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________________ hiMsAnI eka ADakatarI pratiSThA [ 17 ] zrIyuta aMbAlAla purANIne "dakSiNa varSa 2, aMka bIjAmAM "ahiMsA' e mathALA nIce eka vistRta lekha prasiddha thayo che. A A lekha praznottara rUpamAM che. keTalAka praznottare te evA che ke jenuM vicAramAM najIvuM mahatva che, chatAM vicAraNIya kahI zakAya evA mahatvanA praznottara paNa ghaNA che. joke e praznottaro vize vistArathI carcA karavI ISTa che, paNa mULe e praznottare ja vistRta che ane tenI vigatavAra carcA karavA jatAM ativistAra thayA sivAya rahe nahi. vaLI, carcAmAM praznottare lekhakanI bhASAmAM rajU karyA hoya to ja vAMcanArane baMne bAjAno kAMIka khyAla AvI zake ane te upara pitAne vicAra bAMdhI zake. A badhuM karavA jatAM je ativistAra thAya tene maryAdita kadanuM kaI paNuM sAmayika patra eka ja aMkamAM bhAgye ja chApI zake ane khaMDazaH chapAtAM sAmAnya vAMcanArano vicArapravAha paNa khaMDita jevo banI javAne bhaya che. tethI prastuta carcAmAM zrIyuta purANIne khAsa muddAone spazI vicAra karavo ucita che. zrI. purANuM gujarAtI che ane suzikSita paNa che. mULe te vyAyAmaniSNAta tarIke ghaNAne jANItA hatA, paNa aneka varSo thayAM teo zrI. araviMdanI sAdhanAne varelA che, ane piDicerI, zrI. araviMda AzramamAM rahe che. aneka varSo pachI teo 1947mAM gujarAtamAM pahelavahelA AvelA. huM pahelAM ke pachI temane kadI bhaLyo nathI, paNa prathama te temanA lakhANa dvArA, ane pachI keTalAka mitre dArA temane vize parokSapaNe kAMIka jANavA pAmyo chuM. meM sauthI pahelAM zrI. araviMdanA pUrNAganuM temaNe gujarAtImAM karela bhASAMtara sAMbhaLyuM tyAre ja, joke huM e bhASAntarathI paritRpta na hatA chatAM, evA gaMbhIra ane durUha tattvaciMtanane gujarAtImAM utAravAnA temanA sAhasathI temanA pratye AkyA hatA. temane pratyakSa jANanAra evA vizvasta tema ja sahadaya vidvAna mitro dvArA jyAre meM temanI yauvanasulabha capaLatA ane karmakasulabha kAryazIlatA vize sAMbhaLyuM tyAre temanA pratye mAruM Aka
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________________ 692 ] darzana ane ciMtana fNa ora vadhyuM. zrI. araviMda jevA legIndranA samIpamAM lAMbe vakhata satata rahevAnI ane sAdhanAmAM bhAgIdAra banavAnI taka e paNa AkarSaNanuM jevuM tevuM nimitta nathI. zrI. suMdarama to mArA DAghaNA paricita che ja. temanI zaktio vize mAro prathamathI ja ati Adara hyuM che. eTale temanA taMtrIpade saMpAdita thatA "dakSiNA'nA lekho avAranavAra vAMcavA prerAu chuM. chelle jyAre ahiMsA vize vistRta lekha vAMcyuM tyAre huM aneka rIte vicAramAM paDI gayo. yegIndranI paricaryAmAM rahenAra ane yogasAdhanAmAM bhAga lenAra praDha vyaktine hAthe sadA vikAsa pAmatA ane uttarottara vadhAre UhApoha mAgatA ahiMsA jevA kALajUnA sukSma tattva vize je kAMI lakhAyuM hoya te sAdhAraNuM, tuccha ke upekSApAtra hoI na zake e vicAre e lekhane huM aneka vAra sAMbhaLI gayo ane te upara yathAzakti svataMtra tema ja taTasthapaNe manana paNa karyuM, paraMtu duHkha sAthe kahevuM paDe che ke zrIyuta purANInI ahiMsA vizenI carcA