Jain Dharm Prakash 1951 Pustak 067 Ank 07

Author(s): Jain Dharm Prasarak Sabha
Publisher: Jain Dharm Prasarak Sabha
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/533802/1

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- ICGS-SCIEMESSE mokSArthinA pratyahaM jJAnavRddhiH kAryA / zrI jaina dharma prakAza STS STS 0 S T @ che, aa aa a OutanI nAnaullnA nAnA nAnA iliri aa aa od Aloddles SISSE plu aa k /URS jAdavaIN zrI jena dhameM prasAzkasabhA.. 572, 9 teen vy no nAnorlilii lidhtaUD pustaka 67 muM] [ aMka 7 mo che vaizAkha - i. sa. 1951 5 mI me 2 - vIra saM. 2477 vi saM. 2007 pragaTakartA- zrI jaina dharma prasAraka sabhA bhAvanagara For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra pustaka 67 muka aka 7 me, zrI jaina dharma prakAza. bahAragAma mATe bArka ne pesTeja sAthe vArSika lavAjama } www.kobatirth.org 1 sadUgata zrI meAtIcaMdamAi 2 smRti-paTa vaizAkha anukramaNikA gAMdhI ratilAla pAnAca'da www 3 prasAraka sabhAnA metImAi 4 jaine e gumAvela amUlya ratna 5 zrI meAtIca dabhAi ane vividha kSetrA 6 zrI motIca'dabhAine smaraNAMjali : 7 jaina samAjanuM maiktika' gayuM ... 8 sadgatane nivApAMjalie ... ... (zrI jIvarAjabhAi odhavajI deAzI ) 143 (paDita sukhalAlajI ) ( zrI paramAnaMda kuMvarajI kApaDiyA ) ( zrI kulabhAi bhudaradAsa vakIla ) (zrI meAhanalAla dIpacaMda cAkasI) 144 (zrI khAlacaMda hIrAcaMda "sAhityacaMdra") 146 ( zrI rAjapAla maganalAla vaheArA ) 149 152 ... ... ... Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir www 930 31. 3-8-0 vIra sa'. 2477 vi. sa. 2009 68. For Private And Personal Use Only 130 133 138 ... navA sabhAsada DerAla khedakAraka svarga vAsa meTAinivAsI bhAIzrI zrI lADakacaMda pAnAcaMda gata pAsa zudi terazanA rAja vRddhavaye svaga vAsI thayA che. tee|zrI nIDara svabhAvanA tathA nikhAlasa hRdayanA hatA. dharmanI dhagazavALA temaja zAsanapremI hatA. ApaNI sabhAnA dhaNA varSoMzrI AjIvana sabhAsada temaja hitaci'taka hatA. temanA svargavAsathI sabhAne eka lAyaka sabhAsadanI khAmI paDI che. ame temanA putra dhIrajalAla tathA Aptavane dilAse| ApatAM svasthanA AtmAnI zAMti IcchIe chIe. lAipha membara jayaMti ujavavAmAM AvI caitra zudi teraza guruvAranA rAja ApaNI sabhAnA trIjA hAlamAM zrI zItala diga'bara jaina yuvaka maMDaLa, jhAlAvADa jaina hitecchu maDaLa tathA zrI vijayadhama prakAzaka sabhA-e traNe saMsthAnA saMyukta Azraya nIce myunisIpAlITInA pramukhazrI harajIvana kAlidAsanA pramukhapaNA nIce bhagavaMta mahAvIranI jaya Mti sArI rIte ujavavAmAM Avela, je samaye mukhya vaktA prA. ravizaMkara joSI, yatizrI hemacaMdrajInA sudara pravacaneA thayela.

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zrI jaina dharma prakAza - pustaka 67 muM. aMka 7 me vaizAkha : I vIra saM. 2477 ] vi. saM. 2007 ! kAma ja nA ka - BG svargastha zrI matIcaMda giradharalAla kApaDiyA janma svargavAsa saM. 1936 mAgazara vada 2 saM. 2007 phAgaNa vadi 5 ma 'kamajabaS : +oner For Private And Personal Use Only

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saddagata zrI motIcaMdabhAI zrI jIvarAjabhAI odhavajI dozI nA motIcaMda giradharalAla kApaDIyAnuM saM. 2007 nA phAgaNa vada pAMcamanA roja ekotera varSanI umare muMbaImAM avasAna thayuM tenI noMdha ane zrI jaina dharma prasAraka sabhAe karela TharAva gayA caitra mAsanA aMkamAM prasiddha karavAmAM Avela che. zrI metIcaMda A sabhAnA eka prANabhUta hatA. " prakAza" mAsikamAM teonA lekho niyamita AvatA. teoe mAsikane temanA lakhANathI samRddha karela che. teozrIe sabhAnI ane jainadharma prakAzanI je AjIvana amUlya niHsvArtha sevA. karI hatI, tenI yAdamAM gaye varSe samAe eka bhavya meLAvaDo karI teozrIne rUpAnA kAskeTamAM mAnapatra arpaNa karyuM hatuM, ane phUla nahiM to phUlanI pAMkhaDI e nyAye teozrIno satkAra karyo hato. te meLAvaDAno hevAla gayA varSanA poSa-mahAnA aMkamAM ApavAmAM AvyA che. te prasaMge teoe sabhAnI peTranazIpa paNa svIkArI hatI. te arasAmAM bhAvanagaranA zrI jaina saMghe eka bhavya meLAvaDe karI saurASTra hAIkorTanA mAnavaMtA cIpha jasTIsa sara harisiddhabhAI dIveTIyAnA pramukha paNa nIce rUpAnA kiMmatI kAzkeTamAM mAnapatra arpaNa karyuM hatuM, te hevAla paNa gayA varSanA pioSa-mahAnA aMkamAM ApavAmAM AvyuM che. te vakhatanuM temanuM svAzya jotAM eka varSamAM teo svargavAsa pAmaze evuM mAnavAmAM AvatuM na hatuM, paNa AyuSya karma pUrNa thaye eka samaya paNa AyuSya laMbAvI zakAtuM nathI te kamane niyama aTala ane abAdhita che. zrI motIcaMde jaina samAjanI je sevA karela che, jAhera prajAnI je sevA karela che tenI yAdamAM muMbaImAM ane anya sthaLomAM zokasabhAo maLela che ane temanA putra ane kuTuMbIone AzvAsana ApavAnA TharA thayA che. zrI jainadharma prasAraka sabhAnuM te temanA pratyenuM rUNa viziSTa che, tethI temanI smRti mATe A aMka kADhavAmAM AvyA che. pahelo lekha paMDitavarya zrI sukhalAlajIno che. teozrIe zrI mahAvIra vidyAlayanA dhArmika abhyAsa ane dhArmika pravRtti mATe sadgata sAthe vakhatovakhata je vicAraNuM ane carcAo thaI teno ulalekha karyo che. je vicAro jANavA ane banI zake teTale darajaje bhaviSyamAM paNa amalamAM mUkavA jevA che. bIje lekha zrI paramANuMdadAsa kApaDiyAno che. bhAIzrI paramANuMda metIcaMdanA kAkA sva. kuMvarajIbhAInA dIkarA thAya, pitarAI bhAI thAya. teo nAnapaNathI saddagatanA paricayamAM Avela. muMbaImAM paNa ghaNA varSothI baMnene vasavATa hato. eTale gharanA eka svajananI mAphaka sadgatanA jIvananA jANakAra che. A lekha For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMka 7 mo ] sadgata zrI metIcaMdabhAI. 131 vAMcavAthI jaNAze ke-paramANuMda UMDA abhyAsI ane prakhara lekhaka che eTaluM ja nahi paNa manuSya svabhAvanA abhyAsI, svabhAvanI jUdI jUdI pravRtionuM pRthakkaraNa karI temAMthI tattva zodhanAra eka tattvajJa jevA che. teo metIcaMdanA jIvanamAM dekhIto virodha-visaMvAda letA hatA. jyAM adhyAtmaka9padruma ane zAMta sudhArasanA tyAga-vairAgyanA vivecaka tIcaMda, ane kayAM oNphisamAM ane korTamAM laDanAra solisITara, kyAM samabhAvasevI sAmAyaka karanAra ane kayAM takarArI viSayamAM myunI keperezanamAM vAdavivAda karanAra metIcaMda. paramANuMdane AmAM visaMvAda jaNAtuM hatuM, paNa paramANuMda chevaTe lakhe che tema dekhIte virodhAbhAsa motIcaMdanA. chellA be traNa varSanA jIvanamAM adazya thaI gayo hato ane temanI adhyAtma bhAvanAe baLavattara sAmrAjya sthApyuM hatuM. be traNa varSanA sUphama avalokana pachI ApaNI samakSa mUkela A Akho lekha vAMcavA vicAravA jevo che. bhAI paramANude prabuddha jainanA tA. 1 lI eprIlanA. aMkamAM "sauhArdamUrti saddagata motIcaMdabhAI" nA zIrSaka nIce lekha lakhyo che. te lekha vAMcavA ane vicAravA jevo che. A lekha ane prabuddha jainamAM prasiddha thayela lekha viSe bheda e che ke-prabaddha jainanA lekhamAM sadgatanA jAhera jIvanane pradhAnatA ApavAmAM Avela che. "prakAza'nA lekhamAM sadgatanA khAnagI-aMtarmukha jIvanane pradhAnatA Apela che. hAlanA palaTAyelA dezakALanA saMjogomAM eka jIvanane saphaLa banAvavAne jIvanamAM adhyAtmarasikatA ane karma-sevAbhAvanA baMnene sumeLa Avazyaka che. tyAgI vairAgI banI ekAMta sevavAne nathI, tema vyavahAranI pravRttiomAM ja racyApacyA rahI AdhyAtmika vikAsanI pravRti tarapha udAsIna rahevAnuM nathI. zrI matIcaMdanA jIvanamAM baMnene ke sumeLa hato, ane temAM baLavattara bhAvanA te adhyAtmanI hatI te zrI paramANuM lekhamAM suMdara marmagrAhI bhASAmAM batAvela che. trIje lekha zrI kakalabhAI bhudarabhAI vakIlane che. teozrI mahAvIra vidyAlayanA, huM mAnuM chuM tyAM sudhI, ghaNA varSa sudhI khajAnacI hatA. sadarahu vidyAlayanA phaMDa mATe saMgate mAna apamAnanI paravA karyA vinA gheraghera pharI je moTI rakama bhegI karI hatI tene svAnubhava kakalabhAI varNave che. AvI saMsthA calAvanArane eka daSTAMtarUpa saddagatanuM jIvana che. cA lekhazrI mohanalAla dIpacaMda cekasI che, temAM kensaransanI vidhavidha pravRttiomAM sagate kevo sakriya bhAga lIdho hato, ane kenpharansa upara caDatI paDatInA pratyAghAta thatAM kevI mAnasika samatulA sAcavI amUlya salAha ApI hatI tenuM dhyAna karela che. konpharansanA pAchalA samayamAM bhAIzrI mohanalAla te saMsthA sAthe otaprota thayelA hatA eTale temane aMgata anubhava ahIM mUkavAmAM Avyo che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI jaina dharma prakAza [ vaizAkha pAMcame lekha sAhityacaMdra bAlacaMda hIrAcaMdano che. temanA lekhamAM bIjI hakIkato sAthe zrIaMtarIkSajI tIrthanA kesane aMge sadagate Apela amUlya salAha ane te kesanI pravIkansIlanI apIlanI sunAvaNI