Jain Itihas ki Prasiddh Kathaye

Author(s): Amarmuni
Publisher: Sanmati Gyan Pith Agra
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001345/1

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sanmati-grantharatnamAlA kA 101vA~ ratna jaina-itihAsa prasiddha kathAe~ upAdhyAya amaramuni sanmati jJAnapITha, lohAmaNDI, AgarA

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jana sAhitya-kathAmAlA : bhAya-4 pustaka : jaina-itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ lekhaka: upAdhyAya amaramuni sampAdaka : pIcanda surAnA 'sarasa' prakAzaka : sanmati jJAnapITha, lohAmaNDI AgarA-282002 zAkhA: vorAyatana rAjagRha-803116 (bihAra) mudraka : vorAyatana mudraNAlaya AvRtti : caturtha saMlkaraNa 3000 mUlya : pA~ca rupayA

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apanI ora se jaina-sAhitya kA kathA-bhAga bahuta hI samRddha evaM vizAla hai / hajAroM viSaya para hajAroM hI prakAra ke kathAnaka, jIvanacaritra, ghaTanAe~ aura rUpaka ! AcAryoM ne pratipAdya viSaya ko sarvasAdhAraNa janatA ke bodhagamya banAne ke lie vividha kathA caritroM kA praNayana aura sakalana karake jaina - sAhitya ko hI nahIM, apitu bhAratIya-sAhitya ko bahuta samRddha banAyA hai| ___ jaina-kathA-sAhitya meM mAtra manoraMjaka kahAniyA~, aura kalpita rUpakoM kA hI bAhulya nahIM hai, kiMtu aitihAsika strI puruSoM ke jIvana meM ghaTita sAhasa, dhairya, kSamA, viveka, tyAga Adi guNoM ko abhivyaMjana karane vAlo hajAroM yathArtha ghaTa nAeM bhI itane rocaka aura AkarSaka DhaMga se likhI huI milatI haiM ki unase jIvana - nirmANa kI maulika preraNAoM ke sAthasAtha pAThaka ko bauddhika Ananda bhI prApta hotA hai| prastuta pustaka meM isI prakAra ke kucha aitihAsika vyaktiyoM ke jIvana kI prasiddha ghaTanAoM kA saMkalana kiyA gayA hai| jaina-itihAsa ke prasiddha sAhasa - puruSa sudarzana kA kara mudgara-pANi yakSa evaM hatyAre arjuna mAlI para jAduI prabhAva ahiMsA kA mahAn vijaya kA pratIka hai / yakSa aura arjuna kA

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A ( 4 ) viSa, sudarzana ke amRta ke samakSa parAsta ho gayA / prastuta saMgraha meM sarvaprathama usI viSa para amRta ke vijaya kI kathA kA saMkalana huA hai / jIvana - dRSTi, mana kI lar3AI, sAmAyika kA mUlya, udAyana kA paryuSaNa, adhUrI jor3I, sneha ke dhAge Adi kathAka prAya: itane suprasiddha haiM ki jaina itihAsa aura paramparA se thor3A-bahuta paricaya rakhane vAlA jijJAsu bhI uname paricita hogA, kintu phira bhI unakI rocakatA aura sarasatA kama nahIM huI hai, yahI ina kathAnakoM kI apanI viziSTatA hai| jIvana ke bhoga - vilAsa meM AkaNTha DUbe rahane vAle sAmantoM ko magadha ke mahAmAtya abhayakumAra dvArA samajhAyA jAne vAlA 'tyAga kA mUlya' aura nirIha pazuoM ke sAtha khilavAr3a karane vAle mRgayA rasika tathA mAMsalolupa vyaktiyoM kI A~kheM kholane bAlA kathAnaka 'mAMsa kA mUlya' par3hane meM Anandaprada hone ke sAtha hI preraNAdAyI bhI hai / isa saMgraha kI kula bAraha prasiddha ghaTanAe~, jinheM aitihAsika mahattA evaM rocakatA ke kAraNa kathAe~ bhI kaha sakate haiM, pAThakoM ko itihAsa ke mAdhyama se jIvana kI sundara aura zAzvata preraNA detI raheMgI - isI AzA ke sAtha " - upAdhyAya amaramuni 2 mArca 1674 AgarA

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apanI bAta " jaina vAG maya meM kathA - sAhitya kA mahattvapUrNa sthAna rahA hai| saiddhAntika evaM dArzanika gUr3ha rahasyoM ko sahaja bhAva se jana- jIvana meM utArane ke lie kathA sarvazreSTha mAdhyama rahA hai yuga-yuga se / bhagavAna mahAvIra, tathAgata buddha evaM anya mahApuruSoM ne sarva sAdhAraNa janatA ko dArzanika zailI meM nahIM, kathA-kahAnI evaM rUpakoM kI sIdhI-sAdI zailI meM hI gUr3ha rahasyoM ko samajhAyA thaa| astu, kathA sAhitya eka mahattvapUrNa sAhityika- vidyA hai| jaina - vAG maya meM kathA - sAhitya kA akSaya bhaNDAra hai / Agama, bhASya, niyukti evaM saMskRta TIkA granthoM meM kathAoM kI pracuratA hai hI, usake atirikta saMskRta evaM prAkRta meM kathA - grantha bhI bahuta bar3A saMkhyA meM likhe gaye haiM / - parama zraddheya upAdhyAya zrI amaramunijI mahArAja dvArA likhita prastuta kathA grantha jovana vikAsa ke lie mahattvapUrNa hai| zraddhaya upAdhyAyazrAjI kI bhASA sarala evaM prAJjala hai aura zailo sundara evaM pravAhamaya hai / kathAeM rocaka to hai hI, sAtha ho preraNAprada bho haiM / kathAoM kA rocakatA evaM AkarSaNa ke kAraNa hI svalpa samaya meM yaha caturtha saMskaraNa prakAzita ho rahA hai| mujhe vizvAsa hai ki pAThaka upAdhyAyazrIjI ke sAhitya se nirantara preraNA evaM samyak - dizA darzana prApta karate raheMge / muni samadarzI, prabhAkara vIrAyatana 2 akTUbara 1963 -

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prakAzakIya 'jaina-itihAsa ko prasiddha kathAe~' ke rUpa meM jaina-sAhitya kathAmAlA kA yaha caturtha bhAga Apake hAthoM meM hai| jIvana-nirmANa ke lie sundara-preraNAprada kathA-sAhitya kI upayogitA sunizcita hai| hama cAhate haiM ki isa prakAra ke preraka sAhitya ke mAdhyama se hamAre bAlaka - bAlikAe~, tathA yuvaka-yuvatiyA~, apane jIvana kA nirmANa kareM evaM inase preraNA va ucca saMskAra prApta kreN| yaha tabhI ho sakatA hai, jaba yaha sAhitya hara ghara meM, hara yuvaka aura bAlaka ke hAtha meM pahu~ce / yaha jimmedArI jitanI hamArI sAdhu-saMto kI hai, jitanI sAhitya prakAzana saMsthAnoM kI hai, utanI hI mAtApitAoM kI bhI hai / ata: Avazyaka hai, hama sabhI apane-apane uttara-dAyitvoM ko samajha kara unakA ucita nirvAha kreN| hameM prasannatA hai ki samAja meM sAhitya par3hane kI ruci jAgRta ho rahI hai, pAThaka-varga prabuddha ho rahA hai aura vaha isa prakAra ke sundara sAhitya kA Adara kara rahA hai| zraddhaya upAdhyAyazrIjI hameM jisa prakAra kA maulika, sundara aura nirmANakArI sAhitya de rahe haiM, yaha hamAre saubhAgya ke sAtha hI gaurava kI bhI bAta hai| unakI amUlya sAhityika sevAoM kA RNa samAja apanI sAMskRtika samRddhi se utAra skegaa| hameM vizvAsa hai ki unakI vANI aura lekhanI ke amUlya prasAda se hamArI sAMskRtika samRddhi nirantara bar3hatI hI rhegii| isI bhAvanA ke sAtha maMtrI -sanmati jJAnapITha

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jaina - itihAsa kI prasiddha - kathAe~

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anukrama 1 amRta jItA, viSa hArA 2 jIvana - dRSTi 3 sAmAyika kA mUlya 4 mana kI lar3AI 5 binA vicAre jo kare 6 udAyana kA 'paryuSaNa' 7 adhUrI jor3I 8 sneha ke dhAge 6 nAtha kauna 10 tyAga kA mUlya 11 mAMsa kA mUlya 12 terahavA~ cakravartI

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1: amRta jItA ,viSa hArA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke yuga kI bAta hai / magadha janapada ko rAjadhAnI rAjagRha usa yuga kI sundara, samRddha aura prasiddha nagarI thI / usa rAjagRha meM arjuna nAma kA eka mAlI rahatA thaa| nagara ke bAhara usakA eka sundara tathA vizAla puSpArAma ( bagIcA ) thaa| usameM campA, camelI, gulAba, mogarA Adi taraha- taraha ke sugandhita phUla bArahoM mahIne khile rahate the / phUloM kI bhInI - bhInI gandha se AsapAsa kA vAtAvaraNa mahakatA rahatA thaa| arjuna mAlI isI puSpArAma se apanI AjIvikA calAtA thA / puSpArAma ke nikaTa hI eka yakSa kA Ayatana (maMdira)thA / yakSa apane hAtha meM sadA lohe kA eka bar3A bhArI mudgara dhAraNa kiye rahatA thaa| isalie janasAdhAraNa meM usakA nAma 'mudgarapANi' prasiddha ho gayA / arjuna mAlI bacapana se hI isa yakSa ko apane kula-devatA ke rUpa meM mAnatA - pUjatA A rahA thA / ataH nityaprati sundarasuvAsita phUloM se usakI pUjA arcanA karatA rahatA thaa| rAjagRha meM jahA~ abhayakumAra, sudarzana aura pUNiyA zrAvaka jaise sadAcArI puruSa rahate the, vahA~ kucha badamAza aura duSTa vyaktiyoM ke dala bhI svacchanda vicaraNa karate the| unhIM

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jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ meM chaha duSTa yuvakoM kI lalitAgoSThI bhI eka thii| eka dina vaha chaha duSTa vyaktiyoM kI TolI ghUmatI hUI arjuna mAlI ke puSpArAma meM pahu~ca gaI / vahA~ unhoMne arjuna ko apanI patnI bandhumato ke sAtha phUla tor3ate hue dekhA, to bandhumatI kI saundarya - chaTA para ve pAgala ho utthe| durAcArI sundara strI ko sAmane dekha kara aMdhA ho jAtA hai| vaha strI ke saundarya ko kisI sundara va madhura phala kI taraha nigala jAnA cAhatA hai| ve yakSa maMdara meM idhara * udhara cupacApa ghAta lagAkara chipa gaye / jyoM hI arjuna mAlI yakSa kI pUjA ke lie maMdira meM AyA aura praNAma karane ke lie nIce jhukA ki basa, turanta unhoMne milakara arjuna ko rassiyoM se bA~dha diyA aura phira usI ke sAmane usakI patnI ke sAtha durAcAra karane lge| arjuna kA khUna khaula utthaa| bhujAe~ phar3akane lagIM / para, vaha gADha bandhana meM isa prakAra baMdhA thA ki miTTI ke Dhele kI taraha par3A apanI A~khoM se yaha kukRtya dekhatA rahA, kucha kara na skaa| vaha manahImana kruddha sarpa kI taraha masamasAne lgaa| yakSa kI zraddhA ke prati unakA antarha daya vidroha kara raThA"yakSa ! terI pUjA karate karate merI pIr3hiyA~ bIta gaI ! maiMne acala zraddhA ke sAtha Aja taka terI pUjA kI / para mujhe patA nahIM thaa| ki tU sirpha eka patthara kI mUrti ke sivA aura kucha bhI nahIM hai| yadi tujha meM kucha bhI zakti hai, camatkAra hai, aura tu vAstava meM hI yakSa hai, to Aja merA bhakta apanI A~khoM ke

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amRta jItA, viSa hArA 3 meM sAmane apanI yaha durdazA dekha rahA hai, tujhe isa para zarma AnI cAhie / kucha dikhA, apanA camatkAra !" arjuna - bhAvAveza hRdaya kI kasakatI pIr3A ko antarjalpa ke rUpa meM devatA ke sAmane kholatA calA gyaa| hRdaya kI gaharAI se niklI bhAva dhArA meM bala hotA hai, zraddhA meM zakti hotI hai / arjuna ke hRdaya meM apamAna kA daMza thaa| mana meM tIvra vedanA thI / mudgarapANi yakSa ne sacamuca usakI pukAra sunii| vaha usake zarIra meM praviSTa ho gyaa| eka hI jhaTake ke sAtha usake bandhana cUra-cUra hokara bikhara ge| aba arjuna mAlI ke hAtha meM yakSa kA vaha lauha mudgara bhIma ke gadA kI taraha laharA uThI aura palaka jhapakate hI ve chahoM duSTaM yuvaka evaM sAtavIM durAcAriNI bandhumatI - sAtoM hI vyakti, mudgara ke bhayaMkara prahAra se vahIM para Dhera ho gae / sAtoM prANiyo kI hatyA karake bhI yakSAviSTa arjuna kA krodha zAnta nahIM huA / krodhAveza meM vaha vikSipta kI taraha idhara udhara bhaTakane lagA / isa taraha jo bhI usake sAmane AyA, basa, eka hI prahAra meM dharAzAyI ho gayA / isa ghaTanA se usake mana meM itanA bhayaMkara krodha aura ghRNA jagI ki vaha pratidina chaha puruSa evaM eka strI kI hatyA karake hI vizrAnti letA / harA-bharA puSpodyAna aba zmazAna ghATa bana gyaa| zahara meM AtaMka chA gyaa| mauta ke muMha meM kauna jAe ? logoM kA

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jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAeM AnA-jAnA banda ho gyaa| rAjA zreNika ne aneka yoddhAoM ko bhejA, para arjuna mAlI kI yakSa zakti ke sAmane koI nahIM Tika skaa| jo bhI usake nikaTa AyA, vaha Tukar3e-Tukar3e ho gyaa| nagara meM bhaya kI bhAvanA chA gii| samrATa zreNika ke Adeza se saba-ke-saba nagara-dvAra baMda kara diye ge| janatA kA nagara se bAhara AvAgamana niSiddha ho gyaa| nagara ke vanaupavana saba vorAna jaMgala ho gye| vahA~ aba sAkSAt mauta jo ghUma rahI thii| ___ bhagavAn mahAvIra rAjagRha ke bAhara guNazola udyAna meM pdhaare| logoM ne sunA, darzana karane kI bhAvanA umar3a pdd'ii| para, bIca kA yaha bhayAnaka mRtyu -mArga kona pAra kara sakatA thA? usa pAra avazya hI amara devatva ke dazana ho sakate the| para, bIca meM mRtyu kA rAkSasa bhI to baiThA thA / usase kona do-do hAtha kare ? saba ne ghara baiThe hI bhagavAna kI bhakti bhAva se vandanA kara lii| parantu, eka yuvaka zrAvaka bhagavAna mahAvIra ke darzana karane ke lie usI dizA meM cala pdd'aa| mAtA - pitA ne use bahata samajhAyA, mitra- parijanoM ne usakA mArga rokA / para, usakA eka hI uttara thA-"abhaya ko bhaya nahIM khA sktaa| maiM amRta ke darzana karane jA rahA hU~, mujhe mRtyu ke viSa kA koI bhaya nahIM hai|" saba usake sAhasa, niSThA aura vizvAsa para daMga the / vaha rukA nahIM, akelA hI paidala bar3hatA gayA

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amRta jItA, viSa hArA guNazIla udyAna ke sunasAna mArga pr| yaha vIra zrAvaka thA zraSThI 'sudarzana' ! arjuna mAlI ne Aja bahuta dinoM bAda eka manuSya ko isa rAste AtA dekhaa| vaha hAtha meM mudgara sa~bhAle lapaka par3A sudarzana kI aura / sudarzana vIra yoddhA kI taraha dRr3hatA ke sAtha vahIM khar3A ho gayA, na Dara kara pIche loTA aura na Age daudd'aa| usane zIghra hI saMthArA ke rUpa meM sAgArika-pratimA dhAraNa kI, aura prazAnta evaM avicala dhyAna - mudrA meM sthita ho gayA / sudarzana kI tejasvI evaM nirbhaya mukha - mudrA ko dekha kara arjuna ke paira ThiThaka ge| prahAra karane ke lie usakA mudgara Upara uThA avazya, para vaha vahIM adhara meM uThA hI raha gayA, nIce nahIM A sakA / sudarzana kI AtmA * sAhasa aura sudar3ha saMkalpoM ke sAmane arjuna ke zarIra meM rahe yakSa kA teja samApta ho gyaa| ahiMsA ke samakSa hiMsA parAsta ho gaI / kSamA ke sAmane krodha hAra gayA / amRta jItA, viSa hAra gyaa| yakSa devatA ghabar3AyA aura sahasA arjuna ke zarIra se nikala kara 1. kisI Akasmika saMkaTa ke samaya jo 'saMthArA' bhAgAra rakhakara kiyA jAtA haiM, jaise ki yadi isa saMkaTa se baca gayA, to mujhe AhAra Adi lene kI chUTa hai, anyathA yAvajjIna ke lie AhAra * pAnI kA tyAga hai|

