Jain Katha Sagar Part 1

Author(s): Mafatlal Zaverchand Gandhi
Publisher: Samo Jain Shwetambar Murtipoojak Sangh
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/008587/1

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janA kayA za]i bhAga 1 sagaracakravati AkumAra gajasukumALa araNakamuni namirAjarSi elAciputra prasAzAlibhada aMkasUri TH NATI KINI . 1:1 : khatrI, preraka, zAMtamUti parama pU. paM. zrImatu kailAsasAgarajI gaNivara For Private And Personal Use Only

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narAlIvALA zeTha hukamIcaMda rUpacaMdajI taraphathI bheTa For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI jaina kathA sAgara bhAga 1 [ zrI zrvanAtha caritra, sagara cakravati, aNika muni, skaMdasUri, mirASi vigere vigere ] preraka ane upadezaka ceganiSTha jainAcArya zrImad buddhisAgarasUrIzvarajI paTTadhara ziSya AcArya zrImad kIrti sAgarasUrIzvarajI vineyaratna tapasvI munirAjazrI jitendrasAgarajInA ziSya paramapUjya zAMtamUrti panyAsa zrImad kailAsasAgarajI gaNivara prakAzaka samo jaina zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka saMgha lekhaka paDita matalAla jhaveracaMda khetarapALanI pALa-amadAvAda. For Private And Personal Use Only

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vIra saMvata 2474. vikrama saMvata 2008. sane 195. serving jinshasan o 110334 gyanmandir@kobatirth.org prAptisthAna - 1 zeTha dalasukhabhAI goviMdajI mahetA mu. sANaMda 2 paMDita maphatalAla jhaveracaMda khetarapALanI piLa-amadAvAda. mudraka paMDita maphatalAla jhaveracaMda gAMdhI nayana prinTIMga presa kA, 2-61 pharanAnDriIjha pula pAse DhIMkavAnI vADI-amadAvAda. For Private And Personal Use Only

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be bela sA virAmavidhi sAra sAdhu seve" kahI 1444 graMtha praNetA paramapUjya haribhadrasUri mahArAja vIrajinezvara bhagavAnanA Agamane samudra sAthe sarakhAve che. A Agama dravyAnuga, gaNitAnuyega, caraNakaraNa yoga ane kathAnuyoga ema cAra prakAre vaheMcAyela che. A cAre anuyAga paNa svataMtra samudra jevA agAgha ane apAra che. A cAra anuyogamAM sAmAnya jIve mATe kathAnuga khuba upakAraka hAI pUrvAcAryoe zrAvakanA anurUpa AcAra ane upadezanA graMtha banAvyA tyAM Thera Thera kathAone sAro saMgraha karyo che. jaina Agama ane prakaraNa graMthamAMthI kathAone saMgraha karavAmAM Ave te hajAro kathAo ApaNane maLI zake ema che ane A badhI kathAomAM keI upadeza mATenI, kaI ItihAsanI ane kaI guNalaMbanane laI ALekhAyelI che. sAmAnya janatAne tattvavAda karatAM kathAvAra vadhu upakAra nIvaDA hovAthI ApaNuM pUrvAcAryo pU. haribhadrasUri, pU. kavikuLa gurU siddhasena devAkarasUri, kalikAla sarvajJa zrI hemacaMdrasUri, 9 siddhagiNi, pR munisuMdarasUri vigere pUrvAcAryoe tattvasaMdarbhane aneka graMthanA guMthana sAthe sAmAnya janatAnA upakAra kAje aneka prakAranuM kathA sAhitya paNa sajaryuM che. jyAre zAmaLa, premAnaMda, mIrAM, narasiMha ane bIjA janetara kavioe rAsa, copAI, dUhAthI prajAne AkarSI gItagAnamAM nAcatI karI tyAre janajanatAne dharmamArgamAM sthira rAkhavA For Private And Personal Use Only

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ApaNA te te kALanA pUrvapuruSe u. yazavijayajI, pU. A. jJAnavimaLasUri, pU. u. meghavijayajI. pU. paM. padmavijayajI, pU. paM. rUpavijayajI, pU. paM. vIravijayajI ane kavivara udayarane rAsA, copAI, stavane, saggA ane stutio banAvI anekavidha kathAsAhitya samAjane samapa janatAnI dharmabhAvanAnA dIpakane akhaMDa javalita rAkhe. pahelAM premAnaMda, zAmaLa, mIrAM, narasiMha vigere jenetara kavio Itara dharmanuM anekavidha sAhitya racatA hatA chanAM te badhAmAM sAmAnya nItidharmanuM piSaNa hatuM paraMtu pazcimAtya saMskRtinA saMsarge hamaNAM hamaNAM tenuM vaheNa palaTAyuM ane sAhitya sarjakenI dizA ItihAsa, samAja ane dhAraNA mujabanA vAda piSaNa mATenI banI. AthI Aje je sAhitya sajAya che temAM dharma mUkhya rahevAne badale kaI jagyAe gauNa kaI jagyAe upekSita ane kaI jagyAe niMdita karavAmAM Ave che. pariNAma e AvyuM che ke sAhitya ke graMtha vAMcana haMmezAM nIti ane dharmane mAge re tene badale Aje keTaluMka sAhitya nIti ane dharmamArgane oLaMgI utpathe deranAruM banatuM jAya che. ApaNA parApUrvane dhArmika saMskAra ane dhArmika jIvana. pravAha ekadhAre hovA chatAM Adhunika sAhityanuM heNu jana janatAne paNa asara karyA vinA rahyuM nathI. kemake vyavahArika kSetre te sau koInAM ekasarakhAM vyApaka hevAthI tenI asara jaina bALako ane yuvAno upara saheje thatI rahI che. A badhAthI kAMIka bacavA ane sArUM kathA sAhitya jana bALake For Private And Personal Use Only

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zAvizAraduM ganiSTha jainAcArya 108 graMthapraNetA zrImad buddhisAgarasurIzvarajI mahArAja janma : vikrama saMvata 1930 mAhA vada 14, vijApura dIkSA:vikrama saMvata 197 mAgasara sudi 6, pAlanapura AcAryapada vikrama saMvata 1970 mAgazara suda 15, pethApura nirvANa : vikrama saMvata 1981 jeTha vada 3, vijApura dIpaka prinTarI - amadAvAda For Private And Personal Use Only

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ane yuvAnone maLe te Azaye prAcIna purUSanA prakaraNa graMthanA bhASAntare, kathAgUMthe ane rUcikara vyAkhyAna zreNio vejAI. paraMtu A bahAra paDanAra kathAsAhityamAM paNa keTalAka kathAsAhitya bahArano svAMga dharmasAhityane saryo ane aMdarane svAMga te je sAhityathI ApaNe bacavA mAgatA hatA teja jaDavAda ane vikAsane poSaNa ApatuM ja saryuM. sAmAnya janatA tene dhArmika sAhitya mAnatI rahI paNa kharI rIte te tenA kharA tatvathI vaMcita thatI rahI. pU. paM. pravara kelAsasAgarajI gaNivaranI preraNA upadeza ane saMkalanAdvArA sUktasadeha ane kathAva be prationuM saMskRtamAM prakAzana cAlatuM hatuM tyAre gurjarabhASAbaddha kathA sAhityanI mAgaNuM temAM Arthika madada karanArAonI thaI. pU. pravara paMnyAsajI mahArAje AvI kathAo chapAvavAne vicAra karyo ane te kAma teozrIe mane kathAonA nAma ane sthaLa nirdozapUrvaka soMpyuM. laghutriSaSThi, zrAddhavidhi, paMcanigraMthI ane pramANa nayatattva vigere anuvAda graMthe, sAmAnya tAtvika lekhe ke bIjuM lakhavAnI mArI Teva hatI paNa kathAsAhitya lakhavAne mAro mahAvaro muddala nathI. AthI A graMthamAM ALe khela kathAone huM rasapUrvaka kadAca nahi utArI zake che te banavA joga che. paraMtu A graMthamAM AvanAra kathAvastu prAcIna AdhArapUrvaka Ave tenI meM purI kALajI rAkhI che. A kArya vaizAkha suda 3 pahelAM purU karavAnI mArI dhAraNa hatI. paraMtu vacce pablIka TrasTa ekaTanI jhuMbezamAM huM For Private And Personal Use Only

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6 pAvAye jethI A kAma the!DA vakhata mATe kheArabhe paDayu. A pahelA bhAgamAM 42 kathAe ApavAmAM AvI che. amArA nirdhAra be bhAgamAM 101 kathA ApavAnA hAvAthI ati vistRta kathAone paNa amAre nirUpAye TuMkAvavI paDI che ane keTalIka vistIrNa kathA ati saMkSepamAM letAM nirasa anatI hAvAthI amAre jatI karavI paDI che. bhAdaravA vada 13 tA. 16-9-para amadAvAda. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir A graMthanI prastAvanA ame pU. vihita vidvAn AcAya ane gujarAtanA prasiddha sAkSara dvArA lakhAvAnA nirdhAra karyA hatA paNa graMthanA prakAzanamAM vila asahya na hAvAthI hAla pahelA bhAga mahAra pADIe chIe ane khIjA bhAgamAM dareka kathAonu spaSTIkaraNa ane vastI prastAvanA ApavA dhArIe dhIe. A badhI kathAonA lekhanamAM purI kALajI rAkhyA chatAM kAMi paNa siddhAMta virUddha matima datA pramAda ke bhramaNAthI lakhAyu hAya tenI kSamA yAcIe chIe. A kathAe jemaNe peAtAnI jIvananaukAne saphaLa rIte saMsAra samudra pAra karI che tevA mahAtmAonI che. ane te kathArUpa dIvAdAMDInA Ala ane vAcaka saMsArasamudramAM aTavatI pA tAnI jIvananaukAne akAmanA saMskAra tajavA yAgya che tema samajI ta ane dharmonA saMskArone pallavita karI pragatinA mArge AgaLa vadhArI A prakAzanane saphaLa banAve e AzA sAthe viramuM chuM eja. pa. maphatalAla jhaveracaMda For Private And Personal Use Only

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viSayAnukramaNikA 1 pArzvanAtha caritra 1 thI 32 2 devatAI agni yAne sagara cakavati 33 thI 48 3 rUpane ahaMkAra yAne sanakumAra cakravati 9 4 pApaRddhi yAne brahmadatta cakavati 53 pI 64 pa saMsAranA raMga yAne sAdhvI taraMgavatI 65 thI 88 6 zrAvakanuM sAcuM ziyaLa yAne sudarzana zeTha 89 thI 9 7 mananuM pApa yAne sunaMdA rUpasena 97 thI 112 8 AjIvikA ane dharma yAne kavi dhanapAla 113 thI 128 9 bhagavAna mahAvIrane dveSI halI(kheDUta)kathA 129 thI 134 10 pUNya pApa saM ga yAne pRNyADhayanupakathA 135 thI 144 11 svAdhyAyazravaNa yAne avaMtisukumALa 1pa thI 150 12 sAcI mAtA yAne muni araNika 151 thI 160 13 kAcA sutaranuM baMdhana yAne AdrakumAra 161 thI 172 14 sAco nyAya yAne yazovarmAtRpakathA 173 thI 176 14 dhammasArahINuM yAne meghakumAra 177 thI 181 15 munidarzana yAne ilAcIputra kathA 182 thI 187 16 zuddha AhAragaveSaNe yAne DhaMDhaNamuni 188 thI 12 17 jAtinuM abhimAna yAne agnibhUti vAyubhUti 19 thI 201 18 ArAdhanA virAdhanAthAne maNibhadra pUrNabhadra 202 thI 203 19 paradArasevana yAne madhurAjA 204 thI 219 20 camatkArika trAddhi yAne zAMba pradyumna 220 thI 224 21 upazama-viveka saMvara yAne mahAtmAcilAtI 225 thI 233 22 vaiyAvacca yAne mahAsuni naMdiSeNa 234 thI 20 23-24 munidAna yAne dhannAzAlibhadra 241 thI 256 For Private And Personal Use Only

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25 zaMkA yAne jhAMjharIyA munikathA 257 thI 264 26 namasakAra maMtramaraNa yAne amarakumAra 265 thI 272 ra7 pitAputrayAne kIrtidhara ane sukezaLamuni 273 thI 281 38 jinavacanazravaNa yAne rohiNeya cera 282 thI 288 29 daDha saMkalpa yAne mahAtmA daDhaprahArI 289 thI 25 30 satInI sahanazIlatA yAne satI aMjanA 29 thI 30 31 nyAyasaMpanna vaibhavayAne halAka zreSThInI kathA 305 thI 310 3ra lAbha tyAM lebha yAne kapilakevaLI kathA 311 thI 320 33 saMgatyAga yAne namirAjarSi 331 thI 329 34 sattva yAne mahArAjA megharatha 330 thI 336 35 kSamA yAne kaMdasUri kathA 337 thI 346 36 kRpaNutA yAne mammaNa zeTha 347 thI 3para 37 aDaga dhIraja yAne gajasukumALa 353 thI 261 38 eka bhavamAM aneka bhava yAne aDhAra nAtarAM 362 thI 368 39 duniyAne meLe yAne caMdana malayAgiri 369 thI 377 40 gUDhAdaya yAne vinayarana 378 thI 384 41 abhavya yAne aMgAramaEkAcArya 385 thI 389 42 baLadanuM ghaDapaNa yAne karakaMDurAjarSi 390 thI 400 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAva bhAga 1 1 zrI pArzvanAtha caritra (1) pUrvabhava varNana. prathama, dvitIya, tRtIyabhava-mabhUti, hasti ane deva. A jaMbudviIpanA bharatakSetramAM potanapura nAme nagara hatuM. temAM araviMda nAme rAjA rAjya karate hate. tene dhAriNI nAme rANuM hatI. te nagaramAM vizvabhUti nAme purohita hatA. tene anuddharA nAme bhAryA hatI, saMsArasukha bhogavatAM temane kamaTha ane marUbhUti nAme be putre thayA. kamaTha vakraprakRtine ane marUbhUti saraLa prakRtine hate. kamaThane varUNu sAthe ane marUbhUtine vasuMdharA sAthe paraNAvavAmAM AvyuM. samaya jatAM vizvabhUtie gharane bhAra kamaThane pI dIkSA grahaNa karI, mRtyu pAmI devalokamAM devapaNe utpanna thayo. anuddha paNa patinI pachI tapapUrvaka jIvana vItAvI mRtyu pAmI. putre mRtakArya karI thoDA divase zeka rahita banyA, ane pitAnuM kAmakAja saMbhALavA lAgyA. eka divasa patanapuranA parisaramAM harizcaMdra nAmanA AcArya padhAryA. nagaraloka sAthe te baMne bhAIo paNa For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAva temanI dezanA sAMbhaLavA gayA. munie dezanAmAM jIvamAMthI ziva thaI zake che, je jIva karma sahita te jIva kahevAya che ane karma rahita thAya tyAre te ziva bane che. haMmezAM manuSya dharmamArgane pakSa karavo joIe ane adharmane chAMyaDa paNa na levo joIe." ema jaNAvyuM. munine A upadeza marUbhUtinA hRdayamAM ArapAra utaryo ane te dharmaniSTha zrAvaka bane. marUbhUtinI vairAgya vAsita pravRtti vasuMdharAne na gamI tenuM mana harahaMmeza raMgarAgamAM DolatuM hatuM. jyAre marUbhUtinuM citta saMsAra tajI gurU sAthe vicaravAnI bhAvanAmAM mahAlatuM hatuM. eka vakhata dubuddhi kamaThanI dRSTi vasuMdharA upara paDI. AthI teNe dhIme dhIme lajajA cheDAvI tene potAnI karI. samaya jatAM varUNAne AnI khabara paDI. teNe saghaLI vAta pitAnA diyarane khAnagImAM bolAvI kahI. paNa bheLA marUbhUtine vaDilabhAI AvuM akRtya kare te upara vizvAsa na beThe. AthI eka vakhata te bhAinI rajA laI bahAragAma gaye. paNa rAta namatAM eka duHkhiyArAne svAMga dharI tene ghera AvI paDI rahevAnI mAgaNI karI. kamaThe gharanI eAsarImAM tene paDI rahevA dIdhuM. rAte marUbhUtine uMgha na AvI. jALIo dvArA teNe najaronajara potAnI patnI ane bhAInuM duSTita nihALyuM. dharmi ane vrataparAyaNa chatAM marUbhUti strIne vyabhicAra sahI na zako. kApavAdanI bIke teNe hohA na karI. paNa savAre araviMda rAjAne jaI saghaLI vAta karI. ane For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI pArzvanAtha caritra kamaThanI strI varUNane temAM sAkSibhUta rAkhI. rAjAe kamaThane belA ane tene gadheDA upara besADI nagaramAM pheravI nagara bahAra kADhI mUkyo. kamaTha samagra zaheramAM cavAI gaye. AthI teNe tApasa AzramamAM jaI ugra tapa karavA mAMDayuM. thoDA divasa bAda saraLa prakRtinA marUbhUtine pazcAtApa thaye ane te kamaTha pAse jaI kSamA mAgI kahevA lAgyo ke "bhAI ! mAre aparAdha kSamA kare." paNa kamaThane krodha vadhu tIvra banyuM. teNe pAse rahelI zilA upADI tenA mAthA upara pheMkI. AthI marUbhUti mRtyu pAmI viMdhyAcaLamAM yUthAdhipati thayA. kamaThanI strI varUNa paNa patinA kharAba kAryathI zekasahita mRtyu pAmI te aTavImAM yUthAdhipatinI priya hAthiNI thaI. pitanapuranA rAjA araviMda strIo sAthe aTALImAM beThA beThA AkAzane nihALe che. jotajotAmAM pacaraMgI methI AkAza vividha raMgavALuM banyuM. rAjA AnaMda pAmyuM. paNa thoDI ja vAramAM pavananA jhapATe sarve vAdaLAM vikharAyAM sAthe araviMdanA ajJAna paDaLe paNa vikharAyAM ane te AtmadhyAnamAM lIna banyuM. teNe vicAryuM ke "je A megha teja A jagatane sarva saMga che. turta putra mahendrane belA, ane rAjyagAdI upara ArUDha karI sAmaMtabhadrAcArya pAse dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. upasarga parisaha sahana karatA araviMda munie eka vakhata sAgaradana sArthavAha sAthe aSTApada tarapha vihAra karyo. aSTApada parvata upara AvI jInezvara bhagavaMtanA For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAva biMbane vaMdana karI AtmAne bhAvita karI sAthe muni sAthe marUbhUtine jIva jyAM yuthAdhipati thayuM hatuM te aTavImAM AvI paheMce. saravara kAMThe sAthe paDAva nAMkhyuM ane muni tyAM kAusagga dhyAne rahyA. - A arasAmAM marUbhUtine jIva yuthAdhipati hAthiNIo sAthe sarevaramAM AvyuM. kIDA bAda tenI najara sArthanA taMbuo upara paDI. pUrvabhavanA krodhAmAta mRtyuthI tene sArtha joI kodha upaje. ane taDAmAra karate te tarapha deDa, paNa vacamAM munine joI aTaka ke turta munie avadhijJAnathI tene pUrvabhava jANI kahyuM "marUbhUti kSamA rAkha. tuM pUrvabhavamAM bhadrika ane vratI hovA chatAM krodhathI tiryaMca thaye che. tene jarI te vicAra kara. hAthI cama tene pUrvabhava yAda AvyA ane vicAravA lAgyuM ke "huM mAnava bhava pAmI hArI gaye, teNe gurUnI AsapAsa pradakSiNe dIdhI. gurUne upadeza saMbhALI zrAvakavratano svIkAra karyo. varUNAne jIva je hAthiNI rUpe thaye hatuM te paNa bodha pAme. have yuthAdhipati sukuM ghAsa khAte, keIne upadrava nahote karate ane joI joI Daga mUkato jIvana vitAve che. eka vakhata sarovaramAMthI pANI pI pAchA pharatAM te kAdavamAM kheMcI gayo ane tene eka kurkaTa sarve gaMDasthaLa upara jIvanaghAtaka DaMza dIdhe. A sarSa bIje kaI nahi paNa marUbhUtine mAravAthI gurUe ane tApasIe kaDhI mUkela kamaThane jIva mRtyu pAmI sarpapaNe utpanna thaye For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI pArzvanAtha caritra hatA te. yUthAdhipatie cittane samabhAvamAM sthira rAkhI A vedanA sahI. AthI mRtyu pAmI te sahasrAra devalAkamAM devapaNe utpanna thayA. thoDA samaya bAda varUNAnA jIva paNu mRtyu pAmI khIjA devaleAkamAM devIpaNe utpanna thayeA. ahi tene ghaNA devA icchatA hatA chatAM tenuM mana kei upara cATayuM nahi. te te pUrvabhavanA saMparkathI sahasrAra devamAM utpanna thayela deva sAthe krIDAthI ja peAtAnA kALa pasAra karavA lAgI. kuTasapa` paNa aMte mRtyu pAmI paMcamI narake sidhAvyeA. A rIte pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanA jIva marUbhUti upara kamaThanI pUrvabhava vairapara parA bIjA bhavamAM paNa pallavita thai. ceAthA ane pAMcamA bhava--kiraNavega vidyAdhara ane deva. pUrva mahAvidehamAM succha vijayane viSe vaitADhaya giri upara tilakA nAme nagarI hatI. A nagaramAM vidyu dvega nAme khecara rAjavI rAjya karaAA hatA. tene kanakatilakA nAme paTarANI hatI. keTalAka samayabAda kanakatilakAnI kukSine viSe sahasrAra devalAkathI cyavI yuthAdhipati ne jIva putrapaNe utpanna thayA. mAtApitAe tenu nAma phiravega pADayuM. kiraNavega vidyAbhyAsa karI yauvanavayane pAmyA eTale vidyatvege tene rAjya soMpI zrutasAgara muni pAse dikSA grahaNa karI. rAjyasukha ane sa'sArasukha bhogavatAM kiraNavegane padmAvatI rANInI kukSithI kiraNateja nAme eka putra thayA. te paNa vidyAbhyAsa karIne yauvanavayane pAmyA. A a For Private And Personal Use Only

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thANa va rasAmAM suragurU nAmanA AcAryAM padhAryAM. kiraNavega parivArasaha temanI pAdAmAM gayA. ane vAMdIne dhama dezanA sAMbha LavA beThA. gurUe kahyuM he rAjana ! saMsAramAM mAnavabhava 6bha che, kAraNa ke A bhavamAMja muktinI sAdhanA thaI zake che. devA paNa mAnavabhavanI prApti mATe talase che. tamAre pAMca mahAvrata svIkArI mAnavabhavane sArthaka karavA joie. muninI A dezanA tenA hRdayamAM ArapAra utarI tene saMsAra upara aNugame upayA, kiraNatejane lAvI rAjyAbhiSeka karyo ane te suragurU AcAya pAse jai dIkSA grahaNa karI, dIkSA bAda temaNe jJAnAbhyAsa ane tapazcaryA banne ArAM. jotajotAmAM temaNe agiyAra aMga dhAraNa karyAM ane tapathI kRza banI kane kRza karyA. pasiha upasane sahana karatA kiraNavega muni eka vakhata himagirinI upara pratimAdhArI kAussagga dhyAne rahyA. A arasAmAM ku Ta nAganA jIva mAMcamI nArakImAMrthI nIkaLI sarpa paNe utpanna thayA hatA. te tyAM Avye munine jotAM tene vaira jAgyuM.phADA mAratA te muninA zarIranI AsapAsa viTAyo ane mArI zakAya teTalA DaeNza mAryAM. AthI muninA zarIramAM jhera prasaryuM. paNa aMtaramAM amRta pragaTayuM. ane vicAravA lAgyA ke A sarpa mArA parama upakArI che. ke je lAMkhA kALe kSaya thai zake tevA karmAne alpa samayacAM kSaya karAve che ?" A pachI temaNe peAtAnuM mana paMcaparameSThinA smaraNamAM vALyuM. ane te dhyAnamAMja muni mRtyu pAmI khAramA devalokamAM ja'bukumAthata nAmanA vimAnamAM AvIza sAgarApamanA AyuSyavALA deva thayA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI pArzvanAtha caritra muneine jamIna upara paTakAela dekhI sapa AnaMda pAmyA. tyArabAda ghaNA jIvAne nAza karatAM anukrame te mRtyu pAmI khAvIza sAgaropamanI sthitivALI chaThThI narakamAM nArIpaNe utpanna thayA. ahiM te aDhIsA dhanuSanI kAyAvaDe ghora yA tanAne sahana karatA peAtAnA samaya pasAra karavA lAgyA. A rIte eke kSamAmAM vikAsa sAdhI uttarAttara ucca sthAna prApta karyuM. ane khIjo vairanA dhUmamAM aTavAtA ane guMgaLAte uttarAttara adhaHpAta pAmatA narakamAM AgaLa ne AgaLa vadhavA mAMDayA. Ama marUbhUti ane kamaDanA saMbaMdha A rIte ceAthA bhavamAM vikasita anyA. chaThTho ane sAtamA bhava-vajranAbha ane veyakamAM deva. A ja yudvIpanA pazcima mahAvidehamAM sugandha nAmanA ivajayamAM zubha'karA nAme samRddhizALI nagarI hatI. A nagarImAM vasA parAkramavALA vajIvIya` nAme rAjA rAjya karatA hatA. tene lakSmI sarakhI lakSmIvatI nAme rANI hatI. samaya jatAM eka vakhate lakSmIvatInI kukSine viSe kiraNavegane jIva devalAkanuM AyuSya bhAgavI utpanna thayA. pUrNa samaye rANIe putranA janma Apyo. rAjAe tenu nAma vajranAbha evu' pADayuM. yauvanavaya pAmatAM vAnAbhane zrIvijayA nAmanI kanyA sAthe paraNAvavAmAM Avyo. tenAthI tene cakrAyudha nAme eka dhutra thayo. eka samaye vajranAbhanA mAmAnA putra kubera tyAM Avyo. ane kahevA lAgyo ke ' AtmA, parabhava, pUnya, pApa kAMi nathI' vajranAbhe For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathA va yuktithI tene mu MgA karyAM te paNa temanI vAta tene gaLe na utarI. tevAmAM leAkacadra nAmanA gurUmahArAja tyAM padhAryAM. vajranAbha kubera sAthe dezanA sAMbhaLavA gayo. dezanAmAM gurUmahArAje kahyu ke 'A jIva duSkarmane laIne sa'sAramAM rakhaDe che. ane janma, jarA ane maraNanA du:kha bhAgave che. A duSkarmIne veDhAMtie mAyA kahe che. bauddho vAsanA kahe che. sAMkhyamatavALA prakRti kahe che te yaugikamatavALA tene adRSTa nAme sAdhe che. A jagatamAM koI sukhI, koi du:khI, kAI nina, koI dhanavAna ane koi mUkha` ke vidvAna che, te sa dha adharUpa kanu phaLa che. vinaya, viveka tapa, tyAga ane paropakAra, A sarva dharma che. ane ahaMkAra, lAbha, ni yatA vigere adhama che. jyAre ka, dharma, adha A sarva siddha thAya che tyAre Ape!Apa AtmA paNa siddha thAya che. ane te siddha thatAM paraloka ane pUnya pApa paNa siddha thAya che. A pramANenI dhadezanAthI kubere nAstika matane tyAga karyo. ane javIye vajranAbhane rAjya soMpI lakSmIvatI rANI sAthe dIkSA aMgIkAra karI svazreya sAdhyu. tyArakhAnlR vajranAbhe pitAnA rAjyakALane paNa bhUlAve tevI su Mdara rIte rAjya karavA mAMDayu. samaya jatAM eka vakhata kSemakara jInezvara zubhakarA nagarInA parisaramAM padhAryAM. rAjA parivAra saha temanI dezanA sAMbhaLavA gayo. parita rAjAnuM hradaya vairAgya pAmyuM. teNe putrane rAjya soMpI dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. dIkSA bAda temaNe vividha tapazcaryAe Ara bhI aneka labdhie saMpAdana karI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI pArzvanAtha caritra eka vakhata vajInAmuni AkAzamAge tIrthone vaMdana karatA sukacchavijayamAM Avela javalanagirinI moTI aTavImAM AvI caDhayA. sUrya asta pAmatAM muni aTavImAM kAusagga dhyAne rahyA zvApada ane kura pakSIonA citkAra vacce rAta pasAra karI muni vihAra kare che. tevAmAM chaThThI narakamAMthI nIkaLI A aTavImAM utpanna thaela kuraMga, nAme bhIla temane sAme maLyo. munine dekhatAM bhIlanAM bhavAM caDhayAM ane te bolavA lAgyuM ke "sau pahelo Ave apazukaniyALa mANasa kayAMthI maLyuM. teNe kAMI paNa vicAryA vagara bANa caDhAvyuM ane muninA mAthA upara pheMkayuM. bANa cAMTatAMja muni namo nI bolatA jamIna upara besI gayA. aNusaNa svAkAryuM. sarva ne khamAvyA. bANa mAranAra bhIlanI dayA khAdhI. aMte dharmadhyAna pUrvaka mRtyu pAmI pUNya vadhAratA muni zaiveyakamAM lalitAMga nAme deva thayA. bhilala turta ja tyAM AvyuM. te munine DhaLI paDelA dekhI AnaMda pAme ane manamAM malakAvA lAgyA ke mArUM bhUjabaLa kevuM sarasa che ke eka ja bANe AnA prANa lIdhA. anukrame ghaNuM ghera kRtya karI bhIla paNa sAtamI narake gaye. Ama chaThThA bhAvamAM pArzvanAtha bhagavAnane jIva kSamA, samatA ane vratamAM A gaLa vadhatAM raiveyake pahoMce. ane kamaThane java najIvA vairane vadhArate utkRSTa pApanI bhUmirUpa sAtamI narake pahoMce. Ama bannee pitAnI bhava paraMparA dvArA sArA khoTA bhava saMskAranuM daSTAMta jagata AgaLa dharyuM For Private And Personal Use Only

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40 kathAva AThame ane navame bhava-suvaNabAhu cakavati ane deva. A jaMbudvIpanA pUrvavidehamAM purANapura nAme eka nagara hatuM. tyAM IMdrasara vajubAhu nAme rAjA rAjya karato hato. tene sudarzanA nAme paTarANI hatI. keTalAka kALa bAda vajanAbhane jIva raiveyakathI cyavI sudarzanAnI kukSinI viSe utpanna thayo. sudarzanAe cakravartinA janmane sUcavanArAM cauda svapna dekhyAM. pUrNamAse putrane janma thatAM rAjAe suvaNubAhu evuM nAma pADayuM. dhAvamAtAo ane anucarothI sevAto suvarNakAMti sarakhe suvarNabAhu bAlyavayane pasAra karI yauvana avasthA pAmya. samaya jatAM rAjAe suvarNabAhune rAjagAdI upara sthApana karyo. ane te bhAgavatI dIkSA aMgIkAra karI zuddha cAritra pALI saudharmadevaleke gaye. eka vakhata suvarNabAha rAjA azvane khelAvatAM eka vakrazikSAvALA azva upara ArUDha thatAM ja azva pavananI peThe nAsavA mAMDe. jotajotAmAM te ghaNI jamIna kApI eka aTavImAM peThe ane eka sarovara najIka ubhe rahyo. rAjA azva uparathI utaryo, teNe azvane navarAvyuM ane pANI pIvaDAvyuM tema pote paNa pANI pI snAna karyuM. ane ghaDIka visAme laI rAjA AgaLa cAlyA. tevAmAM tenI najara eka tapavana upara paDI. rAjA takhevana tarapha vaLyo. tApane jotAM teNe temane namaskAra karyA. tApasee tene AzirvAda For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI pArzvanAtha caritra 11 AthI kahela kanyA ane kahevA lAgyA basa caDI. ApI eka pachI eka pasAra thayA. tevAmAM rAjAnI najara eka sakhIothI vIMTAela tApasa kanyA upara paDI. rAjA vicAra kare che ke "jaMgalamAM vasatI A kanyAnuM suMdara rUpa ane tenA upara mArI savikAra dRSTi sUcave che ke jarUra A tApasa kanyA na hovI joIe. paNa keI rAjakanyA du:khanI mArI vasatI hevI joIe. evAmAM bhramaranA DaMzathI bacAvo ! bacAve!" karatI kanyAe bUma pADI. suvarNa bAhu turata deDI gayo. ane kahevA lAgyuM ke "keNa tamane herAna kare che?" kanyA ane tenI sakhIo zaramiMdI paDI ane kahevA lAgI ke "he vIrapurUSa! vajabAhanA putranA zAsanamAM keNa keIne herAna karI zake tema che? amArI sakhI padmAvatIe bhramaraDaMthI gabharAI bUma pADI che. paNa Apa keNu che?" rAjAe kahyuM ke "huM suvarNabAhune sevaka chuM. ane mane rAjyanA bhUSaNarUpa tapavananI rakSA karavA mATe nIkhe che." rUpa, raMga, DhaMga ane AkRti joI padmAvatI ane tenI sakhI naMdA samajI gaI ke A enI jAta bhale chupAve paNa te suvarNa bahu pite ja che. suvarNa bAhue sakhIene pUchayuM: "A tamArI sukamaLa priya sakhI tapakaSTathI zA mATe kaSTa uThAve che?" naMdAe nisAse nAMkhatAM kahyuM: he rAjanA moTA mANase pitAnA guNanI prazaMsA jAte karatA nathI. tethI Ape Apane suvarNabAhunA sevaka tarIke bhale oLakhAvyA paNa ame te tamane kayAranA suvarNabAhu tarIke oLakhI lIdhA che. A amArI priya sakhInuM nAma padmA che. tenA pitA ratnapura nagaranA rAjA khecarendra ane For Private And Personal Use Only

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12 kathA va tenI mAtA ratnAvalI che. khecarendranA mRtyu mAda rAjya mATenA bhAIbhAInA jhaghaDAthI kaMTALI putrI sahita tenI mAtA A AzramamAM AvI rahI che. A AzramanA kulapati gAlavasuni ratnAvaLInA bhAI che. hamaNAM eka munivara A AzramamAM padhAryA hatA. temane gAlavamunie pUchyuM keH padmAvatInA bhattuM kANu thaze?' tyAre temaNe kahyuM keH 'suvarNa bAhucI azvathI harAI ahIM Avaze. te tene bhattAM thaze.' rAjAe gAlavamunine maLavAnI icchA karI. tevAmAM munine vaLAvI pAchA pharatA gAlavani rAjAne maLyA. padmAnI priya sakhI naMdAe savAtathI munine vAkepha karyAM. munie ane ratnAvaLIe padmAne suvarNa Ahu vere paraNAvI. ' thoDIvAre padmAne sAvakAbhAi padmottara vidyAdhara tyAM AvyA. ratnAvalIe tene padmAnA suvarNa bAhunI sAthenA lagnanI sarva vAtathI vAkepha karyAM. padmottare suvarNa Ahune kahyuM: Apa mArI sAthe vaitADhaya parvata upara padhAre. tyAM Apane apUrvI sAmagrI ane Rddhi prApta thaze.' rAjAe kabula rAkhyuM, rAjA ane ratnAvaLI gAlavaRRSinA AzIrvAda jhIlatA tyAMthI padmottara sAthe vimAnamAM besI ratnapura nagaramAM AvyA. gheADAja vakhatamAM samagra vidyAdharAnI zreNie suvarNa mAhune AdhIna thai. ane badhA vidyAdharAe temane vidyAdharAnA rAjA tarIke abhiSeka karyAM. ahiM rahI suvarNakhAhu ghaNI vidyAdhara kanyAone paraNyA temaja teNe ghaNI vidyAe pAtAne svAdhIna karI. A pachI suvarNa bAhu rAjA padmA ane ghaNI khecara For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI pArzvanAtha caritra 13 kanyAo sAthe pAtAnA nagare Avyo. thoDA samayamAM temanI AyudhazALAmAM cakraratna utpanna thayuM. ane tyArakhAda khIjA paNa tera ratnA temane prApta thayAM AthI suvaNaeN khADue TkhaMDa sAdhyA ane cakrIpadma meLavyuM. 1 cakrIsukhane bhAgavatA suvaNukhADu pAtAnA kALa sukhapRvaka pasAra kare che. tevAmAM vanapAlake vadhAmaNI ApI ke 'nagaranA parisaramAM tIrtha kara bhagavAna samavasaryAM che.' suvarNa - bahu samavasaraNamAM gayA. bhagavaMtane vAMdI dezanA sAMbhaLI potAnA AvAse AgnyA. paraMtu samavasaraNamAM dekhelA vAmAMthI tenu citta khasyuM nahi. AvA animeSa nayanavALA devAne meM sAkSAt joyA ane anubhavyA che.' te uhApAhamAM cakrI bhAna bhUlI mUrchAgata thatAM jAtismaraNujJAna pAmyA. gheADIvAre bhAna AvatAM vicAravA lAgyA ke, meM ATalA ATalA bhava karyA chatAM huM kevaLajJAna na pAmyA.' teNe tu potAnA putrane melAnyA ane rAjyagAdI upara sthApana karI tI kara bhagavAna pAse dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. pUrNa - zaktithI temaNe tapa, dhyAna ane jJAnamAM mana joDayu ane vizasthAnaka tapa ArAdhI tIrthaMkara nAma kanuM upArjana karyuM.. eka vakhata suvaNu khADuM rAjiSa kSIragiri pAse AvelI kSIrapaNuM aTavImAM AvyA. ahIM temaNe sU sanmukha najara nAMkhI sUryanI AtApanA levA mAMDI. te arasAmAM kuragaDha bhilanA jIva sAtamI narakamAMthI nIkaLI siddha thayA hatA. te puMchaDuM pachADatA ane jaMgalane gajAvatA bhakSya For Private And Personal Use Only :

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1 nA ati 14 kathANuva dhatuM jyAM tyAM devAdeDa karI rahyuM hatuM. be divasathI bhakSya nahi maLavAthI saMpUrNa kopI banI dhamapachADA mArate hate. tevAmAM tenI najara AtApanA letA muni upara paDI. teNe trADa nAMkhavApUrvaka muni upara thApe mAryo. siMhane thApa paDatAMja muni "namo arihaMtA" kahetA jamIna upara DhaLI paDayA ane samAdhipUrvaka mRtyu pAmI dazamA devalokamAM mahAprabha vimAnamAM vIsa sAgaropamanI sthitivALA deva thayA. siMha mRtyu pAmI cethI narake gaye. Ama AThamA bhAvamAM pArzvanAthane jIva pUrNa vikAsanI najIka AvI Ubho rahyo ane jagat upara pUrNa upakAra karavA devalokamAM ekAMta AvAsamAM pitAne kALa nirgamana karavA lAgyuM. pArzvanAtha bhagavAna asu rithativALa janma, lagna ane dIkSA. pUrvokta siMhane jIva keTalAka bhave rakhaDI kaI gAmamAM eka brAhmaNane tyAM putrapaNe jamyo. janmatAMnI sAthe tenA durdavathI mAtA-pitA tarata mRtyu pAmyA. lekee tene dayAthI ucheryo ane jyAre meTe thaye tyAre tenuM nAma kamaTha rAkhyuM. TheraThera tiraskAra pAmate ane lokonI dayA upara jIvate kamaTha yauvana vayane pAmyuM tyAre te vicAravA lAge ke mArI sAme rahelA keTalAka leka hajAranuM piSaNa kare che ane temane khamIkhamA pikArAya che. jyAre huM TheraThera tiraskAra For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI pArzvanAtha caritra 15 pAsu chu. A vaibhava ane samRddhi temane pUrvabhavanA tapanA pratApe maLI lAge che. huM paNa tapa karUM, mane A bhavamAM nahi maLe te parabhavamAM jarUra samRddhi maLaze. teNe tApasavrata grahaNa karyu ane ugra paMcAgni vigere tapa karavA mAMDayuM. AthI jate divase te kamaTha tApasanA nAme prasiddha thayA. zrI pArzvanAtha prabhunA janma. A jaMbudrIpanA bharatakSetramAM vArANasI nAme nagarI hatI. te nagarImAM ikSvAku vaMza vibhUSaNa azvasena nAmanA rAjA rAjya karatA hatA. tene sarva srIomAM zirAmaNI vAmAdevI nAme paTarANI hatI. samaya jatAM tenI kukSimAM suva`bAhu rAjAne jIva prANutakalpathI cyavI caitara 144nA divase vizAkhA nakSatramAM utpanna thayA. vAmAdevIe tIrtha karanA janmane sUcavanArAM cauda mahAsvapta dekhyAM. rAjAe ane indroe svamanuM phaLa kahyu. vAmArANI AnaMda pAmyAM. ane pUrNa mAse pASa suda dazamanA divase anurAdhA nakSatramAM sarpanA lAMchanavALA nIlavaNI' putrane janma ApyA. digmArIkAoe sUtikama karyuM. indroe snAtramahAtsava karyAM ane pitAe paNa putrajanmane utsava nagaramAM pravartAye. - sArA muhUte rAjAe putranu pArzva evuM nAma pADayuM. kAraNa ke jyAre prabhu garbhamAM hatA tyAre temanI mAtAe kALi rAtrie paNa paDakhe thaine jatA sarpane joyA hatA. A pachI apsarAothI lAlana karAtA jagatpati rAjAeAnA eka khALethI khIje kheALe saMcaratA vRddhi pAmyA anukrame For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathArNava nava hAthanI uMcAIvALA thayA ane jagatane kAmaNa karanAra yauvana vayane pAmyA. yavanane parAbhava ane prabhAvatI devI sAthe lagna. eka vakhata azvasena rAjA rAjasabhAmAM besI jinadharmanI kathAo sAMbhaLavAmAM tatpara hatA. tevAmAM eka rAja purUSa sabhAmAM Avyo ane rAjAne praNAma karI kahevA lAgyo "he rAjana! kuzasthaLa nAmanA nagaramAM naravarmA nAme parAkramI rAjA hatA. teNe jainadharmamAM sthira rahI ghaNuM vakhata sudhI rAjya pALyuM. aMte tRNavat rAjyane choDI dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. hAla kuzasthaLanuM rAjya tene putra prasenajita calAve che. tene eka devAMganAone paNa zaramAve tevA rUpavALI prabhAvatI nAme putrI che. A prabhAvatI eka vakhata sakhIo sAthe udyAnamAM gaI tyAM te jinezvara bhagavAnanI pratimAne pUjI pAchI pharatI hatI tevAmAM teNe kinnarIonuM gIta sAMbhaLyuM. prabhAvatI kSaNabhara ubhI rahI. dhyAnathI sAMbhaLatAM tene samajAyuM ke A gIta pArzvanAthanI stutinuM hatuM. prabhAvatI ghera AvI paNa tenuM citta kinarIonA gItamAM cUMTayuM hatuM, uMghamAM paNa te gItanI kaDIo gAtI ane pArzvanAthanA guNagAnane prakAzatI. jema jema samaya pasAra thayo tema tema rAjakumArI sUkAvA lAgI. sakhIoe mAtapitAne kahyuM ke "prabhAvatInuM citta pAzva kumAramAM lAgeluM che. jo ke teNe temane joyA nathI te paNa kinnarIonA gItamAM temanuM nAma sAMbhaLyA pachI tene jagatanI kaI vastu gamatI nathI. rAjA ane rANI paNa For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI pArzvanAtha caritra pArzvakumAranuM nAma sAMbhaLI AnaMda pAmyAM ane tene svacaMvarA tarIke mAkalavA nizcaya karyo. vAta vAyare jAya tema te vAta kali gAdi dezanA rAjA yavane jANI. ane elI uThayo ke 'mArA jevA hAvA chatAM prabhAvatIne varanAra pA kumAra kANu ? ' teNe tu prabhAvatIne meLavavA kusthaLa upara teNe ghero ghAlyo. nagaranuM kai mANasa Aje nagara bahAra nIkaLI zakatuM nathI. huM rAjan ! parAkramI ane paradu:khabhaMjana Apane jANI rAjAnI AjJAthI sAgaradattanA putra huM purUSAttama guptapaNe nagaramAMthI nIkaLI sahAya mATe ApanI pAse Avyo chu." azvasena rAjA purUSottama pAsethI yavananuM vRttAMta sAMbhaLI krodhathI dhamadhamyo. teNe kuzasthaLanI rakSA mATe raNazIMgu puMkayu'. sainikoe bakhatara sajyAM, ane hathiyAre taiyAra karyAM. krIDAgRhamAM rahela pAkumAra A kAlAhula sAMbhaLI pitA se AvyA ane kahevA lAgyA ke 'huM chatAM Apa Dilane yuddhamAM javAnI jarUra nathI.'pitAe kahyuM 'huM sArI rIte samajuM chuM ke tame traNa jagatanA vijaya karavAne samartha che. paraMtu tuM gharamAM krIDA kare te jovAthI mane je hu thAya che te tane yuddhamAM mekalavAthI mane nathI thatA. pArzva kumAre kahyu pitAjI! yuddhasthAna te paNa mAre mana krIDArupa che' rAjA mauna rahyA. pAkumAre hAthI upara besI sainya sahita purUSAttama sAthe kuzasthaLa nagara tarapha prayANa karyuM. sainyanI uDelI rajamAM hathiyArA vijaLInI peThe mukavA lAgyAM. jota jotAmAM sainya kuzasthaLanA pAdare AvyuM ane pArzva kumAra deva For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathArNava vardhita A havA kare che vikRrvita AvAsamAM rahyA. turtaja temaNe yavanarAja pAse dUta mekalyo ane kahevarAvyuM ke "he rAjana ! zrI pArzvakumAra mArA mukhathI tamane Adeza kare che ke prasenajita rAjAe mArA pitAnuM zaraNuM svIkArela hovAthI nagarIne ghere uThAvI le ane tame tamArA sthAne cAlyA jAo." yavanarAjane dUtanA A zabdo sAMbhaLatAM krodha caDayo. ane teNe dUtane kahyuM "tuM rAjaddata hovAthI avadhya che. tuM pAcho jA ane bALaka pArzvakumArane kaheje ke "yuddha te khelADIonuM che. vaibhavIenuM nathI. jIvavAnI IcchA hoya to pAchA cAlyA jAo." dUte pharI kahyuM "rAjana ! pAzvakumAra dayALu che te keIne mAravA IcchatA nathI mATe ja tamane A saMdeze kahevaDAvyo che. jarA vicAra te karo ke traNa jagatanA pati thavA yogya pArzvakumAra kayAM ane khAbocIyA jeTalA rAjyanA rAjavI tame kayAM?' dUtanA A vacane yavanarAjanA sainike e hathiyAra khakhaDAvyAM paNa eka vRddha maMtrI vacce paDI bolI uThayo jarA samaje, A pAzvakumAra koNa che? tene vicAra te kare. Indra jevA jenA sevake che. tenI AgaLa tamArI laDhavAnI zI majAla che? te tamane sAcI vAta kahI che. hajI meDuiM thayuM nathI, pArzvakumAra dayAnA sAgara che te sarva aparAdha bhUlI jaze!" yavanarAja ThaDe paDayo. tene mUrkhAI mATe lajajA AvI. ane kaMThamAM kuhADe bAMdhI mukhamAM tRNu rAkhI bhagavAna pAse Avyo ane kahevA lAgyo. "he bhagavAna! mArA avinayanI kSamA Apo. meM mArI zaktine vicAra karyA vagara A duSkRtya karyuM che. huM Apane sevaka chuM." For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI pArzvanAtha caritra 19 bhagavAne kahyuM 'tame mArA taraphathI khIlakula bhaya na rAkheA. mAre nathI joitA daMDa ke nathI joItuM rAjya, mAtra joie che, kuzasthaLapuranA gherAnI vidAya.' gherA uThI gayo, yavanarAja prabhune namI peAtAne sthAne gayA ane prasenajita rAjA paNa prabhAvatIne sAthe lai pArzva kumAranI sAthe vANArasI AvyA. teNe azvasena rAjA AgaLa prabhAvatInA pAtmya kumAra sAthe vivAhanI mAgaNI karI. pArzva kumAra vivAha nahi icchatA hovA chatAM pitAnA atyAgrahathI kabula thayA kAraNa ke teo sArI rIte jANatA hatA ke mAre alpapaNa bhAgya kama bAkI che. A pachI prabhAvatI sAthe pArzvakumAranAM lagna thayAM ane tyAramAda saMsArasukha bhagavatAM bhagavAne keTaleAkasamaya pasAra karyAM. kumaThe tApasa sAthe samAgama lokeAnAM ToLeTALAM nagara bahAra ulaTatAM hatAM. keAinA hAthamAM hAra tA koinA hAthamAM bheTaNAM hatAM. saue sArAM kapaDAM ane ghareNAM paheryAM hatAM. cAre bAjI utsAha ane bhakitanuM vAtAvaraNa hatu. Ana MdanA atirekamAM kolAhala paNa tevAja nagaramAM cAre bAju phelAyA hatA. geAkhe beThela pA kumAre A joyuM ane sevakane puchyu ke 'Aje nagaramAM kAI mahAtsava che ke zu? sevake javAma ApyA 'he svAmi ! nagaramAM mahAtsava ke utsava nathI paraMtu kamaThe nAmanA tApasa paMcAgni tapa kare che. tenI pUjA karavA nagaranA leAkeA ulaTayA che ?" pAkumAre kautukathI tyAM javAnA vicAra karyAM ane parivAra sahita tyAM pahoMcyA leAkeAe. kumArane mArga Apyo ane te tApasanI najIka AvI ubhA rahyA. tApasa dhomadhakhatA taDa For Private And Personal Use Only

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20 cANava kAmAM ughADA zarIre cAre dizAe agnikuMDa rAkhI AtApanA lete hate. leke tenA tapanI prazaMsA karatA hatA. bhagavAne kSaNabhara tenI sAme, agni sAme ane loke sAme najara ka. temane lekenI ajJAnatA pratye, ane tApasanA ajJAna kaSTapratye dayA upajI. A karatAM paNa jyAre jJAnathI kASThamAM baLatA sarpane joyo tyAre te te belI uThayA ke "je tapamAM dayA nathI te tapa nathI. ane dayA ane tapa vinA dharma paNa kyAMthI saMbhave?" kamaTha lAlacoLa AMkha karI belI u rAjakumAra ! tame hAthI, gheDA khelAvI jANe, strIonA raMgarAga jANe, dharma te amArA jevA tapasvIo ja jANe." prabhue tatkALa saLagatA agnimAMthI eka lAkaDuM kheMcI kaDhAvI ane kahyuM "tamane khabara che ke A lAkaDAmAM sarpa baLI rahyo che? ane sarpa banyAnuM jene bhAna nathI tene jayaNuM vinAne tapa zA kAmane?" saMbhALapUrvaka bhagavAne lAkaDuM cIrAvyuM che temAMthI ardha baLela sarpa nIkaLe. bhagavAne sarpane navakAramaMtra saMbhaLAvI ArAdhanA karAvI. A sarpa mRtyu pAmI dharaNendra nAme nAgarAja thayo. lokonAM ToLAM ghaDIka pahelAM kamaTha tApasanI stuti karatAM hatAM te niMdAmAM palaTAyAM ane kumAranA viveka, ane jJAna pratye bhAvathI namI paDayAM. samaya jatAM kamaTha tApasa mRtyu pAmI ajJAna tapanA prabhAve meghamALI nAme deva thayo. dIkSA. eka vakhata vasaMtaRtumAM pAzvakumAra rANa sahita udhAnamAM padhAryA. vanarAjIne jotA ane AkAzane nihALatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI pAdyanAtha caritra kumAre udyAnanI madhyamAM eka prAsAda dekhyo. prAsAdamAM pravezI ahu pratimAne praNAma karyAM ane tyArabAda ragamaDapamAM citrA nihALavA lAgyA. A citrAmAM neminAtha bhaga vAnanA jIvananuM Alekhana hatuM, temAM rAjImatInA tyAga, pazuonA pAkAra, giranAramAM AvavuM,kevaLajJAnanI prApti A sarva Alekhelu hatu. pAkumAra A joi, vairAgya bhAvita thayA. ke turata avasara jANI leAkAntika devee 'nAtha ! tIrtha pravartAvA' nI vinaMti karI. bhagavAne vArSikadvAna ApavA mAMDayuM ane varSane aMte vizALA nAmanI zimikA u para ArUDha thaI Azrama udyAnamAM padhAryA. ane pASa vada 11 nA divase anurAdhA nakSatramAM aThThama tapa pUrNAMka traNaso rAjAe sAthe dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. dIkSA letAMnI sAtheja bhagavAnane mana:paryAMva jJAna thayuM. devAe dIkSAkalyANaka mahAtsava ujavyo. bhagavAna AtmadhyAnamAM ramaNa karatA e divasa khAda kApaTa nAmanA gAmamAM padhAryAM ane dhanyane tyAM temaNe paramAnathI pAraNu karyuM. devAe paMcadivya pragaTa karyAM. ane pAraNAnA sthAne dhanne ratnapITha sthApI. (3) zramaNa avasthA kalikuMDa tIrthaM bhagavAna grAmAnugrAma vicaratA kArdabharI aTavImAM AvyA ane tyAM rahela kuMDa sarAvaranA kAMThe kAusagga dhyAne For Private And Personal Use Only

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22 kathAva rahyA. bhagavAna AtmaramaraNamAM lIna hatA. tevAmAM mahIdhara nAme hAthI sarovaramAM pANI pIvA Avyo. teNe bhagavAnane joyA ke turta tene jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM ane te vicAravA lAgyo ke "A mahApurUSanA darzanathI jagatamAM evI kaI vastu che ke je prApta na thAya. huM pUrvajanmamAM hema nAmane kulaputra hatA. nazIba yoge mAruM zarIra vAmana hatuM. leke mArI khuba mazkarI karatA tethI huM jaMgalamAM cAlyo gayo. tyAM mane eka munine meLApa thayo. meM muni pAse dIkSAnI mAgaNI karI paNa munie mane sAdhupaNu mATe ayogya mAnI dIkSA na ApI. paraMtu zrAvaka vrata ApyuM. huM sArI rIte zrAvaka vratane pALatA hatA. lekane ke keIne herAna nahote karatA chatAM mArA vAmanarUpane AgaLa dharI leke mane pajavatA hatA. aMtakALe ArtadhyAnathI mRtyu pAmI vAmanarUpanA tiraskAra ane maTI kAyAnA premane laI A bhavamAM huM hAthI thayo. paNa mane kheda thAya che ke huM A pazunA bhavamAM A kalpavRkSa samAna mahAtmAnI zuM sevA karUM?, huM je atyAre mAnava hatuM te temane mAruM samagra jIvana apa svakalyANa sAdhata paNa hAla te huM pazu chuM." A pachI te sare varamAM peThe nhAyo ane teNe kamalanA puSpa laI, bhagavAnane traNa pradakSiNA daI puSpathI bhagavAnanI pUjA karI. ane te pitAnA AtmAne dhanya mAnate pitAnA sthAne gayo. A pachI devoe paNa bhagavAnanI sugaMdhita vastuothI pUjA karI ane bhakita karI. A arasAmAM koI purUSe caMpAnagarInA rAjA kara For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI pArzvanAtha caritra kaMDane khabara ApI ke najIkamAM bhagavAna kAusagga dhyAne rahyA che. karakaMDu bhagavAnanA kAusagya sthAne Avyo ane bhagavAnane vaMdana karyuM paNa bhagavAna dhyAna dharatA mauna rahyA. teNe bhagavAnanA vihArabAda smRticinha tarIke karakaMDu rAjAe eka prasAda baMdhAvyuM. ane navahAthanI bhagavAnanI pratimA pratiSThA pUrvaka sthApanA karI. te divase te sthAna kalikuMDa tItha nAme prasiddha thayuM. ane bhagavAnanI pUjA karanAra hAthI mRtyu pAmI A tIrthane rakSaka vyaMtara deva thayo tyArathI A sthAna khuba ja prabhAvazALI ane camatkA rika banyuM. ahichatrA nagarI ane ahichatrA tIthara. pArzvanAtha bhagavAna grAmAnugrAma vicaratA zivapurI nagarInA kezAba nAmanA vanamAM padhAryA. ane tyAM kAusagga dhyAne rahyA. A tarapha dharaNendra pitAnI sabhAmAM rahelI devaddhi joI vicAravA lAgyA ke A Rddhi kayA karmothI mane maLI. avadhijJAnane upayoga mukatAM tene prabhunA pUrvabhavane upakAra yAda AvyuM. te turta devasabhA cheDI bhagavAnane kAusagga sthAne AvyuM. teNe bhagavAnane dhUmadhakhatA taDakAmAM kAusagga dhyAnasthita joyA. AthI bhakitathI sahastra phaNAvALuM nAgarUpa dharI bhagavAnanA mastaka upara rahyo ane bhagavAna upara chAyA vistArI taDakAne dUra karyo. nimaeNhi bhagavAne kAusagga pUro thatAM tyAMthI vihAra karyo. paNa te sthAne jate divase lekee nagara vasAvyuM. je ahichatrA nagarI nAme prasiddha thayuM. ane tyAM je jinamaMdira baMdhAvAvuM. te ahicchatrA tIrtha nAme prasiddhi pAmyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathANuva kukaTezvara tIrtha bhagavAna grAma, araNya, parvata vigeremAMthI pasAra thaI anukrame rAjapura nagara samIpe kAusagga dhyAne rahyA. te vAmAM te nagaranA rAjA Izvarane sevake samAcAra ApyA ke bhagavAna ahiM kAusagga dhyAne rahyA che. rAjA tu bhagavAna nA kAusagya sthAne harSabhera AvyA. bhagavAnane dekhatAM tenuM magaja bhamavA lAgyuM. ane te mUcha khAI jamIna upara DhaLI paDaze. mUcha utaratAM te be ke "mane bhagavAnane dekhI jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM che. huM pUrva bhavamAM vasaMtapura nagaramAM datta nAmano brAhmaNa hatA. mArA zarIre keDha rega thayo. sagA ane saMbaMdhI mArI tarapha bedarakAra banyA. mane jIvana upara kaMTALe upajyo ane huM jIvanane aMta ANavA gaMgAmAM je kudako mAravA gayo ke turta AkAzamArge jatA munie mane rokyo. muni heThA utAryA. ane mane kahevA lAgyA ke "duHkhanuM auSadha mRtyu nathI paNa dharma che?" meM temanI pAse zrAvakadharmane svIkAra karyo ane tyArathI meM mAruM jIvana dharmamArge vALyuM. eka vakhata huM jInamaMdire gayo. tyAM meM bhagavAnanA darzana karyA. ane tyArabAda munine vaMdana karI temanI pAse beThe. A arasAmAM pu5kalika nAmanA eka zrAvake munine kahyuM ke AvA rogI mANase jInamaMdiramAM AvI zake kharA?''munie javAba Ape ke "avagrahanuM pAlana ane azAtanAne tyAga karI khuzIthI AvI zake ane devavaMdana karI zake." pharI pukalike munine pUchayuM ke "A mANasa marIne For Private And Personal Use Only

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ho? maja jenA kAra pAlikAnA IT WRpAghaDI = = 1 zrI laDhaNa pArzvanAthajInDAI. 2 kI AdIzvara bhagavAna, zatrujI. 3 zrI aMtarIkSa pArzvanAthajI-AkolA. 4 kI serIsA pArzvanAthajI-serIsA. 5 zrI sahastraphaNA pArzvanAthajI, jodha pura. 6 zrI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAthajI-zaMkhezvara. 7 zrI sthabhana pArzvanAtha jI-khaMbhAta. 8 kI zAntInAtha bhagavAna-vaDhavANa. ( 9 zrI mukevA pArzvanAtha-amadAvAda. For Private And Personal Use Only

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5 zrI pArzvanAtha caritra, e. kai gati pAmaze ?' munie javAba ApyA A datta grA ghaNu marI maraghA thaze.' A zabda sAMbhaLatAM huM raDI paDaye, ane kahevA lAgyo ke 'bhagavaMta! A bhavamAM te huM kADhathI pIDAu chu.' ane vaLI AvatA bhavamAM huM tihu~ca maraghA thaIza ? bhagavAna ! mAre taravAnA koi upAya nahi hoya ? ' munie javAba Apyo ke ' bhAvibhAvane keAi mITAvI zake tema nathI. paNa tAre bahu zAka karavAnu kAraNa nathI kAraNa ke maraghAnA bhavamAM tane munine dekhI jAtismaraNa jJAna thaze ane tyAM tu aNusaNu karI mRtyu pAmo rAjapura nagaranA rAjA thaiza.' muninA A javAkhathI mane kaiMka zAMti vaLI ane dha mArgomAM vadhu sthira thayo. mane jAtismaraNa jJAnathI A sarva bhava yAda AvyA che. te A prabhunA darzananA pratApa che. prabhue kAusagga dhyAna pALI vihAra karyAM paNa rAjAe A sthAnanI smRti mATe tyAM eka caitya banAvyuM ane temAM pArzvaprabhunI pratimAne pratiSThA pUrvaka sthApana karI. jate dvivase A sthAna kuka Tezvara nAmanA tI tarIke prasiddha pAmyuM. ane tyAM vaseluM nagara kuTezvara nagara kahevAyuM. meghamALInA upasa eka vakhata vihAra karatA bhagavAna keAI eka tApasa Azrama najIka AvI paheAMcyA. saMdhyA samaya vityA hatA, pakSio pAtapeAtAnA mALAmAM pAchAM pharatAM hatAM. sUrya pazcima samudramAM DubI AkAzane lAla khanAvI rahyo hato. bhagavAna eka kuvAnI pAse rahelA vaDavRkSa nIce kAusagga dhyAne rahyA. A arasAmAM meghamAlI devane adhijJAnathI pAtAnA pUbhava For Private And Personal Use Only

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36 kathANuM va yAda AvyeA. ane tethItene bhagavAnanI sAthe vairaparaparA tAjI thai. krodhathI dhamadhamatA pApAtmA meghamAlI bhagavAna pAse Avyo. bhagavAna to merU sama nipraka Mpa dhyAnamAM hatA. meghamAlIe prathama hAthI vidhuryAM. ane temaNe suDhAthI bhagavAna ne pachADavA mAMDayA paNa chevaTe thAkI teNe si Mha vidhuryAM. siMhA jaMgalane dhrujAve tevI trADA nAMkhavA lAgyA. pazu te trADe bhagavAnanA dhyAnamAM taraMganI jema lIna khanI. A pachI meghAmAlIe sApa, vichI, vaitAla vigere aneka pratikula upasa ane devAMganAonA hAvabhAvarUpa ghaNA anukula upageryAM karyAM. paNa bhagavAna tA peAtAnA dhyAnathI jarApaNu calita na thayA. meghamAlI krodhathI khUba dhamadhamyo. teNe AkAzamAMthI anala vRSTi ArbhI jotajotAmAM cAre bAju pANI phelAyu. vijaLInA jabakArA ane kAnane phADI nAMkhe tevA meghanA gaDagaDATa thavA mAMDayA. pANI vadhatuM vadhatu kiTa ane chAtI oLaMgI bhagavAnanI nAsikA sudhI AvI paheAMcyu. dharaNendranu Asana kapyuM. bhagavAnanA upasarga dekhatAM devAMgAnAe sAthe dharaNendra tyAM Avyo. teNe bhagavAnane namaskAra karyAM, ane bhagavAnanA paga nIce kamaLa, mastaka upara sAta kAvALA sarpanuM chatra temaja sAme cAmara ane phulanI mAlA purvaka devAMganAonu nRtya AraMbhI bhagavAnano sevAmAM tatpara banyo. meghamAlI josathI pANI varasAvatA gayo paNu bhagavAna pANInA taLa upara bIrAjelA kamaLa upara jamInanI peThe dharaNendranI RddhipUrvaka kAussaggadhyAnamAM nizcaLa rahyA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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kevaLajJAna tuti kalArabAda dharaNA kayo. teNe zrI pArzvanAtha caritra pANI varasAvatA meghamAlI upara ke, bhakti karatA dharaNendra upara temanI daSTi sarakhI hatI. meghamAlI upara naheAte cheSa ke dharaNendra upara nahote jarA paNa rAga. paraMtu svAmibhakta dharaNendrathI meghamAlIne upasarga na jovAyo ane tethI teNe tiraskAra pUrvaka meghamAlIne kahyuM "mUrNa! pUrvabhavamAM harahaMmeza upakAra karanAra prabhu para tuM khATuM vaira varSAve che. bhagavAna te samadaSTi che." dharaNendranA vacane meghamALI kaMco. teNe bhagavAnanI kSamA mAgI ane tyArabAda dharaNendra tathA meghamAlI bhagavAnanI stuti karI svasthAne padhAryA. kevaLajJAnanI prApti tathA caturvidha saMghanI sthApanA. bhagavAna dIkSA pachI corAsI divase pharI Azramapada nAmanA udyAnamAM padhAryA. ane dhAtakI vRkSanI nIce kAusaga dhyAnamAM cAra ghAtI karmano kSaya karI cetaravada 4nAM divase vizAkhA nakSatramAM caMdrane yoga hato tyAre kevaLajJAna upArjana karyuM. devoe samavasaraNanI racanA karI ane vacce satyAvIza dhanuSa uMcuM cityavRkSa banAvyuM. bhagavAna suvarNa kamala upara paga dharatA pUrva dvArathI samavasaraNamAM pravezI caityavRkSane pradakSiNa karI " riya" kahI siMhAsana upara ArUDha thayA. azvasena rAjA, vAmamAtA ane prabhAvatI devI paNa samavasaraNamAM AvyAM. ane yathAsthAne beThAM. Indra bhagavAnanI stuti karyA bAda bhagavAne dezanA ApI. A dezanAmAM bhagavAne dAna. zIla, tapa ane bhAvanuM svarUpa samajAvyuM. ane te dareka dAnanA-jJAnadAna, abhayadAna, ane dharma upakaraNadAna vigerenA bheda batAvyA. jJAnadAna upara For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAva dhanamitranI kathA, abhayadAna upara vasaMtakanI kathA, dharmopakaraNa dvAna upara rehiNanI kathA ane annadAna upara suMdaranI kathA kahI. temaja ziyaLa upara madana rekhAnI kathA, tapa upara sanakumAranI kathA, vrata bhaMga upara mahApadmanI kathA tathA tapAlana upara puMDarika kaMDarIkanI kathA kahI ne dharma pamADyo. dezanA bAda keTalAka lekee cAritra, keTalAke zrAvakapaNuM, te keTalAke samakita vigere vrata niyamene grahaNa karyA azvasena rAjAe hastisena putrane rAjya seMpI bhagavAna pAse dIkSA lIdhI. vAmAmAtA tathA prabhAvatI devIe paNa sAdhvI pAse dIkSA svIkArI zuddha rIte vrata pALI devaleke gayAM ane tyAMthI evI mahAvideha kSetramAM muktigatine pAmaze. pArzvanAtha bhagavAnane 1 Aryadatta. 2 AryaSa. 3 viziSTa. 4 brahma. 5 soma. 6 zrIdhara. 7 vIrasena. 8 bhadrayazA. 9 jaya ane 10 vijaya ema daza gaNadhare thayA. bhagavAne temane tripadI ApI. temaNe tene anusarI dvAdazAMgInI racanA karI ane jenI bhagavAne anujJA ApI. A pachI prathama parisI pUrNa thatAM bIjI pirisImAM gaNadhara bhagavaMte dezanA ApI. A dezanAmAM gaNadhara bhagavaMte kahyuM "samyakatvapUrvakanuM jJAna te AjJApradhAna jJAna che. vaiyAvacca vinaya vigere sarve bhaktinA paryAya che. A bhaktinI prabaLatAthI jIva tIrthakara nAma karmane paNa baMdha karI zake che. temaja bhaktine mATe avasare bhaktimAna sAdhaka apavAda paNa evI zake che. ADApradhAna 3 bhakitanI samaja bhakti For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI pArzvanAthe caritra subhadrAe bhaktinA vaze sparza karI muninI AMkhamAMthI taNakhaluM kADhayuM ane revatI zrAvikA vIra bhagavAnane mATe keLApAka banAvavAmAM AdhAkarmane karanAra thavA chatAM te banne kalyANa sAdhaze. A bhakti tIrthayAtrA, jinapUjA. gurUstavana vagere aneka rIte thaI zake che. ahiM puSpapUjA upara vIrasena ane zukarAjanI kathA tathA bhAvapUjA upara rAvaNa ane vanarAjanI kathA kahI bhavya jIne temaNe pratibaMdha pamADyo. dezanA pUrNa thayA bAda sau potapotAnA sthAne gayA. pArzvanAtha prabhunA zAsanamAM pA nAme zAsanadeva ane padmAvatI nAme yakSiNuM zAsanadevI thaI. pArvayakSa kAcabAnA vAhanavALe kRSNavarNavALe, hati jevA mukhavALe, nAganI phaNAnA chatrathI zobhate, cAra bhujAvALe, be vAmabhUjAmAM nakula ane sarpa tathA be dakSiNa bhUjAmAM bIjuM ane sarpa dhAraNa karanAre thayo. tathA padmAvatI kurkaTajAtinA sapanA vAhanavALI. suvarNa sarakhA varNavALI be dakSiNa bhujAmAM padma ane pAsa, tathA be vAma bhujAmAM phaLa ane akuMza dhAraNa karanArI thaI. sAgaradattanI dIkSA. ' jagata upara upakAra karatA bhagavAna eka vakhata paM nAmanA dezanA sAketapura nagaranA AsrodyAnamAM AvyA. tevAmAM tAmralipI nagarane sAgaradatta nAmane eka vaNikaputra bhagavAna pAse Avyo ane bhagavAnane vaMdana karI dharma dezanAmAM beThe. "A sAgaradatta pUrva janmamAM eka brAhmaNa putra hato. te bhavamAM tenI strI keI bIjA purUSa sAthe For Private And Personal Use Only

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ra kathANuM Asakta thaela hevAthI teNe tene jhera ApI hAra pheMkI dIdhe paNa eka govAlaNe tenuM jhera utArI tene tyAM sAje karyo. sAjo thaela brAhmaNa putra parivrAjaka thaI mRtyu pAmI sAgaradatta nAme zreSiputra thayo. ane pelI govAlaNa mRtyu pAmI vaNikaputrI thaI. sAgaradatta yuvAna thayo. tene ghaNI strIonAM mAgAM AvyAM te paNa tene strI paraNavAnI IcchA na thaI. pelI vaNika putrInuM paNa mAguM AvyuM. sAgaradasta tene pAchuM TheluM. vaNika putrae saMketathI samajAvyuM ke "badhI strIo evI hatI nathI." A pachI sAgaradatta tene paraNyo. eka vakhata te paradeza gaye. tyAM teNe sAtavAra dhana meLavyuM ane gumAvyuM. AThamIvAra tene vahANamAMthI khalAsIoe pheMkI dIdhA. tarate tarate te sasarAnA gAma pATalApatha nagare A sasarAe tene Adara satkAra karyo. vahANavaTIo paNa cheDe divase tyAM AvyA. sAgavadatte temane oLakhyA. ane rAjAne jaNAvI temanI pAsethI pitAne mAla pAcho lIdhe. A pachI sAgaradatta dhanavAna karyo ane rAjane mAnItA thaye. te judA judA dharmAnAyakane lAvate ane deva, gurU, dharma saMbaMdhI prazna pUchato. paNa tene kaI jagyAethI samAdhAna na thayuM. bhagavAnanI dezanAmAM bhagavAne sAgaradattanA praznane dhyAnamAM rAkhI deva, gurU, dharma saMbaMdhI dezanA ApI. sAgaradatta pratibaMdha pAmyo ane bhagavAna pAse teNe dIkSA aMgIkAra karI bhagavAnanA cAra ziSya. eka vakhata bhagavAnane ziva, suMdara, soma ane jya nAmanA cAra ziSyae prazna pUcho ke "he bhagavAna! ame For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI pArzvanAtha caritra 31 mekSe kayAre jaIzuM.' bhagavAne javAba Apyo ke "tame A bhavamAMja mekSe javAnA che." bhagavAnane uttara sAMbhaLI teoe vicAra karyo ke "ApaNane mokSa maLavAnuM che te zA mATe tapakaSTa sahana karavuM temaNe tapatyAga cheDI dIdhAM. ane khAna, pAnamAM masta banI pitAnuM jIvana vItAvavA mAMDayuM ane bIjAone paNa tapatyAga kare e phegaTa che ema upadeza ApavA mAMDayo. parantu aMtakAle emane zuddha buddhi sUjhI, vairAgya bhAvanA jAgI ane kSapakazreNi upara caDhI siddhigati pAmyA. paraMtu temaNe Apelo upadeza jate divase boddha dharma tarIke prasiddhi pAmya. baMdhudatta ane azAkamAlInI dIkSA. nAgapura nagaramAM bhagavAna eka vakhata padhAryA, temanA samavasaraNamAM bhagavAne baMdhudatta ane caMDasenane temane pUrva bhava kahyo. AthI baMdhuda caMDasena ane pitAnI strI sAthe dIkSA grahaNa karI ane zuddha cAritra pALI traNe jaNa sahasAra devalokamAM devapaNe utpanna thayA. bhagavAna vihAra karatA hatA te vakhate azaka nAmane mALI bhagavAna pAse Avyo. teNe bhagavAnanI dezanA sAMbhaLI. bhagavAne tene tene pUrvabhava kahyo ke "teM pUrvabhavamAM eka muni pAsethI evuM sAMbhaLyuM ke nava puSpathI pUjA karanAra navame bhave mukti jAya. AthI tuM roja nava puSpathI pUjA karavA lAgyuM. Ama janmajanma tArI Rddhi vadhavA lAgI, ane tuM A navamA bhAvamAM bhUrA gAmamAM utpanna thayAM che. ane navaDa gAmane rAjA thaye che." pUrvajanmano vRtAMta sAMbhaLI mALI pratibaMdha pAmyuM ane teNe bhagavAna pAse dIkSA aMgI For Private And Personal Use Only

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32 kathANuMva kAra karI ane siddhigati meLavI. Ama ghaNuM jIvone bhagavAne uddhAra karI jagat upara upakAra karyo. bhagavAnane parivAra ane nirvANu. pRthvItaLa upara vicaratA bhagavAna pArzvanAthane bheLa hajAra sAdhu, ADatrIsa hajAra sAdhvI, traNasone pacAsa caudapUrvadhArI, eka hajArane cAra avadhijJAnI, sADA sAtame mana:paryavajJAnI, eka hajAra kevaLajJAnI, agyAraso vaikriyalabdhivALA, chaso vAdalabdhivALA, eka lAkha ane cesaTha hajAra zrAvake, traNa lAkha ane sattAterahajAra zrAvikA ATale parivAra thayo. bhagavAna potAne nirvANa samaya najIka Avyo jANuM saMmetazikharagiri padhAryA. ane tetrIza munio sAthe bhagavAne aNuzaNuvrata svIkAryuM. aMte zrAvaNa zuda 8 nA divase vizAkhA natratramAM bhagavAna tetrIzamunio sAthe parama pada pAmyA. bhagavAna pArzvanAthe gRhasthapaNAmAM trIza varSa ane vrata pAlanamAM sIteravarSa ema kula se varSanuM saMpUrNa AyuSya bhagavyuM. neminAtha prabhunA nirvANa pachI tyAzI hajAra sAtaso ane pacAsa varSa gayA bAda zrI pArzvanAtha prabhu mekSe padhAryA. te vakhate zakrAdika cesaTha Indroe sametazikhara upara AvI prabhunA dehane temaja anya munirAjonA dehane yathAvidhi agnisaMskAra karyo. dADhA Adi avayave yathAyogya sthAne sthApI evana kalyANakane mahatsava ujavI IndrAdi deva svasthAne gaDyA. pAzvanAtha caritra saMpUrNa = = = == For Private And Personal Use Only

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1 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir devatAi agni yAne sagaracakravarti . ( 1 ) bhagavAna RSabhadevanA vaMzamAM aneka rAjAe vinItA nagarImAM thayA. AmAMnA asaMkhya rAjAe siddhigatine pAmyA ane asaMkhya anuttaravimAna devalAke gayA. A pachI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanA ikSvAku vaMzamAM vinItA nagarImAM jitazatru rAjA thayA. A jitazatru rAjAne vijayA nAme rANI hatI. tene mahA suda 13 nA dIvase pAchale vhAre cauda svapna AvyAM. jitazatru rAjAnA nAnA bhAI sumitravijaya hatA. te yuvarAja hatA. A sucitravijayane vaijayantI nAme sulakSaNI bhAryAM hatI. vaijayantInuM khIjuM nAma yazeAmatI paNu hatu. je dIvase vijayArANIne cauda svapna AvyAM teja dIvase vaijayantIne paNa cauda svapna AvyAM paNa te cauda svapna vijayA karatAM tene kAMika jhAMkhAM AvelAM. rAjAe svapnapAThakeAne khelAvyA paraspara vicAra karI svapnapAThakoe kahyuM ke amArA zAstra mujaba vijayArANIne janmanAra putra tIrthaMkara thaze ane vaijayantInI kukSie janma lenAra putra cakrI thaze.' 3 For Private And Personal Use Only

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34 devatAI agni jyAre pavana maMdamaMda vAta hate AnaMdamaya vAtAvaraNa hatuM. graha vigere ucca sthAne hatA tevI mahA su. AThamanI madhyarAtrie vijayAe putrane janma Ape ane teja rAtrie vaijayantIe paNa putraratnane janma Ape. . jitazatru rAjAe bane putrane janma mahotsava ujavyo ane sArA dIvase ekanuM nAma ajitanAtha ane bIjAnuM sagara evuM nAma pADayuM. uMmara thatAM rAjAe banne putrane bhaNavA mukayA, paNu bhagavaMta ajitanAtha te traNa jJAna sahita hovAthI svayameva sarvakaLA, nyAya, zabdazAstra vigere zikhyA. sagara. buddhizALI hevAthI jotajotAmAM eka dIvAthI bIje dIvo pragaTe tema teNe upAdhyAyanI pAsethI zabdazAsa, pramANuzAstra, vAdyazAstra, cikitsAzAstra, dhanurveda ane yuddhakaLA sarva zikhI lIdhuM. A sarva zAstra zikhyA chatAM sagara pitAnuM zikhela sarva ajItanAtha bhagavAna AgaLa dharI kahI batAvatA hatA. ane jemAM apUrNatA jaNAI ke zaMkA lAgI te sarva bhagavaMta pAsethI jANuM letA hatA. mAnava mAtrane rUpasaMpattine bakSanAra yauvanamAM bane kumAroe praveza karyo. eTale Indra ane jitazatru rAjAe vivAha mATe Agraha karyo. bhegAvalI karma bAkI hovAthI bhagavAna mauna rahyA. eTale jitazatru rAjAe rAjakanyAo sAthe bhagavAnanAM lagna karyA. ane sagarane paNa tevI rIte rAjakanyAo paraNavI. A pachI bhagavAna vyAdhine anurUpa auSadhinI peThe gRhastha jIvana pasAra karavA lAgyA. ane vaMta bhAva sAcI ke sagAvalI e rAte For Private And Personal Use Only

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devatAI agni 35 sagarakumAra paNa hAthI jema hAthiNIonI sAthe rame tema devAMganA sarakhI rAjakanyAo sAthe ramavA lAgyA. eka vakhata ladhubaMdhava sahita ajitazatru rAjAne vairAgya bhAvanA jAgrat thaI. temaNe aDhAralAkha pUrva uMmaranA pitAnA putrane kahyuM ke, huM have saMyama levA IcchuM chuM. mArA pUrvajoe te A uMmara pahelAM saMcama lIdhuM che. tame rAjya dhUrA vahana kare, ane mane nimukata banAve." - ajitanAthe kahyuM, "he tAta ! tamArA zubhakAryamAM aMtarAya nAkhavA huM taiyAra nathI paNa huM vijJapti karuM chuM ke, rAjyadhurA te kAkA sumitravijaya saMbhALe teja ISTa che." sumitravijaye kahyuM ke, "tuccha rAjya khAtara apUrva lAbhavALA saMyamane huM zA mATe cukuM?" chevaTe jitazatru rAjAnA AgrahathI bhAvayati rahevAne sumitravijaye nirNaya karyo. AthI jitazatru rAjAe ajitanAthane rAjayAbhiSeka karyo ane sagarane yuvarAja tarIke sthApe. rAjavI ajitanAthe potAnA pitA jitazatrune bhavya dikSA mahotsava karyo. ane jitazatru mahArAjAe sarva vaibhava ane parivAra tyAgI RSabhadeva bhagavAnanA tIrthamAM vartatA vira munirAja pAse dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. dakSAbAda ugra tapazcaryA AraMbhI, jJAna, dhyAna, vaiyAvacca ane tapa tyAganA baLe jitazatru rAjarSi bhAvanA eNie caDI kevalajJAna pAmyA. ane anukame chevaTe potAnA pUrvajonI peThe siddhigatine pAmyA. have rAjA ajitanAthane rAjya pALatAM trepana lAkha pUrva thayAM. tyAre ApoApa vairAgyabhAvanA jAgrat thatAM temaNe For Private And Personal Use Only

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36 devatAI agni vicAryuM ke 'A rAjyanI suMdara vyavasthA, bhAione bhrAtRprema ane rAjyaddhi game tevI sagavaDatA bharI hAya te paNa tethI AtmAne zu upakAra karanAra che? AtmAne upakAra karanAra vastu tAjJAna, darzana ane cAritrane poSaka pravRttija che. mAre pApapASaka pravRtti tyajI AtmapravRtti tarapha vaLavuM joie.' A vicAradhArAne 'he nAtha ! dharmAMtI pravartAvA'nI leAkAMtika devAnI vijJaptie rokI. bhagavAne bhakata sevakanA anurUpa vacana samA devAnA A vacanane svIkAra karyAM. ane pavanathI agni vadhu prajavalita ane tema temanA vairAgya vadhu prajavalita anyo. traNa jJAnadhAraka bhagavAne turata sagarane khelAvyeA ane kahyu ke, 'mAMdhava! A rAjyapUrA tuM vahana kara, hu' have rAjyapAlana karI zakuM tema nathI. kAraNake mArU mana rAjya, vaibhava ane jagatanI mAyAmAM have muddala sthira thAya tema nathI.' sagarane bhagavAnanA A vacana vajraghAta jevAM lAgyAM. te eTalI ucA ke 'huM bhagavan! tame rAjA ane huM yuvarAja tema have tame mArA gurU ane huM ApanA ziSya thaiza. Apa jAe ane huM rAjya bhAgavuM te na bane." bhagavAne kahyuM. 'sayama e bhAvanA pradhAna che. mAr bhAgAvaLI karma kSINa thayuM che. hajI tuM cakravartI thavAnA che, ane tArU bhegAvaLI kama bAkI che, AthI tAre mATe atyAre saMyamanu pAlana azakya che. rAjA pachI yuvarAja rAjagAdIe Ave e rItanA kramane pAlana karI tu rAjyane For Private And Personal Use Only

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devatAI agni 37 svIkAra kara." bhrAtRprema ane vaDilanI AjJAmAM hIMcakAtA sagare nAkhuza dIle AMsu sAthe bhAInI AjJAne svIkAra karyo. bhagavAne pUrNa harSapUrvaka sagarane rAjyAbhiSeka karyo ane saMvatsarI dAna daI dIkSA svIkArI. have sagararAjA nyAya nIti ane premathI prajAnuM pAlana karavA lAgyA. temane rAjyakALamAM prajA sarva rIte sukhI hatI. tevAmAM temanA zastrAgAramAM cakarana utpanna thayuM. A cakathI sagararAjA sagaracakI kahevAyA. zANu cakrIe tenI pUjA karI. kAraNake ucita vyavahAramAM moTA purUSe kaI divasa khalanA pAmatA nathI. A pachI chatra, daMDa, khaDjha, kAkiNuM maNi, carma, purohita, gaja, azva, senApati, gAthApati, vArdhako ane strIratna paNa cakIne AvI maLyAM. sagaracakIe samuhUrta bharatakSetranA cha khaMDa sAdhavA prayANa karyuM. temaNe mAgadha, varadAma, prabhAsa, siMdhudevI. himAcaladeva, kRtamAladeva, nATyamAladeva, gaMgAdevI ane navanidhinA adhiSThAyaka devane sAdhyA. uttara bhAratamAM ApAta bhIle sivAya ke ThekANe sagarane sAmane na thayuM. A pAta bhile paNa thoDo vakhata herAna thaI cakI samajI zaraNe AvyA. Thera Thera satkAra pAmatA ane bheTothI navAjAtA sagaracakIe batrIsahajAra varSe cha khaMDa sAdhyA ane vinItA nagarInA parisaramAM paDAva nAMkhe. eka divase sagaracakrI azvArUDha thaI gheDAne pherave che, For Private And Personal Use Only

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38 devatAi agni tevAmAM ghoDAne pAMcamI dhAramAM pheravatAM gheDo bhUta AvyuM hoya ane nAse tema nAsavA mAMDe. jotajotAmAM te adazya thayo ane cakIne ghera jaMgalamAM lAvI ubhA rAkhyA. cakI heThA utaryA ke turta ghoDAnA rAma ramI gayA. cakI pagapALe AgaLa vadhyA. tyArapachI sarovaramAM snAna ane jaLapAna karI sagara laTAra mAre che. tevAmAM temaNe devakanyA samI rUpavatI strI joI. bannenAM nayane ekabIjAmAM manyAM. te sAtheja bane kAmabANathI ghavAyAM. strI sakhIo sAthe cAlI gaI paNa turta eka dAsI sagara pAse AvI ane kahevA lAgI ke, "he svAmin ! gaganavallabha nAmanA nagaramAM sulocana nAmane vidyAdhara che. tene sahastranayana nAme putra ane mukezA nAme putrI che. eka vakhata nimittiyAe sucanane kahela ke, "tamArI putrI cakravatInI paTarANI thaze." AthI game teTalAM tenAM mAgA AvyAM paNa te sarvane te vidyAre pAchAM ThelyAM." eka vakhata rathanapuranA rAjA pUrNamegha vidyAre mukezAnI mAgaNI karI. sulecane te na svIkArI eTale te lazkara sahita sucana upara caDhI Avyo. A laDAImAM sucana khapI gaye, paNa teno putra sahastranayana zatru na jANe te rIte sukezAne laI A jaMgalamAM rahyo che. jyArathI sukezAe tamane ahiM joyA che, tyArathI tene kaMpa ane chAtInI phaDaka zAMta thatI nathI te dIlane ghaNuM ghaNuM reke che, paNa tamArI taraphathI tenuM dIla khasatuM nathI. A arasAmAM sahasanayana paNa tyAM AvI pahoMce ane teNe sagarane cakI jANa For Private And Personal Use Only

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39 devatAI agni sukezAne paraNAvI. tyArapachI sahastranayanane sAthe lai sagara cakrI vimAna upara besI gaganavallabha nagare AvyA, ane tyAM temaNe tene tenA rAjya upara besAyeC . A pachI sukezAne sAthe lai sagaracakrI sAketapuranA parisaramAM rahela zikhira AgaLa AvyA. aThThama tapa karyAM. ane mahAtsavapUrvaka nagaramAM praveza karyAM, devoe ane rAjAAe cakravatI paNAnA abhiSeka kareM. A cakrIpadane! mahAtsava bAra varSa sudhI cAlye. sarva ThekANe AnaMda ane jayajayakAra vyApI rahyo. tyArapachI sagaracakrI adbhuta sukha bhAgavavApUrvaka peAtAnA kAla nimana karavA lAgyA. eka vakhata sAketapuramAM ajitabhagavAnanI padAmAM pUrNa meghane mArI hAthamAM talavAra sAthe sukezAnA bhAi Avye ane khelavA mAMDayeA ke kayAM gayA e 'dhanavAhana'. teNe pa - dAmAM pUrNa meghanA putra ghanavAhanane joce paNa tene krodha bhagavAnanA prabhAvathI zAMta thayA. AthI te paNa tyAM dezanA sAMbhaLavA besI gaye. A pachI dezanAne aMte sagaracikrae bhagavAnane puchyu ke A bannene paraspara vairanuM zuM kAraNa che ? ane sahastraleAcana upara mane kema aMtarane prema upa che.' bhagavAne kahyuM kei eka pUrvabhavamAM tame rbhaka nAme saMnyAsI hatA, tamAre zI ane AvalI nAme e ziSyA hatA. AvalI vinayI ane gurUbhakta hAvAthI tamane tenI pratye khuba prema hatA. eka vakhata AvalIe eka gAya vecAtI lIdhI, paraMtu zazIe tenA mULadhaNIne khuTavI pAte gAya kharIdI. AnA aMge ane vacce laDAlaDI thatAM zazInA For Private And Personal Use Only

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devatAI agni hAthe AvalI mAryo gaye. zazi marI ghanavAhana thaye, ane AvalI marIne sahaAlecana thaye, sahastralezana pUrvabhavamAM tamAre priya ziSya hovAthI tamane tenA upara hArdika bhAva jAge." A arasAmAM bhIma nAme rAkSasa je sabhAmAM beThe hate. te ubhe thaI ghanavAhanane bheTI kahevA lAgyuM ke, huM pUrvabhavamAM vidyudaMTa rAjA hatA, ane tuM mAre rativalabha nAme putra hatuM. tuM mane prANathI paNa vahAle hatA. putra! mArI pAse laMke ane eka pAtAlalaMkA nAme be nagarIo che. bhIme navamANijyane hAra ApI meghavAhanane sAthe lIdhe. ane bane laMkAne rAjA banAvyuM. rAkSasadvIpanA rAjA ghanavAhanane vaMza tyArapachI rAkSasavaMza tarIke prasiddhi pAmya. samaya jatAM sagaracakrIne janha vigere sAThahajAra putre thayA. A putre yauvanavaya pAmyA ane temane vilAsa khIlI nIkaLyuM. temaNe pitAne vijJapti karI ke, "ame Apa kahe te deza sAdhIe agara kaho te durdama zatrune vaza karIe." pitAnI AgaLa nahatA keI deza sAdhavAnA bAkI ke nahetA kaI bAkI durjaya zatru. AthI temaNe kahyuM ke "pu! bhAgyavAna purUne sukha bhegavavA prayatna kare paDatuM nathI. tene mATe te bIjAe prayatnapUrvaka sukha hAjara rAkhavuM paDe che. tame tamAre IcchA mujaba vicare ane sukha bhegavI kALa pasAra kare. For Private And Personal Use Only

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devatAI agni 41 pitAnI AjJA thatAM strIratna sivAya sarva rane laI putrae mAMgalika divase prayANa karyuM. kudaratanI lIlA nihALatA AnaMda lUMTatA ane luMTAvatA sagaranA sAgaranA mejhAnI mAphaka sAThahajAra putro grAma, nagara, kheTa, nadI, dro jetA jetA aSTApada pAse AvyA. lIlAchama vRkSa ghaTAthI chavAela ne AkAzanA vAdaLAMo sAthe vAta karatA. suvarNa mukuTa samAM caityathI zobhatA te parvatane joI teoe maMtrIone pUchayuM ke, "A ka parvata che? ane tenA upara catya keNe baMdhAyuM che?" maMtrIoe kahyuM, 'tamArA pUrvaja RSabhadevanA putra bharatakIe A citya banAvela che. ATha pagathAra hovAthI A aSTApadaMparvata kahevAya che. A caityamAM svasva dehapramANa vIsa tIrthakara bhagavAnanI ratnamaya pratimAo ane bharatacakInA navANuM bhAIonI pAdukA tathA mUrtio karAvI bharatezvare pratiSThApUrvaka pratiSThita karela che." yauvananA pratIka samA sAThahajAra putre ghamaghamATa karatI nadInA puranI piThe aSTApada upara caDhayA. bhagavaMtanI pratimAne vAdI, ane jIvana kRtakRtya banI vicAravA lAgyA ke, pitAe ApaNuM mATe karavA jevuM kAMI kAma bAkI rAkhyuM nathI. bIjuM kAMI nahi te ApaNuM vaDilee banAvela AvA maMdiranI sadAkALa rakSA thAya tevuM kAMIka ApaNe karIe. topaNa ApaNuM ahobhAgya. kAraNake duSamakALamAM jate divase mANaso bhagavAnanI ratna pratimAne paNa uThAvI jaze. kemake dhanabhUkhyAne kAMIpaNa anAcaraNaya nathI hatuM.' badhAe aSTA For Private And Personal Use Only

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devatAI agni pada pharatI khAI karI maMdiranI rakSA karavAno nirNaya karI daMDaratnathI pRthvIne khadavA mAMDI, jotajotAmAM hajAra ejana chedI nAMkhyuM, tyAM te nAgakanA utpAtathI kodhAtura thaela valanaprabha deva bahAra AvyA ane kahevA lAgyuM ke "pitAnA daMDaratnathI abhimAnI banela e sagaraputra! tame A zuM karavA mAMDyuM che? nAgalekanAM maMdire nIce khaMDita thAya che tenuM tamane bhAna che ke nahi? meTAnA putre meTAnI piThe saunuM kuzaLakSema IcachavuM joIe." jahue javalanaprabhane vijJapti karI zAMta pADo ane kahyuM ke "ame tamArA AvAsa teDavA nathI mAgatA, ame te maMdiranI rakSA mATe ahiM khAI karatA hatA. vivekI purUSane game te kepa paNa jyAre mANase ajANatAM bhUla karI che tema lAge tyAre turta zAMta thAya che. tema javalanaprabha zAMta thayo ane pAtAla lekamAM cAlyA gaye. nAgarAjanA gayA pachI jahue potAnA bhAIone kahyuM "ApaNe aSTApada parvatanI AsapAsa khAI karI paNa Ato jate divase purAI jaze. game tevuM moTuM zarIra buddhi vinA zebhe nahi tema A khAI pANI vinA nakAmI nivaDaze. mATe ApaNe tene pANIthI puravI joIe. paraMtu khAI purAya teTaluM pANI gaMgAne ahiM lAvyA sivAya banI zake tema nathI. AthI yamadaMDa same daMDaratna laI gaMgAnA kAMThAne vidArate ja gaMgAnA pravAhane khAImAM lAvyuM. gaMgAnuM pANuM nAgalokamAM piyuM. ane dezanA AvAsa pANIthI tarabaLa banyAM. nAgarAjanA kepe mAjhA mUkI. te nAgakumAre For Private And Personal Use Only

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devatAI adina 43 sAthe bahAra AvyuM ane kahevA lAgyuM ke "gadheDAone te DaphaNuM ja joIe tema tamArI sAthe sAmanIti kAmanI nathI." tema kahI dRSTiviSavaDe sAgaranA 60 hajAra putrone bhasmibhUta karI nAgarAja nAgakumAra sAthe pAtAla lokamAM cAle gaye. sagaranA putranI samagra chAvaNI kakaLathI gAjI uThI. dizAo ane vanapakSIo paNa raDI uThayAM ane gaIkAlanI prabaLa zakti ekAeka Ama acAnaka asta pAmatI joI sau kaI zokamagna banyA. senApati ane sinike zA meM pAchA pharavuM te na sUjhavAthI mRtyu pAmavAnI taiyArIvALA thayA. tevAmAM eka bhagavA vastravALA brAhmaNe temane AzvAsana ApyuM. ane kahyuM ke "huM rAjAne zeka e che karI zAMta pADIza! tame AvA akALa mRtyune na vare !" 'huM lUMTAye chuM ! mArUM kaI rakSaNa kare! bacAve ! bacAve!" ema bUma pADate bALamRtakane laI eka vRddha brAhmaNa rAjamArgamAM Dusake Dusake raDate hate. A zabda sagaracakrI sAMbhaLI tene rAjasabhAmAM lAvyuM ane pUchayuM ke "he vipra ! mArA rAjyamAM tane keNe lUTaye che? tuM keNa che ane tAre zuM duHkha che?" "mahArAja ! huM zuM kahuM? mAruM sarvasva gayuM! huM adhabhadra nAmanA gAmaDAne agnihotrI brAhmaNa chuM. prANapriya putrane tenI mAtAne seMpI huM vadhu abhyAsa karavA bIje For Private And Personal Use Only

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44 devatAI agni gAma gayA. tyAMthI pAchA pharatAM dharamAM peThA tyAre srI Dusake Dusake rAtI hatI ane eka bAju kALA sarpathI DasAyela putra dIrgha nidrAmAM peyeA hateA. meM ane mArI sIe AkhI rAta rAi rAine kADhI. madhyarAtrie kuladevI pragaTa thai ane kahevA lAgI ke 'tu mujhAiza nahi jene ghera mRtyu na thayuM hoya tenA gherathI mAMgalika agni lAva eTale tArA putrane hu tu jIvADuM.' mane AzA pragaTI. he rAjana ! huM khare khare bhaTakuM chuM, koIne tyAMthI mAMgalika agni maLatA nathI. nAnA meTA sarve ghera bhaTakayeA chuM. mAre bIjI koi bhUkha nathI. mAre joie che mAtra :maMgalika agni. pa cakrI che, kRpALu che, prajAvatsala che, to A prajAnA bALakane jIvADavA mAMgalika agni Ape. agara kayAMthI paNa magAvI Ape. " sagaracakrIe zokamaya chatAM vivekI vANIthI kahyuM, "huM brAhmaNa ! amArUM kuLa uMcuM che chatAM amArA kuTuMbamAM paNa RSabhadeva, bharata, AdityayazA, mahAyazA, atikhala, balabhadra, alavIya, kAiivaya vigere pratApI pUrvajo mRtyu pAmyA che. tuM game tyAM phare paNa kAryanuM kuTuMba ke ghara mRtyu vinAnuM nahi maLe. A jagatamAM sarva jIvA kALavaza che. je janme che te avazya mRtyu pAme che. tuM paMDita ane dhIra che. tA thaiya dhAraNa karI jagata sthitine vicAra kara." brAhmaNe kahyuM, 'huM A badhuM samajuM chuM, paNa mArI dhIraja rahetI nathI. mahArAjana! zAsravacana ane dhIrajanI vAtA jyAM sudhI peAtAne sAkSAt anubhava nathI thayeA hateA For Private And Personal Use Only

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devatAI agni 45 tyAM sudhI tA rahe che, paNa jyAre du:kha peAtAne mAthe AvI paDe che tyAre nathI rahetI. huM samajuM chuM ke jene thADA putrA hAya tenA thADA nAza pAme ane jenA vadhAre hAya tenA vadhAre nAza pAme. he svAmin! ApanA vacanathI huM have zoka nahi karU paNa Apa! ApanA saghaLA putrAnA koi mRtyu samAcAra Ape te vakhate zAka na karA te mane ? gaMbhIratAthI sagaracaDhIe kahyuM. 'nAma teneA nAza che. bharatacakrI ane RSabhadeva jevA pUrvajo gayA te huM ke mArA putra zI vIsAtamAM ? huM te kahu chuM ke game te samAcAra vakhate huM dhIraja rAkhI zakIza. ane vidvAna brAhmaNa ! pudgalamAMthI utpanna thayela deha pudgalamAM maLe tene zeka ze karavA ?' ema che tA have Apa sAMbhaLeA. 'he svAmina! tamArA sAThahajAra putrA nAgarAjanA dRSTiviSathI mRtyu pAmyA che.' A samAcAra sAMbhaLI sagara zekastabdha banI jaDAI gayA. brAhmaNe kahyu, 'he svAmin! Apa ajItanAtha bhagavAnanA khAMdhava che, vivekI che, ane jagatanI sthitinA pArakhu che. ' eTalAmAM te sa pradhAnA AvyA ane temaNe sa vRttAMta kahyo. tyAM teA rAjA ghaNI dhIraja rAkhavA chatAM na rAkhI zakayeA ane jamIna upara DhaLI paDace. satra zeka phelAye.. prajA paNa rAjAnA zAkamAM sAmela banI. gheADA samaya sudhI to sau koi avAcaka banyA. rAjA samajI gayA ke A vRddha brAhmaNa mArA putranA mRtyu samAcAra ApavA Avye hatA. paNa teNe mane vadhu For Private And Personal Use Only

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devatAI agni AghAta na lAge mATe pitAnA putranA mRtyunI vAta AgaLa karI hatI. huM mAnuM chuM ke A brAhmaNa bIje kaI nahi paNa mane sthira rAkhavA brAhmaNaveze padhArela iMdra hatA. subuddhi maMtrIe AMsu luMchI bhAre avAje kahyuM. "rAjana ! buddhizALI manuSyae jagatanI nAzavaMta avasthA jANyA pachI viveka vikala na thavuM joIe." maMtrIe rAjAne iMdrajALikanuM daSTAMta ApI kahyuM ke "he rAjana ! eka rAjAne tyAM vasaMtaRtumAM eka iMdrajALika AvyuM. teNe kahyuM ke, "sAtame divase sarva nagara pANImaya thaI jaze." keIe A vAta na mAnI paNa sAtame divase garava karato varasAda varasavA mAMDaye, leke taNAvA lAgyA. rAjA agAsI upara caDyo. tyAM paNa pANI ubharAyuM. rAjAe je jhaMpApAta karyo ke turta teNe pitAnI jAtane siMhAsana upara joI pachI cAre bAju najara pheMkI te teNe na dekhyuM pANI ke pANIno upadrava. turtA iMdrajALika rAjA AgaLa hAjara thaye ane rAjAne kahevA lAgyuM ke "mahArAja ! A te mArI kalA hatI. A pachI rAjA vicAramagna banyA ane iMdraLikanA comAsAnI peThe A sarva saMsAra idrajAnika samAna che. tema samajI saMsAra tajI dIkSA laI teNe svazreya sAdhyuM. Ama sarvee judAM judAM dRSTAMta ApIne rAjAne zokarahita banAvyA. teTalAmA gaMgAnA jaLanA upadravanI prajAe buma pADI. sagaracakrIe janhanA putra bhagIrathane mekalyo. teNe aThThama tapa karyo ane javalanaprabhadevane ArAdhI gaMgAne samudramAM vALI prajAne susthita karI. AthI tyArabAda bhagIrathanA nAmathI gaMgA bhAgirathI kahevAI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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devatAI agni (5) A gaMgA pravAha samudra tarapha vaLatAM sagaraputranAM mRtake paNa samudramAM jaI maLyAM, AthI jate dIvase ane sthine jaLamAM nAMkhavAnI vidhi jagatamAM cAlu thaI. kAraNake jagatamAM meTA lekenI pravRtti jate divase mArgarUpa bane che. gaMgAne samudramAM meLavI bhagIratha pAchA phare che, tevAmAM teNe mArgamAM eka kevaLI bhagavaMtane joyA. ratha uparathI bhagIratha utarI munine pradakSiNA karI praNAmapUrvaka egya sthAne besI dezanA sAMbhaLI pUchavA lAgyuM ke, "he bhagavaMta ! mArA pitA ane kAkAe ekIsAthe kayA kamane laI mRtyu pAmyA." kevaLI bhagavaMte javAba Ape, "he bhagIratha : pUrve eka saMgha tIrtha-cAtrAe jatAM eka gAmamAM AvI pahoMcyA ane kuMbhAranA ghara najIka teNe paDAva karyo. gAmaleke cAra hovAthI saMghane mAladAra mAnI luMTavA AvyA. kuMbhAre AjIjI karI dhamI mANasane na luMTavA tevuM samajAvI temane pAchA vALyA. A pachI rAjAne khabara paDI ke, A gAmanA lake cAra che, tethI te gAmane mANaso sahita kuMkI nAMkhyuM -bALyuM. jyAre A gAma bALyuM tyAre kuMbhAra bahAragAma gaye hatuM, tethI te bacI gaye. kuMbhAra mRtyu pAmI virATadezamAM vaNika thaye, tyAMthI mRtyu pAmI rAjA thaI devalokamAM jaI tuM bhagIratha nAme che ane gAmanA loke virATadezanA manuSya thaI kaI saMsAramAM bhaTakatA bhaTakatA tamArA pitA jahu vigere thayA. he. kumAra! javalanaprabha For Private And Personal Use Only

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48 devatAi agni vigere te nimitta mAtra che. pUrvabhavanI karaNI ja sneha, vaira, sauMpatti ane mRtyumAM kAraNarUpa che.'bhagIratha kevaLIne vAMdI thArUDha thaI aceAdhyAmAM AvyuM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir ayAkhyAmAM AvatAM veta bhagIratha dAdA sagaracakrIne page lAgyA ane temaNe tene AzIvAda ApyA. A pachI sagaracakrIe. bhagIrathane kahyu, he pautra! mArA uparane rAjyabhAra A kara ane mane dIkSamArge prayANa karavAmAM madadarUpa ane !' sagaracakrIe tu vinIta ane namra bhagIrathanA rAjyAbhiSeka karyAM. A avasare ajItanAtha bhagavAna samavasaryAnA udyAnapAlakAe samAcAra ApyA. cakrIe sADAbAra kroDa seAnaiyA inAma ApyuM. A pachI samavasaraNumAM jai dezanA sAMbhaLI bhagavaMtane pravajyA aMgIkAra karavAnI icchA jaNAvI. bhagIrathe sagaracakrIne dIkSA mahAtsava karyAM ane bhagavatanA hAthe jantu sAthe gayelA sAmatA saha cIe dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. jotajotAmAM sagaramunie dvAdazAMgIne abhyAsa karyAM. utkRSTa tapa tapI ghAtikane kSaya karI kevaLajJAna meLavyu ane aMte siddhine varI zAzvapatna pAmyA. ----(0)--~ * A kathA laghutriSTi zalAkA puruSacaratranA AdhAre lIdhI che, RSima'DaLatti vigere graMthAmAM kuladevInA badale caDhDhInA vadhe devatAI rAkha lai AvavAnu brAhmaNane kahyuM vigere pheraphAra che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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2 rUpanA ahaMkAra yA ne sanatkRmAra cakravatti (1) hastinApura nagaramAM azvasena rAjA rAjya karatA hatA, temane sahadevI nAme sulakSaNI rANI hatI. sahadevIe cauda svapta sUcita putrane janma ApyuM. rAjAe tenu nAma sanarkumAra pADayuM. khAlyakALa purA karI vidyAbhyAsa karI sanakumAra yuvAkALamAM pravestheA. A sanatkumArane bALasakhA mahendrasiha hatA. A anne kumAro eka vakhata marada nAmanA udyAnamAM krIDA karavA gayA. krIDA mATe pitAe bheTa Apela jaLadhillola azvane paNa sanatkumAre sAthe lIdhe, gheADuM karyAM bAda kumAra azva upara beThA ke tu gheADAe nAsavA mAMDayuM. pavananI peThe nAsatA te gAma zahera madhu vaTAvatA eka jaMgalamAM peThA. AkhA divasa DhoDayA pachI te madhya jaMgalamAM ubhe rahyo. kumAra heThA utaryAM tyAM ja azva cakkara khAI heThA paDayA ane mRtyu pAmyA. kumAra mitra ane azva vinAnA aTulA paDayA paNu tenu bhAgya jora karatu hatuM tethI ja MgalamAM paNa tene maMgaLa thayuM. aTavI bahAra nIkaLyA tyAM te tene vidyAdharanI ATha For Private And Personal Use Only

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50 sanatkRmAra cakravati putrIe maLI. te tene jotAM sugdha thaI. Ama eka varasa kumAre AmathI tema rakhaDayA karyuM. te varSa daramiyAna te sunaMdA, vadhyAvaLI, cadrayazA vigere aneka vidyAdhara kanyAAne paraNyA ane aneka vidyAdharAnAM rAjya meLavyAM. mahendrasihe zeAdhatAM zodhatAM vane aMte eka ja galanA upavanamAM strIo sAthe Ana Mda karatA sanatkumArane zodhI kADhaye. te tenI Rddhisiddhi dekhADavA vaitADhaya nagarAmAM laI jatA hatA paNa teNe kahyuM 'mitra ! tArA vinA mAtA pitA jhure che.'kumAra 'tu hastinApura AvyeA. pitA putra bheTayA ane pitAe sanakumArane rAjya soMpI dIkSA lai svazreya sAdhyuM. sanatkumArane anukrame cauda mahAratna prApta thayAM. teNe cakraratnane anusarI bharatakSetranA cha khaMDa sAdhyA ane naisarpa vigere navanidhi sAdhyA. rAjAoe cakrInA abhiSeka karyAM. nagaramAM khAra varSa sudhI AnA utsava cAlyeA. sarvatra AnaMda maMgaLa vartyA.... ( 2 ) eka vakhata saudharmendra peAtAnI sabhAmAM beThA hatA tyAre izAnavAsI saMgamadeva tyAM AvyeA. indranI sAthe kArya patAvI te devanA cAlyA gayA khAda devAe IMdrane pUchyuM devanI ATalI badhI kAMti kema che ?' ' A saudharmendre kahyuM teNe pUrva vadhamAna tapa karelu che tethI tenu Avu rUpa che. " phAI zrI devAe pUchyu'AnA jevI kAntivALA khIjo haze ' purUSa indre sanakumAranA rUpanI prazaMsA karatAM kahyuM ke sanakumAra jevuM rUpa ke kAnti deva ke manuSyamAM nathI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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sanakumAra cakravati pI IndranA A zabda sAMbhaLI vijaya ane vaijayanta nAmanA be deva brAhmaNanuM rUpa dharI sanakumArane jovA AvyA. sanakumAra te vakhate snAnanI taiyArI karatA hatA. temanuM rUpa dekhI temaNe mAthuM dhuNAvyuM. ane manamAM kahyuM ke "Indra kahetA hatA tevuM ja rUpa ane kAMti che." sanakumAre brAhmaNane kahyuM ke "kharuM mAruM rUpa jevuM hoya to mane rAjasabhAmAM nihALaje kAraNa ke te vakhate meM AbhUSaNa paheryA haze." brAhmaNo sAruM kahI rAjasabhA AgaLa AvyA. temaNe sanaskumArane je ane tene thuMkane vikRta jotAM ja temanuM mUkha palaTAyuM A sanaskumAre garvathI kahyuM ke "snAnAgAramAM tame mane je hatA te karatAM atyAre huM keTaluM suMdara dekhAuM chuM? brAhmaNe belyA "mahArAja ! te rUpa te gayuM atyAre te Apa mahA vyAdhigrasta lAge che." sanakumAre zarIra upara hAtha pheravyuM to kAyA regathI grasita banI durgaMdhamaya banI hatI. devee pitAnuM svarUpa jaNAvyuM ane kahyuM ke IndranI prazaMsAthI ame tamane nirakhavA ahiM AvyA hatA. paNa snAnAgAranuM rUpa atyAre nathI." rAjA samaje "mArA rUpane mArA abhimAne grasita karyuM che. huM mUrkha anitya dehamAM mUrNita thaI bhAna bhUlpe." A vakhate cakrIne vairAgya bhAvanA jAgRta thaI ane teNe vinayadhara muni pAse cAritra grahaNa karyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra para www.kobatirth.org sanakumAra cakravati sanatkumAra rAjiSanA zarIrane seAjA, zvAsa, arUci, udara pIDA ane netrapIDA vigere aneka rege gherI vaLyA. jevuM suMdara rUpa hatuM tevuja kadarUpu' zarIra thayuM'. muni bilakula tenI darakAra karatA nathI, vyAdhinI cikitsA mATe AvanAra vaidyo ane devAne te anujJA ApatA nathI. sava vyAdhi samatA bhAve sahana kare che. chaThThane pAraNe chaThThuM karatA te tapasvI munine aneka labdhiA thAya che chatAM sAtaseA varSa sudhI pratikAra vinA samatA bhAve sarva vyAdhi sahana kare che. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir pelA vijaya ane vaijayanta deva phrI vedyanuM rUpa dharI sanatkumAra rAjiSa pAse AvyA. ane vinati karI kahevA lAgyA ke 'huM mahAbhAga ! Apa AjJA Ape teA rAgone ane pratikAra karIe. " 6 bhAva rAganA rAjaSie kahyu pratikArane huM jhaMkhI rahyo chuM. dravya rAganA pratikAranI mAre jarUra nathI. tene mATe te juo ' ema kahI kuomaya AMgaLIne thuMkavALI karI zarIra upara ghasI ke tuM te bhAga suMdara kaMcanavaNI thayA. deve Azcaya pAmyA. ane eTalI uDayA. - raMganA pratikAranI labdhi hAvA chatAM deha para nirmAmapaNu dAkhavanAra rAjarSi Apane dhanya hA ! ' munine vAMdI peAtAnu svarUpa jaNAvI devA svasthAne gayA. kumAravyamAM a lAkha varSI, mAMDalikapaNAmAM a lAkha varSa, digvijayamAM daza hajAra varSa, cakrati paNAmAM nevuM hajAra varSa ane vratamAM eka lAkha va ema kule traNa lAkha varSa nuM AyuSya pUrNa karI sanatyumAra cakrI jagat upara upakAra karI trIjA devaleAke sidhAvyA. ( triSTi zalAkA caritra } For Private And Personal Use Only

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3 pApa Rddhi yAne Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir brahmadatta cakravatti. ( 1 ) "vAso mULo mAho cAMDAno trizo tata:' A zlokanI je sAcI pAdapUrti karaze tene mahArAjAdhirAja brahmadatta cakravati adhuM rAjya Apaze. AvI udghASaNA purimatAla nagaranA coTe cauTe thAya che, jaMgalamAM haLa hAMkatA kheDuta, zerImAM ramatA karA, bhese carAvatA bharavADA sau koi A pada lalakAratA jAya che ane potAnuM kAma kare jAya che. eka vakhata eka melA ghelAM kapaDAM paherela kheDuta rAjyasabhAmAM Avye ane cakrInI sAme kahevA lAgyA ke lA nau vattiyA nAutanyonya vidyuyo' padane kharAkhara maLatu dekhI rAnna ubhA thai bheTavA jAya che tyAM kheDuta khelye "mahArAja ! huM mArA khetaramAM keza kheMcatA hatA ane "vAsau mULo" pada khelatA hatA tyAM pAse kAusagga dhyAnamAM rahela muni kAusagga dhyAna pArI'[nau iSThA....' pada elyA ane te pada meM Apane kahyuM. rAjAe sabhA arakhAsta karI ane sIdhe udyAnamAM AngeA. munine page lAgyA ane kahevA lAgyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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brahmadatta cakravarti bAMdhava! AkhI sabhAne mahekAvate eka vakhata meM eka puSpaka duka je. uDe uhApoha karatAM huM bhAnabhUlI mUcchita thaye ane saudharma devakanA bhAva sAthe ApaNA pAMcebhavanI smRti mane tAjI thaI. thoDIvAre zuddhi AvatAM mAre pAMcabhavane zAthI bAMdhava kayAM gaye ? A bhAIne huM kayAMthI meLavuM? Ama karatAM tamane zodhavA tAta mRau...pada pracAryuM ane Apa manyA. bAMdhava! A rAjyalamInA Apa bAMdhava banI bhAgIdAra bane ! munie kahyuM "rAjana! A tArI trAddhi tane bhavabhava rakhaDAvanArI che. sAcI ddhi to jJAna darzana ane cAritranI che. mahArAja! rAjyanI addhi mATe te leke seMkaDe yuddha khele che ane bhAgya sivAya bIja dunIyAnI A Rddhi paNa maLe che. rAjana ! barAbara vicAra kara. tuM Aje je cakravati pada pAmyuM che tenI pAchaLa tArA pUrvabhavanuM tapabaLa kAraNa che. jAtismaraNajJAnathI te tAre tapamAM sthira thavuM jAIe. nahi ke saMsAranI pApatrAddhimAM. sAMbhaLa ApaNe pUrvabhava. (2) "thA bhave sAdhuveSanI niMdA karavAnA phaLathI kAzImAM bhutadatta nAmanA caMDALane ghera citra ane saMbhUti nAme ApaNe be thayA. A samaye vArANasI nagarImAM zekha nAme rAjA rAjya karatA hatA. tene namuci nAme pradhAna hate. A pradhAnane paTarANuM sAthe neha baMdhAye. ane tethI bane gupta rIte bhega bhegavavA lAgyAM. rAjAne AnI khabara paDI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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papa bahAdatta cakravati AthI teNe pitAne urUha na thAya te bIke gupta rIte namucine mArI nAMkhavA bhUtadatta caMDALane seMge. bhUtadatta vicAra karyo ke "mArA putre AMziyAra che. paNa caMDALa hovAthI tene kaI bhaNAvatuM nathI. je A pradhAna jIvavAnI IcchAe bhaNAvavAnuM kabula kare te huM tene bacAvuM' ema vicArI namucine pitAnA mananI vAta kahI. teNe bhaNAvavAnuM kabula karyuM. AthI caMDALe tene potAnA gharanA bheMyarAmAM gupta rIte rAkhe. ahiM teNe citra ane saMbhUtane thoDA vakhatamAM sakaLa zAstranA pAragAmI banAvyA. paraMtu tene vyabhicArIpaNAne deSa nahi gayela hovAthI caMDALanI strInI sAthe paNa pyAramAM paDe. A vAta jate divase caMDALanI jANamAM AvI. te tene mArI nAkhe te pahelAM namuci tyAMthI nAsI hastinApura AvyuM ane sanaskumAra cakrIne tyAM pradhAnapaNe rahyo. eka vakhata A banne bhAIo hAthamAM vINA laI nagaranA cokamAM saMgIta karavA lAgyA. emanA nAde nagara gAMDu banyuM. ane jema vAMsaLInA avAje haraNyAM bhegAM thAya tema nagaranI ojhala rahenArI strIo paNa gharanAM kAmakAja mukI temanuM saMgIta sAMbhaLavA AvavA lAgI. lekenAM TeLeToLAM temanI pAchaLa ulaTavA lAgyAM. AthI AbhaDacheTathI bInArA lekee rAjAne vinaMti karI ke "he deva! A be caMDALAe gItathI AkaSI sarva nagarane malina karyuM che." rAjAe AthI temane nagaramAM nahi pesavAne hukama Ape. eka divasa vArasImAM kaumadi mahotsava hate. lekanAM TeLeTeLAM gItagAna gAtAM nIkaLyAM. eka ziyALane zabda sAMbhaLI mAi ne bhaga For Private And Personal Use Only

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pa6 brahmadatta cakravati bIjuM ziyALa belI uThe tema citrasaMbhUta mAthe burakhe oDhI nagaramAM dAkhala thayA ane tINuM svare temaNe paNa gIta AraMDyuM. temanA gIta AgaLa sarvanAM gIta jhAMkhAM paDayAM. lokonA ToLeToLAM temanI AgaLa jamA thayAM. temAM koI kautukIne A gAnAra koNa che? te jANavAnI IcachA jAgaze. teNe bura kheMcI kADhaye. leke e joyuM te burakhAmAMthI bIjuM kAMI na nIkaLatAM citra ane saMbhUta nIkaLyA. kSaNabhara jenA gAne mAthAM dhuNAvatA hatA te leke "are A caMDAla! mAro! mAre! temaNe AkhuM nagara abhaDAvyuM." ema kahetAM jenA hAthamAM je AvyuM te laIne mAravA lAgyA. Ama haDakAyA kutarAnI piThe mArIne leke temane nagara bahAra mUkI AvyA. citra-saMbhUtanA gAtra lekanA mArathI DhIlAM thayAM tema tenI sAthe temanAM mana paNa DhIlAM thayAM. temane lAgyuM ke lokene ApaNI kaLA pasaMda che paNa A zarIramAM rahelA hevAthI tyAjya che. lokonI dRSTie ApaNuM zarIra ghaNApAtra che te ApaNe A zarIrane rAkhIne zuM kAma che?" tema vicArI pRpApAta karavAnA nirNaye eka parvata upara caDayA. tevAmAM temane eka mahAmuni maLyA. ane temaNe kahyuM ke "nRpApAtathI zarIrano nAza thaze paNa kamane nAza thavAnuM nathI. tene mATe te tapa tapI kalyANa sAdhI zarIrane tyAga karo te uttama che." muninI A vAta temane rUcI ane te sAdhu thayA. zarIra upara muddala darakAra rAkhyA vinA dustapa tapI mA khamaNa AraMvyuM. ane teo banne hastinApura najIka AvyA. eka vakhata saMbhUtimuni mAsakhamaNane pAraNe hastinA For Private And Personal Use Only

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brahmadatta cakravati 57 puramAM bhikSA mATe padhAryAM. namrucie tapaHkRza ane veza parAva na pAmela hovA chatAM temane turta ja oLakhI kADhayA. 'vAvA: sarvatra tA:' nyAye tenA hRdayamAM aneka AzaMkA kuzakA thavA mAMDI. tene lAgyuM ke 'mArUM samagra caritra A e muni jANe che. ane rakhene te kAine vAta kare te mArI pratiSThA ane AkharUnuM zuM thAya?" teNe tu sAvakAne AjJA karI ke 'A munine gaLacI pakaDI bahAra kADho.' sevakAe munine gaLacI pakaDI tiraskArapUrvaka bahAra kADhayA. agnithI zItaLa jaLa paNa uSNu thAya tema te saMbhUta muni A tiraskAre ugra banyA, ane temanA mukhamAMthI vALAe kADhatI tejalezyA pragaTI. nagaraleke bhaya pAmyA. sanakumAracakrI paNa AvI munine page paDayA. ane vinati karavA lAgyA ke he kSamAsAgara! mahAmuni! Apa dayALu che. tA dayA rAkhI kSamA Ape.'A vAtanI khakhara citra munine paDI. te paNa tyAM AvyA. temaNe vividha zAstravacanathI sabhUtane zAMta pADayA. paNa A krodhanuM kAraNa zarIra che.ema vicArI banne muni mAMdhavAe AhArane tyAga karI aNusaNu svIkAryuM. eka vakhata sanatkumAra cakrInI srIratna sunaMdA munine vaMdana karavA AvI. vaMdana karatAM tenI kezanI laTa saMbhUta muninA caraNe spazI. takRza muninuM hRdaya kSeAbhANu ane temaNe A tapanA phaLathI AvatA bhavamAM Avu. strIratna maLe te kevuM sArU.' tevu niyANu karyuM. citramunine A vAtanI khakhara paDatAM temaNe kahyuM ke 'mithyAduSkRta I dhyAna For Private And Personal Use Only

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58. brahmadatta cakravati mAge tamAruM mana vALe paNa A samajAvaTa niSphaLa nivaDI. chevaTe bane munibAMdhavo mRtyu pAmI saudharma develekamAM devapaNe utpanna thayA. (3) he cakrI! citrane jIva pahelA devalekamAMthI avI purimatAla nagaramAM dhanADhaya zeThane putra huM thaye. ane saMbhUtine jIva tyAMthI cyavI kAMpilyanagaranA brahmarAjAnI rANI culanInI kukSine viSe cauda svapnasUcita suvarNavarNavALo brahmadatta nAme rAjaputra tuM thayuM. brahmarAjAne kAzIne rAjA kaTaka, hastinApurane rAjA kaNerUdatta, kezaLane rAjA dI ane caMpAne rAjA pupacula ema cAra mitra hatA. A pAMce jaNa pitAnA aMtaHpura sahita ekaeka varSa eka bIjAnA nagaramAM rahetA hatA. eka vakhata A pAMce mitro kAMpilyanagaramAM AnaMdapUrvaka jIvana pasAra karatA hatA. tevAmAM acAnaka brahmarAjA zULathI mRtyu pAmyA. AthI cAre mitree vArApharatI rahI brahmadatta uMmaralAyaka thAya tyAM sudhI rAjya sAcavavAnuM mAthe lIdhuM. prathama varSa A kArya dIrgha saMbhALyuM paNa dIne cUlanI sAthe rAjyakAryane aMge vadhu paricaya thatAM te teNImAM Asakata banyuM. nAne paNa brahmadatta dIrgha ane cUlanInuM A draSTa samajI gaye. te eka vakhata aMtaHpuramAM kAgaDo ane kekilAne laI gaye. ane tene mAratAM kahyuM ke "A kAgaDA ane ke kilAnI peThe je mANaso vyabhicAra karaze tene huM barAbara zikSA karIza." For Private And Personal Use Only

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brahAdatta cakravati 59 brAdattanI A bALaceSTA dIne AkarI lAgI. teNe cUlanIne kahyuM "kAM to brahmadatta nahi kAM to huM nahi." cUlanIe kahyuM "putra jevA putrane huM mAtA thaI kema ghAta karUM ?" kAmI dIdhe kahyuM "huM haIza to tAre ghaNA putra thaze." viSayavihvaLa cUlanI chevaTe narama paDI ane teNe kahyuM ke "kemAM ApaNI niMdA na thAya tevI kaI yuktipUrvaka A kAma pAra pADIzuM." A pachI gupta rIte eka lAkSAgRha banAvyuM ane brahmadattanA lagna pachI jyAre temAM te sUI rahe tyAre tene kuMkI mAravAnI goThavaNa karI, A sugupta vAta rAjabhakata dhanumaMtrInA khyAlamAM AvI gaI. AthI teNe vRddhAvasthAnuM bahAnuM kADhI dIrgha pAsethI rajA laI eka dAnazALA kADhI dharmakAryamAM parovAye. ane keI na jANe tevI rIte lAkSAgRhathI bahAra nIkaLatuM eka gupta rbhoyarUM banAvyuM. temaja pitAnA putra varadhanune brahAdattanI rakSA mATe sarva vAtanI bhalAmaNapUrvaka tenI pAse rAkhe. - sArA muhUrta brahmadattanAM puSpagula rAjAnI putrI puSavatI sAthe lagna thayAM. varavadhUne mekalavAnI vakhate agAuthI dhanumaMtrI dvArA jANa karAela hevAthI puSpagule pitAnI putrIne badale dAsIne mekalI. varavadhU lAkSAgRhamAM ghasaghasATa sUtAM mAnI dIghI ane cUlanInA sevake e lAkSAgRha saLagAvyuM. brahmadatta A zuM? tema vicAre che teTalAmAM varadhanue eka patthara upara pATu mArI tene dUra karI bheMyarA dvArA brahmadatta For Private And Personal Use Only

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bahAdata cakravarti sAthe bahAra nIkaLyuM. teNe TuMkamAM dIdhuM ane tenI mAtAnA duSitanI ane pitAnA pitAe banAvI rAkhela bheMyarAnI vAta kahI. A pachI banne jaNuM mAthuM muMDAvI gurUziSya thaI brAhmaNane veSa dharI nAsI chuTayA. dIrve brahmadattane pakaDavA ghaNA sainike deDAvyA. paNa temAM tene niSphaLatA maLI. dezadeza pharatAM brahmade, badhumatI, zrIkAMtA, khaMDA, vizAkhA ratnAvalI kurumatI vigere ghaNI rAjakanyAo ane aneka vidyA prApta karI. pharatAM pharatAM brahmadatta pitAnA mitra vaNArasInA rAjA kaTakane tyAM AvyuM. brahmadatta kaTakane tyAM che A samAcAra maLatAM dIrgha dUta ekalI brahmadattane pitAne havAle karavA kaTaka pAse mAgaNI karI. kaTake tene tiraskAra karyo. AthI brahmadatta ane dIrgha vacce khunakhAra yuddha jAmyuM. cUlanI A yuddhanA samAcAra sAMbhaLI lAjI uThI. tene bhAna thayuM ke 'dunIyAmAM adhamamAM adhama mANasane na zobhe tevuM kArya karI meM mArI jAta ane pitRkulane lAvyuM che." culanIe vairAgya pAmI dIkSA aMgIkAra karI AkarA kukarmanA kSaya mATe Akaro taya karyo ane chevaTe mukti pAmI. A yuddhamAM sainikanA yuddha bAda dIrdha piti sAme Avyo. paNa pUNya prabaLatAthI brahmadattanA hAthamAM turta devI cakra AvI ubhuM rahyuM. brahmadare te cakane dIrdha upara mukayuM ke turta dIrgha jamIna upara DhaLI paDaye. ane brahmadattane jayajayakAra phelAye. varSo bAda brahmadare pitAnA nagaramAM praveza karyo. sAcA For Private And Personal Use Only

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badatta cakravati rAjyavArasane meLavI prajA AnaMda pAmI tene satkAra karyo. tyArabAda brahmada cauda ratna meLavyAM, cha khaMDa sAdhyA ane samagra rAjAone rAjezvara banI cakravatti thaye. te cosaTha hajAra strIo para. temAM kurUmatIne paTarANI tarIke sthApI." he cakrI! A bhavamAM tuM A cakI ane huM zreSThiputra. ApaNane bannene jAtismaraNajJAna thayuM. mane jAtismaraNa jJAna thatAM meM trAddhisiddhi cheDI dIkSA svIkArI ane vihAra karatAM huM tArA nagaramAM AvyuM ane meM tArA lekanI pUti karI. bAMdhava! A ddhisiddhi badhe pUrvabhavanA tapane prabhAva che. mATe tuM tapamAge vaLa. munie cakIne dharma mArge vALavA ghaNe prayatna karyo. paNa sAtamI narake janAra bahAdattane bhAI uparanA prema sivAya bIje dharmaprema na jAge te na ja jAgye. eka vakhata brahmadatta cakI upara nAgadeva prasanna thayA ane kahevA lAgyA ke "tuM mAge te ApuM.' cakIe kahyuM mAre kAMI joItuM nathI. mAre joIe che mAtra mArA rAjyamAM vyabhicAra, corI ke apamRtyune nAza." - nAge kahyuM "A mAgaNuM te popakArI thaI. tuM mArI pAse aMgata mAgaNI karI nAganA ati AgrahathI brahmadatte pazupakSInI bhASA sAMbhaLI samajI zakavAnI mAgaNI karI. nAge te varadAna keIne nahi kahevAnI zarate ApyuM ane For Private And Personal Use Only

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dara brahmadatta cakravati jaNAvyuM ke tuM keIne A vAta karIza te mRtyu pAmIza. A pachI nAgadeva aMtardhAna thaye. brahmadatta cakI eka vakhata strI sAthe AnaMdamagna che te vakhate tenI najara gRhagodhAnA yugala upara paDI. A yugalamAM strI gRhagAdhA purUSagRhagaMdhAne kahetI hatI ke "A rAjAnA aMgavilepanamAMthI mane theDuM aMgavilepana lAvI Apa." gRhagodhe kahyuM "A nAnI sunI vAta nathI, te levA jatAM jIva jokhamamAM paDe tene tane khyAla che ke nahi." gRhagodhAe kahyuM "game te thAya paNa mAre jarUra che." rAjA A sAMbhaLI hasya. rANIe rAjAne acAnaka hasavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM ane kahyuM ke "nAtha ! zAthI hasyA te kahe." rAjA kahe che ke "hasavAnuM kAraNa kahetAM mAruM mRtyu thAya tema che? rANI kahe ke "bhale thAya paNa mane tame zAthI hasyA te kahevuM paDaze. mRtyu thaze to ApaNe sAthe marIzuM ane parabhavamAM sAthe janmIzuM.' rAjA kahe "gAMDI na thA. kahevAmAM kAMI sAra nathI." rANI jIde caDI ane maravA taiyAra thaI. strI paravaza brAdata cakIe nagara bahAra citA racAvI rANI sAthe tyAM AvyA. nagarajane ane pradhAne AMsu sAthe ubhA rahyA. A arasAmAM cakrInI kuLadevIe guMDAgeMDInuM rUpa karyuM ane geMDIe geMDAne kahyuM "A sAmA paDelA javanA DhagalAmAMthI eka paLa mane lAvI Apa." For Private And Personal Use Only

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amadatta cakravati 63 geMDAe kahyuM 'cakrInA adha mATenA e puLA che. te levA jatAM mArUM mRtyu thAya.' geMDI kahe 'jo te nahi lAve te huM mRtyu pAmIza.' geDAe javAba Apyo ke 'kAle mRtyu pAmatI hoya to Aje pAma. tuM marIza to huM bIjI lAvIza. huM kAMI brahmadatta jevA mUrkhAM nathI ke jene cAsaTha hajAra strIo hAvA chatAM eka strInI haTha khAtara maravA taiyAra thayA che. geMDAge DInI bhASA samajI cakrInuM bhAna ThekANe Avyu ane te peAtAnA AvAse pAcho pharyAM. prajA AnaMda pAmI ane kahevA lAgI ke 'strInA haThAgrahane vaza thanAra purUSa nAza pAme che." ( 5 ) Ama brahmadatta cakrIe sAtase varSa pUrNa vaibhavathI pasAra karyAM. tevAmAM eka vRddha mitra brAhmaNe kuTuMba sahita tenA bhAjananI mAgaNI karI. rAjAe zarUAtamAM nA kahI paNa ghaNA Agrahu bAda hA pADI. cakrInA AhAre tene unmAda jagAye. rAtre te bhAna bhUlI strI-putravadhU-ke chekarIne paNa vicAra karyA vinA sau sAthe bhegAsakta banyA. cakrI anna chaThThuM thatAM nazA utaryAM ane tene potAnA aviveka mATe lA upajI. petAnI bhUlane vicAra na karanAra brAhmaNane cakrI pratye vara jAgyuM ane kAika geAvALa putra ke je nizAna tAkavAmAM hAMzIyAra hatA tene sAdhI e kAMkarA vaDe brahmadattanI AMkheA phADI naMkhAvI. zUravIra ane hajArone thakavanAra brahmadattanAM geAvALanA For Private And Personal Use Only

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brahmadatta cakravati be kAMkarA netra gayAM. cakInA ArakSake e zevALa bALakane pakaDaye. tyAre teNe A kAma mATenA kharA gunhegAra brAhmaNane batAvyuM. aMdha brahmadatta brAhmaNane nAza karyo eTaluM ja nahi paNa dararoja brAhmaNenI AMkhane thALa pitAnI AgaLa dharavAnuM maMtrIone pharamAvyuM. vicakSaNa dayALu maMtrIo rAjAnI AgaLa AMkhanA jevAM leSmAtaka phaLane thALa dharatA. rAjA brAhmaNanI AMkhe pAnI dAMta pIsI pheDato. Ama seLa varSa sudhI manathI ghera pApa karate dharmavihIna brahmadatta mRtyu pAmI sAtamI narake gaye. brahmadatta cakravati aThayAvIza varSa kumAravayamAM, chappana varSa mAMDalikapaNumAM, seLa varSa bharatakSetrane sAdhavAmAM ane cha varSa cakravati paNamAM ema kula sAta varSanuM saMpUrNa AyuSya bhegavI sAtamI narake gaye. cauda ratna, cosaTha hajAra strIo ane seLa hajAra yakSe na te tene narake jatAM bacAvI zakyA, ke na te tenI vedanAnuM rakSaNa karI zakayA. aMte be bAMdhavomAMthI eka bAMdhava dharmacakrI banI mukti pAme. bIje bAMdhava pakhaMDa rUpa pAyAddhi sAdhI cakI banI sAtamI narake sidhAvyuM ane Ama sadA mATe temanI bAMdhavatAne aMta AvyuM. [ triSaSThi zalAkA puruSa caritra. upadezamALA. uttarAdhyayanavRtti ] For Private And Personal Use Only

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2 sasAranA raMga yAne sAdhvI taraMgavatI (1) * dha lAbha 'zabda sAMbhaLatAM dAsIe AdarapUrvaka ubhI thai ane Avela sAdhvI yugalane kahevA lAgI ke : padhAro mahArAja. ' kANikanI rAjadhAnI rAjagRhImAM dhanapAla nagarazeTha ane tenI dharmapatnI sAmAnI havelI najIka Avela upAzrayamAM sutratA sAdhvI hatAM. suvratA sAdhvIte sArA ziSya parivAra hatA. sAdhvI tapa, dhyAna ane adhyayanamAM mazagula hatAM tema temanA parivAra paNa dharma sAdhanAmAM sadA udyata hatA. AmAMthI jhUnA pAraNe gaucarI mATe nIkaLela e sAvIoe dhanapAlanI havelImAM pesatAM A zabda uccAk. zeThANI dha lAbha zabda sAMbhaLatAM doDI AvyAM. temaNe vinayapUrvaka sAdhvIjIne vaheArAkhyu. A be sAdhvImAM eka nUtana dikSita ane khIjA paripakava saMyamathI jhIlatAM tapathI duLa chatAM tejathI caMdrane paNu jhAMkhA kare tevAM saumya hatAM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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66 sAdhvI tara`gavatI mAthe muMDana, khullA paga ane dhULathI kharaDAyela kapaDAM chatAM sAdhvInA mukhanI kAMti temanA pUNyatejane jaNAvI rahI hatI. sAmAne thayuM ke AvA kapaDAM ane dhUlipsara aMga chatAM A ATalAM suMdara AkRtivAna che to kharekhara te sudaraveza ane vaibhavamAM haze tyAre kevAM haze ! teNe sAdhvIjIno paricaya vadhAravAnA Azaye kahyuM 'mahArAja ! Apa amane kaI dharmopadeza saMbhaLAve.' sAdhvI tu ceAgya Asane eThAM ane sAdhudhama ane zrAvakadhama nA khyAla ApyuM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir sAmAnu citta te AvuM rUpa, bharayauvAvasthA, teja ane bhAgyathI dIpatu bhALa heAvA chatAM A kema sAdhvI thayAM te jANavA talasI rahyuM hatuM. tethI sa MkecAtA hradaye teNe kahyuM mahArAja! mane te ApanI pUrva kathA jANavAnI khukha jijJAsA jAgI che. Ape kayA pitAne tyAM janma dharyA hatA? kaI jagava MdanIya mAtAnI kukSi zAbhAvI hatI? kayA bhAgyazALI patinuM ghara dIpAvyuM hatu? ane te chatAM Apane zA kAraNe vairAgya utpanna thaye? huM jANuM chuM ke AvA prazno puchI ApanA saMyamamA mA mAre aMtarAyarUpa na thavuM joie. paNa jyArathI me ApanAM darzana karyA. tyArathI te jANavA huM bahu Atura banI chuM..? bhadre ! tame jANA che ke sAdhu jIvanamAM gRhasthajIvananAM pUrvInA smaraNA saMbhAravAM paNa na joie teA pachI kahevAnAM tA hoyaja kyAMthI? manane kANumAM rAkhavA saMyama che. ane e manane pUnA bhAga sukha ke saMpattine sa'bhAravAmAM joDavuM For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhAvI taraMgavatI te amAre mATe yogya nathI. Ama chatAM mAruM pUrvajIvana sAMbhaLavAthI keInuM paNa kalyANa thatuM hoya to huM kahuM chuM. (2) sAdhvInI pUrvajIvana kathA madhya dezamAM kauzAMbI nagara che, tyAM nyAyapriya udayana rAjA rAjya kare che. A udayananA rAjyamAM rASabhasena nAmanA nagarazeTha rahe che temane sulakSaNI vAsavadattA nAme saMskArI dharmapatnI hatI. niSkalaMka gRhasthajIvana jIvatAM A daMpatIne ATha putro thayA chatAM vAsavadattA putrInI khuba khuba jhaMkhanA karatI hatI. kemake, duHkhasukhane vizrAma te mAtAne mana putrIja hoya che. teNe putrI mATe kaMI devadevalAM mAnyAM. chevaTe gaMgAnI bAdhA rAkhI. sAre dIvase vAsavadattA garbhavatI thaI ane tene putrI janmI. vAsavadattAe mAnyuM ke putrI e gaMgAnI bAdhAthI- AkhaDIthI thaI che tethI putrInuM nAma teNe taraMgavatI rAkhyuM. A taraMgavatI te huM ane rASabhasena tathA vAsavadattA te mArAM mAtapitA. A huM taraMgavatI, ATha bhAIonI nAnI bena ane mAtA pitAnuM chelluM khuba khuba bAdhA-AkhaDI jhaMkhanAthI prApta thayela ratana. mAruM mAthuM duHkhavA Ave to mAtA aneka upacAra kare mane rAjI rAkhavA AThe bhAI ane badhe parivAra hAjarA hajura rahe. mArA besavAnA, khAvAnA, ubhA For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAvI taragavatI thavAnA, cAlavAnA badhAe saMskAramAM kuTuMba gAMDu gheluM banatu ane badhAe prasaMge utsavanI rIte mArA pitA rASabhasene ujavyA. huM bAra varSanI thaI. dharma nIti, gaNita, vAcana, vINA, vanaspati vigere zAstro ane strIne egya sarva saMskAra huM ramatAM ramatAM zikhI gaI. eka dIvasa huM jinezvara bhagavaMtanI pUjA karI mAtAnI sAthe pitAne namaskAra karavA gaI vakhate mAlaNe puSpane thALa dharyo. thALamAM dudha jevAM sapheda saptaparNanAM kula hatAM. AmAMthI pitAe saune ceDAM thoDAM kula pUjana mATe ApyAM, paNa eka kula pILuM hatuM tenA upara mArA pitAnuM citta sthira thayuM. temaNe mane kahyuM "beTA ! A badhAM saptaparNanA kula sapheda ane A pILuM kema ? "pitAjIphulanA badhA varNa kuzaLa maLI lAvI zake che. paNa A phulamAM tevuM kAMI banyuM nathI kulanI sugaMdha jatAM temAMthI kamaLanI sugaMdha Ave che ane AkRti saptaparNanI che tethI lAge che ke najIkanA sarovaromAM ugelA kamaLa upara beThelA bhramare A saptaparNa uparathI jatA haze tyAre temanI pahelI parAgathI tenAM kula pILAM banyAM hovA joIe." pitAe mArI pITha thAbaDatAM kahyuM ke "zAbAza putrI! huM je anumAna karate hate teja te kahyuM. chatAM cAle badhA teyAra thAo ApaNe upavanamAM jaIe ane zaraRtunI khIlelI vanarAjInI zobhAne nihALavA sAthe A saptaparNa ane kamaLane paNa nirakhIe." tA! kutakaI ane A For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAvI taraMgavatI (3) amAre ratha nagaranA rAjamArgamAM thaI nIkaLe. temAM pitA, mAtA, bhAIo, bhejAIe ane amAre badhe parivAra hato. amArA rathane jotAM koI amArA vaibhavanI te ke amArA saMpanI prazaMsA karatA. keI juvAne mArA rUpanI pAchaLa bhramara thavA talasatA te kaI strIo potAnAmAM suMdaratA meLavavA mArA rUpane Adarza mAnI dhArI dhArI nIrakhatI. ratha udyAnanA daravAje AvyuM. rathamAMthI utarI ame badhAM sataparNanA vRkSa pAse gayAM. A saptaparNanA vRkSanA jhuMDanA jhuMDa sapheda puSparUpa dAMtathI hasI amAre Adara satkAra karatAM ame nirakhyA ane pavananI laherathI vRkSanI DALIo jamIna sAthe ghasAI amArA mArgane niSkaTaka banAvatI ame je khuba AnaMda pAmyAM. saue Ama tema upavananI kuMjomAM pharavA mAMDayuM. huM ane mArI sakhI sArasikA te pILAvarNavALA saptavarNane zedhavAmAM rokAyAM. thoDuM cAlyA tyAM te eka sarovara joyuM, temAM rahelAM rAtAM kula paDhanI, sapheda kula caMdranI ane kALAM kula vAdaLAnI smRti karAvatAM hatAM. kulanI DALIne hiMcake banAvI hiMcako khAtI bataka, ane pILAvanA kamaLa upara beThelA bhramare amane senAnI tAsakamAM mukelAM nIlamo hoya teve khyAla ApatAM hatAM. tyAM te mArI najara cakravAkonA yugale upara paDI. keTalAka cakravAke ArAma letA hatA te keTalAka pitAnA abhaMga premane paraspara dekhADI eka bIjAmAM samAI javA mathatA hatA. A taLAva, cakravAka ane A badhA dekhAve For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAdhvI taraMgavatI mArA aMtaramAM na samajAya te jhaNajhaNATa ubhuM karyuM, zuM thAya che te huM samajI na zakI. sArasikAne meM khabhe pakaDa. sArasikAe mArA be hAtha jhAlyA te paNa huM sthira na rahI zakI ane jamIna upara DhaLI paDI. DIvAre AMkha ughADI meM joyuM te pAse beThelI sArasikA mArA mAthA upara pANI chAMTatI hatI. mArI AMkhamAMthI AMsu vahI rahyAM hatAM ane hRdayamAM thatI avyakta vedanAthI AkhuM zarIra tuTI paDatuM hatuM. hiMmata dharI huM beThI thaI ane sArasikone kahevA lAgI, "sakhi! A cakravAkoe ane savaranI ramaNIyatAe mane mAre pUrvabhava spaSTa yAda karAvyuM che te tuM sAMbhaLa." "ApaNuM paDezamAM ja aMga deza che. A dezanI vacce thaIne gaMgA nadI vahe che. A gaMgAnA bane kAThA upara keTalAMya nagare gAmaDAMo ane taLAve che. huM pUrvabhavamAM A gaMgA nadInA taTa upara Avela sarovara upara AnaMdathI rahenArI cakravAkI hatI. mAre pati cakravAka hatA. te dekhAve suMdara ane prakRtie saraLa hate. jagatamAM cakalAkamAM jeTale prabaLa ane sAcA sneha hoya che te bIje kayAMya nathI hoto. ame sAthe taratAM, sAthe uDatAM, sAthe ghAsacAre caratAM ane ekabIjAne paraspara khuba cAhatAM. eka samaye huM ane mArA pati jhADanI DALa upara beThAM hatAM, tyAM ame eka kadAvara zarIravALA, zarIre lAla For Private And Personal Use Only

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lAvI taraMgavatI kulanAM AbhUSaNa paherelA, yamadUta sarakhA eka bhIlane sAmenA jhADa nIce ubhela joye. teNe bANa tAkayuM ane saNaNaNuM karatuM gaMgAnA pANImAM gela karI pAchA pharatA eka hAthI upara cheDayuM. paNa bIjI ja kSaNe mane khabara paDI ke te bANa hAthIne na vAgatAM mArA patine vAgyuM. temanI pAMkha kapAI labaDI paDI ane te dhaba laIne jamIna upara paDayA huM paNa sAthe ja jamIna upara paDI. meM mArA pati cakravAkane DhaDhaLyA, cAMcamAM pANI lAvI temanA upara chAMTayuM, belAvavA ghaNuM ghaNuM mathI paNa te na ja bolyA huM ekadama raDI paDI. teTalAmAM te pele pAradhI AvyuM eTale huM upara cakkara cakkara ghUmavA lAgI. tene paNa pakSIne mareluM dekhI du:kha thayuM. tenI IcchA hAthIne mAravAnI hatI paNa vacce marAI gayuM A nirdoSa pakSI tethI te paNa dubhA. pakSine nIce mukI te lAkaDA levA gaye eTale pharI huM nIce utarI, mArAM ane patinAM pIchAM vikhyAM huM tene bAjhI khuba khuba raDI tyAM te lAkaDA laI pAradhI A eTale pharI uDI mArA patinI AsapAsa AkAzamAM pradakSiNA karavA lAgI. mArA pati jatAM mArI dizA zUnya hatI. gaMgAnA tarage ane madhura pavana mane Akara lAgate hatuM. meM uparathI joyuM te pAradhIe mArA patinA mRtaka upara lAkaDAM goThavyAM ane agni pragaTAvyuM. A agni mane dAvAnaLa jevo lAge. DIvAra te cakkara cakkara dhumI paNa pachI mArI dhIraja khuTI ane huM te agnimAM paDI. agninI jvALAo mArA patinI sAthe mArA upara paNa For Private And Personal Use Only

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7ra sAdhvI taraMgavatI pharI vaLI. A bhayaMkara agni paNa mane patinA sahagamAM sukharUpa lAge. sArasikA ! huM pati pAchaLa satI thaI ane tyAMthI marI huM taraMgavatI thaI. mArA pati cakravAka hAla kayAM haze zuM karatA haze! tenI mane kAMI khabara nathI. sakhi ! yAda kara AjathI sAta varSa upara paNa A taLAva ane A cakravAka pakSIo joI mane mArA pUrvabhava sAMbharyo hate. paNa Aje te tenAM smaraNae mArAM rUMverUMvAM khaDAM karI dIdhAM che. pitA mAre mATenAM AvelAM keTalAMe mAMgAonI mane mAtAdvArA jANa karAve che. paNa te snehI pati vinA zA kAmanA ? huM jouM chuM ke mane sAre pUrvabhavane pati maLe che ke nahi! je maLaze to sAruM nahitara sakhi! jagatanA uddhAra mATe jinezvara bhagavAne batAvela nirvANane mArga sAdhavA sAdhvI banIza. sArasikA A badhI vAta mArA hRdayanI aMtaravyathA che. mArA te cakravAka pati na maLe tyAM sudhI A vAta tAre manamAM ja rAkhavAnI che." "bahena dhIraja dhara sau kaI prArabdha meLavI Apaze." Ama kahI sArasikAe mArI aAbharI AMkho luchI ane te mane mAtAnI pAse laI gaI. mAtAe mArI AMkho lAla ane meMdra khinna dekhI mAthA upara hAtha mukI kahyuM "beTA ! tuM kema nirAza che? "mAtAjI kAMI nahi, mAruM mAthuM sakhata duHkhe che.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAvI taraMgavatI 73 "cAle tyAre ApaNe ghera jaIe." ema kahI mAtAe sAthenI strIone mATe jarUrI kAma levAthI huM jAuM chuM ema kahI mArI sAthe alpaparivAra laI ghera AvI mArA pitAne mArA mAthAnA dukhAvAnI vAta karI. pitAe vaidyo bolAvyA, keIe nADI jaI te keIe mane meM prazno puchyA. kapha, pitta ane vAyunA aneka prakarAMtanI gaDabhAMja karatAM mArA tAvanuM keI kAraNa temanA hAtha na lAgyuM eTale temaNe mAruM sukomaLa zarIra ane pharavA gayA hatA te kAraNe zramathI tAva AvyuM che, te nirNaya upara AvyA. huM te sone ThIka lAge tevA anumAna karavA daI mauna rahI. - bIje divase mAthuM duHkhatuM baMdha thayuM paNa rUMverU patinuM ane pUrvajanmanuM smaraNa te vadhune vadhu gADhuM banatuM gayuM. mArA apAra sauMdarya ane pitAnA vaibhavathI aneka mAgAM AvavA mAMDayAM. keInI khAnadAnI, keInI saMpatti to ke InAmAM vidyA, vaya ke guNanI lAyakAtanI khAmI kADhI pitAe te badhAM pAchAM dhakelyAM. dAna ane tapa asAdhya kAryane paNa sAdhI Ape che. tevA daDha saMskArathI huM tapa japa ane dAnamAM joDAI. meM aneka vrata karavA mAMDayAM. ekaso ATha AyaMbila karyA, bIjA paNa nAnAmoTAM aneka tapa karyA. aneka garIba garabAMone dAna ApavA mAMDayAM. pUrve bhaNelA graMtha avagAhavA For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAthvI taraMgavatI mAMDayA. A badhuM karavA chatAM mArA cittamAMthI mArA pUrva bhavanI ghaTanA jarAye visAre paDavA na mAMDI. AthI meM ekAMta sAdhI pUrvabhavanI ghaTanAnAM citre doya. meM gaMgAne khaLakhaLa vahete suMdara pravAha de. uDatAM cakravAkanAM yugalo citaryA, tIradhArI kRSNadeDI pAradhi citaryo, pANI uDADate gajarAja ane tenI upara tIra AvatuM cItaryuM. ane vacce je mArA patinI pAMkha vidArI, temane jamIna upara paDatuM paNa citra meM Abehuba citaryuM. pAradhine lAkaDAM ekaThA karato ane agni pragaTa karI vidAya lIdhA bAda temAM meM mArI jAtane nAMkhelI paNa citarI. kArtikI pUnama hatI mArI vizvAsu sakhi sArasika mArAM darelAM citra havelInAM sAmenA AMgaNAmAM mukI ubhI hatI. lekonAM ToLeTeLA tene nirakhatAM hatAM, ke pIchInI paTutAne, kaI raMganI khubIne, kaI citranI pasaMdagIne te koI uThAvane Ama eka pachI ekanA vakhANa karatAM aneka TeLAM AvatAM ane jatAM. sArasikA citre jenArA sAmuM barAbara tAkI rahetI, tene meM sUcanA ApI hatI ke mAre sAce sAca pUrvabhavane pati haze te A citranuM citrAmaNa tenA hRdayane sparzaze ane temAMthI te mUcha khAI paDaze kemake pUrvabhavanuM smaraNa haMmezAM mUcha vinA thatuM nathI. tyAM te keTalAka yuvAne sAthe dhanadevane putra padyadeva tyAM AvyuM ane citra jotAM be "ahA! hIloLA letI For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAkSI taraMgavatI ma gaMgA ! kevAM pavanathI cAlatAM jhADa! A cakravAkonAM TeLAM te jANe premanI parisImA! A yamadUta sarakhe pAradhI ! A pANI uDADate gajarAja ! are A pakSIne bANa vAgyuM ! ane A bicAruM paDayuM ! ekalI aTulI cakravAkI kaLavikaLa banI ahIM dhume che! pAradhIe pakSInA mRtaka upara are agni pragaTAvyA ane A cakravAkI zuM agnimAM paDI ? A bolatAM padhadeva cakkara khAI heThe paDaye, sAthe AvelA mitromAMthI kaI pavana nAMkhavA lAgyuM, keI hAtha paga dabAvavA mAMDyuM to kaI pANI chAMTavA mAMDayuM. DIvAre paddhadeva saceta thayA ane kahevA lAgyo "bhAI! A sAmAnya citranathI, paNa mAre pUrvajanma che. huM ahIM cakravAka hato, mArI strI cakravAkI hatI. pAradhIthI viMdhAI huM jamIna upara paDyuM. te te mane barAbara sAMbhaLe che, paNa mArI pAchaLa mArI strI satI thaI te te A citra ja kahe che. zuM tene prema ! te hAla kayAM haze ! huM have tenA vinA kema jIvIza ?" pAse ubhela sArasikAne puchyuM ke "A nagarane mugdha karanAra ane mArA AtmAne jAgRta karanAra A citra koNe citaryA che? sArasikAe javAba Ape. "rASabhasena zeThanI putrI taraMgavatIe A citra deryA che, teNe te ka95nAthI nathI deya paNa pitAne pUrvabhava citramAM teNe citaryo che." aSabhasenanuM nAma sAMbhaLI padmadeve nisAso nAkhe, "dhana ane pratiSThAmAM rAcatA A zeThe bhalabhalAnAM mArAM nakAryA che. te mArA jevAnuM mAruM kema svIkAraze ?" game For Private And Personal Use Only

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st sAdhvI taragavatI te thAya, huM to pUrvabhavanI mArI priyA taraMgavatI vinA nahi jIvI zakuM ! mitrA padmadevane ghera laI gayA. ghaDI ghaDI te bhAna bhUlavA lAgyA, ghaDImAM cakravAka te ghaDImAM taragavatI tara MgavatI kahevA lAgyuM. dhanadeve AzvAsana ApatAM kahyu, 'putra ! jarApaNa ciMtA na karIza. huM kAle zeThane tyAM jai taraMgavatInu mAguM karI AvIza.' savAra paDayuM. padmadevanA pitA dhanadeva mArA pitA RSabhasena zeTha pAse AvyA, temaNe mArI mAgaNI karI. paNa tu mArA pitAe kahyu', 'zeThe badhI vAta sAcI paNa tamArA vyApAra paradeza ! tamArA putrane rAjadezadezAvara kheDavA joie. mArI ekanI eka putrI rAja viyeAMgamAM kAgaLo lakhIne ja uMcI na Ave. AvA tamArA paradezI karA karatAM gAmanA koI niOna zuM kheTA ?' dhanadevane mAThuM lAgyuM ane te cAlatA thayA. pAsenA khaMDamAM ubhelI meM pitAne nakArA sAMbhaLyeA. pitAne manAvavA jeTalA mArI pAse samaya na hatA. me tu eka patra lakhyA ane sArasikAne te ApI. mArA patinA AvAse mekalI, mArA pitAe mAgu nakAryuM, A samAcAra sAMbhaLI mArA pati nirAza thaI gayA hatA, temane lAgyuM ke have te maLavI kANu che ane tenA vinA mAre jIvana jIvavuM te paNu nakAmu che. AthI te ApaghAta karavA taiyAra thayA tyAM mArI For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAdhvI tara`gavatI sakhi sArasikA AvI pahoMcI ane mArA hAthanA lakhela kAgaLa temanA hAthamAM ApyuM. wy patra vAMcatAM te ekAkAra banyA. patramAM meM athathI iti sudhInA mArA vRttAMta lakhyA hatA ane have huM kSaNabhara paNa viyega sahI zakuM tema nathI te paNa jaNAvyuM hatuM. mArA patie mArA upara patra lakhI sArasikAne Apyo. temaNe paNa pAradhIthI viMdhAyA sudhIne savRttAMta lakhI jaNAvyuM ke 'huM mitrAdvArA tArA pitAne samajAvuM tyAM sudhI dhIraja dhara. ' dhIraja dharanA zabda mane vadhu adhIraja utpanna karI. sUrya AthamyA cAMdanI khIlI jema jema tenA prakAza vadhatA gaye tema tema mArI tAlAvelI patine maLavAnI vadhune vadhu thatI gai. ... sArasikAne meM kahyuM 'ApaNe kAMi khIjI paMcAta karavI nathI, tu mane temanI pAse lai jA. ( 6 ) teNe rAtrinA samaya, pitAnI dhAka ane kulanI maryAdA jaNAvI sAhasa karavAnI nA kahI. paNa huM makkama hatI. kiMmatI vastro ane keTalAMka ghareNAM laI huM sArasikA sAthe mArA patinA AvAse pahoMcI. For Private And Personal Use Only sArasikAne joi temaNe puchyu' ke 'tArI sikha tA kuzaLa che ne ?" sAgarane nadI maLavA DhADI Ave tema te ahIM tamane

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sAdavI taraMgavatI maLavA doDI AvI che. te pAsenA khaMDamAM AvyA tyAM turta huM ubhI hatI te temane page paDI. temaNe kahyuM "tuM jAtie abaLA paNa ATalI sabaLA che te meM Aje ja jANyuM. paNa tArA A sAhasathI tArA pitAne kepa utaraze te mArA kuTuMbane te khedAna medAna karaze ane ApaNe herAna thaIzuM te vadhumAM. mATe atyAre te tuM tArA pitAne tyAM pAchI cAlI jA. buddhizALIe dhIrajathI kAma levuM joIe. sAhasa e kArya ane zakti banene nAza kare che. A pramANe mArA pati kahI rahyA che tyAM te rAjamArge jatA ke purUSanA pitAnI meLe AvelI priyA, yauvana, artha, rAjyalakSamI, varSA, jayennA ane catura sanehIonA AnaMdane je upayoga karI zakato nathI te jAte AvelI lakSmInI kiMmata jANato nathI" zabda kAne paDayA. te aTakayA ane kahevA lAgyA ke have ApaNe ahiMthI kayAMya bIje sthaLe cAlyA javuM joIe.' huM badhI rIte taiyAra hatI. temaNe temanI taiyArI karI ane meM mArA dAgInA laI AvavA sArasikAne pitAnA AvAse mekalI. (7) samaya vItate hate. sArasikone vAra lAgI. mArA patine lAgyuM ke AmAM sArasikAnI koI jarUra nathI. AthI huM ane te bane ekAkI nIkaLyAM. nagara sumasAma hatuM, daravAjA khullA hatA. cAMdanI ajavALAnI sapheda cAdara pRthvI upara pAtharI For Private And Personal Use Only

Page #92
sAdhvI taragavatI gaMgAnA kAMThe rahI hatI. ame AvyA tyAM ghaNA machavA paDayA hatA temAMthI eka machave! mArA patie cheDayA ane mane machavAmAM besADI hu kAryAM. kAraNa ke temAM temane sAra anubhava hatA. cAMdanInA ujavaLa prakAzamAM ujvaLa manavALA ame gAMdharva vivAhe joDAyAM. cakravAkanA bhavamAM ame jema pANI upara taratAM hatAM tema amArA machavA gagAnA pANImAM taratA hatA ane temAM beThelAM amArAM citta premasAgaramAM taratAM hatAM. ame vicega samAnye tyAM savAra paDayuM. sAme nadInA kAMThA dekhAya eTale machavA ubhA rAkhI ame banne nIce utaryA, ( 8 ) ALasa maraDI gheADuM cAlyA tyAM te pAsenI jhADImAMthI bukAnI mAMdhelA mahAkAya luTArAe dhasI AvyA emane dekhatAM huM mArA patine page khAjhI paDI. mArA patie temanI sAme laDavA ghaNA prayatna karyAM paNa me kahyuM nAtha ! Ama akALe jIvana kheAi na nAMkhazeA luMTArA ghaNA che ane te paNa zastrasajja che.' luTArAone kahyu ke amArA aMgauparanA dAgInA lai / ane tamAre amArI pAsenu je joie te mAgI le paNa mArA nAtha upara ghA na karaze.' temaNe amane paDI lIdhAM ane vindhyAcaLanI dakSiNa dizA taraph uMDI uDI patamALAmAM amane laI gayA For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAvI taraMgavatI thoDuM dura gayA pachI eka guphAmAM ame praveza karyo te tyAM ame eka nAnI sarakhI luMTArUonI pallI joI. amArA sarakhA tyAM keTalAMka strI ane purUSa paNa joyAM. A pallImAM eka ThekANe nAcagAna thaI rahyAM hatAM ane tene pAMdaDAMnI DALIo ane kulathI zaNagAravAmAM AvyuM hatuM, A hatuM kAlikAdevInuM maMdira. luMTArUo A devInA parama bhakta hatA. amane jhADanA velAthI bAMdhyAM ane paDachaMda kAyAvALA luTArU nAyaka AgaLa hAjara karyA. teNe tenA sAthIdAra paikInA ekanA kAnamAM kAMIka kahyuM ane te amane laI eka makAna AgaLa AvyA. teNe mArA patine thAMbhalA sAthe bAMdhyA. ahiM meM sAMbhaLyuM ke "navamInA divase kAlikAnA bhegamAM amAre bhega thaze." meM amane sepela luMTArUne AjIjI karI kahyuM ke huM nagarazeThanI putrI chuM tame mAge eTaluM dhana, hIrA, mANeka, senuM huM ApIza. tamArAmAMthI eka jaNa mArI ciThThI laI mArA pitA pAse jAo ane te dhana tamane maLe tyAre amane cheDaje." luMTArUe kahyuM "dhana te ame eka dhADamAM lAvIzuM, paNa amArI kAlikA devIne batrIsa lakSaNA kayAMthI meLaze. navamInI rAtrie tamAre havana karavAnI mArA nAyakanI AjJA che. huM te temane sevaka, sevakathI bIjuM kAMI na bane. raDatAM raDatAM meM mArI pUrvakathA badhI kahevA mAMDI. meM For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAdhvI taraMgavatI 81 mAro cakavAkane bhava kahyo ane ame pitAnI AjJA vinA nAsI chUTayAM te paNa kahyuM. kALamIMDha luMTArAnuM hRdaya mArI A vAta sAMbhaLatAM bhI jAyuM. te saheja mUchita thayA ane mArA patinA baMdha DhIlA karI dhImethI kahevA lAgyuM ke gabharAze nahi huM tamane metathI bacAvI laIza." mane kAMIka nirAMta vaLI. devI AgaLanA nAca zAMta thayA. rAtri gaLI. sarvatra zAMti patharANI eTale pelA luMTArUe mArA patinA baMdhana choDyA ane kahyuM ke "mArI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlyA Ave." e AgaLa ane ame pAchaLa nathI gaNyA ame kAMTA ke nathI gaNyA kAMkarA. rAta jaMgala ane zUnyakAra chatAM mAre ane mArA patine paga jhaTa upaDe. DIvAre te teNe kaI chUpA rastethI amane aTavI bahAra lAvI mukayA. te amane page lAgyuM ane kahevA lAgyuM, mApha karaze. meM tamane mArA saradAranA hukamathI bAMdhyA hatA." mArA patie kahyuM "ame tamAre A badale kyAM vALI zakIzuM.' mAre badalAnI jarUra nathI. juo pAseja gAma che tyAM jAo ane tyAMthI tame tamArA nagare jaje." ema kahI te kAMIpaNa kahyA vinA cAlate thaye. aTavI choDayA bAda khullA medAnamAM DuM cAlyA tyAM te gAmaDAnI kheDelI jamIna joI ane najIka ramatAM nAnAM nAnAM bALaka dIThAM. bALakone ame puchayuM ke A kayuM gAma ? temaNe kahyuM ke khAyaga nAmanuM A gAmaDuM che. For Private And Personal Use Only

Page #95
sAvI taraMgavatI gAmanuM taLAva AvyuM ane hAtha paga meMDhuM dhoyuM. ane tyAMthI nIkaLI gAmamAM praveza karyo te kaI strIo kuvAmAMthI aDadhe ghaDo kheMcele rAkhIne amArA sAmuM joI rahelI te kaI chokarAne kAMkhamAM laI doDI AvelI joI cheDe dUra gayA tyAM eka jIrNa maMdira joyuM. AthI ame te maMdiranA oTale beThAM. have mane bhUkha, thAka, tarasa ane jaMgalanA ujaraDAnI vedanA thavA mAMDI. meM mArA patine kahyuM ke "khAvAnI kAMIka vyavasthA karo." temaNe kahyuM ke "huM kAMIka goThavaNa karUM chuM." tyAM eka gheDesvAra doDato pasAra thaye. teNe mArA patinA sAme najara nAMkhI ke turta heThe utaryo ane kahevA lAgyA ke mAruM nAma kumAsahastI meM Apane tyAM ghaNI ghaNI nokarI karI che. mArA svAmie tene oLakhe ane te banne paraspara bheTayA. kulabhAsahatie kahyuM ke "nagarazeThane taraMgavatInI sakhI dvArA badhI vAtanI jANa thaI eTale te savAre te tamArA pitA pAse AvyA ane kahevA lAgyA ke zeThajI! mane kSamA karaze Apa mAgu karavA AvyA tyAre tame pUrvabhavanI kathA jANatA hatA to te mane kahI heta to AvI bhUla kadApi karata nahi. tamArI mAtA tathA tamAre parivAra prasake dhrusake rovA lAgyuM. zaheramAM pavanavege vAta phelANuM ke "nagara zeThanI putrI ane zeThanA putrane pUrvabhava yAda AvyuM che ane te bane nAsI gayA hovAthI nagarazeThe cAre bAju mANaso mekalyA che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAdhvI taragavatI 83 tyAMthI mane nagarazeThe tamArI tapAsa mATe TheraThera mANusA doDAvyA temAM huM sau prathama prANAzaka nagaramAM gayA lAgyuM ke kai jagala ke aTavImAM gayA haze AthI ahiM Avye tyAM tA me tamane pasAra thatA yA. dhye tamArA sasarAne tathA pitAnA patra." patra pahelAM te mArA patie manamAM vAMcyA ane pachI utAvaLe vAMcI saMbhaLAvyA. patra vAMcatAM mane lAgyu ke mArA pitAne have rASa rahyo nathI, mArA javAthI temane khu lAgI AvyuM che. huM paNa patra sAMbhaLI gaLagaLI thaI gaI. kumAsanI sRSTi mArA patinA hAtha upara paDI. hAtha upara sojo ane ujaraDA hatA tethI teNe temane puchyu A zuM?' mArA patie vItela badhI vAta kahI. vAta kahetAM kahetAM paNa temanuM hRdaya vacce vacce bharAi Avatu hatuM. kumAsa amane gAmamAM eka brAhmaNane tyAM laI gayA. brAhmaNane tyAM ame nhAyA ane zarIranI zuzruSA karI. A pachI ame prANAzaka nagara gayA tyAM amArI sArI mAvata thai. have amArA zarIra upara kAi duHkhanA ghA rahyo na hatA. tyAMthI zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra jyAM kAusagga davAne rahyA hatA te vaizAlikanA vaDane namaskAra karI ame kauzAmbInA parisaramAM AvyA. amane amArUM ahaLu kuTuMkha sAme levA Avyu hatuM. sau kAi amArAM darzana mATe Atura hatAM. nagaramAM ame peDhayAM tyAM tA leAkeAnA TALeToLAM amane jovA talasI rahyAM hatAM. koi pelA citramAM citrale cakravAka pelA ema For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAdhvI taraMgavatI kahI mArA patine ane pelI nagarazeThanI dIkarI cakravAkI ema kahI mane ciMdhatA, te kaI sarakhe sarakhuM zuM yugala maLyuM che tema kahI mAthuM dhuNavatA. ame mArA sasarAnI havelIe AvyAM. huM sAsu sasarA pitA bAMdha badhAne page lAgI. mane bolAvatAM te ane temane belAvatAM huM raDI paDI. Ama vAtAvaraNa maLavAthI harSavALuM ane duHkhanA zravaNathI zekavALuM ema mizrita banyuM hatuM. mArI sakhi sArasikA mane maLI ane kahevA lAgI "sakhi ! tuM te gaI paNa mane muzkelImAM muktI gaI. huM dAgInA laI AvI paNa tane tyAM na dekhI eTale pAchI gaI. mane uMgha na AvI. huM tArA pitA pAse gaI ane tArA pUrvabhavanA smaraNathI mAMDI cAlyA gayA sudhInI badhI vAta karI. te sAMbhaLatAM zeTha bebAkaLA banI mAtA pAse AvyA, ane muktakaThe rovA lAgyAM ane putri! putri! A te zuM karyuM? ema kahI meTA sAde retAM Akho parivAra jAgI uThe. havelInI bahAra mANasa paNa zeThane tyAM zuM Apatti AvI paDI tevA tarka vitarka karavA lAgyAM. thoDIvAra pachI tArA pitAe mAtAne ane tArA pitAne bIjA badhA parivAre zAMta pADayAM. sakhi ! mAre tiraskAra sAMbhaLa paDaye eTaluM ja nahi paNa eka thapATa paNa khAvI paDI. Ama chatAM chevaTe tamane sukhI dekhI huM sukhI chuM." A pachI mArA pitAe varSo sudhI yAdagAra rahe tevA utsavapUrvaka amArAM lagna karyA. For Private And Personal Use Only

Page #98
sAvI taraMgavatI 85 samaya vItyo ame khuba snehathI rahevA lAgyAM. ghaDI paNa ekabIjAthI chuTA nahatAM paDatAM. ghaDIka upavanamAM te ghaDIka mahelanI agAsImAM ame AnaMda lUMTatAM Rtune anurUpa vilAsa karatAM. jANe A janmamAM paNa cakravAkayugala na hoIe tema ekabIjAne jarApaNa viraha sahana nahotA karatAM. ( 10 ) vasaMta Rtu AvI kulenI sugaMdhathI AkhuM vana maghamaghATa karatuM hatuM. huM ane mArA pati prakRtinI suMdaratA nihALatA heja vanamAM AgaLa gayA. tyAM ame eka sAdhu mahAtmAne zilA upara beThelA dekhyA. kula vigere cheDI temanA page lAgyAM. temaNe dhyAna pALI amane dharmalAbha Ape ane upadezanI amArI jhaMkhanA dekhI temaNe upadeza Ape. A upadeza temanA tapa tejathI amArA hRdayane spardho ane mArA patie hAtha joDI kahyuM "bhagavaMta! Apa AvI kaThIna sAdhanA zI rIte sAdhI zakyA?" sAdhue prazAMta mudrAe kahevA mAMDyuM. "huM pUrvabhavamAM caMpAne cheDe Avela eka pallImAM pAradhI hate. zikAra karavAmAM kuzaLa hovAthI mane loke vyAdharAja kahetA. eka vakhata meM dhanuSyabANa lIdhAM, bhAthuM laTakAvyuM ane pahalInI bahAra nIkaLe, tyAM eka gajarAjane nihA, bANa tAkayuM paNa kaMika uMcuM nIkaLatAM eka cakravAkane vAgyuM. cakravAka paDe. nirdoSa pakSIne mAravAthI mAruM hRdaya kaMpyuM. meM tene upADI nadInI retamAM For Private And Personal Use Only

Page #99
6 sAdhvI taragavatI mukI lAkaDAM lAvI agnisaMskAra karyAM tyAM te cakravAkI paNa temAM paDI baLI murkha. mArI dhIraja khuTI mane mukha padmAtApa thayA. AvA pApI mArA pAradhIpaNAnA kuLadha ! are meM nirdoSa pakSIyugalane mAryuM. hA! huM kyAM chuTIza. mAre pazcAtApa vadhyo ane huM paNa e agnimAM kudI paDaye. tyAMthI marI vANArasI nagaramAM eka zeThane tyAM janmya tyAM mArUnAma sanyAsa pADayuM. huM jugArI, cAra ane adhA durgANAe puro nIkaLyeA. kuTuMbanI AbarU me kharakhAda karI. eka vakhata cArI karatAM mArI pAchaLa subhaTA paDayA, huM nADhayA ane vidhyAcalanI siMhaguphAmAM peThA. A guphAmAM eka pallI hatI. pallInA saradAranI hAtha nIce me luMTamAM bhAga levA mAMDayA. gheADA divasamAM huM parAkrama ane cerI karavAnI kuzaLatAthI saradArane mAnItA thaI paDaye. AthI sAthIdAro mane 'jamadUta' 'zaktidhara' 'niya' evA nAme khelAvavA lAgyA. eka vakhata amArI eka TALI eka daMpatI yugalane laI AvI. amArA saradAre mane e yugalane navarAtrie kAlikAnA hAma vakhate hAjara karavAnuM kahI seAkhyuM. huM enI cAkI karatA hatA tyAM yugala paikInI strIe peAtAnI pUrva kathA AjIjIpUrvaka kahevA mAMDI. teNe ame pU`bhavamAM cakravAka hatAM, pAradhIe mArA patine vIdhyA, pachI teNe agnisaMskAra karyAM huM temAM paDI, marI huM taraMgavatI thai, ane cakravAka A mArA pati thayA, pitAnI rajA vagara ame dhara cheDayu ane pakaDAyAM.' A vAta sAMbhaLatAM mane mUrchA AvI. pUjanma For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAvI taraMgavatI yAda AvyuM ane koI paNa bhege temane bacAvavAne meM nirNaya karyo. vahelI paroDhe temane meM uThADayAM ane gupta mArge thaI pallI bahAra kADhayAM. ane A pachI huM temanAthI chuTe paDe ane vicAravA lAgyuM ke have pharI pahelImAM javuM e mAre mATe jIvananuM jokhama che. meM sAsa lIdhuM paNa pachI turtaja zakaTamukha upavanamAM birAjatA eka munimahAtmAne bheTe thaye. temanI pAse meM vrata lIdhuM. huM vrata laI uttarAdhyayana AcArAMga vigere zAstra zive ane have upadeza Apano vicarUM chuM." | mArA patie kahyuM "mahArAja ! te yugala bIjuM kaI nahi paNa ame bane. Ape aTavImAMthI tAryA tema have amane bhava aTavImAMthI paNa tAre." tyAMne tyAM ame amArAM kapaDAM parivArane ApI dIdhAM ane dIkSA lIdhI. dikSAnA samAcAra sAMbhaLI amAruM kuTuMba AvyuM temaNe amane samajAvavA ghaNA ghaNA prayatna karyA. amane saMcamanI raDha lAgI hatI ethI te thAkayA. chevaTe mArA pitA tathA sasarAe kahyuM "saMyama lIdhuM che tevuM suMdara pALaje." Aja arasAmAM eka suvratAzrI sAdhvI tyAM munijIne vaMdana karavA AvelAM temane mane munimahAtmAe bhaLAvI. huM sAvInI nizrAmAM AvI. sAdhu tathA nUtana sAdhu bane pRthvIne pAvana karatA vicare che ane huM sAvIjI mahArAjanI nizrAmA tapathI bhAvita thaI vicaruM chuM. he bhadre ! A che mArI pUrvakathA." For Private And Personal Use Only

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88 sAvI taraMgavatI ( 11 ). semA zeThANIe kahyuM "mahArAja ! Ape te jIvanamAM badhuM meLavyuM ame kAMi na pAmyA." sAdhvIe kahyuM "bhake! A manuSya jIvana parabhavanI sAmagrI pAmavA mATe che." samAe sAdhvI pAse samyakatvapUrvaka bAravratarUpa-dezavirati vrata svIkAryuM. - sAdhvI bhikSA laI upAzraye padhAryA ane chevaTe kahetAM gayAM ke "meM mArI pUrvakathA vairAgya bhAvathI palAvita thaI sAMbhaLanAra kalyANa sAdhe te mATe kahI che.* prasannagambhIrapayA, rathAGgamithunAzrayA puNyA punAti gaoNva gAM taraGgavatI kathA cakravAka yugalanA AzrayavALI prasanna gaMbhIrapadevALI A pavitra taraMgavatI kathA gaMgAnI peThe vANIne pavitra kare che. tilakamaMjarI prastAvanA-kavi dhanapAla. * A kathA pAdaliptasUrie prAkRta bhASAmAM ati vistIrNa gadya rUpe bhagavAna mahAvIra paramAtmAnA samayanI lakhI che. tenA uparathI saMkSepamAM nemicaMdragathie banAvI che. A kathAno jarmanImAM anuvAda thayela tyArabAda te anuvAda uparathI gujarAtImAM anuvAda karAvI sadguNAnurAgI kapuravijayajI mahArAjanA prayAsathI pragaTa thayela. tenA uparathI A kathA saMkSepamAM lakhI che, jAtismaraNa; saMyama vigerene abhUta rIte jaNAvanArI sAhityamAM paNa zreSTha gaNAtI suMdara kathA che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrAvakanuM sAcuM ziyaLa yAne sudarzana zeTha | [ zrAvakanA bAra vratamAM brahmacaryane paM, vIravijayajIe bAra vratanI pUjAmAM "te vrata jagamAM dIvo mere pyAre' kahI gayela che. tecaturthavratano Adarza jemaNe jIvanamAM utAryo ane brahmacaryavratanuM parAkASThAe pAlana karyuM te sudarzana zeThanI kathA saMkSiptamAM RSimaMDalavRtti pRSTha 11 8mAMthI sAra rUpe ahiM ApavAmAM Avela che. ] caMpAnagarImAM dadhivAhana rAjA rAjya karatA hatA temane rUparUpanA aMbAra sarakhI abhayA rANI hatI. A nagaramAM dhamaparAyaNa rASabhadAsa zeTha rahetA hatA. temane bheLA svabhAvanI arihAdAsI nAme bhAryA hatI. zeTha ghaNuM samRddhivaMta. temane tyAM pisA khuba tema pazuo paNa khuba. A pazuonI sArasaMbhALa mATe temaNe eka subhaga nAmanA bharavADane ghera rAkhe. subhaga pazuone ghAsacAro carAve, pANI pAya, dudha duve ane mAkhaNa ghI kADhe. eka divasa subhaga pitAnAM hAlAM pazuone carAvate carAvate ghara tarapha pAcho phare che, tyAM teNe eka munine kAussagna dhyAne joyA. subhaga vicAravA lAgyuM ke muni zuM vicAra karatA haze? zuM dhyAna dharatA haze? parvatane paNa kaMpAve teve susavAte pavana che. ane dAMtanuM saMgIta For Private And Personal Use Only

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sudarzana zeTha karatAM pazuo AzrayasthAna zodhI rahyAM che tevA uSAkALe zuM levA A muni khullA zarIre Ama jaMgalamAM sthirapaNe ubhA haze ? subhaga tene spaSTa ukela na ANuM zakya paNa muni pAse gaye page lAgyuM ne teNe pitAne kAMbaLe muninA zarIra upara oDhADe. ghera pAchA pharatAM subhaga kSaNe kSaNe belato rahyo ke "dhanya muni ane dhanya temanuM jIvana!" rAtrie TADha khuba paDI subhagane uMgha na AvI. te muninA tyAga ane nispRhapaNunI prazaMsA kara savAre pazudhana laI tyAM gaye. kAMbaLe muninA zarIra uparathI upAye ke turta muni "name arihaMtANuM" kahI kAusagna pArI AkAza mArge cAlyA gayA. name arihaMtANaM' padane subhaga AkAzagAminI vidyA mAnI. A pada gokhato gokhato subhaga zeThane ghera pAcho pharyo. zeThe harSa pAmI kahyuM "subhaga zuM gekhe che?" subhage muninA paricayanI vAta karI. zeThe kahyuM "suhAga A AkAzagAminI vidyA karatAM paNa uttama bhabhava tAranAra bhagavAnanuM nAmasmaraNa che" subhagane zeThanI vAtamAM purI samaja na paDI. te to te pada gekhato rahyo ane AkAza gAminI vidyA mAnatA rahRA. eka vakhata tenA pazuo nadIne sAme kinAre caratAM hatAM. nadI pura jozamAM ghughavATA karatI vahI rahI hatI. subhaga name arihaMtANuM" kahI nadImAM kudyo paNa tyAM ja te zubha dhyAnathI. maraNa pAmyA. "name arihaMtANuM raTate subhaga mRtyu pAmI arihAdAsInI kukSie janme. rASabhadAsa zeTha tenuM nAma sudarzana For Private And Personal Use Only

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sudarzana zeTha 1 utaryuM. rAkhyuM. sudarzanamAM pitAnA dharAga ane mAtAnuM bhALapaNa sudarzanane ghaNA mitrA thayA paNa kapila teneA jagara jAna mitra hatA. sAthe hure phare bese ane kAma paNa adhAMja sAthe kare. deha judA paNa jIva jANe bannenA eka hAya tema lAge. sudarzananAM lagna kulIna sulakSaNA manAmA sAthe thayAM ane kapilanAM lagna khukha kuzaLa kapilA sAthe thayAM. kapila roja kapilA AgaLa potAnA mitra sudananAM vakhANu kare. tenu rUpa vakhANe. tenI elInI mITAza te rAkathI paNa mIThI che ema kahetAM kahetAM tenA mADhAmAMthI pANI chUTe. kapilAnuM mana sudarzana upara DhaLyuM. suda nanuM rUpa dekhatAM tenuM mana kSubdha thayuM. (3) kapila eka vakhata mahAragAma gayele te vakhate kapilAe sudana zeThane kAMi khAnu kADhI ghera belAvyA. zeTha gharamAM peThA ke tu kapilAe khArAM aMdha karyA. teNe cenacALA ArzyA ane mAnyuM ke agni AgaLa mAkhaNa keTale vakhata Takaze. sudana stabdha ane nizceSTa rahyA AthI pilAnI dhIraja tuTI teNe zarama cheDI paNa sudarzane kahyuM 'bhaginI ! tuM bhulI ! huM janmathI napu Msaka chuM te zuM tuM jANatI nathI ?" cauvana, kaTAkSa ane ekAMta jene kSubdha na banAvI zakayuM te napuCsaka sivAya kema bane ? tema mAnI vilakhI paDela kapilAe sudanane vidAya ApI. sudarzana zeThe nizcaya karyo ke ekalA zANA mANusa mATe ucita nathI. Aje te For Private And Personal Use Only paraghera javu te ApaNe ApaNI

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ra sudarzana zeTha ijjata sAcavI zakayA chIe paNa have ijjata hoDamAM mukAya tevuM karavu Mja zA mATe ? ( 4 ) samaya vItye. zaheramAM IndramahAtsava che. dudhivADuna rAjA, rANI abhayA tenI sakhI anela pila purohitanI kapilA Ama adhA nagaravAsIe nagara khahAra nikLyAM che. rANI abhayA sakhi kapilA sAthe vinAda kare che ane nagaravAsIonA chalakAtAM hRdayane joI AnaMda pAme che. tevAmAM kapilAnI najara cha putrAthI parivarelI eka strI upara paDI. teNe abhayArANIne puchyuM' ke A cha putrAvALI kaI bhAgyazALI strI che ?" javAkhamAM abhayAe kahyu ke 'tu sudarzana zeThanI strI maneAramAne nathI jANatI ? ' < nA.' nAma te sAMbhaLyu che ke sudarzana zeThanI patnInu nAma maneAramA che paNa najare te Ajeja nirakhI paNa...' kahetAM kapilA aTakI. 'tuM kema aTake che? kahevu hAya te kahI de.' "nA, nA, kAMI niha. "tuM sakhI thaine mArAthI chUpAve che, mArAthI paDado rAkhe che.' ema kahetAM kapilAnA abhayAe tiraskAra karyAM. tiraskAra na kare. vAta evI che ke purAhita rAja sudananA mArI AgaLa vakhANu karatA. mArU mana ekavAra kSubdha banyuM. huM temane ghera lai AvI khAraNa baMdha karyAM. ghaNA ghaNA kaTAkSa ane AjIjI karI paNa keme karI te na palanyA ane kahevA lAgyA ke huM te napuMsaka chuM zuM karUM ?' 'tu paMDitA kAcI, vANIyAe tane chetarI.' ema kahI abhayAe hAsya karyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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sudarzana zeTha meM te A dRDha nizcayI purUSa janmArAmAM je nathI ke je ekAMta yauvana ane kaTAkSa chatAM jarApaNa kSubdha na thAya. "bahuratnA vasuMdharA " te AvA nararatnathI ja che." garvathI mAthuM UMcuM karI abhayAe kahyuM "tArI apaMDitAI tuM sudarzananI prazaMsAthI chupAve che bAkI purUSa jAtanI zI tAkAta che ke na khaLabhaLe? tuM kAcI paMDitA." . huM te kahuM chuM ke sudarzane keIthI kSubdha na bane tame pAkAM che to tene calita kare." tane batAvuM chuM ke sudarzana calita thAya che ke nahi ema daDha saMka9pathI abhayAe uccAryuM. indramahatsava pUrNa thaye abhayA mahele AvI. tene magajamAM ekaja vyAdhi lAgu paDe ke sudarzanane kema sAdha. teNe tenI catura dAsI paMDitAne vAta karI ke "sudarzanane laI Ava." dAsIe kahyuM ke "dharmaniSTha zrAvake hamezAM paradArAthI dura rahenAra che ane A te zrAvaka ziromaNi tema padArAne manathI paNa kema che?" abhayAe dAsIne tene upadeza baMdha karI kArya sAdhavAnuM kahyuM ane jaNAvyuM ke tuM eka vakhata mArI pAse hAjara kara pachI huM chuM ane e che." dAsI paMDitAe kapaTakaLA zarU karI yakSapUjAnA bAnA taLe roja roja pAlakhIo jatI AvatI karI. paheregIre rojane A kAryakrama mAnI TevAI gayA. eka caumAsI caudasanI rAtrie sudarzana upAzrayamAM kAusagga dhyAne rahyA che. temanA hRdayamAM kevaLa paramAtmAnuM dhyAna che. dAsIe mANasa dvArA sudarzanane upADayA pAla For Private And Personal Use Only

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4 khImAM nAMkhyA ane sIdhA abhayAnA paDitA dAsI tyAMthI khasI gaI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir sudarzana zeTha khaMDamAM dAkhala karyAM. ( 5 ) sudarzananI AMkhA baMdha hatI, zvAseAzvAsanI dhamanI temanA vaMtapaNAne khyAla ApatI hatI ane upasaTANe khuba dhaiya rAkhavAnA khamIrane temanu lalATa jaNAvatuM hatuM. abhayAe sudarzananI AMkheA khulAvavA khuba khuba prayatna karyAM. kemake AMkha ughADayA vinA tenA kaTAkSeA zA kAmanAM? abhayA chevaTe tenA zarIre khAjI. temanA zarIramAM garamI utpanna karavA mathI paNa badhAmAM niSphaLa nIvaDI. abhayA thAkI. tenA ga utaryAM. sAtheja hRdayamAM roSa pragaTayo ane upAya zeAdhI teNe pAtAnA hAthe zarIra valunyuM, kapaDAM cuthI nAMkhyAM, mukha ane stana upara nakhanA ghA karyA ane bacAve acAvAnI chume pADI. paheregIra doDI AvyA. 'sudarzane mArI lAja levA humalA karyAM che. te kahetAM abhayA dhrusake dhrusake rAvA mAMDI. rAjAe sudarzanane puchyu ke 'Ane kAMi javAkha che?" sudarzana mauna rahyA. rAjAe mAnyuM ke niSiddha anumamAM 'jenI pAse javAba na hoya te muMgA rahyA sivAya zuM kare.' tu AkarI zikSA kramAvI. gadheDA upara sunane pheravavAmAM AvyA. sau leke mukhamAM AMgaLI ghAlI kahevA lAgyA ke 'sudarzana mATe A sabhave kema ?" A vAta maneramAne kAne pahoMcI tene tenA pati upara purA vizvAsa hatA. mAreA pati kei divasa paradArA sAmuM paNa na jIve te kema rANo upara baLAtkAra kare. yato dharmastato nathaH sUtrane avalakhI te kAussaggadhyAne rahI ane nizcaya kace For Private And Personal Use Only

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sudarzana ze ke 'mArA patinuM kalaMka na utare tyAM sudhI huM kAussagga nahi pAr 95 sudarzanane zULInA mAMcaDe ubhA karyAM. seMkaDone phAMsI jenA hAtha ane kALajA nirdaya anyAM che te ja9lAdonAM zvetAMja zuLI truTI ane kSaNamAM si MhAsana thayu. AkAzamAMthI zAsanadevIe avAja karyAM ke 'sudana akhaMDa nimala che abhayA kulaTA che ane zULInuM si MhAsana sudatanA brahmane prabhAva che. rAjA doDI Avye zULInuM sthAna dharma sthAna samu lAgaNIpradhAna manyuM. rAjA potAnA utAvaLA pagalAthI ane rANInI kuTilatAthI zamIdA paDayA. leAkeA 'dhanya sudarzana dhanya sudarzana' karatA sudarzanane mastaka namAvavA lAgyA. rAjAe satya vAta kahevAnA ati Agraha karyAM tyAre sudane abhayAne abhaya vacana ApavAnI mAgaNI karI AdithI aMta sudhInI sarva ghaTanA kahI. or rAkhae mahAtsavapUrvaka sudarzanane nagaramAM praveza karAvye. manAramAe patinuM kalaMka utaryuM" jANI kAusagga pA AkhA zaheramAM sudana ane janazAsananI jayapatAkA pharakI. rANI uparathI mehaM utarI gayela rAjA mahele pA sUryAM tyAMja abhayAe zaramanA mArela phAMso khAi mRtyu ANyAnA samAcAra sAMbhaLyA. rAjA niveda pAmyA. sudana zeThe paNa thADA samaya bAda sa MsAravAsane kArAgAra samajI dIkSA lIdhI. For Private And Personal Use Only ( 6 ) Dagale pagale lekanA tiraskAra pAmatI kapilA mRtyu pAmI ane dAsI paMDitA paNa tyAMthI nAsI pATalIputramAM gai. tyAM devadattA gaNikAne tyAM rahI rAja sudananA zIlanI

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da sudana zeTha dRDhatAnI prazaMsA karatI. gaNikAe kahyuM ke huM teA keAi jagamAM evA kAi mAnavI jotI nathI je strIthI calita na thAya. mane batAve ane huM pArakhuM karUM tyAre tArU sAcuM mAnu' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir keTalAka vakhata bAda vicaratA vicaratA sudarzana suni pATalIputramAM padhAryAM paDatA sudarzanane gaNikAne tyAM laI AvI. kAmakaLA kuzaLa devadattAe ghaNA hAvabhAva karI munine kSubdha karavA badhuM karyuM. paNa muni aDaga ja rahyA. devadattA hArI. munine page lAgI ane aparAdhanI kSamA mAgI teNe munine vidAya karyAM. ( 7 ) pATalIputranI bahAra muni kAussagga dhyAne ubhA che dhyAnamAM nizcaLa che tyAM tA marIne vyaMtarI thayela abhayA pragaTa thai tene munine jotAM dveSa upanyA. teNe ghAra upasarga karyAM paNa muni dhyAnamAM aDagaja rahyA. vyaMtarI hArI ane chevaTe kevaLI anela munie dezanA ApI, A dezanAthI kAI cAritra, kAi dezavirati tA kei samyakatva pAmyA. vyaMtarI ane paDitA paNa zaramAyAM ane bedha pAmyAM. A pachI muni pRthvI upara ghA vakhata vicarI seMkaDa jIvAne tArI aMte nirvANu pAmyA.* gihiNo'vi zIlakaNayaM nivvaDiyaM jassa basaNakasa paTTe taM namAmo zivapattaM, sudaMsaNamuNi mahAsattaM // 105 // gRhastha avasthAmAM jemanuM ziyaLavrata rUpa suvarNa duHkha rUpa kasoTImAM zuddha thayeluM che te mahAsatvavata ane mAkSa pAmelA sudarzana munine ame namaskAra karIe chIe. * bharatezvara bAhubalittimAM A kathA keTalAka pheraphAra sAthe che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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OM mananuM pApa yA ne sunaMdA ane rUpasena ( 1 ) pRthvIbhUSaNa nAmanuM nagara hatuM. A nagaramAM kanakatuja nAme rAjA rAjya karatA hatA. tene yaza vadhAranArI yoAmatI rANI ane guNucaMdra tathA kIticaMdra nAmanA e kuMvarA ane guNanA bhaMDAra samI sunaMdA nAme kuMvarI hatI. ho sunaMdAnI uMmara bAra varSanI hatI. naheAtI te purI samaju ke tadna nahAtI aNasamajI. te vakhate te sakhI sAthe mahelanI agAsI upara caDhI nargaranI zeSabhA nihALatI hatI. dUra dUranA maMdiranI AratIenA raNakAre ane pachI katI gayAnA TekarAnA avAje su Mdara saMgIta cAre bAju phelAyuM hatu. AkAzamAM atare atare tAraka dIvaDAo pragaTI rahyA hatA. kudarata saumya ane hAdaka hatI. tyAM sAmenA eka gharamAM sunaMdAnI dRSTi paDI ane te ekadama sthira thaI. tr nAtha ! mAre vAMka nathI nAhaka mane na mAre. huM kulavAna ane saMskAravALI strI chu. meM koi aghaTita kArya karyuM nathI." paNa lAkaDI vaDe mAranAra yuvAna purUSane tenu kAMi sAMbhaLavAnI paravA naheAtI. te ghaDIkamAM pATu teA ghaDIkamAM lapaDAka te ghaDIkamAM lAkaDI vaDe chuTo ghA karatA hatA. zrI For Private And Personal Use Only

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sunaMdA ane rUpAsena tenA page paDI karagaratI hatI ane kahetI ke mArI bhUla nathI Apa tapAsa karo huM nirdoSa chuM." sunaMdA sakhione laI AvI ane chatA achatA dUSanI kalapanA karI mAratA purUSane batAvI kahevA lAgI ke "strIne avatAra keTale parAdhIna che. saMsAramAM zuM sukha che? Akhe dIvasa vaitaruM karavuM chatAM sAsu sasarA ane dhaNInA dabAyelA rahevuM. strI gharane dIve, gharanI lakSamI, saubhAgyanuM sthAna che tene purUSane bhAgye ja khyAla hoya che. bahena! mAre vicAra te paraNI dunIyAmAM je kAMI meTAM moTAM pApa gaNAya che te zikAra, cerI, madirA vigere badhA purU kare che tene AdhIna thaI jIvana veDaphI nAMkhavAne nathI. tuM mAtAne kaheje ke bhUle cUke mAre vivAha kai jagyAe karI na nAkhe." sakhie kahyuM: "bahena ! hajI tuM nAnI che. strIne pati zuM che tenI khabara hajI hamaNAM tane nahi paDe! strInuM saubhAgya, prANa ane sarvasva svAmi che te Aje tuM kayAMthI samaje ?" "mAre kAMI samajavuM nathI! tuM tAre mAtAne kahI deje ke sunaMdA paraNavAnI nathI ane tame keInuM mAthuM svIkAraze nahi ke mAruM karaze nahi." sunaMdAe purUSajAta pratye aNagame batAvatAM makkamatAthI kahyuM sakhie rAjamAtAne kahyuM ke "sunaMdAne vicAra lagnane nathI, paNa tame temAM gabharAze nahi, bALaka che eTale bele ! uMmara thaye badhAM sArAM vAnAM thaze." rAjamAtA hasyAM ane sAruM kahI patAvyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra sunA ane rUpasena www.kobatirth.org ( 2 ) samaya vItye. sunaMdAnI uMmara paMdara-sALa varSanI thaI ane rUpanA atireka sAthe che. zarIramAM smruti, capaLatA avayaveAmAM pheraphAra pazu thayeA che. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir vasa MtaRtunA samaya hateA, mahelanI agAsImAM suna dA kabhI hatI, tyAM tenI najara sAmenA eka suMdara makAna upara paDI, makAnanI kharIone phulanI jALIethI zaNagArI hatI. sugaMdhI dhUpathI makAna maheMkI rahyu hatu ane aMdara vacceAvacce eka suMdara palaMga upara beThela da MpatIyugala ekabIjA dogu daka IMtra sarakhA AnaMdamAM masta hatuM, temanI pAMca iMdriyane mahekAve tevAM te makAnamAM sarva sAdhanA hatAM, dAsadAsIe sevAmAM hAjara hatAM, saMgItanA suMdara sarAdA temanA kAna ane hRdayane khuza karatAM hatAM, khIlakhIlATa ane hA hA hI hI thI temanA AnaMda ubharAtA hatA. sunaMdAnA hRdayamAM akathya aNuaNuATa ubhA thayA. jaDAI gayelI putaLI sarakhI te ekadama sthira ane ekITase jovA lAgI tenA rU MverUMvAM khaDAM thayAM ane tene tenA manamAM thavA mAMDayuM ke Avu sukha maLe to kevuM sArUM !' kema vhena Avu sukha khie melAvI tyAre ja te joi te melI. tamane game che?' tema kahI camakI ane sikha sAmu "mArUM bhAgya kayAMthI hoya ke AvuM sukha mane maLe' 'evuM na bolIza. tu rAjaputrI che, tane AthI paNa suMdara vaibhava ane sukha maLaze.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 100 nAMkhyA. sunA ane rUpasena 'e kANe jANyu che.' ema kahI sunaMdAe niHsAsA sakhie kahyuM 'rAjamAtAne vAta karU' ke sunadrA lagnanI IcchA rAkhe che.' 'nA, hamaNAM nahi, kemake AjasudhI lagna nahi karavAnA Agraha karelA eTale temane aneka tarkavitarka jAgaze, yuktithI badhuM jaNAvAze.' kAmavikAra e te agni che, agnimAM lAkaDAM paDe tema te bhabhUke mATe A joi jIva khALa nahi, nIce cAla.' ema kahI sunaMdAnA hAtha kheMcI sikha nIcenA mALe laI gaI. ajAra sAme paDatI khArIe suna MdA ane tenI khi eThAM che, teTalAmA vasudatta zeThanA putra rUpasena tyAMthI pasAra thayA ane pAnavALAnI dukAne Avye. sunaMdAe AMkhanA eka palakAramAM tene nakhazikha nirakhyA ane nakhazikha zarIramAM aNuaNuATa anubhavyA. te khine kahevA lAgI ke 'saMkha ! kevA suMdara rUpALA yuvAna che. tenI AMkha kevI namaNI che. tenA khAtu kevA lAMkhA ane zarIra kevuM pramANA-peta ane lAlitya bharyuM che.' 'sunaMdA ! purUSajAta krura che A badhu' tuM bhulI gai.' ema kahI khie sunaMdAne pUrvanI purUSajAta uparanA tiraraskArane prasaMga yAda karAvyeA. suna MdAe kahyuM 'sakha! zANI thai tu dAjhayA upara DAma na de.' 'tyAre zuM karU ?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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sunaMdA ane rU5sena 101 sAme ubhela rUpasenane mAre eka saMdezo ApI Ava. te catura haze te samajaze ane catura nahi hoya te acaturanA saMgathI zuM phAyade ?" lAva ApI AvuM" kahI sakhie tatparatA batAvI. sunaMdAe kAgaLa lIdhe ane lakhyuM ke 'nirarthakaM janma gataM nalinyAH yayA na dRSTaM tuhinAMzuvimbam' jeNe caMdra nathI je tevI kamalinIne janma nirarthaka che." sakhie patra laI rUpAsenane kaI na jANe tevI rIte Ape. catura rUpasena badhuM samajI gaye ane teja lITInI nIce teNe lakhyuM utpattirindorapi niSphalaiva dRSTvA vinidrA nalinI na yena jene joIne nalinI vikasvara thaI nathI te caMdranI utpatti paNa niSphaLa che." sakhie patra sunaMdAne pahoMcADaze vAMcI te AnaMda pAmI ane bolI ke je rUpALe teja catura che." A pachI roja rUpasena tyAM Ave che ane ekabIjAnuM tArAmilana-daSTimilana thAya che. sutAM, besatAM, khAtAM rUpasena sunaMdAnA cittathI khasato nathI ane rUpAsenanA cittamAMthI sunaMdA khasatI nathI. (3) lekonAM ToLe TeLAM nagara bahAra javA mAMDayAM nAnA moTA sau koI potapotAnI anurUpa sebata zedhI bahAra For Private And Personal Use Only

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102 sunA ane rUpasena nIkaLyAM. ghareghara tALAM vasAyAM Akhu nagara sumasAma banyuM. rAjamAtA yazeAmatI sunadAne lai javA AvI tyAM tA teNe mAthe lepa karI vedanAthI taraphaDatI putrIne joI kahyuM 'putri ! ekAeka zu thayuM ?' mAtA! hamaNAM cAraghaDI pahelAM mAthu sakhta duHkhavA Avyu che? zAthI duHkhe che tenI kAMi samajaNa paDatI nathI." ema du:khabharyA dhIme avAje suna MdAe kahyu. jAya huM kaumudI mahotsavamAM putri ! bhale khadhA nahi jAuM.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir A - nA, mAtA ! mArA khAtara AkhI prajAnA raMgamAM bhaga na pADazeA. Avu tA mane keTalIka vakhata thai jAya che paNa pAchuM maTI jAya che. tame jAe ane mane sArU thaze eTale huM ane A mArI be sikha AvI pahAMcIzu kazI kIkara na karaze.' Ama kahI sunadrAe peAtAnA khInne badhA nAkara cAkarane piravAra paNu mAtA sAthe kaumudI mahAtsavamAM me kahyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only rAjamAtA gayAM eTale sunaMdAne zAMti vaLI. tene lAgyuM ke ghaNA vakhatathI huM jha MkhatI hatI, te priyatama rUpasena Aje mane nirAMte maLaze ane ame virahaduHkha samAvIzuM. teNe peAtAnI zamyAnI pAsenI khArI ke je pAchaLa paDatI hatI tyAM dvAraDAnI nisaraNI rAkhI hatI ane rUpasenane te hulAvavAnI sUcanA sikhadvArA pahAMcADI hatI. tethI te ane tenI sakhio ghaDI ghaDI te tarapha jatI ane pAchI AvatI.

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra sunadA ane rUpasena 103 (4) 'hA ! jugAramAM huM badhuM hAryAM, nathI rahI mAse pAi kru paiso. ane daivu tA hajI hajArenuM che. zuM karU ? lAva Aje nagara sunu che te koI dhanADhayanI dukAna ke gharanu tALu tADuM ane je kAMi maLe tethI pharI kAla dAva kheluM.' Ama vicAratA zaheranI zerIomAM dhUmatA mahAlava nAmanA nugArIe mahelanI khArIe laTakatI nisaraNI joi ane cAramAM mAra e kahevata anusAra te halAvI ke tu e dAsIe doDI AvI ane bhale padhAryAM rUpasena kahI svAgata karyuM. mahAlave 'hu" kahI TuMkamAM patAvI nisaraNI upara caDavA mAMDayuM. A tarapha rAjamAtAe pAtAnI sakhIone sunaMdAnI khabara kADhavA ane pUjAnA keTalAMka upakaraNu levA mekalelI te rAjamaMdiramAM dAkhala thatI dUrathI sunaMdAe joi eTale tene raMgamAM A zA bhaMga' tevA dhrAsake paDayA paNu agamacetI vAparI teNe badhA dIvA hAlavI naMkhAvyA ane sikhadvArA AvatI strIone kahevarAvyu ke 'bahenane dIvAnuM teja sahana na thavAthI dIvA hAlavAvI nAMkhyA che ane hamaNAM jarA temane uMdha AvI che mATe kAi elaze karaze! nahi. AvanAra strIo rAjamAtAnA pUjAnA sAmAna lai vaLatAM AvIzuM" kahI mahelanA bIjA bhAgamAM rAjamAtAnA bhavana tarapha vaLI. For Private And Personal Use Only mahAlava mArIe Ajye eTale eka sikha tenA hAtha AlI sunaMdAnA palaMga pAse lai gaI ane kahyu ke rUpasena muSThi ! kAMi khelaze nahi.'

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104 sunaMdA ane rUpAsena mahAlava mona rahyo. sunaMdAne sparza thatAM utkaTa kAmAtura jugArIe sunaMdAne bhegavI ane tenA paDelA dAgInA hAtha karyA tyAM te sAme dIvAne prakAza dekhAye. sakhi deDatI AvI ane kahevA lAgI ke "priyatamane hamaNuM vidAya karo." sunaMdAe kahyuM "vahAlA ! ApaNuM nasIbane deSa che, ghaNe dIvase ApaNe saMga thaye chatAM ApaNe kAMI vAtacita karI zakatAM nathI, hAla te Apa padhAre pharI ApaNe maLazuM tyAre badhuM karIzuM." jugArI harakhAye ane manamAM zukana sArA thayA ke rAjakumArI maLI ane dhana paNa maLyuM, ema vicArate saDasaDATa nisaraNI utarI cAlate thaye. - mAtAnI sakhIo AvI, sunaMdAe dhIme svare kahyuM mAtAjIne kahejo ke have bahenane mAthAnI vedanA ochI che phikara na kare." kaumudI mahotsavane jhaMkhate rUpamenakumAra paNa mAtApitAne mArI tabIyata sArI nathI, tevuM kahI ghera rahyo. rAtrine pahele paheravI, nagaramAM have kaI nathI tema jANyA pachI sunaMdAne raTate bhoga sAmagrI laI ghere tALuM mArI nIkaLyA. rastAmAM ekabIjAne bheTavA talasatAM Aje ame paraspara maLIzuM, aneka premagoSThio karIzuM ane viSayasukha bhegavIzuM vigere ciMtavanamAM mazagula rUsena cAlyuM ja hatuM. tyAM keI nedhArI jIrNa bhIta For Private And Personal Use Only

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sunaMdA ane rUpAsena 15 paDI ane temAM rUpasena daTAI mRtyu pAme ane mRtyu vakhatanA sunaMdA uparanA rAganA atirekane laI RtusnAna karelI sunaMdAnI kukSimAM jugArIo karela saMgathI garbhapaNe utpanna thaye. AthI ja zAstrakArane kahevuM paDayuM che ke "jhera ane viSayamAM kharekhara moTuM aMtara che. jhera khAya te maraNa Ape paNa viSaye te smaraNa kare te paNa mRtyu Ape che." mAtAnI sahacarIonA gayA pachI sunaMdAe dAgInAenI tapAsa karI te keTalAka dAgInA na maLyA paNa sunaMdAe rAgadazAthI vicAryuM ke tuTI gayelA dAgInA samArakAma karAvavA mATe prANapriya laI gayA haze te sArA karAvI mekalaze. paNa te badhA kema na laI gayA? zuM kare? te vakhate kayAM nirAMta hatI. ( kaumudI mahotsava pUrNa thatAM nagaravAsIo pAchA pharyA tema rUpasenanA pitA vasudatta ane tenA bhAI dharmadatta, devadatta ane jayasena vigere parivAra paNa pAchA AvyA. ghare tALuM hatuM te thoDIghaNI tapAsa pachI ghara khelAvyuM ane cArekora rUpasenanI tapAsa karAvI paNa tene koI paNa patto na ja maLe. rAjA kanakadhvaje TheraThera sinike mokalyA. kuvA, taLAva, vAva, jaMgale, parvatanI khINo, upavana, ceranAM sthAnake Ama jayAM jyAM zaMkA upajI tyAM badhe tapAsa karAvI paNa rUpasena kayAM gaye tenA kAMI samAcAra na maLyA. karNopakarNa A vAta sunaMdAne kAne paNa gaI, teNe paNa khAnagI ghaNI ghaNI rUpasenanI tapAsa karAvI ane mAnyuM ke For Private And Personal Use Only

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sunaMdA ane 25 sena 'dAgInA laI jatAM temane kAMte coro harI gayA haze ke mArI nAMkhyA haze." eka mahine thaye eTale avAja bhAre thaye, zaradI zarIranuM tuTavuM, zithilatA vigere garbhacinha sunaMdAne jaNAvA lAgyAM. catura sakhie kSAra vigere auSadhathI garbha pAta karAvI rAjakumArInI Ijata sAcavI. garbha paDatAM rUpasenano jIva marI sApa thaye sakhi dvArA sunaMdAe rAjamAtAne khabara ApI eTale kanakadhvaja rAjAe kSitipratiSThita nagaranA rAjavI sAthe sunaMdAnuM lagna karyuM ane sAre dAyajo laI sunaMdA kSitipratiSThita nagare gaI. sarpa thayela rUpasenane jIva pharate pharate sunaMdAnA rAjabhavanamAM dAkhala thayo ane sunaMdAne dekhatAM mehathI tenI sAme phaNuM rAkhI DolavA mAMDe. sunaMdA cIsa pADI nAsavA mAMDI. paNa sape tene keDe na mukaye AthI tenA patie sarSane ThAra karAvyuM vasaMtaRtune samaya hate, sunaMdA ane tenA pati udyAnamAM beThAM hatAM, saMgItanI ramajhaTa jAmI hatI. tyAM rUpasenane jIva ke je kAgaDe thaye hatA te sunaMdAne joI ka" "ka" karavA lAge. sevake e be traNavAra uDADyA paNa pAche AnaMdanA umaLakAmAM AvI sunaMdAnI sAme Dekane dhUNAvate "kA "kA karavA mAMDe. rAjAne gusso caDa ane raMgamAM bhaMga karatA kAgaDAne viMdhI nAMkhe. For Private And Personal Use Only

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sunaMdA ane rU5sena 107 sunaMdA ane tenA pati eka vakhata grISma tumAM vaDanA jhADa nIce beThA hatA. jamIna upara pAne chaMTakAva thaye hatuM. tyAM eka haMsa AvyA ane te sunaMdAnI sAmuM joI AnaMdathI madhura avAja karatA hatA. rAjArANa tene barAbara nirakhatAM hatAM, tyAM kaI kAgaDo rAjA upara caraka tethI rAjAne gusso caDhaye ane teNe goLI choDI paNa te goLI sIdhI kAgaDAne na vAgatAM bicAre rUpasenane jIva je haMsa thaye have tene vAgI ane te tatkALa mRtyu pAmI eka jaMgalamAM haraNarUpe thaye. eka gADha jaMgalamAM sunaMdA ane rAjA AgaLa saM. gItakAre suMdara gAyana gAI rahyA hatA, jaMgalanA eka pachI eka pazuo ekaThAM thayAM ane sau kaI gAyanamAM mazagula banyAM, jyAM rAjAe saMgIta baMdha karAvyuM eTale TapoTapa badhAM pazuo nAsavA mAMDayAM paNa eka yuvAna haraNa jarA paNa na khasyuM. rAjAne haraNIyuM sarasa lAgyuM teNe tene mAryuM ane rAjamahelamAM meM kahyuM. rasoIyAe teno saMskAra karI tenuM mAMsa rAMdhyuM ane rAjArANI ane sAthe besI tenuM bhakSaNa kare che ane vakhANa karatA jAya che ke haraNanuM mAMsa ApaNe ghaNIvAra khAdhuM paNa AnA jevuM bIjuM svAdiSTa nahi. (7) viNa khAdhA viSNu bhagavI saMsAramAM jI hA! hA! kevAM aparaMpAra du:pAme che, A haraNanA jIve (rUpasenanA bhavamAM) nathI viSayasukha bhegavyuM, chatAM pAMca pAMca bhavathI kevAM du:kha bhegave che. je strI mATe e lAlasA rAkhe che te strI te tenuM mAMsa harakhathI khAya che. A For Private And Personal Use Only

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108 sunaMdA ane 25 sena pramANe tyAMthI pasAra thatA be muniemAMthI eka jJAnavaMta muni mAthu dhuNavatA sAthe rahela munine upara pramANe kahetA pasAra thayA. rAjArANIne muninI parasparanI vAtamAM zaMkA paDI ane rAjA turta ubhe thaI munine kahevA lAgyuM "mahArAja ! amArI sAme mAthuM dhUNavyuM tenuM zuM kAraNa?' kAMI nahi saMsAranI vicitratA dekhIne." munie gaMbhIra avAje kahyuM. "ame mAMsa bhakSaNa karIe chIe tethI Apane durgaachA AvI te te mAthuM dhUNavavAne hetu nathI ne?" ema rAjAe spaSTa karatAM kahyuM. rAjana ! meM to mAthuM e mATe dhuNAvyuM ke viSaya kaSAyane vaza thaI jIva phakta ciMtavana karavA mAtrathI pApanA durgAnathI saMsAramAM nigoda jevA keTalAe bha karI mahAduHkha pAme che. Apane ahiM AmAMnuM kaMI lAgyuM !" rAjAe vAtane jANavAnI IcchAthI kahyuM. rAjana ! saMsAramAM rakhaDatA jIve badhe ciMtavana mAtrathI viNa khAdhA viNa bhegavI aneka pApa ekaThuM kare che te ahIM tAdaza joyuM. "mahArAja ! Ape je joyuM te amane jaNAve te amAruM kalyANa thAya." ema sunaMdAe AgrahathI vijJapti karI. huM jaNAvuM paNa tame tethI nAkhuza nahi thAo. ! jarUra nahi." ema daDha nizcayathI sunaMdAe kahyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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sunadA ane rUpasena 109 munie lAla dekhI gabhIra avAje kahyuM 'tA sAMbhaLeA.' 'sunandA ! tu khAra varSanI hatI tyAre te eka purUSane zrIne mAratA dekhyA ane te nirNaya karyoM ke mAre lagna karavAM nathI. seALa varasanI thaI tyAre te eka yugalane premamAM taraboLa thayeluM joyu ane tane tArI bhUla samajAI ke strIne purUSa vinA na cAle. tyAM rUpasenane te joye tenI sAthe te sa Mketa karyAM ke kaumudI mahAtsavanI rAtrie prathama prahara pachI pAchalI mArIe doraDAnI nIsaraNI rAkhAvIza tyAM Avo ane ApaNe nirAMte maLazuM. sunandA ! tu' mAne che ke kaumudI mahAtsavanA prathama prahare rUpasena Avye paNa sAcI vAtanA haju tane khyAla nathI. jugAramAM badhu hArela mahAlava jugArI tyAM ALye, teNe nIsaraNI joi, halAvI, nIsaraNI caDayA ane te tArA oraDAmAM dAkhala thAya tyAM te sAmethI tArI mAtAnI sakhio dekhAi eTale te tArA oraDAnA dIvA bujAvyA, jugArIne rUpasena mAnI te tenI sAthe bhAga leAgabyA. samaye vAta karazu tema kahI te tene rUpasena mAnI vidAya ApI ane te tArA tuTelA dAgInA laI vidAya thaye, A badhu kharU che ke nahi !" 'jJAnI bhagavaMta ! Apa jJAnI je kahA ! te kharAkhara che, paNu rUpasenanuM zuM thayu bhagavaMta!" esa .sAso nAMkhatAM sunaMdAe pUchyuM. 'sunaMdA ! rUpasena paNu tArI mAphaka tabIyatanuM khAnu kADhI kaumudI mahotsavamAM na gayA. prathama prahara vItyA eTale ghara baMdha karI harakhAtA tArA AvAse AvavA nIkaLyeA. paNa kanI gati vicitra che te mujaba eka nAMdhArI bhIMtamAM te dakhAyA ane mRtyu pAmI tArA gamAM jIvarUpe utpanna thaye For Private And Personal Use Only

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110 sunaMdA ane rUpamena tyAMthI sarpa, kAgaDe, haMsa ane haraNa thaye. je haraNanuM mAMsa tame AnaMdathI Aroge che te rUpasenanA jIvanuM kalevara che" sunaMdAe kAna AgaLa hAtha dIdhA ane arere ! karI cIsa nAMkhI belI "bhagavaMta! huM mahApApI ! rUpasene pApa bhegavyuM nathI chatAM tenI dazA A thaI te mAruM zuM thaze ? bhagavaMta ! mAre vistAra kaI rIte thAya !" "mahApApIne paNa uddhAra tyAgamArgathI thAya che. jyAM sudhI manuSya jIvananI derI hAthamAM che tyAM sudhI taravAnA badhA mAge che." bhagavaMta ! rUpasenane jIva haraNamAMthI vI kayAM utpanna thaye che? ane te bicArAne kaI rIte uddhAra thaze kharo? bhadre ! vidhyAcaLanA sugrAma nAmanA gAmanI sImamAM te hAthIrUpe utpanna thaye che. ane tArA mukhathI te pUrvanA sAta bhava sAMbhaLaze eTale tene jAtismaraNa jJAna thaze tene moha TaLaze. dharma pAmaze ane devake jaze." sunaMdAe rAjA tarapha mukha pheravyuM ne kahyuM "nAtha ! Ape mArUM kulaTAnuM caritra sAMbhaLyuM, huM du:zcAritrI ane rUpAsena jevAnA anarthanuM kAraNa chuM. Apa AjJA Apa te dIkSA laI mAruM ane jenAM meM sAta sAta bhava bagADayA che tenuM zreyaH sAdhavA prayatna karUM." rAjAe kahyuM "devi! jIva mAtra karmAdhina che. tuM ekalI kema ApaNe banne dIkSA laIe ane zreyaH sAdhIe." munie "za parivarSa ja "vilaMba na karaze" kahI gurU pAse gayA. rAjA rANI ane ke bhAvakoe tyArapachI dIkSA lIdhI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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sunaMdA ane rUpAsena 111 rAjAe utkaTa cAritranI ArAdhanA karI ane teja bhavamAM mukti sAdhI. (8) ugra tapa ane ugra pazcAttApe deha banela sunaMdA sAdhvIne gurUNunI AjJAmAM rahI suMdara cAritra pALatAM avadhi jJAna thayuM. eka vakhata sunaMdA sAdhvIe gurUNIne kahyuM "mahArAja ! Apa AjJA Ape te mArA nimitte jeNe sAta sAta bhava du:kha veThayuM che te rUpasenanA jIva hAthIne pratibodha karavA javA mArI IcchA che !" "A! tuM jJAnavaMta che tane temAM lAbha lAge te mArI AjJAja che. koI paNa jIva ArAdhaka bane che te ApaNe IcchIe ja." gurUNInI AjJA zirasAvadya karI sunaMdA sAdhvI cAra sAdhvI sAthe sugrAma gAme AvyAM ane vasati yAcI cAturmAsa rahyAM. " "mahArAja ! Apa gAma bahAra kayAM jAo che. jhADane ukheDate ane je Ave tene vidArate unmatta hAthI gAmanA sImADAmAM ja che. Apa upAzraye pAchA phare." Ama hAMphatAM hAMphatAM lokonA ToLAe nagara bahAra jatAM sunaMdA sAdhvIne kahyuM chatAM sAdhvI to gabharAyA vinA sIdhAM AgaLa cAlyAM. karI lokonA ToLAe bUma pADI 'mahArAja AgaLa na vadhe! gAMDe hAthI je dekhe tene mAre che. nAse nAse, bhAga bhAgo. - dhULa uDADate DALI teDate ane je Ave tene vidArate hAthI cheTethI leke dIThe eTale ke chAparA upara te kaI gaDha upara caDI dhrujavA mAMDayA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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112 sunaMdA ane rUpAsena tyAM te hAthI sAdhvInI tarapha dhasya. lokoe are... are karI cIsa nAMkhI pazu sAdhvInI sAme jotAM tenI AMkha mahaghelI thaI ane temanI AsapAsa hAthI pharavA mAMDe. sAdhvIe gaMbhIra avAje kahyuM "rUpasena! bujha bujha! mArA upara moha tuM zA mATe che karatuM nathI ? tuM rUpasena hatuM, pachI mArA garbhamAM AvyuM. sarpa, kAgaDo, haMsa, haraNa, thaI A sAtame bhave hAthI thayela che. anarthadaMDa zA mATe herAna thAya che? snehabaMdha teDI duHkhathI aTaka" - hAthI uhApohamAM paDa, jAti maraNa jJAna pAmyuM. tenI AMkhamAM AMsu AvyAM. sAte bhava tenI najara AgaLa taravaravA lAgyA. te pazcAtApapUrvaka vicAravA lAgyA. are! huM bhUlyA. sAta sAta bhava mehamAM Dube, A mehamAM DubyAM, taryA ane mane paNa tAryo. hAthI suMDhavatI namaskAra karI sAdhvIne vaMdana karavA lAge ane "tAro gurUNIjI' kahI AMsu sAthe pazcAtApa karate bhadra banyA. sAdhvInA guNagAna gAtuM lokenuM TenuM sAdhvIne vIMTaLAI vaLyuM. gAmane rAjavI paNa Abe, hAthI sIdhe gAmamAM hastizALAe gaye. - sAdhvIe rAjAne hAthIne sAta bhavane saMbaMdha kahyo ane jaNAvyuM ke "rAjana! A hasti bhavya che te chaThThane pAraNe chaThTha karaze ane devagati pAmI kalyANa sAdhaze." - rAjAe hAthInI ArAdhanA karavI ane teNe tapa karI devagati meLavI. sAdhvI sunaMdA kevaLa mananA pApathI-anarthadaMDathI jIva kevAM dukhe pAme che te samajAvatAM kevaLajJAna pAmI nirvANa pAmyAM. (dhanyacaritramAMthI) For Private And Personal Use Only

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AjIvikA ane dharma ' yAne kavi dhanapAla (1) "pitAjI ! Apa kema udAsa che ?" "beTA kAMI nahi?" nA pitAjI ! Apa kahe ke na kaho paNa udAsa te jarUra che ja. Apa ke akathya vedanA vedI rahyA che. tema jaNAya che." pitAnI vedanAmAM sahabhAgI banatAM zebhane kahyuM. sarvadevane avAja bhAre the. zabda kahetAM aDadhA aDadhA gaLAmAM rahI javA lAgyA chatAM prayatnapUrvaka teNe kahevA mAMDayuM "putra! tuM kahe che te sAcuM che. huM vacana pALI zake nathI tenuM mane khuba duHkha thAya che." pitAjI zAnuM vacana ?" AzcaryathI zobhane kahyuM. "sAMbhaLa. mULa te ApaNe madhya pradezamAM Avela sAMkAzya nAmanA gAmanA vatanI. paNa siMdhurAjanA vakhatathI dhArAmAM AvyA. dAdA devarSi khuba vidvAna, ane jevA vidvAna tevA ja samayasUcaka. te ghaNAM zidhra kAvya banAvatA ane temanA kAvyathI rAjavIo lAkha lAkha rUpiyAnI bheTe ApatA. paNa jyAre meM gharane vahIvaTa saMbhALyuM tyArathI te meM kAMI tevA paisA paNa dekhyA nathI. tema dAgInA paNa gharamAM joyA nathI. Ama chatAM meM gharanA khuNekhuNa tapAsyA, raseDAmAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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114 kavi dhanapAla khADA kheDadyA, oraDAmAM paNa TheraThera khADA khodyA paNa kayAMya dhana na sAMpaDayuM. pADozI ADezI ane sagAvahAlA sau kahe che ke "sarvadeva mahArAja ! kahe ke na kaho tamArA gharamAM dhana te akhuTa hevuM joIe." paNa mane te kayAMya hAtha na lAgyuM. Ama karatAM karatAM eka vakhata mane janasAdhu mahArAja jinezvarasUrine bheTe che. A sAdhu mahArAja vidvAna paNa khuba ane camatkArathI paNa bharapura. paNa A te jenasAdhu. kaMcana kAminInA tyAgI. temane kaMcananI vAta zI rIte karAya? meM temane khuba paricaya keLavyuM. reja huM temanI pAse jAuM. kalAkonA kalAka temanI bhakti karUM ane tema karatAM huM temane kRpApAtra bane. eka dIvasa mahArAja sAhebane namIne meM kahyuM "mahArAja! mArA upara eka kRpA na karo ?" mahArAje kahyuM "zuM che? amArI te badhA upara kRpA che!" ' saMkocAtAM kahyuM "mahArAja ! mArA gharamAM kaI jagyAe dhana dATeluM hovuM joIe tema badhA kahe che paNa tenI khabara nathI paDatI." mahArAje mArI vAtamAM dhyAna na ApyuM paNa huM te temane ja vaLagI rahyo. nadImAM khADo khede pANI nIkaLe, vaDeja raNamAM khADe kheda pANI nIkaLavAnuM che ? beTA zebhanaeka dIvase meM temane bhaktithI prasanna karyA tyAre temaNe kahyuM "sarvadeva ! dhana te batAvuM paNa tAre For Private And Personal Use Only

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kavi dhanapAla 15 aDadhA bhAga ApaveA paDaze.' meM hu`thI kabula karyuM. mahArAje atAvyu te pramANe karyuM eTale dhana mukha nIkaLyu rUpIyA traNa lAkha. tame ane ame badhA lAla pILA bharIe chIe e badhA A dhananA pratApa che. rAjA tArA meTAbhAI dhanapALane bahu mAne che ane tamane badhAne vidvAn karyAM te badhu dhananu teja che.' vacce gebhane kahyuM 'pitAjI! mahArAjane tame aDadhe bhAga ApyA ke nahi ?" "beTA ! me teA mahArAjane temAMthI doDha lAkha ApavA mAMDayA paNa te kahe ke 'sarvadeva zuM tu nathI jANatA ke ame dhanane aDatA paNu nathI ? tAre kharekhara bhAga ApavA ja hoya te be putramAMthI eka Apa. nahi to tArU kalyANu thAe. ' A sAdhu mahArAje tyAra pachI kAI dIvasa A vAta saMbhArI nathI paNa mRtyunA kinAre ubhelA vRddha thayela mArA manamAMthI keme karI te vAta khasatIja nathI. mane thayA kare che ke deviSa nA vaMzaja huM elcA na Avye kema thAuM? rAja AnI ciMtA mArA hRdayane khAnyAja kare che. mATe putra dhanapAla tA Aje rAjamAnya purahita che ane tene te emaja lAge che ke 'AmAM vacana zuM?" paNu mane tA A mArU kALajuM rAja karyA kare che. grAbhana stabdha thayA ane elI uce ApanuM thacana bhaMga na thavuM teie. Apa AjJA emanA ziSya thaI ASanuM vacana pUrNa karUM.? For Private And Personal Use Only " pitAjI Ape te

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116 vi dhanapAla " nahi lAge ?' sadeve kahyuM. paNa dhanapAlane mAThuM 'te vacana pALe paNa nahi ane huM vacana pALu temAM temane mAThuM lAge te bhale lAge. khIjuM te zuM karaze? mAre te ApanuM vacana pALavu che.' AmaAAbhane makkamatAthI kahyuM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir ' beTA tuM seA varSonA cA.' ema kahI sadeve bAsa nIceA mukaye. (2) sarva deva zobhanane lai jinezvarasUri pAse gayA ane temaNe zAlanane mahendrasUrinA nAme dIkSA ApI. zelanamuni mukhapruSa bhaNyA ane vidvAna anyA. pitAnI pa MDitAinA vAraso zeAlanamunimAM mULathI teA hateAja ane temAM vidvAna gurU maLyA eTale pUchavuM ja zuM? zeAbhana vidvAn, kavi ane gurUAjJA parAyaNa nIkaLyA. zeAlanamuni eka vakhata geAcarIe nIkaLyA che paNa temanu mana teA kAi yamakamaya cha MdonI guthaNImAM ja parAvAyeluM. eka gRhasthane tyAM pAtru dharyuM, gRhasthe vaheArAkhyu paNa camakanI guthaNImAM parAvAyelA zAlane pAtrAne badale pAse paDela pattharanuM pAtra eLImAM mukI dIdhu ane upAzraye AvyA. jhALImAM hAtha nAMkhyA te nAnu zuM pattharanuM pAtra. zeAbhanane peAtAnI upayAga zUnyatA mATe zarama upajI paNa temaNe AvI tanmayatAmAM 'madhyAnmoviyodhane taLi' jevI kei stutio banAvI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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kavi dhanapAla 16 (3) sarvadeva viprane dhanapAla ane zobhana nAmanA be putramAMthI zebhane dIkSA lIdhI. dhanapAla bhejarAjAne mAnIte hovA uparAMta mitra ane muMjarAjAthI sarasvatI vigere birUdathI vibhUSita thayela mahApaMDita tarIkenI khyAti pAmyuM hatuM tene zobhananA muni thavAthI janasAdhu upara durbhAva thayo ane tenuM pariNAma e AvyuM ke dhArAmAM AvatA sAdhuo tenAthI viDaMbaNu pAmatA hovAthI lagabhaga dhArAmAM janasAdhuo vihAra karatA baMdha thayA. A vAta mahendrasUrine sAlI. 'eka vakhate temaNe zobhanane kahyuM "zobhana ! tamAre dhArA tarapha vihAra karavAne ane dhanapAlane pratibaMdha karavAne che." zobhane gurUnI vANI tahatti karI ane dhArA tarapha vihAra karyo. savAranuM pahera hatuM, sUce sonerI cAdara pRthvI upara pAtharI hatI ane tenAM saumya kiraNe lokone rAMcakara lAgatAM hatAM. te vakhate dhArAnA parisaramAM laTAra mAratA dhanapAle jainamunione joyA. jotAM ja teNe temanI mazkarI karatAM kahyuM "rAddhamatta mata nattei he gadheDAnA dAMta sarakhA bhagavAna tamane namaskAra." traNa muniomAthI moTA zobhanamunie kahyuM (kapivRSaNAsya vayasya sukhaM te) 'markaTakAsya vayasya sukhaM te' mAMkaDA sarakhA mUkhavALA he bhAI tuM sukhI che ne ? For Private And Personal Use Only

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218 kavi dhanapAla dhanapAla camaka, tene lAgyuM ke huM vidvAna! rAjamAnya purohita ! mAruM nAma sAMbhaLatAM jenasAdhue cAlyA jAya ane ApaNe te turta mane niDaratAthI javAba Ape te jarUra A keI tejasvI vidvAna sAdhu lAge che. mAre tene paricaya kara joIe. turta dhanapAle kahyuM. "jajJa je vati tava sIdho !" "he sAdhujI tame kone ghera utaravAnA che? nispRha ane yAcIne vasatimAM rahenAra munie turta javAba Ape ke "jA havAti mama tatra jenI IcchA hoya tene ghera ame utarazuM." munie dhArAmAM gayA ane derAsara pAsenA upazrayamAM utaryA. (4) dharmalAbha kahI be munie dhanapAlane tyAM acAnaka AvI caDyA. ' geraNuM dahiM pAtramAMthI dahiM vaherAvavA jAya che tyAM muni badalyA "A dahiM keTalA idavasanuM che ? "traNa divasanuM." amAre na khape." tyAM te dhanapAla vipra belI u "mahArAja ! zuM emAM jIvaDAM che ?" hA" ema munie daDhatAthI kahyuM. batAve joIe." dAMDuM pAtra AgaLa dharatAM dhanapAle kahyuM. | munie turta dahiMnI paDakhe aLatAnuM cUrNa naMkhAvyuM ke turta jIvaDAM dekhAyAM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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ziva dhanapAla 19 thALa lAvI vaheArAvavA mAMDayAM, gorANI lADavAnA tyAM muni belyA ke 'A lADu amAre na khape.' lADavA tapha AMgaLI cIMdhatAM dhanapAle kahyuM 'mahArAja! zu AmAM jhera che ?' munie kahyuM 'hA.' hiMthI bharAMsA beThela eTale dhanapAla vicAramAM paDayA kAMi lye nahi paNa eTalu ja puchyuM ke 'mahArAja ! tame kayAM utaryA che! ?' munie javAkha ApyA ke "derAsara pAsenA upAzrayamAM.' munie gayA. dhanapAla lADavA jheravALA che ke nahi tenI bhAMjagaDamAM paDayA. teNe purI khAtrI karI to tene jaNAyu ke peAtAnA kAi zatrue rasoiyAne phADI potAne mArI nAMkhavA jhera mizrita mAdaka karyAM hatA. dhanapAla upAzraye gayA. mahArAjane kahyuM 'mahArAja ! Ape mane jIvitadAna ApyuM, Apa Aje mAre tyAM na padhAryAM hatA huM mRtyu pAmata. khare ja lADavA jheranA nIkaLyA paNa mahArAja! Ape zAthI jANyuM ke e lADavA jheranA che' munie kahyu... ' davAnuM vivuM covino thaze vizenuM dezo' 'jheravALuM anna dekhI cakAra pakSI virAgane dhAraNa kare che" vigere cinhAthI ame te lADavAne jheravALA mAnyA hatA.' mahArAja ! Apane tekhI mArA nAnA bhAI zeAlana ! janasAdhu thayA hatA te yAda Ave che. paNa Aja te tene For Private And Personal Use Only

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120 kavi dhanapAla dIkSA lIdhe bArabAra varSanA vahANAM vAyAM ane meM jenasAdhu upara tiraskRta manavALAe kaI divasa tenI bhALa paNa lIdhI nathI." muninI pAse beThela nAnA sAdhue oLakhAvatAM kahyuM Aja tamArA bhAI ane amArA gurUdeva zabanamuni." dhanapAla namI paDyA ane pitAnA pAchaLanA kRtya mATe zaramAye. dhanapAla ahiMthI samakitI banyA. (5) have dhanapAla jinezvara devane deva, kaMcana kAminInA tyAgI paMcamahAvratadhArI gurUne gurU ane jainadharmane dhama tarIke mAne che. ke dveSIe jaI bhojarAjAne khabara ApI ke dhanapAla jaina sAdhuonI vidvattAneja mAtra rAgI nathI paNa have te te custa jenadhamI che. te ja jainadharmane anuSThAne kare che ane veda, purANa, smRti, upaniSadene jANakAra chatAM Aje te jaina zAstrone hRdayathI avagAhe che ane avagAhatAM mAthuM dhuNAvI prabhurapi gatastatprAcIno dunoti dinavyayaH (gayela prAcInakALa mArA hRdayane atyAre khuba duHkha utpanna kare che) kahI gatakALane pazcAtApa kare che. rAjAne A vAta cokkasa karavAnuM mana thayuM teNe dhanapAlane kahyuM "dhanapAla! pUjAnI sAmagrI laI mahAzakti bhagavAna viSNu ane zaMkarabhagavAnanI pUjA karI Ave." dhanapale zuddha vastra paheryA. pUjAno thALa lIdhe te For Private And Personal Use Only

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tti dhanapAla 1 mahAzaktinA maMdiramAM gaye paNa turta kAMpate kAMpate pAchA karyo. viSNunA maMdiramAM gaye paNa tyAM paDade karI pAche pharyo. zaMkara ane mahAdevanA maMdiramAMthI paNa pAcho pharI jinamaMdiramAM jaI dravyapUjA ane bhAvapUjA karI dhanapAla rAjA pAse hAjara thA. rAjAe pUchyuM ke "kema, mahAzaktinI pUjA karI? "nA. mahArAja devInA hAthamAM trizULa hatuM mane bhaya lAgyuM eTale turta tyAMthI jIva laI nATha." ema bhaya dekhADatAM dhanapAle kahyuM. bhagavAna viSNu ane mahAdevanI te tyAre te barAbara pUjA karI haze." "nA. mahArAja! Apa ApanA rANIvAsamAM he, mahAdevI ApanI paDakhe birAjyAM hoya tyAre sajajana mANase tyAM AvavuM zuM ucita che? viSNu lakSamIdevI sAthe ekAMtamAM rAga avasthAmAM hatA tethI mane lAgyuM ke meM te A bhUla karI che paNa bIje kaI bhUla na kare tethI huM te tyAM paDade karI pAchA pharyo." mahAdevanA maMdiramAM peThe paNa mane thayuM ke huM A hAra kayAM caDAvuM ? hAra te kaMThamAM caDAvAya. mahAdevanA maMdiramAM meM kaI devakRti dekhI nahi. pachI mane thayuM ke temanA guNagAna karUM paNa mane te tyAM zravaNa hoya tevI AkRti paNa na jaNAI. AthI ekalA liMgavALA te sthAnane meM tyAga karyo. dhanapAle mimAMsA karatAM spaSTa spaSTa kahyuM. tyAre te pUjA kayAM karI ? For Private And Personal Use Only

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122 kavi dhanapAla rAjana ! huM gaye jhASabhadeva bhagavAnanA maMdiramAM. sAme beThA hatA niraMjana nirAkAra bhagavAna. prazamarasanimagnaM dRSTiyugmaM prasanna vadanakamalamaGkaH kAminIsaGgazUnyam karayugamapi yatte zastrasaMbaMdhavandhyaM tadasi jagati devo vItarAgastvameva jemanI bane daSTi prasanna ane prazamarasamAM chalatI hatI. mukha ane be strIsaMgathI rahita hate. hAtha zastra vinAnA hatA tethI mane lAgyuM ke kharekhara vItarAga bhagavAna hoya te Aja che." meM AvI mUrtinI-bhagavAnanI pUjA karI ane temanI stuti paNa gAI. rAjA dhanapAlanI yuktiyuktavANuM ane daDhatAthI Azcarya pAmya ane mauna rahyo. rAjA ane dhanapAla eka vakhata pharavA nIkaLyA che. AgaLa jatAM bheje zikAramAM eka tIrathI haraNane viMdhyuM ane phulAtA hRdaye dhanapAlane varNana karavAnuM kahyuM. dhanapAla turta belI uThe. rasAtalaM yAtu tavA'tra poruSaM kunItireSA'zaraNo hyadoSavAna "he rAjA! A tamArUM purUSArtha rasa taLa pAme. kemake A purUSArthamAM nirdoSa pazuo haNAya che temAM huM zuM prazaMsA karUM? For Private And Personal Use Only

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kavi dhanapAla 13 vairiNA'pi hi mucyante prANAnte tRNabhakSaNAt haNAhArA sadevete hanyante pazavaH katham ? verIe paNa moDhAmAM taNakhaluM le te cheDI mukAya che te je jIvanabhara mukhamAM taNakhaluM le che te haraNone kema karAya ?" rAjAne roSa caDhaye paNa teNe manamAM samA. tyAMthI pAchA pharatAM eka bAlikAnA TekAthI mAthuM dhuNAvatI DezIne jatAM joI rAjAe puchayuM ke "dhanapAla A DezI zuM kahe che?" dhanapAle kahyuM ke "tamane joI chekarI DezIne kahe che ke A sAme Avate purUSa fii? vidura?i viniramAza viMdhru? phiraka? - "zuM A mahAdeva, viSNu, kAmadeva, zaMkara ke kubera che? tene javAba DozI mAthuM dhuNAvI karIne kahe che ke "nA re nA e te bheja rAjA che. A sAMbhaLI bhejarAjA AnaMda pAme. (7) eka vakhata bhejarAjA ati ane smRtinuM pArAyaNa sAMbhaLatA hatA, dhanapAla acAnaka AvI caDhaze ane tyAMthI turta pAchA pharavA mAMDe tyAre rAjAe kahyuM ke "dhanapAla ! sAMbhaLane dharmagraMtha !" dhanapAle kahyuM "mahArAja ! huM Ane zI rIte dharmagraMtha mAnuM? AmAM nirdoSa pazuonA balidAnanI vAta che. bicArAM nirdoSa pazuonA vadhathI hema karavAnI vAta jemAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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kavi dhanapAla hoya tene dharmagraMtha kema kahevAya? juo. A sAme bAMdhela barADA pADatuM pazu kahe che ke _nA'haM svargaphalopabhogagasiko. mAre svargamAM javuM nathI ane mane svargamAM laI jAe tevI meM tamArI pAse mAgaNI paNa karI nathI, mane te mArA ghAsacArAmAM saMtoSa ja che, tamane ema khAtrI hoya ke A yajJathI haNAyelAo svargamAM jAya che te tamArA mAbApane svarge mokalavA kema haNatA nathI ? rAjAne dhanapAlanI A vAta sAMbhaLI reSa to caDha paNa dhanapAle kahyuM "mahArAja ! satyaM yUpaM tapo hyagniH prANAstu samidho mudA ahiMsAmAhutiM dadyAdeSa yajJaH sanAtanaH "satya e yupa che. tapa e agni che, prANu e samidha che ane jyAM ahiMsArUpI Ahuti hoya te sAce yajJa che. rAjA dhanapAlanA yuktiyukta vacanethI cUpa rahyo. rAjA eka vakhata sarasvatI kaMThAbharaNa nAmanA zivamaMdiramAM gayo. rAjAne vicAra dhanapAlane juThe pADavAno thayo ane kahyuM "dhanapAla! tuM bahu heziyAra che te kahe joIe ke A maMdiranA kayA daravAjethI huM nIkaLIza ?" dhanapAle acUDAmaNi graMthanA AdhAre "rAjA kyAMthI nIkaLaze" te lakhI sIlabaMdha kAgaLa Ape. rAjAe vicAryuM ke game te eka bAraNumAMthI nIkaLIza" tevuM teNe lakhyuM haze dhanapAlanuM lakheluM bAraNuM na nIkaLe For Private And Personal Use Only

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kavi dhanapAla mATe rAjAe ghumaTamAMthI eka zilA kaDhAvI ane te dvArA bahAra nIkaLe. pachI hasatAM hasatAM rAjAe dhanapAlane puchayuM kema kavirAja ! kayuM bAraNuM lakhyuM che ? mahArAjameM lakhyuM che te Apa kAgaLamAM juo" rAjAe kavara sIlabaMdha toDI joyuM to temAM vAMcyuM ke "rAjA eke bAraNamAMthI nahi nIkaLe paNa ghumaTanA bhAganI zilA kADhI bahAra nIkaLaze." rAjAe dhanapAlanA jJAnathI mAthuM dhUNAvyuM. A pachI te rAjAe dhanapAlanA AvA ghaNu ghaNu prasaMgo anubhavyA. "pitAjI Apa kema zunya beThA che ? putrI, kAMI nahi! dhanapAle gamagIna paNe javAba Apyo. pitAjI! huM tamArI pAse AvuM ke tu mane premathI bolAvatA, paNa Aje te huM kayAranIye tamArI pAse ubhI chuM chatAM tamArI najara sarakhI nathI." utsuktAthI tilakamaMjarIe kahyuM. "beTA tilakamaMjarI ! meM bhejarAjAnA kahevAthI eka suMdara kASabhadeva bhagavAnanI stuti gati gadya graMtha banAvyo hate, rAjAe A graMtha rAkhe tene rasa bahAra na paDe te Azaye thALa mukI sAMbhaLavA mAMDe. rAjAne graMtha te khuba game paNa teNe mane kahyuM ke. "mitra ! A kathAmAM 4 va vana vinA ne badale ja eka vAva ziva adhyAne badale dhArA, zakrAvatArane badale mahA For Private And Personal Use Only

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kavi dhanapAla kALezvaranuM maMdira, RSabhadevane badale zaMkara ane meghavAhenanI jagyAe mAruM nAma lakhe te mAge te ApuM." putri!rAjA samajato haze ke dhanapAla dhanathI lalacAze. mArAthI sahyuM na gayuM ane meM bharasabhAmAM kahyuM ke "kayAM ayodhyA ne kayAM A tArI dhArA ? kyAM zaMkara ne kayAM RSabhadeva? kayAM meghavAhana ne kayAM tuM? kharekhara A mAgaNI karatAM paNa he rAjan ! tuM zaramAye nahi !" rAjAne krodha caDaye ane mAro Akho graMtha bALI nAMkhe." A kahetAM ekadama hatAza thaI dhanapAla DhaLI paDaye. putrIe pitAne AzvAsana ApatAM kahyuM "pitAjI? kheda na kare te graMtha mane kaMThastha che. Apa lakhI jamavA besatA tyAre huM vAMcI jatI AthI mane yAda che. putrI tilakamaMjarIe A graMtha lakhAvyuM. dhanapAle lakhI lIdhe. ane tethI te graMthanuM nAma tilakamaMjarI rAkhyuM. (10) dhanapAle dhArA cheDI sAcAramAM jaI vAsa karyo. bhejanI sabhA nisteja thaI. dhanapAlanA javAthI bhejane vasamuM lAgyuM paNa te dhanapAlane Agraha kare tevI sthitimAM na hate. eka vakhata bhejanI sabhAmAM dhama nAmane kolamatane sanyAsI AvyuM. keI vidvAna tene jItI zake tema na hatuM. bhejane dhanapAla yAda AvyuM. teNe patra laI amAtyane dhanapAla *do muhaya nirakkhara lohamaiya nArAya tujha kiM bhaNimo gujAhi samaM kaNayaM tolantu na gao'si pAyAlaM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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kavi dhanapAla 127 pAse mekalyA ane kahyuM "dhanapAla tuM mahAre vaDIla baMdhu che. mArA pitAe tane putra gaye ha tuM pharI ekavAra Ava ane mArA aparAdhanI kSamA ApI udAradIla dhanapAla pharI dhArAmAM AvyuM. rAjasabhA bharAI kalamatanA vAdI dharma sAthe vivAda AraMbhAye. bIjI badhI carcAmAM dharmane hAra ApyA pachI dhanapAle iyaM vyomAmbhodhestaTamiva javAtprApya patanam zlokArdhanI samasyA ApI. dharme samasyA pUravA ghaNuM phAMphAM mAryA paNa eke sAcI na purAI. chevaTe dhanapAle te samasyA purI ane tene jayajayakAra thaze. dharma vilakha paDa. chatAM kavi dhanapAle vAdIne uttejana ApatAM rAjAne kahyuM sajana! vidvAn dharmanI kadara karavI joIe. AvA vAdIo che teja vidyA jIvanta che." rAjAe lAkha naiyA dharmane ApavA mAMDayA. paNa tene asvIkAra karatAM dhameM kahyuM "rAjana ! hAre vAdI vaLI dhana lete haze khare? Aje huM hAryo chuM chatAM dhanapAla jevA mahAkavine joI prasanna thayo chuM.' te bhara sabhAmAM belI uThayo. 'kavireko'pi dhanapAlo dhiyAM nidhiH iti pratItaM mazcitte budho nAsti nu nizcitam / kavi eka mAtra dhanapAlaja jagamAM buddhine bhaMDAra che bIjuM kaI nathI ema huM nizcayathI mAnuM chuM.' dhanapAle kahyuM "evuM na belaze, vAdI vetALa zAMtisUri mahArAja mArA karatAM paNa mahAvidvAn che." For Private And Personal Use Only

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18 kavi dhanapAla dhameM kahyuM "ema ! te huM temane maLuM hAla kayAM che?" pATaNamAM dharma pATaNa tarapha vidAya thaye ane kaheto gayo ke dhanapAla tame brAhmaNa nathI paNa sAkSAt sarasvatInA avatAra cho mArU vacana khaMDana karanAra kaI nahi maLe. Apa majA paNa ApanA paricayathI khaMDananA du:kha karatAM sajajananA saMparkanuM sukha vadhu thayuM che." (11) kolamatanA parivrAjakane parAbhava karyAthI dhanapAle dhArAmAM bhejanA AnaMda sAthe janadharmane dhvaja pharakAvyo. A pachI dhanapAla pharI sAramAM gaye ane tyAM zeSa kALa teNe dhamamAM puro karyo. - dhanapAle ghaNu ghaNu graMtha lakhI kavinI nAmanA meLavI sAhityapremamAM agrasthAna meLavyuM. sAthe sAthe daDha samakitI thaI zAstromAM tenuM samakita Adarza tarIke gaNAyuM. ja jevA rAjavInI hemAM taNAyA vinA rAjyakavi padane Thokara mArI dharmane prANathI paNa adhika gaye te dharmapremI dhanapAlane kaTi vaMdana. vacanaM zrI dhanapAlasya candanaM malayasya ca sarasaM hRdi vinyasya ko'bhUnnAma na nivRttaH malayAcala jevA dhanapAla kavinA vacanane hRdayamAM dhArI keNu sukhI nathI thaye? [ upadeza prAsAda, prabaMdha cintAmaNi, tilakamaMjarI vigere) For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhagavAna mahAvIrane paNa pI? halI (kheDuta) thA cAne jagatane pAvana karatA eka vakhata zramaNabhagavAna mahAvire gautama Adi zive sahita eka khetara pAsethI vihAra karyo. sAmeja eka kheDuta khetaramAM khetI karate hate. bhagavAnanI tenI upara najara paDI ane tenI dayAthI bhagavAne gautama svAmine kahyuM: gautama ! sAme je kheDuta khetI kare che tene je te jaI upadeza Ape che tenuM kalyANa thAya." bhagavAnanI AjJA thavAthI gautama kheDuta pAse gayA ane kahyuM: bhadra! kema kuzaLa te che ne ? A bicArA durbaLa aLadanI jeDI pAse gajA uparAMta zuM kAma le che? mahArAja ! zuM karuM? A kaI rIte na purAtA peTa mATe mAre badhuM karavuM paDe che peTa te AkhI dunIyA bhare che! ane te nirdayatAthIja bharAya tevuM DuM che !" mahArAja huM jAte brAhmaNa chuM. hANuM vAya ne reja kajIye karavA joIe tevI mane bhAryA maLI che. ane A For Private And Personal Use Only

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130 halI (kheDuta) kathA duHkha jANe ochuM hoya tethI eka pachI eka mAre sAta kanyA che. A badhA kuTuMbanA peTa mATe mahenata na karUM te karUM zuM ? "tuM khetImAM kaI jIvonI hiMsA kare che tenuM phaLa tuM bhegavIza ke kuTuMba? kuTuMbe tane kAMI hiMsA karI amArUM piSaNa kara tema DuM ja kahyuM che ?" nA, mahArAja ! kuTuMbane te tenI ke mArI kazI paDI nathI. te to amAruM purUM kare eTaluM ja jANe. pApa te mane ja lAge ne? - "tyAre zA mATe pApa kare che ? "pApa vinA mAre dhaMdhe cheDe cAle tema che ? ane te vinA kuTuMbanuM piSaNa paNa huM thoDuM ja karI zakuM tema chuM?' bhadra! mahenata mAtrathI kAMI nirvAha thatuM nathI tene mATe te pUNya joIe. vagara mahenate pUNyazALIne tyAM lAkhenAM Dhagane Dhaga khaDakAya che ane A dIvasa vaitarU karanArane peTa puratuM khAvA maLatuM nathI. te tuM zuM nathI jANatuM ? "mahArAja ! vAta te Apa kahe che te sAva sAcI che. paNa huM pUNya zI rIte karuM ? gurUe kahyuM "tapathI." - mane Ape sAcI vAta kahI Apaja mArA mAtA pitA bAMdhava je kahe te che Apa mane tapa batAve te huM karavA taiyAra kuM. gautama svAmie kahyuM "gharabAra choDavAM, khetI cheDavI, jIvamAtranI hiMsAne tyAga kara. prANAte paNa juhu bolavuM For Private And Personal Use Only

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halI (kheDA) kathA nahi. karaDe ke lAkhanI milakata mArgamAM paThI hoya te paNa tene joI calita na thavuM, zuddha brahAcarya pALavuM. sarva parigrahane tyAga kare e meTAmAM meTuM tapa che." "mahArAja te A tapa mane Apo. AjathI A badhuM che ahiMnuM ahiM rahyuM gautama svAmie kheDutane sAdhuveSa Ape. ane teNe te premathI paheryo. kheDuta gautama svAmine ziSya banyuM. gurU gautame cAlavA mAMDayuM eTale kheDuta sAdhue kahyuM "mahArAja ApaNe kayAM jaIe chIe." "mArA gurU pAme ? Apane paNa gurU che ? hA. mArA gurU traNa kALane jANa, bAraguNe birAjamAna, de paNa jenI sadA sevA kare che tevA jagapUjya mArA gurU che." bhagavAna te te mAruM kalyANa ! Ape mane kharekhara A saMsAranA kalezamAMthI tArI upakAra karyo." mahArAja ! A sAmuM zuM dekhAya che." mArA gurU jemAM besI dezanA Ape che te samavasaraNa! ahA zuM tenI trAddhi! zuM che prabhAva ! Ama anumadanA karatAM kheDutane bhAvathI samakita sparyuM. gurU ziSya samavasaraNamAM peThA tyAM siMhAsana upara beThela bhagavAnane joI halI sAdhanI AMkha lAla thaI ane be For Private And Personal Use Only

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PS 132 halI (kheDuta) kathA "A vacce beThA te tamArA guru hA ! te le A tamAre veSa pAche. mAre AvA gurUnA ziSyane gurU karavA nathI." jagat mAtranA taraNa tAraNahAra, sarva doSarahita mArA gurUmAM tene zuM vAMdhe lAgyuM. mAre kAMi kahevuM nathI. huM kAMI jANatuM nathI. paNa huM Ane jouM chuM ane mArA hRdayamAM dveSa saLage che. huM te A cAlya kahI veSa cheDI haLI kheDuta nATha. gautama svAmi stabdha thayA parSadAmAM beThela IndrAdi deve hasyA ane kahyuM ke IdrabhUti gautama! tame cele te sAre uThAvI lAvyA. gautama svAmine AmAM kAMI samajaNa na paDI. Ane thayuM zuM? tenI gaDabhAMjamAM paDayA ane bhagavAnane puchayuM. bhagavAna! Aja sudhI te huM jene jene ziSya karuM chuM te te mArA pahelAM kevaLI thAya che ane A te kaI paNa khulAso karyA vinA sAdhuveSa cheDI kema nATha?" gautama rAga ane dveSa pUrvabhavanA saMskArane laIne thAya che. kAMI paNa bhaluM nahi karyA chatAM jotAMveMta prema thAya che ane kAMIpaNa bagADayA vinA jevA thAtrathI dveSa thAya che A badhAmAM pUrvabhavanA saMskAra kAma kare che. mahArAja! huM AmAM barAbara na sama bhagavAne kahyuM "gautama te sAMbhaLa "keTalAka bhava pahelAM pitanapura nagaramAM prajApati rAjA hatA tene tripRSThavAsudeva For Private And Personal Use Only

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halI (kheData) thA 133 nAme putra hate vAsudevanI pahelAM prativAsudeva hoya tema te vakhate azvagrIva nAme prativAsudeva hatuM. A azvagrIve pitAnuM mRtyu tripRSThathI thaze tevuM nimittiyA dvArA jANyuM AthI teNe tripRSThane mArI naMkhAvavAnA vividha upAya zodhyA paNa tripRSTha maryo nahi. - A pachI teNe tripRSThane mAravA eka upAya zodhI kADhaye. azvagrIvanA DAMgaranAM khetaromAM eka siMha khuba upadrava karato hate tene sAcavavAnuM kAma tripRSThanA pitAne soMpyuM. prajApati rAjA azvazIvanA A hukamatho khuba zoka grasta banyA tyAM tripRddhe kahyuM "pitAjI! zuM vicAra kare che sAlikSetranI rakSA huM karIza." "beTAsiMha bhayaMkara che ane Aja sudhI teNe ghaNuM baLavAna rAjAonA prANa lIdhA che." pitAjI! bhalene baLavAna siMha rahyo ApaNe kayAM ochA baLavAna chIe? tripRSTha pitAnI rajA laI siMhasArathine sAthe laI rathamAM besI zAlikSetre AvyA. - samaya thaye eTale trADa nAMkhate siMha AvyuM ane tripRSTha upara paMjo nAMkhavA gaye ke turta tripRSTha tenAM be jaDabAM pakaDI tene ubhe ne ubhe cirI taraphaDIyA khAte ardhamarelI avasthAmAM dUra pheMkaye. anekane raMjADatA siMhanA A hAla dekhI vananA vyaMtaree "zAbAza tripRSTha" "zAbAza tripRSTha' kahI jayajayArava kaye. For Private And Personal Use Only

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134 halI (kheDuta) thA maravA paDelA siMhane mRtyunA zAka karatAM sAmAnya rAjavIne hAthe mArA parAjaya thayA tenu du:kha hatu. A duHkhane haLavu karatAM siddha sArathie siMhane kahyu Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'tane mAranAra tripRSThane tuM sAmAnya mAnavI mAnIza nahi ! A te rAjAonA rAjA thanAra vAsudeva tripRSTha che ! tuM jema pasiddha che tema te narisaMha che. tAre zeka rAkhavAnu kAraNa nathI. huM siMha"! sAmAnya mAnavInA hAthe tuM mRtyu pAmyA nathI mATe kheda na karatA. maratA siMhane kAMIka zAMti maLI ane te mRtyu pAmyuM gautama ! te siMhu eka pachI eka bhatra karatA halIvipra banyA. ane siMha sArathI te tuM che ane tripRSTha vAsudevanA jIva e huM chuM AthI mane jotAM pUrvanA vairanA saMskArathI tene dveSa utpanna thayA ane nAye. maratI vakhate tene teM AzvAsana Apyu hatuM tethI tane joI tene prema thayeA hatA Ama jagatamAM prema ane dveSa pUrvajanmanA saMskAra upara AdhAra rAkhe che. Ama chatAM gautama ! tArAthI te samikata pAmI gaye che ane addha pudgalaparAvarte jarUra mekSa pAmaze. bhagavAna! jagat jIvAtu ApanA paNa dveSI? bhagavAne kahyuM "gautama! karma koine cheDatu nathI pachI te bhale iMdra hAya ke tIrthakara !" (upadeza samrutikA vruttinA AdhAre) For Private And Personal Use Only

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pUNya, pApa, saMyoga. yAne pUNyAya nRpa kathA padmapura nAmanuM nagara hatuM tyAM tapana nAmane rAjA rAjya karatA hatA. rAjA rAjasabhAmAM beThA hatA tyAM koIe rAjAne khabara ApyA ke "rAjana ! eka suMdara hastiratna laI dhanAvaha vyavahArI Apane tyAM Ave che. rAjA sAme AvyuM. vyavahArIne ane hastine Adara satkAra karyo ane kahyuM ke zreSThivara! mArA bhAgyanA dvAra tame che ane tamane je huM ApuM te ochuM che. kharI rIte A hatirAja tame nathI Ape paNa te hastirAja ApI mane rAjAdhirAja pada ApyuM che. kemake tenA AgamanathI huM je rAjyane adhiSThAtA banIza te badhAmAM pratApa tamAre ja gaNAze." Ama rAjAe kRtajJatA batAvatAM kahyuM. ane pitAnA rAjyanI adhIra sarahada zreSThine seMpI. AthI dhanAvaha zreSThi maTI rAjA thaye. tapana rAjAe sArA muhUrta vijayayAtrAnuM prayANa karyuM, rAjAe hAthI, ghoDA, ratha, pAyadaLa vigere badhuM lazkara lIdhuM paNa kharI rIte te te zobhAmAtra hatuM. hAthIja eka pachI For Private And Personal Use Only

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suDha pheravI. pesatAM lakhyuM: 136 pUNyAya nRpa kathA eka rAja apAvatA AgaLa cAlatA gayA. kei sAme thayuM te badhAne ekala hastirAja camatkAra dekhADI namAvatA gaye. jota jotAmAM tapana rAjAe sarva rAjye sAdhyAM ane lazkara sAthe padmapura pAA pharyAM. rAjadvAre AvatAM acAnaka Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir hastirAje ADI avaLI eka dukAnamAMthI cAka laI rAjadvAra upara 'avijJAtatrayItattvo, mithyAsatvollasadbhujaH jjA! mUDhaH trupAyeLa, mitraoyeLa Dhatti ' / " rAjAe A kSeAkanA artha khuba khuba vicAryAM paNa kayA mitrAne huka khALI rahyo chuM kayA zatruone poSI rahyo chuM te na samajAyu. rAjyanA paMDitAe judI judI rIte ghaNA artha karyAM paNa rAjAne eke artha kharAkhara na beThayo. tyAM AnaMdacaMdrasUrIzvarajIne rAjAe rAjasabhAmAM AmaMtraNa ApyuM ane zlAkanA a pUchyA. sUrijIe kahyu. huM rAjana ! A hasti kei sAmAnya prANI nathI. te tane rAjya apAvavA Avyo nathI paNa pUrva bhavane tArA koi mitra tane tArI phrajanuM bhAna karAvavA tArI pAse Avye hAya tema jaNAya che. nahiMtara tane rAjyadhirAja banAvI 'rAjana! tuM phogaTa phulAiza nahi. deva. gurU ane sAcA dhama tattvane samaja ane rAgadveSarUpI zatruone poSaNa Apavu cheADI rR ane samatA vigere mitrAne sAcava. ema kema kahe. 'mahArAja mArA mitre je kahyuM tenu N pAlana huM zuM karUM te kharAkhara pAlana thAya ?" rAjAe mAga pUchatAM kahyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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pUjyADhaya nRpa kathA 137 krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha e aMtara zatru che tene nAza tathA samatA vigere mitronI sAcI prApti te saMyamamAM ja che. ane te saMyama rAjapATa bhegave na pALI zakAya." munie sAce rAha batAvatAM kahyuM. tyArabAda rAjAe AnaMdasUri pAse saMyama lIdhuM. ane vihAra karyo. ( 2 ). rAjAne putra na hovAthI maMtrIoe hAthIne suvarNa kaLaza Ape ane te jenA upara DhaLe tene rAjyagAdI ApavAno nirNaya karI maMtranI pAchaLa siddhio cAle tema hastirAja pAchaLa saue cAlavA mAMDayuM. - hAthIe gAma choDyuM, sImADe che. ane eka jaMgalamAM peTho. maMtrIo paNa pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlyA. tyAM te eka vRkSa nIce kapaDuM oDhI sUtelA mANasa upara hAthIe kaLaza DhALyo. maMtrIoe jayajayarava karI sUtelA mAnavIne rAjA tarIke vadhAvI lIdhuM. paraMtu jyAM kapaDuM dUra karyuM te pAMgaLA vAmanane joI maMtrIo vicAramAM paDayA ke "A zuM rAjya karaze? ane zuM AvA pAMgaLA rAjAnA ApaNe karmacArIo banazuM?" tyAM te hAthIe paMgune upADo ane potAnI pITha upara besADI padmapura tarapha upaDaze. prajA ane pradhAna banene hAthInA pUrva kartavyane khyAla hevAthI keI ane AzcaryamAM garakAva thaI paMgu rAjAnuM sAmaiyuM karyuM ane sau keIe tenA nAma ThAma jANuvAnI IcchA rAkhyA vagara anAyAse AvI rAjAdhirAja paDhI meLavanAra te paMgune pUNayAya kahI saMbe. For Private And Personal Use Only

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148 pUNyAya 5 kathA pazunI buddhie te pazu hoya te cAle." Ama kahI dhanAvahe pUNyAya sAme baMDa jagAvyuM ane te padmapura nagara bahAra nIkaLe. DAhyA gaNatA lekamAM paNa buddhibheda thayA ane kahevA lAgyA ke "AvAne rAjA zI rIte manAya ? eka pachI eka ghaNuM dhanAvahane jaI maLyA. nagara TapoTapa khAlI thavA mAMDayuM. ane jotajotAmAM dhanAvaha Ape rAjA thAya tevAM cinha jaNAvA lAgyAM. paMgurAja pUNyADhaya vimAsaNamAM paDaye tyAM mAvata be "rAjana ! muMjhAze nahi. vipattimAMthI saMpattimAM A hastirAja lAve che tevI tenI ajoDa tAkAta che. tyAM to hAthIe paMgurAja pUNyADhayane pITha upara besAryo ane thoDA vizvAsu sainiko sAthe dhanAvahanA lazkara sAgaramAM paDaye. sAgaranAM mojAM pharI vaLe tema mAre mAre karatuM lazkara hAthInI AsapAsa pharI vaLyuM. keI kahevA lAgyuM ke "AvAne vaLI rAjya hoya ?' te kaI kahevA mAMDayuM "bicArA ene zuM vAMka? vAMka badhe hAthIne ke AvAne laI AvyuM." te keI catura balavA lAgyuM ke ApaNe game tema belIe paNa A hAthI devI che te tene laI Avyo che to jarUra 2kSaNa karaze." najare na pahoMce teTalA zatrunAM vizALa lazkara vacce gherAyela paMgurAja pUNyADhaya sahaja gamagIna thavA jAya che tyAM te kaI devI avAje kahyu "paMgurAja ! muMjhAIza nahi jaya tAre che. je Ave te laI pheMkI" For Private And Personal Use Only

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PyAya 5 kathA tyAM pavanathI uDatuM taNakhaluM acAnaka pUNyAyanA hAthamAM AvyuM ane te pheMkatAM temAMthI vajA thaI dhanAvahanA mAthA upara pharavA lAgyuM. dhanAvaha kaMpyo, lazkara kayuM, sau keI hastirAja AgaLa AvI meMmAM taNakhaluM laI khaDA rahyA. ane zaraNe AvI pUNyADhaya rAjAdhirAjanI jayanA pitA sAthe saue nagaramAM praveza karyo. lekoe kahyuM ke "jenuM pUNya che tene vALa keNu vAMke karanAra che. dezadeza A samAcAra pahoMcyA ane je rAjAo paMgurAjA che ema mAnI saravaLavA mAMgatA hatA te sau TharI gayA ane eka pachI eka paMgurAja pUNyADhayane page lAgI bheMTaNAM dharI khaMDIyA rAjA banI gayA. paMgurAja pUNyADhaya rAjasabhAmAM beThA che tyAM vanapAlake samAcAra ApyA ke tapanarAjarSi udyAnamAM padhAryA che, rAjA pUyADhaya hasti sAthe dezanA sAMbhaLavA gayo. rAjAe ane leoe dezanArUpa amRta mAthuM dhuNAvI khuba khuba pitAnAmAM utAryuM. dezanA purI thatAM pUNyADhaye rAjarSi bhagavaMtane pUchayuM "bhagavaMta! rAjya, samRddhi, Arogya, jJAna A sarve pUNyathI maLe che te meM evuM parabhavamAM kayuM pUNya kareluM ke mane AvI rAjyAddhi maLI ane ane sAthe sAthe ATaluM pUNya chatAM meM evuM kayuM pApa kareluM ke pAMgaLe paNa banyuM? For Private And Personal Use Only

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140 pUyAya nRpa kathA - rAjarSie kahyuM "tame pUrvabhavamAM anarmala pUrya upAjaMna kareluM che tethI ATalI badhI ddhi pAmyA che, chatAM te pUNyanI sAthe pApa paNa karela che tethI paMgu banyA che. "bhagavad ! ekI sAthe be kema bane? pUNya hoya te pApa kema thAya? ane pApa hoya te pUNya kema thAya ?" rAjAe AzcaryathI puchayuM. munie pUNya pApanI ekatAnuM samAdhAna karatAM kahyuM rAjana ! mananA pariNAme aneka prakAranA che sArA kAryo karyA chatAM ghaDIkamAM mana tene dhULamAM ragadoLI nAMkhe che te badhuM tamArA pUrvabhavanA jIvanamAM banyuM che. pUrvabhavamAM lakSamIpura nagaramAM rAma, vAmana ane saMgrAma nAmanA traNa mitro hatA. sAdhu purUSanA mana vacana ane kAyAmAM ekatA hoya tema te traNe ekatAvALA hatA. saunI uMmara sarakhI hatI, jJAti sarakhI ane raheNuM karaNI paNa sarakhI hatI. cauda varSanI Azare uMmara hatI tyAre te traNe udyAnamAM gayA ane eka munine kAusagnadhyAne rahelA joyA. traNee bhAvathI munine vaMdana karyuM. paNa vaMdana karatAM vAmananI pITha upara eka jaLabiMdu paDayuM. teNe upara najara nAMkhI te muninI AMkhamAM kAMTe che. AMkhe vedanA chatAM muni te pratye bedarakAra lAgyA. vAmane mitrone kahyuM "munirAjanI AMkhamAM kAMTe che te kADhave joIe paNa huM ThIMgaNe zI rIte kADhuM?" rAme kahyuM "kAMTe kADhave heya te huM gheDo thAuM chuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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pUNyADhaya nR5 kathA 11 tuM mArA upara caDhI sukhethI kAMTe kADha. tuM ThIMgaNupaNAne zuM kAma pastA kare che mArA upara caDI uMce thaI jA." tyAM saMgrAma beltha ke "upara caDatAM tAre TekAnI jarUra paDe te mArA hAthane leje gabharAya che zA mATe ?" tu rAma ke vaLe ane vAmana saMgrAmanA hAthane Teke laI tene upara caDaze ane kAMTe kheMcI kADhaye, paNa muninuM zarIra malina hovAthI teNe meM maraDayuM ane aMga saMkepyuM. A pachI traNe mitre harakhAtA nagara tarapha pAchA pharyA tyAM vAmana be ke "papakAra jevI vastu ApaNI kSatriyajAta sivAya bIjAmAM nathI, ApaNe munine kAMTAvALA joyA te turta rokAyA ane kAMTe kADhaye. ahiMthI ghaNA jAya Ave che keIne kAMI paDI che? kharekhara ApaNuM A kAmathI ApaNane khuba phaLa maLaze." " hasatAM hasatAM rAme kahyuM "phaLa to maLavAnuM haze, tyAre maLaze mAre te hamaNuM turtaja catuSpada thavuM paDayuM." saMgrAma belyA "mitra! AvuM na belIe. hasatAM hasatAM AvuM bolavAthI pUNya hArI javAya. kAMTe kADhaye tenA phaLathI te niSka Taka rAjya maLaze." vAne kahyuM "AvI zI vAta kare che? muninI pari. caryAnuM phaLa te amApa hoya che." rAjana! A traNe mitre pitAnuM jIvana purUM karI mRtyu pAmyA. vAmana te tuM, rAma te hastirAja ane saMgrAma te huM. muninI paricaryAthI niSkaTaka rAjya maLe te meM-saMgrAme pUrvabhavamAM saMkalpa karyo hato tethI huM niSkaTaka rAjya pAme. For Private And Personal Use Only

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143 pUchyAMya nRpa thA 'mAre tA hamaNAM cApagA thavuM paDayuM" tema khelyA tethI rAma marI hasti thayA. tene jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM ane te mane pratidhavA mAre rAjadvAre AvyA ane me dIkSA lIdhI. munie kahyuM 'rAjan ! tuM pUchyAya anyA te pUrva bhavanI paricaryAnuM phaLa che. paNa tuM je atinA subAhu rAjAnA chatradhara kinnarane tyAM nIcakuLamAM janmyA tenu kAraNa te pU bhavamAM kSatriyapaNunuM abhimAna karyuM hatuM tenA pratApa che. have tuM vAmana zAthI thayA te sAMbhaLa kinnara chatradharane tyAM tArU zrIdatta nAma pADavAmAM AvyuM, tArU suMdara rUpa ane kAMti joI sukhAhu rAjAne koIke bharAvyu ke lakSaNavALA rAjA thAya. H AvA Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir rAjAne rAjya javAnA bhaya lAgyA teNe zrIdattane mArI nakhAvavAnI goThavaNu karI paNa tenI tane khabara paDatAM tuM jaMgalamAM cAlyuM gayeA. jaMgalamAM tane pUrvabhavamAM munine kAMTA kADhatAM temanA mAthI je kAca karela te pApa uya AvyuM ane tuM saMkoca phaLa khAI sutA ke tArU zarIra sa'kAcAyuM. rAjana ! eka hAthe ApavAnu che ane khIjA hAthe levAnu che. karyuM ka` bhAgavyeja chuTakA, te pUNya ane pApa ekI sAthe upArjya' tethI tane rAjyaRddhirUpa sukha ane vAmanapaNArUpa duHkha ekI sAthe banne maLyAM. rAjiSa bhagavaMta ! huM pazu dIkSA nahi pAmI zakuM? zAka karatAM rAjAe kahyuM. rAjana ! tArU 5gupaNu paNa TaLaze ane te TaLatAMja tu Aja bhave muktie jaiza. For Private And Personal Use Only

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yAya nR5 kathA A sAMbhaLI rAjA AnaMda pAmyo ane teNe tathA hatie zrAvakadharma svIkAryo. munie pavananI peThe apratibaddha vihAra karyo. ane paMgurAjavI pUNyAya nagaramAM AvyuM. samaya jatAM hasti mAM paDaye tenAM hADa bhAgavAM mAMDayAM. teNe anna pAne tyAga karyo. rAjA bebAkaLa banI ghaNuM upacAra karAvavA mAMDe paNa eka kAragata na nIvaDe. hastirAje rAjAne saMjJAthI jaNAvyuM "mitra! zeka na kara. nAma tene nAza. cAla upavanamAM. hAthInuM mRtyu gAmamAM thAya te nagarane kuzaLa nahi." - hAthI pitAnI meLe upavanamAM AvyuM nIce beThA tenI AMkhe tharaDAtAM rAjAe nijAmaNa karAvatAM kahyuM "he baMdhu dhIraja rAkha! sarva jIva upara samatA ciMtava, pApane eLava. arihaMta bhagavaMtanuM zaraNu tane heje. siddhanuM zaraNa heje, sAdhu bhagavaMtanuM zaraNa che. bhagavAnane dhama tane zaraNa rUpa thaje." sajAne zabda sAMbhaLI hAthIe chele dhAsa choDa. rAjA dhIraja khAI meTe sAde raDI uThaye. pradhAnee AzvAsana ApyuM paNa tenI dRSTimAMthI keme karI hastirAja na khasya. rAtrine samaya thaye rAjA AmathI tema paDakhAM pheravate. ane hAthInA guNane saMbhArato paDaye hato tyAM hAthI sAme dekhAya. rAjA turta beThe thaye ane "hAthI maryo e zuM ane jouM chuM e zuM?' evA bhramamAM paDyA tyAM hAthIe kahyuM: rAjana ! huM mRtyu pAme che te sAcuM che. maratI vakhate mArA adhyavasAya palaTAyA hatA. vaidya pratye mane kaudha For Private And Personal Use Only

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144 pUchyAya nRpa thA pragaTayA hatA. kAMIka ThIka thAya teA rAjyanA harAmanA paisA khAnArA vaidyone chuMdI nAMkhu te vicAramAM huM dhamadhamatA hatA hatA tyAM te mane ArAdhanAne mAge vAgye. mArI cittavRtti palaTAvI. huM arihaMtanA zaraNamAM tallIna banyA ane devagati pAmyA chuM. tArA upakAra sa MbhArI huM hastirUpa dharI tArI pAse Avyo chu. rAjan! tu hAla agAsImAM che. Ave kharA ? huM deva chu. hAthI nathIja. agAsImAM hAthI pUchyAya ! le A kalpavRkSanu phaLa ! tene tu Arega. ane tArA zarIranu saMkocapaNu dUra kara.' pUchyAye kahyuM 'hastirAjamAMthI tame deva banyA che have pazu sulabha meAha na batAveA. atyAre rAtri che ane rAtribhAjana zrAvakane varjya hoya. hastideve kahyuM ' rAjana ! dhanya che tArA dRDha vratane tuM dIvase tenA upabhAga karaje ane sAcapaNu TALaje. savAra paDyu. samaya thaye! eTale rAjAe devagurUnA smaraNa ciMtana ana bAda te phaLa AreAgyuM ane kAMcana vaNI deha meLaLyeA. samaya jatAM eka vAra hAthI je sthAne mRtyu pAmyA hatA te sthAne rAjA AvI caDayo. rAjAne hAthI tenA upakArA, A badhuM yAda AvyuM. vairAgyabhAvanA jAgRta thai teNe tenA mRtadehanA sthAnake eka jinama Mdira baMdhAvyuM ane tenA dana karatAM bhAvAllAsathI kevaLa jJAna ane siddhi ane tatkALa meLavI pApathI pazu ane pUNyathI rAjAdhirAja manAya che tenA janatA AgaLa dAkhalA besADI kalyANu sAdhyuM. ( vAsupUjyacaritra ) For Private And Personal Use Only

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10 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir svAdhyAya zravaNu yAne ati sukumAla (1) ujjiyanI nagarI e purANI nagarI che. A nagarImAM jIvaMta svAminI pratimA hAvAthI meATA meATA AcAryA darzana mATe AvatA. A suhastisUri mahArAja pazu parivAra sAthe eTalA mATeja ahIM padhAryAM ane bhadrA zeThANInA makAnamAM vasati yAcI rahyA. ( 2 ) bhadrA zeThANInuM makAna sAta mALanuM hatuM. temane ekanA eka putra hatA, te mukha lADIlA, ane phulanI pAMdaDIothI jANe tenuM zarIra na ghaDAyu hAya tema khukha sukeAmaLa eTale sau tene avantisukumAlanA nAme eLakhatA. A bALaka nAnA hatA tyArathI te aTUlA ane vicAraNAmAM magna rahetA. AthI yuvAna thatAM rakhene te sanyAsI ke sAdhu na thai jAya te khIke bhadrAmAtAe tene batrIsa kanyAe paraNAvI. avatIkumAla strIo sAthe sAtamA mALe rahetA. tenI dRSTi ane sRSTimAM strIe ane vilAsa hatA. mAtA gharanuM badhuM kAmakAja saMbhAratAM ane putrane jarApaNa parizrama na paDe 10 For Private And Personal Use Only

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avanti mukumAla 146 te dhyAna rAkhI tene kei paNa vyavasAya ke vyavahArathI alaga rAkhatAM ane putra huMmezAM khuzamijAjamAM che ke kema tenu ja dhyAna rAkhatAM. eka dIvasa rAtrinA navanA sumAre avatIsukumAla jharUkhe eThA hatA. AnaMda pramAdanI ramajhaTa tenI najara sAme macI rahI hatI. khatrIsa khatrIsa strIe ane parivAra khaDe page hAjara hatA. chatAM te rAjanA A eka sarakhA kArya tho Aje kAMika ka TALelA hatA. tene AkAzamAM ugelA tArA ane dUra dUra rahelAM sthira ja galA joi kAMi anerA vicAravamaLa jAgatA ane pAchA osarI jatA. tyAM tene dUrathI Avata avAja saMbhaLAyA. avAja dhIme hatA paNa uccAranI spaSTatA hAvAthI zabdo tenA kAnamAM paDatAMja hRdayamAM utaryAM ane tene keme karI cena na paDayuM. vakhata thaye eTale aMtaHpura ghasaghasATa uMDyuM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir atisukumAlanI badhI indriyo nizceSTa thai paNa eka kAna ane mana avAjanI dizAmAM sthira thayAM. thADI vAre avAja zAMta thayA paNa ati sukumAlanuM hRdaya zAMta na thayuM. te uThayA ane koine jagADayA sivAya nIce Avye tyAM te nIcenA majhale sutelAM bhadrAmAtA jAgyAM ane puchyuM * kANu ? 7 6 2 avatI sukumAle kahyu mAtA ! huM. avAja pArakhyuM ane bhadrAmAtAe ubhAM thaI kahyu * beTA ? kema tabIyata kharAkhara nathI ? ' takhIyata ttA kharAkhara che paNa mAtA ! ApaNA makAnamAM sAmenA khaMDamAM A kANu gAya che ?' For Private And Personal Use Only

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anti sukumAla 147 beTA ! tyAM Arya suhastisUri mahArAja utaryA che ane te ke temanA ziSyA svAdhyAya karatA haze. AcArya mahAvidvAna ane purA tapasvI che. me jANIneja tane A vAta nathI karI. jAe, sUi jAo.' atisukumAla upara gayA pathArImAM Amatema ALATaye paNa avAjanI kaDIyeA tenA hRdayamAM ramI rahI ane kaDInA pahepannunuM smaraNa karatAM akeka citAra tAdaza jaNAtAM sAmu nalinIzukSma vimAna najara AgaLa khaDuM thayuM ane devabhava sAMbhaLye. vicAravamaLa badalavA teNe ghaNA prayatna karyAM paNa keme vicAradhArA na madalANI. kAM nalinIgulma ane kayAM A vaibhava ! bhale dunIyA mane mahAvaibhavI ke bhAgyazALI mAne paNa devaRddhi AgaLa te A badhu tuccha che. A tuccha vaibhava, tuccha jIvanakALa ane tuccha zarIramAM huM samajIne kayAM sudhI paDayA rahIza. ati sukumAla dhIrA dhIrA pagale phrI heThe utaryAM. sa sumasAma hatuM te sIdhA muninA utArAnA dvAre Avye. gurU mahArAja sAme beThelA hatA. tyAM jaI ' bhagavaMta ! ' kahI avaMtIsukumAle vaMdana karyuM. ' keNu ?' 'huM ati sukumAla.' 'bhadra ! ATalI meoDI rAte kema Avavu paDayuM ?' 'mahArAja ! A hamaNAM ahiM kAMika gavAtu hatu. te Ape kharAkhara joyuM che kharUM!' AcArya. samajI gayA ke humaNAM huM nalinIma For Private And Personal Use Only

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avanti mukumAla 148 vimAnane svAdhyAya karatA hatA tenA aMgeja A prazna puchavA mAge che. gurUe kahyuM, 'bhadra ! amAre teA zAstra e cakSu che ane jayAM ca cakSu na pahoMce tevI agama nigama vastue ame te dvArA jANIe chIe. zAstramAM je rIte nalinIgulma vimAnanu varNana che te rItanA ame svAdhyAya karatA hatA.' kharU !' 'mahArAja ! A zAstravacana mane tAdRza anubhavAyelu lAge che! ane e gIta meM sAMbhaLyu tyArathI mArU citta Tharatu nathI. huM zuM karU tA bhagavaMta ! te nilanIgulmamAM jAuM ?" 'bhadra e te devalAka che ane tene mATe te A zarIra ke jIvana kAMi na kAma Ave tene mATe tapa, badhuM karavu joIe.' vrata, saMyama 'bhagavata! huM adhu karavA taiyAra chuM paNa te maLaze Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir * tapathI kAMi asAdhya nathI.' 'bhagavaMta ! tA mane dIkSA ane tapa Ape.' bhadre ! tArI mAtAnI anumati sivAya na apAya.' 'bhagavata ! huM kSaNu rahI zakuM ema nathI ane mane zakavAmAM Ave te huM jIvI zakuM tema nathI. A vaibhava, yuvAnI ane raMgarAga keTalA adhurA ane keTalA aniyata che! mane to koie pAMjarAmAM purI rAkhyA hAya ema lAge che. huM tenAthI bahAra nIkaLavA talasu chu.' ( 3 ) savAra paDayuM bhadrAmAtA badhuM samajI gayAM. temanI For Private And Personal Use Only

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avanita sukamAla AMkhamAM AMsu hatAM ane kahetAM hatAM ke "putra! A batrIsa strIo, A havelI, A vaibhava, A badhuM tenA mATe ? mAtA ! te paNa mArA mATe raheze ke nahi enI mane thoDI khAtrI che." "putra! tuM saMyamanI vAta kare che paNa tArA dAMta mINanA che ane saMyama leDhAnA caNA che tenuM tane bhAna che? "mAtA ! caNu cavAze nahi te mINamAM samAze te kharA ne ? mAtA ! pulane kIDe pula jANyA pachI viSTAmAM kema rahe? mane A strIo narakAgAra lAge che. A vaibhava vAdamaLIye megha lAge che ane A saddhi vijaLIne camakAre lAge che. mAtA ! putrane sArA sthAne javAmAM aMtarAya na kara" "putra! tuM ghele thaye che. tArUM sukemaLa zarIra A badhuM sahana nahi kare." * "mAtA ! sahana nahi kare te huM aNasaNa laIza." avaMti sukumAle strIo, mAtA ane ghara choDayuM. muniveSa svayaM grahaNa karyo ane gurU pAse jaI ubho rahyo ane kahyuM "mahArAja ! mane dIkSA Ape." gurUe dIkSA ApI ane vRddha sAdhune seM. avanti sukamAla munie gurUne kahyuM "bhagavaMta ! mArI IcchA aNusaNanI che, Apa AjJA Apo to vilaMba vinA svaya sAdhuM." gurUnI anujJA laI avaMti sukumAlamuni aNasaNa svIkarI zamazAnamAM kAusagga dhyAne rahyA. smazAnamAM ziyALAnA avAja cAre bAju kAna herA For Private And Personal Use Only

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avanti kumAla 150 paga karaDavA karatA hatA, paNlR muninA kAnamAM te te ja nalinIgulamanI paMktio gAjatI hatI. bhalabhalAne vidghala manAve tevAM hADapiMjarA sAme ubhAM hatAM, chatAM ati sukumAlanuM citta tA zubhadhyAnamAM nizcala hatuM. kharAkhara paheAra rAtri thai tyAM eka bhukhI ziyALa accAMo sAthe AvI ane lAgI. paheAra sudhI paganA suthecuthA karI nAMkhyA. A pachI sAthaLa peTa badhu teNe karayuM, paNa muni tA dhyAnamAM nizcala rahyA ane dhyAna dazAmAM svage pahoMcyA. savAra thayuM, bhadrAmAtA ane patnI ati sukumAla muninA darzana mATe smazAnamAM gayAM, paNa tyAM temane na dekhyA eTale gurUne puchyu, gurUe rAtrinA badhA vRttAnta kahyo ane kahyuM ke tamArA putra nalinI gulmamAMthI AvyeA hate ane nalinIgulmamAM gayA. e phATa raDatI strIe ane mAtAe tenA kalevarane AMsuthI bhIMjAvyuM, tenI kriyA kSiprA nadInA kAMThe karI. eka strI ke je garbhiNI hatI tene cheDI madhAe dIkSA lIdhI. ati sukumAlanI te strIe putrane janma Apyo, teNe pitAnI yAdagiri nimitte te kSiprA nadInA taTe UMcuM mahA maMdira baMdhAvyuM ane Aje paNa te ubhuM ubhuM munisvAdhyAyanA zravaNathI svazreya sAdhanAra ati sukumAlanI smRti karAvI rahyu che. (zrAddhadina kRtya ) For Private And Personal Use Only

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11 sAcI mAtA yA ne muni araNika. (1). tagarA nagarInA vyavahArI datta ane tenI strI bhadrAne ekano eka putra ahaMka-araNika hate. datta ane bhadrAe ekavAra arihaMta bhagavAnanI vANuM sAMbhaLI ane temane bannene vairAgya jAgye. banne daMpatI saMsAra choDavA taiyAra hatAM, paNa nAnA bALaka araNikanuM zuM karavuM te vicAra temane muMjhavato hato. ghaDIka kaIne dhana saMpatti sAthe putrane soMpI dakSA levAne te vicAra karatAM te ghaDIka te moTo thAya tyArabAda dIkSA levAnA vicAra upara AvatAM. bilADIne dudha pIe te keTale vakhata sacavAya, tema dhanasaMpatti sAthe nAnA bALakane pIe te sAcavanAra bALakane sAcavaze ke saMpattine uThAvaze te Azaye eNpavAnA vicAramAM maMda paDatAM. sAthe sAthe e paNa vicAra karatAM ke mAnava mAtra nasIba sAthe laIne Ave che, tenA nasIbamAM saMpatti haze te raheze ane javI haze te jaze. mAbApa saMsAramAM hoya teya TheTha sudhI DuM ja bALakane sAcavI For Private And Personal Use Only

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bharAMsA thADA ja sudhI jIvazuM ? 152 muni araNika zake che. ApaNe zA mATe saMsAramAM reAkAvuM? AyuSyane ApaNane che ke chekare mATe thaze tyAM Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir Ama ulaTA sulaTA vicAreA bAda banne eka ja vicAra upara AvyAM ke ApaNe dIkSA laie ane bALaka paNa dIkSA le. jethI tenA taraphanA dhyAnathI ApaNA saMyamamAM paNa kheH na thAya. ( 2 ) datta, anna ane bhadrA traNee dIkSA lIdhI. bhadrA sAdhvIo sAthe vicaravA lAgyAM ane datta tathA annaka suvihita AcAnA samudAya sAthe zramaNapaNAmAM jIvana pasAra karavA lAgyA. aNuka sAdhu anyA chatAM tene pitA muninI zitaLa chAyAmAM kAMipaNa kArU' na lAgyu. dattamunie saMyama lIdhuM paNa putra uparane rAga hAvAthI tenI sArasaMbhALamAMthI temanu citta khasyuM nahi. rakhene aNuikane kAMipaNa du:kha na paDe tenI te bahu kALajI rAkhatA. TADha taDake badhAmAM te rakhene du:khI na thAya. tenu dhyAna rAkhatA ane gocarI vigere badhAM kArya karavAnAM te karI ApatA. sAthenA sAdhue bALasAdhune zA mATe bhikSA mATe mokalatA nathI ?' tema kahetA te te kahetA ke 'ghaNA divasa che zIkhaze.' samaya jatAM unALAmAM dattamuni kALadhama pAmyA, geAcarInA khAjo aNikane mAthe ALye. be cAra divasa teA sAthenA For Private And Personal Use Only

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suni aNika sAdhu gAcarI lai AvyA, paNa pachI araNikane pharajIyAta gocarI mATe nIkaLavuM paDayuM. 153 kharAkhara bAra vAgyAnA samaya hateA, bhUmi dhAmadhakhatI hatI, ughADe page ughADe mAthe yuvAnImAM pravezatA rUparUpanA akhAra yuvAna aNuika muni pAtrAnI jhALI laI khIjA sAdhue sAthe bhikSA mATe nIkaLyeA. bhikSA kema mAgavI ane te kai rIte maLaze, A badhA vicAra vamaLAmAM guMcavAtA te vasati bahAra nIkaLyA, paNa aMgArA varasApatI grISma Rtue Dagale Dagale tene theAbhAgye, sAthenA sAdhue tA taDakAthI TevAi gayelA hAvAthI jhapATAmadha AgaLa nIkaLI gayA. aNika ekalA paDaye. chAyA nIce cAlI sukAvA lAgyuM, thoDu taDakAmAM tA thADu chAparAnI aNika AgaLa vadhyA tyAM tA tenuM gaLu paga dAjhavA lAgyA ane mAthuM tapavA lAgyuM. tevAmAM teNe sAme eka havelInA chajAnA chAMyaDA dekhyA, utAvaLA utAvaLeA cAlI aNuka chajA nIce AvI ubhe rahyo. aNikanA hRdayamAM aneka vicAradhArA cAlI, pitA zirachatra kahevAya che tenA sAcA khyAla ane saMsAramAM jIvana naukA calAvavI keTalI kaparI che e khadhu tene anubhavAvA lAgyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only samaya jatA hatA tema taDake vadhatA hatA, bhUmi vadhu dhIkhatI hatI. aNika AgaLa vadhavAnu mana kare che paNa taDakAnI garamI tenA pagane upaDavA detI nathI, tyAM eka dAsI AvI ane kahevA lAgI ke 'mahArAja! padhAre aMdara.'

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154 muni araNika araNike mAnyuM ke bhAvukanuM ghara haze ane zikSA mATe belAve che. araNika makAnamAM dAkhala thaye tyAM makAnanI dhaNiyANa ke jene pati paradeza hato te yuvAna strI hAtha jeDI sAme ubhI rahI ane muni potAnA makAnamAM nahi paNa jANe potAnA hRdayamAM pravezatA hoya tevuM mAnI kahevA lAgI "Apane zAnI jarUra che? * munie nIcuM mukha rAkhI kahyuM "bhikSA mATe huM nIkaLe chuM ?" dAsIne saMjJA karI suMdara lADu maMgAvyA ane sAdhunA pAtrAmAM vaherAvyA. "mahArAja ! taDake dhakhadhakhe che. Apa upAzraye kayAM jaze? pAsenA khaMDamAM besI A5 gocarI karI le. ahiM jagyAne TeTe nathI." taDakAthI kaMTALela muni bhAminIne gharanA eka khuNe besI gocarI karavA vicAra kare che tyAM bhAminI belI. mahArAja ! A nAnI uMmaramAM tame zA mATe vrata lIdhuM?' munie kahyuM "sukha mATe?" taDako, TADha, gharaghara bhaTakavuM, malina veSa A badhuM zuM sukha che? sukha joIe te badhuM ahiM maLaze ! ane ATalo vakhata vrata pALyuM tenuM phaLa ahiM mArI sAthe rahI bhega. juo A ghara, A ddhi, A parivAra, ane huM For Private And Personal Use Only

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muni araNika 155 badhuM tamAruM che. Ama chatAM tamArUM citta saMyamamAMja ramatuM hoya te bhukatabhegI banI pachI bhale saMyamamAM vicArajo. A yuvAna vaya! A rUpa! A lAvAya! badhuM zAM mATe akALe veDaphe che. bhAminInI keyala TahukatI vANuM ane tenA hAvabhAve araNikanA cittane kSubdha karyuM ane te tenAmAM lapaTAyA. (3) kalAka vItye be kalAka vItyA arahantaka upAzraye na AvyuM. AthI sAdhuoe Thera Thera tapAsa karI te paNa aNika munine patto na lAge. chevaTe araNika vaheravA gayA hatA paNa tyAMthI pAchA nathI pharyA te samAcAra araNika muninI mAtA bhadrA sAvIne pahoMcyA. ekanA eka putrane lADe koDe ucherI vairAgyavAsita aMta:karaNe dIkSA lIdhela bhadrAe "kane putra ! ane kene bhAI !" A badhuM ghaNuM vicAryuM chatAM citta ThekANe na rahyuM. teNe ThekANe ThekANe pucha paracha karI paNa kaIke "muni ahiM nIkaLyA hatA paNa kayAM gayA tenI khabara nathI' te keIke 'taDake dAjhatA tRSAthI talasatA meM ubhelA joyA hatA. paNa pachI e AgaLa vadhI kaye raste gayA tenI khabara nathI." ema kahyuM. - sAdhvI upAzraye AvI. tenA AgaLa Akhe pUrva citAra khaDe thaye. "putranA ane amArA sukha mATe sAthe dIkSA lIdhI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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156 suni araki putrane zuM saMyama AkarU lAgyu. raze ? ane dIkSA che.DI cArlse gayA haze ? nA, nA. khAnadAna kuLanA mAre putra dIkSA cheDe? te kema bane ? saMsArathI ajANyA evA ene zuM koi bhAminIe bheLavye haze? huM aNuika ! te kuLa lajAvyuM ane dIkSA choDI? amArA dhArelA tArA AtmAnA uddhArane badale te tArI jAtane patananA mArge vALI. aNikanA adhaHpAtamAM doSita huM ke araNika ? e tA khicArA bALaka hatA ! meM enuM hRdaya na pArakhyu yuvAnIne vicAra na karyAM. mAtA thaI meM putrane saMyama vidhAtaka banAvI bhavAbhava rakhaDAvye. enuM zuM thaze? sa MsAramAM keTalA bhavA saMcavirAdhaka banI kADhaze ? ane huM paNa zuM sacama virAdhaka nahi ? araNika ! araNika ! te A zuM karyuM. A vicAramAM bhadrA rAAdhvI dhIme dhIme bhAna bhUlyAM. zerIe, mAre ane coTe e aNuka ! e araraNika! karatAM bhadrAsAdhvI dhUme che. karAMnAM ane leAkeAnAM ToLeToLAM pAchaLa che. je maLe tene puche che ke bhAi ' kANe dIThA re mArA araNIyA' yuvAna, nAnA, rUpALA sAdhu aNika hatA tene tame dekhyA che? koi huse che te koi AdhA khase che. gAmamAM koi sAdhvIne joi sa MsAranI vicitratA, teA keAi mAkhAma samajyA vinA nAnA khALakAne dIkSA Ape te zu ane tevI dharmAM nindA kare che paNa sAdhvI teA e aNuika! e aNuika! karatI khumeA pADe che. gharegharanI bArIe gAkhA ane eraDAo sAme najara nAMkhe che ane aNika jevI For Private And Personal Use Only

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muni araNika 15 AkRti dekhAya te deDatI jaI juve che ane te araNika na nIkaLe eTale te bheThI paDI pachaDAya che. ekavAra gekhe bhAminI ane araNika ane AnaMdamAM beThayAM che, tyAM lokenA TeLAM sAthe araNika! araNika! karatI sAdhvIne araNike dekhI, araNikanI AMkha sthira thatAM ane kSaNamAM zokamagna thatAM bhAminIe tene kahyuM cAle aMdara, AmAM zuM jovAnuM che? areNikanI dRSTi sthira thaI, teNe mAtAne oLakhI. ke turta saDasaDATa karate nisaraNI utaryo. bhAminI tenI pAchaLa deDI "kayA jAe che? kyAM jAo che ? te belatI rahI ane araNika ughADe page ughADe mAthe TeLAnI vacce buma pADatI lekenI daSTie gAMDI gaNAtI sAdhvIne caraNe jaI paDe ane kahevA lAgyuM. "A rahyo mAtA huM tamAre kuLane lajAvanAra, saMyama bhraSTa karanAra pApI araNika putra! A te zuM karyuM? pU. Aryo! meM kAMI nathI karyuM, pApI viSaya vAsanAe mane pachADa ApI che, teNe mane bhAna sAna bhUlAvI. kuLanI maryAdA bhUlAvI ane huM aMdha bane. tamArI sAme ubhA rahetAM paNa mane lajajA Ave che." "vatsa! tuja na ghaTe re cAritrathI cukavuM, jehathI ziva sukha sAre che." putra! upAzraye cAla ane saMyama pharI svIkAra." For Private And Personal Use Only

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158. muni araNika "mAtA ! saMyama vinA siddhi nathI paNa saMyama te khAMDAnI dhAra che, tenA parisaha mArAthI sahyA jAya tevA nathI." paNa saMyama vinA uddhAra che khare? nA, mAtA mArA jevA saMyama cUkelAne te kaI rIte uddhAra nathI. tuM kahe te aNuzaNa svIkAruM, paNa je rojanA parisaha sahevA te te cittavRttinI atisthiratA vinAnA mArA jevA mATe ghaNuM kaThina che." "te aNuzaNu saheluM che ? mAtA! bhale aNuzaNa saheluM na hoya paNa huM saMyama bhraSTa banele lekanI AMgaLIe A araNika! jeNe saMyama cheDayuM hatuM te ciMdhAuM tenA karatAM aNuzaNa laI thoDA vakhatamAM huM mArA ugra pApano nAza karUM te kema ? sAdhvIne saMsArika putrameha na hatuM, tene to mAro putra saMyama laI virAdhI bhavabhava rakhaDe tenuM duHkha hatuM tethI kahyuM "bhale putra ! aNuzaNa laI svazreya sAdha." araNika upAzraye pAcho pharyo, zaramAve ane pharI gurU pAse cAritra laI teNe aNuzaNa svIkAryuM. karma rAjAe je hathIyArathI araNikane pAcha vAgye hate te hathiyAra sAme pUrNa taiyArIthI araNika jhajhumya. ane temAM te saphaLa nIvaDaye taDakAthI dhakhadhakhatI zilA uparaja teNe aNuzaNa svIkAryuM. - taDakAne paDa hoya teTale paDavA dIdhe. zarIramAMthI parasevAnA reherelA nIkaLyA. cAmaDI tuTI. lehInA relA For Private And Personal Use Only

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suni aNuika 159 nIkaLyAM ane tyArapachI hADamAMsa khadhAM mahAra nIkaLyAM chatAM araNika sthira rahyA ane deha pADI devalAke sa McaryA. sAdhvI mAtAe sAMbharyuM ke peAtAnA putra araNika aNuzaNu karI svage sidhAvyeA. putra kAje zerIe zerIe manArAM bhadrA sAdhvI A sAMbhaLI nirAMta pAmyAM ane jenA sukha mATe talasatAM hatAM te putra sukha meLavyuM. tenA temane Anadna thaye. aNika munivare Ama vinaya, pasiha sahana ane lajjA A traNa guNAnA Adarza jagat samakSa raju karyAM temaja bhadrAmAtAe kalakita jIvanathI putrane ugArI hasate mukhe aNuzaNa svIkAravA anumati ApI sAcI mAtAne Adarza jagat AgaLa purA pADayA. ane bhadrAmAtA ane araNika munivara ane upadezamALA, uttarAdhyayana, RSimaMDaLavRtti vigere aneka graMthAmAM gavAyA. ( 4 ) Aje te aNuika munivara ke bhadrAmAtA nathI paNa hajAro bhakatavargane mukhe te annenAM nAma sajjhAyadvArA raTana pAmatAM te banne jagatmAM peAtAnA guNAtkInathI amara che. ApaNe paNa temanu guNAtkIrtana karIe. aNika munivara cAlyA gocarI, taDake dAjhe zIzA jI; pApa aDavANe re veLu parajaLe, tana sukumALa munIze| jI. sukha karamANuM re mAlatI phUla gu, ubhe geAkhanI heDA jI; khare bapore re dITheA ekalA, meAhI mAninI dIThA jI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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160 muni araNika vayaNa raMgIle re nayaNe viMdhIye aSi caM teNe ThANe jI; dAsIne kahe jA re utAvaLI, trASi teDI ghara ANe che. pAvana kIje re RSi ghara AMgaNuM, haro medaka sAre jI; nava vana rasa kAyA kAM dahe, saphaLa kare avatAra jI. caMdrAvadanIye cAritrathI cukavya, sukha vilase dina rAte jI; beThe gekhe re ramate segaDe, tava dIThI nija mAte jI. araNika araNika karatI mA phire, galiye galiye bajAre jI; kahe keNe dIThe re hAre araNI, pUMThe leka hajAre jI. huM kAyara chuM re hArI mAvaDI, cAritra khAMDAnI dhAre jI; dhiga dhiga viSayA re mArA jIvane, meM kIdha avicAre che. gekhathI utarI re jananIne pAya paDe, manazuM lAye apAre jI; vatsa tuja na ghaTe re cAritrathI cukavuM, jehathI zivasukha sAro che. ema samajAvI re pAcho vALI, A gurunI pAse che; sataguru dIye re zIkha bhalI pare, vairAge mana vAse che. agni dhinaMtI re zilA upare, araNike aNuzaNa kIdhuM che; rUpavijaya kahe dhanya te munivarU, jeNe manavaMchita lIdhuM che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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12 kAcA sutaranuM baMdhana yAne AdrakumAra (1) Adraka deza eTale hAla jyAM kAbula che tyAM Adraka rAjA rAjya karatA hatA. A rAjAne AdrakakumAra nAmane guNavAna putra hate. eka vakhata Adraka rAjAnI rAjasabhAmAM rAjagRhIthI zreNika rAjAnA maMtrIo AvyA ane Adraka rAjA AgaLa page lAgI zreNika rAjAe mokalelI keTalIka kiMmatI bheTe dharI kahevA lAgyA "rAjana? nathI joyA Apane amArA rAjavIe ke nathI joyA Ape amArA rAjavIne chatAM tamAre parasparane prema apUrva che. amArA dezanI sArI sArI vastuo mokalavA amArA rAjavI haMmezAM jhaMkhe che ane kaI paNa sArI vastuone upabhega karatA pahelAM te Apane yAda kare che." Adraka rAjAne zreNikanI A prItimATe mAna uparyuM teNe maMtrIone sAre satkAra karyo. ane kahyuM "zreNika jevA rAjavInI mitratAne huM mAruM parama bhAgya mAnuM chuM. huM tamene mArA dezanI A keTalIka uttama vastuo ApuM chuM te mArA mitrane Apazo." 11 For Private And Personal Use Only

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162 ArkakumAra rAjasabhAmAM beThelA AdrakumAre turta maMtrione puchayuM maMtrivara! tamArA rAjAnA putranuM nAma zuM?" temaNe kahyuM "amArA zreNika mahArAjAnA meTA putra abhayakumAra che. te mahAna buddhizALI che. rAjyanA pAMca maMtrIomAM te mukhya maMtrInuM kArya saMbhALe che." pitA zreNika rAjAnA mitra che tema huM abhayakumArane mitra banuM chuM. tame huM ekaluM te bheTe temane mArA vatI Apaje." Ama kahI teNe paNa keTalIka kiMmatI vastuo abhaya kumArane ApavA maMtrIone ApI. maMtrIoe Adraka rAjAnI bheTe zreNikane ane AdrakakumAranI bheTe abhayakumArane ApI. (2) abhayakumAra buddhinidhAna ane vairAgyavAsita aMtaHkaraNane hatuM. tene thayuM ke AdrakumAra mAre mitra bane te mAre mitra tarIke tene hitamArgamAM jeDa joIe. ane sAcuM hita e te dharmamAM joDavuM te che. teNe bheTa mekalavAnI judI judI vastuonA vicAra ghaNuM karyA paNa te badhA paDatA mukI vItarAga paramAtmAnI eka suMdara pratimA banAvI sarasa peTImAM baMdha karI pharI maMtrIo pitAnI bheTe ApavA jatA hatA temane ApI ane kahyuM ke "AdrakumArane kaheje ke A bheTa tame khAnagImAM je je.' zreNikanA maMtrIo pharI Adraka deza gayA. zreNikanI bheTe Adraka rAjAne ApI ane abhayakumAranI peTI Adra kumArane ApatAM kahyuM ke "tamArA mitre tamene temaNe mekalelI bheTa khAnagImAM peTI ughADI jovAnI kahI che." For Private And Personal Use Only

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ArdrakumAra 13 < Ardra kumAra potAnA AvAse AvyA khAraNA baMdha karyAM ane peTI ughADatA pahelAM teNe aneka tarka vitarka karyAM. peTImAM evuM zuM haze ke mitre mane khAnagImAM jovAnu kahyuM! zuM kAma bhAratanA RSi muninI aprApya prasAdI haze? athavA te bhArata samRddha deza gaNAya che tA tenu koi aNumAdhu AbharaNu ke koi su Mdara phaLa haze ke je bIjAne na ApI zakAya tevu mane kAi na jANe tema meAkalI khAnagImAM levAnuM kahyuM ?' teNe peTI ughADI tA aMdarathI jhaLahaLatI bhagavAnanI pratimA nIkaLI. A pratimA joi AkumArane kAMi khabara na paDI. teNe mAnavanI AkRtivALA A suvarNane AbhuSaNu mAnyuM. ane vicAryuM ke 'mane bhAratavAsIe gaLAmAM mAMdhatA haze ke kayAM paheratA haze? che te suvaNuM. suvarNa ne ghareNA tarIke upayoga adhe thAya che te vAta prasiddha che, AvuM ghareNu amAre tyAM te nathI. huM mitranI bheTane kai rIte upayoga karU? lAva matrIone puchuM ke A ghareNuM kayAM paherAya ! paNa mitra kAine jaNAvavAnI nA pADI che ane temanAthI paNa gupta rIte A mekalyuM hoya te mAre zA mATe jAhera karavuM ?" Ardra kumAre dhArI dhArI pratimAne hairavI pheravI jema jema te saMbaMdhI vicAra karatA gayA tema tema tenuM magaja gherAtuM gayuM ane thoDIvAre bhAna bhUlI mUti thai paDyA. A mUrchA tene ciMtavanamAMthI thayela jAtismaraNa jJAna thayu tenI hatI. ( 3 ) oraDo aMdha hatA pavananI laherAe thoDIvAre tenI For Private And Personal Use Only

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AdrakumAra mUcho vaLI eTale te beTho thaye ane manamAM be . abhaya! tuM mAre sAro mitra! mitranuM te sAcuM hita pArakhyuM. A te jinezvara paramAtmAnuM tAraNa tAraNa pratibiMba che. "huM pUrvabhavamAM magadhadezanA vasaMtapura gAmamAM sAmayika nAme kheDUta hatuM. mAre bahumatI nAme strI hatI. saMsArathI eka vakhata amane udvega jAge ane ame bannee dharmaghoSasUri pAse dIkSA lIdhI. baMdhumatI sAdhvIo sAthe vicAravA lAgI ane huM dharma gheSasUri sAthe vicaravA lAgyA. vihAra karatAM karatAM amAre ekabIjAne bheTe che. mArI najara ane baMdhumatInI najara eka thaI. paNa turta baMdhumatIe najara nIcI DhALI. tenI AMkhamAM zarama dharAgnanuM teja ane daDhatAnuM khamIra hatuM. te turta cAlI gaI. paNa huM kAmathI ghavAye. mane mAre gRhavAsa sAMbha. mane baMdhamatIne pharI bhegavavAnI tAlAvelI lAgI. huM tapatyAga bhUlyo ane pharI gRhavAsa svIkAravA taiyAra thaye. A badhI vAta baMdhumatIe jANI. tene thayuM ke lAva huM jAuM ane ekavAra temane samajAvuM ke ciMtAmaNi ratna jevuM A cAritra zA mATe pheMkI de che? mela ane sarakhI tyajela mane bhegavavAnI bhAvanAne bhAvI zA mATe apAta kare che? tyAga tapathI zuddha thayela kAyAne pApa paMkathI zA mATe baraDI melA bane che? madirA mANasane gAMDo banAve che tema viSaya paNa mANasane gAMDa banAve che. viSayIne thoDuMja hitAhitanuM bhAna hoya che ane samaja hoya che? huM temane je kahIza te For Private And Personal Use Only

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AdrakumAra badhuM rAkhamAM ghI nAMkhyA barAbara che. lukhI rAkha ghI nAMkhavAthI cIkaNI nahija bane tema te saMyamathI cUkelA viSayathI gherAyela mArA vacanathI te pAchA nahi vaLe. A mArUM darzana ja temane tyAgamAM aMtarAyarUpa nIvaDayuM. huM sadA mATe temane kaI rIte AdarzanIya banuM? huM jyAM jaIza tyAM bhramara jema kula pAchaLa ghume tema ghumyA karaze. te temanI jAtane vagovaze! mane vagovaze! ane jaina zAsanane vagovaze. zuM karuM? kayAM jAuM?" A badhA vicArothI gherAyela baMdhumatI sAdhvIe anazana karI dehatyAga karyo. . baMdhumatI sAthvI paraleke saMcarI ane te paNa kevaLa mArA mATe A vAta meM-sAmAyike sAMbhaLI eTale bhaMDAthI jema bhUta bhAge tema mArA hRdayamAMthI kAma nA. mArUM zarIra thara thara dhrujavA lAgyuM. "are meM pApIe baMdhumatIne jIva lIdhe ane teNe mArI saMyamarakSA khAtara jIva dIdhe." - "baMdhumati ! teM sAcuM satIvrata jALavyuM ane pAvuM. satIe marelA patI pAchaLa mare che paNa teM te saMyamathI marelA mArI pAchaLa prANa ApI mane sajIvana karyo. paNa baMdhumati ! tArA sarakhI sAdhvInI hatyA karAvanAra huM kayAM chUTIza. huM mahApApI! nirdaya! viSayI! sAdhvIne hatyAre!" - anna pANIne tyAga karyo ane saMyama virAyuM tenA pratApe huM marI anArya dezamAM utpanna thaye." tyArabAda AdrakumAre pratimAnI pUjA karI. ane pharI saMyama lai zreya sAdhavAno saMkalpa karyo. AdrakumAranuM hRdaya palaTANuM, hAvabhAva palaTANu, jIvana For Private And Personal Use Only

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166 A IdumAra abhayakumArane vyavahAra palaTANA. te bhAratanI bhUmimAM maLavA utkaMThita banyA. teNe pitAne kahyuM 'pitAjI ! Apane mitra zreNika! tema mAre mitra abhayakumAra che mArI tene maLavAnI khukha utkaMThA che. mane eka vAra bhAratamAM javAnI rajA Ape. rAjAe kahyuM H vatsa tuM jANe che ke tuM amArA ekanA eka putra che. huM tane AMkhathI aLagA karI zakuM tema nathI. tu' ahiM rahI paraspara bheTa mekalI prItine vadhAra. caMdra ane sAgara judA chatAM temanI prIti kevI nirmaLa che. prItinI ni`LatA mATe pAseja rahevu evA kAMi niyama nathI. ' pitAnI A vAta A kumArane na gamI te rAjA samajI gaye. paNa putrane mekalavA tene pAlave tema na hatA tethI maMtrIone vidAya ApI ane pAMcaseA subhaTAne putranuM dhyAna rAkhavAnI sUcanA ApI. te zarUAtamAM teA rAjAnA mukelA rakSakAe Ardra kumAranI purepurI takedArI rAkhI. Ardra kumAra jyAM jyAM jAya tyAM tyAM temanI pAchaLa jatA ane jarApaNu kumAra vikhuTA na paDe te kharAkhara dhyAna rAkhatA. paNu dIvase jatAM kumAre temane vizvAsa besADayA. te temanAthI gheADA doDAvatA kAryaka vAra vikhuTA paDI jatA te kAika vAra hADakAM tarAvatAM dura nIkaLI jatA, paNa pAche AvI kAivAra kalArka tA keAIvAra e kalAke rakSakAne maLatA. AthI badhA rakSake nizcit anyA. Adra kumAre have vicAryuM ke e traNa kalAkanuM aMtara have mAre mATe puratuM che. eka vakhata te hADImAM beThA ane For Private And Personal Use Only

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AkumAra 167 bhArata tarapha tene huMkArI. bhAratanA kinAre jayAM paga mukayA tyAM tenA hRdayamAM aneka vicAra AvavA mAMDayA. je abhayakumArane maLavAnA talasATathI teNe peAtAnA deza cheDayA hatA te vAta tene have ahu mahattvanI na rahI. enA magajamAM ekaja vastu ghumavA lAgI ke "meM pU vamAM saMyama viAdhyu ane huM maLelA mAnava bhava hArI gayA. huM have A bhavamAM zA mATe vilakha karU? ahiM mane thADAja pitA sauMyama grahaNa karatAM zake tema che.' teNe pratimA kAikane soMpI ane te sayama levA taiyAra thaye tyAM AkAzamAMthI avAja AvyA 'kumAra! sabura saMyamanI tAre vAra che. hajI tA tAre saMsAranA lahAvA khAkI che. kumAre cAre tarapha joyuM', kAi na dekhAyuM tethI teNe mAnyuM ke mArI kAyaratA mane AveA avAja sabhaLAve che. tu teNe svayameva sAdhuveSa lIdhA ane pRthvI upara vihAra AraNye. ( 5 ) ' C A mArA vara!' A mArA vara !' ema karatI jhADanA thaDane pakaDatI cAra pAMca sahIyA sAthe ramatI zrImatIe vasatapura nagaranA udyAnamAM kAusagga dhyAne rahela A muninA pagane pakaDayA ke tuta AkAzamAM avAja thaye ke 'khALA! vara te te sArA pasaMda karyAM' khALAe uMcu joyu to eka muni. muni kAusagga dhyAnamAM hatA. emanI cakSu baMdha hatI. zarIra sthira hatu. khALAe hAtha laI lIdhA. sakhIe hasI paDI ane khelI ke 'have tA tu Aneja vIza ne' For Private And Personal Use Only

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19 AkumAra ramata ramatamAM khanela keTalIka najIvI vAtA ghaNAnAM jIvananAM vheNu khadale che tema zrImatIne A vAta nAnIsunI na lAgI. teNe nizcaya karyAM ke jene meM badhA samakSa kahyuM ke 'A mArA vara! teja have mArA 1ra hai.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir munie vihAra karyAM ane have AkAzavANInI gheASaNA 'saMyamanI vAra che!' te temanA hRdayamAM guMjavA lAgI. 'zuM huM sayamathI pharI cUkIza? huM niCLa banI phrI mAre adhaHpAta neAMtarIza?" 'nA, nA, kadApi na ane" temaNe AkarU damana AraMbhyu. ane AkarUM tapa tapavA mAMDyu. zrImatInA pitA dhanavAna zeTha hatA. zrImatI sulakSaNI ne rUpa rUpanA aMbAra hatI. aneka zraSThionAM mAgAM AvyAM. paNa zrImatIe teA pitAne kahyuM ke 'pitA mukhe eTalI jene huM... varI te mAre vara! ane A bhavamAM te muni sivAya IjAne nahi va' pitAe kahyuM H putri ! A tA muni! kaMcana kAminInA tyAgI. ' pitA Apa kahe che te kharAkhara che. paNa mane temanA vinA khIe keAI vicAraja sujhatA nathI.' ahiM Ave te tu temane 'putri ! mAna ke te phrI yeADIja oLakhI zakavAnI che ?' pitAjI! huM jarUra oLakhI zakIza. temanA page padma hatu te meM kharAkhara nihALyu che. paga ke hAthanI rekhA adhAnA hAthamAM hoya che paNa koinA hAtha ke paga eka sarakhA nathI.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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AkumAra 18 pitAnI anumatithI dAnazALAnuM kAma zrImatIe saM. bhAyuM. hajAre yAcake, abhyAgate, saMtene teNe dAna ApyuM. tenA pAda nirakhyA paNa te munine caraNakamaLa na maLe. tapa-kRza Adra muni pharatA pharatA te vasaMtapuranI bahAra rahela dAnazALAe AvyA. zrImatIe nIcuM mukha rAkhI munine paDilAvyA ane paga eLakhatAM temanI sAme najara karI. bannenI najara sthira thaI. tapathI zuSka banelI muninI AMkha nehALa banI, sukAI gayelI naso cetanavaMtI thaI ane ghaNuM ghaNuM kAbumAM rAkhavA chatAM mana kAbumAM na rahyuM. kemake pUrvabhavane baMdhumatIne pyAra maratAM maratAM hRdayathI khaseDa na hatuM. aMte baMdhumatImAMthI zrImatI thayela zreSThiputrI sAthe temaNe gharavAsa mAMDI AkAzavANIne daivIvANuM gaNuM sAcI TheravI. zrImatI sAthe saMsAra bhegavatAM AdrakumArane eka putra thaye, zrImatIne sneha putra tarapha vaLe. ane AdrakumArane pharI pAcho saMyamane nAda jAgyuM. teNe zrImatIne kahyuM zrImatI! huM have saMyama laIza !" teNe temane ghaNuM ghaNuM samajAvavA prayatna karyo paNa te badhA prayatna niSphaLa nivaDyA. zrImatIne lAgyuM ke have AdrakumAra nahi rahe tethI teNe pheMTIyAne Azare lIdhe. reja reja sutara kAMtavA mAMDayuM ane jIvanane svAzrayI banAvavA mAMDyuM. - zrImatI ane AdrakumAra banne beThA che te vakhate putre mAtAne puchyuM. "mAtA A zA mATe kAMte che?" "beTA For Private And Personal Use Only

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AkuNAra tArA pitA saMyama levAnA che pachI ApaNuM AdhAra mATe mAre kAMIka te mahenata karavI paDaze ne? "pitAjI! tamAre jatA rahevuM che ke have zI rIte jaze?" ema kahI AdrakumArane reMTIyAthI kAMtelA kAcA sutaranA derA lapeTatAM nAnA bALake kahyuM. AdrakumAre tene chAtI sarase dAkhe ane teNe pitAnI AsapAsa lapeTelA derA gayA te barAbara te bAra deza hatA. deza hatA te kAcA sutaranA paNa zaMkhalA karatAM paNa teDavA kaThaNa hatA. - zaMkhalAnAM baMdhanane teDavA baLa bahAra Ave che paNa A premataMtu te baLane ubhuMja thavA detuM nathI. AthI teNe pharI bAra varSa rahevAne nirNaya karyo. AdrakumAra bIjA bAra varSa rahyA. zrImatI putra ane saunI anumati meLavI pharI saMyama lIdhuM. ane vihAra AraMbhe. pitAnA pAMca ArakSake temane maLyA. kumArane oLakhI temaNe kahyuM "kumAra ! Aja sudhI tame kayAM gayA hatA? ame tamArI khuba khuba zodha karI tamAro patto na lAge eTale ame jyAM tyAM rakhaDI cerI karI jIvana vitAvyuM." ne AdrakumAre pratibodha Ape ane ziSyo banAvyA. pAMcase zivethI parivarela Adramuni bhagavAna mahAvIrane samavasaryA jANI temanA vaMdana arthe nIkaLyA. tyAM temane rastAmAM gozAlA sAthe vAdavivAda thaye. gozAle A For Private And Personal Use Only

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C AkumAra 171 munine kahyu` mahAnubhAva! pahelAnA vamAna mahAvIra judA ane A mahAvIra judA' pelA mahAvIra te tapastrI tyAgI nisparigrahI. ane A teA seAnA hIrAnA gaDhAmAM besatA mAnasanmAna svIkAratA khIjA che.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir zAlaka ! chadmastha mahAvIrane ka nA nAza karavA upasa sahana karavA paDatA hatA ane te chadmastha maTI vitaraNa thatAM tIrthaMkara nAmakarmone laI A Rddhi temane lAgavavI paDe che. mahAvIra teA te ane A ekaja che, Ardra muni AgaLa cAlyA ane rAjagRhI najIka eka tApaseAnA Azrama pAse AvyA. A tApasA hasti tApaseAnA nAmathI oLakhAtA hatA. temanI mAnyatA evI hatI ke jIvanavyavahAramAM vaparAtA padArtha mAtramAM jIva hoya che. AvA ghaNA jIvA mAryA karatAM eka moTA hAthI jevA jIvane mArI ghaNA dIvasa sudhI bhejana nirvAha karIe te enDru pApa lAge. AthI te hAthIne mAratA ane tenA mAMsa upara nirvAha calAvatA. leAkeA hAthI upara jIvanArA A tApasAne hastitApasa kahI khelAvatA. muni parivAra sAthe hasti tApasa AzramamAM peThayA ke tu daDha aMdhane AMdheleA hAthI baMdhana teADI munine page lAgI nADhayA. A vAta zreNika ane abhayakumAre jANI te tApasa Azrame AvyA ane munine page lAgI kahyuM 'mahArAja ! . hAthI Apane jotAM khaMdhana tADI kema nAyA? munie kahyuM ' rAjan! A khaMdhananuM zuM gajuM che mANusamAM bhakita ke dharmanA thanathanATa jAge che tyAre tene AkarAM gaNAtAM madhanA sAmAnya thaI jAya che. A hAthIe For Private And Personal Use Only

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AcAra 12 amane joyA ane tenA hRdayamAM bhakti jAgatAM thanathanATa upajye ne A baMdhana teNe teADI nAMkhyAM. paNa na dukaraM vAraNapAsamoaNaM gayassa mattassa varNami rAyaM jahAu akkA balieNa taMtuNo, taM dukkaraM me paDihAyamoaNaM dha 'he rAjA hAthInu khaMdhana toDavuM eTaluM duSkara nathI teTalu kAcA sutaranA tAMtaNAthI mukAvuM mane duSkara thai paDayuM hatuM. ane bhakitanAthanathanATa hRdayamAM jAge tyAre rAjaRddhi saheje cheDI zakAya che. vaibhava tajI zakAya che mahAbaMdhane tADI zakAya che paNa premataMtunA kAcA tAMtaNA sarakhAM gaNAtAM rAgabaMdhanA mANasane bahu AMcake paNa tuTI zakatAM nathI.' abhayakumAre puchyu 'bhagavAna! A kaI rIte ?" 'kumAra! A badhA pratApa tamArA ane tame meAkalela bhagavatanI pratimAnA che. tame mane Adra kumArane bhagavaMtanI pratimA mekalI. me dIkSA lIdhI. dIkSA che|DI, gRhavAsa svIkAryAM, putra thayA, khAra varSa vadhu tenA kAcA sutaranA tAMtaNe aMdhAI rahyo kumAra ! khIjAM badhAM khadhanA karatAM rAgama dhana mahAma dhana che, te bhalabhalAne kSaNamAM nIcA lAvI muke che ane tene tADavAM te ghaNAM kANu che. Ardra kumAra tyArabAda bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse gayA. temaNe bhagavAna pAse vidhisara dIkSA lIdhI. kei mANasAne tAryAM. tatvavimukha thatA kaikane samajAvI sAce rAhe vALyA ane sUyagaDAMga sUtramAM temanA upadeza ane jIvana guMthAyelA Aje paNa ApaNe nihALIe chIe. For Private And Personal Use Only

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13 sAce nyAya yA ne yazavarmatRpakyA. (1) kalyANa kaTakapura nagaramAM yazovarmA rAjA rAjya karate hato. A rAjA nyAya mATe khuba paMkAte. yazovarmAne mahela zahera vaccovacca hite. mahelanI AgaLa teNe maTe ghaMTa bAM hatuM. A ghaMTa rAjAnI kItine sUcavate ane tene nAda nyAyIpaNAne guMjArava karate hatA. garIba tavaMgara sau koI kAMIpaNa anyAya thAya tyAre A ghaMTa vagADatA. ghaMTane avAja sAMbhaLatAM rAjA hAjara thato ane badhI vAta sAMbhaLI sAce nyAya. ApatA. yazovarmA rAjAne nyAya eTale adala InsApha. emAM koInI na cAle lAgavaga ke koInI na cAle cAlAkI. sAco nyAya ApavA rAjA keTalI vAra aMdhArapacheDI oDhI ghareghara bhaTakate ane keTalAe dhananA jore ke lAgavaganA jore anyAya karatA te badhAne daMDa karate. AthI rAjAnI prazaMsA cArekera phelAI. tema jene nyAya na game te rAjAne chUpA chUpA niMdatA paNa kharA. A rAjAne ekano eka putra hatuM. tenuM nAma hatuM atidurdama. ane tenuM parAkrama paNa atidurdama. For Private And Personal Use Only

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174 yazavarmatRpakathA (2) eka vakhata atidurdamakumAra gheDa deDAvate rAjamAgamAMthI pasAra thAya che, tevAmAM teNe cAra DagalAM che. vacce vaca turtAnI viyAyelI eka gAya vAcharaDA sAthe dekhI. kumAre ghoDAnI lagAma kheMcI gheDAne bhAvavA prayatna karyo paNa vegamAM deDate gheDe aTake te pahelAM te tene paga vAcharaDA upara paDaye ane vAcharaDu taraphaDavA lAgyuM. kumAra heThe utaryo vAcharaDA upara pANI chaTAvyuM. paNa komaLa vAcharaDuM na bacyuM. gAya dhamapachADA nAMkhavA lAgI. AMkhamAMthI AMsuo sAravA lAgI. kumArane potAnA kRtya mATe pastA thaye paNa have zuM thAya? tema kahI te rAjabhavane gaye. gAya te pachADe khAya che ane vAcharaDAnI AsapAsa ghume che. ghaDIka vAcharaDAne suMghe che to ghaDIka sIgaDAM bharAvI cAre page uchaLe che. lokonuM TeLuM A badhuM ubhuM ubhuM jue che tevAmAM paDakhe ubhelA eke gAyane kahyuM " rAjA nyAyI che. jA darabAramAM ane mAga nyAya ke mAro vAcharaDe rAjakumAre mArI nAMkhe." (3) baporano samaya hato. rAjA rAjakAjathI paravArI bhajana upara beThe tyAM eka be traNa cAra uparA uparI ghaMTAnA raNakAra sAMbhaLyA. rAjAe lIdhela keLIo pAche mukaye hAtha dhoyA ane bahAra AvyuM te ghaTanA deraDAne sIMgaDAM bharAvI gAya DhIcADhIca ghaMTanA lelakane pachADatI hatI. rAjA bahAra AvyuM gAya pAse ubhe rahyo. gAye ghaMTa vagADave baMdha karyo. rAjAe kahyuM "gemAtA! tamAro aparAdha koNe karyo che?" gAya kAMI bolI nahi paNa sIMgaDAMthI mArga batAvatI cAlI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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yazavamaMtRpakathA 175 gAya AgaLa ane rAjA pAchaLa. rAjamArga lokonAM TeLe ToLAM rAjAne ane gAyane jatAM rahyAM tyAM te vAcharaDAnA mRtaka AgaLa AvI gAya ubhI rahI. ubhelA lekenA TeLAne rAjAe puchyuM "A gAyanA vAcharaDAne koNe mAryo che?" - koI kAMI badhuM nahiM? be traNa cAra vAgyA. pradhAnee rAjAne kahyuM "bhajana karI le pachI AnI tapAsa karAvIe chIe." rAjAe kahyuM "nyAya patyA vinA bhejana kema karAya?" sAMja paDI rAjakumAra pitA pAse AvyA. page paDyA ane kahyuM "pitAjI? A aparAdha mAre che. gheDo doDAvatAM gAyanuM vAcharaDuM mArAthI haNAyuM che." rAjA vadhu gaMbhIra ane gamagIna banyuM. kemake AjasudhInA nyAyanI kharI kasoTI have hatI. savAra paDayuM. rAjasabhA bharI. vidvAnene bolAvyA. ane rAjAe kahyuM "vidvAne ! Ane sAco nyAya heya te kahe." vidvAnemAMthI eka che. "rAjana ! nyAya Ape e ThIka che paNa Apane A ekane eka putra che ane te rAjyane AdhAra che. A badhe paNa vicAra te kare ja joIe ne? rAjaputrane zuM zikSA ? vidvAne! Ama na bole. mAre putra che te vicAra na kare. bIjAne putra heta te tame zikSA karavAnuM kaheta ke na kaheta? zAstra zuM kahe che te vicAre. vidvAne mauna rahyA. eka bIjAnA meDhA sAmuM jovA For Private And Personal Use Only

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16 yazAva nRpakathA lAgyA. rAjA vadhu gaMbhIra thayA ane khelyuM. tame smRtinA pAThane sabhA te kahe che keH 'rAjAe putranA paNa aparAdhane anusarIne daMDa karavA.' vidvAnAe kahyuM 'mahArAja? vAta sAcI paNa....' "paNa nahi nyAya ekaja hAya sau mAnava sarakhA che.' tame javAba Ape ke A aparAdhanA daDaze? 'rAjan ame ahiM zuM kahIe Apaja vicAro.' 'jue tyAre huM to e vicArUM chuM ke rAjakumAre vAcharaDA upara gheADA calAvye huM kumArane rAjamAmAM suvADI tenA upara gheADA calAvavAnI AjJA karU chuM." pradhAnAe vidvAnAe ane rAjasabhAe kAna AgaLa hAtha dharyAM ane AMkhamAM AMsu ANyAM. sevA! jAo. rAjakumArane jyAM vAcharaDuM maryuM hatu tyAM suvADA ane gheADAne kudAvatA kudAvatA tenA peTa upara thai pasAra thAe. sevA stabdha rahyA. rAjAe khIjIvAra trIjIvAra hukama karyAM paNa kAi A kAma karavA AgaLa na AvyuM. rAjA pAte dyADA upara beThace ane gheADA DhADAvatA DhoDAvatA rAjamArga upara sutelA kumAra uparathI gheADA pasAra kare che tyAM AkAzamAMthI puSpavRSTi thaI ane avAja thayA dhanya yazAvarmAM! dhanya tAre nyAya! nathI A gAya ke nathI A vAcharaDuM A tA rAjyakuLa devIe tArA nyAyanI parIkSA gAya ane vAcharaDAdvArA karI che. ( upadeza saptatikA ) For Private And Personal Use Only

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14 dhamma sArahINuM yAne meghakumAra (1) zreNikanA darabAramAM zreNikane namI vanapAlake "rAja! zramaNa bhagavAna pahAvIra udhAnamAM padhAryA che. evI vadhAmaNI ApI. rAjAe sabhA barakhAsta karI ane te putre, rANIe ane parivAra sAthe samavasaraNamAM AvyuM. saue bhagavAnanI dezanA sAMbhaLI. keIe saMyama, keIe dezavirati, te keIe samati lIdhuM. zreNika samavasaraNathI parivAra sAthe pAcho pharyo paNa tenA putra meghakumAranA kAnamAM ane hRdayamAM bhagavAnanI dezanA ArapAra utarI. meghakumAra e zreNikarAjAnI dhAriNI strIne ekane eka putra hatuM. te svabhAve zAMta. ochAbole ane suzIla hate. dhAraNInA zvAsa prANa ke je kAMI gaNe te badhuM A putra. meghakumArane zreNike ATha strIo sAthe paraNA. dhAriNI jevI premALa mAnA ane pratApI tathA vivekI zreNika jevA pitA pachI meghakumArane zI ciMtA? meghakumAre sukha rAjyavaibhava ane sneha sivAya bIjuM kAMI dIThuM nahatuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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14 mevakumAra bhagavAnanI dezanAe meghakumAranA hRdayamAM maMthana jagAvyuM. tene mAtApitAnI zItaLa chAyA ane vaibhava jIvana saphaLatAmAM kAMIpaNa upayegI na lAgyAM. tene mAtra ekaja tAlAvelI lAgI ke bhagavAnanane zaraNe jaI mAruM jIvana samapI A mAnavabhava kayAre saphaLa karuM? (2) meghakumAra dhAriNI ane zreNika pAse AvyuM. page lAgyuM ne kahevA mAMDe. "tame ane meM bhagavAnanI vANI sAMbhaLI che. paNa mane te sAMbhaLyA pachI kAMI cena paDatuM nathI. mArI pasAra thatI ekeka kSaNa amUlya lAge che. ane te amUlya mAnavabhavanI kSaNa huM bhega sukha ke pramAdamAM kADhavA taiyAra nathI. Apa rajA Ape te huM bhagavAnane zaraNe jaI pravajyA svIkArUM" A zabda sAMbhaLatAM dhAriNI mUchita banI. DIvAre svastha thaI kahevA lAgI. "putra ! saMyama eTale zuM tenuM tane bhAna che? ghara ghara bhikSA mAgavI, lAkaDAnA pAtrAmAM khAvuM, ughADe mAthe ane ughADe page vicaravuM, brahmacarya pALavuM. A baMdhuM zuM tuM sahana karI zakavAno che?" mAtA! huM tamAre tyAM janme tyArathI tame mArI sArasaMbhALa le che paNa huM nigadamAM rakhaDaye anaMta bha karyA, keI TADha taDakA sahyA. bhUkhe rahyo tyAM badhe koNe mArI sAra saMbhALa lIdhI?' "putra! A ATha strIonI sAme najara nAMkha temane kene AdhAra? tu yuvAna che. vRddha thAya pachI sukhethI dIkSA leje." For Private And Personal Use Only

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meghakumAra "mAtA! svAratha saba jagavAlo, saguM na keinuM koya, viSaya sukha viSa sArikhAM, kima bhegavuM e bhega. mAtA! mane saMsAra bhayAnaka lAge che A rAjyaRddhi vaibhava badhuM kAramuM lAge che." zreNike kahyuM "putra! mAruM eka vacana mAna! tane saMsAra rAjya badhuM kAramaM lAge che. chatAM eka divasa mATe amArA vacana khAtara rAjA banI jA. meghakumAra mauna rahyo. rAjAe meghakumAra rAjyagAdI upara sthApita karyo. zreNika, abhayakumAra, maMtrIo, sAmaMta badhA meghakumAra rAjA AgaLa khaDA ubhA rahyA. ane kahyuM ke "rAjezvara ! pharamAvo AjJA." "pAtrA, rajoharaNa, daMDa vigere dIkSAnA upakaraNe mAre mATe laI Ave. A che mArI pahelI ane chellI AjJA." ema dhIragaMbhIra avAje meghakumAre kahyuM. zreNika samajI gayA ke meghakumArane saMyamane daDha rAga che. tene rAjyAddhi ke viSayabhega kaI bhAvI zake tema nathI. teNe dIkSAnA upakaraNe maMgAvyAM ane bhagavAna pAse meghakumArane dIkSA apAvI. meghakumAra have meghamuni banyA. rAtri paDI. sau sAdhuenA saMthArA patharAyA. kama mujaba meghamunine saMthAro chelle ane te paNa bAraNu pAse AvyA. rAtre DaMDAsaNa halAvatA halAvatA munie eka pachI For Private And Personal Use Only

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180 praznakumAra eka mAtrAmATe jAya ane pAchA Ave. koinA paga vAge te kAinu DaMDAsaNa vAge, saMthArA retathI bharAi gayA. AkhI rAta meghakumArane uMgha na AvI. tenu' mana cakaDALe caDayu. 'gaI kAla sudhI khamA khamA thatA hu Aje DaeNmAM khAuM chuM. je munie mane AdarathI khelAvatA, hasIhasI vAtA karatA, te Aje mane zAMtithI uMghavA paNu detA nathI. jagat Akhu vaibhavanuM pUjaka che. huM kAla sudhI vaibhavI hatA. rAjaputra hatA. Aje me vaibhava cheDayA eTale ki`mata vinAnA anyA. kAla savAre bhagavAna pAse jAuM ane kahuM ke bhagavAna huM ghera jaIza.' savAra paDyuM. bhagavAnane meghakumAre vaMdana karyuM. bhagavAne meghakumArane kahyuM "megha! tane rAtre uMgha na AvI ane te ghera javAne saMkalpa karyAM paNa te tA kAle sahyuM te karatAM paNa AkarA paNA pariSaha sahana karyAM che. te tuM tIjA bhavamAM merUprabha nAmanA hAthI hatA. je jaMgalamAM rahetA hatA te jaMgalamAM Aga lAgI. tu nAce. paNa acAnaka nadInA kIccaDamAM sAye| ane mRtyu pAmyA. pharI paNa tuM hAthIrUpe janmyA ane jaMgalamAM Ama tema pharatAM tane jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. jaMgalAmAM dAvAnaLa thAya che ane temAM pazupa'khIne nAza thAya che. tevuM te' anubhavelu hovAthI te temAMthI khacavA vRvinAnuM eka ceAjana pramANa maMDaLa-sthAna banAvyuM. A jaMgalamAM paNa acAnaka dAvAnaLa pragaTayA. jaMgalamAMthI tu ane nAnA meTAM sau pazuA vairivarAdha bhUkI e mAMDalAmAM AvI ekaThAM thayAM. cAre khAjI agninI javALAo bhabhukI For Private And Personal Use Only

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meghakumAra 181 paNa agni tArA mAMDalAmAM na AvyeA. tane acAnaka page aNuja AvatAM te khajALavA paga uMcA karyAM tyAM jagyAnI saMkaDAzane lai khAlI paDelI jagyAe eka sasaluM AvI ubhuM rahyuM paga mukavA jatAM te sasalAne joyu ane tane yA AvI. tethI te tArA paga addhara rAkhyuM. Aga aDhI dIvasa cAlI. pazue bhUkhyAM tarasyAM tyAM rahyAM. Aga zAMta thai eTale pazue cAlyAM gayAM ane sasaluM paNa jatu rahyuM. te paga nIce mukavA prayatna karyo paNa tArA paga baMdhAI gayela heAvAthI jamIna upara na mukAye ane tuM jamIna upara DhaLI paDaye . he meghakumAra! tuM bhUkhyA ne tarasyA chatAM dayAnA pUNyane lai mRtyu pAmI zreNikane tyAM janmyA. tu te vakhate pazu hatA. Aje tu mAnava che. tArA purUSArtha tArU parAkrama tArI viveka ane tArI samaja Aje vadhu che, te sasalAnA bhave AvI zakti matAvI hatI te tuM AvA eka dIvasanA pavitra munienI ajANa Thesee calita thAya te zu ceAgya che?" meghakumArane jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM te saMyamamAM ati dRDha banyA. tapatyAgamAM parAvAyA ane ArAdhanApUrvaka saMyama pALI anuttara vimAne gayA. bhagavAna paNa Ama aneka jIvAnA jIvanarathAne sAcA mArge vALI dhasArathI kahevAyA. (triSaSThi samrAkA ) For Private And Personal Use Only

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15 munidarzana yA ne ilAcIputrakathA. ( 1 ) pI iM IM IM, DhIMga, DhIMga, Dhama Dhama karatA naTaleke eya bhalA khelatA IlAvana nagaranA cAkamAM vAMsa ubhA kara khela karavA mAMDayA. nagaraleAka Akhu jovA maLyu che, dhanadatta zeThanA ilAcIputra paNa jovA AvyeA che. naTa deraDA upara cAle che, hAthamAM vAMsa che. nIce eka kAi page dhudharA mAMdhI naTaDI nAce che ane bIjA eya bhalA eya bhalA kahI vAMsa upara nAcanArane sAvadhAna karatA rahe che. ilAcIputra page ghugharA bAMdhI nAcatI naTanI putrIne joI ke tenI AMkhe TharI gaI. lAkhkhApatinA A putrane je namaNI gRhasthAnI putrImAM rUpa dekhAyuM nahAtu te rUpa melAghelA kapaDAmAM nAcatI naTaDImAM dekhAyuM. lAka DhAraDA upara nAcatA naTane jovAmAM mazagula hatA jyAre ilAputra naTaDInA lahekA maroDa jovAmAM ekatAra anyA. khela purA thayA. lAke verANAM. ilAcIputra ghera Avyezva paNa naTaDI keme karI tenI AMkhAthI dUra na thaI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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IlAcIputrathA hasace IlAcI nathI keI sAthe hasato ke nathI koI sAthe belate. tenuM mukha utarI gayeluM hatuM. te jamavA beThe paNa keme karI kaLIo tene gaLe na utaryo. dhanadatta IlAcIne khAnagImAM bolAvyo ane puchayuM - "kema? sAthI vilakhe paDe che?' "kAMI nahi pitAjI!" ema kahI IlAcIe patAvyuM paNa tenI pAchaLa tene ghaNuM ghaNuM kahevAnuM hatuM te chupAyuM nahi. mAtA IlAcI putra pAse AvyAM ane mAthe hAtha mukI kahyuM "beTA? muMjhAIza nahi je hoya te kahe." IlAcIputra mugo rahyo. mAtAe pharI pharI puchayuM tyAre teNe kahyuM. "mAtA huM kahIza te tamane duHkha thaze. paNa tamAre jANavuM ja hoya te sAMbhaLe. "ApaNA gAmamAM naTa AvyA che temAM eka naTaDI nAce che tene meM joI tyArathI mArUM mane mArA hAthamAM rahetuM nathI. mAtA zuM enuM rUpa? zuM ene Thamake? mAre paraNavuM te eneja. bIjAne nahi." "putra! ApaNuM zAhukAramAM kayAM kanyAne TeTe che. bhaNelI gaNelI rUpALI devAMganA sarakhI tuM kahIza tevI kanyA paraNAvIza. AvA ghera ghera bhIkha mAganAra naTanI karIne tuM paraNe te zuM sAruM che?" IlAcI mauna rahyo. mAtA pitAne vAta karI. pitAe paNa IlAcIne aneka rIte samajAvavA prayatna karyo. paNa te badhe niSphaLa gaye. For Private And Personal Use Only

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184 IlAcIpatrakathA ilAja IlAcI ekale aTule rahevA lAge te nathI khAte ke keI ThekANe sthira rahetuM. tene uMghamAM paNa svapnAM naTa putrInAM ane bakavAda paNa teja. dhanadatta zeThe vicAryuM ke "lAja lAja karIza te putra khoI besIza. teNe naTone bolAvyA ane kahyuM. na! mAro putra tamArI putrIne dekhI mehAMdha banyA che. mAre A ekane eka kare che. tame kahe eTaluM dhana ApuM tame tamArI chokarI mArA putranI sAthe paraNAvo." nA bApalA ! A putrI te amArI AjIvikAne AdhAra ane amAruM mAthuM ratana. ame te evAne paraNAvIe ke je amArI sAthe nAce khela kare rAjAne rIjhave ane amArI AkhI nAtane jamADe." zeTha muMjhAyA IlAcIne kahyuM "naTanI zarata AkarI che. naTaDIne meha choDa ane tuM kahe tevI kanyA paraNAvuM." IlAcIe pitAne koI javAba na Ape tethI zeTha samajyA ke chokaro tenI jhIda nahi choDe. paroDhamAM naTae prayANa karyuM. IlAcIe temane nagara bahAra jatA joyA. te uTha, mAtA pitAne teNe manamAM praNAma karyA, dhIme dhIme pagale te ghara bahAra nIkaLe. ane deDate narTane jaI maLe teNe naTane kahyuM "badhI tamArI zarata mAre kabula che." thoDA divasamAM te IlAcI gulAMTa khAtAM ane vAMsa upara Thekate thaI gayuM ane gAmegAma khela karavA mAMDe, ane badhA naTemAM te juvAna naTa dhyAna kheMcate thaI gaye. For Private And Personal Use Only

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IlAcIputrathA 15 (3) bennAtaTa nagaramAM naTee paDAva nAMkhe. vAMsa ThAkayA. pI III ane Dhama Dhama Dhola vagADavA mAMDayA. gAma AkhuM cekamAM bheguM thayuM. vacce rAjAnuM siMhAsana maMDAyuM. IlAcI jADI DagalI ane cAraNe paherI AgaLa AvyuM. rAjAne page lAge ane capaTI dhULa laI mAthe caDAvI jamIna mAtAne page lAgI vAMsa upara caDhaye. Aje IlAcIne harSa mAte nathI tenI nema hatI ke rAjAne prasanna karIza ane sAruM InAma meLavIza. pachI huM nyAtane jamADIza ane naTaDIne dhAmadhUmathI paraNIza." A doraDAthI pele deraDe kudakA mArate IlAcI doDe che te vacce AkAzamAM uchaLI pAchA doraDA upara sthira thAya che. koIvAra eka page deraDA upara cAle che te koIvAra kabAna leto lete doraDA uparathI pasAra thAya che. AkhuM nagara tALeTIthI IlAcIne vadhAve che ane tenIce utarI rAjAne page lAgI dAna mAge che. rAjA uMghamAMthI jhabakI bole tema kahe che "naTarAja ! tame khela sarasa karyo haze. paNa mArUM citta vyagra hatuM. tamAro khela je nathI pharI khela karo." IlAcI pharI rAjAne nAme dhULa mAthe caDhAvI saDasaDATa karate vAMsa uparathI deraDA upara kudyo. navA navA khela karI lekenA haiyAMne rIjhavavA mAMDe. paNa rAjAnuM haiyuM rIjhAyuM nahi. rAjAnuM mana khela karatAM ghugharA bAMdhI nAcatI naTaDImAM lebhAyuM hatuM. cakara rAjA samajI gaye hato ke For Private And Personal Use Only

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186 IlAthIpatrakathA naTIne bhartA A naTa che ane te paDI mare teja naTaDIne potAne svAdhIna karavAmAM anukuLatA Ave. kukaDAe kUkaramukane avAja karavA mAMDe eTale IlAcI samaje ke savAra paDayuM te heThe utaryo rAjAne page lAgyuM ane dAna mATe hAtha dharyo. rAjAe kahyuM "naTarAja ! ThaMDI savAranA pavananI lahere mArI AMkha mIMcAI ane huM tamAro khela joI na zakaye. pharI eka vAra mane tamAre khela batAve. IlAcI samajI gaye keH huM dhana vaMchuM chuM rAyanuM rAya vache mUja ghAta." paNa ghara bAra mAtA pitA badhuM cheDayuM A naTaDI mATe ane te naTaDI rAjA dAna Ape te maLe ema che. teNe pharI haiyuM majabuta karyuM ane khela AraMbhe. (4) sUryanArAyaNe pUrvamAM dekhAva dI ane sonAnI lAla taDakAnI AchI AchI cAdara jagat upara pAtharavAnI zarUAta karI, vAMsa upara khelatA IlAcIe navAnavA khela AraMbhyA ane naTee pura jesathI Dhelane Dhama Dhama vagADavA mAMDayAM. tyAM IlAcInI najara dUra dUra paDI. eka zreSThinA gharanA AMgaNe muni vaheravA padhAryA che. rUparUpanA aMbArasamI yuvatI modakabharI thALa lAvI munine vaherAve che. muni nA nA kahI pAchA vaLe che. muninI AMkha nIcI che. strInI sAmI najara sarakhI paNa te muni joDatA nathI. IlAcI vicAre caDaye zuM temane tapakRza suzobhita For Private And Personal Use Only

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IlAcIputrakathA deha ? zuM tyAga ? zuM teja ? zuM prabhAva ? dhanya munivara kyAM tame ane kayAM pAmara huM ? huM aiSThikuLamAM janmyA, naTaDIthI leAbhAyA, lAja cheDI, maryAdA cheADI, gAmegAma nAce. abhirUDho vasaggo NipavaraM da kevalaM patto jo gihivesadharo vi hu tamilAputtaM nama'sAmi 187 thiMg dhizU viSayAre jIvane isa naTa pAmyA vairAga' saMsAramAM navanavA khela karyA ane hajI huM viSayanI AzAmAM ghUmI rahyo chuM. dhanya che A munivarane ? je ye cA kahetAM letA nathI. A tIvra pazcAtApe cAra dhAtikanAM paDaLa tuTayAM ane naTastrIne levA jhaMkhatA ilAcI kevaLa strIne pAmyA. naTanAM vAMsaDA deraDAM badhu adRzya manyu ane tyAM devaracita siMhAsana thayu. ghaDI pahelAMnI nAnI khelazALA dharmasthAnaka anyu ane ilAcIkevaLInA upadeza sAMbhaLI khelathI rajita thavA AvelA leke dha rajita khanI bhinna bhinna tratAthI bhAvita thai peAtAnA sthAnake pAchA pharyAM. dhanya For Private And Personal Use Only vAMsanA agrabhAga upara caDhelA gRhastha vepane dharanAra IlAcIputra munivarane dekhI pruthaLajJAna pAmyA temane huM namuM chuM. Ama cheTe cheTe thayeluM paNa munidarzana ilAcIputrane bhavatAraka banyuM te sAkSAt muniparicaya zu kalyANa na kare? ( RSi maMDalavRtti )

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16 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir zuAhAra gaveSaNA yAne teM Dhamuni ( 1 ) "bhagavAn ! Apa pAse aDhAra hajAra munivare che. A adhAmAM sarvazreSTha ugra tapasvI munivara krANu ? " zrIkRSNa mahArAjAe neminAtha bhagavAnane dezanA bAda A prazna puchyA. bhagavAne kahyuM kRSNa ! tapasvIe te ghaNA che paNa A badhAmAM zreSTha ane aNanama te DhaDhaNumuni che.' zrI kRSNane DhaDhaNunuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM pUrva smRti tAjI caI. 'DhaMDhA rANInA A ekanA eka putra khuba sukeAmaLa, vilAsI ane sukhamAM ucharelA teNe neminAtha bhagavAnanI ekavAra vANI sAMbhaLI ane te pratiedha pAmyA. DhaDhaNAe ane me ghaNuM ghaNuM samajALye paNa na samanye ane dIkSA lIdhI. ugra tapa tyAgamAM e eTale badhA AgaLa vadhyA ke bhagavAna zrImukhe tene utkRSTA aNugAra kahe che.' zrIkRSNane vAtsalyane AnaMda jAgyA ane badhAM munio upara najara nAMkhI teNe tene zeAdhavA prayatna karyA paNa tene na dekhavAthI temaNe bhagavAnane puchyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra he muni C nathI ? ' ne bhagavAna AmAM kayAMya DhaDhaNu aNugAra kema dekhAtA kRSNa ! tapasvIo te ghaNuA paNa DhaMDhanu tapa ane dhIraja atula. rAja rAja bhikSAe jAya che chatAM tene dvArikAmAMthI nirdoSa ahAra maLate nathI. te dvArikAmAM bhikSA mATe gayela che.' 'bhagavAn ! AvaDI meTI dvArikAmAM nirdoSa AhAra adhAne maLe ane emane kema nahi ?" " rAjan ! pUrvabhave teNe AhAranA atarAya. karyo che tethI tene A bhave AhArane aMtarAya thAya che. khIjAne aMtarAya nathI tethI temane maLe che kamanI sattA aTala ane acUka che.' " kRSNa ! pUrvabhavamAM DhaDhaNu pAMcase kheDUtAnA adhikArI hatA. te kheDUtane jamavAnA vakhata thAya eTale darekane ekeka cAsa vadhu kheDAvI pachI cheADe. kheDUtA nisAsA nAMkhI kheDe paNa temanA jIva te khorAkamAM. samaya vItyA ane A adhikArI janma letAM letAM tAre tyAM janmyA paNa kheDUtAne karela aMtarAya have tene udaya Avye che. AthI badhAne nirdoSa AhAra maLe che paNa tene maLatA nathI. temAM tenu AMtarAya ka kAraNu che. karma to badhAne udaya Ave paNa DhaDhaNunA purUSArtha ajaba che. te rAja bhikSAe jAya che ane nirdoSa AhAMra na maLatAM jarA paNu glAni na ANutAM upavAsa upara upavAsa kare che. ane khIjA munienA For Private And Personal Use Only

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DhaDhaNamuni lAvelA nirdoSa AhArane te lete nathI. te te kahe che ke mAro aMtarAya tuTaze ane nirdoSa maLaze tyAreja AhAra laIza." "bhagavA? zuM Apane saMsarga? rAjakuLamAM ucharela sukamaLa rAjaputra paNa muni thatAM ke daDha nizcayI bane che. bhagavaMtanA prabhAvane hRdayamAM utAratAM zrI kRSNa kahyuM. (2) zrI kRSNa hAthI upara besI dvArikAnA rAjamArgamAMthI nIkanyA sAme AvatA tapa kRza eka munine dekhyA. zarUAtamAM te zrI kRSNa munine na oLakhI zakyA paNa najIka AvyA tyAre teNe DhaMDhaNamunine oLakhyA. kRSNa turta hAthI uparathI heThe utaryo. munine traNa pradakSiNA dIdhI ane vaMdana karI bolyA "bhagavAna ! ApanuM darzana e mArA parama bhAgyanI nizAnI che. paNa muni mauna rahyA ane AgaLa vadhyA." kRSNa pharI pharI temanA tapane anudate AgaLa cAlya ane muni paNa AgaLa vadhyA tyAM eka vaNike kRSNathI vaMdAtA DhaDhaNamunine joI bahu AdarathI medake paDilAlyA. munie barAbara AhAranI gaveSaNa karI ane nirdoSa AhAra mAnI laIne bhagavAna pAse AvyA. harSita thatAM DhaDhaNe ahAra batAvatAM bhagavAnane kahyuM bhagavaMta ! ghaNuM ghaNuM divase pachI Aje mane nirdoSa AhAra maLe te mAruM aMtarAya karma have tuTayuM kharuM ?" - DhaMDhaNu! A AhAra tamArA aMtarAya tuTayAthI nathI For Private And Personal Use Only

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Dha dramuni 11 maLyA paNa kRSNanA bahumAnathI viNake tamane nirdoSa A hAra vaheArAgye. bhagavata tyAre AmAM labdhi zrI kRSNanI mArI te nahiM ja ne ? 'kharAkhara tArI nahi.' tu DhaDhaNu aNugAra AhAranA pAtrAMnI joLI laI nirjIva sthAne AhAra paraThavavA nIkaLyA. (3) dIvaseAnA dIvase sudhI kSudhA tRSAne hasate mukhe sahana karanAra DhaDhaNamuni dvArikA bahAra AvyA. nirdoSa bhUmi joi tyAM ubhA rahyA ane joLImAMthI lADu hAthamAM lai cUre karavA mAMDayeA. DhaDhaNu lADunA cUrA karatA na hatA paNa jANe kapiMDanA cUreza na karatA heya tema tenI vicAradhArA AgaLa ne AgaLa vadhI. pAMcaso pAMcase mANaseAne bhejana mATe aMtarAya karanArA meM pUrva bhave thADAja vicAra karyAM hato ke huM bhAjananA aMtarAya karU chuM. mArA hAthe khAMdhelu aMtarAya huM na bhAgavu te kANuM bhagave ? Ama dhIre dhIre AtmapariNatimAM AgaLa vadhatA munine zarIra upara nirmA jAgyA ane te zukaladhyAnamAM UMce caDayA. aMtarAyakarmIne chedatAM chedatAM temaNe cAre ghAtikama chedyAM. A bAju lADunA cUre purA karI temaNe dhULamAM ragadevye ane khIjI AjI karmAMnA cUrA karI kevaLa lakSmI meLavI. keAI bhAgyazALI dhULadhAyAne kacaro kuMdatAM senu, meAtI ke ratna jaDe For Private And Personal Use Only

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19ra DhanaNamuni tema kRSNanA putra DhaMDhaNamunine dhULamAM lADune cUro meLavatAM dhULa dhAtAM mAkSaratna maLyuM. devee devaduMdubhi vagADI ane cAre tarapha jayajayakArane pakAra karyo. DhaMDhaNamuni bhagavAna pAse AvyA ane kevaLI pa. dAmAM beThA. zuddha AhAra gaSaNa paNa kevalyanuM dhAma kema banI zake che tene jagat AgaLa Adarza raju karatA Aje paNa te Sine DhaMDhaNu trASine vaMdaNu huM vArIlAla utkRSTa aNugAra re huM vArIlAla kahI jagat jemanA pUnita nAmane saMbhALI punita bane che. puphiphae phalie taha piu-dharaMmi tanhA hA samaNubaddhA DhaMDheNa tahA visaDhA, visaDhA jaha saphalayA jAyA // 39 // artha-puSita ane phalita-addhi siddhi saMpanna pitA kRSNavAsudevanuM ghara chatAM daMDhaNukumAre munipaNamAM tRSA ane sudhA niraMtarayaNe evI sahana karI ke je sahana karelI sudhA ane tRSA kevalyalakSmIne apAvI saphaLa thaI. (upadezamALA) For Private And Personal Use Only

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17 jAtinuM abhimAna agnibhUti ane vAyubhUti yAne ma ane jamADayA . mArI (1) zAMba pradyumna caritra prathama ane dvitIyabhava zAligrAma nAmanuM eka gAmaDuM hatuM. tyAM somadeva nAmane brAhmaNa rahetuM hatuM. tene anilA nAme strI hatI. saMsAra sukha bhogavatAM temane agnibhUti ane vAyubhUti nAmanA be chokarA thayA. banane rUpa rUpanA aMbAra ane sArA buddhizALI hatA. vedamAM baMne jaNA pAragAmI nIkaLyA. eka vakhata A gAmane sImADe naMdivardhana AcArya samavasaryA. lekanA ToLeToLAM darzana mATe nIkaLyAM. A be brAhmaNakumAre e lokone puchayuM "A lekenAM TeLAM nagara bahAra kema jAya che. zuM Aje kAMI mahotsava che?" eka jaNe kahyuM "zuM tamane khabara nathI? traNa jJAnadhAraka naMdIvardhana AcArya samavasaryA che." banne kumArane A nAma sAMbhaLatAM krodha caDhaye ane kahevA lAgyA "zAnA jJAnadhAraka? A te koI mahAdhUta zvetAmbara AcArya lAge che. cAle ame paNa tyAM AvIe For Private And Personal Use Only

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agnibhUti ane vAyubhUti chIe ane tenI dhUrtavidyAne khudalI karIe chIe. A sAdhuo kapaDe melA hoya che tevA hRdayamAM paNa melA hoya che ane vedanA te te parama duzamana hoya che." sAMbhaLanAre kahyuM "tame uchaLatA juvAna che sArA kheTAnuM haju tamane puruM bhAna nathI. te AraMbha parigrahane tyAga karanArA brahmacArI mahA purUSe che. temanuM darzana purU pUnya hoya to ja thAya." - juvAna chokarAoe kahyuM "tamArA jevA ajANa sAthe vAta karI zuM phAyade? ame jAte ja tyAM AvIe chIe ane te mAyAvI naMdivardhanane parAbhava karIe chIe." - agnibhUti ane vAyubhUti bane taiyAra thayA ane naMdIvardhananI sAthe vAda karavA nIkaLyA. rastAmAM eka vaDa Avya, tenI nIce eka satyakI nAmanA muni beThA hatA temaNe temane kahyuM "tame kayAM jAva che?" "ame naMdIvardhananI sAthe vAda karavA jaIe chIe." utAvaLe ema be chokarAoe kahyuM. munie kahyuM "huM temane ziSya chuM tame mane je puchavuM hoya te puche. AgaLa nahi vadhe te cAlaze." tamArAthI amAre javAba nahi ApI zakAya. paraMtu tamAre kaMI amane puchavuM hoya te puche' | munie kahyuM "vidvAna brAhmaNe abhimAna na kare mArA praznane tame javAba nahi ApI zake !" For Private And Personal Use Only

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agnibhUtti ane vAyubhUti 15 e brAhmaNa kumArezane krodha caDhayA ane te khelyA ame uttara na ApI zakIe te tamArA ziSya thaIzuM ane tame uttara na Ape to tamAre tamArA gurU sAthe ahiMthI cAlyA javuM te tamane che khula ?" ( huM tamane prazna munie kahyuM 'amArAthI hoDa teA na thAya chatAMya huM kabula karU chu." lAMke A vAtanA sAkSi anyA. satyakI munie kahyu ye tyAre puchU chU. belA tame kayAMthI AvyA che ?' vidvAna brAhmaNAe kahyuM 'AmAM tame zuM adhA jANe che ke ame zAlIgrAmathI AvIe chIe.' 'e te huM paNu jANu chu ke tame sAmadevanA putra che. tamArU agnibhUti ane vAyubhUti nAma che. tame veda vidyAnA sArA jANakAra che. paNa huM tamane puchu chuM ke tame kayA bhavathI AvA che?' puche Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir e vipree kahyuM 'sAdhu tame kai gAMDA thayA che ke zuM? parabhavanuM svarUpa te keAi A jagatamAM jANunAra che ?" leAkeA tALATA pADI hasavA lAgyA. chekarAoe krI kahyuM'mahArAja tame bahu sArA jANakAra hA tA eleA ame parabhavamAM keNu hatA ? ane jo tame te kharAkhara kaheA tA ame hAryAM ane tame jItyA.' . emanA parabhava kahuM chuM. che ? munie leAkeA samakSa kahyuM 'sAMbhaLI AmanI vAta huM For Private And Personal Use Only hA! hA! kaheA mahArAja, ame badhA sAkSI chIe' ema leAkeAe harSa thI kahyuM.

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 16 www.kobatirth.org C jo tyAre tame sAMbhaLe. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir agnibhUti ane vAyubhUti J A gAmamAM eka pravara nAme brAhmaNa hatA. tenA khetaramAM eka ziyALe e bALakane janma ApyuM. eka vakhata pravara keTalAka nAkarAne laIne khetaramAM gaye. tyAM muzaLadhAra varasAda varasyo. pravara nAkare| sAthe badhu paDatu mukI ghera nAce. varasAda sAta dIvasa satata varasyA pachI zAMta paDace tyAre pravara khetare gayA tA haLa kayAMka ane samAla kayAMka paDelA. eka mAjI teNe varasAdathI bhIMjAyela cAmaDAnA deraDAne aDadhAM karaDelAM joyAM ane moMDhAmAM doraDAM sAthe marelA~ e ziyALanA baccAMne joyAM. pravarane krodha caDace teNe te be baccAnA mRtaka camArane ApI dhamaNu karAvI. he yuvAna brAhmaNA! tame jAtinuM abhimAna rAkheA che paNa tame banne pUrvabhavamAM te ziyALanAM be baccAM hatA ke je cAmaDAnuM doraDuM karaDI mRtyu pAmI A bhave brAhmaN putrA thayA. ane A sAme ubhelA mu MgA brAhmaNanA kare che teja gatabhavamAM pravara brAhmaNa hatA. leAkeAe kahyu 'munirAja ! pravara teA A ThekarAne dAda thAya. ame kharAkhara joyele.' cr pravara mRtyu pAmI putravadhunI kukSimAM utpanna thayA. teNe tenu ghara mhAra badhuM joyu ane tene jAtismaraNujJAna thayuM. te vicAravA lAgyA ke 'hekarAnI vahune mA kai rIte kahuM ane chekarAne mApa kema kahIne kema khelAvuM? jIbha chatAM te mu Mge! rahyo ane tame tene badhA mu MgA. chekarA samajo che." leAkeAne rasa paDayA. dhIre dhIre te mahArAja pAse najIka For Private And Personal Use Only

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agnibhUti ane vAyubhUti AvyA ane belyA "muni mahAtmana zuM A bALaka seMga nathI" nA." munie muMgA bALaka tarapha mukha rAkhI kahyuM. pravarapurUSa pravara! jIbha ughADa. pUrvabhavane vyavahAra A bhavamAM kAmane nathI. je pUrvabhavanA vyavahArane A bhavamAM gaNavAmAM Ave te Thera Thera mAtA pitA bAMdhava aneka saMbaMdhe jaze ane jJAnInI to jIbAja baMdha thaI jAya." pravare jIbha ughADI ane TeLAmAM ubhelA pitAne page paDI kahyuM "pitAjI huM jIbhavALa chuM. munie kahyuM te satya che. meM tamane samajyA chatAM duHkhI karyA tene aparAdha kSamaje ane mArA kalyANa mATe A sAdhune zaraNe javA de." tyAM eka jaNa pravarane gherathI dhamaNa laIne AvyA ane pravarane batAvatAM kahyuM ke ziyALanA be baccAMnI dhamaNa Ajane? pravare kahyuM "hA Aja dhamaNa! ane huM paNa eja pravara ke je marIne putravadhunI kukSie ja ane lokomAM muMgA tarIke Aja sudhI prasiddha chuM. ' pitA vigere raDI paDayA ane belyA "putra! chatI jIbhe te amane Aja sudhI duHkhI karyA ane have amAre tyAga karI zA mATe vadhu duHkhI kare che?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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1 agnibhUti ane vAyubhUti pitA ! bhavasvarUpaja du:khavALu che, jeNe mArI jIbha khAlAvI temane hAthe mArA AtmAne ajavALavA do.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir pravare dIkSA lIdhI. ToLAmAMthI keAi tyAM samakita pAmyA tA kAIe gRhasthatratA lIdhAM. e vidvAna brAhmaNa chokarAo vilakhA paDyA. ane ghera AvyA. (3) cauTe ne cetare agnibhUti ne vAyubhUti pUrve ziyALanAM baccAM hatAM. pravara dIkarAne tyAM janmyA che. zuM muninu jJAna ane zu mugA karAnI dhIraja ? A vAta agnibhUti ane vAyubhUtinA pittAnA kAne paDI teNe temane khelAvyA ane kahyuM. C AvIja tamArI vidvattA ane AvIja hoMziyArI. A gAmamAM tame vagAvAyA ane mane vageAgye. zAstra khuTayAM paNa zastra tA nahAtAM khuTayAM ne zAstrathI sAdhune na pahoMcyA tA zatruthI te pahAMcavA tA ne ' chokarAo zaramAyA. te bannee vicAra karyo ke pitA sAcuM kahe che. Aje rAte sAdhune purA karavA. temaNe bannee taravAra vigere thIrA lIdhAM ane rAte kAMi kahyA vinA nIkaLyA. gAmanI pAdare je vaDa nIce te vilakhA banyA hatA tyAM munine kAussagga dhyAne ubhelA joyA. vinA parizrame jene zodhatA joyA eTale te anne harSa pAmyA hatA te ekalA munine ane AlyA 'huM sAdhu ! For Private And Personal Use Only

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agnibhUti ane vAyubhUti 199 leAkeAmAM te amArI niMdA karAvI, jIvatA amane muA jevA manAvyA te have ame tane ahiM purA karIzuM. ema kahI taravAra vigere kheMcI banne muni upara dhasyA. tevAmAM nAnAe meATA bhAIne kahyuM 'bhAi pahelA ghA tame karA ane pachI dhA huM karU kAraNa ke tame vaDIla che ?" moTAe kahyuM' zatrune mAravAmAM meTe nAnA zu? mAra tuM?" nA. bhAI ! tame jANA che ne ke RSighAtanuM pApa meTu che ?' khanu !? Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir te tuM mane moTA pApamAM pahelAM dhakelavA mAge che? tA huM pahelA ghA nahi karUM.' tA huM paNu haragIja prathama RSighAtanA pApI nahi ApaNe banne sAthe ghA karIe te kema ?' ema mA kADhatAM meTAe karyuM. anee sAthe taravAra kheMcI RSi upara dhasyA tyAM kSetrapAle dekhyA ane temane temanA tema thaMbhAvI dIdhA. moTAe nAnA sAmuM joyuM ane kahyuM 'Ayu RSine mAravA javAnuM phaLa.' nAnAe moTAne kahyu 'hu te pahelethI aTakayA hatA ke RSine mAravAmA sAra nahi nIkaLe. savAra paDayu kAi samajyA ke RSinI cAkI karanArA paheraMgI che. tA keie oLakhI kahyu : paheregIza zAnA For Private And Personal Use Only

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200 anibhUti ane vAyubhUti A te gaI kAlanA apamAnane badale levA nIkaLI paDayA che. tyAM trIjAe umeryuM "badale te emane sAro maLe kAle cheDAe jANyuM hatuM Aje AkhuM gAma temane oLakhaze." jotajotAmAM mANasanI TheTha jAmI, gAmane rAjA paNa tyAM Avyo ane retAM rotAM agnibhUti ane vAyubhUtinAM mAbApa paNa tyAM AvyAM. badhAnA dekhatAM yakSa rAjA upara doDa ane kahyuM jyAM AvA vighAtaka pApIo vasatA hoya tene je zikSA na kare te rAjAja zikSAne yogya che. yakSane page lAgI rAjAe kahyuM "yakSarAja ! mAre aparAdha nathI gaI kAle vAda thayo hato ane tethI A caMDAle RSine ghAta karavA AvyA te huM muddala jANato nathI." yakSa pAcho pharyo ane leke samakSa bane brAhmaNane mAravA deDaye tyAM munie "sabura ! sabura !" kahI reka eTale te be RSighAtI pApIone zikSA karatAM mane munivara na reke. pApIone pApanI zikSA maLavI ja joIe." "yazarAja Ajane pApI AvatI kAle mahApurUSa zuM nathI banate? A Aje bhale ghAtakI jevA banyA heya paNa A banne kRSNa vAsudevanA pradyumna ane zAMba nAmanA putra thaze. neminAtha bhagavAna pAse dIkSA leze, teo taraze ane anekane tAraze." - agnibhUti ane vAyubhUti munine caraNe paDayA. ane For Private And Personal Use Only

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agnibhUti ane vAyubhUti belyA jIvitadAna ApanAra he mahAtmA have amane dharmadAna paNa tame Ape. rAjAe, be vidvAna yuvAna brAhmaNee, temanA mAtA pitAe ane aneka lekoe muni pAse samakita sahita Ara vrata uccaryA ( 3 ) eka vakhata jainadharma ane jaina muninI niMdA karanAra agnibhUti ane vAyubhUti have mahA zrAvaka banyA temanI brAhmaNI vidyA jenIvidyA rUpe pariNamI. hiMsAmUlaka kriyAkaDe ahiMsAmUlaka tapatyAgamAM pheravAyAM. paNa temanA mAtApitAne te bhAvanA laMbe vakhata na TakI ane putrane zithila karavA te ghaNuM mathyAM paNa daDha samakitajJAnI putree temane kahyuM "SighAtanuM phaLa vadha baMdha heya paNa amane te sArAmAM pariNamyuM. A bhavane te amAre vadha aTaka paNa bhavAMtare mAM paNa pApathI thanAre amAre nAza aTakaye." sArI bhAvanAthI te bane mRtyu pAmI devaloke gayA. ane mAtApitA mRtyu pAmI dhamaudvignapaNathI narake gayAM zAstrAbhyAsakaro mo vipakSo'pi baro bhuvi hitakartA paraM nUnaM mAbhUnmUkhoM janaH kvacit // 1 // zAstranA abhyAsI manuSya zatru hoya to paNa sAre paNa hitabhAvanAvALe mUrkha sAre nahi.. For Private And Personal Use Only

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18 ArAdhanA virAdhanA yAne maNibhadra ane pUrNabhadra (1) tRtIya ane caturtha bhava adhyA nagaramAM pUrNa samuddhivaMta samudradatta zeTha rahetA hatA. temane hariNanA jevA nayanavALI hAriNI nAme strI hatI. A hAriNue samaya jatAM be putrane janma Ape. zeThe ekanuM nAma maNibhadra ane bIjAnuM nAma pUrNabhadra pADayuM. eka vakhata mahedrasUri ayodhyAmAM padhAryA. nagaraleka AkhuM darzane ulaTayuM. te dezanAthI nagarane rAjA arijaya ane zreSThi samudradatta pratibaMdha pAmyA. te bannee dIkSA lIdhI, maNibhadra ane pUrNabhadra zrAvaka dharma svIkAryo. (2) maNibhadra ane pUrNabhadra zrAvaka jIvana niraticAre pALe che. evAmAM eka vakhata munine vaMdana karavA jatAM eka hAthamAM kutarI derIne jatA caMDALane temaNe je. caMDALanI AMkha zreSTha putra upara paDI ane zreSThiputrAnI AMkha caMDALa upara For Private And Personal Use Only

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maNibhadra ane pUrNabhadra 203 paDI. bannenI AMkhamAMthI amI varasyuM. caMDALa zreSThi putranI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlyA ane zreSThiputra munine vaMdana karI beThA eTale te paNa cheTe rahI munine page lAgI beThe. zreSThiputrae munine puchayuM mahArAja ! A cAMDAla koNa che? tene ame oLakhatA nathI paNa tene jotAM amane keI na varNavAya te harSa thAya che tenuM zuM kAraNa? munie kahyuM "A bhAvanA rAga ane dveSamAM parabhavano saMskAra hoya che. jene laI aparicitamAM neha ke dveSa jAge che. A caMDALa tamArA trIjA bhavane pitA semadeva vipra che ane kutarI te tamArI mAtA agnilA che. tame agnibhUti ane vAyubhUti nAmanA jaina dharmathI parArzamukha temanA be putra hatA paNa muninA paricaye tame zrAvakadharma pALe tethI devaleke jaI zrAvakakuLamAM janmyA ane A bannee zrAvaka dharma virAvyo tethI narakamAM jaI tamArA pitA cAMDALapaNe utpanna thayA ane mAtA kutarIpaNe utpanna thaI. ahiM cArene jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. cAMDALe paNa bhAvathI zrAvakadharmane svIkAryo ane kutarI paNa daDadaDa AMkhamAM AMsu sAratI dharmamAM sthira thaI. pUrNabhadra maNibhadra mRtyu pAmI devake gayA. cAMDAla paNa marI vyaMtara thaye ane kutarI paNa marI manuSya avatAra pAmI sAdhvI thaI devaleke gaI For Private And Personal Use Only

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19 paradArA sevana yA ne madhurAjA ( 1 ) ayeAdhyAmAM padmanAbha nAmane rAjA rAjya karate hatA tene dhAraNI nAme srI hatI. kaiTabha nAme be putra thayA. thayA. banne jANe khaLadeva ane vAsudeva. A rAjAne madhu ane uMmara thatAM banne putrAne paraNAvyA. eka vakhata rAtrie rAjAne vicAra Avye ke A rAjyaRddhi AreAgya ane saMtati te sarva pUNyanA prabhAva che. huM navuM puNya te upArjana karatA nathI te mArU zu thaze ? savAre meTA putra madhune rAjA banAvye ane kaiTabhane yuvarAja banAvI rAjA rANIe dIkSA lIdhI. A pachI madhu ane kaiTabha suMdara rIte rAjya calAvavA lAgyA. ( 2 ) pratIhAri ! A kALAhaLa zAnA thAya che?" ema sabhAmAM beThela madhurAjAe puchyuM. pratIhArie kahyuM mahArAja! baLathI maTThonmatta banela bhImarAjA ApaNA paDozanA gAmaDAMone satApe che tethI leke bhayanA mAryAM kAlAhaLa kare che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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madhurAjA 205 rAjAe kahyuM "maMtri! mane AnI kema jANa na karI?" maMtrIe javAba ApatAM kahyuM "rAjana ! Apa bALaka che tethI meM Apane ajANyA rAkhelA." maMtri! tame jANe che ke siMhanuM baccuM bhale nAnuM heya paNa te meTA hAthIothI paNa gAMjaryuM nathI jatuM. lazkara taiyAra kare ane nIca bhIma upara caDAI karavAne Adeza Apa." nAMkhI najara na pahoMce eTaluM lazkara laI madhurAjAe prayANa karyuM. TapaTapa eka pachI eka sImADAnA rAjAo bheTaNa laI AvavA mAMDyA. ane A bALa rAjAne sau namavA lAgyA. camatkAra tyAM namaskArane sAkSAtkAra karAvate madhurAjA vaTapura nagara pAse AvyuM. vaTapura nagarane rAjavI hemaratha sAme AvyuM. teNe bheMTaNuM dharyuM ane madhurAjAne vinaMti karI ke "eka dIvasa mArA mahemAna thaI pachI AgaLa prayANa karo." madhurAjAe tenI ananya bhakti joI eka dIvasa rahevAnuM kabUla karyuM. hemarathe AkhuM nagara zaNagArI madhurAjAne pravezotsava karyo. rAjadarabAra bharyo ane sArAM sArAM bheTaNa dharyA. hemaratha rAjAne harSa mAte nathI. te potAnI paTarANI IndraprabhAne kahevA lAgyA "devi ! tuM eka vakhata sabhAmAM AvI madhu rAjAne metIe vadhAva." IdraprabhAe kahyuM "nAtha! ATalA badhA ghelA na bane. For Private And Personal Use Only

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206 madhurAja prathama paricayamAM ATaluM badhuM vadhavAnI jarUra nathI. kAraNa ke temanI AMkhe Tagara Tagara pharatI hoya che." "devi! tuM beTI kalpanA na kara. madhurAjA to bhAI sarakhe che ane tene tyAM te tArA jevI keI dAsIo haze. bIje vicAra karyA vinA tuM tAre tene metIe vadhAva." " patiparAyaNa IdraprabhA rAjasabhAmAM AvI ane metIe madhurAjAne vadhAvI cAlI gaI. IdraprabhAne jotAM madhu stabdha thaye. tene lAgyuM ke huM sAme jouM chuM te devi che? vidyAdharI che? kinnarI che? ke nAgakanyA che? zuM AvI suMdara strIe jagamAM haze kharI? kharekhara! te purUSa bhAgyazALI che ke je tenI vANI sAMbhaLe che. ane tenI ja AMkhe saphaLa che ke jene AvI strIne jovAnuM maLe che. A jagatamAM kavio " tArakonA kahe che te AvI strIone mATeja haze! IdraprabhA vadhAvIne gaI ane sAthe madhurAjAnuM mana paNa letI gaI. madhurAjAne have jarApaNa cena na paDavA mAMDayuM. bhejana gamyuM nahi rAtrI varSa jevI thaI paDI. nathI te kaI sAthe hasate bolato ke nathI kAMI vAta karata. pradhAnane rAjAne ekAeka A zuM thayuM tenI kAMI khabara na paDI tethI teNe ekAMtamAM rAjA pAse jaI pUchayuM "nAtha! ApanuM zuM hemaratha rAjAe apamAna karyuM che? agara zuM Apane keI akathya vyAdhie pIDA utpanna karI che? rAjana! ApanI khinnatA dekhI AkhuM lazkara khina thayuM che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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marAja 207 rAjAe duHkhabharyA hRdaye kahyuM "maMtri! huM zuM kahuM? kahetAM jIbha cAlatI nathI paNa kahyA vinA tamane khabara paNa zuM paDe? mArA aMtaHpuramAM ghaNI strIe che? paNa A IdraprabhAnI tele eke Ave tema nathI. je A IdraprabhA mArI strI thAya teja huM jIvI zakuM tema chuM." "rAjana ! A te hemaratharAjAnI paraNelI strI. enA upara hAtha nAMkhatAM Ijajata kaI rIte rahe! ane A vAtanI zatrune khabara paDaze te ApaNuM badhuM veravikhera thaze." lajajA ane bhayathI dhrujatAM maMtrIe kahyuM. "maMtri! rAjya kAle jatuM hoya te Aje bhale jAya. IjajatanI mAre khapa nathI. mAre joIe IdraprabhA ! maMtrIjI tame mane khATe Dara ApI DarAve nahi. mArA mananI vAta jANI lIdhI ane have kahe che ke bane zI rIte ?" rAjAe rIsAtAM AkrozapUrvaka kahyuM. buddhizALI maMtrIe gaLe thuMka utAratAM yukti zodhI kahyuM "rAjan ? ema kare. ApaNe hAla prayANa karIe ane vaLatAM huM Apane keI yutithI IMdraprabhA meLavI ApIza." "maMtrIjI ema bakAvavAnI vAta na kare. sogaMda khAIne kahe ke huM jarUra vaLatAM draprabhA tamane apAvIza. te huM AgaLa prayANa karUM" ema rAjAe potAne nizcaya jaNAvyuM. maMtrIe kahyuM "rAjana ! mAruM vacana che ke vaLatAM IdraprabhA Apane apAvIza." lazkare prayANa karyuM ane bhImarAjAnI nagaranI Asa rIsAtAM gALI mIrA AvI bha maLavI For Private And Personal Use Only

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marAja pAsa jema mahAsAgara pharI vaLe tema lazkara gherAI vaLyuM. bhImarAjA lazkara laI sAme AvyuM. banne lazkare barAbara trATakyAM paNa madhurAjAnA sainikoe jIvate bhImane pakaDI madhurAjAnA havAle karyo. madhurAjAe bhImane dezapAra karyo ane tenA vaMzajane te rAjya sepyuM. bhImane parAjaya sAMbhaLI TapoTapa tamAma rAjAo bheTaNa laI madhurAjAne namyA. vijayamahotsava ujavAye ane pitAnA nagare pAchuM pharavA lazkara taiyAra thayuM tyAre maMtrIne madhurAjAe pharI yAda karAvyuM ke, "maMtri! vaTapura nagaranuM vacana yAda to che ne?" maMtrIe kahyuM "hA rAjA barAbara yAda che." maMtri gaDabhAMjamAM paDe te dhAratuM hatuM ke "rAjA samaya jatAM bhUlI jaze paNa te hajI padArAne bhUlyA nathI huM rAjAne hitaiSI banI rAjAne parastrIlaMpaTa banAvavAmAM sahAyabhUta kema banuM? zuM karuM? teNe senApatine bolAvyo ane kahyuM ke ApaNe vaTapura jaIe chIe tevuM bhale jAhera thAya paNa vaTapura na Ave ane sIdhuM adhyA Ave te rIte rAtre prayANa karavAnuM rAkhaze. senApatie maMtrInA hukamane amala karyo ane adayAne pAdare AvI lazkara ubhuM rahyuM. (2) lekanA TekSeLAM madhurAjAnA darzane ulaTayAM. AkhI For Private And Personal Use Only

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marAjA mALarAjA nagaravAsIoe ayeAdhyA zaNagArI peAtAnA dezadeza sAdhI nagaramA praveza karatA heAvAthI saunA hRdayamAM hu mAtA nahAtA. leTaNAnA DhaganA Dhaga rAjA AgaLa thayA. Dagale ane pagale srIe akSata ane sAcA mAtIothI rAjAne vadhAvatI hatI. 209 AkhuM nagara AnaMdane hileALe caDayu hatu paNa mAtra madhurAjAnuM mukha khinnatAthI chavAyu' hatuM tenA krodha matri upara ane senApati upara mAtA nahAtA. teNe amAtyane AlAnyA ane kahyuM ke huM pApI ma'trivara ! me' tamArU'zu agADyuM hatuM ke vaTapura na jatAM samagra sainyane adhyAmAM lAvyA. maMtrIe ga MbhIra vadane kahyuM 'rAjana! mane kazI khabara nathI. sainyanuM vahana karavAnu senApatine hAtha hatu." rAjAe tu senApatine khelAvye ane !hyuM ke kema lazkara vaTapura na laI jatAM ahiM lAvyA ? 'rAjana! rAtrinA samaye khyAla na rahyo. ATalI bhUla mApha karo. pharI AvI bhUla nahi thAya.' senApatie bhaya pAmatAM aTakAtA svare kahyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only rAjAnA have kAMi upAya rahyo nahi. rAjA nathI kAI sAthe khelatA, nathI khAtA, nathI uMghatA ke rAjyakAjamAM kaze| nathI bhAga letA. dIvase dIvase tenu zarIra kSINa thavA lAgyu tAva lAgu paDayA. svapnAmAM besatAM uThatAM zvAsazvAsamAM sarvatra iMdraprabhA. ane te nahi maLe tema hAvAthI 14

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210 madhurAja rAjA kAmanI navamI dazamI avasthA che jemAM prANI bakavAde caDI jAya tevI sthitimAM mukAye. rAjAe annapAna choDayAM ane have te be cAra dIvasane memAna che tevuM saune lAgyuM. AthI sevake maMtrIne ghera pahoMcyA ane kahevA lAgyA ke "tame te rAjyasabhAmAM AvavuM cheDI dIdhuM che paNa rAjA mRtyu pAmaze te badhA apayazane piTale tamAre mAthe Avaze." maMtrI muMjhAye ane vicAravA lAgyuM ke "rAjAnA kahevA pramANe karuM chuM te maMtrIdhama cUkI rAjAne unmArgamAM piSaNa ApanAre banuM chuM ane je tema nathI karatA te rAjA jIvanathI jaze ane rAjA viheNuM rAjya thatAM zatru thI rAjya gherAI Akhe deza nAza pAmaze."zuM karavuM tenI gaDabhAMjamAM gothA khAte maMtrI rAjyamahelamAM AvyuM. zayyAmAM ALoTatA rAjAne namaskAra karI maMtrI beThA eTale rAjAe maMtrInI sAmuM joyuM ane kahyuM ke "kema? maMtrI ja have te tamane zAMti che ne?" mahArAja ! huM maruM tyAre zAti maLaze." tamAre zA mATe maravuM paDe huM ja maravAnI taiyArI karI rahyo chuM" "rAjana! AvuM na belaze" kahI pAse beThelAne dUra karI maMtrI e "rAjan ? IdraprabhA Apane maLe tevI meM goThavaNa karI che. kaI rIte ? For Private And Personal Use Only

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madhuraja 211 badhA rAjAone vasaMtotsavamAM strIo sahita ApaNuM memAna banAvIzuM. temAM hemaratha rAjA paNa IdraprabhA sAthe Avaze. ahiM AvyA pachI badhuM ThIka thaI raheze. rAjAne vizvAsa che. AzAnA taMtue magajamAM sthAna sthApyuM ane IlekaTrIkanI eka cAMpathI badhA divAo saLagI uThe ema maMda paDela badhI nasomAM jAgRti AvI. (4) IdraprabhA ! mitra madhurAjAne patra che. temAM te lakhe che ke "mitra! tamArI karelI bhakti mane bahu yAda Ave che. vasaMtetsava upara meM badhA rAjAone strI parivAra sAthe lAvyA che. tame paNa jarUra Avaze. tame mArA parama mitra che. zuM ene bhAva! priye ApaNe jarUra javAnuM, tAre AvavuM paDaze !' "nAtha! tame bahu sarala che. mane AmAM kapaTanI gaMdha Ave che ane lAge che ke meTo nAnA upara khuba Adara rAkhe temAM koIne koI agamya svArtha chupAyA vinA na hoya. A5 elA jAo. mane laI jaze te huM ane Apa bane duHkhI thaIzuM. madhurAjAnA saneha AmaMtraNamAM mane vikAranI gaMdha lAge che." saMkecAtA chatAM suspaSTa akSare nIcuM mukha rAkhI IMdraprabhAe kahyuM. - "devi! zuddha premamAM zaMkA na hoya. madhurAjA te te mAre nA bhAI che. tene tyAM te tArA jevI hajAro dAsI che. te tArA upara lebhAya te na mAnavA jevuM che." For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 12 (5) hemaratha ane keMdraprabhA ayAdhyA pahoMcyA. madhurAjAe savizeSa satkAra karyAM. sudara AvAsa ApyuM ane vasa Mtatsava mukha AnaMdabhera ujavce. mathurAna vasatAtsava bAda badhA rAjA parivAra sAthe peAtAnI rAjadhAnI tarapha vidAya thayA. madhurAjAe hemarathane khukha AgrahathI zakayA. hemaratha malakAyA ane manamAM mAnavA lAgye zu mitrane prema! paNa indraprabhAnI zaMkA te dRDha ne dRDha thatI gaI. eka vakhata hemaratha indraprabhA pAse Avye ane kahevA lAgyA 'IndraprabhA! huM vaTapura jAuM chuM. tuM cAra dIvasa pachI mitra madhu tane bheTaNAM ApI mokale tyAre Avaje.' 'nA, nAtha! huM sAthe AvIza mAre tenAM bheTaNAM nathI joitAM karagaratAM indraprabhAe kahyuM. 'induprabhA ! tuM bhALI che. mitre tArA dAgInA karAvyA che ane te taiyAra nathI. huM mukI ahiM kayAM sudhI rokAu' For Private And Personal Use Only mATe ghaNA rAjya sunuM nAtha! tamane rAjya sunuM mukavuM pAlavatu nathI ane zrI sunI mukavI pAlave che. tamArA gayA pachI tame mAne che te tamArA duSTa mitra mArU ziyaLa luTaze te kANa mane khacAvaze?" * priye! tArI zakA khATI che. ApaNA upara te vadhu sneha rAkhe che te ApaNe pUrve karelI tenI bhaktinA pratApa che."

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madhurAjA 213 nA nAtha! A prIti bhaktigarbhita nathI paNa kAmInI sAdhanAnuM prathama pagathAra che. indraprabhAe ane zukanAe ghaNu ghaNu vAryA chatAM sneharAge khaMdhAyele uMmaratha sAcuM kAMI na samajgyA ane thADA parivAra sukI te vaTapura gayA. ( 6 ) indraprabhA! hemaratha rAjA gayA te kharA paNu mitra madhurAjA upara temaNe pAche saMdezA mekalyo ke mahArANIne tu mekalA ane khIjuM paNa ghaNu ghaNuM kahevarAvyu che. tame rAjamahele padhAro tA madhurAjA vistara saMdeza kaheze ane Apane ApavAnAM bheTaNAM ApI kAle tamane meAkalI Apaze.' AMkha nacAvatAM dutIe indraprabhAne kahyu indraprabhA samajI gaI ke madhunI buddhi phrI che. paNa huM nA kahIza te rASakaraze hA kahI jaiza te! mArU pativratApaNu bhayamAM mukAze. zuM karuM? kayAM jAuM ? mUDha patine meM ghaNuM kahyuM paNa te kAMI na samajyA. niHzAsa nAMkhI 'sArUM' kahI te dutI sAthe cAlI. IndraprabhAne durathI AvatI dekhI madhune jIvamAM jIva Avye ane te rAjamahelanA sAtame mALe caDhI beThA. krutI rAjamahele AvI ane kahyuM 'dhruvi! cAle upara madhurAjA tamArI rAha joi ghareNAnA Dhaga pAse beThA che.' indraprabhA mUDha khanI dutI sAthe eka pachI eka niH. saraNI caDatI gai paNa jANe te kai eka pachI eka aMdhAra peTALamAM uMDe utaratI jatI hoya tema tene lAgyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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214 madhurAja sAtame mALe IndraprabhAe paga muko ane AgaLa pAchaLa joyuM te na maLe dUtI ke na maLe kaI parivAranuM mANasa. sAme teNe zayyA upara beThelA madhune kaI jaMgalanI zilApaTTa upara puchaDI paTapaTAvate vyAdhra je nihALe. saheja vicAre che tyAM te IndraprabhA! bela madhu zamyAthI heThe utaryo ane teNe tene hAtha pakaDaze. vAghanA paMjAthI gAya kheMcAya tema taraphaDatI indraprabhA zayyA pAse dhakelAI. avAku banelI indraprabhAne manAvatAM madhue kahyuM "IndraprabhA! tArA mATe meM anna, pANI, vilAsa, vaibhava badhuM taryuM. besatAM, uThatAM, uMghatAM badhe meM tane yAda karI che. tuM zarama choDa ane mArI paTTarANI bana. hemaratha te mAre sevaka che. tene huM sevya ane svAmi chuM.' ghaNuM dhIraja dharI IdraprabhAe kahyuM "rAjana ! huM paraNelI strI chuM-parastrI chuM. parastrI saMgathI lekamAM apakIrti phelAze, prajA rAjAthI vahemAze. parastrIsaMganI IcchA mAtrathI rAvaNa roLAya, parastrInI jhaMkhanA karanAranA dhana kuTuMba, zarIra jIvana badhuM luTAya che tene Apane zuM khyAla nathI? rAjana! rAjA te parastrI sahedara heya. Apa A zuM kare che? buddhine upayoga kare. kuLa maryAdA ane rAjyadharmane saMbhALe." madhunuM mana madhune AdhIna na hatuM tenuM pratyeka gAtra kAmathI dhrujatuM hatuM. tenI buddhi vikAragrasta hatI. ane mana kAma pizAcathI grasita hatuM. ekAMta sthAna hatuM teNe vicAryuM ke pharI A samaya nahi maLe. teNe IndraprabhA upara baLAtkAra karyo ane ghaNA vakhatanI kAmanA pUrNa karI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArAjA 25 bIje dIvasa thaye. IndraprabhAne pahelA dIvase je pazcAtApa ane vasavase have te gaye. teNe mAnyuM ke meM hemarathane nA pADI hatI chatAM te na samaye te A saMbaMdhamAM keI devIsaMketa haze. gaIkAla dhrujatI tiraskAratI ane dura rahe he madhu rAjA pakAratI IndraprabhA Aje hAvabhAvathI madhune prasanna karatI, manAmaNA karatI sarva rANIonI paTTarANI banI beThI. madhu rAjA paNa kaI vAra vananikuMjamAM, te kaIvAra girinA zikhara upara, te kaIvAra vAvaDIomAM IndraprabhA sAthe bhegavilAsa karatA pitAne samaya vitAvavA lAgyA. indraprabhA hemarathane bhUlI gaI ane madhu IndraprabhA pArakA purUSanI strI hatI te vAta visarI gaye. (7) "rAjana ! Apa bheLA. strIe Apane ghaNuM ghaNuM samajAvyuM chatAM na samajyA Ape A bAju adhyA cheDI ane teja rAte madhurAjAe rANIne baLAtkAre tenA aMtaHpuramAM dAkhala karyA. abaLAnuM zuM gajuM ? dhrujatA hRdaye adhyAthI AvelA sevake hemarathane kahyuM. hemarathane A vAta prathama sAcI na lAgI teNe gaMbhIra thaI puchyuM "sAcuM kahe, zuM IndraprabhA upara madhurAjAe baLAtkAra karyo." hA mahArAja! IndraprabhA madhurAjAnI paTarANI banI? A sAMbhaLatAM hemaratha mucha khAI jamIna upara paDaye. vAyu ane pANIno chaMTakAva bAda mucha vaLatAM lAla AMkha ane For Private And Personal Use Only

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ka mALa bhrakuTI caDAvI teNe kahyuM 'senApati! sainikAne taiyAra kare. ayeAdhyAne luTA, dagAkhera madhune bAMdhI hAjara kare.' sau mugA rahyA. rAjAnA bakavAda vacce te bhAna bhUlye teNe khAvu cheDayuM rAjya cheDayu ane rAjyabhavana cheDayuM. indraprabhA ! IndraprabhA ! raTatA keAivAra kuvAnA kAMThe koi strIne dekhI dhasatA te kAi vAra pakSIonI sAthe vAta karatA ane indraprabhAnI khabara puchatA. hematha koivAra khaDakhaDa huse che teA keAivAra lAkaDI lai kudAkuda kare che teA keAIvAra pAke poke raDe che. khamA khamA pekArAtA ane jenA zabde amAtye ane bhalabhalA camarabaMdhIo dhrujatA te hemaratha chokarAonA TALe ToLAMe gherAyelA zerIomAM gAMDA thai ghUme che. maMtrIoe rAjanu sukAna saMbhALyuM. rAjAnuM gAMDapaNu dura karavA ghaNA ghaNA prayatna karyAM paNa indraprabhA vinA te zAMta thAya tema -na hatu ane indraprabhAne madhu pAsethI meLavavI te temanA gajA mahAranI vAta hatI. AthI saue upekSA karI. have hemaratha mahinAnA mahinA sudhI rAjyabhavane na AnyA ane pharatA pharatA aceAdhyA pahoMcyA. ( 8 ) indraprabhAnA mahelanI gAme beThelI dhAve durathI ayAkayAmAM eka gAMDAne dekhyA. te kuve pANI bharatI strIe pAse pahoMcyA ane indraprabhA ! IndraprabhA ! khelatA dareka strIne jotA lApheAthI TIpAta ane tiraskArAtA jAye. dhAve For Private And Personal Use Only

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surAjA 2127 arAmara hemarathane oLakhyA ane tenI AMkhamAM cAdhAra AMsu AvyAM ane elI uThI eka vakhatanA rAjavI ? A gAMDA veSe ?" IndraprabhA dhAvamAtAne raDatI dekhI pAse AvI ane kahevA lAgI 'zA mATe tu raDe che? je hAya te sAcu kahe.' dhAve kAMi nahi kahI patAvyuM paNa teNe ghaNA Agraha karyAM tyAre te khAlI. indraprabhA! tArA pati hemaratha rAjA tArA viyegathI gAMDA banyA che jyAM tyAM indraprabhA! indraprabhA! karatA me che. leAkeAnA ToLeToLAM pAchaLa kre che. AvA meTAnI paNa A dazA !' mhAM maraDI indraprabhAe kahyu 'junI vAta na saMbhALa. hemarathane strIenA kayAM tATA che. indraprabhA gai teA khIjI indraprabhA karavAmAM tene zI vAra hatI? hajAro nAkare ane vaibhavavALA hemaratha gAMDA ane te saMbhavita nathI.' tyAM te A gAMDe jAya, A gAMDA jAya karatu chekarAonu TALuM dekhAyuM ane temAM hemaratha ciMthare hAla ubhA hatA. dhAve indraprabhAne khatAvyuM ke 'te A ubhe hemaratha. indraprabhAe hemaratha sAme najara nAMkhI ane te jotAM tenI AMkhamAM jhaLahaLIyAM AvyA. dhik dhiz mAre avatAra, are strInA avatArane dhikkAra ke jyAM svataMtratA nahi. mArA mAhe ANe rAjya cheDayuM, vaibhava cheDayA, sukha cheDayu ane mArU nAma raTatA raTatA Ama ghumyA kare che. ane huM pApiNI laMpaTa anI pApamAM rAcuM chuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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218 marajA tyAM te madhurAjA vAsabhavanamAM AvI pahe. duHkhathI gherAyelI chatAM vivekI IndraprabhAe duHkhanI vAta manamAM pacAvI rAjAne Asana ApyuM. thoDIvAre eka bAMdhelA purUSane laI koTavAla rAjA pAse AvyuM ane page lAgI kahevA lAgyuM "rAjana ! A yuvAna purUSe paradA sevanane gunho karyo che. Apa kahe te tene zikSA karUM." keTavAla! paradArAnevInA gunhA mATenI zikSA zuM puche che? A gunhA mATe dehAMta daMDa sivAya bIjI zikSA zuM saMbhave ? "mahArAja ! AvA yuvAna purUSane ATalA gunhA mATe AvI AkarI zikSA na Ape AmAM che mATe deSa karyo che?" IndraprabhAe rAjAne AzcaryapUrvaka kahyuM. devi! zAstra kahe che ke paradArA sevanathI durgati maLe, apakIti thAya ane te meTAmAM meTuM pApa che te tuM zuM nathI jANatI?" mahArAja! Apa ATaluM badhuM jANe che te huM Indra prabhA zuM tamArI strI chuM? zuM huM tamane IcchatI AvI hatI? Ape mArA upara baLAtkAra nahoto karyo? ane A badhA pApamAMthI Apane mAphI ane Ane zikSA ? zAstra enA ane Apane mATe juduM che ?" - madhunI sAna ThekANe AvI. goravaNuM devAMganA sarakhI IndraprabhA tene have tapelA lehanI putaLI sarakhI lAgI. parastrI For Private And Personal Use Only

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madhurAjA 219 sevanathI thanArAM narakanAM du:khA tenI AgaLa bhamavA lAgyAM. strIne deha du dhamaya bhAsavA lAgyA. ane peAtAnI pUrvanI ghelachA dhATe zarama upajI. A arasAmAM eka tapasvI munivara tyAM padhAryAM. rAjAe pazcAtApapurNa hAthe ane zuddha bhAvathI temane paDilAbhyA. muni vahArIne gayA ane gheADIvAra thaI tyAM rAjAe temane kevaLajJAna thayuM te samAcAra jANyA. madhu rAjA vaMdana karavA gA. muninI dezanA zrAvaka ane sAdhudhamaya sAMbhaLI madhu ane kaiTale bhAgavatI dIkSA svIkArI. indraprabhAe paNa paramapAvana pravajyAne svIkArI. traNe jaNAe suMdara cAritra pALyu traNe svarge sa McaryAM. madhu svargathI cyavI pradyumna thayA. kaiTabha zAMba thaye ane indraprabhA kamalamALA thaI. hemaratha rAjA thADA vakhata gAMDA tarIke rakhaDayA ane anAtha kutarAnA mAte marI thADA bhava karI mALatapa karI dhUmaketu nAme deva thayA. A hemaratha e madhunA pUrvAMbhalanA pitA ane indraprabhA e madhunI pUbhavanI mAtA. pUrva snehe hemarathane madhumAM zaMkA na lAgI ane indraprabhAnA tiraskAra lAMkhe vakhata madhumAM na TakaryeA. pradyumnane pUrvabhava paradArA sevana na karavA upara sArA prakAza pADe che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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2 0 camatkArika Rddhi pradyumna caritra yA ne zrIkRSNane rukimaNIthI eka putra thayo. tenuM nAma pradhumna rAkhyuM. ane satyabhAmAne je putra thaye tenuM nAma bhAnuka rAkhyuM. pradyumnanuM tenA pUrvabhavanA vairI dhumaketu deve janmatAM ja naharaNa karyuM. ane vaitADhaya parvata upara bhUtAramaNa udyAnamAM tene ekale muko. tevAmAM uparathI jatA kAlasaMvara vidyAdharanuM vimAna AkAzamAM aTakayuM. te nIce utaryo ane teNe pradyumnane laI potAnI patnI kanakamALAne Ape. kanakamALAe te putrane pitAnA putranI peThe ucherI meTa karyo. rUkimaNuM putranA haraNathI bebhAna thaI. teNe khAvAnuM pIvAnuM sarva cheDI dIdhuM. putrane meLavavA teNe ghaNuM phAMphAM mAryA. paNa kaI jagyAe patto na lAgyo. A pachI zrIkRSNa nAradane tene patto meLavI lAvavA kahyuM. nArade badhe tapAsa karI paNa patto na maLavAthI teNe zrI sImaMdhara svAmine pUchyuM "he bhagavana! rukimaNIne putra hAla kayAM che?" bhagavAne kahyuM te dhUmaketu devathI haraNa karAyo che. ane hAla kAlasaMvara vidyAdharane tyAM che. ane te seLavarSa bAda rUkimaNane maLaze." nArade A samAcAra zrI kRSNane ane rukimaNIne ApyA. temaja rUkimane bhagavAna pAsethI sAMbhaLelA vRttAnna mujaba For Private And Personal Use Only

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praghana caritra 221 tene kahyuM ke "te lakSmIvatInA bhAvamAM kautukathI mayUranA iMDAne raMgyAM hatAM. mayUrI raMgelAM IMDAne oLakhI na zakI. tethI tene dhrAsake paDaye paNa varasAdathI IDAM dhavAyAM tyAre seLa ghaDI bAda teNe potAnAM IMDAM oLakhyAM. Ama pUrvabhavamAM mayUrIne soLa ghaDInA karAyelA virahe tane putrane seLa varSane viraha nipajAvyo che. rukimaNI tyArabAda prabhubhaktimAM lIna banI ane vicAravA lAgI ke "kutuhalathI kareluM pApa paNa seMkaDe gaNuM vRddhi pAmI jIva na bhegave tyAM sudhI chuTatuM nathI." (2) seLavarSa bAda bhAnukanA lagna AraMbhAyAM. dvArikAmAM cAre bAju AnaMda AnaMda vyApI rahyo che. mAtra rUkimaNInI AMkhe AMsuthI ubharAI rahI che. AMsu sAthe te belI uThI mAre pradyumna putra hatuM. Aje tenAM lagna hatA ane mAre putra Aja duryodhananI kanyAne paraNata, paNa huM putra vinAnI banI ane te kanyAne satyabhAmAne putra bhAnuka paraNaze. ane zarata mujaba mAre keza utArI satyabhAmAne ApavA paDaze. putra ane pativALI. chatAM huM zabhA vinAnI banIza." Aja assAmAM eka brAhmaNa baTukamuni rukimaNI pAse Avyo ane kahevA lAgyo huM saLavarSane bhUkhyo chuM mane kAMIka khAvA Apa." rukimaNuM belI "meM varasanuM tapa sAMbhaLyuM che seLa varasanuM tapa te meM kyAMya sAMbhaLyuM nathI." te beyo janmathI meM mAtAnuM dUdha paNa pIdhuM nathI. huM bahu bhUkhyo chuM tArI pAse je hoya te Apa." rUkimaNI belI mArI pAse lADu sivAya kAMI nathI." te bolyo "je hoya te Apa." rukimaNIe kahyuM "A lADu kezava sivAya koIne pace For Private And Personal Use Only

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rarara pradhumna caritra nahi." te bolyo "tapanA prabhAvathI badhuM mane pacI jAya che." teNe lADavA ApyA ane te tyAMja besI khAI gaye. rUkimaNuM Azcarya pAmI. evAmAM satyabhAmAnI dAsIe rUkima pAse AvI. ane kahevA lAgI ke "jene putra pahele paraNe tene bIjIe te lagnamAM mAthAnA vALa muMDAvI ApavA tethI tamAre ane satyabhAmAnI vacce zarata thaI hatI, te zarata mujaba amane tamArA vALa levA satyabhAmAe ekalI che." tyAre pilA mAyAvI munie temanAja vALathI TepalI bharI temane satyabhAmA pAse mekalI. "A zuM?" ema satyabhAmAe pUchayuM. tevAmAM dAsIoe kahyuM "jevAM tame tevAM ame banyAM chIe. satyabhAmA mAthA upara hAtha muke te mAthuM vALavinAnuM jaNAyuM. te kRSNa pAse pahoMcI ane kahyuM, "mane rukimaNunA vALa apAve ane tene muMDI kare." kRNe kahyuM "te te muMDI thatAM zuM thaze atyAre te tuM pote muMDI thaI che." satyabhAmAe haTha lIdhI, AthI baLadevane satyabhAmA sAthe rUkima nA vALa levA mokalyA. satyabhAmA ane baladeva rukimaNInA AvAse pahoMcyA te tyAM kRSNane dekhyA. AthI lajajA pAmI pharI bane pAchA AvyAM ane kahevA lAgyAM ke "amane tyAM mekale che ane pAchA tame jAte tyAM jaI ubhA rahe che Ama zA mATe pajave che ?' kRSNa sogaMdapUrvaka kahyuM "huM kayAMya gaye nathI. kAMte tamane bhrama thayo che ke kAMte keIe mAyA karI che. A tarapha satyabhAmA ane baladeva pAchA pharyA. eTale nArade rukimaNane kahyuM "A brAhmaNa baTuka nathI paNa tAro putra pradhazna che. tene meM bhAnukanA lagnanA samAcAra ApyA. ane tArU duHkha jaNAvyuM tethI te ahiM avasare For Private And Personal Use Only

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gna caritra 223 AvI pahoMcyo che. Aje bhAnukavere paraNAvavAnI kanyA teNe harI lIdhI che. bagIce phalarahita karyo che. ghAsanI dukAne ghAsa vinAnI banAvI che. jaLAzayo pANI vinAnAM banAvyAM che. ane tenuM badhuM bhejana brAhmaNa banI jAteja jhapaTa karI gayo che. tevAmAM mULasvarUpe pradyumna mAtA AgaLa namana karI ubhe rahyo. mAtAe adbhajaLa varSAvyAM. zira upara cuMbana karyuM ane soLa varSane putraviraha samAvyo. - pradyumna mAtAne kahyuM huM bApane camatkAra na dekhADuM tyAM sudhI tuM mane pragaTa karIza nahi" tarataja teNe rUkimaNIne rathamAM besADI nagara vacce buma pADI kahyuM "he rAma! he kRSNa! ane he yAda! tamArAmAM tAkAta hoya te A rukimaNIne pAchI levA Avaje." turta zA dhanuSya sahita kRSNa pAchaLa deDayA. ane temanI vahAre temanuM sanya paNa AvyuM. yuddha thayuM. pradyumna kRSNane zastra rahita karyA chatAM kRSNanI jamaNI AMkha pharakatI rahI, AthI kRSNa balabhadrane kahyuM "bhAI! zastrahita ba chuM, lazkara bhAgavA mAMDayuM che. chatAM AvA aniSTa prasaMge mAruM jamaNuM netra tema pharake che. tevAmAM nArada vacce AvI bolI uThayA he kRSNa! A nathI keI deva! ke nathI keI vidyAdhara! A te che tamAre putra pradyumna! teNe tamane batAvyuM ke bApa karatAM beTA savAyA!" kRSNa bheTI paDeye pradyumna namI paDaye. nagaramAM lagnanA ocachavane badale pradyumnane praveza mahatsava ujavAye. . (3) - duryodhana kRSNanI sabhAmAM ubhe thaye ane kahevA lAgyA ke "he svAmI! mArI ane tamArI bannenI lAja jAya che. lagnanA kAsara mArI putrI ane tamArI putravadhune kaI For Private And Personal Use Only

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rara4 pradyumna caritra harI gayuM." kRNe kahyuM huM zuM karuM? pradyumnane seLavarSa meM viraha sahana karyo ne? huM zeDe sarvajJa chuM?" turta pradyumna kahyuM "Apa AjJA pharamAve te duryodhananI putrIne huM prAptividyAthI tuta laI AvuM. ema belI kanyAne hAjara karI. tyAM nArada bolyA. "jene vere ene varAvI hatI te A pradyane ja bhIlanuM rUpa karI kanyAnuM haraNa karyuM hatuM ane teNeja yAdava ane kaurava lazkarane pANI utarAvyuM. duryodhana ane kRSNa dhAmadhUmathI pradyumna sAthe lagna karyA A pachI pradyumna vaidabhI vigere aneka rAjakanyAo para. samaya jatAM eka vAra neminAtha prabhu dvArikAmAM samavasaryA. pradyumna bhagavAnanI vANI sAMbhaLI vairAgya pAmyuM. teNe dIkSA levAne nirNaya karyo eTale tenI sAthe sAMba vigere ghaNuM rAjakumAra rAjavaibhava cheDI dIkSA lIdhI. dIkSA bAda pradyumna anekavidha tapazcaryA karI zarIra zekavyuM ane zAMba sAthe gIranAra tIrthe AvyuM. banne kumAre sAmasAmA zikhara upara besI payaMkAsana lagAvI aMtarmukha banI dhyAnArUDha thayA ane tyAMja kevaLajJAna ane siddhigati meLavI anaMta kalyANa sAdhyuM. - je zikhara upara temaNe mukti meLavI te zikharo paNa jate dIvase zAMba pradyumnanA nAmathI jagamAM khyAti pAmyAM. zAMba ane pradyumnakumAra Aje jagatamAM nathI paNa A be zikhare hajAro varSa upara thaI gayelA A be kumAranI saddhi tapatyAga ane janmaparaMparAnI yazagAthA uccArI rahyAM che. [ zAMbapradyumnacaritramAMthI ] For Private And Personal Use Only

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21 upazama viveka ane savara yA ne mahAtmA cilAtI ( 1 ) kSitipratiSThita nagaramAM yadeva nAmanA brAhmaNu hatA. vyAkaraNa nyAya ane kAvyamAM te mahA vidvAna gaNAtA. vidyA sAthe tene vidyAnA mada paNa hatA ane tethI te Thera DaeNra kahetA ke mane je jIte tenA huM ziSya thAuM? eka vakhata tene eka kSullaka sAdhue jItI lIdhe. yajJadeve jaina dIkSA lIdhI, te cAritra sArU pALe che. paNa vastronI malinatAne nIde che ane kahe che ke 'jainadharmImAM badhuM sArUM paNa nAhavAnuM nathI te sArU nathI.' kei ekavAra te bhikSA mATe nIkaLye ane krUratAM pharatAM peAtAne ja ghera AvI caDaye. patine joI brAhmaNI meAha pAmI ane teNe tenA upara kAmaNa karyuM. muni vratamAM dRDha hatA tethI tenuM kAmaNu cAlyuM nahI paNa divase divase muninuM zarIra kSINu thayu. chevaTe yajJadeva aNusaNu lai kALadharma pAmI svage sa McaryA. jyAre strIne A vAtanI khakhara paDI tyAre tene ghaNA pazcAtApa thaye. tethI teNe AlecanA lIdhI ane cAritra lai svarga gaI. 15 For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAtmA cilAtI ( 2 ) rAjagRha nagaramAM dhanAvaha zeTha ane bhadrA zeThANa rahetAM hatAM. emane tyAM cilAtI nAmanI vizvAsu dAsI hatI. dAsIe putrane janma Ape ane zeThANIe putrIne janma Ape. cilAtInA putrane leke cilAtIputra kahI bolAvavA lAgyA ane zeThANInA putrInuM nAma susamAM pADayuM. susamAM ane cilAtIputra ane sAthe ramatAM ane sAthe ucharatAM chatAM baMnenA saMskAramAM bahu phera hato. cilAtIputranA abhyAsa ane saMskAra mATe kaI dhyAna nahetuM ApatuM. te gAmamAM rakhaDato chokarAone mArato ane mAra khAto mATe thaye. susamAM mATe zeTha zeThANuM badhAM dhyAna ApatAM ane tenAM saMskAranuM ghaDatara sArI rIte karatAM. cilAtI ATha varSanA thayA tyAM tenI mAtA mRtyu pAmI. cilatI nedhAre banyuM ane vadhu kuchaMde caDe. eka vakhata zeThANInI najara cilAtI putra ane susamAnI ramata upara paDI. zeThANIe joyuM te calAtIputra susamAM sAthe kuceSTA karato hato. zeThANIe A vAta zeThane kahI tethI zeThe tene kADhI muka. cilAtI niraMkuza banyuM. tene have kaI kahenAra ke TekanAra na hatuM. te dhIme dhIme cerenI sobatamAM AvatA gayo, dArU pIte thaye ane luMTArAnI TeLImAM bhaLato gaye.. A pachI teNe pelI vasAvI ane temAM te adhipati banyo. cilAtI susamAne bhulavA ghaNuM mathate paNa cilAtI tene visarI zakaze nahi ane susamA paNa cila tIna durgaNane tiraskAratI chatAM paNa keme karI cilAtIne bhUlI zakI nahi. For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAtmA cilAtI 27 cilAtInI uMmara aDhAra varSanI thaI che. teNe ghaNuM sAthIo ekaThA karyA che. tenuM zarIra kadAvara ane mana nirdaya che. luTArAmAM je joIe te badhuM tenAmAM hatuM. eka vakhata teNe sAthIdArone kahyuM "Aje ApaNe rAjagRhamAM dhanAvahane tyAM luMTa karavI che, dhana tamAruM ane tenI kanyA mArI." cAre kabula thayA. kharA bapora hatA. taDake dhUma tapatuM hatuM tyAM jhADImAMthI 40-50 dhADapADuonuM ToLuM AvyuM ane rAjagRhInA pAchalA daravAjethI dAkhala thaI vANIyAonA mahellAmAM dAkhala thayuM. lokoe cIsa paDe khuba pADI paNa nagararakSaka Ave te pahelAM te dhananA DhagalA laI caro ane susamAne laI cilAtI nAThe. - zeThe kahyuM "dhana te kAle maLaze paNa luMTArA mArI karIne laI jAya te jIvato kema sahuM? mAre dhananI jarUra nathI tame mArI putrI lAvI Ape." nagararakSako deDayA zeTha paNu pAMce putrane sAthe laI cAnI dizAmAM paDe. cilatane susamA pratye prema ane meha che, tene ghaNuM ghaNuM puchavAnuM dIla che. ane susamAne paNa tenI pratye meha hevA chatAM tene keTalIe bAbatamAM zikhAmaNa ApavAnI IcchA che paNa nathI atyAre citta cilAtInuM ThekANe ke nathI susamAnuM. ghaDI ghaDI khacakAtI susamAne te hAtha jhAlI tANe che. tyAM susamAne page kaTe vAgye lehInI dhArA chuTI. cilAtIe vAMke vaLI kAMTe kADhaye ane dara joyuM te For Private And Personal Use Only

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28 mahAtmA cilAtI pitAnI pAchaLa paDelA zeTha tenA putra ane sainikone dIThA. susamAM gabharANI, eTale tuta: cilAtIe susamAne khabhA upara nAMkhI cilAtI pUrajose deDavA lAgyA. khADA khaDIyA, unALane tApa, tarasa ane zeThanA bhaye susumAne upADI vadhu AgaLa cAlavuM cilAtIne jyAre kaThaNa lAgyuM tyAre te gabharAye. tenI dhIraja khuTI. susamAne laI huM have ahiMthI nahi chaTakI zakuM te tene nizcaya thaye paNa pUrvajanmanI snehI susamAne cheDAya paNa kema? e praznane tene muMjhavaNamAM mukAye. cilAtI ane zeThane thoDuM ja cheTuM rahyuM. cilAtIne have vadhu vicAravAno samaya na hate. cilAtI pAse susamAne seMpI zeThane svAdhIna thavAnuM ke susamAne mukI nAsI javuM A beja mAga hatA. ATalA kaSTa upADelI susamAne pAchI soMpI pakaDAI nagaramAM AMgaLIe ciMdhAuM te karatAM te mRtyu zuM khoTuM? jIva bacAvavA susamAne Ama pheMkI dauM te mAre tenI upara zuddha prema na hatuM te huM jAte ja zuM puravAra nathI karatA? e cilAtI ubhuM rahemArUM ana khAdhuM, mAre tyAM ucharyo ane tuM mArI putrI upADI mane lekamAM halake na kara. mukI de susamAne" bhaya, zoka ane kuratAthI zeThe rADa nAMkhI. . bhayathI kAMpatI susamAnuM nisteja mukha cilAtIe joyuM ane jotAMja khAuM nahi te DhaLI nAMkhu te bhiSaNa kuvicAra tenA manamAM AvyuM ane teNe susamA bane te mArI nahitara keInI nahi ema vicArI ekaja jhaTake tenuM mAthuM kApI te hAthamAM laI parvatanI khINamAM utarI gaye. For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAtmA cilAtI 229 - dhanAvaha zeTha susamAnA mRtaka dhaDa AgaLa AvyA. dhrusake dhrusake royA. luMTArAnI pAchaLa pIche pakaDavAmAM meM bhUla karI ke sAruM karyuM tene koI nirNaya na karI zakyA ane zeka sahita nagare pAchA pharyA. putrInA AvA karUNa avasAnathI zeThanuM dIla verAgya tarapha vaLyuM ane thoDA ja vakhatamAM gharabAra cheDI temaNe saMyama lIdhuM. eka hAthamAM lehI TapakatuM mastaka ane bIjA hAthamAM jhabakArA mAratI talavAra rAkhI yamasadaza cilAtI jaMgalamAM dUra ne dUra cAlyo jAya che huM kayAM jAuM chuM? zuM karuM chuM tene tene kAMI khyAla nathI. vananA varU vAgha ane siMha jevA hiMsaka pazuo paNa tenI bheravakALamUrtithI DaghAI guphAmAM saMkelAI jAya che. tyAM najIka eka vRkSa nIce zAMtamUti cAraNa munine kAusagya dhyAne dekhyA. eka kSaNa cilAtIe muninA mukha upara najara nAMkhI ane bIjI kSaNe teNe pitA tarapha nihALyuM te amAsa ane pUnamanI rAta eTale temAM tene pharaka lAge. kyAM zAMtarasathI jhIlatI bIDAyela netrovALI amI varasAvatI A mUrti ane kayAM huM lehIyALa hAtha ane hRdayavALe krodhanA dhUmADA ane agnine varasAvate jvALAmukhI sarakhe dhRSTa mAnavI. te AgaLa vadhavA taiyAra thaye tyAM tenA paga aTakayA ane hRdaya thaMlyuM. dAsIputra, luMTAra, strIhatyAro ane amApa pApane karavaiye mArI chAyAthI munine A For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAmA cilAvI LagA rAkhuM ke temanI pavitra chAyAthI mArI kAyAne pavitra banAvuM? pavitratAne kaNa jenAmAM hoya te pavitra thAya paNa mArAmAM kayAM tenuM nAma nizAna che! pASANune palava ane lehane kaMcana karavAnuM sAmarthya AvA mahAtmAomAM hoya che te mane nahi tAre ema kema mAnuM? cilAtIe suni tarapha paga upADa ane bhAnamAM AvatAM susamAnA mukhanI sAme najara nAMkhI te tenuM mukha tene Thapako ApatuM ane tenA pApa tarapha tiraskAratuM dekhAyuM. susamA! huM tArA thIja nahi paNa zuM jaganA prANImAtrathI tiraskRta thavA yegya chuM. tuM ja, huM have te nahi rahuM sudharIza. ema bolatAM teNe tenA mastakane dUra mukayuM ane sAthe pApane paNa dUra mukI muninA caraNe paDaye. mahArAja ! AMkha ughADe. dAsIputra, luMTArA, hatyArA evA A pApI sAme najara nAkho. pArasamaNi pattharane kanaka banAve tema mane tamArI pavitra tapateija daSTithI punita karo. mahArAja! javAba nahi Ape. zuM mAro uddhAra che ja nahi? huM tamArI daSTine sparzavA yogya nathI? to sAMbhaLo A taravAre jene pyArAmAM pyArI gaNI hatI te susamAM pitAnI na banI te meM bIjAnI banavA na dIdhI ane jIva lIdhe. A taravAra game teTalI lehI tarasI heya paNa mAre tene keInuM lehInuM buMda ApavuM nathI. huM tamArI pAse mArA jevA pApIne taravAne mArga mAguM chuM ane te naja heya to Aja taravAranI chellI tRSA tamArAthI samAvI uDene uDe ghera durgatimAM pharI bahAra na AvuM tevo javA mAguM chuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAmA cilAtA 236 munie jhilAtIne barAbara pArakhe te pApI hatI hatyAre te paNa rIDhA thayele pApI mAnavI na hatI. te krUra ghAtaka ane bIhAmaNe hato chatAM satvavaMta TekIle ane pariNAme pUNyazALI hatA. munie "name arihaMtANuM' kahI kAusagga pAryo ke turta cilAtI be "mahArAja! mahApApIne nisvAra thAye evuM jIvana auSadha te dharma che tema sAMbhaLyuM che te te Ape ane mahApApI mane tAre. "cilAtI! upazama viveka ane saMvara e dharma che Ane vicAranAra pALanAra mahApUNyazALI banI mahApApImAMthI mahAtyAgI banI kalyANa pAme che." mahArAja! AnAthI mArA jevA mahApApIne paNa vistAra thaze kharo?" A zabda cilAtI purA kare tyAM te muni AkAza mAge cAlyA jatA cilAtIe dekhyA. cilAtIe hAtha uMcA karyA bhagavAna bhagavAna kahIM na ane vicAravA lAgyo. upazama eTale zAMti. dabAvavuM. huM zuM azAMta chuM? kone dabAvuM? zeDo vicAramAM paDyAM ane taravAra tarapha najara jatAM khyAla Avyo ke azAMtinuM pratIka te A mArA hAthamAM che. turta teNe taravAra dura pheMkI dIdhI. lehI kharaDAyelA hAthe, lehIlehI banelAM kapaDAM zarIra uparanA ujaraDA A badhuM je zAMti hota te bane kharuM. muni tAraka tame mane pahelAM upazama samajAvyuM hota te huM A For Private And Personal Use Only

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232 mahAtmA cilAtI narAdhama banata khare? zAMti nathI mArA hAthamAM, nathI deha upara, nathI kapaDA upara ke nathI dekhAvamAM. paNa mAruM hRdaya? te te keTavALa upara dhamadhamatuM che ane je Ave tene purUM karavA mathI rahyuM che! bhagavAna Ape kharekhara sAcuM kahyuM ke upazama e kalyANane mArga che. huM badhAne khamAvuM chuM. zeTha! mAre aparAdha khamaje. nagararakSake! have huM tamArA kartavyamAM ADe nahi AvuM. huM kSamuM chuM tamane ane tame mane kSamaje. saMvara eTale rokavuM. huM ahiM e zuM ghera jaMgala che huM kone kuM. pakSIone uDatAM rekuM. jhADane hAlatAM kuM? pavanane kuM? kone rakuM? hAM paNa bIjAne rokavAne mane adhikAra che? huM kAuM? zuM cAlatuM baMdha thAuM? bolate baMdha thAuM? jete baMdha thAuM? muni uDayA! munie upadeza Ape. munie mArI sAme najara nAMkhI. te mane cAlavA, jevA ane bolavAnuM nA kema kahe? tyAre rekA ema kema kahyuM huM zAmAM pravarte chuM te tethI rokAuM. vicAravamaLamAM uMDe utaratAM cilAtIne samajAyuM ane mane namAM balya hAM samaye. muni kahe che ke tuM iMdriyane raka ane bhaTakatA manane raka. kharekhara mana ane iti bane bahu capaLa, teNe rokavAno nizcaya karyo ane muninA sthAne kAussagya dhyAne rahyo. cilAtI ghera jaMgalamAM kAusagga dhyAne rahyo che. tenA paga hAtha ane zarIra upara kIDIonA tharathara jAmyA che. zarIra cAlaNa sarakhuM banyuM che. pazu paMkhIoe tenA For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAtmA cilAtI 234 hAtha paga karaDayA che chatAM nathI tenI dRSTimAM kAI rASane kaNu ke nathI jIvanamAM satApa. ghaDI pahelAMnA vikarALa deha ene e chatAM Aje temAM zAMtarasanA jharA khaLakhaLa vahI rahyo che. susamAmAM ramatA manane teNe vALyu ane vicAyu ke susamA pUrvabhavanI strI tenI sAthenA pUrvabhavane sneha saMbaMdha, paNa te kAmane zeA? huM keTalA vakhata tene sAthe rAkhI zakavAnA hatA? zA mATe cittane temAM rAkI du:khI thAuM? mana susamAmAMthI khasI jA. AMkhA susamAthI aLagI manA. ane iMdriyA zAMta manI khadhu bhUlI jAe. A deha huM nathI. huM aMdaranA kharA chuM. dekane ane mAre zuM? A vivekapada munibhagavaMtanu Apelu huM kema visarjI.... bhagavata ! bhale mArUM zarIra cAlaNI jevu ane, avayavA nAza pAme, paNa have huM ApanI Apela upazama saMvara vivekanI tripadIne nahi bhUluM. cilAtInA jarita deha thADAja vakhatamAM nAza pAmyA ane tene AtmA A tripadIne bhAvatA svarga saMcA. luTArA hatyArA ane mahApApI cilAtI muninI tripadIne vicAratA muni, saMyamI, tyAgI, sa Mta manI jagatna dhyAnanA Adarza purA pADatA kALanA paDaLamAM adRzya banyuM. ( yogazAstra ) For Private And Personal Use Only

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viyAvacce yA ne mahAmuni naMdiSeNuM jIvanamAM evA ghaNu guNe che ke dIvasa ane rAtanI peThe Ave ane cAlyA jAya. keTalAka tene saMskAra gheDe vakhata mukI jAya che to keTalAka sparzamAtra banI khasI jAya che. paNa vaiyAvacca e jIvanamAM e guNa che ke AtmAmAM tene saMskAra ciraMjIva rAkhe che. naMdiSeNane janma magadhanA naMdi gAmamAM garIba brAhmaNane tyAM thayuM hatuM. pitAnuM nAma cakradhara ane mAtAnuM nAma samilA. dhanasaMpatti garIbAIne bhale bheda pADe paNa snehanA aMkurane tevA bheda nathI. AthI garIba brAhmaNa cakradhare putranuM nAma naMdiNa rAkhyuM. naMdiSeNe pA pagalI mAMDI ane tenAM aMge dhIme dhIme vikasyAM. khIjaDAnuM jhADa jema cAre tarapha lIMbaDA pIMpaLA joIne lajavAya tema naMdiNa nAnA nAnA suMdara kumAremAM hAthapaga deraDI ane peTa gAgaraDI jevAM pitAnA aMgethI zaramAvA lAgyuM. paNa temAM tene koI upAya nahete. For Private And Personal Use Only

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sAMskruti nadviSaNu 5 chekarA nadiSeNa saheja mATe thaye tyAM te mAta pitA svaMge sidhAvyA. kadarUpA na diSaNune pajave. AthI pADAzI tiraskAre ane kei dayAthI anAjanA roTalA ApI upakAra paNa kare. nardiSaNanI A yAjanaka sthiti joi tene kei duranA mAmeA tane pAtAne ghera lai gaye.. (2) 'vanA verIne vaza kare' A kahevata nadiSeNe jIvanamAM utArI ane mAmAnA ghera dareka kAma te kALajIthI karavA lAgyA, kAIpaNa kAma batAvA te nardiSaNa te karavA taiyAra. mAmA, mAmI ane tenI sAte chekarIone nardiSeNu gamI gayA. nadiSeNa have yuvAna thayeA. teNe tenI sarakhI umaranA yuvAnane gharabAra, srI, putra ane parivAravALA dekhyA. naMdijeNune temanA sukhanI irSyA naheAtI paNa huM Amane Ama vaitarlR kayAM sudhI karyAM karIza. mArA ane AmanAmAM zA kAraNe A taphAvata paDayA, enA kAraNeA zeAdhavA te ghaDIka ghaDIka stabdha thatA paNa je phera moTA DAhyA paNa jaladI nathI pAmI zakatA te te thADAja zeAdhI zake tema hatA? ghaDIka ni:zAsA nAMkhatA ane e nardiSaNu ! khuma paDatAM kAmamAM lAgI jatA nardiSaNa have hu MmezAM udvigna rahevA lAgyA. tene mAmAnuM ghara cheDavAnu ane mIje bhAgya ajamAvavAnuM mana thayuM. mAmA tenA mUkha uparathI A bhAva samajI gayA. tenuM sukha, mahattvAkAMkSA khadhu huM gharavALA For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAmuni naMdipeNa ane strIvALa banuM temAM samAyeluM che te jANI temaNe temanI eka pachI eka karIne naMdiSaNane varavA samajAvyuM. paNa badhI chokarIoe kahyuM "gya vara nahi maLe te AtmahatyA karazuM paNa beDoLa A vaitarAne varI amAre amAruM jIvana veDaphavuM nathI." (3) barAbara madhyarAtri hatI ghara sumasAma hatuM. so kaI sutA hatA tyAM naMdiSeNa uThaye. mugo yuge mAmA mAmIne page lAgyuM ane je ghare annapANI ApI ucheryo tene saMbhArata ane pitAnA kamabhAgya badala niHzAsA nAMkhate te dhIme pagale ghara bahAra nIkaLe. bhUkhe ne tarase te cAlavA mAMDayo. upara Abha ane nIce dharatI A sivAya mAro AdhAra nathI te vicArate AgaLa ne AgaLa cAlya jAya che. ghaDIka keI ThekANe jaI sevA cAkarI karI puruSArtha ajamAvavAno vicAra kare che te ghaDIka AvI duHkhI chedagI jIvyA karatAM AtmahatyA karI duHkhane aMta ANavAne vicAra manamAM gheLe che. tyAM cheTe eka munine joyA. muni sthira ane dhyAnalIna hatA. temaNe dhyAna pAryuM ane naMdiSaNane dharmalAbha Ape. dukhiyAnA AsarA munine bhagavan! zabda kahetAM naMdiSaNanuM gaLuM bharAI AvyuM ane tenI AMkhamAM AMsu AvyAM. AMsu luchI dhrujatA zarIre ane thaDaktA kaThe naMdigheNe munine TuMka zabdamAM pitAnI ApavItI kahI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAmuni nardiSaNa 237 munie kahyu` 'nardiSaNu ! AtmahatyA e duHkhanA mArga nathI. tuM tArI jAtane nirbhAgyazirAmaNa tarIke bhale oLakhe paNa tAre khyAlamAM rAkhavu joie ke mAnavabhava e sarvAM ttama saubhAgya che ane A suMdara saubhAgya tane sAMpaDayu che. temaja tArU sazakata zarIra che. nardiSaNa sa`sAranA bhoga ke saMpattinA abhAvathI durbhAgyanA AMka tAre na mukavA joie. (4) nardiSaNanI du:khanI kalpanA madalANI teNe muninu zaraNuM lIdhu. te zramaNu banyA. tapasvI anyA ane glAna vRddha khALanI vaiyAvaccamAM sadA tatpara banyA. ghera ghera bhikSA mATe kratA, nirdoSa AhAra vaheArI lAvI khALa vRddha glAnanI vaiyAvacca karatA. pAMcase pAMcaso sAdhuonI sevAnA teNe niyama lIdhA. muninI vaiyAvacca vinA te AhAra pANI mAMDhAmAM na mukateA. kAi mAMdA munine dekhe ke sau kei nardiSaNane bhaLAve. ane kai mAMdo thAya te vaiyAvacca mATe nardiSeNunA AsarA zeAdhe. rAta hAya ke dIvasa, apeAra hAya ke savAra, jyAre jIe tyAre narSiNa sAdhuonI vaiyAvaccamAM, te koi vAra AhAra lAvatA tA kAI vAra mAMdyAonA maLamUtra sApha karatA. nardiSaNanI kIrti dezabharamAM vistarI. rAjAnI sabhAmAM paNa sevAbhAvI nardiSaNanA guNa gavAvA lAgyA. vadhuvistRta raja AkAzamAM uDe tema tenI kIti paNa AkAzamAM uDI ane saudharmendranI sabhAmAM pahoMcI ane saudharmendra For Private And Personal Use Only

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22 mahAmuni nahiNa nadiSaNanI sevAnI praza'sA karI. paNa sabhAmAM rahelA e devAne sahana na thayuM. AthI eka mAM bIjo banyA tenA sahacara. sAdhu banyA ane ( 5 ) kharA apeAra hatA. nardiSaNane chaThThanuM pAraNuM hatuM. te kaI mAMdA muni che ke nahi tenI purI tapAsa karI AhAra jyAM karavA beThA ane kALIe hAthamAM lIdhe tyAM ekAeka eka AdheDa muni daMDa pachADatA AvyA ane khelyA kayAM gayA pele vaiyAvaccI nardiSeNu ?' L ( A rahyo mahArAja !'kahI nardiSeNe keLIe pAtramAM heThA mukI AhAra upara vastra DhAMkI ubheA thai munine page lAgyA. are bhalA vaiyAvaccI! nagara bahAra vRddha sAdhu atisArathI pIDAya che. tene jhADA upara jhADA thAya che, khumA cIse pADe che ane tu' te nirAMte AregavA beThe. ahA! khI tArI vaiyAvaccanI nAmanA !' cAleA mahArAja !' kahI niSeNa be DagalAM te muni sAthe cAlyA tyAM te AgaMtuka muni khelyuM - pANI vinA tyAM jaI karaze zuM ? sAthe pANI teA laI lo.' nadiSeNu ghaDA lai ghera ghera pANI mATe karyAM paNa deva mAyAthI yuddha jaLa na maLyuM. nardiSe pharavA mATe TevAyele hatA. vila a yAya tethI akaLAtA naheAnA paNa muninI vaiyAvaccamAM vilaMba thatA hatA tethI tenA manamAM vyAkuLatA vadhatI hatI. tyAM thADuMka zuddha jaLa maLyuM. zuddha jaLa lai mAMdA muni pAse nahi~ paheAMcyA tyAM te For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAmuni nA 239 vRddha glAna muni bebAkaLA banI khelyuM. 'tame" nardiSeNu ! zuM DhAMga macAvyo che. gAma AkhuM kahe che ke zu nadiSaNanI sevA? paNa kANe anubhava karyAM che. huM traNa kalAkathI herAna thAuM chuM tyAre ramatA ramatA thaiDuM pANI lai Ave che AvAM tuta na calAvatA hai tA kAi Ave kharU? 4 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'vAra vadhu lAgI pahArAja! kSamA kara.' kahI naMduiNe temanA azuddha avayaveAne sApha karyAM. glAna muninA dehane sApha karyA bAda nardiSaNe kahyu mahArAja Apa gAmamAM upAzraye padhAre te auSadhi vigerenI suvidhA raheze.' 'nadiSaNa! tu jotA nathI ke mArAmAM Dagalu bharavAnI paNa tAkAta che? sevA ekalu ja vaitarUM kare thatI nathI temAM buddhinA upayega paNa joie.' 'mahArAja! Ape sAcuM kahyuM. huM Apane mArI pITha upara besADI gAmamAM upAzraye lai jAuM te Apa sahI zakaze kharA' te mane vAMdho nathI.' nadiSeNe glAnamunine pITha upara lIdhA ane dhIme dhIme pagale bajAramAM thai nIkaLyo tyAM paga sheja lathaDaye ne AMcake lAgyuM tyAM glAna muni elye 'e sevAbhAvI! bhAna rAkhIne cAla, tArI sevA karatAM tuM mane sakhata pIDA kare che, tu te mane auSadha karavA lai jAya che ke rastAmAM pure karavA mAge che?' For Private And Personal Use Only

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240 mahAmuni nadiSaNa mahArAja! kSamA kare. Apane duHkha thAya che temAM mArI asAvadhatA deSapAtra che." DuM cAlyA tyAM glAnamunie durgadha mAratI vichAthI AkhA naMdine deha bharI dIdhe. - saMdipeNe munine na te dUra karyA ke na te tiraskAra karyo ane be mAMdA mahArAja che. zuM kare ! zarIrane dharma zarIra bajAve temAM temane zuM upAya?" glAna muninuM mastaka dhUNI uThayuM ane belI uThayA dhanya dhanya! naMdiSeNa. tArI vaiyAvacca Indra vakhANa tevI ja parama vaiyAvacca che. kSamA kara mArA aparAdhane ema kahI te muni devarUpe hAjara thaye. ane te naMdiSeNa munine vaMdana karI svarge sidhAvyuM. veyAvaccaM niyaya, kareha uttamaguNe dharaMtANaM savvaM kira paDivAI, veyAvaccaM apddighaaii| uttama guNa dhAraNa karanAre vaiyAvacca avazya karavI. kAraNa ke sarvaguNe pratipAti che ane vaiyAvacca guNa apratipAtI che. (upadezamAlA) For Private And Personal Use Only

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23-24 munidAna yA ne dhannA zAlibhadra ( 1 ) pratiSThAnapura nagara eTale hAlanuM paiThaNu. tyAM dhanasAra zeThane cAra cheAkarA nAnAnuM nAma dhanyakumAra, zeThe A chekarAnu nAma dhanya eTalA mATe pADayu ke zeThane tyAM tene janma thaye tyArathI Rddhi siddhi ane AkharlR vadhavA mAMDI, zeTha dhanya dhanya thavA lAgyA eTale temaNe tenu nAma pADayu dhanyakumAra, ( 2 ) dhanyakumAra cakAra ane buddhizALI, eka vakhate dareka karAne zeThe batrIsa khatrIsa rUpIyA ApyA ane kahyu 'jAe bhAgya ajamAve. cAre bhAIo paisA lai upaDayA. eka gaye pUnA raste tA khInne gayeA khIjA raste. cAre jaNA paDayA judA. mana phAvatI vastuo lIdhI paNa traNa jaNA jyAre ghera pAchA. pharyA tyAre khatrIsa rUpIyA paNa pAchA batAvI zakayA nahi. A 16 For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 242 www.kobatirth.org dhannA zAlibhadra dhannAe vicAra karyAM. ATalA rUpIyAmAM zu vepAra karavA. teNe eka gheTA lIdhA ane rAjamArga mAMthI gheADAnI peThe tene dArI cAlyA tevAmAM rAjakumAra nIkaLye. rAjakumArane gheTA laDAvavAnA ghaNA zAkha! teNe dhannAne kahyuM "kema tArA gheTAne mArA gheTA sAthe laDAvaveA che?" 2 'laDAvIe. jene gheTA hAre teNe hujAra saiAnAmahAra ApavI paDaze?' zarata karatAM rAjakumAre kahyuM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir dhannAe rAjakumAranA gheTAne tAkI tAkIne joyA ane pAtAnA gheTAne paNa joI lIdhe ane zarata kabula karI. ane gheTA laDayAM. dhannAne vizvAsa hateA ke rAjakumArane gheTA bhalene hRSTapuSTa hoya paNa mAre gheTA sulakSaNa hAvAthI hAravAne nathI. - anyuM paNa evu ke rAjakumAranA gheTA hAryAM. dhanyakumAra ghera AvyA ane hajAra senAmaheAra pitAnA caraNu AgaLa dharI. mAtA pitA ane bhAjAie. khuzI thayA. bhAIo kALA paDayA. ane kahevA lAgyA 'emAM zuM dhADa mArI A tA jugAra. A kAMi sAcuM dhana che ?' zeThe khIje dIvase pharI khatrIsa khatrIsa rUpIyA ApI cArene mokalyA. ghaNA ghaNA vicAra pachI traNe jaNe dhaMdhA karyA chatAM suDImAMthI paNa ghaTayu. pannA khAramAM ubhA hatA pAse ratnaga ita palaMga dekhyuM. vecave che tyAM teNe eka caMDALa dhannAe puchyu kema For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhanA zAlibhadra caMDALe kahyuM "hA." dhananAe batrIsa rUpIyA gaNI ApyA ane palaMga laI te ghera Avyo. isa upaLAM judAM karyA te jaLahaLatA rano thaye Dhagale. A palaMga mULa te paiThaNanA mahezvara zeThane. maratAM maratAM paNa teNe palaMganA pAyAmAM dhana bharyuM ane TheTha sudhI teNe palaMga na choDe. chokarAone lAgyuM ke bApane palaMga vahAlo hato mATe kADhe temanI sAthe. palaMga temanI sAthe kADha ane caMDALane Ape. paNa caMDALanuM bhAgya kyAMthI ke te palaMga tenI pAse rahe. palaMganuM dhana dhannAnA bhAgyamAM hatuM tethI tene tyAM AvyuM. dhano ATaluM ATaluM lAvyo chatAM moTA bhAIe te dhanAnI irSA ja kare AthI dhannAne kaMTALo Avyo ane ghara cheDI savAranA vahelo ekale nIkaLe. cAlatAM cAlatAM eka khetara AvyuM dhane khetaranA kinAre beTho. baporane vakhata hatuM eTale khetarane kheDUta bhAta khAvA beTho ane dhananAne jamavA AmaMtraNa ApyuM. dhanno bhUkhyo te thayo hate paNa "huM harAmanuM na khAuM ?" ema kahI teNe khAvA besavA nA pADI. dhannAe haLa lIdhuM ane cAsathAM nAMkhI saheja AgaLa kADhayuM tyAM jamInamAM utaryuM dhanAe jarA jora karyuM te khaDaMga For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhannA zAlibhadra karate avAja thaye. dhane ane kheDUta vAMkA vanyA ane joyuM te eka pachI eka senAnA sAta carU dekhAyA. - kheDUta kahe "A carU bhAI tamArA dhane kahe "nA bhAI! khatara tamAruM ane dhana mArUM kayAMthI?" khetara te varSothI huM kheDuM chuM. kema koI dIvasa na nIkaLyA" ema kheDUte kahyuM. dhannAe te cAlavA mAMDyuM. paNa kheDUte tyAM gAma vasAvyuM ane tenuM nAma rAkhyuM dhanyapura. (4) dhanyakumAra pharatA pharatA ujaiyini AvyA, tyAM rAjA taraphathI eka paDaha vAgatuM hatuM, temAM evI ghoSaNA karavAmAM AvI hatI ke sarevara kAMThe ubhA rahI sarovaranI madhyamAM rahelAM thAMbhalAne gAMTha vALI Ape tene rAjA maMtrI banAvaze. dhanyakumAre A gAMTha vALI ApI. teNe karyuM evuM ke sarevaranI pALa upara rahelAM eka jhADa sAthe deraDAne cheDe bAMdhyo ane bIjA cheDAne hAthamAM rAkhI AkhA sarovaranI pALe pharyo pachI jhADa sAthe cheDe cheDI tene AgaLIo karI bIje cheDe parAvyo, pachI sAmasAmA kheMcyA eTale deraDAnI gAMTha thAMbhale baMdhAI gaI ane dhanya urjayinInA rAjA caMDapradyotane maMtrI banyo. eka divasa dhanya pitAnA mahelanI aTArIe beThA hatuM tyAM teNe darathI dina avasthAmAM AvatuM pitAnA kuTuMbane joyuM. dhanya tarataja heTho utaye kuTuMbane laI Avyo, For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhannA zAlibhad ra5 temane gharabAra vasra ghareNAM badhuM ApyuM ane puchyu ke < Ama zAthI anyuM?" dhanyanA pitAe kahyuM 'tuM gharathI nIka nyo te vAta rAjAe jANI eTale teNe amane dhamakAvyA ane dhana milkata laI kADhI mUkayA.' thoDAja divasa khAda ahi paNu bhAioe khaTapaTa karI eTale bharelu ghara cheDI dhanya cAlI nIkaLyo ane Avyo rAjagRhI nagarImAM, ( 5 ) rAjagRhInA rAjA zreNika hatA, tenI nAmanA cAre khAju hatI paNa tene eka mATuM duHkha e hatuM ke abhayakumAra evA matrI caDapradyotanA rAjyamAM cAlyA gayo hatA AthI Dagale ne pagale zreNikane ghaNI mUMjhavaNa paDatI hatI. zreNikanA secanaka hAthI eka vAra gAMDA banyo, te bALakAne daDAnI peThe je rastAmAM Ave te bhAMgI nAkhe. uchALe ane ghara ane dukAne teDe rAjagRhImAM A hAthIne vaza kare tevu kAi na jaDyu rAjAe DhaMDharA pITayeA. dhannAe hAthIne vaza karavAnu mAthe lIdhuM teNe yuti prayuktithI hAthIne vaza karyo AthI tene jayajayakAra thayA. . jeve pahelAM abhayakumAra buddhinidhAna gaNAtA tevA have rAjagRhImAM dhanyakumAra manAye, rAjAne kAi muzkelI paDe te te badhI Ave dhanya pAse, A rAjagRhImAM gAbhadra zeTha rahe. tenI saMpatti apAra ane AMTa paNa meATI. seAnAnA DhaganA Dhaga tene tyAM khaDakAya. aDadhI rAte paisAnI khapa paDe te leAkeA tene tyAM jaI lai Ave. For Private And Personal Use Only

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46 kennA zAlibhada gAbhadra zeTha! te A tamArA lAkha rUpIyA ane lAve mArI AMkha' eka vakhata eka kANA dhUtte dukAne beThelA zeThe AgaLa lAkha rUpIyA dharI AMkha mAgI. zeTha kahe AMkha zuM ne rUpIyA zu ?" 'zeTha! cAlAkI rahevA nA meLavelI AkharU dhULamAM maLaze. AMkha ApI che.' kANA dhUrta zreNikanA iAramAM pahoMcyo ane teNe rAjA AgaLa dhA nAMkhI. rAjAe gAbhadra zeThane bAlAvyA. zeThe kahyuM 'huM nirdoSa chuM.' badhA ma MtrIe vicAramAM paDayA kAi tAga na lAvI zakayA. tyAM dhannAmaMtrI elyA 'geAbhadra zeTha! lAkha rUpIyA laI le ane AMkha Ape.. lAkha rUpIyA jevI rakama ema tamane koi ApavA Ave kharA ?' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir dhUta AnaMda pAmI elyo 'maMtrIvara! rUpIyAnI khapa khAtara leke mane kANeA kANA kahe che te sahyuM paNa have te mAre kANA nathI rahevu mArI AMkha apAve.' ' 'jarUra tane tArI AMkha maLavI joie, muMjhA nahi. paNa sAMbhaLa. zeTha zagRhInA moTA dhanADhaya. ene ghera ghaNA dAgInA leke gIrave mukI jAya tema sArA paisAnI jarUra paDe eTale netra paNa ghaNA mukI jAya che. zeTha pAse ghaNI AMkhA che temAMthI tArI AMkha zeAdhavI kaI rIte? tu tArI A IjI AMkha Ape te zeThe tAla AkAra meLavI tane tu Apaze.' zveta ke pavA lAgyA, maMtrIvara!' kahetAM jIbha aTakI. te namI paDayA ane rAjAe dhUtane kADhI mukayA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhabbA zAlibhadra gobhadra zeTha ghera gayA ane mAthA upara Avela Aphata TaLI mAnI AnaMda pAmyA. gaMbhadra zeThane subhadrA nAmanI sulakSaNa putrI hatI te zeThe dhanAne paraNAvI ane dhannA sAthe kAyamI saMbaMdha bAMdhyo. rAjagRhImAM dhane buddhinidhAna gaNu. zreNika Dagale ane pagale dhanyakumArane puche. gaIkAlane paradezI dhanne Aje rAjagRhInA zreNikanA sarva maMtrIomAM mUkhya maMtrI banyuM. theDA dIvasa thayA tyAM te rakhaDatA rakhaDatA bhAIo ane mAtApitA rAjagRhImAM AvyA dhannAe oLakhyA. dhannAne kuTuMba prema ja temane satkAryA ane sArA sthAne sthApyA paNa cheDAja dIvasamAM te bhAIe badhuM visarI gayA ane temaNe dhanAnI IrSA zarU karI. - tyAM eka jJAnI muni maLyA temaNe dhananAe pUrvabhavamAM Apela dAnano pravAha ane traNe bhAIe dAna AvyA pachI karela pazcAtApanI vAta kahI traNe bhAIe dIkSA lIdhI ane dhannAe zrAvaka vrata lIdhuM. eka vakhata dhanAjI nAvA beThA hatA subhadrA snAna karAvatI hatI tyAM tenI AMkhamAMthI AMsa dhanAnI pITha upara paDayAM. garamAza dekhI dhanAe pAchaLa joyuM te subhadrAnI AMkhamAM AMsu hatAM. dhannAe subhadrAne puchayuM "kema raDe che?' mArA bAMdhava zAlibhadrane saMyamanI raDha lAgI che te ja eka strIne tyAga kare che. batrIsa dIvase te tamAma choDI cAlI nIkaLaze. ekane eka bAMdhava sukhamAM ucharele kaI rIte A sahe. For Private And Personal Use Only

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48 dhanA zAlibhadra "Ate kAMI saMyamanI raDha kahevAya? jene raDha lAge te DuM thoDuM choDatA haze?" dhannAe hasatAM hasatAM kahyuM nAtha! A badhI vAte thAya paNa tyAga kaThaNa che te te anubhava vinA na samajAya karI juo te khabara paDe." "subhadrA tuM kharI upakAriNI mAre tArI anumatinI jarUra hatI. je tyAre huM jAuM chuM" subhadrA vigere AThe strIo AMsu sAratI rahI ane dhannAjI dura dura cAlI nIkaLyA. zAlibhadra (1) prakR2 pUNyazALIone dhana kamAvuM paDatuM nathI hotuM temane te temanuM pUja saMpatti vaibhava ane bhega AgaLa dhare che tevA pUNyazALIomAM parama prakRSTa zAlibhadrano janma rAjagRhInA kroDapati zeTha gabhadra ane bhadrAne tyAM thayo hate. bhadrAnI kukSimAM A jIva avataryo eTale bhadrAe svapnamAM zAlinuM bhareluM khetara dekhyuM. putranA janma bAda vanane anusarI zeThe tenuM nAma "zAlibhadra rAkhyuM. - zAlibhadra pAMca dhAvamAtAethI jatana karate. meTe che ane eka pachI eka batrIsa strIo paraNya. gabha9 zeThe pitAnI putrI subhadrAne dhannA vere ane putrane batrIsa kanyAe paraNavI. keDanI saMpattithI bharapura For Private And Personal Use Only

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manAvyA. dhannA zAlibhadra re ghara zAlibhadrane soMpI dIkSA lIdhI. bhadrAzeThANIne putramehe dIkSA udaya na AvI. te haMmezAM putranI sArasaMbhALamAM parAvAyelAM rahetAM. caiADAka divasanA suMdara cAritre gAbhadrane mahaddhika deva Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir ( 2 ) gAbhadre devagati pAmI pUrva bhavane yAda karyAM te tene zAlibhadra sAMbharyAM. tenI upara tene mAThu jAgyA. dhanavaibhavathI bharela ghara chatAM sukeAmaLa maLe! bhoLA zAlibhadra mAnavajIvananI rAja zI vizISNu thatI sAmagrIone meLavavA zA mATe prayatna kare? huM ene manuSyajIvanamAM deva je sukha kema na ApuM? teNe tetrIsa peTIe taiyAra karAvI. te darekamAM traNa khAnAM rakhAvyAM. ekamAM ghareNAM, khIjAmAM suMdara vastrA ane trIjAmAM amRtarasane yAda karAve tevAM mIThAM madhura miSTAnnA. rAja A tetrIsa peTIe zAlibhadrane AvAse Ave. batrIsa strIe ane tetrIsamA zAlibhadra tenA upabhoga kare. AjanA vastra kAla nahi, AjanAM ghareNAM kAla nahi tevA vaibhava zAlibhadranA hatA. A utarelAM ghareNAM ane vastrA nAMkhavA mATe be kuvA rAkhyA ke je utare te temAM nAMkhI devAya. ( 3 ) 'tyA kaMbala lyA kabala' khumA pADatA cAra nepALI vyApArI zreNikanA mahela pAsethI pasAra thayA. mahArANI For Private And Personal Use Only

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250 dhannA sAlibhad calaNAe temane thAbhAvyA ane temane eka kabalanI kiMmata pUchI. . : Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'rAjamAtA! A kaMala ratnaka khala che. tenI kiMmata savAlAkha sAnaiyA che. cAmAsAmAM varasAdathI bhIMjAtI nathI unALAmAM ThaMDaka Ape che ane ziyALAmAM garamI Ape che. agnithI khaLatI nathI, te traNe RtunA zagA hare che ane sadA zuddha rahe che.' ke'khalanI mahattA samajAvatAM vRddha vyApArIe kahyu .. rANI kamala kharIdavAnI mAgaNI kare te pahelAMja zreNike vyApArIone kahyuM 'vyApArIe! kaMbalanA guNa te haze paNa paheratAMja bharavADa jevA dekhAya te kamalaratna savA lAkhe laie te karatAM savAlAkha seAnAmahore purUSaratna kema na saMgharIye ke je avasare mArga kADhe.' vyApArIoe poTaluM bAMdhyuM ane AgaLa vadhI ceADe dUra gayA tyAM eka khelyA 'rAjagRhInA rAjA ratnaka khala na laI zakayA te bInu kANu levAnu hatu.' bIjo bAhyA 'bhalabhalI nagarI che rAjA na le ane kAi zeTha le.' A zabda nIcenA mALanI geAkhe eThelAM bhadrA zeThANIne kAne paDayA. zeThANIe dAsIdvArA vepArIone khelAvyA ane puchyuM zuM vecavA AvyA che. ?? . mAtAjI ratnakale. keTalI che? sALa. For Private And Personal Use Only

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nA zAlibhadra upale mAre soLa na kAma Ave maMtrIsa joIe. chokarAnI batrIsa vahuomAMthI soLa kene ApuM ane kene na ApuM ?" vyApArIomAMthI eka bolyo "mAtAjI! eka kaMbala te rAjA jevA kharIdI zakatA nathI ane Apa batrIsanI vAta kare che. A base pAMcasenI kAMbala nathI. eka kAMbalanI kiMmata sAMbhaLI che? savAlAkha sonAmahora che. - bhadrAmAtAe dAsIne bolAvI ane kahyuM "vyApArI pAsethI seLa kAMbaLo laI le ane khajAnacIne tenA paisA cUkavavAnuM kahI de. vyApArIo AbhA banyA. theDIja vAramAM vyApArIonA hAthamAM saLe kAMbaLanI kiMmata khajAnacIe ApI. ane te zuM samRddhi! zuM udAratA! bolatA mAthuM dhUNAvatA rAjagahInI prazaMsA karatA raste paDayA. dAsIe savAre zAlibhadranI strIone snAna karatI vakhate ekeka kaMbalanA be be TukaDA karI ekeka strIne ApyA ane kahyuM ke mAtAe savAlAkha senAmahere A ratnakaMbala Apane paheravA mATe kharIdI che. rIoe mAtAnA mAna khAtara kaMbala paherI kharI paNa dAsIne kahyuM ke "A te bahu karaDe che." dAsIe A vAta bhadrAmAtAne kahI bhadrAmAtAe vicAryuM ke devadUSyanI paheranAra putravadhuone ratnakaMbala kema game? dAsI tu putravadhuone kahe ke karaDe te kADhI nAMkhaje. mana bagADIne ke kacavAIne mAtAne kharAba lAgaze mATe na paheraze." For Private And Personal Use Only

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repara dhannA mAlika dAsInA saMdezA pachI putravadhuoe paga luMchI kaMbale kADhI nAkhI ane nirmAlyanA kuvAmAM nAMkhI dIdhI. (4) cilaNA rANI gokhe beThI hatI teNe ratnakaMbale vecI pAchA pharatA vyApArIone dIThA ane dAsI dvArA puchAvyuM ke kaMbale kyAM gaI?" vyApArIoe kahyuM "bhadrAzeThANue soLaseLa kAMbaLe laI lIdhI." celaNane rAjAnI kRpaNutA ane arasiktA upara mAThuM lAgyuM. teNe haTha lIdhI ke mAre ratnakaMbala joIe. rAjAe A vAta abhayakumArane karI. abhayakumAre eka maMtrIne bhadrA zeThANIne tyAM meka ane ratnakaMbalanI mAgaNI karI. - bhadrAmAtAe bahu saMkecAtAM kahyuM "ratnakaMbale te Ajeja putravadhuoe nirmAlya karI kuvAmAM pheMkI dIdhI che ane AvI nirmAlya vastu rAjAne kema dharAya?" pradhAna dvArA abhayakumAre A vAta sAMbhaLI rAjAne kahI. rAjA rANI abhayakumAra sau Azcarya pAmyAM. A pUNyazALI nAgarika ApaNA nagaramAM vase che ke jenI strI savA lAkhanuM vastra Aje paherI kAle pheMkI de che. abhaya! bolAva te zAlibhadrane. mAre te pUNyazALInAM darzana karavA che. zreNike ati utsukatAthI kahyuM. abhayakumAra zAlibhadranA AvAse pahoMce. zAlibhadranI trAddhi dekhI tenuM mastaka dhUNI uThayuM. bhadrAmAtAne kahyuM ke mAtA! tamArA putrane rAjA nirakhavA mAge che." For Private And Personal Use Only

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iMnnA zAlika 53 maMtrIvara! parama amArA pUNyeAdagra ke rAjavIe amane saMbhAryA. paNa mArA putra jeNe sukha ane vaibhava sivAya kAI dekhyu nathI tene kema khelavuM kema vAta karavI AnI kAMI khakhara nathI. Apa yuktipUrvaka rAjavIne amAre ghare padharAvI amArU ghara pAvana na karAvA. huMmezAM rAjavIo maMtrIonI AMkhe dekhanArA hAya che. abhayakumArane A vAta AkarI lAgI pazu vicAra karI kahyuM "tame kAMI ciMtA na karaze huM ane dhanyakumAra adhu ThIka karI laIzuM.' abhayakumAra rAjamadire gayA ane zreNikane zAlibhadrane tyAM lAvavAnA vicAramAM paDase. (5) mahArAja! zuM zAlibhadranI samRddhi! zuM enA vaibhava ! zAlibhadrane ahiM nirakhavA karatAM te tene gheraja ApaNe jai nirakhIe teja enI samRddhinA khyAla Ave. zAstramAM doDu'Dhaka dhruva sAMbhaLyA che. devAnI Rddhi samRddhinAM vakhANa jANyAM che. paNa ahi te deva eTale zAlibhadra ane devabhavana eTale zAlibhadrunI havelI. mahArAjA ! eNe hajI nathI paga mukaye jamIna upara ke nathI ene dunIAnI koI rItarasamanuM bhAna. rAjAnuM mana zAlibhadrane tyAM javAnuM thayuM ane bhadrAzeThANIe vijJapti karI tene rAjAe vadhAvI lIdhI. Dagale pagale satkAra pAmatA zreNika rAjA gAbhadra zeThanI havelIe ALye ane eka pachI eka mALa caDatAM rAjAnu mana cakaDoLe caDayuM. rAjagRhInA pratApI gaNAta huM zreNika 2 For Private And Personal Use Only

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4 dhanna bhika kharekhara A dhanADhaya AgaLa raMka chuM. dunIyAnA rasanI lAhaNa rasiko kevI bhegave che tenuM svapnamAM paNa mane bhAna nathI te huM ahiM nihALuM chuM. zuM A havelInAM ratnajaDita citro! zuM A havelInAM pagathAre! jhAmaro! skaTika ratna maya bhUmi ane zuM vaibhava! eka pachI eka mALa caDatAM rAjA manuSyagatine pAmara mAnavI eka pachI eka devakamAM jato hoya tema tene lAgyuM. cothe mALe rAjA siMhAsana upara beTho. teNe AsapAsa najara karI bhadrAzeThANane puchayuM zAlibhadra kayAM ? mahArAja! bolAvI lAvuM. upara te sAtame mALe che! vatsa! kahI mAtAe sAtame mALe paga dharyo. putra beThA thA. mAtA bhAgyeja upara AvatAM tethI zAlibhadrane lAgyuM ke jarUra kaI avazya kAme mAtA padhAryA che. - zAlibhadra mAtAne caraNe paDe ane puchayuM mAtA zI AjJA ? putra! ApaNe tyAM zreNika rAjA padhAryA che tene tuM oLakhI paricaya kara." mAtA! emAM mane zuM puche che. zreNika heya rAjA hoya ke game te hoya tenI jarUra hoya te Apa vecAta kharIdI le. mAre kAMI oLakha nathI karavI ane paricaye nathI karavo. putra! zreNika kariyANuM nathI. e te ApaNuM svAmi, rAjA, enI kapha marajIe ApaNe ghaDIkamAM ukhaDI jaIe. zuM mAtA zreNika ApaNe uparI che? ApaNe svAmi? enI kapha marajIe ApaNe ghakamAM reLAIe, ApaNe pAmara For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhanA zAlibhadra rApa mAtAne lAgyuM ke putrane huM vadhu spaSTa karI du:khI ne karuM tethI teNe kahyuM "tuM mArI sAthe cAla." zAlibhadra ane bhadrA nIce AvyAM. mera meha mATe talase tema tenA darzana mATe talasatA zreNike zAlibhadrane jevA uMcuM mukha karyuM ane AkhA parivAramAM vijaLIno jhabakAre kSaNika saune ajavALe tema badhAne teNe ajavALyA. zreNika ubhuM thaye zAlibhadrane bheTo ane teNe tene thoDI vAra meLAmAM besADe. tyAM te agninA saMparkathI mAkhaNa ogaLe tema tene parasevAnI relamachela relA utaryA. zreNike zAlibhadrane chUTe karyo ane kahyuM "putra yatheccha vaibhava bhegava. AvA vaibhavathI ame ane rAjagRhI gauravavaMta che. zAlibhadra upara gaye. rAjAne snAna bhejana mATe nimaMtraNa ApyuM. snAna karatAM rAjAnI mudrikA paDI gaI cakera dAsI samajI gaI ke rAjAnI mudrikA khavAI che. teNe tuta nirmAlyanA kuvAmAMthI AbhUSaNe bahAra kADhayAM. senA hIrAnA jhaLahaLatA dAgInAmAM lekhaMDanI kaDI jevI rAjAnI mudrikA dekhAI. rAjAe puchyuM "A dAgInA kenA?" dAsIe kahyuM "rAjezvara! roja reja paherI kADhI nAMkhela zAlibhadra ane tenI strIonA." - A pachI rAjA bhajana karI pitAnA AvAse gaye. paNa jIvanaparyata zAlibhadranI samRddhi visarI na zako. rAjA gayo paNa zAlibhadranA manamAMthI rAjA na khasya. mAre uparI rAjA, huM prajA. A samRddhi A vaibhava tenI For Private And Personal Use Only

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56 dhannA zAlibhadra kafA marajIe rALAya teA te vaibhava zA kAmanA ? zAlibhadre tyAMja nirNaya karyo ke A badhI samRddhi na joie. mAtAne teNe vAta karI. mAtA! mAre zreNika ke keAI rAjAnA prajAjana rahevuM nathI. huM sa` rIte svataMtra thavA mAguM chuM ane tenA mA sa Myama che. mAtAe ghaNuM karyuM paNa te badhuM niSphaLa gayu' teNe rAja rAja ekeka ane cheDavA mAMDI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir lAgyA. zAlibhadrane khatrIsa dIvasa yuga jevA akArA tyAM teNe devadu dubhi sAMbhaLI ane jANyu ke bhagavAna mahAvIra samavasaryAM che. te tyAM javA vicAra kare che tyAM dhannAjI nIce dekhAyA ane kahyu` 'kAyara zAlibhadre ! saMyamanI rahe vALAne te vaLI ekekanA tyAga zAlatA haze? tyAgabhAvanA jAgI eTale sava thA tyAga.' zAlibhadra nIce utaryAM dhannA ane zAlibhadrane bhadrAmAtAe ghaNu samajAvyA chatAM te na samajyA ane bhagavAna pAse jai sacama lIdhuM. ugra tapa tyAga tapI, aNusaNu lIdhuM ane jyAM kAinA keAI rAjA nathI tevA sarvAsiddha vimAne vAsa karyo. A pachI subhadrA vigere strIoe paNa dIkSA lIdhI.. Aje paNa dIvALI vahI pUjanamAM dhannA zAlibhadranI Rddhi hAjo ne vahImAM lakhI temanA pUNya . nAmane janatA saMbhAre che. ( dhanyakumAracaritra) gay glandula For Private And Personal Use Only

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25 zaMkA cAne jhAMjhariyA muninI kathA (1) pratiSThAnapura nagaramAM makaradhvaja nAmanA rAjA rAjya karatA hatA. temane madanasenA nAme rANI hatI, jANe kAma ane rati sAkSAt manuSyarUpe na janmyA hoya tema A rAjA ane rANI zobhatAM hatAM. saMsArasukha bhegavatAM temane tyAM eka putrane janma thaye. rAjA ane rANIe potAnA nAmane anurUpa tenuM nAma madanabrahma rAkhyuM. madanabrahmane rAjAe batrIza strIo paraNAvI. pitA ane mAtAnI zItaLa chAyAmAM uchaLatA madanabrahma duniyAnA badhA vaibhava anubhavyA. eka vakhata gekhe madanabrA beThA hatA, tyAM teNe eka meTe iMdramahatsava je. raMgaberaMgI kapaDAM paherI lekone jatA dekhyA. ane AkhuM nagara AnaMdathI thanathanI rahyuM dekhyuM. madanabrahma sevakane pUchayuM ke "A zuM che?" sevake javAba Ape ke "A Indramahotsava che." 17 For Private And Personal Use Only

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258 jhAMjhariyA muninI kathA ' rAjakumAra heThe utaryAM ane indra mahetsavamAM sau sAthe joDAyA, maheAtsava nagaranA udyAnamAM Avye eTale tyAM rahelA zrutakevalInI dezanA staMbhaLavA sau prajAjane rekAyA. kumAra paNa dezanA sAMbhaLavA beThA. zrutakevalI munie vairAgyavAhI dezanA ArabhI ane kahyuM * dhana, yauvana, bhega sa kSaNika che. saMdhyAnA vAdaLAM AkAzamAM raMgaberaMga jamAve che paNa te ghaDIkamAM naSTa thAya che. AhlAda ApanArAM bhejanA pahera samaya vitatAM dugacchanIya khanI jAya che. tema A sasAra paNa vinazvara ane virUpa che. A vairAgya saunA hRdayamAM utaryAM paNa madanabrahmanA teA AtmAmAM pariNamyA.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir sau ghera AvyA. kAmakAjamAM pAvAyA ane vairAgyane visaryAM paNa madanabrahmanI najara AgaLathI muninI dezanA na khasI. tene tene sAta mALanA mahela dhuLanA DhagalA jevA lAgyA. ghareNAMne bhAra majuranA mejA jevA lAgyA. strInA cenacALA gAMDAonI ceSTA jevAM lAgyAM ane mAtA pitAnA mehu aNusamaja bharyA ghelachAnA cALA lAgyA. manabrahma nathI kAi sAthe khelatA, nathI keAI sAthe hasatA, nathI keI sAthe vAta karato. pitAne putranI A rIta joI bahu du:kha lAgyuM. ane pUchyuM ke tuM kema vihvaLa banyA che? madanabhrazne kahyuM 'pitAjI ! muninI dezanA sAMbhaLyA pachI mane kAMI cena paDatu nathI. mane mArU jIvana kSaNika lAge che ane sAce rAhu saMyamane lAge che. Apa mane saMyamanI anumati Ape.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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jhAMjhariyA muninI kathA 'putra! haju tu khALaka che. saMyama zu che khabara nathI ane saMyamamAM zAM zAM kaSTo che bhAna nathI.' 259 tenI tane tenu tane pitAjI! saMyama game tevA kaparA hAya, temAM game teTalAM kaSTo hAya teA paNa huM te pALIza, paNa mane A mAyA gamatI nathI. mAtAe ane strIoe khuba khukha madanabrahmane samajALye paNa tene te jIvananI eka eka kSaNa lAkheNI jAya che. ane te sayama vinAnI jatI hAvAthI nirarthaka jAya che tema lAgyuM. putrane makkama dekhyA eTale kacavAtA TvIle mAtapitAe rajA ApI ane tenI strIoe asahAya anI anumati ApI. ( 2 ) madanabhrazna muni anyA. tene deha suvaNaeN sama kAMtivALa hatA te saMyamanA tApathI tapI vadhAre prajavalita banyA. tenu rUpa tapa tejathI adhika camakavA lAgyuM. pAvihAre jagane pavitra karatA te muni khAvatI nagarIe pahoMcyA. For Private And Personal Use Only unALAnA krIvase apeAranA samaye AkAza agAra varasAvI rahyuM hatuM. te vakhate tapateje caLakatA A muni geAcarIe nIkaLyA. zaheranA madhyabhAgamAMthI pasAra thatA muni upara eka geAkhe beThelI yuvAna strI ke jenA pati paradeza hatA tevI najara paDI. munine dekhatAM tenu zarIra pulakita ansa ane vicAravA lAgI ke 'A koI sAmAnya mAnavI sAdhu

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260 jhAMjhariyA muninI kathA nathI. tenuM lalATa, tenA keza ane tenA nakha rAjavIpaNune sUcave che." turata dAsIne ekalI ke munine vaheravA mATe belAvI lAva. nIcI daSTi rAkhI pasAra thatA muninI AgaLa AvI dAsIe vaMdana karyuM ane kahyuM "padhAre mahArAja amArI havelImAM." munie daSTi uMcI karI ane bhAvanAdekhI eTale te temanI pAchaLa cAlyA. havelImAM pesatAM ja devAMganAne lajAve tevI rUparUpanA aMbAra sarakhI gRhiNIe "padhAre mahArAja' kahIM muninuM svAgata karyuM. muni gharanA cegAnamAM AvyA ane munivarane suMdara mAdaka vaherAvatI te gRhiNI bolI "mahArAja! A tApamAM Apane bhalAM melAM kapaDAM sahevAya che?" melA kapaDAthI AcchAdita thayela pavitra munie ujaLA kapaDAmAM DhaMkAyela yuvatInA melA manane oLakhyuM ane te maunapaNe pAchA pharavA jAya che, tevAmAM yuvati ADA hAtha dharI UbhI rahI ane zarama cheDI AMkha nacAvatI kahevA lAgI, "mahArAja! A vaya zuM saMyamanI che? A suMdara deha vana vagaDAnA phulanI piThe vinA upabhege nAza thavA jAya che ? A melAM kapaDAM utAre ane huM suMdara kapaDAM ApuM chuM te pahero. A mandira, A nokare, A vaibhava ane huM badhuMya tamArUM che. munivara mane viraha agni satAvI rahyo che. Apa mane bheTe ane sudhArasa sI. Apa dayALu che mArA upara dayA lAve ane mane tamArI banAve." For Private And Personal Use Only

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jhAMjhariyA muninI kathA 261 | muni nIcuM mukha rAkhI belyA, "tuM bheLI bALA che. viSayanA viSanI tane khabara nathI. meM viSayanA viSane nihA nyuM che, ane viSayane tape che. jagatamAM be pApa meTA eka jArI ane eka cerI. A be pApa A bhavamAM apajaza ane jhela apAve ane parabhavamAM ghora duHkha apAve. uttama kuLamAM janmelI he bALA ! kuLavAnane paranI IcchA na zobhe. huM uttama kuLane chuM ane uttama kuLanA saMskAre jIvyo chuM tene huM dUSaNa kema lagAvuM. zIyaLa ciMtAmaNiratna sarakhuM che tene a95 samayanA sukha mATe tu zA mATe gumAve che. mUrNo hoya te ja mandira hovA chatAM ughADe varasAdamAM bhIMjAya. meM mana, vacana ane kAyAthI vrata lIdhuM che, te huM barAbara pALIza ane kuLavAna strI tuM paNa zIyaLavratane pALI jIvanane dIpAva." phaLa cUkelI vAghaNa krodhathI mujhume tema yuvAna strI sAdhu sAme ghUrakI ane tene kahyuM ke "pakaDe A sAdhune sAdhu jera karIne gharabAra nIkaLyA paNa teNe temanA pagamAM jhAMjhara paherAvI dIdhuM. bUma pADatI strI tenI pAchaLa doDI ane kahevA lAgI pakaDe pakaDe A munine jeNe mArI lAja levA prayatna karyo ane jhAMjhara laIne nAThe." bheLuM leka DuM ja rahasya jANe che. te te bolavA lAgyuM ke "A ke muni caMDALa! vahAvatI strInI lAja levA dhasya ane jhAMjhara laI nAThe leke pAchaLa paDayA ane munine pakaDI rAjA pAse lAvyA. rAjA te vakhate gekhe beTho hato, teNe lekenuM TeLuM For Private And Personal Use Only

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262 jhAMjhariyA muninI kathA nIce dekhyuM eTale heThe utaryo ane munine pUchyuM "mahArAja ! sAcI vAta kahe muni mauna rahyA. leka belyA "AmAM sAcI vAta dIvA jevI che. jhAMjhara munie paheryA che, strI bUma pADatI mArI lAja lUMTI kahI pAchaLa paDI che." rAjAe kahyuM "sabUra kare, huM badhuM sAcuM jANuM chuM. muni nirdoSa che, strI deSita che. meM ane rANIe gokhethI najara najara nIhALyuM che. kulaTA strIe muninA pagamAM jhAMjhara nAMkhyuM che ane muni upara khoTuM ALa caDAvyuM che." loke valakhA paDayA ane madanabrahma muni tyArathI jhAMjharIyA muni nAme jagatanI havAe guNathI prazaMsAtA caDayA. kaMcanapura nagaranA rAjA ane rANI be gokhe beThAM che. ane nagaranI sImADAnI vanarAjI joI Ananda pAme che. tyAM rANInI najara eka dUra dUra kAusagga dhyAne ubhelA madanabrA muni upara paDI. munine dekhatAM rANInI AMkhamAMthI codhAra AMsu vahyAM. rAjAe rANIne acAnaka AMsu AvavAnuM kAraNa pUchayuM. paNa rANInuM gaLuM bharAI AvyuM ane te belI na zakI. rAjA kuvikalpa caDa. teNe mAnyuM ke AvA sAdhue te jaMgalamAM kaIka kAussagga dhyAne rahe che, ane rANIe mArI sAthe Aja agAu ghaNAe AvA sAdhu nIhALyA che chatAM keI divasa tenI AMkhamAM AMsu AvyA nathI. jarUra A keI For Private And Personal Use Only

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jhAMjhariyA muninI kathA 263 tene pUrvane jAra hoya tema lAge che, tethI te kAMI mArI samakSa bolI zakI nathI paNa AMsuthI tenA pratyene tene prema te chupAvI zakI nathI. rAjA rANI vikhUTAM paDyAM. DI vAre rAjA ughAne gaye ane sevakone AjJA karI ke khADo khodI A sAdhune haNI tenA mRtakane te khADAmAM dATe. sevaka upaDayA ane peTa khAtara rAjAnI AjJA mujaba sAdhune ThAra karavA maMDayA. sAdhue zuM cAM kaMI na karyuM, manane sthira karyuM. rAsI javAnine manamAM saMbhArI khamAvA mAMDI ane pApakarmane pIsavA mAMDayuM. jema jema hatyArA ghA karavA mAMDayA tema tema muni pApane ghAta karavA lAgyA. A bAju muninA dehane ghAta thaye ane pelI bAju karmone ghAta karI munino AtmA kevaLa jJAna pAmI mukitae saMcaryo. bIjA dIvase rAjA rANuM pharI prAta:kALe gokhe beThayAM che. tevAmAM AkAzamAM uDatI samaLInI cAcamAMthI lehIne kharaDele munine Aghe jyAM AgaLa rAjA rANI beThAM che tyAM pa. rANIe lahIthI kharaDAyele e dIThe. gaI kAle dekhela dIzAmAM munine dIThA nahi ane samaLInuM TeLuM lohInA thALAmAM ujANa karatuM te dizAmAM dekhI rANee nizcaya karyo ke jarUra A e mArA bAMdhava munine. For Private And Personal Use Only

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264 jhAMjhariyA muninI kathA A nizcaya thatAM rANunI AMkhe aMdhArA AvyAM. e bhAI! kahetAM rANI heThI paDI ane rAjAnuM hRdaya muninI hatyAnA pApathI dhabakavA lAgyuM. rAjana! A mArA bAMdhava munine kAle dekhI mArI AMkhamAM AMsu AvyAM hatAM. teNe batrIsa strIo cheDI che. teNe rAjyavaibhava taje che. teNe ghera muninA upasargo sahyA che. evA pavitra mArA nahi jagat AkhAnA sujanajananA mArA banelA muninA ghAtaka narapizAcanI Apa khabara le. Aryo munighAtaka narapizAca bIje kaI nahi paNa huMja ene ghAtaka mahApApI chuM. huM rAjyadharma mAnavadharma bhUlyA ane tArA AMsunI meM uMDI tapAsa vinA tene jAra mAnI haNAvyuM. rANI! huM RSighAtaka mahApApI hatyAre kayAM chUTIza. rAjA rANI bane AMsuDA sAratAM nagara bahAra nIkaLyAM ane RSinA mRtaka AgaLa gad gad svare revaMte rAja munivara AgaLa beThe mAna melIne khapAve re bhUpati samatA sAyaramAM peThe. tIvra pazcAtApe trASihatyAre rAjavI muninA kalevara AgaLa tIvra pazcAtApa karato jhAMjharIyA muninA guNane gAte kevaLa jJAna pAmyuM. - zaMkA e pApanuM mULa paNa rAjAne zaMkAe pApa karAvyuM chatAM temAMthI tIvra pazcAtApe kaivalya apAvyuM. [ sajajhAyamALAmAMthI ] For Private And Personal Use Only

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2 6 namaskAra maMtra maraNa yA ne amara kumAra (1) sarva rIte zAMti vanyA pachI mahArAjA zreNike rAjagRhImAM mahAna citrazALA AraMbhI. temAM pazu, paMkhI, deva ane kudaratI aneka da citarAvyAM. keI AgaMtuke A sAcAM daze che tema mAnI tene pakaDavA jatAM vilakhA paDatA. rAjAe citrazALAnuM bhavya pravezadvAra karAvyuM. pravezadvAra upara paNa anekavidha citra ane cheTethI saunuM dhyAna kheMce te tene AkarSaka dekhAva karyo. paNa bIje ja dIvase savAre rAjAe sAMbhaLyuM ke citrazALAne daravAje kakaDabhUsa karate paDI gaye. zreNikane zarUAtamAM duHkhane AMcako lAge paNa jarA vicAratAM te haLave thaye ane teNe pAkApAyAthI majabuta rIte tenuM kAma AraMgyuM. pahelA karatAM savAI zebhAvALuM bhavya dvAragRha banAvI rAjAe nirAMta vALI tyAM bIje dIvase savAre rAjAe kAne pharI daravAje tuTI paDyAnA samAcAra sAMbhaLyA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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266 amarakumAra 5 bhAga. - zreNika rAjAe sArA sArA jevI ane nimittakene bolAvyA ane daravAje tuTI paDayAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM tyAre temaNe kahyu "rAjana A gojhArI bhUmi che ane tene adhiSThAyaka vyaMtara gejhAre che. te mAge che eka batrIsa lakSaNa bALa mAnavane bhega. zreNikane viveka ke vicAra na hatuM tenuM temane mAtra citrazALAnI bhavyatA batAvavAmAM ane banAvavAmAMja rAcatuM hatuM. teNe rAjagRhImAM DhaMDhero pITAvyuM ke "rAjAne batrIsa lakSaNe bALaka jue che. paNa rAjA keI upara julama gujArI keIne bALaka levA mAgatA nathI je pitAnI IcchAthI pitAne bALaka ApavA mAgatA hoya te Ape te tene rAjA tenI barAbara sAmaiyA tALI Apaze." Tare Thera Thera pITAye paNa e keNa hatyAre mAnava maLe ke sage hAthe pitAnA bALakane Ape. (2) rAjagRhImAM eka nirdhana rASabhadatta brAhmaNa vasate hatuM. tene badhAe kulakSaNethI bharapura bhadrA nAme bhAya hatI. nirdhanane tyAM saMtatine tATe nahi. tema bhadrA eka pachI eka bALakane janma ApatI ane bALakane mArI pITI tiraskArI meTA karatI. tene cAra putra hatA. nAnA putranuM nAma teNe amarakumAra rAkhyuM hatuM. bhadrA Dhela pITAte sAMbhaLI zerI bahAra AvI ane teNe sAMbhaLyuM ke chokarA barAbara rAjA naiyA Ape che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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amarakumAra 217 te tu zerImAM ramatA nAnA amarakumArane pakaDI lAvI ane kahevA lAgI ke 'ce| A mArA amarane ane lAve! naiyA. amarakumAre A vAta sAMbhaLI ke tu kaMpI uThayA ane mAne page lAgI kahevA lAgyuM. mAtA! mAtA jevI mAtA banI mane kema vece che? mane na veca, huM'tuM kahIza : te karIza. mAtA! mArA upara dayA lAva.' huM vecuM nahi teA karU zuM? badhAne peTa mAre kayAMthI bharAvavAM. tArA bApa capaTI leATa bhIkha mAgI lAve tethI zuM vaLe. tu zuM kAmanA che? 'pitAjI! mAtAne samajAve mane na vece. meM kAMI aparAdha karyAM nathI. huM Apa kaheze| tema karIza.' karagaratAM AMsu sAthe amarakumAre pitAne kahyu. pitAe mAthA upara hAtha mukayA paNa vAghaNusamI bhadrAne tene kaMi kahevAnI tAkAta nahAtI. te mAtra khelyA eTaluM ke 'amara! pitA karatAM mAtAnA sneha ghaNA kahevAya, teja tane vecavA taiyAra thai che. tyAM huM ADA AvI zu karavAnA chuM ?" amarakumAra kAkA kAkIne, mAmA mAmIne badhA sagAne ghera pharyAM. mane macAveA, huM tamArUM gharanuM kAmakAja karIza tamArA chekarAone sAcavIza. ane moTo thaiza. vigere vinati karI paNa koie sAMbhaLyuM na sAMbhaLyuM karyuM te kAie kAkA mAmA kahevAnA' kahI kivadaMtInI sArthakatA samajAvI. kATavALa, amarakumAra ane bhadrA zaheranA rAjamA - mAMthI AgaLa cAlyA.pAchaLa lAkAnu TALu hatuM. amarakumAra je For Private And Personal Use Only

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268 amarakumAra kaI maLe tene kahe ke "mane bacAve. bacAve.' paNa tene keIe hAma na ApI. zaheranI madhyamAM dukAne beThelA dayALu gaNAtA lAkhapati zeThIAone praNAma karI amarakumAre kahyuM "gAya, pazu, paMkhI badhAne bacAvanArA, pAMjarApoLa calAvanArA he mahAjane ! mane bacAve. mArI pApiNI janetAnI dhananI IcchA mane vecAte kharIdI purI kare. huM tamAro dAsa thaIza. jIMdagI sudhI sevA uThAvIza. "pazu paMkhInI dayA khAnArA he mahAjane zuM mArI dayA nahi khAo." mahAjanee kahyuM "bALaka! paisAne AmAM prazna nathI. tuM koI sAmAnya mAnavIne tyAM jatA nathI. tuM rAjAne tyAM vecAyeluM che. ene kepa nirarthaka keNa vahere." rAjasabhAmAM bhadrA, amarakumAra ane keTavALa hAjara thayA. rAjAne ane parahitane bALaka batAvI koTavALe bALakane kharIdyAnI vAta karI. mahArAjA! prajA samagranA Apa pALaka pitA che. pitA banI vansane hAma na karo. huM niraparAdhI prajAjana chuM mane bacAve. amarakumAra! huM baLAtkAra karatA nathI. meM DhaMDhero pITAvyo. tArI mAtA rAjIkhuzIthI mane seMpavA AvI che tArA upara kharo haka tene che. prajAmAtra upara haka dharAvatA rAjan ! mArA upara haka nathI tema na kaho. paNa tamArI nyAyacakSu citrazALAnI For Private And Personal Use Only

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amarakumAra 29 mahAtvAkAMkSAnI rajathI gherAyelI che eTale te tamane sAce nyAya nahi sujhavA de. ( Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir rAja! baccA mATe talasatI mAtA bALakane jAte hAmavA taiyAra thAya. putra mATe mahenata majurI karanAra pitA sagI AMkhe hAmAvA putrane nirakhI rahe. duHkha vakhate madada kare te mATe kahevAtAM sagA najarA najara vadhasthAne dAratA sagAne joi rahe ane prajApALaka gaNAtA pRthvopati sagA hAthe nirdoSa kumaLA bALakane vadha thavA de chatAM te mAtA pitA sagA ane prAjApALaka rAjA kahevAya! A jagatanA nyAya !' bhaTajI sAmuM mukha karI amarakumAre kahyuM. * bhaTajI mahArAja ! zuM tamArA zAstra mArA sarakhA nirdoSa bALakanA hAmathIja tamArA daravAje nahi paDavAnu kahe che. bhaTajI! mArAM AMsu ane niHsAsA daravAjAne sthira karaze ke rahI sahI ubhelI citrazALA ane tamane badhAne jamInadAsta karaze tenA vicAra kare.' bhaTajI hasyA ane sevakane hukama karyAM 'have vila kha na kare. mRtyu kone game che?" sevakoe amarakumArane navarAjyeA, pitAMbara paherAvyAM, tenA gaLAmAM kareNanA phulanI mALA nAMkhI ane havana sanmukha ubhe rAkhyA. A pachI bhaTajI vedanA ma MtroccAra aDadhI mIDelIAMkhe uccAravA lAgyA. (3) ghaDI pahelAM mAtA, pitA, mahAjana ane prajAjanane karagaratI amarakumAranI AMkhamAMthI dInatAe vidAya lIdhI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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atharakumAra tenA heTha bIDAyA. AMkha mIcAI ane AkhA jagat upara najara nAMkhI te tene mAtA, pitA, kuTuMba badhAM svArthI lAgyAM. mAtra ekaja mahApurUSanI AkRti tenI AgaLa khaDI thaI. ane te hatI eka sAdhunI. tene eka vakhata eka aNugAra sAdhune bheTa thayA hatA ane temaNe tene kahyuM hatuM ke "amarakumAra! sau duHkhane nAza karanAra mahAmaMtra navakAra samaraNa che." meM pAmare roja tene na saMbhALe na dhyAye. Aje huM tenuM dhyAna dharuM ane tene zaraNe jAuM. amarakumAre sauthI citta aLaguM karyuM ane "name arihaMtANuM" "name sihANuM' pada uccArate tenA dhyAnamAM lIna banyuM. ane A bAju bhaTajInA sevakee amarakumArane homa karavAnI jvALAmAM nAMkhe paNa dura dura ubhelAne parase ane garamI ApatI te javALA amarakumArane zItaLa lAgI ane temAM te kaI rAjya siMhAsana upara pite beThele heya tema dekhAye. sAme amarakumAre najara nAMkhI te rAjA lehI vamate paDa hate. bhaTajI ane tenA sevake uMdhA mAthe sukA lAkaDA jevA niceSTa thaI bezuddha paDyA hatA. sAme ubhelA loke belyA "ugrapApa te A bhavamAMja para batAve. bALahatyA te kaI jevuM tevuM pApa che? amarakumAre kumakuma chAMTaNuM nAMkhyA eTale rAjA ane bhaTajI ane ubhA thayA. amarakumArane so page lAgyA. rAjAe karagaratA avAje kahyuM "kumAra! je Asane devee tamane besADayA te Asana upara Apa sadA besI A For Private And Personal Use Only

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amarakumAra 271 rAjagRhInI rAjyAddhi bhagave. kemake tene mATe bhega ApanAra Apaja che." "rAjana! meM rAjyaRddhi ane sagAne badhe prema joI lIdhe che. rAjana ! jenA a5 paricaye mane navakAramaMtra sAMpaDe. ane jenAthI mAruM kalyANa thayuM tene huM mAruM jIvana samarpaNa karI cUkyuM chuM. mAre nathI joItI tArI rAjya Rddhi ke nathI joItAM mAna sanmAna." amarakumArane jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM ane teNe tyAM ja paMcamukiTa leca karI saMyama veSa svIkAryo. amaramuni dUradUra cAlyA ane nagaranI bahAra jaI kAusagga dhyAne rahyA. (4) coTe ne cakale amaranuM mAhAmya rAjagRhImAM gavAyuM nAnA moTA sau koI bALaka amaranA guNa gAtA ane enAM chaNA letA. A vAta bhadrAe sAMbhaLI. tene putra jIvyA, siMhAsane beTha, camatkAra phelAvyo ane kalyANa sAdhyuM temAM rasa na paDaye. te vimAsaNamAM paDI ke hamaNAM rAjasevake Avaze ane amaranI bhArobhAra lodhelA somaiyA paDAvI leze. hA! dhana jaze, putra gaye, nagaramAM niMdAI, ane mAnavacaMDALa kahevAI. bhadrAne uMgha na AvI. te ekalI uThI ane jyAM AgaLa amara muni kAussagga dhyAne ubhA hatA tyAM gaI. teNe barAbara amarane je nirakhe. te na bheTI ne karagarI paNa teNe moTA pANa-patharA lIdhA ane eka For Private And Personal Use Only

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272 pachI eka amaranA mAthA upara mArI tenu munie mAnava deha choDayA ane svIkAryAM. bAramA amarakumAra maraNu nipajAnyu. ginA svAMga lAhI tarasI vAghaNu zikAra sAdhI sa MtASa anubhave tema potAnA putra amarane mArI bhadrAe hAza anubhavI. teNe mAnyuM ke 'have rAjasevake amarane pAche sAMpyA vinA kaI rIte dhana mAgaze.' 'dhana dhana" karatI pAchI kRtI vikarALa bhadrA nagara tarapha phare che tyAM eka vAghaNu maLI. vAghaNe mAnava vAghaNu bhadrAne tyAMja vIMkhI nAMkhI ane chaThThI narake mAkalI. garIbAI ane dhananI lAlasA mANusa jAtane pazu karatAM paNa halakI sthitimAM pahoMcADI mAtA jevI mAtA putrane vece ane tenA vadha kare tevA malina vRttAMtane peAtAnI sAthe mukI kei raurava saMsAramAM bhadrA rajhaLI. mAtA, pitA, sagA sau koinA koi nathI paNa a Mte amaradhAmane varanAra paMcaparameSThinu smaraNuja kalyANakArI che tevA Adarzone jagat AgaLa mukI amarakumAra navakAra maMtra smaraNathI amara deva anyA ane Aje paNu For Private And Personal Use Only jo jo maMtra navakArathI amarakumAra zubha dhyAne re, surapadavI lahI meATakI, dharama taNe parasAde re. vigere svAdhyAyathI temanA guNagrAmane saMbhALe che. ( sajajhAyamALAmAMthI )

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pitA putra yAne kIrtidhara ane sukezala muni (1) dharma karo bApalA dharma kare bApalA"ne avAja sAMketapura nagaranA rAjavI kitidharane kAne paDaze. teNe rAjamArga upara joyuM te bhaMgIo mATethI A avAja karI rahyA hatA ane lokonA ToLe ToLAM nadI tarapha snAna mATe upaDatAM hatAM. rAjA kSaNabhara vicAramAM paDaye. nagaramAM e kaye mANasa mRtyu pAmyA che ke nAnA meTA badhA snAna mATe jAya che. eNe lekene zuM cAha meLavyuM che? ane A cAha paNa parepakAra vinA thaDeja meLavAya che? zuM enI guNIyalatA ? A vicAramALAne purI kare tyAM pharI "dhama karo bApalA dharma kare"nA moTA avAje bhaMga karyo. teNe sevakane pUchayuM "tapAsa karI te keNa mRtyu pAmyuM che ?? ke jethI leke gabharAyelA nadIe jAya che? "mahArAja! carAcara jagata mAtranA upakAraka tejavI sUryanArAyaNa rAhuthI grasita thayA che tethI ke bUma pADe che ke AvA sUryanArAyaNa jevA devane paNa rAhuthI grasita thavuM paDe che. mATe kaI abhimAna karaze nahi AjanuM sukha AvatI kAle jyAre mATImAM maLI jaze tenuM For Private And Personal Use Only

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kItidhara ane sukezala muni mAnavIne thoDuM bhAna che ? sAcA sukhanI IcachA hoya te bIjI badhI jaMjaTa cheDI "dharma karo dharma kare" tema A ghoSaNuM samajAve che. jagat mAtrane upakAraka sUryadeva? te na uge te vanarAjI kayAMthI thAya? te na uge to vAdaLa kayAMthI bane? te na uge te jagat jIve kayAMthI? AvA taraNa tAraNahArane paNa rAhuthI gherAvuM? zyAma mukhavALA banavuM? ane tene joI leka snAna karI le? ahe te huM keNamAtra? mAre vaibhava keTale ? mArUM AyuSya keTaluM? zAne A ADaMbara? ane zAnuM A rAtA pILApaNuM. "devi ! mAnavabhavanuM AyuSya keTaluM? saMpatti rAjyane meLavavAmAM ane sAcavavAmAM upAdhi keTalI ? ane tenAthI lAbha paNa ze? zI A asakti? ane jo AnA upara vizvAsa ?' rANI tarapha mukha karI rAjAe rAjyasaMpatti tarapha kaMTALo batAvatAM kahyuM. "pradhAna ! tame mArA salAhakAra ? sAcA salAhakAra nahi. huM bhogasukhamAM rAcuM chuM paNa kAle mATImAM maLI jaIza tevI tame mane salAha ApI che kharI ? huM rAjarAjezvara chuM. sarvathI maTe chuM. mAro keI uparI nathI e damAma mArI AgaLa rAkhI mane tame zuM pAmara chatAM mATe banAvI mane Thagya nathI? tame zuM kare? tame kayAM tyAgI niHsvAthI ke jagat upakArane bhekha lenArA che ? mArUM kuTuMba ke jemAM rAjyane tRNasama gaNuM pitAe For Private And Personal Use Only

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krIti dhara ane sukAzala muni 275 dIkSA lIdhI, dAdAe dIkSA lIdhI, kAkAe dIkSA lIdhI ane huMja eka pAmara ke rAjyaRddhinI viSTAmAM sUti banyA. Ama krItidhara rAjA AgaLa AvI AvI aneka peAtAnA pU purUSAnI hAramALA zarU thaI. ( 2 ) sAMketapura nagaramAM vijaya rAjA dAdA ane temanAM rANI hiMmacaLA dAdI temane be putra eka vajrabAhu meTA kAkA ane bIjA mArA pitA puMdara. vajrabAhu nAgapuranA rAjA hivAhana ane rANI puSpaculAnI devAMganA sarakhI putrI kharekhara maneAramA jevI manerUmA sAthe paraNyA. gheADA divasanA Atithya khAda vakhADuM maneramA sAthe peAtAnA nagare pAchA pharavA nIkaLyA. dadhivAhane sArA dAyajo ane sAre parivAra ApI potAnA putra udayasuMdarane vaLAvA meAphalye. harSathI khAhu svanagare pAchA phare che tevAmAM vasata Rtu AvI. jaMgalanI vanarAjI khIlI ane kulA rUpAnA dAMtathI hAsya karI vajrabAhu, maneAramA ane udayasa daranu Atithya karavA lAgyAM. vakhADue suMdara hariyALA medAnamAM paDAva nAMkhyA. eka vakhata vasatAtsava ujavI pAchA pharatAM vajrabAhunI najara eka jhADa nIce ubhelA kAussagga dhyAnI muni upara paDI. ghaDIkamAM raMgarAgamAM rAcatA kumAra ekadama vicAramagna anye te muni pAse gaye ane temane vAMdI ekITase joi rahyo. udayasuMdara ane manAramA' paNa sAthe hatAM. temaNe munine vAMdhA ane paDAve javA taiyAra thayAM. udayasuMdare vamAhene kahyu' 'cAle Azrame, ekITase muni sAme zu joi rahyA che. tamAre AvA For Private And Personal Use Only

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kIrtidhara ane sukezala muni munIzvara thavuM che? thavuM hoya te mane kaheje. huM paNa tamAro sahacArI thaIza." are bhalA mANasa! dunIyAmAM AvA mahApurUSonA darzana karatAM bIjuM zuM vadhu ramya che? munIzvara thavuM e kAMI nAnA chokarAnA khela che. tenI pAchaLa te purUSArtha ane parama bhAgya joIe." Ama AgaLa vajubAhu kahe che. tyAM munie kAussaga pAye ane kahyuM "mAnavabhava mahA durlabha che. A bhavamAM utkaTamAM utkaTa arAdhanA jIva karI zake che. jagatanA nazvara AnaMda karatAM A bhavamAM evuM kare ke jethI ciraMjIva AnaMda mekSa maLe." - vajabAhue udayasuMdara tarapha mukha karI kahyuM "huM munIzvara banuM chuM have tame mArA sahacArI banaze ne ?' "zuM kahe che? huM te hasato hate." ema kahI udayasuMdare dhrAsake anubhaLe. hAsyathI khAdheluM auSadha vyAdhi maTADI zake che? bhale ne tame hAsyathI kahyuM hoya have sAcuM karI batAve." mahArAja! huM ApanA darzana ane upadezathI vairAgya pApe chuM mane dIkSA Ape ! ema munine namaskAra karI vajubAhue dIkSAnI mAgaNI karI. maneramA, udayasuMdara ane sAthenA batrIsa purUSoe vajabAhu sAthe dIkSA lIdhI. vasaMtakeline utsava dharmakeli rU5 anya ane udayasuMdaranuM hAsya vacana kharekhara badhAne vistAra karanArUM samayasUcaka vacana banyuM. A samAcAra dAdA vijaya rAjAe sAMbhaLyA. te vajabAhunI dIkSAthI ciMtAtura na banyA paNa dhanyavAda Ape ane For Private And Personal Use Only

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kItidhara ane sukozala muni 277 elyA "bhAgyazALI putra ke jeNe yauvanavaye saMyama lIdhe ane huM te hajI saMsAramAM khuM chuM.' tu temaNe pitA puradarane rAjya sepyuM ane dIkSA lIdhI. pitA puraMdara paNa thoDA ja vakhatamAM mane rAjaya seMpI dIkSAnA pAvanapaMthe sidhAvyA. svapnAmAMthI jAgI uThI jabakI bele tema maMtrIone uddezI kIrtidhare kahyu "maMtrIo ! mane saMsAra viSama lAge che. rAjyAddhi ane bhega bahAmaNuM lAge che. koI gyane rAjya upara besADe ane mane A bhAramAMthI mukata kare." rAjan ! rAjyane adhikArI theDeja vecAte maLe che! te te paraMparAnA saMskArathI jhIlatA rAjyakuLamAM pAke teja sAcA adhikArI prApta thAya ane Apa ekalA ApanA svArtha khAtara lAkhe prajAjanonA hitane vicAra na kare te zuM ThIka che ?? kIrtidhara rAjA guMcavAyA ane rAjyavArasanI ciMtAmAM paDayA. tyAM thoDA vakhatamAM tenI sahadevI rANIe putrane janma Ape. rANI ane amAtye sArI rIte jANatA hatA ke "putra janmya" e zabda rAjA sAMbhaLaze te tuta saMyamane mAge prayANa karaze tethI te vAta temaNe chAnI rAkhI. paNa A chAnuM rAkhyuM rahe kema? paMdara divasamAM ja vAta bahAra paDI gaI ane rAjAe jANyuM ke mAre bhAra utAranAra putra janme che. - rAjAe paMdara divasanA putrane sabhAmAM hAjara karyo. tenuM nAma sukezala pADayuM ane pradhAna tathA prajAjane samakSa kahyuM ke tame je rAjyane adhikArI icachatA hatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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278 kItidhara ane sukesala muni te sAMpaDe che. huM saMyama lauM chuM. saue kacavAtA dile saMmati ApI ane kIrtidhara rAjavI kIrtidhara muni banyA. prajA ane pradhAne bALarAjA sukezalanuM kIrtidhara rAjAnI peThe bahumAna ane sanmAna kare che ane tene ratananI peThe uchere che. rAjamAtA sahadevI putranI vRddhi ane prajAjanone prema dekhI AnaMda pAme che. chatAM tene eka vAta te hRdayamAM barAbara DaMkhe che ke patinuM kuLa yuvAna vaye rAjyane choDI saMyama mAge saMcaranAra che. ane A mAro putra sAcA rAjA banI digvijayI thAya te pahelAM rakhe saMyama mArge na caDI jAya. AthI teNe nagaramAM AvatA tyAgIone aTakAvyA ane hatA teone dUra khaseDayA. kemake ene kaI tyAgIne dekhI tene tyAganA saMrakAra jAge. haMmezAM darzanaja zraddhA ane jijJAsA pragaTAve che. sukezalakumAra dinapratidina vadhato yuvAvasthAne pAmyuM. tene sahadevIe suMdara rAjakanyAo sAthe paraNAvyuM. ane tenA sukhathI sukha mAnatI sahadevI paNa sukhapUrvaka samaya pasAra karavA lAgI. kIrtidhara muni grAmAnugrAma vicaratA sAMketapura padhAryA. vRddha dvArapAlake rAjarSine oLakhyA eTale nagaramAM pesatAM na rokyA. muni roja Ama gecarI samaye nagaramAM Ave che ane vahorI pAchA nagara bahAra jAya che. eka vakhata sahadevI ane sukezaLanI dhAvamAtA gekhe. beThAM hatAM sahadevIe dUra dUra madhyAhUne gecarIe nIkaLela kIrtidharane joyA. jemAM tenuM mastaka namyuM paNa sAtheja mehe For Private And Personal Use Only

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kItidhara ane mukezala muni na rahyuM uchALo mAryo ane te vicAravA lAgI ke je sukezaLa A maharSine maLaze te rAjya cheDI saMyama mArge jaze ane pativiheNuM banela huM putravihoNuM thaIza ane rAjya rAjavIviheNuM banaze." turta teNe sevakone bolAvyA ane haDaselA mArI te munine nagara bahAra kaDhAvyA. samatA sAgara kIrtidhara munie hRdayane samajAvyuM ke "jIva! krodha na karIza. A rAjya ke rAjavI sAthe tAre zuM levA devA che?" thaDA vakhata bAda dhAvamAtAne dhrusake dhrusake raDatI sukezaLe dIThI ane teNe tene puchayuM "zA mATe mAtA raDe che? zuM kahyuM putra! rAjA je rAjA tAro pitA kItidhara rAjavI mAsa khamaNane pAraNe nagarImAM peThA ane tArI mAtAe haDaselA mArI temane nagara bahAra dhakelyA. saMyamI pratyeno mamatvabhAvate gaye paNa ApaNI mAnavatA paNa paravArI. rAjarSinA darzana mATe prajA rAjA badhA ulaTavAM joIe AnaMda AnaMda dhave joIe tene badale tene haDaselA ApaNe mArIe? "mAtA ! Ama kema banyuM haze ?" "putra! sahadevIne manamAM ema ke ene tuM temanA paricayamAM AvI tyAgI na bane. meha mANasane viveka thoDo AvavA de che?" nI sahadevI ane eka - ladhukamI sukezale paDahe bajAvyuM. te ane AkhuM nagara rAjarSine vaMdana karavA nIkaLyuM. zaramIMdI banela rAja mAtA sahadevI paNa vaMdana mATe nIkaLI. munie vairAgyavAhI dezanA ApI For Private And Personal Use Only

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280 kIrtidhara ane sukozala muni dezanA bAda sukezala bole, "he bhagavaMta? ApanA darzanathI mAro janma saphala thayo che. Apa mArA pitA huM Apane bALaka, Apane hita saMyamamAM lAgyuM te zuM mArUM hita saMyamamAM nathI? he pitA! mane caritra amRtanuM pAna karAvo." sukezala pharI mAtA tarapha vaLe ane kahyuM "mAtA! huM tAre hAla putra chuM. tuM mane cAritra levA mATe rajA Apa. putranuM hita ane sukha mAtA che. mAruM ane badhAnuM hita chevaTe saMyamamAM che. strIne uddezI sukezale kahyuM "he priye? tuM mane vinnarUpa na banIza, rAjyane sAcavanAra tAre putra thaze, kemake hAla tuM garbhiNuM che." sukezale moha nidrA tajavI anumati meLavI saMyama lIdhuM. ane pitA putra bannee vihAra karyo. sukezale kanakAvalI vigere ghaNuM tapa karI zarIra sUkAvyuM ane pitA putra ane maudagilya parvata pAse kAucarAga dhyAne rahyA. sahadevI putraviheNa banI. lekathI nidita banI thoDA vakhata pasAra karI aMte mRtyu pAmI vAghaNa banI. eka vakhata A vAghaNu pharatI pharatI maudagilya parvatanI khINamAMthI bhUkhI tarasI nIkaLI sAme teNe A be munine dekhyA ane ekadama tenA zarIramAM krodha vyApe. kIrtidhara ane sukezala munie vAghaNane dekhI ane turta sukezala tenA mArgamAM AvI ubhe rahyo. kIrtidhare For Private And Personal Use Only

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krItidhara ane mukezala muni 282 A ALasuni sukezalane samajAvyu ke parisaha mATe taiyAra thavuM sahela che paNa sahevA kaThaNa che. samajAve che tyAM vAghaNe sukezala upara pajo mAryAM ane tenu zarIra vi khI nAkhyu. sukezala! karmanA nAzanA khare samaya A che. dhIraja dharaje, krodhane avakAza ApIza nahi, pUrNa sadbhAgye tyAgI munione AkarA upasargI sAMpaDe che. ane temAM teo kalyANa sAdhe che. sukezale vicAryuM. naraka ane nigeAdamAM duHkha AnA karatAM ghaNA AkarA me ghaNIvAra sahyAM che. paNa te saMyama buddhithI nahi sahela hAvAthI kalyANu thayuM nathI, teNe na karyAM krodha vAdhaNu upara ke na karyAM krodha tenA avicArIpaNA upara. A bAju tehanA dehapiMjara vera vikhera anyA, ane pelI bAju tenA karmAM vikharAyAM ane te kevaLajJAna pAmI tatkALa mekSe gayA. atikruratApUrvaka vAghaNe muninA zarIranA avayava phUMdyA tyAM tenI najara temanI datapa Mkti upara paDI. daMtapa`kti jatAM vAghaNune jAtismaraNa jJAna thayu. putra sAMbharyAM tene pazcAtApa thayA ane te paNa dezavirati dharma svIkArI hiMsAtyAgI devalAke gai. kIrti dhara muni paNa zuddha saMyama pALI kevaLajJAna pAmI muktipadane varyAM. Ama pitA putranI belaDI jagamAM prasiddha thaI ane sadAkALa vaMdanIya banI. [ RSima'DalavRtti ] For Private And Personal Use Only

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28 jinavacana zravaNa cA ne rohiNeya cora thA putra rauhiNeya pesenajine pratApa deza videza che chatAM te mArA nAmathI dhruje che. tenA buddhinidhAna maMtrIoe aneka buddhio laDAvI paNa mane na pahoMcyA. zUrA senA patio aneka yuddha jItyA paNa mane na jItyA. huM have thAkayo chuM kAle maraNa pAmIza. paNa ApaNAthI rAjarAjezvare sarakhA kaMpe che tevI dhAka tuM ochI na thavA daiza. tArI zUravIratA, nirdayatA mATe mane vizvAsa che paNa eka pratijJA tuM mArI AgaLa le." lehakhure kharI zikhAmaNa ApatAM kahyuM. "pitAjI! kaI pratijJA?" zrI vIranI vANI tAre nahi sAMbhaLavI." kema?" putra! bhUle cUke paNa je temanI vANI saMbhaLAya te je zUravIratA nirdayatA ane krUratAne ApaNAmAM vega che te osarI jAya tema sau kahe che. AthI meM pratijJA lIdhI che ke sUle cUke temane akSara kAne na paDe ane tuM paNa te pratijJA le. pitAjI! mana majabuta te temanI vANuM zuM karavAnI che? putra! mAruM vacana mAna ane kabula kara. bhayanI sAme jANI bujhIne hoDa na ramAya. For Private And Personal Use Only

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rauhiya cAra kathA 283 thoDA vakhata bAda lAhakhura maraNa pAmyo ane prasena jitu rAjA paNa mRtyu pAmyo. rAjagRhInI gAdIe zreNika rAjavI tarIke Avyo. tene pratApa prasenajit karatAM savAyo vadhyo, te mahA buddhinidhAna parAkramI ane duradezI tarIke 5 kAyo. ane teNe aneka buddhinidhAnAne maMtrIpade sthApyA. zreNikanA rAjyamAM zatruonA bhaya naheAte. rAjA taraphathI prajAne ra MjADa na hatI tene tyAM addala nyAya maLatA hatA. paNa leAhakhuranA putra rohiNeyanA bhaya haraha MmezAM dhanADhayone ane rAjavIne rahyA karatA. rAjAne kAne e vAta AvI cUkI hatI ke rauhiNeya mAtra sAmAnya luMTArA na hatA paNu eka vakhata rAjagRhInA rAjA banavAnA koDa sAthe jIvasaTosaTa jhujhumanArA kunehapUrvaka dhADa pADanAro dhADapADu hatA, abhayakumAra jevA buddhinidhAna maMtrIe tene pakaDavAnA ghaNA prayatna karyA pazu vaibhAra parvatanI guphAmAMthI sAgrIte sAthe AvI dhADa pADI pANInI mAphaka kayAM te adRzya thaI jatA tenI keAIne khabara na paDatI. abhayakumAre chaTaku zeAdhI rohiNeyane pakaDavAnA prayatna karyAM temAM te jhaDapAyo tema sainikene lAgyuM paNu vijaLInA jhamakArAnI peThe seMkaDA nikeAmAMthI te nATaye ane rAjagRhInA daravAje Avye. sainikA pAchaLa paDayA paNa teo tene pakaDe te pahelAM te te siMhanI peThe chalaga mArI rAjagRhInA gaDha kudI ekalA rohioya nAce. zikArIonA moTA ToLAne ke temanA avAjonI darakAra rAkhyA vinA vananA kesarI mA mArge na dekhe ane For Private And Personal Use Only

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284 rohiNeya cAra kathA A kuMjamAMthI pelI kuMjamAM pasAra thaI uMDI zelaguphAmAM cAlyA jAya tema pAchaLa paDelA sainikenI darakAra rAkhyA vinA mArga kumArga joyA vinA jhADImAMthI pasAra thatA rohiNeyane kAne eka madhura zabda saMbhaLAya. jarA najIka gaye te jANayuM ke A zabda keIne nahi paNa lekene pratibaddhatA zrI mahAvira paramAtmAne che. mahAvIranuM nAma sAMbhaLatAM tene lehakhura-pitAnI Apela pratijJA yAda AvI. DIka utkaMThA te thaI ke lAva temanI vANI sAMbhaLuM ke temAM evuM te kevuM pitAne bhayasthAna lAgyuM che te anubhavuM. paNa sAthe ja vicAra AvyuM ke pitAnI samakSa lIdhelI pratijJAne bhaMga zA mATe kare? AthI paramAtmA mahAvIra devane zabda rakhe kAnamAM na pesI jAya te mATe kAnamAM AMgaLIo ghAlI te AgaLa dhasyo tyAM vayoge page kAMTe vAgyo. rohiNeya nIce vaLe te kAnamAMthI AMgaLI dUra karI hAthathI kAMTe kheMcavA mAMDe tyAM tenA kAne bhagavAna mahAvIranA mukhathI uccArela animisanayaNA maNakajjhasAhaNA puSphadAma-amilANA cauraMguleNa bhUmi na chibaMti surA jiNA biti jenI AMkha maTakA na mAratI hoya, je mananI IcchA pramANe karI zakatA hoya, jemanA kaMThanI puSpanI mALA kadApi karamAtI na hoya ane bhUmithI cAra AgaLa addhara rahetA hoya te devatA kahevAya tema jJAnIo kahe che." zabda paDayA. rauhiNeyane bhalabhalA ghA vAgyA tyAre je vedanA nahetI thaI tevI vedanA A kAMTAthI thaI ane te karatAM paNa kArI For Private And Personal Use Only

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rauhiNeya cAra kathA vedanA te tene pitA AgaLa lIdhelI pratijJA ke mahAvIranI vANI na sAMbhaLavI tenA bhaMga karyAM hatA tenI hatI. thaDeka dura gayo tyA tA te cAre bAjuthI rAjasainikAthI gherAi gayo ane temaNe tene pakaDI zreNika pAse hAjara karyAM. ( 2 ) anekane raMjADanAra rauhiNeya pakaDAyo A samAcAre nagaravAsIomAM AnaMda phelAyo. ane rAjA paNa sukhethI nahi besavA denAra luMTArAnA jhaDapAyAthI khuba prasannatA pAmyo. zarIra uparanA aneka jakhame tenI zuravIratA, AkAzamAM pavanathI pharatI kezarAjI tenI bephIkaratA, stabdha ane sthira tene deha tenI akaDAIne jaNAvatA hatA. rAjAne ghaDIka te te rAjakumAra zA suMdara AkRtivAna luTArAne joi prema upajye paNa sAthe khIjIja kSaNe tenA kRtyA saMbhALatAM tiraskAra jAgyo ane tene ziraccheda karavAnI teNe rAjasevakAne AjJA ApI. abhayakumArane lAgyuM ke A utAvaLa thAya che tethI teNe zreNikane vijJapti karI. 'mahArAjA! rahiyane tenA kRtyI badala zikSA tA evIja ghaTe. paNa cAranI muddAmAla tapAsa thAya te te nyAya chaNAyelA gaNAya.' rAjAe samati ApI eTale abhayakumAre puchyu 'rAjagRhImAM aneka luTA karanAra, prajAne raMjADanAra ane aneka nirdoSanA lAhIthI raMgAyelA hAthavALA rohiMgreya tAre kAMi kahevu che? ' rohiNeya Alyo 'rAjana! A zu thAya che tenI mane khabara nathI. huM... zAlipura nAmanA gAmaDAne udra (kaNabI) For Private And Personal Use Only 185

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286 rohiNeya cAra kathA kuTuMbI chuM. rAjagRhImAM kAma mATe Avyo hate. daravAje Avyo tyAM meM daravAjo baMdha dekhe rAjasainikane Amatema pharatA joyA mane bhaya lAge eTale kIle kudI mArA gAma tarapha nAThayo, sainike mArI pAchaLa paDyA ane pakaDI ApanI pAse hAjara karyo. rAjana! rauhiNeya keNa che? tenAM kevAM kAma che? te huM jANatuM nathI. huM gAmaDuM cheDI rAjagRhI jevA Avyo ane Ama phasAyo. buddhinidhAna abhayakumAra mujhAyA. nyAyanI vAta upADI te kharI paNa have tene purepure radIyo nahi apAya ane zikSA thaze te zreNikane nyAya lajavAze ane je nyAyanI pratiSThAne AgaLa dharazuM te kadAca sAcA luTArA rauhiNeyane cheDI devuM paDaze. teNe rAjAne zAligrAma mokalyA te tyAMnA AgevAna pAMcasAta kaNabIone laI AvyA. koI kAkA, keI bhAI, koI mitra kurUcaMdra, kurUcaMdra kahetA raDavA lAgyA ane kahevA lAgyA ke tane rAjagRhI javAnA kayAM keDa jAgyA ke nirdoSa evA tAre rAjAnA kedI banavuM paDayuM. abhayakumAra A badhuM rohiNeyanuM prathama goThaveluM tarkaTa che te pUrUM samaye paNa nyAyanI sarANa upara have tene siddha karyA vinA chUTake naha. rauhiNeyane teNe turta mATe te aTakamAM rAkhyo. nAtha! jaya pAme AnaMda pAme. AnaMda pAme. Apa A devavimAnanA svAmi deva tarIke utpanna thayA che. A devaddhi ApanI che. A devAMganAe devazayyA, ane vaibhava For Private And Personal Use Only

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rohiNeya cAra kathA 287 sarva ApanA pazyane pratApa che." Ama eka chaDIdAre AMkhe cALI beThA thatA rauhiNeyane kahyuM. rauhiNeye joyuM te pite rezamI vastrothI AcchAdita thayela mahAkAya palaMga upara 15-20 apsarAothI vIMTaLAI beTho hato. sAme saMgItane nAca thatuM hatuM. je khaMDamAM auhiNeya hatuM te khaMDanA pavanathI hAlatA hIrAo paraspara aphaLAI suMdara saMgIta utpana karatA hatA. pitAne zuM thayuM, keNa ahiM lAvyuM A kema banyuM! te badhA vicAre sAthe deva kone kahevAya te zrI mahAvIra paramAtmAnuM nimisanayA' vacana yAda AvyuM. teNe devAMganAo natakIo badhAne dhAradhArIne joyAM te temanI AMkhe hAlatI hatI. temanA paga jamIne aDatA hatA. teNe nakkI karyuM ke A nathI devabhavana, ke A nathI devAMganAo. A badhe prapaMca mAtra mane phasAvavA mATe abhayakumAre jela lAge che. teNe mane madirAthI bhAnarahita banAvI ahiM maka lAge che paNa huM deva nathI kemake mArA paga jamInane aTake che. mArI AMkhe hAle che. huM to teja lehakhurane putra rohizeya chuM. A badhA vicAravamaLamAM guMthAye che tyAM eka sevaka AgaLa AvyuM ane bolya. nAtha! A devabhavana che. Apa tenA mAlika deva che. amArA deyalakane AcAra che navIna deva utpanna thAya te pitAnA pUrvabhavanA kRtye kahe ke AvAM AvAM kAma karavAthI huM ahiM utpanna thayo chuM. Apa ApanA pUrvakRtyo kahe jethI ame anumodanA karI pAvana thaIe." eka sevake namaskAra karI rauhiNeyane kahyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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288 rauhiNeya cAra kathA ' rohiNeya A badhI mAyA samajI gayo hato eTale te sAvadha thaI che. "deve! huM pUrvabhavamAM zAligrAmane kheDUta hate. nirdoSa rIte jIvana jIvate hate. keI dIvasa meM corI karI nathI sAte kSetramAM dAna AvyuM che ane pavitra jIvana jIvye chuM." abhayakumAre A badhI vAta jANI tene lAgyuM ke A rohiNeya hoya te paNa nyAyathI nakkI na thAya te tene have kedamAM rAkhave te vyAjabI nathI tethI rauhiNeyane choDI mu. rohiNeya chuTayo paNa have tene cerImAM, luMTamAM ke tephAnamAM rasa rahyo nahi. tenuM mana "nimisana nI mahAvIranI vANImAM parovAyuM. IcchAvinA A sAMbhaLela vacane mane jIvitadAna apAvyuM te kharekhara samaja ane IcchAthI emanI vANI sAMbhaLavAmAM Ave te zuM zreya na thAya? pitA bhUlyA hatA. huM paNa temanA vacane bhUle paDaye hatuM. have te temanAja vacananuM niraMtara pAna karUM ane te bhagavAnane zaraNe jAuM. rauhiNeya bhagavAna pAse pahoMcyA. temane vaMdana karyuM cerI nahi karavAne teNe niyama lIdhe ane eka vakhata dhADapADu rohiNeya mahAsajajana saMta, paragaju, nirupadravI banI sAcI svargamAM lakSmIne pAmyuM. ane jagata samakSa anicchAe paNa zravaNa karela jinavacana kevuM kalyANa sAdhI Ape che tene Adara jagata AgaLa mukate gaye. (upadeza prAsAda) For Private And Personal Use Only

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29 daDha saMka9pa cAne mahAtmA daDhaprahArI daDhaprahArInuM nAma te bIjuM paNa te krara ane tene ghA jenA upara paDe te ubhuM na thAya tethI ke tene daDhaprahArI kahetA. A daDhaprahArI jJAtie brAhmaNa hatuM. tenA pitAnuM nAma samudradatta ane mAtAnuM nAma samudradattA. A kare sAta varSane thayuM tyArathI ja kuTeve caDe. jema jema mATe thate game tema tema tenI buma vadhavA mAMDI. koIne mAre yDe te koInI corI karI lAve. seLa varSane thaye tyAM te tenI rADa rAjA pAse gaI. rAjAe cheDe vakhata zikSA karI paNa pachI te teNe paNa kaMTALIne mArI kuTI gAma bahAra kADhI mukaye. daDhaprahArI rakhaDate rakhaDate jaMgalamAM gaye ane cenI pahelImAM jaI rahyo. chekare rUpALo juvAna ane pitAnA dhaMdhAmAM pAvaradhe dekhI ceranA nAyake tene putra tarIke rAkhe. For Private And Personal Use Only

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290 mahAtmA prahArI thoDA divasamAM te daDhaprahArInI hAka vAgavA lAgI. gAmaDAM te zuM paNa meTAM zahere paNa tenAthI dhrujavA lAgyAM. dRDhaprahArInuM nAma paDe ane leka mAlamilakta choDI nAsI jAya. kaI bhUle cUke sAmo thAya te daDhaprahArI eka jhaTake be ghA karI nAMkhe. teNe ghaNI luTa karI ane ghaNuMnA jAna lIdhA. (2) eka vakhata daDhaprahArI sAthIdAra sAthe kuzasthaLa upara trATaka. A gAmamAM eka devazarmA brAhmaNa rahe. te nirdhana ghaNe tema chekarAM yAMthI vIMTaLAyelo paNa ghaNe. ghaNe dIvasathI tenAM chokarAM tene kahe ke "bApA! ApaNe tyAM khIra banAvone ?" devazarmAe koInA tyAMthI dUdha, keInA tyAMthI sAkara te koInA tyAMthI cekhA mAgI brAhmaNI pAse khIra banAvarAvI pate nadIe nAvA gaye. thoDI vAra thaI tyAM ughADA zarIre zvAsabhera raDatAM nAThA AvatAM pitAnA be chekazane dekhyAM. brAhmaNe bhInA kapaDe nadImAMthI bahAra nIkaLI paDyuM ke kema raDe che?" chokarAoe kahyuM "gAmamAM luMTArA AvyA che. temane keInuM ghara na maLyuM te ApaNe tyAM AvI kAgaDAnI peThe TapaTapa khIra khAI jAya che. bApA! amane Ara apAve. amArA mATe te jarAya nahi rahevA de." brAhmaNa gAma tarapha deDa ane eka jADI daravAjAnI gaLa laI khIra khAtA luMTArAnA mAthAmAM eka pachI eka caMDhI. eka paDaye, bIjAne TAMTIyo bhAgyo te trIjo lehI For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAtmA daDhaprahArI cato thayo. A vAta teja gAmamAM bIjeluMTa karatA daDhaprahArIe jANI. te brANanA ghera Avyo ane bhuMgaLa laI pitAnI sAme dhasatA brAhmaNanA eka jhATake teNe be kakaDA karyA. A brAhmaNane ghera ghaNu varSathI eka gAya rahetI hatI. te pitAnA mAlIkane kapAte joI zakI nahi AthI jera karI teNe khIle kADhI nAMkhyuM ane te daDhaprahArI sAme sIMgaDA bharAvatI doDI. turta daDhaprahArI talavAra sAthe tenI sAme dharyo ane tenA paNa devazarmA jevA be phADacAM karyAM. brAhmaNane thayuM ke ATale vastAra, kamAnAra keI nahi, jIvIne karavuM che zuM? te retI kakaLatI daDhaprahArI sAme AvI ane kahevA lAgI ke "caMDALa mAra mAra tuM badhAne mAra." daDhaprahArI krodhathI dhamato hato teNe turta tenI taravAra tenA peTamAM esI ghAlI. brAhmaNI heThI paDI ane sAthe tenA peTamAMthI nIkaLele garbha paNa nIce paDI taraphaDavA lAgyuM. brAhmaNanAM accAM "e mA, e bApA, bacAve bacAva karI ciciArI nAMkhavA lAgyA. paNa koNa maravA AgaLa Ave? daDhaprahArIne brAhmaNa ane gAya mAryAthI je hAtha nahete kaMyo te brAhmaNInA garbhanA taraphaDavAthI ane baccAMonI kakaLathI kaMpyo. teNe chokarAne cIsAcIsa nAMkhatAM dekhyAM ane ekadama tene potAnI jAta upara tiraskAra Avyo. teNe taravAra dura pheMkI ane raDatA bALakanA AMsu AgaLa hAtha dharyo. ghaDI pahelAM je bALake brAhmaNIne nirAdhAra lAgyAM hatAM te tene nirAdhAra lAgyAM ane te bolI uTho "A bicArAM nirAdhAra bALake zuM karaze? huM mahA For Private And Personal Use Only

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292 mahAtmA daDhaprahArI pApI, brAhmaNa, strI, gAya, bALakane hatyAre, eke pApamAM mArI kacAza nahi, huM kyAM chuTIza ane mAruM zuM thaze ?" daDhaprahArI kuzasthaLathI bahAra nIkaLyo. sAthIdAre kyAM gayA ane huM kayAM jAuM chuM tenI tene khabara na hatI.. tenI najara samakSa taraphaDato garbha ane bALakonI kakaLa taravaratI hatI. ane tene manamAM thayA karatuM ke mArAthI adhika keI mahApApI mAnavI jagamAM haze khare." thoDe dUra gayo ane eka vaDanA jhADa taLe beThe. parAkrama ane khumArIthI Aje thanathanatA dRDhaprahArI sAva letha je thaI gayo hato. tene tenuM baLa ane parAkrama kAramAM lAgyAM. cerI upara kaMTALe upa ane jIvana upara paNa kaMTALe AvyuM. tene thavA mAMDayuM ke huM konI pAse jAuM te zAMti vaLe ane keNuM mAre uddhAra kare. tyAM AkAzamAMthI pasAra thatA be cAraNa muniene teNe joyA. daDhaprahAra ubhe thaye. teNe hAtha joDayA. munio nIce utaryA. athathI iti sudhInAM pitAnA pApe nikhAlasabhAve daDhaprahArIe kahyAM ane kahyuM "mahArAja! mArA sarakhA pApIne uddhAra thaze kharo." sAdhue kahyuM "uddhAra ane adhaHpAta pitAnA hAthanI vAta che. AkarAmAM AkarAM pApa AkarA pazcAtApa ane saMyamathI jarUra dUra thaI zake che." daDhaprahArIe kahyuM "bhagavaMta! te huM karelA pApanA pazcAtApa mATe AkarAmAM AkarA je kAMI upAya hoya te badhA svIkAravA taiyAra chuM.' daDhaprahArIe saMyama lIdhuM ane sAthe ja nizcaya kIdhe For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAtmA daDhaprahArI 293 ke "brAhmaNa, strI, bALaka ane gAya A cAranI hatyA meM karI che te jyAM sudhI mArA smRtipathamAMthI na bhUsAya tyAM sudhI mAre annapANI na vAparavAM ane mAre badhuM sahana karavuM.' (3) cAraNurSi te cAlyA gayA ane daDhaprahArI eja kuzasthaLanA vRkSa nIce saMyama dharI kAussaga dhyAne rahyo. savAra paDayuM. lekonA ToLAM eka pachI eka gAmanA pAdare AvyAM. gaI kAle jenuM nAma sAMbhaLatA kaMpatA te leke "mAre A pApI, cera, DhAMgIne." kahI keI patthara pheMke che, to keI ANe "mArA bhAIne mAryo hate" te saMbhALI be cAra lAkaDInA ghA mArI lehI cUta kare che. paNa daDhaprahArI te jhADanA ThuMThonI peThe sthira rahe che. eka dIvasa be divasa Ama ja tene tiraskAra thAya che. deDha mahine vItye eTale dRDhaprahArI tyAMthI nIkaLI bIje daravAje kAussagna dhyAne ubhe. ahiM paNa teja prahAra, gALe ane tenA sahana karI deDha mahine gALe. Ama cAre daravAje lokee tene jeTalI gALe tarjana ane tADana karavuM hatuM te karyuM. daDhaprahArIe paNa mana majabuta karyuM ane vicAryuM ke "meM kayAM pApa ochAM karyA che. keInuM dhana haryuM che! keInA bApa dIkarA ane bAMdhava mAryA che ! keI nirdoSa mAnavonA jAna lIdhA che. A te bicArA mane mAre che paNa mane jeTalI zikSA kare teTalI mArA pApa AgaLa ochI che." For Private And Personal Use Only

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294 mahAtmA dRDhaprahArI daDhaprahArInuM zarIra cAlaNI jevuM ane sukA lAkaDA jevuM thayuM. te cAle tyAre tenAM hADakAM khaDakhaDatAM hatAM. tenI tamAma na bahAra upasI AvI hatI. eka vakhatane kadAvara daDhaprahArI hADapiMjara jevuM banI gayuM hatuM. have kaI daDhaprahArIne cAra luMTAre hatyAro pApI kahetuM na hatuM kemake te kahIne ane tene zikSA ApIne sau thAkI gayuM hatuM. eja kuzasthaLa nagaranI bahAra Aje lekanAM TeLeTeLAM nagarane luMTanArA, ane nagaravAsInA jAna lenArA te daDaprahArIne vaMdana karatA hatA, namatA hatA ane belatA hatA ke "dhanya che AmanA tyAgane ane saMyamane, jeNe ATalA ATalA tiraskAra, ATalA ATalA vadha ane ATalI ATalI aprabhrAjanA sahyA chatAM jeNe heja AMkha paNa ughADI nathI ke jenuM rUvADuM paNa garama thayuM nathI." ane zUrA te janma nI kiMvadaMtI AvAja purUSane AbhArI che. daDhaprahArI cAra hatyAne bhUle. nagaravAsIo daDhaprahArInA pUrva pApApaNane bhUlyA. daDhaprahArI AtmaramaNamAM AgaLa va, mitra zatru tene keI rahyuM nahi. teNe gharakarmo khapAvyAM ane eka vakhata raurava narakane adhikArI daDhaprahArI pUrNa yegamaLe kevaLajJAna pAmyuM. kevaLajJAna bAda daDhaprahArI kevaLI banI keTalAka vakhata jagat upara vicarI jaganA jInA karmazatruo upara dRDhaprahAra karI keI lekene tenAthI mukata karyA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAtmA daDhaprahArI 25 daDha saMkalpa baLe saMyamanA ArAdhanathI bALa, strI, brAhmaNa ane gAyanA hatyArA mAnave paNa teja bha kalyANa sAdhI zake che tenA AdazamAM ujavaLa nAma mukanAra daDhaprahArI mahAtmAnuM smaraNa Aje paNa jagane tAre che. kahyuM che ke bAlastrIbhaNagoghAta pAtakAnnarakAtithe: dRDhaprahAriprabhRteogo, hastAvalaMbanam // 12 // brAhmaNa, strI, bALaka ane gAyanA ghAta karavAnA pApathI narakanA atithi banelA je daDhaprahArI taryA temAM yega-daDha saMkalpa baLaja kAraNa che. mAhaNamahilaM sapaI, sagalbhamavi cchinnupttverggo|| ghorAgAraM ca tavaM, kAuM siddho daDhaprahArI // 75 // garbha ane pati sahita brAhmaNa strIne tathA gAyane haNI vairAgya pAmele daDhaprahAri ati duSkara evA tapane karI siddhi pada pAmyA. n 7pa che [yogazAstra ] For Private And Personal Use Only

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3 0 satInI sahanazIlatA yA ne satI aMjanA mAhendrapuranA rAjA mahendrane aMjanAsuMdarI nAganI eka svarUpavAna putrI hatI. aMjanAsuMdarInA lagna mATe be jaNanAM nAma hatAM. eka prahalAda rAjAnA putra pavanaMjayanuM ane bIju hiraNyAkSanA putra viibhanuM. paraMtu jezIoe mahendra rAjAne ema jaNAvyuM ke vidya~bhanuM AyuSya ati TUMkuM che mATe enI sAthe aMjanAne vivAha bhejavo ucita nathI. AthI mahendra rAjAe aMjanA vivAha pavanaMjaya sAthe karavA vicAra karyo. lagnanI tithi nakkI karavAmAM AvI. paNa A bAju pavanaMjayane aMjanAsuMdarIne lagnatithi pahelAM maLavAnI tIvra IcachA thaI. A vAta eNe pitAnA mitra prahasitane jaNAvI. prahasitanI cejanA anusAra pavanaMjaya ane prahasita bane jaNa rAtrinA samaye chupA veze, aMjanA je udyAnamAM rAkhIo sahita pharI rahI hatI tyAM gayA. aMjanAnI eka sakhI pavanaMjayanAM vakhANa karI rahI hatI te enI bIjI sakhI vasaMtatilakA vidyuprabhanAM vakhANa karI rahI hatI. aMjanA For Private And Personal Use Only

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satI aMjanA 297 suMdarI zAMta citte eya sakhIonuM kahevuM sAMbhaLI rahI hatI. pavanajayane A joine manamAM ghaNuMAja khedda thavA lAgyA. enA manamAM vicAra AvyeA ke zA mATe ajanAsu darI vidyutprabhanAM vakhANa karatI enI sakhIne khelatAM aTakAvatI nathI. A vicArathI pavana jayane aMjanA upara ghaNAja gussA caDayA. e taravAra kheMcIne aMjanAsuMdarIne mAravA taiyAra thayA. paraMtu enA mitra prahasite ene ema karatAM aTakAvyA ane kahyu 'huM mitra! Ama gussA karavAthI ke ajanA para krodha karavAthI kazuja vaLavAnu nathI. aMjanAsu MdarI mAtra lajjAne lIdheja pelI sakhIne khelatAM aTakAvatI nathI.' prahasitanAM A vacanAthI pavana jAye taravAra myAna karI. paNa enA manamAM aMjanA pratye jAgI uThelA krodhAgni na mujhAyA. ajanAnI sAthe enuM lagna thayuM. teo paraNIne ghera AvyAM te paNa pavanajayanA manamAM ajanA prati jAgele gussA bhaDabhaDa maLatAja rahyo. ethI pavana jaye keADabharI sAsare AvelI aMjanAne mIThI vANIthI khelAvI nahi. ajanAnI A vipatti anya mANase kayAMthI jANI zake ? ( 2 ) Aja arasAmAM rAvaNane indra rAjAnA kUipALa varUNanI sAthe yuddhamAM utaravAnI pharaja paDI. varUNa rAjA bhAre khaLavAna ane parAkramI hAvAthI rAvaNe vidyAdhara rAjAenI paNa madada mAgI. prahalAda rAjAe peAtAnA putra pavana - jayane rAvaNanI madade mekalavA nizcaya karyAM pitA AjJA For Private And Personal Use Only

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satI ajanA 294 pAlaka pavana ye tatkALa pitAnA e ni yane vadhAvI rAvaNanI kumake javAnuM kabulyuM. aMjanAsu darIne A vAtanI jANa thaI tethI te vidyAya thatA patine kahevA lAgI 'he prANanAtha! vidAya thatAM tame ApaNAM anya sagAM saMbaMdhIo sAthe haseA eleA che ane mArIja sAthe Apa Ama udAsIna vRtti kema keLavA che? me evAM kayAM pApa karyAM. che ke jethI huM A prakAranuM duHkha bhagavI rahI chuM. huM tamArI pratyeka AjJAnuM pAlana karanAra ApanI dharma patnI chuM e vAta zuM ApanA khyAlamAM kadApi AvatIja nathI. haze! emAM tamane huM zA mATe doSa dauM? mArAM pUrNAMka haze ke jethI A bhave huM AvI yAtanA bhogavI rahI chuM. nAtha aMtarathI prArthanA karU chu ke Apa vijayI khanI jaladI ghara pAchA vaLe. paNa A zabdanI asara pavana jaya para kazIja na thaI. aMjanAnA zabdo tarapha eNe kAMI lakSa ApyuM nahi. tema ajanAsuMdarIne e mIThA zabdo paNa eNe kahyA nahi. aMjanAne Ama raDatI mUkI pavana jaya vidAya thayA. rastAmAM eka divasa pavanajaya eka saraiAvaranA kinAre beThA hatA. dharatI para cAMdanIne zItaLa prakAza amIdhArA relAvI rahyo hatA eTalAmAM pavanajaye eka cakravAkIne joI. e cakravAkI peAtAnA cakravAkanA viyeAgathI bhayaMkara kalpAMta karI rahI hatI. A jotAMja pavana jayane vicAra Avye ke AhA ! AkhA divasa A cakravAkIe enA pati sAthe krIDA karI For Private And Personal Use Only

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satI aMjanA 299 haze! te paNa e rAtrinA pativirahane sahI zakatI nathI ane AvuM ghAra kalpAMta karI rahI che! jo ene pativiraha ATale vedanA utpanna kare che te mArI patnI micArI ajanAnI zI dazA haze? ene kevI viraha vedanA thatI haze ? me enA bhaNI udAsInavRtti sevIne kevA aparAdha ryA che! kharekhara! huM eneA aparAdhI chuM. e aparAdha mAre enI pAse kabula karavAja rahyo.' A vAta eNe peAtAnA mitra prahasitane jaNAvo. pachI anne jaNa rAtrinA khyAla karyAM sivAya AkAzamArge uDIne aMjanAnA mahelamAM AvyA. pavana jaye ajanAnI mArNa mAgI. prahasita paheregIra manI mahAra ubhe rahyo. pavana jaya ane ajanA AnaMdamA eTalAM badhAM magna banI gayAM ke rAtrinA paheAnu paNa emane bhAna rahyuM nahi. praha - site pavana jayane muma pADIne melAvye eTale te mahelanI mahAra AvyA. pavanajayane manamAM dahezata lAgI ke jo te peAtAnA mAtApitA ke anya sagAMone peAtAnA AgamananI jANu karaze te te leAke tene dhikkAraze. A dahezatathI te chAnAmAnA sarAvara bhaNI vidAya thaI gayA. ajanAsu darIne te divasathI caDatA divasa rahyA. sagAMvahAlAMne e vAtanI jANu thaI. enI sAsue kahyuM pApiNI! mAre putra yuddhamAM che ane tane garbha kai rIte rahyA? tuM koi vyabhicAriNI che. mATe have A gharamAM tArU kAI sthAna nathI. tuM atyAreja mArA gharamAMthI bahAra nIkaLa ' pavana jaye jatI vakhate aMjanAsuMdarIne vhAlathI peAtAnA For Private And Personal Use Only

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300 satI aMjanA nAmanI saMjJAvALI eka ratnajaDita mudrikA ApI hatI. e mudrikA aMjanAe batAvI ane kahyuM "tame mArA para vizvAsa rekhA, teo rAtre ahiM AvyA hatA, parapurUSane saMga meM se nathI. huM taddana nirdoSa chuM." paNa sAsue A vAta mAnI nahi ane teNe pralAda rAjAne kahyuM "putravadhu kulaTA che ekale tene tenA pitAne ghera." rAjAnA anucare aMjanAne eka rathamAM besADI tenA pitAnA nagara mahendrapura najIka mUkI AvyA. aMjanAnI sAthe hatI mAtra eka enI priya sakhI vasaMtatilakA. aMjanAne manamAM ema hatuM ke mArA pitA mane jarUra Azraya Apaze. AthI eNe potAnI sakhI vasaMtatilakAne pitAnA pitAnA pratihArI pAse mekalI. vasaMtatilakAe e pratihArI mAraphata aMjanAnA AgamananA samAcAra tenA pitA pAse pahoMcADayA. aMjanAnI A avasthA jANI pitA gaMbhIra vicAramAM paDI gayA ane kalaMkavatI putrIne gharamAM Azaro Apa ke nahi e praznamAM ja enI buddhi vamaLa levA lAgI. eTalAmAM ene putra prasannakAti A. ene pitAe sarva hakIkata kahI vAkepha karyo. - tatkALa prasannakIrtie aMjanAne tiraskAra karatAM kahyuM ke "jA duSTA! cAlI jA! tArA jevI laMkitAne amArA gharamAM sthAna nathI." rAjAnA eka buddhimAna ane vicAraka maMtrIe rAjAne kahyuM "Apa Ama gusse thAya che te egya nathI. enA para For Private And Personal Use Only

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satI aMjanA 301 lagADavAmAM AveluM kalaMka sAcuM che ke huM enI tamane khabara nathI te pachI tame kevI rIte ene bhraSTA kahI rahyA che? game tema teo tame enA pitA che! tamArI e putrI che! rUkacherU thAya paNa mAvatara kamAvatara na thAya e kahevata anusAra Ape udAra mane ene Azare Apaja joIe." paraMtu rAjAnA mana para maMtrInAM e vacanenI kazIja asara thaI nahi. rAjAe kahyuM "tamAruM kahevuM game teTaluM yathArtha hoya te paNa huM te mAnavAne taiyAra nathI. mane thAya che ke pavanaMjayane aMjanA pratye mULathI prIti nathI. e aMjanAne tiraskAra AvyuM che. e sthitimAM aMjanAne pavanaMjayathI garbha rahe e vAta taddana asaMbhavita che. enI sAsue kADhI mUkI e barAbara che. huM paNa kADhI mukIza. have araNya eja ene Asare che." piotAnA pitAnA mukhathI AvA apamAnabharyA zabdo sAMbhaLI bicArI aMjanAnI AMkhamAM AMsunI nIka vahevA lAgI. eNe AMsune rokavA ghaNA prayatna karyo paNa enAthI AMsu rekI zakAyAM nahi. eNe pitAnA pitAne "pitA" eTaluM saMbodhana karavA prayatna karyo paNa e zabda jIbha para AvatAM pahelAM ja marI gayA. duHkhanI avadhi jANe bAkI rahI hoya ema pratihArIe aMjanAne hAtha kheMcI ene bAraNuM bahAra dhakelI dIdhI. codhAra AMsue raDatI nodhAra aMjanA enI priya sakhI vasaMtatilakAnI sAthe nagara bahAra pAchI pharI. . For Private And Personal Use Only

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302 satI aMjanA pAchI pharIne e kayAM jAya! UMce Abha nIce dharatI! ene Azare ApanAra koNa hatuM? mAnavI mAtra ene jAkAre detuM hatuM. koI enA bhagna hRdayane AzvAsana Ape ema hatuM nahi. bhUkha ane tarasathI pIDAtI aMjanAe babaDavA mAMDayuM he kuLanI AbarUnuM jatana karanAra mArI sAsu! tame mane bhraSTAne gharamAMthI kADhI mUkIne tamArA gharanI AbarUne akhaMDita rAkhI e sAruM ja karyuM che! ane pitAjI! tame paNa tamArI kalaMkavAna putrIne tamArA bAraNethI dhakkA marAvIne dUra karI e sarvathA regyaja che! ane priya prasannakIrtibhAI ! tane paNa mArA abhinaMdana che ke tuM tArI bahenanI pApamaya kAyAne araNya bhegI karI. paNa huM Ama kaTAkSa zA mATe karUM chuM ! emAM e lekone ze deSa! mArA nazIbane ja vAMka! vidhinI sAme thavAthI phAyade paNa ze? karmane ja kaMI vAMka haze? Aje mArA pati mArI nikaTa nathI. pati vinAnI patnIne kevAM kevAM kaDhe sahana karavo paDe che ene anubhava mane Aje thAya che!" Ama retI kakaLatI aMjanAe jaMgalanAM jhADe ane pazuone rovarAvyAMja hoya ema jhADa uparathI pAna kharavA lAgyAM. A arasAmAM amitagati muni maLyA. temaNe dharmalAbha AziSa ApI ane tene tene pUrvabhava kahI saMbhaLAvI dhIraja ApI. (4) navamAsa bAda aMjanAe eka parAkramI putrane janma Ape. paNa e putrajanmane utsava ujavavA mATe atyAre For Private And Personal Use Only

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satI aMjanA 303 aMjanA pAse eka phUTI badAma paNa kyAM hatI? evAmAM pratisuya nAmane eka khecara tyAM AvyuM. eNe aMjanAne vRttAMta sAMbaLIne aMjanAne kahyuM "he aMjanA ! tuM mane oLakhatI nathI paraMtu huM tAro sAme thAuM chuM. mATe tame badhAM mArI sAthe cAle. pachI te badhAne eka vimAnamAM besADI pitAnA nagara hanumAnapura javA nIkaLe. rastAmAM aMjanAne putra vimAnamAM rahelA ratnamaya jhumakhAne pakaDavA mATe mAtAnA kheALAmAMthI bahAra kUdI paDaye. te kudele bALaka eka parvata para paDaze ane tenA aMganA AghAta mAtrathI te parvatanA cUrecUrA thaI gayA. pratisUye te bALakane pAche tenI mAtAnA kheALAmAM lAvI mUkyuM. te bALaka prathama hanumAnapura nagaramAM Avela hovAthI tenuM nAma hanumAna ema rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. ane parvatanA cUrecUrA karela hovAthI enuM bIjuM nAma zrIzila rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. divase divase hanumAna meTo thavA lAgyo. - rAvaNanI sAthe gayela pavanaMjaye varUNane parAjaya karyo ane pitAnuM parAkrama anya rAjAone batAvyuM. te rAvaNanI rajA laI ghera Avyo tyAre tene khabara paDI ke garbhasaMbhAvanane lIdhe aMjanAne gharamAMthI kADhI mukavAmAM AvI che. pavanaMjaya atyaMta vilApa karate karate jaMgalamAM cAlI nIkanyo. aMjanAnA piyera gayo. tyAM paNa aMjanAne keIe satkAra karyo nahote e sAMbhaLIne pavanaMjaya ghaNeja dukhI thayo. eNe agni praveza karavAne nirNaya karyo. eNe enA mAtApitAne pitAnA A agni pravezanA nirNayanI jANa For Private And Personal Use Only

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304 satI aMjanA karI. enA pitA tarataja bebAkaLA banI gayA. didizAmAM aMjanAnI zedha karavA emaNe potAnA anucarone satvara ravAnA karyA ane pote pitAnI patnI sAthe jyAM pavanaMjaya agni praveza karavAnuM hatuM tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. enA anucaro pharatA pharatA hanupura pahoMcyA, aMjanAe pavanaMjayane nirNaya sAMbhaLI bhAre vilApa karavA mAMDe. ene vilApa sAMbhaLI pratisUrya ene AzvAsana ApyuM ane te eka vimAnamAM aMjanA tathA hanumAnane besADI jyAM pavanaMya hato te jaMgalamAM AvI pahoMce. aMjanAne joIne pavanaMjaye pitAnI bhUlanI mAphI mAgI. A pachI aMjanAnA pitA, bhAI, sAsu, sasarA badhA manyA badhAe aMjanAnI dhIrajanI prazaMsA karI ane pitAnI bhUlanI kSamA mAgI. pavanaMjaya ane aMjanA A pachI vairAgya mArge vaLyAM ane A zreya sAdhyuM. eTalAmAM pharI vakhata rAvaNane varUNa sAthe yuddha karavAnI pharaja paDI. temAM hanumAna keTalAka sAmaMte laI yuddhamA gayo. varUNa pitAnA so putre laIne yuddhamAM AvyA. hanumAne enA se putrane pazuonI jema bAMdhI lIdhA. rAvaNa ane varUNa varace bhayaMkara yuddha cAlyuM aMte rAvaNa varUNu ane enA putrane pakaDIne pitAnI chAvaNImAM lAvyo ane pachI e badhAne choDI mukyA. varUNe potAnI satyavatI nAmanI putrI hanumAnane paraNAvI ane rAvaNe sUryanakhAnI putrI anaMgakusumAM hanumAnane ApI. evI hajAra kanyAone paraNI parAkramI hanumAna ghera pAcho pharyo. ( laghutriSaSTizalAkA purUSacaritra) For Private And Personal Use Only

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31 nyAyasaMpannavaibhava helAka zreSThInI sthA (1) helAka zeThane putra sArA ghera para. sulakSaNa putravadhUe gharamAM paga muko ane teNe rAte savAre sasarAne leke lAvA AvatA ane kahetA ke kayAM gaye pele 'vaMcaka vANiye." A zabda sAMbhaLyA. A zabda putravadhUne sAlyA. pitAnuM ghara Ama vagevAya tenuM kAraNa zuM? tapAsa karatAM sulakSaNa putravadhUne jaNAyuM ke sasarAjI savAzera ApavAnuM hoya tene paNe zera Ape che ane levAmAM paNa zeranA badale savAzera jakhI le che. AthI temanuM nAma hailAka chatAM loko temane vaMcaka zeTha kahe che te rahasya jANI lIdhuM. putravadhUe gharane tamAma beje saMbhALI lIdhe. gharane vyavasthita karyuM paNa sasarAjIne A vyavahAra tenA hRdayamAM khuba sAlavA lAgyuM. tenA manamAM thayuM ke gAmamAM ApaNuM ghara nyAya nIti ane AbarUmATe kema paMkAvuM na joIe. (2) barAbara baporano samaya hate. sasarAjI jamI uThavAnI taiyArI karatA hatA tyAM putravadhUe dhImA avAje 20 For Private And Personal Use Only

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< 306 kahyu sasarAjI! ApanuM nAma kahe e keTaluM khATuM gaNAya, Apa calAvA tA leke Ama bele kharA. helAka zreSDInI kathA hailAka ane leAka vAMcaka zeDa nyAya nItithI pa , Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir * beTA! vyApAra dhaMdhAmAM nIti ane sAca na rakhAya. tyAM nIti ane sAca rAkhIe te kAMI kamANI na thAya. leka bhalene game te kahe ApaNane ApaNA svArthathI kAma. beTA! temAM tAre ci'tA na karavI. mArA tA A dhaMdhA karatAM janmArA gayA.' zeThe spaSTa karatAM kahyuM. pitAjI! Apa paisA pedA karatA haze| ane karaze paNa A dhana ApaNane zAMti nahi Ape. mAMdA pADaze. aneka upAdhie lAvaze ane kadAca te dhana khacaze te paNa sArA ThekANe nahi kharcAya; nyAyapUrvaka gheADI kamANI thaze te paNa huM sarasa rIte gharavyavahAra calAvIza. ApaNane badhAne zAMti raheze. huM icchuM' chuM ke mArI khAtara cha mahinA koine ThagavA nahi. nyAya nItithI vyavahAra karavA teTalu na kare ane jo temAM phAyado na thAya to pachI Apane ThIka lAge tema karo.' putravadhUe vijJapti karatAM kahyu. DelAkane putravadhunI vAta lAgI te sAcI paNa jIMdagIbhara DAMDIne vAMkI rAkhI jokhela zeTha zI rIte sIdhI rIte jokhI zake. jI MdagIthI vyApAra e ThagIneja thAya Avu pArka karela jJAna temanAthI jaladI kema bhUlAya ? pazu sAthe sAthe putravadhUne gharanA kAmakAja sAthe kuTu TuMbanI IjjatanI ciMtA karatI dekhI Anada thayA ane putravadhUnA mAna khAtara cha mahinA sudhI phAIne na ThagavAne nirNaya temaNe karyAM ane kahyu beTA ! For Private And Personal Use Only

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helAka zreSThInI kathA 37 vyavahAramAM nyAya nItinuM kAma nahi chatAM tArI khAtara cha mahinA ane akhataro karIza." helAka zeThe tAjuDI badalI dukAnanI paddhati badalI ane hRdaya paNa badalyuM. nAnuM karuM jAya mATe jAya badhAne bhAva sarakhe, badhAne tela sarakho ane badhAne mAla sarakhe. te jAo ke divase jAo chetaravAne bhaya nahi gAmalekane thayuM ke jIMdagI sudhI kene ThaganAra zeTha kema ekAeka Ama palaTANe. vAtavAtamAM juThuM belanAra chatI AMkhe DAMDI uMcI nIcI rAkhI ochuM ApanAra zeTha Aje nathI belA bIje bola ke nathI telate bIje tela. helAka zeThane tyAM gharAkI vadhI. junI rIta mujaba kiI vaMcaka zeTha bolatA te leke raktA ke bhalA mANasa AvA nyAyI zeThane vaMcaka kahetAM tArI jIbha kema aTakatI nathI. sune mAla maMgAve sane vastu muke te paNa temane tyAM temAM thoDo ja Aje phera paDe che. cha mahinA thatAM thatAM zeThanI kIrti gAmamAM cAre kera prasarI ane zeTha je ThagavAthI kamAtA tenA karatAM ATha dasa gaNuM kamAyA. barAbara cha mahinA thayA eTale zeThe hisAba karyo te pAMca zera sonA jeTale naphe thayo. - cha mahinAne aMte zeThe putravadhune kahyuM "beTA tArA kahevA mujaba meM cha mahinA barAbara sAcavyA. meM keIne For Private And Personal Use Only

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308 helAka zreSThInI kathA MATe tela karyo nathI ke keIne beTe mAla Avyo nathI. kamANuM pahelA karatAM cha sAta gaNI thaI che ane ApaNe pAMcazera senuM kamAyA chIe. beTA! tuM kahe tema tenI vyavasthA karUM.' pitAjI! rejanI junI Teva kadAca cha mahinAmAM AvI te nathI tenI khAtrI mATe pAMcazera sonAnI pAMcazerI karAve ane cAmaDe maDhAvI upara nAma lakhAvI rakhaDatI rAkhe. nyAyathI meLaveluM te dhana haze te kaI nahi le. nyAyathI upArjana karela A dhana haze te kuvAmAM pheMkI Avaze te paNa pAchuM Avaze, nahi te tIjorImAMthI paNa paga karI cAlyuM jaze." putravadhue hRdaya khelI dhImA avAje kahyuM. te beTA ! pAMcazerI banAvI rakhaDatuM rAkhuM, emane?" hA." zeThe pAMcazerI banAvI ane tenA upara cAmaDuM maDhAvyuM ane tenA upara halAka zeThanuM nAma lakhyuM. gAmamAM jene jarUra paDe te A pAMcazerI jokhavA laI jAya ane pAchI ApI jAya, Ama cha mahinA cAlyuM. pAMcazerI game tene tyAM jAya paNa pAchI Ave. navaTAMkI, pAzerA, AcherA bIjA badhAM mApa ADA avaLAM thAya paNa A pAMcazerI jarAya khevAya ja nahi. A khAtrI pachI zeThe putravadhune kahyuM "beTA ! kema have te senuM gharamAM rAkhazuM. pAMcazerIne keI aDakatuM nathI ane pAchI ja Ave che." * "pitAjI! mArI eka IcchA che ke A pAMcazerIne Apa ApaNuM gAmanI bhAgoLe eka meTuM taLAva che. temAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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helAka zreSThInI kathA 39 jaI nAkhI Ave ane te pAchI Ave te sAcuM dhana ApaNe kamAyA hatA tema mAnavuM. putravadhue nyAyI dhananI vadhu cakAsaNI karatAM jaNAvyuM. beTA! ema te sagA hAthe sonAnI pAcherI taLAvamAM pheMkI devAya ane vaLI pAchI Ave paNa kharI." pitAjI! sAcuM dhana haze te te tamane zedhatuM tamArI pAse Avaze. jenA hAthamAM jaze te tamane ApyA vinA nahi rahe." sAcA dhananuM marmajJAna samajAvatAM putravadhue kahyuM. zeThane putravadhunI sulakSaNatA ane guNIyalatAne vizvAsa beThela hovAthI putravadhunuM vacana mAnavAnuM mana thayuM kemake strIvinAnuM pitAnuM ghara teNe keLavyuM hatuM ane Ijajata AbarU ane dhanathI savAyuM karyuM hatuM. AthI hRdaya sonAnI pAMcazerI taLAvamAM nAMkhI AvavA mATe nA kahetuM hatuM chatAM halAka zeTha putravadhunI khAtara sage hAthe jaI chAnI rIte jaLAzayamAM te pAMcazerI pheMkI AvyA. traNa vAgyAno samaya hato. be mAchImAra pacheDImAM eka vajana bAMdhI halAka zeThanI dukAne AvyA ane kahyuM zeTha! ame ApaNuM gAmanA uMDA sarovaramAM jALa nAMkhI temAM A pAMcazerI AvI. amAre AvuM zuM karavuM che? Apa le ane pAMcazera dANa Apo. zeThe pAMcazerI oLakhI pitAnuM nAma vAMcyuM. saMtoSa Apyo ane mAchImArone temanI pAsethI pAMcazerI laI putravadhune batAvI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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310 helA zreSThInI kathA A pachI zeThane nyAyanItinA dhaMdhA upara khuba vizvAsa beThA ane tyArapachI teNe jI MdagIbhara nyAyanItithI dhaMdhA calAvye . vaMcakazeTha nyAyIzeTha banyo. gAme jatA leAkeA tenu nAma sabhALo prayANu karatA ane hADI calAvanArA hADI calAvatAM helAsA hailAsA kahI pAkArI samudramAM musApharI karatA. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir hajAra hajAra varSanAM vhANAMe paNa A nyAyasa Mpanna zeThane Aje paNa vahANavaTIe vahANu haMkAratAM hailAsA hailAsA nAmanA pAkAra karI vhANu haMkAre che. Ama nyAyasaMpanna vibhavaja kharekhara AreAgyuM. sukha, saMpatti ane dharmomAM nizcintatA Ape che. kahyu che ke anyAyopArjitaM vittaM daza varSANi tiSThati prApte caikAdaze varSe, samUlaM ca vinazyati // 1 // anyAyathI upArjita karela dhana bahu to daza varSo mAMDa Take che. agiyAramu varSa ese eTale te mULasahita 6 " nAza thaI jAya che. A heAka zeThanI kathA sAMbhaLI dhana kamAvAmAM nyAyane jarApaNa na cUkavA joie. [ upadezaprAsAda-zrAvidhi ] For Private And Personal Use Only

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32 lAbha tyAM lAbha yAne kapilakevalIkathA Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir ( 1 ) kapila kauzAmbI nagaranA rAjA jitazatrunA kAracapa purAhitane putra hatA. tenI mAtAnu nAma yazA hatu. kAzyapa ane yazAne ekanA eka A putra mATI uMmare janmyA. rAjapurAhita kAzyape tene khuba laDAvyo sAthe teNe bhaNAvavA ghaNA prayatna karyAM paNa te keme karI na bhaNye. AthI kAzyape 'jenu jevu' prArabdha' kahI mana vALyu. kipala meTA thAya te pahelAM te kAzyapa paraleAke sidhAvyo. jitazatrue kapila sAme najara nAnI hatI ane uMMmaranA pramANamAM AthI rAjAe A pachI bIjA koi purAhita banAvye. nAMkhI. tenI uMmara buddhipaNu nAnI dekhI, mahAvidvAnane rAjyane ( 2 ) mA! mA ! kema raDe che ? tane zuM thAya che? zuM tArU mAthu du:khe che ? tArU koie apamAna karyuM ? A pramANe dhrusake dhrusake rAtI yazAne cauda varSanA kapile puchavA mAMDasu, For Private And Personal Use Only

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12 kapilakevalI thA yazA khAlI ' beTA! nathI mArU mAthuM duHkhatuM ke nathI keie mane dUbhavI. huM raDuM chuM. tArA dedAra joine ' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir tArA pitA rAjapurAhita hatA tyAre gheADA upara besatA, jarIyAna dupaTTA rAkhatA ane khamA khamA peAkArAtA. rAjAnu ane prajAnu manenuM temanA pratye mAna eTalu` ke na puche vAta. te gayA ane badhuM gayuM. rAjAe tArI tapAsa karI paNa tuM kAMi bhaNyA nahi ane bhaNe tevA lAgyuM nahi. AthI temaNe navA purAhitane sthApyA. te navA purAhita rAja ApaNA ghara AgaLathI jAya che. Aje meM temane jatA joyA ane mane tArA ApanI Rddhi ane sanmAna yAda AvyAM ane A AjI tArI khALaceSTA ane ajJAnatA vicAratAM mArU mana dubhAyuM. meTA! tuM bhaNyA hAta teA rAjapurahita na thAta? brAhmanA cheAkare bhaNe nahi te pUjAya zI rIte ? tenA badhA kAma bhaNatara vagara thoDAMja AgaLa Ave che.' pilanI AMkhamAM jaLahaLIyAM AvyAM. tenA hRdayamAM pazcAtApa thaye ane eye 'mAtA ! chate putre tuM putra vinA jevI thaI kharUne ? pitAnA jIvatAM huM na samajyuM. maratAM maratAM temanI AMkha meM naThArI, mAtA! dhIraja dhara. huM gharaDA thayA nathI. huM mahenata karIza ane vidvAna khanI tane Anada ApIza. mAtA mela kAnI pAse bhaNavA jAuM?' yazAe kahyuM 'beTA! kauzAmbImAM vidvAneA tA ghaNA che paNa 'utaryAM amaladAra keDIne ' tema tArA bApa nahi eTale have kAne tArI zarama aDe. tuM purAhitanA putra eTale tane khIjA bhaNAvatAM acakAze kemake saune navA puraihitanI ' For Private And Personal Use Only

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kapilakevalI kathA 313 bIka lAge. temanA manamAM thAya ke rakhe navA purahitane khoTuM lAge." mAtA kauzAmbI sivAya bIje sArA vidvAne nathI." kapile badhI taiyArI batAvatAM kahyuM. "zrAvastImAM tArA pitAnA priya mitra Indradatta mahAna vidvAnuM che. tyAM tuM jAya che te tane putranI peThe sAcave ane sArI rIte bhaNAve paNa mAruM mana tane bahAra ekalatAM acakAya che." yazAe mArga batAvatAM jaNAvyuM. mAtA huM zrAvastI jaIza ane cIvaTathI bhaNI vidvAna thaIza ane tArA manane ThArIza." sAre dIvasa ane sArA zukana joI mAtAe karI Apela bhAthuM laI, mAtAne page lAgI kapile kauzAmbI cheDayuM ane kamekame te zrAvastI nagarIe pahoMcyA. zrAvati nagaramAM paMdara varSane yuvAna kapila uMcI uMcI havelIo jete AgaLa jAya che ane je maLe tene Idradatta vidvAnanuM nAma puchate jAya che. cauTuM vaTAvI AgaLa vadhyA tyAM eka cegAnamAM ghaNu vidyArthIonuM ToLuM viMTaLAI vaLela tevA AgheDa ughADA zarIravALA tejasvI brAhmaNane teNe joyA ane badhA vacce jaI te be "Indradatta mahAvidvAna kyAM rahe che ?" tejasvI brAhmaNe mukha ucuM karyuM ane yuvAna sAme joyuM to mitra kAzyapanI ja jANe pratikRti heya te A yuvAna lAgyuM. temaNe kahyuM "bALaka! bele IndradattanuM zuM kAma che. huM ja Indradatta." For Private And Personal Use Only

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314 kapilavalakathA kapila turta page paDaze ane bole "mAtA yazAe mane ApanI pAse bhaNavA mokale che. mAruM nAma kapila ane huM kauzAmbInA rAjyapurahita kAzyapane putra chuM" Indradatta abhyAsa pure thayA bAda tene sAthe laI ghera gayA. tene navarAvyo, jamADa ane AdarathI potAne tyAM rAkhe. be cAra dIvasa thayA tyA Indradatta vimAsaNamAM paDayA. mitra putrane nA kahevAya nahi ane roja ghara khavarAve piSAya paNa nahi. zuM karavuM? vicAra karatAM karatAM pADozamAM rahetA zAlibhadranA gharanI temane yAda AvI. anAdhyAyane divasa hato. upAdhyAya Indradatta ane kapila banne gherathI nIkaLyA. eka jANe gajarAja ane bIjuM jANe yauvanamAM pravezatuM gaja bacyuM. zAlibhadrane ghera jaI Indradatte "ve bhurbhuvaH svaH ane maMtroccAra AraMbhyo. zAlibhadde bannenuM svAgata karyuM ane mahAvidvAna Indradattane padhAravAnuM kAraNa puchayuM. Indradatte kahyuM "zreSThIvara! kAma te bIjuM kAMI nathI paNa A sAthe Avela yuvAna mArA mitrane putra che. tene bhaNavuM che. brAhmaNaputra bhikSA mAgI lAvI bhaNI zake che paNa AnI uMmara mATI thaI che ane abhyAsa ghaNe karavAne che to koI sArA dhanikane tyAM jamavAnI sagavaDa thAya te sukhe bhaNI zake. zreSThivara ! bhaNatAne Teke Apa e mahAphaLa che." zAlibhadre kahyu "mahArAja ! sukhethI temane mokalaje. yuvAna sAmuM joI teNe kahyuM "tame roja ghera Avaje ane be vakhata jamI jaje.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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kapilakevalIthA 315 bhaNavAnI tamannA, sahAdhyAyIne yoga ane nizcantatAe tene ekadama jJAnamAM praveza karAvyuM. jota jotAmAM teNe sAro abhyAsa karyo ane zAlibhadrane tyAM sAtvika kherAkathI tenuM zarIra paNa tevuM ja rUTapuSTa thayuM. kapila jyAre zrAvastimAM Avyo tyAre ghaDatara vinAne asaMkArI hatuM. have te cakera ane buddhizALI banya hatA. zAlibhadra zeThane tyAM maneramA nAme eka yuvAna dAsI hatI. zeThane tyAM sau jamI rahe eTale kapila Ave. kapilane maneramA pIrase ane hAlathI khavarAve. divase jatAM eka bIjAne paraspara prema thaye. kapila ane manoramA paraspara lapaTAyAM. keIvAra Indradattane ADuM avaLuM samajAvI kapila zAlibhadrane tyAM rahe te keIkavAra dAsI zeThane tyAM bAnuM kADhI kapila sAthe AnaMda karavA anya sthaLe cAlI jAya. dIva sudhI Ama ekabIjAnuM cAlyuM. eka vakhata kauzAmbImAM bhAre utsava. badhI strIo sArAM sArAM kapaDAM paherI pharavA jAya. temAM paNa dAsa dAsIo te khAsa. manoramAe kapilane kahyuM "tArA je juvAna mAre priya ane mAre phATelA kapaDe rahevuM. je ne A badhI dAsadAsIe ke AnaMda kare che. tuM mane kapaDAM na lAvI Ape ?" kapila kamAvAnuM jANato nahatuM. teNe zrAvastimAM AvyA pachI paisAnuM meTuM paNa joyuM nahotuM kemake khAvAnuM zeThane tyAM hatuM ane vastra paNa yajamAnane tyAMthI maLI rahetAM. teNe kahyuM "maneramA ! paisA vinA te kyAMthI bane?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 16 pilakevadhIkathA kare te kapaDAM Ave manoramAe kahyuM mArUM kahevu teTalA paisA tamane maLI raheze.' kai rIte ?" 6 A nagaramAM dhana nAmane mahAdhanADhaya zeTha che. tene savAre je sArA AzIrvAdapUrvaka jamADe tene te e suvaNu - mAsa Ape che ane te lai Ave tA mArA kapaDAnuM pUrU thaI jAya. dAsIe mA matAvatAM kahyuM. kapila rAjI thayA ane khelyuM 'maneAramA! te jarUra huM zeThane tyAM jaIza ane e suvaNa mAsa lAvI tane ApIza.' manAramA ane kapila vikhuTAM paDayAM. rAta gaLavA mAMDI. kapilane vicAra AvyA ke savAranA vahelAM bIjo koI dhana zeThane tyAM pahoMcI jaze te ApaNe lakhaDI paDazuM. AthI teNe madhyarAtrie ghara cheDayuM dhana zeThanA ghara tarapha cAlyA. hajI rAta ghaNI khAkI hatI. kapila dhana zeThanA gharanI AsapAsa AMTApherA mAravA lAgyA. tyAM paheregIra 'Alabela' karatA AvyA. kapila Aghe bhAgye. paheregIre tenI pAchaLa paDayA kapila utAvaLe utAvaLe cAlyA. paheregIrae tene nAsatA dekhI cAra mAnI pakaDayA ane bahu puchayA gAyA vinA tene kasTaDImAM-kedamAM puryAM. ( 6 ) zrAvastI nagarIne rAjA prasenajitA hatA. A rAjA nyAyI buddhizALI ane pApakArI hatA. nyAya rAjAja cUkavatA ane yAgya zikSA tathA zikhAmaNa paNa te jAteja ApatA. prasenajita rAjya siMhAsana upara beThA eTale pahe For Private And Personal Use Only

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kapilakevalIkathA 317 regIree kapilane hAjara karyo. prasenajite kapila sAmuM I puchyuM "sAcuM bolo tame koNa che? ane zA mATe cerI karI ?" - kapile kahyuM "rAjana ! huM brAhmaNane putra chuM. ahiM Indradatta purohitane tyAM bhaNavA AvyuM hatuM. temanI bhalAmaNathI zAlibhadrane tyAM jamatuM hatuM. tyAM mAre eka dAsI sAthe prIti baMdhAI ane tenA kAje be mAsa suvarNa meLavavA nIkaLyo hato. mArgamAM mane cAra mAnI paheregIrAe pakaDaye." rAjA kapilanI satya vANI sAMbhaLI prasanna thayo ane kahyuM "brahmayuvAna ! tame mAge te ApIza. huM tamArI satyatA dekhI khuba khuzI thayo chuM." - kapilanA mukhamAMthI nIkaLyuM "rAjana ! zuM mAgavuM te vicAra karI kahuM te ? rAjAe kahyuM "bhale tema kare." - kapila rAjyasabhAnI pAchaLa azokavATikA hatI tyAM gayo ane beThe beThe vicAravA lAgyo. "maneramAe be mASa suvarNa mAgyuM che paNa tene cheDe bharose che ke kAle senAnAM ghareNAM nahi mAge ane te mAgaze tyAre kayAMthI lAvavAM. lAva tyAre rAjA pAse se mASaja suvarNa mAguM nizcaya karI uThavA jAya che tyAM vicAra Avyo ke "maneramA zAlibhadrane ghera rahe che. kAla zeTha kADhI muke te ghara vigere vasAvavuM paDe te e mAsa suvaNe zuM thavAnuM? rAjA prasanna thayo che te mAgavA dene hajAra mAsa suvarNa.' kapila hajAra mAsa suvarNa mAgavAne nizcaya karI ubhe thaye, be DagalAM AgaLa cAlyuM tyAM vicAra AvyuM ke "Ate saMsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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318 - kapilakevalIkathA ravAsa. kAle karAM yAM thAya. badhAnuM zeDuMja hajAra mANe purUM thavAnuM che, mAgavuM che te mAgavA dene lAkhaja mAsA. paNa A te meM mArA svArthanI vAta karI. rAjA rIjhayo te kuTuMba, saMbaMdhI, nehInuM paNa kema bhaluM na karavuM ane te mATe te koDa mAsa heya teja ThIka rahe ane mAgyuM paNa pramANa gaNAya." kapilanuM mana lebhamAM AgaLa vadhyuM ane vicAravA lAgyuM. "A badhuM te ThIka paNa gAmamAM chappana keTIzvajone kyAM TeTe che? ApaNe mAgIe te paNa gAmanA meTA dhanADhaya te naja gaNAIe ne? mAgIe te zuM kAma ochuM. lAva tyAre mAruM rAjAnuM aDadhuM rAjya ke jethI bIje kaI samevaDI ja na rahe " rAjA ardha rAja Ape te paNa rAjA te ApaNe uparI rahevAne ja ne? tyAre zuM huM mAruM AkhuM rAjya? kapilane huM rAjA thaIza tevI sukhanI laharI AvI paNa kSaNa uMDA utaratAM tene vicAra AvyuM ane te potAnA AtmAne saMbodhI belI uThayo, e kapila! tAre khapa hatI mAtra be mAsa senAnI, tuM vadhatuM vadhate AkhuM rAjya levA taiyAra thaye. jeNe tArA upara bhalamanasAI karI tene ja tuM bA banAvavA taiyAra thayo A te kAMI tArI mANasAI kahevAya. lebhane keI bha che. te te dAvAnaLa je che, te te vadheja javAne. temAM jema jema lAkaDAM nAkhaze tema tenI digaMta javALAo phelAze. AnI zAMti te pANI chAMTe thAya. lebha dAvAnaLanI zAMti mATenuM pAchuM e saMteSa-nirlobhatA che. kapilanuM mana rAjAnA For Private And Personal Use Only

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kapilakevalIkathA 319 dhana uparathI utarI gayuM ane ane sAthe ja be mAsa suvarNa mATenI lAlasA paNa TharI gaI. tene tene bhUtakALa yAda Avyo. mAtAe mane zrAvastI vidyAbhyAsa mATe mokalyo. Indradatta mane khAvAnI gaThavaNa bhAguvA mATe karI ApI. huM mAtAne droha karI vidyAbhyAsane badale viSayAbhyAsamAM parovAye. Indradatta purohitanI bhalI lAgaNIne meM durUpayoga karyo. mitraputra jANI mane khAvAnI vyavasthA karI ApI ane jene ghera vyavasthA karI ApI tenIja dAsI sAtheja huM haLyo. meM vicAra na karyo mAtAne, na karyo Indradattane, na karyo brAhmaNadharmanA kulAcArane ke na karyo pitAnI AbarUne. mAre have rAjAnuM rAjya joItuM nathI ke mAre dAsInI prasannatA nathI joItI. kapilane patAnA durAcAra pratye tiraskAra jAgyo. A ati gADha pazcAtApa pachI tenuM mana varAye vaLyuM. teNe tyAMja ane svayaM leca karI munine veSa dhAraNa karyo ane te paherI kapila rAjAnI parSatAmAM AvyA ane belya yathA lAbhastathA lobho lAbhAllobhaH pravardhate mASadvayAzcitaM kArya, koTayApi nahi niSThitam / / / he rAjana ! jema lAbha thAya tema lebha vadhe che. mAre kAma mAtra be mASanuM hatuM. A prasanna thayA ane mAge te ApuM kahyuM tethI mAruM citta lobhe caDayuM. te citta lAkha ane karoDe paNa zAMta nathI thatuM. rAjana have mAre ApanI pAsethI kAMI joItuM nathI. je joIe te mArAmAM pitAnAmAM rahela saMteSa dhana che. ane te A For Private And Personal Use Only

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320 kapilakevalIkyA sateSadhananA pratApe mAre je jarUra hatI te meM muniveSa lIdho che. "rAjana ! tane ho mAro dharmalAbha." A kahI munie rAjyasabhA cheDI pRthvI upara vihAra AraMbhe. rAjagRhI nagarathI gheDe dura eka aDhAra gAunI meTI aTavI hatI. A aTavImAM pAMcaso re rahetA. te kaIvAra aTavImAMthI nIkaLI zahera ke gAmaDAne luMTI aTavImAM bharAI jatA. - kapilanA A ja zarada kapila munie bhAvanAzreNie caDhI cha mahinAmAM kevala jJAna meLavyuM ane A pAMca cerane pratibaMdha karavA aTavImAM dAkhala thayA. durathI cAree temane dekhyA ane te temanA pallI pati pAse laI gayA. pallI patie kahyuM "mahArAja tamArI pAse zuM che ke ame tamane luMTIe. ame bardhA bhegA thayA chIe to tame cheDe nAca kare. ane ame tAboTA pADI vAjIMtra vagADIe." caree tAboTA pADavA mAMDayA ane kapila kevalI nAcatA nAcatA A dhruvapada bolyA: anitya, asthira ane duHkhathI bharelA saMsAramAM huM kayuM karma karuM ke jethI durgati na pAmuM." kapila kevalIe eka pachI eka dhruvapade uccAryA. pAMcasee core bujhayA ane kevalI pAse saMyama lIdhuM. kapila kevalInA uccArelA dhruvapade kapila kevalI adhyayana rUpe uttarAdhyayanamAM guMthAyAM. kapilakevaLI thoDe vakhata vicarI muktie saMcaryA. ' (utarAdhyayana-RSimaMDalavRtti) For Private And Personal Use Only

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saMyoga tyAga cA ne namirAjarSi (1) zithilAnA rAjA padmaratha ane rANI padmamALAne putra nahe. AthI rAjA rANI banane khuba khinna rahetAM. paNa kudaratanA niyamamAM mANasanuM DuM cAle che. eka vakhata 'padyaratha vanamAM jaI caDayo ane teNe eka vRkSa nIce kalela karatA turtanA janmelA bALakane dekhe. rAjAe tene upADo ane lAvIne padmamALA rANIne Ape. rAjAe mithilAmAM putrane janma mahotsava ujavyuM. lekene zaMkA te pachI paNa temAM te bahu uMDA na utaratAM rAjA sAthe janma mahotsamAM joDAyA. A putra jyArathI ghera Avyo tyArathI rAjAne pratApa vadhavA lAge ane sImADAnA rAjA eka pachI eka AvI namavA lAgyA. rAjA A badho pratApa putranA Agamanane samajyo ane tethI teNe tenuM nAma nAmarAja pADayuM. namirAja dhAvamAtAthI ucherAta bAlyavaya pasAra karI kizora avasthA ane tyArapachI yuvAvasthAne pahoMcyo. namirAja jota jotAmAM seMkaDe rUparUpanA aMbAra sarakhI navayauvanAone paraNyo. For Private And Personal Use Only

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322 namirAjarSi namirAja pratyene prajAne prema ane AvaData dekhI padmaratha rAjAe kRtakRtyatA anubhavI ane teNe citta vairAgyamAge vALyuM. A pachI padmarathe suvihita sAdhu pAse cAritra lIdhuM ane te suMdararIte pALI mukti meLavI. . (2) namirAja mithilAne rAjA banyo. teNe jotajotAmAM rAjya ghaNuM vistAryuM ane teja lekanA hRdayamAM prema paNa vistAryo. namirAjane tyAM sArUM hastidaLa, azvadaLa ane pAyadaLa hatuM. A hastidaLamAM airAvaNa hAthI je eka suMdara gajarAja hatA. sonAnI sAMkaLe, suMdara AvAsa ane rAjAne tyAM khamA khamApUrvakanA bhejana hovA chatAM te hatirAjane viMdhyAcaLanI svataMtratA yAda AvI. teNe sonAnI sAMkaLe teDI, hastizALa bhAgI ane mithilAne ramaNabhamaNa karI nATho. koI tene pakaDI zakayuM nahi. hAthI jaMgala, gAmaDAM, zahera vaTAvatA sudarzanapuranA sImADe Avyo. tyAMnA rakhevALAe tene gherI lIdhe. hAthI thAkayo pAkyo ane bhukhyo hovAthI zaraNe Avyo. sudarzanapuranA rAjAe tene hastizALAmAM dAkhala karyo. . A vAta namirAjAe jANI eTale teNe sudarzana pura jetAnA dUtone ekalI hAthIne pAche seMpavAnI tyAMnA rAjA caMdrayazA pAse mAgaNI karI. caMdrayazAe te vAta na svIkArI. AthI A banne rAjavIo vacce yuddhanA pagaraNa maMDAyAM namirAja vizALa sainya sahita sudarzanapura tarapha cAlyo. caMdrayazA paNa puSkaLa lazkara taiyAra karI sAme AvavA taiyAra For Private And Personal Use Only

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namirAjaSi 323 thayo. paraMtu tene zukane sArA na thayA eTale anapANI bharI nagaramAM ja rahyo. sudarzanapuranA sImADe sAmasAmAM yuddhanA maracA maMDAyA. namirAja sudarzanapuramAM pesavA mathatuM hatuM ane caMdrayazA tene khALavA mathate hate. (3) mahArAja padhAre" kahI eka AdheDa vayanAM pitAnI zibira tarapha AvatAM sAdhvIne namirAje namaskAra karyA. sAdhvI zibiranI aMdara AvyAM. Asana pAtharI beThAM. rAjA sanmukha beThe eTale sAdhvIe uccAyuM " rAjan ! A yuddha zA mATe? eka hAthI vaDIla bhAIne lIdhe temAM mithilA cheDI ATalI sainya sAmagrI laI laDavA nIkaLyA. hAthI, pAyadaLa ke samRddhi theDIja sAthe AvavAnI che. asAra lakSmI khAtara bhAI bhAI vacce yuddha karavuM zuM vyAjabI che?" namirAjathI rahevAyuM nahi. te vacce bolI uThayo: pUjyaAyaApe saMyama svIkAryuM che. mahAvatene jIvana sAthe vaNyAM che. Apa juThuM na bole te huM barAbara mAnuM chuM paNa Apa vAre ghaDIe caMdrayazAne mArA bhAI tarIke kema oLakhAve che? tenI mane khabara nathI paDatI. jagaprasiddha vAta che ke huM pAratha rAjAne putra chuM ane caMdrayazA yugabAhuno putra che. amArI sAtamI peDhIe paNa kAMI saMbaMdha nathI. viduSI sAdhvI ! zuM Apa mAnava mAnavane bhAI tarIke gaNavAnA zuddha vizALa AzayathI te caMdrayAne bhAI tarIke te nathI kahetAM ne ?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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34 namirAjaSi - "nA! caMdrayazA tAro sago bhAI che. caMdrayazAnA pitA ane mAtA te tArAM mAtApitA che tethI huM tene tAre bhAI kahuM chuM. mAnava mAtra pratyenI baMdhutvanI bhAvanA krodhathI dhamadhamatA raNagaNamAM tArAmAM atyAre utaravI ghaNI kaparI che. huM te tArA sagA bhAI pratye yuddha karatAM rokavA AvI chuM.' "pUjya! huM AmAM kAMI samajatuM nathI. Apa A vAta khuba spaSTatAthI kahe." rAjAe utkaMThAthI sAvadha thaI puchayuM. sAdhvIe gaMbhIra vadane kahevA mAMDayuM. "sAMbhaLa namirAja ! sudarzana nagaramAM maNiratha rAjA hatA. tenA nAnA bhAI yuvarAja yugabAhuM hatA. A yuvarAja yugabAhune madana rekhA nAme eka satI strI hatI. madanarekhAe caMdrayazAno janma Apyo. A caMdrayazA daza varSane thayo tyAM madana rekhAe bIje garbha dhAraNa karyo. maNiratha rAjAnI draSTi ekavAra madanarekhA upara paDI. teNe tene vaza karavA ghareNuM vagere ghaNu bhaTaNa mekalyAM paNa madanarekhAnuM citta tenI tarapha na kheMcAyuM. eka vakhata yugabAhu ane madanarekhA latAmaMDapamAM hatAM. maNirathane AnI khabara paDI. te ociMte latA maMDapamAM Avyo. yugabAhue vinaya sAcavI meTAbhAIne praNAma karyA. paNa maNirathe A suMdara taka samaja nIcA namelA yugabAhu upara talavAra calAvI yugabAhune bheya bhego karyo. madanarekhAe revA mAMDayuM. A kakaLathI paheregIre deDI AvyA paNa te pahelAM te maNiratha nAsI chUTayo. For Private And Personal Use Only

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namirAjarSi 325 kare tevuM pAme ane vAve tevuM laNe" te kahevata mujaba viSayAMdha maNiratha nagaramAM pAcho pharyo paNa teja rAte tene jherI sarpa karaDaye AthI te mRtyu pAmI narake gaye. savAre yugabAhunA putra caMdrayazAne maMtrIoe rAjyagAdIe sthApyo. bephATa rUdana karatI garbhavatI madanarekhAe potAnA pati yugabAhune taraphaDIyA khAtA joyA Ama chatAM krodhathI temanI AMkha lAla hatI. krodha temanA zarIramAM mAte naheAtA. ghaDI ghaDI ubhA thaI kyAM gayo maNiratha kahI te deDavA mathatA hatA. satI madanarekhAe maraNazayyAe pahela patine A zvAsana ApyuM ane kahyuM "nAtha! krodha na kare. bhAI, pitA mAtA A badhAM sagAM svArthanA che. potAnuM AtmakAja sudhAro. saune khamAve, devaguru dharmanuM zaraNuM svIkAro. maNirathane duzmana na samaje. karmavaza bhAnabhUlelA tenA upara dayA ciMta." madanarekhA sAme phADI AMkhe yugabAhue joyuM. teNe tenA kheLAmAM mAthuM nAMkhyuM ane teNe palakamAM dehane tyAga karyo. " * madanarekhA DIvAra reI paNa turta vicAra Avyo ke maNirathe mArA patinuM khuna mArA rU5 ane mArA deha mATe karyuM che. tene mArI kAyA cuMthavAnI ghelachA lAgI che, huM zuM karuM? kayAM jAuM? mArUM maNirathanA rAjyamAM ke rakSaka? teNe AMsu luchyAM. patinA dehane kheALAmAMthI heThe muko. satI patine page lAgI. latA maMDapa choDI nAThI. teNe na joye mArga ke na je kumArga, teNe na gaNI For Private And Personal Use Only

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326 namirAjapi bIka vAghanI, varUnI ke sarSanI. nAsatAM nAsatAM savAra paDayuM ane te visAmA mATe eka vRkSa nIce beThI. zrama ane bhayane laI tenuM zarIra kaMpatuM hatuM, ciMtA ane patinA zeke tenuM mana camakatuM hatuM. thoDIvAre tene peTamAM asahya vedanA thaI ane teja vRkSa nIce madanarekhAe putrane janma Ape. rAjana ! rAjyanA vArasadAra yuvarAja yugabAhunI anAtha banelI patnI madanarekhA A janmelA bALakane sApha karavA pAsenA saravare gaI. sarevaramAM paga mukI putrane sApha kare che tyAM jaLahaktie tene upADI AkAzamAM pheMkI. bALaka kAMThe paDayuM. satIne AkAzamAMthI ja eka vidyAdhare jhaDapI lIdhI. pakaDI tyAre te tenA hRdayamAM dayAne aMkura hato. paNa jyAre teNe tenuM mukha joyuM eTale tene vikAra jAgyuM. ane te be 'devi maNiprabha nAmane vidyAdhara chuM. "huM jato hatA te caturkAnI maNicUDa cAraNa trASine vAMdavA. paNa have huM tane laI mArI nagarIe pAcho pharIza." satI tenA mukhanA hAvabhAva samajI belI "zA mATe? cAle cAraNa muni pAse pachI pAchA kayAM nagarI tarapha nathI karAtuM " vidyAdhara aTaka. madana rekhAne laIne cAraNu muni pAse AvyuM. munie viSayavikAra kevA bhayaMkara che tenI dezanA ApI. maNiprabha vidyAdhara bedha pAme. te madanarekhA tarapha pharI be "satI tuM mArI bahena che. mArA taraphathI jarA paNa bhaya rAkhIza nahi." rAjana! tene meha tuTe teNe svadArA saMteSatrata lIdhuM satIe munine putrane vRttAnta puchaye. For Private And Personal Use Only

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namirAjarSi 307 munie kahyuM "sati ! thoDIvAre te vanamAM padharatha rAjA Avyo. teNe tArA A bALakane dekhe tene te mithilA laI gayo ane pitAnI rANI padmamALAne seM. teNe tenuM nAma namirAja pAyuM che." - maNiratha bole AyeM, huM satI madanarekhAne putra! caMdrayazAne ladhu baMdhu! padmaratha rAjA mArA pAlaka pitA! padmamALA pAlaka mAtA !" "rAjana ! hA. tuM yugabAhune ane madanarekhAne putra! ane huM pote madanarekhA ! muni pAsethI nIkaLI meM dIkSA lIdhI ane suvratA nAma dhAraNa karI huM saMyama pALuM chuM. tamane bane bAMdhane laDatAM dekhI sAcI vAta kahevAnuM dIla thayuM. guNInI AjJA laI huM ahiM AvI ane tene sAcesAcI vAta kahI." sAdhvIe chuTakArAne dama kheMcatAM kahyuM. namirAja pharI pharI sAdhvIne nAkhyo ane bolyA, mAtA ! tame kharekhara upakArI che. pitA tulya moTAbhAI pratyenA avivekathI mane bacAvyuM che. sAdhvI turta garanALAnA raste thaI caMdrayazA pAse gayAM. ane kahyuM "namirAja tAre bhAI che tenI oLakha ApI. banne bhAIo bheTayA. caMdrayazAe rAjyane tyAga karI dIkSA lIdhI. ane namirAjane sudarzanapuranuM rAjya ApyuM. namirAjane ekavAra dAhavara utpanna thaye. A dAhane zAMta karavA rANIe, dAsIe sau caMdana ghasavA beThI. zAmAM ALoTatA namirAjane strIonA kaMkaNane zabda For Private And Personal Use Only

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328 namirAjarSi vedanAmAM vadhAro karato lAgyo ane te bolyA "A avAja baMdha karo." DIvAre zuddhimAM AvatA pharI rAjAe puchayuM " kAma patI gayuM? kema have avAja nathI ?" maMtrIe kahyuM ke nA mahArAja ! caMdana ghasAya che paNa rANIoe ane dAsIoe eka kaMkaNa rAkhI ghasavA mAMDayuM che AthI avAja nathI." mAMdagImAM paDelA namirAjane A zabda jAduI asara karI. jyAM be che tyAM gheghATa che. ekalAne sadA zAMti che. saMga ja pApanuM kAraNa che. AtmA sadA sukhI che paNa zarIrane saMga duHkhakAraka che. dunIyAnA badhAM duHkha saMyeganuM pariNAma che. rAjAe cittane saMga viyeganA tatva jJAnamAM parovyuM. duHkha visAre paDayuM ane teja rIte tene nirAMte UMgha AvI. rAtrie svapna AvyuM. temAM teNe merUparvatane joye. savAra paDyuM. rAjAne svapnanA vicArane uhApoha karatAM jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. tene pUrvabhavane mahAmuka devaleka ane merU upara jinezvara bhagavAnanA karela snAtra mahotsava yAda AvyAM. saMga viyogane vicAra karatA namirAjarSie rAjyapATa cheDayuM ane pratyeka buddha thaI saMyama lIdhuM. namirAjarSinI dIkSA vakhate iMdrane namirAjaSinuM mana tapAsavAnI IcchA thaI. teNe brAhmaNanuM rUpa dharI namirA For Private And Personal Use Only

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namirAjarSi 3ra9 jarSine mithilA baLatI batAvI kahyuM "rAjana ! mithilA sAmI najara nAMkhe tamArUM aMtaHpura baLe che. prajA kelAhala rAjAe zAMta citte javAba Ape, "vipra mArUM kAMI baLatuM nathI. mAre strI nathI, putra nathI, parivAra nathI. mAre kaI priya nathI ke apriya nathI. AthI mithilA baLatA chatAM mAruM kAMI baLatuM nathI.' A namirAjarSi ane viprarUpe Avela Indrano saMvAda uttarAdhyayanamAM namirAjarSinI saMga tyAga rUpa-ekatva bhAvanA ane vairAgyanI akhaMDa jyota jalAvI temanA jIvanane prakAzI rahyo che. succA bahUNa sadvaM valayANamasadvaM ca egassa buddho videhasAmI sakkeNa parikkhio a nabhI - caMdana ghasavA vakhate bahu strIonA kaMkaNanA zabdone sAMbhaLI tathA eka kaMkaNanA zabdane nahi jANIne baMdha pAmelA ane Inne parIkSA karelA namirAjAe utkaTa vairAgye vaLI saMyama laI zreya sAdhyuM. namirAja pratrajyA bAda karmono nAza karI kevalI thayA ane aMte siddhigati meLavI siddha buddha thaI kRtakRtya thayA. ( RSimaMDalavRtti-uttarAdhyayana ) For Private And Personal Use Only

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34 sattva yAne mahArAjA megharatha zAMtinAtha bhagavAnanA dasamA bhavanI A vAta che. samati pAmyA pachInA bhavanI gaNatarI thAya te mujaba zAMtinAtha bhagavAnanA jIve prathama zrINanA bhavamAM samakita meLavyuM hatuM. (2) paMDirikiNI nagaramAM ghanaratha rAjAne be rANIo. eka priyamatI ane bIjI aneramAM. Ama te be zakya paNa temane prema joIe te sagI be bene. samaya jatAM bane garbhavatI thaI ane bhanee putrane janma Ape. priyamatIe je putrane janma Ape tenuM nAma rAjAe megharatha pADyuM ane maneramAnA putranuM nAma rAjAe daratha pADayuM. megharatha ane daMDharathane prema baLadeva vAsudeva je. eka bIjAthI eka bIjA judA na paDe. gheDe samaya thaye tyAM te gharatha rAjAe saMyama lIdhuM ane sarva rAjyane bhAra megharathane seM . A ghanaratha jinezvara bhagavaMta thayA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArAjA megharatha 331 megharathanuM rAjaya vistINu hatu; Rddhi siddhine pAra nahAtA. devAMganA sarakhI rANIe tenA aMtaHpuramAM hatI. meghane kAMi kamInA na hatI. chatAM megharathane nahAtA prema rAjya upara, nahAtA strIo upara ke nahAtA dunIyAnA raMga rAga upara. megharathanI rAjyasabhA eTale dhama sabhA. tyAM rAja pUNya pApanA bheda ukelAya, karmAMnA saMdhAne vicAra thAya ane pUjanmanA saMskArAnI agatyatA samajAvAya. megharathe evI suMdara chApa pADI hatI ke rAjyasabhAmAM te rAjAe bhegA thAya pazu megharatha pauSadha le tyAM paNa rAjAnI haTha rahetI sAma`tAnI ThaTha rahetI. te paNa badhA megharatha sAthe pauSadha letA ane megharathanI vANI sAMbhaLatA. (3) 'mArUM rakSaNa karo, mArU rakSaNu karA'ema khelatu hAya tema eka kabutara rAjA pauSadha lai bIjAone upadeza ApatA hatA te vakhate kheALAmAM AvI paDayuM. rAnta kAMika vicAra kare te pahelAM te pAMkheAne halAvatu vizALa bAja pakSI AvyuM ane khelyuM 'rAjA tuM kabutarane ApI de mArU e bhakSya che. huM bhUkhyuM chuM. ' bhayathI dhrujatA kabutare kahyuM 'rAjana! mane mane A mArI nAMkhe che. huM tamAre zaraNe Avye rAjA ubhA thaye. kSenane Ajane teNe kahyu garAja ! kabutara bheLu ane bhalu prANI che te mAre For Private And Personal Use Only bacAve chuM. ' - vi. zaraNe

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332 mahArAjA megharatha AvyuM che. huM... zaraNAgatane kSatriya thai kema soMpI zakuM ? huM nahi ja sAMpuM.' mAnavabhASAmAM hasIne khAja melyuM, 'rAjan! bhUkhe mArA prANa jAya che. mahAmahenatathI A kabutara mane maLyuM che, ekane bacAvI bIjAne mAravAmAM zuM dharma samAye che? mArU bhakSya mane pAchu sAMpa. ' 'spena! hu tane bhUkhe mAravA mAgatA nathI. mArA rAjyamAM khArAkane TATA nathI. tu mAge te tane khArAka ApuM. ghekhara, kaMsAra, lADu je joie te ane jeTalA joie teTalA ApIza.' rAjAe khArAka magAvavAnI tatpa ratAthI kahyu . 'rAja! mArA jevAM jaMgalamAM vasanAra yaina pakSI AvA khArAka khAtAM nathI. mAre khArAka te mAMsa che ane te paNa mArI samakSa chedIne apAya te ja mAMsa mAruM joie.' rAjAne javAkha icchatA kSene kahyuM. rAjAe kahyuM ' vihaMgarAja! te te bahu sArU ! huM mArA zarIramAMthI kabutaranA vajana jeTaluM mAMsa kApIne tane ApuM te cAlaze ne ?' pazcie kahyu ' jarUra cAlaze paNa hai! mugdharAjavI ! pakSi khAtara hajArAne! pAlaka! tuM zA mATe tArA jIvanane hoDamAM muke che ?' 'vihaMgarAja ! A jIvanakanAM zAzvatAM rahyAM che? mADA vahelA deha javAnA teA che ja. huM mAnavabhavamAM zara For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArAjA megharatha 333 NAgatane jIva lenAre kahevarAvuM te ThIka ke zaraNugata khAtara jIvana samarpa te ThIka." rAjAe nekarane hukama karyo ane trAjavuM maMgAvyuM. eka palAmAM dhrujatuM kabutara mukayuM ane bIjA pallAmAM rAjAe charI vaDe sAthaLa kApI, mAMsanA locA mukyA. bhAi suta rANuM valavale hAtha jhAlI kahe teha dharmirAjA eka pArevAne kAraNe zuM kApe che deha. - Akho parivAra ane sAthe ubhelA badhA raDI uThayA ane rAjAne kahevA lAgyA, "rAjana ! Apane Apane vicAra karavAnuM nathI. ApathI hajArenuM pAlana thAya che te vicAre. Apa eka kabutarane bacAvatAM jIva kheze te amArA jevA hujAre relAI jaI kamote maraze." muMjhAo nahi. mane satvathI Dhale na pADe, je eka zaraNAgata pakSinuM rakSaNa nathI karI zakate te hajArenuM rakSaNa zI rIte karavAne hate." rAjAe daDha nizcayathI kahyuM, tyAM zyana belyo "rAjana! tatvanI carcA karavAnI nathI. mArA prANa jAya che. mAre nyAya jaladI patAve. kabutara jeTaluM mAMsa mane Ape." rAjAe charI jorathI calAvI. bIjI sAthaLa cIrI mAMsanA lecA tAjavAmAM nAMkhyA paNa palluM te namyuM nahi. rAjAne Ama kema thayuM tenuM Azcarya thayuM paNa tene bahu vicAra na karatAM turta te ubhe che ane A pahelAmAM jaI beThe. For Private And Personal Use Only

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334 mahArAjA mevaratha mahAjana leka vAre sahu, makare evaDI vAta maMtrIo ane prajAjane "e rAjana ! A zuM kare che ! pakSi khAtara Akhe deha samarpaNa!" kahI mukhamAM AMgaLI nAMkhI Azcarya sAthe rahevA lAgyA. paNa rAjAne te javAba ekaja hato ke "zaraNAgatanI rakSAmAM pAchA na paDAya.' ne kahyuM "rAjana ! mAre tArA dehanI jarUra nathI, mAre tArA rAjyane ane parivArane rajhaLAva nathI. huM te mAguM chuM mAtra mArUM bhakSya A kabutara. je e tArI pAse na AvyuM hota to tuM zeDe bacAvavAne hate." rAjAe kahyuM "vihagarAja ! zaraNAgatanI rakSA e mane mArA prANa karatAM vadhu vahAlI che. mArA dehathI tenI rakSA thatI hoya te A dehane AregI kabutaranI rakSA thavA de." tyAM AkAzamAMthI puSpavRSTi thaI ane "jaya ho meMgharathane, jaya he megharathane " ema pikAra karatI eka divya AkRti pragaTa thaI. rAjA samajI gayA ke A keI deva che paNa te bole te pahelAM te te divya AkRtidhAraka pite ja bolyo. Indra prazaMsA tAharI karI, teha tuM che rAya 3 megharatha kAyA sAjI karI sura pahoMTyo nija ThAma "mahArAjA ! huM IzAna devalekane surUpa nAme deva chuM. eka vakhata IzAnenDe ApanI prazaMsA karI ke zuM For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahArAjA medharatha 335 megharatha rAjAnuM satva! mane zaMkA upajI ane meM tArI cena ane kabutaramAM adhiThita thaI parIkSA karI." "rAjana ! zuM kahuM I vakhANyA tethI tuM kharekhara savA satvazALI che." rAjAe zAthaLa ane deha tarapha joyuM te nahetA tyAM koI ghA ke nahetA lehInA DAghA. jA ane prajA badhAM samajyA ke A te deve megharatha rAjAnI parIkSA karI. IzAna devakane devendra devalokanA gAnatAnamAM mazagula hatA. iMdrANIe cAre bAju viMTaLAI vaLI hatI. aneka hAvabhAva karI Indrane prasanna karatI hatI. tyAM indra ubhe thaye ane 'na mAtra su" "he bhagavaMta tamane namaskAra" ema belI na. devAMganAone Azcaryane pAra na rahyo. gAnatAna paDatAM mukayAM ane sau kahevA lAgIH "nAtha ! A zuM tame karyuM? kene namyA. InDe kahyuM "devIo huM mahAtmA megharathane namyo. zuM tenuM satva ane zI tenI aDagatA! ATalI ATalI Rddhi, vaibhava ane lalanAo chatAM e rAjA pauSadha upara pauSadha kare che ane kAryotsarga karI kAyA dame che. huM tamArA cenacALAmAM lubdha chuM tyAre te lakattara jIvana jIve che. huM For Private And Personal Use Only

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336 mahArAjA mea9 pAmara A mahAtmAne na namuM te bIjA kone namuM ? jene de devAMganAo ane indro paNa tenA dhyAnamAMthI calita na karI zake tevuM tenuM sattva che. A pachI devAMganAo ane IndranA parivAre paNa "namo bhagavate tu' kahI namana karyuM. A badhuM chatAM bedevIone pitAnA rUpa ane caturAIne garva hatuM. te megharathanI pAse AvI. temaNe keI nATAraMbha karyA, keI hAvabhAva bharyA aMgamaroDa karyA. devIoe mAnyuM ke patthara pIMgaLe evI amArI caturAI che te A mAnavanA zA bhAra? AkhI rAta devAMganAo mathI paNa meghathe AMkha na kholI, temaja tenA dehamAM jarApaNa vikRtina jAgI! devIe hArI ane pharI "namo stuLa" kahI devaleke gaI ane indrane kahyuM "nAtha! Ape kahyuM hatuM tethI savAyuM sava ame megharathamAM nihALI sAkSAtkAra karyuM? (5) tapathI zeSita megharathe ekavAra sAMbhaLyuM ke "ghanaratha bhagavaMta parisImAmAM AvyA che. megharatha parivAra sAthe bhagavaMta pAse gayo. dezanA sAMbhaLI rAjya bhAIne bhaLAvI teNe saMyama lIdhuM ane te saMyama evuM pALyuM ke tyAMthI marI te sIdhA sarvArthasiddha anutara vimAne gayA. ( triSaSThi zalAkA purUSacaritra ) For Private And Personal Use Only

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35 kSamAM yAne skaMdasUristhA (1) munisuvratasvAminA samayanI A kathA che. sjadaka ane puraMdarayazA e bhAI bahenanI joDalI hatI. eka bIjAne eka bIjA upara apAra prema hato. zrAvastInA rAjA jitazatru ane dhAriNuM A putra putrIthI khuba saMtuSTa hatAM chatAM temane eka ja ciMtA rahyA karatI hatI ke "puraMdarayazA game tema teya pArakA gharanI lakSmI. meDA vahelA tene paraNAvyA vinA cheDe ja chuTake che. paraMtu skaMdaka te tenAthI jarAye aLago rahetuM nathI ane tene na jue te ardho artho thaI jAya che. mane puraMdarayazA karatAM kaMikanI vadhu ciMtA thAya che ke puraMdayazA sAsare jaze tyAre AvuM zuM thaze ?" samaya vi. puraMdarayazAe yauvanamAM praveza karyo. skaMdana sAthe game teTale bhAtRprema hovA chatAM tene kuMbhakAra nagaranA rAjA daMDakAgnine saMga vadhu priya lAgyuM ane tene te paraNI sAsare gaI. 12 For Private And Personal Use Only

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33. skaMdakarikathA skaMdaka DAhyo, zANA ane dharmIne rAgI hAvAthI teNe pura darayazA uparathI cittane khasethuM ane dha mArgomAM peAtAnuM citta joDayu, Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir skaMdakane puraMdarayazAneA saMga cheDayA pachI bIjAnA saMga khapate na hatA. teNe dharmanA graMtha vAMcavA mAMDayA ane kalAke sudhI te tattva gaveSaNAmAM ghumavA lAgyo. ( 2 ) eka vakhata jitazatru rAjA ane skaMdakumAra rAjya sabhAmAM beThA hatA. tyAM IMDAgni rAjAne pAlaka nAmane purohita AvyuM. jitazatrue jamAInA A purahitanu sArUM sanmAna karI ceAgya Asane besADayo. pAlaka veda smRtinA sArA jANakAra hateA chatAM jaina dharma upara tene sahaja dveSa hate. teNe vAtavAtamAM jaina dharmAMnI snAna nahi karavAnI vigere rIti varNavI ni MdA karI. kadakakumAre tenI badhI dalIlenA javAkha ApyA ane tene niruttara banAvI bheThe pADayA. pAlakane bharasabhAmAM peAtAnu thayela apamAna mahu sAlyuM. paNa tyAM te kare zu? ( 3 ) skaMdakakumAre pAlaka sAthe dha carcA to ghaNI karI paNa tene lAgyu ke 'e jJAna kAmanuM zuM ke je tAre nahi. huM jaina dharmInA saMyamanI adbhUta vAte bhale karU paNa huM saMcama pALuM niha to tenI asara zI ? rAjyamahelamAM rahI sadA For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMdasUrikathA 339 bhegamAM rAcAmAcyA rahevAthI DuM ja virati sukha maLe che. virati sukha te ughADe mAthe, ughADe page pAdavihAra karatA munio ja laI zake che." ati ugra pApa ke pUNya saMka95 tuta phaLe tema kaMdakakumAra A vicAra kare che tyAM vanapAlake samAcAra ApyA, 'kumAra ! jagaLane pAvana karatA zrImunisuvrata svAmI bhagavAna udyAnamAM padhAryA che. " kumAra AnaMda pAmyA ane parivAra sAthe bhagavaMtane vAMdavA udyAne AvyuM. jinezvara bhagavaMtanI dezanA eTale trikALadarzI paramAtmAnI vANI, te to saunI vicAradhArAne jANe. temaNe tute kaMdakanA pariNAma jANyA ane dezanAmAM kahyuM, 'kalyANanA mArga che. sAdhudharma ane bIjo zrAvaka dharma che. purUSasi hene mArga e prathama sAdhu mArga che." skaMdakanuM hRdaya agAuthI bhAvita thaI cUkeluM hatuM. tethI tene palaLatAM vAra na lAgI. teNe mAtApitA pAse saMyamanI anumati mAgI. mAtapitAe tene tuM amAre ekane eka putra che. A meTuM rAjya, A vaibhava ane badhA sukhanuM madhyabiMdu tuM ja che.' skaMdakakumArane bhavane bhaya lAgyo hato. tene te saMsAramAM kSaNa jAya te lAkheNa kSaNa dhuLamAM ragadoLAtI lAgatI hatI. te bhagavAnane zaraNe gaye ane teNe pitAnA pAMca mitro sAthe dIkSA lIdhI. A pAMcase mitro skaMdakanA ziSya thayA. &daka aNagAra bhagavaMta sAthe pAMcase ziSyo sahita For Private And Personal Use Only

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340 skaMdasUrikathA tapa, japa, jJAnarUpa saMyamamAM bhAvita thaI pRthvI upara vicaravA lAgyA. thoDo samaya vItyo eTale bhagavaMte skaMdaka sanine AcArya padAdhiSThita karyA. have skaMdakamuni skaMdakasUri thayA. (4) svAmI sAdhu saveza, jAuM bahenane deza; A je prabhujI AjJA huve che." eka vakhata skaMdasUri bhagavAna pAse AvyA ane kahevA lAgyA, "bhagavaMta ! mAre puraMdarayazA bahena hatI. tene mArA upara athAga prema hato. meM saMyama lIdhe che huM AcArya thaye chuM chatAM te bahena hRdayamAMthI visarI nathI. mArI IcchA tenI pAse javAnI che. te mArUM saMyama dekhI saMyama tarapha derAze ane ene pati ke je kulaparaMparAe mithyAtvavAsita che te paNa kadAca mithyAtvathI aLage bane ?" bhagavaMta te mahAjJAnI. temaNe bhAvibhAva jANI lIdhe ane kahyuM "javuM hoya te jAo paNa tamane tyAM maraNata upasarga naDaze !" "navi jIvita ama duHkha, saheluM mekSanA sukha A0 leka lAyaka ame pAmaze jI. svAmI kahe tivAra, tuja viNa savi parivAra A0" kaMdasUri mULa te kSatriya putra eTale te turta sAvadha thayA ane belyA "bhagavaMta! maraNuta upasarga! bahu sArU. paNa bhagavaMta! ame ArAdhaka rahIzuM ke virAdhaka? " For Private And Personal Use Only

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kasarikathA 341 " skaMdaka ! badhA ArAdhaka thaze paNu tuM ArAdhaka nahi rahe !" ska MdakanuM kSatriya teja jhaLakayu. tene bhagavatanI nA chatAM peAtAnA sattvanI parIkSA pharavAnuM mana thayuM ane keipaNa bhAge maraNAMta upasarga sahI ArAdhaka banavAnI dRDhatA jAgI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir skardake nizcayI manapUrvaka bhagavaMtane kahyuM ' bhagavaMta ! mArA eka sivAya badhAnu te kalyANa thaze ja ne ?' " jarUra.' ' bhagava Mta ! te huM tyAM jai pAMcaseAnA ArAdhakapaNAmAM nimitta kema na anu ?' bhagavAna mauna rahyA. (5) pAlaka purahite leAkeA pAsethI sAMbhaLyuM ke eka dakasUri pAMcase munio sahita kuMbhakAra nagare Ave che. AkhA nagarane AnaMda hatA ane sau keisUrinA darzana mATe talasatAM hatAM, paNu eka mAtra pAlakanuM hRdaya maLatu hatuM. tene pUrve skaMdake karelA apamAnanA badalA levAnu mana thayuM. ADI avaLI yuktie vicAryAM pachI eka yukti teNe zeAdhI kADhI ane te Ana MdathI thanathanI uye.. * tevAmAM vanapAlake AvI rAjAne vadhAmaNI ApI. ' bhagavaMta ! pAMcaseA ziSyo sahita skaMdakasUri padhAryAM che.' A sAMbhaLI rAjA, rANI ane Akhu nagara sUrinA darzane ulaTayuM. skaMdakasUrie saMsAranI asAratA ane dhumADAnA For Private And Personal Use Only

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&dakArikathA bAcakA jevI saMsAranI saMpattine jaNAvI. puraMdarayazAnA harSane pAra nahote. te manamAM belI uThI "bAMdhava! rAjarAjezvara banata te atyAre mahAmunIzvara banI Amika vaibhava cheDe e cho anubhave che. sUrinI dezanAmAM kaI bhavyAtmAoe aneka vatavratulAM lIdhAM ane jainadharmanI bhUribhUri prazaMsA karI. pAlaka AkhA nagaramAM sau koI AnaMda AnaMda mANe che ane tame kema vicAramagna che?" rAjAe vicAramagna pAlakane puchayuM. pAlake kahyuM "mahArAja lokone gADariye pravAha. temane sAcA baTAnI theDI khabara che ke AmAM tattva zuM che ? pAMcaso ziSyo sahita sUrinA AgamanamAM tamane kAMI duzaMkA lAge che ? rAjAe Azcarya ane aNagamApUrvaka kahyuM. "rAjana ! Apa bhadrika eTale badhAne bhalA dekho che ? mane te ApanA rAjyanI apAra ciMtA eTale meM AnI purI tapAsa karI te khabara paDI ke kaMdake dIkSA letAM zuM lIdhI paNa te na pALI zakaye. saMyamathI kaMTALe. teNe zarUAtamAM te ghera javAnuM mana karyuM paNa zaramane mAryo na gayo ane ahiM pAMcase subhaTane laI AvyA che." kaMdasUrinI sAthe rahelA pAMca munio subhaTe che te zAthI jANyuM ?" rAjAe utAvaLe puchayuM.. For Private And Personal Use Only

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skaMdamarikathA 343 mahArAjA! tene dArzanika purAvo e che ke e jyAM utaryA che tyAM jamInamAM temaNe badhe zastra bhaMDAra chupAvyuM che. Apane mArA kathanamAM bharose na besate hoya to koI dvArA tapAsa karAve ne ?" rAjAne A vAta azraddheya lAgI. chatAM teNe jAsusene A kAma eNyuM. chUpI rIte tapAsa karI ane rAtrie AvIne rAjAne kahyuM "mahArAjA ! munionA AvAsa nIce che to meTA zastrabhaMDAra, juo temAMnA A rahyA rthoDA namunA." rAjAne mijAja gaye. teNe turta purohitane belAvyo ane kahyuM "puhita ! tame kahyuM te mujaba zastro nIkaLyAM. sAdhunA veSa laI zuM temaNe pAkhaMDa jamA che. tame ThIka lAge tevI temane ghera zikSA karajo ane eka ekane mArI nAMkhe." - purohita malakAyo ane manamAM belI uThayo "mArI yukti barAbara kAma lAgI. skaMdakanA utArAnI nIce meM khADAmAM rAkhelAM zastroe mArA karela apamAnane pure badale vaje." savAranA pahoramAM rahelA pAlaka puhita udyAnamAM Avyo ane bolyo "kema mahArAja ! oLakhe che ne ? huM pAlaka." sUrie oLakhI mAthuM dhuNAvyuM. tyAM te te AgaLa For Private And Personal Use Only

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344 kakasarikathA khelyA ' zrAvastImAM tame mArUM apamAna karyuM hatuM tene khadale huM levA mAMgu chuM. tamAne kAine huM... cheDanAra nathI. adhAne Aje avaLI ghANIe pilIza. ' sUrine bhagavaMtanu vacana yAda AvyuM. te vadhu sthira thayA ane maraNAMta upasarga sahana karavA sattvane uttejita karI melyA * mahAnubhAva! jIvana ane maraNu ama munine 3 sarakhAM che.' 'mahArAja ! ghANImAM pilAze tyAre kharI khakhara paDaze.' kahI AnaMdathI ubharAtA pAlake caMDALane buma pADI hukama karyAM 'e! ekekane pakaDI ghANImAM nAMkhI pIla.' skaMdakasUrie ekeka ziSyane kahyuM 'munivareA ! kSamAmAM citta parAvo. maraNAMta upasarga sahana karanAra sArU citta rAkhe te kevalajJAna pAme che. AvA upasarga ApanAra ApaNA duzmana nahi paNa upakArI che, saue AhAra pANI vesirAvyAM. paMcAmahAvratAne saMbhAryAM. khArabhAvanAone tAjI karI. pAlake vicAyuM ke pahelAM aMdhakane pItuM ke tenA celAne. kSaNa vicAra karI melyuM khaMdhaka sau chelle. badhAne tenI samakSa pIlI mArA apamAnanA badale tene Ape| ane chevaTe tene jIvatA pIle. ' 6 ska MdakasUri mauna rahyA. temanuM citta pAlaka upara na yu. temanA manamAM ekaja vANI gAjI 'skaMdaka khadhA ArAdhaka paNa tuM virAdhaka.' rakhe huM... virAdhaka na anu... te mATe teNe manane khukha kAbumAM rAkhyuM ane ekeka munine hyu AtmA ane zarIra bhinna che. dehanA nAza bhale pAlaka kare For Private And Personal Use Only

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skakasarikathA 345 paNa tamArA AtmAne nAza nahi karI zake. tame samAdhi rAkhaze. Ama so pAse dehanA mamatvabhAvanA tyAga karAvI temaNe niAmaNA karAvI. "te sAdhunA uchaLe, pra0 rUdhira kerAM biMdu re; pra pApane dekhI akhare, pra0 kaMpe sUraja caMda re." cArase navANu sAdhue pilAyA. eka rahyo mAtra nAne mALasAdhu. skaMdake pAlakane kahyuM 'pAlaka! have tu mane pIla ane pachI A bALasAdhune pIlaje kemake mArI AMkhe te joyu jatuM nathI.' pAlakane te ska MdakasUrinI AMkhe na joyu jAya teja karavuM hatuM. teNe bALasAdhune ghANImAM nAMkhyuM. kSamAvata ALasAdhue manane te ghaNu kAbumAM rAkhyuM paNa tanathI cIsa ke rADa paDe te theDIja dukhAvAya ema hatI. pAMcasee munie pIlAyA ane * jIva te zarIrathI bhinna che, dharA nahiduHkha sata re ?' e nijAmaNAne pAmI sau aMtakRt kevaLI thayA pAMcasAe AtmakAja sAryAM. paNa mALamunine pIlAtA dekhI skaMdakanI dhIraja khuTI temaNe niyANu khAMdhyu ke 'bhale huM marU paNa mArA tapa ane saMyamanu phaLa hoya te A purahita rAjA, ane nagara sarvanAza karU. jIene pureAhita rUThayA paNu rAjA ke nagaravAsIe keine kAMi paDI che' ka ka pIlAyA, badhA ArAdhaka banI muktie sacaryAM paNa te pote virAdhaka thai agnikumAra thayA ane bhagavaMtane bhAkhela vibhAva sAcAja Dha For Private And Personal Use Only

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346 aMdasarikA rAjA rANI agAsImAM hatAM tyAM eka lehI kharaDAyela e paDayo. rANIe e hAthamAM lIdhuM temAM tenA pitAnA hAthanI ratnakaMbalanI eTaNa hatI. te joI belI A e mArA bAMdhavane ? A ahiM kayAMthI? ane lehIthI bharaDAyela kema? rAjA! tapAsa kare mArA bAMdhavane keIe haNyA te nathIne? rAjAnuM meMduM vilakhuM paDayuM. rANIe badhI vAta jANI ane te bolI "rAjana ! mArA bhAIne kayAM pitAnA rAjyane taTe hate. kAcA kAnanA he rAjavI! tame munine vadha karI vagaravicAre tamArA AkhA rAjyane ApattimAM nAkhyuM che. pAMcaso pAMcase munione nAza je dezamAM thAya te deza sukhI rahe khare. rAjanuM A zuM sUjhayuM. ema valepAta karatI puraMdazyazAne zAsanadevIe upADI ane bhagavaMta munisuvratasvAmi pAse mukI. teNe bhagavAna pAse saMyama lIdhuM ane svazreya sAdhyuM &daka agnikumAra ane tene pUrvabhava yAda AvyuM teNe cAre bAju agninI javALAo pragaTAvI ane kAle kahevAtuM kuMbhakAra nagara daMDakAraNya banI gayuM Aje paNa te daMDakAraNya kaMdhakanA te ziSyanI kSamAne Adarza batAvI rahyuM che. vadha parisaha rASiye khamyA, gurU khaMdhaka jema e; zivasukha cAhA je jatu A tava, karaze kepa na ema eka tA. kaH A kathAmAM pAlakane purohita kahyo che paNa upadezamALA vigeremAM maMtrI jaNAvela che. (RSimaMDalavRtti ) For Private And Personal Use Only

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36 kRpaNutA yA ne mammaNazeTha (1) RddhimAM zAlIbhadra ane buddhimAM abhayakumAra ane jaina samAjamAM khuma kRpaNutAmAM mamma. A traNe vAta prasiddha che. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir vyApArIe vahIpUjanamAM zAlibhadranI Rddhi mAge che, abhayakumAranI buddhi mAge che paNa chatI lakSmIe dhana na kharca ane temane keAI mammaNa kahe te te gamatu nathI. (2) mammaNu rAjagRhInagarane dhanADhaya zeTha hatA. tene tyAM lakSmI apAra hatI. tenA dhaMdhA paNa aneka hatA. jemAM e paisA maLe te dhaMdhA mammachu karyAM vinA nahotA rahetA. khetI, vyApAranA dhaMdhA sAthe te vAhana bhADe pheravavAM vigere niMdya aneidya aneka dhaMdhA karatA ane game te rIte paisA meLavatA. sanmaNune dhananI Avaka aneka rIte thatI hatI. jAvaka te teNe rAkhI ja naheAtI. te kapaDAM paheratA te paNa ghaNuAM phATelAM, khAya te te paNa kAcuM karU ekAda Taka. dAna sanmAnamAM te te samajate ja nahi. peAte te kAine kAMI For Private And Personal Use Only

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348 mamaNuzeTha Apate ja nahi paNa bIjA keI Ape che tene paNa te joI zakate nahi. varasAdanI helI maMDANI che. jyAM juo tyAM jaLabaMbAkAra. jaLanA ane sthaLanA badhA mArga eka sarakhA. rAjagRhI jANe beTamAM ubhelI eka nagarI hoya tevI dekhAya che. sau kaI gharamAM lapAyA che. A vakhate mammaNa bArIe ubhe ubhe vicAra kare che ke navaro beThe zuM karIza ? lAvane A taNutAM lAkaDAM ekaThAM karUM. atyAre lAkaDAM bahu meMghAM che, ekaThAM karyA haze te thoDA ghaNu paNa paisA jarUra maLaze. teNe eka nAnI zI potaDI paherI ane turta te bArIethI paDatuM mukI pANImAM paDa. rAjA zreNika ane celaNa gokhe beThayAM hatAM varasAda tamajhADa varasate hate, megha gAjate hatA ane vijaLI jhabakArA mAratI hatI. tyAM zelaNA belI "nAtha! juo te kharA ! tame kahe che ke mArI rAjagRhImAM badhA sukhI che, badhAnI huM ciMtA karUM chuM. A ke vararAda varase che. parvatane DolAve te pavana susavATA mAre che. ghera aMdhArI rAta che. pazu paMkhI kaI bahAra dekhAtuM nathI te vakhate peTane khADe puravA bicAre eka vRddha garIba Deso lAkaDAM ekaThAM kare che. AvA mANasanI tame ciMtA karI che kharI! zuM te rAjagRhIne nathI? sau kaI bharyAne bhare che. ' For Private And Personal Use Only

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mammaNazeTha te samajAvI che ke te zreNikane naya AkaDUDhiUNa nIraM revA rayaNAyarassa appei, nahu gacchei marudeze savvaM bhariyaM bhariti pANI ekaThuM karIne revA samudrane maLe che. paNa mAravADamAM jatI nathI dunIyAne nyAyaja e che ke bharyAne bharavuM. rAjana! tame dAna ApatA haze paNa bharyAne, garIbane nahi. rAjA AvyuM. vijaLIno cira paDaye jANe ke te zreNikane nirdhana ane dhanavAnanA bheda samajAvatI kaTI uparanI suvaNarekhA naheya. zreNika camaka. kevo A du:khI haze ke jene AvA varasAdamAM AvI kALI majurI karavI paDatI haze. teNe sevakone lAvyA ane kahyuM "juo pelA vIjaLInA camakArAmAM dekhAtA lAkaDAM bhegAM karate mANasa taNAya che tene kheMcI kADhe ane mArI pAse lAve."sevako pANImAM paDayA ane DosAne bahAra kheMcI lAvI rAjA pAse hAjara karyo. rAjAe kahyuM "vRddha purUSa! pazu paMkhI sau mALAmAM paDayAM che. keI bahAra pharakatuM nathI tevI aMdhArI rAte bharavarasAdamAM tamAre zA mATe lAkaDAM kADhavAM paDe che.?" kahyuM "rAjana ! mAre tyAM eka baLada che paNa bIjA baLadanI mAre jarUra che. mArI IcchA ema hatI ke hamaNuM lAkaDAM meghAM che ane puramAM taNAya che. je te ekaThAM karyA hoya te cAra paisA upaje ane mArI aMtaranI IcchA pAra paDe." rAjAe kahyuM "vRddha! phakara na kare. huM tamane je joIe te vRSabha ApIza. AvI bhayaMkara aMdhAra rAtrie For Private And Personal Use Only

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350 mammaNazeTha Apa jevA vRddha AvI mahenata kare temAM rAjagRhIne nareza zreNika lAje!" DesAe kahyuM "bahuM sArUM mahArAja !" celaNuM belIH 'vRthA vRSTiH samudreSu, vRthA tRpteSu bhojanam vRthA dAnaM ghanADhayeSu vRthA dIpo dIvApi ca' samudramAM varasAda nakAme che, dharAyelAne bhejana nakAmuM che, dhanavAnane dAna ApavuM nakAmuM che ane dIvase dIvA karavA nakAmA che tema rAjan ! upakAra kare te AvA vRddha nidhana upara kare ke jethI kAMIka kalyANa thAya. zreNika mauna rahyo. calaNane teNe javAba na Ape paNa sevakane kahyuM "A DeAsAne ApaNI vRSabhazALAmAM laI jA ane tene je joIe te vRSabha Apa." - thoDIvAre sevaka pAchA AvyuM ane kahyuM "mahArAja ! te eke vRSabhane pasaMda karatA nathI.' vRddha purUSa sAmuM joI zreNike kahyuM "vRddha purUSa ! Apane mAre eke vRSabha na pasaMda paDaye." "nA. mAre vRSabha ratnajaDita ane suvarNamaya che. eka vRSabha te meM puro karyo che bIje paNa puro thavA AvyuM che. bIjAmAM mAtra khuTe che zIMgaDAM ane ceDe bhAga. celaNAe mukhamAM AMgaLI ghAlI ane te belI "dhana saMpatti ! chatAM aMdhArI rAte zIMgaDAM mATe A Deso ATale parizrama le che." rAjArANIe tene vRSabha jevAnuM nakkI karyuM ane DosAne vidAya ApatA pahelAM puchyuM, 'vRddha purUSa ApanuM nAma zuM ?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra maNazeTha www.kobatirth.org paNa Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir ' mammaNa '. , vRddhe kahyuM "mArU nAma 'padhAro maNu zeTha ' kahI zreNike vidAya ApI manathI nakkI karyuM. tene tyAM javAnu teNe ( 5 ) tyA nagara leAkeAnA AzcaryanA pAra nathI- te paraspara elatA hatA ke mahArAjA zreNika ! zAlibhadra zreSThine padhAryA hatA tyAre temanu thayelu svAgata e rAjagRhInu pUNya smAraka hatuM. mahArAjA ema samajatA haze ke mammaNu paNa kayAM oche. dhanADhaya che. te paNa tenA jevuM svAgata karaze. 3pa1 bIjA khalye svAgata teA karaze ke nahi paNa mahArAja mammaNane tyAM padhAraze tyAre rAjagRhImAM kevA dhanADhaye vase che tene khyAla Avaze ane sAthe sAthe te paNa khyAla Avaze ke dhananA bhaktA jevA zAlibhadra che tevA ja bhUkha paTe dhananA saMcaya karanAra mambhaNu che. > For Private And Personal Use Only rAjArANI ane abhayakumAra mammaNunI havelIe AvyA. havelI vizALa hatI paNa jyAM tyAM dhULanA DhagalA hatA, macchara cAMcaDanA bhaMDAra hatI. melAM, dhelAM ane cIMtharAMvALAM kapaDAM laTakatAM hatAM. rAjArANI ane abhayakumAra upale mALe gayA. masmaNu AgaLa cAlyA ane teNe eka mela lugaDu dUra karyuM te tejanA puja sarakhA eka vRSabha dekhyA. bIjo vRSabha paNa purA thavA AtmyA hatA paNa te thADA AkI hatA. rAjA sAthe sArA sArA jhaverIo hatA. rAjAe vRSabhane batAvI jhaverIone puchyu 'AmAM keTalA suvarNa nA hIrA haze ?? ..

