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________________ OM hrIM ahaM namonamaH prema-bhuvanabhAnu-jayaghoSasUribhyonamaH jenA AkrIprasaMga (satya, vartamAna, zreSTha, dhArmika daSTAMto) bhAga-11 | preraka : paMnyAsa bhadrezvaravijayajI gaNita saMpAdaka : muni yogIratnavijayajI ma.sA. AvRtti-trIjI tA.15-10-2016 ke nakala : 3000 pUrvanI nakala : 19,000 |22-00 kiMmata amadAvAdaH | prAptisthAno | A zaizavabhAI : pAlaDI, amadAvAda-07, mo. 9825011729 jagatabhAI : 4, maulika epArTamenTa, operA upAzraya pAse, sukhIpurA, pAlaDI, ama70 mo. : 9408776259, pho. : 079-2660855 * rAjezabhAI : AMbAvADI, amadAvAda-15, 9 mo. 9427652794 tiraMjanabhAI pho. 079-26638127 mItezabhAI : 9427613472 (tA.ka. buko meLavavA mATe samaya pUchIte javuM. 12 thI 4 sivAya) muMbaI: prabodhabhAI : yumeko, 103, nArAyaNa dhuva sTrITa, 1lo mALa, muMbaI-4ooo03 : phona : 23438758, 9322279986 che nIlezabhAI : phona : 28714617, mo. : 9221024888 jaina Adarza prasaMgo bhAga 1 thI 8 (pAkA puMThAnI) kansezanathI 235 jaina Adarza prasaMgo bhAga 1 thI 14 chuTA, darekanA mAtra 22 jaina dharmanI samaja bhAga 1 thI 3 mAtra 6 2, peja 48 jaina Adarza kathAe~ (hindI) bhAga 1 se 5 pratyeka kA 17 zubha prasaMge prabhAvanA karavA jevuM sastuM pustaka [ prasaMgonA badhA bhAganI kula 6,51,000 nakala chapAI |
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________________ " mAre sukha ja joIe che" thI vizvanA dareka jIvanI A sarvasAmAnya icchA che ke, saMsAranA sukho maLe te mATe jIva anaMto kALa mahenata kare che paraMtu haMmezA duHkha ja lamaNe jhIMkAyu che. sukha kaI rIte maLe ? ane maLeluM sukha kaI rIte kAyama Take? eno eka mAtra uttara che sidhdhigatinI prApti. sidhdhigati eTale jayAM AtmAnuM anaMta sukha, anaMtu jJAna zAzvatA anaMta kALa mATe rahe tevI gati. zIdhrAtizIdhra mokSaprApti mATe paMca sUtramAM traNa upAya batAvavAmAM AvyA che. (1) arihaMtAdi cAranA zaraNa (2) sva duSkatonI niMdA (3) sva - paranA sukRtonI anumodanA. A pustakanA keTalAka prasaMgo cAra zaraNAnI mahattA mATe, to keTalAMka potAnA pAponI niMdA mATe ane keTalAMka vizvanA jIvonI uttama ArAdhanA, sAttvikatA, khumArIne jANIne anumodanA karavA lakhyA che. mokSanI najIkamAM pahoMcelA dareka jIvane AvA vartamAnanA, satya prasaMgo vAMcatA anyomAM rahelA uttama guNone potAnAmAM lAvavAnA manoratha avazya jAge, bIjAnI anumodanA kare, bhavobhava jinazAsana maLatu rahe tevI tamannA jAge e ja zubhAziSa. paMnyA - bharUca vina cAra zaraNA sukRta-anumodanA duSkRtagartA
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________________ 3 jenA Adarza prasaMgo bhAga - agiyAramo 1. jaina bALakanI khumArI muMbaInA bhAyaMdara parAno e bALaka. pUrvabhavanI jaina dharmanI ArAdhanA ane A bhavamAM maLelA jaina dharmanA saMskAranA prabhAve nAnI uMmaramAM tenI khumArInI vAto tenA ja zabdomAM vAMco... huM gujarAtI mIDIyamamAM bhaNato e vakhate sAtamA dhoraNamAM hato. mArA kalAsa TIcarane mArA mATe sAro evo sneha... paNa prInsIpAlanA patnI ke jemane ame badhA meDama kahetA, emane mArA tarapha aNagamo thaI gayelo. enuM kAraNa mAtra eTaluM ke paryuSaNamAM 64 praharI pauSadha karavA mATe meM rajA mAMgelI. meDame mane puchayuM. . " ATha ATha divasanI rajA kema cAle ? keTaluM bhaNavAnuM bagaDe ? evo kevo dharama tamAro." paNa meM jIda pakaDI rAkhI, ..huM mAruM bhaNavAnuM pAchaLathI vALI laIza. vaLI mAruM varSa bagaDe ke sudhare e to mAre jovAnuM che... huM emanI vAta na mAnuM, eTale e gusse bharAya e svAbhAvika che. e khUba ahaMkArI... skulamAM ghaNI vadhu sattA.. tumAkhI vALA.. badhA emanAthI gabharAya, eTale ja badhA emanI vAta tarata ja mAnI le. emAM mArA jevA nA pADe, eTale emane khAra caDe e svAbhAvika che. na paNa e badhI paravA huM karato na hato, meM to ATha jIvana vadhAravAno prayatna ke sudhAravAno prayatna ?
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________________ divasanI rajA pADI, pauSadha karyA, ATha divasa sudhI mArI gerahAjarI joIne e siyAviyAM thaI gayA. AkhI skulamAM, vizeSathI amArA kalAsamAM emanuM nAka kapAvA beThuM hatuM, kemake meM emanI uparavaTa jaIne nirNaya lIdho hato.... navamA divase pAraNAM bAda dasamA divase skule gayo, ane mane joIne emane dAjha caDI. ATalA divasano badho ja baLApo mArA para kADhavA mATe jaina dharmanI virUddhamAM badhAnI vacce ja jema tema bolavA mAMDyA, "A jaino basa mAtra paisA kharmA kare, khAdhA-pIdhA kare, bhaNavAnuM ya bAju para mUkIne dharamanA pUMchaDA banI ne jIve..." e jema jema bolatA gayA. tema tema mAro Aveza vadhato gayo, paNa huM zuM karI zakuM? huM mAtra 12-13varSano vidyArthI.. e 45 varSanA AkhI skulanA meDama .. prInsIpAlanA patnI... chatAM mAro mijAja gayo, meM hiMmata karIne moDhA para kahI dIdhuM ke "meDama... tamAre mane je kahevuM hoya te kaho, paNa mArA dharmanI viruddhamAM kazuM bolavAnuM nahiM. mArAthI e sahana nahiM thAya." A paNa emanuM ghora apamAna hatuM, emanI sAme Aja sudhI badhA 'hA jI ja karanArA AvyA hatA, jayAre mArA jevA nAnakaDA vidyArthIe emanI sAme Aje mAthuM ucakyuM hatuM. e paNa gusse thaI gayA. "tuM mane koNa aTakAvanAro... huM je IcchuM te boluM. tArA jevo chokaro mane saMbhaLAvI jAya, e kadI huM sahana nahIM karuM ..." e divase to bhArelA agni sAthe badhA chUTA paDayA, paNa mane lAgyuM ke A vAta ATalethI aTakavAnI nathI. meDama potAnA aMtima samaye svajana nahi AtmAnI samajaNa kAma Avaze.
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________________ apamAnano badalo leze ja, mane nakkI herAna karaze ja.... ane mArI dhAraNA sAcI paDI. bIjA divase kalAsamAM pahoMcyo, mArI beMca para beTho, kalAsa TIcarano pIrIyaDa zaru thayo, tyAM ja nIcethI paTAvALo Avyo, " saMbhava koNa che. .. meDama nIce bolAve che..." badhAe mArI sAme joyuM, mane thayuM ke Aje mArA upara moTI Aphata AvavAnI, meM kahI dIdhuM ke huM nIce nahIM AvuM..." paTAvALo to stabdha thaI gayo. koI chokaro AvI rIte javAba Ape... kalAsaTIcara paNa gabharAI gayA, emane mArA mATe lAgaNI hatI, "saMbhava tuM jaI Ava, mAphI mAMgI le.." nA TIcara .. huM nahi jAuM, meM kazuM khoTuM karyuM nathI, pachI mAre zuM kAma mAphI mAMgavI ..." "jo , AmAM tAruM bhaviSya bagaDaze, meDama tArA para kaDaka pagalA leze..." "emaNe je karavuM hoya te kare..." amArA vacce rakajhaka cAlI, mArA mitro paNa mane samajAvavA lAgyA, badhA samajatA hatA ke huM sAco chuM, paNa meDama sAthe bAtha bhIDIne nakAmuM nukasAna zA mATe veThavuM... e ja e badhAno vicAra .. emanI dRSTie e sAcA hatA, paNa mAruM satva, khumArI mane namavA detA na hatA. A badhAmAM ghaNo samaya lAgyo, paTAvALo nIce na pahoMcyo, eTale gusse bharAyelA meDama sIdhA upara AvyA, mArA kalAsamAM ja pravezyA, badhA emane Adara ApavA ubhA thaI gayA, paNa have huM daDha banI gayelo, 'AvI vyakitane bIlakula dAda ( vakIla kahe che ke laDAI tamArI malAI amArI. .]
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________________ ApavI nathI." ane huM ekalo besI rahyo. saMbhava .. ubho thaI jA.." TIcare mane preraNA karI. "e nahi ubho thAya. A jaino badhA evA ja che" huM kaIka paNa boluM e pahelA to meDama dhamadhamATa bolavA lAgyA. e sIdhA mArI pAse ja AvI gayA, Akho kalAsa stabdha banI gayo, "e lokone ATalo vinaya nathI zIkhavADAto ke, vaDIlo, zikSako Ave tyAre ubhA thavuM joIe, A lokono dharma AvI uddhatAI, svacchaMdatA ja zIkhave che..." e meDamanA Aga jharatA zabdoe mane aMdarathI saLagAvI nAkhyo, mAru khunnasa vadhI gayuM, "mArA dharma mATe A rIte jema tema bole, e mAre sAMbhaLyA karavAnuM..." ane mAro jusso AsamAnane AMkhyo, kalpanA paNa na thaI zake evo nirNaya meM laI lIdho, 'nirNaya lIdho' ema nahI, paNa sIdho amala ja thaI gayo.... acAnaka ubhA thaIne meDama ke bIjA badhA kazuM samaje - vicAre, e pahelA to meM meDamanA gAla para kacakacAvIne eka joradAra lApho mArI dIdho. lApho eTalo joradAra hato ke meDamanA cazmA uchaLIne pAMca-sAta phUTa dUra jaIne paDyA, Akho kalAsa eka jhATake AMcakA sAthe jagyA para ubho thaI gayo, huM pote paNa gussAthI dhrujato hato, meDamanA gAla para rItasara cAra AMgaLA upasI AvyA. have zuM pariNAma Avaze... enI mAtra kalpanA karavAnI hatI. meDama hebatAI gayA. emanI jIMdagImAM A prathama prasaMga hato, eka akSara paNa bolyA vinA e saDasaDATa nIce utarI gayA, kavalajJana nahI kevalajJAna mATe prayatna karo.
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________________ 7 gAra bhagA gA paNa emanA maunamAM ja bhaDabhaDato krodhAgni saue anubhavyo. "saMbhava... teM A zuM karyuM ..." TIcara mAtra eTaluM ja bolI zakyA. mArA mitro mane gherI vaLyA. paNa zuM bolavuM .. koIne kazI sujha na paDI. "meM mArA mATe kazuM karyuM nathI, paNa jainazAsana mATe ghasAtuM bolAya e sAMbhaLI levuM e ApaNA mATe sAruM na kahevAya. mane kadAca skulamAMthI kADhI mukavAmAM Ave, paNa huM tamane badhAne pUchu chuM, zuM tame A badhuM joyA karazo... tamane dharmanI avahelanA gamaze...'' mArI AgajharatI bhASAe badhAne zUrAtana caDAvI dIdhuM. badhAe joI lIdhuM ke satvazALI mANasa sAme bhalabhalAoe jhUkI javuM paDe che. meDama jevA meDamanI hAlata emaNe joI lIdhI hatI. "saMbhava. tuM ciMtA na kara. ame badhA eka sAthe skula choDI daIzuM, have ame paNa A dharmanI apabhrAjanA-niMdA calAvI nahi laIe." badhA jaina mitro ekI avAje bolyA (mArA kalAsamAM ghaNA kharA jaina hatA, badhA mArA mitro hatA. jainetarone paNa meM samajAveluM ke A niMdA AvatIkAle tamArA dharmanI paNa thavAnI ja...) eka pachI eka pirIyaDa pasAra thatA gayA. ane acAnaka eka cAlu pirIyaDe mane AmaMtraNa AvyuM. "saMbhava koNa che, prinsIpAla tAtkAlika bolAve che...' amane jeno aMdAja hato, e ja banI rahyuM hatuM. paNa A vakhate huM ekalo nahi, mArI sAthe mArA tamAma mitro, lagabhaga Akho kalAsa nIce dhasI gayA, prinsIpAle badhAno zora-bakora jinavANI kamalamAM nahI amalamAM mUkavAne yogya che.
