArI garjanA, tArU vIrya, ane tArA zarIrane upabhoga siMhane mAravAmAM na karatAM phakata bicArI strIne mAravAmAM kare che e zuM ThIka che? he nirdaya mAtaMga nIraparAdhI ane dIna abaLAone je arthe tuM mAravA taiyAra thAya che te arthe tArUM mAtaMga nAma Tu che ema kahevuM joIe." kumAranuM AvuM gavanuM bolavuM sAMbhaLI hAthI kumAra sAmuM jovA lAgyA tyAre kumAra paNa vAMku gaLuM karI kSaNabhara hAthI sAme AvI pachI ekadama dUra gaye potAnI pAchaLa hAthI A evuM I meTI haziyArIthI DAbI taraphathI jamaNI tarapha ane jamaNuM P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ taraphathI DAbI tarapha te vaje. A pramANe rAjakumAra je tarapha jAya te tarapha te , hAthI jato hato ema karatAM karatAM chevaTe hAthI krodhAvezamAM tadana aMdha banI gayelI ne sUMDhamAMthI te strI bheya Upara paDI te nIrAparAdhI bALAne kaMIpaNa IjA thaI nathI evuM joI kumAra bolyo "he bALA have tuM ahIMthI jaladI nAzIjA" e strIe upakAranI lAgaNI sAthe kahyuM ke mArA rakSaNa mATe tuM tArA prANano nA za karIza nahi, rAjakumAre hAthIne mukI mArI jethI karIne te pAcho haTha ane rIsathI ekadama rAjakumAranI peThe paDa. kumAranI pAchaLa hAthI deDayo tyAre kumAra bamaNA vegathI doDa ane ekadama pelI strIne ucakIne keTalAka jina dUra laI gaye. rastAmAM teNe hAthInI najara cukavavAne ADoavaLo mArga lIdho eTalAmAM te hAthIne manuSyane bhAsa thavAthI te teNI tarapha paDyo ane teNe pitAnA dAMta mAryA ke tarataja jamInamAM pizI gayA, A joI kumAra dAMta para paga mukI hAthInA gaMDasthaLapara siMhe pramANe caDhI beThe. hAthI Deka halAvate punaH UThe che eTalAmAM kumAre moTo kudake mArI tenA gaMDasthaLapara jorathI prahAra karyo ane kumAranA hAthe puSkaLa mAra khAdhA pachI hAthI tadana narama thaI sUMDhathI ane moDhA vATe lehI ekate tyAMthI cAlato thayo. hAthI narama paDI gayo tene krodha jAte rahyo ema I hAthIne cheDI kumAra paNa tyAMthI nIkaLI gayo. . rAjakumAra ane hAthI vacce cAlatuM yuddha jevA sArU AkAzamAM gaMdharvagaNa AvyA hatA. kumAra tara thayo hato ane atizaya thAkI gayo hato. pANI mATe Amatema vanamAM AthaDate hato. eTalAmAM eka viNAnAda tenA sAMbhaLavAmAM A vyo. vINAnuM gAyana sAMbhaLI kumAra bolyA " A nirjana vanamAM gAyana kayAM thatuM haze ? jyAMthI gAyana saMbhaLAya che tyAM eka sAro mahela have joIe paraMtu AgaLa jouM chuM te mane vana zivAya bIjuM kAMI jaNAtuM nathI." - kumAra je vanamAM pharato hato tyAM lavaMga, sopArI, punAga, nAraMgI, ItyAdIkavRkSo hatAM, kapUra, nAgakezara, ane caMdanathI te vana naMdanavana jevuM dekhAtuM hatuM. Idriya damana karanAra zreSTha rAjakumAra ghaNe vismaya pAme. ane vanamAM joyuM te eka sphaTikane mahela joyo. te mahelanI bhIMto ati svaccha hovAthI pAradarzaka hatI, te mahelanA zikhara para paDanAra vRkSa puSpa samudAya roja rAtre caMdrakAntarUpI samudra jalanA meja kSAlana karatA hatA. tenA vizALa AMgaNAmAM eka kuMDa hatuM te AkAzanA caMdrabiMba pramANe dekhAtuM hatuM, te kamaLayukta kuMDamAM rAjakumAre nAna karyuM pachI tirtha darzana sAthe pitAnA aMtara bAhya saMtApane tyAga karyo, kuMDamAMnuM pANI yatheccha pIIne saMtuSTa thayo, mahelamAM pezIne bhaktithI caMdraprabhujInA biM banAM darzana karI stuti karI ke he jInezvara caMdraprabhu caMdra jenuM cinha che jenI kriIti caMdranA kAMti jevI che ane caMdrakAnta jevI jenI kAMti nirmaLa che evA he jInezvara huM tane namaskAra karuM chuM. tArA mukha candranA darzanathI mAruM mana ane P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ buddhi prasanna thayAM che. ane netra harSa AMsuthI bharAI gayAM che, he jInezvara tArA netra kamaLanA kAMtirUpa pANIthI bharelA mukha sarevaranA darzanathI ja mAtra saMtApane nAza thAya che. jeNe tArUM darzana lIdhuM che tene pAparUpI maLa harSa jaLathI dhovAI gaye che." A pramANe zrImAna caMdraprabhu jInezvaranI stuti karI te kumAra devAlayanA agrabhAge staMbha AgaLa ubho rahyo. ahiM rAjaputre vINA vagADavAmAM nimagna thaelI alaMkAra yukta eka tarUNI joi teja pramANe devaLanA madhya bhAgamAM jInendranI pUjA mAM lIna thaelI ane dhUta vastra dhAraNa karelI, ane jInezvarInuM aMga luMchatI eka bIjI tarUNI teNe joI. jInendranA nirmaLa vRkSaHsthaLamAM tenuM pratibiMba paDayuM hatuM. parama sAdhavI jANI ane tene pitAnA hRdayamAMja vAsa - Akhyo hoyanI evuM bhAsatuM hatuM. caMdanAdikathI lIpta ane puSpa hArathI pUjIta caMdraprabhu jInezvara kSIra samudra pramANe bhatA hatA. te prabhunI pUjA karIne stotrathI stuti karI vINuM laI jInendranA gIte gAtI strI tyAM beThI hatI. gIta purUM thayA pachI teNe pAchaLa joyuM te madana jevo rAjakumAra tenI najare paDaze. rAjaputrane jotAM ja tene harSa samudra uchaLe, bhramara bhArathI jhukI gayelA kamaLapatranI - zobhA haraNa karanArane meMthI teNe vAMkI najara karI rAjaputra tarapha joyuM. koI divasa na joelA rAjaputrane joI tenA manamAM vikAra utpanna thaye. tevI ja rIte kumAranAM aMtaHkaraNamAM paNa asahya anurAga utpanna thaye. rAjakumAra meTa zuro hato kharo paNa te strInA kaTAkSarUpI bhAlAthI tenuM cItta vIMdhAI gayuM. rAjakumArane joI strI lajajIta thavAthI te rAjakumAra sanmukha ubhI rahI zakI nahIM. ane sakhIne hAtha jhAlI devAlayanA pAchalA bhAgamAM gaI. jatAM jatAM teNe sakhIne kahyuM "he sakhI, lajjAthI huM kumAra sAthe bolI zakatI nathI, mATe tuM prathama sarva kAmo bAjupara mUkI A kumAra saMbaMdhI kartavya kara, are, te hAthInA sapATAmAMthI jeNe pitAnA. jIvanI paravA na karatAM mAruM rakSaNa karyuM teja A kumAra che. mATe tuM bahAra jA. kumAra sAthe vAtacIta kara ane rIta pramANe tAMbula, puSpa tene Apa." sakhInI AjJA sAMbhaLI te tarUNIe eka uttama Asana lIdhuM. ane suMda2 jagA para mukayuM pachI rAjaputra sAmu jAI bolI "mahArAja Apa A Asanapara bIrAje. mArI svAminI cItta devapUjAmAM lIna thayAthI je aparAdha thayo che te mATe kaMI manamAM lAvaze nahi. - kumAre uttara Apyo ke devapUjA karatI vakhate je kaMI thAya tene aparAdha kahe nahi, ane aparAdha hoya to paNa te sarva dharmAcaraNanA tejathI nAza pAme che. devAlayamAM prabhunA darzanathI huM pavitra thayo chuM huM aDuiM jamIna paraja besuM chuM. kAraNa gurU ane devanI AgaLa gauravane prasaMga ja nathI hete. - vAraMvAra Agraha pUrvaka vinaMtI sAMbhaLI jema haMsa kamaLapara bese che tema te 'Asana para be. pachI te sakhIe karpara mizrIta tAMbula te saujanya tarUNInI IcchA - P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ karanAra rAjaputrane arpaNa karyuM. tAMbula khAIne saMtuSTa thaI maMdahAsyathI kumAra . "he sakhI tArI svAminIe amArI sAthe bhASaNa paNa karyuM nahI. A tamArA dezano rIvAjaja ke kahevAya kiMvA tenA bASaNane huM pAtra nathI ema samajavuM ?" tarUNI belI mahArAja, ApanA kayA guNathI mArI svAminI saMtuSTa thaI che tenI mane khabara nathI. mahArAja, devapUjAnI vakhate te pramatta thaI hatI. ane kumAra bo ThIka tyAre tenI zAMti zI rIte thAya? sakhI eka zubha divase te kSetrapALane pitAnA zarIrano bhoga ApyA zivAya te zAMta thanAra nathI. '' tarUNuM tarapha vaLIne te bolI "he sakhi ahiM Ava. huM tane A buddhivAnA kumAranuM rUpa batAvIza." A pramANe belI tene hAtha pakaDI te tene tyAM laI AvI ane besADI rAjakumAra tarUNa tarapha joI atyaMta vizamaya thayo brahmAdeve pitAnuM cAturya batAvavAneja te suMdarIne ghaDI haze ke zuM ? evuM prazna rAjaputra manamAM vicAravA lAge, tenA svarUpathI caMdra garvahIna thaI kakaDA rUpe tenA paganA nakha upara coTayo te nahI hoya, te strI kevI hatI. tenA stana zobhAyamAna hatAM nAbhI gaMbhIra ane suMdara hatI. ane nakakI sarva jagane vaza karanAra te racaMgArakUpa jevI hatI. tenA rUpa jevuM trijyamAM koInuM rUpa nahotuM. ema batAvavA tenA peTa para brahmadeve trivalI utpanna karI hatI. tenA bane stananA TocakAM pyAlAnAM DhAMkaNarUpa dekhAtAM hatAM. kAmadeva tenA netrarUpI nadimAM pezI bhrakuTI davaya rUpa taTapara cApa mUkI DubakI mArI beThelo dekhAte hato. tenA mukhane kudaratI lAla raMgane hoTha kamaLapara mukelA lAla kamaLanI pAMkhaDI jevA dekhAtA hatA. tenA je je avayavo joIe te , te avaye kalpavalila pramANe manane AnaMda ApatA hatA. mRtyu lokamAM AvuM zrI ratna hoya te svarganI zI jarUra che ? te ghaDIe ghaDIe netra kaTAkSa pheMkatI hatI te kSamAnI bhUmI, guNanuM sadana, ane karUNarasanI nadi hatI. | manarUpI markaTane vaMza karanAra eka vRddha tapasvInI tyAM AvI. tapasvinIne jeI bane tarUNIo jInezvaranA gabhArAmAM pezI gaI, pachI tapasvinI aMdara gaI ane jInezvarane paMcAMga namAvI bahAra AvI bIjI bAjUe rAjaputra be hate tenA mastakanA vALa bhumI para paDayA hatA. tapasvinI tenA tarapha dharma ane rIta pramANe dharma lAbha ApI bolI " vatsa tuM sarvadA sarva saMkhyanuM pAtra thA" tapasvinIe rAjakumArane AzirvAda ApI tenI kuzaLatA puchI. eTalAmAM bane tarUNIo jInezvaranA gabhArAmAMthI bahAra AvI ane bhakti pUrvaka tapasvinIne vaMdana karI. tapasvinI nIce beThI. rAjaputra hAtha joDI tenI AjJA laI gya P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 25 : Asana para beThA vAtacIta zarU thaI tapasvinI belI jagatapara upakAra karanAra che vizvahita ciMtaka tArU sadA kalyANa thAo kharekhara tamArA jevAno janma kevaLa parepakAra mATe ja thAya che, kAraNa vRkSa phakata pitAnuM ja kalyANa IcchatAM nathI. parepakAra karatAM naDatAM nAnA prakAranA duHkhe jene sukhakara lAge che evA leka kayAM che te huM kheLatI hatI. paNa tame kAle jaDI AvyA che, ThIka thayuM. A jagamAM purUSa guNathI je zobhe che; muguTamAM jema maNuM zobhe che tema tArA ge tArA guNa zebhe che. * je paropakAra karavAnI pitAnA aMgane icchAthI kaSTa Ape che te tArI mAphaka jagamAM mahatva pAme che. e mAre abhiprAya che. te guNa grahaNa karanArI jema jema tenA guNanA vakhANa karatI hatI tema tema rAjaputra adhIkAadhika zaramAto hato, pachI harivikama vacceja belI uThayo ke "he bhagavati mArA evA kyA guNa che? huM koNa? ane mArU eTaluM varNana zAmATe karavuM joIe? caMdranA deSAMka jema prasaMzA pAmatA nathI. tema guNa paNa prazaMsA pAmatA nathI. juo pUrNamAnA caMdrane kaI vaMdana karatuM nathI paNa bIjanA caMdrane sarva vaMdana kare che. mATe jenA karatA adhika guNavAna bIjA che tevAnI prasaMzA zI rIte thAya? jenA aMgamAM adhika zreSTha jJAna che te ja kharo jJAnI che. mArA jevA nirguNa mANasa pratye tArI je guNavatI matI che te viparIta matI che. tenuM kAraNa eka pakSapAta athavA Atma tulya; avalokana A sivAya tenuM kAraNa nathI, guNa lokone sarva jagat guNa dekhAya che ane guNa hiNane sarva jagata nirguNI dekhAya che." tapasvinI belI cAle, ApaNe ahIM najIkanA tapovanamAM jaIe, ane manane AnaMda prApta karI laIe. A rAjaputra-ThIka. jevI ApanI AjJA. ' tapasvinI e be brahmacArI chokarAone bolAvI tenA sanmukha ubhA karyA. ane bane tArUNIone sAthe laI te tapovanamAM gaI. rAjaputra kSaNabhara ubhuM rahI pachI chokarAonA AgrahathI tepaNa tapovanamAM gaye. pachI te paikI eka brahmacArI rAjaputrane eka vRkSa nIce besADI tyAMthI cAlyA gaye. brahmacArI eka jhuMpaDImAM gaye. ane gurune namaskAra karI bolyo ke "gurU mAhArAja kumAra vaTatarUnI chAyA nIce beThe che." A sAMbhaLI AnaMdita thaI varlsa nAmano kulapati bIjA tapasvIone sAthe laI harIvikama pAse gaye je tapasvInI devaLamAM gaI hatI tene paNa belAvI. tyAre te paNa arthe pAtra hAthamAM lIdhelI munI patnine paNa sAthe laI AvI pachI sarva munijanethI veSTita maMDalAcArye te rAjaputrane adhyadi vagere ApyuM; catura bhASaNa karanAra brahmacArI chokarAone jeNe Azrama mArga batAvyuM temAM nava zreSTa kulapati parNakuTIkAnA agra bhAgamAM maMDapa AgaLa AvyA prathama gurU beThA pachI AjJA lai maMDalAcAryane namratAthI namaskAra karI kumAra Asana para P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ beTho. tapasvijana potapotAnI cogyatA pramANe potAnA Asana para beThA pachI zuMrUe rAjaputrane kuzaLatA puchI.. kumAre-hAtha joDIne namaskAra karIne kahyuM "mahArAja ApanI kRpAthI huM kuzaLa chuM. mArI eka vinaMtI che te Apa sAMbhaLo. zrI caMdraprabhu jInezvaranA darzanathI prathama eka vakhata mArA sarva pApa nAza thayAM che, pachI bhagavatI tapasvI- . nInA darzanathI ane te pachI munijananA darzanathI mAruM samagra pApa naSTa thayuM che, AvI rIte huM ghaNA prakAre pavitra tha chuM ane tethI karIne mane saMtoSa thAya che. paraMtu pachIthI tarataja A ayogya AcaraNa che. ema bhAse che ene artha e ke Apa vizva pUjya heI, mArUM gorava karo cho e kharekhara Apa tadana mane agya mAna Ape che. apUjyane pujya mAnIe to tethI kharekhara pujIta puNyane nAza thAya che. AvI sthiti che, te pachI navuM punya prApta karavAnI AzA zA mATe rAkhavI joIe ? duHzIla evA ame kayAM, ane zIlasAgara evA tame kayAM? mahArAja Apaja kaho ke. zIlazAlI janee durazIlavAnanI pujA karavI yogya che? grahasthAe sAdhujananI bhakita karavI yogya che ane temanA vinayane anusarIne paNa sAdhujane e grahastha pratye tema vartavuM e gya nathI. grahastha munInuM pAda sevana kare to teTalAthI tenuM citta zuddha thAya che. grahahasthane sAdhu sevA kAmadhenu tulya che. enAthI Iha lokamAM pitAnA manoratha purNa thaI jJAna saMpAdana thAya che ane maraNa pachI svarga prApti thAya che. sAdhu sevAthI saMtoSa mAnasika duHkhanI vismRti, citta zuddhi, tatvajJAna prApti, eTalA guNa prApta thAya che. caMdra darzanathI jema caMdrakAMta maNInadrava utpanna thAya che, tema municaMdane darzanathI adrazya ane aMtaranuM pApa naSTa thAya che. aho sAdhu mahArAja Ape mArA jevA garIbanI pujA karI tethI mArA manane kharekhara kheda thAya che kAraNa Ape je karyuM te mArA jevAne yogya nathI. " - rAjakuMvara belate baMdha thayA pachI sarve munI zreSTae pitAnI Deka halAvI. aMtaHkaraNa zuddha thayA zivAya vizva svAmitva AvatuM nathI. te maLe to paNa deva ane gurUnI bhakti maLatI nathI. rAjakumAramAM paraspara virodhI evA sarva guNa hatA. caMdranuM amRtamaya kIraNakone sukha nathI ApatuM ? - te atyaMta nehabaddha ane buddhivAna sAdhu vicAra karI kumAra sAthe be ke " he kumAra, tuM kevaLa zera che. tethI AvuM savinaya bhASaNa kare che. gurUdeva AgaLa je namra hoya che temaneja moTApaNuM prApta thAya che. he kumAra ame tane sanmAna ApyuM temAM kharekhara tAre ja deSa che. kAraNa tAro AtmA asAmAnya guNonuM sthAna thaI beThe che. purUSanA guNonI tArIpha guNIjana na kare te pachI guNone bahu mAna zI rIte maLe ? munIjanee sAmAnya atithInuM paNa gaurava karavuM evo jAya che ane tuM je asAmAnya nRpa che te pachI tArU gaurava karavuM e yegyeja che tuM amAro dhaNI che. zivAya amAre (atithI) mahemAna che. A amArA para P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ S moTo upakAra che. te varNAzramIno. gurU che tethI karIne amane tuM pUjaya che. sukhathI dharma AcaraNa karanAra sarvAzrama vAsIone rAjaputrae pAlaka tarIke pujaya che" rAjaputra-ba egya kayuM ane agya karyuM, tenI mAhArAjane khabara che. tapasvinI e snAna bhajana ItyAdi karAvI kumArane saMtuSTa karyo kumAra vizrAMti laI tapAsIo sAthe vAto karate beThe. - rAjaputra-zrI caMdraprabha nAmane jInane mahela koNe baMdhAvyA? temaja tame jaina dharmanI dIkSA lIdhI che kivA sAdhujana che? tapasvi zreSTa malaya parvatanuM adhidaivata malaya megha nAmane eka moTA zrAvaka (jaina dhamI) che. teNe A mahela baMdhA che. tene caMdrazrI nAmanI eka kanyA che te amArA AzramamAM che tenA saMsargathI ame jaina dhami thayA chIe. A pramANe judI judI vAta kahI rAtri kADhI. tapasvi loko sAthe savAramAM punaH te devAlaya tarapha gaye, jInene namaskAra karIne bIjI bAjue beThe, aneMdrane joIne pitAnA netrane kRta kRtya karyA, ANI tarapha jInAlayamAM pahelA peThelA yakSa ane yakSiNI ekatra thaI utsavanA kAma karatAM hatAM. ane AgaLa keTalAka kalaza puSpamALathI arcita thaelA paDayA hatA keTalAka caMdana carcita thaelA hatA. keTalAka sugaMdhI udakathI bharelA hatA sugaMdhI puSponI mALA vagerenA sugaMdhI mizraNa thI hArelA pAtro yakSa deva saMnIdha laI gayo. devanA sevakee dhUpa vagere karI nagArA gata vagere vAda vagADayAM. pachI aneka AgaLa mRdaMganA nAdasaha gaM. bhIra gItone ivani yukta mane hara nAca zarU thayo snAna karI dIvya vastra paherI malaya madha nAmane yakSarAja tyAM gayo. tenI sAthe aneka yakSa ane yakSiNa hatI. yakSe yathAvidhI chadra prabhunI stuti karI. - A pramANe stuti karyA pachI yakSarAja putra pAse gaye ane moTA AnaMdathI tenI sAthe vAta karI. yakSa be he kumAra, tuM Avyo te sAruM thayuM tArA AvavAthI amArI rAtre sukhamAM gaI. he jagatnuM kuzaLa karanAra tuM zarIra kuzaLa to che ne ? tAruM chevaTe hita karavuM tethI huM tane haraNa karIne ahiM lAvyo chuM mATe tuM mArA para gusse thaIza nahi. tArA sinyanI kuzaLatAnI kALajI karIza nahi. kAraNa tenA rakSaNa mATe tArA taraphathI ALasa thatI nathI e tAro pratApa che. - rAjaputra be jIneM prabhune namaskAra karyAthI temaja yatinA darzanathI ane tArA dhArmika bhASaNathI huM kuzaLa chuM. mArA hIta mATe tuM ahiM mane lAge chuM. te pachI mArU aMtakaraNa deSita kema thaze? rAjya sanya emanu ApanA prabhAvathI ja rakSaNa thAya che ? tyAre sainya mATe kALajI zI rIte thAya? sukha hoya paNa tenAthI je bhAvI duHkha prApta thavAnuM hoya te tenAthI manuSyanA aMtaHkaraNane duHkha thAya che, ane pitAnA hitecchu Apta jananI AgaLa sukha prApta karavA duHkha je kheMcI lAvIe to paNa tenAthI sukhaja thAya che. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ jevI rIte malIna pANImAM nAkhelA curNathI pANI svaccha thAya che te pramANe sajjananA hRdaya para paDelA duHkhathI mananI zuddhi thAya che. - vipattI AraMbhamAM duHkhadAyaka hoI parINAme sukhakAraka hoya te paNa nAnA chokarAne AiSadha duHkhadAyaka lAge che tema te ajJAnIone duHkhadAyaka bhAse che, paNa tatvArtha vedIjanene mAtra te duHkhadAyaka lAgatI nathI. yakSarAja be tame kahyuM te kharUM che kAraNa harivikama vinA AvuM mAmika koNa che ? he rAjaputra tane mAre kaMI kahevuM che te tuM ekAgra cittathI sAMbhaLa pachI vicAra karIne je vya te kara gaI kAle hAthInA sapATAmAMthI je kanyAnuM te rakSaNa karyuM che te mArI putra che tenI mAtAnuM nAma caMdrazrI, ane bApAnuM nAma virasena che. sarva strIone sukha ApanAra te strInuM huM keTaluM varNana karUM? jInAlayamAM te tene pratyakSa joI che, he harivikama te mArI chokarInI putrInuM nAma bhUvana suMdarI che te murtimAna kULa devatA che ema kahuM te harakata nathI, he kumAra te putrInI utpattI zI rIte thaI, te meTI zI rIte thaI, te haziyAra kevI rIte thaI, ane, tenI tArA pratye zI rIte prIti utpanna thaI te sarva tuM zravaNa kara. - tRtiya sarga. zatru sAthe saMbaMdha thAya tepaNa niDakaMpa rahenAra caMpA nAme eka nagara hatuM tyAM virasena nAmane devarAja hato. nirmaLa caMdranI kAMti jevI zobhAyamAna caMdrazrI nAmanI tene eka rANI hatI. tenuM caritra moTu vilakSaNa che. te tenA netra joyAthI dhyAnamAM AvatuM hatuM. eka divase kevalya jJAna yukta be munipugava vidyAdhara devasahu, te nagaranA bAgamAM AvyA. rAjAe potAnA parivAra ane janAnakhAnAnA mANaso saha temane upadeza sAMbhaLe tethI tene vairAgya prApta thaze. ane pitAnA putra amarasenane gAdI upara besADo. jIteMdranA devaLa najIka sarva rastA para maTe utsava karI nagaranA sarva lokone ane sanmAna pAtra pradhAnane pUchIne sarva garIba lokone dAna A pIne rAjA virasene kevaLa jJAnInI pAse besIne sAdhustrI dikSA lIdhI. te samaye tenI patni caMdrazrI. paNa moTA AnaMdathI dikSA levA taiyAra thaI tyAre gurUe kahyuM "he vase, haju tuM vRta levA yogya thaI nathI. hAla tuM garbhavati hovAne lIdhe dikSA levAmAM moTuM vidana che. he caMdrazrI, keTalIka mudata gayA pachI tuM vRta levA yogya thaIza." A sAMbhaLI te vajIyAtathI hata thayA jevI thaI. dukhAgnimAM daMdha thaI bhUmI para paDI. tene mUcha AvavAthI sneha nahi paNa bhUta dayAne lIdhe, virasena tenI najIka gayo. zIta pacAra karyAthI te zuddhimAM AvI tyAre sati P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ caMdrazrIne akalaMkAkhya munIe kahyuM ke he rANi, tuM paramArtha sArI rIte jANe che tuM vicArazIla che ema chatAM jyAre tane ATaluM duHkha thAya che tyAre kharekhara tAro deSa che. kAraNa bIjI strIo Ama kare to temane deSa na kADhIe kemake te ajJAnI che. vivekI lokanA aMtaHkaraNamAM je avIvekI loka jevA vicAra utpanna thAya te vivekI ane avivekImAM aMtara za rahyo.. caMtazrI belI mahArAja, ne eTaleja zeka thAya che ke mArA priya patie saMnyAsa lIdhA pachI huM jIvatI zI rIte rahIza he gurU mahArAja, mane duHkha thAya che te eTaluM ja. mahArAja, maMda bhAgI je hoya che temanA mastaka para gurUne hAtha paDatA nathI. gurU bolyA he caMdrathI, have tuM bIlakula kheda karIza nahI. bahu janane jJAna thAya e hetuthI tArI dikSAne haju thoDe ghaNe vilaMba che. tArA caritra mehaniya karmanI haju zAMti thaI nathI. mATe cAritra grahaNa viSayanA kALane vilaMba udbhavyuM che. huM kalyANakArI caMdrathI A janmamAM nirmaLa pravRtine prApta thaI vIrasena sAthe mokSa prApti thaze. - gurUnuM vAkaya sAMbhaLI caMdrathI sarva duHkha bhUlI gaI. ane ghaNI bhaktithI gurUne ane mAhAmunIne teNIe namaskAra karyo pachI amarasene paNa gurUne yathA zAstra namaskAra karyo ane mAtA putra ane nagaramAM gayAM. praDha pratApa yukta ane nyAyI amarasena, pitA jevuM rAjya karI prajAne saMtoSa Apato hate. caMdrazrInA garbhanI kAMti divase divase vadhatI gaI. tene . jayAre patinuM smaraNa thatuM, tyAre grahavAsa eka kedakhAnA jevo bhAsate hate. patine viyoga janya duHkhathI tene uSNa javara utpanna thaye. javara mukta karavA kaMI upAya ja nahIM. ThaMDA pavanathI te te javara rUpI agni vadhAre prajavalita thato hato. zarIre caMdana lagADatA tyAre te, tene viraha agni adhika duHsaha thato hate. - vivekI janane paNa mehathI duHkha thAya che. jema vAdaLAM sUryane DhAMke che, tema meha vivekane AcchAdita kare che AthrathI AcchAdita thaelo sUrya jema aM. dhakArane nAza kare che. tema mehathI AcchAdita thaelo viveka mehane nAza karI vipattImAM upakAra kare che. - caMdrathI duHkhathI atyaMta vyApta thaI hatI, topaNa punaH keTalAka divasa pachI patisamAgama thaze evI AzA rAkhI, aneMdranA vacanapara vizvAsa rAkhI, teNe pitAnA duHkhanuM zAMtavana karyuM. - eka divase tene patine viraha saMtApa baha vadhyo, tyAre pitAnA mahelamAM, eka ThekANe suMdara pathArI para duHkha karatI sUtI. eka dAsI tenA hAtha caLatI hatI. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ bIjI tenA paga caLatI hatI. trIjI tenA mastakanA bAMdhelA vALa choDatI hatI. cothI dAsI tene pavana nAkhatI hatI ane bIjIe tene sArU lAge mATe vIrasenanI * vAta karatI hatI. - te samaye vilAsazrI munI tyAM gayA temaNe rANIne kahyuM ke "kema mahArANI, haju vIrasena pratyenA anurAgane viccheda nathI thato ke? he devi, je thavAnI te thaI gaI have gat thaelA sukhane zAmATe kheda kare che? he devi tuM vIrasenane gurU samajI tene pUjyamAna. have tenA pratye anurAgakaro egya nathI. grahasthAzrama cheDIne jeNe dikSA lIdhI che tenA pratye anurAga kara, e tenA dharmathI virUddha hovAne lIdhe, parama nidya che. caMdrazrI belI he sakhI. mAruM mana nehathI kema dravI gayuM? anelaMpaTa thaI dAsyatvane pAmyuM? A pramANe saMbhASaNa thatAM hatAM eTalAmAM AkAzamAMthI ekadama eka mATe sapa nIce paDayo. te sarpa kALa daMDavat jevo dekhAto hato. sarSa AgaLa cAlate hatA tyAre tenA mukhane agra bhAga atyaMta unnata thaele dekhAte hate. devIne hAtha jhAlavAne mATe ke zuM, teNe pitAnuM mastaka uMcu karyuM hatuM. sarpa rUpI rAkSase, devIne DaMza karavAne mATe ke zuM, pitAnI jIhA bahAra kADhI hatI. duHkhathI grasta thaelI devIne DaMza karavAne lAga sAdhI teNe pitAnI jI hA vadhAre bahAra kADhI. sarSanI bahAra nIkaLelI jIlDA devIne suzavatI hatI ke Aje tenuM maraNa kiMvA haraNa AvI pahoMcyuM. atyaMta jayaMkara kALa sarpane I sarve e bhayathI nAsavA mAMDayuM. rANuM turata sacetana thaI, navakAra rUpa mahA maMtranuM smaraNa karavAne AraMbha karyo. te mahAmaMtranA prabhAvathI sarpanuM calanavalana baMdha thayuM. ane te pAnagezvara tatkALa niSTa thaI paDe. jeNe vidyAbaLathI moTuM bhayaMkara vAdaLa utpanna karyuM, jenA yoge maMdAra parvatanA zikhare tUTI paDayAM, jeNe dhuLathI netrane AcchA dana karI, pRthvi ane AkAza vacce aMdhakAra karI, AkAza pAtALa eka karyuM, e caMDaketu nAmane khecara (AkAza gAmI) tyAM gaye; aMdhakAramAM adrazya rUpe jaI te parivAranA samakSa, teNe vIranI strInuM haraNa karyuM. suMdara gAdIpara tene suvADI, caDaketue tenA zarIra para hAtha pheravyA tyAre caMdragrIne mAluma paDayuM ke khecare pitAnuM haraNa karyuM che te manamAM vicAra karavA lAgI ke " A pApIe mAruM zAmATe haraNa karyuM haze ? thayuM te thoDuM ja thayuM che kAraNa mArA priya pati e mAre tyAga karyo che tyAre haju mAre ghaNuM dukha sahana karavuM bAkI che A pApI khecara keNa haze ? have A mane zuM karaze? haze. rAga za yukata kAMI paNa thaze, tene vicAra karavAthI zuM phaLa prApta thaze? koI parasTinuM haraNa kare to te prIti pUrvaka kare che kiMvA cheSa pUrvaka kare che, prIti pUrvaka karyuM hoya te kAmavaSa thaIne teNe A kRtya karyuM kahevAya, ane daiSa pUrvaka karyuM hoya to zatrunuM vera vALavAnA IrAde A kRtya karyuM kahevAya. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ . 31 krodha ane dveSa e je arthe anarthanuM muLa che te arthe mArU haraNa karavAmAM tene trIjo hetu kyAMthI hoya? kAraNe samasta bhavanamAM haraNane hetu A sivAya bIje naja hovo joIe. mane zIla rakSaNa kivA maraNa e ISTa che. zIla eja mAruM kavaca che to pachI, mane zuM karanAra che? strI svabhAvane ja zoka kare che ! paNa have mAre zeka zAmATe karavo joIe? kAraNe karma prApta je duHkho che te zeka karavAthI dura thatAM nathI. purva janmanAM karmathI mane je je duHkha prApta thaze te te sarva mAre sahana karavo joIe. caMdrazrA vicAra karatI beThI hatI te vakhate caMDaketue tene malayazelanA zikhara para laI jaIne mUkI. vidyAre tenuM rUpa jotA vAtaja, tene choDI dIdhI ane vismayathI netra praphullita karI bolyo "A hA, A rANInA rUpa jevuM trIlokamAM bIjA koInuM rUpa nathI. A rUpavatI strI jenI bhAryA haze tenA janmanuM kharekhara sArthaka thayuM che. AkRza zarIranI strI, potAnA bradhanuSyamAMthI choDelA tINa netra kaTAkSarUpI bANathI surA surane kSaNamAM jItI le che. AkAzamAM prakAzanAra sakalaMka caMdra niSkalaMka ane prakAzItu enA mukhacaMdrane avatAra che. enuM ati vistIrNa ane jenA para moTA stana che evuM vakSasthaLa, AkAza pramANe vidyAdhara ane amareMdra te jagamya che enI kaTI vIrasena zayyAthI mukta thaelI heI, ati kSINa thaI che. enA jaMgArUpI khaMbhamAM matta hAthI pramANe kAmadeve satata vAsa kare jaNAya che. enuM zobhAvaMta je je aMga huM te te ati ramaNIya hevAthI mane atyaMta prema Utpanna thAya che enuM rUpa ati ramya che, svabhAvataH e para purUSathI atyaMta vimukha che. sivAya jaina dharmane te vicAra karanArI che, tyAre ... temane zI rIte prApta thaze?" 'caMdrazrI ( vidyAdhara potAnA manamAM mArUM ciMtana karato joI )- anurAga baddha thaI mArUM haraNa karyuM che, kiMvA krodhathI haraNa karyuM che? A kRtya te anurAgathI karyuM hoya te A tAre prayatna niSphaLa che. ane dhathI haraNa karyuM hoya te jaladI mane choDI de. . - caMDaketu--pUrve tArA patie mArA pavanaketu nAmanA bhAIne mAryo che e vAtane divase vahI jAya che. mATe vera vALavAmAM kSamA na joIe, meM tArUM krodhathI haraNa karyuM che kharuM, paraMtu he suMdarI tane tArA patie choDI dIdhI che mATe have tane joI manamAMnuM vera nAza pAme che. je rUpa jevAthI jenI buddhi kura che, je krodha cakta che, jeNe vera dhAraNa karyuM che. evA janane paNa prIti utpanna thAya che. ane teja rUpanuM varNana vidvAne kare che. tArUM zILa huM samaju chuM. paraMtu tArA saudaryathI huM tadana mehita thaI gayo chuM. to he priye, guNAnu rakta je huM tene je kAMI karavuM hoya te kara. caMdrazrI belI are khecara tuM vyartha mUDha thaI gayA che. tethI AvuM bhASaNa vade che. are tuM guNAnuM rakata che. ema kahe che. paraMtu AvA prakArathI guNAnuM P.P.Ac. Guntainasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ rakata thavuM e deSa yukta ja che. anurAga prApta thAya to zuM thayuM ? te je parastrI pratye thAya te te deSa yukata che. ema vidvAna loke kahe che. daSAnurAgathI apekSA karavI e prathama niMdaya che. anucita e satyathI ulaTuM che. kAmAMdha mArA rAjahaMsa priyanuM aniSTa kemaciMte che. 1 gajerI je siMha tenI mRganI agamya evI je stri tenA pratye mRgane ane nurAga eTale kevaLa duHkhanuM ja kAraNa che, bIjuM zuM ? tArAmA, AkAza paMthe pharavAnI zakti che. eTalAka kAraNathI tuM pitAne baLavAna samaje che ? haze temAM tAre deSa ze ? kAraNa tArU sarva kULa pApI che. caMDALa kULa zivAya bIjuM kazuM gomAMsa bhakSaNa kare ? are, tArA bhAIne vadha thaye che tenuM smaraNa karI hajI tuM ceta. haju tuM mAhA mUDha rahI parastri haraNa karavAnuM pApa choDato nathI. mUDha jana rakta, mAMsa, parU, maLa ItyAdi seMkaDo azuddha padArthathI bharelI vaitaraNI nadimAM - DubIne rahe che. paripakava thaelAM ghIleDAM jevAM jenA hoTha che ane romAMca rUpI kATAthI yukta evuM jenuM zarIra che. te parastri rUpa zamInA jhADane mUDha leka AsiMghaMna karavAthI mahApApa thAya che eTaluM ja nahIM paNa parastrI jogavavAnI IcchA : utpanna thavI e paNa mahApApanuM kAraNa ja che. strI pratye jene Atma parabhAva nathI, ane parastrI cAtA ane bena pramANe je samajatA nathI te jana kuvA jevA che. jenA sevanathI A lokamAM ane paralokamAM duHkha prApta thAya che evI strIne anurAga viSayamAne anurAgathI sevana karavuM, egya kema kahevAya? "huM parastrI bhogavuM chuM ema keNa jANaze." ema mAtra samajIza nahIM. kAraNa aMtara AtmAja ApaNe zatru thaze. mATe AvuM karma karIza nahIM. becara (manamAM ati kevI thaI, netra lAlaceLa karI) be he caMdragrI amArApara tAre anurAga na hoya te bhale, paNa A lavArI zA mATe kare che? tArA duSaNanuM phaLa hamaNAMja tane ApuM chuM. te kevI rIte te tuM sAMbhaLa. tArI prArthanA vagere na sAMbhaLatA, hamaNAja tAre upaga laIza. - caMdrazrIe tenuM bhASaNa sAMbhaLI zIla bhaMga thavAnA bhayathI malaya parvatanA agra bhAgaparathI nIce paDatuM mukAyuM. kULavAna striyone jIva ane zIla paikI zIla adhika priya hoya che kAraNa jIvita punaH prApta thAya che paraMtu zIla eka vakhata . bhaMga thayuM te te punaH prApta thatuM nathI. te samaye caMdrazrIe trilokamAM dUrlabha . evA zIlanA rakSaNa mATe pitAnuM jIvita taNa tulya mAnyuM. tAtparya teNe zIla rakSaNa mATe evuM kRtya karyuM. tyAre malayAcalapara rahenAra malayamegha nAmane jevuM teNe tene nIce paDatI joI.. - "tenA satyathI huM saMtuSTa thayuM, ane mane tenI dayA AvI tethI meM mamatAthI baMne hAthathI tene ucakI deva stri pramANe te svarUpa jhine joIne meM vicAra karyo ke A sulakSaNe koI atyuttama stri hovI joIe, Ane baMne kapila kiraNIta P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ paDa vaNe che A uparathI te garbhavatI hoya ema lAge che. tenI kAMti suMdara che. tenuM aMgakRza thaeluM hovA chatA tenA netra suMdara che. tenA sagarbha zarIre kAMtithI sarva dIzA dhoLI zubhra dekhAya che ane zarada rUtunA Ala AcchAdit caMdra prakAza pramANe che, evuM joI tenA bane daMDa jhAlI parvatanA jaMgalanA rastAmAMthI tene DhIMgalI pramANe ucakI ghera laI gaye. ane suMvALI gAdI para suvADI huM dUra beThe, ane kahyuM "he vatsa tuM malaya parvata uparathI nIce paDI mATe bhaya pAmIza nahi. tyAM rahenAro laya megha nAmanA rAjA tane ucakI lAvyA che, sadaguNo I guNa lakanuM aMtaHkaraNa dave che mATe he guNavanI huM tane tAre ghera lAvyo chuM A tArU ghara che. huM tAro pitA chuM ema samajI tAruM aMtaHkaraNa rithara kara. have tAre prasUtikALa tadana pAse AvyuM che! tuM niHzatha thaI yogya samaye tAre je karavuM hoya te karaje re caMdrazrI bolI-tArA gharamAM rahevAthI mane leza mAtra paNa kheda thato nathI. kAraNa tuM mAruM rakSaNa karanAra pitA sarvadA mArI pAse ja che. he tAta, huM saMkaTamAM paDI, paNa he punyazALI, te mArA para dayA karI che. huM parvataparathI nIce paDI, te vakhate je te mAruM rakSaNa karyuM nahota, to huM mAMsahAre prANunuM bhakSa thaI paData. malaya-hevase, AvA prakAranA guNa ane lakSaNovALI AvA duHkhamAM kaI kaI vakhata paMDa che, A duHkha purva janmamAM karelA karmonuM phaLa hoya to paNa saguNanA prabhAvathI te vadhAre vakhata TakI zakatuM nathI. A pramANe tene AzvAsana ApavAthI te viSaya thaI. mahelamAM Ama tema svI hatI. sava yakSastrI tene joI cakita thaI gaI. ane caMdragrInuM rUpa joI manamAM jUdA judA vicAra karavA lAgI. strI maha mahe vAta karatI ke "zuM A zrApa traNa rANI che kiMvA koI suMdarI che? yakSa rAjA A vidyAdhara vadhune te nahIM lAvyo hoyane? pitAnA addabhuta rUpathI jagatane AnaMda ApanAra A strI kenI haze? te ahIM zA mATe AvI haze? potAnA jevuM sAMdarya teNe trIlokamAM joyuM nahIM hoya tethI te kadAca ketakathI ahIM te nahIM AvI hoyane? deva 'tyAdikanI strInA garvanuM haraNa karavA to te ahIM Ama tema nahI pharatI hoyane?" . ( A pramANe sarva strIo mAMhamAMhe vAto karatI hatI te samaye meM hAtha joDI. nehathI temane kahyuM ke "A pativratAne, kaMI paNa zaMkA na lAvatAM, tame sarva mAtA pramANe, kuladevI pramANe, gurU pramANe, ane svAminI pramANe mAnaje, A vIrasenanI priya bhAryA che. koI vidyAdhare vera levAnA hetuthI tenuM haraNa karyuM che. te pApaNa tene malaya parvatanA zikhara para laI gayA hatA, ane A devinA patitratyane baLAtkArathI bhaMga karavA pravRta thaye had. e tene duSTa hetu je nirmaLa zIlanuM rakSaNa karavA, niHzaMkapaNe A sAdhavIe zikhara parathI nIce paDatuM meryuM. tenI punyAIthI, te samaye huM tyAM jaI caDhayo. ane tene uMcakIne ghaNA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri MS. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ AnaMdathI ahI lAvyo chuM. AnuM AcaraNa ane deha atyaMta pavitra che. mahA punyavatI ne dhanya che. je sthaLamAM te raheze te sthaLa pavitra thaze. je jaina dharmi pitAnuM, zIla khaMDita thavA deto nathI. tene deva paNa namaskAra kare che te pachI bIjAnI vAta ja zI karavI? zIlaeja, caritra, tapa, ane guNa che zIla sivAya cAritra tapa, ane guNa vyartha che. je purUSanuM curI karavAnuM zIla nathI tene deva paNa vaMdana kare che. : hIrA, mANeka ane jaDAvanA alaMkAra sahaja prApta thavA jevA che, paraMtu zIla rUpI bhUSaNa mAtra ati durlabha che. * je kaI strI game teTalA alaMkAra dhAraNa kare, paNa zIla rUpI alaMkAra dhAraNa na kare che, te mastAna sAMDha jevI azuddha che. te IzkabAja A lekamAM zebhatI nathI. - Ane tame devatAnA pramANe pUnya mAna. kAraNa A jagatamAM guNAnuM garava eja punyatAnuM mukhya kAraNa che." - "mArA prabhAvathI caMdrazrI manoratha purNa thaI te sukhathI, nirbhayapaNe ghera . AvI. jema jema tene garbha vRddhi pAmate gayo, tema tema sarva vizva AnaMdamaya thAya che ema tene bhAsatuM hatuM. mArAgharamAM caMdrazrInA garbhanA mahAtmathI, zubha cinha jaNAvA lAgyA. sarva AnaMdItu thayA. zatru paNa nekara jevA vartavA lAgyAM. je kaI kArya asAdhya hoya te paNa te siddha thatuM. ane huM ekalo ja Indrane paNa bhAre thaI paDayo. caMdrazrInA mahAna garbha prabhAvathI mArA gharamAM nAnA prakAranA zubha lakSaNe thavA lAgyAM. eka divase meM tene kahyuM ke "he putri, mAre hAla je abhyadaya thAya che te sarva tArA garbhane pratApa che, A zubha cihathI ema jaNAya che ke tArA garbhamAM kaI avarNaniya teja che. tArA garbhamAM je kaMI teje. maya Utpanna thayA che te amArA temane paNa durdhaTa che jenI sAmuM joI zakAtuM nathI te) A pramANe caMdrazrIne huM vAraMvAra abhinaMdana karatuM hatuM, tyAre te saMtu. cha thaI, garbhanuM paripAlana karatI hatI. AvI rIte ghaNe vakhata gayA pachI navA mAsa pUrNa thayA. - uttama yoga, yukata tithI, vAra, nakSatra ane zubha divase, uttarottara vRddhi pAmanAra, jagavaMgha, ane nirmaLa caMdrakera jevI kanyAne caMdrazrIe janma Ape. A samaye AkAzamAM suMdara dvani thavA lAgyuM. AkAzamAMthI puSpavRSTi thaI ane sarvatra maMgaLa dvani prasarI rahyA; parivAra janoe ghaNe AnaMdathI mane vadI ApI ha ghaNo saMtuSTa thayA ane vadhapina vidhi karavA gaye. sUtikA kRtya thayA pachI, sarva lakSaNa saMpUrNa kula bALIkAne joI meM caMdrazrIne kahyuM ke "he caMdrazrI, che devi, AputrInA rUpamAM pratyakSa purva janmagata punyanI pratimAja avatarI che. che patri, A chokarInA lakSaNa jotAM, A putri, jJAna baLathI sarva vizvanA kalyANane pAtra thaze. A kanyA rana saMsArane sAra, bhUtaLanuM bhUSaNa, ane strI samudAyane P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 1 kapa tilakaja che. tArA jevAnA udaramAMthI ja AvAM rane utpanna thAya che. caMdranuM mULa je rehaNAdri, tenA sivAya AkAzamAM aneka vividha ratna che paNa te caMdra jevAM nathI. A jagatamAM kAryo thAya che te kAraNonA rUpa jevAM ja thAya che AmravRkSamAMthI kadI paNa liMbALIyo utpanna thatI nathI. A kanyA sAthe jenuM lagna thaze, te catuHsamudra paryata sarva rAjAne agraNI thaI rAjya karaze. 6 .. " te divase divase kanyAratna vRddhi pAmatuM hatuM. mAtA ane kanyAnuM huM rakSaNa karate hato. eka mAsa pachI yogya vidhi vagere karI, moTA AnaMdathI meM tenuM nAma pADyuM. sarva jagamAM enA karatAM bIjI suMdara strI nathI ema samajI tenuM nAma bhuvanasuMdarI pADyuM. surastrIe ghaNA maitakathI tenuM pAlana karyuM. kalpa vallI mAphaka kanyA mArA gharamAM pratidina moTI thaI gaI. kamaLamAM. kamalinI saha, jema rAjahaMsI phare che, tema devajanenI AMgaLI jhAlI te cAlatI hatI. te jema jema mArA gharamAM moTI thatI gaI, tema tema judA judA pakSanA loko mAMhe mahene verabhAva tyAga karI vartAvA lAgyA. strIo zuM parAkrama kare? evo vicAra karavo na joIe. kAraNa rAtrinA caMdranI vRddhi pAmatI kaLA aMdhakArane nAza nathI karatI? jyAM nAgadamanI nAmanI theDI paNa aiASadhi che, tyAM araNyamAMthI sarva nathI nAzI jatA? - yakSiNIthI veSThit thaI, te kanyA mahelAmAM, bAgamAM, nadImAM, ane sarovaramAM ramatI hatI. te nadInA tIre retIno deva banAvI tenI sAthe ramatI hatI. pUrva janmanA dharmAbhyAsathI tenI dharmabuddhi thaI te tevA prakAranI ramata ramatI hatI. teja subuddhinA megathI, gharamAM janabhagavAnanI sthApanA karI, te mUrtine eluM zubhra vastra paherAvI, puSpAdikathI pUjA karatI hatI. te keTalIka vakhate bhuSaNa yogya ane alaMkArayukta, DhIMgalIone janacaMdranA paga nIce mUkatI hatI. A pramANe jenA para naisargika samyakatvane pariNAma thayuM hatuM, te kanyA ramatanA:ge paNa dharma vRddha lekenI dhArmika vAsanA vadhAratI hatI, koI pAsethI zikSaNa na letAM jeTalA jJAna viSaya che te, ane zruta, zAstra vagere sarva saMpAdana karyA. sUrya darzanathI jema kamaLa praphulita thAya che tema AvA prANuone gurUnI kevaLa, nimitta mAtra digadazana mATe jarUra che. keTalAka divasa pachI, sarva janetrane AnaMda ApanAra, tArUNya tene prApta thayuM. sarvAga suMdarAkRti evI te kanyA, vasaMta rUtumAM zobhanAra vanarajI pramANe athavA zarada rUtunI kamalinI pramANe zobhAvA lAgI sarva jaganA lekane meha unna karanAra, dharmabuddhino atizaya dveSa karanAra, jItendriya manovRttinuM uccATana karanAra, sarva janane vaza karanAra, bAlaceSTAnuM zAMtika, ramyazrInuM saMrakSaka, evuM tArUNya tene atizaya zobhavA lAgyuM. - eka divase caMdrazrIe, pitAnI putrine vana avasthA prApta thaelI joI | P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ dhamanuSTAna buddhithI mane vinaMti karI ke "aho tAta, A bhavasAgaramAM durlabha e "manuSya janma prApta thayA pachI, manuSya hara prakAre Atmahita karavuM joIe. * A lekamAM paramArtha saMbaMdhI dharma sivAya kaMIpaNa thaI zakatuM nathI, saMkaTa avasthAmAM paDelA jIvane uddhAra dhamaMja kare che. . : - daSkriIne jema pi gukhakara che, dukhine jema baMdhu sukhakara che, rogIne jema viMdhya sukhakara che tema dharma e parama sakhya ApanAra che. ahIM tAta, vizeSa zuM kahuM.? dharma sivAya bIjuM kalyANakara kaMIja nathI. dharmathI atyaMta kalyANa thAya che. zeraDInA rasane goLa thAya che tene gALI gALIne sApha kare eTale zarkarApadane pAme che te pramANe janadharmane jema jema saMskAra thAya che tema tema te, manuSyane sukhakAraka thAya che. A pramANe janadharmano saMskAra thayA pachI, asurAdi narene, hAdika para + ' rahenArAone ane svarga nivAsIone paNa sukha prApti thAya che. mATe huM tAta, saMsAra masta thayelIne (caMdrathIne) anujJA Ape te huM ekAgamanathI dharma karmamAM pravRtta thaIza. A kanyA tamArI ja che ema samaje. tenuM ekAda sArA rAja putra sAthe lagna karaje. " bhuvana suMdarI (mAtAnuM mApaNe sAMbhaLI) belI priyamAtA, mArUM kartavya che jaladI kara. tArA paganA nakharUpI caMdranA kiraNanI maLI keTalIka daMpaniyA, tane . namaskAra karatI vakhate zepa pramANe dhAraNa nathI karIke ? draSTi mAganusAra tArA AgaLa jenA netra ekAda gita thayAM che, evA verI jananI strIoe tArI revA nathI karI? tArI AjJA pramANe sthAvara jaMgama paraMtu, tuM cAle tAre hAle, ane tuM bhI kahe tyAre sthira nathI thaI ke zuM? AvA prakAranA tArA saghaLA vaibhava laI have tuM UMdaraDI jevI ekalI daramAM rahI chuM. are mAtA, tuM mArA mehamAM paDIza nahI. huM keNu? ane tuM koNa? A sarva saMsAra kevaLa nATaka jevo che. dhamacaraNa saMbaMdhI je nAnA tarehanA apAya te sarva tArA vina sAthe nAza thayo che have sarva zaMkA cheDI daI dhamAcaraNa kara. " cazrI belI (putrinuM pyArathI cuMbana leI)-he putri te kharekhara mArA hitanI vAta kahI, putri tArA jevo viveka, tArA jevuM vairAgya, bIje kaI ThekANe dekhAze nahIM. tArA sivAya paramArtha saMbaMdhI A nizcaya kone che mATe ja - putri, have tAre mATe mane bilakula kALajI nathI tuM A lekamAM ane paralokamAM sukhI thaIza. ' mAtA ane patrinuM bhASaNa sAMbhaLI meM kahyuM ke "caMdrazrI che je ochuM chuM tene paNa vicAra kara. pachI sarva saMzaya cheDI daI dharma karmamAM pravRttathA, ahIMthI najIka ja eka tapasInuM tapovana che. tyAM kulapati vagu nAmano mAro eka mitra che tenA te zubha AzramamAM nitya dhamanuSThAna karI, tApasIno veSa dhANu karI pudharyA kara, tyAM tuM dharmanuSThAna karIza eTale munI vIrasena paNa tAra to ke P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ Avaze. ane bIjA paNa sArAM kAryo tArA haste thaze. tyAM tArI putrinI paNa tyAM zrIcaMdra prathe devanuM bhavana, meM, maNI, sphaTika, ratna ItyAdIthI maDhIne kareluM che ane te sarvatra vanathI veSTita thaeluM che, tyAM tame bane jIna devanI pUjAmAM nimagna rahI, sukha prApta karaje." caMdrazrIe munI vIrasenanA darzananI utkaMThAthI mAruM kahevuM mAnya karyuM. pachI yakSa ane yakSiInI rajA laI zubha divasa joI te pitAnI kanyA sAthe tapovanamAM gaI. jIna maMdira joyuM. maMdiranI najIka eka bAga hato. tyAM prakullita kamalayukta eka vAva hatI. te teNe joI. pachI ame badhA tyAM gayA. sarva e jInadevanI . pUjA karI ane jUdA jUdA stotra gAI prArthanA karI. pachI huM tapavanamAM gaye ane ghaNuM premathI caMdrazrAne va) nAmanI kulapatine svAdhina karI. kulAcAryuM : caMdrazrIne aMgIkAra karI tene kahyuM ke "he taporate, mArI pAse tuM khuzIthI dharma, karma karIne rahe. tyAM te sthAvara ane jaMgama prANanuM rakSaNa karI, dhyAna ane. adhyayanamAM nimagna thaI eka jhuMpaDImAM rahI. ahIM te jInezvaranA devaLamAM AvI devane trikALa vaMdana kare che. munInA snAna pachI raheluM pANI pIe che. tapasvI e potAnA mATe karelo bhAta (zeSa rahe te) ane keLAM vagere padArtha khAya che. ( he kumAra, caMdrazrIe bhAva sAdhutvane Azraya karyo che. te gurUnA samAgamamAM rahI tapazcaryA kare che. caMdrazrInI putri bhuvana suMdarI roja caMdraprabhajanezvaranI pUjA kare che. sAkSAta lakSmI jevI te putrI bhuvana suMdarI mArA gharamAM rahI, mArA mukhathI paNa dharmazAstra sAMbhaLe che. he, kumAra, tene anurUpa vara zodhavA huM A mahItaLapara sarvatra bhramaNa karuM chuM. te jema jema moTI thAya che tema tema traNa vastu kSINa thAya che. eka to mAruM mana, bIjuM tenI kammara ane trIjuM tenI sAthe lagna karanAra tarUNajana. putrinA pitAne, pitAne kaMIpaNa icchA nahotI. kevaLa putri mATe vara zodhavA ghera ghera yAcanA karavI paDe che. ApaNe eka aparAdha vinAne daMDaja kahevAya che. ( putrine bApa game teTalA mATe hoya, to paNa teNe jene kanyA ApI che, te halake hoya paNa mAthuM nIcu ghAlI tenA dubhaSaNa sahuna karavAM paDe che. chekarI saguNa hoya, sujAti haya, jJAna vijJAna vatI hoya, tete mALAnA maNakA pramANe bIjAnI matA che. - . : je pramANe latA bIjAne phaLa Ape che, te pramANe karIne pALIpoSI moTI karavI te bIjAne mATe ja vadhAre zuM kaha, tAtparya eTaluM ja ke tene duHkhanI kaI divasa khabara paNa nahoya to paNa te azeSa duHkhanuM sthAnato kharAja. ' . sarvatra bhuvana taLapara pharatAM pharatAM meM aneka rAjaputra joyA ane pachI sarva rAjAnuM kuLa, guNa, ItyAdi eka kapaDA para lakhI te tene batAvyuM. A sarva bhUvana P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ para sekaDo kumAra hatA, paraMtu A kumArIkAnA mananuM haraNa karanAra keI naheAte tIrthane namana karavAnI IcchAthI huM pharate pharate ayodhyA zaheramAM gaye. tyAre zakavatAra tIrthamAM rAtre meM tane je. tuM kaI devakumAra haIza ema prathama meM dhAryuM paraMtu tArI AMkhonA nimeSane pAdikathI meM tArA mATe nizcaya karyo. jInezvaranuM stavana, tene namaskAra devano parAbhava, Asana, hAradAna, kiMvA apAra teja saMpAdana karyuM teone tArI parIkSA jevAnA hetuthI khaMDakapAla sAthe saMgrAma thayo te suddhAM sarva kaMI joyuM. pachI meM kSetra patinuM bhayaMkara rUpa dhAraNa karyuM te joI yamane paNa bhaya prApta thAya te manuSyanI zI visAta ! paraMtu te je muSTiprahAra karyo tethI mArA zarIrane bahu vyathA thaI ane mane zuddhimAM AvavA bahu vAra lAgI. he harIvikama tAruM parakama bahu zreSTha che. huM je devano garva haraNa karanAra, paNa tArA AgaLa zastra leI laDhavA mArAmAM gyatA AvI nahIM, te mAre paga jhAlI mane e te pheravyuM ke, haju mane sarva vizvagaragara phare che ke zuM e bhAsa thAya che." '. A pramANe meM sarva hakIkta A bhUvana suMdarIne kahI che tenA yoge tArApara teno anurAga Utpanna thaye che. brahmadeve abhyAsa karI meTA kaSTathI je nirmANa karyuM evuM tAruM rUpa kapaDA para barAbara zI rIte lakhI zakAya? svargamAM paNa apUrva evuM tAruM rUpe ekaja vAra yAthI cittamAM zI rIte rahe ane cItamAM je rahI zakatuM nathI te lakhAya paNa zI rIte ? tathApi pitAnA sAmarthya pramANe yathA zakti AkAra mAtra, te tArU rUpa citrapaTapara lakhI, vismita rAjaputrIne meM samarpaNa karyuM te rUpa joI tenA e netra vismayathI praphullita thayA. tenuM citta viSayathI parAvRtta thayuM. ane tenI buddhine vikAra thaye. game te kAma karavAnuM svapnamAM, vAtomAM, manerathamAM, bhASaNamAM dhyAna mArgamAM, vadhAre zuM paNa sarvatra tene tuM dekhAya che. te hamezAM manamAM kahe che ke "harivikramanA rUpathI parAbhUta thaela kAmadeva, tArAmAM mArU citta ceTayAthI masarathI mAro jIva le che" kekilA madhura avAjanI te, sarvadA tArUM smaraNa kare che. saMkalipata priyanI AzAthI tenuM mana atyaMta praphullita thaI, zvAsozvAsa nAMkhI. priya maLaze mATe AgaLa jue che, paNa priya karyo che? cakravAkInA virahathI cakavAka pakSI jema artha kADhe che tema te nehabhAvathI . azupUrita draSTipAta kare che. te citramAM sarvAga suMdara citra joI "tAre page paDuM chuM" ema lakhe che. durlabha evA tArA darzananI AzAthI prerIta thaI deva ane dAnavanI mAnatA mAnI bAdhA rAkhe che. atyaMta ISTa evuM je tAruM darzana jema jema tene prApta thatuM nathI tema tema tenA manamAM tAre mATe duHkha thAya che tArI sAthe tene vivAha thayo nathI tepaNa, jala vinA jema mAchalI TaLavaLe che tema tene tAre ega na AvavAthI kamaLanA pAnanI suMdara zayyA paNa, tapI gaelA - velA jevI lAge che tArA darzana mATe tenuM citta eTaluM te asvastha thayuM che ke tAruM darzana na thAya te te mRtyu pasaMda karaze. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ A prakAre tArApara anurakata thaelI kanyAnI maraNa prAya avasthA joI tenA duHkhathI duHkhituM thaelI mArI priyAe mane kahyuM "he priya, bhuvanasuMdarInI tame upekSA kema karo cho? te ghaNI vipattImAM paDI che ema tenI sakhIo kahe che. eNe jyArathI citramAM harivikamane je che tyArathI te ati duHkhita thaI lIna thaI che! " - priyAbhiSTa joke sukhada che te paNa tethI tarazyAne pANI na maLavAthI jema duHkha thAya che tema te priyAbhiSTa je prApta na thAya te kevaLa duHkhanI vRddhi mAtra thAya che he priyatama, kanyAnA duHkhanI zAMti mATe have kaMI yatna kare, nahIM te bIjuM ja pariNAma Avaze. A tenA bhASaNathI kaM5, bhAsa ane bhayathI pIDIta thaI have zuM karavuM e vicAramAM huM nimagna thaI gayuM. have A kAryanI siddhi mATe zuM upAya karavuM? A zuM ariSTa AvyuM ? zuM karavuM ane zuM na karavuM? malAmAM bhUvanasuMdarI kayAM? ane dUra dezamAM adhyAmAM harivikama kayAM? tene AnuM nAma, ThAma, rUpa, guNa, kula, maraNa avasthA sudhI pahoMcelo tene prema vagerenI kaMIja khabara nathI. jene paraspara prema che te dUra hoya te paNa najIkaja che ema samajavuM ane jeno sneha nathI te najIka hoya to paNa dUra che ema samajavuM. : - prema na hoya eTale eka DagaluM hAre jana aMtaranuM bhAse che ane premI janane, teo laMkAmAM hoya te paNa gharanA AMgaNuM pramANe bhAse che. - sUrya dUra hoya che to paNa te kamalinIne vikasita kare che, ane netra ekaja sthAna para che topaNa karNane joI zakatA nathI. jenuM baLa joyuM che evA rAjAne ATale dUra ghaNuM aMtaraparathI zI rIte lAvavo? tenuM haraNa karIne lAvuM te te sarva saMzayAvaha karI nAkhe, he harivikrama Avo vicAra karatA hatAeTalAmAM devoe mane kahyuM ke "tuM malaya parvata para Avyo che ema jANyuM tyAre tapovanamAM jaI varlsa ane caMdrazrIne kanyAnI sarva vataNUka kahI. te mane A hakIkata khabara paDI tyAre temaNe kahyuM "he, yakSarAja game tema karI te kumArane tame ahIM lAvo." pachI huM tArA bhayathI kaMpIne sUrya asta thayA pachI, rAtre cora jema cerI kare che tema tane sutelo joi ahIM huM UMcakI lAvyo ane Azrama AgaLa komaLa palavanI zayApara bIjA vanavRkSathI AcchAdita karI muko. A kadApi jAgRta thAya ane mane jue che, chUTake thavAne IlAja nathI evuM jANe huM nAzI gayo. pachI huM mAre ghera gaye ane AnaMda ApanAra evuM je tArUM malayAcalapara Agamana e saMbaMdhI sarva hakIkata putrine kahI. tArA AgamananI vAtathI virahanalathI tRpta thaelI, parjanya vRSTi jema bhUmine kaMTakita kare che tema te ramAcita thaI UdakathI padmInI jema saMjIvina thAya che tema tArI khabarathI jenuM mukha kamaLa zuSka thaI gayuM che ne saMcAvana thaI che. tArA AgamanathI te sarva vizvane AnaMdamaya mAne che. mAtAe bolAvyAthI te puri jInAlayamAM gaI. . * * : * P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ ekAMtamatI, supadharA, evI kalpa vallI athavA kAmadhenuMja evI A kanyA meM tane ApI." ( A pramANe yakSe bhASaNa karyA pachI kumAranA aMtaHkaraNamAM AnaMda prasa ane belyo ke mahAna je heAya che te anurakata heya, kivA virakata hoya paNa temanuM svarUpa ekaja hoya che. ane teja ati nipuNa buddhimAna hoya to paNa, samudramAM tApa (garamI) hoya che enI khabara hoya che zuM? : '. je kArya thavAnuM mane azakaya lAgyuM te pUrva pujanA pratApathI tadana siddha thayuM che. surendra netrane rathamAM paNa kevaLa aprApyA te bhUvana suMdarI mane saheja prApta thaI. nazIba anukuLa hoya che eTale azakaya vAto paNa, dezAMtaramAM jaMgalamAM game tyAM, banI Ave che. . . tAta, ane mahAmaMtrI AgaLa meM je bhASaNa karyuM che. te siddha karavA A yuvatInA lAbhathI vAra lAgaze. alaMdhyamAM rahenAra mahA baLavAna zatrune jIta joIe. te zatru te rAjAne sanyanI madadathI ja mArA sainyano nAza kare che! hAla samaya pramANe be kArya karavAnI jarUra che. A vakhate je huM durlabha bhuvana suMdarI sAthe lagna karIza te, mAre mAthe viSaya laMpaTapaNane Aropa AvI, apakIrti thaze ane pitAnI AjJAne bhaMga kayone doSa vadhI, sivAya zatrune jItavA samartha chuM evI punaH apakIrti thaze, joke A mane pUrva pUnyAIthI prApta thaI che tepaNa daramyAna vakhata jAya paNa keTalIka vakhata pachI paNa mane A suMdarI prApta thaze. Ane mATe meTa gahana vicAra karavAnI jarUra zI che? tyAre have prathama te kArya karavA huM udyAga karIza. te siddha thAya eTale pachI je bIjI egya kArya * haze te karIza." :A pramANe vicAra karI ajIta vikamanA putra harivikame yakSane kahyuM ke che tAruM sarva vartana mane ghaNuM priya lAge che. parakArya karanAra je sajajana hoya che te svIkAryane anAdara pradaziti kare che caMdra pitAnA kalaMkane svaccha karatA nathI paNa sakaLa jagatane ujAve che. heyakSa, mArUM citta bIjA kAryamAM nimagna thayuM che. . mATe tArI. sAthe sarva nakakI thayeluM kArya che te paNa te tarapha huM pravRtta thatA nathI." . yakSa be are, AvuM . niSphara bhASaNa karIza nahIM. kAraNa te je . AvuM tAruM bhASaNa sAMbhaLaze te. maraNAvasthAne prApta thaze kamAra bolyA . A sabhAgRha choDIne ekAMtamAM cAla eTale tane aMtaHkaraNanI sarva vAta kahIza. . * sarva parivAra jIna maMdiramAMthI nIkaLe tyAre sarva dIlagIra thayA sarva * tyAMthI yakSane ghera gayA. : - tyAMnI sarva bAtamI sAMbhaLavA Atura thayelI bhuvana suMdarIne, tenI sakhIe, ' vagara bele duHkhatA zvAsozvAsathI radayanuM duHkha kahyuM sakhInI avasthA joI bhuvana saMdarIe puchayuM "huM sakhI, tame saMtApa zA mATe kare che ?" kumAranuM kahevuM P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ chupAvI sarva sakhI bolI ke "he bAI amArI svAmInInA sava saMtApa jala. dIthI ja dUra nAzI jaze" - sakhIye belI tArA prasAdathI amane bilakula duHkha nathI, amArA mana prasanna che ane duHkha je nathI te saMtApa kayAMthI thAya? A sAMbhaLI bhuvana suMdarIne zaMkA AvI ane thoDI sakhI sAthe laI te tyAMthI cAlatI thaI ne ghera gaI ane pitAnI premALa sakhIne kharI hakIkata zuM che te pachI bhuvana suMdarI duHkhI na thAya mATe te sakhIe paNa satya vAta na kahetA tenuM tevI ja rIte samAdhAna karyuM. beTA javAbathI te vadhAre krodhAyamAna thaI ane satya vAta jANavAne aneka upAyo javA lAgI. te yakSanuM ghara choDI bIjA yakSanA gharamAM gaI ane tadana aparicita yakSane teNe te hakIkata puchI. eka yakSane tenA puchavAnuM kAraNa mAluma na hovAthI teNe tenA AnaMda mATe je sAMbhaLyuM hatuM te kahyuM. te satya ke asatya hatuM tene nirNaya karavAne punaH punaH puchatI hatI tyAre teNe kahyuM "are dIkarI, tuM nakAmI zA mATe lavarI kare che. harivikamanuM citta anyamAM Azakta thayuM che." A bhASaNa sAMbhaLI tenA manane nizcaya thaI gayuM ane netra mIMcIne mUrNita thaI paDI. priyanA viyogathI dukhi thaI, pitAne eka hAtha chAtI para mUkI te sUtI hatI. tenI AvI sthiti joI tyAMnA lokoe hAhAkAra karyo tethI tenA gharanA Aptajana tyAM doDI gayA eka - sakho hAthamAM paMkhe leI pavana nAM khetI nAMkhatI caMdananuM pANI chAMTatI hatI. sakhInuM duHkha joI tenA netramAMthI azrudhArA vahetI hatI. eke tene potAnA khoLAmAM suvADI hatI, bIjIe tene kezapAza bhUtala para labaDato hato te DIka karIne bAMdhyo, trIjI tenuM mAthuM caLatI hatI, cethI hAtha coLatI hatI, pAMcamI paga caLatI hatI. bAkI jUdA jUdA thaMDA upacArathI te jarA zuddhimAM AvI, pachI te bhuvana suMdarIne sarva sakhIyoe kahyuM ke "he sakhI, tane ATale saMtApa kema thayo, te amane kahe. A na jANavAthI amane bahu duHkha thAya che te duba" kahIza evuM vacana ApI dUra kara. . pachI teNe jarA netra ughADyA. netra ughADI joyuM te tene tenA priyanuM smaraNa thayuM, tenI sAtheja duHkhane ucchavAsa nAkhI pitAne hAthe pitAnA kapAla para jorathI Thoko ati pravartakI , karUNa svarathI duHkha kahI pitAne mahara priyane viyega karAvanAra nazIbanI niMdA karavAnI zarUAta karI. bhuvana suMdarI bolI "he deva, te mArI AzA kema bhaMga karI ! are te Ama zA mATe karyuM? hAthamAM ratna ApI tuM pAchuM zA mATe chInavI le che? he priya durjananA mukhamAMthI paNa je bhASaNa nIkalatuM nathI, tevuM bhASaNe tArA sajajananA mukhamAMthI kevI rIte nIkaLyuM ? hevidha icchitAga banI AvavAthI tene apa P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ thaze prApta thayuM ? yazanI mATI thaI? huM je apriya thaI to paropakArI priyane mArA maraNa pachI, mArA tyAga mATe duHkha nahIM thAya? he priya. huM tane apriya he te paNa mAre aMgIkAra kara. tuM je phakata mane tAre gheraja rAkhIza te paNa tethI huM kRtArtha thaIza. kAraNa rAjAne jeke aneka strIo hoya che te paNa tenuM prema eka kivA be strIo paraja heAya che. rAjAnuM AvuM vartana A jagatamAM kene mAluma nathI? he rAjA, tuM samasta leka jAtine svAmI chuM. tethI tuM mArA AnaMdane kAraNabhUta thaye. ane have huM tArI sAthe anurakata thaI chuM chatAM mane atyaMta duHkha kema Ape che?" A pramANe te bolyAja karatI hatI ane karUNa svarathI rUdana karatI hatI. tenA zekathI yakSanA bIjA sevakane paNa zeka prApta thayuM. keTaleka vakhata pachI yakSA : paNa ekAeka jInamaMdiramAMthI bahuAra AvI, te vakhate bhuvanasuMdarI ane tenI AjubAjunI sarva sakhIo duHkhI dekhAtI hatI. vilApa karatI hatI. te sarva jaI yakSabhAyA paNa duHkhI thaI belI ke "he putri, tuM kevaLa priya mATeja zoka zAmATe kare che? tenI sAthe yakSarAja paNa kyAM gayA che te samajAtuM nathI he vatsa, te pitAnA sAmarthyane baLathI sarva surAsurane tRNavat mAne che eTaleM mArA manamAM zaMkA utpanna thAya che ke, prabhu jANe kayAre zuM thaze ? - pUrva adhyAre parIkSA jovAnA hetuthI tenuM ane yakSanuM yuddha thayuM hatuM te vAtanuM smaraNa thAya che eTale manamAM kaMpArI chUTe che. -. A bhASaNa sAMbhaLI tenA duHkhanI sImA rahI nahI ! tene mUcha AvI ane " tenuM citanya AcchAdita thayuM. te ekadama bheyapara paDI. keTalIvAra pachI ya aneka upAyathI tene zuddhimAM lAvyA. pachI te yakSezvarane bolAvI moTA svarathI raDavA lAgI "he tAta, A vizvanI dayA lAvanAra, are tuM paraduHkhathI duHkhita thaI sarva sevakane choDIne have kayAM gayo ? adhanya ane apuNya mArI jAta mATe, mArA chaMdathI, huM kalpavRkSa tAta, tuM tAre jIva jokhamamAM nAMkhe che te joI Azcarya thAya che! mArA jevA kRmivata jana kSaNamAM hajAro utpanna thAya che ane marI paNa jAya che. paraMtu he priya tata, sava vizva para upakAra karanAra, tArA jevA A jaga. mA durlabhaja che ! he tAta, tamArA sivAya, have mArA mastakanuM cuMbana leI, hAtha AgaLa dharI, mane uMcakI leI kheALAmAM keNa besADaze? pitA, tamArA vinA mArA kaNa lADa pUrA karaze ? mArUM lAlana pAlana koNa karaze ? tamArA sivAya huM duHkhI thaelI joI tarataja keNa duHkhi thaze?" A kamArI ane yakSastrInA nAnA prakAranA vilApathI sarva duHkhi thayAM sthIti kumArInI dukhInI vArtA sAMbhaLI zekarasathI paripUrNa thaI caMdrathI tyAM gaI, caMdrazrIne joI bhuvana suMdarI ubhI thaI ane namaskAra karI tenI pAse beThI. caMdrazrI (putrIne pAse leI) putri tuM, tArA tAta mATe zoka karIza nahI kAraNa deva manuSyanuM agya vakhate apamAna thavA deto nathI. mane ema khabara P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ che ke, kumAra pitAne kaMI apakAra karaze nahIM. kAraNa pitAe tene kaI divasa kaMIpaNa apakAra karyo nathI. pitAe, tane harivikamane ApI emAM temaNe zo aparAdha karyo? sajajana UpakAra karanAra sAthe koI divasa zatrutva karatA nathI, putri, tAta yakSarAja kaMI kAraNathI kumAra sAthe gayA haze. tyAre tuM temanA mATe bIla kula manamAM zaMkA rAkhIza nahIM. he suMdari, tuM tArA priya mATe paNa zeka karIza nahIM. sukha ane duHkha eno saMbaMdha amRta ane viSa jevo che. ' je pati guNavAna, prItimAna, kivA buddhimAna hoya che te amRta tulya che. ane tethI ulaTo je hoya che te viSa jevo che. viSayasukha ariMbhamAM priya hoya che paNa chevaTe tethI ati bhayaMkara saMkaTa prApta thAya che. suMdarI, viSayAsakata thaelo kyA purUSane te sukhI je che? te kahe - mATe he putrI, tuM tAruM citta samyaka jJAnayukta karI viSayane tiraskAra kara kAraNuM tatvArtha najare jonAM saMsAramAM sarva duHkha ja che. temAM sukha lezamAtra nathI. jyAre te tame Iccho nathI tyAre, tAre tene mATe Agraha dharavAthI, zo upayoga thaze? amRta miSTa che, paNa prApta thAya nahIM te tene ahIM ze upayoga? - tArA svAdhInamAMne heI, tArApara prIti karanAra nirdhana hoya te bhale paNa tene tuM pasaMda karo ane parasvAdhIna hoI tArApara prema na karanAra Idra hoya te paNa tenA para tuM prema karIza nahIM. he vatsa, harivikama pAsethI tArUM aMtaHkaraNa - nivRta kara. tAre pitA, tenA je bIjo ekAda vara prasaMda karaze." caMdragrInuM bhASaNa sAMbhaLI bhuvana suMdarIne duHkhamAM vadhAre thaye ane te bolI ke "are mAtA, tuM vivekI che, tatvajJa che, catura che, mAruM bhaluM karanAra che, paraMtu te je hamaNe mane kahayuM, tethI tuM mane atyaMta aniSTa thaI che. sAdhujana ane kulavadhunI gati ekaja. te kayAM ? jayAM mana Asakta thayuM hoya tyAM ja agni che, athavA vAyu hA, harivikama eja mArA aMgano sparza karaze. jayAM sudhI khoLIyAmAM prANa che tyAM sudhI kaI paNa bIjo purUSa mArA aMgane sparza karI zakaze nahIM. kulIna janane je vivAhu thAya che te cittAnuM rAgadbhava hoya che have, pANa grahaNAdi je vidhi che. te sarva lekamAM vivAhajJApaka vIdhI che. he mAtA, te mAre anurAga harivikrama para ArUDha thaye che have te je anyatra ArUDha thaze te kharekhara pApotpati thaze. punya ane pApanuM nibaMdhana zuM? zubhAzubha manovRtti. zubhAzubha mane vRttIja punya pApa mATe pramANa che. te sivAya koI paNa kiyA thatI nathI." caMdrazrIe vAta karI kahyuM vase, moTo bhayaMkara prasaMga Avyo. tAre nizcaya AvA prakArane ane tenuM mana kaMI juduM ja che. he vo vivekI jananI gati be prakAranI che ekano saMsAramAM rahIne saMpattIno upabhoga le, ane bIjI paralokamAM sukha ApanAra mokSano svIkAra karavo, P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ bhuvana suMdarI bolI mAtA, te kharUM kahyuM. zuM thAya che te joIza ane pachI vicAra karIne je karavAnuM te karIzuM. caMdrazrIe huM cAla, putrI, ApaNe tyAM jaIe. mAtA putrI banne jaNa bIjI bAjunA tapAzramamAM gayA, tyAM kulapati * AvyA. te bolyo "he putrI, tuM duHkha karIza nahIM. kAraNa saMsAra sarvadA eja che. tApasezvare tene upadeza karI tyAM tenA rakSaNa mATe eka vRddha tApasIne mUkIne, te pitAnA maMdIramAM gayA. vRddha tApasI tenuM rakSaNa karate ha, bhuvana suMdarInuM mana atizaya asvastha thavAthI te, AnaMda mATe, vanamAM Amatema pharatI hatI. harivikramanA virahathI tenA aMtaHkaraNamAM eTalo te saMtApa thayo ke, tenA vicAre mRtyu tarapha javA lAgyA. * eka divase prAtaHkALe anedranI pUjA karI, te maMdira pAsenA bAgamAM gaI teNe tApasIne kahyuM ke "huM cakSanA maMdiramAM hamaNAM jaIne AvuM chuM, tyAM sudhI tame ahIM ja raheje" pachI te bAgamAM gaI ane duHkhita hadaye belI ke "durbhAgya ane duHkha ApanAra amArA zarIranA avayavane ze Upaga? A zarIra have mRtyune svAdhina karavuM e ja sAruM che kAraNe mRtyu vakhate kSaNavAra duHkha thAya che paNa te duHkhathI hamezAnuM dukha AcchAdita thaI, purvanA duHkhanI vismRti thAya che. ! jIvatI rahuM te eka te durbhAgya ane priya viraha-A dukhe aMdagI sudhI huM zI rIte sahana karUM? mArI mAtAe mane kahyuM ke vivekI jananI be gati che. - eka te IDa lekamAM saMpattIne upabhoga, kiMvA paralokamAM mokSa. tyAre, te paikI je arthe mArA priye, mArI avajJA, karI, te arthe laphamI to mane prApta thatI ja nathI. have dIkSA graDaNa karavI te te paNa ati viSama che ane asAdhya kRtya che. aniSTa ane pApiSTa evA mArA pUrva karmonA udayathI mArI mAtuzrInA kahevA pramANe eka paNa huM sAdhI zakIza nahI ! Atmavadha jo ke 'zAstramAM niSiddha che to paNa have huM duHkhathI atyaMta trAsa pAmI chuM. sababa koI paNa upAyathI maraNa prApta karI laIza. - jene deha durbhAgyathI dUSita thayo che, durlabha jananI sAthe jeNe nehu joDe che, ane tene mAnabhaMga thayo che evA lokone duHkha zAMti mATe mRtyu eja moTuM auSadha che. phamAranA virahathI ati duHkhI thaI maravAno nizcaya karI tvarIta bhuvana suMdarI bAganI bahAra gaI ne manamAM bolI ke "te kumAre je ThekANe mAruM hAthInA saMkaTamAMthI rakSaNa karyuM hatuM tyAM te hAthI haze te ThekANe jaI ubhI rahe, ane pachI parameSTInuM smaraNa karIne, duHkhanuM sthAnabhUta evA mArA dehane hAthI AgaLa nAkhI tene tyAga karIza, P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ bhuvana suMdarI maraNane vicAra karatI karatI vanamAM pharatI hatI, te samaye te pInapayodharA, kamalamukhI, padamanemAgama evI zaradarUtunI lakSmI jevI zobhatI hatI. je sthaLe hAthIe tene saMkaTamAM nAMkhI hatI, tyAM te ghaNe vakhata pharI. hAthI tyAM nathI evI khAtrI thavAthI te manamAM belI ke "aho, pApINIne - hAthI paNa mukha batAvatuM nathI. are, jene huM icchuM chuM te mane na maLe to bhale, paNa mRtya je sulabha prApta che te paNa mane Aja durlabha ja thayuM" vAha nasIba. - mRtyu prApta karavA, te be yojana AgaLa gaI tyAM teNe samudrayo samudranA sapheda meja Tikamaya dekhAtAM hatAM. samudranA pANInA avAjane AkAzamAM pratidhvani tha ha ane te avAja bhuvanasuMdarIne dehatyAga nahIM karavA sucavate hate. samudra tIre Avelo parvata, samudra pANIne avAja, samudranuM tephAna vagerenuM duHkha sahana karI kaheto ke gaMbhIra manuSya mArA jevo sarva saMtApa reja sahana kare che, samudra makara graha ane mInanA samudAyathI atizaya bhayaMkara thaI, tenI . sAthe saMbaMdha rAkhavAmAM aneka apAya che ema sucavatuM hatuM. samudramAM kudake mArI paMcatatvamAM malI javAno bhuvanasuMdarIe nizcaya karyo hato tyAre arthAta ghora samudra joI tene AnaMda thaye. te bolI "jyAM narottama (nArAyaNa) zayana kare che, je amRtanuM utpatti sthAna che, te ja pramANe lakSmInuM sthAna je ratnAkara, temAM huM mAre deha nAkhIza." samudramAM paDI maraNa pAmavAne nizcaya karI, mRtyune AmaMtraNa karatI hatI te vakhate teNe eka leDhAnI piTI joI. piTI joI te bolI "A leDhAnI piTI konI?" mane lAge che ke te je huM ughADIza te kaMI vicitra cIja mArI najare paDaze." - suMdarI paTI pAse gaI ane tyAM beThI. peTImAMthI eka tarUNane avAja saMbhaLAya. avAja sAMbhaLI tene tyAM AvI pachI teNe moTA svarathI puchyuM "he sakhI tuM koNa? tArI avasthA Ama kema thaI ? peTI aMdaranI strI bolI, prathama tuM mane baMdhanamAMthI mukta kara, eTale huM tane sarva kahIza. peTInI sAMdhAmAMnI zIla ugheDI nAMkhI aMdara joyuM te eka apsarA jevI suMdara strI jovAmAM AvI te strIe kahelA upAyathI suMdarIe peTI UghADI peTI ughADatAM ja narakavAsamAMthI eka strI bahAra AvI te sarvAga suMdarI hatI. teNe bhuvana suMdarInuM rUpa joyuM, pharIthI nihALIne netra taTastha karI manamAM belI ke "zuM A devanI aMganA ahIM ramavA mATe AvI che ke zuM ? kAraNa A mRtyu lokamAM AvuM rUpa najare ja paDatuM nathI. ADA, saMsAramAM rUpa, ane guNa che - tene mATe je garva dhAraNa kare che te mahAmUDha che." bhuvana suMdarI-he sAthI je tArA manane pIDA na thatI hoya te tArI hakIkata kahe. strIe kahyuM, tane jIjJAsA hoya sAMbhaLa, ahIM sumadra tIre likhI nAmanuM eka zahera che. te zaheramAM hemaratha nAmano rAjA hato. tene guNasuMdarI nAmanI eka P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ priya bhAryA hatI tenI huM dhumarI nAmanI kanyA chuM. huM zekathI tadana baMdha thaI chuM hAla huM tArUNyamAM chuM; vasaMtarUtu pramANe tArUNyanuM haraNa karanArane janma thayo che aneka dezamAMthI aneka rAjA mArI IcchA dharI mArI sAthe vivAha karavA AvyA, mArA bApe temane kahyuM ke "huM kanyAne svayaMvara karanAra chuM" bIje divase huM mArI sakhI sAthe bAgamAM ramavA gaI tyAM sakhI sAthe nAnA tarehanI ramata ramI rahyA pachI mArI sAthe ramanAra sarva sakhIyone meM kahyuM "cAle