ghaNe sthaLe vicAra, tarka ane satyathI vegaLI che. keTalIka vAra ema lAge ke A satyalakSI tattvamImAMsA nahi, paNa eka pUrvagraharita pIMjaNa ane zabdachaLa mAtra che. vaLI, AkhA lekhane jhoka ema sUcavate lAge che ke teo ahiMsAnI taTastha ane mULagAmI carcAne nimitte mAtra gAMdhIjInI paddhatinI sAme kAMI ne kAMI kahevA beThA che. zrI. purANI ahiMsAtattvane nathI mAnatA ema to nathI ja. emaNe ahiMsAnI upayogitA svIkArI che ane ahiMsAnI vyAkhyA paNa karI che. chatAM temanA praznottarImAM madhyasthAne jANe gAMdhIjI ja na hoya tema gAMdhIjI mAM udaya pAmelI ane vikaselI ahiMsAne vicAra Ave che tema ja temanI ahiMsaka paddhatine prazna Ave che tyAre zrI. purANI mAtra mananuM yogasulabha samatolapaNuM ja nathI gumAvatA, paNa teo je pUrNaganI dizAne pravAsI che ane je pUNuganI mahattA zrI araviMdanA tathA zrI. mAtAjInA dhruva maMtra jevA prasana ane gaMbhIra lekhemAM pratipAdita thaI che tene ja anyAya kare che. jyAre huM pharIpharIne dakSiNanA prathama varSanA prathama aMkamAM prasiddha thayelA zrI. mAtAjIne "vizvasaMvAdanI sthApanA ane zrI. araviMdanA "amAre Adarza tema ja " rUpAMtara', "navuM prasthAna' e lekha vAMcuM chuM tema ja prathama varSanA bIja aMkamAM prasiddha thayela zrI. araviMdana "AdarzI" e lekha
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________________ hiMsAnI eka ADakatarI pratiSThA [193 vAMcuM chuM tyAre e banne vyaktionI vizALa daSTi ane dareka pakSane vAjabI rIte taLavAnI tema ja koI paNa pakSane anyAya na thAya tevI rIte carcA karavAnI samatala vRtti pratye UMDA AdarathI mastaka namI paDe che. enI ja sAthe jayAre huM zrI. purANanA ahiMsA vizenA dRSTikoNane sarakhAvuM chuM tyAre mane taddana khecokhuM ema lAge che ke purANI pitAnA guru zrI. araviMda ane zrI. mAtAjInA vicAra ane dhyeyane ja jokhamAvI rahyA che. Adarza" nAmanA lekhamAM zrI araviMde kahyuM che te potAne vize keTaluM lAgu paDe che e zrI. purANI aMtarmukha thaI vicArI jue che teo bhAgye ja satyane anyAya karaze. zrI. araviMda kahe che: "e pracAraka pilA skUla vyavahAru mANasanI koTino ja che. pilA Adarza ke bhAvanAne te sAce svAmI nathI hote, paNa tene gulAma hoya che. koI bIjAnI pakaDamAM te AvI gayela hoya che. e bhAvanA tene dhakelatI hoya che. enI IcchAzakti te bhAvanAne AdhIna thaI gayelI hoya che. e bhAvanAne sAce prakAza tene bhale nathI hoto" (pR. 99). A sthaLe huM dareka jijJAsune upara sUcavelA lekha pharI pharI samajapUrvaka vAMcI javA bhalAmaNa karuM chuM. je e lekha vAMcI zrI. purANInI ahiMsA vizenI carcA vAMcaze tene mAruM kAna vajUdavALuM che ke nahi tenI khAtarI thayA vinA nahi rahe. koI eka bhAI je zrI araviMdAzramamAM rahetA haze ane pachI amadAvAda jaIne potAnA kAmamAM paDyA haze, temane saMbodhI zrI. purANIe piti ja eka lAMbe patra lakhela che, je kharI rIte eka susaMbaddha lekha che. e patra prathama varSanA trIjA aMkamAM "karma ane karmagae mathALa nIce chapAyeluM che. zrI. purANIne A patra ane temane ahiMsA vize dRSTikoNa baMne sarakhAvuM chuM tyAre mArI samajamAM ja e nathI AvatuM ke teo amadAvAdavALA pitAnA paricita sAdhaka mitrane je salAha gaMbhIrapaNe ApI rahyA che te ja salAhane vyApaka rIte ApameLe jIvanamAM utAranAra gAMdhIjInA ahiMsaka karmavegane teo zA mATe avagaNatA haze? zrI. purANI spaSTa lakhe che: "je kAma lIdhuM hoya, yA te prakRtinI ejanAmAM je ApaNe karavAnuM AvyuM hoya, ane jenA pratye ApaNe aMtarAtmA vidhi ke prati rodha karate na hoya te te kAma karavAmAM ApaNI AdhyAtmika pragatine kaI jAtane bAdha Avato nathI, e vAta ghaNuM leke samajatA nathI." * pR. 158), A sthaLe huM atyaMta vinamrabhAve zrI. purANIne pUchazvA IcchuM
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________________ 194 ] darzana ane ciMtana hyu ke tame ka yoga mATe je vidhAna karyuM" che te vidhAnane vadhAre vyApaka rUpamAM ane svayaMbhU smRti thI gAMdhIjIe amalamAM mUkyuM ane tenI duniyAnA adhA ja bhAgomAM ochevatte aMze UMDI asara thaI. zuM e ja gAMdhIjInA karmayoganI khAmI che ? zrI. purANInI dRSTie ema haiAvAnA saMbhava che ke zrI. araviMdanI AdhyAtmikatA gAMdhIjInI AdhyAtmikatA karatAM zreNI ja unnata che, enI sarakhAmaNImAM gAMdhIjInI AdhyAtmikatA hoya te e bahu sAdhAraNa kATinI che. temanI A mAnyatA hoya to te sAme mAre kazuM ja kahevAnuM nathI. huM je kahevA icchu chuM te to eTaluM ja che ke gAMdhIjImAM prakaTeluM nUra, pachI ene nAma Adhyatmika Ape| ke vyAvahArika, paNa te nUra ane teNe sthApelA mArgo zrI, mAtAnA vizvasaMvAdane mUta karatA hoya tevA che. A a` AkhI duniyAnA UMDAmAM UMDA vicArakAne tA dIvA jevuM dekhAya che. zu' mArA jevAe A badhA taTastha ane sUkSma vicArakA karatAM zrI. purANInuM dRSTibindu vadhAre taTastha ane sAragrAhI samajavuM? mana nA pADe che. ATalI prastAvanA pachI purANIe caila muddAomAMthI gheADAka tAravI mArI potAnI bhASAmAM ahIM raju karI tenI samIkSA karavA huM dhAruM chuM. te muddA A rahyA-- (1) zuddha Adarze tema ja vyavahAranI dRSTie ahiMsA vize vicAra. (2) AdhyAtmika satya lekhe tema ja vanopayogI lekhe ahiMsAnA vicAra. satya (3) AtmarakSA tema ja dharma, nyAyanI sthApanA jevA sArA hetu mATe prAcInAe zastrayuddhanA mAga svIkArelA tenI, te ja hetu mATe vaparAtI ahiMsaka pati sAthe sarakhAmaNI. pahelA muddAmAM zuddha AnI dRSTie ahiMsAnI azakayatA batAvatAM purANInI dalIla e che ke vana vavuM hoya te bIjAnuM jIvana pAtAmAM samAvyA sivAya te jivAtuM ja nathI. nIvA nIvazya makSaLa' ke moTuM mAlluM nAnA mAlAne gaLe e kahevata jIvanane siddhAMta ja rajU kare che. khAvApIvA, esavA AdimAM thatI ochAmAM ochI hiMsA ke zAkAhAra jevA taddana sAdA khArAkamAM thatI ati alpa hiMsA paNa kharI rIte hiMsA ja che. zuddha AdarzonI dRSTie ochI ke vattI, nAnI ke moTI hiMsAmAM phera paDato ja nathI. tethI
