Jain Katha Sagar Part 3

Author(s): Mafatlal Zaverchand Gandhi
Publisher: Jain Sangh Unjha
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/008589/1

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janA uthA zA) bhAga 3 sagaracakravati ArdakumAra gajasukumALa araNikamuni namirAjarSi - elAciputra. - prasAzAlibhada - jhaMkasUri - bannI preraka, zAMtamUrti parama pU. 5. zrImat kailAsasAgarajI gaNivara For Private And Personal Use Only

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zrI jaina kathAsAgara bhAga 3 [bharata, bAhubali, vaMkacUla, viSNukumAra, bhagavAna mahilanAtha, jihA, visemirA, mAnadevari, ratnAkarasari, caMdrarAjA, yazadhara caritra vigere vigere. ] preraka ane upadezaka yoganiSTa nAcArya zrImad buddhisAgarasUrIzvarajI paTTadhara zikhya AcArya zrImadda kIrtisAgarasUrIzvarajI vineyarana tapasvI munirAjazrI jitendrasAgarajInA ziSya parama pUjya zAMtamUti paMnyAsa zrImad kailAsasAgarajI gaNivara : prakAzaka : jaina saMgha uMjhA taraphathI pramukha zrI zeTha bAbulAla vADIlAla mu. uMjhA (u. gujarAta) : lekhaka. paMDita maphatalAla jhaveracaMda khetarapALanI piLa-amadAvAda. For Private And Personal Use Only

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vIra saMvata 2480. vikrama saMvata 2010. prAptisthAnaH-- Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir punamuM drAdi granthasvAmitva sarva adhikAra lekhakane svAdhina che. sane 1954. 1 uMjhA jainasadha maMtrI zA matalAla jayacaMda mu. uMjhA (u. gujarAta) 2 paMDita matalAla jhaveracaMda khetarapALanI pALa-amadAvAda. mudraka paMDita maphatalAla jhaveracaMda gAMdhI nayana prinTIMga presa kA. 2-61 phnAnDIjha pula pAse DhIMkavA vADI amadAvAda. For Private And Personal Use Only

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zAstravizArada yAganika jainAcArya 108 pradhapraNetA zrImad buddhisAgarasudharajI mahArAja janmaH vikrama saMvata 1970 mAnA vAMde 14, vijApura dIkSA: vikrama saMvata 1957 mAgasara sudi 6, pAlanapura AcAya padaH vikrama savaMta 1970 mAgasara sude 15, pethApura nirvANa: vikrama saMvata 1981 je vadi 3, vijApura For Private And Personal Use Only

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be bela jaina sAhityamAM anekavidha kathA sAhitya che. A kathA sAhitya bhinna bhinna AzayathI racAyeluM che. prabandha ciMtAmaNi, prabandha keSa vigere sAhityamAM kathAo che paNa te badhI kathAomAM dharma prabhAvaka puruSonA jIvana caritra sAthe ItihAsanI saMkalanA che. zrAddhavidhi, zrAddhapratikramaNa zrAddhaguNa vivaraNa zIpadezamALA, upadezamALA dharma. kalpama vigere graMthomAM je kathA sAhitya che te kathA sAhitya AcArya bhagavaMtoe upadeza ApatAM opadezika vastune daDha karavA ApeluM che. A kathA sAhitya pAchaLa kathA vastu mukhya nathI paNa upadeza mUkhya che. vyavahArasUtra vigeremAM ApavAmAM AvelI kathAo zAstrIya vastune samajAvavA upanaya mATe te ApelI che. jhINavaTa bharyuM keI paNa tattvajJAna samajAvavAmAM dRSTAnta khAsa Avazyaka rahe che tema tatvajJAna dharma ke nItinI kaIpaNa vastune zrotAne hRdayagata karavA te vastunI kathA paNa teTalI ja Avazyaka rahe che. AthI ApaNuM pUrvAcAryoe ApaNA prAcIna graMthamAM anekavidha kathAsAhitya guMcyuM che. - ApaNuM A prAcIna kathAsAhitya khuba vyavasthita nirmaLa pare pakArI ane vAMcakanI hRdayanI umine dhArela ThekANe laI javAmAM saphaLa thAya tema che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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ApaNA pUrva puruSAnA lakhelA graMthAmAMthI bhinna bhinna viSaya uparanI kathAeAne tAravavAmAM Avete Aje hajArA kathAe upalabdha thai zake tema che ane temAMnI keTalIka kathA te evI suMdara ane vairAgyavAhI che ke bhalabhalAnA hRdayane dharma mArge vALI te te graMthakAranA Azayane jarUra siddha kare tema che. AvI suMdara kathAone eka pachI eka sagraha karI pragaTa karavAmAM Ave te te vIsa bhAge paNa pUrNa thaI zake tema nathI. Ama chatAM amArAthI zakaya haze tyAMsudhI A kathAsAgaranA bhAga lakhAvavA prayatna karazuM ane vAMcakee je sahAro ApyA che teveAja cAlu raheze te jarUra te prayatna saphaLa thaze. A kathAsAgaranA vividha kathAonA bhAga purA karI bhagavAna mahAvIrathI mAMDI atyAra sudhInA pUrva purUSonA ciratra rUpa zrRMkhalAkhaddha atihAsika paNa eka be bhAga bahAra pADevAnI amArI bhAvanA che ke je e bhAga pu purUSonA caritro sAthe jaina itihAsanA paNa vAMcakene kramabaddha khyAla Ape. kathAsAgara bhA. 1-2 nA samAja taraphathI khuba Adara thatAM A trIjo bhAga bahAra pADavAmAM Avye che. bhAga 1mAM bhinna bhinna badhI kathAe lIdhI hatI. jyAre bhAga bIjAmAM samarAditya daivI caritra ane pRthvIcaMdra guNusAgara A e sivAya zrIjI bhinna bhinna kathAo levAmAM AvI hatI vAMcakA taraphathI amane ghaNI ghaNI jAtanA sucanA maLyAM che temAM keTalAkabhAioe pahelA bhAganIja rIta pasa4 paDI che jyAre For Private And Personal Use Only

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5 Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir keTalAka vAMcakAnA Agraha hatA ke chUTI chUTI kathA sAthe dareka bhAgamAM bIjA bhAganI peThe eka e saLaMga kathArUpa ciratro Ave te vAMcakane jainasAhityanI khanne jAtanI kathAnA paricaya thAya mATe bIjA bhAganI rIteja trIjo bhAga mahAra paDe te sArU AthI A trIjA bhAgamAM caMdrarAja caritra ane yazAdhara caritra A e caritra graMthAne samAvavA pUrvaka bhinna bhinna kathAo sAthe bahAra pADavAmAM Avye che. kathA sAgara bhA. 1-2 mAM moTA bhAganI ghaNI kathA prasiddha hatI te ApavAmAM AvI hatI. jyAre A bhAgamAM jainasAhityanA bhinna bhinna grathAmAMthI aparicita kathAonA paNa saMgraha karavAmAM Avye che. je vAMcakAne vAMcavAthI sheje khyAla Avaze. A kathAsAgaramAM je kathA ApavI te kathA game te lekhake e game te rIte lakhI hAya tenA AdhAra upara na ApavI paraMtu te kathAnI vastu pU AcAya praNIta graMthamAM maLatI hoya teAja ApavI ane te paNa kathAne rajIkaryo bAda te te graMthanuM nAma paNa Apavu`. Ama karavAthI mULasthAna jovA icchanAra tenuM mULasthAna joI zake ane A graMthamAM Avela vastumAM matikalpanAnA deSa na Ave. For Private And Personal Use Only ' A kathAsAgaranuM prakAzana paramapUjya paMnyAsa kailAsasAgarajI gaNivaranI preraNA dizAsUcana ane sa'pUrNa sahayAganuM ja pariNAma che. ame bhAga khIjAmAM kahyuM hatuM tema phrI kahIe chIe ke pU. paMnyAsajI mahArAja A graMthanA kevaLa prerakaja nathI paNa tenA sa`kaliyatA, upadeSTA ane saMgra

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hakAra badhuM ja teozrI che. teozrIne AnI pAchaLa rahela dhagaza, preraNA ane upadeza na hoya te AmAMnuM kAMI karI zakIe tema nathI. A graMthanI prastAvanA pa. pU. sUricakacakravarti AcAryadeva vijaya nemisUrIzvarajI mahArAjanA paTTadhara zAMtamUrti parama pUjya AcAryadeva vijayeAdayasUrIzvarajI mahArAjanA ziSya nyAyavizArada AcAryadeva vijayanaMdanasUrIzvarajInA ziSya paMnyAsa zrImazivAnaMdavijayajI gaNie lakhI ApI amArA upara mahad upakAra karyo che. aMte A kathAone raju karavAmAM purI kALajI rAkhyA chatAM siddhAMta virUddha matiSa pramAda ke bhramaNAthI je kAMI lakhAyuM hoya tenI kSamA yAcI viramuM chuM. vi. saM. 2010 mauna ekAdazI 15-12-53 khetarapALanI piLa amadAvAda, paM. matalAla jhaveracaMda For Private And Personal Use Only

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prAthana A viSama kALamAM jIvAne A duHkhamaya saMsAramAM AlaMbanarUpa hAya te jina pratimA ane jina Agama A eja che, jina mUrtinI satyatA paNu jina AgamathIja thai zake che. te jina Agama pUrvakALe dravyAnuyAga, gaNitAnuyoga, caraNakaraNAnuyoga ane kathAnuyoga ema cAra anuyAgamaya hatA paNu parameApakArI suprasiddha pUrvadhara pU. bhagavata A rakSita sUrIzvarajI mahArAje kALakrame thatI buddhinI madyatAnA kAraNe bhAvijIveAnA upakAra mATe pRthak anuyAganI vyavasthA karela che ane tethI pUrva purUSanI paraMparA dvArA A jaina AgamanA zuddha vAraseA pAmavA ApaNe Aje bhAgyazALI thayA chIe. A cAra anuyAgAmAM mUkhyatA caraNakaraNAnuyAganI che. kAraNa ke teja sAdhya che ane bIjA anuyAgA sAdhana che. Ama chatAM jIvanI vikAsa dazAnI prathama bhUmimAM dha kathAnuyAgaja jIvAne ghaNA lAbhadAyaka nIvaDe che. ane te zAstromAM dha kathAnA AkSepiNI vigere bhede varNavyA che. te dhama kathAe sarva kALamAM sarva jIvAne peAtAnA Atma vikAsamAM mahAna AdhAra rUpa che ane e viSayamAM prAyaH phAInA paNa matabheda nathI. prAcInakALamAM prajAnI pratyeka pravRtti AtmAbhimukha hatI. jene lai dAtAonu dAna AtmAnnati kA mAM kharcAtuM kavionAM kAvye AtmA, karma, parabhava ane pare pakAranI racanAmAM racAtAM. grantha kartAnuM grantha nirmANu paNu vAMcaka AtmAbhimukha vaLe te buddhie thatu. eTaluMja nahiM paNa For Private And Personal Use Only

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AryAvartane pratyeka mAnavI pitAnI badhI pravRtti pAchaLa AtmAne sanmukha rAkhate ane parabhavane Dara rAkhI haMmezAM te pravRtti karate. Aje te deza, samAja, vyapAra ke vyavahAra badhe AtmAne bhUlavAmAM Avyo che. parabhavane avagaNavAmAM Avyo che. tAtkAlika zarIra sukha ane jaDapaSaNano vicAra karavAmAM Ave che. jene laI tene piSaka cekabaMdha sAhitya bahAra paDe che. kathA sAhityamAM paNa teja dizA cAlu che. mana ghaDaMta ka9panAo dvArA racAtI navalakathAo vAMcakane AtmAbhimUkha karavAne badale jaDatA tarapha doravavAmAM vadhu phaLa Ape che. A jaDatAne pavana Aje eTalo jorathI kuMkAya che ke je dharma kathAe kevaLa AtmakalyANanI bhAvanAnA poSaka rUpe guMthAyelI che tene paNa bAhasvAMga dhArmika ApyA chatAM aMdarane svAMga je pavanathI dharma zAstra bacAvavA mAge che te jaDavAdane ADakataruM poSaNa maLe te rIte Aje dhArmika kathAo paNa raju thAya che. A rajuAta kathAne raju karanArAo te te kathA vastunA mULasthAna ane tenA kharA Azayane vaphAdAra nahi rahevAthI ja bane che. A kathAsAgara bhA.1-2-3mAM A vastunuM khAsa lakSa ApavAmAM AvyuM che. kathAnI vastune khuba rasaprada rIte raju karavA chatAM zAstranI bAdhA temAM AvavA dIdhI nathI. temaja dhArmika kathA sAhityane mUkhya Azaya vAMcakane dharmAbhimukha ane AtmAbhimukha kare tene ahiM saphaLarIte utAravAmAM AvyuM che. kathAsAgara bhA. 2nI prastAvanAmAM pU. paMnyAsazrI suzI For Private And Personal Use Only

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lavijayajI gaNivare kathAsAgaranA preraka ane lekhaka viSayaka lakhavA ceAgya lakhyuM che eTale e sabadhI ahiM vizeSa lakhavAnI AvazyakatA nathI. A graMthanA lekhaka paDita mapha talAlabhAI zraddhAzIla vidvAn ane jaina zailine purIrIte samajanAra che. zrAddhava paMDita matalAlabhAie dharma kathAAnA rahasyane kharAkhara samajI laIne e dhama thAenA mUkhya uddezyanI khAdhA na Ave temaja mUkhya uddezyanI jarApaNa vikRti na thAya tenI purI kALajI rAkhI. sa MkSepamAM chatAM khubaja rasaprada rIte te te graMthAne sAme rAkhI A kathAo lakhI che. A kathAonuM sarjana kevaLa jaina prajAneja nahi paNa samagra gurjarabhASIe mATe mahAna upakAraka che. A dharma kathAone lakhavAmAM preraNA ApanAra panyAsazrI kailAsasAgarajI gaNi jaina zAsananI rItinA purA pArakhu che. temaNe A prakAzana karAvI jaina zAsananI maheda sevA karI che. je cirasmaraNIya raheze. te eka pachI eka vadhu bhAgeA prakAzita karI A pravAha satata cAlu rAkhe tema huM icchu chuM. jana kathAsAgara bhAga trIne triSaSThi, zrAddhavidhi, prastAvazataka, kathAratnAkara, upadezamALA, pariziSTapa vigere judA judA prAcIna graMthAnA AdhAra upara lakhavAmAM Avye che. A bhAgamAM mULa kathAe 27 che. paNa vistRta caMdrarAjAnA cAritra ane yazeAdhara caritranAnA peTA prasaMgAne kathAnA AMka judA ApI te te caritrAne vadhurasadAyaka banAvI prakaraNeAnI vheMcaNI sAthe kathAonI vheMcaNI karI che. Ama chatAM parasparanI zu'khakhalAmAM avyAhatatA jALavI rAkhavAmAM AvI che. kathAsAga bhA.1 ane bhA. ramAM lekhake je zaili rAkhI For Private And Personal Use Only

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hatI te zili rAkhyA chatAM paNa A bhAgamAM sAthe jyAM jyAM jarUra paDI tyAM tyAM viziSTa opadezika vastune paNa vistAravAnuM cUkavAmAM AvyuM nathI. temaja bhAga. 1-ramAM AjasudhI je kathAo sarva sAmAnya jainene yAda hoya teja moTA bhAganI raju karavAmAM AvI hatI. jyAre A bhAgamAM keTalIya kathAo sAmAnya janatAne aparicita hoya tevI kathAo raju karI che. kathAnI rajuAta ane pasaMdagImAM lekhake khubaja prazaMsanIya parizrama karyo che. seMkaDe kathAonA avagAhana pachI kaI levI kaI na levI ane tene kaI rIte raju karavI tenA purA vicAra bAda A kathAo lakhAyelI che. dareka kathA vAMcanArane tanmaya banAve che. ane eka kathA vAMcyA pachI vAMcaka tu tenA ciMtavanamAM parovAya tevI tenI goThavaNa che. A kathAsAgaranI racanA kevaLa kathAja raju karI kathA, vRttine piSavA mATe nathI paNa te te kathA dvArA vAMcakane A bhAbhimUkha banAvI guNa tarapha deravAne che. te hetu tenA lekhana dvArA siddha thate spaSTa jovAya che. A bhAgamAM caMdrarAjAnuM caritra ane yazedhara caritra A be AkhA graMthane saMkSipta rIte ApavAmAM AvyA che. A be vistRta caritrane saMkSipta rIte raju karyA chatAM kaI paNa vastu lekhaka raju karavI bhUlyA nathI. caMdrarAjAnuM caritra kautuka, saMsAranI lIlA ane vairAgya e traNane jaNAvanAruM che. A caritrane evI sarasarIte raju karavAmAM AvyuM che ke vAMcaka pustaka hAthamAM lIdhA pachI bhAgyeja puruM karyA vinA muke. For Private And Personal Use Only

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11 yazeAdhara caritra apahi'sA paNa kevI duHkha dAyaka che te upara che. A caritramAM muni potAnI Atma kathA devI bhakta mAditta AgaLa kahe che. te evIrIte raju karavAmAM AvI che. ke eka pachI eka jIvananA prasaMgeA vAMcakanI AgaLathI pasAra thai vAMcakanI AMkhane azrabhInI karI chevaTe vairAgya vAsita banAvI hiMsAthI aTakavAnuM dRDha karAvI samApta thAya che. dharUci, jiSNuhA zeTha, mAnadeva, ratnAkarasUri, cAra devIe viSNukumAra A kathA te te mahApurUSonA jIvananA ekeka prasa Mgane anulakSi vikasAvavAmAM AvelI kathAo che dha rUci aNugAranI kathAmAM anAkuTTi-pAkhI eTale zu? jihA zeDamAM sAcI pUjA kayAM ? mAnadevasUrimAM pAtratAnA jhaLakATa ratnAkarasUrimAM upadezanI saphaLatA. cAradevIemAM jagatnI jhaMkhanA ane viSNukumAramAM dhama mATenI tamannA te te dRSTAntA dvArA vAMcakane suMdara samaja ApI che. bharata cakravarti, khADuLa, va'kacula, hAlikA, vigere saMpU kathAo che. A sthAe ekeka viziSTa upadezane anulakSIne levAmAM AvelI chatAM te te caritra nAyakanA badhA jIvana prasaMge rajI karavAmAM AvyA che. visemirA, sumati pureAhita, caMdanazreSThI, vijayazreSDI, dhanazrI, sukumAlikA, rAmadAsa, kuberacaMdra vigere kathAo. vizvAsaghAtanA tyAga, viveka, vigere ekeka guNu jIvanamAM utAravAmAM Ave tA jIvana kevu ujavaLa ane te batAvanArI nItikathAo che. Ama A bhAgamAM yazeAdhara caritra vigeremAM mukhaja For Private And Personal Use Only

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12 tAtvika vastu,. visemirA cadanazreSThi vigeramAM nItipASaka tattva ane bhagavAna mallinAtha vigeremAMdhama prabhAvanAnI vastu guthavAmAM AvI che. jaina kathAsAgara gujarAtamAM te mukha vaMcAya che ane tenA leAkeA sArA lAbha le che. chatAM jaina kathAsAgaranA traNe bhAganA preraka ane lekhakane dhanyavAda sAthe kahevAnu ke Aje hindI bhASA dezanI sarva sAmAnya bhASAche. A hindI bhASAmAM kathAsAgaranA anuvAda prakaTa thAya te je prAMtA gujarabhASI nathI tevA bIjA badhAne paNa AnAthI khuba lAbha thAya. mAravADa, mevADa, madhya bhArata vigeremAM vasatA janabhAie je AvA sAhityathI khubaja vaMcita che te A vAMcI dha'mAM vadhu dRDha thaze ane te dvArA jana dharmanI jarUra prabhAvanA thaze. prAMte jainazAsananA zraddhALu dhanika vage A jana kathAsAgaranA leAkamAM vadhune vadhu pracAra thAya te mATe peAtAnI lakSmInA sadvyaya karI uttarAttara AnA eka pachI eka bhAgA bahAra paDe temAM sahAyaka thavu joie. kemake A kathAe dvArA thatA aneka jIvAnA Atma vikAsamAM keipaNa rIte sahAyaka thanAra kalyANaneja pAme che. aMte A kathAsAgarane vAMcI te kathAonA mane jIvanamAM utArI sau kalyANane meLavA eja eka hRdayanI zubhecchA. bIjevA sUricakracakravarti vijayanemisUrIzvarajI paTTAjainaupAzraya lakara AcArya devazrI vijayAdayasUrIzvarajI kArataka vada 11 paTTAla kAra AcArya devazrIvijayana danasUrIzvarajI tA. 2-12-53 ziSya panyAsa zivAna'vijayajIgaNi, For Private And Personal Use Only

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viSayAnukramaNikA bharatacakravarti, 1thI16 10thI25 20thI32 32thI45 46thI48 101 ArisAbhuvanamAM kevaLajJAna ane 102 huM kema namuM ? cAne bAhubali, 103 traNa DagalAM yAne viSNukumAra. 104 cAra niyama yAne vaMkacUla kathA. 105 anATTi yAne dharuci, 106 gRhasthI chatAM brahmacArI ane khAvA chatAM upavAsI yAne sUra ane sema. 107 AcArya pada yAne mAnadevasUri. 108 pApasaMjJA na karavI yAne jihAzeTha, 109 vizvAsaghAta yAne visemirAnI kathA. 49thI53 54thI57 58thI62 13thI69 70thI75 110 upadeza kAnA lAge? cAne ratnAkarasUri 111 viveka yAne sumati purahita. 76thI80 112 kayAM vizvAsa mukavA ? yAne caMdanazreSThi kathA. 81thI87 113 melyA karatAM na: khelavuM sArUM yAne vijayazreSThI kathA. For Private And Personal Use Only 95/101 88thI91 114 kAinu khoTu na citavA yAne dhanazrI kathA. 92thI4 115 viSayanA vizvAsa zA yAne sukumAlikA, 116 leNadeNunA sabaMdha yAne mahAna kumAra, 117 lakSmInA Adara yAne rAmadAsanI kathA. 118 gRhasthInA prasaMga yAne varadatta muni. 119 dveSa yAne sugaMdhara muni ane naMdanAvika 120 zrI vedanu aMdhana yAne mallinAtha.bhagavAna. 121 strI strIne paraNI yAne puNyasAra kathA. 122 dIvALI kayAre? cAne kuberacaMdranI kathA. 102thI115 116thI121 122thI 28 129thI134 135thI147 148thI168 169thI174

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14 123 strInuM kapaTa yAne nupura paDitAnI kathA. 175thI186 124 AzA yAne cAra devI. 187thI192 caMdrarAjAnuM caritra. 125 e zaiAceA yAne vIramatI ane caMdrAvatI. 193thI205 126 kautuka darzana yAne guNAvalI. 206thI211 212thIra18 127 bhADe lagna yAne premalAlacchI. 128 pati patnInA saMvAda yAne caMdarAjA ane guNAvaLI. 229thI234 229 bhUlanA pazcAtApa yAne guNAvaLInI bhakti. 235thI240 130 kapaTa nATaka yAne kanakadhvaja kumAra. 131 mithyAgumAna yAne hemaratha. 241thI250 251thI257 258thI270 132 dAnanI utsukatA yAne kukaDA. 133 surajakuMDanA mahimA yAne kuTamAMthI candrakumAra. 134 puNyazALIne jaya yAne vIramatInuM mRtyu. 135 pUrvabhava zravaNa yAne caMdrarAjAnuM sayama, 136 zikhAmaNanI rIta yAne zAntumaMtrI, 137 mithyApa yAne helikA. yazAdhara caritra. For Private And Personal Use Only 271thIra81 282thI293 294thI304 305tho3 09 310thI320 138 adhurIAzA yAne yazeAdhararAjA. 139 duHkhanI paraMparA yAne khIe, trIje ane cAthAbhava. 140 mA ApanA vadha yAne pAMcame chaThTho bhava. 345thI349 141 tamArA dharma yAne kALadaMDa. 142 hiMsAnA vaLAMka yAne AtmakathAno pUrNodbhUti. 350thI384 350thI358 321thI339 340thI344

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kathAsAgara vAMo che ? na vAMcyuM hoya te vAMcI lyo ! kathAsAgara bhAga 1-ramAM AvelI kathAo 1 pArzvanAtha caritra 26 amarakumAra 2 sagara cakravatti 27 kirtidhara ane sukezalamuni 3 sanakumAra cakravarti 28 rahiNeyAra 4 brahmadatta cakravatti 29 mAhAtmA daDha prahArI 5 sAdhvI taraMgavatI 30 satI aMjanA 6 sudarzana zeTha 31 (lAka zreSThInI kathA 7 sunaMdA rUpasena 32 kapiladevaLIkathA |8 dhanapAlakavi 33 namirAjarSi 9 halI kheDUta 34 mahArAjA megharatha 10 puNyAyanupakathA 35 kuMdakasUri kathA 11 avaMtisukamALa 36 mammaNa zeTha 12 muni araNika 37 gajasukumALa 13 AdrakumAra 38 aDhAra nAtarAM 14 yazavarmapathA 39 caMdana malAyAgiri 15 meghakumAra 40 vinayaratna 16 IlAcIputrakathA 41 aMgAramaEkAcArya 17 DhaMDhaNumuni 42 karakaMDa rAjarSi 18 agnibhUti, vAyubhUti 43 mahAmuni anAthI 18 mANibhadra pUrNabhada ja aIma muni 20 madhurAjA 45 samudrapAla 21 zAMbapradyumna 46 mahAmuni ASADhAbhUti 22 mahAtmA cilAtI 47 mahAmuni harIzI 23 mahAmuni naMdiveNu 48 satIprabhajanA 24 dhannAzAlibhadra 49 suvratamuni 25 jhAMjharIyA munikathA 50 rehiNa For Private And Personal Use Only

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51 puMDariane kaMDarika para zreSThiputra kamaLa pa3 nAgadata 54 bahupUtrikA devI 55 valaciri 56 prasannacaMdra rAjarSi 57 vizvabhUti brAhmaNa 58 paMkapriya kuMbhAra pRthvIcaMdra guNasAgara 59 zaMkharAja ane kalAvatI 60 kamaLasena ane guNasenA 61 devasiMha ane kanakasuMdarI 62 devaratha ane ratnAvalI 63 purNacaMdra ane puSpasuMdarI 64 sUrasena ane muktAvalI 65 pottara ane harivega 66 girisuMdara ane ratnasAra 67 kanakadhvaja ane jayasuMdara 68 kusumAyudha ane kanakaketu 69 pRthvIcaMdra ane guNasAra samarAditya kevalI caritra 70 guNusena ane agnizamAM 71 siMha ane AnaMda 72 jAlinI ane zikhI 73 dhana ane dhanazrI 74 jaya ane vijaya 75 dharaNu ane lakSmI 76 sena ane viSeNa 77 guNacaMdra ane vAnamaMtara vidyAdhara 78 samarAditya ane girisena 79 yuvarAjarSikathA 80 kAmagajendra 81 kAmalakSmI 82 surasuMdarIkathA 83 rajA sAthvI 84 sAdhvI lamaNuM 85 kSullakakumAra 86 mRgAputra 87 mahAmuni naMdiSaNa 88 ASADhAcArya 89 kRta puNya kathA 90 sulasa kathA 91 mAtA putra kathA 92 kaThIAre 93 caMDarudrAcArya ziSyakathA 94 muMja 95 kRSNa mRtyu 96 mahAmuni baLadeva, mRga ane rathakAra 97 zayyabhavasUri 98 manakamuni 99 bhavadatta ane bhavadeva 100 camakevali jaMbusvAmi For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathA sAgara bhAga 3 101 ArisAbhavanamAM kevaLajJAna yAne bharata cakravati (1) bahu junA vakhatane A prasaMga che. jyAre dunIyAmAM mAgyA megha varasatA hatA. duHkha zeka ane bhayanI lAgaNI na hatI. koine koInuM paDAvI levAnI buddhi na hatI. sau satASI hatA te tIjA ArAnA aMta ane cAthA ArAnI zarUAtanI A vAta che. jayAre mANusenA AyuSya bahu moTAM hatAM ane mANasAnI kAyA paNa bahu uMcI hatI. pazu paMkhI ane khIjA prakAranA jIvAne jIvavA bahuja eAchI ciMtA karavI paDe che. tevIrIte te kAle mAnavA kudarata pAsethI rahevA ghara mAgI letA. bhAjana paNa kalpavRkSa pAsethI mAgatA ane jarUra paDe tevI badhI cIjo kalpavRkSe temane ApatAM. paNa A avasarpiNI kALa. e tA ghaTatA kALa. jema jema vakhata gayA tema tema kalpavRkSanA prabhAva A thavA mAMDayA. mAge tyAre kalpavRkSA AhAra ApavA na mAMDayA AthI mANusamAM ciMtA peThI sAthe cAnaka lAgI ane teNe For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara tenI jAtamAMthI eka AgevAna purUSane ubhe karyo. A AgevAna kulakaranA nAme saMbedhA. prathama kulakara vimalavAhana thayA. A pachI te A AgevAnI paraMparAmAM sAta AgevAne thayA temAM nAbhi e sAtamA hatA. nAbhi ane marU devAne putra thaye tenuM nAma RSabha. A rASabha te A covIzInA prathama tirthaMkara. A kALanA prathama rAjA. A jagatanI sarva vyavasthAnA utpAdaka ane ane prathama tyAgI. rASabhadeva be strIne paraNyA. eka sunaMdA ane bIjI sumaMgalA. A sumaMgalA ane sunaMdA sAthe bhoga bhegavatAM rASabhadevane se putra thayA. sumaMgalAe sau prathama eka putra ane putrIno janma Ape. jenuM nAma bhagavAne bharata ane brAhmI pAyuM. A pachI sunaMdAe paNa eka putra putrI rUpa yugala prasavyuM. tenuM nAma bAhubalI ane suMdarI pADavAmAM AvyuM. A pachI sumaMgalAe bIjA ogaNa pacAsa jeDalAM putrane eTale aThThANuM putrane janma Ape. aSabhadeve judI judI kalAo lekane zikhavI. rAjyanI vyavasthA kAryanI vaheMcaNI ane tene anurUpa jJAtinI vyavasthA karI te prathama rAjA thayA. rAjya jogavatAM temaNe tresaTha pUrva gALyAM. A pachI bharatane vinItAnuM rAjya, bAhubaLane takSazilAnuM rAjya ane bIjA putrone judAM judAM rAjya ApI dIkSA lIdhI. bharata mAMDalika rAjA banya. (2) savAranuM pahAra hatuM. sUye hamaNAMja senerI kiraNanI cAdara jamIna upara pAtharI hatI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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bharata cakravati ayodhyAnA rAjamahelanA eka vizALa khaMDamAM ativRddha rAjamAtA marudevA beThAM hatAM tyAM bharatezvara AvyA ane belyA "mAtA mArAM vaMdana." mAtA belyAM "keNa bharata?" hA mAtA huM bharata. Apane kuzaLa che ne?" ema kahI bharatezvare marudevA mAtAnA caraNane sparza karyo. kuzaLa" zabda sAMbhaLatAM mAtAnuM haiyuM bharAI AvyuM temanI AMkhamAM jhaLahaLIyAM AvyAM ane bolyAM. beTA! bharata ! trASabha vinA mane kuzaLa kayAMthI heya ? mArI kuzaLatA rASabhanI kuzaLatAmAM che. aSabhe rAjya Rddhi cheDI vaibhava choDe. mane tane badhAMne choDayAM. eka vakhata enA mAthA upara caMdranI kAMti jevAM ujavaLa chatra dharAtAM hatAM te iSabha Aje ughADe mAthe ane ughADe page rakhaDe che. beTA A rASabha mATe ka9pavRkSanAM bhejana ane kSIra samudranAM pANI de hAjara karatA hatA te Aje ghera ghera bhikSA mAge che. jenI AgaLa viMjhaNe viMjatI strIonA kaMkaNane suramya avAja thatuM hatuM te rASabha jaMgalanA maccharonA gaNagaNAmAM kAussagya dhyAne ubhe rahe che. beTA ! te vAgha varUomAM zI rIte rahete haze? tuM ane bAhubaLi badhA rAjya bhagave che. bhAgyeja mArA putranI darakAra kare che ? bharata kene deSa kADhuM. doSa mArA bhAgyane. dhikkAra che mane ke je huM aSabha jevA putrane pAmI chatAM ghaDapaNamAM mAre tene viga sahe paLe. te hamaNuM tenI pAchaLa tenI sArasaMbhALa levA cheDI jAta paNa zuM karuM meM tenA viyoga For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara duHkhathI reIreIne AMkhe gumAvI che bharata! vadhu nahi te te tyAM kayAM che? ane zuM kare che? tenI khabara te ApyA kara." Ama belI mAtA khulA hRdaye raDI paDayAM. bhAratanI AMkhamAM jhaLahaLIyAM AvyAM chatAM gherya dhAraNa karI lyo. "mAtA ! duHkha na lAve Apa tribhuvana svAmi rASabhadevanI mAtA che ? traNa jagatanA AdhAra je prathama tIrthakara thavAnA che te AdIzvaranI Apa janetA che. mAtA ! jenA nAmasmaraNathI bIjAne upadrava nathI thatA te tamArA putrane upadra zAnA thAya? Apa manamAM ochuM na lAve. jaganA tAraka putranA tyAgane anude." bharata agra bhInI AMkhe mAtAnA caraNa spazI AvAse AvyuM ane nitya karmamAM joDAye. (3) rAjana ! kuzaLa samAcAra che." rAjasevaka camake namaskAra karatAM kahyuM. " "zA?" AzcaryathI bharata be . rAjezvara purimatAla nAmanA parAnA zakaTAnana udyAnamAM kAusagga dhyAne rahela rASabhadeva bhagavAnane Aje traNe lekane jaNAvanAra kevalajJAna pragaTayuM che. . - bharata tene InAma Ape tyAM te bIje samaka nAmane rAjasevaka deDate AvyuM ane namaskAra karI che. deva! Ayudha zALAmAM sUrya sarakhuM jhaLahaLatuM hajAra AzAvALuM caka ratna utpanna thayuM che." banne vadhAmaNI sAthe sAMbhaLatAM bharatezvara vicAramAM paDyA "zu karazuM ? pahelAM cakane pUchazuM ke bhagavaMtane ?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra bharata cakravati khIjI ja kSaNe vicAra dhArA nirmALa khanI ane vicAravA lAgyA. 'are huM kevA pAmara ? cakra e cakravarti pada ApanAra che ane te tenA saMsAramAM ghaNI vakhata maLe. paNa traNa lAkanA tAraka tIrthaMkara pitAnA kevaLa maheAtsavane lhAvA thoDAja vAre ghaDI maLavAnA che ?' camaka samakane vadhAmaNI ApavA badala inAma ApyuM. ane sevakAne bhagavatanA darzone javA mATe taiyArI karavAnu kahyu. (4) 6 mAtA ! tame haMmezAM jenu hRdayamAM duHkha dharI ciMtA kare che te tamArA putra RSabhadeva kevaLajJAna pAmyA che. karADA devatA ane mAnava sAgara temanA kevaLajJAnanA mahAtsava karavA ulaTA che. ! mAtA ! cAle! tamArA puyanI Rddhi jovA. ame Rddhi bhAgavIe chIe ke tamAre putra traNa leAkanI kurAi bhagave che te te nihALe, ' bharatezvare marudevA mAtAne page lAvI kahyuM. marUdevA mAtAne pAtAnI sAthe hasti upara besADI bharatezvara caturaMga sainyasahita samavasaraNa tarapha cAlyA. ' IMdradhvaja ratnInI jyeAta ane devatAonA ToLe ToLAM AkAzamAMthI utaratAM dekhI bharatezvare marudevI mAtAne kahyuM mAtA jue A devatAe huM. pahelAM darzona karUM, huM... pahelAM dana karUM e spardhAthI bhagavAna tarapha deADI rahyA che. mAtA ! sAMbhaLe. A deva dudubhinA avAja. devatAo! tamArA putrane kevaLajJAna thayu che te nimitte thI tene vagADe che. mAtA ! For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhAsAgara juo te kharAM vAgha varU. sau kei jAti vaira bhulI RSabhadevanI dezanA sAMbhaLe che. mAtAne AMkhamAMthI daDa daDa harSoMjInAM pura ubharAyAM ane roi roi baMdhAyela gADhAM paDela tuTI gayAM. temaNe putranI Rddhi najareAnajara joi ane temAM ekatAna anI khelyAM 'bharata ! tuM sAcuM kahetA ho. A te traNa leAkanI kurAi bhAgave che! huM ajJAnI ane mehAMdha. tene huM sAcI rIte na oLakhI zakI. meM putraneA zeka phAgaTa karyAM. mAre karavA jevuM hatuM te meM kAMi nA karyuM putre meha cheDayA tevA mehula mAre cheDavA joitA hatA. keAnA putra ane keAnI mAtA........ A pachI bharatezvaranI savArI AgaLa cAlI tema mAtAnI vicAra dhArA pazu aMtarbhUkha vaLI AgaLa vadhI ane temane rastAmAM hAthI uparaja kevaLa jJAna pragaTyuM. mAtA ! zuM vicAro che ? zuM dhyAnamAM che ? te bharatezvara khele tyAM te AkAzamAM deva dudubhi gaI ane deve bAlyA ' bharatezvara ! mAtA kevaLa jJAna pAmyAM ane sAtheja kRtakRtya khanI nirvANa pAmyAM che. rAjana! zuM mAtA ! ane zu putra. peAtAne putra RSabhadeva je mekSa lakSmIne vare che te lakSmI kevI che te jovA mekSe mAtA prathama sacaryA ane putra paNa ugra tapa tapI kevaLa jJAnane meLavI sau prathama te kevaLa jJAna teNe mAtAne dharyuM. AvI mAtA putranI beDalI maLavI jagatamAM mahA durlabha che. ' devAe marUdevA mAtAnA mRtakane kSIra samudramAM padharAvyuM. A pachI devA ane bharata madhya rAtrinA cadroya For Private And Personal Use Only

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bharata cakravati - - samaye aMdhakAra ane caMdrikA ane heya tema mAtAnA mRtyuthI dIlagIrI ane temanA nirvANathI harSa A rIte mizrita bane lAgaNIvALA thayA. ane bhagavaMtanA samavasaraNamAM paThA. bharatezvare bhagavAnane kevaLa mahatsava ujavyA bAda karananI pUjA karI. A pachI te bharatezvarane eka pachI eka ema cauda ratna AvI maLyAM. - bharatezvara digayAtrAe nIkaLyA. mAgadha, varadAma ane prabhAsa devanI sAdhanA bAda temaNe bharata kSetranA cha khaMDa ane vidyAdhara rAjA nami vinamine pitAnI AjJA dhAraka banAvyA. vinamie pitAnI putrI subhadrAne bharatezvara vere paraNavI. je jate dIvase strIratna thaI. bharatezvare chakhaMDa uparAMta sarpa, pAMDuka vigere nava, nidhio meLavyA. Ama bharatezvara caudaratna, navanidhi, batrIsa hajAra rAjAo, chanukoDagAma, batrIsa hajAra deza, corAsI lAkha hAthI ghoDA ratha ane chanukroDa pAya daLa vigerenA svAmi thayA. ane bharatezvara cakavati banyA. suMdari! A zuM thayu ? kevuM sAruM lAvaNya hatuM ane ke tAre deha mehaka hate ! tAruM rUpa ane baLa badhuM gayuM kayAM? "dehanA svabhAva che. deha thaDeja kAyamI eka sarakhe rahe che" suMdarIe parANe simata karatAM kahyuM. sevake! huM digayAtrA karavA nIkaLyo paNa tame te badhA ahiM hatA ne? suMdarIne deha Ama kema bane? oSadha For Private And Personal Use Only

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sthAsAgara ane kherAkanI zuM khAmI hatI ke suMdarI AvI durbaLa ane sAva nisteja banI?" bharata cakIe sevakane dabaDAvatAM kahyuM. sevake belyA "jene tyAM deve hAjarAhajura hoya tene tyAM zI khAmI hoya? suMdarIne haMmezAM dIkSAnI tamannA hatI. temane Ape dIkSAnI anumati na ApI tethI temaNe Apa diyAtrAe nIkaLyA tyArathI Aja sudhI Aya bila tapa Adaryo che ane haju paNa AyaMbila kare che." "suMdari! dIkSA mATe tAre nizcayaja che te huM tane nahi rekuM, huM te rAjya vaibhava cheDI zreya nathI sAdhI zako paNa zreya sAdhanAra tane huM kema rekuM. ?" bharatezvare dIkSAmAM karela aMtarAya badala pazcAtApa darzAvatAM kahyuM. A pachI suMdarIe dIkSA lIdhI ane bharatezvaranA aThThANuM bhAI, bAhubaLi ane bIjA ghaNu putrae paNa dIkSA svIkArI. bhagavAna ne A parSadAmAM ghaNuM jIve che. AmAMthI kaI tIrthakara thanAra bhavyAtmA che kharo?" eka vakhata bharata mahArAjAe bhagavaMtane prazna pucho. bhagavaMte kahyuM "bharata tAro putra marici A covIzImAM mahAvIra nAme evI zamA tirthaMkara thaze. mahAvidehamAM priya mitra nAme cakravati thaze ane A avasarpiNImAM tripRSTha nAme prathama vAsudeva paNa thaze." bharata cakI bhagavAnanI A vANI sAMbhaLI vicAravA lAgyA "zuM karmane prabhAva che? mArA bhAIo bAMdha ane ghaNA putrae dIkSA lIdhI paNa keIe te dIkSAne For Private And Personal Use Only

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bharata cakrava ta virAdhI nathI paNa A marIcie dIkSA lenArAnAM devAthI thatA pUjA sanmAna dekhI bhagavAna pAse dIkSA lIdhI paNa tene TADha taDakAnA upasargo na sahana thayA. tethI teNe koi judeja veSa dhAryo che. te bhagavAM kapaDAM pahere che. pagamAM cAkhaDI rAkhe che. pAtro cheoDI kama'Daludhare che ane mAthe paNa chatra rAkhe che. hajI eTalu sArU che ke tenAmAM su Mdara upadeza ApavAnI chaTA chatAM leAkeAne upadeza sAcA Ape che ane potAnA bhagavA veSamAM kAine joDatA nathI. Ama chatAM te kharekhara pUNyazALI che kemake te ceAvIsamA tIrthaMkara thaze. mAre mATe tA te kharekhara vaMdanIya che.' bharata cakravarti jyAM marIci hatA tyAM gayA ane traNa pradakSiNA pUrNAMka vaMdana karI khelyA bhAgyavaMta ! tame kharekhara pUNyazALI che. bhagavate kahyu` che ke marIci chellA tIrthaMkara thaze. mahA videhamAM cakravarti thaze ane A bharakSetramAM pahelA vAsudeva thaze.' huM tamArA bhagavA veSane vAMdatA nathI paNa tame chellA tIrthaMkara thaze| mATe kharekhara bhAgyavaMta che. tethI vadana karUM chuM." bharatezvara tA gayA paNa marIcinA hu tenA hRdayamAM na mATe. dveSa jItavA sahele che paNa rAga jItavA ghaNA kaThaNu che AthI mekSa nisaraNI caDatAM krodha mAna pahelAM jAya paNa rAga rUpa mAna ane leAla pachIja jAya che. marIci nAcavA mAMDayeA ane elke mArA dAdA prathama tIrthaMkara, mArA pitA pahelA cakravarti, huM prathama vAsudeva ane chelle tI kara. zuM amArUM kuLa. ahAhA ikSvAkukuLamAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAma 23 tIrthaMkaro thavAnA. jagamAM amAra kuTuMba jevu ucca kuTuMba kAIja nathI. mAMdhyuM. harSAtithI ahi marIcie nikAcita nIcageAtra (8) jagattne pavitra karatA eka vakhata cAtrIsa atizayane dhAraNa karatA bhagavAna RSabhadeva aSTApada parvata upara samavasaryAM. patanA rakSakAe A samAcAra bharata cakravattine ApyA. sudara vadhAmaNI khadala krie teone sADAbAra kroDa seAnaiyA inAmamAM ApyA. tyArabAda bharatacakra saparivAra sahita aSTApada parvate gayA ane tyAM bhagavaMtane pradakSiNA dai vAMdI dezanA sAMbhaLI. peAtAnA mahAvratadhArI bhAiene joi bharatane bhrAtRprema ubharAye, peAtAnI cakrinI Rddhi ane hajArA cakSeA sevake hAvA chata bhAie vinA peAte vanavagaDAnA TuThA jevA ekalA dekhAya. 'hu' mATe hovA chatAM nAnA chuM ane mare nAnA hAvA chatAM hRdayanA udAra A kharekhara meATA che. hu cakravattinAM sukha bhegavuM chuM ane A mArA bhAie duSkara tapazcaryA karI rahyA che. jeNe peAtAnA bhAione paNu pAtAnA na gaNyA tene jagatamAM bIjuM kANu peAtAnuM hAya? 'e vicAre ubharAcA. , bharatezvara paramAtmA pAse gayA ane peAtAnA bhAione rAjyaRddhi pAchI ApI ghera lai javA vinaMtI karI. bhagavAne kahyuM ke 'bhadrika bharata! zarIra ane mananI paNa darakAra na karanAra A uttama munipugavA vamana karela bhegarUpa rAjyane kema grahaNa kare?' For Private And Personal Use Only

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bharata cakravati bharate tu pAMcaseA gADAmAM AhAra vigere sAmagrI lAvI munione ApavA mAMDI tyAre bhagavaMte kahyuM ' bharata ! munione AdhAkamI-temane uddezIne banAvavAmAM Avela AhAra khape nahi.' bharate bhagavatane peAtAne tyAM temane mATe nahi karela AhAra vahArI kRtArtha karavAnI mAgaNI karI. bhagavate javAkhamAM kahyuM ke * bharata ! munie rAjapa Da vAra nahi. sarva khAjuthI pAchA paDela bharatezvaranA hRdayamAM zeka sAgare mAjhA mukI ane te mUrchA pAmyuM. tene lAgyuM ke je mArI rAjayaRddhinA aMza paNa A tyAgI muni bAMdhavenA kAmamAM na Ave tevI rAjyaRddhivALA huM rAjezvara cakravatti ke kharekhara koInA paNa upakAraka nahi bananAra niSkriya garIba chuM.' indra bharatanA duHkhane ochuM karavA bhagavatane puchyu ke bhagavAna avagraha keTalA che ? bhagavAne kahyuM ke 1 indra saMbaMdhI. 2 cakravarti sa MbaMdhI, 3 rAjA saMbaMdhI, 4 gRhastha saMbaMdhI ane 5 sAdhu saMbaMdhI. A pAMca prakAre che. temAM paNa indranI gerahAjarImAM cakranI anujJA ane cakranI gerahAjarImAM rAjAnI anujJA e pramANe kramapUrNAMka anujJAthI sAdhue vicarI zake. indre ubhA thai jaNAvyu` ke mArA avagrahamAM je munie vicare che temane mArA kSetramAM vicaravAnI meM rajA ApI che.' pachI bharate paNu ubhA thaI kahyuM ke 'mArA avagrahanI huM paNa rajA Apu chuM. tyAra 6 ' For Private And Personal Use Only

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12 kathAsAgara bAda bharatacakrIe Indrane pUchyuM ke "A bhejana sAmagrInuM zuM karavuM? InTe jaNAvyuM ke "guNAdhika zrAvakane te ApI de." bharatacakravattie te vAta mAnya rAkhI zrAvakane jamADayA. eka vakhata bharatacakrIe Indrane puchaDyuM ke tamArUM mULarUpa devalokamAM paNa AvuM ja hoya che ke pheraphAravALuM hoya che? InDe bharatane pitAnI kaniSThA AMgaLI mULarUpe batAvI. te jotAM ja bhAratanI AMkhe aMjAI gaI. sUryanA sahastrakiraNe. saMgaThita thaI jANe te na banI hoya tevuM bharatane lAgyuM. A pachI Indra bhagavaMtane namI svasthAne gaye, ane bharate adhyAmAM IndranI aMgulinA smaraNa nimitte IndranI aMguline Aropa karI mahotsava karyo tyArabAda lekamAM IndrastaMbha repI Indramotsava karavAnI pravRtti zarU thaI. bharata cakravattine lAgyuM ke rAjapiMDa hovAthI mAre tyAM munio vahI zake tema nathI. te mAre koIne kAMI mArUM zreya karavuM joIe. tethI teNe zrAvakane belAvI kahyuM ke "tame mAre raDe dararoja bhejina karaje. AraMbha samAraMbhane tyAga karI svAdhyAya karaje ane mane jAgRta rAkhavA "jita avAja mAM mUri, to mAna mAna' (tame jItAyelA che. bhaya vRddhi pAme che mATe keI jIvane ke tamArA AtmaguNane na haNe ane sAvadha rahe) ATalA zabdo kaheje. A zrAvake haMmezAM A pramANe zabda kahe che ane A zabda sAMbhaLatAM bharatanA hRdayamAM kSaNabhara huM For Private And Personal Use Only

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bharata cakravati 12 kaSAyathI jItA chuM. maraNane ane saMsArane bhaya mAthe che vigere vicAra Ave che ane laya pAme che. thoDA vakhatamAM te raDe jamanAranI saMkhyA khuba vadhI paDI. AthI sAcAnI parIkSA karI temane oLakhavA kAkiNI ratnathI traNa rekhA karI zrAvakane pRthapha karyA ane temanA svAdhyAya mATe arihaMtanI stuti ane zrAvaka sAdhu dharmanA AcArane jaNAvanAra cAra vedanI racanA karI. "mAhana mAhana" kahenArA A zrAvako jate dIvase mAhanA e nAmathI prasiddha thayA ane temAMthI jate dIvase brAhmaNe thayA. bharata cakravatti pachI tenA putra AdityayazA pAse kAkiNIratna na hevAthI A mAhone senAnI janeI karI ane te pachI rUpAnI ane hAla sUtranI thaI. pitA mavAna......nI kahevAnI pravRtti bharata cakravatti pachI temanI ATha peDhI sudhI cAlI ane navamA dasamA tIrthaMkaranA AMtarAmAM sAdhu dharmane vicacheda thaye tyAre jinezvara bhagavaMtanI stuti ane sAdhu tathA zrAvaka dharmane AcArarUpa bharata cakravattie racela vede paNa pheravAyA ane tene sthAne navInaja veda banyA. rASabhadeva bhagavAna mekSa samaya najIka Avyo tyAre daza hajAra munio sAthe aSTApada parvata upara padhAryA tyAM temanI sAthe bhagavAne aNusaNa svIkArI piSa vadI 13 (merU terasa) nA dIvase abhijita nakSatramAM nirvANa pAmyA. devee mahatsava pUrvaka bhagavAnanA dehane agni saMskAra karyo ane indro vigere temanA avazene parama pavitra mAnI deva lekamAM laI gayA. bharata cakravatie agni saMskAra For Private And Personal Use Only

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4. kathAsAgara bhUminI najIka siMhaniSadyA nAmane prAsAda karAvyuM ane temAM 24 tIrthakara bhagavAnanI temanA deha pramANavALI ratnamaya pratimA sAthe navANuM bhAIonI paNa pratimA sthApita karI. prAsAdanI bahAra navANuM bAMdhava munione yazasamUha hoya tevA navANuM stupa paNa bharatezvare karAvyA. bharata cakravartI baddhizALI hatA, te sArI rIte samajatA hatA ke have pachIne kALa paDate Ave che. ratnathI lalacAI rakhe keI AzAtanA na kare. ane sau koI mATe A sthAna sugama na bane mATe daMDarana vaDe te parvatanA ATha pagathAra sivAya badhe mArga sara karyo. A ATha pagathArathI A parvata aSTApadane nAme prasiddhi pAmyo. - bharata cakI prasAda ane tenI pratiSThA karyA bAda bhAre mane ayodhyAmAM AvyA. pitA ane bhAIonA nirvANa bAda bharata cakavatine cena na paDyuM. tene tenI addhi samRddhi ane vaibhava akAre lAge te potAnA navANuM bhAIone kRta dhanya mAnavA lAgyA ane pitAnI jAtane pAmara gaNavA lAgyA. pradhAnee bharatezvarane vinavyuM "mahArAjA ! zA mATe zeka kare che? bhagavAna ane tamArA bAMdhe jagatamAM utkRSTamAM utkRSTa sthAna pAmyA che. Apa game teTaluM rAjya uparathI mana aLaguM kare paNa A rAjyadhurA saMbhALe te atyAre keI nathI kemake tamArA bhAIo ane rAjyadhurA vahana kare te sarve e dIkSA lIdhI che, rAjakumAra AdityayazA hajI bALaka che. Apa cittamAMthI uThega dUra karo ane rAjya kAryamAM citta pare. For Private And Personal Use Only

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bharata cakravati bharatezvare dhIme dhIme zeka e che karyo. ane te nirIha bhAve rAjyakAja saMbhALavA lAgyA. (12) savArane vakhata hata maMda maMda pavanathI bharatezvaranA rAja mahelanA tAraNe suMdara saMgIta bajAvatAM hatAM. bharate zvara snAna karI suMgaMdhi dravyathI zarIra vAsita karI dukuLa ane ratna hIrAthI jaDita thaI pitAnuM rUpa nirakhavA ArisA bhuvanamAM padhAryA. mAthAnA vALa upara hAtha pheravatAM arisA bhuvanamAM rUpa nirakhatA bharatezvara bAlyA. "uMmara vadhI che chatAM zarIrane dekhAva te IMdra jeja che. zarIranuM teja bhalabhalAne DAre tevuM che ane ejasU saune AMjI nAkhe tevuM che. malakAtA caMkIe paraspara khabhA upara hAtha pheravI dehanA sarva avaya jevA mAMDayA evAmAM acAnaka vRddha patinA hAthamAMthI yuvAna strI khasI jAya tema ratna jaDita vIMTI AMgaLImAMthI sarakI paDI. bharatezvara vIMTIne je te karatAM teNe AMgaLIne joI te vIMTI vinAnI AMgaLI bIjI AMgaLI karatAM alI lAgI bharatezvare eka pachI eka dAgInA utAryA ane ame nirakhyA te je ghaDI pahelA mastakanA mugaTa dekhIne IdranI tulanA karavAnuM mana thayuM hatuM te mastaka dekhI pote sAva zebhA vinAne lAgyuM. bAjubaMdha hAra ane mukuTa jatAM pitAnuM zarIra dugachanIya jaNAyuM. cAmaDI sAme bharatezvare najara nAMkhI te temane samajAyuM ke mArI yuvAnI banAvaTI hatI A cAmaDI te mArI vRddhAvasthAne jaNAve che ane tenI aMdara zuM che te have achAnuM nathI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara dAgInAthI zarIra keTale vakhata zobhavAnuM? dAgInA che tyAM sudhI. te jatAM zarIra bhAvinAnuM. tema AtmA jatAM A kahevAte bharata keTale vakhata. tene rAjya mahelamAM paNa kaI nahiM saMghare te gaMdhAI uThaze. A strIo, A vaibhava ane cakravartinI badhI trAddhi zuM mArI che? nA. A AtmA jatAM te badhAM aLagAM. mArAM cauda ratna ane chanukroDa gAmanuM Adhipatya mane pharI jAgRta nahi karI zake ane huM jaIza tyAM sAthe paNa nahi Ave. mArI sAthe Avaze ke zuM? AtmAnI karela zubha azubha karaNI. mArI karaNI te jaga jAhera che ke meM mArA bhAIonAM rAjya laI lIdhAM che. cha khaMDa sAdhatAM meM kAMI oche pApa beja ekaThe nathI karyo? mArA pitAe kevaLajJAna ane mokSane mArga khule karyo ane meM kharekhara pApanA mArga khulalA karyA. bhAIoe kalyANa sAdhyuM benee mukti meLavI, putree rAja cheDayAM huM AmAM muMjhAye. vIMTI jatAM AMgaLI aTulI tema AtmA jatAM A deha ane A samRddhi badhuM parAyuM. bhAratevara uMDA uMDA Ama ramaNanI vicAra dhArAmAM khuMcyA ane ArisA bhavanamAMja kevaLa pAmyA. IndranuM Asana kaMpyuM teNe upaga mukaye te jaNAyuM ke bharatezvare kevaLajJAna prApta karyuM che. indra muniveSa Ape bharatezvare paMca puSTi leca karyo ane te paherI bharata kevaLI daza hajAra muni sAthe jagatamAM vicAravA lAgyA. ayodhyAnI gAdI upara AdityayazAne abhiSeka thaye. dakSAbAda eka lAkha pUrva bharatezvara jagatamAM vicaya. ane aneka prANIone tArI pitAnA nAmathI bharatakSetrane prasiddha karatA aNasaNa karI nirvANa pAmyA. (laghu triSaSTizalAkA caritra) For Private And Personal Use Only

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10 2 huM kema namuM? yAne bAhubali (1) bhagavAna rASabhadevane so putra hatA. temAM bhArata ane bAhubali mukhya hatA. bhagavAne adhyAnuM rAjya bharatane ane bahalI dezanuM rAjya bAhubaline ApyuM ane bIjA aThThANuM putrane judAM judAM rAjya ApI bhagavAne dIkSA lIdhI. dIkSA bAda ekavakhata bhagavAna bahalI dezanA sImADe . AvyA ane kAusagga dhyAne rahyA. udyAnapAlake rAte bAhubaline khabara ApI ke "rASabhadeva bhagavAna udyAnamAM padhAryA che. ane kAussagga dhyAne rahyA che.' bAhubalie caturaMgI senA taiyAra karI takSazilA nagarInA ghareghare teraNathI zaNagAya ane bhavya mahatsava pUrvaka bhagavAnane vaMdana karavA savAra thatAM nIkaLyo tyAM khabara paDI ke bhagavAna te kAussaga pArI vahelA vihAra karI gayA che. bAhubaline bhagavAnanAM darzana na thatAM pArAvAra pazcAtApa thayo ane te belI uThaye "bhagavaMta jevA bhagavaMta mAre AMgaNe padhAryA chatAM huM kamabhAgI darzana na pAmI zake. bhagavaMtane AvelA sAMbhaLyA chatAM huM mAre mahele piDha. atyAre suMdara prabhAta che chatAM mAre te aprabhAtaja rahyuM." For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara bAhubali Ama chatAM paNa parivAra sAthe udyAnamAM gaye ane jyAM bhagavAna kAusagga dhyAne rahyA hatA tyAM bhagavAnanA paganI rekhAne bhagavAnanuM pratIka mAnI pUjA karI. ane tyAM mahotsava karI hajAra ArAvALuM dharmacaka pratiSThita karyuM. (2) bharatacakIe cha khaMDa sAdhyA bAda potAnA aThThANuM bhAIone AjJA paLAvavA kaheNa mokalyuM. aThThANuM bhAIo bhegA thayA ane bhagavaMta pAse jaI kahevA lAgyA "bhagavaMta ! Ape bharatane sau karatAM meTuM adhyAnuM rAjya ApyuM che chatAM te Aje lebhI banI amArA upara AjJA pALavAnuM kaheNa mokale che. Ape ApelA rAjyathI ame saMtoSI chIe amAre bhAratanuM kAMI joItuM nathI chatAM bhArata amAruM paDAvI levA mAge che te amAre zuM karavuM ?" bhagavAna bolyA"lakSamI caMcaLa che ane jIvana paNa caMcaLa che. A rAjya keI pAse sthira rahevAnuM nathI. eka pachI eka bIjAne javAnuM che te nizcita che. to DAhyA mANasanuM kartavya che ke je ApaNane cheDI jAya te karatAM ApaNe ja tene kema na cheDavuM. rAjyalakSamI e narake laI janArI che. AvI rAjya lakSmI saMsAramAM tame ghaNIvAra meLavI che chatAM kAMI hita sayuM nathI. karavA jevuM to e che ke A parimita jIvanamAM kAMI AmAnuM kalyANa thAya te karI levuM." A bhadrika aThThANuM putrae tyAMne tyAM bhagavaMta pAse dIkSA lIdhI. A samAcAra bharata mahArAjAe sAMbhaLyA eTale te dIlagIra thayA. temaNe kahyuM ke mAre temanuM rAjaya paDAvI For Private And Personal Use Only

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bAhubali levuM na hatuM paNa te samajyA ke bharata rAjya laI levA mAge che kevA uttama bAMdha ! ane huM temanI saraLatA ane zuM temane tyAga ! (3) mahArAja ! have kaI paNa rAjA ApanI AjJA na mAne te rahyo nathI chatAM kema cakra AyudhazALAmAM dAkhala thatuM nathI ?' rAjasabhAmAM suSeNa senApatie bharatezvarane kahyuM. - bharatezvare kahyuM ke "vicAra karatAM bharatanA chae khaMDanAM adhAM rAjya ApaNane vaza thayAM che. nAnA moTA badhA rAjAo AdhIna thayA che chatAM caka aTake che kema ?" suSeNa bolyA "mahArAja ! hAM yAda AvyuM. ApanA nAnA bhAI bAhubalI AvyA nathI. ane teNe ApanI AjJA zirodhArya karI nathI tethI caka aTakatuM lAge che." - senApati ! mArA aThThANuM bhAIoe dIkSA lIdhI have mAre bAMdyarUpa A ekaja bhAI rahyo che. tene AjJA manAvavAnuM kahI cheTe che cheDavAthI zuM lAbha?" bharatezvara bAhubalInA svabhAvathI jANakAra hovAthI belyA. "mahArAja! e sAcuM paNa jyAre badhA rAjA AjJA mAne ane te na mAne te te bhAI chatAM zatruja gaNAya ne? ApaNe tenuM rAjaya kayAM kevuM che. te ahiM Ave ane AjJA mAnavAnuM kabula kare eTale patyuM." senApatie kahyuM. bharatezvare suvega nAmanA dUtane bahalI deza meka ane teNe bAhubaline jaI kahyuM "rAjana ! ApanA vaDIla For Private And Personal Use Only

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20 kathAsAgara kare che. Apa adhu bharatezvare cha khaMDa sAdhyA che. tenI samRddhi Aje sarvoeSTha che. khatrIsa hajAra rAjA tenI sevA eka vakhata tyAM padhArA ane temane Anati AjJA mAnA.' karI temanI : bAhubali ekadama camakayA ane khelyA dUta ! tuM mane AjJA manAvavAnuM kahevA AvyA che? bharatane kaheje ke dareka daramAM uMdara nathI rahetA kAika daramAM sApa paNa rahe che. tema aThThANu bhAIone te AjJA manAvavAnu kahyu eTale temaNe te rAjya ApI dIkSA lIdhI paNa A bAhubali tArI samRddhi ke saMpattithI DarI nahi jAya. pitAe tane je ApyuM che ane te... meLavyu che tethI tuM sateSa mAna. vadhu lebha na kara. amane je Apyu che tethI ame sa MtuSTa chIe. gaMgAnA kAMThA upara hathelImAM pakaDI tene AkAzamAM me uchALele te dIvaseA te bhUlI gayA nathI ne? hu meTA bhAi moTA bhAi gaNI tene pitA tulya mAnatA hatA ane gaurava sAcavatA hatA te Aje tenu vaDIlapaNuM cheoDI mArA upara adhikAra jamAvavA mAge che. dUta jA tArA rAjAne jaI kahe ke khAhubali tamArI AjJA mAnavA nA pADe che.' dUta vilakheA paDI khahalI dezathI pAcho pharyAM paNa Thera Thera bahelImAM teNe mAhubalinuM prajAvAtsalya ane parAkramanI cazeAgAthA sAMbhaLI. bharata evuM nAma tyAMnA prajAjanA strIenA kacavA uparanA guMthaNu sivAya khIjAne samajatA na hatA. ( 5 ) dUta aAdhyA AvyA ane teNe mAhulane sadeze. bharatezvarane kahyo. For Private And Personal Use Only

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bAhubali bharatezvare cauda ratna ane akSauhiNI senA sAthe bahalI deza upara AkramaNa karyuM.. ( bAhubali ane bharatezvaranAM lazkaro sAmasAmAM bATayAM. bAra varSa yuddha cAlyuM paNa keIe macaka na ApI. koDe devatAo AkAzamAM A janasaMhAraka yuddha jevA ubhA rahyA. indra vicAramAM paDayA "A kevuM Azcarya ? jenA pitAe kroDenuM kalyANa karanAra jagatanI vyavasthAne sthApI tenA A zANA gaNAtA putra zuM laI beThA che?" Indra bharatezvara pAse AvyA ane bolyA. "rAjana ! rASabhadevanA moTA putra bharatane A hajAre mAnavIne saMhAra zebhe che? jagatamAM saMyamanA bIja eka pachI eka mAnavImAM jagatapitA repe che ane tenA putre te mAnavene saMhAra karI lehInI nadIo vahevarAve che te zuM sAruM che?" bharatezvare kahyuM "Indra mahArAja! mAre bAhubali upara sattA jamAvavI nathI. cakaratna Ayudha zALAmAM pesatuM nathI teTalAja puratuM mAruM bAhubaline kaheNa hatuM. paNa te teNe na mAnyuM mATeja mAre A karavuM paDayuM che. Apa tene samajAve ke bharata tAruM rAjya levA mAgatuM nathI. ane kadAca bharata cakI thAya che temAM tenuM paNa gauravaja che ne?" - Indra bAhubali pAse gayA ane bolyA "bAhubali! tamArUM baLa atula che. tamAruM rAjya levAnI kenAmAM tAkAta che? ane A tame yuddha konI sAme kare che? pitAtulya moTA bhAInI AjJA mAnavI joIe ke tenI sAme raNazIMgu kuMvuM joIe?" sAra tAra mAM tenuM pADyuM che For Private And Personal Use Only

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12 kathAsAgara bAhubalie kahyuM "Indra mahArAja ! AmAM mAre vAMka nathI. bharata bahalI deza upara zA mATe caDhI AvyuM? ene ahiM keNe belA hate? aThThANuM bhAIonAM rAjya paDAvI lIdhAM. have tene mAruM paDAvI levuM che ema? huM prANatyAga karIza paNa ema te namatuM nahi jokhuM." Inse kahyuM je tamAre yuddhaja karavuM hoya te tame be jaNa daTiyuddha, vAyuddha, bAhuyuddha, muTiyuddha ane daMDayuddha karo paNa nAhaka hajAre bIjA mANasane zA mATe saMhAra karo che?" paraspara sainyanuM yuddha baMdha thayuM ane A be bhAIenuM yuddha cAlyuM. pAMce yuddhamAM bAhubali jItyA. devane zaMkA paDI ke "cakavati te bharata che ke bAhubali ?" tyAM bharatezvare maryAdA choDI, bAhubali upara hajAra ArAvALuM cakra cheDayuM paNa merU parvatanI AsapAsa sUrya pradakSiNA kare tema bAhubalinI AsapAsa pharI caka bharatanA pAse pAchuM AvyuM. kAraNake cakrane prabhAva vagotrIya upara paDatuM nathI. have bAhubalInA krodhe mAjhA mUkI. ane te belI uThayA. amAre bannee paraspara sarakhI sAmagrIthI yuddha karavAnuM hatuM chatAM bhArate nItimArgane ullaMghI mArA vadha mATe cakra mukayuM. ekendriya cakrane viveka AvyuM ane te pAchuM pharyuM paNa he bharata! meTe bhAI thaI tuM lebhathI viveka cukaye. tane ane tArA cakane huM A muThThithI curI nAMkhuM" e pramANe belatA bAhubali muThThi upADI bharatezvara tarapha deDayA. bharatanI paDakhe jatAM tenI vicAra dhArAe vaLI palaTo For Private And Personal Use Only

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bAhubali 3 lIdhe. "bharata ane mArAmAM phera che? bharata cakravati thavA mATe caka mukayuM ane huM pitAtulya vaDIla bhAIne mAravA de chuM. jagatamAM rAjya ane addhi kenAM TakayAM che? nAnA aThThANuM bhAIone dhanya che ke jemaNe jagatamAM vaDIlane vinaya batAvyuM ane dIkSA laI potAnuM kalyANa paNa sAdhyuM." upADelI muThThI niSphaLa na karatAM te muThThIthI bAhubalie pitAne ziraca karyo ane namrabhAve bharatane kahyuM ke he cakri! je rAjaye ApaNA bane bhAIomAM virodha pragaTAvyo te rAjya mAre na joIe. huM dIkSA aMgIkAra karuM chuM ane ajJAna tathA lebhavazathI tamane je kAMI meM viDaMbanA karI che tenI huM kSamA mAguM chuM." devoe puSpavRSTi karI ane AkAzavANImAM bolyA ke "baLathI maTAbhAIne chatI bAhubalie bane bhAIonI vacce bheda karanAra mehane paNa kharekhara ja che." bAhubalie raNAMgaNanI bhUmine kAussagya dhyAnanI bhUmi banAvI ane kevaLajJAna pAmyA pachI bhagavAnanI samIpe javAthI nAnA bhAIone vaMdana karavuM na paDe te vicArI kevaLajJAnanI prApti mATe tyAMja kAussagya dhyAne rahyA. bharata mahArAjA vilakhA paDayA. cakravartinI rAjya Rddhi maLyA chatAM bAhubali AgaLa temanuM baLa mapAI gayuM. bAhubalie ane aThThANuM bhAIe rAjya cheDI dIkSA levAthI te niHsnehI gaNAyA. temane bAhubali pratye sabhAva jAge. tenI mahattA ane pitAnI ochAza potAne jaNAvA lAgI. te bolI For Private And Personal Use Only

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24. kathAsAgara uThayA ke "bAMdhava! bAhubali, tuM baLavAna ane dayALu che. huM nibaMdha ane nirdaya chuM, huM viveka cuke, te viveka sAca. tuM gaNanA yogya puruSamAM gaye. huM kaSAyathI bhAna bhUlelA mANasanI gaNatarImAM gaNaIza. bAMdhavA mArA aparAdhane kSamA kare." bAhubali mauna hatA. bharata mahArAjAe bAhubalinI stuti karI temanA rAjyapara bAhubalinA putra samayazAne sthApI zeka sahita pitAne sthAne gayA. ( 7 ) ekacitte nizcaLa merUsamAna UMDuM AtmarakSaNa karatAM bAhubaline dIvaso upara dIvase pasAra thayA, ziyALo unALo pasAra thaI comAsuM beThayuM. temanA zarIrane lAkaDAnuM thaDa mAnI AsapAsa latAo vIMTAI. pakSIoe temAM mALA karyA paNa dehadhArI bAhubali acetana ThuMThAnI peThe sthira rahyA. ugratapa tyAga ane dhyAnathI temaNe karmone kSINa karyA chatAM "kevaLajJAna pragaTa thayA pachI huM pitA pAse jAuM jethI mAre vaMdana karavuM na paDe te rUpa "huM kema namuM'nI bhAvanA nivRtta na thaI tyAM sudhI kevaLajJAna naja pragaTayuM. eka vakhate bhagavAnanA kahevAthI brAhmI ane suMdarI jyAM bAhubaLi hatA tyAM AvI kahevA lAgI ke vIra gaja thakI heThA Utare, gaja caDe kevaLa na heya. vIrA merA re. he bAMdhava! bhagavaMta kahe che ke hAthI uparathI heThA utare kemake hAthIe caDelAne kevaLajJAna pragaTatuM nathI." For Private And Personal Use Only

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bAhubali - 5 A zabda uccArI brAhmI ane suMdarI sAdhvI temanA ugra tapane anumodana ApatI cAlI gaI. bAhubaMlinA manamAM vicAra AvyuM ke "huM araNyamAM 6 ahiM keI hAthI nathI. bhagavaMtanA vacanamAM paNa pheraphAra na hoya. kSaNamAM tene samajAyuM ke bhagavAna mArA upakArI che mane jaNAve che ke "nAnAbhAIne na vAMdavArUpa abhimAna hAthIthI haThe utara." huM bhUlya. meTe huM ke te bhAIe. temaNe pahelAM rAjyAddhi cheDI. pahelAM pitAnI sevA svIkArI. pahelAM tapa dhyAna takhyA. pahelAM dIkSA lIdhI ane pahelAM jJAna pAmyA. huM tyAM jAuM ane temane vaMdana karuM ane mArA AtmAne kRtakRtya banAvuM. Ama belI temaNe paga upADe. "huM kema namuM 'nI bhAvanA hRdayamAMthI dUra karI ane paga upADatAMja te raNabhUmimAM kevaLajJAna pragaTayuM. paramAtmA RSabhadeva pAse AvI pradakSiNA daI bhagavAnane namaskAra karI bAhubali kevali parSadAmAM beThA. bAhubali A pachI ghaNuM varSa pRthvImAM vicaryA ane aMte nirvANa pAmyA. game teTaluM tapa karo game teTaluM dhyAna dharo paNa manamAMthI jyAM sudhI "huM kema namuM"nuM mAna na khase tyAM sudhI kalyANa na thAya te vastu bAhubalinuM jIvana Aje paNa baMdha ApI rahyuM che. (laghu triSaSTi zalAkA purUSa) For Private And Personal Use Only

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103 traNa pagalAM yAne viSNukumAra ( 1 ) Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir ujjainImAM vama nAmanA rAjA rAjya karatA hatA. rAjAne jainadharma upara rUci hatI. A rAjAne namuci nAme pradhAna hatA. namruci ahuja buddhizALI ane duradezI hatA paNa jainadharma upara tene dveSa hatA. ujjainImAM sutratAcAya padhAryA. va rAbta parivAra sAthe vaMdana karavA gayA. zaramAzarame namuci paNa rAjA sAthe AvyA. jatAM jatAM namucie AcArya sAthe carcA karavA mAMDI ke 'brAhmaNA pavitra ane A jaina sAdhuo apavitra che. AcArye brahmacaya jene hAya te pavitra ane te vinAnA te apavitra' vigere kahyuM. Ama namucie jeTalI carco kADhI te badhAmAM te pAchA paDayeA. namuci svabhAvanA krodhI ane DaMkhIleA hatA tene carcAmAM peAtAne parAbhava lAgyA tethI madhyarAtrie uThI munine mAravA doDayA paNa zAsanadevIe tene staMbhita karyAM. namucinI AkhA gAmamAM niMdA thaI ke kevA niya ane dharma dveSI pradhAna che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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viSNukumAra 27 nasucine have ujjainImAM rahevu ThIka na lAgyuM. tethI eka rAte kAine puchyA gAThyA vinA ujjainI DI hastinApura gayA. ( 2 ) hastinApuramAM A vakhate padmottara rAjAnuM rAjya hatuM. A rAjAne viSNukumAra ane mahApadma nAmanA e putrA hatA. namucie hastinApuramAM paga mukatAnI sAthe siMhubaLa nAmanA eka bhayaMkara rAjyanA zatrunA parAbhava karyAM. Ane pariNAme te mahApadmanA prItipAtra thayA. mahApadma namucine te vakhateja kahyuM ke 'namuci ! tu mAge te Apu' paNa nacie avasare joiza ema kahI patAvyuM, A pachI namuci hastinApuranA pradhAna thaye. (3) padmottara rAjAne jvALAdevI ane lakSmI nAme e rANIe hatI. jvALAdevA jana dharmAMnA upara rAgavALI hatI ane lakSmI brAhmaNa dharmo upara rAgavALI hatI. hastinApuramAM AsA mahInAmAM rathayAtrA nIkaLatI. vALAdeva kahe ke mAro ratha pahele ane lakSmIdevi kahe ke mArA ratha pahele. rAjAe A nAnA vivAda mATu kaDavuM rUpa leze ema mAnI rathayAtrAja aTakAvI. A vAta mahApadmane na gamI tethI te hastinApura cheDI paradeza gayA. mahApadma bhaviSyamAM cakravarti thanAra hatA tethI jyAM gayA tyAM tene rAjyalakSmI ane vidyAdhara kanyAo maLI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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28 kathAsAgara jotajotAmAM mahApadma mahApratApI nIvaDayA.. padmottara rAjAe tene hastinApura elAnyA ane tenI icchA mujakha prathama jainaratha kADhI rathayAtrA kADhI. (4) Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir samaya jatAM sutratAcArya hastinApura padhAryAM. naci te teone dekhI ekadama DaghAye paNa AcAya ne tenI pratye kAMi abhAva na hatA. rAjA padmottare dIkSA lIdhI ane rAjya viSNukumArane ApavA mAMDayuM paNu rAjya na letAM viSNukumAre paNa dIkSA svIkArI. dIkSAkhAda viSNukumAre upavAsa upara upavAsa karavA mAMDayA ane temane eka pachI eka evI ghaNI labdhie thai. viSNukumArane AkAzagAminI labdhi hatI Ane laI teo meru parvatanI cUlikA upara rahetA ane tyAMnA zAzvatA madirAnAM darzana karI bhAvita thatA. padmottaranI dIkSA khAda mahApadma hastinApuranA rAjA thayeA ane pachI tene codaratna maLatAM cakrava thayA. cakravita paNAmAM teNe ghaNAM dharmAMnAM kAryoM karAvyAM chatAM rAjyamAM jInA maMtrI namucinuM varcasva khuba hatu. (5) mahApadmanI dharmaniSThatA ane hastinApura kendramAM hovAthI sunatAcArya karI bIjI vAra ziSya sAthe hastinApura AvyA. A sUrine jotAMja namucine vera levAnu` mana thayuM. teNe mahApadma pAse pUnA ApelA varadAnanA badalAmAM alpakALa For Private And Personal Use Only

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viSNukumAra 29 mATe cakravati paNAnu' padma bhAgavavAnI mAgaNI karI. ekavacanI mahApadma namucine sa rAjyanA dora sAMpyA. ane peAte rAjyakAthI nivRtta thaI a MtaHpuramAM rahyo. rAjyanA sapUrNa dora potAnA hAthamAM AvatAM namu cie hiMsAvALA mahAyajJa AraMbhyo. AmAM AzIrvAda ApavA bIjA badhA dharma guru AvyA paNa sutratAcA na gayA. A aparAdha AgaLa karI namucie temane khelAvyA ane kahyuM ; mahArAja huM hAla rAjA chuM. huM yajJa karUM chuM. temAM badhAe AzIrvAda ApyA. ane A mArA kAne vakhANyu tyAre tame kema kAMi na karyuM ?' guru melyA 'hiMsAne ame kema vakhANIye? A yajJamAM hiMsA thAya che. ame te hiMsAthI aTakelA chIe. ' namuci khelyA 'mahArAja ! jenA rAjyamAM rahevu hAya teNe tene ane tenA dharmane anusaravuM paDe. mArA A yajJa che. tene na anusaravu heAya to cAlyA jAva. sutratAcAya melyA. 'hAla amAre cAturmAsa che.eTale ame kairIte khIje jaie ?' 'mahArAja huM kAMI na samajI sAta dIvasamAM hastinApura ane mArI rAjyanI hada khAlI karo. sAtame dIvase tamArAmAMnA pheIne joyA te AmAMthI eke jIvatA naha rahe te yAda rAkhajo.' krodhamAM dhamadhamatAM namucie kahyuM, ( 6 ) sutratAcArya ane ziSyAe vicAryuM ke adhe namucinA dvAra che. sAta dIvasamAM te kayAM jaIe. eka labdhivata For Private And Personal Use Only

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30. kathAsAgara sAdhune meru upara rahela viSNukumAra pAse mokalyA. viSNukuna mAra hastinApuramAM AkAza mArge AvyA. ghaNA varSe hastinA puranA rAjya vArasa sau prathama nagaramAM Avela jANI prajA zrImaMtA ane bIjA rAjAoe temanu bahumAna karyuM" paNa *namucie bilakula temanA sAmuM sarakhuM na joyuM. viSNukumAra khelyA. ' rAjan namuci ! A munie cAmAsAmAM kayAM jAya ?' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 'huM kAMi na samajuM. teNe sAta dIvasamAM mArA rAjyanI haida khAlI karavI joie. jeone rAjyakartAne anusaravuM nathI teoe tenA rAjyamAM rahI zu karavu che? namuci uddhatAithI e. viSNukumAra jarA ugratAthI khelyA cAmAsAmAM sAdhu jAya kayAM ? traNa DagalA jeTalI ubhA rahevAnI jagyA te ApIza ke nahi?? namuci bence ' sArU huM traNa DagalAM jamIna ApuM chu paNa yAda rAkhajo ke traNa DagalAthI bahAra kAi sAdhune dekhyA te jIvatA nahi muka " ' ' viSNukumAre kahyuM ' kabula majura tA mApIle! tamArI traNa DagalAM jamIna. ' namucie viSNukumArane dama bhIDatAM kahyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only viSNukumAre tu lAkha jojananI kAyA vikuvI ane eka paga ja buddhIpanA A cheDe ane bIjo paga khIjA cheDe muThThI khelyA ' namuci ! khela trIjo paga kayAM muku ! tArI chAtI upara muku' ?' devA dAnavA sau viSNukumAranI lAkha cejina

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viSNukumAra 31 kAyA dekhI ka pI uThayA. indranAM siMhAsana kakhyAM. devalAkanA nATAraMbha baMdha thayA. mahApadma rAjA aMtaHpuramAMthI doDatA AvyA ane karagaratA khelyA mahAmuni ! Apanu virATa rUpa saharA, A aparAdha namucine nahi paNa bhagavata A tamArA anuja badhu mahApadmanA che ke jeNe apAtra maMtrI upara ATale badhA vizvAsa mukayA.' viSNukumAre munie ane saMdha sAme STi nAMkhI tA temane jaNAyu ke saMgha A rUpa sahurI kSamA ApavAnu kahetA hato. viSNukumAre rUpa saryuM. ane A zAsana rakSA mATe karelA krodha badalanI AlecanA lIdhI. namuci jamIna uparaja ragadoLAye niha paNa bahula kI banI gheAra pApamAM ragadoLAye ane viSNukumAra traNa pagalAthI trivikrama kahevAyA. hastinApure A prasa Mga jIvana maraNanA anubhavye. temane lAgyuM ke viSNukumAranA krodha saharAyA na hetatA hastinApuranuM nAma zeSa naheAta. ane sAthe sAthe namucinA jImethI paNa viSNukumAranuM Agamana na ha|tta te tenAthI mukti na maLata. Ama banne kAraNeAthI khIjA dIvase hastinApuramAM jhuDDAranI pravRtti cAlI ane te dIvasa mAMgalika rUpa manAye. A pachI padmottare hastinApuranuM rAjya sabhAkhyu ane te paNa putrane rAjya soMpI dIkSA laI muktie gayA. namuci sAdhune viDaMbanAnA pratApe krodhathI dhamadharAte narake gaye. ( triSaSThi zalAkA-upadeza prAsAda) For Private And Personal Use Only

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1 04 cAra niyama yAne vaMkacUlanI sthA (1) vaMkacUlanuM mULa nAma te pupazUla hatuM. paNa A puSpacUla lekone raMjADa ane aneka vAMkAM kAma karato tethI tenuM nAma vaMkacUla paDyuM. A vaMkacUla DhIMpurI nagarInA rAjA vimalayazane putra hatuM. ene eka puSpacUlA nAmanI bena paNa hatI. A bhAI bahenane ekabIjA upara khuba lAgaNI hatI. ekavakhata rAjadarabAre nagaranA AgevAne AvyA ane bolyA "mahArAja ! keI sAmAnya mANasane chokaro hoya te to ene kAMI Thapako paNa apAya ane kAMI zikSA paNa thAya. A te rAjakumAra puSpacUla che. roja raMjADa kare te kaI rIte sahana thAya. amArAthI rahevAyuM tyAM sudhI hayuM paNa have ame khuba trAsyA tyAre ApanI AgaLa pharIyAda karIe chIe. rAjAe nagaranA lokone egya karavAnuM kahI rajA ApI tuta puSpacUlane bolAvyo ane kahyuM "puSpacUla! tArI pharIyAda roja roja vadhatI jAya che. tAruM nAma puSpacUla chatAM tArAM ja vAMkA kAmane laI tuM Aje vaMkacUla tarIke oLakhAya che. rAjAe prajAnA rakSaNanI ADe AvanAra keIpaNa hoya For Private And Personal Use Only

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vaMkacUlanI kathA 33 tene zikSA karavI joIe temAM putra ke bIje kaI bheda na cAle. meM tane ghaNI vakhata samajAvyA chatAM tuM nathI mAnate have tAre sArI rIte vartavuM hoya te ahiM rahe nahitara mArA nagaramAM tuM na joIe. huM putra vinA calAvI laIza. paNa rAjyanI AbarU dhULamAM nahi maLavA dauM." vaMkacUla muMge meDhe A badhuM sAMbhaLI rahyo. paNa pachI DAja vakhatamAM teNe DhIpurI nagarIne choDavAnI taiyArI karI. vaMkacUlanI pAchaLa tenI nAnI vana ane tenI strI paNa javA taiyAra thayAM. rAjA vimalaze mana kAThuM karyuM ane vaMkacUlanI pAchaLa jene javuM hatuM te badhAne javA dIdhAM. (2) vaMkacUla rAjaputra hate, dhanurdhArI hatA ane parAkramI hate. te eka luMTArAnI TeLImAM bhaLe ane thoDA dIvasamAM te te luMTArAone AgevAna thayo. teNe eka siMhaguhA nAmanI pahelImAM tenuM nAnuM sarakhuM rAjya paNa jamAvyuM. eka vakhata eka AcArya mahArAja vihAra karatA karatA jaMgalamAM aTavAI gayA. temAM comAsAne dIvasa najIka AvyuM. sAdhu munirAjathI comAsAmAM vihAra thAya nahiM tethI teo A siMhaguhA pallImAM AvyA ane vaMkacUla pAse temaNe cAturmAsa rahevA mATe jagyAnI mAgaNI karI. vaMkacUle kahyuM "mahArAja ! ahiM jagyAne TeTa nathI paNa amAro dhaMdhe corIne ane te sAthe badhAya pApa vyApArane che. tame ahiM raho ane amArA mANasone dhama upadeza ApI badhAnA mana pherave te mArI pallI bhAMgI paDe. huM For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara eka zarate tamane ahiM comAsuM rAkhuM ke tamAre ahi rahevuM tamArU dharmakArya karavuM paNa akSare dharmane upadeza na Apa." AcArye kahyuM "kabula. paNa eka tamAre rAkhavAnuM ke jyAM sudhI ame ahiM rahIye tyAM sudhI amArI AsapAsa hiMsA na thAya." jarUra mahArAja eTale viveka ame sAcavazuM ' kahI vaMkacUle AcAryane cAturmAsa rAkhyA. dIvasa jatAM DIja vAra lAge che. cemasuM pasAra thayuM eTale munioe bheTa baMdhI vihAra karyo. pahalInA badhA mANase ane vaMkacUla pallIthI thoDe dUra sudhI mahArAjane vaLAvavA AvyA. pahalInI sImA purI thatAM vaMkacUla ane tenA mANase aTakyA. vaMkacUle AcArya bhagavaMtane kahyuM "mahArAja ! have ApaNe chUTA paDoye chIe mATe Apane je kAMI upadeza Ape che, te Apa." AcArya bolyA. "vaMkacUla! tArI IcchA heya ane tane rUce te ApaNA meLApanI yAdagIri nimitte huM tane ceDA niyama ApavA mAguM chuM. "bhale Apa paNa Apa mArI sthitine khyAla karaze. huM cerI choDavAnuM nathI ane cerI karatAM mArAthI hiMsA aTakAvAnI nathI. ane Apa te jaina sAdhu mahAtmA rahyA eTale pahelAMja hiMsA na karavI, juThuM na bolavuM, corI na karavI AvuM kahevAnA. te AmAMnuM kAMI na kaheze" vaMkacUle spaSTatA karatAM kahyuM. vaMkacUla ! dharma upadeza ApanAra sAdhu sAmAnI yegyAyegyatA samajIne kahe che tuM karI zake tevAja tane cAra For Private And Personal Use Only

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35 vaMkacUlanI kathA niyama ApuM chuM. 1 keIpaNa ajANya phaLa tAre na khAvuM. 2 keIpara ghA kare paDe to pAMca sAta DagalAM pAchA haThIne kare. 3 koIpaNa rAjAnI strI sAthe viSaya na karo. ane 4 kAgaDAnuM mAMsa na khAvuM." guru ATaluM belI mona rahyA. vaMkacUla saheja vicAramAM paDe. "khAvAnI badhI chUTa che. paNa ajANya phaLa na khAvuM tene ja niyama che ne ! temAM zuM khATuM. ajANyA phaLamAM kaI dIvasa mAryA jaIe. cerI karatAM hiMsA karavI paDe temAM aTakAyata nathI mAtra ghA karavAne hoya te pAMca sAta DagalAM pAchA haThI ghA karavAne ne? te te sAruM vicAravAnI taka maLe. rANI sAthe viSaya na sevo te niyama leve paNa zuM khoTo che? AnAthI te ugravaira thatuM aTake. ane niMdanIya kAgaDAnuM mAMsa zA mATe khAvuM paDe." te be "mahArAja! kabula A niyama huM jarUra pALIza." niyama letAM vaMkacUla gurumahArAjanI nikaTa Avyo ane gurumahArAje paNa mAnyuM ke jaMgalanI palInuM cAturmAsa paNa upakAraka nIvaDayuM che. A nA niyama Aje haze te kAle ApoApa moTA niyamamAM Avaze. (3) eka jaMgalanI gADha jhADImAM cAra luMTArA beThA hatA. temanI AgaLa senA hIrA metI ane jhaverAtane DhaganA Dhaga paDayA hatA. A cAra paikImAM vaMkacUla eka hatuM. teNe sAthenAone kahyuM "A senA hIrAnAM baTakAM nahi bharAya. kAMI khAvAnuM lAve sakhata bhUkha lAgI che." sAthIdAre jagalamAM Ama tema pharyA. ane suMdara suMvALAM dekhAvaDAM thoDAM phaLa laI For Private And Personal Use Only

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36 kathAsAgara AvyA. A phaLo suMdara hatAM, tenI sugaMdha paNa sarasa hatI ane khAnArA khuba bhUkhyA thayA hatA. cAre jaNa khAvA beThA tyAM vaMkacUla belyA "ubhA rahe. A phaLanuM nAma zuM ?" tyAre koI kahe papaiyA jevuM lAge che paNa papaiyuM nathI. bIje kahe Ato jaMgalanI kAkaDI lAge che. trIje kahe nAre nA Ato badhA phaLathI vadhI jAya evuM suMdara hovAthI amRtaphaLa AmraphaLa haze. vaMkacUla bele ema nahi ! huM ajANyuM phaLa nathI khAte mATe nahi khAuM ? bIjAoe kahyuM "tamAre na khAvuM hoya te kAMI nahi ame te khAIzuM." traNe jaNa te phaLo khAI gayA. ane thoDI ja vAre temanI AMkhe gherAI ane eka pachI eka tyAMja paTakAI mRtyu pAmyA. pachI vaMkacUlane khabara paDI ke A phaLa kiMpAka phaLa che ke je dekhAvamAM sarasa paNa khAtAM tatkALa prANa hare che. vaMkacUlane A vakhate AcArya mahArAja yAda AvyA kevA upakArI puruSa! niyama ke sarasa Apyo ke ajANyuM phaLa na khAvuM. paNa mane te A niyama mAruM jIvatara bacAvanAre thaye. vaMkacUla be "dhanya upakArI guru !' (4) barAbara madhya rAtri hatI. gADha jaMgalamAM pahalInI madhyamAM vaMkacUlanI kuTIra hatI. vaMkacUla madhya rAtrie peThe tyAM sAme paDelA palaMga upara teNe potAnI strIne koI para puruSa sAthe ghasaghasATa uMghatI joI. vaMkacUlanI AMkha lAla thaI. teNe myAnamAMthI taravAra kADhI ane eka ja jhATake bene khalAsa karavAne vicAra karyo tyAM gurune sAta DagalA pAchA pharavAne For Private And Personal Use Only

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vacalanI kathA Apele niyama yAda Avye. te sAta DagalAM pAche pharyAM tyAM acAnaka khullI rAkhelI taravAra bhIMte aphaLANI. eTale pelI pathArImAM sutelA puruSa ekadama beThA thaye ane mAlyA ' e kANu che !" 37 taravAra emaneema hAthamAM rahI gaI ane vAMkacUla AlyA ' ena puSpacUlA ! te kema A puruSanA kapaDAM paheryAM che ?' pupacUlA kheAlI. ( bhAi ! Aje palImAM naTa ramatA hatA tethI huM tArAM kapaDAM paherI te jovA gaI hatI. AvI tyAM thAkIne lothapAtha thai gai hatI eTale jevI AvI tevI bhAbhInI sAthe khATalAmAM suI gaI. AmAM me zu kheDu karyuM che ke tame taravAra laI lAlapILA thayA che ? " 'bahena je thayuM te sArU thayuM nahiMtara tuM ane tArI bhAbhI emAMthI eke na hota. huM' te tane parapuruSa mAnI annene ekaja ghAe aTakAvI deta paNa muninA niyama yAda Avye eTale pAcho pharyAM tyAM taravAra aphaLAtAM tuM jAgI ane tArA avAja parakhAce. mahena ! kevA upakArI mahArAja. e A niyama na hata to tAro huM khunI khanata ane jIMdagIsudhI e pApane pazcAtApa karI marata. kharekhara muni AkhuM cAmAsu rahyA tyAre kAMI temanuM sAMbhaLyuM nahi. jo pahelAM AvI khakhara hota to munine lAbha lIdhA vinA rahetaja kema ?" For Private And Personal Use Only (5) dIvaseA pasAra thayA. vaMkacUla have cerI vigere karatA hatA chatAM tene gurunA niyama upara ajaba zraddhA hatI. A

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 38 kathAsAgara arasAmAM te sUri mahArAjanA ziSye tyAMthI nIkaLyA. vakacUle temane Agraha karIne zakayA ane kahyuM ' bhagavaMta ! tame mArA kharA upakArI. tamArA ApelA jo e niyama na hAta tA huM jIvatara vinAnA ane kuTuMba vinAnA heta. ' , gurue kahyu.. ' bhAgyazALI jinazAsananA prabhAva rUDA che. tamArI pallInI jagyA suMdara che. ahiM eka sudara jinaprasAda karAve te tenI zItaLa chAyAthI tamArU kalyANu thAya.' vAMkacUlane paisAne tATo nahetA. teNe bhavya jinaprAsAda karAvye ane temAM bhavya mahAvIra bhagavatanI pratimA pratiThApUrvaka padharAvI. gheADA dIvasamAM te te sthaLa yAtrA sthaLa thayuM. ekavAra caDvatI nadImAM heADImAM besIne eka vaNuk ane tenI strI yAtrA karavA AvyAM. dUrathI maMdiranuM zikhara jotAM tenI srI suvaNuM kaceALAmAM caMdana vigere lai tIrtha ne vadhAvavA mAMDI tyAM acAnaka ceALuM hAthamAMthI chUTI nadImAM paDI gayuM. Nika khelyA ' bhadre! bahu khaTu' thayu, A kacALuM ApaNuM nathI. A te rAjAnuM ApaNe tyAM ghareNuM mukAyeluM che. te sAmAnya senAnu kaceLuM nathI. temAM te gupta ratne jaDelAM che. have rAjA mAgaze teA javAba zuM Apazu' khalAsIe A sAMbhaLyu ane turta teNe nadImAM DubakI mArI kaceAlAnI tapAsa karI te te kacALu pArzvanAtha bhagavaMtanI pratimAnA kheALAmAM paDayuM hatu. khalAsI te lAvye ane te teNe viSNune ApyuM. hADI sAme kinAre AvI vaNik patIe jinaprAsAkramAM bhakti karI. daramiyAna khalAsIe vakacUlane A badhI For Private And Personal Use Only

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vaMkacUlanI kathA 39 vAta karI kahyuM ke nadImAM pArzvanAthanI pratimA che. vaMkacUla khuba rAjI thayuM. teNe khalAsIne khuba InAma ApI tenI pAsethI pArzvanAtha bhagavaMtanI pratimA kaDhAvI ane teNe pitAnA banAvela maMdiranA bahAranA maMDapamAM padharAvI. navuM maMdira baMdhAvavA mAMDayuM. maMdira thoDA ja vakhatamAM pUrNa thayuM. pratiSThA vakhate teNe te bahAra rahela pArzvanAthanI pratimAne upADavA mAMDI paNa te pratimA na upaDI tethI te pratimA tyAMja rAkhI ane Aje paNa tyAMja che. vaMkacUlane A pArzvanAthanI pratimA nadImAM kayAMthI AvI ane koNe ahiM padharAvI haze te jANavAnI IcchA thaI tethI teNe eka vakhata sabhA vacce puchyuM ke "Ane keI vRttAMta jANe che kharUM?" eka vRddha khalAsI che. "pahelAM eka prajA pALa rAjA hato te yuddha karavA gaye tyAre tenI rANIne lAgyuM ke rAjyamahelamAM rahevAthI jokhama che. tethI eka senAne ratha ane be pratimA laI carmavatI nadInI vacce rANIe vAsa karyo. rANI re ja A jinezvara bhagavaMtanI pratimAnI pUjA karatI hatI paNa acAnaka tenA kAne samAcAra AvyA ke rAjA mRtyu pAmyA che. AthI rANIne AghAta thaye ane te ratha ane pratimA sAthe rANIe nadImAM paDatuM mukayuM. paNa aMte zubha adhyavasAya hovAthI te pratimAnA adhiSThAyaka deva tarIke utpanna thaI che. vaMkacUla! A pArzvanAthanI pratimA nIkaLI che paNa haju A nadImAM bIjI eka pratimA ane suvarNa ratha have joIe. For Private And Personal Use Only

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40. kathAsAgara vaMkacUle TheraThera khalAsIone nadImAM pheravyA paNa bIjI pratimA ane ratha tene hAtha na lAgyAM paNa kaI kaIvAra AkhI pallI gAjI uThe te nATAraMbha vaMkacUla sAMbhaLate ane pratimA dekhe tyAM te badhuM adazya thaI jAya. vaMkacUla A maMdirane paramapUjaka bane. tenuM tIrtha mahAvIra bhagavAnanuM hatuM paNa bahAranA maMDapamAM padharAvela pArzvanAthanI pratimA mahAvIranI pratimAthI nAnI hovAthI tene lokoe calaNa-bALaka pArzvanAtha nAma pADayuM. ane tethI te tIrtha jate dIvase cellaNa pArzvanAthanA nAme prasiddha thayuM. jate dIvase vaMkacUlanI pallInI jagyAe maTI nagarI vasI te sthAna atisamRddha yAtrAnuM sthaLa thayuM. gAmegAmanA saMghe yAtrA karavA AvavA lAgyA ane carmavatI nadInA kAMThe celaNa pArzvanAtha nAmanuM tIrtha mahimAvaMtu gavAyuM. vaMkacUla dIvaso gayA eTale te mahA luMTArA tarIke paMkAvA lAge. pahelAM te te nAnA gAmaDA pachI meTA gAma ane have to zahera ane rAjAnI havelIomAMthI paNa corI karate ane AbAda chaTakI jato. Ama chatAM tenuM hRdaya te kuNuM ja hatuM. eka rAtrie ujajainIpatinA rAjAnI pAchalI bArIthI caMdana ghenI madadathI vaMkacUla rAjAnA zayana gRhamAM dAkhala thayuM. teNe hIrA motI ane sonAnA dAgInA upADayA. tyAM rAjarANIe tene dekhyo ane puchayuM 'e keNuM che ?" ane kema ahiM AvyuM che?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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41 'calanI kathA " vaMkacUla ece huM cAra chuM ane A cArI karavA Avyo chu. ' rANI tenI yuvAnI ane mAhakatA dekhI mukhya thayuM. cAra cAra kahI tene pakaDAvavAnu ke dhana laI levAnu na karatAM te belI cAra ! tu sukhethI dhana laI jA. huM tane acAvI laiza paNa tArI yuvAnIne lAbha mane ApatA jA.' vaMkacUle kahyuM 'badhI vAta sAcI paNa tame keANu che ? te strI elI 'rAja mahelamAM AvI srI kANu hoya ? rAjarANI !' tA tame mArI mAtA mAre rAjarANInA saMga nahi kalpe." rANI melI 'cAra ! tuM kayAM ubhA che ane kAnI pAse che tenI tane khabara che? ane A nA pADatAM huM khIjAIza te tenuM zuM phaLa maLaze tene khyAla che ?' ' vaMkacUle kahyuM 'huM badhuM jANuM chuM ke huM nA pADIza te tame mane pakaDAvaze ane bahu te phAMsIe dezeA. eja ne ? ' rANIe peAtAne hAthe peAtAnA vALa vikherI nAMkhyA ane cAra cera kahI bUma pADI. paheregIre cAre bAjuthI dhasI AvyA ane valane pakaDI lIdhe. savAre rAjA samakSa voMkacUlane AMdhI hAjara karavAmAM ALyeA. rAjA elye 'tuM keNu che ane kema rAjamahelamAM AbhyA hatA ?' For Private And Personal Use Only vaMkacUla khelyA 'huM cera chuM ane cArI karavA rAjyamahelamAM Avye hatA. rANI acAnaka mane joi gayAM ane sane pakaDAvye.'

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kathAsAgara sabhAjanee mAnyuM ke hamaNAM ene phAMsIne hUkama thaze kemake muddAmAla hAjara che. corI karanAra corI karyAnuM kabule che tyAM rAjAe badhAnA AzcaryanI vacce tenAM baMdhane chedI nAMkhyAM ane pitAnI gAdI pAse besADa. kemake A banAva pAsenA oraDAmAMthI rAjAe kAnekAna sAMbhaLyo hate. rAjAne vaMkacUlanI khAnadAnI pratye mAna uparyuM ke je maraNAMta zikSA chatAM rANune deSa na belyo. rAjAe rANIne mAravA lIdhI tyAre vaMkacUle tene choDavI ane kahyuM rAjana ! dunIyA AkhI viSayavaza che temAM ugare eTalAja bhAgyAzALI." vaMkacUla have luMTAre maTI gaye hato. te ujajonIne rAjamitra thaye hato. tene guru pAse lIdhelA traNe niyame jIvana bacAvanArA ane jIvana unnata karanArA nivaDayA hatA. te tenA niyamamAM daDha hate. vaMkacUla ujajenanA rAjyamahelamAM zayyAmAM paDe hatuM. tene tIvra vedanA thatI hatI. rAjA, amAtya ane vaidyo tenI AsapAsa beThA hatA. aneka upacAra karyA karatA hatA chatAM temAM tene koI pharaka na paDe. tyAM vaMkacUlanI nADI hAthamAM laI eka vRddha vaidya belyA. rAjana! vaMkacUla yuddhamAM zastra ghAthI ghavAyA che. A zastra ghA upara kAgaDAnuM mAMsa ApavAmAM Ave te tene acUka phAyado thAya" vaMkacUla balya "vaidyarAja! phAyade thavAnuM bIjuM For Private And Personal Use Only

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vaMkacUlanI kathA auSadha heya te batAve bAkI huM kAgaDAnuM mAMsa te nahi ja khAuM. kemake mAre kAgaDAne mAMsanA niSedha che." rAjAe kahyuM "vaMkacUla tAruM darda maraNatola che. vaidya pAse A sivAya bIjo upAya nathI." niyamamAM thoDI ghaNI chUTa heya. kayAM tAre IcchAthI khAvAnuM che. A te rega mATe khAvuM paDe che ne ? "maraNa Avaze te hasate oNe svIkArIza. paNa mAre niyama to nahi bhAguM. gurumahArAjanA ApelA traNa niyamathI te mArI sIkkala badalAI gaI. mAruM AkhuM jIvana parAvartana thayuM ane mane pArAvAra lAbha thAya che." vaMkacUle pitAne nirNaya jaNAvyuM. rAjAe vicAra karI joyuM ke vaMkacUlane samajAve te keNa che? tenI najara jinadAsa upara gaI. jinadAsa vaMkacUlane dharmamitra hato. rAjAe vicAra karyo ke tene belAvI samajAvIe ke tuM vaMkacUlane kahe ke "hAla A kAgaDAnuM mAMsa khAI le pachI sAjo thAya eTale prAyazcitta le" sevaka jinadAsane bolAvavA gaye. ane rAjA A bAju Agraha karyA chatAM niyamamAM daDha vaMkacUlanI aDagatAne hRdayathI anudate hate. rAjamahele AvatAM jinadAse rastAmAM be yuvAna bALAene dhrusake dhrusake raDatI dekhI puchayuM "tame kema raDe che? te be strIo belI "jinadAsa ! ame amArA nazIbane raDIe chIe." kema ?" jinadAse kahyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara bALAo bolI "ame saudharmadevalokanI be devIo chIe. vaMkacUla Aje e sthitimAM che ke je te kAgaDAnuM mAMsa khAdhA vinA mAre te saudharma devalekamAM deva thAya ane amAre pati bane paNa tame jaI tene kAgaDAnuM mAMsa khavarAvaze to te gati tene nahi maLe ane ame rakhaDI paDazuM." jinadAsa be "tame phikara na kare. huM jinane dAsa tene vrata pALavAmAM madada karIza. teDavAmAM nahi." devIo rAjI thaI. jinadAsa rAjya mahelamAM gaye vaMkacUlane kAgaDAnuM mAMsa khavarAvavA rakajhaka cAlatI hatI. tyAM jinadAse jaI rAjAne kahyuM "rAjana ! niyamamAM aDaga vaMkacUlane ApaNe tenA niyamamAMthI zA mATe zrIle kara joI e. Aje nahi to kAle paNa maravAnuM to cheja to vaMkacUla tenA niyama pALI lekone meMDha caDhe ane jenuM AlaMbana laI leka tare te mAge kema javA na deve joIe? vaMkacUla! tame tamArA niyamamAM daDha rahe. tame game teTalI cerIe karI, game teTalI hiMsA karI ane Aja sudhI game tevAM pApa karyA chatAM gunI pAse lIdhelA nAnA paNa cAra niyamanuM daDhatA pUrvaka pAlana karavAthI tame tamAruM jIvana dhanya banAvyuM che. tame niyamamAM aDaga rahe. bela vaMkacUla arihaMtanuM zaraNa. bAla vaMkacUla te dharma niyama ApanAra gurunuM zaraNa. vaMkacUlanI bhAvanA khuba vRddhi pAmI. teNe hAtha joDayA te be "arihaMtanuM zaraNa, mahA upakArI guru bhagavaMta ApanuM zaraNa. ane he bhagavaMta Ape ApelA dharmanuM zaraNa mane bhavobhava heje." A belatAM vaMkacUlanA prANa cAlyA For Private And Personal Use Only

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41 vaMkacUlanI kathA gayA. rAjA amAtye prajAjane zekAkuLa thayA paNa vaMkacUla hasate hasato bAramA deva leke cAle gaye. rAja mahelathI jinadAsa vaMkacUlanA dhanya jIvana saMbaMdhI vicAra karate pAchA pharate hato tyAM pharI te be strIo rotI dekhAI. jinadAsa bolyA "devIo vaMkacUla mRtyu pAme. tamArA kahevA mujaba teNe mAMsa bhakSaNa nathI karyuM. te deva lekamAM gaye haze. have kema raDe che ?' devIo belI "jinadAsa ame amArA svArthane raDIe chIe, pahelAM eTalA mATe raDatI hatI ke jo te mAMsa bhakSaNa karaze te nIca gatie jaze ane ame tenA jevA uttama nAtha vinAnI thaIzuM. have eTalA mATe raDIe chIe ke te tamArI ArAdhanAthI eTale badhe uMce gaye ke amAro sodharma devaleka to che paNa TheTha bArame devaleke jaI bIrA . jinadAsa ! amAre te tene viyegaja rahyo." Ama "celaNa pArzvanAthanA tIrthane prasiddhikAraka vaMkacUla sAmAnya gaNAtA cAra niyamane daDhapaNe vaLagI rahI jIvanamAM aneka pApa karyA chatAM te badhAM pApa AlecI uMca gatine pAmyA. te hRdayathI dharma samajI temAM otapreta karanAranuM te zuM kalyANa na thAya?" (upadezaprAsAda,zrAddhavidhi) For Private And Personal Use Only

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105 anAdRi yAne dharmaci (1) , mAtA ! tame ane mArA pitA mATe tyAga kareA che ?' rAjakumAra dha dhAriNIne puchyu. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir A rAjyavabhavanA zA rucie peAtAnI mAtA mAtA melI 'putra! A rAjyabhava thADAja TheThasudhI sAthe rahevAnA che? AMkha mIMcAyA pachI badhu asthira che. paraMtu tenA mAhane laI karelAM pApa te jIvane bhavabhava narakAdigatimAM rakhaDI bhegavavAM paDe che. tArA pitA jitazatru rAjAne ema lAgyuM ke mArU nAma jitazatru kema pADayuM. meM Aja sudhI ghaNA zatruone jItavAnAM kAryo karyAM paNa rAga dveSa rUpI zatrue te hajI emanA ema che ane te zatruene jItavAnu rAjya bhAgavatAM naja ane AthI e A rAjya cheADavA taiyAra thayA che.' mAtA ! zuM huM tamane ane mArA pitAne eTale badhe aniSTa chuM ke je aniSTa rAjya tame cheDA che te mane vaLagADA che. rAjya tamane drutimAM rakhaDAvanArU che te mane kAMI theDuja satimAM lai javAnu che? tyAgathI tamArU kalyANa thAya te| mArU kema nahi thAya?" dharucie mAtA pitA sAthe dIkSA levAnA vicAra jaNAvatAM kahyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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dharmaci 47 (2) vasaMtapuranA rAjA jitazatru rANI dhAriNI ane rAjakumAra dharmaci Ama traNe e vasaMtapuranuM rAjya cheDI tApasa dIkSA svIkArI vanavAsa sevyo. A traNe jaNAe bIjA tApasa sAthe eka jaMgalamAM jhuMpaDI bAMdhI. teo judI judI AtApane letA ane kaMda mULa tathA phaLAhArathI jIvana nirvAha karatA. lava apa karI pitAne kahyuM tApase, sAMbhaLe kAle anAkuTTi che. mATe darbha, samidha, kaMda, mULa phaLa je joIe te Aje lAvI rAkhaje kAle kAMI nahi lavAya." Ama be traNa RSikumAre utAvaLe khelatA tApasAzramamAM badhe pharI vaLyA. dharmarucie tApasapitAne kahyuM "pUjya A zuM bole che. anAkuthri eTale zuM ? jitazatru tApase kahyuM "anAkuTTi eTale ke jhADa pAna chedavAM nahi. keInI hiMsA na karavI. AvatI kAle amAvasyAne parva dIvasa che tethI keIpaNa tApase phaLa kula mULa. kAMI vanamAMthI nahi levAya tenI badhAne A tApasa kumAra sUcanA Ape che." dharmaci bo. "A phaLa kula mULa badhAmAM ApaNuM mAphaka jIva khare ke nahi? kharo. ApaNe nAnAthI meTA thaIe chIe tema vanaspati paNa thAya che. ApaNane khAvAnuM na maLe te plAna thaIe chIe tema tene paNa pANI na maLe te cImaLAI For Private And Personal Use Only

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48 kathAsAga jAya che. tethI te badhAmAM jIvate cheja." jitazatrue vanaspatimAM jIvane banAvatAM kahyuM. dharmaruci manamAM vicAre caDa. "vanaspatimAM jIva hoya te ja zA mATe anAkuTTi rAkhavI na joIe. A vicAra kare che tyAM jaMgalamAMthI traNa janamunie nIkaLyA. bheLA dhamarucie temane puchayuM "e sAdhuo? Aje anAkuddhi che tenI tamane khabara nathI lAgatI. juo badhA tApasamAMthI keI jhuMpaDI bahAra gayuM che? ane tame te AkhuM jaMgala viMdhe che ?" sAdhuo belyA "SikumAra ! amAre te ja anAkuTTi che. ame te kaI dIvasa kaI jIvane haNatAja nathI." munionI sAthe A vAtacita cAlatI hatI te ja vakhate dharmarucine A sAdhuone veSa joI hRdayamAM uhApoha jAge kahe ke na kahe AvA sAdhune meM kayAMka joyA che. te uhAhimAM tene jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM ane pitAne pUrvabhava yAda AvyuM. khare meM pUrvabhavamAM sAdhupaNuM pALyuM che ane A sAdhunI mAphaka ja anAkuTi paNa pALI che jene laI meM devalekanAM sukha anubhavyAM che. have mAre ekalA amAvasyAnI anAkuddhi kema pALavI ? rajanI anAkuTTine zA mATe jIvanamAM na apanAvavI. A vicAraNAmAMja dharmaruci pratyeka buddha thayA ane temaNe pitAnA mAtA pitA ane badhA tApasane kaMda mULa phaLAhAra karatA cheDAvyA. ane sAcI anAkuTTi samajAvI te paLAvI. * (upadezaprAsAda) For Private And Personal Use Only

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106 gRhasthI chatAM brahmacArI ane khAvA chatAM upavAsI cAne sUra ane sAma ( 1 ) sUra ane sAma banne sagA bhAI hatA. sUra meTe ane sema nAnA hatA. sura'rAjA hatA, sAma yuvarAja hatA. eka dIvasa zrAvastImAM dhavRddhi nAmanA AcArya padhAryAM temanI dezanA sAMbhaLI sAme dIkSA lIdhI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir sAma theADAja vakhatamAM agiAra aMga vigere zAstro bhaNyA. ane peAtAnA zarIrane temaNe tapathI duLa manAyuM sAtheja manane paNa anAsakata manAvyuM. rAjA sUra rAjyanuM pAlana karavA lAgyA. paNa temanu mana te semanA saMyamanI anumedanamAMja hatuM. " (2) rAjan ! udyAnamAM sAmarAjiSa padhAryA che' eka vakhata udyAnapAlake AvI rAjAne khakhara ApyA. rAjA rANI ane sau parivAra udyAnamAM gayA ane muninI dezanA sAMbhaLI pAche pharyAM. ahiM rANIe eve abhigraha lIdhe ke jayAM sudhI sema munirAja ahiM rahe tyAM sudhI temane vaMdana karyA sivAya mAre AhAra na levA. 4 For Private And Personal Use Only

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50 kathAsAgara ( 3 ) nagarI ane udyAna vacce eka nadI hatI. A nadI varasAda Ave tyAre chalochala bharAtI paNa varasAda na hoya tyAre chIcharI thatI. A rAtrie puSkaLa varasAda varasya. nadI chalochala bharAI gaI. rANIe rAjAne potAnA abhigrahanI vAta karI. ane bolI "nAtha! zuM karazuM ? nadI te chalochala haze. sAme kinAre kaI rIte javAze?" rAjA bolyA gabharAo nahi. tame tamAre jAo ane nadInA kAMThe hAtha joDI bela "he nadidevi mArA patie mArA devara munie dIkSA lIdhI tyArathI mAMDI Aja sudhI brahmacaryane zuddha rIte pALyuM hoya te mane sAme kinAre javAne mArga Ape." rANIne manamAM hasavuM AvyuM te te sArI rIte jANatI hatI ke devaramuninI dIkSA pachI to tene somazarmA vigere putre thayA hatA paNa rAjA AvuM bole che temAM koI kAraNa haze tema mAnI patinA vacanamAM zaMkA na lAvatAM parivAra sAthe nIkaLI ane nadInA kAMThe AvI belI. devi ! mAre muninA vaMdanane niyama che. mArA patie mArA devara semamuninA dIkSA dIvasathI mAMDI Aja sudhI purUM brahmacarya vrata pALyuM hoya te mane mArga Apo." rANuM pAMca dasa minITa hAtha joDI A pramANe prArthanA karatI rahI tyAM te nadInuM vaheNa badalAyuM ane udyAna tarapha javAne mArga chIcharA pANIvALa banI gayuM. rANI nadI oLaMgI sAme kinAre gaI. teNe munine bhAvathI vAMdyA. ane For Private And Personal Use Only

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sUra ane sema pA eka elAyadI jagyAmAM teNe seI banAvI. munine paDilAbhI pANuM karyuM. pAraNA bAda pharI munine vAMdI rANI belI "bhagavaMta! ame ahiM AvyA tyAre nadI be kAMThe pUrNa hatI. huM nadI kAMThe AvI bolI "devi! mArA dhaNIe mArA devaramunie vrata lIdhuM te dIvasathI mArA patie pUrNa brahmacarya pALyuM hoya to amane sAme kAMThe javAne mArga Apa." bhagavaMta! nadIe mArga Ape ame ahiM AvyA paNa mane samajAtuM nathI ke A kema banyuM? rAjAne to tamArI dIkSA pachI ghaNu putra thayA che. pachI brahmacarya vrata rahyuM kayAMthI? muni belyA "bhadre ! pApa ane pUNyamAM manaja kAraNa che. sUra rAjAe mArI dIkSA pachI rAjya ane gRhasthAvAsa pALyAM paNa tenuM mana haMmezAM saMyama pratyeja rahyuM che. teNe manathI A badhI vastu nyArIja mAnI che. AthI tene prabhAva nadI devIe svIkAryo. rANIe AzcaryathI mAthuM dhuNAvyuM tene rAjA pratye atibahumAna uparyuM ane belI aho ! zuM temanuM gaMbhIra hRdaya ane zuM temanI dhIratA." sAMjano samaya tha varasAda te teja varasato hato nadI banne kAMThe pharI josabhera vahI rahI hatI. rANI sAme kinAre jaIzuM zI rIte te vicAravA lAgI tyAM muni bolyA "bhadra! muM nAe nADa tame nadInA kAThe jaI belaje ke mArA devaramAMne sAme dIkSA dIvasathI mAMDI Aja sudhI upavAsa karyA hoya te he nadIdeve ! mane mArga Ape." rANI A sAMbhaLI pahelA karatAM paNa vadhu Azcarya pAmI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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para kathAsAgara kemake hamaNAM ja teNe munine paDilAbhyA hatA. rANI nadInA kAMThe AvI ane belI. he nadIvi! somamuni dIkSA dIvasathI mAMDI Aja sudhI upavAsI rahyA hoya te mane mArga Ape." rANI A dhyAna karatI hatI tyAM nadInuM vaheNa badalAyuM ane jotajotAmAM sAmA kAMThAno mArga chIcharo thaye. rANI ghere AvI paNa tene keme karI na samajAyuM ke A banyuM kema? mArI jAte to meM munine paDilAvyA che. muni roja bhikSA lAve che ane bhajana kare che pachI upavAsI kema? ane je upavAsI na hoya te devI jevI nadIdevI te vacana mAnya karI mArga Ape kema? rANI te paNa Aja vicAratI hatI. tyAM rAjA AvyA temaNe puchayuM "devi ! zuM vicAra kare che ?' rANI belI "nAtha! muni ja bhajana kare che chatAM huM bolI ke "muni dIkSA bAda upavAsI rahyA hoya te nadIvi! mArga Ape. mane mArga maLe ane huM AvI. AnuM kAraNa zuM ? devi! tuM samajatI nathI ke emane tyAga ke apUrva che? emanI nirAza satA kevI anupama che? deha pratye emane mamatvaja kyAM che te dehane dhAraNa kare che ane piSe che te paNa paranA kalyANa mATe. temane game te AhAra Apa, mIThe hoya te tenI pratye Adara nathI ane virasa hoya to tenI pratye abhAva nathI. muni te na ma ra satra"...samAna che. pachI te te upavAsIja gaNAya ne ?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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sUra ane sema - 53 rANI vicAravA mAMDI "aho AvI bhAIonI joDalIne dhanya che. eka rAjA banI rAjya pALatA chatAM nirIha muni jevA che, bIjA khAtA chatAM haMmezanA upavAsI che, kevuM temanuM mana ane kevI temanI aDagatA. mana eja pApa baMdhanuM kAraNa che. ane te manane A banne bhAIoe ke sarasa nigraha karyo che javAbadArIthI rAjAne rAjya pALavuM paDe che eTale pALe che ane gRhasthavAsa seva paDe che mATe seve che A badhuM karyA chatAM manane alaga rAkhavuM zuM ochuM duSkara che? huM temane je mArgamAM temanuM mana che temAM kema sahAcabhUta na thAuM. temanuM mana kharekhara dIkSAmAM che te te paNa dIkSA le ane huM paNa dIkSA lauM.' bIje dIvase rAjA rANI banee dIkSA lIdhI. anAsata manavALA sura ane soma muni kALAntare mekSe gayA. paNa jagamAM Aje paNa gRhasthavAsamAM rahyA chatAM sAcA praznacArI ane roja bhejana karyA chatAM upavAsIpaNunA daSTAntamAM temanA nAmane jagat AgaLa Adarza mukatA gayA. snAtaM mano yasya vivekanIraiH syAttasya gehe vasato'pi dharmaH yatsUrasomo vratabhRdgRhasthau / muktiM gatau dvAvapi ca krameNa // 1 // jeonuM mana vivekarUpa pANI vaDe nhAyeluM che teone gharamAM rahyA chatAM paNa dharma che. sura ane sema A nirmaLa manathI anukrame mekSe varyA che. (prastAvazataka ) For Private And Personal Use Only

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107 AcArya pada yAne mAnadevasUri (1) Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir jaina paraMparAmAM mAnavadevasUri nAmanA AcArya traNa thayA che paNa A vAta prathama mAnadevasUrinI che. temane kALa mahAvIra nirvANu 700 varSa pachInA che. mAravADanA nADola gAmamAM dhanezvara ane dhAriNInA e putra hatA. temaNe pradyotanasurinA upadeza sAMbhaLI dIkSA lIdhI ane theADAja vakhatamAM te giAra aga ane iMDha sUtranA pAragAmI thayA. ( 2 ) mAravADanA nADola gAmamAM bhavya AcArya padanA mahetsava hatA. AkhA sagha bhegA thayA hatA. sAdhvIe zrAvakA ane zrAvikAomAM utsAhanA pAra na hateA. vAjItrAnA avAjo vAtAvaraNamAM utsAhane vadhAratA hatA. vacce pATa upara pradyotanasUri beThA hatA. AjubAjI upAdhyAya paMnyAsa ane vidvAna sAdhue krama pramANe birAjyA hatA. vacceAvarcI samavasaNu geAThavAyu hatu. temAM bhagavaMtanI pratimA mirAjatI haitI ane tenI sAme tejasvI sazakta For Private And Personal Use Only

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papa mAnadevasUri mAnadeva muni guru mahArAjanA kahevA pramANe kriyA karatA hatA. sAdhuoe ane sAdhvIoe vAsakSepanI muThThIo taiyAra karI. pradyotanasUri sAme najara nAMkhI. pradyotanasUri maMtroccAra belyA paNa AcAryapadane vAsakSepa nAMkhatAM temanI najara mAnadeva muninA khabhA upara ekAeka paDI. ane temane hAtha khacakAya. eka khabhA upara temaNe sAkSAt lakSmIne dekhyAM ane bIjA khabhA upara sAkSAta sarasvatIne dekhyAM. A dekhatAM sUrivara vicAramAM paDayA ke "sarasvatInuM prAbalya haze tyAM sudhI te A mahA vidvAn thaze paNa kadAca lakSmInuM prAbalya vadhyuM to tenuM ane saMghanuM zuM thAya?" AcArya mAnadeva munie DIvAra te mastaka nIcuM rAkhyuM paNa temanA upara AcArya padane vAsakSepa na paDatAM saheja mAthuM uMcuM karyuM te gurune khuba vicAramagna dekhyA. mAnadeva muni samajI gayA ke gurune mArA khabhA uparanAM lakSamI sarasvatInA cinha joI mujhavaNa thaI che ke huM AcAryapada barAbara dIpAvIza ke nahi temaja je pATa upara meTAmAM moTA AcArya bhagavaMto AvyA che tene huM vaphAdAra rahI zakIza ke nahi" gurune temaNe kahyuM "bhagavaMta! mane jIMdagI sudhInA chavigaInA tyAgane niyama Apo kemake je sthAna upara mane mukavAmAM Ave che te sthAna tapa vinA zobhatuM nathI? gurunI mujhavaNane ukela thaI gaye. temaNe temane niyama ApyA ane sAtheja AcArya mahArAje AcArya padane vAsakSepa paNa nAMkhe. sAdhuoe sAdhvIoe ane saMghe vAsakSepathI nUtana sUrine vadhAvyA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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pa6 kathAsAgara (3) mAnadevasUri tejasvI ane jJAnI nivaDayA. temanA tapobaLe jayA vijayA aparAjitA ane padmA devIe temanA sAnidhyamAM rahevA lAgI. te guru mahArAjane kaI kaIvAra vaMdana karavA paNa AvatI. AthI jagatamAM mAnadevasUri camatkArika AcArya tarIke gaNavA lAgyA. (4) takSazilA nagara che ke gaNAya che te boddhInuM ane tyAM AgaLa aneka stUpo che. AjanA ItihAsakAre tene boddhanuM tIrtha sthAna mAne che. paNa keTalAkane te pramANika mata che ke je stupe che te bauddhonAM nahi paNa jenenAM che. A takSazilAmAM eka vakhata mahAmArIne rega phelAye. ekane mazAne mhoMcADe tyAM bIje maryo ja heya, zrAvake kaMTALyA. temaNe zAsanadevInI ArAdhanA karI. zAsanadevI pragaTa thayAM ane temaNe kahyuM ke "Ane upAya mAnadevasU rinI pAsethI jaDaze. teja A upadravane zAMta karI zakavAnuM sAmarthya dharAve che. devI ATaluM belI aMtardhAna thayAM. saMgha bhego thaye ane eka vIracaMda nAmanA gRhasthane mAnadevasUri pAse nADela mokalavAnuM nakkI karyuM. nADela upAzrayamAM vIracaMda peThe te teNe mAnadevarine cAra strIo pAse beThelA dekhyA. vIracaMda A devIo che ke strIo che te samajI na zake. teNe sUrijIne zithila For Private And Personal Use Only

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mAnavasari 57 mAnyA ane tethI te vaMdana karyA vinA AcAryanI avajJA pUrvaka beThe. devIone vIracaMdanuM A vartane ThIka na lAgyuM tethI temaNe vIracaMdane yaMtravat jaDI dIdhuM ane belI mUrkha ! zuM tuM badhe AcAritranIja zaMkA rAkhe che. AvA mahA pratApI mahAtmA pratye zaMkA lAvatA tAruM hRdaya kema na kaMpyuM? ame devIo chIe ane temanA tapathI kheMcAI temanA sAnnidhyamAM rahIe chIe? vIracaMda bheMThe paDaye. potAnI utAvaLa badala tene pazcAtApa thaye ane be. "devIe ! mAre aparAdha kSamA kare. huM takSazilAnA rakSaNa mATe sUrivara pAse Avyo hato paNa huM devI ane strIone bheda te samajI na zaka paNa pAmara e huM gurunA guNane paNa pAmI na zake. guru mahArAje takSazilAnA rakSaNa mATe zAMtistava banAvyuM. A zAMtistava gaNa maMtrela pANI chAMTavAthI takSazilAmAMthI mahA marakI gaI ane tyAra pachI A sUrivara tijayapahura vigere paNa stotro banAvyAM. A mAnadevasUrie paMjAba tarapha paNa vihAra karyo hate ane ghaNuM kSatrine pratibodhyA hatA. vIra saM. 731mAM giranAra tIrtho aNasaNa karI sUiravara svarge saMcaryA. paNa lakSmI ane sarasvatInA cinhamAM tapathI sarasvatInuM prAbalya sadAkAra rAkhI zAsana upara mahA upakAra karyo te Aje paNa jIvaMta che ane temanuM tetra laghuzAMti haMmezAM pratikramaNamAM belAya che. (paTTAvalI) For Private And Personal Use Only

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108 pApasaMjJA na karavI yAne jiguhAzreSThinI kathA (1) dhoLakAmAM jiguhA nAmane garIba zrAvaka hatuM te ghInAM kulAM ane kapAsa upADI gAme gAma pharI potAnI AjIvikA calAvato. - jihA daridrI hovA chatAM te eka niyama to barAbara pALato hate. te niyama tene e hato ke game teTaluM kAma hoya agara muzkelI hoya to paNa te bhakatAmara stotra gaNyA vinA rahe nahi. tenA A aDaga niyamathI prasanna thaI cakezvarI devIe tene eka vazIkaraNa ratna ApyuM. tyArathI jihAnI caDatI kaLA thaI chatAM teNe tene pharIne dhaMdhe cheDe nahi. (2). jihA eka vakhata ghI vecI paisA gAMThe bAMdhI pAcho pharatuM hatuM tyAM sAme tene prasiddha bhayaMkara traNa cAra maLyA. jihA pAse dhanuSya hatuM ane bhAthAmAM ghaNAM bANe hatAM. jihAne te traNa ane huM ekale tene jarAya bhaya nahato. tene tenA bAhubaLane ane amegha ghAne vizvAsa hatuM tethI For Private And Personal Use Only

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jiNahAzreSThinI kathA teNe traNa bANa rAkhI bAkInAM badhAM bANe bhAgI nAkhyAM. cerae paDakAra karyo "e vANIyA u rahe. paisA ApI de.' jiguhAe eka pachI eka bANa caDAvyAM ane traNene jotajotAmAM dhULa cATatA karyA. eke bANa tenuM niSphaLa na gayuM temaja tenA ghA vAgelAmAMthI eke na bace. A cArene trAsa ocho thaye eTale Ape Apa tenA mAranAranI tapAsa thaI te temAM jihAnuM nAma AvyuM. rAjA bhImadeve traNaja bANe traNene purA karanAra jINahAne rAja sabhAmAM belA ane kahyuM "jiha tuM have tArI kerIne dhaMdhe mukI de ane dezanI rakhevALuM saMbhALa'jiNahAe ghaNI AnAkAnI karI paNa chevaTe rAjAnA Agrahane vaza thavuM paDayuM. rAjAe jihAne sonAnI suMThavALI taravAra ApI. taravAra ApatAM bIjA sabhAjane te na bolyA paNa zatruzalya nAmanA senApatithI na rahevAyuM eTale te ba. khAMDe tisu samapaai, jasu khAMDe abhyAsa jiguhAIku samampiI, kula celau kapAsa. "he rAjA! taravAra te tene apAya ke jene taravArane abhyAsa heya. jihAne to kullAM ane kapAsa telavAnuM ApavuM joIe kemake te telavAne tene sAre abhyAsa che." - jihAne A mAthAkuTamAM utaravuM na hatuM paNa tene lAgyuM ke senApati ema mAne che ke vANIyAnuM taravAramAM kAma nahi tethI javAba Ape. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 60 kathAsAgara asidhara dhaNudhara kuMtadhara sati narAya bahu ya satusala raNi je zuranara jaNI virala pasua. 'taravAra dhanuSya ane bhAlAnA dharanArA mANasA tA ghaNAya maLaze paNa he zatruzalya ! raNamAM je parAkrama dAkhave tevA mANaseAne prasavanArI strIe te viralaja che.' jihvA AgaLa lye. 'rAjan ! azva, zastra, zAstra, vINA, puruSa ane strI jo ceAgya mANasanA panAre paDe te ceAgya thAya che ane aceAgyane panAre paDe te ayeAgya thAya che.' rAjA jiguhAne avasareAcita javAma sAMbhaLI prasanna thayeA. jihA have nagaranA keATavAla thayA. jiguhA buddhizALI viNaka sAthe zaktizALI hAvAthI AkhA dezamAM tenI dhAka phelANI ane cArInA upadrava bhImanA rAjyamAMthI e thayA. cArInA dhaMdhA karanArA te dhaMdhA mukI kei majurIe vaLagyA te koi ApadAdAnA dhaMdhAmAM joDAyA. jiguhAne vyavasAya zastra dharavAnA hatA. rAte ke dIvase tene jarAye zAMti na hatI chatAM te tenA nitya niyama kharAkhara sAcavatA. jiSThA hamezAM pUjA karatA ane temAM sAre| vakhata pasAra karatA. jihvAnI dheALakAmAM A rIte dhI ane zuravIra annemAM sArI prazaMzA hatI. (4) eka dIvasa jiSNuhA zeTha nAhI dhAi pUjAnAM vastro paherI jina maMdire jatA hatA. temanA hAthamAM pulethI bharelI cAMdInI thALI ane kesaranI vATakI hatI tyAM temanA sevakA eka gunhegArane khAMdhI lai AvyA ane melyA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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jiguhAzreSThinI kathA zeTha A jAtane cAraNa che, prajAmAMthI ekajaNanuM je uMTa corAyuM hatuM ane jenI Apa ane ame khuba khuba tapAsa karatA hatA tene Aja savAre tenA gherathI patto lAge che. muddAmAla sAthe A pakaDAve che." sevake ane cAraNa jihA sAme ekI najare joI rahyA. jihAe kAMI uttara na Ape paNa thALImAMthI eka kula laI, tenuM bIMTaDuM toDayuM. cAraNa samajI gayo ke jiNahAe sevakane kahyuM ke "zikSA bIjI zI? jema huM bIMTaDAthI kula juduM karuM chuM tema A cerI karanAra cAraNane mAthAthI jude karo." - sevaka cAraNane laI pAchA vaLe tyAM te jihAne saMbodhI cAraNa be. jiguhAne jiNavaraha na mile tAtAra 'jikarI jiNavara pUjiye, se kima kAraNahAra jihA zeTha! tane tAratAra-barAbara jina malyA nathI. je te barAbara malyA hoya te je tArA hAtha jinavarane pUje te hAthathI tuM mAravAnuM kAma kema kare jihA vijaLIne AMcako lAge ane jema camake tema A zabda sAMbhaLatAM camake tyAM cAraNa AgaLa bolya. cAraNa cerI kema kare, je bilaDe na mAya tuM te cerI te kare je tribhuvanamAM na mAya. he jihA ! cAraNe te A uMTa coryuM che. te tenA gharamAM mAtuM nathI paNa tuM te je hAthe pUjA kare che te hAthe mAravAne saMketa karI evI bhayaMkara cerI kare che ke For Private And Personal Use Only

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kara kathAsAgara traNa bhuvanamAM tArI cArI mAtI nathI, jihA ! vicAra teA kharA ke cAraNu te cArI karavA haze ?" jiguhAe pUjAnI thALI eka khAju mukI te cAraNane page lAgyA ane eye ' cAraNa ! tuM cAra nahi paNa mAre guru che. meM kharekhara jinezvaranI AjJA leApI che, me Aja sudhI pUjA karI paNa te sAcI nahi. dravya pUjA karI. sAcI pUjA te Aje mane zikhavI, cAraNa te cArI nathI karI paNa cArInA khAnA taLe tu mane mArge lAvyeA che. cAraNu khaMdhana mukta thayA. jiguhAe tene anaLa dravya ApyuM ane tyAra pachI jiNAe jinapUjA vidhi pUrNAMka karI. sAthe sAthe teNe pUrve karela avidhinI pUjAnI AlecanA lIdhI ane te vadhune vadhu dha mAga mAM joDAyeA. cAraNanA prasa Mga pachI jiNuhA je krura lekhAtA hatA te saumya thayA. teNe keTavALapaNuM sAcavyu chatAM huyamAM dayA rAkhI vaTemArgunA pATalA uparanuM dANu aMdha karyuM. jinamaMdirA baMdhAvyAM, pustaka lakhAvyAM ane tI yAtrAe pazu karI. jiguhAnuM dRSTAnta dhakaraNI vakhate dharma sivAya kayAMya citta na rAkhavAnu ane dhakaraNI vakhate meDha tA sAvadya na khelavu paNa saMjJAthI paNa pApanI preraNA na karavI te jaNAve che. ( zrAvidhi ) For Private And Personal Use Only

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1 09 vizvAsaghAta yAne visemirAnI sthA (1) vizALI nagarImAM rAjA naMda pratApI rAjA hatA. je rAjA teja tene mahAvidvAn bahuzrata nAmane pradhAna hatuM ane vinayI vijayapALa nAme putra hatuM. A rAjAnI rANInuM nAma bhAnumatI hatuM. bhAnunuM teja jema AMkhone AMjI nAkhe tema bhAnumatIe rAjAne AMjI nAMkhyuM hatuM. rAjA tenAthI jarApaNa aLage paDate nahi. te tene sAthe sAtheja rAkhate. rAjA zikAre jAya te rANIne sAthe laI jAya ane rAjA rAjasabhAmAM bese te paNa rANIne pAse besADe. A vAta bahuzrata amAtyane ThIka na lAgI tethI eka vakhata ekAMtamAM teNe rAjAne kahyuM. "rAjana ? Apa mArA annadAtA che. tene kheDuM na lagADavuM joIe chatAM paNa sAcA sevakanI pharaja che ke mAlIka bhUla kare che te jANe chatAM je te na kahe te nAmakarAma kahe vAya. Apane rANI prANathI vadhu vhAlAM che te huM jANuM chuM chatAM roja Apa temane sabhAmAM sAthe besADe the gaya nathI. je Apane temane viraDa asahya che te temanuM eka suMdara citra ApanI pAse rakhAve temAM koI vAMdho nathI.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 4 sthAsAgara (2) rAjAe bhAnumatInI suMdara chabI citarAvI. jo te paDI hAya ane jonAra dhArIne na jue te jANe rAjarANIja eThAM che tema lAge. A chI rAjA naMde potAnA gurU zAradAnaMdanane batAvI. meATA mANasAnI hAmAM hA kahenArA te Thera Thera maLe paNa peAtAne ThIka na lAge teA nA kahenArA te keAI tejasvIeAja heAya che. zAradAnaMdana buddhimAna ane tejasvI hatA. tethI chamI jotAMja te khelyA * rAjana! chabI tA citrakAre AbehUba citarI che paNa rANInI DAbI sAthaLamAM tila che te A citramAM teNe karyo nathI. ' For Private And Personal Use Only rAjA ekadama camakayeA ' rANInA sAthaLe tila che tenI zAradAnanane khakhara kayAMthI ? zu bhAnumatI AnI sAthe durAcAriNI haze ? strInA ze bharAMsA ?' rAjAe zAradAna'danane rANInA jAra mAnI lIdhe ane tenA vadha karAvI nAMkhavAne teNe nizcaya karyo. paNa jatAM jatAM C rAjA ane zAradAna krena chUTA paDayA rAjAe maMtrIne khelAvI hUkama karyo ke zAradAna dananA ziraccheda kare. AnA amalamAM jarApaNa vilaMba na karaze.' bahuzruta maMtrI dICSTi puruSa hatA, teNe vicAryuM ke rAjAe manasvI hAya che te utAvaLamAM mele te badhu mAnya na karAya. Aje temanAmAM krodhane vega che eTale Ama bele che. kAle vega utaraze eTale temane temanI bhula samajAze. zAradAnadana jevA vidvAnanA ghAta karyAM pachI tevA buddhizALI phrI thADAja zeAdhye jaDavAnA che?' maMtrIe zAradAna danane

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visemirAnI kathA 5 ] belAvyA ane rAjAnA hukamanI vAta karI temane pitAnA gharanA bheMyarAmAM guptapaNe rAkhyA. bIje divase rAjAne kahyuM ke "ApanA hUkamane amala karyo che rAjA rANInA jArane ghAta thaye mAnI khuba AnaMda pAme. (3) ekavAra vijayapALa rAjakumAra zikAre gayA ane eka DukkaranI pAchaLa paDaye. Dukakara AgaLa ane kumAra pAchaLa. doDate deDate eka jaMgalamAM kumAra AvI pahoMcyuM. sAthIo chUTA paDI gayA. sUryAsta thayA ane pakSIone cAre bAju kalarava thavA mAMDyuM. thoDI rAta namI tyAM te vAgha ane siMhanI trADA thavA mAMDI. kumAra eka jhADa pAse AvyA ane hiMsaka pazuthI bacavA te jhADa upara caDaye tyAM eka vaMtarAdhiSThita vAnara be "kumAra ! A jaMgala bhayaMkara che. tuM upara caDI gaye te sAruM karyuM. jo A nIceja vAgha ubhe che." kumAre vAghane je jotAMveMta te tene thoDI dhajArI chUTI paNa pachI vAnaranI hiMmatathI te sthira tha. rAta gaLavA mAMDI kumArane uMgha AvavA mAMDI eTale vAnare kahyuM "kumAra tuM hamaNAM mArA kheALAmAM suI jA. huM tArI rakSA karIza. bIjA pahore huM suIza ane tuM mArI rakSA karaje ApaNe bannee jAgIne zuM kAma che?" kumAra bhUkhyuM hatuM ane thAka hatuM tethI turta vAMdarAnA meLAmAM mAthuM mukI ghasaghasATa sute. DIvAra thaI eTale vAgha be "vAnara! A kumArane tuM Apa te mAruM bhakSya che. mAnavIne bahu bharoso na rAkha." For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 6 kathAsAgara vAnare kahyuM 'mArAthI tene na soMpAya. te mArA vizvAse mArA kheALAmAM sutA che tene kema sepuM ? ' paheravItye kumAra jAgyA eTale vAnara kumAranA kheALAmAM mAthuM rAkhI sute. vAnaranA naskorAM khelavA mAMDayAM eTale vAgha eyeA. ' rAjakumAra ! huM bhUkhyo chuM tuM mane vAnara Apa. vAMdarAnI jAtane te tu zu vizvAsa rAkhe che? vAMdarA jevI kei capaLa jAta nathI ane capaLa cittavALA kayAre prasanna thAya ane kayAre zatru thAya tenA thoDA bharesA che?' rAjakumAre vAMdarAne kheALAmAMthI paDatA mukayA paNu jenu bhAgya hAya tene gheADAja vALa vAMke thAya che. paDatAM paDatAM vAnare vaccenI bIjI DALa pakaDI lIdhI ane khelya kumAra ! AvAja te mane badale ApyuM ne ? tArA kheALAmAM huM vizvAse sutA te vizvAsaghAta karyAM. kumAra ! badhAM pApa karatAM vizvAsaghAtanuM pApa bhayaMkara che. ' savAra thatAM vAMdarAmAM rahelA vyaMtare kumArane gAMDA banAvyo ane kumAra 'visemirA' 'visemirA' khelavA lAgyA. (4) * visemirA visemirA 'khelatA rAjakumAra vijayapALa vizALA nagarIne sImADe AvyeA. rAjA maMtrI adhA ekaThA thayA ane vicAravA lAgyA ke A kumArane yu zuM ?' zikAre gayelA rAjasevakAne puchyu ke kumArane A zu thayu che? teoe kahyu 'kAle sAMje kumAra Dukkara pAchaLa paDayA. ame chUTA paDI gayA. rAta jaMgalamAM rahyA ane ame paNa kumArane zodhatA hatA tyAM jevA tame tene dekhyA tevA A For Private And Personal Use Only

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visemirAnI kathA ame paNa temane "visemirA visemirA" bolatA sAMbhaLyA che. AthI vizeSa kAMI ame jANatA nathI. A vakhate rAjA naMdane buddhizALI zAradAnaMdane yAda AvyA. te je Aje heta te AnuM jarUra mane sAcuM nidAna kaheta kemake temanI buddhi agama nigamane jANanArI hatI. paNa have temane meM mArI naMkhAvyA tenuM zuM thAya? rAjAe AkhA nagaramAM DhaMDhero pITAvyuM ke "rAjakumArane sAjA karanArane rAja ardha sajya Apaze" paNa koI te adhuM rajaya levA taiyAra na thaye. maMtrIe rAjAne kahyuM "rAjana ! rAjakumAra sAjo thAya na thAya tene tenA bhavitavyatAnI vAta che paNa mArI putrI A viSe kAMIka sAruM jANe che. te bheMyarAmAM ja rahe che tene batAvIye. "visemirA visemirA" bolatA rAjakumArane laI rAja bhoMyarAmAM AvyuM. pradhAna belyA "putri ! rAjakumAranA roganuM nidAna karI rAjA ane prajA upara anugraha kara." paDadA pAchaLa rahela zAradAnaMdana bolyA. vizvAsapratipannAnAM baMcane kA vidagdhatA / aMkamAruhya suptAnAM haMtuM kiM tava pauruSam // 1 // "vizvAsa rAkhanArane ThagavAmAM zuM hoMziyArI che.? kheALAmAM sUtelAne mAravAmAM zuM parAkrama che.?" maMtranI asara thatAM jherane vega ocho thAya tema visemirA visemirA" bolate kumAra stabdha thaI AMkhe phADI A zloka sAMbhaLI rahyo ane leka pure thatAM "semirA semirA bolavA mAMDe. For Private And Personal Use Only

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68 kathAsAgara paDadA pAchaLathI zAradAnaMdana bolyA. setuM gatvA samudrasya gaMgAsAgarasaMgame brahmahA mucyate pApAt mitradrohI na mucyate setu ( rAme baMdhAvelI sasudranI pALa) jevAthI tathA gaMgA ane sAgaranA saMgamamAM snAna karavAthI brahmahatyA karanAra potAnA pApathI chUTe che. paNa mitrane haNavAnI IcchA karanAra mANasa setune jevAthI ke saMgamamAM snAna karavAthI zuddha thato nathI." semirA semirA" belata kumAra A bleka sAMbhaLyA bAda "mirA mirA" bolavA mAMDe. rAjAne have barAbara zraddhA beThI ke kumAra jarUra sAjo thaze. tyAM paDadA pAchaLathI trIje glaeNka uccArAye. mitradrohI kRtaghrazca, steyI vizvAsaghAtaka : catvAro narake yAMti yAvazcaMdradivAkarau mitrane haNavAnI IcachA karanAra, kRtanna, cera ane dvizvAsaghAtI A cAra mANase jyAM sudhI sUrya caMdra uge che tyAMsudhI narakamAM rahe che." "mirA mirA" belata kumAra ra" "" bolavA mAMDe. "visemira visemirA" nA traNa akSaro chUTI gayA. rAjA pradhAna sau Azcarya cakita thaI joI rahyA. A zuM bolAya che ane tenAthI A akSare kema chUTI jAya che. tenI temane kAMI khabara paDI nahi. zAradAnaMdane paDadA pAchaLathI ceAthe leka uccAryo. rAjaMstvaM rAjaputrasya yadi kalyANamicchasi dehi dAnaM supAtreSu gRhI dAnena zuddhathati For Private And Personal Use Only

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visemiranI kathA rAjana ! tArA putranuM kalyANa Icachate he te supAtre dAna Apa kemake gRhastha dAnathI ja zuddha thAya che. kumAranI AMkhamAMthI gAMDapaNa gayuM. kumAra svastha thaye ane teNe vanane badhe vRttAMta rAjA ane maMtrIne kahyo. rAjA paDadA tarapha hAtha joDI bolyA "putri! tAro mArA upara ane rAjya upara maDadu upakAra che paNa huM tane puchuM ke satata bheMyarAmAM rahenArI te A vanamAM banelI vAnara, vAghanI ane mANasanI vAta zI rIte jANuM ? paDadAmAMthI zAradAnaMdane kahyuM "rAjana !" devaguruprasAdena, jihvAgre me sarasvatI. tenA'haM nRpa jAnAmi, bhAnumatyAstila yathA. he rAjA huM A badhu deva gurUnI kRpA ane mArI jIbhe sarasvatI vase che tethI jema meM bhAnumatIna sAthalane tala jAryo hato tema A kumArane vRttAMta jANe. rAjA ekadama ubhA thayA ane bolyA, "gurU zAradAnaMdana!" sAme javAba Ape 'hA' rAjA ekadama paDade uThAvI aMdara gaye ane bolya. gurUdeva ! mAro aparAdha zAMta kare. rAjA ane zAradAnaMdana hAlathI bheTayA rAjA pitAnA avicArIpaNu mATe lA . ane tyArapachI rAjAe avi. cArI paNuM choDayuM ane rAjA prajA bannee vizvAsaghAta ke bhayaMkara che tene vijayapALanA daSTAnathI dhaDe lIdhe. (zrAddhavidhi) For Private And Personal Use Only

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110 upadeza keAnA lAge? yAne ratnAkarasUri (1) Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir ratnAkarasUri ratnAkara paccIsInA banAvanArA che. ratnAkara pacIsI e AtmAnI nindAgarbhita kalyANa karanArI stuti che. pApanI AleAcanAmAM nindA e mahattvanA bhAga bhajave che. pApa karanAra pApanI nindA na kare tyAM sudhI pApathI haLavA thatA nathI. ratnAkarasUrie sa Myama lIdhuM hatu paNa temAM virAdhanA thai hatI. A virAdhanAne temaNe AdIzvara bhagavAnanI samakSa AMtarUpe baLApAthI gAI hatI. A khaLApA temanA nahi paNa jIvanamAM Dagale ane pagale pApa karanArA adhA jIvAnA khaLApA hAya tema pAchaLathI te stuti saune meDhe caDhI gai. gujarAtamAM rAyakhaDavaDalI nAmanA gAmamAM ratnAkarasUri birAjatA hatA. ratnAkarasUri mahAvidvAn hatA. dalIleAnA bhaMDAra hatA ane temanI vANIne raNakAro zrotAnA hRdayane jAgRta karatA. eka vakhata dhoLakAnA rUnA vepAra karate sudhana nAmanA eka zrAvaka rAyakhaDavaDalImAM Avye. te jinamaMdire daCna karI upAzraye Avye te ratnAkarasUrinu vyA For Private And Personal Use Only

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ratnAkarasUra khyAna cAlatuM hatuM. vepArI vyAkhyAna vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLI tenuM hRdaya dharmomAM tyArathI teNe rUne vepAra gauNu karyAM ane dha mukhya rAkhyuM. 71 sAMbhaLavA beThA. etapreta thayu zravaNanA vepAra A vepArIne rAyakhaDavaDalImAM becAra dIvasa rahevAnuM na hatuM. rUnI meAsama hatI tethI mahinA be mahinAthI paNa vadhu rahevAnu hatu. te game teTaluM vyApAranuM kAma hoya chatAM te jatu karatA paNa vyAkhyAna cUkatA nahi. dhIme dhIme tene gurUmahArAja ratnAkarasUrijInA paricaya thayeA. sUrijI paNa tene eka sArA zraddhALu zrAvaka tarIke oLakhavA lAgyA. (2) For Private And Personal Use Only baporanA samaya hatA sudhana upAzrayamAM sAmAyika karatA hatA. sAme gurUmahArAja pATa upara beThA hatA. gurUmahArAja pAse paravALAnI, meAtInI ane thADA lIlamanI nAnI pATalI hatI. AcArya mahArAja tenI vAreghaDIe sAra saMbhALa letA ane sAcavIne mukatA. sudhanane A na gamyuM. tene manamAM thayuM ke gurUmahArAja mahAvidvAna che. zrotAne zAstravacana sAthe aneka yuktie dvArA vastune ThasAve che. te parigraha e sarvAM pApanuM mULa che te temanAthI kAMI thoDu ja ajANyuM che? parigraha e mUrchA che. vastunI ochI ki Mmata ke bahu kiMmatamAM parigrahanuM dhAraNa nathI. gurUmahArAjane A meAtI ane paravALA upara keTalA mehu che ke teo tene eka pachI eka madhanAthI bAMdhe che. kAi na joi jAya te rIte muke che ane rakhe koi upADI na jAya mATe tALA cImAM rAkhe che.

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172 kathAsAgara thAthI ja rAja Aja ane ApaNA A sajA te uparathI heje samajI zakAya tema che ke temanuM citta haMmezAM tyAMnuM tyAM parovAyeluM rahe che. A saMbaMdhamAM moTA vidvAna AcArya mahArAjane ApaNuthI sIdhuM te kema kahevAya ke mahArAja A ThIka nathI ane na kahIye te temanAthI je upakAra thAya te eTale asarakAraka paNa kema thAya? sudhana mahArAjane A metI uparanI mamatA utAravA avinaya na thAya, temane kharAba na lAge ane ApoApa tene anartha samajI mahArAja cheDI de teno upAya zodha paNa te tene na jaDayo. (3) cheDA dIvasa vItyA. taDakAnI ugratA samatI hatI. ghaDI pahelAM khuba tapelI pRthvI dhIme dhIme ThaMDI thatI hatI. gurU mahArAja paDilehaNa karatA hatA tyAM "jo vaMfma kahI sudhana upAzrayamAM dAkhala thaye. ratnAkarasUri mahArAje kapaDAM paDilehI sthApanA paDilehyA ane sAthe sAthe khetI ane paravALAnI pioTalIne paNa tapAsI joI. piTalImAM rahelAM metI ane paravALAM hatAM teTalAM che ne? ane te kAMI badalAyAM te nathIne te barAbara joyuM. sudhane jatA pahelAM mahArAjane puchyuM "mahArAja ! A eka upadezamALAnI gAthAne artha samajAvaze? mane barAbara te besatI nathI." gurUmahArAje graMtha hAthamAM lIdhuM ane gAthA vAMcI bolyA "sudhana! gAthAne artha aTapaTe nathI sIdhe che." dosasayamUlajAlaM punarisivivajiyaM jaivaMta atthaM vahasi aNatthaM kIsa aNatthaM tavaM carasi For Private And Personal Use Only

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73 ratnAkarasUri paiso e seMkaDo denA mULarUpa jALavALe che. pUrva RSioe tene AthI tyajele che. A anarthakArI pasAne je pAse rAkhe che te zA mATe phegaTa tapa kare che?' sudhane kahyuM "mahArAja! Apa sAcuM kahe che paNa A artha barAbara besatuM nathI." sudhI te ja upAzraye traNa vakhata AvanAra zrAvaka hate- sudhanane artha na bese te ratnAkarasUrine pAlavatuM na hatuM tethI temaNe e gAthAne ADAavaLe saMbaMdha joDI bIjo artha karyo. A arthamAM paNa sudhana kahe "artha barAara che paNa hRdayamAM utarato nathI. je zAstravacana sAMbhaLI ane samajI alAda na thAya te zA kAmanuM ?' vidvAna sUrie sudhanane Ama eka pachI eka bhinna bhinna artha karI cha mahinA samajAvyuM paNa sudhana to rejanI rIta mujaba mAthuM dhuNAvate. sudhana buddhizALI ane zANe zrAvaka hate, te kAMI jaDabharata na hato ke jethI gurUmahArAja tene ema kahI de ke tArAmAM akkala nathI eTale besato nathI. (4) barAbara madhyarAtri hatI. cAre bAju nIrava zAMti patharAyelI hatI. megI ane bhagI sau nidrAdhIna hatA. te vakhate rAyakhaMDavaDalInA upAzrayamAM ratnAkarasUri mahArAja AmathI tema saMthArAmAM paDakhAM pheravatA hatA ane manamAM vitA sUkA gAthAnA eka pachI eka bhinna bhinna artha karatA hatA. ane sAthe sAthe vicAratA hatA ke sudhana zANe ane For Private And Personal Use Only

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74 kathAsAgara zraddhALa zrAvaka che tenI arthanI jijJAsAmAM kevaLa dharmabuddhi che, kutuhala ke hAMsI nathI chatAM A badhA arthamAMthI tene kema eke artha besate nathI? thoDI vAra thaI tyAM khaDakhaDATa thaye. gurUne turta pilI matInI poTalI yAda AvI. gurUe paga upADe paNa meMDhAmAM rojanA pada ane tenI vicAraNA hatI tethI metInI piTalI pAse pahoMcatAM ja gurUne gAthAne arthe besI gayA. temaNe metInI saMbhAra na lIdhI. te saMthArAmAM pAchA AvyA ane bolyA. gAthAne artha bese kema? mAre metI ane pannA rAkhavAM che ene meha cheDo nathI ane bolavuM che ke dhana e seMkaDe donuM mULa che te kema bese? gurUne saMtoSa thaye temaNe nakkI karyuM ke kAla huM metIone tyAga karIza eTale jarUra sudhanane artha besI jaze ane mane paNa tene artha hRdayamAM utaraze. gocarI vAparI guru mahArAja hamaNuMja paravAryA hatA temanA citta upara Aje prasannatA hatI. mukhAkRti upara kaI ora teja camakatuM hatuM. ane te belatA na hatA chatAM temanI AsapAsanuM vAtAvaraNa AnaMdane jaNAvyA vinA nahotuM rahetuM. sudhana vaMdana karI beThe tyAM gurue pelI metInI poTalI. kADhI ane eka pachI eka metIne cUro karI lema kuMDImAM nAMkhyAM ane paravALAne paNa bhUko karI tenA bhegAM padharAvyAM. sudhana A badhuM joI rahyo hato. te na be ke "mahArAja ! are A zuM kare che ? metI jevAM metI kema bhAMgo che" For Private And Personal Use Only

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ratnAkarasUri 75 te barAbara samajI gaye hatuM ke gAthA puchavAnuM phaLa have AvI gayuM che. gurU mahArAjane mAthAnA arthanuM tAtparya ane mane artha nathI samajAte tenI geDa barAbara besI gaI che. A sudhana Ama eka pachI eka vicAra karatuM hatuM tyAM gurU bolyA sudhana ! A gAthAne artha ApaNe pahelAM karyo teja barAbara che te kahe che ke "artha e seMkaDo anarthanuM mULa che..." sudhana che. "mahArAja ! kSamA karo Ape pahelA dIvase Aja artha karyo hate paNa keNa jANe mane kema na beThA Aje barAbara bese che ke artha barAbara che. " gurU mahArAja bolyA. "sudhana AmAM tArI buddhino aparAdha nathI paNa huM "artha e seMkaDenuM anartha mULa che." ema beluM ane arthamAM e mA rahuM te zrotAne kema gaLe utare? sudhana tuM kharekhara uttama zrAvaka che. A gAthAnA artha puchavAnA bAnA taLe mArga bhUlelA mane tuM ThekANe lAvyo che." ratnAkarasUrie tyAra pachI parigraha cheDI zithilatA tajI ane pitAnI zithilatAne baLApe ratnAkara pacIsI dvArA kADhaye. A pachI te ratnAkarasUrijIe tIrthoddhAra karAvyuM ane aneka dhArmika kAryo karAvyAM. sUArajI nirmaLa cAritra pALI vi. saM. 1384mA svargavAsI thayA. (upadezaprAsAda) For Private And Personal Use Only

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1 11. viveka yAne sumati purohita (1). zrIpura nagaramAM zrISeNa rAjA ane sema purohita banne khuba mitra hatA. rAjAne rAjakumAra hatuM paNa purohitane putra na hate. purehita putra na hovAthI dukhI thatuM hato ane belatA ke "rAjana ! ApanA ane mArA kuTuMbane sAta varSane nyAta che. ApanuM kuTuMba zrIpuranI rAjagAdIe rAjA banatuM AvyuM che. ane amAro vaMzaja purohita thatuM. AvyuM che. have te nyAne mArA pachI tuTaze " rAjAe kahyuM "puhita! mane paNa tamAre vaMzaja rAjya purohita na bane tenuM duHkha che. paNa tame te mATe kema prayatna karatA nathI ? gotra devIne ArAdhe eTale tamane zuM naDatara che tenI khabara paDe." purehite rAjAnI zikhAmaNa mAnI ane netradevInI ArAdhanA karavA mAMDI. (2) "puhita! kema mane yAda karI?" ArAdhanA karavA beThela purohitane gotradevIe kahyuM. purohita belyA. "devi ! mAre putra nahi thAya? ane For Private And Personal Use Only

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sumati purahita je te nahi thAya te tamArA pUjA pATha vigere keNa karaze? sAta sAta peDhI sudhI rAjyane mAre nyAne mArA jatAM zuM khalAsa thaze ?' devI belyAM "puhita ! tAre putra te che paNa te jugArI, strI laMpaTa, cera ane badhI vAte pure che. AvA putra karatAM na putra hoya te zuM khoTuM?" "devi ! game te paNa mane putra Apo. mAre vaMza rAkhe. paNa eTaluM ApanI pAse mAgyuM ke te game tevo durgaNI hoya paNa tene eka viveka guNa ApavAnuM Apa na cUkaze.' devI tathAstu tema che" kahI aMtardhAna thayAM. (3) thoDA divasa thayA. purohitanI strI te garbhavatI na thaI paNa tenI rakhAta strI garbhavatI thaI. purohita mujhA "putra kevo thaze tenAM lakSaNa atyArathI zarU thayAM." teNe rAjAne vAta karI. "rAjan ! Ama banyuM che. " rAjAe kahyuM "gabharAo nahi devanuM varadAna che eTale badhuM sAruM thaze. ane tenAmAM game teTalA durgaNa haze paNa viveka Avaze to kAMI vAMdhe nahi Ave." pura mAse rakhAta strIe putrane janma Ape. parehite tene chUpAvyuM ane bhoMyarAmAM rAkhIne ja moTe karyo. ane guptapaNe bhaNA. purohitanA manamAM te devIe kahela "tAre putra cera, jugArI, ane laMpaTa thaze."te guMjatuM hatuM paNa rAjAne te khAtrI For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara hatI ke devIe sAthe vivekavAna thaze tema kahyuM che eTale vAMdho nahi Ave. eka vakhata putrane bhaNAvatAM bheMyarAmAM purohita bayA dAno bhogo nAzaH tisro gatayo bhavaMti vittasya dhananI dAna bhega ane nAza A traNa gati che" chokaro be "pitAjI A artha barAbara nathI dhananI gati dAna ane nAza e beja che, temAM dAna eja sAcI gati che. dAna pAtramAM ApavAmAM Ave te dharma thAya, yAcakone ApavAmAM Ave te kIrti thAya. bhAIbhAMDune ApavAmAM Ave te sneha vadhe, bhUta pretane balidAna ApavAmAM Ave te vidhrane nAza thAya. ane zatrune ApavAmAM Ave te vairano nAza thAya. Ama dAna eja kharI gati che. bhega e te kSaNika che. bhagavyA pachI kAMI hAthamAM AvatuM nathI tethI e nAzaja che ? purahita belate baMdha thaye. A vAta teNe pitAnA mitra rAjAne kahI. rAjA be purahita ! jarUra putra buddhimAna thaze tenAmAM game teTalA durguNa haze te paNa te vivekathI cAlyA jaze. tene mane ane rAjyane tAre putra upakAraka nIvaDaze." rAjAe purehitanA putranuM sumati nAma pADayuM ane tene bheMyarAmAMthI vAjate gAjate hAthI upara besADI rAjasabhAmAM bolAvI purohita pada ApyuM. bhAbhara nA bhAga para For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra sumati purAhita yy (5) ekavakhata sumati pureAhita rAjya mahele gayA hatA. rAjAnA eka navalakhA hAra teNe joyA. jotAM tenuM mana calita thayuM ane te teNe upADaye, cAra cArI kare paNa tenu hRdaya te zakita ane vihvaLa hoya tema sumati purAtei te hAra saMtADayA ane cAre bAju najara nAMkhI cAlavA mAMDayuM tyAM viveka jAgyA. ' mAre dhananI zI kamInA che ke huM Ama hAra lauM chuM ? rAjA vigere mane bahumAna Ape che te jo mane cAra tarIke jANaze te pachI mArU mAnapAna kayAMthI raheze ? A bhavamAM te huM DAIza ane parabhava paNa mArA sArA nahi jAya. " Ama viveke cArI karatAM sumatine bacAvye. For Private And Personal Use Only rAjyakuTu baneA saMga sumati pureAhitane khuba vadhyA hatA. tenu zarIra dekhAvaDuM thayu hatu ane tenu yauvana bhalabhalI strIne AkarSe tema hatu. ekavakhata sumati yuvAna rAjarANIthI leAbhAye ane tenI sAthe durAcAra karavA taiyAra thaye. rANI ane sumati zayanagRhamAM dAkhala thayAM tyAM viveka jAgyuM. tene vicAra A ke ' rAjA mArA pitA tulya che rAjarANI mAtA tulya che. strI jAta badhI sarakhI che hu mArI srIne cheDI mAtA tulya rAjarANImAM gamana karatAM kema acakAtA nathI ? AnI jANa rAjAne thai te vadha sivAya mIjI zI sajA thaze?" sumati ahiM paNa vivekathI vyabhicAra karatAM aTakayA. paise vadhe eTale durguNa ApeAApa Ave. sumati yuvAna ane dhanavAna hatA. tethI ghaNA mitra thayA. A mitrAmAM koI

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kathAsAgara laMpaTa, kaI jugArI ane koI cera paNa hatA. AmAM tene eka vakhata be jugArI bhAIbaMdhe jugAranA akhADe laI gayA.. sumati dAva khelavA mATe beThe paNa turtaja tene viveka sujha. "are A huM zuM karuM chuM? naLa jevA zANA rAjavInuM jugArathI zuM thayuM ? ane dharmarAjA yudhiSThira jevA paNa jugArathI rastrIne ane rAjya hArI beThA te huM ahithI zuM meLavI javAnuM hatuM?" te turta ubhe thaye. mitre jetA rahyA ane sumati gharane raste cAle. davase jatAM sumati rAjAne rAjakumAra ane amAtya karatAM paNa ati hAle thaI paDaye. rAjA keIpaNa bharosA janaka kAma hoya te tene ja saMpatA eTaluM ja nahi paNa tenI pAchaLa tapAsa paNa karatA nahi. eka vakhata sumatie rAjAne puchayuM "rAjana ! mArI uMmara nAnI che. huM ucharate yuvAna chuM. duniyAnA bhAna vinAne chuM Apa ATale badhe mArA upara vizvAsa muke te ThIka nahi." rAjAe kahyuM "sumati ! A badhuM kharUM chatAM tArAmAM viveka che. eTale bIjI game teTalI khAmI haze te paNa te nahi rahe." sumati jAte dIvase khuba DAhyo ane zrIpuramAM gaNanA pAtra gaNu. tenAmAM cerI, laMpaTatA ane jugAranA durgaNe utpanna thayA paNa vivekane laI ugatAM ja ukhaDI gayA. aMte zrIpuranuM rAjya sumatie samRddha banAvyuM ane sumati sugatine pAme. ( prastAvazataka ) For Private And Personal Use Only

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112 kyAM vizvAsa mukavo? yAne caMdanabreSThi kathA kamala zeTha vaNArasI nagarInA eka dhanADhaya hatA. saMtAnamAM temane ekanI eka putrI padminI hatI, padminInuM jevuM nAma hatuM tevI ja te sulakSaNI ane rUpavAna hatI. padminInI uMmara cauda varSanI thaI. tenA aMga pratye khIlI uThayAM. zeThane putrInI uMmara vadhatAM ciMtA vadhI. putrIne paraNAvyA vinA chUTake na hato sAthe ja putrIne paraNAvyA pachI pitAnuM ghara zUnya banaze tenI kalapanA temane akArI lAgatI hatI. A gAmamAM keI yuvAne padminI mATe talasatA hatA. A yuvAne rUpavAna kulavAna, ane samRddhivAn hatA chatAM temAMthI eke zeThane ghera rahI gharajamAI rahevA taiyAra na hate. eka vakhata koI paradezI caMdana nAmane vaNikaputra kAzImAM AvyuM. A caMdana svabhAve caMdana je zItaLa ane zANe ha. zeThe padminIne tenI vere paraNAvI ane tene gharajamAI tarIke rAkhe. For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara vakhata jatAM kamala zeTha mRtyu pAmyA ane caMdana gharane mAlIka tha. padminI khuba lajajA rAkhatI. para puruSanA sAme paNa te kaI dIvasa jetI nahi. bhUlecUke keIno sparza thaI jAya ke keInI sAme najara naMkhAI jAya te te snAna ane prAyazcitta karatI. AthI padminInI prazaMsA nagaramAM khuba thavA lAgI. samaya jatAM padminI garbhiNI thaI ane teNe eka putrane janma Ape. putranA janmathI gharamAM AnaMda AnaMda chavAye paNa thoDAja dIvasamAM caMdana ciMtAthI gherAye. pavinIe haTha lIdhI ke "mAre para puruSane sparzavAne niSedha che; A bALaka bhalene mAruM rahyuM paNa jAta to puruSanIne ? mArAthI tene aDakAya kema?" caMdane samajAvyuM ke A te tArI mUrkhatA che para purUSane sparza e vikAra uttejaka che tethI satI strIne teno sparza na hoya. paNa putrane sparza zeDoja vikArI che?" Ama che te sAdhvI nAnA chokarAne ane sAdhu nAnI karIne kema aDakatAM nathI. nAnA bALakanA sparzathI zuM temanAmAM vikAra jAgavAno che?" dalIla karatAM pavinA belI. "e sAdhune AcAra che tuM sAdhu nathI. gRhastha che. mATe A Agraha khoTe che " Ama caMdane ghaNuM samajAvyuM paNa padminI ekanI be na thaI. caMdana kaMTALyo ane nAnA janmelA bALaka mATe teNe eka dhAvamAtA rAkhI ane tenAthI teNe turtanA janmelA bALakane ucheravA mAMDaze. For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdanadhyeSThi kathA keTalAke padminInI TIkA karI, te keTalAke tenA para puruSa sparzane kaDaka niyama pAlana mATe prazaMsA karI. baporane samaya hate. vANurasInA madhya bhAgamAM prasiddha kamala zreSTinI prasiddha dukAna hatI. A dukAnane mAlIka Aje te caMdana hatuM. te beThe hatuM tyAM eka yuvAna brAhmaNa AvyuM. tenA kapALe ane zarIre judAM judAM TIlA TapakAM hatAM.te dukAnamAM beThe ke tu uparathI cakalAMoe ghAsa vecyuM. te ghAsa brAhmaNanA mAthA upara paDyuM. brAhmaNa ekadama ubhe thaye ane camakI "abrahmaNyama abrahmaNyama meM kaI dIvasa keInuM nahi ApeluM lIdhuM nathI. jIdagI sudhI pALeluM A mArUM vrata A ghAsanA sparzathI mArA mAthAe khaMDita karyuM. zeTha ! zuM karUM ? mANasane jIvananI kiMmata nathI paNa pitAnA niyamanI kiMmata che?" ema kahI pAse paDelI talavAra laI potAnuM mAthuM kApavA lAge. ze vacce paDyA ane tene mAMDa mAMDa samajAvI zAMta karatAM kahyuM "vipra ! pApanuM prAyazcitta hoya tene mATe AtmaghAta na hoya.' vipra ThaMDo paDayo paNa caMdanane tenA upara khuba lAgaNuM jAgI. teNe teja dIvasathI brAhmaNane dukAnamAM pitAne sahAyaka tarIke rAkhe ane mAnyuM ke A nispRha ! ane ekaniSTha mANasa maLe kayAMthI? thoDA dIvasamAM te A yuvAna brAhmaNa caMdanano ati vizvAsapAtra banyuM. - thaDA vakhata bAda caMdana A yuvAna brAhmaNane ghara ane dukAna bhaLAvI kusumapura vyApAra arthe gaye. For Private And Personal Use Only

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84 kathAsAgara kusumapura nagaramAM pesatAM pahelAM caMdana taLAva upara visAme lIdhe. kusumapuranA vabhavane nihALatAM nihALatAM tenI najara najIkamAM paDelAM eka marelA pakSinA kalevara upara paDI. A pakSinI AsapAsa keTalAe bIjA nAnAM paMkha cAre caNatAM hatAM. keI paMkhIo te tene cAMcathI chetaratAM hatAM paNa te paMkhI jarAe hAlatuM na hatuM. caMdana A purUM nihALI bIje najara nAMkhe te pahelAM te te mRtapakSi pAse mAMnA eka pasine upADI AkAzamAM uDyuM ane caMdananI samakSa tene eka jhADa upara laI jaI mArI teNe tenuM bhakSaNa karyuM? caMdana karyo. ane be "zuM A pakSine Dhega ?" ekavAra kusumapuranA rAjamArgamAM lekonA ToLe TeLAM ekaThAM thayAM hatAM. caMdana paNa zuM che ? e jANavAnI IcchAthI TeLA tarapha AvyuM te eka jaTAdhArI sAdhu yugamAtra AgaLa najara rAkhI puMjI pramAI paga mukata hatuM. tenI sukAelI kAyA tenI ugra tapazcaryA jaNAvatI hatI. tenI draSTi jayaNA sucavatI hatI. caMdana paNa A sAdhune lekanI sAthe page lAgyo ane tenA tapanI teNe khuba anumaMdanA karI. cheDA dIvasabAda eka kuTelo Dhela kusumapuranA bajAra2mAMthI vAgate nIkaLyo. pAchaLaja baMdhanathI bAMdheluM eka avadhUta ane tenI pAchaLa moTI chekarAMonI vaNajAra tenA upara dhULa uchALatI ane patharA pheMkatI nIkaLI. caMdane puchyuM ke "A zuM che? te lekee kahyuM ke "are khabara nathI pele avadhuta tapane TaeNga karI A nagaramAM pharatuM hatuM ane For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdanaSThi sthA pUjAte hate teNe A nagaranA zeThanI putrIne dAgInA laI mArI nAMkhI che." "huM zuM kahe che? AvA tyAgI avadhUta AvuM kAma karyuM. caMdane Azcarya batAvatAM kahyuM. "tyAgI zAne? lekene phasAvavA DhoMga Adarelo. paNa pApa te pakaDAyA vinA rahe. saddAmAla sAthe te pakaDAI gaye ane have rAjAnI AjJAthI rAjasevake tene phAMsI devA laI jAya che.' caMdana A sAMbhaLI vicAramAM paDI gaye jyAM tene tyAga ! ane kayAM A niMdanIya tenuM duSkRtya ! caMdanane jagatanI AvI sthiti dekhI dayA AvI. (4) caMdana kusumapuramAM cha mAsa rahyo. vyApAramAM sArU kamAye. have tene padminI yAda AvI. ane pitAnuM vatana paNa sAMbhaLyuM. nokara cAkara dhana dhAnya samRddhi laI teNe vANArasI tarapha prayANa karyuM. samIsAMje pahoMcavAnI tenI dhAraNa hatI paNa te na pahoMcI zakyuM. pahoMcatAM heja rAta paDI. piThe ane nekarane te teNe paDAvanA ThekANe rahevA dIdhA paNa pate ekalo ghera kahyA vinA pahoMcI gaye. Ama to caMdanane keI zaMkA na hatI paNa pakSi ane sAdhunA be daye teNe kusumapuramAM dekhyAM hatAM tethI saheja tenA hRdayamAM zaMkA jamI ke "huM yuvAna brAhmaNa upara vizvAsa muku chuM paNa rakhene pelA avadhUta jevo mAyAvI For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara te nahi hoya? mArI strI pitAnA putrane paNa aDakatI nathI chatAM ekalA yuvAna sAthe rahetAM tenAmAM kAMI virUpatAte nahi AvI hoya ? - gharanA khuNAmAM eka bAju caMdana lapAIne rahyo. rAta paDI, caMdane padminIne ane yuvAna brAhmaNane chatI AMkhe. bhoga bhegavatAM dekhyAM. tenI AMkha lAla thaI te tene mAravA jAya te pahelAM te be . bAlenA'cubitA nArI, brAhmaNo'tRNagrAhakaH kASThIbhUto vane pakSI, jIvAnAM rakSako vratI, AzcaryANIti catvAri, mayA'pi nijalocanaiH dRSTAnyahA tatA kasmin vizvasImi ahaM khalu [ rakhene para purUSane sparza thaI jAya te mATe je strI pitAnA bALakane na aDe paNa para purUSa sAthe yatheccha bhoga bhogavatAM tene vAMdho nahi. A joyuM meM paheluM Azcarya. taNakhaluM mAthA upara paDayuM te mAthuM kApavA taiyAra thaye teja brAhmaNa para strIne bhegavatAM acakAto nathI A mArUM bIjuM Azcarya niSTa pazi pAse caranArAne uThAvIne laI gayuM A joyuM meM trIjuM Azcarya ane chAnI rakSA karanAra sAdhue ghareNuM mATe bALAne ghAta karyo te joyuM cothuM Azcarya. have mAre vizvAsa kayAM sukavo. ?] padminIe Ama tema joyuM te kaMI na dekhAyuM paNa patine avAja pArakhI te ekadama bhaya pUrvaka ubhI thaI. ane pele brAhmaNa yuvAna A badhI vastu samajI jaI nAsI javA taiyAra thaye paNa caMdanane AvelA jANI caMdananA For Private And Personal Use Only

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caDhanazreSThi kathA 87 sevakAe brAhmaNa yuvAnane khAkharA karI pakaDI lIdhe ane savAre rAjasevakeAne sepTe. " caMdrane padminInu paNa mAthuM muMDAvI gadheDA upara pheravI gAma khahAra kADhI mukI ane leAkeA je thoDA vakhata pahelAM tenA para puruSane nahi spavAnA tenA niyamane vakhANatA hatA teja leAkeA tenA mAyAvIpaNAne pragaTa karI nIMdA karavA lAgyA. ane melyA ke A dunIyAmAM kayAM vizvAsa rAkhave ? jenA AcaraNu pragaTa paNe niMdanIya hAya tevAthI te mANasa cetate rahe paNa je ahArathI sArA AcaraNu batAve ane aMdarathI milana hoya tene keNu pahoMce. padminIne keNu mAnatuM hatuM ke te durAcArI haze. te tenA durAcArane DhAMkavA puruSa mAtranA sparza thAya te nahAvAne DhAMga karatI hatI ane peAtAnA bALakane paNa aDakatI niha. ane A brAhmaNa paNa kevA DhAMgI ke je cakalAnA mALA paDatAM mAthu kApavA taiyAra thaye. jene lai cane bhAMse mukayA. bicArA caMdana zuM kare ? brahmA paNa keLavelA kapaTane gheADAja pAra pAmI zake che ? A pachI caMdana saMsArathI vairAgya pAmI dIkSita thayA. ane suMdara cAritra pALI teNe sati meLavI. ane pele brAhmaNa ane padminI jyAM tyAM rakhaDI janmAro pure karI marI tiyA~ca thayAM. For Private And Personal Use Only ( prakhadhazataka )

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113 olyA karatAM na khAlavuM sArUM 'yAne vijayazreSThi kathA (1) vijayavardhana nagaranA vizALa zeThane vijaya nAmane putra hatA. putra trinayI gabhIra ane guNI hato. uMmaralAyaka thatAM A vijayane vasatapuranA sAgara zeThanI putrI zrImatI sAthe paraNAvye. jevuM zrImatInu nAma hatu tevI tenI zebhA hatI paNa patinA vadhu paDatA viye gathI te kAMika duHzIla thai hatI. eka vakhata vijaya patnIne teDavA vasaMtapura AvyA. pitAnA AgrahathI zrImatI vijaya sAthe cAlI paNa tenu mana piyaramAM pyAra bAMdhelA eka dAsanI sAtheja hatuM. thADA mA gayA tyAM rastAmAM kuve AvyeA. vijaya kuvAmAMthI pANI kADhatA hatA tyAM pAchaLathI zrImatIe dhakko mAryAM. vijaya kuvAmAM paDaye paNa kutrAmAM ugelA jhADanI DALI teNe pakaDI lIdhI. zrImatI tyAMthI nAsI ane pitAne ghera AvI ane brusake husake rAtAM kheAlI 'hAya hAya, huM zuM karU? rastAmAM cAra AvyA. mane mArI ane mArA pati sAme thavA gayA te tene paNa mArI cAra kayAMka lai gayA ... huM huM hUM.. mA bApe ane khiee tene zAMta pADI. samaya vItyA. > For Private And Personal Use Only

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vijayaSThi kathA (2) kuvAmAM paDela vijaya baLa karI dhIme dhIme AgaLa vadhI kuvAnI bahAra AvyuM ane te pitAnA nagare Avyo. pitAe puchyuM ke "bhAI kema ekale Avyo? vahu kema na AvI. ?" putre javAba Ape "hamaNuM tenI tabIyata sArI nathI pachI Avaze." dIvase upara dIvase vItyA paNa vijaya zrImatIne teDAvavA mATe bela nathI ane kaI kahe te te gaNakAratuM nathI. vakhata jatAM mAtA pitA mRtyu pAmyAM. vijaya gharano mAlIka thaye. mitroe preraNa karI "bhalA bhAI! strI vagara te ghara saMsAra cAlatA haze. ane strI sAthe te rusaNuM keTale vakhata ! jA ene teDI lAva." vijaya sAsare gaye. sAsu sasarAe satkAra karyo ane vijayane rastAmAM luMTAyAnuM puchayuM. vijayane jevuM puchayuM te teone uttara ApI zAMta pADayA ane kahyuM "jIvana yAtrA che. koivAra luMTAI e paNa kharA ane jIvana derI hatI te bacyA ane tamane maLyA." sArA dIvase zrImatI ane vijaya vijayavaddhana nagare AvyA. pahelAMnI mugdhA have zrImatI rahI na hatI. te paNa samajaNI thaI hatI. tethI te ghara karIne sthira rahI, ane kame karI cAra putronI mAtA thaI. zrImatI AdheDa thaI che. vijaye paNa vRddhAvasthAmAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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90 paga mukayA che ghere cAra chekarAM ane putra vadhUe che. eka karatAM vadhu mANase thAya tyAre snehanI vRddhi thAya. tema kalezanI paNa vRddhi thAya. tema zrImatIne koivAra putravadhU sAthe kajIe thatA. A kajIye ugra rUpa pakaDe tyAM vijaya AvI khelatA ke 'olyA karatAM na khAlavu sArUM.' gAsAgara kajIye zAMta thatA. paNa vijayanu ' khelyA karatAM na belavuM sArU ' A vacana gharanA mANusAmAM prasiddha thaI paDayu. eka vakhata nAnA putra pitAne kahyuM 'pitAjI khIjI to ThIka paNa Apa jyAre ne tyAre ema kema kaheA che ke khelyA karatAM na khelavuM sArU zuM tamane Ane kAI kaDavA mIThA anubhava thayeA che ke zuM ? ' > vijaya sheja hasyA. putra samajayA ke jarUra AmAM kAMi bheda che. eTale teNe Agraha karyo ke nA pitAjI ! AnuM rahasya samajAve. ( " vijaye kahyuM ' putra ! puchyA karatAM na puchavu sArU' che. putre vadhu Agraha rAkhyA eTale teNe kahyuM sAMbhaLa A vAta me keAi vakhata kAine kahI nathI chatAM tane kahuM chuM. peTamAM rAkhaje ema kahI tenI mAtAe kuvAmAM dhakko mAryAnI badhI vistRta vAta tene kahI. ane sAthe sAthe kahyu ke tuM A vAta sAcavI rAkhaje kAine kahIza nahi. ' For Private And Personal Use Only thADA dIvasa te teNe koine na kahyuM paNa ekavAra sAsu vahune khuba jhaghaDA thayeA eTale nAnA putre tenI vahUne kahyu zuM kAma laDhe che ? pitA rAja kahe che ke ' elyA karatAM na khAlavuM sArUM' te samajatA nathI. mArI mAe mArA

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vijayazreSThi kathA bApane paNa kayAM cheDayA che? temane paNa teNe kuvAmAM dhakkA mAryo hata" vahue A vAta gAMThe vALI. ane pharI kajIo thaye tyAre belI "bese bAI ! tame kevAM che te mArA sAsarAne ja pUcho ne ? emane bicArAne paNa kuvAmAM dhakako mAryo ho te tame ke bIjAM ?" sAsune kajIyAne tera utarI gaye. huM zuM sAMbhaLuM chuM te vicAratAM tene aMdhArAM AvyAM tene lAgyuM ke have mArUM A gharamAM varcasva nahi rahe. A chokarAnI vahu paNa jANe ke huM AvI chuM pachI zuM mAruM varcasva. turta zrImatIne cakkara AvyAM ane thoDIvAre hRdaya baMdha thatAM te tyAM ja mRtyu pAmI. vijaya zeThe A jANyuM tyAre tene pArAvAra pazcAtApa thaye te bolyo ke varSo sudhI meM gaMbhIratA rAkhI akSara uccAryo nahi. ane sone "belyAM karatA na balavuM sAruM ne upadeza ApanAra meM poteja nAnA putra AgaLa belI mAro gharabhaMga vaho nAnA putrane paNa ghaNe pastA thaye paNa have kare zuM? zrImatInA mRtyu pachI vijaya zeThana cena na paDayuM ane temaNe dIkSA lIdhI. paNa temane upadeza te belyA karatAM na belavuM sArUM" te te temanA gharamAM haMmezAM guMjI rahyo. (prabandhazataka) For Private And Personal Use Only

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114 keinuM khATuM na ciMta cAne dhano thA AdhAraNa nagaramAM eka cagI reja bhikSA mATe phare ane "je paisA vare che paisA ve" ema bele. A nagaramAM dhana zeTha ane tenI strI dhanazrI rahetAM hatAM. temane be chokarA hatA. eka chokaro sAta varSane ane bIje pAMca varSane. Ama dhana ane dhanazrI badhI vAte sukhI hatA. eka vakhata gIne "o jaina vAre to vaiT T" A zabda sAMbhaLI dhanazrIne vicAra AvyuM ke A gI kahe che tenI satyAsatyatAnI parIkSA karavI joIe. teNe jheranA lADavA yogIne bhikSA mAM AvyA. yogIe alakha niraMjana kahI te be lADavA jhoLImAM mukayA, A pachI ghere ghera bIjI paNa bhikSA mAgI bhegI gAma bahAra AvyuM. yegIe bhikSAnuM pAtra bahAra kADhayuM te bhikSA joIe te karatAM vadhu AvI hatI. megI jyAM khAvA bese che tyAM devage pharatA pharatA pelI dhanazrInAM be bALake tyAM AvyAM ane gInI bhikSA sAme joI rahyAM. bALakane lADa For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhanazrI kadhA haMmezAM vahAluM hoya tethI vegIe dhanazrInA ApelA te be lADavA tenA be bALakone ApyA. bALake rAjI thatA lADa khAI pANI pI pAsenA jhADa nIce sutAM. yegI bhajana karI pitAnI jhuMpaDIe gayo paNa pelAM be bALake tyAM pahayAM te pharI jAgyAMja nahi. (2) dhane ane dhanazrIe bALakonI khuba tapAsa karIne jhADanIce marelAM te be bALaka dekhAyAM. khuba rekakaLa karyA pachI temaNe mAnyuM ke A bane bALake sarpanA DaMsathI mRtyu pAmyAM hovAM joIe. bALakonA dehano agni saMskAra karyo. ane dIvase upara dIvaso jatAM dhana ane dhanazrIne zoka e che . (3) bALakone mRtyu pAme chamAsa vItI gayA che. dhanazrI oTale beThI che tyAM "alakha niraMjana" karato yegI Ape ane bolyA "je jaisA kare tenA pAve e zabda dhanazrIne cha mahInA pahelAM ApelA viSamizrita medakanuM smaraNa karAvyuM. te Azcarya pAmI vicAravA lAgI ke meM te Ane jheranA lADu ApyA hatA paNa Ate hajI ene e zabda bole che. zuM ene jhera na caDayuM ke eNe jheranA lADu pArakhI tajI dIdhA ?" yegI pAse AvatAM dhanazrI bolI "mahArAja ! Apane yAda che kharuM ke meM Apane cha mahInA pahelAM be lADu khAkhyA hatA.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara * barAbara yAda che. " eNIe kahyuM 'te e lADu Ape khAdhelA ke phekI dIdhA hatA. cegI melyuM ' bAi ! e be lADu meM mArI pAse ubhelA be baccAMne ApyA hatA. te rAjI thai khAI gayAM hatAM. ane pAsenA jhADa nIce pANI pI sui gayAM. mArI sAme khALake joi rahe ane hu lADavA khAuM te ThIka lAge ' A zabdo sAMbhaLatAM dhanazrInI AMkhamAM jaLahaLIyAM AvyAM. te kAMi vadhu bele te pahelAM te yegI 'nAsaimA temA haimAve khelatA adRzya thaye ane dhanazrI paNa elI ke cegI tame je kahA che te kharekhara sAcuM che ke kAryaM parasminna'hitaM na kuryAt karoti yA g labhate sa tAdRg dattaM viSAnnaM jaTine dhanazriyA, tenaiva tatputrayugaM vinaSTaM // 1 // 1 For Private And Personal Use Only * pArakAnuM ahita na karavu joIe je jevu kare tevuM meLave che. dhanazrIe cegIne vimizrita anna ApyuM paNa teja annathI dhanazrInAja be putro mRtyu pAmyA. ( prabandhazataka ) 7

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115 viSayano vizvAsa che? yAne sukumAlikA sasaka ane bhasaka bane bhAIo hatA. temanA pitA vasaMtapuranA rAjA siMhasena ane mAtA rANI siMhalA hatI. rAjA siMhasena ane rANI siMhalAe A be putre pachI eka sukomaLa aMgavALI putrIne janma Ape. rAjA rANIe A putrInuM nAma sukumAlikA pADayuM. sasaka ane bhasaka mahA baLavAna rAjakumAra hatA. ekeke rAjakumAra hajAra hajAra haiddhAne parAbhava kare te te sahasrodhI hato ekavAra vasaMtapuramAM dharmaSasUri padhAryA. rAjA prajAe AnaMdathI dharma sAMbhaLyo paNa sasaka bhasakane to A dharma pariNamyA ane temaNe bannee mAta pitAnI anumati laI dIkSA lIdhI. dIkSA bAda A banne bhAIoe abhyAsamAM citta pareDyuM ane thoDA vakhatamAM te te meTA viddhAna thayA. eka vakhata A banne munione pitAnA mAtA pitA karatAM paNa potAnI nAnI bahena sukumAlikA vadhu yAda AvI ane tene pratibodha karavAnI temane IcchA thaI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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kadhAsAgara gurunI AjJA laI sasaka bhasaka bane munio vasaMtapura AvyA. vasaMtapuramAM AnaMda AnaMda vartAI rahyo hate. sau keI sasaka ane bhasaka rAjakumAranI ja vAta karatA hatA. kaI bolatA ke "kevA parAkramI rAjakumAra hatA je te be rahyA hatA te rAjyanI sImA vadhArI: mukata ane vasaMtapura Aje ajoDa rAjya hota." tyAre bIja kahetA ke "bhAI bhAgyavAnane te bhAgya sAtheja hoya che. temaNe rAjya cheDayuM te Aje paNa temane kayAM bhavanI kamInA che. Thera Thera rAjA mahArAjA satkAra kare che ane te pite jJAnamAM masta rahe che. sattvazALInuM satva DuM ja jaNAyA vinA rahe che." nagaranA leke udyAnamAM AvyA. munie dhame dezanA AraMbhI "kaMcana, kAyA, kAminI ane kuTuMba badhu nazvara che jotA jotAmAM A badhuM cAlyuM jaze dhamAM karaNI karI haze teja sAthamAM Avaze " bIjAoe te sAcuM kahI mAthuM dhUNAvyuM paNa muninI nAnI bahena sukumAlikAne vairAgyanI bhAvanA jAgI ane teNe mAtApitAnI AjJA laI dIkSA lIdhI. sukumAlika sAdhvI banI chatAM tenuM rUpa vAdaLamAMthI jhabakatA caMdramAnI peThe chupuM chupAyuM nahi. sukumAlikA chaTha aThThama vigere vividha tapa karI kAyAne sukavavA lAgI paNa TIpAeluM sonuM vadhu jhaLake tema tene kRza deha kAMtithI For Private And Personal Use Only

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sukumAlikA chavAI rahyo. sukumAlikA guNInI AjJAmAM guruNI sAthe vicaratI chatAM tenA rUpa pAchaLa ghelA banelA keI puruSa tenA vihAramAM paNa pAchaLa pAchaLa pharatA. sukumAlikA ke IvAra gocarIe jatI te keI yuvAne kAmakAja cheDI tenI pAchaLa mahele mahele AMTA mAratA. sAdhavInA upAzraya AgaLa meDIrAta sudhI sukumAlikAnA mukhanA darzana karavA bhamarAo jema kulanI AsapAsa guMjArava kare tema te ghUmyA karatA. guruNIjI vicAramAM paDayAM temaNe zahera cheDI gAmaDAmAM ane kabAmAM vihAra AraMbhe paNa puruSajAti vinAnuM DuM ja keI sthaLa hoya che? Thera Thera Aja anubhava badhe thavA mAMDaze. ( 4 ) eka vakhata kusumapuramAM sasaka ane bhasaka muni AcArya sAthe vihAra karatA karatA padhAryA. - sAdhvI sukumAlika paNa guNa sAthe vihAra karatAM te nagaramAM AvyAM. nagaramAM AvyA bAda yuvAna puruSanAM ToLe ToLAM sAdhvInA mukha darzana mATe AvavA mAMDayAM ane keI bhAna bhUlI upAzrayathI jarApaNa khasavA na mAMDayA. gurue sukumAlikAne gocarI ke bIje bahAra mekalavAnuM baMdha karyuM paNa upAzrayathI dUra nahi jatA A kAmIothI te kaMTALyAM ane sUrijI mahArAjane A badhI vAta karI. sasaga ane bhasaganuM lehI ukaLyuM ane te sAdhvInI rakSAmAM joDAyA. A rakSA kAje keI yuvAne sAthe sasaga ane bhasagane laDAI paNa karavI paDI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra . www.kobatirth.org kathAsAgara ye, bhukha varAgyamAM hRDha thaI teNe upatrAsa upara kAyAne hADipaMjara sukumAlikA A badhuM joi tene tenA rUpa upara tiraskAra upavAsa karI chevaTe aNusaNu laI tenI jevI banAvI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir sukumAlikA tapathI eTalI badhI duLa ane zuSka anI ke te cAle tA mATalAnuM gADuM' cAlatAM khaDakhaDATa thAya tema tenAM hADakAM khaDakhaDe. te kAMi le te tenAM chAtInAM badhAM pAsaLAM ekadama UMcAM nIcAM dhasI pragaTa thAya eka dIvasa sukumAlikAnA zvAsa rokAyA ane te bebhAna banI nizceSTa thaI. sasaga ane bhasaga munie mAnyuM ke sukumAlikAnA AtmA svarge saMcaryAM che. AthI temaNe sukumAlikane vananI bhUmimA mRta thayelI mAnIne paraThavavA mekalI. benanA tapa tyAga ane saMyamane anumedI sasaga ane bhasaga peAtAnI pharaja bajAvyAnA Atmasa MtoSa anubhavI gurU pAse AvyA ane tyAra pachI gurU sAthe vicaravA lAgyA. ( 5 ) kusumapura nagaranI bahAra vana bhUmimAM paDela sukumAli kAnA deha uparathI maMda maMda pavananI lahere pasAra thayA bAda gheADIvAre sukumAlikAe AMkha ughADI te teNe tenI pAse eka sAvAha ane tenA mANaseAne tenI sevA karatA dekhyA. sAvADe thIMDA dIvasamAM te sukumAlikAne telamardAna ane auSadhanA upacArathI cImaLAI gayelA cheDane pANI ApI pallavita karavAmAM Ave tema pavita karo. sukumAlikAnuM rUpa phrI vikasI uThayuM ane je sAvArha so For Private And Personal Use Only

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sukumAlikA prathama mAnava lAgaNIthI sevAmAM joDAye have te viSaya bhAvanAthI tenI tarapha kheMcAye ane be "suMdari! A deha thoDoja tapa tyAgathI nirmala karavA mATe sajAye che? vidhAtAe AvuM suMdara rUpa tane ApyuM te akALe veDaphavA mATe nahi. paNa tene kRtArtha karavA. deva! mane tuM aMgIkAra kara ane mArA hRdayatApane zAMta kara." sukumAlikA vicAramAM paDI gaI tene zuM karavuM ane zuM na karavuM te kAMI na suryuM. te ekaja vicAramAM ghUmavA lAgI ke "jIvatI chatAM marI mAnI mArA bhAIoe mane vanamAM kema choDI devarAvI ? zuM AvA hoMzIyAra paNa teo jIvatA ane marelAnAM bheda na samajI zakayA ? huM tapa ane tyAgathI sAva jIruM ane mRta prAya thaI hatI te vanamAM ekAeka kema pAchI ubhI thaI? zuM mArUM bhega kama bAkI haze ? mAre mATe saMyamano aMtarAya haze? Ama na hoya te A badhuM kema thAya ? sukumAlikA DhIlI thaI ane sArthavAha tene pitAnI gRhiNuM banAvI pitAnA nagare laI gaye. avaMtI nAmanuM nagara hatuM. be munie sasaga ane bhasaga gecarIe pharatA pharatA eka sArthavAhanI havelIe AvyA. ane bolyA "dharmalAbha. ? havelInA adhiSThAtrI strIe munine bhAjanamAM vahorAvyuM paNa A be munio ekITase vaherAvanAra strI sAme joI rahyA ane vicAravA lAgyA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 100 kathAsAgara * kahe ke na kahe A bIjI koi niha sAkSAt sukumAlikA. paNa sukumAlikAne te ApaNe ApaNA sa ge hAthe mRta thayelI jaM galamAM mekalo che te ahiM hAya kayAMthI ? marelA te sAjA thatA haze? ApaNI bhUla thatI haze. A strI tenA sarakhA rUpavALI haze. ' muni uMDA vicAramAM utare te pahelAM te sukumAlikA belI. " ' bhagavata ! mane joi zu vicAramAM paDayA che ? " kemake te munione kharAbara oLakhI gaI hatI. 'bhadre ! Abehuba tArAja rUpa DhaMga ane avAjavALI amAre eka ena hatI.' * te tenu zuM thayuM ? ' te khuba rUpALI hatI. sAdhvI banI chatAM leke tenA pI. nahAtA che.DatA AthI teNe aNusaNu lIdhu' ane te mRtyu pAmI. ame sage hAthe tene jaMgalamAM mekalI che. chatAM tane joyA pachI kAMi paNa tArAmAM ane enAmAM phera nathI lAgatA. tAre avAja, rUpa, 2ga, DhaMga, badhu ja te che. kharekhara A zu che te ame vicArI rahyA chIe.' e munie manane ubharo ThAlavyeA. sukumAlikAe kahyuM ' bhagavaMta huMja tamArI pApiNI ena sukumAlikA, meM vrata lIdhuM hatu te khuba AdarathI ane te vrata pALavA aNusaNu lIdhu paNa mArA durbhAgye me zreya na sAdhyuM. bhagavata Ape mane vana vagaDAmAM mukAvI. vananA patrane huM jAgRt thai. A sAtha vAhe mane sAjI karI. huM tenA mIThA vacanathI ane mArA pApa karmathI lapaTANI, bhagavata! mAre nistAra kayAM thaze.?? For Private And Personal Use Only

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sukumAlikA 101 munioe kahyuM "bhadde! saMyamanI virAdhanA bhayaMkara che. chatAM jyAM sudhI jIvana che tyAM sudhI tene dUra karI zakAya che." sukumAlikA palaTANI. munioe sArthavAhane paNa pratibadhdha. ane munioe sukumAlikAne pharI dIkSA ApI. sukumAlikAe pharI dIkSA bAda Akare tapa Adaryo ane aMte aNasaNa karI te svargo gaI paNa tenA jIvanathI jagatmAM e dAkhave mukatI gaI ke hADapiMjara jevuM zarIra heya ati vRddha avasthA hoya ke tapathI sAva damana karela kAyA heya tethI viSaya game che ema na mAnavuM. viSayane te kaI paNa avasthAmAM bharoso na rAkhave. kemake durbhaga, anAtha, durgadhA ane citramAM citarela strI paNa viSaye jAgRta kare che. AthI haMmezA viSayathI alaga rahevuM teja zreyaskara che. soUNa gaI sukumAliyAe taha sasagabhasagabhayaNIe tAva na vipasiyacaM seyadhammIo jAva sasaga ane siganI bena sukumAlikAnuM daSTAnta sAMbhaLI hADakAM dhoLAM thAya te zuSka deha thAya te paNa viSayane vizvAsa na rAkhave." (upadezamALA) For Private And Personal Use Only

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116 laheNa deNune saMbaMdha cAne mahAnaMda kumAra (1) vANArasInA dhanadatta zeTha keTIzvara. temane padmA nAme zeThANI. te zarIra ane svabhAve bane rIte padma jevAM kamaLa zeThane tyAM sau prathama putrane janma thayo. zeTha zeThANIne harakha na mA. zeThe tenuM nAma pADayuM jayakumAra. jayakumAra e bhAgyazALI ke dhanadatte tenA janma vakhate, nAma pADavA vakhate ane teNe khAvAnI zarUAta karI te vakhate mahatyA karyA. A mahotsavamAM hajAro jJAtijane ane mitrane jamADayA. dAna pUNyamAM kharcavA mATe lokone upadeza ane preraNA karavI paDe che. paNa rAga ahaMkAra ke kartimAM paisA kharcatAM jarApaNa upadeza Apavo paDato nathI. zeTha dhanadatta ane zeThANI padmAne mana te hatuM ke jayakumAra keya suMdara nIkaLaze paNa jema jema te mATe thatuM game tema tema tenAmAM guNa vadhavAne badale avaguNa vadhavA mAMDayA. meMDhe caDhAvela jayakumAra soLa varSane thAya te pahelAM te teNe bApanA lAkhe rUpIyA uDAvI dIdhA. jugaTe ramavAmAM te tene naMbara pahele. meDI sata sudhI vezyAnA gharomAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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103 mahAnaMda kumAra paNa te rakhaDe ane roja roja tenA nAmanI reDe Ave. zeTha ghaNuM akaLAyA paNa kare zuM? zeThane manamAM te ghaNuMya thatuM ke A karatAM te chokaro na hoya te sArUM. A chokarAe te pasAnuM ane AbarUnuM bannenuM pANI karyuM che ane hajI paNa koNa jANe karaze zuM? tene zeThane pure vasavaso hato. savAranuM pahara hatuM sUrya hajI pUrvamAM uge paNa nahete tyAM be rAjasevake dhanadatta zeThanI havelIe AvyA ane saunAM jotAM dhanadatta zeThane pakaDI rAja darabAre laI jaI temane jelamAM puryA. sagAvhAlA ane saMbaMdhIo rAja darabAre gayA ane rAjasevakone kahyuM ke "AvA dhanADhaya zeThane gunhA vinA pakaDo te zuM sArUM che?" vAMka vinA te kaI pakaDatuM haze? A zeThane chokaro kAle nagaranA eka dhanADhaya zeThane tyAM corI karavA gaye hate. corIne mAla laI nAsavA game tyAM sarpa karaDa ane te hAthamAM ne hAthamAM dhana sAthe mRtyu pAmyuM. e bhale maryo paNa ceranAranA pitA jIvatA chene ? te temaNe tenI zikSA bhegavavI paDe ke nahi ? bApa chokaro kamAya temAM hissamAge te daMDAya temAM tene hisse kema nahi ?" rAja sevake e javAba Ape. gAmanA sArA sArA AgevAne bhegA thayA ane badhA maLI rAjA pAse gayA ane bolyA "rAjana ! paDatAne zuM kAma pATuM mAre che? A dhanada zeTha karoDapati hatA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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104 kathAsAgara tenI karoDanI muDI ane tenI kIrti bannenuM maranAra chekarAe pANI karyuM che. zeThane ekane eka e chekaro hate. zeThe tenI pAchaLa hajAre lAkhe kharcA paNa cheka sudharyo nahi ulaTa bagaDaze ane zeThane teNe duHkhI duHkhI karyA che. have Apa vadhu du:khI na karo. tene choDI muke.' rAjA samaye ane dhanadattane teNe chUTA karyA. (3) dIvase upara dIvasa vItyA dhanadatta ane pavA sukha pUrvaka jIvana gujAravA lAgyAM paNa padmAne jayakumAra pachI bIjo putra na hovAthI teNe zeThane kahyuM "nAtha ! A vyApAra, saMpatti ane A havalIo zuM karavAnI ? kene mATe A badhI mamatA karavAnI? bhegavanAra te have kaI che nahi ? Apa bIjI strI na kare? bheLI ! ApaNe kayAM putra na hatuM. have tyAre zuM sukha joyuM che. nathI te sAruM sukha che. huM bIjI strI karUM ane AnA je cheka pAkaye te ghaDapaNamAM ApaNI mATI kharAba thAya." zeThe marelA putrane yAda karI kahyuM. padmAe kahyuM "ema te kAMI badhA chokarA evA thoDA ja thAya che. keI ApaNe ane ene duSkarmane udaya haze. tethI te ApaNe tyAM AvyuM ane tenuM leNuM cukAvI cAlate thayo. jagatamAM sUryayazA jevA zuM sArA putra paNa nathI thatA?" - theDA dIvasa to dhanada padmAnuM vacana na mAnyuM paNa pachI pitAnI meLe tene samajAyuM eTale teNe eka dhanavAnanI kumakatI nAmanI chokarI sAthe lagna karyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra mahAna kumAre 105 (4) 6 nAtha ! Aje meM savAramAM svapnamAM rAtu kAMsAnu kacALuM kAika laI gayu tevu... joyu. meM te kaceALu' levA hAtha lakhAvye tyAM mArA hAtha palaMga sAthe athaDAyA ane tethI huM jAgI gaI. nAtha! AnuM zuM kULa haze. kumudratIe dhanadattane puchyu. dhanaMtta melyA. ' priye ! tAre putra thaze, paNa te keInA ghera meTA thaze' ema A svapna kahe che. For Private And Personal Use Only kumudvaitIe sArA dIvase putranA janma ApyA. dhanadattane putrajanmanA samAcAre jarApaNa hu` utpanna na karyAM. tene marI gayeleA jayakumAra yAda Avye| ane je A kare paNa tenA jevA pAkayA te mArI zI dazA thaze te vicAre kaMpavA lAgyuM. teNetunA te janmelA bALakane kapaDe lapeTI hAthamAM lIdhe ane eka jIdyAnamAM mukayA. zeTha ADu a joi ghara tarapha pAchA pharavA mAMDayA tyAM AkAzavANI thaI zeTha! ubhA raheA ! chekarAne emane ema mukIne nahi javAya? tenu hajAra sAnA mahAranu leNuM cUkavatA jAe e tamArUM leNu levA AvyA che.' 6 zeTha lAMbe vicAra karyA vinA ghera jaI hujAra sAnA sahAranI thelI lai AvyA ane bALaka AgaLa mukI grupacUpa ghera pAchA pharyAM. paraDha thatAM mALI udyAnamAM Avye. te kare ane sAnAmahora peAtAnA ghera lai gaye. mALIne tyAM A cheka mATe thavA lAgyA. traNa varSa thayAM tyAM kumuddoe bIjA khALakanA janma

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kathAsAgara Ape. zeThe Ane paNa udyAnamAM mukavA AvyA. te mukI vidAya thavA lAgyA tyAM pharI AkAzavANa gaI "zeTha! na mAnaze ke A cheka tamane sukha ApavA AvyuM che. A tamArI pAse tenuM dasa hajAranuM leNuM levA AvyuM che. dasa hajAra sonA mahera cUkavIne jAo." zeThane senAmahera ApavAne vAMdho na hate paNa kaI kulAMgAra pAke te tenI Ijajata AbarU kharAba kare tene bhaya hatuM tethI temaNe dasa hajAra sonAmahora lAvIne tenI AgaLa mukI. dhanadatta ghera pAchA AvyA. sonAmahero sAthe A chokarAne teja gAmane aputrI keI vaNika laI gaye ane teNe tene vahAlathI ucheravA mAMDaze. megha ane bhAgya evAM che ke na Ape tyAM sudhI kAMI nahi ane ApavA mAMDe tyAre anargala Ape tema dhanadattane putra na hatuM tyAre muddala na hato ane have thavA mAMDyA tyAre be be varSe kumudvatI putrane janma ApavA mAMDI, dhana datta jayakumAranuM duHkha evuM kAramuM anubhavyuM hatuM ke putranuM nAma sAMbharatAM kaMpI uThate ane tene te ema ja thatuM ke karA te kulAMgAraja pAkavAnA. AthI kumudvatIe trIjA putrane janma Ape tene paNa dhanadatta bahAra mukavA cAle paNa ene bhAgyeja khabara hatI ke A putra te tene ane tenI sAta peDhIne tAranAra hato. dhanada kapaDAthI lapeTelA A tIjA bALakane ekAMtamAM muka ane gupacUpa pitAnA ghara tarapha pAchA pharavA mAMDyA tyAM AkAzavANI thaI. zeThane AmAM navAI na lAgI kemake eka vAra eka hajAra ane bIjIvAra dasa hajAra sonAmahera teNe cUkavI For Private And Personal Use Only

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107 mahAnaMdakumAra hatI AthI teNe mAnyuM ke A vakhate paNa koI moTI rakamanuM devuM cUkavavuM paDaze paNa teNe te dhyAna daI sAMbhaLyuM che temAM mUkha zeTha! chekarAne kema mukI cAlyA jAya che? AvuM putra ratna bhAgya vinA maLatuM nathI. A putra sAmAnya nathI tArI sAta peDhIne ajavALanAra che. zeTha javuM hoya te bhale jA paNa tArUM tenI pAse keTakeTi senAmaheranuM leNuM che. te tArI pAse levA nathI AvyuM paNa ApavA Avyo che." zeThane harakha na mAye. jagata AkhuM lAbhamAMja leTe che, ane nukazAnathI AvuM nAse che. zeThane khabara paDI ke Ate. leNe AvyuM che eTale teNe turta chAtI sarasa cAMpe ane ghera jaI kumudvatIne Ape. (5) A putranuM azucikama dATavA khADo khedyo tyAM zeThane keTi dravya prApta thayuM. devanI vANI turta saphaLa thaI. zeThane AnaMdano pAra na rahyo. tethI temaNe A putranuM nAma guNaniSpanna "mahAnaMda kumAra pADayuM. mahAnaMdakumAra AnaMda karane ane mAtApitA sau vaDIlene AnaMda pamADatA meTo thaze. vidyAbhyAsa ane kaLA teNe thoDAja vakhatamAM hastagata karI ane zeThane vyApAra teNe badhe saMbhALI lIdho. dhanadattanI muDImAM teNe kroDA rUpIyAno vadhAro karyo. dhanadatta mahAkaTyAdhipati gaNAvA lAge. eka sAMjane samaya hate. mahAnaMdakumAra potAnI peDhIthI ghara tarapha pAchA pharate hato tyAM rastAnI eka bAjue ubhelA eka jaTAdhArI bAvAnI najara tenA upara paDI. bAve For Private And Personal Use Only

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108 kathAsAgara zeTha pAse Avyo ane bolyA "zeTha! tame mahAparopakArI che. tamArI AkRtija tamane guNavAna kahe che. huM AkAza gAminI vidyA sAdhu chuM paNa mane kaMI sAre uttarasAdhaka maLane nathI. nirlakSaNa puruSa te ghaNA rakhaDe che paNa lakSaNavaMte jaDatuM nathI. kemake lakSaNavaMtane kAMI paDI nathI. zeTha mArUM kAma ATaluM na kare? tame hajAro lekanI prArthanA purI kare che. mArI eka prArthanA purI kare. huM tamAro upakAra nahi bhUluM. mAtra ekaja dIvasanuM kAma che." mahAnaMdakumAra cakera hatuM te sArI rIte samajato hato ke AvA yogIoe keIne uttarasAdhaka banAvI prANa lIdhA che. AvAne bharose rAkhanArA keI ThagAyA che. chatAM je sAme pagale AvI yAcanA kare che tene kema taracheDAya? "gIrAja! mArA vinA tamArI vidyA siddha na thatI hiya te huM uttara sAdhaka banIza. bele tamArA Azrame kyAre AvuM." mahAnaMdakumAre kahyuM. "beTA! Aje rAtanA ATha vAge huM tArI rAha joIza. huM pUrva dizAmAM gAmanI bhAgoLe besIza.' mahAnaMdakumAre pratikramaNa karyuM. pApanI AlocanA lIdhI. jIvane khamAvyA. mAtapitAne page lAgyuM ane gaMbhIra thaI gAma bahAra nIkaLe. yogI te rAha ja jote hate. cagI AgaLa ane mahAnaMdakumAra pAchaLa. DuM cAlyA tyAM cagIne Azrama Ave. yegIe mAMDalA deya. hema havana AraMbhyA. bAkaLA uchAryA ane phaTaphaT svAhAnA maMtra uccAryA. yogInI sAme ja For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAnaH kumAra 109 mahAnaMdakumAra eThA. te cegI kahe tema karatA hatA. tenA hRdayamAM kSeAbha na hatA ke cegIthI sAvadha rahevAnI takedArI na hatI. te te samajatA hatA ke ApaNe AnA kalyANu mATeja jAtanA bhega ApavA taiyAra thayA chIe pachI khIvAnI ke takedArI rAkhavAnI jarUra zu che ? hA. parabhavanA bhAthA mATe te paMcaparameSThinu smaraNu karatA hatA. tyAM acAnaka hemanI jvALAmAMthI hAtha pragaTa thayA ane pachI dhIme dhIme eka tejasvI devI pragaTa thaI ane belI cemI! tArI vidhi pUrNa che. ma MtrAkSara kharAbara che, sAdhaka uttarasAdhakanA meLa purepurA che, paNa tArU bhAgya nathI. bhagya uttarasAdhakanuM che. huM AkAzagAminI vidyA jarUra ApIza paNa tane nahi tArA uttarasAdhakane. yAgI vilakhA paDaye ane elke deva ! varSAnI sAdhanA mArI. prayatna mArA. uttarasAdhakane matra sAdhavA cAcanA karelI mArI. chatAM phaLa mane nahi ?" < ' * ceAgI ! deva ke dAnava bhAgya vinA kAMi ApI zakatA nathI. bhAgyavihIna mANasA mahenata pArakA mATeja kare che. A tamArI badhI mahenata tamArA mATe nahi paNa uttara sAdhaka mATe ja phaLavALI che. ' mahAna dakumAra bAlyA ' devi ! mAre vidyAnA khapa nathI. jene khapa che tene ApeA. vidyA mane Apaze te me yogIne ThagyA tema gaNAze. ' 'kumAra ! je icche che tene te maLatuM nathI ane je nathI icchatA tene zaidhatuM bhAgya ApavA Ave che. A vidyA ceAgIdvArA tane zeAdhatI AvI che. ceAgI vidyA ApatA nathI For Private And Personal Use Only

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110 kathAsAgara paNa vidyA tane potAnI meLe vare che. enI anumati Ape." yegI "sAruM." tema bele te pahelAM te devI adazya thaI ane AkAza gAminI vidyA mahAnaMda kumArane heje saheje maLI gaI. mahAnaMda kumArane AkAza gAminI vidyA te maLI paNa tene tene bahu upaga nahate kemake teNe samakti mULa bAravrata letAM chaThThA vratamAM 100 ejanathI vadhu parimANa rAkhyuM na hatuM. AthI A vidyAne bahu upaga na thavAthI gaMbhIra hRdayavALA mahAnaMdanI pAse AkAzagAminI vidyA che tenI jANa kone na thaI. uttama vrata ane uttama zaktinI parIkSA prasaMga Ave tyAre ja khabara paDe che. A parIkSAmAM uttIrNa thAya te mahAtmA ane tethI Dage ke parAbhava pAme te sAmAnya jana. mahAnaMdakumArane paNa tenA vratanI kasoTIne prasaMga jIvanamAM Avyo. ekavAra mahAnaMda kumArane nAnuM bALaka gharanA AMgaNamAM ramate hato. ramatAM ramatAM pAsenA daramAMthI nIkaLelA sa" upara tene paga paDa. sape kuMphavADe mAryo ane kemaLA bALakanA page DaMsa dIdhe. teNe e paNa na vicAryuM ke huM DaruM chuM te bALaka che ke me Te? ane teNe jANI joIne bhUla karI che ke ajANatAM? A viveka tici jAtimAM hoya te tene pazu kema kahevAya? pazu eTale nive. vekI. temAM gunhAnA pramANamAM zikSA na hoya. bALaka mUcchita tha. dhanadattanA sevakoe sApa utAranAranI ghaNI tapAsa karI For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAnaMda kumAra 111 tyAre eka melA ghelA paradezIne nekare pakaDI lAvyA. te be . zeTha? mane te sApa utAratAM AvaDatuM nathI paNa ekasodasa pejana dUra mArA gAmamAM mArI strI che te sApa utArI zake che. tene koI AkAza gAminI vidyAvALe laI Ave te bALaka jarUra beThe thAya." dhanadatta mahAnaMda sAmuM joyuM ane kahyuM "putra! vicAra zuM kare che. tArI pAse AkAzagAminI vidyA che tene upaga Ave vakhate nahi thAya te pachI kayAre thaze? uDa, jaladI ubhA thA ane te mAMtrika strIne tArI vidyAthI ahiM laI Ava." "pitAjI! vidyA che e sAcuM paNa sAthe mAruM vrata 100 jejanathI vadhuM javAnuM nathI tenuM zuM thAya ? tenuM gAma 110 ejana che." maDAnaMde vidyAne upayoga na thaI zakavAnuM kAraNa batAvyuM. - dhanadatta kahyuM "vrata lIdhuM e sAcuM paNa dareka vratamAM AgAra kayAM nathI rAkhavAmAM AvatA? ane keI mahatvanA kAraNe vratamAM bhaMga thAya to prAyazcittathI zuddhi kayA nathI thatI?" sAcA vratanA pAlanamAM chUTa kema levAya?" tema kahI mahAnaMda niyamamAM aDaga rahyo. gAmamAM vAta cAre kera prasarI ke mahAnaMda AkAza gAminI vidyAvAna chatAM pitAnA chokarAne sApa karaDe che temAM teno upAya karato nathI. leka kahevA lAgyA "mahAnaMda A te tuM dharma kare che ke nirdayatA kare chebALaka je bALaka mRtyu pAme che ane tuM jaI rahe che?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 112 ke thAsAgara avatInA rAjA AvyA ane mahAna dane kahevA lAgyA. " mAnada ! khALakanA upara tane pyAra nathI ? dharmanA niyama che e sAcuM paNa khALakane jIvita dAna ApavuM te badhA niyama karatAM zuM utkRSTa dharmAM nathI ? dhanA niyama sAcA paNa yAtrA ane dharmakAryomAM A niyamemAM paNa chUTa hoya che. > ( rAjan mALaka mane mArA prANathI vhAlA che paNa mArA niyama tethI paNa mane adhika vhAlA che. A bALaka mAre che. tenA mRtyuthI tamane duHkha thAya tethI paNa vadhu du:kha mane thAya che paNa huM tenA jIvana khAtara niyamane bhaMga karUM temAM upakAra nathI karatA paNa svArtha sAdhu chuM." mahAna de namratAthI kahyuM. 'kumAra ! ATalA adhadha niyamamAM dRDha che. tA tAre dharma prabhAva batAvane? sAcA dharma prabhAva haze te tArA hAthanA sparzathIja khALaka peAtAnI meLe beThA thaze. tene keI maMtra taMtranI jarUra nahi rahe. ' rAjAe kahyuM. kumAre pANI lIdhuM ane bALaka upara chAMTayuM. chAMTatAMja khALaka niSi thai beThA thayA. kemake vidyAnI adhiSThAtA devInI A vakhate kharI kasoTI hatI tethI teNe mALakane niSi karyAM. gAmamAM cauTe ne cakale mahAnaMdanA dRDha niyamanI ane jaina dharmanI prazaMsA cAlI, mahAnaMda have avatimAM gaNanAcaiAgya ane pUjA pAtra mAnavI lekhAyA. ( 7 ) 'bhagavata! mArA ane mArA pitAnA pUrvabhava zuM che? For Private And Personal Use Only

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mahAnaMda kumAra 113 mArA pitAne cAra putre thayA temAM eke temane pAyamAla karyA. be devuM laI vidAya thayA ane huM temane ghera pAchA AvyuM." mahAnaMda kumAre AkAza gAminI vidyAthI mahA videha kSetramAM jaI sImaMdhara svAmine puchatAM kahyuM. bhagavaMte kahyuM "mahAnaMda ! jagamAM pitA, putra, mAtA, strI ke bAMdhava badhA saMbaMdhe aNAnuMbaMdhanA che." sau koI pita pitAnuM leNuM deNuM levA Ave che ane te patatAM cAlatA thAya che. mANasa phegaTa kulAya che ane duHkhI thAya che ke ANe mAruM bhaluM karyuM ane ANe mAruM bagADayuM.' tArA pitAne pUrvabhava A pramANe che. dhanapura nagaramAM sudhana nAmane zeTha ane dhanazrI nAmanI tenI strI hatI. sudhanane dhanAvaha nAmane eka bALa mitra hatuM. A dhanAvaha ane dhana vyApAra sahiyAre karatA hatA. dukAnanuM badhuM kAya5 sudhana saMbhALata. sudhana Amate hisAba barAbara rAkhate paNa lebhane laI te tenA gharamAM thatA kharcane paNa dukAnanA kharca khAtAmAM nAMkhato. Ama so eka senA mahera jeTalI ThagAI teNe dhanAvahanI karI hatI. sudhanane A vepAra karatAM ekavakhata evo prasaMga banya ke eka mANasane 20 sonAmahera ApavAnI hatI te bhUlathI ApI nahi. ane bIjA eka prasaMgamAM eka mANasa ene tyAM pasA bharavA Avele teNe dasa senA mahera vadhu ApI dIdhI. sudhanane A dasa senA mahAra pele mANasa vadhu ApI, gaye che tenI khabara te pachI paNa teNe lobhathI gopavI. A traNe prasaMgone sudhane potAnA jIvanamAM jaDI rAkhyA tenI For Private And Personal Use Only

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114 kathAsAgara AlocanA ke micchAmi dukkaDuM na dIdhu tene pariNAme sudhanane so gaNe ane hajAra gaNe badale Apavo paDe che. - sudhane A traNa kAma cheTAM karyA hatAM tevuM eka kAma teNe tenA jIvanamAM ghaNuM caDhIyAtuM paNa karyuM hatuM. eka sAdhAmikane khare TANe teNe se senA maheranI jarUra hatI te tene maLe te tene vyavahAra sacavAya tema hatuM ane tenI bhIDa nIkaLe tema hatuM. sudhane udAratAthI sa senA maheranI tene madada karI hatI. A madada sudhanane hajAro ghaNI maLI parata thaI che. mahAnaMda! sudhana e tArA pitA dhanadatta ane dhanazrI e tArI mAtA kumudvatI. jayakumAra je tArA pitAne prathama putra hatuM te parabhavane dhanAvane jIva hatuM. A badhA marI saudharma deva lekamAM gayelA ane tyAMthI badhA cyavI A janmamAM bhegA thayA. dhanAvaha jIva sudhanapaNA vakhate bagADela so senAmahorane badale levA putra rUpe janmI AvyuM ane lAkhe nA mahera bagADayA pachI ja te gaye. tArA pitAe bhUlathI 20 sonA mahora vadhu lIdhI hatI. te tAro sage prathama bhAI ke jene tArA pitA udyAnamAM mukI AvyA paNa te tenuM leNuM lIdhA vinA jAya kema ? tArA pitAe hajAra sonA mahera ApI eTale temane chUTakAro thaze. ane bIjo bhAI te ke jene dasa sonA mahera ochI ApI hatI te. A sonA mahera eAchI ApavAmAM hRdayane pariNAma hato tethI tArA pitAne hajAragaNuM devu cukavavuM paDayuM. kemake dasa hajAra senA mahAra ApI tyAre ja temane chUTakAre thaye. ane pele sAdhamikane jIva te mahAnaMdakumAra For Private And Personal Use Only

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mAnadra kumAra 115 tuM pAte. te tArA bApane tyAM janmI pUrva bhavanA tenA upakArane hajAra ghaNeA badale ApyA che. tArI mAtAne be putrane viyega hevA paDayA tenu paNa kAraNa che. kemake teNe tene tyAM tuta janmelA e pADA mATe evuM ciMtavyuM hatuM ke A pADA kAI laI jAya te sArU temane ucheravA na paDe ane phAgaDha khavarAvavuM na paDe. AnuM pariNAma A bhavamAM e AvyuM ke tenA turtInA janmelA be putrA khIjAne tyAM gayA. mahAnaMda ! karma, sattA aTala che. temAM kAinuM DahApaNa kAma AvatuM nathI. tenA hisAbanA copaDA haMmezAM cAkhA rahe che ane tenuM leNu deNu kAI ghAlI jatuM nathI ke te kAinu DubAvatA nathI. temAM zANAnuM DahApaNu ke kapaTInI kaparakalA kAma AvatI nathI. sukha duHkhanuM kAraNu ka ja che. tame sArU kare te sukha ane khoTu kareA teA tamane du:kha ApeApa Ave che. mahAna dakumAra sImaMdhara svAmi pAsethI nIkaLo pitA pAse AvyA ane teNe pUrvabhava savistara kahI batAnyeA. dhanavrutta ane kumudvatIe dIkSA lIdhI. mahAnaMda kumAre peAtanA vaDIlabhAine zeAdhI kADhI pUrvabhava kahI dharmAMmAM sthApita karyAM aMte teNe paNa temanI sAthe peAtAnuM kalyANa sAdhyuM. dAtavyalabhyasaMbaMdha vajrabaMdhopamo dhruvaM / dhanazreSTha dRSTAMtastriputra suputrayuk // 1 // A jagamAM leNA deNAnAM saMbaMdha che te va samAna che. pUrvabhavanA leNa deNanA sa MbaMdhathI ja dhanazreSThine traNa arAkha putra ane eka sArA putra maLyuM. ( upadeza prAsAda ) For Private And Personal Use Only

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117 lamono Adara yAne rAmadAsanI sthA (1) vasaMtapura nagaramAM dhana nAmanA zeTha ane rUpavatI nAmanI zeThANa hatAM. Amane pasenA nAmanI putrI ane rAmadAsa nAmane putra hatA. zeTha hatA te pUrNa samRddhivaMta paNa A be bALake meTA thAya te pahelAM rUpavatI mRtyu pAmI ane sAthe sAthe samRddhi paNa vidAya thavA mAMDI. saMpatti purI cAlI na jAya te pahelAM temaNe rUpasenAne avaMtInagaranA eka zeThanA putravere paraNAvI dIdhI ane megya sAsaravAso ApI tene sAsare vidAya karI. have gharamAM dhana zeTha ane rAmadAsa beja rahyA. ghara mANasethI sunuM thayuM tema lakSmIthI paNa sunuM thayuM. lakSmI jatAM nekara cAkara badhA jatA rahyA. samaya e AvI lAgyuM ke rAI ane gharamAM kapaDA dhevAnuM paNa dhana ane rAmadAsane karavuM paDe. paraMtu rAmadAsa sukha vaibhavathI ucharela hovAthI keI jAtanuM kAma na kare khAya pIye ane pharate phare. - dhana zeThe ekAMtamAM rAmadAsane belA ane zikhamaNa ApI kahyuM "beTA jyAM sudhI ApaNI pAse saMpatti hatI tyAM sudhI te tuM jema va tema cAlyuM paNa have maLI kai kAMtibhA ema cAluM For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAmadAsanI kathA 117 gharanuM kAma karyA sivAya khAvAnuM kayAMthI maLaze kamAvuM paNa tAre paDaze. ane tene pakAvavuM paNa tAre paDaze." rAmadAsane pitAnI A zikhAmaNa kArI ghA jevI lAgI teNe dhIme avAje kahyuM "mArAthI A kAMI nahi bane." dhane kahyuM "je na bane te tArAthI gharamAM nahi rahevAya kemake mAre mAruM purU karavuM muzkela che tyAM tArI veTha huM kayAM karuM? hA hajI tuM je nAno hota te judI vAta. have te tuM yuvAna che, aSTapuSTa che ane kAMI kamAya nahi, mane madada na kare ane ulaTe huM tAre bhAra upADuM e kema bane ? Ama chatAM tAre khAI pI tAgaDadhinnA karavA hoya te jA benane ghera." rAmadAse pitAno chelle zabda pakaDa ane avaMtI tarapha cAlyA. cAlatA cAlatA benane ghera AvyuM. bene rAmadAsane dedAra joI pArakhI lIdhuM ke "bhAI paisA vinAnA thaI vagara mahenate tAgaDadhinnA karavA AvyA che paNa evuM te mAre tyAM kema pisAya?" eka be ane traNa dIvasa te bene sAco paNa ceAthe dIvase kahyuM "rAmadAsa ! je ahi maphatanuM khAvAnuM nathI. khAvuM haze te kAma karavuM paDaze ane kAma na karavuM hoya te AvyuM hatuM te jAte rahe." rAmadAse dunIyA dekhI na hatI tene javAne kayAMya Are na hato AthI te benanI sAthe raI karavA lAge. ADezI pADozI senAne puchatAM ke A nave mANasa tamArA tyAM keNa AvyuM che? tyAre te te AvA mUrkha ane daridrane bhAI kahetAM lajajA pAmatI bolatI ke A te For Private And Personal Use Only

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118 kathAsAgara mArA bApe mane madada karavA cUhAkuMkaNu nAmanA nAkara mekalyA che. ADAzI pADozI ane gharanA badhA tyAra pachIthI rAmadAsane culhAkukaNanA nAme khelAvatA. vakhata jatAM rAmadAsa rasAi karavAmAM pravINa thaye paNa tenu nAma rAmadAsa maTI culhAkuM kachu thayu.. (2) rAtrinI zarUAta thatI hatI. tArA eka pachI eka AkAzamAMthI bahAra nIkaLatA hatA. tyAre culhAkuMkaNu ava'tInA goMdarethI dehu ciMtA karI nagaramAM pesatA hatA te vakhate eka zreSThi putra maLye teNe rAmadAsane puchyu 'tame kayAMnA che ? ane ahiM zuM kare che ? ' ' cultAfa kaNe kahyuM huM vasaMtapuranA chuM ane ahiM mArI benane tyAM rasoI karU chuM. A pachI teNe vagara puche potAnI badhI ApavItI kahI. ane khelyA 'huM te! mahA du:khI chuM kAma na karavuM paDe mATe menane tyAM Avye tyAre ene te! mArI pAse purU vaitarUM karAvI mAMDa khAvA Ape che ane mane bhAi kahetAM lajavAtI hAvAthI teNe mArU nAma cuhAkuMkaNu pADayu che. zuM karU ?' 6 zreSThiputra kahyuM * phIkara na kare tame mAre tyAM AvI jAe. huM tamArUM duHkha bhAgIza. rasAi tA tamAre mAre tyAM paNa karavI paDaze. rAmadAsa ghaDInA paNa udhArA karyAM vinA sIdhA zreSThi putranA ghera Avye ane thADA dIvasa pachI tenI sAthe siDuladvIpa gayA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAmadAsanI kathA 119 siMhaladvIpamAM zreSThiputra sAruM kamAye teNe rAmadAsanA nAmathI paNa cheDe thoDo vyApAra karyo ahiM pite kroDAdhipati banI ane rAmadAsane lAkhopati banAvyuM. have rAmadAsanuM nAma culhAkuMkaNa rahyuM na hatuM. rasoInI javAbadArI tenI maTI gaI hatI, te zeThane parama mitra ane eka bhAgIdAra je lekhAte hate. eka madhya rAtrie rAmadAsa vicAre caDe tene tenA vRddha pitA ghara kuTuMba badhuM sAMbhaLyuM. tene lAgyuM ke "A samRddhi ane saMpatti zA kAmanI? je tene snehIo joI harakhAya nahi ane dveSIo joIne baLe nahi. mArA vRddha pitA Aje jIvatA haze ke kema ? tenI paNa kene khabara che. chatA chokare bApane meM kevuM duHkha ApyuM che?" A badhuM sAMbhaLatAM tenI AMkhamAM jhaLahaLIyAM AvyAM te rAta teNe mahA muzkelIo kADhI. bIje divase tene acAnaka samAcAra maLyA ke "rAmadAsa! tArA pitA jIve che ane tane saMbhALI saMbhALI jhare che." amadAsa zreSThiputranI rajA laI siMhaladvIpathI prayANa karI vasaMtapura nagare Avyo. (3) pitAjI! nasIba phare tyAM thoDIvAra lAge che? avaMtImAM eka zreSThi putra maLe te mane siMhaladvIpamAM laI gaye ane teNe lAkhopati banAvyo. rAmadAse pitAne pote kema saMpatti meLavI te jaNAvatAM kahyuM. "avaMtimAM bene tene sAre sAcavyuM haze ?' pitAe rUpasenAnA samAcAra puchatAM kahyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 120 kathAsAgara rAmadAse kahyuM * pitAjI! ene tA mArUnAma culhAkuMkaNu pADayu'. te eThavADa mArI pAse kaDhAvatI, raseAi mAre pakAvavI paDatI ane AkhA dIvasa tenu vaitarU karUM tyAM mAMDa khAvA ApatI. vadhu zu. mane bhAI kahetAM paNa zaramAtI.' pitAe kahyuM ' bhAi ! A dunIyAmAM mANusanI kiMmata nathI paisAnI ki Mmata che.' 'mAre have ekavAra phrI benane maLavA javu che. have ena kema sAcave che te te jouM ?' rAmadAse ati jai menane maLavA mATe pitAnI AjJA mAgatAM jaNAvyuM. pitAe saMmati ApI rAmadAse sAre rasAlA la avaMti tarapha prayANu karyuM. (4) savAranA AThe vAgyA hatA avaMtInA sArA sArA pacAsa sATha zeThIyA seAnerI pAghaDImAM sUrya nA kireNAne prati khikhita karatA atinA rAjamAmAMthI nIkaLyA. tyAM eka dukAnadAre puchyu zuM che? tame badhA kayAM jAo che ? C tyAM eka zeTha melyA * are rAmadAsa zeTha Ave che! zuM emane vaibhava che ane zu' udAratA? jayAM jAya tyAM be, pAMca hajAra tA kharce ja. vasa MtapuramAM tA temanI olabAlA che.' zaramAtAM zaramAtAM te zeTha AgaLa khelyA tamane khabara nahi hAya ke te mArA sALA thAya.' C sAjana AgaLa vadhyuM ane rAmadAsa zeThane namaskAra karI te khelyA 'zeTha padhAro, padhAre, amArAM meTAM dhanabhAgyuM. tamArA jevAnA pagalAM amArA tyAM kayAMthI ?? For Private And Personal Use Only

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rAmadrAsanI kathA dhara avaMtInu mAra vidhI rAmadAsa sanmAna pUrvaka ena rUpasenAne ghera AvyA. tyAM moTA meTA gAlIcA pAtharyAM hatA. pAna bIDAnA thALa cAre bAju mukayA hatA. AnaMda Ana taMtu vAtAvaraNa hatu. gheADIvAra thai tyAM jamavA mATe rAmadAsa padhAryAM. uMcA AjoTha ane cAMdInA thALamAM vividha bheAjana pIrasAyAM. aneka pakavAna ane ghaNAM zAka hatAM. rUpasenAe vIjaNeA lIdhe ane bhAine pavana nAMkhatAM melI ' rAmajIbhAi ! ze vicAra kare che bhejana ArAge rasAi ThaMDI thaze. ' rAmadAsa khelyA 'bahena ! huM mArA iSTa devane sa'bhArU jI. mahArA iSTa deva lakSmI devI che ke jenA pratApe hu rAmajIbhAi kahevAye.. pahelAM huM eja hatA paNa mArU nAma culhAphu kahyu hatuM kemake mArI pAse lakSmI na hatI. lakhamI tuhi sulakSaNI, jiNe bhaNAvyA rAma. pahele phere AvIe cuhAkuMkaNu nAma. rAmadAse bhejana AreAgyuM. khahena samajI gaI have ahenane vadhu zaramIMDhI pADavAnuM tene ThIka na lAgyuM. A pachI te bahenane sAre sAsaravAse ApI pAtAnA ghera Avye. ghera AvyA bAda rAmadAse pitAnI sArI sevA karI. ane jagat mAtra svAthI che sau lakSmInuM pUjaka che. mANasanuM kAi pUjaka nathI tema samajI dhaghASasUri pAse A pitA putre annee lakSmIne sadnaya karI dIkSA lIdhI ane te dIkSA pALI pitA putra svage saMcaryo. ( prastAvazataka ) For Private And Personal Use Only

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118 gRhasthanA prasaMga yAne varadatta muni (1) * dharmalAbha ' zabda sAMbhaLatAM varadatta nagaranA maMtrI varadatta ekadama ubhA thayA ane geAcarIe padhArela dhama ghASa munine dUdhapAkanu bhAjana lai vaherAvavA AvyA ane kheLye, 'mahArAja ! nirdoSa anna grahaNa kare.' teNe dudhapAkanI bharelI kaDachI muninA pAtramAM nAMkhavA mAMDI tyAM eka chAMTA jamIna upara paDaceA. munie pAtrAM upADI lIdhAM ane tene tyAMthI kAMi paNa vhAryA vinA pAchA pharyAM. varadatta maMtrIne pazcAtApa thayA ' are huM kevA kamabhAgI ke muni jevA muni mAre ghera hAravA AvyA ane hu vhArAvI na zakayA.' A pazcAtApamAM gheADe vakhata pasAra karI maMtrIzvara rAjasabhAmAM gayA. te tyAMthI pAchA pharyAM tyAre temaNe zerImAM 'mArA, mAre, DhoDA, doDA.'nA kAlAhala sAMbhaLye. maMtrIe puchyu ke zA mATe A mArAmArI cAle che ? maMtrInA gharanA nAkarAe kahyuM A lekAe ApaNA pALelA kutarA melIyAne mArI nAMkhyuM. e leke zuM samaje ' : che emanA manamAM ? ' maMtrIe nAkarene dhImA pADatAM kahyu' ' matIyAneA. kAMi vAMka gunhA hatA ke emane ema mArI nAMkhyA ? ? For Private And Personal Use Only

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varadatta muni 123 < " ' zerInA leAkeA melyA ' pahelAM tamArA mItIyAe phaLInA kUtarAne mAryAM che. pachI ene ame mAryA che.' matrIe nAkarAne kahyu A leAkeA zuM kahe che ? nokarI elyA ' vAta sAcI. paNa e kutarAe ApaNI pALelI bilADIne pahelAM mArI mATe mAIyAe ene mArgo che.' maMtrIe kahyuM * badhI vAta pahelethI kahe AmAM zu kAraNu khanyuM che. ? ' mukhya sevaka elye ' muni ApaNA tyAM vhAravA AvelA temAM je dudhapAkanA chAMTA jamIna upara paDayA tyAM mAMkhI beThI. A mAMkhIone joi garALI AvI ane teNe eka pachI eka mAMkhIone mAravA mAMDI. garALI eka pachI eka mAMkhIone jhaDapatI hatI tyAM eka kAkIDAe tene pakaDI ane te lai jevA nAyA tyAM ApaNI khilADIe kAkIDAne DAkamAMthI pakaDaceA. tene pakaDIne khilADI nAThI ke tu tene zerInA kutarAe mArI. A kutarAne ApaNA kutarAe mAryAM ane tethI A badhA leke lAkaDIyA lai amane mAravA AvyA che. ' leAkeAne maMtrIe khaseDayA, nAkarAne paNu vAryAM ane kahyuM 'purUM tapAsa karI laDene ? najIvo bhUlamAM kevuM pariNAma Ave che tenA A pratyakSa dAkhaleo che.' sau saune ghera gayA paNa varadatta maMtrIne A prasaMga citta AgaLathI na khasyA, te vicAravA lAgyA. zu sAdhu jIvananA AcAra ? zuM tenI pAchaLa rahela dISTipaNuM ? huM. pahelAM samaye ke eka TIpu paDayuM temAM te evu zu thayu ke A muni hAryA vinA cAlyA gayA paNa have samajAya che . For Private And Personal Use Only

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124 kathAsAgara ke eka nAnI bhUla kevA ghaNu anarthane kare che? zuM dunIyAmAM Ama ja kalezanI paraMparA cAle che? varadatta maMtrIe muninI tapAsa khuba karI paNa muni na maLyA. varadatta maMtrI svayaM pratibaMdha pAmyA ane svayaM dIkSA laI grAmAnugrAma vicaravA lAgyA. "rAjana ! huM pratApI mALavAnA adhipati caMDapradyotane dUta chuM. teNe ApanI putrI aMgAravatInA guNa ane rUpanI prazaMsA kaI eginI dvArA sAMbhaLI tyArathI te dura rahyo rahyo paNa tenA upara khubaja mugdha banyuM che. huM rAja rAjezvara caMDapradyotanI AjJAthI ApanI putrInuM mAruM karavA AvyA chuM.' dUte susumAranagaranA rAjA dhuMdhumArane page lAgI kahyuM. dhuMdhumAra bolyo "dUta! vara lAyaka thayelI putrIne mAre varAvavAnI te cheja paNa baLAtkAre putrInI mAgaNI karavI te vyAjabI nathI. data caMDapradyotane kaheje ke saMpatti ane sanyathI garviSTha banI nItinA niyamene paNa je tuM ullaMghavA mAgatA hoya te mArI putrI tane nahi maLe. ane te mATe mAre je bhega Ape paDaze te ApIza." dUte rAjAne kahyuM "rAjan ! caMDapradyota je pratApI rAjA jamAI tarIke nahi maLe, Aje te tamArI pAse kanyAnI mAgaNI karatuM AvyuM che. jo tame tene nA pADaze te te yuddha karIne paNa aMgAravatIne paraNazeja ane tethI putrI te jaze paNa rAjya ane tamArA badhAMnAM jIvana jaze." dhuMdhumAre dUtane gaLuM pakaDI sabhAnI bahAra dhakelyA For Private And Personal Use Only

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varadatta muni 15 ane kahyuM "jA utAvaLe thA ane tArA rAjAne kahe ke aMgAravaMtI nahi maLe." caMDapradyota e pratApI rAjA hate chatAM te mahAkAmI hate. teNe tenA aMtaHpuramAM ghaNI strIo ekaThI karI hatI chatAM te saMtuSTa na hatuM. ane te navI navI kumArIkAnA rUpanAM vakhANa sAMbhaLI tene mATe talasatuM hatuM. teNe lazkarane hUkama Ape "susumArapura upara caDhAI karI." dhuMdhumAra hato te tejasvI ane satvazALI, chatAM caMDapradyotanA hisAbe tenI gaNanA a5 hatI. tethI teNe nagaranA daravAjA baMdha karAvyA. sabhA ekaThI karI ane bIjA vicAra sAthe eka jANakAra nimittane paNa pUchayuM "nimittaka ! caMDapradyota ApaNuM nagara upara caDI AvyuM che. ApaNe zatru sAthe laDavAno nirNaya che. paNa tamAruM nimitta A saMbaMdhamAM zuM kahe che? "AmAM mAre jaya thaze ke parAjya?" nimittaka barAbara nimitta joI javAba ApavAnuM kahI rAjasabhAthI nIkaLI bahAra AvyuM tyAM rastAmAM ghaNuM nAnAM chokarAM ramatAM hatAM tene nimittayAe bIvarAvI hAMkI kADhayAM. eTale te chokarAM paDakhenA nAgaprAsAdamAM gayAM. A prAsAdamAM pahelethI varadatta muni kAussagga dhyAna dharatA hatA. chokarAM muninA paga AgaLa lapAI gayAM. munie kAussagga pAryo ane kahyuM "bALako bI nahi keI jAtane tamane ahiM bhaya nathI Ate khoTo phaTAya che" A badhuM nimittake barAbara sAMbhaLyuM. te pAcho vaLI sIdhe rAjA pAse jaI bolyA For Private And Personal Use Only

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126 kathAsAgara rAjana ! caMDapradyota mahAparAkramI bhale rahyo tenuM sainya game teTaluM moTuM hoya paNa A yuddhamAM tene parAbhava thaze." rAjAne utsAha Avye lazkara ane senApatio nAcI uDayA. thavuM na thavuM te bhaviSyamAM hoya paNa sArA zabdamAM evuM ajaba AkarSaNa che ke te mANasamAM rahelI zaktimAM bamaNuM tamaNe jusso ubhuM kare che. dhuMdhumAranA sinikone khAtrI thaI ke A yuddhamAM jaya ApaNe che tethI rAjAe nagaranA daravAjA kholI nAkhyA ke tu teoe caMDapradyota sAthe purasathI yuddha khelI nAMkhyuM. A yuddhamAM caMDapradyotanA sanike nAThayA. tenuM lazkara hatavihata thayuM ane caMDapradyota baMdhIvAna banyA. caMDapradyota ! tamArUM mALavA dUra che, tamAruM sainya nAsI gayuM che. tamAro vaibhava tamane choDI game che. bole tamane kevI zikSA karUM ? " dhuMdhumAra rAjAe rAjasabhAmAM kedI tarIke ubhA rAkhelA caMDapradyotane kahyuM. caMDapradyota samajatuM hatuM ke dhuMdhumAra dhAre te zikSA karI zake che. I che te ekaja talavAranA jhATake mArI zake che. ane Icche te bheMyarAmAM purI bhUkhe mArI rIbAvI zake che. te be "rAjan huM te ujajenIthI tamAre tyAM Avyo chuM, huM tamAre abhyAgata chuM, abhyAgata-paNane je zikSA thAya te zikSA mane karo." dhuMdhumArane reSa palaTAye "sarvathAmyA to puruH" e pada yAda AvyuM sAthe e paNa vicAra Avyo ke caMDapra For Private And Personal Use Only

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varatta suni 127 dyotane tenA abhimAna ane uddhRtAnA badale maLI gayA che apakArI upara upakAra karavAmAM je mahattA che te mahattA apakArInA badale levAmAM nathI. teNe turta caDapradyotane chUTA karyAM ane kahyuM 'mArI putrI aMgAravatI tamane paraNAvuM chuM tame tene sArI rIte sAcavajo.' caDapradyota a'gAravatIne paraNyA kharA paNa natamastake unnata mastake nahiM. dIvaseA jatAM aMgAravatI caMDapradyotanI paTarANI thai. ( 5 ) . devi ! meM ghaNAM yuddha karyAM. mArA karatAM vipula sainyanA paNa meM parAbhava karyo che. paNa hajI sudhI mArI samajamAM nathI Avatu ke hu susumArapuramAM tArA pitAthI kema parAbhava pAmyA? temanuM sainya svalpa hatuM. sAdhana sva95 hatAM chatAM mArUM prabaLa gaNAtuM sainya siMhanA garave akarAnu TeLuM na:sI jAya tema badhuM sainya kema nAsI gayuM ane huM tArA pitAnA sainikothI kema gherAi gayeA?" caDapradyote a MgAravatI pAsethI parAbhavanu kAraNa jANavA puchyu. agAravatI belI - nAtha ! svalpa khaLa ke vadhumaLa adhe ThekANe kAma karatAM nathI. koivAra bhAgya svalpabaLavALAne paNa jaya apAve che. ane keAI kamabhAgI samaye meTA khaLa vALA mAMdhAtAne kamabhAgya dhULamAM ragadoLe che. mArA pitA prathama te tamArA sainyathI DaghAcA hatA. paNa eka nAgamA sAdamAM rahela varadatta munie kahelA nimittathI mArA pitAmAM ane temanA sainyamAM apUrva jema Avyu tethI mArA pitAne jaya thayA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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128 kathAsAgara caMDaadyatane have dhuMdhumAranA jayanuM kAraNa samajAyuM ane te varadatta muninI tapAsamAM paDa. nimittaka muni mArA Apane vaMdana " ekavAra arvatInA udyAnamAM padhArela varadatta munine hasatAM hasatAM caMDapradyote page lAgatAM kahyuM. muni dhyAnamAM hatA. A dhyAnamAM caMDapradyatane zabda temane kAne paDaye ane temanI vicAradhArAmAM meM nimitta jyAre kahyuM che ke A rAjA mane nimittaka kahe che. eka pachI eka bhUta kALanA pAnAM temaNe yAda karyA. yAda karatAM susumArapura nagarane prasaMga yAda AvyuM ane sAMbharyuM ke rAja sAcI vAta kahe che. meM pelAM bALakone kahyuM hatuM "tame bIza nahi tamane keAIne bhaya nathI." Ane dhuMdhumAra rAjAe nimitta mAnyuM ane sainyamAM utarI teNe jaya meLavyuM tethI A caMDapraghAta mane nimittaka kahe che. caMDa prata to vAMdI cAlyo gaye paNa muninI vicAra dhArA vadhune vadhu nirmaLa thaI. temane pitAnI dIkSAne prasaMga yAda AvyuM. jemagocarI vakhate thayelI nAnI bhUla mahA anarthanuM kAraNa thaI tema nAne paNa gRhasthane prasaMga-bALakone prasaMga yuddhanuM kAraNa banyuM. kharekhara zAstro kahe che ke munie Do. paNa gRhasthane prasaMga na karavo joIe te barAbara che. huM bhUlya meM anartha karyo. caMDapradyota tuM mAro upakArI che. A vicAramAM ne vicAramAM varadatta munie Atmazuddhi karI ane chevaTe kalyANa sAdhyuM. (upadezamALA) For Private And Personal Use Only

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119 dveSa Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir cAne yuga dharamuni ane naMdanAvika (1) yugaMdhara muni mahA tapasvI muni hatA. A tapanA prabhAve temane tejolezyA ane aneka labdhio thai hatI. A muni ugra vihAra karatA ane jyAM tIjo paheAra thAya tyAM kAusagga dhyAnamAM rahetA. eka vakhata unhALAneA dIvasa hatA. khapeAranA samaya hatA. gagA nadI enI zItaLa mithI vAyune ThaMDA karatI paNa sUrya enA kiraNAthI e ThaMDakane kSaNamAMja dUra karI vAyune varALa jevA banAvatI. A vakhate yugadharamuni sAme kinAre javA eka nAvamAM khIjA mANase sAthe beThA ane sAme kinAre utaryAM. nAvamAM beThelA kinArA Avyo eTale TapATapa nAvanA khalAsI naMdane bhADuM ApI raste paDayA. jyAre muni dhIme dhIme jayaNApUrNAMka cAlatA nAvamAMthI heThA utarI nadInI retamAM AvyA. tyAM na Mda, muni pAse bhADuM mAgatA A 'mahArAja ! bhADuM lAve. munie kahyu. ' ametA aki cana sAdhu chIe amArI pAse pAi paNa nathI.' 9 For Private And Personal Use Only

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130 kathAsAgara je dhana na hatuM te nAvamAM beThA kema? ane tamArA jevA maphatIyA je A rIte bese te amAro dhaMdhe kema cAle? ame ahiM kAMI paramArtha karavA nIkaLyA nathI. ? DAMga laI munine AgaLa vadhatA aTakAvate naMda nAvika che. dhANa phuTe tema muninA pagamAM tapelI retIthI phelA paDatA hatA ane muninA ughADA mAthA upara sUrya pitAnAM kiraNe ugra rIte nAMkhI temanA lehI ane mAMsane garama karate hato. vadhumAM A nAvika kaThera vacana kahI muninA AMtarane tapAvate hato. munie kahyuM "bhadra ! tuM kahe che te badhuM sAcuM paNa huM tane ApuM evu kAMI dhana mArI pAse nathI." naMda nAvika che "huM paisA lIdhA sivAya nahiM javA dauM. kAMto huM paisA laIza kAMto tamAro prANa laIza." muninA zarIramAMthI lehInI dhArAo vahevA lAgI. paga uparanI cAmaDI garamIthI kulI jaI mAMsane bahAra kADhavA lAgI chatAM naMda nAvikane jarApaNa dayA na AvI. te muni AgaLathI DAMga laI jarApaNa na khasyA. muninuM AMtara dubhAyuM. naMda nAvika upara temane dveSa jAge ane temaNe telesyA mukI. tethI kaI jhADanuM ThuMThuM vijaLI paDe ane kSaNamAM bhasmIbhUta thaI jAya tema naMda nAvika kSaNamAM sekAI mRtyu pAmyuM. munine hRdayamAM duHkhate thayuM ke meM A je kAMI karyuM te ThIka na karyuM. paNa tapa ane krodha e bannene hamezAM sahavAsa hoya che. tapasvI mahAtmAomAM A baMne potAnI sarasAI karI kasoTI karatA hoya che. yuraMdhara munimAM krodha sarasAI karI gaye ane teNe telesyA mUkAvI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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yu gaMdhara muni ane naMdanAvika 131 naMda nAvika te jelesthAthI mRtyu pAmI krodhathI dhamadhamato kaI sabhAmAM gRhagedhikA thaye. ( 2 ) yugadhara munie pUrvanI peThe pitAne vihAra ane tapa cAlu rAkhyuM. thoDA vakhata bAda pharatA pharatA te muni eka sAMje kaI gAmanA pAdare paDALI jevI jagyAmAM kAusagga dhyAne rahyA. chAparAnI vaLImAMthI eka gedhA bahAra AvI tene munine jotAM ekadama pheSa jAgyuM ane teNe kAusagga dhyAne rahela muni upara kacaro pheMkavA mAMDe. chAparAmAMthI reta chotarAM ane pachI naLIyAM muni upara paDavA mAMDayAM. muninuM mAthuM lehIyALa banyuM ane sAthe hRdaya paNa lehIyALa thatAM telakyA mukI te godhAne munie tyAMja bhasmibhUta karI. A gedhA e naMdanAvikane jIva hatuM te marI haMsa thayo. muni tapa te ugra karatAja paNa te tapane eLe karanArakodha temanAmAM harahaMmezAM vijayI nIvaData. pharI ekavAra gaMgAnA kAMThe muni kAusagga dhyAne rahyA. A munine haMsa thayela naMdanAvikanA jIve jeyA. teNe pAMkhe pANIvALI karI muninA zarIra upara chUTakArI. ziyALAne divasa hate. ThaMDA ThaMDa gaMgAne pavana zarIrane soyAnI mAphaka bhoMkI pasAra thato hatA. tyAM A pakSio ochAmAM purUM zarIrane chAMTavA mAMDayuM. munie sahana thAya tyAM sudhI upasarga sahana karyo paNa te na sahevAya eTale turta tejolezyA mukI saLagatA agnimAM keI kAMI sekI nAMkhe tema tene bALI nAMkhe. AnuM pariNAma e AvyuM ke A haMsa haMsa jevI bhadrika jAti cheDI aMjanaparvatamAM krUra siMha thaye. For Private And Personal Use Only

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132 kathA sAgara muni pharatApharatA ekavAra A janaparyaMtanI taLeTIe A vyA. ane kAussagga dhyAne rahyA. madhya rAtri thai eTale sihunI trADA gavA lAgI. muni te dhyAnamAM sthira hatA tyAM trADa nAMkhatA siMha bahAra AvyA ane munine dekhatAM tenA krodha bhabhukI uThayA. te jevA muni upara chalaMga mAre tyAM tA munie tejalezyAthI tene khALI mukayA. muni Ama kAussagga upara kAussagga karI kAyAne damatA hatA paNa A badhuM kramana AvI rItanA koine koi nimitta maLatAM eLe jatu hatu. siMha mRtyu NAmI khaTuka brAhmaNa thayA. muninA vihAra pradeza madhyadeza hatA. pharatA pharatA vANArasImAM muni padhAryAM. khaTuke A munine dekhyA ke tu te krodhathI saLagI uThayA ane teNe peAtAnA nAnA bALamitrAne bhegA karI muninI pajavaNI karavA mAMDI. munie tenI paja vaNIne samatA lAvI khuba sahI paNa A pajavaNI kairIte naja aTakI eTale taravAra jenI pAse hoya te krodha Ave tyAre jema ghA kare tema temaNe pAse rahela teolezyA tenI tarapha phUMkI ane tene bALI nAMkhyA. A baTuka mRtyu pAmI vANArasInA rAjA thaye. (3) vANArasIne rAjavI ekavakhata udyAnamAM hatA tyAM tenI AgaLathI pasAra thatA koi munine teNe dekhyA. rAjA ekadama vicAra magna banye. me AvA sAdhune kAIne kAi ThekANe joyA che paNa kayAM te yAda AvatuM nathI. Ama uMDA vicAramAM rAjAne mUrchA AvI. sevake gabharAyA ane doDADhoDI karI. paNa gheADIja vAre te mRti vaLI tyAre rAjAnuM mukha For Private And Personal Use Only

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yugadhara muni ane naMdanAvika 133 prasanna hatuM sAthe khuba gaMbhIra paNa hatuM. turta te vicAre caDa. meM naMdanAvikanA bhavamAM munine khoTA pajavyA jethI meM cAra bhava khoTI vairanI paraMparA bAMdhI. huM te bhava rakhaDaye paNa A tapasvI muni ke jemanuM tapa kevaLa jJAna apAve tevuM che tenI phegaTa karthanA karI. je A bhavamAM te muni maLe te huM temanI sAthe kSAmaNuM karuM ane vairamukta banI temane vairamukta karUM. paNa e atyAre che ke nahi ane e muni kayAM haze tenI bhAla zIrIte meLavuM ? rAjAe A mananI vAta koIne kahI nahi ane pitAnA bhavane sUcavanAra gaMgAe nAvio naMdo sabhAe gihakoilo haMso mayaMgatIreya siMho'janapabbae vANArasIe baTuo rAyA ittheva AsIo. nAM cha pada banAvyAM. ane jAhera karyuM ke AnAM chellA be padanI sAcI pUrti karaze tene rAjA adhuM rAjya Apaze. rAjyane lebha kene nathI? Thera TherathI kalekenI pUrti thaI AvavA mAMDI paNa koIpaNa pada rAjAne kabula na thayuM. vANurasInA bajAramAM jaMgalamAM ane khetaromAM sau keIne meMThe "iaa ravi naM?" pada caDhayuM. ekavakhata vihAra karatA karatA yugadhara muni vANurasInA sImADAmAM AvyA. ane eka khetaranI bAjue kAusagga dhyAne rahyA. tyAM acAnaka temanA kAne govAlanA mukhathI belAte "TS navo navo" nA akSara kAne paDe. muninuM dhyAna A padamAM parevAtAM pUrvajIvana yAda AvyuM. kharekhara huM vRddhatvanA kinAre Avyo chuM chatAM meM For Private And Personal Use Only

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134 kathAsAgara kAMI kalyANa na sAdhyuM. munie kAussagga pAryo ane gopALane puchayuM "A zuM bole che? gopALe kahyuM "muni ! vaNArasInA rAjAne kaI muni jotAM pitAnuM jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM che. tethI teNe A samasyA banAvI che ane tene je pure tene adhuM rAjya ApavAnuM jAhera karyuM che." * 'eesi dhAyago jo u, so hu~ ittha samAgao" emane ghAta karanAra te huM ahi Avyo chuM" bolI pAchA muni kAussagga dhyAnamAM rahyA. gapALa rAjA pAse pahoMce ane badhI vAta kahI A pAdapUrti kahI. rAjA khuba AnaMda pAme gopALane teNe sAthe lIdhe ane munine khamAvI paira AlecI nimukta thavA nIkaLe. muninI pAse AvatAM rAjAne bhaya lAgyuM ane lAgyuM ke bhavabhavanI amArI vaira paraMparA che ane rakhe ahi paNa huM vairane vadhAranAra na banuM tethI te bhayathI kaMpate muni pAse AvyA. muni bolyA "rAjana ! bIka na rAkha. tuM uttama keTine che mAruM tapa ane saMyama dveSane laIne eLe gayuM. A badhuM pratyakSa che. pratyakSa nukazAna dekhyA pachI kaye mUrkha mANasa temAM rAce. rAjan ! kharekhara samasyAne bane teM tArA pUrvabhava jaNAvI mane krodha mAgethI vALe che ane tuM paNa vanya che. A pachI muni ane rAjA banee pApane AlecI vadhatA TreSanI paraMparAnI velaDIne tyAMja aTakAvI baMnee kalyANa sAdhyuM. ( prastAvazataka) For Private And Personal Use Only

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120 strIvedanuM ba'dhana bhagavAna mallinAtha ( 1 ) bhagavAna millanAtha ogaNIsamA tIrthaMkara che. zAstramAM kahyuM che te mujaba zrI tIrthaMkara thAya nahi chatAM mallinAtha tItha kara thayA tethI tene eka AzcaryakAraka ghaTanA tarIke gaNavAmAM Ave che. A mallinAtha tIrthaMkara thayA chatAM strI kema thayA te mATe temanu pUrva bhava sahitanuM : jIvana avagAhavavA jevu che. (2) mahAvideha kSetramAM salilAvatI vijayamAM vItazeAkA nagarI hatI. A nagarIneA rAjA khaLa hatA tene dhAriNI nAme rANI hatI. saMsAramAM rahetAM temane eka putra thaye. Anu nAma temaNe pADayuM mahAkhala. A mahAbaLane acala, dharaNu, puraNu, vasu, vaizravaNu ane abhicaMdra nAme cha khALa mitrA hatA. maLa pachI mahAkhaLa rAjA banyA tema cha mitrA paNu pAta peAtAnA dezanA rAjA banyA. chatAM temanI mitratA te vadhune vadhu gADha banI. ekavAra salilAvatI vijayamAM kei AcArya padhAryAM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara mahAbaLane temanI dezanA sAMbhaLI vairAgya jAgyo tethI teNe dIkSA lIdhI ane sAthe sAthe tenA chae bALamitra rAjAoe paNa dIkSA lIdhI. dIkSA bAda A chae eka sarakhI tapazcaryA karatA sAthe vicaratA ane sAthe sAthe dharmadhyAnamAM AgaLa vadhatA. Ama temaNe ekAvalI, kanakAvalI vigere ghaNuM jAtanA tapa karyA paNa mahAbaLanI IcchA mitra karatAM paNa kAMIka vadhu karavAnI thaI. pAraNAne dIvasa hoya ane mitra munio herI lAvI khAvA bese eTale mahAbaLa muni keIne kAMI bAnuM kADhI eka upavAsa vadhu kheMcI kADhe. mitra munio kahetA ke Ama zAmATe amArAthI judA paDe che. pahelAM kahyuM hota te ame paNa upavAsa karatA paNa mahAbaLa te dareka tapazcaryAmAM vadhu nahi te eka upavAsa te A rIte vadhu kheMcI kADhatA. mahAbaLe ugra tapa karyo. visasthAnakanA tapathI temaNe tIrthakara nAma bAMdhyuM paNa huM AgaLa vadhuM ane bIjA bhale eka upavAsa ocho kare te mAyAne laI strIveda upaje karmane e niyama che ke tyAM caturanI caturAI ke parAkramInuM parAkrama cAlatuM nathI. tyAM te je rIte mananuM cakkara cAle tema tenAM paDele lAge. ugra tapa ane nirmala saMyamanA pratApe A chae mitro mRtyu pAmI anuttara vimAnamAM gayA kemake anuttara tapa tyAganuM pha: paNa anuttaraja hoya che. (3) mahAbaLane jIva anuttara vimAnamAMthI vI. mithi. For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhagavAna mahilanAtha 137 lAnA rAjA kuMbhane tyAM temanI rANI prabhAvatInI kukSie avataryo. prabhAvatIe cauda svapna joyAM ane mAgasarasuda-11 nA divase putrIne janma Ape. rAjAe te mahotsava karyo paNa dee paNa tenA janma vakhate suMdara mahotsava karyo. mAta pitAe A putrInuM nAma pADayuM mallI, mallIkumArI pitAne tyAM ucharatAM kAMIka meTAM thayAM eTale avadhijJAnathI temaNe pitAnA pUrvanA mitrane jANyA. te pahele acala nAmane mitra sAketapuranAM rAjA pratizuddha nAmane thaye hate bIje dharaNane jIva caMpAnagarImAM caMdrachAya nAme, trIjo puraNane jIva zrAvasti purImAM sakima rAjA nAme, the vasune jIva vANurasInA zaMkha rAjA nAme, pAMcama vaizramaNane jIva hastinApuranA rAjA adInazatru nAme ane chaThTho mitra abhicaMdrane jIva kAMpilyapura nagarano rAjA ajItazatru thaye hate. mahilakumArIe vicAryuM ke pUrvabhave A mArA mitre hatA. temaNe ane meM tapa sAthe karyo hato ane sAtheja kalyANa sAdhavAnI amArI badhAnI IcchA hatI. A badhA te anuttara vimAnamAMthI cyavI Aje rAjya lakSmI bhegavavAmAM paDayA che. ane te rAjya lakSmI bhegavatAM kAMI kalyANa thavAnuM nathI mATe e keI upAya che ke jemanuM kalyANa thAya. jJAnathI temane temanA kalyANane upAya jaNAye tethI temaNe udyAnamAM eka chagarbhagRhavALuM maMdira banAvyuM ane vacce suvarNanI Abehuba pitAnA jevI pratimA karAvI, A pratimAnI upara eka nAnuM DhAMkaNuM paNa karAvyuM. malalIkumArI For Private And Personal Use Only

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138 kathAsAgara rAja je bhajana kare temAMthI eka nAne keLIye te pratimAmAM uparanA DhAMkaNAthI nAMkhe. Ama gheDe kALa vI. (4) sAketapuranA rAjA pratizuddha ane rANI padmAvatI bahAra udyAnamAM nAgadevanI bAdhA mukavA AvyAM. padmAvatane harSane pAra na hatuM. teNe vividha kulethI pitAnI kAyA zaNagArI. jANe vanadevI hoya tevI padmAvatI dekhAvA lAgI. padmAvatI malakANI paNa pratizuddha paNa malakA ane be "maMtrI ! zuM padmAvatIne dekhAva che. sonA, hIrA ane khetInA ghareNAM karatAM kulanAM AbhUSaNeja padmAvatIne sArAM lAge che? maMtrI ! puSpothI zaNagArelI AvI suMdarI meM te kaI jagyAe joI nathI. subuddhi maMtrI A sAMbhaLI saheja ha. rAjAe maMtrIne puchayuM "maMtrI! tamane huM kahuM chuM temAM zuM atizakti lAge che? paNa mane bahAlI che eTale huM tenA vakhANa karatuM nathI paNa pupanI ke maLatA sAthe tenA zarIranI kamaLatAne meLa maLavAthI jeTalI te suMdara lAge che teTaluM bIjuM koI suMdara na lAge mATe kahuM chuM." maMtri bole "rAjan ! dunIyAmAM vividha strIo che ane temanAM rUpa paNa vividha che. meM mithilAnA rAjA kuMbharAjAnI putrI ane tenAM kulanAM AbhUSaNe joyAM che tethI mane AmAM bahu Azcarya lAgatuM nathI. rAjana ! malIkumArInuM rUpa ane kulemAM evI spardhA jAge che ke te joI ApaNane kahevuM paDe ke kule karatAM malalIne dehaja vadhu sukamaLa che." For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhagavAna mallinAtha 139 pratizuddhane mallIne A vRttAMta sAMbhaLI pitAnI ajJatA mATe zarama upajI ane tenA hRdayamAM malInuM nAma guMjI rahyuM. teNe bIje ja dIvase kuMbharAjAne tyAM dUta mokalyA ane pitAnA mATe makalIkumArInuM mAguM karyuM. ( 5 ) caMpAnagarInI rAjasabhA bharAI hatI. rAjA caMdrachAya siMhAsana upara beThe hatuM tyAM eka vaNika Avyo ane rAjAne namI 2nakuMDalanI joDI bheTa dharI. rAjAe A kuMDala jeDInI zI kiMmata che te jANavA jhaverIone puchayuM tyAre te bolyA "A sAmAnya ratnakuMDala nathI Ate keI devAdhiSThita che." rAjAe vaNikane puchyuM "A kuMDaLanI jaDI tane kayAMthI maLI? te be "rAjana ! mAruM nAma ahaMnaka. huM bhara samudra prayANa karatA hatA tyAM mane dharmathI calAvavA keI deve upasargo karyA. teNe mane ghaNAM pralebhane ApyAM ane ghaNI bIka paNa ApI paNa huM calita na thaye eTale te deve mane be ratnanI kuMDaLa joDI ApI. amAruM vahANa paheluM mithilA pahoMcyuM eTale meM eka kuMDaLa joDI tyAMnA rAjA kuMbhanI putrI mallIkumArI je rAjasabhAmAM beDI hatI tene bheTa dharI. zuM rAjakumArInuM rUpa ane zuM tenI mane haratA ? vaNika te gaye paNa caMdrachAye bIje ja dIvase dUtane malIkumArInA mAgA mATe mithilA mekalya. zrAvastI nagarImAM AnaMdanI relamachela hatI. saue For Private And Personal Use Only

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140 thAsAgara suMdara kapaDAM paheryA hatAM ane sau nagara bahAra jatA hatA. nagara bahAra bhavya maMDapa baMdhAyuM hatuM. ane tene hIrA mANeka matI ane suvarNathI jaDavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. A utsava zrAvastInA rAjA rukamIe pitAnI putrI subAhunA snAna nimite mAMDayuM hatuM. snAnanI vidhi thayA pachI, eka sabhA geThavAI. saue subAhu putrInA bhAgyanA vakhANa karyA. rAjAe A prasaMge tyAM Avela eka paradezI kaMcukIne puchyuM tame ghaNI rAjaputrIone joI haze ane tene mahotsava paNa joyA haze chatAM AvI bhAgyazALI kuMvarI ane mahetsava jevAnuM bhAgyeja banyuM haze?" kaMcukI be "rAjana subAhu kuMvarI jarUra saudaryavAna ane bhAgyazALI che. A utsava bhalabhalAnA hRdayane hacamacAve te jarUra che. paNa malalIkumArInuM rUpa ane tene janma mahesava jemaNe je hoya te Ane joI bahu Azcarya pAme tema nathI." rukamI malalInuM nAma ane guNa sAMbhaLI sthira thayo utsava to samApta thaye paNa kamIe bIjeja dIvase dUta ekalI kuMbha rAjA pAse malIkuMvarInuM mAthuM karyuM. (7) vANArasI nagarImAM paradezI sanIe AvyA ane tenA rAjA zaMkha pAse vANArasImAM rahevAnI mAgaNI karI. zaMkhe puchayuM "sukhethI vANurasImAM rahe amane vAMdho nathI paNa tame kayAMthI Ave che ? ane zA mATe A badhI gharavakharI laI nIkaLyA che ? For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhagavAna mallinAtha 141 vRddha senI be "rAjana ! ame mithilAnA rahIza chIe. amArA rAjAne suMdara rUpavAna mallI nAmanI kuMvarI che. tenuM ratnakuMDala eka vakhata tuTayuM ame sAMdhavA tene ghaNe prayatna karyo paNa te na saMdhAyuM eTale rAjA bIjA ane tye "mArA rAjyamAM AvA kArIgaro na joIe ke je A kuMDaLa sAMdhI na zake.' ame kahyuM "rAjan A kuMDaLa devI che. manuSyanI kArIgarImAM to manuSyakaLA batAve paNa devI kArIgarImAM DuM ja tenuM puruSArtha kAma Ave che? rAjA na mAnya ane amAre mithilA choDavI paDI. rAjAne bIjI badhI vAtamAM bahu rasa na rahyo paNa mallI ane tenA guNamAM te garakAva banyuM. senIone vidAya karyA paNa bIje ja dIvase teNe malIkumArInA mAgA mATe dUtane mithilA meka. hastinApuranA rAjA adInazatrunI sabhAmAM eka citrakAra AvyA. citrakAre potAnI prazaMsAnI Apa vaDAI ghaNI karI paNa rAjAnI najara tenA aMguMThA upara jatAM te be 'citrakAra ! citra citaravAmAM aMguTho mukhya joIe paNa A aMguThe tame kayAM gumAvI beThA che ? ? citrakAra che. "rAjana mane devI varadAna che ke huM keInuM eka aMga dekhuM te tenuM AkhuM rUpa citarI zakuM chuM. ekavAra mithilAnA rAjA kuMbhanI putrI malIne aMguThe For Private And Personal Use Only

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142 kathAsAgara joI tenI AkhI chabI citarI. A chabI evI Abehuba citarAI ke eka vakhata tene nAnabhAI mallIkumAra kIDA karavA strIo sAthe citrazALAmAM AvyuM. te je pe teja kSaNamAM citrazALAmAMthI pAchA AvyA eTale dAsIe puchyuM "kema kumAra! khacakaI pAchA pharyA?" kumAra bolyA "meTIbahena malIkumArI aMdara beThAM che tenuM te kaIne bhAnaja nathI. huM ke avivekI ke bahenanI paNa meM AmanyA na rAkhI." dAsI hatI ane belI. "kumAra ! bhUlA paDayA. e rAjakuMvarI nathI e te emanI chabI che." kumAra pharI citrazALAmAM gaye te teNe chabI joi paNa tenA citaranAra mane varadAna ApavAne badale teNe "mane kema bheThe pADo?' kahI mAro aMguTho kApI nAMkhe. rAjanuM! kaLAne atireka koIvAra ke ghAtaka nIvaDe che temAM huM daSTAnta rUpa chuM" rAjAnuM mana malIkumArInuM nAma sAMbhaLI bhamavA lAgyuM. sabhA te vikharAI paNa teNeya dUta ekalI malalIkuMvarInuM mAguM karyuM. mithilAmAM cakSA nAmanI eka paritrAjikA hatI te roja zaucadharmanIja prazaMsA kare. te eka vakhata mallIkuMvarI pAse AvI ane teja dhamane vakhANavA lAgI. malalI belyAM paritrAjikA! bahAranA zauca karatAM aMdaranuM zauca vadhu maha For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhagavAna mahilanAtha 143 tvanuM che. hAtha, paga, mIThuM ane zarIra dhuo paNa hRdaya kALAM hoya te te pavitra nahi thAya. hAtha, paga ane hRdayanI pavitratA mATe te pavitra kAma joIe. paritrAjikAne lAgyuM ke kuMvarIe mane dhikkArI. teNe mallIkuMvarIne ghaNI strIonI zakya banAvavAnuM IcachayuM tethI te kAMpilyapuramAM AvI ane tenA rAjA jitazatru AgaLa mallIkuMvarInA abhimAna ane rUpane vakhANyAM. jitazatrunuM aMtaHpura te meTuM hatuM chatAM te badhuM tene zuSka lAgyuM ane teNe paNa mallIkuMvarInuM mAguM karyuM. eka pachI ekeka rAjAnA dUte kuMbharAjA pAse AvyA ane temaNe malIkuMvarInI mAgaNI karI. rAjA kuMbha bence dUta ! strI puruSane vega sadaza hoya. kadAca thoDeghaNo phera hoya to calAvI levAya. paNa malIkuMvarInuM rUpa jJAna ane gaMbhIratA AgaLa keI hajAro bhAga paNa tamArA rAjAomAM dekhAto nathI. mATe te huM roja tenI ciMtA karuM chuM tyAre tame pitAnI yegyatAne vicAra karyA vinA zuM joI mAguM karavA nIkaLI paDayA che? jAo tamArA rAjAne kaheje ke mallInA aMguThAnI kAMti jevI paNa tamArA mukhanI kAMti nathI. tame malIkuMvarInA svAmi banavA lAgyA te nahi paNa sevaka banavA nathI." A dUtenA samAcAra sAMbhaLI chee rAjAone khuba mAThuM lAgyuM ane teo eka pachI eka lazkarI sajaja karI mithilAne gherI vaLyA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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144 kathAsAga 2 ( 11 ) mithilAnA leke eka savAre uThayA te cAre bAju temaNe lazkarane ghere dITho. judI judI bAju sAketa, caMpA, zrAvastI, vANurasI vigerenAM sa mithilAnI AsapAsa paDAva nAMkhI paDyAM hatAM. rAjAkuMbha Ama te zUravIra hatA chatAM ekIsAthe chIe rAjyanA gherAthI te gabharAye aTale malalIkumArIe kahyuM pitAjI ciMtA na karo tame viSTikAraka dUtane mekale ane ene kaho ke malalIkuMvarI tamane ApavAnI che ane te tamane maLavA mAge che. udyAnamAM maLavA temane mArI pratimAvALA sthaLe ekapachI ekane belA. rAjAne AmAM sujha na paDI. paNa malIkumArInI buddhi ane zANapaNathI rAjA eTale badhe mugdha hatuM ke te kAMI vadhu na bolyA ane teNe badhuM kabula karyuM. thoDI ja vAre dareka rAjA pAse dUta mokalyo ane judA judA daravAje judA judA samaye mallIkumArIne maLavAnI zeThavaNa karI. (12) sAketane rAjA pratizuddha mucha upara hAtha nAMkhate maMtrIne kahevA lAgyuM "maMtrI ! camatkAra tyAM namaskAra. kuMbha rAjAnI pAse ApaNe mAgaNI karI tyAre te na mAne paNa have jyAM yuddhanI nebata gagaDI eTale te kabula thaye ane A dUta dvArA kaheNa AvyuM ke Aje tame jAte ja malIkumArIne maLe ane tenI IcchA pramANe te vare temAM mane vAMdho nathI." For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhagavAna mallinAtha 15 rAjA pratizuddha nakkI karelA samaya mujaba udyAnamAM gayA ane tyAM Avela maMdiramAM dAkhala thayA to sAme malTIkumArInI pratimAne malTIkumArI samajIne Avye vi! tamAre mATeja A badhA upakrama che mAre tamArA pitAnuM rAjya levuM nathI ke temanI prajAne raMjADavI nathI jyArathI tamArUM meM nAma sAMbhaLyu tyArathI megha paNa lIdhI nathI ane purUM khAdhu paNa nathI.' rAjA vadhu bele tyAMtA pratimAnI pAchaLa rahela dAsIe bahu sIta bharIrIte pratimA uparanuM DhAMkaNu ughADayu ane temAMthI bhayaMkara du dha nIkaLatAM rAjAe meDhu DhAMkayuM ane nAsavA mADayuM. tyAM ekadama sAkSAt mallIkumArI pAchaLathI AvyAM ane khelyAM raheA'- rAjan ! jenA sAme tame khelI rahyA che te mahI nathI mallinI pratimA che. sAkSAt mallI huM A ubho. tamArA meha kevA baLavAna che ke tame purU jotA paNa nathI ane mArI pratimAne sAkSAt mane samajI tame tamArA hRdayanA ubharA kADhe che. rAjan ! malline meha ATale che te nAsA che. zu kAma ? mane lAge che ke tamane meha mallinA rUpanA che. mallinA nahi. "" ubhA rAjA elye. 'devi ! asahya durgaMdha uchaLe che a&i zI rIte rahevAya ?" malTI elyAM che tenA ekeka keALI ubhela chuM temAM te meM Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir A pratimAmAM te meM je khAdhu nAMkhyA che. jyAre huM tamArI sAme rAja 28 kavaLa nAMkhyA che. te temAM kAMi ochI durgaMdha nathI. senAtI pratimA dekhAvamAM suMdara 10 6 For Private And Personal Use Only

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146 kathAsAgara che paNa aMdara bhArebhAra durgadha bharI che tema A mArI kAyA paNa tamane bhale mohaka lAgatI hoya paNa lehI parU ane azuci sivAya temAM bIjuM kazuM nathI. mArI senAnI pratimAmAMthI durgadha na nIkaLI tyAM sudhI tamane tenA pratye meha rahyo paNa jyAre temAMthI durgadha nIkaLI eTale tame bhAgavA mAMDayuM. tema A kAyAnA suMdara dekhAvane ja tamane meha che. malalIne nahi. rAjana ! AMtara cakSu bele. tame ane huM koNa chIe. te jANe che? mArI pratyene A meha tamAro vikRta meha che. AjathI trIjA bhave ApaNe sAta mitro hatA mAruM nAma mahAbaLa ane tamAruM nAma acala hatuM. ApaNe sAthe dIkSA lIdhI sAthe tapa tathA meM vIsasthAnaka tapa karyuM tethI tIrthakara nAma karma bAMdhyuM paNa mArAthI kaI vadhe nahi te buddhi mArA tapamAM rAkhI tene pariNAme meM strIveda uparyo. ApaNe tyAMthI mRtyu pAmI anuttara vimAnamAM gayA. huM ahiM malI thaI tame pratizuddha thayA." malIkumArInA A zabda sAMbhaLatAM pratizuddhanuM magaja pharavA lAgyuM. tene aMdhArAM AvyAM ane pUrvabhava badhe tAdazya thaye. te be "devi ! huM sAva bhAna bhUlyA. pUrvabhavanA upakArI mitra pratye vikArI buddhi karI. ahAhA, kevI ghelachA, pUrvabhave tame mane sAce rahe lAvI dIkSA apAvI amArUM kalyANa karyuM. ane A vakhate paNa bhAna bhUlelA mane sAce rAhe lAva. devi! have mAre zuM karavuM? ApanI zI AjJA che? huM tamAre sevaka chuM tame mArAM ArAdhya che. malI belyAM "rAjana ! hAla to tame nirAsata paNe rAjya pALe paNa huM dIkSA lauM tyAre dIkSA lejo." For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhagavAna mallinAtha 147 pratizuddha jevA dhamadhamATa karatA vicAranA ubharAthI ubharAtA Avye hatA tevA zAMta ane vairAgyanA ubharAthI ubharAtA pAchA pharyAM. A pramANe khIjA pAMca mitrAne mallI judA judA garbha gRhadvAre maLI. te badhAne temaNe A rIte pratibeAdhyA. chae rAjAe savAra thatAM kuMbharAjA pAse AvyA. ane pAtAnI uddhatAI adala kSamA mAgI mallIne page lAgI kRtakRtya mAnatA potAnA rAjye pAchA pharyAM. AvatAM temanAmAM krodha hatA vaLatAM temanAM AMtakSu khullI gayAM hatAM ane tethI hRdaya kevaLa zAMti ane vairAgya jIvanathI bharyu hatu. rAjA ku Mbha mallInI A kuzaLatA dekhI khuba AnaMda pAmyA. (13) , chae mitrAne pratibedhyA ke turta leAkAMtika deve AvyA. ane 'tIrtha pravartAvA nAtha !" nI vinati karI. mallIkumArIe chUTe hAthe varasI dAna dIdhuM ane dIkSA lIdho. sAthe pelA rAjAoe paNa dIkSA lIdhI. malTIkumArIne dIkSA dIdhI teja dIvase kevaLajJAna thayuM ane tIrtha pravarvyuM. mallI mallInAtha bhagavAna banyAM. mallInAtha bhagavAMne hajArA mAnavI tArI temaNe mukti meLavI ane pelA mitrone paNa mukti apAvI. ( laghu triSaSThi upadeza prAsAda) For Private And Personal Use Only

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1 21 strI strIne paraNI yAne puNyasAra thA puraMdara ane puNyazrI gopALanagaranAM zeTha zeThANI hatAM. bane sAtvika premALa ane badhI rIte sukhI hatAM chatAM temane saMtAna na hatuM. zeTha zeThANI dharmamAM mAnanAra hovAthI koI deva devalAnI bAdhA na rAkhatAM ke bIjA keI upacAra na karatAM. temanI uMmara vadhavA mAMDI. sagAvahAlA badhA kahevA mAMDayA "zeTha chekarA vagara te gharanI zobhA zI ? kAMte bIjI strI paraNe ke kAMte kaI yakSa vigerene ArAdhI putra meLave." zeThane bIjI strI karavAnuM mana na thayuM paNa ghaNe kuTuMbe Agraha karyo eTale temaNe kuLadevIne ArAdhI prasanna karI. kuLadevIe kahyuM "zeTha ! putra te tamAre thaze paNa hajI vAra che. dharmakaraNa karo eTale tethI badhuM sAruM thaze. zeTha zeThANa banne dharmakaraNImAM vadhu ujamALa rahevA lAgyAM pariName puNyazrI garbhavatI thaI ane teNe putrane janma Ape. zeThe A chokarAnuM nAma puNyasAra pADayuM kemake ghaNI dharmakaraNI vigere puNya karavAthI te prApta thayo hato. - puNyasAra zeThane tyAM pAMca dhAvamAtAthI lAlana pAlana thate nizALe beThe. ane bhaNavA lAgyA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra puNyasAra thA 149 (2) puNyasAra je upAdhyAyanI zALAmAM bhaNatA hatA te zALAmAM e gAmanA zeThe ratnasAranI putrI ratnasuMdarI paNa bhaNatI hatI. A chekarI bahu capaLa, buddhimAna ane bhaNuvAmAM khuba DhAMziyAra hatI. keAivAra puNyasAra ane ratnasu MdarI vacce vAdavivAda thayA ane banne laDhI paDayAM. puNyasAra ratnasuMdarIne olyA ' mArI sAthe bahu capacapa na kara. tuM bahu hoMzIyAra che te jANyuM. game tevI tu hAMzIyAra he paNa tAre puruSanI strI thaI dAsI thavAnu sA yuM che ne ?' ratnasuMdarI Ama gAMjI jAya tema na hatI te kheAlI " strI chuM te| kAinI patnI thaIza ane je mArA pita thaze tenI dAsI paNa thaiza. mAre pati kei sAmAnya nahi hoya mahAna haze. emAM mUrkha ! tuM zAnuM mane meNu mAre che. ?" kayA tA thADIvAre zAMta thaye paNa puNyasArane ratnasuMdarInA khela hRdaya sAMrase utarI gaye. te ghera AvyeA. khAya nahi, pIe nahi, udAsa pharyAM kare. mAtAe ADIavaLI vAta uparathI jANyu ke puNyasAra ratnasuMdarI sAthe vivAha karavAnuM icche che. puraMdara zeTha ghera AvyA eTale teNe A badhI vAta jANI ane temaNe ratnasuMdarInA bApa pAse mAgu karavAnu jaNAvI tene jamADayA. (3) For Private And Personal Use Only purandara zeTha geApALa nagaranA AgevAna zeTha hatA tema ratnasu MdarInA pitA ratnasAra paNa AgevAna zAhukAra hatA.

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150 kathAsAgara eka dIvase vahelI savAre purandara ratnasArane ghera gayA. ane temaNe ratnasu MdarInuM puNyasAra mATe mAgu karyuM. ratnasAra zeTha khuzI thayA ane khelyA 'zeTha ! bahu sArUM. mane Avu ghara zeAdhyu paNa kayAMthI maLavAnu hatu, kanyA ApavA mATe mAre valakhAM mAravAM paDe tene badale tame jAte mAgaNI karA tenAthI khIju ruDuM zuM.' A vAta pAse rahelI ratnasuMdarIe sAMbhaLI ane samaya sUcakatA vAparI teNe pitAne kahyuM 'pitAjI ! mArUM vevizALa puNyasAra sAthe karazeA nahi. huM tene paraNavA mAgatI nathI.' puradara teA ratnasu MdarInuM A vacana sAMbhaLI DaghAi gayeA. A kevI uddhata cheAkarI ane je Aje AvI che te para-NIne zu lIlu vALaze? ' ' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir . < che.karI gai eTale ratnasAre puradarane AzvAsana ApatAM kahyu zeTha ! khaccAM che. tene sArUM ghara kayuM tenI gheADIja khakhara che. e te ene kAle samajAvIzuM. tame tamAre ghera jA. huM kahuM chuM je kanyA meM puNyasArane ApI. huM ene enA vereja paraNAvIza. ' pura4ra ghera AvyA. " (4) kheATI che. ratnasuMdarI khuma uddhata che|karI che. tenA bApe te mAguM svIkAryuM che paNa te puNyasAra ! tArI chaThTha nA pADe che. eTale AnA kAMi artha nathI.' khApe puNyasArane khuba cena na paDayuM. tene te ekaja samajAvye paNa tene keI rIte laganI lAgI ke huM ratnasuM For Private And Personal Use Only

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puNyasAra kathA 151 darIne kayAre paraNuM ane tene khabara pADuM ke kevuM dAsIpaNuM karavuM paDayuM che." teNe je devIe pitAne varadAna ApyuM hatuM tenI ArAdhanA karI ane tene prasanna karI tene kahevA lAgyA devi ! janmaja je Ape te pachI mAruM mAna na sacavAya te kanyA na maLe tene zuM artha? ane mAna vinA mAruM jIvavuM paNa nirarthaka che." devi bolyAM "bhadra! sau sArUM thaze. hamaNuM te tuM bhaNa. ratnasuMdarI tane paraNaze. gabharA nahi." samaya vI. pusAra ane ratnasuMdarI sAthe bhaNatAM paNa eka bIjAnI gAMTha ukalI nahi. ratnasuMdarI samajI gaI ke puNyasAra mane paraNavA mAge che. paNa teNe nakkI karyuM ke game tema thAya te paNa tene te naja paraNuM. ane puNyasAre nakkI karyuM ke bhalene te game tevA uchALA mAre paNa mane paraNyA sivAya tene chUTake ja nathI." samaya vI. puNyasAra bhaNI utaryo ane te judA judA bhAIbaMdhanI sebate caDI jugAre caDa. jugAra ane cerI bannene sahayoga hoya che. puNyasAra jugAramAMthI corI karatAM zikhe. pahelAM to teNe nAnI corI karavA mAMDI paNa pachI te te moTI moTI vastuo upADavA mAMDe. ekavAra puraMdara zeTha hAMphaLA phAMphaLA thatA dukAne AvyA ane puyasArane kahevA lAgyA "e kAMI tIjorImAMthI uThAvyuM che. rAjAne lAkha rUpIyAne hAra hatuM. Aje rAjAe For Private And Personal Use Only

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152 kathAsAgara pAcho mAMgyo che. ghara AkhuM gADuM karyuM kayAMya jaDatuM nathI sAcuM bola, lAkha jaze. paNa Ijajata ane gharabAra badhuM jaze." puNyasAra gaMbhIratA samaja ane belyo. "hA, meM jugAramAM lAkha khoyA hatA eTale meM hAra jugArIne ApI dIdhuM." puraMndarane pitto gaye teNe jesathI be thapaDAka caDhI dIdhI ane gaLuM pakaDI dukAna uparathI heThe utArI kahyuM. nIkaLa ghara bahAra, rakhaDI khA, tuM chokaro nathI paNa verI che. mArI Ijajata ane mita luMTAvavA Avyo che. pahelAM hAra pAcho laI Ava pachI ghera Ava." puNyasArane kAMI javAba ApavA jevuM na hatuM. sAMjane vakhata hato. kayAM javuM te tene sujhayuM nahi eTale sIdhe gAma cheDI bahAra AvyuM ane teNe pUrva dizA tarapha cAlavA mAMDayuM. rAta paDatAM eka vaDanA jhADa nIce AvyuM ane tyAM thAkIne ADe paDaze. caMdra potAnI ujavaLa cAMdanInI cAdara pAtharI hatI. chatAM jaMgalanAM vRkSee pitAnI kAyAthI te rakhe dhULavALI na thAya mATe tene jamIna upara paDatAM aTakAvI dIdhI hatI. jANe AkhuM jagata A cAdararUpa taMbunI aMdara ArAma letuM hoya tevuM hatuM. te vakhate vaDanA jhADa nIce paDele puNyasAra suto hato. te thAka hatuM. tenA hRdayamAM pitA ane mAtAne viga sAla hato. chatAM jaMgalane bheMkAra tene uMgha AvavA deto na hato. evAmAM acAnaka teNe vAta karatI be strIone avAja sAMbhaLe. A strIo sAmAnya strIo nahatI paNa For Private And Personal Use Only

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, puNyasAra thA 153 devIo hatA. temAMthI eka melI. * sikha ! Ama AvI ajavALI rAte paDI rahevAnA zaiA artha che ? cAlane ApaNe bahAra pharI AvIe. khIe kahyu ' khATuM rakhaDavAnA kAMI artha nathI. kAI Azcaya hAya te jarUrI bahAra pharavA jaie. > Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir Azcaya tA eka sarasa che Aje valabhImAM dhanapravara zeThanI sAta chokarIonAM lagna che. chatAM hajIsudhI keAi varanu ThekANuM nathI. ? * pahelIe kahyuM. " mIjI mAlI ema kema ? vara nakkI karyAM vagara zuM e zeThe lagna mAMDayAM che ?' pahelIe kahyuM. hA. A zeThane dhanavatI nAmanI strI che. ane temane dharma suMdarI, dhanasuMdarI, muktisu darI, surasuMdarI, bhAgyasuMdarI, saubhAgyasuMdarI ane guNasuMdarI nAmanI sAta putrIe che. A sAte catura ane kalA kuzaLa che ane badhAnA paraspara sneha paNa atyaMta. zeThe temane mATe yeAgya varanI zeodha karI paNa koi ceAgya vara na maLyo. AthI temanA ArAdhya deva la bedarane temaNe ArAdhyA. la'bedare kahyuM 'zeTha ! ciMtA na karo. .putrIenAM lagna Arabhe sAtamA dIvase kharAkhara lagnanA TANeja cegya vara hAjara thaze. paNa tamAre tene zeAdhavA mATe hAthIne eka pANInA bharelA kaLaza Apajo. te jenA upara DhALe te tamArA bhAgyazALI jamAI.' bena! zuM kahuM Aje valabhI Akhu zaNagAryuM che zeThe peAtAnI Rddhine anusarI AkhA gAmane jamADayuM che. miThThAInA tA DhaMganA Dhaga khaDakAyA che. zeThe jamAI mATe suMdara For Private And Personal Use Only

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154 kathAsAgara vastro ane dAgInA karAvyA che. re ja temanA ghera dhavaLa maMgaLa gIta gavAya che. kanyAone pIThI coLAya che. chatAM vara koNa te hajusudhI nakkI nathI, je tArI IcachA hoya te te jovA joIe. bIjIe hA pADI eTale jhADa sAthe bane devIe AkAzamAM uDI. puNyasAra A badhuM jAgate sAMbhaLatA hatA te jhADanA khelamAM bharAya eTale te paNa devIo sAthe AkAzamAM uDaze. jema AkAzamAM vimAna deDe tema devI zaktithI jhADa deDavA mAMDayuM ane DIjavAre gopAlaka nagaranA sImADe AvI ubhuM. devIoe nAyikAnuM rUpa karI gAmamAM javA mAMDayuM. puNyasAra paNa dhIme dhIme tyAMthI temanI pAchaLa nIkaLI gAma tarapha cAle. ratane eka prahara vI. kanyAone navarAvavAmAM AvI vedikA taiyAra karI ane gere buma pADI "kanyAne mAyarAmAM padharAve." leke vAta karavA lAgyA "ke mUkha eSThi! Ama te deva upara bharoso rAkhI lagna te AraMbhAtAM haze. have atyAre vara na maLe te zeThanI phajetIne phALake ja che ne ?" bIjAo belyA "bhAI ! devane pure paraco haze tyAre ja teNe AvuM sAhasa karyuM hazene? tyAM te hAthI suMDhamAM kaLaza laI Ama tema pharavA mAMDe Ama pharyo tema pharyo paNa kaI jagyAe teNe kaLaza Dho. hAthInA pagale zeThane For Private And Personal Use Only

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puNyasAra kathA 155 jIva bhamatA hatA ane leAkeA hAthI keAnA upara kaLaza DhALe che te jovA talasI rahyA hatA. tyAM ekabAju khuNAmAM ubhelA koi ajANyA yuvAna upara hAthIe kaLaza DhALyeA. A yuvAna bIjo kei nahi paNa puNyasAra hatA. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir vAjA vAgyAM. zeThe puNyasArane navarAvye. rezamI dukuLA tene paherAvyAM ane tenI keTamAM lAkhAnA dAgInA paherAvyA. puNyasAra rAjakumAra jevA dIpI uThayA ane mAyarAmAM besI sAte kanyA sAthe paraNyA. jovA Avela lekeA ane pelI e devIe paNa puNyasAranA bhAgyane vakhANavA lAgI. ane leAka paNa khelyA 'zuM AnuM bhAgya ! je lagna jovA khuNe ubhA hatA te sAte kanyAne paraNyA.' lagnanI vidhi purI thai, varaghaDIyAM paraNI utaryAM. zeThe putrI ane jamAi mATe sAta mAlane mhela taiyAra rAkhyA hatA. puNyasAra mahelamAM dAkhala thayA. sAte vadhUe ane pira janeA tenI tahenAtamAM hAjara hatA. tyAM puNyasAranI najara AkAzamAM mukI rahelA tArAo upara gai. teNe joyu ke prabhAta thayuM nathI paNa prabhAtanI taiyArI che. ' devIe prabhAta pahelAM upaDaze. huM ahiM rahI jaIza, mArU gAma kyAM che. tenI mane khabara nathI. AthI tyAMthI chaTakavA te palaMga uparathI heThA utaryAM. ane dizAe javAnu mAnu kADhyu guNasuMdarI sAnAnI jhArI hAthamAM jaLathI bharI lai sAthe Ave te pahelAM te teNe gharanI vaccenA bhAravaTa upara eka zrloka khaDIthI lakhI nAMkhyuM. ? For Private And Personal Use Only

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156 kathAsAgara kihAM gobAlo kihAM valahipuraM kihAM lambodara deva lADana Ayo vihivasi gio sattavi pariNevi. kyAM gAvALa, kyAM valabhI, kayAM laodara deva nasIbane Avyo ane sAtekanyA paraNI huM jAuM chuM guNasuMdarI jhArI bharI lAvI mahelanA eka bhAgamAM laI javA mAMDI. tyAM puNyasAra beleM ema nahi. huM bAMdhIyAra jagyAmAM dizAe jato nathI." AthI bahAra nIkaLyA cAra ATha DagalAM gayA. eTale teNe kahyuM "tame ahi beso. huM sAme DedUra jaI saMkeca vinA vaDIzaMkA karI AvuM chuM. guNasuMdarI ane tenI dAsI ubhAM rahyAM puNyasAra sIdheja gAmanA pAdare ubhA rahelA vaDe pahoMce ane bakhelamAM bharAye. tyAM be devIo AvI ane te paNa jhADa upara caDI temaNe jhADane upADayuM. jhADa pAlanagaranA sImADe AvyuM tyAre pakSio avAja karatAM hatAM ane kukuDe kukkuka karate hato. A bAju puraMdara zeTha sAMje vALu karavA AvyA. paNa puNyasArane nahi Avele dekhI tenI mAtA puNyazrI belI ke 'puNyasAra ! kayAM gaye ?" zeTha bolyA "muka, e chokarAnuM nAma. e chokaro nathI paNa pUrvajanmane vairI che. te ja te corI karato paNa Aje te ApaNe tyAM paDela rAjAne hAra jugAramAM gumAvI A che zuM thaze ?" 'paNa te gaye kayAM?" puNyazrIthI na rahevAyuM tethI te belI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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puNyasAra kathA 157 zeThe kahyuM "ene javuM hoya tyAM. meM te belAphA mArI kADhI mu." A zabda sAMbharatAM puNyazrIne aMdhArAM AvyAM. te retI rotI belI "chokarA vinA ApaNe valakhAM mAratAM hatAM. tene haiyAnI peThe uche. TADha taDake paNa sahevA na dIdhe, tene sAMjanA kADhI mukatAM tamane zarama kema na AvI? A bALe bheLe chokaro kayAM gaye haze. rAtamAM koIne mAryo kaI jaMgalamAM gaye te bhayathIja marI jaze. chokare bhUla kare te tene samajAvAya, bIjo upAya thAya paNa Ama tene kADhI na mukAya. ane kADhI mukatAM paNa vicAra to kare joIe ke rAta paDavA AvI che to te kayAM jaze ? uThe pachI khAje. tene zedhI lAve." puraMdara zeTha bharelA bhANA uparathI ubhA thayA ane zerIe zerIe 'puNyasArane koIe dekhe puyasArane dekhyo belatA nagara bahAra AvyA. cArebAju sevakone deDAvyA, paNa koI javAba na lAvyuM. zeThanuM magaja ThekANe na rahyuM. te jaMgalamAM jhADe jhADe bolavA mAMDayA "e puNyasAra e puNyasAra." paNa badhethI te paDaghe pAcho paDavA mAMDayuM. vana nIrava ane zAMta hatuM. tethI zeThane avAja jaMgalamAM dUra dUra phelAte paNa pAche thALInA raNakArAnI peThe vAtAvaraNane gamagIna karI zAMta thato. pharatA pharatA jyAM puNyasAra sute hatuM te tarapha zeTha AvyA ane belyA "e beTA ! puNyasAra, huM bhulya. tuM pAche ghera Ava" puNyasAra beThe thaye. teNe bApane AmathI tema puNyasAra bolatA joyA. te ubho thaI bApa pAse AvyA For Private And Personal Use Only

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158 kathAsAgara ane page lAgyA. puNyasAra jotAM zeThanuM magaja ThekANe Avyu hRdaya heThuM beThuM. putrane lai savAranA taDakA jamIna upara patharAya te pahelAM tA te ghera tarapha javA nIkaLyA. puNyazrIe AkhI rAta rAine kADhI hatI. teNe zeThane Tapake te ApatAM zuM ApyA hatA paNa pachIthI pastAvAnA tene pAra rahyo nahotA. tene thayuM ke huM kharekhara mukhI banI. chekarA te gayA paNa meM patine paNa bharyAM bhANA uparathI uThAvI mAkalI kheAyA. teNe ane gharanA koIe khAdhuM na hatuM. eka kSaNa paNa te uMghI nahatI. havelIno khArIe ubhA ubhe te Ama tema jotIhatI. ghaDIka tene puNyasAranA paDachAyA dekhAve hatA teA ghaDIka potAnA pati puradarane paDachAye jaNAtA. paNa te emAMthI kAine na dekhatAM te drusake drusake rAtI hatI. savAra thatAM puNyasAra ane pura Mdarane ghare AvatAM dekhI tene huM na mATe. teNe devadevIone satAbyA ane je ghaDIka pahelAM tenu dhara ekadama zeka garakAva hatu. te AnaMdathI ucharyu. kAMika svastha thatAM zeTha ane zeThANIe puchyu ' putra! tu gayA hatA tA gaI rAte ane eTalAmAM te A badhA dAgInA kayAMthI meLavyA. ane A mIMDhaLa vigere hAthe bAMdhyA che te zuM ? puNyasAre AdithI aMta sudhInI badhI ghaTanA kaDI ane gaLAmAMthI eka hAra ApI tenAthI jugArI pAsethI rAjAne hAra pAche lAvI pitAne ApyuM. A pachI puNyasAra kharekhara puNyasAra anya teNe For Private And Personal Use Only

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puNyasAra kathA 159 puraMdarane dhaMdhe saMbhALI lIdhuM ane jugArane hameza mATe tilAMjali ApI. guNasuMdarI ane dAsI puNyasAranI rAha jotAM ubhAM. pA kalAka thaye aDadho kalAka thaye paNa puNyasAra pAche na pharyo eTale dAsI ane guNasuMdarIe cArebAju tapAsa karI. bUma pADI paNa kayAMya patto na lAgavAthI te mahele pAchAM AvyAM. . guNasuMdarI mahele AvI pati dizAe gayA ane tyAMthI pAchA na pharyAnI vAta badhAne kahI. AnaMdanA vAtAvaraNamAM chalakAyele mahela jota jotAmAM zekathI gherAye. ane eka jaLanI umi kinArA sudhI pahoMce tema A zeka urmi jota jotAmAM AkhA nagaramAM pharI vaLI. lagnanI dhamAla pachI AkhuM valabhI hamaNaja zAMta paDayuM hatuM te ekadama jAgI uThayuM. ane zuM zuM karatuM pravaradhana zeThanA ghara tarapha lokonA ToLeToLAM vadhavA mAMDayAM. keTalAka bolyA "are A kevI viDaMbanA. ! rAtanA dasa pachI te mAMDa jamAI maLe. ane rAtanAja pAche jamAi cAlyA gaye Ate jANe IndrajALa na hoya tevuM thayuM.' bIjA bolyA "paNa A sAta strIo kevI ke tene ekale javA dIdho. zeThane tyAM jaMgala javAnI jagyAne thoDA to ha.?" tIjAe kahyuM "e bicArI zuM kare? A mANasa ja keI mAyAvI Avele. ane tene javuM hoya te game te AnuM kADhI cAlyo jAya." For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 160 www.kobatirth.org C kathAsAgara Ama te devanA ceAthAe kahyu bharAMse lagna thatAM heze. AzcaryanI vAta che ke sasarA nathI oLakhate pure jamArkane, paraNelI strIone paNa puro khabara nathI ke amAre vara kevA che. are ethI hasavA jevu' tA e che ke enu nAma zuM, jAtane keNu? e paNa koi jANatu nathI. Ate koi ajaba Azcaya che. ' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir eka bhAi khelyA A te kai jugArI ke cAra haze. ,tene thayuM ke ATalAM badhAM ghareNAM pharI gheADAMja maLavAnA che tethI rAteArAta nAsI gayA lAge che nahitara sAta strIone chADIne jAyaja zAnA?' * bhAgya avaLu thAya tyAre kAMi na sujhe e micArI zuM kare ane zeTha paNa zuM kare?" A vAtane sameTatAM eka vRddha lye. zeThe cAre khAju mANaseA doDAvyA. Thera Thera rAjAe paNa gheADesvAro ane pALA meAkalyA paNa badhA pAchA AvyA tyAM bhAravaTa upara lakhela airi govAlo kihAM valahipuraM kihAM lambodara deva lADana Ayo vivisi gio satavi pariNevi. nA laika vAMcce. guNasuMdarI khAlI 'pitAjI ! A gopALakanagaranA koi mANasa che. daivI sahAyathI ahi' AvelA ane cAlyA gayA che. ' paNa have tene zeAdhave! zI rIte ? ' zeThe dAkhathI kaMTALatAM kahyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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puyasAra kathA guNazrI bolI "have sAva hatAza na bane. ApaNe kaI pUrvabhavamAM evuM pApa kareluM mATe ApaNane ATalI badhI viDaMbanA thaI. pitAjI ! rajA Ape te huM valabhI jAuM ane tene zeAdhI lAvuM." bIjI belI "tuM tyAM jaI zuM kare? ApaNe nathI tenuM nAma jANatAM, jAte maLe te purUM oLakhatA paNa nathI. dunIyAmAM vagevAI AkhI jIMdagI duHkhI thaI kADhayA karatAM tAM baLI maravuM zuM khoTuM ?" zeTha paNa bolyA "eke cheka na hato paNa A sAta chokarIone huM sAta chokarA peThe mAnato hate. chatAM kudarate tenuM sukha mane jevA na dIdhuM ane sAtene anAtha banAvI. putrIo ! huM paNa have nahi jIvuM tamArI sAtheja baLI marIza." guNasuMdarI bolI. "pitAjI! ema na kare. huM cha mahinA mahenata karUM. amArA patine zodhI zakuM te bhale nahitara pachI e upAya te tamArA ane mArA badhA mATe che ja ne ?" zeTha kabula thayA. ane guNasuMdarIe pitAnuM nAma guNasAra rAkhI eka sAre sAthe taiyAra karI gopAlaka nagara tarapha prayANa karyuM. (10) kaI vahelI savAre gopAlakamAM khabara paDI ke gAmane sImADe kaI mATe sArthavAha Avyo che. A sArthavAha juvAnajodha sattara varSa che. zuM tenuM suMdara rUpa ane zuM tene vaibhava? tenuM nAma paNa tevuM ja suMdara guNasAra che. sArthavAha rAjAnI sabhAmAM AvyuM ane rAjAne kiMmatI bheTa dharI beThe. rAjAe tene satkAra karyo ane badhuM dANu mApha karyuM. 11 For Private And Personal Use Only

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16ra kathAsAgara guNasAra sAthe sArA sArA vepArIo hatA. temAM keTalAka buddhinA nidhAna vRddha puruSa paNa hatA. teNe zahera vacce moTI dukAna mAMDI, gopALakanagaramAM DA dIvasamAMte guNasAranI peDhI dhIkatI banI gaI. zarAphI vigere badhA vahIvaTamAM tenI zraTha peDhI ane nAnA meTA tamAma vepArIonI kharIdI tenA tyAM thavA lAgI. gAmanA ekeka vepArIne tene tyAM khAtAM thayAM. puyasAre paNa guNasAranI peDhIthI mAla levA mAMDe ane te bannene paNa paraspara sAmAnya mitratA thaI. (11) savAranA nava vAgyA hatA. guNasAra zeTha peDhIe javAnI taiyArI karatA hatA tyAM jatAM jatAM te pitAnuM meM AyanAmAM jaI pitAnI havelIthI heThA utaryA. Aja vakhate ratnasAra zeThanI putrI ratnasuMdarIe tene joyA ane jotAM ja te tenA upara mugdha thaI. ratnasuMdarInI sakhIo dvArA A vAta ratnasAra zeThe jANI ane tethI te guNasArane AvAse AvyA ane belyA zeTha mAre eka ratna jevI putrI che ane tenuM nAma ratnasuMdarI che. teNe tamane joyA tyArathI te tamane ja varavA mAge che mATe tyAM tenuM A zrIphaLa." guNasAre kahyuM "e mArAthI na svIkArAya? mArA vaDIle mArA dezamAM che. lagna mATe te jANe. zeThe ati Agraha karyo paNa guNasAra na mAnyo eTale teNe valabhInA rAjA dvArA dabANa karAvyuM. rAjAe bhara sabhAmAM sarva samakSa kahyuM. "guNasAra ! tAre A chokarIne paraNavuM ja For Private And Personal Use Only

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puNyasAra thA 163 paDaze. vAMdhA zu che ? ratnasuDharIthI hAMzIyAra che|karI mArA AkhA nagaramAM keAI nathI. " guNasAra ekadama ciMtAmAM paDayA 'huM jAte strI chuM strI strIne paraNI zuM kare. ane A paraNyA pachI theADu ja chAnuM rahevAnu che. rAjA AgaLa mAro badhA ghaTasphoTa karavAnA paNa Aje ze| artha che ? tyAM tAtkAlika vicAra zujhI Avyo ane te elyeA 'rAjan ! juo lagnane mane vAMdhe nathI paNu hamaNAM huM eka sAdhanAmAM chuM. A sAdhanAnI mudata chamahinAnI che. temAMthI me be mahinA pasAra karyA che. cAra mahinA AkI che. tyAM sudhI mAre brahmacarya pALavAnu che. ane te sAdhanA adhurI rahe te huM maLI marIza. paNa sAdhanA koi rIte adhurI nahi rahevA dauM. A vAta ratnasAra zeThane kabula che?" rAjAe ratnasAra sAmuM joyu teNe mAthuM dhuNAvI kamula karyu. eTale rAjA phrI melye. 'guNusAra ! kAle lagnane samAraMbha ujavAze tAre lagna karI levAnAM ane ratnasuMdarIne bhale tArI avidha purI thAya tyAre teDAvaje paNa ratnasArane tA ciMtA maTI. ( 12 ) guNasAra ane ratnasuMdarInA lagnotsava gopAlakamAM ujavAvA lAgyA. dhavaLa gIta gavAvA mAMDayAM. svayaM zrI guNusAra cAra pherAphI ratnasuMdarIne paraNyA. paNa manathI ni ya karyAM. ke 'cha mahinA vIte jo pati maLaze te A paNa te patinI strI thaze. nahitara cha mahinA bAda agni zI cinA ?' " Apa mue pIche Dukha zaraNu thayA pachI mAre gai dunIyA. ' For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara puNyasAre guNasAra ane ratnasuMdarIne vivAha je tene tenI najara AgaLa kuLadevInuM varadAna niSphaLa jatuM lAgyuM. te devInA maMdire gayo ane taravArathI ApaghAta karavAnI taiyArI karI bolyA "devi ! tame kahyuM hatuM ke ratnasuMdarI tane paraNaze. paNa Ato guNasArane paraNavA mAMDI. paraNyA pachI ratnasuMdarIne mAre zuM karavAnI? pachI te mane maLe te paNa mAre na khape. kemake te para strI thaI. huM parastrIne saMgharavA mAgato nathI.' devIe taravAra thaMbhAvI ane kahyuM "puNyasAra ! utAvaLo na thA. badhAM sArAM vAnAM thaze. ratnasuMdarI tArI strI thaze. ane tuM parastrIne rAkhanAra nahi bane ? puNyasArane A kAMI na samajAyuM. teNe devInA AgrahathI taravAra myAna karIpaNa tene ratnasuMdarI ane guNasAranA lagnathI khuba vasavaso rahyo. pAlaka nagaramAM Aje ekadama zeka chAyA prasarI hatI. rAjA maMtrI ane zeTha zAhukAre badhAye guNasArane ghaNuM samajAvyuM hatuM chatAM paNa te badhAnuM nahi mAnI baLI maravA taiyAra thaye hatuM. teNe nagara bahAra eka caMdananI cittA racAvI hatI. kareNanAM kulanI mALA gaLAmAM paherI A yuvAna sArthavAha nagara bahAra AvyuM. vAMjitree avAja karyo. ane have ISTa smaraNa karI te cittAmAM paDavA taiyArI karatuM hatuM tyAM rAjA be 'kumAra sArthavAha ! tame mAruM A nagaranA AgevAnonuM ane koInuM kAMI mAnatA nathI tame kahe che ke mAre niyama na sadhA mATe huM baLI maruM chuM. paNa temAM zuM muzkelI che? tamArA hRdayamAM zuM For Private And Personal Use Only

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puNayasAra kathA 165 muMjhavaNa che? e ke Ane kahe te samajaNa paDe ane kAMI upAya paNa jaDe. AmAM ke A sArthavAhana parama mitra che ke nahi? te tene eka bAju laI jAya ane tene enA hRdayathI puche." eka AgevAna che. "puNyasAra tene mitra che. te tene puchI, juve ke "zA mATe A agni bhakSaNa kare che?" rAjA ane nAgarike badhA zAMta rahyA. puNyasAra ane guNasAra thoDe dUra gayA. puyasAre kahyuM "mitra! evuM te zuM tane dukha paDayuM ke tuM baLI mare che? guNasAranI AMkhamAMthI daDadaDa AMsuM vahevA mAMDayA. tene potAnI bahene ane pitA mRtyu pAmavAnI aNI upara haze te yAda AvyuM ane retAM retAM be 'mitra ! zuM kahuM. meM kaIne kahI nathI te mArI AtmakathA sAMbhaLa. valabhIpura che tyAM mArA pitA dhanapriya tene sAtaputrIo dhamasundarI..............." puNyasAra camako te samajI gayA ke huM je sAta chokarIone devInI sahAyathI para hatuM teja A ghaTanA. teNe guNasArane re ane kahyuM "hAM badhuM tAruM svarUpa jANyuM. huM kahuM te sAMbhaLa. kihAM gobAlo kihAM valahipuraM kihAM lambodara deva lADana Ayo vihivasi gio sattavi pariNevi. - A zleka bolyA ane kahyuM "A lekanI zodha mATe ja tame AvyAM chene? Aja tamArI sAdhanA hatI ne? have to purI thaI ne? For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 166 kathAsAgara guNusAra zaramAyA ane khelyA * hA nAtha ! huMja te guNasuMdarI. tame ameAne bahuM pajavyA. puNyasAra eNye 'meM nahi mArA ane tamArA kame' teNe gherathI strInAM kapaDAM ma gALyAM. guNasAre strInAM kapaDAM paheryAM. ane sattara varSanA yuvAna. sattara varSanI yuvatI banI lajjA kADhI citA pAse Avye, rAjA nagaravAsIo, puraMdara badhA Azcarya pAmyA. ghaDI pahelAMnA guNasAra sAthe vAha guNasu MdarI anyA ane te sAsu sasarAne page lAgyuM. geApAlaka nagaramAM cauTe ane cAre Aja vAta sau kAi bhinna bhinna rIte darzAvI aneka Azcaryo kahetA hatA. ratnasAra zeTha mujhAyA ane melyA 'have mAre zu karavu ?" rAjA ane matrIoe kahyu 'zeTha! emAM karavAnuM zuM che? ratnasuMdarI varI kAne ? guNasArane ne ? guNusAra guNasuMdarI khanI puNyasArane paraNI te pachI ratnasuMdarIne bhartA paNa teja.! temAM bIjuM navuM zuM karavAnuM che ?? ratnasuMdarIe AmaLA choDayA 'nasIba mane puNyasAra vereja paraNAvavA icche te huM tene ulla Mghana karanAra kANu. ?" ratnasuMdarI puNyasAranI gRhiNI thai. have puNyasArane paNa ratnasuMdarIne dAsI banAvavAnuM mana rahyuM na hatuM. puNyasAra guNasuMdarI ane ratnasuMdarI rathamAM besI zeTha dhanapravara ane dhama suMdarI vigerene khacAvavA valabhIpuranA mAge upaDayA. (14) valabhInI bahAra sAta citAe geThavAi hatI. nagaramAMthI leAkeAnAM ToLAM nIkaLyAM hatAM ane khelatAM hatAM ke puruSa pAchaLa maLI marI strI satI ane puruSa strI pAchaLa For Private And Personal Use Only

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pusAra kathA baLI marI sata thayAnuM te sAMbhaLyuM che paNa jamAInA vige maravA nIkaLelA sasarAnI vAta te navIja che. zaraNAIo vAgavA mAMDI. Dhelane dhama dhama avAja thavA mAMDa. jaya jaya nA avAje pokAravA mAMDayA. dhanapravara zeTha ane temanI cha putrIo kesarIyAM kapaDAM ane karaNanI mALA paherI chelle chelle saune praNAma karI citAmAM paDavA taiyArI karatI hatI tyAM purapATa ghaDAne doDAvate eka yuvAna Avyo ane be "sabura karo. guNasuMdarI Ave che. teNe tenA patine zodhI kADhI che. zeTha ! sAhasa na kare. badhA thaMbhI gayA. ane juvAna je dizA taraphathI AvyuM hatuM te dizA tarapha saunI mITa maMDANI. thoDIvAre dhULanA goTe goTa uDayA ane eka ratha nIkaLyo. jota jotAmAM ratha mazAna bhUmi AgaLa AvyuM temAMthI guNasuMdarI bahAra AvI. pitAne page lAgI ane belI 'pitAjI! A tamArA ubhA rahyA te jamAI." zamazAna bhUmi lagna bhUmi thaI. mRtyubhumi te jIvana bhUmi banI. ane dhanapravara zekanA kAraNe mRtyu pAmavA taiyAra thaye hatA te vairAgya mArge vaLI dIkSita thaye. dhanapravaranI badhI milakata puNyasArane maLI. puNyasAra ATha strIone bhartA thaye. ane te thoDA vakhata pachI sukhapUrvaka vepAramAM parovAye. (15). valabhI ane gopAlakanI vAta have junI thaI gaI hatI. chatAM A badhuM kema banyuM te purepurUM samajAtuM na hatuM. tethI ekavAra gopAlaka nagaramAM jJAnasAra sUri padhAryA tyAre purandare dezanAne aMte puchyuM "bhagavad ! puNyasAra A strIo kema paraNya ane ratnasuMdarInuM mana tenAthI vimukha kema banyuM?' For Private And Personal Use Only

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168 kathAsAgara gurue puNyasAranA pUrvabhava kahyo 'zeTha ! puNyasAra pUrvabhavamAM nItipura nagaramAM eka kulaputra hatA teNe sudha muni pAse dIkSA lIdhI. A dIkSAne te barAbara pALatA hatA paNa kAya guptine te kharAbara nahetA pALane kAyAtsa le paNa DAMsa macchara karaDe eTale te purA thayA vinA pALI nAMkhe. gurue aa vAta jANI tene kahyu 'aSTa pravacana mAtA e sAdhu dharmAMnI mAtA che. tenI virAdhanA e sayamanI virAdhanA che. sAdhupaNAmAM upasarga Ave tene te kalyANa rUpa samajavA joie. ' kulaputraka muni sacamamAM sthira thayA ane teNe tyAra pachI purepurI aSTa pravacana mAtA pALI. zreSThi ! AthI puNyasArane sAta strIe svayaM cAhatI AvI jyAre AThamI pahelAM vimukha dhRnI ane pachI cAhatI AvI. dezanA khAda purandare dIkSA lIdhI. puNyasAre zrAvakapaNuM' pALyu. ane chevaTe teNe paNa AThe strIo sAthe jIvananA pAchalA uttarArdhamAM dIkSA lai kalyANa sAdhyu , ( zAMtinAtha caritra, kumArapALakAvya ) Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir *A kathA keTaleka ThekANe judI judI Ave che. ratnasuMdarI zeThanI putrI nahi paNa rAjAnI putrI ane puNyasAranA pUrvabhava eka pAradhI tarIkene batAvavAmAM Ave che. puNyasAra valabhIthI pAcheA phare che. tyAre rastAmAM mRga joi tene pUrvabhava yAda Ave che temAM te jue che ke huM ahiM eka pAradhI hatA. guNasuMdarI mArI strI hatI. me kASTha muninA upadezathI zikAra baMdha karyo. guNasu MdarIe tenu anumAdRna ApyuM. pariNAme huM puNyasAra thayA ane pUrvanI strI guNusuMdarI thai vigere vigere, For Private And Personal Use Only

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divALI kyAre? yAne kuberacaMdranI sthA ( 1 ) kuberapura nagaranA kuberadattane putra kuberacaMdra nAme hate. kuberacaMdrane zANI ane rUpavAna kamaLazrI nAmanI strI hatI. - kuberacaMdra paraNyA pachI thoDA ja divase sAthe laI paradeza gayA. tyAM teNe ghaNe vyApAra karyo ane temAM kamAye paNa ghaNuM. zaradapUnamanI eka rAte kuberacaMdrane rAtrinAM ajavALAM dekhI pitAnuM ghara ane pitAnI strI kamaLazrI yAda AvI. te vicAre caDaye "thoDAja dIvasa bAda dIvALI Avaze A dIvALIe badhA leka khAze paze AnaMda karaze. navAM kapaDAM paheraze, ghareNAM paheraze ane AnaMdathI mahAlaze, tyAre mAre te dIvALI ke game te tahevAra hoya to A gAmathI pele gAma rakhaDavAnuM ja rahyuM ? huM mAnuM ke huM ATaluM kamAye paNa te kamANane karavAnI zuM? je kamANIne upabhega huM jAte na karuM ke mArI strI vigere na kare tene artha? te bicArI dIvALamAM paNa vanavagaDAnA ThuMTha jevI ekalIja guzene? gAmanI badhI strIo potAnA pati sAthe AnaMdathI rUmajhuma karaze tyAre teNe te A badhuM dekhIne dAjhavAnuMjane? For Private And Personal Use Only