ApaNe AMkhe bAMdhI azoka vRkSa nIce ramata ramIe. sarvae kabula karyAthI meM temanI AMkhe pATA bAMdhyA. huM ekalI rahI pachI jhADane zodhavA mATe teo sarva vanamAM pharyA. huM te jhADa nIce ekalI hatI. eTalAmAM eka vidyAdhara meM mArI AgaLa ubhela je. mane joI te kAmAtura thaye mane tyAMthI laI gaye ane malaya parvata nIce mane mUkI. teNe mane kahyuM "he priye, mArUM citta tArAmAM ceTayuM che. te tuM mAre aMgIkAra kara. he suMdarI huM vidyAdhara chuM! vidyA ane zakti yukta mAruM nAma vittavega che. tene joI mAruM mana caMcaLa thayuM che." - huM bhayathI bhramita thaI sthira ubhI rahI kaMI javAba Ape nahIM tyAre teNe mArI vadhAre prArthanA karI teNe ghaNA bhASaNathI pitAne anurAga vyakta karyo paNa meM tene kaMIja javAba Apyo nahIM. te roja mIThuM mIThuM bolate hato A pramANe pAMca divasa vahI gayA, te paNa meM tene tiraskAraja karyo tethI tene atizaya saMtApa thayA pachI teNe mane eTalI dhamakI ApI ke bhayathI mane mUcha AvI. bhayaMkara vAka ane dhamakIthI jyAre huM temane vaza thaI nahIM tyAre teNe mane chevaTe A peTImAM ghAlI, peTImAM ghAlIne, peTI samudramAM pheMkI, punaH peTI pAchI kheMcI te belyo, "he duSTa, have tuM marIza. haju tuM mane tAre priya kara, hAla te samudramAMthI mane ahIM lAvI, prathama kayA pramANe bAlI bahAra gayo che. te kayAM game che, tenI mane khabara nathI, he devI meM mAru vRttAMta saMkSepamAM tane kahyuM, have tuM koNa? ema puchatA mane zarama Ave che. mane eTalI khabara che ke sakhI, tuM manuSya nathI. tuM kaI deva kivA daitya hoya ema mane lAge che" bhuvana suMdarI bolI (manamAM--sura ane asurane bheda Ane khabara nathI. mATe A vakhate Ane kherUM zA mATe kahevuM? ApaNe te kahyuM teja kharUM emaja kahyuM sAruM che. ' strI-kema, sakhI, zAno vicAra kare che? bhuvana suMdarI-sakhI, tuM kahe che te ja kharuM che. malaya parvatane mukhya yakSa mAro pitA che tuM have jaladI ahIMthI nIkaLI jA, kAraNa vidyAdhara Avaze te punaH tane paDaze. A peTImAM tAre ThekANe huM besIza. pachI peTI baMdha karI, prathama hatI tevIja sthItimAM mukI vegathI tuM tapavanamAM jA." A pramANe belI nirAza thaI bhuvana suMdarI piTImAM piDI ane bolI "tuM mArI phikara karIza nahIM. huM ahIM chuM te paNa devaprasAdathI mane maraNa prApta thaze nahIM * P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ mATe peTInuM DhAMkaNuM baMdha kara, ane sAMdhAmAM gAna vagere lagADI punaH ta para . DhAMkaNuM muka. garIba bhoLI kumArikAe, tenA kahayA pramANe karyuM ane vidyAdharanA bhayathI te tapovanamAM jatI rahI pachI tyAM vidyAdhara punaH AvyuM ane peTImAMnI bhuvana suMdarIne ghumarI dhArI meTA karkaza avAjathI kahyuM "are aMta Avyo che e samaja. he mukha, pApiSTa tane bilakula cAturya nathI, neha nathI, kaMI nathI. jaladI tuM mane pati kahe che ke nahIM? huM mukha je keTalA divasa tArI prArthanA karuM? hajAre matya, ane moTA mAchalAvALo ghora samudramAM tane nAMkhIza eTale tuM marIza" vidyAdharanuM bhASaNa sAMbhaLI vIrasenasutAnA aMgapara romAMca ubhA rahyA ane teNe maravAno nizcaya karyo ane bolI "priyAnA tiraskArathI dukhi thaelA, are ! huM mArI zakIja nahIM" A vAkya sAMbhaLI te atizaya krodhAyamAna thayo ane peTI uMcakIne AkAza mArge cAlate thayo, gussAthI teNe AkAza mArgamAMthI baha jorathI peTI samudramAM nAMkhI dIdhI pachI te vidyAdhara malaya parvata tarapha gayo. tyAM thoDIvAra besIne punaH ghaNA vegathI samudranA madhya bhAgamAM gayo. te vidyAdhara zIromaNuM thoDo zAMta thaIne, potAnA vidyA baLathI te peTI samudramAMthI kADhavA .. . yana karavA lAgyo teNe vidyA baLathI badho samudra zodhyo paraMtu tene te peTI jaDI nahIM ane kayAM gaI tenI paNa khabara paDI nahIM. te peTI jaDatI nathI ema joIne manamAM bolyA " strI hatyAnuM pAtaka mane lAgyuM tenuM nirAkaraNa kema thaze? Aja sudhI meM samudramAM peTI aneka vakhata nAkhelI, ane pharI bahAra kADhelI paraMtu A vakhate ghaNuM tapAsIne te joyuM te paNa peTI jaDatI nathI." A pramANe manamAM aneka vakhata zeka karIne pharI samudramAM te piTI teNe .. dhI te paNa te jaDI nahIM. pitAnA kRtya badale ghaNe pazcAtApa pAmIne te vitta- " vega pitAnA ghara tarapha gaye P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 48 catutha saga. * -- - - 0. -9-- - trIjA sagamAM lakhyA pramANe banAva banyA pachI lokone yakSanuM vRttAMta jANavAnI IcchA thavAthI, keI eka devadUta yakSanA maMdiramAM gaye. te yakSiNInI mukhya sabhAmAM gya Asana para beThe. keNa jANe kaMI aniSTa che ke zuM? evI zaMkA lAvI yakSa strIe tene puchavAthI te yakSa vAta kahI te nIce pramANe - te samaye nirjana ane ekAMta devAlayamAM harivikame yakSane pitAnA pitAne hukama saMpUrNa kahaye, te sAMbhalI yakSa be harivikama, te je vicAra karyo che te yogya ja che, kAraNa mahatvanuM kArya hoya te paNa pitRkAryane te mahatvanA kAraNathI aDacaNa Ave che. jananI, janaka, svAmI, ane vizeSe karI gurU, emanI AjJA bIjA sarvanI AjJA karatA vadhAre prabala hoya che. prathama A rIte pujyanuM kArya karI, pachI tuM mArI putra sAthe vivAha kara. he, harivikama, tuM ahIM besa. huM eka kSaNamAM te tArA mahAbala nAmanA zatrune bAMdhI tArI rAkhyukha lAvuM chuM. - harivikama-tuM tema karIza e vAta kharI che, paNa te rAjAne konI madada che, ke jethI karIne te ajeya thayo che. ' yakSe kahyuM, tene madada karanAra je deva che te vyaMtara che. te mArA jevAne paNa parAbhava kare che. Ama che te paNa tArA parAkramanA sAyathI huM meTe balADhaya thaI devane paNa parAbhava karIza. pachI zatrune ze hisAba che? : - harivikama bo -he mahAsu, tAruM sAmarthya koNa nathI jANatuM ? paraMtu tane trAsa zA mATe Apa joIe? huM zatrune jItavA samartha chuM. yaddo kahyuM,'. tuM hA nA karIza nahIM. cAla, ApaNe bane alaMdhya durgamAM jaIe. yakSanA ati AgrahathI ane vinaMtithI harivikame sarva kabula karyuM. pachI yakSa, kumAra ane ame sarva tyAMthI ekadama nIlI paDyA. harivikame kahyuM-prathama vyaMtara tarapha javuM, tenI sAthe yuddha karI tene ApaNe svAdhina kare ane pachI alaMdhyattana tarapha javuM. yakSe kahyuM, he harivikama, ema nahIM. Ama karIzuM te rAjanItIna depa Avaze kAraNa rAjanItIne siddhAnta e che ke jenI sAthe ApaNe virodha che tene prathama sAdhya kare. tame zagune vaza karo tyAre te tamArI sAthe zatrutva rAkhaze tenI sAthe karavAnuM che te pachIthI karaje, P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ yakSanuM kahevuM mAnya karIne harivikama vimAnamAM beThe. tenA hAthamAM talavAra hatI. mAthA para muguTa hato. kAnamAM kuMDaLa hatAM, yakSa tene pavana nAkhato hate. AvI rIte rAtrinA samaye teo vairisiMhanuM sanma jotA jotA jatA hatA. rAtrinA prathama praharamAM yakSe utpanna karela prakAza alaMdhyapattanamAM gaye. tejanA prabhAvathI divya vimAnArUDha harivikame suMdara zahera joyuM. te zaheranA AsapAsane bhAga vairisiMhanA lazkarathI veSTita thayA hatA. Idhana vagere. zaheramAM laI javAnI manA hatI. pathika vagere lokone zaheramAM pisavAnI paravAnagI nahotI. cekIdAra pitAnA vArA pramANe jAgRta rahI cokI karatA hovAthI tyAM bhayaMkara avAja thato hato. je zaheranA leka paracakanA bhayathI vyagra thatA hatA te zaheramAM (alaMdhyapura)mAM . . teo piThA. kumAra zaheramAM pizI, mahAbalanI maNImaya sAta mALanI havelImAM ekadama gaye. tyAM sthaLe sthaLe sevaka ubhA hatA. bArI bAraNuM baMdha hatAM. A joI yakSa bhe "AryA, A kilo hajAra varSa pachI paNa zatrune alaMdhya che" rAjA, tAre zatarU je mahAbala tene parAbhava karI A kilo tuM tArA tAbAmAM rAkha. kAraNa A killo bIje kaI sthaLe nathI. have vAra karIza nahIM. zatru pAse huM hamaNAja jaIza. tene nAza karavA, tAre mAtra nizcaya hA joIe." pachI yakSa mahAbala rAjA pAse gayo ane kahyuM ke "are rAjA, svastha kema sute che? je rAjA nirUtsAhI hoya che tene saMkaTa prApta thAya che. utsAhI e prathama guNa gaNela che ! mahAparAkramI harivikama je zatru prApta thayA chatAM, *, ati dIrdha nidrA leI upekSA karI !! he rAjA, teNe mane tArA tarapha mokalyo che! huM tane tene saMdeze kahuM chuM. te ekAgra cittathI sAMbhaLa- "tuM zreSTapaNane garva mUkI daI, tenA pitAnI sevA karI. ane huM rAjA, pachI khuzIthI rAjya lakSmIne upabhoga le. te pramANe tane kabula na hoya te, yuddha karavA raNAMgaNamAM cAla. A be vAta kahI, temAMthI tane game tene svikAra kara." A pramANe yakSarAjAnuM bhASaNa sAMbhaLI rAjA ALasathI zarIra maraDI, pathArI mAMthI ekadama uTho ane be "tuM keNu harivikama koNa ane mArI pAsethI sevA karAvanAra tene bApa paNa koNa che? he duSTa, tuM mane konI sevA karavA kahe che? ane je sevA kahe che te kevI rIte karAya che ? tenuM svarUpa mane kahe ! kAraNa mane janmathI sevA eTale zuM, tenI khabara nathI sevA e padArtha mane apUrva che. harivikamane bApa je mane sevAnuM rUpa batAvaze, te pachI huM paNa dhIre dhIre sevAne abhyAsa karIza. yakSe kahyuM tuM keNu? ema puchayuM te barAbara nathI. te pramANe harivikama koNa? e paNa tArUM puchavuM agya che. jeNe tArA zarIranI gAMsaDI bAMdhI tane gaLAnI mAphaka killAmAM pheMkI dIdhe, je tArA karmanuM tane phaLa ApanAra che P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ te harivikamane tuM zuM nathI oLakhate? tane je vastutvanI khabaraja nathI, te pachI te je kahyuM temAM deSa zAne? te je anItine bhuSaNarUpa bhASaNa karyuM te kevaLa mukhetAja che! * je pita thaI pitAnA manamAM garva dhAraNa kare che te upahAsane pAme che ane pitAne saMzayamAM nAMkhe che. are rAjA have bolavuM baMdha kara. je harivikamanI tane khabara nathI te ja tane je pitAnI sevA karavAnuM kahe che, tenuM darzana karAvaze. he rAjA, tuM sevA eTale zuM, te jANavA bahu utsuka thaIza nahIM. harivikama tane nyAyathI Ajaja sevAnuM rUpa pragaTa karI batAvaze. je vAta ApaNAthI siddha thavAnI nathI te vAta zI rIte bolAya? asatyArthavAdI loka (belelI vAta siddha na thAya te laghutva pAme che. hemahAbala, keTalAka divasa pachI tuM hAtha joDIne rAjAnI sevAmAM tatpara thaIza evuM mAre jevuM paDaze. yakSanuM bhASaNa sAMbhaLI rAjAne krodha caDhaye tenuM zarIra tharathara kaMpavA lAgyuM. te vakhate tenA hAthamAM eka talavAra hatI. te talavAra mahAbale potAnA hAthamAM lIdhI, eTalAmAM harivikama tyAM Avyo. harivikramanA AvatAnI sAtheja, tejathI rAjAnA zariranI kAnti malIna thaI ane pratApazunya thaI kALe dekhAvA lAgyA. * teNe evo vicAra karyo hato ke, devoe prayatnathI rakSaNa karelA A bikaTa kilAmAM bAra jana sudhI paNa duSTa buddhi dAkhala thaI zakatI nathI. AkAza ane pRthvi paranA deva, kivA matye ItyAdikane praveza thavo paNa muzkela evA A majabUta killAmAM keNu pezI zake? A pramANe te vicAra karatuM hatuM te vakhate harivikame tenuM ghaNuM apamAna karyuM ane "tAruM nAma mahAbala che, te have tArUM baLa amane batAva" ema kahayuM. harivikramanA bolavAthI te mahAbala rAjA mugdha thaI, tharathara kaMpavA lAgyA ane dhrujatA dhrujatA, tenA hAthamAMnI talavAra nIce paDI. - A joI kumAra mitAsyathI bolyA ke "tArUM baLa joyuM. have tuM bhaya rAkhIza nahIM. tArA jevA bhayabhita thaelAne huM mArIza nahIM. huM tane saheja katakathI puchuM chuM ke, tAre vyaMtara karyo che? mane lAge che ke, jevuM tArUM baLa che, tevuM ja tenuM baLa haze." mahAbala bolyA tAruM parakama bhUtaLapara siMhanA jevuM prasiddha che. tuM je kahe che te kharUM che. mAruM nAma bIje ThekANe game tevuM hoya paNa tArI sAthe te yathArtha nathI. huM mahAbaLa chuM kharo, paNa tArI sAthe tulanA karatAM mAruM nAma yathArtha nathI. anya zatru sAthe parAbhava dUSaNa rUpa che. paNa te tArI sAthe parAbhava bhUSaNa rUpaja che. ' he harivikrama, huM bIjAone achata chatAM, tArA saMbaMdhamAM te jItAe chuM. eTalAjathI huM pitAne kRtArtha samajuM chuM. he kumAra huM tAro cAkara thayo. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ have A killoA parivAra, A khajAne, strI putra sarva tuM grahaNa kara. lohArgadeve mane pahelethI ja kahyuM hatuM ke, harivikama prApta thaze eTale mAre rasto baMdha thaze. - yakSe kahayuM vAhavA, zaraNa AvyuM che te bahu sAruM karyuM, sarvAga samarpaNa karavuM eja svAmInI bhakita che. mananI ekAgratA dhAraNa karI, tane kumAranI bAbatamAM viveka karatA AvaDo ane kArya nirNaya karyuM, te pramANe bIjA kone AvaDaze? koIne nahIM AvaDe. . - rAtri vahI gayA pachI timira samudAyane nAza karI, sUrya parvatanA mastaka para jaNAya. harine (harivikama) udaya thayo eTale saMcita prajApi kamaLa prakuTilata thayAM. yakSanI sAthe kumAra jIta meLavI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. . . mahAbale pitAnA amAtyanI hIlacAla baMdha karI, hAtha ucA karI, laDhavAne taiyAra thayelA sinyane kahayuM ke "he sarva sAmata, ane sinyanAyaka huM kahuM chuM te sAMbhaLe. atulya zakitanA pratApe jene parAkrama addabhuta che eve, ane teja pramANe jenA bhayathI devalepArga paNa nAzI gayA e ajItavikama harivikama nAmane putra che. tene tame sarva prabhu mAne ane have tenI sAthe virodha kare mUkI de. ane te harivikramanA vAda kamaLanuM, vaMdana kare. A pramANe pratApI harivikramane namaskAra karyo. nagaramAM sarvatra harivikame abhaya darzAvanArI ANa pheravI. pachI virisiha nAmanA pitAnA senApatine bolAvI, tene nagaranA adhyakSa nImI prajAnuM mana zAMta karyuM, jayAMthI malayamegha harivikamane laI gayo hato, te malaya parvata pAsethI pitAnuM sarva satya bolAvyuM. mahAbaLa rAjA tenI strI ane tene prajAne sarva lazkarane svAdhina karI, harivikama potAnA pitA tarapha javA nIkaLyo. : - A pramANe alaMdhyapurImAM harivikama rAjA rAjaya ane saMpattine upabhoga leI svadezamAphaka AnaMdathI rahyA che e kuzaLa vArtA tamo sarvane kahevAne, yakSe mane ahIM mokalyo che tethI huM ahIM Avyo chuM. svAmIe tamane e saMdeze kahevaDAvyA che ke tame aMtaHkaraNathI bhuvanasuMdarInI bhakti kare." : " yakSanA dutanuM bhASaNa sAMbhaLI sarva sevaka vagere A kuzaLa vArtA kahevA tene AzramamAM laI gayA. sarva bAtamI caMdrazrIne kahyA pachI caMdrazrI belI ke, te mArI vahAlI bhuvanasuMdarI kayAM gaI? tenI mane khabara nathI. dUte caMdrazrIne yakSa kayAM che vagere kahyuM yakSapanie tene punaH yakSa pAse mokalyo. yakSa te yakSa pAse AvI bhuvanasuMdarIne viyega vagere saMbaMdhI sarva hakIkata kahI bhuvana suMdarInI hakIkta dute yakSane kahI tyAre harivikramanA hRdayamAM trizuLane ghA thaye P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 5. hoya e duHkhi thayo ane "hAyahAya, are bhuvanasuMdarI" e uddagAra kADhI mUrzita thaye. pachI yakSanA zItopacArathI te zuddhimAM AvyuM paraMtu eka sAdhAraNa manu dhya pramANe teNe teNe bhuvanasuMdarI mATe zeka karyo. habhuvanasuMdarI tAruM svarUpa trilokamAM atyaMta adabhuta che. te A nirdayanA AtmAne kema ThAra karyo tArA jevI nArI ratnanA yugathI sakaLa jagata bhUSita thayuM che have tArA vagara teja jagata mastaka vinAnA deha jevuM lAgaze. mAre mATe tene maraNa prApta thayuM. tArA maraNanuM pApa atighora tapa karavAthI paNa kema naSTa thaze? he devI, tArA maraNathI traNe lokamAM mAruM mukha keIe jevuM nahIM ane mAruM nAma keIe levuM nahIM evI cogyatAvALo huM thayo chuM. pahelA mArA guNa leka eka cittathI sAMbhaLatA hatA, have teo mAruM nAma sAMbhaLatAM ja kAnapara hAtha mukaze. je gurU virUddha vartana rAkhe che. je vizvAsaghAta kare che je bALake ane ane strIonI hatyA kare che. temanuM nAma sAMbhaLavuM nahIM. pUrvajanmamAM meM je pApa karyuM hatuM tenuM A janmamAM mane phaLa maLyuM che. have pachI paNa pUrvajanmanA pApathI zuM zuM thaze tenI mane samajaNa paDatI nathI. huM tArA viyogathI dagdha thaye chuM tyAre arthAta mArI sthiti smazAnamAMnA keyalA jevI thaI che. ' A pramANe zekathI ati vyAkula thaelA kumArane yakSe kamaLa vacanathI zAMta karyo. - yakSa bolyo, "are harivikama, tuM A parAkamI hovA chatAM, vRthA zA mATe zeka kare che? tuM je AcaraNa kare che te purUSane zobhatuM nathI. strIne zobhe che. "sAhasa priya je jana hoya che, temanuM ataHkaraNuM svabhAvataH ati komaLa hoya che. paNa te ja aMtaHkaraNa jyAre saMzayayukta thAya che tyAre vajApramANe kaThera bane che. he vatsa, bhuvanasuMdarI tArA hAthamAM che, tenuM zIyaLa ane aMga kAyama hAI; te kaI paNa ThekANe jIvatI che ema avidhajJAnathI samajAya che. te aMhI svastha rahe. huM sarva bhUtaLapara tenI zodha karI tAro ane tene ega karI ApIza." A pramANe yakSarAja bhASaNa karI, harivikramanI paravAnagI leI adrazya thaI AkAza mArge vAyunI gatie cAlato thayo. bhuvanasuMdarInA duHkhAgnithI harivikamanI tanu dagdha thatI hatI tyAre senApati vairisiMhe tene kahyuM ke "he mahAmate vikama, tane zAstrane saMpUrNa artha khabara che tyAre mArA jevAnA bedhane tane keTale upayoga thaze? ja haze, huM tane eTaluM ja kahuM chuM ke, he narottama, bhuvanasuMdarI mATe kheda kara tane yegya nathI tuM je AcaraNa kare che te tArA jevAnA svabhAva P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 53 thI virUddha hoI tadana niSphaLa che. narottama jenuM nAma sAMbhaLatAMja aMga dhrujavA lAge che, evo je tuM, tene zeka karavA yogya che ke zuM? he rAjA, zatrunuM dravya je pramANe haraNa kare che te ja pramANe parAkrama karI bhuvana suMdarIne lAva talavAra rUpI trAjavAmAM deha telIne, je zatrune samartha karavA taiyAra thAya che teja ISTa sAdhI zake che. mahArAja, sarva bhuvanatala ApanA AdhAra para che. Apa duHkhi thayAthI jagatamAM keTalA leka duHkhi thAya che tenI Apane khabara nathI. jenuM aMtaHkaraNa kSINa thayuM che te zoka kare che-tevo tuM vyartha zoka karIza nahIM. sarva kArya sAdhavAne tuM nizcaya kara. - kumAra svabhAvataH dhairyavAna hato ja. te paNa senApatinuM bhASaNa sAMbhaLI jAgRta thayo ane dehanuM yathArtha svarUpa samajavA lAgyo. harivikrama-priyA saMbaMdhanA vajapAtanA sAmarthyathI, huM sarva vyApAra bhulI gayo. mArA jevAnI yogyatA bIjAne upadeza karavAnI che chatAM mArI AvI avasthA thaI, te jagatamAM bairyatA nirAdhAra thaI gaI ema kahevuM paDaze. senApatie mAre mATe mane je kahyuM te gRja che. have huM mArA parAkramathI priyA mATe udyoga karIza. yakSe paNa kahyuM che ke mArI priyA jIvatI che. tyAre have tene mATe mAruM parAkrama huM batAvIza" A pramANe vicAra karI teNe senApatine kahyuM ke he senApati, jItavAnuM kArya phateha karanAra, ane mAruMkharUM ISTa cIMtanAra bIjuM koNa che? tArA bhASaNathI mAre kheda naSTa thAya che. kumAra senApati sAthe vAta karato hato teTalAmAM kumAranuM kArya karavA taiyAra thayo hoya tevI rIte sUrya, devInI zodha levA samudramAM peThe. te daMpattine arasaparasa darzana na thavAthI, temanA duHkhamAMja jANe ke, sUrya asta thaI, sakaLa vizva aMdhakAramAM DubI gayuM. lekenuM citanya nidrAthI aMtarita thavAthI temanI ceSTA baMdha paDI tethI karIne harivikamanA duHkhathI sakaLa vizva mUcchita thayuM hoya ema jaNAvyuM. kumAra devatArcana vidhi karIne seMkaDo sAmaMtasaha sabhA maMDapamAM beThe. yogya vakhata thayA pachI kumAra sabhAsthAna choDI thaDA sevakasaha, zayyAgrahamAM gayo. tyAM rIta pramANe prasAda vagere leI, sarva sevakane rajA ApI, te suMdara zayyApara beThe A ekAMta sthaLamAM mane mArI priyAnuM darzana kevI rIte thaze, tene vicAra karavA lAgyo. jyAM sudhI manuSya maraNanA saMzayane choDatuM nathI, tyAM sudhI sAhasa priya . jananA hAthathI ISTakArya thatuM nathI. satya eja jenuM dhana che, evA mANasanI be gati che. eka svakAryakaraNa kiMvA zIvra maraNa. Aja kaSNASTamI che. Aja meM apavAsa karyo che mATe laDAI karIne ekAda devane sahAya karI laIza. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 54 A vicAra karI vikramavIre hAthamAM talavAra laI, paheregIronI najara cukAvI, zayanagRhanI bahAra prayANa karyuM. eka mATI khAI oLaMgI, sarva vizvane tRNavata mAnI najIkanA eka smazAnamAM peThe. samazAna jANe ke yamanuM prANI vadhasthAna kiMvA bhayanuM janmasthAna, kiMvA bhUtanuM kiDAsthAna, kiMvA mRtyunuM maMdira hoya evuM jaNAtuM hatuM. tyAM rAkSasa, citAmAMthI ardha baLelA maDadAM bAhAra kADhI pizAca sAthe vAdavivAda karatA hatA. ane temanI sAthe teo paNa bhakSaNa karatA hatA. tyAMnA rastA kasAI bajAranA rastA jevA hatA. rastA mAMsa ane cabathI vyAta thaelA hatA. tyAM prANIne vadha karanAranI bhIDa thaI hatI. smazAnamAM saLagelI seMkaDo citAnI javALAthI, AkAza tadana grasta thaI gayuM hatuM, tethIkarIne samazAna, pralaya ane kAlAgninA bI jevuM jaNAtuM hatuM. dhuvaDa ItyAdinA bhayaMkara avAjathI savuM AkAza baheruM thaI gayuM hatuM. bhayaMkara avAjane pratidhvani sarva jagatane bhayathI vyApi nAkhatA hatA. ' samazAnamAM bhairavanuM eka maMdira hatuM. tenI najIkaja eka kApAlika rahetuM hatuM tyAM te kApAlikane zUlapANI nAmane mukhya gurU raheto hato. tene kSudravidyA siddha karanAra caDarUdra nAmane eka ziSya hatuM. te bane gurU ziSya jaLa, sthaLa, ane AkAzamAM gamana karatA hatA. teo nirdaya hatA. uttama purUSa ane strInuM baLIdAna ApI vidyAsiddhi saMpAdana karavI e teo bannene prayatna hato. udAra manano kumAra te bhayaMkara smazAnamAM nAnA prakAranA bhUtasamudAya jota joto bhramaNa karato hate. keTaleka ThekANe vitALe pakaDelA prANIne choDAvato ane keTaleka dekANe moTA avAjathI buma pADI, rAkSasa, vetALa pizAcya, zAkinI vagerene anItithI nivRta karate hato. A pramANe smazAnabhumimAM teNe ghaNAo para upakAra karyA pachI harivikama dhIre dhIre kApAlikanA maThamAM dAkhala thaye. harivikama pagane avAja na karatAM dhIrethI maThamAM peThe. tyAre teNe Asana para beThelo zulapANI nAmane gurU joye; gurUnI pAchaLa eka trizULa hatuM. tenI AjubAju cAkara leke beThA hatA. keI jeze ema jANuM kumAra chupAine ubho rahyo. tyAM kumAra ekAgra manathI ubhe hato te samaye ekAeka te trizuLa agni pramANe saLageluM jaNAyuM te joI zulapANIe ziSyane kahyuM "are, mAre trizuLa saLagyA je ane dharUjate dekhAya che." . ' ' ziSya kahyuM mahArAja, A trizuLa kema tharathara kaMpe che? gurU balya, ahIM kaMI sulakSaNavALo , mANasa ubhe haze tenA page moranA pIchAM che tethI sarva siddhi prApta thAya che. A trizuLanA hAlavAthI mane upara kahyA pramANe samajAya che. ziSya mAre mATe sarva bhUmaMDa Lapara pharyo paNa je kapALe lakhyuM hoya che te avasthAne besI rahevAthI paNa prApta thAya che. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ upAsake kahyuM, Apa kaho che te kaI ahIM dekhAtuM nathI. gurU belyA, AmAM zaMkA zA mATe le che? mAruM kahevuM asatya thanAra nathI. aMDarUdra jyAre gurU pAse gaye te vakhate tenI jaTA bAMdhelI hatI. sarva aMge bhasma dhAraNa karyuM hatuM, khabhApara khaDaga hatuM ane DamarUne vanI karato hate. teNe khabhA upara eka strIne dhAraNa karI hatI, tenA vALa teNe jorathI jhAlyA hatA. strIne joIne gurU bole, caMDarUdra, ATalI vAra AthaDI tane zuM maLyuM? ekAda sulakSaNa yuvati ke tarUNa tane maLyo ke zuM? caMDarUdra-he gurU, samudramAM keIe eka peTI pheMkI, te meM AkAzamAMthI joI huM te peTa pANImAMthI kheMcI lAvyA. piTI UghADI joyuM to temAMthI A uttama strIratna mane maLyuM che, A strI ratnanA baLIdAnathI Aja ApaNuM kAryasiddhi thaze. chupAI rahela kumAra A sarva sAMbhaLI manamAM bolyA ke, trizuLa sulakSaNa mANasane joI prakAze che tenI majhA je, A koI strI divya lakSaNayukata che. have A aMdhakAramAM zuM thAya che te mane samajAze. ' gurUe caMDarUdra, mArA trizuLe sapaMgi lakSaNa manuSyanI sUcanA karI hatI, te pramANe divya lakSaNayukta ratna prApta thayuM ke nahIM te je. zive kahyuM he gurU, tamArI A masalata sArI nathI. hAla je tamArA hAthamAM che te prathama svAdhina karI lyo. gurU balya, ThIka tyAre have A strInuM baLIdAna Apa. have A kAmamAM A strI para dayA lAvI kaMI viddha lAvIza nahIM. pachI ziSya, tharathara dharUjatA ane dIna avAjathI raDI zeka karanAra strIne tenA vALa jhAlI bhairava maMdiramAM laI gaye eTalAmAM kumAra ghaNI cAlAkIthI, prathamaja devAlayamAM pesI, nirdaya kRtya jevA sArU eka sthaMbhanI pAchaLa ubhe rahaye. te pApIe sakumAra strInA vALa jhAlI bhUmI para nAMkhI. te vakhate tenuM zarIra tharathara dharUjatuM hatuM. te pApIe tenA hAtha pITha pAchaLa bAMdhyA hatAM; tethI karIne tenA stana uMcA ane vaka thaelA dekhAtA hatA. manuSyanI carabIthI dive saLagAvI prathama bhairave pUjAne sava vidhi pUrNa karyo. pUjA karI te kanyA pAse gayo tene snAna karAvI zarIra para rakta caMdana cepaDayuM. tenA gaLAmAM lAla kaNeranA phulanI mALA paherAvI. tenA AgaLa gugaLane dhUpa karyo. pachI caMDarUdra tIkSaNa charI leI bolyo ke "are, have tuM kaI devanuM smaraNa . kara. athavA game tene zaraNa jA." strI belI, meM caMdraprabhu jInezvaranuM smaraNa karyuM. mAro prANa javAne vakhata Ave te paNa te paMcaparameSTIne namaskAra karIza. temaja te ahaMnnamaskAra mAro janmajanmamAM saMrakSaka che. te ja pramANe svAmi kumAra harivikama mAre bIjo saMrakSaka che. kApAlika (lAlaceLa thaI)tArA navakAra mahAmaMtrathI ane caMdraprabha P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 56 janezvaranA dhyAnathI tuM maraNa kheMcI lAvI chuM. lehArgane vairI je harivikama tene tuM zaraNu gaI mATe have tane maravA vakhata Avyo che haju kaMI bagaDyuM nathI. tuM bhairava ane hArganuM smaraNa kara eTale tAruM maraNa cukaze. . strI belI, are kApAlika, tuM zuM bole che? maraNa prApta thAya te paNa mArA aMtaHkaraNamAM bIjA devanA nAmane sthAna ja nathI.' * prANInuM potAnA karma pramANe maraNa thaze athavA jIvita prApta thaze. temAM * zuM? AyuSyanI derI majabUta hoya to devapaNa mArI zakatuM nathI ane dorI tuTI te maranAranuM keInAthI rakSaNa thatuM nathI. - jenuM saMsAra kartavya zAMta thayuM che eja caMdraprabhu jInezvara mAruM janma janma rakSaNa kare. sarva vinAzaka navakAranuM smaraNa karavAthI bhaya nAza pAme che. ane akALa mRtyumAMthI rakSaNa thAya che. hArga devane huM tRNavata samajuM chuM. A lokamAM ane paralekamAM te kumAra mAre saraMkSaka che. ahaMnnamaskAra saMbaMdhI tene nizcaya sAMbhaLI kamara tene merUtulya uMca gaNavA lAgyo ne manamAM bolyo ke jayAM be nAnA divAnI kAMti pramANe teja che evA gharamAM A strI mane kema zaraNa AvI te samajAtuM nathI. mArA sainyamAM kaI rAjakanyA haze te to mane zaraNa nahIM AvI hoyane?" - kumAranA hRdayamAM koI vAtanuM smaraNa thayuM tethI te manamAM belyo ke "kadAcita A bhuvanasuMdarI haze zuM? hA paNa mArI punyasaMpatti AvA prakAra nI kayAMthI hoya? te hoya athavA bIjI kaI hoya, paNa tenuM huM mArA jIvanI mArka pAlana karIza." . A pramANe kumAra vicAra karato hato, eTalAmAM te nirdaya ane pApINa pitAnA hoTha be dAMta vacce dAbIne, bhavAM UMcA caDhAvI moTA avAjathI cIso pADavA lAgyuM. te tenA vALa jhAlI, gaLAmAM moTe chare mAravAnI taiyArImAM hatA eTalAmAM kumAra ekadama kudIne tyAM gaye. ane kapAlikane kheMcIne bolyo ke "ha pApI, A te zuM duSTa kRtyu AraMhyuM che? tuM uttama strIne vinAza Icache che tethI karIne he kApAlika, tArA pApI janmanA so varSa pUrA thaI tArA kakaDA kema nathI thatA? A strIne kezapAza balAtkArathI kheMcavA pravRta thaelA ane svabhAvata karkaza evA tArA hAthanA kaDakA kema nathI thatA ??? . . . te strI kumArane joI ekAeka saMjIvita thaelI jaNAI. ane kumArane zaraNe jaI bolI ke "he dayALu kumAra, mAre prANa lenAra A kApAlika yamanA bhayathI mAruM rakSaNa kara. aspaMca namaskAranA prabhAvathI tane preraNuM thaI tuM pratyakSa nararUpa punya rAzIja Utpanna thaye che." - vikama bolyo tAruM kalyANa thAya. jInendranA prabhAvathI tAre sarva bhaya dura thaye, navakAranA prabhAvathIja huM ahIM Avyo ema je te kahayuM te satyaja che. che. caMDarUdra bolyA (dhathI lAlaceLa thaI) mArA karmanI ADe AvanAra keNa P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ pApI che? are sarSe gaLelA deDakAne choDavavA prayatna kara, tema A strIne cheDavavA koNa prayatna kare che? harivikama bolyo are, pAkhaMDI, caMDALa, tArA darzanathI huM apavitra thayo ema mane lAge che. sakaLa vizvanusAra, evI strIne vadha karavA taiyAra thanAra pApI, tAruM hRdaya kema phATI paDatuM nathI? A pramANe kApAlika ane kumAranuM bhASaNa thatuM hatuM te samaye gurU zulapANIne hAthamAM trizULa laI tyAM AvelA joI strI bhayathI dhrujavA lAgI ane mane tAre, mane tAre" belI kumArane zaraNe gaI. kumAre charIthI tenA baMdha cheDI tene chuTI karI. ane tene pitAnI pAchaLa rAkhI kApAlikane bheMya para pADo. tenA hAtha bAMdhyA. zulapANIne paNa bhayapara nAMkhI tenA hAtha bAMdhyA- siMgijana avadhya che tethI temane vadha na karatA, temanA kAna mAtra kApI nAMkhyA. gRhamAM trizuLanI javALAne prakAza paDa hatuM tethI kumAra ane strIe arasaparasa eka bIjAne oLakhyA. prathama te naredraputrIne bhayathI kaMpa thayA hatA, paNa have harivikamanA darzanathI, kaMpa teja thaye paNa bhAva mAtra bhinna hete hAlane kaMpa premajanita hatA. aka9i5ta arasaparasa eka bIjAnA darzana thayAthI, vismayathI temanA netra vikasita thayA. ane baMnee potAnA punya mATe abhinaMdana karyuM. A priyA, maraNa pAmI haze evI samaja thavAthI adhyapurIne je lebha te tene tadana aniSTa thayuM hatuM, paNa have kanyAnA darzanathI te stuti karavA lAgyo. vadhAre . zuM kahIe? paNa, temane eka bIjAnA darzanathI je sukha thayuM, tene vilokamAM upamA ApavA jevuM bIjuM sukha nathI. varasapara viyoga thayA pachI, eka bIjAnA hRdayamAM je duHkhamaya bhAva hatuM, teja have darzanathI sukhamaya thaye. rAjaputre kanyAne puchyuM ke "tuM A pApInA hAthamAM zI rIte AvI"? - strI belI (lajajAthI mukha nIcuM karI) Ape mArI avajJA karI ema jayAre meM jANyuM, tyAre mRtyunI IcchAthI huM samudra tIre gaI ane mArA dehane peTImAM naMkhAvyuM. vidyAre te piTI samudramAM nAMkhI. peTI samudramAM vahetI jatI hatI te A kApAlike kheMcI kADhI mane ahIM AvyuM. * * - kumAra bolyo te samudramAM kevaLa tAre AtmA nAMkhe ema nathI paNa sakaLa vizva samudramAM nAMkhyuM je sanmAnya nathI ane je parasapara pIDA utpanna karanAra che evuM kRtya te zA mATe karyuM? tuM baha zAstrajJa, dakSa, ane catura che. ema chatAM te mArUM vivekayukata aMtaHkaraNa kema jANyuM nahIM ? rAjaputrI belI priyanuM prema na hovAthI mana. asvAdhina thAya eTale strInA vivekAdi guNa nAza pAme che. A vAta have rahevA de. paNa A bhayaMkara bibhatsa, ane aneka anartha yukata smazAnamAM Apa zI rIte AvyA? te mane kahA. . . . P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 58 - rAjaputre kahyuM (pitAnA manamAMnA vicAra kahevAne zaramAI)-huM saDaja vihAra karate karate atre AvyA. eTalAmAM kumArane jayajayakAra thAo e AziravAda Apato Apato yakSamalayamegha AkAzamAMthI parivAra satu tyAM gayo. yakSa belyA he harivikrama, tuM yAvacaMdra divAkara sukhI thA. ane he vatsa, bhuvana suMdarI, tuM paNa yAvacaMdra divAkara sabhAgya bhagava. - yakSa AzIravAda ApI kumArane: kumArI pAse gayo. arasaparasa vAto karI te sarva zayyAgrahamAM gayA. kumAra kSaNavAra AMkha mIcI sukhanidrA levA palaMgapara sUte.. pachI bhuvanasuMdarIe pitAne puchyuM ke "pitAjI, kumAre Aja je apavAsa karyo tenuM kAraNa zuM? Aja kayA apavAno divasa che? yakSe kahyuM, te paNa be apavAsa zA mATe karyA? teja pramANe samudramAM tArA AtmAne zA mATe pheMkI dIdho ? kumArI belI, tAta, mArI avajJA sAMbhaLI mane kheda utpanna thayA ane sneha mUDha thaI meM AvuM kRtya karyuM. - yakSa balya, kumAra ane tAro viyoga thayo tethI sanehIta thaI, maravAnI IcchAthI teNe apavAsa karyo. , - kumArI bolI mAra jevo tenA para sneha che, te tene mArA para havAne * saMbhava che ke zuM? yakSa , je tAre tene pratye anurAga che teja pramANe teno paNa tArApara che. ane mArI pAse te bolyA che ke bhuvanasuMdarI sAthe huM jaladI vivAha karIza. A pramANe tene zI rIte maLe, risiMhane parAjaya kevI rIte thayo, bhuvanasuMdarI naSTa thaI jANa harivikrama mUchita kevI rIte thayo, vagere sarva yakSe vistArathI bhuvanasuMdarIne kahyuM. te sAMbhaLI tene AnaMda thayo ane tenA aMgapara romAMca UbhA thayAM. teNe manamAM vicAra karyo ke "harivikramane mArA para prema che, tethI huM dhanya chuM ane meM tene duHkha dIdhuM tethI huM mane anya samajuM chuM. lokamAM nyAyathI maLatuM nathI evuM kaMIja nathI. vikramanI anukuLatA devane paNa durlabha che. sarva punyamAM te punya moTuM che ke jeNe kumAranI mane vRti mArApara ekAgra karI. uttama kuLamAM janma prAti, rUpa, lakSamI, guNa ItyAdI sarva maLe che paraMtu pitAnA priyane anurAga ati durlabha che. * A pramANe suMdarI kumAranuM ciMtana manamAM karatI hatI, eTalAmAM rAta purI thaI, prabhAta thayuM tyAre stuti pAThako bekyA ke "he nareMdra, lokonI nidrArUpI muccha prabhAta vAyuthI naSTa thaI rAta vahI gaI che. he rAjA, sUryanA bhayathI parvatanI guhAmAM chupAI rahela aMdhakAra, potAnuM sthAna choDI nAzI gayA che. sUryanA UdayathI P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ paTa jhAMkhA thayelA nakSatra, adrazya thayA che. pUrva dizAnA svAmInA , samAgamamAM, ardha Udaya pAmela, lAla sUrya biMba zobhe che. he prabhu," saMdhyAkALarUpI vadhu, surya kiraNarUpI hajAro dipanI sonAnI AratI utAre che. .. A pramANe maMgaLa bedhaka zabdo sAMbhaLI harivikame palaMga cho. pachI prAtaHkALanI sarva vidhimAMthI paravArI. rAjA sabhAmAM beThe. yakSe, vikamanuM mazAnamAM javuM, tyAM kumArIne kevI rIte choDAvI vagere sarva hakIkata senApati ane mukhya lokone kahI. sarvane te divasa AnaMdamaya thayA. pachI zaheramAM ghaNI utAvaLathI vadhapina samAraMbha karyo; dAna ApavAnI zarUAta thaI. ane pUjA vidhi karavAmAM AvI. A pramANe AnaMdathI paripurNa divasa gayA pachI yakSa bolyo ke "huM pahelA kanyAne laI AvuM chuM. he vatsa, tuM paNa jaladI Ava. huM meTA samAraMbhathI kumArInuM tArI sAthe lagna karIza.' - kumAre hA kahyAthI, yakSarAja kumAra ane kanyAsaha pitAne ghera gaye. tenA gamanathI tenA sarva parivArane AnaMda thayo. eka pratihAre kahyuM ke "bahAra koI pavana nAmano dUta Avyo che." - tene aMdara lAvavAnI AjJA thatAMja, te aMdara gaye ne kumArane namana karI sAthe lAvela lekha kumArane samarpaNa karyo. kumAre te lekhane mAna ApI puchyuM ke ayodhyApurImAM ajItavikama sukharUpa che ?" dUte javAba ApyA pachI teNe lekha vAMce. temAM nIce pramANe lakhyuM hatuM. alaMkapura dUrgamAM vairisiMha sAthe rahenAra yuvarAja harivikama putrane A- - zIrvAda pUrvaka lakhavAnuM ke, mahAbala rAjA sahita tane jaNAvavAnuM ke amo ahIM AvyA chIe. amane saMtoSa thayA. have zuM kAma karavAnuM te lakhuM chuM. malayAcalapara zrI vIsena rAjAnI putrI che. tenI sAthe tuM hareka UpAyathI tvarita lagna kara. te kanyA sAthe vivAha karI, durgamAM senApatine rAkhIne kuTuMbasahu tAre ahIM vivuM." ja zubha kAryamAM javAne tvarA karavA kahyuM. pachI sAre divasa joI, zubha zukanathI kumAra, pitAnI sAthe moTI senA laI, malayAzramamAM jaI pahoMcyo. medAnamAM senAe mukAma karyo. yakSarAje vIrasenanA putrane bolAvyA hatA. te sahaparivAra pitAnI mAtuzrInA darzana levA utsuka thaI tarataja tyAM gayo. amarasena mAtuzrIne namaskAra karI zoka karato hato tene yakSarAje kahyuM, "he rAjA, kheda karIza nahIM jenuM anaMta punya che, ane deva paNa jenA sadA sevaka thaI rahyA che tene zAmATe zeka kare? tArA manamAM uttama kuLa sAthe saMbaMdha karavAnI IcchA hoya te, tArI bahenane vivAha yeLe che tene vicAra kara. harivikama nAmane eka ajI* tavikamanA vegathI prasiddha thaela rAjA che tene tArI bena tArI saMmatIthI Apa P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ vAnI che." amarasene kahyuM, pitAjI, mane emAM zuM pUche che? je Apane game che te sarva mane pasaMdaja che. - pachI yakSe moTA harSathI bhuvanasuMdarInA vivAhanI taiyArI karI be gAu sudhI jamIna sarakhI karAvI, IdranIla ItyAdI ratna samudAyathI ramya maMDapa taiyAra karAvyo. te maMDa5 nAnA prakAranA maNi, zilA, ratna, rakta caMdananA lAkaDA, ane suvarNa zikharethI ramya karAvyo hato, nAnA prakAranA maNiratnothI citravicitra dekhAte hate, cAre daravAje uMcA toraNa bAMdhyA hatAM, jude jude sthaLe dhvajA uDatI hatI, maMDaLa para uttama kapaDA DhAMkavAthI sUryakiraNa aMdara praveza karI zakatA nahotA, metInI jhAlare bAMdhI hatI, thAMbhalAone zaNagAryA hatAM uMcA sthAna para manahara siMhAsana mUkayuM hatuM. - yakSastrIoe maMgaLa AcAranI zarUAta karI. vINuM ItyAdinA zabdanA mizraNathI maMgaLa dhvani prasaryo hato. A pramANe yakSarAje suMdara maMDapa ubho karAvyuM, tenI ramyatA joI sarvane AnaMda thaye. amarasena ane rAjA zrI vikamanI senA saha je loko hatA temanA pioSAka daidIpyamAna hatA. yakSarAje vakhata thayo eTale amarasenane rAjalana najIka AvyuM evuM kahyAthI teNe snAnAdika karma karI, zarIre haricaMdana lagAvI zubhra vastra dhAraNI, muguTAdi alaMkAra paherI maMgaLa kRtya karyuM. te samaye strInA gItanA avAjathI sarva dizA bharAI gaI hatI ane suzobhita dekhAtI hatI, moTA moTA - vAgye vAgatA hatA, bhikSuka maMDaLa rAjAnA jayanI vani karatA hatA eTalAmAM jayasaMpAdaka hAthI para besI vararAjA maMDapanA dvAra pAse AvyA. pachI sonAnA sAMbelAthI kapALane sparza karyo ane maMDapamAM praveza karyo. mAtuzrIne ghera jaI, lagna kALa thayA barobara yathAzAsa kanyAnuM pANigrahaNa karyuM. cirasa kuMDamAM agni siddha karI, cAra pradakSiNuM karI kanyAne hAtha choDo. vare teNIne hAtha choDayA pachI, amarasene benane ane tenA varane 800 hAthI, dasa hajAra ghoDA, 1000 ratha, sivAya ratna, ane suvarNa Dhagale DhagalA ApyuM. temaja kAzamIra, kAmarUpamAMnA aneka padArtha, nAnA prakAranA ramya vastra, ItyAdI bhUSaNe ApyAM. - A pramANe vivAhamAM narezvara ItyAdike daza divasa utsAha karyo. A - paMcama sarga. eka divase AkAzamAM loko ekadama jAgRta karanAra mATe avAja thaye. te gaMbhIra dhvanie sarva dizA pUrI nAMkhI. avAja sAMbhaLI sarva rAjA ekAgra manathI AkAza tarapha jovA lAgyA, ane avAja zAne che, te kayAMthI AvyA vagerenI tapAsa karatA hatA eTalAmAM prathama AcArya pada prApta karanAra, temaja kevaLajJAna pAmela, muni samudAyathI veSTita, jaMgama kalpavRkSa jevA, punyahIna lekene durlabha vIrasenamuni malayAcala parvata para AvelA dekhAyA. devee jamIna sarakhI karI, tenA para sugaM. dakanI vRSTI karAvI chaTakAva karI, puSpavRSTi karI uMcuM ane suMdara suvarNanuM P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ kamaLAsana devoe taiyAra karyuM. e guNa ratnathI samRddha evA zrI saMghane namaskAra karI munIzvara kamalAsana para beThA. surasena vicitrAsva, azakazekhara ane baMdhudatta ItyAdi muni tenI pAchaLa beThA. vikama ane amara, ane rAjAe yathAkrama munine vaMdana karyuM. yakSarAja, yakSiNa yakSa, ane caMdrazrIne AgaLa karI bhuvanasuMdarIne sAthe laI tyAM gayo. kevaLIgurUne bhakitathI sanmAnapUrvaka namaskAra karI hAtha joDIne te tyAM beThe. kulapajyAdika sarva bALa, vRddha ane tApasa, pitAnA parivArasaha hAthamAM puSpa ane phaLa leI, gurUnA paga AgaLa puSka phaLa mukI, sAme yogya Asana para beThA. ' - pachI sAdhue zaMkA pUchavAthI kevalI gurU bolyA "ahe, niMdyA nica vastu paikI kaMda, mULa, phaLa vagere je, dharmane hetubhUta kahI che teja anamatathI pApa mULa che. " kulapati bolyA he mahAmune, Ape je kahyuM tenuM nirUpaNa kare kevalI muni-huM kahuM chuM te zravaNa kare. ' je samyaka jJAnathI yukta ane mokSamArganuM sAdhana, teja savaMdhamAMnuSThAna, ema tatvavettAe kahyuM che. samyakajJAna saMpAdana karyA sivAya jeje kriyAkAMDa karavAmAM Ave che tethI hita na thatAM, nagarane Aga lAgyA pachI, AMdhaLA Amatema deDe che, tenA jevo anartha thAya che kharekhara atyaMta phalaprada ane parAtpara dharma eTale jIvanuM rakSaNa karavuM e che. jyAM sudhI jInazAsanathI cha prakAranuM kAyAnuM jJAna thayuM nathI tyAMsudhI ajJAnI jIvanuM rakSaNa kema karaze? A bhumI e jIva che. tene tame zuddhi mATe khede che te bhukAyika jIvone mArIne tame dharmanuM A caraNa zI rIte karazo? jaLa e paNa jIva che ane tenAthI tame sadA arthadAna snAna ane dharma buddhithI devArcana suddhAM kare che. agni e paNa jIve che. temAMnA vrIhiyavAdikanuM tame dharma prApyartha havana kare che temAM vAstavika tame paramArthathI vimukha thAva che. anila paNa jIva che tenuM tame dharmabuddhithI hanana kare che. kAraNa paMkhAthI pavana nAMkhI tame agni saLagAve che. - A kaMdamULa phaLAdika suddhA vanaspatirUpa jIva che. tame kaMIpaNa vikalpa manamAM na lAvatAM, niri7 buddhithI te bhakSaNa karo che. lakSAvadhi junuM maMdira e A jaTAbhAra tame mastakapara dhAraNa kare che, ane tamane trAsa thAya che mATe tene nAza karavA hajAro upAya zodhI kADhe che. tAtparya A pramANe tame dharmaprApti mATe je kare che te sarva jInAgama pramANe pApa kahevAya che. sarva jaNa belyA, hA, mahArAja Apa kaho cho te sarva satya che, ame je kAMI . tApasavrata karIe chIe te sarva ajJAna ceSTita che. ekAda mANasane pUrva tarapha javAnuM che paNa tene je te dizA khabara nathI evA mANasanA kahevAthI dakSiNa dizA tarapha jaze te, arthAt Icchita sthaLa tene prApta thaze nahIM. AMdhaLAnI pAchaLa bIjo AMdhaLo cAle to te jema bIjA mArga tarapha jAya che te pramANe, he gurU, ajJAnI gurUnA zikSaNathI ame bhramita thayA chIe. ame bhavasAgaramAM paDIe P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ - chIe. haju amArU kaMI naSTa thayuM nathI, mATe he gurU, svadharmadAnarUpI nakArI amArUM tAraNa kare. - gurUe kahyuM jIva e Adi ane aMta virahita che. anAdi kALathI saMsA ramAM paDelo che. saMsAramAM zuM duHkha che te sarvadA pratyakSa jue che. paraMtu duHkhanA kAraNe pratye tene haju udvega prApta thato nathI. jIvane duHkha ApanAra kama che ane karmanuM mULa kAraNa eTale mithyApaMcakaSAya yoga, ane avirati e che - A prakAre miththA paMcakaSAyAdikanA vegathI utpanna thayela karmanA, ATha pra kAranI jJAnavRtIthI eka aThThAvana bheda thayA che. A ATha prakAranuM karma svabhAvataH sukhI evA deha dhAraNa karanAra, cAragatIne Upayukta ghaNuM duHkho Utpanna kare che. karma e duHkhamaya che ane duHkhanuM sUcaka che kiMvA duHkhanuM mULa kAraNa che. jIva e kamadhina sukhane leza paNa bhegatA nathI. je pramANe nIrogI aMga vyAdhi grasta thAya eTale duHkhI thAya che te pramANe prANInA pApa pariNAmathI karma vRddhi thAya che. dehijanAmAM rahenAra A karmarUpI zatru meTo apakArI che tenI upekSA karIe to roga pramANe ApaNe nAza kare che. je pramANe duHkhAtura rogI vedanAtura thAya eTale trAsa pAmI raMga hara vidyane baLe che, ane vaidyanA kahevA pramANe kiyA karI, apacce choDI, pacyabhajana kare che, ane vyAdhi duHkhathI mukta thAya che. rAga pIDAthI mukta thaI, Arogya pAmI vaidyanI cikitsAnI stuti kare che ane tene bahu mAna Ape che te ja pramANe mANasa karma regathI grasta thaI, janma, mRtyu ItyAdithI duHkhI thaI, saMsAravRtIthI nivRta thaI Uttama gurUnI zedha kare che. gurU maLyA pachI tenA kahevA pramANe vartI pramAda rahita ane zudhdha pravajyane prApta kare che. ane pachI nAnA vidha tapazcayathI zuddha thaela bhIkSAnna bhojana karI baMdha ane vyAmeha rahita thaI sarvatra apratirUddha thaI gurUpadiSTa sAdhu kiyAnuM AcaraNa karI, cirAjIta karegathI niHsaMdeha mukta thAya che. mATe huM kahuM chuM ke gurU samAgama bahu durlabha che gurU sAhyavagara karmarUpI vyAdhina phAya thato nathI." - - - A pramANe gurUe baMdha karyA pachI caMdrazrIe kahayuM ke, bhagavana, pravajayA mATe mArI yogyatA hoya te, mane satvara dIkSA Ape. - pachI gurUe caMdrazrI sahita, sarva kula patyAdi tapasvIne temanA parivAra . saha dIkSA ApI. vikama ane amaranA sainyamAMthI paNa ghaNuM loke gurU mAhAtmA samajI gurUsaMnidha dIkSA lIdhI. eka divase bhuvanasuMdarIe egya vakhata joI, kevaLajJAnIne puchayuM ke "he prabhe, mAre eka saMdeha dUra karo. ahe mahArAja, malayamegha yakSa amArA banne para pitA jevo neha darzAve che, ane mArA para te janmathI te saneha rAkhe che tenuM kAraNa zuM? A sneha svabhAvataH che, kiMvA pUrva janmathIja cAlato Avelo che? he mAhArAja mane te sarva kRpA karI kahe. te jANavA mane meTI utkaMThA che. : P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ kevalI bolyA--he vatsa, Ama hovAnuM kAraNa ghaNuM moTuM che te huM tane, saMkSepathI kahuM chuM. sAvadhAna cittathI zravaNa kara. bhAratavarSamAM kozala dezamAM vizAlavijayA nAmanuM eka nagara hatuM te nagaramAM rUSabhadatta nAmane eka moTo vepArI hatA. tene gRhalakSmI jevI anaMta zrI nAmanI eka priya patni hatI. dharma karmathI jeNe dravya saMpAdana karyuM hatuM tevA te daMpatyane eka putra thayo. te pavitra guNothI bhUSita hato. tenuM nAma dharmadatta hatuM. karma kSayathI utpanna thaela zAMtithI kiMvA bhAvi bhavitavyathI te cheka nAnApaNathI viSayasukha parADa mukha hase cheka tarUNa thayA tyAre sAMdaryamAM sarva zrI zreSTa hatuM. tenI pAse dravya ghaNuM hatuM vaNika kanyAe ghaNA AdarathI tenA vivAha mATe prArthanA karI, te paNa te jItendriya ane prazAMtAtmA thaI sAmAnya jana ane svajana saMbaMdhI nirmoha thayo. teNe mAtApitAnI paravAnagI leI gurU pAsethI dIkSA lIdhI-saMyamAdi AcArane abhyAsa karyo, tapathI sarva zarIra zuSka karI nAMkhyuM. ane gurUnI anujJAthI ekatva pratimA dharma AcaravA lAgyo. A gAmamAM eka rAtri, zaheramAM pAMca rAtri evI rIte mukAma karate karate dharmadatta eka meTA jaMgalamAM gayA. tyAM te bhayaMkara prANI sAthe pratimA dharmathI vana rahetuM hatuM. tenA zAMmya prabhAvathI te jaMgalamAMnA vAgha, hAthI, mRga, ItyAdi sarva prANI parasparamAMne vairabhAva tajI te munInI sevA karatA hatA. sarva prANa vargamAM bhAtRbhAva utpanna thayo hato ane teo dharmopadeza sAMbhaLatA hatA. niMdya AhAra varja karI jIvaghAta koI divasa karatA nahotA. tyAMthI najIkaja pallIyamapurI, nAmanuM eka prasiddha gAma hatuM. te gAmamAM vyAdhrarAja nAmane eka kura ThAkora hato. te sadA sarvadA siMha, hAthI, vAgha vagerene zikAra karavAmAM macI rahelo hato. eka vakhate te svasthaLe beThe hatuM tyAre teNe sAMbhaLyuM ke palIgrAmamAM ekAeka ghaNA mANasomAM moTI garabaDa thaI rahI che. "A garabaDa zAnI che" ema puchatA, grAmavAsIe rAjAne kahyuM ke "pallI grAmanI AjubAjumAM eka moTo bhayaMkara siMha Avela che." siMhanI vAta sAMbhaLatAMja rAjA hAthamAM dhanuSya, bANa, talavAra leI ekadama siMhane mAravA de. te pallI pati grAmanI bahAra thoDe dura gayo tyAM eka moTe bhayaMkare cheDe vaka ane lAMbA pUchaDAvALo siMha joyo. siMhane joyA barAbara palIpatie tenA para bANa choDyuM; sihe meTe kudake mArI bANa cukAvyuM. A prakAre banenI laDAI joI maDAmunI dharmadattane dayA AvI ane te pitAnA dehanA utsarga mATe taiyAra thaye. vAraMvAra bheya tarapha joI (pagathI kIDIo vagere cagadAI hiMsA na thAya mATe ) te prazAMtAtmA munI rAjA pAse jaI cheDe dUra ubhe rahI belyo "he pallIpate vyAgharAja, tame siMhano vadha kare che te zA mATe? teNe tamAre ape . P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ rAdha karyo che? tenuM kAraNa a5kAra nathI paNa upakAra che emaja lAge che? sarvanI apakAra tarapha pravRti hoya che kAraNa apakAra karavo e saheluM che. je duSkara che tenuM ja sAdhujanoe vidhAna karavuM." : - vyAdhrarAja bolyo te sAdhe, sarva prANIno ghAta karanAra svabhAvataH kura, evA prANI pratye tame dayA zAmATe dhAraNa kare che? : - munI-nirdayanI tapekSA karavI. guNInI upekSA karavAthI pharI te saMsArI thAya che. ahIMthI vIsa janapara mArA saMsargathI vanamAM sarva pazu samudAya satvaguNathI vAsa kare che ! mATe he pelI pati guNavAna ane niraparAdhI siMhane tuM mArIza nahIM. tArA bApunA bhayathI te nAzI gaye ema samajIza nahIM. te kevaLa dayAthI tArA zarIpara dhasyo nathI. teM kevaLa krodhAvezathI nirdaya thaI A siMhapara prahAra karyo che. ane huM tene vadha kare che tyAre te tArApara dayA kare che ! he rAjA, krodha e eka (IdhaNa vinAno) niridhana agni che. ke e atyaM. tara pizAca che. krodha e coranI mAphaka guNa ratane ghera jaI, kSaNamAtramAM, lokomAM atyaMta niHsva manuSya pramANe duHkha de che. krodhanI vadhAre saMgata karyAthI, lajA tajI daI, te satya vacana bole che. ( vyahavAramAM, manamAM, ekAda kaI badala burA vicAra utpanna thayA hoya tene bIjAne kahevA nahIM joIe, paNa phedhamAM tenuM bhAna rahetuM nathI ane ekadama manamAM Ave te bhASaNa belI javAya che. kepa kuratvA gAdha ane dustara che. je tevA samudramAM praveza kare che, te ekadama moTA vegathI buDI jAya che. koI kSaNamAtramAM utpanna thaI kaNa mAtra viSa leza pramANe cirasaMcita premane atitvarAthI nAza kare che. - meM bIjA mANasane kedhathI apakAra karyo ema ajJAna purU mAne che. paraMtu A karatAM paTapaTa hoya to paNa amAre sahana karavuM joIe ema samajatA nathI. ApaNe bIjA pratye je kAMI karIe chIe te sarva zubhAzubha teja vakhate AtmAmAM saMkrAMta thAya che. ApaNe bIjA pratye dUbhaSaNane A ghAta karIe to bIjAo tarkathI tevAMja durvacanane ghAta prApta thAya che. A vAtathI pratyakSa paralekanI parIkSA kara. mATe he pallIzA ! siMha sAthe ane sarva prANI sAthe mitratA rAkhI keAdha mukI dehe pallIzA nAnapaNathI tuM viSayavRkSa pramANe meTo thayela che. paraloka mATe tuM parADa mukha thaI jagatunA saMhArane hetu bhuta thaye che. manuSatva prApta thAya ane tene dhama varjIta hoya te, manuSatva prApta thayuM ne thayA jevuM ja che. A nyAyathI he pApI tuM kura karmathI pApa saMpAdana kare che tethI tArU manuSatva niSphaLa che. prANi hiMsA, mithyA satva, madyapAna, cerI ane para nArI parIraMbha A tArU kulavRta che. A vyasane kharekhara mANasane moTA khADAmAM nAkhe che. kAraNa mahAviSa khAIe to te pitAnuM sAmarthya jaNAve che. haju tArA P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ tarapha jo! pApa kriyA choDI de, ane paralokamAM sukha ApanAra sarva dayAmaya dharmanuM AcaraNa kara. he palipate, siMha pazu jAtane che tathApi tene dayA utpanna thaI ane tuM manuSya jAtine hovA chatAM pApa karavA taiyAra thayA, tyAre tArA karatAM siMhane sAro kahevo joIe. palIpatI che. mahArAja, Apa kaho che te satya che mArA jevA gUNahina karatA guNasaMpanna siMha sAro che. he mahAmunI, AvA kriyAzunya bhASaNane upaga ? je huM dharmane 5 heu te mane vizuddha matane upadeza kare. A pramANe upadeza sAMbhaLIne rAjAnuM mana zAMta thayuM ane, dhanuSya, bANa vigere vadha karavAnA hathIyArane tyAga karyo. pachI te palipatie stutyakamAM karavAnA uddezathI sarva saMgane tyAga karI pravajayA grahaNa karI. dharmadatta munInI * save prazaMsA karI. bhila muni dharmadattane ghaDIvAra paNa choDatA nahotA, vanamAM te temanI sAtheja pharatA hatA. dharmadatta ane mRgendra vacce sneha thayo. ghADA saMbaMdhapachI siMhanuM aMtaHkaraNa zuddha thayuM. bAda te apavAsa karI namaskAranuM smaraNa karI mane - raNu pAmya. . ' maraNa pAmyA pachI te sanakumAra nAmane deva tha. - dharmadatta bhiTTa sAdhu sahita vijyA nAmanA nagaranI bAra vanamAM gayo. rUSabhadatta dharmadikSA lIdhI te mATe sarva jaNane AnaMda thayo. rUSabhadatta yogya samaya joI muni puMgavane puchayuM ke-mAhArAja meM ema sAMbhaLyuM che ke saMgatinA yoge kura pazu samudAya hoya te paNa te jAgRta thAya che.. munI-tame je sAMbhaLyuM che te satya che tenuM draSTAMta e che ke A paddhipati pratyakSa muni puMgava thayA che tethI tirthaka prabaMdha zaktinuM A munIne jJAna thayuM che. strItva e mAyAnuM mithyA phala che. pachI sarva zreSTi jana namaskAra karI tenI pAse jaI beThA. . te bane munIo egya vyavasthA karI anazanathI prANatyAga karI sanakumAra nAmanA deva thayA. traNe jaNa svargamAM pUrva janmanI elakhANathI ranehi thayA ne kAla gamana karavA lAgyA. pachI siMhajIva svargamAMthI nIce AvI pUrvanA bharatakhaMDanA eka zaheramAM - mahendrapAla nAmane rAjA thayA. : dharmadatta munIne jIva, teja nagaramAM vezyAne peTe madanamaMjuSA nAmanI putrI thaI... . bhillujIva rAjAne sumati nAmane maMtrI thayo. : sumati nAmane maMtrI madanamaMjuSA sAthe anurakata thaye. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ ja che . te rAjAnI rANInuM nAma mahendrathI hatuM. madanamaMjuSAne tenI sAthe neDa thayo. mahendrazrInA saMsargathI madanamaMjuSA jIna dhamakata AcaraNa karI brahmalokamAM gaI. rAjA mahepALa ane maMtri sumati e bannee saMsAra tyAga karI dIkSA lIdhI. dIkSAnA prabhAvathI rAjA ane pradhAna zraghalekamAM gayA. tyAM te traNe mitra thayA. pachI rAjA ane amAtya kezAMbI nagaramAM AnaMdasena ane dattAnA bane putra thayA. te bane vaNika kulamAM bhArata ema traNe pRthvi taLapara prasiddha thayA. te bannene caMdrabALA nAmanI behena thaI bhArata ane caMdrabALA bane alAta kalpamAM gayA ane dharmanA dhyAnathI jIva paMcaka95mAM gaye. . pachI te ujajemAM zrAvaka dhamanA eka vaNikane tyAM putra thaze. pachI te sudhama nAmanI devasabhAmAM deva padavI pAmyA ane tyArabAda bhUkamAM rAjA thaye, ane pachI malaya parvata para malayameva nAmane pakSane rAjA thaze. he, vase siMhane je pUrva jIva ne huM bharatajInA pUrva sukhano upaga laI avataka95 mAMthI nIce AvI harivikama thayo. caMdrabALA e paNa nIce AvI cadrazrInA garbhamAM mArI uttamottama chokarI nuM bhuvanasuMdarI thaI. caMdrazro pratye pakSane nevuM uttama zIla ane gugathI thaze. ane tArI sAthe sneDa hovAnuM kAraNu pUrva janma no saMbaMdha. - tamAre A Da dharma darasiMha ane bhIlamunInA janma pI vadhI ja hAla tamArAmAM che tethI ja priyakAraka thayA che." - ' suMdarI-he svAmina mAruM duSkRtya thoDuM che teno vipAka ATalo cIrakALIka phaLa ApanAra kema thayo? kevaLI bolyA, he vatsa, rikSA bahu kaThaNa che mATe A sthitimAM lezamAtra bhUla na thAya tene prayatna karavo joie. A pramANe pUrva janamane vRttAMta sAMbhaLI thazarAja ane sarva yukta thayA. te kevaLI vIrasene A janmamAM lIdhelI rikSAnA upadeza mATe baMdhutta nAma nA gurUne pitAne ghera rAkhI lIdho. rAjA A masena 2 jA vikama ane bhu namuMdarI e traNe e kevaLI munine kahyuM ke Apa amane darzana pra : A5 je be; A pramANe prArthanA kayo pachI surata ane vidyAdhara acita kevaLI mepa pramANe ghama vRSTi kare che tyAM gayA. amarasene harivikamane puchI pitAnA nagara tarapha japa nI 5 chI mu - suMdarIe sarva yakSa jana ane sukhI bane namra svarathI kahyuM ke, huM je ke tamArAthI dUra thAuM chuM to paNa tame mane bhUlazo nahi. A pramANe te bolI tyAre tenA ane sakhInA netramAM athu bharAI AvyAM teNe joyapara mastaka mUkI caMdraprabhane namaskAra karyo. pachI zvaguvAra vAva tarapha joI upavana nA vR tarapha joyuM. yazarAja pAse jaI tenA paga para hAtha mUkI ne DubiMduthI paganuM siMcana karI namaskAra karyo. yakSarAje kahyuM, he pUtri meM tane yogya pati meLavI Ape che, have tAre .. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ mATe khoTuM lagADavAnuM kAraNa nathI. putri kheda karIza nahi, he sakhI huM vAraMvAra * duHkhane pratikAra karIza. tuM mAruM smaraNa karIza ke huM tArI pAse AvIza. A pramANe vAtacIta karI te bahu duHkhe cAlatI thaI. trIje mukAme amarasenane pahoMcADI rastAmAM vairisiMhane alaMghapUrImAM rAkhI harivikama pitAnI rAjyadhAnI tarapha gaye; ThekaThekANe potAnI prajAne saMtuSTa joI harivikrama pitAnA sanyAsahu ayodhyA nagarImAM pahoMcyA. te harivikama AvyAnI vAta rAjAne kahI. A sAMbhaLI rAjAne AnaMda thaze ane zaheramAM utsava karyo. zaheramAM ghera te raNo baMdhAvyA mahela nI mane Dara agAzInA uMcA bhAga para vajA be caDhAvI. rAjendra ajItavikame zaheramAM sarva zikSA karavI meTA vaibhavathI potAnA parivAra saha kumArane levA ga. harivikame pitAne namaskAra karyo; ajItavika mane bahu saMtache. pachI teNe zaheramAM vadhu varane praveza karAvyo. bhuvanamuMdarInuM rUpa joI savane Azcarya lAgyuM ne paraspara kahevA lAgyA ke Aja bApaNuM netra kRtArtha thayA. tAre utpanna katAM, jenAranI be AMkho ane bApane tathA sAsarIAnA baMne kuLo e pAMca tArA janmathI kRtArtha thayA. A pramANe sasarAne AzIvAda laI vadhu pitAnA maMdiramAM gaI. pachI hari. vikama ghaNuM bhaktithI potAnI mAtAne namaskAra karavA gaye. kumAra harivikame bhuvanasuMdarI saDa athe ane dharma koI paNa rIte virodha na karatA viSaya sukhane upaga lIdhe, pati patnimAM bahu prema thayotemane vIrahanA duHkhanI - te khabaraja nahetI. paraspara para atizaya vizvAsa hato, IrSA ane viSAda emanuM nAma paNa nahotuM. baMnenI vartaNuMka evI hatI ke sarva jagat temanI pRDA karatuM te hamezA amuka maMDaLI sAthe saMbaMdha rAkhatA, baMnenA manamAM sadA AnaMda vasato hate. ajItavikame samasta rAjakArabhAra harikamane soMpI bhAyA amAtya ItyAdi saha dikSA lIdhI. harivikrama rAjAe samasta bhUmaMDaLamAM sarva zatrune nAza karI eka chatrI rAjaya karI prajAnuM parIpAlana karyuM. mArANuM bhuvanasuMdarInA peTe vinayayukata sUravikama nAmane putra thayo. kumAra tarUNa thaI sakaLa zAstramAM nipUNa thayo ema joI rAjAe zubha divasa kheLAvI tene yuvarAja karyo. putrane yuvarAja saMpatti para sthApana karI mahArANI sahu rAtra divasa maheMndra harivikame svargo pama rAjayanuM cIrakALa pAlana karyuM. - A pramANe AgamIka zrI cAritraprabhasUrI ziSya jayatilaka sUrie racelA zrI harivikama carita mADu kAbe paikI pUrvabhava saMbaMdha rAjayAbhiSeka varNana * nAmaka paMcama sarga samApta . .. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ sarga 6 ke. eka dIvasa rAjA pitAnI agAzInI bArImAM beThe hato te samaye vizvAsa ane sanehanA yoga vaDe gavata thaelI bhuvanasuMdarI pitAnA priyane kahevA lAgI ke mahArAja, saMsAramAM manuSya janma kSaNika che. tethI mANasa mAtra evuM AcaraNa rAkhavuM joIe ke jethI te paralokamAM sukhI thAya. adhama loko phakata A lekanA saMbaMdhanIja IcchA kare che, madhyama loko * Ihaloka ane paraloka enI ja IcchA kare che. ane uttama loko phakata para kanIja IcchA kare che. madhyama, uttama, ane hIna emAMthI uttamajana durlabha hoya che. madhyamanI saMkhyA pAMca, cha hoya che paraMtu adhama lekathI sarva jagata bharAI gayuM che. hIna, tathA madhyama cheDI daI mANasa mAtre uttama thavAne prayatna karo. uttamatA maLyA pachI A caMcala jagatnI aMdara bIjuM zuM meLavavAnuM che? A sarva saMsAranuM svarUpa tatvArtha vivata che, te paNa chevaTe te moTuM duHkha dAyaka thAya che e mATe pratibaMdha che, he svAmi, AvA vicAre hamezA mArA aMtaHkaraNa viSe phuraNa pAme che. have A bAbatamAM ApanuM mana kevuM che e sArI rIte samajI levAnI IcchA che." harivikama moTA premasaha maMda hAsyathI be, priyA, ATalA divasanA sahavAsathI tuM mAruM mana pArakhI zakI nahi? ghaNI strI ' zreyaH prAptinI vacamAM AvanArI hoya che. tArA jevI strInA yoge karI mAtra puNya prApta thaI paralokamAM sukha thAya che. he priyA, Aja sudhI tArI bIkane lIdhe mArA mananI vAta meM tane kahI nahi. have tArA manamAM e vAta AvI to ApaNe para mArthika kalyANa sArU yatna karIzuM." tenuM citta saMsAramAM udvigna thayuM hatuM, ane te saMbaMdhI paraspara vArtA cAlatI hatI eTalAmAM kevalI muni tyAM AvyA. udyAnapAle AvIne rAjAne kahyuM ke "zAvatAra tithe pAse eka nAnI AvIne rahyA che." rAjAe ghaTatA dAna dharma karIne potAnA parijana sahita pari. vAra ane janAnakhAne laI jJAnImaMDaLane vaMdana karavA sArU gaye, jayakuMjara uparathI utarI bAgamAM AvyuM, ane rAjacinho tyAga karI gurUnI sabhAmAM gayo. rAjAe amAtya, jana, ane bhuvanasuMdarI sahita parama bhaktIe karI jJAnI munIne vaMdana karyuM. pachI muni samudAyane namaskAra karI te rAjA. dharma zravaNa karavAnA hetuthI svaccha bhumi upara jaIne beThe. rAjA sAthe megha garjanA jevI gaMbhIra ane udAravANIthI saMbhASaNa karI jayanAmaka kevalI sarva sabhAsadene dharmopadeza karatA thayA. "he kANechu jane, dharmanuM zravaNa kare ane sAMbhaLelA dharmone hadayanI aMdara jALavI rAkhe nI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 69 * saMsAramAnI sarva sArI rIte jemAM khullI rIte darzAvelI che evo je dhamI ane tene kAraNabhUta je samyak jJAna ane sarva prakAre satkAra kare. samyak jJAna prApta thayAvagara saMsAranuM siMghatva lakSamAM AvatuM nathI, ane saMsAramAMnA durguNe lakSamAM AvyA vagara prANi saMsAramAMthI nivRtta thata nathI. saMsAramAMnI vastuo sAthe jenuM mana virakata thayuM che teja dharma karyo kare che. jenA manane saMsAramAMnA padArthothI kaMTALo Avyo nathI te saMsArane na khare samaje che. jene samyaga jJAna prApta thAya che tene saMsAra saMbaMdhIne meha nAza pAme che. ane te sarva saMsAranI upAdhImAMthI chuTavAno prayatna kare che. saM. sAranI aMdara prANi mAtranA meDane je je kAraNe che te sarva kSaNavAranA che ema buddhivAn mANase samajavuM. he harivikama, tAruM saMtAMga je rAjya che te svAmI, amAtya suhada, keza. rASTra, durga, ane baLanA vaDe karIne tArUM A hAthInA gaMDasthaLa uparanuM rAjya (hAthI sAthe lakSamIthI yukata) je tArA duSkarma rUpI vAyuthI chinna vichinna thavA lAgyuM to enuM rakSaNa denAthI paNa thavAnuM nathI. Ane pratyakSa dAkhala balavAna zurasenane ja che. tenA rAjyanuM rakSaNa tenA keIeka prakAranA puNyathIja thayuM! pachI mahArajAe hAtha joDIne pUchyuM "he muni, zurasena koNa hato ane enA rAjayamAM zA banAvo banyA te mane kaho. 1 kevalI beyA, vIrasenane bApa je rAjA zurasena tenI hakIkta maTI che te tuM sAM maLa. A bharatakSetranI aMdara caMpA nAmanI eka moTI nagarI hatI. te nagarImAM jainene dveSa karanAra zurasena nAmane eka moTe rAjA hatA. te rAjAe raNakSetranI aMdara tenA zatrune hamezA parAbhava karI temane nasADatA hatA. ane tenuM aMtaHkaraNa hamezA kaMdhayukta bhAsatuM hatuM. purva janmanA saMskAra vaDe tene priya bhASaNa karanArI tathA jenuM prema patitarapha ghaNuM ja hatuM evI zRMgAravatI nAmanI tene strI hatI. rAjA anukUla strI vaDe karIne rAjaya, rUpa, saubhAgya, svAmitva, tathA vaibhavane saphaLa mAnatA hatA. tenI sAthe te uttama prakArathI saMsAra sukhane upabhega lete hate. paNa tene eka vAtanuM moTuM duHkha hatuM, te duHkha eja ke mAtra tene peTe kAMI paNa putra saMtAna na hatuM. eka divase rAtre te potAnI sukha zayyA para putra saMbaMdhI ciMtA karato paDe hato. te kAraNathI te divase tene uMgha na AvavAthI mananI aMdara kahevA lAgyo - pretane jema alaMkAra, aMdhArAnI aMdara je nAca, teja pramANe A sarva rAjaya putra vagara nakAmuM che. nirmUlavRkSa, jaLa vinAnA kuvA agara vAvo, ane putra vagarane vaMza e cirAyu nathI. mAtA, pitA kuLa, jAta, ItyAdi sarva vAte putranA yoge karIne prApta thAya che, ane A sarva putrarahita prANine, hamezane vAste nahi sarakhA thAya che." P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ . "je pramANe mahAna zatruonA kuLane mArA taraphathI nAza thaze, te pramANe have mArA kuLano viccheda thaze ke zuM ?" mArA vaMzano nAza thaye "e duHkha dAyaka vAkya zravaNa karavAne huM samartha nathI. vAste have putra saMtAna sArUM koIpaNa khaTapaTa karavI joIe." A pramANe rAja mananI aMdara vicAra kare che evAmAM jALImAMthI eka prakAza tenI najare paDaye. A prakAza joI be "pUrva dizA tarapha A teja zAnuM dekhAya che? rAtrI purI thaI? athavA caMdrane udaya thayo?" A samaye ardha rAtri thaI che, huM hamaNAja suto chuM, ane vaLI Aje aMdhArI cidaza che, to A vakhate caMdrane udaya zI rIte thAya? A che camatkAra che? tyAM jaI te tejanuM pratyakSa svarUpa joIza tyAre tenA vize nizcaya thaze. - A pramANe mananI aMdara vicAra lAvI, te rAjakumAra paherAparanA AdamI. . enI najara cukAvI, hAthamAM taravAra laI zayyAgraDa choDI tarata zaheranI baDAra gayo. devanA samudAya vaDe bhivaMta evA vAsupUjaya jInezvaranA maMdiramAM te gayo. tyAM devanA vimAna vagere joI rAjA pitAnA mananI aMdara kahevA lAgyo ke sUryanI kAntine paNa bAju para muke evuM je prakAzita teja te AnuM ja hovuM joIe. A prasaMge huM ahiM Avyo te ghaNuM sArU thayuM. have vAsupUjaya jInezvaranA darzanathI mArA sarva prayatna saphaLa thaze A pramANe mananI aMdara vicAra lAvI rAjA ghaNuM utAvaLathI bAraNAnI aMdara praveza karavA jAya che te ja tene paherA upara rahelA deve reko. rAjAe kahyuM- he dvArapALa jane, mane jInezvara pAse javA de, kAraNa jInezvara manuSya dehane tathA devane sarakhAja mAne che. dvArapALe kahyuM, Idra AvIne jAya tyAM sUdhI DIvAra tuM ahiM ubho rahe, te AvI gayA pachI jInezvarane pUjA tAre karavI. rAjA bolyA, IMdra tyAM hoya te avazya tyAM jaIza. prathama vAsupUjaya jIne ranA darzana leI pachI IdranuM darzana laIza. deve kahyuM IMdranuM darzana phakata puNyavAna prANine ja thAya che. puNyahina prANine tenA mukhanuM darzana zI rIte thaze? rAjA bolyA tame nakAmA mArI sAthe vAdavivAda kare che. puNyakarma karanArAne vAsupUjya jIteMdranuM darzana zA vAte na thAya ? vAsupUjyane namaskAra karavA thakI jene mahuta puNya prApta thayuM che. tene mokSa paNa prApta thAya che te pachI IdranI vAta zI? A pramANe saMbhASaNo karavA chatAM rAjAne aMdara praveza karavAnI manA karI tyAre te pharIthI kahevA lAgyo, "tame mane avicArathI AvI rIte aTakAve che e tamane yegya che? sajajanane aTakAva zA vAste joIe? ane aTakAva thayA pachI temaNe kSamA zA sArU karavI joIe ? A pramANe bolI rAjA ekadama taravAra ughADI karI che ke "tamArA de paikI jenAmAM sAmarthya hoya teNe AvI mane reko. ' ' deva balya, manuSya jIva, A AvuM saMbaMdhavinAnuM bhASaNa zuM kare che? jene potAnI zakitanI khabara paDatI nathI te sAdhu purUSa zAnA hoya? pachI dvAra P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ pALe rAjAnI sAthe laDAI zarU karI, eTalAmAM koI deve Idri pAse jaI laDAInI hakIkata kahI. kahyuM, A keI meTo mANasa hovo joIe ane e ja kAraNathI te deva sAthe yuddha karavAne taiyAra thayo che. A mANasa deva sAthe yuddha karavAne taiyAra thayo temAM zI navAI? e phakta tejasvI che mATe yuddha karavA taiyAra thayo ema kahevAya nahi. kAMI bolAcAlI thaI haze kAraNa gharSaNathI paraspara lAkaDAmAMthI paNa agni utpanna thAya che. Idra kahyuM, tene jaladI ahiM belA. IMdranI AjJA pramANe deva doDato doDate gaye ane rAjAne IMdra pAse laI Avyo. ' prathama rAjAe vAsupUjayanA padakamalane namaskAra pachI Idra devane namaskAra karI savinayathI bolyo ke;- "he Idri, tuM sarva lekane svAmi che ane madhya lekane svAmi huM chuM, ema chatAM tArI AjJAthI dvArapALa lokoe mane manuSya prANi samajI tRNapramANe mAnI mane AvavAnI manAI kema karI?" A pramANenuM rAjAnuM kahevuM sAMbhaLI IMdrane AnaMda thayo. tenA netra kamale praphullita thayA, ane teNe pRzvinAthane kahayuM ke;-"mANasane je zakita che te Idrane paNa kayAM che?" mANasa virati karI zake che IMdrane te karatA AvaDatI nathI. he rAjA, purve atyaMta durlabha e je manuSya janma mane prApta thaye, pachI te janmamAM ame sAdhu purUnA vacano pALyA tyAre A janme amane Idrapada prApta thayuM che. mANasane duSkarmanA DhagalAne bALI nAkhI mokSa prApta karI levAnI sattA che, deva . game eTalo samartha hoya to paNa te mokSa kevI rIte saMpAdana karI zake? he rAjA, dharma upara jenI AsthA che, te ja pramANe jJAnI ane AcaraNa zuddha manuSyane ame namaskAra karIe chIe. dvArapALane viveka nathI, AvA lekaupara krodha kare e sArUM nahi. naredre kahyuM, he IMdra tArA darzanathI tathA tArA amRtamaya vacanathI mAro krodhAgni zAMta thayo che. iMdra kahyuM, tArA apurva baLathI tathA vinayathI huM saMtuSTa thayo chuM. tAre kaI varadAna mAgavuM hoya te mAga.. - rAjA balya, ati puNyanA jeravaDe prApta thAya tathA gelekayanI aMdara durlabha evuM tArUM darzana thayuM che. tArAja darzanavaDe sarva dulabha e je vara te have sarva mArA hAthamAM Avyo che. Idra kahyuM, Ama bolavAmAM koI artha nathI. devanuM darzana ghaNuM kaThaNa che. tethI tArI IcchA pramANe vara mAgI le. cherAjAe kahyuM, je tAre eTale Agraha che te tArA prasAdavaDe anupama evo putra mane prApta thAo.. Ike kahyuM, meM thoDA vakhatamAMja mArI zakti vaDe tArA mananA manoratha jANI P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ lIdhA, deva, devalokamAMthI chuTI putrI sthAne tane prApta thaze. A pramANe belI Idra vAsupUjyane namaskAra karI sarva devatAsaha, alopa thayo. rAjAne paNa AnaMda thayo; te chadrane namaskAra karI, koInI paNa najare na paDatA pAche pitAnI jagAe cAlyo gayo. pachI rAjA nizaMka thaI zApara paDaye, thoDA vakhatamAM rAtrI vItI gaI, ane sUryane udaya thayo. bIje divase zugAravatI rANIne garbha rahyo. teja divase, vaDANa vAyA agAu, deva je pramANe IMdranI sevA kare che te pramANe moTA moTA vIrapurUSe teNInA garbhanI sevA kare che evuM svapna paDayuM. teNe tenuM svapna rAjAne kahyuM, rAjAne paNa te svana pitAne putra prApta thaze ema sucanArtha rUpa lAgavAthI ghaNo AnaMda thaye. teNunA garbhanA prabhAvathI ekavAra, bevAra, ke cAravAra pANImAM snAna karavuM ema tenuM mana thavA lAgyuM. AjubAjunA ArasAo cheDI taravAranA tIkSaNa pAnAmAM mukhakamala jevuM evI te devInI IcchA thavA lAgI. moTA meTA zuravIra purUne paNa trAsa ApanAra evA siMhanA zabda tene kAne paDatA tenI sAthe paNa cAra hAtha ramavAnI (laDhAI karavAnI) IcchA thavA lAgI. sarvane AnaMda ApanAra gabha divase divase vRddhigata thavA lAgyo. ekadama kAMIpaNa kAraNa zivAya zatrunA siMhAsane hAlavA lAgyA, ane kSaNa vAramAM draDha evA zatrunA muguTe paDavA lAgyA. temanA mahelanA zikhara upara ghuvaDe bezI azubha zabda bolavA lAgyA. are zaheranI aMdara ziyALa, varU vagere janAvare praveza karavA lAgyA. - zubha ane upara, zubha vakhata ane sAre divase tejanA samudAyathI bharapura evuM putraratna prApta thayuM. - sionI aMdara harSano pAra rahe nahi tevAmAM dAyaNanI chokaro kalyANa zrI rAjA pAse gaI ane kahyuM ke "rANI sAhebane putra ratnane prasava thayo tethI A jane divasa mATe AnaMdano che. te vakhate koI kAraNa paratve siddhacaMdra tyAM Avyo hato. te jayotiSa zAstranI aMdara ghaNe praviNa hato. te AzIrvAda ApI belyo ke " je muhurta upara tane putra prApta thayo che, te ghaNu zubha muhurta che tethI karI tArA aNadhAryA kAmo thaze." pitAne cheka thaye e sAMbhaLI rAjAne ghaNe AnaMda thayo. tethI teNe putra utsava ghaNA AnaMdathI karyo. te ja pramANe dareka zaheramAM utsavanI zarUAta thaI ane teja vakhate zatruonA zaheramAM utpAta thaye. cAre dizA tarapha rahenArA rAjA lokoe A utpAta saMbaMdhI puchaparacha karI te uparathI jaNAyuM ke "IdrinA prasAdathI sUrasena rAjAne peTe deve putra rUpe janma lIdho che" dharmathI agAra karmathI je te chokare jIvato rahayo to tamArA kuLane jaDamuLathI nAza karaze. tamArA nagaramAM utpAta thAya che tenuM kAraNa eja." A sAMbhaLI keTalAka rAjAmAM paraspara virodha hatuM te cheDI daI sava jaNAe eka saMpa karyo. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 73 - sava rAjA kahetA hatA ke A chokare garbhAvasthA che tyAM sUdhImAM ja ame tyAM jaI tene tathA tenA bApane mArI nAkhIzuM." sarva sama duHkhI rAjAe A pramANe masalata karI potapotAnA sinya taiyAra karI nIkaLyA. putra janmathI AnaMdita thaelA rAjAne dUte AvIne zatru saMbaMdhI sarva hakIgata kahI. date kahyuM--ApanA sarva zatruoe ekasaMpa karI caMpApurIne ghero ghAlyo che. surasena rAjA pitAnI havelInA zIkhara upara jaI jue che te daSTI pahoMce nahi eTale dura sudhI zatrunA sainyane jamAva najare paDaze. bIje divase te rAjAe putranuM mukha avalokana karI tenuM nAma pADayuM. je garbhanI aMdara chatAM tenuM rakSaNa vIrapurUthI thayuM hatuM, ane jene zatrunA sainya ghero ghAlya evA putranuM nAma teNe vIrasenaja pADayuM putra sukhathI saMtuSTa thaelI rANIe putranuM yathAyogya pAlana poSaNa karIne, zatrune bhaya utpanna karanAra saMgrAma bherInuM tADana karyuM (laDAI samaye vagADavAnuM nagAruM) te bherInA avAjathI yuddhamAM janAra mahAna vIro taiyAra thaI zaheranI vacce thaI cAlyA. temanA zarIra upara potAnA baLanA yoge karI rUMvATA ubhA thayAM hatAM. tathA teoe bakhatara paheryA hatAM. pitAne anukula evI sarva taiyArI karI surasena rAjA potAnA jayavAraNa nAmanA hAthI para beThe. ane pitAnA sinyasaha gAmanI bahAra nIkaLe. surasena nagaranI aMdarathI jAya che. evuM - joI zatru sinya bhayabhIta thaI cAre taraphathI taiyAra thavA lAgyuM. pachavADe rahelA moTA moTA, pradhAna vagere surasena rAjAne puchavA lAgyA, "he rAjA, zatrunuM sainya ghaNuM chatAM Apa laDhAI vAste kema usuka thAva che ? kIlA upara rahI kapaTathI chApa mArI laDhanAra rAjA, a95baLa chatAM zatrunuM meTuM satya hoya te paNa tene nAnuM samajIne jIte che. mahArAja, Apane Idra sAmene parAkrama koIne khabara nathI? teno taravAra Ape seMkaDo vakhata marataka para bhagna karI nAkhI che. je arthe zatru leko kumArane mAravAnA hetuthI ja khAsa AvyA che te arthe prathama kumAranuM saMrakSaNa karavAnA prayatna karavo joIe. he rAjA, khAsa putra rakSaNa sArU Apa caMpAnagaranI aMdara ja bhaze, te ApanA parAkramane kalaMka lAgaze nahIM. - surasena boye--he maMtri zre, mArA putranuM rakSaNa tenA devatA karaze. vIrasena upara je prasaMga che tenI bIka rAkhaze nahi. mane hamaNAja zakuna thayA che te uparathI mArA tathA tenA jIvane kAMIpaNa IjA thavAnI nathI. A pramANe bhASaNe thayA pachI prasaMgane anusarIne pradhAne paNa bahAdurInA zabdo kahyA ane rAjAe potAnA sinyane zatrunA sainya upara laI javAnI taiyArI karI. AkAzanI aMdara siddha, vidyAdhara, deva, daitya vagere yuddha jevA vAste AvyA hatA, pRvipara rahenAra rAjAnA mitro tathA zatruo sarva jaNA raNa bhUmimAM ekatra thayA hatA. zatru tarapha 8000 rAjA hatA tathA tenI pheja batarIsa akSAhiNI hatI. tema surasena rAjAnI phoja ATha akSohiNI hatI. kIracavALA rAja 4000 hatA. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 74 rAjA lokoe pRthvI upara jagane kSaya karavAne kema AraMbha karyo che? e pramANe AkAzamAM devatA lokamAM vAte cAlavA lAgI. sura tathA asura banee nIce laDanArA banne pakSa tarapha temanA hita mATe eka dUtane mokalyo. te dUta surasena pAse jaI be " yudhdhamAM aneka prANine saMhAra zA mATe kare che? jenu jenu vera hoya temane ja laDavA de. ane temanI jIta agara hAra thAya teja pramANe bAkInAe samajI levuM." che. surasena beleM-he sUrata, Apa kahe che te mane kabula che, paraMtu sAmI bAjue ekatra thaelA duSTa rAjA lokane A pramANene upadeza kare. . . A pramANe tene baMdha karI te dUta bIjA rAjAe tarapha gaye, ane vyavasthAthI pAyadaLanuM yuddha karavAnuM kabUla karyuM. zurasena ATha gheDA joDe tathA jenI upara hajAra vajAo, ane aneka AyudhathI bharapUra evA rathanI aMdara beThe ANI tarapha baLavAna tathA parAkramI haripeNa nAmane pUrva dezane rAjA - zurasena sAthe laDAI karavA taiyAra thaye, haripeNa rAjA zurasena tarapha joI gusse thayo, ane zatranA prANa le evA pAMca bANa tenI tarapha choDyA. surasene tenAthI bamaNuM bANa cheThI aradhA bANathI sAmenA sarva bane cheda karI nAkhe. ane bAkInA aradhAthI tenA chatra uparanA vija cinhone nAza karyo. A joI haripeNa bahu krodhAyamAna thayo, AMkho lAla thaI ane teNe vIsa bANa ekadama zurasena upara choDI dIdhA. zurasene cAlAkIthI haripheNanA bANane pAchA kADhayA, ane bemaNA bANathI tenI dhajA, cApa, ane ghaDAne nIce pADayAM. haripeNa jhapATAthI uDI kudake mArI zurasena sAme deDate Ave che eTalAmAM ardhacaMdrabANa vaDe te mAryo gayo ane tyAMja paDayo. harigu paDe ke tarata ja zurasena taraphanA lokoe "zatru paDaye evI buma pADI. bumone avAja sAMbhaLI deva jevA tejane rAjA draviDezvara zurasenanuM apamAna karI svastha ume rA. ane ekadama dhanuSpa caDhAvI eka muThIthI zurasena upara trIsa bANa choDayA. surasene pitAnA bANathI kakaDA karI nAMkhyA, ane pAchA dhanuSyane bANa jeDe che eTalAmAM enA tarapha (draviDezvara tarapha) dasa bANa choDayA. surasene temAnA eka bANa dhanuSya teDavuMbIjA nI chatra, trIjAthI sArathI, cothAthI muguTa, ane bAkInA chathI ghoDA e pramANe nAza karyo. nAza thavAthI draviDezvara bIjA ratha upara beThe, ane zurasena pAse phakata dhanudhvaja che ema dhArI teNe potAnA hAthamAM yamadaMDa sarakhuM kuMtanA nAmanuM dhanuSya lIdhuM. zuMrasene zatru taraphathI AvelA kuMtanA nAmanA dhanuSyane, pitAnA muDha2 nAmanA dhanuSyathI rastAmAM ja cheda karyo. pachI teNe eka bhAra pramANa vajananuM leDhAnuM kayuddhanAmanuM zastra laI hAtha vatI Ama tema pheravI zurasena upara pheMkayuM prANinA mRtyu sarakhuM bhayaMkara ane dunivAraNIya zAstra AkAzamAM jaI sura tathA asura e bane e hAhAkAra karyo. zurasene AkAzamAMthI sUya sarakhuM zastra pitAnA para AvatuM jemAM ekadama kudako mArI hAthamAM jhIlI laI pAchuM teja zAstra P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 7pa draviDezvarapara pheMkayuM. AthI amarano (draviDezvareno) tathA tenA rathane curNa sarakhe bhUko thaI gaye te eTale sudhI ke dhuLamAMthI paNa temane vINIne kADhavAne keTalAka lokene azakya thaI paDayuM. pazcima dezane rAjA Damara nAmanA rAjA rasenanI vAhavA thayelI joI bolyA ke; "are zurasena phakta nAmanAja jora para tuM laDhAI zA vAste kare che. A (stuti karanArA) lekanA khoTA bolavA para vizvAsa rAkhI tuM pitAnA jIvanuM nukazAna karatonA. are, temane te A vinoda cAle che paNa tuM tAruM rAja tathA zarIra nakAmAM jokhamamAM nAkhIza nahi. te hariSaNa amara rAjAne yuddhanI aMdara mAryo, te aparAdhanI huM tane kRpA draSTithI kSamA Apu chuMhave khaTapaTa karIne tuM tArA rAjanuM tathA zarIranuM rakSaNa kara, ane he rAjA, tAre duSTa putra amArA svAdhina kara, (kAraNa) te chokare kuLane, dezane, nagarane; ane vaibhavano nAza karanAra thama pUtrarUpe utpanna thayo che ema khAtarI rAkhaje. "putrane svAdhina kara" e pramANenuM bolavuM sAMbhaLI, zurasena rAjAne krodha vacce, ane dAMta haTha, dAbI bhayaMkara svarUpa dhAraNa karI zatrune kahevA lAgyo ke, are Damara A tAre deSa nathI, paNa asatya bhASaNa karanAra tArA mukhane doSa che. teTalAja kAraNathI huM tArA mukhane cheda karI nAkhuM chuM, tenuM tuM prayatnathI rakSaNa kara. A pramANe bolI zUrasena rAjAe DAbhA pagarathI dura sudhI kudake mArI vIjaLInA camakArA pramANe zetrunA mukha upara lAne mAra zarU karyo. zurasena rAjA pitAnA ratha tarapha Ave che, eTalAmAM Damarasene tene paga jhAlyo. tyAre "are jhAlyo jhAlyo " evo bumATa thaze. te vakhate te duSTa rAjAo hasIne tALI pADavA lAgyA. ANI tarapha surasene cAlAkIthI tenI chAtI upara lAta mArI tene jamIna upara rakata ekata pADaze. surasena rAjA pitAne paga choDAvI ratha tarapha Ave che eTalAmAM DamarU rIsathI AMkho lAla karI ekadama uTha, ane te baLavAna DamarUe jhapATAthI potAnA rathamAMthI utarI surasenane sArathI, ratha, tathA ghaDA sahita AkAzanI aMdara pheMkI dIdho. AkAzanI aMdara ratha pherave che eTalAmAM surasene paNa uparathI ekadama sArathI saha jhaDapa mArI tenA ratha upara jaI pahoMce. ratha pheravI jamIna upara pachADI te pAcho pitAnA ratha tarapha AvIne jue che te surasena pitAnA sArathI sahita ratha upara dIThe. ApaNe muSTi prahAra karyo tene te IjA thaIja nahi. curNa thayuM te lAkaDAnuM, zatrune te kAMI thayuM ja nahi, evA vicAra aMte tenA samajavAmAM AvyuM haze, je thayuM te thayuM. surasena uparathI mAra mAre che te paNa tene nagaNatAM te yuddhamAM kuzaLa Damara rAjA ratha upara jaI beThe. hamare surasenanA hAthamAMthI sarva zastro baLAtkAre chInavI lIdhA, ane bane hAthe tene khuba pakaDI rAkhe. evI rIte suranA hAtha pakaDayA tyAre teNe bane pagavaDe DamaranI chAtI para eTalA jorathI lAte mArI ke tene lehInI ulaTI thavA lAgI. zUranI lAte vaDe Damarane eTalI IjA thaI ke te cheka narama thaI gaye. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ tenA badhA gAtra DhIlA thaI gayA. muchI AvavAthI teNe AMkha mIcI dIdhI. tene zUrathI saMtuSTa thaI zUrasene pote pitAnA lugaDethI vAyaro nAkhyo ane tenA upara ThaMDu pANI chAMTayuM.. ane kahyuM ke "tuM mArA rathamAM beza." pachI laDAI kara huM bIjA rathamAM jAuM chuM. abhimAnarUpI dravyano mAlIka evo je DamararAjA eNe zararAjAno ThAvake vyavahAra joI tene kahyuM ke "kanyAnI peThe jenuM dAna thatuM nathI, mATe sArA purUe pasaMda karelA rastethI eTale jabarAIthI huM tAre ratha laIza. he zUrarAja tuM evuM bolIza nahi. have tuM sAvadha na rahe ema kahI teNe zUrane AkAza mArge pheMkI dIdho. zUra AkAzamAMtI nIce paDavA lAge eTale ardhacaMdra bAvaDe jhaDapathI vedha karIne tene baMdhana karIe, evuM Damara manamAM Icche che, eTalAmAM AkAzamAMthI aneka khecAe phekelI taravAronA ghAthI Damara nIce paDa. Damara nIce paDayo eTale uttara dezane baLavAna rAjA raNabhumImAM AvyA. pahelAM marelA je purva, pazcima ane dakSiNa dezanA adhipatio temanI senA ane amaladAro sahita raNabhUmi vIze jethI tenI pachavADe viMTAI vanyA. A ghaNo bhAre zatru che ema samajI narasiMharAjAe saghaLI vyavasthA bAjue mUkI cakravyuhanA AkAre senA sAtheekadama dhazIne Avyo A senA pitAnI upara caDhAI karIne Ave che. ema jANIne rAjAe jesathI ratha hAMka ane najIka jAya che eTalAmAM zatrunI senAe tenI senAne gherI lIdhI prathamathI TharelA raste zUrarAjAe jaIne narasiMha rAjAne maLI tene dhamakAvyo te jema jema aMdara cAlavA lAgyo, tema tema tene zatrunI senA gheratI gaI. A kSatriya dharmane oLaMgIne ekadama ekI vakhate badhI rItanA zastra sAdhanathI zatranuM sainya zUrasenane mAravA lAgyuM te vakhate AvuM aNasamajupaNAnuM kAma joI AkAzamAM deva, vidyAdhara, vagere ghaNuM duHkhi thayA ane hAhAkAra karavA lAgyA. zatrunA sainyamAM badhA ddhA ekasarakhI rIte mAratA chatAM te zurarAjA bIlakula na DagamagatAM zatra pAse gaye, tyAre narasiMha rAjA belyo ke, are mArA laDhayAo A zararAjA mArI pAse Avyo che, ene ghere ane mAre narasiMDarAjAnI senAe tenA sArathIne mArI nAMkhe. rathanA kaDakA karyA. topaNa seMkaDe hAthImAM jema siMha zobhe che tema te zurasena e zatranI senAmAM zobhavA lAgyo. pachI AkAzamAM devanI aMdara paraspara evo vicAra thaye ke A rAjAne haraNa karIne duzmanothI tenuM rakSaNa karavuM e vicAra karI badhA khecare ane vyavasthApake e zurazena rAjA laDhato hato te ja tene uMcakI lIdho. surasena te devanI sAthe paNa laDhato hate ! ane mAratuM hatuM, tyAre AkAzamAM devo sUrasenane kahevA lAgyA ke "vAhavA ghaNuM sArUM ame tAre pakSa tANanArAne mArIza nahIM ame tArUM haraNa karIne tane mukhaI bharelI laDhAImAMthI chuTa karyo che eTale zurasena zuddhimAM Avyo ane jue che to pitAne AkAzamAM deva ane vidyAdhare gheryo che ema tene jaNAyuM: P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ * 77 zarasena devone kahevA lAgyo ke, "he deve tame mArUM kema haraNa karyuM. mArA jIvatA chokarAne zatruo mAre che evuM mArAthI kema jovAze? huM marI gayA pachI game tema thAya. tenuM mane duHkha thavAnuM nathI have mane jaladI choDI huM haju paNa zatrune nAza karIza. devAdike kahyuM A rAjAe kevaLa putranA rakSaNa sArUM A vakhate laDhAIne AraMbha karyo che e vAta kharI che. A rAjAo paNa zAmATe laDhe che? AnA chokarAne mAravA mATe haze. te pachI AnA putranuM ane strinuM sarvathA rakSaNa karavuM joIe. - evo vicAra karIne devoe zurasenane tathA tenA chokarAne ane zaMgAravatine tyAM ANyAM. A tarapha zurasene mArelA zatrunI phojane kaI mAlika nahAvAthI jene koI eka zatru nathI evA narasiMhane te phoje Azraya lIdho. zUrasenanI phejamAMnA loke zarasena raNamAM marI gayo ema samajI tenA chokarAne mAlika vinAne garIbaDo samaja. vA lAgyA ane narasiMhanA prabala sainyathI gherAelI evI caMpAnagarImAM pezIne have zuM karavuM e sujhatuM nathI, vagere vicAra karyA pachI keTalA eka divase bAda anAja ghAsa vagere khuTayuM tyAre narasiMha rAjAe ekadama vacamAMja pitAnI mukhya kejamAMnA lokone jagADIne nagarImAM praveza karyo. narasiMha rAjA saMpUrNa bhUtala upara amala karavA lAgyo ane teNe zurasena rahita caMpA nagarImAM potAnI rAjadhAnI karI. - jeNe zurasenanuM haraNa karyuM hatuM te devoe e vicAra karyo ke, ApaNe. zurasenane pahelAM karatA vadhAre sthitInA rAjya upara sthApavo. e pramANe devonA paraspara vicAra cAlu chatAM temAMthI eka deva bolyo meM badhI pRthvi para bhramaNa karyuM tyAre bharatakhaMDamAMnA dhAtukIkhaMDa e bhAgamAM ayodhyA nagarImAM hAlamAM cakavati rAjA pikI vImala nAmane rAjA nispRtra thaI daivayegathI maraNa pAme che ema jovAmAM AvyuM che te he devo have baLavAna evA zurasenane tyAM jaIne surAdvIpamAM rAjya upara sthApana kare te pramANe kAma karavA lAgyA ane zurasena rAjAne tenI strI ane putra sahita laIne te tarapha cAlyA eTalAmAM pAchalI rAtre keDamAne cheka daivaIcchAthI nIce paDayo, arere A chokaro paDayo re paDayo " ema bolatAM te banne mAbApa mUrzita thayAM, temane devoe jhAlyA te paNa te jamIna para paDayAM. pachI devoe kaMDapacAra karI temane zuddhimAM ApyAM. devee temanI AgatA svAgatA karI, ane chokarAne bhUmI upara zedha karyo. .. dareka parvata upara, gharamAM, jhADa upara, ane sarva ThekANe tene zodha karyo paNa temane chokare kaI paNa ThekANethI jaDe nahi. chokaro jaDe nahi tyAre rAjA bolyA, "mane rAja saMpatti joItI nathI have huM ahiMja, araNyanI aMdara prANa tyAga karIza. pachI rAjAe caMdana, agara vagere kArTothI cItA khaDakI pitAnI patnIsaha maraNanI IcchAthI cItA pAse Avyo. eTalAmAM AkAzamAMthI cAraNarUSi jato hato te kahevA lAgyo ke, "he P.P.AC. GunratnasurfM.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 78 rAjA tuM jIvato haIza te tAra tathA tArA putrane meLApa thaze, mATe tu Atma hatyA karavAne taiyAra thatA nahiM A pramANe AkAzamAMthI janArA rUSInuM bolavuM sAMbhaLI rAjAe maraNano karele nizcaya baMdha karI jIvanuM rakSaNa karyuM. deve tene dhAtakIkhaMDamAM laI gayA. ane tyAM tene ayodhyA nagarImAM cakavartI mahArAjA sana upara sthA . | rAjya upara beThA pachI sukhathI sArI rIte sarva prajAnuM pAlana karyuM. teNe viSaya sukhane upaga lIdhe nahi. kAraNa tene putra viyogathI bahu duHkha thayuM hatuM. rAja lakSamI, meMTAI, parIkama A sarvane te tRNa samAna tuccha mAnavA lAge. zurasena rAjA mananI aMdara ghaNe duHkhI ho to paNa te pitAnA mananuM duHkha bahAra darzAvato nahe te mananI aMdara kahevA lAgyA, "mane putra viyoga thaye che, have IdranI padavI mane maLe te paNa te tuccha che pachI, rAjathI mane zuM sukha che? - vidvAna lekane paradezanI aMdara daridratA paNa zobhe che, ane te jenAra mitra ane zatru nathI te temAM zebhA nathI. mAre deza kyAM rahyA? mArA putrane mane viga thaye, zatrue mAre parAbhava karyo, tyAre have mane A rAjya gupta baMdhana sarakhuM che. - narasiMha rAjAe zurasenane mAya Aje mArI kItIne DAgha lAge che tenuM nivAraNa mAro putra vIrasena haze te ja te karaze, bIjA keInI paNa chAtI nathI. ja budvIpamAM rAjA heI, dhAtakIkhaMDamAM paNa rAjA thaye, tene eka ThekANeja sarva vaibhava prApta thayuM, evuM zura rAjAne dekhAze. - mAha paMDitane paNa jenI kalpanA nathI, evI je je vAto thaI Ave che, te sarva bhIkhArI daivanA yoge karIne ja thAya che. je vAta kaI divasa sAMbhaLavAmAM paNa AvatI nathI, ane kaI divasa kaI belete te ja lAge evA kArya, duSTa vidhinA yoge karI seheja thAya che. A jagatanI aMdara bhAgyahina manuSyane je je viparIta saMkaTo sahana karavA paDe che, te saMkaTane pratyakSa anubhava have mane AvavA lAgyo." A pramANe vicItra vicAra manamAM lAvI. te pitAne vakhata kADhato hato, videzavAsa, ane putra viyoga e banethI te bahu duHkhI thaye hato. mAre chokaro rastAmAM paDaye e bAbata adhika zeka bharI thaI, aMtyaMta duHkhIta thaelI rANI baha vilApa karavA lAgI. AkAzamAM janArA cAraNa rUSinI vANIthI te vadhuvarane - vIrasenanA darzananI AzA lAgI hatI. te AzAmAM temaNe ghaNuM divase kADhayA. rANInA hAthathI putra vIrasena paDo teja daiva yoge karI. ardhA rastA mAM vana devatAe tenuM praNa karyuM hatuM. devatAoe te chokarAne parvatanA zIkhara upara bhavya makAnanI aMdara moTI gAdI upara laI jaI ghaNuM AnaMdanI sAthe tenuM sarvAga P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 79 nIhALavA lAgyA. te chokarAnAM sarvotama lakSaNe joI vanadevatAM parasparamAM bolavA lAgyA ke "ahuM nAnA prakAranA navIna vibhava evA najare paDe che ke, te juve te deva vagerene abhimAna paNa nAza pAme." je vajanA jorathI IMdra tenA zatru sAthe moTuM abhimAna dharAve che, te vA AnA paga taLe dekhAya che. je kuLanuM bhUSaNa che, masya, saMkha, ane kamala jenAM ciho che. e bIje padmanAbha zrI nivAsa sarakhe A putra bhAse che. A kaMI moTA purUSanA vaMzanI aMdara utpanna thaele dekhAya che, ane zatrue haraNa karI vanamAM pheMkI dIdhuM hoya ema lAge che. jJAnanA ge karI sarva vAta jANanAra vana devatAoe tenuM mahAna prayatnathI pAlana karyuM. IcchA thatAja sarva vAte prApta thatI hatI evI vana devatAone koI . paNa vAtanI tyAM beTa nahotI. kumAra divase divase moTe thate gaye, evI rIte rahetAM rahetA te kumAra sthItine prApta thayo. purNa jJAna vaDe karIne sarva kalA kauzalyanI aMdara te rAja putra nipUNa thaye, ane vana devatAoe te rAjaputrane sarva bAbatomAM kuzala karyo. te rAjaputra cAlatuM hoya agara ubhe hoya tyAre, divya prabhAvathI tenA mastaka para dheluM chatra najare paDatuM ane pachavADenA bhAga para be camarIo dekhAtI hatI. parvatanA zIkharepara, nadInA tIra upara, manahara jaMgalanI aMdara te meTA AnaMdathI bhaTakate hate. tethI A kone chekaro vagerenI koIne paNa mAhitI na hatI. te rAjakumAra vananI aMdara marajI mujaba Ama tema bhaTakatuM hatuM. teNe brahmacarya dhAraNa karyuM hatuM. tenA upara eka chatra hatuM. ane tenI AsapAsa hamezA vana devatA hAjara hatA. saga 7 me. eka vakhate te zurarAja putra pharate pharatA parvata uparanI nadInA kAMThA para game tyAM teNe snAna karIne dhyAnanI aMdara beThelA tapasvine samudAya je. prathama kaI divasa jeelo nahi e rAjaputra jaI tapasvio kahevA lAgyA, ke "A nirbhaya pharanAre chokare kaI vidyAgharanA rAjAne cheka haze ke zuM ? agara aMhinAja (mRtyulokanAja) koI rAjAne putra heI kaI paNa kAraNathI jaMgalamAM Avelo hovo joIe A rAjaputranI moTAI kAMI vicItraja dekhAya che, AnuM chatra jotAM tene kAMI AdhAra dekhAto nathI teja pramANe camarIone paNa koIe jhAlelI dekhAtI nathI. AnI AsapAsa je sevakane samudAya dekhAya che temane AcAra vicAra manuSya prANithI judo ja dekhAya che, ItyAdi lakSaNa uparathI A devakUmAra dekhAya che. je tema na hoya te AnI pAse devadAsa kayAMthI AvyA ? : te tapasvio AvA prakAranA vicAra kare che eTalAmAM suranA tethI jenuM rakSaNa thAya che e vIrasena tyAM gayA. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ devadUta-mahArAja, vIrasena A sarva tapasvio che temane namaskAra karavA gya che. " " '' - - * temanA kahevA uparathI rAjaputre parivAra sahIta sarva tapasvione namaskAra karyo tyAra pachI sarva tapasvioe hAtha uMcA karI tene satya AzIrvAda ApI kumArane vadhAvI lIdho tapasvioe kumAranA kuzaLakSema puchayAM, kumAre te temane kahyA pachI kumAre temane puchyuM "he tApasio Apane Azrama kyAM AgaLa che? 11 tApasioe kahyuM ahiM pravarAzrama pAse guNavAna maMDalAcArya nAmane amAre gurUM che ne teje amAre svAmi che. tApasioe batAvelA mArge te kumAra Azrama AgaLa gaye, ane vinayathI maMDalAcAryane prema purvaka namaskAra karyo. te sunI tene AzIrvAda ApI moTo AdarathI tene besADo, Apa padhAryA e sAruM karyuM ema munIdde rAjaputrane kahyuM. rAjaputranuM ati addabhuta aMgalAvaNya joI tApasI mananI aMdara vicAra karavA lAgyo ane kahevA lAgyo ke; Ane joIne AnaMdathI mArA sagapara rUMvA ubhA thAya che." AnuM darzana thayA pachI mArI jamaNI AMkha pharakavA lAgI che, sarva zarIranA rUMvATA ubhA thAya che, ane AMkhamAMthI AnaMdAzru vahevA lAge che. * A rAjaputranIne mArI pahelAnI oLakhANa nathI, ane AnA darzanathI mArAmAM A pheraphAra thayAM, AnuM kAraNa zuM hovuM joIe? kadApI AvA pheraphArane bhAsa thAya che ema kahIe to te pratyakSa mArA zarIra para anubhavAya che e kharUM che. emAM vicAra karato karato te munIMdra rAjaputrane kahevA lAge ke,are kumAra tane joyA pachI mArA manamAM putra prema je prema utpanna thaye che. tuM koNa che ? tArA mAbApanuM nAma zuM? tArU kula zuM ? ane tuM kayAM rahe che? TuMkAmA tAre sarva saMbaMdha mane vidIta kara. vIrasena be -mAhArAja, mane A bAbatanI kAMIpaNa mAhItI nathI, A sarva vAto mArI mAtAne khabara che. mane joI tamane je AnaMda thAya che tenuM kAraNa kadApI e haze ke, jenA AtmAne janmAMtarothI prApta thaelA premane saMskAra thaele che. temane bIjA janmamAM je ke priya darzana thAya to temanuM aMtaHkaraNa AnaMdita thAya che. A kAraNa haze, athavA Apa sAdhu purUSa che, Apane sarva jagata mitra sarakhuM ja che, A kAraNathI svAbhAvika rIte ApanuM mana sahadaya hoya che. ApanuM citta sarva prANi tarapha sarakhuM ja che, tema chatAM vizeSe karIne mArAja tarapha vadhAre karUNAmaya kema thayuM te kRpA karI mane kaho. e kaI yogAyoga hoya te tenuM svarUpa mane jaNAvaze. kumAre AvA prazna karyA pachI gurUM meTA premathI kahevA lAgyA, "he kumAreMdra te je puchyuM tene khulAse karo e ghaNuM zarama bharelI vAta che, te paNa je arthe te puchayuM, te arthe tArA vacanane bhaMga na karavAnA hetuthI ja mAtra tane kahuM chuM. A lekanI aMdara caMpA nagarImAM zUrasena nAmane rAjA hato, tenA rAjanI aMdara bRhaspati nAmane P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ huM tene pradhAna hatuM. te rAjA mArUM vacana bApanA vacana pramANe mAnI koI divasa mArA vacanane bhaMga karato nahI. tene peTe kAMI saMtAna nahotuM. paNa Idde saMtuSTa thaI tene eka putra Apyo, te cAra varSane thaye tyAre sarva dezanA rAjAoe maLI tenA nagarane ghero ghAlyo. teNe pitAnA chokarAnuM nAma vIrasena rAkhyuM, te hamezA laDhAInI aMdara zatrune parAbhava karate. paNa AvA rAjAne eka kSatrie ThAra mAryo. zUrasenanI caMpA nagarIne rAjA narasiMha thayA? surasena rAjAne vadha thayA pachI ame tenA putra tarapha gayA, paNa te tathA tenI mA banne jaNa amArA jevAmAM AvyA nahi. AgaLa zuM karavuM te bAbata amane kAMI sujha na paDavAthI amArAM mana atyaMta dIlagIra thayAM. eTalAmAM narasiMha rAjAe amane sarvane pakaDayA. mukhya saradAre hatA temAMthI keTalAkane vadha karyo, keTalAkanA daMDa karyA, keTalAkane dezapAra karyA, ane keTalAkane kedamAM nAkhyA e duSTa mane mArI strI tathA putra sAthe pakaDa ane mAre vadha karavAne caMDALane hukama karyo. pachI te lokoe mane kachinna nAmanA parvata uparathI nIce dhakelI pADayo. daivayogathI te parvata nIce eka vRkSa hatuM tenI DALI mArA hAthamAM AvI. tenI sAhmatAthI haLave haLave utarI ati bhayabhita thate thatuM, parvatanI guphAmAM pizI, tyAM Ape divasa gALyo. ane rAtrinI zarUAtamAM tyAMthI bahAra nIkaLyA. putra premathI pAcho huM tene maLavA vAste caMpA nagarImAM gayo, paraMtu chokarAnI mulAkAta thaI nahIM, kAraNa tene aneka baMdIvAnoe pitAnA paherAnI aMdara rAkhyuM hatuM. tyAM AgaLa eka paDI gaeluM devAlaya hatuM. tenA upalA bhAga para bezI, geLa mIzrIta pivAnA lADu khAI tyAM sarva divasa gALave ane rAtre zaheranI aMdara pharI chokarAne zodha karo, ane pAchuM divasanA vakhate tyAM rahevuM, A pramANe chokarAne choDavavA sArU ghaNA prayatnane vicAra karyo paNa tene chuTakAre mArAthI thayo nahi. te devaLa 5ra huM hato tyAre divasanA prathama paheranI vakhate eka paherAvALA tyAM AvyA tyAM nIcenI bAjunI agAzI para te jarA beThe hatA tevAmAM thAMbhalAne laTakAvelI eka piTalI jenI aMdara gaLanI roTalIo hatI te huM kADhate hate. temAMthI ekAeka ekAda kakaDe nIce paDe te teNe che. tyAre teNe mananI aMdara vicAra karI cAkarene hukama karI kahyuM ke upara caDhI tapAsa kare, koI paNa mANasa upara che tene zodha jaladIthI karo. te upara AvI juve che te bhayaMkara mANasanI najare huM caDha, temaNe tarataja mane pakaDa mArA hAtha paga bAMdhyA, ane pApIoe mane ucethI gabaDAvI pADayo. pachI teo mane rAjA pAse laI gayA tyAre rAjA kahevA lAgyuM, Ane parvata uparathI dhakelI pADaye chatAM A jIvate zI rIte rahe? he zIkSAdhikArIo have jaladI janmathIja phara evA cAMDAla lekene svAdhina kare. pachI cera leke pramANe mAre vadha karavAne hukama ApI mane cAMDAlane . svAdhina karyo, ane kahyuM ke A sUrasena rAjAne maMtri che. A jIvate che tyAM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ sudhI surasena rAja jIvate che ema samajaje. ane AnA vadhanI bAtamI bane tyAM sudhI lekAmAM jAhera na thAya evI tajavIja kare. rAjAnA sevake mane cAMDAlane vAdhina karI zaheranI aMdara jatA rahyA, pachI cAMDAlo mane vadha karavAnI jagA upaMra laI gayA. . . . . . . hAthamAM tINa zastro leI te cAMDAlo bolyA ke, he maMtri tArApara nRsiMha rAjA kepa thaele che, to have tuM tArA ISTa devatAnuM smaraNa kara, eTalAmAM emAMnA eka cAMDAlane mArI dayA AvavAthI te kahevA lAgyuM ke, A purUSane bhoLa ApavA mAvA tAbAmAM Ape. meM prathama eka vakhate mAtAne purUSano bhaMga ApavAnuM kabula kareluM hatuM, tethI have Ane laI jaI cAmuMDA mAtA agADI Ane vadha karIza. A cAMDAlanuM kahevuM bAkInAe kabula karyuM, pilA cAMDAle mane cAmuDA. agAMDI Aye, ane bAkInA cAMDAle pitapotAne ghera gayA. te cAMDAle ene namaskAra karyo ane kahyuM "meM tane cheDI dIdhuM che. tuM jA, paraMtu amAre kula na thAya evI tajavIja rAkhaje." . .' : teNe mane choDI dIdhA pachI rAtre pharato pharato te deza cheDI A araNyamAM huM AvyuM. huM tApasIonA AzramamAM AvyA pachI gurU mane kahevA lAgyA ke he maMtri tArA aMtaHkaraNanI aMdara viveka zakita jAgRta chatAM A zaka kema kare che? are adharmathI duHkha prApta thAya che, ane dharmAcaraNathI sukha prApta thAya che. je tene duHkhathI bhaya lAgatuM hoya, te sukha ApanAra je dhama tenuM AcaNa kara, 2 : ' . . . ' , ' ' , , , , , gurU mahArAjazrI baidha sAMbhaLI meM mananI aMdara vicAra karyo tyAre mane khabara paDI ke gurUe je kahyuM te yathAyogya che. * : ' pUrva janmamAM adharmAcaraNa karyuM tethI mane, svAmi maraNanuM putra ane bhAryAnA vIganuM duHkha bhegavavuM paDe che. gurUe je kahyuM te barAbara lAgavAthI teja kulapatinI pAsethI meM saMsAra trAsathI mukata thavA tApasavRta grahaNa karyuM. kulapatie pitAnI jagAe mane sthApana kIdhe, ane tApasine yogya evA mALathI pite svargavAsI thayA he vatsa A pramANe mArI hakIkata hatI te meM tane kahI" ema kahI te kalapatie miAna dhAraNa kIdhuM. 4. eTalAmAM daMbhI avAja kAne paDaze, ane kumArane bolAvavA sArU koI deva Avyo. :: : : : : , , , - - deve kahyuM che kumAra, kevaLa jJAna prApta thaelA munI pAse beThelI tArI mAtuzrIe tane bolAvavA mokalyo che. kumAra be devathI veSTita thaelA evA kevalajJAnI sAdhune huM maLavA vAste jAuM chuM, "baha sArU" ema kahI te sarva kevalajJAnIo temanI sabhAmAM gayA ane paramadhyaktithI munInA padane vaMdana kyuM. kevalI munIe sabhAsadane dayAne sAgara e dharma saMbhaLA, pachI tAsiemAMnA zreSTa tApasie hAtha joDI puchayuM, P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ mahArAja, A kene putra che A jaMgalanI aMdara kema rahe che, vagere A kura nI sarva hakIkata amane kahI saMbhaLAve. pachI kevalI munIe zurasena rAjAne kumAranA AgamananA chevaTa paryatane vRtAMta je hatuM tene kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. | sarva hakIkata sAMbhaLIne tApasezvaranA aMtaHkaraNamAM A kumAra saMbaMdhI eka navIna zaka samudra utpanna thaye. te ja vakhate kumArane AliMgana karanAra, maDalAcAryane vanadevatAe puchayuM ke, A tapasvie sAthe A kumArane zuM saMbaMdha che? pachI munIvaye kaheluM temanuM caritra sAMbhaLI, tApasezvare te sAdhupurUSone vinaMtI karI ke, bhagavana Ape jema mArUM pratyakSa caritra kahyuM eja pramANe paralokamAM hitaprada evA dharmanuM kathana kare pachI kevalI munIe te tapasvijanone anukuLa evA dharmanuM kathana karyuM. kevalI munIe karela dharmanuM vivecana sAbhaLI kulapati vageree jainadIkSA grahaNa karI. kumArane zurasenane vRtAMta sAMbhaLI matsara utpanna thaye. pachI teNe dharmopadeza zravaNa karyo, paNa te dharmagrahaNa karavAnA hetuthI nahi. zurasenanI hakIkata sAMbhaLI tene bahu krodha utpanna thaye. tene zvAsozvAsa jorathI cAlavA lAge, A joI vanadevatAe kevalI munIne puchayuM ke; "mAhArAja, A amAre chokare zatrune parAbhava karavAne samartha che ke kema ? tathA tenA mAbApa sAthe tene melApa thaze ke nahi? 1 kevalI bolyA A chokaro zatrune parAbhava karI, tenA mAbApane pAche bIjI vAra pitAnA dvIpamAM laI janAra che. vacamAM A zurasenanA chokarAne ghaNuM saMkaTa Avaze, paraMtu AnA pUrva saMcita puNyAnuMbhavavaDe karIne sarva vinAza pAmaze. . pachI kumAra meTA krodhathI ane gaMbhIratAthI munIvaryane namaskAra karI sabhAmAM thI nIkaLI gaye. ane pitAne ghera jaI vanadevatAne puchI, pitAnA abhimAnanuM rakSaNa karavA sArU vanamAMthI bahAra cAlato thayo. . te samaye parAkrama eja ene parivAra hate, pUrva saMcita pUNyanA samudAyathI te mATe suzobhita dekhAtuM hatuM, te have nirjala ane nirjana evA jaMgalamAM game te vananI aMdara sAta divasa sudhI teNe udakagrAzana, agara annAzana bIlakula karyuM nahi, pANI na pIvAthI tenuM sarvAga zuSka thaeluM dekhAtuM jIbha, hoTha ane tALavuM e sarva paNa sukAI gayA hatAM. . . . . . . . . . . eka vakhate kharA bapore tenA sarva aMgamAM brIDA thaI ane maraNuM tulya thaI gaye. te mahAvIra rAjaputra bhUmI u5ra mUchita thaI paDaze tyAre teNe AMkhe mIMcI lIdhI hatI, rAjaputranI A avasthA dhanabala nAmanA khecaranA svAmie. joI rAjaputranuM rolekayamAM abhuta evuM rUpa je te khecarane svAmI tenI pAse game te zuddhimAM Ave evA hetuthI te haLave haLave tenA zarIra para hAtha pheravavA lAgyA. tyAre teNe AMkha ughADI. pachI tene tarasa lAgI che ema jANI te khecara svAmi pAsenI nadInA kinAre tene laI gaye. ane te nadInuM pANI tenA zarIra para chAMTayuM tyAre zurasenane putra zuddhi para AvyuM, ane te vidyAdharane P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ kahevA lAgyo, " Aje teM mane jIvate karyo. " tamArA jevA poSakArI hadayavALA manuSya TUMkamAM nathI ema mane lAge che. sarva prANa para upakAra karanAra ApanA jevA saMtajane dhaNA thaDA maLI Avaze. he, vidyAdhara, huM taddana nirjala, niSphaLa evA jaMgalanI aMdara paDa hatA, evA vakhate tuM Aje e phakata mArA puNyanuM je phaLa che. he khecarezvara A jaMgalanI aMdara je tuM na heta te, mArI maraNa avasthA thaI hota, AmAM jarAka paNa phera nathI. khecara be je mAnavI saMpatti meLavavAnI IcchA kare che te puNyavAnane temanA puNyAnubhavathI sarva kAMI prApta thAya che. ( puNyazALI janenA puNya pratApathI bhukhyA prANIone anna prApta thAya che, ane tarasyAne pANuM maLe che. te sAdhu, zreSTa, duHkhane nAza karI lekanuM kalyANa karavAnA lakSaNe tArAmAM dekhAya che. A khecarane svAmi be tuM sAmAnya manuSya chatAM, sarva lakSaNathI bharapura che. vIrasena-hemahA kItivAna khecaranA svAmi, meM moTuM kArya mAthe lIdhuM che, te mArA kAryamAM madada Apaje. vIrasene khecarAdhIzanI AjJA laIne, moTA jaMgalane pasAra karI caMpAnagarImAM praveza karyo. vIrasenane caMpAnagarImAM Avelo joIne tyAMnA lokone ghaNu navAI lAgI. A rAjaputra ekavAra capAnagarInI aMdara peThe eTale pAchA na pharatAM tyAM ne tyAMja raheze. e bIkathI vanadevatAe pachavADethI kumAranA zarIranuM rakSaNa karavA be dene mokalyA hatA. te be deve tenI sAthe levAthI tenAthI caMpA nagarImAM praveza thaI zake nahi. e tyAM hato eTalAmAM mArganI aMdara keIe be bleka kahelA tenA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyA. tene artha nIce pramANe - - manuSyane koI paNa kArya sAdhavuM hoya te teNe dhIraja rAkhavI, parAkramane upayoga karyo te paNa je anukULa kALa hoya teja parAkrama lAgu paDe che, akALe lAgu paDato nathI. keI paNa kArya athavA phaLa kALe karIne, paripakava thAya che, paNa je te ayogya vakhate levAmAM Ave te, suMdara na lAgatAM manane ulaTe aNagamo kare che. sthira buddhinA kumAre vicAra karyo ke mArU kArya kALe karIne siddha thaze. sarva zukana karatAM zabdanuM bala je huM vizeSa mAnuM chuM te arthe have mane viparita zakanane bhaya nathI. haze? cAlo, ApaNe saheja zaheranI aMdara pharI AvIe e vicAra karI rAjakumAra rAja mArganI aMdara Ave che ke hAthI para beThelo eka rAjAne sAmaMta rAja gRhamAM ja tenI najare paDaze. vIrasene tene dUrathI jotAja jhapATAthI siMha pramANe kudake mArI hAthInI pITha para jaine beThe. AvuM Anu kRtya jaI, are A ke? evA prakArane leke madhye bumATe thaye. te joI kumAra sAmaMtane kahevA lAgyA. "he, sAmaMta tuM bIka rAkhIza nahi. - sAmaMta belyo tuM keNu? aMhi thA vAste A.. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ - vIrasena che e jANIne tAre zuM karavuM che? 'sAmaMte kahyuM tArApara mAro vizvAsa besato nathI tethI tuM nIce utara vIrasena tarata nIce utaryo ane hAthInI puMchaDI jhAlI.. ke teNe hAthInI pUchaDI jhAlyAthI tenAthI eka pagalu paNaAgaLa calAyuM nahi. tyAre cAkara vagere loke hathIyAra laI. tene mAravA lAgyA vIrasene ghaNe cAlAkIthI sarvanA hathiyAra kheMcAvI lIdhA, ane divya prabhAvathI hathIyAre sarva bhAMgIne phekI dIdhAM. sAmaMta tenA hAthamAMthI chuTatAMja, rAjA pAse gaye, ane banelI sarva vAta rAjAne kahI.. rAjA narasiha bolyo A kezu? te kene kare che? A nAne chatAM Anu vartana moTuM che. tenA aMgamA sAmarthya ghaNuM tene mATe abhimAna che. darabArIo belyA mahArAja, A chokare kayAM che vagerenI koI mAhitI nathI tenA kuLane zedha karavuM joIe) AnuM adbhuta parAkrama jaNAya che.. - bIje divase rAjA, pitAnI sAthe hAthI, ghoDA, ratha, pAyadaLa vagere pheja laI chatra cAmarethI suzobhita thaI jayavAraNa nAmanA hAthI para besI, rAjaya vibhava dekhADavA mATe pharavA sArU nIkaLe, bhATa cAraNa vagere lake tenI kIrti kahetA tenI pachavADe jatA hatA, AvA ThAThamAthI rAjAnI svArI zaheranI vaccevaca AvI tyAre vIrasene sarazrIne rAhu rUpe grahaNa karanAra nRsiMha rAjA te Aja evI vAto sAMbhaLI pitAnA bApane tiraskAra bharelA stutipade kumAranA kAne paDa.. tAja tene phriodhAgni jAgRta thayA. bhramare uMce caDhAvI dIdhAthI tenuM kapALa bhayaMkara dekhAvA lAgyuM, AMkho lAla karIne meTethI siMhanA jevI garjanA karI, A garja. nAthI sainyanA agra bhAganA meTA meTA laDhavaiyA trAsI gayA ane nRsiMha rAjAnuM sarva sainya ghoTALAmAM paDayuM. vIrasene daMDa ThekI sinyanI aMdara pizI : zatranA sarva sinyane nasADI mukI hAthInI phraja tarapha jaI eka ratha laI hAthI senAne vikherI nAkhI moTA umaMgathI nRsiMha rAjAnA hAthI pAse gayo ane sahelAIthI kudake mArI zatrunA hAthI para beThe. tyAM teNe nRsiMhane muguTa pheMkI daI, tenI coTalI jhAlI, ane tene cAranI mAphaka bAMdhI tene jamaNe hAtha jhAlI kahevA lAgyo ke, "he sAmate, jene sarva jaNuM sUrarAhu e pramANe kahe che, te rAjAne sUrapatI bAMdhI laI jAya che, te tamArAmAM koI baLavAna codhe hoya teNe AvI Ane cheDA, A tamane kahevAnuM kAraNa eTaluM ja ke tame ema kaheze ke teNe amane kahyuM nahi. muguTa ghAlelA meTA moTA sAmatanI AMkhe viramayathI praphullita thaI teo aMdara aMdara kahevA lAgyA ke, Aja UMghanI aMdara kuladevIe mahArAja sAthe je bAbatanuM bhASaNa karyuM hatuM teja A zurasenane putra vIrasena A ghaNu te vIsa varSane dekhAya che, A uparathI zurasenane putra thayAne hAla vIsa varSa thavA joIe. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ Aja surasenane putra, kAraNa ATaluM sAmarthya bIjA koInAmAM nathI, AnuM bela- * vuM paNa tenA bApane bolavA pramANeja maLatuM Ave che. have ApaNe bolavuM zuM? agara karavuM zuM? be jaNa hAthI para beThA che, amArA taraphathI keNa, jANe, konuM rakSaNa agara saMhAra thAya che, nRsiMha rAjAne bAMdhelo sAMbhaLI tenA aMtaHpuramAnI zaNue uMDe nizvAsa nAkhI karUNa svare raDavA lAgI. jenA kALA vALa Ama tema vIkharAI gayA hatA, jemanA metInA hAra tuTI gayA hatA ane moDhAM pILAM paDI gaelA hatA, evI sarva aio tyAM gaI potAnA patinI AvI sthIti joI te Ane kahevA lAgI, "he kumAra amArA patine mArI nAkhIza nahi. apakArI janepara upakAra karavo e sAdhujanane svabhAvaja hoya che. tethI he mahAvIra, kumAra nRsiMha tAre zatru hoya te paNa tene choDI de, he rAjA, tArA jevA udAra prANi pAse amArI prArthanAo saphaLa na thAya to A duHkhamaya jagatuM zI rIte sukhI thaze? teno vicAra teja kara. he kumAra, amAre baMdhujane kaI nathI, tuM ja amAro bhAI che, sababa amane bhartIdAna ApI amArA para upakAra kara." . . temanA AvAM karUNAvALAM vacana sAMbhaLI kumAranuM mana dayAthI pIgaLyuM ane te temane kahevA lAgyA, "aho kanakazrI Adipriye, hA huM kharekhara tamAro bhAI chuM. saMsAranI IcchA rAkhanAra bhagInIe, Ane meM prathamathI ja mukta karyo che, - kAraNa ke, zatru duSTa hoya te paNa tene phakata kedamAM rAkhavo eja yogya che. paratuM mAre bhulavuM na joIe ke, mArA bApane kSatrinA AcAra virUddha ANe apakAra karyo che te tenA vAsta mAre koI prasaMge kAMI karavuM paDaze." daivayogathI . ekAda haNe je saha upara kAMI apakAra karyo hoya, te siMha haraNanA se kakaDA kare te paNa thaele apakAra tenAthI zIrIte bhUlAya ema bolI te kumAre nRsiMha rAjAne choDI mukI dhamakAvI kahyuM ke, "he rAjA. huM je kahuM . chuM te , sAvadhapaNethI sAMbhaLa." " ane ." are narasiha, suragrAsa evA prakAranA zabdo je AjathI . mArA kAne paDayA, te thoDA vakhata pachI tAruM je kAMI thavAnuM che te hamaNAja thaze ema yAda .. ema kahI sarasenane putra hAthI uparathI nIce utaryo. AvA prakAranuM vIrasenane parAkrama joI surasena taraphanA lokoe manamAM nizcaya karI sarva jaNAe vIrasenane Azraya lIdho pitAnA mANasoe tenA mAthA para chatra dharyuM. ane tenA para camarIo uDavA lAgI tyAre teNe tenA mANasone puchayuM ke; "brahaspatIne badatta nAmane putra kedamAM che kayAM che, e mane kahe eTale tene choDAvIe." . . rAjaputrane te lokoe te ja dekhADI. pachI teNe matri putrane tenI mAtAsaha kArAgRhamAMthI choDI pitAno mitra karyo. eka divasa kumAra tyAM te tevAmAM eka atyaMta hItakArI pradhAna purU tene kahyuM ke, "zrasenane koI eka . mitrabhAzikaya nagaramAM che. tenI Aju bAju zatru sainyane saMpatta pahere che. * P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ te mitrane zaraNena rAjA baMdhu pramANe mAnato hate. te brahasiMha rAjAne hukama mAnato nahoto tethI grahasiMha rAjAe tenA zaherane ghere ghA te vAtane Aja bAra varSa thayAM. te zaheramAMthI anAja tathA ghAsa sarva nAza pAmyA che. zaheranA mANaso kaMTALI gayA che, Aja agara kAla e zahera ujajaDa thaI jaze. . - A sAMbhaLatAM vAra ja vIrasena potAnA keTalAka mANasane sAthe laI potAnA zaheramAMthI nAzIkaya nagaramAM javA nIkaLyA, te nagara zatru sainyathI gherAeluM joI; teNe baMdhu dattane chupI rIte kahevaDAvI me kahyuM ke, he narAdhiza, tuM sthira rahe, manamAM Dara rAkhIza nahi, garIbaDAM vacane belIza nahi, ane tAre abhimAna choDIza nahi. jo huM zurasenane putra haIza te Aja ne Aja tAruM nagara zatru sinyanA gherAmAMthI mukata karIza. dvArapALe. rAjAnI AjJA uparathI baMdhudattane choDI dIdho, ane vIrasena dvArapALane laI pite zatrunA sinyanI aMdara piThe. ane haridharma nAmanA senApatIne ghera jaI vIrasene tenA hAtha paga bAMdhI lIdhA, ane sarvanA dekhatA te senApatine AgaLa karI te zarazenane putra nAzikaya nagaranA gopurAmAM gaye. tene pakaDayA pachI zatru sainyamAMnA sarva rAjA nAzI gayA, ane ghero uThI javAthI sarva loka trAsa mukta thayA cane sukha bhogavavA lAgyA. baMdhuda te kahelI hakIkta sAMbhaLI vIrasenanuM mana svastha thayuM ane vIrasenanI vAta sAMbhaLI vicitra ne ghaNuM Azcarya lAgyuM. ' aNa tarapha vIrasenanA pradhAne purUe nRsiMhanA haridhama nAmanA senApatine vicitrayazanI AgaLa calAvyuM, ane kahyuM ke, vIrasene cera pramANe bAMdhI ApaNI tarapha meka che, te Apane lAge te pramANe tame AnI vyavasthA : " kare, evuM kumAre mane A5 tarapha kahevA mokalyo che. te A vicitra-huM vIrasenanA zaheranI aMdara tarataja AvuM chuM, tyAM sudhI vIrasena, tyAMja rahe, pachI cepadAra taraphathI rAjadhAnInI aMdara zobhA karAvI baMdhudatta sahArAjA vIrasenane sAme levA cAlyuM. te rAjAne kumAranA darzananI ghaNuM IcchA hatI, tethI te hAthI uparathI utarI hAtha uMcA karI kumAra vIrasenane AliMgana ApavA lAge. ANI tarapha kumAre paNuM rAjAne pitA samAna gaNa namaskAra karyo, rAjAe paNa te kumArane putra samajIne moTA premathI tenA mastakanuM cuMbana lIdhuM. lokonI najare caMdra sarakho jaNAte kumAra vIrasena hAthI upara besI te rAjAnA pradhAnajanathI veSTita thaI zaheranI aMdara praveza karyo. kumArane jotAM jotAM lakone pitAnuM bhAna hatuM te paNa huM kayAM jAuM chuM, huM kayAM ubhe chuM, huM koNa ane mAre zuM karavAnuM che, vagere kAMI sujhayuM nahi. joke e pitAnuM sarve lakSa kumAranuM zarIra jevA tarapha doryuM ane te vakhate je kaI vacce aDathaLe Ave agara lAve te tenI niMdA ane tiraskAra karatA, kumArane joIne ghaNe vismaya tathA AnaMda thaye, ane te paraspara bolavA lAgyuM ke ahe, jeNe ekalAe P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ potAnA bAhu daMDanA parAkramava kRsiMha rAjAne parAbhava karyo ane tenA senApatine bAMdhya teja A. A kumAra saMsArane sAra che, A ghaNuM varSa sudhI rAja bhagave, Aja amane garbhavAsa pramANe baMdhanamAMthI mukata karyA che. ahe, rUpa, lAvaNya, vaidadhya, parAkrama, upazama, guNo paikI jyAM eka che tyAM bI. jAne abhAvaja hoya che, paNa Ane ThekANe te te sarva ekaja maLyA che. AnA darzanathI jenArAnA netra, ane guNa kIrtanathI mukha, ane AnA ciMtanathI citta, e saphaLa thAya che" ItyAdi aneka vicArane pAtra thaelA te rAja kumArane moTA samAraMbhathI te rAjA tene. rAjya mahelamAM laI gaye, vicitrayaza rAjAe potAnA mitranA putrane ema kahyuM ke, he kumAra have pachI ahine rAjA tuM ja che, ane ame te tArA cAkara chIe. je je vakhate tane je kAMI joIe te bAbatanuM belA zaka pharamAna karavuM, ane A rAjya saMbaMdhI pArakApaNAne vicAra kaI divasa lAvate nahi, rAjAe vIrasenane rahevA vAste pitAneja maNIthI jaDelo mahela Ape ane occhava karAvyuM te kumAre kedakhAnAmAM pakaDAelA rAjAne chuTakAro karI, pitAnA zaheranA jevI tenA zaheranI aMdara vastI karI. e rAjAnA rakSaNa vAte vanadevatA taraphathI jemane nImavAmAM AvyA hatA te surasevake potapotAnI jagAe gayA. . . . sa 8 me. A tarapha e rAjAnI vijayanA piMTe utpanna thaelI caMdrazrI nAmanI kanyA varatAdaka thaI. vIrasenanuM nIrmala caritra purepurUM kAne sAMbhaLIne paNa tRpti na thavAthI tene avalokana karavAnA hetuthI te bAraNAmAM AvI ubhI rahI. pachI mastaka upara chatrI dhAraNa karelo, hAthI upara beThele, ane baMne bAjue be cAmarothI zerbhita e vIrasena rAjasabhAnI aMdara Avelo teNIe je. kevaLa madananuM jANeja putaLu na hoya ene caMdrazrIe virasenane je tyAre tenA manamAM alakIka navina vikAra utpanna thayA caMdrazrInuM mana tarataja AkuLa vyAkuLa thaI gayuM kumAre paNa daSTimAM thaelA pheraphAra uparathI tene abhiprAya jANI lIdhe. - je caMdrazrI tene pitAnA para Asakata thaele jue che, eTalAmAM akasmAta teNe uMcI najara pheMkI. pachI vIjaLInI mAphaka moTA vegathI AkAza tarapha paryANa karyuM, tene A prapANe ja joI teNIne kheda tadhA Azcarya utpanna thayAM, ane A keI zreSTha vidyAdhara have joIe. e teNInA manamAM zrama utpanna thaze. rAjamahelanA cekamAM "aho, navAInI vAta, A uce zI rIte u ?" ema leke moTethI bolavA lAgyA te vIrasUryanA viga vaDe kamaLAkararUpI sarva parivAranA mukhakamaLo melAM thaI gayAM. bajAramAM, devaLamAM, rastAmAM, gharama, rAja mahelamAM jyAM joIe tyAM nagaravAsI jano kheda yAne Azcaryayukta thaI gayAM. te P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ ja zahera ramaNiya chatAM, te vakhate caMdrazrIne tene prANa je vIrasena tenA viyogathI tatkALa, atyaMta zaka ane saMtApa kartA thaI paDayuM. "are vIrasena, tuM mane zA mATe dekhAyo ? vArU dekhAya te pachI gupta kema thayo ? tyAre, kharekhara tAruM aMhi AvavuM phakta mArA saMtApane utpanna karavA vAsteja hatuM. mArA hRdayamAM rahenAra te je mArA hRdayanuM haraNa karI lIdhuM che, te AnAthI vadhAre duHkha kayuM haze te tuMja kahe. tArI marajImAM Ave tyAM tuM jA, paNa mArA manoratha purNa kara A janmamAM athavA bIjA janmamAM tArA vagara mane bIje AdhAra nathI." A pramANe tenuM ciMtana kare che e joI, tathA hakIkata lokonA mukhamAMthI sAMbhaLI, cAre tarapha tene jovAnA hetuthI rAjA rAjamahelanI agAzI upara caDha rAjA parivArasaha najara UMcI karI eka sarakho jete hatA, te paNa rAjaputra gagana mArge koInA jovAmAM Avyo nahi. daivayogathI te bhUmipara na paDe. evA hetuthI gheDesvAroe cAre dizAmAM eka jana paryanta najara rAkhI hatI. chevaTe tene pato lAge nahi, ane kharA bapora thavAthI kapALa upara sUryanA prakhara taDakAne taDAke paDavA lAge tyAre rAjA agAzI uparathI nIce utaryo. ane rAjamahelanA madhya bhAgamAM eka uMcA siMhAsana para besI te rAjA pitAnA maMtri vargane nIce pramANe kahevA lAgyA. - "he amA vIrasenane deve laI gayA, vidyAdhara laI gaye, agara koI duSTa buddhivALA purUSa laI gaye, tene tame vicAra kare." tyAre amAe pita- * pitAnI buddhi pramANe jene ema lAgyuM, te pramANe krame karI sarva jaNAe rAjAne : abhiprAya Ape. maMtriomAM savathI zreSTha tathA rAjAne mAnIte maMtrI prajJAkara be, "are AvA avicAranA bela zAmATe bole che ? maMtrijane mAre vicAra tamane kabula hoya te kahe.. je te pitAne vIragaNI lete haze te te eka paLamAM zarIrane kAMIpaNa IjA na thatAM, ahiM Avele tamArI najare paDaze." ANuM tarapha rAjagaDhanA cekamAM hAthIe tenA paganA baMdha teDI nAkhyAthI lokomAM mATe amATa thayo. hAthI tarapha najara rAkhI lekanA TeLAM eka bIjAnA zarIrapara paDavA lAgyAM. ane AkhA zaheramAM moTI gaDabaDa thaI rahI pachI zaheramAMnA bAkInA lokomAMthI, kaI rAjamahelanA, keI chaparAnA ane keI jhADanI Toce caDhI beThA rAjA paNa turata sabhAsade sAthe gabharAIne rAjamahelanI AgAzI para caDhI meTethI buma pADI kahevA lAge; "are jaldI de, pakaDe, hAthIne AgaLa dhakake mAre, ane gajenI AsapAsa ghoDesvAranA lazkarane ghere ghAle. rAjamahela asaMkhya ddhAothI bharAI rahayo hato, paNa temAMthI kaI paNa e nIkaLe nahi ke je te hAthIne jhAlI zake. vidyAdhara samuha jenA parAkramanI tArIpha kare che, ane rAjamahelamAM upara caDhI beThelA loko jenI tarapha Azcarya thiI jue che, pitAne jamaNe hAtha vidyAdharanA khabhA upara nAMkhavAthI je suMdara dekhAya che, e te kumAra AkAzamAMthI utarI pAchA AvI dAkhala thaye, kumArane 12 P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ joIne lokomAM harSa phelAye, ane te harSathI vadhAre ghaMghATa thaye. tethI hAthI vadhAre cIDAye, hAthInA gaMDasthaLa upara kumAre pitAne paga muko. siMhanA baccA pramANe kumAra hAthI para caDha ke hAthI marmasthAna upara tADana karavAthI jema ekA eka paDe che tema te madahIna thaI gayuM. rAjAe ane sarva lokoe hAthI ubhe rahele je. tyAre rAjAnuM aMtaHkaraNa harSathI bharAI jaI te sUraputranI stuti karavA lAgya: , ' ' - "he prajJAkara jyAM AkRti tyAM guNa rahe che, evuM lokonuM kahevuM che. te A kumAranA saMbaMdhamAM kharUM karyuM chesarva daSathI bharelo A saMsAra jenI aMdara guNane jagyA na jaDavAthI rAjakumArane yogya jANI guNae tene Azraya lIdho che. caMdranuM paNuM kRtya paNa deSa yukata hovAthI huM tenI stuti karato nathI suranuM kRtya mAtra A jagatanI aMdara deSa rahita hovAthI te ja kharUM prakAzavAne che. AvI aneka rIte rAjA tenA guNanI vAta kaheto hato, eTalAmAM prajJAkare kahyuM, " mahArAja, e emaje che gaja zikSaNanI aMdara atizaya kuzaLa evA vIrasena kumAre, mammata thaelA hAthIne tatkALa vaza karyo rAjamahela vagerenI aMdaranA leke "jaya. jaya" nA pikAra pADavA lAgyA aneka AzIrvAda ApavA lAgyA, ane jyAM tyAM atizaya AnaMda phelA. pachI vidyAdharoe AkAzamAMthI bhramaranAda yukta puSponI vRSTi kumAra upara karI. vIrasene hAthIne eTale sudhI vaza karyo ke, chekarAo paNa tene sahelAIthI pakaDavA lAgyA eTale zAMta svabhAvane te thaze. pachI hAthIne thAMbhalA sAthe bAMdhI, pite hAthaNapara bezI vidyAdhara parivAra saha kumAra rAjA pAse gaye vidyAdhara yukata vIrasena rAjAne zIza namAvI vaMdana karI sabhAnI aMdara beThe tyAre rAjAe tene puchayuM ke;-"are, vIra, lokone kharU . na lAge evuM asaMbhavanIya tAruM kevuM moTuM caritra je joIne moTA purUSone paNa Azcarya lAge che, vatsa, vIrasena, amAruM aMtaHkaraNa tArI lIlA joI AzcaryathI bharAI gayuM che, have tuM tArI hakIkata kahe ke jethI karI sabhAsadone saMtoSa thAya" : - A pramANe rAjAe kahyA pachI, vinayathI pitAnuM mukha nIce karI vakatAonI aMdara zreSTa e vIrasena kumAra belya. - "he mahArAja, amArA jevA ajJAna chokarAnA aTakacALAM tuM keTalA badhA sAMbhaLI zakIza? AjJAbhaMga karyAne deSa mane na lAge eja kAraNathI he caMdrazekhara tuM have thaelI hakIkata kahe" tyAre te vidyAdhare zreSTha caMdrazekhare tenI hakIkata kahI caMdazekhare kahyuM bhupati, A pitAnI hakIkata kahevAne lajavAya che mATe huM tenI saMmatAthI te Apane kahuM chuM. hI vaitADhayanI dakSiNa bAjue zrInIvAsa nAmanA moTA nagaramAM kamalaketu nAmathI vikhyAta e eka vighAdhara putra che. te muLathIja svarUpavAna hoI, juvAna ' zvine prIya, viSayAsakata, ane niMdanIya AcaraNomAM tatpara evo hate. gAma zahera moTAM saravare, ItyAdika ramaNIya sthaLomAM svaIcchA pramANe vihAra karate hate ; P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ tene kaI aTakAvI zakatuM nahi, eka divase mathurA nagarImAM teNe eka munIzvarane joye, tene teNe kahayuM, "he bhagavana mAruM mota konA hAthathI thaze?" muni belyo tArUM maraNa bhumipara rahenArA lokanA hAthathI thaze. kamalaketu-bolyo che, zvetAMbarI sAdhu, Ape kharUM kahyuM nathI devadAnava khecara vagere moTA parAmione paNa hu vaza nathI (mArUM parAkrama asahya che) te mRtyu lakanA manuSyanI zI vAta? A pramANe munivacanene dhikkArI kADhI, gagana mArgo uDI te kAmarUpa nAme dezanI jayaMtiSa nagarImAM game tyAM eka arthapati nAmane zreSTha zrAvaka rahete hate, tenI strI padmadevI rUpavati ane sArA kuLanI hatI te sAdhvI strI arthapati zivAya sarva purUSane pitA samAna gaNatI hatI arthapatinI Dhi paghadevInuM kAma grahathI aMdha thaela kamalaketue atyaMta premAnurodhI bhASaNe belI haraNa karyuM. teNIne AkAzamAM laI gayA pachI te tene kahevA lAgI; "vatsa, bAMdhava A te . zu kRtya karyuM? mane tuM mahelanI agAzImAMthI zA mATe uMcakI lAge?'" * tyAre kedhathI tenA keza pakaDI, te bhayaMkara AkRtivALA duSTa, e mahA satine muSTine prahAra karyo ane bolyA ke "pApiNi, tuM mAruM aMtaHkaraNa na jANatAM aghaTita zabdothI bhASaNa kare che, tuM tArA AvA satipaNAthI ja duHkha pAmIza. putrane vatsaevI saMjJA che. huM tArA pratye Asakata thayechuM, tyAre patine vatsa zabdathI kema bolAvAya ? te tuM kahe." A pramANe te bolyA pachI satie kahyuM he vatsa, tuM mane vatsaja che tuM mArA kaDakekaDakA karIza te paNa huM tane ' kadApi IcchanAra nathI, manuSya janma durlabha te paNa prApta thaye, ane te vaLI sArA kuLanI aMdara janatAnuM jJAna, te paNa jevuM tevuM nahi, paNa temAM sArI rIte kuzaLatA meLavI, siddhAntane sAra grahaNa karyo, teja pramANe tene anusarIne AcaraNa karyA, ane tapathI sarva janmane mela dhoI nAkhyo tyAre have chevaTe ahitakAraka evA A aghaTita kRtyamAM have mane zI rIte derAya? he mukha tuM paNa tArA kuLane DAgha lagADanArUM kRtya karIza nahi, kAraNa moTA prANIo prANAM te paNa virUddha AcaraNa karatA nathI. A pramANe ghaTita vacanathI paghadevI pitAnA pativRtya rakSaNArtha vidyAdharane kahetI hatI eTalAmAM teNe padhadevIne kahyuM ke are duSTa pApiNa, tuM vadhAre kema bole che? tuM tArU DahApaNa mane zIkhavADIza nahi jouM chuM have tuM mArI pAsethI zI rIte nAse che. ATaluM chatAM tuM je mArA vacanenuM apamAna karIza te A tINa khaDaganI dhAravaDe tAre ziraccheda karIza. tenuM mana samajI jaI paddhadevIe ahesamaskAranuM smaraNa karyuM ane potAnA mananI aMdara anazana vRta (kAMI paNa khAvuM nahi) karavAno nizcaya karyo. 1eTalAmAM che. rAjA, tArA A nagaramAM paramabaMdhu pramANe hAthI upara beThelA A kumArane joI teNe kahyuM, hAya, hAya, he kumAra mahAvIra mane A rAkSasanA paMjAmAMthI choDAva, tArA vagara mAruM rakSaNa karavA koI paNa zakitavAna nathI. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ maraNanI bIkathI vyAkuLa thaelI paghadevI A bhASaNa kare che, eTale kamala- ketu pharI tene kahevA lAgyo. kamalaketu belyo he duSTa, bhUmIne bhAra rUpa evA e kumAranI madadathI tuM tArU rakSaNa karaze ? tyAre te tArI akkalaja gaI che. pratikuLa vartana karI tuM ke dhAgninI javALAmAM tAre AtmA nAkhavAne taiyAra thAya che eTaluM. ' ja nahI paNa te kumArane paNa nAkhavAne taiyAra thAya che. A pramANe balI taravAra ugAmI, nIce kumAra tarapha mastaka karI bolyA are adhama kumAra, A tAre zaraNe AvI che tenuM rakSaNa kara. te pachI kumAra uparanA pradezamAM dhikakAravALA bhASaNa sAMbhaLI upara joyuM, te pAseja hAthamAM taravAra taiyAra karI rAkhelI e vidyAdhara tenI najare paDaye. . "bAMdhava rakSaNa kara" A vAthI tene dayA AvI hatI, ane vidyAdhara nA A duSTa bhASaNathI tene aMtyaMta dusaha e tIvrakepa utpanna thaye hate. pitAnuM baLa telI, ane tIkSaNa taravAra kheMcI, kumAra vidyAdhara tarapha javA vAste purNa AvezathI uMce uDavA lAgyA. upara ekadama uDI kumAra kamalaketunI pITha upara jaIne beThe, ane eka hAthe ceTalI pakaDI bIjA hAthamAM taravAra leI bolyA are, mArI bahenane choDa, eTale huM tAruM rakSaNa karIza. A pativratA ane tenA ghera javA de, jema lAkaDI bhAgatI nathI ne sApa paNa marato nathI tema AnA vRtanuM ane tArUM baMnenuM rakSaNa thavA de. . pachI te vidyAdhare kumArane kAMI paNa uttara na ApatA tene tRNasamAna gaNa cakra pramANe tene goLa pheravavA lAgyA. kumArane jema gagananI aMdara pheravavA lAge tema kumAra paNa tenuM gaLuM dabAvate gaye, tyAre tene zvAsozvAsane avarodha thaI paddhadevI uparane prema jANe murtimAna thayo na hoya evA raktanI ulaTIo karavA lAgyuM ane te duSTa piotAno prANa tyAga karyo. - prathama ame adRzya ubhA hatA paraMtu pachI kumAranA moTA parAkramathI saMteSa pAmI, te AkAza maMDalamAMthI nIce utarato hato tevAmAM ame tenI sAme gayA ane moTA mAnathI ame tene kahyuM ke huM mahAbalazAlI kumAra, te duSTane sAre badale A duSTanA nIgrahathI ane sAdhunA pAlanathI balazAlI evuM nIrarAjya taneja zebhe che. vagere ghaNuM prakAranA tenA aMge rahelA kharA guNenI stuti ame karI paNa mahAtmAe tenA khuza caherAthI sAMbhaLI lIdhI. pachI kumAre bahenane premapUrvaka kahyuM che pativratA, have zuM karavAnuM che te mane kahe. padmavatI bolI kumAra A duSTa vIdyAdhararUpa rAkSasanA paMjAmAMthI te phakta mArUM ja nahi paNa A sarva jagatanuM kalyANa karyuM che tuM mAro prabhu che mAre bhAI che, mAtA, pitA, gurU ane prANadAtA tuM ja che, TuMkAmAM tuM sarvasva che. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ jagatanuM rakSaNa karavAthI tene mahAna puNya thayuM che, AthI karI tArA sarva mana, ratha purNa thaI caMdra, surya tape tyAM sudhI AnaMdamAM raheje, he mahAzaya, mane mAre ThekANe nirvijanapaNe pahoMcADI de, ane mArA bharathAranI sarva prakAre khAtarI thAya tema kara. pachI bhUpati, mArA bhAIe teNIne jhapATAthI patigRhe pahoMcADI ane phakta kumAra mArI sAthe ahiM AvyuM. sabhAsaha rAjAe vIrasenanA parAkramane camatkAra sAMbhaLI tenI tArIpha karI tene potAne ghera ravAnA karyo rAjakanyAe pi. tAnA khajInAmAMthI suraputrane caMdana vagere zItapacAra, hAra, gajarA, vagere gupta rIte mekalI pitAne prema dazita karyo. eka divase caMdrazrI kanyA gRhapavananI aMdara ramatI hatI tevAmAM, azoka zekhara nAmanA be vidyAdharoe tene joI pachI zekhara vidyAdhara kAMI kAma prasaMge tyAMthI nIkaLI gayo tyAre azekanA manamAM caMdrazronA pANigrahaNanA vIcAre chuTavA lAgyA pitAnI vidyAbaLe karI te kanyA vIrasena upara Azakta thaI che ema sa. maja vimAnamAMthI utarI azeka vidyAre teNIne ucakI laI gaye. tyAre sevaka jane e mATe bumATe karyo, nagaravAsI leka AMkha karI jue che, eTalAmAM vimAna adRzya thayuM. karIne laI gayA, jaladI rakSaNa kara, rakSaNa kara." evuM bolatI bolatI rAjA pAse jaI vijayavaMtIe sarva hakIkata kahI rANInuM bolavuM sAMbhaLI rAjA mUcchathI bezuddha thaI, kanyAnA duHkhathI ekadama bhUmI para paDaye caMdrazrInA virahathI rAjAnA sarvAga gAtro DhIlA paDI gayA, ane AMkhanA popacAM mIcAI gayAM. ghaNA vakhata pachI rAjA zuddhipara AvI vIlApa karavA lAgyo hAya, hAya, he putri, he zRMgAra suMdarI, tuM kevI rIte mArI najare paDaze? sarva kaLAthI yukata, sarva dizAne zuzobhita karanAra, amRta rUpa caMdrazrIne, rAhu rUpa kayA duSTa AcchAdita karI haze rANuM paNa kahevA lAgI, "vatsa, caMdrazrI, he guNasuMdarI tArA vagara huM kone jouM kene saMbhALu? ane kone AliMgana ApuM? tAruM hasavuM, tAruM belavuM, ramavuM cAlavuM vagere yAda Ave mArU hradaya phATI nathI jAtuM e kevuM Azcarya che? * pachI prajJAkare, rAjA tathA rANIne, ghaNu rIte samajAvyAM tyAre, lekanA A grahathI bhojana karI rAjA svastha beThe pachI caMdrazrInI sakhI vilAzrIe caMdrazrI ane vIrasenanI pUrve kahyA pramANe arasa parasa jaDelI prIti, vIzenI hakIkata rANIne kahI. kanyAnA priya vaganA dukhathI rANIne bahu cheTuM lAgyuM, ane belI ke "kharekhara aniSTanenI saMgatInA duHkhamAM mArI putrI paDI." aniSTajananI mAtra saMgati paNa sahana nathI karI zakAtI, enA karatAM mRtyu sArU agara saLagAvelI cItAmAM paDatuM mUkavuM sAruM. he vatsa caMdrazrI, tane kumArane ja ApavI evo phakata mAre nizcaya nahota paraMtu tArA pitAne paNa teja nizcaya hato. he vatsa, P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ thoDuM puNya karanAra lokanA manoratha zI rIte purNa thAya? A pramANe bolI te rAjapriyA moTethI rUdana karavA lAgI caMdrazrInI IcchA na chatAM tene jabarajastIthI vidyAdhara nasADI laI gaye e vAta vIrasenanA kAne gaI, virahAgnithI tRpta thaele chatAM, muLathIja gaMbhIra manane ane moTA parAkramI vIrasena kumAre mananI aMdara vicAra karyo ke, " je caMdrazrI jIvatI hoya, ane te jaMbudvIpamAM rahetI haze, te azakya eve sthaLe paNa jaI huM tene khAtrIthI ahi laI AvIza A jaganI aMdara ko kAmAtura purUSa yukata ayukatane vicAra karavA bese che? mAbApanA peTe je huM purUSa jamyo haIza te game te rIte vidyAgharane jItIne cazrIne aMhi laI AvIza te kulIna strInuM mana mArA5ra Asakta thaeluM che. ane te prANa jatAM paNa parapurUSane pasaMda karaze nahi, ema mArI khAtrI che." e nizcaya karI vIrasena zaheranI bahAra nIkaLe. mitramaMDaLa kAmanI aMdara ADA Avaze ema samajI. koIne paNa te vAta jANavA dIdhI nahi cAre dizAmAM zukana joI dakSiNa dizAmAM zubha zukana AvyAthI te suraputra te dizAmAM cAlate thayA bhUpaSTa oLaMgIne te gayo, te paNa rastAmAM tene koIpaNa prakArane thAka na lAgatAM rastAmAM tene utsAha ulaTe vadhate gaye, ane jhapATAthI rasto kApavA lAgyA thairyavAna purUSanA manamAM sAgara eka khAbocIyA je che moTe parvata TekarA samAna che, ane pRthvie gAyanA paganI kharI jevI che. - * dareka jagAe, nadI tIre, vanamAM, parvatanI guphAmAM caMdrazIne zedha karato A sAhasI vIrasena eka meTA araNyanI aMdara gaye. te jaMgalamAM pharatAM pharatAM tRSita thavAthI, pANIne tapAsa karato, sArasa pakSInA zabda uparathI, prathama jeelA evA eka sarovara tarapha gayo. tyAM manamAnatI jala kriDA karI nirmala jala pIdhuM tenA prANane phaLanI AhutI ApI, te kAMThA upara AvI ubhA rahyA, tyAM sarovaranA madhya bhAge, moTe beTa joyo. ane tenI aMdara eka mahela najare paDaye, temAMthI karNane madhura evA gAyanane avAja kAne paDato hate. Ano mAlIka koNa? gAyana zAMnuM cAle che? e jANavA sArU te ati Atura thaI tyAM javAne upAya zodhavA lAgyA. sarovaranA kinArAnA cheDA agADI te Ave che eTalAmAM eka vanagaja (jaMgalane hAthI) pANI pIvA sArU tyAM AvyuM tene joi. kumAre manamAM vicAra karyo ke, "AnA upara besI sarovarane keTaloka bhAga pasAra karavo, pachI be hAthe tarI sahaja rIte beTanI aMdara jatAM phAvaze." Avo vicAra karI,hAthIne tarata vaza karI, enA upara caDhI, javAne atizaya kaThaNa evA sarovaranA madhya bhAge gaye. tyAM praganI eDI mArI hAthIne pachADI pheravyuM ane AgaLa, uMce uDI tarata beTanI aMdara jaI paDa. .. ... .. : * rAjamahelanI AgaLa cekamAM, vidyAdhara strIono samUha deva sevAmAM tathA gIta nRtyamAM nimagna thaela I, rAjamahelamAM peThe, ane suvarNamaya soLamA jIteMdra zrI zAMtInAthane praNAma karyo. merUsaMga sarakho UMce rAja mahela te jue Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S.