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________________ hiMsAnI eka ADakatarI pratiSThA [ +91 teo kahe che ke zuddha AnI dRSTie ahiMsA zakya ja nathI. tyArabAda te vyavahAru rIte ahiMsAnI zakyAzayatA vize vicAra karatAM pratipAdana kare che ke vyavahAru daSTie paNa atyAre ahiMsA zakaya nathI. tenI dalIla e che ke jo eka mAsa paNa saMpUrNa ahiMsA AcarI zakatA nathI te AkhI prajA ke AkhA samAja pAse ahiMsAnA pAlananI AzA rAkhavI e to AkhA samAja pAsethI zahIdI AcaravAnI AzA rAkhavA barAbara che, ke je kadI zakya nathI. zrI. purANInI vicArapatine meTAmAM meTe ane tarata ja najare caDe evA doSa e che ke teo gAMdhIjInI ahiMsaka kArya paddhatinI apUrNatA ane vyavahArutA batAvavAnI ekamAtra temathI ja vicAra karavA kheDA che. tethI te zuddha Adarza ane vyavahAru STa evA e vikalpe mAtra khaMDanaSTie UbhA kara che. mAtra khaMDanadraSTithI UbhA karavAmAM AvatA vikalpo, taka ane darzanazAstramAM zuSkavAda ke adharmavAda tarIke jANItA che, kAraNa ke evA vikalpe| UbhA karI yena kena prakAreNu sAmA pakSanuM khaMDana karavuM emAM khullI rIte satyanI avagaNanA heAya che. purANI potAnI AkhI carcA daramyAna zuSkavAda ke adharmavAdanA bhoga banyA che. teo khaMDanaSTinA ekapakSI vahema peAtAnA guru zrI. aravi Mdanu vidhAna ja bhUlI jAya che. zrI. avidai pote ja kahyuM che ke pUrNa Adarza hamezA asiddha ja rahe che, chatAM enI preraNA ja vyavahAru amalamAM prANadAyI nIvaDe che ane vyavahAramAM uttarAttara mANasane AgaLa vadhAre che. gAMdhIjI paNa hiMsA vize khI zuM kahetA ane mAnatA ? teoe aneka vAra pharIpharIne kahyuM che ke pUrNa ahiMsA te paramezvaramAM ja sabhave, paNa mANasanA dhama e che ke enI dizAmAM potAthI ataMtu adhuM ja prAmANikapaNe karI chUTe. ema karanAra ja kAMIka ne kAMIka AdarzanI najIka jatA jAya che. gAMdhIjI pAte ja potAnI ahiMsaka patine ahiMsAnA zuddha Adarza ne saMpUrNa paNe amalamAM mUkanAra tarIke nathI oLakhAvatA, to pachI e patine e dRSTie vageAvavI te bennu nahi te zuM che ? vyavahArI dRSTie paNa kAI eka vyakti pAsethI yA AkhA samAja pAsethI gAMdhIjIe sapUrNa ahiMsA-pAlananI AzA rAkhI ja nathI. teo pete paNa peAtAne saMpUrNa paNe ahiMsAnA AcaranAra tarIke oLakhAvatA nahi. evI sthitimAM sapUrNa paNe vyakti ke samAja ahiMsA AcarI na zake ema atAvI vyavahAru dRSTie paNa ahiMsaka paddhatinI khAmI khatAvavI e naryuM OU jJAna che.
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________________ 696 ] darzana ane ciMtana prakRtinA baMdhAraNamAM ja hiMsAne sthAna che ema kahI purANuM hiMsA vinA jIvanane azakya batAve che, te paNa hiMsA ke ahiMsAnA arthane viparyAsa karavA barAbara che. ahiMsAne siddha karanAra sati prakRtinA baMdhAraNanI vAta barAbara jANatA, tethI ja temaNe prakRtinA taMtramAM rahenAra darekane mATe eTaluM ja sUcavyuM che ke mANasa potAnA pratye bIjAnI pAsethI je ane jevA vyavahAranI AzA rAkhe che ane te ja vyavahAra teNe bIjA pratye Acara. AvI AtmaupajyanI sAcI bhAvanAne prAmANikapaNe amalamAM mUkvI ane uttarottara vikasAvavI te ja vAstavika ahiMsA che. satae ahiMsAnA anubhavela ane batAvela A svarUpamAM ochI ke vattA, nAnA ke moTA jInA nAza upara ochIvattI ke nAnImoTI hiMsAnI gaNatarIne sthAna nathI. ahiM. sAnA upara sacavelA svarUpamAM bIjA prANI pratye samadaSTi keLavavI e eka ja vastu mukhyapaNe samAyelI che. samadaSTi dvArA ja prakRtinA AsurI baMdhAraNamAMthI devI svarUpa tarapha AgaLa vadhAya che, e gItAmAM Thera Thera