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jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ kUca kara gyaa| arjuna dhar3Ama se bhUmi para gira pdd'aa| unake zarIra kA sattva jaise nicor3a liyA gayA ho, vaha ekadama susta aura zithila ho gyaa| krodha usakA zAnta ho gyaa| Aja bahuta dinoM bAda usameM vicAra kI eka lahara uThI - 'yaha manuSya nahIM, devatA hai ! mauta ke sAmane jUjhane AyA aura mauta ko jIta liyA isane ! Aja taka koI manuSya mere sAmane Tika nahIM skaa| yaha TikA bhI, aura zastra ke binA hI apane Atmabala me durdaNDa yakSa-zakti ko parAsta bhI kara diyaa| ho na ho, koI mahAn AtmA hai !' sudarzana abhI taka dhyAna meM lIna thaa| arjuna mAlI bhakti se gadagada ho kara usake caraNoM meM gira gayA-deva ! mujhe kSamA kara do ! vAstava meM tuma koI mahAna zakti ho / maiMne jIvana-bhara bahuta hatyAra kI haiM, tumhAre jaise devapuruSa para bhI mere andara kA rAkSasa ubala par3A thA, kintu tumhAre abhaya aura kSamA ke sAmane vaha parAjita ho gayA, mujhe kSamA karo! batAo, maiM isa jaghanya pApa se kaise mukta ho sakUgA ! maiMne vyartha hI pAzavika zakti ke ahaMkAra ke mada meM niraparAdha janatA ke prANa lUTe haiN|" sudarzana ne dhyAna kholA, arjuna ko caraNoM meM jhukA huA dekhA, to prema se Upara uThAte hue bolA "arjuna, uTho ! tuma aba bhI apane jIvana ko sudhAra sakate ho / AsurI -bhAva ko chor3akara daivI-bhAva kI ora bddh'o| calo, bhagavAn mahAvIra ke

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amRta jItA, viSa hArA caraNoM meN| maiM bhI vahIM jA rahA huuN| ve karuNA ke devatA,hameM kalyANa kA mArga btaaeNge|" Pheo arjuna kI A~khoM meM AzA kI AbhA camaka uThI / vaha mudarzana ke sAtha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke darzana karane cala pdd'aa| logoM ne dekhA-sudarzana, arjuna jaise nRzaMsa hatyAre ko sAtha lie, bhagavAn mahAvIra kI dharma-sabhA kI ora jA rahA hai| pApI dharmI bana jAtA hai, taba bhI sAdhAraNa loga use AzaMkA se dekhate haiN| pahale to logoM ke mana meM aneka AzaMkAe~ uThIM, unheM yaha yakSa kA chalAvA lagA ataH bahuta dera taka kutUhala baza dekhate rhe| para, dekhA ki ajuna Aja bahuta zAnta hai, usakI garvoddhRta grIvA vinaya se Aja nIce jhukI huI hai, usake donoM hAtha praNAma-mudrA meM jur3e hue haiM / basa, phira kyA thA ? nagara ke saba dvAra khula ge| rAjagRha ke sahastroM nara-nArI aba nirbhaya hokara prabhu kI dharma dezanA sunane ko ekatra ho ge| prabhu kA upadeza huaa| ahiMsA aura prema kI vaha dhArA bahI ki arjuna mAlI kA hRdaya AplAvita ho utthaa| usane prabhu ke samakSa Atma * niMdA kI, aura ahiMsA kI sarvavratI sAdhanA ke lie prabajita hone kI prArthanA kii| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne arjuna kA badalA huA hRdaya dekhA, pahale ke dUSita jIvana ke prati glAni dekhI aura dekhA ki kSamA aura ahiMsA kA supta devatA usake bhItara jaga rahA hai /

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8 jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ arjuna prabhu ke caraNoM meM pravajita ho gyaa| usane jIvana bhara ke lie SaSThopavAsa ( do dina kA upavAsa, belA) kA tapovrata le liyA aura Atma - zuddhi kI sAdhanA ke mahApatha para agrasara ho gyaa| vaha bhikSA ke lie rAjagaha meM jAtA to kucha loga usakI sAdhanA para aba bhI zaMkAkula ho utthte| kucha apane bandhu-bAndhavoM kA hatyArA samajhakara use pITate , gAliyA~ dete, trAsa dete / para, muni arjuna una kaSToM aura pratAr3anAo ko cupacApa sahana kara jAte, logoM ke krodha evaM Akroza ko pI jaate| krUra hatyArA arjuna aba kSamA kA devatA bana gayA thaa| samabhAva kI acala sAdhanA meM sthira hokara arjuna muni apane lakSya kI ora bar3he, to bar3hate hI cale ge| aura, eka dina kevala jJAna kI amara-jyoti unake antara meM jala uThI / aura, ve sadA-sarvadA ke lie karma-bandhana se mukta ho gae ! -- antakRdazA, 63

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jIvana-dRSTi tIrthaMkara mahAvIra rAjagRha ke guNazIla upavana ke samavasaraNa meM virAjamAna the| vizAla pariSad meM jahA~ samrAT zreNika, mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra Adi abhijAtya varga ke yazasvI jana bhagavAn mahAvIra ke dharma dezanA, dharma - upadeza suna rahe the, vahA~ eka ora rAjagRha kA krUra 'kAlazaukarika' ( kasAI ) bhI mana meM kautUhala liye baiThA thA / zAnti aura samatA kI upadeza dhArA baha rahI thI ki acAnaka eka vRddha puruSa jarjara zarIra, kuSTha rogii| phaTe-purAne cithar3oM meM lipaTA lakar3I ke sahAre sabhA ko cIratA huA Age AyA / samrAT kI ora abhimukha hokara bolA- 'samrAT, jIte raho !' sabakI A~kheM isa vicitra buDDhe para gar3a gii| kaisA asabhya aura DhITa hai ? khuzAmadI kahIM kaa| bhagavAna ko vandana na karake rAjA ko AzIrvAda de rahA hai ?' tabhI vRddha puruSa ne bhagavAn mahAvIra kI ora muMha kiyA- "tuma mara jAo / " aba to sArI pariSad ke roMgaTe khar3e ho ge| samrAT kI bhauMheM bhI tana gaI / kintu, yaha to tIrthaMkara kI dharma-sabhA hai, rAjA aura raMka samAna haiM yahA~ ! rAjA ko bhI kisI ko roka-Toka karane kA koI adhikAra nahIM hai yahA~ /

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10 jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ vRddha ne bagala se bar3hakara mahAmaMtrI abhaya kumAra se kahA"mahAmaMtrI ? tuma cAhe jIo, cAhe mro|" aba to saba kesaba krodha- mizrita Azcarya se buDr3he kI ora dekhane lage ki yaha kyA bakavAsa kara rahA hai ? kabhI kucha kahatA hai, aura kabhI kucha / mAlUma hotA hai -- bUr3he kA dimAga ThikAne para nahIM hai / itane meM hI vRddha ne kAla - zaukarika ko sambodhita kiyA-"bhadra ! tuma na maro, na jIo !" sArI sabhA stabdha thI ! kauna hai yaha buDDhA ? kyA paheliyA~-sI bujhA rahA hai ! kyA matalaba hai Akhira isa jIne aura marane kI bAta kA ? saba loga paraspara ghusura-pusura kara hI rahe the ki buDDhA acAnaka hI palaka jhapakate gAyaba ? ... samrATa ne prabhu se nivedana kiyA-"bhante ! yaha vicitra vyakti kauna thA ? ApakA avinaya aura yaha bakavAsa ! kyA isakA koI gUr3ha artha hai ? yA, yoM hI bur3hApe kI mAnasika durvalatA hai yaha !" prabhu ne dhIra-gaMbhIra vANI meM kahA - 'rAjan ! use manuSya mata samajho, vaha deva thaa| usakI ina paheliyoM meM bakavAsa nahIM, jovana kA amara satya chipA hai|" "pramu vaha satya kyA hai ? Apa samajhAeM to kucha patA lge|" "rAjan ! vRddha ne tumase kahA ki samrATa jIte raho !" isakA phalitArtha hai ki Aja tumhAre sAmane bhautika aizvarya kA ambAra lagA hai / tumheM yahA~ bhoga aura sukha ke sabhI

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jIvana-dRSTi sAdhana prApta haiM / jitane dina yaha jIvana hai, tumhAre phUloM kI seja hai| kintu Age kyA hai ? naraka hai| jIvana meM asImita bhoga duHkha ke kAraNa hote haiM / ataH rAjan, tumhAre agale janma meM ghora duHkha ke andha-garta haiM / kAMTe aura zUla haiM / tumhAre lie abhI jInA hI sukhakArI hai, maraNa nahIM / " isa kaTu satya ne samrATa kA kalejA hilA diyA, kintu dharya aura utsukatA ne sahArA diyaa| vaha do kSaNa rukA aura phira agale prazna ko duharAyA- "prabhu ! Apa jaise parama karuNAvatAra prabhu ko usane mara jAne ke lie kyoM kahA ?" "rAjan ! sAdhanA ke dvArA antara ke rAga - dveSa rUpa mala ko dho lene ke bAda hI arhanta banA jAtA / parantu, arhanta jIvana-zuddhi kI antima bhUmikA nahIM hai| mukta dazA hI AdhyAtmika vikAsa kA sarvotkRSTa zAzvata rUpa hai| pUrvabaddha karmoM kA bhoga abhI cala rahA hai, maiM abhI usase mukta nahIM ho sakA hUM, ataH vaha mere vartamAna jIvana ko deha kA bandhana mAnatA hai, aura maraNa ko mukti / isalie usane mujhe mara jAne ko kahA / isakA marma hai-Apa sadA ke lie bandhana se mukta ho jaao|" do praznoM kA samAdhAna huaa| jijJAsA tIsare prazna kI ora bddh'ii| prabhu ne pahelI ko kholate hue batAyA"abhayakumAra ke jIvana meM bhoga bhI hai, tyAga bhI hai| usakI jIvana-dRSTi spaSTa hai / phUloM se rasa lenevAle bhramara kI taraha

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12 jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ vaha jIvana kA rasa lete hue bhI usameM DUbate nahIM hai / vaha o bhI kara rahA hai, kartavya - bhAva se kara rahA hai / isalie usakA yaha vartamAna jIvana bhI sukhI hai-bhaya aura zakti se dUra ! tathA agalA jIvana bhI divya evaM zreSTha hai| yahA~ bhI sukhI, Age bhI sukhI / isalie abhayakumAra ke lie deva ne kahA ki cAhe jIo, cAhe maro / " samrATa ko mana-hI-mana apane jIvana para glAni hone lagI, aura abhaya kI jIvana - dRSTi ke prati dhanyatA, zuddha spardhA ! kintu, abhI antima prazna bAkI thaa| samrATa ne use samajhane ko bhI prazna kiyaa| prabhU ne batAyA-'na maro aura na jIo ?' isakA artha to bahuta hI spaSTa hai| kAla zokarika kA vartamAna jIvana to duHkha, dAridraya aura ghRNA se bharA hai, sAtha hI hiMsA aura krUratA kA mahApApI bhI hai / aisI sthiti meM agale jIvana meM bhI sukha-zAnti aura prakAza kI AzA kaise kI jA sakatI hai ? astu, yaha jItA hai to pApa karatA hai, aura yadi maratA hai to naraka meM jAtA hai| astu usakA na maranA acchA hai, aura na jiinaa|" mahArAja zreNika zraddhAvanata ho ge| unhoMne jo samajhA, prabhu mahAvIra ke samakSa nivedana kiyA-"prabhu ! isakA tAtparya to yaha huA ki jo viveka kI dRSTi khulI rakhakara jItA hai, usake donoM janma sukhamaya hote haiN|" prabhu ne kahA.-"hA~ rAjan ! vastutaH yahI saccI jIvana-dRSTi hai|" *

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sAmAyika kA mUlya bhagavAna mahAvIra ke zrImukha se jaba samrAT zreNika ne yaha sunA - "tumheM naraka meM jAnA par3egA " to bhaktahRdaya samrAT sahasA kA~pa - kA~pa uThe / "prabho ! maiM ApakA bhakta ! " aura naraka jAU~gA ! kyA merI bhakti kA koI mUlya nahIM ? usameM koI sacAI nahIM ?" - zreNika ne dInabhAva se prabhucaraNoM meM nivedana kiyA / RU bhagavAna ne samajhAyA - " zreNika | zraddhA aura bhakti ke bala para naraka se trANa pAnA to kyA cIja hai, svarga ke siMhAsana bhI inako zakti ke sAmane asaMbhava nahIM haiM / kintu, bhakta banane se pahale kiye gae apane ugra asatkarmoM kA phala bhoga to karanA hI par3atA hai na !" * samrAT zreNika ke mana meM uthala-puthala maca gii| naraka kI kalpanA unake mana mastiSka ko burI taraha mathane lagI / naraka se trANa pAne ke lie ve saba kucha karane ke lie udyata ho ge| ve socane lage - 'yaha vizAla sAmrAjya ! yaha akSaya koSa ! kyA naraka se nahIM bacA sakate ?" "prabho ! kisI bhI taraha meM naraka se baca sakU, vaha mArga jAnanA cAhatA hU~ / uddhAra karo, prabho ! subha dina para karuNA kro| maiM apanA vizAla sAmrAjya aura samasta rAjya

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14. jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ koSa luTA sakatA hU~, mujhe naraka se mukta hone kA upAya batalAie, bhagavan !" __ bhagavAn mahAvIra ke sarvagrAhI jJAna meM jhalaka rahA thA"samrATa ke antara meM ramA huA sAmrAjya aura koSa kA darpa !" sAmrAjya aura koSa luTA dUMgA-'yaha bhI eka garva hai / aura jahA~ garva hai, vahA~ bandhana hI hai, mukti kaisI ? zreNika kA dhairya apanI sImAe~ tor3a rahA thA-"prabho ! kRpA kIjie, naraka se mukta hone kA mArga btlaaie| prabhu kI gambhIra vANI mukharita huI-"zreNika ! tumhAre uddhAra kA eka upAya ho sakatA hai| yadi pUNiyA zrAvaka ( puNya zrAvaka ) kI eka sAmAyika kA phala tumheM prApta ho jAya, to tumhArI naraka Tala sakatI hai|" zreNika kA hRdaya bA~soM uchalane lagA-'eka sAmAyika kA kyA mUlya ho sakatA hai ? hajAra nahIM, to lAkha, nahIM to karor3a svarNa mudrA ! aura kyA ? basa, yaha to bahuta sahaja upAya hai| pUNiyA zrAvaka ke pAsa svayaM pahu~ce mahArAja, aura bar3I kAtaratA se kahane lage-"zrAvaka zreSTha ! maiM eka icchA lekara tumhAre dvAra para AyA huuN| jo mAMgoge, vahI mUlya dUMgA, mujhe nirAza mata lauTAnA / " "mahArAja ! kahie na, mere - jaise sAdhAraNa gRhastha ke yahA~ aisI kauna-sI durlabha vastu hai, jisakI Apa-jaise mahAn

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sAmAyika kA mUlya samrATa ko AvazyakatA par3I hai ? aura vaha bhI itanI bar3I AvazyakatA ki svayaM mahArAja padhAre ! samrAT ! mujhe lajjita na kIjie, Apake lie merA sarvasva prastuta hai|" __ "zrAvaka ! vastu, nahIM, tumhArI eka sAmAyika cAhie, sirpha eka sAmAyika ! bolo, kisa mUlya para de sakate ho ?" ___ "mahArAja, sAmAyika ?'-pUNiyA zrAvaka samrATa ke mukha kI ora Azcarya se dekhane lgaa| "hAM, zrAvaka : sAmAyika ! prabhu ne kahA hai tumhAro eka sAmAyika se merA naraka Tala sakatA hai / bolo, tumheM, kyA mUlya cAhie ? saMkoca na karo, maiM pUrA mUlya cukaauuNgaa|" pUNiyA zrAvaka ne gaMbhIra ho kara kahA-"mahArAja ! mere lie yaha bilkula nayI bAta hai / maiM sAmAyika kA mUlya kyA batAUM ? jisane lene ke lie kahA hai, vahI usakA mUlya bhI batA sakatA hai / Apa prabhu se hI pUchiye ki eka sAmAyika kA mUlya kyA ho sakatA hai / " dUsare dina sUrya kI prathama kiraNa ke sAtha hI atyanta bhAvavihvala mudrA meM utsuka mahArAja zreNika prabhu ke caraNoM meM upasthita hue / prArthanA kI - "prabhu ! pUNiyA zrAvaka sAmAyika dene ko taiyAra hai / kRpayA, yaha batalAie ki eka sAmAyika kA kyA mUlya ho sakatA hai ? maiM apanA samasta rAjya-koSa de sakatA hU~ / kucha bhI mUlya ho, mujhe eka sAmAyika avazya hI lenI hai|"

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jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ prabhu ne dekhA-"samrAT kA rAjas ahaMkAra aura adhika uddIpta ho rahA hai| vaha bhautika vaibhava ke dvArA AdhyAtmika samAdhAna cAhatA hai / " prabhu ne kahA- "samrATa ! sAmAyika kI bhautika sampatti ke sAtha kyA tulanA ? yadi bhUtala se candra-loka taka svarNa, maNi evaM ratnoM kA aMbara lagA diyA jAya, taba bhI sAmAyika kA mUlya to kyA, sAmAyika kI dalAlI bhI pUrI nahIM ho sktii|" bhagavAn ne samAdhAna kI dizA meM eka aura spaSTI karaNa prastuta kiyA-'rAjan ! jIvana ke antima kSaNa meM mRtyu ke dvAra para pahu~ce hue kisI prANI ko kyA koTI svarNa mudrA yA maNi-muktA dekara bacAyA jA sakatA hai ?" "bhagavAn ! yaha to asambhava hai !" 'to samrAT ! jIvana kA mUlya kitanA mahAn hai ? koTIkoTI svarNa evaM maNi-muktA ke mUlya se bhI jIvana kA eka kSaNa prApta nahIM hotA / aisI sthiti meM, jabaki sAmAyika kA sAdhaka ananta-ananta prANiyoM ko jIvana ke lie abhaya arpaNa karatA hai, to sAmAyika kA mola, mola se pare anamola kI koTI para pahuMca gayA na ! rAjan ! sAmAyika to samatA kA nAma hai| rAga-dveSa kI viSamatA ko cintA se dUra karanA aura sAdhAraNa saMsArI jana se rAga-dveSa kA vijetA jina bananA, yahI sAmAyika kA AdhyAtmika ananta mUlya hai| use pAne

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sAmAyika kA mUlya ke lie apane mana meM ahaMkAra aura vikAra ko sApha karanA par3atA hai / sAmAyika ko vahI prApta kara sakatA hai, jisakA mana nirmala ho, samatva meM sthita ho, bhautika AkAMkSAoM se rahita ho / sAmAyika bAhara meM kisI se lene kI cIja nahIM hai, vaha to svayaM apane andara meM se ho pA lene jaisI zuddha sthiti hai / pUNiyA zrAvaka kI sAmAyika se merA abhiprAya usase sAmAyika kharIdane yA mA~gane se nahIM thaa| merA abhiphrAya thA ki pUNiyA - jaisI - zuddha niSkAma sAmAyika honI caahie| na usameM isa loka ko koI kAmanA ho aura na paraloka kI !" mahArAja zreNika sunate hI cakita raha ge| bhautika dhana ke dvArA sAmAyika kharIdane kA 'ahaM; cUra-cUra ho gayA aura aba unheM yaha samajhane meM dera nahIM lagI ki "bandhana-mukti ke lie samatva meM sthira hone para hI sAmAyika kI upalabdhi ho sakatI hai|" --zreNika caritra DhAla 56 (triloka RSijI) M

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4H mana kI lar3AI eka bAra zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra ko namaskAra karake magadhanareza zreNika ne prazna kiyA,-"bhagavAn ! Aja Apa ke darzana karane ke lie Ate samaya mArga meM eka mahAna tapasvI ke darzana hue / bar3I ugra sAdhanA kara rahe the ! sUrya ko ora bhujAe~ U~cI phailAe meru kI taraha sthira, acala, kAyotsarga mudrA, dhyAna meM lIna, nAsAgra dRSTi ! mukhacandra para adbhuta samatA aura apAra zAnti jhalaka rahI thii| kitanA mahAn hogA, unakA tapazcaraNa ! vaha ugra tapasvI kisa uttama gati ko prApta kareMge ?" . "rAjana ! jisa tapasvI muni ko tumane dekhA hai, vaha yadi abhI, isI kSaNa maraNa kare, to sAtavIM naraka bhUmi ko prApta kara sakatA hai|" 'itanI ugra tapaH sAdhanA aura sAtavA~ naraka ! jisakA roma-roma zAnti aura sAdhanA meM lIna hai, vaha sAdhaka marakara sAtavIM naraka-bhUmi meM jAegA !' zreNika ko apane kAnoM para vizvAsa nahIM A rahA thaa| "prabhu ! maiM yaha kyA suna rahA huuN| mere dekhane meM aura Apake kahane meM bar3I vicitra visaMgati hai / bahuta-kucha socane para bhI saMgati baiTha nahIM rahI hai !"