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35ra, mammaNoTha jhaverIoe kahyuM "mahArAja ! ekeka ratna koDa seneyAnuM A vRSabhamAM che. adhurA vRSabhanA zIMgaDAM purAM karavA kroDe naiyA mahere joIe. rAjA camake. teNe abhayakumAra ane celaNA sAmu joyuM ane bence 'joI AmanI saMpatti." AjAnulambitamalImasazATakAnAM mitrAdapi prathamadyAcitabhATakAnAM DhIMcaNa sudhI nAnI pitaDI paheranAra ane mitra pAsethI paNa pahelAM paisA mAgI lenAra AvA vANIonI lakSmI na kaLAya. zreNike vRddha mammaNane upadeza ApatAM kahyuM "zeTha tamArA vRSabhamAM je ra che tevAM rana te mArA dhana bhaMDAramAM paNa nathI ane tame dhana ekaThuM kayAM kare che ! A dhana tamArA sAthe ceDuM AvavAnuM che." "mahArAja"darajIne cheka jIve tyAM sudhI zIve ane vANIyAne chokaro te jIve tyAM sudhI kamAyane ? meM thoDI ja cerI karIne paisA ekaThA karyA che. purI mahenatane mAro A paiso che." mammaNe potAnI saMpatti batAvatAM kahyuM. zreNike kahyuM "zeTha! je saMpatti kAma na Ave te zA kAmanI ?" paNa A vAta mammaNane gaLe na utarI te jIvyo tyAM sudhI teNe kALI majurI karI ane dhana ekaThuM kya karyuM A mammaNa marI sAtame narake gaye ane mahA kaMjusomAM mammaNa zeThane Adarza mukate gaye. ( AvazyavRniryukti ) For Private And Personal Use Only

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37 aDaga dhIraja yA ne gajasukumALa (1) kaMsanA vadha bAda dvArikAmAM AvI vaselA yAdave seLe kaLAe khIlyA. khuba khuba saMpatti vadhArI ane dvArikA alakApurInI IrSA kare tevI thaI, paNa thoDA ja vakhatamAM A vAtanI khabara jarAsaMghane paDI teNe zrI kRSNane ane cAda ne namAvavA prayANa karyuM, paNa adhavaca ghera yuddha thayuM. jarAsaMgha marAye ane zrI kRSNa vAsudeva banyA. zrI kRSNanI ANa traNa khaMDamAM akhaMDa vartatI hatI. zrI neminAtha bhagavAna ke je pitAthI vadhu baLavAna ane pratApI hatA te kadAca potAno parAjaya karI rAjya laI leze tevI zrI kRSNanI zaMkA hatI te zrI neminAtha bhagavAne dIkSA svIkArI tethI nimUla banI hatI. dvArikAmAM sarvatra zAMti, prema, AnaMda ane sukha hatuM. devakImAtA pitAnA putra zrI kRSNanA pratApa, yaza ane tejathI harakhAtAM ane "nA suputrena siMha svapati nirma" "eka sArA putra vaDe siMhaNa nirbhaya suve che" te vastu jIvanamAM anubhavatAM. 23 For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 354 www.kobatirth.org . Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir ( 2 ) baporanI zarUAta hatI. sUryanA kiraNA dvArikAnA kembrijonA maMdire upara rahela suvarNa kaLazamAM pratibiMkhita thai tejane vadhAratAM pRthvIne garama karatAM hatAM. tyAM be muniyugala devakInA ghere 'dharma lAbha' khelatuM padhAryuM. devakIe ubhA thai namaskAra karI medaka vaheArAvyA. muniyugala vahe rIne gayuM, paNa temanuM mukhAraviMda ane krAMtine devakI ghaNIvAra sudhI saMbhAratAM stabdha ubhAM rahyAM. temanI cAla ane kAMti zrI kRSNanI cAla ane kAMti sarakhI lAgI. zrI kRSNane dekhatAM je vAtsalya bhAva devakIne pedA thatA teve ja vAtsalya bhAva A be munine dekhatAM devakIe anubhavye. threDo vakhata te vicAramAM paDayAM ane temaNe mana karyuM ke lAla puchuM ke tame keAnA putra che ? kayAre dIkSA lIdhI ?' tyAM te muniyugala cAlyuM gayuM ane devakI ubhAM UbhAM 1 temanA mArgane joi rahyAM. gajasukumALa thoDA samaya na vItyA tyAM khIjuM suniyugala Avyu ane dharmalAbha kahI ubhuM rahyuM. devakIe joyuM te! prathama Avela munie ja pAchA AvelA tene lAgyA. teNe medaka vaheArAvyA paNa tenA manamAM thayuM ke "muni kAMtA mArga bhUlyA che ke kAMtA gAcarInA abhAve mIjIvAra padhAryAM che. AvI meTI dvArikAmAM sAdhuone pharI bIjIvAra AvavuM paDe ema kema ane' For Private And Personal Use Only devakIne pahelAM jAgela prazna puchavAnuM mana thayuM paNa teNe munine te prazna puchI zaramAvavAnuM mAMDI vALyu, muni

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gajasukamALa 355 vaherIne gayA tyAM tuta trIjIvAra be muni padhAryA. devakInI dhIraja khuTI. teNe medake vaharAvyA paNa vaherAvyA bAda puchyuM " bhagavaMtaApa tyAgI munione paNa traNavAra eka ghera AvavuM paDe tevI sthiti dvArikAmAM dekhI mane khuba duHkha thAya che. zuM dvArikAvAsIoe viveka gumAvyuM che. tyAgI mahAtmAonAM sanmAna temane AMgaNethI paravAryA che? mahArAja! zrI kRSNanI dvArikA AvI te hoya? athavA zuM Apa bhUlA paDyA te nathI ne ?" munie kahyuM "ame bhUlA nathI paDayA ke dvArikAmAM tyAgI pratyenAM sanmAna paNa ghaTayAM nathI. ame sulatA zrAvikAne cha putra chIe. parama pAvana neminAtha bhagavAna bhadilApura padhAryA tyAre temanI dezanA sAMbhaLI ame che e bhAIoe dIkSA lIdhI che. amArAM sarakhAM rUpa ane sarakhI AkRtine laI TheraThera A bhrama thAya che. A tamAre tyAM pahele prasaMga nathI. pahelI bIjIvAra amArA cha bhAIo paikImAMnA aniyaza, anaMtasena, nihatazatru ane ajita sena AvyA haze, ame devayaza ane zatrusena chIe. sarakhI AkRti ane sarakhA rUpane laI ame traNa vakhata AvyA chIe tevI tamane brAnti thaI haze. ame Apane tyAM prathama vAra ja AvyA chIe." muniyugala gayuM paNa devakInuM citta te temanA uparathI khasyuM nahi. muninI vANa, cAla, kAMti ane pitAne thayela romAMcathI devakIne na samajAya tevI avyakta vedanA thavA lAgI. varSo pahelAM pitAne janmelA cha putre yAda For Private And Personal Use Only

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356 gajasukumALa AvyA. kase tene marAvI nAMkhelA te sAMbharatAM kamakamI utpanna thai ane tene lAgyu ke munie bhale kahe sulasA zrAvikAnA ame putrA chIe paNa rakhene te mArA putrA te nahi hAya !' ( 3 ) devakIne AkhI rAta uMgha na AvI. tene se vadha karela jagaprasiddha vAtamAM azraddhA lAgI. savAra paDatAM devakI bhagavAnanA samavasaraNamAM gai, dezanA pUrNa thayA bAda teNe bhagavAnane puchyuM. ' bhagavaMta! kAle mAre tyAM vaheAravA padhAphula cha munione dekhI zrI kRSNa jevA mane kema vAtsalya bhAva jAgye bhagavata A putra kenA ?' bhagavate kahyuM 'devakI ! A chae putro tArA ja che. tArA janmelA chae putrAne hiraNaigameSI deve saharIne sulasAne soMpyA che. sulasA tenI pAlaka mAtA che ane tu tenI janmadAtrI che." devakInA romAMca khaDAM thayAM. stanamAMthI dudhanI dhArA chUTI. devakIe chae putrAne vaMdana karyuM ane rAtAM rAtAM te melI, 'bhagavata! mane koI eratA nathI. mAtra AratA eTaleA ja rahyo che ke sAta sAta putrAnI mAtA chatAM meM eke putrane paNa ramADayA nahi. A che putrAne sulasAe ucheryAM ane zrI kRSNane yazodAe ucheryAM. huM putravALI chatAM stanapAna karAvyA vinAnI rahI.' ' devakI! kheda na kara! A jagatamAM badhIe vastunI prAptimAM ane aprAptimAM pUrvabhave karelA ka kAraNa hAya che. te pUrva bhavamAM zAkayanAM sAta ratnA heryAM hatAM. te jyAre For Private And Personal Use Only

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gajasukumALa 357 khuba raDI tyAre te tene eka ratna pAchuM ApyuM ane chane te te chupAvyAMja, A karma A bhave tane udaya AvyuM. tethI eka putra tane tAre thaI maLe ane cha putrathI tuM vaMcita rahI." devakI kavipAka ciMtavatAM ghera gayAM paNa tene pazcAtApa zamyuM nahi. putranI lAlasA temane prabaLa jAgI. ane temAM paNa putranA lAlana pAlana vinAnuM jIvana temane nakAmuM bhAsyuM. zrI kRSNa hariNagameSa devane ArAdhyA. deve varadAna ApyuM ane tethI zrI devakIe je putrane janma Ave tenuM nAma pADayuM gajasukumALI. (4) devakIe gajasukumALane dharAI dharAIne ucheryo. AMkhanA palakArA jeTale te tene alaga nahAtAM rAkhatAM. te temane mana paheluM ane chelluM ratana hatuM. paMkhiNI baccAMne game tema lapeTe paNa pAMkha AvatAM paMkhI ceDAM ja mALAmAM paDI rahe che. gajasukumALa yauvanavaya pAmyuM. te be kanyAone para. eka drama rAjAnI putrI prabhAvatI ane bIjI somazarmA brAhmaNanI putrI sAmA. ane strIo, mAtAne pyAra ane zrI kRSNanI mamatA chatAM gajasukumALanuM citta vairAgya ane saMyama tarapha ja talasatuM hatuM. tenuM sthAna to teNe pitAnA cha moTA bhAIonA sthAnamAM ja nakkI karI rAkhyuM hatuM. eka vakhata zrI neminAtha bhagavAna sahasAmravanamAM padhAryA. bhagavAnanI dezanA sAMbhaLI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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358 gajasukumALI ghe dezanA prabhu nemijI re, A che asAra saMsAra; eka ghaDImAM uTha cale re, keI nahi rAkhaNahAra. vidha vidha karIne huM kahuM re, sAMbhaLe sahu nara nAra; aMte keI kehanuM nahI re, Akhara dharma AdhAra. gajasukumALane vairAgyaaMkura palavita thaye. teNe mAtA-devakI ane zrI kRSNa pAse anumati mAgI AMkhathI palavAra chuTA na mukelA gajasukumALane dIkSAnI anumati ApatAM devakIne khuba AkArUM lAgyuM paNa chevaTe gajasukumALanA dRDha nizcaya AgaLa devakIne namavuM paDayuM. gajasukumALe dIkSA lIdhI ane bhagavAnanA caraNakamaLanuM zaraNuM svIkAryuM. AjJA Ape je nemijI re lAla, kAusaga karUM samazAna re, mana thira rAkhIza mAharUM re lAla, pAmuM pada nirvANa re. AjJA ApI nemijI re lAla, AvyA jihAM samazAna re; mana thira rAkhI ApaNuM re lAla, dharavA lAgyA dhyAne re. saMdhyAne samaya hato. sUryanArAyaNa kSitijamAM AthamatA hatA, ughADA zarIre kAussaga dhyAne eka yuvAna mahA muni zamazAnamAM Atma ramaNamAM tallIna hatA. jagatanI nazvaratA ane asAratA sAme bhaDabhaDa baLatI citAo temanA dhyAnamAM vega ApatI hatI. ane kura pakSionA avAje temanA hRdayane makkama banAvatA hatA. tyA semazarmA brAhmaNa AvyuM. A samazamAM gajasukumALane sasare thato For Private And Personal Use Only

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gajasukumALa Dapala hatA. teNe jyAre gajasukumALane joyA ke tene tenI AMkhamAM aMgAra vachuTI. te elye 'Ane meAkSanI tamannA hatI, saMyamanI haTha hatI, ane tyAganAM pura tenA hRdayamAM vahetAM hatAM te mArI putrIne paraNavAnI zI jarUra hatI ?pati viSeANI banelI strInuM zu thaze tene vicAra karyA vinA cAlI nikaLela AvA DhAMgIne mAre purI zikSA karavI joie.' zmazA . ' krodhanI javALAe dhagadhagatA seAmilanA hRdayane nanA aMgArAe vadhu prajjavalita karyuM. te eka DhIkha laI Avye ane muninA mAthA upara gArAthI cAMTADI mukI teNe temAM sAhasa aMgArA bharyAM. ane khe Ane mAkSe javAnI utAvaLa che te le! hu tene jaladImAkSe mAlu chuM." muninuM zarIra saLagavA lAgyuM. sAthe karyAM paNa saLagI uThayAM ane munie vicAryuM ke 'sAmazarmA ! kharekhara mane meAkSa pAghaDI paherAve che.' A maraNAMta upasa ne gajasuku mALe suavasara samajI vadhAvye. mana makkama karyuM. ha ane AtmAne pRthaklR bhAva vicAryAM. DhIMkhamAM bharelA agA rAtre tAjA muMDana karelA gajasukumALanA mAthAnI cAmaDI sekI mAMsa ane lAhInI dhArA vahevarAvI. khALamuni gajasukumALe sAmazarmA upara zamAmRtanI dhArA vahetI mukI. temaNe hRdayadhI sAmazarmAne satkAryA ane kahyuM ke, ' maraNAMta upasarga ApanAra sAmazarmA ! tame kharA mArA upakArI che, sacamanI ArAdhanAnI makkamatA AvI parIkSA vinA thADI ja samajAta? he cetana? makkama mana, garbhAvAsanAM ana tavAranA du:kho AgaLa A eka vakhatanu duHkha zA hisAkhamAM che ?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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360 gajasukumALa munie mana dRDha karyuM. aMgArAe AkhuM zarIra jotajotAmAM bhaDathArUpa karI nAMkhyuM. phUTa phuTa puTe hADakAM re lAla, taTa taTa truTe cAma re saMteSI sasarA manyA re lAla, turata saryuM tenuM kAma re. asahya ane apAra vedanA munie milita nayane ane prazAMta hRdaye sahI. AtmaramaNamAM jIvane parAjye. zukala dhyAnanI dhArAmAM AgaLa vadhatA gajasukumALe teja rAtrie A bAju kaivalya meLavyuM ane khIjI khAjue nazvara deDhunA tyAga karI temane amara AtmA amaradhAma- -muktinilayamAM jai vasyA. ---- somila bhaDabhaDa saLagatA gajasukumALane dekhI harakhAye ane 'kumaLI khaLAnA jIvanane bhaDabhaDa saLagAvatA tAre mATe Aja zikSA kharAkhara che ema khelatA nagara tarapha cAlyuM. ( 6 ) khIje divase zrI kRSNe bhagavAna neminAthane vaMdana karI khIjA munione vAMdyA paNa temAM gajasukumALane nahi dekhavAthI bhagavAnane puchyuM '* bhagavaMta ! gajasukumALa muni kayAM che?" For Private And Personal Use Only bhagavAne gajasukumALanA mekSa gamana sudhIne sa vRttAnta kahyo. A vRttAnta sAMbhaLatAM zrI kRSNane aMdhArAM AvyAM. sAmazarmA upara tene bhayaMkara krodha caDace. A samAcAra sAMbhaLatAM devakImAtAnI zI sthiti thaze te vicAre ane peAte madhava vinAnA banatAM nirAdhAra khanI guMcavAyA.

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gajasukumALa bhagavAne dhIraja ApatAM zrI kRSNane kahyuM". 'gajasukumALane ekaja rAtamAM AvI mahAsiddhi apAvanAra seAmazamAM upara tame krodha na karo. tamArAja dAkhalA yA, tame ahi AvatA hatA tyAre eka vRddha brAhmaNane maDhulI caNavA mATe IMTA upADatAM tame joyA. A joi brAhmaNunI tamane yA AvI ane tame tathA tamArA parivAre kaMTA upADavAmAM madada karI tenuM kAma jalaThThI patAvyuM. seAmazarmAe upasagergA sahetA gajasukumALane maraNAMta upasarga ApI siddhi apAvI che. devakIne nAneA putra sau putra karatAM pahelA muktie pahoMcyA ane e rIte sau karatAM kharekhara meTe anyA che.' 361 bhagavAnane vAMdI zrI kRSNa smazAna bhUmi tarapha upaDayA tyAM nagaramAM pravezatA sAmazamAM sAme maLyA. te zrI kRSNane jotAM bhayathI dhrujatA tyAM ja Dhagale thai paDI mRtyu pAmyA. zrI kRSNanA krodha zamyA. gajasukumALanA prasaMga pachI zivAdevI, bhagavAnanA bhAie zrI kRSNanA putrA vigere aneka yAdavee dIkSA lIdhI ane potAnAM AtamakAja sAryAM. Ama A mahApurUSe maraNAMta upasarga sahI peAtAnI Atma sAdhanA sAthe anekanI AtmasAdhanAnuM nimitta Apyu. For Private And Personal Use Only gajasukumALa sugate gayA 2e lAla, vaMdu vAra vAra 2, mana thira rAkhyuM ApaNu re lAla, pAmyA bhavanA pAra re. ( upadezamALA)

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38 eka bhavamAM aneka bhava cAne aDhAra nAtarAM ( 1 ) jagamAM sadezatA ane visadRzatA banne sarakhI rIte che. pazu, pAMkhI, mANasa badhAM sarakhAM lAge che, tema te darekamAM bhinnatA paNa lAge che. Ama mANusamANusanA bhAgyamAM paNa teve ja phera hAya che. nAnA bALakeAnA bhAgyamAM paNa anekavidha bhAgyarekhAe AlekhAyelI hAya che. mathurA nagarImAM krumberasenA nAmanI vezyA. rUpa, samRddhi ane yauvana traNe tenAM athAga. rAjA, mahArAjA, zraSTie ane jugArIo tenA rUpanAM darzana karavA tenI havelIe Ave ane tene joi hajArA lAkhkhA rUpIyA nyAchAvara karI jAya. vezyAnA dhaMdhA e te premane uddIpaka. premane sthira rAkhavAtu tyAM na heAya. TekarA uparanu pANI tu vadhuM jAya paNa koI vakhata khADakhaiyAmAM bharAI paNu rahe tema eka vakhata kuberasenAe garbhane dhAraNa karyAM ane tene sAcavI bALakanI mAtA thavAnI tene jhaMkhanA jAgI. akkAe ghaNuM ghaNuM samajAvyuM paNa te na mAnI. A pachI teNe purA divase putra putrInA janma ApyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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aDhAra nAtA putraputrIne dekhI kuberasenA harakhANI paNa vezyAjIvana upara najara nAMkhI tyAre teNe niHzAseA nAMkhyA ane elI 'mArUM bhAgya kayAM che ke huM putraputrIne laDAvuM ?' teNe dasa dIvasanA te be bALakAnAM nAma kuberadatta ane kuberadattA rAkhyAM. te khALako mATe teNe suMdara suvarNanI vITI karAvI temane paherAvI. rezamI vastromAM lapeTayAM. eka suMdara lAkaDAnI peTI maMgAvI temAM e khAnA karAvyAM. temAM suMdara rezamI nAnI gAdI pAtharI ane te banne bALakane temAM mukayAM. A pachI kuberasenAe AMkhamAM AMsu sAthe te peTI dAsIne ApI yamunA nadImAM vhevarAvI. For Private And Personal Use Only 363 ( 2 ) . yamunAnuM pANI kALuM ane te kALA pANI upara kALA kRtyane sUcavatI kuberasenAe vahetI mukelI peTI taNAtI taNAtI zauryapura nagaranA kinArA tarapha AvatI hatI. kAMThe rahela e vANIAenI najara ekadama tenA upara paDI. bannee nakkI karyu ke 'ApaNe anae te peTImAM je hoya te a ardhuM kheMcI levu." nadIne! pravAha joramAM hatA. jotajotAmAM peTI pAse AvI eTale temaNe kheMcI kinAre ANI. banne jaNAe ekAMta ThekANe laI jaI peTI ughADI te eka chekaro ane eka karI. banne temAM AnadathI ramatAM hatAM. ane vANIAe Azcarya pAmyA. ghaNA tarkavitarka karyA paNa tene tAga tu na meLavI zakayA. A be vikeAmAM ekane ghera chekarA hatA paNu cheAkarI na hatI. khIjAne karAnA khuba khapa hatA. AthI vinA

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364 aDhAra nAtAM takarAre eka jaNa chekarAne laI gaye ane bIje karIne laI gaye. zauryapuramAM A banne bALake khuba vaibhavathI ucharyA ane meTAM thayAM. kuberadatta uMmara lAyaka thayA ane kuberadattA paNa uMmara lAyaka thaI. A banne zeThane ekaja sAthe evuM suryuM ke kudarate ApaNane nadImAM sAthe taratAM ApyAM hatAM te ApaNe paNa temane sAthe ja saMsArasAgaramAM tarAvIe. banne jaNAe temane vivAha karyo. ane sArA muhUrto temane paraNAvyAM. (3) rAtrine samaya hate. AkAzamAM cAMdanI khIlI hatI. upalA mALanA jharUkhe kuberadatta ane kuberadattA saMgaThabAjIe ramatAM hatAM. ane purA raMgarAgamAM hatA tyAM kuberadattanI AMgaLIothI vIMTI nIkaLI paDI ane kuberadattAnA kheLAmAM paDI. kuberadattAe e vIMTIne ane potAnI aMguThIne dhArI dhArI joI. eka sarakhe ghATa ane eka sarakhAM kuberadatta ane kuberadattA nAma joI te bahu vicAramAM paDI. kuberadatte kuberadattAnA hAthamAMthI vIMTI jhuMTavI lIdhI ane puchyuM "zuM vIMTImAM jue che?" kAMI nahi" ema kuberadattAe niHzAse nAMkhI kahyuM. kuberadattane temAM kAMI uMDuM kAraNuM lAgyuM ane teNe puchyuM "sAcuM kahe tuM zA vicAramAM paDI?" kuberadattA belI "nAtha ! mane kAMI samajaNa paDatI nathI. juo A mArI vIMTI ane tamArI vIMTI. eka For Private And Personal Use Only

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aDhAra nAtara 365 sarakhI AkRti che ane eka sarakhAM nAma che. eka upara kuberadatta ane bIjA upara kuberadattA lakhyuM che. huM bALapaNathI A vIMTI paheruM chuM ane Apa paNa bALapaNathI paheratA haze. A vIMTImAM kaI saMketa nahi hoya?" kuberadatta kuberadattAnA hRdayane bIje khaseDavA kahyuM AvA beTA take zA mATe karavA? tuM kAle tArI mAtAne puchaje, huM paNa kAle mArA mAtApitAne puchI joIza. temane to khabara hazene? "bahu sArUM!" kahI bannee bAjI sameTI. AkhI rAta kuberadattAne uMgha na AvI. teNe aneka tarkavitarka karyA. temAM tene ema paNa lAgyuM ke jeDale janmelAM ame bhAI bahene te nahi heIe! ane game te keI kAraNe amane mAtAe A saMketanI vIMTI paherAvI tajI te nahi dIdhAM hoya ? savAra paDayuM. banne jaNAne acaMbhe hate. eTale sau pahelAM chemaNe vIMTInA mULa saMbaMdhI pitAne puchyuM. banne vaNike e je vAta hatI te kahI dIdhI ane kuberadattAnA tane saMmati ApI. - kuberadattAne pazcAtApane pAra na rahyo. te ciMtavavA lAgI "are re! bhAI bahena thaI ame pati patnI banyAM. eka bhavamAM AvA niMdanIya be bhava! zuM karuM? kayAM jAuM? kaI rIte bahAra mukha kADhuM?" teNe mAtA pitAne kahyuM 'mAtapitA ! tame jANatA hatA chatAM AvA kukRtyanA aMdhArAmAM tame amane dhakelyAM. tame zuM kare? amAruM evuM kaI hata daiva ! zuM thAya ? For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 36 aDhAra nAtarAM kuberadattA vairAgya mArge vaLI sAdhvI thaI ane kuberadatta zaramanA mAryAM zo pura choDI vepAra arthe paradeza gaye. ( 4 ) kuberadattA sAdhvIe ugra tapa tapavA mAMDayu. tene purvaka nA purA pazcAtApa hatA ane sAthe sAthe te paNa vicAra hatA ke parabhavanA bhayaMkara mADhA kavinA Ave bhAI henanA saMbaMdha A bhavamAM mAre! na banata. thoDAja vakhatamAM kuberadattAne avadhijJAna thayu. kuberadattAe anumAnathI te jANyu hatu ke ame bhAInhena chIe. paNa have jJAnathI teNe tAdaza joyuM ke kuerasenA mArI mAtA hatI ane kuberadatta mArA sAthe janmele AMdhava hatA. teNe kuberadattane nIhALyA tA . te mathurAmAM lAkho karoDo kamAye hatA. ane kuberasenAne te dhaNiyANI banAvI tenI sAthe sukha vilasatA hatA. kuberasenAe eka putranA janma paNa ApyA hatA. kuberasenA ane kuMberadatta banne tene AnaMdathI ucheratAM hatAM. jJAnI sAdhvIne A badhu dRzya joi saMsAranI akaLatA ane asAratA suga upajAve tevI lAgI. temane bannene nistAra karavAnI bhAvanA jAgI ane mathurA tarapha vihAra karyAM. ( 5 ) mathurAnA rAjamArga vidhI kuberadattA sAdhvI eka havelI pAse AvyAM. A havelI kuberadattanI hatI. pAse ja eka upAzraya hatA. sAdhvIe tyAM vAsa karyAM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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aDhAra nAtarAM 367 kuberasenA varSo sudhI vezyA jevI hatI paNa have te kuberadattathI saMtuSTa hatI. kuberadattanI Rddhi, rUpa ane yauvana e badhAthI saMtuSTa hatI. sAthe sAthe tene kuberadatta upara game te kAraNe agamya AkarSaNa paNa hatuM. tene bheda te ghaNIvAra ukelavA mathatI paNa ukelI zakatI nahi. thoDA divasa thayA tyAM kuberasenA sAdhvI pAse AvavA javA mAMDI. bannene khuba paricaya thaye. kuberasenA putrane sAdhvI AgaLa mukI gharanuM kAma karatI. eka vakhata putra chAne rahetuM nathI ane tANI tANane rove che. sAdhvI dUra dUra rahI hAlaraDuM gAya che. Izu avasara nA bAluDe re kAMI, pAraNe paDha jeha; gAuM hAlarUA. hAle hAle kahI halAvatI re kAMI, sAdhavI catura sujANa. sagapaNa tAre mAre je kAMI, sAMbhaLa sAcI vAta suNa tuM bAva kAke bhatrIje pitare re kAMI dIkare devara bhAI, suNa tuM bAluDA. "he bALaka tAre ane mAre aDhAra sagapaNa che, cha kahyAM bIjAM cha sAMbhaLa. tArI mAtA te mArI paNa mAtA thAya che. are mArI mAtA te kharI paNa mArA bApanI paNa mAtA che. tArI mAtA mArA bhAInI vahu thAya che. mArI sAsu thAya che ane mArA chokarAnI vahu paNa che.' kuberadatta gharamAM hatuM. tene A sAdhvI zuM bole che tenI khabara na paDI. teNe kuberasenAnI sAme joyuM ane puchayuM ke "A sAdhvI A zuM bole che? gAMDAM te nathI thayAne?' For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 368 www.kobatirth.org aDhAra nAtarAM kuberasenAe kahyu nA re nA! jJAnI sAdhvI che! paNa < . Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir kema Ama khele che?" tyAM sAdhvIne avAja Aye. < bALaka chAne rahe. jo tArA pitA che te mArA bhAI thAya che, tArA Apa mArA paNa Apa thAya. tAre Apa tArA bhale khapa rahyo paNa mArA teA pitAmaha thAya. vadhu zuM kahuM bALaka! tArA bApa mArA pati paNa che, putra paNa che ane sasarA paNa che!' kuberasenA ane kuberadatta ahAra mAnyA ane sAdhvIjIne kahevA lAgyA, 'mahArAja ! A zu jema tema ele che ?' sAdhvIe kahyu` 'mahAnubhAva! huM badhuM sAcuM kahuM chuM. kAMI khATu kahetI nathI.' 'A tame hamaNAM melyAM te adhu sAcu kahe che ?" kuberadatte puchyuM. 'hA.' 'zI rIte ?" kuberadatte puchyu. sAdhvIe kuberasenAe putraputrIne nadImAM vahevarAvyA tyAMthI mAMDIne TheTha sudhInA badhA saMbaMdha kahyo, ane aDhAre sagapaNu samajAvyAM. kuberadatta ane kuberasenA ane lajjA pAmyAM. kukheradatta peAtAnI bahenane ALakhI. pAtAnA kRtyanI paraMparA mATe tene dugaMdhrA upajI. saMsAramAM prANI judA judA bhavAmA judA judA saMbaMdheA pAme che, paNa teNe te eka bhavamAM aneka bhava karyAM jANI tivra pazcAtApapUrvaka saMcama lIdhuM ane kuberasenA zuddha zrAvikA khanI. saMsAra viSaya vikAra girUA, duHkhanA bhaDAra e. ( upadezaprAsAda ) For Private And Personal Use Only

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39 dunIyAno meLo yAne caMdana malayAgiri ardhI rAtano samaya hate. sarvatra zAMti hatI. tyAM pathArImAM sUtelA kusumapuranA rAjA caMdane "rAjA! tArI mAThI dazA thaze, jIvatA javuM hoya te tuM jaladI cAlyA jA" rAjAe ekavAra bevAra. A zabda sAMbhaLyA. Ama tema joyuM paNa keI na dekhAyuM. rAjA ubhe thaye te rUparUpanA aMbAra sarakhI eka devI najare paDI ane te "huM tArI kuLadevI chuM" ema kahI adazya thaI gaI. savAra paDayuM. rAjAe rANI malayAgirine belAvI zAMta citte kahyuM "vi! rAtrie kuladevIe samAcAra ApyA che, ke "tAre mAthe bhAre vipatti paDaze. vipatti ApaNane ghere ane ApaNe beheza thaI nIkaLIe te karatAM ApaNe sAme pagale jaI tene bheTavA kema na nIkaLavuM." rANIe rAjAnA vacanamAM saMmati ApI, ane sAyara tathA nIra A bane putrane sAthe laI rAjArANIe prayANa karyuM. rAjA caMdana, rANuM malayAgiri, sAyara tathA mIra kuMvara sAthe rAja kuTuMba pharatuM pharatuM kuzaLa nagaramAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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370 caMdanamalayAgiri AvyuM. temanA paga khulA hatA. zarIre ujharaDA paDayA hatA. pharatAM pharatAM caMdane kuzasthaLamAM eka zeThane tyAM pujArInI cAkarI zodhI kADhI ane malayAgirie lAkaDAnI bhArI bAMdhI vecavAnuM kAma AraMgyuM. kuzasthaLa bahAra eka jhuMpaDI bAMdhI caMdana nekarI bAda rAtre jhuMpaDIe Avato ane malayAgiri paNa lAkaDAM vecI je Ave tenAthI be bALakanuM poSaNa karatI. te are ekaThAM thatAM ane savAre vikhuTAM paDatAM. e * sAMjane samaya hato eka paradezI dAgara cogAnamAM be hatuM. tyAM malayAgirine "lAkaDAM le lAkaDAM le' e avAja tenA kAne paDaye. ghaMTaDInA raNakA sarakhA A avAjathI sedAgare avAjanI dizAmAM meDhuM pheravyuM te eka suMdara svarupavAna strI lAkaDAM vecatI hatI. sedAgare bAIne belAvI ane kahyuM "Ama Ava utAra bhArI." bAIe bhArI utArI, paNa soDhAgaranI daSTi lAkaDAM joyA karatAM tenA AgevAMgane jovAmAM rokAI. bAIe kahyuM "zeTha pisA Ape, mAre vakhata thAya che. sevAgare dhAryA karatAM vadhu kiMmata ApI ane malayAgiri te laI jhuMpaDIe gaI. rAja malayAgiri bhArI lAve che ane sodAgara bamaNuM zaNagaNa pisA Ape che. traNa cAra divasa vItyA tyAM malayAgirie bhArI utArI ke tuta sedAgaranA sazakta sevakee malayAgirine upADI rathamAM nAMkhI ratha haMkAye. malayAgirie ghaNu chuvA phAphAM mAryA paNa te kAlabhaira AgaLa nakAmAM hatAM. thoDe dura gayA eTale sodAgare kahyuM "malayAgiri ! For Private And Personal Use Only

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cAMdanAmalayAgiri 36 A zarIra zuM lAkaDA vecavA mATe che. tuM mArI ardhAganA bane ane A badhe vaibhava tAro samajI mArI sAthe rahe." malayAgirie hAtha kAne dIdhA ane belIH agni macce baLave bhale bhalA ja viSake pAna, li khaMDa nahi bhale nahi kucha zIla samAna, A sodAgara ! dura khasa. mArA haiyAmAM jIva haze tyAM sudhI huM ziyaLa nahi khaMDu. mArA ziyaLa khaMDavAno prayatna thaze te tArA hAthamAM mArA mRtaka sivAya kAMI hAtha nahi Ave. sedAgara DaghAye ane tene dhIme dhIme anukuLa karavAnA prayanamAM parovAye. A pachI malayAgiri sedAgara sAthe rahe che ta5, jJAna, dhyAna ane jInezvara bhaktimAM potAne samaya gALe che. caMdanarAjA vaNikane tyAM pUjA vidhi patAvI rAta paDatAM jhuMpaDIe AvyuM te sAyara ane nIra bane dhusake dhrusake retA hatA. caMdane temanAM AMsu luchagyAM ane kahyuM "beTA kema raDe che? tamArI mAtA kayAM gaI?" bALakoe kahyuM ke jANe kema haju sudhI AvI nathI? ame keTalI vAra tenI rAha joI paNa dekhAtI ja nathI." caMdana bahAra nIkaLyo. Ama tema pharyo. je koI maLyuM te badhAne puchayuM keIe dIkI bhArA vecanArI malayAgirine!" keIe nA kahI, te keIe javAba sarakhe na Ape. caMdane manane sthira karyuM ane vicAryuM ke huM magajanuM samatApaNuM moIza te A be bALakonuM zuM thaze ?' For Private And Personal Use Only

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32 caMdanamalayAgiri jhuMpaDIe AvI be bALakane laI caMdane kuzasthaLa cheDayuM. sImADe vananikuMjanA udyAnamAM je maLe te badhAne puche che ke "koIe dIThI mArI malayAgiri!" pazuone paMkhIone vananA jhADene ane susavAtA pavanane badhAne puche che ke batA batAve e kaThiAraNa malayAgirine !" kaI taraphathI tene javAba na maLe. - ghaDI deDate, ghaDI visAme lete ane nisAsA nAMkhato Thera Thera AthaDate caMdana vananikuMjamAM ane mArgomAM "e malayAgiri e malayAgiri karate buma pADe che ane magajanI samatolatA khAvA je thAya tyAM sAyara ane nIra kahe che "pitA bhUkha lAgI che." caMdana keIvAra vananAM phaLa te kaIvAra pAMdaDAM cavarAvI bALakone jIvADe che ane pote paNa te rIte jIve che. mArge jatAM ghughavATA karatI nadI AvI. caMdane A kinAre sAgarane ubhe rAkhe ane nIrane mAthA upara besADI nadI pasAra karI tene sAme kAMThe muka, pAchA pharatAM nadIne vega va. caMdananuM zarIra zeka, bhUkha ane kaSTathI zithila. hatuM. teNe paga TekavavA ghaNe prayatna karyo paNa paga na Taka te nadImAM taNAya. taNAtAM taNAtAM beTA sAgara! beTA nIra! kahI buma pADI paNa te badhI buma nadInA ghughavATAmAM DubI gaI. eka be gaDathalIyAM khAdhAM tyAM eka lAkaDuM caMdananA hAthamAM caDayuM. ghaDIka uMce te ghaDIka nIce pachaDAtuM lAkaDuM AnaMdapura nagaranA sImADe chIcharA pANIe aTakayuM ane caMdana paNa tyAM aTaka. nadInI bahAra nIkaLatAM te be kihAM caMdana kihAM malayAgiri kihAM sAyara kihAM nIra For Private And Personal Use Only

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skranamalayAgiri 373 tenI AMkhe aMdhArAM AvyAM. te paDI gayA. gheADIvAre vananA pavane svastha thayA ane gAmamAM jai eka sunA eTale beThe. ghaDIka nisAsA nAMkhe che teA ghaDIka he deva! kahAM caMdana kihAM malayAgiri' kahI malayAgiri ane sAyara nIranA vicAra kare che, kayAM haze te malayAgiri ! ane te nadInA sAma sAmA kAMThe rahelA mArA e lAkheNA sAyara ane nIra putrAnu zu thayu haze. A vicAra dhArAmAM DukhyA che tyAM je gharanA oTale beThA che te gharanI rUparUpanA aMbAra sarakhI gharaNiyANIe bAraNu ughADayu ane tenI najara musAphara upara paDatAM ja TharI ane melI: tuma paradezI lAka hai| duA na (sI jamA raheA tava janmalage hama tuma ekaja sAtha 515 he naravara! tame paradezI che tema mAnI ciMtA na karA. gharamAM padhAro sukhe raheA jamA prIkara na kareA. gharadhaNiyANInA mIThA zabde caMdane gharamAM praveza karyAM. gharadhaNiyANIe premapUrNAMka snAna karAvyuM ane bhAjana karAvyuM. saMdhyA paDI ane saheja rAta thai tyAM gharadhaNiyANI AvI caMdanane kahevA lAgI, ' subhaga ! mAre pita paradeze gayA che. varSI vItyAM chatAM tenI kAi bhALa nathI. A ghara tamArU samajo. A rAcaracIluM, A vaibhava ane mane paNa tamArI samajo. ApaNe sAthe rahIzu ane sukhethI jIvIzuM.' sAtha caMdana camakaye. te elyA, 'ena ! huM strIvALe chu. putravALA chuM ane paranArIne bhaganI mAnanAre chuM, mAtA! dura khasa, mAre tArA vaibhava na khape ane tArU yauvana paNa na khape.' sIdheA caMdana ghara bahAra nIkaLye. rAtavarata joyA For Private And Personal Use Only

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374 caMdana malayagiri DAyarana karata saka tANI vagarana sivAya te sIdhe nagara cheDI nATha ane zrIpura nagaranA mArgamAM Avela eka vRkSa nIce jaI seDa tANI sute. DIvAra thaI tyAM ghaMTArava karato hAthI ane tenI pAchaLa AvatA thaDA mANasone teNe joyA. A jue che tyAM te hAthIe AvI suMThamAM bharAvela kaLaza caMdananA pagamAM DhaLe. pAchaLa AvatA maMtrI maMDaLa "jaya ho jaya he mahArAjA caMdanane" kahI ne vIMTaLAI vaLyA ane kahyuM, "mahArAjA ame zrIpura nagaranA maMtrIe chIe. amAro rAjA aputrIo maraNa pAmyuM che. rAjakarmacArIoe nakkI karyuM ke hastine kaLaza Ape, te jenA upara DhaLe tene rAjyagAdIe sthApita kara." maMtrIe vAjate gAjate hasti upara besADI caMdanane zrIpura nagaramAM laI gayA. caMdana zrIpura nagarane rAjavI banyo. aneka rAjAoe tene kanyAo paraNAvavA prayatna karyo paNa caMdana naja para . - caMdana rAjA banyA paNa tenI AMkha AgaLathI malayAgiri, sAyara ane nIra khasatA nathI, chAne chAne te ghaNIvAra kihAM caMdana kihAM malayAgiri ne uccAre che ane tapAsa karAve che. rAjyanuM pAlana kare che paNa tenuM hRdaya te malayAgiri ane sAyara tathA nIranI ciMtAmAM ja gherAyeluM che. A bAju nadInA sAma sAme kAMThe sAyara ane nIra ubhA ubhA raDe che. e pitA e pitA karI buma mAre che te ghaDIka For Private And Personal Use Only

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bamalaMiri sAyara nIrane "e nIra! e nIra!" kahI belAve che te nIra " bhAI sAyara! e bhAI sAyara !" kahI raDe che. DIvAre tyAM eka sAthe vAha Avye teNe raDatA banne bALakane sAthe lIdhA. sArthavAhe sAthe rAkhI ucheryA, moTA karyA paNa moTA thayela ane bhAIone mAtA pitAnI kheja karavAnuM mana thayuM ane eka rIte sArthavAhane cIThThI lakhI tyAMthI cAlI nIkaLI bane bhAIe zrIpura nagare AvyA. zrIpura nagaramAM Amatema bhamyA bAda rAjAne tyAM paheregIra tarIke cAkarI svIkArI. rAja rAjAne salAma bhare che ane nekarI barAbara bajAve che. rAjA temane oLakhate nathI ne A banne bAMdhava rAjAne oLakhatA nathI, malayAgiri caMdana ane sAyara nIrane yAda karatI sedAgara sAthe ghUme che, sodAgare tene pIMgaLAvavA ane pajavavA ghaNA prayatna karyA paNa temAM te phAvyo nahi, tema te meha cheDI tene tyAgI paNa zakya nahi. malayAgiri jInezvara bhagavaMtanA samaraNa kIrtanamAM samaya vItAve che ane kaI sArA samayanI rAha jue che. pharate pharate sAthe zrIpura nagare Avyo. sArthavAhe sArAM bhaTaNAM dharyA ane rAjA AgaLa pitAnI aDhaLaka saMpattinI cakI mATe be paheregIranI mAgaNI karI. rAjAe juvAna yuddhA sAyara ane nIrane ekI mATe mekalyA. gAmane sImADe sodAgaranA taMbuo ThekAyA hatA, vacce meTA be taMbu hatA. eka taMbumAM sedAbara ane bIjAmAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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27 caMdranamalayAgiri malayAgiri hatI. AsapAsa nAkareAnI rAvaTIe ane geAdAmA hatA. rAtri ziyALAnI hatI. keme karI nIke niha, sAyara, nIra ane seAdAgaranA paheregIre badhA vAte caDayA. eka mIAnI ApavItI kahevA mAMDI. sAyara nIr peAtAnI ApavItI kahevA mAMDI 'zuM ame amArI vAta kahIe. amArA pitA kusumapuranA rAjA caMdana, mAtA malayA giri. ame sAyara ane nIra temanA be putrA. vipatti evI AvI ke pahere vastra nagara cheDayu ane kuzasthaLamAM AvyA. pitAe pujArInI neAkarI svIkArI. mAtAe lAkaDAM vecavAM zarU karyAM. eka divase mAtA na AvI. kayAM gai tenI khabara na paDI. pitA tenI zodhamAM nikaLyA. eka nadIne kAMThe sAyarane mukayeA bIje kAMThe nIrane mukayA. nIrane mukI pAchA pharatAM pitA taNAyA, kayAM gayA te pitA ane kayAM gai te mAtA malayAgiri tenI khabara nathI, gheADIvAre sA Avye teNe nIrane ane mane sAthe lIdhA, ucheryAM paNa ame tyAM na TakayA ane zrIpura nagaramAM AvI kATavALanA hAtha nIce nAkarI svIkArI. thru nasImanI alihArI che! ane zu jIvananA saMcAga viyeAga che !" A vakhate taMbumAM rahela malayAgirinagatI hatI. teNe badhI vAta kAne kAna sAMbhaLI. putrAne jotAM tenI rAma rAjI khaDI thai. kacuka phUlyA stanamAMthI dudhanI dhArA vachuTI. aMdhArI rAte bahAra nIkaLI ane meTA sAyara! beTA nIra! kahetI bheTI paDI. dhrusake dhrusake rAvA lAgI. A avA sAdAgara jAgyA ane sAyara ane nIrane dhamakAvate elke ke 'tame cAkI karavA AvyA che ke keAInI strIne upADavA For Private And Personal Use Only

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cakranamalayAgiri AvyA che.' rakajhaka karatAM parADha thayuM ane A badhI phariyAda zrIpuranA rAjA caMdana pAse AvI. A mArI sADhAgare karagaratAM rAjAne kahyu 'rAjana! strIne A e paheregIrA uThAvI javA mAge che.' rAjAe kahyuM 'yuvAne sAcI vAta kaheA tame kANu che ? yuvAnoe AMkhamAM AMsu sAthe peAtAnI ApavItI kahevA mAMDI. rAjAe mAMDa mAMDa dhIraja rAkhI paNa jyAre te bALake meTA avAje raDatAM raDatAM bolyA ke rAjan! mAtA malayAgiri te khAra varSe bheTI paNa putrAne mAtA karatAM savAI rIte laDAvanArA amAre tAraka pitA caMdana amane karyAM maLaze?" A kahI ane khAMdhavA ane malayAgiri dhrusake dhrusake raDI paDayA. rAjAnI dhIraja khuTI te rAjyAsana uparathI ubhA thaye ane melyAH 'bALake gabharAo nahi, A ubhe tamAre pitA caMdana. khALake bheTI paDayA ane malayAgiri zaramIMdI paDI. seAdAgara bhu hai| paDayeA. rAjAe kSamA ApI tene kADhI mukayA. 37 A pachI caMdana kusumapura ane zrIpuranA khannene rAjavI manye. sAyara ane nIra banne rAjyanA judA judA yuvarAja thayA. For Private And Personal Use Only pUrNa vipattie paNa caMdana ane malayAgirie hiMmata TakAvI zIyaLa pALyuM ane ananya niSThApUrvaka jevA viyega sahyo tethI savAyA sayeAga anubhavye. ( upadezamALA )

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40 hRdaya yA ne vinayaratna Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir ( 1 ) caDapradyota ane udayana anne samakAlIna hatA. caDapradyota pratApI rAjA hatA chatAM khahu viSayI hatA. teNe udayana rAjAnI suvarNa gulikA nAmanI dAsIne pratimA sAthe upADI hatI. A pratimAnI uddayane mAgaNI karI paNa caDapradyotane te na ApI. pariNAme banne rAjavIe vacce yuddha thayuM. caMDapradyota parAbhava pAmyA paNu paryuSaNanA chellA dIvase udayanane pazcAtApa jAgyA ane teNe caDapradyotane micchAmidukkaDa ApI cheDI dIdhA. ( 2 ) zreNikanI rAjadhAnI rAjagRhI. kANikanI rAjadhAnI caMpAnagarI ane udayananI rAjadhAnI pATalIputra. uDDayana saMgItavidyA vizArada, dhaniSTha ane bhagavAna mahAvIranA paramabhakta hatA. teNe khAra vrata uccaryAM hatAM, pa dIvase te pauSadha karatA hatA. rAjya mahelamAM teNe pauSadhazALA rAkhI hatI ane te tyAM pauSadha laI sacAre sui rahetA hatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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vinaya ratna A dharmaniSTha rAjavI chatAM tenA paNa zatru hatA. ujajaiyinIne caMDapradyota haMmezAM tenI irSA karate. tene tene vaibhava ane prazaMsA bane sAlatAM. eka divasa eka yuvAna kSatriya ujajayinI Abhe. te caMDapradyotanane kahevA lAgyuM "mahArAja! ApanI AjJA hoya te ApanA zatru udayana rAjAnuM huM khuna karuM. teNe mArA bApanA gAmaDAM khAlasA karyA che ane mane jAgIra vinAne karI rUkhaDAvyuM che.' caMDapradyota camaka. udayananuM khuna ane te paNa ekAkIpaNe. zatrunuM sAla AvI rIte TaLatuM hoya te zuM khoTuM? tethI teNe kahyuM "kSatriyakumAra ! mAre badhe tamane Teke che, paNa huM mAnatA nathI ke udayana ema hAthamAM Ave." * kSatriyakumAra pATalIputra gayo. teNe ADA avaLAM ghaNuM phAMphAM mAryA paNa temAM te phAvyuM nahi. AthI udayananuM vera levA teNe sAdhu thavAne vicAra karyo. te eka AcArya pAse gaye ane be "bhagavaMta! mAro pradeza khAlasA thaye che, mArUM kaI nathI. saMsAra kArAgAra lAge che. mane dIkSA Apa." bhadrika gurUe tene dIkSA ApI. kSatriyakumAre dIkSA lIdhI paNa oghAnI DAMDImAM teNe apAvela lI. paNa chupAvelI kaMkalehanI charInI keIne khabara na paDI. te suMdara rIte IryAsamiti vigere aSTapravacana mAtAne sAcave che. munionI vaiyAvacca kare che ane gurUne suMdara vinaya kare che. sAdhuoe A nUtana dIkSitanuM nAma pADayuM vinayaratna. For Private And Personal Use Only

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380 vinayaratna vinaya bhaMDAra vinaya ratna thoDA ja dIvasamAM AcArya mahArAjane prItipAtra ziSya banyuM. seLa varSanAM vhANAM vAyAM. vinayarane sAro abhyAsa karyo. dharmAnuSThAnamAM kuzAgratA meLavI ane sAdhuone paNa prItipAtra bane. gurUmahArAja pharatA pharatA pATalIputra padhAryA. udayane suMdara sAmaiyuM karyuM. AcArya mahArAjanI dezanA sAMbhaLI te bhAvita thaIne AvAse gaye. udayana roja gurUnuM vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLe che ane dhanya dhanya mAne che. (4) udayana cAra pave pauSadha karatuM hatuM ane te paNa gurUmahArAjane pitAnI pauSadhazALAmAM lAvI temanI samIpe badhAM kriyAnuSThAna karate hato. eka caudaze gurUe vinaya ratnane sAthe lIdhe. sAMjanuM pratikramaNa karyuM. dharma carcA bAda saMthArA pirisI karI rAjA, gurU ane vinayarane saMthAro karyo. be prahara rAta gaI tyAM vinayaratna uThaye, teNe joyuM ke gurU ghasaghasATa uMghatA hatA. rAjA pAse gaye te te paNa ghasaghasATa uMghato hate. vinayarananA hadayamAM chupAyelI AsurIvRtti jAgRta thaI ane tene seLa varSanI tapazcaryA phaLI lAgI. udayana lAgamAM Avyo lAgyuM. teNe ethe cheDaye DAMDI kADhI ane temAM chupAvela charI bahAra kADhI. hAthamAM charI laI vinayaratna rAjA pAse pahoMcyuM ane teNe tenA gaLA upara charI yamAM ja lAgI, tene For Private And Personal Use Only

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vinayana 381 pheravI, te charI tyAMja paDatI mukI nAThe. paheregIree sAdhu mAnI tene ye nahi. DIvAra thaI tyAM gurUnA saMthArA pAse rUdhirane pravAha AvyuM. A pravAha rUdhirane nahi paNa samagra zAsana mATe Apattine pravAha hate. gurUe joyuM ke rAjAnA zarIramAMthI khaLakhaLa lehI vahI rahyuM hatuM. rAjA DhaLI paDa hatA, pAse charI paDI hatI. vinayaratna pebArA gaNI gayuM hatuM. gurUne samajAyuM ke A vinayarana sAdhu nahote paNa udayananA khuna mATe Avela keI jAsusa hatuM. paNa have te moDuM samajAyuM hatuM. sUrimahArAjanuM magaja ghUmavA lAgyuM, A zuM banyuM? ane Ane natIje ze Avaze? te vicAre te kaMpavA lAgyA. utkaTa dharma ArAdhanA karate rAjavI udayana tenAja mahelamAM tenA ja gurUnI samIpe sAdhunA hAthe charIthI marAya te binA lekamAM phelAze to sAdhumAtrane ucacheda thaze. jaina dharma vagevAze, dhamIo DhoMgI kahevAze ane jenadharma dunIyAmAMthI kalaMka laI nAma zeSa banaze. bUma pADI paheregIrone belAvuM ane kahyuM ke rAjAne khunI vinayaratna che, tene pakaDe ane tene bheda ukelenA! nA! keI A vAta nahi mAne, sau kaheze ke varSo sudhI sAthe rahenAra sAdhu A kAma kare te jAsusa nahi paNa sAdhu ja, AtmaghAta karUM? nA. AtmaghAta karavAnuM zAstro nA pADe che. hA! paNa jainadharma syAdvAda dharma che. huM AtmaghAta nahi karuM te samagra dharmane AtmaghAta thaze. gurUe charI hAthamAM lIdhI. pharrI mahAvrata saMbhAryA, kAyAne vasirAvI ane bolyA "huM AtmaghAta nathI karate For Private And Personal Use Only

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382 vinayana paNa zAsanarakSA khAtara Atma samarpaNa karuM chuM.' kahI pitAnA hAthe te charI gaLApara pheravI no pitA kahetAM dehane tyAga karyo. savAra paDayuM. sAta vAgyA, ATha vAgyA ke pauSadhazALAmAMthI bahAra na nIkaLyuM. rAjAnI dAsI ane pahere. gIre pauSadhazALAmAM dAkhala thayA te eka bAju rAjA ane bIjI bAju AcArya DhaLI paDayA hatA. AcAryanA hAthamAM charI hatI. keIe AcArye rAjAnuM khuna karyAnI utAvaLI ka9panA karI te kaI zANAe trIje nAsI gayele sAdhu te khunI che tema jAhera karyuM. TeLe TeLAM rAjyabhavana tarapha ulaTayAM. udayana rAjarSinuM pauSadhazALAmAM khuna ane te paNa jena sAdhue karyuM. koI jainadharmanI niMdA karavA lAgyA te kaI rAjarSitA bheLA svabhAvane niMdavA lAgyA. cAre bAju hAhAkAra vartAI raho. rAjAnA sainike chuTayA, caro chuTayA ane khunIne pAtALamAMthI zedhI lAvavA talapApaDa thayA. temaNe pageruM zodhyuM te khunI ujajayinI tarapha nAsele jaNa. vinayana udayananuM khuna karI malakA nAsate chapAte caMDamota pAse pahoMcaze. ane caMDapradyotane jaI teNe kahyuM "rAjana ! saLavaSe ApanuM kArya sAdhyuM che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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vinayaratna 363 tamArA zatru uddayananu meM soLavaSe sAdhupaNuM laI vizvAsa pamADI Aje rAte khuna karyuM che.' A zabda sAMbhaLatAM gra'pradyota raDI uThaMce ane khelyA 'kALa sukha! dura khasa! mahA pApI te A zuM karyuM? uDDayana mArA jamAI che. meM mArI putrI vAsavadattA tene paraNAvI che. putrInA vaidhanya ApanAra duSTa te mArI putrIne raDAvI nathI paNa samagra bhAratane A dharmarAjAnA nAza karI. dhaNI vinAnI anAtha manAvI che.' a uDDayana rAjA nahotA paNu rASi hatA. rAjya karatA chatAM temanuM hRdaya te dharmomAM ja pAvAyelu hatu. gaikAlanI vAta che ke huM yuddhamAM temanAthI hAryAM, temanA kephrI banya chatAM micchAmi dukkaDa daI mane teNe kSamA ApI chUTe karyAM, mArU rAjya mane pAchuM soMpyuM paNa jhera pAIne sarpa ucheryAM jevA hu thayA. huM duSTa ! meM tane kumuddhimAM preraNA ApI. duSTa ! tuM bhale rahyo paNa huM tArAthI theDAja eche duSTa chuM. sainike A duSTane udayananA pradhAnAne sAMpe. temane kahA ke A rahyo udayananA khunI ane sAthe sAthe te paNa jaNAvA ke bhAna bhUlelA amAre caDapradyota paNa tenAja jevA duSTa che ke jeNe tene seALa varSa pahelAM tenA duSTa vicA2mAM preraNA ApI hatI. A caDapradyotane te vakhate khakhara na hatI ke jenA khunanI huM preraNA Apu chuM te ja mAre| jamAI thaze. putrIne rDApeA ApanAra A duSTa bhale kahevAyA paNa kharI rIte te vAsavadattAne raDApeA ApanAra tenA sagA khApa caMDapradyota che. usane te ujavaLa kIrti ane ujjvaLa For Private And Personal Use Only

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384 vinaya ratna dharma prApta karI pauSadhamAM mRtyu pAmI svazreya sAdhyuM paNa huM pApI kayAM jaIza? ane kaI rIte mukha batAvIza." caMDapradyotanI AMkhe aMdhArAM AvyA. te zaramAye, pastA ane vilakha paDa. vAta jAhera thaI ke vinayaratna e saMLa varSa pahelAM caMDapradyotane jele prerele kSatriyaputra hatuM. paNa tyArabAda te caMDapradyota ane udayanane mitrI thaI hatI. teNe tenI putrI vAsavadattAne udayana vere paraNAvI hatI. pUrve karela anarthanI vAta caMDapradyota visarI gaye. vinayarane soLe varSe udayananuM khuna karyuM. vinaya ratna mAyAvI gUDhahRdayI ane mahAabhavya oLakhAyo. ane caMDamota mahArAjanI chatAM avicArI kinnAkhera ane pitAnA hAthe pitAnI putrInA vaidhavyane ApanAra kamabhAgI pitA lekhAya. jainazAsanamAM dharmaniSTha tarIke udayana ane guTahudayI abhavya tarIke vinayaratna prasiddha che. Aje paNa puSkaLa kriyAkAMDa ane tapa karavA chatAM dharmane nahi spazelA ghera kukamane vinaya ratna kahevAmAM Ave che. tiriyAu guDhahiyao saDro sasallo / hue, sazalya ane gudahudayavALe vinayaratnanI peThe tiyacanuM AyuSya bAMdhe che." ( upadezamALA ) For Private And Personal Use Only

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41 abhavya yA ne aMgAramarda kAcArya (1) huM bhavya hoIza ke abhavya ane vicAra kone nahi Avate hoya? zAstra te kahe che ke huM bhavya ke abhavya evI jene AMtara utkaTa IcchA jAge te bhavya." (2) savAranuM pahera hatuM. sAdhue Avazyaka kriyAthI paravArI vijayasenasUri pAse vAMcanA levA beThayA. tyAM be traNa sAdhuone gupacupa vAta karatA dekhI gurUe puchayuM "zuM vAta kare che ? ziSyae kahyuM "mahArAja ! rAtanA chelle pahere ame eka svapna joyuM. temAM evuM joyuM ke vacce eka Dukkara ane AsapAsa pAMcase suMdara hAthI. DukkaranI AjJA pramANe badhA hAthI vate. amane lAgyuM ke Dukakara nahi hoya paNa gajarAja haze. svapnamAM dhArI dhArI joyuM te sAce ja Dukakara. airAvaNa hAthInI bIjA hAthIe sevA kare tema tenI pAMcasee hAthIo sevA kare ane A badhuM TeLuM ApaNe tyAM AvyuM." 25 For Private And Personal Use Only

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386 aMgAramadakAcAya gurU be minITa vicAramAM paDayA ane bolyA "ziSya ! pAMcaso ziSya sahita kaI abhatra gurU Aje ApaNe tyAM Avaze ema svapnane phalitArtha thAya che." sau sumasAma beThayA ane vAMcanA zarU thaI. DIvAre eka zrAvaka aAvyuM ane bolyA "mahArAja ! rudradeva AcArya pAMcase ziSya sAthe padhAre che. vAMcanA. samApta karI sau sAdhuoe ane vijayasenasUrie rudradeva AcArya ane temanA pAMca ziSyanuM sAruM svAgata karyuM. rudradevasUri pATe birAjyA. janatA sAthe vinIta pAMca ziSya ane vijayasenasUrine sAdhugaNa paNa dezanA sAMbhaLavA beThe. rudradevanI vANI eTale amRta sarakhI mIThI, te vANI dalIlanI paraMparA, Dagale ne pagale zAstranA AdhAro ane anubhavanA saMbhathI jharatI hatI. zrAvake bolyA "zuM AcArya bhagavaMtanI dezanA!" ziSyae kahyuM "zuM gurUmahArAjanuM jJAna ane zAsana kalyANanI bhAvanA." vijayasenasUrinA ziSyanA hRdayamAM paDI zaMkA ke AvA vinIta pAMcase ziSyavALA, vidvAna vaktA ane samiti guti sAcavI rahenArA AcArya zuM abhavya heya? jenI dezanA sAMbhaLI zrotAonA hRdaya drave che. phAlyAM pulyAM gharabAra cheDI jenA vacane leke saMsAra taje che. jenA vAka pravAhe dunIyAnA jI kRtakRtya banI zuddha thAya che, te vAkadAtA pite zuM sAva azuddha! A zuM saMbhave?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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agArama kAcAya 387 ziSyA vijayasenasUri gurUmahArAMja pAse gayA ane puchyu 'bhavavAna! Apa zAstracakSu che. ApanI vANI askhalita che, chatAM amane zaMkA paDe che. AvA vidvAna vaktA ane vairAgyanI relamachela jagAvanAra AcArya alabhya kema hoi zake ?' < gurUe kahyu me teA tamane tamArA svapnane artha zAstrane anulakSI kahyo che. ' ziSyAe kahyuM ' bhagavAna ! ApanI vANI pramANa che paNa amane emanI dezanA, mAhyAcAra ane leAkeAnI anumAdanA jotAM Azcaya thAya che. ? vijayasenasUrinA ziSyAne bhavya abhavyanI parIkSA karavAnI icchA thai ane rAtri samaye mAtru javAnA sthAna AgaLa nAnA nAnA kAlasA patharAvyA. (4) ApaNe paga nIce 'kacUDa kacUDa' avAja sAMbhaLI mAtrue uThelA rudradevanA ziSyeA camakayA ane temaNe paraspara kahyuM kevA pramAdI. dIvase mAtrAnI jagyA paNa joi nahi. trasa sthAvara jIvanI rakSAnA paccakkhANa lIdhelA ApaNe hAthe A trasa jIvanI virAdhanA thAya che kayAM dhruTIzuM? 'purA pazcAtApa sAthe saMthArAmAM AvyA ane huve ane tyAM sudhI na uThavAnA vicAra karI sUtA. For Private And Personal Use Only ' gheADIvAre AcAya rudradeva uThayA ane dhIme AnaMdathI. AlyA 'are e arihaMtanA jIvaDA zu kacUDa kacUDa kare che?

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388 aMgArakAcArya rastAmAM paDe te dabAo paNa kharA ane mare paNa kharA." A zabda vijayasenasUrie ane ziSyoe sAMbhaLyA. - temaNe joyuM te paga nIce dabAtA kelasAnA kakaDAnA avAjane rudradeva ane avAja mAnatA hatA ane tenA dabAvAthI thate kacUDa kacUDa avAja sAMbhaLI te khuba AnaMda pAmatA hatA. temane nahete jIvahiMsAne Dara ke nahote tene jarAye pazcAtApa paNa ulaTo jIvahiMsAthI temanA hRdayamAM AnaMdane saMcAra thato hate. kacuDa kacUDa avAjanuM zravaNa ziSya ane gurUne banene eka. ziSyae kacuDa kacaDa zabda pazcAtApa upajAvI bhavyatva jaNAvyuM ane teja zabdathI AnaMdanA atirekamAM chalakAtA rudradeve pitAnuM abhavyatva jaNAvyuM. AkhI rAta ziSyone uMgha na AvI. temane thayuM ke A saMyama, vidvatA, tapa, tyAga badhuM zuM kevaLa peTa bharavA khAtara ? hRdayamAM jarApaNa asara nahi. savAra paDayuM eTale te vijayasenasUrinA ziSyae rudradevasUrinA ziSyane rAtrine vRttAnta kahyo. badhA vicAramAM paDayA. temaNe gurUne tyAga karyo. rudradeva tyArabAda aMgAramardakAcArya nAme prasiddha thayA. ane abhavyanA dRSTAnta mATe temanuM nAma joDAI jagatamAM prasiddhi pAmyuM. aMgAramardaka marI uMTa thayA ane temanA ziSya sArUM saMyama pALI marI rAjakumAre thayA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMgAramaEkAcAya 389 gajapura nagaranI bahAra lokonuM ToLuM meTuM jAmyuM hatuM eka uMTa rADo pADatuM hatuM tenI jIbha labakArA mAratI hatI. tenI AMkhe taNAtI hatI. ToLAne te gammata paDatI hatI. paNa A TeLAmAM ubhelA rAjakumAro ekAgrapaNe A joI rahyA hatA. jotAM jotAM te pAMcaso kumArane pitAne pUrvabhava yAda Avyo te temaNe joyuM ke "A ApaNe pUrvabhavane abhavya gurU rudradeva-aMgAramardaka. teNe pUrvabhave kaMcana kAminI tajyAM. ghaNuM tapa karyA. suMdara jJAnAbhyAsa karyo. keIne pratibodhyA. paNa tenuM hRdaya na bhIMjAyuM. jene pariNAme te uMTa thaye. jJAna tene bhAra rUpa thayuM ane A bhavamAM kharekhara te tenuM bhAravahI jIvana purUM kare che. pAMcasee rAjakumAre pratibaMdha pAmyA. saMyama lIdhe ane pitAnA AtmAne tAryo paNa UMTa na ta maLazerIe patthara bhiMjAya nahi tema abhavya hRdayathI palaTAya kadI nahi. (upadezamALA) For Private And Personal Use Only

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42 baLadanuM ghaDapaNuM yAne karakaMDu rAjarSi (1) karakaMDunuM mULa nAma apakarNita. te daMtapuranA caMDALa janaMgamane putra hatuM. putra te te caMDAlane chatAM chokarAo sAthe rame tyAre te rAjA bane ane bIjA chokarAone pradhAna sevaka vigere banAvI eka pachI eka hukama cheDe. apakaNitanuM zarIra kAMtivALuM, sazakta ane mRdu hatuM chatAM tene zarIre khaNuja bahu AvatI. A khaNaja te bIjA chokarAo pAse khaMjavALAI dura karate. AthI meTAoe tenuM nAma karakaDu (hAthavatI khaMjaLAvanAra) pAyuM. janaMgamanuM kArya zamazAnanI cakI karavI ane tyAM baLatA maDadAonAM kapaDAM ugharAvavAM. karakaMDu cha varSane thaye tyArathI bApa sAthe te paNa rAte mazAnamAM rahete. mULathI te te bahAdUra hatuM ane mazAnamAM rahevAthI te vadhu bahAdUra banya. (2) savArane pahara hate. sUryanArAyaNa kSitijathI bahAra nIkaLI temane lAla taDake jamIna upara pAtharavAnI taiyArI For Private And Personal Use Only

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karakaMDarAjarSi 39 karatA hatA tyAM be sAdhuo smazAna AgaLathI pasAra thayA. eka sAdhu AgheDa vayanA hatA. ane bIjA nAnA ane nava dIkSita hatA. jenArane gurUziSya hoya ema lAgatuM. gurUe nAnA munine zamazAnanA eka cheDe ubhela vAMsa batAvI kahyuM pele vAMsa je! bahu uttama vAMsa che. je kaI tenA mULane cAra AMgaLa vAMsa rAkhe te jarUra rAjA thAya."ziSya nUtana dikSita chatAM vadhu vairAgyavAsita hevAthI teNe AgaLa kAMI na puchyuM ane gurU paNa mAtra vidyAmAM ramatA hovAthI AgaLa cAlyA paNa A vAta karakaDue ane tyAMthI pasAra thatA eka brAhmaNe sAMbhaLI. banne vAMsanA mULanA TukaDA mATe laDI paDayA. ane tenI dAda levA rAjadarabAre gayA. rAjA pradhAna badhAne hasavuM AvyuM ane karakane puchayuM "A vAMsanA TukaDAnuM tAre evuM zuM kAma che?" karaThaMDue kahyuM "rAjA A vAMsane TukaDe je tevo nathI. te te moTuM rAjya apAvanAra che." rAjAe hasIne kahyuM "je bhAI tuM rAjA thAya te A brAhmaNane eka gAma Apaje." brAhmaNanuM mana AthI na mAnyuM chatAM te rAjA AgaLa bahuM vivecana na karI zake, paNa karakaMDune ghATa ghaDavAne lAga zodhato rahyo. caMDALa janaMgamane lAgyuM ke "A chokarAne vAMsane TukaDe choDa nathI ane te nahi cheDe to A brAhmaNa koIka dIvasa jIva leze." AthI sArA divase janaMgame daMtapura choDayuM ane strI tathA karakaMDane laI kAMcanapura tarapha cAlyA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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3 karakaMDarAjarSi (3) kAMcanapuramAM pesatAMja eka devI azva ane pradhAna maMDabane sAmuM AvatuM dekhyuM. janaMgama ane karakaMDu jarA mArgathI AghA khasyA paNa ave karakaMDu uparaja kaLaza Dhe. pradhAnee karakaMDune rAjavI tarIke vadhAvI lIdho. karakaMDu azva upara ArUDha thaye ane tenA praveza mahatsavanI zarUAta thaI bIjA badhAne te bahu vAMdho na lAgyA paNa gAmanA brAhmaNa camakyA ane bolyA "caMDALane te rAjA banAvAya! utAre gheDA uparathI." ema kahI cAre bAjuthI "heThe utara heThe utara" ne avAja gALe. karakaMDue turta pele cAra AMgaLane vAMsane daMDa kADhaye. tyAM te te daMDa vijaLI peThe camakavA lAgyo. ane te daMDa brAhmaNanA ToLA upara pheMke te pahelAM te AkAza vANI gAjI! sAMbhaLo prajAjane! A mahApUNya zALI rAjavI che. bhale te caMDALa rahyo paNa tenI avagaNanA karanArane A daMDa kutarAnA mete mAraze." heThe utara heThe utara" kahetuM ToLuM jarA zAMta paDayuM ane bhayathI kaMpavA lAgyuM. ToLAmAMnA eka AgevAna vRddha vipra AgaLa AvyA ane bolyA "zAMta thAo prajAjano, rAjA e te brahmA, viSNu ane mahezarUpa che. rAjAne A paNu dharmazAstramAM paramagurU kahyo che te tame nathI jANatA" TeLAe avAja karyo "karakaMDu rAjAne jaya, rAjana ! amAre aparAdha zAMta kare." karakaMDue kahyuM "ubhA raho, brAhmaNe! brAhmaNapaNuM For Private And Personal Use Only

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karakaMDarAjarSi 33 tame kene kahe che ? brAhmaNane tyAM janme te brAhmaNa ke brAhmaNanA saMskAra jhIle te ?" brAhmaNe kahyuM ke saMskArathI brAhmaNapaNuM che." rAjAe kahyuM "saMskArathI brAhmaNapaNuM hoya te vATadhAnakanA badhA caMDALane saMskAra ApI brAhmaNe banAve." brAhmaNoe vATadhAnakanA caMDALane brAhmaNa banAvyA. karake brAhmaNothI pUjA eTaluM nahi paNa samagra caMDALa jAtine brAhmaNa banAvI pUjAsthAne sthApI. karakane bhavya mahotsava thaye ane eka vakhata daMtapura nagarane caMDALaputra kAMcanapurane mahApratApI rAjavI banyuM. tenA cAra AMgaLanA dedIpyavAna vaMzadaMDe sAmata rAjAone vaza ApyA. ane tenI kIti cetarapha prasarI. (4) rAjana ! mane na oLakhe?" rAjasabhAmAM karakaMDane page lAgatA eka vRddha paradezI vipre kahyuM. karakaMDu thoDIvAra vicAramAM paDaye paNa tuta oLakhI bole "vipra oLakhyA tamane. vAMsanA TukaDAnA harIpha. tamAre eka gAma joIe chene? bele kayuM gAma ApuM?" * "mahArAja! mAruM vatana caMpAnagarI che, eTale gAma Ape te tenI najIkanuM Ape." karakaMDue caMpAnagarInA dadhivAhana rAjA upara patra lakhyA ane temAM A brAhmaNane caMpAnagarInI AsapAsanuM eka For Private And Personal Use Only

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394 karakaDurASi gAma ApavA jaNAvyuM. caMpApatine eka gAmaDuM ApavAmAM vAMdhe nahAtA paNa karakaMDunuM pAtA upara vastra rahe te tene khuMcatuM hatuM. teNe gAma na ApyuM ane brAhmaNane tiraskAra karI kADhI mukayeA. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir karakaDune A jANI krodha upajayA ane teNe lazkara taiyAra karI caMpAnagarI upara caDhAi karI. ( 5 ) caMpAne sImADe dadhivAhana rAjAnAM ane karakaDunA lazkara ekaThAM thayAM. eka gAmaDA kAje hujAro gAmaDAM ane hajArA mAnavAne nAza sarjAya tevA tApAnA dhaDAkA thavA mAMDayA. tyAM eka vRddha sAdhvI hAMphaLA hAMphaLA karakaDunI chAvaNI tarapha AvatAM dekhAyAM. sAdhvI najIka AvyAM eTale karaka Due temane oLakhyAM. daMtapura nagaramAM jyAre te bALaka hatA tyAre te tenI pAse avaranavara AvatAM, ramADatAM ane kAMi sArU khAvAnuM ApatAM. karakaDu temane namyA ane belye pUjya ! Apa AvA bhayaMkara samarAMgaNa sthaLe kema padhAryAM?' ' rAjana! tame je pitA putra laDA che temane rokavA.' ' kANu pitAputra ?' AzcayathI karaka'Due kahyu'. < dadhivAhana rAjA tArA pitA che ane tuM tene putra che. 'sAdhvIe joradAra vANIthI kahyu . - pujya ! Apa sArI rIte jANeA che ke na gama caMDALa mAre pitA che ane Ape mane nAnapaNamAM tyAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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karakaMDarAjarSi rUpa ucharele dekhyo che. huM Aje bhale rAjavI banyuM paNa te vAta bhUlya nathI." "karakaMDu janaMgama tAro pitA khare paNa pAlakapitA. tArA kharA pitA dadhivAhana rAjA ane tenI rANI padmAvatI. huM hAla sAdhvI chuM te tArI mAtA chuM." "mahArAja ! Apa khATuM na kahe. te huM mAnuM chuM paNa huM puchuM chuM ke kSatriyarAjakuLamAM janmelA mane caMDAbane tyAM kema ucheravAmAM AvyuM teno vRttAnta kaheze? sAdhvInI AMkhamAM jaLahaLIyAM AvyAM ane karakaMDu paNa A badhI ghaTanA jANavA utkaMThita banyA. (5) karakaMDa ! dadhivAhana rAjAne padmAvatI rANI hatI. ekavAra te garbhavatI thaI. garbha e parAkramI ke jene laIne rANIne purUSanA svAMga sajavAnA ane hAthI upara besI rAjA pAse chatra dharAvavAnA ane vanamAM kIDA karavAne dehada jAge. rANI zaramathI na bolI paNa rAjAe dAsIdvArA te dehada jA . padmAvatIe purUSane veza dhAraNa karyo. rAjAe rANIne hAthI upara AgaLa besADI pite chatra dhAraNa karyuM. rAjA vanamAM thoDuM pharyA tyAM ekadama varasAda thaye ane tethI hAthIne viMdhyAcaLa yAda AvyuM. teNu deTa mukI. rAjAne parivAra pAchaLa rahyo. kalAka be kalAka thayA paNa hAthI na aTake. rAjAe cheTethI eka vaDanI DALI dekhI rANIne For Private And Personal Use Only

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396 pharakaDurAjiSa * kahyu pakaDIza. 'rAzakI. hAthI te tu A DALI pakaDaje ane huM paNa jAe DALI pakaDI paNa padmAvatI na pakaDI AgaLane AgaLa cAlyo ane eka agAdha sarovaramAM peThA. padmAvatIe dhImethI kudakA mAryAM ane te pANImAMthI bahAra nIkaLI sarAvaranA tIre AvI. gheADIvAre Ama tema pharyAM bAda teNe eka tApasane joyo. tene te page lAgI eTale tApase kahyuM vase! tuM kANu che ?' padmAvatIe pAtAnA badhA vRttAnta kahyo. tApasa tene AzramamAM lai gayo. vananAM mIThAM phaLe ApI teNe tenu svAgata karyuM ane vanA mA vaTAvI daMtapuranA mArga cidhyA. ciMdhela mAge padmAvatI daMtapura AvI ane tyAM eka sAdhvIne maLI, sAdhvIe * saMsAranI asAratA ane sa'sAranA meLAM AvAja hoya che' vigere kahyu.. rANIne vairAgya upajye ane tyAM ja teNe dIkSA lIdhI. dIkSA letA pahelAM zaramathI huM garbhavatI chu tevu tena khAlI paNa udavRddhi thatAM te vAta chAnI na rahI. sugurUNIjIe padmAvatIne chUpAvI ane chupI rIte prasava karAvyeA. padmAvatIe putranA janma ApyA ane te turtanA janmele bALaka mazAnamAM mukI AvI. karakaDu ! A smazAnamAM mukI Avela bALaka janagame rAkhyA. putra tarIke ucheryAM karaka Du tarIke prasiddha thayA. ane For Private And Personal Use Only

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karaka'rASi 397 karakaDuM ! tuM caMDALaputra nahi paNa dadhivAhana rAjAne putra ane tArI mAtA huM 'padmAvatI tArI sAme ubhela sAdhvI chuM. huM sAdhvI banI paNu mane tArA uparane mAre meha na gayA tethI huM janagamane tyAM AvatI, tane ramADatI ane sArU sArU vhArI lAvI tane khavaDAvatI. eka dhanya paLe jana game daMtapura cheDayuM. kAMcanapuramAM tArI sAthe kaLA khIlI. tuM rAjarAjezvara banyA. A adhAthI huM ajANI nathI. tane sukhI dekhI me mehane vALyA ane jIvane saMyama mAge parAvyo. paNa dadhivAhana rAjA sAme tane yuddha karavA caDelA dekhI huM tamane bannene vAravA AvI chuM. karaka'Du! tuM caMDALane tyAM bhale ucharyAM paNa tArA mAtApitA rAjakuLa kSatriya che ane tuM rAja putra che. * karakaMDu ! uThe ! vicAra na kara tArA pitAne bheTa. ane yuddha baMdha kara.' karaka`Du vicAra vamaLamAM guMcAyA. sAlI tu tyAMthI nIkaLI dadhivAhananI chAvaNI tarapha gayAM. vRddha dAsIee :varSAnu aMtara vaSanuM parAvartIna chatAM sAdhvIne ALakhI lIdhAM. teA rAjA pAse deoDI gai ane rAjAne sAdhvI pAse laI AvI. rAjAe tapAlakSmIrUpa sAdhvIne namaskAra karyA ane A badhuM kema anya tenI ghaTanA puchatAM kahyuM ke 'te ganu zu thayu ?' sAdhvIe kahyuM. 'rAjana! jene mATe tame puche che. te garbhanA bALaka For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 398 www.kobatirth.org karakaDurASi rAjarAjezvara banI tamArI nagarIne gherI ubhA che ane tamane haMphAve che. ' ' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir karakaDu ! mArA putra!' " hA. dhivAhane karakaDunI chAvaNI tarapha paga upADayA. karakaDu sAme Avye ane dadhivAhananA caraNa kamaLamAM mastaka jhukAvyuM. raNAMgaNakSetra premakSetra banyu. vairanI cheLene khale premanA ujavaLa pravAha uchaLyeA. sAmasAme zamazere jhukAvavA taiyAra thayelA sainikA paraspara bheTayA ane ghaDIbhara bihAmaNu thayela vAtAvaraNa hAsyamAM pheravAyuM. karaka DunA praveza maheAtsava ujavAyo. samagra janatAe jANyuM ke karakaDu caMDALa nahi paNa kSatriya rAjaputra hatA ane te vinA AvuM baLa, pUNya ane pratiSThA paNa kayAMthI hAya? dadhivAhana rAjA vRddha thayA hatA. khare samaye putrane bheTA thayA jANI temaNe kahyu ' putra ! huM hArI tane rAjya sAMpata. tenA karatAM gauravathI samarpaNu karI dIkSita thAuM te zu khATu? caMpAnuM rAjya tuM sabhALa ane mane dIkSA levAnI anumati Apa.' karakaDue ghaNI AnAkAnI karI paNa tene vruddhivAhane ca'pApurInA rAjA banAvyA. Ama karakaDuM caMpA ane kAMcanapura aneneA rAjavI anya. For Private And Personal Use Only

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karaDurAjarSi 399 karakaDu rAjA eka vakhata gokuLa jevA padhAryA. gokuLamAM rahelA eka vAcharaDA upara rAjAnI najara paDI. te temane khuba gamI gayuM ane tethI te bolyA: gapAlaka! zuM suMdara vAcharaDe che ! enI cAmaDI te jANe tagatagatuM rUpuM. ane ene thanathanATa te jANe hIleLA mAratI nadInA taraMge je che. A vAcharaDAne sarasa rIte uchera ane jIvanI peThe jatana karaje." gepAlaka vAcharaDAne dUdha pAya che. tenA zarIre mAlIsa kare che ane sarasa rIte uchere che. rAjA paNa roja rAja vAcharaDAne jue che, malakAya che ane kahe che ke "zuM suMdara zarIra ane zI tenI capaLatA!" the samaya tha ane rAjA rAjya kAryamAM vyagra banyA. gopAlaka! gauzALAmAM mAro mAnIta sAMDha have te kema dekhAtA nathI?" eka vakhata acAnaka padhArela karakaMDue puchyuM. pAle kahyuM "mahArAja ! A rahyo" ema kahI eka vRddha, bekhA, nibaLa ane AMkhamAM pIAvALa baLada lAvI rAjA AgaLa dharyo. rAja gusse thaye ane be "huM A gharaDA khaMkhane mAgatuM nathI. huM jene tame sArI rIte uchere che ane huM saMbhArate hatuM tene mAguM chuM.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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400 karaturAjarSi gopAle namI kahyuM "mahArAja ! eja sAMDha uMmara thavAthI vRddha thaye che. vRddhAvasthAe tenAM rUpa, yauvana ane zakti saMhAryA che.' rAjA mauna rahyo paNa tenA hRdayamAM vicAradhArA ghumavA lAgI. "vRddhAvasthA zuM badhAnI AvI dazA kare ? huM paNa zuM Ave bekhe, nisteja ane pratibhA vinAne thaIza? kAle A sAMDha ke sazakta ane garjanA karato hato. te Aje sAva durbaLa ane heza vinAne banyuM che. kALa badhAnuM baLa, rUpa ane zakti saMhare che. jagatamAM kaI cIja nitya nathI te pachI rUpa ane trAddhimAM zA mATe Asakta thavuM." karakaMDunI A vicAradhArAe temanA pUrva saMskAra jAgRta karyA ane temane pratyeka buddha banAvyA. kahyuM che ke, saMbuddho daNaM riddhi vasaharasa joariddhiM ca so karakaMDarAyA, kaliMgajaNavayavai jyu|| baLadanI yuvAvasthA ane puSTa dehane joI tathA yuvAvasthA gayA pachI te ja baLadane durbaLa deha ane parAbhavatA joI pratibodha pAmyA te kaliMga dezanA karakaMDu rAjA jayavaMtA varto. ( RSimaMDalavRtti ) For Private And Personal Use Only

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