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________________ sAMbhaLyo, paTAvALA dvArA badhAnA vidrohanI vAta paNa jANI lIdhI. badhA ja vidyArthIo saMbhavanI tarapheNamAM che, e jANI lIdhuM. varSono meDama taraphano Akroza mArA nimittane pAmIne mArI AgevAnI heThaLa pragaTa thato prinsIpAla joI rahyA. prinsIpAla zAnta, anubhavI, nyAyI hatA. mane ekalAne aMdara bolAvIne pUchayuM, " saMbhava.. te meDamane lApho mAryo.." "hA.." "e moTo gunho che, e khabara che.." "hA .. paNa zaruAta meM nathI karI, meDame moTI bhUla karI che, mATe nAchUTake mAre lApho mAravo paDyo, lApho marAI gayo." zuM bhUla karI ?" e tame meDamane ja pUcho ne ? e mArA dharma mATe jema tema bole, e zuM yogya che? mArI koI bhUla hoyato bhale mane Thapako Ape, paNa mArI koI bhUla nathI, ane pAchuM mane Thapako ApavAne badale dharmane gALo de, e mArAthI sahana nathI thatuM..." prinsIpAla potAnI patnInA svabhAvathI vAkepha to hatA ja, aneka vAra parokSa rIte pharIyAda paNa sAMbhaLelI, atyAra sudhI koI spaSTa kahenAra maLyuM nahIM hoya, paNa Aje mArA saraLa mananI rajUAta emane sparzI gaI. mArI sAme ja meDamane bolAvIne pUchI lIdhuM ke, 'tuM AvuM bolelI kharI..' meDama jhaMkhavANA paDI gayA, badhAnI hAjarImAM bolelA, eTale zI rIte nA pADe.. emaNe vAta svIkArI... A khoTuM kahevAya, ApaNe koInA paNa dharmanI niMdA karIne emanI bhAvanAne Thesa pahoMcADavI na joIe." ( duniyAne dabAve te mahAna ke krodhane dabAve te mahAna? ]
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________________ ane jo saMbhava .. meDamanI bhUla hoya, to paNa Ama lApho mArI devo e gaMbhIra bhUla kahevAya. tAre mane kahevuM joIe, tuM jAte ja AvuM jalada pagaluM bharI bese, e na cAle. meDamanI AmanyA jALavavI joIe. cAla, mAphI mAMgI le, ane meDama have AvuM nahi kare, enI javAbadArI mArI..." meM page paDIne mAphI mAMgI lIdhI, "mArI bhUla thaI meDama.. meM ApanuM apamAna karyuM.." meDama game tema to ya eka strI hatA, lAgaNI emano svabhAva hato, ahaMkAra ghavAyelo, eTale vIpharelI vAghaNa jevA banelA, Aje ahaMkAra poSAI gayo, eTale mULa svabhAva pragaTa thayo. jo, have Ane tAro dIkaro samajIne mAphI ApI de, keTalo sarasa vinayI chokaro che....." prinsIpAle hasatAM hasatAM vAtAvaraNane haLavuM banAvI dIdhuM. meDame mArA mAthe hAtha mUkyo, "dIkarA... mArI bhUla thaI gaI." ATaluM bolatAM to emanI AMkhamAM pANI bharAI AvyA. "cAla AkhA kalAsa sAme tArI mAphI mAguM ane pharI AvuM nahi karavAno saMkalpa jAhera karuM." meDama bolyA. prinsIpAla potAnI patnInA A abhUta parivartanathI khUba ja AnaMda pAmyA ane kharekhara jayAre meDame bahAra AvI badhA ja vidyArthIo sAme potAnI bhUla kabUla karI, mArI mAphI mAMgI, tyAre to saunI AMkhomAM jhaLajhaLIyA AvI gayA. A bAju mArA bhAvI gurujInA paricayathI huM dharma mArge vadhu ne vadhu AgaLa dhapavA lAgyo. bIjI bAju pappAnuM mRtyu thayuM, parivArano AdhAra staMbha tUTI gayo. paNa mAro vairAgya majabUta ( ApattinA vamaLa vacce ja AtmAnuM kamaLa ugADavuM che. ]
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________________ banato gayo. ane paMdareka varSanI uMmare meM daDha saMkalpa karI lIdho, "mAre dIkSA levI che..." alabata tyAre huM parivArane Arthika rIte sahAyaka na hato, chatAM mammIne to mArA para ja bhaviSyanI AzA hoya ne ? atyAre to moTI bahena badhI javAbadArI nibhAvatI hatI, paNa vahelA-moDA enA lagna thavAnA, e sAsare javAnI, pachI zuM... e badhA karatAM ya moTI vAta e ke mAtAnuM vAtsalya dIkarAne dIkSA mATe rajA ApI devA zI rIte taiyAra thAya ... paNa kahyuM tema mAro bhAgyodaya Dagale ne pagale mArI sahAya karI rahyo hato, mArA gurujIe parivArane samajAvyo ane mammIe- bahene mane kahI dIdhuM, "saMbhava .. tuM tAre dIkSA laI le, A saMsAra akaLAmaNo che, A to ame abhAgiyA chIe ke amane dIkSAnI bhAvanA thatI nathI, paNa tane A bhAvanA pragaTI che. to ame tane have nahi rokIe. tuM tAre sanmArge AgaLa vadha. AtmAnuM kalyANa kara, kuLadipaka bana, zAsana dipaka bana.." mAro mArga mokaLo banI gayo, mammI ane bahena mArA mATe keTalo bhoga ApI rahyA che, eTaluM to huM samajI zakato hato. baMnene mAtra bhaya eTalo ja hato ke, "mAro kSayopazama ocho che, to A dIkSA lIdhA bAda bhaNaze zI rIte..." paNa chatAM "mAtra jJAnaprApti thI ja mokSa nathI, aneka yogo dvArA jIva AtmavikAsa sAdhI zake che...." e padArtha vicArIne emaNe rajA ApI. mane suMdara majhAno samudAya, sadgurU, dAdAgurU maLyA. aMte pappAnI gerahAjarImAM 15 varSanI vaye dIkSAnI jaya bolAI. vaizAkha vada 4 no divasa nakkI thayo. (saMvata 206 2) ( jIvanapaMtha ujADavAne badale ujALavAnuM cAlu karI do. ]
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________________ "saMbhava .. tAruM jIvana nirmaLatama banI rahe, e mATe ApaNe kuLadevI pAse darzana vaMdana karavA jaI AvIe..." mammIe mane vAta karI. saurASTramAM coTIlA gAmanI pAse moTI TekarI para Avela cAmuMDA mAtAnuM maMdira e ja amArI kuLadevInuM sthAna... "mammI mane bhagavAna, sadguru ane jainadharma sivAya kayAMya namavAnuM mana nathI thatuM. mane kaMI kuLadevI upara dveSa nathI, paNa mAre ene zA mATe namana karavA .." "jo saMbhava .. dIkSA pachI AkhI jIMdagI tAre kayAM kuLadevI pAse javAnuM che? tuM amArA saMtoSa khAtara paNa eka vAra tyAM amArI sAthe cAla... amane bhaviSyano bhaya na rahe !!" mammIe kahyuM ane e badhAnA saMtoSa khAtara huM emanI sAthe coTIlA pahoMcyo, TekarI caDhIne cAmuMDA mAtAnA maMdire pahoMcyA, mammI - mAmA - bahena badhAe bhAvathI namaskAra karyA, zrIphaLa caDAvyuM , bhaMDAra pUryo... A badhuM meM joyA karyuM, paNa meM hAtha paNa na joDayA ke mAthuM paNa na namAvyuM... mammI gabharAI gaI, mArA para jarAka gusse paNa thaI. paNa have huM mumukSu hato, thoDAka ja divasono mahemAna hato, eTale e gusso tarata ja ogaLI gayo. dIkarA .. eka vAra namI le ne .. prArthanA karI le ne ..' nA .. mammI .. have A mastaka name mAtra bhagavAnane .. ArajhU kare mAtra prabhu sAme ..... mArI makkamatA joI mammI kazuM na bolI, paNa tyAM beThelo saMnyAsI mAruM A vartana joIne bebAkaLo banI gayo. "koNa che A chokaro ? kema namato nathI ?' mAlanI kamAla karatAM kalamanI kamAla zreSTha che.
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________________ 12 mammIe zAMtithI mArI dIkSA vigerenI vAta karI. "ema e jainasAdhu banavAno che ? to chokarA .. cAla ..A maMdiranA mukhya mahaMtanA AzirvAda laI le.. hajAro loko emanA zaraNe Ave che, '' ane e saMnyAsI, AkhA parivArane 70 varSanA, moTI dADhIvALA, bhayAnaka dekhAtA mahaMta pAse laI gayA. tyAM paNa cAmuMDA mAtAnI derImAM banelA prasaMganuM punarAvartana thayuM. badhA mahaMtanA page lAgyA, huM akkaDa banI ne ubho rahyo, mammIe page lAgavA kahyuM, meM spaSTa nA pADI, mahaMte A badhu joyuM.. Tema chokarA che mane kema page nathI lAgato " "mahaMtajI ! eNe to mAtAjIne paNa namana nathI karyA. e jaina sAdhu banavAno che." pelA saMnyAsIe sIdho dhaDAko karyo. mahaMtanA moDhA para krodhanI rekhAo upasI AvI. chokarA ! mAtAjI kopAyamAna thaze, to tAruM satyanAza kADhI nAkhaze." zrApa jevI bhASAmAM mahaMtajI bolyA, mammI vagere to dhrujI gayA, huM paNa jarAka gabharAyo to kharo, paNa ema kAMI dabhAI jAuM thoDo !! "mAtAjI karuNAvALA hoya. huM emano bALaka emane na namuM eTale e mAruM satyanAza thoDA ja kADhe ? ane jo evuM kare to e mAtAjI na kahevAya... e caMDAlaNa, DAkaNa, cUDela ja kahevAya ne ..' huM bolyo ane mAMta chobhIlA paDI gayA. zuM javAba Apavo e emane na sUjhayuM. alabatta parivAravALA to sakhata gabharAI gayelA, mammI mane aTakAvatI hatI, paNa mAruM dhyAna e tarapha na hatuM. "paNa tane vAMdho zuM che ? mAtAjIne kamane namana karavAmAM virAdhanAnI dhamAla choDo,ArAdhanAnI kamAla mATe doDo.