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mana kI lar3AI "rAjan ! tuma ThIka hI suna rahe ho ! isameM visaMgati jaisA kucha mahIM hai| yadi vaha isa samaya kAla-dharma ko prApta ho, to chaTThI naraka-bhUmi meM jA sakatA hai !" 'yaha kaise ? sAtavIM se chaTThI naraka bhUmi ?" "hA~, rAjan ! abhI pA~cavIM naraka-bhUmi ke yogya usake karma-bandha ho rahe haiM !" zreNika isa anabUjha pahelI meM ulajha gayA ! vicitra kutUhala aura adbhuta Azcarya ! prabhu se punaH pUchane lagA"prabhu ! aba -?" "aba usake karma cauthI naraka-bhUmi ke yogya hai|" praznottara kI zrRMkhalA Age bar3hatI rahI aura kucha hI kSaNoM meM tIsarI, dUsarI aura prathama naraka - bhUmi taka pahu~cate-pahuMcate, aba gati Upara kI ora bar3hane lgii| isa AzcaryakAraka utAra-car3hAva para zreNika kA mana vismaya vimugdha ho uThA thaa| phala-svarUpa usakI jijJAsA mukharita hotI gaI-"prabhu ! aba ?" aura bhagavAn kI samAdhAna paraka divya-dRSTi pApakarmoM ke prati hone vAle usa Antarika abhiyAna ke sambandha meM kSaNa-kSaNa kI sUcanA de rahI thI, usa mahAn abhiyAna kI uttarottara zaktizAlI car3hAI kA hAla sunA rahI thI-'zreNika ! aba vaha sAdhaka devabhUmi taka pahu~ca gayA hai| yadi isI kSana usakI mRtyu ho jAe, to vaha saudharma kalpa kA samRddhizAlI deva bana sakatA hai| usakA abhiyAna

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20 jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ Age bar3ha rahA hai, lo, vaha aura U~cAI para pahu~ca gayA / brahma kalpa se bhI Age aura Age hI Age bhUmikAe~ kSaNa-kSaNa badala rahI haiM / " eka ora sAdhaka kA andara-hI-andara pavitra bhAvanAtmaka ArohaNa cAlU hai, aura dUsarI ora usI ke sAtha-sAtha zreNika kA prazna, prabhu kA uttara / "prabhu ! aba usa sAdhaka kI kyA sthiti hai ?" zreNika ne prazna kiyA / "aba vaha kalpa aura graiveyaka devaloka kI bhUmikA se bhI Upara calA gayA hai| aura aba vaha sarvArthasiddhi kI bhUmikA para pahu~ca cukA hai / "... prabhu kA uttara pUrA hote-hote to AkAza meM devadundubhi baja uThI / deva deviyoM ke vRnda-para-vRnda puSpa varSA karate hue pRthvI para utare A rahe the, vItarAga prasannacandra kevalI kI jaya-jayakAra bola rahe the / zreNika ne yaha saba dekhA, to cakita aura bhramita ! " prabhu ! yaha kyA ho rahA hai ? kahA~ naraka, kahA~ svarga aura aba kahA~ kevalajJAna kucha tAla-mela baiTha hI nahIM rahA hai isameM ?" ! " rAjan ! vaha manobhUmi para lar3e jA rahe vikalpa-yuddha meM vijaya pA cukA hai, use kevalajJAna prApta ho gayA hai / ora yaha saba kaivalya mahotsava kA upakrama kiyA jA rahA hai|" "prabhu ! isa rahasyamayI bhASA ko maiM samajha nahIM pA rahA hU~, ki kucha kSaNa pahale jo sAdhaka sAtavIM narakabhUmi meM jAne yogya karma kara rahA thA, vaha kucha hI kSaNoM meM Upara uThA,

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mana kI lar3AI 21 aura aisA uThA ki vItarAga sarvajJa ho gayA, Apake samAna bana gayA / yaha saba kaise huA ? kyA rahasya hai isakA ! yaha ApakA bhakta aura samUcI pariSad jijJAsu najaroM se satya ko Toha rahI hai, kRpayA use spaSTa karake dikhAne kA anugraha kareM ?" " rAjan ! jisa samaya tuma usa sAdhaka ko vandanA karake vahA~ A rahe the, basa, tabhI usako manobhUmi meM eka bhayaMkara yuddha chir3a gayA !" "kaisA yuddha kisake sAtha yuddha ?" prabhu ne mAnava mana kI Antarika bhUmikA kA citra spaSTa karate hue kahA - " rAjan ! vaha sAdhaka aura koI nahIM, prasannacandra rAjarSi hai| jaba vaha dhyAnAvasthA meM lIna khar3e the, to rAjarSi ke kAnoM meM paraspara bAta karate hue do sainikoM kI dhvani TakarAI ki "dekho, isa prasannacandra rAjA ne apane alpavayaska putra ke asamartha kandhoM para rAjya bhAra DAla kara dikSA grahana kara lI / aba pIche se zatru rAjA ne bAlaka rAjA ko kamajora evaM durbala samajha kara rAjya para AkramaNa kara diyA hai, bhayaMkara yuddha chir3a gayA hai, zatru senAe~ Age bar3ha cukI haiN| rAjadhAnI saba ora se ghira cukI hai| basa, kucha hI samaya meM prasannacandra rAjA kA putra yuddha bhUmi se ulaTe pA~va bhAga chUTegA yA vaha vahIM samApta ho jAegA / prasannacandra ke paraMparAgata rAjya aura kula kA sarvanAza aba nikaTa hai / " basa, itanA sunanA thA ki dhyAnAvasthA meM khar3e prasannacandra rAjarSi kA

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jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ mana vicalita ho gyaa| vaha vItarAga bhUmikA se haTakara rAgadveSa kI bhUmikA kI ora daur3a pdd'aa| mana-hI-mana ghora yuddha zuru ho gayA / bAhara meM usakI deha taba bhI dhyAnastha thI, kintu antarmana kalpita zatruoM ke sAtha dvandva yuddha meM saMlagna thA-- zatruoM ke khUna meM nahA rahA thA / yuddha aura vaira ke bhAva bar3he aura itane krUra rUpa meM bar3he ki jaba tumane prazna kiyA taba vaha sAdhaka nahIM, eka bhayaMkara yoddhA ke rUpa meM vicAroM hIvicAroM meM vaha zatru ke lie mahAkAla bana rahA thA, krUratA aura vaira kI sarvopari sthiti meM usa samaya vaha sAtavIM naraka bhUmi ke yogya karma-dalika kA bandha kara rahA thA / ataH usa sthiti meM yadi usakI mRtyu ho jAtI,to vaha mara kara sAtavI naraka-bhUmi meM hI jaataa|" manobhAvoM ke isa gambhIra aura Azcaryajanaka vizleSaNa para samavasaraNa sabhA stabdha tho / prabhu ne vizleSaNa sUtra ko Age bar3hAte hue kahA - "rAjan, prasannacandra rAjarSi bAhara meM to sAdhu the, kintu antara meM the eka vIra kSatriya yoddhA / mana meM yuddha hotA rahA ! hotA rahA !! saba zastra niHzeSa ho gae, phira bhI eka zatru sAmane khar3A thA / usa para prahAra karane ke lie jaba koI anya zastra nahIM dekhA, to sira ke vajra-mUkaTa se ho usako mAra DAlane kA vicAra kiyaa| aura jyoM hI hAtha sira para pahu~cA, to kahAM mukuTa ? vahA~ to saphAcaTa thA luciH' mastaka

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mana kI lar3AI 23 usakA manovega TakarAyA- ' are ! maiM to mukuTadhArI rAjA nahIM, eka nagna sira vAlA sAdhu haiM / kahA~ bhaTaka gayA meM ? kauna hai merA zatru ? kisase kara rahA hU~ yuddha ?' mana kA kurukSetra aba phira dharmakSetra meM badalane lagA, bhAvadhArA mur3a gaI / yuddha cAlU rahA, para zatru badala gaye / aba dUsaroM se nahIM. apane se hI yuddha zurU huA aura vikAroM evaM vAsanAoM kA saMhAra hone lagA / jyoM-jyoM tumhArA prazna Age bar3ha rahA thA, tyoMtyauM usake bhAva-caraNa AdhyAtmika vijaya kI ora bar3ha rahe the / chaTTa aura pA~caveM narakoM se chalA~ga lagAtA - lagAtA vaha kucha hI kSaNoM meM svarga kI sIr3hiyoM ko pAra kara gayA / vizuddha bhAvadhArA ke pravAha meM antar kA kaluSa ghula-dhula kara bahatA gayA, andhakAra haTatA gayA prakAza jagamagAtA gayA. aura vaha bhaTakA huA sAdhaka jyoMhI sAdhanA kI siddhi ke dvAra para pahu~cA, to kevalI ho gayA !" manobhAvoM ke isa vicitra nATaka para samrAT zreNika gambhIra hokara socate rahe "yaha mana kitanA vicitra hai ! ye saMkalpa kitane balavAna hote haiM ? jaba asatya kI ora mur3e, adhomukhI bane, to sAtaveM naraka taka pahu~ca ge| aura jaba phira sa~bhalakara satya kI ora bar3he UrdhvamukhI bane, to basa sAdhaka se siddha ho gaai, mukti kA dvAra khula gayA / " mahArAja ne gadgad hRdaya se zraddhAvanata hokara prabhucaraNoM meM vandanA kI / - triSaSTi- zalAkA puruSa caritra 10 / 9 *

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vinA vicAre jo kare zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kI dharma dezanA zravaNa kara samrATa zreNika aura mahArAnI celanA rAjamahala ko lauTa rahe the| nadI ke taTa para kar3Ake ki sardI meM eka tapasvI muni ko dhyAna mudrA meM khar3e dekhA, to mahArAja aura mahArAnI ne zraddhA pradhAna bhAva se namaskAra kiyaa| sarda havA ke jhoMke kalejA cIra rahe the, hAtha-pA~va ThiThure jA rahe the / bahumUlya UnI vastroM meM lipaTI huI bhI rAnI kI deha mAlatI latA kI taraha thara-thara kA~pa rahI thI / aura, isa bhayaMkara sardI meM bhI vaha nagnadeha tapasvI muni zaila-zikhara kI taraha dhyAna meM acala khar3A thaa| tapasvI ko dhana-dhana karate hue rAnI celanA kA ratha mahaloM kI ora bar3ha gyaa| rAnI ke smRti-paTa para zIta se jUjhate hue tapasvI kA vaha bhavya sAdhanA-citra bAra-bAra ubhara AtA aura vaha bhAvavihvala hokara praNAma - mudrA meM sahasA dhanya * dhanya kaha utthtii| pauSa mahIne kI bhayAnaka zIta rAtri meM rAnI celanA uparA uparI aneka kambaloM se zarIra ko saba taraha se DhaMke hue zayana-kakSa meM so rahI thii| nIMda meM usakA eka hAtha kambala se bAhara khulA ho gyaa| kucha dera bAda rAnI kI noMda khulI to dekhA ki ThaMDa ke kAraNa hAtha akar3a gayA hai| rAnI sItkAra kara uThI-"aho ! kitanI bhayaMkara sardI hai !" aura,

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vinA vicAre jo kare 25 kira nadI ke kinAre khar3e usa tapodhana muni kI kalpanA smRti-paTa para sahasA utara aaii| rAnI ke muMha se bhAvAveza meM nikala par3A-"aho, isa samaya unakA kyA hAla hogA ?', samrAT zreNika anidrita * se karavaTa badala rahe the| celanA ke ye zabda-- "unakA kyA hAla hogA !" samrAT ke hRdaya meM aTaka gae / "jarUra yaha kisI anya puruSa se prema kara rahI hai| nIMda meM bhI usI ke bAre meM isakA cintana cala rahA hai| jo bAta jAgate hue muMha se nahIM nikalatI, vaha kabhIkabhI nIMda kI behozI meM sahajatayA nikala jAtI hai|" rAnI ke duzcaritra hone ke bAre meM samrATa kA mana ekAeka saMdigdha ho uThA / socA-"jaba merI prANapriyA rAjamahiSI kA bhI yaha hAla hai,to anya rAniyoM ke caritra ke sambandha meM maiM kyA vizvAsa karu ? strI kA caritra bar3A vilakSaNa hotA hai| usake satItva ke bAre meM kabhI vizvAsa nahIM karanA caahie|" basa duSkalpanAoM meM samrATa kA mana saMzayAkula ho gayA, nIMda harAma ho gii| samrAT prAtaH hote hI rAjamahala se nIce Aye / mana meM bhArI uthala-puthala maco thI, ceharA krodha se tamatamA rahA thaa| viveka para vahama kA kAlA pardA aisA girA ki kucha bhI soca nahIM sake / mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra ko samrATa ne bulA kara kahA-"abhaya ! rAniyoM sahita samUcita antaHpura ko abhI kA-abhI jalA ddaalo| turanta mere Adeza kA pAlana honA

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26 jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ caahie|" Adeza dekara samrATa dhamadhamAte hue Age bar3ha ge| ___ abhayakumAra buddhimAna thA / vaha samrATa ke krodha ko sama jhatA thaa| krodha meM manuSya viveka kho baiThatA hai| aviveka se kiyA gayA kArya Akhira meM dukhaHdAyI hotA hai| usane rAjamahala ke pAsa meM khar3e gajazAlA ke ghAsa-phUsa ke jhoMpar3e khAlI karavAye aura unakI holI jalA ddaalii| samrATa ke Adeza kA pAlana bhI huA aura bhayaMkara durghaTanA bhI hote-hote baca gii| Adeza dekara samrATa nagara se bAhara cale gaye the| idharaudhara vana-pradeza meM ghUmate rhe| parantu, unake mana meM vaha vahama bAra-bAra tIkhe kA~Te ko taraha khaTaka rahA thaa| unheM zAnti vahIM mila rahI thii| Akhira samAdhAna ke lie zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kI dharma * sabhA meM pahu~ce / caraNa - vandanA kI aura sAMketika zabdoM meM pUchA-"prabho ! vaizAlI gaNarAjya ke svAmI ceTaka kI putrI ke eka-pati hai yA aneka-pati ?" prabhu mahAvIra ne kahA- "rAjan ! ceTaka kI eka putrI kyA sAtoM hI putriyA~ eka-pati hai| satI-sAdhvI haiM / tumhAre antaH pUra kI samasta rAniyA~ pavitra tathA pativratya dharma kA pAlana karane vAlI haiN|" samrAT prabhu kI vANI sunate hI diGa mUr3ha-se dekhate raha ge| prabhU mahAvIra ne samrATa ke mana kA saMdeha miTAte hue kahA

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vinA vicAre jo kare 27 'rAjan ! kala tumane celanA ke sAtha nadI ke tIra para tapahue kisI muni ke darzana kiye the !" syA karate "hA~, prabhu kiye the" - zreNika ne kahA / " rAtri meM jaba rAnI kA eka hAtha kambala se bAhara raha gayA aura vaha sardI ke kAraNa ThiThura kara akar3a gayA to usakI pIr3A ko anubhava karatI huI rAnI ne apanI sthiti se uma muni kI sthiti kI tulanA kI aura taba ekAeka usake mu~ha se nikala par3A - 'isa sardI meM unakA kyA hAla hogA ?' rAjan usakI yaha ukti kisI anya puruSa ke lie nahIM thI " - bhagavAn ne ghaTanA kA marma kholA / samrATa ke krodha para sahasA ghar3oM pAnI gira pdd'aa| mere Adeza se kahIM bhayaMkara anartha na ho gayA ho, isI AkulatA se ve binA aura kucha pUche, sahasA rAjamahaloM kI ora daur3a paDe / jyoMhI rAjamahaloM ke sthala se Aga kI gaganacumbinI jvAlAoM ko dekhA, to unakA ceharA phaka ho gyaa| yaha kyA ? are ! sarvanAza ho gayA / strI - hatyA, vaha bhI niraparAdha 1 pApa ! mahApApa ! abhayakumAra mArga meM hI samrAT ko mila gayA / samrAT ne kahA - "abhaya ! tU bhI Aja mUrkha ho gayA ? anartha kara DAlA tUne ? kitanA bhayaMkara pApa ? abalAoM ko jIvita agnidAha mUrkha, calA jA merI A~khoM ke sAmane se / "