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________________ 95 che eTalAmAM, be cAraNa rUSi puSkara vimAnamAMthI te ThekANe utaryA. zAMtinAtha jInezvarane traNa pherA pharI, ane vaMdana karI, azoka jhADanA muLa AgaLa te be jeNA beThA pachI kumAre te be mahA munIne moTA premathI namana karyA pachI, munIe tene dharma AzIrvAda Ape, ane dharmanI vAta kahevAnI zarUvAta karI. ' kumAre te be mahiSIne prazna karyo ke, "mahArAja, A maMdIra ane goLAkAra moTuM sarovara koNe karAvyuM che te mane kaho. te banne munIne kumAre A prazna karyAthI te bemAMthI vRddha munIe tene TuMkAmAM hakikata kahI. : : ' : - + he sujJa zrAvaka, A parama AnaMda ApanArI maMdIranI UtpattInI kathA huM tane kahuM chuM, te tuM have eka cittathI zravaNa kara. A bhUmitaLa upara jInezvaranI vANI pramANe, bahu prANiyenA vicArathI paNa jANavAne azakya evuM vidyA nAmanuM moTuM jaMgala che. je araNyamAM jhADe, munI pramANe hamezAM TADha taDake sahana karI, pitAnI chAyA, sumanathI, ramaNIya thaI tyAM vanavAzI thaI rahyA che. tyAM kaI eka vaDanA jhADa upara, ghaNA pipaTa, strI, putra, patra ItyAdI saha sukhathI rahe che. te dIvase jaMgalanI aMdara pharI, pitAne managamato kherAka khAya che, ane sAMja paDI eTale te jhADa upara AvI tyAM saMtAI rahe che. te piopaTanI aMdara vRddhAvasthAthI jIrNa thaela, ane bahu guNathI suzobhita e eka piopaTa potAnI strI saMha rahetuM hatuM, tene be putra hatA, te rAjazuka eTale rAjakuLanI aMdara zebhe evA popaTa hatA. kAraNa temanA gAtro kamaLa, cAMca mRdu ane pAMkhe sukSma ane nIlavarNanI hatI. koI eka divase temanA mAbApa dura gayelA haze, evAmAM te baMne pipaTa pAsenA eka bhIlanA DAMgaranA khetaramAM gayA ke te bhale teone jALa nAM khIne jhAlI lIdhAM, ane sulakSaNanA jANI te baMne popaTane pIMjarAnI aMdara nAkhyA. tyAM eka bhadra nAmaka mATe vepArI gayo teNe te pipaTa guNavAna jANu bhIla pAsethI vecAtA lIdhA. te bhadra atizaya kotakathI temane je je * zIkhavADe che te jANe prathamathI ja pATha karyuM hoya te pramANe teo belI dekhADe. te manamAnitA pipaTanuM putra pramANe pAlaNa piSaNa karato jaladIthI ratnapura vagaranI aMdara AvI pahoMce tyAM mahApratApI ratnazekhara nAmano rAjA hato ane guNa ratnothI suzobhita evI ratnAvatI nAmanI tene rANI hatI. bhaTTe te rAjAne apUrva vastuo ApI sukhI karyo hato. tethI te vANIo je jaNaze vece agara kharIda kare tenA uparanI jakAta mApha karI hatI. eka dIvase rAjAe kAMI kAma prasaMge pitAnA mANasane bhadrane ghera mokalela, tyAM te rAja purUSe te be popaTane dIThA. pipaTa spaSTa bele che evuM joI rAjA pAse te hakIkata kahI tyAre rAjAe bhadrane bolAvI moTA mAnathI tenI pAse te popaTanI mAgaNI karI. ' A bhadre kahyuM rAjedra tArA vacananuM apamAna mArAthI koI divasa thaze nahi, ane A be pipaTa mane to prANa karatAM paNa vadhAre che. '. A pramANe (eka tarapha kuve, ane bIjI tarapha vAva) saMkaTa AvyAthI bhadde nAhane, P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ pipaTa maMgAvI rAjAne svAdhina karyo. pipaTe AvyA pachI jayajaya zabda uccArya, ane SaTrapada vagere zloka (racelI kavitAo) belI dekhADayAM. pachI rAjAe tene kuzaLa samAsAra puchatAM pipaTa belyo; "he rAjana, bhadranuM ciMtana karuM chuM te pachI mane abhadra (akuzaLa kyAMthI hoya)?" nA rAjA bolyo A zukarAja, bIjA pipaTa pramANe, avajJAne pAtra nathI mATe he sevaka, AnuM lAlana pAlana karavA mATe Ane rANIne svAdhina kare. - saMtoSa pAmelA rAjAe bhadrane vastrAdi zIrA ApI, tene satkAra karyo. bhadra pipaTanA viyogathI dukhIta thate pitAne ghera nIkaLI gayA. pachI ratnAvatI rANI popaTane ghaNI mahenatathI hajAro subhASita zIkhavI putravat tenuM pAlana karavA lAgI, rAjA rANInA karakamala rUpa pIMjarAmAM bezI, aneka rItanI lIlA karatAM karatAM, pipaTanuM eka varSa jhapATAthI pasAra thayuM. pachI kalyANa kamaLane surya ane jene ziSya parivAra ghaNA mATe hate e mehamulaka nAmane gurU tyAM gaye. stri itara parivAra, nagaranA loka vagerene sAthe laI te rAjA gurUne vaMdana karavAnA hetuthI jatuM hatuM tevAmAM pipaTa belpe. - ': popaTe kahyuM rAjedra, tamArI sAthe huM paNa AvuM chuM. darzanIya vastu joI huM paNa mArI AMkhanuM sArthaka karI laIza. * ThIka che, cAla ema rAjAe AjJA ApyAthI pipaTa paNa hAthI para besI rastAnI aMdara rAjA sAthe dharmanI vAta karato karate cAlyA rAjAe parivArasaha mehamallagurUne namana karI, tenI pAsethI AzIrvAda lIdhe, ane pipaTane khoLAmAM laI nIce beThe. te jJAni zreSTha popaTa, munIne namaskAra karI AgaLa kahyA pramANe tenI sAthe bolavA lAgyA, tyAre sarvanA netra kamaLa ketukathI praphullIta thaI popaTa zuM bele che te tarapha lAgI rahyA. - - - pipaTe kahyuM, he bhagavAna, A janmamAM mane pakSIne janma malyo che, A mArA pUrve karelA duSkRta karmonuM phaLa che ema huM samaju chuM, te e dukRta jenA yoge nAza pAme e dharma mane zIkhave. he muni zreNa, A pipaTanA janmathI ' pachI munIe gaMbhIravANIthI saMsAra samudranI aMdara hoDI rUpa e dhama piopaTa ane sabhAsadane kahe "jIva pitAnA karmAnusAra A saMsAra sAgaranA cAra prakAranA mArgamAM hajAro vakhata bhramaNa kare che. nAnIni rUpa vRkSethI prApta, atre A bhayaMkara araNyanI aMdara caMcala svabhAvane jIva vAMdarA pramANe phare che. eka Idriya vagere prANiyAnI aMdara ghaNI vakhata pharI pharI tuM have paMcendriya viziSTa pakSI nImAM duHkha bhogave che. jIna dharmanA nizcayathI tuM phakata pakSI janmamAMthI mukta thaIza eTaluM ja nahi, paNa ekaMdara saMsAramAMthI tuM mukta thaIza. he piopaTa, saMsAra sAgaranI aMdara paDelA prANine mokSanA tIre picavA sArU jIna dharma e hADI rUpa che. A jagatanI aMdara ka5 hRma vagere evI eke vastu nathI ke je. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 97 jIne dharmamAM lIna thaelA jIvane prApta thayA vagara rahe. jene jIna dharma hastamAM avalaMbana sarakhe (hAthamAMnI lAkaDI sarakhe ) thAya che, te narakarUpa ghora adhikAranI aMdara kevI rIte paDI zakaze ? tethI he zukarAjA, tuM piopaTanA janmathI kharekhara kaMTALelo hovAthI, jIne kahelA dharmane meTA manathI Adara kara, pAchA te dharma yati ane zrAvaka A bhede karI be prakArane, kSamA Adi karIne dasa prakArane mukhya, ane bAra vratane bIje. A baMne prakAranA dharmonuM mULa bIja zaMkAdi dUSaNathI rahita ane zuddha Atma bhAvarUpa samyakatva eja che." A pramANe gurUe te sabhAmAM sAdhu zrAvaka bhedathI jIna nirdiSTa dharma vistArathI kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. te sAMbhaLI sabhAmAM beThelA bhUpa Adi sarva lekapara ane te pipaTapara te jIna dharma nA pariNAmanI asara thaI. te eTale sudhI ke piopaTane ThekANe samyakatva bolavuM thayuM. pachI pipaTa AgaLa jaI gurUne namana karI vInavavA lAgyo. bhagavana, saMsAramAM rahevA saMbaMdhI mananI aMdara tiraskAra thaye, tamArA Adhina thayA chatAM paNa jIna dhama kevI rIte siddha thaze ? pachI rAjAnI AjJA leI, prathama popaTe gurU mukhamAMthI navakAra mahAmaMtra grahaNa karyo. pipaTa belyo bhagavad je huM pIMjarAmAMthI chuTaye, teja ApanA upadezathI saMsArarUpa pIMjarAmAMthI mukta thaIza. . pachI ghaNA AnaMdathI gurUne namana karI ane rAjAnI AjJA laI sarva leka eka najare jue che eTalAmAM te piopaTa gagana mArgo uDI gaye. he vIrasena, te popaTa pradezanI AjubAju rahI, kahelo dvAdaza vratI gRhastha dharma pALate thaye. dharma jJAnavaDe karIne, prApta thaelA guNethI tene sarva pakSIonA zabdanuM uttama jJAna thayuM ane uttama rIte bolavAnI zakti prApta thaI. - ANI tarapha bhadra pAse je piopaTa pAMjarAmAM rahyA hatA, tene daivayogathI bIlADIe mArI nAkhe. e marI gayA pachI nazIbanA yoge karI te jaMgalanI aMdara ni pakSI thayo, ane pakSIono saMhAra karI kame karI moTe thayo. eka divase te yena pakSI, bhukhathI vyApta thaele hovAthI te jaMgalanI aMdara bhramaNa karatAM pile moTe piTa je, jaladI deDI teNe pilA zreSTa piopaTane pakaDa, tyAre jInane namaskAra ema belI zvena pakSInI bhASAmAM te pipaTe tene kahyuM ke "he zyana pakSI, tuM bhukhe che tepaNa, na khAvAnuM vrata dhAraNa kara, huM tArI pAsethI sarva prANio para dayA karAvuM chuM tyAM sudhI jarA thobha." tenuM kahevuM sAMbhaLI zyana manamAM vismita thaye, ane tyAMthI jarA dUra khasI jaI pipaTa tarapha najara karI ubhe rahyA. ' piopaTe kahyuM, he mahA yena pakSI, mane Aje eTaluMja duHkha lAge che ke, mArA moTAbhAIne jIna dhama thayo nahi. vidhyAraNyanI aMdara eka vaDanA jhADa para ame be pipaTee ekaja mAtAnA peTe putrarUpe janma lIdho. zAlIkSetranI aMdara amane bene bhale pakaDIne bhadrane svAdhina karyA. bhake mane ratnazekhara rAjAne. svA. * 13. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ dhina karyo, ane teNe mArA bhAIne kayAM ApI dIdhe e khabara nathI. ekaja mAtAnA peTe amee janma lIdhe te paNa janmamAMnA zubhAzubha karmanubaMdha ghaNu karI tene tathA mAre judoja thaye. AvuM tenuM bhASaNa sAMbhaLI zyana muIita thayA, ane sAvadha thayA pachI tene jAti maraNa thaI pipaTane teNe kahyuM. yena belyo are bAMdhava, pUrve tAre je mATe bhAI thayuM hatuM te huM ja mane bIlADIe mArI nAkhe, have huM A vanamAM cena pakSI thaye chuM. 'pachI pipaTe tenI pAse dhamanuM nirUpaNa karyuM, zvene paNa tenA bhASaNe ekAgra cittathI sAMbhaLI lIdhA. je prANione mArIne mAMsa bhakSaNa kare che, tene leza mAtra sukha thAya che, "paraMtu parvata tulya duHkha prApta thAya che." "ekane kSaNavAra sudhI AnaMda thAya che, paNa bIjAnA janmane nAza thAya che, te kSaNaka AnaMdane sArU prANionI hiMsA kema karavI?" jene mAMsa khAvAnI IcchA thaI teo bIcArA paralekanA sukhathI khacIta * mukta thayA, ane temane janmapaNa niSphaLa samajavo." - "A jagamAM, kSaNIka zarIra sukha vAte, je bIjA jIvane mAre che te zuM "jagamAM kAyama raheze?" ' spene kahyuM meM AthI mAMsa bhakSaNa choDI dIdhuM, he bhAI mane haju vadhAre dharmanA akSare saMbhaLAva. A pachI gurUe je Adara pUrvaka dharma kahyA hatA, teja samyakatvathI alaMkRta dharma spenane, kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. tyAre jIna nirdiSTa dharma, AdarathI zravaNa karI vizuddha cittavALA spene siddha e je dhama tene bhakita pUrvaka svikAra karyo. pachI zuddha citta thaela zuka, ane spene, dharmanuM pAlana karI anazana vrata laI chevaTe bane devarUpane pAmyA. sAMgarApuSka siAdharmane ThekANe rAzi zekhara vImAnamAM ekaja vakhate te banne jaNa sarakhA AyuSyathI deva thayA. tyAre samAdhI gathI, purva janma puNyane kAraNe thayo ema samajI te be jaNa je sthaLe, zuka tathA spenanA zarIra hatA tyAM gayA, tyAM te zuka tathA spenane deve taraphathI saMskAra karAvI, te bannee uttara kALamAM kalyANa karavAnI IcchAthI, paraspara evo vicAra karyo ke, karmathI parataMtra evA saMsAravAsi jIvane A dayAmaya jInekata dharma durlabha che. svargamAMthI Tyuta thaelA evA amane je upAya thI badhita samAgama thAya e upAya ahiM jAti smaraNa sAruM karI muka, je karyAMthI ApaNe bannene jAti maraNa thaze, ane kalyANane rasto dekhADavAthI lekepara upakAra paNa thaze. ApaNane tathA bIjAne upakAra karanAra, anya janmamAM - badhita saMgatI karI ApanAra, ane saMpUrNa duHkha nAza karanAra evuM jIdra" . maMdira ApaNe bAMdhIe P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ e vicAra karI te bannee suvarNa ratna maNi khacita zrI zAMtinAthanuM maMdira taiyAra karyuM. saMsAra sAgara tarI javAne hoDIrUpa e je zrI zAMtinAtha deva te ahiM te bane eja sthApana karyo. duSTa lokothI rakSaNa thavAnA hetuthI Aju bAju sarovara kayuM che, ane taranArAone paNa aTakAva thAya evA hetuthI pANIne bhamare karyo che. A pramANe karI te svargamAM gayA ane banne jaNA devarUpa dharma parAyaNa thaI divya sukhane upabhAga letA kALa kramaNa karavA lAgyA. tyAMthI nIkaLI vitADhaya dezamAM zreSTha evA siddhArtha nagaramAM amitavIrya ane zIlavatI emanA peTe putra rUpe utpanna thayA. sAthe sAMpaDelA te baMne chokarAnAM nAma yogya vakhate mAbApe akalaMka ane amala pADayA. | sarva vidyA saMpAdana karI te tarUNa avasthAmAM AvatAM strI parIgraha (vIvAha) karI marajI pramANe vihAra karavA lAgyA. nAnapaNathI ja A bannee dharmazeSa gurUnA mukhamAMthI bhavasAgaramAM nakArUpa e dharma grahaNa karyo hato. muLathIja pApa tarapha pravRti nahI, evA te banne jaNa pramAda rahita, purva janmamAM saMbaMdha thaelA nehavaDe sukhamAM rahevA lAgyA. eka divase suvarNamaya jIna zreNIne vaMdana karavA sArU gayA hatA tyAM temaNe vimAnagaPsaha sAdhameMdra (sudharmAdhipati Idra) Ave che ema joyuM. te prathamathI ja AvelA hovAthI jInapUjA karatA thayA, temane joIne Ide harSathI IMdrANane kahyuM. Idri-devI, tArI AgaLa deva sevAmAM lIna thaela je be jaNa dekhAya che, te A saidharmavAsI yenakIrAMka deva che. pachI vaMdana karI te be jaNane kahyuM keH "spenakIrAMka, tame kuzaLa che ne?" deva janmanA nAme yAda nahevAthI te be jaNAe Idrane kahyuM "huM Idra ta- . mArI kRpAthI ame hamezA kuzaLa chIe. he deveMdra tane amArA nAme khabara chatAM bIjAja nAmathI amane kema bolAve che? A vidyAdharanA taraphanA amArA nAma nathI." I kahyuM pahelA svargamAM tame je nAmathI prasiddha hatA, teja nAmathI meM tamane hAMka mArI "A zI rIte thayuM?" ema temanA puchavA uparathI Idra kira_janmanA AraMbhathI suvarNa racita janazreNIne vaMdana karavA gayA tyAM sudhInuM caritra kahyuM. . . . . . pUrva janma zravaNa karatAM hatAM, tevAmAM tene jAtanI samRti thaI ane temanuM . mana pitAnuM maMdIra javAnA hetuthI Atura thayuM pachI jIna pujA karI Idra balya "vidyAdhara kumAre cAlo ApaNe tamArA maMdiramAM jaIe." ja ThIka che " ema belyA pachI zakavidyAdharAdi sarva jaNa pitAnA vimAnagaNothI sarva dIzAmAM thaI tyAM gayA tyAM AvyA pachI meTAsamAraMbhathI aSTahinakA mahotsava karIne pachI devarAje pote te bannenI stuti karI. . . . . ahI" P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 100 . .. . tamane bannene dhanya che, tema tamAruM suratva paNa saphaLa che, ke jeoe maLI AvuM jainamaMdira karAvyuM. A jagatamAM je capaLa lakSmIne saMpAdana karI, AvA prakAranA upagathI akhaMDa puNya saMpAdana karI le che te ja buddhivaMta che. dhanIkenI saMkhyA kenA jANamAM Avaze? (keIna paNa nahI) paNa jeoe lakSmIne phasAvyA evA A bhUvananI aMdara be traNaja haze. saMgama vakhate a5 sukha ApanArI, paraMtu kSaNa mAtramAM caMcala thanArI evI vezyA, ane te ja pramANe saMpatti, emAM vidvAna loka sthira AzA rAkhatA nathI. ema samajI jemaNe yathAzakti dharma sArU udyoga karyo nathI, temanuM zarIra ane lakSmI vagere meLaveluM sarva nirarthaka che. - ema bolI iMdra A maMdira ane sarovara e bannenA nAme te baMnenA nAma uparathI anukrame akalaMka ane amala pADyA. (eTale akalaMka maMdira ane amala sarovara). ( A pramANe nA pADI Idra gayA pachI vidyAdhara putra pitAnA nagaramAM jaI dharma kRtyanA AcaraNa karavA lAgyA. eka divase te bAraNAnI aMdara beThA evAmAM zara dukALane megha AkAzamAM prasarI, tarataja vIkharI ja temaNe joye. te megha je na ja eTalAmAM nahi jevo thaI gayo ema joI akalaMka vidyAdhara belyo; " juo A megha, AkhA AkAzamAM phelA hatA ane kSaNa vAramAM ke jato rahyo? A DAhyA lokone padArthanuM astitva kevuM che, e dekhADI, meha na karavAne pratyakSa dAkhala Ape che. kALadaMDa mAthApara chatAM, saMsAramAM lakSmI, viSaya emanI mehakAraka AzA kema rAkhavI? caMcaLa lakSamIne ThekANe sthira AzA zA vAte rAkhavI? jene prakAza mAtra mehanuM kAraNa che. guNonA samudAyane bALI nAkhanArI, snehane kSaya karanArI, ane jenI pAchaLa puSkaLa upAdhI evI je lakSmI, te dIvAnI jAta sarakhI nathI. saMsAramAM baMdhanakAraka, ane dharma vine kAraNabhuta, evA ravajane vagere, je paramArtha draSTIe jotAM pArakAja, temane ThekANe meha zA kAmane? je rega pIDIta, ane dIna thayela jIva maratI vakhate svajane tenI pAchaLa jatAM nathI, te temanuM svajanatva zA kAmanuM? A puSkaLa duHkhanA tuccha viSaya sukhonI aMdara je ISTa viyogAdI dukho kaI paNa divase prApta na thAya te temAM paNa lIna thaI javAze. svarga sukhanA anubhavathI je jIvane saMtoSa nathI thate te A bhIkhArI sukhathI zAne saMtoSa thavAnuM che? tethI jeNe sura asurane jItyA che, e mRtyu jyAM sudhI AvI pahoMcyo nathI tyAM sudhImAM ApaNe be jaNa vRta dhAraNa karI janma saphaLa karI laIe. ' amale kahyuM hatuM, e, evuMja che, AmAM kAMI paNa khoTuM nathI. he bhAI P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 11 vaDIlonI (pitA vagere pitAthI meTA) AjJA leI ApaNe A kAma jaladI karIe. ' - te bane bhAIo mAbApanI paravAnagI leI, A akalaMka jIna maMdiramAM dharmaghoSa gurU pAse gayA. (vrata lIdhuM ). he zraddhAvAna lake, teja ame A be muni, huM zuka ane A cena che, A amAruM caritra TuMkAmAM meM tane kahI saMbhaLAvyuM." vIrasena belyo he muni, A meTI navAinI vAta che ke dharmanA baLavaDe zuka ane spena paNa svargamAM gayA. sAdhu be bhAI, AmAM kAMIja navAI nathI. A jagatanI aMdara A dharmane asAdhya evI eka paNa cIja nathI. lokhaMDa upara "siddha rasanA ge karI je pariNAma thAya che, te ja A jIna dharma vaDe sarva jIvapara pariNAma thaI kalyANakAraka thAya che A dharmanA vizeSa AcaraNanI vAta bAju upara rahevA daIe, paraMtu AnA upara phakta vizvAsa rAkhanAra mANasa paNa pApamAMthI mukta thAya che. vittaratna IDelA padArthonI prApti karI Ape che, AmAM kAMI vizeSa nathI, kAraNa dharmanA gathI jyAM vicAra paNa jatA nathI evA atyaMtika kalyANane sukha prApta thAya che. tethI he mahatabhAgI, sarva guNothI yukta evuM manu tane prApta thayuM che te jIna dharmane tuM sArI rIte satkAra kara. A pramANe munIe kahyA pachI mithyAtvatamane nAza thaI vIrasena upara - phakta samyakatvane ja pariNAma thaye, ane te bolyo; "he bhagavAna A yati. dharmanuM AcaraNa karavAnuM mArAmAM sAmarthya nathI, mATe hamaNA gRhastha dharma ApavAnI kRpA kare." pachI munIe navakAra mahAmaMtra pUrvaka kumArane gRhastha vrate ApyAM ane kahyuM "kumAra zreSTha, AmaMtra sarva kArya karanAra che, jala, agni, zastra ItyAdine aTakAva ekapaLanI aMdara karI zake che. tArA Icchita arthe prApta thaze, tuM hamezA sAvadha raheje AnA vaDe karI manuSyane dukha thatuM nathI, ane, A jagatamAM evI eka paNa vastu nathI, ke, je AnA vaDe sAdhya thAya nahi." ' vIrasene kahyuM mAhArAja, mArA para bheTI kRpA karI. A pramANe belI vIrasena sarovara tIre gayo, ane navakAramaMtranA baLe karI pANImAM bhramara ullaMghana karI cAlyA gaye. jagalanI aMdara paNa sudurlabha dharmaratna mane prApta thayo e manamAM vicAra karo mArga kamaNa karavA lAge. ahiM mArUM AvavuM kayAMthI thAya? ara zyanI aMdara jInamaMdira kayAMthI? megha na chatAM vRSTi thavI te A sAdhu samAgama kayAM? purva puNyanA bhege karI jema A sarva vAte banI AvI tevIja rIte . caMdrazrI paNa jarUra mane maLaze. pachI jaMgala pasAra karI kumAra:jaladI jato hate. jaMgalanA cheDA najIka eka zahera hatuM tyAM sAMje jaI pahoMce. vIrasena mukAma P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 182 karavAnA hetuthI zaheramAM praveza kare che to paganI pheMce bharI AvelI che, pAchApharI pachavADe raDatAM chokarAone koIe pITha upara, keIe khabhA upara lIdhelA che evI sthItimAM leka ciMtAthI gabharAI tyAM AvatA tenI najare paDyAM. vIrasene teo tarapha najara nAMkhI, kiMcIta hAsya vadanathI vismita aMtaHkaraNathI te nAsanArA lokene "zuM che? zuM che? ema puchayuM. - tenA darzanathI lekanA mananI aMdara pujyabhAva utpanna thavAthI teo bolyA, "he sukumAra, AgaLa jaIza nahi, pAchalA page tarata pAchA phara" kumAre kahyuM pAchA pharavAnuM kAMI kAraNa nathI. koI paNa vadhAre karavAnA hetuthI hoMza dharI huM AgaLaja jaIza. '' leke belyAM are, aMhi rAtre gALI savAre sUryodaya thayA pachI kAma sArU AgaLa javuM hoya te jaje. kumAre kahyuM che ke, tame Dara rAkhazo nahi nizcita raho tamane bhaya kayAMthI utpanna thayuM? ke jethI tame gabharAI nAzI jAo che ane loke tame tamArA chokarAone tathA strIone raDatI cheDI pitAnA prANanA bacAva sArU nA che te pachI tamAruM purUSatva kayAM gayuM? 3 . maraNa dhamI jIvane AgaLa kaI vakhate maraNa che ja, te AvA popakAranA vakhate je purUSatva upagamAM na Ave te pachI tenuM zuM kAma che? bAyelA lokone bhayathI mukta karanAra purUSane je mRtyu Ave che te mahotsava ja che paraMtu rakSaNa na karanAranuM jIvavuM mAtra maraNa sarakhuM ja che. ) - A pramANe kumAranuM dhairyabhareluM bhASaNa zravaNa karI ghaNuM lokane tenA para vizvAsa beThe ane teo tarataja tenI AsapAsa ekaThAM thayAM juvAna bALake vRddha vagere sarva zaheravAsI loke he vIra, anAthI amane bacAva amane bacAva emane suraputrane kahevA lAgyA. - vIrasene kahyuM che ke tame bIza nahi jyAM sudhI huM jIvato chuM tyAM sudhI tamArA sAmuM paNa koI joI zakanAra nathI. A tarapha e vIrasenanI AsapAsa aneka loko ekaThA thaelA che, ema joI nagarane rAjA paNa ghoDA para besI tyAM gaye, bhayathI kaMpanare loka samUha AnI AsapAsa vIMTALAelo rAjAe joyo vIrasene pite mananI aMdara na gabharAtAM, nagaravAsIjanane zAMta kare che, ema joI rAjA paNa gheDA uparathI nIce utaryo. neha yukta bhASAnA pravAhathI rAjAe tene puchayuM ke, "he vIra tAruM zarIra sAruM chene ? tuM kayAMthI AvyuM? 1, , . vire kahyuM he bhUpati, Aja tArA darzanathI mArUM sarva kAMI kuzaLa che, huM nAzikaya nagarathI AvanAra eka musAphara chuM. he narezvara, A vaDanA jhADanA thaDa AgaLa bezI. tArA bhayanI sarva hakIkata mane kahe rAjAe "ThIka che" ema kahA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 103 pachI rAjA, kumAra ane nagaravAsI loke nIce beThA, pachI rAjAe bhayanuM kAraNa kahevAnI zarUvAta karI. - rAjA be he vIra rAjedra, A nagaramAM pUrve atyanta AzcaryakAraka hakI banI che te huM dukAmAM kahuM chuM, sAMbhaLa. * * he vIra, A vIrapuranI aMdara pUrve prakhyAta parAkramI ane vijIta zatru e, samarasiMha nAmane rAjA thaI gaye. zuddha kuLamAM utpanna thaelI, hAranIlatA pramANe zobhanArI, ane priya evI vijayasenA nAmanI tene rANI hatI ane huM temane vizvasena nAmane putra, te huM vela pramANe mArA vaMzane nAza karavA . sArU utpanna thaye kumAra dazAne prApta thayA pachI mAbApe mArI pAsethI judI judI . kaLAne abhyAsa karAvyuM. AvI sthItimAM ame kALa kamaNa karatAM amArA divasa sukhamAM gayA he vIra A nagaranI aMdara pitAne mAnite, vekta dhamanI aMdara tatpara, ane veda jANanAro e madhusudana nAmane eka pavitra brAhmaNa rahetuM hatuM. te pavitra brAhmaNa svagati sArUM hamezA vedakata vidhie pazumeghane yajJa karato hate. te zudranuM anna sevana karatAM, traNa vakhata snAna karI, bhega vaizvadeva, saMdhyA, * pitR yajJa, ane gAyabrAhmaNa emanuM pujana niraMtara yathAvidhi pramANe karate. teNe mArA mAtapitA, parivAra ane nagaravAsI loko pAsethI vedavidhIe pitAnI dIkSA pramANe vartana karAvyuM semanA peTe utpanna thaela tene putra anirUddha e paNa sarva zAstra bhaNele, pitRbhakata, ane veda jANanAro hatA. AgaLa A chokare cogya thaye ema jANa nagaranA loko ane rAjAe munI samakSa madhusUdana brAhmaNe tene pitAnA kAmapara nIkhe. ane madhusUdana brAhmaNe sarva vepAra ane saMsAranA vicAra cheDI daI saMnyasta grahaNa karyuM aneka tIrthonAM darzana karavAnA hetuthI te zahera mAMthI nIkaLI sarva pRvipara pharato pharate kAzImAM AvI pahoMcyo. tyAM te madhusUdana brAhmaNa gaMgA tIre dhyAnamAM bezI, temAM nImagna thaI bhikSAnA sevana karI, pitAnA divasa gALo hato pUrva karmanA yoge karI, atyanta duHsaha, ane duHsAdhya e kSayaroga tene thaze. tenI mAha pIDAthI te pIDAtuM hatuM tevAmAM tenA manamAM vicAra Avyo ke, "manuSya janma dhAraNa karI je kAMI prApta karavAnuM hatuM te me karyuM brAhmaNane janma mane maLe, vedAdhyayana karyuM, aneka ya karyA, ane brAhmaNanA AcAra pramANe vartana rAkhyuM, ghaNuM lokone svadharma tatpara karI choDyAM. zudrAnna sevana karyuM nathI, ane deva, viSNu emanuM pUjana karyuM ApaNane yogya e putra paNa thayA, ke je kharekhara piMDa dAnAdi kriyAthI prathama ja mane urdhvagatIe pahoMcADI deze sarva tIrthonA snAna karyA, saMnyAsInuM vrata dhAraNa karI rahyA, ane kAzIkSetranI aMdara sudurlabha gaMgAtIra prApta thayuM. kharekhara AmAMnA phakata ekaja karmathI svarga hAthamAM AvyA sarakhuM che paNa svarga mAphaka evA puSkaLa karyo che, to pachI te mArA hAthamAM nahi Ave? to have kevaLa svargamAja laI janAra evI A gaMgAmAM mAro deha arpaNa karI huM sukhathI svargamAM jaIza. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 104 ': he vIra, A pramANe gaMgAnI aMdara deha tyAga karI, te karmanA saMge karI , Aja nagaranI aMdara brahmarAkSasa thayo che te ja phakata gammatanI khAtaraja prANionI hiMsA kare che kAraNa mAMsa, rakta, ItyAdikanI kiDA paNa tene gammata ApanArIja thaI paDe che pachI koI eka divase te AkAzamAM jaI tyAMthI kura svare kahevA lAgyuM ke, " are, are, samarasiMha, mArUM bhASaNa sAMbhaLa. huM tAre gurU madhusudana brAhmaNa brahmarAkSasa thayo chuM, mane mANasano bhoga Apa ane rAtanA vakhate zaheranI aMdara pharavA de." tenuM bhASaNa sAMbhaLI pitA tathA nagaranA leka emane bIka lAgavA lAgI, ane zuM karavuM enI sujhana * paDavAthI vicAramAM paDayA. are! are ( te kriyA zuddha ane vedamAM praviNa hato. teNe yajJa karyo, ane chevaTe sanyAsa laI gaMgA nadimAM maraNa pAmyA. tenA anirUddha putre tenI pachADI gya e vidhi paNa karyo, ema chatAM te rAkSasa thayAnuM kahe che te te svargamAM gaye nahi ke zuM? je A pUrva karmothI rAkSasaja thaye haze te tenA ziSyo para apakAra karavAne AghA pAchA zuM kAma joze? aho, e bhakti, * e prema, e vRta, ItyAdi je je ene ThekANe ame karyuM te paNa te bhulI gayo zuM? rAjA A pramANe vicAra kare che eTalAmAM te pAcho belyo, "are huM boluM chuM chatAM tame koI mane uttara ApatA nathI?" tyAre rAjAe vicAra karI tene samajAvIne kahyuM ke "he rAkSaseMdra, tuM have amane pahelAM karatAM paNa vadhAre pujya che, "te tane priya evuM amAre zuM karavuM te kahe? - rAkSase kahyuM hamezA mane manuSyane bhega Ape ane rAtanI vakhate zaheramAM mane AnaMda karavA de. - rAjA be are, nara bheganuM nAma kADhIza nahi bIjo ekAda medaka vagerene bhega mAga. - rAkSasa be modakathI mane saMtoSa vaLate nathI, siMha pramANe rAkSasane saMteSa pAmavA mahA mAMsaja joIe. he rAjedra, nAnapaNathI ja A zahera mane bahu gamatuM hatuM, ane teTalA sArUM ja huM rAtane vihAra tArI pAsethI mAgI lauM chuM - rAjAe kahyuM prabhu, A hukama ApIza nahi. nagaranA leke tane ApI huM pitAnuM rakSaNa karanAraja nathI. rAkSase kahyuM je ema che te nagara jananuM rakSaNa kara. ame rAkSasa te amArUM kAma jora julamathI paNa kADhI laIzuM. : tenuM AvuM kura bhASaNa sAMbhaLI rAjAe maMtrione kahyuM, "he maMtri jane, have mAre kema karavuM te kaho." - maMtri varga-he svAmina, purUSArtha vagere viSayomAM kuzaLa evI amArI maMtra buddhi (salAha ApavA jevI akakala) A devI kRtyanI aMdara cAlatI nathI. te pachI rAjAe pharIthI kahyuM ke meM vicAra nakakI karyo che ke "mAre deha rAkSasane ApI tenAthI nagarajanenuM rakSaNa karavuM" pachI maMtri varSe rAjAnA kAnanI Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S.
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________________ 15 aMdara kahyuM ke, "nareMdra, AmAM Atma rakSaNa karI, pachI tArAthI je thAya te kara. kAraNa narapatie parivAra, nagaranA leka, deza, nagara vagerethI karIne paNa hamezA pitAnA AtmAnuM rakSaNa karavuM. sajAe potAnA zarIranuM rakSaNa karyuM, eTale kALe karIne paNa te sarva meLavI zake che. he nareMdra amArI te A salAha che, pachI jevI tArI IcchA. - rAjA-meM prathama kahyuM te tame sAMbhaLyuM ke nahIM? bIjAnA prANa ApI huM mAruM rakSaNa karanAra nathI. vadhAre zuM kahuM,. he pradhAne, bIjAnuM rakSaNa karavAne je huM taiyAra thayo chuM temAM jo tame ADA Avaze, te, tamane draha karyAnA sogana che. * pachI pitAe mananI aMdara dheya dharIne rAkSasane kahyuM "he rAkSasa, tuM sarva lokanA ThekANe mane khAIjA.". rAkSasa be he narAdhiza, reja bhogamAM ApavA sarakho koI mANasa nathI ke tuM pite tenA badalAmAM Agala thAya che? rAjAe kahyuM sarva lokano svAmi huM, te meM mAro deha tane arpaNa karyo eTale sarva loka taneja ApyA sarakhA che ema samaja. - rAkSase kahyuM ThIka che, tuM zuddha thaI AgaLa Ava eTale huM ghaNo sudhita thaye chuM, mATe tene khAI jauM. pachI pitAe pitAnI gAdI para lenI saMmatithI mane bolAvI rAjyAbhiSeka karyo. ane nagarajana, pradhAna maMDaLI ane parivAra, e sarvane kahyuM ke "tame tamArI yogyatA pramANe varta" tyAre pradhAnAdi lokee maDhethI kAMI utara Ape nahiM paraMtu motI jevAM meTAM azrujalathI pitAnuM duHkha nivedana karyuM. pachI rAjAe jalathI sarvAga snAna karyuM, rakatamALA dhAraNa karI, ane rakta vastro dhAraNa karyA. ANI tarapha hAya, hAya, kahetA nagaranA leke tenI tarapha joI rahyA, tyAre te gaMbhIra manane bhUpati, nagara rakSaNa sArU pitAno dehakapAsa tathA tRNa pramANe samajI, moTA yoddhAone samudAya pitAnA purUSArthane dhikakAra karatAM temanI tarapha avalokana karI, rUdana karatI pitAnI sarva strIne dilAso Ape che ema temanI najare paDayuM. sarva dekhatAM te prabaLa rAkSase, jANe yamano rAkSasa kezuM? mArA pitAne upara uMcakI kaI tarapha pheMkI dIdho te samajAtuM nathI. he vIra te vakhate A mahelamAM tatkALa raDavAnI jabarI buma paDI mUcchathI lokonI AMkho mIcAI gaI, ane pradhAna maMDaLa niSTa paDyuM. te divasathI te duSTa rAkSasa bhayaMkara evA lAkho rAkSaso saha rAtrinA vakhate zaheramAM eka sarakho phare che. dararoja sava leka tenI bIkathI bahAra nIkaLe che ane savAre pAchA zaheranI aMdara dAkhala thAya che. A pramANe he vIra hameza duHkhathI akaLAI gayA chIe, ne Ama amArA keTalAka divase nIkaLI gayA. pAcho eka divase te rAkSasa pitAnI maryAdA cheDI AkAzamAM AvI ubhuM raho ane dararoja bhega sArU eka mANasa amArI pAse mAgavA lAgyo. pachI cAMDALa kuLanI aMdara cAMDALa kRtya karanAra rAkSasathI DarI * 14 . P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ jaI daraja nagaramAMthI eka eka mANase ApavAnuM kabUla karyuM. te pApa karma karanAre rAkSasa A pramANe lekane saMhAra kare che, tene Aja eka varasa thayuM haju te zAMta thatuM nathI. ' ' A hakIkta sAMbhaLI kumArane ghaNuM duHkha lAgyuM, ane te bolyA "hara, hara, duHkhanI vAta, jagat ajJAnatAthI meMhIta thayuM che. - jema pRthvi upara caMdana vRkSa sugaMdha guNathI yukta chatAM niSphaLa tema dhama kriyA yukta chatAM te niSphaLa ja che. eTalAmAM jenI pachavADe eka AMdhaLI vRddha strI che, ane keDa upara eka karUM lIdhuM che evI eka tarUNuM kulavAna strI atizaya raDatI tyAM gaI ane belI, hAya, hAya, he bhUpati, huM atizaya kharAba dazAmAM AvI gaI chuM, A vRddha aine putra te mAre pati, amArA be tAranAre, tenuM A duSTa rAkSasathI rakSaNa kara. kumAre rAjAne puchayuM "A kema vilApa kare che." rAjA bolTe Aje enI vArI haze. pachI vIrasena te vRddha stri ane tenI vahune joIne, temanA duHkhathI duHkhita thaI temanopare upakAra karavAnA hetuthI rAjAne kahyuM. "he rAjana have vicAra rahevA de huM: zaheranI aMdara jAu chuM, ane AgaLa jema sAruM kalyANakAraka haze te ja huM karIza. : : rAjA ane nagaravAsIo tene nA, nA, kahetAM chatAM temane na gaNakAratAM kumAra zahera tarapha cAlate thaye, je zaheramAM rAkSase manuSyanuM javuM AvavuM baMdha karyuM che, te zaheramAM vIrasena peThe, tyAre te rAkSasa tenI tarapha bhayathI jovA lAgyuM paraMtu kumAra nizcita aMtaHkaraNathI zaheramAM pIzAne gammata karatAM, keI ThekANe bhayaMkara. vetALane AmathI tema deDatA, ane koI ThekANe bhayaMkara rAkSasIo nara kapALanI khAparIo hAthamAM laI Ama tema pharatI jete jete, eka makAna AgaLa AvI ubhuM rahe, te makAna AgaLa rAkSasanI Aju bAju rAkSasa, pizAca, vetALa bhute vagere vITaLAI rahyA che, ane te vRkSapatra pramANe bIkathI kaM5nArA rAjAe ApelA mANasanI coTalI jhAlI, krodhathI bhUmIpara pADate kumAre , kumAra te rAkSasane joI jaladI tenI pAse garyo ane kahayuM ke "bhayathI marelAne mArIza nahIM." A bhUmI para dayAvAna gurUnuM gurUtva, DerelA manuSyanuM rakSaNa karavAthI ja che A janmamAM je ApIe teja AgalA janmamAM puSkaLa maLe che, duHkha denAra mANasa duHkhI ane sukha ApanAra sukhI thaze. bIkathI Darela, atizaya durbaLa, . nisparAdhI, rakSaNa rahita, kRpApAtra evA mANasa vIze sAdhu nirdaya kema thaze? A pramANe prasanna ane daidha rahita evuM bhASaNa sAMbhaLI "A koNa?" ema rIsathI rAkSasa vIranI sAmuM jovA lAgyo. * - rAkSasa-tuM keNa zI IcchAe rAkSasa ane bhUtathI vyApta thaelI nagarImAM rAtrIne vize praveza karyo che? te A rAkSasoe tane khAdhe nathI tyAM sudhImAM tuM nArI jA, tuM navIna che tane A nagaranuM svarUpa P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ haju khabara nathI. pachI rAjaputra tenA manano abhiprAya khubIthI kADhavA sArU bolyo ke, "huM navIna chuM ane A nagaranuM svarUpa na jANatAM ahiM A chuM khare, te tame A nagaranuM ane tamAruM svarUpa mane kahA " ema sAMbhaLI pelA rAkSase jarA rIsAIne kahyuM ke "zuM rAtrinI mArI kIDA, ane nagaramAM pharavAnuM choDI daI phe. rATa mahenata erI levA tane javAba ApavA keNa bese ?" . . - vIra bolyo ke je ema che te have rAtane huM kyAM jAuM? ane jAu te, 'nirdaya rAkSa mane bhAsa Avaze. he rAkSasavarya, mane joIne jevI tane dayA AvI tevI bIjA rAkSase mArI para dayA karaze nahi rAkSasa be he musAphara, te pachI, mArA parivAra saha rAjAe ApelA manuSyane bhakSa karIne AvuM tyAM sudhI ahiMyAbha. kumAre kahyuM tene khAdhAthI tane zuM maLaze? rAkSase kahyuM tRptI. vIrasene kahyuM tenA mAMsathI tane hamezanI tRpti thaze ema lAge che ke je khAvA mATe tuM ghaNuM ja haTha pakaDI rahyA che. rAkSasa bolyA are musAphara, evuM mane lAgatuM nathI mArI kSaNavAranI ja tRpti miyAna kALe pAchI bhUkha kakaDIne lAge che. te vire kahyuM hAya hAya, duHkhanI vAta che, kSaNika tRpti sArU tamArA jevA suddhA. ayukata kAma kare che. te pachI jene vize agrAhya ane grAhyane viveka nathI evA ajJAnamAM aMdha thayelA murkha prANine zo doSa? kharuM jovA jatAM tuM maleccha jAtane, tatvavettA, ane jJAnavAna e deva che tyAre amArA jevA ajJAna mANase tane zuM zIkhavavuM joIe? mane eTalI khabara che ke jenA vaDe tuM niMdavA jevI devayAnIne pAme chuM teja ajJAna doSa vaDe tuM mahAna narkane pAmIza. rAkSase kahyuM zuM karavuM, A janmamAM amane kudevatva prApta thaIne amArI AvI sthiti thaI che. naramAMsa khAvuM, lehI pIvuM, maDadAnAM araNyamAM rahevuM, ane A duniyAmAM je bibhatsa eja amAro zRMgAra, A jagatamAM badhAnA vyavahAra pitapotAnI jAtinA niyama pramANe cAle che tyAre amArI jAti pramANe amAre vartana karavAne amAre doSa nathI. | vIra bolyo A jagatamAM jAtinA baMdhathI prANiyAne vyahavAra cAle che, e tAruM kahevuM sArI saMgatanuM nathI. AtmA svAbhAvika rIte ghaNaja zuddha ane saphaTika pramANe cekho che, upA. dhI vaDe karIne e nAnA varNane ane nAnA tarehanA vikArane pAme che. . . upAdhI kahI eTale pitAnuM karma tenA be prakAra, zubha ane azubha, zubhathI jIva zubha thAya che ane azubhathI azubha thAya che. mATe. huM kahuM chuM ke, jIvanI " P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 108 hiMsA karavI, mAMsa khAvuM. rakatapIvuM, ItyAdi karmo vaDe pUrvanA atyaMta dukhadAyaka pApa rUpa karmane vadhArIza nahi. he rAkSaseMdra, nidha evA kura karmathI tuM narakane vize khacita nAnA prakAranA duHkha bhegavIza.. - rAkSase kahyuM manane pratyakSa sukha ApanArI evI pitAnI vartaNuMka tAra kahevAthI apratyakSa evA dharmane mATe huM choDanAra nathI. rIsa caDhAvIne hoTha cAvIne, rAkSasa belyA, he musAphara tuM dharmAtmA che te pApa karma choDI de, evuM bolIne te purUSane jamIna para pADI daI, pitAnI bhayaMkara muSTivaDe tenA hADakA paramAra mAryo. eTale vIre karUNArasathI enuM nirdayatva joIne, tene hAtha jhAlya ane kahevA lAgyuM ke, "A gabharAelAne tuM mArIza nahi, jo tArI manuSyanuMja rakata mAMsa khAvAnI IcchA hoya te tuM te purUSane choDI daI mane khA. rAkSase kahyuM tuM rAjAne Apelo mANasa nathI. tuM parAyo ane musAphara tArI vIre kahyuM mAre AvI rIte jIvIne zuM karavuM che? jenI AgaLa garIba paNathI valApa karanAre mANasa mAryo jAya che. evuM duHkha Aja sudhI prApta thayuM nathI e je huM, tArI prArthanA karuM chuM ke, A purUSanuM rakSaNa kara ane mane khA." rAkSase kahyuM che ema che te, le A huM Ane choDI dauM chuM. tuM jaladI Ava eTale kSudhAtura thaelo huM tane khAI jAuM. eTale vIre pelA mANasane eka bAju para karI nAkhI pitAne deha rAkSasane svAdhina karI ane kahyuM ke "khuba dha. rAIne khA." - - - - rAkSase kahyuM e kAMI nahi, huM tene khAnAra nathI, te pite tArA dehanA kakaDe kakaDA karI ane mane mAMsanA TukaDA jaladI Apa. vIrarAjA bolyo Ave viveka tane gyaja che. sArA mANasanI zuM vAta kahevI? ema kahI rAjAe pitAnIja taravAra kADhI ane vIre potAnA hAtha sAthe sajaDa karI dIdhI evuM joI rAkSasa belyo ke, "tuM mAMsa kema ApatA nathI? tuM gabharAye ke kema? huM parivAra sAthe bhukhe thayo chuM. vIre kahyuM che te kahe che tema thAya che. te uparAMta tArI marajI.. . pachI kumAre pitAnA manamAM navakAra maMtranuM smaraNa karIne hAtha sAthe sajaDa . karelI taravAra choDIne potAnA zarIra para ghA kare che eTalAmAM rAkSasa gabharAIne kumAranI najIka Avyo ane tene hAtha pakaDI kahevA lAgyuM ke "are meM te tArI mazkarI karI hatI." he mahA ddhA, sarva kalyANanuM zreSTha sthAna evA tArA dehanuM tuM rakSaNuM kara. tArA vAkyAmRta vaDe badhI rIte tRpti thaI che, bhukha naSTa thaI. prANione saMhAra karavAnI mArI IcchA baMdha thaI te sUryanI mAphaka aMdhakArane nAza karyo. te he bhAI tuM marIza nahi. tArA kahevA pramANe huM karIza. A tArA caritrathI huM ghaNoja tRpta thaye chuM ane gulatAna banyo chuM. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ . vIre kahyuM prathama tuM A purUSane abhaya Apa, pachI hameza samayane anusarIne tAre zuM karavuM te badala huM kahIza. rAkSase kahyuM he vIra A mANasane to zuM paNa A nagaramAMnA bIjA jIvone AjathI abhayadAna ApyuM che. eTalAmAM kumAra manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyuM ke, akalaMka ane amala sAdhu Ave te ThIka, e pramANe A tarapha rAkSasa ane kumArane saMvAda cAlyo hato. rAtri nagaranI Aphata sAthe nIkaLI gaI. rAkSasanA hRdayamAM pachIthI utpanna thaelAM evAM viveka saMskAra pramANe satya padArtha prakAzaka ane jagatanI kevaLa AMkho evA surya boMbane udaya thayo. eTalAmAM tyAM vidyAdhara ane deva jemanI stuti kare che evA be cAraNa sAdhunA veze tyAM gayA te sarva lokanA dekhatAM te banne nagaranA upavananI aMdara utarI tarata dhyAnamAM nimagna thaI rahyA, ane kevalajJAnane prApta thayA. vIre kahyuM he mahAtmana have cAla, mahApAtakarUpa paMkaja (kAdava) dhoI nAMkhavAne udakarUpa evA be munI AvelA che temane jaladI jaI vaMdana karIe, emanA darzanathI meha jAya che, pApa nAza pAme che, ane vizeSa guNe sArU vivekane prakAza thAya che. rAkSase kahyuM che ema che te pachI ATalI vAra kema karo che? ' ema bolyA pachI sarva jaNa sAdhu pAse gayA. aNI tarapha vIra pilA - nuSyane pAcho mekalI rAjA ane nagaravAsIone bolAvyA ne teo paNa sAdhu pAse gayA. tyAM bane munIne devoe vadhAvI lIdhelA joI vismayathI prakulitanetra thayAM che. e kumAra vicAra karavA lAgyo ke, "jenA vize huM ciMtana karate hate teja A akalaMka ane amala sAdhu AvelA che temane ThekANe kevalajJAna khare. khara utpanna thaeluM lAge che." e vicAra karate, kumAra rAjA, nagarajana ane rAkSasa sarva saha te banne kevalajJAnI munIne namaskAra karI nIce beThA. pachI te bemAMthI eka kevala jJAnIe rAkSasa, kumAra, bhUpati, ane nagarajana ne deva emane gaMbhira vANIthI dharmopadeza karyo te bolyo; "ekAgrathI zravaNakare, sAMbhaLI te pramANe manamAM rAkhe, ane jethI karI hamezane vAte sukhI thAva evA dharmanuM ' ciMtana kare. - A jagatamAM ajJAnatA atizaya duHkhadAyaka che. kAraNa khADAmAM paDavuM e - enuM phaLa che. jIva ajJAnathI AvRta thaI yukta ayukta kAMI jANato nathI. sUrya nA udayathI padArtha spaSTa rIte dekhAya che, te paNa ajJAnathI aMdha thaelA prANine sarva jaga prakAza rahita lAge che, A jagatanAM zArIrika ane mAnasika dAkha jeTalAM je kAMI saMbhavanIya haze, te ajJAna jIvane, prApta thaze. jIva ajJAnathI mehita thayA eTale sarva ulaTuM samaje che. adharmane dharma kahe che. athavA abhakSya padArthone bhakSya padArtho kahe che. A pramANe aneka janmomAM ajJAnaMtAnAM pariNAmathI mihIta thaele jIva karma sAmarthyathI mithyA dharmamAM magna thAya che. jIva kudharma P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ - 110 . zAstranA upadezathI atyaMta mohIta thaI, mekSa mArga cheDI daI saMsAra mArganI ja aMdara paDe che. - tethI te loke, ajJAna gurUe upadeza karelA mithyA karelA mArgane cheDI daI, yathArtha vakatAe kaheluM samyajJAna mArgane svikAra kare" pachI prasanna thaelA rAkSasane kumAre kahyuM ke, "tArI AjJAthI A rAjAne leke sahanagaranI aMdara praveza karavA de." rAkSasa gurUnI samakSa be , Itara prANiyane paNa meM pIDA karavAnuM choDI dIdhuM, te pachI samAna dharmanA * leone huM kema nahIM choDuM?" pachI sAdhune AdarathI vaMdana karI kumAra rAjAnA AgrahathA, nagara janenA mukhamAMthI vakhANanA bhASaNa sAMbhaLato rAjamaMdiramAM gayo. snAna, devapUjA, bhajana ItyAdi nItya karma karI, gurUnI sevA karatA keTalAka divasa tyAM rahyo. rAjAnA mana upara jIna dharmane saMskAra thaye. ema jANe te caMdrazrI nI mulAkAta vAte utsuka thaI te zaheramAMthI nIkaLyo. aneka nagara, zahera, guphAo, parva vagere ThekANe caMdrazrIne jato vIra bhumipara ghaNuM pharyo. eka sarakhA pramANathI sarva pRvi pradakSaNuM karIne vIrasena eka samudranA dezamAM AvI pahoMcyo. ane samudra tarapha najara pheMkI te te sAgara, agamya, apAra ane jenA AkAranI kalapanA thaI zake nahi e jaNAvyuM. samudrane joI vIrasene mananI aMdara ghaNA vakhata sudhI vicAra karyo ke, ATalI bhumi pharI Avyo to paNa caMdrazrI koI ThekANe jaNAI nahIM. priyAnI mulAkAta vagara sarva mahenata phegaTa gaI, keI ThekANe meM sAMbhaLyuM nahi. evuM halakApaNuM mane prApta thayuM. A pramANe AkuLa vyAkuLa-cIttathI, vicAra karato te eka sarakho Amatema phara che, eTalAmAM - tyAMja tenA saMbaMdhamAM je kAMI akasmAta banAva banI avyio, te zravaNakara . . . . . . . . . . saMga navamA. . . . * pUrve nAzikaya nagaranI aMdaka kemaketu nAmane je vidyAdhara mAryo gayo, - teno pavanaketa nAmano eka sagobhAI hatuM. teNe pitAnI vidyAnA baLe e vAta -jaNI, ane baMdhu vadha viSe bahu krodha utpanna thayA tethI jaladI tyAM gaye zatrane namA vanAra e eka chokaro teNe te jagAe je, te chokaro ekale chatAM paNa aneka vIrenA samudAya sarakho baLavAn dekhAto hato. pitAnI vidyAnA sAmarthyathI ada zya rahI dUrathI AkAzamAMthI te chokarAne joI pavanaketu-vaMTeLIAnI aMdara chokavane adhara ucakI leI gaye. tyAre te chokaro manamAM be ke "mane samadramAM * mAkhavAnA duSTa IrAdAthI kaI paNa vidyAdhare uMcakI lIdho che. AmAM tene paNa zo deSa che? ApaNA karmanuM ja A phaLa che, bIjA upara doSa mukavo e avicArI | "mUnuM kAma che.. A jagatamAM verI agara ranehi koI pArakuM thatuM nathI, paNa ApaNa piteja tevAM thaIe chIe ApaNe jevA hetuthI temanI sAthe vartana rAkhIe, tevA hetuthI - P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ teo ApaNI sAthe varte che. ghAtakI ane kura ne sarva jagatu zatru sama bhAse che, ane niSkapaTa manavALA purUSane teja jagat pitAnA kuTuMbanA mANaso jevuM lAge che. AnuM kharAba karyuM haze, mATe ja A mArUM kharAba karavA taiyAra thaye che, ane lokapaNa vinA kAraNa zatru karI letA nathI. "hamezA kheda rahita rahevuM ema mArA gurUe mane kaheluM hovAthI, te vAta dayAnamAM rAkhI, mArApara gujarelA sarva prasaMge kheda rahita mAre sahana karavA joIe. haze, have AvA vicAre basa thayA, saMkaTa samudramAMthI tAranAra namaskAra mahAmaMtra sivAya bIjA koInuM ciMtana mAre joIe nahi." - A pramANe vicAra kare che eTalAmAM te vidyAdhare ( pavanaketue ) pitAnI , vidyAnA baLathI te chokarAne samudranA pANImAM pheMkI dIdhuM. tene ghaNuja beMgathI pheMkela hovAthI, te chokare samudranA taLIe jaI pachaDAye, paraMtu navakAra maMtranA prabhAvavaDe tenA zarIre, pANI jarA paNa aDakayuM nahi. pachI te chokaroe samudranA taLIe svastha bezIne joyuM te eka sphaTikamaya rAja mahela tenI najare paDaye - tyAre te vIra AzcaryathI manamAM vicAra karyo ke, "A camatkAra pUrve meM kaI vakhate je nathI. hA, A mahela samudranI aMdara hAI ane pANIne sparza sarakho thaele nathI. mArI najare je je kAMI dekhAya che, enI saMbhavanAja azakaya che." ema belI AgaLa joyuM te, eka vRddha strI hAthamAM DhAla taravAra laI bAraNAmAM ubhelI jovAmAM AvI. tene joIne ja te chokarAnA manane AnaMda thaye ane te manamAM bolyo ke "Ane ja ApaNe A mahelanuM nAma, rU5 vagerenI mAhIti puchI joIzuM." ekadama tenA mananI aMdara harSa thaI jamaNuM tenI AMkha pharakavA lAgI. tyAre AvA zubha zukanathI tenA manamAM umeda AvI, te mahela pAse gaye ane belyo; "vRddha mAtuzrI, mArA namaskArane svikAra kare AvI vRddha vasthAmAM hAthamAM taravAra jhAlavAnuM zuM kAraNa che? dharma kavaca dhAraNa karI saMteSanA phaLoe veSTita thaI, kSamA kharSanA prahArathI duSkama zatrune nAza kare." - pelI vaddha strIe A tenuM belavuM sAMbhaLI prathama AzIrvAda Ape, ane pachI tene bolI, "chokarA, tAruM kahevuM barAbara che temAM kAMI paNa zaka nathI. paraMtu tAbedAra manuSyanA hAthathI dharma (sthApita) thatuM nathI. A chokare--A addabhUta mahela kone che ? ane A samudranA makAnanI aMdara keNa? kevI rIte rahe che? ane tenA bhayathI tuM hAthamAM DhAla taravAra leI ubhI che ? tyAre vRddha strIe AMkhamAM AMsu lAvI meTo zvAsa nAkhI kahyuM. "chokarA zuM kahuM? tane joIne ja mane have saMtoSa thaye che te che upakAra karanAra, huM kahuM chuM te tuM sAMbhaLa. vRddha strI---uttaranA pradezamAM gaganazekhara nagaramAM citragati nAmane eka . mAhAdhanavAna rAjA hato. tene bhAnumatI nAmanI eka strI hatI. ane azeka nAmane putra hatuM, te sarva kAmamAM pravINa hatA. te Ama tema phare pharate uttama P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S: Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ navAmAM AvI, 112 nAzikaya nagaramAM gayo. tyAM vicitrayaza nAme rAjAnI karI tenA jeva nuM nAma zrI hatuM, te caMdrakAMti pramANe sadara hatI. te eka suMdara mAsa bane kaI sAthe prItIthI kIDA karatI hatI. evAmAM azokane tenA vIze prati utpanna thaI, tyAre teNIne ekadama uMcakI cAlato thayo. AkAzamAgamAMthI ja teNe eka vidyAdharane puchayuM. " mahArAja, mArI A strI mArI pAse raheza kakAraka uttara A ke. 8 vIrasena tArI pAsathI A kanyA jaladI cuddhamAM jItI leze. A uparathI vIrasenane koI paNe asAdhya nathI evo vicAra karI, azoka bhayathI gAMDa banI sarva pRvipara pharavA lAgyA. pachI teNe e vicAra karyo ke, " A pravi upara caMdrazrIne saMtADela jevuM, ane te vIrasenane agamya evuM gapta sthaLa khAsa jaDanAra nathI." * pramANe vicAra karI tenI vidyAnA sAmarthyathI keIne khabara nahi evo eka mahela A pANInI aMdara nimaoNNa karyo. te ArasapAsanA paththarano ane, sAta e lAne hAI tyAM devane paNuM pesavAnA sAMsA, to pachI manuSyanI vAta che karavI ? e caMdrazrI vIrasenane saMbhALatI te sthaLe paDI che. mane baMdhujIvA kahe che, ane te azoke mane ahi rakSaNA mukI che, mArA duHkhanuM mULa: Aja che. kAraNa te vIrasena mArA karAno priya mitra che. ane bIjI tarapha azAka zekhara A mAre pAlaka ghaNI che. caMdrApIDa ane bega nAmanA ane be putro che kamalarkatune vadha thaze tyAre tenI sAthe (vIrasena sAthe ) temanI dastI thaI, citragatI rAjAe mAro pahelAne dhaNI che, tene putra je azoka e paNa hAlamAM amArI rAjA che. enI aMdara ekalA sapaDAyAthI maTI hAnI thAya che. ane tema che te he bALaka. mArA chokarAnI sArI dazA nathI, tethI mane duHkha thAya che A samudramAM ghaNA saMkaTe che, ema manamAM ANI, hAthamAM taravAra leI, huM hamezA ahiM sAvadha thaI ubhI rahuM chuM. dIkarA, te azoke mArA para vizvAsa rAkhI mArA baDuM kAlAvAlA karI, ahiM bAraNAmAM rakSaNArthe mane ubhI rAkhI che, vatsa, A pramANe mArA duHkhanuM kAraNa che. hAlamAM je, eka jaNa mArA putrane nehi, ane bIje te amArA dhaNIne chokaro ane te e banne sarakhA daivagatIthI te banne vacce virodha paDe che. mahelane saMbaMdha vagere sarva hakIgata meM tane kahI. mArA duHkhanuM kAraNa gupta rAkhavA sarakhuM chatAM, te paNa meM tArI pAse jAhera karyuM. kare samudranI aMdara paDe ema kahyuM. caMdrazrI tyAM che, ema sAMbhaLI, samudrane taLIe teNe DubakI mArI ane kahayuM ke "daivayogathI mArI priyakara caMdrazrInI khabara mane ahi maLI tethI mane A Apatti nahI paNa saMpattIja maLI. - brahma deve je pramANe kapALamAM lakhyuM hoya, teja pramANe thAya che, A pramANe vicAra karI dhairyavAna purUSa saMkaTamAM paNa DaratA nathI. - AnaMdanA jorathI rUMvATI ubhI thaelI jaI, te suMdara chokarAne te strIe pUchayuM ke-dIkarA, tuM keNa? ahiM kayAMthI Avyo? tuM deva che ke AkAzamAM pharanAra che? A mahela te zI rIte jANe te sarva mane kahe, P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ - 113 virasena-hu manuSya chuM pRthvi para pharatAM pharatAM, samudra kinArA parathI devagathI mAro ahiM praveza karyo. che, baMdhu jIvA-manuSyamAM AvI zakti nathI, kAraNa temanAthI hADI vagerenA sAdhana zivAya samudramAM pharI zakAya nahi. vatsa, tevA sAdhana vagara tuM te ahiM tarIne AvyA. tyAre A zI rIte jANavuM? ahi praveza ja saMbhavatu nathI vatsa, tuM mANasa nathI ema huM aTakaLathI samaju chuM, tuM ahiM prApta thayo che te arthe tArUM kharU svarUpa mane kahe te vIrane te strIe A pramANe puchayuM tyAre teNe vicAra karyo ke, mAruM kharuM rUpa kahevAmAM zuM artha che? A jagamAM hAla durdazAne prApta thaelo chuM DAhyA mANase, deza, kALa, ane egya agyane vicAra karI prayatna kare, tethI A prasaMge kharUM kahevuM nahi. ema vicAra karI kumAra balya, kumAra--huM mAruM svarUpa vaLI AgaLa kaI vakhate kahIza paNa mAtuzrI mane hamaNuM te azoka kyAM che te kaho. vRddha strI-ThIka che, tema thavA de. te azekanI hakIkata tuM pUche che te sAMbhaLa - vIrasena pAse AvyuM ke zuM? te jANavA mATe mekalelA te AvI tene (azokane) kahyuM ke, pavanaketue pitAnA bhAInuM vera vALavA mATe te vIrane (vIrasenane) mArI nAMkhe che, A sAMbhaLI kharI hakIkta jANavAnA hetuthI azika paNa te tarapha game che, . vIrasena-te caMdragrI sAthe azoke lagna karyuM che ke ? vRdhdha strI-vIrasena vagara Itarapati tene mAnya nathI tene vaza karavAnA hetathI khecaraMdra azoke zakya eTalA upAya karavAnuM bAkI mukI nathI, ekAgra mananI te tarUNIne je pUche tene evo utara ApatI ke, "A, ane AgalA janmamAM vIrasena e mAre rakSaNa kartA che." kayA upAyethI caMdrazrI mArI najare paDe evI ciMtAmAM te tarUNa purUSa hate eTalAmAM eka strInuM raDavuM teNe sAMbhaLyuM. tenA duHkhathI duHkha pAmI . ane tenA tarapha dhyAnanI lAgaNuM batAvI teNe puchayuM, "he mAtuzrI, ahiM duHkhIta thaelI evI keNa strI raDe che? * baMdhujIvA-te caMdrazrI ja rahe che. vIrasenanA maraNanI hakIkata sAMbhaLI te bahu duHkhI thaelI che. vatsa, A zekakAraka hakIkata sAMbhaLI te evI te mUrzita paDI hatI ke, te jIvaze evI AzA paNa amane nahotI. he vatsa, je A mArI dIkarIne sneha vIrasena tarapha che, te koIne sneha tArA jovAmAM Avyo hatA? he vatsa, A bArImAM che nirbhaya ubho rahe tyAM sudhI te zoka karatI tarUNa - tarapha huM jaI tenuM samAdhAna karI AvuM. "tema karo" evI AjJA laI, te vRddha 'strI rAjamahela uparanA baMgalAmAM gaI. teja te kumAra bIje raste pagane avAja na karatAM uparanA baMgalAmAM caDhI gaye. ane sAtame majale jaI bAraNAmAM ubhuM rahI jue che te teNe caMdragrIne dukhathI paDelI joI. te strIne joIne teNe P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 114 vicAra karyo ke "arere, mAre viyega karAvI te dujhe, mArI priyAne kevI duHkhamAM nAkhI che?" kharekhara AnA virahAgnIthI A samudra sUkAI jaI pAchA tenA zokamaya AMsuthI pUrNa bharAI gayuM che ema mane lAge che. A pramANe te saMtAI vicAra karate ubhe hato eTalAmAM ekAeka azoka AvI tenI pAse ubho rahyo. pralita mukhathI, moTA jorathI pagathIyA caDhI, te mahela teNe halAvI dIdhuM hatuM, tene te vRddha strIe Asana ApyA pachI te tyAM beThe. pachI vIrasene pAse AvelA zatrune joI, ekadama tenA zarIranA rUMvATA ubhAM thayAM. te Avele krodha samAvI daI manamAM be ; A ahiM zuM zuM kare che vagere sAMbhaLIe to kharA, ane pachI savaDa pramANe yogya karIzuM." A pramANe vicAra karI te kumAra bAraNuM pachavADe saMtAI temanuM bhASaNa sAMbhaLavA sArU ubhe rahyo. azoke te vRddha strIne puchyuM; "mAtuzrI, te zatrune pavanaketUe mArI nAkhyAnI vAta saMbhaLAya che. osaDa vagara rega jo, athavA ta5 zivAya pApa javuM. e pramANe yuddha vagara e zatru mAryo gayo. pApa ughADuM thatAMja, prANine nAza thAya che, AmAM kAMI Azcarya nathI. mAtuzrI jamyA divasathI Aje ja mArA manane svasthatA malI che. te have samudramAM rahevAnI ApaNane zI jarUra che? he mAtuzrI have ApaNe ApaNuM vaitADhya (parvata) tarapha savAre pAchA jaIe? vRddha strI-bhAI, te je hoya te tuM jANa A pramANe tene baMdhujIvAe uttara ApyA pachI, pitA tarapha pUTha karIne beThelI caMdrazrIne teNe kahyuM. azaka-he mRganayanI, tuM have vIrasena bAbatane nizcaya cheDI de. tuM patihIna thaI che, te have huM tane pasaMda nA hou topaNa tuM mane ja vara. arasaparasa prema jaDAelA joDAne saMga pUrva punyathI thAya che, paraMtu strIne bharathAra jo ke nA pasaMda hoya, ane bharathArane tenA upara prema hoya te, . kaMIka vakhata pachI te tenA upara prema kare che. - mAtuzrI, ApaNe vaitADhaya parvata tarapha javAnA e tuM ene kahe, tyAM gayA pachI caMdrazrI mArA para khuzI thaze. baMdhujIvA-are, evI baDabaDa tuM ja kara, vatsa huM vAvRddha hovAthI AvA kAmamAM mArI hoziyArI cAlatI nathI. . . . azoka-mAtuzrI, eNe mane javAba Apyo nahi, te eNe pharI koI vakhate mArI sAthe durathI bolavuM joIe. jANI joIne je te bolaze nahi te - pachI mArA aMtaHkaraNamAM Aga utpanna thaze. : A pramANe balI pachI te pelI tarUNane kahevA lAgyuM; duSTa, uTha. haju - sudhI tAro lagnane nizcaya thayo nathI ? A vakhata sudhI naramAzathI tArI sAthe vartana rAkhyuM, have huM tArI sAthe kura zabdothI boluM chuM, tuM uTha, Ama Ava, ! mArI pAse AvIne ubhI rahe, nahi te je pramANe - agninI aMdara tIDa pakaDAya P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 115 . . che, te pramANe tuM mArA krodhAgninI aMdara pakaDAIza ema nakkI khAtrI rAkhaje. mArA rIsAyA pachI A pRthvi upara mAre ADe koNa AvanAra che? tuM jenI AzA kare che, te tAre mitra paNa mAryo gayo. mAre te lagna karavAno nizcaya che, pachI tane je yogya lAge te tuM mAga. tAre jIvavAnI IcchA hoya te mane ja pati mAnI le, nahi te tuM khAsa maravAnI ja." A pramANe kahevA chatAM tene teNIe kAMI paNa uttara Ape nahi, tyAre te vismaya pAmI AMkho lAla karI pharI bolyo.. azaka-juo, mArUM te kevuM apamAna kare che? A mumatI strIne huM vAraMvAra kahuM chuM te paNa te uttara ja ApatI nathI. eTale AjJA bhaMga karyAnuM phaLa bhegava. A pramANe bolI te khecara hAthamAM taravAra leI ekadama uThayo. baMdhujIvA-he becarAdhipati, azeka! nahi ! nahi! AvuM vilakSaNa kRtya karIza nahi. (kAraNa) strI hatyA karavI e sAruM nahi. krodharUpI aMdhakAranA yoge karI, tenI buddhi malIna thaI, vRddha strInuM apamAna karIne ekadama te bALA tarapha deDI gayo? ane pachI taravAra kADhI azoke tene kahyuM ke, "he du, have tArA ISTa devanuM smaraNa karI le." - . . * azakakALa sarakho pAse Avelo joI bhayathI tharathara dhrujatI caMdrazrI mATethI buma pADI bolI, "caMdranA pramANe jenI kAMti che te jInezvara mArUM hameza rakSaNa kare. ane bIjo vIrasena je zaraNa AvelA upara dayA kare che, te paNa mAruM rakSaNa kare. A sAMbhaLI atizaya rIsAela mecara taravAra kADhI mAre che eTalAmAM vIrasena tene dhamakAvate pAse Avyo. vIrasena-he duSTa karma karanAra, kaThora, nirlajaja; khecarAdhama, strIne bhayathI gabharAvI ne zuM karavAnuM che? are nIca becara, tAre je be hAtha strIne mAravAne taiyAra thayA tenA bhAgIne kakaDe kakaDA kema na thAya? dayAne pAtra evA upara paNa je nirdaye dayA karatA nathI, evA tArA jevA duSTanuM nAma. paNa levuM na joIe. kharI nIti eTale guNahIne tiraskAra karavA eja che. ema chatAM te te mukhaIthI guNavAna upara mATe kepa karyo e kevuM kahevAya? prathamathIja jenA karmo pA5 sthAnane yogya che, evA pApiyo sAthe guNanuM AcaraNa karIe to, tenuM pariNAma deSa rUpaja thAya che. A pramANe thaelA bhASaNa uparathI prakaTa thaelA udAra vIrasenane joI, te khecare (azoke) evo vicAra karyo ke, Ane pavanaketUe mAryo e vAta khAtarIthI : khoTI TharI. AvA uMDA samudranI aMdara Ane praveza zI rIte thayo? AnI kharekhara ghaNI navAI lAge che. amuka jagAe nathI, A vibhAga AvA lokottara vIrane kema lAgu thAya? (bIlakula nahi) pachI keTalAka dIvasoe maravAnuM te cheja. te mAna hAnI na thatAM have AnAja hAthathI mAruM mRtyu thAya eja sArU Ave vicAra karato hato eTalAmAM vIrasene khecarane kahyuM "are dilagIrI zAnI kare P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri Ms. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ che? bIka rAkhIza nahi. huM tane mAratuM nathI, tuM jaladI ahithI nIkaLI jA. kAraNe nIti evI che ke, hathIAra pheMkI dIdhelAne, zaramAelAne, bIkaNane, niceSTa paDelAne. ane strIone, laDhAI karI mAravAne hAtha pravRta thatA nathI, te mArI strInuM haraNa karI je ke aparAdha karyo che, te paNa tuM sAdhAraNa dhe paNa nathI tethI tane huM chuTA karuM chuM, tuM ahithI jA." pachI dAMta heTha dabAvI azoka bolyo; "he kumAra, prathama IcchA pramANe karI laI pachI tArI zI zakti che te huM tapAsuM chuM. huM vidyAdhara hoI, ghaNI vidyAthI zaktimAna thaelo chuM tArI sAthe je asamartha banyuM te te sarva niSphaLa che. kamalaketune mArI nAkhavAthI tene abhimAna utpanna thaye che, tene ja mArI nAMkhyuM eTale tene AdhAra nAza pAmyA pachI te kayAM jaze? mUrtimAna kIti pramANe je caMdrazrI te janmathIja kinnaronA bhayathI pIDAelI che, te have yuddhanI aMdara vijaya prApta thayA pachI, te tArI agara mArI kAyama thaI raheze. tuM sAdhAraNa paNa laDhaye nathI, tArA parAkamanI prasiddha che. te tArA mananI aMdara pulAI jaI mArI sAthe nAhakanI zAnI vAta kare che? jeo amasthA babaDanArA hei, raNasaMgrAmanI aMdara gherAyAthI DaratA nathI, temaNe tareNuMnA pachavADe rahevuM e sAruM che? cAla, uTha, sAme AvI jA, bahu belIne ze upaga? vairyavAna keNu? ane bIkaNa kaNa? ene nikAla laDhAImAM samajAze. piotAnA kahevA pramANe karI dekhADavuM, e manuSyane kharekhara kaThaNa che." have bake karIza nahi. sAvadha thA, ane tArA hathiyAra saMbhALa tuM je bolyo chuM tene utara mArI A talavAra Apaze.." vana devatA, temanA jJAna vaDe, vIrasena uparano prasaMga jANI te kumAranI sAhya sArUM tyAM AvI adRzya rIte ubhA rahyAM. pachI te khecara talavAra mukI daI magadaLIyAM lAvyA, ane te pheravIne vIrasena upara pheMkI dIdhA kumAre paNa talavAra chekI daI teja magadaLa laI evA jorathI te duSTane mAryuM ke, te mUcchita thaIne paDayA. AvA prahArarUpI IdhanathI te khecarane krodhAgni pradipta thayuM. tyAre teNe ATha hasIvALA, ane daMDa dhAraNa karanArA evA devarUpo utpanna karyA. nAnA prakAranA zastra dhAraNa karI bhayaMkara rUpavALA, ane mAravAne tatpara thaelAM, evA ta be rUpe joI, be buma pADI hAthamAM mugadaLa laI, khuba jorathI taDAko mArI, temanA hAtha bhAMgI nAMkhyA. hAtha bhAgyAthI te laTakatA rahyA, teDelA jhADanA DALa pramANe te rUpo dekhAvA lAgyAM cAra, ATha, seLa, batarIsa, ane cosaTha e pramANe rUpa te khecare utpanna kayAM, te sarvane paNa kumAre mArI nAkhyAM pachI azake e kumAranI zakti pitAnI zaktinI barobara joI, te sarva rUpe teNe ekaThA karyA, ane te saha pitAnI zakita vAparavAnI taiyArI karI khecare rIsanA AvezathI dAMta, haTha dAkhyA ane kumAranA bhayathI pitAnuM jIvItva saMtAData, saMtADate te bolyA "he duSTa, talavAra, tuM ke, have jIvavAnuM nathI. he pApI tuM akALe mArA hAthathI yama lokamAM jA." P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 117 vIrasenane tenA bolavAthI harSa thaye, ane moTI umedathI hAthamAM talavAra laI tenI sAme gaye. vijayarUpI lakSmInuM AliMgana meLavavA IcchanAra te bane vIroe potapotAnA deha para rUvAMTA ubhA thayelA joyAM khecaranA gaTakAthI vIrasenane krodha caDhI teNe bahu apamAna karyuM, tyAre azoke eka jorathI jhaTako mAryo. te ghA cukAvIne vIrasene pharIthI ghA mAryo, A pramANe temanI talavArepara talavAra uDI ghaNA vakhata sudhI laDhAI thaI. raNanI aMdara temanuM yuddha cAlatuM hatuM, te vakhate azakanI talavAranI dhAra ekadama bhAgI gaI. ane te buThI thaI tyAre te kumAre, te khecaranA zastro gaLI paDelA joI potAnA zastro nAkhI dIdhA ane kSatriya dharmanuM AcaraNa karI dekhADayuM pachI te yoddhAoe paraspara sAthe hAthanI laDhAI zarU karI, ane banne jaNe paraspara vakhata pramANe dAvapeca karI, zastra vagara laDhayA, lAga sAMdhIne kumAre khecarane pagathI pakaDI, kheDute je pramANe gophaNamAMne gale pheke che, te pramANe tene cakara pheravI pheMkI dIdho, vijayI purUSanA mastaka upara je pramANe cAmara zobhe che te pramANe azokanuM zarIra motI sarakhA pANadAra mAthAnA vALathI sobhavA lAgyuM. nAka, kAna, he, vagere mArgomAMthI rakatanI dhArAo vahevA lAgI, te kAraNathI pralaya kALane viSe rakta vRSTi karanAra megha sarakhe khecara AkAzamAM dekhAvA lAgyo A pramANe pheravI khecarane vIrasena jamIna para pachADe che, eTalAmAM "jInane namaskAra "evA zabdo khecare uccAryA. kumAra te sAMbhaLI manamAM bolyA "arere? huM, pApiSTa kemeM mAroja ghAta karyo. kAraNa sAdhAmine ThAra mAravAne huM pravRtta thayo. pachI kumAre dhIredhIre khecarane jamIna upara lAvI nAMkhe, ane nAnA prakAranA bhaMDapacAra karI tene sAvadha karyo teNe zuddhipara AvI AMkha ughADI joyuM te nekara sarakho te kumAra pitAnI pAse ubhelo joye.. azaka-he kumAra, huM haju kredhAyamAna hoI, dInavANIthI bolato nathI, ane huM tAre zatru chatAM, haju sudhI te mane mAryA vagara kema cho ? . . . vIrasena-tuM mAre zatru to nathI paNa ulaTa mitra che, evuM khAsa samaja, kAraNa maraNa vakhate paNa ahaMdudevane namana karavAne paNa tuM vIsarI gayA nahi are tArA manamAM janadevanA nAma para evIja prIti vase. ane huM emaja belIza kAraNa ke tuM mAro mitra che. mRtyu pAse AvyA pachI, jIvADavAnI mArAmAM zakti nathI. paraMtu te janadevanA nAmanA akSara seMkaDone mRtyuthI paNa bacAve che. he vidyAdhara zreSTha krodhanA AvezamAM mArA taraphathI je kAMI tArU beTuM thayuM, te sarva mATe mane kSamA kara A sthaLe tenuM kAraNa avicAraja che. krodhanA AvezamAM, sArA zuddha purUSe paNa malIna thAya che, purUSa e sphaTika jevA zuddha hoya che, mAtra dedha eja temane bagADanAra che. . A pramANe bhASaNa sAMbhaLI zaramAyo ane sAmu na jotAM, nIce DekuM rAkhI vicAra karavA lAgyuM ke, "ucca ane nIca vRttInA purUSomAM dekhIte pheraphAra jaNAya che. A sthaLe huM jeTaluM adhama chuM, teTaloja kumAra zreSTha che. huM je je P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 118 kRtya karuM , te nIca kRtya hoya che, ane tethI ema thAya che ke, nIca karma karanArane kharekhara nIca gatI ja prApta thAya che. kumAranA sarva AcaraNa sArA che, ane eja vartanane lIdhe A kumAra mArA manane uttama lAge che. zreSTakuLamAM janma thaye chatAM, nIca karmathI nIca thAya che. ane adhama kuLamAM janma thayA hoya te paNa zreSTha prakAranA karmothI A jagamAM uttama bane che. huM teno aparAdha karanAra ko zatru chatAM, tene mAravAne pravRta thayo chatAM, paNa teNe ghera lAvI mArUM saMrakSaNa karyuM. sAdhunA pavitra mananuM gaMbhIratva agAdha che. karelA karmothI zaramAI jaI huM uMcI AMkho paNa karato nathI, pachI sneha jeDanArane sAme uttara Apavo e vAta to dUraja rahI. jIvIta eTale mAna enuM te teNe haraNa karyuM, tethI huM nirjIva banyo, te have huM preta je ze uttara ApuM?" . . A pramANe vicAra karI pratyuttara na ApatAM azeka ekadama svapnAmAMnA " purUSanI peThe adrazya thaI gaye. te mahelamAM te dekhAto nathI e joI tene ghaNuM khoTuM lAgyuM ane te baMdhujIvA sAthe belyo. kumAra-he mAtuzrI,. eka ja gurUnA ziSyo je ame, te amArA khedane kAraNabhuta, parAkrama ane moTAIne Aga lAgo! - baMdhujIvA-tene kheda balakula thaya nahi. te tArA vartanathI Azcarya pAmI, pitAnA karmo badala zaramAI jato rahayo. jenA guNe citta upara ArUDha thayA barAbara, nIca leka paNa pavitra manuSyanI peThe, A lokamAM bhalamanasAIthI varte che te ja kharA sajajana kahevAya che. azokane tatvajJAna ane siAjanyatA upara prema ukhanna thaI teNe potAnuM varNana joyuM, tyAre tene keTalI lajajA utpanna thaI, te saheja dekhAI Ave che. he kumAra, tAre A rAjaputrI sAthe samAgama thaye. ane mAre dhaNu paNa sAje tAje che tethI mane saMtoSa thaye. he vIrasena? ratvanA karmonA jANanAra tuM ja che. he vatsa, Itara manuSyane AvI zakti hoya vArU? he vatsa, have be jaNAe je guNe mane kahyA, te sarva adhika guNa yukta, e tane joIne tAre ThekANe segaNuM vadhAre che. tuM cAre purUSArtha yukta amara pRthvIpati rAjA thA, tArI yegyatAne zobhAvanAra evI tArI priyAsahu sukhane upalega le.. - kumAra-he mAtA, meM zatrune mAryo te vakhate tArA ane putroe mArA para upakAra karyo che. tyAM ja temaNe praveza karyo na hota to paghA sahIta huM AkAzamAMthI adhara jamIna para paDaye hota. che. A pramANe guNo saMbhALI kumAre premapUrvaka vRddha strI sAthe bhASaNa karyuM. - pachI namratAthI kumAra, caMdrazrI pAse gaye, te paNa uThI jarA dUra ubhI rahI tene mAna darzAvyuM. kumAra yuddha karatI vakhate caMdrazrI je dehaceSTA (hAvabhAva) bhayathI saMmIzra thaI hatI, teja have priyAnA darzanathI zRMgArarasa yukta banI viga duHkhathI azakta thaelI te caMdrazrIne kumAre kahyuM "baMdhu virahanuM duHkha khabara P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 119 nathI mATe tane ATaluM duHkha lAgyuM. prANinA karmAnurodhathI sukha nIkaLI jAya che, tema duHkha paNa jAya che. paraMtu te bAbatamAM ajJAna prANi sukha duHkha mAne che. viparIta vakhata Ave che tyAre parAkrama nIrUpayogI thaI jAya che. te tene yogya vakhate loko taraphathI upabhoga kayAMthI thAya? vAste he mRganetri, strIne saheja thanAre kheda tuM, manamAM dharIza nahi. daiva je anukULa haze te huM baMdhujanene meLApa karI ApIza." caMdrathI A sAMbhaLI, harSathI praphullita netra karI, saprema manathI prANavallabha pAse beThI. he Arya putra, (kulIna putra) huM baMdhu virahathI duHkhIta thaI chuM ema samajIza nahi, huM te phakta tArA viyegathI ja huM vadhAre duHkhI thaI chuM. bApa, mA, sakhiye, baMdhujana, vagere kuTuMbanA mANaso nAnapaNamAM priya hoya che, ane chokarI tArUNyamAM AvyA pachI tene pati ja mAtra priya hoya che. A kaMTALe ApanAra jagatanI aMdara priyanA samAgama jevuM bIjuM eke bhAre sukha nathI. ane tenA viyoga duHkha karatAM bhAre duHkha bIjuM eke nathI. have bIjA vicAre javA de, he priya, tuM have saMsAra sAgara jevA A bhayaMkara samudramAMthI tarI javAnI yojanA kara. teo baMne A pramANe bhASaNa karatA hatA, eTalAmAM te rAjamahelanI agAzInA AgalA bhAgamAM ekadama moTo avAja thayo. tethI tarUNa gabharAI tyAre kumAre tene bIhIza nahi ema kahI dhairya ApyuM, ane tenuM kAraNa jANavAnA hetuthI te uparanA mALAmAM caDhI jue che te, lAMbo, ane meTe, dera bAMdheluM moTA vahANanuM leDhAnuM ghara joyuM ane tenI pAchaLa AvelA be barbarapAmarapaNe joyAM, te samudranA khArA pANInA sparzathI baLI gaelA jevA kALA dekhAtA hatA. rAjaputra bolyo, "A kaMI eka saDha dhAraNa karanAra vahANa che e kharuM paNa te AvyuM kayAMthI? e vicAra karI teNe pelA be barbarane puchyuM paNa te baMne bIkathI gabharAI kAMI paNa bolyA vagara tyAMthI nAsI gayA. te baMne jhapATAthI gayA ane vahANanA mAlIkane rAjakumAra, ane mahela vagere je je joyuM hatuM tenI sarva hakIkata kahI. vahANanA mAlIke sAMbhaLI lIdhuM, ane e kharUM lAgatuM nathI ema belI nirbhaya ane sthira vahANa uparanA adhikArIone pAchA te tarapha mekalyA. pachI kumAre kuzaLa zrema pUrvaka temane vahANanI hakIkata pUchI tyAre temanAmAMnA mukhya hakIkata kahI. (te nIce pramANe) A pradyumna nAmane vahANane mAlika pUrve caMdrapUramAM hatuM tyAMthI nIkaLI mahAkaTAhukSa nAmanA beTa tarapha udara nirvAha sArUM game tyAM dravya prApti karI pitAnA zahera tarapha javA nIkaLyuM. rastAmAM pavanamaMda thavAthI tene be mahinA lAgyA te pachI Ajeja savAre pAchuM vilakSaNa vAdaLa AvyuM tethI tyAM teNe pANImAM laMghara nAMkhI vahANa bhAvyuM. tene avAja sAMbhaLI te be babara doDatA AvyA. tema P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ * 120 ja pAchA AvI tamane joyA vagerenI khabara kahI tyAre pradyumnane te kharUM na , lAgavAthI amane mekalyA, huM ene ja khalAzI hoI dareka kAma karanAra A nekare che. A vahANanI hakIkata sAMnLI te kumAre e vicAra karyo ke "have sAmA tIre nIkaLI javA vAste A vahANa sarasa che." vIrasena-huM manuSya hoI, devagatithI ahiM AvI paDa chuM, ahiM mArA jevA bIjA koI nathI te sAme tIra javAnI mArI IcchA che. khalAzI-oNAMthI belI ze upagI paNa je pavana anukuLa thaze te sAme tIre pahoMcADI daIzuM. pachI teo vIrasena sAthe rAja kanyA tarapha gayA, ane kumAre tene kahyuM ke he suMdari ApaNe vahANamAM besIne jaIzuM "he priya, tArUM vacana mane mAnya che." ema belI te caMdrazrI tyAMthI uThI khalAsIe caMdrazrI ane vIrasenane kahyuM ke "A vastuthI tame tamArA nAka, kAna ane AMkho DhAMkI daI amArI pachavADe samudra upara Ave" A sAMbhaLI te rAjakanyA ane kumAra baMne baMdhujIvAne namaskAra karI vahANa pAse jaI pahoMcyA. te jeDuM vahANa AgaLa AvI ubhuM rahyuM, vahANanA mAlike temane jayAM maMdara parvatathI DehALAelA samudramAMthI upara AvelA caMdra ane lakSmI pramANe te be jaNA dekhAtA hatA. pUrve sAMbhaLyA pramANe ja koI divasa na joelAM, evA rUpa yukta e rAjaku mArane joI pradyumna utAvaLathI potAnI maMDaLI saha uThI temane satkAra karyo. prathama caMdrazrIne upara besADI pachI kumAra vahANa upara caDho, tyAre pradyumane pitAnA hAtha pAse besavAnI tene jagA ApI. kumArane samudramAM paDayA bAbatanI hakIkata puNyAthI te teNe kahI pradyumna te uparathI tene atizaya parAkrama samajAya. AvA prakAranA manuSyane A pRthvI upara kAMIpaNa azakaya nathI, A pramANe te nakAdhipatI (vahANane uparI mAlIka) vicAra kare che, evAmAM pavana paNa joIe te kuMkAvA lAge tyAre te vahANavALAe laMghara upara kheMcI lIdhuM, ane tarataja vahANamAM pavana bharAI gaye. pavananA jorathI vahANa mananI sAthe temane vega pramANe) spardhA karatuM cAlyuM. pAMca divasa pachI vahANavALAe pavanamAM dRSTi pheMkI joyuM te, patharAne eka uMce parvata jaNa, pradyumna parvata joI kumArane kahyuM ke, "mahArAja, AkAza sudhI jenA zikhara pahoMcyA che, e sAme parvata che te juo. A parvatathI AgaLa base jana upara (800 mila) samudra kinAre che, 'he purUSa zreSTha, je Aja pavana raheze te ApaNe jhapATAmAM pahoMcyA samaje zAka bhAjI, baLataNa, pANI vagere upara bahu sapATa uDayAthI te sarva thaI rahyAM che, mATe ahiMA parvata uparaja A vahANa bhAvIzuM A vistIrNa parvatanA zIkhara para tame paNa utare, ane manayukata vizrAMtI lei, pAchA A vahANamAM besI musApharI kare." A pramANe vAtacIta thayA pachI eka kSaNavAramAM te vahANa tyAM pahoMcyuM, pradyumna, kumAra ane rAjakanyA paNa tyAM utarI paDI gaganane aDelA evA meTA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ . 121 moTA phaLa jhADethI, pakSI vagere AkAzamAM pharanArA jIvanI sudhA zAMta karanAra parva tane kumAre je. pachI te kumAra caMdrazrIne vahANanA mAlika pAse nidhAstapaNe saMpI pote marajI pramANe pharavA vAste gaye. parvata zikhara upara caMdana vRkSomAMthI, madhura jharAo parathI, ane guphAomAMthI kumAra, siMha sarakho nirbhayapaNe pharate. parvata uparanA bIjA ghara araNya jete jete, te vahANa pAsethI cAra mailane che. nIkaLI gayA. te vidyAdhara putre (kumAravI) tyAM eka jhADanI junI guphA joI. tenI AjubAju jamInane DALI lAgelI che evA jhADo hoI, temAM sUryanA kira ne pesavAne jagA nahotI ema dekhAtuM hatuM. kumAre AzcaryathI tenI aMdara najara pheMkI joyuM te, puSkaLa lokone avAja tenA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyuM. caMdana vRkSa jevAnI IcchAthI jarAka haLavethI AgaLa gayo te, vidyAdharanuM sainya laDhAInI taiyArImAM lAgeluM tenA jovAmAM AvyuM. te saiinya taiyAra joI rAjakumAre vicAra karyo ke, A vidyAdhara koI paNa ThekANe laDhAI sArU javA ekaThA thaelA hovA joIe. e vAta javA de, paNa A vidyAdhara kayAM jAya che, kevI rIte laDhe che ItyAdi sarva caritra huM jhADanI pAchaLa saMtAI rahI joI laIza.' A pramANe chapI rIte vAMke vaLI te, pilA vidyAdharane jete ubhe hatuM, tyAre baMdhudatta nAmane potAne mitra rokI rAkhele tenI najare paDe. pitAnA mitrane barAbara nIhALI vIrasene vicAra karyo ke; "arere, mArA mitranI AvI dazA kayAMthI AvI? bIje vicAra e karyo ke durbhAgyathI durdazA rUpI kuvAmAM paDelA manuSyane, na saMbhave evI eka paNa dazA nathI. A AkAzacara (vidyAdhara) Ane zuM kare che te joIe, ane pachI ahiMja ApaNe pragaTa thaIzuM" te khecae tyAMthI te baMdhudattane pitAnA mukhya pAse laI gayA ane tene namaskAra karI be ke, . " tame prathama amane nAzikya nagaranI aMdara mokalyA hatA. vaitADhaya parvata upara azoka, tenI tapAsa mATe ame tyAM gayA hatA. mahArAja, tyAM ame evuM sAMbhaLyuM ke, rAvaNa jema sItAnuM haraNa karI gaye, te pramANe bAgamAMthI caMdrazrIne azoka laI gayo. evuM sAbhaLavAmAM Ave che ke, teNIne kaI vIrasena karIne hate, te tenI pachavADe gayo. e mahArAja moTe laDhavaiyo hAI sva parAkamathI sarva tribhUvane tAbe kare evo che. sarva jagamAM te ghaNe rUpavAna che, te satyavAna ane moTo dAtA che, jIva mAgyo hoya te te kADhI Ape eve che, te pachI: paisAnI zI vAta? A pramANe guNavAna kumAra upara caMdrazrInI prIti jaDAelI hovAthI atizaya premathI ane vizeSa prItiyukta manathI te tene vaza thaelI hatI. azoke svavidyAnA prabhAvathI mAtra tenA zarIranuM ja haraNa karyuM hatuM, paraMtu tenuM aMtaHkaraNa haraNa karavA jevI zakti tenAmAM nahotI. . nAzikayapuranA loko pAsethI AM vAta meM sAMbhaLI, e sAMbhaLavA sArUM mahArAja sudraDhazvane A 16. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 122 . paNa tarapha mekalyo. ame te sarva dIzA cAre bAjuethI joI, te paNa azakane kAMIpaNa patto amane lAgyuM nahi. araNyanI aMdara pharatAM pharatAM lAla raMgathI zuzobhita maMdira amArA jovAmAM AvyuM. te maMdira mahA bhayaMkara vanamAM hAI bahuja bhayaMkara jhADInI aMdara hatuM ane tenI aMdara devInI eka bhayaMkara mUrti hatI. mahArAja, ame te Azcarya pAmIne saMdhyAkALe tyAM utaryA. ane vidyAnA baLathI adrazya rahI cAre bAjue pharavA lAgyA. pharatAM pharatAM te devInA devaLamAM eka uragaNa nAmane yogIzvara ame joye. ame tenI pAse ubhA rahI, yoginI ane yogI emanAthI veSTita thayelo te yogIzvara je. e pachI A khecarezvara (vidyAdhara) purUSa tyAM AvI namaskAra karI AzIrvAda leI beThe. sthira paNAthI mulAkAta thayA pachI te yogIzvare tene puchayuM ke, "tuM kayAMthI Avyo? ane ahiM AvavAnu tane zuM kAraNa hatuM?" teNe gIne uttara Ape ke; "he gIzvara, jevuM tevuM kahevA jevuM kAma nathI, paNa ekAMte kahevA sarakhuM nAjuka kAma che." teNe pAse beThelI maMDaLIne tarata rajA ApI, ane te bane ekAMtamAM jaIne beThA. ane ame paNa tenI pAse ja hatA. teNe te yogIne kahyuM ke "azake tane chetarI caMdrazrIne laI gaye, teja vIrasena tarata tenI pachavADe gaye. vIrasenanA vi. janma duHkhAgnithI mana kaMTALI huM mArA mitrane maLavAnA hetuthI zodha karavAne pravRtta thaye." A pramANe ANe tene kahyuM te sarva ame tenAthI adrazya rahI sAbhaLyuM. mahArAja, pharI yogIe tene pUchayuM ke, "are, caMdrazrI te vIrasena upara Azaka thaI che ne? te belyo "he prabhu, citranI aMdara kADhelI strI pramANe tenApara (caMdrazrI) prema karI pelo azaka ane zekhara paNa nakAmA TaLavaLATa kare che vIrasena rUpI derAthI e strInuM mana baMdhAI gayA pramANe che, mATe he gIzvara, te bIjA purUSa tarapha ahiM Avaze ja nahi enI khAtarI rAkho agya kAma karavAne DaranAra ane pArakAnA kAma upara AsthA rAkhanAra, evo samitra azoka pAse che, paNa te guNathI jude che. te he yogIzvara, A jagatamAM tane asAdhya evuM kAMI nathI. jethI karI tArI kRpAvaDe mArI ane mArA mitranI mulAkAta thAya evuM kAMI kara. pArakAnA duHkhanuM nivAraNa karanAra moTA loko AvI vAte sAMbhaLe che. te tuM amArA traNene meLApa karI Apa." e pramANe belI, te mahA yogInA caraNakamaLane sASTAMga namaskAra karyo, teNe paNa kahyuM ke are bhalA mANasa mArUM kahevuM sAMbhaLa. "huM kAMI IdranA meLAmAMthI IMdrANIne leI AvuM e nathI, huM mAhAsAtvika, mArAmAM evuM sAmarthya che ema tuM samajIza nahi. moTA lokonI pratyakSa kRti joyA vagara lokone phakata bolavAno kema bharose rahe? tethI huM tArA kAryamAM pravRtta thaelo chuM e tane zI rIte bharoso paDe? caMdrazrI sahita tArA mitrane huM tane meLApa karIza. tArA mitranI paNa mane khabara che, te parAkramathI jagatamAM prasiddha che. zrIkAmarUpa dezanI aMdara meM tenA guNenuM varNana sAMbhaLeluM che. pilA kamalakatane mArI eNe jenA pativratapaNAnuM rakSaNa karyuM. e P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 123 arthapatinI priyA enA yazanuM vAgatuM nagAruM che. ThIka, A je aSTamInI rAte mAre kAMI kRtya karavAnuM che, te karyA vagara maMtranI siddhi prApta thavAnI nathI. tArA jevA satyavAna purUSe mane avazya madada karavI joIe, A jaMgalamAM kharekhara mArA puNya vaDeja tAre meLApa thayo. te evI rIte madada karyA pachI tAro mitra tenI : patni sAthe tene meLavI ApIza. " mAhArAja, A pramANe pelA gIrAje kahyA pachI pAcho te bolyo ke "he bhAgyavAna tAruM kArya saphaLa thAo. ane tArA prabhAva vaDe mArA mitranI mulAkAtane mane moTo lAbha pedA thAva. . . . . - gIzvara-cAla, ApaNe be jaNa kArya sAdhavA sArUM jaIe, he vIra, be pahAra rAta gaI nathI eTalAmAM ApaNe jaIza. - pachI te be jaNAe sarva sAmagrI taiyAra karI devInI pUjA karI, ane ati che nistapaNuthI mazAna bhUmi tarapha gayA. te yogIrAje tyAM maMDala pUjA vagere vidhisara karI samAdhInI taiyArImAM beThe, ane te baMdhudattane kahyuM ke "A jagA yoginInI hei, aMhi vigha ane bhaya che, bhUta, preta, rAkSasa, vetALa seMkaDe pIzAne aMhi vAsa che. mATe cAre dizA tarapha najara rAkhI sAvadha raheje ane koIne aMhi praveza na thAya e vyavavasthA rAkhaje. teNe kahyuM ke "mAhArAja keIpaNa prakArano Dara rAkhazo nahiM. huM aMhi ubho chuM tyAM sudhI vAMkI najare paNa keNu jonAra che? to paNa he gIzvara, nirbhayapaNe sAhasa dharI ekAgra cItathI samAdhI gathI tamAruM kArya sAMdhI lo" te pachI teNe zaryanA vacana sAMbhaLI, zaMkA na dhAratA pitAnA sAdhanonI taiyArI karI, ane te dhyAnastha beThe. A devonImAM purUSa paNa hAthamAM talavAra laI AsapAsa rakSaNa sArU pharate rahyA. A purUSanA prabhAvavaDe duSTa devatAo tyAM AvyA nahi, ane te dhyAnaga paNa AnA parAkrame karIne siddha thayo. A pramANe nirvigha dhyAna cAleluM hatuM. evAmAM nabhara taraphathI te gIrAja bhaya pAmavA lAgyA. te vakhate megha dakSiNa dizA tarapha na chatAM parvata zikhare uparathI paDatI vastuonA je khaDakhaDATa thaye he mahArAja, te zabda sAMbhaLatAM ja A purUSa nirbhayapaNe doDI gaye ane "gIrAja bIza nahi" ema kahI dakSiNa dizA tarapha mAM karIne ubhuM rahyuM. tyAre kALA raMgane, bhayaMkara pRthvI ane AkAza vaccenA TekA sara (u) evo eka vikALa kSetrapALa teNe je. "are duSTa, mane jANyA vagara siddhi meLavavA Icche che?" A . prakAranuM duSaNa Apato te kSetrapALa tenI pAse AvI ubho rahyo. pachI A purUSa Dara na rAkhatA kSetrapALa sAthe be ke "he kSetrapALa have krodha samAvI deI sthira cittathA ArAdhanA karanAra lokapara devoe krodha zA vAste karavuM ? je kadAcita e durvanI haze te tenuM phaLa te bhagavaze. meTA udAra purUSe svadaSathI mAya gaelAne kevI rIte mAra? viSa khAdhelA purU para zastra prayoga kare e khacita niSphaLa che. deva aMtaHkaraNa pUrvaka bhakti karyAthI sadhAya che. huM te mArA manamAM temane sAdhya karuM chuM. he kSetrapALa A gIne tuM kAMI paNa vizva karIza nahI." . . . . . . . P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust.