kahyuM che. eTale pitAnA ane bIjAnA vacce viSamadaSTimUlaka vyavahAra te hiMsA ane samadaSTimUlaka vyavahAra te ahiMsA, A vastu sarvamAnya che. kaI paNa prANIne dekhIte nAza na thatuM hoya tyAre paNa hiMsA saMbhave ane ghaNIvAra dekhIte, nAza thatuM hoya chatAM temAM hiMsA na paNa hoya. AvI vastusthiti hovA chatAM mAtra prANavadhake jIvanAzane ja hiMsA mAnI jIvana jIvavAmAM ahiM. sAnI azakyatA batAvavI e te devI prakRtine agara te tarapha prayANa karavAno inkAra karavA barAbara che.. bIjA muddAnA saMbaMdhamAM AdhyAtmika satya tarIke ahiMsAnuM je mUlyAMkana purANae karyuM che te sAcuM che. teo kahe che ke, AdhyAtmika unnatine mATe ahiMsAnuM AcaraNa karanAra mANasa eka evI cetanAvasthAne pahoMcavA mAge che, jemAM sarva prakAranAM preraka ane utejaka kAraNenI vacce paNa pite zAMta ane ahiMsAmaya rahI zake. enI daSTie aMtaranI ahiMsAvALI sthiti jALavavI e ja mukhya dhyeya che. aMtaranI ahiMsAmaya sthitine jarA paNa bhaMga na thAya e ene mana ati Avazyaka che. ahiMsAnA pAlanathI kaI bAhya pariNAme Ave che ke nahi e bAbata ene mana gauNa hoya che. AdhyAtmika satya lekhe gAMdhIjImAM ahiMsA siddha thaI hatI ke nahi tenI sAbitI aneka prasaMge maLI cUkI che. ane temanA game tevA viredhIe paNa e vAta svIkArI che ke gAMdhIjI prabalamAM prabala uttejaka
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________________ hiMsAnI eka ADakatarI pratiSThA [ jes sajogo vacce paNa akSobhya rahI zakatA. eTale je vicAra karavAno rahe che te te eTalo ja ke tevA mANusa ahiMsAnA bAhya pariNAmanI darakAra rAkhe ke nahi ? huM dhAruM chuM ke, koI paNa samajadAra e svIkAryA vinA nahi rahe ke, jenA jIvanamAM svayaMbhUpaNe ja ahiIMsA udaya pAmI hAya ane jeNe e ja AdhyAtmika baLane AdhAre sAmAjika jIvanamAM krAMti kare evI paddhatio akhatyAra karI heya teve bhANasa bahAranAM pariNAmothI taTastha rahI zake ja nahi. UlaTu, tevA mANasa satata jAgarUka hAvAthI peAtAnI paddhati keTale aze. kAryasAdhaka thAya che ane keTale aMze nathI thatI, kayAM ane kayAre enA prayoganI rItamAM pheraphAra karavAnI jarUra che tyAdi vize vadhAre kALajI vALA hoya che. tema chatAM e tastha eTalA ja athamAM hAya che ke dhArela pariNAma AvavAthI kaiM na AvavAthI te potAnuM samatva leza paNa gumAvatA nathI, AdhyAtmika cetanAnI ucca bhUmithI te saheje paNa nIce UtaratA nathI. kharI rIte te AdhyAtmika hiMsA siddha thaI che ke nahi tenI kasoTI ja jIvananAM judAM judAM kSetrAmAM tenA prayAga uparathI ane temAM kadI hAra na mAnavAnI vRtti uparathI ja thAya che. ApaNA jevA sAdhAraNa mANaso jo ahiMsAnAM khAdya pariNAmA pratye mukhya dRSTi dharAve te tethI eTaluM ja siddha thAya che ke ApaNA jevAe tucha aMtarmukha thaI vAstavika rIte ahiMsA sAdhavAnI rahe che. kaseTImAM dekhAtI niSphaLatA e kAMI sadguNe vikasAvavAnI yAgmatAnuM chelluM pramANapatra nathI, paNa e te e dizAmAM vadhAre sAvadhAna thavAnI eka sUcanA mAtra che. je vastu eka vyaktimAM AdhyAtmika satya lekhe ochevatte aze siddha thaI hoya te sAmUhika jIvanamAM pragaTa thayA sivAya rahI zake ja nahi. phera eTalo che ke sAmUhika jIvanamAM enuM prakaTIkaraNa pramANamAM maMdagatie dekhA de che. trIjA muddAmAM purANInA bhAr e vastu para che ke AtmarakSA ke dharma rakSA jevA hetuesara prAcIna kALathI kSatriyeA zastra vAparatA AvyA che ane tethI zaahiMsAnI paddhati e ja gItAcita A mArga che. enA sthAnamAM azastrapratikAra ke ahiMsAmUlaka paddhatino upayoga karavA e kSatriyatvanI bhAvanAne nAza karavA jevuM che. purANInI A mAnyatA mULe ja mithyA pUrva graha upara adhAyelI che. karyuM ane ka yAga ' nAmaka peAtAnA ja lekhamAM purANI potAnA mitrane saedhIne kahe che ke gItAne yoga jyAM pUrA thAya che tyAMthI ja zrI. araviMdanA navIna ceganI zarUAta thAya che. Ano artha . "
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________________ 198] darzana ane ciMtana e thayo ke gItAkAranA samaya sudhImAM Arya mAnase ane Arya prajAe je pragati karI hatI te chevaTanI na hatI. tethI ja eka Arya puruSa evo prako ke jeNe pitAnA pUrvajoe prAraMbhela mArgamAM ghaNuM maTI phALa bharI. je veganI bAbatamAM A vastu sAcI hoya te kSatriyatvanI bhAvanAnI bAbatamAM e vAta zAne visAravI joIe? Arya kSatriyavanI bhAvanAno gItAe pratipAdela siddhAMta mULe te eTale ja che ke AtmarakSA ke sAmAjika saguNo ke anya prakAranA nyAya mATe tejasvI ane samajadAra mANasoe. jAnane jokhame paNa badhuM ja karI chUTavuM. jyAM lagI zarA dharmavIrene zastrane mArga jANItuM hatuM tyAM lagI teoe te Acaryo. have bIjA koI puruSamAM Arya kSatriyatvanI bhAvanA anya rUpe prakaTa na ja thaI zake athavA na ja thavI joIe evuM te kAMI gItAe kahyuM nathI. gAMdhIjIe to Arya kSatriyatvanI bhAvanA ne ja eka ne AkAra Ape che. emaNe zaurya, nirbhayatA vagere badhA ja kSatriyagya sadgaNone vikasAvavA upara vadhAremAM vadhAre bhAra ApI pitAnA jIvana rA e batAvI AvyuM che ke janmathI kSatriya na lekhAte evo mAnavI paNa kSatriya-mUrdhanya thaI zake che ane te paNa zastra uThAvyA. vinA ke vidhInuM gaLuM kApyA vinA. eTale purANInI ja bhASAmAM kahevuM hoya te ema kahI zakAya ke gItAo pratipAdela zastradhArInuM kSatriyatva pUrNa thayuM ane gAMdhIjInuM ahiMsaka kSatriyatva nave rUpe avataryuM. Arya prajAmAM. kAMI paNuM Aryava jevI vizeSatA hoya te te gAMdhIjIe siddha karI batAvI. che. eTale A bAbatamAM purANIe Arya kSatriyadharmanA nAzathI DaravAnI jarUra nathI. AtmA nitya kUTastha hoI haNe haNAtuM nathI ane deha to vinazvara ja che e gItAnA kathanane Azraya laI purANIe tene bhAre durupaga karyo che. teo kahe che, "hiMsAthI AtmA te nAza pAmato nathI. zarIranI hiMsAne eTaluM badhuM mahatva ApavuM e paNa eka lekhe atizayoktibhareluM lAge che. " gItAnuM e maMtavya tAvika rUpe khoTuM nathI, paNa tene upayoga kyA hetusara kyAM ane kevI rIte kare e ja prazna che. purANunuM kathana vAcakamAM ahiMsAvRttine uttejavA karatAM hiMsAvRttine vadhAre utteje evuM che. sAdhAraNa rIte manuSyamAtramAM hiMsAne-bIjAne bhega levAne saMskAra jeTale prabaLa hoya che teTale bIjA mATe ghasAvAne saMskAra prabaLa nathI hoto. eTale purANanuM vidhAna vAMcanAra sAmAnya mANasa ema ja mAnavA prerAya ke AtmA te.