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jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ abhayakumAra ko cale jAne kA Adeza kyA milA, abhISTa hI mila gyaa| vaha to isI Adeza kI pratIkSA meM thaa| kyoMki vaha dIkSA lenA cAhatA thA aura samrAT rokate the / aba vaha cala par3A vahA~ jahA~ isa prakAra ke mUrkhatApUrNa Adeza na milate hoM / prabhu mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM pahu~ca kara abhayakumAra muni bana gayA / 28 rAjamahaloM ke pAsa pahu~ca kara samrAT ko jaba sahI sthiti mAlUma huI to abhaya kI buddhimAnI para bAga-bAga ho gaye / aura, sAtha hI lajjita ho uThe apanI mUrkhatA para | niSkAraNa itanA bhayaMkara vahama ! itanA utAvalApana ! aura, itanA aviveka !! unake aviveka se yadi sacamuca hI durghaTanA ho jAtI, to kitanA anartha ho jAtA ? isakI kalpanA hI samrATa kA hRdaya dahala utthaa| unheM apanI bhUla para pazcAttApa hone lagA / 'utAvalA so bAvalA' kI lokokti raha-raha kara unakI smRti meM TakarAne lagI / triSaSTizalAkA puruSa caritra, parva 1018

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udAyana kA 'paryuSaNa' "mahArAja, gajaba ho gayA ! avantIpati candrapradyota apane suprasiddha 'analagiri' hAthI para car3hakara eka cora kI taraha vItabhayapattana meM ghusA aura kubjA dAsI ko curA kara bhAga gyaa|" prAtaH uThate hI rAjarSi udAyana ko pratihAra ne azubha samAcAra sunAe / """acchA, avantIpati kA yaha sAhasa ! hamArI dAsI ko curAkara le gayA / " sindhu-sauvIra ke samrATa udAyana ke svara meM upahAsa-mizrita roSa jhalaka rahA thA / "nahIM, mahArAja ! sirpha dAsI ko hI nahIM, kintu svargIya mahArAnI kI ArAdhya devapratimA ko bhI curAkara le gyaa|" pratihAra ne punaH nivedana kiyA / rAjA ke bhujadaNDa phar3aka uThe- "yaha himmata kAmI candrapradyota kI ? udAyana yuddha se ghRNA avazya karatA hai, kintu DaratA nahIM hai| duSTa ko duSTatA kA daNDa milanA hI caahie|" udAyana ne senApati ko avantI para AkramaNa ke lie taiyAra ho jAne kA Adeza dekara dUta ke hAtha candrapradyota ko saMdeza bhejA-"vItabhaya kI curAI huI dAsI aura deva-pratimA yA to lauTA do, anyathA una donoM ke sAtha apane prANa bhI dene ko taiyAra ho jaao|"

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30 jaina itihAsa ko prasiddha kathAe~ mahA abhimAnI candrapradyota ne lI huI vastu lauTAnA sIkhA hI nahIM thA / phira svarNagulikA dAsI to apanI svayaM kI icchA se usake sAtha AI thii| usI ne saMketa karake candrapradyota kA apane saundarya-dIpaka kA pataMgA banAyA thaa| ka bar3I aura kurUpa dAsI ko ekAeka ayAcita saundarya prApta ho gayA, jaba ki gAndhAra deza se Ae hue eka sadgRhastha ne usakI sevA para prasanna hokara svarNa-gulikA' nAmaka eka jAdUbharI guTikA (golI) dI thI, jise khAte hI kubjA kI kurUpa vaha sundaratA ke apAra lAvaNya se svarNalatA kI taraha camaka utthii| svargaloka kI apsarA-sA saundarya jagamagAne lagA, aura usakA aMga-aMga anokhI AbhA se nikhara utthaa| andhe ko kyA cAhie, do A~kha / dAsI ke isa adbhuta saundarya para loga use aba 'kRSNa-gulikA' kI jagaha 'svarNa-gulikA' kaha kara pukArane lge| dAsI apane saundarya para iThalAne lagI / kintu, usa saundarya kA mUlya udAyana jaise caritraniSTha rAjA se pAnA asambhava thaa| aura dUsarA koI rUpa kA dIvAnA pataMgA udAyana ke devamandira ko pujArina dAsI ke saundarya kI lo para nichAvara ho jAe, yaha sAhasa bhI kisa meM thA ! bar3e-bar3e rAjakumAra, senApati aura samrATa udAyana ke nAma se kA~pate the| kubjA ko hAtha lagAne ke dussAhasa kA artha mauta se khelanA thaa| dAsI isa bAta ko acchI prakAra samajha rahI thI, isIlie candrapradyota usakI painI nigAhoM meM samA

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'udAyana kA paryuSaNa' rahA thaa| vaha parAkramI bhI thaa| apane pracaNDa bAhabala evaM sainyabala ke kAraNa vaha candrapradyota se 'canDapradyota' ke nAma se vizvavizrata ho gayA thaa| vaha samaya Ane para vItabhaya ke sAtha ITa - se - IMTa bajAne kA sAmarthya bhI rakhatA thA aura sAtha hI saundarya kA pyAsA bhii| karNa paraMparA se sane gae dAsI ke adbhuta rUpa lAvaNya para unakI gIdha-dRSTi kucha samaya se thI hI aura jaba dAsI kI ora se saMketa milA to vaha bAMsoM uchala pdd'aa| analagiri nAmaka ajeya gandhahastI para car3hakara rAtri ke samaya vaha vItabhaya pattana meM AyA aura svarNa-gulikA dAsI evaM deva pratimA ko curAkara bhAga gyaa| nyAya aura nIti kI rakSA kA dAvA rakhane vAlA avantI samrAT par3osI rAjAoM kI dAsiyoM ko cora kI taraha curAtA hai- isa kAyaratApUrNa kalaMka kI paravAha usake kAmAndha hRdaya ko kabhI nahIM huii| udAyana apane daza sAmanta rAjAoM ke sAtha vizAla senA lekara candrapradyota ko lalakArane ke lie cala pdd'aa| jyeSTa mAsa kI cilacilAtI dhUpa kI paravAha kiye binA sindhusauvIra kI vizAla senA mAlava-bhUmi kI ora sAgara kI kSabdha-laharoM kI taraha umar3a clii| senA mArga ke bIca meM Aye maru-pradeza ko pAra kara rahI thI ki bhayaMkara garmI dUra-dUra taka phaile hue reta ke Tole aura jalAbhAva ke kAraNa vaha vyA - kula ho gii| lagAtAra tIna dina taka jalAbhAva kA kaSTa bar3hatA

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32 jaina itihAsa ko prasiddha kathAe~ hI calA gayA / dUra-dUra taka maidAna sApha par3e the, kahIM bhI pAnI kI eka bUMda najara nahIM A rahI thii| maru-bAlukA para kevala mRgamarIcikA kA bhrAnta jala hI camakatA thA aura kucha nhiiN| pAnI ke binA saba ke prANoM para bana rahI thii| udAyana ne Aja ke ajamera (rAjasthAna) ke pAsa eka pahAr3a kI ghATI meM par3Ava DAlA aura vahA~ svargIya patnI prabhAvatI devI kA smaraNa kiyaa| devI prabhAva se marudeza kI pyAsI dharatI para saghana jaladhara barasa pdd'e| cAro ora zAnta aura sarasa vAtAvaraNa chA gyaa| devI ne vahA~ eka sadAnIrA puSkariNI kA nirmANa kiyA, jisake kAraNa Age calakara usakA nAma 'puSkara tIrtha' par3a gayA, jo Aja bhI nAgaparvata kI ghATI meM sthita hai| senA ne harSollAsa ke sAtha Age kUca kiyA aura mAlava-dharA ko rauMdatI huI avantI ke raNa kSetra meM jAkara DaTa gii| rAjadhAno ujjayinI ke cAroM ora gherA DAla diyaa| dayAvIra udAyana ne bhayaMkara nara-saMhAra se bacane ke lie candrapradyota ko dvandva-yuddha ke lie AhvAna kiyaa| donoM kA gajayuddha ke badale rathayuddha nizcita huaa| kintu, candrapradyota kA hRdaya dhar3aka rahA thA ki ratha-yuddha meM vaha dhanurdhara udAyana ke samakSa Tika nahIM skegaa| isalie apane cAlAkI kI aura dUsare dina ratha kI jagaha apane durdAnta analagirI hAthI para car3hakara maidAna meM aayaa| udAyana ne use pratijJA ke viruddha

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33 udAyana kA 'paryuSaNa' hAthI para Ate dekhA, to phaTakArA - 'kAyara ! yaha kyA ? tUne yuddha se pahale hI nizcita pratijJA bhaMga kara dI ? kintu kucha bhI ho, Aja tU mere hAthoM se bacakara nahIM jA sakatA / " aura, donoM yoddhA do jalabhare kAle meghoM kI taraha pracaNDa garjanA ke sAtha yuddhakSetra meM TakarA gye| donoM ora kI senAeM darzaka banakara dUra khar3I rahIM / udAyana ne palaka mArate hI ratha ko bijalI kI taraha atizIghra cakragati se ghumAyA aura analagiri ke pairoM para bhayaMkara bANa barSA zurU kara dI / dekhate hI dekhate analagiri ke cAroM paira bAnoM se biMdha kara chalanI ho ge| rakta ke phavvAre chuTa gaye, aura vaha ghAyala hokara bhayAnaka vighAr3a mAratA huA raNakSetra meM gira pdd'aa| hAthI ke girate hI caNDapradyota bhAgane kI ceSTA karane lagA, kintu vIra udAyana ne use tatkAla bandI banA liyA / saMsAra yuga-yuga taka usakI uddAma kAma - lipsA ko dutkAratA rahe isalie udAyana ke Adeza se caNDa pradyota ke bhAla para 'dAsIpati' zabda uTTaM kita kara diyA gyaa| idhara caNDa pradyota kI parAjaya kA samAcAra sunA, to dAsI kahIM anyatra bhAga gaI / avantI ke nagarajanoM ke Agraha para udAyana ne deva pratimA vahIM sthApita kara dI / caNDapradyota ko bandI banAkara udAyana ne vItabhaya kI ora prasthAna kiyA / varSAkAla prArambha ho cukA thA, paryuSaNa parva kA samaya nikaTa se nikaTatara AtA jA rahA thA / udAyana zramaNa

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jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ bhagavAn mahAvIra kA anuyAyI zrAvaka thaa| paryupaNa parva ke avasara para ATha dina dharmArAdhanA karanA usakA jIvana * vrata thA / mArga meM hI, eka surakSita sthAna dekhakara par3Ava DAla diyA gayA / udAyana pauSadha vrata, svAdhyAya evaM Atma cintana karane lgaa| paryuSaNa kA antima dina 'saMvatsarI-parva thA / udAyana ne rasoiye ko bulA kara kahA-"Aja saMvatsarI-parva hai / maiM to upavAsa kruuNgaa| aura dUsare senApati sAmanta Adi jo svecchA se upavAsa karanA cAheM,upavAsa kareM aura jo upavAsa nA kara sakeM, unake lie bhojana ko vyasthA kara denaa|" samrAT ne caNDapradyota ke lie khAsataura se bhojana vyavasthA kI sUcanA dI / samrATa kA vizvAsa mAtra nyAya ke lie saMgharSa meM thA, kintu ve vyaktigata ghRNA se pare the / rasoiye ne caNDapradyota se pUchA ki-"Apa Aja kyA bhojana pasaMda kareMge ? saMvatsaro parva hone se hamAre samrATa aura kucha anya loga to Aja upavAsa kreNge|" ___ "Aja hI kyoM pUchA jA rahA hai ? avazya hI bhojana meM viSa dene kI yaha gupta yojanA pratIta hotI hai"-caNDapradyota sazaMka ho utthaa| 'jaisA mana vaisA cintana !'Akhira, vaha dUsarI - - 1. jahA~ senA ne par3Ava DAlA thA, vaha sthAna dazapura' ke nAma se prasiddha huA, jo vartamAna meM 'mandasaura' kahA jAtA hai|

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35 vinA vicAre jo kare acchI bAta soca bhI kaise sakatA thA ? "mahArAja bhojana nahIM kareMge, to maiM bhI nahIM kreNgaa| mujhe bhI saMvatsarI parva kA upavAsa karanA hai| mere mAtA pitA bhI jainadharmI the bhAI ! " caNDa pradyota ne apanI kalpita vipatti se baca nikalane ke manobhAva se kahA / PO udAyana ko jaba yaha sUcanA milI ki caNDapradyota bhI saMvatsarI kA upavAsa karegA, to unake hRdaya meM sahadharmI kA vAtsalya bhAva jAga uThA / sAMvatsarika pratikramaNa ke avasara para usake gurutara aparAdha ko bhI bhulAkara ve sAMvatsarika kSamA-yAcanA karane ke lie bandI caNDapradyota ke samIpa vinamra bhAva se pahu~ce / akhila vizva ke prANimAtra se kSamApanA karane vAlA sAdhaka apane nikaTa ke zatru se kSamA-yAcanA na kare, to ApakA sAMvatsarika ArAdhanA, kSamAparva kI upAsanA paripUrNa kaise ho ? mitra-to-mitra hai hI, zatru ke prati bhI mitrabhAva jAgRta ho, yahI to kSamA kI saccI ArAdhanA hai / udAyana kA cintana prabuddha huA aura usane bandI caNDapradyota se karabaddha kSamApanA kI - "sahadharmI bandhu ! maiM tumheM khamAtA hU~ / " cAlAka caNDapradyota isa avasara ko hAtha se nikalane nahIM denA cAhatA thA, turanta bola uThA - "yaha kaisI kSamA ? mujhe pazu kI taraha lohe ke piMjar3e meM DAla rakhA hai aura sahadharmI bandhu kA DhoMga karake kSamA yAcanA kara rahe ho ? yadi tumhAre

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jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ hRdaya meM saccI kSamA hai, saralatA hai, to mujhe mukta karo, tabhI isa kSamApanA kA kucha artha hai ! "yadyapi caNDapradyota jaise durdAnta zatru ko isa prakAra sahaja hI chor3a denA rAjanIti ko eka bhUla mAnI jA sakatI hai, kintu use isa pavitra prasaMga para bandI rakhanA samrATa kI vIrakSamA kI parAjaya bhI to thii| vicAroM meM dvandva maca gayA dharma aura rAjanIti kA ! amRta aura viSa kI Takkara thI yaha / antataH amRta kI hI vijaya huii| samrATa udAyana rAjya meM rahate hue bhI rAjarSi the, yuddha. vIra hote hue bhI kSamAvIra the| unakI vIrakSamA mukhara ho uThI-"senApati ! caNDapradyota ko mukta kara do| maiMne ise kSamA kara diyA hai / aba yaha merA zatru nahIM rahA, mitra hai, sahadharmI hai|" udAyana kI vIrakSamA para caNDa pradyota svayaM cakita - sA dekhatA raha gayA / kSaNabhara meM usake bandhana khola die gae aura udAyana ne sneha-pUrvaka candrapradyota se kSamApanA kii| Avezavaza bhAla para aMkita kiyA gayA zabda 'dAsIpati' svayaM udAyana kI A~khoM meM khaTaka gyaa| ise Dhakane ke lie caNDapradyota ke bhAla para svarNapaTTa bA~dhA gyaa| udAyana ne use apanA paTTabandha mitra rAjA banA kara vidA kiyA avantIpati samrATa ke rUpa meN| -nizItha cUNi bhAga 3 pR0 148

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adhUrI jor3I bhAdoM ko kAlo-kajarArI rAta ! kajjala-giri-jaise bhayaMkara megha AkAza meM chAe hue haiN| kAlI ghaTAoM meM kabhIkabhI garjanA ke svara phUTate haiM, to lagatA hai vaibhAragiri kI kandarAoM meM koI zera dahAr3a uThA ho| bijaliyA~ kauMdha rahI haiM barasAta kI madamAtI havAe~ taru - latAoM se cher3achAr3a karatI ghUma rahI haiM / mahArAja theNika mahArAnI celanA ke sAtha varSA-rAtri kI nIrava chaTA dekhane ke lie gavAkSa meM baiThe haiM / itane meM hI kAla rAtri ke gahana aMdhakAra ko cIrato huI bijalI camakI, to rAnI celanA ne dekhA ki eka ati vaddha puruSa sAmane uphanatI nadI ke teja pravAha meM bahatI huI lakar3iyA~ bIna rahA hai / rAnI ne aMgulI ke izAre se rAjA ko batAyA-"mahArAja! dekhie Isa bhayaMkara varSA kI rAta meM koI bUr3hA nadI kI dhArA meM se lakar3iyA~ bIna rahA hai| "bijalI raha-raha kara kauMdha hI rahI thI ! usake prakAza meM rAjA ne bhI dekhA ki sacamuca ho eka jarjara - zarIra vRddha varSA kI madhyarAtri meM bhI jIvanasaMgharSa meM jUjha rahA hai, sAkSAt mRtyu se khela rahA hai| jarA bhI paira ukhar3a jAe aura nadI kI uddAmadhArA meM vaha jAe, to lAza taka kA bhI patA na lge| rAjA vicAra meM par3a gayAitanA dIna-daridra ! dina bhara ke kaThora kama se bhI do roTI

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38 jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ kA prabandha na ho sakA hogA, tabhI to isa prakAra tamasAcchana ghora - rAtri meM bhI vaha varSA se bipharI huI nadI ko prANalevA teja dhArA meM apane atipriya jIvana kI bali de rahA hai / karuNArdra hRdaya rAnI ne vicAramagna rAjA se kahA'mahArAja ! dhanakuberoM kI mahAnagarI rAjagRha meM kyA eka vRddha puruSa kI roTI kA prabandha bhI nahIM ho sakatA ? becArA mauta kI caukhaTa para khar3A hai, phira bhI use peTa ke lie aisI bhayAnaka rAtoM meM nadI para lakar3iyA~ bInanI par3atI haiN| magadha ke mahAna rAjya meM vRddhoM aura daridroM ko yaha avasthA ! barasAtI aMdherI rAtoM meM to kutte aura siyAla bhI apanI dhurI meM se nahIM nikalate aura yahA~ AdamiyoM ko apanI rojI-roTI ke lie isa prakAra mauta se khelanA par3atA hai / " vRddha kI dayanIya dazA dekha kara pahale hI samrAT kA hRdaya pasIja rahA thA / aura usa para mahArAnI kI yaha bAta ? samrAT ne turanta paharedAroM ko pukArA aura kahA - " sAmane nadI taTa para jAo, aura dekho kI nadI kI dhArA meM se lakar3iyAM bInane vAlA yaha daridra kauna hai aura kahA~ rahatA hai ? prAtaH ise rAjasabhA meM upasthita karanA !" rAjA zreNika ko rAta bhara nIMda nahIM aaii| bAra-bAra unakI A~khoM meM vahI dRzya ghUmane lagA - 'bAdala garaja rahe haiM, bijaliyA~ kauMdha rahI haiM, mUsalAdhAra varSA ho rahI hai, puravA

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adhUrI jor3I 36 havA baha rahI hai aura thara-thara kA~patA huA eka huA eka garIba bUr3hA nadI ke pravAha meM bahakara AtI lakar3iyoM ko bInakara eka bar3A-sA gaTTara bA~dha rahA hai kitanA daridra ! aura kitanA asahAya hogA becArA, vaha !" prAtaH rAjasabhA meM paharedAroM ne eka vyakti ko upasthita kiyA - "mahArAja ! rAta meM jo nadI ke pravAha meM lakar3iyAM bIna rahA thA, yahI hai vaha !" rAjA ne Upara se nIce taka gaharI dRSTi DAlI / zarIra para sundara rezamI vastra havA ke halake jhoMkoM se hila rahe haiM / kAnoM meM maNi-jaTita kuNDala damaka rahe haiM aura hAthoM kI aMguliyoM meM camakatI ratna jaTita mudrikAe~ apanI alaga hI AbhA bikhera rahI haiM ! rAjA ko lagA, paharedAroM ne bhUla se kisI sabhya zreSThI ko pakar3a liyA hai / rAjA kI A~khoM meM sandeha taira gayA, usane kaThora zabdoM meM paharedAroM ko DAMTA / paharedAroM ne nivedana kiyA- "mahArAja, yahI hai vaha vRddha puruSa ! bulAkara lAne meM bhUla nahIM huI hai / " rAjA ne zreSThI ko apane nikaTa bulAyA aura dhIrese pUchA - " kyA rAta kI hakIkata saca hai ? tumhIM nadI para lakar3iyA~ ... / " "hA~, mahArAja" - usakA svara thor3A-sA kampita thA, kucha dabA huA-sA bhI /

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jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ __ "tuma to zrImaMta aura sukhI lagate ho, phira aMdherI rAta meM isa prakAra yaha jAnalevA parizrama kisalie kara rahe the ?" "mahArAja ! dekhane meM maiM avazya sukhI aura zrImaMta lagatA huuN| Apane sunA bhI hogA, loga mujhe mammaNa seTha ke nAma sa pukArate haiM / kintu, apane mana kI pIr3A maiM hI jAnatA huuN| maiM eka bahuta bar3e abhAva se grasta huuN| usa abhAva kI pUrti ke lie maiMne sarvasva dAMva para lagA diyA hai| ye kucha sundara alaMkAra aura vastra to idhara-udhara Ane-jAne ke lie kevala pratiSThA kI dRSTi se rakha chor3e haiM, aura kucha nahIM / mahArAja, kyA batAU~ ? saba-kucha svAhA karake bhI vaha merI kamI pUrI nahIM ho rahI hai / aura jaba taka vaha pUrI nahIM hogI, taba taka mujhe yaha saba-kucha karanA hI hogaa|" "vaha kyA ?"-samrATa ne AzcaryapUrvaka pUchA / __ "mujhe eka baila kI jor3I pUrI karanI hai| eka sundara baila mere pAsa hai, usI kI jor3I kA dUsarA baila mujhe cAhie isIlie yaha kaThora parizrama kara rahA huuN|" samrAT ke hoThoM para madhura hAsya bikhara gayA-"eka baila ke lie itanA kaSTa ! jAo, merI vRSabhazAlA meM se jo baila pasanda Ae, le jAo aura apanI jor3I pUrI karake ArAma se rho|' __ mammaNa seTha rAjapuruSoM ke sAtha magadhapati kI vuSabhazAlA meM isa pAra se usa pAra taka ghUmatA calA gyaa| aneka sundara

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adhUrI jor3o 41 hRSTa-puSTa vRSabha garaja rahe the, jaise hAthI ke bacce hoM / kintu, mammaNa ko eka bhI vRSabha pasanda nahIM AyA / vaha khAlI hAtha samrAT ke sammukha A khar3A huA / samrAT ne pUchA -' kyoM ? kyA bAta hai ? koI baila pasanda AyA ? bahuta baila haiM, eka-se-eka sundara aura balavAna / jo pasanda AyA ho, le jaao|" mammaNa ne sira hilAyA - "mahArAja mere baila kI jor3I kA eka bhI baila ApakI 'vRSabha - zAlA' meM nahIM hai / " zreNika ne Azcarya se pUchA - 'aisA kaisA baila hai, jisakI jor3I kA baila magadha ke hajAroM baila meM bhI nahIM mila sakA ? lAo apane baila ko, jarA dekheM to aisA kaisA baila hai ?" mammaNa ne kahA- "mahArAja ! merA baila yahA~ nahIM A sktaa| Apa dekhanA cAheM, to mere ghara ko pavitra kIjie / " zreNika kI utsukatA aura bar3ha gii| aisA kaisA vicitra baila hogA, jo magadha kI vRSabha - zAlA meM bhI usakI sAnI kA baila nahIM ? nahIM, baniye kA jhUThA ahaMkAra hai / abhI cala kara dekheNge| mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra ke parAmarza se baila dekhane ke lie agalA hI dina nizcita ho gayA / vyakti ke mana meM jagI huI utkaNThA adhika pratIkSA nahIM kara sakatI / mahArAja ne rAnI celanA se gata rAtri kI ghaTanA kA jika

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42 jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ karate hue baila kI carcA kI to rAnI bhI dekhane ke lie utAvalI ho gii| mahArAja, mahAmaMtrI abhaya aura mahArAnI celanA ko sAtha liye mammaNa ke dvAra para phuNce| pUrva purakhoM se calA A rahA bhavya mahala thA, bahuta bar3I aTTAlikA thii| mammaNa ne mahArAja se bhItara padhArane ke lie kahA, to samrATa ne kahA-"bhAI, sIdhe apanI gozAlA meM calo, hameM to vaha baila dekhanA hai / " ___ mammana ne kahA-"mahArAja ! merA baila gozAlA meM nahIM, ghara meM hI hai| abhI Apako dikhaauuNgaa|" mammaNa seTha rAjA, rAnI aura mahAmaMtrI ko apane bhavana meM le gyaa| rAnI soca rahI thI-"aise bhavya mahala meM bhI kabhI baila rahate haiM ? kaisA vevakUpha hai yaha baniyA ?" bhavana kA eka ke bAda eka A~gana pAra hotA rahA, ora anta meM ve eka vizAla kakSa meM bhUmigRha ke dvAra para pahuMca gae / rAjA ne kahA-"seTha, hama tumhArA ghara dekhane nahIM Ae, baila dekhane Ae haiN|" __ "hAM, mahArAja ! maiM bhI baila hI to dikhA rahA hai|" tabhI seTha ne saba ke sAtha bhUmigRha meM praveza kiyA, aura Age bar3hakara jyoM hI paradA haTAyA to cAroM ora raMga-biraMgA prakAza phaila gyaa| sAmane hI ratnoM aura maNiyoM se jar3A huA eka sona kA baila khar3A thA, usakI jyoti cAroM ora chiTaka rahI thI * A~khoM meM bar3e bar3e vaiDUrya maNi jar3e hue the / sIMga aura

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adhUrI jor3I pU~cha para nIlama panne ! rAnI aura maMtrI dekhate hI saba-ke-saba * 43 Thage se raha ge| Aja taka aisA baila dekhanA to dUra, kalpanA meM bhI nahIM AyA thaa| baila kyA hai, mAno sAkSAt dhanapati kubera hI vRSabha bana kara khar3A hai / samrAT kI stabdhatA ko bhaMga karate hue mammaNa ne kahA"mahArAja aba mere dUsare vakSa meM calie / rAjA-rAnI aura matrI mammaNa ke pIche-pIche bhUmigRha ke dUsare kakSa meM Aye / eka paradA haTA aura cAroM ora candramA kI cA~danIsI chiTaka gaI / ThIka usI kI jor3I kA yaha dUsarA baila thaa| vaise hI bahumUlya nIlama, panne, vaiDUrya aura muktA isa sone ke baila meM bhI jar3e hue the / samrAT ko sambodhita karake mammaNa ne kahA"mahArAja ! yaha baila bhI karIba-karIba bana cukA hai / Apa dekha rahe haiM - sirpha isake eka sIMga kA thor3A-sA kinArA ( noMka ) hI bAkI rahA hai / kucha bahumUlya maNi isameM aura lageMge / merI sampati samApta ho calI hai / dhanAbhAva ne mujhe I I ghera liyA hai / jo kucha thA saba lagA cukA / aba sIMga ko pUrA karU~ to kaise karU~ ? isa kamI ko pUrA karane kI merI tIvra abhilASA hai / isIlie dina meM dukAna para baiThatA hU~ 1 rAta meM lakar3iyA~ lAkAra becatA hUM / nadI ke pravAha meM sudUra parvatoM se bahakara AtI lakar3iyoM meM kabhI-kabhI bahumUlya candana bhI A jAtA hai, isalie nadI para lakar3iyA~ bInatA hU~, unheM becakara dhana jamA karatA hU~ / thor3A aura dhana jamA ho -

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jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAeM gayA, to isa baila kA sIMga pUrA ho jAyegA, merI adhUrI jor3I pUrI ho jAyegI aura mahArAja, tabhI merI antima sAMsa sukha se nikala skegii|" rAjA, rAnI aura mahAmaMtrI abhaya sabhI cakita aura bhramita hokara mammaNa kI bAta ko suna rahe the / eka ora saune ke ratna jaTita bailoM para Azcarya ho rahA thA, to dUsarI ora usakI baila - jaisI buddhi para tarasa bhI A rahA thA / samrATa ne tabhI mahArAnI celanA ko ora sasmita dekhA--- "kyoM devI, kyA tuma isakI garIbI miTA sakatI ho ? yaha adhUrI jor3I pUrI kara sakogI ?" rAnI kI kamala * jaisI sadA khilI rahane vAlI A~khe sAhasA manuSya kI athAha mamatA para karuNA se gIlI ho gii| "mahArAja ! manuSya kI mamatA meM, aisI eka kyA, ananta jor3iyAM pUrI hone para bhI, AkhirI jor3I to sadA - sarvadA adhUrI hI rhegii.....|" -AcArAMga, zIlA~ga-TIkA, patra 125 11111111

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sneha ke dhAge Ardra kumAra Ardraka dvIpa kA rAjakumAra thA / magadhanareza zreNika ke sAtha usake pitA kI gaharI maitrI thI / samaya samaya para vyApAra ke lie Ane vAle sArthavAhoM ke sAtha magadheza kI ora se aneka sundara aura bahumUlya upahAra AyA karate the| Ardraka ke pitA bhI apane dvIpa kI nayI-nayI cIjeM bhAratavarSa ke apane mitra magadhanareza ko bhejA karate the / 8 eka bAra magadha ke kucha vyApAriyoM ke sAtha mahArAja zreNika ne apane mitra nareza ko kucha bahumUlya upahAra bheje / unheM dekhakara rAjakumAra bahuta hI prasanna huaa| vaha magadhapati ke putra mahAmAtya abhaya kumAra ke sAtha maitrI karane ke lie utsuka ho gyaa| Ardraka kumAra ne apane vizvasta dUta ke sAtha abhaya kumAra kI sevA meM kucha sundara upahAra evaM apane hAtha kA likhA eka patra bhejA / Ardra ka kumAra kA bhAva bhInA patra par3hakara abhaya kA hRdaya gadgad ho gayA / apane anadekhe mitra ke prati usake hRdaya meM apAra sneha umar3a AyA / magadha sAmrAjya ke mahAmaMtrI pada kA gurutara dAyitva, rAjanIti kIM jaTila granthiyA~ sandhi vigraha ke cakra para - cakra ! isa kAraNa abhaya kumAra milane kI icchA rakhate hue bhI Ardraka se milane ke lie sudUra

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46 jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ Ardraka dvIpa nahIM jA sakA / kintu apane priya paradezI mitra ke lie usane kucha vizeSa upahAra bhejane kI eka yojanA taiyAra kii| abhaya ne socA - " sonA aura maNi - mANikya kI to vahA~ bhI kamI nahIM hai ataH kucha aisI nayI cIja bhez2a, jo vahA~ nahIM hai aura jise pAkara usakA sneha hI nahIM, AtmA bha jAgRta ho jAye / saccI mitratA to vahI hai, jo mitra ke jIvana ko prabuddha karane meM sahAyaka ho / khAnA-pInA, lenAdenA, yaha to sirpha mitratA kA bAharI rUpa hai / abhaya kumAra kI mitratA aupacArika nahIM, hArdika honI cAhie / " yaha socakara, eka svarNa - maMjUSA meM vItarAga bhAva jAgRta karane vAlA dharma sAdhA sambandhI vItarAga - mudrA kA eka viziSTa pratIka rakha kara, apane dUta ke hAthoM abhayakumAra ne Ardra ka kumAra ko 'bhejA / sAtha meM eka patra bhI diyA aura usameM likhA ki - " maMjUSA ko ekAnta meM kholeM / " - dUta Ardraka dvIpa meM phuNcaa| Ardra ka kumAra ko Adara ke sAtha usane mahAmAtya abhaya kA patra aura majUSA bheMTa kI / sarala snehI Ardra ka kumAra mitra kA patra pAkara bahuta prasanna huA / usane patra ko apane A~khoM se lagA liyA. mAno svayaM mitra hI mila gayA ho / mitra ke vizeSa dUta kA usane bahuta satkAra kiyA / ekAnta meM jAkara usane peTI kholI, to usameM camakate motiyoM aura horoM kI jagaha vItarAga mudrA ke rUpa

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sneha ke dhAge 47 meM eka bilkula nayI adbhuta cIja dekhii| vaha vicAra karane lagA-'yaha kyA hai ? kisalie bhejI gaI hai ? kabhI kahIM aisI cIja maiMne dekhI?' mana meM vicAra gaharA aura gaharA utaratA gyaa| socate-socate usakA sarala hRdaya jAgRta ho utthaa| use pUrva-janma kI smRti ho AI / use yAda AyA ki 'pichale janma meM maiMne aisI hI kucha dharma-sAdhanA kI thii| amuka amuka prakAra ke vrata-niyama le rakhe the / ' aba to AIka kumAra ko kSaNa-bhara ke lie bhI caina nahIM par3A / abhayakumAra se milane ko hRdaya utkaMThita ho gayA / para, itanI dUra jAe bhI to kaise ? pitA se anumati mA~go, to apane ekamAtra lAr3ale putra ko yoM sudUra parAye deza meM bhejanA unheM bilkula hI ThIka nahIM lgaa| Ardra ka kA mana ucaTA - ucaTA rahane lgaa| usake cehare kI prasannatA gAyaba ho gaI / raha-raha kara usakA mana bhAratavarSa meM jAkara punaH usA prakAra kI (pichale janma kI taraha) dharma-sAdhanA karane kA ho rahA thA / pitA ne Ardra ka kumAra ko udAsa rahate dekhA to socA, kahIM bhAga na jAe ? isalie pA~ca sau vizvasta subhaToM kI eka yUniTa usake sAtha kara dii| Ardraka kumAra jahA~-kahIM bhI jAtA, subhaTa usake sAtha - sAtha rahate / usakI pratyeka gatividhi para pracchanna rUpa se kar3I najara rakho jAne lgii| eka bAra vana-vihAra ke bahAne se Ardra ka kumAra jaMgala meM

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48 48 jaina itihAsakI prasiddha kathAe~ bahuta dUra nikala gyaa| idhara - udhara kI bhAga - daur3a evaM amoda - pramoda ke bAda saba sainika vizrAma karane lage, to gaharI nIMda meM so gaye / avasara pAkara Ardra ka kumAra cupakese, havA ko bhI mAta dene vAle eka tejatarrAra ghor3e para car3hA aura kucha hI kSaNoM meM eka ajJAta patha se bahuta dUra nikala gyaa| kAphI dUra samudra-taTa para jAkara usane ghor3e ko chor3A aura eka samudrI jahAja meM baiThakara bhAratavarSa pahu~ca gyaa| * bhArata meM Akara usane pUrvajanma kI smRti ke AdhAra para munivrata le liye| muniveSa meM vaha abhayakumAra se mulAkAta karane ko rAjagRha kI ora cala pdd'aa| rAste meM eka vasantapura nAma kA nagara AyA / Adraka muni vahA~ nagara ke bAhara eka deva mandira meM Thahara gaye aura eka kone meM dhyAna karane ko khar3e ho gye| sandhyA kA samaya thaa| kucha - kucha jhuTapuTa a~dherA ho calA thaa| aura, isa bIca mandira ke ahAte meM kucha kanyAe~ khela rahIM thiiN| sahaja hI pati - varaNa ke khela kI kalpanA jAgrata ho gii| aura isa khela-hI-khela meM kanyAoM ne A~kha mIMca kara daur3anA zurU kiyA aura mandira ke eka-eka khaMbhe ko pakar3a kara lipaTa gaI / paraspara majAka karane lgiiN| eka ne kahA--'yaha merA pati hai|' dUsarI ne kahA- 'dekha,

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sneha ke dhAge 46 yaha merA pati hai isa prakAra pratyeka kanyA apane - apane pati kI ghoSaNA karane lgii| ina lar3akiyoM meM zrImatI nAma kI eka ati sundara zreSThI - kanyA bhI thii| usane khaMbhe ke bharose eka ora dhyAna meM khar3e Adraka muni ko hI pakar3a liyA / vasa, phira kyA thA, sAtha kI saheliyA~ le ur3I isa vAta ko-"oha ! ho ! terA pati to bar3A sundara haiN|" zrImatI ne A~kha kholI, dekhA to basa vaha kucha kSaNa dekhatI hI raha gii| muni ke gulAbI cehare para eka adbhuta saundarya camaka rahA thaa| adbhuta oja, vilakSaNa saumyatA aura tAjA khile phUloM-sI sukumAratA-zrImatI mugdha bhAva se muni kA rUpa A~khoM - hI - A~khoM pIne lgii| ___ "oha ! ho ! kyA dekha rahI hai ? tujhe to bahuta sundara pati milA hai| arI terI to takadIra khula gii|" saheliyoM ne cuTakI lii| zrImatI kI A~kheM sahaja lajjAvaza nIce jhuka gii| usane mana-hI-mana muni ko patirUpa meM svIkAra kara liyaa| mUni / caragoM meM sahaja hI usakA mastaka jhuka gayA / hRdaya meM sneha umar3a AyA / A~khoM meM pyAra chalachalA utthaa| bhani ne dekhA--yaha kyA ? ha~sI - ha~sI meM yaha to naI vipatti A rahI hai| jyoM hI lar3akiyA~ khela kara apane-apane

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jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ ghara gaI, muni vahA~ se cupacApa vihAra kara Age cala die| __ zrImatI sayAnI to thI hI, mAtA - pitA vivAha kI bAteM karane lage, to kucha dina to vaha cupa rhii| paran , jaba dekhA ki aba vAta Age bar3hegI, to usane eka dina vinamratA se mAtA ke samakSa apanA vicAra prakaTa kara diyaa| mAtApitA aura parijana sabhI coMka utthe| "muni ke sAtha vivAha? yaha kyA bahaka ? pAgala ho gaI hai kyA ? aura phira usakA atA-patA bhI to kucha nhiiN| kauna hai, kahA~ kA hai, kahA~ gayA hai ?" zrImatI ko bahuta samajhAyA gyaa| ekase - eka bar3hakara devakumAra-se-sundara lar3akoM ke cita dikhAye gae, para vaha to apane nirNaya se nahIM hilI, so nahIM hilI ! 'pati karUMgI to usI ko, nahIM to AjIvana kumArI rahUMgI-zrImatI ke dRr3ha nizcaya ke sAmane sabakA samajhanA-bujhanA vyartha gyaa| samaya bItanA gayA / mahIne aura varSa gujarate ge| zrImatI ke pitA ne idhara - udhara dUra taka muni kI bahuta khojabIna kI, parantu koI atA - patA nahIM lgaa| dhIre-dhIre zrImatI kI sabhI saheliyoM ke vivAha hote ge| para zrImatI apane haTha para kumArI hI rhii| vaha usI anajAne prItama kI raha meM A~kheM bichAe baiThI rhii| subaha se zAma taka gavAkSa meM baiThI rAha se gujarane vAloM ko nihAratI rahatI, para vaha nahI milA / zrImatI ke pitA ne eka vizAla dAna

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sneha ke dhAge 51 ! zAlA khola dI / dAna kA dAna aura khoye hue kI pahacAna dAnazAlA meM pratidina saikar3oM bhikSu Ate jAte rahate aura unhIM meM zrImatI kI painI A~kheM apane devatA ko TohatI rahatIM / zrImatI dAnazAlAdhyakSa ke rUpa meM kArya karatI rahI, aura samaya bItatA gayA / - eka dina Ardraka muni vasantapura ke usI mArga para cale Ae / zrImatI ne dekhA, to turanta pahacAna liyA / vaha daur3a kara muni ke caraNo meM lipaTa gaI / "mere devatA ! yoM ThukarAo mata mujhe svIkAra karake nava jIvana do / " zrImatI ke madhura kaMTha se ciraruddha rAga kI vANI phUTa par3I, A~khoM se sneha ke A~suoM kI dhArA baha niklii| muni ke paira A~suoM kI dhArA ko pArakara Age bar3ha nahIM sake / itane meM zrImatI ke malA pitA daur3e Aye, bahuta vinatI karane lage"mahArAja ! yadi Apa ise svIkAra nahIM kareMge, to Apake nAma para yaha prANa tyAga degI, Apake binA isakA jIvana sUnA patajhara hai| Apako mAlUma honA cAhie, yaha usI khela ke dina se Aja taka ApakI yAda meM tila-tila kara jala rahI hai / " - zrImatI ke sneha para Ardraka muni kA hRdaya pighala gayA / sneha yadi manuSya ko kartavya kA mArga dikhAne vAlA dIpaka hai, to bhaTakA dene vAlA gahana aMdhakAra bhI hai /

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52 jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ Aka kumAra ne zrImatI ko svIkAra kara liyaa| vaha usake pyAra meM ulajha gye| cale the kidhara aura pahuMca gae kidhara / prAcIna kathAkAra kahate haiM ki isameM pUrva janma ke sneha sambandha kI kucha kar3iyA~ jur3I thIM, jo abhI taka TUTa nahIM pAI thiiN| kucha hI dinoM bAda zrImatI kI goda harI-bharI ho gayI / bAlaka kI madhura, unmukta kilakAriyoM se ghara kA AMgana gUMjatA rahatA / vAlaka pA~ca varSa kA huA hogA ki AIka kumAra kA mana eka dina cintana meM DUba gyaa| sAdhanA ke usa unmukta evaM pavitra jIvana ko chor3akara sneha aura mamatA ke isa bandhana meM phaMsa jAne para unheM pazcAttApa hone lgaa| aura, phira dhyAna AyA ki jisa lakSya ke lie mAtA-pitA ke athAha pyAra aura dulAra ko ThukarA kara ghara se nikalA thA, usase maiM kitanI dUra bhaTaka gyaa| eka saMsAra chor3A, to yaha dUsarA nayA saMsAra basA liyaa| mahA - samudra taira kara AyA, to kSudra talaiyA meM DUba gyaa| Ardra ka kumAra kA mana punaH saMsAra se virakta ho utthaa| saMyama lene kI bAta utnI se kahI / zrImatI ne sunA to usakI A~kheM bhara aaii| prema aura sneha kI hajAra - hajAra sAgAta bhI Ardraka kumAra ke nizcaya ko badala nahIM skii| vaha apane nizcaya para dRr3ha-se-dRr3hatara hote gye| eka dina zrImatI carakhA lekara sUta kAtane baitthii| beTe

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sneha ke dhAge ne mA~ ko sUta kAtate dekhakara pUchA - "mA~, yaha kyA kara rahI ho ?" "beTA, sUta kAta rahI hUM / tumhAre pitA aba hamako anAtha chor3akara sAdhu bana rahe haiN| ! to aba hamako nirdoSa AjIvikA ke dvArA peTa bharane ke lie kucha - na - kucha udyama to karanA hI hogA / eka vipanna nArI ke lie carakhe se bar3hakara aura kyA sahArA ho sakatA hai ?" kahate kahate zrImatI kI A~kheM barasa par3IM / "mA~, pitAjI hameM kyoM chor3a rahe ? kyA hama se nArAja ho gaye haiM ?" "nahIM beTA, nArAja to nahIM hue / para kahate haiM ki aba hama sAdhu bneNge| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM jAe~ge aura sAdhanA kareMge / " 2 - "nahIM mA~, nahIM ! maiM pitAjI ko aise nahIM jAne dU~gA / phira hama kyA kareMge? maiM abhI pitAjI ko bA~dha letA hUM, dekha phira kaise jAyeMge ?" 7 53 abodha bAlaka ne takue se sUta utArA aura zayyA para leTe hue pitA ke pairoM ko A~Te dekara bA~dha diyA / khuzI meM tAliyA~ bajAtA huA daur3atA AyA mA~ ke pAsa, aura bolA - "mA~, maiMne pitAjI ko bA~dha diyA hai, aba ve nahIM jA sakeMge / " mA~ ne naTakhaTa bacce ko pakar3a kara goda meM lete hue pyAra se cUma liyA /

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54 jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ Ardra ka kumAra ardhanidrita-se mA~ - beTe kA yaha saMvAda suna rahe the / abodha bAlaka kI kacce dhAgoM se jakar3ane kI ceSTA dekhI, to unakA hRdaya gad-gad ho gyaa| bAlaka kI nizchala sahaja mamatA ne Ardraka ke hRdaya ko dravita kara diyaa| unheM lagA, sUta ke ye sneha-siMcita kacce tAra vajrazrRMkhalA se bhI adhika majabUta haiM / purAnA kathAkAra kahatA hai-sUta ke kacce tAra vana ke ho gaye the, tor3ane ke lie bahuta bala lagAne para bhI TUTa nahIM ske| Aja ke saMdarbha bhI yaha vajratA dhAgoM kI nahIM, sneha kI thii| jo caraNa unmukta vihAra ke lie uTha rahe the, ve aba putra kI mamatA meM bar3I majabUtI se ba~dha ge| sUta ke bAraha A~Te lage the| Ardraka kumAra ne nizcaya kiyA ki aba bAraha varSa taka aura ghara meM raha kara putra kI zikSA - dIkSA kA prabandha kruuNgaa| samaya bItatA gyaa| zikSA hotI rahI / jyoM hI bAraha varSa bIte, Adraka zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM pahuMce aura punardIkSita hokara Atma-sAdhanA kA amara Aloka prApta kiyaa| -sUtrakRtAMga, niyukti cUrNi, TIkA

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45 nAtha kauna ? "jo svayaM anAtha hai, vaha dUsaroM kA nAtha kaise bana sakatA hai ? " -- taruNa yogI ke choTe-se uttara ne magadha samrAT zreNika ke ahaM grasta hRdaya ko sahasA jhakajhora diyA / rAjagRha ke bAhara 'maNDita kukSi' nAma kA eka caitya ( udyAna ) thA / udyAna meM taraha-taraha ke vRkSa, latA aura gulma havA ke halke-halke jhoMko se jaise mastI meM jhUma rahe the / sava ora raMga-biraMge, sundara aura sugandhita puSpa khile hue the 1 zItala - manda samIra apane hara halke jhoMke ke sAtha mukta bhAva se saurabha bikheratA cala rahA thA / vihAra yAtrA karate hue magadhAdhipati zreNika eka dina akalpita hI idhara A nikale / samrAT ne dekhA, udyAna ke eka kone meM vRkSa meM nIce, eka taruNa yogI kaba se dhyAna lagAye khar3A hai / usakI snigdha nirmala dRSTi apalaka nAsikA ke agrabhAga para jamI huI hai / zarIra sIdhA daNDAyamAna prastara sarvathA sthira hai / usake vizAla lalATa para adbhuta teja camaka rahA hai / jaise koI divya jyoti andara hI andara jala rahI hai / aura, cAroM ora usakI prabhA vikIrNa ho rahI hai / usake padmagaura mukhamaNDala para sukumAra saundarya damaka rahA hai / samrAT yogI kI ora apalaka dekhatA rahA / use lagA, pratimA kI tarada www

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jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ jaise svargaloka kA koI devakumAra abhI-abhI saMnyAsa lekara dharatI para utarA hai| samAdhi kA samaya pUrA huaa| muni ne dhyAna kholA / sAmane magadhapati vicAroM meM kucha khoe khoe-se karabaddha khar3e haiN| muni kI tejodIpta mukhamudrA ke samakSa samrATa kA rAjagaurava se garvonnata mastaka bhI sahaja zraddhA se jhuka gyaa| namratA pUrvaka samrAT bole-"mune ! bhoga kI avasthA meM yoga ? Ananda aura vilAsa ke samaya meM virakti ? tumhArA sahaja sukumAra saundarya kaThora municaryA ke yogya nahIM hai| tuma abhI bhikSu kaise bana gae ?" ___ muni ne gambhIratA pUrvaka uttara diyA--"rAjan ! maiM anAtha thA, koI sahArA nahIM thA, isalie bhikSu bana gyaa|" zreNika ne mana-hI-mana socA--"ThIka to hai| anAtha Ara asahAya logoM ke lie bhikSu hone ke sivA aura cArA hI kyA hai ?" samrAT ke antarmana meM sahaja karuNA jagI-"rASTra kA honahAra yuvaka bhikSu banatA hai, abhAva kI ThokareM khAkara / yaha kaise ho sakatA hai ? maiM samrAT hUM, merA kartavya hai-maiM rASTra kI uThatI taruNAI ko abhAva-mukta karU / " samrAT ne AzvAsana kI bhASA meM kahA- "hA~, to yuvaka ! tuma nAtha

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nAtha kauna ? ho ? koI sahArA nahIM ? calo, maiM tumhArA nAtha hotA huuN| mere sAtha Ao, chor3o yaha saba prapaMca aura mAnava-jIvana kA mukta Ananda utthaao| jo svayaM anAtha ho, vaha dUsaroM kA nAtha kaise ho sakatA hai ?"---muni ne dhIra - gambhIra vANI meM choTA - sA uttara diyaa| magadhapati zreNika muni kA uttara sunakara sanna raha gyaa| socA, isa zramaNa ko abhI yaha patA nahIM ki maiM kauna hUM? magadha kA samrATa aura anAtha ? yadi mujhe jAnatA hotA to aisA kaise kahatA ? vikSipta bhI to nahIM, jo yoM hI mana meM AyA, bola gayA ho ! samrATa ne apanA paricaya dete hue kahA- "munivara ! Apako nahIM mAlUma maiM magadha samrATa zreNika huuN| bar3e-bar3e durdAnta zatru mere nAma se kA~pate haiM / pavana se hor3a lene vAle azva aura kajjalagiri ke samAna gajarAja hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM mere pAsa hai / vaibhava ke akSaya bhaNDAra bhare hue haiN| sAmane khar3e mahaloM kI gaganacumbI aTTAlikAe~ mere aizvarya kI kahAnI kaha rahI hai / bar3e-bar3e vIra yoddhA, mere samakSa natamastaka haiM / hajAroM hI dAsa - dAsI pratikSaNa mere sAmane hAtha jor3e khar3e rahate haiM / Apako mAlUma nahIM, isalie mujhe apane muMha se apanA paricaya denA par3A hai| Apa calie, rAjamahaloM meM Ananda se rahie / saikar3oM sevaka-sevinAe~ ApakI sevA meM

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58 : jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ . prastata rheNge| eka - se - eka apsarA jaisI sundara yuvatiyA~ ApakI prasanna dRSTi kI pratIkSA meM khar3I rheNgii|" ... "maiM jAnatA hUM, magadha samrATa ! Apako aura Apake vaibhava tathA aizvarya ko / para, jisa vaibhava aura aizvarya para Apako itanA garva hai, kyA Apa bharosA kara sakate haiM ki vaha vipatti meM ApakA sahArA ho sakegA ? sabaTa aura vyAdhiyoM se ba, Apako bacA sakegA ?'' muni ke tIkhe prazna para zreNika gaMbhIra ho gyaa| bhautika vaibhava kI AsthA DagamagAne lagI / muni ne Age kahanA cAla, ratrA---'samrAT ! yaha vaibhava to mere pAsa bhI kucha kama nahIM thaa| kintu, vaha merI rakSA nahIM kara sakA / mujhe trANa nahIM deskaa| jAnate ho, maiM kauzAmbI ke nagara - zreSThI kA putra thA / saikar3oM hI sevaka - sevikAe~ karabaddha merI sevA meM juTe rahate the| dhana-vaibhava kA ambAra lagA thaa| mAtA-pitA kA mujha para apAra prema thaa| choTe - bar3e bhAI - bahanoM kA sahaja sneha jo mujhe milA, vaha kisI bhAgyazAlI ko hI milatA hai| aura, vaha pativratA patnI anidya sundarI, sAtha hI zola. saujanya kI pratimurti / ki bahanA, bhoga - vilAsa ke saba sAdhana upalabdha the, para...' . . . .. para kyA ? jaba yaga saba vRcha, tumheM upalabdha thA, taba tuga anAtha kele ? aura kyoM mijhU bane ?" magadha samrATa

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nAtha kauna ? 56 kA prazna thA / kRtrima nahIM, bilakula sahaja / bhautika vaibhayaM sampanna samrAT samajha nahIM pA rahe the ki itane bar3e aizvarya ke sihAsana para bhI yaha tarUNa anAtha- kaise ho gayA aura bhikSa kyoM bana gayA ? muni aura samrATa ke vaicArika dharAtala meM bahuta bar3A antara thaa| donoM do kinAroM para ! eka kI bolane kI bhASA AdhyAsmika thI, to dUsare kI bhASA zrI nirI bhautika / .. "eka dina merI A~kheM dukhane lgiiN| aneka vaidya aae| maMtra-taMtra aura auSadha kArake hAra ge| jar3I-bUTo koI kAma nahIM kara skii| maiM bhayaMkara vedanA se chaTapaTAtA rahA / mere -pitA cAnI kI taraha dhana bahA rahe the|" ve bAra-bAra kahate-"koI mere putra kI vedanAH zAnta kara de, to maiM ise sArI gampati dAna kara duuN|' para jyoM - jyoM upacAra hue, merI vedanA zAnta hone ke badale bar3hatI hI gii| mujhe vedanA meM nar3apatA dekhakara merI mAM AyuoM meM bhIgI mere sira para hAtha ragne vaiThI rahatI thii| jisase bhI aura jo bho sunA, saba devIdevatAoM kI manautiyA~ usane mAna liiN| siddha-maMtravAdiyoM ke dvAra-tAra vaha bhaTeka AI / para, Akhira meM asahAya hokara merI denA ko dekhakara rotI rhtii| vaha vivaza thI, sabakucha vane para bhI kucha na kara skii| kI patnI sevA meM pratikSA tAra rahatI / mere lie vaha dene ko taiyAra thii| para, vara bhI merI pIr3A ke