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________________ vAMdho kazo nathI. "paNa mane mAtra mArA bhagavAna ane mArA guru para ja zraddhA che, tamArA sau mATe koI tiraskAra nathI. paNa namana karavAnI mane icchA thatI nathI." sAruM, sAruM. kaMI vAMdho nahi, jA .. mArI tane zubhecchA che.' 70-75 varSanI uMmaranA moTA mahaMta 15 varSanI uMmaranA mArI sAme gama khAI gayA, ane ame tyAMthI vidAya lIdhI. jo ke parivAre mane Thapako Apyo, paNa badhA eTaluM to joI ja zakyA ke "A chokaro kAcI mATIno nathI. e bhalabhalAne ThaMDA pADI zakavAnI puNyAIvALo che.' alabatta A puNyAI prabhu pratyenI ananya zraddhAthI ja pragaTI che, evuM huM to cokkasa mAnuM chuM. Aje camatkAronI, jaMtara-maMtara-taMtranI vAto karanArA aneka gRhastho cArebAju nIkaLI paDayA che. ApaNA roga-zokAdinA nivAraNa mATe emanA caraNo ghasatA thazuM, emanA kahevA pramANenI vidhio karazuM... to mane lAge che ke A eka moTI honArata ja gaNAze. ApaNA badhAnI zraddhA to meru jevI aDaga hoya. deva tarIke mAtra vItarAga sarvajJa bhagavaMto, saguru tarIke mAtra vairAgI-jJAnI paMcamahAvratadhArI sAdhu-sAdhvI bhagavaMto ane dharma tarIke ApaNA cAritranA suMdara majhAnA AcAro... A sivAya koInI paNa zehazaramamAM taNAI javAnI jarUra nathI. koInA camatkAro sAMbhaLIne aMjAI javAnI jarUra nathI., koInI pAse dInatA dekhADavAnI jarUra nathI... vaizAkha suda 4nA divase raMge caMge mArI dIkSA thaI, ane mArI saMyamayAtrA zaru thaI. jinAlayanI dhajA Ape zivAlayanI majA ane moharAjAne sajA.
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________________ gaka ja 25 % % [ 14 , ga . . . 2. duHkha mAM samaro suratanA belAbenanA jIvanamAM banelo camatkAra temanA ja zabdomAM vAMcIe... 1990nI vAta che. Ilekazana hovAthI traNa divasanI rajA hatI. dukAno baMdha hovAthI ame pAlItANA javAno progrAma banAvyo. ame gADI laIne nIkaLyA. huM, zrAvaka, nAno be varSano bAbo, naNaMda, naNadoI ane temano 15 varSano putra. sarasa jAtrA thaI gaI. jAtrA karI bapore ame surata tarapha parata nIkaLI gayA. voTIMga nuM kAunTIMga cAlatuM hatuM enuM rIjhalTa AvI gayuM hovAthI aMkalezvaranI pahelAM AmodamAM dhamAla cAlu thaI gaI hatI. ame Amoda pAse AvyA tyAre 100 thI 150 mANasonA ToLAe talavAra, lAkaDI, guptI vagere laIne amArI kArane gherI lIdhI. mArA zrAvaka DrAIvIMga karatA hatA. ToLu sakhata gussAmAM hatuM. amArI gADI para jora jora thI lAkaDIo mAravA lAgyA. eka jaNe gADIno kAca kholavAnuM kahI zarTanI aMdarathI lAMbu cappa kADhyuM ane bahAra nIkaLavA dhamakAvavA lAgyo. ame badhA khUba ja DarI gayA. badhA AdIzvarabhagavAnane yAda karI satata navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karavA lAgyA. tyAM ja vacce ToLAmAMthI jANe bhagavAne madada karavA mokalyA hoya tema eka vRdhdha kAkA AgaLa AvI badhAne aTakAvI kahevA lAgyA, A lokone javA do e loko to ApaNAvALA che. ane amane kahyuM AgaLa paNa 100 thI 200 mANasonuM ToLuM maLaze. temane mArU nAma ApI ne kahejo ke, ame temanA sagA chIe. to ja tamane javA deze. amArI kAranI AgaLa eka Traka DrAIvaranuM gaLuM cappAthI cIrI nAkhyuM hatuM. ame khUba ja gabharAI idurjanane vakhANavAnI jarUra nathI to vakhoDavAnI paNa jarUra nathI. ]
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________________ gayA hatA. satata navakAramaMtranuM raTaNa cAlatuM hatuM. AgaLa be mInITanA aMtare bIju moTu ToLuM dekhAyuM. teo paNa hathiyAra sAthe ja hatA. amArI kAra rokI ame temane te kAkAnuM nAma ApyuM to amane tarata javA dIdhA. te divasathI AdIzvaradAdA para ane navakAra maMtra para khUba khUba zradhdhA vadhI gaI ! have to hAlatA, cAlatA, uThatA, besatA, uMghamAM paNa jo rAtre AMkha khulI jAya !! to jIbha para tarata ja navakAramaMtra ja AvI jAya. Apatti Ave tyAre navakAramaMtra gaNavA karatAM Apatti pUrve ja satata navakAramaMtra gaNavAmAM vAMdho zuM? 3. zradhdhAnI saragama suratanA hetalabahene jIvanamAM zrI kalikuMDa pArzvanAtha dAdAno camatkAra anubhavyo. temanA ja zabdomAM bhAvapUrvaka vAMcIe... mAruM nAma hetala che. huM suratamAM rahuM chuM. hAlamAM mAre be joDIyA bALako che, tIrtha ane tyAgI. A baMne bALakonA DIlIvarI prasaMganI A vAta che. 23 varSanI uMmare mArA lagna thayA ane mane bIjA ja mahine khabara paDI ke mAre be bALako che. tyAre huM ghaNI gabharAI gaI kAraNake mArU zarIra sAva pAtaLuM. mArI tAkAta na hatI ke huM be bALakane janma ApI zakuM ane DaoNkaTare paNa kahI dIdheluM ke bALakane jo poSaNa nahi maLe to bALakano vikAsa na thAya ane ene kAcanI peTImAM rAkhavuM paDe. tyArathI ja meM zrI kalikuMDa pArzvanAthadAdAnA jApa cAlu karI dIdhA. mane emanA para atUTa zradhdhA hatI. meM paramAtmAne prArthanA karI ke, mArA zarIranI koI tAkAta nathI. mAre tArI kRpAthI ja pAra utaravAnuM che. ( vizvAsanI suvAsa savAso yojana sudhI phelAya che. ]
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________________ DilIvarI mATe mammInA ghare gaI. AkhA zarIre sojA ghaNAM rahetA hatA. 10 mahinA thaI gayA DilIvarI thatI na hatI. paNa bI.pI. ghaNuM hovAthI DaoNkaTare kahyuM ke have DilIvarI karAvavI ja paDaze. mane ghaNI bIka lAgatI hatI. huM roja niyamIta sthirAsane eka kalAka dAdAnA jApa karatI hatI. e sivAya Akho divasa manamAM jApa cAlu ja raheto hato. 11vAgye davAkhAne gaI ane 4 vAgye normala DilIvarI dvArA meM eka bALaka ane eka bALakIne janma Apyo. ane bannenuM vajana sarasa bAbAnuM 3 kilo ane bebInuM 2.5 kilo. DaoNkaTarane paNa Azcarya thayuM ATalA sarasa vajananA bALako che. paraMtu be bALako nA kAraNe kothaLI eTalI patalI thaI gaI ke blaDano phorsa baMdha ja na thAya. DaoNkaTara TAMkA le ne tUTI jAya. 5 TakA lohI thaI gayuM. DaoNkaTare kahI dIdhuM ke have kesa amArA hAthanI bahAra che. eka bAju lohInA bATalA caDhe ane bIjI bAju lUkojhanA bATalA caDhe. gharanA baghA raDavA lAgyA. paNa mane paramAtmA para zradhdhA hatI ke te mArI sAthe ja che, mArI pAse ja che. mArI mammIe kalikuMDadAdAnA jApa cAlu karI dIdhA. ane camatkAra thayo. huM motane bheTIne pAchI AvI gaI. 8 vAgyA ane blIDIMga baMdha thaI gayu. DaoNkaTarane paNa Azcarya thayuM ke A bahenane bhagavAne ja bacAvyA che. ane banne bALakone laIne ame kalikuMDadAdAnA darzana karavA gayA. ImposIbalane posIbala banAvavAnI tAkAta mAtra dAdAnI zradhdhAmAM ja che. Apatti Ave pachI dAdAno jApa karavo enAM karatAM roja jApa karIe to Apatti ja na Ave, e dharmazraddhALu nuM kArya che. karmano baMdha karatA anubaMdha vadhu mahatvano che. ]
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________________ 17 20 saMtAna jayAre mAtAnA peTamAM hoya tyAre mAtAe karelA zubha-azubha kAryonI asara saMtAna para paDe che. tevA samaye vartamAnanI ghaNI zrAvikAoe navalAkha navakAra jApa, uttama pustakonuM vAMcana, paramAtmAnI pUjA, AMgI, cauvihAra, TI.vI.no sadaMtara tyAga, hoTala-dhIyeTarano tyAga vigere aneka suMdara ArAdhanAo karI che, jenA prabhAve bALakonA janmanI sAthe ja rAtribhojanano tyAga, bhAvimAM suMdara ArAdhanAothI AgaLa vadhI saMyama sudhI pahoMcyA che. ke mAtAo ! tame paNa saMtAnone mahAna banAvavA khUba dharma karo. e ja preraNA..... 4. saMyama jIvanano levo mAgaDo eka bhayaMkara eksIDenTa thayo. juvAnajodha dikarAnuM emAM mota thayuM. prasaMga evo banyo hato ke mA-bApane be dikarA hatAM. baMne dIkarAne nAnapaNathI ja jinapUjA, gurUvaMdana, pAThazALA, rAtribhojana tyAga vigere uttama saMskAro mA e siMcelA hatA. moTa dikarAne dharma karatAM karatAM bhAva jAgyo ke mAre gurUbhagavaMta pAse rahevA javuM che, jJAnAbhyAsa karavo che. mAtA-pitAe saMmati ApI. bhannatA bhaNatA dikarAne jema jJAna maLatuM gayuM. tema saMsAranI asAratA, bhayAnakatA, bihAmaNApaNuM, pApamayatA, anityatA vigere samajAyA ane vairAgya bhAva jAgatA dIkSA levAnA bhAva jAgyA. mAtA-pitAne vAta karatAM temaNe saMmati ApI ane dhAmadhUmapUrvaka dIkSA ApI. cAlo ! bIjI dikarI to ApaNI sAthe ja che ne. ghaDapaNamAM e to ApaNane sAcavI leze. AvI koI vicAradhArA e mAtA-pitAne AvI ke nahi e to kone mAyA, mUrchA, mAna, mamatA, mUDhatA e mohanA ja svarUpa che.
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________________ khabara... nAno dikaro skula-kolejamAM bhaNatA AgaLa vadhyo. eka divasa bahAra gayelA A dikarAne bhayaMkara eksIDanTa thayo ane sthaLa para ja mota thayuM. sau vicAramAM paDI gayA ke mA ne A samAcAra koNa kaheze...? mA ne kevo AghAta lAgaze ? kadAca mAnuM mota to...... prathama dikarI sAdhu banyo ane bIjAnuM mota thayuM to have mA-bApanI bAkI jIMdagInuM zuM ? sagAsaMbaMdhIo AvI vicAraNA karatA karatA chevaTe ghare mA pAse pahoMcyA. dhIme dhIme vAta kADhatAM mAne dikarAnA mota aMge vAta karI, mA dhruske dhruske rovA lAgI. saune lAgyuM ke Apanne vicAratAM hatAM e ja thayuM, mA ne khUba AdhAta lAge te svAbhAvika che. bAkInI jaMdagImAM sAcavanAra koNa..... be traNa beno mAne zAMta rAkhavA lAgyA. pANI ApyuM mAMDa mAMDa mA nA DraskA ochA thatA baheno sAMtvanA ApavA lAgyA. ke juo je banavAnuM hatuM te banI gayuM. gayelo dikaro to pAcho nathI AvavAno, je janme che tene maravAnuM avazya nakkI che... bIjA eka bena bolyA tame prathama dikarAne dikSA na ApI hota to ghaNuM sArUM thAta ! tamane ghaDapaNamAM takalIpha na paData ! mA e turaMta ja emane rokyA, " juo puNyazALI zrAvikAbahena.. tame ema nahI samajatAM ke huM mArA dikarAnA motanI A vAtathI ke amArA bhaviSyanI ciMtAthI raDI rahI chuM. mane to raDavuM enuM Ave che ke meM mArA bIjA dikarAne dikSA kema na apAvI...!!!' sahu stabdha banI gayAM. anupamA ane nAgilA samAna vartamAnanI A zAsanapremI zrAvikAne lAkha lAkha dhanyavAda... anAbhogathI karelI deva-gurUnI AzAtanA durgati ApanAra che.
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________________ zuM tame tamArA saMtAnane zramaNa banAvI zakazo..? chevaTe zravaNa to banAvI ja zakazo ne... 5. saMgha e ja sarvasva nAraNapurA vistAra. sAMjanA sAtano samaya. gurUdeva ! jaldI mArA ghare padhAro. mAtRzrInI takalIpha vadhI rahI che. game tyAre zvAsa mUkI deze. mAMgalika saMbhaLAvIne pAcho pharyo ane samAcAra AvyA ke temanA mAtRzrI cAlyA gayA. aMtima samaye gurU bhagavaMtanuM mAMgalika sAMbhaLavAnuM eka joradAra puNya kAma karI gayuM. saMghanA kAryomAM adamya utsAhapUrvaka lAbha lenAra e bhAgyazALI ... jinAlaya-pAThazALA mATe khUba doDadhAma karanAra e puNyazALI.. AvatI kAle savAre saMghanI sthApanAnI jAherAto borDa upara pUrvethI thaI cUkela che ane emanA ja mAtRzrI acAnaka mAMdagI AvatA pUrvanI saMdhyAe cAlyA gayA. kAle saMghasthApanA karavI ke kema...? bhAgyazALIe gurU bhagavaMtane ane saMghane jaNAvyuM ke tame saheja paNa ciMtA ne zoka na rAkhatA. aMtima samaye mAtRzrInI sevAno lAbha khUba maLyo. emanA nimitte saMgha sthApanA baMdha na ja rahevI joIe. AvatIkAle saMgha sthApanA, navakArazI pUrNa thayA bAda ja huM tamAma sagA-saMbaMdhIne mAtRzrInI ciravidAya aMgenI vAta karIza ! rAtre moDe sudhI e bhAgyazALIe saMgha sthApanAnA jarUrI kAryo sahunI sAthe rahIne karyA !! savAre saMgha sthApanA bAda eka bAju navakArazI cAlu thayA bAda ja sagAsaMbaMdhIone mAtRzrI ne kADhavAno samaya jaNAvavAnuM cAlu karyuM. thAMbhalA kahe che ke thA bhalA.
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________________ che eka ja che . [ 20 8 , , , , saMgha ane saMgha sthApanAnI mahAnatA e puNyazALInA hRdayamAM utkRSTabhAve vasI haze, tyAreja AvuM kArya karI zakyA. dhanya che emanI saMgha bhaktine... !! paccIsamAM tIrthakara tulya saMghanI bhakti karavAno avasara kayAreya cUkatA nahi. kemake tatvArthasUtramAM pUjya umAsvAtijI mahArAje saMghanI vaiyAvaccanA prabhAve aneka AtmAoe tIrthaMkara nAmakarmano baMdha batAvyo che. paramAtmAnI AMgI thI je puNyabaMdha thAya tenA karatAM aneka gaNo adhika puNyabaMdha saMghano vahIvaTa zudhdhapaNe karavAthI baMdhAya che. saMghabhaktino lAbha jo jo cUktA... 6. eka ajIbo dAstAna sonAnI mUrata samuM gaNAtuM surata zahera. dAyakAo pUrve tyAM eka jaina yuvAna enI mAtA sAthe rahe. e kALe suratamAM lakSmIjInI kRpA pAmanAra lakSmInaMdana jaina paNa vasatA hatAM, to lakSmIdevInI jarA sarakhI najara suddhAM nahIM pAmanAra AvA yuvAno vasatAM hatA. mAtAe eka vAra putrane zANapaNasabhara vAta kahI ke, lAge che ke suratamAM tArA nasIba ADenuM pAMdaDuM khasavuM muzkela che. tuM muMbaI jA. to kadAca kSetra parivartananA kAraNe bhAgya parAvartana zakya bane. putrae karamAyelA puSpa jevuM phikyuM smita karatAM kahyuM, "mA! paNa muMbaI javA mATe bhADAnA ya paisA mArI pAse kyAM che... ne tyAM jaIne mUDI vinA huM pagabhara ubho paNa kyAM rahI zakIza..." kiMtu mAM hiMmata na hArI, game te rIte eNe putra mATe gADI bhADAnI vyavasthA karI, uparAMta muMbaInA koI jaina zreSThinI gALa ApanAra ne goLa vahecatA zIkho to mahAna banazo. |
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________________ dukAne sAva sAmAnya pagAre nokarInI vyavasthA ya karAvI. muMbaI javAno divasa Avyo. dharmaniSTha mAtA putrane kahe : bAjunA jaina upAzrayamAM sAdhvIjI zrI ratnamAlAzrIjI birAje che. muMbaI jatAM pUrve tuM emanA mukhethI mAMgalika zloka pATha sAMbhaLI le. zukana thaze. yuvAna mAtA sAthe sAdhvIjInuM mAMgalika sAMbhaLavA gayo. dharma mAtA jevA vicakSaNa sAdhvIjIe mAMgalika pATha saMbhaLAvavA uparAMta traNa mAMgalika niyamo svIkAravAnI yuvAnane preraNA karI (1) pratidina ekaso ATha navakAra gaNavA. (2) rAtribhojanano tyAga karavo. (3) muMbaInI nokarImAM je pahelo pagAra maLe te tamAma pagAra koI garIba jarUrIyAtamaMda jaina parivAranI bhakti mATe ApI devo. vastutaH AmAMnA be niyama to yuvAna mATe haju zakya hatAM. paraMtu trIjo niyama koI rIte zakya na hato. muMbaI javA mATenA gADIbhADAnI mAMga vyavasthA karanAra e khuda garIba sAdharmika hato. A sthitimAM daridrAvasthAmAM pahelo pagAra ApI devo e to duSkara vAta ja hatI. kiMtu saMskArI udAra dila yuvAne traNeya niyamo pUrA umaMgathI svIkArI lIdhA. muMbaI AvyA bAda eno prathama mAsa kaparo gayo. bhojananI koI vyavasthA thAya tema na hatuM. kyAreka bhUkhyA rahIne, kyAreka AyaMbila karIne, to kyAreka sAmAnya vyavasthA karIne eNe jema tema prathama mAsa pUrNa karyo. mahinAnA aMte zeThe pagAra Apyo. eka mAsanI kAmagIrI ane pagAra maLI javAthI hiMmatavAna banelA yuvAne sAhasathI kahyuM : zeTha.. A sivAya dasa rUpiyA uchInA Apo to maherabAnI. AgAmI mAsanA pagAramAMthI e bhoLapaNa cAle bhoTapaNa nahi.
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________________ dasa rUpiyA kApI lejo . jethI huM mArI eka mAsanI bhojananI vyavasthA karI zakuM. Azcaryacakita thaI jaIne zeThe pUchayuM : are A pagAra maLyo che, temAMthI tuM bhojana vyavasthA karI le che. uchInA zA mATe mAge che? yuvAne daridrAvasthAmAM dAnanuM duSkara kArya karato uttara Apyo : zeTha !! meM niyama lIdho che te pramANe A samagra pagAra to huM garIba sAdharmika parivArane ApavAno chuM. mATe emAMthI eka rUpiyo ya huM mArA khapamAM laIza nahIM. A daridra vyaktinI uMcI dilerI nihALIne, yuvAna para phIdA phIdA thaI jatAM zeThe kahyuM : tArI udAratA sAme to mArI zrImaMtAI jhAMkhI TharI che. bhojana mATe uchInA rUpiyA levAnI jarUra nathI, tArI bhojana vyavasthA huM karI daIza. ane hA, havethI tane badhI rIte AgaLa lAvavAnI javAbadArI huM adA karIza. jANe yuvAne dAkhavela utkRSTa dAnanuM tatkALa utkRSTa phaLa sAmethI maLyuM. kALAMtare A yuvAna muMbaImAM aDhaLaka saMpatti pAmIne arvAcIna jaina zAsanamAM eka amara nAmanA varI janAra zrAvaka rUpe paMkAyo. e zrAvaka eTale zatruMjaya girirAjanA mahAbhiSeka karAvIne lokakaMThe vasI gayelA puNyAtmA zrI rajanIkAMtabhAI devaDI. chelle eka vAta : udAratA para IjAro mAtra zrImaMtono ja hovAnA bhramamAM kadI rAcazo nahi. zrI rajanIkAMtabhAI devaDI jevAnA AvA prasaMgo DaMkAnI coTa para ghoSaNA kare che ke kayAreka garIba vyakita paNa zrImaMtone kayAMya Takkara mAre evI aphalAtuna, Before Marriage live love - after late love
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________________ adUbhUta ane anupama udAratA sAva sahaja paNe dAkhavI zakatI hoya che. ApaNe cAhIzuM AvI anupama udAratA bharI garIbAI.. 7. paTelanuM parivartana zuM Avo mahAna jaina dharma ! AvA uttama emanA prabhujI ! tyAgI ane vairAgI emanA sAdhu-sAdhvIjI ! " vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLatA e paTela bahenane ahobhAva thayo. Azare 47 varSanI uMmara. Ama to zikSikA tarIke bhaNAvavAnI nokarI skulamAM hatI. prasaMge vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavA gayA hatA. nakkI karyuM ke have jaina dharma vize khUba jANavuM che ! sAdhvIjI sAthe satsaMga vadhAratA gayA. be pratikramaNanA sUtro uparAMta saMtikaramu, bhaktAmara, snAtasyA vi. sUtro paNa kaMThastha karyA che. aticAra vigere kaMThastha karavAnI mahenata cAlu che. ghaNAM badhA jaina dharmanA pustako vAMcavAnuM cAlu che ! Aje emanI uMmara Azare 67 varSa che. chellA 10-12 varSathI savAre ghare jAte ane sAMje upAzraya jaIne pratikramaNa kare che. pAThazALA jAya che. be upadhAna karyA che. bAra vrata samajIne nANa samakSa uccAryA che. rAtribhojana baMdha che. vividha pustako upara ghare beThA parIkSA paNa Ape che. jo paTela paNa jaina dharmane pAmI pratikramaNa Adi ArAdhanA karI zake to ApaNe jaina chIe. ApaNe sUtra abhyAsa, pratikramaNAdi karIne mAnava janma saphaLa banAvavo joIe tevuM lAgatuM hoya to AjathI ja sAdhanA mArge AgaLa vadho e ja hitazikSA. ( dharma mAtra jANavA jevo nahi mANavA jevo che. ]
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________________ 24:30 8. putrIne badale putra prApti suratanA aniSAbahenanA jIvanamAM thayela camatkAra emanA ja zabdomAMvAMcIe : mAre eka bebI che. tenA janma bAda be varSa pachI mAre DIlIvarI samaya hato. badhA kahetA ke tAre bIjI paNa bebI che. pAMcamA chaThThA mahine huM ane mArA patideva eka daragAha pAsethI pasAra thatA hatA tyAre eka maulavIe mane kahyuM ke tamAre peTamAM bebI ja che. badhA kahe che ke e maulavInI vAta sAcI hoya che. maulavIe saMpUrNa vizvAsa sAthe kahyuM hatuM ke tamAre 100 TakA bebI che. sonogrAphI karAvI ceka karI zako. huM sAco ja chuM. huM ane mArA patideva thoDA DhIlA paDI gayA kAraNake huM mArA sAsarAmAM ekanI eka ja putravadhu chuM. eTale mArA sAsu sasarA putrane vadhAre jhaMkhatA hatAM. pachI meM emane kahyuM, " tame ciMtA na karo. A dikarIno dikaro huM karIza.' ane tyArathI ame baMnne e khUba dharma karavAnuM cAlu karyuM. comAsu besatAM mAre chaThTho mahino beTho. be TAIma pratikramaNa temaja savAre AdIzvara bhagavAnanA moTA phoTA sAme pAMca vAgyAmAM dipaka-dhUpa sAthe nava smaraNa no jApa karatI. tyArathI mArA patideve roja eka sAmAyika karavAno niyama karyo. ane tyAra pachI amane dhArmika camatkAro mahine mahine maLavA lAgyA. je uMDe uMDe preraNA ApatA hatA ke tamAre bAbo che. ane meM DIlIvarI sudhI satata mArA navasmaraNa gaNavAnA cAlu rAkhyA. sAthe sAthe saLaMga cauvihAra paNa karyAM. tenA prabhAve 3,700 grAma vajananA nirogI zarIravALA eka dedIpyamAna putra ne meM janma Apyo. saMsAranI dhUmakamANI e maratI vakhatanI dhULa kamANI che.
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________________ 9. saLaMga varSItapamAM 108 upavAsa malADanA mRdulAbahenanA lagna bAda thoDA ja samayamAM temanA patine lakvo thaI gayo. Avaka baMdha thatA pote khAkharAmaThIyA karI potAnuM gujarAna calAvavA lAgyA ane patinI sevA karavA lAgyA. lagabhaga 25 varSa patinI khaDe page sevA karI chatAM temanA pati mRtyu pAmyA. AthI temanuM mana dharma tarapha vaLyuM. vrata-paccakhANa karavA lAgyA. 25 jeTalA saLaMga varSItapa thayA. jemAM alaga alaga varSItapamAM temaNe 8-11-15-16-2141-68-72 saLaMga upavAsa karyA. I. sa. 2009mAM 108 upavAsa karyA. te paNa mauna sAthe badhI kriyA paNa karatAM. navA navvANuM karI. 17 vAra cauvihArA chaTha karI sAta jAtrA karI. anumodanA karatAM ApaNe paNa varSItapAdi ArAdhanAnA bhAva karIe. Aje paNa saLaMga varSo sudhI varSItapa karanArA keTalAya bhAgyazALIo ApaNI vacce che ja ..... 10. Adizvara alabelo re khaMbhAtamAM rahetA alpezabhAI dhaMdhAnA kAma mATe avAranavAra dilhI jatAM hatAM. ekavAra dilhI gayA hatAM tyAre tyAMthI jayapura javA mATe rAtre bAra vAgye nikaLyA tyAre temane basa maLI nahIM, tethI te TeksImAM beThA. TekasI thoDe dUra gaI pachI temAM bIjI be vyakti beThI. tyAMthI lagabhaga 20-25 kI.mI. dUra gayA pachI DAyavaranI bAjunI sITa vALI vyakita e alpezabhAIne pistola batAvI ane kahyuM, "tame kiDanepa thaI gayA cho. jarA paNa avAja karatAM nahi." ane alpezabhAI nI bAjumAM beThelI vyaktie ( gharamAM dharmanI copaDI para cokaDI kayAreya na mUkatA. ]
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________________ 26 temanA hAtha pakaDI lIdhA ane kahyuM, " jarA paNa avAja karazo to tamane mArI nAkhIzuM." alpezabhAI e AdIzvaradAdAnA jApa cAlu karI dIdhA. ane manamAM vicAravA lAgyA, hai AdIzvaradAdA huM varSothI tamArI pAse AvuM chuM. jo kayAreka paNa meM bhAvathI tamane pUjayA hoya, tamArI sevA-pUjA karI hoya to Apa mane bacAvazo. jApa karatAM karatAM acAnaka tyAM polIsanI eka gADI AvI, polIsavALAe DrAyavarane kAca kholavAnuM kahyuM chatAM teNe kAca kholyo nahi. ane gADI spIDamAM calAvI. polIse teno pIcho karyo ane AgaLa badhA sTopa upara nAkAbaMdhI karAvI lIdhI ane aMtamAM badhA kiDanepara pakaDAI gayA ane dAdAnA jApathI alpezabhAI bhacI gayAM. jIvanamAM kayAre paNa Apatti Ave tyAre tene vadhAvI lejo ane dAdAnA nAmanuM smaraNa karo. dAdA jarUrathI tamane koI paNa rasto batAvaze. zradhdhA rAkhajo. "du:khane vadhAvI levuM e samakitInuM lakSaNa che.'' 11. AyaMbilano prabhAva naDIyAdano jIgneza. uMmara 28 varSa. 204mAM teNe vardhamAna tapano pAyo nAkhela. muMbaIthI tenA kAkAno dikaro abhaya Avela. chellI bArInA chellA upavAse eTaleke pAyAnA chellA divase rAtre 10 vAgyAnI lokazakti eksapresamAM tene mukavA mATe sTezana gayela. Trena AvI. temAM caDhavA jatAM joza Tena nIce paDI gayo. Trena cAlu hatI. bAkInA DabbA tenA uparathI pasAra thaI gayA. paraMtu tene koI gaMbhIra IjA na thaI. mAtra tenA paganI pAnI kapAI gaI. copaDI cho paDI ema nahi copaDI badale khopaDI.
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________________ pAsenI hospITalamAM tAtkAlika dAkhala karyo. sAravAra cAlu thaI. DaoNkaTare davA levA mATe ApI. paraMtu teNe moM vATe kazuM paNa levAno dharAra InkAra karyo. ane kahyuM ke, "mAre Aje upavAsa che temaja kAyama mATe cauvihAra karuM chuM, jethI suryAsta bAda kazuM ja leto nathI. jethI kAle savAre navakArazI bAda ja huM davA goLI laIza. jethI tamAre je Ijekzana ApavA hoya te Apo." kevI daDhadharmitA... sagavaDiyA dharmavALA cetajo... doDha mahinAnI sAravAra bAda page sArU lAgatAM dAdAnI 99 yAtrA paNa evA page karI Avyo ane te pachI be eka varSa bAda pharI vAra dAdAnI 99 yAtrA karI. atyAre tene vardhamAna tapanI 15 oLI pUrNa thaI cUkI che. 12. mahAmaMtra che moTo jagamAM svataMtratA caLavaLanI A vAta che. vallabhabhAI paTele dareka rAjyane potAnuM rAjya bhulI eka thavA vinaMtI karI. haidarAbAdanA nijhAma A vAta mAnavA taiyAra na hatA. haidarAbAdamAM hindu-musalamAnonu tophAna zarU thayuM. ratanabena temanA pati tathA cAra putro-pAMca putrI saparivAra haidarAbAdamAM hatA. temanA musalamAna pADozIe ghara choDI solApura javAnI salAha ApI. rAtrInA samaye baLadagADAmAM besI sau solApura javA nIkaLyA. ratanabena dhArmika pravRtivALA. samajayA tyArathI cauvihAra, kaMdamULa tyAga hatA. tapasyA koI bAkI nahI. gAmanI strIone dhArmika zikSaNa ApanAra. divasabhara samaya maLatA navakAramaMtrano jApa karatAM, navakAramaMtra para khUba zradhdhA, bALakone paNa e ja dhArmika zikSaNa. ( ArAdhakone mota nahi mokSanI ciMtA hoya. ]
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________________ rAtrinA samaye rasto pasAra karatA vacamAM jaMgala AvyuM. aMdhArI rAta, pazuono bhaya, luMTArUono bhaya, AgaLa vadhatA chupAyelA 7-8 loko talavAra sAthe hindu kuTuMbane mAravA AvyA. acAnaka lokone joI badhA gabharAyA paNa ratanabene saune navakAramaMtrano jora thI jApa karavA jaNAvyuM tyAre acAnaka eka kadAvara vyakti humalAkhora ane baLadagADAnI vacce AvI. tenuM teja ane vyaktitva joI humalAkhora DarIne bhAgI gayA. ratanabena kAMIka kahe te pahelA a SEL92 34EUR24 48 0141. Who is he? 13. jAtrA navvANuM karIe ramIlAbena eka dharmiSTha zrAvikA..... game te kAma karatAM roTalI karatAM dhArmika abhyAsa to cAlu ja hoya. game tyAM jAtrA karavA javAnuM hoya ke bahAragAma javAnuM thAya tyAre gADImAM besatAM ja bhagavAnanI jaya bolAvavAnI ane sAthe ja navakAra maMtranA jApa cAlu thaI jAya. rastAmAM paNa khapa pUratI ja vAtacIta kare ane badhAne paNa navasmaraNa saMbhaLAve. pachI ja bIjI vAto karajo ema paNa kahe. 1998 mAM blaDa prezaranI bImArI thaI ane DaoNkaTare roja eka goLI pharajIyAta levAnI ApI. comAsA pachI sagAmAMthI eka jaNa zatruMjayanI navvANuM yAtrA karAvatA hatAM. to emane paNa bhAvanA thaI gaI. pahelA to patie prezaranI bImArInA kAraNe nA pADI paraMtu pote temAM aMtarAya kevI rIte pADe ema vicArIne rajA ApI. pachI to jAtrA karatAM karatAM emaNe goLIo baMdha karI ane doDha mahinAmAM 108 jAtrA sArI rIte pUrNa karI. chaThTha karIne sAta jAtrA paNa karI. tyArabAda Aja sudhI temane goLIo levAnI jarUra paDI nathI ane sAdhanA mATe traNa pAyA Devotion, Determination, Daring
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________________ 29. eka - vaLI AnAthI tapa karavAnI paNa hiMmata maLI. pachI to vIsasthAnaka nI vIsa oLI upavAsa thI purNa karI, be upadhAna. be varasInapa. sidhdhitapa, pharIvAra navvANuM jAtrA, mAsakSamaNa. pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanA 108 aThThamanI ArAdhanA hAla cAlI rahI che. navapadanI vidhi sahita nava oLI, vardhamAna tapanI 22 obI ane klyANaka vagere nAnA, moTA, aneka tapa pUrNa karyA. ema thAya che ke dAdA pratye kevo agAdha prema ane zradhdhA ke roga to jaDa mULathI maTADe paNa tAkAta paNa vadhAre... varSItapa lIdho tyAre patine paNa phAgaNa mahine zarUAta karAvI. temane DAyAbiTIsa khUba ja rahe. bhukhyA rahI na zake, sugaraphrI vAparavI paDe, nA nA karatA dhIme dhIme badhu mAphaka AvI gayuM ane pachI to biyAsAM mAM paNa mIThAI vAparatA. AkhA varSItapamAM kadI patine DAyAbiTIsa mapAvavo nathI paDayo. temanA pati eka vAra gADImAM pAMca bhAIbaMdha sAthe rAjasthAnathI darzana karIne AvatAM hatAM. teo AgaLa beThA hatA ane acAnaka calAvanAra mitrane jhoku AvI jatAM gADI sAme caDhI jatAM Traka sAthe athaDAI. sAthenA eka mitranuM tyAM ja mRtyu thayuM ane bIjA badhAne khUba ja vAgyuM. pati paNa tyAM ja bebhAna banI gayAM paNa navakAra gaNavAnuM gADImAM cAlatuM hatuM, pariNAme temane koI gaMbhIra IjA na thaI. jaya ho navakAra maMtrano..... bhAvathI bolajo ke navakAra japane se, sAre duHkha mITarsa haiM ! 14. anumodanA eka suzrAvakane jIMdagIbharanA 2 thanA AyaMbIla (coTalI vizana sukhonuM Sale kare che, dharma sukhone share kare che.
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________________ 30 * karIyAtu) 50 varSa purA thaI gayA che ! vizva rekoDa sthApita karyo che. muMbaInA zrImaMta gharanA suzrAvakane savAranA pratikramaNa karatA 4 kalAka lAge che. bharasaranI sAthamAM eka eka mahApurUSa nA nAma AvatA jAya ane temanA sukRtone yAda karIne mahApurUSone AMkha sAme upasthita karIne bhAvabharyA haiye vaMdana karatA jAya. vaMdittA sutranI eka eka gAthA bolatA jAya, aticAro yAda AvatA jAya, raDatA jAya. sakala tIrthamAM te te tIrthone najaramAM lAvI bhAvabharI vaMdanA karatA jAya. adbhuta pratikramaNa prema. suratanA suzrAvaka chellA 28 varSathI 4 dravyanA akhaMDa ekAsaNA, ThahyuM mAtra nirdoSa bhUmI upara javAnuM. savArathI pUjA mATe nIkaLe. potAnA erIyAnA ghaNA daherAsaranA darzana, vaMdana, pUjana kare. kula maLI ne rojanA 35 jeTalA caityavaMdana kare. purImuke paccakakhANa pAre. moTI nithi kAma auvihAra ekAsaNuM kare che. 15. anaMtanI yAtrAe zatruMjaya girirAjanI yAtrA karIne pAchA pharatA pUrva karmanA udaya bhayaMkara eksIDenTa thayo. aMtima samaye yAtrAnI vAto, zatruMjaya girirAjanI mahAnatAnI vAto karatAM karatAM thayela acAnaka akasmAtamAM vizALa parivAra mAMthI cAra yAtriko motanA mukhamAM dhakelAI gayA. parivAre sAthe besIne nirNaya karyo ke aMtima samaye zatruMjayanI yAtrA karI che, to emanI pAchaLa besaNA ke prArthanA sabhA ke pUjA rAkhavAne badale zatruMjaya girirAjanI saMgIta sAthe bhAvayAtrA rAkhavI che. savAre 8 thI 12 sudhI. ane khudanuM sAcuM ema nahi khudAnuM sAcuM.
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________________ 31 *. bhAviko girirAjanA raMge raMgAIne anaMta karmono kSaya karI zakyA. nimitta e ja ke parivAre lIdhelo uttama nirNaya... koInA mRtyu bAda prArthanA sabhA ke pUjAne badale vyAkhyAna ke bhAvayAtrA goThavavAthI sahune jJAna maLe... 16. patideva eka sAdhvIjI bhagavaMta jaNAvela prasaMga khUba mananIya che. pU. sAdhvIjInA zabdomAM ja e mANIe... moTA zaheramAM comAsu hatuM. saMgha khUba moTo, ArAdhaka varga ghaNo sAro. upAzraya bharyo bharyo ja rahe. sAmAdhika maMDaLa, pratikramA maMDaLa, pUjA maMDaLa hovAthI avasare avasare anuSThAna cAlyA kare. ghaNI ArAdhaka bahenono nIkaTathI paricaya thayo. eka vA2 3-4 baheno sAmAyika karI ghare jatAM maLavA AvI. saheje vAta vAtamAM puchyuM ke dharmiSThAbena prema dekhANAM nahiM. eka bena bolyA ke bahAra gayA lAge che. mArAthI prazaMsA thaI, "khUba ArAdhaka zrAvikA che. maunapUrvaka dareka ArAdhanAmAM anuSThAnomAM hoya ja. vaLI, mukha haMmezA hasatuM ja hoya, kayAreya koInI sAthe uMce avAje bolatAM sAMbhaLyA nathI.". " eka bena bolyA. huM kharekhara ArAdhaka, samatAdhArI ane hasamukhA ja che. paNa.. sAheba ! emane eka moTuM duHkha che." " emane vaLI zenuM duHkha ? " pelA jaina dhImethI bolyAM, " sAhebajI huM bAjumAM ja rahuM chuM. koIne kahetAM nahi. avAja ekadama dhImo paDI gayo.. Apati e pApamati che.
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________________ aThavADIyAmAM 2-3 vAra dharmiSThAbenane emano pati khUba mAre che. pati khUba krodhI che. na bolavAnI gALo ane apazabdo ghaNIvAra sAMbhaLyA che. mArI AMkho ekadama pahoLI thaI gaI. saMsAranI asAratA manamAM vadhu ne vadhu phITa thatI gaI. pelA beno to jatAM rahyA paNa mArA manamAM muMjhavaNa ubhI thaI. pati eTalo krodhI, duHkha Ape, mAre, apazabdo ane gALo bole chatAM e vAtanI koIne khabara na paDe evuM hasatuM mukhaDuM. kAMI samajAtuM nathI. 3 divasa bAda e ja dharmiSThAbena sahaja rIte sAmAyika pArIne satsaMga karavA AvIne mArI pAse palAMThI lagAvIne besI gayAM. dIkSAnI bhAvanA kevI rIte thaI? keTalo paryAya ? zuM bhaNyAM? prasannatA che ne? gurujI pratye samarpita cho ne? sevA cUkatA nathI ne ? vigere eka pIDha zrAvikAne zobhe evA ghaNA prazno pUchI kADhayAM. manamAM khUba AnaMda thayo ke mAtA jevI zrAvikAo paNa che, je kharI mAtA banIne nirbhayatA-pUrvaka amArI kALajI kare che. yathAyogya badhAnA uttaro ApyA. tyArabAda manamAM pelA bena dvArA ubhI thayelI gUMcavaNa yAda AvI gaI. ATalI AtmIyatA thavAthI pUchavAmAM saMkoca na lAgatAM meM pUchayuM, "zrAvikAbena eka vAta pUchuM?" pUchone, sAheba ! tame to amArA gurunA sthAne cho." "meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke tamArA patideva bahu krodhI che." emaNe TuMkANamAM moM halAvyuM. meM AgaLa calAvyuM " te tamane ghaNIvAra apazabdo bole che, gALo paNa Ape che." [ budhdhinI zudhdhi to zAzvatI ridhdhi-sidhdhi dUra nathI. ]
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________________ gAma nigara bhAvanagara | 33 teo bolyA, "hoya, saMsAramAM badhu cAlyA kare.'' ATaluM bolI pitadevanuM kharAba na dekhAya ane huM AgaLa na pUchuM evI moMDhA para nArAjagI dekhADI. paNa mArI mananI gUMcavaNa dUra karavA huM maryAdA cUkI, pUchavAnuM cAlu rAkhyuM, are meM to sAMbhaLyuM che ke tamane tamArA patideva khUba mAra paNa mAre che. emaNe kahyuM ke hA, mArA koIka pApakarmano udaya che. bAkI mArA patideva to kharekhara khUba uttama che. mAra mAravA sudhInuM kRtya karanAra potAnA patidevane uttama mAnanAra A zrAvikAne aMtarathI huM jhukI paDI. pharI huM bolI ke mane e samajAtuM nathI ke tamArA patideva taraphathI tamane ATaluM duHkha paDe che, chatAM tamAruM mukha sadAya hasatuM ja hoya che ane tame temane uttama mAno cho. enI pAchaLa rahasya zuM che ? "sAhebajI ! Aje tame jIde ja caDyA cho to mAre kahevuM ja rahyuM ! sAMbhaLo. huM nAnI hatI tyArathI ja mA-bApanA khUba sArA saMskAro, sAdhu-sAdhvIjI bhagavaMtono samAgama. dharmanA raMge raMgAtI gaI. 18 varSanI thaI ane eka sAdhvIjI bhagavaMtanA nIkaTanA paricayathI vairAgyanA raMgothI raMgAI. saMyamajIvana levAnI tAlAvelI thaI. ghare AvIne cAritranI bhAvanAnI vAta mUkI. badhA sabhyo khaLabhaLI uThyAM, mArA pratyenI lAgaNI ane kadAca dIkSA laI ghare pAchI Ave to evA bhayathI pitAjIe khUba spaSTa zabdomAM nA kahI dIdhI. avasare avasare huM vAta mUkatI ane pitAjIno Akroza budhdhivAdI nahi zudhdhivAdI bano.
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________________ 34. ThalavAto. gharanuM vAtAvaraNa vadhu kaluSita thatuM. tethI have cAritranI vAta meM paDatI mUkI. sAdhu sAdhvI bhagavaMtono samAgama ghaTADyo ane vairAgya osarato gayo. paNa lagna to nathI ja karavAM. abrahmanuM pApa to mAre nathI ja sevavuM. saMsAra to mAre nathI mAMDavo evo draDha nirdhAra karI cUkI hatI. uMmara thatAM vAraMvAra gharanA sabhyo taraphathI vAta mukAtI padma makkamapaNe huM mArI nA ja jAhera karatI. A bAju uMmara vadhatI cAlI ane sAmethI mAMgAo AvavAnA zarU thayAM. samAjamAM paNa loko vAto karavA lAgyA ke kema A chokarIne dharanA loko vaLAvatAM nathI. hakIkata zuM che. vigere vAtothI bhaDakelA pitA eka divasa khUba ja AvezamAM mArA para tUTI paDyAM. tane kAMI bhAna che ke nahi? samAjamAM amArI Ijjata tAre rAkhavI che ke nahi ? nAnapaNa thI moTI karI, ATalA badhA upakAro karyA, eno A badalo ApavAno ? AnA karatAM to tuM amArA ghare nA AvI hota to sAruM !! sAthe mammI, nAnIbena, bhAI badhA paNa avasaranI rAha ja jotA hatAM. badhA e pota potAnI tIkhI bhASAmAM mane koI nAMkhI. eka bAju huM ekalI ane bIjI bAju Akho parivAra. have huM himmata hArI gaI. tuTI gaI. pitAjIe pharI gussAmAM pUchyuM, " bola ! have lagna mATe taiyAra ne ? nA pADavA mATe huM asamartha banI paNa saMsAramAM nahi lepAvAnI IcchAvALI huM hA paNa nA bolI zakI. tethI mauna rahI. gharanA samajI gayA ke have Anu cAlavAnuM nathI. tethI samRdhdhi nahi samAdhi mATe puruSArtha karo.
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________________ sArA mUratIyA sAthe lagna nakkI thayAM. corInA pherA pharAI gayA ane ane sAhebajI (dhruske dhruske zrAvikA raDavA ja lAgyA) huM saMsAranA kAdavamAM khUMpI gaI. divaso, mahinAo vitatAM be varSa jotajotAmAM vItI gayAM. lagabhaga 26 varSanI mArI uMmara hatI, ArAdhanA vigere suMdara cAlatI hatI ane saMghamAM moTA AcArya bhagavaMta padhAryA. sAmaiyuM thayuM. vyAkhyAna goThavAyuM. patideva paNa bhUlathI e divase vyAkhyAnamAM AvyAM. - AcArya bhagavaMte sarasa rIte upadeza Apyo. temAM brahmacaryano mahimA ane brahmacaryanI bhayaMkaratA khUba coTadAra zailImAM samajAvI. vyAkhyAna pUrNa thayuM e divase sAMje patidevazrIne jamADayAM pachI nirAMte beThelA tyAre huM emanA paga AgaLa jaIne dhruske dhruske raDavA lAgI. emane mArA para khUba prema tethI mAruM rudana joI na zakyAM. mane zAMta pADI raDavAnuM kAraNa pUchayuM mAMDa mAMDa zAMta thaI bhInA svare bolavAnuM zarU karyuM. patideva nAnapaNathI dharma khUba game, 18 varSe dIkSA levAnI tIvra jhaMkhanA thaI hatI. ghare vAta mUkI, pitAjIno bhayaMkara Akroza ThalavAyo. vAta paDatI mukAI. chevaTe lagna to nathI karavA evo draDha nirdhAra karyo temAM paNa mArA pApodaye na phAvI. gharanA badhA mArA para tUTI paDyA. ane lagna karavA paDayAM. saMsAranA kAdavamAM khUMpavuM paDyuM to abrahmanA bhayaMkara pApathI abhaDAI gaI. patideva kharI vAta e che ke Aje meM ane tame AcArya ( mola, meIla, mobAIlanA yugamAM zAMti gaI masANamAM. ]
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________________ bhagavaMtanuM vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLyuM, brahmacaryanI mahAnatA ane abrahmanI bhayaMkaratA AcArya bhagavaMte dekhADI che. tyArathI manamAM saMkalpa karyo che ke jo Apa saMmata thAo to AjathI brahmacaryanI pratijJA AjIvananI levI che. patideva, A abhAgaNI dIkSA to na laI zakI (AMkhamAMthI Tapa-Tapa AMsu paDavA lAgyA. haiyu bharAI gayuM) are saMsAramAM rahIne paNa brahmacarya na pALI zakI. have... have to bahu thaI gayuM. patideva jo Apa prasannatApUrvaka sammati Apo ! sAtha Apo to ! ApaNe banne saMpUrNa AjIvana brahmacarya vrata grahaNa karI laIe.... vairAgya ane asarakAraka rajUAte patinA dayane halAvI dIdhuM. chevaTe pote uccakuLanA saMskArI nabIrA hatA. kAcI sekaMDomAM patideve javAba hakAramAM ApI dIdho. AcArya bhagavaMta sAthe vAta thaI gaI. sArA muhurta nANa samakSa ra6 varSanI uMmare sukhI-saMpanna, rUpavAna ame baMne patipatnie AjIvana saMpUrNa brahmacarya uccArI lIdhuM. sAdhvIjI bhagavaMta ! 26 varSe bhara yuvAna vaye je patideve mane zIlaratnanI bheTa ApI te patideva have jo pattharothI mAre to paNa tenI sAme mAre na jovAya !! bolo ! sAdhvIjI bhagavaMta ! have to mArA patideva uttama kharA ke nahi ! te mane mAre to paNa huM prasanna rahI zakuM ke nahi ? huM to A anumodanIya kathanI sAMbhaLI Azcarya cakita thaI gaI. baMnenI guNa garimA pratye mAru haiyu namra banI gayuM. hAtha joDI page paDavAnI vyavahArika kriyA mArA sAdhuvezanA pramAda jAya to prabhuno prasAda thAya.