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________________ hiMsAnI eka ADakatarI pratiSThA [69 haNAtA nathI ane deDhu to ApaNe na mArIe teAya maryA vinA rahevAne nathI. tethI jyAre ApaNI pravRttithI khIjAtA de nAza pAme ke dhasAya tyAre temAM ApaNe kazuM navuM umeratA nathI. AvI samajaNu chevaTe krUratAmAM ja pariNAma pAme. gItAnuM ukta kathana e ja arthAMmAM sAcuM che ke ucca dhyeya sAdhavA ke sAruM kAma karavAmAM maraNuthI na DaravuM, deharakhuM na thavu. game teTaluM dhasAvu paDe teya potAnI jAtane dhasIne paNa vyakti tema ja samAjane UMce uDAvavAmAM pAchI pAnI na karavI. gAMdhIjIe gItAno e artha jIvanamAM jIvI batAvyA che, ane tene ja ane atyAra lagI nahi kheDAyelAM evAM rAjakIya, sAmAjika vagere aneka kSetramAM paNa temaNe navI ahiMsaka patinuM daza na karAvyuM che. gAMdhIjIe jIvI khatAvela ane saune kSema kara thAya evA gItAnA savaLeA artha cheDI kALajUnA rUDhigata ane Azraya levAmAM purANIne zuM navuM rahasya batAvavAnuM che, e ja samajamAM UtaratuM nathI. purANI potAnA lekhamAM eka sthaLe kahe che ke nAjhIvAdanA nAza karavA hAya to keTalAka nAjhIone mAryo vinA te na bane. A sthaLe kAI purANIne ema pUchI zake ke mUDIvAdI amerikA sAmyavAdane uccheda karavA bhAge te zu teNe keTalAka sAmyavAdIone ThAra karavA? e ja rIte sAmyavAdI raziyA mUDIvAdanA mULAccheda karavA icche te zu teNe keTalAka samartha mUDIvAdIone mAravA ? jo A vastu purANIne karavA jevI dekhAya te pachI nAjhIvAdIonA nAzanI gaI gujarI vAta bhUlI jaI atyAre mUDIvAda ane sAmyavAda vacce je saMdharSa cAlI rahyo che tenA plAja lekhe temaNe mUDIvAdIe ane sAmyavAdInA paraspara nAzanA saMhAraka mA ja sUcavavA joI tA hatA, kema ke temanA mate kAI paNa siddhAMtanI sthApanA tenA keTalAka vidhIonA nAza vinA zakya ja nathI. eTale purANInI gaNatarI pramANe jagatanA saMvAdI taMtra mATe suMapasaMda nyAya ja mahattvano che ema yu purANInA lekhanA mukhya eka hiMsaka vRttinI anivAryatA tema ja tenA lAbhA sUcavI virodhIo sAme zastra ugAmavAnI vRttine uttejana ApavAnA che. tethI ja teo ahiMsAnA amalathI siddha thayelA lAbhAne kAM te dhyAnamAM ja nathI letA ane kAM to tene haLavAmAM haLavI rIte rajU kare che. tethI UlaTu, ahi'sAnA amala daramyAna eka thA khIje kAraNe aniSTa jamyuM
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________________ 700] darzana ane ciMtana hoya agara te koIe ahiMsAnA AcaraNamAM daMbha sevyo hoya e bAjI bAjune vadhAremAM vadhAre asarakAraka rIte rajU kare che. rajUAtanI AvI vikRta manodazA vakhate purANI eka sAduM satya bhUlI jAya che ke khetarane keI paNa pAka cAra yA ghAsa vinA ekaluM anAja pedA karI zake nahi. huM aMtamAM purANIne eTaluM vInavIza ke temane prabhunA rudrarUpanI ke lokakSayakArI kALarUpanI paNa upAsanA karavI hoya te te mATe mArga jAhera kAryakSetramAM AvI pitAnI mAnyatA ajamAvavI e ja che, nahi ke pAchaLa rahI pariNAmazanya buddhibheda utpanna kare te. -prabuddha jIvana, 15 juna 1949.