Jain Itihas ki Prerak Kathaye

Author(s): Amarmuni
Publisher: Sanmati Gyan Pith Agra
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001291/1

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jaina sAhitya kathAmAlA mAga 3 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ upAdhyAya amaramuni Jain EduczrI sanmati jJAnapITha, AgaElibrary.o

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sanmati pratha-ratnamAlA kA = va grantha ratna YBURSA ATVARJAL JANOS jaina itihAsa ko preraka kathAe~ upAdhyAya amaramuni sanmati jJAna- pITha, AgarA

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jaina sAhitya kathAmAlA : bhAga 3 pustaka : jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ lekhaka : upAdhyAya amaramuni sampAdaka: zrIcanda surAnA 'sarasa' prakAzaka : sanmati jJAnapITha, lohAmaNDI, AgarA-282002 zAkhA : bIrAyatana rAjagRha-803116 (nAlaMdA-bihAra) mudraka : vIrAyatana mudraNAlaya, rAjagRha caturtha saMskaraNa : zarada pUrNimA, akTUbara-9, 1987 mUlya : tIna rupayA, paccAsa paise

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kathA kI arthakAritA bhAratIya kathA-sAhitya ke vibhinna uddezyoM tathA abhiprAyoM meM se eka mUla abhiprAya hai --upadeza, sadbodha yA prernnaa| upadeza yA bodha-vacana mAtra kahAnI nahIM ho sakate, kintu kisI bhI rocaka evaM jIvanasparzI ghaTanA-sUtra ke mAdhyama se jaba jIvana kI udAtta preraNA vyakta hotI hai, use hama upadeza-kathA, bodha-kathA yA preraka-kathA kaha sakate haiN| jaina-sAhitya meM isa prakAra kI sahasratroM preraka kathAe~ saMkalita huI haiM, jinake svaroM meM jIvana kI koI na koI mahAna preraNA, koI. na-koI udAtta vicAra tathA koI - na - koI adbhuta upalabdhi kA saragama svara jhaMkRta hotA sunAI detA hai| sadAcAra, jJAna, viveka, tItikSA, dhairya, zAnti, dIrghaprajJatA, saMtoSa aura Atma-nirIkSaNa Adi mAnavIya guNoM se hI jIvana kA pariSkAra aura vikAsa hotA hai / unnata evaM mahAn jIvana ke lie ina guNoM kA AdhAra usI prakAra Avazyaka hai, jisa prakAra ki svastha jIvana ke lie zuddha prANa-vAyu / manuSya svabhAvataH upadeza-priya nahIM, anukaraNa-priya hai , anukaraNa usakI mUlavRtti hai| vaha upadeza kI apekSA anukaraNa se jyAdA aura jaldI sIkha pAtA hai| manuSya ke mana meM mAnavIya guNoM kI bhAvanA aura preraNA jagAne ke lie upadezAtmaka zlokoM kI apekSA kisI anukaraNIya caritra kA Adarza adhika prabhAvazAlI hotA hai caritrAtmaka Adarza usakI anukaraNa vRtti ko bar3I zIghratA se utta jita karatA hai,

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Andolita aura gatizIla banAtA hai| isI manovaijJAnika bhUmikA para AdikAla se Aja taka kathA-sAhitya nirantara apane asaMkhyaasaMkhya rUpoM meM vyakta hotA rahA hai| prastuta pustaka-'jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathaoM'-meM jIvana kI udAtta preraNAoM ko jagAne vAlI evaM AtmA kI supta sadvRttiyoM ko Andolita karane vAlI kucha preraka kathAeM lI gaI haiM / jaina itihAsa ke sAtha ina kathAoM kA sUtra jur3A huA hai| kucha kathAeM atyanta prAcIna granthoM meM sthAna-sthAna para sUcita kI gaI haiM, jisase unakI sArvajanika preraNA evaM vyApakatA kA anumAna kiyA jA sakatA hai| 'tIna gAthAe~, dharma kA sAra' 'dIpa-se-dIpa jale, Adi kucha kathAoM kA to prAcIna AcArAMga aura sUtrakRtAMga kI niyukti meM va cUrNi meM bhI ullekha milatA hai| kucha kathAeM kAla kI dRSTi se atyanta prAcIna evaM preraNA kI dRSTi se mahattvapUrNa hote hue bhI khojane para prAcIna kathA - granthoM meM unakA ullekha nahIM mila skaa| yadyapi zruti-paramparA meM unakA mahattva zAstrIya kathAoM se kama nahIM haiN| jaise- brahmacArI dampatI (vijaya aura vijayA) 'Akhira prazna samAdhAna pA gayA' Adi / jisa kathA-grantha yA upadeza-grantha meM jo kathAsUtra pahale se kucha parivartita yA vikasita rupa meM milA hai, usakA ullekha bhI kathA ke sAtha hI kara diyA gayA hai| isase kathAsUtra ke aitihAsika vikAsa, va sAmayika pariveza kI sAmAnya jAnakArI bhI prApta ho sakatI hai| udAharaNa ke rUpa meM dharma ke tIna pada' kayA mUlataH jJAtA sUtra

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meM hai, kintu uttaravartI granthoM meM kathA sUtra ne jo nayA va preraka mor3a liyA hai, vaha kathAoM kI vikAsa-yAtrA kA eka svatantra anuzIlanAtmaka adhyAya hai| isa saMgraha kI kula teraha kathAoM para se jIvana ke sambandha meM jo maulika preraNAeM dhvanita huI haiM, vastutaH ve hI kathA-sAhitya kI mUla thAtI haiM / mujhe AzA aura vizvAsa hai ki ina kathAoM ko pAThaka bhale hI manoraMjana ke lie par3heM, kintu par3hakara unake antarmana meM jIvana kA koI-na-koI sundara vicAra, mahAna preraNA aura udAtta saMkalpa yadi eka bAra bhI jaga uThA, to kathA apane Apa kRta-kRtya kathA ho jaayegii| isI meM lekhaka, sampAdaka, prakAzaka aura pAThaka ke lakSya, zrama tathA samaya kI sArthakatA hai ! vIra jayaMtI 22 apraila 1667 / --upAdhyAya amaramuni catartha saMskaraNa kAphI samaya se caturtha saMskaraNa kI mAMga premI pAThakoM kI ora se ho rahI thii| vilaMba prakAzakoM kI ora se nahIM, merI ora se hI thaa| maiM kathAoM kA naye sire se pariSkAra karanA cAhatA thaa| parantu, kucha svAsthya kharAba, kucha avakAzAbhAva, ata: jo cAhatA thA vaha to na kara sakA, phira bhI yatra - tatra kalama ne apanA kucha kAma kiyA hI hai, aura usI pariSkAra ko sAtha lie yaha caturtha saMskaraNa prastuta hai| gA~dhI jayaMtI 2 akTUbara 1687 --upAdhyAya amaramani

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prakAzakIya jaina kathA-sAhitya mAlA kA tRtIya bhAga 'jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~' prastuta karate hue hameM atyanta prasannatA hai / jaina itihAsa va paramparA se sambandhita kathAoM kI mAMga Aja nirantara bar3hatI jA rahI hai / pAThaka kathA-sAhitya ko bahuta hI ruci va cAva se par3hate haiM / mahilAe~, vidyArthI va sAdhAraNa pAThaka Adi kI mAMga ko dekhate hue hamane jaina sAhitya-kathA-mAlA kA prakAzana prArambha kiyA hai| mAlA kA yaha tIsarA manakA hai| pichale donoM manake jaba se pAThakoM ke hAthoM meM pahuMce haiM, pAThaka - varga ko unase saMtoSa hI nahIM, balki usakI kathA-sAhitya ke adhyayana kI ruci bhI adhika tIvra huI hai, aisA hama pAThakoM ke patroM para se kaha sakate haiN| thaddhaya upAdhyAyazrIjI ke vicAroM meM jo sahaja spaSTatA aura mahAn praraNA rahatI hai, usase jaina - samAja kA pAThaka to AkRSTa hai ho, sAtha hI jainetara pAThaka bhI bahuta adhika AkRSTa ho rahe haiM, yaha prasannatA kI bAta hai| aura, isIkA pariNAma hai ki svalpa samaya meM hI prastuta pustaka kA caturtha saMskaraNa prakAzita kara rahe haiM / kathA-mAlA ke sampAdana meM zrI zrIcanda surAnA 'sarasa' kA jo sahayoga hai, vaha to sahaja AtmIya hai, usake lie aupacArika dhanyavAda pradarzita karane kI koI AvazyakatA bhI nahIM hai| AzA hai pichale bhAgoM kI taraha isa bhAga ko bhI pAThaka usI utsAha aura ruci ke sAtha pddh'eNge| maMtrI sanmati jJAna-pITha, AgarA

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jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~

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anukrama 1. brahmacArI dampatI 2. tIna gAthAe~ 3. dharma kA sAra 4. vaha krodha ko pI gayA 5. dIpa jalatA rahA 6. kSamA kA ArAdhaka 7. dIpa se dIpa jale 8. Akhira, prazna samAdhAna pA gayA 6. kahA~ se kahA~ ? 10. dRr3ha prahArI : dRr3ha AcArI 11. zAnti ke maMgala sUtra 12. akSaya koSa mila gayA 13. andhakAra ke pAra NR BESTRAM

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brahmacArI dampati kacchadeza kA vAsI zreSThI arhaddAsa bar3A hI samRddha thA, bhautika aura AdhyAtmika donoM hI vibhUtiyoM se / usakI patnI arhaddAsI bhI bar3I bhagavad bhakta aura dharma - parAyaNA thI / prAyaH mAtA pitA ke saMskAra santAna meM bhI Ate haiM / astu, donoM ke ujjvala saMskAroM kA pratIka thA, unakA ikalautA putra - 'vijaya' / - - 1 yauvana ke dvAra para pahalA kadama rakhA hI thA ki eka vAra vijaya ne santoM ke zrImukha se 'brahmacarya' kA upadeza sunA, jIvana - vikAsa meM usakA mahattva samajhA / sampUrNa brahmacarya dhAraNa karane meM abhI apane ko asamartha samajhakara usane brahmacarya - sambandhI eka sImita saMkalpa kiyA" vivAha hone para bhI pratyeka zukla pakSa meM brahmacarya vrata kA pAlana karUMgA / " satsaMkalpa kabhI - kabhI kaThora parIkSA lete haiN| saMyoga aisA milA ki 'vijaya' kA vivAha usI nagara ke dhanAvaha seTha kI kanyA 'vijayA' ke sAtha huA / vijayA rUpavatI thI, suzikSatA thI aura sAtha hI dharmazIlA bhI /

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jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAeM saubhAgya kI prathama rAtri ko nava-pariNItA vijayA bhavya vastra-AbhUSaNoM se alaMkRta huii| solaha zrRMgAra saje aura pati ke zayana-kakSa meM AI / vijaya ne priya evaM madhura vacanoM se usakA svAgata kiyaa| praNaya-vArtA prArambha hone se pUrva hI vijaya ne apane saMkalpa ko spaSTa karate hue kahA-"priye! tumhArA anindha rUpa, yauvana aura saundarya pAkara maiM dhanyadhanya ho gayA hU~ / hamArA jIvana bahuta hI zAnta aura sukhamaya rhegaa| hama maryAdApUrvaka sAMsArika sukhoM kA anubhava karate hue Adarza jIvana jiieNge| maiMne vivAha se pUrva eka niyama liyA thA, tadanusAra aba usameM tIna dina bAkI raha gae haiN| vijayA kI lajjAvaza jhukI huI A~kheM ekadama pati ke cehare kI aura unmukha ho gaIM- "kyA ?" / "yahI ki maiM zukla - pakSa meM pUrNa brahmacarya kA pAlana kruuNgaa| sumukhI ! koI bAta nahIM, aba zukla pakSa ke sirpha tIna dina hI zeSa rahe haiN|" vijayA kI A~kheM gIlI ho aaiiN| usakA ceharA dhUpa se jhalasI huI kamalinI kI taraha ekadama mlAna ho gayA / usakI A~khoM ke Age jaisI pRthvI ghUma utthii| bijaya ne patnI ke kandhe ko jhakajhorate hue kahA"vijayA ! yaha saba kyoM ? itanA kheda kisalie? tumhArI avahelanA nahIM kara rahA hUM, kevala pratijJA kI bAta hI to batA rahA huuN| sirpha tIna dina hI to bAkI haiN|"

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brahmacArI dampatI bijayA ne kahA - " svAmI ! sirpha tIna dina hI nahIM, pUrA jIvana hI bAkI raha gayA hai| apane dAmpatya-jIvana ke bIca niyama kI eka abhedya dIvAra khar3I ho gaI hai / maiMne bhI bacapana meM kRSNapakSa ke lie sampUrNa brahmacarya svIkAra kiyA thA / ataH Apase anurodha karato hU~ ki Apa kisI dUsarI zreSThI kanyA ke sAtha vivAha kara lIjie, tAki Apake mAtA - pitA kI vaMza paramparA Age cala sake, aura Apa gRhastha - jIvana kA Ananda uThA sakeM / maiM ApakI dAsI hU~, merI cintA na krie| maiM apanA samagra jIvana Apake caraNoM meM baiThakara AnandapUrvaka bitA dUMgI, para Apako maiM aise nahIM dekha sakatI / Apa puruSa haiM, dUsarA vivAha kara sakate haiM / " bAta sunate hI vijaya stambhita-sA raha gayA / jIvana kI samUcI kalpanAe~, bhAvanAe~ hI mor3a khA gaI / isa vicitra saMyoga para use raha rahakara Azcarya hone lagA / kucha kSaNa donoM ora mauna chAgayA / donoM kI dRSTi meM, samudra kI laharoM kI taraha bhaviSya ke athAha prazna, eka ke bAda eka uThakara A - 1 - rahe the / vijaya ne mauna ko tor3ate hue kahA - "bhadra e ! kabhIkabhI anAyAsa hI zubha saMyoga mila jAtA hai / saubhAgya se hameM Ajanma pavitra brahmacarya vrata pAlane kA jo zubha avasara milA hai, use hama hAtha se yoM hI kaise kho deM ? jIvana zuddhi kI saccI sAdhanA karate hue hama donoM sadA sAtha raheMge / hamArA hRdaya eka hai, lakSya eka hai, phira alaga - alaga do paMthoM kI

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jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~. kalpanA hI kyoM ? dUsare vivAha kI bAta to mere svapna taka meM na aaegii| kyA jIvana kA uddezya kevala bhoga hI hai, aura kucha nahIM ? jaba tuma Ajanma brahmacarya pAla sakatI ho, to maiM kyoM nahIM pAla sakatA ? kyA puruSa, nArI se durbala hai ?" vijayA kI A~khoM meM Azcarya camaka gayA / usane pati ko bahuta kucha samajhAyA, dUsare vivAha ke lie, kRtrima nahIM vAstavika Agraha kiyaa| parantu, vijaya apane nizcaya para mandarAcala kI taraha avicala bhAva se sthira rhaa| Akhira donoM ne eka sAtha apanA mahAn satsaMkalpa duharAyA - "hama sAtha rahate hue bhI Ajanma brahmacarya kA pAlana kareMge / " vaha rAta kitanI punIta hogI, aura vaha ghar3I kitanI pavitra hogii| jaba dampatI ne eka zayyA para baiThakara prathamarAtri meM hI yaha mahAn satsaMkalpa kiyA thA / avazya hI svarga ke devatAoM ne dhanya dhanya kahakara unheM praNAma kiyA hogA ? unheM apanI bhAvabharI zraddhAMjaliyA~ arpaNa kI hoMgI ? bhAva-vibhora vijaya ne vijayA ke mastaka ko Upara uThAte hue eka aura bhISma pratijJA kI - " sumukhI ! hamArA yaha satsaMkalpa mAtA-pitA bhI jAnane na pAe~ / vyartha meM hI unheM kyoM cintA-cakra meM DAlA jAe ? hamArI sAdhanA gupta hI rahanI caahie| aura jisa dina hamArI bAta prakaTa ho jAegI, hama donoM saMsAra tyAga karake muni-dharma kI dIkSA le leNge| kyoM ThIka hai na ?" pati kI pratijJA ko patnI ne bhI 7

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brahmacArI dampatI saharSa mastaka para cddh'aayaa| aura, jIvana-ratha apanI sahajagati se Age bar3hatA calA gyaa| naI aMgar3AI letI huI iThalAtI javAnI, anukUla sukhasAmagrI, taruNa-dampati, eka zayyA aura akhaNDa - brahmacarya ! kitanA virodhI aura vicitra saMyoga ! mAsa-para-mAsa aura Rtu-para-Rtu bItatI calI gii| varSa bhI kaI Ae aura cale gae / parantu vijaya-vijayA ke akhaNDa - brahmacarya kI jyoti ghaTa ke bhItara rakhe hue dIpaka kI taraha akhaNDa-bhAva se satata prajvalita hotI rahI / kyA majAla, idhara-udhara kA koI bhI havA kA jhoMkA Ae, aura jyoti bujha jAe, yA kaMpa - kaMpA jAe ! eka bAra caMpAnagarI ke zrImanta seTha jinadAsa ne 'vimala' nAma ke kevalajJAnI muni se pUchA- "bhagavan ! maiMne eka saMkalpa kiyA hai ki caurAsI hajAra muniyoM ko eka sAtha apane hAtha se pAraNA krvaauuN| prabho ! merA yaha saMkalpa kaise pUrNa hogA ?kaba pUrNa hogA ?" vimala kevalI ne batAyA-"devAnupriya ! itane muniyoM kA eka sAtha samAgama bahuta hI kaThina hai| asambhava prAya hai| phira itanA zuddha bhojana milanA, to aura bhI kaThina hai|" to bhante ! merA saMkalpa kaise pUrA ho sakatA hai ?" seTha ne puuchaa| .

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jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ . "caurAsI hajAra muniyoM ko pAraNA karAne meM jitanA puNya hotA hai, utanA puNya zukla aura kRSNa pakSa meM brahmacarya dhAraNa karane vAle eka dampatI ko bahumAna evaM bhakti ke sAtha bhojana karAne se ho sakatA hai / " " bhante ! aise dampatI bharata kSetra meM kahIM haiM ?" seTha ne vinaya pUrvaka pUchA / muni ne vijaya aura vijayA ke gupta brahmacarya kA sAMgopAMga paricaya dete hue seTha jinadAsa ko unakI bhakti karane ke lie kahA / jinadAsa aMga deza se saparivAra sudUra kaccha deza meM pahuMcA / aura agAdha zraddhA evaM bhakti se vijaya dampatI kI prazaMsA karatA huA bhakti karane lagA / unheM bar3e hI premAgraha se apane yahA~ nimaMtrita kara bhojana bhI kraayaa| seTha jinadAsa ke Ananda kI koI sImA na rahI / 7 logoM ne jaba itanI dUra se Ane kA kAraNa pUchA, aura uttara meM jinadAsa ke mu~ha se kevalI dvArA batAyA huA yaha brahmacaryaM sambandhI rahasya sunA, to unake Azcarya kA koI pAra na rahA / aba to nagara kA jana-jana vijaya aura vijayA dampatI ko bhagavAn kI taraha pUjane laga gayA / isa prakAra brahmacarya kI bAta prakaTa hone para vijaya evaM vijayA ne apanI pUrva pratijJA ke anusAra munivrata svIkAra kara liyA, aura nirmala evaM kaThora sAdhanA karake mokSa gati prApta kI /

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brahmacArI dampatI vijaya aura vijayA kA kAmavijetA ke rUpa meM yaha adbhuta udAharaNa saMsAra ke itihAsa meM apane DhaMga kA eka hI jyotirmaya udAharaNa hai| kitanA kaThora saMyama ! kitanA ucca manobala !! brahmacarya kA yaha mahAn Adarza yuga-yugAntara ke lie adhyAtma-preraNA kA kabhI na bujhane vAlA nandA-dIpa sadA prajvalita rhegaa| - upadezaprAsAda, staMbha 686 pragavAna mahAvIra -

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tIna gAthAe~ rAjA yavarAja jIvana ke saMdhyA kAla meM saMsAra se virakta hokara sadguru AcArya ke pAsa dIkSita ho gae / java mana meM vairAgya jaga par3A, to vizAlA kA vizAla rAjavaibhava bhI unake bar3hate caraNoM ko roka nahIM sakA / rAjakumAra garddha - bhilla abhI bAlaka thA, aura usase choTI thI rAjakumArI aNullikA | isalie rAjyabhAra mahAmAtya dIrghapRSTha ke kaMdhoM para thA / rAjya-sUtra kA saMcAlana vahI karatA thA / 2 rAjarSi ke mana meM saMyama sAdhanA ke prati hArdika utsAha thaa| sevA aura vaiyAvRtya ke avasara para bhI ve kisI se pIche nahIM rahate the / para, jaba zAstrAdhyayana kA prasaMga AtA, to apanI DhalatI avasthA ko dekha kara nirutsAha ho jAte / utsAha hI to manuSya ko Age bar3hAtA hai / aura, jaba vahI kSINa ho jAe, to phira pragati zUnya meM bhaTaka kara raha jAtI 1 hai / AcArya rAjarSi ko bAra-bAra adhyayana kI preraNA dete rahate / jJAna kA mahattva samajhAte, abhyAsa karane ke lie utsAhita karate / kintu, rAjarSi yaha kahakara TAla dete ki

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tIna gAthAe~ "bur3hApe meM buddhi paka gaI, smRti maMda ho calI / kyA karU ? aba kucha yAda hI nahIM ho pAtA / " AcArya ne rAjarSi meM adhyayana kI jijJAsA jagAne kA eka mArga socA / unheM vizAlA ke nagarajanoM va rAja parivAra ko upadeza dene ke lie vizAlA bhejA / AcArya kI AjJA svIkAra karake yavarAja RSi cala par3e / calate-calate mArga meM eka vRkSa kI chAyA meM vizrAma karane ke lie baiThe / pAsa hI meM eka jau kA kheta lahalahA rahA thA / pakI-pakI sunahalI bAleM dekhakara kheta ke kinAre khar3e eka gadhe ke mu~ha meM pAnI chUTA A rahA thA / vaha bAra-bAra kheta meM ghusane kI koziza kara rahA thA, kintu sAmane DaMDA lie khar3e kisAna ko dekhakara phira pIche haTa jAtA / usakI yaha ceSTA dekhakara kisAna eka gAthA gunagunAne lagA ohAvasi pahAvasi mamaM ceva nirakkhasi / " 1 lakkhio o te abhipAo, javaM bhakkhasi gaddahA / " " he gardabha ! tU idhara udhara kyoM ghUma rahA hai ? Age bar3hatA hai, pIche haTa jAtA hai / mujhe hI dekha rahA hai na ? yava (jau) khAne kA terA vicAra hai - maiM samajha gayA / " kisAna ke mu~ha se yava RSi ne yaha gAthA sunii| unheM bar3I acchI lgii| socA- calo, isI gAthA kA sahArA lekara eka dina kA upadeza kara deNge| muni ne gAthA raTa lii| dilacaspI hotI hai, to hara cIja yAda ho hI jAtI hai| muni gAthA ko yAda karake Age bar3ha cale |

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10 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ ___yava RSi eka gA~va meM phuNce| gAMva ke bAhara maidAna meM bAlaka 'gillI-DaMDA' khela rahe the| gillI kahIM dUra gaDDhe meM jA girI, to bAlaka use idhara - udhara khojane lge| eka bAlaka, jo khela meM bar3A catura thA, usane eka gAthA bolI "io gayA, to gayA, joijjatI na dIsaI / .. amhe na diTThA, tumhe na diTThA, agaDe chUr3hA aNulliyA // " "-idhara se gaI, udhara se gii| dekhane para bhI kahIM dikhAI nahIM de rahI hai / na hamane dekho, na tumane dekhii| mAlama hotA hai, vaha gaDDe meM par3I hai|" bAlaka ke muMha se gAthA sunakara muni ke pA~va vahIM ruka ge| gAthA bar3I acchI lagI, muni ne ise bhI yAda kara liyaa| aba do dina ke upadeza kI taiyArI muni ke pAsa ho gaI, ve vahA~ se Age cala pdd'e| pada-yAtrA karate-karate yava rAjarSi vizAlA nagarI meM pahuMce / nagara meM pahuMcate - pahuMcate saMdhyA ho gaI, to yava muni nagara ke bAhara eka kumbhakAra ke ghara para hI rAtri - vizrAma ke lie Thahara ge| muni ke sAmane hI eka auTale ( andara ke cabUtare) para kumbhakAra baiThA thaa| usane dekhA ki eka cUhA bAra - bAra usake Asa-pAsa bar3e maje se daur3a rahA hai| kumbhakAra thor3AsA hilA, to cahA mAre Dara ke bhAga gyaa| phira AyA, aura kumbhakAra ko dekhate hI Darakara phira bila meM ghusa gyaa|

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tIna gAthAe~ 11 cUhe ko yaha bhayAkula sthiti dekhakara kumbhakAra kA sarala mana gudagudA uThA / usane cUhe ko lakSya karake gAthA kahI " sukumAlaga bhaddalayA, ratti hiMDaNasIlayA / ___ mama pAsAo natthi te bhayaM, dIhapiTThAo te bhayaM // " "-he sukumAra bhadra mUSaka ! mujhe mAlUma hai- rAta ke aMdhere meM idhara-udhara ghUmate rahane kA terA svabhAva hai to bhAI, Ananda se ghuumo-phiro| mujha se kyoM Dara rahe ho ? tumheM mujha se koI bhaya nahIM, bhaya to dIrgha-pRSTha ( sAMpa ) se hai|" yava RSi ne kumbhakAra ke muMha se yaha gAthA sunI aura yAda kara lI / muni baiThe - baiThe mArga meM sunI huI pahale kI donoM gAthAe~ aura tIsarI yaha-isa prakAra tInoM gAthAe~ bAra - bAra duharA rahe the| rAjakumAra gardabhilla bar3A hone ke bAda zAsana-sUtra svayaM saMbhAlane laga gayA thaa| maMtrI dIrghapRSTha svayaM ko rAjya kA pitAmaha samajhatA thA, ataH pratyeka rAja - kAja meM hastakSepa karatA aura rAjAjJA se bhI adhika apanI AjJA kA gaurava rakhanA caahtaa| garda bhilla ko yaha sahya nahIM thaa| usakA yuvA pauruSa maMtrI ke hAtha kI kaThaputalI bananA kabhI bardAzta nahIM kara sakatA thA / yuvaka rAjA aura vRddha mantrI ke bIca yaha mAnasika dvandva bar3hatA calA gyaa| dIrghapRSTha to ghAgha thA, usane isa saMgharSa ke mUla rAjA ko hI samApta karake apane putra

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jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAeM ko rAja - gaddI para baiThAne kA SaDyaMtra rcaa| rAjakumArI aNullikA bar3I sundara aura catura thii| maMtrI ne use bhI apanI putra-vadhU banAne ke lie apane mahala ke tahakhAne meM banda kara diyaa| gardabhilla ne bahana kI bahuta khoja kI, para kahIM atA-patA nahIM lgaa| idhara rAjA kI hatyA kA SaDyaMtra cala hI rahA thA ki maMtrI ko yava rAjarSi ke Agamana kI sUcanA milii| mantrI ghabar3A gayA, socA-"rAjarSi ne yadi apane jJAna-bala se merA bhaMDAphor3a kara diyA, to maiM kahIM kA bhI na rahU~gA / yaha to kA~TA hai, rAta-rAta meM ise samApta kara DAlanA cAhie / para, rAjarSi kI hatyA ? yadi rAjA ko khabara milI, to isakA pariNAma kyA hogA?"-dIrghapRSTha inhIM gahare vicAroM meM ulajha gyaa| ...."pitA kI hatyA, putra ke hAtha se / yahI to rAjaparamparA kA itihAsa rahA hai|"--diirghpRsstth ke dhUrta dimAga meM sahasA eka vicAra uThA, aura rAta ke andhakAra meM akelA hI rAjamahala kI ora cala pdd'aa| rAjakumAra ne rAta meM mantrI ko AyA dekhakara Azcarya kiyA / mantrI bahuta gambhIra thaa| koI bahuta gaharI ciMtA usake cehare para chAI huI thii| rAjakumAra bhI gambhIra ho gyaa| donoM mantraNA-kakSa meM cale ge| mantrI ne rAjakumAra ko bahakAyA-"yava rAjarSi sAdhanA se bhraSTa hokara punaH rAjya hathiyAne ke lie A rahe haiM / ve

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tIna gAthAe~ nagara ke bAhara amuka kuMbhakAra ke ghara para Thahare haiN| eka yoga bhraSTa rAjA punaH rAjasiMhAsana para baiThe, isase to vizAlA kI ujjvala rAja-paramparA kA gaurava kalaMkita ho jAegA / aura phira rAjya-cyuta hone ke bAda Apake zaurya aura parAkrama kA bhI kyA mUlya rahegA ? kSatriya kA rAjya-cyuta ho jAnA mRtyu se bhI bar3hakara hai| isalie socie, kyA kiyA jAe ? maiM isIlie ApakI sevA meM AyA hU~ ki jaise bhI ho, rAta-hIrAta meM hI isa mahAn saMkaTa kA pratikAra kara denA caahie| anyathA prAtaH rAjarSi nagara meM Ae~ge, rAjya mAMgeMge / aura ho sakatA hai, janatA meM vidroha bhI phailA deN| rAjya meM gRha - yuddha khar3A ho jAne para Apa kahIM ke bhI na rheNge|" mantrI kI kapaTapUrNa bAtoM meM rAjakumAra bahaka gyaa| kucha kSaNa to use vizvAsa nahIM huA, kintu mantrI kA kapaTa itanA gUr3ha thA ki usake cehare para usakI jhalaka bhI nahIM thI, vahI gambhIratA aura rAja - bhakti kA DhoMga ! rAjakukAra ne kahA-"mantrirAja! Apa hI batalAie, isa saMkaTa se rAjya kI kisa prakAra rakSA kI jAe ?" mantrI bolA-"mahArAja ! rAjyasattA ko har3apane kI koziza karane vAlA cAhe bhAI ho, putra ho, yA pitA ho, vaha rAjya kA zatru hai / aura, zatru ke lie kSatriya kI talavAra hI antima phaisalA karatI hai|"

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jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ ...........to kyA rAjarSi kI hatyA"... rAjakumAra cauMka par3A / mantrI ne gambhIra hokara kahA - "rAjadharma to yahI kahatA hai / anyathA pitRdharma kA pAlana karanA ho, to rAja chor3akara saMnyAsa le lIjie, aura rAja siMhAsana pitAjI ko sauMpa dIjie / " 14 - "nahIM, yaha to nahIM ho sakatA ! aura idhara pitR-hatyA" RSi hatyA ! yaha bhI kaise sambhava ho sakatA hai ?" / "mahArAja ! jo RSi saMsAra ke bhogoM ko ThukarA kara punaH unhIM ke daladala meM pha~sanA cAhe, vaha kaisA RSi ? aura pitA putra ko rAjA banAkara punaH use sevaka banAne ke lie prayatna kare, vaha kaisA pitA ?" Apa apanA rAja-dharma bhUla rahe haiN| rAjanIti meM na koI pitA hai, na putra na koI vandhu hai, na mitra ! sarvopari apanI sattA kI rakSA hai rAja sattA kI rakSA ke lie jo kucha bhI karanA par3e, vaha saba rAja-dharma hai / " mantrI kI bAta para rAjakumAra cupa thA / kucha kSaNa kartavyavimUr3ha-sA socatA rahA aura phira ekadama hAtha meM talavAra lekara khar3A ho gayA / "acchA, Apa jAie, maiM hara mUlya para apane rAja-dharma kI rakSA karU~gA / " mantrI kA tIra ThIka nizAne para lagA / rAjakumAra aMdherI rAta meM akelA hAtha meM talavAra lie cala par3A-pitA kI hatyA karane ! eka RSi kA khUna karane ! kuMbhakAra ke ghara ke bAhara rAjakumAra dabe pA~va idharaudhara ghUmane lagA / bhItara se kucha AvAja A rahI thii| eka

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tIna gAthAe~ 15 bar3e se cheda meM se rAjakumAra ne andara meM jhA~ka kara dekhA, to rAjarSi baiThe kucha guna-gunA rahe the / rAjakumAra sahama gayA / muni ke mu~ha se prathama gAthA kA ghoSa sunA, to use lagA - "rAjarSi ne mujhe dekha liyA hai / mAlUma hotA hai, mere abhiprAya ko samajha gae haiM / rAjakumAra ke pA~va vahIM ThiThaka ge| muni ne vahI gAthA phira duharAI "ohAvasi pahAvasi mamaM ceva nirakkhasi / lakkhio te abhippAo, javaM bhakkhasi gaddahA !" rAjakumAra ne socA-saca hI muni mujhe sambodhita karake hI kaha rahe haiM- " gadahA (garda bhilla !) tU idhara-udhara ghUma rahA hai, mujhako bAra- bAra dekha rahA hai / maiM samajha gayA - tU yava ( yava rAjarSi) ko khA jAnA cAhatA hai / " rAjakumAra ke hAtha kI talavAra nIce jhuka gaI / socA" rAjarSi jJAnI haiM / merA abhiprAya jAna cuke haiM / para dekhatA hU~, mere mana ke andara kI ( bahana ke kho jAne kI ) cintA - granthi ko khola sakate haiM yA nahIM ?" tabhI muni ne dUsarI gAthA duharAI - joijjatI na dIsaI / "io gayA, tao gayA, amhe na diTTA tumhe na diTThA, agar3e chUr3hA aNulliyA / " - idhara se gaI, udhara se gaI / aNulliyA (rAjakanyA) na tumheM dikhAI dI, na mujhe hI / kintu mAluma hotA hai - vaha agar3a ( tahakhAne ) meM par3I hai /

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jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ gAthA sunate hI rAjakumAra ke mana kI gA~Tha khula gaI / socA--muni ne spaSTa batalA diyA hai ki aNullikA (rAjakumArI) agar3a meM par3I hai / avazya hI kisI ne use bhUmi-gRha meM chipA rakhA hai / rAjakumAra kA vicAra ghUma gayA / itane jJAnI hokara bhI muni merA rAjya chInane ke lie Ae haiM ? bar3e jJAnI aura prabhAvazAlI haiM ye to| vastutaH bahuta bar3A khatarA hai, janatA saba inhIM ke pakSa meM ho jaaegii| aura ye eka hI jhaTake meM rAjya chIna leNge| inheM mArA bho kaise jAe? ye merA vicAra to jAna cuke haiM / tabhI muni ne tIsarI gAthA duharAI-- "sukumAlaga bhaddalayA, ratti hiNddnnsiilyaa| mama pAsAo natthi te bhayaM, dIhapiTThAo te bhayaM // " -sukumAra, maiM janatA hU~-rAta ke aMdhakAra meM ghUmane kI terI Adata hai / to ghUma maje se, Dara kyoM rahA hai ? mere se tujhe koI bhaya nahIM hai, bhaya hai to dIrghapRSTha (maMtrI) se hai| tIsarI gAthA sunate hI rAjakumAra ke sAmane jaise bijalI kauMdha gii| socA- "muni ne mere saba vicAra aura prayatna samajha lie haiM / isalie sApha cetAvanI de rahe haiM ki-mujhase tujhe koI bhaya nahIM hai / para, dIrgha-pRSTha (maMtrI) se tujhe bhaya hai ! maMtrI se kyA bhaya ho sakatA hai ? vaha to mere rAjya kA saMrakSaka hai / nahIM, nahIM ! muni to manojJAnI haiN| jaba ye kaha rahe haiM, to avazya hI dAla meM kucha kAlA hai / calU abhI muni ke caraNoM meM girakara kSamA maaNguu| inakA uddezya to pavitra

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17 tIna gAthAeM Atma-sAdhanA kA hai| nirarthaka hI maiM bhaTaka gyaa| itanA bar3A pApAcAra ! pitA kI hatyA ! aura vaha bhI RSi kii|" rAjakumAra ke vicAroM meM ekadama parivartana A gyaa| vaha muni ke sAmane Akara caraNoM meM gira par3A, aura rone lgaa| __ muni ne acAnaka hI aMdherI rAta meM rAjakumAra ko akelA AyA dekhA, to vismaya meM Daba ge| para hAtha meM naMgI talavAra aura phUTa-phUTa kara ronA- usake Ane kA abhiprAya spaSTa batA rahe the / muni ne use Azvasta kiyA / rAjakumAra ne apanA duSTa uddezya batAte hue muni se kSamA maaNgii| muni sanna raha gae / eka putra rAjya-lobha se pitA kI hatyA, nahIM, eka RSi kI hatyA karane ko bhI taiyAra ho sakatA hai ? sirpha bahakAva aura sattA kA lAlaca ! muni ne rAjakumAra ko sAntvanA dI / ve to sahaja kSamAmUrti the, vahA~ krodha aura ghRNA kA kAma hI kyA ? rAjakumAra mahala meM lauTa aayaa| maMtrI ke prati usakA mana AzaMkAoM se bhara gyaa| maMtrI kI mIThI bAtoM meM use kapaTa kA jahara chalachalAtA dikhAI diyaa| prAtaH hote-hote rAjA ne maMtrI ke ghara ko ghera kara talAzI lene kA Adeza de diyaa| cAroM ora sazastra sainika tainAta kara die| maMtrI aura usakA parivAra senA ke pahare meM thaa| rAjakumAra svayaM maMtrI ke bhUmi-gRhoM kI talAzI lene niklaa| eka bhUmi - gRha meM rAjakumArI aNulliyA murajhAI huI caMpakalatA-sI udAsIna

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18 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ baiThI mila gii| rAjakumArI ko isa prakAra prApta kara maMtrI ke prati rAjakumAra ko to roSa huA ho, janatA meM bhI roSa kA tUphAna umar3a aayaa| rAjakumAra ne maMtrI ke kukRtyoM kA bhaNDAphor3a karake use saparivAra turanta deza se nikala jAne kA Adeza de diyaa| nagara-janoM kI apAra bhIr3a aba mahAn jJAnI yava rAjarSi ke svAgata meM umar3a pdd'ii| rAjarSi ne vizAlA ke nAgarikoM evaM rAja - parivAra ko upadeza diyaa| jJAna aura vidyA kA camatkAra chipA nahIM rahA / unhoMne batAyA ki "tIna laghugAthAe~ kisa prakAra aneka anarthoM se bacAkara mere apane jIvana ko hI nahIM, kintu naSTa - bhraSTa hote vizAlA ke sAmrAjya ko bhI ubArane meM samartha ho skii|" jJAna aura adhyayana ke prati muni ke hRdaya meM tIvra utkaMThA jAgRta ho gii| muni kI sajIva preraNA se vizAlA ke, vRddha, taruNa, strI-puruSa jJAnopAsanA meM juTa ge| eka choTa-sI ghaTanA ne vaha parivartana kara diyA ki eka janma kA hI nahIM, kintu ananta - ananta janmoM kA ajJAna naSTa ho kara jJAna kA mahAprakAza jagamagA utthaa| -bhakta parijJA prakIrNaka 87, upadezaprAsAda 15/214 -AkhyAnaka maNikoza (AmradevasUri) 14/44 onal

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dharma kA sAra campAnagarI meM siMhasena nAmaka eka mahAn rAjA thaa| usake mahAmaMtrI kA nAma thA rohgupt| vaha bar3A hI catura, nItijJa aura dharma kA jAnakAra thaa| koI bhI kAma karatA, usameM rAjA aura prajA donoM kA hita samAyA rahatA / isalie rAjA usako jitanA sammAna detA thA, janatA bhI usake prati utanA hI sneha aura Adara kA bhAva rakhatI thii| eka bAra rAja-sabhA meM dharma-carcA chir3a gaI / bhinna-bhinna mata ke mAnane vAle anuyAyI apane - apane mata aura paMtha kI bar3AI karane lage / rAjA ne isa vAda - vivAda para pratikriyA jAnane ke lie maMtrI kI ora dekhA, maMtrI mauna thaa| rAjA ne kahA- "maMtrI, tuma bhI isa 'vAda' meM apanI bAta kaho na ? cupa kyoM ho?" maMtrI ne namaskAra kI vinamra mudrA meM uttara diyA"mahArAja ! yaha koI vAda hai ? jahA~ para dharma aura tattva kI jAnakArI ke chie taTastha bhAva se carcA kI jAtI hai, vaha 'vAda' to zreSTha hai| kintu jaba jaya - parAjaya kI bhAvanA se pahalavAnoM kI taraha dAva-peMca khelakara eka-dUsare ko pachAr3ane

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___ jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAeM kI ceSTA hotI hai, to vaha 'vAda' vAda nahIM, 'vivAda' hotA hai| kauna bhalA AdamI usameM bhAga lekara, vyartha kA jhagar3A mola le / vahA~ to cupa rahanA hI acchA hai|" / "to, phira tattva kI jAnakArI kaise ho sakatI hai? carcA karane se hI to satya aura asatya kA bheda khulatA hai|" maMtrI ne gambhIratA-pUrvaka uttara meM kahA-"mahArAja ! tattva kI jAnakArI ke lie kabhI eka dharma-sabhA kA Ayojana kreN| jisameM sabhI dharmoM ke vidvAn Ae~ aura apaneapane vicAra prastuta kareM / tattva-carcA, adhikArI vidvAnoM ke sAtha honI cAhie, sAdhAraNa janatA ke sAtha nhiiN|" ___maMtrI kI sUjha - bUjha para rAjA ko bharosA thA / usane saharSa svIkRti dI aura nirdhArita samaya para eka vizAla dharma - sabhA ke Ayojana kA kArya prArambha ho gyaa| nagara meM dharma - sabhA kI udghoSaNA karavA dI gii| aura, sAtha hI AnevAle vidvAnoM ko eka samasyApUrti karake lAne kA nivedana bhI kiyA gayA / samasyA maMtrI ne rakhI __ 'sakuNDalaM vA vayaNaM na vatti / ' samasyA kI sarvottama pUrti para icchita dAna evaM 'rAjaguru' kA sammAnita pada dene kI ghoSaNA bhI kI gii| nizcita dina para rAja - sabhA meM bar3e-bar3e vidvAnoM kA jamaghaTa laga gyaa| parivrAjaka, tApasa, tridaMDI, zaiva, zAkta, bauddha Adi bar3e-bar3e dharma-guru apane-apane ziSyoM ke dala-bala ke sAtha rAja-sabhA meM upasthita hue|

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dhama dharma kA sAra rAja-darabAra eka - se - eka sundara bhitti - citroM evaM vividha kalA pUrNa dRzyoM, mAlAoM Adi se susajjita thaa| pratyeka dharma-guru ke lie apanA - apanA svatantra Asana lagA huA thA / rAjA sabake sAmane eka ratna-jaTita mayUra-siMhAsana para AsIna thaa| eka ora mahAmaMtrI rohagupta apane Asana para dhIra - gambhIra mudrA meM baiThe sabhA ke kAryakrama kA saMcAlana kara rahe the| rAja-sabhA kA vizAla bhavana darzakoM evaM zrotAoM se khacAkhaca bharA thaa| sabhI kI A~khoM meM Aja eka nayI utsukatA thii| sabhA kA kAryakrama prArambha huaa| maMtrI ke saMketa para sarvaprathama eka adher3a umra ke dharma-guru uThe aura khakhArate hue unhoMne samasyA-pUrti kA apanA zloka par3hA"bhikkha paviTheNa mae'jja diThTha, pamayAmuhaM kamalavisAlanettaM / vakkhittacitteNa na suThTha nAyaM, sakuDalaM vA vayaNaM na vatti // " -"Aja bhikSA ke nimitta maiMne eka ghara meM praveza kiyaa| vahA~ para kamala-jaisI vizAla A~khoM vAlI eka sundarI kA mukha dikhAI par3A, to merA citta vikSipta ho uThA / usake rUpa ko nihArate-nihArate maiM yaha jAna hI na pAyA ki usakA mukha kuMDaloM kI jhilamilAtI jyoti se zobhita hai yA nahIM ?

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22 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ dharma-guru ke mukha se zrRGgAra - rasa kA pada sunakara kucha rasika vAha-vAha kara uThe, para rAjA gambhIra ho gyaa| 'sAdhu hokara yuvatI kA sundara mukha dekhate hI vyAkula ho uThA / kaisI hai isakI sAdhutA ? sAdhu to nArI - mAtra meM nirmala mAtRtva ke darzana karatA hai, usake rUpa ko nahIM, AtmA ko dekhatA hai ! para, yaha to usakI rUpa-jyoti para hI pataMgA banA huA lagatA hai| isa ukti meM saccI sAdhutA kI dhvani nahIM, apitu kisI rasika hRdaya ke bhoga-vilAsa kI dhar3akana hai|" maMtrI ne dUsare dharma-guru kI ora saMketa kiyaa| ve bhI apanI lambI yaSTi ko saMbhAle sabhAmaMca para Ae aura udAtta svara se zloka-pATha zurU kiyA "phalodayeNaM mi gihaM paviTTho, __ tatthAsaNatthA pamayA mi diTThA / vikkhittacitteNa na suTaThu nAyaM, saku DalaM vA vayaNaM na vetti / " "maiM prAtaHkAla phala evaM jala grahaNa karane ke lie eka ghara meM gayA, vahA~ Asana para baiThI eka sundara taruNI ko dekhA, to merI A~kheM cudhiyA gaI / maiM yaha nirNaya nahIM kara sakA ki usakA mukha kuNDala kI AbhA se yukta hai, ki nahIM?" rAjA ne dekhA, yaha bhASA bhI kisI dharma-guru kI nahIM ho sakatI, dharma ke pariveza meM kisI rasika hRdaya kI bhASA hai| saundarya * mugdha hone ke kAraNa vaha usake kuNDala se yukta

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dharma kA sAra 23 mukha ko ThIka taraha nahIM dekha paayaa| ataH isa zloka meM bhoga se virakti jaiso koI dhvani nahIM hai| rAjA aura maMtrI kA gambhIra mauna spaSTa sUcita kara rahA thA ki unheM jo jIvana-darzana cAhie thA, vaha ina dharma guruoM dvArA kI gaI samasyA pUrti meM nahIM mila rahA hai| tabhI eka dharmAcArya sabhAmaMca para aae| sabhAsadoM para premala dRSTi DAlate hue unhoMne apanI madhura svara-laharI vAyumaNDala meM gujita kI"mAlAvihAre mai ajja diTThA, uvAsiyA kaMcaNabhUsiyaMgI / vikkhittacitteNa na suTaThu nAyaM, sakuDalaM vA vayaNaM na betti // " - "mAlA - vihAra meM Aja maiMne eka upAsikA ko dekhaa| usakA zarIra sundara vastra aura svarNAbharaNoM se maMDita thaa| merA citta usake rUpa-darzana se itanA vyAkula ho gayA ki maiM ThIka taraha jAna hI nahIM pAyA-usakA mukha kuNDala sahita hai yA nahIM ?" isa prakAra sabhA - maMca para aneka dharma - guru Ae aura zloka sunAkara apane-apane AsanoM para jA baitthe| rAjA ne dekhA- "sabakI bhAvanA kA pravAha nArI ke kSaNika saundarya meM baha rahA hai / koI usakI kamala-sI A~kheM dekhakara cakita hotA hai, to koI usake kAMcana-bhUSita aMga para mugdha hokara dekhatA-kA-dekhatA hI raha jAtA hai / lagatA hai

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24 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ dharmazAstroM kA vairAgya abhI hRdaya meM utarA nahIM hai| dharmaguru ke mukha se jo gurujanocita bAta sunanA cAhatA thA, vaha abhI taka kisI ne nahIM sunaaii|" rAjA ne maMtrI kI ora dekhA--"kyoM"jaina muni sabhA meM nahIM Ae ? kyA unheM nimantraNa nahIM diyA tumane ?" "mahArAja ! ve isa prakAra ke Adeza evaM nimantraNa para nahIM Ate haiM"-maMtrI ne khaa| ___......."to nivedana karanA cAhie thaa| abhI taka kI carcA meM to koI rasa nahIM aayaa| eka hI ghisI-piTI bAta ghasITI jA rahI hai / kucha to ho..."|" tabhI maMtrI kI dRSTi sabhA - dvAra para par3I ki sAmane rAja-mArga para eka kSullaka muni ( choTA sAdhu ) bhikSA ke lie kahIM jA rahA hai| maMtrI ne eka yogya adhikArI ko bhejakara muni se rAjasabhA meM Ane kA Agraha kiyaa| kSullaka muni apanI masta cAla se calatA huA rAjasabhA meM aayaa| rAjA ne dekhA ki bahuta choTI Ayu kA sAdhu hai, abhI to javAnI bhI pUrI nahIM phaTI hai| A~khoM meM se baca. pana jhA~ka rahA hai / cehare para bAlasulabha sahaja nizchalatA hai| bhalA, yaha ina diggaja vidvAnoM ke sAmane kyA samasyA pUrti karegA ? kiMtu tabhI parvata-zRMga jaise vizAla kAya hAthiyoM ke bIca choTe se siMha-zizu ke samAna bAla-sAdhu ko nirbhaya aura nirdvandva khar3A dekhakara rAjA antar meM Azvasta bhI huA, ki kucha to hai, bilkula khAlI to nahIM mAlama hotA / .

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dharma kA sAra 25 "maMtrI ne kahA- "munivara ! isa dharmasabhA meM eka samasyA cala rahI hai| Apa bhI isa para zloka banA kara sunA sakate haiM ?" kSullaka sAdhu ne bar3e hI nirbhaya svara meM kahA-"mahAmAtya ! samasyA pUrti karanA dharmaguruoM kA kAma nahIM, yaha to kaviyoM kA kAma hai, Apa nItijJa hokara bhI yaha bAta kaise bhUla gae ?" __ maMtrI ne apanI bhUla para sira jhukA liyaa| rAjA kSullaka muni ke adbhuta teja para vismita thA / muni kI spaSTa evaM nirbhIka ukti para sabhA meM sannATA chA gyaa| aisA lagA, jaise yaha choTI-sI lAla mirca hai, para hai bar3I hI teja aura tIkhI ! ___ "hA~ mahArAja ! ApakA upAlaMbha ucita hai / kintu, phira bho Aja kI yaha sabhA Apase kucha sunane kI Atura hai|" rAjA aura maMtrI ne eka sAtha vinamra Agraha kiyaa| kSullaka muni ne kahA- "acchA to, lo maiM sunAtA hU~-muni ke madhura kaMTha se, zloka gUMja uThA "khaMtassa daMtassa jiiMdiyassa, ajjhappajoge gayamANasassa / kiM manjha eeNa vicitieNaM? __ sakuNDalaM vA vayaNaM na vetti // " -"kSamA mere hRdaya meM basa gaI hai| mana merA kAbU meM hai / indriyoM ko maiMne jIta liyA hai| apane Atma-cintana meM

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26 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAeM sadA lIna rahatA huuN| phira mujhe isa vicAra se kyA matalaba ki kisI kA mukha kuNDala sahita hai, ki nahIM ?" zloka sunate hI rAjA ke muMha se vAha-vAha nikala pdd'ii| rAjA ne siMhAsana se uThakara muni ko namaskAra kiyA aura kahA--"mahArAja ! merI ghoSaNA ke anusAra Apa rAjaguru ke sammAna se vibhUSita ho cuke haiN| Aie, padhArie / siMhAsana para baiThie aura upadeza diijie|" muni ne kahA- "rAjan ! sAdhu kA siMhAsana to usakA apanA mana hI hai|" phira kSullaka muni ne miTTI ke do choTe goleeka gIlA aura eka sUkhA, jo ki usake pAtra meM hI rakhe the, lekara sAmane kI dIvAra para pheMke aura vinA kucha bole hI cala die ?" rAjA ne kahA- "mahArAja, dharma kA tattva to kucha btlaaie| aise hI kaise cala die ?" "rAjan maiMne to dharma kA sAra batA diyA, tuma nahIM samajhe ?" muni ne dIvAra para lage donoM goloM kI ora saMketa kiyaa| "mahArAja ! jarA spaSTa kIjie ! hama samajhe nhiiN|" muni ne kahA "ullo sukko ya do chUDhA, golayA mttttiyaamyaa| dovi AvaDiyA kuDDe, jo ullo sottha laggai // evaM laggaMti dummehA, je narA kAmalAlasA / virattA u na laggati, jahA se sukkagolae // "

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dharma kA sAra - " rAjan ! maiMne do gole isa dIvAra para cipakAye, eka gIlA aura dUsarA sUkhA / gIlA golA dIvAra se cipaka kara lagA rahA aura sUkhA golA TakarAkara nIce gira par3A / isI prakAra manovRttiyoM meM jaba taka rAga-dveSa kA gIlApana rahatA hai, Asakti rahatI hai, taba taka karmarUpI gole AtmArUpa dIvAra para lagate hI rahate haiM aura mana kI malinatA bar3hatI hI jAtI hai / kintu, jo virakta aura anAsakta haiM, unakI AtmA para karma - malarUpa gole nahIM lagate / yahI dharma kA sAra hai / " dharma kA sAra sunakara rAjA ne zraddhAvanata hokara muni ke caraNoM meM namaskAra kiyA / 27 - AcArAMga niyukti 227-233 - AcArAMga cUrNi 1/4(1 -- AkhyAnaka maNikoSa 28 /68

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vaha krodha ko pI gayA eka kSatriya kulaputra ke bhAI kI hatyA karake hatyArA lApatA ho gyaa| bhAI kI mRtyu para kulaputra kA kalejA TUkaTaka ho gyaa| A~kheM barasane laga gii| sira pakar3a kara vaha zokamagna mudrA meM zUnya AkAza kI ora pAgala kI taraha tAkane lagA, idhara-udhara dekhane lgaa| tabhI vIra kSatriyANI kA supta kSatriyatva jagA / bUr3hI mA~ ne zokAkula putra ko lalakArA-- "sira pITanA, ronA aura zoka karanA, kAyaroM kA kAma hai / kSatriya vaha hotA hai, jo apane zatra se badalA le / beTA ! tUne merA dUdha piyA hai, kSatriya kA rakta terI nasoM meM daur3a rahA hai / uTha ! apane hAtha meM khaDaga sa~bhAla, aura bhAI ke hatyAre ke khUna se usakI pyAsa bujhaa|" kulaputra kI zoka se rotI A~kheM krodha se lAla aMgAre kI taraha dahaka utthiiN| vIratA ke darda se bhujAe~ phar3akane lgiiN| usane myAna se talavAra bAhara khIMca lI aura use havA meM nacAne lgaa| . kSatriyANI mAtA ne usake pauruSa ko aura adhika uddIpta kiyA-"beTA ! saccA kSatriya to vaha hai, jo zatru ko AkramaNa For Private & Personal

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vaha krodha ko pI gayA 26 karane kA hausalA hI na hone de| vaha to hamalA hone se pahale hI usa para zera kI taraha jhapaTa par3e / aura, zatru ke AkramaNa karane para bhI jo zatru kA sAmanA na kara sake, use pakar3akara zikSA na de sake, vaha kSatriya nahIM, kAyara hotA hai|" kSatriya, aura usa para kAyara hone kA lAMchana ! kulaputra kA khUna ubala pdd'aa| usake andara kA supta kSatriyatva garja utthaa| mAM ke caraNa chue, zapatha lI ki-"mA~, aba to bandhughAtaka ko pakar3akara hI dama lUgA / tumhAre sAmane lAkara usakA sira isI talavAra se ur3A dUM, taba samajhanA ki maiMne asalI kSatriyANI mAM kA dUdha piyA hai|"maaN ne putra kI pITha thapathapAI / kulaputra hatyAre kI khoja meM nikala par3A / gAMva, nagara, jaMgala aura pahAr3oM meM kulaputra hAtha meM naMgI talavAra camakAtA huA ghUmane lgaa| usake raudra rUpa ko dekha kara khakhAra zera bhI sahama gae / bar3e-bar3e vIroM ke kaleje bhI dhaka-se raha gae / eka taraha se dharatI kA cappA - cappA khoja DAlA, kintu hatyArA nahIM milA, so nahIM milaa| kulaputra ko ghUmate-ghUmate bAraha varSa bIta gae / krodha kA nazA phira bhI nahIM utarA / use na khAne kI sudha thI, na pIne kI / jaba taka bhAI ke hatyAre ko pakar3a na le, use caina kahA~? Akhira eka dina zatru usakI najara meM car3ha hI gyaa| bAja jaise cir3iyA para jhapaTatA hai, billI jaise cUhe ko daboca letI hai, kulaputra pUre bala se hatyAre para TUTa par3A, aura pakar3a kara

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jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ pAza meM bA~dha liyaa| zatru ko bandI banAkara mAM ke sAmane lA paTakA-"mA~, yaha lo merI talavAra aura apane putra kA badalA lo|" kulaputra ne talavAra mA~ kI ora bar3hA dii| mA~ ne garva se camakatI A~khoM se putra kI ora dekhA aura kahA-"beTA ! apane bhAI kA badalA tU hI le |"kulputr kI talavAra camacamA utthii| hatyArA bali ke bakare kI taraha thara - thara kA~pa rahA thaa| kulaputra ke caraNoM meM bAra-bAra gira kara memane kI taraha mimiyA rahA thA, A~khoM se A~suoM kI dhArA baha rahI thii| gir3agir3Akara prANoM kI bhIkha mAMgane lagA- "mujhe jIvita chor3a do, jIvana bhara tumhArA dAsa banA rhuuNgaa| mere binA merI bUr3hI mA~, yuvA patnI aura nanhe-nanhe bacce asahAya ho jAeMge, bilakha -bilakha kara mara jaaeNge| kSamA kara do kulaputra ! mujhe prANoM kI bhIkha de do|" kulaputra kA krodhAndha hRdaya hatyAre kI dona - dazA ko mahaja nATaka samajha rahA thaa| usane gir3a- gir3Ate zatru ko eka Thokara mArI-"duSTa, aba mA~ aura baccoM kI phikra lagI hai|" kintu, sAmane khar3I mA~, yaha dekha rahI thI, usakA mAtRtva jAga uThA-"usakI bUr3hI mA~ aise hI tar3apegI, jaise ki maiM apane putra ke lie tar3apatI hU~ / isake bacce phira apane pitR ghAtaka zatru se badalA lene ke lie aise hI nikaleMge, jaise merA putra nikalA hai / eka - dUsare ke prANoM ke grAhaka bane phirate

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vaya krodha ko pI gayA 31 raheMge / vaira kI paramparA kitanI pIr3hiyoM taka calatI jAegI / kitanI mAtAoM kI goda sUnI hotI raheMgI? kitanI suhAginoM kA suhAga luTatA rahegA ? vaira kA badalA vaira se nahIM liyA jA sktaa| 'hatyA kA badalA hatyA'-yaha krama to kabhI samApta hI na ho skegaa| vaira kA saccA samAdhAna to kSamA hI ho sakatA hai|" ___ mAtRtva ke prabuddha saMskAroM ne kSatriyANI ke hRdaya ko jIta liyaa| usane hAtha U~cA uThAyA-"beTA, ruka Ao! talavAra vApasa myAna meM kro| ghara para AyA huA zatru avadhya hotA hai / phira yaha to zaraNa mA~ga rahA hai, prANoM kI bhIkha mAMga rahA hai / zaraNAgata ko mAranA, kSatriya kA dharma nahIM hai| ataH ise chor3a do !" mAM kI bAta sunakara kulaputra sahasA bhoMcaka raha gyaa| "mA~, kyA kaha rahI ho ? jisa hatyAre ko pakar3ane ke lie bAraha-bAraha varSa taka jaMgaloM kI khAka chAnatA rahA, taba kahIM bar3I kaThinatA se vaha hAtha meM AyA / aura, isa prakAra Aja usake badalA lene kA avasara AyA, taba tuma kahatI ho'chor3a do|' nahIM, mA~ ! nahIM ! yaha nahIM ho sktaa| hargija nahIM ho sktaa| mere mana kI Aga taba taka zAnta nahIM hogI, jaba taka ki maiM isakA khUna nahIM pI jAU~, mujhe roko mata / " "beTA ! krodha, kabhI krodha se zAnta huA hai ? khUna se khUna ke dAga dhUle haiM kabhI ? krodha ko saphala karanA vIratA nahIM hai / vIratA hai-zatru ko kSamA karanA, krodha ko pI jAnA // "

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jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAeM kulaputra kI talavAra nIce jhuka gii| vaha vicAra - magna ho gayA - "mA~ ThIka to kaha rahI hai / krodha to rAkSasa hai, yaha saphala huA to vinAzalIlA ke atirikta aura kyA karegA ? bAhara ke nirIha zatru ko mArane se kyA ? isa andara ke rAkSasa ko hI mAranA cAhie / " kulaputra kA sadviveka jagA, to krodha zAnta ho gayA / jo talavAra hatyAre kA khana pIne ke lie lapalapA rahI thI, usI talavAra se usake baMdhana kATakara use mukta kara diyA / hatyArA kulaputra ke caraNoM se lipaTa gayA / kulaputra ne use bhAI kI taraha sneha se uThAliyA aura premapUrvaka eka hI thAlI meM apane sAtha khilA - pilAkara vidA kiyA / uttarAdhyayana, adhya0 1 ( kamalasaMyamI TIkA ) 32 10)

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dIpaka jalatA rahA vaizAlI kI rAjya paramparA meM 'candrAvataMsa' eka parAkramI rAjA ho gayA hai / vaha karmavIra hI nahIM, dharmavIra bhI thA / rAjya kAryoM meM saMlagna rahate hue bhI aSTamI, caturdazI, amAvasyA aura pUrNimA ko upavAsa karatA, pauSadhatrata karatA aura kAyotsarga mudrA meM daNDAyamAna khar3A hokara sudIrgha dhyAna - sAdhanA bhI karatA rahatA / jala meM kamala kI taraha usakA jIvana saMsAra meM rahate hue bhI nirlipta thA, nirvi 5 kAra thA / eka dina amAvasyA kI andhakArAcchanna rAtri meM rAjA 'candrAvataMsa' rAja mahala meM dhyAna - mudrA lagAye khar3A thA / aMdhakAra meM mahArAjA kI sAdhanA meM koI vighna na ho, isake lie dAsI ne A kara dIpaka jalA diyA, cAroM ora prakAza phaila gayA / 'candrAvataMsa' kI dRSTi dIpaka kI lau para Tika gaI / udhara bAhara meM bhautika dIpa kI prakAza- razmiyA~ jagara-magara ho rahI thIM, to idhara andara meM dhyAna dIpa ko AdhyAtmika prakAza - razmiyA~ jagamagAne lgiiN| bhAva dhArA Age, aura Age bar3hane lagI / rAjA ne mana meM abhigraha rUpa saMkalpa kiyA

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34 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ "jaba taka yaha dIpaka jalatA rahegA, maiM apanA dhyAna cAlU rakhU~gA / " do ghar3I bIta gaI, cAra ghar3I gujara gaI / dIpaka TimaTimAne lagA, bujhane kI sthiti meM AyA / svAmI bhakta dAsI ne dekhA, to socA ki dIpaka gula na ho jAe, mahArAja dhyAna kie khar3e haiM ? vaha AI, aura tela DAla gaI / lo phira teja ho uThI / mahArAja ke anta meM bhI dhyAna kIlo tIvra ho gaI / bAhara ke dIpaka ke sAtha - sAtha rAjA ke mana kA antar - dIpaka bhI jalatA rahA, prakAza tIvra se tIvratara hotA rahA / eka prahara rAtri bIta gaI / dAsI ne socA- "Aja mahArAja kA dhyAna bahuta lambA cala rahA hai, ataH kahIM a~dherA na ho jAe !" dIpaka kA tela samApta hone se pahale hI usane punaH tela DAla diyA / - rAjA kA dhyAna lambA hotA calA gayA / dAsI kI svAmI - bhakti para rAjA prasanna thA ki "yaha Aja saccI bhakti kara rahI hai / mere dhyAna kI akhaNDa lo ko bujhane nahIM denA cAhatI, dhanya hai isakI svAmi bhakti ko / " rAta bItatI gaI, dIpaka jalatA rahA / jaba-jaba dIpaka TimaTimAne lagatA, dAsI hAtha meM tela - pAtra lie taiyAra rahatI, dIpaka meM tela uMDela detI / yoM rAta bhara tela DalatA rahA, dIpaka jalatA rahA / rAjA kI antazcetanA prabuddha ho gaI / AtmA kA akhaNDa nandAdIpa bhI jalatA rahA / rAjA

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dIpa jalatA rahA 35 dhyAna meM lIna hokara ucca-uccatara bhAva - zreNI meM car3hatA gayA / jJAna-cetanA kA divya prakAza jagamagAtA rhaa| . donoM ora saMkalpa kI hor3a lagI thii| dAsI ne jaMbhAiyA~ lete hue bhI bAhara kA dIpaka bujhane nahIM diyaa| rAjA kA sukumAra zarIra khar3e-khar3e akar3a gayA thA, roma-roma dukhane laga gayA thA, para usake dhyAna kA tAra TUTane na paayaa| bhItara kA dIpaka jo jalA, to phira bujhA hI nhiiN| prAta:kAla kA svarNima prakAza dharatI para bikharA / dAsI ne dIpaka ko guLa kiyaa| para, rAjA kA antar-dIpaka eka bAra jo jala uThA, vaha kaise gula hotA ? vaha to jalatA hI rahA / khar3e-khar3e pA~va sUja gae, rakta-saMcAra kSINa hone se zarIra zUnya ho gayA aura antataH dhyAna meM tallIna rAjA kI deha bhUmi para mUchita hokara gira pdd'ii| mRtyu - kSaNa kI mUrchA meM bhI usakA antar-dIpa nahIM bujhA, so nahIM bujhA / zarIra chuTa gayA, para vaha akhaNDa jyoti to jalatI hI rhii| vaha dIpa, jo eka bAra jalA thA, jalatA hI rahA / -maraNasamAdhi prakIrNaka -AkhyAnaka maNi koza (Amradeva sUri) 41/126

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kSamA kA ArAdhaka "gurudeva ! maiMne saMyama-vrata to svIkAra kara liyA hai, kintu karmodaya ke kAraNa bhUkha sahana karane kI zakti mujha meM nahIM hai, eka upavAsa bho nahIM kara sktaa| prabho ! binA tapaH sAdhanA ke kaise merA kalyANa hogA?" vizAlA nagarI kA eka navadIkSita rAjakumAra guru-caraNoM meM Akara prArthanA karane lgaa| __guru ne ziSya ko Azvasta karate hue kahA- "vatsa ! tuma bhUkha nahIM saha sakate, to koI bAta nahIM / tapasyA ke anya rUpa bhI haiM, mAtra anazana-tapa ke rUpa meM bhUkhA rahanA hI eka mAtra tapa nahIM hai| saMtoSa, sevA, svAdhyAya, dhyAna, kSamA-ye bhI tapa haiM / tuma aura kucha nahIM, to eka kSamA kI hI paripUrNa sAdhanA karo, usI sAdhanA se tuma anya saba tapasyAoM kA phala prApta kara sakate ho|" ____ guru ke Adeza ke anusAra muni kSamA kI sAdhanA meM juTa gayA / krodha evaM dvaSa ke pratyeka prasaMga para apane ko saMbhAla kara calane lgaa| aura, isa prakAra kSamA kA abhyAsa karate - karate usakI ugra rajoguNI manovRtti atyanta zAnta evaM zItala ho gii|

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kSamA kA ArAdhaka 37 bhUkha use bahuta lagatI thii| bhUkha ke kAraNa rAta nikAlanI bhI usako muzkila ho jaatii| prAtaH sUryodaya hote hI eka gaDuka (prAcIna kAla kA eka mApa) bhara kara (bhAta) lA kara, jaba peTa meM DAla letA, tabhI kucha zAnti miltii| muni ke isa nitya prati ke bhojana vyavahAra se logoM ne unheM parihAsa meM 'kUra gaDuka' nAma se pukAranA zurU kara diyaa| ___ eka bAra AcArya kA saMgha campA nagarI meM phuNcaa| usa samaya dharma - saMgha meM cAra bahuta bar3e tapasvI the| pahale tapasvI muni eka-eka mAsa kA tapa karate the| dUsare do- do mAsa kA, tIsare tIna-tIna mAsa kA aura cauthe cAra cAra mAsa kA dIrgha tapazcaraNa karate the / ye tapasvI 'kUra gaDuka' ke prAtaH hote hI nitya prati bhojana karane ke vyavahAra para upahAsa karate rahate / kahate-'kaisA bhojana bhaTTa hai ? aSTamIcaturdazI ko upavAsa to kyA, eka pauruSI (prahara) taka bhI bhUkha nahIM saha sakatA ? ve muni kUra-gaDuka ko 'nitya bhojI' kahakara vyaMgya kasate rahate the| kintu, kUra - gaDuka muni kaTu vacana evaM vyaMgya sunakara bhI kruddha nahIM hotA thaa| vaha svayaM ko andara-hI-andara TaTolane lagatA- "vAstava meM ye muni ThIka hI kaha rahe haiM / maiM tapa karane meM bahuta hI kamajora huuN| dhanya hai inheM, jo mAsa - kSapaNa Adi kI itanI kaThora dIrgha tapaH sAdhanA nirantara karate rahate haiN|" eka bAra zAsanadevI ne aneka tapasvI evaM vidvAna saMtoM

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jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAeM kI maMDalI meM eka kinAre baiThe kara * gaDuka muni ko Adara evaM bhakti pUrvaka namaskAra kiyaa| zAsanadevI kA yaha vyavahAra tapasvI muniyoM ko akhara gyaa| unhoMne kahA-"devAnupriye ! tuma devI hokara bhI bhrama meM par3a gaI ho, jo ki ghora evaM dIrgha tapasviyoM ko chor3akara usa nitya-bhojI kUra-gaDuka ko vandanA kara rahI ho?" zAsana devI ne kahA- "bhante ! maiM bhrama meM nahIM hai| maiMne ghora tapasvI ko hI vandanA kI hai / kUra - gaDuka muni bhAva tapasvI hai, kSamA tapa kI dIrgha ArAdhanA se usakI AtmA parama pavitra evaM nirmala ho cukI hai| dekhanA, Aja se sAtaveM dina vaha kevalajJAna kI mahAn siddhi kaise prApta karatA hai ?" tapasvI muni devI kI bAta para cakita raha gae / kintu phira bhI unheM vizvAsa nahIM huA ki "nitya bhojana karane vAle kI AtmA hamAre se adhika pavitra kaise ho sakatI hai?" kUra-gaDuka devI ke bhakti-bhAva pUrvaka vandana aura prazaMsA karane para bhI utanA hI zAnta aura anapekSa rahA, jitanA ki 'nitya bhojI' aura 'bhojanabhaTTa' kaha kara upahAsa karanevAloM ke prati raha rahA thaa| Aja sAtaveM dina parva - dina thA, prAyaH sabhI choTe-bar3e munijanoM ko spavAsa thaa| kintu kUra-gaDuka Aja bhI apanI asahya kSudhA vedanIya ke kAraNa upavAsa nahIM kara sakA / guru kI AjJA lekara bhikSA ke lie gyaa| bhikSA meM jo kucha zuddha ___

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kSamA kA ArAdhaka nirdoSa bhojana prApta huA, vaha lekara guru ke pAsa lauTakara AyA, to zAstrIya maryAdA ke anusAra upasthita munibaroM ke samakSa bhojana - pAtra rakhakara sAdara nimaMtrita karane lagA"bhante ! Apako isameM jo bhI AvazyakatA ho, grahaNa karake mujhe anugRhIta kIjie- "sAhU hujjAmi taario|" kUragaDuka ke sahaja evaM sarala nivedana para eka tapasvI muni ko krodha car3ha aayaa| ubala par3A- "dhITha kahIM kA! Aja parva dina para bhI upavAsa nahIM kara sakA, aura ulaTA bhojana lAkara hameM dikhA rahA hai / 'thU, thU' calA jA yahA~ se / patita kahIM kA.......?" tapasvI ne krodha va ghRNAvaza jyoM hI thU-thU kiyA ki vAstava meM hI usake muMha se thUka uchalakara kUragaDuka ke bhojana-pAtra meM jA giraa| para, kUragaDuka ke cehare para eka bhI salavaTa nahIM AI / aba bhI vaha pahalI-sI akhaNDa zAnti aura saumyatA thI usake mukha - kamala para / vaha kruddha tapasvI muni ke caraNasparza kara ekAnta meM jAkara bhojana karane baiThA / bhojana karate-karate socane lagA-"vAstava meM hI maiM kitanA patita hU~, dhRSTa hU~ ? itanI laMbI jindagI meM eka bhI upavAsa nahIM kara sakA / sAdhanA - patha para Akara bhI nitya bhojana karatA huuN| dhikkAra hai mujhe ! una tapasviyoM ko dhanya hai, jo dIrgha tapasyAe~ karake Atma-sAdhanA meM Age bar3ha rahe haiM, jovana saMgrAma meM vIra yoddhA kI taraha jajha rahe haiN| maiM kAyara hU~, mujha se to kucha bhI nahIM ho rahA hai|"

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40 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ vicAroM kI isa ucca bhUmi para car3hatA huA kUragaDuka muni dharmadhyAna se zukla - dhyAna meM agrasara ho gayA, vaha Atma - darzana karane lgaa| usake krodha aura ahaMkAra Adi kaSAyabhAva kSINa ho gae, Asakti ke bandhana TUTa ge| AtmA meM parama zAnti aura zItalatA kI ve nirmala bhAva lahareM uThI ki kevalajJAna ke divya prakAza se lokAloka Alokita ho uThA / AkAza meM deva-dundubhiyA~ bajane lgiiN| karagaDuka kevalI ko jaya - jayakAra karate hue devatAoM ke anekAneka vRnda dharatI para utara Ae aura kUragaDuka muni ke caraNa-kamaloM meM namaskAra karane lge| bar3e - bar3e tapasvI, jinheM apane tapa kA ahaMkAra thA, kUragaDuka muni ko kevalI huA dekhakara cakita ho uThe / ve zraddhAvanata usake pAsa Akara apane kaTu vacana, apamAna evaM abhadra vyavahAra ke lie bAra - bAra kSamA mAMgane lge| unheM aba samajhate dera nahIM lagI ki vAstava meM tapa kyA hai ? saccA tapa bAhara meM nahIM, andara maiM hai / aura vaha hai-krodhavijaya meM, kSamAzIlatA meM, sahiSNutA meN| --upadezaprasAda staMbha 3/41

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dIpa se dIpa jale ____ kSullaka kumAra' eka rAjakumAra thaa| saMskAra - vaza bAlya-kAla meM hI vaha apanI mAtA sAdhvI yazobhadrA ke pAsa dIkSA lekara jJAnArjana meM juTa gyaa| jaba vaha yuvaka huA, to hRdaya meM saMsAra ke sukhopabhoga kI taraMga uTha khar3I huii| dabAne para bhI yaha taraMga jaba daba na sakI, taba eka dina vaha apanI mA~ se, muniveza chor3a kara punaH saMsAra meM jAne kI anumati mAMgane lgaa| ___ mA~ ne bahuta samajhAyA, para putra kA mana nahIM bdlaa| Akhira moha kA dabAva DAlakara mA~ ne kahA-"putra ! kamase-kama bAraha varSa taka tU mere pAsa aura rahakara adhyayana kara le / phira jaisA terA mana ho, vaisA krnaa|" mA~ kI mamatA ne putra ko bAraha varSa ke lie aura bAMdha liyaa| pratidina vairAgya aura jJAna kI bAteM sunate hue bhI usake bhogAkula mana para unakA koI prabhAva nahIM pdd'aa| kisI taraha bAraha varSa pUre hue, usane mAtA se punaH ghara jAne kI anumati maaNgii| sneha ke kAraNa mA~ kI A~kheM bhIMga gaI / usane kahA"putra ! merI gurunI (mahattarA AryikA) ke pAsa jAkara tuma

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42 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ AjJA lo| yadi ve AjJA de deM, to tum|" kSullaka kumAra . gurunI ke pAsa AyA aura ghara jAne kI AjJA maaNgii| gurunI ne kahA- "putra, pahale bAraha varSa taka mere pAsa rahakara dharma * upadeza suno, usake bAda dekhA jaaegaa|" kSullaka gurunI kI bAta ko bhI na TAla sakA / vikAroM kI uchAla mana se miTI nahIM thI, para kisI-na-kisI taraha use dabAkara vaha bAraha varSa taka gurunI kI dekha-rekha meM adhyayana karatA rhaa| bAraha varSa pUrA hote hI usane gurunI se vidA maaNgii| gurunI ne kahA-"putra ! tU jA sakatA hai, kiMtu apane upAdhyAya kI AjJA le kr|" kSullaka upAdhyAya ke pAsa gayA, to upAdhyAya ne bhI bAraha varSa ke lie roka liyaa| mana ko masosa kara kSullaka ne phira bAraha varSa bitAe / bAraha varSa pUre hone para usane upAdhyAya se saMsAra meM jAne kI anumati maaNgii| upAdhyAya ne kahA-"kSullaka ! AcArya kI anumati lie binA saMsAra meM mata jAo !" kSullaka AcArya ke pAsa aayaa| AcArya ne bhI use bAraha varSa taka dharma sunane ke lie roka liyA / kSullaka manahI-mana khIjha uThA-"itane varSa bIta gae, dharma sunate - sunate, aba aura kyA bAkI raha gayA hai ?" kintu phira bhI vaha lajjAvaza AcArya kI bAta TAla nahIM skaa| kSullaka ne ar3atAlIsa varSa taka apane mana kI icchA aura bhAvanA ko dbaayaa| aba mAnasika caMcalatA asahya ho rahI

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dIpa se dIpa jale 43 thI, vaha saMsAra meM jAkara sAMsArika sukhoM kA anubhava karane ke lie tar3apa rahA thaa| isa bAra bAraha varSa pUre hote hI usane AcArya kI anumati kI pratIkSA nahIM kI, samaya pUrA hote hI vaha cupacApa saMsAra kI svatantra yAtrA ke lie cala pdd'aa| kSullaka muni calatA-calatA sAketapura phuNcaa| nagara meM Ate-Ate saMdhyA ho gaI thii| nagara ke bAhara udyAna meM eka sundara nATaka ho rahA thaa| sahasroM manuSya tanmayatA ke sAtha khar3e-khar3e nATaka dekha rahe de| nRtya aura gAyana kA adbhuta samA baMdhA thA / kSullaka muni ke pA~va vahIM ruka ge| vaha bhI eka ora khar3A hokara nRtya dekhane meM lIna ho gyaa| AkAza meM nirmala zubhra cA~danI khila rahI thii| zItala aura manda pavana baha rahI thii| nartakI ke madhura-svara pAyala kI jhanakAroM ke sAtha dig-diganta ko mukharita kara rahe the| usake aMgoM kI lacaka, kaTAkSoM kA unmAda darzakoM ko apanI mAdakatA ke vegavAna pravAha meM bahAye le jA rahA thaa| rAta ke tIna pahara bItane ko Ae, para logoM ko A~khoM para jaise jAdU chAyA huA thA, kisI ko patA bhI nahIM calA ki itanA lambA samaya kaba aura kaise bIta gayA ? | ____ anavarata nRtya karate-karate nartakI kA aMga-pratyaMga zrama se zithila ho gyaa| usakI A~kheM bhArI aura lAla ho giiN| nIMda kI halakI - sI jhapakI jaise A~khoM para utarane lgii| nRtya-maMDalI kI bUr3hI AkA (mukhiyA nartakI) ne dekhA-are!

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44 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ yaha kyA, khetI pakane ke samaya kisAna so rahA hai ? nRtya kA pArizramika milane kA samaya AyA, to nartakI zithila hokara jhapakiyA~ lene laga rahI hai / svara lar3akhar3Ane laga gae haiN| usane gIta kA AlApa bharate hue nartakI ko sAvadhAna kiyA- . "suThu gAiyaM, suThTha vAiyaM, suTTha nacciyaM sAmasundarI ! aNupAliya dIharAiyaM, usumiNaM te mA pamAyae !" "sundarI ! tUne lambe samaya taka sundara gAyA, sundara bajAyA, aura sundara nRtya kiyaa| aba thor3e se samaya ke lie pramAda na kara ! yahI to phala milane kA samaya hai|" kSullaka muni eka kinAre khar3A abhinaya dekha rahA thaa| jyoMhI yaha gAthA sunI, sahasA usakI tanmayatA TUTa gaI / use eka jhaTakA - sA lgaa| gAthA ke artha para cintana karane lagA, to usakI antar-nidrA khula gaI / turanta, usane apane kaMdhe para kA ratna kambala vRddha nartakI ko de ddaalaa| udhara rAjakumAra ne yaha gAthA sunate hI apane maNijaTita kuNDala utAra kara nartakI kI jholI meM DAla die| tabhI eka ora khar3I koI kula - vadhU apane gale kA ratnahAra utAra kara nartakI ke hAtha meM thamA gii| idhara rAja - maMtrI ne bhI usI kSaNa apanI hIre kI a~gUThI nikAlI aura nartakI ke sAmane rakha dii| muni, rAjakumAra, kula-vadha aura maMtrI ko eka gAthA . para isa prakAra dhana barasAte dekhakara vRddha rAjA ko bar3A

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dIpa se dIpa jale 45 Azcarya huaa| usane sarva - prathama kSullaka muni kI ora vyaMga-bharI dRSTi DAlI- "munivara ! nRtya - gIta para itane mugdha hue ki eka lAkha mudrAoM kA ratna kambala nartakI ko puraskAra (tuSTi dAna) meM de DAlA ?" "rAjan ! nartakI kI isa gAthA se jo pratibodha milA hai, usakI tulanA meM yaha ratna kaMbala kucha bhI nhiiN|" ___ "hA~, aisA ! kyA bodha milA, jarA suneM to sahI ?" rAjA ne eka tIkhe hAsya ke sAtha muni ke mukha ko ora dekhA! muni ne kahA--"rAjan ! maiM bhI eka rAjakumAra hU~ ! dIrghakAla taka saMyama kI kaThora sAdhanA karatA rahA, kintu mana viSaya-bhogoM kI ora daur3atA hI rahA, rokanepara bhI vaha nahIM rukA, to gRhastha - Azrama kI ora cala par3A / sAdhu ke vrata aura niyamoM kA parityAga kara maiM ghara kI ora jA hI rahA thA ki mArga meM Apake isa nRtya meM mana ulajha gyaa| rAta bhara khar3A - khar3A yaha nRtya dekhatA rahA / abhI jaba usa bUr3hI nartakI ne yaha gAthA sunAI, to aisA lagA, jaise kisI ne nIMda meM soye mujhako jhakajhora diyA ho / usakA yaha pada "aNupAliya dIharAiyaM, usumiNaM te mA pamAyae !" "dIrghakAla taka jisa patha kA anusaraNa kiyA, aba thor3ese ke lie use chor3akara pramatta na bana"-mujhe jagA gayA / mA~, gurunI, upAdhyAya aura AcArya ke ar3atAlIsa varSa ke nirantara sahavAsa aura upadeza se jo mana nahIM jagA, vaha sahasA hI isa

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raThA 46 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ gAthA kI noMka se gudagudA kara jaga utthaa| nartakI ne mujha para vaha upakAra kiyA hai ki basa, merA sAdhaka jIvana patita hote * hote baca gyaa| isI prasannatA meM maiMne yaha ratna-kambala nartakI ko de ddaalaa|" kSullaka muni kI bAta sunakara rAjA bahuta prasanna huaa| usane rAjakumAra se pUchA- "tumane kisa bAta para prasanna hokara---apanA maNi-jaTita kuNDala diyA beTA ?" rAjakumAra ne sira jhukAyA- "pitAjI ! duSTatA kSamA ho ! rAya - lobha ke kAraNa maiM viSa Adi ke prayoga se Apako ghAta karake rAjA banane kI dhuna meM thaa| nartakI ne mere mana ke cora ko pakar3a liyaa| maiMne socA-jIvana bhara jisa pitA kI sevA kI, aba bur3hApe meM use yoM mAra DAlanA ThIka nahIM hai / aba to pitAjI bUr3he ho gae haiM, thor3e dinoM ke aura mehamAna haiN| isa thor3e-se ke lie itanA bar3A kalaMka kA TIkA sira para kyoM lagAU~ ? isa vicAra ne mere mana ke pApa ko dho DAlA, pratyupakAra svarUpa nartakI ko maiMne apane ratnajaTita kuNDala utAra kara de die|" rAjakumAra kI bAta sunI to rAjA kA hRdaya Azcaryamizrita prasannatA se taraMgita ho uThA / eka ora khar3I kula. vadha se rAjA ne pUchA-"putrI ! tumane kisa bAta para apanA amUlya ratnahAra de DAlA ?"

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dIpa se dIpa jale 47 lajjAvaza kula-vadhU kI A~kheM nIce jhuka gaIM-"mahArAja ! kyA kahU~, bAraha varSa se paradeza gae pati ke viraha meM Akula huI tar3apa rahI huuN| aba taka dhairya ke sAtha kisI taraha apane kula-dharma kA pAlana kiyA / para, Aja isa rAgaraMga ke mAdaka vAtAvaraNa meM mere dhairya kA bAMdha TUTa hI gayA aura maiM apane kula-dharma kI maryAdA tor3ane para utArU ho gaI / kintu nartakI kI gAthA ne mere girate hue manobala ko sahArA de diyA, maiM patita hone se baca gii| bAraha varSa taka jaba iMtajAra kI, to aba thor3e dina aura rahe haiM, pati kI rAha dekhanI cAhie / kSaNika bhAvAveza ke karaNa yoM kula kalaMkita kyoM karUM ?"- isa prakAra maiMne nartakI kA upakAra mAnA aura usake pratidAna meM yaha hAra de diyaa| kula-vadhu kI bAta pUrI huI to rAjA ne maMtrI kI ora sahAsya dekhA- "maMtrIvara ! Apane kisa bAtapara prasanna hokara hIre kI aMgUThI nartakI ko de dI !" maMtrI ne hAtha jor3akara kahA- "aparAdha kSamA ho / maiM jIvana kI sAndhya-velA meM apane rAja-dharma se bhraSTa ho rahA thaa| Apake sImAvartI zatru rAjAoM dvArA die gae pralobhana ke kAraNa maiM aba Apake sAtha bhayaMkara dhokhA karane vAlA thaa| para, nartakI kI gAthA sunate hI merI bhaTakI huI cetanA satpatha para lauTa AI / jIvana bhara vaphAdArI se jisa rAja-dharma kA pAlana kiyA, aba thor3e-se jIvana ke lie usako tyAga dene

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48 aalaa| jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ kI mUrkhatA kyoM karU~ ?-nartakI ne yaha jo bodha diyA hai, usI ke upalakSya meM maiMne hIre kI aMgUThI use de ddaalii| __ raMgamaMDapa meM zrRMgAra rasa ko jagaha zAnta rasa kA srota umar3a pdd'aa| muni, rAjakumAra, kula-vadhU aura maMtrI ke udbodhaka prasaMga sunakara rAjA kA hRdaya prabuddha ho utthaa| socA"aba mere jIvana kI sAndhya-velA A cukI hai, bhogoM meM kaba taka phaMsA rahU~gA ? aba to yaha saba chor3akara Atma - sAdhanA kI ora unmukha honA caahie|" rAjA ne apane putra ko rAja-siMhAsana sauMpA aura svayaM kSullakamuni ke sAtha AcArya ke caraNoM meM pahuMca kara pravajita ho gyaa| jAgati kI lahara jaba uThatI hai, to vaha eka hI lahara aneka hRdayoM ko nava-jIvana de jAtI hai| eka hI dIpa aneka dIpa jalA detA hai / dIpa se dIpa prajvalita hote jAte haiN| - upadezaprAsAda 4/121 .

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Akhira, prazna samAdhAna pA gayA 8 thAvaccA putra, hA~, basa yahI nAma samajha lIjie / vaise itihAsakAroM ko usake asalI nAma kA patA nahIM hai / usakI mAtA kA nAma thAvaccA thA, aura isalie vaha mAtA ke nAma para thAvaccA-putra ke nAma se prasiddha ho gyaa| __ thAvaccA-putra janma se hI jAgRta mastiSka lekara AyA thaa| Amataura para gulAbI bacapana khela - khilaunoM kI bhUlabhulaiyA meM bhramita rahatA hai, parantu thAvaccA putra kA bacapana kucha vilakSaNa hI thaa| vaha jo kucha bhI dekhatA yA sunatA, usameM gaharA utaratA / usakA mana praznoM se bhara jAtA aura vastusthiti kI taha taka pahuMce binA vaha kabhI bhI caina se nahIM baitthtaa| eka bAra kI bAta hai, thAvaccA putra apane saptabhUmi prAsAda kI sAtavIM maMjila para khar3A nagara kI zobhA dekha rahA thA / prAtaHkAla kA samaya thA / sUrya pUrva ke kSitija para Upara uTha Ane ke lie ujalo kiraNoM ke rUpa meM apane hajAroM hAtha phailAe hue thA / idhara-udhara bikhare megha - khaNDa svarNAbha ho rahe the| gaganacumbI mahaloM ke svarNa kalaza sUraja kI sunahalI kiraNoM ke sparza se camacamA rahe the| zotala maMda

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50 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ samIra baha rahI thii| aneka taraha ke raMga - biraMge pakSI apane raina-baseroM se paMktibaddha ur3e jA rahe the, dUra kahIM dAnA-pAnI kI talAza meM / ati sukhada evaM suhAvanA dRzya thA / thAvaccA putra Ananda - vibhora huA yaha saba dekha rahA thaa| kabhI idhara, to kabhI udhara, mahala kI chata para daur3A-daur3A ghUma rahA thaa| * isI bIca par3osa ke ghara se AtI maMgala gItoM kI madhura dhvani usake kAnoM ko chU gii| gItoM kI madhuratA aura mohakatA ne thAvaccA putra ko sahasA apanI ora khIMca liyaa| vaha idhara - udhara dekhanA bhUla gayA aura eka tAna hokara zravaNa - puToM se mAno madhurasa pIne lagA / gItoM kI pRSTha-bhUmi evaM bhAvanA vaha ThIka taraha nahIM samajha pA rahA thaa| para, usakA jijJAsu mana eka ke bAda eka uThate praznoM se bharane lagA-ye gIta kyA haiM ? kyoM gAye jA rahe haiM ? bAlaka kA guru mA~ hotI hai / thAvaccA putra nIce utarA aura jaldI se mA~ ke pAsa aayaa| prema se macalate hue mA~ kA A~cala khIMcakara godI meM baiTha gayA- "mA~ ! par3osa meM ye sundara aura mIThe gIta kisalie gAe jA rahe haiM ?" ... -"beTA ! apanI vaha par3osina hai na ! usakI goda Aja bhara gaI / usake putra huA hai| putra - janma kI khuzI meM hI ye gIta gAye jA rahe haiN|" .. --"mA~ ! kyA mere janma ke samaya bhI aise hI gIta gAye gae the ?"

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Akhira, prazna samAdhAna pA gayA "beTA ! tere janma kI kyA bAta ? taba to bahuta gIta gAye the, isase bhI kahIM jyAdA ! bahuta jyAdA ! gIta hI nahIM, bAje bhI baje aura pUre mohalle meM miThAiyA~ baTI thIM / " "mA~ ! mana karatA hai, gIta sunatA hI rahU~ / tuma bhI calo, Upara !" "nahIM beTA ! mujhe kAma hai / tuma jAo aura khUba mana bhara kara gIta suno !" thAvaccA putra Upara AyA, to aura hI AvAja sunakara usakA mana ruA~ - ruA~sA hone lagA | yaha kyA, bar3A bhayAvanA-sA kolAhala hai, rudana hai / kAnoM meM kAMToM kI taraha cubhana hone lagI / vaha daur3akara mA~ ke pAsa AyA / "mA~ kyA huA ? ve gIta jo itane mIThe the, aba bar3e asuhAne kyoM laga rahe haiM ? gIta kyA, kolAhala - jaisA hai, rudana hai !" 51 mA~ ne putra kA hAtha pakar3a kara apanI ora khIMca liyA / par3osI ke Akasmika duHkha aura vilApa se usakI AMkheM bhI gIlI ho giiN| vaha snehila hAthoM se putra kA sira sahalAne lagI / thAvaccA putra ne mA~ kI A~khoM meM garama garama A~sU chalakate dekhe, to bola par3A-- "arI ammA ! yaha kyA ? tuma ro kyoM rahI ho ?" maiMne to tuma se kucha nahIM kahA, sirpha itanA hI to pUchA - "par3osI ke ghara para ye gIta badala kyoM gae ?" bAlaka kI sahaja abodhatA para mA~ kA hRdaya gad gad ho uThA - "beTA, kucha nahIM ! thor3I dera pahale hI par3osa ke ghara meM jo putra janma lekara AyA thA, vaha aba vApasa ho gayA ?"

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52 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ "kyA matalaba mA~ ? kahA~ calA gayA ?" "beTA, vaha mara gayA" - mA~ ne eka lambA sAMsa chor3A ! "mA~ ! kyA maiM bhI aise hI mara jAu~gA ?" "thUka beTA, muha se ! aisI bAta nahIM kiyA karate / mare terA duzmana ! merA lADalA kyoM mare ?" "kyA maiM nahIM marUMgA mA~ ?" mA~ do kSaNa mauna ho gaI / putra ke sarala sukumAra mukhar3e para ubharatI gUr3ha jijJAsA - rekhAoM ko dekhatI hI rahI ! putra ne phira macala kara pUchA - " mA~ ! saca saca batA, kyA maiM bhI kabhI marUMgA ?" mA~ kI A~kheM chalachalA AIM - "hA~ beTA, maranA to sabhI ko par3atA hai, jo janmatA hai, vaha eka dina maratA bhI hai|" "mA~, kyA koI aisA bhI upAya hai, ki maiM marU nahIM / "beTA ! aisI bAteM mata kara / merA kalejA mu~ha ko AtA hai - terI ye aTapaTI bAteM sunakara / " - mA~ ne usako sneha ne thor3A-sA DA~Ta diyA / thAvaccA putra mA~ kI DA~Ta se eka bAra cupa to ho gayA / kintu usake vicAroM meM eka ajJAta kampana, eka gUr3ha prazna sadA-sadA ke lie khar3A ho gayA / vaha akele meM baiThakara isI viSaya para socatA rahatA-- " manuSya maratA kyoM hai ? kyA vaha amara nahIM raha sakatA ? saMsAra meM aisA koI mArga

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Akhira, prazna samAdhAna pA gayA 53 honA cAhie, aisI koI sAdhanA honI cAhie ki manuSya kabhI mare nhiiN| vaha amara ho jaae|" thAvaccA putra bar3A huaa| eka bAra bhagavAn ariSTanemi dvArikA nagarI meM pdhaare| thAvaccA putra bhI apanI mAtA ke sAtha upadeza sunane ko gyaa| prabhu kA upadeza sunate hI usakA hRdaya prabuddha ho gyaa| usakI bAlya kAla se calI A rahI jijJAsA ko Aja pUrNa hone kA mArga mila gyaa| mRtyu ko jItane kI sAdhanA use prApta ho gii| vaha mAtA kI AjJA lekara bhagavAn ariSTanemI ke caraNoM meM dIkSita ho gyaa| sAdhanA ke kaThora mArga para avicala dhairya ke sAtha bar3hA, to aisA bar3hA ki sadA ke lie janma-maraNa kI paramparA kA nAza kara ajara-amara bana gyaa| usane mRtyu ko jIta liyaa| bacapana kA uThA prazna sadA-sarvadA ke lie samAdhAna pA gyaa| -thAvaccA putra-rAsa (muni zrI jIvarAjajI)

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kahA~ se kahA~ ! dAsIputra hone se kisI ne usakA nAmakaraNa bhI nahIM kiyaa| loga sadA use mAM ke nAma se hI pukArate rahe'cilAtI - putra / ' cilAtI rAjagRha ke dhanya zreSThI kI eka kirAta-jAti kI dAsI thii| dhanya zreSThI ke pA~ca putroM para eka putrI thI 'suSumA' / bar3e lAr3a pyAra meM pala rahI thI vaha / cilAtIputra use khilAyA karatA thaa| bAhara ghumAne ko le jAtA, idhara-udhara ke hAsa-parihAsa karatA, manoraMjana karatA aura use bahuta hI sneha karatA / suSumA bhI cilAtIputra se sneha karane lgii| donoM bar3e hue / eka dina dhanya seTha ne cilAtIputra ko suSumA ke sAtha ekAnta meM azlIla vyavahAra karate dekhA, to vaha Aga-babUlA ho utthaa| cilAtIputra ko mAra-pITa kara ghara se nikAla diyaa| seTha ke isa vyavahAra se use bar3A kSobha huA, vaha mana - hI - mana kaTa ke raha gyaa| garIba dAsau-putra ke bhAgya meM sivA apamAna aura kaSTa ke aura thA hI kyA ? cilAtIputra ne kSubdha hokara isakA badalA lene kI socii| vaha rAjagRha se nikala kara 'siMha-guhA' nAma kI eka cora-pallI meM pahuMca gyaa| ___

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kahA~ se kahA~ 55 kucha hI dinoM meM cilAtIputra eka krU ra dasyu bana gyaa| usakA sAhasa aura zaurya dekha kara pallIpati ne apane uttarAdhikArI ke rUpa meM cilAtI-putra ko pallI kA svAmI banA diyaa| aba use apanA pratizodha lene kA avasara milaa| suSumA ke rUpa ke prati cilAtIputra kaba se Asakta thA / usane apane sAthiyoM se maMtraNA karake yojanA bnaaii| aura eka dina acAnaka dhanya-zreSThI ke ghara para hamalA bola diyA gyaa| coroM ne dhana ke khUba gaTThara baaNdhe| kintu, cilAtIputra ko dhana kI utanI lAlasA nahIM thI, jitanI 'suSumA' kI thii| usane suSumA ko apane kabje meM le liyaa| anya cora seTha ke ghara kI manacAhI tabAhI karate rahe, para kisakI himmata thI, jo usa kra ra dasyu - dala kA mukAbalA kare / coroM ke cale jAne ke bAda dhanya zreSThI aneka sipAhI, nagara kotavAla aura apane pA~coM putroM ko sAtha meM lekara coroM kA pIchA kiyaa| dhana cale jAne kI seTha ko utanI phikra nahIM thI, jitanI prANoM se pyAro lADalI beTo 'suSumA' ko le jAne kI thI / suSamA kyA gaI, seTha kA kalejA nikala gyaa| vaha drata gati se coroM kA pIchA karane lgaa| coroM ne dekhA- "seTha nagara - rakSaka ke sAtha aneka sazastra rAja-puruSoM ko lie hamArA pIchA kara rahA hai| vaha bahuta hI khakhAra hai / Aja seTha apane Ape meM nahIM hai / vaha

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56 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ sAkSAt mauta kI taraha lapakatA Age bar3hA A rahA hai / aba to seTha kI pakar3a se baca nikalanA bar3A kaThina hai / Aja to basa mre| kyA kiyA jAe ?"-bhAgate coroM ne paraspara kAnAphUsI kI, aura basa, dhana ke gaTThara rAste meM idhara-udhara pheMkane zurU kie aura jaMgala meM koI saghana jhAr3iyoM meM, to koI purAne ujar3e khaNDaharoM meM, aura koI kisI guphA meM chipane ke lie sira-para-pA~va rakha kara daudd'aa| rAja-puruSoM ne coroM kA pIchA karanA chor3a diyA aura dhana baTorane meM laga ge| para dhanya seTha ne pAMcoM putroM ko sAtha lekara cilAtIputra kA pIchA kiyaa| vaha suSumA ko pITha para uThAe aba bhI bhAgA jA rahA thaa| kabhI jhAr3iyoM meM chupatA, to kabhI kisI gaDDhe meM / para, dekhA ki dhanya seTha vikarAla huA usakA pIchA kara rahA hai / usase bacanA asambhava hai| mAlUma hotA hai, vaha Aja use pakar3a kara hI dama legA / suSumA kA bhAra kAphI hai| use uThAye teja nahIM daur3A jA sktaa| itanA vicAra AyA ki cilAtIputra ne apane prANoM ke moha meM 'suSumA' kA sira kATa DAlA / rAga bhI dvaSa kA rUpa kaise letA hai, isakA yaha kitanA sajIva udAharaNa hai ? khUna se lathapatha dhar3a ko to vahIM DAlA aura sira ko apane hAtha meM lie Age ko betahAzA bhAgatA calA gyaa| dhanya ne suSumA kA dhar3a par3A dekhA, to usake hAtha-pA~va DhIle par3a ge| vaha sira poTa kara raha gyaa| jisa putrI ke

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57 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ lie vaha daur3a rahA thA, duSTa cora ne usake sira ko kATa DAlA / seTha ne mana-hI-mana duSTa cilAtIputra para bahuta roSa khAyA, para aba kare, to kyA kare ? vaha zoka, krandana aura vilApa karatA huA suSumA ke dhar3a ko lekara vApasa ghara ko lauTa aayaa| isa ghaTanA se usakA mana bahuta udAsa aura khinna ho gyaa| kucha dinoM bAda usane virakta hokara dIkSA svIkAra kara lii| ___ idhara cilAtIputra bhayabhIta manaHsthiti meM suSumA kA kaTA huA sira hAtha meM lie bahuta dUra nikala gyaa| kaTe sira se rakta Tapaka rahA thaa| cilAtIputra kA eka taraha se samUcA zarIra rakta-raJjita ho gyaa| usane jaMgala meM idharaudhara bhaTakate hue saghana vRkSa ke nIce eka muni ko dhyAna meM khar3e dekhA, to bolA- "muni ! ThIka - ThIka batAo, yahA~ kyA kara rahe ho ? kyA dharma karma hai tumhArA ? nahIM, to isa nArI kI taraha tumhArA sira bhI abhI dhar3a se ur3A detA huuN|" muni ne usake vikarAla, bhayaMkara aura krUra jIvana ke pIche bhI dharma-jijJAsA kI eka halkI - sI saumya rekhA ubharatI dekhii| unhoMne zAnti ke sAtha saMkSepa meM use eka tripadI kA upadeza diyA- 'upazama, viveka, saMvara / ' aura, usake dekhate-hI- dekhate pakSI kI taraha AkAma meM ur3a ge| cilAtIputra Azcarya mUr3ha - sA banA kucha samaya taka AkAza kI ora dekhatA rhaa| phira socA- "muni ne yaha

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jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ kyA dharma batAyA ? upazama ! kyA artha huA upazama kA ? upazama- arthAta krodha ko zAnti ! mana kI zItalatA ! oha ! mere mana meM to kaba se krodha kI Aga jala rahI hai ! eka niraparAdha kumArI ke khUna se sanI talavAra mere krodha kA pracaNDa rUpa lie kitanI bhayAnaka laga rahI hai ? hAtha meM khUna kI pyAsI talavAra hai, to upazama kaisA ?" vaha upazama ke vicAra meM gaharA utarA aura jhaTa se usane talavAra pheMka dii| ___"muni ne dUsarA dharmasUtra batAyA hai- viveka ! bar3A gambhIra artha hai isakA ! kRtya-akRtya kA viveka ! bhalAI - burAI kA jJAna / viveka kA dvAra khule binA dharma hRdaya meM praveza hI nahIM kara sakatA ! mujha meM kahA~ hai viveka ? nagna krUratA kA pratIka yaha strI kA rakta-plAvita muMDa to hAtha meM lie khar3A huuN| chi: kaisA viveka ?" usane hAtha ko eka jhaTakA diyA, aura suSumA kA vaha muMDa dUra jA giraa| A~kha mUMde vaha vicAroM kI gaharAI meM adhikAdhika utaratA jA rahA thaa| vicAra ke jyotirmaya sphuliMga nayA prakAza dene lge| aba saMvara para usakA cintana TikA / "oha, saMvara ! kitanA mahAn vAkya kahA hai muni ne ! maiM svecchAcArI, asaMyata ! kahA~ hai saMvara kA vicAra ? saMvara arthAt saMyama ! mana kA saMyama, vacana kA saMyama, karma kA saMyama-yahI to hai saMvara kI sAdhanA ! apane Apako saMyama meM utAra dU, tabhI to dharma utaregA hRdaya meN|" vaha vicAra

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- kahA~ se kahA~ ! karatA-karatA Atma-lIna ho gayA / mana kI moha-tandrA TUTa gii| usane pratijJA kI-"jaba taka strI-hatyA kA pApa merI Atma-smRti ko dabA rahA hai, taba taka maiM yahIM kAyotsarga karake khar3A rahU~gA / na khAnA, na pInA,na hilanA, na ddulnaa| A~kha bhI nahIM kholanA, palaka bhI nahIM jhapakAnA !" kaThora saMkalpa ne Atma - zakti ko jAgRta kara diyaa| kra rakarmA cilAtIputra, sAdhu banakara prastara pratimA kI taraha dhyAna meM lIna hokara khar3A ho gyaa| cIMTiyoM ne kATA, hiMsra - pazuoM ne trAsa diyA, kara pakSiyoM ne coMca mAra - mAra kara zarIra para aneka ghAva kara die| para, vaha antar meM akhaNDa samatA lie tIva-vedanAoM ke sAtha jUjhatA rhaa| mana prazAMta thaa| dharma kI lau jala rahI thI / jIvana bhara jo khUna bahAtA rahA, usane dharma - gaMgA meM eka hI DabakI lagAI, aura parama pavitra bana kara ubhraa| usane dhyAnAvasthA meM hI AyuSya pUrNa kara AThaveM svarga meM devatA ke rUpa meM avatAra liyaa|' -bhatta paInA (prakIrNaka) 88; upadeza prasAda 1/10 --AkhyAnaka maNikoza (AmradevasUri) 12/37 jJAtA dharmakathA sUtra (18) meM isa kathA kA uttarArdha nahIM hai| vahA~ cilAtIputra suSumA kA sira lie hue jaMgala meM yoM hI bhUkhapyAsa se vyAkula hokara bhaTakatA huA mara jAtA hai / lagatA hai, kathA-pravAha dhIre-dhIre parimArjita evaM vikasita hotA gyaa|

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dRr3ha prahArI : dRr3ha AcArI seTha rahatA thA / ucchRMkhala aura mAkaMdI nagarI meM samudra nAma kA eka usake datta nAma kA putra thA / datta bar3A hI krU rA prakRti kA vyakti thA / bAlakoM ke sAtha jaba vaha khelatA, to bAta-bAta meM unase jhagar3a par3atA, lar3a par3atA aura bar3e dRr3ha prahAra se unheM mAratA / cU~ki baha balavAna evaM hRSTa-puSTa thA, isalie saba bacce usase Darate the / kar3I mAra (dRr3ha prahAra) karane kI Adata hone se loga use datta na kaha kara 'dRr3ha- prahArI' kahane laga gae / 10 dRr3ha-prahArI bar3A huA, to usakI ucchRMkhalatA par3ausI aura muhalle vAloM ke lie bhI sira darda bana gaI / vaha apane ahaM meM itanA DUbA rahatA ki kisI kI kucha bhI nahIM sunatA thA / logoM ne rAjA se zikAyata kii| rAjA ne usake pitA ko 'bulAkara use apane duSTa evaM ucchRMkhala lar3ake ko zikSA dene ke lie kahA / seTha datta ko samajhAkara hAra gayA, para vaha cikanA - cupar3A malla thA, usa para pitA kI kisI bhI zikSA kA koI asara nahIM huaa| jo bacapana se hI kusaMgati

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dRr3ha prahArI : dRr3ha AcArI aura niraMkuzatA kA zikAra rahA, vaha aba javAnI meM bhalA kyA sudharatA ? seTha ke saba prayatna bekAra sAbita hue| Akhira nirAza hokara eka dina seTha ne use mAra - pITa kara apane ghara se bAhara nikAla diyaa| datta ko aba aura adhika AjAdI mila gaI / vaha cora aura luTeroM kI kusaMgati meM par3a gayA, durvyasana meM phaMsa gayA aura dhIre - dhIre bar3A kara cora bana gayA / bacapana se hI samAja ke prati usake mana meM ghaNA ke bIja aMkurita hue the, aba ve pallavita ho gae / dRr3ha-prahArI eka hatyAre dasyurAja ke rUpa meM prasiddha ho gyaa| usake hAtha meM hara samaya naMgI talavAra lapalapAtI rahatI thii| vaha aura usakA eka mAtra sAthI talavAra / jaba bhI kahIM koI saMgharSa hotA, taba usakA phaisalA vaha talavAra krtii| dRr3ha-prahArI kA AtaMka dUra - dUra taka phaila gyaa| eka bAra vaha kisI brAhmaNa ke ghara meM corI karane ke lie ghusaa| dvAra para brAhmaNa kI gAya khar3I thI, usane anajAne AdamI ko ghara meM ghusate dekhA, to sIMgoM se mArane lie sAmane daudd'ii| dRr3ha-prahArI ne gAya kI gardana para talavAra kA eka hI aisA vAra kiyA ki khUna se lathapatha gAya, do Tukar3e hokara bhUmi para gira pdd'ii| gAya girI to, dhamAke kI AvAja se brAhmaNa kI nIMda TUTa gaI, usane cora ko ghara meM ghusA dekhA,

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62 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ to lAThI uThAkara khar3A hI gayA, sAmanA karane ke lie / krUra cora ne eka ho coTa meM brAhmaNa ko mauta ke ghATa utAra diyA / brAhmaNa kI bhayaMkara cIkha se brAhmaNI bhI nIMda se har3abar3A kara uTha khar3I huI / vaha garbhavatI thI / brAhmaNa ko marA dekha vaha jora se cillAI / duSTa cora ne eka hI jhaTake meM brAhmaNI ke bhI do Tukar3e kara DAle / brAhmaNI dhar3Ama se dharatI para girI, to dhakke se usakA kaccA garbha bhI bhUmi para bAhara A girA aura kucha hI kSaNoM meM mara gayA / eka ora gAya ke Tukar3e par3e haiM / dUsarI ora brAhmaNa kA mRta zarIra rakta se lathapatha hai / idhara brAhmaNI kA dhar3a kahIM par3A hai, to sira kahIM ! mAMsapiMDa ke rUpa meM bhrUNa kA dRzya to aisA bIbhatsa ki usa ora dekhA hI nahIM jA sakatA thA / cAroM ora khUna kI dhArAe~ baha rahI thIM / dRr3ha-prahArI ne yaha dRzya dekhA, to usakA patthara-sA hRdaya bhI eka bAragI 'dhaka-dhaka' kara uThA / yaha bhayaMkara dRzya usake hRdaya ko kacoTane lagA / Akhira, manuSya kA hRdaya thA / karuNA kI halkI-sI lahara se vaha sihara uThA / manuSya aMdhA hokara pApa kara letA hai, para jaba A~kha khola kara usa pApa ke pariNAma ko dekhatA hai, to svayaM usa para A~sU bahAkara kabhI sisaka bhI uThatA hai / dRr3ha prahArI kA hRdaya ro par3A, apane kRta pApa para use ghRNA huI /

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dRr3ha prahArI : dRr3ha AcArI 63 mana meM tIvratama pazcAttApa hone lagA / bhAvanA kA pravAha badala gayA / krUra manovRti pazcAttApa kI Aga meM tapakara karuNA aura vairAgya ke rUpa meM nikhara uThI / apane nRzaMsa AcaraNa ke prati itanI glAnI huI ki usane talavAra dUra pheMka dI, vahIM para usane apanA DAkU aura hatyAre kA veza chor3akara muni veza dhAraNa kara liyaa| pavitra mana se apane pApoM kI AlocanA kI aura bhaviSya meM pApa na karane kA saMkalpa kiyA / vaha aba pUrva dizA meM daravAje ke bAhara Akara dhyAnastha khar3A ho gayA / usane saMkalpa kiyA- " jaba taka mana meM isa pApa kI smRti bhI banI rahegI, taba taka maiM anna-jala grahaNa nahIM karU~gA / " -- kusaMskAroM ne eka kulIna vaNik - putra ko krUra evaM nirdaya DAkU banA diyA / kintu jaba antar ke susaMskAra jage, to kucha hI kSaNoM meM vaha DAkU se sAdhu bana gayA / prAtaH logoM ne dekhA - " dRr3ha - prahArI cora sAdhu kA veza lie dhyAnastha khar3A hai| kisI ko bhI vizvAsa nahIM AyA usakI sAdhutA para / bhAvanAoM ke utAra-car3hAva kI athAha gaharAI ko sAdhAraNa dRSTi pakar3a bhI to nahIM sakatI / logoM ne use gAliyAM dIM - " DhoMgI ! dhUrta, badamAza !! coriyA~ aura hatyAe~ karake aba sAdhutA kA DhoMga racA hai ?" kisI ne usa para thUkA, kinI ne Dhele pheMke, kisI ne lAtoM se mArA, to kisI ne use lAThI aura DaMDoM se pITA bhii|

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4 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ dRr3ha-prahArI aba 'dRr3ha-AcArI' bana gayA thaa| vaha eka mahA-vRkSa kI taraha ina A~dhiyoM meM aDola khar3A rahA / mana meM krodha kI eka lahara bhI na uThane dI / zAnti aura kSamA kA ajasra-srota bahatA rhaa| Der3ha mahIne taka pUrva ke dvAra para tapa karane ke bAda muni dRr3ha - prahArI pazcima ke daravAje para jAkara Der3ha mahIne ke lie kAyotsarga karake khar3e ho gae / idhara bhI logoM ne usI prakAra tAr3anA, tarjanA evaM yAtanA dii| muni dhIratA se sabakucha sahate rahe / tIsarI vAra dakSiNa ke daravAje para phira Der3ha mahIne kA kAyotsarga kiyaa| vahA~ bhI apane dhairya ko kasauTI para kharA utarA dekhakara muni ne uttara ke dvAra para Akara punaH Der3ha mahIne kA kAyotsarga kara liyaa| __ muni kA mana kSamA-pradhAna tapa evaM dhyAna kI Aga meM tapakara ekadama ujjvala ho gayA thaa| chaha mAsa kI kaThora sAdhanA se hRdaya meM parama saMvega kA ananta akSaya srota umar3a par3A / jIvana bhara ke kaluSa kalimaloM ko dhokara Akhira meM kevalajJAna prApta kiyA / sadA-sarvadA ke lie mukta ho ge| manuSya kA hRdaya badala jAtA hai, to usakA samUcA jIvana hI badala jAtA hai / aura hRdaya taba badalatA hai-jaba pApa ke prati saccI ghaNA ho jAtI hai| - Atmaprabodha, patra 46

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zAnti ke maMgala-sUla 11 sudatta nAma ke eka mahAna tapasvI evaM manojJAnI sAdhu, bhikSA ke lie ghUmate-phirate 'yakSa' zrAvaka ke ghara pahuMca ge| _ 'yakSa' vasantapura kA tattva - jJAnI zrAvaka thaa| sAdhuoM kI sevA - bhakti aura dharma - carcA meM pramukha thA vaha / muni ko ghara para Ate dekhA, to bahuta prasanna huaa| AhAra - dAna ke lie ghara meM idhara - udhara dekhA, parantu koI bhI zuddha vastu usake dhyAna meM nahIM AI / bhojana abhI banA nahIM thA / Akhira eka kone meM ghI kA ghar3A bharA dikhAI diyaa| bar3e hI bhakti bhAva pUrvaka munivara se ghI lene kI prArthanA kI / muni ne pAtra rakhA, aura yakSa ne bahuta hI ucca bhAvoM ke sAtha ghI kI dhArA muni ke pAtra meM uDelanI zurU kii| ___ muni manojJAnI the| ekAeka unakA dhyAna yakSa kI ucca bhAvanAoM kI ora calA gyaa| jyoMhI bhAvanAoM ke utkramaNa para unakA dhyAna kendrita huA, to pAtra se dhyAna haTa gyaa| ghI se pAtra bhara gayA thA, phira bhI muni kA dhyAna nahIM lauTA, tAki inkAra kreN| yakSa bhI tIvrAtitIvra bhAvanAoM ke sAtha ghI detA hI calA gyaa|

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jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ ghI pAtra se bAhara baha niklaa| muni kA dhyAna aba bhI nahIM TUTA / para, yakSa ko bar3hatI huI bhAva-dhArA TUTa gii| vaha socane lagA-"yaha kaisA muni hai ? pAtra bharane para bhI isake muha se 'basa' taka nahIM nikalatA / yaha kitanA lobhI aura pramAdI hai, aise muni ko dAna dene se kyA lAbha ?" yakSa kI bhAva-dhArA ko dekhane kI dhuna meM muni ghI kI dhArA ko aba taka dekha nahIM pAe the / ghI bAhara baha rahA hai, vaha yaha bhI nahIM dekha sake the| parantu, jaba yakSa kI U~cI car3hatI bhAvanAoM ko nIce girate hue dekhA, cintana - magna avasthA meM hI sahasA bola par3e-"mata gira ! mata gira !" yakSa ko muni kI ukti para krodha A gyaa| vaha roSa ko mana-hI-mana pI nahIM sakA, phalataH kSubdha svara bAhara meM phUTa hI par3e- "kaisA pAgala sAdhu hai yaha ? girate hue ghI ko kahatA hai---mata gira, mata gira ! yoM bolane bhara se jar3a ghI kahIM nIce girane se ruka sakatA hai ?" yakSa ke zabda kAnoM se TakarAe, to muni kA cintana bhaMga ho gyaa| ghI ko pAtra se bAhara bahate dekhA, to kheda ke sAtha bola uThe-"micchAmi dukkaDa" bhUla ho gaI, ghI pAtra se bAhara baha niklaa|" yakSa ko muni ke ina zabdoM para bar3I jhujhalAhaTa huii| vaha apane uphanate hue krodha para saMyama nahIM kara sakA, bola

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zAnti ke maMbhala-sUtra 67 par3A--"aba 'micchAmi dukkaDaM' yAda AyA hai ? itanI dera kahA~ cale gae the ? ghI ko girane se rukane ko to kahA, para isane zrImAn kI AjJA kA kahA~ pAlana kiyA ? vaha to giratA hI jA rahA thaa|" yakSa ke tIkhe vyaMgya viSa-bujhe vANa jaise the| para amRta ko viSa kabhI udvelita kara sakA hai ? muni kA hRdaya viSAkta vAkya vANoM se Ahata hokara bhI zAnta rahA / bar3I gambhIratA se unhoMne kahA--"zrAvaka ! saMyama se kAma lo| vyartha hI aise kaThora vacana kaha kara apane Apa ko kyoM girA rahe ho? yaha to tumhAre lie 'phor3e para phunsI' jaisA ho rahA hai|" ___ yakSa mana-hI-mana socane lagA-- "kaisA pAgala jaisA pralApa kara rahA hai muni ? apane ko to nahIM, ulTA mujhe hI girA huA batA rahA hai|" usase cupa nahIM rahA gayA, bolA"mahArAja ! Apa to roSa meM mujhe hI gAliyA~ de rahe haiM ?" sudatta muni ne kahA--"mere mana meM na pahale hI roSa thA aura na aba hI hai / yaha to jaisA maiMne dekhA,vaisA kaha diyaa|" yakSa-"kyA dekhA Apane ? kucha batalAie to sahI?" muni ne gambhIra hokara kahA- "jaba maiM bhikSA ke lie tumhAre ghara AyA,to tumhAre bhAva bar3e ucca aura nirmala the| maiM unhIM bhAvoM kA vizleSaNa karane meM laga gayA aura pAtra kI ora se mujhe vismRti ho gaI / maiMne dekhA-tumhArA vizuddha

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jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ pariNAma pratikSaNa ucca-uccatara deva-gati ke AyuSya-bandha kI nimna bhUmikAoM ko pAra karatA huA acyutakalpa (bArahavA~ svarga) taka calA gayA hai| jaba ghI nIce girane lagA, to tumhAre vicAra dUSita hone laga gae aura tuma devagati kI ucca bhUmikA se nIce girane lage, tabhI maiMne tumheM lakSya karake kahA-'nIce mata gira !' ghI kI ora merA dhyAna taba bhI nahIM thaa| maiM to tumhAre car3hate - utarate pariNAmoM ko hI dekha rahA thaa|" 'yakSa' muni kI ora apalaka dekhatA rhaa| mana meM pazcAttApa kI eka hala kI-sI lahara ubharane lgii| muni ne bAta Age bar3hAI-"jaba merI bAta para tumheM roSa jaga gayA, aura Akroza - pUrvaka vyaMgya karate hue tumane kaThora vacana kahe, taba to tumhArI AtmA svarga ke AyuSya - baMdha se to kyA, samyaga-darzana se bhI patita hokara pazu-yoni ke AyuSya kA bandha karane kI sthiti meM pahuMca gaI thii| isI sthiti ko lakSya karake maiMne kahA-'tumhArA yaha kArya to phor3e para phunsI jaisA ho rahA hai|' zrAvaka ! mere mana meM roSa jaisA kucha nahIM hai / maiMne to tumhAre manobhAvoM kA bigar3atA citra dekha kara hI sahaja-bhAva se yaha bAta kahI thii|" muni ke dvArA manobhAvoM kA yathArtha vizleSaNa sunA, to 'yakSa' kA mana pazcAttApa se bhara utthaa| apane Apa para use bahuta glAni huI / svarga se gira kara pazu - yoni taka pahuMcane

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zAnti ke maMgala-sUtra kI manodazA para mana udvigna ho gyaa| bolA--"bhagavan ! aba phira pAna rakhie, maiM ghI kA dAna karUM, tAki punaH svarga ke AyuSya kA bandha ho jaae|" muni sudatta ne madhura smita ke sAtha kahA-"bhadra ! ghI dene se koI deva-AyuSya kA bandha nahIM karatA / yaha to dAtA kI ucca aura vizuddha bhAvanA para hI nirbhara hai / vastu mukhya nahIM, bhAva mukhya hai / aura vaha ucca bhAva, phala kI AkAMkSA kie binA niSkAma-bhAva se dAna karane para hI AtA hai| svarga ke lie ghI denA, to saudA hai, dAna-dharma nhiiN|" ___'yakSa' zrAvaka ko apane duSkRta para bAra bAra pazcAttApa hone lagA / muni se apane duSkRta - aparAdha ke lie kSamA maaNgii| aura kahA- "prabho ! maiM apane mana ko zAnta rakha sakU, vaha mArga btaaeN|" __ muni to kSamA - zIla the hI / yakSa ko jIvana-maMtra dete hue bole-"zrAvaka / jIvana meM kisI kA doSa dekhanA nahIM cAhie, yaha pahalI bAta hai| yadi pratyakSa meM kabhI kisI meM kucha doSa dikhAI par3e bhI, to usa para vidveSa aura roSa nahIM karanA cAhie, yaha dUsarI bAta hai| mana kI samatA aura zAnti ke ye do maMgala sUtra haiN| jIvana-maMtra banA kara calo, .. tumheM zAzvata zAnti prapta ho sakegI !" --kathA-koSa prakaraNa, (jinezvara sUri) kathA 19

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akSaya koSa mila gayA 12 ___mA~ kI A~khoM meM A~sU dekhakara kapila kA hRdaya dravita ho uThA / "mA~, yaha sundara evaM vizAla zobhAyAtrA dekhakara aura saba loga to khuza ho rahe haiM, tuma rotI kyoM ho? kyA bAta hai mA~, batAo mujhe"-kapila ne mA~ se pUchA / mAM ne bAta ko TAlane kI ceSTA kI, para kapila kA bAlahaTha jo thA, vaha pUchatA hI rahA / Akhira mA~ ne kahA"beTA ! eka dina apane ghara se bhI isI taraha julasa rAjadarabAra meM jAte the / yahA~ kA rAjA jitazatru tumhAre pitA kA bar3A sammAna karatA thA, rAja-purohita the tumhAre pitaa| kintu, unakI mRtyu ke bAda yaha pada apane ghara se calA gyaa| Aja yaha tere pitA ke pada para Ae dUsare purohita kI zobhayAtrA dekhakara vahI bItI yAda ubhara AI ?" "mA~, kyA maiM apane pitA kA pada phira se prApta kara sakatA hU~ ?"-kapila ne puuchaa| "hA~ beTA, kyoM nahIM ! para tuma par3ho taba na ? abhI to kucha par3hate hI nahIM ho, khela - kUda meM samaya ga~vA rahe ho /

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akSaya koSa mila gayA 71 saMsAra meM anapar3ha kI koI ijjata nahIM karatA / sabhI jagaha vidvAn kI hI pUjA hotI hai|" "acchA mA~, aba maiM avazya hI paDhUgA-tuma apane A~sU poMcho / pitA ke isI pada para eka dina tumhArA lAr3alA beTA baiThegA maaN|" ___ kapila ke hRdaya meM adhyayana kI tIvra bhUkha jaga utthii| vaha par3hAI meM juTa gyaa| kintu, usakI mA~ 'yazA' jAnatI thI-"kauzAmbI ke vidvAnoM meM kitanI IrSyA aura DAha hai| yahA~ ke paMDita eka-dUsare ko dekhakara jalate rahate haiM / kapila ko yahA~ koI ucca zikSA nahIM degA / jAnate haiM- rAjapurohita kAzyapa kA putra par3ha-likha kara eka dina rAjapurohitapada kA apanA paramparAgata adhikAra prApta kara sakatA hai| aura taba rAja-darabAra meM unakI dAla kaise galegI ?" yaha soca kara yazA ne kAzyapa ke mitra upAdhyAya 'indradatta' ke pAsa kapila ko zrAvastI bheja diyaa| zrAvastI meM upAdhyAya indradatta ko kauna nahIM jAnatA? vaha zrAvasto kA bahuzruta aura vRddha vidvAn thaa| kapila unake pAsa pahuMcA / apanA paricaya diyaa| upAdhyAya ne mitra-putra ko apane putra kI taraha smjhaa| zrAvastI ke dhanADhya seTha zAlibhadra ke ghara kapila ke rahane aura bhojana kI vyavasthA kara dI gaI / kapila niSThApUrvaka vidyAdhyayana meM juTa gyaa|

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72 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAeM vidyAdhyayana karate-karate kapila yauvana ke dvAra para pahuMca gayA / zAlibhadra ke ghara para eka sundara dAsI thii| bar3o naTakhaTa aura caMcala / kapila kI vyavasthA usI ke jimme thii| donoM meM paricaya bar3hA, bar3hate-bar3hate paricaya prema meM badala gayA, aura andara-hI-andara eka - dUsare ke sneha - pAza meM Abaddha ho ge| aba prema kI par3hAI zurU huI, to gurukula kI par3hAI chUTane laga gaI / AcArya kapila ko bAra - bAra jhir3akate,-"Aja kala par3hane meM dhyAna nahIM hai tumhArA ? kyoM, kyA bAta hai ? dimAga kahA~ cakkara kATa rahA hai ?" AcArya kI phaTakAra para kapila cupa ho jaataa| dhIre - dhIre gurukula meM jAnA bhI chaTa gyaa| aba kapila dAso ke sAtha unmukta bhAva se praNaya lIlA meM masta rahane lgaa| vaha yaha bhUla gayA ki usane mA~ ke A~sU poMchane kA vAdA kiyA hai| vidvAn banane ke lie hI to zrAvastI AyA hai| vaha apane pitA ke mitra kA atithi hai / parantu, kapila dAsI ke vyAmoha meM, prema meM pUrNa rUpa se aMdhA ho kara dina-rAta dAsI ke hI pIche lagA rhtaa| eka bAra nagara meM vana - mahotsava kI taiyAriyAM hone lagIM / utsaba meM nagara kI taruNa nAriyA~ naye - naye vastrAbhUSaNa pahana kara vana - vihAra ke lie jAtIM aura unmukta bhramaNa evaM krIr3Ae~ krtiiN| dAsI ne kapila se kahA-"mujhe mUlyavAna rezamI vastra nahIM, to koI sAdhAraNa-sA navIna

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akSaya koSa mila gayA 73 vastra hI lAkara do / hIre motI ke hAra nahIM de sakate, to phUloM ke do-cAra gajare hI kharIda sakkU - itane paise to lAo / nahIM to hamajolI sakhI-saheliyoM ke bIca isa girI dazA meM vana-krIr3A ko kaise jAU~gI ? aba to maiM tumhArI hU~ / tumheM hI merA sabakucha karanA par3egA / " kapila ke pAsa kyA thA ? vaha to bhikSuka banakara AyA thA, vidyArthI thA / anna-vastra kI AvazyakatA zAlibhadra ke ghara se pUrI ho jAtI thI aura vidyAdhyayana kI vyavasthA upAdhyAya indradatta ke yahA~ thI / dAsI kI bAtoM para usakA mana gaMbhIra ho gayA / vaha kucha bola nahIM sakA / dAsI ne kahA- "cupa rahane se nahIM calegA / kucha udyama karo / saMsAra basAte ho, to dhana ke binA kaise calegA ?" - " parantu mere pAsa to eka phUTI kaur3I bhI nahIM hai / dhana lAU~, to kahA~ se lAU~ ?" kapila ne cintAtura hokara uttara diyA / dAsI ne eka upAya batAyA- "dhana prApti ke sIdhe upAya do haiM- bhikSA yA corI / brAhmaNaputra ho, bhikSA mA~gane meM tumheM koI saMkoca nahIM / jAnate hI ho, zrAvastI meM eka dhanadatta nAma kA seTha hai / prabhAta - velA meM sabase pahale jAkara jo koI use AzIrvAda detA hai, use vaha do mAsA svarNa dAna karatA hai / tuma vahA~ jaao| itane se svarNa se kama-sekama vana mahotsava kI sAmagrI to A hI jaaegii|"

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74 74 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ kapila ke nirAzA-bhare hRdaya meM AzA kI lahara daur3a gaI-"prAtaHkAla sabase pahale seTha ko dina ke maMgalamaya hone kA AzIrvAda dUMgA aura do mAsA sonA le aauuNgaa|" inhIM vicAroM meM rAta - bhara use nIMda nahIM aaii| bAra-bAra cAdara se muha nikAla kara TimaTimAte tAroM kI ora dekhatA / aba rAta kitanI bAkI hai ? mere se pahale hI koI pahuMca na jAe ! kapila kA mana adhIra ho rahA thaa| AturatA dhairya ko tor3a DAlatI hai| pratIkSA kA eka pahara bhI varSa jitanA lambA lagatA hai / kapila svarNa-lAbha kI pratIkSA meM Atura ho rahA thaa| tAroM ke jhilamila prakAza meM use rAta kA koI andAja rahA nhiiN| pAgala kI taraha ghara se nikala gyaa| galiyoM meM ThokareM khAtA huA, idhara - udhara bhaTakatA huA dhanadatta ke ghara kI ora var3hA jA rahA thaa| "ai kauna hai ? kahA~ jA rahA hai ?- kisI kI tokhI AvAja sunakara kapila vahIM ThiThaka gyaa| yamadUta - sI do bhImakAya kAlI chAyA usake pIche-pIche A rahIM thiiN| kapila kA hRdaya dhaka-dhaka kara utthaa| "itanI gaharI rAta meM kahA~ jA rahe ho ? corI karane?" kapila ne gir3agir3Ate hue kahA--"corI nahIM / brAhmaNa kA beTA huuN| bhikSA mAMgane ke lie dhanadatta seTha ke ghara para.!"

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akSaya koSa mila gayA kapila apanI bAta ThIka taraha kaha bhI nahIM pAyA thA ki paharedAroM ne usako pakar3a liyA- " badamAza hai, cora hai / rAta ko koI bhIkha mAMgane nikalatA hai ? dina bhikhAriyoM kA, rAta coroM ko jhUTha bolakara hameM banA rahA hai / " kapila ko pakar3a kara kArAgAra meM ThUsa diyA / vahA~ aura bhI kaI zarAbI aura cora bhare par3e the / gaMdagI aura badabU ke mAre usakA sira phaTA jA rahA thA / mA~ kI chala-chalAI A~kheM usake sAmane tairane lagIM / kahIM bhaTaka gayA ? par3hane AyA thA - pitA ke samAna vidvAn banane ke lie | aura yahA~ kahA~ prema meM pha~sa gayA ? prema ke una bIte madhura kSaNoM ke sAtha vaha Aja kI ina kaThora yaMtraNAoM kI tulanA karane lagA / atIta kA pUrA dRzya, citra banakara usake sAmane A gayA / bhaviSya kI aMdhakAra pUrNa Ter3hI-mer3hI kAlI rekhAeM jaise usakI A~khoM kI rozanI meM sApha dikhAI de gaIM / kapila kI yaha rAta Atma-nirIkSaNa aura cintana meM bItI / 75 vyavasthA ke anusAra prAtaHkAla sUryodaya hone para rAtri ke nigRhIta aparAdhI cora ucakkoM, zarAbI aura vyabhicAriyoM ke sAtha kapila ko bhI rAjA prasenajita ke samakSa upasthita kiyA gayA / rAjA prasenajita aparAdhoM kI jA~ca svayaM karatA thA aura aparAdhI ko kaThora zikSA detA thA / kapila thara-thara kA~pa rahA thA / usakI A~kheM zarmAI huI thIM, pazcAttApa ke

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76 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ A~suoM se bhiigii-bhiiNgoN| vaha apane ko chipAne kI ceSTA kara rahA thA, kahIM upAdhyAya indradatta use isa paMkti meM khar3A dekha na leN| rAjA prasenajita ne aparAdhI kI vicitra manaHsthiti dekhii| socA-yaha aparAdhI nahIM hai, paristhiti kA mArA koI bhUlA-bhaTakA bhadra yuvaka hai| rAjA ne usa para eka tIkhI nigAha DAlI aura kar3akatI AvAja se pUchA- "kyoM re, rAtri ko kahA~ corI karane nikalA thA ?" __ kapila ne hAtha jor3akara gir3agir3Ate hue kahA-"mahArAja! corI jaisA anArya-karma maiM brAhmaNa-putra kaise kara sakatA hU~? bhIkha mA~gane nikalA thaa| sirpha do mAsA sone ke lie|" rAjA ko kapila kI bAta bar3I vicitra lgii| kahA"saca-saca batalAegA, to mApha kara diyA jaaegaa| kucha bhI jhUTha kahA to yAda rakha, prasenajita ke rAjya meM jhUTha kA daMDa saba se kaThora hai|" kapila ne nape-tule zabdoM meM apane jIvana kA bItA ghaTanAcitra rAjA ke sAmane rakha diyaa| ghara se calane se lekara bandI banane aura usake bAda pazcAttApa ke A~sU bahAne taka kI kahAnI rAjA ko sunA dii| kapila kI zArIrika dazA evaM vANI ke TUTate aura kA~pate svara usakI manaHsthiti ko spaSTa kara rahe the ki vaha aparAdhI nahIM hai| usakI satya-niSThA aura karuNa avasthA para

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akSaya koSa mila gayA rAjA kA hRdaya pasIja uThA / socA - bhUkha aura garIbI kA pratikAra rAjadaMDa se nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / samasyA ke mUla ko samajha kara ucita hala karanA ho to nIti hai / rAjA ne kahA - " brAhmaNa ! tuma kevala do mAsA sone ke lie AdhI rAta ko ghara se nikala par3e ! do mAsA svarNa se kyA hogA ? lo, tumheM jitanA cAhie- mA~ga lo !" use sahasA vizvAsa nahIM AyA / kahIM merI mUrkhatA kA majAka to nahIM ho rahA hai ?" vaha vicAra meM par3a gayA / 77 rAjA ne punaH sambodhita kiyA- "brAhmaNa kumAra ! socate kyA ho, jo cAhie vaha mA~ga lo, maiMne vacana diyA hai / " kapila kI vicAra-dhArA gaharI utara gaI / kyA mAMge ? do mAsA sonA hI mA~ga le ? phira kyA phAyadA, AkAza se girA khajUra meM aTaka gayA ? sau svarNa mudrA ? gRhasthI basAnI jo hai / kapar3e cAhie, bartana cAhie khAne-pIne kI sAmagrI caahie| to, hajAra svarNa mudrA mAMga lUM ? kintu, patnI ke AbhUSaNa kisase baneMge phira ? lAkha svarNa mudrA ke binA to kucha bhI nahIM hogA, na AbhUSaNa aura na makAna ? kapila vicAroM kI ur3Ana meM bahuta dUra ur3A jA rahA thA / rAjA ne usakI vicAra-tandrA ko jhakajhorA - " yuvaka ! bahuta gahare vicAra meM DUba gae ? jo mAMganA hai - zIghra mA~go, dekho -- vilamba ho rahA hai / " rAjA ko bhaya huA, kahIM merA rAjya hI na mA~ga baiThe /

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jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ kapila koI nirNaya nahIM kara sakA / daur3atI icchA koTi svarNa mudrAoM ko bhI lA~gha gii| jahA~ taka bhI gayA, abhAvoM kI khAI Age, aura Age adhika caur3I hotI gaI / vaha ise pATa na sakA / kahIM virAma hI nahIM milA / icchAe~ mana ke asIma AkAza meM mukta vihaMgoM kI taraha para phailAe ur3ane lagIM / tabhI acAnaka eka jhaTakA lgaa| bhAvadhArA ne palaTA khAyA / socane lagA - " are ! kidhara baha gayA ? do mAsA sone ke lie AyA thA aura aba to koTi koTi svarNa 78 mudrAoM se bhI mana kI tRpti nahIM ho rahI hai ? ur3ane ko ananta gagana milA, to pakSI ur3atA hI gayA, kahIM rukA nahIM / isa ur3Ana kA kahIM kinArA bhI hai ?" usakA cintana antarmukhI ho calA / "jahA~ lAbha hotA hai, vahA~ lobha bar3hatA hai / lobha ke tUphAna meM maiM bhaTaka gayA hU~ / AzA tRSNA ke uddAma pravAha meM baha gayA hU~ | jaba taka isakA anta nahIM karU~gA, mana ko zAnti nahIM ho sktii| sonA aura maNi muktA Aja taka kisI ko zAnti nahIM de ske| inakA tyAga evaM santoSa hI to zAnti kA sAdhana hai / vahI mere sukha kA akSaya koSa hai / vaha to mere andara hai / use prApta karanA merA apanA adhikAra hai / phira rAjA se maiM kyA mA~gU ? vaha dhana de sakatA hai, parantu zAnti aura sukha to nahIM de sakatA / " " are tuma kaise ho ? abhI taka kucha nahIM soca pAe ? jaldI karo, jo mA~ganA hai, mA~ga lo ! itane kyA vicAroM meM -

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akSaya koSa mila gayA Daba gae ?"-rAjA kI tIkhI AvAja ne kapila kA dhyAna sahasA bhaMga kara diyaa| ___ "hA~, soca liyA samrAT ! jo cAhie thA, vaha mila gayA / aba na kucha socanA hai, na kucha mA~ganA hai|" rAjA ne cakita ho pUchA-"kyA socA tumane ? aura, kyA mila gayA ?" "rAjan ! jyoM - jyoM lAbha hotA hai, tyoM - tyoM lobha bar3hatA hai / lAbha aura lobha kI daur3a meM antataH lobha hI Age rahatA hai| maiMne yaha daur3a khatma kara dI hai| maiMne aisA lAbha pA liyA hai, jo kabhI lobha se parAjita nahIM hotA hai| AtmA kA jo ananta vaibhava aura aizvarya mujhe milA hai, vaha tumhAre rAjakoSa meM kahA~ hai ? icchA kI ThokareM khAtA-khAtA aba meM usakA svAmI bana gayA huuN| kucha kSaNa pahale kA vaha AzA kA dAsa, aba AzA kA samrATa hai| astu, aba ise kucha nahIM caahie|" rAjA prasenajita kapila ke jIvana kA yaha adbhuta parivartana dekha kara stabdha raha gyaa| dayA kI jagaha zraddhA jAgRta ho gii| rAjA kapila ke caraNoM meM jhuka gayA / taba taka kapila ne khar3e khar3e hI apanA muMDana (keza-lucana) apane hI hAthoM se kara liyA thaa| sira kA hI muDala nahIM, mana kA bhI muMDana karake vaha saccA tyAgI bana gayA / lobha se alobha kI ora, kAmanA se niSkAmanA kI ora bar3ha gyaa| -uttarAdhyayana, cUrNi 8

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andhakAra ke pAra zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra ke yuga kI bAta hai--kRtAMgalA nagarI meM siMharatha nAma kA rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| usakI sunandA nAma kI rAnI thii| sunandA ke eka putra huA, jisakA nAma rakhA gayA 'damasAra / ' rAjakumAra damasAra yugavasthA meM pahuMcA to mAtA-pitA usake vivAha ko taiyAriyA~ karane lge| parantu, isI bIca damasAra ne prabhu mahAvIra kI vANI sunI to usakA hRdaya jJAna - vairAgya kI rasadhAra meM gaharI DubakI lagA gayA, usane mAtA-pitA ke samakSa dIkSA kA prastAva rkhaa| utkaTa vairAgya kA pravAha umar3atA hai, to use koI roka nahIM sakatA / mAtA-pitA ne, parijana evaM purajanoM ne bahuta kucha idhara-udhara ke utAra car3hAva kie, eka-se-eka bar3hakara sneha-bandhana DAle, kintu dRr3ha - nizcayI damasAra ne atyanta Agraha karake antataH mAtA - pitA se dIkSA kI svIkRti le . hI lI aura prabhu mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM jAkara muni - dharma svIkAra kara liyaa| damasAra RSi aba zAstrAdhyayana karake tIvra tapaH sAdhanA meM juTa gye| tapasvI ko hI unhone apanI dharma - sAdhanA .

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andhakAra ke pAra kA lakSya bnaayaa| eka dina bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa Akara unhoMne yAvajjIvana mAsakSamaNa tapa karate rahane kA abhigraha le liyaa| kaThora tapasyA se zarIra jarjara ho gayA, rakta evaM mAMsa sUkha gayA, eka taraha se zarIra nasoM va asthiyoM kA DhAMcAmAtra raha gyaa| eka bAra damasAra RSi ke mana meM vikalpa aMkurita huA-"itanI kaThora tapasyA karane para bhI mujhe kevalajJAna kyoM nahIM ho rahA hai ? kahIM mere sAdhanA-krama meM bhUla to nahIM hai ? maiM bhavya to hU~ na ?" mana zaMkAkula huA, to ve usa samaya campAnagarI ke bAhara vana - khaNDa meM padhAre hue prabhu mahAvIra ke samavasaraNa meM pahuMce / 'vaMdAmi namasAmi' ke bAda prazna pUchA, to sarvajJAnI sarvadarzI prabhu ne kahA---'damasAra / mana ko zaMkAgrasta na karo ! tuma bhavya ho, isI janma meM kevalajJAnI banoge / para, idhara tumhAre antara-AtmA meM kaSAya-bhAva prabala hai / AtmA meM jaba taka kaSAya kI tapana rahatI hai, kevalajJAna kA kalpAMkura aMkurita nahIM ho sktaa| cintana aura viveka ko amogha jaladhArA se kaSAyAnala ko prazamita kro|" A damasAra RSi ne prabhu ko sabhakti vandanA karate hae nivedana kiyA--- "prabho ! AjJA zirodhArya hai, maiM kaSAyAgni ko prazamana karane ke lie prayatna kruuNgaa|" eka bAra mAsakSamaNa kA pAraNA thaa| prathama ke do pahara svAdhyAya evaM dhyAna meM gujAra kara tIsare pahara damasAra RSi prabhu kI AjJA lekara pAraNA lAne ke lie campAnagarI kI ora cale / bhara garamI kA mhiinaa| sUrya kI pracaNDa kiraNeM AkAza se sira para jvAlA barasA rahIM thiiN| pairoM ke nIce

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jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ 1 dharatI dahakate aMgAroM kI taraha jala rahI thI / tRSA se galA sUkhA jA rahA thA, kSudhA se paira lar3akhar3A rahe the / pIr3A se Akula vyAkula muni kisI taraha campAnagarI ke pravezadvArA taka Aye / socA -- asahya dhUpa ho rahI hai, nagara meM jAne kA koI sIdhA aura nikaTa kA rAstA mila jAye, to ThIka hai / tabhI eka nAgarika kisI kAryavaza nagara se bAhara AtA dikhAI diyA / Agantuka ne muni ko sAmane khar3A dekhA to bar3A khinna huA / socA --- muNDita sira vAlA sAdhu sAmane mila gayA, apazakuna ho gayA / aba abhISTa kArya meM kaisI saphalatA ?" vaha vahIM ruka gyaa| muni ke prati usake mana meM bar3A roSa thA / 3 82 muni svayaM yAtrI ke nikaTa Aye aura bole - " bhadra ! isa nagara kI vastI meM jAne kA koI sIdhA rAstA ho, to batA do, tAki dhUpa meM adhika por3A na uThAnI par3e / " nAgarika muni ko apazakuna samajhakara jhuMjhalAyA huA to thA hI / socA - isa sAdhu ko rAste ko jAnakArI nahIM hai, ataH kyoM na isa muNDa ko apazakuna karane kA majA cakhA dU~ ? aisA rAstA batAU~ ki basa jIvana bhara yAda kare / " avivekI nAgarika ne muni ko eka galata rAste kI ora saMketa karake kahA - "munivara ! isa rAste cale jAo / " ; sarala svabhAvI muni usI rAste cala par3e / parantu vaha to bar3A vikaTa, Ubar3a khAbar3a U~cA - nIcA aura dhUla se bharA huaa| aisA vikaTa rAstA ki kadama bhara calanA kaThina ho gayA / nagara ke makAnoM kI pITha-hI-pITha dikhAI de rahI thI, ataH kisI ghara meM jAne kA rAstA hI nahIM milaa| bhUkhe - B

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andhakAra ke pAra pyAse tapasvI muni cila - cilAtI dhapa meM jalate reta para calate - calate bar3e khinna ho ge| vedanA asahya ho jAtI hai, to vaha dhIraja kA bAMdha tor3a detI hai| muni ko nAgarika ke akAraNa duSTa vyavahAra para bar3A krodha aayaa| socA-"isa nagara ke loga kaise duSTa haiM ? binA kisI svArtha ke mujha jaise sAdhu ko bhI yoM saMkaTa meM DAla diyA / aise duSToM ko to kar3I zikSA karanI caahie|" krodhAveza meM Ae muni vahIM eka ora khar3e hokara 'utthAna zruta' ke udvega paidA karane vAle aMza-vizeSa kA pATha karane lge| maMtra - prabhAva to acaka hotA hai| nagara ke loga jo jahA~ bhI khar3e the, ghabarAne lge| udvigna hokara idhara-udhara daur3ane lge| unheM lagA ki jaise abhI kucha aniSTa hone vAlA hai ? bhayaMkara vipatti Ane vAlI hai ? mana - mastiSka para pralaya - jaisA dRzya cakkara kATane lgaa| nagara meM bhayaMkara kolAhala-sA ho gyaa| loga hAya - hAya karane lge| sabake mana aura tana meM jaise jalana-sI hone lgii| kisI ke samajha meM nahIM AyA ki yaha saba kyA aura kyoM ho rahA hai| nagarajanoM kA bhayAnaka kolAhala muni ke kAnoM taka pahuMcA / dUsare hI kSaNa logoM ko 'hAya-hAya' karate hue idharaudhara daur3ate bhI dekhA / bar3I vicitra sthiti thii| koI kahIM gira rahA hai, to koI cillA rahA hai, cIkha rahA hai aura koI pAgala kI taraha kapar3e phAr3a rahA hai / yaha saba dekha kara muni kA pahale kA vaha Rddha mana sahasA karuNAdra ho uThA / logoM ke kaSTa para unheM dayA A gii| aura apane krodha para glAni

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84 jaina itihAsa kI preraka kathAe~ gii| sana se kucha bhagavAn kI vANI smaraNa ho AyI- "kaSAyAnala ko prazamita kro|" muni ne turanta hI apane krodha ko zAnta kiyaa| aba ve jyoM hI utthAna - zruta ke udvega nivAraNa karane vAle prazamanakAro aMza vizeSa ko par3hane lage, to dhIre-dhIre nagara meM zAnti ho gii| sabhI loga pUrvavat apane kAryoM meM juTa ge| aisA laga rahA thA, jaise kucha huA hI nahIM / damasAra RSi ko apane krodha para pazcAttApa hone lgaa| ve AhAra grahaNa kie binA hI nagara se vApasa lauTa aae| prabhu ke samakSa upasthita hue, to bhagavAn ne kahA-'damasAra ! jo zramaNa krodha - kaSAya meM pravRtta hotA hai, vaha dIrgha saMsArI hotA hai, cirakAla taka saMsAra-vana meM bhaTakatA hai| aura krodha ko zAnta karane vAlA alpa saMsArI hotA hai, zoghra hI mokSapada prApta karatA hai / zramaNa dharma kA sAra upazama hai, kSamA hai|" cAttApa hai damasAra RSi ne prabhu ke samakSa apane krodha kA prAyazcitta kiyA aura dRr3ha saMkalpa ke sAtha kSamA tathA zAnti kI sAdhanA meM juTa gyaa| mana se kaSAya-bhAva kA vilaya huA, to sAtaveM dina hI unheM 'kevalajJAna' prApta ho gyaa| - Atma prabodha, patra 46

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