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jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ sAmane A~sU bahAne ke sivA kucha nahIM kara skii| 'bahana aura bhAI bicAre dIna - bhAva se dekhate rahate / unakA sneha mere lie saba-kucha karane ko prastuta thA, kintu merI bedanA meM zAnti ke lie ve bhI kucha na kara ske| naukara - cAkara bhI hamAre parivAra ke abhinna aMga the, ve bhI hara samaya sevA meM hAtha jor3e khar3e rahate aura apane - apane ArAdhya devI - devatAoM se mere svAsthya ke lie prArthanA karate rahate the| para koI bhI merI pIr3A ko nahIM ba~TA skaa| kucha kSaNoM ke lie bhI nahIM ba~TA sakA !" ___ muni kI karuNA aura darda se bharI kahAnI ko sunatesunate samrAT zreNika svayaM apane ko bhI asahAya-sA dekhane lgaa| muni ne Age kahA--rAjan ! pIr3A se vyAkula eka dina mere mana meM saMkalpa jagA--"yaha jIvana kitanA asahAya hai ? mAnava apane sukha ke lie U~ce - U~ce mahala khar3e karatA hai, saMsAra ke sAtha nAte - rizte jor3atA hai| mAtA - pitA aura bhAI - bahana kI mamatA meM DUbA rahatA hai| patnI aura baccoM ke sneha meM apane ko bhUla jAtA hai / " socatA hai-- mere duHkha - sukha ke sAthI haiM / ' para rAjan ! jaba duHkha AtA hai, pIr3A AtI hai, to usako koI nahIM bacA sakatA / saba dekhate raha jAte haiM, koI usakA darda bA~Ta nahIM sakatA / kaSTa aura vedanA se koI use ubAra nahIM sktaa| basa, yaha ? merI anAthatA aura asahAyatA thii|

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nAtha kauna ? "maiM usa dina inhIM vicAroM meM rahA, aura socatA rahA ki koI kisI kA nAtha nahIM hai, rakSaka nahIM hai / manuSya svayaM hI svayaM kA nAtha hai, AtmA hI AtmA kA rakSaka hai,attAhi attano nAtho' / AtmA hI naraka hai / AtmA hI svarga hai / AtmA hI naraka kA kUTa - zAlmalI vRkSa hai, to AtmA hI nandana vana hai| AtmA hI apanA mitra hai, jaba vaha dharmAnukUla AcaraNa karatA hai, aura AtmA hI apanA zatru hai, jaba vaha dharmaviruddha pApAcaraNa karatA hai / apane ko chor3akara anyatra sukha kahA~ hai ? aura sukha...? vAstava meM vaha sukha kyA hai ? ina bAhya vastuoM meM sukha hotA, to mere mAtA-pitA mujhe yoM vedanA meM tar3apane nahIM dete / bAhara meM sukha nahIM hai / sukha to antar meM hai, / AtmA meM hai| usI sukha ko prApta karanA cAhie, jo saccA sukha hai| jo bhrama nahIM, yathArtha hai / yaha vicAra karate - karate mujhe kucha zAnti milii| lagA, jaise pIr3A kama ho rahI hai, A~khoM meM Aja bahuta dinoM ke bAda halkI jhapakiyA~ A rahI haiM / kucha hI dera meM merI A~kha laga gii| maiM zAnti se so gyaa| ghara ke loga bahuta prasanna hue ki kumAra ko Aja kucha ArAma milA hai| prAtaH uThA to merI vedanA bilkula zAnta ho cukI thI, tana ke sAtha mana bhI aba merA zAnta thaa| rAta meM uThe hue saMkalpa mujhe amara AtmazAnti kI ora prerita kara rahe the / mAtA-pitA ke hRdaya kI mamatA aba mujhe roka nahIM sakI, patnI kA sneha mujhe bA~dha

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jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ nahIM skaa| maiM usI dina bhautika aizvarya ke prakAra ye jagA. magara karatA samRddha gharaM chor3a kara nikala pdd'aa| maiMne munivrata le liyaa| sAdhanA meM lIna ho gyaa| aba mujhe Arva zAni mila cukI hai| merI dInaMtA miTe cukI hai / maiM aba apanA nAtha Apa bana gayA huuN| apanA sahArA khuda huuN|" du: --samrAT zreNika ne jIvana kI isa anAthatA ko jIvana meM pahalI bAra samajhA ! bhautika vaibhava kA darpa gala gayA, magadha kA nAtha aba apane Apako anAtha dekhane lgaa| jisa bhautika bala para vizvAsa kie vaha apane ko saMsAra kA nAtha mAna rahA thA, usa bhautika bala aura sAdhanoM kI nissAratA evaM agratAyatA kA anubhava samrATa ke mana ko uddhe lita kara utthaa| mani kI vANI meM AtmAnubhUti kI tIvra dhar3akana thI, jo unako AtmanAthatA ko vyakti kara rahI thii| samrATa ko Aja saccI nAthatA ke darzana. hue, ve zraddhA se muni ke caraNoM meM jhuka ge| ----. .. . --uttarAdhyayana sUtra, adhyayana 20 EVERMAN mam ma

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tyAga kA mUlya amana bhaganAn mahAvIra ke paMcama gaNadhara Arya sudharmA ke caraNoM meM jahA~ eka ora bar3e-bar3e rAjA, rAjakumAra tathA zreSThI, zreSThIkumAra Akara muni dIkSA lete, vahA~ dUsarI ora dIna daridra, yahA~ taka ki patha ke bhikhArI bhI dIkSita hote, sAdhanA karate / isI zRGkhalA meM eka bAra rAjagRha kA eka dona ekadvArA bhI virakta hokara muni bana gayA thA / sAdhanA ke kSetra meM to AtmA ko ho parakha hotIM hai, deha, vaMza aura kula kI nahIM / 10 eka dAra mahAmAtya abhayakumAra sAmanto ke sAtha vanabihAra ke lie jA rahe the ki mArga meM vahI lakar3ahArA muni bhikSA ke lie nagara meM praveza karate hue sAmane mila gaye / abhayakumAra ne ghor3e se nIce utara kara muni caraNoM meM bhaktibhAva meM vina vandanA ko / ghUrA kara usane pIche dekhA, tau sAmanna loga kanakhiyoM meM ha~sa rahe the / sAmanta hI nahIM, mAna-pAna par3e anya nAgarika bhI majAka ke mUDa meM the / mahAmaMtrI abhaya ne sAmantoM ke ha~sane kA kAraNa jAna liyaa| phira bhI usane pUchA, to eka sAmanta ne vyaMgapUrvaka kahA - maga kA mahAmaMtrI kisa rAjarSi ke caraNoM meM sara jhukA rahA hai jo kala dara-dara kI ThokareM khAne vAlA eka

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jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ dIna lakar3ahArA thaa| vahI Aja bahuta bar3A tyAgI bana gayA ! dhanya ho, itanA gajaba kA tyAga usane kiyA hai ki magadha ke mahAmaMtrI bhI azva se nIce utara kara praNAma karate haiN| yaha kitanI prasannatA kI bAta hai ?" sAmanta ke zabdoM meM tIkhA vyaMga thA, tyAga kA upahAsa thA / abhayakumAra ko ukta saMskArahIna parihAsa para roSa to AyA, parantu usake prabuddha viveka ne madhura muskAna kI mudrA meM usa roSa ko bhItara - hI - bhItara pI liyA / ajJAna aura ahaMkAra kA pratikAra jJAna aura namratA se hI ho sakatA hai| abhayakumAra isa bAta ko jAnatA thA ki sAmanta ne magadha ke mahAmaMtrI kA upahAsa nahIM kiyA, kintu jJAtaputra mahAvIra kI krAMtikArI tyAga - paramparA kA upahAsa kiyA hai / bhoga kA kIr3A tyAga kI U~cAI kI kalpanA kare bhI, to kaise kare ? eka gaMbhIra aura arthapUrNa muskarAhaTa ke sAtha abhayakumAra Age bar3ha ge| saba loga vana-vihAra kA Ananda lekara apane - apane mahaloM meM lauTa Ae ! dUsare dina mahAmaMtrI ne rAjasabhA meM eka - eka koTi svarNa - mudrAoM ke tIna Dhera lagavAe aura khar3e hokara sAmantoM se kahA-"jo vyakti jIvana - bhara ke lie kacce jala kA upayoga, agni kA upayoga aura strI-sahavAsa kA tyAga kare, use maiM ye tIna koTi svarNa mudrAe~ upahAra meM dgaa|"

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65 tyAga kA mUlya sabhA meM sannATA chA gayA, samAgata sabhI sAmanta eka dUsare ke mu~ha ko tAkane lage / "kitanA kaThina hai ?" eka sAmanta ne kahA / " ina tInoM ke tyAga kA matalaba hai, eka taraha se jIvana kA hI tyAga phira to sAdhu hI na bana gaye aura taba ina svarNa mudrAoM kA kareMge kyA ?.. eka dUsare sAmanta ne pAsa meM baiThe sAmanta se kahA / sabhA se koI uttara nahIM milaa| mahAmaMtrI phira khar3e hue aura dhIra gaMmbhIra svara meM bole- "lagatA hai, hamAre vIra sAmanta eka sAtha tIna bar3I zartoM ko dekha kara acakacA gae haiM / acchA, to unake lie vizeSa suvidhA kI ghoSaNA kie detA hUM, tInoM meM se kisI eka hI pratijJA karane vAle ko bhI svarNa mudrAe~ dI jA sakatI haiM / " 94 phira bhI sabhA meM sannATA chAyA rhaa| koI bhI vIra sAmanta mahAmaMtrI kI isa narama kI gaI zarta ko bhI svIkAra karane kA sAhasa nahIM kara sakA / mahAmaMtrI ne sabhA para gaMbhIra dRSTi DAlI - "kyA koI vyakti yaha sAdhAraNa-sA tyAga karane kA sAhasa bhI nahIM kara sakatA ?" tabhI eka samaveta dhvani gU~ja uThI-"nahIM, nahIM, mahAmAtya ! yaha sAdharaNa kahA~, yaha to asAdhAraNa sAhasa hai ? eka hI vastu ke sampUrNa tyAga kA artha hai - jIvana kI samasta sukha suvidhAoM kA, Amoda pramodoM kA tyAga ! kitanA -

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jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ asAdhAraNa !'-sAmantoM ke sira nakAra meM hila rahe the / "to phira sAmantoM ! jima vyakti ne ina tInoM kA tyAga kiyA ho, vaha kitanA mahAna aura kitanA vIra yoddhA hogA AdhyAtmika sAdhanA-kSetra kA ?" "ati mahAn ! ati vIra ! avazya hI vaha atyanta kaThina evaM asAdharaNa sAhasa kA kArya karane vAlA hai, usakA tyAga mahAna hai|"-ek sAtha kaI dhvaniyA~ gUMja utthiiN| "bIra sAmantoM ! hamane kala jisa muni ko namaskAra kiyA thA, vaha ina tonoM kA hI nahIM, balki aise aneka asAdhAraNa ugra-vrata tathA pratijJAoM kA pAlana karane vAlA vIra hai, tyAgI hai| usake pAsa bhoga ke sAdhana bhale hI alpa rahe hoM, para bhoga kI ananta icchAoM ko usane jIta liyA hai| tyAga kA mAna-daMDa rAjakumAra yA lakar3ahArA nahIM huA karatA, vyakti ke mana kI saccI virakti huA karatI hai|" mahAmaMtrI ke vizleSaNa para sAmanta mauna the, sAtha hI prasanna bhI / kaI jhuke hue ceharoM para pazcAttApa kI nirmala rekhAe~ bhau prasphuTita hotI dekhIM mahAmAtya ne / dusare hI kSana, jaise eka divya navIna prakAza mila gayA ho, saba-ke-saba cehare pUlaka uThe aura 'dhanya dhanya' ke harSa - mizrita gaMbhaura ghoSa se rAjasabhA kA konA-konA gUMja gyaa| -Avazyaka niyukti, hAribhadrIya TIkA, pR063 -triSaSTiAlAkA purulacarita 10-11

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mAMsa kA mUlya 11 eka bAra magadha - nareza zreNika ne rAjasabhA meM baiThe hue sAmantoM kI ora eka prazna - bharI dRSTi DAlI / sahasA saba ke hAtha jur3a gaye aura dRSTi rAjA ke mukha para utarane vAle bhAvoM ko samajhane meM ulajha gii| magadheza ne prazna kiyA"rAjagRha meM abhI sabase sastI aura sulabha khAdya vastu kyA hai, jise prApta karake sAdhAraNa - se - sAdhAraNa manuSya bhI apanI kSudhA ko tRpta kara sake ?" magadheza ke prazna para sAmanta gambhIra ho ge| vicAra ke para phar3aphar3Ane lage- 'anna sabake lie sulabha hai, sastA bhI hai| para" para kahA~ sastA aura sulabha hai vaha ? kRSaka kitanA kaSTa uThAkara eka - eka dAnA dharatI ke garbha se bInatA hai ? khUna-pasInA eka kara detA hai thor3e-se anna ke lie| phira bhI khetI to bilkula nisarga para nirbhara hai / kabhI ativRSTi ! kabhI anAvRSTi ! kITa, pataMga, roga ! kitane duzmana haiM unake ? aneka durdaivoM se bacakara kucha thor3A - sA anna vecAre kisAna ke hAthoM meM pahuMcatA hai| pasIne kI jitanI bUMdeM vaha vahAtA hai, kyA utane dAne bhI prApta kara sakatA hai ? phira sulabha kaise huA ? anna kraya karane ke lie bhI dhana cAhie / anna se to mAMsa sulabha hai| zikAra ke lie nikala gae jaMgala

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68 . jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ meM, eka bANa se do-pA~ca mRga, zazaka mAra DAle ki bahuta-sA mAMsa mila jAtA hai / mRgayA kA Ananda bhI, aura bhojana ke lie mAMsa bhI ! eka tIra se do zikAra / bhojana kA isase sastA aura sulabha sAdhana aura kyA ho sakatA hai ? na prakRti kI adhInatA, na koI adhika zrama ! manuSya jaba cAhe, taba ise prApta kara sakatA hai|" . magadhapati ne sAmantoM kA mauna dekhakara apanA prazna punaH duhraayaa| tabhI eka sAmanta ne apane vicAroM ko spaSTa karate hue kahA--"mahArAja ! sabase sastI cIja mAMsa hai, jise manuSya jaba cAhe taba sahaja bhAva se prApta karake apanA evaM apane parivAra kA gujArA kara sakatA hai|" mRgayA ke rasika dUsare sAmanta ne bhI sira hilAkara samarthana kiyA- "hA~, mhaaraaj| bilkula ThIka bAta hai| jaMgala meM pazu-pakSiyoM kI kyA kamI hai ! dhanuSa - bANa liyA, aura mAra lAe do - cAra vanya pazu yA pakSI / bana gayA kAma ! na kucha mehanata, na kucha kharca vrc|" ___koI mRgayA kA rasika thA, to koI mAMsAhAra kA kiidd'aa| eka-eka karake sabhI sAmanta prathama sAmanta kI bAta kA samarthana karate cale ge| magadhapati ne mahAmAtya abhaya kI ora dekhA / abhayakumAra gambhIra cintana kI mudrA meM, bicAroM kI gaharAI meM DUbe-DUbe, cibuka para hAtha rakhe baiThe the| magadheza ke prazna aura

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mAMsa kA mUlya 66 sAmantoM ke uttara para abhayakumAra kA yaha gambhIra mauna sabhAsadoM ke hRdayoM ko caMcala kara rahA thaa| abhaya ne kahA"mahArAja ! prazna itanA sarala nahIM ki turanta isakA uttara de diyA jAya / maiM soca - vicAra ke lie Aja kI rAta kA avakAza cAhatA huuN| kala prAtaHkAla ho sakA to zrIcaraNoM meM uttara upasthita kara duunnaa|" ____ sabhA visarjita ho gii| magadheza kA prazna adhUrA hI raha gyaa| ____ 'manuSya kA mana kitanA vicitra hai ! apane prANa unhe priya haiN| para, dUsare ke prANoM kA koI mUlya nahIM usake lie ? kyA durbala aura nirIha prANI kA janma mAnava ke manoraMjana ke lie hI huA hai ? usake apane jIvana kA koI mahattva nahIM hai ? asaMkhya svarNa-mudrAoM se bhI ati durlabha ye prANa kyA mRgayAsakta ke eka bANa se bhI adhika sulabha aura saste haiM ? nahIM, yaha to ajJAna hai / jaba taka apane prANoM ke samAna hI dUsare ke prANoM kA mUlya nahIM samajhA jAtA, taba taka manuSya yo hI bahakatA rhegaa| 'para' ke sAtha 'sva' kI aikyAnumati--yahI to karuNA kA srota hai| jaba taka hRdaya meM karuNA kA udaya nahIM hotA, taba taka manuSya parAye duHkha aura kaSTa kI anubhUti nahIM kara sktaa|' abhayakumAra inhIM vicAroM meM DUbatA-utarAtA rAjasabhA se nikala gyaa| ciMtana meM vaha itanA gaharA utara cukA thA ki use patA hI nahIM

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70 jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ calA, kaba vaha mahArAja ko praNAma karake rAjasabhA se calA aura aba azoka - vATikA meM baiThe use kitanA adhika samaya ho gyaa| adhika samaya kyA, aba to kAphI rAta ho gaI hai| aMdhere kI kAlI cAdara saMsAra para chA gaI hai| Upara nIla gagana meM kucha tAre jhilamilA rahe haiN| aura, idhara satya ke ke prakAza kA pratinidhitva karate hue mahAmAtya akele hI cale jA rahe haiM, usI sarva - prathama uttara dene vAle sAmanta ke bhavana kI or| 'Aie mahAmAtyavara ! kaise kaSTa kiyA Apane !' sAmanta ne abhayakumAra ko gaharAtI rAta ke aMdhere meM AyA dekhA, to usakA mana AzaMkAoM bhara gyaa| svarNa-dIvaTa para rakhe dIpaka ke TimaTimATeza meM abhayakumAra ke netA para ubharI huI gambhIra rekhAe~ sAfa paDhI jA sakatI thIM / abhayakumAra haoNpha rahe the| kucha bhaya Ara cintAmizrita bharrAyI AvAja kisI mahAn saMkaTa kI sUcanA de rahI thii| mahAmaMtrI ne apane ko sa~bhAlate hue kahA--- "sAmanta ! magadhapati Akasmika bhayaMkara roga ke kAraNa mRtyu - zayyA para par3e haiM / koI upacAra, auSadha nahIM laga rahI hai / vaidyoM kA kahanA hai ki kisI svastha vyakti ke hRdaya kA mAMsa mila sake, to samrAT ke prANa baca sakete haiM, anyathA nhiiN| sirpha do tolA hRyada kA mAMsa cAhie, auSadha ke lie| isake badale meM tumheM jitanI bhI lakSa yA koTi svarNa - mudrA cAhie so

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mAMsa kA mUlya mAMga lo| adhikAra yA pada cAhie, to vaha bhI milegaa| jo cAhoge vahI milegA, sirpha do tole mAMsa cAhie ! mahArAja ke jIvana - maraNa kA prazna hai| tumhArI svAmibhani kasauTI para hai Aja / " abhayakumAra eka hI sA~sa meM yaha saba kaha gayA, aura phira ruka kara sAmanta ke cehare kI ora dekhane lgaa| sAmanta kA ceharA phaka ho gayA / "hRdaya kA mAMsa ? jaba prANa hI nahIM raheMge, to yaha dhana, adhikAra kisa kAma AyegA ? prANoM ke sAtha dhana kA saudA ?" sAmanta ne abhaya ke caraNoM meM sira rakha diyA, aura gir3agir3Ate hue kahA-- "mahAmaMtrI ! kRpA karake mujhe jIvana-dAna de diijie| Apa merI ora se ye lAkha svarNa-mudrA le jAie aura kisI aise vyakti ke hRdaya kA mAMsa, jo lAkha svarNa - mudrA lekara detA ho, kRpayA le liijie|" abhaya ne gaharI dRSTi se sAmanta ke kAtara nayanoM para jhalakatI jijIviSA ko dekhA / jIvana kitanA priya hotA hai ? mAMsa kitanA maha~gA hai ? kyoM aba kucha samajhe ?-abhaya hoThoM meM hI muskarA uThA / sAmanta kI bahuta adhika AjijI ke bAda abhayakumAra ne lAkha svarNa - mudrAe~ apane mahala meM bhijavA dI aura vaha Age cala par3A / sabhA meM jina - jina sAmantoM ne isa sAmanta kI bAta kA samarthana kiyA thA, abhaya una sabake dvAra para ghUma AyA /

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72 jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ do tolA mAMsa ke badale, ve loga lAkhoM - karor3oM svarNa-mudrA dete gae, apane prANoM kI bhikSA mAMgate gye| para, koI bhI mA~ kA vaha lAla nahIM milA, jo apane hRdaya kA mAMsa dekara samrAT ke prANa bacAne ko prastuta ho / prAtaHkAla kArya se nivRtta hokara mahAmaMtrI abhayakumAra prazna kA uttara dene ha~sate - muskarAte rAja-sabhA meM upasthita hue| rAta-hI-rAta samagra nagara meM carcA phaila gaI thI ki kala prAtaH mahAmaMtrI apanA uttara prastuta kareMge, aura basa, isIlie Aja rAjasabhA meM jana-samUha samA hI nahIM rahA thaa| __mahArAja kI AjJA pAkara abhaya ne apane pramukha sevaka ko saMketa kiyaa| kucha hI dera meM khana-khanAtI karor3oM svarNamudrAyoM kA Dhera laga gayA gajasabhA meM / magadheza Azcarya me dekha rahe the| kucha samajha meM nahIM A rahA thA, kyA rahasya hai| abhayakumAra samrATa ke sammukha karabaddha khar3A huaa| mahArAja kA abhivAdana karake sAmatoM ke zaMkAkula niSprabha ceharoM para eka dRSTi DAlI aura nivedana kiyA---''mahArAja, Apane pUchA thA ki sabase sastI cIja kyA hai| hamAre vIra sAmantoM ne uttara diyA thA ki 'mAMsa !' maiM una saba sAmantoM ke dvAra para bhaTaka AyA, para ina karor3oM svarNa - mudrAoM ke vadale do tole mAMsa kahIM nahIM mila sakA / phira mAMsa sastA kaise ?' abhaya eka kSaNa rukA sAmantoM ke cehare mlAna hue jA rahe the| rAtri kI ghaTanA batAte hue abhaya ne kahA

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mAMsa kA mUlya 73 "mahArAja ! do tole mAMsa kA yaha mUlya ho sakatA hai, to jisakA sArA mAMsa nikAlA jAtA hai, usake prANoM kA kyA mUlya hogA ? asaMkhya svarNa - mudrA dekara kyA kisI ke prANa kA mUlya cukAyA jA sakatA hai ? phira yaha kaisI bahaka hai ki mAMsa sastA hai ? hama apane prANa aura apane mAMsa kA jo mUlya A~kate haiM, vahI mUlya dUsare kA prANa aura mAMsa kA kyoM nahIM A~kate ? jIvana kA mUlya ananta hai / manuSya sirpha apanI rasa- lolupatA aura viSayAndhatA ke vaza dUsaroM ke jIvana ke sAtha khilavAr3a karatA hai, aura usakA kucha bhI mUlya nahIM samajhatA hai / jaba vaha dUsaroM ke mAMsa ko apane mAMsa se taulegA, tabhI vaha ThIka taraha samajha sakegA ki vAstava meM mAMsa kA kyA mUlya ho sakatA hai ?" sabhA meM sannATA chA gayA / sAmantoM kI AMkheM jamIna meM jhukI jA rahI thIM / vicAroM meM eka gaharI uthala-puthala thI / mahAmaMtrI ke viveka-yukta vizlezaNa para saba koI cakita the / abhaya kumAra ne sAmantoM ke sAtha hue rAtrikAlIna gupta / vArtAlApa kA vizleSaNa karate hue batAyA ki eka manuSya hI kyA, prANimAtra meM jIne kI icchA kitanI prabala hotI hai ? koI bhI prANI apanI mRtyu nahIM caahtaa|" phira apanI jihvA kI lolupatA ke kAraNa manuSya kisI ke prANoM ko lUTa kara unheM sastA kaise kaha sakate hai...? upadezataraMgiNI, pRSTha 10 ( AcArya ratnamaMdira gaNI )

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12 terahavAM cakravatI mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm aMga aura magadha kA eka-chatra samrATa ajAtazatru kaNika zravaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra kA ucca koTI kA bhakta nareza thaa| apane rAjya meM usane isa prakAra kA eka svatantra vibhAga kAyama kiyA thA, jo pratidina bhagavAna mahAvIra ke janapada vihAra kAlIna kuzala-samAcAroM se rAjA ko sUcita karatA rhe| isa vibhAga meM ucca vetana pAne vAle aneka kuzala karmacAriyoM kI niyukti kI gaI thii| rAjA kUNika jaba taka bhagavAna mahAvIra kA sukha-samAcAra suna nahIM letA thA, taba naka anna - jala grahaNa nahIM karatA thA ! isa prakAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ke prati usakI atyanta gaharI zraddhA-niSThA thii| __eka bAra kuNika ke mana meM apanI prabhu-bhakti aura zraddhA kA garva jagA / usane bhagavAna se prazna kiyA-"bhante ! maiM mara kara kisa gati meM jAU~gA ?" ___ "rAjan ! tuma apanI Ayu pUrNa karake chaThe naraka meM jAoge"----bhagavAn ne apanI guma-gaMbhIra vANI meM satya ko spaSTa kiyA / kaNika ke mana - mastiSka meM jaise bijalI kauMdha gii| 'prabho ! maiM ApakA bhakta hokara bhI naraka meM jAU~gA?"

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terahavA~ cakravartI bhagavAn ne kUNika ko udbodhita karate hue kahA"rAjan ! bhakti aura zraddhA kI bAta karate ho ? parantu isase pahale jarA apanA jIvana to dekho ! svarga aura naraka meM koI kisI ko bheja nahIM sakatA, koI kisI ko roka nahIM sakatA / apane acche-bure AcaraNa hI AtmA ko svarga aura naraka kI yAtrA para le jAte haiM / taTastha hokara antardRSTi se apane kRta karmo ko dekho, samAdhAna mila jAegA / " M - 75 1 bhagavAn kI vANI para samrAT kuNika kSaNa-bhara stabdha raha gayA / vaha mana-hI-mana socatA rahA "itane nispRha ho prabhu tuma ? apanI bhakti karane vAloM ko bhI naraka se nahIM svArate ?' aura phira usakI dRSTi jarA antar meM dhUma gaI'prabhu ThIka ho to kaha rahe haiM, kitanA nikRSTa rahA hai merA jauvana ! rAjyalipsA ke lie maiMne apane bhAiyoM ko gA~Tha kara pitA ko kaida meM DAlA, bhayaMkara yAtanAe~ diiN| choTe bhAiyoM kI sampatti para bhI lalacAtA rhaa| unase hAra evaM hAthI chInane ke lie bhayAnaka yuddha kiyA / vaizAlI ke raNakSetra meM bhayaMkara jana - pralaya macAne vAlA kauna hai ? maiM hI to hUM / manuSyoM ke rakta se AplAvita vaha lAla miTTI yuga - yuga taka merI krUratA kI kahAnI kahatI rhegii| apanI mahattvA-kAMkSAoM kI pUrti ke lie bhAiyoM ko yuddha kI agni meM homa DAlA, nAnA ceTaka ke karuNa vinAza kA nimitta bhI maiM hI hUM / lAkhoM mAtAoM kI goda sunI ho gaI / sahasrAdhika taruNiyoM

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jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ ke suhAga luTa ge| chala-kapaTa karake vaizAlI jaise mahAnagara ko dhvasta kara ddaalaa| kitanA krUra aura anyAyapUrNa rahA hai merA jIvana ! pitR - kula aura mAtR - kula kA vinAza karane vAlI yaha dahakatI jvAlA maiM hI to huuN| kyA bhAvI itihAsa kAra mujhe kulAMgAra ke rUpa meM citrita nahIM karegA !'-kSaNabhara kaNika kI AMkheM baMda rahI, aura vigata jIvana ke hRdaya-drAvaka dRzya eka ke bAda eka usakI A~khoM ke sAmane ghUmate ge| use apane Apa para bhayaMkara glAni ho uThI, pazcAttApa se usakI A~kheM kucha-kucha gIlI bhI ho aaii| parantu, dUsare ho kSaNa usane dRSTi pIche kI ora ghumaaii| bar3e-bar3e senApati, vIra yoddhA aura vizAla senA usake saMketa para mara-miTane ko taiyAra khar3I thI / kaNika kA kSatriya - darpa jAga uThA- 'maiMne yaha saba kucha kiyA, to isameM aisA kyA burA kiyA? yaha to merA kSatriya-dharma hai| mujhe to Age bar3hanA hai, vizva-vijetA samrATa bananA hai|' samrATa kUNika ke A~khoM meM pazcAttApa ke A~suoM kI jagaha vizva-vijetA banane ke svapna camaka uThe / usane prabhu se pUchA, "bhante ! chaThe naraka meM aura kauna jAtA hai ?" bhagavAn ne uttara diyA--cakravartI kI bhogAsakta paTarAnI chaThe naraka meM jAtI hai|' yaha sunA to kUNika ne eka aura prazna upasthita kiyA-''svayaM cakravartI marakara kahA~ jAtA hai ?"

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terahavA~ cakravartI 77 prabhu ne kahA - " cakravartI, cakravartI avasthA meM hI mare, to vaha sAtaveM naraka meM jAtA hai / " kUNika kA rajoguNa se prerita kSatriya svabhAva naraka kI pratispardhA meM bhI daur3a gayA- 'maiM eka nArI ke sthAna para jAU~gA ? nahIM, yaha nahIM ho sakatA / maiM bhI cakravartI ke samAna sAtaveM naraka meM kyoM nahIM jA sakatA ?' sarvajJa mahAvIra kUNika ke hRdaya meM uchalate adamya darpa kI varNa mAlA ko par3ha rahe the / unhoMne samAdhAna diyA"kUNika ! tuma cakravartI nahIM bana sakate / niyamAnusAra isa avasarpiNI yuga ke bAraha cakravartI ho cuke haiM / aba aura koI nayA cakravartI kaise ho sakatA hai !" 1 kUNika kA ahaMkAra sImA tor3a rahA thA - " maiM cakravartI kyoM nahIM bana sakatA / merI bhujAoM meM bala hai / mere pAsa aneka sahasra svarNa evaM ratnoM ke koSa haiM, vizAlavAhinI mere eka saMketa para apanA jIvana homa dene ke lie prastuta hai / basa, aura kyA cAhie cakravartI banane ke lie ?" prabho ! cakravartI ke lakSaNa kyA haiM" prabho ne batAyA -- " cakravartI ke zAsana meM caudaha ratna hote haiM, chaha khaMDa ke sAmrAjya kA adhivartI hotA hai vaha / " kUNika ke vicAroM meM cakravartI banane kA 'ahaM' jAga uThA thA / usane cakravartI ke kRtrima (nakalI ) caudahA ratna taiyAra

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jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ kiye / mitra rAjAoM kI aura apanI senAe~ sAtha lIM, aura bar3I dhUma-dhAma se chaha khaMDa kI vijaya yAtrA karane ke lie nikala par3A | bAhubala aura sainya bala ke abhiniveza meM cUra kUNika Age bar3hatA gayA / tIna khaMDa vijaya karane ke bAda vaitADhya parvata kI tamisrA guphA ke dvAra para phuNcaa| tIna dina kA upavAsa karake dvAra-rakSaka deva ko yAda kiyA / kRtamala nAmaka dvAra - rakSaka devatA Akara AkAza meM upasthita huA aura pUchA -- "tuma kauna ho ? kisa lie yahA~ Ae ho ?" 78 kUNika ne ahaMkAra bhare zabdoM meM kahA -- " maiM magadha nareza ajAtazatru kUNika hUM / bhAratavarSa ke chahoM khaNDoM ko vijaya karake cakravartI banU~gA / dvAra kholo, mujhe vaitADhya parvata ke uttara meM digvijaya karane ke lie jAnA hai / " devatA ne kahA--" rAjan ! lauTa jAo ! tuma mahatva - kAMkSAo ke tUphAna meM bhaTaka gae hoM / kAlacakra ke niyamAnusAra isa yuga ke bAraha cakravartI ho gaye, aba koI anya cakravartI samrAT isa yuga meM nahIM ho sakatA / " "maiM terahavA~ cakravartI banU~gA / merI bhujAoM meM bala hai / bar3e-bar3e mukuTa - baddha chatrapati rAjA mere adhIna hai / sAgara kI unmatta laharoM kI taraha vizAla senA mere pIche bar3hI A rahI hai / caudaha ratna mere pAsa haiM / maiM catravartI kyoM nahIM bana sakatA ! maiM cakravartI banU~gA, avazya banU~gA / tuma kauna hote

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76 jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ ho, inkAra karane vAle ? terA kAma hai dvAra kholanA, basa dvAra kholo aura apanA rAstA nApo / - - kaNika garaja uThA / 6 devatA ne phira samajhAyA -- "rAjan nakala, nakala hai / vaha asala kA kAma nahIM kara sakatI ye caudaha ratna tuma nakalI banAkara lAe ho / kahIM aise cakravartI banA jAtA hai ? siMhacarma or3hakara zRgAra siMha kaise bana sakatA hai ? mAna jAo, tuma cakravartI nahIM ho skte| apanI kuzala-kSema cAhate ho, to lauTa jAo / " kUNika kA kruddha ahaM phuphakArane lagA / vaha devatA para garama ho utthaa| hAtha meM apanA kRtrima daNDaratna uThAyA aura devatA ko lalakArA / dvAra kholane kI cunautI dI / devatA ne AkhirI cetAvanI dI -- " madAndha samrAT ? pAgala na bano / apane bhale ke lie lauTa jAo / meM kahatA hUM, dvAra nahIM khulegA | khabaradAra usako cha bhI liyA to ..! - isa para kuNika jar3A rahA aura dvAra tor3a DAlane ke lie jyoM hI daNDa ko jora se mArA ki dvAra se agni kI bhayaMkara jvAlAe~ phUTa par3IM, kUNika vahIM para jvAlAoM meM 'jhulasakara dekhate-hI-dekhate rAkha kA Dhera ho gayA / - Adazyaka cUNi, uttarArddha patra 176 - dazavekAlika, hAribhadrIya pR0 4 *

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preraka kathA - sAhitya 2.50 1 pIyUSa- ghaTa 2 buddhi ke camatkAra 3 bhagavAna mahAvIra kI bodha kathAe~ 4 jaina itihAsa kI prAcIna kathAe~ 5 jaina itihAsa kI prasiddha kathAe~ 6 pratyeka buddhoM kI jIvana kathAe~ 7 solaha satI 2.50 tmni bhniit lohAmaNDI, AgarA-282002 vIrAyatana rAjagRha-803116