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________________ 124 AnuM namra bhASaNa te kSetrapALe sAMbhaLyuM tyAre te jarA zAMta citta thaye ane pharI tenI sAthe be "A lekamAM je jevuM kare che te tevA phaLa pAme che. pitAnA durvartanane lIdhe e enI meLe mArA bhakSasthAne Avyo che. amArA halakA devo pAse sAmagrI theDI hoI, amArI buddhi halakI hoya che, trAsa ApavAnuM mAtra ame samajIe chIe, ane sAvadha rahenArApara amala karatA nathI. A cogI te sarva prakAre trAsa ApavA lAyaka mane jaDa che. ANe uddhatAIthI mane maMDaLa jagAe naivedya arpaNa karyo. are gAMDA, A cagI uddhatAI kare che ema je tArA jANavAmAM AvyuM te pachI madada karavAnuM kaThaNa kAma karavA vAste taiyAra thaye. vaLI teNe kSetrapAla devane kahyuM ke "je thavAnuM hoya te thAo, paNa huM hamaNuM Ane choDavAne nathI. potAnuM kahyA pachI te guNavAnuM ke guNahIna hoya to paNa je tenuM rakSaNa kare che teja udAra ane sajana che ema huM samaju chuM. kSetrapALa-nirguNI manuSyane je tuM madada karIza te pote saddaguNa chatAM paNa maraNa pAmIza. mArUM te sAruM thayuM. ekalA yogIthI mAruM zuM purU thavAnuM hatuM? have tame baMne maLyA eTale mArI rakta prAzana karavAnI IcchA bahu zAMta thaze. kSetrapALanuM vacana sAMbhaLI, krodhAgnithI saMtapta thaI talavAra laI, tenA zatrune teNe kahyuM ke, "jema jema huM devadeva kahIne tArA kAlAvAlA karUM chuM, tema tema tuM vadhAre gusse thAya che? verabhAvathI vartanArA devahe, agara manuSya che, te sAmadAmathI mAnatA nathI, to ulaTA zIkSAthIja ThaMDA thAya che." ema bolI hAthamAMnI talavAra ugAmI A purUSa anivArya AvezathI te kSetrapALanA sAme doDato gayo. te pachI kSetrapALe laDhavAne taiyAra thaele joI, tene pitAnI muThImAM jhAlI upara ucaka ane kahyuM ke, "prathama tArA uccArelA vAkanuM agara talavAranuM zuM phaLa maLavAnuM che? meM tane mArI muThImAM jhAlyA che, have tane kaNa bacAvaze?" te tenI muThImAM hato tevAmAM teNe kaThaNa dADhethI tenI jIbhane kANuM pADayuM. mAhArAja, e kSetrapALa rIsAIne tenuM zarIcurNa karI nAMkhavAne eTalAmAM te tenA mAthA para caDhI beThe te keme kare khasenA hAtha uMcA kare che. eTalAmAM te tenA khAMdhA upara ane mAthA upara jaI, eka sarakhA talavAranA ghA karavA lAgyo. te baMne hAthe tene pakaDe che. eTalAmAM teNe tenA baMne kAnanA vistIrNa chidrAmAM praveza karyo. mAhArAja A purUSa aMdara pezI kIDA sarakhe aMdara Amatema pharavA lAgyA. tyAre ? mAthuM ane bocI halAvI game te rIte tene jamIna para bahAra pADaye pachI gIzvarane ISTa siddhI thayAthI te ekadama uThaye. ane ghaNuM rIsAine kSetrapALapara jAte deDI gaye. tenuM teja sahana na thavAthI te kSetrapALa nAzI gaye, te vidyAdhara prabhu jhapATAthI kayAM gaye keNa jANe? te jAte rahyA ema joI te degI te mANasane kahevA lAgyo ke "he sajajana tArA parAkema vaDe mAtra siddhi prApta thaI tuM je ahiM na hota, to huM nirAzritapaNe tenI muThImAM jaDa heta, yamane mahemAna 'tha heta have bolavuM basa thayuM ane aMta AvavAne nathI) kAraNa, bAhya P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 12pa vastunA saMbaMdhamAM paNa huM zuM zuM kahuM? jeNe potAnA jIvItathI mAruM jIvItva , kharIda karyuM, tene svAdhina meM mAruM paNa jIvitva karyuM che. pachI teNe kahyuM ke "mAhArAja jagat kalyANa karanAranuM jIvitva vRddhigata thAo. ane mane paNa mArA mitrane meLApa thAo. gI-he baMdhudatta, hajusudhI paNa tane zaMkA lAge che? tuM agni saLagAva eTale prathama te bane azaka khecarane homI nAkhuM. te bannenI AhutI paDayA pachI huM mAruM kAma nirvidhanapaNe karIza, kAraNa temaNe ghaNI vidyA prApta karI maMtra siddhi meLavelI che, mATe tuM jaIne kANAgni lAva, ane huM citAmAne arina lAuM chuM, ATaluM belI te bane pitapotAne kAme gayA. mahArAja, amane te te yogInuM bolavuM sAMbhaLIne Dara lAgyo. (khAsa gInI zaktinuM ciMtana ja mananI aMdara dheLAvA lAgyuM) je ekalA azokanIja AhatI ApI te, te ThIka, paNa je amArA dhaNanI AhotI ApI te kharAba thaze. tethI ame jaladIthI citAne agni pANIthI olavI nAMkhe. tene ame jaMgalamAM lAkaDA zodhatA pharatA je ane tyAM koI zatru nathI, ema jANuM jhADane taravAra . bAMdhI te pharatA hatA, e saMdhi ame sarva khecaroe sAdhI, ame ekaThA thaI A balavAna hato paNa tene majabuta deraDAthI bAMdhI nAkhyA. mahArAja, amane teNe jaIne (hoTha dabAvI) meTuM vAkuM karI bhaya batAvatA hatA tevAmAM ame te moTA hAthavALA purUSane bAMdhyo tyAre te amArI pAse gupacupa besI rahyo. mAhArAja, A tamArA zatrune ame ahiM laI AvyA. have tamArI jevI AjJA haze tema karIzuM ema bolI chAnAmAnA ubhA rahyA. A pramANe baMdhudattanI hakIgata sAMbhaLI vIrasena kumArane mananI aMdara baha mAThuM lAgyuM, ane vicAra karavA lAgyo ke, arere, mArA vicagavaDe pitAnA jIvana nI AzA choDI mAro mitra jaMgalanI aMdara eka bhaTakavA lAge A pRthvI para AvA vipakArI narenI utpatti, ciMtAmaNa ratna pramANe puNyagathI paNa thavI azakaya che. caMdrazrIne maLavAnA hetuthI, tene na jaNAvatA huM nIkaLI gayuM e thI mAruM kAMI sAruM thayuM nahi. thanAra bhaviSya thAya che, pachI ciMtA karIne ze artha che? hAlamAM te A zekhara ze uttara Ape che te sAMbhaLI le. pachI te vidyAdharonA rAjA zekhara temanuM bhASaNa sAMbhaLI, rIsathI saMtapta thaI karaDI najare joto (te baMdhudattane) belya; "are dujha, hAlamAM te tane jIvADe e koIpaNa mArI najare paDatuM nathI, mArI krodhAgninI javALAmAM huM tane e. hija nAkhI dauM chuM. maraNa samaye pazupakSI AdI prANine kharAba buddhi utpanna thAya che. ane A lekamAM manuSyane paNa temaja thAya che. te pachI tAre zo doSa? te zekharanuM AvuM nirdaya bhASaNa sAMbhaLI baMdhudatta bolyA ke, "he mArA hAtha ane daMDa, tame anukrame mAruM ane mArA mitranuM rakSaNa kare. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ zekhara-je vakhate tane A lokoe cera jevo bAMdhI Apyo. te vakhate tArU rakSaNa kema nA karyuM? baMdhudatta-kArya sAdhanAra purUSe buddhivAna ziSya pramANe baMdhana, vadha vagere sarva sahana karavuM joIe. te vize eka vAta che te nIce pramANe. - A bhUmi para dakSiNa dizAmAM dhana, dhAnyathI akhuTa evuM zAligrAma nAmanuM eka gAma che tyAM dhanapALa nAmano eka zrImaMta vANIo raheto tene kArtika nAmane putra hatuM tyAM te banne bApa dIkare sukhamAM rahetAM hatAM ane tela, cokhA kApaDa, vagerene vepAra karatA hatAM. tyAM pAse eka gAma hatuM te cAra loko e luMTI lIdhuM, te joi zAligrAmanA rahevAzIone bhaya utpanna thayA. tyAre te vANi yAe pitAnA putrane kahyuM. - vANiya-huM ema kahuM chuM ke, ApaNu pAse ghaNe paiso che te te kaIpaNa ThekANe dATI muka, teTalA mATe ekAda gupta jagA zodhI kADha, pilA luMTArAoe luMTelA gAmamAMthI gharamAM dura dATI mukeluM dravya paNa jamInamAMthI khedI leI gayA. he putra, ApaNe teTalA sArUM gharamAMnuM dravya bahAra jaI purI AvIe. - A pramANe bApanuM bolavuM sAMbhaLo chokare pharI belyo ke, "A gAmanI bahAra eka meTuM devaLa che tyAM ApaNe bane jaI Aja rAtare purI AvIzuM." A pramANe nizcaya karyA pachI te banne rAtre keInI najare na paDatAM te devaLanI . aMdara gayA devaLamAM jaI tyAM khADo khodI keIne na jaNAya tevI rIte temAM dravya dATI te banne pAchA pharyA. bApa-koI paNa catura musAphara ATalAmAM nathI ne? enI khAtarI karavA * sArU devaLanI AsapAsa barobara tapAsa kara. . te uparathI te kare tapAsa karI jue che to eka khuNAnI aMdara eka lucce mANasa marelA jevo hAlyA cAlyA vagarane paDI rahelo jovAmAM Avyo * * bApane bolAvI chokarAe te mANasa dekhADe pachI bApa belyo ke, "tene hAko mArI uThADa" te pramANe cheka hAka mArI tene uThADavA lAgyo paNa te hA nahi. te kAtika nAmanA chokarAe tene zvAsahIna paDelo joI chokare bolyA ke, "he pitA, A to mare che, te cAle ApaNe ghera jaIe bApa-are chokarA je e marelo che te tenI durgadha kema AvatI nathI ? tuM mArI yuti kara. te evI ke, enuM nAka kApI le. pachI te chokarAe khAsI rIte tenuM nAka kApI lIdhuM te paNa te koI paNa rIte hAlyA cAlyA vagara paDI rahyA. - bApa-tenA bane kAna paNa jhapATAMthI kApI le. A pramANe karyA pachI te bane bApa dikaro, ghare jaI, tene marelo samajI suI gayA ANuM tarapha pelo jhapATAthI ubho thayo ane te jagA bedI temAMnuM dravya kADhI lIdhuM ane jaladIthI jagA badalI bIje ThekANe purI mukayuM pele Thaga mANasa bIje divase savAre kAMI cIne kharIda karavA sArUM sonuM laIne gayo te vANuiAe pitAnI nizAni upara P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 127 thI te sarva oLakhyuM, ane kheda na karatA te Thagane kahayuM ke, " pRthvi para tArA jevuM aghAra kRtya karanAra koI paNa nathI, are Thaga te nAka, kAna, kApyAnI vedanA zI rIte sahana karI ? Thaga-he sAvakAra, te sahana karavuM azakaya nathI, kAraNa, kArya sAdhavA sArU asahya vAta paNa sahana karavI paDe che. * te he becara tuM bIju kAMI samajIza nahi mAre paNa mAruM kArya sAdhavAnuM hovAthI, meM paNa mAro jIva ApanI pAsethI bacAvI lIdho che dhaNane na bolAya evA zabdo sAMbhaLI te khecaranI sarva maMDaLI Azcarya cakIta thaI ubhI rahI te sava laDhayAoe, ekadama baMdhudata upara krodhAgninI javALA pramANe kaDaka najare pheMkI rIsAelAM laThavaiyAonI madhyama bhAgamAM pilo moTo bhayaMkara vidyAdhara javALAmukha pramANe moTethI bolyA ke, "are baMdhudatta tuM kena jerapara ATaluM babaDe che?. kSetrapALa pAzethI chuTI Ave teTalAja uparathI ATale badhe abhimAna kare che zuM ? kAnanA phaphaDAvavAnA taDAkAmAMthI je macchara chuTI gayuM te teTalA uparathI hAthIne macchara mAravAnI zakita nathI ema samaje che? te bhayaMkara vidyAgharanuM A AzcaryakAraka bhASaNa sAMbhaLI, te hasI kADhavAnA . IrAdAthI baMdhudate laDhayAne kahyuM. baMdhudatta--are, jenuM meTuM ane baraDe javALA maya che, evA sarva laDhathAo mAruM te bolavuM sAMnLe? mane bhaya utpanna karanAra vacane belanAra tame sarva laDhayAo mArI sAthe laDhAI kema karatA nathI ? meTethI hAM huM karI, khoTI talavAre ane dhanuSya ApyAthI, nAnA chokarAne zura caDhe che, paNa kharA lahevaiyAne tema thatuM nathI. tIkSaNa talavAranA ghA paDayA nathI tyAM sudhI zatru sAthe laDhAI karavAmAM pAchI pAnI kare ema mArI najare jovAmAM AvyuM nathI. "kenA jerapara boluM chuM" ema te mane bhairava pramANe (garjanA karI, puchayuM, to huM tenA . baLa upara boluM chuM te sAMbhaLa. . je dukhI janane (sAhya kartA) kalpavRkSa, saMpattirUpIvelanuM je mULa, je cAre dizAnuM bhUSaNa, e A loke viSe prakhyAta che. zatrurUpI hAthInA kapALa para siMha sarakho hoI, je vIra purUSanA muguTane maNI che, ane je kamalaketunI strIonI vaidhavya kriyAmAM gurU evA zrImAnuM vIrasenanA baLa upara boluM chuM mahArAja kSetrapALa saMbaMdhe je bhASaNa uccAyuM te paNa agya che. je pApakAra karavAmAM zUra hAI svajIvita tRNa pramANe samaje che, temane kSetrapALa sarakhA paNa te ThAra mArI nAMkhaze eTalA bhayaMkara rahetA nathI. . - huM durbaLa ane mAro zatru baLavAna, evI kalpanA paNa temanA manamAM AvatI nathI, kAraNa te pairyavAna loka piotAnA jIvane tRNa samAna samaje che. - zekhara-javALAmukha laDhayAo taraphathI tene je maLyuM che, teja caMdrazrI ane vIrasena emane maLe. juo AnI kevI chAtI cAle che, ke te mane tiraskAra upajAvanAra, mArA nAnAbhAInA zatrunuM nAma belAzika mArI AgaLa uccAre che. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 128 " : vIrasenanuM nAma sAMnLIneja mane duHkha utpanna thAya che, tenA guNo sAMbhaLIne te mane maraNa samAna duHkha lAge che; eTalAmAM pele pavanaketu dIzA DhAMkI nAkhe evA sainya sAthe ekAeka tyAM AvI pahoMcyo. temanuM sainya AkAzamAM ekaThuM thayuM, tyAre te azakaya kRtya karanAra vIrasena pitAnA manavAM vicAra karavA lAge ke "jema aneka zIyALo ekaThI thAya to paNa temanAthI siMhanuM zuM thavAnuM che? tema A ghaNA ekaThA thayA te mArUM zuM vAMku karavAnA che ? " vIrasena A vicAra karato hato, eTalAmAM ekAeka baMdhujIvA te caMdana vanamAM prApta thaI. teNe uThI moTA harSathI namratA pUrvaka baMdhujIvAne namaskAra karyo, ane kSemakuzaLanI vAte pachI teNe savAla karyo ke, "tuM ahiM kayAMthI AvI? ' ! . baMdhujIvA-he vatsa, samudramAMthI nIkaLI huM vaitADhaya parvata para gaI te tyAM AkAzamAM vidyAdharone ekaThA thaelA joyA. vimAna upara caDhAvela tarehavAra nIzAne, ane ghaNA prakAranA vAghe jaI huM samajI ke te pavanaketanuM sinya koI paNa ThekANe kuca karavAne nIkaLeluM che. vidyAbaLathI adRzya rahI te khecaranuM belavuM sAMbhaLI evo nizcaya karyo ke, A vIrasena uparaja javAne nIkaLelA che. bhAInuM vera vALavA sAruM pavanaketU tAre zatru thayo che. ane eka strInI lAlacathI zekhara paNa tAre zatru thaye. baLAtkArathI te vIrane mArIne, pativratA strIne levI evA hetuthI te tArA para taiyArI karI AvelA che. samudramAM vIrasena ekalo chatAM paNa teNe azakane jItI uttama lAbha meLavyuM, ane caMdragrIne jItIne lAvyo. ekalA pavanaketUthI agara zekharathI A jItI zakAto nathI. evA kAraNathI have A banne jaNA ekaThA thaelA che. ema manamAM ANI vatsa, tAre zodha karatI karatI ahiM AvI chuM. tuM have sAvadha rahI sAmano karavAnI yojanA karI mUka. vidyagati nAmane mAre eka putra che, tene tenA chokarAnI khabara lAvavA sArU vaitADhaya parvata para meka- * lyo che. - vIrasena-mAtAnuM hRdaya muLathIja mAyALu hoya che. mATe tuM ahiM AvI che, te sArU karyuM. caMdrapIDa ane suvega emanA manane khoTuM lAgaze, e mAtra tArA ahiM AvavAthI jarA khoTuM thayuM. mAtuzrI, vadhu bolIne ze upayoga! paNa huM je tAre putra hoIza, te tarata A bane sainyane jItIne jayazrI meLavIza. he mAtA tuM jarA paNa vAra na lagADatAM samudra tIre jaI mArI badhI strInuM rakSaNa kara, tyAM sudhImAM huM ahiM zatrune jItuM chuM. ' * baMdhujIvA-huM strI jAta chuM ema samajIza nahi. (kAraNa ) cakrezvarInA pratApathI aMhi (tribhUvanamAM) mane kaI paNa IjA karanAra nathI. vatsa, huM ekalI strI jAta A nabhazcaranA sainyane leza mAtra agni tRSAno nAza kare che, te pramANe parabhava nahi karuM? mATe he vatsa, mArA jerapara tuM khuzIthI zatrune jItI le. vicitrayazanA putra tarapha javAnI kenI chAtI che. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 1ra8, AvA camatkArIka bhASaNothI, te kumArane dhIraja ApI pachI baMdhu javA caMdrazrI tarapha satvara cAlatI thaI. ANI tarapha pahelAM vIrapuramAM kumAre je rAkSasane thakavI cheDyo hate, te paNa lAga sAMdhI tyAM AvyuM. kumAra tenI sAthe moTA sanmAnathI be ke, A pRthvi para sAhyahIna manuSyane tuM ja sAhya kare che " ' rAkSasa-karUNArUpI dravyanA DhagalAthI mane vecAte lIdhela che, tethI huM tAre dAsa chuM, he khecazvara vIra mane AjJA pharamAve. A bolavuM sAMbhaLI vIrasena namratAthI be. vIrasena-(namratAthI ) he rAkSasa, tuM je bolyo te moTAneja zobhe ema che. he rAkSasanA rAjA, sAmAnya sAMjanya te huM zuM kahuM! tArI hImatathI huM zatrunA sanyane dhuLa pramANe samaju chuM. A pramANe temanuM aparasa bhASaNa thAya che, eTalAmAM zekharane pavana ketue puchayuM. pavana ketuM--A purUSa keNa che? ane zA mATe baMdhanamAM rAkhyo che? te uparathI zekhare baMdhudattanI hakIkata kahI saMbhaLAvI. pavanaketu--je Ane ATaluM badhuM abhimAna chete tenI sIpAigIrI hamaNaja kema dekhADatuM nathI ? - A sAMbhaLI baMdhudatta yoddhAe pitAnA hAthanA baMdhane teDI nAMkhyA ane kSaNa vAramAM tene laDhAIne Aveza caDhI AvyuM. pachI daMDa ThekI hAthathI mArate mArato mukhya khecarane maraNa tala karyo ane jorathI kudIne lAta mArI tene muguTa bhAgI teDI nAkhe. te pachI ghaNA vidyAdharonA sinyAe tene gherI lIdho, te vakhate vIrasene rAkSasane mekalI tene potAnI tarapha bolAvI lIdhe, pachI baMdhudare te vizALa netravALA kumArane je prema azru ANI tenA caraNapara zIza namAvyuM. jIvathI paNa adhika evI vastune jema ApaNe chAtI sAthe dAbI rAkhIe te pramANe baMdhudattane chAtI sAthe dAbI ati premathI AliMgana ApyuM. tyAre "caMdrazrIne jevAmAM AvI ke" e savAla baMdhuda-te karyuM, te parathI caMdrazrInI tamAma hakIkta vIrasene TuMkAmAM kahI saMbhaLAvI. A pramANe kumAra bele che, eTalAmAM khecaranA laDhayAo baMdhudatta dekhAtuM nathI ema jaI belyo ke, "te baLavAna vidyAdharane ame gheryo chatAM, ApaNu rAjAnA kapALa para tADana karI kAgaDA sarakho kayAM nAzI gaye zI khabara? te parAkrama dekhADanAra duSTane ApaNe zedhI kADhavo joIe. tenA kRtyane te yogya ja che, vadhAre bolavAmAM zo upaga che? ' A pramANe te khecare bolatA hatA tevAmAM baMdhudatta bolyo ke, "mAhArAja, vIrasena huM raNamAM laDhAI karUM chuM tyAM sudhI Apa ahiM ja ubhA rahe,", 17 P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 138 * kumAra- he rAkSasa, tuM ApaNuM mitrane madada karI zastro vagere purA pADa. rAkSasa-dIrghajaghA nAmane mArA senApati che, tene AnI sAthe javA de, ane huM ahiM tamArI pAse rahuM chuM. '' rAkSase marajImAM Ave te pramANe ghaNu zastro bhegAM karyA pachI baMdhudatta zatrune DarAvata raNabhUmImAM jaI pahoMcyA, ane bolyo. baMdhudara-are, vidyAdharo, tame ekadama Ave ane mane khuba mAro, tamArA sarvane mahAbAhu baMdhudatta samAcAra lIdheja ema samajaje. vidyAdharoe ekadama nAkhelA hathiyArathI, te baMdhudatta, meghanA samudAyathI parvata AcchAdita thAya che, te pramANe hathiyArothI gherAI gaye. cAre taraphathI te gherAI gayo ane te pagathI te mAthA sudhI hathiyArane Dhagalo thayo tethI te guMgaLAI gaye. pachI te vidyAdharonA harSane nAda sAMbhaLI eka kSaNamAM te zastrane Dhagale halAvI khaseDI pADI, baMdhudatta bahAra nIkaLe. baMdhudattane jakhama thaye nahote. tema jarA paNa rakata nIkaLyuM nahotuM. ema joI te khecara sanyane bahu duHkha thayuM. te pachI teNe (baMdhuda) dhanuSya ANuM lehamaya bANathI dhuLanA DhagalA jema AkAzamAM uDI AkAza DhAMkI de che, tema DhAMkI dIdhuM. jemAM rAjahaMsanA pravAsaM gamanathI varasAda Avelo dekhAya che, tema te bAvaDe jaNAyuM. teNe eka mukIthI ja hajAre bANa choDI dIdhA, tyAre uttama laDhavaiyAomAM jene eka paNa bANa lAgyuM nathI evo keIpaNa rahayo nahi. te sinyane cotho bhAga baMdhudatta raNamAM nAza karyo. samudranuM pANu jema eTathI pAchuM haThe che tema sainya pAchuM haThavA lAgyuM. pavanaketunuM senTa jyAre pAchuM haThavA lAgyuM tyAre kaThaNa zarIrano vajIbAhu nAmane senApati ubho thayo. teNe baMdhudattane kahyuM- vajubAha-are bha, mArI sAme ubho rahe, eTale huM tArA bAhane abhimAna hamaNAMja utArI dau chuM.. ' ema bolI kAna sudhI dhanuSyo kheMcI teNe tenA para cAra tikSaNa bANa choDayAM. baMdhudate hasine tenAM para ATha bANa choDayAM, temAMthI ardhAe bANanA mAthA kApI nAkhyAM, ane bAkIne te zatrunI chAtImAM lAgyAM. pachI vajIbApue rIsAIne saLa bANa choDayAM, tyAre baMdhuda-te zatrunuM dhanuSya chedI nAkhyuM. dhanuSya bhAgyuM tyAre senApatie jhapATAthI gadA ANI te moTA pratApI baMdhudatta para krodhathI mArI, tenAthI jarA mucchita thaI sAvadha thayA pachI, rAkSasanA prabhAvathI baMdhudattane eka magadaLa mAryuM. uMcethI baMdhudate te magadaLa mArI tene nIce pADayo tyAre sainyamAM zorabakora thaI rahaye. vajIkhAha mAryo gayAthI, zatru jeravAna ane vicitra che evI khecaranA sinyanI khAtarI thaI ne teo Azcarya pAmyA. pachI zekharanI AjJAthI bIje javALAmukha nAmane senApati hato te ubho thaye. te zastranA teje karI agninI javALA pramANe tejasvI dekhAtA hatA, baMdhudattane tenA tarapha jevuM paNa azakya thaI paDyuM, te pachI laDhAInI vAta kayAM? | P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 131 baMdhudatta--mitra, rAkSasa, Ama kema? A pralaya agni sara mArI tarapha Ave che? - rAkSasa-te nirbhaya rahe, mArA prabhAvathI agnimAM pataMgIAnI pramANe te tArA tejamAM paDaze. moDhAmAMthI eka sarakhI javALAo kADhate, baMdhudattane satAvavAnA hetuthI tene hAthathI jhAlyA. baMdhudattane malyA pachI duSTa khecaroe tALIo pADI ane para spara kahevA lAgyA ke "bAMdhe, bAMdhyo." te javALAmukhe baMdhudattane jhAlatA jhAlatA, tapAvelA leDhAnA zastrane DAma deI choDI dIdhuM. baMdhudattane choDyA pachI paNa rAkSasanA prabhAvathI te javALAmukha prabaLa agnimAM vIMTaLAelA sarakhe thaye. agninA prakhara tApathI tenuM zarIra baLI zaramAyA sarakho thaI te baLIne khAkha thaye. javALAmukha baLI khAkha thayA pachI khecaranA sarva sainyanI aMdara eka sarakho zeka phelAya. sainya nirAzrita thaeluM joIne yamadaMSTrA karI eka baLavAna laDha hato teNe baMdhudattane paga taraphathI ucakI AkAzamAM pheMkI dIdho. tene pharI pheravI jamIna para pachADavAne eTalAmAM vIrasene rIsAIne jhapATAthI teno mRtyu je yama tene DarA. vIsenane joIne ja becarone navAI lAgI. temanI AMkha pharavA lAgI. ane yamadaMTA have jIvavAnA nathI ema te samajI cukyA, tenA jIvavAnI AzA cheDI beThA. pachI vIrasenanA mitrane Aghe mUkI te vIrasena para dhasI Ave che teja vorasene tenI chAtImAM bhAlo mArI chAtI phADI nAkhI. jethI te bhAle. bhAgI nAkhI yamadaMTTA A dharyo, ane DhAla taravAra laI AkAzamAM uDayA. te zatru AkAzamAM uDe che te ja ardhacaMdra bANa barobara tAkI vIrasene te yamadaTTAnuM zira chedI nAkhyuM. meTA vIra yamadaMSTrane vIrasene rathamAM pADaze, tyAre khecara sinya rIsathI vorasena para deDI AvyuM. pavanaketu ane zekhara e bane, piotapotAnA ISTa hetu khAtara vIrasenane joI potapotAnI jagAe laDhAIne nizcaya karI beThA. nAnA bhAIne mAryA bAbatanuM vera levAno vicAra karI, pitAnA rIsAlA laDhayA sahita nizcayathI pavanaketa taiyAra thayA. zekhara rAjAe paNa caMdrazrIne meLavavAnI IcchAthI evo vicAra karyo ke, "A vIrane mArI, pachI te pativratA strI caMdrazrIne huM varIza.": A pramANe te baMne potAnA hetu pramANe vicAra kare che eTalAmAM kumAre rAkSasane kahyuM ke, "kema rAkSasa rAjA; A ghaNA khecane mArI zuM karavAnuM che? mArUM vera pavana ane zekhara sAtheja che, bIjA sAthe nathI. te be paikI ahiM zekhara karyo ane pavana kaye te, mane kahe joIe? hamaNAja ApaNI garaja puratuM ahiM karI nAkhuM chuM, belIne zuM karavAnuM che? ke rAkSasa-DAbI bAjue pavana che ane teNe hAra ghAlyo che, ane jamaNI bAjue becara che teNe mAthA para muguTa paheryo che. A pramANe samajI laI vIrasene rAkSasa taraphathI maLelA zararUpI dUtane te bane tarapha suvarNAkSara maMDita karI mokalyo. zekhara ane pavana e banne A pra P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 132 mANe tene tAtparyartha samajI ekaekanA tarapha javA lAgyA, ane naramAzathI bolavA lAgyA. - zekhara-are pavana zatru kharUM kahe che, A khecarane mArI kAma sadhAze ema lAgatuM nathI. - pavana-rAjanItimAM evuM kahela nathI ke, rAjAe pitAne jIva bAMdhI zatrune svAdhina kare. svazarIra rakSaNArthe deza, dravya, ane nokara cAkarane bhega Apa, kAraNa ApaNe deha nAza thaye ke eka kSaNamAM e badhuM bhAgI paDavAnuM che. tyAre have, buddhivAna, yuddhamAM kuzaLa, raNamAM parAkrama karanAra aneka adhika daivavAna, e zatru mAre hAthe zI rIte lAgavAne? . . - zekhara-are A tAruM kahevuM sarva cheTuM che, je tArA mananI evI khAtarI che to pachI laDhAInI taiiyArI zA mATe karI? je bhAInI sAthe vera karanArane nAza karavAnuM IcchatA hoya te laDhAI kara, zatru utpanna thayA pachI vicAra karavAno vakhata ke hoya? ' . parasparamAM thayelA temanA bhASaNa sAMbhaLI vIrasena bolyA ke, "tame banne Ama jotA zuM bezI rahyA che? mArApara ekadama cAlI Ave. pUrNapaNe utejana meLavI harSita thayA pachI te pavana ane zekhara e bane, parvata para megha paDyA pramANe vIrasena para doDI gayA. pachI vIrasene temanA seMkaDo bANe ekaja zarathI teDI temanA kakaDAthI sarva pRthvI DhAMkI dIdhI. te bannee vidyAbaLe karI, seMkaDo zIkharAthI e eka mATe parvata utpanna karyo te ucakI vIrasena dvApara pheMka. vIrasene te parvata pitA tarapha AvatA ja muThIvaDe satvara dabAvI dIdhe, to paNa te pAchA AvyuM. pachI temaNe te jorathI nAkhyo tyAre, vIrasene ghaNuM bANa choDI, te parvatane loTa karI nAkhe, ne te dhULane Dhagale thaI rahaye. parvatanuM curNa thavAthI Azcarya cakti thaI te bannee evuM zastra cheDayuM ke, tethI dRzya vastu tamAma aMdhArAmAM DhaMkAI gaI. te purAtana rAkSasarAjAe prajavalita bhAskarAnna utpanna karyuM. vIrasene tene cheDI tAmasAstrane nAza karyo. tyAre teNe vIrasena yoddhA upara bhuja. gAstra choDayuM, te vIra gArUDAstra nAkhI tenuM paNa nivAraNa karyuM. A pramANe je je divya astra te khecara rAjAe cheDayAM, kumAre tenA virUddha astra cheDI nivAraNa karyA. sarva divya astra niSphaLa thayA pachI hAthamAM DhAla taravAra laI vIrasena pavananI sAme thayo ane bolyo. . . vIrasena-he nilaja, pavana, tAre bhAI mArA hAthathI maryo che, ane have tane paNa kApI nAMkhuM chuM, te tane joIe te karI le. .. kumAranuM A bhASaNa sAMbhaLatAja dhAnInA dhumADA :pramANe kALI taravAra pavanaketue myAnamAMthI kADhI ane doDate jaI te kumAranA mAthAmAM mArI, tyAre kumAre moTI hozIArIthI talavArane ghA cukAvyuM. eka bAjue khasI teNe jhapATAthI pavanaketanuM zIra uDAvI dIdhuM. pavanaketu paDatAMja zekharAjA lAla AMkha karI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 133. hAthamAM DhAla taravAra leI vIrasena para satvara deDIH gayA tyAre kumAre zekhararAjAne hasIne kahyuM ke, " deDIza nahi, dhIre cAla, nahi te kaI ThekANe TIcAI pachaDAI bhAgI jaIza. muSTigrAhya madhyA, syAmAMgI, supadharA, evI caMdrathI nahi, paNa A talavAraja tArI chAtI para lAge." ' A vAkayathI zekhararAjAne krodhAgni saLage, teNe heTha cAvI kumArapara talavArano ghA karyo. te cukAvI kumAra tenA mAthA para mAre che. eTalAmAM, te zatrue kudako mAryo ane talavAranI paNa AgaLa ubhe rahyA. te zekhararAjA talavAranI baMne dhAre sAme ubhA raho, ane pavanathI hAlanAra dhuLa sarakho pharavA lAgyA. pachI talavAranA pecamAM bIlakula Avato nathI, ema thayuM, tyAre vIrasene ALasu nekara pramANe talavAra nAkhI dIdhI. pachI zekhare paNa talavAra mUkI. kumAranA paga jhAlI uMce uDa ane AkAzamAM bhamavA lAge tyAre AkAzamAM dee hAhAkAra karyo, te vIre tenA hAthamAM chatAMja pitAne eka hAtha ghAlI zatrune paga jhAlyo, ane charIthI bIjA hAtha vaDe mAravAne eTalAmAM "janane namaskAra" ema moTethI khecara belyo. namaskAra saMbaMdhI zuM zabda uccArelA sAMbhaLI vIrasene te khecara ApaNo dharma baMdhu che ema jANe che ke, "meM vyartha pApa karyuM" pachI vIrasena zekhara sAthe nIce utaryo ane dayALupaNAthI pitAnA mitra ane khecarane zAMta karI dhIraja ApavA lAge. raNasaMgrAma saMbaMdhe AkAzamAM devaduta bhegA thayA hatA, temaNe te vIrasena dvApara puSpanI vRSTi karI, pachI AkAza mArgamAM saMtAI rahela azaka rAjAnuM sarva sinya AvI pahoMcyuM kumAre vidyAdharanuM sainya I A zatru senya che ema samajI hAthamAM dhanuSpa lIdhuM. jhapATAthI dhanuSya caDhAvI bhUmIparanA megha pramANe teNe upara AkAzamAM bANane vaSava karyo. eka vakhate bahu tIkSaNa bANa cheDI khecara sainya adhamuvA sarakhuM thavAthI pAchuM pharyuM; pitAnuM sainya A pramANe karIne doDI jatuM joI azoke puchyuM ke "are tamane evuM kevuM bhaya che ke jethI tame nAsavA mAMDe che"? tyAre teoe tene kahyuM ke "mahArAja kaI prazviparathI AkaNuM (kAna sudhI) cApa caDhAvI eka sarakhA bANa mAre che." * * azoka-ittara purUSanI AvI zakita nathI mATe khAsa te vIrasenaja ho joIe he caMdrapIDa ane suvega tame jaIne ema kahe ke tArI sAthe azoka laDhavA sArU Ave che, bIjo koI zatru nathI. . . becarAdhIze caMdrapIDa ane suvegane mokalyA, tyAre teo gayA ane teoe tarata parama premathI kumAranA page namaskAra karyo. A lakSaNe uparathI kumAra samaye ane tvarAe belyo ke, "caMdrapIDa Ava, suvega Ava, ane satvara AliMgana Apa, te be jaNAe mastaka namAvela hatAM temane chAtI sAthe dAbI AlIMgana ApyuM ane bahu sneha dekhADI temane pitAnI pAse besADayA. pachI caMdrazekhara hAtha joDI bolyA. caMdrazekhara-mahArAja, hAlamAM mane azoke tamArI tarapha mokalyo che. te azoka mArA moDhethI. (tamArA viSe) kahevaDAve che ke, pUrva P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 134 janmanA puNyarUpI vAyuthI puSTa thaela je tArA pratApagni tene A jagata nI aMdara zuM asAdhya che? tArA pratApagninuM svarUpa kevuM camatkArI che te je, je zatrune atyaMta bALanAra teja amane caMdra sarakhe thAya che. hAthamAM jhAlelI talavAranI dhArapara honArA mRtyunA bhayathI jANe tArA asaMkhya zatruo tArI sAmuM jovAne chAtI calAvatA nathI, temane tArUM teja sahana na thavAthI, te pataMgIA pramANe tArApara paDI nAza pAme che. guNavAna lokone kALo DAdya lagADanAra ati matsara bhAva te Aja. A guNe loka zatrune paNa sevaka banAve che, te guNane samudra A lekamAM vakhaNAya che. bAbarIA sAthe spardhA karelI zebhe che, paNa te adhika guNavAna sAthe te bIlakula zobhatI nathI. " tuM adhika guNavAna che, tArI sAthe sneha karavAnI huM IcchA rAkhuM chuM, ATalAthIja jo ke huM eTalo nirguNa chatAM, paNa pitAne guNuM samajuM . mahArAja, mArA doSa tamArA manamAM rahyA nathI, ema huM samajuM chuM, te mane tamArUM darzana levAnI paravAnagI kRpA karIne ApavI. pUrve samudranI aMdara je vidyAdharane te che, te azaka guNothI khuza thaI tane upara kahyA pramANe mane vacce rAkhI vinaMtI kare che. kumAre caMdrazekharanuM AvuM bhASaNa sAMbhaLI bolyA ke, "A azoka rAjAnuM sainya che zuM?" teNe hA kahyAthI vIrasena pharI bolyo, "arere, mArI ajJAnatAthI mArI hAnI thaI, ane huM A sainya zatrunuM che ema samajo. pitAnuM rAjaya, svamaMDaLa, ane jIvitva ItyAdinI parva na karatAM jemane uddhAravAnA hetuthI ahi bhayaMkara saMkaTamAM paDela che. te azokanA sainyanA agra bhAga upara bhAre karI, meM pApIe ke apakAra karyo che? A pRthvi para duSTa lokonI kAMI khANa hoya che ema nathI, te upakAra kartA purUSanuM nukasAna karanAra teja durjana che. te have he caMdrapaDa, tuM vakhata gumAvIza nahi. tuM jaI te becarAdhipatine mArUM jevuM svarUpa che tevuM kahe. jethI karI tenA Azrita maMDaLIne jude ja samaja thAya evuM kAMI kaheto nA. A sAMbhaLI caMdrazekhara bolyo. - caMdrazekhara-he deva, teja kahyuM che ke, je amRta che, tene viSane guNa kaI divasa AvatuM nathI. tuM amRtasatvathI parIpUrNa che, tArA ThekANe kutarka rUpI viSa bIlakula nathI. ane azekanA manamAM paNa tArA viSe bIlakUla virUddha bhAva nathI. ema che to paNa tArA vacana mAthe caDhAuM chuM, ema bolI caMdrApIDa tarata azeka rAjA tarapha gayA. teNe jaI kumArano sarva vRtAMta kahyA. azoka bolyo ke, aho, vIrazena nAmAM bhalAI che? A sajajana zreSTha kumArane eka eka guNa apAra rUpithI vistArAele che." te tenA guNanA varNana uparathI tene harSa thaI, tenA zarIra paranA rUMvA ubhAM thayAM, ane te khecarane rAjA svasainya sAthe kumAra pAse gayo. temane AvatA joI prasanna dRSTi jarA ughADI kumAra jhapATAthI doDato gayo, ane becarAdhipatine P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 135 AlIMgana ApyuM. kumAre A pramANe saprema satkAra karyo, tyAre azoka rAjA sagAbhAI pramANe tenI sAthe vartavA lA.. vIrasena-he khagezvara, paramArtha jANanAranA manamAM avicAranI vAte rahetI nathI. A lekamAM avicAra eja zatru hoI. tenuM pariNAma bahu bhayaMkara hoya che, ema chatAM pharI AnA sarakho manuSyane apakAra karanAra bIjo koI dekhAtuM nathI. avicAra (aviveka) eTale padArthanA yathArtha svarUpanuM jJAna nahAvuM.. enAthI hita katapara te ahita karyA che evI buddhi thAya che, ane ahitakartApara te hitakartA che evI buddhi thAya che. tuM mAre dumana ane huM paNa tArA verI e vicArane manamAM jagA ApavI eja kharekhara avicAra che, agara kharUM nAkhI daI judI ja kalpanA lAvavI teja A che. avicArathI aneka kharAba bhAvanA utpanna thAya che. te jyAM sudhI manamAM raheze tyAM sudhI vicAra janya subuddhi thavAnIja nathI. pUrve karela pApane kSaya thAya tyAreja subuddhi utpanna thAya che. ane tyAMthI ja vivekarUpI ratnanI prApti manuSyane thAya che. A pramANe satyano vicAra karyA pachI ApaNe Itara koI zatru nathI hote te pote ja pitA sAthe vera karI le che e nizcita che, sArUM agara kharAba thavA jema ApaNe ApaNA hRdayamAM vasAvie chIe, temaja A karmanA phaLa ApaNane maLe che. he khecareMdra, je sukha agara duHkha e pahelathIja nirmANa kareluM che. te ApaNuM kamaja, ApaNe zatru agara mItra bane che, Ane doSa itara purUSane zA vAste Apo? mATe mAruM A vacana tamArA manamAM samajI laI, tame baMne yogya te A caraNa karI potAnuM sArthaka karI lyo. A pramANe te vIrasenanuM bolavuM sAMbhaLI azaka ane zekhara e baMnenI ajJAnatA nAza pAmI teo tatvArtha dazI thayA. A lekanI aMdara jyAM sudhI vicAra dRSTi hRdayanI aMdara khullI nathI, tyAM sudhI saMsAra janya ajJAnatA vadhatI jAya che. virasenanA vacanarUpI sUrya prabhAvathI te baMnene ajJAna rUpI aMdhakAra nAza pAmyA, ane paraspara IrSA karavAthI thaelI kharAba vAsanAonAM nAza pAmI teo khullA thayA. te baMnene pavitra utsAha vaze, ane te baMne rAjAe paramArtha samajI lIdhA. - jInanA vacane samajI lIdhelA amArA jevA paNa meha pAme che. te pachI mithyA dRSTi Itara manuSya meha pAme emAM temane deSa za? jInanuM mata pAta thayA pachI paNa je IrSAbhAva ane adekhAI vagere kAyama rahyA te pachI, AMdhaLane divA pramANe te maLyuM barAbara che, jInanuM vAkaya sAMbhaLyA chatAM paNa je manuSyamAM rIsa ane deza kAyama rahyAM, te kharekhara suryamAMthI aMdhakAra ane caMdramAMthI agni nikaLyA pramANe Azcarya che. A pramANe azoka, zekhara manamAM vicAra karatA jhaTa zAMta thayA. ane pUrvanA vaiSamyane tyAga karyo. kumArane gurU pramANe atizaya vinaya pUrvaka ekadama bane vidyAdhara zreTee kahyuM ke, "he kumAreMdra, matsara ane dvezathI pahelA amArA tarapha P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ thI tArA pratye je aparAdha thayA che, te mApha karI amArApara anahada kRpA kara. tamArA samAgamathI ame baMnene suvicAra prApta thayA che, to AjathI amoe para strI gamanane tyAga karyo. - vIrasena--tame A ghaNuM sAruM karyuM. kAraNa Aja kulInanuM AcaraNa che. raNamAM paDelAnI jakhama sArA karavAnA hetuthI kumAra te jakhamone bAMdhato te eTalAmAM eka khecara tenA jovAmAM Ave. ghaNu zastronA ghA lAgI, ' maraNa tela thaI gaele, e te bhayAnaka hAI taDakAthI akaLAI gaelo hovAthI A pazu jevo AMkho mIMcIne paDelo hato. kumAre tene jotAM vAtaja tenA zarIra para rUMvATA ubhAM thayAM tyAre teNe zekharane puchayuM ke, "A keNa che." . . zekhara-he kumAra, A mATe laDhayo che. A pavanaketUne bhAI hAI kamala ketuthI nAno che. bAhubaLathI zatrune chedI nAkhe evo A caMDaketu nAmano khecara che, tArA zAnA mAra vaDe A raNanI aMdara ardhamuo thaI paDela che. . " ' A sAMbhaLI kumAre jakhama sArA karyA pachI tene pharI cetanA AvI, ane te vIrasenanA sAmuM joI rIsathI bolyo ke, "vIra taraphathI mArA dehamAM thaelI jakhame dukhe che, te ja pramANe te mArA baMne bhAIne mArI karelA vera kAMTA, mArA zarIranI aMdara bheMkAya che." kumAra dayAnI lAgaNIthI tenI sAthe vAta kare che. eTalAmAM te AkAzamAM uDI gaye. ane potAnA sainya sAthe maLI gaye. tenI hakIkata dayALupaNAthI kumAre kahI eTalAmAM caMdrazekhare bIjI vAta kADhI, ane hAtha joDI namaskAra karI kumArane vinaMtI tarIke "tArA puNya vaDe ahiM sarva subha thayuM che, have he deva, cAlu kAma tarapha lakSa ApavuM joIe. pachI vIra "ThIka che" ema bolI pitAnA mitrane mokalI pradyumna ane baMdhuchavA emanA saha caMdrazrIne tyAM belAvI lIdhI. vidyAdharanA rAjAone kumAranI sevA karatA joI teNue manamAM vicAra karyo ke "A kumAranA bhAgyano. Aje parama utkarSa thaye ema kahevuM joIe. kAraNa vIrasenanA zatru e paNa mitra banyA, tethI Azcarya che ke, AnA bhAgyane cheDeja nathI. . tethI A pramANe vicAra karatI potAnA patine joI Azcarya cakita banI gaI. caMdrazrIne joIne lokoe gaDabaDATa (AnaMdane) karI mUko. pachI sainyamAM nA vidyAdharae harSathI caMdrazrIne namI tenA caraNa kamaLanuM vaMdana karyuM. temanA maTamAMnA hAravaDe tenA caraNakamalanI pUjA karI. vIrasenane joIne caMdrazrInA zarIrapara harSathI rUMvATA ubhAM thayAM. ane zaramAtI zaramAtI tenI pachavADe jaI beThI azoka ane zekhare niSkapaTa manathI namaskAra karyo, baMdhudatta karIne jenuM nAma pAchaLa AvI gayuM, teNe caMdrazrInA caraNa kamaLanuM vaMdana karyuM pachI pradyumna kumArane nehabhAvathI maLI namaskAra karI, tene vAhana ApI nagara tarapha mokalyo. baMdhudatta-rAjAne duHkhI putrInA vagathI duHkha lAge che, ane kheda thAya che P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 137 emAM navAI nathI. daivayogathI tenA para A anartha koI paNa divasa thAya nahiM teTalA mATe jaladI nAzika nagara tarapha javAnI taiyArI karavI. kumAra--are, emAM zAnuM Azcaya? mArApara paNa A rAjAnA saMbaMdhamAM kartavyano Avo ja bojo rahelo che. saraLa ane kALI kokinI dRSTie te banne khecare tarapha kumAre joyuM. te baMne becare harSa yukata thaI hAtha joDI bolyA ke, "mahArAja, ame rAjA tarapha jaIe, chIe manamAM jarA vicAra karI moTethI zvAsa nAMkhI kumAra AgaLa azoka be ke "je pramANe zekharane tArI sAthe meM sneha saMbaMdha karAvyA te pramANe tuM mAro vicitra yaza rAjA sAthe saMbaMdha karI Apa." vIrasena-aparAdhanA pazcAtApathI zuddha thaelA aparAdha badala mahAtmAnA manamAM doSa raheto nathI. sajajanane duHkha thAya te paNa manamAM kapaTa rAkhatA nathI, manamAM kharAba hoya te paNa teo bolatA nathI; ane kharAba bolyA to paNa te pramANe te karatA nathI. mATe akhila sajajana cUDAmaNi evA manuSyonAM manamAM parapIDA saMbaMdho vAsanA utpanna thatI nathI. , vIrasena A pramANe besI rahyA pachI azake pitAnuM sainya, vidyAdharanA bIjA vadhAre mANaso saha sAmIla karyuM. zekhare paNa vidyA sAmarthyathI taiyAra kare. lA vImAnathI tArA pramANe AkAza DhAMkI nAkhyuM. prathama je tejasvI vImAnathI caMdrazrIne nasADI laI gayA hatA, te ja vimAna A prasaMge kumArane besavA taiyAra ubhuM rAkhyuM hatuM. jenI aMdara ratnamaya khacita thAMbhale, caMdrazrI haraNa kayAMnA murtimAnuM pApa sarakhe dekhAto hato. teja vimAna A prasaMge, motInI cAdara Aju bAju hovAne lIdhe, pazcAtApathI paDelA azruthI yukta ema dekhAvA lAgyuM. AjubAju nA ArasapahANanA paththaranA tejathI veSTita thaeluM vImAna pApa zuddhi sArUM agni e snAna karAvyA pramANe dekhAtuM hatuM. te teraNa yukata ratnatulya vimAnapara vIrasena vidyAdhara rAjAnA kahevA parathI potAnI patnI saha beThe. caMdrApIDa ane suvega e saha baMdhujIvA beThI, ane te ja vimAnamAM baMdhudatta paNa jaIne beThe. kumAranI DAbhI ane jamaNI bAjue azaka ane zekhara pitA potAnA vimAnamAM bezI cAlyA Itara khAcare paNa pitApitAne yogya vImAnamAM bezI dhaNunI AjJA pramANe ekadama cAlI nIkaLyA, vidyAdharanuM sainya cAlatuM hatuM, ane vimAnarUpI gharanA yoge karI, te gaMdharvanuM nagara hoya evuM te vidyAdharethI bhareluM zaheraja AkAzamAM zobhavA lAgyuM. A pramANe vimAna samudAya AkAzamAM ekameka sAthe lAgI cAlatA hatA. tevAmAM baMdhudatta kumAra tarapha jaI ha. amaste hasele joI kumAre pitAnA mitrane kahyuM ke, "tuM zA kAraNathI ha, te mane have kahe." baMdhudatta-he deva, tuM caMdrazrInI pAchaLa nIkaLI gayA pachI, vicitra yazarAjAe mane bolAvI kahyuM ke, he baMdhudatta, meM Aja rAtre cakrezvarI devInI ArAdhanA karI, tyAre teNe jhapATAthI pragaTa thaI kahyuM ke, "vasa huM tane prasanna chuM, caMdrazrI ane vIrasenanI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ mulAkAta thaDAja divasomAM thaze. zekhara ane azoka vagere je. verIo che, te khecare jaladI temane sevAdharma saMbhALI leze e nakakI che. tArI putrI je vImAnamAM haraNa karI laI gayA che, te ja vimAnamAM, vidyAdharanI maMDaLI besIne Avaze." rAtre A pramANe belI cakrezvarI devI aMtardhAna pAmI, he baMdhudatta, vIrasena gayo tyArathI, tenI maMDaLI rAjya sukhane tyAga karI duHkhI thaI beThelI che. ane kumAnA pAchA AvatA sudhI duHkhamAM punaH punaH nimagna thaI rahe che. A duHkha tane ekalAne ja che, ema nathI, te sarvajanane thayeluM che. - A pramANe rAjAe aneka prakArothI sneha bhAva dekhADI, ane bakSisa ApI mane ghara tarapha ravAnA karyo. mATe he deva, hAlamAM vimAnanI garadI jeI, ane tArUM aizvarya joI, te devInuM bhASaNa mane yAda AvyuM. mahArAja A pramANe harSa yukata thaI huM ho. - vIrasena-he mitra, mane bahu majA lAgI. he mitra, tuM sAmarthyavAna chatAM paNa pitAne zA mATe baMdhAvI lIdhe? ane zA vAste apamAna sahana karyuM? baMdhUdatta-mahArAja, je tamane majA paDe che te tepaNa huM TuMkAmAM kahuM chuM te sAMbhaLe. A pramANe rAjAe mane ghaNA zabdothI samajAvIne kahyuM, topaNa tArA viga vaDe mane leza mAtra paNa saMtoSa thaye nahi. dareka bAga, dareka jagAe, dareka purUSa, sarva zahera tArA viga duHkhanA agnithI, javALA yukta bhAsavA lAgyA. virahAgnithI baLelA lokonA snAna vaDe godAvarInuM pANI paNa unuM thaI gayuM. te uparathI tene atyaMta duHkha thayA jevuM lAgyuM. bIje divase AvI sthiti jevAne huM asamartha thaye tyAre rAjAnI AjJAne bhaMga karI tAre zodha karavAnA hetuthI nIkaLI paDa, sUryAsta thaI rastAmAM aMdhArU thavAthI raste cAlavAne vikaTa thaI paDayo. hAthamAM talavAra laI zaheranI bahAra nIkaLI paDyo. pachI nitya dizA tarapha bAraNuM baMdha karelA e eka maTha mArA jevAmAM Avyo te tarapha huM gayo tyAM bahAra ubhA ubhA keIne zabda mAre kAne paDe. pachI bAraNA pAse jaI saMtAI ubhe rahyA ane sAMbhaLavA lAgyA, eTalAmAM eka gharaDe mANasa je zivano bhakata hatuM te tenA ziSyane kahevA lAgyo ke, "are ziSya, uTha jAgRta thA. mAruM belavuM sAMbhaLa," ATaluM gurU belyA pachI ziSya javAba Ape ke, gurU mane AjJA Apo." ziSya bolyA pachI pAcho gurU bolyo ke, "tane je huM kahuM che tenI navAI lAgavA daIza nahi. koIpaNa maThanI bahAra che, tenA mitranI sAthe viyoga thayelo che, te je, be pahora visAme laI tIjA paheramAM jAya che. tenuM dhAreluM kArya saphaLa thAya. kharAba mUhurtamAM gharamAMthI nIkaLelo che mATe tenA phaLathI te khecathI baMdhana pAmaze, ane ene vaitAla parvata uparathI AkAzamAM laI javAmAM Avaze. tyAM je te na laDayo te te, tene jaladI leI jaI pRvipara samadramAM vizAla zRMgAkhya parvata che tyAM jaze. tyAM mitranI mulAkAta thaze, ane bhayaMkara laDAI paNa thaze. ane vijaya meLavI mitranI sAthe ahiM Avaze." P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 139 - te ziva bhakata ATaluM belI aTaka, eTale meM manamAM vicAra karyo ke, "mArI samakSa nahIM bolelA A gurUnAM vacane kharAM che ema zA uparathI! huM e vicAra karuM chuM eTalAmAM te ziSya gurUne kahyuM ke, he gurU, A puruSa ke ?" mahArAja, te vakhate mane ema lAgyuM ke, have je te mArA mitranuM nAma kaheze te tenA vacane khara haze. zivabhakata--AnuM nAma baMdhudatta, ane jagaprasiddha je vIrasena kSatriya che te ene mitra che. mAhArAja e sAMbhaLI huM atizaya harSa pAmyA, ane te maThanA bAraNAmAM pathArI karI jarA visAme levA lAgyA. ghaNA bhASaNa karI te baMne moDI rAte sutA, he rAjA, te pachI be pahora rAtra vIti gaI. devane ane gurune namaskAra karI huM tyAMthI nIkaLyA. AnA AgaLanI hakIkta vidyAdhara pAsethI mahArAja Ape sAMbhaLI ja haze. vIrasena-he mitra, te sAruM karyuM. egya vakhate parAkrama dekhADI mAruM sarva kAya te sAdhI ApyuM. A pramANe baMdhudatta kumAra sAthe vAta kare che, eTalAmAM AkAza mArga pure thaI nAzikaya nagarane bAga AvI pahoMcyA prathamathI mokalelA caMdrapIDe vi. citrayaza rAjAne kumAra AvyAnA vartamAna kahyA hatA. nagaranA loko rAjAnI AjJAnI rAha na jotAM, kumAranA pratye temane prema hovAne lIdhe nagarane zaNagArI mukayuM hatuM. teraNAnA yogathI te zahera pahelA jANe duHkhAgnithI dagdha thaela, have megha AvatAja jema vana navIna pallothI zobhI uThe che, tevI rIte zobhAyamAna thayuM hoya ema dekhAvA lAgyuM. pachI sarva nekara, cAkara vagere maMDaLI, je kumAranA viyegathI dukhita thaI hatI temane rAjAe belAvI kumAranI sAme gayA. A sarva maMDaLa AvI pahoceluM joI kumAra khecara sAthe azaka ane zekhara emanI pachavADe vimAnamAMthI utaryo. caMdrazrIne prathama AgaLathI utArI, pachIthI baMdhujIvA vagere vidyAdhara siye jhapATAthI utarI kamAre caMdrazrI sahita, vismaya pAmelA rAjA pAse deDatA jaI tenA caraNane ghaNuM premathI vaMdana karyuM. pachI rAjAe kumArane uThADI AliMgana ApyuM. kumAranA kahevAthI te baMne vidyAdhara hatA. (azeka ane khecara ) te pratyekane rAjAe nirvikalpamanathI AliMgana ApyuM. zuddha vartanavALI caMdrazrI meTA premathI namaskAra karavA lAgI tenA kapALe lAgelI pitAnA pada kamalanI mATI suzobhita dekhAvA lAgI. te caraNapara mAthuM mukI raDavA lAgI, ane viraha duHkhathI bahu azakta thaelI, evI sthItImAM teNIne mAe AliMgana ApI pitAnA khoLAmAM besADI, pachI rAjAe vIrasena vagerene yogyatA pramANe besavAne jagA ApI moTA snehathI tenI sAthe bhASaNa zarU karyuM. kumAre sarva vartamAna kahyA pachI rAjA e zaheramAM javA sArU hAthI maMgA. jenA para chatri dharelI che, ane je hAthI para beThele che e te kumAra zahera P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ tarapha cAlyoarzaka ane zekhara tenA para camarIo uDAvavA lAgyA. mAtA baMdhu jIvA vagere ghaNI strIyothI vITaLAelI te caMdrazrI nagaramAM javA sArU te vimAnapara beThI. bIjA nagaravAsI vidyAdhara loka pitAnA vAhano para bezI utama pizAka paherI kumAranI pachavADe cAlavA lAgyA, coghaDIyAM, saraNAI vagere vAghAthI, ane stutipAThaka lokenA, hAhAkArathI, vAjate gAjate te kumArane zaheranA daravAjA sudhI lAvyA.. A rastethI rAjakumAra jaze mATe tene jovAnA hetuthI nagaravAsI lokenI strI potapotAnA baMgalA para uMca sthaLe caDhIne beThI hatI te rAjakumAra jema jema pAse Avate gaye, tema tema rAjya rastAmAM lokonI bhIDa vadhAre thavA lAgI.. vIrasenane jovAnI icchAthI keTalIka strIe, baMdIkhAnA pramANe gharane, zatru pramANe patino ane satI pramANe gurUno tyAga karyo. te pAse AvatAja AgaLanA lokone jema AnaMda prApta thatA, temaja bIjI bAjue rasto cheDI gaelAne, ane pachADI beThelAne pazcAtApa thavA lAgyo. strIyonAM ToLe ToLA jevAne vAte ekaThAM maLyAM hatAM tathA teo nIce pramANe saMvAda karatA hatA. eka jaNa bolI "bena, A tAro camatkAra che, jenI, bIjA koIne jevA devuM nahi, ane mArI AgaLa AvI ubhI rahe che. he, sakhI, ahiM besavuM e phatehanuM kAma che, koI paNa dubaLe ahiM besavuM nahi. A ja mArI agADI AvI mane dhakako mArI kumArane jue che. - eka purUSe potAnI strIne kahayuM "are dekhAtuM nathI eTalA mATe duHkhI zA vAste thAya che ? ema kahI te purUSe potAnI strIne tenA khabhA para lIdhI vaLI eka purUSa potAnI strIne kahevA lAgyo "are caMDAlaNI tuM majA jotAM jotAM chajAmAMthI paDI jaIza. are nirdaya. strI, tArA hAthamAMthI chekaruM paDayuM te paNa tane khabara nathI ? keTalIka strI aMdara aMdara bolavA lAgI. "bena, je. keTalI navA InI vAta? ke baLavAna zatrune paNa kumAre potAnA cAkara banAvI dIdhA che, sakhI, je moTA vimAna para caMdrazrIne nasADI laI gayA hatA, teja vimAnamAM te vidyAdhanA. madhya bhAgamAM besI jAya che, sakhI, A Azcarya che ke prathama jeNe bAgamAMthI caMdrazrIne nasADI hatI, teja A azoka che ho, A lekamAM sarve tarUNIyonI aMdara caMdrazrIja vakhaNAya che. sakhI teneja vIrasenanI gRhiNI evuM pada maLavAnuM che, vIrasenane jovA vAste Atura thaI gAMDI banI gaelI evI nagaravAsIonI aneka strIne saMvAda cAlato hato. Theka ThekANe gAna tAna, jete jAte AnaMdathI maMgala vastuthI zobhAyamAna thaelA evA rAjamahelamAM teNe praveza karyo, rAjA pite siMhAsana para beThe, ane pachI azokAdi khecaro sahita kumArane besADayA. rAjAne Adara pUrvaka yathAyogya jagA ApI bIjA vidyAdharane paNa besAhaMyA. caMdrazrI ane baMdhujIvA emane sAthe laI vijayavatI rANI AnaMda yukata manathI rAjamahelanA janAnakhAnAmAM gaI te pachI rAjAe puNyage vIrasenanI sAmagrI bhegI thaelI joI bolavAne AraMbha karyo. : P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 141 rAjA-he vIrasena prathama tane TharelI, ane pharI jene tuM pitAne jIva kharacI veMcAtI lAge, te A caMdrathI nAmanI kanyAne tuM svIkAra kara. AnA para prema karanArAo sAthe meM na paraNAvyAthI enuM pANigrahaNa thayuM nathI ane tArA para prema chatAM paNa A caMdrathIne tuM varyo nathI A mAM tArA sarakhA vicAre kenA che? tArA jevuM dharma kenAmAM che sajana IdriyajayanuM tArA jevuM sAmarthya kenAmAM che? rAjA ATaluM bolI rahyA pachI kumAra namravANIthI bolyA kumAra--uttara ApavAne mane vakhata nathI. tamane egya dekhAya te kare. bolAvyA na chatAM paNa hAthamAM uttama kula ane phaLa laI kumAranI mulAkAta vAte Avelo eka uttama jozI rAjAnA jovAmAM AvyuM, tene satkAra karI caMdrazrI ane vIrasenanA lagnanuM uttama muhata pUchayuM. tene gurUvAranuM muharta A pyA pachI, rAjAe vidyAdharo sahita kumArane temanI jagAe mekalyA. pachI rAjAe lagna saMbaMdhI je je sAmAna mATe pradhAnane puchayuM, te te sarva prathamanuM gharamAM raheluM tene maLI AvyuM, pachI rAjAe hukama karyo ke, save mitravagI rAjAone belAvI, kumAranA lagna samAraMbha badala saghaLA nagaranA lokone khabara ApavI, ghare ane dukAne sarva vizeSa prakAre zaNagAravI. caMdraprabhajInezvaranI meTI aSTAblikA karavI. rAjamahelamAMnAM AMgaNa jeTale meTa mAMDe bAMdha, kuLamAMnA rItarIvAja pramANe karavAnA kRtyo mATe gharaDA mANasanI cejanA karavI, pakavAna, vagere sarva taiyArI karI anAtha, garIba, ane AMdhaLAone sadara paravAnagI ApI temanA tarapha dayA rAkhavI. hAthI, ghoDA, ane hajAro ratha taiyAra karI mukavA, karaDe sonAnA nANA hAlamAM taiyAra karI mukyA. are pradhAnajI, vadhAre kahI zuM karavAnuM che? je je sAmAna lAvavAnuM che te te tamArI kalpanAthI lAvI jaladI taiyArI karI mUke. A pramANe rAjA lagnanI taiyArI karAve che, eTalAmAM Tharele AnaMda yukata zubha vivAha dina AvI pahoce sarasa kapaDA ghAlI, daradAgInA paherI, nagaranA loko lagna samAraMbhanA AnaMdamAM zaheramAMthI Amatema pharavA lAgyA lagna kAryamAM kezaranA chAMTaNAM lagADI, kulanA gajarA ghAlI bhUSita thaelI tarUNa strIne joI kenuM mana mohita thayA vagara rahe? luccA, laphaMgA evA strI purUSa baMdhana mukata thavAthI temane chuTa maLavAthI te vakhate AnaMdathI ekameka sAthe hasavAnI zarUvAta thaI lagnanA divase ojhala paDadAmAM rahenAra evI strIne gharanI bahAra chuTathI pharavAnI rajA maLavAthI temane gaMdhAI rahevAnI aDacaNa dura thayA bAbata AnaMda thaye.' gAnatAna, navA navA nAca, tamAzA, vagere viSayanA sukhanI vAte kulIna strIne vivAhotsava vagara kevI rIte jovA maLe? vaitADhaya parvata para ubhaya pakSanI vidyAdhara strIo AvI pahoMcyA pachI, vidyAdharanA vadhu (kanyA) taraphanA mANasoe vIrasenanA majajanotsavane AraMbha karyo. tene jovAnI AzAthI strI vIrasenanI AsapAsa ekaThI thaI, nAnA prakAranA dAgInA paherI sarva taiyAra thaI. sarva kAryo ane maMgaLa kRtya ApI vIrasenane zekhara vageree snehathI vinaMtI karI kahyuM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 142 ke, "mahArAja, caMdrazrIna sagobhAI caMdrayaza nAmane rAjaputra tamane bolAvavA sArU bAraNe Avyo che. lagna pAse AvyuM, he vararAjA utAvaLa kare, bahAra sarva leka tamArA darzana vAste Atura thaI ubhA che." - pachI sugaMdhI tela khuzabedAra attara vigere vALane lagADI mukhya hAthIpara vararAjAnA pizAkathI kumAra beThe. kumAranA hAthInI baMne bAjue azoka ane zekhara camarIo uDAvatA ubhA rahyA. evA bhapakAthI vararAjA satvara nIkaLyo hAthI, ghoDA, ratha vagere vAhanopara ArUDha thaI sarva rAja maMDaLa kumAranI pAchaLa cAlavA lAgyuM. haLave haLave cAlanArA vimAnamAM bezI AnaMdathI varanuM mukhakamaLa jotA jotA vidyAdharo cAlatA hatA. A jabarI svArinA cage karI lekane AnaMda Apate kumAra rAjAnA mAMDavAnA bAraNe jaI pahoMcyuM. pachI gharamAMnI vRddha strIe kuLa rIvAja pramANe yogya kAryo eka pachI eka karI lIdhAM. kanyAnI mAtAne ghera vararAjA AvI dAkhala thayA. vadhu varanI zarama pahelethIja ochI thaI hatI. te ekameka tarapha ekI najarethI jovA lAgyA. pachI sumuhurtathI lagnanA prathamanA je vidhi karavAnA te karI kumAre pote, potAnA hAthavaDe caMdazrInuM pANi grahaNa karyuM. sarva jAnaiyAone yathAyogya mAna pAna ApI temanuM lagna kArya nirvina pAra paDayuM. lagna karAvanAra gorajI vagerene rAjAe satvara alaMkAra, vastro ane bhejana ApI saMtuSTa karyA. hAthI, ghoDA, ratha, javAhira vagere tareha tarehavAra pizAko ane dAgInAo teja vakhate gyatA pramANe rAjA lokone ApavAmAM AvyA. rAjAe harSathI ghana, dhAnya, sonuM vagere ApI teNe moTo vistINuM samAraMbha karyo moTA bhapakAthI putrIne lagna samAraMbha pure karI te zreSTha rAjAe meTA premathI kumArane kahyuM ke "A vidyAdhara leke vidyAthI sarvArtha saMpanna che, te temanA para huM kevA prakArane upakAra karUM? je meTA guNavAna manuSya para temanA guNanA pramANathI upakAra na karyo te, ApaNuM ane bIjAnuM mahatva ochuM thAya che. halakA lekapara moTo ane moTA para halake e aghaTitapaNAthI karele upakAra paNa apakAra pramANe thAya che." A pramANe rAjAe bhASaNa karyA pachI kumAre paNa tenAja bhASaNane anusarIne udAra ane suMdara bhASaNa karyuM. kumAra-moTe Idra hoya mATe zuM thaI gayuM ? je te upakArArthe hoya te tene gerava (moTApaNuM) kevI rIte prApta thAya? garIba hoya, paNa je te niH. spRha haze te moTApaNAne pAmaze. moTA lokone dravya dAnarUpI upakAranI IcchA hotI nathI. temane phakata ujaLA mananA snehanI ja IcchA hoya che. jenA para koI e moTe upakAra karyo, ane tenAM nehamAMthI te tenA upakArane tRNa samAna halako samajaze. ane teja tRNa jeTale upakAra haze, paNa je te sneha yukta haze te tene merU parvata jeTale moTo lAgaze. he nareMdra tAre AmanA pratye je sneha che, te mAtra cepa hAya eTale basa che. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 143 A pramANe te rAjA ane kumAra paraspara bhASaNa kare che, eTalAmAM kezAdhyakSe rAjAne AvI vinaMtI karI ke "he rAjA, bIjAne ApavA sArU tuM jeTaluM dravya mAge che teTaluM tArUM dravya hajAragaNuM vadhe che, have A zI rIte vadhe che te kAMI mArI dhyAnamAM AvatuM nathI." mAhArAja, A vakhate Ape azoka ane zekhara emane satkAra kara, ema kahyA uparathI temane satkAra karavA mATe te keza maMdira (khajAno)mAM gaye che. eTalAmAM tyAM atyaMta mUlyavAna nirmaLa, ane mahA tejasvI evI be ratnanI mALAo tenI najare paDI. rAja-are kumAra, je pramANe ame bIjAne ApIe chIe te pramANe koza vRddhi cAlI rahI che. A sarva moTuM Azcarya dekhAya che. he kumAra, A be ratnamALAo joI mane vismaya lAge che tenuM kAraNa e ja ke, AvA bhAgyanI yogyatAne huM lAyaka nathI. vIrasena-je arthe tuM sarva puNya paripAkathI janme che, te arthe tuM evuM bhASaNa karIza nahi. te have mahArAja, huM A ratnamALAthI te bane eca. zvarano ane vastra vagerethI temanI strIne satkAra karUM chuM. A pramANe vicAra karI kumAra ane rAjA baMnee atyaMta snehathI azoka ane zekharane satkAra karyo te vakhate kumAre te baMne necarAdhizane kahyuM ke "Apa have rajA leze. paraMtu mAruM (garIbanuM) maraNa rAkhazo" pachI temaNe pitAnA mitrane kahyuM ke, "he mitra tArA vacane amane mAnya che, huM kumAra, ame dehathI mAtra tyAM jaIe chIe, paNa aMtaHkaraNa tArI pAse che." pachI mahA tejasvI evA kumArane uttama vimAna ApI ane tenA aMgarakSaNArthe hajAra khecare mukI, kumAra ane narendra e baMnee rajA ApyA pachI azaka ane zekhara pitAnA sara sAmAnasaha caMdrazrIne namaskAra karI potAnA sthAna tarapha javA sArU nIkaLyA, kAmadeva tathA ratI sarakhI jenI kAtio che, evA te strI purUSane viraha na paDatA viSaya sukha bhegavavAmAM ghaNo kALa prasAra karyo. ' . saga dasama. . : : : bIje divase vijyA devInA baMgalA para saMdhyAkALe cha vAgyAnA sUmAramAM rAjA, yajJAkara, ane bIjI geDI maMDaLIsaha sabhAnI aMdara beThe hato eTalAmAM tenI putrI caMdrazrI tyAM AvI rAjAne maryAdAthI namaskAra karI pAseja mAtuzrI beThI hatI tenI pAse jaI ubhI rahI tyAre rAjAe teNIne AnaMdathI puchayuM. - rAjA-putri, Aja sAta divasa thayAM tAro pati jaNAtuM nathI, tabIyata sArI nathI ke zuM? ke bIjA koI kAmamAM guMthAela che? - caMdrazrI-pitAjI, ApanI kRpAvaDe prakRti sArI che, paraMtu Aja sAta divasa thayAM keNI tarapha gamana karyuM che te mane paNa khabara nathI. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 144 rAjA-tane khabara nathI ema kema thAya vArU? caMdrazrI-kharekhara, e bAbata viSe mane kAMI paNa khabara nathI. ' rAjA-tArA para prIti nathI mATe tArI pAse te kAMI paNa bolyA nahi. strI para prIti hoya eTale patine jIva paNa strInI mUDImAM hoya che.. A bhASaNa sAMbhaLI caMdrazrI zaramAI gaI. teNIe nIce DokuM karI jamIna para (paganA aMguThAe) lITA karatI eka kSaNavAra bolyA cAlyA vagara ubhI rahI tyAre pradhAna, rAjA sAthe bolya. pradhAna-mahArAja, ema nahi. te kahe che e kharUM che, sajajana purU vizeSa karIne strInA kahevA pramANe vartatA nathI. ekAda kAma evuM paNa hoya che ke je pitAthI vaDila hoya che, temane kahevAtuM nathI, pachI A to belI cAlIne ja strI jAta kevaLa upagane pAtra; emane koNa dAda Ape? | vijayAdevI-eTalA mATeja, eTale patinI hakIkata jaNAvavA sArUM ja te ahiM AvI che. rAjAputri, te kaI vakhate ga? ane jatI vakhate tane zuM kahI gayo e mAnI kAMI hakIkatanI tane khabara nathI zuM ? .. caMdrazrI-pitAjI, huM sutI hatI tevAmAM ja prANanAtha mane choDIne jatA rahyA jAgIne jou te prANanAthane dIThA nahI pachI ratna khacita dIvAne prakAza karI cAre tarapha joyuM, to jenA para kasturInA akSare lakhelA che evuM eka ketakI patra ( kevaDAnuM pAna) mArA jovAmAM AvyuM te A. ' ema bolI namratAthI te patra rAjAnA hAthamAM Apyo. rAjA paNa zaMkAyukta thaI te patra vAMcI jue che te tenA para AgaLano leka najare paDaye (tene artha nIce pramANe.) "rAjA vagere maMDaLIe mArA viSe kALajI karavAnuM kAMI kAraNa nathI. huM kAMI kAma sArUM ekadama nIkaLI gaye chuM. dasa divasamAM kAmane nIkAla karI pAcho ahiM dAkhala thaIza." A pramANe lekamAMnI hakIkata joI, rAjAnA aMtaHkaraNamAM svasthatA utpanna thaI, ane pitAnI bairya yuktavANIthI putrine paNa dIlAse Ape. A pramANe rAjA putrane dIlAso Ape che, eTalAmAM AkAza mArge eka jAsusa tyAM Avyo. te rAjAne ane pitAnI svAmInIne namaskAra karI Asana para beThe ane premathI AgaLanA bhASaNe belavA lAgyo. . "ApanA aMtaHkaraNane asvasthatA na thavAnA hetuthI vIrasena rAjAe mane mudAma caMpAnagarIthI mokalyo che. te rAja zreSTane caMpAnagarImAM kema javuM paDayuM tenI hakIkata TuMkAmAM kahuM chuM te Apa sAMbhaLo. ' te vIra zreSTha sarva rAjAnA kArasthAne jANavA vAste potAnA chupA mANasane hamezA cAre tarapha mokale che. te jAsuso dareka divase bIjA rAjyonI aMdara zI zI vAte cAle che te sarva vIrasenane nIvedana kare che. A pramANe te rAja zreSTha, P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 145 pitAnI jagAe rahI, chupA mANasa pAsethI itara rAjayamAMnI bAtamIo maMgAvI pitAne rAjaya kArabhAra calAvatuM hatuM. eka vakhate jayAbhilASi vIrasena prabhue mane magadha dezamAM javAnI AjJA karI. ane kahyuM ke "caMpA nagarImAM atula parAkramI evA narasiMha rAjAe hAlamAM mArI sAthe zatrutva karyuM che. je Itane tRNa samAna samaje che tenuM ekaMdara svarUpa bArIka rIte joI Ava... A pramANe AjJA thavAthI huM rAjAne vaMdana karI tyAMthI nIkaLe, ane AkAza mAge vegathI jaI caMpApurImAM pahoMcyo. prathama tyAM vAsupUjaya jInezvarane namana karI, pApa mukata thaI caMpApurImAM peThe. lokonI najarene bhUlAve evA vidyAdevInA pratApathI keIne paNa na dekhAtA narasiMha rAjAnA suMdara rAja mahelamAM meM praveza karyo. tyAM narasiMha rAjA siMha jevo, yuddhamAM na chatAya evo ane jenuM eka chatrI rAjaya, meTe parAkramI, mArI najare paDaze. yuddhamAM devanuM paNa tenI sAme jora cAlI zake nahi, te mANasanI zI vAta karavI ? te tamArA jevA sAthe paNa sAmane karavA bhUle nahI." ' rAjAe vAta kharI che. ame paNa eja pramANe sAMbhaLyuM che, amArA zivAya bAkInA sarva rAjAo tene khaMDaNI bhare che. haze narasiMha rAjA te sarvane khabara che ke jenA parAkramavaDe zatru tharathara dhruje che have AgaLa bola. datta-huM tene jota jote atagRhamAM jaI tenI sAthe beThe, tyAM jaI joyuM te te pitAnI strI sAthe kAMI chupI vAta karatA najare paDaze. teo zI. masalata kare che e jANavAnA hetuthI, mArA dhaNInA kArya mATe huM taddana temanI najIka gaye. narasiMha rAjAe potAnI strI ane pradhAnane kahyuM. - narasiMha-he priyA, he mahAamAtya, huM tamane eka rAjakArasthAnanI vAta kahuM chuM te tame baMne jaNa sAMbhaLe. priyA prathama kamalaketu jayAre tane laI gayo tyAre tArA virahathI mane ghaNuM duHkha thayuM. te vakhate manane keIpaNa jAtane visAmo ApavAnA hetuthI A pradhAne mane vAsupujayajInanA maMdiramAM laI gaye. - priyA, saMpUrNa duHkhane nAza karanAra te vAsupUjayajInanuM darzana thatAMja ane taHkaraNamAM bahu saMtoSa thayA. devane namaskAra karI maMdIranI bahAra AvuM chuM eTalAmAM eka cAraNa munIne deza darzanArthe Avelo dIThe. te munIne vaMdana karI, tenI pAse bethI tenA mukhamAMthI dharmopadeza sAMbhaLyo. eTalAmAM mananI aMdara tAruM smaraNa thayuM. te parathI te munivaryane tArI bAtamI pUchI. muni-strI laMpaTa evA kamalaketu nAmanA vidyAre tArI strInuM haraNa karI eka parvatanI guphAmAM tene laI jaI kahyuM ke "suMdarI, tArApara Asakata thai, meM tane ahiM ANI che, te tuM mane vaza thA." te ja vakhate teNIe te vidyAdharane samAcita javAba Ape ke, "ApanI vAta kabula karI hota paNa zuM karuM? Ajeja huM RtumatI (aspazI thaI chuM. kAMI paNa bhASaNa na karatAM, Apa para strIonA mane vIMdhI nAkhe che, pachI pote prArthanA karatAM, ApanA vacanane P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 146 ke mAna Ape nahi evI koIpaNa strI hoya ema mane lAgatuM nathI." evA teNInA bhASaNa sAMbhaLI, manane ghaNo AnaMda thaye, ane tenA viSe lalacAI teNe tene mahelamAM lAvI mukI che, paraMtu Ajeja sAMjare teNIne tyAMthI chuTako thaze. * meM kahyuM, "he sAdhu je te pAcho tyAM Avaze te pachI mArI strInI dazA keIpaNa prakAre sArI dekhAtI nathI." * muni-rAjedra, gabharAIza nahi. kAmarUpa dezamAMnI arthapatinI strI upara tenI AMkha che teNIne te haraNa karI laI gayA pachI, jaga vikhyAta ane sarva yoddhAone muguTamaNi, je nAzikya nagaramAMne vIrasena rAjA te tene AkAzamAM uDADI teno vadha karaze. | vIrasenanI prasaMzA sAMbhaLI mArA zarIranI lAhA thaI. ane meM munine kahyuM : muni zreSTa, mArA karNa A sAMbhaLI zakatA nathI. A pRthvI para sarva ddhAone muguTamaNi mAtra huM ja chuM. yuddhamAM mArI sAmane kare, evo ekapaNa vIra meM je tema sAMbhaLyo paNa nathI. je te pitAnA vizeSa parAkramane, ane kitino khAlI abhimAna rAkhe che te huM tene mukhya zatru mane kema teNe mArI na nAkhyo? *. muni-are utAvaLa thaIza nahIM. keTalAka divasa pachI tane jItIne teja rAjA thavAne che.? : ' ema muninA bhASaNo uparathI, tenA parAkrama vize mArI khAtrI na thatAM, teja huM munIne vaMdana karIne tyAMthI nIkaLI mAre ghera gaye. ghere AvI jouM chuM te saMdhyAkALe tane baMgalA para joI. e uparathI munInA vacana satya mAnI manamAM vicAra karyo ke, "strI ahiM najare paDI te uparathI muninuM vacana satya che, emAM saMzaya nathI tevI ja rIte je vIrasenanI vAta kharI paDI to pachI huM marI gayeja samajavAne. athavA je thavAnuM haze, te pramANe te karavAnI mArI buddhi thaze, amastI AgaLa thanArI vAtanI phikara atyAre zA vAste karavI ? muni vacanothI tuM niSi che ema mAnI atyaMta prItithI tArI sAthe aneka prakArano upabhega lau chuM. he amAtya, viSaya bheganI aMdara nimagna thaI, bAnatAna vagere manaraM jana vAtothI, kALa keTalo nIkaLI gaye, te paNa mane samajAtuM nathI. AvI rIte AnaMdamAM vakhata gALato hato, tevAmAM bIjI eka rAte huM ane rANI baMne jaNe viSaya bhegathI thAkIne baMgalAnI agAzI para jaIne beThA. tyAM maMda pavana vAte hito. mArA vastra vaDe rANanA gAlaparathI parasevAnA biMdu luchI nAkhato hato. eTalAmAM zekathI vyAkuLa thayela cAra vidyAdharanI strIo akasmAta AkAzamAMthI mArI AgaLa AvIne paDI. temanA zarIra parane zaNagAra zekathI cAre tarapha vIkharAI gaye hato. temanA sevaka paNa duHkhita thaI temanI pachavADe doDatA AvyA, ane temaNe puSkaLa zItopacAra karyA tyAre teo jarA sAvadha thaI hAthathI chAtI kuTavAthI hAra tuTI nIce paDayA hatA, ane temanA kALA vALa chinna vichinna thayA che hatA. AMkhamAM meza AMjelI hovAthI kALI azra dhArAo mukha uparathI vahetI hatI, P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 147 temanA zekathI nirdaya manuSyane paNa dayA Ave, evI rIte te raDatI hatI. "hAya, hAya, he nAtha, he prANa priya pavana ketu keTalo moTe tAre parAkrama tane vIrasene kevI rIte mAryo? he nAtha, samudramAM nAMkhele chatAM je marI na gaye, teTalAja parathI zatrune viSama sthiti jaNAI na AvI. rIsAelo hoya te vaitADhaya dezamAMnA pakSInA rAjAo paNa tharathara dhruje, tevA azokane paNa jItIne jeNe caMdrazrI pitAnI karI. ekale chatAM paNa yuddhamAM teNe moTuM parAkrama karI, moTA moTA yoddhAo ane zekhara emane machara pramANe pIlI nAkhyA. AvA adabhuta kRtyathI je ajANyA manuSyane paNa jANita thayA che, tene tuM jANItuM hoI kema oLakhe nahi? athavA te tAre za doSa ? A amAroja doSa, kAraNa purUSone je zubhA zubha phaLa prApta thAya che, te sarva striyanI vartaNuka pramANe ja thAya che.", AvA aneka vilApathI temane kaMTha sukAI javAthI meM ane sevakee maLI temane samajaNa ApI. tyAre tatkALa te sevakajane saha AkAza mAge raDatI raDatI raNabhUmI tarapha gaI, jatAM jatAM A koNa? kayAMnA? ahiM kevI rIte paDayA vagerenI mAhitI temAMnA eka sevakane meM pUchI tyAre te bolyo; "vidyAdhara zreSTa pavana naketunI AmAnItI rANIo che. Amane vaitADhaya parvata para mUkI, te vIrasenanI pachavADe samudra kAMThe gayo. ane tyAM vIrasenane ekalo pakaDI brAtR verane lIdhe samudramAM pheMkI dIdho. paraMtu vIrasena na maratAM, samudramAM teNe tenI vidyA baLathI, caMdrazrInI prApti karI lIdhI. te hakIkta pavana ketunA jANyAmAM AvI. tyAre pharI bhrAtR vera manamAM lAvI pavanaketu tenI pAchaLa lAgyo. ane caMdrazrInI lAlacamAM paDI zekhara paNa tenI pAchaLa de. A pramANe te baMne dUra nIkaLI gayA. temane patto kaIne lAgyo nahi, te pAchA paNa AvatA nathI. eTale A tyAMthI pAchI pharI. ahiM sudhI AvyA eTalAmAM te AvI vIrasene pavanaketune mAryAnI bAtamI kahI. A bAtamI sAMbhaLatAMja, A ekadama mUrSita thaI tyAMja paDI, A pramANe temanI hakIkata che te sarva Apane nivedana karI." ATaluM bolI te sevaka tarataja, A AkAza mArge cAlate the, ane ame baMne gharamAM AvI bIchAno para sutA. savAra thaye prAtaHkALanA sarva kRtyomAMthI para vArI, kacerImAM jaIne beThe, rAtanI vAta manamAM pherA khAtI ja hatI. kacerImAM ghaDIvAra bezI aneka rAjInA majarA leI, A tAre hAtha jhAlI mahelamAM Avyo. he amAtya, A rANuM ahiM beThelI che, ane maMtri zreSTa e tuM ahiM che, te have hAlanA prasaMgone anusarIne mAre zuM karavuM joIe te tame baMne vicAra karI mane kaho. te madonmata vIrasena jayAM sudhI mArA para AvI paDe nathI, tyAM sUdhI mAM tenA mastaka para jaI taravAra ghA karIza. A vicitra nRpatI sarakho zatru nathI, e mAre dhikAra karI anyAyathI varte che. A mArA zatru sAthe mitratva, ane mitro sAthe zatrutva karI rahe che, A gupta zatru, ne emane ema choDe kAmane nahi, tene P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 148 mAraja joIe. te, he maMtri. tuM Ane teDa pADI Apa." A pramANe rAjAe kahyA. pachI pradhAne bolavAnuM zarU karyuM. . 1 pradhAna--he rAjedra, yuddhanI vakhate te abhimAnI evA kayA zatrunA mAthA para paga mUkayA nathI? rAjA, je ke zatrune parAkrama tArA jeTalo nathI to paNa DAhyAe A jaganI aMdara sArI yukatIthI vartavuM joIe. taravAne azakaya e samudra paNa eka akakalanA vahANathI saheja tarI zakAya che, ane je te na hoya te (akakala) gAyanA paganI kharIthI paDela khADAnI aMdaranA pANImAM paNa loka taraphaDIA mAre che. A he rAjA, vIrasena parAkramI hAI hAlamAM tene akakala ane daiva anula che. vaitADhaya parvata uparanA baMne bAjunA vidyAdharonI tene madada che. te zivAya, sujano para prIti karanAra, kRtajJa, sAhasI, ane teMdriya evo te zatru che, te mArA mate tenI sAthe laDhAIne vakhata lAvavo nahi. he rAjA, je zatranuM sinya, bIjAnI kumaka, ane zakita, pitAnI sAthe samAna che. tenI sAthe laDhAIno prasaMga pADe, paraMtu senya vagerethI je zatru ApaNAthI caDhIyAta hoya to tenI sAthe saMdhi karavI eja gya che. narasiMhe A sAMbhaLI AMkho caDhAvI ane te vimala nAmanA pradhAnanuM apamAna karI kahyuM "he amAtya. ghaNuM karI manuSyanI buddhi zreSTa agara kaniSTha, jevA kuLamAM te utpanna thayo hoya te ja pramANe hoya che. haze. je guNo vIrasenamAM che te, te, mane saMbhaLAvyA, have tenI barAbara kasoTI laDhAImAM jaNAI Avaze. tArA mate, amArA karatAM zatrunA guNa vadhAre che, tenI barAbarInI paNa amArI yogyatA nathI. mATeja AvA adhika parAkramI zatru sAthe, kasoTIthI laDhAI karavAne mAre cekasa mata thaele che. - ApaNu karatAM ochA agara barobarInA zatrune jItavo e lajajAspada che, paraMtu jagamAM baLavAna gaNAelA zatru sAthe laDhatAM kadApI parAbhava thayo te paNa te bhUSaNaja che. - ATaluM bolI rAjA ekadama uTha, krodhathI hoTha thara thara dhrujavA lAgyA, ane sabhA maMDaLamAM AvI sarva tAbAnA rAjAone hukama karyo ke, he rAjAo, Aja tame sarve jaNa laDhavAnI taiyArIo karI, pitApitAnA taMbu caMpA nagarInI bahAranA pradezamAM jaladI jaIne ubhA kare. are amAtya, tuM laDhAInA kAme paDe evA hAthI, gheDA, ratha vagere sainya hamaNA hamaNuM taiyAra kara. laDhAImAM gayA pachI jemane strI putronuM samaraNa thAya, evAone ahiMja rahevA do. ane bIjA parAkramI - dvAone AgaLa javAde. apAvya dezamAM nAzikaya nagarI tarapha cAle vicitra napati ane vIrasena baMnene nAza karIzuM. A pramANe laDhAI vize jusso utapanna karanAra rAjAne hukama senApatI mAraphate, aneka lokamAM prasaryo, ane ekadama nI. kaLavAnI taiyArI karI nagArAne dhvani tarapha ghumavA lAgyo. hAthI, ghoDA, ratha, pAyadaLa vagere e sarva zahera ane rastA rokI nAkhyA, ane moTA jussAthI sinya P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 149 zaheranI bahAra paDayuM. tAbAnA rAjAo ane temanA pradhAne paNa rAjAnA hukamathI ekadama zaheramAMthI nIkaLI, sainyamAM dAkhala thayA. eTalAmAM he rAjA, A AvuM nRsiMhanI svArInuM kAraNa samajI leI huM tA. baDatoba A zaheramAM AvyA, ane sarva jeelI ane sAMbhaLelI binA viye IcchanArA vIrazreSTa vIrasena prabhune ekAMtamAM nivedana karI. te dhyAnamAM laHvI vIra. sena bolyo ke " are AnI sAthe ghaNA kAraNo manamAM lAvI, meM laDhAI utpanna karI. ekatA tenA ahiM AvavAthI ApaNA dezane upadrava thaze, ane prajA paracaka thI gabharAI jaI duHkhI thaze, mAhArAjane rIsa AvI aMtaHkaraNa duHkhI thaze, ane sainyane sAmane thavAthI paisA paNa ghaNA kharaca thaze. te sivAya manuSyanA paNa bhega paDaze, tyAre ATalI khaTapaTa zA vAste joIe ? mArA ekalAnA javAthI paNa kArya pAra paDaze. huM ekaleja jaIza. ane te duSTa rAjAnA hAthanI ceLa maTADI AvIza. vadhAre bolavAmAM zuM phAyade che?" A pramANe masalata karI vIrasenane ekadama zura caDhI AvyuM ane hAthamAM talavAra laI caMdragrIna sutelI jagA para mukI vidyAbaLathI AkAzamAM mArI sAthe UDayo ane AkAzamAM aneka nakSatrothI zuzobhIta evA AkAza maMDaLane nihALato nIhALato cAlyo. ame baMne jhapATAthI caM. pApurImAM AvI pahoMcyA ane tyAM vAsupujya maMdiramAM devane vadana karI dharmanuM cIMtana karavA lAgyA. sUryodaya thayo. savAranA lAlaprabhA cAre tarapha prasarelI, jethI jANe pUrva dIzArUpI kanyAe potAnA kapALe kaMkune cAMdalo karyo hoya e pramANe dekhAva dekhAya, prathama to sUrya biMbane kemala prakAza amane sArA lAge cheDI vAra pachI te biMba tarapha amArAthI jovAyuM nahiM ane te pachI thoDI vAra te sUrya biMba atyaMta saha thayuM, jema jema surya AkAzamAM uMce caDhatA gayA tema tema teno tApa adhikAdhIka vadhato gayo, te vakhate nasiMha rAjA prAtaHkALanA pitAnA sarve kRtyamAMthI paravArI pradhAna ane sevaka maMDaLa saha kacerImAM AvIne beThe. ane capadArane, jezIne, bolAvI lAvavAno hukama kayo jozI Ave tyAre rAjAe pUchayuM. "jozI mahArAja zatrupara svArI karavAnI che mATe sarasa lagna joI Apo." rAjAjI je mArA vacana para vizvAsa hoyatA ca pAnagarImAMthI tamAruM pasthAna thaze nahi. zatruja ahIM Avyo che ema samaje. . rAjA-zatru je Ave che to te kayAM che? mane zaraNu AvavA sArUM phATelI kAmanI eDI ane gaLAmAM koDIyuM bAMdhIne AvavAthI vAra lAgI !! ka stAmAM paDI gayo? jezI mahArAja sAre vicAra karIne mane kahe. - jozI-rAjAjI te ahIM Avyo che te tArI sevA karavA vAste nahi, paNa tAre nAza karavA vAste. ahIM AveluM che A jozInuM vacana rAjAne kharU na lAgatAM te krodhAyamAna thaI bolyA "are ajJAna jozI mAre nAza e zuM karavAnuM che? AgIyA baLavAna thAya te te zuM suryanA tejane gaLI jaze? tenuM AvavuM saMbhavatuM nathI e khacIta che. zatru Avye hotane mArA duta mane kahevA P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 150 Avata nahI? mArA dezamAM Theka ThekANe duta mUkelA che. zatru dIzAonA sarva bhAgamAM ke jyAM javAnI paNa muzkelI che e sthaLe mArA dute mukarara karI mukelA che." * jozI-rAjAjI e game tevI rIte Ave paNa nagaramAM AvIne dAkhala to thayuM che. rAjA-vicAra kara amasta vizvAsa para besI rahIza nahIM A tArUM bolavuM bIlakula saMbhavatuM nathI. jozI-je te AvyuM na hoya te mAro zIracheda kare. 6 rAjA-te kaye sthaLe rahela che te kahe. jozI-te hAlamAM vAsupUjaya maMdIramAM che hajI paNa tane kahuM chuM ke tenI sAthe eka bIjo mANasa che tArAmAM tAkAta hoya te teno nAza kara. rAjA-he jethI jo te ahIM Avele dekhAze te vicItrayazanuM saghaLuM rAjya tane ApIza. ' he sAmaMte laDavAne taiyAra thAo. cAle, tvarA karo. pUrve kahelA vacane Aje amalamAM ANavAnA che. he ghoDesvAre? tamArA doDanArA ghoDAnA pagathI uDatI dhuLa vaDe zatrune AcchAdita kare ane tene satvara nAza kare. he mAvate tamArA hAthInA ToLe ToLA bAMdhI abhimAnathI AvanArA zatrunuM nAka nIcuM kare. he sArathIo, tame yuddha pravINa virasena zatru tamArA ratha para caDhI na zake e hara eka prayatnathI baMdobasta karo. he zastrapALe? tame tamArA tikSaNa zastronI dhArathI zatrunA kakaDe kakaDA karI tene daze dizAmAM bhega Ape. bIje je koI mAruM ane kalyANa ane pitAnuM kalyANa icchatA hoya to tenA vadhanI sarva prakAre khaTapaTa kare. - A pramANe pitAnA maMDaLIne hukama ApI nRsiMha rAjA kanaka strIne puchavA sArU anvahamAM gayA ane pitAnI strIne kahevA lAgyo ke priyA virasena ahIM AvyuM che ema bolate belato jeno cahere prakulIta che evI pitAnI patnI pAse jozIe kahelI sarva hakIkata kahI. te paNa belI ke zatru? ane te ahI kevI rIte Avyo? . . rAjA-zI rIte Avyo te khabara nathI. . * . rANI-AnuM parINAma sAruM dekhAtuM nathI rIsAze nahIM bhUmI para rahIne jeNe vidyAdharanA samUhane jItyA che tenA AgaLa tamArI zI kathA!rAjA vIra. senanuM sAmartha tame bhUlI gayA haze. tame hAthI para hatA tyAre teNe ekalAe tamane bAMdhyA hatA A pramANe baMnene saMvAda. cAlato hato eTalAmAM vidyAdharanI strIono samUha AkAzamAMthI nIce utaratAM temanI najare paDaze.. . . rAjA-priyA joyuM? Aja te vidyAdharanI strI pavanaketunI patnIo pharIthI - ApaNane maLavA vAste Ave che. ' . . P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 151 temane barAbara oLakhI rAjAe pUchayuM? "kema pavanaketunuM uttara kArya karyuM?" temAMthI sarvamAM zreSTha ane pavanaketunI ghaNuM mAnItI madanasenA duHkhane zvAsa nAMkhI bolI "zatru jIvate chatAM tenA hRdayanA lehInA jaLa vaDe aMjalIdAna ApyA zIvAya uttara kArya purUM kevI rIte thAya? rAjA (mananAM bolya) A anukuLa bole che tyAre ApaNane sArI madada maLaze.' vidyAdhara strI-rAjAjI ame muchata hatAM te vakhate baMdhu pramANe prema pUrvaka amane dhIraja ApI te amArA duHkhane zAMta karyuM, te upakAra manamAM rAkhI tArI pAse ame AvyA chIe. karelA upakArane visAre nahIM eja duniyAmAM zreSTha che. rAjA-tenA lehIthI patinuM uttara kArya gAmamAM karavuM e ulaTuM kevI rIte thAya ? madanasenA-je zatru mArI najare paDe te hamaNuM huM mAruM sAmarthya tene dekhADuM. A rAMDa zuM karavAnI che ema kahI tuM mAre phITakAra karIza nahIM. ApaNAmAM kahevata che ke "ratnAni vadhA " (pRthvI ghaNuM ratnothI bharapura che) A ame pavana ketunI ATha strI laDAImAM tenI sAthe hatA te parAbhava karavAnI tenI chAtI cAlI naheAta. rAjA-je ema che te mane (tamArA baMdhune) tame madada kare. eTale Aje ja ahIM zatrune khacIta mArI nAMkhIza je tamAre zatru te mAre paNa zatru che temAM mAro vizeSa che tamAre kaho agara mAre kaho paNa te hAlamAM pavitra vAsu pUjaya maMdIramAM Avela che, te sAdhvI ! mAchalAne jALamAM ghAlI kheMcI lAvavA tema te ahIM AvyuM che, te tamArI punyAithI AvyuM che. . te AvyA che evuM sAMbhaLatAMmAMja te AThe jaNIoe bhayaMkara zarIra dhAraNa karyA te joI rAjA gabharAI gayuM ke dhathI temanI AMkho lAla thaI pharavA lAgI ane teo haTha cAvIne bolavA lAgI ke "are ema che ke ThIka AvavA de?" rANI-mahArAja saMbhaLo. saMbhALe A zuM caritra pedA thayuM ! ema kahIne teNIe rAjAnI keTamAM bAtha bhIDI. - vidyAdhara strI-rAjA have vAra kema? amAro duHsaha krodhAgni bhaDako che, je jagatane paNa bALI nAkhaze. yama pitAnA zarIranA ATha bhAga karI, ame ATha jaNIomAM AvI rahelo che, amArA dhAgninI javALAo jaladI jaI tenA para paDavI joIe.. - rANI--ze pariNAma thaze zI khabara? mAruM mana kuMbhAranA cAkaDA para caDhAvyA pramANe phare che - rAjA-priyA phIkara nahi. have ApaNuM kArya. khAsa siddha thayuM. .. e pramANe rANIne dhIraja ApI kAjA vidyAdhara strIo saha. ekadama bahAra P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 152 nIkaLe. loko gabharAI eka sarakhA jatA rahyA. vIrasena maMdiramAM beThele che eTalAmAM eka suMdara strI tyAM AvI. tenI sAthe tenAja jevIja, ane tenAja jevA ghareNA dhAraNa karelI evI dAsI hatI. tethI karI jANe sUrya tenA sauMdaryatAne bhUlI saMdhyAkALe tenI pAse AvI rahyo hoya ema lAgatuM hatuM teNInA DAbhA hAthamAM vA ane jamaNA hAthamAM cAbuka hato, tethI jANe madananI gupti ane phAse evA be Ayughe hAthamAM dhAraNa karyA pramANe bhAsatuM hatuM. tenA sarvAgaparanA dAginA ratna khacita hovAne lIdhe, aMdara lokonI AMkhenA pratibiMba paDelA hatA, tethI karI tenA rUpane bhUla jaI jANe che ke pitAnI ja AMkhe teNInA zarIra5ra cUMTADI hoya ema lAgatuM. teNInA zvAsanAM sugaMdhane lubdha thaela bhramarane teNInI saMkhIye lugaDAnA cheDAthI hAMkI kADhatI hatI, tene je avAja thate tethI jANe sAhithI lakhelA akSaranuM vezyA zAstraja vAMcatI hoya ema lAgatuM. pAse honArA gadharvanA gAyana ivaninA raMgathI jayAre te AMkha mIMcatI, tyAre lokone phasAvavA sArUM jANe te strInA mehakanAmaka yoganI abhyAsa karatI hoya ema jaNAtuM, teNInuM nAma jayapatAkA hatuM, ane kharekhara ne madananA sainyanI vijayapatAkA hatI. evI te suMdarI jInamaMdiranA bAraNAmAM AvI 5. hacI. AjubAju dAsa dAsIone ubhI rAkhI, te vAhanamAMthI nIce utarI paga dhaI jInamaMdiramAM dAkhala thaI. devanI yathAvidhi pUjA karI Ama tema pharavA lAgI, ane pitAnA pharavA sAthe, lekanA manane paNa pheravavA lAgI, eTalAmAM teNIe bArImAM virasenane je kailokayanI aMdara eka suMdara purUSa e te vIrasenane joI, cakita thaI, ane zaramathI tenI AgaLa paNa javAyuM nahi, ane te jagAe paNa ubhI rahI zakI nahIM. ehe, durlabha evA premathI jyAre manuSya gAMDo banI jAya che, tyAre te DAhyA hoya te paNa tenI buddhine kartavya akartavyanuM bhAna rahetuM nathI. pachI gheryuM te zAnuM? ANI tarapha teNIe anaMta puNya prApti sArU, devavaMdana vagere sarva ATapI netrakarNane sukhakara evuM nRtya pAgha AraMvyuM pachI vIrasenane bolAvI ANI sabhA- ' . mAM mukhya sthAne besADo. ane ghaNIja sArI rIte nRtya karavA lAgI. pAdyavanine barAbara raMga jAmyo eTale jaya patAkAe apratima nRtyanI zarUvAta karI. saM. gItAdikaLAnuM marma jANanAra vIrasena khuza thayo ane jayapatAkAne hAra vagere bhUSaNo bakSisa ApyAM. nRtyavAdya purUM thayA pachI te vezyA vIrasena para Asakata thaI teNue vIrasenane potAne ghera AvavA kahyuM tyAre uDe vicAra karanAra vIrasena prabhu belyo ke, "A duniyAmAM vezyAne saMga moTA purUSane yogya nathI. | vezyA ApaNA para Asakta hoya to paNa te bahArathI phakta sArI che. paraMtu bAkInA guNa gaMdhathI rahita evA jAsudanA kulanI mALA pramANe te upabhoga levAne yogya nathI. vezyA rUpavati ane guNavati hoya te paNa sarpathI veSTita thaela P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 153 caMdana vRkSa pramANe, teNInI pAsethI moTA purUSe dura rahevuM. jenI phakata kuramudrA joI manuSya ne vizvAsa uThI jAya, evI vAgheNa sarakhI bhayaMkara svarUpanI A vezyAo emanI pAse prema kevo hoya? A vezyAo sApa pramANe bIjAne khAI nAkhavAmAM hoziyAra, dehathI mAtra saraLa, paraMtu svabhAvathI vAMkIja. vezyA sAtheno samAgama, kulIna mANasane zarama ane temanA guNone DAgha lagADanAra che. moTApaNuM, nirmaLa kIrti, ane guNo, jyAM sudhI vezyAne saMga nathI tyAM sudhI ja rahe che. tyAre meM pharI kahyuM "prabhu, Ape A vezyAnuM je svarUpa kahyuM, te yathArtha che, AmAM jarA paNa khoTuM nathI. paraMtu kArya sAdhanAra manuSyane dezakALa tarapha najara karI loko sAthe virUddhapaNe na vartatAM, anucitane evAM kAryo paNa karavAM paDe che. zatrune jItavAnuM kArya ApaNane sAdhavAnuM che, ane te kaI paNa upAyathI ja sAdhavAnuM che, te upAya jaDavAne keTalA divasa lAgaze? zI khabara ! prabhu, niSkapaTa premathI ApaNane tadRna vaza thaelI A vezyA vagara, ahiMnA sarva loko ApanA ahitamAM rAjI che. (mATe) nirdhAsta aMtaHkaraNathI jayapatAkAne ghere rahi narasiMha rAjAne jItavAne upAya karo. Ama karavAthI tenA bolavAne mAna ApyA pramANe thazeane tenI ISTa vAta karavAthI ApaNuM bhalAI paNa raheze. mArA para maherabAnI karI, ane teNI para dayA karI anucita evuM A caraNa paNa kara ema bolI page paDaye, pachI mArA AgrahathI kArya siddhi tarapha najara ApI vicArI vIrasene te sarva vAta kabula rAkhI. pachI meM haLave rahIne tenA kAnamAM kahyuM ke, tuM jA, jarA rahIne vIrasena paNa Avaze." te ghera gayA pachI rAjaputra paNa chadrane namaskAra karI mArI sAthe AkAza mArge uDa. daSTIne bhulAvanAra evI mArI vidyAnA ge karI keInI paNa najare na paDatA rAjaputra tene ghera pahoMcyuM. snAna vagere kRtyo mAMthI paravArI divAnakhAnAmAM pezI tyAM sarvamAna deva pramANe jayapatAkAnI sAthe rahe. aNu tarapha pilI rAkSasIone AkAzamAM joI narasiMharAjA pitAnA sainya saha bahAra paDaye. jezIne AgaLa karI ke dhathI lAlaceLa thaI narasiMha rAjAe vAsupUjayamaMdiranI AsapAsa sAta pherA pharyo, te maMdiranI bahAra tathA aMdara bArIkIthI tapAsa karatAM zatru na jaDe tyAre te jesIne kahyuM "kema zI? te amane phasAvyA ke kema? jo-mahArAja, je vakhate Ape mane pUchyuM, te vakhate vIrasena A sthaLe hate emAM saMzaya nathI.) rAjA-jozI, haju kAMI paNa kharUM bola. (ke jayAM sudhI vadhanA adhikArIone tAro vadha karavAno hukama Ape nathI. eTalAmAM pelI rAkSasIe AkAzamAMthI nIce utaratI temanI najare paDI. tene mane joI rAjAnuM sainya bIkathI DarI dIna thaI gayuM. bhayaMkara svarUpanI te rAkSasIo 20 P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 154 ' hAthamAM Ayudho laI, AkAzamAMthI nIce utarI, ane moTuM pahoLuM karI, rAjAnI AsapAsa ubhI rahi. - madanasenA-amArI rAkSasI vidyAne, hita ahita, pitAnuM agara pArakuM, bhakSya, abhakSya, enI parikSA nathI. teTalA mATe rAjA, zatrune haraeka prakAre lAvI amArA svAdhina kara, "huM zatrune ApavAnuM bolyo nathI " ema mAtra bolI nahi, ane e pramANe bolyo te rAkSasane bIlakula dayA nathI ema samajaje. amAre jaTharAgni pradipta thayelo che, je te zatru prApta na thAya to, jenAvaDe karI . amArI bhUkha zAnta thAya evo bIjo koI dekhADa. rAjAe jozIne kahyuM "are haju sudhI kema kahetA nathI ? kAma bagaDayuM nathI tyAM sudhI kahe nahi te tArUM mRtyu AvyuM che. jozI-rAjA tane yegya lAge tema kara. tenA ThekANAnI mane khabara che, tathApi te huM hamaNA kahenAra nathI. na jozIne daMDAdhikArInA tAbAmAM seMpI rAjA tarata pite jIne maMdiranI aMdara peThe deva darzana sArU Avela zrAvaka maMDaLIne rAjAe pUchyuM, paraMtu te maMDaLI para pIDA karavAne nAkhuza hovAne lIdhe, tene, keIe paNa javAba Apyo nahi. bIjA dezamAMthI AvanAra eka brAhmaNe te nAcanArI ane vIrasena emanA saMbaMdhamAM je je hakIkata banI hatI te sarva rAjAne kahI, rAjAe hoTha cAvI, bhramara caDhAvyA, tethI tenA kapALanI paTTI bhayaMkara dekhAvA lAgI ane te rIsathI ane krUra zabdothI bolyo. rAjA-juo, e mArI kRpA, mArA premanI tene kAMI paNa zarama na aDatAM * mArA zatrune pitAnA ghera teDI gaI che AmAM zuM Azcarya ? halakA mANasanI Aja sthiti, to have tene ghera tame jAva, ane tyAM te duSTane khAI nAMkho. rAkSasIo-rAjA, ame kayAM kayAM jaIe? rAjA-je te na jaDe to te cAMDALaNIneja khAI nAkho.' pachI mukhamAMthI, krodhAgninI moTI moTI javALAo nAkhatI, te rAkSasI tAbaDatoba jayapatAkAne ghera AvI pahoMcI. ANuM tarapha, rAtrie thaelA jAgaraNanI pIDAthI, rAjaputranI AMkhe uMghathI gherAI gaI hatI mATe te paNa ekAMta gRhamAM sukhethI UMghI gayo hato tyAre jayapatAkAne me kahyuM "tame sava ahithI bahAra jAva, rAjaputrane ghaDIvAra uMgha levA de. huM A baMgalAnI bahAranA daravAjAmAM ubhuM rahI, zatrunA pradezane upadrava thAya evI kAMI tajavIja karuM chuM." "ThIka che" ema belI te vezyA bahAra nIkaLI ane huM daravAjo baMdha karI hAthamAM taravAra leI beThe. te rAkSasIo gharamAM pesavA jAya che eTalAmAM mane hAthamAM taravAra laI beThelo joye, ane zarIranI nIzAnIo uparathI oLakhe. mArA manamAM vahema AvavAthI meM vidyAbaLathI ekadama bhayaMkara svarUpa dhAraNa karyuM. ane temane P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 155 mAravA vAte moTA AvezathI taravAra kheMcI teo gabharAI pAchI ThI, ane pachavADenA bAraNethI aMdara praveza karyo. vIrasenane joI, triloyamAM addabhuta evA tenuM saudaryarUpI jalathI te rAkSasIone krodhAgni tarata olavAI gayo. ane rAkSasanuM rUpa choDI prathamanuM temanuM manahara rUpa dhAraNa karyuMbharanidrAmAM paDela te vIrasenanuM rUpa jema jema teo jovA lAgI, tema tema temano kAmAgni vadhato gayo. pachI madanasenA bolI. ' , madanasenA-A rUpa kAMI sAmAnya nathI. parAkrama paNa A rUpa pramANeja haze. jene parAkrama jagamAM prasiddha che, jeNe pavana ketune mArIne amane vidhavA pada ApyuM, teja A vIrasena ke zuM? e saMzaya zA vAste joIe? zugAravatI-sakhi, nahi, nahi, A akhUTa A puSpane purUSa jIvate chatAM amane vidhavA pada kyAMthI hoya? cadralekhA-sakhika rUpathI madanane jItanAra evA A purUSane tame pati, kare nahi te tamAruM jIvatara nakAmuM che. kAmachI-sakhi, amastI kahevata nathI paDI ke-"du ratnAni vasuMdharA" eTale A5 jya pRthvI puSkaLa ratnothI bharelI che. puSpadaMtI-jyAM sudhI mArA puSTa stana upara lahi Ane aliMgana ApyuM nathI, tyAM sudhI mArU (saMtapta) zarIra zI rIte zItaLa thAya? vasaMtazrI-sakhiye have dUra rahe, AnI najara na lAge eTalA vAste huM AnI najara utAruM chuM. bhAnumatI-sakhi, te kahyuM te kharuM che, AnA jevA nara zreSTane najara lAgavAnI ja. prabhAvatI-bole che zuM? je karavuM hoya te kare. "nizcita buddhinA mANaso kAma karIneja dekhADe che. madanasenA-huM bALapaNathI ghaNI prIti karatI AvI chuM, paraMtu sukha duHkha sarakhAMja teTalA mATe have tamane kahuM chuM ke, tame eka tarapha najara rAkhI jarA jarA dhIrethI bole, A jAgRta thayA nathI eTalAmAM ene ahithI ucakI laI jaIza. tyAre te sarva jaNIo bolI, "emAM tane akaLAvAne zuM thayuM ? huM suMdari teja tuM ane teja tArI priya sakhiyo ame, ThIka che cAlo" ema belI sarvee tenA para nidrAvidyAne (UMgha lAvanAra vidyAne) prayoga karI moTA prayatnathI tene tyAMthI ucakyo. pachI teo vIrasenane caMpAnagarInuM so maila lAMbu, ane visti, nirjana evA jaMgalanI aMdara Apyo. tyAM temaNe jayapatAkAne je hato te ja suMdara mahela vivAzaktithI nIrmANa karyo. pachI emAM suMdara divAnakhAnAmAM, suMvALI gAdInA bichAnApara vIrasenane bIlakula na halAvatA je hatuM te mUkyuM. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 656 pachI sarva jaNIe ekacita thaI, sarvee evI masalata karI ke sakhiye, jayapatAkAnuM rUpa dhAraNa karI ane upabhoga le. caMdralekhAdevayogathI je kadAca ANe tamane nApasaMda karyo te pachI A purUSanuM zuM karavAnA? | sarva jaNI -je A kabula nahi kare te, sarva jaNAe maLI Ane hareeka prayatnathI mArI nAkhavo. sarvanI saMmatIthI, sarva strImAM mukhya, madanAtura thaelI ane nAmathI paNa madanasenAM eNe prathama Ano upabhoga levo. - aNu tarapha kumAra (vIrasena) paNa bharanidrAmA hato, teNe thoDI rAta bAkI rahI tyAre (maLasakAmAM) piotAnI kuLadevI cakrezvarI, garUDapara beThelI, jeNe hAthamAM dhAraNa karelA cakramAMthI zaMkaDe javALAo nIkaLe che, evI svapnamAM AvelI dIThI. namaskAra karyA pachI prasanna thaI teNIe AzIrvAda Apyo ane vIrasenane pratyakSa jAgRta karyA sarakhuM karI te bolI "tAre zatru pavana tenI A ATha strI che." vagere sarva hakikata yathA kramathI tene kahI saMbhaLAvI "AvA prakAranA prasaMgomAM je te kara." ema bolI te devI tatkALa alopa thaI gaI. madanasenAe karelI vidyAno prayoga kheMcI lIdhAthI rAjAnI uMgha uDI gaI ane joyuM te vezyAnuM (jayapatAkAnuM rUpa dhAraNa kareluM che, evI madanasenA tenI najare paDI. rAja zayyAne tyAga karI jamIna para AvI beThe tyAre nagna vAkayethI madanasenA nehathI belI. madanasenA-svAmi, manamAM koIpaNa aghaTita vicAra ANa, gabharAyA sarakhA tame zayyA uparathI nIce kema utaryA te kRpA karI kahe. "svapnanI vAta kharI che" evo manamAM vicAra lAvI vorasena belyo. - vIrasena-bena sAMbhaLa, huM parastrIsaMga bhayathI gabharAelo chuM. ena" evA vIrasenanA kaThera bhASaNa sAMbhaLI hadayanI aMdara jANe vajana ghA paDaye hAya e pramANenI sthIti sAthe madanasenA bolI. madanasenA--he nAtha, tame nidrAdhIna thayA pramANe lavarI kema karo cho? huM jayapatAkA teja tArI dAsI, bIjAnI nahi. vezyAnuM jobana je tenA nIyamathI dezamAMnA eka purUSane mATe upagya hoya te "te paranArI " kema kahevAya? he narAMdhIza, Ane vicAra mane prathama kaho jouM - vIrasena-huM phegaTa baDabaDato nathI. tame ATha jaNIo pavanaketunIja strIo che. tame sarva nirmaLa kuLamAM utpanna thaelI hei, sukha sArUM bApanA ane sasarAnA kuLane hamezane mATe DAgha lagADe che zuM? - vIrasenanuM kura bhASaNa sAMbhaLI, AvezathI AMkha pheravI bIjI vidyAdhara strIo tyAM AvI. mananI umeda bhAgI gayelI evI te strI kumAra vize Asakata thaI zarama cheDI ekadama nAnA prakAranI prArthanAo karavA lAgI. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 157 he nAtha, he sibhAgya nidhI, he karUNArasa sAgara tane anukULa ane tArApara prIti karanArane tuM phITakAra ApIza nahi. kharekhara tArA jevA purUSe Idra dhanuSyanA pramANe ati vaka, guNahina, ane ghaNIvAra anurakatatA batAvI badalAya che. pachI madanasenA bolI. madanasenA-bhUcara, vadhAre zuM bole che? amAre svikAra karIza to jIvIza, nahi te mane AmaMtraNa ApyuM emaja samajaje. he dubuddhi rAjA vIrasena, A ame ATha jaNIo tArA hastagata thayA pachI, AThe dizAo tArA hAthamAM AvI ema samajaje. ane amArI kRpAthI niSkaTaka rAja sukha bhogavIza. - vIrasena-pitAne dhama cheDanAranuM jIvatara maraNa tulya ja che, are pitAne dharma rAkhanAra purUSane mRtyu paNa stutya che. parastrI laMpaTa thaI, tenuM sevana karavAthI dubuddhija thaze, ema chatAM tame pharI A pramANe bole che te tame ATha jaNAye mane ApattirUpaja cho. e kharUM ame ATha jaNa tane ApattirUpaja chIye" ema bolI te sarva rAkSasIe banI gaI. mA vIrasena-A chokarAne bIvaDAvavAthI zuM thavAnuM che? huM kaThaNa kALajAne chuM, prasiddha chuM, huM rAkSasone pharIthI gabharAvI choDIza. mATe tame jAva, AvA niMdya rUpa dhAraNa karazo nahi. jenA prayatna niSphaLa, te parAbhava sthAna ja thAya che. hAthamAM zastro dhAraNa karelA che, evI te rAkSasoe vIrasenane kahyuM "he pavanaketunA zatru, zakita hoya te taravAra le, he pApa kami, nirlaja, have tuM jIvavAnuM nathI, manamAM ISTa devatAnuM smaraNa kara" ema bolI teNI tenI pachavADe pharI vaLI. vIrasena--AvI rIte tame tamArA dehane kema kaSTa Ape che? he suMdari, strI vaghArthe huM koIpaNa divasa hAthamAM zastra lete nathI. A pramANe kumAranuM bhASaNa sAMbhaLI te duSTa svabhAvanI sarva strIo ekadama temanA katika nAmanA AyughathI tene mAravAnI zarUvAta karI. kumAre paNa apUrva yukatIthI temanA karapaMjAmAMthI te kartikAo ekadama khuMcAvI leI zarIra saha uce uDa. pAchI khaTapaTa karI hAthamAM khaDaga ane zastra leI temaNe te rAjApara ekadama mAre zarU karyo. prathama pramANe ja teNe temanA khaDaga ane zae laI lIdhA, tyAre temaNe hAthamAM tIkSaNa pharazI lIdhI; ati laghu zarira dhAraNa karI vIrasene te pharazI paNa kheMcAvI lIdhI, evA aneka prakArethI vIrasene temane nIrAyuddha karyA. te sarvae lakSa ApI temanA zarIre dRDha karyA, ane hAthanI aMdara moTA meTA paththaro lIdhA, kumAra vegathI uMce uDe ane tenI dRDha muThIthI teNIone dhuLamAM meLavI jamIna barobara karI nAMkhI. tyAre te sarva vidyAdhara strIoe krodhathI vidyA zakti vaDe nirmANa karelA parvate hAthamAM uMcakI lIdhA. vIrasena-parvatanuM yuddha amane khabara che, yuddhanI bIjI koI navIna yojanA karI yuddha kare. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 158 tyAre teNIe ekameka tarapha moDhAM karI belavA lAgI ke, "ApaNe sarvee nizcaya karyo, to A thAkI jaze." pachI temaNe te parvata hAthathI toDI moTA vIrasena laDhavaiyA para pheMkayA. tyAre kumAra yuktithI, ekAda kapirAja pramANe, zarIrapara AvI paDanArA te parvatanA zikhara para caDhI beThe. devayogathI vIrasenane zIkhara para beThelo joI, bIkathI manamAM gabharAI te paraspara bolavA lAgI. "ApaNe strI mATeja, ApaNe jIvana prApta karI zakayAM chIe te mahAvIra dayALu heIne teNe ApaNA kakaDe kakaDA karyA nahi. " yuddhanI aMdara tenI sAthe sAmane na karI zakavAthI, vIjaLInA kaDAkA pramANe moTethI buma pADI te kaSTathI dUra nIkaLI gaI. tyAre ekale vIrasena vicAra karavA lAge, A rAkSasIo kayAMnI? svapnamAM cakrezvarI kayAMnI? A moTuM Azcarya che. A saMpatti ane vipatti sAtheja purU juo, saMsAranI majA kevI che? te strIo nathI, te ghara nathI, gaDa baMgAla pramANe A sarva guma thayuM jemAM prItI sArU jera julama karIne mane gharamAMthI leI gayA, teja have nirdaya thaI krodhathI mArApara mAre calAve che. hara, hara, dIrdhakALanA premavaDe saMbaMdha evA emanA patinuM maraNa cheDI daI, patine mAranArane ThekANe A nirlajaja kevI rIte anura kata thaI? A aghaTita kRtyane vicAra karavo na joIe. strInuM aMtaHkaraNa mU LathI ja pApI hoya che. haze te have caMpAnagarImAM huM kevI rIte jaIza? tyAM javA vAte ze upAya karavo? e pramANe kumAra vicAra karI uttara dizA tarapha cAlyo te moTA araNyanI aMdara pharato pharate, nAnA prakAranA vRkSa ane latA samudAyathI suzobhita evA jINuM devAlaya pAse AvI pahoMcyA, te devaLamAM gaye te tyAM, durathI jugArI loko jugAra ramatA hatA, temane avAja tenA sAMbhaLavAmAM Avyo. aM. taHkaraNamAM te jovAnI IcchA utpanna thavAthI te vIrasena tyAM gayo, tyAre jugArIoe . ekadama mukha pheravI tenI tarapha joyuM. "Ava, Ava. ahiM jarA beza" ema belI te jugArIoe tene besavAnI jagA ApI. kumAra beThA pachI AkAzamAMthI eka vimAna nice utaratuM tenI najare paDayuM temAMthI ghaMTane avAja thatuM hatuM. te vimAnamAMthI eka vidyAdhara putra divya AbharaNethI bhUSita thaela, e bahAra paDe ane tyAM AvI temane (jugArIone) kahayuM "A mAruM vimAna ratna meM saratanI aMdara mUkayuM, AnA meM badalAmAM, tamArAmAM je koI dhe hoya eNe laDhavAnI zarata karavI" tyAre tenAM bhASaNathI jagat yodhdho, ane mahAbaLavAna vIrasena enA vagara sarva jaNa cupa besI rahyA. - vIrasena--(jarA haMsIne) tuM laDhavAnI IcchA rAkhe che kema ? tAre hetu te mATe dekhAya che, kAraNa vimAna ApI laDAI karavA mAge che, " vidyAdhara-sAmarthya hoya te rama, he suMdara, pRthvinI vyavasthAne cheDIne cAlavuM kAmanuM nathI. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ . 1pa9 vIrasena--vidyAdhara, TharelA niyamathI je koI virUddha cAlaze temane ekabIjAe teija pakaDave e nizcita che. pachI vidyAdharane krodha caDhI te ramavA lAgyo, ane hAryo tyAre te vimAna rAjaputre lIdhuM. ANuM tarapha mahApavananA jora vaDe AkAzaguhA vyApI nAkhI che, e eka gISTa DAbA hAthamAM taravAra laI AkAzamAMthI nIce utaryo ane vIrasenane joIne vismayathI potAnuM mAthuM halAvI maMDaLInI pAse AvI beThe, kumArane kahyuM "amArUM khaDaga sarva IcchA purI pADanAra che. manamAM je IcchA utpanna thAya te AnAvaDe paripUrNa thAya che. yuddhanI aMdara Ane joyAthI zatru sainya nAza pAme che, ane ApaNe manamAM lAvIe teTalA sainya AmAthI bahAra paDe che. ane te sainyane jItI AmAMja pharI samAI jAya che, vagere AkhaDaganI asaMkhya zakita che. AkhaDaga agni tathA jaLanuM staMbhana kare che, ane AkAzacArI purUnuM te vizleSaNa, vazIkaraNa, staMbhana ane mehana kare che. je tuM kharekhara vira hoya te tArA mAMsane zaratamAM mukI tarata tuM AkhaDaga vecAtuM le. amAre khaDaga virasenane mitra baMdhudatta enI saMgatathI dakSiNa samudranA kinArApara siddha thaele che. hebhadra, ema sAMbhaLuM chuM ke, maMtropadeza lIdhA pachI A sthaLe nAhanA vahANanI aMdara aneka tarehanA halakA karmothI te aneka halakA devatAo sAdhya thAya che. te madhamAM sAdhina, rakta mAMsathI bharapUra, ane te halakA svabhAvanA mATe temane saMtoSa AnAthI ja thAya che, mATe mArI vidyA 2lokane vaza karanArI che. tenI siddhi thavA mATe huM nara mAMsane homa karIza. te nara mAMsa jevuM tevuM ane game tevuM ane game tevI rIte lIdheluM cAlaze nahi. jagamAM je eka vIra haze tenAja mAMsathI te tRpta thaze, temAM paNa jugAra agara parAkrama vaDe ja prApta karI levuM joIe, bIjI koI rIte kAmanuM nahi. vIrasena-A mAMsanuM piSaNa karIne zuM upayoga ? je tamArA kAme lAge teja mAMsa saphaLa che. te jugAra agara yuddha zA mATe karavuM joIe? temAM te maLavAnI zaMkA rahe che, mATe huM emane ema mAMsa ApuM chuM, ema kahI chare kADhaye. yegIndra-The vIra, meM prathamathI kaheluM che ke, jugArathI yuddhathIja mAre mAMsa prApta karI levuM joIe. vIrasena-tAruM kahevuM mane sarva rIte mAnya che. jugAra ramI le, agara yuddha karIne le, huM ApavAne taiyAra chuM. yogIndracuddha karavAnI zI jarUra che? ahiM jugAra cAle che, te ja mArI sAthe karelI vyavasthA pramANe cAlavA de eTale basa, tyAre kumAre vicAra karyo ke yogIndra maMtra siddhi jANanAra che, tene AvI rIte jItI zakAze nahi mATe ahI namaskAranuM smaraNa karavuM ene pAMca namaskAra karI tenuM mananI aMdara ciMtana karavAthI te para vidyAnuM baLa tarataja nAza kare che emAM saMzaya nathI. pachI vIra sAvadha thaI teNe mananI aMdara namaskAranuM ciMtana karyuM, ke tarata ja te yogInuM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 16s kAMtIbaLa naSTa thaI, kumAre te gIne jI. kumAre ApaNane jItyA ema samajI yogIrAja te khaDjha jhapATAthI hAthamAM laI AkAza mArge uDI gayo. pachI yuddhamAM vidyAdharanuM vimAna jIteluM hatuM temAM bezI kumAra yegIndranI pachavADe paDaze. ane vegathI te yegInI sAme ubhe rahI bolyA, "yogI zreSTha A vIrane tuM kapaTa karI phasAvI zakIza nahi. A khaDjha meM jIbhe che, te huM laIza, mATe tuM ApI de, huM mAnuM chuM teja bhUSaNa che, murkha have te tuM be vAto gumAvI beThe, aikayate saijanya ane bIjuM kamaprApta bhikSukatva. sura agara vidyAre AvI mane phasAvyuM hota te temane samajaNa pAData, paNa tAre vadha thAya nahi, ane vaLI kapaTanA vezathI Avela che. ema belI khaDjha laI te mahAtmAe tene choDI dIdho. te yogI dilagIra thaI mananI aMdara deza rAkhI ekAda sthaLe cAlI gaye. kumAra vidhAyukta hoja, ane te vimAna ane khaDagathI cakravatI rAjA pramANe atula sAmarthyavAna thayo. vidyAvAna mANasane vidyAsiddhi viMyukata sAhasethIja thAya che, ane AkAza cAritva paNa moTA duHkhathIja siddha thAya che, paraMtu puNyavAna purUSone te vAte sahejamAM siddha thAya che siMdhAdikene guTikA siddha karavAne kaSTa paDe che, paNa A vIranI khagdasiddhi bInakaSTothI thaI. pachI - kamAre vicAra karyo ke, "have ApaNe caMpAnagarImAM jaI, AraMbheluM narasiMha rAjAne jItavAnuM kAma karavuM." caMpAnagarImAM javAno vicAra karI, manorathanA vegane paNa pAchaLa rAkhanAra te vimAnamAM besI uttaradizA tarapha cAlyuM. te vimAnathI vimita thato, toraNa bAMdhelA che, evI caMpA nagarImAM te ghaDIvAramAM jaI pahoMce AkAzamAM vIre rAja grahanA lokone, nAnA tarehanA pozAka paherelA, ane khuzAlIthI vyApta e pramANe joyA. sarva caMpAnagarImAM jayAM tyAM mahotsava cAlI rahyo hate, ema joI A zuM haze e jANavAnI aMtakaraNamAM jIjJAsA utpanna thaI kumAre vicAra karyo ke AzAne utsava cAlI rahyA che? agara rAja gRhamAM kAMI AnaMdanI vAta che? ke deva vagerenI yAtrA AvI che? e vicAra karI te utsavanuM kharuM kAraNa - jANavAnA hetuthI mahA tejasvI vIrasene potAnuM vimAna cheka caMpAnagarI najIka lA. sarva caMpAnagarI dhIre dhIre avalokana karI, te kRtajJa vIre pelI vezyAnA tarapha najara pheMkI. tyAre teNInA gharamAMthI narasiMha rAjAnA loko dhanasaMcaya marajI mujaba letA hatA, moTA daMDa dhAraNa karanAra (polIsa koTavAla) daravAjA para ubhA rahyA hatA. keTalAka narasiMhanA lekae hAthamAM zastra laI vezyAnA gharanI AsapAsa ghere ghAlyuM hatuM, tethI karI gharamAMnI dAsIo vagere parivAranA meDhAM kALA paDI gayAM hatAM. A pramANenI sthIti kumAranA jovAmAM AvI. eka ThekANe rAjAne a'dhikArI, sarvAlaMkArathI bhUSita evI te vezyAnI eka dAsIne ekAMta sthaLamAM pUrI mukI tenA zarIra paranA sarva dAgInA laI lete hato. bIjI tarapha eka dAsI je khajAnApara melI hatI, teNanA mahenI aMdara AMgaLIo ghAlI tene keTalAka loko pajavatA hatA. je duSTa jArenA dravyanuM haraNa karI te vezyAe temane phasAvyA P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 161 hatA teo paNa A vakhata sAdhI, temanAthI thAya eTaluM nukazAna karavA lAgyA. rAjAe duSTa hakama Apela, evA keTalAka vezyAnA mitrajane, teNInA uparanA lAMbA vakhatanA premane lIdhe, zaramamAM paDI phakta meDhethIja moTethI bumo pADatA hatA paraMtu teNInA upara dRDha prIti rAkhanAra, koI eka mANasa, teNInA vize pitAnuM duHkha pragaTa karI tenuM mana khuza rAkhavA sArUM yatna karatA hatA. hara, hara, vIrasenanA uparanI rIsathI bIcArI vezyAnuM nukazAna karyuM, e rAjAe ayogya kRtya karyuM che, e pramANe keTalAka nagaranA loko zoka karatA hatA. sArAMza ke cera che, agara zAha he, zatru he agara videzI he, te sarva lokane rahevAnuM ThekANuM te vezyAja hatI ema loke bolatA hatA tevAmAM jaya patAkAnA gharamAMthI sava cIjo laI gayA tyAre te gharanI asvasthA ceranA pramANe thaI. pachI ddhA e eja mAthAnA vALajhAlI tene dIna svarathI raDatI raDatI, gharamAMthI bahAra kheMcI. kADhI. rAja purU, nagaranA lokenA dekhatAM rastA para tene apamAna bharelA vAka belavA lAgyA "hara hara, nirlajaja, tuM ja kRtajJa strIonI uparI, te AvAja prakAranI rAjAnI kRpAne cagya evu kRtya kareluM che. je, duSTane, prathama keI divasa najoyele te tAro pyAra thayo ane narasiMharAjAmAM tane eka paNa guNa dekhAya nahiM ? je te kharekhara vIra che. te tenI atizaya vahAlI evI je tuM, tene nareMdra mArato chatAM, AvIne kema choDAvate nathI?" AvA duSTa bhASaNo zravaNa karavAthI haTha AvezathI phaphaDavA lAgyA ane te manamAM bolyA, "meM prathamaja anumAnathI nizcita karyuM hatuM ke, jayapatAkAnuM A saghaluM nukasAna khare. khara mArA vaDeja thavAnuM che. have Ane aTakAva za kare? huM ekale chuM tyAre have A yoddhAono samudAya mArAkhaDaganI aMdara rahenAra atithi thAo. atha vA Ayogya nathI evA hukamonA cAkare ane strIyomAM parAkrama meLavanArane mAravA mane egya nathI. agara mane ema lAge che ke A rAjAne sainya sarajAma sAthe ekadama upara ucakIleI sarvane pAtALanI aMdara nAkhI devA. haze, have prathama teo AvezyAne zuM kare che te joIe." A pramANe virasena vicAra kare che eTalAmAM yoddhAo vezyAne rAjA pAse laI gayA. rAjamahelamAM rAjA sAme tene ubhI rAkhIne teoe prArthanA karI, "mahArAja AnuM je je kAMI hatuM te sarva khajAnAmAM lAvI nAkhyuM che. herAjA tene paNa tArI pAse lAvI hAjara karI che te mahArAjA Apa pite A vezyAne je yogya lAge tema karaze" tyAre krodhathI heThacAvI rAjA belyo "are pelA adhama jozIne paNa jaladI aMhi leIAvo" hukama thatAMja rAjapurUSoe jozInA hAtha, bAMdhIne cAkare mAratA mAratA tene rAjA pAse laI gayA. ane tene paNa jyapatAkA sAthe ubho rAkhe, rAjAe zItarapha kara najarathI joyuM. ANatarapha kumAra paNa khaDaganA pratApa thI AkAzamAM adrazyarahI dAMta hoTha dAbI nareMdranuM kRtya jete hate narasiMharAjAe jozIne puchayuM ke 22 P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ narasiMha- jozI, have kahe ke tAre durAtmA vIrasena- marI jaI kaye sthaLe utpanna thayelA che? zI rAjA AvI rIte bolavuM teja gya nathI. mane rathathI ane bhASaNathI te vIra kevI rIte maraze? teno janma thatAMja utama jozIoe bhaviSya bhAkhyuM che ke, eka hajAra varSa sUdhI enA jIvane koI paNa prakArane dhakako pahoMcavAne nathI rAja- tArI vidyA khoTI chevidyAthI tuM phasAye che, kharekhara pavanaketunI strIe tene koleja mArI nAkhe. jozI- Ama belavAmAM kAMI paNa artha nathI, rAjA, upara vimAnamAM beThelA mahAvIrane tuM joI zaktA nathI ? * jozInA durbhASaNathI phodhAyamAna thaI rAjAe lokone kahyuM "he loke, A mUkha keTaluM khoTuM bole che tene anubhava pratyakSa rIte juo. gaI kAle araNyamAM vIrasenane mArI pavanaketunI strIyoe aMhi AvIne kaheluM tame te sarvee sAMbhaLeluM che. te ATha rANIyAe pitAnA kartikA nAmanA zastrathI tene chinna vicchinna karI, temanA kepanI zradhA zAMta thAya evI rIte tene mArI nAkhyo. teo pAchI pharI te ghaDIe mane ekalAne ja kahyuM ema nathI, paraMtu je loko aMhi bhegA thayA hatAM te sarvee sAMbhaLeluM che. e ja kAraNathI mahotsava karAvyo ane pachI vAta bahAra paDI. he mUrkha jozI have tAruM DahApaNa rahevAde, have tuM mane prathama kahe ke tAruM mRtyu konA hAthathI che? ane vIrasena para jenuM mana atyanta Asakata che, evI AdAsIne (vesyAne) huM mAravA laIza tyAre tenuM rakSaNa vIrasena karaze ke? ema bolI rahyA pachI narasiMharAjAne cehere dedhathI lAla thaIgayA, ane tarata ja myAnasaNuM talavAra DAbA hAthamAM laI jamaNA hAthathI talavAre bahAra kheMcI, te joIneja leke gabharAI gayA pachI pharIthI jozIne puchayuM, tyAre teNe rAjAne kahyuM ke "base varasa pachI mArUM maraNa che ane A strInuM paNa teja pramANe che. chellAM dIkSA laI zuddha antaHkaraNathI apavAsa karI samAdhI yogathI huM maraNa pAmIza ! he rAjA, A jayapatAkA paNa vIrasenAnA ApelA sukhe bhagavI anekata dharmathI AcaraNa karI vAsu pujyajInanA AgaLa ahaM namaskAranuM ciMtana karatI karatI maraNa pAmaze ane sanaM kumAra nAmaka svarganI aMdara devarUpa thaIne raheze." e pramANe te jezI bolatuM hatuM, tyAre rAjA tene ane te vezyAne dhamakAvI DarAvato hato. rAjA punaH be, "tame banne jaNAduSTa che, zatrunA pakSane maLelA che, mATe tamene be jaNAne huM mAruM chuM, tamArI rakSaNa karanAra hoya tene zaraNujAva." tyAre jayapatAkA ane jezI bolyA " vIrasenanA pravezanI aMdara amArA banenuM rakSaNa karanAra jIna che, vIrasena kumAranuM nAma lIdhAthI narasiMha rAjAne adhika krodha utpanna thayA ane mAravAnA hetuthI teNe talavAra kADhI, tyAre maMtri, teNI strI ane Itara parivAra e sarvee evuM katya karavuM e anucita ane baMnenA kuLane kalaMka lagADanAra che ema kahyuM, te sarvenuM bhASaNa dhikArI na P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 13 raMdra siMhAsana parathI uTha, ane saLagelA dhAgnithI, te bannene mAravA mATe temanA zarIra para ghasyo eTalAmAM vimAnamAM beThela te kumAra ekadama pragaTa thaye. zrI vIrasenane tyAM jaIne ja narasiMha vagere sarva gabharAI gayA, ane ubhA hatA teja jagAe jANe akaDAI gayApramANe mukA ane mucchita thaI rahyA, vIrasenane joyApachI moTA ddhAonA manamAMnA parAkramonI vAte sarva niSphaLa thaI. moTA yoddhA enA manamAM koI divasa paNa utpanna nahi thaela, evuM bhaya vIrasenane joine temanA sarvAMgamAM prasaryuM sarva manuSyane cakita banAvanAra evuM tenuM rUpa joInagaranA loko vismita thayA ane vicAra karavA lAgyA ke, A keI apUrva paramAtmA che, agara devatA che, kAraNa vidyAdhara, daitya ane manuSyanI aMdara AnA je koI paNa nathI. jozI- mUrkha loke. bahu tarka vitarka zAne mATe kare che? je meM prathama kahe hate tejaA vIrasena ke. "teja A vIrasena" ema belyA barobara narasiMha nare: drane krodha utpanna thayA ane te nIce pramANe che . "je teja A vIrasena hoya te mAre ja teno vadha karave joIe, sababa mArA hAthanI muThImAMnA hathiAre emane ema rahevAde, he vIrasena, tArA hAthamAMnI talavAra jorathI jhAlI rAkhaje. kAraNa mane joIne zatrunA hathiyAre gaLI paDe che. bhale DarIne je tAre AkAzamAM javuM hoya te jA; paraMtu AkAzamAM rahIne paNa tuM yamanA taDAkA pramANe mArA taDAkAmAMthI jIvavAne nathI. loko taraphathI tArI zakita viSe meM je sAMbhalyuM che, te je kharUM hoyate tArI sAthe yuddha karavAmAM mane theDI ghaNI majA maLaze. A pRthvi para kaI mAe e putra ja che, ke je mArAparakamo joI gabharAya nahi?" A pramANe narasiMhanA AtmastutInA bhASaNa sAM. bhaLI virasenanuM aMtakaraNa zithila thayuM ane saheja mazkarImAM bele. ' - virasena-he narasiMha sarva asaMbhava, vAte tArI AgaLa saMbhave che, paraMtu phakta meMnA taDAkAnA vakhANa kiyAvagara lokamAM thatA nathI. "eTalA vA vIrasenanA moDhAmAMthI nIkaLatAMja nareMdrane Aveza caDha, ane te AkAzamAM khuba uMce uDa narasiMhanA parAkramathI te vIrasena khuzatha, tenA zarIra para rUMvATA ubhA thayAM ane manamAM vicAra karyo ke A jagatamAM vIra purUSe traNa prakAranA svabhAvavALA jevAmAM Ave che, koI phakata belavAmAM zUra, kaI kAryakartA, ane kaI vAkayazara hoya che temAMthI A narasiMha rAjA vAkayapUra che keI, kArya karyA che, te A bahu bala vAna rAjA sAthe mAre kSatriya dharmathI yuddha karavuM joIe. e pramANe manamAM vicAra karI, pitAnuM te khaDagaratna (uttama taravAra) vimAna nA khuNAmAM mukIne buddhimAna vIrasena vimAnamAMthI nIce utaryo. tyAMthI nIce utaratI vakhate pitAnI chAtI, rAjA upara caDhate have tenI chAtI sAthe jorathI pachADI. parasparanI chAtIonA AghAtathI jANe brahmAMDa phaTI gayuM, e pramANe avAja thayo. ane temAMnA ke vyAkuLa thaI citra pramANe stabdha ubhA rahyAM. pachI vIrasene chAtI sAthe karelA AghAtanI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 164 vedanAthI, dukhata rAjA AMkha mIcI tatkALa pRthvI para paDaze. te nibhaya kumAra paNa phakata piotAnI pAse ja rAkhI, AkAzamAMthI nIce utarI tenI pAse ubhe rahyo. vIrarUpa sUryane joIne, tenuM teja narasiMhanA sinyane sahana na thavAthI te sinya aMdhakAra pramANe nAza pAmyuM. pachI vIrasena te parivArane mRdu bhASaNethI zAMta karI, be "leke tame Daraze nahi, nirbhaya raho, kAraNa bhayabhita thaelAne huM mArato nathI. " vIrasenanA karelA zItopacArane lIdhe, krodhathI jenA hoTha pharatA hatA e narasiMharAjA ubhe thayo. he nareMdra tuM sthira thA pachI mArI sAthe yuddha kara. e pramANe vIrasene kahyAthI te narasiMharAjA jarAka AgaLa dha. eTalAmAM ekAeka agherajhaNasaMjJaka gIMdra hAthamAM DamarU laI (eka prakAranuM vAdya che) AkAzamAM prApta thayuM. te narasiMharAjAne AzIravAda ApI be, "tArAM puNya guNethI baMdhAIne tathA kheMcAIne huM A sthaLe AvyuM chuM. te trilekayamAM je tane asAdhya hoya te mane kahe, A vIrasena pite paNa mArA parAkramathI mAhitagAra che. huM divase rAtre karuM chuM, athavA rAta divasa banAvuM chuM. kharekhara A caMdrasurya paNa mArI AjJAmAM rahenAra che. he rAjA, vadhAre zuM kahuM? mArA maMtrane asAdhya evuM trilayamAM kAMI nathI. mATe je kartavya hoya te bola. bIjI vAta rahevA de, paraMtu A vIrasenane mArA maMtranA prabhAvathI bhasmarAzIrUpa karI nAkhuM chuM. mahAraNyanI aMdara jugArathI phasAvI mAruM khaDagaratna gI cAvI lIdhuM che tethI e mAre zatru che. baLavAna purUSane paNa sAhya vagara siddhi thatI nathI. mATe A kAmamAM ApaNe arasaparasa madada karIzu." - narasiMha-he gina, abhimAnanI vAte moDhAmAMthI kADIza nahi, pavanakenUnI strIe mane phasAvyuM che. mATe mArA bAhu parAkramathI je thaze te huM karIza, huM zuM laMgaDo chuM? mane kAMI hAtha nathI? ke mane yuddhanI kaLA mAhitI nathI ? - vIrasena-narasiMha, AvuM bhASaNa belIza nahi, leka yuddhamAM sAre madadagAra IcchatA nathI zuM? yuddha samaye prApta thaela A madadagArane tuM choDIza nahi. A jagatamAM nehine sneha bhaMga sajajana purU karatA nathI. A e pramANe narasiMha rAjAne samajAvI vIrasene madhura svarathI te yogIdrane laDhAI mATe AvavA mATethI hAMka mArI he saMgrAma sAdhu, yegIMdra, Ava, Ava, vAra lagADIza nahi, tAre deSa nathI, tuM tArI maMtra zakti dekhADa. pachI kumAra aMtaHkaraNanI aMdara paMcanamaskAranuM ciMtana karI upara uDa, ane krodhathI bhegI drane jhAlI kheMcyo. rAjA ane gIe bannene sarakhA pakaDI vIrasena bole, "huM tamAre mATe zatru, mATe tame ane tamArI zakti pramANe yuddha kare. he rAjA, he gIMdra, huM chatAM tArI maMtrasiddhimAM vidana?" A pramANe bolI te kumAre pitAne DAbo hAtha bamaNe pulAvI, te hAtha sAthe bIjo hAtha evI bhayaMkara rItathI pachADa ke tenA avAjathI ekadama pRthvi para prativani thaI rahyA. bane kidhamAM caDhayA hatA, ane temAM te asahAya joI, baMdhananA nAnA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ prayatnathI tenI sAthe raNamAM yuddha karato hato moTA zakitavAna svakArya sAdhanamAM tatpara, bIjApara mAre calAvavAmAM praviNa, e vAte traNa AghAtane paraspara cukavatA hatA. vIrasenanA mArathI te banne taraphaDIyA mAratA thoDA aMtara para eka ghaDIvAra niSNa ane muchita thaI bhUmipara paDyAM zuddhimAM AvyA pachI te bane e kumAra para mAre zarU karyo paraMtu kumAre te bannene ghaDImAM pADI nAkhyA. kumAranA mArathI teo adhamuA jevA thaI gayA, ane temanuM jIvita ane aizcarya e baMnene vize sArI rIte zaMkA utpanna thaI eTalAmAM jogI ghaDIvAra cAmaDAnuM dhyAna dharI nizcaya rahyA, teNe dhyAna dharatAM jaLa hAthIvALI, hAthamAM khaDaga bANa vagere dhAraNa karelA vikALa ane ati kuraevI cAmuMDA te sthaLe prApta thaI cAmuMDAne joI yogIMdranA manamAM ghaNA harSa thaze. ane sarvagathI pRthvIne sparza karI (daMDavata pramANa) tene page paDe. caMDI-AgI, te mAruM AvAhAna zA arthe karyuM? " gI - he devi, A bhumipara huM hamezAM tAro dAsa chuM, tArA vagara bIjA koI paNa devatA meM manamAM dhAraNa karI nathI, vadhAre zuM kahuM? he bhagavAna have sarva prakAre tArAja Azaro che mATe he jagatanuM rakSaNa karanAra devi zatrue mAre parAbhava karyAthI vipattImAM paDa mATe mArA rakSaNa sArUM tAruM AvAhana karyuM che kegInuM belavuM purU thayA pachI devi bolI, "tane bhaya zAnuM ? kAraNa che yegIMdra tAre kartavyAthe huM samajI chuM have tArA sArU prayatna karIza." , gI-mane sarva prakAre apakAra karanAra vIrasena nAmane A zatru pratyakSa tArI AgaLaja ubhe che, teM prasanna thaI mane je khaDaga ApyuM hatuM, te paNa A cAMDALe mArI pAsethI baLAtkArathI paDAvI lIdhuM che. he devI, tuM kRpA kara ane mArA A zatrune mArI nAMkha, khaDaga mane pAchuM Apa, athavA A bhUpatinuM rAjya Apa. caMDI-sthira thaI AnI sAthe yuddha kara, AnuM chidra joI gya te huM karIza. che. pachI gadra cAmuMDAnA vacanathI saMtuSTa thaI narasiMhanI madadathI zatru sAthe yuddha karavA lAgyA. te. cAmuMDAe tene potAnA khaDaga tathA bIju eka A yudha ApyuM, te be AyudhothI yogI laDhAImAM durjaya thaye. pachI gI hAthamAM khaDaga tathA bIjuM Ayudha laI uce uDI, vIrasenane mAre che eTalAmAM virasena uMce AkAzamAM uDaye, gametema thAo, vIrasenane ApaNe baMnne maLI zakIzuM, e manamAM nizcaya karI, rAjA ane yogIndra tene mAravAne taiyAra thaI ubhA thAya che, eTalAmAM bannenA baraDAmAM khuba jorathI kumAre lAta mArI A lAtane lIdhe te bannenA hAthamAMnA hathiyAro nIce paDI gayAM, A bane raktanI ulaTI karavA lAgyA. hAya hAya karI, moTethI buma pADI nareMdrane pari. vAra pAse AvIne jue che te baMnee AMkho mIcI lIdhelI, ane marI gaelA jevA jaNAyA eTalAmAM dhAviSTa caDI pitAnA soLe hAthamAM Ayu. taiyAra karI dAMta upara dAMta pIsI belI. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ caMDI-he vIrasena, yuddhanI aMdara tAre mAra A baMnethI sahana karI zakAte nathI, mATe tuM mArI sAme Ava, eTale huM tArA baLanI parikSA karUM. - vIrasena-he bhagavatI, bhUmi, baMdhu, dhana, emAMthI koI paNa kAraNane lIdhe tArI sAthe mAruM a95 paNa vera nathI, ke huM tArI sAme laDhAI karUM hAthamAM bhaga, pUjA vagere sAmagrI leI tAruM pUjana karavuM e yogya che, paraMtu hAthamAM vividha zo laI tArI sAthe laDhAI karavI gya nathI. - devI-mAra paramabhakta je legIndra tene tuM mArA dekhatAM mAre che ane "tArI sAthe mAre virodha nathI" ema kema bole che? e mAre zaraNe AvyuM che mATe putra pramANe tenuM pAlana mAre karavuM joIe, ane tuM mArA baMdhune mAravA taiyAra thaya mATe mAruM tArI sAthe baMdhuvadha nimitya vera thayuM che. vIrasena-aMhi e tAre baMdhu, ane huM mAtra tAre zatru kema? ghaNuM karIne tane baMdhu ane verInuM svarUpa khabara nathI. baMdhu ane verI upakArathI ane apakArathI thAya che. A upakArI kema? ane huM-tAro apakArI kema? teMja khaDaga vagere ApI ulaTo tenA upara upakAra karyo che. bAkI tArApara upakAra karavA jevI moTI zaktI tenAmAM nathI. .... caMDI-vadhAre upakAra karavAthI mane saMteza thato nathI paraMtu niSkapaTa aMtaHkaraNathI bhaktI karyAthI mane saMtoSa thAya che. virasena-tenI bhakatI te zI? jenAvaDe karI huM abhaktImAna e huM te mAre tyAga karyo ane megIndrane nahIM? cAmuMDA-mArAthI tane utara apAtuM nathI je tuM mArAthI Daryo hAu te tuM tAre ghera jA. - vIrasenanuM uttara ApavAne asamartha che eTaluM ja nahIM paNa yuddha karavAne asamartha che, phakta mane lAge che tuM madha mAMsa khAvAmAM ja samartha chuM. - "asamartha" AvuM vIrasenanuM vAkya sAMbhaLatAMja bhayaMkara draSTInI te bhairavIe hAthamAM bhayaMkara trazuLa lIdhuM pachI vIrasene vicAra karyo ke, A halakI devatAo kopAyamAna thaI che ne teo ghaNI che mATe AmanI sAthe sIdhu vartana rAkhavuM e kAmanuM nathI. je kapaTInI sAthe kapaTI thatAM nathI te akAlajJa kubuddhI purUSa bIjAthI parAbhava pAme che mATe sAvadha thaI gurU kRpAthI paramaMtrane atyaMta nAza karanAra parameSTI namaskAranuM mAre dhyAna karavuM joIe te maMtrathI thanAra nathI evuM trIlekamAM kaMIja nathI zuM Azcarya !!! sama paNa viSama thaze ne viSama haze te paNa sama thaze pachI te maMtranuM dhyAna karavAnI sAtheja e nRpanaMdana cAmuMDAne ghaNe bhAre thaI paDaze. bIhAmaNI sthItIvALI cAmuDAe namaskAra karI ane sazAkIMta thaI baMne hAthamAM trizula dhAraNa karI virasena para dhathI prahAra karyo. teNe devIne kahyuM ke kaSAMgI, tuM strI bIjAnI patnI ane devI che te tArApara huM prahAra zI rIte karI zakuM? P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 167 cAmuMDA--(dhAyamAna thaI) AvuM arabaMdha bhASaNa zuM kAma bole che je tuM samartha hoya te yuddha karI temAM tane jarA paNa doSa nathI. pachI te raNadakSa kumAre uMce uDIne tenA hAthamAMthI caka ane trIzula khuM. cAvI laIne pAcho nIce AvyA. tyAre raNabhumImAM te vIra caka ane trIzula vaDe Apata kAla mATe zaMkara ane viSNue jANe pitAnA zastro sepyA na hoya te dIpavA lAgyo. te bAhubaLavALA vIrasene trazula daMDathI teNInI upara e ghA karyo ke teNInA sene hAthamAM zastra gaLI paDayA. eTale te kapAlInIe pitAnA soLe hAthanA AMgaLAM eka bIjAmAM ghAlI tenA kaDakaDa avAja karI pite potAnA mana sAthe jharavA lAgI. pachI teNe kSayakALanA agnI pramANe kara thaI jIbhane agra bhAga lAMbe bahAra kADhI potAnuM moTuM pahoLuM karyuM. te rAjaputre AvuM vikALane phADeluM cAmuMDAnuM moTuM joI rAjA ane gIne ekaeka bAthamAM laI jhapATAthI uDa, ne te jevo te bhayaMkara bheravInA mukhamAM pesavA jAya che tevuM ja te bheravIe moDhuM baMdha karyuM ne jIbha kheMcI lIdhI. pharI te baMnene pRthvI para mukyAM ne temanA zastro ApyA ne kahyuM ke he yegIna, he bhUpatI, tame baMne hAMzIyArIthI yuddha kare. e parAkramIne bAhubalavALA vIrasenane raNa saMgrAmamAM te - gInarasiMhane cAmuMDA traNe jaNA purA paDI zakyA nahIM. A tarapha kuzaLa narasiha rAjAe potAnA Ayudha nAMkhI deI majabuta caDDI paherI raNamAM vIkharAI gayelA vALane bAMdhI mala yuddha karavAne taiyAra thayo tyAre mahAmalla virasene uThIna thaI tene kahyuM. ' virasenA-rAjA have mala yuddha karavA taiyAra thaye ke kema? are tArI chAtIe thaele ghA hajI sudhI tuM bhulI gayA nathI? he rAjA ! phakta dhakako mAryo hoya te tuM mucha pAme che tyAre have mArA hAtha bAMdhavAnA deraDAne cApake kema narasiMha-tAre ghA mane sahana thatuM nathI e kharuM che. topaNa virasena eka ghaDIvAra mArI sAthe bAhu yuddha kara. vIrasena-rAjA tArIja hoMza purI thavA de ne te prathama kaheluM tAruM vimAna have bAhAra kADha. (pragaTa karI pachI vIrasena ane narasiMha eka bIjAnA sAmA dhayA temanA pagonA avAjathI bhUmI kaMpAyamAna thaI. ne bahu kredha caDhavAthI baMnenI AMkho lAla thaI cimAM levAnI yukatI, ane hAtha vaDe karIne eka bIjA para mAra mAravAthI eka bIjA evA laDayA ke, jethI AkAzamAM gamana karanArA nabha lekanA prANI nahIM sarakhAM thayA e pramANe paraspara ISathI yuddha cAlyuM ne vIrasene narasiMhanuM mataka pakaDayuM, te rAja kumAre eka hAthathI narasiMhanuM gaLuM pakaDayuM ne bIjA hAthathI bhayabhIta thayelA gIne pakaDaze. baMne hAthathI teone eka ThekANe meLavI caDIne dhikakArI A baMnene khuba jorathI AkAzamAM pheravyA. cAmuMDA A tArA amIza? P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 158 bhakatane huM mAruM chuM tuM kema rakSaNa karatI nathI. A pramANe tenuM apamAna karI pelA gIMdrane nareMdra pheMkI dIdhA. ne pAchaLa parivAra Akroza karatA chatAM ane nagaranA leke bhayathI brAMtINa thayelA tevI sthItImAM A baMnene eve ThekANe pheMkI dIdhA ke, temane patteja lAge nahIM. e pramANe karIne vIrasena cAmuMDApara dhasya. tyAre te DarathI cIcI evA zabdo karI alopa thaI. (nAzI gaI) cAmuMDA naSTa thayA pachI tRpakumAra pAcho Avye ane narasiMhanA sarva parivArane dilAso ApyA. * te vakhate jayapatAkAnuM mukha kamala jarA praphullIta thayuM. teNIne vIrazene je je kahyuM ke teNe aMtaHkaraNathI mAnya karyuM tyAre pAse jezI hato te belya. mAhArAja Ape je karyuM te ApanI daivika zakitane vega che ja. A deha upara sarva jagatane bhAra rahelo che tyAre jagatAdhIna je uttamatA te ame baMnene svA dhIna zI rIte thAya?" evI rIte A baMne sAthe virasena AnaMdathI bole che. eTalAmAM pelI tarapha zuM thayuM te sAMbhaLe. sUryanI USNutA pII gaelA akAla megha samudAya pramANe nabhamAM bhramaNa karanArAnA vimAnathI sarva gagana gherI nAkhyuM. ANI tarapha meM virasena pAse AvI tarata hAtha joDI vinaMtI karI ke he virasena je vakhate tane khecarI haraNa karI laI gaI te vakhate huM anAtha azaraNa dina evo thaI bhItIthI gabharAI gaye. he svImI vAsupujya maMdIranAM maThamAM ArAma bhumImAM ane sarva jagAmAM meM tAre zodha karyo paNa tAre patto lAgyo nahIM caMpAnagarImAM evI kaIpaNa jagyA , nathI ke jayAM meM bhItIthI ne apAta karatA evA netra vaDe tAre tapAsa karavAne bAkI rAkhe heya. mahArAja pharato pharato pharI huM vezyAne ghera gaye tyAM te vigathI raDatI beThI hatI. ekAMta joI teNIe mane kahyuM ke "vA bAha, vidyA zaktinA vegathI samasta bhUmI para tuM varasenane zodha kara. pachI virasenanI khabara na lAgavAthI have zuM karavuM enI kAMIpaNa sUja na paDavAthI nirUpAya thaIhuM tAbaDatoba tAtrezvara AgaLa gaye, tyAM zekhara ane azaka eka Azanapara bezI tArUM ca ritra sAMbhaLatA hatA tevAmAM meM jaI tArI sarve hakIkata nivedana karI zatrunI svArI vigere ekaMdara tArI hakIgata sAMbhaLI lIdhA pachI te bane sucIrabhuta thayA ane pitapotAnI vidyAthI devatAonuM smaraNa karyuM. vidyAdevInA mUkhamAMthI tArA apaharaNathI mAMDIne te cAmuDAne te chatI tyAM sUdhInI hakIgata samajI laIte be jaNAe mane kahI tArA darazanane abhIlASa thaI teoe kahyuM ke jyAM vijaI viramena rAjA che tyAM ame jaIe chIe. temanA A bhASaNo pachI khecaronI dhAMdhala thaI temanA vimAna samudAye sarva dizAone AchAdana karavA mAMDI parIvArathI, veNIta evA te azeka ane zekhara AkAza mArge A tarapha AvavA nikaLyA prabhu Aje vimAna samUdAya AkAzamAM dekhAya che te A baMne khecarane che. . virasena-te ApaNe be jaNA temanI sAme jaIe ema kahI vizeSa saNagArethI zebhAyamAna evI jayapatAkA prasAda ane Adara karyAthI praphulIta e jezI ane P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 169 huM e sarvanI sAthe te pitAnA vimAna para caDha. te zaranada sUrya sarakhe pitAnA tejathI vidyAdhara kamala samUdAyane prakulita karato uce caDha. balamAM zreSTha evA. moTA ddhAo paNa jene vaMdana kare che evA virasenane zekhara ane azaka emache je pachI Asana parathI UThI mAnapUrvaka jaya zabdane ucAra karIne baMne. e virasenane bhakita pUrvaka namaskAra karyo. kumAre paNa hAtha pahoLA karI yathA dhi, kAre temane premapUrvaka AliMgana ApI kuzaLa pramaine puchayA pachI te baMne hAtha joDI bolyA. "nRpatI tArI kRpAthI dareka dIvase amane kuzaLaja che. prabhu ATa-, lAja kArya mATe tuM pite zA mATe Avyo? narezvara A hukama tame amane kema. nA Ape ? sevaka hAjara chatAM ghaNuM je kaMI paNa kArya sArU jAte tasdI le te kharekhara te sevaka parAkramI hoya te paNa temanuM dAmyatva bhatuM nathI. je lAga. AvyA chatAM paNa ghaNuM sevakapara upakAra kare nahIM te kharekhara te baMnene anya anya svAmI sevaka bhAva niSphaLa che. dhaNIe cAkarane kAma na kahetAM tenI upara maherabAnI karavI eTale kharekhara kharAba zabdone bolatA tene kADhI mukayA barobara che." pachI vIrasene ekadama kAne hAtha deI kahyuM ke, AvI zaMkA tamAre manamAM lAvavI vAjabI nathI. koNa kone dhaNI athavA koNa kone cAkara A cAkara ne huM dhaNI evuM abhImAna phogaTanuM che. je pitAnA adhIkAra vaDe bIjAne jora julamathI kAme lagADe che te kharekhara ghaNA halakAM ne amaryAda kRtya kare che jevA tame baMne jeNe pitAne nokara samajI che te pramANe huM paNa tamane svA mI gaNuM chuM. moTAno ( sajajanane) rasto ekaja ItyAdI sijanyatAnA bhASaNa teo kare che, eTalAmAM te badhAnI najara vAsupUjya maMdIra tarapha gaI. AkAzamAMthI temaNe tyAM ghaNuM mANasenI garadI thaelI joI tyAre badhAe puchyuM ke " ATalA mANaso ahiM kema bhegA thayA che?" tyAre meM kahyuM, "he rAjanuM mane paNa pure purI mAhitI nathI paraMtu te pheMkI dIdhela nRsiMharAjA phakta aMhi paTele hate khare. vIrasena-ho? cAle ApaNe paNa tyAM jaIe. naMdranA darzanathI tamArA paNa karmone kSaya thavA de. te narasiMhane zAMta karI pharI tene tenA rAjaya para sthApIzuM ema belI teo tyAM gayA. | vAsupUjyajInane namaskAra karI jyAM lokonI bhIDa hatI tyAM teo gayA ane sarva loke ne ekaThA thavAnuM kAraNa puchayuM. tyAre ekajaNa be, "mahArAja mahA tejavI zrI virasene rAjA ane yegI e baMnene saheja uMcakI aMDui pheMkI dIdhA che. te baMnene mUcha AvavAthI bezuddha thayA che. koIpaNa prakAre zuddhipara AvatA nathI mATe temane parivAra temane zItopacAra kare che. vIrasena-harahara, haju sudhI narasiMha zuddhipara AvatuM nathI kema? have ApaNe tyAM jaladI javuM joIe. 22 P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ . te vIrasena eka bAjuthI javA lAgyA tyAre parivAre tene javAne raste Apyo, ane vidyAdharosaha te narasiMha pAse jaIne beThe. tyAM AgaLa karUNArasane samudra, e bahmagupta nAmane gurU zInI sAthe beThelo je. bhUkhe carasaha vIrasena AnaMdita thaye, ane sUrirAjAnA Uttama caraNa kamalanu vaMdana karyuM. bhavarUpI samudramAMthI pelI pAra utAranAra hADI pramANe evA gurUnA hAthe, vIra khecara ane bhUpatine dharma lAbha Apyo. pachI sarva dizAomAMthI loko jetA hatA temanA dekhatAM vIrasene rAjA ane yegI emanA zarIre caMdana vagerenA lepa karI temane zAMta karyA. yegI ane rAjA pite bIje ThekANe AvelA che ema joI, temane adhika matsara utpanna thaye. ane temaNe pitAnI AgaLa munIMdra (brahmAgu5) ene khecarasaha vIrasenane je. pachI nIrAza thayelA narasiMhane kumAre kahyuM. "narasiMha vicAra zuM kare che? munIMdrane namaskAra kara. yogIndra tuM paNa manamAMthI kharAba bhAva kADhI nAkhI munIne namaskAra kara." e pramANe vIrasene kahyA pachI narasiMha munIMdrane namaskAra karyo. narasiMha zAMta thaI beThe pachI bahmaguta bolyo, narezvara, tuM mananI aMdara leza mAtra paNa kheda karIza nahi. lakSamInuM caMcalatva koIne khabara nathI. e jagajAhera che. apativratA strI pramANe je strI pitAnA purUSane cheDI, ghaDImAM parapurUSa tarapha jA. ya che, evA che jenI aMdara jovAmAM Ave che, evI lakSmIne tyAga kara. A jagamAM lakSmIne saMkeca ane vikAsa e kSaNavAranA dekhAya che. mane lAge che ke kalamanI saMgati deSathI, kamalanA guNa, tenI aMdara dAkhala thayA che. he narezvara A lakSmI viSanI mahaTI bena che, kAraNa A lakSmI seMkaDe purUSone duHkha ApI manuSyane mAre che, paraMtu viSa pramANe mAratuM nathI. samudra maMthananI vakhate surasamudAyane cheDIne pite paraNelA harine paNa teNe choDa, te pachI te tane kema choDaze nahi? eja dvArakApurI ane eja Idrane durlabha evI lakSamI; paraMtu kRSNa dekhate chatAM te haricaMdranagarI pramANe naSTa thaI gaI. rAvaNanI lakSmI nAza pAmaze evuM svapnAmAM paNa keine lAgatuM hatuM ke? te trilokapati heIne paNa tenI lakSmI gaI. azvagIvAyae pitAnA sArU puSkaLa lakSmI bhegI karI hatI, paraMtu vezyA pramANe tene choDI daI svargamAM cAlatI thaI. raghu, rAma, harizcaMdra, dilIpati ItyAdi rAjAone paNa je lakSamI sthira thaI nathI te tane kevI rIte sthira thAya? paradezI musAphara pramANe hajhAre rAjAne cheDI te mArI pAse AvI, have tevIja rIte mane paNa choDIne bIjA pAse jaze ema tuM kema samajato nathI? he narezvara, lakSmI mULathI ja caMcaLa che, je e sthira heta te bharata vagere rAjAoe tene kema choDI hota? mATe lakSmI, strI ane baMdhu emanA vAste Agraha karIza nahi. A sarva sAra vagaranuM che. sAra phakta kanekta dharma che. gurUnA vAkayothI narasiMhanI dharma vAsanA daDha thaI. te gurUne vinavavA lAgyuM ane kahyuM ke "gurUjI Ape P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 171 je kahyuM te sarva satya che. gurajI satya bhASaNa jyAM sudhI sAMbhaLyuM nathI, tyAM sudhI manuSyamAM avivekathI kubuddhi utpanna thAya che.. gurUjI lakSmInuM capala je pramANe te kahyuM, te sarva mArA hRdayanI aMdara ramI rahyuM che. paraMtu " sAra phakata jIna dharmamAMja che " emate kahyuM, te te dharmanuM mane ane A gIne vistArathI kathana kara." pachI gurUe karmane kSaya karavAmAM samartha e upadiSTa dharma temane gaMbhira ane madhura svarathI kahI saMbhaLAeN. sarva zAstramArgomAM A dharma Aja nAmathI saMbhaLAya che, tenIja vikazIla purUSaparikSA kare che. A jagatamAM je cAra prakAranI parikSA karI sonuM kharIda kare che, temanuM te senuM ghaNA lAMbA vakhata sudhI ane koIpaNa dezamAM bagaDatuM nathI. temaja je dhAmika, dhamanI egya parikSA karI tene aMgikAra kare che, temane te dharma koIpaNa divasa sArUM phaLa ApyAvagara rahetuM nathI. je kevaLa pAchaLathI cAlatA AvatA mArgamAMja rahI parikSA na karatAM dharmanuM AcaraNa kare che, te dhama vAsanAthI atyaMta pApo kare che. he rAjA dhama IcchanArAe dhamanI parikSA kevIrIte karaviI te tame ekAgracittathI sAMbhaLe. ApaNA manamAM e vicAra karo ke, sarva zAstranA niyamomAM adhikArI oe varadharma zAne kahe che? dharmanuM AcaraNa karanAra sarvane A pAMca vAte pavitra che. (1) ahiMsA, (2) satya, (3) asteya (erI na karavI) (4) tyAgadAna (5) mithunavarjana (bahmacarya). A pAMcavA Adi madhya avasthAe je dharmamAM nirvigha vaDe pArapaDe che te dharma tarIke phaLa ApanAra thaze. A dharmanI mukhya pAMcavA Adi madhya avasthAmAM jayAM pAra pADatI nathI te dhamane aMtaHkaraNathI tyAga kare. prathama pAkhaMDIdharmamAM Aja vAte dekhADI, pachI jIva vadha karavAnI vagere, pAchalathI badhAe saMmatI ApI paraMtu janadharmamAM nA mukhya A pAMcatatvanuM, dhArmika AcaraNa kare che? tameja sumabuddhithI vicAra karo. pachI yogI ane rAjA e baMnee gurUne kahyuM "AmA zo saMzaya che. je pramANe Ape kahyuM teja pramANe te che. gurU-te dhama jIna zAstramAM yathAkama, dAna, zIla, tapa ane bhAva e bhede karI jude, evA cAra prakAra che. prathama huM dAnamaya dhama TuMkAmAM kahuM chuM temAM dAna, "jJAna, abhaya ane dharmopakAra" enAvaDe karI traNa prakAranuM che, te jJAna be prakAranuM, eka mithyA jJAna, ane bIju samyajJAna; jenAvaDe rAga, dveSa utpanna thAya che te mithyA jJAna kahevAya che. Ayurveda, dhanurveda, nItizAstra, gaNIta, - tizAstra, gajalakSaNa, azvalakSaNa, naralakSaNa. ItyAdi vividha prakAranA jJAnavALA meTA rUSi jagatamAM thaI gayA, ane temaNe evA zAstro lakhI mUkyA je phakata AlokamAM upayogI, ane jenA vaDe prANiyAne rAga, dveSa vadhe che te mithyAjJAna, sarvajJa ane yathArtha vaktA evA jInezvare je zAstra kaheluM che, te ja mAtra samyajJAna che, ane teja paralakanuM mukhya sAdhana che. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ jIva, ajIva, temaja puNya pApa, jarA rahitabaMdhana ane mekSa e sava samyajJAnathI mAlama paDe che. jenA vaDe rAga dveSa vagerenuM piSaNa thAya che, te paNa jJAna nahi, je timira samuhane nAza karatuM nathI tene sUrya kema kahevAya? : e samyajJAna manuSya bIjAne potAnI zakita pramANe ApavuM. jJAna ApavAthI prANI (janmAMtare) nizcayathI jJAna saMpanna thAya che. . '. ajJAnine jIva kayA ane ajIva kayA, e bIlakula khabara hotI nathI. ane jene te bAbatanI khabara nathI te jIvanuM rakSaNa zI rIte karI zakavAne jIvanI khabara na hovAne lIdhe, puNya pApa temaja temanA sarva kAraNo, ane mokSane upAya paNa temane khabara hetI nathI. e tadana nirvivAda che, ane samyajJAnI sava jIvone abhaya Ape che, te jIva trasa, ane sthAvara e bhede karI be prakAra che. je kRpAvaMta thaI sarva jIvone . abhaya Ape che, te svarga mekSamAM AnaMda suMdara thaI sukha cenamAM rahe che. Ara gya, dhana, saMpatti, sebhAgya, lAMbu AyuSya ItyAdI guNe abhaya dAnathI prApta thAya che. abhayadAna sArU jenI buddhi ( tatpara) che, tenuM ja jJAna saphaLa che, tenI ja nIti saphaLa ane tenuM ja mANasa paNuM saphaLa che. jene dayA che tenuM tapa kharuM che, tenAmAMja sarva guNo che dayAnine zIla nathI, tapa nathI ane guNa paNa nathI. eka jIvane vadha karI; je dravya dAnethI sarva jagatane dAridra rahita kare che, tenuM te sarva karavuM nirarthaka che. sarva jIvapara dayA rAkhavI, eja sarva dharmanuM mULa che, sava sukhanuM mukhya kAraNa che, ane sarva zAstrone mAnya che. dharmopakAraka dAna have huM TuMkAmAM kahuM chuM. je sarva guNothI saMpanna che, evA munIne je ApavAmAM Ave che, te dharmopakAraka dAna kahevAya che. te dAna sAdhune zacyA, anna, vastra, ane tenA vaDe temanA zarirane paNa AdhArabhUta thaI, tenA vaDe yoge karI teo dharmanuM AcaraNa karavAne samartha thAya che. narezvara dharmopakAraka dAna paNa cAra prakAranuM che. dAyakazuddha ( ApanAra zuddha ) grAhakazuddha, ( lenAra zuddha) kALazuddha, ane bhAvazuddha, dAyaka zuddha dAna eja ke, jemAM dAna ApanAra vAMcchA rahita, adAMbhika, ane jJAna saMpanna hoya che, ane je ApyAthI tene AnaMda thAya che. * * * * grAhaka zuddha dAna eja ke, mahAvratadhArI, sarva jIvanA rakSaNa sArU tatpara, zAMta, e sAdhu je dAna le che teja grAhaka zuddha gaNAya che. ! * pAtra zuddha vagara eTale ayogya sthaLe je dAna ApavAmAM Ave che, te game eTaluM ApyuM hoya te paNa tenAthI paralekamAM vizeSa lAbha maLato nathI. - egya vakhate je dAna ApavAmAM Ave che te kALazuddha dAna gaNAya che, ane yogya vakhata paNa eja kahe che ke, je vakhate sAdhune meLApa. . . * * ATha garva sthAnethI rahita, zuddha aMtaHkaraNa, zuddha dAna bhAvanA dhAraNa karI pitAne kRtArtha mAnanAra evo je dAtAne te saddabhAva dAna ApatI vakhate adhikAdhika vadhatuM jAya che, te ja dAna bhAva zuddha che, ane teja karma zuddhine kAraNabhUta P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 173 thAya che. he narezvara, zIlamaya dhama kahuM chuM te ekacittathI sAMbhaLa. dharyavAna purUSe (saMyamI) trividha dAna ApI ane bhedaka zIla dhAraNa karI je sArU tapa kare che tene bhedabhinna tapa kahe che. narAdhIza, te tapa be prakAranuM che. bAhya, AvyaMtara, pharI te pratyekanA cha cha prakAra ane kahelA che. anazana, anidarya, vRti saMkSepa, rasatyAga, tanukaleza, ane lInatA, e bAhya, temanA cha prakAra che. prAyazcita, vaiyAvRtya, svAdhyAya, vinaya, lyusarga, ane zubhaghAna e AtyaMtara tapanA cha prakAra che. bAhya agara AtyaMtara tapagni pradIpta thatAM, yamI purUSa durjana evA karmo paNa tatkALa pacAvI nAkhe che. je pramANe agni ghaNuM divasanA bhegA thaelA tRNanA DhagalAne bALI nAkhe che, te pramANe tapa aneka janma baddhakarmone bALI nAkhe che. je pramANe kilA upara yodhdho, kavaca vagere AyudhothI taiyAra thaI ripu samuhane nAza kare che, te pramANe sAruM tapa duSkarmane nAza kare che. pradipta evA jJAnAgnithI, game eTale kura madana paNa baLI jAya che, tevo tivra tapathI kama saMcaya baLI jAya che. jema prajavalita agnithI sadeSa sonuM paNa zuddha thAya che, te pramANe jIva paNa tapAgnithI prajavalita thaI zuddha thAya che. je tapa vaDe siddha thatuM nathI, evuM tribhuvanamAM kAMIja nathI, AnA ja yogathI ghaNuM zubha sukhI thayA. Aja tapa dharmanA yogathI mAhAtmA purUSone, paNa itara game tevI siddhi prApta thAya che. mahApati, bhAva dharmanI aMdara bAra bhAvanA che, te tuM sAMbhaLa.1 anityatA, 2 azaraNa, 3 bhava, ja ekatva, 5 anyatva, 6 azuka, 7 Azravavidhi, 8 saMvarakamI, 9 nijerA, 10 dharma, 11 loka, 12 badhi. - je kaI A bAre bhAvanAnuM hameza ciMtana kare che, tene pitAne ja pitAnA aMtaHkaraNamAM zubhAzubha vastusvarUpa tatkALa samajAya che. saMyamI purUSane pariNAma atyanta zuddha thaI tenA sava karmono nAza thAya che, ane A caturvidha dharma karma layAthaja kahe che. A jInakata dharmanuM bhakitathI AcaraNa karanAra, anaMta jIva akhaMDa sukhadAyaka mokSane pAmyA. bhavasAgara tarI javAne vahANa pramANe A dharmane lAbha tamone thaye, mATe tene svikAra karI tamArUM manuSyatva saphaLa karo. A pramANe sAMbhaLI rAjA ane gadra tarata manamAMnI sarva kharAba bhAvanA ene tyAga karI gurUne vinaMti karI bhagavAna amArI bannenI vartaNukamAM je kAMI yogyatA hoya to kRpA karIne jaladI pratrajyA (sanyAsa) Apa. . . - brahmagupta--A dharmane juvAna mANasa kAma nathI, jenA aMtaHkaraNamAM AvA viveke prasAra-karyo che evA tame yogya ja che. te have vivekIyo, A kAmamAM tame pratibaMdha karazo nahi, jaladI udyAga karo kAraNa, vratane ghaNA vidano AvI naDe che. pachI vIrarAja nRpatie narasiMhane kahyuM "rAjA, te A mahA kIrti kara uttama kArya AraMbha karyo, paraMtu rAjA mArA manamAM thaele kheda jato P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 194 nathI, kAraNa te mAre manoratha purNa karyo nahi, mArI icchA evI hatI ke, tane tArA rAjyapara sthApanA karI huM pRthivapara kRtakRtya thaIza." narasiMha-sarva tArA ThekANe saMbhave che, samudra jema mATe, tema tenI pANInI chAlake paNa maTI. mAruM mana rAjyamehathI sarva prakAre virakta thayuM che saMyama sAmrAjya sArU atyanta abhilASa (prema) utpanna thayela che. 'mA vIrasena-ema che te pachI tAro putra agara tArA nAnA bhAIne mArA svA. dhina kara eTale tene A rAjya ApuM. narasiMha-tuM Agraha karIza nahi, mAre putra agara baMdhu kaI paNa yogya nathI. te yuddharUpa kAmamAM, tAruM jIvatara saratamAM mUkI, A rAjya jItI lIdhuM te have tene adhikArI huM kevI rIte thAuM ? have A rAja kharekhara huM tRNa samAna mAnuM chuM, he zrI vIrasena, tene choDavAne mane jarApaNa cheTuM lAgatuM nathI. he narezvara, tuM ja mAre baMdhu, te ja parAkramathI jItyuM che, te have A rAjya huM tAre ja svAdhina karuM chuM. tuM ja A rAjayane upabhoga le. tuM mArI dIkSAvidhimAM vigna karIza nahi. vIrasena-narasiMha, dhanya che ane katAtha che, tAruM ISTakArya nirvidanapaNAthI sAdhI le. pachI narasiMharAjAe brahmagupta gurU pAsethI striyAsaha dIkSA lIdhI, ane te maMtrika gIzvare paNa lIdhI. te rAjAe pratrajyA (dIkSA) lIdhA pachI, zekhara ane azoka sAthe vIrasene IMdranI lIlAthI pitAnI nagarImAM praveza karyo. ane sAMdaryane samudra evA te tuMgabhadra nAmanA mahelamAM siMhAsana para beThe. ane nagara janenuM pAlana karyuM. keza (tIjorI) vagere sarva jagAo para pite nimelAone adhikAra ApI svastha karyA, ane gAma, zahera killA vagere ThekANAnA gharaDA lekene belAvI zrImAna vIrasene puSkaLa bakSIsa ApI. ane temane ema kahyuM ke, he loke, hamezAM nyAyathI vartaje, dharmanuM AcaraNa kare, ane pApane dareka prakAre tyAga kare. zubha karmonuM AcaraNa karI, pitapotAnA varNanI vyavasthA pramANe vartaje, jInuM rakSaNa kare, ane asabhya bhASaNone tyAga kare. cerI choDI de, parastrI gamana karaze nahi, madha, mAMsane sparza paNa karaze nahi. e pramANe kahI teone rajA ApI. pachI te sabhAmAM ATha dizAnA (mukhya) rAjAo dvArapALe vidhi ApyA pachI prApta thayA. te darekanI AsapAsa hajAra hajAra rAjAo hatA. teoe vIrasenane namana karI vinaMti karI ke "he mahArAjA, tArI AjJAthI ame ATha jaNuM bharatakhaMDanA aDadhA rAjA chiye, have ame tane rAjyAbhiSeka karavA IcachA rAkhie chIe. jezIne zirapAva ApI, teNe kADhI ApelA zubha lagnapara, te rAjyAbhiSekane AraMbha karyo. ANuM tarapha vIrasene mane sabhAmAM bolAvyo, teNe ane azoka vageree premapUrvaka mane kahyuM "he vAjabAha, nAzikaya nagarImAM jaladI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 175 jA, ane vicitrayazane rAjyAbhiSekane divasa jaNAvI caMdrazrI mahArANIne baMdhudatta ane vicitrayaza jaladI laI Ava." mahArAja A hetuthI mane vIrasena prabhue ApanI pAse mokalyo che, te gya lAge tema karaze. ema belI te vAjabAha vidyAdhara cupa thaye, tyAre vicitra nRpatine harSathI zarIra para rUMvA ubhA thayA. pachI te bolyo.. vicitrayaza-vajabAha, mananI aMdara huM prathamaja samajato hatuM ke, A pRthvI para sUraputrane (vIrasena) sAdhya nathI evuM kAMI paNa che nahi. caMdrazrInuM mukhakamaLa paNa harSathI prakRdvita thayuM, ane hAthathI kuNI sudhI gayela baMgaDInI gaNatrI karavA lAgI; pachI prajJAkara belyA. prajJAkara-rAjA enI majhA juo ke teNe samudra sudhI sarva bhUpRSTa sAta divasanI aMdara jItI lIdhuM. mATe rAjA tame tyAM rAjyAbhiSeka vAte jAva, ane caMdrazrIne paNa javA vAste jaladI AjJA Ape. pachI rAjAe AnaMdAzruthI bharelI najare pitAnI kanyA caMdrazrI, vIrasenanI patnI tarapha ghaNI vakhata joI rahI bolya. vIcitrayaza-putri, tAre pati vIrasena trikhaMDa bharatavaSane adhipatI che, tAruM prabhutva A jagapara uttama zobhe che. te he putri tuM tAre ghera jA, baMdhu datta, tuM paNa vidyAdhara mitra sAthe jA. aNI tarapha harSa prasthAna nimittathI saraNAI, nagArA vagere vA vAgavA lAgyAM, tenA avAjathI sarva dizAnA pradeza ane AkAza baheruM thaI gayAM. ' te dhvani sAMbhaLI rAjA meTA harSathI tatkALa sakaLa sainya samUha sAthe nIkaje. hRdubhInA tathA saraNAI vagere avAje, ane sainya samudAyane gaDabaDATa eka sarakho thaI rahyo hate. pachI rAjA zubha lagna sAdhI prasthAna maMgala karI nIkaLe. AgaLa jatAM zubha zukana maLyAM, ane jayanAmaka hAthI para besI saMtuSTa thata cAlate thaye. caMdrazrI parivArasaha divya vimAnamAM bezI AkAza mArge cAlI, tevAre nabhIra tenI stuti karatA hatA. mArgamAM putrinuM aizvarya joI, rAjA manamAM ghaNe khuzI thayA ane jaladIthI raste kApavA lAgyA. pachI vajabAhae vIrasena nRpatinI AgaLa jaI, sasarAnA AvyAnI AnaMdanI khabara ApI. tyAre vArasene pitAnuM sarva sainya sAmuM mekalI vicitrayazane nagaranI aMdara praveza karAvyo. vicitrabhUpati rAjamahelanA bAraNuM najIka AvyuM, tyAre copadAre hAthI uparathI utaravAnI nA kahetA chatAM te hAthI uparathI nIce utaryo. dvArapALe AgaLa cAlavA lAgyA. evA ThAThathI vicitrabhUpati rAjAmahelamAM piThe. tyAM rAja mahelane coka, hAthInA samUhathI vyApta thaye hate, kaI kaI ThekANe suzobhita ghaDAthI, koI ThekANe moTe moTA ddhAonA ubhA rahevAthI, kaI ThekANe kasturInA DhagalAthI, koI ThekANe ratnanA moTA samUhathI, ane kaI ThekANe savarNa rAzIthI zobhAyamAna thaela dIThe. pachI rAjAe tuMgabhadra nAmanA rAjamahe P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 176 lamAM pahelA mALa para lAkha yoddhAone ubhA rahelA dIThA. rAjA bIjA mALa para caDhaye tyAM te mALa sevA sArU AvelA asaMkhya rAjAothI zobhAyamAna dekhAye. trIjA mALa upara te gayo tyAM naiyyAyika ane nAnA prakAranA zAstro zIkhelA vidvAna ane paMDita loko tathA brAhmaNa strIe jovAmAM AvI. cethA mALa upara caDhI jue che to proDha evA rAjavidyAdharothI veSTita ane moTA siMhAsana para beThela vIra rAjedra tenI najare paDaye. uThelAne jagApara besADanAra, ane beThelAne jagA parathI uThADanAra te vIrasena potAnA karmAnusAra phaLa ApanAra vidhAtA pramANe zobhavA lAgyo. AgaLa pAchaLa ane bAju para vinaMti sAMbhaLavAne ubhA rahelA divya bhUpatine te IzArA vaDe hukama Apato hate. namra ane bhayathI kaMpAyamAna thaelA rAjAo viSe dayA utpanna thaI, " tame bIza nahi ema belI pAchaLanI bAjue temane pitAnA hAthavaDe abhaya pradarzita karavA lAgyo. sevA sArU AvelA rAjAnA gaLAnA hAramAMnA mukhya maNinI aMdara vIrasenanuM pratibiMdha paDavAthI te jANe temanA hRdayanI aMdaraja che, e pramANe dekhAvA lAgyuM. tenA kAnamAMnA kaMDalanA - tejathI jANe caMdrasurya tene ema kahetA hoya ke "caMdra suryavaMzanI aMdara tArA je rAjA nathI." e pramANe bhAsavA lAgyuM. vicitra yazarAjA sarvanuM meTuM adhiSTAna evA vIrasena rAjAne paramAtmA buddhithI avalokana karavA lAgyo. vicitra yazane joIne sarva sabhAsadamAM mAna ApavA khAtara uThavAnI eka sarakhI garabaDa zarU thaI, eTalAmAM vIrasena ekadama siMhAsana uparathI nIce utaryo. sarva rAjAo gammatanI sArI sArI vAtemAM gulatAna thayA hatA, tevAmAM vIrasena rAjAe potAnA sasarAne pitA pramANe bhakitapUrvaka namaskAra karyo. sasarAe tene potAnA hAthathI AliMgana ApI peTa sAthe dAbI mastaka ane muguTanuM vAraMvAra cuMbana karyuM. baMdhudattane paNa rAjAe (vIrasene) AliMgana ApyuM, tyAre teNe maTI namratAthI vIrasenanA padakamalane vaMdana karyuM. prathama mahArAjA meTA siMhAsana para beThe, pachI te suraputra potAnA siMhAsana para beThe. paraspare kuzaLa vAtAnA praznathI prema pradarzita karyo, eTalAmAM te vRddha zvazura bolya.. A vicitrayaza-he vIra, je koI nirmasara thaI tArA guNa mananI aMdara lAve che, temane A jagamAM ciMtAmaNuM pramANe tuM Icchita phaLa Ape che. jenI pAMca AgaLIye eja mAhA zAkhA che, ane nakharUpa pupAvalIthI yukta e je tvazcaraNarUpa kalpatarU tenuM je kaI sevana kare che, tene duHkha prApta thatuM nathI. caturaMga sainyanA baLathI Itara rAjeo pRthvine jIte che, paNa te te ekalA eja evI pRvi chatI ke te koIthI paNa chatAya nahi. . vagere nAnA prakAranA bhASaNo belI, vicitra rAja AnaMdarasanI aMdara nimagna thaeluM hatuM, tevAmAM vIrasene pratyuttara Ape. . . . vIrasena-he rAjA, kharekhara, A vAte pAra paDavI agara na paDavI e punyA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 177 InI vAta che, te paNa manuSya pitAnA yogya budhdhibaLathI prayatna kare. . AvI vAtothI teo paraspara saMtoSa pAmI rahyA che, evAmAM azeka vidyAdhare mita bhASaNa zarU karyuM. - azoka-rAjana vIrasenane rAjayAbhiSeka karavAnA hetuthI Apa aMhi padhAryA che, te te kArya zubha divasa jeI ATopI levuM joIe. AkAma sAruja nagaranI aMdara caMdrazro ane baMdhudatta saha Apane bolAvyA che. tyAre becara ane bhUcara e sarvee "ThIka che" ema kahI tatkALa jozI siddhasenane zubha divasa kADhI ApavA kahyuM. teNe paNa jJAnanI najarathI barAbara joI kahyuM ke, "vIrasena nareMdrane AvatI kAlanuM pareDhIyAnuM muharta lAbhakArI che." muhurta nizcita thayA pachI tyAM maMgala vAgho vAgavA lAgyA, ane sarva rAjAe zukananI gAMThe bAMdhI. vIrasenanA rAjayAbhiSeka saMbaMdhI sarva caMpAnagarInI aMdara DhaMDhero pITAvyo. saMdhyAkALa samaye ceghaDIyAM vAgavA lAgyA, tene avAja sabhAmAM beThelA sarvee sAMbhaLyA, saMdhyArUpa saubhAgyavatisaha sUrya jANe rAjayA bhiSekane sArU udaka levA vAste pazcima samudramAM gayA pachI AkAzamAM tathA pRthvi para jyAM tyAM saMdhyArAga phelA hoya ema jaNAvA lAgyuM. pachI ta:samUha (aMdhakAra) baMgalAnI dizArUpa bhiMtone kasturinuM paTa Apate Apate prasaravA lAgyo. te vAre uttama najaravALA purUSanA netro pramANe vacamAM tArAo, camakatA hatA, ane nIla kamala patra pramANe cAre bAjue kAMti phelAelI che e pramANe AkAzanI zabhA dekhAvA lAgI. aMdhArAe gagana deza, bhumI para jayAM tyAM dIvA lagADelA hatA, temAMthI nIkaLelI mezane lIdhe jANe atyata malIna karI mukyo hoya ema jaNAvA lAgyuM. te vakhate vIrasene sarva maMgala kAryo ApI, kacerImAM keTalAka vakhata bezI pachI rAjAne javAnI vinaMti karI. vicitrayazane moTA AdarathI eka bhavya baMgalAnI aMdara mekalI, pachI sarva vidyAdharane paNa rajA ApI vIrasena pite paNa uTha. pachI. vIrasena caMdragrI sAthenA ghaNA divasanA vAgavaDa, darzana levAne adhika utkaMThita thaI teNInA baMgalAmAM gaye. parasparanA dazanAmRtapAnathI aMtaHkaraNamAM saMtuSTa thaela te bannenA netro zudhita thayA pramANe tRpta thayA nahi pachI priyAne (caMdrakAne) mahAmulyavAna evA siMhAsana para besADI mahArAja vIrasene meTA premathI tenI sAthe saMbhASaNa karyuM, kuzaLa vArtA ane gammatanI vAto ghaNIvAra sudhI teo karatA beThA hatA eTalAmAM eka mitre rAjAne kahyuM. "mahArAja, have uThe. apavAsane lIdhe Apa vyAkuLa thayA haze, ane haju sudhI niyamAcAra pramANe ghaNuM kRtya karavAnA bAkI che." teNe ema kahyA barAbara, tarata uTha, ane lAkho ddhAo tenI AsapAsa rakSaNa sArU ubhA rahyA che, evI sthitImAM vIrasena rAjAe tuMgabhadra mahelanI aMdara praveza karyo. pachI vIrasene jInapUjA karI ane sarva niyamAcAro ApI brahmacaryavRtathI bhumIpara zayana karyuM. te sUrapatrane pratApa rAtrIne jANe sahanane thavAne lIdhe baMdhIkhAnAmAM nAkhela zatrustri pramANe jhapA 23 P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 178 TAmAM kSINa thavA lAgI. ghaNuM madhura bhASaNe karavAmAM kuzaLa ane dakSa evA bhATa lokonA samudAye prabhAtakALa vakhate gya ane jJAnArthaka evA maMgaLa stuti bhApaNa zarU karyA. jANe caMdranA viyegathI nitpala nayana, evA rAtrinA tArAo mucha pAmI gayA. pachI vIrasena aMtane namaskAra ema belI, rAjahaMsa uThe che, e pramANe zayyA parathI uThA. prabhAtanAM kRtyomAMthI paravArI ane pachI jInapujA karI purvadizAmAMthI sUrya bahAra paDe che, te pramANe te bahAra paDo. pachI te narAdhiza maNiratnathI nimaNu karela, ane divya vastronuM chata ApeluM che, evA abhiSeka sthAnanA bhavya maMDapamAM paThe. te mAMDavAmAM sugaMdhane dhamadhamATa chuTI rahyA hatA, evI puSpamALethI puSpagraha taiyAra karyuM hatuM, ane tenI AsapAsa hAthamAM aneka zastra dhAraNa karelA evA moTA ddhAone ubhA rAkhyA hatA. sevA sArU Avela rAjAe pitapotAnA yogya sthaLe besI gayA hatA. ane maNiratnathI bharapUra evA siMhAsane paNa ThekaThekANe goThavI mUkyA hatA. rAjyAbhiSeka sArUM vidyAdharoe A NelI tithadika vastuo paNa ghaNI jagA rokI hatI. vidyAdhara striyoe maMgaladhvanine AraMbha karyo hato, ane vidyAdhare pitapotAnA nimelA kAryo karavA sArU Amatema pharatA hatA. sUrya pUrva dizAne bhUSita kare che te pramANe vIrasenanA dAsa banI rahelA bhUpasamUhane avalokana karatA karatA siMhAsanane bhUSita karyuM (upara caDA,) tyAM gora vageree sarva zAMti karma vagere ATopI lIdhuM hatuM, jezIo nizcita mUharta sAdhavA sArU zaMku sthApana karI tenI chAyAM tarapha jotA hatA. vicitramaze pite chatra dharyuM hatuM. zekhara, azeka prabhuti rAjAo hAthamAM kalaza laI ubhA rahyA hatA. bAkInA sarva piotapotAnI gyatA pramANe bIjA rAja cihe pitAnA hAthamAM dhAraNa karI sAvadhAna thaI vIrasena tarapha ekI najare joI rahyA hatA. dvArapALane zabda thayo ke zuM? evI zaMkAthI bIjA mAMDavAmAMnA sarva loko citra pramANe stabdha ubhA rahyA hatA. eTalAmAM lagna (vakhata) pAse AvatAM ja puNyAha vAcana pUrvaka sarva rAjAe ekadama tene rAjyAbhiSeka karyo. vidhithI bharatakhaMDanA ardhI rAjanuM svAmitva tene prApta thaI tenA divaso sukhamAM gayA. pachI pUrva dezamAMnA maheMdraprabhuti rAjAe potAnA dezamAMnI uttama vastuo rAjAne bheTa ApI te vIrasene paNa sarva rAjAone aneka prakAranA najarANAM ApyAM, ane temane satkAra karI temanA dezamAM vidAya karyA. azeka vidyAdhara ane zekhararAjane paNa mitrabhAvathI satkAra karI temane potapotAne ghera mekalyA. vIrasena mahArAja phakata aneja cakravatI nahote, paNa bharatakhaMDanuM niSkaTaka aDadhuM rAjaya laI tenuM pAlana karate hate, Idra IMdrANI sAthe je pramANe sukhane upabhoga le che, te pramANe mahArAja vIrasena caMdrazrI sAthe viSayAdi sukhane upabhoga lete hatA. vIrasenanA AvI rIte ghaNA varSo vIti gayA pachI, tene caMdrazrInA peTe sulakSaNa putra prApta thayo. tenuM nAma amarasena hatuM. sarva lakSaNa saMpanna e te putra vana dazAmAM prApta thayA pachI tene yuvarAja banAvyA AvI rIte rAjAdhirAjavIrasena pitAnI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 178 nagarI pramANe bharatakhaMDanuM avicchinna aDadhA rAjayanuM, AnaMdathI pAlana karato hato te pramANe karatAM seMkaDe varasa nikaLI gayAM. Laskast. - saga agiyArame. pachI koI eka vakhate, nirmaLa ane kaivalya rUpe teja akalaMka ane amala sAdhu caMpA nagarInA moTA bAgamAM AvyA. rAjAe te baMne dharma gurUne AvelA sAMbhaLI AnaMdita thaI caMdrazrI ane baMdhudattane kahyuM ke, "mane dharmopadeza A panAra akalaMka ane amala nAmanA be gurUo je pUrve meM tamane kahyA hatA teo mArA puNyathI aMhi AvelA che. pachI rAjA svaccha thaI, ujaLA vastro dhAraNa karelA evA jayasaMjJaka hAthI para beThe. AjubAju asaMkhya bhUpatinI senA hevAne lIdhe, rAjayane damAma vacce hate. vIrasene caMdrazrI ane sarva nagara janene sAthe lIdhA hatA. evI sthitImAM te vicitra yaza rAjA ane baMdhudatta saha meTA AnaMda thI caMpAnagarInI bahAra nIkaLyo. rAjAe bAganI pAse AvatAM ja hAthI parathI utarI parivAra saha padmAsana ghAlIne beThelA tebane gurUne namaskAra karyo, "rAjA parivAra saha AgaLa beThe pachI akalaMka munIMdra bolyA.' akalaMka-he rAjA, tamArA jevA vivekI purU je duvAzAthI saMsAramAM kheMcAI jAya che, te pachI bAkInA maMda buddhivALA purUSane doSa che? A saMsAramAM bhIkhArIne geLa ghI, ane roTalI maLavI, e pramANe puNyanA bhegathI je rAja lakSamI maLI te para daDha AzAthI laMpaTa thavAmAM zo artha che? kahe Ie? haju keTalI vAra tuM tArA AtmAnI upekSA kare che? huM rAjA, devalokanA samudra sarakhA sukhathI jo tAre saMteSa thaye nathI, te have tAro saMteSa zI rIte thavAne? he rAjA, te purva janmamAM dArika duHkha bhogavyuM che paraMtu jInadharmanA prabhAvathI tane manuSyanI ane devonI saMpatti prApta thaI che teja pratyakSa phaLa, dharmanuM je tuM pUrNa paNe AcAraNa karIza, te anaMta sukhadAyaka nizreyasa (kevalya) paNa tane prApta thaze. vIrasena-bhagavAna mane dAridrajanya duHkha kevI rIte thayuM ? ane dharmanI prApti kevI rIte thaI? he munizvara kRpA karI e sarva mane kahe, ke jethI karI mane tathA mArI A sarva maMDaLIne varAgya utpanna thAya. pachI gurUe, halakI ane gaMbhIra vANIthI vIrasenanA pUrva janmanuM caritra nIce lakhyA pramANe kahyuM.. bharatakSetramAM magadha saMjJaka dezamAM dhana dhAnya saMpranna maligrAma nAmanuM gAma che, tyAM nAgadatta nAmane eka zrImaMta (paisAdAra) gRhastha raheto hato tene ane tizaya vahAlI evI nAgasenA nAmanI strI hatI tene muLathI ja rUpehIna, kurUpano P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ kevaLa namune, avivekI, kalAvijJAna rahita, durbhAgyane eka nidhi, sarvane niMdA karavAne gya, e guNarAja nAmano eka putra hato te putra juvAnImAM AvyA pachI, tenuM tArUNya striyone mehaka na hovAne lIdhe, sava siye tenuM phakta nAma sAMbhaLIne ja niMdA karatI hatI. pachI tenA lagna sArU paisA ApIne paNa chokarI mAgatA koI karI ApatuM nahotuM, seMkaDe prArthanAo karI sonuM vagere puSkaLa dravya ApavAnuM kabula karyothI mAhAmahenate vaMjulA nAmanI eka kanyA tene lagna sArU maLI. zubha divase lagna kRtyano AraMbha thayA pachI, patrikAnA guNa meLavatI vakhate kanyAe varane joyo ane tethI karI te ekadama gabharAI gaI ane vAraMvAra bhUmI para paDI raDavA lAgI ane bolI, "harahara, mA mane lagnanI jarUra nathI, A cAMDALane ApavA karatAM bhUta, vaitALa, rAkSasane Apo te sArUM, te jaladIthI mane khAI nAkhaze, paNa mane A na joIe." A pramANe te chokarInI marajI na chatAM baLAtkALathI tenuM lagna karyuM, AgaLa loko tene cIDavatA eTale te pitAnA mANasa tarapha joI raDavA lAgatI. lagna thayA pachI guNarAjane te pitAnA jIva pramANe vahAlI thaI hatI paraMtu tene te tenuM nAma sAMbhaLIne paNa sukha thatuM nahi sAsue navarAvI dhavarAvI tathA khAvA vagere ApI tenuM evI rIte pAlana karyuM ke te thoDA ja vakhatamAM leka manahara evI juvAnI tene prApta thaI guNarAja tenI sAthe bhega bhogavavA ghaNe Atura raheto paNa eka asurata, ane bIjo virakta hoya eTale sukha kevI rIte maLI zake? daiva yogathI tenA mAbApa marI gayA pachI te gRhiNI tene AtmA ja banI gaI AgaLa te vaMjulA kharAba cAlanI nIkaLI ane marajI pramANe vartana karavA lAgI pati aNagamate juvAnInuM jora vecchAcArI vartana, juvAna mANase anurakata (keDe lAgelA) eTale te strI pativratA kevI rIte rahe? guNarAjanA bApe purve je dhana ekaThuM karI mukayuM hatuM, te have puNyanuM jera purUM thavAthI nAza pAmyuM je kAMI thoDuM zilaka hatuM te paNa strInA kabajAmAM rahenAra guNarAje pArakA ThekANe Asakta cita evI potAnI strIne ApI dIdhuM pAsenA sarva paisA khuTayA pachI nokaracAkare temane choDIne cAlatA thayA ane te guNarAja ane vaMjulA beja mAtra gharamAM rahyA pachI guNarAja khetaranI aMdara potAnA ekalA hAthathIja khetI karavA lAgyo ane te vaMjulA tene egya e bhAta (anna) laI khetaramAM jatI hatI khetaramAM jatA rastAnI aMdara eka devaLamAM te duSTa strI hameza saM. keta karelA purUSanI sAthe pitAnI IcchA pramANe bhega bhegavatI hatI bIje eka divase te duSTa strI anna leI khetaramAM gaI, tyAM patine jamADIne pAchI devalamAM AvI. devagathI TharyA pramANe te purUSa tyAM A naheAte mATe tenA AvavAnI rAha jotI thoDIvAra tyAM ubhI rahI eTalAmAM dura dezamAMno eka chelA musAphara bhukhathI vyAkuLa thaelo te devaLamAM Avyo teNe te musApharane potAnA kaTAkSa bANethI evI rIte vidhI nAMkhyuM ke te musAphara ghaDIvAramAM tene svAdhina thaye pachI te P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 181. baMnenI draDha prIti baMdhAI gaI, ane lokomAM niMgha evA sarva kRtye tyAM thayA. te catura purUSe paNa te maithunapriya vanitAnuM mana evuM raMjana karyuM ke, te vaDe itara mUrNa purUSanuM paNa tene bhAna rahyuM nahi. pachI e pitAnA bApanA gherathI Avela che, e pramANe khoTuM bolI tene ghera lAvI snAna ane bhojana karAvyuM. pachI saMdhyAkALe guNarAja paNa ghera AvyuM, te gharamAnAM, sarva kRtye ATopI jamI karIne bhara nidrAmAM paDayo. rAtanA chelA pahoramAM baLada haLa vagere laI guNarAja khetaramAM gayo eTale tenI strIe bAraNuM vAzI dIdhA. pachI gharamA ekAMtaja hatuM, eTale saheja rIte te musAphara sAthe mana gamatA bhogo bhogavI te nidrAvasa thaI, parasparanA gaLAmAM hAtha nAkhI te baMne ekazayyA para sutA hatA. pachI savAra thaI surya ghaNe uMce caDhaye te paNa teo jAgRta thayA nahi. te gharanI pADozamAM rahe. nAra eka rakSake, te avyavasthitamAM paDeluM daravAjAnA bAraNAmAM paDelA cIrAmAMthI joyuM. tyAre teNe pitAnA uparI amaladArane jaNAvI te baMnenA hAtha bAMdhyA, ane je cIjo gharamAMthI maLI AvI te sarva sarakAramAM seMpI dIdhI. guNarAja, gAya bheMza ItyAdI sahakhetaramAM hatA tene paNa strIne karelA aparAdha mATe bAMdhI rAjA pAse hAjara karyo. rAjAe guNarAjAnuM dhana dhAnya vagere leI. tene phakata ekala geTa ApI mahA mahenate jIvate choDayo. pachI te vaMjulAne paNa ghaNuM duHkha ApI virUpa karI tene ane te musApharane kADhI mUkayA. pachI guNarAja strIne virUpa karyAthI ane gharane nAza thavAthI duHkhIta thate zaramathI pitAnA mANasone kAMI paNa hakikata na jaNAvatAM cAlyo gayo. rastAmAM jatA teNe saMsArathI virakata ane muktirUpa strIne vISe anurakta evA be sAdhune joyA tapathI sarvAga sukAI gayeluM che, evA te be sAdhuone joI duHkhathI saMtApI thaele evo te dharma buddhi guNarAje mATI bhaktithI temane vaMdana karyuM. tyAre te baMne munIe namaskAra karanAra guNarAjane duHkha vRkSane nAza karanAra ane saMsAra sAgaramAM hoDIrUpa evA dharmane lAbha ApyuM. pachI tene te munIe pUchayuM, "Apa kayAM jAva che? huM te ApanI AjJAthI ApanI pAse ja rahIza. ghaNA duHkhothI trAsa pAmyo chuM, mATe have duHkha nAza sArU ApanI pAse pravajyA (sanyAsa) levAnI IcchA rAkhuM chuM," muni sAvadhAna ( dhyAnamAM besI) thaI jJAna draSTithI jue che te, tenuM gadAyaka karma udayamAM AveluM dekhAyuM. tyAre baMne munIe kahyuM, "are guNarAja tArUM kama bhagaphale--kha thayuM che, mATe hamaNuM tuM zraddhA rAkhI gRhastha dharmane ja svikAra kara." pachI teNe munIne javAba Ape che mane have bhega prApti zAnI ? kAraNa tamArA jevA sAdhune meLApa thayA pachI, sarva pApa dura nAzI jAya che." munIe pharIthI kahyuM, "he guNarAja tuM A vicitra vicAra karIza nahi. zraddhA yukta dharmanuM phaLa tane Aja janmamAM pragaTa thaze." ThIka che." e pramANe te bolyA pachI munIe tene dvAdazatrata e gRhastha dharma sArI rIte samajAvIne kahyo. guNarAje paNa te dharma sArI rIte sAMbhaLo lIdho, P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 182 ane sarva karmono kSaya thavAnA hetuthI te dharmane svikAra karyo. pachI zraddhAvAna guNarAja, te zrAddha dharma sArI rIte pALI, ane saMsArathI rahevA vAste virakta hamezA munI pAse rahevA lAgyA. pachI koIeka divase te baMne munIzvara jInanuM vaMdana karavAnA hetuthI guNarAjane sAthe laI mathurA nagarImAM gayA te mumukSu sAdhuoe jInane vaMdana karI guNarAjasaha nirdoSa evA vana pradezamAM rahevA lAgyA. tyAMnA rAjA yazavardhana nAmane, sarva guNonuM dhAma, ane pRthvi para vikhyAta e hate. te guNavAna chatAM paNa tenAmAM eka deSa hatuM, te e ke, potAnI strI zekanI sAthe dezathI varte che ema tenA mananI aMdara lAgatuM hatuM, divase judA judA mahelamAM rahenAra strIyo rAtre tenA hukamathI maMgala nAmanA eka mahelamAM ekatra thatI hatI. guNazrI karIne eka tenI guNavAna mAnIti strI hatI, tenA peTe rAjAne eka jayasuMdarI nAmanI kanyA thaI. bIje divase rAjAnI svArI ghoDA para besI pharavA vAste nIkaLI, tyAre bAhIka (balhIka dezamAM utpanna thaelA) ane saidhava (siMdhu dezamAM utpanna thaelA) ghoDAne paNa te pheravavA lAgyA. gheDa pheravavAnI mahenatathI zarIramAM uSNatA utpanna thaI, mATe vizrAMti levA sArU rAjA zItaLa evA upavananI aMdara gayo. tyAM te kamalanetra rAjA AgaLa cAlato hato, tevAmAM be muni tenI najare paDayA. temane teNe paramabhaktithI vaMdana karyuM. dharmopadeza sAMbhaLI muni zreSTane teNe puchyuM "bhagavAn A kadarUpo purUSa ApanI pAse koNa che? " munI-rAjA A purUSa hamezA duHkhathI pIDIta thavAne lIdhe saMsAramAM virakta thaI, hAlamAM gRhastha dharmane svIkAra karI amArI pAse rahelo che. tyAre rAjAe vicAra karyo ke, A kadarUpa purUSa ApaNA janAnakhAnAnA rakSaNa vAte ThIka paDaze. kAraNa ke e kurUpa, zrAvaka, dharmapara zraddhA rAkhanAra, nivRtta, pApathI DaranAra, hovAne lIdhe kaI paNa kAyara vicAra karIne ja karaze. evo manamAM vicAra karI ane munIne AdarathI vaMdana karI rAjAe guNarAjane moTA mAthI kahyuM. rAjA-he guNarAja, tAre mAre dharma hAlamAM sarakhoja che, jyAM sudhI sarva vAtothI virakata thavAnI tArI IcchA na hoya, tyAM sudhI gRhastha dharmamAM, chokarA pramANe janAnakhAnAnI aMdara rahe. - moTA AgrahathI rAjAnuM bolavuM kabula karI tenA aMtaHpuramAM kula striyonA rakSaNa sArU te rahyo. rAjAnI stri guNarAjanA parama zrAvakatvAdi guNothI manamAM saMtuSTa thaI tenA para prItI karavA lAgI. purUSa maMDaLI, ajANuM tarUNa striya, agara kaI pAkhaMDI strIne aMtaHpuramAM pesatA haMmezAM aTakAva karatuM hatuM, rAja stri nA rahasyanuM, ane paraspara snehanuM teNe rakSaNa karyuM hatuM, temanA vAsagRhanAM bAraNuM te vAraMvAra vAzI letA hatA. nakAmI vAte temane besavA deto nahi, ane sArA caritra pite kahete, ane te rAja strIyone bAraNAmAM paNa ubhI rahevA deto nahote. vagere kAmo te moTA prayatnothI karatA hovAne lIdhe, rAja striyone te P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 183 hitakara thaI paDaze. tyAre rAjAnA hukamathI, snAna, bhajana piSAka, vastra, le vagerethI dAsI hamezA zuzruSA karatI hatI te rAjAne ghaNI strI hatI, temAMthI keTalIka mAnItI ane keTalIka aNamAnIti hatI. je rAjAnI aNagamatI strI hatI, te kAma jvarathI vyAkuLa thatI, kAraNa seMkaDo varSomAM paNa temane rAja saMbhoga maLatuM nahi. purUSa prAptI sArU taraphaDIyA mAranAra te strInA manamAM, e purUSanA svarUpa agara kurUpane bheda bIlakula rahyA nahotA. rAjAnI vijayA nAmanI eka aNagamatI strI hatI. te kurUpa guNarAja para paNa atyaMta Asakta thaI te tenA bhajana vagere upacAra vizeSa rIte karatI paraMtu guNarAjanA manamAM keIpaNa prakAranI zaMkA na AvatAM, te A upacAre maherabAnI dAkhala kare che ema mAnate hate. bIje divase zarIrane sArU nathI e Dhaga karI te strIe tene kahyuM, guNarAja, Aja huM mAreja ghera suI jaIza. guNarAje tenuM kahevuM maMjura rAkhyuM ane bAkInI strIne hameza nA niyama pramANe ekavAsa gRhamAM rAkhI, bAraNA vAzI te sAvadha rahyA. rAjA kacerI barakhAsta karI, pitAnI skrinuM caritra jANavAnA hetuthI, ane guNarAjanA guNa nI parikSA karavA sArU gupta veza dhAraNa karI rAtrInA vakhate vizeSe karIne janAnakhAnAnI aMdara pharato hato. pharatA pharatA rAjA vijayAnA mahelamAM AvyuM tyAM te palaMga para kAmathI vyAkuLa thaI paDelI jovAmAM AvI. pachI pitAnuM zarIra na jaNAvA detA, tyAM ja stabdha ubhuM rahI vicAra karavA lAgyuM ke, Aje A ahiM kema sutI che? vAsagRhamAM kema gaI nathI? ANI tarapha te kAmathI gAMDI thaI kukalapanA mananI aMdara dhAraNa karI, pitAnI dAsIne mokalI guNarAjane potAnA baMgalAnI aMdara belA. te guNarAjane tenI tabiyata sArI nathI ema samajI kAMI paNa zaMkA na letAM, bAraNAne baMdobasta karI tarata vijayAnA mahelamAM gayA namana karI ane cheTe bethI te be, svAmini zo hukama che te pharamAve. mane zA sArU bolAvyo che? tyAre tIvra kAma vikArathI vyAkuLa thaelI te strI zarIra vAMkuM cukuM karI, ane ghaNA lAMbo zvAsa nAkhI guNarAje kaI paNa divasa manamA ANela nahi, svapnAmAM paNa sAMbhaLela nahi evA sajajanone lajajA utpanna karanAra bhASaNe belI. tyAre te vizudhdhacitta guNarAja akAla vajI pAta pramANe tenAM bhASaNo sAMbhaLI bolyA. "he svAmini, tArA zariramAM vadhAre vikAra thavAne lIdhe be sAvadha thaI tuM AvA bhASaNa bole che, agara aMdara prasaranAra tIvra javaranA vegathI tAruM AvuM aNadhAryuM, duSTa svarUpa bahAra paDayuM che. - vijayA-vyAdhIthI bezuddha thaI huM babaDatI nathI, paNa zuddhimAM rahIne ja boluM chuM, ane A vakhate tArA saMganI IcchA rAkhuM chuM. guNarAja- svAmini, tAruM phakta bhASaNa sAMbhaLIne ja mane mahArUHkha thAya che, pachI kRtya karavAnI vAta kayAM kare che? A jagamAM kulIna pura be prakAranA akRtye prANa javAno vakhata Ave te paNa karatA nathI, eka paradravyane apahAra, ane bIjuM parastrI AliMgana. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ mane pApa puNya samajAya che, vivekathI mArI najara nirmaLa thaelI che, te kSaNaka sukhanI AzAthI nakamAM zA vAste paDuM? he niMdya strI je arthe mArI sAthe tane bhagavAsanA utpanna thaI, te arthe e kama paNa sAdhune atyaMta siMgha che. he devI, thoDA vata sArU gurUe mane je abhigraha Ape che tene bhaMga huM samajato chatAM zI rIte karUM? sadharmI lokapriya hovAne lIdhe, je rAjAe mArApara vizvAsa rAkhyo, tene huM kevI rIte phasAvuM? eka vakhata tamane mAtuzrI kahyA pachI tamAre upaga kevI rIte lauM? he rAzi ! tuM kulIna rAjAnI strI chatAM, Ama belatAM tArI jIbha kema aTaktI nathI? ( A pramANe tenA nirdaya bhASaNe sAMbhaLI vijayAdevInI mukhachAyA kALI paDI (moDhApara kALAza dekhAvA lAgI) ane te duSTa vacane bolavA lAgI. are duSTa, kUra cittavALA, jema jema huM tArI prArthanA karuM chuM, tema tema tuM aniSTa bhASaNe ja bole che, tene jIvavAne kaMTALe AvyuM che kema? je tuM mArUM kahyuM nahi mAne te tArI vAto ughADI karI te kharAba kRtya karanAra che ema TharAvI tane marAvI nAkhIza. - guNarAja-he svAmini, huM mareleja chuM. have pharI jIvIne zuM karavuM che? prANa tyAga thaze te paNa mArUM zIla (dharma) huM nizcaye karIne pALIza. * rANI-tane be divasanI mudata ApuM chuM. yogya zuM karavuM eno vicAra karI, pharI mane AvIne kaheje. pachI guNarAja tarataja vijayAnA mahelamAMthI nIkaLI, pitAnA janAnakhAnAnAmAM AvI e bAbatane vicAra karavA lAgyo. ANI tarapha rAjazreTe te sarva thaelI hakIkta joI vijayAdevIpara gusase thaye ane guNarAjapara khuza thaye. rAjA tarata vijayAnA mahelamAMthI ciMtAthI saMtapta thaI guNarAja pAse AvyuM, tenI pAse bezI rAjA puchavA lAge, "are, guNarAja tuM ahiM udAsa kema bezI rahyA che?" guNarAja-(namaskAra karIne) rAjA, mane mArI bAbatamAM dilagIra thavAnuM kAraNa nathI. mane dIlagIra thavAnuM kAraNa phakata tArI bAbatamAM che, te eja ke tuM ekaja strI para Asakata thai bAkInI mAhArANayane Adara karatuM nathI, he rAjA strI sati agara asati thAya che, te upabheganAja kAraNathIja thAya che. bAkI muLathI A strI tarapha deSa saMbhava kAMIja nathI. pitAnA pati sukha temane maLe nahi, eTale teo parapurUSanI IcchA kare che. patinI aNagamatI strI baMne lekone nAza kare che, potAnA baMne kULone DAgha lagADe che, ane potAnuM citta bagADe che. to he. rAja tane huM hAtha joDIne prArthanA karuM chuM ke, AjathI sava tArI rANIne vArI bAMdhI Apa. - rAjA-pUrve te mane kaI vakhata paNa upadeza karyo nathI, ane hAlamAM tuM dilagIra chatAM paNa mane kema baMdha Ape che. te he guNazreSTha guNarAja, tane kAMI P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 185 paNa rAja strImAM deSa jaNAI AvyuM ke zuM? kharI hakIkata kahe. athavA pUchavAnI jarUra nathI. Aje vijayA e tane prathama zAmathI ane pachIthI daMDanI bIke dekhADI je kAMI kahyuM, te mane pratyakSa samajAeluM che. he guNarAja kulIna, dhArmika kArya bharU, ane svAmi bhakitavAna e purUSa jagamAM tArA je kaI nathI. guNarAja-rAjA, tArI caraNa kRpAthI A sarva guNe mArAmAM AvyA che, kAraNa prathama mArAmAM emanuM kAMIja nahotuM he rAjA, Aja tane rANInI hakIkata jaNAI che, te have tuM tenuM zuM karavAno te mane kahe. rAjA-eka atizaya UMDo khADo khodI, tenI aMdara tene nAkhI dauM chuM. pachI guNarAja kAnapara hAtha daI belyo ke "nahi, nahi, hara, hara, rAjA tuM AvuM bolIza paNa nahi. rAjA, tAre pitAne ja nigraha karavAne cheDI daI tene zA vAste? teja tene choDI mATe A tenAthI deSa thayo. he, nRpati vAstavIka A rANIne paNa deSa nathI. kAraNa moTA purUSonI buddhi paNa kAmathI bhraSTa thAya che. pitAnI chokarIne upabhoga levAne taiyAra thayA. he narezvara, bIjAnI vAte rahevA de paNa devarAjAe (IMdra) gAtama rUSInI strI sAthe je kAMI karyuM, te kahevAnI jarUra nathI. jayAM AvA moTA moTAo paNa kAmathI aMdha bane che, te pachI aba. lA janane zo aparAdha ? miSTAnna bhakSaNa karanArane miSTa anna maLe nahi, eTale je te kSudhAtura thaI, kujananI paNa atizaya IcchA kare che, teja pramANe phakakaDa, rUpavAna evo tuM tene maLe nahi, eTale te kAmAtura thaI amArA jevA narAdhamanI paNa IcchA kare te Apa prabhu che, mATe manamAM dayA lAvI mArA vacanathI e vijayAne eka aparAdha mApha karo. e pramANe belI guNarAja rAjAne page paDe. rAjAe paNa tenuM bhASaNa supariNAmI che ema manamAM jANyuM rAjA-guNarAja, tAruM sarva kahevuM mane kabula che. jANe tatvArtha viSayamAM tuM paMDita che, e pramANe te mane satya vAta kahI che. ema bolI priyA vijayAdevI upara gusse kADhI nAkhI kharI vAta samajAyAthI guNarAjanA kahevA parathI tenI viSe dayA karI tenA mahelamAM gaye, ane jANe pUrve banelI hakIkata tene khabara ja nathI evI rItathI tenI sAthe bhoga bhogavavA lAgyo. te divasathI bIjI paNa je aNagamatI rANIo hatI, temane bhUpatie anukamavAra divaso mukarara karI ApyA. AvI rIte guNarAja paNa janadharmanA prabhAvathI, rAjA amAtya, parivAra ane nagaranA lokone priya thaI paDe, pachI kaI eka vakhate, rAjA aneka nATakanA ane gAyanenA rasamAM nimagna thaI sabhAmAM beThA hatA, eTalAmAM guNonA peTe thaelI devAMganA sarakhI svarUpavAna evI jayasuMdarI nAmanI rAjakanyA tyAM AvI. A kanyA kone ApavI e rAjAnA: 24 P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ manamAM vicAra cAlI rahI hate eTalAmAM, te pitAnA page lAgI tenI pAse AvIne beThI. bhUpati putrisaha ghaDIvAra sabhAmAM bezI, pachI tenA vara saMbaMdhI vicAra karavAnA hetuthI tyAMthI uThI putrinI mAtozrInA mahelamAM gayo. sukhazayA para bezI rAjA putrane pUchavA lAgya, putri tane kaye vara pasaMda che e kahe? pitAnA A bhASaNa sAMbhaLI, zaramAI jaI teNe nIcuM joyuM. ane pote bhUmi para nakhathI khetaravA lAgI pachI lajajAthI maMda thaelI putrine joI, putrinA lagna badala guNazrIe rAjAne uttara Apyo. guNazrI-svAmina, zuM bolavuM ene vicAra manamAM AvyuM hoya, te paNa kuLavAna putri pitAnA vaDIlenI pAse kahevAne zaramAya che. mATe he rAjendra, svayaMvaramAM potAnI IcchAnusAra, pitAne anukULane te varaze. "ThIka che " ema kahI guNazrInuM sarva bolavuM rAjAe kabula rAkhyuM. ane ghaNuM rAjAone bolAvI svayaMvara karyo. rUpa, yavana, lAvaNya ane kaLAnA bhaMDAra evA rAjAe ekatra thayA, to paNa tenA manamAM koIpaNu Avyo nahi. te rAjakumAre tenA manamAM nApasaMda paDayAthI yazavardhananI niMdA karatA piotapotAnI jagA para besI gayA. pachI rAjAe pitAnI strI guNazrIne kahyuM, "je, jayasuMdarIe rAjyanI aMdara mArI be AbarU karI. rUpavijJAnazALI A rAjasamudAyamAM, putrine varavA lAyaka eka paNa nahote kema ? " pharI pharI bIjA ghaNuM rAjakumArone bolAvI, temano meLApa karAvI Ape, to paNa te chokarI keine varI nahi. pachI putri viSe rAjAne prema ghaTatA jaI ane dedhAveza utpanna thaI, teNe manamAM evo vicAra karyo ke, A pRthvI para je kaI meTA nara zreSTha che te sarva A duSTa putri sArU svayaMvaramAM ANyA. have e koNa purUSa pahelo che ke jene A putrine ApavI? hA samaje, govALIyAo, janAnakhAnAnA rakSaka, cAkara vagere rahelA che, temane kharekhara mArA mAthApara besADavAnA bAkI che, A dubuddhi putrie, tenA kharAba vartanathI mane kalaMka lagADayuM che. athavA pitAnA parAkrama, saMpatti ItyAdi krodhathI patrinA mana pramANe je kAMI karavAnuM hatuM te karyuM. to have Ane Rtu prApta thaye nathI, tyAM sudhImAM tene patiyukata karI nAkhavI. AzA bhaMga vagerethI je duHkha mane ApyuM che, teja pramANe huM tene ApIza. kanyAnA rUpamAM A keI mane keI DAkaNa maLelI che, te tene anukULa vAto kAmanI nathI. pratikuLa vAtethI ja tene manabhaMga kare joIe pharI bIje eka divase putri mAnI sAthe mahelamAM beThI hatI tyAM rAjAe kahyuM. - "he putri tArA mananI aMdara zuM che te tuM mane ekAMtamAM kahe. A ATalA rAjAomAM tane koIpaNa pasaMda paDaye nahi ? tyAre mAbApanA puSkaLa kahevAthI, manamAM duHkhIta thaI AvelA rAjAnI niMdA karI; pitAnA aMtaHkaraNanI vAta te. NInA mAtozrI mAraphate kahevA lAgI. A svayaMvaramAM je rAjAo AvyA hatA te sarva ghaNI strI viSe Asakata hoI, temAMthI eka paNa eka patnI-vrata pALanAra naheAte. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 187. rAjA---je ema hoya te A pRthvI para evo kaI nathI ke je pitAnI ja patni sAthe ekAgra cittathI hoya. ahiM te eka guNarAja che, te je AvA guNo hoya to te ekAgra citta guNarAja vere tane kharekhara paraNAvavI joIe. pachI rAjAe, ja, cAlatI thA, ema krodhathI bolIne vijayasuMdarIne vegathI mahelamAMthI ravAnA karI. pachI guNarAjane bolAvI rAjAe tene kahyuM, guNarAja, tuM mArI putra sAthe paraNavAnuM kabula kara. bIjutIjuM kAMI belIza nahi, tane mArA sama che, tArA puNya yogathI ja tenA manamAM preraNuM thaI te tArA tarapha AvI che. guNarAjathI te rAjAnI AjJA ane soganane bhaMga thaye nahi, mATe te rAjAnI pachavADe AvI gupacupa ubho rahyo. pachI rAjAe lagnanA sAmAna vagerenI uttama taiyArI karAvyA pachI, sumuhurta upara snAna karAvavA vAste guNarAjane leke jevA lAgyA, te mahAmati guNarAja (lagna bAbata) udvigna thaI keIne kAMI na kahetAM, ane kAMI paNa na jaNAvatAM purvAbhimukha karI ekadama alopa thaI gayo. rAjAe jaladI svAro vagerene mokalI, tene teDI lAvI, tenI sAthe kanyA jayasuMdarInuM lagna karI dIdhuM. jayasuMdarIe pUchyuM. " guNarAja tame kema nAzI gayA? ane dilagIra kema hatA? tAre mAre A yaMga bhavitavyatAeja karI Apyo che. manamAM huM eka vicAra rAkhuM chuM, tame vaLI bIjo rAkho che, chevaTe vidhie je nirmANa karyuM che, te ja thAya che. paraMtu te have nizcita thaeluM che, te pUrvAIta karmanuM A phaLa jema ApaNane prApta thayuM che, te pramANe ApaNuM bane tene bhegavIzuM. AvAM vacana nothI guNarAjanI teNe evI samajaNa karI ke, tenA viSe ekAgra citta thaI te kahe te pramANe guNarAja karavA taiyAra thayA. tenuM paramArtha para bhASaNa sAMbhaLI, rAjAne reza paNa ekadama nAza pAmyA. rAjA paramArthane ja vicAra karavA lAgyo ke guNarAja sAthe mArI putrine paraNAvavAnI mArI je buddhi thaI te kharekhara tenA apUrva karmathI ja thaI. rAjAnuM citta pAchuM ThekANA para AvyuM, ane putrinA prema parathI pitAnA jamAI guNarAjane aDadha rAjya ApyuM. pachI guNarAje tenI sAthe ghaNA prakAranA upabhega bhagavyA, ane maMDalezvara thaI te pRthvI para atyaMta prakhyAta thayo. he vIrasena, A pramANe teNe jayasuMdarI sAthe anurakta thaI pacAsa varSo gALyAM. pachI kaI eka vakhate te banane mahelanI bArImAM beThA hatAM, tevAmAM devagathI te bannenA para vIjaLI paDI te banne maraNa pAmyAM, ane sItAnA uttara kInArA5ra jabuvRkSanI pUrve bAju para strI purUSa thaIne rahyA. te deva pramANe pati, patni vina dazAmAM, prApta thayA pachI kalpavRkSa janya mahAsukho bhegavavA lAgyA. tenA zarIranuM baMdhAraNa evuM hatuM ke te traNa maila uMce, ane traNa traNa divase AhAra karatA, evI rIte te janmamAM temanuM AyuSya traNa palya pramANa hatuM. pitAnuM AyuSya pUruM thayA pachI te bane ekadama marI jaI caMdrAnana nAmanA vimAnamAM bezI devasamAjamAM devadaMpatI thaIne rahyA. tyAM ekamekapara atyaMta prIti rAkhI P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 188 be palya pramANa AyuSya purUM karyuM. e pramANe tyAM AyuSya purUM karyA pachI te bane svargamAMthI nIce paDayA. guNarAjane jIva bharatakhaMDamAM ja budvIpanA dakSiNArdha bhAgamAM saMpattIthI vizALa evI vizAlanAmaka nagarImAM, puSkaLa dhana dolatathI paripUrNa evA dhanadeva zeThane ghera tenI sahadharmiNI yazadevIne peTe avataryo. garbha : rahyA pachI tene caMdranA svane paDavA lAgyA, ane sarvane abhaya ApavuM evI IcchAo thavA lAgI, pachI te zeThANIe yogya vakhate sulakSaNa putrane janma ApyuM. pachI zeThe moTA moTA dAna dharma karI, ghaNI strIne nAca vagere karAvI AnaMdathI, tenA janma divasane utsava karyo. garbha rahyA divasathI te prasava thatA sudhInA vakhatanA ciheA uparathI, ane zeThANIne je na paDatA hatA te uparathI tene anusarIne zeThe putranuM nAma abhayacaMdra ema rAkhyuM. pUrva puNyanA jorathI tenA zarIranuM teja divase divase vadhavA lAgyuM, ane te kumAra kaLA vagerene a bhyAsa kare, evA vayane prApta thayo. zukala pakSanA caMdra pramANe tenI aMgakAMtIne vistAra divase divase vadhavA lAgyA, ane dararoja navIna navIna kaLAo grahaNa karI sarva kaLAmAM paripUrNa thaye. tenA aMge, prasaMzA rahita dAna, kSamA yukta parAkrama ane tArUNyamAM tenuM seMdarya parastrIyone mehamAM pADanAra, evA guNo hatA. bhAgya saubhAgyazALI te abhayacaMdra saMsAra samudra asAra chatAM, tene saMsAra banAvyuM hatuM. AvI rIte, trilekanI aMdara AzcaryabhUta e rUpa sAbhAgya saM. pattine eka namune, ane je sarva lokonI IcchA karavAvALe, evA te abhayacaM. dranA keTalAka divasa nIkaLI gayA. eka divase te vaNika putra, potAnA barobarIA sAthe bahAra bAgamAM pharavA vAste gaye, ane tyAM judI judI aneka ramata ramavA lAge. ANuM tarapha jayasuMdarIne jIva svargamAMthI nIkaLI te jayazrI nAmathI guNa caMdranI putri thaI tyAMja ramavAne vAste AvI. ramatAM ramatAM te jayazrIe te svarUpavAna vaNikaputra abhayacaMdrane prayatnathI velanI vacamAMthI premapUrvaka joye. tenI aMgakAMti, manaharaveSa, khubIdAra ramate, vagerene jayazrI jema jema jevA lAgI tema tema gAMDI thaI gayA pramANe stabdha thaI ane sarva zarIra akaDAI gayA pramANe thaI gaI. pachI tene sakhiye kahevA lAgI, "sakhi A kaI paNa deva zApa zreSTa thaI pRthvI para paDelo che, agara vidyAdhara vidyA bhraSTa thaI paDe che." te catura sakhiyone potAnA abhayacaMdra taraphanA premanI vAta khabara na paDe teTalA vAste jayazrI AkAra (mukhAdicaryA) ceravA lAgI. sakhi thaMDa pavanane lIdhe mArA zarIra para romAMca ubhA thayA che, ane kulenI dhULathI, mArI AMkhone trAsa thaI temAMthI pANI nIkaLe che te juo. A pramANe te rAjakanyA pitAnI sakhiyo sAthe bole che, eTalAmAM abhayacaMdra premapUrvaka najarathI tenA tarapha joyuM. te paNa tenA para e ja Azaka thayela hatuM, te joI tenA mitro atizaya gabharAyA, ane ghaNI yukti prayuktithI tene tenA ghera laI AvyA. pachI te mitra P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 189 mAMnA eke, te jayazrI ane vaNika putra e be vacce thaelI bInA tenA bApane kahI. pitAe paNa abhayacaMdrane ghaDIvAra ekAMta sthaLamAM laI jaI premathI ane bahu mAnathI bodha karyo ke, "putra, purUSe hamezA, potAnI jAta pramANe Aca. raNa rAkhavuM, potAnA kuLanI maryAdA cheDayAthI ahiM tathA paralokamAM duHkha thAya che. , "vANiyAnI te vizeSe karIne evIja vartaNuka hovI joie ke jenA AcaraNe yuvAvasthAmAM paNa vRddhAvasthA pramANe hovA joIe. ghaNe paiso hoya te paNa daridratA, svAmitva pada hoya te paNa dAsyatva, ane svarUpavAna hoya te paNa kadarUpi, evI temanI buddhi hovI joIe." "pitAnI strI sAthe saMbhoga te paNa niyamIta, kAryakAraNa zAMtatva, eja emane veSa, sarva sAthe prIti, ane bhASaNo." vaLI putra, "pRthvi para vANiyAno sarva ThekANe praveza hovo joIe, tene joyA barAbara goLanA gAMgaDA pramANe vizvAsa utpanna thavo joIe." he putra, "kaI paNa kAraNathI rAja virUddha kAma karIe te, durjanane hAtha chidra lAgI, tenA vaDe temane aMdara pesavAne saMbhava hoya che. " - A jagamAM durjana hamezAM, purUSane nirdoSa hoya te paNa tenA para deSa sthApita kare che, ane kharekharo deSa najare paDayA pachI, te temane moTo AnaMda thAya che. rAjakanyAne abhilASa karavAmAM paNa, svajAti virUddha, svadharma virUddha, ane rAja virUddha, e traNa de ughADA sthApita thAya che. zivAya, dravyano nAza, duSTane AnaMda, apayaza, parAbhava, svajanone tathA pitAne duHkha, ane kukarmovaDe adharma." abhayacaMdra-Apa AvI tasadI zAvAte le che? huM tevA karmo kaI divasa karavAno nathI. jenA vaDe manuSyane lAja, athavA jethI tamArI be AbarU thAya tevA akRtya, huM prANa jatAM paNa kaI divasa karIza nahi. he suputra, zAbAsa, zAbAsa, ema bolI teNe tenA mastaka para hAtha muka, ane kahyuM, "putra, te sArA kRtya karyo eTale tane koNa bolanAra che?" pachI zayanagRhamAM jaIne vANika putra atyaMta dilagIra tathA zaramiMdo thaI vicAra karavA lAgyo. - pitAjIne mArA aparAdhanI zI rIte khabara paDI? ane mArI apakIrti sAMbhaLI haju sudhI huM paNa aMhi ja rahe chuM. lokomAM jenA guNonI tulanA thAya che te purUSane anahada sukha thAya che, paraMtu jenA aparAdho ughADA paDe che, tene maraNa Ave che, paradezamAM nAzI javuM paDe che. A mArI moTI apakIrti (kharI agara khoTI) mArAthI saMbhaLAI zakAze nahi, mATe aMhi bIlakula rahevuM na joIe e vicAra karI thoDI rAtre bAkI rahe, pitAnA mitrone paNa na jaNAvatAM te vaNikaputra phakta be vastro sAthe bahAra P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 196. paDa ane pitAnI AbarU meLavI. nAma prakhyAta karavAnA hetuthI, samudra uparanA vepArio sAthe uttara kinArA para zrI vardhanapuramAM game tyAM vedamArga sarva lokomAM pitAnuM svarUpa pragaTa karI, nagaranA lokonI AMkhomAM AnaMda utpanna karI tema nAmAM rahyo. tyAM sudhAthI atizaya vyAkuLa thavAthI, eka kadaInI dukAnamAM jaI nAnA prakAranA khAvAnA padArtha taiyAra karAvyA. te vaNika putra gurU ane devane namaskAra karI jamavA vAte besavAne eTalAmAM, tapathI jenuM sarva zarIra desAI gayuM che, ane je zAMtirUpa amRtane sAgara che e aridamana nAmane eka munizreSTa, mahinA sudhI karelA apavAsa vRtanA pAraNA karavAnA hetuthI pharato pharato tyAM AvyA. tyAre udAra citta evA te munirAjane joIne, vaNika putranA aMgapara romAMca ubhAM thayAM ane vicAra karavA lAgyo ke, ghaNuM duHkha vistArathI vyApta evA A calAcala saMsAramAM mane dAna karavAne vArate, sapAtra malyAthI huM pitAne dhanya samajuM chuM, navuM tAjuM taiyAra kareluM atyaMta zuddha evuM A anna ApavAne yogya che, ane mArI zraddhA adhikAdhika vadhatI jaI, te ApavA vAte mArU mana taiyAra thayuM che. vagere bhAvanA zuddha pariNAmethI yukta thaI pAtra taiyAra karI te sarva anna vaNakaputre munIne arpaNa karyuM. te niHspRhA ntaHkaraNa munIe ApanAranA puNyane vina na Ave ane anna zuddha che ema jANI te lIdhuM. munIzvarane dAna ApI, abhayacaMdra paNa tenA caraNakamaLa dhuLathI pitAnA kapALane pradeza malIna karI tene namaskAra karyo. te tapasvI gayA pachI devavA vAgavA lAgyA ane sugaMdhadakathI mizra evI puSpa vRSTi thaI. te pachI devoe harSathI, satpAtre dAna ApyAMnA prabhAvathI maNi ratna suvarNanI vRSTi karI. te maNi ratna suvarNa sarva eka jagAe bheguM karI, vipattImAM paDelA sarva lekane sAdhAraNa banAvI dIdhA (tene lAbha sarvane Apyo) pachI te pitAnA puNyavaDe nAnA prakAranA lokenA saMbaMdhamAM rahI, vepArIo sAthe aneka prakArane vepAra zarU karyo. ANuM tarapha je rAtre te potAnA gharamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gaye, te rAtrInI savAre putra keI paNa ThekANe na dekhAyAthI mAbApa zeka karavA lAgyA. hAya hAya ! vansa abhayacaMdra caMdrakumuda samUhane choDIne jAya, te pramANe amane zekamAM nAkhI ane AMkha mIcAvAne prasaMga lAvI kayAM nIkaLI gayo? vigere vilApa karI te vAraMvAra mUccha pAmavA lAgyA, ane pitAnA duHkhathiI. nagarIne paNa duHkhI karI nAkhI pachI guNacaMdra rAjAe te hakikata loke pAsethI sAMbhaLI tyAre te paNa potAnI strIsaha tenA duHkhathI duHkhI thayo. kanyAnA aMtaHpuramAM jayazrI hatI, te paNa vaNika putra nIkaLI gayAnA samAcAra jANI ekadama mUcha AvI pRthvi para paDI tyAre sakhiyAe thaDe pavana nAkhI ane caMdana vagere lagADI ghaNI mahenate tene sAvadhakarI; te paNa te pharI pharIthI mUcchi ta thavA lAgI. pachI sakhiyAe aneka yukti prayuktIthI tene sAvadha karI, ame tene tapAsa karAvIe chIe ema kahyuM. e pramANe prathama jayazrIne kahI sAvadha thayA pachI tene ghaNuM prakArano bedha karyo. .. - P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 191. - jayazrI-amastA mane zuM zIkhave che, eja mAro pati che, kAM teNe mArA zarIranI IcchA rAkhavI, nahi te Agnie rAkhavI. e tene pAke nizcaya joI. guNacaMdra rAjA putrinA duHkhavaDe hamezAM sarva ThekANe vaNika putrane zodha karavA lAgyo. ghaNA divasa pachI guNacaMdra rAjAne tene pate maLe, tyAre teNe pitAne eka mANasa tenA tarapha mekalyo tenI sAthe dhanadeva zeThe paNa pitAnA eka manuSyane mokalyo te bane e ghaNA prakAre abhayacaMdrane samajAvyo paNa teNe AvavAnuM kabula kayuM nahi. game tevo javAba ApI te bannene pAchA mokalI dIdhA, ane pite ghaNuM vahANe taiyAra karavA. musApharInA sAdhano sAthe, kharIda karele mAla bharI, pUjya pUjA karI, pitAnI maMDaLI saha kaTAhadvipamAM javAnA udezathI te vaNika putra vahANa para caDha, ane jaLamArge cAlyo. pavana anukULa hovAne lIdhe te jaladI samudrane raste kApI kaTAdvipanA kAMThe pitAnA mANase saha utaryo sarva mAla utArI rAjAnI mulAkAta leI, pachI te vepArIne nAyaka tyAM vepAra karavA lAgyo. pitAnI IcchA pramANe paise na maLavAthI manamAM udAsa thaI, te nAkApati ghaNI vakhata sudhI ciMtA samudramAM nimagna thaI rahyA. vaNika putra abhayacaMdrane AvI sthitImAM joI kAmakAja karavA sArUM gharamAM rAkhelA somadeve kahyuM; "he svAmI na koI adhIrA mANasa pramANe vacamAMja tuM A vicAra kema kare che! dharyavAna purUSane A eka vepAra smRddhidAyaka thAya che. A jagamAM devarUpa vAyunA yoge karI vyApArarUpa vahANethI dAridra samudrane purUSa pAra tare che. ame kahIe chIe eve vepAra te sAhasathIja siddha thAya che, ke jenA vaDe karI lamI. dAsa pramANe tvarita pitAnA tAbAmAM varte che. mahArAja, anaMta ratnathI saMpUrNa evA ratnazikha nAmanA dvipamAMthI ratnothI bhareluM eka vahANa Ajaja nivi ne AvI pahocyuM che tyAre abhayacaMdra bole ema che? te have tyAM jaI, te taraphathI AvelAne te bAbatanI sarva bAtamI pUchI levI" tyAM jaI teNe te ratnathI bharela vahANa joyuM, tyAre temAMnA ratnonI kAMtithI AkAzamAM lAkho Idra dhanuSya nirmANa thaelA dIThA. teNe te vepArIone puchayAthI vepArIoe te beTanI sarva mAhitI ApI, tyAM pRthvI para paDelA aneka ratna jaDe che. te sarva beTa kura pazuothI bharelo che. tyAM ratna rAtrInA uttarArdhamAM vaNI levA paDe che. te beTa pUrva samudranI vacamAM che, dakSiNa dizA taraphathI jaI bAra mahine mANasa te beTamAM pahoMce che. . abhayacaMdra-have jaladI musApharInA sAmAna saha vahANe taiyAra kare, ratna zikhara nAme dvipamAM javAne mAre nizcaya thayo che. jaLa mArgamAM lAganAra sarva sAmAna uttama rIte taiyAra karI te vahANamAM bharyo. ane pitAnA mANasone paNa jaladI vahANa para caDhAvI dIdhA. te vaNika putra eka varSa pachI beTanA mukha pAse pahoMcyo, prathama teNe potAnA sarva parivArane vahANa parathI nIce utAryA. ane pachI pite utarI temanI pachavADe doDate javA lAgyo, eTalAmAM teNe pitAnA lokone P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 192 samudAya pAcho pharato dIke. tamane ze bhaya utpanna thaye? are tame Ama kema doDe che? ema pUchavAthI te loko vaNika putrane kahevA lAgyA. ahi bhaya koI paNa prakArano nathI paraMtu sUryanA prakhara kiraNothI mAhe rane prajavalita thaI tapI gayA che, te tApa amArAthI sahuna thato nathI. he svAmina, tame ahiM ja raho, kAraNa AgaLanA bhAgamAM udaya pAmelA aneka sUryo pramANe ghaNuM ratnanuM atyaMta duHsaha teja che. . * abhayacaMdra-are kharI vAta che mane prathamaja lokoe kahyuM hatuM ke rAvinA uttarArdhamAM ratno vaNI levA paDe che. pharIthI harSathI be ke, je deva anukuLa haze te mArA kuLamAM daridratA keIpaNa vakhata rahevAnI nathI. ' te sarva loke ratnanA tejanA javALAthI dajhAI gayAthI, samudranA pANImAM DubakI mArI vahANa para caDhI beThA. te divasa gayo ane rAtrine prathama bhAga paNa nIkaLI gayA tyAre te vaDANane mAlika vaNika putra parivAra saha nIce utarI beTamAM pharavA lAgyo. AvI rIte abhayacaMdra vANiyo tyAM ratna parikSaka purUSane sAthe rAkhI, tenI pAsethI dareka divase, nAnA prakAranA ratna ekaThA karAvavA lAgyo. A neka prakAranA ratnothI vahANa bharAyA pachI, teNe svadezamAM javAnI taiyArI karI. je rAtrie vahANa bharavAnA hatA, te rAtre kSetrAdhipatinI pUjA karavA sArUM pite nIce utaryo. kAraNa tyAMne e rIvAja hatuM ke, ekalA vahANanA mAlike apavAsa karI, nIce utarI teNe kSetra devatAnI prathama pUjA karavI joIe. vahANane mAlIka devatAnI pUjA karI Ave nahi, tyAM sUdhImAM bIjA koI paNa vepArIe kInArApara paga mUkavo nahi. A hetuthI abhayacaMdra paNa jarA AgaLa gayo, ane tyAM kSetra devatAnI pUjA karyA pachI, eka karUNa dhvani tenA kAne paDe. "he guNakara, he nAtha, he hAra saMjJa ziromaNi tuM phakata svapna pramANe dazana ApI akasamAt chAnemAne kayAM ja rahyA? harahara, tArApara prema rAkhe mATe durjanee mane ahiM ANuM, te he nAtha, kRpA kara ane mane dina abaLAne darzana Apa, he svAmIna Apane mekalyA pachI ghaDIvAramAM huM dIna thaI gaI; e ughADuM ja che ke sUrya asta thAya che eTale padhinImyAna thaI jAya che." AvI rIte nAnA prakAre kaI eka strInuM rUdana zravaNa karyAthI, tenuM citta viMdhAI jaI, paraduHkhathI duHkhI thanAra e te vaNika putra AgaLa cAlyA. tyAM AgaLaja eka sAta mALane bhavya mahela joI, temAMthI nIkaLatA vilApanA zabdo sAMbhaLatA sAMbhaLate, te AgaLa caDhavA lAgyuM. pachI sAtamA mALa upara, duHkhita thayelI ane moDhApara vastra oDhI lIdhela, evI eka strI palaMga para beThelI tenA jevAmAM AvI. - abhayacaMdra--(tene joI) tuM koNa? konI ? aMhi ekalI kema raDe che? tArI sarva hakIkata mane kahe. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 193 - strIe manamAM e vicAra karyo ke, aMhi kaI paNa purUne praveza thAya nahi, to A koI paNa rAkSasa, bhUta, agara pizAca have joIe. je A mane pApiNIne khAI nAkhaze te tenuM kalyANa thaze, eja vicAra karI te moTethI bolI, "are rAkSasa, tuM mane jaladI khAIjA. vaNikaputra-huM bhuta nathI, agara rAkSasa nathI. paraMtu manuSya chuM. (ujajainImAM rahenAra vANiyAne putra) prathama zrI vardhanapuramAM, ane pachI kaTAhadvipamAM gayo hato ane tyAM ratna vizeSa che ema jANuM Avyo chuM. huM ujajaInIno rahenAra" eTalA vAkaye sAMbhaLatAja ekadama teNe potAnA maheparanuM lugaDuM kADhayuM ane rUpa ane lAvaNyathI suMdara e vAte abhayacaMdrane je, tyAre bAla kamadinI pramANe tenuM mukha praphullita thayuM pitAnA sAMdaryathI ghaNAne jItI le evI te strIne abhayacaMdra joI, tyAre tenI AMkho AnaMdAzrI jalathI bharAI AvI Aja te guNacaMdranI kanyA jayazrI zuM? daivayogathI game tevI rIte tene meLApa aMhi thaze zuM ? athavA je rAjAnA prANathI paNa adhika priya tene A beTamAM ane samudramAM AvavAno saMbhava kayAMthI? athavA nizcaya rahita evA ghaNuM vicAre karavAmAM zo lAbha che? Ane ja pUchIe eTale te mArI zaMkAnu nivAraNa karaze "kharuM kahe Dara rAkhIza naDa" e pramANe abhayacaMdra bolyA pachI te belI, "he DAhyA manuSya huM paNa ujajayanI nagarImAMja rahenArI chuM. AgaLa ubhela manuSya teja ke ? agara tenA jevA bIje kaI che? evA harSathI ane dilagIrIthI karI te strIe mana dhAraNa karyuM. bIka dekhADIne bolavAthI paNa strI ke purUSa sAme bolavAne zaramAya che ane kuLavAna strI te parapurUSa sAthe bolatI ja nathI. ItyAdi vicArothI te dilagIra thaI pitAnI bhUkhacaryA saMtADI dIdhI. : ' . ' ' abhayacaMdra-kRzadari, Aja rAtare amArA vahANe javAnA che, te cAla, tane ujajaInI nagarImAM laI jaIzuM guNacaMdra rAjAnI kanyA jayazrI te nathI? teNe "teja hu" ema bolyA pachI vaNika putra pharIthI ba. huM dhanadeva zeThane putra chuM, mAruM nAma abhayacaMdra che. huM aMhi vepAra arthe AveluM chuM, mane tuM oLakhatI nathI ke zuM? . parasparanI barAbara nizAnI maLI nizcaya thayA pachI, te bannene e ThekANe vismayAnaMdathI ghaNA vicAre utpanna thayA pachI abhayacaMdra puchyuM ke "tAruM ahiM AvavuM kevI rIte thayuM ?" teNe uttara Ape. "ghera sutelI hatI tevAmAM vidhAdhara mane ucakI aMhi lAvyuM che. aMhi ANI potAnI vidyAvarDanirmANa karelA A mahelanI aMdara rAkhI te vidyAdhara lagnanI taiyArI karavA sArU gaelo che. te pApI vidyAdhara haraeka prayatnathI aMhi Avaze te te duSTAtmA tane ane mane banene khAsa apakAra karaze. tane phakta mAnya karavA sArUja huM rahelI chuM te mane je kAMI prApta thaeluM che te thAo, paraMtu priya durlabha evA tamane jarA paNa vina na paDavuM joIe." abhayacaMdra-bhadrA, vegathI cAla tarataja ApaNe jaLamArgathI cAlatA thaIzuM. 