vakhate vilAyata jaI tyAMnA selIsITara ane konselane Apela madadano ullekha jovAmAM Ave che. - chaThTho lekha bhAI rAjapAla maganalAla vorAno che, jemAM saddagate temanA jIvananA aMta sudhI dhArmika lakhANa lakhavAnI je tamannA rAkhela tene Alekha karyo che. A aMkamAM saddagatanA kuTuMbIo upara Avela dilAsAnA saMdezAo paikI thoDA upayogI jaNAtAM tene upayogI bhAga paNa ApavAmAM Avyo che. saddagatazrI matIcaMda mArA bALasnehI hatA. umare be traNe varSa nAnA paNa skUla ane kaeNlejanA abhyAsamAM lagabhaga sAthe ja hatA. pachavADethI temanI sAthe mArI putrInA vivAha thavAthI aMgata saMbaMdha vadhyo hato. teone avAranavAra maLavAne ane muMbaImAM huM houM tyAre temanI sAthe rahevAne mane ghaNe ava kAza maLyA hatA. savAre pAMca vAgyAthI rAtanA bAra sudhI teo satata vAMcavA, lakhavA ane bIjI pravRttiomAM mazagula rahetA. hamezAM AnaMdI, saMtoSI ane AzAvAdI hatA. prayatna karatAM kAMI na bane tema teo mAnatA nahi. temanA sahavAsamAM rahevAthI ApaNane mAnasika tAjhagI maLatI, zarIranI tAjhagI meLavavA jema ApaNe ramya zAMta mahAbaLezvara, AbUjI vigere sthaLe jaIe chIe, ane cheDA vakhatamAM tyAMnA havApANInA prabhAvathI navI tAjhagI meLavIe chIe tema sadagatanA sahavAsamAM thoDo vakhata rahevAthI mAnasika ane AdhyAtmika tAjhagI prApta karavAno mane anubhava thayo che. temanA sahavAsamAM rahevAthI jIvananuM daSTibiMdu vizAla ane udAra banatuM, ane temanA jevA satata vyavasAyI ucca jIvana jIvavAnI yatkiMcit abhilASA vadhatI. have te te sahavAsa sadA mATe gaye che. temanA chevaTanA maMdavADa daramyAna muMbaI jaI temanI sAthe thoDA divasa rahe. vAnI IcchA hatI te have arthahIna thayela che. ghaNuM du kha lAge che paNa zAstradaSTie vicArI sAMtvana levAnuM che. zrI motIcaMda te eka rIte bhAgyazAlI thayA che. tera varSa jeTalI pukhta umare pahoMcyA hatA. pachavADe lIlI akhaMDa vADI mUkatA gayA che. putrAdi parivAra suzikSita che, eTale e daSTie to bhAgyazAlI gaNAya. maraNa paNa eka sAdhupuruSa jevuM. kAMI paNa AkarI cAkarI mAgyA vinAnuM, hasatA hasatA ane vAta karatAM karatAM thayela che. sara harakIzanadAsa hospITalanI kArya vAhImAM te eka sabhya hatA. je hospITalanA utkarSa mATe temaNe ghaNA varSa sevA karI te ja hospITalamAM temanuM maraNa thayuM te paNa arasaparasane kANAnubaMdha sUcave che. temane jIvana ane maraNamAMthI sAro bodha levo te ApaNuM kartavya che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI motIcaMdabhAI aMge -5Ta paMDita sukhalAlajI. AdaraNIya zrI motIcaMdabhAI viSenAM mArAM smaraNa evo nathI ke je vAcakane temanA jIvana viSenuM mAruM koI viziSTa daSTibiMdu jaNAvI zake, tema chatAM zrI jIvarAjabhAInA Adezane anusarI mArAM je AchAM ke pAkhA maraNo che te saMkSepamAM rajU karavA yogya dhAruM chuM. isvIsana 1904 mAM kAzI jaina pAThazALA mATe aMgrejI kAkInuM makAna kharIdavAnuM hatuM, te aMge kAMIka dastAvejI kAma mATe zeTha zrI vIracaMda dIpacaMde motIbhAIne banArasa mekalyA; A vakhate ja sarva prathama temanuM nAma mArI jANamAM AvyuM. zrIyuta kuMvarajI. bhAInuM nAma te jANato ja; temanA A bhatrIjA che ne vakIlAtano abhyAsa kare che eTalI jANuthI temanA pratye mana kAMika DhaLyuM, paNa ame maLyA na hatA. prathama vizvayuddha zarU thayA pahelAM ja che. yAkobI bhAratanI sAhitya-yAtrA samApta karI muMbaIne kinAre chADavAnA hatA. temanA vidAyamAna vakhate zrI motIcaMdabhAInuM aMgrejImAM bhASaNa sAMbhaLyuMjo ke huM te vakhate aMgrejI samajato nahIM. A temane prathama svara-paricaya. De. bAlAbhAI nANAvaTInA pramukhapade maLela muMbaI konpharansa pachI tarata ja huM bhAvanagara gayA hatA. bIyut kuMvarajIbhAI sAthe karmazAstrIya tanI carcA-vArtA karavAne uddeza hate. dAdA sAhebanI begamAM keTalAka mitrae zrI motIbhAIne cA-pANI mATe AmaMtrelA. te vakhate temanuM gujarAtI bhASaNa prathama ja sAMbhaLyuM. rAtre zrI jainadharma prasAraka sabhAmAM niyamita rIte huM zrI kuMvarajIbhAI sAthe besato ne moDe sudhI judI judI zAstrIya carcAo cAlatI. eka divase "vizeSAvazyakabhAgya'nI amuka carcA prasaMge zrI motIbhAIne uddezI zrI kuMvarajIbhAIe kahyuM ke-sAMbhaLe, A dArzanika carcA. teo je ke bIjA vAcanamAM magna hatA ema mane lAgyuM, chatAM pitAnA kAkA pratyenA bahumAnathI ke tattvacarcAnA rasathI teo sIdhI rIte mArI sAthe thoDIka vAtacItamAM utaryA, paNa mane hajI ema ja lAgatuM ke-ame banne eka bIjAthI bahu dUra chIe. lAlabAganA upAzrayamAM zrI vijayavallabhasUrine zrImatIbhAI eka suprasiddha AcAryane uddezI kAMIka kahetA hatA temAM meM eka vAkya e sAMbhaLyuM ke "teonI zailI uTheka che.' jo ke te AcAryazrI temanA mAnItA hatA, kadAca kulaguru paNa kahevAya; chatAM uparanA taLela zabda uparathI mane eTale vicAra che ke, metIbhAInuM valaNa vidhAyaka lAge che. mArA upara paDelI A prAthamika chApa tyAra bAdanA pAMtrIsa varSa jeTalA gALAnA utarottara vadhatA jatA paricayathI sAcI mane lAgI che. zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanI jemAM 133 0 For Private And Personal Use Only

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14 zrI jaina dharma prakAra. [ vaizAkha sthApanA thayA pachI temanI sAthe sIdhA nahIM teA pArasparika paricaya paNu vadhate cArtheA. alabatta, te pahelAM temanAM keTalAMka lakhaNeA me sAMbhaLelA, jemAM zrI AnandvandvananAM padeonA vivecananuM prAstAvika, jaina daSTie caiAga, siddharSinI prastAvanA e mukhya gaNAya. vidyAlayamAM tattvajJAna ane dharmInA adhyApaka tarIke pa'. vrajalAlajI niyukta thayA hatA, je mArA cirasAthI ane aMgata mitra paNa hatA. vidyAlayanA kAryakartAe, vidyArthIe ane bIjA keTalAka upara pazu vrajalAlajInA adhyApanane bahu ja sArA prabhAva paDele te vidyAlayanuM tattvajJAna-dharmanuM zikSaNu rasaprada paNu baneluM. vakhata jatAM e rasa ane zraddhAmAM eTa AvI. zrI. meAhanalAla desAI ja nahIM paNa meAtIbhAi suddhAM mane maLe tyAre eka ja vAta kahe ke-have vrajalAlajI ThIka kAma karatA nathI; tame khIjo kAi adhyApaka batAve. mAre mATe A sthiti dhasaMkaTa jevI hatI. eka bAju cirakAlIna aMgata mitranI pratiSThA ane sthitine prazna, ane bIjI bAju vidyAkSayanA sArvajanika zaikSaNika hitAhitanA prazna. mArI mUMjhavaNa dUra thai nahIM, ane avAranavAra motIbhAi AdinI mAgaNI paNa maTI nahIM. Ama lagabhaga 6-7 varSa vItyAM haze, daramyAna keTalAMka prabaLa kAraNasara meM mAruM valaNa vidyAlayane pakSe ja vALyu, ane spaSTa nirNaya karI mitra vrajalAlajIne kahI dIdhu ke-have A gADu A rIte lAMbe vakhata nahIM cAle, tame kAM te saune prathamanI jema sateSa ApA, nahI teA chUTA thAe. anyathA huM khIjo aththApaka sUcavIza. dhaNuM karI 1931 3 tyArabAda thoDA samayamAM ja pa. darabArIlAlane lai huM mAtIbhASTanI AphisamAM gayA. jarApaNa nanunaya karyA sivAya mAtIbhAie darabArIlAlajI mATenI mArI mAgaNI ke zarate majUra karIne kahyuM ke-tame pagAra chUTathI mAgI zakeA. A sAMbhaLI mAruM mana vizeSa AkarSAyuM. ame te kahI dIdhuM ke, AthI vadhAre paisAnI atyAre jarUra nathI. kharI rIte meAtIbhAi pratyenA UMDA Adaranu A prathama pagathiyuM kahevAya. pachI teA pa, darabArIlAlajInA kAmathI vidyAlaya, vidyArthIgaNu ane kArya kartAoe badhA eTalA badhA prasanna thayA ke tethI mAre vidyAlaya sAthene saMbaMdha ajJAta rIte ja gADha khatI gayA-khAsa karIne dhArmi ka zikSaNunA prazna paratve. mane yAda che ke, zrI. meAtIbhAi, zrI. mohanalAla desAI ane zrI. meAhanalAla khI. jhaverI-e badhA vidyAlayamAM cAlatA dharmovaga paratve jyAre paNu prasaMga Ave tyAre mArI sAthe chUTathI carcA karatA ane mArI vAto dhyAnathI sAMbhaLatA. eka athavA bIjA kAraNe dhArmika adhyApakane badalavAnA ke rAkhavAne prazna Ave tyAre hu jyAM hAuM tyAM te chevaTe patra lakhIne paNa pUche ane mArA vicAra jANavA mAge. mArI daSTi pazu vidyAlayanA A aMgane vadhAre puSTa karavAnI prathamathI ja hatI. eTale huM paNa emAM rasa letA. dara khArIlAlajI pachI lagabhaga eka pachI eka cha-sAta dhAmika adhyApaka badalAyA ane nimAyA. lagabhaga e badhAnI nImaNuka vakhate mArA abhiprAyanuM mUlya teo vizeSa AMkatA evI chApa mArA upara hajI paNa che, tethI karIne chuM. paNa e viSenI mArI javAbadArI For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMka 7 me ] raskRta-paTa. 135 aMge kadI beparavA rahyo nathI ema mArA aMtarAtmA kahe che. A milanataMtu dvArA dhIre dhIre metIbhAI sAthe huM vizeSa paricayamAM Avato gayo-je ke vadhAre vakhata sAthe besavAne ke e bIjo koI prasaMga AvyA ja na hatA. mArI prathamathI ja mAnyatA hatI, ane Aje paNa che ke, mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya jevI saMsthAe mAtra dharmatattvajJAnanA zikSaNathI pitAnI itikartavyatA pUrI thayelI mAnavI na joie. huM e badhA mitrane bhArapUrvaka kahete ja Avate rahyo chuM ke, vidyAlayanuM kAryo trividha heya, kaeNlejanA vidyArthIone dhArmika zikSaNa ApavAnuM vAtAvaraNa UbhuM karavuM ane tene rasaprada banAvavuM e mATe te trividha kAryakrama Avazyaka che. paheluM te e ke ochAmAM ochuM eka samartha prophesara ane eka samartha paMDita e bene vidyAlaya pasAnI khAsa gaNatarI karyA vinA roke, jethI muMbaI zaheranI koI paNa kaoNlejanA vidyArthIne agara tyAMnA nivAsI kaI paNa prophesarane jaina paraMparA viSe kAMI paNa jANavuM hoya te vidyAlaya eka jJAna pArUpa bane ane vidyA jagatamAM evI mAnyatA baMdhAya che, jene paraMparAne lagatA prAmANika ane vyApaka abhyAsa mATe mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya e mukhya dhAma che. bIjuM kAma sAhitya-saMpAdananuM, je phesara ane paMDita niyukta thAya te anukulatA pramANe jaina sAhityanuM Adhunika dRSTie saMpAdana kare ane te te viSaya paratve aMgrejI, gujarAtI ane hindImAM yathAsaMbhava prastAvanA Adi paNa lakhe e daSTie ke koi paNa yunIvarsITI ke kaI paNa kolejanA pAThyakramamAM te saMpAdane upayogI thaI zake. jevI rIte jarmana ane anya pAzcAtya vidvAnoe karelAM bhAratIya saMpAdane pratiSThA pAmyAM che tethI paNa vadhAre sArI rIte A dizAmAM vidyAlaya kAma karavAnI goThavaNa kare. trIjuM kAma, mArI daSTie e che ke, viziSTa viziSTa graMthAnA pramANabhUta ane saMzodhanAtmaka bhASAMtare karAvI vidyAlaya prasiddha kare. huM zrI motIbhAine ghaNIvAra AvezamAM ema paNa kahete ke-tame te kAMI karatA ja nathI; mAtra dhArmika lokonAM mana rIjhavavA ne paisA meLavavA dhamavarga calAve che eTaluM ja. chatAM teo kadI mArA pratye tayA nahIM; mIThAzathI ghaTato javAba vALatA, ane hasatAM hasatAM kayAreka ema paNa kahetA ke-tame vidyAlayamAM Ave te badhuM ame karIzuM, ItyAdi, - 1947nA antamAM meM temane lakheluM yAda che ke have huM kAzI choDavAne chuM; muMbaI. te AvavAno chuM ja. kenpharasa ke vidyAlaya jevI saMsthAo mArA viSaya paratve mAre upayoga karI zake, ItyAdi. paNa AvA matalabanuM lakhyuM te pahelAM eka prasaMga ati madhura banI gaye ne Aje paNa tenI khumArI tAjI che. huM kAzIthI muMbaI Avele. mArI sAthe zrI nathamalajI TAMTIyA ema. e.-ke je hamaNuM jaina tatvajJAna laI DI. sI. thayA che. tehatA. ame bane vala upara Avela bhAratIya vidyAbhavananA makAnamAM UtaravAnA hatA. meM prathamathI ja AnI sUcanA zrI matIbhAIne ApelI. ame valamAM rAtre lagabhaga daseka For Private And Personal Use Only

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136 zrI jaina dharma prakAza. ( vaizAkha vAge sUvAnI taiyArImAM hatA tyAM to zro khetIbhAI AvI caDyA. ATale badhe dUra, ATaluM moDe, atyAre kema? savAre maLata,-ema pUchayuM, tyAre temaNe kahyuM ke-huM atyAre ja tamane levA Ave chuM. nIkaLela te be kalAka pahelAM, paNa vacce kayAMya gADI ke vAhanane yoga mane nahIM eTale rakhaDapaTTImAM moDuM thayuM. ame ghaNuM karI savAre javAnI vAta kahIne temane vidAya te karyA. paNa mArA mana upara eka cirasmaraNIya chApa e rahI gaI ke zrI motIbhAIne jaina sAhitya, tatvajJAna ane dharma viSenI je laganI che te upara uparanI nathI. temanA pratye mAruM valaNa vadhAre AdarazIla banyuM. ame jayAre temane ghera gayA tyAre temaNe je sarakAra karyo e paNa rASTrane anurUpa ja hatuM. temanA ghera ane temanI sAthe rahevAne mAre mATe A pahele ja prasaMga. zrI. nathamalajInA vAMcana ane daSTikoNathI te teo eTalA badhA mugdha thayA ke temane game te rIte vidyAlayamAM lAvavA tee abhimukha banyA. ane jayAre zrI nathamalajIe AvavAnI azakti darzAvI tyAre ja nyAyAcArya paM. mahendrakumArane temaNe nImyA. huM paNa nivRtta thaI prathama muMbaI bhAratIya vidyAbhavanamAM AcArya zrI jinavijayajI sAthe rahetA hatA. zrI motIbhAIe bhArapUrvaka mane kahyuM ke-vidyAlaya pratimAsa bAra jeTalA rUpiyA te khacI ja zakaze. eTale tame tamArI dhAraNA mujabanI eka yojanA taiyAra kare, jene huM kamITI samakSa mukuM. meM evI yojanA taiyAra karI ne temaNe mArI hAjarImAM ja kamITI samakSa maMjUra karAvI. ghaNuM kharuM A badhA prasaMgoe huM zrIyuta paramAnaMdabhAIne maLatA, temanI salAha le. mArI pahelethI ja e daDha pratIti cAlI Ave che ke-zrI paramAnaMdabhAInuM dRSTibiMdu jeTaluM cokhkhuM ane vizALa che teTaluM muMbaimAMnAM bIjA jainenuM bhAgye ja haze. e rojanA maMjUra thaI tyAre paNa zrI motIbhAIe te mane e ja kahyuM ke-have tame vidyAbhavanamAM nahIM pazu vidyAlayamAM rahe. mAro javAba hamezane e ja rahyo che kehuM dUra rahyAM je karIza te ThIka haze. mane AvavA jevuM lAgaze tyAre vagaraka paNa huM vidyAlayamAM besIza. astu. e yojanA maMjUra to thaI, paNa eka athavA bIje kAraNe ene amalamAM lAvavAnuM kAma rahI ja gayuM che. huM nathI jANato ke atyAre vidyAlayamAM rasa dharAvanAra ane zrI motIbhAinA daSTibiMdune barAbara samajanAra tema ja tene sthira karavA IcchanAra kaI have e yojanA athavA evI bIjI koI yojanAne sakriya karavA vicAratA haze ke nahIM. paNa huM eTaluM te icchuM ane kahI zakI chuM ke-zrI motIbhAInI vidyAlaya pratyenI niSThA, ane dharma-sAhityanI prItine kAyama karavA temaja jaina samAjanuM dhArmika dRSTibiMdu unnata karavA mATe AvI saMsthA dvArA evuM kAma cAlavuM ja joIe evI bhAvanA jarUrI che. zrI motIbhAinAM vyAkhyAne jude jude prasaMge thoDAMka sAMbhaLelAM khAsa karI payuM. paNa vyAkhyAnamALA vakhate te temanuM niyata vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavA maLatuM. teonuM For Private And Personal Use Only

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arka 7 me. ] rasmRti-paTa 137 vyAkhyAna sAva sAduM rahetu; emAM vAgmitvanI chApa na rahetI. paNa emanA mAhitIpUrNa keTalAMka lakhANAne lIdhe mArA mana upara temanA pratyenA viziSTa AdaranI chApa paDI che. ATalA badhA vyavasAyA ane vividha pravRttie vacce te keTakeTalu vAMce ane lakhe che te mane hamezAM herata pamADatuM. emanA mate kayAreka jatA te jANu catI ke tee keTakeTalAM pustake saMdhare ane vAMce che. sAMje marInaDrAiva upara pharavA jatA hai!uM ne kATamAMthI pAchA pharatAM maLe te hasIne kAMI ne kAMI vAta kare, ane kahe ke ATaluM cAlIne AvuM chuM tethI nyAyAma paNa maLI rahe che te vicArA karavAnI taka paNa maLe che, temanI TIkA paNa me' temanI sAme keTalIka vAra karI haze. paNa mane yAda che ke me' temA rASa joye| nathI. eka vAra hu' heAspITalamAM hatA. Aparezana thayelu. mane vyathAmAM joi eka divase temaNe kahyuM ke-atyAre ja samAdhine samaya che. jyAre tee pakSAdhAtathI pIDAyelA te kAMika svastha thayA tyAre huM temane maLavA gaye. me' vaLI mArI Dhame e ja samAdhinI ane samAdhimaraNanI vAta kADhI ke have tamArA parIkSAsamaya che. Aje jyAre temanAM viSenAM mArAM AchAM ane pAMkhA smaraNe ALekhu chu tyAre temanI madhura hAsyamUrti ane mArA pratyene temaneA nikhAlasa vyavahAra temaja temanI aneka kSetrAmAM kAma karavAnI hoMza ane tAlAvelI e badhu mAnasa paTa-upara kti thAya che. kaeNnpharansanI AphisamAM keTalAMka kAmasara javu paDatuM ane tyAM mITIMga hAya teA hAjara paNa rahetAM. emAM je je kAmane sabadha zrI meAtIyadabhAI sAthe AvatA temAMthI eka kAmane temaNe TALyuM hoya ke bedarakArI batAvI heya ema mane yAda nathI. ghaNAM varSa agAu temanAM viSe je mAre| abhiprAya badhAyele ke teo vidhAyaka prakRtinA che te ja temanA jIvanamAMthI jovA pAmyuM| chuM. samAjane aneka meAtIcadA joie chIe. myunisipAlITImAM rahIne temaNe zaheranI suMdara sevA bajAvI hatI. kuTuMbanA vaDIla tarIke temaNe umadA kuTuMbasevA karI hatI. rASTranA nAgarika tarIke temaNe rASTra AjhAdInI laDatamAM jhUkAvI rASTranI sevA bajAvI hatI ane eka jaina tarIke temaNe jaita dharmanA UMDA abhyAsa karI tenu kharAkhara AcaraNa karI batAvyu hatuM. zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya ke jenA tee jataka hatA te uttarAttara pragati pAme ane vidyAlayamAMthI aneka meAtIca MdA bahAra paDe ema Icchu chuM. --bALAsAheba khera pata pradhAna, mubai rAjya, For Private And Personal Use Only

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- ma ma ma ma ma ma ma jha : prasAraka sabhAnA motI bhAI nananana 000 zrI paramAnaMda kuMvarajI kApaDiyA zrI jainadharma prakAza mATe sva. motIbhAI viSe lakhavuM eTale najIkanA svajana samudAya AgaLa se keranA prema ane Adarane pAtra banelA evA eka sadagata vaDila baMdhunI guNagAthA gAvA barobara lAge che. Ama hovAthI ApaNe badhA temane je nAmathI saMbodhatA hatA, te sarvane suparicita evA-"motIbhAI'nA nAmathI temane ulekha kare mane vadhAre ucita ane svAbhAvika lAge che. matabhAI Ama te aneka saMsthAo sAthe eka yA bIjI rIte saMkaLAyelA hatA paNa thI vadhAre gADha saMbaMdha temane traNa saMsthAo sAthe te (1) zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya jenuM nirmANa temanA potAnA hAthe AjathI lagabhaga 35 varSa pahelAM thayuM hatuM, ane jenA Aja sudhInA ghaDataramAM temano sauthI vadhAre mahatvano phALo hate. (2) zrI jena ve. mU. kenapharansa. A saMsthAne udbhava thayAne lagabhaga 50 varSa thavA AvyA che ane A saMsthAnuM bIjuM adhivezana muMbaimAM keTalAye varSo pahelAM thaeluM tyArathI tenI kAryavAhI sAthe teo gADhapaNe saMkaLAyelA hatA ane tenA utkarSa ane apakarSa sAthe temaNe potAnA jAhera jIvananI sarva pratikAne heDamAM mUkI hatI. (3) zrI jainadharma prasAraka sabhA. A saMsthAne uddabhava lagabhaga temanA janma sAthe thayA hatA. A saMsthA taraphathI AjathI 67 varSa pahelAM "zrI jainadharma prakAza" nAmanA A mAsikanI zarUAta karavAmAM AvI hatI. temanA lekhanakAryanA prAthamika prayAso A mAsikamAM ja pragaTa thavA zarU thayA hatA ane Aja sudhI paNa te mAsika mATe teo "mauktika'nA upanAmathI ekasarakhuM niyamita rIte lakhatA rahyA hatA. A uparAMta zrI jainadharma prasAraka sabhAe ja temanA lakhelAM lagabhaga sarva pustaka pragaTa karyA che. A rIte zrI jainadharma prasAraka sabhA ane zrI jainadharma prakAza sAthe upara jaNAvela be saMsthAo karatAM paNa motIbhAIne saMbaMdha vadhAre jUno hato, eTaluM ja nahi paNa jyAre zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya ane zrI jaina che. mU. konpharansane motIbhAIe ghaNuM sevAo ApI che tyAre zrI jainadharma prasAraka sabhA ane jainadhama prakAze vipula sAhityanA eka nirmAtA tarIkenA temanA ghaDataramAM ghaNe meTo phALo Ape che. ane ubhayane saMbaMdha paraspara upakAraka thayo che. jyAre anya be saMsthAo temanA ujajavaLa karmayogane itihAsa rajU kare che tyAre A sabhA ane tenA mAsika sAthe temanA samagra jJAnayogane itihAsa saMkalita thayo che. anya be saMsthAmAM temanuM sthAna eka AgevAna kAryakartAnuM hatuM, jyAre A saMsthAmAM temanuM sthAna eka svajananuM hatuM. motIbhAIne satata nivAsa muMbaImAM heIne zrI jena ( 138 ) For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMka 7 me ] prasAraka sabhAna motIbhAI. 136 dharma prasAraka sabhAne teo bahu moTI sevAno lAbha ApI zakayA nahotA ema chatAM paNa e sabhA viSe temanA dilamAM apAra mamatA hatI. A rIte motIbhAInA svargavAsa sAthe zrI jainadharma prasAraka sabhAe eka cirakAlIna mitra ane svajana gumAvela che ane zrI jainadharma prakAze eka agatyane lekhaka gumAvela che. motIbhAI viSe Aje ghaNuM lakhAyuM che, ghaNuM belAyuM che. temAM zuM umeravuM tenI mane sUjha paDatI nathI. Ama chatAM paNa temane lekhana, abhyAsa ane temanI jIvanabharanI cintanapravRtti ane temanA jIvananA pAchalAM aDhI varSa ke jyAre temane jAhera jIvananI sarva pravRttiomAMthI nivRtta thavAnI pharaja paDI, te aDhI varSanuM temanuM jIvana A be vacce eka sucaka sAMkaLa mArA jovAmAM AvI hatI tene ahiM kAMIka khyAla ApuM te temAM punarukitanuM jokhama nahi rahe ema huM dhAruM chuM. temanA lakhANo moTA bhAge adhyAtmane lagatAM hatAM ane vairAgyanI bhAvanAne satata piSanArAM hatAM. jenadharmanA graMtha sAhityanuM temaNe UMDuM avagAhana karyuM hatuM. ga, nayavAda syAdvAda Adi viSayanI carcAmAM temane khUba rasa paData. vairAgyanA pada upara lAMbAM lAMbAM vivecana lakhatAM teo kadi thAkatA nahi. jainadharma viSe temane UMDI zraddhA hatI. Ane aMge anya darzane temaja pazcimanA tatvajJAnane paNa teo sAro paricaya dharAvatA hatA. saMsAranI asAratA, tyAganuM mAhAtamya, vairAgya bhAvanAnI upayogitA, mArA tArAnI mithyA bhramaNa, parigraha vistAranI niHsAratA, kSiprAptinI ISTatA-A ja vicAranuM temanA lakhANamAM satata raTaNa ane punarAvartana jovA maLe che. bIjI bAjue teo gRhasthAzramI hatA; pitAnA solisITaranA dhaMdhAmAM otapreta hatAM; mAnavIsulabha aneka mahattvAkAMkSAo temane paNa varelI hatI; sukhI saMsAra ane sAro putraparivAra hatA; jAhera jIvanamAM teo khUba racyApacyA rahetA hatA; sAmAjika daSTie mahattvanA lekhAtA adhikAro ane sthAne prApta karavAnI teo eSaNa dharAvatA hatA ane A dizAmAM saphaLatA paNa temane sArA pramANamAM maLI hatI. jIvana pUra rasathI teo jIvatA hatA ane satata pravRttithI bharela temanI cAlu dinacaryA hatI. alabatta, temanuM jIvana cokkasa prakAranI dhArmiktAthI suaMkita hatuM. haMmezA teo niyamita rIte sAmAyika tathA pUjana karatAM, parvatithinA divasoe vrata-niyamo karatA; avAranavAra tIrtha yAtrAe jatA. kaMI varSothI dara mahinAnI zuda 5 nA roja upavAsa tathA jJAna ArAdhanA karatA. Ama chatAM temanuM cAlu jIvana vairAgya, tyAga ane nivRttinI bhAvanA upara racAyeluM hatuM ema ApaNe na kahI zakIe. A rIte vicArIe to temanA lekhana ane jIvana vacce pUro saMvAda hatuM ke kema e prazna ApaNI sAme upasthita thAya che. paNa A prazna koI paNa jAgRta mAnavInI jIvanacaryA para Ubhe thayA vinA raheto nathI, kAraNa ke tenuM jIvana be prakAranI paraspara virodhI vRtionuM baneluM hoya che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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140 zrI jaina dharma prakAza [ vaizAkha eka che AmAnugAmI, zrIjI che saMsArAnugAmI. tenu cintana tene AtmA tarapha laI jAya che, AsapAsanI duniyAnu darzana ane temAMthI prApta thatI vyavahAra dRSTi tenesasAraddhi tarapha dhakele che. jIvana jIvavu che ane UMce UDavuM che, saMsAramAM pratiSThA meLavavI che ane jIvananA rahyusTane ukelavuM che. sau kAinA jIvanamAM A ' cAle che. paNa Akhare kai vRttinuM svAmitva pravarte che te uparathI tenA samagra jIvananuM mUlyAMkana thai zake che. meotIbhAimAM adhyAtma cintananI, samabhAvanI, vairAgyanI jaDa kharekhara vadhAre UMDI hatI e hakIkatanI temaNe pAchaLathI aDhI varSomAM je prakAratu jIvana jIvI tAvyuM te uparathI saceTa pratIti thAya che. 69 varSanI ummara sudhI temanu jIvana ekasarakhu` vadhe jatu hatuM, evAmAM 1948 nI oNgasTa mAsamAM temane lakavAnA humalA thayA ane te humalA te tarata vaLI gayA paNa tyArakhAda ahu gaMbhIra mAMdagI AvI ane emAMthI bhAgyayeAge teo bacyA. bAdya dRSTie teo svastha jevA dekhAyA, paNa e mAMdagI temanI buddhinI camaka, magajanI cAturI ane zarIranuM kauvata A badhuM jANe ke haraNa karI gaI, mAMdagI pachInA meAtIbhAi e AgaLanA meAtIbhAi ja na rahyA. AgaLa tA jyAre jyAre maLatA tyAre tyAre ame aneka bAbatAnI carcA karatA ane khUba vineAda cAlatA ane kaM kadi athaDAtA pazu kharA. have e vinAda gayA, carcA ja na hoya tyAM athaDAmaNane te| avakAza ja kayAMthI hrAya ? aupacArika praznottarAthI bhAgye ja vArtAlApa AgaLa cAlatA. vartamAna sAthenu tAluddhe jIvana tUTavA lAgyuM' ane bhUtakALa tarapha te sarakI rahyA. A joine mane bhAre glAina thatA. pelAnI camaka kayAM gaI ? pelAnI cetanA kayAM gai? temanI sAthe vicAravinimayo jANe ke have kASTa avakAza rahyo na heAya ema lAgatu ane citta UMDI vyathA anubhavatuM, pazu bIjI bAjue temanAmAM thayeluM AdhyAtmika parivartana paNa eTalu ja dhyAna kheMce tevuM hatuM. sasAra viSe temane badhA rasa UDI gayA hatA. AsakitanA sa ba'dhA hinnabhinna thai cUkayA hatA. dhaMdhe!, jAhera jIvana, e badhu baMdha thavA chatAM tene temane leza mAtra viSAda nahAtA. jyAre maLIe tyAre te eka sarakhA prasannaja dekhAya. mRtyutA te sarva bhaya temane cheADI gayA hatA. teo avAranavAra kahetA ke " mAre karavAnuM badhu' karI lIdhuM che, ane jyAre pazu teDu Ave tyAre huM taiyAre kheDI chu sIttera varSa upara have je jIvu' hyuM' te lAbhe lekhA che. samansa te nIkaLI cUkayA che, pazu ThekANAmAM kAMika bhUla thai haze eTale bajAvaNI thatAM vAra lAgI che. meTI mAMdagI pachI zarIre avAranavAra kAMi ne kaMi upAdhi UbhI thayA karatI. AjathI pAMceka mahinA pahelAM vaLI pAchA ucalA Avela, ane temane poMdareka divasa hAspITalamAM rAkhavA paDelA. lAhItI cAlu ulaTI thAya, jhADA thAya, satata udharasa Ave, chAtImAM muMjhavaNuM thAya paNa mehu~ leza mAtra na bagaDe. pAchaLanA mahItA daramiyAna hRdayaroganA avAranavAra humalAe AvatA pazu dAyaveAya ke have zu' thaze ? evA nAnA sarakhA paNu du:khane, For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMka 7 ma ]. prasAraka sabhAnA motIbhAI. 141 akaLAmaNane temaNe kadi ugAra sarakhe kADhaye nathI. chellA aDhI varSamAM bIjuM badhuM chUTI gayuM hatuM. mAtra eka ja abhyAsa jIvato rahyo hato ane te lekhanapravRttine. jyAre paNa jaIe tyAre " Aje ATaluM lakhyuM che, prazamarati pUruM karyuM', AnaMdaghananA bAkInA pade ane covIzI uparanA vivecana paNa lakhI nAkhyA. have mahAvIrasvAmInuM caritra zarU karyuM che. pacIsa bhAganI meM rojanA karI che. pUrvabhavanI kathA pUrI thaI che. yojanA pramANe pUruM thaze ke e to koNa jANe ? mArA zarIranI AvI sthiti kaI jue ane mArI AvI vAto sAMbhaLe to mane gAMDe ja che, paNa ApaNe to jeTaluM lakhAyuM teTaluM lakhI nAMkhavuM che. maraNa te Ajeya Ave ane be pAMca varasa nIkaLI paNa jAya." AvI AvI vAte teo karatA. A sivAya temanAmAM bIjo koI adhyAsa ke Asakti rahI nahatI. AvuM temanuM chellA aDhI varSanuM jIvana hatuM. kevaLa bALaka jevuM nirdoSa, amuka rIte yAMtrika ane ema chatAM paNa pUrva jIvananA badhA rAga dveSa, zamI gayA hoya, moha mamatA gaLI gayela hoya, lelupatA mAtra lupta thaI gaI hoya evuM sthitaprajJa jevuM, ekAnta prasanna ane samadhura temanuM jIvana banI gayuM hatuM. khAvA-pIvAmAM paNa je Apa te khAya, je pAo te pIe. DAkaTara kahe te karImAM jarA paNa pheraphAra na kare. koIne paNa banatAM sudhI takalIpha na ApavI e hetuthI zArIrika yAtanAnI bane tyAM sudhI anyane khabara paDavA nahotA detA. koIe ekI sevA karI ke na karI tene temane kaze asaMtoSa nahoto. sau pratye eka sarakhI mAyA ane mIThI najara hatI. A badhuM jotAM mane sahaja e prazna thato ke TaluM badhuM prasanna, kSobhahIna, samabhAvathI bhareluM evuM jIvana temane zI rIte lAgyuM ? pahelAM dekhAto visaMvAda Aje kayAM gayo ? mane sahajapaNe bhAsyuM ke A temanI lAMbA kALanI AtmasAdhanAnuM pariNAma hatuM. AvuM jIvana-parivartana puravAra kare che ke-temanI AtmAbhimukha vRti kharekhara UMDI ane saMgIna hatI ane jIvanane virAgyathI raMgavAno prayatna paNa sAcA dilane hato. pariNAme pUrva jIvanamAM dekhAto visaMvAda pAchaLanA varSamAM sarvathA laya pAmyo hato ane utkRSTa prakAranI sAdhutA uttarAvasthAmAM teo pragaTAvI zakyA hatA. haju temanA avasAnanA Agale divase sAMje huM haeNppITalamAM temane maLavA gayele. anya kuTuMbIjane paNa tyAM ekaThA thaI gayA hatA. temanI sAthe jIvananI teTalI ja maraNanI vAte ame saraLatAthI karI zakatA hatA. paraspara ramUjI vArtAlApa cAlato hato. vAta vAtamAM meM pUchyuM ke "bhAI, eka khaMDanA sImADe ubhelA mANasane bIjA khaMDanA pradezanI jema jhAMkhI thAya che tema tamane mRtyuthI AgaLanA pradezanI jhAMkhI thAya che kharI ?" tenA javAbamAM temaNe kaheluM ke "evuM te kazuM dekhAtuM nathI, paNa sadgati te thaze ja ema mana kahe che." vaLI kevuM mRtyu sAruM lekhAya e viSayanI vAta nIkaLatA temaNe kaheluM ke " Ta5 ane 25 maryo evuM mRtyu Ave te bahu sAruM, ke jethI koIne jarA paNa takalIpha ApavAnI nahi. paNa mRtyu kAMI ochuM ja ApaNI irachA mujaba Ave che?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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142 cho jena dharma prakAza vazAkha tyAre meM jaNAveluM ke "tame mAne ke na mAne, paNa tamane hAla je zArIrika upAdhi che te jotAM tamArA nasIbe te game tyAre paNa AvuM ja mRtyu che ema huM cokkasa kahuM chuM." Ama jyAre mIThe vArtAlApa cAlatA hatA tyAre amane ochuM ja bhAna hatuM ke bIjA bAra ke cauda kalAkamAM teo kharekhara A ja rIte ApaNI vaccethI haMmezAne mATe vidAya thavAnA che ? te rAtrinA khUba svasthatAthI lagabhaga daza kalAka sutelA. temane sauthI nAne dIkare savAre temanI pAsethI ghara tarapha gayo. sAteka vAgye teo uDyA, moTuM sApha karyuM, hAthe hajAmata karI ane beThA beThA nakha sApha karI rahyA hatA ane bAjue mANasa breDane mAkhaNa lagADI rahyo hato evAmAM temanuM zarIra nIcuM namavA lAgyuM. mANase temane pakaDyA ane tenA hAthamAM ja ekAeka temaNe AMkha pheravI nAMkhI ane te zarIramAM raheluM prANa-paMkheruM UDI gayuM. 1. AvI rIte ApaNAmAMnA ja eka sAthI, mitra, salAhakAra ane mArgadarzaka mahAnubhAvane ApaNe gumAvyA ane ApaNA samAjane jaladI na purAya evA eka dharmaniSa sevakanI khoTa paDI gaI. vidhAlaya : : jIvatuM smAraka. zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya e zrI. motIcaMdabhAInuM jIvatuM jAgatuM smAraka che. ApaNe samAjane ane rASTrane zrI. matIcaMdabhAI jevA niHsvArthI tathA niHspRhI netAonI jarUra che. zrI esa. ke. pATIla nagarapati-muMbaI. { Aje jyAre ucca keLavaNI meMghI banI gaI che tyAre zrI. motIcaMdabhAInI A saMsthA jaina vidyAthIone lena, skolarazIpa temaja bIjI sagavaDo Ape che e atyaMta AvakAradAyaka che. nyAyamUrti zrI bhagavatI, For Private And Personal Use Only

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jainAe gumAveluM amUlya ratna ********G jova... zrI kallabhAi bhuradAsa vakIla jaina phorma, jaina dharme, jaina sAhitye zrIyut mAtIcaMdabhAinA svargavAsathI eka amUlya ratna gumAvyuM che. zrI meAtIca MdabhAinI khATa jenAne che ema nathI, rASTre paNa zrIyut meAtIca MdabhAinA javAthI eka sAceA sevaka gumAvye che. guja rAtI sAhityane paNa eka vidvAna vaktA ane cunIMdA lekhakanI kheATa paDI che. 08. . . ...... 0880 jainAnI Adarza ane suvyavasthita saMsthA zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya zrIyut meAtIca MdabhAinA bhagIratha prayatnanuM pariNAma che. rAta-divasa vidyAlayanA utkarSa mATe zrIyute ujAgarA karyAM che. mAna apamAnanI paravA karyA vinA vidyA laya mATe bhIkhanI jhoLI bharavA gheraghera bhaTakayA che, ane jyAM jyAM gayA che tyAMthI sArI rakama ekatra karI vidyAlayane Arthika ciMtAmAMthI mukta karI che. selisITaranA jajALI dhaMdhAmAMthI vakhata phAjala pADI samAjanA caraNe sevA apavAmAM zrIyut meAtIcaMdabhAie pAchI pAnI karI nathI. muMbai myunisipala korporezanamAM AMTIghuMTInA prazno prasaMge teozrIe aneAkhI bhAta pADI che ane nAnAmeTA game tavA prasa Mge sevAnuM zastra sajavAmAM meAkhare rahyA che. zrI muMbai mAMgareALa jaina sabhA, ghAghArI maMDaLa ane khIjI aneka jainajainetara saMsthAenI sabhAmAM hAjarI ApavA teo kadI cUkayA nathI. For Private And Personal Use Only sva. zrIyut ku varajIbhAinA kuTukhamAM janmI, teozrInA hAtha nIce tAlIma meLavI, eka Adarza jaina tarIke askhalita nAmanA meLavI jaina samAjamAM sevAnI suvAsa phelAvavAmAM aMtaghaDI sudhI macyA rahyA che. teozrInI sAthe mArA sabaMdha chellA cAlIza varSanA hatA. A AkhI mudata daramyAna teeAzrInA taraph mAna ja nahi para Mtu pUjyabhAva utpanna thAya tevI teozrInI raheNIkaraNI hatI. jaina kanpharansadvArA paNa ghaNlRA lAMbA vakhata sudhI samAjanA aTapaTA praznonA kAi paNa pArTIne anyAya karyA vinA khahu ja kuzaLatA ane buddhipUrNAMka nIkAla karyAM che, ane kAmanuM gaiArava kema jaLavAi rahe tenA ja tezrIe vicAra karyAM che. upamiti bhavaprapa'ca-kathA, adhyAtmakalpadruma jevA ucca kakSAnA sAhitya ratnA teozrInI buddhinuM pariNAma che. kalama ane kAgaLa jiMdagInI chellI ghaDI sudhI teoe cheDyA nathI. AvA eka Adarza jainanA jeTalA guNagAna karIe teTalA ochAM ja che. teozrInA AtmAne zAMti hA. 143 ) 1 0

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-zrI mohanalAla dIpacaMda cokasI hAIskUlamAM abhyAsa karatI veLA vAMcananI abhiruci sahaja pragaTe che ane chellA ra dAyakAmAM kathA-vArtAonA graMtho karatAM navalikAo vadhu AkarSaNa samI banI rahI che. :ma chatAM e kalpita vAMcana TANe paNa je keTalAka dhArmika pustaka e mAruM dhyAna karSaNa kareluM emAM svargastha metIcaMdabhAIkRta aSAtmakalpadrama bhASAntara agra pade hatuM. dhyAtma jevA gahana viSayane sarala vANImAM-muddAnI vAtane ucita vistAramAM-mUkIne je vaTa e graMthamAM karavAmAM AvI che te addabhUta ane ajoDa jaNAya che. e vidvAnane jare joyA vinA, thayela AkarSaNanI A prathama bhUmikA. paNa jyArathI muMbaImAM vasavATane AraMbha thayo tyArathI paricaya vRddhi pAmatA gayA. nadharmanA prazna aMgenI ke anya kaI jaina samAjane lagatI sabhA heya, emAM vaktA tarIke yuta motIcaMdalAnuM nAma agra pade AlekhAyuM che ja, zrI jaina dharma prakAza mAsikamAM vatAM temanA lekhothI harakoI jijJAsunuM hRdaya teozrInI kalama prati sahaja AkAya. lakhANonA vAMcane ja mane "upamatibhavaprapaMca kathA' jevA gahana-AMtarika viSayanA kothI bhArebhAra bharelAM, pAribhASika zabdothI zobhatAM, chatAM vAMcavAmAM apUrva AnaMda vei tevA mahAna graMthane traNa bhAga vAMcI javAnI preraNu jamAvI, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa eka dhama hadayanA gharanA zaNagAra samAM A advitIya graMthane vasAvI levAnI tamannA pedA karI. juneramAM zrI jaina che. kenpharansanA adhivezana pachI amArI vacceno paricaya ekavadhI paDaze. vayamAM mArA vaDila sthAne gaNAya evA e vidvAnanI sAthe jema jema na karavAnA prasaMge lAdhatA gayA tema tema temanAmAM rahelI zakti ane dhArmika jJAnanI latA UDIne AMkhe vaLagavA lAgI. kAyadAnA zAna uparAMta vyavahArika bahALe anubhava, mAna yuga jene musaddIpaNuthI oLakhe che evI zaktinA nitarAM darzana thavA lAgyA. ma zeTha motIlAla mULajIbhAI pachI teo konpharansanA kAryamAM mukhya AgevAna samA . adhivezananI vAta hoya, agara te TharAva ghaDanArI samitinI cuMTaNI karavAnI , agara to koI memorenDama taiyAra karavAnuM heya kivA DepyuTezana laI javAnuM hoya, motIcaMdabhAI te emAM joIe. enA kAraNamAM teozrInI anokhI pratibhA ja lehakarUpa hatI. teone sau koI sAthe bhaLI jaI kAma karavAne maLatAvaDo svabhAva, InI-judA vicAra dharAvanAra vyakita suddhAMtanI-prazaMsAnA kAraNarUpa banate. helA be dAyakAnA itihAsamAM eka tarapha teozrInI zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayane teDa banAvavArUpa tamannA ane bIjI tarapha zrI jaina "vetAMbara kenpharansane jaina samAja sAcuM mArgadarzana karAvanArI mahAna saMsthA nirmANa karavAnI utkaTa abhilASA-jaina ja pUratI ja nahIM paNa jAhera AmajanasamUhamAM carcAnA khAsa viSaya tarIke seMdhAyela e veLA bhinna vicArako ane jUdI daSTiye jonArA hari dvArA e sAme ochA (144) For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMka 7 me ] zrI motIcaMdabhAI ane vividha kSetre. 145 pratyAghAta nathI paDyA-keTalIka vAra to vAtAvaraNanI ugratA ane AMdhi enA chellA bindue pahoMcelI chatAM e veLA paNa magajanuM samatolapaNuM jarA paNa gumAvyA vinA je je kaDavA ghUMTaDA gaLavA paDyA, e A vidvAne samatA bhAve gaLyA. eka paNa saMsthAne saMbaMdha ke sevA jIvananA chellA varSa sudhI choDavA nahIM. mAMdagInA bichAne paNa e aMgenA vicAra karyA ane jarUrI sucanA Ape gayA. A jAtanI ekadhArI ulaTa aMtaranI UMDI jAgRti ane sevAnI sAcI icchA vagara na ja saMbhavI zake. rAjakAraNathI paNa teo vimukha nathI rahyA. jema dhArmika prazno TANe temaNe svargastha mohanalAla dalIcaMda dezAI, svargastha mehanalAla bhagavAnadAsa jhaverInI sAthe kAyadAnI salAhasucanAo ApI che ane anya prakAranI doravaNIo karI che, tema e ubhayathI nirALA paDI rASTriya AMdolanamAM jhukAvyuM che. sakriyapaNe bhAga lIdhe che. jela bhegavI che myunIsIpAlITImAM gayA che. pArTInA lIDara banyA che ane anya AgevAne jayAre jelanA saLIyA pAchaLa purAyelA hatA tyAre rASTriya mahAsamAne vija namavA dIdhuM nathI. A prakAranIdhArmika, sAmAjika ane rASTriya-sevAo ApanAra virala vyaktinA avasAnathI muMbaInA cAre khUNAmAM je saMbha udbhave e jUdI jUdI sabhAonA hevAlathI sahaja jaNaI Ave che. upara mujaba kSetromAM kAma karavAnA vyasanavALA ane kAyadAnI salAha ApavAnA vyavasAyavALA zrIyuta motIcaMdabhAI sAhityanA kSetramAMthI saMnyAsa nathI letA; paNa kalamanA vaheNa cAlu ja rAkhe che. sAhitya pariSadamAM hAjarI Ape che; vyavahAra kezalpanA lekhonI hAramALA calAve che ane e uparAMta ' sidhi" " zAMta sudhA bhAvanA" yuropanAM saMsmaraNo" "jenI daSTie ga" "hemacaMdrAcArya." "AnaMdaghana pada saMgraha" sAdhanA mArge " "navayugane jaina' heta gaI thoDI rahI' jevI vividharaMgI kRtionA sarjana kare che. jaina sAhityanA kSetramAM teozrInuM nAma bahumAnapUrvaka AlekhAya evI be moTI racanAonI vAta te lekhanI zarUAtamAM kahevAI cUkI ja che, chata uranA pratyeka pustakamAM svargasthanI pratibhAzALI kalama evI te vahI rahI che ke eka vAra vAMcavA lIdhA pachI choDavAnuM mana na thAya. e vaDe teo zrInuM sthAna sAhityanA kSetramAM ciraMjIvI banyuM che. zrI vijayAnaMda' khAsa aMka ke je zrI muMbaI nI AtmAnaMda jaina sabhA taraphI pragaTa karavAmAM Avela emAM "Adara na mUka" e nAma lekha lakhIne jaina dharmanA pracalita anudAne pratye e ke bhAva dharAvatA hatA ane sAthosAtha jJAnane apara rAkhIne kriyAne enI joDe meLa besADavA para bhAra mUkatA hatA e vAta ne spaSTa darzana temaNe karAvyA che. teo AthamatA yuga ane navA yuga vacce pUla samA hatA. navI saMskRti ne navavicAradhArAnA puraskartA hovA chatAM sAcI zraddhAnA raMge raMgAyelA hovAthI uparachalA dekhAvamAM aMjAI jaI mULa vastune ghAta thAya tevI koI pravRttine Teko ApatA nahIM. anekAMta darzananI sAcI khubInA se koIne darzana thAya e arthe teo dareka pravRtimAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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ke hai , zrImAn motIcaMdabhAine smaraNuMjali -00000000 sAhityacaMdra bAlacaMda hIrAcaMda,mAlegAma sRjati tAvadazeSaguNAkaraM, puruparannamalaMkaraNaM bhuvaH / tadapi tatkSaNabhaGgikaroti ce-dahaha ! kaSTamapaNDitatA vidheH // vidhAtA pRthvInA bhUSaNarUpa badhA guNothI yukta evA puruSarane nirmANa karI tarataja tene bhAMgI nAkhe che, e vidhAtAnI kevI mUrkhAI ! evA uddagAra eka kavie kADhyA che. apUrva ane asAdhAraNa guNovALA puruSo kavacit jagatamAM pedA thAya che ane teo thoDo kALa camakI kAlavaza thaI jAya che. e sRSTikrama anAdi kALathI cAlatA Ave che. pRthvI upara janI, paristhitine vaza thaI pravAhapatitanI peThe jIvana gujArI chevaTa A jagata choDI jAya che evA puruSo to aneka hoya che paNa zrImAna motIcaMdabhAI jevA asAdhAraNa guNa dharAvanArA kavacita puruSo potAno kartavyapatha ThIka ThIka AkramaNuM karI camakI jAya che. motIcaMdabhAIe dhArAzAstrIne UMDo abhyAsa karI temAM sAro yaza meLavI pitAne vyavasAya zarU karyo. temAM teo yazasvI paNa thayA. Ama te badhAe pitAne bhAge arthopArjana kare che emAM vaiziSTraya nathI, paNa motIcaMdabhAI jevA baMdhuo jayAre vijJAna ane jaDavAdano UMDo abhyAsa karIne paNa svadhamaya tatvajJAnane talasparzI abhyAsa karI, citana manana karI tene pitAnA nitya kAryakramamAM vaNI laI zraddhApUrvaka tene amalamAM mUkI che tyAre tenuM mahatva camakI nikaLe che. pitAne vyavasAya sAcavI nitya devapUja, sAmAyaka, vapavAsa ane pratikramaNa jevI Avazyaka kriyAo karatA rahe che tyAre temanA mATe AdarabhAvamAM khUba vadhAro thAya che. kriyAo te ghaNAe bhAga letA. keTalIka vAra bhinna dizAmAM vahI rahelI kAryavAhIo vacce paNa samanvaya daSTithI ane apekSAne kAMTe hAthamAM dharI e vega meLavI batAvatA ke jethI mataphera agnimAM ghI pIgaLI jAya tema dUra thaI jato. chellA varSomAM teozrInI abhilASA zrI mahAvIra caritra vistArathI lakhavAnI ati joradAra banI hatI. e dizAmAM teoe lagabhaga bhagavaMta mahAvIra devanA pUrvabhava saMbaMdhI vRttAnta lakhI nAkhyo che. aMtima yAne sattAvIzamA bhava saMbaMdhI zarUAta paNa karI hovAnuM sAM javuM che. muMbaImAM jainadharmanuM garva sthApanAra ane jaina samAja mATe cirasmRti mUkI janAra motIzA zeThanuM jIvanacaritra paNa teonI kalame saraLyuM che. AzA rAkhIe ke teozrInI e ane anya aprakaTa kRtio satvara sahasrarazmi devanA kiraNe - lava! bhayazALI nivaDe. For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMka 7mo ] zrImAna motIcaMdabhAine smaraNAMjali 147 kare che paNa te kriyAnA kalevaramAM jJAnapUrvaka bhAvanAne prANa pUrAya che tyAre tenuM mahatva khUba vadhI jAya che. zrImAna motIcaMdabhAInI sAmAyakanI kriyA evI ja eka siddhi hatI. teoe sAmAyakane upayoga pitAne AmAmAM samatA bhAva umeravAmAM te karyo ja paNa sAthe sAthe potAnA svadharmI baMdhuo mATe apUrva graMthanimitI mATe paNa karI janatA upara meTo upakAra karI svadharmanI uttama sevA teo karI zakayA, e kArya emanI kIrti sugaMdha akhaMDa phelAvavAne kAraNabhUta thaela che emAM jarAe zaMkA nathI. pite meLavela nivRttisamayane vadhAremAM vadhAre ane sArAmAM sAro upayoga zI rIte karo e vastu teo sArI peThe jANatA hatA. ane teoe pratyakSa kRtimAM mUkIne leone dAkhala pUro pADyo che. teo je kAMI vAMcatA tene potAnA baMdhuone lAbha zI rIte karI Apa tene nitya vicAra AgaLa rAkhI tene saMgraha karatA ane pitAnI saraLa ane bAlabadha bhASAmAM atyaMta sulabha karI teo leke AgaLa dharatA. evI meLavela jJAnasaMpattino moTo saMgraha karI teoe lekanI AgaLa pirasyo che ane jijJAsu badhuoe te rasapUrvaka khUba AnaMdathI sevana karyo che. e emanI kAryasiddhi atyaMta prazaMsanIya ane ghaNu kALa sudhI lekane AnaMda ApatI raheze emAM zaMkA nathI. niyatakAlika chApAo te ghaNAe vAMce che paNa temAM ekAda suMdara vicAra prasaMgavazAta AvI jAya che tene saMgraha karI tene sArAmAM sAro upayoga karavAnuM jANe vyasana ja zrImAna metIcaMdabhAIne hatuM emAM zaMkA nathI. AtmAne jAgRta karanAra graMtha jovAmAM Ave, emAM pAribhASika zabda bharapUra heya, vicAranI saMkalanA kaThaNa jaNAya, sAmAnya vAcaka tethI kaMTALI te graMtha mUkI ja de evA prasaMge motIcaMdabhAInI ja buddhi kAma karatI. teonI upamitibhavaprapaMco kathA ane zAMta sudhArasa bhAvanA e enA javalaMta purAvAo che. ane vicArone saMgraha-e vayavahAra, vyApAra ane dharmakauzalyanA saMgrahe atyaMta kAryazIlatAnA purAvAo che. rAjakIya AMdolanamAM temaNe kArAvAsa veTha. evA prasaMgane paNa sArAmAM sAre upayoga teo karI zakyA ane "navayugane jaina'nI prasAdI teoe leke AgaLa dharI. teonI bhASAmAM sahajasulabhatA, vastunuM acUkadarzana, pariNata vicAradhArA ane zAstrAnukUla pratipAdana zailInI viziSTatA jovAmAM Ave che. mahAvIra vidyAlaya jevI saMsthA e emanuM akhaMDa kAryakSetra rahyuM hatuM. AjanI e saMsthAnI saddhara sthiti motIcaMdabhAIne ja vizeSataH AbhArI che emAM jarAe atizayokti nathI. e saMsthA upara keTalAeka lekee aneka kAlpanika ane khoTA AkSepa karI khUba uzkeraNI karI tephAne jagAvyA. e badhAe kaDavA ghUMTaDAo teoe gaLI jaI saMsthAnI akhaMDa sevA cAlu rAkhI tethI ja e saMrathA emanA smAraka jevI pitAnI vijayI dhvajA pharakAvI rahI che. mahAvIra vidyAlayamAM cosaTha prakArI pUjAmAMnI eka pUjA bhaNAvavAmAM AvatI hatI tyAre dareka prajAne aMte teo pUjAne bhAvArtha sArarUpe vidyArthIone samajAvatA hatA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI jana dharma prakAza. [ vaizAkha temAM jena karma graMthenuM temanuM UMDuM jJAna tarI AvatuM hatuM. temaja teonI dharmazraddhA ane talasparzI jJAna pragaTapaNe jovAmAM AvatuM hatuM e amArA pratyakSa anubhava che. zrI aMtarikSa pArzvanAthanuM tIrtha e bahamahArASTranI dharma saMpatti che. e te suvidita ja che ke, e tIrthamAM ApaNA digaMbarI AmnAyanA baMdhuoe kalaha pedA karyo hato. enI laData ghaNA varasa sudhI cAlI hatI. tIrtha vetAMbarI che evA zAstronA purAvAo meLavavAnI ghaNI jarUra hatI. emAM amane motIcaMdabhAInI sArI evI madada maLI hatI. temaja aneka varSo sudhI kesa cAlatuM hatuM tyAre kAyadAnI salAha meLavavAnI paNa amane jarUra ghaNI paDatI hatI tyAre dareka vakhate ame zrImAna motIcaMdabhAIne ja tasadI ApatA. ane teoe akhaMDapaNe dharmabuddhithI niHsaMkoca rIte salAha ApI hatI, eTaluM ja nahIM paNa jyAre kesa vilAyatamAM privI kAunsIla AgaLa game tyAre tyAMnA dhArAzAstrIne samajaNa ane mAhitI ApavA mATe ahIMyAthI koIne mokalavAnI jarUra jaNAI tyAre amArI dRSTi motIcaMdabhAI upara ja gaI. teo tyAM gayA ane kesamAM phateha meLavI ApI. chellI ghaDIe kerTamAM tIrthamAM vahIvaTa ane pUjA vigere bAbata krIma ghaDavAnI aNI para keTe Ave che ema jaNAtA motIcaMdabhAie ja "vetAMbaranI svataMtra mAlekIne haka kaula mAraphate rajU karI tIrthanI svataMtra vyavasthA vetAMbarone ja maLavI joIe evo Agraha karyo tyAre ja cUkAdo pUrNa rIte zvetAMbaronA lAbhamAM Avyo. A badhA parizrama mATe tIrtha taraphathI teoe eka pAIne paNa lebha rAkhyo nahIM hato, e emanI niHsvArthabuddhinuM smaraNa mahArASTramAM kAyamane mATe jaLavAI raheze. aMtarikSajInA kesanuM kAma pUruM karI jayAre teo vilAyatathI pAchA pharyA tyAre temanI sAthe carcA karatA mAlama paDayuM ke teo jarmanImAM paNa gayA hatA. tyAM suprasiddha jaina dharmanA abhyAsI harmana jekebI sAthenI temanI mulAkAtanuM temaNe khUba varNana karyuM. jena dharmanA hajAro graMthe jarmanImAM che ane tene UDe abhyAsa teo kare che vigere khUba rasaprada hakIkata temaNe varNavI. temaNe jarmana bhASAmAM lakhela eka moTo graMtha sAthe lAvela amane batAvyo hato. temAM siddhacakra yaMtra vigere aneka AkRtio hevAne lIdhe te jainadharma viyaka graMtha ho ema ame jANI zakyA. jura kenpharansamAM teo hAjara hatA ane zAMti jaLavAI rahe temaja dIkSA bAbata kaTutA na jAge e mATe eoe prayatna karyo hato. temaja ahamadanagara khAte zrImAna DhaTTA sAhebanA pramukha paNa nIce mahArASTranI prAMtika kenpharansanI beThaka maLI hatI te vakhate paNuM khAsa samaya meLavI tyAM hAjara rahyA hatA. temaja bIjA paNa aneka badhuone teDI lAvyA hatA. temane bhASaNanI khUba uMDI asara thaI hatI. metIcaMdabhAie aneka sArvajanika, rASTrIya, sAmAjika temaja dhArmika kAryomAM rasa lIdho hato, tenI noMdha atyAra sudhI aneka vaktA temaja lekhakoe lIdhI che. ame emAM amAro sUra pUrAvIe chIe jena samAje sadgatanuM gaurava paNa yogya rIte karela che, e ja bInA emanA niHsvArtha kAryane purAvo kahI zakAya. motIcaMdabhAinA AtmAne saddagati IrachI viramuM chuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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SHRETURESSFEBRUFFFERESHBHREFER - jaina samAjanuM "maitika" ga UCUCULLULUCULUS hKHtb vbtbHKHtKHtbtb zrI rAjapAla maganalAla vorA. gata tA. 26 mI mArcanA divase eka mitra sAthe kevaLa anAyAse ja svargastha motIcaMdabhAI vize ane temanA sAhitya viSe vAta nIkaLI. "jaina"mAM chUTaka chUTaka temaNe lakhela "vyApAra kezalya" nAM lekhene, te ja nAme graMthastha karI "jaina" patre bheTa tarIke Apela te pustaka A lekhakanAM Tebala para paDayuM hatuM. ame temAMthI, yatra tatrathI game te viSaya paratvenAM temanA e laghu lekhAMke vAMcavA mAMDyA. vyApAramAM jAhera khabaranuM paNa cokakasa sthAna che. eTale te viSe temaNe lakhela be lekhakomAMthI eka lekha vAMcI ame khUba vinoda prApta karyo. paNa te vakhate e kalpanA paNa kayAMthI hoya ke teo AvatI kAle ApaNune choDIne cAlyA jaze ane A smaraNo lakhavAno prasaMga prApta thaze ! nAnapaNathI zrI jainadharma prakAzamAM temanAM lekho, nAmanA Adi akSaresUcaka "maitika" upanAmathI AvatA, te rasapUrvaka huM vAMco ane tyArathI raheje temanA pratye Adara keLavA gayo. pachI to kenpharansa keLavaNI pracAra kendrastha samitimAM kAma karavAnuM banatAM, temanAM sAjanyane anubhava ghaNIvAra thayela che. pakSabhedamAM vaheMcAyela ApaNAM nAnA samAjamAM teo mahAna hatA. keTalAka ne mahAnatA janmathI maLI jAya che tyAre keTalAka jAte mahAna bane che. murabbI motIcaMdabhAI dvitIya prakAranAM hatA. teo svaprayane mahAna banyA hatA ema kahevAmAM kazuM khoTuM nathI. zrI ane sarasvatIne subhaga caga temaNe sAthe hatA. jaina darzanamAM jJAnanAM je vividha pAsAo che te sarva bhaNI teo jIvananAM AraMbhakALathI ja AkarSAyA hatA. ane egya vyaktio dvArA suzikSaNa pAmI, pachI teo jAte jJAnanI paraba jevA banI gayA hatA. temanuM vicita adhyAtmakapaduma juo ke suMdara geya kAvyagraMtha zAMtasudhArasa uparanuM temanuM vivecana vAMce, siddharSi kathA vAMce ke upamitinAM vividha pAtro juo, hemacandra vize temane sAMbhaLe ke AnaMdaghanajInAM kAvyo viSe temane vAMce, badhe ja ApaNane temanI tadrupatAnAM darzana thaze. bhAre vyavasAyI jIvanamAM jJAnanAM A vividha kSetro sAthe ekarUpatA sAdhavI e ochuM muzkela nathI. Izvaradatta sahaja zakita ane jJAna pratyene uDe rasa AvA suMdara phala ApI zake che. jena ve. kenpharansanA maMtrI tarIke teo varSo sudhI rahyA. e daramiyAna kaDavA--mIThA aneka anubhavo temane thatAM, paraMtu pArakI kaTutAne e kadI potAnI For Private And Personal Use Only

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- ane dharma prakAza [ vaizAkha karatAM nahIM. konpharansanI muMbaInI thAyI samitinI beThaka hoya, temAM aneka ukaLatA prazno vicAravAnAM hAya, sadgata sAkSara mohanalAla desAI jevA bhAre kaTAkSamaya bhASAmAM potAnA vicAra ThAlave, paNa sva. motIcaMdabhAInAM vaktavyamAM kadI kaDavAza pravezI hoya evuM joyuM nathI. e to pitAnI rIte ja badhA prazno rajU kare ke javAba Ape. temanI A jIvaMta dRSTithI ja bhAre viSama saMjogomAM paNa teo kenpharansane TakAvI zakayA hatA. deza-kALane oLakhavAnI temanI zakita paNa prazaMsA mAgI le tevI hatI. roganAM chellA humalAne bAda karIe to 70 varSanI ummare paNa temanuM zarIra svAthya sAruM kahI zakAya tevuM hatuM. thAkane teo oLakhatA ja nahIM. AzAvAda e temane mudrAlekha-jIvanasUtra hatuM. A badhuM ApaNI navI peDhIe zIkhavA jevuM che. vaDilo pAse bhUla svIkAravAmAM temane kSobha thato nahIM. ghaNe bhAge saM. 1996nI vAta che. e sAlamAM mAnanIya svargastha kuMvarajIbhAI bhAvanagara pAMjarApiLanI TIpa mATe muMbaI AvelA. "jaina dharma prakAzanAM chellAM prapha teo jAte jevA muMbaI maMgAvatA. zrI motIcaMdabhAIne ghera temane maLavA huM gayo tyAre yogAnuyoge mArA eka lekhanAM prapha AvelA, jene teo sudhArI rahyA hatA, te lekhamAM prasaMgane anurUpa eka ka mUkAyele tenAM prathamanAM be caraNa A pramANe hatA. zlokArdhana pravakSyAmi yaduktaM graMthakoTibhiH / teno artha meM "je koDA graMthamAM kahyuM che te huM ardhA kalekamAM kahIza" A pramANe karela. mu. kuMvarajIbhAIe graMthano artha graMtha na rAkhatAM, leka e sudhAro karyo. meM prazna karyo: " ahIM koDa graMtha e artha baMdhabesate nahIM ja thAya ? " temaNe nA pADI ane bAjumAMthI motIcaMdabhAI nIkaLyA temane pUchyuM : "metIcaMda, graMtha eTale zuM ?" graMtha eTale graMtha-pustaka." motIbhAIe kAMIka sahasA uttara Ape. murabbI kuMvarajIbhAInAM bhavAM saheja UMcA caDhyA ane pharI pUchyuM: "graMtha saMkhyA-amuka pramANamAM" ema jyAM Ave che tyAM graMthano zuM artha levAya? turata ja metIcaMdabhAIe graMthane artha ka e kabUlyuM. motIcaMdabhAI zrI jaina dharma prakAzamAM prakAzita karavA lekho mokale temAM ghaNIvAra mu. kuMvarajIbhAI sudhArA-vadhArA karatA ane tene motIcaMdabhAI sAdara maMjUra rAkhatAM ema kuMvarajIbhAIne moDhe sAMbhaLeluM. matalaba ke vaDilo pAse teo namra ane mithyAbhimAnathI mukta hatA. mahAvIra vidyAlaya e temanI satata ciMtAnuM sthAna hatuM. deDakA prakaraNa For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMka me ] jaina samAjanuM matika gayuM! 151 veLA je motIcaMdabhAI na hoya to e bhaya saMsthAne pIMkhAI jatAM vAra na lAge evI viSama paristhiti UbhI karavAmAM AvI hatI, paNa sadabhAgye badhuM thALe paDI gayuM. motIcaMdabhAInA lekhanamAM punarUkti doSa ghaNI vAra AvatA. chellA roganAM humalA pachInAM temanAM lakhANomAM A vastunuM pramANa atizaya vadhyuM dekhAya che. taLapadA zabdaprayoga e temanI vizeSatA hatI. chelI pharajIyAta nivRtti daramiyAna "mahAvIra caritra" pacIsa bhAgamAM taiyAra karavAnI temanI yojanA hatI e samAcAra hamaNAM ja ApaNe zrI paramAnaMdabhAI pAsethI jANyA. e thayuM hota te jaina sAhityanI bhAre agatyanI eka kheTa kadAca pUrAI hota. paraMtu kALane e maMjUra na hatuM ane tethI e yojanAnAM zrI gaNezanI zarU AtamAM ja, teozrInAM dehAMtanAM du:khada samAcAra acAnaka sAMbhaLavA maLyA che. satkarma zAlIne ahIM ke tyAM-game te ThekANe sukha ane zAMti ja hoya e niyamAnusAra temane AtmA jayAM haze tyAM zAMtimAM ja haze. tene vaMdana karI A lekha pUrNa karuM chuM. ekadhArA vidyAvyAsaMgI. BEGGESS SS SS SS 8 emano ekadhAro vidyAvyAsaMga ane AjIvana sevAtrane che emanA jIvanane je zAMti bakSI hatI te saMsAranA Adhi vyAdhi ane chellI mAMdagIo pachI AvelI zArIrika kSINatAne haLavI karI detI. aMte emaNe e badhAthI chUTakAro meLavyuM. che luhAra cAlavALA manahara bilDiMganA emanA raheThANe tamArA kaeNlejanA divasomAM huM Avato tyAre divasa lagI kuTuMbanA ja eka sabhya tarIke teo mane rAkhatA. te kALe meM nikaTapaNe rahIne nihALelA e mana bharyAbharyA gRhastha jIvananI ane che. savAranI sAmAyika veLAe cAlatA emanI ekadhArI dhArmika 0 graMtha-lekhananI chApa mArA smRtipaTa parathI kadI bhUsAI nathI. -svAmI AnaMda For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra From, www.kobatirth.org sadgatane nivApAMlio zrIyuta meAtIcaMdrabhAi kArDiyAnA svargavAsa thavA mAda temanA bahumakhyaka AptajanA taraphathI je anaivedha hamadardI ke lisAjanA sadezAe AvelA te paikI keTalAka agatyanA, sakSepamAM, atre udhdhata karavAmAM AvyA che. No. 76, Shri C. F. D'Souza, Municipal Corporation Office, Bombay, 3rd April, 1951. Municipal Secretary. Shri Vinaya Motichand Kapadia. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir To, Sir, I have to communicate to you the following Resolution passed by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay, at their meeting held on the 27th March 1951, with reference to the lamented death of your father, the late Shri Motichand G. Kapadia *1 "That the Corporation have learnt with deep regret of Sad death which took place on 27th March 1951, of Shri Motichand G. Kapadia who was a member of the Corporation for twelve years, Chairman of the Standing Committee for the year 1942-43, and who in these and various other capacities and generally as a public spirited citizen rendered very valuable services to the City". 2. I have also to convey to you the Corporation's sympathy with you and your family in your sad bereavement and to state that as a mark of respect to the memory of your father, the Corporation adjourned without transacting any business that day. -( 152 ) Yours faithfully, C. F. D'Souza, Municipal Secretary. For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhArata jaina samAjanA eka agragaNya AgevAna ane sAkSara zrI motIcaMda giradharalAla kApaDIA solIsITaranuM tA. 27-2-51nA roja muMbaImAM avasAna thayuM tene A sabhA UMDA kheda sAthe neMdha le che. temanA svargavAsathI rASTra ane jaina samAjane na purAya tevI bhAre khoTa paDI che. sva. motIcaMdabhAIe dharmaniyama-jIvana jIvI batAvyuM che ane te sAthe rASTra ane dharmanI ghaNI bhAre sevA temaNe karI che te yAda karatAM A sabhA gaurava anubhave che. svargastha motIcaMdabhAInA kuTuMbIonA duHkhamAM A sabhA pitAnI sahAnubhUti darzAve che ane varga thanA AtmAnI zAnti thAya tema prArthanA kare che. bhegIlAla maganalAla. pramukha zrI bhAvanagara jaina saMghanI mITIMga. - ApaNuM samartha vidvAna lekhaka ane harijanabaMdhunA taMtrI zrIyuta kizoralAla mazarUvALAe bhAIzrI paramANaMdadAsa upara sva. zrI metIcaMdabhAIne aMge je patra lakhyo che temAMthI nIceno bhAga levAmAM AvyuM che - zrI motIcaMdabhAI gayAM. ummara te thaI ja hatI. zarIra paNa bhAMgI gayuM hatuM. eTale zAnti pAmavAnI jarUra ja hatI. suvAsa mUkI gayA che je ApaNane dIrghakALa maLaze. tame have e kuTuMbamAM sauthI vaDIla gaNAo ne ? tame paNa suvAsa to keLavI che, paNa jarA yukeliMsa jevI ugra gaNAya. motIcaMdabhAInI gulAba jevI saya. kharuM ke nahi ? " kizoralAla mazarUvALA. zrA, motIbhAI jatAM kuTuMbanI chatrachAyA gaI. saurASTranA eka abhyAsI ane bAhoza kAryakara paNa gayA. ane jaina kome tenI ananyabhAve sevA karanAra eka AgevAna che. muMbaInA jAhera jIvanamAM paNa emane yazasvI kALe hato. zrI ba vaMtarAya ge. mahetA, bhAvanagara. motIbhAI gayA. enI umara lAyaka hatA ne gayA paNa ethI kAMI lAgyA vinA na rahe! lAgavA lAgavAmAM paNa phera che, bIjI kaI benane lAge ne tamane lAge temAM paNa phera che. tamane to sauthI vadhAre lAge, e huM barAbara samajI zakuM chuM, muMbaInA mitrane lAge ke-eka paropakArI sajajana gayA. (mAMthI bahena uparanA patramAMthI). nAnAbhAI bhaTTa, cAravADa, saMsAranI ghaNI pravRtti karI, sAthosAtha Atmatatva jANavAnuM vicAravAnuM paNa, adhyAtmanA graMtha-vAMcI bhASAMtara karIne paNa karyuM. sAmAjika kAme sevAnA paNa ghaNA prakAre karatA gayA ane te sarvamAM mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanA sthApana kAlathI te pitAnI jiMdagI sudhI satata ekadhArI sevA te saMsthAnI karI jJAnanI upAsanA karatA gayA che, eTale teozrInuM jIvana te suMdara, saMtoSakAraka ane dhanya rIte jIvI A janma saphaLa karatA gayAM che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Reg. No. B. 156 paNa AvA suMdara, zAMta ane saraLa jI A viSama kALamAM bahu ochA hoya che eTale temane khoTa badhAne sAle tevI che to tamane sAle temAM te navAI ja nathI. paraMtu jyAM manuSyanI nirUpAyatA che tyAM zAMti rAkhyA sivAya bIjo koI mArga ja DAhyA mANasa mATe nathI, mATe tamo sarva dhIraja ane zAMti rAkhazo ane bhAInA pagale tamArAthI banI zake teTaluM cAlavA prayatna karaze. choTAlAla trikamalAla pArekha, amadAvAda, sojanyamUrti-karmayogI evA zrI motIcaMdabhAInA khedajanaka vargavAsanA samAcAra jANI AghAta thaye. karma yegIo, vidvAno ane kAryadakSa vibhUtio jaina jainetara samAja gumAvato jAya che-te te bAbatamAM raMka banato jAya che. jenA samAje to eka mahAna tatvacintaka, adhyAtmI, vidvAna ane kAryadakSa buddhimAna, sevAbhAvI sapuruSa gumAvI garIbI meLavI che. bhAvi baLavAna che, paNa emanI kheTa nahI purAya-prabhu emanA AtmAne zAMti Ape. - maNilAla mo. pAdarakara, muMbaI. motIcaMdramA kudarattara avatAra re re! vI gIra vita: sena samAna phrI bahota baDI hAni hUi hai. zrI motIcaMdabhAine apanI hayAtImeM dezake vAste aura jainasamAjake vAste svArthatyAga kiyA hai aura manobhAvase unakI sevA kyiI hai, Una ke avasAnase Apake kuTuMba para baDA kuThAra AdhAta hUvA hai. Apake duHkha meM hamArA saba kuTuMba samabhAgI hai. Apako yaha duHkha sahana karane kI zakti mile. kuM. po. kizoriyA, muMa6 dazakAo sudhI jaina samAjanI ekadhArI sevAo dvArA jaina samAjanI unnati mATe jIvyA evA aTakI ane nirbhaya khaDaka jevA subhaTanA javAthI jaina samAjane bhAre khoTa paDI che teoe potAnA ucaya saMskAra ane svApaNanI bhAvanAthI samAjane raMgI nAkhyA hatA. keLavaNI dvArA jaina samAjane mokhare lAvavAmAM ane kenpharansa dvArA tenI sarvadezIya unnati sAdhavAmAM temaNe amUlya phALe A hato. mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya temanA kIrtigAthA gAtuM Aje paNa khaDuM che. sAhitya dvArA ane UMDI philasUphIbharyA ciMtana dvArA temaNe dharma ane sAhityakSetre paNa potAnI amara jayeta jhaLahaLatI rAkhI che koI paNa putra gaiArava laI zake evA zirachatranA javAthI tamArA upara ane tamArA AkhA kuTuMba upara je du kha AvI paDyuM che temAM ame samavadanA dhakaTa karIe chIe. saddagatanA AtmAne ciraMtana zAnti maLe eja abhyarthanA. nAgakumAra nA makAtI, vaDodarA. mudraka zAha gulAbacaMda lallubhAi-zrI mahedaya prinTiMga presa, dANApITha - bhAvanagara For Private And Personal Use Only