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________________ kAraNe huM nA karI zakI. kamAla che zubha-deSTA ane sahiSNu e parama zrAvikAne!! kamAla che patnIne dharmamAM sahAyaka bananAra patideva ne !! 17. ApattimAM dharma daDhatA vahunI dharmadaDhatAno prasaMga sAsunA zabdomAM vAMcIe... InTIrIyara DIjhAInara nuM bhaNelI mArI vahu rInA, jayAre kuMvArI hatI tyAre ArkiTekTanI ophisamAM aMdherI InTarnazIpa karatI hatI. prasaMga che 26 julAI 2005nA dhodhamAra varasAdano. janmathI ja kayAreya paNa kaMdamULa cAkhyuM nathI. e divase khUba varasAda hato. baporanA 2, 2.30 vAgyAnI AsapAsa, enI mammIno bhAre varasAdamAM vahelA nIkaLI javAno phona AvatAM ophisamAMthI nIkaLI. sAthe badhA ja sTAphanA loko paNa nIkaLI gayA. dhIre dhIre varasAdanI mAtrA vadhI rahI hatI. basa mATe rAha jotA hatA paNa ghaNI vAra sudhI basa na AvatAM, sahArA roDa para AvI basa pakaDI basamAM beThA. thoDo evo nAsto je gharethI lAvI hatI, te badhAne thoDo thoDo ApI dIdho. pANInuM stara khUba vadhI gayuM hatuM. basa AgaLa vadhavAnuM nAma ja letI na hatI. to badhAe basamAMthI utarI, cAlIne hAIve pahoMcavAnuM nakkI karyuM. pANI gaLA sudhI AvI gayuM hatuM. AgaLa vadhavuM khUba ja muzkela thaI paDayuM. jIvanuM jokhama lAgatuM hatuM. badhAe pAchA ophisamAM ja rAta rokAvavAno nirNaya karyo. ophisa pAchA pharatI vakhate rastAmAM vaDApAMuvALo dekhAyo. ophisanA sTAphanA je ajaina(marAThI, sAutha InDIyana, vaiSNava) hatAM, te lokoe potAne mATe vaDApAMu, baTAkAvaDA laI lIdhA. paNa yAda AvyuM ke rInA to jaina che A badhu | saMsAramAM sAkSIbhAva ane dharmamAM samarpaNabhAva uttama. ]
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________________ nahi khAya. eTale enI mATe sUko cevaDo lIdho. jema tema karIne 7 vAgye pAchA ophise pahoMcyA. InDasTrIyala erIyAmAM ophisa hatI. AjubAju kArakhAnA paNa baMdha, badhu baMdha hatuM, ophisamAM na lAITa cAlu ke na phona cAlu. thoDI vAra rahIne badhA vaDApAMu khAvA lAgyA ane rInA mATe cevaDo Apyo. cevaDAmAM lasaNanI vAsa AvI. rInAe kahyuM A mane nahiM cAle. badhA loko vicAramAM paDI gayA. have zuM karavuM... pachI rInAne samajAvavA lAgyA ke tAre kAMIka to khAvuM ja paDaze. khAIza nahiM to ATalI badhI bhInI thaI che to ThaMDIthI marI jaIza. khAdhA vagara garamI kevI rIte Avaze.. rInA para A vAtanI koI asara nA paDI. badhA ene mastImAM kahevA lAgyA ke... dekha, aMdherA ho gayA hai, bhagavAna bhI nahiM dekha rahe hai, tuM khA le, varanA mara jAyegI.. paNa rInA ne jinAjJA para zradhdhA atUTa eTale Tasa nI masa na thaI. badhA samajAvatA hatAM eTalI vAramAM ja acAnaka daravAjA para koIka AvyuM. joyuM to cA vALo hato. paNa ophisamAMthI to koIe orDara Apyo na hato. pAchaLathI khabara paDI ke e chokaro navo hato ane bIjA koIne cA ApavAnI hatI ne bhUlathI ahIM AvI gayo hato. badhAe kahyuM ke cA rAkhIne jA ane rInAne AvIne kahyuM, ke tuM jaldI se cAya pI le... thoDA acchA rahegA.. eTalA badhA jaNA vacce cA nA ekabe ghUMTaDA ja AvyA. paNa sAruM lAgyuM. hajI paNa badhA vaDApAMu khAvAnI laIne beThA hatAM. acAnaka sADA nava vAgye pharI pAchA daravAje TakorA paDyAM. eka chokaro kAMI khAvAnuM laIne ubho hato. badhAe pUchayuM, kisane bhejA.. kayA hai... chokaro kahe, patA nahiM, zeThane bolA upara ophisameM pulAva de ke A... A bAju badhA | saMvedanazIla ane sahanazIla banazo to samAdhizIla banazo. ]
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________________ khuza thaIne pulAva laIne aMdara AvyA. kholIne joyuM to sAdo bhAta jIrAmAM vaghArelo. bAkI bIju kAMI na hatuM. ane badhA jorathI bolI uThayA rInA... tuM ye khA sakatI hai.. IsameM kucha bhI nahi hai... nA pyAjha... nA gAjara... ye to jaina hai. ... badhA khuza thaI gayA. sAthe sAthe Azcarya paNa pAmyA ke AphisanI nIcenI ophisamAM kayAreya paNa jaina khAvAnuM banatuM nathI. to Aje acAnaka jaina pulAva... tyAre badhAne e ja vicAra Avyo ane bolI uThyA ke rInA... tere bhagavAna ne hI tere lIye ye bhejA hai. varanA apane Apa vo hoTalavAlA aise khAnA bheje aura vo bhI jaina... dhanyavAda tamArA jaina dharmane... ane Ama rInAnI zradhdhA joIne Aje paNa e ajaina mitro jaina dharmanA vakhANa karatAM thAkatAM nathI. jainam jayati zAsanam. rAtrI bhojananuM pApa na choDI zakanAra rInAnI kaMdamULa tyAganI bhAvanAnI anumodanA... 18. DAyAlisIsa kensala vaDodarAmAM nijhAmapurAmAM uSAbahenanA ghare zrI AdIzvara bhagavAnanuM ghara daherAsara che. temane ATha-dasa varSathI DAyAbiTIsa hato. dhIme dhIme DAyAbiTIsa vadhavA lAgyo. DaoNkaTare rIporTa kaDhAvavAnA kahyA. rIporTamAM kIDanI pheIla che tema AvyuM. be kIDanI pheIla AvavAthI DaoNkaTare DAyAlisIsa karAvavAnuM kahyuM. DAyAlisIsa karAvavAnuM niyamita cAlu thaI gayuM. te samayamAM temaNe khUba ja hiMmata pUrvaka logassanA niyamita jApa zarU karyA. jApanA prabhAve cha mahinA pachI DAyAlisIsa baMdha thaI gayuM ! atyAre te badhe harephare che. daherAsaranuM badhuM ja kAma jAte kare che. savAre cAra vAgye uThe IcchAnuM damana nahi zamana karo.
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________________ che. AjanI tArIkhe paNa temanA logassa cAlu che. DaoNkaTarane paNa navAI lAgI ke lAkhomAM Avo eka kesa jovA maLe che. 19. aThThamano prabhAva vijayabhAI ANaMda rahe che. temanA gharamAM temanI patni, cAra putrI ane eka putra che. temane DAyAbiTIsa hato. dhIme dhIme temane pagamAM duHkhAvo thavA lAgyo. zarIra sukAvA mAMDyuM. DaoNkaTarane batAvyuM, paraMtu kazuM nidAna thatuM na hatuM. kamAvAnI javAbadArI temanA mAthe hatI. bAtharUma jAya temAM lohI AvavA lAgyuM. tyArabAda temane vaDodarA lAvavAmAM AvyA. DaoNkaTarane batAvyuM to DaoNkaTare kahyuM ke kAM to kIDanI kharAba thaI gaI haze. athavA temane kensara haze. tAtkAlika hospITalamAM dAkhala karo. vaDodarA sTarlIgamAM temane dAkhala karyA. gharamAM badhA gabharAI gayA. have zuM thaze ? tevAmAM temanI dikarI pUrvIne ekAeka aThThama karavAno vicAra Avyo. aThThama karIne jApa zarU karI dIdhA. ane Azcarya badhA ja rIporTa normala AvyA ! mAtra kiDanI upara sojo hato. paNa dhIme dhIme te maTI gayo. have DAyAbiTIsa paNa normala Ave che. atyAre trIje mALa rahe che. liphTa nathI. to paNa bhagavAnanI sevA pUjA karavA jAya che. 20. duHkhamAM samatA araviMdabhAI relvemAMthI utaravA jatA paga cUkI gayA ane pATA bAju paDayA. hAtha adhdhara thaI gayA. e ja samaye Trena upaDI. satata navakAra gaNatA rahyA. pUrA aDhAra DabbA pasAra thaI gayA. dharma pratye atUTa zradhdhA hatI. Trena gayA pachI anya vyakitaoe azradhdhA ane aMdhazradhdhAne choDI AtmazradhdhA tarapha AgaLa vadho. |
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________________ pleTaphorma upara suvADyA. DAbo hAtha chUTo paDI gayo hato. badhA kapaDAM lohIvALA thayA hatA. samatAbhAva rAkhI sarvene temanI putrIno naMbara Apyo. mane A hospiTalamAM laI jajo vigere mArgadarzana ApatA rahyA. AvI bhayaMkara paristhitimAM paNa bolyA ke bhagavAne DAbo hAtha laI lIdho. jamaNo hAtha majabUta che. mArI putrI Ave te pahelA lohIvALA kapaDAM phADI nAkho nahI to te bebhAna thaI jaze. sarvenA AMkhamAM AMsu hatA. teo navakAra smaraNa karatA hatA. Aje DAbo hAtha nathI. tyArabAda patnInI mAMdagI AvatA khUba ja sevA karI. patnIne paNa hasatA moe vidAya ApI. Aje 65 varSanI uMmare ekalA rahI samatAbhAvathI dharmamaya jIvana gujAre che. A varSe pAlItANA comAsu karavA gayA che. dhanyavAdane pAtra che. agharA du:kho samatA bhAvathI sahanakarI zakavAnI tAkAta dharmathI ja maLe tenuM jIvaMta udAharaNa che. jIvanamAM nAnA du:kho sAmethI sahana karavAnI Teva pADazo to aMta samaye duHkhamAM paNa samAdhi rAkhI zakIzuM. (1) jamavAnI thALI taiyAra hoya, bhUkha joradAra lAgI hoya, tyAre 10 miniTa navakAra gaNIne pachI jamavA besavuM. (2) bhayaMkara garamImAM gharamAM AvyA bAda 10 miniTa paMkho cAlu karavo nahi. (3) jamatAM koI vastuno barAbara svAda na hoya to paNa te aMge bolavuM nahiM. AvA nAnA niyamo AjathI ja cAlu karI zakazone..! 21. jInavANI zravaNano camatkAra 22varSanI e yuvatI. nAma hatuM nizA. ekadama nAstika anyanI khUbIone vakhANI na zako to khAmIone vakhoDatA nahI.]
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________________ hatI. dharmamAM bIlakula rasa nahIM. koI divasa bhagavAnanuM mukha paNa jovA na jAya. tenI mammI ekadama dharmiSTha. mA sevA-pUjA kare ane gurUvaMdana pachI ja navakArazI pALe, jayAre dIkarI taddana virodhI. haravuM -pharavuM, khAvuM-pIvuM ane moja-majA karavI. basa e ja enI jIMdagI. mammI upAzrayanuM nAma de ke tarata ja cIDa kare. te tenI mAne kahetI ke jayAre tuM upAzraya jAya tyAre cAvI bAjumAM ApIne javI, jethI cAvI levA paNa upAzrayamAM AvavuM na paDe. eka divasa evuM banyuM ke tenI mammI upAzraya jatAM utAvaLamAM cAvI bAjumAM ApavAnuM bhUlI gaI. tethI cAvI levA nizAe upAzraya javuM paDayuM. te vakhate sAdhu bhagavaMtanuM vyAkhyAna cAlatuM hatuM. nizA cAvI laIne pAchI pharatI hatI tyAre gurudevanA e zabdo.. zuM A mAnava janma veDaphavA mATe maLyo che...? sAMbhaLIne nizA acAnaka ja ubhI rahI gaI ane tene thayuM ke lAvane AvI ja chuM to vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLuM ane te besI gaI. pachI jevuM vyAkhyAna purU thayuM ane tene manamAM vicAra Avyo ke vyAkhyAna keTaluM sarasa hatuM ... meM ATalA varSomAM AvA keTalAya vyAkhyAna gumAvyA... teNe nakkI karyuM ke huM kAle paNa vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavA AvIza. basa vyAkhyAnathI tenI AkhI jIMdagI badalAI gaI. pachI to roja-roja vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavA Ave ane nAstika mAMthI Astika banI gaI. tene have A saMsAramAM rasa na rahyo. saMsAra pratye vairAgya jAgyo. manamAM dikSA levAnuM nakkI karyuM. paNa tenA lagna nakkI thaI gayA hatA ane lagnanI kharIdI ane taiyArIo paNa thaI gaI hatI. te lagnanA AgalA divase bhAgI ( dIkarAne beTasamena nahi besTamena banAvajo. )
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________________ 43. gaI. badhI bAju zodhakhoLa karatA kyAMya teno patto na lAgyo. AvelI jAna pAchI gaI. pachI be divasa rahIne nizA ghare pAchI AvI. kyAM gaI hatI ? te prazna pUchatAM ja nizAe javAba Apyo ke sAdhvIjI ma. sA. joDe gaI hatI. kAraNa ke mAre lagna karavA nathI. mAre dikSA levI che. mAre A saMsAramAM paDavuM nathI. jo huM tamane pahelA mArA divAnA bhAva jaNAvatI to tame mane nA ja pADatA. ane jabarajastI mArA lagna karAvatA. mArI pAse AnA sivAya bIjo koI rasto na hato. basa pachI to nizA saMyama paMthe javA AgaLa ne AgaLa vadhatI gaI. ane aMte dikSA lIdhI. sa. eka ja vyAkhyAne tene nAstikamAMthI Astika banAvI mokSamArga sudhI pahoMcADI. kharekhara ApaNAM dharmamAM jInadarzana karatAM pahelAM jinavANI zravaNane vadhAre mahatva apAyuM che. akabara bAdazAha yudhdhabhUmimAM paNa gurUbhagatane joDe laI jatAM, yudhdhabhUmimAM roja jinavANIzravaNa karyA bAda ja laDAI karavA jatA. to ApaNe jaina roja vyAkhyAnazravAto karIzuM ja ne !! 22. jinAlaya rIkSA sevA vi. saM. 2068 nuM cAturmAsa zrI mirAMbIkA jaina saMghamAM thayuM. vartamAnamAM vRdhdha zrAvaka-zrAvikAone jinAlaya javA AvavAmAM ghaNI vAra takalIpha paDatI hoya che. ghaNAMne cAlavAnI takalIpha hoya che, to koIkanA dikarA-vahune dhaMdhA ke rasoDAne lIdhe samaya nathI hoto. saMdhanA keTalAka bhAvikoe A aMge vicAraNA karI potAnA ja saMghanA eka jaina zrAvaka ke jene rikSA calAvavAno bIjAne jANakArI Apajo paNa jAkAro na ApatA.
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________________ 44. - dhaMdho hato, tene vAta karI. savAranA 7 thI 10 daramyAna saMgha mAMthI tamArA para jeno phona Ave tene saranAmuM pUchI, emanA gharethI rIkSAmAM besADI tamAre daherAsara mukI javAnA. emanI ArAdhanA pUrNa thayA bAda pAchA ghare mukI AvavAnA. AnA mATe emane mahine amuka rakama nakkI karI ApI chellA traNa varSathI ghaNAMya vRdhdhonA AzirvAda e bhAvikone maLI rahyA che. jAgRta saMdhonI ArAdhakonI ArAdhanA vadhe tenI jAgRti aMge dhanyavAda..... 23. mAre kerI khAvI nathI "are manana.. tuM kema kerI nathI khAto ? zuM tAre kerIno tyAga che ? " eka saMsthAmAM yuvAnane jamatAM jamanAM prazna pUchayo. yuvAna kahe " nA sAheba ! mAre kerI tyAga nathI." kAryakartAe pUchyuM ke to pachI be divasathI tuM kerI pIrasavA Ave tyAre kema leto nathI ? manana karyuM. " A kerI chAla sAthe ApavAmAM Ave che. kerI khAdhA pachI eMThI chAla pheMkavI paDe. eTale emAM ApaNI lALa javAthI daminiTa pachI asaMkhyAtA saMpUrNima paMcendriya jIvo pedA thAya. keTalAya samaya sudhI satata jIvotpati ane maraNa cAle mATe huM AvI chAlavALI kerI nahiM khAuM. ' kAryakartAne khyAla Avyo ke dharmanI samajyuM manane sAce ja hRdayamAM utArI kahevAya. have pachI kAyama kerIne chAla utArIne pachI ja chokarAone pIrasavA mATe rasoIyAne samajAvyuM. 24. anumodanA dIkarAne saMsAravardhaka nahi saMskAravardhaka zikSaNa Apo.
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________________ hArTaeTeka bAda navajIvana maLatAM 51 karoDanI sAdharmika bhaktino saMkalpa karI pUrNatAnA Are pahoMcela kalpeza vI.zAhanI khUba khUba anumodanA... | cetavaNI ghInI ToyalImAM potu rAkhanAra cetajo kemake roTalI para potu pheravyA bAda roTalIno loTa potA sAthe ghImAM pAcho jAya che.Avu vAraMvAra karavAthI eka divasamAM ghaNo loTa ToyalImAM jAya to te ToyalInuM ghI bIje divase abhakSya thAya. 25. jIvadayA dharma sAra vi. saM. 2068 giradharanagara caitrI oLInI ArAdhanA karAvavAnI thaI. oLI daramyAna eka ajANyA bhAgyazALI maLavA AvyA. nAma hatuM emanuM saMjayabhAI. emaNe vaMdana karyA. pUchayuM ke gurUdeva ! eka khAsa prayojanathI Avyo chuM. Apane anukULatA hoya to vAta karI zakuM? saMmati laI emaNe vAtanI zarUAta karI. "ahIMthI eka ki.mI. dUra varSo jUnI milanuM kaMpAunDa che. ghaNAM varSothI mila baMdha paDI che. tAjetaramAM e mila koI bilDarane vecAI che. mane samAcAra maLyAke A milamAM have zopIMga senTaro vigere banavAnuM che. milamAM varSo juno pANIno hoja che, jemAM seMkaDo mAchalA khelakUda karI potAnuM jIvana pasAra karI rahyA che. A hojanI jagyAe zopIMga senTara banavAnuM hovAthI uttamanA vakhANa e puNyanI uttama khANa che.
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________________ A hoja have pUrI devAmAM Avaze. paraMtu seMkaDo mAchalAonuM zuM? bilDarane mAchalAnI jIMdagInI na paDI hoya te samajAya, paraMtu mane vicAra Avyo ke mAre A mAchalAone koI paNa rIte bacAvavA che. pUjaya zrI ! Apa eka vAra samaya kADhI jo tyAM padhAro ane najara nAkhI zako to sAruM ! huM badhuM mArI rIte karu paraMtu zAstra virudhdha koI kArya na thAya te Apa ja jaNAvI zako te mATe Apa padhAro evI mArI namra vinaMtI che." caitra suda terasanA divase mIlano hoja jovA javAnuM thayuM. DhagalAbaMdha mAchalAonuM jIvana Aje jIvana-maraNa vacce jholA khAtuM hatuM. 20,000 thI adhika mAchalAonI gaNatarI hatI. pUchatAM jaNAvyuM ke gurUdeva ! mAchImAro ke jene mAchalA pakaDavAno ja dhaMdho che, temano saMparka cAlu che. mAchImAro kahe che ke amAro dhaMdho pakaDIne vecI mAravAno che, A rIte bacAvavAno nahi. chatAM meM emane vadhu paisA ApavAnI vAta karI, mAMDa mAMDa taiyAra karyA che. mAchImAro jALa nAkhI A mAchalAone jALamAM pakaDaze ane turaMtaja joDe sInTekSanA moTA TAMkAomAM temane TrAnsaphara karavAmAM Avaze. e TAMkAonA pANImAM temanuM jIvana bacI jaze. moTI TrakomAM AvA sInTekSanA TAMkAomAM pANI ane mAchalA bharI bharIne narmadAnI kenAla ke je lagabhaga 20-30 ki.mI. dUra che, tyAM pANImAM mAchalAone mUkavAmAM Avaze. TrakonI AgaLa pAchaLa amArA mANaso skuTaro para haze. jethI rastAmAM kayAMya e mAchalA vecI nA mAre. narmadAnI kenAlamAM zarUAtamAM thoDA ( jIvanano aMta che paNa jIvano aMta nathI. ]
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________________ mAchalA nAkhyA pachI e jIve che ke kema ? e jovAmAM Avaze. jIvI jaze to saLaMga 4-5 mahinA A kArya cAlu raheze. ane A hojanA badhA mAchalA narmadAnI kenAlamAM mukI daIzuM. A rIte 20,000 thI vadhu mAchalAnA jIvana bacI jaze. navAI e hatI ke emanI sAthe A kAryamAM saMbhALavAmAM bIjuM koI ja nahi. potAnA dhaMdhAnA samayamAM dhaMdho ocho vatto karIne svayaM ekalA ja AkhuM kArya upADayuM. be cAra bahu DAhyA (?) lokoe to jIvadayAnA pUMchaDA vediyA jevA paNa kahyA. paraMtu nizcaya hato ke ekalA paNa AkhuM kArya karavuM ja che. badhI vAto sAMbhaLatA ema lAgyuM ke Aje paNa AvA sajajano, jIvadayA premIo je kArya karI rahyA che te dhanyavAdane pAtra che. meM khUba anumodanA karI ane emane hiMmata ApI ke tamArI bhAvanA khUba anumodanIya che. takalIpho vacce paNa A kAryamAM pAchA nahi paDatA.preraNAthI emano AtmavizvAsa khUba vadhyo. ane 4-5 mahine phoTA lAvIne emaNe A kArya kevI rIte pAra pADyuM te batAvyuM saMpatino bhoga to Apyo ja paraMtu samayano bhoga ApanAra AvA jIvadayA premI AtmAne lAkha lAkha dhanyavAda...! pUrva bhavamAM megharatha rAjAnA bhAvamAM zrI zAMtinAtha prabhue eka ja pArevAne bacAvavA jAnanI bAjI lagAvI ane tIrthakara banyA to hajAro mAchalAne niHsvArtha bhAve bacAvanAra A bhAgyazALI zuM bhAvimAM....!! Always Find Kind Mind
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________________ 26. jayaNApUrvakanuM viziSTa kArya gata vaizAkha suda 10, maMgaLavAra, tA. 1-5-12nA roja pAyadhUnI-muMbaI madhye birAjamAna rAjarAjezvara zrI goDIjI pArzvanAtha prabhujInI 200mI sAligiri ThAThamAThapUrvaka ujavAI. A pAvanaprasaMge muMbaInA 1,35,000 jainonA gharomAM badAma kasATA mIThAI sabahumAna apAI. sAthe sAlagirAnA pAvana dine samasta muMbaInA 8lAkhathI adhika jainonuM svAmivAtsalya thayuM. banne prasaMga mATe lagabhaga 70 hajAra kilo badAma kasATA, 30 hajAra kilo badAmakatarI, 2pahajAra kilo ghauMno loTa, 20 hajAra kilo DhokaLAno loTa, savA lAkha kilo kerI rasa, 1 hajAra kilo haLadara, 1 hajAra kilo dhANAjIrU, 3 hajAra kilo maracAM vagere vagere sAmagrI mahinAonI jAta-dekharekha sAthe (unALAnA 20 divasanA kALa pramANe) saMpUrNapaNe jayaNApUrvaka taiyAra karAI. gharamAM ociMtA pAMca-sAta mahemAno AvI jAya to ya prAyaHjayaNA sacavAtI nathI tevA samayamAM samasta muMbaInuM (jayaNAne agresaratA ApIne) svAmivAtsalya karavuM e nAnI sUnI to vAta nathI ja.svAmivAtsalyanA lAbhArthI mAtuzrI gajarAbena giradharalAla jIvaNalAla zAha parivAra tathA A viziSTa kAryamAM joDAyelA nAmI-anAmI tamAma puNyAtmAonI anumodanA karIe chIe. Attempt to Attend books and extend your knowledge