25 P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 194 pratyakSa kevaLa lakSamI evI te jayazrIne laIne tenA lAbhathI manamAM AnaMda dita thatuM, te meTA vahANa para caDhaye pachI eka khalAzI potAnA AyuSyane kSaya thavAthI marI gaye hatuM, tene te buddhivAna vaNika putre mahelanI pAsenI bAjue laI jaI citA para mukI bALI nAkhyA pAchA A vina na kare mATe vidyAdharanA DarathI te vidyAdharane phasAvavA sArU abhayacaMdra A prapaMca karyo. pachI teNe sarva vahANa bharyA ane anukuLa pavanathI pAchA kaTAhabeTamAM gayA. tyAMthI te zrI vardhanapuramAM jaI pahoMcyA, ane tyAM teNe svajana maMDaLI saha potAnA pitAne Avelo joyo. paraspara kuzaLa vAtanA panethI saMtoSa pAmelA te pitA putrane te vakhate ghaNo AnaMda thayo. putra--ApaNe rAjA kuzaLa che ne? zeTha-mahArAja tamArA duHkhathI duHkhI thAya che. pachI teNe jayazrInI sarva hakikata kahI. tenA vaDe zeThanA manamAM ghaNo AnaMda tha. pachI vaNika putre mAla utArI ratnanA parvata pramANe DhagalA karyA, te joI pitAne ghaNu navAI lAgI. te sarva dravya, abhayacaMdra ane jayazrIne laI te dhanadeva zeTha pitAnA nagara tarapha javA nIkaLe. kaI paNa ThekANe mukAma na karatAM, rastAmAM nirvidhanapaNathI te sarva ujajaInImAM AvI pahoMcyA. teonA AvyAnI guNacaMdra rAjAne khabara paDavAthI, te nagarajane saha vaNika putranI sAme gaye. ane tene moTA bhapakAthI nagaranI aMdara praveza karAvyo, tyAre nagaranA loko vaNika putranI stuti karavA lAgyA. vaNika ane vaNika putra baMnene rAjA pitAnA ghera laI gayo. ane kanyA jayazrIne vaNika putrane arpaNa karI belyo." .. rAjA- he abhayacaMdra kumAra, tAruM nAma anvathaka che, tuM ema samaja ke tArA puNya paripAkathI te Ane jItI che, tane tArA pitAe bodha karyo tyAre tuM Ane dUra nAkhI cAlI gaye; paraMtu tyAM paNa A kanyA, tenA nazIbAnusAra tane prApta thaI ema bolI rAjAe samUhartApara jayazrI ane vaNika putra baMnene hasta meLApa karAvI Apyo. pachI abhayacaMdra svargamAnA deva pramANe rANu sAthe, viSaya sukhane upabhegA karavA lAge. ghaNA kALa sudhI te baMne sukha jogavatA hatA, tevAmAM jayazrIe puNyanuM AcaraNa karanAra evA eka putrane janma Ape. AgaLa eka divase abhayacaMdra bAhAranA jaMgalamAM jato hato, tevAmAM vacamAM eka strInuM maDadu paDeluM tenA jevAmAM AvyuM. duHkha utpanna karanAra, ane kharAba evI te strI kaLA jeI (cehe joI) gabharAI, strI rUpanA svarUpa bAbata vicAra karavA lAgyo. AnA avayava prathama premAgni dIpaka hatA, teja A avaye have mUDhane paNa vairAgya * utpanna kare che. juvAnInA bhara joramAM hatI tyAre, viSayajananA premanA kAraNabhUta hatI; have tenA avaye sujI gayAM che eTale teja temanA virAgyanuM kAraNa thaI paDI. narkane namAvanAra evA kAmijanee A strIne aDakavuM, tenA karatAM kutrAe bhayathI A strIne aDake te sAruM, paraMtu narakane namAvanAra evA niHzaMka kAmija P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 195 nee aDakavuM sArU nathI, ANe paNa je deha sArUM pApa karyuM che, te deha ahiM rajhaLatA paDe cheane te te bIje kaI ThekANe (nImAM) gaI. jIvadehane sArU aneka pApa kare che, paraMtu pariNAme je kumitra tevo te mULathI ja asAra che. ghaDIkamAM bagaDanAra A duSTa dehanuM rakSaNa putra, bhAryA, baMdhu, mitra koI paNa karatuM nathI. mATe ghaDIvAra TakanAra A zarIranuM sukha dhama tarapha lagADI huM mArA baMne janmanuM sArthaka karIza. vagere vicAra karato karate abhayacaMdra te bAhya upavanamAM pharato hate, tevAmAM eka muni jamIna para beThelo tenA jevAmAM AvyuM. tenI pAsethI dhama zravaNa karI, putra kalatra vagerene sneha ane patnIe mane choDI moTA AdarathI tenI pAse pravajyA (sanyAsa) lIdhI. pachI tIvra tapazcaryA karI, kSINarAga ane pachI virakta thaI, maraNa pAmyuM. te pachI prANataka95mAM eka moTo deva thaIne rahyA pachI jayazrI paNa patinA viyegathI virakta ane zAMta thaI pitAnI bahena pAse pravajyA laI tapa karavA lAgI. tepaNa samAdhI gathI devaloka pAmI, teja prANutaka95mAM pUrve sneha saMbaMdhathI svargamAM teno devarUpa mitra thaIne rahI. AvI rIte te banne prANutakalpanI aMdara mitrarUpa deva zreSTa thaI vIzasAgara AyuSya AnaMdathI purUM karyuM. pachI abhayacaMdrane jIva svargamAMthI nIce paDI, Aja bharatakSetramAM lakSamInuM sthAna evI adhyA nagarImAM, siMharatha nAmanA rAjAnI bhuvanazrI nAmanI bhAryAne peTe, Idra svapna paDayA uparathI, iMdradattanA nAmathI avatIrNa thayo. pachI te rANI zubha divase zubha lakSaNathI yukta evo putra prasavI siMharatha rAjAe dAsa, dAsI, nagara leka ane mitrone AnaMda vadhAranAra evA putra janmane ullAsa karyo. eka mahinA pachI pUjya pUjA pUrvaka teNe putranuM Idradatta nAma spaSTa rIte pADayuM. ane payapAnathI rAtri divasa enuM evI rIte pAlana karyuM ke, te kalpavRkSa pramANe phaLa ApanAra thaye betera kaLAomAM praviNa thaI, ane tene paramArthanuM paNa sAruM jJAna thaI, rUpa saMpatinuM sthAna evI yavana dazAmAM AvI pahoMcyA. te pitAnA verI nRpanA manamAM ADA paththara pramANe rahI pitAnA guNothI potAnA tathA pArakA dezomAM vikhyAta thaye. ANuM tarapha jayazrIne jIva paNa devalokamAMthI nIkaLI Aja bharatakhaMDamAM rAjagRha nAmanA nagaramAM, maiDadeza bhUpatIna mahendra nAmanA mahelamAM vinayavatI rANInA peTe kanyArUpe avatIrNa thaye. te kanyAnuM nAma maheMdra lakSamI pADayuM te vanadazAmAM AvyA pachI, tenA bApe mokalela eka dUta ayodhyA nagarImAM gaye. padAre vadhI ApyA pachI, te rAjasabhAmAM peThe, ane siMharatha rAjAne namana karI be . data-tane puSkaLa prajA thaI, ane tuM ghaNI prajAne svAmI paNa che, tathApI A tArA kumAra sarakhu prajA ratna tane, pahelAM thayuM nathI ne thavAnuM paNa nathI. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 196 hi, nareMdra AkAza pramANe tuM tejasvI padArthone rahevAnuM ThekANuM che, te paNa pratApI sUrya te eka tAre putraja. zuM kahuM? ratnAkara khare, temAMthI paNa harivakSa sthaLane alaMkAra bhUta evA kaistubha maNi zivAya bIjuM uttama ratna utpanna thayuM nahi. rAjA vadhAre kahIne zuM karavuM che? tuM A IdradattanA vaDe karIne dhanya che, ane zatrune asAdhya che. mahIpati, maheMdrapALa rAjAe tArI pAse mane je kArya sArUM mekalelo che te tuM zravaNa kara. te gADabhUpatIne, vinayavatIthI thaela, rUpamAM devI pramANe, evI maheMdralakSmI nAmanI kanyA che. te kanyAe eka vakhate baMdijananA mukhamAMthI Idradatta kumAranA nirmaLa guNa samudAyane zravaNa karyA. te divasathI te tenA guNo sAMbhaLavAne ekAgraMcitta thaI, tenA manamAM Idradatta vagara bIje purUSa nathI. kAvya racanA kara vAmAM, bolavAmAM, agara citro kADhavAmAM, A tAre putra tenA manamAM marAI gaye che. bIje kaI purUSa nahi. e putrine abhiprAya sakhIyo mAta tenI mAne jaNAyAthI, teNe Idradattane te kanyA ApavA sArU rAjA pAse vinaMti karI. rAjAe paNuM kahyuM "AnuM prema che, te yogya sthaLa che. A kanyA ka95latA ka9pavRkSa para caDhA" pachI pradhAna sAthe vicAra karI svAmi gADabhUpatie kanyA ApavAnA hetuthI mane ahiM mokale che. have A upara jevI ApanI marajI. e pramANe dUte kahyA pachI siMharatha rAjA yukti pUrvaka bolavA lAgyA, + : bhAya, vidyA, sukha, duHkha, neha, lakSmI, A saMbaMdhanA manuSyanA kAmo prathama dUta mokalIne ja nakika karavAmAM Ave che. tyAre zaiDabhUpatIne saMbaMdha koNa kabula nahi kare? mAtra huM putrane tyAM mokalavAnuM nathI, tene varavA vAste kanyAe ja ahiM AvavuM joIe.' ta-pAchaLanA verabhAvane saMbhALIza nahi, sarva jagat tArA putranA bhayathI gabharAI jaI sukhathI niMdrA paNa letuM nathI. sUryane udaya thato nathI tyAM sudhI aMdhakAra vadhato jAya che, tene ekavAra udaya thayo eTale, aMdhArU paNa nathI hatuM, ane bIjo koI tejasvI paNa nathI hote. !. vagere. ghaNuM dRSTAMtethI rAjAne samajaNa pADI date sarva karyo tenI pAsethI kabUla karAvyAM pachI ghaNI mitramaMDaLIne Idradatta sAthe ApI zubha divasa joI tene lagna sArU mokalyA. pitAnA dezanI sarahada para ghaNuM sainya rAkhI, ane keTaluMka sainya sAthe laI te rAjagRha puramAM gayo. tenA AvyAnI vAta khabara paDI eTale rAjAe pitAnA nagaramAM uttama zebhA karAvI, moTA sanmAnathI varano nagarInI aMdara praveza karAvyA siharatha rAjA putra viyogathI kRza thaI duHkhathI mananI aM-* dara hamezA putranuM smaraNa karavA lAgyo putranI kuzaLatA kahenAra te taraphathI koI ja AvatuM nathI, evI pahelAnA veranA saMbaMdhanI zaMkA rAjAnA manamAM AvI tethI te dakhita thavA lAgyo AvI rIte siMharatha rAjA tadana asvastha thaI rahyA hate, eTalAmAM dhuLathI sarvAga malIna thaI gayeluM, evo vAyumitra nAmane lekhavA P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 17 haka ekA eka tyAM AvyA, ane namaskAra karI nIce beThe tyAre rAjAe tene pUchayuM. rAjA-are vAyumitra, mArA putranI kuzaLatA kahe, tuM hamaNA atizaya gabharAela ane ciMtAtura kema dekhAya che? vAyumitra-putra kuzaLa che phakta gADa bhUpatie sArU karyuM nahi he bhUpati, potAnA dezanA sarahada upara sainya mUkI, ane sAthe ceMDuM sanma laI kumAra rAjagRha puramAM paheo Idradatta kumAranA saMbaMdhamAM, je karavAnuM yogya hatuM te sarva gaDa rAjAe vidhi pramANe karyuM. pachI he rAjA, maheMdralakSmI ane zrIIdradatta emane vivAha - sumuharta para gADarAjAe moTA ThAThamAThathI karyo. vivAha kRtya ApyA pachI, pradhAne te gaDarAjAne ekAMtamAM vinaMti karI ke, "svAmina A bAhu baLavALA, svArI karanAra ane pratApI Idradatta ApaNane eka moTo zatru thayo che, ane ekaja hadamAMnA zatrunA saMbaMdhamAM AMkha ADA kAna karavA sArA nahi, A ahiM che tyAM sUdhI tamane susAdhya che, bIje ThekANe A tamArAthI sacavAze nahi, ema samajI he mahArAja, je yogya dekhAya te pramANe kara A eka bAhu baLazALI, pachI tamane jhapATAthI upADI eka chatrI pRthvI avazya bhogavaze." - rAjA-kulInane A pramANe karavuM yogya nathI. keI paNa zatru ApaNe tyAM AvyuM eTale avadhya che. te ane te duta mekalI jamAI karI belAvI lAvyA chIe tene ApaNA para vizvAsa che; e sajajana heI, tenI aMdara kaI paNa deSa jaNAye nathI, ane guNothI paNa zreSTha che he maMtri, je tenA manamAM preza jaNAI. AvatA nathI, te te upakAra karavAne yogya chatAM, tenA para ekadama apakAra zI rIte karavo? - sumati maMtrI-rAjA mArUM bolavuM sAMbhaLa rAjya kahyuM eTale tenuM pAlana karavuM, kubuddhi purUSane hamezA kaDaNaja che.. . . vezyAnA yAvana pramANe rAjya para sarvaNa AMkha (IcchA) ane sarpa yukta maMdira pramANe A sarva prakAre sabhaya che, svabhAryA pramANe AnuM hamezA prayatnathI rakSaNa karavuM joIe, vezyAnI saMgatI pramANe Ane vizvAsa karavo yogya nathI. paraMtu ApaNe hoya tenI sAthe paNa durjanatvanuM AcaraNa karavuM, sarpe DaMza karelo avayava je ke ApaNe hoya, te paNa tene kApI nAkhavAthI manuSya cirAyu thAya che te rAjA prathama te ghaNuM sAruM paNa pariNAme bahu bhayaMkara evuM A zatrukULa ene nAza karavo ja joIe. A pramANenA bhASaNathI rAjAnuM mana calita thayuM, ane kumAranA sArU aneka upAyonI rojanA karavA lAge. tyAM madanA nAmanI eka dAsI maheMdrazrInI sakhI che, tenA para sumati Azaka hovAne lIdhe te teNInI pAse ekAMtamAM sarva binA kahete hate. keIpaNa kAma je divase jevI rIte karavAnuM karyuM hoya te sumati madanA pAse kahete hate madanA paNa mitratvanA hakathI meheMdralakSamI pAse sarva vAta kahetI ane te ati pritIsaha Indradatta kumArane kahetI.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ * : kumAra paNa mULathI hoziyAra ane temAM zatrunuM duSTa AcaraNa jaNAyAthI te keIpaNa upAye zatru taraphathI phasAye nahi maheMdrazrI-svAmInuM hamaNA bahAranA upavanamAM napAsananI DAbI bAjue eka yogya Azana mAMDI mukeluM che. tenI nIce kheranA lAkaDAnA dhagadhagatA aMgArAthI bharele evo eka khADe che te he priya pati, yamanuM kevaLa mukha evA te Asana para tame besatA nahi. A pramANe kumAre sAMbhaLI lIdhuM, pachI rAjA prathamathI ja potAnA Asana para bezI, Ine sabhAmAM na bolAvatA tevI buddhithI te Asana para besADavAnA hetuthI bola jo tyAM jatAja chIMka thaI, te sAMbhaLI kumAre te Asanane tyAga karyo bIje divase dasa mArAo nImyA hatA temane paNa nAza karyo. tene bIje divase kumAranI patnI tene kahevA lAgI, "tamane mAravA sArU cekasa upAyanI yojanA karavAmAM AvI che, te svAmi AjathI pAMcamAM divase, pitA azvazALAmAM jaI viparIta zikSaNa Ape evo eka cheDe tamane besavA sArU ApanAra che te ghaDe tamane ekalAyeja araNyamAM laI jaze, ane rAjAe tyAM potAnuM sainya taiyAra karI rAkheluM haze. he priya pati, te sainyamAM jaI tame paDayA eTale tAbaDatoba evuM kare ke tenI luccAI tatkALa tenA mAthA paraja paDe tyAre Idradatte te sAMbhaLI pitAnA gupta purUSone mokalyA ane pitAnA dezanA sarahada upara rAkheluM sainya bolAvI lIdhuM. pachI kumArane TharelA divase ghoDA para besavA sArU bolAve tyAre kumAre manamAM vicAra karI pitAnA lokone pharamAvyuM ke are tamo rANIne laIne jyAM zatrunuM tathA amAruM sainya ekatra ubhuM che tyAM jaladI cAle. - ema belI te kumAra tyAM(azvazALAmAM) gayo. rAjAe tene viparIta zIkSaNa Apele e eka gheDe tene Ape. tepara caDhI kumAre te ghaDAne vegathI cheye te ghoDe ghaDIvAramAM tene eka moTA araNyamAM laI gayo tyAM kumAranI prabaLa senAe te gADabhUtanA sarva sinyane nikAla lagADI dIdho zatru sainyanI AvI sthiti joI kumArarAja pitAnI senA sAthe maLI gayA. tyAre te sainya tenI A sapAsa (rakSaNathI ghere ghAlI ubhuM rahyuM. bIje parivAra paNa maheMdralathI laI nirvidhanapaNe Idradatta pAse AvI pahoMcI, AvI rIte laDhAI karI rAjagRhapurane ghero ghAlI, pitAnuM sarva nagara pitAnA tAbAmAM laI pachI teNe mane ahi mekaye. tenuM bhASaNa sAMbhaLI rAjA mananI aMdara ghaNe khuzI thayA ane pitAnA putranA vakhANa karI ema belyo ke, "vAyumitra, pharIthI jA, ane putrane jaladI laI Ava, putra dazanAmRtanI IcchAthI huM ghaNe vyAkuLa thaelo chu." - bApanI AjJAthI vAyumitra, tyAM gayo pachI pitAnA bhIma nAmanA senApatine goDadezamAM mukI sarva lokone zikSaNa ApI zatru pakSanA lokone mArI kumAra bhAryA saha pitAnA pitAnI pAse Avye maheMdrazrIsaha pitAnA caraNane P.P.Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 19 vaMdana karI ane pitAnA kartavya karI kumAra A lokanuM sukha bhogavA lAgyo maheMdralakSamI ane iMdradatta evA baMnenA premamaya ane sukhamaya evA keTalAka divaso nIkaLI gayA. pachI kaI eka divase kumAra mahelanI bArImAM beTho hato tyAM nagaramAMthI ghaNA lokone nIkaLI jatA jevA lAge Idradate ghaNuM alaMkAra dhAraNa karelA evA te lokone joI pitAnA dvArapALane lokone bahAra javAnuM kAraNa puchayuM. I dvArapALa-mahArAja A sarva loko zaheranI bahAra ravicaMdra gurU pAse vaMdanArtha jAya che. Idradatta-jo ema hoya te utAvaLa kare ApaNe paNa te sAdhu zreNanAM darzana karavA jaIe. pachI te, patnI, pitA, mAtA vagerene sAthe laI atyaMta zuddhabhAvathI gurUne namana karavAne game tyAM dAkhala thaI yathA vidhi gurU caraNanuM vaMdana karyuM. gurUe AzirvAda ApyA pachI tenI pAsethI dharmo padeza zravaNa karyo. A jagamAM karmAdhIna thaI vartanArA jIvone sarva duHkha che, sukhanI mAtra kalpanAja che jema suvarNa sArU Atura thaele mATIne paNa nuM samaje che, tema A saMsAramAM mehathI gAMDA thayelA loke duHkhane sukha mAne che. keTalAka saMsAranuM AvuM svarUpa jANatA chatAM paNa hAtho pramANe AMkho mIcI viSayamAM ja nimagna thAya che. A bhava araNyanI aMdara te haraNa pramANe dIna thaI, prApta thaelA mRtyurUpa vAgha tarapha lakSa na ApatAM nirUpayogI thaI nAza pAme che. - eTalA mATe che ke, sarva duHkhane nAza karanAra evA janadhima para tame prIti kare. A dharmopadeza zravaNa karI kumAra zuddha citta thaI bolyo, "bhaga vAna ApanuM sarva kahevuM kharuM che. mahArAja paramArtha prakAzaka ApanuM bhASaNa zravaNa karI, mArA manamAM paNa saMsAra viSe virakti utpanna thaI che jayAM sUdhI ApanA jevA puNyavAna gurUne meLApa thatuM nathI, tyAM sudhI varAgya utpanna thaela evA purUSone paNa ISTArtha saMsiddhi thatI nathI, te vibhe, je mArI yogyatA hoya, ane ApanI atula kRpA hoya, te he muniMdra duHkhane nAza karanAra evI pravajyA mane Apo. guru-sukhathI le, (IcchAne) pratibaMdha karIza nahi, A jagamAM vipakAra karavAno ja amAro dhaMdhe che. pachI iMdridatta kumAre pitAnAthI moTAnI rajA laI maheMdralakSamI saha temanI pAse vrata (pravajyA) lIdhI. atyaMta duSkara tapa karI, potAnA zarIrane kaSTa ApI, chevaTe maraNa pAmI ayyata ka95mAM Idradatta mATe deva thaIne rahe. sAdhavI maheMdralakSamI paNa vratanuM pAlana karI chevaTe te paNa maraNa pAmI, ane te ja devalokamAM tene mitra mATe deva thaIne rahI, tyAM te devarUpa baMne bAvIsa aMtara AyuSya pUruM karI, pachI tyAMthI patana thaI Aja bharata varSamAM utpanna thayAM. I. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ : 200 dattane jIva caMpAnagarInA sUrabhUpanA zRMgAravatI nAmanI bhAryAnA peTe avatarI tuM ja A vIrasena putra thaye. ane maheMdralakSamIno jIva nAzikayanagaranA adhipati je vicitrayaza rAjA tenI caMdrazrI nAmanI kanyAne rUpe avataryo. .' he vIrasena mahArAja, A pachI tamAre paraspara akhaMDa prema zI rIte baMdhAya te sarva pratyakSa tane khabara che. he vIrasena mATe ame kahIe chIe ke te pUrva janmamAM ahiM divya manuSyanA sukhe niraMtara bhagavyA che. guNarAjanA janmathI ATha janma sudhI A caMdrazrI tArI sAthe utpanna ane sneha badhdha thaI tArI patnI thatI AvI che. he vIra tamArA bannenA neha sukhano utkarSa adhikAdhika vadhato jaze. vIrasena, jema agni lAkaDAthI adhika saLage che, te viSaya ciMtana karanArane A kAma vadhAre bhaDake che. he rAjA, AkAzamAMthI meghanimukta udaka aneka nadIonA mukhathI samudramAM pese che, tathApi te tRpta thatuM nathI, tevI ja rIte A kAmane manuSya niraMtara seva rahe, te paNa avivekathI tene utejana maLI te adhikaja vadhato jAya che. - he bhUpati, AjakAla game tyAre je tuM manamAM viveka karIza teja tane viSaya vairAgya utpanna thaze te vagara thavAnuM nathI. dharmanuM AcaraNa eja vivekanuM phaLa che. jIna dharmanA prabhAvathI tArUM sarva siddha thaze. bIjA janmanI vAta rahevA de, paraMtu guNarAjanA janmamAM nirdoSa evA jIna dharmanA yoge karI sukha prApti thaI te tane phaLa ApanAra thaye. te rAjedra, guNarAjanA janmathI AgaLanA janmamAM tuM uttarottara sukha bhogavavA lAge te paNa tArI tRpti thaI nathI. narakamAM rahenAra prANiyo karatAM pazvAdi prANiye sukhI, pazvAdi karatAM manuSya, manuSya karatAM deva e pramANe sarva uttarottara sukhI che. . . . . . . . che ? A sarva loka karatAM siddha prANi sukhI, kAraNa jenA sukhane trilekamAM paNa upamA nathI. mATe he vIra rAjA, A sarvottama siddhi sukha mATe buddhimAna purU khaMta rAkhI mATe prayatna kara. ' . vIrasena--A vAta kharI che temAM kAMI paNa phera nathI, mokSa sukha sarva sukhamAM uttama hAI pAchuM te akSaya che. he bhagavAna mArA manamAM hamezAM eja che, ane have te tamArI AjJAthI kartavya buddhi eja lIdhuM che. paraMtu he, munizreSTha mane ApanI pAse kaI eka vinaMti karavAnI che kAraNa temAM yogya zuM, te pUjya purUSaja jANe che. he munizvara, siddhAMte ema saMbhaLAya che ke, mAbApanA upakArane badale Apa kaThaNa che, ane dharmAcAryane te vizeSa karI tenAthI paNa kaThaNa che. he bhagavana, sUrasUrInA soganathI huM mArA viSe khAtrI karI ApuM chuM ke, A saMsAramAM mArA jevo putra thayoja nahi hoya, je meTA prayatnathI sva5tejane mUrkha ane bIjAne pIDA ApanAra hoI janmathIja mAbApane duHkha ApavAne ja - utpanna thaye chuM. A jagamAM je thayA pachI vaMzanI vRddhi ane kIrti thAya che, ane mAbApane saMtoSa thAya che te ja putra che. mArA sarakhA putra nahi. he muni te P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ mArA mAbApa game tevA aMhi Avaze te temane ane mane baMnene AnaMda thaze. A eka viSaya (mArI IcchAne maratha) rahI gayA che, bAkI ApanI kRpAthI viveka prApta thaye, have mane rAja lakSmI ane viSayAsakti e vaDe utpanna thanAra meha rahyA nathI. bhagavAna munizreSTa paNa belyA ke, "A jagamAM mAbApanI jamagAMTha kare che e paNa rAjAne dharma che. kAraNa ema karyAthI temanuM sAruM kalyANa thAya che. sarva dharma kAryamAM tane nirvina rahe. e pramANe te jJAni muni bolyA pachI vIrarAja bolyo, "mahArAja, pharI ApanA darzana ApavAnI kRpA karavI" "ThIka che" e pramANe tene kabula karI, tarataja te muni zreDhe tyAMthI nIkaLI gayA. nareMdra prabhUti tathA sabhAsado atizaya AnaMdita thaI pota potAnA ghera gayA. pachI vIrasena nRpati mitroe ApelI vidyA sAdhya karI vidyAdhara sarakho thayo. ane zubha divase pradhAna vagere maMDaLIne pUchI, hAthamAM taravAra lai mahArAja vIrasena baMdhudatta saha puSpaka vimAnamAM beThe ane potAnA mAbApane lAvavA sArU ghAtIkakhaMDamAM javAnA vicArathI AkAza tarka cAlyo. te vimAnanI aMdara beThelA lokone pRthvI ghara jevI, samudra nAnA taLAva je, ane parvata eka mATInA DhagalA jevA dekhAtA hatA. te puSpaka vimAna ma. nevega pramANe cAlatuM hatuM, tevAmAM baMdhudatta samudranA pANI tarapha joI bolyA ke "A sAgara tArA darzanathI saMtoSa pAmI khuba uMce uchaLe che, ane jANe AnaMdathI tya karatA hoya ema jaNAya che. bhUpati agAdha samudrane madhya bhAga dekhAya che, ke jyAMthI harIe jema lakSmI, te pramANe tyAMthI te rANIne bahAra kADhI hatI. A dakSiNa bAjUe vaijayaMta nAmanuM bAraNuM dekhAya che. jema ApaNA matathI (jainamatathI) saMsAra, tema vimAnathI sAgaranuM jaladI ullaMghana karyuM, kAraNa ke, je, kinArA para vanamAMnA jhADo vagere dekhAya che. A pramANe teo araspara ekabIjAne jagAonuM varNana kahevAmAM nimagna thayA hatA, eTalAmAM te vimAna ghAtakakhaMDamAM AvI pahoMcyuM. vimAnamAM beThelA hatA tevAmAM te bannee khaDaga sahita eka tuTele bhujadaMDa akasamAta AkAzamAM paData je rAjA A zcarya yukata thaye, ane vimAna pAse ja hatuM, tethI teNe te hAthanA paMjAthI potAnA DAbA hAthe te khaDagaratna laI lIdhuM. eTalAmAM DAbA hAthamAM mastaka, ane jamaNA hAthamAM charI lIdhelI, tathA jorathI adharoSTa dAbI, brakuTiye vakra karI hovAthI ane AdhAra na hovAne lIdhe te paDato hato, te parathI te bhUmicArI hatA ema jaNAI AvatuM hatuM, e eka purUSa vimAnanAtadana ucenA mALamAM ekadama paDaze. te bane e tene jaladI sAvadha karyo, tyAre AMkho ughADI krodhathI bhayaMkara thaI vIra senatarapha javA lAgyA pachI caMpApatI bolyo " tuM koNe AkAzamAMthI kevI rIte paDaze? ane manamAM amArA para rIsAyA jevo kema dekhAya che!" te ekadama uThI hAthamAMnuM mastaka nAkhI deI bolyo "mArUM khaDaga Apa nahi te mArI sAthe laDhAI karavAmAM taiyAra thA." 26 P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 202 * * vIrasena-he mahAtmana huM kAraNa zivAya laDhAI karato nathI, tyAre te purUSa javAba Apyo ke "tenuM kAraNa pratyakSa chatAM paNa tuM corI rAkhe che ? " vIrasena-are sAdhu, pratyakSa hAI e zuM cerI rAkhyuM? te pharI bolyo, "A khaDaga tuM saMtADI mUke che vadhAre belIza nahi, mArUM khaDaga Apa nahi te yuddha kara; caturAInA kRtyathI amArUM bolavuM khaMDita thatuM nathI - rAjA-sajajanI aMdara tArI tathA mArI takarArane nyAya thavo joIe. e pramANe teo vAdavivAda karatA hatA eTalAmAM vidyAdhara samudAya tyAM AvyuM. tyAre vIrasena bolyo. vIrasena--A ApaNI AgaLa vidyAdhara jAya che, temanI pAsethI ApaNa bane nyAya karAvIe. kharza purUSa-tane jema lAge tema kara, game te rIte mAre to khaga sAthe kAma che. pachI te banne vAdI prativAdI manamAM pitAne pakSa baLavAna gaNa vidyAdhara pAse gayA. temane vIrasene kahyuM. vIrasena--vidyAdhare, mArI vAta sAMbhaLo. meM AnI pAsethI kharza lIdhuM nathI, paraMtu purUSanA (tuTelA) hAthamAMthI lIdheluM che. khaMga purUSa-he sabhAsade, mAruM sAMbhaLa, huM sUto hato tevAmAM koI mArUM khaDaga leI AkAzamAM uDayA. te uDato hato. tevAmAM ja te cirane meM pakaDaze, ane tenI sAthe AkAzamAM ahiM sUdhI cAlI Avyo. ahiM AvI tarataja mArI charIvaDe te purUSano hAtha tathA mastaka toDI nAkhyuM. sabhAsade, game teTaluM topaNa huM pRthvIparane prANI chuM, Anu A vimAna ahiM joyuM, ane temAM khaga ratna Ii, te mArUM ja hovuM joIe ema tepara nizAnIothI nakakI karyuM te bAbatane AnI pAse tapAsa karI, mAguM chuM, A tenI ane amArI takarAra che. - te vidyAdharee te takarArane sArI rIte nIkAla karI vIrasenane kahyuM "he bhUpati, e mahA khaDjha enuM che, tArUM nahi. kAraNa A purUSa kahe che ke meM tene hAtha teDa, ane A bAbatamAM tAruM paNa ema bolavuM che ke, meM purUSanA hAthamAMthI lIdhuM. tyAre niHsaMzaya e mahA khaDjha rana enuM ja che, have e vAtane nizcaya karavo joIe ke ene cora keNa? sarva vidyAdharoe vidyA baLathI tenI mAhitI meLavI nizcaya karyo ke, kaMI cAra nathI, paraMtu A koI parAkAmI mahAtmA che. hA samaja, Aja bharatakhaMDanA jaMbudvIpamAM caMpApurIne adhipati tuM ja che, he vIrasena mahArAja tArUM sarva ThIka che. - vIrasena-huM caMpApurIne pati nathI, paNa koI eka bhIkhArI chuM, tame sarva prakAre madhyastha thaI je bolavuM hoya te bole vidyAdhare, je tame kaI mAro pakSapAta karaze to tamane tamArA gurU tathA devanA segana ApuM chuM. vidyAdhare-tuM bIlakula cera nathI, ane tAre doSa paNa nathI, kAraNa te purUSanA P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 203 hAthamAMthI lIdheluM che. je vidyAdhara khaDagano cora hato tene te ANe mArI nAkhyo. ane vidyAdharanI jhaMkhanAmAMja, pitAnuM khaga ahiM joI te tArI pachADI lAge che. harakoI gRhasthAzramI AkAzamAM ane jamIna para paDelI vastu ucakI le che, te vastu viSe je nispRha hoya che, teo muni ane mahAtmAo kahevAya che. vaLI pAcho nItine vicAra eka bAjuthI ja na karatAM deza, kALa, ane pAtra enA baLanA dhoraNathI karavo joIe. tuM rAjA che, prajA saMbaMdhInI sarva kALajI tane che, ane prajAe tAro kAyado te te pharI temanI nIti bagaDe. hAthIe siMhano e ze aparAdha karyo che ke, jethI karI siMha tene mArI tenA mastakamAMno matika samUDa potAnA hAthathI kheMcI le che.. tyAre A sarva nIti, bAkInA leke sArU karelI che. caMpAdhirAjA, tamArA jevA rAjAne A lAgu nathI. he khaDaga purUSa. parAkramathI nahi paNa, namratAthI tuM mAgI le. ema bolI sarva vidyAre potAnA sthaLe jatA rahyA pachI khaDaga purU dhathI kopAyamAna thaI, rAjAne kahyuM; "re re duSTa, durAcArI, naphaTa, nirlaja mAnane, te corI karyA bAbata gunhegAra chuM, ane caMpAnagarInA aizvaryathI tane abhimAna caDhayuM che, te Aje sarva prakAre tane mArI nAkhavo yogya che te have manamAM vicAra zuM kare che? taravAra hAthamAM le, Aje meM tane aTakAvyo che, te tAro chuTakAre thavo muzkela che. " caMpAdhipati--tArI sAthe laDhavAnI mArI icchA nahotI, ane teTalAja sArU huM nyAya karAvavA beTI thayo. paraMtu he mahA kIrtivAna, nIti virUddha AcaraNa karine paNa je tArUM samAdhAna thatuM nathI; te have bIje trIje upAya nathI, paNa tArI sAthe laDhAIja karavI paDaze. pachI khaDaga purUSe laDhavA vAste pRthvI para utara ema kahyAthI vIrasenane ekadama Aveza AvI pRthvI para utaryo, ane tarata ja te baMne keDa majabuta bAMdhI, sama ane komaLa evI pRthvI para bahu yuddha (kustI ) karavA lAgyA te mahA ddhA laDhatA hatA te vakhate temaNe pitAnA daMDa ThekyA, tenA avAjathI, sarva vanacara pazuo gabharAI gayA, ane bhavAM caDhAyAthI temanA caherAo bhayaMkara dekhAtA hatA. baMne yuddhamAM kuzaLa hatA. A pramANe temanuM yuddha cAlI rahyuM hatuM, temAM paMdara divasa nIkaLI gayA. soLame divase zrI vIrasenane baMdhuda-te vinaMti karI ke, "yuddhanAja nAdamAM aMhi keTalA divasa rahevAne vicAra che? ApaNane nagaramAM javAne vAra thaze te tyAMnA kAme bagaDaze, mATe bIjA game tevA upAyathI laDhAIne cheDe ANo." vIrasena A kuzaLa yodhdhA hamezAM judI judI kaLAothI yuddha kare che. tethI mane ghaNuM Azcarya lAge che. e pramANe vAte cAlatI cAlatI hatI eTalAmAM te caMpAdhipati vIrasene taratapelA khaDaga purUSane gArUDapAzathI bAMdhI pitAnA vimAnamAM laI lIdhuM. ane mitrasaha vIrabhUpa piote paNa vimAnapara caDha, tyAre ghaDIvAramAM saMkalipata P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 204 adhyA nagarI jaNAvA lAgI trilokamAMnA suMdara padArtho bhegA karI banAvelI evI te nagarI jotA hatA, te temanI najare ghaNA loko bAhya upavana jatAM najare paDayA. baMdhudatta-A leka kayAM jAya che ? ane nokara cAkare AjubAju dekhAya che evI A rAjapatnI sarakhI strI koNa haze? te strI dIlagIra thayA jevI dekhAya che, te ghaNuM karI enA manane ghaNuM duHkha thaeluM hovuM joIe je tenA duHkhathI teNInA sarva avayava kSINa thaI durbaLa thaI gaI che. tenA zarIra parathIja jANe apavAsanuM vrata dhAraNa karyuM hoya ema jaNAya che. bhAra thAya nahi mATe dAginA paheryA nathI te paNa hAthamAM kaMkaNo dekhAya che, ane kAjaLa kuMkumathI te pitAnuM avaidhavya vyakta karI Ape che he deva jyAM te jAya che te tarapha ApaNe paNa jaIzuM. ema belI teo upavananA eka vRkSa pAse AvI pahoMcyA. vIrasena mitrasaha vimAnamAMthI nIce utaryo, ane te bAMdhelA purUSasaha te vimAna AkAzamAMthI utArI tyAM ja rahevA dIdhuM. pachI rAjA mitrasaha AgaLa gayA. tyAM teNe kevaLa svarUpa damana nAmane suri (muni) je. te surIne vaMdana karyA pachI pitAnA kapALathI pRthvIne sparza karI te baMne zuddha bhumipara beThA pelI rAja patnI paNa te sabhAmAM AvI ane yathAvidhI surIne vaMdana karI parivArasaha nIce beThI te surI saMsArane sadabhAva (sArA hovAnI bhAvanA)nIrasa hovAnuM vyakta karI sabhAsadone jIta dharma kahevA lAgyo rANIe vAta kADhatI vakhate manamAM dIna thaI gurUne vinaMti karI mahArAja rAjAne pravAsamAM gayAne soLa divasa thayA te he prabhu Arya putra pRthvIpara jIvato che ke nahI ? ghaNA duHkhothI herAna thaela mAre jIva phakta tamArA vAkapara rahelo che. pUrve svabaMdhune viyegA thaye patinI bIjI pratimA e je putra tene paNa viyoga thayo ane have je prANapatino thaze te mAtra duHkhanA bejAthI bhareluM je A zarira te dhAraNa karavAne huM samartha nathI he kRpALu deva have te huM maraNanI IcchA rAkhuM chuM. eTalAmAM tyAM sabhAnI aMdara keIe chIMka khAdhI, tyAre gurU belyA he rANuM manamAM kheda rAkhIza nahIM, A saMsAra duHkha rUpaja che, AmAM sukha leza mAtra paNa nathI viSakRmI pramANe jene saMsAramAM sukha lAge che paNa te kevaLa kaTipata che. 1. jema lokomAM ekAda strI viSe bIMbANI, kuMdadazanA, caMdravadanA, ItyAdI ka5nAo beTI che tema saMsAramAM sukhanI kaTapanA beTI che e vAta rahevAde paNa A bIjI vAta pratyakSa je hara! hara! duHkhanI vAta putre verI samajI bApane bAMdhI muke che. pachI gurUe vIrasenane kahyuM rAjana mahArAjane verI samajI te pite bAMdhI mukayA che, temane jaladI leI Ava. . A vAkaye sAMbhaLI te suraputra gAMDA jevo thaI gaye, ane tarata uThI sAzaMka thaI vimAnamAMthI te nareMdrane sabhAmAM pasane joI rANuM vagere save lokane P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 205 saMtoSa thayo te leka prIya sarabhUpatI namaskAra karI sabhAmAM beThA pachI gurUe tene paramArthamaya bhASaNo kahyAM. he sUrabhUpati soLa divasa pitAnA putra sAthe laDhAI kare che, te sUkuLamAM ja nmelA tArA jevAne gya che zuM ? he rAjana, tamArA jevA moTA ane vivekI je meha pAme che te mane lAge che ke, utAre putra nAhane ja che, tene zo deSa Apa? are bIjo koI te Agho rahyA, paraMtu prANapriya putra paNa, je bApathI A saMsAramAM kheMcAI jAya che, to te ajJAnatAne dhikkAra che. he mahArAja, jenA zarIranA rakSaNa sArU vakhatapara caMpAnagarImAM moTuM yuddha karyuM, tene have tuM pite kevI rIte mAravA taiyAra thayo? hitanI IcchAthI jeNe nava mahinA piTanI aMdara bhAra vahyA. te mAtA paNa svaputrane paraputra samaje che. ' A putra ajJAnatAthI mAhita thaI, jenI AjJAne bhaMga thAya nahi, evA pUjaya pitA sAthe khaDaga sArU laDhe che. he narezvara, A vAta jevI tamArA baMnenI vacce pratyakSa banI AvI che, tevI ja avyavasthA A saMsAra cakanI aMdara sarva prANiyAnI thAya che. jene saMbaMdha anavasthita (akhaMDa5raMparA sudhI cAlavAne) ane A saMsAramAMnI sarva aDacaNe choDI daI tuM janadharma vAste uga kara." sUrasena-bhagavAna, zRMgAravatIne peTe vIrasenanA nAme thaelo putra te Aja ke? muna-"hAema kahyA pachI, te pitA putra ane premamAM nimagna thaI uThI paraspara AliMgana ApavA lAgyA. pitAnI AjJAthI vIrasena mAtozrIne page lAge, tyAre teNe paNa AliMgana ApI, jerathI mastakanuM cuMbana karyuM. pachI rAjA, rAja patnI ane sabhAsado emanI AMkhe vIrasena tarapha lAgI rahI, pachI surasene puchayuM, "bhagavana, A piotAnI mAtozrInA hAthamAMthI paDayA pachI, AnI zI vyavasthA thaI te mane divya jJAnavaDe karI kaho. pachI te munI vIrasena bhUpati rANInA hAthamAMthI paDaye, tyArathI sarva hakikata rAjAne kahI saMbhaLAvI. tyAre sUrasena rAjA putranuM mahata caritra zravaNa karI pitAne dhanya mAnI belyo. - sUrasena-jagamAM putra bALaka karatAM nyUna agara temanA jevA ja thAya che, paraMtu kharo putra e ja ke je bApane paNa jIte che. putre pitAnA mukhya guNothI, ane parAkramothI pitAne che, tethI pitAnI kIti trilokamAM vadhatI jAya che, paNa ochI thatI nathI. pachI munIne vaMdana karIne rAjAe putrasaha gaje drAyanamAM (hAthInI aMbADImAM) bezI pitAnI nagarImAM praveza karyo rAjAe rAja mahelanI aMdara putrasaha siMhAsana para besI, seMkaDo maMgala kRtya karAvyAM. te sarvane ekatra rahevAne yoga AvyAthI temane harSa vadhate jaI, devothI paNa vadhAre sukhanA divase temaNe pasAra karyA. pachI vIrasene narezvarane vinaMti karI ke, pitAjI have ja buddhinI caMpAnagarImAM cAla" pachI sUrasene anya rAjakanyA ne peTe thaele rAjasena nAmanA putrane tyAMnA rAjyapara besADe. sava parivAra tene seMpI dIdhA pachI zubha divase zaMgAravatI saha javAnI IcchA karatA hatA tevAmAM P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 206 khagezvara (khecara zreSTha) azoka ane zekhara pitAnA vimAna samUhathI sava AkAza pradezane AcchAdita karI tyAM AvyA. te vidyAdhara senTa joI "A zuM che" e surasena rAjAe potAnA putrane prazna karyo eTalAmAM vajubAha tyAM AvyA. prathama surasenane, ane pachI vIrasena mahAbhUpane vaMdana karI vinayathI namra thaI te vaja bhAe vinaMti karI ke, "tArI pAchaLa janAra A azoka ane zekhara che, A bane deva ane vidyAdharanA adhipati potAnA svAmi pAse gayA. he rAjana tArA viyogAMdhakArathI aMdha thaela bharatakhaMDamAM Apa jAo che, have tame bane tyAM jaze eTale surya caMdra je prakAza thaze. evI AzA che) pachI surarAjAe vividha bhajana ane vastrAlaMkAra ApI vidyAdharanuM sarva prakAre sanmAna karyuM. sarabhUpati, putra patnI ane baMdhudatta e sarva sahuvegathI vimAnamAM caDhI caMpA nagarI tarapha tyAre be lAkha yeAjana dUra evA lavaNodadhIne oLaMgI, tAraNo bAMghelAM che. evI caMpAnagarImAM teo AvI pahoMcyA. A prathama vAsupUjaya jInane namaskAra karI, vidyAdharothI veSThita evo te surasena nagara lokone AnaMda vadhArate caMpAnagarImAM peThe. pachI vIrasena rAjA pitR bhaktIthI prerita thaI, pitanI zakti ane bhaktinA pramANamAM utsava karavA lAgyo patnI sahIta vaitADhayane rAjA temaja vidyAdhara ane teja pramANe striyo sahita aDadhA bharatakhaMDanA sarva rAjAo, surabhUpanA AvyAnA samAcAra sAMbhaLI AnaMdita thayA. ane hAthamAM uttama uttama najarANA leI, nikaMpa evI caMpAnagarImAM prApta thayA suranA AvavAthI jyAM tyAM aMdhakArane nAza thayo. putrasaha te vahu caMdrathI paNa moTI bhaktIthI sAsunI sevA karavAmAM taiyAra rahI sasarAnA page lAgI A jagamAM aMgikAra karavAmAM atyaMta daDha evo tuM ja eka svaja che, evI vicitrayazarAjAnI mahArAjAe stuti karI. jema jema putranI lakSmI, IdranA karatAM paNa vadhAre che evuM mAtApitA jovA lAgyA tema tema temanA aMtaHkaraNamAM harSa mAvo muzkela thaI paDe. - parasparanA samAgamathI utpanna thaela sukhane teo lAbha letA hatA. tyAre jANe AnaMdeja temanA divase nirmANa karyA hoya ema lAgatuM, AvA AnaMdamAM temanAM keTalAka divase nIkaLI gayA. pachI AgaLa, jagane AnaMda ApanAra, pRthvI paranI sarva vanaspatine paramabaMdhu e vasaMtasamaya prApta thayo, jyAM tyAM pRthvI vRkSa palathI tarUNa vayanI thavAthI, manuSya tathA janAvarone ghaNe AnaMda ApatI hatI. manuSya lekanI vAta rahevA daIe, paraMtu parvata paNa savikAra thayA, ane pupita thaI kulapara beThelA bhramaranA avAjathI jANe gAyana karatA hoya e pramANe dekhAtuM hatuM evI rIte te vasaMtarUpasiMha kAzera (siMhanuM baccuM) puSpa rU5 - khothI zizira rUtu rUpa hAthInuM vidAraNa karatuM, ane keyanA madhura dhvanithI virahI mRgone vizeSa gabharAva tuM vanamAM cAre tarapha saMsAra karavA lAgyuM. caMdana Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S.
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________________ 27ii vRkSa uparathI utpanna thaela, ane elacInA 59lapara nAcanAra, ane paMpAjaLanuM AliMgana karanAra e malayavAyu pheMkavA lAge; jyAM vR, pulane coMTI rahelA bhramaranA yogathI, jANe vasaMtalakSamInI moTI moTI Idra nIlamaNInI hArAvalI, dhAraNA karI hoya e pramANe zobhavA lAgyA. deva manuSyanA samUhane jeNe lIlAthI jItI lIdhA che. evA madananI jenI aMdara pUjA thAya che. gaMbhIra rItIthI uccArelA paMcama dhvanithI madhura gIta jenI aMdara loka gAya che, jenI aMdara kAmI purUSo viSaya vAMchanA tRpta kare che, e te vasaMtetsava mane lAge che ke, lokane kevI rIte aNagamata thAya ? mane lAge che (temane gamaveja joIe). te vasaMta samayamAM surasena nareMdrane, vIrasene hAtha joDI evI vinaMtI karI ke " jevI rIte tamArA AgamanathI prajAjane utsuka thayA che, tevI ja rIte vasaMte paNa pRthvine saMtoSa Ape che. ane jANe zItajavaramAMthI mukata thaI kaDA karavAne usuka thayA hoya ema lAge che. he bhUpati, moTA purU e paNa leka cittAnusAra, vartana karavuM joIe, nahi te prajAnI rAjA tarapha virakita (aprIti) thAya che. mATe A lake kIDA vAte usuka thaI, ujavala veSa dhAraNa karI bAraNAmAM ubhA rahI, vanamAM javA vAste tamee AgaLa thavuM evI IcchA rAkhe che. "ThIka che" * ema kahI surasena rAjA hAthI para besI AgaLa gayo, ane pAchaLathI vIrasena pradhAna maMDaLI saha udyAna bhUmimAM prApta thaye. surabhUpatie vIrasenAdi lokone kahyuM. " tame sarva A kIDA kare, huM bAga jete ahiM ubho chuM." ema bolyA pachI . vIrasena, bAkInA tAbAnA, rAjAo ane vilAsinI strI emanI sAthe vanamAM kIDA karato hato ANuM tarapha surarAjA pitAnA barAbaranA rAjAo ane cuMgAravatI saha dhanapuSpa nAmanA bAgamAM pharate hato tyAre pallapha nAmane vanapALa AgaLa AvyuM, ane vRkSa samuhanA judAjudA khAtare ane temanA nAmo rAjAne kaheto hate. he naradeva viSayamAM manuSya taNAI jAya che emAM navAI nathI paraMtu ekedriya evA A vRkSone paNa viSaye jItI lIdhA che, e mATe Azcarya che. keTalAka kSe sparzathI. keTalAka rasothI, keTalAka gaMdhathI, keTalAka rUpathI ane keTalAka zabdothI puSTa thAya che. rAjanuM ApanI pAse ja A kAMTA saLIyAnuM jhADa che te juo. te tavaMgInA puSTa unnata evA stananA sparzathI ghaDIvAramAM puSita thayuM che. mahArAja, vRkSomAM ramaNIya evuM A azakakSamAM tarUNInA pAdatADanathI saMtuSTa thaI tenA palla prasaravA lAgyA che. rAje AzcaryanI vAta che ke A sarva borasallInA kSe che, tenA para strI mayanA kogaLA bharI nAkhe teja te puSTa thAya che, te vagara teo puSTa thatA nathI. A rAjacaMpaka vRkSane, suMgadhadakanuM sicana karI gaMdha maLe, tyAre temanuM khAtara purU thaI teo phelAvA pAme che. strinA kaTAkSathI je sAre khIle che ema kahe che) A tilaka vRkSaviSama evA strInA nayanabANe, jhADe para paNa phegaTa jatA nathI. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 208 bhUpati, gAyanarasa vAte gAMDu thanAra evuM A virahi vRkSa, gAyanamAM paMcama rAga bahAra kADhaye hoya, ke te rAgAMdha thaI phelAvA lAge che. A uttama vRkSa che, ane prathama kahyA te madhyama, kAraNa temAM madhyama guNa yukata hoI temane madhyama .zraddhAnI ja IcachA hoya che. A priyaMgula, jAtathIja zaramiMdI hovAne lIdhe, jayAM sudhI lAla vastrathI tene AcchAdita karI nathI, tyAM sudhI te puSTa thatI ja nathI. he bhUpati, bAkInA kSe adhama, kAraNa temanI IcchAo adhama hoya che, te ketakA vagere kSe samajavA temane amedhya (apavitra gaMdA) padArthonuM khAtara ghAlavuM paDe che. ' he rAjana, A AvA kSe, temane potapotAnu khAtara maLe eTale, khIlanArA puSpa samUhathI teo atizaya suMdara dekhAya che. surabhInuM (sugaMdhanuM) kevaLa tArUNya, madanane jANe yazebhara. ane vasaMtalakSmInuM jANe hAsya evA A pu5 saMbhAra dekhAya che. he mahA bhUpati, A Amravana tArA AgamananI khAtara, mahAramAMthI paDelA sugaMdhanA veSathI jANe AnaMda prasaratuM hoya ema lAge che. atizaya lAla pAMkaLIcAnuM A kAMcanavRkSanuM navuM phUla, vasaMta pII nAkhela (sAdara cuMbana lIdhela) jANe lakSmIne adhaNaja ke zuM ema lAge che. : rUpathI sarasa paNa gaMdha na hovAne lIdhe kaNeranA kulapara bhramara jatA nathI, kAraNa A duniyAmAM lAke guNaneja vaza thAya che. rUpana zuM karavuM che? . . A. zarapaNanuM kula bhramarane AnaMdita karI nAkhe che. elacI, lavaMga, kaMkoLa keLa, dADama vagere ghaNu prakAranA phaLa jhADe A ApanI AgaLa dekhAya che. he naradeva, 5lathI vAMkA vaLelo, madanane gamate A madanavRkSa, phaLa puSpa rahita chatAM paNa kAmajanonA , manane kApI kADhe che. svAmin Ama juve. ApanI AgaLa A nagaranA leke kriDArasamAM nimagna thaI jAMNe premeja nirmANa karyA pramANe krIDA kare che. - A juo, keI yuvAna purUSanA madamAtura thaI ketakI patra para kezaranA pANathI priya vAkaye lakhI potAnI priyAne Ape che. he narezvara, keTalAMka vadhuvaranA joDAM. tArA putranA guNonA ciMtanathI, tenuM caritra gAya che. prabhu, A cadrazrA rANa, tArI vahu (chokarAnI stra) vidyAdharI saha lIlA sArU TAMgelA hIMcakA para besI hIMcakA levAnuM sukha anubhave che. he narezvara, A have caMdrazrI hIMcakA parathI utarI jalakraDA sArU zrI vIrasena pAse jAya che. he rAjA, have ApaNe te kIDA parvata para uMcAmAM uMcA zIkhara para bezI, vIrasenanI jaLakIDA joIzuM. pachI surasenabhUpati vagere kAMDA parvata para caDhayA. tyAM temaNe vanazrIne sukha jevAne jANe Arase, ane agni zivAya atyaMta pIgaLI gaela hemarasa (sonAno rasa) ke zuM, evA kamalarasathI jenuM pANI pILAzapara hatuM, evuM te lIluM sarovara temaNe joyuM. vIrasenAdI rAjAe aMdara peThA ke tarata ja te sarovara bharAI jatuM hatuM, ane tenA AghAtathI kAMThA paranA jhADanA DALAM hAlatAM hatAM. he prabhu, P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 209 A bhUpati (vIrasena) gaganamAM eka sarakhI lAgI rahelI, uchaLanArI pANInI dhArAthI vimAnamAM beThelA vidyAdharonuM siMcana karato hoya ema lAge che. juo A saravara gaMbhIra (u) chatAM paNa bahu uchaLavA lAgyuM che, athavA strIonA saMgathI kene kSobha thatuM nathI? zarIrane sugadhI lepa lagADI strIoe snAna karavAthI jemAMnuM pANI lAla thayuM che, evA A sarovaramAM loke kIDA karatI vakhate jANe samudramAM DubakI mAryA pramANe dekhAya che. briye nitaMba ane stana enAthI bhAre vajananI chatAM paNa halakI thaI jAya che, athavA bhAremAM gAravahinA koNa thatuM nathI? A sarovaramAMnuM pANI strIonA hAthathI jANe pallavayukta, netrathI puSya yukta ane stanathI jANe cakravAka yukata e pramANe dekhAya che. A koI eka strInA mAthAnA vALa pANImAM ekatra thaI vAMkA vaLI, nAga jevA AkAranA thayA che, tene joI te strI jaLa sarpa samajI ekadama gabharAI po. tAnI benapaNIne gaLe bAjhI paDe che. A purUSa strInAM jeDIo pararapara nI aMdara pANI laI ekabIjA para kegaLA nAkhe che. A strInA mukhapara padamanInI zaMkAthI bramasimUha lIna thayo che, bIjI strI bhramarane hAMkI mukatI hatI tevAmAM bhramara teNInA adhaNane karaDa. mahArAja, juo. A strI potAnA puSTa thaela stanapara pitAnA zarIrane sarva bhAra nAkhI, A sarovaranI aMdara jANe be kuMbha lIdhA hoya te pramANe tare che. juo A tarapha kaI purUSa hAthamAM kamaLa leI pitAnI strInA mukha kamaLaparathI utArI nAkhI de che. A priya, jhADanA kamaLa daMDathI pitAnI priyAne amaste mAre che, ane te strI pANInI aMdara DubakI khAI tene prahAra vAraMvAra cukAve che. tarUNIyAne samUDa pANImAMthI bahAra nIkaLyA pachI teonA nAbhIkRpamAMthI jANe kogaLo bharI lIdheluM pAnuM bahAra paDatuM hoya ema bhAsatuM, pachI rAjAe 59lavane kahyuM "are jaladI jA, ane aneka kaDAo karI thAkala evA mArA putrane bolAvI lAva." "ThIka che" ema belI rAjAnI AjJA : pramANe teNe jaI tenA putrane bolAvyuM tyAre vIrasena paNa samudranI bahAra tarata nIkaLyo. ane aneka prakAranA sarasa pioSAka karI vIra bhUpati nabhacara bhUcare saha mAbApane page lAgyuM. - sUrasena-putra, ThaMDA pANI vaDe tArA zarIramAM sadI na thAya teTalA mATe meM tane bolAvI lIdhuM. pachI rAjA hAthI para caDhI, vIrasena ane bAkInA sarva kene laI, nagaranI aMdara javA nIkaLe. . AvI rIte putranA vegathI surAdhipatine AnaMda vadhI, te pitAnA sukhathI Idra devane paNa tuccha mAnavA lAge. bIje divase surarAjA zukhazayyA para sute hate, tevAmAM rAtanA chelA pahoramAM teNe eka svapna joyuM vAyuthI lAkhe taraMganI mALAo jenI aMdara uchALA mAre che, evA eka samudramAM pite buDato hoI gabharAele have, e pramANe teNe svapnamAM joyuM. "rAjA svastha thaI ghaDIvAra majAnA upara caDhI bese, ane ghaDIkamAM magarathI bharela evA pAtALa muLamAM jaI paDe, 27 P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ tyAM magaranA trAsathI tarata eka pANInA bhamarAnI aMdara sapaDAI te ga2 gara pharavA lAgyuM. ane duHkhathI pIDAI putra vagerene gALo daI bumo pADavA lAgyo. bhUpati manamAM gabharAI gayo hato, eTalAmAM samudramAM eka vahANa joyuM, tene mAhA mahenate jhAlI eMTI rahyo. pachI vahANa vaTIonA vacananI bIka na rAkhatAM, te vahANa para caDha, ane ghaDIvAramAM khuzIthI harSapuramAM jaI pahoMcyo. tyAM ghaNe AnaMda ane sukha joI manamAM saMtoSa pAme A pramANe svana joI rAjA tarataja jAgRta thaye. na jAgRta thaI jue che te te samudra nahi te pANI nahI, strI nahI, putra nahIM, te jaLacara prANuM nahI, te vahANa nahIM, te vahANavaTI nahI, ane te harSa pura paNa nahi, paNa zayyA para pite ekalo che, ema teNe joyuM. pachI rAjAe manamAM vicAra karyo ke A pratyakSa thayuM ke matine bhrama paDo? ke IdrajALa ke svapna ? agara te bIjuM kAMI tatva che? e bIjuM kAMI nahi paNa svapna ja che, e . nizcaya karI paroDhIe teNe svapnanI sarva hakikata putrane kahI tyAre sarva graMthanuM tava jANanAra vIrasena bolyo "pitAjI, A , . sAruM svapna che ane 'tenuM pariNAma zubhamAMgalIka thavAnuM che, A svana A jagatamAM saMsAranuM aMsAratva dekhADe che, sArA manuSyanA manane tenAthI bedha maLaze AmAM saMsAra 'eja samudra nizcita che, ane cerAzI lakSa chavAyonieja samudranA mojAM. A jIva svakarma rUpa vAyuthI prerita thaI, taraMga rUpa lakSa yonimAMthI nIce upara jAya ane teja mojAnA Toca paranA bhAga pramANe rAjyodaya ane manuSyatva emAM ghaDIvAra sukha bhogavI ApaNane tyAMthI paDavAnuM che ema samajatAM nathI ane tyAM alapa sukha sAruM evA pApa kare che ke, jenA vegathI jIva tarataje na bhUmi mAMja naMkhAya che. vaLI te bhUpati, adhamI lAMka eja temAMnuM narka (magara) che. tenAthI jIvanA zarIranI tevI dazA thaI tene ghaNuM duHkha sahana karavuM paDe che karavatithI kApavuM, kuMbhIpAkamAM paDavuM, yaMtramAM pIlAvavuM, ItyAdi vedanAoe emAMnAM asaMkhya bhamarA che. kaI jIva mATe laDhavaiyA ane atizaya dhairyavAna hoya te paNa te tyAM seMkaDo prakAranA duHkhanA bhArathI vAMke vaLI buma pADe che. pharI janmamAM - Avela prANI, jJAnanA vegathI pUrva janma jANI, jenA sArU pahelAM pApa karyA hoya tenI punaH niMdA kare che pachI pharI sArA karmothI jIva pAcha, mahA mahenate ucca taraMga tulya evA manuSyatvane pAme che manuSya janmamAM jIna dharma rUpa moTuM vahANa prApta thAya che, ane tyAM dharmazAstrarUpa gurU e vahANavaTI che. te gururUpa vahANa viTIe niyaMtrika hAMkelA dharmarUpa vahANumAM beThele chava, vegathI 'bhavasAgaranA sAme tIre jaI zake che. he bhUpati, pachI tame harSapuramAM pahoMcyA te harSapura eTale nirvANa che. emAM saMzaya nathI, kAraNa tyAM gaelAne anahada harSa prApta thAya che, tyAM jarA,(ghaDapaNa) nathI, mRtyu nathI, vyAdhi nathI agara asukha nathI. pitAche, eja kAraNathI tamane tyAM ghaNe saMtoSa thaye mATe pitAjI tamArA svapna cinha uparathI gurUnA upadezathI tamane dharmaga thavAne che, ema meM nizcaya karI mUke che." P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ ke pachI sarasena rAjAe putrane AliMgana ApI harSathI tene kahyuM surasena- te svapnane atha kharo kahyA che. te kahyuM e ja temane tAtparyArtha che. te khare thAva. mAruM mana, bIjAja arthanI bIkathI gabharAI gayuM hatuM. te have nizcita thayuM. A saMsAra sAgara vizama hevAnuM, Aja janmamAM spaSTa thaI, tArA vigathI te kevaLa duHkhakara thayuM hatuM. tatvajJAnathI jevA jatAM, saMsAramAM bilakula sukha nathI, paraMtu sarva karmajanita sarva duHkhaja che. pharI dharma arthe kAma, mokSa enI aMdara . sukhanuM adhiSThAna e mokSa purUSArtha ja sarvottama che. A jagamAM pahelA traNa purUSArtho viSe khaTapaTa karanArA purUSa sarve ThekANe che, paraMtu mokSAthe khaTapaTa karanAra koIkaja maLI Avaze. jemAM samudramAM svayaMbhUramaNa zreSTha che, parvatamAM jema merU, tema sarva sukhamAM mekSa sukha zreSTha che. - huM gRhastha dharma karI cukyo chuM, mATe he putra, tArI paravAnagIthI huM mokSa prApaka pravrajyA lau chuM. - vIrasena-pitAjI, jema tame kahyuM te ja pramANe kalyANakAraka dhamatatva ane kalaMka munIe mane saMbhaLAvyuM hatuM. A sarvamAM yukata che, temAM, vaLI ApanA sarakhAne te vizeSe karI yukata che vAra lagADazo nahi, tamAre manerathI pAra paDe. A samudramAM buDatAne jema kama saMgathI vahANa maLyuM, tene pharI ucakIne je samudramAM nAkhe che, te kharekhara zatru che. temaja bhavasAgaramAM paDelA manuSya pravrajayA rUpa vahANu sArU khaTapaTa karato hoya, tene je kaI ADe Ave, te tene vAstavika zatru che. : A pramANe putranuM anukuLa bhASaNa sAMbhaLI, narAdhiza AnaMdanA ubharAthI paripUrNa thaI rahyuM ke "he vIrasena, A tAruM bhASaNa satya tathA tatvavALuM che, jInekIne jenA manapara saMskAra karyo che, temanA bhASaNo ghaNuM karI AvAja hoya che.. . . . . . * * vIrasena-bhUpati, A phakata bhASaNa nathI, ene tamArI AjJAthI, huM .. paNa dikSA vidhi sArUM khaTapaTa karavAne chuM. pitAjI, gurUe mane protsAhana ApeluM hoI, ATalA vakhata sUdhI huM bezI rahyA, te phakata tamane dvipAMtaramAMthI ANavAsArUM ja, pachI pitAe, premA AMkhamAM lAvI, gaMbhIra vANIthI pharI putrane kahyuM ke- sUrasena-putra, tuM Ama bolIza nahi dIkSA levAne, A tAre vakhata nathI. , keIpaNa kAma yogya vakhateja karavAthI te saphaLa thAya che. . . haju tArA sAMdaryathI, devane jItanAra e tane joI devAMganAne paNa kAma. vikAra utpana thaI te moTA AnaMdathI tArI IcchA kare che. zarada rUtumAMnA kamaLa pramANe tArUM tArUNya praphullita che, ane tene haju jarArUpa zizirazrIne pavana paNa lAgyuM nathI vaLI bIjuM. A - A manasiMha vanamAM tIvra gatIthI pharI, moTA moTA purUnAM moTAIne nAza kare che. A iMdriyagaNa atizaya capaLa che, seMkaDe prayatnathI paNa te kabajAmAM rAkhI zakAtuM nathI. tribhuvana jItyAthI, garviSTa thaele A kAma koIpaNa purUSa kuLavAna, DA, dharyavAna, saguNa game tevo hoya, tene pIDA ApyA vagara ra P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ * : ekAda premayukata strI pramANe A pRthvI tAre ThekANe anurakata thaelI che, tene te chaDI eTale te chAtI kuTI marI nahi jAya? pRthvI pati, jeNe sarva : zatrutamane. nAza karelo che. e vizva dI5tuM pravajayA levA nikLyo eTale aMdhakAra, thaze. te A prajAnA lADa karyA, pitA pramANe pAlana karyuM, te prajA (tAre abhAve) naSTa thAya, emAM mane parAkrama lAgatuM nathI. A - vagere ghaNA prakArethI sUrarAjAe tene samajAvyA. pachI pitAe prathama lIdhelA vAMdhAonuM sArI rIte khaMDana karI vIrabhUpatie kahyuM ke-- * * varisena-prabhu, A mAro dikSA levAne vakhata nathI vagere je tame kahyuM, te bAbatanI mArI yogya prArthanAo tame anukrame sAMbhaLo. je A dIkSAno vakhata nathI te jyAre ghaDapaNathI, zarIra jINuM thaI, mArI iMdriya nibaLa thAya, tyAre te zuM yegya vakhata gaNAze? he narezvara, sarva sAdhAraNa evo mRtyu, ane kalyANa kAraka pratrajayA, A be vAtane vakhata (lagADelo) khapato nathI. mRtyune nizcaya hoya te, keTaleka vakhata rAha jotA phAve, agara dhIraja dharI zakAya, paraMtu tene je nizcaya nathI te vrata levAmAM keNa vAra lagADaze? A rUpane paNa che bhare? je naTane veSa, te A rUpane saMga. kSaNika che. je tArUNya tame kahyuM : te ja dikSAnuM mukhya sAdhana che. tapa saMyama bAbatane udyoga jarAvasthAmAM zI rIte thaI zake ? mATe kabajAmAM na AvanAra manaHsiMhane tenAthI virUddha evA mahAbaLavAna siddhAMtarUpa tIrenA AzrayathI nIce pADIza (aTakAvIza). mana A vivethI prApta thayuM, eTale te manuSyane kumArgamAM derI jAya che, ane te ja vivekayukta thayuM eTale zAMtatAnuM kAraNa thAya che. A viveka vAyuthI manaHsamudra khuba uchaLavA lAgyo, eTale temAM vikArataraMga utpanna thAya che, te sivAya thatA nathI. he nRpati sarva Idriya manane svAdhina che. - te pachI A mULa mana tAbAmAM lIdhA pachI, Ikiye kevI rIte tAbAmAM na Ave ? virUddha vastuo paNa prayogathI avirUddha thaI zake che; viSa jIva lenAra che tepaNa maMtrahata thayuM eTale te amRta tulya thAya che. saLagelA tapogninInI javALAothI je tarapha jevAze nahi, evA A mArA zarIramAM madana pIgaLI jaze. je masta thaela madanarUpa hAthIne nAza mArAthI thaze nahi te kharecara vIra nAma e phegaTanuM che. narezvara mahAbAhu amarasena kumAra ahiM vighAmAna chatAM, pRthvI nAyaka 2hita kevI rIte thaze ? jema dovAthI dI saLagAvIe, tema mArI pachI amarasenane rAjaya maLyA pachI huM pravrajayA lauM te tethI aMdhakAra thavAnuM nathI. pitAjI, pratApathI ati sahu evA te amarasenane rAjayAbhiSeka thayA pachI, sarva prajA uttama svAmi maLyAthI khuzI thaze. he prabhu, tatva dRSTithI tamane sarva, vAte khabara chatAM, AvA tatva rahita ugAra tamArA mukhamAMthI kema nIkaLyA? bhUpati ghaNI mahenate devagathI tamArI sAthe mAre yoga thayo che, te tame mane tamArA caraNa pAsethI dura karavAnI IcchA kema rAkho che ?' huM evI rIte vatiza ke, jenA ge karI ApaNa ane kalyANakAraka grahamAM aviyukata (ekatra) rahI hameza moTuM sukha bhegavIzuM. A pramANe te pitAputra paraspara belatA hatA, evAmAM jaya zuddha uccAranA rA puSkaLa devothI veSTita ane pitAnA kevaLajJAnanA prakAzathI . jagatane prakAzita karanAra evA teja akalaMka ane amalamuni tyAM AvyA che, Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S.
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________________ , * : devanI bhaktimAM lIna thaela te be muni vanamAM AvelA sAMbhaLI: 'vIrasena be , "re e mArA gurU. ' tyAre tarata ja te sUra ane vIra e be jaNa vegathI uThI ane sAta ATha pagalA sAmAM jaI temaNe te bane jJAnI purUSane vaMdana karyuM pachI bane jInamaMdiranI aMdara aThThAhnikotsava karAvI potAnA rAjyapara amarazenane sthApana karyAthI be phikara thaI nagaralaka, sAmaMta, maMtrI ItyAdI parIvAranI rajA laI pratyeka yAcakane temanI IcchAthI paNa adhIka dAna ApI khuzI karI, vidyAdhara zreSTha zekhara ane azaka temaja baMdhudatta ane vicitrayaza rAjA emanA sahavata (pravrajyA) le . vAne taiyAra thayA sarvae snAna karI tathA pizAka paherI pAlakhImAM bethI nIkaLyA. tyAre jenA aMtaHpuranI strIyo jenI tenI pAchaLa cAlI, aneka vidyAdhara ane manaSya emanA samudAyanI bhIDa thaI hatI tyAMthI te sarIyAma rastA para AvyA tyA, re nagara lokonA aneka prakAranA bhASaNe temanA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyA. keI sI kahevA lAgI "sakhI, caMdra surya vagara jevuM AkAza zebhA rahita tema A baMne vagara A vizva ghaDImAM zabhA rahita thaI raheze. bIjA vratanA kaDaka nIyamonI. vAta bAju para muke, paraMtu te sakhi A yuvAna vIrasena tapa kevI rIte karaze kulethI sugaMdhayukata evo caMdrazrIne komaLa kezakaLApa luMcananA atizaya dabaMne kevI rIte pAtra thaze? sakhio, tAMbUlathI lAla thayela mogarAnI kaLI jevA tenA dAMta, have mala saMcaya kevI rIte dhAraNa karaze? haricaMdana ane kasturI emanA sugaMdhathI dizAmukhane sugaMdhita karanAra vIrasenanA deha para mala saMcaya kema jevAze? jagamAM durlabha evA divya vacce je dhAraNa karatA hatA, te jADA valkalane samUha kema dhAraNa karI zakaze? sarva jaganI kSudhA zAMta karI, pachI je jamato hatA te have sudhAthI kSINa thaI ghere ghera kevI rIte pharaze? hAyahAya, sakhiye, ApaNe zu kami nareMdrane A prakAranA svarUpamAM Avela jevAne ATalA vakhata sudhI jIvatA rahyA? sakhi je, keTaluM bairya ? ke je udAra vIrabhUpe jANe mela lAgaze e bIkathIja dhuLa pramANe lakSmIne tyAga karyo. sakhiye, amArA jevAne te tRNa vAte paNa lebha utpanna thAya che, ane ekAda bhAgye, tuTayu vAsaNa hoya te paNa amArAthI nAkhI devAtuM nathI. IcchA pramANe sarva sukha anukUla chatAM, A nara zreSTha viraprabhUe ekAeka je saMsArane tyAga karyo, te saMsAra avazya rasa vagarane ja . have joIe, ane te have amArA manamAM paNa vairAgya utpanna kare che, virasaM. (mokSa sukhanA jene svAdanI khabara nathI) lokaja ane Azraya kare che." paramArtha. catura nagarajane jenI stuti kare che e te suraputra, pitA mAtA vagere jene saha bAgamAM AvI pahoMce. te sarva nIce utaryA, ane temanA manamAMnI sadbhAvanA vadhatI jaI teo gurU pAse beThA. vrata levAnI IcchA rAkhanAra gurUne pradakSaNA (pharA pharI) pharI stuti pUrvaka moTI bhaktIthI temane page paDayA, tyAre temanA vALa bhumipara paDavA lAgyA. P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 214. sarvae hAtha joDI gurUne evI vinaMti karI ke, "mahArAja, gyatA hoya to amane jaladI dIkSA ApavI." . kevalI muni-dikSAne tamArA karatAM bIje kaNa gya che? tamane saMsAra duHkha nimita hovAnuM potAne ja jJAna thayuM che. A jagamAM atyaMta pApI evA keTalAka jaNa seMkaDe upadezothI paNa samajatA nathI, ane bIjA keTalAka tamArA jevAM che te paeNDA kAraNathI samajI jAya che. bhava zatrunA nigraha viSe atyaMta udyAga karanArA tamArA baMnenA nAma "rsara ane dhIra" A duniyAmAM anvarthaka thAya che. narezvara AvI rIte sarva trilokamAM tame dhanya che, tameja maraNa janmanuM meTuM phaLa prApta karyuM. te have vAra lagADazo nahi, tamAruM Icchita kArya saphaLa thAva. '' A pramANe gurUe kahyA pachI te sarva jaNA vrata levAnI IcchAthI sanmukha ubhA rahyAM. ane temaNe praphulita sukha kamaLa vaDe, zarIra paranA hArAdi sarva bhUSaNone samUhajANe saMsArane pAMza baMdhana ke zuM? ema jANuM nIce utArI mUka. zAstrIya vidhIthI pAMca muThIthI kezakuMcana karyA pachI gurU akalaMka munie temane anukame dIkSA ApI. vidyAdhara zreSTha. zekhara ane azaka vicitrayaza rAjA, baMdhudatta emane ane bIjA ghaNA mANasone. paNa temaNe dIkSA ApI. (. Ag) tarapha caMdrazrI rANI vagara : sarva strIne te gurUe vidhikamathI dIkSA ApI dIdhI. tyAre vIrasenanI strI caMdrathI mahArANI paNa, mAtA, sAsU ItyAdi stri saha pratrajyA levAne nIkaLI hatI, paraMtu, gurUe tene niSedha karyo ke, putri, tAre peTe garbha hevAne lIdhe . hAlamAM tuM dikSA levAne pAtra nathI, paNa thoDA vakhata pachI, tuM yogya thaIzahe harivikrama, tyAM tene nA kahyA pachI AgaLa je tenI hakIta thaI te sarva yakSanA mukhamAMthIoM sAMbhaLI ja che. pachI amarasena rAje mAtA sAthe ghera gayA pachI te baMne zuravIra muni gurU sahaM vihAra karavA lAgyA. pachI te navIna muni, hamezAM vadhatA vegathI zAstrakatakamathI ugra tapanuM AcaraNa karavA lAgyA.", : : eka saMyemane ThekANe Asakata, be baMdhanamAMthI chUTelA, traNa daMDamAMthI mukata, cAra kaSAyathI rahita, pAMca samitAnuM rakSaNa karanAra, cha jIvanA rakSaNa viSe nirbhaya, medASTakathI, hIna, nava brahma guptathI cukata,. dasa prakArathI dharma sAdhana karanAra ekAdazAMgasutra jANanAra, ' dvAdaza pratimA viSe tatpara evA te munI aSTamAdimAsamAM mAsa paNa nAmanA tapathI pitAnuM zarIra asthimavazeSa karyuM, - pachI zrImarUtunI aMdara kharA. madhyAnha be hAtha nIce laTakatA choDI, surya tarapha najara tapatI rAkhI, saMyama karanAra, te munIzvaranA zarIramAMthI duHsaha suryanA tApathI jayAre paraseve bahAra nIkaLavA lAgyuM tyAre jANe temanA zarIramAM pA5maLe ghAmAgnithI - pIgaLI bahAra paDato hoya ema bhAsatuM hatuM. vaSakALa AvyA pachI, atizaya vRchInI moTI dhArAothI bhUtaLa jaLamaya thaI rahyuM hatuM, tevAmAM teo guhAnI aMdara. tadana lIna thaI rahyA hatAM. cAra mahinA cAra prakArane AhAra choDI daI, vratabhaMganI bIkathI teo potAnI jagA parathI jarApaNa, Ama tema bazA nahi. zizira rUtumAM rAtre zarIrapara kAMIpaNa oDhavAnuM na letA, ane baraphanA DhagalAnI zarIrapara paDavAnI bIka na rAkhatAM, te paDavAthI zarIra dhaLuM P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ 22pa thaI gayuM hatuM ane teo TADha sahana karatA hatA, tyAre ThaMDA pavanane lIdhe temanA heTha dhrujatA hatA, te vakhate jANe ATha karmonA ucheda vAste prApta thayela krodhathIja te dhrujatA hoya ema lAgatuM keI vakhate te munIo na gabharAtAM rAkSasanA bhayaMkarA zabdothI paripUrNa evI mazAna bhUmImAM kaI paNa ThekANe rAtanI rAte paDI rahetA. koI vakhata dhyAnamAM lIna thaI rastAnIja aMdara nizcala ubhA rahetA, te vakhate baLada, bheMze vagere temane thAMbhalAo jANe pitAnA zarIre ghasatAM hatAM. satyavAna te sUravIrAdi sAdhuo evI rIte duSkara tapa karatA hatA, temAM temanA keTalAka divaso pasAra thaI gayA. pachI vIrasena mAmuni yogya thaye ema jANI, tene akalaMka munIe pAMcaso munIyone adhikArI banAvI AcAryanI jagAe sthApana karyo. AcArya sthApana kALanI vakhate parama avadhi thaI tIvratAnA ye karI te AkAzacArI thaye. evA kamathI zrI vIrasenasUrIne kevalajJAna utpanna thaI sUra pramANe bhUtala upara hAlamAM paNa ghaNI vakhata vihAra kare che. . . . . : - he harivikama, rAje, bhuvanasuMdarInA lagnanA utsavamAM te tane pratyakSa maLyuM ja hatuM. te vIrasenasUri kevala jJAna utpanna thaelA evA sUrasenAdi saha kAle savAre ahiM avaze. mATe huM kahuM chuM ke, he rAjendra rAjyalakSmI kSaNabhaMgura che, te narasiMhe sUrasena nareMdra pAsethI lIdhI, ane tyAMthI ( narasiMha pAsethI) kSaNamAM vIrasene lIdhI, puNya kSaya thayA pachI koInI paNa lakSmI sthira rahetI nathI. A pRthvI para surasena sarakhe parAkramI kaI paNa thayuM nathI, paraMtu pitAnuM rAjya naSTa thatAM yuddhanI aMdara tenAthI paNa tenuM rakSaNa thaI zakayuM nahika sarva | upadravothI dezanuM rakSaNa karyuM, ane tenI atizaya puSTi karI, te paNa puSyane kSaya thayA pachI, pitAno deza paNa ghaDImAM pArake thAya che. praveza karavAne kaThaNa evA kilAo paNa kharekhara zatrune sugama thaI paDe che (praveza vAste sahelAM thaI paDe che) ane caturaMga senA paNa citranI aMdara kADhela senA pramANe thaI jAya che. A vAta dhyAnamAM laI he mahArAja, rAjya, putra, strI, keza, viSayasukha, AmAMthI koI paNa bAbatamAM meha rAkhIza nahi, aMta:pura parivAhasaha te upadeza sAMbhaLIne rAjA saMsAra sukhamAMthI virakata thavAnI icchAthI pAche nagaranI aMdara gayeTa suravikama (deva sara parAkramI) kumArane potAnI gAdI para besADI rAjyA- bhiSeka karAvI, harivikrame vIrasena gurUnI IcchA pUrNa karI. kevala jJAnane sUrya vIrasena gurU tyAM AvyA pachI, teNe potAnA niSkramaNane utsAha karAvyo. zakAvatAra pramukha jInamaMdiramAM te rAja, zreTe pitAnA saMpUrNa aizvaryathI moTo aSTAhika utsava karAvyuM. teNe dravya ApI vizva yAcaka rahita karI mukayuM, jethI te dAtAja jaNAvavA lAgyA. zubha divase rAjAe snAna karI, zarIre uTaNa lagADI, bhuvanadarIsaha aneka alaMkArathI bhUSita thaI, divya vastra dhAraNa karI, jayanAraNapara caDha, ane chatra tathA be bAjUe be camarI evI rIte bIrAjamAna thaI rastAmAMthI cAlyo. prathama kAvatAramAMnA jInezvarane namaskAra karI, pachI rAjA P.P. Ac. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
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________________ ane rANe baMnee gurUne pradakSaNA pUrvaka namaskAra karyo. tarataja : zarIrapara pi zAkha utArI te vadhu vare harSathI pate pAMca muThIo vaDe keza lucana karyuM, pachI rAjA ane rANIe banene kamavAra anici ApI gurUe temane siddhAMta vidhIthI sArI dikSA ApI. te baMnene sAthe sAmaMta, maMtri, nagaraleke, ane dezamAMnA leka, e pramANe bIjA keTalAeke paNa pravrajayA lIdhI. gurUe sAdhvI bhuvanasuMdarIne, caMdrazrIne svAdhina karI. ane bAkInA munine pitAnI pAse rAkhI lIdhA. saMyamayukata AcAra bAbatane abhyAsa thayA pachI kRtArtha evA harivikamane yogya thaela jANuM gurUe AcAryanI jagAe sthApana karyo. ekAdazAMga sUtrArtha dhAraNa karanAra sAdhvI bhuvanasuMdarie paNa saMnyAziNI nA samUhamAM pravartinI thaI rahI. - ANuM tarapha vIrasenasUri, jagatune upadeza karate karate siddhAlayathI bhUSita evA zatruMjaya girI para AvI pahoMce. tyAM te surirAja saMsAra pravartaka kRtyane tyAga karI, saMsArI janane upakAraka evA kRtya karIne, surasenAdi munIsaha nirvANa padane pAmyA. harivikamasUri bhUtalapara pharato pharate parivArasaha malayAcala bhUmIpara gayo. caMdrazrI, vijayavatI, bhuvanasuMdarI, ane bIjI paNa mahAsAdhvIe tyAM nivaNa padane pAmI pachI tyAM malayamegha yakSa parivAra saha AvI moTI bhatIthI kama rahita thaela te sAdhvIno mahimA gAte hato. . ' pachI harivikama sUri, nirjana evI pahADanI guphAmAM sukhAsana para besI dhyAna karavA lAgyuM. tenAvaDe karI aneka zAstronA vicArathI ghaNI vakhata sUdhI thAkeluM pitAnuM mana, eka padArthane ThekANe nizcaLa karI te zukaladhyAnanI aMdara nimagna - thaye, eTale tarata tenA ghAtaka karmone kSaya thaI tene kevala saMjJaka jJAna utpanna thayuM. AkAzanI aMdara devavA vAgavA lAgyA, ane kevala jJAnI evA te hari- vikrama saMjJaka sUrine mahimA vadhAravA sArUM surAsura ekatra maLyA, e sarvajJa, sarva, dRSTA, harivikrama suvarNa kamaLapara bezI, zrotAonA karNapaTane sAdara zravaNa karavA yogya e dharmopadeza karavA lAgyA. - pachI bhUmi para pharI, sarva lokone upadeza karI nirvANa samaya jANI vimalAcalapara gayo. pachI pitAnA jJAnathI pitAnA A puSpanA karmo karatAM vadhAre karma saMcaya thaele jANuM A puSpanI sAdhe sarakhA karavA sArUM prayatna karyo. pachI sarva karmone nAza karI * zuddha cidAnaMda rUpa te mahAtmA zrI harivikama munIzvara vegathI mahAunnata padane pAmyA. A pahelA janmamAM pALeluM AcaraNa jema harivikama ane vIrasenane vizeSa phaLa ApanAra thayuM te pramANe sarva lekane paNa thayuM. A meM kahela caritra ratnanuM upAkhyAna zravaNa karI sajajane baMne prakAranA caritra vize Adara kare. munirAja samUha taphathI hameza varNavAmAM AvatuM zraddhAvAna jananA karNapaTane amRta tulya thanAra evuM A addabhuta pujya caritra vAMcaka vargane AnaMdadAyaka thAo. A caritra jeNe suvarNAtmaka banAvI pitAnuM nAma yathArtha karyuM, te amarakIti nAmanA gaNi zreSTane jayajayakAra thAo. jeNe vizeSe karI A sarva caritranuM sArI rIte zedhana karI lakSaNa yukta karyuM, tevA lakSaNa zAstra vettA jIteMdra prakRti dhanya purU AnaMdane pAme, ti rAmU zivamastu sarva vAta che * . . . samApta . ' ' . ' .. P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust