Book Title: Hindu Dharmanu Hard
Author(s): M K Gandhi
Publisher: Navjivan Prakashan Mandir Ahmedabad
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SP hiMduM dharmanuM TAda che che mo. ka. gAMdhI saMpAdaka visvAsa mUA. khera Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda mo. ka. gAMdhI saMpAdaka vizvAsa bA. khera navajIvana prakAzana maMdira amadAvAda-380014 Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cALIsa rUpiyA che navajIvana TrasTa, 1995 pahelI AvRtti, prata 4,000, jAnyuArI 1995 trIjuM punarmudraNa, prata 3,000, oNkTobara 2005 kula prata : 10,000 ISBN 81-7229-124-8 (set) prakAzaka navajIvana prakAzana maMdira, amadAvAda ane gUjarAta vidyApITha, amadAvAda vatI jitendra ThAkorabhAI desAI vyavasthApaka TrasTI navajIvana TrasTa, amadAvAda-380 014 mudraka jitendra ThAkorabhAI desAI navajIvana mudraNAlaya, amadAvAda-380 014 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abhyAsI pratye mArAM lakhANonA udyamI abhyAsIne tema ja emAM rasa lenAra bIjAone kahevA IcchuM chuM ke mane sarvakALe ekarUpa ja dekhAvAnI kAzI paravA nathI. satyanI mArI zodhamAM meM ghaNA vicArono tyAga karyo che ne ghaNI navI vastuo zIkhyo chuM. uMmaramAM huM bhale vRddha thayo houM, paNa mAro AMtarika vikAsa thato aTakayo che athavA deha paDyA pachI mAro vikAsa aTakI jaze evuM mane lAgatuM nathI.' mane eka ja vastunI paDI che, ne te pratikSaNa satyanArAyaNanI vANIne anusaravAnI mArI tatparatA che. ane tethI koIne mArAM be lakhANomAM virodha jevuM jaNAya tyAre, je tene mArA DahApaNa vize zraddhA hoya to eka ja viSayanAM be lakhANomAMthI pAchalAne pramANabhUta mAne. binavaMdhu 30-4-1933 - gAMdhIjI Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMpAdakIya khristI dharma ane islAma jevA dhamAMthI hiMdu dharma be rIte judo paDe che. sauthI paheluM te matAgrahamAM mAnato nathI ane game tevA moTA mANasanAya satya uparanA IjArAne svIkArato nathI. paramezvarane pAmavA mATe jJAna, bhakti, karma ane yoga jevA aneka mArgo che ema te mAne che. joke vyavahAramAM to sAdhaka potAnAM rasaruci ane manovRtti pramANe be ke tethI vadhu mArgo pasaMda karIne cAlato hoya che. hiMdu dharma koI eka vyaktinI sarajata nathI; e sahaja rIte vikasyo hovAthI vyAkhyAomAM purAI zakyo nathI. sAcuM kahIe to anya dharmonI jema tene vyAkhyAbaddha karI zakAya tema nathI. tema chatAM eka videzIe kareluM nIce mujabanuM varNana tenA hArdanI lagolaga jAya tevuM che. hiMdu dharma e "matAsahitA bhAgye ja che. e to jIvananI bhinna bhinna avasthAo tathA AdhyAtmika vikAsanAM svarUpo sAthe sumeLa sAdhatI kAryasAdhaka dhAraNA che.'' A kAryakArI vyAkhyAthI AraMbha karIne, A viSayane jarA UMDANathI ApaNe tapAsIe. kharekhara, ApaNe dharmano zuM artha karIzuM? jADI rIte kahIe te manuSyajIvananA laukika ane zuddha pAsAMnuM niyamana karato vizvano naitika kAyado. vizvano A naitika kAyado zI rIte pravarte che tenuM gahana zabdomAM, mArmika varNana kaoNnphayUzise kareluM che. te kahe che ke : . "ApaNe jene ApaNA astitvano niyama kahIe chIe te ja Izvarano kAnUna. ApaNA astitvanA niyamanA pAlanane ApaNe kahIe chIe naitika kAnUna. A naitika kAnUnane prathAmAM DhALIe tyAre bane che dharma. "naitika kAnunamAMthI ApaNe jIvanabhara, eke vAra chaTakI zakatA nathI. jemAMthI chaTakI javAya te naitika kAnUna hoI na zake. eTalA mATe ja nItimAna mANasa kALajIpUrvaka... tenA chUpA vicAro para najara rAkhe che. - "jyAre ullAsa, roSa, zoka ane AnaMda jevI lAgaNIo jAgelI na hoya te sthiti e ApaNuM sAcuM athavA to naitika svarUpa che. A lAgaNIo jAgIne Avazyaka mApa ane kada prApta kare te che naitika vyavasthA. ApaNuM sAcuM athavA naitika svarUpa e astitvanI Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ moTI vAstavikatA che, ane naitika vyavasthA e jagatano sArvatrika niyama che. 'jyAre sAcuM naitika svarUpa ane naitika vyavasthA mUrta thAya che tyAre vizva e sacarAcara sRSTi banI jAya che ane badhI vastuo temano pUrNa utkarSa ane vikAsa sAdhe che.' ,, naitika svarUpa tema ja naitika vyavasthAnuM sugrathana, vizvamAM prabhunuM sAmrAjya kevI rIte lAvI zake che te, uparanuM avataraNa atyaMta lAghavathI darzAve che. manuSyathI uparanuM koI Rta ke zakti ghaTanAonuM niyamana karatI raheze teno inkAra thaI zake tema nathI. RRta ke zaktinI ApaNI vyAkhyAo judI judI hoI zake. kharekhara to, jeTalAM strIpuruSa eTalI vyAkhyAo thavAnI. 'paraMtu e bhinnatAnI pelI pAra kaMIka spaSTa maLatApaNuM haze. kAraNa ke mULa badhAMnuM eka che.'' e RRtane gAMdhIjIe, '"jene ApaNe sau jANatAM nathI ane chatAMya anubhavI zakIe chIe evuM avyAkhyeya kaMIka'' kahyuM che. e RRta athavA zaktine mAnavajIbhathI varNavavuM zakaca hoya to tenuM pUrNa varNana gAMdhIjI jene satya kahe che te che kAraNa ke te svAbhAvika rIte ja TIkAone niHzastra karI mUke che. e satyanI avizrAMta zodha e ja manuSyajIvananuM sarvasva che. cArlsa kiMgjhalIne lakhelA vikhyAta patramAM TI. eca. hakasalIe potAnI vaijJAnika vibhAvanAnI vAta karatAM kaheluM ke, ''tathyanI sAme nAnA bALakanI jema besI jAo, pUrvadhArita khyAlothI mukta thavA taiyAra raho ane kudarata je je khADAkhaiyAmAM thaIne tamane laI jAya tyAM tene namrabhAve anusaro, nahIM to kazuM zIkhI zakazo nahIM. satyanI AvI zodha e hiMdu dharmano paNa Adarza che. joke bhautika ane AdhyAtmika zodhanAM sAdhano judAM hoya topaNa mULabhUta vaijJAnika abhigama ane mijAja, baMne dAkhalAmAM, ekasarakhA hoya che. vaijJAnika pratyeka kadamanuM cokasAIthI vizleSaNa karato rahIne, zreNIbaMdha pagalAMthI parama satyane samajavAno prayatna kare che. paraMtu prAcIna bhAratamAM, RSio keTalAka manovyAyAmothI paramatattvane sIdhesIdhA pAmavA mathavA hatA. paoNla phyUsana kahe che ke, 1. jayuAna meskaro, jaeNmpsa bAda AyarI, methyUna, laMDana 1961, pA. 3ra. 2. vudghamArata, taMtrIlekha, me 1981, pA. 202-206. Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bIjA koI paNa deza karatAM bhArata pratIkono deza vizeSa che kAraNa ke prakRtigata rIte bhAratIya vicAradhArA gahana samasyAono bauddhika mukAbalo karatAM pahelAM ja tenI sAthe kAma pADe che.'' hiMduomAM zreSTha evA bhagavAna buddha, kozala dezanI kalAmA nAmanI kSatriya jAtine Apelo bodha paNa A vaijJAnika Adarza sAthe susaMgata che. temaNe kahyuM hatuM ke: "huM tamane kahuM chuM te bhUtakALamAM kahevAyuM hatuM te kAraNe mAnazo nahIM; paraMparAthI UtarI AvyuM che te kAraNe mAnazo nahIM; Ama ja hoya evuM mAnIne teno svIkAra karazo nahIM; pavitra dharmagraMthomAM che tethI tene mAnazo nahIM; anumAnathI te puravAra karI zakAya che tethI tene mAnazo nahIM; emAM vyavahAru DahApaNa che evuM mAnIne svIkArazo nahIM; e saMbhavita lAge che tethI tene svIkArazo nahIM; koI prakhyAta ane pavitra sAdhue kahyuM che tethI tene mAnazo nahIM, paraMtu te je tamArA vivekane tathA aMtarAtmAne sukhakara ane zreyaskara lAgatuM hoya to ja teno svIkAra karaje ane tene lAyaka banaje.'' dharmatyAga mATe paththaro mArIne mota nipajAvavAnI prathAne kurAnanuM samarthana che evuM kahIne islAmI saMsthAo dvArA teno bacAva karavAmAM Avyo tyAre game tevI paristhitimAM paNa AvI prathAnI naitikatA vize prazna uThAvatAM gAMdhIjIe spaSTa zabdomAM lakhyuM hatuM ke : "dareka dharmanA, dareka sUtrane, tarkanA A jamAnAmAM badhethI saMmati meLavavI hoya to teNe tarkanI tejAbI kasoTImAMthI pasAra thavuM ja rahyuM. bhUlane dharmazAnanuM samarthana hoya to paNa tene jagatamAM apavAda banavAno adhikAra nathI" (yana rUnDiyA, 26-2-1925, pA. ja). "huM to ema kahevAnuM pasaMda karuM ke kurAnanA potAnA upadezo paNa TIkAthI bAkAta rAkhI na zakAya. Akhare ApaNI pAse A daivIvANI che ke bIjuM kaMI te kahenAruM tarka sivAya bIjo koI mArgadarzaka nathI.... bhUla e sApekSa vastu che evA maulAnAnA nivedanane mAro pUro Teko che. paraMtu ApaNe e paNa jANIe chIe ke keTalIka vastuone AkhuM jagata bhUla tarIke svIkAre che. trAsa gujArIne mota nipajAvavuM e AvI ja bhUla che, ema huM dhAruM chuM' ( rUnDiyA, 5-3-1925, pA. 181). 3 thI 3nikala, Dovara pablikezansa 3. paoNla DyUsana, dhI mitro Inko, nyU yorka 1960, pA. 120. Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . "dareka vastue tarkanI kasoTI sAme UbhavuM paDe che. . . . joke tarkathI para evI vastuo jagatamAM hoya che kharI. tarkanI sarANe temane caDhAvavAnI ApaNI nA nathI, paraMtu te kaMI ApameLe AvavAnI nathI. tenI A prakRtine kAraNe ja tarkane te gAMThatI nathI. AvuM ja che devatvanuM rahasya. tarka sAthe te asaMgata nahIM, paNa tarkathI para che'' (yaMga rUnDiyA, 26-3-1925, pA. 110). sArvajanika naitikatA ane sarvasAmAnya mAnavatAnI bAbatamAM satyanA mApadaMDanA amalathI UbhA thatA prazno vize, gAMdhIjInAM lakhANomAMthI lIdhelA uparanA phakarA hiMdu dharmanA abhigamanuM yogya samApana kare che. hiMdu dharmanI praziSTa, dharma aMgenI, vicAradhArA zruti tathA smRti ema be bhAgomAM vaheMcAyelI che. emAM dharmazAstrano samAveza thaI jAya che. vedo tathA upaniSadone samAvatI zruti mAM 'jevI hoya tevI vAstavikatA''nuM jJAna che. A jJAnanuM svarUpa khAtarI karI zakAya tevuM ane vaizvika che. e rIte tene anamra tattvani kahI zakAya. 'ajasa tattvadarzananI mukhya nisabata, vastuo, jIvo ane mAnasonA bahuvidha jagatamAM satvarUpe pravartatA parama satya sAthe che. A satyanI prakRti ja evI che ke, je loko potAnI jAtane aparigrahI, hRdayathI zuddha, vatsala ane vinamra banAvI zakacA hoya te sivAyanA bIjA koIthI te tarata ane sIdhesIdhuM pAmI zakAtuM nathI. AvuM kema haze? kAraNa ApaNe jANatA nathI. A eka evI ghaTanA che ke je, ApaNane gamatI hoya ke na gamatI hoya, game teTalI asaMbhavita ke tarkavihIna lAgatI hoya, topaNa svIkAravI rahe che. padArthanI aMtaraMga prakRti ane zakti bhautika prayogothI ja tAgI zakAya che. e ja rIte mananI aMtaraMga prakRti tema ja zakti manovaijJAnika tathA naitika prayogothI jANI zakAya che. indriyothI Asakta jIvananA sAmAnya saMjogomAM mananI zakti avyakta ane pracchanna rahe che. tene pAmavA mATe ApaNe keTalIka anubhavasiddha zarato pALavI paDe che ane keTalAka anubhavasiddha niyamonuM pAlana karavuM paDe che.''' parama satyane bIjI rIte paNa samajAvI zakAya. AkhuM jagata Atmatattvano AvAsa che. e avicala che, chatAM mana karatAMya vadhAre 4. oNlDasa hakasalI, dhI periniyatna choII, caeNTo eNnDa vinDasa, laMDana, 1946, prastAvanA, pA. 2-3, Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vegavaMta che. Indriyo tene pahoMcI zakatI nathI. te nitya indriyothI para che. Atmatatvano ucchavAsa e badhI vastuonuM jIvana che. e cala che ane acala che. te dUra che chatAM najIka che. e badhAMmAM che ane badhAMnI bahAra che (pheraniSa6, 4 ane 5). bIjA zabdomAM kahIe to vizvane dhAraNa karanAro AtmA, aMtaramAM vasanAro, sArvatrika ane parAtpara che. paraMtu caitanyarUpa AtmA ke jene aMtaramAM vasavA mATe zAzvata banAvavAmAM Avyo che teNe, manuSyanA hRdaya upara zAsana karavuM joIe tathA tenA hRdayanuM parivartana karavuM joIe. niSkAma karmathI ane zuddha ekAgra bhaktithI sAdhaka mRtyu para vijaya meLave che (pherapaniSaH, 11 ane 14). smRtionuM mULa ane adhikRtatA tenA vyaktigata sthApakamAMthI UbhI thaI che ane te sAmAjika yama-niyamo sAthe kAma pADe che. koI eka saMhitA eka yugamAM samAjane TakAvavAnuM kAma karatI hoya ane bIjA yugamAM samAjane gUMgaLAvatI hoya tyAre tenA niyamo badalI zakAya. vaLI, badalAtI TekanolaoNjInA kAraNe sAmAjika-Arthika sthiti badalAya tyAre badalAtI sthiti ane badalAtA parivezanA prakAzamAM niyamone punaH ghATa ApavAnI tathA pharIthI tenuM arthaghaTana karavAnI jarUra paDe che. badalAtI paristhitinA meLAmAM niyamo na cAle to sAmAjika vyavasthAne TUMpo devAmAM athavA to kayAreka hiMsaka ane lohiyALa sAmAjika caLavaLo pedA karavAmAM kAraNabhUta bane che. tethI, samAjanA hita mATe zANapaNabharyo mArga e che ke niyamo ghaDavAnuM, sudhAravAnuM tathA tenuM punaH arthaghaTana karavAnuM kAma rAjyabaMdhAraNa ane sAmAjika cetanA upara choDI devuM joIe. Adhunika jIvana, paristhiti ane vicAradhArA sAthe samarUpa thaIne cAlavA mATe, svarAja maLyA pachI, bhAratanI lokasabhAe hiMdu koDa bila banAvyuM hatuM. dharmaciMtanane AtmA athavA paramAtmAnuM jJAna tema ja dhArmika ane sAmAjika AcArasaMhitA jevA be bhAgamAM hiMdu dharma vaheMcyuM te tenI vizeSatA che ane jeno joTo prerita revealed - kahevAtA bIjA dharmomAM jovA maLato nathI. AmAM kevuM zANapaNa che teno khyAla hiMdu dharmanA graMthonA abhyAsathI Ave che. hiMdu dharma(jemAM bauddha tathA jaina dharmano samAveza karI zakAya)ne mATe, je rIte madhya yugamAM : IslAma ane khristI dharmanA anuyAyIo vacce yuddho khelAyAM tevAM Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 yuddho khelAyAM nathI. dharmazraddhAne paDakAranArAnI sAme koI tapAsanI kAryavAhI thaI nathI. mAnavaitihAsamAM prajJAvAna ane mahAna evA azoke sthApelA sAmrAjyamAM bauddha dharma rAjyadharma hovA chatAM teno vartAva dharmanirapekSa rahyo hato; teNe hiMdu ke jaina dharma pratye dharmabheda rAkhyo na hato. dharmajhanUnI musalamAnonA trAsathI, IrAnathI nAsI chUTelA pArasIone Azraya ApanAra rAjA hiMdu hato. hiMdu saMskRtinI lavacIkatA ane pUrvagraharahitatA, ''tatkSaNa tene tenI mULabhUta prakRtinA saMdarbhamAM praphulla thavAnI tathA jamAnAnI sAthe badalAtA rahevAnI zakti bakSe che. sApha zabdomAM kahIe to prAcIna bhAratIya bhAvanA, potAnuM astitva khoyA vinA navatara rUpa dhAraNa karI zake che. bhAratanA tamAma dharmo svAbhAvika dharmo che. te sahaja rIte UgyA ane pAMgaryA che. teo potAne vize sabhAna thayA nathI kAraNa ke teo sacarAcara sRSTinA satyanI abhivyakti che. teo vyAkhyAmAMya purAyA nathI; paNa jyAre khristI dharmano paDakAra sAme Avyo tyAre vyAkhyAbaddha thavAnI temane pharaja paDI. lokamAnya TiLaka, gAMdhIjI ane araviMdanI gItAnI samIkSA e vyAkhyAbaddhatAno prayAsa che.... varSovarSa gItA uparAMta bhAratanAM be mahAkAvyo rAmAyaNa tathA mahAbhAratanI lAkho nakalo vecAya che. AtmAnA svarUpanA A bauddhikIkaraNe enA svAbhAvika pravAhane khALyo che paraMtu AjanA divaso mATe mUlyavAna evuM baLa paNa ApyuM che.'ma pazcimI saMskRti taraphanA Araba-islAma jagatanA pratikULa pratibhAva vize girilAla jaina mAne che ke jvAna, hADIya ane munnA nA arthaghaTanamAM lavacIka ane sarjanAtmaka thavAnuM TALIne temaNe gumAvyuM che eTaluM ja nahIM paNa, tene pariNAme teo AdhAta ane hatAzAnI sthitimAM mukAI gayA che. trIjA vizvanA anya dezomAM lokataMtra tenAM mULa nAkhI zakayuM nathI ane bhAratamAM tene saphaLatA maLI che tenuM kAraNa moTA bhAganA loko hiMdu dharmane mAnanArA che, te che. baMdhiyArapaNuM hiMdu dharmane dhAvatuM nathI. hiMdu dharmae, Thera TherathI AvI maLatI saritAone kAraNe puSTa thayelI, bhAgIrathInI dhArA jevo che. durbhAgye, 5. girilAla jaina, gemiMga inDiyA progresa, TAmsa jarUnDiyA, baoNmbe, 15-8-1986. Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ videzI AkramaNanA khalatArUpe AvelA khristI tema ja islAma jevA dharmo mukhya dhArA sAthe bhaLI na zakyA. joke hindu dharma sAthenA paraspara vyavahAre ekabIjA upara niHzaMka asara karI che. hiMdu dharmanuM bIjuM vyAvartaka lakSaNa te teno varga ane punarjanmano siddhAMta. jIvAttara e siddhAMta nahIM paNa tathya che. gAMdhIjI paNa bhaviSyanA jIvanamAM tathA zreNIbaddha janmo dvArA varSanA sAtatyamAM mAnatA hatA. ApaNe ahIM jevuM vAvIe, tevuM ahIM tema ja anyatra laNavAnuM rahe che - emAMthI chuTakAro nathI. karmano siddhAMta bhAre niSThura che. joke jIvananI aMtima kSaNe karavAmAM Avelo pazcAttApa paNa pApane dhoI nAkhIne tenAM pariNAmone sthagita karI de che. hiMdu dharmanuM jagatane pradAna te mUMgA prANIo sAthenuM tenuM tAdAmya tathA tenA cAra Azramadharmo che. A pustakanA pAnAmAM teno tathA anya vicArono ullekha joI zakAze. smRtigraMthonI eka vAcanA kahe che ke jeo krodha ane AsaktithI vimukha hoya, jeo vidvAna tathA sujana hoya che jene anusare che ane hRdayamAM jenI anubhUti thAya che te dharma che. zaMkarAcArya jevA vidvAna ke AcArya na hovA chatAM gAMdhIjIe, AjanA jamAnAmAM sanAtana hiMdu dharmane navo vaLAMka ane navI dizA ApyAM che. temaNe temanI AtmakathAne satyanA prako athavA AtmathI evuM nAma AvyuM che. satyane khoLavAnA lAMbA ane nirmama prayAsa pachI emane lAgeluM ke hiMdu dharma temanI sarvocca naitika jhaMkhanAne saMtoSe che ane bhagavadgItAmAMthI temane zAMti, samAdhAna, mArgadarzana ane tattvajJAna prApta thayAM che. teo kahe che ke, ""gItAne hiMdu dharmanA badhA loko adhikRta gaNe che. e jaDa matAsothI mukta che. eka nAnA vartuLamAM paNa te tarkabaddha ane pUrNa naitika saMhitA Ape che. te hRdaya tema ja buddhine saMtoSe che. Ama te tattvadarzaka ane bhaktipradhAna che. tenI pahoMca sArvatrika ane bhASA mAnI na zakAya eTalI saraLa che.'' mananI zuddhine mATe tathA cetanAnA atikramaNa mATe gAMdhIjI sahune nAmajapa ane prArthanAnI bhalAmaNa kare che. gItAnA 12mA adhyAya pramANe, sAdhakane eka athavA bIjA prakAre bhakta thavAnI tathA potAnA jAtaanubhavathI rAmanAma ane prArthanA karavAnuM teo sUcave che. Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ fhuM dharmanuM phATuM pustakanI racanA ja evI che ke jethI pratyeka vibhAga sahaja rIte bIjA vibhAgamAM dorI jAya che. paheluM prakaraNa hiMdu dharmanA naitika pAyAne tapAse che. vizvane TakAvI rAkhanAra zata ane zaktinA prakAranuM varNana bIjA prakaraNamAM che. zraddhA athavA yogathI, athavA to baMnenA samanvayathI, sAdhaka paramatattvane zI rIte pAmI zake? A gahana praznano javAba trIjA prakaraNamAM che. bhagavaddagItA e upaniSada che, vAhmavidyAnI vAcanA che ane yogazAstranI samIkSA che ane tenA vinA hiMdu dharmanuM koI paNa pustaka adhUruM che. vAstavamAM to A ja eka pustaka paramatatvane pAmavAnA tamAma abhigamo saMvAdI banAve che ane tethI ja gAMdhIjInA gItA vizenA vicAro A saMgrahamAM sthAna pAmyA che. sahune paricita ane amalamAM mUkavA sahelA evA nAmasmaraNa ane prArthanAnA mArga vize chellA prakaraNamAM kahevAmAM AvyuM che. A pustaka, mukhyatve, aMgrejI mAdhyamanI zALAmAM bhaNatAM tathA dhArmika pIThikA vinAnAM athavA dharma vize bahu ochuM jANanArAM chokarA chokarIo mATe tema ja sAmAnyajana mATe che. A rIte te hiMdu dharmanI prastAvanAnI garaja sAraze. vadhAre abhyAsa mATe jijJAsuoe gAMdhIjIe lakhelA na sarva dha sumanA traNa graMtho pAse javuM ja rahyuM. 12-10-1986 vi. bA. khera Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abhyAsI pratye saMpAdakIya anukramaNikA vibhAga-1 : hiMdutvano naitika siddhAMta 1. 'hiMdu' ane 'hiMdu dharma' 2. hiMdu koNa ? 3. hiMdu dharmanAM be svarUpa 4. hiMdu dharmanI sthiti 5. hiMdu dharme ApaNe mATe zuM karyuM che? 6. eka hiMdu hiMdu dharmane ja zA sAru vaLagI rahe 7. hiMdu dharmanI kharI mahattA 8. DaoN.AMbeDakaranA Aropa 9. pArakAnI dRSTie 10. hiMdu dharmano sAra 11. thoDAmAM ghaNuM 12. mAro dAvo 13. huM hiMdu zA mATe chuM 14. hiMdutvanI mArI pharaja 15. sanAtana hiMdu dharmano huM kevo artha karuM chuM 16. hiMdu dharmamAM setAna che? 13 rr najara ra 9 0 2 3 | ON 3 3 % cha 10 11 13 16 21 28 30 30 32 33 42 Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vibhAga-2 : zakti je vizvane TakAvI rAkhe che ja 45 pa0 pa3 65 68 17. caDiyAta niyama 18. kevaLa eka Izvara che 19. IzvaranI vyAkhyA 20. Izvara zuM che? 21. satya e ja Izvara che 22. alabhya tattva 23. Izvara kayAM ane koNa? 24. Izvara vyakti ke tattva? 25. gUDhamAM gUDha vastu 26. IzvaranI akaLalIlA samajIe 27. Izvarano dekhAto virodhAbhAsa 28. Izvara e mAnavInI kalpanA mAtra che? 29. je moTAmAM moTuM AzvAsana Ape che 30. nAdAna bhale Izvarane na mAne 31. IzvaranI hastI che ke nahIM 32. nAstika Astika kema bane? 33. Izvara ane devo 34. Izvara pote nIti che 35. IzvaranuM RNa 36. paramezvara jene huM bhajuM chuM 37. mAro Azaro 38. Izvara eka ja avinAzI che 39. IzvaranuM pratyakSa pramANa kyAM che? 40. jyAM harijano nathI tyAM hariye nathI 9 Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 41. Izvara sat che 42. namratAnA sAgara 43. "Izvara satya che'no artha 4. Izvara to sadAya ApaNI sAthe che. 5. Izvarane sAkSAt jovA 46. IzvaranI zodha 7. IzvarAnusaMdhAnanAM sAdhano 48. IzvaranI sevA 49. zraddhA ane anubhava 50. advaitavAda ane Izvara pa1. jaina ane vaidika nirUpaNa vacce visaMgati nathI vibhAga-3 : zraddhA ane uddeza che 101 102 , 102 0 para. durbaLono Izvara jevo sAco sahAyaka koI nathI 53. satyAgrahanI zakti pa4. tenA kAyadAnuM pAlana karIe 55. badhuM Izvara para choDI do pa6. IzvaranuM zaraNa laIe 57. Izvara vize zraddhA kadI na khozo 58. vIjaLI karatAMye sUkSmatara zakti 59. IzvaranuM vacana 60. Izvarano karAra 61. IzvaramAM jIvaMta zraddhA, satyAgrahI mATe anivArya 62. zraddhAnI kasoTI 104 106 107 109 110 112 116 Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 118 120 121 123 124 124 1.25 64. pApano prazna 65. pApanI niMdA 66. kurItione tiraskAro, mANasone nahIM 67. huM duSkarmone dhikkAruM chuM, vyaktione nahIM 68. IzvaranA astitvane mAnavuM e zuM khoTI mAnyatA che? 69. buddhi ane tenuM sthAna 70. dharmanuM prAmANya 71. vahema vi. zraddhA 72. zraddhA vi. buddhi 73. atiprAkRtika teTaluM nAkho khADAmAM 4. parama nirNAyaka 5. buddhi vi. graMthaprAmANya 76. AptavAkyanI aMdhapUjA 77. zArApramANa jyAre buddhine vInave che 78. jyAre zraddhA AMdhaLI thAya che 79. dekhAdekhI karavuM 80. purANuM chatAM mULabhUta tattvonI viruddhanuM 81. zAstronAM pramANa abhrAnta che ? 82. smRtimAM visaMvAditAo 83. gItA ane manusaMhitA 84. manusmRti 85. gItAnA abhyAsanI paddhati 132 137 140 141 142 144 145 146 146 17 148 19 151 151 Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 vibhAga - 4 : bhagavaddagItA 153 156 1pa8 86. gItAmAtA 87. gItAnI gUDhatA 88. kRSNa ane gItA 89. gItAno saMdezo 90. gItAzikSaNa 91. gItA zIkhavA mATe adhikAra! 92. hiMdu vidyArthIo ane gItA 93. gItApAThIo 94. gItAdarzana 160 168 172 175 180 vibhAga-5 : prArthanA ane nAmajapa 181 184 185 187 195 95. sanAtana dhvaMdvayuddha 96. bhUlanA ekarAranuM mahattva 97. prArthanAno artha 98. prArthanA kevI rIte ane konI karavI? 9. prArthanAnI AvazyakatA ane artha 100. prArthanAmAM zraddhA nathI! 101. AtmasamarpaNa mATe prArthanA e pahelo ane chello pATha che 102. prArthanAno aMgata anubhava 103. prArthanAnI mArI rIta - 104. AzramajIvanamAM prArthanAne sthAna 105, AzramanI prArthanA hiM.-1 203 204 208 206 219 Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 222 225 227 227 228 229 230 231 232 234 106. sAmudAyika prArthanA 107. sAmudAyika prArthanAnI prathA kevI rIte dAkhala karI 108. sAmudAyika prArthanAnI sAdhanA 109jAhera prArthanAmAM mananI ekAgratA thaI zake? 110. pharajiyAta prArthanA 111. rAmanAmano maMtra 112. sacoTa madada 113. nAmajapathI pApaharaNa 114. rAmanAmano kImiyo 115. aMdhAranI ghaDIe mAro Azaro 116. amogha Azaro 117. sAdo ane ajamAvelo maMtra 118. rAmanAmamAM badhuM AvI jAya che 119. rAma koNa? 120. dazarathanaMdana rAma 121. rAmanAma hRdayastha thavuM joIe 122. rAmanAmane hRdayamAM aMkita karavuM 123. rAmanAmanuM paThana 124. vyartha raTaNa 125. rAmanAmanI hAMsI 126. navo vahema? 127. pharI pAchuM rAmanAma sUci 235 236 237 238 239 240 241. 243 243 244 25 246 249 Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vibhAga - 1 hiMdutvano naitika siddhAMta 1. "hiMdu' ane 'hiMdu dharma ('prArthanA pachInAM gAMdhIjInAM bhASaNo'mAMthI) zrotAomAMthI eka bhAI taraphathI mane eka savAla maLyo che. te bhAI mane pUche che ke hiMdu koNa? e zabda mULa kyAMthI Avyo? ane hiMdu dharma jevI koI vastu che kharI? A savAla AjanA vakhatamAM khAsa pUchavA tema ja vicAravA jevA che. huM koI ItihAsavettA nathI; jhAjhA pAMDityano athavA bhAre vidvattAno mAro dAvo nathI. paraMtu hiMdu dharma vizenA ekAda pramANabhUta graMthamAM meM vAMcyuM che ke 'hiMdu' zabda vedamAM maLato nathI paNa mahAna sikaMdare hida para caDhAI karI tyAre siMdhu nadInI pUrvamAM AvelA dezamAM vasatA lokone hiMdu kahIne oLakhAvavAmAM AvatA hatA. aMgrejI bolanArA hiMdIo Aje paNa siMdhune "InDasa' nAmathI oLakhe che. grIka bolImAM siMdhunA sano "eca' eTale "ha" thaI gayo. tethI e malakanA vatanIono dharma 'hiMdu' nAmathI oLakhAya ane tame sau jANo cho ke e dharma sauthI vadhAre sahiSNu dharma che. julamathI trAsIne bhAgI chUTelA prAcIna khristIone teNe Azraya Apyo hato. banI - IjharAyalanA anuyAyI yahUdIone paNa teNe Azaro dIdho hato ane IrAnathI evA ja julamathI trAsIne bhAgI nIkaLelA pArasIone paNa teNe ja saMgharyA hatA. Avo ja dharma potAnI vyavasthAmAM sarvane samAvI levAne haMmezAM tatpara che ane je dharma sahiSNutAnI haMmeza himAyata karato Avyo che te hiMdu dharmanA anuyAyI hovAmAM mane gauravano anubhava thAya che. Arya vidvAno pota jene vaidika dharma kahIne oLakhAve che tene varelA che ane hiMdustAnanuM Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hAI nAma AryAvarta che ama AgrahapUrvaka jaNAve che. evI vidvattAnI athavA evo Agraha rAkhavAnI mane jarAya AkAMkSA nathI. mArI kalpanAnuM hiMdustAna mAre mATe pUratuM che ane te nAmathI mane pUratuM samAdhAna che. e hiMdustAnamAM ane e hiMdu dharmamAM vadAnA bezaka samAvaza thaI jAya che. darajjAne jarA sarakho utArI pADyA vinA huM islAmanA majahubamAM, pArasI dharmamAM, khristI saMpradAyamAM, jaina dharmamAM ane cahadI paMthamAM je kaMI uttama che tanAM samAnabhAve Adara rAkhuM chuM, ema jAhera karuM chuM tyAre kazI visaMgata vAta karatAM nathI. sUrya tapa che tyAM sudhI Avo hiMdu dharma jIvatAM raheze. eka ja duhAmAM tulasIdAsa e dharmanA nicoDa ApI dIdhA che ke 'dayA dharmako mUla hai, pApa mUla abhimAna; tulasI dayA na chAMDIe jaba lage ghaTama prAna.' nivayuM, 30-11-1947, pA. 394 2. hiMdu koNa? ('patravyavahAra eka praznamAlikA'nA mathALA heThaLa, carcApatrI sAthenA gAMdhIjInA patravyavahAramAM thayelA savAla-javAbano utAro nIce Apyo che :) sa. Apa haMmezAM potAnuM 'hiMdu' kaqDAvo cho. chatAM bALavivAha vidhavAvivAha, aspRzyatA vagere bAbatomAM Apa hiMdu paMDitAMnI athavA temanAM zAstronI AjJAone paNa svIkAravA taiyAra nathI. A zAstragraMthonuM prAmANya na svIkAravA chatAM Apa potAne 'hiMdu' zI rIte kahevaDAvo cho e huM samajI zakato nathI. hiMduno Ajano artha e che ke keTalAMka purANomAM upadezelI hasavA jevI ane anItibharI vastuo para daDha zraddhA rAkhanAra mANasa te hiMdu, AvI mAnyatA rAkhavI e hiMdune sAru jarUratuM nathI ema Apa mAno cho ? Apa ja hiMdu dharmanI vyAkhyA Apazo ane Apane hiMdu zA mATe gaNavA enI cokhkhI dalIla Apazo to satyanI sevA thaze. Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu koNa ? koI mANasa hiMdu dharmanA siddhAMtone ane zAstrAjJAone na anusarato hoya chatAM potAna hiMdu kahevaDAvavA mAge eTale te 'hiMdu' che. ema to Apa nahIM ja kahyuM. Ama jo huM potAnI jAtane khristI kahevaDAvavA mAgato houM ane kahuM ke eka sAcA khristIne bAibala ke Izu khristamAM paNa zraddhA hovI jarUrI nathI. to huM phakta khoTA dAvo karuM chuM tema kahevAya. 3 vaLI jyAre zAstra - prAmANyanA viSayamAM hiMduo sAthe matabheda che tyAre Apa potAne hiMdu kahevaDAvavAnuM zA sAru pasaMda karo cho e samajAvavAnI jarUra che. hiMdu zabdanI sAthe ghaNI kharAba vastuo joDAyelI che ane hiMdu zAstromAM paNa 'hiMdu' zabda kAMye nathI. Apa Apane 'Arya'kAM na kahyuM ? 'Arya' zabda vadhAre sAro che. vaLI hiMdu zAstronA artha vize ApanA ane AryasamAjanA upadezamAM ghaNuM maLatApaNuM che. ja. huM potAne sanAtanI hiMdu kahevaDAvuM chuM, kAraNa huM vedo, upaniSado, purANone ane dharmasudhAraka saMtonI vANIne mAnuM chuM. A mAnyatAne lIdhe mAre zAstrane nAme cAlatI badhI vastuone pramANabhUta mAnavI joIe evuM nathI. nItinAM mULa tattvothI viparIta hoya e badhAMno huM tyAga karuM chuM. paMDitonAM ApnavAkaya athavA temanAM zAstrArtha mAruM svIkAravAM joIe evuM paNa nathI. vaLI, hiMdu samAja mane sanAtanI hiMdu tarIke svIkAre che tyAM sudhI huM potAne sanAtanI hiMdu kahuM chuM. vahevAranI bhASAmAM kahIe to, je Izvarane, AtmAnA amaratvane, punarjanmana, karmanA niyamana tathA mokSane mAne che, je nitya vyavahAramAM satya ane ahiMsAnuM AcaraNa kare che, ane tethI vizALa arthamAM gorakSA kare che, ane je varNAzrama-vyavasthA anusAra karma kare che, te hiMdu che. svAmI dayAnaMdanA vAdamAM mArAthI na UtarAya. navIvana, 17-10-1926, pA. 49 - 20 Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda ra ('hiMdu ane hiMdu dharma'nA mathALA heThaLa pragaTa thayela mULa 'noMdha'mAMthI) eka bhAI jeo yaMga kanDiyA dhIraja ane khaMtapUrvaka vAMce che teo lakhe che: eka esi. eNkjhikayuTiva enjiniyarane praznamAlikAno javAba nAM Ape 14-10-1926nA aMkamAM kahyuM che: vahevAru bhASAmAM kahIe to, je mANasa Izvara, AtmAnuM amaratva vageremAM mAne che. te hiMdu che. 3. A vAMcIne huM, Ape lagabhaga be varasa pahelAM lakhelo lekha ApanI sAme mUkavA lalacAyo. Ape eprila 24, 1924nA yaMga kanDiyAmAM pR. 136 para lakhyuM hatuM, "mane hiMdu dharmanI vyAkhyA karavAnuM kahevAmAM Ave to huM eTaluM ja kahyuM : 'ahiMsAtmaka sAdhano dvArA satyanI zodha. koI mANasa IzvaramA na mAnato hoya chatAM potAnI jAtane hiMdu kahI zake. satyanI avirata khoja eTale ja hiMdu dharma.' A baMne avataraNomAM nAgarImAM akSaro meM karyA che. yaMga inDiyA, 28-10-1926, pA. 372 *** * uparokta darzAvela lekhano utAro mULa 'hiMdu dharma zuM che'mAMthI lIdho che. te nIce mujaba che : " hiMdu dharmanuM e sadbhAgya che athavA durbhAgya che ke emAM koI sattAvAra saMpradAya nathI. eTale koI paNa prakAranI gerasamajathI mArI jAtane uMgAravA mATe meM kahyuM che ke satya ane ahiMsA mAro dharma che. jo koI mane hiMdu dharmanI vyAkhyA ApavAnuM kahe, to huM eTalo ja javAba ApuM ke hiMdu dharma eTale ahiMsaka sAdhano dvArA satyanI zodha. koI mANasa Izvarane paNa na mAnato hoya chatAM te potAnI jAtane hiMdu kahevaDAvI zake che. makkamapaNe satyanI khoja karyA ja karavI enuM nAma hiMdu dharma. jo A dharma hAlamAM mRta:prAya, niSkriya ane jaDa banyo hoya, to tenuM kAraNa e che ke ApaNe thAkI gayA chIe. paraMtu ApaNo thAka UtarI jatAM turaMta ja, hiMdu dharma kadAca pahelAM kadI nahIM jovAmAM AvyuM hoya evA prakhara teja sAthe vizvamAM jhaLakI UThaze. ane kharekhara tethI ja hiMdu dharma badhA dharmo karatAM sauthI vadhAre sahiSNu che. enA siddhAMto sarvagrAhI che.25 Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3. hiMdu dharmanAM be svarUpa ('kareMge yA maraMga' mizanamAMthI -pyArelAla) eka divasa vAta vAtamAM temaNe pyArelAlane jaNAvyuM ke, ''AgAkhAnanA mahelamAM aTakamAM hatAM, te daramiyAna eka vakhata "ahiMsAnI himAyata karanAra diratAna', e viSaya para huM eka nibaMdha lakhavA beTho. paNa, thoDo vakhata lakhyA pachI mArAthI AgaLa na lakhAyuM. mAre aTakI javuM paDyuM. hiMdu dharmanAM be svarUpa che. eka bAju para che aspRzyatAne saMgharanArA, vahemamAM ne vahemamAM patharA ne jhADanAM ThUMThAMnI bhakitine svIkAranAro, jIvatAM prANIonAM balidAnanA rivAjane mAnya karanAro ane evAM ja bIjAM lakSaNavALo hiMdu dharma ane bIjI bAju para ApaNI pAse gItA, upanipado ane pAtaMjala yogasUtre upadezela ahiMsA ne sakaLa sRSTinI ekatAnA siddhAMtanA sAra samo ane vizvabharamAM vyApI rahelA, nirAkAra, avinAzI ne eka IzvaranI zuddha bhakita batAvanAro hiMdu dharma. mAre mana je ahiMsA hiMdu dharmanuM mukhya gaurava che, tene ApaNA loko evA khulAsA ApIne TALavA mAge che ke, e kevaLa saMnyAsIone pALavAno dharma che. mAro mata evo nathI. huM pahalethI mAnatAM Avyo chuM ke, ahiMsA e ja dharma che, jIvanano ekamAtra rAha che ane hiMdustAna te rAha duniyA AkhIne batAvavAno che. kanavaMdhu, 8-12-1946, pA. 424 4. hiMdu dharmanI sthiti ('Ajano hiMdu dharma' mathALA heThaLa pragaTa thayela mULa lekhamAMthI) "sanAtanI hiMdu'nuM upanAma dhAraNa karI aMka bhAI lakhe che: ''AjanI hiMdu dharmanI rithati jeTalI viSama che teTalI ja vicitra paNa che. custa hiMdu zAstrane anusarIne cAlavAno dAvo kare che paNa sAro koI vAMcatuM ja jaNAtuM nathI. Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda custa sanAta rUDhi kaI eno paNa kaMI patto na maLe. sanAtana rUDhi zuM e vize prANa prAMta prAMtanI kalpanA nirALI. hiMduomAM dareka jaNane thAya che ke potAnA prAMtano rivAja e ja rUDha hiMdu dharma. A kAgaLamAM aMka pakSa rajU thayo che. vakhanAranA baLApAne sthAna che. hiMdu dharma jIvaMta vastu che. temAM bharatIoTa dhayA kare che. te jagatanA kAyadAne anusare che. mULarUpa te eka ja paNa vRkSarUpa ta vividha che. tenI upara RtuonI asara thAya che. tene vasaMta che ne pAnakhara che; tene zarada che ne upaNava che. varSothI paNa te vaMcita nathI raheto. tene sAru zAstra che ne nathI. tenA AdhAre eka ja pustaka upara nathI. gItA sarvamAnya che paNa gItA mArgadarzaka che. rUDhio upara tenI asara thoDI ja che. hiMdu dharma gaMgAnA pravAha che. mULamAM te svastha che. tenA mArgamAM tene mela paNa caDha che chatAM jema gaMgAnI pravRtti sarvALa popaka che tema hiMdu dharmanuM che. pratyeka prAMtamAM te prAMtIya svarUpa pakaDa ane chatAM temAM ekanA rahulI ja che. rUDhi e dharma nathI. rUDhimAM pheraphAra thaze chatAM dharmasUtra eka ja rahaze. hiMdu dharmanI zuddhatAno AdhAra hiMdudharmanI tapazcaryA para rahe che. jyAre jyAre dharma bhayamAM AvI paDe che tyAre tyAre hiMdudharmI tapazcaryA kare che, melanAM kAraNa zodhe che ne tenA upAya yoje che. zAstromAM vRddhi thayA ja kare che. veda, upaniSada smRti, purANa, itihAsAdi eka ja kALa nathI uddabhavyAM. paNa prasaMga AvyuM te te graMthonI utpatti thaI che. tethI temAM virodhAbhAsa paNa jovAmAM Ave che. te te graMtho zAzvata satyano amala kevI rIte thayo e batAve che. te kALa thayelA amala bIja kALa karavA jatAM ApaNe nirAzAkUpamAM paDIe chIe. eka veLA ApaNe pazuyajJa karatA nathI Aje karIe ? aMka vALA ApaNe mAMsAhAra karatA tethI Aje karIe? eka veLA cAranA hAtha-paga kapAtA te Aje kApIe ? eka veLA eka strI aneka pati karatI Aje kare ? eka veLA bALa kanyAnuM dAna karatA, Aje karIe ? eka veLA ApaNe keTalAkano tiraskAra karyo, Aje tenI prajA tiraskRta gaNIe ? Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharma ApaNe mATe zuM karyuM che? hiMdu dharma jaDa banavAnI cokhkhI nA kaha che. jJAna anaMta che, satyanI maryAdA koIe zodhI nathI. AtmAnI zaktinI navI zodho thayA ja kare che na thayA karaze. anubhavanA pATho zIkhatA ApaNe aneka parivartana karyuM jaIzuM. rasatya to eka ja che. paNa tene sarvIza koNa joI zakyuM che? vada satya che. veda anAdi che. paNa tene sarvIza koNa jANyA che? ja vadana nAme Aje ALakhAya che te to vadanA karoDamAM bhAga paNa nathI. je ApaNI pAse che tenA artha saMpUrNatAye koNa jANa ? ATalI badhI jaMjALa hovAthI ApaNane apie eka moTI vAta zIkhavI : "yathA piMDe tathA brahmAMDe. brahmAMDanuM pRthakakaraNa azakya che. potAnuM pRthakakaraNa zakaya che tethI pote potAne oLakhyA eTale jagatane oLakhyuM. paNa potAne AMdhaLakhavAmAMya prayatnanI AvazyakatA che. prayatna paNa nirmaLa jAIe. nirmaLa hRdaya vinA nirmaLa prayatna asaMbhavita che. hRdayanI nirmaLatA yamaniyamAdinA pAlana vinA saMbhavatI nathI. IzvaraprasAda vinA yamAdinuM pAlana kaThina che. zraddhA ane bhakita vinA IzvaraprasAda na ja maLI tethI rAmanAmano mahimA tulasIdAse gAyo, tathI bhAgavatAkAra dvAdazamaMtra zIkhavyo. jene e japa hRdayathI japatAM AvaDe te rAnAtanI hiMdu che. bAkI badhuM to akhAnI bhASAmAM "aMdhAro kUvo' che. navaMvana, 7- 2-1926, pA. 180 5. hiMdu dharma ApaNe mATe zuM karyuM che? ('brAhmaNa ane brAhmaNatara praznotarImAMthI - ma. ke.) sa. ame joIe chIe ke Apane hiMdu dharma para bhAre zraddhA che. hiMdu dharma ApaNe mATe zuM karyuM che, hiMdu dharmanuM ApaNA para zuM RNa che te rAmajAvazo? eNe ApaNane behUdA vahemo ane rUDhiono vAraso nathI Avyo? Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * hiMdu dharmanuM hArda ja. huM mAnato hato ke A vAta to samajAI cUkI haze. varNAzrama dharma e ja hiMdu dharma jagatane caraNe dharalI eka advitIya bheTa che. hiMdu dharma ApaNane mAyAmAMthI eTale ke saMkaTamAMthI ugArI lIdhA che. hiMdu dharma ja mane ugAravA na dhAryA hota to mAre mATe ApaghAta e eka ja rasto hato. huM hiMdu rahyo chuM. kAraNa hiMdu dharma eka evI vastu che je potAnI suvAsa sarvatra phelAvIne duniyAne manuSyane vasavA yogya banAve che. hiMdu dharmamAMthI ja bauddha dharmano janma thayo che. Aje ApaNe joIe chIe te hiMdu dharmanuM zuddha svarUpa nathI hotuM, paNa ghaNI vAra tenI vikRti hoya che. nahIM to mAre eno pakSa laIne bolavAnI jarUra na rahata, e pote ja potAne vize bolata, jema huM saMpUrNapaNe zuddha houM to mAre tamArI AgaLa bolavAnI jarUra na rahe. Izvara enI jIbha vaDe bolato nathI. ane manuSya jeTalo IzvaranI samIpa Ave che teTalo Izvaravata bane che. hiMdu dharma mane zIkhave che ke mAruM zarIra aMdara rahalA AtmAnI zaktine rokanAra baMdhana che. jema pazcimanA lokoe dunyavI vastuone vize abhuta zodho karI che, tema hiMdu dharma dharmanA, manovRttinA, AtmAnA kSetramAM ethIye adbhuta zodha karI che. paNa e bhavya ane rasUma zodhone javA sAru ApaNI pAse cakSu nathI. pazcimanA vijJAne je Arthika pragati karI che tenAthI ApaNe aMjAI jaIe chIe. mane rame pragatino moha nathI. kharuM jotAM ema ja lAgI jAya che ke jANe DahApaNAnA bhaMDAra evA Izvare ja bhAratavarSane A prakAranI pragatimAMthI rokI lIdhuM che, jethI jaDavAdano humalo jhIlavAnuM enuM Izvaranirmita kArya te pAra pADI zake. hiMdu dharmamAM evuM kaMIka sattva che je tene Aja sudhI jIvato rAkhyo che. bAbilona, sIriyA, IrAna ane misaranA sudhArAnI paDatInAM te sAkSI che. duniyAmAM comera najara nAkhI juo. roma kayAM che ? grIsa kayAM che? gabananuM ITAlI athavA roma kaho, kAraNa roma e ja ITAlI hatuM - Aje tamane kyAMye khoLyuM jaDe ema che? grIsamAM jAo. grIsanI jagavikhyAta saMskRti kyAM che? pachI bhAratavarSa tarapha AMkhane vALo. ahIMnA prAcInamAM prAcIna graMthA koI tapAsI jAya ane pachI AsapAsa najara nAkhe to tene kahevuM ja paDe, " "hA, ahIMyAM prAcIna bhAratavarSa hajI jIvatuM dekhAya che.'' Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharme ApaNe mATe zuM karyuM che? koI koI jagyAe ukaraDA vaLyA e sAcuM; paNa ukaraDAonI nIce mahAmUlyavAna ratno daTAyelAM paDayAM che. ane hiMdu dharma kALanA ATalA vArApherA sAme Tako che, enuM kAraNa e che ke teNe Arthika pragatinA nahIM paNa pAramArthika pragatinA Adarzane sevyo che. 9 aNa jagatane ApelI aneka bheTomAM mUka jIvasRSTi sAthe manuSyanA abhedanI kalpanA eka advitIya vastu che. mAre mana gaupUjA e bhavya vicAra che, ane ane vyApaka karI zakAya ema che. dharmAMtaranI Adhunika ghelachAmAMthI hiMdu dharma mukta rahyo che e paNa mAre mana kImatI vastu che. hiMdu dharmane pracAranI jarUra nathI. te kahe che, ''zuddha jIvana gALo.'' mAruM kartavya, tamAruM kartavya mAtra zuddha jIvana gALavAnuM che. enI asara kALacakra para rahI jaze. vaLI, hiMdu dharma rAmAnuja, caitanya, rAmakRSNa jevA keTalA mahApuruSo jagatane ApyA che eno vicAra karo. hiMdu dharma para chApa pADI janAra Adhunika puruSonAM to nAmo paNa huM nathI Apato. hiMdu dharma maraNaprAya athavA marI gayelo dharma nathI. pachI cAra AzramonI bheTano vicAra karI; e paNa adritIya bheTa che. eno joTo AkhI duniyAmAM bIjuM kAMya nahIM jaDe. kaeNthalika dharmamAM brahmacArIone maLatA avivAhitAno varga che kharo, paNa anI saMsthA nathI . jyAre hiMdustAnamAM to dareka chokarAne A prathama AzramamAMthI pasAra thavuM paDatuM e kevI bhavya kalpanA hatI ! Aje ApaNI AMkho melI che, vicAra athIya melA che, ne zarIra sauthI melAM che kAraNa ApaNe hiMdu dharmano inakAra karI rahyA chIe. hajI eka vastu che te meM nathI kahI. maeNkasamUlare cALIsa varSo pahelAM kaheluM ke yuropa have samajatuM jAya che ke punarjanma e vAda nathI paNa satya hakIkata che. e paNa sarvAza hiMdu dharmanI ja bheTa che. Aje varNAzrama dharmane ane hiMdu dharmane tenA pUjako khoTA svarUpe batAvIne teno inakAra karI rahyA che. ano upAya vinAza nathI paNa zuddhi che. ApaNe ApaNA jIvanamAM sAcI hiMduvRttine sajIvana karIe, pachI pUchIe ke ethI aMtarAtmAne saMtApa thAya che ke nahIM. navanIvana, 18-12-1927, pA. 139 Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6. eka hiMdu hiMdu dharmane ja zA sAruM vaLagI rahe ? ('sAcI aMtaradaSTimAMthI) hiMdu dharmamAM evI kaI khAsa suMdaratA che ke je kAraNe hiMdu e dharmane ja vaLagI rahuM? A savAla na pUchavo joIto hato. e carcavAthI zuM lAbha maLavAnA hato ? chatAM mAre eno javAba Ape ja chUTako; kema ke mAre mana dharma eTale zuM e to huM spaSTa karI zakuM. dharma mATe atyaMta najIkanI - joke atyaMta adhUrI -- sarakhAmaNI je mane je che te vivAhanI che. vivAha e koI kALa na chUTe evuM baMdhana che athavA Aja sudhI ema ja manAtuM hatuM. dharmanAM saMbaMdha ethIye avibhAjya che. pati patnIne ane patnI patine vaphAdAra rahu che enuM kAraNa e nathI ke potAnI patnI athavA potAnA pati tamAma strIomAM athavA tamAma purupomAM vizepa paNa zreSTha che evuM ane bhAna che. e vaphAdArInA mULamAM koI akaLa ane atUTa AMtarika AkarSaNa hoya che. e ja rIte mANasane potAnA dharma pratye koI rIte na toDAya evI vaphAdArI hoya che. ane evI niSThAmAM ja ene saMpUrNa samAdhAna maLe che. ane je pramANe koI paNa patine potAnI strI pratyenI vaphAdArI TakAvavA mATe bIjI badhI strI UtaratI che, hIna che ema mAnavAnI jarUra nathI, te ja pramANe potAnA ja dharmane vaLagI rahunAra mANase bIjA badhA dharmo potAnA dharma karatAM UtaratA che ema mAnavAnI jarUra nathI. e ja upamA jarA AgaLa laMbAvIe to ema kahI zakAya ke potAnI patnI pratye niSThA jALavavA mATe enI aMdara rahelI UNapa vize AMdhaLA rahevAnI jarUra nathI, te ja pramANe potAnA dharma pratyenI niSThA jALavavA mATe potAnA dharmamAM rahelI ebA pratye AMdhaLA thavAnI jarUra nathI. eTaluM ja nahIM, paNa jo AMdhaLApaNa potAnA dharmane vaLagI na rahyuM hoya paNa kharekharI niSThA keLavavI hoya to potAnA dharmamAM rahelI UNaponuM tIvra bhAna hovuM ja joIe. ane e UNapa dUra karavAnA sAcA upAyo vizenI utkaTanA pAga teTalI ja hovI joIe. dharma Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanI kharI mahattA vizenI mArI mAnyatA AvI hovAthI hiMdu dharmanI khAsa vizeSatA athavA khUbIo tapAsavAnI mAre kazI jarUra nathI. vAcaka eTalI khAtarI rAkhe ke huM je hiMdu rahyo chuM te kAMI enI aneka suMdaratA jANyA vagara na rahI zakata, paNa e rasuMdaratA mArA ja dharmamAM che; bIjA dharmamAM nathI ema javA huM nathI besatAM. ane tethI ja bIjA dharmAnuM jyAra huM avalokana karuM chuM tyAre dIpa zodhanAra TIkAkAra tarIke nahIM, paNa bhakatanI daSTithI; bIjA dharmomAM paNa mArA dharma jevI ja suMdaratA javAnI AzAe ane mArA dharmamAM nathI evI koI suMdaratA bIjAnA dharmamAM jaDI Ave to te mArA dharmamAM dAkhala karavAnA hatue ja. binavaMdhu, 13-8-1933, pA. 180 7. hiMdu dharmanI kharI mahattA ("sAptAhika patramAMthI - ma. de.) eka amerikana sannArI emanA dezamAM tulanAtmaka dharmazAstranAM adhyApikA che, te bhArata varSanA dharmono sUma abhyAsa karavAne ahIM AvyAM che. emaNe gAMdhIjIne kahyuM hatuM ke hiMdu dharmanI kharI mahattA zAmAM kahelI che te TUMkamAM ka. e bahene sAMbhaLeluM ke gAMdhIjI 'hiMdu dharmanA prANa che', eTale temane maLavA AvelAM. te kahevA lAgyAM, 'pustikAmAMthI jeTaluM maLe te zIkhavIne saMtoSa mAnavo e yogya na gaNAya. A jIvatA dharmonA sAcA pratinidhione maLavuM joIe. emane javAba ApatAM gAMdhIjIe kahyuM: 'hiMdu dharmanI kharI mahattA e che ke te mAne che ke jIvamAtra (mAtra manuSyo ja nahIM paNa sacetana prANImAtra) che; emAM eka sarvavyApI mULamAMthI udbhavatA jIvamAtranA samAveza thAya che - pachI e mULane "allA' kaho, 'gaoNDa' kaho, ke 'paramezvara' kaho. hiMdu dharmamAM " viSNusahastranAma' nAmano eka nAno dharmagraMtha che, teno artha IzvaranAM hajAra nAma eTalAM ja che. eno artha evo nathI ke IzvaranAM nAma eTalAM ja che, paNa eno artha e che. Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda ke tame ane jeTalAM nAma ApI zake teTalAM enAM nAma che. tamAre ena ApavAM hoya aTalAM nAma Apo; mAtra jenuM nAma tame lo cho e Izvara akarmavAdvitIya hovo joIe. eno artha e paNa che ke Izvara anAmI paNa che. A jIvamAtranI ekatA e hiMdu dharmanI vizeSatA che. hiMdu dharma kahe che mokSa ekalA manuSyone ja maLI zake evuM nathI, IzvaranAM sarajelAM sarva prANIone maLI zake che. manuSyadeha sivAya bIjA deha dvArA mokSa maLI zake evAM na hoya ema bane, paNa ethI manuSya sRSTino svAmI nathI banato. ethI to te IzvaranI sRSTino sevaka bane che. have jyAre ApaNe mAnavI baMdhutvanI vAta karIe chIe tyAre tyAM aTakI jaIe chIe, ane ApaNane thAya che ke bIjA badhA jIvo mANasanA upabhogane artha sarajelA che. paNa e upabhoganAM vicAra hiMdu dharma tyAjya gaNelA che. jIvamAtranI sAthe A ekatA sAdhavAne mANasa jeTalo tyAga kare eTalo ocho che, paNa e Adarza eTalo vizALa che ke ethI mANasanI hAjato para to aMkuza mukAya ja che. tame jozo ke A vastu Adhunika sudhArAthI UlaTI che. e sudhAro to kahe che ke, 'tamArI hAjato vadhAraze." je evI mAnyatA rAkhe che. teo mAne che ke hAjato vadhAravAthI jJAna vadhe che ne e jJAna dvArA ApaNe anaMta Izvarane vadhAre sArI rIte samajI zakIe chIe. ethI UlaTuM hiMdu dharma bhogavilAsa ane hAjatonA vadhArAne tyAjya gaNe che kema ke e paramAtmaprApti mATenA AtmavikAsamAM aMtarAyarUpa thaI paDe che." ginanaM. ra7-12-1936, pA. 335 Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8. DaoN. AMbeDakaranA Aropa (mULa 'DaoNkaTara AMbeDakaranA Aropa 2' mAMthI) [DaoN. AMbeDakara gayA (1936) me mahinAmAM lAhoranA jAtapAta toDaka maMDaLanI vArSika paripadanA pramukha thavAnA hatA. paNa DaoN. AMbeDakaranuM bhApaNa svAgata samitine asvIkArya lAgyuM eTale paripada ja paDatI mUkavAmAM AvI.... temanA savarNonI sAme traNa Aropo che - amAnuSI vartana; e vartanano julamagAro taraphathI nirlajajapaNe thato bacAva; ane e bacAvane mATe temanAM zAstromAM AdhAra che evI pote pAchaLathI karelI zodha. A Aropo puravAra karavAne A bhApaNanA lekhake zAstronAM avataraNo, kayA pustakamAM kaI jagyAe AvelAM tenI noMdha sAthe ApelAM che. DaoN. AMbeDakaranA AropomAMthI nIcenA prazno sUcita thAya che ? 1. dharmazAstra kone kahevAM? 2. chApelAM badhAM pustakone dharmazAstramAM Avazyaka aMga gaNavAM ke emAMnA amuka bhAgone apramANa kSepaka gaNI kADhI nAkhavAM? 3. AvA kSepaka bhAga kADhI nAkhyA pachI sapramANa tarIke svIkArelAM zAstra aspRzyatA, jAtibheda, darajjAnI samAnatA ane varNAtara roTIbeTI-vahevAra vize zA javAba Ape che? DaoN. AMbeDakare temanA bhASaNamAM A badhA praznonI kuzaLatAthI carcA karelI che, paNa DaoN. AMbeDakaranAM bhASaNomAM ghaNI badhI khAmIo che. A traNe praznonA mArA (gAMdhIjInA) potAnA javAba ane DaoN. AMbeDakaranA bhASaNamAMnI dekhItI khAmIo vize nIcenA lekhamAM carcA karavAmAM AvI che. ] | veda, upaniSada, smRti, purANa ane rAmAyaNa, mahAbhArata e hiMduonAM dharmazAstra che. A yAdI saMpUrNa to nathI ja. dareka yuge ja nahIM paNa dareka peDhIe e yAdImAM umero karyo che. eTale enA parathI phalita thAya che ke chApeluM ke hastalikhita maLI AveluM paNa, dareka purataka dharmazAstra nathI. dAkhalA tarIke mRtiomAM ghaNuM evuM che je IzvarapraNIta mAnI zakAya ja nahIM. eTale DaoN. AMbeDakare je rakRtivacano TAMkyAM Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda che te pramANabhUta tarIke svIkArI zakAya evAM nathI. sAcAM dharmazAstro sanAtana satyo sAthe ja saMbaMdha rAkhanArAM hoI zake, ane koI paNa manuSyanA aMtarAtmAne eTale ke jenAM jJAnacakSu UghaDayAM hoya evA koI paNa hRdayane svIkAravA yogya lAgavAM joIe. je vastunI kasoTI buddhithI na karI zakAya athavA janAM AdhyAtmika anubhava na karI zakAya evI koI paNa vastunAM IzvaranA vacana tarIke svIkAra na thaI zake. ane zAstromAMthI kopaka bhAga kApI nAkhI sudhArelI AvRtti taiyAra karavAmAM Avaze tyAra pachI paNa zAstronA arthanA savAla tA raheze ja. zAstronA kharekharA artha karavAnI vadhAremAM vadhAre pAtratA konI ? vidvAnonI to nahIM ja. vidvattA hovI to joIe. paNa dharma vidvattAna AdhAre nabhato nathI. dharma tenA sAdhusaMto ane trapiAnA dharmAnubhavamAM, temanA jIvanamAM ne kavanamAM vase che. zAstranA bhAramAM bhAre vidvAna evA sarva TIkAkAraze jyAre cheka ja bhulAI jaze tyAre paNa pi ne sAdhusaMtono anubhava TakI raheze ane yugo sudhI preraNA ApyA karaze. jAtibhedane dharma sAthe kazo ja saMbaMdha nathI. e eka rUDhi che. enI utpatti kyAre ne kevI rIte thaI e huM jANato nathI; mArI AdhyAtmika jijJAsAnI tRtine arthe e vastu jANavAnI mane jarUra paNa nathI. paNa huM eTaluM to jANe ja che ke jAtibheda e AtmAnA tema ja rASTranA vikAsane dhanikartA che. varNa ane AzramanI prathAna jAtibheda sAthe kazI levAdevA nathI. varNadharma ApaNane zIkhave che ke ApaNe dareke ApaNA bApadAdAnA vakhatathI UtarI Avato dhaMdho karIne temAMthI ApaNI AjIvikA meLavavI. varNadharma ApaNA hako nahIM paNa ApaNAM kartavya niyata kare che. je vyavasAyo manuSyajAtinuM hita karanArA che tenI ja gaNatarI varNadharma niyata karmamAM karelI che, bIjAnI nahIM. emAMthI e paNa phalita thAya che ke koI dhaMdho nIco nathI ne koI UMco nathI. badhA dhaMdhA sArA che, dharme che, ane sauno darajjo sarakho che. AdhyAtmika jJAna ApanAra brAhmaNa ane bhaMgInA dhaMdhA samAna che, ane tenA niSThApUrvaka karelA pAlanamAM IzvaranI daSTie sarakhuM puNya che, ane eka kALa mAnavasamAjamAM paNa enA sarakhA badalA apAtA ema jaNAya che. baMnene phakta AjIvikA pUratuM ja - jarAye vadhAre nahIM - meLavavAno Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Do. AMbeDakaranA Aropa 15 adhikAra hatAM. gAmaDAmAM Aje paNa kayAMka kayAMka varNadharmanA A suMdara pAlananI jhAMkhI rekhA rahI gayelI dekhAya che. chaso mANasanI vastIvALA sagAMvamAM rahetAM huM jouM chuM ke brAhmaNanI tema ja judA judAM dhaMdhAdArIonI kamANImAM bhAre pharaka nathI. huM ema paNa jAuM chuM ke AjanI patita dazAmAM paNa evA sAcA brAhmaNo maLI Ave che je kevaLa bhikSAnta para nirvAha kare che ane potAnI pAse je AtmAnuM dhana hoya te chUTe hAthe lokone Ape che. varNadharmanA pAlanano ekamAtra mukhya niyama chaDecoka toDavA chatAM jeo potAne amuka varNanA kakvaDAve che evA mANasonA jIvanamAM pragaTa thatA varNadharmanA vikRta rUpa parathI A mahAniyamanA AMka bAMdhavAM e khoTuM ane ayogya che. koI varNa potAne bIjA karatAM caDiyAto manAva emAM varNadharmano cokhkho InkAra che ane varNadharmamAM aspRzyatAne Teko Ape evuM to kazuM ja nathI. (hiMdu dharma eka ane advitIya evA Izvarane satyarUpe varNavyA che ane ahiMsAno mAnavakuTuMbanA AcAradharma tarIke hiMmatabhera svIkAra karyA che emAM ja hiMdu dharmano badho sAra samAI jAya che.) - huM jANuM chuM ke hiMdu dharmanA meM karelA arthanI sAme DaoN. AMbeDakara uparAMta bIjA ghaNA vAMdho uThAvaze. enAthI mArI sthitimAM pharaka paDe ema nathI. lagabhaga pacAsa varSa thayAM e arthana huM anurAryo chuM ane ane AdhAre mAruM jIvana ghaDavAno yathAzakti prayatna meM karyo che. mArA mata pramANe DaoN. AMbeDakare emanA bhASaNamAM bhAre bhUla e karI che ke tamaNa zaka paDatA pramANa ane mahattvavALAM zAstravacano ane ja adha:pAta pAmelA hiMduo temanA dharmanA atiayogya namUnA che ane jeo e dharmanA vikRta rUpane anusare che evAonA AcaraNanAM daSTAMto vINIvINIne TAMkaDyAM che. DaoN. AMbeDakare vAparela gajathI mApatAM Aje pracalita ekeeka jANIto dharma kadAca adhUro ane ayogya mAluma paDaze. A vidvAna lekhaka emanA bhASaNamAM emane kahaaAnuM puravAra karavA jatAM vadhAre paDatuM bolI gayA che. je dharmane caitanya, jJAnadeva, tukArAma, tiruvalluvAra, rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa, rAjA rAmamohana rAya, maharSi devendranAtha TAgora, vivekAnaMda ane bIjA aneka jJAnI ane sAdhusaMto anusaryA hiM.-6 . Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda te dharma DaoN. AMbeDakaranA bhASaNamAM batAvyA che evA cheka ja guNahIna ne ni: sattva hoI zake kharo? koI paNa dharmanI parIkSA tenA kharAbamAM kharAba namUnA parathI nahIM paNa teNe upajAvelA sarvazreSTha namUnAo uparathI ja thavI joIe. kema ke ta namUnA ja ApaNe mATe sudhAravAnA nahIM to anusaravAnA AdarzarUpa gaNI zakAya. nirvidhu 19-7-1936, pA. 148 9. pArakAnI daSTie nIceno kAgaLa keTaloka vakhata thayA mArI pAse paDI rahyo che : Apa dhamAMtara vize je valaNa rAkho cho ne khAsa karIne hiMdu dharmanI aMdara rahIne harijano sukhI thaze evI je AzA Apa sevo cho, temAM Ape Aje hiMdustAnamAM cAlatA hiMdu dharmamAM pracalita prathAo pratye durlakSa kareluM che. vivekAnaMda ane sara sarvapallI rAdhAkRSNane hiMdu dharmanI je suMdaratA ne bhavyatA batAvI che. te kabUla karyA vinA na ja cAle. paNa evo hiMdu dharma hiMdustAnanA Amavargane zIkhavavAmAM Ave che ke hiMdu dharmanA adhiSThAtAo enuM AcaraNa kare che kharA ? sAta lAkha gAmaDAMmAM rahetA karoDo garIba hiMdIo - Apa kaho cho tema bhUkhe maratA karoDo - zuM mAge che ? emane sauthI pahelI jarUra yogya anna, Azraya ane varasanI che, jethI teo pazu karatAM UMcI koTie caDe. harijana maMdira praveza mATe Atura che kharA ? koI dharmanI kasoTI enA phaLa parathI thaI zake. meM upara varNana karyuM ethI UlaTuM A citra juo. romana kethalika ke proTeTa khristI dharmano dAkhalo lo. emAM tavaMgara tema ja garIba pAsethI je paisA bhegA karavAmAM Ave che teno kALajIpUrvaka hisAba rakhAya che ne te davAnI ke zikSaNanI madada lokone pAchA apAya che. dhArmika upAsanA saune mATe khullI hoya che. te te saMpradAyanI dharmasaMsthAo je aneka nizALo, kolejo, davAkhAnAM, ispitAlo ane anAthAlayo calAve che te emanI dharmazraddhAno jIvatojAgato purAvo Ape che. emanAM IzvaravAda ne tattvajJAna nahIM paNa emanI A puSkaLa pramANamAM karelI sarva manuSyonI ni:vArtha sevA, enI ane hiMdu maMdiro ne maThonI sevA vacce kaMI sarakhAmaNI che kharI ? maMdiro ne maThonI saMpattino zo upayoga thAya che? e vahema ane julamanAM zaro nathI? A maThonA adhipatio aDhaLaka dhananA mAlika hoI rAjA-mahArAjAnI peThe rahe che, ne jyAre bahAra nIkaLe che tyAre emanI joDe pAlakhI, moTaro, Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pArakAnI daSTie hAthI, UMTa ane celAono moTo rasAlo hoya che, te laIne teo garIba gAmaDAM ne kasabAo para lAgA ugharAvavA mATe nIkaLI peThe UtarI paDe che. emanA celAo jAsUsonI peThe gAmegAma mAdhava, liMgAyata zaiva vagere aneka saMpradAyanA loko pAsethI bhegA karavA nIkaLI paDe che. paisA na Ape tene nAtabahAra karavAmAM Ave che ne teno bahiSkAra karavAmAM Ave che. meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke A dharmAdhikArIo, rasvAmIo ne guruonA lAgA ugharAvavA ne temano svArtha saMbhALavA mATe rItasara vakIlo rAkelA hoya che. A rithati te popanI gAdInA bhaMDAmAM bhUMDA divaso karatAMye napAvaTa julamanI thaI. A maThomAM bhegI karelI saMpatti ne vArSika lAgA maLIne abajo rUpiyA hovA joIe; kacAMye eno rItasara hisAba nathI rakhAto, chatAM A behadI lUMTanI jabaradasta paddhatine haju ghaNAkharA buddhizALI lokanetAo Teko ApyA kare che, jANe ene vize zaMkA uThAvavAthI hiMdu samAja rasAtALa na javAno hoya. vyavahAramAM hiMdu dharma Avo che, je paddhati harijanone devanI pUjA karavAno samAna haka nathI ApatI eTaluM ja nahIM paNa temane kAyamanI sAmAjika bahiskRtapaNAnI sthitimAM rAkhe che te paddhatinI sAme teo ekalA ja baLavo uThAve emAM jarAye navAI jevuM zuM che ? A dhamadhiSThAtAono julama, je vATe lokonuM dhana varasovarasa zoSAI jAya che ne jenA badalAmAM temane kazI sevA nathI maLatI, tenI sAme bolavAnI hiMmata kema koI karatuM nathI ? karoDo mANaso bhUkhyA, ajJAna ne nirakSara che teve vakhate paNa maTho ane maMdironI saMpattino jarA sarakho bhAga paNa mANasanAM duHkhanuM nivAraNa karavAne vaparAto nathI. hiMdu dharma eTalo AdhyAtmika che ke evuM te nahIM kare ! hiMdu devo zuM eTalA khAudharA che ke emane dara varase ATalA badhA paisA joIe ne chatAM e ApanAra vize teo pUrepUrI upekSA kare ? mane to e vize zaMkA ja che. jamInanI Upaja eka bAju jamIna mahesUla rUpe rAjya ghasaDI jAya che ne bIjI bAju A dharmane nAme cAlatI lUMTamAM ghasaDAI jAya che, pachI karoDo mANasa adhabhUkhyA ne garIba hoya emAM kazI navAI che kharI ? pAka lIdhA pachInA phurasadanA mahinAomAM vadhAre sakhata ne vadhAre paddhatisara mahenata karo ema emane kahevAthI emanuM kaMI daLadara phITe kharuM? emanI pAse paisA, dANA vagerenA rUpamAM je levAmAM Ave che ke, temane ati Avazyaka evI sevAnA rUpamAM pAchuM apAyuM joIe. hindustAnanA garIba abhAgI Amavargane temanAM nirakSaratA, ajJAna, hUkavAmAM maleriyA, raktapitta, atisAra, maraDo, kolerA, marakI - je zArIrika rogomAMthI Aje to teo bahAranI madada vinA nIkaLI zake ema nathI - vagerene haThAvavAmAM hiMdu maThonI saMpattinI madada na ApavAmAM Ave to kudaratI sAdhanasAmagrIno vadhAre buddhipUrvaka lAbha uThAvavAnI zakti emanAmAM kadI nahIM Ave. dharmanA adhiSThAtAoe lokone kacaDyA che, emAM je adhUruM hatuM te zAhukAra ne sarakAre pUruM karyuM che. Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda A ardhA marelA, ardhA jIvatA AmavarganA lokone vadhAre kAma ke vadhAre sakhata kAmanI jarUra nathI, paNa vadhAre dhaMdhAnI nizALo ne davAkhAnAM, suvAvaDakhAnAM ne bALamaMdiro ane vadhAre sArA khorAkanI jarUra che. emaNe enA pUrepUrA dAma ApyA che, chatAM dharmasaMsthA ane rAjya pAsethI temane je sevA maLavI joIe tethI temane chetarIne vaMcita rAkhavAmAM AvyA che. gAmaDAMnAM bALakonI AMkhomAM prabhAtanuM teja kayAre dekhAze! kALe karIne hiMdu dharmamAM je kaMI mela che te marI paDaze ema mAnavuM e evI AzA rAkhavA barobara che ke atyAranI sarakAramAM je kaMI bhUruM che te paNa kharI paDe evI icchA karavAthI kharI paDaze. ApanA bhagIratha prayAsothI rAjya saheje hAlatuM nathI, to hiMdu dharmane to ethI ghaNA jalada ilAjanI jarUra che, kema ke, e dharma A videzI saMskAranA karatAM hajAro varasa agAuno jAmelo che. A dharma je kazuM karato nathI tenA karatAM A sarakAra je mahesUla ugharAvIne lokonI badhI jAtanI sevA kare che te mane to vadhAre game. khristI dharmanA bizapo ane pAdarIonI sAme A dezamAM tema ja bIjA dareka dezamAM ugra TIkAo thayelI che, chatAM bIjA koI paNa dharmane anusaranAra ke koI paNa dharmane na mAnanArA mANasonA koI paNa varSe nathI karI eTalI mAnavasevA A lokoe karI che. game te mANasa emanI pAse jaI zake che, khristI mizano dhanika nathI rahyAM paNa UlaTAM garIba anyAM che; kema ke pazcimanA dezomAMthI je loko madada ApatA temAMthI jeo Aje hiMdu dharmanI mahattA kabUla kare che teo madada karatA baMdha thayA che, ne mizanone kahe che ke tame jAo ne potAne paise tamArAM bhAMDuonI sevA karo, khristI dharmanA adhiSThAtAoe karelI mAnavasevA kabUla rAkhavAmAM Ave to Aje je dravyano durupayoga thaI rahyo che temAMthI keTaluMka e mizanarIone apAya e sAruM che, ema thAya to teo emanA prAmANika ane uttama saMgaThana vaDe emanI dayAvRttithI sevAnuM kArya vadhArI zake. evI sevAnI janasamUhane to bahu ja jarUra che. hiMdustAnanAM gAmaDAM e jagatamAM gaMdAmAM gaMdI, nisteja ne rasakasa vinAnI jagAo che; tene mATe hiMdu dharme zuM karyuM che? kaMI nahIM! kaMI ja nathI karyuM! sarakArI amaladArone e jagAoe javA mATe bhaththuM joIe che, ne emAM navAI nathI. pazcimanA yAMtrika sudhArAne hoMze hoMze vadhAvI laIe. paNa hiMduonA hAthamAM te paNa muMbaInI cAlo jevI bhUMDI vastu banI jAya che. ughADI AMkhe niSpakSapaNe jonAra game te mANasa e joI zake che. Apane mizanarIonI dayAvRttinI sevA to joIe che, ane chatAM hiMdu dharmanAM maMdiro ane maThomAM bhegI thayelI saMpatti vaDe kayA prakAranI sevA thAya eno vicAra Apa karatA nathI. A dharmasaMsthAo garIba lokonA ghora ajJAnano lAbha uThAvavAne badale nyAtajAta ke dharmano bheda gaNyA vinA sonI samAnabhAve sevA karaze tyAre hiMdu dharma kharekhara jIvavA mAMDaze.'' 18 Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pArakanI dRSTie bIjAo ApaNane jatA hoya evI rIte ApaNe potAne joIe e sAruM che. ApaNe game eTalo prayatna karIe toye jevA hoIe evA potAne - khAsa karIne ApaNI bUrI bAjue - oLakhI zakatA nathI. e to tyAre ja jANI zakIe jyAre ApaNe ApaNA TIkAkAro para krodha na karatAM temane je kaMI kahevAnuM hoya te sArA arthamAM laIe. game tema ho, huM uparanI TIkAne banI zake eTalI anAsaktipUrvaka tapAsavA mAguM chuM. Aje je hiMdu dharmanuM vyavahAramAM darzana thAya che temAM gaMbhIra AmIo rahelI che e kabUla karavuM joIe. ghaNA maTho ne teno vahIvaTa hiMdu dharmane zaramarUpa che emAM zaMkA nathI. emAMthI keTalAkamAM je paisA reDavAmAM Ave che te upAsakone sevArUpe pAchA kadI maLatA ja nathI. A sthiti maTAvI joIe nahIM to sudhAravI joIe. khristI mizano mAnavasevAnuM je kArya kare che te paNa kabUla karavuM joIe . paNa mArI A kabUlAtano artha e nathI ke A lekhake tAravelA nirNayone mArI saMmati che. Arthika tema ja keLavaNInA viSayamAM jema harijanone tema ghaNAkharA garIba hiMdIone paNa madada joIe che. paNa harijanone keTalAka khAsa pratibaMdho veThavA paDe che. kayA pratibaMdha sAme emane ropa che eno savAla nathI. harijanAM keTalIka jaMjIrone vaLagI rAtA hoya to paNa te jaMjIro laMDavAnA UMcA kahevAtA hiMduono dharma che. vivekAnaMda ane rAdhAkRSNane pratipAdita karelAM hiMdu dharma bhavya ane udAtta che eTaluM to lekhaka kabUla kare che, to enA parathI ene eTaluM mAlUma paDavuM joItuM hatuM ke e dharma cheka Amavarga sudhI Utaryo che. huM hAma karIne eTaluM kahuM chuM ke grAmavAsIomAM je aNaghaDapaNuM dekhAya che te chatAM, eka varga tarIke vicAra karatA, manuSyasvabhAvano je sAro aMza che tenI bAbatamAM teo jagatanA koI paNa dezanA grAmavAsIone mukAbale kaMIka caMDe evA ja che. hyu ena saMganA kALathI atyAra lagI je pravAsIoe potAnA anubhava noMdhyA che temAMnA moTA bhAganAM lakhANa A purAvAne Teko Ape che. bhAratavarSanAM gAmaDAM je ravabhAvasiddha saMra-kAritA batAva che, garIbonAM gharamAM je kaLAnuM darzana thAya che, grAmavAsIo je saMyamathI varte che te badhAno yaza emane anAdikALathI eka graMthi Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda vaDe bAMdhI rAkhanAra dharmane ja che. hiMdu dharmane utArI pADavAnA utsAhamAM A lekhaka eka moTI dIvA jevI hakIkata pratye AMkhamIcAmaNAM kare che, te e ke hiMdu dharma adharma, vahema ane kurivAja sAme saphaLatAthI laDanAra sudhArakonI eka akhaMDa dhArA utpanna karI che. jarAye dAMDI pITacA vinA hiMdu dharma garIbone rAhata ApavAnI je paddhati cojI che te joIne ghaNA paradezI prazaMsakona adekhAI AvI che. mane potAne lAge che ke haju emAM ghaNI khAmI che. enI bhUrI bAju paNa che. paNa paropakAranI daSTie e prathAe potAnI yogyatA sarvAMze siddha karI che. potAnA dAnanI, chApelA ahevAlo vagere dvArA jAherAta karavAnI hiMduone Teva nathI. paNa dezI Dhabe je annaitro ane maphata dhruvAkhAnAM cAlI rahelAM che te to hara koI joI zake ema che. A lekhaka gAmaDAMnA kAmane utArI pADe che. emAM enuM ghora ajJAna pradarzita thAya che. maThA ane mahesUlI kacerIo nAbUda thaI jAya ane maphata nizALo UghaDe topaNa lokomAM jaDatAno je roga jAmyo che te to dUra nahIM ja thAya. maThomAM sudhArA thavA ja joIe, mahesUlanI paddhati dharamULathI badalAvI joIe, maphata prAthamika zikSaNa ApanArI nizALo gAmaDe gAmaDe UghaDavI joIe. paNa loko mahesUla na Ape, maThono nAza thAya ane gAmaDe gAmaDe nizALo nIkaLe ethI bhUkhamaro nAbUda thavAno nathI. gAmaDAMmAM to moTAmAM moTuM zikSaNa emAM huM che ke grAmavAsIone AkhuM varasa kAM to khetImAM kAM to gAmaDAMne lagatA udyogomAM lAbha maLe evI rIte kAma karavAnuM zIkhavavuM joIe ne tema karavA temane samajAvavA joIe. chevaTe ApaNe mizanarIo pAsethI sevAo svIkArIe chIe tethI A patralekhakane cIDa caDatI dekhAya che. emane zuM A mizanarI saMsthA sAme virodhanI hilacAla joIe che? e saMsthAone itadharmIo taraphathI madada zA mATe maLavI joIe ? hiMdIo pAse temanA pUrvajono vivakAnaMda ane rAdhAkRSNana pratipAdita karelo dharma paNa choDAvavAnA phluthI A saMsthAo sthapAyelI che. e saMsthAomAMthI A bevaDo hatu pahelAM kADhI nakhAya, to pachI itaradharmIonI madadanI apekSA rAkhavAno vakhata Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 21 hiMdu dharmano sAra Avaze. A TIkAkArane e vAtanI khabara hovI joIe ke atyAre paNa AmAMnI keTalIka saMsthAone itaradharmIo taraphathI madada maLe che. mArA muddo e che ke ItaradharmIonI bhAvanA dubhAya evuM dhyeya jyAM lagI e saMsthAomAM hoya tyAM lagI ja emane evI madada na maLa to e virA phariyAda na thavI joIe. nirvidhu. 7-3 - 1937, pA. 417-8 10. hiMdu dharmano sAra (1936mAM trAvaNakoranA mahArAjAe harijanAM mATe maMdiro khullAM mUkavAnA DhaMDharo bahAra pADyA te pachI gAMdhIjIe trAvaNakorano pravAsa karyA ane A pravAsa daramiyAna ghaNI jAhera sabhA saMbodhI. vilAnamAM thayelI AvI jAhera sabhAmAM gAMdhIjIe upaniSada-maMtromAM rahulI hiMdu dharmanI saiddhAMtika mAnyatAno sArAMza samajAvyo ane tyAra bAda pravAhI ane saraLa bhASAmAM e sarvagrAhI maMtranI aneka gUMcavaNa aMge samajUtI ApI. AmAMnAM vaktavyo sAptAhika patra'mAMthI lIdhAM che.) (kivalonamAM bhApaNa) hiMdu dharmano sAra zAmAM ramAyelo che, ne je aneka sAdhusaMtone vize ApaNI pAse aitihAsika nAMdho che te rAMtAne preraNA karanAra vastu zI che enA ApaNa thoDI kSaNa vicAra karIe. hiMdu dharma jagatane ATalA badhA philasUpho ne tattvadarzI kema AvyA che? hiMdu dharmanA bhaktone rAMka varasathI utsAha caDAvanAra kaI vastu hiMdu dharmamAM che? te hiMdu dharmamAM arapRzyatA jotA ane chatAM tenA para vArI jatA ! aspRzyatA sAmenI mArI laData daramiyAna ghaNA sevakoe mane pUchyuM che ke bdui dharmano sAra zo kahI zakAya ? teo kahetA ke IralAmamAM jevAM sAdo kalamAM che evuM kaMI ApaNI pAse nathI ? ke bAibalamAM Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda 3.16 8 nanamAM khristI dharmanI kendrIya mAnyatAno ullekha che evuM paNa kaMI emAM nathI. tattvanuM ciMtana karanArA tema ja vyavahAramAM racyApacyA rahelA baMne prakAranA hiMduone saMtApa ApI zake evuM ApaNI pAse kaMI che ke nahIM? keTalAke kahyuM che ne e sakAraNa cha- ke gAyatrI e evA maMtra che. gAyatrInAM artha samajayA pachI enA hajAra vAra japa karyo che, paNa mane lAge che ke e maMtra mArI AdhyAtmika AkAMkSAne pUrepUrI saMtoSI zakayA nathI. vaLI tame jANo cho ke varaso thayAM huM manavatAno bhakta banelo chuM, ane meM kahyuM che ke e mArI pArva kaThaNAIonuM nivAraNa kare che ne zaMkA ne mUMjhavaNane saMkaDo prasaMga ta mArI kAmadhenu, mArI mArgadarzaka, mAro jIvanapatha ujALanAra, mArA zabdakoza banI che. eNe mane madada na karI hoya evo eka prasaMga mane yAda AvatAM nathI. paNa e pustaka evuM nathI ke huM A AkhI sabhA AgaLa ene mUkI zakuM. enAM prArthanApUrvaka abhyAsa karyA pachI ja e kAmadhenu potAnA AMcaLamAM raheluM jJAnarUpI dUdha Ape che. paNa huM eka maMtra tamArI AgaLa bolI batAvuM chuM, temAM hiMdu dharmanAM Akho sAra AvI jAya che ema huM mAnuM chuM. mane lAge che tamArAmAMthI ghaNA kApaniSat to jANatA hazo. meM varasa pahelAM e anuvAda ane TIkA sAthe vAMceluM. yaravaDA jelamAM meM e mATe karyuM hatuM. paNa gayA thoDA mahinAthI huM enA para jevAM mugdha thayo che tevA te vakhate thayo na hato. have to huM A aMtima nirNaya para Avyo chuM ke badhAM upaniSada ane bIjA badhA dharmagraMtho ekAeka akasmAtathI baLIna bharama thaI jAya ane upanino eka pahalo zloka ja hiMduonI smRtimAM kAyama rahI jAya toye hiMdu dharma sadAkALa jIvatA rahe. - A maMtranA cAra bhAga che. pahelo bhAga : vAvuiM sarva para navAM nAnuM eno artha huM e karuM chuM ke A vizALa jagatamAM ApaNe je kaMI jaIe chIe te te badhuM IzvarathI vyApta che. pachI bIjA ane trIjo bhAga sAthe levAnA che. tenA stana mukafrSA: huM enA be bhAga pADuM chuM ne teno artha A pramANe karuM chuM ane taja ane bhogavo. Ano bIjA paNa anuvAda che, joke eno artha paNa A ja che. : e tamane je Apa ta bhogavo. emAM paNa be bhAga te Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmano sAra paDe ja che. pachI chellAM ne sahuthI mahattvano bhAga Ave che: mA vRdha: ravijhanamu ano artha A che: koInA dhanano lAbha nA karazo. e prAcIna upaniSadanA bIjA badhA maMtro A pahalA maMtranI TIkA che athavA to eno saMpUrNa artha ApavAnA prayatnarUpa che. huM gItAnI daSTie A maMtra vAMcuM chuM ke A maMtranI daSTie gItA vAMcuM chuM to mana jaNAya che ke gItA A maMtranA vivaraNarUpa che, ane e maMtra samAjavAdI tema ja sAmyavAdI tattvaciMtaka tema ja arthazAstrI e sahunI jhaMkhanA tRta kare evo lAge che. je dharma hiMdu nathI evAone kahevAnI hAma karuM chuM ke A maMtra emanI paNa jhaMkhanAne tRta kare evAM che. ane jA e sAcuM hoya - huM to mAnuM chuM - to A maMtranA arthathI visaMgata ke virodhI avuM je kaMI hiMdu dharmamAM hoya te tamAre rasvIkAravAnI jarUra nathI. eka advitIya Izvara, ane bhUtamAtrane caTTA ane svAmI AkhA vizvanA aNue aNumAM vyApI rahelAM che, ane karatAM vadhAre sAmAnya mANasa zuM zIkhavA mAga? e maMtranA bIjA traNa bhAga pahelA bhAgamAMthI sIdhI rIte phalita thAya che. Izvare je kaMI sarayuM che te sarvamAM e vyApta che ema tame mAno to tamAre ema paNa mAnavuM joIe ke eNe ApyuM nathI evuM kaMI tamArAthI bhogavI zakAya nahIM. ane e enAM agaNita bALakono rApyA che e jotAM e paNa phalita thAya che ke tame koInA dhanano lobha na karI zako. tame enI agaNita prajAmAMnA eka cho ema mAnatA ho to tamAro dharma che ke tamAre sarva varatuM tajIne ane caraNe dharavI. eno artha e che ke sarva vastune tyAga e mAtra zArIrika ke bhautika tyAga nathI paNa dvijatvanI, navA janmanI nizAnI che. e vicArapUrvaka kareluM karma che, ajJAnajanita karma nathI. eTale e punarjanma che. ane je deha dhAraNa kare che teNe khAvuM pIvuM paheravuM to joIe ja, eTale je kaMI joIe te badhuM IzvaranI pAsethI yAcIne ja levuM joIe. e badhuM ene enA tyAganA svAbhAvika phaLarUpe maLI rAhu che. jANe ATaluM pUratuM na hoya tema e maMtrane aMte A bhavya vicAra mUkelA che: koInAya dhanano lobha na karazo. je kSaNe tame A upadezone AcAramAM mUko cho te paNa tame jagatanA jJAnavAna nAgarika bano cho Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda ne bhUtamAtra sAthe maitrIpUrvaka raho cho. A maMtra mANasanI Ihaloka tema ja paralokanI UMcAmAM UMcI AkAMkSAone tRpta kare che. je mANasa Izvarane ne tenA advitIya avicaLa samrATapadana mAnato nathI tenI AkAMkSA to ethI tRpta nahIM ja thAya. trAvaNakoranA mahArAjA padmanAbhadAsa amastA nathI kahevAtA. A eka bahu ja UMcI kalpanA che. ApaNe jANIe chIe ke Izvare pati dAsAnudAsa e pada dhAraNa kareluM che. badhA ja rAjAo jo potAne IzvaranA savaka kavaDAve to potAne sAce nAme oLakhAya che ema kahevAya. paNa teo prajAnA sevaka banyA vinA IzvaranA sevaka banI na zake. ane je jamInadAro ane dhaniko ne mAlamatAvALA sarva mANaso potAne e dhananA TrasTI mAne na meM varNavyA che evAM tyAga kare to A jagata sukhI, naMdanavana samAna banI jAya. nirvadhu, 31-1-1937, pA. 37-8 (haripAda'nA bhASaNamAMthI) kAle rAta kvilonamAM maLelI rAbhAmAM hiMdu dharmano saMdeza meM samajAvelo. tane vize thoDIka miniTa tamArI AgaLa bolavA IcchuM chuM. A sabhAmAM meM kaheluM ke AkhA hiMdu dharmanA sAra kAninA pahelA lokamAM samAI jAya che. meM ema paNa kaheluM ke bIjA badhA hiMdu dharmagraMtho baLIna bharama thaI jAya ne bhulAI jAya, ne A eka ja loka ApaNI pAse rahI jAya to bAkInA graMthonA nAzathI ApaNane kazI khoTa jAya nahIM topaNa hiMdu dharma to ApaNI pAse rahI ja jAya. e maMtranI mULa saMskRta bhASA saMskRta zIkhanAra nAno chokaro paNa rasamajI zake eTalI sahelI che. A upaniSada vadanI mULa saMktiAno eka bhAga jaNAya che evI enI pratiSThA che. ApaNe je upaniSado jANIe chIe temAM e TUMkAmAM TUMkuM che. paNa meM kahyuM che tema ApaNI pAse a upaniSadanA eka pahalA maMtra ja bAkI rahI jAya to tenAthI ApaNI Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmano sAra badhI jJAnapipAsA zamI rahe. e maMtra mArA sadopa saMskRta uccAramAM bAlI batAvuM: IzAvAsyamidaM sarva yatkiMca jagatyAM jgt| tena tyaktena bhuijIthAH mA gRdhaH ksysvidvnm|| je jarAka paNa saMskRta jANatA haze teo jaze ke bIjA vaidika maMtrAmAM hoya che evuM agharuM ke aTapaTuM AmAM kazuM nathI. eno artha ATalo ja che A jagatamAM nAnuM moTuM je kaMI che temAM, sUkramamAM sUnama paramANu sudhdhAMmAM, Izvara vyApI rahelA che. e sarjaka che, rAjA che, Iza eTale rAjya karanAra che. je sarjaka che te enA sarjakapaNAnA adhikArathI ja svAbhAvika rIta rAjA, zAsaka paNa bane che. A maMtramAM maMtradraSTA Rpie prabhuna mATe 'Iza' sivAya bIjuM kazuM vizapaNa vAparyuM nathI, ne enA zAsanamAMthI eka paNa cIjane bAkI rAkhI nathI. e karyuM che ke ApaNe je kaMI jaIe chIe te IzvarathI vyAta che. emAMthI e maMtranA bIjA bhAga svAbhAvika rIta phalita thAya che. Rpi kaha che, rAvano ----- A vizvamAM je kaMI che teno, ApaNI pRthvInA A TacUkaDA gALAnAM ja nahIM paNa samasta vizvanA tyAga karo. eno tyAga karavAnuM Tapi ApaNane eTalA mATe kahe che ke ApaNe evA atia95, sUkSma paramANu chIe ke A vizvamAM kaMI ApaNuM che evo svAmitvano khyAla rAkhIe to e hAMsIpAtra gaNAya. pachI RSi kahe che ke tyAgano badalo che mafthA eTale ke tamAre je joIe te badhuM bhogavI paNa bhogavo' emAM eka artha rAhulo che - anI jagAe jAIe to vAparo, khAo, game te zabda vAparAM -- eno artha e che ke tamArA vikArAne mATe je Avazyaka hoya tenA karatAM vadhAre tamArAthI na levAya. eTale ke bhAga ke vAparamAM be zaratothI maryAdA rAkhelI che. eka to e ke tyAgavRtti rAkhavI, athavA to bhAgavatakAra kahe che tama ku Lamaratu ja e bhAvanA manamAM rAkhIne bhogavavuM. je bhAgavata dharmane mAne che te saune roja prAta:kALa potAnAM vicAra, vANI ne karma uNane samarpaNa karavAM paDe che; e tyAga ke samarpaNa karyA vinA ene kazAne aDakavAno ke yAlo pANI pIvAnA paNa adhikAra nathI. rae tyAga ne rAmarpaNanuM karma karyA pachI mANasane e karmane lIdhe nityanA Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .: hiMdu dharmanuM hArda jIvanane mATe Avazyaka hoya eTalAM anna, vastra ne Azrama meLavavAno adhikAra prApta thAya che. eTale tamane phAve e rIta juo - bhAga ke vApara e tyAgano badalo che ema mAno, ke tyAga e bhoganI anivArya zarata che ema mAno - ApaNA jIvanane mATe, AtmAna mATe tyAga e ati Avazyaka che. ane jANe e maMtramAM ApelI zarata adhUrI hoya tema api tarata ja e pUrI karavA umere: 'je kaMI bIjAnI mAlikInuM che teno lobha nahIM karatA.' hava huM tamane kahuM chuM ke jagatanA koI paNa bhAgamAM maLI AvatuM tattvajJAna ke dharmatattva A maMtramAM samAI gayeluM che, ne ethI UlaTuM je che te sarvano emAM asvIkAra karelo che. zAstrArthanA je niyamo che te pramANe je kaMI kRtinuM virodhI hoya --ne phonika e zruti che ja -- teno sarvathA asvIkAra ja karavo rahyo. fktanavaMdhu, 31-1-1937, pA. 371 (koTTAyamanA bhASaNamAMthI) hamaNAM meM je keTalIka strIpurapAnI virATa sabhAomAM bhASaNa ApyAM che temAM huM jene hiMdu dharmanAM arka gaNuM chuM te samajAvavAnA prayatna meM karyo che, ne meM temane kAnanA eka atizaya sIdhA sAdA maMtra hiMdu dharmanA arkarUpa batAvyAM che. tame jANatA hazo ke je upaniSada vedasaMhitAnA jeTalAM ja pavitra manAya che. temAMnuM, ukAniva, e eka che. zaninA pahelA ja zlokano artha A pramANe che : A jagatanI sarva vastuonA aNue aNumAM Izvara vyApI rahelA che. e maMtramAM Izvarane sarjaka, Iza, vizvanAM adhiSThAtA kahalA che. A maMtranA draSTA Rpine A AkhuM jagata IzvarathI vyApaluM che ema kahIne saMtApa na thayAM, eTale teNe AgaLa jaIne kahyuM: 'Izvara sarvavyApI che eTale tamArI mAlikInuM kazuM nathI, tamAro deha paNa tamArA nathI. tamArI pAse je Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27 hiMdu dharmano sAra kaMI che eno svAmI to Izvara che. enA e adhikAranI koI nA pADI zake ema nathI, koI ena vize enI sAthe kalAha karI zake ema nathI.'' eTale jyAre potAne hiMdu kohavaDAvanAra koI paNa mANasa dvijatva pAme che, athavA khristIo kahe che ema nave avatAra Ave che, tyAre teNe je je vastune ajJAnathI potAnI milakata kahelI te badhI IzvarArpaNa karavI paDe che, badhIno tyAga karavo paDe che. e IzvarArpaNa ke tyAga karyA pachI ene kahevAmAM Ave che ke e anna, vastra Azraya AdinI bAbatamAM Izvara enA yogakSemanuM vAhana karaze, ane je joIze te bhagavAna ApI rahaze. eTale jIvananI Avazyaka vastu bhogavavA ke vAparavAnI zarata e che ke Izvarane arpaNa karavI athavA eno tyAga karavo ane e arpaNa ke tyAga rojeroja thavAM joIe, nahIM to kadAca A doDadhAmavALA jagatamAM ApaNe ApaNA jIvananI A sauthI mukhya vAta vIsarI jaIe, e badhuM kahyA pachI maMtradraSTA Rpi kahe che: "koInA dhanano lobha karazo nahIM.'' huM tamane kahevA IcchuM chuM ke A nAnA sarakhA maMtramAM je satya samAyeluM che te pratyeka manuSyanI IhalokanI tema ja paralokanI UMcAmAM UMcI sarva AkAMkSAone tRpta kare evuM che. jagatanA dharmagraMtho zodhatAM A maMtramAM umerI zakAya evuM kazuM mane jaLyuM nathI. dharmagraMthAnuM je alpa vAcana meM karyuM che - huM kabUla karuM chuM ke e vAcana ati alpa che - te badhA tarapha pAchuM vALIne najara nAkhatAM mane lAge che ke sarva dharmagraMthomAM je kaMI sAruM che te badhuM A maMtramAMthI ja udbhaveluM che. samasta vizvanuM baMdhutva - manuSyamAtranuM ja nahIM, paNa jagatanA jIvamAtranuM baMdhutva - jovuM hoya to te mane A maMtramAM jaDe che. sarvasara prabhu - bIjAM game teTalAM vizapaNa umero - vizenI avicaLa zraddhA joIe to te mane A maMtramAM maLe che. sarvabhAve Izvarane zaraNa javAnI - Izvare mArA yogakSemanuM vahana karaze evI AsthA jevI hoya to te paNa huM kahuM chuM ke mane A maMtramAM jaDe che. e ApaNA ne tamArA saunI rageragamAM, aNue aNumAM, pratyeka zvAsocchavAsamAM vyApelo che, eTale emAMthI huM jagatanA sarva jIvonI samAnatAno siddhAMta tAravuM chuM, ane enAthI sarva tAttvika sAmyavAdIonI jhaMkhanAonI tRpti thavI joIe. A maMtra mane kahe che ke je vastu Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda IzvaranI mAlikInI che tane huM mArI gaNI na zakuM, ne ja mAruM jIvana ne A maMtra vize ArathA rAkhanAra sahunuM jIvana saMpUrNa IzvarArpaNapUrvaka calAvavAnuM hoya to emAMthI e phalita thAya ja che ke e jIvana sevAmaya - ApaNAM bhAMDarUpa jIvonI sevAthI bharAI gayeluM - hovuM joIe. A mArI zraddhA che ne jeo potAne hiMdu kahevaDAve che te saunI e zraddhA hovI joIe. nnivaMdhu, 31-1-1937, pA. 373 11. thoDAmAM ghaNuM ''maMdiromAM harijanone praveza karavAnI chUTa ApatA trAvaNakoranA derAne aMgenA zrI mahAdeva desAInA pustakamAM, vAvaNakoramAM aneka sthaLoe Ape karelAM pravacano meM vAMcyAM, emAM nipara vize bolatAM Ape kahyuM che ke, bAkInAM badhAM hiMdu dharmazAstro nAza pAmata ane mAtra no pahelo kalAka rahI jAta, to e eka ja kaloka dharmane nirmULa thato aTakAvata. Apane kadAca khabara haze ke, e loka gurudevanA pitA devendranAtha TAgoranA jIvanamAM parivartana karanAra nIvaDyo hato. temanA pitA gujarI gayA tyAre temanA kuTuMbanI jamInajAgIra para karajano bhAre ja hato. devendranAtha e vakhate yuvAna hatA ane A bojAne kAraNe bahu mUMjhAI gayA hatA, ne udAsa thaI gayA hatA. eka divarA te Ama zokamagna thaI beThA hatA, tyAre eka chApelA kAgaLano TukaDo pavanathI UDIne temanI pAse AvI paDyo. devendranAthe kAgaLa upADI lIdho. temAM saMskRta lakhANa hatuM. devendranAtha te vakhate rAMraskRta zIkhyA nahotA. e kAgaLa temaNe kuTuMbanA paMDitane Apyo ane te potAne vAMcI saMbhaLAvavA kahyuM. e ranano pahelo kalAka hato. maharSi potAnI AtmakathAmAM kahe che ke, e loke mArA AtmAmAM amRtanuM siMcana karyuM.'' ''tyAga karIne upabhoga karavAnI vAte mane ghaNA vakhata sudhI vimAsaNamAM nAkhI dIdho. eka divase (kharuM kahetAM rAtre) mane ekAeka sUjhI AvyuM ke, A to rojanA anubhavanI vAta che. jene mATe ApaNane prema hoya evI koI vyakti yA dhyeyane khAtara koI kImatI vastuno tyAga karavA karatAM vadhAre AnaMdajanaka bIjuM zuM hoI zake ?'' zrI ke. naTarAjananAM upara mujabanA patra mane traNeka mAsa para maLyA Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ coDAmAM ghaNuM tA. ghaNA vakhata pahelAM binamAM enI carcA karavA dhArato hato, paNa e vAta huM Aja sudhI hAtha para na laI zakayA. paraMtu vilaMba thayA teno kazo vAMdho nathI, kAraNa ke, e patramAMnI vastu kadIye jUnI thAya tevI nathI. vyAkarANanA kazAya jJAna vinA e zlokano meM je artha ghaTAvyA che, te pramANe jIvana gALavA mATe mArAthI banatAM badhAM prayAsa huM karuM chuM. mAruM vAcana bahu jUja hovAthI maharSi devandranAthajInA jIvanamAMthI zrI naTarAjane TakalA dAkhalAnI mana kazI khabara nahotI. sAcA hiduM dharma athavA mArA mata pramANa sAco dharma eTale zuM, e ravinA A loka darzAve che, evI mArI mAnyatA A dAkhalAthI daDha thAya che. savAranI prArthanAmAM gItAnA aDhAra adhyAyAnuM pArAyaNa eka aThavADiyAmAM pUruM karavAmAM Ave che ane Aje keTalAMya varasothI dara aThavADiye ema thatuM Ave che. gItA, IzopaniSadanA pAllA zloka uparanuM bhAgya che. kehatAM mane kAMIka vasavaso rahe che paNa mAre kahevuM joIe ke, zrI naTarAjanane e blokano je artha sUjhayo che, te mane mAtra aMzataH sAco lAge che. mArI samaja pramANe, emano artha to jarIpurANa thaI gayelA ApAbhAganA siddhAMta che, e bezaka sarvasAmAnya anubhava che. eno eka ja dAkhalo lo. potAnAM bALakone mATe dhaNI mAtAo sarvaravano bhAga Ape che. paraMtu ahIM jeno ullekha karavAmAM Avyo che, te maMtra e prathAnuM samarthana karavAne mATe racAyo nathI. je vakhate e maMtra ApaNane prApta thayA, te prAcIna kALamAM paNa e prathA sArI paTha pracalita hatI. e zlokane jIvanamAM utAravo eTale bAIbalanA navA karAramAM varNavyA pramANenuM navuM jIvana athavA hiMdu dharmamAM jeno upadeza karavAmAM Avyo che, te brahmasamarpaNa. eTale mArI samaja pramANe to e zlokano eka ja artha che. te e ke, ahIM tame je kaMI tamAruM gaNa cho, te IzvaranuM che ane Izvara pAsethI tamane maLyuM che, ema svIkAro ane jIvavA mATe je kaMI kharekhara jarUrI hoya teTaluM temAMthI lo. bIjI rIte kahIe, to gItAnI bhASAmAM e parama anAsaktinAM siddhAMta zIkhave che, to ja jIvana jIvavA jevuM bane che. navaMdhu. 23-6-1946, pA. 201 Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12. mAro dAvo (noMdhamAM AvatA maitrIbharI carcA sadA AvakArya mAMthI) huM saMskRtanA paMDita nathI, paNa mane ApavAmAM AvelA anuvAdomAM rahelI bhUlo joI zakuM eTaluM mane AvaDe che. meM mane saMtoSa thAya e rIte zAstro vAMcyAM che evo mAro dAvo che, ane juvAnIthI mAMDIne Aja sudhI zAstronA pAyAnA upadezone AcAramAM utAravAno prayatna karato Avyo chuM, evo paNa mAre dAvo che. AthI hiMdu dharmanA keTalAka siddhAMto vize huM je nirNayo upara Avyo chuM te pUrA AtmavizvAsapUrvaka loko samakSa mUkatAM mane saMkoca thato nathI. jhina, 12-1-1934, pA: 3 13. huM hiMdu zA mATe chuM? potAne hiMdustAnamAM AjIvana mitra tarIke oLakhAvanAra eka amerikana bahana lakhe che : ''hiMdu dharma pUrvanA mahAna dharmomAMno eka che. Ape hiMdu dharma ane khristI dharmano abhyAsa karyo che ane tene pariNAme Ape hiMdu hovAnuM jAhera karyuM che. Apa ApanI A uparAMdagInAM kAraNo amane jaNAvavAnI maherabAnI karazo ? hiMduo ane khristIo baMne ema mAne che ke Izvarane oLakhavA ane zuddha bhAve tathA satyaniSThAe tenI upAsanA karavI, e ja manuSyanuM prasthAna kartavya che. amerikAnA khristIoe, Izune paramAtmAnuM vyakta rUpa mAnIne, tene vize hiMdustAnanA lokone kavA mATe potAnAM hajAro putraputrIone hiMdustAna mokalyAM che, tenA badalAmAM Apa hiMdu dharma vizenuM ApanuM nirUpaNa amane na jaNAvo, ane hiMdu dharma tathA IzunA upadezanI paraspara tulanA na kare ? Ane mATe huM tamAro ghaNo AbhAra mAnIza.'' meM keTalIye mizanarIonI sabhAmAM aMgreja ane amaMrikana pAdarIonuM kahevAnI hiMmata dharI che ke Izu vize hiMdustAnane temaNa 'kavAnuM'' mokUpha rAkhyuM hatuM, ane tenA giripravacanane ja mAtra potAnA jIvanamAM AcarI batAvyuM hota, to hiMdustAna temane vize kazI zaMkA Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ huM hiMdu zA mATe zuM? na rAkhata, dezIo vaccenA temanA jIvananI kadara karatA ane temanI hAjarIno sIdho lAbha meLavata. AvAM mAro abhiprAya hovAthI huM amerikana mitrAne hiMdu dharma vize ''badalA''mAM kaMI paNa kahI zakuM ema nathI. loko bIjAne potAnA dharma vize, khAsa karIne dhamatara karAvavAnA uddezathI koI emAM huM mAnato ja nathI. dharma kahyo jato nathI. dharma to Acaravo joIe. ane tyAre ja teno svayaMpracAra thAya che. mArA potAnA jIvanamAM hiMdu dharmanuM rahasya phuTa thAya te vinA bIjI rIta e rahasya samajAvavAne huM yogya nathI. ane jo huM lakhIna hiMdu dharmanuM rahasya na jaNAvuM to huM khristI dharma sAthe tenI sarakhAmaNI paNa na karuM. eTale TUMkamAM huM hiMdu zA mATe huM e ja jaNAvI dauM. kuLanI aAramAM huM mAnuM chuM eTale hiMdu kuTuMbamAM janma dharIne huM hiMdu rahyo chuM. mArA nItivicArathI athavA mArA AtmavikAsathI kaMI paNa viruddha varatuM bdui dharmamAM meM joI hota to meM eno tyAga karyo hota. paNa parIkSA karavAthI lAgyuM che ke mArI jAganA badhA dharmomAM hiMdu dharma sauthI vadhu sahiSNu che. hiMdu dharma nA anuyAyIoe mAnavA ja joIe evA riddhAMtonI jALathI mukata che. A mane bahu game che. kArAga tethI di dharmIna AtmonnatinA vizALamAM vizALa avakAza rahe che. hiMdu dharma sAMkaDo nathI tene lIdhe hiMdu bIjA badhA dharmAne mAna ApI zake che, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa bIjA dharmomAM sAra hoya te grahaNa paNa karI zake che, ahiMsA dharmamAtrane sAmAnya che. paNa hiMdu dharmamAM e siddhAMtanI khilavaNI tathA prayoga badhAthI vizeSa che. (jaina dharma tathA bauddha dharmane huM hiMdu dharmathI nokhA nathI gaNato). kevaLa manuSyamAtra ja nahIM paNa jIvamAtra eka ja che ema hiMdu dharma mAne che. mArA mata pramANa hiMdu dharmanA gorakSAnA siddhAMta dayAdharmanA vikAsamAM apUrva phALo ApyA che. gorakSA aTala jIvamAtranI ekatA ane pavitratAnA siddhAMtanA vyAvahArika prayAga. punarjanmanA mahAna siddhAMta +mAdritamanA siddhAMtanA phaLarUpa che. chevaTe varNAzrama dharma satyanI niraMtara zAMdhanuM bhavya pariNAma che. A sthaLa upara darzAvalI vastuonI vyAkhyAothI huM lekhane laMbAvatA nathI. paNa eTaluM kahI dauM ke gorakSA tathA varNAzrama vize Ajano je khyAla che te mAra mate mULa varastunI hiM.-3 Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda viDaMbanA ja che. gorakSA tathA varNAzrama vize me jUnA aMkomAM vyAkhyA karI che. te jijJAsue jaI levI. varNAzrama vize taratamAM lakhavAnI huM AzA rAkhuM chuM. hiMdu dharmanAM je viziSTa lakSaNone laI huM hiMdu dharma pALuM chuM e lakSaNonI atyaMta TUMkI rUparekhA ja meM A sthaLa ApI che. navafvana, 30 - 10 - 1927, pA. 84 14. hiMdutvanI mArI pharaja (gorakSAmAMthI) huM sanAtanI hiMdu hovAno dAvo karuM chuM. ghaNA bhAIne hasavuM AvatuM haze ke musalamAnomAM haranAro - pharanAra, bAibalanI vAto karanAra, aMgrejonI sAthe pANI pInAro, musalamAnonI banAvelI roTI khAnAro, atyaMjanI chokarI khoLa lenAre ja huM tavAne sanAtanI hiMdu kaTvA e bhApA upara atyAcAra karyo kovAya. chatAM huM potAnuM sanAtanI manAvavAnA dAvo karuM chuM, ane mane vizvAsa che ke eka samaya evo Avaze ke jyAre mArA mRtyu pachI gAMdhI sanAtanI hatA ema sau kabUla karaze. kAraNa ke gorakSA mane bahu priya che. ghaNI vakhata upara 'hiMdutva" upara meM vana phanDiyAmAM lekha lakhyo hato, te mAro atizaya vicArapUrvaka lakhelAM lekha che. temAM hiMdutvanAM lakSaNano vicAra karatAM vedAdine mAnavA, punarjanmamAM mAnavuM, gItA- gAyatrI Adi mAnavAM, e lakSaNa gaNAvyA chatAM sAmAnya duina mATe to gorakSA vize prIti e ja lakSaNa meM TharAveluM. koI pUchaze ke 10,000 varSa upara hiMduo zuM karatA hatA? mATA vidvAno ane paMDito batAve che ke vadAdi graMthomAM gAmadhanI vAta che. chaThThA dhoraNamAM bhaNatAM saMskRta pAThamALAmAM pUrva grAhmaUTT: navAM mAM akSamaH e vAkya vAMceluM, ane meM manane pUchayuM, "A sAcuM haze?'' evAM vAkyo chatAM huM mAnato Avyo chuM ke vaMdamAM evI vAta lakhI hoya to tenA artha kadAca ApaNe karIe chIe e na thato hoya. bIjA paNa saMbhava Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sanAtana hiMdu dharmano huM kevo artha karuM chuM 33 che. mArA artha pramANe athavA mArA AtmAnI pratIti pramANe - ane mane pAMDitya ke zAstrIya jJAna AdhArarUpa nathI paNa AtmAnI pratIti ja AdhArarUpa che ---- upara TAMkelAM vacano jevAM vacanone bIje artha na hoya to evuM hovuM joIe ke te ja brAhmaNo gaubhakSaNa karatA hatA ke jeo gAyane mArIne pAchA gAyane sarjI zakatA hatA. paNa AvA vAdavivAdanI rAAthe hiMdu janatAne kazo saMbaMdha nathI. meM vedAdino abhyAsa nathI karyA, ghaNA saMskRta graMthonA anuvAdathI ja jANuM chuM. eTale mArA jevA prAkRta mANasa AvA viSayamAM zuM vAta kare? pANa mane AtmavizvAsa che, ane tethI mArA anubhavanI vAta huM badhuM karyA karuM chuM gorakSAno artha zodhavA jaIzuM to kadAca kyAMya ApaNane eka ja artha nahIM maLa, kAraNa ApaNA dharmamAM kalamA jevuM sarvasAmAnya ane eka ja evuM kaMI nathI, ane gaMbara nathI. AthI kadAca ApaNe dharma samajavAmAM muzkelI AvatI hoya chatAM temAM sahelAI paNa thAya che, kAraNa aneka varatu hiMdu janatAmAM svAbhAvika rIte ja praveza karI gayelI che. bALaka paNa samaje che ke gAyanI rakSA karavI joIe, gorakSA na karIe tyAM sudhI ApaNe hiMdu zenA? navaMvana. rapa-1-1925, pA. 161 15. sanAtana hiMdu dharmano huM kevo artha karuM chuM (mULa hiMdu dharmanA mathALA heThaLanA lekhamAMthI) huM hamezAM ja mane potAne sanAtanI hiMdu tarake oLakhAvuM chuM. mArI madrArAnI musApharI daramiyAna aspRzyatAnA praznanI carcA karatAM to meM mArA A dAvA haMmezanA karatAM vadhAre bhArapUrvaka rajU karyo che. ane chatAMya dui dharmanA nAme thanArI evI keTalIka bAbato che je mane mAnya nathI. jA sAco sanAtanI na houM to potAnA sanAtanI agara evA ja bIjA nAmathI oLakhAvavAnI mane icchA nathI. tema eka moTA dharmanA nAmano Azraya laIne temAM chUpI rIte kazo sudhAro ke Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda bagADo dAkhala karavAnI paNa mArI alabatta icchA nathI. tethI mAro e dharma thaI paDayo che ke sanAtana hiMdu dharmano huM kevo artha karuM chuM te mAre eka vAra spaSTapaNe cokhkhuM karI devuM. 'sanAtana' zabda enA svAbhAvika arthamAM ja hamezAM vAparuM chuM. huM mane potAne sanAtanI hiMdu kahevaDAvuM chuM kAraNa keH 1. huM vAna, upaniSadAna, purANone ane je badhA graMtho hiMdu dharmazAstrone nAme oLakhAya che tene mAnuM chuM ane tethI avatArone ane punarjanmane paNa mAnuM chuM. 2. huM varNAzrama dharmane mane lAge che ke enA mULa vaidika arthamAM mAnuM chuM; enA AjanA laukika ane aNaghaDa arthamAM nahIM. 34 3. huM gaurakSAne tenA AjanA laukika artha karatAM ghaNA vadhAre vizALa arthamAM mAnuM chuM.. 4. mUrtipUjAne vize mArI anAsthA nathI. vAcaka joze ke vado tema ja bIjAM zAstrono ullekha karatAM temana meM aaupeya agara IzvarapraNIta kahyAM nathI. kAraNa ekalA vada ja apauruSaya ke IzvarapraNIta hoya ema mAnI zakatA nathI. huM to bAibala, kurAna ane aMdaavastAne paNa vedanA jeTalAM ja Izvaraprerita samajuM chuM. A dharmagraMthonuM mane kazuM pratyakSa jJAna che evo mAro dAvo nathI. chatAM je muddAnAM satyAM dharmazAstro upadeza che te huM aMtarathI AMLakhuM chuM ane lAgaNIthI samajuM chuM evo alabatta mAro dAvo che. zAstranA mArI buddhine ke naitika daSTine aLakhAmaNA lAge evA koI paNa arthathI pachI te cAhe teTalA vidvattApUrNa kAM na hoya baMdhAvAnI huM nA pADuM chuM. atyAranA zaMkarAcAryo agara zAstrIo pAta hiMdu dharmazAstrono ja artha karI batAve che te ja eka sAco che evA dAvA teo karatA hoya to huM teno vadhAremAM vadhAre AgrahapUrvaka niSedha karuM chuM. UlaTuM huM ema mAnuM chuM ke A dharmagraMthonuM ApaNuM atyAranuM jJAna cheka ja astavyasta che. jeNe ahiMsA, satya ane brahmacaryamAM pUrNatA prApta nathI karI ane jeNe sarva prakAranI mAlakI ane dhanavaibhavano tyAga nathI karyo, tevA koI paNa manuSya zAstrone kharekharAM samajI na ja zake e dharmasUtramAM mArI saMpUrNa zraddhA che. huM gurunI prathAne mAnuM chuM, paNa sAthe sAthe Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sanAtana hiMdu dharmano huM kevo artha karuM chuM 35 e paNa jAuM chuM ke atyAre to lAkho manuSyoe guru vagara ja potAnI jIvanayAtrA pUrI karavI rahI che. kAraNa saMpUrNa jJAna sAthe teTalA ja saMpUrNa sadAcAranAM saMgama A kALamAM sAMpaDavA durlabha che. paNa AthI potAnA dharmamAM raheluM satya kadI paNa jANavAnI bAbatamAM mANase nirAza thavAnI bilakula jarUra nathI. kAraNa badhA mahAna dharmonI paTha ja hiMdu dharmanA paNa pAyAnA riddhAMto sanAtana hoI saheje samajAya tevA che. deraka di Izvarane mAne che, te mArtipama che ema mAne che; punarjanmane ane mAthAne mAne che. paNa je khAsa varatuM hiMdu dharmane bIjA dharmAthI nAMkho pADe che te tenI gorakSA ane varNAzrama dharma che. varNAzrama to mane lAge che ke manuSyasvabhAvamAM ja roklI vastu che. hiMdu dharma zAstrIya Dhabe teno vicAra karI zAstranI pUrNatAe pahoMcADela che eTaluM ja. e janmathI ja prApta thanArI vastu che. mANasa ravecchAe pAMtAnA vA badalI zakato nathI. potAnA varNAzrama na pALavA e paraMparAne toDavA samAna che. paNa vArNAzramanA tattvane laIne eka varSanI arAMkhya nAto ane peTA nyAto karI mUkanAra A siddhAMtanI jaDa aNaghaTatI chUTa laI tenI viDaMbanA ja karI che. cAra varNa samAjanA badhAM prayojanane mATe tadana pUratA che. varNAtara roTI ke beTIvavArathI mANasanA janmathI maLala darajja ke adhikAra naSTa thavo ja joIe ema huM nathI mAnato. cAturvarya mANasane tenA vyavasAya nakakI karI ApyA che. te manuSyanA sAmAjika vakvAranI maryAdA bAMdhatA ke niyamana karatAM nathI. cAturvarya mANarAnA dharmo dArI dIdhA che; tane judA judA caDiyAtA ke UtaratA hako phikyA nathI. mane lAge che. hindu dharmanI prakRAithI ja e viruddha che ke potAnAmAM UMcA ke bIjAnAmAM nIcA darajjAnuM AropaNa karavuM. hiMdu dapiTae to rAvuM ja varga IzvaranI sRSTinuM sevavA janmelA che. brAhmaNa potAnA jJAnathI, triya potAnI rANazakitathI, viya tenA vANijyabaLathI ane zUdra tenA zarIyanathI. Ano artha ema nathI ke mAhmaNa zarIyajJa karavAnA dharmathI agara to potAnuM ane bIjAnuM rakSaNa karavAnA dharmathI chUTo che. artha eTalo ja che ke brAhmaNa nA janmavarDa karIne pradhAna paNa zAnI che ane paraMparAgata rakAra dvArA tema ja keLavaNI dvArA jJAna bIjAne ApavAne Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hAI sauthI vadhu lAyaka che. tema eno artha ema paNa nathI ke zUdrane te jeTaluM i teTaluM jJAna saMpAdana karavAno adhikAra nathI. mAtra te tenA zarIyajJa dvArA ja sauthI vadhu sArI sevA bajAvI zakaze ane tethI tANe bIjAnI temanAmAMnA sevAne lAyakanA khAsa guNAnI asUyA na dharavI ghaTe. paNa je brAhmaNa potAnA jJAnadhanano garva dharIne potAne bIjAnA karatAM caDiyAto gaNAvavA mAge che te nIco paDe che ane ajJAnI che. A ja nyAya potAnA khAsa sarakAronuM abhimAna karI tene aMge khAsa ko bhAgavavA mAganArA harakoI bIjAne paNa lAgu che. varNAzrama dharma e saMyama upara, zaktirasaMyama upara ane tenA jhINavaTabharyA upabhAga upara racAyelA che, svachaMda upara nahIM. Ama joke varNAzramane varNAtara roTI ke beTIvavArathI dhakako nathI pahoMcatAM, chatAM hiMdu dharma judA judA vargo vaccenA roTI agara beTIvakvAra pratye AgrahapUrvaka aruci darzAve che. hiMdu dharma saMyamanI parisImAe pahoMcI zakyo che. AtmAnA mokSa sAdhavAne khAtara dehanuM damana karavA kahenAro e dharma che. Ama hiMdu dharmamAM bApa potAnA dIkarAnI jADa besIne khAvuM ja joIe evo vidhi nathI. eka maryAdita vargamAMthI ja potAnA gharane mATe kanyA pasaMda karavAnI vidhi paNa bhAra saMyama sivAya bIjuM zuM sUcave che? vaLI vivAhita sthitine paNa hiMdu dharma mokSane sAru kaMI anivArya gaNatA nathI. duinI daSTie nA janma jema AtmAnuM patana che tema lagna paNa patana ja che. mAtA aTala jema janmabaMdhanathI mukti tema maraNanA baMdhanathI paNa mukti. AtmAnA tvarita vikAsane mATe vaNatara roTI ke beTIvavAranAM nipadha jarUrI vastu che. paNa AvA saMyama e kaMI varNanI kasoTI ke lakSaNa nathI. brAhmaNa potAnA zadra bhAInI jaDa baMsIne khAya chatAM jyAM sudhI tANa zAnadAna karavAno potAno svadharma mUkayo nathI tyAM sudhI te brAhmaNa maTatAM nathI. A badhA uparathI eTaluM phalita thAya che ke roTI ka beTIvakvArane lagatA saMyama ke maryAdAmAM varSonI uccatA ke nIcatAnA khyAla upara racAyA nathI. je hiMdu evI kazI citA ke nIcatAnA khyAlana kAraNa bIjAnI jADa jamavAnI nA pADe che te hiMdu dharmane khATA rUpamAM rajU kare che. Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sanAtana hiMdu dharmano huM kevo artha karuM chuM durbhAgye AjakAla hiMdu dharma mAtra khAvA ane abhaDAvAnI carcAmAM ja AvI rahelo jovAmAM Ave che. eka vAra eka dharmazIla hiMdu bhAI samakSa meM musalamAnanA gharamAM beThAM Dabala roTI khAvAnuM sAhasa karI temane thatharAvI mUkayA hatA. meM joyuM ke eka musalamAna mitra ANI ApelA pyAlAmAM mane dUdha reDI leto joIne temane bhAre duHkha thayuM. paNa jyAre temaNe mane e musalamAna mitranA hAthanI Dabala roTI latA jAyA tyAre to temanI vyathAnA pAra ja rahyo nahIM! mane bhaya che ke zuM khAvuM ane konI joDa khAvuM enA jhINAmAM jhINA vidhiniSpadha nakakI karavA pAchaLa ja jo hiMdu dharma potAnuM badhuM baLa rokaze to te thoDA ja vakhatamAM kharI vastune khoi besaze. mAdaka padArtho athavA khArAkAnA sevanathI dUra rahevuM agara to mAMsAhAra na karavo e AtmAnA vikAsanI dizAe bhAre madadakartA che e sAva sAcuM, paNa tethI te eka ja vastu kaMI dharmanuM sArasarvasva nathI. harakoInI joDe besIne khAnArA te mAMsAhAra karanArA ane chatAM IzvarathI DaranArA aneka mANaso mAMsAhArathI ane bIjI ghaNI vastuothI bhAre custatApUrvaka dUra rahenAra ane chatAMye potAnA pratyeka kAryathI Izvarane apamAna pahoMcADanArA mANasanA karatAM mokSadazAnI vadhu ja najIka che. 37 A badhuM chatAM hiMdu dharmanI pradhAna vastu nirALI ja che. te gorakSA. gorakSA e manuSyanA AkhA vikAsakramamAM mane sauthI alaukika vasturUpe bhAsI che. gAyanA artha huM mANasanI nIcenI AkhI mUMgI duniyA Avo karuM chuM. gAyane bahAne e tattva dvArA mANasane AkhI cetanasRSTi joDa AtmIyatAno anubhava karAvavAno emAM prayatna che. Avo devabhAva gAyane ja kema ApavAmAM Avyo haze e paNa mane to spaSTa che. gAya ja hiMdustAnamAM mANasano sauthI sAco sAthI sauthI moTo AdhAra hatI. e ja eka hiMdustAnanI kAmadhenu hatI. te mAtra dUdha ja ApanArI nahotI. AkhI khetIno e AdhArastaMbha hatI. gAya e dayAdharmanI mUrtimaMta kavitA che. A garIba azarApha prANImAM ApaNe kavaLa dayA ja UbharAtI joIe chIe. lAkho karoDo hiMdIone ucheranArI e mAtA che. e gAyanI rakSA ne IzvaranI AkhI mUka sRSTinI rakSA che. je ajJAta RSi ke draSTAe A gopUjA calAvI teNe gAyathI Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda zarUAta karelI. ethI nirALuM bIjuM kazuM enuM dhyeya hAMI ja na zake. A pazurAptinI araja mUMgI che tethI vaLI vadhAre asarakAraka che. gorakSA a hiMdu dharma duniyAne ApelI bakSisa che. hiMdu dharma paNa jyAM sudhI gAyanI rakSA karanArA hiMdu che tyAM sudhI ja raheze. e gAyanI rakSA kaI rIte thAya? rarakta e ja che ke gAyane bacAvavA jAte maravuM. gAyane bacAvavA khAtara mANasane mAravA taiyAra thavuM e to hiMdu dharma tema ja ahiMsA dharma baMnenA InakAra karyA samAna che. hiMduona to potAnI tapasyAnA, potAnI AtmazuddhinA ana ApabhoganA baLathI gAyanI rahyA karavAnuM kahela che. AjakAlanI gorakSA to musalamAno jaDa kAyamanA kaMkAsa ane jhara karavAmAM AvI rahI che; jyAre kharuM jotAM gorakSAno artha e che ke ApaNe ApaNI pramasaMvAthI musalamAnonAM mana jItI lavAM. paNa khuda hiMduo pota atyAre gorakSA kaTalI rasamaje che ? thoDA arasA upara aka murAlamAna mitre mane eka pustaka mokaleluM, temAM gAya ane tenI olAda upara ApaNe je ghAtakIpaNuM gujArIe chIe tenAM vigatavAra varNano karelAM hatAM. tenuM TIpeTIpuM dUdha paMcI levAne khAtara ApaNe tenuM kevuM lohI laIe chIe, ApaNe tana bhUkha mArI kevI hADapiMjara karI mUkIe chIe, tenAM vAcharaDAMnI ApaNe kevI durdazA karIe chIe, temane ApaNe kevA pUruM dhAvavA paNa detA nathI, baLada upara ApaNe kavo julama gujArIe chIe, ApaNe tamane kevA khasI karIe chIe, ApaNe tene kevA cAbakhA, pANI ane ArAnA mAra mArIe chIe, ApaNe temanA para kevA anahada bojA lAdIe chIe -- A badhAnuM emAM varNana hatuM. jo temane vAcA hota to kadAca teo ApaNI sAme avA to amAnupI aparAdhanI sAkSI pUrata ke duniyA badhI kamakamI UThata ! A mUMgA pazuo para ghAtakIpaNAnA pratyeka karmathI ApaNe hiMdu dharmanA ane Izvarano InakAra karIe chIe. huM nathI mAnatA ke duniyAnA bIjA koI paNa dezamAM tenAM DhoronI hAlata hiMdustAnanA karatAM bUDI hoya. AmAM aMgrejanAM dAMpa ApaNa nahIM kADhI zakIe. AmAM ApAgI garIbI paNa ApaNa nahIM gAI zakIe. ApaNAM dorAnI A durdazA Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sanAtana hiMdu dharmano huM kevo artha karuM chuM 39 ApANI ghAtakI bedarakArI sivAya bIjA kazAnI ja sUcaka nathI. ApaNI pAMjarApoLa ApaNI dayAvRtti upara khaDI thayelI saMsthA chatAM te vRttinAM ati bAdo amala karanArI saMsthA mAtra che. ta namUnedAra gozALA ke karI ane dhIkatI rASTrIya saMsthAo tarIke cAlavAne badale mAtra khADAM Dhora rAkhavAnAM dharmAdA khAtAM ja thaI paDI che! hiMduonI parIkSA TIlAM karyAthI ravazuddha maMtro bhAsthAthI, tIratha - jAtrA karyAthI ke nyAtaphirakAonA jhINAmAM jhINA niyamAM cIvaTathI pALyAthIye nahIM, paNa gAyane bacAvavAnI temanI zakitathI ja thavAnI che. atyAre to gorakSAdharmanA dAvA karanArA ApaNe gAyana ane tenA vaMzana gulAma banAvI jAte gulAma banyA chIe. huM zA sAru mane potAne sanAtanI hiMdu kavaDAvuM chuM e vAcakane have samajAze. gAya pratyenA mArA pUjyabhAvamAM huM koIthI UtaruM ema nathI. khilAphatanI laDatane meM apanAvI che, kAraNa ke huM joI rahyA chuM ke khilAphatanI rakSA mAraphata gAyanI saMpUrNa rahyA che. mArI sevAnA badalA taraka gAyane bacAvavA huM musalamAna mitrone nathI kahato. huM Izvara pAra rAja eTalI ja prArthanA karuM chuM ke je laDatane huM saccAInI laData mAnuM chuM, tane vizenI mArI sevA enI najaramAM eTalI rAmAya ke te musalamAnonAM dila palaTAve ane tamane vize potAnAM hiMdu birAdarone mATe aTalI mahobata pedA kare ke hiMduo jene potAnA prANa samAna priya samaje che te jAnavarane teo bacAvI le. hiMdu dharma pratyeno mAro bhAva huM kaI rIte varNavI zakuM? mArI strI pratyeno mAro bhAva 7 varNavI zakuM to hiMdu dharma pratyeno mAro bhAva varNavI zakuM. mArI strI mArA aMtarane je rIte lAve che te rIte duniyAnI bIjI koI strI halAvI zake ema nathI. Ano artha evo nathI ke anAmAM huM kaMI dAMpa jatA nathI. huM kahuM ke huM joI zakuM chuM te karatAM paNa ghaNo vadhAre dApo tenAmAM haze. chatAM eka atUTa mamatAnA baMdhananI bhAvanA ahorAtra mArA aMtaramAM jAgrata che. te ja mamatAnI bhAvanA hiMdu dharmana mATe paNa tenA badhA dApA ane maryAdAo chatAM mArA aMtaramAM che. gItA ke tulasIrAmAyaNa (je be pustakonuM ja AkhA hiMdu dharmagraMtharUpI AvamAM mane jJAna che ema kahevAya)nuM saMgIta mArAmAM Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda je jIvana pUre che te duniyAmAM bIjA koI graMtha pUrI zake ema nathI. jyAre huM aMtakALane kinAre chuM ema mane lAgyuM hatuM tyAre gItA ja mArA aMtarano vizrAma hatI. hiMdu maMdiro ane devarathAnomAM AjakAla je anAcAra pravarte che tethI huM ajANa nathI. paNa e badhA akathanIya dIpA chatAM huM e saMsthAone cAhuM chuM. anI vAtomAM mana je rasa Ave che te bIjImAM nathI Avato. huM ThaThano sudhAraka chuM; chatAM sudhArAnI vyAkuLatAmAM huM hiMdu dharmanA koI paNa Avazyaka aMganA tyAga karavA taiyAra nathI. huM pAchaLa kahI gayA ke mUrtipUjA pratye mArI anAsthA nathI. mUrti mArA manamAM kaza pUjya bhAva paNa padA nathI karatI. chatAM huM mAnuM chuM ke mUrtipUjA e manuSyaravabhAvanuM ja eka aMga che. ApaNe kaMI ne kaMI dhULa vastuna mAnavA pUjavAnA tarasyA rahIe chIe. mANasa bIjI jagAnA karatAM maMdira ke devAlayamAM ja kaMIka vadhAre zAMta ane sAttvika manAvRttivALA bane che ane rAya bIjuM zuM che ? mUrti e upAsanAnI sahAyaka che. koI hiMdu mUrtine Izvara nathI samajatA. huM mUrtipUjAne pApa mAnato nathI. ATalA uparathI samajAyuM haze ke hiMdu dharma koI sAMkaDA dharmamata ke saMpradAya nathI. enA udaramAM saMsAranI sarva vibhUtionI pUjAnuM sthAna che. dharmapracArano je sAmAnya artha levAya che te arthamAM ane dharmapracAraka paMtha nahIM kahI zakAya. eNe aneka jAtione pAtAmAM samAvI e sAcuM, paNa e badhuM vikAsakramane nyAye adazya gatie banyuM che. hiMdu dharma dareka mANasane tenI potAnI ja zraddhA agara dharmanI Dhabe Izvarane bhajavAno Agraha kare che ane tethI sarva dharmonI joDe enI suleha che. AvI mArI hiMdu dharmanI rasamajaNa hovAthI dui dharmamAM aspRzyatAne huM kadI paNa sAMkhI zakyA nathI. aspRzyabhAvanAne huM hamezAM hiMdu dharmanI upara vaLagalA mela mAnato Avyo chuM. aneka paDhIAthI e cAlatA Avyo che e bhale. paNa evI bIjI paNa aneka prathA Ajadina lagI cAlatI AvI che. devadAsI ane muralInI prathA hiMdu dharmanuM eka aMga che e vicAre huM to zaramathI marI ja rahuM. ane chatAM devadharmane nAme A ughADo vyabhicAra hiMdustAnanA ghaNA bhAgomAM hiMduomAM pravarta che. vaLI kALIne bakarAMnA bhoga Apavo e varastune paNa huM naryA adharma Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sanAtana hiMdu dharmano huM kevo artha karuM chuM mAnuM chuM ane e hiMdu dharmanuM aMga che evuM mAnato nathI. hiMdu dharma e to aneka yugono vikAsa che. hiMdu dharma e nAma paNa hiMdustAnanA lokonA dharmane sAru paraMdezIoe zodhI kADhelo zabda che. eka kALe ahIMyA dharmane nAme pazuonuM balidAna apAtuM. paNa e vastu dharma na hoya, tyAM hiMdu dharma to kayAMthI ja hoya ? ane e ja pramANe mane lAge che ke jyAre gorakSAe ApaNA bApadAdAomAM dharmanuM svarUpa lIdhuM tyAre jemaNe gomAMsabhakSaNa na ja choDayuM temane samAjaM bahiSkRta karyA haze. e sAmAjika vigraha paNa jo cAlyo ho, ane gomAMsabhakSaNano Agraha dharAvanArAonI sAmenA e sAmAjika bahiSkAra ekalA temanI sAme ja cAlIne na aTakatAM temanI putrapautra paraMparAnI sAme paNa cAlu rahyA ze. Ama ghaNe bhAge mULa zubha irAdAthI zarU thayelI pravRtti kALe karIne eka kaThaNa nighRNa prathA banI gaI, te eTale sudhI ke e prathAne kevaLa anusUcitapaNa kAyamano Teko ApanArA ke tenI vidhio sUcavanArA zloko sudhdhAM dhIme dhIme zAstragraMthomAM ghUsI gayA ! A mArI kalpanA sAcI hoya ke na hoya topaNa aspRzyabhAvanA ApaNI vivakabuddhinI sAva viruddha ane prema ke dayAdharmanA ApaNA kudaratI bhAvAnI virodhI che e to niHsaMdeha che. je dharma gAyanI pUjA pravartAvatAM acakAto nathI te mANasa jevA mANasano ATalo ghAtakI bahiSkAra kema baradAsa karI ja zake agara to tene Teko ApI zake ? 41 ane tethI ATalA kALa kacaDAyelA A aspRzyavargane tajavA karatAM to mArA cUrecUrA thaI jAya topaNa huM saMtopa ja mAnuM. hiMduo paNa jA potAnA udAtta ujvaLa dharmane A aspRzyabhAvanAnA kalaMkathI choDAvI na letAM Ama ne Ama kalaMkita rAkhaze to te kadI paNa svataMtratAne lAyaka gaNAze nahIM. ane huM hiMdu dharmane mArA prANathI paNa adhika vahAlI vastu gaNuM chuM tethI ja A kalaMkano bhAra mane asahya thaI paDaco che. hiMdu samAjanA ekapaMcamAMza hissAne ApaNI joDe samAnabhAve maLavAbhaLavAno adhikAra ApavAno inakAra karIne IzvaranA inakAra karavAno zuM hiMduo Agraha dharaze? navanIvana, 9-10-1921, pA. 45-7 Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16. hiMdu dharmamAM saMtAna che ? eka patralekhaka jaNAve che : "keTalAka mahinA pahelAM keTalIka dhArmika vicArasaraNIo tathA IzvaranA astitva vizenI zraddhA vizeno mAro je patra Ape chAyo hato, enuM mathALuM tenA lakhANane pUro nyAya Ape evuM nahotuM. have huM enA (semiTika mAnyatAo mujaba) pratispardhI aMge eka prazna pUchavA lalacAyo chuM. ApanAM lakhANo tathA bhASaNamAM Apa enuM nAma, bezaka, bahu asarakAraka rIte vAraMvAra vAparo cho. ApanA tA. 6-8-1925nA aMkano lekha "senAnanI jALa' eno namUno pUro pADe che pristIonA semiTika saMpradAya mAraphata setAnanA astitvamAM mAnavAnuM zIkhelA lokonI bhASAmAM Apa lakhI ke bolI rahyA hatA tethI mAtra vAkachaTAnI asara upajAvavA mATe ja e zabda vaparAyo hoya te mAre kazuM kahevAnuM nathI. paraMtu je lekhane upara ullekha karavAmAM Avyo che temAM bIjI babana rahAthe Apa saMtAnanA astitvamAM mAnatA ho evuM avazya sUcita thAya che. mArA namra mata anusAra e mAnyatA hiMdu dharmane jarAye baMdhabesatI nathI. mAnava vAraMvAra zA kAraNe patana pAme che evA arjunanA praznanA javAbamAM zrIkRSNe kahyuM : nAma 5: dha : (e kAma che, e koya che). hiMdu mAnyatA anusAra evuM jaNAze ke ApaNane bhulAvanAra koI ApaNAthI bahAranI vyakita nathI, tema te kevaLa eka eTale Izvara paNa nathI; kema ke zAstronI gaNatarI anusAra mAnavanA che zatruo che : kAma, krodha, lobha, moha, mada ane matsara. A parathI e cokhyuM che ke hiMdu dharmamAM rahetAnane sthAna nathI. zetAna, patana pAmelA devadUta, lalacAvanAra, agara phreMca lekhaka (AnAnola phA) jaNAve che tema Izvarano vahIvaTadAra che? Apa no hiMdu cho chatAM sAcesAca saMtAna che evI mAnyatA dharAvanAra tarIke Apa kema bolI ke lakhI zako ? '' A patralekhaka vaMza vinA vAcakonA sArI rIta paricita che. e bhAI eTalA badhA jAgrata cha ka ja arthamAM huM saMtAna zabda vAparuM chuM te teo rAmajI na zaka ema bane ja nahIM. paNa e bhAImAM meM eka evI vRtti jAI che ke haju paNa gerarAmaja thavAno saMbhava hoya evI ghaNI bAbatomAM agara to jeno vadhAre viratRna khulAso karavAnuM Avazvaka jaNAya tamAM, te mArI pArAthI vadhAre raspaSkatA karAvyA vinA rahetA nathI. mArI mAnyatA pramANe hiMdu dharmanI khUbI anI sarvagrAhI samAveza karavAnI vRttimAM rahelI che. mahAbhAratanA Ape daSTivALA lekhaka potAnI mAna kuti vize je kahyuM che te hiMdu dharma Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmamAM setAna che? bAbatamAM paNa eTaluM ja sAcuM che. koI paNa anya dharmamAM ja kAMI mahattvanuM hoya te hiMdu dharmamAM maLe che. emAM je nathI hotuM te binamahattvanuM agara binajarUrI hoya che. hiMdu dharmamAM saMtAnane avakAza rahelo che ama huM jarUra mAnuM chuM. bAibalamAMnI kalpanA navI agara to maulika nathI. bAibalamAM paNa saMtAna koI viziSTa vyakita nathI. athavA hiMdu dharmamAM jeTalA aMze rAvaNa athavA to rAkSaratAnI AkhI jAti svataMtra vyakitatva dharAve che teTalA ja aMze bAIbalamAM e svataMtra vyaktitva dharAve che. dara mAthAMvALA ane vIsa hAthavALA rAvaNanA aitihAsika astitvamAM jema huM mAnatA nathI tema saMtAnanA aitihAsika astitvamAM paNa huM mAnato nathI. vaLI, jema saMtAna ane enA sAthIo patana pAmelA devadUta che tema ja rAvaNa ane tenA sAthI patana pAmelA devadUta che agara tamane kAMkvAnuM race to patana pAmelA devAM che. jo duSTa vikAro ane unnata bhAvAna vyaktinuM rUpa ApavAmAM guno thatAM hoya to kadAca hiMdu dharma evA gunA mATe sauthI vadhAre javAbadAra che. mArA patralekhake gaNAvyA che te che tathA bIjA aneka vikArone ThThi dharmamAM mUrtimaMta karavAmAM nathI AvyA ? dhRtarASTra ane tenA so putra zuM che ane koNa che? kalpanA eTale ke kAvya mAnavInI utkrAMtimAM anaMtakALa sudhI upayogI ane Avazyaka bhAga bhajavyA karaze. vikAro jANI vyakitaA na hoya e rIte ja ApaNe temane vize vAta karavAnA chIe. duSTa vyaktinA jeTalAM ja e ApaNane trAsa nathI ApatA? eTale bIjI asaMkhya bAbatonI paThe prastuta viSayamAM paNa kahI zakAya ke zabdo na pakaDa, sAra grahaNa karo.. vana thiI , 17-9 - 1925, pA. 324 Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vibhAga-2 zakita je vizvane TakAvI rAkhe che 17. caDiyAto niyama ('nodha'mAMthI) yaMga H (11-10-1928)nAM 'Izvara 'nA lekha vAMcI eka vAcake emarsanamAMthI nIceno suMdara utAro mokalyA che : ''ApaNI AsapArA pratidina zuM cAlI rahyuM che tene jarA vicAra karatAM ApaNe joI zakIzuM ke ApaNI IcchAzakitathI caDiyAto niyama badhA banAvonuM niyaMtraNa karI rahyo che. ApaNe du:kha veThIne je mahetana karI rahyA chIe te anAvazyaka ane nakAmI che; kevaLa ApaNA sIdhAsAdA ne svayaM-kurita kAryamAMthI ja ApaNane baLa maLI rahe che ane AjJApAlanane saMtoSa anubhavavAthI ApaNe devI banIe chIe. zraddhA ane prema, vizvAsapUrNa prema ApaNI ciMtAno bhAre boja haLavo kare che. o mArA baMdhuo ! Izvara che ja. ApaNAmAMno koI vizvanuM kaMda ati na karI zake te mATe prakRtinA kendramAM ane manuSyamAtranI IcchAnI para Atmatattva raheluM che. ''ApaNe ApaNuM jIvana jIvIe chIe tenA karatAM te ghaNuM vadhAre sAtuMsIyuM thaI zake e bodhapATha ApaNane baLAtkAre zIkhavavAmAM Ave che. duniyA Aje che tenA karatAM eka vadhAre sukha sthAna thAya tema che; saMgharSanI, utpAtanI, nirAzAnI, hAtha ghasavAnI ke dAMta kacakacAvavAnI kaMI ja jarUra nathI; ApaNe ja ApaNAM aniSTo khoTI rIte UbhAM karIe chIe. ApaNe prakRtinA AzAvAdamAM 6khala karIe chIe.' ApaNane jarAke zraddhA hoya to ApaNI AsapAsa sarvatra ApA Izvara ane tenA premane joI zakIe. vana rUnDiyA, 15-11-1928, pA. 380 Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18. kevaLa eka Izvara che ghaNA patra lakhanArA mane Izvara saMbaMdhI prazno pUche che, ane A pAnAM dvArA enA javAba mAge che. eka aMgreja mitranA kahevA pramANe nDiyAmAM bhagavAnanuM je dhatiMga huM calAvuM chuM, teno A daMDa mAre bhogavavo paDe che. A sAptAhikamAM AvA badhA praznonA javAba ApavAnuM to zakaya nathI, chatAM nIcenA patrano uttara ApyA vinA chUTako nathI : 12-5-192nuM vA nTivA meM vAMcyuM. emAM 149mA pAnA para tame lakho cho, 'A satyarUpI jagatamAM jyAM, Izvara kaho ke satya kaho, te sivAya bIjuM kaMI ja nizcita nathI, tyAM nizcitapaNAno khyAla karavo e ja doSamaya lAge che.' ''15ramAM pAnA para lakhyuM che, 'IzvaranI sahanazIlatAno pAra nathI. enI dhIraja akhUTa che. te julamagArane potAne ja eno khADo khodavA de che. pote mAtra vakhatovakhata gaMbhIra cetavaNIo mokalato rahe che.' ''huM namratApUrvaka kahevA mAguM chuM ke bhagavAna che ja evuM nakakI nathI. e hoya to enuM dhyeya satyano copAsa phelAvo karavAnuM hovuM joIe. tyAre duniyAmAM jAtajAtanA duSTa lokone e zA mATe rahevA de che? cAre tarapha nirlajaja duSTa loko phAlatA dekhAya che, ane emanI duSTatAno cepa sarvatra phelAvI bhaviSyanI prajAne anIti tathA aprAmANikatA vArasAmAM ApatA jAya che. ''sarvajJa ane sarvazaktimAna evA bhagavAnane nijI sarvajJatAthI zuM khabara na paDe ke duSTanA kayAM che? ane potAnI sarvazaktimattAthI duSTatAne tyAM ja, takSaNa mArI nAkhI badhA prakAranI luccAIne UgatI ja DAmI zake? duSTa lokone mahAlatA aTakAvI na zake? ""bhagavAne zA mATe atisahiSNu ane pairyavAna hovuM joIe? e evo ja hoya to eno prabhAva keTalo paDe? duSTatA, zaThatA ane julamathI bharelo A saMsAra to cAlyA ja kare che. ''julamagArane enI potAnI ghora khodavA devAne badale e julamagAra garIba loko para julama gujAre te pahelAM ja bhagavAna ene kema TUMpI nAkhato nathI? zA mATe pahelAM julamane chUTo dora Apavo ane julamInA trAsathI hajAro bhraSTa thaI khuvAra thaI jAya pachI e julamagArane enI ghoramAM javA devo? ''duniyA to jevI pApamaya hatI tevI ne tevI ja Aje paNa che. je Izvara potAnI zaktithI AvI duniyAne rAdhArI ene sadAcArI ane satyaniSTha manuSyonI na banAvI zake tevA IzvaramAM zA mATe zraddhA rAkhavI ? 45 Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 hiMdu dharmanuM hArTa ''aneka durguNothI bharelA pApI mANasona paNa lAMbuM ane nirAmaya jIvana gALatA huM jouM chuM. AvA pApI mANaso potAnAM pApane kAraNe vahelA kema maratA nathI ? ''bhagavAnamAM mAnavAnuM mane mana thAya che, paNa evI zraddhAne mATe koI pAyo ja maLato nathI. kRpA karIne vi dvArA mArA mananuM samAdhAna kare ane mArI azraddhAne zraddhAmAM palaTAvI Apo.'' A badhI dalIlo Adama jeTalI jUnI che. mArI pAse eno koI javAba nathI. paraMtu huM pote bhagavAnamAM zA mATe mAnuM chuM teTaluM ja kahI jAuM.. mArI mAnyatAmAM tathA mArA kAryamAM ghaNA juvAniyA rasa laI rahyA che te huM jANuM chuM. eTale ja A lakhavA prerAyo chuM. darekedareka padArthamAM vyApI rahelI koIka gUDha sattA che, jenuM zabdothI varNana ke vyAkhyA thaI zakatI nathI. huM tene joI zakato nathI. chatAM teno anubhava mane thayA kare che. A adazya sattAno anubhava thAya che kharo paNa tenI sAbitI ApI zakAtI nathI, kema ke mArI Indriyo vaDe je je padArthonuM jJAna mane thAya che te sarvathI te sattA taddana judI jAtanI che. te IndriyothI para che. chatAM amuka huda sudhI IzvaranI haratI tarkathI samajI athavA samajAvI zakAya evuM che. duniyAmAM sAmAnya vahevAramAM paNa ApaNe joIe chIe ke potAnA para koNa zAsana calAve che, zA sAru zAsana calAve che te loko jANatA nathI, ane chatAM eka sattAnI hayAtI che ne te acUka zAsana calAve che eTaluM teo jANe che. maisUranA mArA gaI sAlanA pravAsamAM mAre gAmaDAnA ghaNA garIba lokone maLavAnuM thayeluM ane temane pUchatAM maisUramAM konuM rAjya cAle che te pote jANatA nathI ema temaNe mane kaheluM. koIka devanuM rAja cAle che eTalI vAta mAtra - temaNe kahalI. have, potAnA para zAsana calAvanAra rAjA vize A 1. have pachInuM AkhuM lakhANa, tenA chelalA vAkya ane nyUmananA kAvyane bAda karatAM, laMDananI kolambiyA broDakAsTiMga kaMpanI taraphathI, gAMdhIjI kiMgsalI helamAM rahetA te daramiyAna rekI karI levAmAM AvyuM hatuM. e lakhANanuM bhASAMtara - meM mara jemAMthI ApyuM che. Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaLa eka Izvara che garIba lokonuM jJAna AvuM ochuM che, ane te loko potAnA zAsakanA karatAM jeTalA alpa che tene hisAbe huM IzvaranA karatAM kayAMye vadhAre alpa chuM. to pachI rAjAono paNa je rAjA evA IzvaranI hAjarIno mane anubhava na thato hoya tenI zI navAI ? Ama chatAMya garIba gAmalokone maisUranI bAbatamAM lAgatuM hoya tema vizvanI bAbatamAM mane lAge che ke temAM vyavasthA che, temAM hayAta evA dareka padArthane ane jIvanArA jIvane calAvanAra koI aphara kAnUna che. ane e koI AMdhaLo kAnUna nathI kema ke tevo kAnUna jIvatAM prANIonA AcArane tAbe na rAkhI zake. vaLI, have sara jagadIzacaMdra bojhanI adbhuta zodhone AdhAre sAbita thAya che ke jaDa padArtho paNa cetana che. tethI jene tAbe rahIne jIvamAtra nabhe che ne cAle che te kAnUna Izvara che, ahIM kAnUna ane te kAnUnano ghaDanAro baMne eka che. e kAnUna ane tenA ghaDanAra vize mane nahIM jevuM jJAna hoya teTalA ja kAraNe mArAthI te kAnUnano ke tenA ghaDanArano InakAra na thAya. koI dunyavI sattAnI hayAtIno huM inakAra karuM athavA tenuM mane jJAna na hoya tethI jema mAro kazo artha sarato nathI, tevI ja rIte IzvaranA ane tenA kAnUnanA inakArathI tenA zAsanamAMthI huM mukta thaI zakato nathI. ethI UlaTuM, dunyavI sattAnA svIkArathI tenA amala nIce jIvanavyavahAra saraLa bane che tema IzvarI sattAno mUMgA rahIne khAmozathI namrapaNe svIkAra karavAthI jiMdagInI saphara saraLa bane che. mArI AsapAsanI sakaLa sRSTi haMmeza palaTAyA kare che, haMmeza nAza pAme che chatAM e badhAye vikAra ne palaTAonI pAchaLa eka avikArI sthira, sarvane dhAraNa karavAvALI, rAttvanuM sarjana karavAvALI, sarvane vilaya karavAvALI ane sarvanuM pharI sarjana karasvAvALI eka cetana sattA rahelI che evI mane AchI AchI jhAMkhI thayA kare che. sarvane vyApIne rahelI e sattA athavA AtmA te ja Izvara che. ane kevaLa indriyo dvArA jenuM mane jJAna thAya che te badhuMye TakavAvALuM nathI athavA TakavAnuM sAmarthya dharAvatuM nathI tethI te eka ja che. ekamAtra tenI ja hayAtI che. ane A sattA premALa che ke khIlI che? zubha che ke azubha che? huM anubhavuM chuM ke te kevaLa premamaya che, kevaLa zubha che. kAraNa, huM !.-4 Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda harapaLe jouM chuM ke mRtyunI vacce jIvana kAyama TakI raheluM che, asatyanI vacce satya TakI raheluM che ane aMdhakAranI vacce prakAza TakI rahelAM che. ethI huM samajuM chuM ke Izvara jIvana che, satya che, prakAza che. te ja prema che. te ja parama kalyANa che. paNa jenAthI kharekhara thatuM hoya toye kevaLa buddhinuM samAdhAna thAya te Izvara nathI. IzvaranuM Izvaratva tenI hRdaya para cAlatI hakUmatamAM ane dayanuM parivartana karavAnA tenA sAmarthyamAM raheluM che. potAnA bhakatanA nAnAmAM nAnA kAryamAM te vyakta thavo joIe, thAya che. pAMca indriyo maLIne je jJAna karAve tenA karatAMye vadhAre sAcA, sAkSAt ane spaSTa anubhavathI ja e banI zake. indriyothI thatAM jJAna ApaNane game teTalAM sAcAM bhAsatAM hoya toye jUThAM tema ja brAmaka hovAno saMbhava che ane ghaNI vAra hoya ya kharAM. indriyothI para je sAkSAtkAra thAya te ja acUka sAco ane AdhAra rAkhavA jevo hoya che. koI bahAranA purAvAthI nahIM paNa jemaNe aMtaramAM IzvaranA astitvano anubhava karyo hoya temanA parivartana pAmelA AcAra ane cAritryathI tenI sAcI sAbitI maLe che. badhAye dezo ne pradezomAM thaI gayelA pegaMbaronI ane saMtAnI atUTa paraMparAnA anubhavomAMthI avI sAbitI maLI rahe che. daDha zraddhA AvA anubhavonI purogAmI hoya che. jene potAnI jAtamAM IzvaranI hayAtInI hakIkatanuM pArakhuM levuM hoya te jIvaMta zraddhAne jora tema kare. ane khuda zraddhAnI sAbitI bahArathI maLI zakatI nathI eTale salAmatamAM rasalAmata rasto duniyAnA naitika zArAnamAM ane tethI nItinA kAnUnamAM eTale ke satya ane premanA kAnUnamAM zraddhA rAkhavAnAM che. satyathI ane premathI virodhI je kaMI hAMya tano tAbaDatoba tyAga karavAnAM cAkhA niradhAra hoya tyAM zraddhAno amala saMkSA ane salAmatamAM salAmata hoya che. paraMtu upara kahelI vAtomAM patralekhakanA tarkano javAba nathI. tarka athavA buddhinI koI rItathI azubhanI hatI huM samajAvI zakuM ema nathI. zraddhA buddhithI para che. patralekhakane to huM eTalI ja salAha ApI zakuM ke je asaMbhava che tene mATe te prayatna na kare. pApanA astitva mATe huM koI Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kevaLa eka Izvara che 49 tarkasaMgata kAraNa na ApI zakuM. ema karavAnA prayAsamAM IzvaranI samAna thavApaNuM che. tethI azubhane azubha tarIke oLakhavA jeTalAM huM namra chuM. ane Izvara pote duniyAmAM azubha athavA pApIne nabhAvI le che tethI ja huM tene apAra kSamAvAna ane khAmozavALa mAnuM chuM. tenAmAM kazuM azubha nathI te huM jANuM chuM. tenA sarjaka te pote hovA chatAM tenAthI bilakula apRSTha che, tenAthI jarAye lapAto nathI. ane huM evuM paNa samajuM chuM ke azubhanI sAthe ane tenI sAme khuda jIvanane jokhame paNa jhaghaDatAM na rahuM to huM Izvarane kadI pAmavAno nathI. mArA namra ane maryAdita anubhavane AdhAre mArI A mAnyatAmAM hu daDha rahuM chuM. jeTalA pramANamAM huM zuddha thavAnI ane azubhathI aLago rahevAnI koziza karuM chuM teTalA pramANamAM huM IzvaranI vadhAre najIka pahoMcuM chuM evuM mane lAge che. to mArI zraddhA Aje kevaLa nAma pUratI che. te himAlaya jevI sthira ane tenAM zikharo para jhaLahaLatA hima jevI zubhra ne tejasvI hoya to huM IzvaranI keTalo badho vadhAre najIka pahoMcI jAuM? daramiyAna mArA para patra lakhanAra bhAIne jemaNe potAnA anubhavamAMthI gAyuM che te kArDinala nyUmana sAthe prArthanA karavAne bhalAmaNa karuM chuM ke, premaLa jyoti tAro dAkhavI muja jIvanapaMtha ujALa dUra paDavyo nija dhAmathI huM ne ghere ghana aMdhAra, mArga sUjhe nava ghora rajanImAM, nija zizune saMbhALa, mAro jIvanapaMtha ujALa. Dagamagato paga rAkha tuM sthira muja, dUra najara cho na jAya, dUra mArga jevA lobha lagIra na, eka DagaluM basa thAya, mAre eka DagaluM basa thAya, satya 3 = zcara che, pA. 7-10 Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19. IzvaranI vyAkhyA ('mULa Izvara che?'mAMthI) taMtrIzrI, yaMga inDiyA, sAheba, ApanA "Izvara ane koMgresa lekha saMbaMdhamAM huM evuM kahevA mAguM chuM ke cArvAka paMtha sAva bhautikavAdI che, jyAre IzvaranA ke ene maLatA bIjA koI alaukika astitva bAbatamAM bauddha dharma cUpa che ane jaina dharmane enA astitvamAM ja zaMkA che, joke e baMne dharmo hiMdu dharmanI piThe punarjanmamAM ane karmanA siddhAMtamAM mAne che. (Apa A saMbaMdhamAM ApanA mitra dharmAnaMda kauzAmbI, jemano ullekha meM karyo hato temanI sAthe carcAvicAraNa karI zakazo.) ema kahI zakAya ke e baMne dharmanA dhArmika anuSThAnamAM IzvaranuM sthAna bauddha dharmamAM karmanI sAthe buddha ane jaina dharmamAM karma sAthe jine lIdhuM che. Adhunika dhArmika caLavaLomAM, paMjAbanA devasamAja je moTe bhAge mAnavatAvAdI ane eka samAjasevAnI saMsthA che ane je ahiMsA para khUba bhAra mUke che te mane lAge che ke dharmasiddhAtamAM spaSTa rIte nAstika paMtha che paNa bhautikavAdI nathI. meM vAMcyuM che ke A paMtha IzvaramAM ke devadevIomAM mAnato nathI. e jotAM enuM devasamAja nAma virodhAbhAsI che. e vadatovyAghAtanuM udAharaNa che. breDalonI bAbatamAM Ape kahyuM che ke, breDaloe judAM judAM varNano parathI je Izvarano khyAla tenA manamAM baMdhAyo hato te IzvaranA astitvano InakAra karyo hato. Apa kaho cho tema ApaNe badhA IzvaranI potapotAnI vyAkhyA karIe to ApaNI vyAkhyAo bhinna bhinna haze, paraMtu e bhinnatAmAM eka jAtanI spaSTa ekasUtratA haze. vaoNDalonA InakAramAM A ekasUtratAno samAveza thAya che ke nathI thato? mAruM anumAna evuM 50 Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ IzvaranI vyAkhyA che ke emAM e ekasUtratAno samAveza na thatA hoya ema na bane. kAraNa ke vaoNDalo vidvAna ane bArIka nirIkSaNa karanAra mANasa hatA. paNa e ekasUtratAno samAveza thato hoya to baeNloe e ""raspaSTa ekasUtratA'mAM rahelA Izvarano inakAra kema karyo? A saMbaMdhamAM nIceno utAro Apane kaMIka rasaprada thaI paDaze e vize mane zaMkA nathI : ''bauddha dharmanI vicArasaraNImAM jagatanA kartA ke niyatA tarIke IzvaranI kalpanAno sarvathA abhAva che. temAM IzvaranA astitvano InakAra karavAnI vAta to dUra rahI, paNa teno ullekha sudhdhAM nathI maLato. eka samaya hato jyAre sAmAnya rIte khAtarIpUrvaka evuM manAtuM ke koI paNa rASTranI AkhI prajA nAstika hoya ema kadI banyuM nathI. paNa ethI UlaTuM, have e vAtanI koI nA pADI zake ema nathI ke saMkhyAbaMdha bauddha rASTro mukhyatve nAstika che; kAraNa ke saddaguNa, tapa ane ucca jJAna dvArA manuSya prApta karI zake evI koI alaukika zakti dharAvanAra mANasathI teo aparicita che. ane A AzcaryakAraka vAtano izAro e vAtamAMthI maLe che ke, bauddha prajAomAMnI kAMI nahIM to cInI, moMgola ane tibeTanI prajAonI bhASAmAM IzvaranI kalpanA darzAvato koI zabda ja nathI. eTale bauddha dharmanI bhAvi dazA vizvaniyatA nakakI karI Apato nathI. vastunA svabhAvamAM rahelA eka jAtanA sadaguNa arthAtu kAryakAraNanI aMdha ane ajJAta sAMkaLa vaDe tenA AcaraNanuM karmaphaLa e bhAvi nakakI kare che.'' - cembarsa ensAIklopIDiyA, vipaca bauddha dharma have huM bhartuharinAM nIcenAM loka ApIne A patra pUro karuM chuM: namasyAmo devAn nanu htvidhste'pivshgaaH|| vidhirvandyaH so'pi prtiniytkrmkphldH|| phalaM karmAyataM kimamaragaNai: kiM ca vidhinaa| namaratatkarmabhyo vidhirapi na yebhyaH prabhavati // - maraH nItirAtA. Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para | hiMdu dharmanuM hAI ! ApaNe devatAone namaskAra karIe chIe, paraMtu duHkhanI vAta e che ke teo paNa bhAgyAdhIna che. tyAre ApaNe vidhAtAne namaskAra karavA joIeparaMtu te paNa niyata karmaphaLa ApanAra che. jyAre phaLa karmAdhIna che to pachI ApaNa devatAo sAthe zI nisabata che ane vidhAtAnI zI paravA? eTale je karmone vidhAtA pANa jItI zakatA nathI te karmAne ja ApaNA namaskAra che. Apano esa. DI. nADakaNI kAravAra (u. kannaDa) 10mI mArca, 1945 zrI nADakarNInA A caturAIbharyA patrane sthAna ApyA vinA cAla tema nathI. paNa huM mArA matane vaLagI rahuM chuM ke, jaina dharma ke bauddha dharma nAstika nathI. huM zrI nADakANa samakSa IzvaranI nIcenI vyAkhyAo rajU karuM chuM. karmano kula saravALo te Izvara. je mANasane zubha kArya karavA prere che te Izvara. je jIvita che tenA kula saravALo te Izvara. je mANasane bhAgyanuM mAtra ramakaDuM banAve che te Izvara. eNDalona je sarva kasoTIomAM TakAvI rAkhyA te Izvara hato. Izvara nAstiko nati nati che. : raMga DipA. 30-4-1925, pA. 155 Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20. Izvara zuM che? (sviTjharlenDanA vilanaoNvamAM konseziyasa jeTarsa'nA saMmelana rAmA gAMdhIjIe ApelA bhASaNamAMthI nIcenA phakarAo ApavAmAM AvyA che. A bhApANa zrI mahAdevabhAI desAInA 'yuropanA patromAM pragaTa thayuM hatuM.) eka carcamAM kaoNnseziyasa oNljhaTarsanI mITiMga hatI jyAM serejhola* ane enA mitroe gAMdhIjInuM adbhuta svAgata karyuM hatuM. hAthamAM hAtha rAkhIne sviTjharlenDanI mitratAnuM samUggIta gAyuM hatuM, ane presiDanTa lAgaNIbharyuM pravacana karyuM hatuM. ame ajJAna, jela, javAbadArI, mRtyuthI karIe chIe. tame bhayane jANatA nathI. amArA hoTha para 'giripravacano' hoya che. tamArA hRdayamAM e hoya che ane tame e jIvI jANo cho. tamane amArI vacce AvakAruM chuM ane ravApaNanI jiMdagI kema jIvavI te amane zIkhavavA jaNAvuM chuM.' vagara vagere je prazno puchAyA te Izvara, satya, apratikAra jevA viSayone sparzatA hatA. mi. priyA jemaNe A savAla javAbanA anuvAda karyA hatA. temane keTalAka javAbo potAnI zakti bahAranA lAgyA ane sviTjharlenDanA philaoNsaoNphara, pro. boe temanuM sthAna saMbhALyuM. A patramAM huM phakta eka ja prazna laIza : 'tame Izvarane satu- satya zA mATe mAno cho ?' ''Izvara satya che ema huM zAthI mAnuM chuM evuM tame mane pUchyuM. mArA bacapaNamAM hiMdu dharmazAstromAMthI viSNunAmathI oLakhAtA eka graMthamAMnAM IzvaramAMnAM hajAra nAmono pATha karavAnuM mane zIkhavavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. paNa e hajAra nAmomAM tenAM badhAM nAmAM AvI jatAM nahotAM, bIjAM keTalAMye bAkI rahetAM hatAM. ApaNe mAnIe chIe ane mane * sviTajharlenDanA enjiniyara ane gaNitajJa piyarI serejhola e "AMtararASTrIya nAgarika sabhA' athavA "AMtararASTrIya zAMtinI echika sabhA' nAmanI saMsthAnA praNetA hatA. Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 - hiMdu dharmanuM hArda lAge che e sAcI vAta che ke jeTalA jIva che teTalAM IzvaranAM nAma che ane tethI ApaNe ema paNa kahIe chIe ke Izvara nAmarakti che. ane IzvaranAM aneka rUpo che tethI te rUparahita che ema paNa ApaNe kahIe chIe. vaLI, te aneka bolImAM ApaNI sAthe vAta kare che, tethI ApaNe tene bolI vagaranAM kahIne oLakhAvIe chIe, e ja prakAre tenAM bIjAM varNano paNa thAya che. AthI IslAmano abhyAsa karyo tyAre meM joyuM ke IralAma paNa tene pAra vagaranA nAmo vaDe oLakhAve che. paNa mArA potAnA saMtApa khAtara huM Izvarane satya tarIke oLakhato thayo nahoto. je loko Izvara prema che ema kahe che temanI sAthe huM paNa kahIza ke Izvare prema che, paNa mArA aMtaranA UMDAmAM UMDA khUNAmAM huM kahato ke Izvara prema bhale hoya pANa sauthI vizeSa to te satya che. mANasanI bolImAM IzvaranuM pUrepUruM varNana thaI zakatuM hoya to huM mArI jAta pUrato evA nirNaya upara Avyo chuM ke Izvara satya che. paNa be varasa upara huM ethIye eka DagaluM AgaLa jaI kahevA lAgyo ke satya e ja Izvara che. Izvara satya che ane satya e ja Izvara che e baMne vidhAno athavA varNano vacce rahelo sUma bheda tame joI zakazo. ane AjathI lagabhaga pacAsa varasa upara zarU thayelI satyanI ekadhArI kaThora khojane aMte huM e nirNaya para pahoMcyo chuM. e khoja karatAM huM samajyo ke satyanI pAse mAM pAse pahoMcavAno mArga premano che. paNa premane mATe kAMI nahIM to aMgrejImAM vaparAtA va zabdanA aneka artho thAya che ane kAmane nAme oLakhAto mANasa mANasa vacceno khecANanA tIvra Avega mANasanuM adhaHpatana karanAro paNa nIvaDe che. vaLI, meM ema paNa joyuM ke ahiMsA arthamAM premane oLakhanArA premanA bhakatonI saMkhyA duniyAmAM jhAjhI nathI. paNa satyanI bAbatamAM AvA bevaDA artha thato mArA jovAmAM kadI Avyo nathI. ane Izvarano inakAra karanArA nAstikoe sudhdhAM satyanI jarUra athavA tenuM sAmarthya svIkAravAmAM saMkoca batAvyo nathI. paNa satyanI khoja mATenI temanI dhagazamAM nAstiko khuda Izvarano inakAra karatA acakAyA nathI. ane mane lAge che temanI daSTithI temanI vAta khoTI nathI. eTale A rIte dalIla Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Izvara zuM che? 55 athavA tarka calAvIne huM joI zakyo ke Izvara satya che, ema kahevAne badale mAre satya e ja Izvara che ema kahevuM joIe. ahIM mane cArlsa baeNDalaoNnuM nAma yAda Ave che. te potAne nAstika tarIke oLakhAvavAmAM AnaMda mAnatA. paNa huM temane vize thoDuM jANuM chuM te parathI temane kadI nAstika na kahuM, huM temane IzvarathI DarIne cAlanArA mANasa tarIke oLakhAvuM, mArA AvA dAvAno te inakAra karyA vagara na rahe e huM jANuM chuM. huM temane kahyuM ke, 'mi. vaoNDalo, tame satyathI DarIne cAlanArA mANasa cho, ane tethI IzvarathI DarIne cAlanAra mANasa cho.'' to temanuM mAM lAlacoLa thaI jAya. te chatAM satya Izvara che ema kahIne huM sahajamAM temanI TIkAne rokI zakuM. kema ke evI ja rIte keTalAye TIkA karavAvALA juvAniyAone meM niruttara karyA che. A uparAMta lAkha lokoe IzvaranuM nAma laIne tene nAme varNavI na zakAya evA atyAcAro karyA che te muzkelIno vicAra karo. vijJAnavettAo ghaNI vAra satyane nAme kUrapaNe nathI vartatA evuM nathI. mANaso prANIzarIranI racanA samajavAne ke samajAvavAnuM prANIonuM dehachedana kare che tyAre satya ane vijJAnane nAme temanA para kevI amAnuSI krUratA kare che te huM jANuM chuM. Ama IzvaranuM tame game te rIte varNana karI hoya temAM aneka muzkelIo ADI AvyA vagara rahetI nathI. paNa mANasanuM mana eka adhUruM sAdhana che ane jene oLakhavAne mANasanI zakti nathI evA parama padArtha tathA paramatattvano vicAra karatAM te maryAdAo naDyA vagara rahetI nathI. A uparAMta amArI hiMdu philasUphImAM bIjI eka vAta che ke eka Izvara ja che ane bIjuM kazuM nathI. islAmanA kalamomAM paNa e satya bhAra daIne jaNAvavAmAM AveluM jovAnuM maLaze. temAM sApha zabdomAM kahyuM che ke eka Izvara ja che ane bIjuM kazuMye nathI. hakIkatamAM satyane mATe vaparAtA saMskRta sat zabdano zabdArtha ja je che te athavA jenI hayAtI che te evo thAya che. A ane bIjAM tamane batAvI zakuM evAM ghaNAM kAraNosara huM evA nirNaya para Avyo chuM ke 'satya e ja Izvara che' e vyAkhyA vaDe vadhAremAM vadhAre samAdhAna maLe che. ane satyane tame Izvara tarIke pAmavA cAhatA ho to te Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda mATe ekamAtra anivArya sAdhana prema eTale ke ahiMsA che. ane vaLI huM evuM mAnanAro chuM ke Akhare sAdhana ane sAdhya, eka ja arthanA be zabdo che, balake baMne eka ja vastu che tethI Izvara prema che evuM kahetAM paNa huM acakAto nathI. 'tyAre have satya zuM che?' e savAla thayo. 'savAla sAce ja agharo che', gAMdhIjIe kahyuM, paNa tamArA aMtaramAMnAM avAja kahe che te satya, evo javAba ApI e savAlano ukela meM kADhyo che, to pachI tame pUchazo ke judA judA loko judAM judAM ane ekabIjAthI virodhI satyo kema vicAratA haze? paNa vadhAre vicAra karatAM samajAze ke mANavAnuM mana asaMkhya judAM judAM mAdhyama mAraphate kArya kare che, ane badhAye lokone mATe manano vikAsa sarakho ke eka ja prakArano thayo nathI; tethI ApoApa evuM anumAna phalita thAya che ke ekane mATe satya hoya te bIjAne mATe asatya hoya; ane te ja kAraNasara rAjyane mATe A jAtanA prayoga karanArAoe nirNaya Apyo che ke evA prayogo karatAM pahelAM keTalIka zaratonuM pAlana anivArya che. vijJAnanA prayoga karavAne mATe vijJAnanI tAlImano abhyAsakrama anivArya che. tevI ja rIte adhyAtmanA kSetramAM prayoga karavAno adhikAra meLavanArane mATe yamaniyamonuM kaDaka pAlana Avazyaka che, ethI, heka mANase potAnA aMtaranA avAjanI vAta karatAM pahelAM potAnI maryAdA samajI levI joIe. eTale anubhavane AdhAre amAre tyAM evI mAnyatA daDha thayelI che ke je loko potAnI jAte aMgata rIte satyane Izvara tarIke zodhIne pAmavA mAgatA hoya temaNe keTalAMka vrato pALIne siddha karavAM joIe. dAkhalA tarIke temaNe rAjya vratanuM, satya ane Izvara mATeno ApaNo prema bIjI koI vastune mATe ApaNe vaheMcI zakatA nathI tethI brahmacarya athavA zuddhinA vratanuM, ahiMsAvratanuM, ane apiragraha ane garIbInA vratanuM pAlana karavuM joIe. ATalAM pAMca vrato aMgIkAra karyA vagara satyanI zodhanA prayogamAM na paDavuM vadhAre sAruM thAya. bIjI paNa keTalIka zarato Ane aMge mUkavAmAM AvI che, paNa te badhI ahIM tamArI AgaLa gaNAvI javAnI jarUra nathI. A prayoga karanArA loko jANe che ke haka mANasa UThIne Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satya e ja Izvara che aMta: karaNanA avAjane sAMbhaLavAno dAvo kare e vAta barAbara nathI eTaluM kahevuM pUratuM thaze. vaLI, koI paNa jAtanI yamaniyamanI tAlImamAMthI pasAra thayA vagara Aje hareka jaNa potAnA aMta:karaNanA avAja mujaba cAlavAno haka AgaLa dhare che ane AjanI mUMjhavaNamAM paDelI duniyAne eTaluM badhuM asatya vaheMcavAmAM Ave che ke sAcI namratAthI huM tamane eTaluM ja sUcana karI zakuM ke jenAmAM saMpUrNapaNe namratAnuM bhAna jAgyuM nathI te koIthI satyanI zodha thaI zakavAnI nathI. satyanA samudranI sapATInI upara saphaLapaNa taravuM hoya to tamAre zUnya banI javuM joIe. A atyaMta AkarSaka mArga AthI vadhAre Aje huM AgaLa vadhI zakuM ema nathI. ra0i 3 3 vara che, pA. 14-8 21. satya e ja Izvara che (gAMdhIjInA AzramanAM bALako paranA A patra 'silephaTeDa leTarsa' 1mAM tA. ra1- 3 - 1932nA patra naM. 3ra tarIke levAyo che.) ci., IzvaranI mArI vyAkhyAnuM smaraNa che ke ? Izvara satya che ema kahevAne badala huM satya Izvara che ema kahuM chuM. Ama haMmezAM mane sUjhayuM nathI. sUjha to cAreka varSa pahelAM ja paDI. paNa mAruM vartana ajANapaNe evI rIte thayeluM che. Izvarane meM to satyarUpe ja oLakhyAM che. eka samaya evA hatA jyAre IzvaranI haratI vize zaMkA hatI. paNa satyanI haratI vize to nahotI ja. A satya kevaLa jaDa guNa nahIM, paNa zuddha caitanyamaya che te ja rAjya calAve che. tethI Izvara che. A vicAranI gaDa beThI hoya to tamArA bIjA praznano javAba emAM ja AvI jAya che. paNa gUMcavaNa hoya te pUchaja. mAre sAru to A anubhavagamya jevuM che ! Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda jevuM kahuM chuM kema ke satyadevano sAkSAtkAra nathI karyo. jhAMkhI mAtra thaI che. zraddhA aDaga che. mavimAna DAyaff, pu. paheluM, pA. 27 (silekTeDa leTarsa 1, kAgaLa naM. 38mAMthI) 'Izvarane sAkSAt jovA' vAkyamAM sAkSAt'no zabdArtha nathI levAno. e to eka cokakasa lAgaNI che. Izvara nirAkAra che. tethI tene to phakta dhArmika AdhyAtmika daSTithI ja jovo joIe. 22. alabhya tattva ("Izvara ane mahAsabhA'mAMthI) eka mitra lakhe che : eka vAta evI che jenA khulAsA mATe huM ghaNA samayathI tamane maLavA IcchuM chuM, je 'Izvara' zabdanA saMbaMdhamAM che. rASTrIya kAryakartAne hisAbe daMga rUnDiyAmAM tAjetaramAM AvelA phakarA vize huM virodhamAM kAMI kahI zakuM nahIM : ''Ape thoDA vakhata upara "rAmanAma'no mahimA gAtAM lakheluM ke, ''jemanI daSTi vadhupaDatI vidyAnA raMgathI raMgAIne zraddhA khoI beThI nathI temane huM 'rAmanAmanI bheTa dharuM chuM. vidyA jIvanamAM bahu khapanI che, paNa bhaya ane lAlacanI kSaNe te mANasane cheha Ape che. eka zraddhA ja te vakhate tene ugAre che. '' mane lAge che A ApanI aMgata zraddhAno uddagAra che, kAraNa aMtarnAdane ja ekamAtra devAdhideva mAnanArA nAstikonAM tame anya prasaMge ghaTatAM vakhANa karavAnuM cUkayA nathI. ApanA "nItidharma'mAM Ape daMbhI dhArmikone tema ja maram breDalo jevA guNI ane nItimAna nAstikone gaNAvyA che. vaLI 'bhaya ane lAlacanI kSaNe ekamAtra zraddhA ja mANasane ugAre che' e paNa zuM savava rasAcuM che? madhyayuganAM dharmayuddhomAM ane haju hamaNAM paMdara varSa para spenamAM phrAnsisko pherara jevA keTalAye Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ alabhya tattva pa9 nAstiko IzvaranA mahimAno pracAra karanArAone hAthe hasate cahere temane jIvatA saLagAvI melavAnI citAo para baLI mUA che, kala thayA che, ane jIvatAM cAmaDIo utArAyA chatAM ke sANase mAMsa toDAyA chatAM potAnI mAnyatAomAM daDha rahyA che. 'eka prajAsevaka tarIke huM Apane yAda devaDAvuM chuM ke Ape agAu khAtarI ApelI ke prajAkIya kAryomAM koI vyaktine potAnI dharmamAnyatA jAhera karavAnI pharaja pADavAmAM Avaze nahIM. have jouM chuM ke svayaMsevakonA pratijJApatra jevI varastuono AraMbha 'Izvarane daramiyAna samajIne' evA zabdothI thAya che. Apa jANo cho ke bauddha, jaino tema ja ghaNA hiMdIo nirIzvaravAdI agara to kevaLa prajJAvAdI che. ApaNe upalI pratijJAo kaI rIte levI ? je na levI to temane temanI dharmamAnyatAone kAraNe Ama mahAsabhA sevakadaLanI bahAra rAkhavA e zuM nyAya che ? mane lAge che. A bAbatamAM IzvaranI jagyAe mAtra "huM pratijJApUrvaka jaNAvuM chuM.' evo vikalpa rAkhavAmAM Ave. athavA ethIye sarasa to e ke 'Izvara' zabda ja na rAkhatAM mAtra "aMta:karaNa ke e zabda vagara paNa calAvIne saune mATe eka sAmAnya evI pratijJA rAkhavI. Ape A pratijJApatro ghaDelAM tethI Apane lakhuM chuM, meM pahelAM paNa lakhyuM hatuM paraMtu mane Dara che ke tame tene joI zakyA nahIM hoM, kAraNa ke sapTembara 1922mAM sAbaramatImAM tamArI aitihAsika dharapakaDa thayelI.'' aMtaHkaraNanA vAMdhAne kAraNe koI mAgaNI kare to mahAsabhAnI pratijJA, je ghaDavAmAM mAro phALo hovAnuM mane abhimAna che, temAMthI Izvarano ullekha bhale kADhI nakhAya. te samaye evo vAMdho UThayA hota to huM ekadama namatuM Apata. hiMdustAna jevA dezamAM evo vAMdho UThe ema meM dhArela nahIM. sarvanarAMmAM cArvAkamata che paNa tenA ekeya anuyAyI hoya ema mArA jANyAmAM nathI. bauddha tathA jena nAstika athavA ajJeyavAdI che ema huM mAnato nathI. ajJayavAdI to teo kadApi na hoI zake. dehathI svataMtra ane dehAvasAna pachIye vidyamAna evA AtmAmAM jenI zraddhA che tane nAstika na kahI zakAya. IzvaranuM lakSaNa ApaNe sarve nokhuM nokhuM bAMdhIe chIe. ApaNe badhA potapotAnuM IzvaranuM lathANa ApavA besIe to jeTalAM strIpuruSa che, eTalAM IzvaranAM lakSaNa maLe, paNa A vividha lakSaNonI bhinnatAnA aMtaramAM bhulAya nahIM evI amuka samAnatA paNa kSeya ja. kAraNa, mULa eka ja che. Izvara e alakya tattva che. jenuM ApaNane bhAna thAya che paNa jJAna Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda nathI hotuM. cArlsa baeNDalo pAtAne nAstika kavaDAvatA e kharuM, paNa ghaNA khristI tana nAstika gaNavAnI nA pADatA; ane ghANA nAmadhArI khristI karatAM eNDalo potAne vadhAre nikaTa che ema anubhavatA. hiMdustAnanA te sanmitranA chellA saMskAra vakhate huM saddabhAgye hAjara hatuM. te kriyAmAM keTalAka pAdarIone paNa meM joyA hatA. hiMdu ane musalamAna nAM ghANA hatA. te badhA Astika hatA. vaoNDalo Izvarano InakAra karatA, te je svarUpa IzvaranuM nirUpaNa baeNDalAnA jANyAmAM hatuM, te svarUpa ja tenAM InakAra hato. tenI samayamAM pracalita dharmazAstra ane upadeza tathA AcAra vacce je bhayaMkara viSamatA rAhatI tenA viruddha vaoNDalo chaTA tathA puNyaprakopa sAthe pokAra karatA. mAre mana Izvara e satya ane dayA che, nIti che, abhaya che, Izvara prakAza tathA AnaMdanuM dhAma che. ane chatAM A sarvathI UMce tathA para che. Izvara aMta:karaNanI pravRtti che, nAstikanI nAstikatA paNa te ja che. kAraNa parama pramavarUpe hoI bhagavAna nAtikane paNa jIvavA de che. te aMtaryAmI che. vANI tathA buddhi tene pAmI zakatI nathI. ApaNe ApaNane tathA ApaNA hRdayane jANIe chIe te karatAM te vadhAre sArI rIte jANe che. te ApaNA bolyA sAmuM jotAM nathI, kAraNa te jANe che ke ApaNe jANIne athavA ajANatAM jema Ave tema bolI nAkhIe chIe. jene mUrta svarUpe bhagavAnanI hAjarI joIe tenI AgaLa te mUrta svarUpe darzana de che. jene tenAM caraNasparza jaIe tene arthe te deha dhAraNa kare che. bhagavAna zuddha rAnDaravarUpa che. zraddhALane te kevI sarasvarUpa che. mANasa jema tene prasanna thAya tema te tane phaLa Ape che. te ApaNA aMtaramAM che chatAM ApaNAthI para che. mahAsabhAmAMthI Izvara zabdano bhale koI bahiSkAra kara paNa koIno bhAra nathI ke e parama padArthane dUra karI zake. 'pratijJApUrvaka kahavuM e Izvarane sAkSI rAkhIne' kahavAnI barAbara ja nathI to zuM che ane aMtarnAda' e traNa akSaranA sAdA rAmudAya 'Izvara'nuM dIna tathA sIdIbhAInA DAbA kAna jevuM vivaraNa ja che. Izvarane nAme haLAhaLa anAcAra athavA pazu jevAM kAma thAya tethI Izvarane kaMI bAdha Avato nathI. te atyaMta kSamAvAna che. te sahanazIla che. paNa te bhayaMkara che. A lokamAM tathA paralokamAM pAIe pAIno hisAba lenAra enA jevo Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ alabhya tattva 61 koI nathI. ApaNA saMbaMdhI manuSya tathA pazune jema ApaNe rAkhIe tama ta ApaNane rAkhe che. ajJAnanAM bacAva enI pAse cAlatAM nathI. paNa sAthe sAthe te sadAya kSamAvAna che, kAraNa te sadAya ApaNane pazcAttApa karavAnI taka Ape che. svataMtratAno pakSapAtI enA jevo aka nathI. kAraNa, sa tathA asatunA viveka vize te ApaNane pUrepUrI rasvataMtratA Ape che. jumI paNa enA jevo koI nathI, kAraNa te vAraMvAra ApaNI karI kamANI kSaNamAM dhULamAM meLave che. ane ApaNane rasvataMtra icchAzakti ApavAne miSe eTalI alpa zakti Ape che ke ApaNe bhAge te jANa ramata rame che. eTale jagatane ApaNe bhagavAnanI lIlA athavA mAyA kahIe chIe. ApaNe mithyA chIe, te ja kavI satya che. ane ApaNe satyarUpa banavuM hoya to aharniza ApaNe tenuM bhajanakIrtana karIe ane enI AjJAnuM pAlana karIe. enI vAMsaLInA sUra pramANe ApaNe nRtya karIe eTale badhAM sArAM vAnAM thAya. patralekhake mArI aMka nAvidha nAmanI pustikAno paNa ullekha karyo che. mAre vAcakanuM A vAta upara dhyAna doravuM joIe ke patralekhake jeno ullekha karyo che e mULa gujarAtI pustakanAM aMgrejI anuvAda che. paNa gujarAtI pustakanI prastAvanAmAM ja e vAta spaSTa karI che ke e maulika pustaka nathI paNa amerikAmAM prasiddha thayelA mi. saeNlaTaranA ti-dharma nAmanA pustakane AdhAre lakhAyuM che. A anuvAda yaravaDA jelamAM mArA dhyAnamAM AvyA. mane e joIne aphasosa thayo ke emAM meM jenA uparathI lakhyuM che te mULa pustakanAM kAI ullekha nathI. anuvAdake pAta paNa mULa gujarAtI nahIM paNa enA hiMdI anuvAdano AdhAra lIdho che. Ama enA aMgrejI anuvAda eka drAviDI prANAyAma' ja kahI zakAya. amerikana pustakane lekhaka pratye Avo khulAso karavo jarUrI hato. e AnaMdanI vAta che ke patralekhake enI yAda ApIne mane enuM RNa adA karavAno avasara AvyAM. navarnavAna, 8-3- 1925, pA. 212 Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23. Izvara kayAM ane koNa? (mULa gujarAtImAMthI) brahmacaryanI vyAkhyA ApatAM meM lakhyuM ke brahmane pahoMcavAne sAru joItA AcAra te brahmacarya. brahma eTale Izvara eTaluM jANyathI IzvaranA svarUpanI khabara nathI paDatI. eTale enuM ThIka jJAna hoya to ApaNe Izvara prati javAno ThIka mArga jANI zakIe. Izvara manuSya nathI. eTale e kAMI paNa manuSyamAM Utare che ke avatare che ema kahevuM e paNa pUrNa satya nathI. ema kahI zakAya ke Izvara koI manuSyamAM avatare che eno artha mAtra eTalo ke te mANasamAM ApaNe vadhAre aizvarya ke IzvarapaNe joIe chIe. Izvara tAM sarvavyApI hoI badheya ne badhAmAM che e arthamAM ApaNe badhA ja IzvaranA avatAra kahevAIe. paNa ema kahevAthI kazo artha sarato nathI. rAma, kRpaNa Adi avatAra thaI gayA ema kahIe chIe kema ke te te vyaktiomAM aizvaryano anubhava lokoe karyA hatA. aMte to kRSNAdi manuSyanI kalpanAmAM vase che, tenI kalpanAnA che, evI aitihAsika vyakti thaI gayela che ke nahIM tenI sAthe kalpanAne kaMI levAdevA nathI. keTalIka veLA aitihAsika rAma ne kRSNane mAnavA jatAM ApaNe jokhama bhale raste caDI jaIe chIe ne aneka tarkano Azraya levo paDe che. kharuM jotAM Izvara eka zakti che, tattva che; te zuddha caitanya che, sarvavyApaka che; chatAM teno Azraya ke upayoga badhAne maLatA nathI; athavA kaho ke badhA teno Azraya meLavI zakatA nathI. vIjaLI mA zakita che paNa teno upayoga badhA meLavI zakatA nathI. tene pedA karavAnA anivArya kAyadA che tene vaza vartIe to ja te maLI zake. vIjaLI jaDa che. tenA upayoganA kAyadA mANasa je cetana che te mahenata vaDe jANI zake che. cetanamaya mahAzakti, jene ApaNe Izvara nAma ApIe chIe tenA upayoganA kAyadA che ja; paNa te zodhavAmAM bahu vadhAre mahenata paDe e dIvA jevuM spaSTa hovuM joIe. te kAyadAnuM TUMkuM nAma brahmacarya. Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Izvara vyakita ke tattva? enA pAlanano eka dhorI mArga rAmanAma che ema huM to anubhave kahI zakuM chuM. tulasIdAsa jevA bhakta pimunioe e mArga batAvyo ja che. mArA anubhavane vadhAre paDato artha koI na kare. rAmanAma sarvavyApaka rAmabANa davA ke upAya che to uraLIkAMcanamAM ja mane kadAca cokhkhuM jaNAyuM. teno saMpUrNa upayoga je jANe tene jagatamAM ochAmAM ochuM karavApaNuM rahe chatAM tenuM kAma mahAnamAM mahAna lAge. Ama vicAra karatAM huM kahI zakuM chuM ke brahmacaryanI gaNAtI vADo ALapaMpALa che, kharI ne amara vADa rAmanAma che. rAma jyAre jIbhethI UtarIna hRdayamAM varase tyAre ja teno camatkAra pUro jaNAya che. e amogha sAdhana hAtha karavA sAru ekAdazI vrata to che ja. sAdhano evAM hoya ke jemAMthI kayuM sAdhana ne zuM sAdhya e kahevuM muzkela thaI paDe. ekAdaza vratamAMthI ekamAtra satyane laIe to pUchI zakAya ke satya sAdhana ne rAma sAdhya, ke rAma sAdhana ne satya sAdhya ? paNa huM ThekANe AvuM. brahmacaryano Ajano artha laIe - jananendriya - saMyama. e saMyama siddha karavA sAru suvarNa rasto, eka amara vADa rAmanAma che. e rAmanAma siddha karavAnA paNa kAyadA ke niyamo to che ja e eka veLA vicArAI gayA che. chatAM e pharI vicArIzuM. nibaMdhu, 22-6 - 197, pA. 176 . 24. Izvara vyakti ke tattva? eka bhAI vaDodarAthI lakhe che. eno kAgaLa aMgrejImAM che. ''tame IzvaranI prArthanA kare che. 6. A.nA gorAone doravAnuM kaho cho. ane tyAMnA hiMdIone baLa ane hiMmata ApavAnuM kaho cho. AvuM to vyaktine ja kahevAya nA ? jo Izvara e sarvatra ane sarva zakitamAna eka tattva hoya to ene bhajavuM zuM? e to enuM kAma karyuM ja jAya che.'' A vize A pahelAM huM lakhI to gayo chuM. paNa e vastu evI che ke, ema hovA chatAM vakhatovakhata judA zabdomAM e ja vastu kAhevAtAM koIka vAkaya ke zabda evo lakhAvAno saMbhava che ke, jethI koIka to hiM. -5 Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda vadhAre samaje. mArI daSTie Izvana rAma kaho ke rahamAna kahAM, goDa kaho ke ahuramajhada karyuM ke kRSNa kaho, A badhI zaktiomAM paNa eka amogha zakti che, ane nAma ApavAnAM manuSyanAM phAMphAM cAlyAM che. manuSya apUrNa hovA chatAM pUrNa thavAno prayatna kare che, tethI vicAranA tomAM paDe che ane pachI jema bacce phAMphAM mAre, paDe Akha, ane pachI TaTAra thAya, tema buddhirUpa manuSya haju thoDA mahinAnuM ja bacyuM che, ema kahIe, to brahmAnA divasomAM mApatAM muddala atizayokti nathI, paNa zuddha satya che. A badhuM manuSya tuM potAnI ja bhASAmAM jaNAvI zake. Izvara nAmanI zakitane to bhApA jevuM kaMI che ja nahIM. ene manuSyonAM sAdhananI kayAM kaMI jarUra che? e to potAnI pAse je sAdhana che, e vaDe ja mahAsAgararUpI zaktine vize varNana karI zake. ATaluM gaLe UtarI zake, to bIjuM pUchavApaNuM rahetuM nathI. to pachI ane prArthanA karavI e manuSyanI bhASAmAM ThIka ja kakvAya, kema ke, e mahAna zaktine paNa ApaNA DhALamAM nAkhIne ja enI kaMIka kalpanA karI zakIe. e kalpanA karatAM yAda rAkhIe ke, ApaNe biMdu chIe, ApaNe nAnakaDuM jaMtu chIe e paNa IzvararUpI mahAsAgaranA. athavA kharekhara to emAM paDI anubhava ja levAya, enuM varNana ApI na zakAya. eTale lAvAskInI bhASAmAM ema kavAya ke, manuSya prArthanA paNa potArUpI mahAna zaktine pote ja kare che. ema karatAM AvaDa te ja prArthanA kare, ema karatAM na AvaDe tene prArthanA karavAnI ja na hoya, tethI Izvarane mAThuM nathI lAgavAnuM, paNa je A mahAna zakitana prArthanA nahI kare, te khoze. ema mAre anubhavathI kahevuM joIe, pachI bhale koI Izvarane vyakti gaNIne pUje ke bhaja. koI mahAna zakti gaNIne pUje ke bhaje, ane potapotAnI daSTie ThIka ja kare che. svataMtra ThIka zuM che, e to koI jANatA ja nathI, ane kadAca jANaze nahIM. Adarza ta AdarzarUpa dUra ja ravAnA, eTaluM yAda rAkhavuM ghaTe che. bIjI badhI zakitaone ApaNe jaDa zakti gaNIe chIe, paNa Izvara e jIvanazakti che. je badheya che tema chatAM badhAnI bahAra paNa che. viMdhu, 18-8-1946, pA. 269 Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 25, gUDhamAM gUDha vastu | (sAtAhika patra naM. ra0 mAMthI pyArelAla) maunavAra gAMdhIjIe saharasA mAM gALyA. saharasAnuM nAma have to gAMdhIjInA jIvana ja. bIjI rIte joDAI gayuM che eTale vAcakone e gAmano paricaya haze ja. tyAM je makAnamAM gAMdhIjIno utAro hato ta makAnane pa0 -- 60 hajAra mANasoe savAranA ATha vAgyAthI gherA ghAlyo hato. divarA dhoma dhakhato hato ne dhULanA goTa uDatA hatA chatAM eTalA hajAro loko divasa Akho tyAM ja bhUkhyA-tarasyA baMsI rA. sAMja paDavA AvatAM emanI saMkhyA vadhIne lAkhekanI thaI. rAje virATa sabhA thaI, temAM gAMdhIjIe IzvarI daMDano viSaya upADyo ne kahyuM: ' "dharatIkaMpa mokalanAra Izvara zuM hRdayahIna ne kInAkhora che? nA, e hRdayahIna paNa nathI ne kInAkhora paNa nathI. mAtra enI kaLAno pAra ApaNe pAmI zakatA nathI.'' eka mitrane A arasAmAM lakhelA kAgaLamAM temaNe A vize lakhyuM che : "Izvara gUDhamAM gUDha che ema ApaNe jANIe chIe, to pachI enI koI paNa kRtithI ApaNe zA sAru mUMjhAIe ? ApaNI marajI pramANe je e varte to ApaNe enI prajA nahIM ne e ApaNo sarajanahAra nahIM . ApaNI AsapAsa je abhedha aMdhakAra vyApalA che te Apatti nathI paNa AzIrvAda che. eNe ApaNane eka ja DagaluM AgaLa javAnI zakti ApI che, ne e premaLa jyoti ApaNane e eka ja DagaluM AgaLa javA de to ApaNane mATe basa hovuM joIe. to pachI ApaNe 'premaLa jyoti'nA kavinI jema gAI zakIba, 'mAre eka DagaluM basa thAya.' ane ApaNe bhUtakALanA anubhava parathI khAtarI rAkhIe ke eka DagaluM bharyA pachI bIjuM DagaluM ApaNane dekhAze ja. bIjA zabdamAM kahIe to A abhedya aMdhakAra ApaNe kalpIe eTalo abhedya nathI. paNa jyAre ApaNe adhIrA thaIne * bihAra rAjyanI eka jagyA. 25 Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda e eka DagalAnI AgaLa jovA mAgIe chIe tyAre e abhedya jaNAya che. ane Izvara premasvarUpa che, eTale ApaNe nizrcayapUrvaka kahI zakIe ke e ApaNA para ja bhautika Apattio avAranavAra nAMkhe che te paNa AzIrvAdarUpa ja hovI joIe. paNa A AzIrvAdarUpa tene ja nIvaDe ke ene cetavaNI gaNIne aMtarmukha thAya ne Atmazuddhi kare.'' binavaMdhu, 29-4-1934, pAna. 51 26. IzvaranI akaLalIlA samajIe ('be mAgaNI'mAMthI) IzvaranuM pUrNa varNana hajI lagI koI karI nathI zakayA. e kAma trikALadarzI bhagavAnanuM che. sarvakALe dehadhArI manuSya apUrNa ja che. ane bhagavAnanI upamA bhale apAya paNa bhagavAna to nathI ja. bhagavAna adazya che, adRSTa che. tethI ja ApaNe jene satpuruSa gaNIe tenAM vacano ane AcAra samajIe; je hRdayamAM Utare te upara ApaNuM vartana racIe. zAsra vadhAre zuM karaze ? nitaMbu, 3-3-1946, pA. 25-6 27. zvarano dekhAto virodhAbhAsa ('Izvara eTale zuM ? 'mAMthI) 'hamaNA ApanuM topa nAmanuM pustaka vAMcuM chuM ane samajavA prayatna karuM chuM. patra lakhavAnuM kAraNa fodhanA 10 adhyAyanA vAMcana pachI mane jAgelo prazna che. temAM lakhavAmAM AveluM che ke jyAre zrIkRSNa arjunane kahe che, 'are, chala karanAranuM dhRta paNa mane ja jANa. A jagatamAM je kaMI thAya che te mArI rajA vinA thaI ja nathI zakatuM. sAruMnarasuM paNa huM thavA dauM chuM tyAre ja thAya che.' to zuM bhagavAna narasuM paNa thavA de che? ane AvI jAtanuM bhagavAnanI rajAthI thayA pachI teno badalo narasA pariNAmamAM te kema ApI zake? zuM jagatanI Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Izvarano dekhAto virodhAbhAsa 27 bhagavAnathakI utpatti A mATe ja che? zAntimaya vAtAvaraNamAM jagatano samaya paramAra ne ja thaI zake ?'' ema kahyuM ke narasAno svAmI paNa Izvara che e kAnane kaThora lAge che. paNa jo e sArAno svAmI hoya to narasAnAM paNa e ja. rAvaNe anahada zakita batAvI e paNa Izvare batAvavA dIdhI to ja nA? mArI daSTie A badhI takalIphanuM mULa Izvaratattva na samajavAmAM che. Izvara kaMI puruSa nathI, vyakti nathI. ene vize kaMI vize paNa lAgu pADI zakAya ema nathI. Izvara e pote ja kAyado, kAyadAkAra ane kAjI che. evuM ApaNe jagatamAM susaMgata rIte jotA nathI, paNa jyAre evuM koI manuSya kare che te vakhate ApaNe ene zahenazAha nIro (zetAna) tarIke joIe chIe. e kaMI manuSyane zobhatI sthiti nathI. paNa jene ApaNe Izvara tarIke pUjIe chIe tene sAru to e sthiti zobhatI che eTaluM ja nahIM paNa vAstavika rIte e sthiti che. ATalI vastu je ApaNe oLakhI laIe to uparanA kAgaLamAM je prazno uThAvyA che, eno javAba maLI rahe che, athavA e prazno UThI ja zakatA nathI. zAntimaya vAtAvaraNamAM jagatano samaya pasAra na ja thaI zake e prazna paNa nathI UThI zakatA. jyAre jagata dhAraze tyAre vAtAvaraNa zAntimaya thaze. evo prazna to karI ja na zakAya ke jagata evuM dhAraze ke nahIM athavA dhAraze to kayAre dhAraze. AvA prazno uThAvavA ane navarAnI nizAnI gaNuM. Apa bhalA to jaga bhalA e nyAye praznakAra pote game te sthitimAM zAMti jALavI zake to eNe mAnavuM joIe ke je pote karI zakaze te AkhuM jagata karI zakaze. ema na mAne to e bahu abhimAnI gaNAya. nivayu, 24-2-1946, pA. 17 Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28. Izvara e mAnavInI kalpanA mAtra che? ( 'praznottarI'mAMthI) 50. - Izvara e mAnavInI kalpanAmAtra che. Izvare manuSyane nathI sarajyo, paNa manuSye Izvarane sarajyo che. zuM A satya nathI ? A vacana eka lAMbA kAgaLamAMthI meM lIdhuM che. AmAM satyano AbhAsa mAtra che. bhApAne ramADIne lekhaka ajANye AbhAsa pedA karyo che. 'sarjana' ane 'Izvara' zabdo uparanI A ramata che. Izvara pote nIti che ane nItikAra che. e rIte enuM 'sarjana' karavApaNuM nathI to pachI ane manuSyarUpI jaMtu zuM sarajaze? manuSya baMdha bAMdhI zake, paNa nadI nahIM sajI zake. manuSya khurazI banAvI zakaze, paNa lAkaDuM nahIM sarajI zake. manuSya IzvaranI aneka kalpanAo karaze, paNa lAkaDuM, nadI varganA sarajanahArane zuM sarajavAno hato ! ! ! tethI Izvare manuSyane sarajyA che e zuddha satya che. manuSye Izvarane sarajyo che e AbhAsamAtra che, chevaTe jene kahevuM hoya te kahI zakaze ke, Izvara nathI kAMI karato ke karAvatA. 'kare che' na 'nathI karato' e baMne vacana Izvarane vize kahI zakAya. ninava], 14-4-1946, pA. 77 29. je moTAmAM moTuM AzvAsana Ape che ('mahAtmA gAMdhInA patro javAharalAla neharuna'mAMthI) priya javAharalAla, baMgALanI kasoTI mATe barAbara taiyAra thavAne cAra divasathI huM tIthala ArAma laI rahyo chuM. e sthaLa jUhune kaMIka maLatuM Ave che. ahIM huM mArA caDI gayelA patravyavahArane pahoMcI vaLavAno prayatna karI rahyo chuM. ema karatAM 'Izvara ane koMgresa' nAmanA lekha vizeno tamAro kAgA . Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAdAna bhale Izvarane na mAne mArA hAthamAM Avyo. tamArI muzkelIomAM mArI tamArA tarapha sahAnubhUti che. sAco dharma jIvanamA tema ja duniyAmAM sauthI mahAna vastu hovAthI, eno sauthI vadhu geralAbha uThAvavAmAM AvyAM che. ane dharmano geralAbha uThAvanArAone tathA tenA thatA durupayogane jemaNe najaronajara joyA che ane sAcI vastu jemane jovA maLI nathI tamane svAbhAvika rIte ja eno pratye dhRNA pedA thAya che. Akhare to dharma e pratyeka vyaktinI ane taiya hradayanI bAha che, pachI ane tame cAhuM te nAma Apo. mArAnI AkarAmAM AkarI kasoTIne vakhate je tene vadhumAM vadhu samAdhAna Ape che te izvara che. e game tema ho, tame sAcA mArga para cho. buddhi mANasane ghaNI vAra gUMcavI nAkhe che tathA lagabhaga vahemanI haMdu pahoMce evI tenI pAse bhUlo karAve che; tema chatAM, buddhi ekamAtra kasoTI kAMDa e sAme mAro vAMdho nathI. eprila 25. 1925 17 nA patro, pA. 48 69 tamAro bApu 30. nAdAna bhale Izvarane na mAne ('traNa mahattvanA prazno'mAMthI) eka sajjane ati vinayabhAve traNa prazno hiMdImAM pUchyA che. temanuM hiMdI evuM saraLa che ke te prazno hiMdImAM ja gujarAtI lipimAM nIce ApuM chuM: ] saH Apane kaI bAra likhA haiM kI Izvara ke mAyane dehavirahita, vItarAgI, svataMtra aura upAdhirahita zuddhAtmA hai. arthAt Izvarane sRSTi nahIM paidA kI aura vahu pApapuNyakA nikAla bhI nahIM dene baiThatA. to bhI Apa dhrucchAkI bAta bAra bAra karate hI rahate hai. upAdhirahita Izvarako icchA icchA kaisI ho sakatI hai aura usake icchAke adhIna Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda Apa kaise ho sakate haiM ApakI AtmA ja kucha karane cAhatI che, kara sakatI hai. yadi ekadama na kara sakatI hai to usI AtmAkA pUrvasaMcita karma hI usakA kAraNa huM na ki Izvara. Apa satyAgrahI hone ke kAraNa sipha mUhAtmAko samajAne ke liye Apa yaha asatya bAta nahIM kahate hoMge. to phira yAhu IzvarecchAkA daivavAda kyAM ? ja. : Izvarane huM je rUpa mAnuM chuM te rUpe ja vArNavuM chuM. lokone bhoLavIne huM zAne sAru mAruM adhaHpatana karuM? mAre teonI pAsethI kayuM InAma levuM hatuM? huM Izvarane kartAakartA mAnuM chuM. e paNa mArA syAdvAdamAMthI uddabhave che. jainanI pATe besIne IzvaranuM akartApaNuM siddha karuM ne rAmAnujanI pATe besIne tenuM kartApaNuM siddha karuM. ApaNe badhA aciMtyanuM ciMtavana karIe chIe. avarNanIyanuM varNana karIe chIe. ajJayane jANavA icchIe chIe tethI ApaNI bhASA totaDI che, adhUrI che ne keTalIka veLA vakra che. tethI ja brahmane sAru vaMde alaukika zabdayojanA karI ne tene neti' vizepaNathI oLakhAvyo ke tane oLakhAvyuM. paNa joke te "A nathI' chatAM te che. ati , rAt, satya, 0, 1, 11. . . ema kahevAya. ApaNe chIe, ApaNane pedA karanAra mAtApitA che, tene pedA karanAra che... to pachI sarvanAM pedA karanAra mAnavAmAM pApa nathI paNa puNya che, ema mAnavuM dharma che. e na hoya to ApaNe nathI. tethI ja ApaNe badhA eka avAje tene paramAtmA, Izvara, ziva, rAma, allAha, khudA, dAdA horamaja, jIvA, goDa ItyAdi aneka ane anaMta nAme pakArIe chIe. te eka che, bahu che; aNuthIya nAno, himAlayathI moTo; samudranA eka biMdumAM samAI jAya te sAta samudrane maLIne paNa tene jhIlI na zake evo bhAre che. tene jANavA sAru buddhivAda zA kAmano ? te to buddhithI atIta che. IzvaranuM astitva mAnavAmAM zraddhAnI AvazyakatA che. mArI buddhi aneka tarkavitarka karI zake. moTA nAritakavAdInI sAthe vAdamAM huM hArI jAuM, toye mArI zraddhA buddhithI eTalI badhI AgaLa doDe che ke huM AkhA jagatanA virodhanI sAme paNa kahyuM: ''Izvara che, che ne che ja.'' paNa jene Izvarano inkAra karavo hoya tene tema karavAno adhikAra che, kema ke te to dayALu che, rahIma che, rAhumAna che. te kaMI mATInA Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ IzvaranI hastI che ke nahIM banelA rAjA nathI ke tene potAnI ANa kabUla karAvavA sipAhI rAkhavo paDe. ta to ApaNane svataMtratA ApatAM to mAtra potAnI dayAnA baLathI ApaNI pAse namana karAve che. paNa ApaNAmAMnA koI namana na ja kare to kahe che: "sukhe karo, mAro sUraja to tamAre sAthe tapaze, mArA medha tamAre sAruye varasaze. mArI sattA calAvavAne sAru mAre tamArI upara baLAtkAra vAparavAnI jarUra ja nathI. e Izvarane je nAdAna hoya te bhale na mAne. huM te karoDo DAhyAmAMno eka hoI tene rAhuavAra namaskAra karatAM chatAM thAkato ja nathI.'' navaMvana, 17-1-1926, pA. 156 31. IzvaranI hastI che ke nahIM dakSiNa bhAratanI mArI yAtrAmAM mane keTalAka harijano ane bIjA sajajano maLelA je nirIzvaravAdI hovAno DoLa karatA hatA. eka jagAe harijanonI pariSada bharAyelI hatI tyAM pramukhe lagolaga AvelA harijanoe potAne paise bAMdhelA maMdiranI chAyAmAM ja nirIzvaravAda para eka tIkhuM bhApANa ApyuM. harijana pratye thatA durvartanathI e bhAInA ddayamAM eTalI kaDavAza vyApI gayelI hatI ke AvI krUratAne cAlavA denAra koI kalyANakArI zakti hatI dharAvatI haze ke nahIM enI ja emane zaMkA paDavA lAgI hatI. A anAsthAne mATe to kaMIka kAraNa hatuM ema kadAca kahI zakAya. paNa bIjI jagAethI maLelo bIjI jAtanI anAsthAno namUno A rahyo : 'Apane ema nathI lAgatuM ke Izvara, satya ke saccine vize amuka kalpanA bAMdhI laIne ApaNe zodha zarU karIe to ApaNI e zodhano Akho pravAha e kalpanAnA raMge raMgAya ane tethI ApaNA jIvanano sAco uddeza ja mAryo jAya ? dAkhalA tarIke Apa amuka naitika satyone acaLa ane zAzvata mAnIne cAlo cho. paNa ApaNe to zodha karI rahyA chIe, ane ApaNane kyAM sudhI satya jagyuM nathI tyAM sudhI ApaNe evI baDAza kema mArI zakIe, AgrahapUrvaka Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda ema kahI zakIe ke amuka nItiniyana e satya che athavA to na ja ApaNane ApaNI zodhamAM madada karanAra che ?' amuka vastu mAnI laIne cAlyA vinA koI paNa jAtanI zodha thaI ja na zake. kazuM ja mAnI levAnI nA pADIe to bApAne kazuM ja na jaDe. jagatanA AdikALathI sujJa tema ja anna sau ema mAnIna cAlyA che ke jo ApaNI hasatI hoya to IzvaranI hastI che ane je Izvara nathI to ApaNe paNa nathI. ane Izvara vizanI AritakatA manuSyajAtinA jeTalI ja jUnI che. tethI, sUrya che e hakIkata jeTalI sAcI manAya che enA karatAM Izvara che e hakIkata vadhAre sAcI manAya che. A jIvaMta zraddhAe jIvananA vadhAremAM vadhyAre koyaDAono ukela ApyAM che. e zraddhAe ApaNuM duHkha haLavuM karyuM che. te ApaNane jIvana TakAvI rAkhe che. mRtyukALa e ja ApaNuM ekamAtra AzvAsana che. enI zodhamAM paNa A avasthAne lIdhe ja rasa paDe che, e pupArtha karavAnuM mana thAya che. paNa satyanI zodha eTale ja IzvaranI zodha, satya e ja Izvara che. Izvara che ke kema ke rAjya che e zodha ApaNe AdarIe chIe, kema ke ApaNe mAnIe chIe ke satyanI hastI che, ane parizramapUrvaka zodha karavAthI tathA e zodha mATenA je jANItA ne kasoTIe caDI cUkelA niyamo che tenuM sUkama pAlana karavAthI e rAtyanI prApti thaI zake che. evI zodha niSphaLa gayAnI noMdha ItihAsamAM kayAMya maLatI nathI. je nirIzvaravAdIoe IzvaranA ariktatva vize anArasthA batAvI che temaNe paNa satya upara to rAkhI ja che. emANe yuki rAme karI che ke temaNe Izvarane juduM -navuM nahIM - nAma ApyuM che. enAM nAma gaNyA gaNAya nahIM eTalAM che. emAM sarvazreSTha nAma te 'satyanArAyaNa' che. satyanArAyaNa je vastu Izvarane vize sAcI che te kaMIka oche aMze amuka naitika satyo avicaLa na zAzvata che evI mAnyatAne vize paNa sAcI che. varastutaH Izvara ke satya vizenI AsthAmAM A nItiniyamo vizenI AsthAnA rAmAveza garbhita rIte thaI ja jAya che. jeo e nItiniyamothI caLyA Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ IzvaranI hastI che ke nahIM che te ApattinA apAra sAgaramAM DUbI gayA che. e niyamone AcaraNamAM utAravAnI kaThaNAI ane e niyamo vizenI anAthA e be vastu eka che ema mAnavAnA bhramamAM na paDavuM joIe. gaurIzaMkaranI zodha saphaLa thavA mATe amuka zaratonuM pAlana Avazyaka che. e zarato pALavI kaThANa hoya tethI e zodha azakya banI jatI nathI. ethI to UlaTuM rAMdhamAM vadhAre rasa Ave che ne vadhAre utsAha caDe che. tyAre Izvara athavA satyanArAyaNanI zodha mATenI A yAtrA to himAlayanI agaNita yAtrAnAM karatAM anaMtagaNI moTI che, ane tethI ghaNI vadhAre rarAdAyaka che, ApaNane ene mATe jarAya dhagaza na hoya to enuM kAraNa e che ke ApaNI zraddhA nabaLI che. ApaNane carmacakSuthI je dekhAya che te ApaNane ekamAtra parama satya karatAM vadhAre sAcuM bhAse che. ApaNe jANIe chIe ke AbhAsa a bhramarUpa che, mAyArUpa che. ane chatAM paNa tuccha kSaNajIvI vastuone rasatya mAnI laIe chIe. tuccha vastuone tuccha tarIke oNLakhI eTale ardho laDAI jItyA. emAM ja satyanI ke IzvaranI a zodha AvI jAya che. ApaNe e tuccha kSaNajIvI vastuonA pAzamAMthI chUTIe nahIM to ApaNane pelI mahAna zodha mATe phurasada sarakhI na rA; athavA to e zodhe zuM kurarAdhanA vakhatana mATe mulatavI rAkhI mUkavA jevI che? harijanarAvako jANe ke ApaNane bhAna hoya ke na hoya paNa aspRzyatA sAmano grAma e A mahAna zodhanAM eka aMza che. arayatA aMka hakanuM jUThANuM che. e vize ApaNA manamAM to zaMkA rahI ja nathI, kema ke nahIM to ApaNe e laDatamAM bhaLyA na hota kevaLa parizramathI ja ana A patramAM aneka vAra varNavAI cUkelI saphaLatAnI zaratonuM yogya pAlana karIne ja ApaNe e satya bIjAnA aMtaramAM utArI zakIzuM. nirvadhu. 30 -9-1934, pA. 232 Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32. nAstika Astika kema bane? ('praznottarImAMthI hiMdustAnImAMthI bhASAMtara) pra. nAstikavAdIno vizvAsa Izvara ane dharma upara kaI rIte besADI zakAya ? u. eno eka ja upAya che. Izvarabhakta potAnI pavitratA ane potAnAM kAryAnA prabhAvathI nAstika bhAIbahenone Astika banAvI zake che. A kAma vAdavivAdathI nathI thaI zakatuM. e rIte banI zakayuM hota to jagatamAM eka paNa nAstika na rahata, kema ke IzvaranA astitva upara eka nahIM paNa aneka pustako lakhAyAM che. eTale Aje eka paNa nAstika hovo na joIe. paNa ApaNe joIe chIe ethI UlaTuM. pustako to vadhe ja jAya che, ane nAstikonI saMkhyA paNa vadhya jAya che. hakIkatamAM je nAtika manAya che athavA potAne avA manAve che teo nAstika nathI. ane jeo Astika manAya che ke potAne manAve che teo Asitaka nathI. nAstiko kahe che : ""jo tame Astika cho to ame nAstika chIe.'' ema kahevuM ThIka paNa che. kema ke potAne Aritaka mAnavAvALA badhA kharekhara Astika nathI hotA. te rUDhivaza thaI IzvaranuM nAma le che athavA jagatane chetaravA mATe. evA mANasonA prabhAva nArikA para kaI rIte paDI zake ? eTale Astika vizvAsa rAkhe ke je sAcA haze to temanI pAse nAstika nahIM nabhe. AkhA jagatanI e ciMtA na kare. jagatamAM koI nAstika hota ja nahIM. jJAnIoe kahyuM che : ""IzvaranuM nAma lenArA Aritaka nathI paraMtu IzvaranAM kAma karanArA Astika che.'' binavaMdhu, 31-8-1940, pA. 197 74 Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33. Izvara ane devo ('sAtAhika patramAMthI) eka romana kethalika pAdarI je gAMdhIjIne maLyA teNe kahyuM: 'hiMdu dharma eka Izvarane mAnatA jaI jAya to khristI dharma ane hiMdu dharma sAthe maLIne hiMdustAnanI sevA karI zake.'' evA sahakAra thAya e mane game,'' tema gAMdhIjIe kahyuM, paNa jyAM lagI AjanAM khristI mizano hiMdu dharmanI ThekaDI karavAnuM ane hiMdu dharmano tyAga ne tenI niMdA karyA vinA koI svarga jaI ja na zake ema kahevAnuM cAlu rAkhe tyAM lagI evo sahakAra zakya nathI. paNa koI bhalA khristI mUkabhAve sevA karato hoya ane gulAbanA phUlanI piTha potAnA jIvananI suvAsa hiMdu koma para pADato hoya evuM citra huM kalpI zakuM chuM. gulAbane evI suvAsa phelAvavAne vANInI jarUra paDatI nathI, e suvAsa ApoApa phelAya ja che. evuM ja sAcA dharmaparAyaNa jIvanane vize che. ema thAya to jagatamAM zAMti sthapAya ne mANaso paraspara sabhAva rAkhatA thAya. paNa jyAM lagI khristI dharma laDAyaka ke "sAbUta kAMDAbAvaDAMvALo' rahe tyAM sudhI e banI na zake. khristI dharmanuM e rUpa bAibalamAM nathI jaDatuM, paNa jarmanI ane bIjA dezomAM jovA maLe che.'' paNa hiMduo eka ja Izvarane mAnavA lAge ane mUrtipUjA choDI de to A badhI musIbata TaLI jAya ema Apane nathI lAgatuM?'' "ethI khristIone saMtoSa thaze? temanAmAM ekatA che kharI?'' khristI saMpradAyomAM to ekatA nathI, " tema kaeNthalika pAdarIe kahyuM. ''tyAre tame to mAtra tAttvika prazna pUchyo. huM tamane pUchuM ke IslAma ane khristI dharma baMne ekezvaravAdI manAya che chatAM temanuM joDANa thayuM che kharuM? A baMne joDANa na thayuM hoya to tame sUcavo cho evI rIte khristI ne hiMdunuM joDANa thavAnI AzA ethIye ochI rakhAya. mArI pAse eno ukela che, paNa sauthI pahelAM to hiMduo 75 Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda aneka devane mAne che te mUrtipUjaka che e varNananI sAme ja mAra virodha che. teo jarUra kahe che ke davA aneka che, paNa teo spaSTa zabdomAM ema paNa kuMDa che ke Izvara eka che, advitIya che, ne e devonA paNa deva che. eTale hiMduo aneka Izvarane mAne che ema kahevuM barAbara nathI. jagata aneka che ema teo jarUra mAne che, jema mANasonuM vaseluM eka jagata che ane pazuonuM juduM jagata che, tema deva nAmanAM ApaNAthI zreSTha sattvonuM vaseluM eka jagata paNa che, e devAne ApaNa jotA nathI chatAM temanI hastI to che ja. dhruva ke devatA e zabdane mATe aMgrejI bhASAmAM je 'goMDa' zabda vaparAya che tene lIdhe ja A badhAM goTALo thayo che. saMskRta zabda che Izvara, devAdhideva eTale ke devonA paNa deva. huM pote pUrepUro hiMdu chuM paNa Izvara aneka che. ema kadI mAnatA nathI. nAnapaNamAM paNa mAnato nahoto, mane evuM koIe zIkhavyuM ja nahotuM. '' ninavaMdhu, 14-3-1931, pA. 7 34. Izvara pote nIti che ('praznottarI'mAMthI) pra. 14-4-'46nA 'dvijJanavaMtu'mAM Ape lakhyuM che: "Izvara pote nIti che, ane nItikAra che. '' A barAbara samajAtuM nathI. nIti to mANasa cojI kADhI che. apUrNa mAnavInI nItimAM kALakrame pheraphAro thatA rahyAM che. eka dAkhalo TAMkuM. draupadIe pAMca pAMca pati pasaMda karyA, chatAM tenA kALamAM te satI gaNAI. Aje koI strI evuM kare, to tene ApaNe vyabhicAriNI kahIzuM. . nItino artha ahIM kAyado, evA karavAno che. e mANasa ghaDaco nathI. paNa IzvaranA kAyadAne vize aNe anumAna karyuM che. tethI, ema kahI zakAya ke, vadhAre jJAnathI AgalAM anumAna khoTAM hatAM, ema ene jaNAya che. pRthvI phare che, e kudaratano kAyado che, nIti che, Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 77 IzvaranuM aNa teno niyama che, ema Aje ApaNe chAtI ThokIne kahIe chIe; paNa geliliyAnI pUrva je khagoLavettA thaI gayA, temaNe judAM anumAna kADhayAM hatAM. draupadIno dAkhalo tame Avyo che, tema huM na ApuM. mahAbhAratane huM eka moTuM rUpaka mAnuM chuM. draupadI eTale AtmA ane te pAMca indriyone varala che. nivapu, 4-8-1946, pA. pa3 35. IzvaranuM traNa ("sAptAhika patramAMthI) vaLI eka divasa temaNe kahyuM ke, "hamaNAM A bahenoe je gIta gAyuM temAM kavi kahe che ke, Izvara kyAMya najare paDato nathI ane chatAM te badhI jagyAe hAjara che. ApaNA nakha jeTalA ApaNI pAse gaNAya, tenAthI paNa te ApaNI vadhAre najadIka che. ema bane ke, khuda ApaNe ApaNA badhA vicArone jANI na zakIe, paNa te ApaNA ekeeka vicArane jANI le che. je Izvarane bharose cAle che, tene koIno Dara nathI, koIthI bIvAnuM nathI. jene teno Azaro che, tene sarakAranI ke tenA amaladAronI bIka kevI ? sarakAra pote kAyama Take evI nathI. haMmeza rahenAro to eka Izvara che ane tenI najara bahAra kazuM nathI.'' 20mI julAInA potAnA pravacanamAM temaNe kahyuM ke, ''gAthAnA Aje gavAyelA zlokomAM kahevAmAM AvyuM che ke, 'huM haMmeza pAka athavA pavitra manathI, pAka athavA neka kAmothI, zuddha vANIthI ane nItine raste cAlIne tane yAda karato rahuM,' A cAre zarato paLAya nahIM, tyAM lagI IzvaranI pAse pahoMcavAnI koIe AzA na rAkhavI. ''emAM ja kavi AgaLa kahe che ke, te amAre khAtara badhuM karyuM che. ame tane namaskAra karIe chIe. ame haMmeza tArA deNadAra rahIzuM.' 'IzvaranA deNadAra eTale zuM? ane IzvaranuM aNa te vaLI zuM? ane tene kema phelAya? Avo savAla karIne gAMdhIjIe pote ja javAba Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda Apyo ke, "potAnA dharmanuM pAlana karavAthI A RNa adA karI zakAya. paNa dehadhArI potAnA dharmanuM pAlana pUrepUruM karavAne samartha nathI, ane tethI tene mAthe IzvaranuM raNa kAyama UbhuM ja rahe che.'' binavaMdhu, 28-7-1946, pA. ra39 36. paramezvara jene huM bhajuM chuM ('pUrNAhuti mAMthI) mArA abhiprAya mujaba A pUrNAhuti lAkho janatAnI prArthanAnuM phaLa che. mArA e daridranArAyaNone huM oLakhuM chuM. covIse kalAka mane emanuM raTaNa che. savAre jAgatAM ne rAtre sUtAM emanuM jatana e ja mAruM bhajanapUjana che. kAraNa e mUMgA daridranArAyaNonA aMtaramAM vasatA prabhu sivAya bIjA Izvarane huM nathI oLakhato. temane e aMtarajAmInI oLakha nathI, mane che. ane huM e janatAnI sevA vATe ja paramezvarane satyarUpe ke satyane paramezvararUpe bhajuM chuM. nirvadhu, 12-3-1939, pA. 4 37. mAro Azaro (tA. 9 okaTobara, 1924e hiMdu-musalamAna vacce aikya sthApavA zarU karelA upavAsanA ra0mA divase gAMdhIjIe nIce pramANe lakhyuM :). mArA prAyazcitta ane mArI prArthanAno Aje vIsamo divasa che. thoDA ja vakhatamAM huM zAMtinI duniyA choDI saMgharSanI duniyAmAM dAkhala thanAra chuM. Ano huM jema jema vadhu vicAra karuM chuM tema tema huM vadhAre asahAyatA anubhavuM chuM. ekatA saMmelane zarU kareluM kArya huM pUruM karuM evI aneka loko mArI pAsethI AzA rAkhe che. keTalAye ema I che che ke huM rAjakIya pakSo vacce saMpa karAvuM. huM jANuM chuM ke mArAthI Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAro Azaro 79 AmAMnuM kazuM thaI zake tema nathI. Izvara ja sau kaMI karI zake che. he Izvara ! mane tAruM lAyaka sAdhana banAva ane mArI pAse tArI marajI mujaba kAma le. mAnavI kazI visAtamAM nathI. nepoliyane ghaNI yojanA ghaDI paNa Akhare ene senTa hilinAmAM kedI thaIne rahevuM paDyuM. baLavAna kaisare yuropano tAja paheravAnI AzA sevI ane te eka sAmAnya gRhasthanI dazAe UtarI gayo. IzvaranI evI ja IcchA hatI. AvAM dRSTAMto vicArI ApaNe namra banIe. prabhunI kRpA, anugraha ane zAMtinA A divasomAM ame satyAgraha AzramamAM ghaNI vAra gAIe chIe te bhajananuM raTaNa karyA karato hato. e eTaluM sarasa che ke eno mukta anuvAda vAcaka samakSa rajU karavAno AnaMda huM rokI zakato nathI. bhajananA zabdo evA che ke huM pote bIjuM kaMI paNa lakhIne je bhAva vyakta karI zakuM tenA karatAM mArI sthitinuM darzana enA vaDe vadhAre sArI rIte thAya che. e A pramANe cheH raghuvara ! tumako merI lAja / sadA sadA meM sarana tihArI, tuma vaDe garIbanivAja / patita-udhArana viruda tihAro, navanana sunI avAja / ho to patita purAtana kahiye, pAra utAro jahAja / / agha-khaMDana duHkhabhaMjana janake yahI tihAro kaaj| tulasIdAsa para kirapA kariye bhakti-dAna deha Aja // rUpi , 9-10-1924, pA. 329 hiM. - 6 Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38. Izvara eka ja avinAzI che ('sAptAhika patra'mAMthI - pyArelAla) gayA guruvAre gAMdhIjI prArthanAmAM akasmAta thoDI miniTa moDA paDyA. e vAta temanA prArthanA pachInA pravacanano viSaya banI. eka mahArAjA temane maLavA AvyA hatA. temaNe gAMdhIjIne nizcita samaya karatAM vadhAre rokI rAkhyA. pariNAme gAMdhIjI prArthanAsthaLe pahoMcyA, tyAre prArthanA zarU thaI gaI hatI. prArthanA pachInA pravacanamAM temaNe moDA AvavA mATe kSamA mAgI ane kahyuM ke, mArI rAha joyA sivAya kanu gAMdhIe prArthanA zarU karI dIdhI. tethI mane AnaMda thayo. te mAro svabhAva jANe kharo ne? ''meM prArthanAno madhura avAja sAMbhaLyo, tyAre mane AnaMda thayo. hamezAM ApaNo A ja dhAro hovA joIe. game teTalo moTo mANasa AvanAra hoya, to paNa tene mATe ApaNI prArthanA thobhe nahIM. IzvaranuM ghaDiyALa kadI thobhatuM nathI, koIne pUchatuM nathI. e ghaDiyALa kayAre zarU thayuM, te koI jANatuM nathI. kharuM jotAM Izvara ane tenuM ghaDiyALa kadI zarU nathI thayAM. te hamezAM hatAM hamezAM raheze. Izvara koI manuSya nathI. te kAyado che, kAyadAno banAvanAro paNa te ja che. tene koIe joyo nathI. ghaNA mahApuruSoe tenI vyAkhyA karavAno prayatna karyo che, paNa vedathI koI AgaLa gayuM nathI. vedanA praNetA vedavyAse ghaNo prayatna kayo. potAnA aMtaramAM pesIne joyuM. chatAM kaMThamAMthI nIkaLyuM 'ti ti' (A nahIM, A nahIM) tene kroI varatu halAvI zakatI nathI, paNa tenI marajI vagara ghAsanuM taNakhaluM hAlatuM nathI. te anAdi che, anaMta che. je varatu pedA thAya che, teno nAza paNa thAya che. sUrya, caMdra ane pRthvI, e badhAMnAM eka divasa nAza thanAra che, bhale agaNita varasAM kAM na thAya. eka Izvara amara che. tenAM kadI nAza nathI. tenuM varNana karavA mANasa zabdo kyAMthI lAva ?'' tenuM ghaDiyALa kadI thobhatuM nathI. tenI prArthanAno samaya koIthI kema cakAya? ttinavaMdhu, 16-6-1946, pA. 187-8 Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 39. IzvaranuM pratyakSa pramANa kyAM che? baMgALathI AvelA eka patramAMthI nIcenuM utAryuM che : saMtatiniyamanane aMgeno 'eka yuvakanI mUMjhavaNa' e mathALAvALo Apano lekha jovAnuM mane bhAgya maLyuM. lekhanA mULa muddA sAthe huM saMpUrNa saMmata chuM. paraMtu emAM eka lITImAM Apa IzvaraviSayaka ApanI bhAvanA jaNAvo cho. Apa kaho cho ke, AjakAla navayuvakomAM e phezana che ke Izvara vize vicAra kADhI nAMkhavo. ne jaNAvo che ke, teone jIvanavyApI IzvaramAM jIvaMta zraddhA nathI.* paraMtu huM Apane pUchuM chuM ke IzvaranI hayAtI vize cokakasa ane nirvivAda thI sAbitI Apa rajU karI zako cho? mane lAge che ke, prAcIna RSio athavA hiMdu jJAnI puruSo IzvaranuM svarUpavarNana karavAnA prayatnamAM chevaTe e nirNaya upara AvelA che ke, te avarNanIya che. mAyAmAM DhaMkAyelA che vagere. TUMkamAM, emaNe Izvarane durgama banAvyo ane Izvarano A abhedya koyaDo sahelo karavAne badale vizeSa gUMcavyo. Apa jevA sAcA mahAtmA ke zrI araviMda, ke prAcIna kALamAM buddha ke zaMkarAcAryo, sAmAnya manuSyabuddhi mATe kacaya agamya evA IzvaranI kalpanA karo. paraMtu ame sAmAnya janatAnA loka ke jemanI jADI buddhi agAdha UMDANamAM kadI UtarI zakanAra nathI, evA amane jo IzvaranI hayAtI na lAge, to tevA IzvarathI amane zo phAyado ? je te paNa sarvano sarajanahAra pitA che, to hRdayanA dareka dhabakAre enI kyAtI ke hAjarI ApaNane kema nathI thatI? jo * ahIM darzAvelo phakaro nIce mujaba che : "Izvarane jIvanamAMthI sadaMtara uDAvI devAno ane jAgRta Izvara para jAgRta zraddhA rAkhyA vinA jIvananI parAkASThAe pahoMcI zakAya che evo Agraha rAkhavAno AjakAla dho cAlyo che. je lokone potAnA karatAM anaMtagaNI UMcI zakti para jarA zraddhA na hoya ane evI zaktinI jarUra na bhAsatI hoya tevAne gaLe A niyamanuM satya utAravAne huM asamartha chuM. e mAre mATe kabUla karavuM joIe. mArA potAnA anubhava parathI mane eTaluM jJAna maLyuM che ke je sacetana niyamane vaza vartIne AkhuM vizva cAle che tenA para avicaLa zraddhA rAkhyA vinA pUrNa jIvana azakya che. e zraddhA vinAno mANasa mahAsAgaranI bahAra pheMkAyelA biMdu jevo che ne teno nAza thayA vinA rahevAno nathI. mahAsAgaramAM raheluM dareka biMdu mahAsAgaranI bhavyatAno aMza anubhave che ane ApaNane jIvanano prANavAyu (ojhona) ApavAnuM mAna bhogave che." ('yuvakanI mUMjhavaNa'mAMthI) rijhana, 25-4-1936, pA. 84 Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - hiMdu dharmanuM hArda e potAnI hAjarI pratIta na karAvI zake, to mAre mana to e Izvara nathI. vaLI huM pUchuM ke, je e A vizvano pitA che to enAM bALakonAM duHkhonuM ene lAge che? jo tene lAgatuM hoya to bihAra kaTAmAM pAyamAlI karanAra dharatIkaMpathI Avo gajaba ne enAM bALako para ATaATalAM duHkha zuM kAma gujAya? AbisIniyAnI nirdoSa prajAne apamAnita kema karI ? teo zuM enAM bALako nathI? te zuM sarvasattAdhIza nathI? to pachI A badhI Aphato e kema na rokI zakyo? garIba mArI mAtRbhUminA svAtaMtrArthe Apa satyamaya ne ahiMsaka laData laDyA ne emAM IzvaranI madada prArtha. paraMtu, mane lAge che ke, te madada Apane na ApavAmAM AvI, ane Izvara para kadI AdhAra na rAkhanAruM pArthivatAnuM je majabUta baLa te ApanI upara phAvyuM, Apane apamAnita karyA, ane kamane Apane pAchA paDavuM paDyuM. jo Izvara hota, to jarUra Apane eNe madada karI hota, kema ke kharekhara Apano muddo ene yogya hato. AvA vadhu dAkhalA ApavAnI mAre jarUra nathI. eTale, AjanA juvAniyAo IzvaramAM zraddhA nathI rAkhatA emAM Azcarya nathI, kema ke teo IzvaranI nA karavA nathI mAgatA, teo sAco nAnA phavA mAge che. ApanA lekhamAM Ape vana kavara mAM jIvaMta zraddhAnI vAta karI che. jo Apa IzvaranA astitvanI koI cokakasa abAdhya sAbitI Apo. to mane bhAre saMtoSa thaze ne juvAnavarga para Apano bhAre upakAra thaze. mane vizvAsa che ke, Ameya je gUDha prAna paDelo che tene Apa gUDhatara nahIM kare, paNa e vize kAMIka cokakasa prakAza pADazo.' ' mane barobara Dara che ke, je kahevAno chuM tenAthI, patralekhaka je gUDhatAnI vAta kare che te dUra nahIM thAya. lekhaka mAne che ke meM Izvarano sAkSAtkAra karyo hoya. evo kaza dAvo huM nathI karI zakato. paNa jema vaijJAniko mane kahe che e ghANI vastuomAM mArI jIvaMta zraddhA che, ema jIvanavyApI IzvaramAM mane jarUra jIvaMta zraddhA che. ahIM dalIla karavAmAM Ave ke, vaijJAnikone karyo kharI mAnI lIdhelI hakIkatonI to teonA kahyA pramANe prayoga karIne jAte khAtarI karI zakAya. barobara tema ja pio ane pagaMbaronuMya kahevuM che. teo jaNAve che ke, ame je mArga gayA e mArge cAlanAra koI paNa mANasa IzvarasAkSAtkAra karI zake. paNa vAta e che ke, sAkSAtkAra laI janAra raste jAte ApAse javuM nathI, ane jIvananI ekamAtra je kharI muddAnI vastu che te vize jAtaanubhavIonI sAkSIne ApaNe mAnavI nathI. IzvaramAM ApaNane jIvaMta zraddhA arpanArI vastunI tolamAM Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ IzvaranuM pratyakSa pramANa kyAM che? bhautikazAstranI samagra zodhakhoLo badhI maLIneya na AvI zake. IzvaranA astitvamAM na mAnavA icchanArAo zarIrathI alaga bIjI eke vastumAM nathI mAnatA mAnavatAnI pragati mATe AvI jAtanI mAnyatAne teo binajarUrI mAne che. evA mANaso mATe, AtmA ke IzvaranA astitvanuM bhAremAM bhAre vajanadAra pramANa paNa kAMI kAmanuM nathI. je kAna ja bUrIna bese tene tame suMdaratama saMgIta saMbhaLAvI na zako, tenI kadara karAvavAnI to pachI kayAMya rahI. tevI ja rIte, jemane IzvaranI pratItinI paDI nathI emane tame jIvanavyApI IzvaranI pratIti na pADI zako. sadbhAgyanI vAta che ke, janatAnA moTA bhAgane jIvanyApI IzvaramAM jIvaMta zraddhA hoya che ja. teo enI carcA nathI karI zakatA, nathI karavAnA. emane mATe to te che te che ja.' jagatanAM badhAM zAstro zuM DosInI vahemI vAto che? Rpi, pegaMbaronI sAkha zuM pheMkI devAnI che? caitanya, rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa, tukArAma, jJAnadeva, rAmadAsa, nAnaka, kabIra, tulasIdAsanI sAkhanI kAMI kiMmata nathI zuM? ane rAmamohana rAya, devendranAtha TAgora, vivekAnaMdanuM zuM? A badhA arvAcIna mANaso che ne vidyamAna bhAremAM bhAre bhaNelAonI barobarI kare evA. jemanI sAkha nirvivAda gaNAya evA vidhamAna sAkSIone to huM choDI dauM chuM. IzvaramAM rahelI A zraddhAnuM caNatara buddhithI para evI zraddhAzakti para karavAnuM che. jene sAkSAtkAra kahevAya che. enA mULamAM paNa, kharekhara to, zraddhAno aMza rahe che. te vagara enI satyatA puravAra na thaI zake. varastutaH paNa ema ja hovuM joIe. potAnA svatvanI maryAdAone koNa oLaMgI jaI zake? huM ema mAnanAro chuM ke, saMpUrNa sAkSAtkAra A zarIramAM rahIne azakya che. ane enI jarUra paNa nathI. mANasathI pahoMcI zakAya evI sarvocca AdhyAtmika unnati meLavavA mATe jIvaMta acaLa zraddhA e ja eka jarUranI che. Izvara ApaNA A bhautika khoLiyAnI bahAra nathI. eTale, kadAca kAMIkeya enI bAhya sAbitI hoya topaNa te bahu kAmanI nathI. iMdriyo dvArA ene anubhavavAmAM to ApaNe haMmeza hAravAnA ja, kema ke e iMdriyAtita che. iMdriyajIvanathI para thaIne ja ApaNe ene sparzI zakIe. ApaNI aMdara satata divya saMgIta cAlI rahyuM che; paraMtu, kolAhala karatI indriyo e sUkSma saMgItane DhAMkI de Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda che. A saMgIta, ApaNe Indriyo dvArA sAMbhaLI ke anubhavI zakIe evI koI paNa cIjathI kayAMya bhinna ane caDiyAtuM che. patralekhaka jANavA mAge che ke, jo Izvara dayALu ane nyAyavALo che to ApaNI AsapAsa jovAmAM AvatAM duHkhAM ne kalazo te kema TakavA de che. eno saMtoSakArI uttara huM ApI zakuM tema nathI. vaLI, mArAmAM hAryAnA ne ApamAnita thayAnA bhAvanuM e AropaNa kare che. hAra, apamAnitatA ke nirAzAno evo kazo bhAva mArAmAM nathI Avelo. mArI je nivRtti che emAM koI jAtanI hAranI bhAvanAne levAdevA ja nathI. Atmazuddhi ane jAtataiyArIno abhyAsa karavA sivAya ke tenI uparAMta emAM kAMI ja raheluM nathI. ane A huM e dekhADavAne kahuM chuM ke, ghaNI vAra jevuM dekhAya che tevuM te kharekhara nathI hotuM. ema bane ke, ApaNe jene duHkho, anyAyI ne evuM badhuM bhUlamAM mAnIe te satyataH ema na hoya. vizvanI badhI gUDhatA jo ApaNe joI zakIe to to ApaNe IzvaranA barobariyA banIe. mahAsAgaranuM ekeeka biMdu enA gauravanuM bhAgiyuM che, paNa pota mahAsAgara nathI. A TUMkI jiMdagImAM ApaNI alpatA samajIne roja savAranI prArthanAne aMte ame gAIe chIe : vipado naiva vipadaH saMpado naiva sNpdH| * vipad virama vino: saMpannara narakRti vipatti kahevAya che te kharI vipatti nathI ne saMpatti kahevAya che te kharI saMpatti nathI. kharI vipatti te Izvarane bhUlavo (ke tane InakAravo) e che; ane kharI saMpatti te IzvaranuM smaraNa (ke enAmAM zraddhA) che. rijhanarvadhu, ra1-6-1936, pA. 119 - 20 Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40. jyAM harijano nathI tyAM hariye nathI (koyaDA'mAMthI) sa. je maMdiramAM harijanone praveza nathI te maMdiramAM Izvarano vAsa nathI evuM je kahevAmAM Ave che te mane ekAMtita lAge che. Izvara maMdiromAM ja che, bIje nathI, e kahevuM jeTaluM mithyA che teTaluM ja harijana na jaI zake mATe e maMdiramAM Izvara nathI e kahevuM mithyA che. Izvara to sarvatra che. gAMdhIjIno javAba je maMdiramAM harijanone praveza nathI te maMdiramAM Izvarano vAsa nathI e vacana avazya ekAMtika che. ekAMtika eTale amuka daSTie satya. e arthamAM lagabhaga badhAM vacana ekAMtika hoya che. paNa ethI evAM vacana dopita nathI karatAM. vyavahArane sAru bIjo rasto ja nathI. bhagavAna kaDyAM vase che e praznanA uttaramAM rAmajIe kahyuM che ke bhagavAna saMtanA hRdayamAM vAsa kare che, basaMtanAmAM nahIM. A vacana paNa ekAMtita che. chatAM ethI UlaTuM ke 'bhagavAna durjananA hRdayamAM paNa vase che' ema kahavuM bhale vadhAre zAstrIya hoya paNa vyavahAradaSTie hAnikara che. khUnInA khaMjaramAM ne sarjananI soyamAM zAstrIya daSTie Izvara che; paNa prAkRta ane vyavahAra daSTie ekamAM deva che, bIjAmAM asura. ekano preraka rAma che, bIjAnAM rAvaNa che; ekamAM khudA che, bIjAmAM zetAna; ekamAM ramajhada, bIjAmAM aharimAna che. tethI huM to mArA kahevAne vaLagI rahuM chuM ke jyAM harijanane sthAna nathI tyAM hari nathI. ginarvadhu. ra4-1-1937, pA. 361 Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 41. Izvara sat che Izvara sata che paNa ApaNI jema nahIM. mANasa mukAbale satuM hoya, bhalo hoya, eTale ke te naThAro hoya tenA karatAM bhalo vadhAre hoya. Izvara to pUrNapaNe sat che. enAmAM duSTatA che ja nahIM. kharuM to e che ke Izvare mANasane potAnA jevo banAvI mUkyo che. ApaNe kamanasIbe mANase Izvarane potAnA jevo banAvI mUkyo che. A uddhatAIne lIdhe manuSyajAta tophAnI samudramAM DUbI rahI che. Izvara to mahAna kImiyAgara che. tenI jAta AgaLa badho kacaro so TacanuM sonuM bane che. e ja rIte duSTatA mAtra e pAka hastInI AgaLa sughaDatA banI jAya che. vaLI Izvara che, paNa mAnavajAtanI jema nahIM. mAnavajAta to jIve che ne mare che. paNa Izvara to pote ja jIvana che. ethI badhA saddaguNo IzvaranAM vize paNa nathI. saguNo mAtra IzvararUpa che. tenA vinAnA sadguNo jaDa padArtha che, ane te vepAranI vastu tarIke ja hastI dharAve che. je te ApaNAmAM mUrtimaMta thavAnA hoya to te Izvaradatta hoya ne tene khAtara ja keLavAya. ApaNe sArA thavA mathIe to kevaLa IzvaranAM darzana karavA ne temAM samAI javA sAru. Izvara vinAnA guNo caitanya vinAnA che. IzvaranI prasAdI rUpe te caitanyamaya che. te ApaNAM jIvanamAM vaNAya che ne ApaNane caDhAve che. ethI UlaTuM jo Izvarane satarahita vicArIe to te jaDa che, ApaNI niSphaLa kalpanA mAtra che. nivaMdhu, 24-8-1947, pA. 2pa6 42. namratAnA rasAgara [misa epha. merI bAra vApu e nAmanI eka nAnI copaDI lakhI che je InTaranezanala buka hAusa limiTeDa, muMbaI, taraphathI pragaTa thaI che. (ki. 2-12-0-). temAM lekhikAe gAMdhIjInA keTalAka vArtAlApa ane patravahevAra jarUrI varNanA zAca AlekhyA che. barAbara paMdara varasa Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ namratAnA sAgara pahelAM temane gAMdhIjI taraphathI eka patra maLyo hato ne temAM bApue racelI nIcenI prArthanA misa linortha (eka aMgreja bAI je e vakhate haidarAbAdanA eka utkarSa kendramAM kAma karatAM hatAM) ne ApavA sAru bIDelI hatI. temaNe misa bArane potAne sAru gAMdhIjI pAsethI eka saMdeza' levAne lakhyuM hatuM. misa linaphortha A patra maDhIne potAnA kendramAM mUkyo hato. A prArthanA anupama hoI sau koIe kaMThastha karI hRdayamAM dhAraNa karavA jevI che. -ki gha0 ma ] namratAnA sAgara, dInabhaMgInI tUTI gholakImAM vasanAra, gaMgA, brahmaputrA, yamunAnAM jaLoe siMcita A suMdara dezamAM saghaLe tane zodhavAmAM amane madada kara. amane grahaNazIlatA Apa, nikhAlasa dila Apa, tArI potAnI namratA (nirahaMkAratA) Apa. hiMdustAnanI janatA sAthe ekarUpa thaI javAnI zakti ane tatparatA Apa. he bhagavAna, tuM tyAre ja vAre Ave che jyAre mANasa atyaMta namra banI tAruM zaraNa le che. amane vara Apa ke sevaka ane mitrarUpe je prajAnI sevA karavA ame IcchIe chIe tenAthI ame vegaLA na paDI jaIe. amane AtmasamarpaNa ane sadgaNonAM bhAjana banAva, ane namratAnI sAkSAt mUrti kara, jethI A dezane ame vadhAre oLakhIe ane vadhAre cAhIe. rijhanavaMdhu, 14-9-1949, pA. 249 Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 43. 'Izvara satya che'no artha (tA. 9-7-1932nA mI.pI. jI. methyane lakhelA patramAMthI) Izvara satya che emAM "che"no artha 'barAbara' haragija nathI. paNa eno artha Izvara satyamaya che evoTuM nathI. satya e IzvaranA kevaLa eka guNa athavA eka vibhUti nathI, paNa satya e ja Izvara che. je e satya na hoya to kazuM ja nathI. satya zabda mAMthI banelAM che. tuM eTale hovuM eTale satyano artha paNa hovuM thayo. Izvara che, bIjuM kazuM nathI. tethI ApaNe jeTalA satyanI vizeSa najIka teTalA IzvaranI vizeSa najIka. eTale daraje ApaNe satyamaya chIe teTale ja darajaje ApaNe I. ninavaMdhu, 3-4-1949, pA. 35 44. Izvara to sadAya ApaNI sAthe che ('ekalo zAne mAMthI) hamaNAM ja eka mitre mane lakhyuM hatuM ke sobatIonI vacce paNa temane ekalavAyuM lAge che. sattAvALAonAM vacana para mane vizvAsa nathI evA mArA kathana uparathI te upara mujabanuM lakhavA prerAyA hatA. temane evo avizvAsa nahoto, ane temanA jevo vizvAsa huM paNa rAkhuM ema te dhAratA hatA. paNa teno bharama bhAgyA tyAre temanI nirAzAnuM pUchavuM ja zuM? temanA mArmika patrano artha e na paNa hoya ema bane. e game tema ho, meM tenA artha karyo ane temane lakhyuM ke, Izvara para zraddhA rAkhanAra mANasane pote ekalAM che ema lAgavuM na joIe. kema ke, Izvare to sadAye tenI sAthe ja che. rAmArI duniyA teno tyAga kare toye tene zI paravA? vizvAsanI lAgaNI temanA magajamAMthI nahIM paNa tenA hRdayamAMthI UThatI saMya tyAM sudhI mArA matanI paravA karyA vinA temaNe vizvAsa rAkhavo ja rahyo. Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Izvarane sAkSAt jovA mane juduM ja lAge che. parasparano prema e sAco prema nathI, parasparano vizvAsa e sAco vizvAsa nathI. tamArA para dvepa karanArAone cAhavA, tamArA tamArA paDozI para vizvAsa na hoya chatAMye tene cAhavo e sAco prema che. aMgreja sattAvALAo upara avizvAsa rAkhavAnAM mArI pAse saMgIna kAraNo che. jo mAro prema sAco hoya to temane vize mane aNabharoso hovA chatAMye mAre temane cAhavA joIe. mArA mitra para mane bharoso hoya tyAM sudhI ja mAro prema Takato hoya to e prema zA khapano? evo prema to cora lokomAMye mAMhomAMhe hoya che. patI jatAMvaMta teo paraspara dumana banI jAya che. daktinavaMdhu, 3-3-1946, pA. 28 5. Izvarane sAkSAt jovA rijhanamAM eka vAcaka potAne koyaDArUpa lAgatAM savAla mokale che. teno javAba meM nIce mujaba Apyo che : koya ''pele divase tame ekarAra karyo ke meM Izvarano sAkSAta dITho nathI. tamArA satInA zonI prastAvanAmAM tame kaho cho ke dUrathI satyamAM huM Izvarane mUrtimaMta thayelo lAguM chuM. mane A baMne vAto susaMgata lAgatI nathI, visaMgata lAge che. barAbara samajAya teTalA khAtara Ano khulAso karazo.'' javAba "Izvarane sAkSAt jovA' ane dUrathI tene satyamAM mUrtimaMta thayelo bhALavo' e be vAtomAM moTo phera che. mane lAge che ke A baMne vidhAnAM paraspara meLa vagaranAM nathI eTaluM ja nahIM, baMnemAMthI ekabIjAne khulAso maLI rahe che. himAlayane ApaNe ghaNe dUrathI bhALIe chIe ane ApaNe tenI Toce pahoMcIe tyAre teno ApaNane sAkSAtkAra thayo Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 90 hiMdu dharmanuM hAI kahevAya. daSTinI maryAdAmAM rahI karoDo loko saMkaDo jojananA aMtara parathI tene jue, paNa varasonI pravAsanI mathAmaNa pachIye bahu thoDA tenI Toce pahoMcI teno sAkSAtkAra kare. AvI sAdI vAtano khulAso rinamAM karavAno hoya nahIM. chatAM tamAro kAgaLa ane mAro javAba huM pragaTa karavAne ravAnA karuM chuM kema ke tame utArelAM be vidhAnomAM visaMgatatA che evuM mAnanArA ne khulAso zodhanArA tamArA jevA bIjA haze ja ne?'' rijhanavaMdhu, 23-11-1947, pA. 376 ('gAMdhIjInA bhASaNamAMthI) prArthanA zarU thaI te pahelAM koIke gAMdhIjI para eka ciThThI mokalI ApI. temAM lekhake pUchyuM ke temaNe hAjarAhajUra IzvaranAM darzana karyA che kharAM? prArthanA pachI eno javAba ApatAM gAMdhIjIe jaNAvyuM ke mane IzvaranAM hAjarAhajUra darzana thayAM nathI. mane IzvaranAM evAM darzana thayAM hoya to tamArI AgaLa bolavAnI mane kazI jarUra na rahe. mArA vicAro ja eTalA prabaLa banyA hoya ke vANI ane kArya mAre mATe binajarUrI banI jAya. paraMtu IzvaranI haratI vize mane eTalI zraddhA che kharI. duniyAbharamAM karoDo loko mArA jevI zraddhA rAkhe che. vidvAnamAM vidvAna mANasa paNa nirakSara karoDonI zraddhA DagAvI na zake. prArthanA vakhate gavAyelA bhajanamAM Izvarane hAjarAhajUra javAno mArga varNavavAmAM Avyo che. kavie evI IcchA rAkhanArane krodha tathA vAsanAono tyAga karavA ane e parama sthiti prApta karavA te cAhato hoya to stuti - niMdA pratye udAsIna rahevA jaNAvyuM che. nipu, 3-8-1947, pA. 235 Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ IzvaranI zodha 91 (nAyamAMthI) eka bhAI lakhe che: 'mAro dharma' nAmanA lekhamAM Ape lakhyuM che ke "akarmamAM karma jovAnI sthitie huM pahoMcyo nathI.' A vAkyano artha kAMIka vistArapUrvaka samajAvo to sAruM.'' eka sthiti evI hoya che, jyAre mANasane potAnA vicAro pragaTa karavAnI jarUra rahetI nathI. tenA vicAro ja karma hoya che. te saMkalpathI akarma kare che. evI sthiti Ave che tyAre te akarmamAM karma jue che. eTale ke akarmathI karma thAya che ema kahevAya. mArA kahevAnI matalaba A ja hatI. evI sthitithI dUra chuM. e sthitie pahoMcavA mAguM chuM ne e dizAmAM mAro prayatna rahe che. navaM5, 26-10-1947, pA. 341 46. IzvaranI zodha ('gAMdhIjInAM prArthanA pachInAM pravacanomAMthI) prArthanA bAda pravacana karatAM gAMdhIjI bolyA ke Aje prArthanAmAM gavAyelA bhajanamAM kavi kahe che ke mANasano sarvottama purapArtha IzvaranI zodhanI kozizamAM maMDyA rahevAmAM che. mANase bAMdhelAM maMdiro ke teNe ghaDelI mUrtio athavA yAtrAnAM dhAmomAM te maLato nathI athavA japatapa karyuM paNa teno bheTo thato nathI. Izvara kevaLa dunyavI nahIM paNa daivI premathI ja maLe che. mIrAMbAI e ja premane AdhAre jIvatI hatI ane sarva sthaLe ane sarva vastumAM premasvarUpa Izvarane jotI hatI. Izvara ja tenuM sarvasva hatuM. binavaMdhu, 23-11-1947, pA. 380 Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 47. IzvarAnusaMdhAnanAM sAdhana (gAMdhI sevA saMghanA saMmelananA upasAranuM bhASaNa' mAMnA TUMka sAramAMthI - ma. de.) prakRtithI ja mArAthI karma vinA rakvAya nahIM. huM karmayogI chuM ke zuM yogI chuM enI mane khabara nathI, paNa karma vinA huM na jIvI zakuM e jANuM chuM. ane mAre mALA hAthamAM rAkhIne nathI maravuM. eTale reTiyo hAthamAM rAkhIne maravA mAguM chuM. koI rIta IzvaranuM dhyAna dharavuM che to e ja dvArA zA mATe na dharavuM? gItAmAM bhagavAnanI bhASA che ke "je IzvaranuM dhyAna dhare che tene huM buddhiyoga ApuM chuM ane yogakSema ApuM chuM.' mArI pAse to IzvarAnusaMdhAna sAdhavAnAM aneka sAdhano che -- raMTiyo, hiMdumusalamAna aikya, aspRzyatAnivAraNa vagere - kAraNa bhagavAna to virATa svarUpa che, ane jyAre je rIte tenuM dhyAna dharavuM hoya tyAre te rIte dharI lauM chuM. binavaMdhu, 9-5-1937, pA. 71 48. IzvaranI sevA ('sAptAhika patramAMthI -ma. ke.) bIjA eka sAdhu je harijanonA AgevAna che te eka divasa eka vicitra koyaDo laIne AvyA : ''ApaNa Izvarena jANatA nathI to enI sevA zI rIte karI zakIe ?'' gAMdhIjIe kahyuM: ''ApaNe Izvarane na jANatA hoIe, paNa enI sRSTine to jANIe chIe. enI sRSTinI sevA e IzvaranI sevA che.'' paNa IzvaranI AkhI sRSTinI sevA ApaNe zI rIte karI zakIe ?'' "IzvaranI sRSTino je bhAga ApaNI najIkamAM najIka hoya ne jene ApaNe sauthI vadhAre jANatA hoIe tenI ja sevA karI zakIe. ApaNe ApaNA sAkhapaDozIthI zarUAta karIe. ApaNe ApaNuM AMgaNuM sApha 92 Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraddhA ane anubhava karIne ja saMtApa na mAnavo joIe, paNa ApaNA paDozInuM AMgaNuM sApha thAya anI paNa bhALa rAkhavI joIe. ApaNe ApaNA kuTuMbanI rAvA karIe, paNa kuTuMbane khAtara gAmane nukasAna na pahoMcavA daIe. ApaNA gAmanuM mAna sacavAya temAM ja ApaNuM mAna raheluM che. paNa ApaNa dareka jaNe ApaNI maryAdA samajavI joIe. je jagatamAM ApaNe rahIe chIe tenA vizenA ApaNA jJAnathI ApaNI sevAzaktinI maryAdA ApoApa baMdhAI jAya che. paNa A vAta huM sAdAmAM sAdI bhASAmAM mUkuM. ApaNe ApaNA sAkhapaDozInA karatAM ApaNo potAno vicAra cho karIe. ApaNA AMgaNAno kacaro paDozInA AMgaNAmAM ThAlavavo e mAnavajAtinI sevA nathI paNa asevA che. ApaNA paDozIonI sevAthI ApaNe AraMbha karavo joIe.' navaMdhu, 23-8-1936, pA. 185 49. zraddhA ane anubhava (praznottarImAMthI) pra. IzvaranuM astitva buddhithI samajAtuM nathI. e to zraddhAthI samajAya che. paNa punarjanma jevI ghaTanA sAcI haze? pApapuNyano bheda samajI mAnavI kArya karatA rAhI sAMtvana le, te mATe mAtra hindu dharma ja enI zodha nathI karIne? u. IzvaranuM astitva buddhigamya nathI eTale buddhi amuka hada lagI ja samajI zake. e zraddhAnI ja vAta che ane tethI UpajatA anubhavanI. anubhava kAM to pUrvajonAM mAnIe athavA ApaNe pote laIne ja tRpta thaIe. paNa je zraddhA anubhavanI paNa garaja nathI rAkhatI, te kharI zraddhA che. pApapuNyanA bheda, e sAMtvanane sAruM nathI, tema nathI Izvara uparanI zraddhA tene sAru. e che, punarjanma paNa che, ema ghaNA jJAnIoe kahyuM che ane e badhuM amuka hada lagI buddhine paNa samajAya evuM che, ema huM mAnuM chuM. na, 4-8-1946, pA. rapa3 Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50. advaitavAda ane Izvara (eka mitranA savAlanA javAbamAM gAMdhIjIe lakhyuM ) mane huM advaitavAdI mAnuM chuM kharo, paNa dvaitavAdanuM samarthana karI zakuM chuM. sRSTimAM pratikSaNa parivartana thAya che tethI sRSTi asatya -astitvarahita - kahevAI. paNa parivartana chatAM tenuM eka evuM rUpa che jene svarUpa kaho, te rUpe che. ema paNa joI zakIe chIe. tethI te satya paNa che. tethI tene satyAsatya kaho to mane aDacaNa nathI. enI mane anekAMtavAdI ke syAdvAdI mAnavAmAM Ave to bAdha nathI. mAtra syAdvAda huM je rIte oLakhuM chuM te rIte mAnanAro chuM, paMDito manAvavA Icche tema kadAca nahIM ja. teo mane vAdamAM utAre to huM hArI jAuM. meM to mArA anubhave joyuM che ke mArI daSTie huM hamezAM sAco houM chuM. ane mArA prAmANika TIkAkAranI daSTie huM ghaNI vAra bhUlelo gaNAuM chuM. te te daSTie ame baMne sAcA hoIe chIe e huM jANuM chuM. e jANavAthI koIne huM sahasA jUTho, kapaTI vagere mAnI ja nathI zakato. sAta AMdhaLAe hAthInAM sAta varNana ApyAM te badhA potapotAnI daSTie sAcA hatA, ekabIjAnI daSTie khoTA hatA ne jJAnInI daSTie sAcA khoTA hatA. A ekAMtavAda mane bahu priya che. temAMthI huM musalamAnanI parIkSA musalamAnanI daSTie, khristInI tenI daSTie karatAM zIkhyo. mArA vicArone koI khoTA gaNe che tyAre mane temanA ajJAnanA vize pUrva raoNpa caDato. have huM teonuM daSTibiMdu tenI AMkhe joI zakuM chuM tethI temanI upara paNa prema karI zakuM chuM. kema ke huM jagatanA premano bhUkhyo chuM. anekAMtavAdanuM mULa ahiMsA ane satyanuM yugala che. Izvarane huM je rUpe mAnuM chuM te rUpa ja varNavuM chuM. lokone bhoLavIne huM zAne sAru mAruM adha:patana karuM? mAre teonI pAsethI kayuM InAma levuM hatuM? huM Izvarane kartAakartA mAnuM chuM. e paNa mArA syAdvAdamAMthI udbhave che. jenI pATe besIne IzvaranuM akartApaNuM siddha karuM ne rAmAnujanI pATe besIne tenuM kartApaNuM siddha kare. ApaNe badhA aciMtyanuM ciMtavana Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ advaitavAda ane Izvara 95 karIe chIe. avarNanIyanuM varNana karIe chIe, atteyane jANavA IcchIe chIe tethI ApaNI bhASA tataDI che, adhUrI che ne keTalIka veLA vakra che. tethI ja bahmane sAru vede alaukika zabdayojanA karI ne tene neti'' vizepaNathI oLakhAvyo ke tene oLakhAvyuM. paNa joke te "A nathI'' chatAM te che. ati , sat, satya, 0, 1, 11... ema kahevAya. ApaNe chIe, ApaNane pedA karanAra mAtApitA che, tene pedA karanAra che... to pachI sarvanA pedA karanAra mAnavAmAM pApa nathI paNa puNya che, ema mAnavuM dharma che. e na hoya to ApaNe nathI. tethI ja ApaNe badhA eka avAje tene paramAtmA, Izvara, ziva, viSNu, rAma, allAha, khudA, dAdA horamaja, jIhovA, goDa ItyAdi aneka ane anaMta nAme pokArIe chIe te eka che, bahu che, aNuthI nAno, himAlayathI moTo samudranA eka biMdumAM samAI jAya ne sAta samudrane maLIne paNa tene jhIlI na zake evo bhAre che. tene jANavA sAru buddhivAda zA kAmano ? te to buddhithI atIta che. IzvaranuM astitva mAnavAmAM zraddhAnI AvazyakatA che. mArI buddhi aneka tarkavitarka karI zake. moTA nAstikavAdInI sAthe vAdamAM huM hArI jAuM. toye mArI zraddhA buddhithI eTalI badhI AgaLa doDe che ke huM AkhA jagatanA virodhanI sAme paNa kahyuM: "Izvara che, che ne che ja.' paNa jene Izvarano InakAra karavo hoya tene tema karavAnoya adhikAra che. kema ke te to dayALu che. rahIma che, rAhumAna che. te kaMI mATIno banelo rAjA nathI ke tene potAnI ANa kabUla karAvavA sipAhI rAkhavo paDe. te to ApaNane svataMtratA Apato chato mAtra potAnI dayAnA baLathI ApaNA pAse namana karAve che. paNa ApaNAmAMnA koI namana na ja kare to kahe che: ""sukhe kara, mAro sUraja to tamAre sAruye tapaze, mAro megha tamAre sAruye varasaze. mArI sattA calAvavAne sAru mAre tamArI upara baLAtkAra vAparavAnI jarUra ja nathI. e Izvarane je nAdAna hoya te bhale na mAne. huM to karoDo DAhyAmAMno eka hoI tene sahacavAra namaskAra karatAM chato thAkato ja nathI. navaMvana, 17-1-1926, pA. 156 Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa1. jaina ane vaidika nirUpaNa vacce visaMgati nathI [rAjakoTathI zrI puruSottama gAMdhIe traNa savAlo pUchyA hatA ? '(1) jainadarzananA nirIzvaravAda ane gItAnA IzvaravAda vacce zo bheda che? (2) IzvaramAM na hoya to kRpA karanAra koNa ? bhakti karanArane IzvarakRpA vinA bIjuM kayuM zraddhAnuM avalaMbana rahe? mANasanI prArthanA te mANasanI zubhecchA ke ethI kAMI vadhAre ? (3) "satya e ja Izvara che' e vyAkhyAnuM rahasya zuM? gAMdhIjIe nIce mujaba javAba Apyo hato ) jaina nirUpaNa ane sAmAnya vaidika nirUpaNa vacce meM virodha nathI joyo, paNa kevaLa daSTibiMduno ja bheda che. vedanAM Izvara kartA-akartA bane che. jagata badhuM Izvaramaya che tethI Izvara karyA che, paNa te kartA nathI kema ke te alita che. tane karmanuM phaLa bhogavavApaNuM nathI. ane je arthamAM ApaNe karma zabda vAparIe chIe te arthamAM jagata e IzvaranuM karma nathI. gItAnA je bloka te TAMkyA che te A rIte vicAratA baMdha bese evA che. ATaluM yAda rAkhavuM. gItA e eka kAvya che. Izvara nathI bolato ke nathI kAMI karato. Izvare arjunane kAMI kahyuM che tevuM nathI. Izvara ane arjuna vacceno saMvAda kApanika che. aitihAsika kRSNa ane aitihAsika arjune vacce evo saMvAda thayo hato evuM huM to mAnato nathI. gItAnI zailImAM kAMI paNa asatya che athavA to ajugatuM che ema paNa nathI. evI rIte dharmagraMtho lakhavAno rivAja hato. ane Aja paNa koI sarakArI vyakti lakhe to temAM kAMI doSa gaNAya nahIM. jene kevaLa nyAyanI, kAvyarahita eTalA mATe lUkhI, vAta kahI dIdhI ane kahyuM ke jagatakartA evo koI Izvara nathI. ema kahevAmAM kaMI doSa nathI, paNa janasamAja lUkhA nyAyathI dorAtAM nathI, tana kAvyanI jarUra paDe ja che. tethI jainanA buddhivAdane paNa maMdironI, mUrtionI ane evAM aneka sAdhanAnI AvazyakatA jaNAI. joka kavaLa nyAyanI daSTie emAMnuM kAMI nahIM joIe. kharuM jotAM pahelA praznanA javAbamAM garbhamAM tArA bIjA praznano javAba AvI jAya che, jema bIjo prazna paNa pahelAnA garbhamAM ja rahelo che, ema huM mAnuM chuM. 'kRpA' zabda kAvyanI bhASA che. bhakti Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina ane vaidika nirUpaNa vacce visaMgati nathI 90 e ja kAvya che. paNa kAvya kAMI ayogya athavA UtaratI vastu athavA to anAvazyaka vastu che ema nathI. e atyaMta Avazyaka vastu che. pANI e be bhAga hAiDrojana ane eka bhAga oNkisajananuM baneluM che e nyAyanI vAta thaI, paNa pANI e Izvaradatta bheTa che ema kAhavuM e kAvyanI vAta thaI. e kAvya samajavuM e jIvananuM Avazyaka aMga che. pANIno nyAya samajavA e Avazyaka aMga nathI. tema ja je kAMI thAya che te karmanuM phaLa che tema kahevuM te atyaMta nyAyayukta che. paNa karmanI gati gahana che. ApaNe kyArI eTalA badhA pAmara chIe ke eka sAmAnyamAM sAmAnya pariNAma mATe paNa jeTalAM karmo javAbadAra hoya e badhAMnuM jJAna ApaNa nathI pAmI zakatA. tethI IzvaranI kRpA vinA kazuM nathI thatuM ema kahevuM e barobara che ane e ja zuddha satya che. vaLI amuka dehamAM rAhalA AtmA eka ghaDAmAM rAhulA vAyunI mAphaka kadI che ane te ghaDAmAMnAM vAyu jyAM sudhI potAne nAMkhAM mAne tyAM sudhI e potAnI zakitano upayoga nathI karI zakato. tema zarIramAM keda thayelA AtmA pote kaMIka kare che ema mAne to sarvazaktimAna paramAtmAnI zaktithI vaMcita rahe che. tethI paNa, ema kahevuM ke je kAMI paNa thAya che te Izvara ja kare che, e ja vAstavika che ane satyAgrahIne zobhe che. satyaniSTha AtmAnI IcchA puNya hoya ane tethI e phaLe ja che. te vicAratAM je prArthanAnA zloka te TAMkayA che e prArthanA ApaNI niSThAnA pramANamAM avazya AkhA jagatane mATe paNa phaLa. jagata ApaNAthI bhinna nathI, ApaNe jagatathI bhinna nathI. sau ekabIjAmAM otaprota paDelAM che, ane ekabIjAnA kAryanI asara ekabIjA para thayA kare che. ahIM vicAra paNa kArya che ema samajI levuM eTale eka paNa vicAra miyA jato nathI. tethI ja ApaNe hamezAM sArA vicAro karavAnI Teva pADavI rahI. Izvara nirAkAra che ane satya paNa nirAkAra che ethI satya e Izvara ama meM nathI joyuM ke ghaTAvyuM. paNa meM ema joyuM ke IzvaranuM saMpUrNa vize paNa to satya ja che, bAkInAM badhAM vizapaNa apUrNa che. Izvara zabda paNa vizeSaNa che, ane anirvacanIya mahAna tattvane oLakhAvanAruM eka vizapaNa che. paNa Izvarano dhAtvartha laIe to Izvara Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda zabda rasa vinAno lAge che. Izvarane rAjArUpe oLakhavAthI buddhinI tRpti thatI nathI. rAjArUpe ene oLakhavAthI ApaNAmAM eka jAtano bhaya bhale pedA thAya ane tethI pApa karatAM DarIe ane puNya karavAnuM protsAhana maLe. paNa evuM bhayavaza thayeluM puNya paNa lagabhaga puNya maTI jAya che. puNya karIe to te puNyane khAtara ja karIe, inAmane sAru nahIM. AvA aneka vicAro karatAM karatAM eka divasa ema lAgI AvyuM ke Izvara satya che ema kahevuM e paNa adhUruM vAkya che. satya e ja Izvara che, e mANasanI vAcA pahoMcI zake tyAM lagInuM pUrNa vAkya che. satya zabdano dhAtvartha vicAratAM paNa e ja pariNAma Ave che. satya satumAMthI nIkaLelo zabda che ane sat eTale traNe kALe hovuM. traNe kALa je hoI zake te to satya ja hoya ane te sivAya bIjuM kAMI na hoya. paNa satyane ja IzvararUpe oLakhatAM kAMI zraddhA ochI thavI na joIe. mArI daSTie to UlaTI vadhavI joIe. mane to e ja anubhava thayo che. satyane paramezvara rUpe oLakhatAM aneka prapaMcomAMthI chUTI jaIe chIe. camatkAro jovAnI ke sAMbhaLavAnI IcchA nathI rahetI. Izvaradarzanano artha samajavAmAM muzkelI Ave, satyadarzanano artha samajavAmAM muzkelI che ja nahIM. satyadarzana pote bhale muzkela hoya, muzkela che ja; paNa jema jema satyanI najadIka jatA jaIe tema tema ApaNe e satyarUpa IzvaranI jhAMkhI karatA jaIe chIe. eTale pUrNa darzananI AzA vadhe ane zraddhA paNa vadhe. mAmAnA DAyati, 5. pahaluM, pA. 10pa-7 Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vibhAga-3 zraddhA ane uddeza para, durbaLono Izvara jevo sAco sahAyaka koI nathI ("sAptAhika patra'mAMthI - gAMdhIjIe maisUramAM saMbodhelA vidyArthIonA saMbodhanano utAro) daza varSa thayAM ahIM Avyo chuM te daramiyAna hajAro hiMdI vidyArthIonA saMbaMdhamAM huM Avyo chuM. vidyArthInA dilane huM jANuM chuM. vidyArthInI kaThaNAI hamezAM mArI sAme paDI che, paraMtu huM vidyArthIonI durbaLatA paNa jANuM chuM. mane temaNe potAnA hRdayamAM praveza karavAno adhikAra Apyo che, teo je vAto mAbApane kahevA taiyAra nathI te mane saMbhaLAve che. emane huM kevI rIte AzvAsana dauM te nathI jANato. huM to kevaLa temano mitra banI zakuM chuM, temanA duHkhamAM hisso levAnI ceSTA karI zakuM chuM. ane mArA anubhavamAMthI kAMIka sahAya ApI zakuM, joke A jagatamAM manuSyane Izvara jevo sAco sahAyaka koI nathI. ane IzvaramAM zraddhA UDI javAnA jevI - nAstika banavAnA jevI -- bIjI eke sajA nathI. mane moTAmAM moTuM du:kha e che ke ApaNA vidyArthIomAM nAstikatA vadhatI jAya che. ane zraddhA ghaTatI jAya che. hiMdu vidyArthIne maLuM chuM tyAre kahuM chuM ke tuM rAmanAma le, tArA duHkhanuM nivAraNa te karaze. tene kahuM chuM ke tuM dvAdazamaMtra japa tArI cittazuddhi thaze, to te kahe che ke rAma koNa, viSNu koNa, enI mane khabara paDatI nathI. musalamAna vidyArthIne kahuM chuM ke tuM kurAna paDha, khudAthI Dara, takabUrI na kara, to te kahe che ke khudA kyAM che te huM jANato nathI, kurAna samajato Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda nathI. AvAone huM zI rIte samajAvuM ke tamAruM paheluM pagathiyuM cittazuddhi che ! jo ApaNane je vidyA maLe che tethI IzvarathI vimukha thaIe to e vidyA ApaNuM zuM bhaluM karavAnI hatI, jagatanuM zuM bhaluM karavAnI hatI ? navavA . 7-8-1927, pA. 389 (gAMdhIjIe raMgUnamAM vidyArthIone rabodhelA mULa 'vidyArthIone 'mAMthI) teno utAro - hiMdabharanA vidyArthIo sAthenA patravyavahAra parathI huM jANuM chuM ke gADAMbhara pustakomAMthI meLavelI mAhitI bharelA magajavALA e loko kevA bhaMgAra banI jAya che. keTalAkanuM casakI gayuM che, keTalAka gAMDA banyA che, keTalAka nirupAya dUSitatAbharyuM jIvana gujArI rahyA che. jyAre e loko kahe che ''ame game eTalo prayatna karIe to paNa ame evA ne evA ja rahIe chIe, kAraNa ke ame daityano sAmano karI zakatA nathI.'' tyAre mane emanI dayA Ave che. duHkhapUrNa vANImAM e pUche che ''kahI, e daityane kevI rIte kADhavo? apavitratAe amane jakaDI lIdhA che. temAMthI kevI rIte chuTAya ? jyAre huM emane kahyuM ke rAmanAma japA, Izvarane pAye paDo ane enuM zaraNuM zodho tyAre e AvIne mane kahe che ''amane khabara nathI Izvara kayAM che prArthanA karavI, eTale zuM karavuM enI amane khabara nathI.'' A avadazAe e pahoMcyA che. eTale cetatA rahevAnuM, ane je kAMI sAhitya hAthamAM Ave te badhuM ja nahIM vAMcavA; huM vidyArthIone kahI rahyo chuM. pavitra kAryamAM hAra kabUla karazo nahIM. atyAre ja tame nizcaya karI lo ke tame pavitra banazo ja, ane Izvarano sahAro maLaze ja. paNa Izvara, abhimAnInI ane enI sAthe sATuM karanAranI prArthanAno javAba deto nathI. tame ''gajendramokSa''nI kathA sAMbhaLI che? ahIM hAjara rahelA barmI vidhArthIo Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satyAgrahanI zakti 101 jemaNe e atyuttama kAvyo paikInuM eka, duniyAnI devI cIjomAMthI eka sAMbhaLI nathI, teo emanA hiMdI mitro pAsethI e jANI le. eka tAlIma ukti mane haMmeza yAda rahI gaI che. eno artha che Izvara, nirAhAyanA sahAyaka che. e tamane madada kare evuM jo tame enI pAse mAgo to tame jevA cho tevA enI pAse jAo, koI paNa prakAranA pUrvagraha vinA jAo, ane tamArA jevA patitane e kevI rIte madada karaze e vize Dara ke aMdezo rAkhyA vinA jAo. enI pAse gayelA karoDa lokone jeNe madada karI che te zuM tamane tajaze? e, koI paNa prakAranA apavAda karato nathI; ane tame anubhavI zakazo ke tamArI ekeeka prArthanAno javAba maLaze. game tevA apavitranI prArthanAno paNa javAba maLaze. A huM tamane jAtaanubhava parathI kahuM chuM. huM enI tAvANImAMthI pasAra thayo chuM. prathama svarganuM rAjya meLavo, ane bIjuM badhuM enI meLe pAchaLa pAchaLa Avaze. thI DA4-4-1929, pA. 110 53. satyAgrahanI zakti ('hiMdu-musalamAna savAla'mAMthI gAMdhIjInA saMdezAno utAro) satyAgrahamAM potAnI meLe cAlavAnI zakti ja hotI nathI. satyAgrahI jagatanI lAgaNI uzkerIne ja cAlI zake che. IzvaranA AzIrvAda hoya to ja te cAlI zake, te na hoya to satyAgrahI bhUlo, pAMgaLo ane AMdhaLo che. 1921thI huM be zabdo kaheto Avyo chuM: pAkIjhagI ane kurabAnI, Atmazuddhi ane balidAna e vagara satyAgrahano jaya na thAya. kema ke te vinA Izvara sAthe hoya ja nahIM. jyAM jagata kurabAnI jue che tyAM DhaLI jAya che. kurabAnI jagatane vahAlI lAge che. jagata kurabAnI sArA mATe che ke naThArA mATe che te jotuM nathI. Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda paNa Izvara kaMI AMdhaLA nathI. e to kurabAnInI paNa parIkSA kare che. kurabAnImAM mela ke svArtha che ke nahIM teno hisAba tenA copaDAmAM rahe che. 102 navIvana, 30-3-1930, pA. 281 54. tenA kAyadAnuM pAlana karIe ('sAptAhika patra'mAMthI pyArelAla) maunavArane divase gAMdhIjIno hiMdustAnImAM lakhelo saMdezo vAMcavAmAM Avyo, temAM A vAta temaNe vadhAre khulAsAvAra kahI. "Aje huM tamane kazuM kahI zakuM tema nathI. gaI kAle meM kahyuM hatuM tema, game tema thAya, topaNa ApaNe mAnatA hoIe ke, je thAya che te Izvara ja kare che, to ApaNe gabharAvAnuM kazuM kAraNa na hoya. zarata eTalI ke, ApaNe je kaMI karIe, te Izvarane sAkSI rAkhIne karIe. jagatane calAvanAro te ja che. tethI ApaNI pharaja che ke, tenA kAyadAnuM pAlana karIe ne pariNAma vize bephikara rahIe.'' rinanavaMdhu, 23-6-1946, pA. 190 papa. badhuM Izvara para choDI do 1 ('AtmanirIkSaNa'mAMthI) (tA. 2-5-'46ne divase simalA pahoMcyA te ja divase prArthanA bAda gAMdhIjIe kareluM pravacana nIce ApyuM che) : mane khabara nahotI ke, mAre simalA AvavuM paDaze. paNa Izvara para bharoso hoya to te jyAM mokale tyAM cAlyA javAnI ApaNI {k{ } # #_ * #c COM // Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ IzvaranuM zaraNa laIe taiyArI hovI joIe. kAle zuM thaze, e koNa kahI zake ? mananI manamAM ja rahI jAya che eTale badhuM Izvara para ja choDI daIe to je thavAnuM haze te thaze. khinavaMdhu, 12-5-1946, pA. 127 2 ('sAptAhika patra'mAMthI pyArelAla) bhAgavatanA zaNagArarUpa gajendra ane grAhanA rUpakanuM rahasya te samajAvatA hatA. gAMdhIjIe kahyuM, '"e vAtano bodha e che ke, Izvara kasoTInI veLAe potAnA bhaktone cheha deto nathI. zarata eTalI ke, Izvara para jIvaMta zraddhA ane pUrNa vizvAsa hovAM joIe, zraddhAnI kasoTI e che ke, ApaNuM kartavya bajAvyA pachI Izvara je kaMI mokale, te vadhAvI levAne ApaNe tatpara hovuM joIe. pachI te harSa hoya ke zoka, subhAgya hoya ke durbhAgya . 103 ''dayAmaya vidhAtA ghaNuM kharuM bhaktane ApattimAMthI ugAraze ja, paraMtu Apatti AvI ja paDe, to potAnA durbhAgyanAM rodaNAM na raDatAM svastha citte ane jevI hariicchA, ema kahIne AnaMdathI te raheze.' .. ninavadhu, 7-7-1946, pA. 214 56. IzvaranuM zaraNa laIe (taDIkhetanA premA vidyAlayamAM gAMdhIjIe ApelA bhASaNanA utArAnuM saMkSipta lakhANa. A lakhANa jyArelAlanA lekha 'almoDAnI musApharI'mAMthI lIdhuM che.) gAMdhIjIno A aThavADiyAno pravAsa taDIkhetanA premA vidyAlayathI zarU thayo. teo tyAM thoDA divasa rokAyA. premA vidyAlaya 1921mAM Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda eka rASTrIya saMsthA tarIke zarU thayuM hatuM ane e to hajI asahakAra caLavaLanuM nAnuM bALa che.... A saMsthA potAnA makAnamAM ja cAle che. hamaNAM thoDA vakhatathI teNe bahu bUrA divaso joyA che chatAM potAne A vAvAjhoDAMthI dUra rAkhyuM che. tA. 16mIe saMsthAno vArSika utsava hato ane gAMdhIjI tenA pramukha hatA. A utsave AjubAjunAM gAmaDAMmAMthI paNa lokone AkaryA hatAM ane bahu ja suMdara rIte pAra paDyo hato. AthI gAMdhIjInuM bhASaNa sAmAnya hatuM ane A pradeza mATe temAM TUMkamAM saMdezo hato. tamArA lokonAM duHkha ane dardanAM kirasa huM ahIM AvyA te pahelAM paNa sAMbhaLI cUkyo chuM. enAM mArI pAse eka ja akasIra upAya che, ane te Atmazuddhi ne kartavyaparAyaNatA. ApaNA badhA vyAdhinuM mULa kAraNa mananI saMkucitatA che. ApaNe kuTuMbane sAru maravAno dharma samajyA chIe, paNa have eka DagaluM AgaLa vadhavAnI jarUra che. ApaNA kuTuMbanA premamAM AkhuM gAma samAI javuM joIe; gAmamAM tAluko, tAlukAmAM jillA ane jillAmAM prAMta, te eTale sudhI ke chavaTe Akho deza ApaNane kuTuMbavat thaI jAya. te AtmavizvAsa ApaNe pAcho meLavavo rahyo che. ApaNe koIthI na DarIe, IzvaranuM zaraNa laIe. IzvarathI mahAna bIjI koI zakti nathI. jene hRdayamAM Izvarano kara hoya tene bIjA koIno Dara hoya ja nahIM, navarSAvana, 30 - 6 - 1929, pA. 3pa1- 2 pa7. Izvara vize zraddhA kadI na khozo (tricuranI zALAnA vidyArthIone ApelAM dhArmika pravacanonAM utAro. 'sA-tAhika patramAMthI ma0 80) dhArmika keLavaNI zALAmAM joIe ke na joIe e vize be mata che. huM to mAnuM chuM ke, joIe. dharma ane nItinI keLavaNI eTale bIjuM kazuM ja nahIM, paNa cAritryasaMgaThana, ane cAritrasaMgaThana IzvarazraddhA Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Izvara vize zraddhA kadI na khozo 105 vinA azakaya che. eTale bALaka- bALAone huM kahuM chuM ke tame kadI Izvara vize zraddhA na khAzo eTale AtmazraddhA na khAzo. ane yAda rAkhajo ke tamArAmAM koI pApI vicAra ghara kare to pelI zraddhAno tamArA mAMthI lopa thayAM che. asatya, prema, ahiMsA, viSayIpaNuM - e badhuM AritakatAnA abhAvamAMthI utpanna thAya che. jagatamAM AtmAno AtmA jevo bIjo koI zatru nathI. bhagavadgItAnA zlokeblokamAM e vAta lakhelI che, bIjAM zAstro paNa e ja vAta kahe che. eTale A pApI ToLInI sAthe hamezAM hiMmatapUrvaka AthaDavAnuM ane ene hRdayamAM tasumAtra sthAna na devAnuM tamAruM kAma che. jagatamAM koI paNa kukanya suvicAra vinA thavuM azakya che, eTale kukRtyanA mULa upara kuhADI mUko. ghaNA vidyArthIo mane kahe che ke A badhuM samajIe chIe paNa amArA hRdayanuM kema karIe ? kuvicAra to Avye ja jAya che.' Ama kahIne teo kuvicAranI sAtheno saMgrAma ja choDI de che, bhalA thAya to koI gaMdI copaDI maLe tenI othe evA vicArane Azraya detA thAya che. tyAre mAre jaNAvavuM joIe ke AmAM be vAta to che : eka to e ke kuvicAra to AvyA ja karavAnA. apUrNa manuSya ApaNe jyAM sudhI chIe tyAM sudhI kuvicAra AvyA vinA nahIM ravAnA. eTale IzvaranuM nAma laIne emanI sAthe saMgrAma karyA karyuM ja chUTako che. paNa bIjI vAta e vicArone jANeajANya uttejana ane Azraya ApavAnI che. tame AThe pahora cAkI na rAkhaze to e vicAro Akhare tamArI upara savArI karaze, ane pachI tenI sAme laDavAnI zakti ja nahIM paNa vRtti paNa cAlI jaze. e zatruone AvatA kadAca ApaNe aTakAvI na zakIe, paNa e AvyA eTale pachI tenI sAme bAtha bhIDavI ane tene vaza thavAne badale maraNane bheTavuM e zUrAnuM kAma che. nava navina, 30-10-1927, pA. 82 Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58. vIjaLI karatAye sUmara zakti ('bhayAnaka yojanA'mAMthI) hiMdustAnanA judA judA dharmonA AgevAno harijanone lalacAvI phasAvIne potAnA dharmamAM levAnI harIphAI choDI de to A abhAgI deza sukhI thAya. mArI pAkI khAtarI che ke jeo A harIphAImAM paDyA che teo dharmanI sevA nathI karatA. A praznane rAjakAraNa ke arthazAstranI daSTie vicArIne teo dharmane halako pADe che; jyAre yogya vastu to e che ke rAjakAraNa ke bIjI dareka vastunI dharmanI daSTie AMkaNI karavI joIe. dharma e AtmAnuM vijJAna che, adhyAtmazAstra che. jagatanI bIjI zaktio moTI che kharI, paNa jo Izvara jevI kaMIka vastu hoya to Atmazakti e sauthI prabaLa zakti che. zakti jeTalI moTI teTalI te vadhAre sUma hoya che e hakIkata to ApaNe jANIe chIe. atyAra sudhI sUkSma bhautika zaktiomAM prathama pada vIjaLInuM che ane chatAM vIjaLInAM adbhuta pariNAmo sivAya bIjI rIte vIjaLIne koI joI zakyuM nathI. vIjaLI karatAMye sUkSmatara evI zakti hovAno saMbhava che ema kahevAnI hAma vijJAna kare che. paNa manuSya yojeluM koI paNa yaMtra AtmAne vize kaMI paNa cokasa jJAna meLavI zakAyuM nathI. e Atmazakti para sAcA dharmasudhArakoe Aja sudhI AdhAra rAkhyo che ne emanI AzA kadI eLe gaI nathI. harijanonA tema ja saunA kalyANamAM paNa Akhare e ja zakti kAma Avaze, ane game tevA buddhizALI mANasonI gaNatarIone UMdhI vALaze. hiMdu dharmamAMthI aspRzyatAno roga nAbUda karavAnuM kartavya je sudhArakoe mAthe lIdhuM che temaNe potAnA pratyeka kAryamAM bIjA kazA para nahIM paNa e Atmazakti para ja badho AdhAra rAkhavAno che. rijhavadhu, 23-8-1936, pA. 188 Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa9. IzvaranuM vacana (gAMdhIjIe savAranI prArthanAmAM AzramavAsIone gItA upara ApelAM pravacanonuM saMkSipta. 'dha vIka' nAmanA lekhamAMthI) sAyaM prArthanAmAM jyAre samaya hoya tyAre gAMdhIjI divasanI koI ghaTanA upara vivecana kare che. ane prAtaH prArthanAmAM sAmAnya rIte gItAno je adhyAya te prAtaH kALe bolAya tenA upara kaMIka kahe che. A kAMI lAMbI TIkA ke vivecana nathI hotuM. mAtra thoDAM sUcaka vacano ke vAkyo jethI te te adhyAyanA abhyAsa upara prakAza paDe. dAkhalA tarIke: ''9mo adhyAya - A adhyAya ApaNA jevA daradIone mATe - aMtarthyathAthI pIDAtA daradIo mATe - malamapaTTIrUpa che. ApaNe sau vikArothI bharelA chIe, ane vikAra maTADavAno kola - vacana bhagavAne potAne zaraNa janArane Apyo che. A adhyAyamAMthI ema paNa khabara paDe che ke gItA lakhAI tyAre varNAzrama dharmamAM UMcanIcanA bheda pesI cUkayA hatA, ane ekabIjAne ekabIjAthI nIcA gaNavA lAgyA hatA. bAkI, koNa UMco ane koNa nIco che? ''sudurAcAra'' kahyA te koI bIjA nathI. ApaNe ja chIe. dayanAM aneka pApo karanArA - bahArathI UjaLA thaIne pharanArA - ApaNe sau pApI chIe ane temane mATe bhagavAne vacana ApeluM che. je saMpUrNa nirvikArI hoya te bIjAne AMgaLI karIne batAve ke phalANo vikArI che. sau sarakhA vikArI chIe, ane te vikAro maTADavA mATe AmAM bhagavazaraNanI rAmabANa davA batAvI che. ethI ema na samajavuM ke prayatna vinA badhA vikAro zaraNathI dhovAI jaze. jene Indriyo, icchA viruddha viSayo tarapha kheMcI jAya che te prayatna karato ane AMsu sArato jyAre bhagavAna tarapha vaLaze tyAre bhagavAna jarUra tene vikAramukata karaze. agiyAramAM ane bAramo adhyAya : agiyAramAmAM bhagavAnanAM anekAneka darzana karAvIne e bhakitane mATe mANasane taiyAra karyo che, ane pachI bAramAmAM bhaktinuM rahasya kahyuM che, sAcA bhakatane varNavyo che. e adhyAya to eTalo nAno che ke koI paNa jaNa ene kaMThe karI zake che. 7 Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArTa caudamo ane paMdaramA adhyAya : caudamAmAM traNa guNonuM varNana che. ane paMdaramAmAM puruSottamanuM varNana che. trIsa varSa upara hatrI maMDanuM pustaka dha nava stra na varlDa vAMcyuM hatuM. temAM, jaDa jagatanA kAyadA adhyAtma jagatane paNa lAgu paDe che e eNe aneka daSTAMto ApIne siddha karyuM che. e A triguNAtmaka sRSTimAM siddha thatuM jaNAya che. caudamAmAM mANasanuM niyamana karanArA traNa niyamo kahyA che. niyama to aneka che paNa enA satva, rajasa ane tamasanA traNa vibhAga pADyA che. AmAMthI eka ja guNavALA koI ja mANasa na najare paDe; sau thoDeghaNe aMze traNa guNathI bharelA che. dhIme dhIme caDatAM caDatAM ApaNa sAttvika thaIe ane Akhare sattvane paNa tarIne puruparamane pAmIe. potAnA avaguNane pahADa jevA gaNI varALa jevA pAtaLA thaIe tyAre kharI rasAttvikatA keLavAya che. pANI ane varALano dAkhalo mane A sthiti samajAvavA mATe baMdhabesato lAge che, pANI jyAre baraphanI dazAmAM hoya che tyAre enI gati jamIna tarapha hoya che, e dharatI upara ja paDyuM rahe che, paNa varALa thavA mAMDI ke e upara caDavA mAMDe che. barapha taraphI UMce caDavAnI je zakti e khoI bese che te zakita enAmAM varALa thaye Ave che, ane aMta e vAdaLuM banI varSAnA rUpamAM jagatanuM kalyANa kare che. AmAM prabhunA virATa svarUpanuM ApaNane darzana thAya che. baraphanA paNa upayoga che e judI vAta che; pANI, sUrya vinA varALa nathI banI zakatuM e vAta paNa ApaNe hamaNAM kore rAkhIe; tAtparya e che ke vAdaLa e mokSanI dazA sUcave che. varALa e sAttvika dazA sUcave che, ane pANI e ApaNI sthiti batAve che. mAmA phAyaff, pustaka bAramuM, pA. 11.3 navaMIvana, 15-1-1928, pA. 170 Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60. Izvarano karAra (koMgresa hAusa, muMbaImAM ApelA bhApaNanuM tAratamya. 'sAptAhika patra' mAMthI) tamane Azcarya thaze ke jyAre Izvara che ke nahIM ane vize ja ghaNA loko duvidhAmAM paDelA che tyAre meM muMbaImAM jAhera prArthanA rAkhavAnuM zA sAru kabUla karyuM haze ? bIjA keTalAka kahe che ke "Izvara jo aMtaryAmI hoya to prArthanA zI? to koNa konI prArthanA kare? kone bolAve ?' A bauddhika praznonA uttara ApavAne huM ahIM Avyo nathI. huM to eTaluM ja kahI zakuM ke huM bacapaNathI prArthanA karatAM AvyAM chuM ne e prArthanA ja mAre mATe AdhArarUpa thaI paDelI che. . chatAM zaMkA ane nirAzAthI dimUDha thaI gayelA loko paNa che. emane mATe prabhu nAmanuM smaraNa che. bhagavAne kahyuM ja che ke nirbaLa banI juo tyAre enuM nAma lezo to e baLa banI jaze. suradAsa gAyuM che ke 'nirbala ke bala rAma'. e baLa gALa devAthI ke lAkaDI ugAmavAthI thoDuM AvI zake che? rAmajInuM nAma eTale bhagavAnanuM nAma. anAM hajAro nAma che; rAmajI, allAha je nAma tamane priya hoya te nAmathI bhagavAnanuM raTaNa karo. je kSaNe tame bIjAM badhAM baLano AdhAra lezo te kSaNe tamane baLa maLaze, tamArI nirAzA nIkaLI jaze. e bhajanamAM gajarAjanI vAta ApelI che. gajarAjane magare kheMcyo ne pANI eTale sudhI AvyuM ke te lagabhaga phUkhyo. ekalI sUMDhanI aNI ja pANI bahAra rahI. te vakhate teNe rAmajInuM nAma lIdhuM ne te UgarI gayAM. e rUpaka ja che, chatAM emAM je rahasya raheluM che te sAcuM che. jIvanamAM aneka vAra meM eno anubhava karelo che. upara AkAza ne nIce dharatI lAge teve vakhate meM rAmajInuM nAma lIdhuM che. enuM nAma ApaNAmAM nirAzA AvI gaI hoya to tene dUra kare che ne nirAzAne bhagADe che. Aje hiMdustAnamAM kALuM vAdaLa AveluM dekhAtuM hoya to prArthanA ane dUra karaze. je prArthanA karaze tene mATe nirAzA AzA banI jaze. ApaNe prArthanA karIe ke ApaNA hRdayamAMthI kUDakapaTa chaLa nIkaLI jAya, to hRdayamAM nirAzA kadI nahIM rahe. e bhagavAnanI pratijJA che. nivapu, 2-6-1935, pA. 92 Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 61. IzvaramAM jIvaMta zraddhA, satyAgrahI mATe anivArya (gAMdhI sevA saMgha, vRMdAvana (caMpAraNa), bihAranA pamA saMmelanamAM gAMdhIjIe ApelA bhASaNanuM saMkSipta. "navo prayoga'mAMthI) eTale huM dareka satyAgrahI pAsethI e AzA rAkhuM chuM ke tene IzvaramAM jIvaMta zraddhA hovI joIe. satyAgrahInI pAse bIjuM kaMI baLa nathI. IzvaranuM baLa tyAre ja Ave che jyAre enAmAM anaMta zraddhA hoya. IzvaramAM evI zraddhA na hoya to e satyAgraha kevI rIte karI zake? jo te kahe ke mane IzvaramAM evI zraddhA nathI to teNe saMghamAMthI nIkaLI javuM joIe ane satyAgrahane bhUlI javo joIe. rijhavadhu, 14-5-1939, pA. 79 ('gAMdhI sevA saMgha-4' mAMthI - mahadeva) saMmelana AgaLa karelA prAraMbhika pravacanamAM gAMdhIjIe kaheluM ke Izvara vizenI AstikatA e satyAgrahI mATenI eka anivArya zarata che. eTale eka sabhya pUchayuM ke ""samAjavAdIo ane sAmyavAdIo je IzvaranA astitvamAM mAnatA nathI te satyAgrahI na thaI zake?'' gAMdhIjIe nIce mujaba kahyuM: "nA. kema ke satyAgrahIne to Izvara sivAya bIje kazo AdhAra nathI; ne jene bIje kazo AdhAra che athavA je bIjA kazAnuM zaraNa khoLe che te satyAgraha na karI zake. e pesiva rejhisTara, asahakArI vagere hoI zake, paNa sAco satyAgrahI na hoI zake. tame evI dalIla karI zako cho ke e rIte vicAratAM to keTalAye zUrA sAthIo satyAgrahanI koTimAMthI nIkaLI jAya, ne keTalAka potAne Astika kahevaDAvanArA paNa 110 Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ IzvaramAM jIvaMta zraddhA, satyAgrahI mATe anivArya 111 nityanA vyavahAramAM e mAnyatAthI UlaTI zate vartanAra satyAgrahamAM khapI jAya. jeo eka siddhAMta uccAre che ne ethI UlaTuM AcaraNa rAkhe che tevAonI vAta huM nathI karato. huM to evAnI vAta karuM chuM jeo Izvarane nAme potAnA siddhAMtane khAtara sarvasva homavAne taiyAra haoNya. huM A siddhAMta Aje kema rajU karuM chuM ne vIsa varasa para meM e rajU kema na karyo evA prazna mane na pUchaza. huM eTaluM ja kahI zakuM ke huM bhaviSyavettA nathI, huM to bhUlo karanAra alpa manuSya chuM, ane bhUlo karato karato satya tarapha pragati karuM chuM. koI pUche che ke "tyAre bauddho ane jenonuM zuM ?' huM kahuM ke jo bauddho ane jeno jAte A vAMdho uThAve, ane kahyuM ke "Avo niyama kaDakapaNe paLAya to to ame satyAgrahI ne daLamAMthI bAtala gaNAIe.' to huM emane kahyuM ke tamArI vAta barobara che.' ' 'paNa huM evuM to kahevA Icchato ja nathI ke je Izvarane huM mAnuM chuM tene tamAre mAnavo joIe. saMbhava che ke IzvaranI tamArI vyAkhyA mArI vyAkhyAthI judI hoya, paNa tamArI e Izvara vizenI ArasthA e ja tamArI aMtima AdhAra hovo joIe. e koIka alaukika parama zakti ke jenI vyAkhyA ke varNana na thaI zake evuM kaMIka cetana tattva paNa hoya, paNa ene vize AsthA hovI anivArya che. Izvara pAsethI maLatA baLa vinA, ropanAM zabda sarakho uccAryA vinA sarva prakAranI yAtanAo sahana karavI e mANasane mATe azakaya che. ApaNe nirbaLa chIe, ne Izvara e ja ApaNuM nirbaLanuM baLa che. jeo potAnI sarva ciMtAo ne sarva bhayo e aprameya zakti para nAkhI de che temane Izvara vize zraddhA che ema kahevAya.'' banavaMdhu, 4-6-1939, pA. 104-5 hiM.-8 Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62. zraddhAnI kasoTI ('te pavitra jagyAethI'mAMnA thoDA aMza) Azramano vAvaTo je agAzIethI UDe che te agAzIethI jelanI dIvAlo ane mazAnamAM baLatI ciMtAnA bhaDakA bane dekhAya che. A baMne vastuonuM nitya darzana thatAM chatAM rakhene koI bhUlI jAya, khAsa karIne jyAre thoDA ja divasamAM moTI laData upADavAnI che tyAre mRtyunI ApaNe keTalA samIpa rahIe chIe tenuM pUruM bhAna rahe eTalA khAtara jANe zItaLAmAtAe vikarALa darzana dIdhAM. ema to mANasa smazAna ghaNI vAra jue che. AzramanA mANaso roja jue che. aneka vyAdhiothI pIDAIne lAkho mANaso dezamAM mare che e ApaNe jANIe chIe, chatAM mANasa svabhAve eTalo TUMkI dRSTinI che ke jyAM sudhI potAne amuka vastune aMgata anubhava na thAya tyAM sudhI nizciMta rahe che; e nizcitatA uDADavAne mATe jANe zItaLAmAtA AzramamAM AvyAM, ane apAra mAvajata chatAM traNa kumaLAM bALakonA bhAga lIdhA. eka bALaka to mAvajata levA jeTalo paNa jIvyA nahIM. A ghaTanAmAM aneka jaNanI aneka prakAranI kasoTI hatI. dararoja gItAno pATha karatA, ane janmelAnuM mRtyu nizcita che ane marelAno janma nizcita che ema kAne sAMbhaLatA ane jIbhe bolatA AzramavAsIone mRtyue thoDA ja divasamAM traNa vAra pratyakSa darzana dIdhuM; vahAlAmAM vahAlAM tejasvI bALakone jhaDapIne darzana dIdhuM. e emanA gItApAThanI kasoTI hatI. traNe bALakonAM mAbApa e kasoTImAMthI saMpUrNapaNe pAra UtaryA ema yamarAjA paNa temanuM pramANapatra maLI zakatuM hoya to Ape. kazI rokakaLATa nahotI ema kahevAnI to jarUra ja na hoya, paNa e bALakone vaLAvanArA vaLAvI AvyA, bAkInA potapotAnAM kAme rahyA, bALakonAM mAbApAnAM nityakarmamAMye kazo ja phera na paDyo. paNa A to gItApATha karanArA AzramavAsIonI kasoTInI vAta thaI. emane gItApAThanI laganI lagADanAra gAMdhIjInI ethIye vadhAre AkarI kasoTI rahI hatI. baLiyA na haMkAvavAnA siddhAMta gAMdhIjInAM Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraddhAnI kasoTI aneka varSonAM che, aneka vAra ene vize e lakhI cUkelA che, aneka bALakone zItaLA AvelA tano daDhatAthI upacAra karI temane sAjAM paNa emaNe karelAM. paNa jyAM TapATapa traNa kumaLAM bALaka UDI jAya tyAM kAnuM mana na Dage? AzramanAM bALakone gAMdhIjIe to temanAM janmadAtA mAtapitA karatAM vadhAre vahAlAM karelAM che ema kahuM to cAle, chatAM jagatanI daSTie temane sahaje manamAM ema thaI zake : "A bALakone baLiyA na haMkAvavAmAM, enA cepathI surakSita rahevAne mATe AzramavAsIone rasI mukAvavAnI salAha na ApavAmAM, huM vadhAre paDatI dhRSTatA to nathI karI rahyo ? muMbaI - amadAvAdamAM hajAro lokoe rasI mukAvI, ane TIkAkAro nahIM paNa mitro roja vAta karatA hatA : 'gAMdhIjI A nAhakanuM jokhama zA sAru kheDI rahyo che?' eka svajane to spaSTa preraNA paNa karI : "jane rasI mukAvavI hoya tene Apa nA pADatA nathI e huM jANuM chuM, chatAM have tAM rasI mukAvavAno Apa saune Agraha karo ema icchuM chuM.' A svajananI kiMmata gAMdhIjInI pAse kAMI nAnIsUnI nahotI, siddhAMtano bAdha na Avato hoya to anicchAe paNa e ravajananI salAhanA te amala kare, paNa A veLA ? svajanano kAgaLa ghaNAne vaMcAvyA, prArthanAmAM vAMcI saMbhaLAvyo, paNa sAthe ja potAnA aMtarAtmAnAM vacana saune saMbhaLAvyAM : "e rasI levI e gaMdI kriyA che, emAM atizaya nukasAna raheluM che, ane ene to huM gomAMsa khAvA barAbara mAnuM chuM. paNa mArAM ja bALako jyAre TapATapa UMDI javA mAMDyAM che eTale mAre mAro siddhAMta pheravavo ane jAhera karavuM ke nA, rasI levAmAM vAMdho nathI, to mArA satyanI zI kiMmata, mArI Izvara - zraddhAno zo artha? Akho Azrama sApha thaI jAya to paNa e zraddhAmAM tAttvika bhUla na lAge tyAM sudhI ene vaLagI rahevuM e mAro dharma rahyAM. potAnAM bALako gumAvavAM kone game ? eTale je mAbApone rasImAM surakSitatA lAgatI hoya te hajI mukAve, jenI IcchA hoya tenI sAme vAMdho to na ja lauM paNa sagavaDa karI ApuM, paNa mArI zraddhA huM zI rIte pheravI zakuM? mArAthI rasI levAnuM uttejana ApavAnuM to zI rIte banI zake ?' Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 hiMdu dharmanuM hAI A eka kasoTI. bIjI hRdayabaLanI kasoTI hatI. Aja sudhI pANInA ane mATInA upacAro karatAM aneka sAthIonA vyAdhi zAMta karI zakyo chuM; potAnA putra upara paNa e prayoga karyA che, ane eka prasaMge e upacAronI niSphaLatA vize zaMkA sarakhI nathI thaI. A veLA A traNa bALakonA prasaMgomAM mArA upAya kAma na AvyA. emAM paNa Izvara mArI kasoTI na karato hoya? amogha lAgatA upAya paNa niSphaLa thavAnA che ema to na hoya ? paNa ema mArAthI kema karI javAya? AkhI jiMdagI potAnA upara, potAnAMnA upara ane bIjAo upara prayoga karavAmAM gaI che. je vastune satya mAnI che tenAthI prayogamAM ghaDIka vAra hAni dekhAtI hoya to paNa kema karavuMjagatanA je je zAstrIoe satyanI zodha karI che temaNe tema karatAM potAnA prANa ApyA che. ATalA mRtyuthI huM DarI jAuM to huM prANa zI rIte ApavAno hato?' e ja manomaMthananA garbhamAM bIjuM maMthana raheluM hatuM: "mRtyu janmathI jarAya juduM nathI, jIvana ane mRtyu e eka ja sikakAnI be bAju che ema mAnanAro huM rahyo, te Ama traNa mRtyuthI huM karuM to mArI mAnyatA zA kAmanI? mArI IzvarazraddhA zA kAmanI? je laData mAthA upara jhajhUmI rahI che te laDatamAM to traNa nahIM, hajAro ane lAkhonI Ahuti kadAca ApavI paDe, tethI DagIne huM laData baMdha karuM to mArI IzvarazraddhAno kazo artha na rahe. ema kema na mAnuM ke mRtyunAM Ama thoDA ja divasamAM aneka vAra darzana karAvIne bhagavAna mAruM hRdaya vadhAre kaThaNa ane majabUta karavA icchato hoya, laDatane mATe vadhAre taiyAra karato hoya ? Ama mananI sAthe nizcaya karI jIvana ane mRtyumAM kazo bheda nathI e potAnI zraddhA bIjAomAM pUravAnAM temanAM maMthana temanI sAthe covIsa kalAka gALanArA jANe che, prabhutAmAM temanAM pravacanono lAbha je bahenone maLe che te baheno jANe che. rAtre 12 vAge jAgI jaI e ja ciMtanamAM temaNe AkhI rAta jAgatAM gALI che. emAM bALakonI hAnino zoka nahoto, mAbApanA dilamAM UMDe UMDe rahelA duHkhathI thatI vihvaLatA nahotI, paNa darekane mRtyunuM saumya svarUpa samajAvavAnI adhIrAI hatI. duHkhane - mRtyune - ApaNe mitra kema na mAnIe? 'mRtyumAM Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraddhAnI kasoTI 115 zI bhaDaka rahI che? aneka roga ane vyAdhimAMthI zAzvata jIvana ApanAra mRtyu nathI? sukha jagatamAM keTaluM a95 ane kSaNika che? jagatano ItihAsa sukhamAMthI nathI utpanna thayo. duHkhamAMthI utpanna thayo che; balka ItihAsamAtra duHkhano, maMthanano, manuSyanA mokSane mATenA athAga maMthanano che. rAmacaMdrajIe sItAjIne lAvyA pachI hajAro varSa sukhe rAja karyuM e vastu eka vAkyamAM kahevAI jAya che, kavi paNa bepAMca zlokamAM e vastu kahI de che, paNa rAmacaMdrajIno vanavAsa, temanI tapazcaryA, temanAM duHkho ane hRdayamaMthananuM AkhuM rAmAyaNa baneluM che. ema du:kha ane mRtyunI amUlyatA ApaNe kayAre samajatA thaIzuM?' A gAMdhIjInA uddagAro nathI, paNa temanA udgAronA mArA mana upara rahelA bhaNakArA che, temanA manamAM cAlI rahelI bharatI-oTanI mArA mananA kinArA upara rahI rahelI AchIpAtaLI nizAnI che. samaju vAcaka emAMthI ghaNuM kalpI leze, samajI leze. paNa hajI kasoTI bAkI rahI hatI. Aje eka bALakane svasthAne vaLAvIne mAtra kAmamAM lAgI javAnuM ja nahotuM, paNa bIjA bALakane paraNAvIne sAsare vaLAvavAnuM hatuM. 'paramAtmAe e be ghaTanAomAM be divasa ADA ApyA, paNa ahIM vivAhanI kriyA cAlI rahI hoya ane pANe koInuM maraNa thatuM hoya toye zuM? ane kriyA taTastha bhAve, niSkAma bhAve te te mANaso ATopaze, emAM kAMI zaMkA che?' ema temaNe potAnA mana sAthe daDhatAthI kahyuM. maraNa bAda mRtyuno gaMbhIra marma samajAvIne ane vivAha bAda vivAhamAM rahelo gaMbhIra saMyama samajAvIne, temaNe baMne kriyA niSkAma bhAve ATopI. je pitAe potAnA bALakane be divasa upara ja gumAvyo hato temaNe gAMdhIjInA ja jeTalI taTasthatAthI A vivAdanI kriyAmAM purohitanuM kAma karyuM. AthI vadhAre udAtta dRzya kayuM hoya ? navaMvana, 9-3-1930, pA. 238-9 Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 63. sAcI zraddhA (machalIpaTTammAM gAMdhIjIe ApelA bhApaNanA saMkSiptamAMthI. 'AMdhra dezamAM'mAMthI) aNIne vakhate tamArI zraddhA UNI na Utare te jojo. anukULa vAtAvaraNamAM ja pAMgare e zraddhAnI kazI kiMmata nathI. kaparAmAM kaparI kasoTImAMrthI pAra Utare te zraddhAnI ja kiMmata che. AkhI duniyAnI niMdA sAme tamArI zraddhA TakI na zake to tamArI zraddhA mAtra daMbha che. yaMga inDiyA, 25-4-1929, pA. 133-4 64. pApano prazna (svAmI yogAnaMde gAMdhIjI ne pUchyuM, ''A duniyAmAM pApa zA mATe che? gAMdhIjIno javAba ane temano vArtAlApa. patra'mAMthI nIce Apyo che.) - 'sAptAhika gAMdhIjIe kahyuM, 'jagatamAM pApa kema che e praznano javAba Apavo agharo che. huM to gAmaDiyAno javAba ApI zakuM. jagatamAM jema prakAza che tyAM aMdhakAra paNa che, tema jyAM puNya che, sat che tyAM pApa-asat hovuM ja joIe. paNa sat-arat, pApa-puNya e to ApaNI manuSyanI dRSTie che. IzvaranI AgaLa to pApa ne puNya kazuM nathI; Izvara e baMnathI para che. ApaNe garIba grAmavAsIo enI lIlAnuM mAnavI vANImAM varNana karIe chIe, paNa ApaNI bhASA te IzvaranI bhASA nathI.' 'vedAMta kahe che ke jagata mAyArUpa che. e khulAso paNa apUrNa manuSyanI tAtaDI vANIno che. tethI huM kahuM chuM ke huM e paMcAtamAM paDavAno ja nathI. IzvaranA dhAmanA cheka aMdaranA bhAgamAM daSTipAta karavAnI mane taka maLe toya huM emAM DokiyuM karavAnI paravA na karuM. kema ke tyAM zuM karavuM enI khabara mane na paDe. ra je mANasa satkarma kare che 116 Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pApano prazna 117 teno niraMtarano sAthI che eTaluM bhAna ApaNA AtmavikAsa mATe pUratuM che. e paNa gAmaDiyAno khulAso thayo.' "Izvara sarvazaktimAna to che ja, to e ApaNane pApamAMthI mukta kema karI deto nathI?' svAmIe pUchayuM. 'huM A praznanI carcAmAM paNa na UtaruM. Izvara ane ApaNe samovaDiyA nathI. samovaDiyA ekabIjAne AvA prazna pUche, nAnAmoTA na pUche. grAmavAsIo ema nathI pUchatA ke zaheravAsIo amuka vastuo zA mATe kare che? kema ke te jANe che ke jo e vastuo teo karavA bese to emanA to bAra ja vAgI jAya.' svAmI: 'ApanA kahevAno artha huM barAbara samajI zakuM chuM. Ape bAhu sabaLa dalIla karI che. paNa Izvarane sarajanAra koNa?" 'Izvara jo sarvazaktimAna hoya to teno sarajanAra te pote ja hovo joIe.' Izvara Apakhuda che ke lokazAhImAM mAnanAra che? Apano zo khyAla che ?' "A vastuono bilakula vicAra ja karato nathI. mAre IzvaranI rAttAmAM bhAga paDAvavo nathI, eTale A prazno mATe vicAravAnA rahetA nathI. huM to mArI AgaLa je kartavya hoya te karIne saMtoSa mAnuM chuM. jagata kema ne zA mATe utpanna thayuM che enI ciMtA huM karato nathI.' 'paNa Izvare ApaNane buddhi nathI ApI ?' 'ApI ja che to. paNa e buddhi ApaNane ema samajavAmAM madada kare che ke je vastuno tAga ApaNe na kADhI zakIe temAM ApaNe mAthuM mAravuM nahIM. mArI to daDha mAnyatA che ke kharA grAmavAsImAM ajaba vavAra akakala hoya che ne tethI te A vastuonI paMcAtamAM kadI paDato nathI.' "have eka judo savAla pUchuM. Apa ema mAno cho ke mANasane satkarmI thavA karatAM pApI thavuM saheluM che, athavA kaho ke ArohaNa karatAM patana saheluM che?' 'AbhAsa to evo thAya che. paNa kharI vAta e che ke pApI thavA karatAM satkarmI thavuM saheluM che. kavioe kahyuM che kharuM ke narakano rasto Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 hiMdu dharmanuM hAI ! sahelo che, paNa huM ema mAnato nathI. huM ema paNa nathI mAnato ke duniyAmAM sArA loko karatAM pApI loko vadhAre che. jo ema hoya to Izvara ahiMsA ane premamaya che tevo na rahetAM pApamUrti banI jAya.' ahiMsAnI Apa zI vyAkhyA karo cho ?' 'jagatamAM koI paNa jIvana mana vacana karmathI hAni na karavI enuM nAma ahiMsA.' A javAbamAMthI ahiMsAnI je lAMbI carcA cAlI temAM huM UtaratAM nathI. ahiMsAnA praznanI carcA ninavaMdhu ane navaMIvanamAM aneka vAra thaI cUkelI che. ninavaMdhu, 8-9-1935, pA. 205 65. pApanI niMdA (sarakAranI bagadAI karanAra asahakArIo viruddha eka patrakAre phariyAda karI tenA javAbamAM gAMdhIjIe 'bagadAI zuM che' nAmano lekha lakhyo hato. nIcenA utArA temAMthI lIdhA che.) jeo potAne asahakArI kahevaDAve che teo jeTale aMze gALo bolavAmAM rokAya che teTale darajaje teo alabatta hiMsA kare che ane potAnA ahiMsAvratano bhaMga kare che. paNa gALa eTale zuM e paNa jarA tapAsI jovuM ghaTe che. kozamAM gALano artha apazabda, gerazukana evo Ave che. apazabda eTale khoTo zabda, zabdano avaLo agara khoTo upayoga. eTale ke jo corane huM cora kahuM agara to laphaMgAne laphaMgo kahuM to huM ene apazabda ke gALa boluM chuM ema na ja kahevAya. koDhiyAne koI koDhiyA kahe temAM te potAnuM apamAna nathI samajato. eTaluM ja ke mANasa je vize paNa vApare te teNe IrAdApUrvaka vApareluM hovuM joIe ane te sAbita karI ApavAnI tenI taiyArI hovI joIe. A daSTie jatAM dareka dAkhalAmAM ane dareka prasaMge vaparAyelAM vizeSaNone vakhoDI kADhavA huM asamartha chuM. vaLI evAM niMdAjanaka vizeSaNo e hamezAM Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pApanI niMdA 119 ja vAparanAranI hiMsAvRtti sUcavanArA hoya che evo niyama nathI. huM jANuM chuM ke evAM vizepaNo taddana yogya ane saMpUrNapaNe lAgu paDanArA hoya to paNa jenI sAme te vaparAyAM hoya tenI sAme mAraphADa karAvavA khAtara jo te vAparavAmAM AvyAM hoya to te harakoI sthaLa agara prasaMge hiMsAnI nizAnI che; paNa e ja yathArtha vize paNa jyAre sAmAne evI nirbharcanA karIne tenI TevamAMthI choDavavAne khAtara agara to zrotAjanone evA mANasanI saMgata tajavAnuM kahevA khAtara vAparavAmAM AvyAM hoya tyAre temAM kazuMye ajugatuM nathI. hiMdu dharmagraMtho dukhonI evI nirbharsanAthI bharapUra che. evAonI upara temAM niMdAnA zabdonA varasAda varasAvela che. tulasIdAsajI dayAdharmanA mUrtimaMta avatAra hatA. paNa temaNe sudhdhAM rAmanA zatruone lagatAM je vizeSaNothI rAmAyaNa bharyuM che te vizeSaNonI bhAgye ja koI vizapaNa sarasAI karI zakaze. emANa ghaNAMkharAM nAma ja evAM AvyAM che ke je pote ja e duSTonA koI ne koI duSTa guNa sUcavatAM hoya. ane Izu khrirate paNa jemane teNe kALotarA sApa, pAMkhaDI ane dhoLI kabaronI olAda' kahyA temanI upara IzvarI kopa UtaravAnuM zApavacana uccAratAM AMcako khAdho zuM? buddha bhagavAne paNa dharmane nAme nirdoSa bakarAMonA bhoga ApavA nIkaLelAone mATe vAparelAM vize paNa mulAyama hatAM zuM? kurAna zuM, chaMda avaratA zuM, koI dharmagraMtha evAM vizeSaNonA upayoga vinAno nathI. eTaluM ja ke AmAMnA eke purupanA e vize paNa vAparavAmAM duSTa hetu nahoto. temane to mAtra temanI sAmenI vyaktio agara vastuone yathArtharUpe varNavavI hatI ane tene mATe temane bhApA paNa eTalI ja sacoTa pasaMda kaQI paDI ke ApaNane sArA ane narasA vacceno bheda tatkALa samajAya. ATaluM kahyA pachI lekhakanA bAkInA abhiprAya joDe huM alabatta maLato chuM ke sarakAra agara tenA amaladArone varNavavAmAM atyAre ApaNe jeTalo saMyama batAvazuM teTaluM ApaNA lAbhanuM che. atyAre ApaNAmAM ja eTalI vikAra ane eTalI badagoI bharelAM che ke ApaNe haraghaDI kaDavI bhASAmAM na ja UtarIe. ane A sarakArano sauthI sArAmAM sAro upayoga to ApaNe e karIe ke tenI hastI ja samULagI bhUlI Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda jaIe ane eno leza paNa saMbaMdha ApaNane pADanAro che ema gaNI enI AbhaDacheTa mAnI ApaNA jIvanamAMthI ane jeTalI banI zake teTalI khaseDI melIe. 120 vIvana, 20-11-1921, pA. 96 66. kurItione tiraskAro, mANasone nahIM ('eka aMgrejI sannArInA AzIrvAda'(noMdhamAMthI)nA phakarAomAMthI) eka aMgreja sannArIe gAMdhIjIne asahakAranI laDatane potAnA AzIrvAda Apato patra lakhyo che. te vize gAMdhIjI lakhe che ke, ''huM vAcakane A patramAM bhAgIdAra banAvuM chuM emAM saMkoca nathI ema nathI. taTastha rIte lakhAyo hovA chatAM te khUba ja aMgata che. mArAmAM ahaMkAra nathI evI mane AzA che. mArrI nirbaLatA huM pUrepUrI samajuM chuM evuM mane lAge che. paraMtu IzvaramAM ane tenI zakti tathA premamAM mArI zraddhA avicaLa che. huM to kuMbhAranA hAthamAM mATI jevo chuM, eTale gItAnI bhASAmAM kahuM to A badhI prazaMsA meM tene caraNe dharI che. huM eTaluM svIkAruM chuM ke A jAtanA AzIrvAda zaktidAyaka nIvaDe che. paraMtu A patra pragaTa karavAno mAro hetu to dareka sAcA asahakArIne, je ahiMsAne mArge te prayANa karI rahyo che temAM protsAhana ApavAno ane khoTA asahakArIone temanI bhUlomAMthI rokavAno che. A eka taddana sAcI laData che. tiraskAra karanArA mANaso emAM hovA chatAM e tiraskAranI laData nathI. e zuddha ane nirbheLa prema para maMDAyelI laData che. aMgrejA pratye ke A dRSTihIna vahIvaTadAro sAthe potAnI dRSTihInatAne lIdhe joDAyelA loko pratye jo mane saheja paNa tiraskAra thayo to A laDatamAMthI chUTA thavAnI mArAmAM hiMmata che. IzvaramAM ane tenI karuNAmAM eTale ke tenA nyAyamAM jene saheja paNa zraddhA hoya te manuSyono tiraskAra karI zakato nathI. chatAM sAthe sAthe teNe manuSyonI kurItiono tiraskAra to karavo ja joIe. paraMtu potAnAmAM pAra vagaranA doSo rahelA hovAthI Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ huM duSkarmone dhikakAruM chuM, vyaktione nahIM 121 ane pote hamezAM dayAno bhUkhyo hovAthI potAne doSa dekhAya tevAone teNe dhikakAravA na joIe. eTale A laDatano hetu aMgrejo ane AkhI duniyA sAthe maitrI bAMdhavAno che. khoTI khuzAmata karIne e na thaI zake, paNa hiMdustAnamAMnA aMgrejone spaSTa rIta eTaluM kahIne ja thaI zake ke temanA mArgo hAnikAraka che ane teo tene vaLagI raheze tyAM sudhI temanI sAthe ame sahakAra karavAnA nathI. A rItanA vicAramAM ApaNI bhUla thatI haze to paNa ApaNe temanuM kaMI paNa kharAba icchatA nathI ane temane hAthe sahana karavA taiyAra chIe eTale Izvara ApaNane mApha karaze. paraMtu huM A lakhI rahyo chuM eTalI ja khAtarIthI jo ApaNe sAcA hoIzuM to ApaNI yAtanAe jema "eka aMgreja sannArI'nI AMkho ughADI nAkhI tema te temanI AMkhamAM pANa ughADI nAkhaze.'' navaMvana. ra9-1-1922, pA. 170 67. huM duSkarmone dhikakAruM chuM, vyakitaone nahIM ("zuM aMgrejone dhikkAruM chuM' mAMthI) A saMsAramAM koIno paNa tiraskAra karavA huM mane asamartha mAnuM chuM. IzvaraparAyaNatAthI khUba saMyama keLavIne meM cALIsa varSa thayAM koIno paNa laeNpa karavAnuM choDI dIdhuM che. A bahu moTo dAvo che e jANuM chuM. chatAM atyaMta namratApUrvaka huM tene rajU karuM chuM. paNa jyAM jyAM duSkarma vartatuM hoya tyAM tyAM tene dhikakAravA to huM samartha chuM ja ane dhikAruM paNa chuM. aMgrejoe je zAsana praNAlI hiMdustAnamAM UbhI karI che tene huM dhikakAruM chuM, teno hepa karuM chuM. aMgreja varga hiMdustAnamAM zirajorI karI rahyo che teno huM pUrepUro ApI chuM. hiMdustAnane nirdayapaNe cUsavAnI nItine huM hRdayathI dhikakAruM chuM ane te ja pramANe je dhRNita prathAne mATe karoDo hiMdu javAbadAra thaI paDyA che te aspRzyatAne paNa huM dhikakAruM chuM. paNa nathI huM dhikakArato zirajorI karanAra aMgrejane ke nathI dhikakAratAM hiMdune. je je premanA upAyo mArAthI laI zakAya Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda tema che te te upAyo vaDe temane sudhAravA huM prayatna karuM chuM. mArA asahakAranA mULamAM tiraskAra nahIM paNa prema che. mAro jAtigata dharma mane koIno paNa tiraskAra karavAno sakhata pratibaMdha kare che. A sAdo paNa bhavya siddhAMta huM bAra varSano hato tyAre mArA pAThyapustakamAMthI zIkhyo chuM. hajI sudhI te vakhatanI mArI zraddhA mane vaLagI rahI che. divase divase te vadhAre makakama thatI jAya che. mane tenI dhUna che. mATe huM dareka aMgrejane ke jene A mitronI mAphaka gerasamaja thayela hovAne saMbhava che tene khAtarI ApavAnI rajA lauM chuM ke kadI paNa huM aMgrejonA kaeNpano aparAdhI nahIM banuM, - 1921mAM je ghora yuddha meM karyuM tevuM pharI karavuM paDe to paNa. paNa e yuddha ahiMsAmaya haze, nirmaLa haze, ane satyane AdhAre laDAze. mArA premamAM koI paNa bahiSkRta nathI. huM musalamAno ane hiMduone cAhuM ane aMgrejono kaeNpa karuM e na banI zake. kema ke Aje mane hiMdumusalamAnonuM vartana ekaMdare gamatuM hoya eTalA ja khAtara jo huM temane cAhato hoIza to jyAre huM temanI rItabhAtathI nArAja thaIza tyAre tarata ja temano tiraskAra karavA maMDIza. ane game tyAre huM baMnenA vartanathI nAkhuza thAuM evuM bane. bIjAnI bhalAI upara je premanuM astitva che te premamAM vaNikavRtti ja hoya; jyAre kharo prema AtmavismaraNa karAve che ane kazo badalo nathI mAgato. kharo prema Adarza hiMdu patnInA prema jevo che. dAkhalA tarIke sItAjI. rAmacaMdrajIe jyAre temane bhabhUkatI javALAmAM praveza karavAnI AjJA karI tyAre paNa temanA aMtaramAM rAmacaMdrajIne vize nirmaLa prema ja hato. temAM sItAjInuM to kalyANa ja hatuM, kema te jAgrata hatAM. temaNe sabaLatAthI balidAna karyuM, nirbaLatAthI nahIM. prema e duniyAnuM vadhumAM vadhu asarakAraka hathiyAra che; chatAM te kalpI nahIM zakAya eTaluM namra che. navarSAvana, 9-8-1925, pA. 385-6 Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68. IzvaranA astitvane mAnavuM e zuM khoTI mAnyatA che? (phranTIara noMdha-3'mAMthI -pyArelAla) iralAmiyA kaoNlejanA eka adhyApaka emane potAne na 2 jamAnAnA ghaNA lokone mUMjhave che te - Izvara vizenI AstikatAnA - prazna laIne gAMdhIjI pAse AvyA hatA. emaNe gAMdhIjIne pUchayuM, ''Apane IzvaranA astitva vize AsthA che, ene mATe AdhAra zo che? Apano anubhava zo che?'' gAMdhIjI kahe: "Ane vize dalIla kadI na thaI zake. tame e vAta dalIlathI bIjA AgaLa siddha karI batAvavAnuM kahe to huM hArI jAuM, paNa huM tamane eTaluM kahI zakuM chuM ke tame ne huM A oraDAmAM beThA chIe e vAtanI mane jeTalI khAtarI che enA karatAM vadhAre khAtarI IzvaranA astitva vize che. vaLI huM tamane mArI e sAkSI paNa ApI zakuM chuM ke huM kadAca havA ne pANI vinA jIvI zakuM paNa Izvara vinA na jIvI zakuM. tame mArI AMkho bhale phoDI nAkho, paNa ethI huM marI nahIM jAuM. tame mAruM nAka kApI nAkho, paNa ethI huM marI nahIM jAuM. paNa tame mArI Izvara vizenI AsthA uDAvI do, to mArA bAra vAgI javAnA. tame Ane vahema kaDavo hoya to bhale kahyuM, paNa huM kabUla karuM chuM ke e vahema sevavo mane game che, jema huM nAno hato tyAre kaMIka kara AvI paDe tyAre huM rAmanAma leto. mArI eka gharaDI dAIe mane e zIkhaveluM.'' ''paNa e vahema Apane mATe jarUrano hato ema Apane lAge che?'' ''hA, mane TakAvI rAkhavAne jarUrano hato.' phinanayaMdhu, 15-5-1938, pA. 77 1 22 Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 69. buddhi ane tenuM sthAna ('gAMdhIjInA tArIkha vagaranA pro. pI. jI. meMgyusane lakhelA patra'mAMthI) buddhine potAnuM sthAna che ja, paNa teNe hRdayane sthAne besI na javuM joIe. tema tamArA jIvananA athavA tamArI oLakhANanA koI eka buddhizALI mANasanA koI paNa covIsa kalAkone tapAsI jazo, to tamane jaNAze ke e samaya daramiyAna thayelAM lagabhaga badhAM kAryo lAgaNIthI thayelAM hoya che, buddhithI nahIM. AmAMthI dhaDo e maLe che ke buddhi eka vAra khIlI gayA pachI potAnA svabhAva pramANe potAnI meLe ja tenuM kAma kare che, ane jo haiyuM cokhuM hoya to je kaMI vahema bhareluM ke anItimaya hoya teno te tyAga kare che. buddhi a cokIdAra che ane je te bAraNe sadA jAgrata ane acalita dazAmAM rahe to te potAne sthAne che ema kahevAya. ane huM dAvo karuM chuM ke A kArya te AzramamAM bajAve ja che. jIvana eTale kartavya eTale karyo. jyAre buddhithI - tarkathI karmono cheda uDAvI devAmAM Ave, tyAre buddhi pacAvI pADanAra banI jAya che ane ene dUra karavI ja rahI. banavaMdhu, 12-12-1948, pA. 3pa0 70. dharmanuM prAmANya ('sAptAhika patra'mAMthI) sadharmanuM prAmANya Apa zAmAM mAno cho? ja0 (chAtI tarapha AMgaLI karIne) ahIM che. huM dareka dharmazAstra vize, tema gItA vize paNa, mArI buddhi calAvuM chuM. zAstravacanane mArI buddhinI jagA levA nathI deto. huM mAnuM chuM kharo ke jagatanA mukhya dharmagraMtho Izvaraprerita che, paNa e bevaDI cALaNImAMthI " Ine Ave che eTale pUrA zuddha nathI rahetA. eka to e ' .navI pi ke pegaMbaranI 124 Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vahema vi. zraddhA 1 25 mAraphate Ave che ne pachI bhAgyakAronI TIkAomAM thaIne pasAra thAya che. emAMthI kazuM IzvaranI pAsethI parabAruM nathI AvatuM. aMka ja vacana meMgyu eka rUpamAM Ape to jaoNna bIjA rUpamAM Ape. huM dharmagraMthone IzvarapraNIta mAnuM chuM. chatAM mArI buddhi calAvyA vinA raheto nathI. paNa mArI sthiti vize tamArA manamAM gerasamaja na thAya. huM zraddhAne paNa mAnuM chuM. huM mAnuM chuM ke keTalIka vastuo buddhithI para che, tyAM buddhi cAlI zakatI nathI - jema ke IzvaranuM astitva. game teTalI dalIla mArI e zraddhAne caLAvI na zake; atiprakhara buddhivALo mANasa mane dalIlamAM mAta kare toye huM to kahyA ja karuM ke 'toye Izvara to jhinayaMdhu, 6-12-1936, pA. 307 71. vahema vi. zraddhA zAMtiniketananA kavi jema te mahAna saMsthAnA tema mArA paNa gurUdeva che. svecchAe svIkArelA dakSiNa AphrikAnA amArA lAMbA dezavaTAthI ame pAchAM AvyAM tyAre mane ane mArAMne tyAM Azaro maLyo hato. paNa amArI vacce amuka daSThibheda hatA ema gurUdeve ane meM tarata joI lIdhuM hatuM. paraMtu matabhedane kAraNe amAro paraspara prema kadI ocho thayo nathI; ane bihAranA bhUkaMpane meM aspRzyatAnA daMDarUpe gaNyo te viza gurudeva hamaNA ja nivedana karyuM che tenAthI paNa te ghaTavAno nathI. amane mArI bhUla thaI lAge to potAno virodha darzAvavAno saMpUrNa adhikAra sto. mane emane vize UMDuM mAne che. eTale bIjA koI TIkAkAra karatAM emanI vAta huM vadhAre tatparatAthI dhyAnamAM lauM ema chuM. paNa emanuM nivedana huM traNa vAra vAMcI gayo te chatAM je meM A patramAM lakhyuM che tene huM vaLagI rahuM chuM. tarata jevA thAya Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 26 | hiMdu dharmanuM hArda eTale nIce huM tenI nakala ApuM chuM.* * A lekhamAM jaNAvyA mujabanuM che. ravindranAtha TAgoranuM nivedana nIce pramANe ''amuka loko aspRzyatAnI rUDhine aMdhapaNe anusare che. ene lIdhe enA vinAzaka kopane sAru jANe khAsa pasaMda karelA bihAranA amuka bhAga upara bhagavAnano roSa Utaryo ema mahAtmAjIne kahetA jANIne mane sakheda Azcarya thayuM che. A eTalA mATe vizeSa duHkhanI vAta che ke ApaNA dezabaMdhuono moTo bhAga AvI azAstrIya daSTi saheje svIkAre che. bhautika ApattinuM anivArya ane eka ja kAraNa bhautika ja hoya che, evI sIdhI vAta mAre karavI paDe che temAM mane haNApada lAge che. jenA amalamAM bhagavAna pote vacce paDatA nathI evA vizvaniyamanI anivAryatA ApaNe na mAnIe to AvA saMkaTane prasaMge bhagavAnanI gatimAM ApaNe nyAya joI zakIe nahIM. sRSTinA banAvane nItiniyama sAthe saMbaMdha che, ema mAnIe to mANasanA bhaMDA hAla karIne ene sadAcAra zIkhavanArI kudarata karatAM mANasa nItidaSTie zreSTha che ema ApaNe kabUla karavuM paDe. kAraNa ke je vadhAre zikSAne pAtra hoya evA dUra rahevAne kAraNe surakSita bIjA loko upara chApa pADavA sAru koI sudharelo rAjyakartA aspRzya jAtinAM bALaka ane moTera sahita je hAthamAM Ave enA upara avivekIpaNe hAtha calAve ema ApaNe kadI kalpI zakIe nahIM. ghora anyAyathI mukta hoya evo mAnavaitihAsano koI kALa ApaNe batAvI zakatA nathI to paNa ApaNe joIe chIe ke durAcAranA gaDha hajI aDaga UbhA che, dayAjanaka daridratA ane bhUkhe maratA kheDUtanA ajJAna upara tAgaDadhinnA karanArAM kArakhAnAM tema ja jyAM je vAraMvAra guno karavAnA paravAnArUpa hoya che evA gunegArane daMDavAnA kAyadA jyAM cAlatA hoya che evA jagatanA sarva bhAgamAMnAM kedakhAnAM hajI acaLa UbhAM che. A uparathI cokhuM jaNAya che ke samAjanA naitika pAyAmAM bhayAnaka taraDa dekhAvA mATe ane saMskRtionI nIce suraMga kUTe tyAM lagI jema nirdayatAno asahya bhAra bharAto jAya che te bhAranI gurutvAkarSaNanA niyama upara lezamAtra asara thatI nathI. kharekhara karuNa vAta to e che ke sRSTinA banAvane mahAtmAjIe je durupayoga karyo che te emanA karatAM emanA virodhIonA mAnasane ghaNo vadhAre anukULa che ane teoe emane ane emanA anuyAyIone A divyakopane sAru javAbadAra gaNavAne A taka sAdhI hota to mane lezamAtra Azcarya na thAta. ApaNe to evI zraddhAmAM pUrA surakSita chIe ke ApaNAM pApa game teTalAM pracaMDa hoya to paNa tenAthI sRSTinuM maMDANa vaNasI zake nahIM. dharma ane pApI, dhamadha ane rUDhibhaMjaka ApaNe tenA upara AdhAra rAkhI zakIe. enI adabhuta preraNAthI mahAtmAjIe enA dezabaMdhuonA manamAMthI bhaya ane durbaLatA kADhI nAkhyAM che tene sAru ApaNe emanA atyaMta traNI chIe, eTale je svataMtratA ane svamAna sAme ApaNane tagaDanArI badhI aMdhazaktinuM mULa che te jaDatAne poSe evA koI zabda emanA mukhamAMthI nIkaLe tyAre ApaNane bahu AghAta thAya che.'' Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vahema vi. zradrA tinavelImAM bhUkaMpa ane aspRzyatAno meM prathama saMbaMdha joDyo tyAre huM pUrNa vicArapUrvaka ane aMtaranA UMDANamAMthI bolyo hato. je huM mAnato hato te meM kahyuM, bhautika banAvanAM bhautika tema ja AdhyAtmika pariNAma paNa Ave che ema meM bahu divasathI mAnyuM che. AnAthI UlaTo siddhAMta paNa huM eTalo ja sAco mAnuM chuM. bhUkaMpa mAre mana Izvarano taraMga athavA kevaLa aMdhazaktionA meLApanuM pariNAma nahoto. bhagavAnanA sarve kAyadA tema ja teno amala ApaNe samajatA nathI. vidvAnamAM vidvAna vijJAnI ke jJAnInuM jJAna rajanA paramANu jevuM che. jo bhagavAna mAre sAru mArA pArthiva pitA jevI vyakti nathI to te enA karatAM anaMtagaNo adhika che. mArA jIvananI jhINAmAM jhINI vigatamAM anuM zAsana cAle che. pAna paNa enI icchA vinA DAlatuM nathI ema huM akSarazaH mAnuM chuM. ekeeka zvAsa huM lauM chuM te enI AjJAne AdhIna che. 123 te ane teno kAyado eka che. e kAyado bhagavAna che. bhagavAna upara Aropelo guNa kevaLa guNa nathI. te pote ja guNarUpa che. bhagavAna satya, prema, kAyado ane manuSyanI cAturI jene kalpI zake evI lakSAvadhi vastu che. jenA amalamAM bhagavAna pote vacce paDatA nathI, evA vizvaniyamanI anivAryatA gurudevanI sAthe huM paNa mAnuM chuM; kAraNa ke bhagavAna ja vizvaniyama che. paNa mAruM vaktavya e che ke ApaNe e niyama jANatA nathI athavA pUro jANatA nathI, ane ApaNane je Aphata lAge che te kevaLa ApaNA ajJAnane lIdhe ja AphatarUpa bhAse che. dukALa, rela, dharatIkaMpa ane evA utpAta bhautika kAraNamAtrathI utpanna thayelA lAge topaNa mAre mana eno manuSyanA AcAra sAthe game tema paNa saMbaMdha hoya che. eTale mane tatkALa sphUryuM ke bhUkaMpa aspRzyatAnA pApanI zikSArUpa hato. aspRzyatA viruddha pracArarUpa mArA aparAdhane kAraNe bhUkaMpa thayo ema kahevAno sanAtanIne avazya saMpUrNa adhikAra che. mArA maMtavyamAM pazcAttApa ane Atmazuddhine mATe AmaMtraNa che. kudaratanA kAyadAnA amala vize mAruM saMpUrNa ajJAna huM kabUla karuM chuM. paNa joka nAstika AgaLa IzvaranuM astitva sAbita karavA huM azakta re...... Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda chuM, chatAM jema huM Izvarane mAnyA vinA rahI zakatA nathI, te ja pramANe aspRzyatA ane bhUkaMpanA saMbaMdha mana sahaje sUjhI Ave che to paNa huM tene siddha karI zakuM tema nathI. mAruM mAnavuM khoTuM Thare to paNa enAthI mane ane mArA jevA zraddhALune lAbha ja che. kAraNa ke aspRzyatA mahApAtaka che ema mAnIne cAlatAM Atmazuddhi pratye amAro prayatna vadhAre tIvra banaze. AvI kalpanAmAM bhaya che te huM rUDI rIta jANuM chuM. paNa mArA ravajana upara vipatti Ave tyAre mArA maMtavyanI ghoSaNA jo huM upahAsanI bIkathI na karuM to huM asatya ane kAyaratAnA dopa bharAuM. bhUkaMpanI bhautika asara tarata bhulAze ane thoDe aMze eno upAya paNa banaze. paNa jo te aspRzyatAnA pApa sAru IzvarI koparUpa hoya ane jo ApaNe te pApanuM prAyazcitta na karIe to bahu bhUMDI thAya. gurudevane je zraddhA che ke ApaNAM pApa game eTalAM pracaMDa hoya to paNa tenAthI sRSTinuM maMDANa vaNasI zake nahIM, te zraddhA mane nathI. UlaTuM huM to ema mAnuM chuM ke A maMDANane bhAMgavAmAM koI paNa kavaLa bhautika kAraNa karatAM ApaNAM pApa vadhAre moTo bhAga bhajave che. jaDa ane jIva vacce abhedya saMbaMdha che. enAM pariNAmanA ApaNA ajJAnane lIdhe te saMbaMdha bahu gUDha lAge che ane ApaNane bhayabhIta kare che, paNa ajJAnathI saMbaMdha chUTI jAya nahIM. e saMbaMdhanI jaNa sAkSAtkAra karyo che evA ghaNAe eka - aMka bhautika ApattimAMthI AdhyAtmika unnati siddha karI che. sRSTinA banAva ane mANasanI nIti vacce je saMbaMdha che temAM mane evI gADha zraddhA che ke tethI karIne huM bhagavAnanI vadhAre samIpa jaI zakuM chuM. namra banuM chuM, ane enI AgaLa UbhA rahevA sAruM vadhAre taiyAra banuM chuM. mArA agAdha ajJAnane kAraNe mArA virodhIo upara prahAra karavAmAM ja evI mAnyatAne huM vAparuM to te mAnyatA adhama vAhama gaNAya. nirvidhu, 18-12-1934, pA. 396 Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vahema vi. zraddhA 126 (prArthanA karIe'mAMthI) mANasa jyAre ThAM paDe che tyAre te uThADavA mATe bhagavAnane prArthanA kare che. e nodhArAno AdhAra che, evI aMka tAmila kahevata che. viTAnI bhayAnaka vipatti mANasane dimUDha banAvI de che. punardhaTanAnA sarva prayatno enI AgaLa phAMphAM che. e Aphata vize pUrNa satya to kadAca kadI nahIM jANI zakAya. marI gayelA mANasA pharI jIvatA thaI zakavAnA nathI. manuSyathI thaI zake eTalA prayatna to karavo ja joIe. je loko pAchaLa rahI gayA che temane madada apAvI ja joIe. jeTalI punarghaTanA thaI zake evI haze teTalI karavAmAM Avaze ja. paNa A badhuM ne e jAtanuM bIjuM ghaNuM prArthanAnI avejImAM kadI na cAlI zake. pANa prArthanA karavI ja zA mATe? Izvara jo hoya to tene A banAvanI khabara nahIM hoya ? ene prArthanA karIe to ja zuM e potAnuM kartavya karI zake? nA, Izvarane kazAnI yAda ApavAnI jarUra nathI. e to dareka jaNanA hRdayamAM vase che. enI rajA sivAya kaMI ja banatuM nathI. ApaNI prArthanA e to ApaNA hRdayanuM zodhana che. prArthanA ApaNane yAda devaDAve che ke enA AdhAra vinA ApaNe nirAdhAra chIe. prArthanA vinA - IzvaranA AzIrvAda vagara manuSyano game eTalo puruSArtha phogaTa che evA cokakasa bhAna vagara - koI paNa puruSArtha pUro thavAno nathI. prArthanA ApaNane namratA zIkhave che. e Atmazuddhi karavAnuM, aMtarane zodhavAnuM uddabodhana kare che. bihAranA dharatIkaMpa vakhate meM je kaheluM ke mAre atyAre paNa kahevuM joIe. dareka bhautika ApattinI pAchaLa Izvarano hetu rahelo hoya che. saMpUrNatAe pahoMceluM vijJAna Aje jema grahaNo vize ApaNane kahe che tema eka divasa dharatIkaMpa kyAre thavAnA che enI paNa agAuthI khabara ApI zake e saMbhavita che. e mAnavIbuddhino eka navo vijaya Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hAI thaze. paNa evA anaMta vijayI thAya toye nathI AtmAnI zuddhi thavAnI nathI. e zuddhi vinA jagatamAM kazAnI kiMmata nathI. ApaNe jema bihAranI vipatti bhUlI gayA chIe tema A navI vipatti paNa bhUlI javAnA. jeo aMtarazuddhinI jarUra mAne che temane mArI vinaMtI che ke teo prArthanA kare ke ApaNe AvI AphatonI pAchaLa rahelo IzvarI hetu samajI zakIe, e vipattio ApaNane namra banAve, ane jyAre ApaNA sarajanahAranuM notaruM Ave tyAre enI sAme UbhA rahevAne ApaNane taiyAra kare, ane ApaNAM mAnavI bhAIbhADuM game te hoya toya temanI ApattimAM bhAga levAne ApaNe hamezAM tatpara rahIe. mbinavaMdhu, 9-6-1935, pA. 100 (prArthanAno marma' mAMthI) kaveTAnA dharatIkaMpa mATe lokone prArthanA ane prAyazcitta karavAnI salAha ApanArI thoDIka lITIo meM gaye aThavADiye lakhI te uparathI keTaloka khAnagI patravyavahAra thayo che. eka patralekhaka pUche che: ''bihAranA dharatIkaMpa vakhate Ape kaheluM ke ane savarNa hiMduoe aspRzyatAnA pApanI sajA mAnavI joIe. tyAre A kaveTAno vadhAre bhIpaNa kaMpa kayA pApane mATe haze?'' lekhakane A prazna pUchavAno adhikAra che. jema meM bihAra vize kahyuM te vicArapUrvaka kaheluM te ja pramANe kaveTA vizeno lekha paNa vicArapUrvaka lakhyo che. A prArthanA mATenuM AmaMtraNa e AtmAno talasATa che. prArthanA e pazcAttApanI nizAnI che; vadhAre sArA, vadhAre zuddha thavAnI AturatAnI sUcaka che. prArthanAparAyaNa mANasa bhautika vipattione IzvarI sajA lekhe che. e vyaktio tema ja rASTro baMnene mATe hoya che. badhI sajA lokone sarakhA coMkAvatI nathI. keTalIka sajA mAtra vyakitaone ja lAgu paDe che; bIjI keTalIka maMDaLona athavA rASTrone sahejasAja ja lAgu paDe che. kavaTAnA jevI ApattiothI ApaNe stabdha banI jaIe chIe. Apatti roja roja paDavA lAge Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vahema vi. zraddhA eTale ene vize atipazciyathI AvatI avajJA AvI jAya che. dharatIkaMpa roja thatA hota to enA tarapha ApaNuM dhyAna paNa na jAta. A karvaTAnA kaMpathI paNa ApaNAM manamAM bihAranA kaMpathI thayelI eTalI vyathA nathI UpajI. paNa AkhA jagatano evo anubhava che ke jyAre jyAre vipatti paDe tyAre samaju mANasa ghUMTaNiye paDe che. te mAne che ke e enAM pApano Izvare vALelo javAba che ne tethI pote have pachI sAruM vartana rAkhavuM joIe. enAM pApathI e atizaya nirbaLa banI gayo hoya che, ne e nirbaLatAmAM te bhagavAnane vahAre dhAvA pokAra kare che. AmAM karoDa manuSyoe potA para paDelI vipattino Atmazuddhine mATe upayoga karyA che. rASTro para vipatti paDe tyAre temaNe bhagavAnanI madada mAgyAnAM dRSTAtAM jANyAM che. temaNe bhagavAnanI AgaLa namra banIne prArthanA, prAyazcitta ane AtmazuddhinA divaso TharAvyA che. meM navI ke maulika evI kazI vastu sUcavI nathI. anAvasthA e phezana manAya che evA A jamAnAmAM strIpurane pazcAttApa karavAnuM kahevuM emAM kaMIka hiMmatanI jarUra paDe ja che. paNa huM hiMmatane mATe kazo yaza laI zakuM ema nathI. kema ke mArI nirbaLatAo ke vicitratAo jagajAhera che. jema huM bihAra ane bihArIone jANuM chuM ema kaMTAne jANato hota to kavaMTAnAM pApanAM ullekha huM jarUra karata; jAke aspRzyatA e jema bihAra akalAnuM pApa nahotuM tema e pApo ekalA kaveTAnAM na hoya ema banI zake, paNa ApaNe sahu - rAjyakartA tema ja prajA - jANIe chIe ke ApaNe vyaktigata tema ja rASTrIya evAM ghaNAM pApono javAba devAno rahelo che. A saune pazcAttApa, prArthanA ane namratAne mATe AmaMtraNa che. sAcI prArthanAmAMthI niSkriyatA pedA nathI thatI. emAMthI to avirata, ni: svArtha kAryane mATe zakti ne utsAha padA thAya che. svArthano vicAra karI ALasu besI rahenAra kadI Amazuddhi karI zakato ja nathI; e to niHsvArthapaNa udyama karanArane ja prApta thAya che. fjhanavaMdhu, 16-6-1935, pA. 108 Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72. zraddhA vi. buddhi mAMDalathI eka ema.bI.bI.esa. DaoNkTare eka praznamALA mokalI che emAMno pahelo prazna A che : 'Ape. yaMga nDiyAmAM eka vAra Apano abhiprAya jaNAvelo ke jyAM buddhinI gati aTakI jAya che tyAMthI zraddhAnI zarUAta thAya che. eTale huM dhAruM chuM jo koI mANasa evI vastu mAne jene vize te kaMI kAraNa na ApI zake, to Apa ene zraddhA kaho. tyAre e uparathI ema cokhkhuM nathI dekhAtuM ke zraddhA eTale buddhithI UlaTI mAnyatA ? koI mANasa buddhi batAve ethI UlaTuM mAne to emAM satya ke nyAya che ema Apane lAge che kharuM? huM to mAnuM chuM ke evI rItanI mAnyatA e mUrkhAI che. ApanuM vaDIlI magaja ene zuM kaheze e huM nathI jANato. jo Apano vicArA mArA jevo ja hoya to 45 zraddhAne mUrkhAI sivAya bIjuM kazuM nAma nahIM Apo?'' A DaoNkTarasAheba jo mane kSamA kare to huM kahuM ke emanA savAla parathI jaNAya che ke teo mArA kathananuM tAtparya samajyA ja nathI. je vastu buddhithI para che te buddhithI UlaTI nathI. buddhithI UlaTI mAnyatA eTale AMdhaLI zraddhA. e ghaNI vAra to vahema hoya che. je vastunI sAbitI ApI zakAya ema hoya te vastu sAbitI vinA mAnI levAnuM koIne kahevuM e buddhithI UlTuM che kharuM. dAkhalA tarIke, koI mANasane kazI sAbitI ApyA vinA kahevAmAM Ave ke trikoNanA khUNAono saravALo be kATakhUNA barAbara che ema mAnI lo, to e buddhithI UlaTuM che. paNa jo koI anubhavI mANasa Izvara che e vastu pota tarkathI puravAra na karI zake chatAM bIjAne e mAnI levAnuM kahe, to te namrapaNe potAnI maryAdA kabUla karI le che, ane sAmAna potAnuM anubhavavAkaca zraddhAthI svIkArI levAnuM kahe che. emAM to kevaLa palA mANasanI vizvAsapAtratAno ja savAla rahyo. jIvananA sAmAnya vyavahAramAM ApaNe jemanA para vizvAsa rAkhavAnuM pasaMda karIe chIe evA mANasonuM vacana ApaNe zraddhApUrvaka svIkArI laIe chIe ane emAM ApaNe kacAM ghaNI vAra chetarAtA nathI ? tyAre jIvana ane maraNanA savAlomAM ApaNe duniyAbharanA RSimunionuM ApnavAkaca, emanuM anubhavavacana kema na svIkArIe ? teo kahe che ke izvara che, ane satya ane 132 1 Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraddhA vi. buddhi 133 niSpApatA (ahiMsA)nI sAdhanA dvArA IzvaranuM darzana thaI zake che e vacana ApaNe kema kharuM na mAnIe? mane ghaNA DaoNkTaro sAjA na karI zakyA hoya chatAMye A patralekhaka DaoNkaTara mane emanI potAnI davA zraddhApUrvaka levAnuM kahe to ta ajugatuM na gaNAya. te ja pramANe, je jAtapurAvA AkhI duniyAnA saMtAe Apyo che tenA para zraddhA rAkhavAnuM huM emane kahyuM to te paNa eTaluM ja vajUdavALuM che. huM ema kahevAnI hiMmata karuM chuM ke zraddhA vinA to A duniyA kSAravAramAM zUnyamAM maLI jAya. je mANasoe prArthanA ane tapasyAthI pavitra thayeluM jIvana gALyuM che ema ApaNe mAnIe tenA buddhizuddha anubhavono ApaNe upayoga karavI enuM nAma na rAcI zraddhA. tethI, ati prAcIna yugamAM thaI gayelA kapi, pegaMbaro ane avatAra para zraddhA rAkhavI e naryo vahema nathI, paNa aMtaramAM UMDe UMDe je AdhyAtmika bhUkha rahelI che tenI vRti che. eTale, ApaNA AcAramAM anusaravAne mATe huM namratApUrvaka e sUtra mUkuM chuM ke je vastunI pratyakSa rasAbitI ApI zakAya ema hoya tene zraddhAthI mAnI levAnI sApha nA paDavIane je vastu jAtianubhava vinA bIjI rIte puravAra na thaI zake evI ja na hoya tene ni:saMzayapaNe zraddhAthI svIkArI levI. patralekhakanAM bIjo savAla A che : ''9mI Disembara, 1926nA vaMn fmAM koI chApAmAMthI eka utAro pragaTa thayelo ke Do. haraDa blejhara nAmanA eka zakhase potAnuM maraNa najIka AvatuM jaIne ane potAnA maraNa pachI dIkarInI saMbhALa lenAra koI nathI ema lAgavAthI dIkarIne kalorophorma ApI dIdhuM hatuM. enA para kesa cAlatAM ene saMpUrNa nirdoSa TharAvIne choDI mUkavAmAM Avyo. DaoN. blejharanA vakIla mi. hAurIe kahyuM, 'apaMga chokarI bIjAo para bojo thaI paDe e sthiti aTakAvI, emAM blejhare yogya ane nItizuddha kAma karyuM che.' Ane vize Ape Apano abhiprAya Apelo ke, ko. blejhare dIkarIne jIva lIdho e khoTuM karyuM kAraNa eNe potAnI AsapAsanA lokonI dayAbuddhi para vizvAsa na rAkhyo. enI dIkarInI saMbhALa bIjuM koI na leta ema mAnI levAnuM ene kazuM kAraNa nahotuM.' AmAM Apa ApanA jevA vakIlane zobhe evI dalIla nathI rajU karI zakayA. e vize huM Apane pharI vicAra karI jovA vInavuM chuM, kAraNa mane lAge che ke A vAta nAnIsUnI nathI, kema ke eno artha to e thAya ke samAja upara nakAmo bojo nAkhatAM Apane Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda ApanI dharmabuddhi ADe AvatI nathI, kAraNa samAja e bojo upADI leze evI Apane zraddhA che ! AvI nirupayogI, are, hAnikAraka zrama amArAmAM na hoya to Izvarane khAtara amane mApha karajo. huM kharA aMtarathI mAnuM chuM ke ApanI AvI zraddhA hiMdustAnanA hitane atizaya nukasAna pahoMcADanArI che. . blejharanA vakIle zuM kahyuM che te juo. eNe kahyuM che ke nirupayogI chokarIne samAja para bhArarUpa thatI aTakAvI emAM che. varlejhare yogya ane nItizuddha kAma karyuM che. samAja chokarInI saMbhALa leta ke nahIM e savAla ja asthAne che. huM Apane eka prazna pUchuM: haju ghaNAM varasa hiMdustAnanI ekaniSTha sevA karyA pachI jo Apa AMdhaLA, muMgA ne baherA ItyAdi thaI jAo, athavA bIjA zabdomAM kahIe to samAjane sAru tadana nirupayogI thaI jAo, topaNa Apa ema Iccho kharA ke ApamAM hajI jIva TakI rahyo che eTalA sAru athavA Ape ATalI sarasa sevA karI eTalAnI khAtara samAja ApanuM poSaNa kare? ahiMsA vize ApanA magajamAM kevA vicitra vicAro bharelA che e huM jANato nathI, paNa mAro javAba cokho che. ghaNAM varasanI sevA pachI paNa huM samAjane tadana nirupayogI thaI jAuM to huM samAjane bhArarUpa thAuM tenA karatAM mane mArI nAkhavAmAM Ave e huM to vadhAre pasaMda karuM. kAraNa huM mAnuM chuM ke mane mArI nAkhavAmAM Ave to huM samAjane lAbhakartA nIvaDaza, kema ke e rIte je rAmAjane huM cAhuM chuM tenA parano bojo huM dUra karuM chuM. je mANaso ane jAnavare upayogI che te badhAnI saMbhALa rAkhavI e samAjano dharma che e vAta tadana judI che. '' huM avazya mAnuM chuM ke jUrIe DaoN. blejharane choDI mUkayA e barAbara chyuM, chatAM kevaLa naitika daSTithI joIe to DaoN. blejhare khoTuM karyuM. A patralekhake je riddhiAMta rajU karyA che enA kevA kevA artha nIkaLe ane emAMthI kevAM bhayaMkara pariNAma Ave e vAta te upayogitAvAdanA AvezamAM bhUlI jAya che. emanA siddhAMta pramANe to emanAM pAtAnA dhaMdho ja baMdha thaI jAya. eka navAsavA DaoNkTarane lAgyuM ke amuka dardIna sAjo nahIM karI zakAya, ane e samAja upara bAja thaI paDaze. A juvAna DaoNkaTare dardIne klaoNrophaoNrma ApIne rasvadhAma pahoMcADyo. pAchaLathI ApaNA A moTA DaoNkTare joyuM ke pelo dardI to jarUra sAjA thaI zake evo hato. have A kisAna vize A DaoNkaTara zuM kahaze? koI paNa dardInI sAravAra karatAM roga sarvathA asAdhya ja che e mAnavAmAM nathI AvatuM evuM kahevAnuM abhimAna vaidakazAstra nathI latuM? mArI vAta karuM to, huM jyAre nirupayogI ane bhArarUpa cIja thaI jAuM tyAre Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zraddhA vi. buddhi 135 mArA dezabhAI mAruM popaNa kare evI apekSA huM jarUra rAkhuM chuM - jo evI sthitimAM paNa mArAmAM jijIviSA rahI hoya to. eTaluM ja nahIM paNa evuM bane to mArA dezabhAI mAruM popaNa kare evo mane saMpUrNa vizvAsa che. A patralekhakano evo to vicAra nathIne ke duniyAnAM badhAM raktapittiyAM, AMdhaLAM ane baherAne eka rAtre laoNrophaoNrma ApIne kAyamanI madhurI nIMdaramAM suvADI devAM ? ane chatAM sAdhu Demiyena raktapittI hato, ane milTana kavi aMdha hato. manuSya eTale kevaLa A mATInI kAyA nathI, paNa anaMtagaNI ucca vastu che. patralekhakano trIjo savAla A pramANe che : 'e ja "zreyavAdavALA lekhamAM Ape lakheluM, 'ahiMsAnA pUjArI upayogitAvAdamAM siddhAMtane phUla na ja caDAvI zake. e to samasta sRSTinA zreyane arthe mathaze ane e Adarzana satya karavAnA prayatnamAM maraze. Ama bIjA jIve eTalA khAtara po maravA te haMmezAM khuzI haze.' A uparathI huM ema mAnI lauM ke jherI sApa Apane karaDe ane ApanuM maraNa nIpaje e Apa pasaMda karaze. paNa potAne bacAvavA jatAM sApane mAro nahIM ? mAruM A anumAna kharuM hoya to huM kahuM ke sApane mAravA karatAM sApa karaDe to karavA devAmAM Apa bhAremAM bhAre pApa karazo. e rIte eka nukasAnakAraka jIvatA prANIne bacAvavAno prayatna karIne, ane ApanA 'sarvodaya'ne nAme oLakhAtA Adarzane prApta karavAno prayatna karIne Apa hiMdustAnanuM bhAremAM bhAre nukasAna karazo. have Apane A spaSTa samajAyuM ke nahIM? have saunuM bhaluM karavA vizeno Apano mata Apa nahIM badalo? mane bhaya che ke AkhA jagatanuM bhaluM karavA jatAM Apa hiMdustAnanuM bhUruM karazo. Apa kabUla kare che ke Apa apUrNa mAnavI cho. tethI AkhA jagatanuM bhaluM karavuM Apane sAru azakaya che. AkhA hiMdustAnanuM badhI rIte bhaluM karavuM e paNa ApanA gajA bahAranI vAta che. tethI nirapavAdapaNe saunuM bhalAnuM tema ja bUrAnuM, upayogInuM tema ja nirupayogInuM, mANasanuM tema ja jAnavaranuM -- vadhAremAM vadhAre bhaluM karavAno DoLa karavo choDI do ane vadhAre saMkhyAnuM vadhAre bhaluM' karIne saMtoSa mAno e ja yogya che.'' A savAlanA javAba ApyA vinA cAlI zake to huM jarUra calAvuM. enuM kAraNa mArAmAM zraddhAno abhAva che ema nathI paNa mArAmAM pUratI himata nathI. paNa mArI zraddhAnI kasoTIno vakhata Ave tyAre e pramANe vartana karavAnI hiMmata mArAmAM bhale na hoya, mAre mArI zraddhA to chupAvavI na jAIe. eTale mAro javAba A che : koI paNa prANIno - sApano Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda paNa -- jIva laIne huM jIvavA mAgatA nathI. ane mAravA karatAM huM ene mane karaDavA dauM ane marI jAuM. paNa evuM bane ke jA Izvara mane evI krUra kasoTIe caDAva ane sApane mArA para humalA karavA de, to kadAca mArAmAM mavAnI hiMmata na rahe, ne mArAmAM rahelI pazuvRtti prabaLa thaI jaI A nazvara zarIrane bacAvavAne sAru huM sAyane mAravA mathuM. huM kabUla karuM chuM ke mArI zraddhA mArAmAM haju eTale aMze mUrtimaMta thaI nathI ke jethI huM bhAra daIne kahI zakuM kema ke meM sApanAM bhaya samULI kADhI nAkhyA che ane huM icchuM teTala aMze huM emane mArA mitra banAvI zakayo chuM. mArI to pUrNa zraddhA che ke ApaNe ApaNAM aMtaramAM je duSTa vikArone saMgharIe chIe tenA badalA tarIke ja Izvara sarpagyAghAdi gni prANIo upajAvyAM che. enA kiMgsa to paeNrisanI zerIomAM manuSyonAM aMtaramAM rahelAM vyAghAdi pazuone zarIra dhAraNa karIne karatAM paNa joyAM. huM mAnuM chuM ke jIvamAtra eka che, ne vicAro amuka cokakasa zarIra dhAraNa kare che. vAgha ane sApa e ApaNAM sagAM che. emane padA karIne Izvare ApaNane bUrA, duSTa ane viSaya vicArono tyAga karavAnI cetavaNI ApI che. mATe ja pRthvImAMthI jharI pazuo ane sane nAbUda karavAM hoya to mAre pote mArA aMtaramAMthI jherI vicAramAtrane nAbUda karavA joIe. je mArI adhIrAI ane ajJAnathI ane mArA zarIranI haratI laMbAvavAnI icchAthI huM jharI kahevAtAM pazuone ane sarpone mAravAnA prayatna karuM to mArAthI mArA jherI vicAro nAbUda nahIM thaI zake. evAM pIDAkAraka prANIonI sAme bacAva karavA na jatAM mAruM maraNa nIpaje, to huM marIne vadhAre sAro ane vadhAre pUrNa thaI pharI janmIza. evI zraddhA mArAmAM hoya to pachI sApamAM rahelA mArA ja jevA jIvane mAravAno irAdo huM kema rAkhuM? paNa A to tattvajJAna thayuM. huM IzvaranI prArthanA karuM chuM ane vAcako e prArthanAmAM joDAya, ke Izvara mane A tattvajJAna pramANe vartavAnI zakti Ape. kAraNa AcaraNa vinAnuM tattvajJAna a cetana vinAnA khoLiyA jevuM che. huM jANuM chuM ApaNA A dezamAM tattvajJAnanA DhagalA che ane AcaraNanAM vakhAM che. paNa huM ema paNa jANuM chuM ke je niyamone AdhAre manuSyanuM AcaraNa ghaDAya che te niyamone hajI zodhavA bAkI Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atiprAkRtika teTaluM nAkho khAMDamAM che. e zodhanI anivArya ane aTala zarata e che ke te niyamo ApaNe kevaLa marIne ja pAmI zakIzuM, mArIne kadI nahIM. ApaNe satya ane premanI sAkSAt mUrtio thavuM joIze, kAraNa Izvara satya ane premasvarUpa che. vanavana, 17-4-19ra7, pA. 260 - 1 73. atiprAkRtika teTaluM nAkho khADamAM satyazodhaka sahIthI eka sajjane lAMbA kAgaLa lakhyo che. teno sAra ahIM AvuM chuM: maMtrIzrI, vA niyA, sAheba, auraMgajheba jevA ImAnadAra musalamAne kAzI vizvanAthanA maMdirane bhraSTa karyuM ane naDI pADyuM tene vize Apa kaho cho ke tema karavAmAM teNe potAnA dharmanI viruddha vartana karyuM hatuM. Ama kahevAmAM Apa pasaMbara sAhebanA karatAM paNa islAma dharmanuM vadhAre jJAna dharAvavAno dAvo nathI karatA che kAraNa, Ape jANavuM joIe ke auraMgajhebanA Adarza je pegaMbara sAheba te pote paNa jyAre potAnA duzmanone harAvI makakAzarIphamAM dAkhala thayA tyAre temaNe te zaheranAM badhAM mUrtipUjAnAM pAtro ane sthAnono nAza karyo hato, mAtra kAbA jevI vastuone abhaMga rahevA dIdhI hatI, kAraNa ne vize temane AsthA hatI ! eTale tamAre A traNamAMthI game te eka vAtano svIkAra karavo rahyo : (1) kAM to tame ema kaho ke pegaMbara jevAe potAnA dharmanuM ullaMghana karyuM hatuM, athavA (2) pegaMbara sAhebe karelA mUrtimaMDanane tamArI rIta pramANe tame 'rUpaka' ke evuM ja kaMI nAma ApI chaTo, athavA to (3) mahamada sAhebanA jIvanacaritramAM evI koI vastu banI ja nahotI ema kaho. jo koI cotho bacAva ApanI pAse hoya to jaNAvazo. - igna sAujha vAIbIe makakA, madInA ane nAIkanI pAka jagAone bhraSTa karI te vize musalamAnomAM Aje be mata paDayA che, paNa oregejhebe je mUrti toDI hatI teno koI musalamAne virodha karyo hoya evuM mArI jANamAM nathI. e to kenA jevuM thayuM ke keTalAka sanAtanIo aspRzyatAne hiMdustAnamAMthI kADhavA mATe Apane garadana mAravA mAge che, jyAre dakSiNa AphrikAmAM hiMdIone aspRzya gaNatA gorAo paNa je temanA hAthamAM Ave to temane paNa [o] garadana mAre! Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda Ama je je dharmamAM atiprAkRtika tattvano dAvo che te badhA dharmanA siddhAMtomAM asaMgati ane paraspara virodha rahelAM jaNAze. eTale evA dharmone sudhAravA hoya to tene mADamAM nAkhIne ja sudhArI zakAya evuM mAruM mAnavuM che. yudhiSThire yakSane kahyuM che : 138 zrutirvibhinnA smRtayazya bhinnA nako muniryasya mataM pramANam dharmasya tattvaM nihitaM guhAyAm // ema dharmanuM tattva bhale guphAmAM ja rahyuM. A kAgaLamAM kaTAkSa, hAMsI ane vinoda che. emAM mArA upara je kaTAkSa che te bahu sarasa che. paNa je vastuno bacAva na thaI zake evI vastuno traNa rIte bacAva karato lakhanAre mane kampyo che. temAMthI eke bacAva huM karavA nathI mAgato. mArI samaja pramANe pegaMbara sAhebe makakAmAM je mUrti toDI ane auraMgajhebe je mUrti toDayAnuM kahevAya che tenI vacce sAmya nathI. ane jo pegaMbara sAhebe koI vAra bhUla karI hatI ema sAbita thAya topaNa tethI mAtra eTaluM ja sAbita thAya ke paMgaMbara sAheba paNa bhUlane pAtra mANasa hatA. paNa tethI te eka pegaMbara hatA ane ghaNI vAra temanAmAM khudAnAM darzana thatAM hatAM e vAta khoTI nathI TharavAnI. potAthI bhUla na ja thAya evo temaNe kadI dAvo nathI karyA. UlaTA ghaNI vAra te potAnA sAthIonI salAha letA, ane eka vAra umara sAhebe temane kahyuM ke Apane khudAnI pAsethI sIdhI vahI UtarI Ave che, Apane koInI salAha levAnI jarUra nathI, tyAre temaNe evo sacoTa javAba ApyAnuM kahevAya che ke 'jo A veLA mane khudA pAsethI vahI AvI hota to tane zA sAruM pUchavA Avata ? ' huM kAraNa vinA game te vastune 'rUpaka' karI chUTuM chuM evA to 'satyazodhaka'no Aropa nahIM hoya ema mane AzA che. mAtra mArI pAsethI vadhu kaDhAvavAne mATe ja emaNe AkSepo karyA che ema huM mAnuM chuM. game tema hoya, huM to temane ane bIjA sauna khAtarI ApavA mAguM chuM ke jyAre koI paNa ghaTanAne huM 'rUpaka' tarIke mAnuM chuM tyAre tene mATe mArI pAse sabaLa kAraNo hoya che ane aMtaraMga pramANo hoya che. vaLI kAraNa vinA huM eka vastune gapoSTaka athavA prakSipta tarIke kADhI nathI nAkhato. 'satyazodhaka'nI jema huM paNa eka Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atiprAkRtika teTaluM nAkho khADamAM 1 39 satyazodhaka chuM, ane mArI bhUla ane mArI maryAdA kabUla karavAnI mArAmAM hiMmata che evI mane AzA che. badhA dharmomAM keTalIka evI evI vastuo paDelI che ke jene huM ukelI nathI zakato, koka dahADe uikelI zakIza evI AzA che. paNa tyAM sudhI rAha jovA jeTalI namratA ane dhIraja mAre keLavavI rahI - alpa mANasane badhuM ja jANI javAnI kazI jarUra nathI. paNa lekhakanA patranAM atizaya mahattvano bhAga to pAchaLano che. jemAM temaNe atiprAkRtika vastumAtrane khADAmAM nAkhavAnI vAta karI che. mAra tana jaNAvavuM joIe ke Astikone jema aneka koyaDA ukelavAnA rahyA che tema buddhivAdI nAstikane paNa ghaNA koyaDA ane asaMgatio ukelavAnAM rahyAM che. keTalAka pavitramAM pavitra ane mahAnubhAva AtmAoe ekasarakhI sAkha pUrI che ke iMdriyothI je dekhAya che tenI pAra ane atIndriya evI vastumAM pote mAne che, eTaluM ja nahIM, paNa te temanA anubhavamAM AvelI che, tyAre zuM temanI vAtane gapASTaka ane bhramaNA tarIke kADhI nAkhazuM? atIndriya evI vastu ja nathI evo dAvo karavAmAM uddhatAI nathI rahelI? buddhi jyAM pahoMcI nathI zakatI evAM aneka gUDho paDyAM che evuM bhAna kone nathI thayuM? daDha zraddhAthI Izvarabhajana karanArA anekanAM hRdayamAM roja roja acAnaka thatA kahevAtA palaTA thatA sAMbhaLIe chIe tethI zuM nirvivAda siddha nathI thatuM ke buddhithI agamya evI ghaNI vastuo paDelI che? lekhake mahAbhAratanA prasiddha zloka TAMkaDyo che. temAM to dharmanuM tattva hRdaya dvArA jANI zakAya, bIjI rIte jANavuM muzkela che, ema ja jaNAvavAmAM AvyuM che. je mahAgraMthamAMthI e zloka TAMkavAmAM Avyo che tenA kartA pote Astika hatA ane atIndriya tattvamAM mAnatA hatA enI koI nA pADe ema che ke? janma ane maraNanAM gUDha koI ukelI nathI zakayuM e zuM batAve che? ema ja batAve che ke atIndriya jevuM kAMIka tattva che. enI majAka to buddhi tyAre karI zakaze ke jyAre buddhi jIvanI sRSTi karavAne samartha thaze. navarSAvana, 19-12-1926, pA. 123 Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74. parama nirNAyaka ( nAMdha'mAMthI) saMskRta kAvyo ane zAstranA nAme je kaMI saMskRta bhASAmAM lakhAyuM tenAthI aMdhazraddhAthI vaLagI rahevAnA javAbamAM zrIyut esa. DI. nADakaNa nIcenA bloko mane mokale che. A loko takana ja chevaTanA nirNAyaka tarIke gaNatA adhikRta graMthomAMthI levAmAM AvyA che : api pauruSamAdeyaM zAstraM ceyunirodhakam / anyattvArSamapi tyAjyaM bhAvyaM nyAyyahakase vinAma / yuktiyuktamupAdeyaM vacanaM bAlakAdapi / anyatRNamiva tyAjyamapyuktaM padmajanmanA / zAsa, bhale manuSyaracita hoya, paNa te jo buddhigamya hoya, to teno svIkAra karavo ane te game teTaluM prerita' gaNAtuM hoya paNa tenI viruddha jatuM hoya, to teno asvIkAra karavo. ApaNe ApaNAmAM rahelI nyAyavRttithI ja dorAvuM joIe. koI paNa kathana bALakanA mukhethI uccArAyeluM hoya to paNa jo buddhinI kasoTIe yogya lAge, to tane svIkAravuM joIe, paraMtu te brahmavAkya gaNAtuM hoya chatAM tenI viruddhanuM hoya to teno tRNavat gaNIne anAdara karavo joIe. -yogavAsiSThamAMthI (vAva prama) samayazcApi sAdhUnAM pramANaM vedavada bhaveta / ''sAdhu puruSoe svIkArelI mAnyatAne veda pramANa jeTalI ja pramANabhUta lekhavI joIe.' - mAdhavapRtimAMthI (bIjuM nAma) mAdhavA AvyA A zloko batAve che ke zAstroe buddhino kadI anAdara karalo nathI paraMtu tene Teko Apyo che ane tethI ja kahavAtAM zAstravacano' dvArA anyAya ke asatyane kadApi Teko na ApI zakAya. rUnDiyA, 8-3-1928, pA. 7pa 14 Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5. buddhi vi. graMthaprAmANya eka patralekhake mana pravuddhi mAratano sapTembaranA aMka mokalI Apyo che. emAM enA taMtrIe temanA reTiyA ane khAdI vizenA lekhono javAba ApavAnI maM je prayatna karyo hato teno javAba Apyo che. jo e javAbathI taMtrIne ane vAcakane saMtoSa thayA hoya to huM mArI dalIlo AgaLa calAvI na zakuM, ane AkharI javAba mAre samaya ane anubhava upara ja choDI devo joIe. paNa taMtrInA javAbamAMnI eka varastunI nodha levI ghaTe che. meM je ema kahyuM hatuM ke ''tArkika carcAmAM koI svargastha mahApuruSanuM pramANa anumAnane AdhAre TAMkavuM e pavitra vastune bhraSTa karyA barAbara gaNAvuM joIe'' tenA aucitya vize taMtrIe zaMkA uThAvI che. e vidhAnathI emane khAsa to eTalA mATe ropa caDyo che ke vRddha mAtA svAmI vivekAnaMde sthApelA saMghanuM mukhapatra che. tema chatAM mAre mArA vidhAnane vaLagI rahevuM joIe. huM ema mAnuM chuM ke tArkika carcAmAMthI koI saMghanA sthApakanAM lakhANo uparathI tAravelAM anumAnane bAkAta rAkhavAnI pharaja vizeSe karIne e saMghanA sabhyo ane enA mukhapatrane mAthe Ave che, kAraNa, azraddhALuone mana to e sthApakanA vacananI kazI kiMmata ja na haya, jema je zrIkRSNano anuyAyI nathI tene mATe temanAM vacananuM kazuM prAmANya nathI ane anubhave batAvyuM che ke jema nirNaya buddhine AdhAre karavAno hoya evI dareka bAbatamAM game evA moTA mANasanAM lakhANa uparathI tAraveluM anumAna aprastuta hoya che ane tenAthI carcAno muddo gUMcavAvAno saMbhava rahe che. huM taMtrInA ane vAcakanA dhyAna upara eka vAta lAvavA IcchuM chuM ke mahApuruSonAM cokakasa vacanA TAMkavAmAM Ave enI meM TIkA nathI karI, paNa meM ema sUcavyuM che ke, e lakhANamAMthI vAcakane potAne tAraNa kADhI levA devAne badale pAta ja temAMthI anumAna tAravavAmAM aucitya nathI. dA. ta., kahevAtA khristIoe khristanA nirmaLa saMdezane mAryAmacaDyo nathI? azraddhALuoe IzunAM e ne e vacanomAMthI judA ja nirNaya tAravyo nathI? e ja IMte, judA judA vaiSNava saMpradAyoe bhagavadgItAnAM vacanono judo judo ane keTalIka vAra paraspara virodhI artha ghaTAvyo nathI? ane bhagavadgItA 141 Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 hiMdu dharmanuM hArTa Aje khUnanA samarthanamAM paNa TAMkavAmAM nathI AvatI ? mane to e dIvA jevuM cokhyuM che ke jyAM kevaLa zuddha buddhine AdhAre nirNaya karavAno hoya tyAM game evA mahApuruSanAM vacana paNa pramANa tarIke na TAMkavAM joIe. navAInI vAta to e che ke je patralekhake mane pravRddhi mArata mokalyuM che teNe ja bhaginI niveditAnAM lakhANamAMthI prasaMgAnurUpa ba avataraNa paNa mokalyAM che. e avataraNo A pramANe che : "bIjAonI peThe temaNe (vivekAnaMde) vicAra karyA vagara ema mAnyatA svIkArI lIdhI hatI ke yaMtro khetIne AzIrvAdarUpa thaI paDaze, paNa have emane samajAyuM ke amerikana kheDUtane amuka corasa mAIlanA vistAramAM khetI karavAnI hoya che eTale tene yaMtro upakAraka thaI paDe, paNa bhAratanA kheDUtanAM nAnAM khetarane tAM te nukasAna sivAya bIjuM bhAgye ja kare, baMne dAkhalAmAM samasyA judI hatI. enI temane pUrI khAtarI thaI cUkI hatI. vitaraNanI samasyA sahita badhI ja bAbatomAM teo nAnAM nAnAM hitono cheda uDAvI devAnA pakSamAM thatI badhI dalIlo zaMkApUrvaka sAMbhaLatA ane bIjI aneka bAbatonI peThe e bAbatamAM paNa prAcIna bhAratIya saMskRtinI bhAvanAne ajANatAM ja pUrNapaNe vyakta karatA hoya ema lAgatuM. (dha mA jIva gADuM soM dima, pA. 231) ""temanA (vivekAnaMdanA) amerikana ziSyo temanA e citrathI atyAra pahelAM ja paricita thaI cUkyA hatA jemAM eka paMjAbI kanyA reMTiyo kAMtatAM kAMtatAM temAM jIrAvo rivIndranuM guMjana sAMbhaLatI hatI, jenA ullekha mAtrathI temanA moDhA upara svanila AnaMda chavAI jato hato.'' (e ja. pA. 95) A utArAo svAmIjInA vicArane sAcI rIte rajU kare che ke kema e huM na kahI zakuM. iaa phanDiA , ra6-9-1929, pA. 361 76. AtavAkathanI aMdhapUjA ("annAhAra'mAMthI) eka patra lakhanAra mAMsAhArI kuTuMbamAM janmyA che. atyAra sudhI to tenAM mAbApa tene mAMsa khAvAne lalacAvI rahyAM che tenI sAme Takkara jhIlavAmAM te phAvyA che. paNa have te kahe che: Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AptavAkathanI aMdhapUjA 143 mArI pAse eka du ka 'paDayuM che temAM A vize svAmI vivekAnaMdano abhiprAya mArA vAMcavAmAM Avyo ane mAro potAno mata ThIkaThIka hAlI UThyo che. svAmIjI mAne che ke hiMdIo mATe AjanI dazAmAM mAMsAhAra Avazyaka che, ane potAnA mitrone te bedhaDaka mAMsa khAvAnI salAha Ape che. AthI paNa AgaLa jaina svAmIjI kahe che, " "jo Ama karavAmAM tamane kazuM pApa lAgatuM hoya to te mArA upara nAkhaje. teno mAra mAre mAthe.'' have mAre sUDI vacce sopArI jevuM thaI paDyuM che - mAMsa khAvuM ke nahIM? AptavAkyanI aMdhapUjA e mananI nabaLAInuM cihna che. jo patralekhakanI UMDI khAtarI hoya ke mAMsa khAvuM e ayogya che, to AkhuM jagata tethI viruddha kahetuM hoya temAM tene zuM? nizcaya bAMdhavAmAM jarAya utAvaLa na karavI, paNa eka vAra bAMdhyAM ke pachI Abha tUTI paDe toya tene aDagapaNe vaLagI rahevuM. have svAmIzrInA abhiprAya vize. temano mULa lekha to meM nathI joyo. paNa mane lAge che ke temanA abhiprAya TAMkavAmAM bhUla nathI thatI. paNa mArA vicAra judA che, ane te sau jANe che. je dezakALamAM manuSyone mATe sAmAnya rIte jIvavuM zakya hoya te dezakALamAM mAMsAhAra karavAnI jarUra hoya ema huM nathI mAnato, ane te mAMsAhAra mAnavajAti mATe ayogya lAge che. jo ApaNe pazuvargathI UMcA hoIe to pazuvarganuM anukaraNa karavAmAM ApaNI bhUla ja che. anubhava batAve che ke jemane viSayavikAra jItavA che temane mATe mAMsAhAra ayogya che. paNa cAritra bAMdhavAmAM athavA vikArone kAbUmAM rAkhavAmAM khorAkanuM mahattva che tenA karatAM vadhAre mAnavuM e paNa barobara nathI. e bAbatamAM khorAka eka agatyanI vastu che kharI, jenI avagaNanA na ja thavI joIe. paNa A dezanI jema dharma khorAkamAM ja AvI jAya che, ema mAnavuM, te to khArAkamAM jarAya saMyama na rAkhavo ane je Ave te khavAya ema mAnavA jevuM ja ayogya che. annAhAra e hiMdu dharmano eka bhAremAM bhAre vAraso che. e vagara vicAryuM to na ja choDI daI zakAya. eTale annAhArI thaIne ApaNe mana athavA zarIre nabaLA paDI gayA chIe athavA kArya karavAmAM maMda athavA azakata thaI gayA chIe e bhUla sudhAravAnI to jarUra che ja. moTA moTA hiMdu sudhArakoe hiM.-10 Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 hiMdu dharmanuM hArTa temanA jamAnAmAM pArAvAra kAma karyuM che ane teo to annAhArI ja hatA. zaMkarAcArya ane maharSi dayAnaMde temanA jamAnAmAM je kAma karyuM tenAthI vadhu kAma koNa karI zakyuM hatuM? paNa patralekhake mArA abhiprAyane paNa AptavAkya na banAvI devuM. khorAkanI pasaMdagI zraddhAnI upara na rAkhI zakAya. eno to dareke potAnI buddhi pramANe nirNaya karavo rahyo. pazcimamAM ja Aje annAhAranA saMbaMdhamAM eTaluM badhuM sAhitya lakhAyuM che ke je vAMcavAthI koI paNa satyazodhakane lAbha thAya ema che. A sAhitya lakhanArAomAM ghaNA prasiddha vaidakazAstrIo paNa che. ahIM hiMdustAnamAM to annAhAranI dalIla karavAnI jarUra nathI paDI. kAraNa atyAra sudhI e vastu atizaya ISTa ane AdarapAtra gaNAtI AvI che. paNa patralekhakanI jema jeone kaMI aMdezo hoya teone pazcimamAM annAhAranA saMbaMdhamAM je pravRtti cAlI rahI che teno abhyAsa karavo kadAca lAbhadAyI thaI paDe. navaMIvana, 10-10-1926, 5. 45 77. zAstra pramANa jyAre buddhine vInave che ('jJAtivyavasthAmAMthI) hiMduomAM ghara karI beThelI aspRzyapaNAnI bhAvanAne huM mAnavajAtinI sAme eka gharamAM ghora apamAna rUpe oLakhAvuM chuM e bhAvanAnA mULamAM saMyama nahIM paNa UMcapaNAnI uddhata bhAvanA ja rahelI che. e bhAvanAe potAnI koI paNa jAtanI yogyatA nathI batAvI ApI; UlaTA jeo koI paNa vAtamAM ApaNAthI judA nathI, ane jeo aneka dizAomAM samAjanI bhAre sevA bajAvI rahyA che, tevA manuSyajAtinA eka pracaMDa janasamUhane ApaNe mANasamAMthI kADhI nAkhyAnuM ghora pApa karyuM che. A pApamAMthI hiMdu dharma jeTalo satvara UgarI nIkaLe teTalI tenI moTapa ane pratiSThA che. A hIna bhAvanAne TakAvavAnI tarapheNamAM eka paNa dalIla mane haju jaDI nathI. ane AvI pApI prathAnI himAyata karanArA Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jyAre zraddhA AMdhaLI thAya che 145 zAstravacano - jenA prAmANya vize zaMkA che - ne bAtala karatAM huM bilakula acakAto nathI. alabatta, Tharela buddhi ane aMtaranA avAjanI viruddha janArI koI paNa zAstrAjJAne mAthe caDAvavAnI huM nA pADuM. zAstra pramANa jyAre buddhinA pAyA upara racAyeluM hoya che tyAre te nabaLAone madadarUpa nIvaDe che ane tamane caDAve che; paNa jyAre te aMtaranA UMDANamAMthI AvatA nAdathI pAvana thayelI buddhinI mAgaNIne saMtoSavAnI nA pADI tenI jagA ja rokI devA mAge che tyAre te mANasane pADe che. navarSAvana, 12-12-1920, pA. 117 78. jyAre zraddhA AMdhaLI thAya che mArI buddhi mArA aMtarane anusare che. aMtaranI Urmi vagara buddhi cAtarI jAya. zraddhA dilanI vastu che. buddhi ane amala karanAra kArabhArI che. ghaNAM mAne che tema beu ekabIjAnAM virodhI nathI. zraddhA jeTalI UMDI teTalI buddhi sateja bane che. tethI khAdImAM mArI zraddhA vacce jAya che. chatAM buddhine meM vIMTI mUkI nathI. badhI virodhI TIkAo huM khulA ane guNagrAhI dilathI sAMbhaLuM chuM. sAra grahaNa karuM chuM ane photarAM pheMkI dauM chuM. mArI bhUlo sudhArI levA haMmeza taiyAra rahuM chuM. khullI rIta ane nikhAlasapaNe potAnI bhUlono ekarAra karavAthI te pharIne thatI aTake che. potAnI bhUlo saMpUrNapaNe samajAvI e tenuM uttama prAyazcitta paNa che. badhA sAthIo mArA kathanane buddhinI sarANa para caDAvIne tapAsI jue. zraddhA AMdhaLI thAya che tyAre te maraNa pAme che. rananavaMdhu, 28-4-1940, pA. 24 Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 79. dekhAdekhI karavuM (noMdhamAMthI) sa0 - tame kaho cho ke, "mAMsa khAnAra mane joIne mAMsa choDa, temAM te sAruM kare che, ema na kahevAya', emAM doSa nathI ? ja0 - huM kaMI doSa nathI joto. bIjAne mAMsa khAto joIne pAcho khAvA maMDe kharo ke nahIM? evA mANasane vize kahevAya, "nahIM ghATano, nahIM vATano', mArA kahevAno sAra eTalo ja ke, je karavuM te manathI karavuM. bIjA je kahe ke kare, te vicArIe, toLIe ne pachI gaLe Utare to ja karIe. e dekhAdekhI karyuM na kahevAya. paNa, eka mANasa khAImAM paDe eTale ene joIne ApaNe paNa paDIe, to vagara vicArya kUdako mAryA gaNAya ne kadAca hADakAM paNa bhAMge. rijhanavaMdhu, 30-6-1946, pA. 209 80. purANuM chatAM mULabhUta tattvonI viruddhanuM ('trAvaNakorane saMdezomAMthI) saMskRtamAM je kAMI lakhAyuM hoya ane zAstromAM chapAyuM hoya te ApaNane baMdhanakartA che evuM mAnIne ApaNI jAtane ApaNe chetarIe nahIM. je nItinAM mULabhUta tattvonI viruddha che, ane je, keLavAyelA tarkanI viruddha jAya che te, game eTaluM purANuM hoya to paNa tenI zAstramAM gaNanA thaI zake nahIM. maminI phAyarI, pustaka agiyAramuM, pA. 328 yaMga phanDiyA, 20-10-1927, pA. 3para Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 81. zAstronAM pramANa abrAnta che? (eka paMDita ane gAMdhIjIno vArtAlApa sAptAhika patra'mAMthI - ma.de.) 'A kaLiyugamAM parAzaramRti e abhrAnta pramANa athavA mArgadarzaka na gaNAya ? nA, huM to koI paNa pramANa ke smRtine abrAnta mArgadarzaka mAnato nathI.' 'vAru, paNa amRtino amuka bhAga svIkArIne bIjo bhAga tame choDI do kharA ke?' - gAMdhIjI prathamanI ja kaDakAIthI bolyA : 'amuka bhAga svIkArIe to AkhI svIkAravI ja joIe e vastune huM mAnato nathI.' 'tyAre tamane je anukULa paDe te svIkAro. ane anukULa na hoya te choDI do ema ja kahevA mAgo cho ne?' e prazna sAro che. hiMdu dharma kAMI cokakasa ghaDAyelA kAnUno ane peTA-kAnUnono banelo dharma nathI. temAM saMkaDo ane hajAro pustako paDelAM che, jemanAM nAmo paNa ApaNe jANatA nathI, paNa jemane ApaNe 'zAstra' nAmanuM TUMkuM nAma ApyuM che. have koI vastu ISTa che ke aniSTa che, sArI che ke narasI che, e jevA huM amuka pustaka nathI jovA jatAM, paNa hiMdu dharmanuM tattva zuM kahe che e jouM chuM ane ene mATe eka sIdho ane saraLa gaja ApaNI pAse paDelo che. e gaja "satya"no. satyanA mApamAM je na Ave te tajavuM, pachI bhale te moTAmAM moTI amRtimAM kema nahIM lakheluM hoya, eTale je mANasa koI prathAno bacAva karavA Icchato hoya, teNe siddha karavuM rahyuM ke te prathA satyane anukULa che. eTaluM batAvyA vinA te hajAro zAstronAM pramANa Ape te mAre mATe vyartha che.' navarSAvana, 2-10-1927, pA. 50 143. Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82. smRtimAM visaMvAditAo (nIcenA be savAla-javAba "thoDA koyaDAomAMthI lIdhA che.) sa0 - brAhmaNa strInA zUdra purapa sAthenA vivAhane vize smRtiomAM , je zloko che tene vize ApanuM zuM kahevuM che? ja0 - smRtine nAme chapAyelA graMthomAM AvelA zlokasaMgrahane huM IzvarapraNIta mAnato nathI. smRtiomAM tema ja bIjA zAstragraMthomAM kSepaka bhAgo ghaNA che e vize mane jarAya zaMkA nathI. huM A patramAM ghaNI vAra kahI cUkyo chuM ke satya ne ahiMsA athavA bIjA sadAcAranA mULabhUta ane sArvatrika siddhAMtothI visaMvAdI evuM smRtiomAM ke bIjAM lakhANomAM je kaMI jovAmAM Ave te badhAMno huM thopaka gaNIne tyAga karuM chuM. evA vivAho thatA ema batAvanArAM puSkaLa pramANa prAcIna graMthomAM paDelAM che. sa0 - Apa kaho cho ke cAra varSamAM UMcanIcano bheda jarAya nathI. Apa kaho cho te huM mAnuM chuM paNa zAstramAM keTalAya loko evA che jemAM ethI UlaTI ja vastunuM pratipAdana kareluM che; enI sAthe ApanA kahevAno meLa bese che kharo? mRtiomAM zUdrone vize zuM kaheluM che te ja juone. ja0 - A savAlano javAba cothA savAlanA javAbamAM AvI jAya che. UMcanIcabhAva sadAcAranAM mULatattvono virodhI che. je vAhmaNa potAne IzvaranA sarajelA koI paNa jIvanA karatAM UMco mAne che te brahmajJAnI maTI jAya che. ApaNe sau eka ja IzvaranI prajA hoIe to ApaNAmAM UMcanIcanA bheda zI rIte hoI zake ? vedamAM varSa zabdano jyAM pahelI ja vAra prayoga thayo che tyAM cAra vArNane zarIranA mukhya avayavonI upamA apAI che. mAthuM e hAtha, peTa ne paganA karatAM zreSTha gaNAya, ke paga bIjA traNanA karatAM zreSTha gaNAya? A avayavo zreSTha padavIne sAru kalaha Adare to zarIranI zI dazA thAyavarNadharma kahe che ke IzvaranA sarajelA jIvamAtra saMpUrNatAe samAna che. e jagatanA sarva dharmono pAyo che. zUdro vizenA smRtinA loko 148 Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gItA ane manusaMhitA dayAdharmanA virodhI gaNIne tarata ja pheMkI devA jevA che. ninava], 30-9-1934, pA. 227 149 83. gItA ane manusaMhitA (eka paMDita gAMdhIjIne lakhelA patramAM thADA muddAo carcyA hatA. 'eka sanAtanIno nirNaya' lekhamAM gItA ane manusaMhitA vize nIce mujabano javAba Apyo hato : ) sAMbhaLavA pramANe Ape kahyuM che ke gItA e eka ja nirvivAda prAmANyavALo zAstragraMtha che, ane ApaNe sAmAjika, dhArmika ane AdhyAtmika bAbatomAM mAtra gItAne ja mArgadarzaka mAnavI joIe. A vAta khoTI che, tenAM kAraNo nIce pramANe che: (ka) gItA e tattvajJAnano suMdara graMtha che. paNa emAM sAmAjika kAyadAnI carcA nathI. (kha) gItA to mahAbhAratano eka aMzamAtra che. aMza game tevo sAro hoya toye samagra graMthano tyAga karIne aMzano svIkAra karavAnuM kazuM kAraNa nathI. (ga) gItAmAM sUkSma tAttvika vicArono ane AdhyAtmika gUDhavAdano saMgraha che. eTale duniyAdArIvALA mANaso eno sAco marma samajI ja na zake. gItAdharma samajavAnI ane AcaravAnI zakti to koI viralA bhAgyazALIonI ja hoya paNa enA para samAjaracanAnuM maMDANa na thaI zake. Ama maMdirapraveza vizenA ApanA vicAra badalo, ane e na banI zake to sanAtanIone samajAvAM. teo to samajavAne taiyAra ja che. gAMdhIjIe potAno vicAra nIce mujaba abhivyakta karyo : 'A paMDite gItA vizenAM mArAM vacano ja TAMkacAM hota to bahu sAruM thAta, kema ke meM je lakhyuM kahevAya che ne meM je kharekhara lakhyuM che e benI vacceno bheda te tarata ja joI zakata. meM gaI 5mI navembaranA mArA lekhamAM A pramANe lakhyuM che : 'eno abhyAsa karavA icchanAra dareka hiMdune mATe e ekamAtra sulabha graMtha che ane bIjA tamAma zAstragraMtho baLI ne bhasma thaI jAya topaNa A amara graMthanA sAtaso zloko hiMdu dharma kevo che ne ene AcAramAM kema utArI zakAya e batAvavAne >> Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda mATe pUratA che ane huM sanAtanI hovAno dAvo karuM chuM kema ke huM cALIsa varasathI e graMthanA upadezane akSararA: jIvanamAM utAravAno prayatna karato Avyo chuM, enA mukhya siddhAMtathI viparIta hoya ene huM hiMdu dharmano virodhI gaNIne tyAga karuM chuM. tene koI paNa dharmano ke dharmaguruno dveSa nathI.' ''A paMDita tema ja vAcaka che ke meM je vacano kharekhara kahyAM che ne je vacano mArA mAMmAM mUkavAmAM AvyAM che temAM bahu bhAre taphAvata che. tethI je vAta meM kadI karI ja nathI e khoTI che ema batAvata che prayatna vyartha che. "evuM ja manusmRttine vize kevaLa kSepaka hovAnA vahemane lIdhe meM e AkhA graMthane pheMkI devAlAyaka kadI gaNyo nathI. ane kSepakanI vAta naryA vahema nathI. kema ke je vacanone huM hApaka gaNuM chuM te vacano gItAmAM ja nahIM paNa khuda manusmRtimAM ja gaNAvelAM dharmanAM lakSaNonAM cokhAM virodhI che. manue dharmanI kasoTI nIce pramANe ApI che: vidvadbhiH sevitaH sadbhirnityamadvaSarAgibhiH / hRdayenAbhyanujJAto yo dharmastaM nibodhata / / manuM. 2-1 (vidvAna, saMta ane rAgadvepa rahita puruSoe jenuM haMmezAM pAlana karyuM hoya, ane je daye kabUla rAkhyo hoya e dharma che ema jANo.) e ja smRtino bIjo eka zloka A pramANe che : ghRtiH kSamA damo'ratayaM zaucamindriyanigrahaH / dhIrvidyA satyamakrodho dazakaM dharmalakSaNam // manuM. 6-1ra (dhIraja, kSamA, dama, asteya, zauca, indriyanigraha, buddhi, vidyA, satya ane akrodha e dharmanI dasa kasoTI che.) A vacana pramANe, A kasoTInuM spaSTapaNe virodhI hoya evuM badhuM ja kSepaka gaNIne pheMkI devuM joIe." navaMdhu, 12-3-1933, pA. 2-3 Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84. manusmRti (Adi drAviDanI mUMjhavaNamAMthI) huM manusmRtine zAstrono eka bhAga gaNuM chuM. paNa eno artha evo nathI ke manusmRtine nAme oLakhAtA graMthamAM chapAyelo ekeeka zloka mane mAnya che. chApelA graMthamAM eTalAM badhAM paraspara virodhI vacano che ke jo tame amuka eka bhAgane svIkAro to tenI sAthe bilakula saMgata na hoya evA bIjA bhAgono asvIkAra karavo ja paDe. manusmRtimAM rahelA udAtta upadezone kAraNe huM tene dhArmika graMtha gaNuM chuM. patralekhake TAMkelA zloko enA mULa viSayanI bhAvanAne dharAra virodha kare che. patralekhake jANavuM joIe ke mULa pATha koI pAse che ja nahIM. sAcI vAta to e che ke manu nAme koI pi thaI gayA hatA eno koI purAvo nathI. hiMdu dharmanI e eka vizeSatA che ke udAttamAM udAtta satyAMnA lekhako ke upadezakoe potAnI jAtane bhUMsI nAkhI che. AthI meM satyanA zodhakone zAstronA abhyAsane lagatA mArgadarzana mATe ekamAtra salAmata niyama e sUcavyo che ke badhA dharmonA sAcA pAyA rUpa satya ane ahiMsAnI viruddha je kaMI hoya teno asvIkAra karavo. rinana. 6-4-1934, pA. 60 85. gItAnA abhyAsanI paddhati (gItA jvArAnA saMbodhananuM saMkSipta. sAptAhika patra'mAMthI) bhagavadgItAno AdarapUrvakano abhyAsa mane jeTaluM AzvAsana Ape teTaluM bIjuM koI ApI zake evuM huM kalpI zakatAM nathI. ane jo vidyArthIo eTaluM yAda rAkhe ke, je gItAno abhyAsa kare che te, emanA saMskRtanA jJAnanuM pradarzana karavA mATe nahIM - are, emanA gItAnA jJAnanuM paNa pradarzana karavA mATe nahIM -, to emane jaNAze ke eno abhyAsa, emAMthI AdhyAtmika sAMtvana meLavavA mATe ane emanI 151 Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 2 hiMdu dharmanuM hAI sAme AvI UbhelI naitika muzkelIo nivAravA mATe e kare che. je koI eno mAnapUrvaka abhyAsa kare che te dezano ane tenI mAraphata manuSyamAtrano sAco sevaka banyA vinA raheto nathI. - trIjo adhyAya cAvIrUpa che. emAM karma, jJAna ane bhaktinI triveNI che. jIvanamAM A traNeyano sumeLa hovo joIe. paNa badhAMno pAyo karma che. je svayaMsevaka che teNe to karmayoganI ja sAdhanA karavI rahI, ane e karavA mATe karmayoganA prakaraNanA pATha sivAya bIjo kayo pATha vadhAre yogya hoya ? aneka, emAMthI hiMsA zodhavA, e vAMce che. paNa gItAne barobara samaje e khAtara tamArI pAse sAdhanasaMpatti paNa joIe. ahiMsA, satya, brahmacarya, aparigraha ane asteyanAM sAdhano laIne ja tame gItAno artha ukelI zakazo. ane e rIte ukelatAM tamane emAMthI hiMsA na jaDe; ahiMsA ja jaDaze. yogya samadama sAdhanathI eno abhyAsa karazo to tamane emAMthI tamane khyAla paNa na hoya evI zAMti maLaze. aba rAhata maLI. . navaMvana, 6-11-19ra7, pA. 95 Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vibhAga-4 bhagavadgItA 86. gItAmAtA kAzI vizvavidyAlaya banArasanA vidyArthIone gItA vize 'be bola' bolavA AcArya zrI AnaMdazaMkara dhruve kahyuM tyAre gAMdhIjIe hiMdI bhASaNa daramiyAna kahyuM: ''AcAryazrI AnaMdazaMkare mane gItAmAtA upara kaMIka kahevAne kahyuM che. emanI samakSa huM zuM kahI zakuM? emanA jJAnano mane pUrepUro paricaya che. mAlavIyAjInI AgaLa huM zuM boluM? e to bhAgavatano nityapATha karanArA che. gItAne te pI gayA che. mAre tamArI AgaLa AvIne gItA upara kaMIka kahevAnuM che ema meM kahyuM tyAre saradAra bolyA : ''AvA dhuraMdharo AgaLa gItA upara zuM bolavAnA hatA?'' saradAranI vAta sAcI che. jemanI AgaLa mAlavIyAjI jevA pitA ane yuvajI jevA AcArya - ane te vaLI kAzInI paMDitanagarImAM - che temane amArA jevA bhaMgI, vaNakara, kheDUta zuM kahI zake? paNa huM to mAtra mArA jevA prAkRta manuSyo upara gItAno zo prabhAva paDyo che e kAhavA ahIMyA Avyo chuM. vallabhabhAInI upara gItAnI je asara paDI te tame kalpI zako cho ? yaravaDAmAM emaNe gItAmAMthI vadhAremAM vadhAre AsvAsana meLavyuM hatuM, eno sAkSI huM chuM. temaNe gItAno abhyAsa paMDita sAtavaLekaranA pustakamAMthI saMskRta zIkhavAno AraMbha karIne zarU karyo. rAta-dina, UThatAM -besatAM, e ja kAma temaNe karyuM. koIne ema hoya ke Ama gharaDe ghaDapaNa prapaMcamAM kayAM paDyA? paNa ame vicAra karyA ke anya dharmAvalaMbIonI pAse jema bAIbala ke kurAna che tema ApaNI pAse kayuM pustaka che? veda? bhAgavata? nahIM. devIpurANa? nahIM. bahu bacapaNamAM mane kahevAmAM AvyuM ke vedono abhyAsa karavo 15 3 Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda hoya to paMdara-soLa varSa kAzImAM jaIne mAre gALavAM joIe. tene sAru mArI taiyArI na hatI. paNa gItA zArInuM dohana che, badhAM upaniSadono nicoDa tenA 700 zlokomAM AvI jAya che, ema meM kayAMka vAMcyuM hatuM. eTale meM nizcaya karyo ke kAMI nahIM to gItAnuM to jJAna meLavI levuM. Aje e gItA mAre mATe mAtra bAibala nathI, mAtra kurAna nathI, mAre mATe te mAtA thaI paDI che. mArI janmadAtA mAtA to gaI che, paNa bhIDane vakhate e gItAmAtAnI pAse javAnuM huM zIkhyo chuM. je koI A mAtAnA zaraNamAM jAya che, tene jJAnAmRtathI te tRta kare che. ema meM joyuM che. aspRzyatAnivAraNanA mArA kAma vize keTalIye vAra vikaTa saMkaTo mArI AgaLa AvIne UbhAM thAya che. keTalAka paMDito mane mArA kAmamAM AzIrvAda Ape che, ane kahe che ke Adhunika aspRzyatAne sAru hiMdu dharmamAM sthAna nathI. paNa bIjA keTalAka dhuraMdhara paMDito evA paNa che je kahe che ke aspRzyatA e hiMdu dharmamAM AdikALathI che ane enuM avibhAjya aMga che. AvA prasaMgomAM mAre zuM karavuM? huM gItAmAtAnI pAse jAuM chuM ane tene kahuM chuM ke ""mAtA, A paMDitoe mane dugdhAmAM nAkhyo che. veda, zAstra, smRti emAM mane madada karI zake ema nathI.'' tyAre mAtA mane uttara Ape che ke navamA adhyAyamAM ApeluM mAruM AzvAsana mAtra brAhmaNa mATe nathI, paNa harijano, patitajano, prAkRta manuSyone mATe paNa che. paNa A AsvAsanano sAco anubhava to mAtRbhakta ja meLavI zake, bevaphA patra nahIM. keTalAka loko kahe che ke gItA e to mahAgUDha graMtha che. rava. lokamAnya TiLake aneka graMthonuM maMthana karI paMDitanI daSTie eno abhyAsa karyo ane eno gUDha artha pragaTa karyo. enA upara eka mahAbhASya paNa racyuM. TiLaka mahArAjane mATe e gUDha graMtha hato. paNa ApaNA jevA prAkRta manuSyane mATe e gUDha nathI. AkhI gItAnuM vAMcana agharuM lAge to tame mAtra pahelA traNa adhyAya vAMco. gItAno Akho sAra A traNa adhyAyomAM AvI jAya che. bIjA badhA adhyAyamAM enI e ja vastu vadhAre vigatathI, aneka daSTie siddha karavAmAM AvI che. A paNa koIne kaThaNa lAge to traNa adhyAyomAMthI keTalAka evA zloko tAravI zakAya che ke jemAM gItAnuM hArda AvI jAya, ane traNa jagyAe Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gItAmAtA to gItAmAM ema paNa Ave che ke badhA dharmone choDIne tuM mAtra mAruM zaraNa le. AthI vadhAre sAdo ane saraLa upadeza zo hoI zake ? je mANasa gItAmAMthI potAne sAru AzvAsana meLavavA mAge che tene te temAMthI pUrepUruM maLI rahe che. je mANasa gItAno bhakta che tene mATe nirAzAne sthAna nathI, te haMmeza AnaMdamAM rahe che. 155 paNa Ane mATe buddhivAda nahIM, avyabhicAriNI bhakti joIe . haju sudhI eke mANasa meM evo jANyo nathI ke jene gItAnuM avyabhicAriNI bhaktithI sevana karyA chatAM gItAmAMthI tene AzvAsana na maLyuM hoya. tame vidyArthIo jarA parIkSAmAM nApAsa thAo cho to nirAzAnA sAgaramAM DUbI jAo cho. gItA nirAzAvALAne puruSArtha zIkhave che. ALasano ane vyabhicArano tyAga sUcave che. eka cIjanuM dhyAna, bIjI cIja bolavI, trIjIne sAMbhaLavI, enuM nAma vyabhicAra, gItA zIkhave che ke pAsa thavAya ke nApAsa, e baMne vastuo sarakhI che; mANasane mAtra prayatna karavAno adhikAra che, phaLa upara adhikAra nathI. A AzvAsana mane AnaMdazaMkarabhAI na ApI zake, e to ananya bhaktithI ja maLe. satyAgrahI tarIke huM kahI zakuM chuM ke nitya emAMthI mane kaMIka navIna vastuo maLI rahe che. koI mane kaheze ke A tArI mUrkhatA che, to huM tene kahIza ke mArI A mUrkhatA upara huM aDayo rahIza. eTale badhA vidyArthIone huM kahIza ke prAtaHkALe UThIne tame eno abhyAsa karo. tulasIdAsano huM bhakata chuM, paNa tulasIdAsa tamAre mATe Aje huM nathI sUcavato. vidyArthI tarIke tame gItAno ja abhyAsa karo, paNa te drupabhAvathI nahIM, paNa bhaktibhAvathI, bhaktipUrvaka tame temAM praveza karazo to je tamane joIe te temAMthI tame pAmazo. aDhAra adhyAya kaMTha karavA e ramata nathI, paNa karavA jevI vastu to che ja. tame eka vAra eno Azraya lezo to jozo ke divase divase tamAro anurAga emAM vadhaze. pachI tame kArAgRhamAM ho ke jaMgalamAM, AkAzamAM ho ke aMdhArI koTaDImAM, gItAnuM raTaNa to niraMtara tamArA hRdayamAM cAlatuM ja haze, ane emAMthI tamane AzvAsana maLaze. e AdhAra tamArI pAsethI koI chInavI ja nahIM zake; enA ja raTaNamAM jenA prANa jaze tene mATe to sarvasva che ja, kevaLa nirvANa nahIM, Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda paNa brahmanirvANa che. A brahmanirvANa zuM enI carcAmAM huM Aje nahIM paDuM. e tamane tamArA paMDito ane AcArya samajAvaze.'' rijharvadhu, ra6 -8-1934, pA. 185 87. gItAnI gUDhatA ('gItAjayaMtI'mAMthI) pUnAnA kesarI'vALA zrI gajAnana ketakara lakhe che : ''oNa sAla "gItAjayaMtI'no divasa AvatI tA. raramI ne zukravAre Ave che. ghaNAM varSothI Apane kaheto Avyo chuM te vinaMtI huM pharI vAra karuM chuM ke Ape ribanamAM gItA ane gItAjayaMtI vize lakhavuM joIe. bIjI eka vinaMtI che je meM gaye varSe karelI te paNa huM A varSe pharI vAra Apane karuM chuM. gItA uparanAM ApanAM bhASaNomAMnA aMkamAM Ape kahyuM che ke jemane AkhI gItA (700 loko) vAMcI javA samaya nathI teo bIjo ane trIjo adhyAya vAMce to basa che. Ape ema paNa kahyuM che ke A be adhyAyanuM paNa dohana karI zakAya. Ama bIjA ane trIjA adhyAyane Apa zA sAru pAyArUpa lekho cho te bane to Ape samajAvavuM joIe. A be adhyAyonA lokone "gItAbIja' athavA to 'gItA dohana' tarIke pragaTa karIne jAhera prajA samakSa mUkIne e ja vicAra prajA AgaLa mUkavA meM prayatno karyo che. paNa A viSaya upara Apa lakho tenI svAbhAvika rIte ja vadhu asara thAya.'' Aja divasa sudhI huM zrI ketakaranI mAgaNIno sAmano karato Avyo che. AvI jayaMtI tenI pAchaLa rahelA uddezane saphaLa karanArI nIvaDe che ke nahIM e vize mane vasavaso cho. AdhyAtmika bAbatone sAmAnya jAherAtanI rIto lAgu karyethI artha sarato nathI. enI sacoTamAM sacoTa jAherAta tene anusaratuM AcaraNa karavAmAM rahelI che. huM mAnuM chuM ke tamAma AdhyAtmika graMthonI asaranA mULamAM eka to e vastu paDelI che ke e graMtho ane racanAo tenA kartAo ane praNetAonA AtmAnubhavanI AbAda ArasIrUpa che; ane bIjuM e ke emAM rahelA upadezone anuvartana ane bane teTalA vaLagIne bhaktoe potAnAM jIvana ghaDayAM ane vitAvyAM. Ama A graMthanA praNetAoe potAnI racanAomAM Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gItAnI gUDhatA 157 potAnA prANa ThAlavyA, ane temanA pUjArIoe ane bhaktoe potAnA jIvanavyavahAramAM utArIne e racanAone prANavAna ane baLavAna karI mUkI. A ja mArI mAnyatA mujaba gItA, talasI rAmAyaNa ane evA bIjA graMthonI lAkho karoDo lokonA jIvana upara je asara jovAmAM Ave che tenuM rahasya che. zrI ketakaranA Agrahane vaza thaIne huM evI AzA sevuM chuM ke AvatI gItAjayaMtInA utsavamAM bhAga lenArA sau koI ghaTatI bhAvanApUrvaka ane e mahAna udAtta upadezAmRtanA saMdezane jIvanamAM utAravAnA saMkalpapUrvaka tema karaze. meM gItA paratve ema batAvavA yatna karyo che ke teno saMdeza dareka mANasane anAsaktipUrvaka potapotAnI pharaja bajAvavA kahe che. meM kahyuM che ke gItAne je kahevuM che te bIjA adhyAyamAM kahI nAkhyuM che ane tenA amalano mArga trIjA adhyAyamAM batAvyo che. Ano artha e nathI ke bIjA adhyAyo ochA pAvanakArI che. kharekhara gItAno ekeeka adhyAya khAsa guNa ane mahattva dharAve che. gItAne zrI vinobAe "gItAI' eTale gItAmAtA kahI che. emaNe gItAjIno samazlokI anuvAda karIne ati saraLa chatAM gauravabharI marAThImAM tenA ekeeka zlokane utAryo che. chaMda mULamAMno anuSkapa ja rAkhyo che. hajAronI te kharekhara AI eTale mAtA thaI paDI che, kAraNa vasamI veLAno visAmo banIne e amRta jevA upadezanuM pAna karAve che. meM gItAjIne mAro AdhyAtimaka koza kahyo che, kAraNa saMkaTa veLAe teNe mane kadI cheha dIdho nathI. vaLI gItAjI eka evo graMtha che ke je tamAma sAMpradAyikatA ane Adeza vANIthI mukata che. eno upadeza dezakALanI kazI maryAdAo ke aMtarAya vinA duniyAnA harakoI mAnavanA haiyAne ekasarakhe halAvanAro che. gItAne huM agharo ke AMTIghUMTIothI bharelo graMtha nathI gaNato. bezaka vidvAna loko ane pothI paMDito je kaMI temane hAthe caDe te badhAmAM bArIkIo ane AMTIghUMTIo joI zake che. paNa mArA abhiprAya pramANe to sAdI samajano mANasa gItAnA sAdA saraLa upadezane grahaNa karavAmAM kazI muzkelI anubhavaze nahIM. enI saMskRta bhASA paNa na mAnI zakAya teTalI saraLa che. meM ghaNA aMgrejI anuvAdo vAMcyA che, paNa eDavina ArnADe kavitAmAM karelA anuvAdanI barobarI bIjo koI Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda karI zake ema nathI. A anuvAdane temaNe 'daivI gAna' (The Song Celestial) evuM manohara ane garavuM nAma ApyuM che. 158 rijhanavaMdhu, 17-12-1939, pA. 327 88. kRSNa ane gItA (maisUra rAjyanAM Arsikare gAmamAM gAMdhIjIe ApelA bhApaNanuM saMkSipta) Arrikare gayA te divase kRSNajanmASTamI hatI. mAnapatramAM e divasano ullekha to hoya ja. gAMdhIjIe e same kRSNajIvana upara ja potAnuM vyAkhyAna ApyuM H ''Aje ApaNe kRSNajayaMtIno artha nathI samajatA, nathI ApaNAM bALakone bhagavadgItA bhaNAvatA. zimogAmAM eka mizanarIe mane kahyuM ke tamArAM ghaNAM bALako bhagavadgItA zuM che e paNa nathI jANatAM. bhagavadgItA evo asAmAnya graMtha che ke jene pratyeka dharmano manuSya AdarathI vAMcI zake che, ane potAnA dharmanAM tattva temAM joI zake che. jo ApaNe pratyeka janmASTamIne divase zrIkRSNanA caritranuM smaraNa karatA hota ane gItApATha karI tenA amala karavAnI pratijJA karatA hota, to AjanI zocanIya sthitimAM ApaNe nahota. zrIkRSNa je Adarza ApaNI AgaLa, pRthvInI AgaLa, rAkhyo che te pramANe cAlavAmAM kazI DacaNa na paDavI joIe. emaNe AkhI jiMdagI lokasevA karI, lokanu dAsatva karyuM. cAhata to teo saradAra banI zakayA hota, paNa ThakurAi bhUlIne temaNe to sAthi banavAnuM pasaMda karyuM. emano Akho janma aMka karmanI gItA che. jagatamAM emaNe bhalA bhUpanI paravA na karI, abhimAnI duryodhananA mevA tyajI viduranI bhAjI pasaMda karI. bALapaNathI te gosevaka hatA, eTale temane gopALa kahIe chIe, paNa emanuM nAma lenArA ApaNe mithyAcArI banI beThA chIe. gosevA ApaNe jANatA nathI, gAya ane govaMzane ApaNe kaSTa ApIe chIe; Adi karNATaka jevA hiMduno dAvo karanArA govadha karatA ane gomAMsa Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kRSNa ane gItA 159 khAtA AMcako nathI khAtA. ApaNAM DhoronI eTalI kaMgALa sthiti karI mukAI che ke ApaNAM bALakone joItuM dUdha nathI maLatuM, zrIkRSNanA kALamAM gopAlana hatuM eTale dUdha, mAkhaNano toTo nahoto. ''zrIkRSNamAM ALasa nahotuM. teo to AThe pahora jAgrata, ataMdrita kArya karanArA hatA. ApaNe Aje ALasu ane pramAdI banyA chIe. jo ApaNe taMdrA na tajIe to zrIkRSNanuM nAma levuM nirarthaka che. bhagavad gItAmAM zrIkRSNa bhaktino mArga batAvyo che, temAM kahyuM che ke mAre nimitte karma kara. lokamAnya spaSTa karyuM che ke bhakta ane jJAnI banavA mAgIe to karma ja eka mArga che. paraMtu bhagavAne batAvyuM che ke e karma svArthane vaza nahIM, paNa pAramArthika hovuM joIe. svArthane mATe thatuM karma mAtra baMdhana rUpa che. yajJArtha thatuM karma baMdhanamukta karanAruM che. evuM kayuM karma hoI zake ke je huM karuM, tame karo, bALaka kare, bALA kare, hiMdu kare, musalamAna kare, ane chatAM je pAramArthika hoya? meM batAvavAno prayatna karyo che ke kaLiyugamAM Avo yajJa reTiyAthI ja thaI zake che. A yugamAM e ja eka ApaNuM sudarzana cakra thaI zake che, kAraNa e dvArA ApaNe kartavyazIla thaI zakIe, bhagavAnanuM nAma laI zakIe ane paramArtha karI zakIe. ''tame A yajJamAM jeTalo hisso ApI zake teTalo Apo. bhagavAne potAnI kRtimAM ane gItAjImAM batAvyuM che ke bhakata banavuM hoya to ApaNe brAhmaNa ane bhaMgI vize samabuddhi rAkhavI joIe. jo A vAta sAcI hoya to hiMdu dharmamAM aspRzyatA na ja hoI zake. tame, jeo aspRzyatAne saMgharI rahyA cho teo paNa AjanI puNyatithie e vAta bhUlI jaI aspRzyonI sevAnI pratijJA karo. je manuSya kRSNanuM zaraNuM le che, bhagavadgItAne potAno mAnya graMtha samaje che, tenI pAse hiMdu musalamAna vagere bheda nathI rahetA, nathI rahevA joItA. mANasa koI paNa bhAvathI IzvaranI pUjA kare che te kRSNane pahoMce che. A bhaktimArga, karmamArga, premamArgamAM koI paNa manuSyanA kaeNpane sthAna nathI hoI zakatuM.' navaMvana, 11-9-1927, pA. 25 hiM. -11 Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 89. gItAno saMdezo [AlamoDAmAM AvelA kausAnImAM ra4 jUna 1929ne divase eTale ke be varSa thobhyA pachI meM mArA gItAnA anuvAdanI prastAvanA gujarAtImAM lakhI. e pachI Akho anuvAda samayasara chapAyo. hiMdI, baMgALI ane marAThImAM teno anuvAda thayo che. enA aMgrejI bhASAMtaranI mAMga satata thatI AvI che. yaravaDA jelamAM meM prastAvanAnuM bhASaNa pUruM karyuM. huM chUTI gayo.. pachI e mitro pAse paDayuM rahyuM. have ene huM vAcako pAse pahoMcADuM chuM. jemane A jIvanapustakamAM rasa nathI teo e kaTAromAM e ApavA badala kSamA karaze. jemane A gItAkAvyamAM rasa che ane jeo ene jIvananI pathadarzikA mAne che, temane kadAca mAro namra prayAsa kaMIka madadarUpa thAya. mo. ka. gAMdhI] jema svAmI AnaMda ityAdi mitronA premane vaza thaIne meM satyanA prayogo pUratI AtmakathA lakhavAno AraMbha karyo tema gItAjInA anuvAdane vize thayuM che. ""tame gItAno je artha karo cho te artha tyAre ja samajAya jyAre tame eka vAra AkhI gItAno anuvAda karI jAo ane tenI upara TIkA karavI hoya te karo ne ame te AkhuM eka vAra vAMcI jaIe. chUTAchavAyA blokamAMthI ahiMsAdi ghaTAvo e mane to barobara lAgatuM nathI,'' Ama svAmI AnaMda asahakAranA yugamAM mane kaheluM. mane temanI dalIlamAM tathya lAgyuM. "navarAze e karIza', ema meM javAba Apyo. pachI huM jelamAM gayo, tyAM to gItAno abhyAsa kaMIka vadhAre UMDANathI karavA pAmyo. lokamAnyano jJAnano bhaMDAra vAMcyo. temaNe ja agAu mane marAThI, hiMdI ane gujarAtI anuvAdo prItipUrvaka mokalyA hatA ne marAThI na vAMcI zake to gujarAtI to jarUra vAMcuM ema bhalAmaNa karI hatI. jelanI bahAra to e vAMcavA na pAmyo, paNa jelamAM gujarAtI anuvAda vAMcyo. A vAMcyA pachI gItA vize vadhAre vAMcavAnI IcchA thaI, ane gItAne lagatA aneka graMtho uthalAvyA. Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gItAno saMdezo 2. gItAnI prathama oLakha eDavina ArnolDanA padya anuvAdathI sana 1888'89mAM thaI. te uparathI gItAno gujarAtI tarajumo vAMcavAnI tIvra icchA thaI. ane jeTalA anuvAda hAtha AvyA te vAMcyA paNa AvuM vAMcana mane mAro anuvAda prajA AgaLa mUkavAno muddala adhikAra ApatuM nathI vaLI mAruM saMskRta jJAna alpa, gujarAtInuM jJAna jarAya sAkSarI nahIM. tyAre meM anuvAda karavAnI dhRSTatA kema karI ? 3. gItAne huM jema samajyo chuM tevI rIte tenuM AcaraNa karavAno mAro ane mArI sAthe rahelA TalAka sAthIono satata prayatna che. gItA amAre sAru AdhyAtmika nidAnagraMtha che. tat AcaraNamAM niSphaLatA roja Ave che paNa te niSphaLatA amArA prayatna chatAM che; e niSphaLatAmAM saphaLatAnAM UgatAM kiraNonI jhAMkhI karIe chIe. A nAnakaDo janasamudAya je arthane amalamAM mUkavA prayatna kare che te artha A tarajumAmAM che. 4. vaLI strIo, vaizya tathA zUdra jevA jemane akSarajJAna thoDuM ja che, jemane mULa saMskRtamAM gItA samajavAno samaya nathI, icchA nathI, paNa jemane gItArUpI TekAnI AvazyakatA che temane ja sAru A anuvAdanI kalpanA che. gujarAtI bhASAnuM mAruM jJAna ochuM hovA chatAM tenI vATe gujarAtIone mArI pAse rahelI je kaMI mUDI hoya te ApI javAnI mane haMmezAM bhAre abhilASA rahelI che. huM ema icchuM kharo ke atyAre gaMdA sAhityano dhodha vahI rahyA che, teve samaye hiMdu dharmamAM je advitIya graMtha gaNAya che teno saraLa anuvAda gujarAtI prajA pAme ne temAMthI pelA dhodhanI sAme thavAnI zakti meLave. 161 pa. A abhilASAmAM bIjA gujarAtI anuvAdonI avagaNanA nathI. te badhAne sthAna bhale hoya, paNa temanI pAchaLa te te anuvAdako AcArarUpI anubhavano dAvo karatA hoya evuM mArI jANamAM nathI. A anuvAdanI pAchaLa ADatrIsa varSanA AcAranA prayatnano dAvo che, A kAraNe huM ema icchuM kharo ke pratyeka gujarAtI bhAIbahena jemane dharmane AcAramAM mUkavAnI icchA che teo e vAMce, vicAre ane temAMthI zakti meLave. 6. A anuvAdanI pAchaLa mArA sAthIonI mahenata rahelI che. Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda mAruM saMskRta jJAna ghaNuM adhUruM jIvAne lIdhe zabdArtha vize mane pUro vizvAsa na hoya tethI teTalA pUrato A anuvAda vinobA, kAkA kAlelakara, mahAdeva desAI tathA kizoralAla mazarUvALA joI gayA che. 2 7. have gItAnA artha upara AvuM. 8. sana 1888-'89mAM jyAre gItAnuM prathama darzana thayuM tyAre ja mane ema lAgyuM ke A aitihAsika graMtha nathI paNa temAM bhautika yuddhanA varNanane nimitte manuSyanA hRdayanI aMdara niraMtara cAlatA dvaMdvayuddhanuM ja varNana che, mAnuSI yoddhAonI racanA hRdayagata yuddhane rasika banAvavAne sAru ghaDelI kalpanA che. A prAthamika sphuraNo, dharmano ane gItAno vizeSa vicAra karyA pachI pAkI thaI. mahAbhArata vAMcyA pachI majakUra vicAra vaLI dRDha thayo. mahAbhArata graMthane huM Adhunika arthamAM itihAsa nathI gaNato. tenAM sabaLa pramANa AdiparvamAM ja che. pAtronI amAnuSI ane atimAnuSI utpatti varNavI vyAsa bhagavAne rAjAprajAnA itihAsane bhUMsI nAkhyo che. temAM varNavelAM pAtro mULe aitihAsika bhale hoya, paNa mahAbhAratamAM to temano upayoga vyAsa bhagavAne kevaLa dharmanuM darzana karAvavAne ja ryo che. 9. mahAbhAratakAre bhautika yuddhanI AvazyakatA siddha nathI karI; tenI nirarthakatA siddha karI che. vijetAnI pAse rudana karAvyuM che, pazcAttApa karAvyo ne du:kha sivAya bIjuM kaMI rahevA nathI dIdhuM, 10. A mahAgraMthamAM gItA ziromaNirUpe birAje che. teno bIjo adhyAya bhautika yuddhavyavahAra zIkhavavAne badale sthitaprajJanAM lakSaNa zIkhave che. sthitaprajJane aihika yuddhanI sAthe saMbaMdha na hoya evuM tenA lakSaNamAM ja che ema mane to bhAsyuM che. sAmAnya kauTuMbika jhaghaDAnI yogyatAayogyatAno nirNaya karavAne sAru gItA jevuM pustaka na saMbhave. 11. gItAnA kRSNa mUtimaMta zuddhasaMpUrNa jJAna che paNa kAlpanika che. ahIM kRSNa nAme avatArI puruSano niSedha nathI. mAtra saMpUrNa kRSNa kAlpanika che, saMpUrNAvatAranuM pAchaLathI thayeluM AropaNa che. 12. avatAra eTale zarIradhArI puruSavizeSa. jIvamAtra Izvarano avatAra Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gItAno saMdezo che, paNa laukika bhASAmAM badhAne ApaNe avatAra nathI kahetA. je purapa potAnA yugamAM sauthI zreSTha dharmavAna che tene bhaviSyanI prajA avatArarUpe pUje che. AmAM mane kaMI doSa nathI lAgato; emAM nathI IzvaranI moTAIne jhAMkhapa, nathI emAM satyane AghAta. "Adama khudA nahIM, lekina khudA ke nUra se Adama judA nahIM.' jenAmAM dharmajAgRti potAnA yugamAM sauthI vadhAre che te vizepAvatAra che. e vicArazreNIe kRSNarUpI saMpUrNAvatAra Aje hiMdu dharmamAM sAmrAjya bhogave che. 13. A dazya manuSyanI aMtima rUDI abhilASAnuM sUcaka che. manuSyane IzvararUpa thayA vinA sukha maLatuM nathI, zAMti thatI nathI. IzvararUpa thavAnA prayatnanuM nAma kharo ane eka ja puruSArtha. ane A ja Atmadarzana. A Atmadarzana badhA dharmagraMthono viSaya che tema gItAnoye che. paNa gItAkAre e viSayanuM pratipAdana karavA gItA nathI racI. paNa AtmArthIne amadarzana karavAno eka advitIya upAya batAvavAno gItAno Azaya che. je vastu hiMdu dharmagraMthomAM chUTIchavAI jovAmAM Ave che tene gItAe anekarUpe aneka zabdomAM punaruktino doSa vahorIne paNa sArI rIte rasthApita karI che. 14. e advitIya upAya che karmalityAga. 15. A madhyabiMdunI AsapAsa gItAnI badhI phUlagUMthaNI che. bhakti, mAna ityAdi tenI AsapAsa tArAmaMDaLarUpe goThavAI gayAM che. deha che tyAM karma to che ja. temAMthI koI mukta nathI. chatAM dehane prabhunuM maMdira karI te dvArA mukti maLe che ema sarva dharmAe pratipAdana karyuM che. paNa karmamAyamAM kaMIka doSa to che ja. mukti to nirdIpane ja hoya. tyAre karmabaMdhanamAMthI eTale doSasparzamAMthI kema chuTAya? Ano javAba gItAjIe nizcayAtmaka zabdomAM Apyo : "niSkAma karmathI, yajJAthe karma karIne, karmalityAga karIne, badhAM karyo kRSNArpaNa karIne eTale mana, vacana, kAyAne IzvaramAM homI daIne.' 16. paNa niSkAmatA, karmalityAga kahevA mAtrathI nathI thatI. e kevaLa buddhino prayoga nathI. e hRdayamaMthanathI ja utpanna thAya che. e tyAgazakti utpanna karavAne sAru jJAna joIe. eka prakAranuM jJAna to ghaNA paMDito pAme che. vedAdi temane moMDhe hoya che, paNa emanAmAMnA Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 24 hiMdu dharmanuM hAI ! ghaNA bhogAdimAM racyApacyA rahe che. jJAnano atireka zuSka paMDitarUpe na thAya, tethI gItAkAre jJAnanI sAthe bhaktine bheLavI ane tene prathama sthAna ApyuM. bhakita vinAnuM jJAna viphare. tethI kahyuM, 'bhakti karo to jJAna maLI ja rahevAnuM.' paNa bhakti e "zIpataNuM sAruM che. tethI gItAkAre bhaktanAM lakSaNa sthitaprajJanAM jevAM varNavyAM che. 17. eTale gItAnI bhakti te vevalApaNuM nathI, aMdhazraddhA nahIM. gItAmAM sUcavelA upacArane bAhya ceSTA ke kriyAnI sAthe ochAmAM ocho saMbaMdha che. mALA, tilaka, adhyadi sAdhana bhale bhakata vApare paNa te bhaktinAM lakSaNa nathI. je koIno pa nathI karato, je karuNAno bhaMDAra che, ne mamatArahati che, je nirahaMkAra che, jene sukhaduHkha, TADhataDako sarakhAM che, je kSamAzIla che, je sadAya saMtoSI che, jenA nizcaya kadI pharatA nathI, jeNe mana ane buddhi Izvarane arpaNa karyA che, jenAthI loko trAsatA nathI, je lokono bhaya nathI rAkhatAM, je harSa, zokabhayAdithI mukta che, je pavitra che, je kAryadakSa che chatAM taTastha che, je zubhAzubhane tyAga karanAro che, je zatrumitra pratye samabhAvI che, jene mAnaapamAna sarakhAM che, je rastutithI phelAto nathI, niMdAthI glAni pAmatA nathI, je maunadhArI che, jene ekAnta priya che, je sthirabuddhi che, te bhakta che, A bhakti Asakta strI purupana vize saMbhava nahIM. 18. emAMthI ApaNe joIe chIe ke jJAna pAmavuM, bhakta thavuM e ja Atmadarzana. Atmadarzana e tenAthI bhinna vastu nathI. jema eka rUpiyo laIne jhera lAvI zakAya ne amRta paNa lAvI zakAya, tema jJAnane ke bhaktine badale baMdhana paNa lAvI zakAya ane mokSa paNa lAvI zakAya ema nathI. ahIM to sAdhana ane rasAdhya sAva eka ja nahIM to lagabhaga eka ja vastu che. sAdhananI parAkASThA te ja mokSa. ane gItAno mokSa eTale paramazAnti. 19. paNa AvA jJAna ane bhaktie karmaphalatyAganI kasoTIe caDavAnuM rahyuM. laukika kalpanAmAM zuSka paMDita paNa jJAnImAM khape. tene kazuM kAma karavAnuM hoya nahIM. loTo sarakho upADavo e paNa tene sAru karmabaMdhana hoya. yajJazUnya jyAM jJAnI gaNAya tyAM loTo upADavA jevI tuccha laukika kriyAne sthAna ja kayAMthI hoya? Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gItAno saMdezo 165 20. laukika kalpanAmAM bhakata eTale vevalo, mALA laIne japa japanA. sevAkarma karatAM paNa tenI mALAmAM vikSepa Ave. tethI te khAvApIvA vagere bhoga bhogavavAne samaye ja mALAne hAthamAMthI mUke, ghaMTI calAvavAne sAru ke daradInI sAravAra karavAne sAru kadI nahIM. 21. A banne vargane gItAjIe spaSTa rIte kahI dIdhuM, ''karma vinA koI siddhi pAmyA nathI, janakAdi paNa karma vaDe jJAnI thayA. je huM paNa ALasarahita thaIne karma na karyA karuM to A lokono nAza thAya.'' to pachI lokone vize to pUchavuM ja zuM hoya? 22. paNa eka taraphathI karmamAtra baMdhanarUpa che e nirvivAda che. bIjI taraphathI dahI IchA-anicchAe paNa karma karyA kare che. zArIrika ke mAnasika cavhAmAtra karma che. tyAre karma karatA chatAM manuSya baMdhanamukta kema raDa? A koyaDAno ukela gItAjIe jevI rIte karyo che tevo bIjA eka paga dharmagrantha karyo mArI jANamAM nathI. gItA kahe che : "kalAsakita choDa ne karma karo,' "nirAzI thAo ne karma karo,' "niSkAma thaIne karma karo,' e gItAjIno na bhulAya evA dhvani che. karma choDe te paDe. karma karatAM chatAM tenAM phaLa choDe te caDe. kalatyAga eTale pariNAmane vize bedarakArI evo artha nathI. pariNAma, sAdhanano vicAra ane tenuM jJAna Avazyaka che. e thayA pachI je manuSya pariNAmanI IcchA karyA vinA sAdhanamAM tanmaya rahe che te latyAgI che. 23. paNa ahIM kalatyAga eTale tyAgIne phaLa maLatuM nathI evo artha koI na kare. gItAjImAM evA arthane kayAMye rasthAna nathI. latyAga eTale phaLane vize Asaktino abhAva. kharuM jotAM phalatyAgIne hajAragaNuM phaLa maLe che. gItAnA phalatyAgamAM to akhUTa zraddhAnI parIkSA che. je manuSya pariNAmanuM dhyAna dharyA kare che te ghaNI vAra karma- kartavya - bhraSTa thAya che. tene adhIrAI Ave che, tethI te krodhane vaza thAya che, ne pachI te na karavAnuM karavA mAMDe che, eka karmamAMthI bIjAmAM ne bIjAmAMthI trIjAmAM paLe jAya che. pariNAmanuM ciMtavana karanAranI sthiti vipayAnyanA jevI thaI jAya che, ne chevaTe te viSayanI jema sArAsArano, nItianItino viveka choDI de che, ne phaLa meLavavA sAru game te sAdhanano upayoga kare che, ne tene dharma mAne che. Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda 24. phalAzaktinAM AvAM kaDavAM pariNAmomAMthI gItAkAre anAsakitano eTale karmaphaLatyAgano siddhAnta ghaTAvyo ne jagatanI pAse atizaya AkarSaka bhASAmAM mUkyo. sAmAnya mAnyatA evI hoya che ke dharma ane artha virodhI vastu che. "vyApAra ityAdi laukika vyavahAramAM dharma sacavAya nahIM, dharmane sthAna hoya nahIM, dharmano upayoga kevaLa mokSane arthe karAya. dharmane sthAne dharma zobhe, arthane sthAne artha.' mArI mati pramANe gItAkAre A vahemane dUra karyo che. teNe mokSa ane vyavahAra vacce Avo bheda rAkhyo nathI. paNa vyavahAramAM dharmane utAryo che. je dharma vyavahAramAM na lAvI zakAya te dharma nathI evI sUcanA gItAmAM che ema mane lAgyuM che. eTale gItAnA abhiprAya pramANe je karma Asakita vinA thaI ja na zake evAM hoya te badhAM tyAjya che. Avo suvarNaniyama manuSyane aneka dharmasaMkaTomAMthI bacAve che. A abhiprAya pramANe khUna, jUTha, vyabhicAra ityAdi karmo sahaje tyAjya thaI jAya che. manuSyajIvana saraLa thAya che ne saraLatAmAMthI zAMti uddabhave che. 25. A vicArazreNIne anusaratAM mane ema lAgyuM che ke gItAjInA zikSaNane amalamAM mUkanArane saheje satya ane ahiMsAnuM pAlana karavuM paDe che. phalAsakti vinA manuSyane nathI asatya bolavAnI lAlaca thatI, nathI hiMsA karavAnI. game te hiMsAnuM ke asatyanuM kArya ApaNe laIe to ema jaNAze ke tenI pAchaLa pariNAmanI icchA rahelI ja che. gItAkALanI pUrva paNa ahiMsA paramadharma rUpa manAtI hatI. gItAne to anAsakitano riddhAnta batAvavo hato. bIjA adhyAyamAM ja A vAta spaSTa thaI jAya che. 26. paNa jo gItAne ahiMsA mAnya hatI athavA anAsaktimAM ahiMsA saheje AvI ja jAya che to gItAkAre bhautika yuddhane udAharaNarUpe paNa kema lIdhuM? gItAyuddhamAM ahiMsA dharma manAtA chatAM bhautika yuddha sarvasAmAnya vastu hoI gItAkArane evA yuddhanuM udAharaNa letAM saMkoca na thayo, na thAya. 27. paNa phalatyAganA mahattvanuM mApa kADhatA gItAkAranA manamAM zA vicAra hatA, teNe ahiMsAnI maryAdA kayAM bAMdhI hatI, te ApaNe vicAravApaNuM nathI rahetuM. kavi mahattvanA siddhAMto jagatanI AgaLa mUke Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gItAno saMdezo che; tethI te haMmezAM pota ApelA siddhAMtonuM mahattva saMpUrNatAe oLakhe che, athavA oLakhyA pachI badhuM bhASAmAM mUkI zake che, ema nathI hotuM. emAM kAvyo ane kavino mahimA che. kavinA arthano aMta ja nathI. jema manuSyanAM tema ja mahAvAkonA arthano vikAsa thayA ja kare che. bhASAno ItihAsa tapAsIe to ApaNe joIe chIe ke ghaNA mahAna zabdonA artha nitya navA thayA kare che. tema gItAnA arthane vize paNa che. gItAkAre pote mahAna rUDha zabdonA artha vistAryA che. gItA uparaTapake tapAsatAM paNa ApaNe e joI zakIe chIe. gItAyuga pUrva kadAca yajJamAM pazuhiMsA mAnya gaNAtI hoya. gItAnA yajJamAM tenI gaMdha sarakhIye nathI. temAM to japayajJa e yajJano rAjA che. trIjA adhyAya sUcave che ke yajJa eTale mukhyapaNe paropakArArthe zarIrano upayoga, trIje ane cotho adhyAya meLavIne bIjI vyAkhyAo paNa ghaTAvI zakAya. paNa pazuhiMsA nahIM ghaTAvAya, tema ja gItAnA saMnyAsanA arthane vize che. karmamAtrano tyAga gItAnA saMnyAsane bhAvato ja nathI. gItAno saMnyAsI atikarmI che chatAM ati-A- karmI che; Ama gItAkAre mahAna zabdonA vyApaka artha karIne potAnI bhASAno paNa vyApaka artha karavAnuM ApaNane zIkhavyuM che. bhautika yuddha saMpUrNa karmalityAgathI thaI zake evuM gItAkAranI bhASAnA akSaramAMthI bhale nIkaLatuM hoya. paNa gItAnA zikSaNane pUrNatAe amalamAM mUkavAno lagabhaga cALIsa varSa paryanta satata prayatna karatAM mane to namrapaNe ema lAgyuM che ke satya ane ahiMsAnA saMpUrNa pAlana vinA saMpUrNa karmaphalatyAga manuSyane vize asaMbhavita che. 28. gItA sUtragraMtha nathI. gItA aMka mahAna dharmakAvya che. temAM jema UMDA Utaro tema temAMthI navA ne suMdara artho meLavo. gItA janasamAjane sAru hoI temAM eka ja vastune ghaNI rIte kahI dIdhI che. eTale gItAmAM AvelA mahAzabdonA artha yuge yuge badalAze ne vistAra pAmaze. gItAno mULa maMtra kadI nahIM badalAya. e maMtrane je rIte sAdhI zakAya te rIte jijJAsu game te artha kare. 29. gItA vidhiniSedha batAvanAra paNa nathI. ekane sAru je vihita hoya te bIjAne sAru niSiddha hoya. eka kALa ke eka dezamAM je vihita Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 168 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda hoya te bIje kALe, bIjA dezamAM niSiddha hoya. nipiddha kalAsakti che, vihita anAsakti che. 30. gItAmAM jJAnano mahimA jaLavAyo che. chatAM gItA buddhigamya nathI, e hRdayagamya che tethI te azraddhALune sAru nathI. gItAkAre ja kahyuM che 'je tapasvI nathI, je bhakta nathI, je sAMbhaLavA icchato nathI, ane je mAro dveSa kare che tene A (jJAna) tuM kadI na kaheje, '' (18: 67) "paNa A parama guhya jJAna je mArA bhaktone Apaze te mArI parama bhakti karavAthI niHzaMka mane pAmaze. (18: 68 ''vaLI je manuSya dveSarahita thaIne zraddhApUrvaka mAtra sAMbhaLaze te paNa mukta thaIne puNyavAna jyAM vase che te zubhalokana pAmaze.'' (18 : 71 yaMnDavA. 6-8-1931, pA. 205 13 90. gItAzikSaNa 1. iMglaMDamAM kaeNnana zeparDanI AgevAnI nIce cAlatI zAMtinI hilacAla vizenA mArA hamaNAMnA lekhona vize eka mitra lakhe che: 'mAro mata evo che ke gInAnA saMjogo ane enI zarUAtamAM arjuna ane zrIkRSNa vacce je saMvAda Apelo che tene bAjue rAkhIne vicAra karIe to hiMdu dharma vyavasthita senAnI caDAI thAya tyAre ahiMsA ja pALavI evo spaSTa upadeza karato nathI. ApaNAM badhAM sArAmAM sArAM dharmazAstrono evo artha karavo e ene macaDavA jevuM che, dayA ane prema e manuSyano parama dharma che ama hiMdu dharma avazya mAne che. paNa Apa athavA A yuddha virodhI zAMtivAdIo jevo upadeza Ape che tevo hiMdu dharmano upadeza nathI, ane e hetune mAru dareka vastune mArImacaDIne rUpaka tarIke batAvavI e yogya nathI.'' ganAsaktiyoga nAme prasiddha thayelA gItAnA mArA anuvAdanI prastAvanAmAM meM kabUla karyuM che ke gItA e ahiMsAnuM pratipAdana karavA mATe ke yuddhano niSedha karavA mATe lakhAyelo graMtha nathI. hiMdu dharma jevA Aje paLAya Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gItAzikSaNa 19 che, athavA kyAreya paLAyelo jAmyo che, temAM yuddhano jevo virodha huM karuM chuM evo virodha karelo nathI. paNa meM to eTaluM ja karyuM che ke gItAnA AkhA upadezano tema ja hiMdu dharmanA hArdano navo paNa svAbhAvika ane tarkazuddha artha karyA che. bIjA dharmone bAda karIne hiMdu dharma vize bolIe to hiMdu dharma e niraMtara vikAsa pAmato dharma che. kurAna ke bAibalanI peThe hiMdu dharmanuM koI eka dharmapustaka nathI. tenAM dharmapustakomAM paNa vikAsa thato jAya che ne umerA thatA jAya che. gItA ja enuM eka daSTAMta che. gItAe karma, saMnyAsa, yajJa vagerene navA artho ApyA che. gItAe hiMdu dharmamAM navo prANa reDyo che. neNe AcArano eka maulika niyama batAvyo che. gItAe je zIkhavyuM che te AgalAM lakhANamAM garbhita rIte nahotuM ema nahIM, paNa je vastuo garbhita hatI tene gItAe spaSTa zabdomAM mUrtarUpe mUkI. jagatanA anya dharmonA prArthanApUrvaka karelA abhyAsathI, maLelA jJAnathI, ne ethI vadhAre to gItAe batAvelA hiMdu dharmanA zikSaNane AcaraNamAM utAravAno prayAsa karatAM maLelA anubhavathI, meM hiMdu dharmanA vizALa --- paNa mArImacaDIne karelo nahIM --- artha ApavAno prayatna karyo che. ane e hiMdu dharma te enA aneka graMthonA DhagalAmAM daTAI gayelo nahIM, paNa pIDAtA bALakanI sAthe mAtA bole evI rIte bolato jIvatojAgato dharma che. meM je karyuM che te aitihAsika praNAlikAne anusarIne karyuM che. huM ApaNA pUrvajone pagale ja cAlyo chuM. e loko eka kALe kopelA davAne prasanna karavAne yajJamAM pazuAno bhoga ApatA. emanA vAraso paNa ApaNA kaMIka ochA dUranA pUrvajoe 'yajJa'no judo artha karyo, ne temaNe zIkhavyuM ke e yajJamAM ApaNA kAmakrodhAdi vikArone homavAnA che, ane te kopelA aneka devone nahIM paNa eka aMtaryAmI Izvarane prasanna karavAne. huM mAnuM chuM ke jIva jato karIne paNa ahiMsAnuM pAlana karavuM e ja vastu gItAnA upadezamAMthI phalita thAya che. e ja mAvanajAtinI UMcAmAM UMcI AkAMkSA che. mahAbhArata ane rAmAyaNa e be graMtho evA che jene karoDo hiMduo jANe che ne potAnA mArgadarzaka mAne che. e graMthonA aMtaraMga parIkSaNa parathI dekhAI Ave che ke e rUpako ja che. emAM ghaNuM karIne aitihAsika Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 170 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda vyaktionuM caritra AlekhAyeluM haze e vastuthI meM kahelI vAtamAM kaza pharaka paDato nathI. baMne mahAkAvyo daivI ane AsurI saMpada vacce cAlI rahelA sanAtana saMgrAmanuM varNana kare che. game tema ho, mArA agAuthI karI rAkhelA kaMIka vicArone anukULa Ave evI rIte gItAno ke hiMdu dharmano mArImacaDIne artha karavAno mAro irAdo che e AkSepano huM InakAra karuM chuM. mArA vicAro gItA, rAmAyaNa, mahAbhArata, upaniSada AdinA abhyAsamAMthI ja udbhavelA che. rinanavaM5, 4-10-1936, pA. 233-4 (gAMdhIjI ane be praznArthIo vacce judA judA prasaMge thayelA vArtAlApamAMthI nIcenA aMzo bhegA karIne saMvAdarUpe mUkyA che.) sa. tame roja gItApATha karo cho e sAcuM? ja, aThavADiye ame AkhI gItAno pATha pUro karIe chIe. sa. paNa gItAne aMte kRpaNe hiMsA ja karavA kahyuM che ne? ja. nA. huM laDI rahyo chuM. hiMsA vATe laDuM to ATalo saMgInapaNe na laDI zakuM. bIjA adhyAyanA chellA 19 zlokamAM je sthitaprajJanuM varNana che temAM gItAno saMdeza samAI jAya che. manovikAro jItavAthI ja evA thavAya. vikArane mAryA pachI bhAIne mAravAnuM tamArAthI na bane. jene vikAra nathI, je sukhaduHkha pratye udAsIna che, mANasa jAtane pIDanArA manovikAronAM tophAnothI je asthira thato nathI, evA mANasane saMhAra karato jovA huM IcchuM kharo. AkhuM varNana ajoDa sauMdaryabharI bhASAmAM che. A zloko parathI cokhkhuM samajAya che ke kRSNa AdhyAtmika yuddhanI vAta kare che. sa. paNa yuddha to sAce ja thayeluM. tamAro artha to tamAro potAno kADhelo che ne? Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gItAzikSaNa 171 ja.' haze. paNa mAtra mArA artha tarIke to enI kazI kiMmata na hovI joIe. sa. sAmAnya mANasane to ema ja lAge ke sAcA yuddhanI ja vAta karI che. ja.: niSpakSa citte AkhI gItA tenI bhUmikA vacce vAMcIne samajavA prayatna karavo joIe. ema karazo to tame jozo ke AraMbhamAM laDAInuM varNana Ave che, pachI kayAMye muddala eno ullekha nathI. sa. bIjA koIe ApanA jevo artha ryo che? ja. ghaNAe. yuddha e AMtarayuddha che, je mANasanA aMtaramAM sadAkALa cAlyA kare che. pAMDava-kaurava bhalAI ane bUrAInAM tattvo che. daivI ane AsurI saMparata che. sa. gItAno mukhya upadeza kayo - anAsakti ke ahiMsA ?' ja. "anAsakti ja che. gItAnA mArA nAnakaDA gujarAtI bhASAMtaranuM nAma anAsaktiyoga rAkhyuM che e jANatA hazo. anAsakti ahiMsAthI AgaLa jAya che. jene anAsakta banavuM che. teNe ahiMsA zIkhavI ane AcaravI rahI. eTale ahiMsA anAsaktinA peTamAM AvI jAya che, AgaLa nathI jatI.' sa.: 'tyAre gItA hiMsA ahiMsA baMne zIkhave che?' ja.: "gItAmAM huM e dhvani nathI joto. e ahiMsA zIkhavavAne mATe na lakhAI hoya e saMbhave, paNa koI kAvyanI mallinAthI karanAra temAMthI aneka artho kADhe tema huM eno e artha kADhuM chuM ke eno mukhya upadeza anAsakti che, chatAM e ahiMsA to zIkhave che ja. ahiMsA e laukika vastu che. paralokamAM hiMsA ahiMsAno savAla nathI Avato.' sa. 'paNa, arjune to ahiMsA hiMsAno prazna upasthita karyo hato nA ? yadi mAmapratIkAramazastraM shstrpaannyH| dhArtarASTrA raNe hanyustanme kSemataraM bhavet / / ane zrIkRSNa eno nakAramAM javAba ApI hiMsA karavAnuM kahyuM.' Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 172 hiMdu dharmanuM hArTa ja.: 'e to prajJAvAda hato. zrIkRSNa arjunano saMzaya maTADI kahe che ke "kAla sudhI to te zatruone zaramathI haNyA, temAM tane kAMI aDacaNa na AvI. Aje paNa e zatru koI ajANyA ke trAhita hoya tenI sAme tuM yuddhe caDe ema che. paNa tArI pAse to prazna Aje e che ke sagAMvahAlAne haNAya?'' Ama enI pAse hiMsA ahiMrAnA prazna ja na hato.'' jhinapu. 22-1-1939, pA. 367-8 ane 31-8-1940, pA. 194 91. gItA zIkhavA mATe adhikAra ! ('satyano anartha'mAMthI) eka bhAI eka zALAnA AcAryanI madadathI vidyArthIomAM gItAno abhyAsa dAkhala karavAno prayatna karI rahyA che. paNa gItAnAM varga goThavavAne thoDA vakhata para maLelI sabhAmAM eka baeNnkanA vyavasthApaka UbhA thayA, ane sabhAnA kAmamAM dakhala nAkhIne bolyA : ""vidyArthIone gItA bhaNavAno adhikAra nathI. gItA kAMI vidyArthIonA hAthamAM mUkavAnuM ramakaDuM nathI.'' have pelA bhAIe mane A banAva vize lAMbo ane dalIlothI bharelo kAgaLa lakhyo che. ane potAnI dalIlanA TekAmAM rAmakRSNa paramahaMsanAM keTalAMka vacano TAMcAM che, temAMthI nIcenAM ahIM utAruM chuM: chokarAone tema ja juvAnone IkavaraprAptinI sAdhanA karavAnuM uttejana ApavuM joIe. teo vagara bagADelAM phaLa jevA hoya che, ane saMsAranI vAsanAono dUSita sparza temane jarAye lAgyo hoto nathI. evI vAsanAo emanA manamAM eka vAra peThI eTale pachI emane mokSane mArge vALavA bahu muzkela che. ''huM juvAnone ATalA badhA zA mATe cAhuM chuM kAraNa teo potAnA mananA soLasoLa AnI mAlika che. teo moTA thatA jAya tema emAM nAnA nAnA bhAga paDI javAnA. vivAhita mANasanuM aDadhuM mana nImAM parovAya che. bALaka janme tyAre cAra AnI mana kheMcI le che, ane bAkInI cAra AnI mAbApa, duniyAnAM mAnapAna, kapaDAMlattAnI mojamajA vageremAM verAI jAya che. tethI bALakanuM Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gItA zIkhavA mATe adhikAra! 173 mana Ivarane sahelAIthI oLakhI zake che. gharaDA mANasane sAru e bahu kaThaNa ''popaTano kaMTha moTI uMmare pAkaTa thayA pachI ene gAtAM na zIkhavI zakAya. e bacyuM hoya tyAre ja zIkhavavuM joIe. te ja pramANe ghaDapaNamAM mana I vara upara parovAvuM kaThaNa che. bacapaNamAM e sahelAIthI parovI zakAya che. eka zera bhegavALA dUdhamAM navaTAMka pANI hoya to pANI bALavAne bahu tho zrama ane thoDuM baLataNa joIe. paNa zera dUdhamAM poNo zera pANI hoya to te bALavAne sAru keTalI mahenata paDe ne keTaluM baLataNa joIe ! bALakanA manane vAsanAono pAsa thoDo ja lAgyo hoya, tethI te Izvara tarapha vaLI zake. vAsanAothI pUrepUrA raMgAyelA gharaDA lokonA manane zI rIte vALI zakAya ? laghu vRkSa vALyuM che jema vALo' paNa pAkA vAMsane vALavA jaIe to e tUTI javAno. bALakanA hRdayane Ivara tarapha vALavuM saheluM, paNa gharaDA mANasanuM hRdaya kheMcavA jaIe to te chaTakI jAya che. manuSyanuM mana rAInA paDIkA jevuM che. paDIkuM phATI jatAM verAI gayelA dANA vINI bhegA karavA jema kaThaNa che, tema jyAre manuSyanuM mana aneka dizAomAM doDe ane saMsAranI jALamAM gUMthAI gayuM hoya tyAre ene vALIne ekAgra karavuM mahAkaThaNa che. bALakanuM mana aneka dizAomAM nathI doDatuM, tethI te koI paNa vastu para sahelAIthI ekAgra karI zakAya che. paNa gharaDA mANasanuM mana saMsAramAM ja ramI raheluM hovAthI tene emAMthI kheMcIne Ikavara pratye vALavuM ati kaThaNa che.' vedAdhyAnanA adhikAra vize meM sAMbhaLyuM hatuM, paNa pelA baeNnkanA vyavasthApake kapelA adhikAranI jarUra gItAnA abhyAsane sAru haze evo khyAla mane kadI nahoto. e adhikArane sAru kayA guNa joIe ema temaNe kahyuM hota to sAruM thAta. gItA niMdaka sivAyanA saune mATe che e gItAe pote ja spaSTa zabdomAM kahyuM che. kharuM jotAM hiMdu dharmanI mULa kalpanA ja e che ke vidyArthInuM jIvana brahmacArInuM che, ane teNe e jIvananI zarUAta dharmanA jJAnathI tema ja tenA AcaraNathI karavI joIe, jethI pote je zIkhe che tene pacAvI zake ane potAnA jIvanamAM dharmAcaraNane otaprota karI mUke. prAcIna kALano vidyArthI potAno dharma zuM che e jANyA pahelAM ja enuM AcaraNa karavA mAMDato, ane A AcaraNa pachI tene je jJAna maLatuM tenAthI potAne mATe niyata karelA AcaraNanuM rahasya te samajI zakato. eTale adhikAra to te vakhate paNa hato. paNa e adhikAra pAMca Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda yama - ahiMsA, satya, asteya, aparigraha ane brahmacarya - rUpI sadAcArano hato. dharmanuM adhyayana karavA icchanAra dareka jaNane A niyamonuM pAlana karavuM paDatuM, dharmanA pAyArUpa A tattvonI AvazyakatA siddha karavAne dharmagraMtho vAMcavAnI jarUra rahetI nahIM. paNa Aje A jAtanA ghaNA arthavAhI zabdonI jema 'adhikAra" zabdanI paNa vikRti thaI che. eka dharmabhraSTa mANasane, te brAhmaNa kahevAya che eTalA ja kAraNe, zAstro vAMcavAnuM ane ApaNane samajAvavAno adhikAra gaNAya che. jyAre bIje eka mANasa je amuka sthitimAM jamyAthI "aspRzya'padane pAmyo te pachI game teTalo dharmaniSTha hoya topaNa tene zAstro vAMcavAno niSedha che! paNa je mahAbhAratano gItA e eka bhAga che tenA lekhake A gAMDA niSedhano virodha karavAne sAru ja e mahAkAvya lakhyuM che, ane vArNa ke jAtino jarA paNa bheda rAkhyA vinA saune e vAMcavAnI chUTa mUkI dIdhI. mAtra huM dhAruM chuM ke emAM meM gaNAvyA e yamanA pAlananI zarata rAkhI haze. 'huM dhAruM chuM' e zabdo meM eTalA mATe umeryA che ke mahAbhAratanA abhyAsane mATe yamanA pAlananI zarata mUkelI hoya evuM A lakhatI vakhate mane yAda nathI AvatuM. paNa anubhava kahe che ke hRdayanI zuddhi ane bhaktibhAva e be vastuo zAsagraMtho barAbara samajavAne sAru Avazyaka che. AjanA chApakhAnAnA jamAnAe tamAma baMdhano toDI nAkhyAM che. Aje dharmaniSTha loko jeTalI chUTathI zAstro vAMce che teTalI ja chUTathI nAstiko paNa vAMce che. paNa ApaNe A jagAe to vidyArthIo dharmazikSaNanA ane upAsanAnA eka aMga tarIke gItA vAMce e yogya che ke nahIM enI carcA karIe chIe. emAM huM eTaluM kahuM ke yamaniyamanA pAlananI zakita ane tethI gItAbhyAsanI lAyakAta jenAmAM vidyArthIo karatAM vadhu hoya evo eka varga mArI kalpanAmAM Avato nathI. durbhAgye eTaluM kabUla karavuM paDe che ke moTe bhAge vidyArthIo tema ja zikSako pAMca yamanA kharA adhikAra vize jarAye vicAra karatA nathI. navanIvana, 11-12-1927, pA. 132 Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 92. hiMdu vidyArthIo ane gItA thoDA ja divaso upara, vAtacIta karatAM eka pAdarI mitre mane eka prazna karyo hato ke, hiMdustAna je kharekhara AdhyAtmika rIte AgaLa vadhelo deza che to potAnA ja dharmanuM, zrImad bhagavadgItAnuM paNa mAtra thoDA vidhArthIone ja jJAna che evuM mane kema jaNAya che? A kathananA TekAmAM e mitra, je eka keLavaNIkAra paNa che, teNe mane ema paNa kahyuM hatuM ke, mane je je vidyArthIo maLyA che. emane meM khAsa karIne pUchI joyuM che ke, "bolo tamane tamArA dharmanuM athavA zrImadda bhagavagItAnuM zuM jJAna che?' ane mane jaNAyuM che ke emAMnA ghaNA moTA bhAgane e vize kazuM ja jJAna nathI. amuka vidyArthIone potAnA dharmanuM muddala jJAna nathI ethI karIne hiMdustAna AdhyAtmika daSTie AgaLa vadhelo deza nathI e anumAna vize atyAre huM eTaluM ja kahIza ke vidyArthIone potAnA dharmagraMthonuM jJAna na hoya eTale lokomAM dhArmika jIvananuM yA AdhyAtmikatAnuM paNa mIMDuM ja che evuM na kahevAya. ema chatAM, sarakArI zikSaNa saMsthAomAMthI pasAra thaIne pasAra thatA vidhArthIono ghaNo moTo bhAga koI paNa dhArmika zikSaNathI vaMcita hoya che e vize zaMkA nathI. uparyukta TIkA e pAdarIe maisUranA vidyArthIo saMbaMdhI bolatAM karI hatI ane maisUranA vidyArthIone paNa te rAjyanI zALAomAM kAMI paNa dhArmika zikSaNa nathI apAtuM e joIne mane keTaleka aMze du:kha thayuM. huM jANuM chuM ke jAhera zALAomAM to mAtra aihika zikSaNa ja ApavuM joIe evuM mAnanAro eka saMpradAya che. huM e paNa jANuM chuM ke hiMdustAna jevA dezamAM, ke jyAM duniyAnA ghaNAkharA dharmo pracalita che ane jyAM eka ja dharmamAM paNa saMkhyAbaMdha saMpradAyo che, tyAM dhArmika zikSaNano prabaMdha karavo muzkela che. paraMtu je bhAratavarSa AdhyAtmika devALuM phUMkavAnuM na hoya to potAnA yuvakavargane dhArmika zikSaNa ApavAnuM kAma kAMI nahIM to aihika zikSaNanA jeTaluM to Avazyaka mAnavuM ja joIe. dharmagraMthanuM 175 hiM.-12 Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda jJAna thayuM eTale dharmanuM jJAna thaI gayuM ema nathI e sAcuM che. paraMtu ApaNe jo dharmanuM jJAna na ApI zakIe to dharmagraMthonuM jJAna ApIne paNa ApaNe saMtoSa mAnavo rahyo. paraMtu zALAomAM AvuM zikSaNa apAtuM hoya ke na hoya, pAkI uMmaranA vidyArthIoe to bIjI bAbatonI jema dhArmika bAbatomAM paNa svAzrayanI kaLA keLavavI joIe. carcA-pariSado ane kAMtaNa-maMDaLo jema tema svataMtra rIte calAve che tema A viSayanAM abhyAsI maMDaLo paNa emaNe kADhavAM joIe. zimogAnA kolejiyeTa hAIskUlanA vidyArthIo samakSa bolatAM e sabhAmAM ja karelI pUchaparachathI mane jaNAyuM ke emAMnA sau athavA vadhAre hiMdu vidyArthIomAM zrImad bhagavadgItA vAMcI hoya evA vidyArthIonI saMkhyA bhAgye ATha jeTalI hatI. je thoDAoe bhagavaddagItA vAMcI che emAMnA je ene samajyA hoya te hAtha UMco kare ema kahevAtAM eka paNa hAtha UMco thayo nahoto. sabhAmAM je pAMca ke cha musalamAna vidyArthIo hatA emaNe badhAe kurAna vAMcyuM che ema jaNAvyuM hatuM, paraMtu ene samajyo te hAtha UMco kare ema kahetAM mAtra eka ja jaNe hAtha UMco karyo hato. mArA abhiprAya pramANe, gItA e samajavA mATe ghaNuM saraLa pustaka che. keTalAka mULabhUta koyaDA e rajU kare che ke jenA ukela bezaka agharA che. paraMtu gItAnuM sAmAnya valaNa, mArA mata pramANe, dIvA jevuM spaSTa che. badhA hiMdu saMpradAyoe gItAne pramANabhUta pustaka tarIke svIkArela che. koI paNa prakAranA sthApita matavAdathI e mukta che. kAraNa sAthe samajAveluM evuM eka saMpUrNa nItizAstra e pUruM pADe che. buddhi ane hRdaya banene e saMtopa Ape che. emAM philasUphI ane bhakti bane bharelAM che. enI coTa sArvatrika che, ane bhASA na mAnI zakAya eTalI saraLa che. ema chatAM dareka dezI bhASAmAM enuM pramANabhUta bhASAMtara hovuM joIe ema huM mAnuM chuM. e paribhASAthI mukta hoya ane sAmAnya mANasa enI dvArA gItAno bodha grahaNa karI zake eTaluM saraLa hoya. AthI huM ema nathI kahevA mAgato ke mULanI jagA le evuM e hoya. kAraNa, mAro to evo abhiprAya che ke dareka hiMdu bALake ane bALAe saMskRta jANavuM ja joIe. paraMtu bhaviyamAM ja Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu vidyArthIo ane gItA 177 kALa sudhI lAkho hiMdu saMskRtanA muddala jJAna vinAnA haze. eTalA mATe amane zrImad bhagavadgItAnA upadezAmRtathI vaMcita rAkhavA e to AtmaghAtaka thaI paDe. urI jIvaLI, pA. 201-3 ('mannAraguDInI phinDale kaoNlejanA bhASaNamAMthI) tamArA mAnapatramAM tame lakhyuM che ke tame mArI mAphaka ja bAIbalamAMnA upadezano nitya pATha karo cho. huM ema nathI kahI zakato ke huM bAibalano nitya pATha karuM chuM, paNa ema kahI zakuM chuM ke meM bAIbala namra ane zraddhALu bhAve vAMceluM che. eTale je tame paNa ene evI bhAvanAthI vAMcatA ho to tamAre mATe e sArI vAta che. paNa huM to ema mAnuM chuM ke tamArAmAMnA ghaNA moTA bhAganA chokarAo hiMdu cho. tame mane evuM kahI zakyA hota ke bIjA nahIM to chevaTe tamArA hiMdu chokarAo preraNA meLavavA mATe roja bhagavadgItA vAMce che, to mane sAruM lAgata. kema ke huM mAnuM chuM ke duniyAnA badhA moTA dharmo vatteoche aMze sAcA che. huM 'vatteoche aMze eTalA mATe kahuM chuM ke huM mAnuM chuM ke manuSya je koI cIjane hAtha aDADe che te dareka cIja, tenI apUrNatAne kAraNe ja, apUrNa banI jAya che. pUrNatA Izvarano virala guNa che. enuM varNana thaI zakatuM nathI. e guNa vANIthI vyakta thaI zakato nathI. huM avazya mAnuM chuM ke jema Izvara pUrNa che tevI ja rIte mAnavamAtra mATe pUrNa banavuM zakya che. pUrNatAnI abhIpsA rAkhavI e ApaNA sau mATe Avazyaka che, paNa e dhanya dazA prApta thAya che tyAre enuM varNana thaI zakatuM nathI, enI vyAkhyA thaI zakatI nathI. ane thI pUrepUrI namratA sAthe huM kabUla karuM chuM ke veda, kurAna, bAibala rAdhyA bhunI apUrNa vANI che, ane ApaNe pote asaMkhya vikArone lIdhe Amatema jholAM khAI rahelA apUrNa prANI hoI prabhunI A vANIne pUrNa rIte samajavAnuM paNa ApaNe mATe azakya che. ane tethI Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda jema huM musalamAna ke khristI chokarAone enI paraMparA nahIM bhUsI nAkhavAnI salAha ApuM chuM tevI ja rIte hiMdu chokarAne paNa kahuM chuM ke je paraMparAmAM tuM Ucharyo che tene tAre ukheDI na nAkhavI joIe. ane tethI tame bAIbala zIkho ane kurAna zIkho e jema mane game tema mane jo pharaja pADavAnI sattA hoya to tamane badhA hiMdu chokarAone huM gItA zIkhavAnI avazya pharaja pADuM. huM mAnuM chuM ke zALAomAM bhaNatA chokarAomAM ApaNe je cAritryabhraSTatA joIe chIe, jIvanamAM mahattvanI kahevAya evI bAbato vize je bedarakArI joIe chIe, jIvananA moTAmAM moTA ane sauthI pAyAnA prazno pratye vidyArthIAlama je nAdAnIthI varte che tenuM kAraNa teoe atyAra sudhI je paraMparAmAMthI poSaNa meLavyuM che teno uccheda thaI gayo che te che. paNa mArI vAtamAMthI gerasamaja na thavI joIe. dareka prAcIna vastu prAcIna hovAne kAraNe ja sArI che evuM huM mAnato nathI. prAcIna paraMparAne nAme, Izvare ApaNane ApelI vicAra karavAnI zaktino upayoga ja na karavo evuM huM kaheto nathI. koI paNa paraMparA game eTalI prAcIna hoya, paNa jo naitika bhAvanA sAthe asaMgata hoya to te dezamAMthI baratarapha thavAne pAtra che. aspRzyatA prAcIna paraMparA gaNI zakAya. bALavaidhavya ane bALalagnanI prathA prAcIna paraMparA gaNI zakAya, ane keTalIye bhayaMkara mAnyatAo ane vahemI rUDhio A koTimAM Ave. paNa jo mAruM cAle to huM emanuM nAmanizAna paNa na rahevA dauM. eTale jyAre huM prAcIna paraMparAne mAna ApavAnI vAta karuM chuM tyAre huM zuM kahevA mAguM chuM te have tamane samajAze. ane je Izvara mane bAibalamAM ane kurAnamAM dekhAya che te ja Izvara mane bhagavagItAmAM dekhAto hovAthI, huM hiMdu chokarAone kahuM chuM ke emane pArakA dharmapustako karatAM bhagavaddagItAmAMthI vadhAre kImatI preraNA maLaze, kema ke bIjA koI dharmagraMtha karatAM gItA sAthe emanA mananA meLa vadhAre sadhAze. vA rUnDiyA, 22-9-1927, pA. 317, 319 Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 93. gItApAThIo gItAnuM mAre mana keTaluM mUlya che te jhinanA vAcako jANe che. gItA jevA graMthonA mukhapAThane meM haMmezAM ati Avazyaka gaNyo che. paNa huM aneka prayatno karavA chatAM gItAnA badhA adhyAyo kadI maTe karI zakyo nathI. gokhI kADhavAnI bAbatamAM huM ThoTha chuM e huM jANuM chuM. tethI jyAre gItA jene kaMThastha hoya evAM koI bhAI ke bahena maLe che tyAre mane temanA tarapha mAna Upaje che. tAmilanADunA A pravAsamAM mane be jaNa evAM maLyAM che. madurAmAM eka bhAI ane devakoTAmAM eka bahena maLelAM. marAmAM maLelA gRhastha vepArI che ne prasiddhimAM AvelA nathI. ane devakoTAnI bahena te sva. nyAyamUrti sadAziva AyaranI dIkarI. emanA pitAe jIvatAM uttama gItApAThIne ApavA mATe vArSika pAritoSika TharAvI rAkheluM. paNa gItApIThIo eTaluM samaje ema huM IcchuM chuM, ke mAtra gItAne mukhapATha e ja kaMI sAdhya nathI. e te gItAnA artha ane gItAnA saMdezanuM ciMtana karavAmAM ne ene hRdayamAM utAravAmAM madadagAra thaI paDavo joIe. dhIrajathI popaTane paNa e pATha zIkhavI zakAya. paNa e pAThathI popaTane kaMI jJAna na Ave. gItApAThIe gItAkAra ene je Icche che evo - eTale ke vizALa arthamAM yogI thavuM joIe. gItAnA anurAgI pAsethI gItA evI apekSA rAkhe che ke tenA pratyeka vicAra, vacana ane vartanamAM samatva hoya ane e traNenI vacce saMpUrNa meLa hoya. jenAM vANI ane vartanane tenA vicAronI joDa meLa nathI te mithyAcArI che, daMbhI che. rijhanabaMdhu, 11-2-1934, pA. 389 19 Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 94. gItAdarzana (sAbaramatI AzramamAM rahenArAone saMbodhatA gAMdhIjIe kahyuM:) huM to gItAjIne bhakta rahyo. Thesa vAge e paNa koI eka karmanuM phaLa che, evuM mAnanAro chuM. eTale huM saheje mArA manane pUchuM ke gItAbhaktane AvA rogo kema thAya? A roganuM kAMI zArIrika kAraNa nathI ema mane dAktaro kahe che, ane e kharuM hoya to enuM kAraNa mArA manamAM hoya. huM vadhAre paDatI ciMtAo karato houM, aneka ghoDAo ghaDato houM, krodha karato houM, koI ne koI vikArane vaza houM to ja mane Avo roga thAya. zAMti ane samatA jALavavAnA mArA oTalA prayatna chatAM mane roga thAya eTalA huM gItA bhakta ocha, gItAnA upadezamAM khAmI ema nahIM. gItAmAM to sanAtana satya bhareluM che. tenA darzanamAM ane te anusAra AcaraNamAM huM adhUro. rananavadhu, 1-3-1936, pA. 405 180 Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vibhAga-1 prArthanA ane nAmajapa 5. sanAtana DhaMdvayuddha eka mitra lakhe che : ''ahiMsAnI gUMca vizenA 11mI oNkaTobaranA raMga vinA tamArA lekhamAM tame atizaya spaSTa rIte batAvI zakayA cho ke nAmardI ane ahiMsA be virodhI vastuo che. tamArI dalIlamAM kyAMye zaMkAne sthAna nathI. paNa savAla A UThe che : mANasa nAmada kema kADhI zake? mANasanI TevamAMthI tenuM cAritra baMdhAya che, tyAre ApaNe ApaNI jUnI Tevo kaI rIte kADhI zakIe, ane hiMmatanI, samajaNanI ne sAhasanI navI Tevo kaMI rIte bAMdhI zakIe ? mane ATalo to vizvAsa che ke jUnI Tevo rada karI zakAya che, ane vadhAre sArI umadA Tevo pADI zakAya che. ane tema karIne mANasa potAnuM cAritra ghaDI zake che. mane lAge che ke tame prArthanA, vrato, abhyAsa, vagerenI Teva pADelI che. ane mANasa kema e vaDe navuM jIvana ghaDI zake che e tame jANo cho. tyAre e vize kaMIka nahIM lakho ? tamArA anubhavano lAbha yaMga jivAnA vAMcanArane nahIM Apo?'' A praznanA garbhamAM jagatamAM cAlI rahelA sanAtana iMdvayuddhane samAsa thaI jAya che. enuM AbehUba citra mahAbhAratakAre ItihAsane bahAne ApI dIdhuM che. e yuddha abajonA hRdayamAM nitya cAlI rahyuM che. potAnI jUnI kuTevone badalavAne, tenAmAM rahelI kharAba vAsanAone jItavAne, ane je sata che tene tenuM yogya sthAna ApavAne manuSya sarajAyelo che. dharma e ApaNane ATaluM na zIkhavato hoya to te kaMI kAmano nathI. paNa A purapArtha sAdhavAne sAru koI sIdho ane saTa mArga Aja lagI jaDyo nathI, ApaNAmAM nAmardI e kadAca moTAmAM moTo doSa che ane tevaDI ja moTI te hiMsA che. khUnAmarakI, ityAdi jene ApaNe hiMsAne nAme oLakhIe chIe tenA karatAM nAmardI e moTo doSa che e vize to kAMI zaMkA ja nathI. kema ke tenuM 181 Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 182 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda mULa ApaNI Izvarane vize rahelI azraddhAmAM ane tenA guNonA ajJAnamAM che. paNa mAre dilagIrInI sAthe kabUla karavuM joIe ke nAmardI ItyAdi doSo kema kADhI zakAya enuM jJAna athavA e vizenI cokakasa salAha ApavAnI mArAmAM zakti nathI. hA, huM eka kAma karI zakuM chuM kharo. huM mAro purAvo ApI zakuM chuM. ane kahI zakuM chuM ke potAnA doSanuM nivAraNa karavAne sAru manuSyanI pAse moTAmAM moTuM zarata e aMtaramAM UThelo ArtanAda athavA to prArthanA che. jyAM sudhI ApaNAmAM Izvarane vize jIvatI ujvaLa zraddhA na hoya tyAM sudhI prArthanA e kevaLa pralApa che. jene ApaNe AsurI ane daivI vRttionuM hradayuddha kahIe chIe tene khristI dharma ane islAma khudA ane zetAnane nAme varNave che. jarathostI dAdA ahurmajada ane aharimAnanI vacce cAlatuM yuddha gaNAve che. AvA prakhyAta yuddhane vize ApaNe pasaMdagI karavAnI rahelI che ke ApaNe kayA pakSano Azraya laIzuM. eTale prArthanAno artha e thayo ke ApaNe rAvaNanA paMjAmAMthI nIkaLavAne sAru rAmanI sAthe atUTa saMbaMdha bAMdhyo, tene ApaNe sarvArpaNa karyuM. AvI prArthanA e kAMI moDhAno bakavAsa nathI. e to ApaNA hRdayanA UMDAmAM UMDA uddagAra che, je ApaNA dareka vacanamAM, dareka vartanamAM ane dareka vicAramAM joI zakAya. jyAre ApaNI upara eka paNa malina vicAra savAra thaI bese tyAre ApaNe acUka samajavuM ke ApaNe karelI prArthanA kevaLa jIbhethI kareluM uccAraNa ja hatuM. ane je pratyeka malina vicAranA vijayane vize ApaNe ema kahI zakIe to vAcA ane vartana vize to kahIe ja zuM? aMtaranI prArthanA e A vividha tApanA nivAraNanuM rAmabANa auSadha che. AvI prArthanAnA AraMbhamAM ja ApaNe saphaLatAne joI nathI zakatA, ema chatAM zraddhApUrvaka ApaNe prArthanArUpI hoDIne vaLagI rahevAnuM che, pachI bhale saphaLatAnA darzana karatAM ApaNane mahinAo jAya ke varSo jAya. enuM nAma ja zraddhA che. ane ApaNAM varSo te IzvaranI eka paLa barAbara che. tethI jo ApaNe prArthanAnI saphaLatAno sAkSAtkAra karavA IcchatA hoIe to ApaNAmAM akhUTa dhIraja hovI joIe. asaMkhya munio, RSio, oliyAoe potAnI zraddhAnA baLa vaDe prArthanAmAM Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sanAtana saMyu lohInAM AMsu DhALyAM che, hADakAMnI ane mAMsanI sukavaNI karI che. ApaNA rastAmAM kAdava, kIcaDa, jaMgala, dhora aMdhAruM, jhAMkharAM, pahADo, khAIo, vAgha, varu, aneka jAtanA bhayo ana trAso AvavAnAM ja che. tema chatAM nAmarda na thaIne e badhI musIbatonI sAme thavAnI hiMmata ApaNe keLavavI rahelI che. prArthanAmaya puruSanA zabdakozamAM pAchA haThavuM, hAra khAvI, palAyana karavuM, evI vastu ja nathI. meM A lakhyuM che e kAMI kAlpanika citra nathI. meM to AdhyAtmika kSetramAM pravINa thayelA RSio, munio, avatAro ane pegaMbaronA anubhavono zuddha sAra Apyo che. potAnA doSanI sAme temaNe kema vijaya meLavyo teno itihAsa ApaNI sAme mojUda che. e itihAsa eTale bhUtakALamAM thaI gayelI hoya evI bInAo vize kevaLa anumAna nahIM paNa Aje paNa anubhavagamya evI e camatkArI vAto che. temAM meM mAro potAno alpa anubhava paNa maLavyo che. jema jema varSo vItatAM jAya che, tema tema huM dIvA jevuM spaSTa joI zakuM chuM ke A jagatamAM meLavavA jevuM je kAMI meLavyuM che te zraddhA ane prArthanAne AdhAre maLeluM che. A anubhava eka kSaNanI vastu nathI, thoDA duhADA ke eka hapatAnI vAta nathI, paNa lagabhaga cALIsa varSano eka dhArAe cAlato Avelo anubhava che. mAre bhAge nirAzAo AvelI che, ghora aMdhakAra anubhavyo che. comerathI 'pAchA haTho' evA bhaNakArA kAne sAMbhaLelA che. 'jojo pastAzo' evI sAvacetInA avAjo Aje paNa sAMbhaLI rahyo chuM. badhAthI paNa caDI jAya eva: sUkSma ane lalacAve evA abhimAnanA humalAonA paNa mane tAjAM smaraNa che. ema chatAM huM kahI zakuM chuM ke mArI zraddhA e badhA zatruone rAmanI madadathI hAMkI zakI che. ane mAre kabUla karavuM joIe ke mArI zraddhA huM je pramANamAM te mAguM chuM te pramANamAM haju to nahIM jevI che. paNa ATaluM kahI dauM ke jo ApaNAmAM evI kharI zraddhA hoya, pachI bhale te aMzamAtra hoya, ApaNI prArthanA e aMtaranA ja udgAra hoya, pachI bhale te game tevA maMda hoya, to ApaNe IzvaranI parIkSA koI divasa nahIM karIe. tenI sAthe sATuM na karAya. je dIkaro bApanI sAthe sADhuM kare che, te dIkaro nathI. je mitra 183 Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ! hiMdu dharmanuM hArda mitranI pAsethI khoLAdharI mAMge che, te mitra nathI. je patnI patinI pAsethI zaratanAmuM mAge che, te patnI nathI. ane Izvara e to mahAna pitA che, sAco mitra che, eka ja pati che, e sarvasva che. baDAdAdAe eka vakhate mane nAnakaDo sarakho mITho kAgaLa lakhyo hato, tenA lakhANano bhAvArtha e hato ke je zUnyatAne nathI pAmyA te bhakta kahevAvAne lAyaka nathI. ApaNe tenI pAse jyAM lagI khAlI hAthe na jaIe, ApaNI azaktino namratApUrvaka tenI pAse svIkAra na karIe, tyAM sudhI ApaNane malina vRttiorUpI asaMkhya rAkSasonI sAme vijaya meLavavAne zakti maLatI nathI. nave navana, 23-11- 1928, pA. 132 96. bhUlanA ekarAranuM mahattva (dilhInI jAhera janatAne saMbodhana, 'sAptAhika patra'mAMthI) koIe potAne hAthe divasa daramiyAna thayelI bhUlano ekarAra sAMja paDayA pahelAM karI lIdhA vinA rahevuM nahIM, e siddhAMtanuM huM haMmeza pAlana karato Avyo chuM. bhUla karavAmAMthI koI mANasa bacatAM nathI, eTale jakhama bhUla karavAmAM nathI, tene chupAvavAmAM che, ane tane chAvarI vALavAne athavA tenA para DhoLa caDhAvavAne khAtara temAM jUThANAno umero karavAmAM che. zarIra para thayelA gUmaDAmAM paru bharAya, tyAre tene dabAvI temAMthI parunuM jhera kADhI nAkhavuM joIe. Ama karavAthI gUmaDuM besI jAya che. paNa jhera aMdara phelAyuM, to cokakasa mota AvyuM samajavuM. ghaNAM varasa para amAre tyAM sAbaramatI AzramamAM saiyaDano cepa phelAya hato, ne baLiyA nIkaLavAthI ghaNA dardI khATale paDayA hatA. paNa jemane phollA UThayA, tenA baLiyAnuM jhera bahAra nIkaLI gayuM. te badhA bacI 1. kavi ravIndranAtha TAgoranA moTA bhAI. Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prArthanAno artha gayA paNa eka dardIne kollA na UThyA, tenuM AkhuM zarIra sUjIne lAla thaI gayuM, ane te bicAro na bacyo. bhUlanuM ne pApanuM paNa AvuM ja samajavuM. ApaNe hAthe bhUla ke pApa thayuM che, ema mAlUma paDe tenI sAthe teno sApha dilathI ekarAra karavAthI tenuM jhera bahAra nIkaLI jAya che. aMgrejImAM eka vacana che ke, potAnA uddhArano dRDha saMkalpa hoya, to cAhe teTalI adhogatie pahoMcelo mANasa potAno uddhAra karI zake che. ApaNane evo kola ApavAmAM Avelo che ke, pApIe game teTalAM pApa kAM na karyAM hoya, te game teTalA pApanA UMDANamAM kAM na khUMtI gayo hoya, aMtanI ghaDIe paNa potAnA pApano ekarAra karI te jo pazcAttApa kare, to Izvara tene jarUra mApha kare. huM maraNa pachInA jIvanane ane aneka janmonA pherAmAM akhaMDa cAlu rahetA karmane mAnanAro chuM. ApaNe ahIM je vAvIe, te bIje laNavAnuM rahe che; A niyamamAMthI koIno ugAro nathI. paraMtu, potAnI aMtaghaDIoe mANasa pazcAttApa kare, to te pastAvAnA tApamAM tenAM pApa baLIne khAkha thaI jAya che. phInanavadhu, 20-10-1946, pA. 36-8 97. prArthanAno artha 185 eka vaidaka vidyAlayano rasnAtaka pUche che : ''prArthanA sarasamAM sarasa ka! emAM keTalo samaya levo joIe ? mArA dhAravA pramANe to nyAya karavo ja e ja uttamottama sevA che, ane saune nyAya ApavAnuM jenA dilamAM haze teNe prArthana karavAnI jarUra nathI. ghaNA loko saMkhyAmAM puSkaLa samaya gumAve che. temAMnA 95 TakA kevaLa nAkanI dAMDI ja jhAlI jANe che. mArA dhAravA pramANe prArthanA to potAnI bhASAmAM karavI joIe, to ja tenI AtmA upara asara thAya. mAre jaNAvavuM joIe ke prArthanA kharA dilI eka miniTa mATe paNa karIe to te pUratI che. Uzvarane ApaNe vacana ApIe ke pApa karazuM nahIM eTaluM basa che.'' Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda prArthanA eTale Izvara pAsethI bhaktibhAve kAMika mAgavuM. paNa prArthanAmAM badhI ja pUjA AvI jAya che. patralekhaka je vastu dhyAnamAM rAkhIne lakhe che te prArthanA nathI paNa pUjA che. paNa vyAkhyAnuM to jANe ThIka. karoDo hiMdu, musalamAna, khristI, yahUdI ane bIjA potapotAne prArthanAne samaye kare che te zuM kare che? mane lAge che ke te jagatakartAnI sAthe eka thavAnI hRdayanI yAcanA che, IzvaranA AzIrvAda mATe vinaMtI che. ane A yAcanA te kevuM bhAva thAya che tenI upara AdhAra che, kayA zabdamAM thAya che tenA upara AdhAra nathI. hA, ghaNI vAra prAcIna kALathI cAlyA AvelA zabdanI AsapAsa evuM vAtAvaraNa racAI gayeluM hoya che ke temAMthI je dhvani nIkaLe te prAkRta bhASAnA paryAya zabdomAMthI na nIkaLaze. dAkhalA tarIke bhASAMtara karIne gAyatrI bolIe to mULamAM tenuM uccAraNa karIe ne je asara thAya che te nahIM thAya. 'rAma' nAmanA uccArathI karoDo hiMduonAM hRdaya hAlI UThaze, jyAre 'gaoNDa' zabdano artha teo samajatA haze to paNa te temanA eka kAnamAM thaIne bIjAmAMthI nIkaLI jaze. lAMbA kALanA vaparAzane lIdhe ane tenI sAthe joDAyelA tyAgane lIdhe zabdomAM kaMIka ajaba zakti Ave che. eTale je, khAsa pracalita maMtro che te to mULa saMskRtamAM ja bolavA joIe ema mAnavAne mATe ghaNuM kAraNa che. teno artha barobara samajavo joIe e vAta sAcI. 196 prArthanA athavA pUjAmAM keTalo samaya Apavo enI kaMI maryAdA baMdhAya ? e to jevI jenI prakRti. pUjAno samaya e jIvanano amUlya samaya che. pUjA eTalA mATe ApaNe karIe chIe ke tethI ApaNe vivekathI vinamra thaI IzvaranI sattA vinA eka taraNuM sarakhuM paNa hAlatuM nathI e vastunuM jJAna meLavIe. ApaNe to mAtra e mahA prajApatinA hAthamAM mATIrUpa chIe evuM bhAna meLavIe. e samaya evo che ke jyAre mANasa gaI kAle zuM karyuM teno vicAra karI le che, potAnI bhUlonI kabUlAta kare che, tene mATe kSamA mAge che, ane sudharavAnuM baLa mAge che. Ane mATe kokane eka paLa paNa basa thAya, ane keTalAkane Akho divasa paNa pUro na thAya. jemanAmAM rage rage Izvara vyApelo che tenuM to pratyeka halanacalana, pratyeka pravRtti pUjArUpa che. Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prArthanA kevI rIte ane konI karavI teonuM cAlavuM- hAlavuM parikammA' che, ane teonuM karma mAtra sevA che. paNa jeono janmAro pApa vinA jato nathI, jeo bhoga ane svArthanuM jIvana gALe che te to jeTalI prArthanA kare teTalI ochI. je temanAmAM pairya ane zraddhA hoya, ane pavitra thavA saMkalpa hoya, to jyAM sudhI potAnA ddayamAM Izvarano vAsa teo na anubhave tyAM sudhI prArthanA karavI cAlu rAkhaze. ApaNA jevA sAmAnya mANaso mATe A be cheDA vacceno mArga barobara che. ApaNe eTalA caDelA nathI ke ApaNuM kArya mAtra sahaja samAdhirUpa che ema ApaNe kahI zakIe, athavA to ApaNe cheka peTabharA chIe ema paNa na kahevAya. eTale dareka dharmamAM sAmudAyika prArthanAne mATe samaya alaga niyata karelo che. durbhAgye AjakAla A prArthanA kevaLa yAMtrika thaI gaI che, ane pAMkhaDa nahIM to kevaLa bAhya AcAra ja temAM bharelo che. eTale Aje to prArthanA kharA bhAvathI thavAnI jarUra che. IzvaranI pAse koI yAcanArUpa prArthanA to potapotAnI bhASAmAM ja thAya. ane prANImAtranI pratye ApaNe nyAyathI, premabhAvathI vartatAM zIkhIe e yAcanA karatAM vadhAre bhavya yAcanA Izvara pAse kaI karI zakAya ? navarSAvana, 13-6-1926, pA. 327 98. prArthanA kevI rIte ane konI karavI ? Izvarabhajana - prArthanA kevI rIte ane konI karavI e samajAtuM nathI. ane tame to vAraMvAra prArthanA karavAnuM lakho cho; e kema thAya e samajAvazo?'' Ama navaMvanano eka vAcaka pUche che. Izvarabhajana eTale tenA guNanuM gAna; prArthanA eTale ApaNI ayogyatAno, ApaNI azaktino svIkAra. IzvaranAM sahastra eTale aneka nAma che athavA kaho ke te nAmo che. je nAma ApaNane gamI jAya te nAmathI ApaNe Izvarane bhajIe, prArthIe. koI tene rAma tarIke oLakhe che, koI kRSNa nAme koI tene rahIma kahe che, to koI gaoNDa Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda kahe che. e badhA eka ja caitanyane bhajuM che. paNa jema badho khorAka badhAne rucato nathI, tema badhAM nAma badhAne racatAM nathI. jene jeno sahavAsa hoya che te ja nAme te Izvarane oLakhe che. ane te aMtaryAmI, sarvazaktimAna hovAthI ApaNA hRdayanA bhAva oLakhI, ApaNI yogyatA pramANe ApaNane javAba Ape che. eTale ke prArthanA ke bhajana jIbhethI na thAya paNa hRdayathI thAya. tethI ja bhUMgAM, totaDAM, mUDha paNa prArthanA karI zake che. jIbhe amRta hoya ne hRdaya halAhala hoya to jIbhanuM amRta zA kAmanuM ? kAgaLanA gulAbamAMthI sugaMdha kema nIkaLe? tethI jene sIdhI rIte Izvarane bhajavo che te potAnA hRdayane ThekANe besADe. hanumAnanI jIbhe je rAma hato te ja tenA hRdayano svAmI hato, ane tethI ja tenAmAM aparimita baLa hatuM. vizvAse vahANa cAle che, vizvAse parvata upADAya che, vizvAse samudra uparathI kUdako marAya che; teno artha e che ke jenA hRdayamAM sarvazaktimAna Izvara vase che te zuM na karI zake? te bhale koDhiyo hoya ke kSayano rogI hoya. jenA hRdayamAM rAma vase che tenA badhA rogano sarvathA nAza thaI jAya che. 188 ''AvuM hRdaya kema thAya?'' e savAla praznakAre nathI pUcho paNa mArA javAbamAMthI udbhave che.. moDhethI bolatAM to ApaNane harakoI mANasa zIkhavI zake, paNa hRdayanI vANI koNa zIkhave ? e to bhaktajana zIkhave. bhakta kone kahevo a gItAjImAM traNa jagyAe khAsa ane badhI jagyAe sAmAnya rIte zIkhavyuM che. paNa tenI saMjJA ke vyAkhyA jANavAthI kaMI bhakatajana maLI rahetA nathI. A jamAnAmAM e durlabha che. tethI meM to sevAdharma sUcavyo che. je pArakAnI sevA kare che tenA hRdayamAM Izvara potAnI meLe, potAnI garaje AvIne vAsa kare che. tethI ja anubhavajJAna meLavelA narasiMha mahetAe gAyuM ke, 'vaiSNavajana to tene kahIe je pIDa parAI jANe re' ane pIDita koNa che? aMtyaja ane kaMgALa e benI sevA tanathI, manathI ane dhanathI karavAnI rahI . aMtyajane aspRzaya guNe te tenI tanathI sevA zuM karavAnA hatA jeo kaMgALane arthe reMTiyo calAvavA jeTaluM paNa pharI calAvatAM Aisa ka aneka hAnAM kADhe, te sevAno marma jANatA ja nathI. kaMmA je a Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prArthanAnI AvazyakatA ane artha 189 hoya tene sadAvrata apAya paNa jene hAthapaga che tene vagara mahenate bhojana ApavuM te to tenuM patana karyA barAbara che. je mANasa kaMgALanI sAme beTho reTiyo calAve che ne tene reTiyo calAvavAne sAru notare che, te IzvaranI ananya sevA kare che. 'je mane patra, puSpa, pANI ityAdi bhaktipUrvaka Ape che te mAro sevaka che' ema bhagavAne kahyuM che. bhagavAna kaMgALane ghera vadhAre vase che, e to ApaNe niraMtara siddha thatuM joIe chIe. tethI kaMgALane arthe kAMtavuM e mahAprArthanA che, e mahAyajJa che, e mahAsevA che. have praznakArano javAba ApI zakAya. IzvaranI prArthanA game te nAme karAya. karavAnI rIta hRdayathI prArthanA karavAmAM che, hRdayanI prArthanA zIkhavAno mArga sevAdharma che. A yugamAM je hiMdu aMtyajanI sevA hRdyathI kare che te zuddha prArthanA kare che. hiMdu tema ja hiMdustAnanA bIjA vidharmI kaMgALAne arthe je hRdayapUrvaka reMTiyo calAve che te paNa sevAdharma Acare che ane hRdayanI prArthanA kare che. naLIvana, 20-9-1925, pA. 22-3 99. prArthanAnI AvazyakatA ane artha ('prArthanA paranAM vyAkhyAnamAMthI) gAMdhIjI jemanuM pratyeka kArya prArthanAmaya che, jemane prArthanA e AzramanuM eka mahAAvazyaka ane tAttvika aMga lAge che temanI pAse vidyArthIo prArthanAnuM rahasya sAMbhaLavA Ave e temanuM sadbhAgya kahevAya. gUjarAta mahAvidyAlayamAM gayA saptAhamAM rASTrIya zikSaNano je yajJa cAlyo hato tanI pUrNAhuti chAtrAlaya saMmelanathI thaI, e saMmelanamAM badhA rASTrIya zALAmAM bhaNatA vidyArthIo AvyA hatA ema nahIM, paNa gujarAtanA chAtrAlayamAM rahIne bhaNatA vidyArthIomAMnA paNa thoDA AvyA hatA. ghaNAM chAtrAlayo uttama saMcAlakonA hAtha nIce cAle che, ane ghaNAkanI IchA chAtrAlayamAM prArthanA karajiyAta karavAnI haze eTale dareka sthAne Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 192 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda ' sAmudAyika prArthanA karavAnI bhalAmaNono TharAva saMmelanamAM Avyo, paNa TharAva UDI gayo. e TharAvane te ja mANasa lAvI zake ane karAvI zake jenI rageragamAM prArthanAnuM rahasya vyApyuM hoya ane jene prArthanA vinA jIvana akAruM thaI paDeluM hoya. eTale e TharAva upara e viSayanA tajJonI carcA thaI ema na kahevAya. chatAM ghaNAne ema thayuM ke TharAva bhale UDI gayo, paNa TharAva UDI gayA pahelAM je karavAnuM hatuM te TharAva UDI gayA pachI karIe e viSayanA tajajJa gAMdhIjI pAse jaIe ane teo zuM kahe che te sAMbhaLIe. AzramamAM prArthanA te sthapAyuM tyArathI thatI AvI che, paNa gayA varSamAM prArthanAnI vyavasthitatA, niyamitatA, zAMti ane gAMbhIrya vize gAMdhIjI jeTalA jAgrata thayA teTalA pUrve jAgrata nahotA thayA. jAgrata thayA eTale prArthanAmAM javAnA, tyAM besavA-UThavAnA, vagere AkarA niyamo thayA che. A niyamothI ghaNAne Ardraya to thayuM haze ja, paNa kAraNa vinA gAMdhIjI kazuM ja na kare evuM teo jANatA hovAne lIdhe saune prArthanA vize, temanI pAse, temanI A ugra vRttimAM, jANI levuM e sarasa lAgyuM, ane e ThIka ja thayuM. pariNAme gayA saptAhamAM eka ramaNIya sAyaMkALe AzramanuM prArthanAsthAna je hajI paNa satyAgrahAzramanA nAmane lAyaka gaNAyeluM che tenI upara prArthanAne samaye gAMdhIjIe prArthanAnI AvazyakatA ane rahasya upara pravacana karyuM. khAsa A prasaMgane laIne ja prArthanAno samaya aDadho kalAka vahelo rAkhavAmAM Avyo, ane prArthanAne aMte gAMdhIjI sAmAnya rIte hiMdImAM bole che tene badale gujarAtIthI TevAyelA vidyArthIonA AtithyathI prerAIne temaNe gujarAtImAM ja pravacana karyuM. khare zAstrIe prArthanAnA zloko pachI suradAsanuM ---- 'mo sama kauna kuTila khala kAmI jina tanu diyo tAhi bisarAyo aiso nimakaharAmI.'' e suprasiddha bhajana gAyuM, ane pachI gAMdhIjIe A pramANe pravacana karyuM : Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prArthanAnI AvazyaktA ane artha ''tame badhA chAtrAlayanA vidyArthIo ane gRhapatio prArthanAnuM rahasya ane AvazyakatA samajavA ahIM AvyA cho, ethI mane bahu AnaMda thAya che. mArI to mAnyatA che ke prArthanA e dareka dharmanuM avibhAjya aMga che; ane tethI e dareka manuSyanA ane samAjanA jIvananuM paNa avibhAjya aMga che, hovuM joIe. kAraNa koI manuSya ke samAja dharmarahita rahI zakatA nathI. hA, keTalAka mANaso evA paDacA che je buddhino prayoga karIne kahe che ke amAre dharma sAthe levAdevA nathI, paNa e to koI mANasa zvAsocchavAsa leto chatAM kahe ke mane nAka nathI enA jevuM che. mANasa dharmane jANyeajANye mAne ja che; kAraNa ke te kAMIka dhoraNa mAne che, ane te dhoraNamAM pAralaukika bhAva rahelo che, eTale buddhithI kaho ke vahemathI ke preraNAthI mANasa kAMIka paNa pAralaukika saMbaMdha rAkhe che, sUkSmamAM sUkSma yatkiMcit paNa pAralaukika saMbaMdha rAkhe che. nAstikamAM nAstika mANasa paNa nItinA kAMIka dhoraNane avalaMbe che, ane e pAlanathI kaMIka maLe ane na pAlana karavAthI kAMIka UNapa rahe athavA ahita thAya evI tenI vRtti rahe che. braeNDalo eka prasiddha nAstika kahevAyo. potAnI nAstiktA e jagajAhera karato, e jAhera karI malakAto, chatAM satyanuM pAlana karIne tenAM AkarAM pariNAmo bhogavavAmAM te abhimAna leto. paNa te satyanuM tene kAMI aihika pariNAma maLeluM e te nahotA batAvI zakato, athavA aihika pariNAma to du:kha ja hatuM. chatAM temAM te abhimAna leto, kAraNa temAMthI ene saMtoSa maLato, AnaMda maLato. satyano badalo satya ja hoya ema e kaheto, chatAM tenA pAlanamAMthI te sUkSma prakArano AnaMda meLavato e nirvivAda che. e AnaMda aihika nahIM paNa alaukika hato. indriyAtIta hato. eTale ja kahyuM che ke dharmano inakAra karanAra mANasa paNa alaukika tattvane svIkAre che, eTale anicchAe paNa dharmane mAne che. ane jo dharma che to tenuM dhyAna che e ja prArthanA. 'prArthanA aneka prakAranI hoya che. ApaNe beno vicAra karIe : IzvaranI pAse kAMIka mAgavAnI, ane bIjI aMtardhyAna thaI IzvaranuM anusaMdhAna karavAnI, ane ApaNe upAsanA kahIe chIe. Izvarane koI bAhya tattva mAnIne tenI pAse kAMIka mAgIe ke tene aMtaryAmI samajI hiM. -13 191 Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda ApaNe aMtaramAM jAgrata rahIne tane ArAdhI, upAsIe, pariNAma aMta ekanuM eka ja che. pahelA mANasa bhaktamAM khapa, bIjA jJAnImAM khape. ApaNe bhaktamAM khapIe to jaga jItyA. IzvaranI pAse mAgaNI karavAnI hota toye te mAgaNI ApaNI Atmazuddhi mATenI ja hoya. AtmAnuM zauca, AtmAnuM parizayana e ja prArthanA che. AtmA ApaNAmAM mUrzita sthitimAM che, tenA upara aMdhakAra, ajJAnanAM keTalAMya paDe caDelAM che, te dabAI rahelo che. prArthanA karIne ApaNa emAMnuM eke eka paDa ukheDIe chIe, eTale je mANasa AtmajAgRtimAM, dharmajAgRtimAM mAne che te mANasane mATe prArthanA e moTAmAM moTuM tattva che. keTalAka mAne che ke maMdiramAM gayA, AratI utArI, bhajanamAM bhaLyA, rAmanAma lIdhuM eTale prArthanA thaI gaI. paNa bhajana, rAmanAma vagere badhAM prArthanAnAM sAdhana che, sAdhya IzvaranI sAthe anusaMdhAna che. e nizreSTha rahIne paNa thaI zake, mUMgA rahIne paNa prArthanA karI zakAya. zabda vinAnI paNa hRdayathI thatI prArthanA cAle, dya vinAnI paNa zabdAraMbaravALI prArthanA nirarthaka che. AtmAnA paDane ukheDavAno jAgrata prayatna hoya to ja prArthanA sArthaka che. emAM daMbha na hoya. ADaMbara na hoya. jema bhUkhyA mANasane bhojana maLa svAda Ave che, tema bhUkhyA AtmAne prArthanAno svAda AvavA joIe. hRdayamAMthI thatI prArthanA potAne svaccha karyA vinA rahatI ja nathI. huM mArA potAnA ane mArA keTalAka sAthIonA anubhavathI kahuM chuM ke jene prArthanA hRdayagata che te dahADAnA dahADA khAdhA vinA rahI zake, paNa prArthanA vinA na calAvI zake. jo bhUlecUke paNa prArthanA vinA tana divA jAya che to cittazuddhi karIne te potAnA AtmAnA maLa kADhe tyAre ja tene zAMti thAya che. ''tyAre zuM AvI prArthanAnA niyata samaya hoto haze? jene satata Atmazuddhi karavI che tenI tala cAvIsa ghaDI prArthanAmaya ja hoya. te vAta sAcI che, paNa evuM thatuM nathI. kAraNa ApaNa pAmara chIe, ApaNe mohavaza chIe, satata prArthanA karavAne ApaNe azakta chIe, eTale amuka samaya ApaNe niyata karIe chIe. suradAse gAyuM, "mo sama kauna kuTila khala kAmI.' zuM e daMbhI hatA? nA e ApaNA Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prArthanAnI AvazyakatA ane artha gaja pramANe te nirvikArI hatA, sAdhu hatA. paNa amane te potAnA gaja pramANe potAne mAgyA hatA, ane te pramANe e vikArI hatA; potAnAmAM UMDe UMDe chupAyelA sUkama vikAro emane vIMchInI jema karatA hatA. eTale ja e potAne 'khala" kahIne dhagI UThatA hatA. rAgadvapa thatAMnI sAthe e dhagI jatA, ane e mUcha maTADavA jatA tema tema amana thatuM ke huM hajI keTale dUra paDelo chuM ?' chatAM suradAsa ApaNA karatAM hajAro jojana AgaLa hatA, paNa temanI AtmajAgRti temane nimakaharAmI' kahevaDAvatI hatI, ane pokArAvatI hatI ke huM hajI keTalo dUra chuM?' e vRttimAM covIsa kalAkanI prArthanA rahelI che. paNa ApaNI evI covIse kalAka prArthanA karavAnI zakti nathI, eTale eka samaya rAkhIe chIe, te veLA jagatane, zarIranI jaMjALane khaMkherI nAkhIe chIe, eTale bAra kalAka tenA bhaNakArA ApaNA hRdayamAM rahe che. rAtre pAchA AvI ja prArthanA karIne sUIe eTale rAtane mATe ApaNA AtmAnI rakSA thAya che. Ama niyata samaya rAkhavo e ApaNuM sAmAnya mANasanuM kartavya che. ApaNe to sadA prArthanAmaya ja chIe ema kahIne ApaNe ApaNane chetarIe nAhIM. ''ApaNe A jagatamAM sevA karavAne rAyelA chIe: sevAnuM kAma karavA IcchIe chIe. ApaNe ja jAgrata rahetA hoIzuM to ApaNI pravRtti daivI haze. rAkSasI na hoya. manuSyano dharma rAkSasI hovAno nathI, devI hovAnA che. eTale manuSya prArthanAmaya raheto haze to tenI badhI pravRtti devI haze rAkSasI na hoya, paNa prArthanArahita mANasanI pravRtti AsurI haze, teno vyavahAra azuddha haze, aprAmANika haze. aMkane vyavahAra potAne ane rAMrasArane sukhI karanAra haze, bIjAnA potAne ane jagatane duHkhI karanAra che. eTale paralokanI vAta choDI daIe topaNa A lAkamAM zAMti ane sukha ApanAruM sAdhana prArthanA che. kavie hanumAna laMkA gayA tyAranuM rAvaNanA mahalanuM varNana ApeluM che. e mAila tAM hatAM, paNa temAM badhuM astavyasta hatuM, potAnA aMganuM koIne bhAna nahotuM; rAkSasI nagarImAM suvyavasthA hoI ja na zake. ApaNe ApaNI dehanagarIne daivI banAvI temAM suvyavasthA IcchIe chIe; e suvyavasthA lAvavAne mATe prArthanA Avazyaka che. Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 194 - hiMdu dharmanuM hArTa ke "ahIM paNa prArthanAnuM kAma bahu ja DhIluM cAlatuM hatuM --- ragaziyA gADAnI jema cAlatuM, ane ame te nabhAvI letA. ahIM AvanArA ghaNA jijJAsu to hatA, satyAgraha zIkhavAnI dhagazathI AvelA hatA, paNa mArI zithilatA joIne teo paNa prArthanAne vize bedarakAra banyA. bIjI vAtanI jeTalI amane ciMtA paDI hatI teTalI prArthanAne vize paDI nahotI. Akhare mArI mUcha UtarI, mane thayuM ke A saMsthAno huM vAlI houM to je vastune huM ATaluM mahattva ApuM chuM tene vize huM ATalo bedarakAra kema rahI zakuM? huM jAgyo, ane prArthanA vize kaDaka niyama sUcavyA. e eka vastune ThIka karuM to bIjI vastuo siddha thaze e mAro vizvAsa hato, ane e kaDaka niyamathI koIne hAni thaI nathI evI mane AzA che. corasano eka khUNo sIdhAM karyo eTale bIjA khUNA kATakhUNA thaI jAya che. eTale mArI tamane salAha che ke tame prArthanAne jhoDanI jema vaLagaje. prArthanA karavI zI rIte ema na pUchaje. kevaLa rAmanAma laIne paNa prArthanA thaI zake. prArthanAnI rIta game te hoya, bhagavAnanuM dhyAna karavAnI sAthe vAta che. je rIte 'harine lahI' zakAya te rIte pasaMda karavAnI che. ATaluM yAda rAkhajo ke prArthanA jIbhanI vAta nathI, paNa yanI che. chAtrone mArI salAha che ke tame gRhapationI coTalI pakaDIne kahe : tame zuM prArthanA pharajiyAta karavAnA hatA, ame ja pharajiyAta karavAnuM tamane kahIe chIe. ame tenuM mahattva samajIe chIe, paNa ame ALasane lIdhe karatA nathI. tethI ame amArI upara aMkuza IcchIe chIe. prArthanAnA pAzamAM bAMdhIne pAMsarA karo.' tamane prArthanA priya hoya, tamane prArthanAmAM zraddhA thaI hoya to A baMdhanamAM IcchApUrvaka paDe, e baMdhanamAM paDIne ja Icchita phaLa meLavazo. aneka mANaso svecchAcArI thaI mAne che ke ame svataMtratA bhogavIe chIe. paNa teo viSayavikAronAM baMdhanamAMthI chUTI jAya che. tame tamArI potAnI upara baLAtkAra kare te baLAtkAra kahevAto haze? AkhuM jagata niyamo upara baMdhAyeluM che, sUryacaMdra niyamane vaza varte che. niyama vinA vizva kSaNa paNa na TakI zake. tame to sevA karavAno dharma svIkArelo che. tame niyamane vaza na vartazo to tamArA bhUhbhUkA thaI javAnA che eTaluM Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prArthanAmAM zraddhA nathI! 195 yAda rAkhaje. ApaNAmAM pazutA to bharelI che ja, paNa niyamanathI ApaNe pazuthI judA paDI zakIe chIe. ApaNe TaTTAra UbhA rahevAne sarjAyelA chIe, copagAMnI jema ghUMTaNiye cAlavAne sarjAyelA nathI, eTale jo ApaNe mAnavI banavuM hoya, to jIvanane prArthanA vaDe rasamaya ne sArtha karI mUkIe.' navaMvana, 26-1-1930, pA. 170-1 100. prArthanAmAM zraddhA nathI ! eka rASTrIya vidyAlayanA AcAryane eka vidyArthIe prArthanAnA vargamAMthI gerahAjara rahevAnI paravAnagI meLavavA mATe nIceno kAgaLa lakhyo hato : 'prArthanAmAM mane zraddhA nathI, kAraNa Izvara evI koI vastu vize mane zraddhA nathI ke jenI prArthanA karuM. mAre mATe koI IzvaranI kalpanA karavAnI AvazyakatA mane kadI lAgatI nathI. IzvaranI paMcAtamAM paDyA vinA mArI potAnI mati pramANe zAMtithI ane mana daIne kAma karyA karuM to mane zI hAni che? sAmudAyika prArthanAnI jo vAta karatA ho to te to mane sAva nirarthaka lAge che. game tevI najIvI vastu upara paNa AvaDuM moTuM ToLuM ekacitta thaI zake kharuM ke? ane te na thaI zakatuM hoya to Izvara, AtmA ane manuSyamAtranI ekAtmatA tathA bIjAM evAM bhaDakAvanArAM sUkSma tattva ApaNAM zAromAM Ave che te upara to kumaLI vayanAM ajJAna bALako zI rIte ekAgracitta thaI zake? ane A sAmudAyika prArthanA cokakasa samaye cokakasa mANasanA hukamathI karavAnI hoya che. AvA koI paNa kRtrima sAdhanathI bicArAM bALakonAM hRdayamAM kahevAtA 'prabhu' vize prema zI rIte baMdhAI zake? judI judI prakRtinAM mANaso eka ja rIte varte evI AzA rAkhavI enA karatAM buddhithI vadhAre UlaTI vAta kaI hoI zake? eTale prArthanA pharajiyAta na rAkhavI joIe. jene e vize rasa hoya te bhale prArthanA kare ane jemane aNagamo hoya te temAMthI alaga rahe. kAraNa samajyA vinA je kAMI karavAmAM Ave te anItimUlaka ane avanatikAraka che.'' A chellA vicAramAM keTaluM tathya che te prathama tapAsIe. niyamapAlananI AvazyakatA barobara samajAya te pahelAM tene vaza thavuM e anItimUlaka ane avanatikAraka che? zALAnA abhyAsakramanI upayogitA Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hAI vize jemane khAtarI thaI na hoya tevA vidyArthIe te te viSayo bhaNavA e anItimUlaka ane avanatikAraka che ke? eka vidyArthIe ema mAnI lIdhuM ke potAnI mAtRbhASA zIkhavI nirarthaka che, tethI tene tenI mAtRbhASA zIkhavAmAMthI mukti maLI zake kharI ke? sAcI vAta e nathI ke zALAnA vidyArthIne potAne zIkhavAnA viSayo vize ane pALavAnA niyamo vize khAtarI thayelI hovAnI jarUra nathI? A baMne bAbatamAM tene jo kazI pasaMdagI karavAnI hatI ja to jyAre teNe amuka saMsthAmAM javAnI pasaMdagI karI tyAre te pasaMdagI pUrI thaI. amuka saMsthAmAM te jaDAya che tenAM artha ja e che ke tenA niyamo vagerenuM pAlana karavAnuM te svIkAre che. te saMsthA te choDI zake che, paNa saMsthAmAM hoya tyAM sudhI te zuM zIkhavuM ane kevI rIte zIkhavuM e vize tenI pasaMdagI na ja cAlI zake vidyArthIone prathama je dhRNA athavA aNagamo upajAvanAruM lAge tene AkarSaka ane sugama karavAnI pharaja zikSakonI che. mane Izvara vize zraddhA nathI'' ema kahavuM to saheluM che. kAraNa Izvara vize jene je kahevuM hoya te kahetAM Izvara tene rokato nathI. te to mAtra ApaNAM karma joto rahe che. ane tenA niyamanuM ullaMghana karIe to tenI sajA avazya maLe che ja - paNa te sajAmAM sajAnAM guNa nahIM paNa pAvana karavAno ane avazya sudhAravAno guNa rahelA hoya che. IzvaranuM astitva siddha thaI zake ja nahIM, siddha karavAnI jarUra ja nathI. Izvara che ja. tenuM astitva ApaNA hRdayamAM na UtaratuM hoya to ApaNuM durbhAgya che; e eka roga che je mane kamane koka divasa to ApaNe kADhI nAkhavAnA chIe ja. paNa vidyArthIthI dalIla na karAya. teNe to potAnI saMsthAmAM prArthanAmAM hAjara rahevAnuM pharajiyAta hoya to niyamapAlananI khAtara paNa temAM javuM ja joIe. potAnI zaMkA te potAnA zikSako AgaLa rajU karI zake che. je vastu tene gaLe na Utare te bhale te na mAne, paNa jo tene potAnA zikSako pratye mAna haze to mAnato na chatAM tene kahevAmAM Avaze te avazya karaze, - bhayathI nahIM, aspaTapaNAthI nahIM, paNa e karavuM e yogya che evA jJAnathI, ane Aje je samajAtuM nathI te koka divasa to samajAze ja evA jJAnathI. Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prArthanAmAM zraddhA nathI! 197. prArthanA e mAgaNI nathI. e to AtmAno utkaMTha abhilASa che. amAM nitya potAnI nabaLAIonAM svIkAra AvI jAya che. bhalabhalA camarabaMdhIne paNa jarA, maraNa, roga, akasmAta Adi AgaLa potAnuM alpapaNuM haraghaDIe svIkAravuM paDe che. ApaNe mRtyunA momAM jIvIe chIe. je palakavAramAM badhuM dhULa maLI jaze, athavA to ociMtA palakavAramAM ApaNe ja jhaDapAI jazuM to ''ApaNI mati pramANe ApaNuM kAma karyA karazuM'' ema kahevAmAM kazo artha nathI. paNa jo ApaNa sAcA bhAvapUrvaka ema kahI zakIe ke ''ame to IzvaraprItyartha ane tanI yojanAne adhIna rahIne kAma karIe chIe'' to to merunI jema aDaga rahI zakIe kharA. kAraNa tyAre koI vAtano aMdezo nathI, tyAre koI vastuno nAza nathI, nAza mAtra bhAsamAna che. mRtyu ane vinAza te veLA, ane tyAre ja asat thaI jAya che. kAraNa mRtyu athavA vinAza e te veLA eka parivartanarUpa banaze --- citrakAra potAnuM eka citra cIrI nAkhIne bIjuM vadhAre sAruM cItare che tema, ghaDiyALI kharAba ripaMga phekI daIne navI ane sArI hiMga nAkhe che tema. sAmudAyika prArthanA to addabhuta vastu che, ghaNI varatu ekalA na karIe ta samudAyamAM ApaNe karIe chIe. vidyArthIone nizcaya thavAnI jarUra nathI. jo temane prArthanAno rAmaya thAya ke tarata doDI javAnuM mana thAya, aMtara saMkhe nahIM, to temane AnaMda Avaze. paNa ghaNAne nathI Avato. teo tophAna paNa kare che, chatAM je ajJAta asara thAya che te thayA vinA nahIM rahe. AvA vidhArthIonA dAkhalA nathI maLI AvatA ke jeo AraMbhamAM to ThaThThAmazkarI karavA prArthanAmAM jatA, paNa je pAchaLathI rAmudAyika prArthanAnA guNa vize mahAzraddhAvALA thayA? pAkI zraddhA jemane na hoya tevA ghaNI vAra sAmudAyika prArthanAmAMthI AzvAsana meLave che e to sAmAnya anubhavanI vAta che. devaLamAM, maMdiramAM ke marijadamAM janArA badhA ja TIkAkhora ke daMbhI nathI hotA. te prAmANika strI puruSo hoya che. temane mATe sAmudAyika prArthanA nitya snAnanI jema Avazayaka nitya karma banI jAya che. e devaLo, maMdiro ane masjido kevaLa vahama nathI ke jemane pahelI take jamInadosta karavAM joIe. atyAra sudhI thayelA game teTalA humalA sAme teo Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 198 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda TakI rahyAM che ane anaMta kALa sudhI te kAyama rahevAnAM. navIvana, 26-9-1926, pA. 28-29 2 ('zabdono atyAcAra'mAMthI) navIvananA 26mI sapTembaranA aMkamAM prasiddha thayelA 'prArthanAmAM zraddhA nathI' nAmanA lekha vize eka bhAI nIce pramANe lakhe cheH "prArthanAvALA ApanA lekhamAM Ape pelA vidyArthIne athavA moTA vicAraka tarIke Apane potAne Ape nyAya nathI kIdho, sAcuM che ke te lekha Ape je patrane uddezIne lakhyo che te patranA keTalAka udgAra aucityayukta na hatA, paNa te lakhanArano vicAra to spaSTa ja hato emAM zaMkA nathI. vaLI Ape tene vidyArthI athavA chokarA tarIke varNavyo che, paNa te chokaro to na ja hoya. enI uMmara vIsathI ochI hoya to mane Azcarya thAya. te nAdAna uMmarano hoya to paNa tenI buddhi eTalI to khIlelI dekhAya che ke tene 'vidyArthInI dalIla ne karAya' ema kahIne kADhI nahIM nAkhI zakAya. kharI vAta to e che ke e patra lakhanAra eka buddhivAdI che, jyAre Apa zraddhAvAdI cho. baMne jugajuga jUnA bhedo che, ane baMne vacceno jhaghaDo paNa jugajuga jUno che. eka kahe che, 'eka vAra mAro nizcaya thAya to huM pachI mAnIza, ' jyAre bIjo kahe che, 'zraddhA rAkho ane pachI nizcaya thaze.' eka buddhine pramANa mAne che, bIjo AptavAkayane pramANa mAne che. Apa ema mAnatA lAgo cho ke saMzayavAda to juvAnomAM hoya paNa te kSaNika che, ane vahelImoDI zraddhA temane utpanna thAya che ja. ane ApanA matanA anumodanamAM svAmI vivekAnaMdanuM suprasiddha dRSTAMta to che ja. eTale Apa pelA 'chokarAne' tenA hitanI khAtara prArthanAnI davA jabaradastIthI pAvA mAgo cho. Ane mATe ApanA kAraNa e che: eka to e ke prArthanA e kartavya che. mANasa alpa prANI che ane potAnAthI ati mahAna kRpALu eka paramAtmA che, mATe tenI prArthanA e kartavya che; bIjuM e ke prArthanA upayogI che, jene zAMtinI jarUra hoya tene temAMthI zAMti maLe che. 'bIjA kAraNano nikAla huM pahelo karIza. eka nabaLAnI lAkaDI tarIke Apa enI bhalAmaNa karo cho. jIvanamAM evAM to kaSTo Ave che ane mANasanI buddhine te evI to kacarI nAkhe che ke ghaNA mANasone koI vAra prArthanA ane zraddhAnI Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prArthanAmAM zraddhA nathI! jarUra jaNAya. eno temane haka che, ane e temane mubAraka che. paNa haMmezAM thoDA sAcA buddhivAdIo to hotA ja AvyA che, ke jemane prArthanA ke zraddhAnI kazI ja jarUra nathI lAgI. vaLI evo paNa eka varga che ke je saMzayavAdanI saLI jyAM tyAM nathI karato chatAM je dharmane vize udAsIna che. dhe ApanuM bIjuM kAraNa joIe. badhA ja lokone prArthanAnI madadanI jarUra paDatI nathI, ane jene paDe che tene te karavAnI chUTa che eTale upayuktatAnI daSTie prArthanA karavAno baLAtkAra karavo e vAjabI nathI. mANasanuM zarIra ane mana khIlavavAne mATe baLAtkAre tene kasarata karAvavI ane keLavaNI ApavI vAjabI hoya, paNa tenI nItine mATe tene mArI bAMdhIne Astika banAvavAnI ane prArthanA karAvavAnI jarUra nathI. duniyAnA moTA moTA saMzayavAdIomAMnA keTalAka ati nItimAna mANaso hatA. temane to kadAca Apa prArthanA kartavya tarIke karavAnuM kaho, temane namratAnI khAtara prArthanA karavAnuM kaho - eTale ApanI pahelI dalIla ja kahone. jJAna eTaluM vizALa che ke moTA moTA vijJAnazArIne potAnI alpatA keTalIka vAra lAgI che, paNa sAmAnya rIte to temaNe kadI hAryA vinA potAnI satyazodha calAvyA kIdhI che. kudaratanI upara meLavelI temanI jIta jevI baLavAna che teTalI ja baLavAna temane temanI zakti vize zraddhA che. jo ema na hota to Aje paNa ApaNe mULiyAM zodhavA mATe pRthvI khotaratA hota, are kadAca pRthvInAM taLa uparathI sApha thaI gayAM hota. ''baraphayugamAM jyAre mAnavaprANIo ThaMDIthI ThavAI maratAM hatAM ane agninI zodha karavAmAM AvI tyAre te yugamAM ApanA jevA zraddhAvAdIe pelA zodhakanI majAka karI haze ane kahyuM haze, 'tamArI badhI yojanA zA kAmanI che? IzvaranI zakti ane IzvaranA kopa AgaLa badhuM dhULa maLavAnuM che.' 'je namra banaze te mokSa pAmaze evo kola ApavAmAM Avyo che, te mokSa teo meLavaze ke kema te to koNa jANe, paNa ahIM to temane karma gulAmI lakhelI che. paNa mULa muddA upara pAchA AvIe. "Aje mAnI lo, zraddhA to enI meLe Avaze.' e ApanuM kahevuM bhAre sAcuM to kharuM! duniyAnI AjanI ghaNIkharI dhamadhatA tamArA A jAtanA upadezamAMthI ja sIthI utpanna thayelI che. bALaka avasthAmAM ja tame saune keda kare ane vakhatovakhata ane lAMbo vakhata sudhI temane ThokaThoka karyA kare to temAMnA moTA bhAgane tame game te mAnatA karI zakazo. tamAro pAko hiMdu ane pAko musalamAna evA saMdhADAmAM utAravAmAM Avelo hoya che. dareka komamAM khobA jeTalA mANaso evA avazya hoya che ke jeo temanA upara TharAvavAmAM AvelI mAnyatAono tyAga karI de che. Apa jANo cho kharA ke hiMdumusalamAno pukhta vaye pahoMce tyAM sudhI potAnAM zAra vAMcatA aTake to temanA mAnI lIdhelA siddhAMto vize teo ochA aMdha Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hAI AgrahI raheze ane tene mATe jhadha karatA aTakaze? Ama hiMdumusalamAna jhaghaDA mATe upAya ametara viSayonuM zikSaNa che. paNa Apane mAro A upAya vadhI rucavAno. ApanI pravRtti ja judI che. ''A harakaNa lokonA dezamAM nirbhayatA, karmavIratA ane tyAgavIratAnuM apUrI daTAMta besADanArA tarIke ApanA ane bhAre prANI chIe, paNa jyAre ApanI kArakirdIno ekaMdara raravALo karavAmAM Avaze tyAre kahevAze ke A dezamAM Apane vize buddhivikAsanI gati bahu aTakI." ja vIsa varSanA kumArane 'chokaro' na kahevAya to sAmAnya rIta 'chokaro' kone kahevAya te huM nathI jANato. huM to zALA jatA vidyArthIone tenI game teTalI uMmara hoya toye chokarA - chokarI ja kahuM paNa prArthanA vize saMzayagrasta vidyArthI chokaro hoya ke pukhta uMmaranA purapa hoya topaNa mArI dalIla to che tenI te ja che. vidyArthI to sipAI che (ane sipAI to cALIsa varSanA paNa hoya), eka vAra AjJApAlana karavAnuM teNe svIkAryuM pachI tenAthI tenI sAme dalIla thAya ja nahIM. sipAI amuka hukama pALavA ke na pALavAnI mukhatyArI potAnI pAse rAkhe to te potAnI TukaDImAM na ja rahI zake. ja rIte vidyArthI sUjha teTalo DAhyo athavA gharaDo kema na hoya topaNa zALA athavA mahAvidyAlayamAM gayo ke tenA niyamono bhaMga karavAno haka gumAve che. AmAM ApaNa vidyArthInI buddhinI kiMmata ochI nathI AMkanA ke tane anAdara nathI karatA. AjJApAlana svacchAthI svIkAravAmAM tenI buddhina lAbha che. paNa uparanA kAgaLa lakhanAra to zabdAnA trAsanuM bhAre saruM khuzIthI upADI lIdhuM che. je je kArya karatAM karanArane aNagamA thAya te badhAmAM patralekhakane baLAtkAranI gaMdha Ave che. paNa baLAtkAra koI eka ja jAtano nathI. tenA aneka prakAro che. dAkhalA tarIMka pota ja ravIkArI lIdhelA baLAtkAra Atmanigraha che. te baLAtkArane ApaNe chAtIsaraso cAMpIne temAMthI huMka meLavIe chIe. paNa ApaNI icchA viruddha, ane ghaNI vAra ApaNane nAmozI upajAvavAne mATe ane manuSya tarIke - ke tamAre chokarA tarIke kAvavuM hoya to chokarA tarIke, ApaNuM svamAna tUTavAnA hetuthI, nAkhavAmAM Avelo nigraha evAM baLAtkAra che ke jeno prANane bhoge paNa tyAga karavuM joIe. sAmAjika aMkuza Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prArthanAmAM zraddhA nathI! sAmAnya rIte anAmata hoya che, ane teno tyAga karIne ApaNe potAne nukasAna pahoMcADIe chIe. paTa para cAlavAnA hukama mAnavAmAM nAmadaI ane bAyalApaNuM che. AthI vadhAre kharAba to ApaNane ugale ane pagale gulAma banAvavAnI doDAdoDa karatA anaMkAneka vikArone vaza thavuM e che. paNa patralekhaka tAM bIjA paNa eka zabdanI jALamAM phasAyelA che. e mahAzabda che. buddhivAda. huM kahuM? meM dharAI dharAIne eno svAda cAkhyo ane hava anubhave huM namra banyo chuM ane buddhinI cokakasa maryAdA samajato thayo chuM. jema asthAne paDelI vastu maLa bane che tema asthAne vaparAtI buddhi gAMDapaNa bane che. jo ApaNe buddhirAjane jaTalA ghaTe teTalAM ja kara ApIe to sau sArAM vAnAM thAya, buddhivAdIo khAsa mANaso che, paNa buddhivAda jyAre potAne vize sarvazaktimanA Aropa che tyAre te bhayAnaka rAkSasa bane che. buddhine sarvazaktimAna mAnavI e paththarane deva mAnIne pUjA karavA jevI kharAba mUrtipUjA che. prArthanAnA guNonI koNa gaNatarI karI jaI ? eno guNa to anubhave jaNAya. duniyAnI sAkha paNa evI ja che. kArDinala nyUmena kadI buddhino tyAga nahoto karyo, paNa 'mAre eka pagaluM basa thAya' ema jyAre teNe gAyuM tyAre buddhithIya para prArthanA che ema temaNe svIkAreluM. zaMkaranA jevo tarkazvara koNa hatA? zaMkarAcAryanA tarka prayogane TapI jAya evuM duniyAnA sAhityamAM kazuM nathI. paNa teNe paNa prArthanA ane zraddhAne prathama rathAna ApyuM. Aje dezamAM je kSaNika ane thobhaka ghaTanAo banI rahI che temAMthI patralekhaka utAvaLuM anumAna kheMcyuM che. duniyAmAM kaI vastuno durupayoga nathI thaI zakato? manuSyanA hAthamAM je je vastu Ave che te vastunA evA hAla thAya ja che. itihAsamAM ghaNA gharamAM ghora atyAcAra dharmane nAme thAya che kharA. paNa temAM vAMka dharmanA nathI paNa manuSyanI aMdara rahelA durdama asurano che. huM evo aMka buddhivAdI jANatA nathI jeNe kadI ja kazuM zraddhAthI na karyuM hoya ane haMmeza ja potAnuM pratyeka kRtya buddhine AdhAre ja Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda karyuM hoya. paNa ApaNe sau evA karoDa manuSyo jANIe ke jeo jagakartAne vizenA saraLa vizvAsane lIdhe potAnA ThIka ThIka vyavasthita jIvana gALe jAya che. e vizvAsa e prArthanA che. meM mAro lekha je vidyArthInA patra vize lakhyo hato te pelA vizALa manuSyasamUhamAMno eka che, ane e lekha satyazodhamAM tene tathA tenA bheruone ThekANe rAkhavAne mATe lakhAyelo hato, patralekhakanA jevA buddhivAdIno ArAma ke zAMti lUMTI levA mATe nahotA lakhAya. paNa patralekhakane to vaDIlo ane zikSako yuvakone je rIte ghaDe che tenI sAme paNa vAMdho che. paNa kumaLI vayamAM e vipna to naDavAnuM ja - je ene vina kahevAtuM hoya to dharmatara viSayanI ja keLavaNI ApavI e paNa kumaLA magajane amuka ja Dhabe ghaDavAno prayatna nathI ke? zarIra ane mananI tAlIma ApI zakAya ane niyamane AdhIna rAkhI zakAya eTaluM kabUla karavAnI patralekhaka maherabAnI kare che. paNa jenA vinA zarIra ane mana artha vinAnAM che te AtmAnI tene kadI darakAra nathI, kadAca evo AtmA che ke kema te vize paNa ene zaMkA che. paNa te AtmAmAM na mAnatA hoya tethI tene lAbha thAya ema nathI. temaNe eka vAta kabUla karI eTale bIjI kabUla karyuM ja chUTako che. koI Astika mANasa zA sAru patralekhakanI ja dalIla karIne na kahe ke bIjA jema bALaka -bALAonAM zarIra ane buddhi khIlavavAno prayatna kare che tema huM temanA AtmAno vikAsa karavA mAguM chuM? dhArmika zikSaNanAM aniSTo to sAcI dharmavRtti jAgrata thaze eTale dUra thavAnAM che. dhArmika zikSaNa choDI devuM e to kheDavAyAne khetIno yogya upayoga nathI AvaDato mATe khetarane paData rAkhI temAM ghAsakAMTA UgavA devA jevuM che. prAcIna vaDavAonI moTI zodhamAM patralekhaka UtaryA che teno prastuta viSaya sAthe kazo ja saMbaMdha nathI. e zodhonA upayoga athavA tejasvitAnI koNa nA pADe che? huM to nathI ja pADatA. e zodhakSetro sAmAnya rIte buddhinA upayoga ane prayoganA yogya kSetra hatAM. paNa e prAcInoe potAnA jIvanamAMthI zraddhA ane prArthanAnuM agragaNya sthAna rada nahotuM karyuM. zraddhA ane prArthanA vinAnuM karma suvAsa vinAnA kRtrima Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmasamarpaNa mATe prArthanA e pahelo ane chello pATha che puSpa jevuM che. buddhine dabAvavAnI huM dalIla nathI karato, paNa je vastu ApaNAmAM rahI rahI buddhine paNa pAvana kare che teno paNa yogya svIkAra thavo joIe ema mAruM kahevuM che. -- yaMga inDiyA, 14-10-1926, pA. 358 navIvana, 17-10-1926, pA. 50-2 101. AtmasamarpaNa mATe prArthanA e pahelo ane chello pATha che ('ApaNe prArthanA karIe'mAMthI) 203 hiMdustAna thoDA samayamAM ja rAjakIya svAtaMtrya pAmaze emAM saMdeha nathI jaNAto. svAtaMtryamAM ApaNo praveza prArthanAbharyo hoya. prArthanA e kaMI DosImAno phurasadanA vakhatano vinoda nathI. jo tenuM rahasya barobara samajAya ne teno upayoga barobara thAya, to te ApaNane kArya karavAnI adbhuta zakti Ape che. tyAre have ApaNe prArthanA karIe ane ahiMsAnuM rahasya zuM che ne tethI meLavelI AjhAdI kema TakAvavI e jANI laIe. jo ApaNI ahiMsA nabaLAnI hoya to e samajI levAnuM ke, AvI ahiMsAthI AjhAdI TakAvI nahIM zakIe. temAMthI vaLI A paNa siddha thAya che ke, dIrgha kALa lagI ApaNe hathiyAro vaDe ApaNuM rakSaNa karavAnI zakti pAmavAnA nathI. ApaNI pAse nathI hathiyAro ke nathI tenuM jJAna. ApaNI pAse jarUrI zista paNa nathI. pariNAma e Ave ke, bIjA rASTranI madada para ApaNe nirbhara rahevuM paDaze, samovaDiyA tarIke nahIM paNa ziSya-guru tarIke. 'Utarato' zabda kAnane kaThora lAge tethI te nathI vAparyA. tethI e spaSTa lAgavuM joIe ke, jema svAtaMtryaprApti mATe tema te TakAvavA sAru paNa ahiMsAno Azaro lIdhe ja chUTako che. eno artha e ke, jeo potAne ApaNA duzmana mAne te badhAnI sAme Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 204 hiMdu dharmanuM hAI ! ApaNe ahiMsAnA ja prayoga karavAno. traNa dasakA sudhI jaNa ahiMsAnI tAlIma lIdhI che, tene mATe A vastu bhAre na hovI joIe. potAnI pratiSThA ane svAtaMtrya mATe maro' e ahiMsAno maMtra che, nahIM ke ''jarUra paDace mArajo ane ema karatAM marajA.'' zUra sainika zuM kare che? e prasaMga paDe tyAre ja mAre che. ane ema karatAM potAnAM jAna jokhamamAM nAkhe che. ahiMsA AthI caDiyAtAM hiMmata ane tyAga mAga che. kokano jIva letAM potAnA jIvane jokhamamAM nAkhavAM e zA sAru pramANamAM saheluM lAge che ? ane mAryA vinA maravuM zA sAru daivI gaNAvuM joIe? mAravAno dhaMdho hAtha karyA vinA marI na zakAya ema mAnavuM bramaNAmAtra che. e bhramaNAmAM ApaNa na phasAIe. bramaNAne vAra vAre jagyA karI eTale ApaNe temAM phasAI jaIne tene ja satya mAnatA thaI gayA chIe. paNa TIkAkAra ke niMdaka pUchaze ke, A varatu ATalI saraLa che to prArthanAne vacce zA sAru lAvo cho ? eno javAba eTalo ja ke, jIvananI judI judI sthitimAM ane chevaTe jaIne rASTranI AjhAdI ne AbarUnA rakSaNa mATe AtmasamarpaNanI je bhavya ane vIratAbharI kaLA zIkhavAnI che tene sAru prArthanA e pahalo ane chellA pATha che. - prArthanA sAru IzvaramAM jIvaMta zraddhAnI jarUra che. AvI zraddhA vinA satyAgraha yazasvI thAya e kalpI na zakAya. bhagavAnane game te nAma oLakhIe. tenuM rahasya e che ke te ane tenAM kAyado eka ja che. viMdhu, 14-4-1946, pA. 80 102. prArthanAno aMgata anubhava (6 esa. esa. rAjapUtAnA - 2'mAM laMDananI saphare jatAM gAMdhIjIno prArthanA aMgeno vArtAlApa ma.de.nA patramAMthI) paNa raMTiyA karatAM prArthanA e vadhAre moTuM AkarSaNa thaI paDI che, ema kahI zakAya. kAraNa emAM to vahANa uparanA lagabhaga cALIrA Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prArthanAno aMgata anubhava hiMdI hiMdu, musalamAna, pArasI, zIkho bhAga le che eTaluM ja nahIM paNa thoDA aMgrejo paNa Ave che ane hamaNAM traNacAra divasa thayAM eka navI prathA zarU thaI che jethI ghaNA aMgrejo kheMcAvAno saMbhava che. e prathA e ke prArthanA pachI eka savAla sUcavavAmAM Ave ane teno javAba gAMdhIjI bIje divase Ape. prathama divase lakhanaunA eka musalamAna vidyArthIe prazna pUchayo ke prArthanAno tamAro aMgata anubhava zo ke prArthanAnI tattvacarcA mAre nathI joItI paNa jAtianubhava kaho to amane lAbha thaze. gAMdhIjIne A bahu gamyuM ane be divasa sudhI A ja praznanI carcA cAlI te nIce utAruM chuM : ''prArthanAe to mArI jiMdagI bacAvI che. prArthanA vinA huM ke divasano gAMDA ja thaI gayA hota. mArI AtmakathAmAMthI tame jozo ke mane kaDavAmAM kaDavA jAhera tema ja aMgata anubhavo ThIka ThIka pramANamAM thayA che. e anubhavo thoDI vAra to mane nirAzAmAM nAkhI detA, temAMthI huM taryA to te ekamAtra pArthanAne lIdhe ja. have huM tamane jaNAvuM ke satya je arthamAM mArA hADamAMsanuM tattva che te ja arthamAM prArthanA nathI. te to AtyaMtika AvazyakatAmAMthI mane lAdhI che. huM evI hAlatamAM AvI paDatA ke prArthanA vinA mane sukha ja na vaLe. ane IzvaramAM mArI zraddhA vadhatI gaI tema tema prArthanAnI mArI bhUkha paNa vadhatI gaI. tenA vinAnuM jIvatara zuSka ane zUnya lAgavA mAMDayuM. meM dakSiNa AphrikAmAM khristIonI prArthanAmAM bhAga lIdho che, paNa te mane pakaDamAM laI nathI zakI. teonI sAthe huM prArthanAmAM bhaLI na zako. teo Izvara pAse yAcanA karatA hatA, mArAthI yAcanA thaI zakatI nahotI. huM taddana ja niSphaLa gayuM. mArA jIvanano AraMbha Izvara ane prArthanA vize nAstikatAthI thayo. mArI ummaranAM ghaNAM varSa pasAra thaI gayAM tyAM sudhI mane prArthanA vinA jiMdagImAM sUnApaNuM lAgyuM nahIM. paNa pachI moTI uMmare mane bhAna AvyuM ke zarIra mATe anna anivArya che teTalI ja AtmAne mATe prArthanA anivArya che. zarIranA Arogya khAtara koI paNa vakhate annanI lAMghaNa jarUranI thaI paDe che, paNa prArthanAnI lAMghaNa jevI to vastu ja nathI. prArthanAno kadI bharAvo thato nathI. mahAna jagadgurumAMthI traNa buddha, jisasa ane mahamada ---- 105 Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda arUpaNIya evI sAkSI mUkatA gayA che ke teone prArthanA dvArA Atmadarzana thayuM, prArthanA vinA teo jIvI ja zakacA na hota. paNa ApaNe ApaNI koTinI ja vAta laIe. karoDo hiMduo, musalamAno ane khristIo A jiMdagInI aMdara kevaLa prArthanAthI ja samAdhAna meLave che. tame temane asatyavAdI kahIne agara to AtmavaMcaka kahIne uDAvI zako cho. bhale, to pachI huM kahIza jo e asatya mArI jiMdagIno merudaMDa banI mane TakAve che, jo anA vinA mane kSaNa mATe paNa jIvanano bhAra asahya che, to mane satyazodhakane A asatya priya che. rAjadvArI kSitijamAM Aje mArI sAme nirAzAno ghanaghora aMdhakAra hovA chatAM, huM kadI zAnti khoI beTho nathI. ghaNA lokone to mArI zAntinI IrSA Ave che. e zAnti prArthanAmAMthI janmI che e tame jANI lejo. huM vidvAna nathI paNa bhakta hovAno dAvo namrapaNe karuM chuM. prArthanAnuM rUpa kevuM hoya e saMbaMdhamAM huM udAsIna huM. e saMbaMdhamAM to jene je ruce te teno kAyado. paraMtu keTalAka spaSTa cIlAo che, ane prAcIna RSioe pADelA cIlA para javuM e salAmata che. basa, meM mAro svAnubhavano purAvo Apyo che. dareka jaNa prayoga karIne jue ke prArthanAnA nitya niyamathI tenA jIvanamAM kaMIka navIna ane jene bIjI koI vastu sAthe sarakhAvavuM zakaca nathI evuM tattva umerAya che ke kema.'' 206 44 paNa gAMdhIjI, bIjI sAMjanI prArthanAmAM bIjA eka juvAne prazna karyo 'Apa Izvara vize mULathI ja AstikatAthI zarU karo cho, jyAre ame nAstikatAthI zarU karIe chIe. tyAre amArAthI prArthanA kema thAya?'' gAMdhIjIe kahyuM : 'Izvarane vize tamArAmAM AstikatA pedA karavI e mArI zaktibahAranI vAta che. keTalIka vastuo svayaMsiddha hoya che ane keTalIka evI hoya che je sAbita thaI ja na zake. IzvaranuM astitva e bhUmitinA svayaMsiddha satya jevuM che. ApaNA hRdayathI te grahaNa na thaI zake ema paNa bane. buddhigrAhyatAnI to huM vAta ja nahIM karIza. buddhinA prayatno ochevatte aMze niSphaLa gayelA che. buddhigamya dalIlathI Izvarane vize zraddhA UpajI Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prArthanAno aMgata anubhava zakatI nathI. kAraNa e buddhithI grahaNa na thaI zake buddhithI para e viSaya che. evI saMkhyAbaMdha ghaTanA IzvaranA astitvanI dalIlo ApI zakAya paNa e jAtanI buddhigamya dalIlomAM UtarIne huM tamArI buddhinuM apamAna nahIM karuM. huM to tamane evI salAha ApuM chuM ke e badhI dalIlo vegaLI mUko ane Izvarane vize sAdI sIdhI bAlocita zraddhA rAkho. jo huM chuM to Izvara che, karoDo lokonI mAphaka te mArA jIvananI jarUriyAta che. karoDo ane vize vyAkhyAna nahIM ApI zake, paNa temanAM jIvanamAMthI ApaNe joI zakIe chIe ke Izvara vizenI AstikatA temanA jIvananuM aMga che. e AstikatA moLI paDI gaI che tene sajIvana karavAnuM huM tamane kahuM chuM. tema karavA mATe ApaNI buddhine AMjI nAkhanAruM ane ApaNane caMcaLa banAvI denAruM ghaNuM sAhitya bhaNeluM ApaNe bhUlI javuM paDaze. evI zraddhAthI zarU karo temAM namatA rahelI che ane ApaNe kazuM jANatA nathI evI kabUlAta rahelI che ke A vizvamAM ApaNe aNuthIye nAnA chIe. ema huM eTalA mATe kahuM chuM ke aNu to kudaratanA kAnUnane AdhIna che, jyAre ApaNe ApaNA ajJAnanA madamAM kudaratanA kAnUnano inakAra karIe chIe. paNa jenAmAM zraddhA nathI tene samajAvI zake evI dalIla mArI pAse che ja nahIM. 207 evI vastu che. che je uparathI eka vAra IzvaranuM astitva svIkAro eTale prArthanAnI AvazyakatA svIkAryA vinA chUTako ja nathI. amAruM to AkhuM jIvana prArthanAmaya che evo moTo dAvo karIne amuka samaye prArthanA karavA besavAnI amAre jarUra nathI evI dalIla ApaNe na karIe. je mANasono saghaLo samaya anaMtatA sAthe ekatAramAM gayo che teo paNa Avo dAvo nathI karyo. temanAM jIvana satata prArthanAmaya hatAM, chatAM ApaNA jevAnI khAtara teo amuka nakkI karele samaye prArthanA karatA ane dararoja Izvara pratyenI potAnI vaphAdArInI pratijJA letA. Izvarane AvI kazI pratijJA nathI joItI paNa ApaNe to roja pratijJA levI joIe ane huM tamane khAtarI ApuM chuM ke e mANasa jIvananAM badhAM du:khomAMthI mukta thaze. navana, 27-9-1931, pA. 30-1 huM. -14 Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 103. prArthanAnI mArI rIta ('ahiMsA ane AMtararASTrIya mAmalomAMthI) eka mizanarI jeo gAMdhIjIne segAMvamAM maLyA hatA, temaNe pUchayuM : sa. ApanI prArthanAnI rIta zI che? javAbamAM gAMdhIjIe kahyuMH ame savAre 4-30 vAgye ane sAMje 7 vAgye samUha prArthanA karIe chIe. A pramANe varSothI cAlatuM AvyuM che. ame gItAnA zlokono ane bIjA mAnya dharmagraMthono pATha karIe chIe, tema ja saMtonAM bhajano saMgIta sAthe ke saMgIta vagara gAIe chIe. vyaktigata prArthanAnuM zabdomAM varNana karavuM zakya nathI. te akhaMDarUpa ane abhAna avasthAmAM paNa cAlu rahe che. sAkSIrUpe paramAtmA hAjarAhajUra che tevo anubhava mane hara paLe thaI rahyo che. tenI najara kaMI paNa jovAnuM cUkatI nathI. ane huM tenI sAthe ekatAla thavAnAM prayatna karI rahyo chuM. khristI mitro je rIte kare che e rIte huM prArthanA karato nathI. enuM kAraNa e nathI ke mane emAM kaMI doSa lAge che, paNa eTalA mATe ke mArA moMmAMthI zabdo ja nIkaLatA nathI. mane lAge che ke e TevanI bAbata che. mizanarIH ApanI prArthanAmAM yAcanAne kazuM sthAna che kharuM? gAMdhIjIH che paNa kharuM ane nathI paNa. Izvara ApaNI jarUriyAta jANe che ane mAgyA pahelAM ja pUrI pADe che. Izvarane mArI yAcanAnI jarUra nathI paNa mArA jevA ekadama apUrNa mANasane, eka bALakane tenA pitAnA rakSaNanI jarUra paDe che tema, IzvaranA rakSaNanI avazya jarUra paDe che. ane chatAM huM jANuM chuM ke huM game te karuM tethI tenI yojanAmAM phera paDavAno nathI. tame cAho to mane daivavAdI kahI zako cho. mizanarIH zuM Apane ApanI prArthanAno koI javAba maLe che? gAMdhIjIH e bAbatamAM huM mArI jAtane bhAgyazALI mAnuM chuM. Izvare mArI prArthanAno javAba na Apyo zreya evuM kadI banyuM nathI. kSitijamAM jyAre ghora aMdhakAra jaNAto hato - jelonI mArI agniparIkSAomAM, jyAM mAre mATe badhuM sutara nADAtuM -- tyAre meM tene mArI najIkamAM Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvanamAM prArthanAne sthAna najIka bhALyo che. mArA jIvanamAM eka kSaNa paNa huM evI yAda nathI karI zakato ke jyAre Izvare mane tajI dIdho che, evI lAgaNI mane thaI hoya. 'navadhu, 1-1-1939 ane 8-1-1939 104. Azrama jIvanamAM prArthanAne sthAna 1 jo satyano Agraha AzramanA mULamAM ja che to prArthanA te mULano mukhya nirvAha che. Azrama sthapAyuM tyArathI ja roja prArthanAthI AzramanI pravRttino AraMbha thayo che ne prArthanAthI uthApana thayuM che. mArI jANa pramANe eka divasa paNa prArthanA vinA khAlI nathI gayo. evA prasaMgonI mane khabara che ke prArthanAsthAnamAM varasAda ke evA kAraNathI eka ja javAbadAra mANase hAjarI bharI che. mULathI ja niyama to evo ja rahyo che ke, je mAMdA na hoya athavA mAMdagI jevuM ja bIjuM sabaLa kAraNa jene na hoya evAM samajazaktie pahoMcela badhAMe prArthanAmAM hAjarI bharavI. sAMjanI prArthanA vakhate to A niyamanuM ThIka ThIka pAlana thayuM gaNAya. paNa savAranI prArthanA vize ema na kahI zakAya. savAranI prArthanAno kalAka AraMbhakALamAM anizcita hato. tene vize bahu prayogo karyA. anukrame cAra, pAMca, cha, sAta vAgyAnI prArthanA rAkhavAmAM AvI hatI. paNa mArA vakhatovakhatanA Agrahane lIdhe chevaTe 4-10 ke 4-20no samaya nizcita thayo che. eTale ke jAgavAno ghaMTa cAra vAgye thAya ne tyAra pachI dAtaNapANI karI sahu 4-20 lagImAM AvI jAya . 26-6-32 209 meM mAnyuM che ke hiMdustAna jevA samazItoSNa pradezamAM manuSya jema vahelA UThe tema sAruM. karoDo mANasone vahelA UThavAnI pharaja paDe che. kheDUta moDA UMTha to tenI khetI kharAba thAya. DhAMranI sAravAra vahelI savAre 27-4-22 Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 210 | hiMdu dharmanuM hArda . thAya che. gAya vahelI savAre dohavAya che. AvI sthiti je dezamAM varte che tyAM satyArthI mumukSu, sevaka ke saMnyAsI savAranA betraNa vAgye UThe to te vizeSa kare che ema na kahevAya. na UThe to Azcarya gaNAya. badhA dezomAM dhArmika mANaso, prabhubhakta ane 4-6-22 garIba kheDUto vahelA ja UThe che, ne bhakto prabhunA dhyAnamAM lIna thAya che, kheDUto potAnI khetIne lagatA kAmamAM parovAI potAnI ane jagatanI sevA kare che. mAre mana bane bhakata che. pahelA jJAnapUrvaka bhakta che, kheDUta ajANapaNe potAnA udyamathI prabhune bhaje che, kema ke tenI upara jagata nirbhara che. te je udyama karavAne badale dhyAnamAM bese to dharmabhraSTa thAya ne potAnA nAzamAM jagatano nAza paNa sAthe kare. paNa kheDUtane ApaNe bhakta gaNIe ke na gaNIe. jyAM kheDUtone, majUrone ane bIjA garIbone IcchA-anicchAe paNa vahelI savAre UThavuM rahyuM che, tyAM jeNe sevAne dharma mAnyo che, je satyanArAyaNano pUjArI che, te kema sUI rahe? vaLI AzramamAM to bhakti ane sevArthe udyogano meLa sAdhavAno prayatna che. eTale game teTalI agavaDo lAge toye AzramamAM sahu zaktizALIe vahelA UThavuM ja joIe ema haMmezAM meM dIvA jevuM spaSTa joyuM che ne 4 kalAkano vakhata meM vahelo nathI mAnyo, paNa moDomAM moDo UThavAno samaya mAnyo che. prArthanA kayAM karavI, koI maMdira banAvIne ke 9-6-32 bahAra AkAza nIce, tyAM paNa oTo bAMdhIne ke retI dhULa upara ja, mUrti sthapAya ke nahIM, vagere praznono nirNaya karavApaNuM hatuM ja. aMte AkAzanI nIce, dhULa ke retI upara ja besIne, mUrti vinA prArthanA karavAno nizcaya thayo. Azramano Adarza garIbAI dhAraNa karavAno che, bhUkhe maratA karoDonI sevA karavAno che. AzramamAM kaMgALane sAruM sthAna che. niyama pALavA taiyAra hoya te badhAM dAkhala thaI zake che ema kahI zakAya. evA AzramamAM prArthanAmaMdira IMTacUnAnA makAnamAM na hoya. tene sAru AkAzanuM chappara ane dizAorUpI thAMbhalA ne dIvAlo pUratAM hovAM joIe. oTo karavAno vicAra hato te paNa rada thayo. saMkhyAnI hada baMdhAya nahIM Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvanamAM prArthanAne sthAna eTale oTAnI hada koNa bAMdhe? bahu moTo oTo bAMdhavAnuM kharaca ghaNuM thAya. anubhave jovAmAM AvyuM che ke, makAna ke oTo na banAvavAno vicAra barobara hato. Azrama bahAranA paNa prArthanAmAM AvI zake che. tethI keTalIka vAra saMkhyA eTalI thaI jAya che ke game tevo oTo bAMdhyo hota te koI vAra TUMko paData. vaLI AzramanI prArthananuM anukaraNa divase divase vadhatuM jatuM hovAthI paNa AkAza-maMdira ja yogya nIvaDyuM che. jyAM jyAM huM jAuM chuM tyAM savAra-sAMja prArthanA hoya ja. temAM mukhyatve sAMjanA eTalI bhIDa hoya che ke khullA medAnamAM ja thaI zake che. ane jo mane maMdiramAM ja prArthanA karavAnI Teva paDI hota to kadAca musApharImAM sArvajanika prArthanA karavAno vicAra sarakhoye na Avata. vaLI AzramamAM badhA dharmAne ekasarakhuM mAna che. badhA dharmIone dAkhala thavAnI chUTa che. temAM mUrtipUjaka hoya, mUrtipUjAne na mAnanArA paNa hoya. koIne AghAta na pahoMce evA hetuthI AzramanI sAmAjika prArthanAmAM mUrti nathI rAkhavAmAM AvatI. je potAnI koTaDImAM rAkhavA mAge tene baMdhI nathI. prArthanAmAM zuM thAya che? savAranI prArthanAmAM tra-mananAstrimAM chapAyA che 7-9-22 te bloko, koI bhajana, rAmadhUna ane gItApATha. sAMje gItAnA bIjA adhyAyanA chellA 19 zloko, bhajana, rAmadhUna, ane ghaNe bhAge kaMIka vAcana. pahelethI ja Ama na hatuM. zlokonI pasaMdagI kAkAsAheba kAlelakaranI che. kAkAsAheba AzramanA AraMbhathI ja joDAyelA che. kAkAsAhebano paricaya maganalAle zAMtiniketanamAM karyo. huM vilAyatamAM hato tyAre maganalAle bALako sAthe zAMtiniketanano Azraya lIdho hato. dInabaMdhu enDraga ne sva. piyarsana te vakhate zAMtiniketanamAM hatA. enDraga kyAM kahe tyAM UtavAnI meM maganalAlane salAha ApI hatI. eNnDrujhe zAMtiniketana pasaMda karyuM. Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM hiMdu dharmanuM hArda kAkAsAheba A veLA zAMtiniketanamAM hatA. tyA bhaNAvavAnuM kAma karatA hatA. maganalAla ane kAkAsAheba vacce nikaTa saMbaMdha baMdhAyA. maganalAlane saMskRta jANanAra zikSakanI khoTa lAgyA karatI hatI. te kAkAsAhebe pUrI pADI. AmAM ciMtAmaNi zAstrI je tyAM rahetA hatA te bhaLyA. kAkAsAhebe prArthanAnA zloko zIkhavyA. zAMtiniketanamAM je zloko sahu zIkhyA hatA te Aje cAle che tenA karatAM vadhAre hatA. temAMthI kAkAsAhebanI sAthe masalata karI keTalAka zloko, samaya bacAvavA khAtara, kADhacA. bAkI rahyA te Aje cAle che. ema prAta:kALamAM gavAtA bloka AzramanA AraMbhakALathI Aja lagI cAlatA AvyA che, ane saMbhava che ke eka divasa paNa e bloka AzramamAM na gavAyAno saMjoga nahIM banyo hoya. A zloko upara ThIka vAra humalA thayA che, - koI veLA vakhata bacAvavAnA hetuthI, koI veLA satyanA pUjArIthI na gavAya tevA keTalAka loka lAge che e mAnyatAthI, kAMIka vAra e loko hiMdu sivAya bIjA na gAI zake evI mAnyatAthI. hiMdu samAjamAM ja gavAtA A loko che eTaluM to nirvivAdita che. paNa anya dharmIne gAvAmAM athavA e gavAtA hoya tyAre hAjarI bharavAmAM AghAta pahoMce evuM emAM kAMI che ema mane nathI lAgyuM. musalamAna-khristI mitro jemaNe e zloko sAMbhaLyA che temaNe paNa virodha nathI karyA. jenAmAM anya dharma pratye mAna che tene AghAta na pahAMcavo joIe. ane ahIM avAonA ja ullekha hoI zake. e zlokomAM koInI niMdA ke avagaNanA jevuM kaMI che ja nahIM. AzramamAM hiMdudharmanI bahu moTI saMkhyA hoI pasaMdagI to hiMdu dharmanA zlokonI hoI zake. bIjAnuM kaMI na ja gavAya ke vaMcAya evo niyama nathI, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa prArthanAmAM prasaMga AvyuM ImAmasAheba kurAnanI Ayato paDhatA. musalamAnI bhajana ke gajhala to vAraMvAra gavAya che; tema ja khristI bhajano vize che. paNa bahu AgrahapUrvaka je virodha thayo te satyanI daSTie. 'sarasvatI, gaNeza ityAdinI ArAdhanA satyane haNanArI che. kamalAsane beThelI, vINAdi hAthamAM dhAraNa karanArI sarasvatI nAme koI devInI hastI ja nathI. moTA peTavALo ne sUMDhavALo gaNapati nAme koI deva ja nathI. AvA kAlpanika devAnI prArthanA karavAmAM ane bALakone te zIkhavavAmAM Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Azrama jIvanamAM prArthanAne sthAna satyanA ghAta thAya che' evI dalIla bahu namratAthI, paNa teTalI ja daDhatAthI eka AzramavAsIe karI. tene bIjA AzramavAsIno Teko paNa hatA. A bAbata mAro abhiprAya meM Ama Apyo : "joke huM potAne satyano pUjArI mAnuM chuM chatAM mane e zloko gAvAmAM ke bALakone zIkhavavAmAM muddala AdhAta nathI pahoMcato. je uparanI dalIlathI keTalAka zloko rada karIe to tenA garbhamAM hiMdu dharmanI AkhI racanA upara humalo thAya che. hiMdu dharmamAM humalAne yogya je hoya te game teTaluM prAcIna hoya tethI humalo na karAya evuM huM nathI katA. paNa hiMdu dharmanuM e aMga nabaLuM ke humalo karavA lAyaka huM mAnato nathI. ethI UlaTuM, mArI mAnyatA evI che ke, hiMdu dharmamAM e aMga rahyuM che te kadAca tenI vizepatA che. huM pote sarasvatI devI ke gaNeza jevI nokhI vyaktine mAnato nathI. badhAM varNano eka ja IzvaranuM stavana che. tenA asaMkhya guNone bhaktakavioe mUrtimaMta karyA che, temAM kAMI khoTuM nathI thayuM. evA zlokomAM potAne ke koIne chetaravApaNuM nathI. dedhArI jyAre IzvaranuM stavana karavA bese che tyAre ene potAne ThIka lAge tevo ka9pe che. tenI kalpanAno Izvara tene sAru to che ja. nirAkAra nirguNa IzvaranI prArthanA uccAratAM ja tenAmAM guNanuM AropaNa thAya che. guNa paNa AkAra ja che. mULe Izvara varNanAtIta che, vAcAtIta che. paNa pAmara manuSyane AdhAre mAtra potAnI kalapanAno che. tethI te tare che, tethI te mare paNa kharo. Izvarane vize je vize paNa zuddha hatuthI, mAnIne gAo te tamAre sAru kharAM che, ne mULamAM khoTAM to che ja, kema ke tene sAru eka vize paNa pUratuM nathI. huM pote buddhithI A vAta jANato chatAM IzvaranA guNa varNavyA vinA, tenuM ciMtavana karyA vinA rahI zakatA nathI. mArI baddhi kaha che tenI asara hRdaya upara nathI. mArA nabaLA hRdayane guNavALA Izvarano Azraya joIe che ema kabUla karavA huM taiyAra chuM. je zloko huM roja paMdara varSa thayAM gAto Avyo chuM te ma te che ti Ape che, ane te mArI daSTie sAcA lAge che. temAM huM sauMdarya, kAvya ne zAMti jouM chuM. sarasvatI, gaNeza ItyAdine sAru vidvAne aneka kathAo kahe che. e badhuM sArarahita nathI. enuM rahasya huM jANato nathI. temAM huM UMDo Utaryo nathI. mArI zAMtine Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ || hiMdu dharmanuM hArTa artha UMDe UtaravAnI mane jarUra nathI jaNAI. eTale mAruM ajJAna kadAca mane bacAvI letuM hoya ema bane. satyanI zodha karatAM A vastunA UMDANamAM javAnI AvazyakatA mane nathI lAgI. mArA Izvarane huM jANuM chuM. tene pahoMcyo nathI paNa huM e dizAmAM prayANa karI rahyo chuM eTaluM basa che.'' AvI dalIla sAthIone saMtApa Ape ja ema mArAthI Agraha na rakhAya. kayAM lagI kone tethI saMtoSa thayo e huM jANato nathI. te bAbata eka vAra eka samiti nimAI hatI. peTa bharIne carcA thayA bAda nirNaya e Avyo che, je pasaMdagI karIzuM temAM kaMIka ne kaMIka dopa koIne to lAgaze ja. eTale je che te rahevA devuM. blokonI sAthe bhajana to cAlatAM ja. prArthanAno AraMbha dakSiNa AphrikAmAM bhajanathI ja thayelo. bloka hiMdustAna AvyA pachI dAkhala thayA. bhajano gAvA gavaDAvavAmAM maganalAla ja mukhyapaNe hatA. AthI amanaM baMnene asaMtoSa hato. je karavuM te sArI rIte eTale sAcI rIte karavAno lobha hato, tethI koI saMgItazAstrI maLe to tenI pAsethI badhA zikSaNa le ne bhajana rasapUrvaka gavAya. bhajanamAM eka sUra na nIkaLe to temAM tanmaya thavAmAM azakyatA nahIM to muzkelI to hatI ja. paNa zArI evA joIe ke je AzramanA niyamonuM pAlana kare. AvA saMgItazAstrI maLavA mukela che ema lAgyuM. maganalAla zodha karatAM sva saMgItAcArya viSNu digaMbara zAstrIe potAnA pahilA ziSya nArAyaNa kharene hetupUrvaka sAMpyA, AzramanI daSTie khare zAstrIe pUrNa saMtoSa Apyo ne te have AzramanA pUrNa sabhya thaI rahe che. temaNe bhajanamAM rasa reDyo ne je 3tramamananA iAje hajAro rasapUrvaka vAMce che te mukhyatve temanI kRti che. bhajananI sAthe ja temaNe rAmadhUna dAkhala karI. haju prArthanAnuM cothuM aMga bAkI che e gItApATha. vakhatovakhata gItA to vaMcAyA ja karatI. gItAne AcAravicArane sAru, varSo thayAM, AzramavAsI pramANagraMtha mAne che. amuka AcAra ke vicAra zuddha che ke nahIM te jovA mATe, joDaNI ke artha jANavA IcchanAra vidyArthIne jema joDaNIkoza Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ " Azrama jIvanamAM prArthanAne sthAna 215 ke arthakoza hoya che tema, Azramane gItA che. A gItAnA artha pratyeka AzramavAsI jANe to sAruM, te sahune kaMTha thAya to tethIye sAruM, ne tema na thaI zake toye mULane zuddha uccAraNathI vAMcI zake te ThIka. - AvI jAtanA vicArone laIne roja gItApATha karavAnuM zarU karyuM. prathama thoDA zloko thatA, vaLI kaMTha thaI jAya tyAM lagI tenA te zloka roja calAvatA. emAMthI pArAyaNa pedA thayuM ne have gItAnA adhyAya evI rIte goThavAyA che ke te cauda divasamAM pUrI vaMcAI jAya. eTale kaye divase kayA zloko vaMcAya che te dareka AzramavAsI jANI zake che. ekAMtarAne zukavAre pahelo adhyAya zarU thAya che. A lakhAI rahyuM che te pachInA zukravAra (10mI jUna, 1932) pahelA adhyAyana che. aDhAra adhyAya cauda divasamAM pUrA karavA sAru 7 + 8, 12 + 13, 14 + 15, 16 + 17 eka ja dahADe sAthe gavAya che. sAMjanI prArthanAmAM bhajana ane rAmadhUna uparAMta gItA adhyAya bIjAnA chellA 19 bloka gavAya che ema kahI gayo. e blokamAM sthitaprajJanAM lakSaNa kahyAM che. satyAgrahInAM e hovAM joIe. sthitaprajJa je sAdhe che te satyAgrahIne sAdhavuM che. enuM niraMtara smaraNa rahe te khAtara A zloko gavAya che. roja eka ja prArthanAnI yogyatA vize zaMkA uThAvavAmAM AvI che : 'roja AvI rIte prArthanA karavAthI te yaMtravatuM thaI jAya che; tethI enI asara jatI rahe che.' prArthanA yaMtravat thaI jAya che e sAcuM che. ApaNe pote yaMtra chIe. jo Izvarane ApaNe maMtrI mAnIe to ApaNe yaMtravatu cAlavuM ja joIe. sUryAdi potAnAM kAma yaMtravat na kare to jagata eka kSaNa vAra paNa na cAle. paNa yaMtravatuM eTale jaDavat nahIM. ApaNe cetana chIe. cetana cetanane zobhe tema yaMtravat thaI Acare, vicare. prArthanA eka ja ke vividha, evA be prazna nathI. vividha rAkhatAM chatAM tenI asara na paDe e saMbhave. hiMdunI te ja gAyatrI, islAmano te ja kalama, khristInI te ja prArthanA te te dharmanA lAkho mANaso saikAothI eja paDhatA AvyA che, tethI teno camatkAra ocho nathI thayo paNa vadhyo che. jo tenI pAchaLa manuSyanI bhAvanA raheze to teno camatkAra haju vadhaze. e ja gAyatrI, e ja kalamo, e ja IzunI prArthanA Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hatuM nAtika paTI jAya, popaTa paDha, tanI kaMI ja asara na hoya. paNa e jyAre Astikana mukhethI roja nIkaLe che tyAre tenI bhavya zakti roja vadhatI jAya che. ApaNA mukhya khorAka rAja e na e ja hoya che. ghauM khAnArA bIjI trIjI vastu bhale la, badalyA kare; paNa ghauMnA roTalA to roja laze. tethI potAnuM zarIra bAMdhaze, tethI kaMTALaze nahIM. kaMTALa tyAre te zarIranA aMta najIka hoya. ama ja prArthanAnuM che. mukhya to eka ja hoya. jA AmAne tenI bhUkha hoya to te eka ja prArthanAthI kaMTALaze nahIM paNa tanAM AtmA tathI puSTa thaze. prArthanA nahIM thaI hoya te divasa tene tenI bhUkha raheze. te upavAsInA karatAM vadhAre DhIlo lAgaze. zarIrane sAru koI divasa upavAsa Avazyaka hoya che. AtmAna prArthanAnI badAjamI kadI sAMbhaLI nathI. mULa vAta A che : ApaNe ghaNA AtmAnI bhUkha vinA prArthanA karIe chIe. AtmA che ema mAnavAnI 'phaeNzana' che, evo rivAja che, eTale che ema mAnIe'. AvI mAThI dazA ghaNAnI hoya che. 'AtmA che' ema keTalAkane sAru emanI buddhie nizcaya karyo hoya che. evAne te hRdayagata nathI hoto, tethI prArthanAnI hAjata nathI hatI. samAjamAM rahI samAja kare tema karIe, Ama dhArIne dhaNA prArthanAmAM bhaLe che. AvAna vividhatAnI jarUra jaNAya che. paNa kharI rIte teo prArthanAmAM bhaLyA ja nathI. teo saMgIta sAMbhaLavA AvyA che, te kutUlathI AvyA che, teo pravacana sAMbhaLavA AvyA che. teo IzvaranI sAthe aikaya sAdhavA nathI AvyA. prArthanA eTale zuM? prArthanAno mULa artha te mAgavuM thAya che. Izvara ka2-6-rUra pAse ke vaDIlonI pAse vinayapUrvaka karelI mAgaNI e prArthanA. ahIM A arthamAM prArthanA zabda nathI vaparAyo. prArthanA eTale Izvarastuti, bhajanakIrtana, (upAsanA), satsamAgama, aMtaryAna, aMtarazuddhi. Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Azrama jIvanamAM prArthanAne sthAna paNa Izvara koNa? e koI ApaNA zarIranI ke A jagatanI bahAra rahela vyakti nathI. e to sarvavyApaka che, sarvajJa che, sarvazaktimAna che. ane stutinI zI garaja hoya? sarvavyApaka hoI e badhuM sAMbhaLa che, ApaNA vicAra jANe che. moTethI bolIne ane zuM saMbhaLAvavuM? e ApaNA hRdayamAM vase che. nakha AMgaLAM AgaLa che tenAthI paNa te najIka che. ahIM prArthanA zuM kare? AvI gUMcavaNa che tethI ja prArthanAno artha aMtarazuddhi paNa karyA. bolIne Izvarane nathI saMbhaLAvavuM. bolIne ke gAIne ApaNe ApaNane saMbhaLAvIe chIe, UMghamAMthI jAgrata thaIe chIe. ApaNAmAMnA keTalAka Izvarane baddhithI oLakhe che, keTalAkane to te vize paNa zaMkA che. koIe Izvarane AMkhe joyo nathI. ApaNe tene hRdayathI aLakhavo che, sAkSAtkAra karavo che, tenA rUpamAM bhaLI javuM che. e sAruM prArthanA karIe chIe. A Izvara, jeno sAkSAtkAra karavA IcchIe chIe te, satya che. athavA kaho ke satya e ja Izvara. satya eTale sAcuM bolavuM eTaluM ja nahIM. satya eTale A jagatamAM je hamezAM ene rUpa hatuM, che ne haze, ane enA sivAya bIjuM kAMI ja nathI, je potAnI zakti vaDe che, jene koIno Azraya nathI joItA, paNa jene Azraya je kaMI che te che. satya ja zAzvata che, bAkI badhuM hANika che. ene AkRtinI jarUra nathI, e ja zuddha cetana che, e ja zuddha AnaMda che. ene Izvara kahIe, kema ke enI sattA vaDe ja badhuM ja cAle che. e ane enAM kAyado eka ja che; tethI e kAyado cetanarUpa che. e kAyadAna AdhAre AkhuM taMtra cAle che. e satyanI ArAdhanA te prArthanA, -- eTale ke ApaNI satyamaya thavAnI tIvra IcchA. A icchA covIse kalAka hovI joIe. paNa ApaNAmAM eTalI jAgRti nathI, tethI amuka vakhata naM prArthanA, ArAdhanA ke upAsanA karIe ja, ne ema karatAM karatAM ApaNane covIse kalAka satyanuM ciMtavana raha. AvI prArthanAne Azrama pahoMcavA icche che. atyAre te bahu dUra che. upara varNavyA te badhA bAhyopacAra che. paNa jema tema karIne prArthanA hRdayagata karavAnI dhAraNA che. ane jo AzramanI prArthanA haju AkarSaka nathI banI. haju AzramavAsIne paNa temAM hAjara rahevA TokavA Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 218 * hiMdu dharmanuM hArda paDe che to teno artha e che ke AzramamAM amArAmAMthI koImAM hajI meM sUcavyo che te arthamAM prArthanA mUrtimaMta nathI thaI. hRdayagata prArthanAmAM to bhakta eTalo aMtardhAna rahevo joIe ke te vakhate tene bIjI vastunuM bhAna ja na hoya. bhaktane vipayInI upamA ThIka ja apAI che. vipIne jyAre teno vipayA maLe che tyAre te potAnuM bhAna bhUlI vipayarUpa banI jAya che. tenI badhI iMdriyo tadAkAra thaI jAya che, kema ke tene tenA viSayanI ADe bIjuM sUjhatuM ja nathI. ethI paNa vadhAre tadAkAratA upAsakamAM hovI joIe. e to bahu prayAsathI, tapathI, saMyamathI ja kALe karIne Ave che. evA koI bhakta jyAM hoya tyAM prArthanAmAM javAne sAru koIne lalacAvavApaNuM na hoya. tenI bhakti bIjAne parANe kheMce che. ATale lagI sAmAjika prArthanA vize lakhyuM. paNa AzramamAM vyaktigata, ekAMtika prArthanA upara paNa bhAra devAmAM Ave che. je ekalo prArthanA karato ja nathI te sAmAjika prArthanAmAM bhale hAjara thAya, paNa temAMthI bahu siMcana nahIM kare. samAjane arthe sAmAjika prArthanA atyAvazyaka che. paNa vyakita vinA samAja hoI ja na zake, tema vyaktigata prArthanA vinA sAmAjika prArthanA saMbhavatI nathI. tethI dareka AzramavAsIne vAraMvAra cetavavAmAM Ave che ke teNe sUtAM jAgatAM aneka vakhate potAnI meLe to aMtarbAna thavAnuM ja che. AnI koI cokI nathI rAkhI zakatuM. Ano hisAba na hoya. AzramamAM A prArthanA kayAM lagI cAle che e huM na kahI zakuM. mArI evI mAnyatA che ke ochAvattA pramANamAM sahu e dizAmAM yatna kare che. satyAprAzramano ti, pA. 19-32 Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 105. AzramanI prArthanA 1 ( 'harijanasevaka'mAMthI) AzramanI prArthanA ghaNI pracalita thaI che. eno ApoApa vikAsa thayo che. zramamananAvanI ghaNI AvRttio thaI che. tenI mAgaNI paNa vadhI che. A prArthanAnI utpatti kRtrima rIte nathI thaI. dareka zloka ane bhajanane sthAna ApavAmAM kAMIka ItihAsa rahyo che. bhajanomAM anAyAse sarva dharmone sthAna maLyuM che. emAM muslima sUphI ane phakIronAM bhajana che, guru nAnakanAM che, ane khristIonAMye che. AzramamAM cInA rahI gayA che, brahmadezanA sAdhu rahyA che, laMkAnA gRhastha rahyA che. muslima, pArasI, yahUdI, aMgreja vagere paNa rahyA che. e ja pramANe 1935mAM maganavADImAM mArI pAse be jApAnI sAdhu AvelA. temanAmAMnA eka jApAna sAthe laDAI jAhera thaI ane sarakAra temane pakaDI gaI tyAM sudhI ahIM hatA. te roja savArasAMja potAnI prArthanA eka DholanA avAja sAthe karatA karatA karatA. sevAgrAmamAM te eka ghaDo levA lAyaka vyakti hatA. AzramanAM dainika kAmomAM utsAhathI bhAga letA. kadI koInI sAthe temane jhaghaDo thayAnuM meM jANyuM nathI. kAma sivAya kadI emane bolatA sAMbhaLyA nathI. zikhAyuM teTaluM hindI te zIkhyA. potAnAM vratomAM bahu jAgrata rahetA. AzramanI sAMjanI prArthanAno AraMbha temanA nityajapanA maMtrathI thato. maMtra A cheH maiM myo te pA~. A maMtrano artha A cheH 'saddharma dekhADanArA buddha bhagavAnane namaskAra ho.' jyAre emane polIsa pakaDavA mATe AvI tyAre je vyavasthA, zIghratA ane taTasthatAthI te mArI pAse taiyAra thaIne AvyA te dRzyane huM bhUlI zakato nathI. vidAya letI vakhate te potAnA Dhola sAthe AvyA. potAnA priya maMtrano uccAra karI vidAya lIdhI. meM emane sahajapaNe kahI dIdhuM. '"tame jAo cho, paNa tamAro maMtra AzramaprArthanAnuM eka avibhAjya aMga banaze.'' tyArathI emanI gerahAjarImAM e maMtrathI 219 Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda prArthanAno AraMbha thAya che. mAre mATe A maMtramAM sAdhu kezanI pavitratA ane ekaniSThAnI yAdagIrI che. AthI e maMtramAM khAsa zakti che. - sAdhu keza hinA te ja arasAmAM bahena rehAnA taiyabajI thoDA divasa AvI gayAM. te custa musalamAna che. huM jANato nahato ke te kurAna zarIpha bahu sArI rIte jANe che, gujarAta ratna abAsa taiyabajI sAhebanuM jyAre avasAna thayuM tyAre temanA oraDAmAM raDavAno avAja muddala thayA nahoto. oraDo bahena rehAnAnA kurAne zarIphanA pAThanA guMjanathI bharAI gayo hato. abbAsa sAheba maya ja kyAre che? potAnA kAmathI te sadAkALa jIvatA ja che. jyAre rehAnAbahena AvyAM tyAre meM tene majAkamAM kahyuM, "tuM AzramavAsIone musalamAna banAva, huM tane hiMdu banAvIza.'' enuM saMgIta to utkRSTa che ja, tenI pAse sarva prakAranAM bhajanonA bhaMDAra che. te e roja saMbhaLAvatAM. kurAnamAMthI mIThI ane UMcA arthavALI Ayata paNa saMbhaLAvatAM. meM kahyuM, ''ahIM je zIkhe temanaya kaMIka Ayato zIkhavI jA.'' teNe zarU karyuM. pachI pUchavuM ja zuM? badhA sAthe te ekarUpa thaI gayAM hatAM. bhaktoe AyatA zIkhI lIdhI. emAMnI eka prakhyAta 'phAtehA' che. te bhajanamAM dAkhala thaI. rehAnAbahena potAnA kAma para caDI gayAM; potAnuM smaraNa mUkatAM gayAM. ''1. pApAtmA zetAnanI sAme huM alAnuM zaraNa lauM chuM. ''2. Izvara eka che; sanAtana che; nirAlaMba che. ne ajanmA che, ajoDa che; te sarvano aSTA che, teno koI sarjaka nathI. '3. prabho, tAre nAme huM sarva AraMbha karuM chuM. tuM dayAno sAgara che. tuM maherabAna che. tuM sarva brahmAMDono sarjanahAra che, svAmI che, ame tArI ArAdhanA karIe chIe ane tArI ja rahAyatA mAgIe chIe. tuM ja ane nyAya deze. tuM amane sAco mArga batAva; te mArga je tArA kRpApAtra banelAonI che, te nahIM je tArI aprasannatAnA pAtra thayelA ane bhUlelAone che.'' eka mitra je custa hiMdu che ane mAro hiMdutvano inakAra nathI karatA te mane mITho Thapako saMbhaLAve che ke, ""have to tame AzramamAM kalama paNa dAkhala karyo che! have bAkI zuM rahyuM?'' emanI zaMkAnA uttaramAM A lekha lakhyo che. jApAnI maMtra ane kurAnanI Ayatane lIdhe mAruM ane AzramanA hiMduonuM hiMdutva UMce caDyuM che. AzramanA Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AzramanI prArthanA 2 2 1 hiMdutvamAM pArvadharmasamabhAva che. jyAre khAnasAhaba mArI pAse Ave che tyAre prArthanAmAM roja bhAvathI bese che. rAmAyaNanA sUra tamane mIThA lAge che, gItAno artha dhyAnathI sAMbhaLe che. emanuM muslimapaNuM ethI ochuM nathI thayuM. zuM huM kurAnane eTalA ja AdarathI na bhaNuM, ne na sAMbhaLuM? vinobA ane pyArelAla jelamAM kurAna bahu premathI parizrama laIne zIkhyA. arabIno abhyAsa karyA. emaNe kazuM khoyuM nathI, pukhakaLa kamAyA che. hiMdu-muslima aikya AvA prayatnomAMthI thaze; bIjI rIte kadI nahIM. rAmanAM nAma sahasra nahIM, abaja che, agaNita che. tane allA kaho, khudA kaho, rahamAna kaho, rajjAka kaho, roTIno denAro kaho. navaMdhu, 15-2-1942, pA. 40 ('umerAnuM kAraNa noMdhamAMthI) zrInagaramAM traNa divasa gALyA te daramiyAna tyAM huM jemAM Utaryo hato ta lAlA kizorIlAlanA baMgalAnA cogAnamAM meM prArthanA karI hatI paNa te prasaMge bhASaNo karyA nahotAM. dilhI choDanAM pahelAM ja meM jAhera karyuM hatuM ke kAzmIramAM huM bhAraNa nahIM karuM. paNa prArthanAmAM AvanArAomAMthI keTalAka lokoe mArA para prazno mokalI ApyA hatA. emAMno eka A che : ''tamArI prArthanAsabhAmAM meM hAjarI ApI hatI. te vakhate tame bIjI komonI be prArthanAo bolyA hatA. ema karavAmAM tamAro Azaya zo che ne dharmano tamAro khyAla kevo che ?'' A pahelAM meM jaNAvyuM che ke kurAnanI prArthanA thoDAMka varasa para rehAnA taiyabajInI sUcanAthI dAkhala karavAmAM AvI hatI. e bahena te vakhate sevAgrAma AzramamAM rahetAM hatAM. pArasIonI prArthanAmAMnI gAthA meM DioN. 198ranI sUcanAthI dAkhala karI hatI. AgAkhAnanA mahalamAM amArI Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda aTakAyata daramiyAna mArA upavAsanA pAraNA vakhate temaNe e prArthanA gAI hatI. A umerAthI prArthanA vadhAre samRddha tema ja sArthaka banI che evo mAro mata che. pahelAM karatAM a have vadhAre saMkhyAnA lokonA dilane sparza kare che. ane te hiMdu dharmane khasUsa tenA sahiSNu ane vyApaka svarUpamAM darzAve che. prArthanAno AraMbha jApAnI bhASAmAM bauddha prArthanAthI kema karavAmAM Ave che e paNa prazna karanAre pUchavuM joItuM hatuM. e prArthanAnA zlokonI pasaMdagInI pAchaLa enI pavitratAne chAje evo itihAsa rahelo che. sevAgrAmamAM eka bhalA jApAnI sAdhu rahetA hatA tyAre vahelI savAre Akho sevAgrAma Azrama je prArthanAnA sUrathI gAjI raheto te e bauddha prArthanA che. potAnA mUgA ane gauravazALI vartanathI badhA AzramavAsIonA e jApAnI sAdhu prItipAtra banyA hatA. 222 rinavaMdhu, 17-8-1947, pA. 249 106. sAmudAyika prArthanA 1 (beMgalorathI nIkaLatAM pahelAM chellI prArthanAsabhAnuM vyAkhyAna 'vidAya veLA'mAMthI) sAMje sabhAmAMthI AvI nityanI jema prArthanA thaI. beMgaloramAM je divase pahoMcyA te divase jeTalI saMkhyA hatI teTalI to Aje nahotI ja, kAraNa Aje to dUra bharAyelI sabhAmAMthI tarata ghaNAne pahoMcavuM paNa muzkela hatuM. paNa jeMTalA AvyA hatA te sau haMmeza AvanArA hatA. Aje navAmAM mi. ane misisa berama to hatAM ja, paNa eNnDrujha paNa hatA. rojanA bhajano uparAMta A traNa khristI mitroe eka suMdara khristI bhajana paNa gAyuM. gAMdhIjI kahe, ''A bhajana meM pahelI vAra priToriyAmAM sAMbhaLeluM. Aje e sAMbhaLIne mArI AgaLa priToriyA khaDuM thAya che.'' prArthanA thaI gayA pachI haMmeza pramANe sau UThatA hatA tyAM to gaMgAdhararAvane gAMdhIjIe kahyuM ke, '"badhAne roko; mAre Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAmudAyika prArthanA 223 be zabdo kahavA che.' prArthanAmAM AvanArA keTalA che ema pUchIne gAMdhIjIe jANI lIdhuM ke ghaNAkharA AvanArA hatA, rAjI thaI gAMdhIjI bolyA : " "tame niyamita prArthanAmAM AvatA hatA e to tame sAruM karyuM. mAre mATe to e sAruM hatuM ja, kAraNa mane to tamArI sAthe prArthanA karavAthI AnaMda maLyo che, ane mArI unnati thaI che. hava paNa tama prArthanA nahIM choDatA. saMskRta zalAkA na AvaDe, bhajano gAtAM na AvaDe toye phikara nahIM. ApaNA prAcIna kapioe ApaNA mATe rAmanAmanA sahalA rasto batAvyo che. ''mANasanA jIvananA be bhAga che - eka vyaktigata ne svataMtra ane bIjA sAmAjika, A svataMtra bhAganI svataMtra prArthanA covIsa kalAka cAle, paNa samAjanA aMga tarIke eNe sAmAjika prArthanA paNa karavI rahI. mATe savAre UThatAM ane sAyaMkALe divasanI badhI pravRttio pUrI thatAM sau samAjamAM besI prArthanA kare. ''mAro anubhava to e che ke huM ekalo houM tyAre bhagavAnanuM nAma laI lauM chuM, paNa jyAre koI nathI hotuM tyAre bahu aDavuM lAge che, akaluM ekaluM lAge che. tame ahIM AvI che temane huM oLakhato nathI, kAla mane tame rastAmAM maLo to pichAnI paNa na zakuM; chatAM tama mArI sAthe prArthanAmAM sAmela hatAM eTalI vAta ja mAre mATe pUratI hatI, tame mAro samAja banyA hatA. ahIMthI jaIza tyAre ja aneka jAtanAM du:kha mane thaze temAM prArthanA vakhate bhegA thatA A samAjanAM viyoga paNa eka du:kha haze ja. paNa velora jaIne huM navo samAja utpanna karI laIza, ane ahIMnA samAjanA viyoganuM duHkha dhoI nAkhIza. je manuSya manuSyamAtrane potAnAM bhAIbhAMDu gANato hoya tane jyAM jAya tyAM samAja maLI rahevo joIe. e viyogane e saMgharI zakatAM nathI. eTale A prArthanA cAlu rAkhaze, - ahIM AvIne A ja samAjamAM prArthanA karazo ema nahIM, paNa tame potapotAnA rasamAja potapotAne sthAne ghaDI leja. kAMI nahIM to tamArA kuTuMbIjano to che ja, temane samAja gaNIne prArthanA karajo; paNa A prArthanA cUkazo hiM. - 15 Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 224 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda nahIM. prayatnapUrvaka bhajana, gItA zIkhazo nA uttama che ja. jeTaluM vadhAre karI zako eTaluM sAruM. game te nAma lo ane Atmazuddhi karI lo e mukhya vAta che.'' navaMvana, 11-9-1927, pA. 23 ("sAmudAyika prArthanAmAMthI) sa0 - Apa samprArthanAmAM mAno cho. Aje je rIte sAmudAyika prArthanA cAle che, e kharI prArthanA kavAya? mArA abhiprAya pramANa ta mANasane nIco utAranArI che ane tethI bhayaMkara che. Izu khrista kahyuM che ke, ''daMbhI lokonI jema tuM prArthanA na kara. tArA aMtaranA maMdiramAM praveza karI mananAM bAraNAM baMdha karI ekAMtamAM tArA kartAnI prArthanA karaje.'' bhIDamAM ghaNAkharA mANaso sAvadhAna hotA nathI. tethI te ekAgra nathI thaI zakatA. pachI prArthanA eka daMbha thaI jAya che. yogI A vastu jANe che, mATe lokone AtmanirIkSaNarUpI kharI prArthanA zIkhavavI sArI nahIM ? ja0 - huM je prArthanA calAvuM chuM, te janasamUha mATe sAcI prArthanA che, ema mAnuM chuM. prArthanA calAvanAra zraddhALu che, daMbhI nathI. jo e daMbhI hota, to mULamAM ja prArthanA dUpita thAta. emAM AvanAra strIpuruSa jyAM laukika lAbha maLI zake, evA jUnA DhabanA maMdiramAM nathI AvatA. temAMnAM ghaNAMkharAMnAM prArthanA karanAranI sAthe kaMI saMbaMdha paNa nathI. eTale teo dekhAva karavA nathI AvatAM, ama mAnI lIdhuM che. samprArthanAthI kaMIka puNya prApti thaze, ema mAnIne temAM Ave che. emAMnAM keTalAMka athavA ghaNAMkharAM sAvadhAna ke ekAgra nathI thaI zakatAM, e sAcuM che. teno artha eTalo ja ke, te zikhAu che. asAvadhAnatA athavA ekAgra thavAnI azakti, e kaMI daMbhano ka jUThANAnA purAvA nathI. dhyAna na hovA chatAM dhyAna che, ema A batAve, Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAmudAyika prArthanAnI prathA kevI rIte dAkhala karI 225 to dabha gaNAya. UlaTuM akAgra thavA sAruM zuM karavuM ghaTe, ama ghaNAe mane keTalIya vAra pUchyuM che. rAvAlamAM ApeluM khrirAnuM vacana ahIM bilakula baMdha besatuM nathI . vyaktigata prArthanA ane tenI pAchaLanA daMbhana aMge temanuM e vacana che. emAM sAmudAyika prArthanAnI viruddha kazuM nathI. meM ghaNI vAra kahyuM che ke, vyaktigata prArthanA vagara sAmudAyika prArthanAthI kaMI vizeSa lAbha thavAnA nathI. mAruM mAnavuM che ke, vyaktigata prArthanA samUhaprArthanAno prAraMbha i. tema ja rAmRprArthanA ja ararakAraka hoya to vyaktigata prArthanAne tumAMthI preraNA maLI. tenA artha e thayo ke, prArthanA dyagata thaI hoya, to mANasa ekAMtamAM ke samUddhamAM harahameza prArthanA ja karatuM hoya, savAla karanAranA cAraNI zuM kare che ke nathI karatAM, e huM jANato nathI. huM eTaluM jANuM chuM ke, janatA jyAre janArdana sAthe ekarUpa thaI jAya che, tyAre AtmanirIkSaNa tarapha ApoApa vaLa che. sAcI prArthanAnA e ja uddeza hovA joIe. nave. 22- 9 - 1946, pA. 329 107. sAmudAyika prArthanAnI prathA kevI rIte dAkhala karI (muMbaImAM jaMgI medanI samakSa ApelA bhASaNanA utArA - 'satyAgraha-jIvavAnI ane maravAnI kaLA'mAMthI.). tA. 14mI mArce zivAjI pArkamAM be lAkhathI vadhu mANasonI gaMjAvara sabhA AgaLa gAMdhIjIe hiMdustAnamAM mahattvanuM vyAkhyAna ApyuM hatuM. tano sAra nIce AvyA che : ''dakSiNa AphrikAnI satyAgrahanI laData pahelAM thoDA vakhata para sAmudAyika prArthanAnI prathA meM dAkhala karI hatI. tyAMnI hiMdI koma sAme gaMbhIra jokhama khaDuM thayuM hatuM. mANasa karI zake te badhuM ame karI chUTayA hatA. chApAMo dvArA ane sabhAo dvArA AMdolana, arajIo, Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda pratinidhimaMDaLa vagere dAda meLavavA mATenI rIta ajamAvI joI paNa te badhI vyartha gaI. mUThIbhara hiMdI kAma sIdIo ane gorAonI jabaradasta bahumatI vacce zuM karavuM ? hiMdImAM ghaNAkharA abhaNa giramITiyA majUro tathA gaNyAgAMThayAM svataMtra vapArI ane pheriyAo vagere hatA. gorAo to saMpUrNapaNe zastrasajja hatA. hiMdIoe potAno uddhAra karavo hoya to gorA vasAhatIo pAse je baLa sArI peTha hatuM tethI bhinna ane anekagaNuM caDiyAtuM zastra temaNe zodhI kADhavuM joIe e spaSTa hatuM. satyAgraha athavA AtmabaLanA zastranA upayoganI tAlIma ApavAnA sAdhana tarIke te vakhate TaoNlsTaoNya phArma tathA phinikasamAM meM sAmudAyika prArthanA zarU karI hatI. '"rAmadhUna sAmudAyika prArthanAnuM sauthI mahattvanuM aMga che. gItAnA zlokonuM ane kurAnanI athavA jhaMda avastAnI prArthanAonuM zAstrazuddha pArAyaNa karavAnuM tathA te samajavAnuM karoDonI AmajanatAne muzkela lAge ema bane, paraMtu rAmadhUna gAvAmAM dareka jaNa joDAI zake. e jeTaluM saraLa che teTaluM ja asarakAraka che. enI saraLatAmAM ja anI mahattA tathA enI sarvane sparza karavAnI zaktinuM rahasya rahyuM che. je kaMI karoDo loko ekasAthe karI zake te apUrva zaktivALuM banI jAya che. 'AgaLanI kazI tAlIma vinA tame sau ekasAthe saphaLatApUrvaka rAmadhUna gAI tene mATe huM tamane dhanyavAda ApuM chuM. paraMtu emAM sudhArAne avakAza che. ghara AgaLa tamAre eno mahAvaro rAkhavA joIe. tamane khAtarI ApuM chuM ke, tAlabaddha rAmadhUna gAvAmAM Ave to avAja, tAla ane vicArano trividha sumeLa evuM madhura vAtAvaraNa pedA kare che tathA zakti pragaTAve che, jene vANI varNavI na zake. TurinanavaMdhu, 14-4-1946, pA. 87 Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108, sAmudAyika prArthanAnI sAdhanA (muMbaInI sAyaM prArthanAmAM ApelA bhApaNanAM saMkSipta utAro - 'sAptAhika patra'mAMthI) ApaNe hiMdu hoIe ke musalamAna, pArasI hoIe ke yahUdI athavA zIkha, badhAM eka IzvaranAM saMtAna chIe. covIse kalAka tenuM maraNa karavuM ApaNane chAje paNa ema na karI zakAya to ochAmAM ochuM prArthanAne samaye to badhAya bhegA maLIne enuM nAma laIe. saMyukta prArthanA e akhila mAnavajAtinI ekakuTuMba bhAvanA sAdhavAnuM sArAmAM sAruM sAdhana che. sAmUhika rAmadhUna ane tAla e sAdhanAnAM bAhya cihno che. e kevaLa yAMtrika na hoya. jyAre e AMtarika ekatAno paDagho hoya che, tyAre emAMthI je zakti ne mAdhurya pedA thAya che, e zabdo dvArA nahIM - anubhava dvArA ja samajI zakAya che. nivapu. 3-3-1946, pA. 29 109, jAhera prArthanAmAM mananI ekAgratA thaI zake? (noMdhamAMthI) praha - tamArI prArthanAsabhAmAM je hajAro loko ekaThA maLe che, te loko prArthanA samaye koI eka paNa bAbata para ekadhyAna thatA haze yA thaI zake kharA? u0 - huM kahuM ke, thaI zake. kema ke, sAmudAyika prArthanAne vize mane zraddhA na hoya, to jAheramAM prArthanA karavAnuM huM baMdha karI dauM. mArA anubhavathI mArI zraddhAne puSTi maLe che. A prArthanAnI saphaLatAno AdhAra prArthanAmAM AgevAna thanAranI zuddhatA ane zrotAnI zraddhA para avalaMbe che. evA dAkhalAnI mane jANa che, jemAM AgevAna daMbhI ne zronA zraddhALu hatA. paNa sUryanI jema rAjya asatyanA aMdhakAranI Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda vacce rahIne ja potAno prakAza phelAve che. mArI bAbatamAM kevuM pariNAma AvyuM che, te ghaNuMkharuM mArA maraNa bAda spaSTa thaze. jJinavadhu. 21-7-1946, pA. 233 110. pharajiyAta prArthanA ( 'praznAttarI'mAMthI) pra akhila bhArata carakhA saMghanI rAjasthAna zAkhAna eka kAmadAra chuM. huM prArthanAmAM mAnanAro chuM. paNa mArA keTalAka sAthIne prArthanA vize AsthA nathI. chatAM saMsthAnA niyamonI rUe temane prArthanAmAM joDAvuM paDe che. temane dhAstI lAge che ke jo teo prArthanAmAM hAjarI bharavAnI nA pADe to temanI nokarI jAya. mane lAge che ke saMsthA potAnA nokarAne je vatana Ape che te emanA ATha kalAkanA kAmanA badalAmAM Ape che. e nokarInA sATAmAM pAtAnA nokarone saMsthAnI prArthanamAM pharajiyAta hAjarI bharavAno Agraha dharavAno ane zoka che ? u pharajiyAta prArthanA jevI vastu na ja hoI zake. prArthanAne jo prArthanA tarIke kazI kiMmata hoya tAM te marajiyAta ja hoI zake e to dekhItuM che. paNa AjakAla pharajanI bAbatamAM paNa lokomAM vicitra khyAlo pravarte che. jo tamArI saMsthAmAM avo niyama hAya ke tenA pagArI - binapagArI ekaeka saMsthAvALI vyaktie sAmAnya prArthanAmAM hAjarI bharavI joIe to mArA abhiprAya mujaba tame tevI hAjarI bharavA baMdhAyelA cho, jema bIjI pharajo adA karavA baMdhAyelA cho. tame saMsthAmAM joDAyA e tamAruM marajiyAta pagaluM hatuM. jADAyA tyAre tame saMsthAnA niyamA jANI laIne joDAyA hatA agara to tamAre jANI levA joItA hatA. tethI tame nokarIne aMga kabUlelI bIjI bAbatonI jema prArthanAmAM hAjarI bharavAnI vAtane paNa huM to marajiyAta pagaluM ja gaNuM. ekalA pagAra sAmuM joIne ja jo tame nokarI svIkArI Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zamanAmano maMtra hoya to tamAre joDAtI vakhate ja vyavasthApaka joDe cokhavaTa karI levI joItI hatI ke huM prArthanAmAM nahIM besuM. ane jo prArthanAmAM besavA sAme vAMdho chatAM tame te vAMdho rajU karyA vagara ja saMsthAmAM joDAyA ho to tame khoTuM karyuM, je badala tamAre prAyazcitta karavuM joIe. prAyazcitta e rIte thai zake eka to sAcA dilathI prArthanAmAM joDAIne, agara to rAjInAmuM ApIne tathA ema ekAeka rAjInAmuM daIne choDI javAthI saMsthAne thanArI nukasAnI bharI ApIne. koI paNa saMsthAmAM joDAnAra e saMsthAnA saMcAlaka varga taraphathI vakhatovakhata ghaDAtA niyamonuM pAlana karavA baMdhAyelo che. jyAre koI navA banelAM niyama trAsadAyaka lAgavA mAMDe tyAre mANasa saMsthAnAM dhArAdhoraNanI rUe potAnuM rAjInAmuM rajU karIne saMsthA choDI zake. paNa pote saMsthAmAM che tyAM sudhI e niyamono bhaMga aNa na ja karavA joIe. navuM], 20-7-1940, pA. 150 229 111. rAmanAmano maMtra (mi. morIsa phrAIDamene gAMdhIjIne lAMbo kAgaLa lakhyo hato jemAM temaNe kahyuM hatuM ke prArthanA jevI bAhya kriyAo satyasAdhanA ane premabhAvanI kaLavaNInAM asarakAraka sAdhanA nathI ane niraMtara avalokanazIla, saceta ane sAvadhAnIno mArga apanAvavA kahyuM. A patra upara gAMdhIjIe kareluM spaSTIkaraNa nIce ApyuM che. 'akhaMDa jAgRti e ja upAya' mathALA heThaLa patra ane spaSTIkaraNa pragaTa thayAM che. ) * A saMkalanamAMthI kADhI nAkhyuM che. mi. phrAIDamena A pramANe lakhe che. prajA emane bhAratAnaMdanA nAmathI vadhAre sArI rIte pichAne che. temanA lakhANanuM je kaMI tathya hoya, te mATe meM te ahIM utAryuM che. huM ethI AkarSAyo nathI kAraNa ke, Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 230 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda bIjA upAyonI peThe A paNa lokapriya thayA nathI. jo sAta divasanuM ja kAma hota, to tenI zAkha pUranArA jagatamAM Aje ATalA jUja loko kema che? jeTalA pramANamAM madadarUpa che, teTalA pramANamAM e pracalita che ane bIjA aneka upAyomAMno e paNa eka che. pachI cAho to ane akhaMDa jAgRtti kaho, sAvadhAnI kahauM, dhyAna kaho ke samAdhi kaho. prArthanA, mALA ke bIjI koI bAhya kriyAnuM sthAna te na laI zake. prArthanA ane mALA mAtra dekhAva pUratAM r na hoya, to akhaMDa jAgRti e kriyAomAM umarArUpa che. sAce ja, prArthanA tA pUrepUrI AMtarika kriyA che. rAmanAmano maMtra jemane lAdhyo, teo akhaMDa jAgRtino upAya jANatA hatA. anubhava temane jaNAyuM hatuM ke, satyanA ane ahiMsAnA AcaraNa mATe rAmanAma e ja sarvottama upAya che. khinavaMdhu, 23-6-1946, pA. 190 112. sacoTa madada AtmasaMyamane sAru madadarUpa evI traNa vastuo eka praznakAra sUcave che. temAM be bAhya ane eka AMtarika che. AMtarika vastu te nIce mujaba varNave che : ''AtmasaMyamamAM madadarUpa thAya evI trIjI vastu te rAmanAma. kAmavAsanAne IzvaraprAptinI laganImAM palaTI nAkhavAnI ajabakti rAmanAmamAM che. anubhava parathI mane lAge che ke, vastuta: manuSya prANImAM rahelo kAma eka prakAranI kuMDalinI zakti che. te ApameLe vikAsa pAme che. sRSTinI utpatti pachI manuSya jema kudaratanI sAthe laDato Avyo che, tema A kudaratI vRttinI sAme laDI tene adhogAmI na thavA detAM UrdhvagAmI karavI joIe. kuMDalinI UrdhvagAmI thatAM te buddhinI dizAmAM upara jAya che. pachI dhIme dhIme mANasane bodha thAya che ke, te pote ane je je vyakitane te jue che te sau, eka ja paramAtmAnAM bhinna bhinna rUpa che.'' IzaprAptimAM rAmanAma khAtarIlAyaka madada Ape che, temAM zaka nathI. hRdayathI tenuM raTaNa karIe, to te asad vicArane bhagADI mUke che. ane asad vicAra ja na hoya, to asad AcAra kacAMthI saMbhava mana nabaLuM hoya, to bAhya madada nakAmI che. mana zuddha hoya, to Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAmajapathI pApaharaNa 231 tenI jarUra nathI. eno artha e nathI ke, zuddha manavALo mANasa game te chUTa laIneye surakSita rahI zake. AvAM mANasa potAnI jAtanI sAthe chUTa la ja nahIM. tenuM AkhuM jIvana tenI aMtaranI zuddhatAnI acUka sAkha pUraze. gItAmAM e ja satya kaheluM che ke, manuSyanuM mana ja tane tAre che yA to mAre che. e ja vicAra aMgreja kavi milTana bIjI rIta mUkyA che. te kahe che ke, 'mAnavInuM mana cAha to narakanuM svarga ne svarganuM naraka karI zake che.' viMdha. 12-5-1946, pA. 133 113. nAmajapathI pApaharaNa (AzramanI eka bahenane gAMdhIjIe gujarAtImAM ghaNA patro lakhyA che. A kAgaLo vAtrA sA' * mathALA haThaLa marAThImAM pragaTa thayA che.) nAmajapathI pApaharaNa A rIte thAya che. zuddha bhAvathI nAma japanArane zraddhA hoya ja. nAmajapathI pApaharaNa thAya ja evA nizcayathI te AraMbha kare che. pApaharaNa eTale Atmazuddhi. zraddhApUrvaka nAma japanAra thAke to nahIM ja. eTale je jivAthI thAya che e chevaTe dayamAM Utare che ne tethI zuddhi thAya che. AvA anubhava nirapavAda che. mAnasazAstrIo paNa mAne che ke mANasa javuM vicAre che tevo thAya che. rAmanAma Ane anusare che. nAmajapa upara mArI zraddhA akhUTa che. nAmajapane zodhanAra anubhavI hato ane e zodha atyaMta mahattvanI che evo mAro daDha abhiprAya che. nirakSarane sAru paNa zuddhidvAra khulluM hovuM joIe. te nAmajapathI thAya che. (juo gItA 8- 22; 10 - 11) vApunI pI-8 : 1. pravina ne, pA. 120-- 2 * uparokana pustaka 'sulabha rASTrIya graMthamALA'mAM 1938mAM pragaTa thayuM hatuM. AcArya kAkA kAlelakara tenA eDiTara hatA. Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114. rAmanAmano kImiyo ('sAkSAtkAra tarapha'mAMthI) rAmanAma jenA hRdayamAMthI nIkaLe tenI oLakha zI ? jo ApaNe ATaluM jANI na laIe to rAmanAma bahu vagovAvAno saMbhava che. Ama paNa vagovAya to che ja. mALA paherI, tilaka tANI, rAmanAmano babaDATa karanAra ghaNA maLe che. temAM vaLI huM vadhAre to nahIM karatAM houM? bhaya jevAtA nathI. atyAranA miyAcAramAM zuM karavuM ghaTe ? zuM maunasaMvana ThIka na hoya ? hoI zake. paNa te kRtrima paNa kadI nahI. jIvaMta maunane sAru prauDha sAdhanA jAIe. tanI gerahAjarImAM hRdayagata rAmanAmanI oLakha vicArIe. eka vAkamAM kahIe tuM ema kahevAya ke rAmabhakata ane sthitaprajJamAM bheda na hoya. vivecanamAM paDatAM joIe ke rAmabhakta paMca mahAbhUtanA sevaka haze. te kudaratane anusaraze, tethI tene koI jAtano vyAdhi nahIM hoya ane haze to tane pAMca mahAbhUtathI nivAraze. game te upAyathI bhautika duHkhanuM nivAraNa karavuM dahInuM lakSaNa nathI, dahanuM bhale hoya. eTale ke jene mana dAha ja dahI che, dethI bhinna dedhArI AtmA jevuM kaMI tattva nathI, te to dAhna nibhAvavA pRthvInI pradakSiNA karI chUTaze, laMkA jaze. ethI UlaTuM je dedhArI ema mAnatA haze ke AmA e dAmAM hatA chatA dathI bhinna che, nitya , anitya dehamAM varo che, yathAyogya nI rakSA karatAM hatAM deha jAya to mUMjhAto nathI, duHkha mAnatA nathI ne sahaja bano tyAga kare che, te dedhdhArI dAktara-vaidomAM bhaTakatAM nathI, pAna ja potAno dAktara bane che; sarva karma karato te AtmAnA ja vicAra kare che, e mUrchAmAMthI UThelAnI jema vartana rAkhe che. Ama karanAra pratyeka zvAsa rAmaraTaNa kare che. UMghatAM paNa teno rAma jAge che; khAtAM pItAM, game te kriyA karatAM te rasAkasI to tene melaDI ja nahIM. te sAthInuM alopa thavuM te kharuM mRtyu che. Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAmanAmano kImiyo e rAmane potAnI pAse rAkhavA sAru ke potAne rAmanI pAse rAkhavAne sAruM na paMca mahAbhUtonI madada laI saMtApa pAmaze eTale te mATI, pANI. vA, ajavALuM ne AkAzanAM sahaja, nirmaLa ane vidhisara upayoga karI ja maLa tethI saMtoSa mAna. A upayoga rAmanAmano pUraka na gaNAvA paNa rAmanAmanI sAdhanAnI nizAnI che. rAmanAmane A sahAyakonI darakAra nathI. paNa tene badale je eka pachI eka vaidya - kkImAM pAchaLa bhame ne rAmanAmano dAvo kare e baMdha bese tema nathI. eka jJAnIe mAruM lakhANa vAMcI ema lakhyuM ke rAmanAma evo kImiyo che ke te zarIranuM parivartana kare che. jema ke vIryano mAtra saMgraha dATI rAkhelA dhananI jema che. temAMthI amogha zakita to rAmanAma ja utpanna karI zake. ekalA saMgraha akaLAmaNa padA kare. anuM patana game tyAre thAya. paNa te jyAre rAmanAmanA parzathI gatimAna thAya che, UrdhvagAmI thAya che tyAre tenuM patana asaMbhavita thAya che. zarIrapuTina sAru zuddha lohInI jarUra che. AtmAnI puSTine sAru zuddha vIryazaktinI jarUra che. A divyazakti kahIe. a zakita badhI iMdriyonI zithilatA maTADI zake che. tethI kahyuM che ke rAmanAma hRdayamAM aMkita thAya aTala navuM jIvana zarU thAya. A niyama juvAna, buDhDhA, strI, pupa badhAMna lAgu paDe che. AnuM samarthana pazcimamAM paNa maLe che. krizciyana nAme saMpradAya e ja nAhIM to evuM kaMIka kahe che. rAjakumArIe sevantha De eNDavenTisTa(kvakarono eka paMtha)nA pustakamAM evA utArA A aMkane sAru karyA che. dina A samarthananI jarUra nathI ema mAnuM chuM kema ke hiMdamAM A divya vidhA prAcIna kALathI cAlI che. viMdhu. ra9-6-1940, pA. 184 Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 115. aMdhAranI ghaDIe mAro Azaro ( 'sAptAhika patra'mAMthI) gAMdhIjI kaMI AdhyAtmika kriyAo kare che ke nahIM, ane kayA pustakanA vAcanamAMthI temane madada maLI che e jANavAnI mi. eNmyujhana jijJAsA hatI. gAMdhIjI: yoganI kriyAo huM jANato nathI. huM je kriyA karuM chuM te to bALapaNamAM mArI dAI pAsethI zIkhelo. mane bhUtanA Dara lAgato eTale e mana kI : ''bhUta javuM kaMI che ja nahIM, chatAM tane Dara lAge to rAmanAma laje.'' huM bALapaNamAM je zIkhyo teNe mArA mAnasika AkAzamAM vizALa rUpa dhAraNa karyuM che. e sUrya mArI bhAremAM bhAre aMdhakAranI ghaDIe mana taja AvyuM che. khristIne e ja AzvAsana IzunuM nAma letAM ne musalamAnane allAnA nAmamAMthI maLe. A badhI vastunA artha to eka ja che, na samAna saMjogomAM enAM sarakhAM ja pariNAma Ave. mAtra e nAmamarANa popaTiyA na hovuM joIe, paNa cheka AmAnA UMDANamAMthI AvavuM joIe. dhArmika vAcanamAM to ame mAtAnA nitya pATha karIe chIe, ane have ame eTale lagI pahoMcyA chIe ke dararoja prAtaHkALa amuka nakakI karelA adhyAyAM vAMcIna aThavADiyAmAM AkhI gItA pUrI karIe chIe. te uparAMta bhAratavarSanA aneka saMtAnAM bhajana gAIe chIe, ne emAM khristI bhajano paNa rAkhyAM che. hamaNAM khAnasAhaba ahIM che eTale kurAnamAMthI paNa vAcana cAle che. ame mAnIe chIe ke sarva dharma samAna che. mane tulasIdAsanA rAmAyaNanA vAcanamAMthI sauthI vadhAre AzvAsana maLe che. mane bAibalanA navA karAra tema ja kurAnamAMthI paNa AzvAsana maLyuM che. huM A TIkAkAranI najara nathI vAMcatAM. ane mAre mana maLavAnA jeTaluM ja mahattva che. joke navakAramAMthI badhuM - dAkhalA tarIMka paoNlanA patromAMthI badhuM - mane nathI gamatuM, tema tulasIdAsamAMthI paNa badhuM mAre gaLe nathI utaratuM. gItA e zuddha ane Apa caDAvyA vagaranAM Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amogha Azaro 235 dhArmika saMvAda che. jIvAtmAnI paramAtmA pratyenI pragatinuM e varNana mAtra che. eTale emAMthI cUMTaNI karavAno savAla ja nathI raheto. navaMdhu. 6-12-1936, pA. 311 116. amogha Azaro (sAptAhika patra'mAMthI) lakama AgaLa nirAzritonI chAvaNI che. ane gAMdhIjInAM darzana karavAnuM tathA temane sAMbhaLavAnuM pleTaphorma para jamA thayelA ToLA mAraphate gAMdhIjIe nirAzritone uddezIne be zabdo kahyA. "huM koI jhapATAbaMdha pracAra karavAnA pravAsa ahIM Avyo nathI. huM to tamArAmAMno eka thaIne tamArI sAthe rAvA mATe ahIM Avyo chuM. mArAmAM prAMtIyatAnI rasaMkucita bhAvanA nathI. huM to ddiI hovAno dAvo karuM chuM ane tethI huM gujarAtI hovA chatAM baMgALI paNa chuM. meM mArA mana sAthe evI pratijJA karI che ke, jyAM sudhI jheravarane chevaTanAM daphanAvavAmAM na Ave ane eka ekaladokala hiMdu kanyA musalamAno vacce chUTathI haratAMpharatAM kare nahIM, tyAM sudhI huM ahIM rahIza ane jarUra paDaze to ahIM marIza.'' gAMdhIjIe temane kahyuM ke, ''tamArA dilamAMthI bhayane tame dUra karaze to tame mane bhAremAM bhAre madada karI gaNAze.'' paNa kaI jAduI vastu temanAmAM e vastu sAdhI zake? gAMdhIjIno amogha maMtra "rAmanAma' e vastu che. "tame kadAca kahezo ke amane emAM zraddhA nathI. tamane enI khabara nathI, paraMtu tenA vinA tame eka zvAsa paNa na laI zako. cAho to ene Izvara kaho yA allA, gaoNDa ke aharamarda kaho. duniyAmAM jeTalA mANaso che teTalAM agaNita tenAM nAmo che. enI samAna vizvamAM bIjuM kAMI nathI. e ja eka mahAna che, vibhu che. enAthI moTo jagatamAM bIjuM koI nathI. te anAdi, anaMta, niraMjana ane nirAkAra che. evo mAro rAma che. te ja eka mAro svAmI ane mAlika che.'' Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda nAnapaNamAM pote kevA bIkaNa hatA ane paDachAyAno paNa temane ra lAgato hato tathA temanI AvA raMbhAe bhayanA mAraNa tarIke rAmanAmanuM rahasya zIkhavyuM hatuM, e prasaMganA gAMdhIjIe lAgaNIvaza thaine ullekha karyo. raMbhA mane kahetI ke, 'bIka lAge tyAre rAmanAma leja, te tArI rakSA karaze.' e divasathI rAmanAma e dareka prakAranA mATe mAro amogha Azaro thaI paDayuM che. bhaya pavitra lokonA hRdayamAM te sadAya vase che. baMgALamAM jaeNma zrI caitanya tathA zrI rAmakRSNa paramasanuM tema kAzmIrathI kanyAkumArI sudhI hiMduomAM jemanuM nAma ghera ghera pracalita che, te bhaktaziromaNi tulasIdAse potAnA amara rAmAyaNamAM ApaNane rAmanAmano maMtra Apyo che. rAmanAmano Dara rAkhIne tame cAlo, to jagatamAM tamAre rAjA zuM ke kazuM, koInAthI bIvApaNuM nahIM rahe. rinanavaMdhu, 24-11-1946, pA. 41 117. sAdo ane ajamAvelo maMtra ('noMdha'mAMthI) hoMzamAM AvIne pratijJA laI levI e ghaNuM saheluM che. paNa tene vaLagI rahevuM, khAsa karIne pralobhanonI vacce vaLagI rahevuM muzkela che. evI sthitimAM ja Izvara ApaNane madada kare che. tethI meM sabhAna rAmanAma levAnI salAha ApI. rAma, allA, gaoNDa e mAre mane eka ja arthanA zabdo che. meM joyuM ke bhalA bhoLA loko evuM mAna beThA hatA ke meM temanI saMkaTanI veLAe tamane darzana dIdhAM hatAM. temanA A vahemAne huM dUra karavA mAgato hato. huM jANato hato ke meM koIna darzana dIdhAM nathI. eka pAmara, martya mAnavI para AvI zraddhA rAkhavI * surata jillAnA vechaDI gAmanA vakIlonI. Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAmanAmamAM badhuM AvI jAya che 237 e kevaLa bhrama che. tethI meM temane eka sAdo ane ajamAvalo maMtra Avo, je kadI niSphaLa gayo nathI. meM temane roja savAranA sUryodaya pahelA UThIne ane rAtre sUtAM pahelAM potAnI pratijJA pUrI karavA mATe IzvaranI madada mAgavA kahyuM. karoDo hiMdu tane rAmanA nAmathI oLakhe che. bApAmAM huM DaratA tyAre mane rAmanAma levAnuM zIkhavavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. huM jANuM chuM ke mArA ghaNA rasAthIna saMkaTanI veLAe rAmanAmathI dha sAtvana maLyuM che. meM dhArALA* ane aMtyajAne rAmanAmano japa karavA kahyuM. vadhAre paDatA pAMDityane kAraNe je aMdha na banyA hoya ane jemanI zraddhA DagI na gaI hoya evA mArA vAcako samakSa paNa huM rAmanAma raju karuM chuM. pAMDitya ApaNane jIvananI ghaNI majalAM pAra karAya che, paNa saMkaTa ane pralobhananI ghaDIe te sAva niSphaLa nIvaDe che. nava vakhata to zraddhA ja ugAre che. jeo Izvarane jAtajAtanAM pralobhano ApIna lalacAve che ane haMmezAM evI AzA rAkhIne cAle che ke te ApaNane bacAvI leze evA loko mATe rAmanAma nathI. rAmanAma to evA lokone mATe che je IzvarathI DarIne cAle che ane saMyamI jIvana gALavA icchatA hatAM lAkha prayatna paNa tema karI zakatA nathI. 118. rAmanAmamAM badhuM AvI jAya che ( puNya saptAha'mAMthI gAMdhIjIe rAmanAma vize eka mitrane TIkArUpe kahyuM teno utAro) mAre mATe to rAmanAmamAM badhuM AvI jAya che. mArA jIvanamAM e vastu otaprota thaI gaI che. jayAre bhayabhIta thAuM tyAre rAmanAma laIne bhayamukata thaI zakAya a varatu jANa mane gaLathuthImAMthI maLelI. * gujarAtanI eka kUra, laDAyaka koma jeno mukhya dhaMdho khetIno che Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2 38 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda te vastu huM jJAnapUrvaka sAdhano thayA ane Aje mAro e svabhAva thaI paDI che. ema kahI zakuM ke covIsa kalAka e ja dhyAna raha che; kAraNe moDhe e na bolato houM toye je kAMI karato houM temAM paNa UMDa UMDe to rAmanAmanI preraNA cAlu ja hoya che. aneka vikaTa prasaMgoe e mArI rakSaka thaI paDI che, ane game teTalI pravRttimAM paNa dayamAM e varatu guMjyA kare evo mAro hamaizAM saMkalpa rahyA che. duniyAnA mA graMthomAM tulasIrAmAyaNa e mAre mana agragaNya sthAna le che. je camatkAra emAM che te mahAbhAratamAM nathI. vAlamIki rAmAyaNamAM paNa nathI ane kadAca eTale aMze ane je arthamAM tulasIrAmAyaNa e dhArmika graMtha kakvAya teTala aMze ane e arthamAM mahAbhArata na kahavAya. nirvidhu. 12 -8-1934, pA. 17ra 119. rAma koNa? (praznottarI'mAMthI) pra. - Apa kahyA karo cho ke, prArthanAmAM rAmanuM nAma levAmAM Ave che te dazarathaputra nahIM, paNa jaganniyaMtA paramezvara che. paNa ame barAbara joyuM che ke, rAmadhUnamAM 'rAjA rAma, sItArAma nuM kIrtana thAya che ane 'siyAvara rAmacaMdra kI jaya' bolAya che. huM namratApUrvaka pUchuM chuM ke, A siyAvara rAma koNa? rAjA rAma koNa? zuM e dazarathaputra rAma nathI? uparanAM vAkyono spaSTa artha to e ja jaNAya che ke, prArthanAmAM ja rAmanI ArAdhanA thAya che, te jAnakI pati rAma ja che. u. --- AvA praznonA uttara pahelAM ghaNI vAra ApavAmAM AvyA che. chatAM A savAlamAM kaMIka navuM che, jeno javAba Apavo joIe. rAmadhUnamAM je 'rAjA rAma', 'sItArAma'nuM raTaNa thAya che, te dazarathanaMdana rAma na hoya to bIjA koNa? Ano uttara tulasIdAsajIe to Avyo ja che. paNa mAre mAro abhiprAya jaNAvavA joIe. rAma karatAM rAmanAma Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dazarathanaMdana rAma moTuM che. hiMdu dharma mahAsAgara che. temAM aneka ratno paDelAM che. jeTalA UMDA jAo teTalAM vadhAre ratno maLe. hiMdu dharmamAM IzvaranAM aneka nAma che. hajAro loko rAma ane kRSNane aitihAsika vyaktio mAne che. vaLI te loko mAne che ke, dazarathanA putrarUpe Izvare pRthvI para avatAra lIdho ane temanI pUjA karavAthI mANasane mukti maLe che. AvuM ja zrIkRSNane vize manAya che. ItihAsa, daMtakathA ane satya eTalAM badhAM otaprota thaI gayAM che ke, temane chUTAM pADavAM asaMbhavita che. huM to badhAM nAmo kAyama rAkhIne badhAMmAM nirAkAra, sarvavyApI rAmane ja jouM chuM. mAro rAma sItApati, dazarathanaMdana kAvAto chato sarvazaktimAna Izvara ja che. anuM nAma hRdayamAM hoya to sarva duHkho nAza pAme che. binavaMdhu, 2-6-1946, pA. 169 12. dazarathanaMdana rAma eka AryasamAjI bhAI kahe che : avinAzI rAmane Apa IzvararUpa mAno cho. e dazarathanaMdana sItApati rAma kema hoI zake che AvA mananA mUMjhArAmAM huM ApanI prArthanAmAM besuM chuM, paNa rAmadhUnamAM bhAga nathI leto. paNa mane e vAta khUMce che. kema ke, badhA emAM bhAga le, ema Apa kaho cho, e barAbara che. badhA bhAga laI zake, evuM Apa na karI zako ? '' badhAno artha meM kahI dIdho che. je aMtaranI UlaTathI bhAga laI zake, eka sUramAM gAI zake, e ja bhAga le. bAkInA zAMta rahe. paNa A to nAnI vAta thaI. moTo savAla e che ke dazarathanaMdana avinAzI kema hoI zake? A prazna tulasIdAsajIe uThAvyo ane pAMta ja teno javAba paNa dIdho. AvA praznonA javAba buddhithI nathI apAtA ke nathI buddhine apAtA. A hRdayanI vAta che, ane hRdayanI vAta hRdaya jANa. meM rAmane sItApatinA rUpamAM joyo. paNa jema jema mAruM jJAna vadhatuM gayuM ne anubhava paNa vadhato gayo tema tema mAro rAma avinAzI sarvavyApaka thayo ane che. enI matalaba e ke, te hiM.-16 Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda sItApati nathI maDhyA, paNa sItA patinI artha vyApaka thayA. saMsAra Ama ja cAle ne vikase che. jenAM rAma dazaratha rAjAnA kumAra ja rahyAM tenA rAma sarvavyApI na thaI zake. paNa sarvavyApI rAmanA pitA dazaratha paNa sarvavyApI thaI jAya che. A badhA mananA taga che ema kahI zakAya. ''jesI jisakI bhAvanA vaisA usakA hoya .'' AmAM bI. upAya huM nathI joto. badhA dharma Akhare eka ja hoya, to badhAnuM ekIkaraNa karavAnuM che. judA to paDayA ja chIe, ane judA samajIne ekabIjA sAthe laDIe chIe. thAkIe tyAre nAstika banIe chIe. pachI to nathI Izvara rahato ke nathI bIjuM kaMI. raha che khAlI ahaM. jyAre ema jANIe ke, ApaNe kaMI ja nathI, je che te Izvara ja badhuM che tyAre dazarathanaMdana rAma sItApati che, ta-laka-mANanA bhAI paNa che ane nathI paNa. je dazarathanaMdana rAmane na mAnavA chatAM badhAnI prArthanAmAM bese che tenI balihArI. A buddhivAda nathI, huM je karuM chuM, mAnuM chuM, te batAvI rahyo chuM. jhinavaMdhu, 22-9-1946, pA. 332 121. rAmanAma ddayastha thavuM joIe ('praznapeTImAMthI hiMdustAnImAMthI bhASAMtara) pra. - koInI sAthe vAtacIta karatI vakhata, kaMI kaThaNa kAmamAM magaja rokAyeluM hoya tyAre athavA AMciMtA gabharATanA vagere prasaMgoe paNa hRdayamAM rAmanAmano japa thaI zake ? AvI sthitimAM paNa koI japa karatA hoya to te kema karatA haze ? u. - anubhava kahe che ke mANasa game te sthitimAM hoya, UMghatA kema na hoya, je Teva paDI gaI hoya ne rAmanAma dayastha thaI gayuM hoya to jyAM sudhI hRdaya cAle che tyAM sudhI dayamAM rAmanAma cAlatuM rahevuM joIe. ema na bane te kahevuM joIe ke, mANasa je rAmanAma le che te kevaLa tenA gaLAmAMthI nIkaLe che; athavA koI koI vAra Page #260 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAmanAmane hRdayamAM aMkita karavuM 241 hRdaya sudhI pahoMcatuM hoya to paNa dya para rAmanAmanuM sAmrAjya jAmyuM nathI. jo nAme hRdayano kabajo meLavyo hoya to pachI "japa kema thAya evo prazna pUchavo na joIe. kAraNa ke nAma jyAre hRdayamAM sthAna le che tyAre uccAraNanI AvazyakatA nathI rahetI. e sAcuM che ke, A pramANe rAmanAma jemane hRdayastha thayuM che evA ochA haze. rAmanAmamAM je zakti mAnavAmAM AvI che tene vize mane jarAye zaMkA nathI. mAtra IcchA karavAthI dareka mANasa potAnA ddayamAM rAmanAma aMkita nathI karI zakato. te mATe athAka parizramanI jarUra che. dhIrajanI paNa AvazyakatA che. pArasamaNi meLavavo che ne dhIraja rAkhIe te kema cAle? ne rAmanAma pArasamaNi karatAM keTaluMye amUlya che ! pra. - sevAkAryanA kaThaNa prasaMgoe bhagavadbhaktino nityaniyama sAcavI na zakAya to tethI kazuM nukasAna kharuM? sevAkArya ane nAmamaraNa emAM pradhAnapada kone ApavuM? u. - kaThaNa sevAkArya hoya ke ethIye kaThaNa prasaMga hoya toye bhagavadbhakti eTale ke rAmanAma baMdha thaI ja na zake. nAmasmaraNanuM bAhya svarUpa prasaMga pramANe badalAtuM raheze. rAmanAma ddayamAM aMkita thaI cUkyuM pachI thoDuM ja mALA choDavAthI chUTavAnuM che? , nivayu, 17-2-1946, pA. 9 122. rAmanAmane hRdayamAM aMkita karavuM ('sAptAhika patra'mAMthI) rAmanAmane hRdayamAM kAyamanuM aMkita karavAmAM akhUTa dhIraja joIe. tamAM yuganA yuga vahI jAya, ema bane. paNa te chatAM e mahenata karI jovA jevI che. ane chatAM sau yAda rAkhajo ke, AkharanuM phaLa ApavAnuM kevaLa IzvaranA hAthamAM che, ane tenI kRpA para avalaMbe che. aMdara ane bahAra satya, prAmANikatA ane zuddhinA guNa na keLavo, tyAM lagI rAmanAmanAM nAda dilamAMthI nahIM UThe. dararoja Page #261 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda sAMja prArthanAmAM ApaNe sau bhegA maLIne sthitaprajJanAM lakSaNo gaNAvanArA bloko bolIe chIe. tamArAmAMnAM ekaeka, strI che paraSa, potAnI indriyone kAbUmAM rAkho. kevaLa sevA karavAnA hetuthI zarIrane nabhAvavAne khAtara khAo ke pIo, AnaMda ke ArAma lo, to sthitaprajJa thAo. emAM jarAya zaka nathI. mANasane potAnA namAM cAlatA vicAro para kAbU na hoya, vaLI dhAro ke, mANasa uMdaranA dara jevA gharamAM badhAM bArIbAraNAM vAsIne sUI jAya ne melI havA potAnAM phephasAMmAM bharyA kare, ane pANI svaccha na pItAM meluM pIe, to tenuM rAmanAma lIdheluM phokaTa samajajo. paNa Ano evo artha na karazo ke, cAlo ApaNAmAM to joItI zuddhi ke cokhAI nathI, to rAmanAma levAmAM phAyado nathI eTale te mUkI daIe. e zuddhi meLavavAne mATe paNa rAmanAmanuM raTaNa, e ja upAya che. je potAnA dilathI rAmanuM nAma raTe che, tene tapa ane saMyama sahelAM thaI jAya che, ane taMdurastInA ne tene sAcavavAnA niyamonuM pAlana tenA svabhAvanuM aMga bane che. tenuM jIvana sIdhe saraLa raste cAle che. te koIne IjA karavAnI IcchA nahIM rAkhe. bIjAnAM duHkhonuM nivAraNa karavAne khAtara jAte duHkha sahana karavAnuM tenA jIvanano eka bhAga banI tane anirvacanIya evI zAzvata zAMtithI bharI deze.'' te pachI gAMdhIjIe Akhare jaNAvyuM ke, AthI tame sau jAgatA ho te daramiyAna khaMtathI rAmanAma levAnuM akhaMDa cAlu rAkho. pachI Akhare te amArA dilamAM jaDAI jaze, UMghamAMye tenuM tamane vismaraNa nahIM thAya, ane tame IzvaranI kRpAnA evA adhikArI thazo ke, tamArAM zarIra, mana ane AtmA saMpUrNapaNe nIrogI raheze. rinanavaMdhu, 2-6-1946, pA. 171-2 Page #262 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23. rAmanAmanuM paThana ("noMdha'mAMthI) pra. - rAmanAma hRdayastha hoya eTaluM basa nathI? ene moDhe uccAravAmAM khAsa kaMI che. ? u. - rAmanAma levAmAM khUbI che ema huM mAnuM chuM. je mANasa kharekhara ema mAne che ke rAma to tenA haiyAmAM rahyA che tene sAru rAmanAma- raTaNanI jarUra nathI, e huM kabUla karuM chuM. paNa evo mANasa meM haju joyo nathI. AthI UlaTuM, mArA aMgata anubhava parathI huM kahI zakuM ke, rAmanAma-raTaNamAM kaMIka camatkAra che. te kema che ane zo che te jANavAnI jarUra nathI. nirvadhu, 14-4-1946, pA. 91 124. vyartha raTaNa ('praznottarImAMthI) pra. - badhA svIkAre che ke prArthanAnuM yaMtravat raTaNa sAva nakAmuM che. e AtmAne ghenamAM nAkhavAnuM kAma kare che. mane ghaNI vAra savAla thAya che ke savAramAM ja dinacaryArUpe agiyAra mahAvratonAM raTaNane tame kema protsAhana Apo cho ? tene pariNAme ApaNA chokarAonI naitika cetanA maMda nahIM paDe ? A vratone manamAM utAravAno bIjo koI vadhu sAro rasto nathI ? u. - raTaNa jyAre yaMtravat hotuM nathI tyAre tenAM adbhuta pariNAma Ave che. Ama huM japamALAne vahema gaNato nathI. bhaTakatA manane zAMta pADavAmAM te madada kare che. vratonuM roja roja raTaNa judI koTimAM Ave che. sAcA zodhakane roja jAgatI ne sUtI vakhate yAda Ape che ke te agiyAra vratothI baMdhAyelA che je anusAra teNe tenA AcAranuM niyamana karavAnuM che. bezaka kevaLa A paNa karavAthI tene puNya maLaze evA 241 Page #263 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiMdu dharmanuM hArda bhramamAM jo koI vratonuM yaMtravatuM raTaNa kare to tenI kazI asara nahIM thAya. tame pUchI zako : "vratonuM raTaNa ja zA mATe ? tame jANo cho ke tame te lIdhAM che ane tenuM pAlana karavAnI tamArI pAsethI apekSA rAkhavAmAM Ave che.' A dalIlamAM vajUda che. paNa anubhave jaNAvyuM che ke vicArapUrvakanuM raTaNa ApaNA saMkalpane preraNA Ape che. nabaLA zarIra mATe je kAma TaoNnika kare che te ja kAma nabaLA mana ane AtmA mATe vrata kare che. svastha zarIrane koI TaoNnikanI jarUra paDatI nathI tema daDha mana vrata vagara ane roja tenuM smaraNa karyA vinA potAnI svasthatA jALavI zake. paraMtu vratono abhyAsa karatAM jaNAze ke ApaNAmAMnA moTA bhAganA eTalA nabaLA chIe ke temane vratonI madadanI jarUra che. ni , 6-4-1940, pA. '3 -4 125. rAmanAmanI hAMsI (harijanasevaka'mAMthI) sa. - Apa jANo cho ke, Aje ApaNe eTalA jaDa banI gayA chIe ke, ApaNane je cIjo sArI lAge che ne ApaNe je mahApuruSone mAnIe chIe, temanA hArdarUpa siddhAMtone na svIkAratAM temanA bhautika zarIranI pUjA karavA maMDI jaIe chIe. rAmalIlA, kRSNalIlA ane tAjetaramAM baMdhAyeluM gAMdhI maMdira enI jIvatI jAgatI sAbitI che. banArasanI rAmanAma baeNnka, rAmanAma chApeluM kApaDa, je rAmanAmI kahevAya che, te paheravuM athavA zarIra para rAmanAma lakhIne pharavuM, e rAmanAmanI hAMsI nathI? ane emAM ApaNuM patana nathI? A paristhitimAM rAmanAmano pracAra karIne Apa A DhoMgI lokonA DhoMgane uttejana nathI ApatA ? aMtarapreraNAthI nIkaLatuM rAmanAma ja rAmabANa thaI zake, ane huM mAnuM chuM ke, AvI aMtarapreraNA sAcA dhArmika zikSaNathI ja maLaze. Page #264 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navo vahema? 245 ja. - A vAta sAcI che. AjakAla ApaNAmAM vahema ane daMbha eTalAM badhAM vadhI gayAM che ke, sAcuM kAma karatAM paNa DaravuM paDe che. paNa Ama karatA rahIe to satyane chupAvavuM paDe. eTale sonerI niyama to e che ke, ApaNane kharuM lAge te nIDara banIne karIe. daMbha ane jUThANuM to jagatamAM cAlatAM ja rahevAnAM. ApaNe kharI vastu karIzuM, to tethI daMbha ane asatya kAMIkaya ochAM thaze; vadhaze to nahIM ja. eTaluM jovuM joIze ke, jyAM cAre kora asatya phelAyeluM che, tyAM ApaNe paNa temAM phasAIne potAnI jAtane chatarIe nahIM, DhIlAzane kAraNe ajANapANaye bhUla na karI besIe. dareka saMjogomAM sAvadha rahevuM, e ja kartavya che. satyano pUjArI bIjuM karI ja na zake. rAmanAma jevuM rAmabANa osaDa levAmAM satata jAgRti nahIM hoya, to rAmanAma phokaTa jaze ane aneka vAhanomAM ApaNe ekanAM umero karIzuM. kinavaMdhu, 2-6-1946, pA. 164 126. navo vahema ? ("sAptAhika patra'mAMthI) pUnAmAM prArthanAsabhA samakSa karelA potAnA eka pravacanamAM gAMdhIjIe savAla karyo ke, "zuM huM kharekhara eka navA vahemano pracAra karuM chuM? Izvara koI eka vyakti nathI. te sarvavyApI, sarvazaktimAna paramAtmA che. je koI tene potAnA ddayamaMdiramAM sthApe che, tene varALa ane vIjaLInI bhautika zakti sAthe sarakhAvI zakAya tevI, chatAM te zaktiothI keTalIye sUkSma, abhuta zaktino bhaMDAra prApta thAya che.'' rAmanAma kaMI paMtaramaMtara nathI. rAmanAmamAM je je kaMI samAya che, te badhuM svIkArIne tenuM raTaNa karavuM joIe. rAmanAma gaNitavidyAnA sUtra jevuM che, jemAM anaMta zodhakhoLa ane anaMta prayogonAM pariNAmono atyaMta TUMkamAM sAra bhegA karelo hoya che. kevaLa popaTanI jema yaMtravat rAmanAma levAthI baLa maLatuM nathI. e baLa athavA zakti meLavavAne sAru Page #265 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 246 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda rAmanAmanA raTaNanI zarato samajI laI, temano amala karI, temane jIvanamAM utAravI joIe. IzvaranuM nAma levuM hoya, to lenAre Izvaramaya jIvana gALavuM joIe. rinanavaMdhu, 14-7-1946, pA. 221 127. pharI pAchuM rAmanAma thoDA divasa para eka mitrane eka kAgaLa maLyo hato. temaNe te mane mokalI ApI, teno javAba mAgyo che. kAgaLa lAMbo che. ahIM temAMthI muddAnI vAta ja utArI che : ''teo (gAMdhIjI) hiMdustAnanA cAhanArA che, paNa e nathI samajAtuM ke, roja roja khullAmAM prArthanA karI ane rAmanAmanI (rAma eTale ke, eka hiMdu deva) dhUna gavaDAvI potAnA mulakanA bIjA dharma pALanArA lokonAM dila teo zA mATe dubhavatA haze? temaNe samajavuM joIe ke, duistAnamAM ghaNA dharmo che, ane teo Ama loko AgaLa hiMdu devonA dAkhalA ApIne vAto kare, tethI purANA khyAlo dharAvanArA lokomAM gerasamajUtI phelAya che. (ane muslima lIganI) evI paNa phariyAda che ke, rAmarAjya (rAmanuM rAjya) ahIM sthApavAnI vAta temane priya hovAthI temane moDhe vAraMvAra sAMbhaLavAmAM Ave che. koI sAcA musalamAnane e kevuM lAge ?'' hajAramI vAra mAre pharI kahevuM paDe che ke, rAmanAma paramAtmAnAM aneka nAmomAMnuM eka che. vaLI e ja prArthanAmAM kurAne zarIphanI AyAto ane chaMda avatAnI gAthAo paNa bolAya che. sAcA musalamAno e islAmanA sAcA anuyAyI hovAthI rAmanAma levA sAme kadI vAMdho lIdho nathI. rAmanAmanuM raTaNa koI khAlI lavAro nathI. mAre mATe ane lAkho hiMduone mATe sarvavyApI paramAtmAne bolAvavAnI A eka rIta che. rAmanAmamAM pAchaluM "nAma' pada vadhAre mahattvanuM che. eno artha che aitihAsika rAma vinAnuM nAma. e game te ho, paNa huM amuka eka dharmano chuM, ema kahuM, tethI bIjA lokonuM dila zA sAru dubhAya? ane temAMye musalamAno zA mATe dubhAya ? prArthanAnI sabhAomAM AvavAne koInA para jabarajastI Page #266 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pharI pAchuM rAmanAma 247 karavAmAM nathI AvatI ane je Ave che, tene rAmadhUnamAM joDAvAnI koI pharaja pADatuM nathI. AvanArA pAse phakta eTalI AzA rAkhavAmAM Ave che ke prArthanAnI zAMtino bhaMga na kare, ane prArthanAnA koI aMga para zraddhA na hoya, topaNa tene nabhAvI le. 'rAmarAjya' zabdanI bAbatamAM kahevAnuM eTaluM ke, eno artha meM A ja pahelAM keTalIye vAra spaSTa karyo che. te pachI e zabdo vAparavAthI koInuM mana dubhAvAne kAraNa na hoya. satya zabda sahelo che ane temAM UMDo artha samAyelo che. e ja zabdano artha karoDo lokone bIjA koI paNa zabdathI samajAvavAnuM muzkela che. huM sarahadanA prAMtamAM jAuM chuM ane mArA zrotAmAM moTA bhAganA musalamAna hoya che, tyAre huM ene ja khudAI kahIne ja oLakhAvuM chuM, ane khristI zrotAo hoya amArI AgaLa IzvaranA pRthvI paranA rAjyathI oLakhAvuM chuM. bIjI koI paNa rIta akhatyAra karavAmAM mArI jAtane dabAvI mAre DhoMga karavo paDe. rijhavadhu. 18-8-1946, pA. 278-9 Page #267 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ advaitavAda 94-5 annAhAra 0e hiMdu dharmano eka bhAremAM bhAre vAraso che 143 asahkAra 120, 122; -nI laData 112 asahakArI 188 aspRzyatA 5, 13, 15, 33, 125, 127, 159 aspRzyatAnivAraNa 92 aspRzyapaNAnI bhAvanA 144 aharimAna 85, 182 ahiMsA 118, 1para; . svAtaMtryaprApti tathA tene TakAvI rAkhavA no Azaro lIdhe ja chUTako 203 ahiMsAvrata 118 ahurmaj6 182 aMgrejo 121-2 sUci aMtarazuddhi 216 AgAkhAna mahela pa Atmadarzana 163-4 Atmazakti 106 Atmazuddhi 101, 104, 127, 130 AnaMda, svAmI 160 ArnolDa, eDavina 157, 161 Azrama 9, 14, 113 AzramajIvana 209-18, 217-8 AzramanI prArthanA 219-22 AzramavAsI 21405 AMbeDakara (DaoN.) no hiMdu dharma para Aropa 13-6 imAmasAheba 212 islAma 2, 182; nA kulamA 33, 15 249 Izu 141, 205; -nI prArthanA 215 IzopaniSada 22 Izvara sarvatra .enI sRSTinI sevA e -nI sevA che 92; 0 jyAM sudhI AtmasamarpaNa na karIe tyAM sudhI malina vRttio para vijaya maLato nathI 184; -nI vyAkhyA 50-2; 0 zuM che? 53-7; . zraddhA rAkhanAra mANasane pote ekalo che ema lAgavuM na joIe. 88; 0 satya che 54; harijano nathI tyAM nathI 85 upaniSado 3, 5-6, 13, 34 upAsaka mAM taddAkAratA jarUrI 218 ekatA saMmelana 78 ekarAra nuM mahattva 184-5 eNnDrUjha, dInabaMdhu 211 orama 85 karma 3, 158; 0 janmonA akhaMDa pherAmAM cAlu rahetuM 185; 0 badhAno mULa pAyo 1para karmakalatyAga 166 kAli 40 kAlelakara, kAkA 162, 211 kAMtavuM 189 kurAna 99, 119, 153, 169, 176-8, 212, 220, 234, 246 kRSNa 158, 162, 170-2; 0 ane gItA 158-9 ketakara, gajAnana 156 kezo, sAdhu 220 kauzammI, dharmAnaMda 50 kveTA nI bhayAnaka vipatti 129; -no Page #269 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 250 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda dharatIkaMpa 131 khare, nArAyaNa 214 khAdI 141 khAnasAheba 221 kheDUto 7 ajANatAM potAnA zrama dvArA Izvarane bhaje che 210 khristI 1, 60, 75, 186 khristI dharma 31, 5, 182 khristI mizana 19, khristI mizanarIo 20, 30 khristI saMpradAya 2 gajemokSa 100, 103, 109 gaMgA 6 gAmaDAM svabhAvasiddha saMskAritA batAve che 19 gAyatrI 22, 32, 186, 215 gAMdhI, maganalAla 211, 214 gAMdhI, mohanadAsa karamacaMda urphe gAMdhIjI sarvatra; 0 AzramajIvanamAM prArthanA 209-16; 0 A saMsAramAM koIno paNa tirasakAra karavA asamartha 121; Izvare tajI dIdho che evI eka paNa kSaNa yAda nathI 209; 0 upara AkAza ane nIce dharatI lAge teve vakhate rAmajInuM nAma lIdhuM che 109; 0 karma vinA jIvI na zake 92; 0 khAtarIpUrvaka jaNAve che ke prArthanA badhI muzkelIo dUra kare che 183-4; 0 gItA mAtra bAIbala ke kurAna nathI paNa mAtA thaI paDI che ane AdhyAtmika koza che 154; jIvanavyApI IzvaramAM jIvaMta zraddhA 82; 0 Tharela buddhi ane aMtaranA avAjanI viruddha janArI koI paNa zArajAjJA mAthe caDAvavAnI nA 15; 0 dareka dharmazArA vize tema gItA vize paNa buddhi calAve 124; 0 du:kha ane mRtyune mitra gaNe 114; 0nabaLA hRdayane guNavALA Izvarano Azaro jarUrI 213; -nI zraddhAnI vyAkhyA 132-3; --no javAharalAla neharune patra 68-9; potAnA astitva karatAM paNa IzvaranA astitva vize vadhAre khAtarI 123; 0 prArthanAne lIdhe mananI zAnti kadI khoI nathI 206; prArthanAno aMgata anubhava 20pa-7; mAne che ke aMtaramAM saMgharelA duSTa vikAronA badalAmAM Izvare hiMThya prANIo upajAvyAM 136; mAne che ke dukALa, rela, dharatIkaMpa vagereno manuSyanA AcAra sAthe saMbaMdha che 127; mAne che ke bhautika banAvanAM bhautika tema ja AdhyAtmika pariNAma paNa Ave che 127; mAne che ke mAMsAhAra manuSya mATe jarUrI nathI 143; muMgA daridranArAyaNonA aMtaramAM vasatA Izvarane ja oLakhe che ja; mRtyu vize 11ra-5; satyAgrahanA zarAnA upayoganI tAlIma ApavA TaoNlsTaoNya phArma tathA phiniksamAM sAmudAyika prArthanA zarU karI 226; 0 sanAtana hiMdu dharmano temano artha 33-41; 0 sAmudAyika prArthanA vagara adhuM, ekaluM lAge 223; 0 hajAronI gItA mAtA che 157 gAMdhI sevA saMgha 110 | giripravacana 30 Page #270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mItA 22, 107, 141, 149, 153-80, 188; 0karma, samarpaNa ane jJAnano sumeLa sAdhatAM zIkhave 152; darekane anAsaktipUrvaka . potAnI pharaja bajAvavA kahe 157; 0 gItAdarzana 180; no pATha 112; to saMdeza 160-8; -pATha 211; -pAThI 1993 -pArAyaNa 2153 0 badhAM zAo ane upaniSadono nicoDa tenA 700 zlokomAM 154 gIlDara (DaoN.) 221 gorakSA 32, 38, 41 cAritrasaMgaThana 104 caitanya 9, 15 janma 165 jarathostI dAdA 182 jAtapAta toDaka maMDaLa 13 jAtibheda 14 jApAnI sAdhu 219 jAhera prArthanA 22008 jisasa juo Izu jaina dharma 2, 31 jJAnadeva 15 jhaMda avastA 119, 226, 246 TAgora, devendranAtha (maharSi) 15, 29 TAgora, ravIndranAtha (gurudeva) 12pa-6, 128 TiLaka, lokamAnya 154, 159 kUkhaMDa, henrI 108 tukArAma 15 tulasIdAsa 2, 7, 79, 119, 155, 234, 239; 0 rAmanAmano maMtra Apyo 236 taiyabajI, abbAsa 220 sUci taiyabajI, rehAnA 22001 dayAdharma 31 dayAnaMda, maharSi 144 divyazakti 0 indriyonI maTADe 233 duryodhana 158 dvAdazamaMtra 7 251 dharma 0 badhA Akhare eka ja hoya 240; * sanAtana dvaMdvayuddha jItavAnuM zIkhave 181 zithilatA dhArmika zikSaNanAM aniSTo 202 dhruva, AnaMdazaMkara 153 naTarAjana, ke. 28-9 namratAnA sAgara 863 nADakarNI, esa. DI. 140 nityakarma 112 niyama 194 niyamana 195 AzvAsana 153 niyamapAlana 196 niveditA, bhaginI 142 nyUmaeNna, kArDinala 201 paTela, vallabhabhAI . gItAmAMthI meLaveluM pAdarI 30 pApa no prazna 1168 pArasI dharma 2 piyarsana 211 punarjanma 93 purANo 3 puruSottama 108 pUjA 0 AptavAkacanI aMdha pUjA 142-4 pyArelAla 0 jelamAM kurAna zIkhyA 221 prArthanA 90, 109, 186, 188-92, 195, 197; 0 apavitranI -no paNa Page #271 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 52 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda javAba maLaze 101; 0 Atma zuddhi karatAM, aMtarane zodhatAM, namra thatAM zIkhave 119; 0 0 AtmasamarpaNa mATe 203-4; A lokamAM sukha-zAMti ApanAra sAdhana 1936 0 eka Izvara pAse kaMIka mAgavAnI ane bIjI IzvaranuM anusaMdhAna karavAnI 191; * eTale yogyAyogyatAno, azaktino svIkAra 187; 0 kArya karavAnI adbhuta zakti Ape che 203; kevI rIte ane kone karavI 1879; * dareka dharmanuM avibhAjya aMga 191; 0 doSanuM nivAraNa karavA mATenuM zastra 182; -no artha 216; -mAM zraddhA nathI 195-8; 0 zuddha hRdayanI 188 prema . duniyAnuM vadhumAM vadhu asarakAraka hathiyAra 122; . dveSa karanArane cAhavo e sAco - 89 phalatyAga 166; 0 pariNAmanI icchA karyAM vagara sAdhanAmAM tanmaya rahevuM 165-8 baLAtkAra 200 baLiyA 112 bAibala 75, 153, 169, 177 buddha bhagavAna 119, 205 buddhi . atIndriya evI vastu ja nathI evo dAvo karavAmAM uddhatAI rahelI che 139; 0 tenuM sthAna 124; 0vi. graMthaprAmANya 141-2 buddhivAda 0 bhayAnaka rAkSasa 201 buddhivAdI . khAsA mANaso 201 bojha, jagadIzacaMdra (sara) 27 bauddha dharma 31 bauddha prArthanA 222 brahmacarya 62-3, 15ra brahmajJAnI 148 brAhmaNa 14-5, 32-3, 148 breDalo, cArlsa 55, 60, 191 lAvAskI 64 blejhara 134 bhakta 159 bhakti 159 bhaktimArga 159 bhAgavatakAra 7 maTha 17, 19 manuSya * IzvaramAMthI zraddhA UDI javA jevI bIjI eke sajA nathI 99 manusaMhitA 149-50 manusmRti 151 mazarUvALA, kizoralAla 162 42, 162, mAma 205 mahAbhArata 13, 174, 238 mAbhAratakAra 181 mahetA, narasiMha 188 mAlaviyA, puM. madana mohana 153 mAMsAhAra 142-4 musalamAna 60, 122, 186 maiksamUlara 9 169, mokSa 3 yamaniyamAdi 7 cahUdI 186; 0 paMtha 2 cogAnaMda, svAmI 116 rasI (zItaLAnI) 113 rahamAna 64 raMbhA 7 rAmanAmanuM rahasya zIkhavyuM 236 rAdhAkRSNana (DaoN. ) 19-20 rAma 62, 238-40 Page #272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sUci 253 rAmakRSNa paramAsa 9, 15 rAmacaMdra 115 rAmadhUna 211, 214-5, 226 rAmanAma 7, 63, 100, 223, 232-3, 240, 242, 244-6; 0 khAtarIlAyaka madada 230; -no maMtra rara9-30, 0mANasa jevuM vicAre tevo bane e niyama sAthe susaMgata 231 rAmarAjya 247 rAmAyaNa 13, 115, 169, 221; * tulasIkRta 157, 234; 0 duniyAnA mahAgraMthomAM tulasIkRta agrasthAne 238; vAlamIki 238 rAya, rAjA rAmamohana 15 reMTiyo 141 vArNa 14, 148 varNAzramadharma 8-9, 34, 107 vahema - vi. zraddhA 12pa-31 vidura -nI bhAjI 158 vidyArthI 0 eka sipAI 200 vidyArthIo e pavitra kAryamAM hAra kabUlavI na joIe 100 vinobA 162; 0 jelamAM kurAna zIkhyA 221 vivekAnaMda, svAmI 15, 19, 141 veda 1, 3, 6, 13, 148, 153, 177 vedAdi 32, 163 vyaktigata prArthanA - vinA sAmAjika prArthanA asaMbhava ra18 ghana 243 zabdo -nI ajaba zakti 186 zaMkarAcArya 144, 201 zAra -nuM pramANa abrAnta 17 zAragraMtho 2 zAstra pramANa 0pAvana thayelI buddhine na saMtoSe tyAre mANasane pADe 15 zAramArtha 3 zAstrI, ciMtAmaNi ra12 zAstrI, viSNu digaMbara 214 zAro 6, 30, 105, 147, 146 zAMtiniketana 211 zista 203 zraddhA 103; 0 eTale hRdayamAM Izvarano vAsa 188; jyAre AMdhaLI thAya 145; -nI kasoTI 112-5; badhuM Izvara para choDI devuM 103; 0 vi. buddhi 132-7 sacoTa madada 230-1 satya 53-7, 147, 151-2; 0 e ja Izvara pa-8, 217 satyazodhaka 138 satyAgraha - jIvaMta zraddhA jarUrI 204 satyAgrahAzrama 190 satyAgrahI ra15; 0 IzvaranA AzIrvAda ane jIvaMta zraddhA jarUrI 101, 110-1 sadAvrata 0 hAthapaga che tene vagara mahenate ApavuM te tenuM patana karyA barAbara che 189 sanAtana 34 sanAtana ThaMdvayuddha 181-4 sanAtanI 33, 127; hiMdu 5, 7, 32-3. samUha prArthanA 208, 240 saMkucitatA 104 saMnyAsIo 5 Page #273 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 saMskRta 24, 30, 32 sAmAjika prArthanA 218 sAmudAyika prArthanA 197-227; 0 sArvajanika prArthanA 211 sevAgrAma Azrama 222 sevAdharma 188 hiMdu dharmanuM hArda kuTuMba bhAvanA sAdhavAnuM sAdhana 227; ekasAthe karI zakAya to apUrva zaktizALI bane 226; 0gAMdhIjIe dAkhala karI 225-6 eka hiMduo 121 hiMdutva 220 sthitaprajJa 232, 242 smRti 6, 13, 147 harijana 19, 21, 106 hiMdu 60, 186; * hiMdu dharmane ja zA . mATe vaLagI rahe 10-1 O hiMdu dharma 75, 144, 213, 239; 0 AkhAno sAra zoninA pahelA zlokamAM 24; ApaNe mATe zuM karyuM 7-9; . kharI mahattA 11-2; * gAMdhIjInI pharaja 32; 0 cokakasa ghaDAyelA kAnUno nathI 147; nAM be svarUpa 5; --nI vizeSatA 151; -nI sthiti pa-7; -no sAra 21-8; -mAM yuddhano virodha nathI 169; -mAM setAna 42-3; senAtanuM 34; ra 0 sudhArakonI akhaMDa dhArA 20 hiMdu dharmagraMtho 119 hiMdu-muslima aikaca 221 hiMdu sudhArako 143-4 hiMdustAna 121, 144, 203, 209 hiMsA 181 hiMsAvRtti 119 Page #274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma eka ja che " 'mArI daDha mAnyatA che ke jagatanA badhA mahAdharmo sAcA che, badhA Izvare nirbhelA che, ane badhA teno ja Adeza phelAve che, ne te te vAtAvaraNamAM ne te te dharmamAM UcharelA lokonI AdhyAtmika bhUkhane tRpta kare che. huM nathI mAnato evo samaya kadI Ave jyAre ApaNe kahI zakIe ke jagatamAM dharma eka ja che. eka arthamAM Aje paNa jagatamAM mULa dharma eka ja che. paNa kudaratamAM kyAMye sIdhI lITI che ja nahIM. dharma e aneka zAkhAovALuM mahAvRkSa che. zAkhAo rUpe dharmo aneka che ema kahI zakAya; vRkSarUpe dharma eka ja che. 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