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170 kathAsAgara A lakSmI upAjI zA kAmanI? te kAma Ave-upabhegamAM Ave teAja tenI saphaLatA.' A pachI teNe sAne khIjA gAmAe karavAnuM baMdha karAvI ghara tarapha javAnuM karamAvyuM. sAthe roja pAMca dasa gAu kApavA mADayA paNa kuberacaMdrane lAgyuM ke A rIte tA huM dIvALIe kuberapura nahi paheAMcuM ane dIvALI parva jAya pachI ghera pahoMcavAnA bahu artha nathI. te eka vahelI parAThe gheADA upara palANyA ane kamaLazrIne yAda karatA kuberapura tarapha cAlyuM. cAlatAM cAlatAM kharAkhara dIvALInA dIvaseja te sAMje gadhavatI nAmanA nagare Avye. teNe gheADAne theAbhAgye ane gAma mahAra eka devaLanI paDALImAM gheADA mAMdhyA. gheADA uparathI heThA utaratAMja devaLamAMthI nIkaLelI eka yuvAna vikstrInI najara tenA upara paDI ane kuberacaMdnanI najara paNa tenA upara TharI. kuberacadra kamaLazrIne bhUlI gayA. ane te tenI sAthe te devaLamAM segamAM ramavA beThA. A ramatamAM te eTalAM badhAM mazagula banyAM ke savAra paDayuM. te strI ghera javA taiyAra thaI. kuberacadre kahyuM - suri ! have ApaNe maLazu kayAre ?? * dIvALInI rAte ' kahI te stro kuberacadra sAme najara nAMkhI gAma tarapha cAlI gaI. kuracaMdre te dekhANI tyAM sudhI tenI sAme najara nAMkhI pachI te khelyA ' dIvALI dIvALI.' kuberacaMdra gheADA upara palANyA paNa tenuM magaja gaI rAtanI dekhelI strImAM ane teNe ApelA vAyadA dIvALImAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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171 kuberacaMdranI kathA parevAyuM. tene ghoDA upara kAbu jato rahyo ane te "dIvALI dIvALI" bolato rahyo. je kaI maLe te badhAne kahe "dIvALI kayAre dIvALI kyAre ? thoDA vakhata pachI sArthagaMdhavatI Avyo ane teNe gaMdhavatInA sImADe "dIvALI kayAre dIvALI kayAre belatA pitAnA zeTha kuberacaMdrane joyo. sAthe mAnyuM ke kaI vaLagADa zeThane vaLage lAge che. teoe tene sAthe lIdhe ane keme karIne kuberapura lAvyA. ( 3 ) mAtA pitA badhA sAme AvyA ane kuberacaMdrane puchyuM bhAI ! kuzaLa che ne?" kuberacaMdra Ane kAMI javAba na Ape ane be dIvALI kyAre." - mitra saMbaMdhI ane bIjA badhA AvyA. sau koIne kuberacaMdra "dIvALI kyAre ?" e sivAya kAMI na kahyuM. kuberacaMdra kamaLazrI pAse AvyA tyAre paNa te bolyA dIvALI kayAre che." kamaLazrIne sAthenA mANasoe kahyuM ke ame badhA sAthe hatA tyAM ekadama eka dIvase te savAranA sArthathI judA paDayA ane aMdhAvatI nagarInA sImADAmAM "dIvALI kayAre dIvALI kayAre " belatA hatA. ame mAnyuM ke kaI bhUtapreta vaLagyuM haze. ame Aja sudhI ghaNuM upAya karyA paNa temane kAMI phAyado na thayo. kamaLazrIe kuberacaMdranI AMkhe joI. sau koIne vaLagADa lAgate paNa tene temAM vaLagADanA cinha na lAgyAM tene lAgyuM ke paradezamAM bhamatAM bhamatAM keI strInA mehamAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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172 kathAsAgara paDela patine te strIe dIvALIne vAyade Apele temAM niSphaLatA maLatAM temane ghelachA thaI lAge che. te bolI nAtha! Apa paradezathI padhAryA che. meM tamArI rAha joI joI kAyA sukavI. tame kAMI sukha duHkhanI vAta karatA nathI ane A aLagA kema rahe che ?' kuberacadra badhe badhuM sAcuM paNa "dIvALI kayAre che ? kamaLazrI bolI "AvatI kAle savAre dIvALI che." "ahoho AvatI kAle dIvALI te te mane javA de mAre dIvALIne vAyade che. e karelA gheDe. palANa taiyAra karo. mAre javAnuM che. Ama teNe badhe vRttAMta kahI dIdho. A kahetAM tene ubharo ta ca gAMDapaNa dUra thayuM ane te zaramAya eTale kamaLazrI belI "nAtha! dIvALIe javAnuM che ne? tene te hajI agiAra mahinA bAkI che." kuberacaMdra kamaLazrI sAthe sukhapUrvaka rahevA lAgyA. have tenuM gAMDapaNa dUra thayuM hatuM. kuberacaMdra kamaLazrI sAthe sukhabhega bhegavate kuberapuramAM AnaMda karate hato chatAM paNa pelI strI hajI tenA hRdayamAMthI khasI na hatI. dIvALI kayArenuM gAMDapaNa dUra thayuM hatuM paNa dIvALInA dIvase tene maLavAnuM che te teNe muddala visAre pADayuM na hatuM. eka vahelI savAre dIvALInA dIvase pAMca hajAra senA mahAra laI kuberacaMdra gheDA upara svAra thaI nIkaLe. ane sAMje gaMdhAvatInA te devaLe Ave. A dIvasa prayANa For Private And Personal Use Only

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kuberacaMdranI kathA 173 karavAthI te thAka hato. teNe te strInI khuba khuba rAha joI paNa vilaMba thatAM tenAM nayana miMcAyAM ane te uMghI gayo. rUmajhuma karatI te vaNika strI AvI. teNe devaLamAM cAre bAju joyuM paNa te na jaNAvAthI tyAM beThelA eka cegine kahyuM ke "keI yuvAna Ave ane puche ke mane kaI zetuM hatuM to kahevuM ke tamArI ghaNI rAha joyA bAda te strI tene ghera gaI che." kuberacaMdra jAge tyAre te savAra paDI gaI hatI. pahelAM te te cAre bAju pharyo paNa kaI jagyAe te strIne na dekhI. tene khAtrI hatI ke te strI AvyA vinA na rahe eTale tapAsa karI. thAkayA bAda devaLanA oTale beThelA eka yegI pAse AvyA ane be. "gI! kaI strI AvI hatI ane keIne zedhatI hatI kharI ?" yogIe kahyuM "hA eka strI AvI hatI ane eka yuvAnane zodhatI hatI. teNe ghaNI rAha joI paNa te na maLe eTale gaI" kuberacaMdranA magajanI lagAma chaTakI ane pAche te strI pAchaLa pAgala bane ane te be sauvarNakaM gRhANaikaM yogin yogajuSAM vara tayA yAMtyA yadAdiSTaM, tadvada smarazAsanaM he gI A eka sonAmahora le ane te strIe jatAM jatAM je kahyuM hoya te mane kahe. kuberacaMdranuM magaja A gAMDapaNe caDayuM ane A zleka bolate jAya ane ekeka sonAmahora mukta jAya For Private And Personal Use Only

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174 kathAsAgara Ama eka pachI eka se sonAmahera egIne ApI. yogIne lAgyuM ke vadhu lebha karavo ThIka nathI tethI te uThI cAlato thaye. A pachI pUjArI AvyuM tene paNa kuberacaMdra eka pachI eka sonAmahora ApavA mAMDe. A vAta AkhA gAmamAM phelANI, rAjA pradhAna sau AvyA. kuberacaMdrane mana te rAjA keNa ke maMtrI kezu? te te sau AgaLa "tava kR'i kahI ekeka senAmahera ApavA mAMDaze. rAjA maMtrIne tenA gAMDapaNanI dayA AvI. maMtrIe mAnyuM ke keInI sAthe ahiM eNe saMketa karele paNa te saMketa cUkI gayuM che. tenuM A pariNAma che. rAjAe nagaranA badhA mANasane ekaThA karyA ane eka pachI eka enI pAse gayA. kuberacaMdra sIne "vi mRddA kahI ekeka sonAmahora ApavA mAMDI. Ama karatAM te saMketita strI AvI. A strIne dekhatAja kuberacaMdranI AMkhe sthira thaI. moDhA upara AnaMda ubharAye. teNe pitAne badhe vRttAMta tene kahyo te vadhu bole te pahelAM te te strI bolI "subhaga ! Ama zA mATe kAmathI viDaMbanA pAme che ?" kuberacaMdranuM magaja A ekaja zabda sthira thayuM. kuberacaMdra ane te strI bannene pazcAttApa thaye ane bannee dIkSA laI zreya sAdhyuM. kAma sevana te baLabuddhine hare cheja paNa tenuM ciMtavana paNa ghelachA utpanna kare che. (prastAvazataka) For Private And Personal Use Only

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123 strInuM kapaTa yAne nupUrapaMDitAno kathA (1) nupUrapaDitAnuM mULa nAma te du`ilA hatuM. paNa dugilA tarIke rajagRhI nagaramAM bhAgyeja tene kAi ALakhatuM hatuM. ane rAjagRhImAM evA koi bhAgyeja mANusa haze ke je nupurapaMDitAne eLakhatA na hoya. kemake A nAma nupuranA prasaMgathI paDayuM hatuM. tenI ghaTanA A pramANe che. ( 2 ) Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir rAjagRhImAM devadatta nAme eka seAnI hatA ane senIne devadinta nAme putra hatA. tene liA nAme strI hatI. dugilA jJAtie sesanAra hatI paNa tenI kuzaLatA bhalabhalAne AMTI de tevI hatI. : vasaMta RtunA samaya hate. durkhilA kapaDAM lai taLAve snAna karavA AvI. taLAvanI kinAre beThelA eka yuvAnanI najara tenA upara paDI. yuvAna Ane jAtAM jANe te jaDelA hAya tema sthira thayA. te tenA aMga pratyaMga joI kAma vihvaLa anya. gilAe nAhI ghara tarapha javA mAMDayuM. tyAre A yuvAna khelyuM. suMdara ! huM, vRkSeA, paMkhIe badhA tane puche che ke te snAna te sArI rIte karyuM che ne ?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 176 kathAsAgara AMkha mareADatI seAnAraNu khAlI 'mArA snAnanA kuzaLa samAcAra puchanAra vRkSa ane pa MkhIonuM kalyANa thAo ane mArU kuzaLa puchanAra puruSanuM paNa huM icchita purUrUM karIza.' seAnAraNa gaI ane puruSa gace. paNa te eka bIjAnA hRdayane eka mIjA sAthe laI gayA. (3) pelA nAgarika ghera AvyeA paNa durkhilA vinA tene cena na paDayuM eTale eka tApasIne melAvIne kahyuM 'tu duliAne tyAM jA ane kahe ke 'suMdara! pele yuvAna tane khuba jha Mkhe che.' tApasI bhikSAnA khAne tene ghera gai ane kArya na jANe te rIte pelA yuvAnanA sa MdezA kahyo. daMgalAnA mijAja gayA teNe tApasIne vAsaNa uTakatA hAtheja kharaDAmAM eka dhApA lagAvI dIdhA ne tarachoDI kADhI mukI.' " dAsI melI cuvAna! tu bheALA che. A strI te tane mudsa IcchatIja nathI. teNe te jo mane eka dhapaDAka lagAvI dIdhI che' kahI peAtAnA kharA khatAvyA. yuvAna teNe kRSNapakSanI pAMcamanA dIvase maLavAne sa'keta karyAM che.'te samajI khelyA ' vRddhA tuM krI jA ane kahe ke mAre kayAM maLavu ?? tApasI melI ' bhalA mANusa! tArU nAma te sAMbhaLavA te IcchatI nathI ane tuM mAre karyAM maLavA AvavAnu puche che. huM teA jatI nathI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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nupUrapa'DitAnI kathA 177 yuvAna khelyA 'tuM samajatI nathI te jarUra mane icche che tuM ATalI vakhata jA.' tApasI gai ane phrI gilAne kahevA lAgI 'suMdara! pelA yuvAna puche che ke kayAM maLuM ?" gilAe tApasInuM gaLuM pakaDayuM ane tene ghasaDI mAratI mAratI gharanI pAchaLanA udyAnanA rastethI kADhI mukI. tApasI AvI ane yuvAnane kahevA lAgI. 'tArA jevA keTalA mUkha huze? tArU nAma sAMbhaLavA te khuzI nathI tene te mane icche che karI tuM herAna thAya che ane mane herAna kare che. teNe te mane gaLe pakaDI dhadheDI ane mArI. murkha e rAMDa.' yuvAna rAjI thaye| ane samajI gayA ke kRSNapakSanI pAMcamanI rAte gharanI pAchaLanA e khagIcAmAM AvavuM. tema teNe mane jaNAvyuM che.' tApasIne pelA yuvAne inAma ApI rAjI karI ane pete pAMcamanA samayanI rAha jovA lAgyA. (4) vasaMta RtunI vadI paMcamInI rAta hatI. zarUAtanA aMdhArA pachI cAMdanI purI khIlI hatI. devadatta sAnInA makAnanI pAchaLanA bagIcAmAM cAMdanInI sapheda sADI paherI vanadevI pharavA nIkaLyAM hAya tema lAgatu hatu. kemake cAMdanInA sapheda petamAM vanarAjInA khuTTA ze|bhatA hatA. A vakhate devadattaseAnI laghuzaMkA karavA uThayA ane sheja dUra gayA tyAM teNe eka strI purUSane jhADa nIce sutelAM joyAM. devadatta e tarapha jatAM zarUAtamAM te acakAyA paNa caMdranA ajavALAmAM teNe joI 12 For Private And Personal Use Only

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178 kathAsAgara lIdhuM ke sutelI strI te potAnI putravadhU durzilA hatI paNa sAthe sutela puruSa te potAne putra devadatta na hatuM. te dhIme pagale tyAM Avyo ane khabara na paDe te rIte teNe dugilAnA pagamAMthI nupUra kADhI lIdhuM. jhAMjhara laI te pitAnI zayyAmAM Avyo ane dugilAnA durAcAripaNane vicAra karate sUte. thoDIvAre dugilA jAgI ane jhAMjhara pagamAM na dekhatAM camakI teNe vicAryuM ke "kAle, mAruM AvI banaze. jarUra mAro sasaro ahiM Avela ane teNe A kAma kareluM. kemake bIje che ke A udyAnamAM nathI. savAra thatAM te mArA patine vAta karaze ane mane vagovI mArI AbarU kharAba karaze." teNe turtaja pelA nAgarikane jagADe ane kAMIka samajAvI vidAya karyo.' dugilA gharamAM AvI ane pitAnA pati devadattane jagADI kahevA lAgI "nAtha! cAle ApaNe udyAnamAM jaIe. ahiMte muddala uMgha AvatI nathI.' devadatta ane dugilA udyAnamAM AvyA ane je jagyAe pahelAM dugilA jAra sAthe sUtI hatI te jagyAe sUtAM. krIDAbAda thoDIvAre devadatta ghasaghasATa uMda eTale durgilA tene DhaDhaLI jagADI bolI "nAtha ! A te kaI rIta che? putra ane putravadhUnuM guhya sasarA jANavA Icche ane jarApaNa zarama rAkhyA vinA mArA pagamAMthI nupura laI jAya devadinane paNa patnInI A vAta sAMbhaLI krodha caDa ane "savAre vAta' kahI sUta. For Private And Personal Use Only

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nupUrapaDitAnI kathA 179 savAra thatAM devadatta jhAMjharanI vAta kahe te pahelAM te devadinta elye 'pitAjI ! A sArUM na kahevAya ? huM mArI strI sAthe suteA hateA tyAre tame jhAMjhara lai jAva te zuM ThIka che? ' devadatta else 'beTA ! tu ALA che. A strI mahA naTakhaTa che. te keAI jAra sAthe sutI hatI. AthI meM nizAnIrUpa tenuM jhAMjhara lIdhu hatu. paNa pachI tene khabara paDI gaI eTale te tane jagADI e jagyAe sutI. A madhu kArastAna samajIne teNe karyu che. , duliAthI A sahana na thayuM. teNe ugra rUpa pakaDayuM ane khelI ' mArAthI A dUSaNa kei rIte sahana nahi thAya ? ApaNA gAma bahAra jAgatA yakSa che. huM sAcI hoiza te tenA paga taLethI nIkaLIza. nahitara tyAMja mane yakSa cagadI nAMkhaze' devadine khukha vArI paNa te na aTakI ane teNe caDikAnuM rUpa dharI kaisarIyAM kapaDAM paheyAM kapALe TIlAM TapakAM dAryAM ane nAnA ze varagheADA kADhI gAma vacce thai nIkaLI. arAbara gAma vacce vagheDA Avye tyAM pele jAra gAMDAnA DALa karI AvyA ane jhADane vaeNlaDI vITAya tema dugilAne AjhI paDayA. duliAe ane lokoe tene tarADA, A varagheADA cAlatA cAlatA yakSa maMdire Avye. sau zAMta thayA. dugilA yakSane namI ane belI 'huM cakSa ! puNya pApanA tame sAkSi che, huM mArA pati ane saue rastAmAM mane vaLagelA dekhyA te gAMDA puruSa sivAya For Private And Personal Use Only

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150 kathAsAgara " bIjA kAinA paNa meM sasa karyAM hAya te mane yAgya zikSA Apaze' yakSa vicAramAM paDayA. vAha AnI kapaTa kaLA. Ane zuM karavuM ?' yakSa vicAra karatA rahyo tyAM te du ilA tenA pagamAMthI pasAra thai gai. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir devadatta AkhA rAjagRhamAM phaTa thayA. du`ilAnA yazavAda vadhyA ane leAkeA kahevA lAgyA ke satI sI evA avaLu vAdane sahe kema ? ' devadatta vilakhA paDaceA. te divasathI tene uMgha harAma thai. darAja rAte Aja vastu tenI AgaLa ramyA karatI ane te manamAM khelatA 'me najarA najara jArane jAte joyA che chatAM A deva AgaLa kema satI thai ? haze ? anAvaTa haze ? nA. e hoya tA jhAMjhara mArI pAse zuM keAi indra jALa Avyu te Take kema ?" AnA keI ane Amane Ama du:khI thatA paDayo rahetA. " ukela tene na maLatA AkhI rAta jAgate For Private And Personal Use Only (5) rAjagRhInA rAjA caMdrasene A vAta jANI ane tethI tene lAgyuM ke rANIvAsanA paheragIra tarIke jo koi vadhu ceAgya hAya te devadattaja yogya che. kemake te AkhI rAta jAge che. teNe tene rANIvAsanA adhikArI nImyo. pahelIja rAte eka rANI ghaDI ghaDI bahAra Ave ane pAchI devadattane jAgatA dekhI cAlI jAya. cakera devadatta samajI gayA ke kAMika bheda che. tethI teNe anAvaTI uMgha karyo. rANI uThI ane gokha pAse AvI, thoDIja vAramAM hAthIe suDha uMcI karI ane rANI temAM lapeTAI nIce utarI

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra nupUrapaMDitAnI kathA 181 devadatta cupakIdIthI joyu te teNe jANyu ke geAkhanI ane kahetA nIce mAvata rANIne sAMkaLathI mAratA hatA hatA ke 'rAMDa, kema Aje meADI AvI ?' ? rANI belI 'zuM karUM huM. kayAranI AghI pAchI thatI hatI paNa A navA paheregIra DAA keme karI lyo nahi eTale vAra lAgI' rANIe mAvata sAthe krIDA karI ane pachI mAvate tene hAthInI suMDhamAM bharAvI geAkhe dhakelI dIdhI. devadatta A badhu joyuM ane tethI tenA dugilA uparanA rASa utarI gayA. te pathArImAM paDayA. ane vicAravA lAgyo' je rAjAnI strIone koi kamInA nathI ane je upara purepurA dAmasta che te paNu kuzIla bane che teA pachI sAmAnya mANasanI strIe duHzIla thAya temAM zuM Azcaya ? ' tenI irSA TaLI ane te ghasaghasATa uMce. " rAjA savAre uThayA tyAre daravAjA AgaLa devaRRtta nasakeArA elAvatA ghAratA hateA. rAjAe jagADaye ane kahyuM e mahinA sudhI nAMhe uMghanAra ahi kema ghasaghasATa uMghe che?" devadatta melyA ' rAjan nahi uMghavAnuM mArM kAraNuM TaLyuM.' rAjAe kahyu * kaI rIte ?? devadatta athathI iti sudhInA rAtrinA prasaMga kahyo rAjA ekadama samasamyo. ane teNe khIje ja dIvase A badhA bheda jANavA ujANI rAkhI. (6) rAjagRhI nagarInA mahelanI pAsenA udyAnamAM eka samI sAMje rAjA badhI rANIo sAthe AvyA. ane krIDA For Private And Personal Use Only

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182 kathAsAgara karavA lAgyA. udyAnanA kuMjamAM eka lAkaDAne banAvaTI hAthI karavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. rAjAe dareka rANIne eka pachI eka e hAthI upara caDAvI tenA tarapha eka kamaLa pheMkayuM. badhI rANIo te A hAthI upara caDI paNa pelI rAtavALI rANI caDatAM caDatAM aneka cALA karavA lAgI ane rAjAnuM kamaLa tenA upara paDatAM te ekadama mUcha khAI jamIna upara paTakAI paDI. rAjA tenA strIcaritrane samajI gayo ane belyo. "ahe tamArI sukomaLatA ane tamArUM bhIpaNuM. rAtanA mAvatanI sAkaLa sahana thAya che. ane sAcA hAthInI sUMDhamAM bharAI mahelathI caDAya utarAya che. paNa A banAvaTI hAthI upara caDatAM bIka lAge che ane kamaLanA ghAthI AkhuM zarIra ghAyala thaI jAya che?" rAjAe tu tene caTale kheMce ane ThagArI tarIke tene jAhera karI. sAthe ja pelA mAvatane ane hAthIne paNa nimakaharAma jAhera karyA. ane jaNAvyuM ke "A strI mAvata ane hAthI traNene parvatanA zikhara upara caDAvI mArI nAMkho.' mAvata hAthI upara rANIne besADI parvatanA zikhara upara caDa. mAvate hAthIne eka paga uMce karAvya bIjo paga UMce karAvyuM. ane tIjo paga addhara karAvI hAthIne eka paga upara addhara rAkhe. nagaranA badhA AgevAne bolyA "rAjana ! hAthI te pazunI jAta che. mAvata ane rANIne mAravI hoya te bhale mAre paNa AvA uttama hAthI ratnane mAre te ThIka nathI." rAjAne hAthIne abhayadAna ApavAnuM mana thayuM tethI te bole "mAvata! tuM hAthIne have jIvate nIce utArI zakIza For Private And Personal Use Only

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pUrapaMDitAnI kathA 183 "hA. rAjan ! mane paNa abhayadAna Ape te utArUM." mahAvate karagaratAM kahyuM. rAjee abhayadAna ApavAnuM kabUla karyuM ane mahAvate hAthIne dhIme dhIme eka pachI eka paga mukAvI tene nIce utAryo. rAjAe A pachI mahAvata ane rANIne kADhI mukyA. ( 7 ) rANI ane mahAvata banne rAjagRhI cheDI nAThayAM. nAsatAM nAstAM eka devaLa AvyuM. mahAvata ane rANI bane tyAM sutAM. devaLamAM aMdhAruM purUM hatuM chatAM dUra dUra devanI AgaLa eka nAneze dI baLatuM hatuM. A dIvAne prakAza tyAMja samApta thatuM hatuM. mahAvata thAka duHkha ane bhUkhane mAryo uMghato hate. rANI paNa uMghatI hatI tyAM acAnaka koIne paga rANIne aDe eTale te jAgI ane bolI "keNa e ? " sAmethI javAba Avye "huM cera? raNae pahelAM te bhayathI zabda kADhaye hate paNa pagane sparza thayA pachI ane AchA prakAzamAM te yuvAna carane mehaka dekhyA pachI tenuM mana kAmAtura thayuM tethI te belI "ahiM kema AvyuM che? te bolyA "gAmamAMthI huM corI karI nA. pAchaLa sinike paDyA eTale huM aMdhArAne lAbha laI A devaLamAM ghu chuM. devaLanI cAre bAju sainike ubhA che. savAre mane pakaDaze ane gardana mAraze." For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara rANa belI "maravuM te savAre che ne ? paNa te pahelAM tArI yuvAnIne lAbha laI le." cAra be "maraNane bhaya mAthe gAjate hoya tyAM viSaya kene sujhe ?' tuM gabharA nahi huM tane mAro svAmi banAvIza ane Ane cora TharAvIza. pachI te tAro maraNane bhaya jazene?" cAra rAjI thayA ane rANI sAthe bhegamAM tallIna banya. savAra thatAM paheregIra "cAra, cera, pakaDo pakaDe" karatA maMdiramAM peThA. rANIe mahAvatane cera tarIke tenI tarapha dRSTi karI batAvyo. mahAvata jAge ane "e priyA ! e priyA !" karate rANa tarapha hAtha laMbAvavA gaye. tyAM rANuM AMkha rAtI karI bolI "e ThagArA AghA khasa huM kayAM tArI priyA chuM mAro pati te A mArI pAse ubhe che. royA! Te keIne kayAM vaLage che?" sainike mahAvatane muzkeToTa bAMdhI uThAvI gayA. ane phAMsIne mAMcaDe laTakAvyuM. mahAvatane chelle chele hRdayapalaTe thayo. kharekhara strI koInI nahi. tenA mATe meM rAjAne kepa vaho A badhuM sahyuM. chatAM cera jevA napAvaTa juvAna maLe eTale temAM paNa lubdha banI. kharekhara meM badhuM khAyuM, jIvana veDaphayuM ane have sudhArUM paNa zI rIte ? gaNatrInI paLAmAM huM zuLithI vIMdhAIza ane mRtyu pAmIza." Aja vakhate zuLi parevAyelA mahAvatane kaI zrAvake sthira karyo. ane navakAra maMtra saMbhaLAvyuM. jenA pratApe pApI e paNa mahAvata marI vyaMtara deva thaye. For Private And Personal Use Only

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nupUraspaMDitAnI sthA (8) cAra ane rANI devaLa cheDI AgaLa cAlyAM. cera jIvathI bace te badala rANIne upakAra mAnatA hatA paNa A strI kevI bhayaMkara haze te mApavA uDe uDe vicAra karate hate. kemake vinA paricaye mane vaLagI ane pitAnA patine sagI AMkhe zULie caDavA dIdhuM. huM rAjyadaMDathI bhale bacce. paNa cAra huM chuM te te kAMI DuM ja khoTuM che? AgaLa cAlatAM eka purapATa vahetI nadI AvI. cere rANune kahyuM "ema kara. tArA ghareNuM ane kapaDAM mane Apa te sAme kinAre mukI huM AvuM pachI tane laI jAuM jethI kapaDAM bhIMjAya nahi. jaMgalamAM bIjuM koI che nahi tethI zaramanuM kAMI kAraNa nathI." rANIe ghareNu ane kapaDAM kADhI ApyAM ane te nagna banI jhADanI othe ubhI. " cAra ghareNuM ane kapaDAM laI sAme kinAre gaye teNe vicAryuM ke "jeNe tenA patine gardana mAryo che te mane DI jaDaze. AnAthI te chUTIe teja sArUM" cara kapaDAM dAgInA laI palAyana thaI gaye. rANI AmathI tema bhamavA mAMDI ane cAranI pAchA AvavAnI rAha jAvA lAgI paNa cAra na Avye tethI te kinAre AvI. kinAre eka ziyALa meMDhAmAM mAMsane kakaDe rAkhI ubhuM hatuM te ekadama bahAra AveluM mAMchaluM dekhI mAMsane kakaDe kinArA upara pheMkI mAchaluM pakaDavA deDayuM. mAchaluM turtaja pANImAM AvuM jatuM rahyuM. ziyALa kinAre AvyuM tyAMte samaLI mAMsane kakaDo upADI nAsI gaI. rANI A For Private And Personal Use Only

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186 kathAsAgara dekhI khaDakhaDa hasI paDI ane melI 'kevuM mUrkha ziyALa ! mAMDhAnuM mAMsa bahAra mukI mAchaluM pakaDavA doDayuM. mAMdhyu hAtha na AvyuM ane mAMsa khAi beThuM. ethI cukayu. ' ziyALa tu ja manuSya bhASAmAM e ' mUkha" huM ke tuM. zvetA eka mAMsanA TukaDA khAya che, te teA rAjAne mahAvatane ane cArane ema traNane khAyA che. zuM tuM mane upadeza ApavA AvI che ?? rANI vicAra kare tyAM eka deva AgaLa ubho rahyo ane beAthe 'rANI ? huM mahAvatanA jIva chuM. te te mArA sAthe vizvAsaghAta karyo che. paNa tenA badaleA ApavA huM huM nathI AgnyA. huM te tArI dayA citavavA Avye chuM tuM sArA kuLamAM janmI. rAjAnI rANI thai ane ekadama eka pachI eka pagathiyAM cUkatAM kevI sthitie AvI che. cAra te cAlyA gayA che. tu vadhu vakhata ahiM rahIza te vAgha varU phADI khAze. rANI hajI paNa tuM vikArathI aTaka ane kAMIka kalyANa pAma.' peAtAnA duSTakRtya mATe rANIne zarama ane pazcAtApa jAgyA. deve tene koi sAdhvI pAse mukI. tyAM teNe cAritra lIdhu ugra tapa karyuM, pApa Alecyu ane sati meLavI. rANIe sadgati meLavI ane nupUra paDitA pachI sudharI tA paNa strInI kaTakaLAmAM te bannenAM nAma eka sarakhAM haMmezAM jaDAyelAM ja rahyAM. ( pariziSTaparva-upadezaprAsAda-prastAvazataka ) For Private And Personal Use Only

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1 24 AzA cAne cAra devIo rAtrine pahele pahera hatuM. dUra dUra vAgha ane siMhanI rADe saMbhaLAtI hatI ane sAthe sAthe keI nirbaLa pakSienuM rUdana paNa saMbhaLAtuM hatuM. te vakhate ujajayinIne rAjA vikrama bekAbu banela ghoDAthI eka jaMgalamAM AvI paheMce. te ghaDA uparathI heThe utaryo ane pAse rahelA vistRta eka vaDanA jhADa nIce visAme levA beThA. vikama mahAsattvazALI rAjA hatA. teNe du:kha ane sukha bannene jIvanamAM pacAvelAM hatA tethI jaMgalane bIhAmaNe dekhAva tenA hRdayane sparyo nahi. te kAMIka vicAra kare che tyAM te jaMgalamAMthI kaI cAra strIe rUmajhuma karatI pasAra thaI. te cAre strIo sakhIye jevI dekhAtI hatI. badhI rUparUpanA aMbAra sarakhI hatI. temanA zarIra upara kroDenA jhaLahaLatA dAgInA rAtrinA aMdhArAne dUra karI prakAzita karatA hatA. vikrama ekadama ubhe che ane jaya jaya karI page lAge. devIo AgaLa cAlI. vikrama te pAche temane pavitra bena samAna mAnate jhADa nIce beThA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 188 kathAsAgara (2) devIe cAra DagalAM dura gaI tyAM eka elI'eLa khyA A kANu che ?" C khIjIe kahyuM hA oLakhyA, ujjayinIneA parAkramI vikrama rAjA che.' trIjIe kahyuM H kevA vinayI ! mAre te te khAsa bhakta che, eTale jotAMnI sAtheja mane jayajaya karI page lAgyA.' ceAthI melI 'koNe kIdhuM tane page lAgyA are ete mane page lAgyA che.' tyAM te bIjI badhI ekadama sAthe kheAlI uThI ' nA nA amane page lAgyA che.' vAda vadhI paDaye cAre jaNIe '* e mane page lAgyA.' ema mAnavA mAMDI. thoDI vAra tA jIbhAjoDI karI pachI zAMta thatAM badhI khelI ApaNe paraspara laDI sakhipaNAmAM zuM kAma dUSaNa lagADIe eneja puchIe ke 'rAjA ! tu keAne page lAgyA ?" e kaheze te sAcuM. (3) For Private And Personal Use Only adhIe kahyuM kharAkhara ane te badhI pAchI vaLI ane vikrama pAse AvI kahevA lAgI. 'rAjA vikrama ! sAcuM ela tu' kAne page lAgyA ?" A cAra devImAM jenu nakhazikha aMga hIrA metI ane seAnAthI AkhuM maDhelu hatu. te lakSmIdevI elI. 'rAjA vikrama ! tuM mane oLakhe che ne ? huM sAgaraputrI lakSmI chuM. huM jene anusarU te mahAdoSavALA hAya tAya guNuvAna kahevAya. lakSmIvALA ALasunA pIra hAya tAya lAke tene

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cAra devIe 18e kaheze ke tenAmAM kevI sthiratA che. je te capaLa haze te tene keI capaLa nahi kahe paNa udyogI kaheze. tene bolatAM nahi AvaDatuM hoya te tene muMge nahi kahe paNa bahu ochu bolanAra che tema kaheze. A badhe kone pratApa lakSmIne ke bIjA keIna ?' "rAjA ! tuM te sArI rIte jANe ja chene ke moTA moTA paMDita tArI AgaLa roja AvI mArI kRpA mATe temanuM bhaNatara saphaLa karavA stutio bhaNe che. meTA parAkramI ddhAo paNa mArI jhaMkhanA karatA raNamAM prANu kurabAna kare che. AkhI dunIyA mArI kRpAdRSTi meLavavA harahaMmeza tanate prayatna kare che. zuM tArAthI badhuM ajANayuM che? rAjA ! huM te mAnuM chuM ke te ubhA thaIne maneja namaskAra karyo che. - rAjA saheja hasyA ane be. "lakSmIdevi ! vAta te sAcI che ke tamAruM sAmarthya ghaNuM che. tame sUrNane DAhyA tarIke pUjAve che. paNa kharI rIte jotAM meM tamane namaskAra nathI karyo. kemake tamArA Agamana sAthe ja AvavA mAMDe che. mAre tyAM Apane vasavATa jarUra che paNa kevaLa ApanI IcchAthI ja huM kAMI prayatna karatuM nathI, Apane bhakta meTe bhAge avivekI, nirdaya, abhimAnI, pApI ane duzIla hoya che." lakSmI rAjAne A uttara sAMbhaLatAM ekadama ThaMDAM paDayAM ane mauna rahyAM eTale sarasvatI spaSTa akSara uccAra karatAM bolI "rAja! te pahelethI ja kahetI hatI ke mAlavAne rAjA vikrama kevaLa lakSamIne pUjaka nathI te te sarasvatIne ja haMmezAM bhakata che ane A sarasvatInA bhaktapaNAne For Private And Personal Use Only

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190 kathAsAgara laIne ja teNe sArA sArA paMDite ekaThA karyA che. rAjA ! huM sarasvatI chuM. mAre vAsa jenA hRdayamAM na hoya te mANasa kahevAto nathI paNa pazu kahevAya che. rAjA vigere te potAnA dezamAM pUjAya che. paNa mane anusaranArA deza videza badhe pUjAya che te tArAthI thoDuMja ajANyuM che? mAro bhakta khAvAnuM maLe ke na maLe te paNa haMmezAM bharelA peTavALe rahe che, tene jaMgala zahera ke udyAna badhe eka sarakhe AnaMda maLe che, te dunIyA bharanA-jagatu bharanA sukhane samajI zake che ane sadA masta rahe che. rAjA ! huM te mAnuM chuM ke te mane ja praNAma karyo che. vikrama be "devi ! Apa kahe che te badhuM sAcuM che. paNa Apane bahu bharese zakhavA jevuM nathI. kemake tamArI purI saMbhALa rAkhIye teja tame rahe. jarA visAre pADIe te tame rIsAI cAlyA jAo che. mATe ja moTA moTA bhaNelA paMDitene tamArI AvRtti ja karavI paDe. bIjuM Apane vAsa thAya tyAre ciMtavanamAM ne ciMtavanamAM uMgha harAma thAya che. sukha maLe ja nahi. devi ! e ke mUrkha mANasa hoya ke AvuM samajyA pachI kevaLa tamArI IcchAthI tamane name ?" sarasvatI devIe turta emanA hAthamAM rahelAM pustako ane vINA heThAM mukayAM ane mauna rahyAM. tyAM te kIrtidevI AgaLa AvyAM ane bolyAM "rAjana ! meM te A badhAne pahelethI ja kahI dIdhuM hatuM ke vikramane nathI khapa kevaLa lakSmIne ke nathI kevaLa khapa sarasvatIne tete kevaLa IcachA dharAve che kIrtinI. ethI e mAre ja For Private And Personal Use Only

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cAra devIo 191 pUjaka che ane teNe mane namaskAra karyo che. paNa lakSmIdevInA manamAM ema ke AkhI dunIyA dhana pAchaLa doDe che tA vikrama paNa dhana pAchaLa doDatA hovAthI mArA pUjaka che ane sarasvatI ema samajI ke vikrama paMDitAnA pUjaka che eTale maneja icche che. paNa e emane khabara nathI ke mAlavAdhapati vikama lakSmI ekaThI kare che ane paMDitAne sabhAmAM rAkhe che te badhu mArA mATe-kIrti mATeja kare che. vikrama ! meTAM meTAM tapa karI sarasvatIne sAdhanAra paMDita eka leAka banAve tyAM lAkha seAnA mahAra tene ApavAmAM Ave che temAM, meTA sAgara taLIye DubakI mAravAmAM ane moTA sAhaseA kheDavAmAM Ama badhe kIti ja kAraNu rUpa che. vikrama! te AkhI duniyAnuM devu pheDayuM. tu" pArakAnu duHkha sAMbhaLI tu doTa muke che ane Thera Thera aMdhArapaTa oDhI kare che te badhAmAM kIrti jI, zuM kAraNu che? mane te lAge che ke vikrama ! kIrtinA icchaka teM mane ja namaskAra karyAM che kharUM ke nahi ? sivAya ? vikrama elye devI tame namaskAra ceAgya che te ThIka che. paNa meM tamane namaskAra karyAM nathI. kemake tamArUM thAtuMja kAMi ThekANuM che? tame te jyAM tyAM pharanArAM che. vezyAnI kIrti mAM paNa tame vase che ane halakA gavaiyAnA meDhAmAM paNa tamArA vAsa che. tame kAMI ceADu Mja sArU khATu sthaLa rAkhyuM che. sAtvikanI kItine paNa phelAve che. ane asAtvika paNa meDhe mIThA haiAya te tamane vaza karI nAMkhe che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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192 kathAsAgara kIrtidevI mauna rahyAM ane AzAdevI belyAM. "rAjanI A badhA bolI rahyAM. huM cUpa eTalA mATeja hatI ke vikrame mane ja namaskAra karyo che. kemake AzAnA dera uparaja AkhI dunIyA TakI rahI che. A jagatanA leke aneka Azcarya karanAra dhana, pavitra vidyA, suMdara bhejana, vinIta parijana, uttama rAjya, vividha vilAsanAM sukhe ke Thera Thera nAmanI kItithI sukha nathI pAmatA paNa AzAnA hiMcakAmAMja te sukha pAmatA hoya che. - gharaDo mANasa trIsa varSanA chekarAne smazAne pahoMcADayA pachI paNa navA phrAnI AzAmAM ramatA hoya che rogagrasta dadI cAre bAju duHkhathI gherAyA chatAM paNa vaidyane oSadhanI uparaja jIvana TakAvatA hoya che lAkha khoyA pachI ane lAkhonA devAdAra thayA hovA chatAM lAkho pharI meLavavAnI AzAmAM mANasa udyama karato hoya che. Ama jaganA badhA ja judI judI azAnA taMtu uparaja jIvatA ya che. lakSmI, vidyA ane kIrti e badhAmAM paNa AzAja kAma karatI hoya che. je dIvase AzA khalAsa te dIvase mANasanuM jIvana khalAsa ane dunIyAnI badhI pravRtine aMta. | vikrama bolyA "AzAdevi! Apaja jaganiyaMtA che ane Apane ja mArA namaskAra hatA." traNe devIe paNa samajI ke vikrama kahe che te kharekharuM satya che. dunIyA AkhAnuM cakra AzAnA taMtu uparaja cAlyA kare che. (kathA ratnAkara) For Private And Personal Use Only

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125 caMdarAjAnuM caritra be zAmyA yAne vIramatI ane caMdrAvatI ( 1 ) AbhA eTale kAMti jANe kAMti-tejanI nagarI hoya tevI AbhApurI nAme nagarI hatI. A nagarIne rAjA vIrasena parAkramI, sahRdayI vaibhavI ane sattvazALI hato. ene vIramatI nAme rANI hatI. A vIramatI rUpavatI, buddhizALI ane tejasvI hatI. ane rAjArANI sukha pUrvaka rahetAM hatAM. eka vakhata AbhApurImAM kei eka gheADAnA vepArI rAjasabhamAM AvyA ane teNe rAjAne potAnA vegIlA ane tejIlA gheADAone varNavyA. samRddhi sapanna ane zAMtivALA rAjavI haMmezAM zikAranA zeAkhIna hoya che ane te sAtheja tee gheADAnA paNa tevAja zAkhIna hoya che tethI rAjA vIrasena nagara bahAra AvyA ane teNe eka pachI eka badhA gheADA joyA. A gheADA ThThAvara ghATIlA hatA. jotAM ja rAjAne A badhA gheADA gamI gayA. tethI teNe mAM mAgyu mUla ApI badhA gheADA . kharIdI lIdhA. ane vepArIne AnaMda pamADI tene gAma vidAya karyAM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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194 kathAsAgara rAjAne A badhA ghaDAmAMthI eka gheDe khubaja gamyuM ane te teNe pitAne mATe rAkhe. (2) eka dIvasa rAjA cheDA parivAra saha A ghoDA upara svAra thaI mRgayA ramavA nIkaLyuM. rAjAe A yugamAM vananA pazuone trAsa Ape tyAM eka ghATIluM haraNa dekhI rAjA tenI pAchaLa paDaye, haraNa vAyuvege uDayuM. AgaLa haraNa ane rAjA pAchaLa. haraNa vadhu dUra jatAM rAjAe ghoDAnI lagAma kheMcI tene ubhe zakhavA prayatna karyo. paNa gheDa haraNathI hAre kema ? teNe te Dabala jerathI deDavA mAMDayuM. rAjA jema jema lagAma kheMce tema tema te vadhu doDe. rAjA khUba dUra nIkaLI gaye. parivAra pAchaLa paDaye. rAjAe vicAryuM ke "haraNa dekhAtuM nathI. jaMgala keI ajANyuM che. Ama kayAM sudhI AgaLa jaIza. gheDe te ubhuM rahetuM nathI. zuM karuM ?" tyAM eka AgaLa AvatI vaDanI DALa dekhI rAjAe hAtha chUTA mukI te pakaDavA lIdhI ke turta ghaDe ubhe rahyo. rAjA samaye ke A gheDe vakagati che. bIjA ghaDAo lagAma kheMce ubhA rahe tyAre A lagAma tANe deDe ane chUTI muke ubhuM rahe te mAne che. rAjAe gheDAne jhADa nIce bAMye ane pite Ama tema pharavA lAgyuM. vIrasene jhADanI pAse eka vAva dekhI. rAjA thA hate. ratathI kharaDAye hatuM tethI kapaDAM badalI te vAvamAM snAna karavA paDaze. sArI rIte snAna karI kapaDAM badalI rAjA vAvamAMthI nIkaLavA mAMDe tyAM teNe eka jALI For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra dekhI. rAjAe jALI ughADI te aMdara keI suMdara bagIco dekhe. rAjA taravAra laI AgaLa vadhe te temAM eka jhADa nIce koI jaTAdhArI yogI A strI svAhA, ja vigere maMtra bolate hato ane bAkaLA uchALate hate. tenI najIka ja eka bAMdhelI soLa varSanI chokarI "AbhApurI nareza zuM huM tamane maLyA vinA marI jaIza, mArI madade he nAtha ? tame nahi Ave" rAjA A akSara sAMbhaLI camakaryo. te pegI pAse gaye ane belyo "e DhegI ! A zuM mAMDayuM che. A chokarIne kema bAMdhI che. ubhe thA Ane choDI de rAjAnA A zabda sAMbhaLatAM yegI dhajavA lAgyuM ja zabda enA meMDhAmAMthI belAtA baMdha thayA. tenuM zarIra kaMpavA lAgyuM. rAjA tene yama jevuM lAge ane tene lAgyuM ke A yama hamaNuMja mane yamapurImAM laI jaze. te badhuM paDatuM mukI nAThe, rAjA tenI pAchaLa deDaye paNa thoDuM deDayA pachI tene vicAra Avyo ke "mAre megIne mArIne zuM kAma che? kAmate kanyAne bacAvavAnuM hatuM ne? te bacI eTale paryuM' te pAcho Avyo, ane kanyAne kahevA lAgyuM "e suMdari! tuM keNa che ane A yogInA pAle kema paDI ? kanyAnI AMkha rAjA upara TharI. TharatAMja te samajI gaI ke A bIju koI nahi paNa AbhApurI nareza vIrasenaja. te zaramAI teNe moTuM nIcuM rAkhyuM ane bolI. nAtha! huM pApurInA rAjA pazekhara ane rANI ratirUpAnI caMdrAvatI tame putrI chuM. mArI uMmara vadhatAM mArA pitAne ciMtA thaI teNe keI nimittakane puchayuM ke mArI putrIne vara For Private And Personal Use Only

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196 kathAsAgara 6 kANu thaze. nimittIyAe kahyu * rAjan! tArI putrI AbhApurI nareza vIrasenane varaze. mArA pitA mane vIrasenane ApavA IcchatA hatA tyAM huM ekavAra gAmane pAdare mArI sakhIe sAthe ramatI hatI te vakhate A yegIe mane upADI. me ghaNI cIseA pADI paNa tene rAjasevako pakaDe te pahelAM te te yAgI kaiAi jhADImAM chUpAi ADo avaLe thai mane ahi lAgye ane Albe. mALA ! huM kahu. tema kara. mAre yAga kriyA karavI che.' huM samajI gai ke A cegI mane agnimAM hAmaze. me rAi rAI vananAM pakSIne raDAvyAM paNa te bicArAM kalakala sivAya zuM kare? mArI rADA vanamAM pratigheSa karatI tyAMja samANI, zarUAtamAM meM mArA pitAnA nAmathI bacAveA khacAvAnI ameA pADI paNa te bicArA sAMbhare te Ave ne ? me' chevaTe mane varAvavAnI hatI te AbhApurInA rAjAnA nAmathI bUma pADI tyAM Apa jANe ahija na rahyA hai| tema bUma sAMbhaLI AvyA. rAjan! huM jANatI nathI ke tame keNu che? paNa A badha sa' keta ane A du:khamAM pharatu mArU DAbuM aMga kahe che ke tameja mArA nAtha AbhApurI nareza che. ghaDI pahelAMnI rAtI kanyA hu thI nAcI uThI. rAjA elye 'daivi ! tArUM anumAna kharAkhara che huM AbhApurInA rAjA vAMsena chu ." rAjAe ane caMdrAvatIe tyAMja gAMdhava vivAha karavA icchaye paNa sheja vicAratAM rAjAne lAgyu ke 'zA mATe utAvaLa karavI joie ?' caMdrAvatI ane vIrasena upavanamAMthI jALIdvArA vAvamAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra 197 ane tyAMthI bahAra AvyAM. rAjAe dheDAne choDayA ane tenA upara caMdrAvatIne besADI peAtAnA nagara tarapha cAlye tyAM tA parivAranA mANasA rAjAne zeAdhatAM hatAM te maLyAM. rAjAe banelI badhI vAta kahI ane te AbhApurI AvyA. (3) nagarImAM AvatAMja teNe padmapurInA rAjA padmazekharane khabara ApI ke tamArI putrI caMdrAvatIne meM caitrIpAsethI cheDAvI che ane te hAla AbhApurImAM che. padmazekhara priyA sahita AbhApurI AvyA ane teNe caMdrAvatInAM lagna vIrasena sAthe ahuja dhAmadhUmathI karyo. rAjA vIrasenane pahelAMnI rANI vIramatI hatI ane A bIjI cadrAvatI thai. vIramatI buddhizALI chatAM irSALu hatI. teNe tenI sAthe jhaghaDo karavA ghaNuM karyuM. paNa caMdrAvatI hamezAM tenI pratye Adara rAkhatI hovAthI tene kacchayAnI taka maLatI nahi. Ama chatAM vIramatI taraphathI je kAMi kaSTa paDe tene te haste meDhe sahI letI. rAjA vIrasena cadrAvatI sAthe sukha bhagavavA lAgyA. thADA divasa thayA tyAM eka madhyarAtrie cadrAvatIe svapnamAM caMdra joyA. ane teja dIvasathI cadrAvatI garbhAvatI thaI. pura mAse teNe putranA janma ApyuM. rAjAe A nimitte AkhA nagaramAM utsava pravartovyA. sArA dIvase rAjAe putranuM' cadrakumAra nAma pADayuM. cadrakumAra pAMca dhAvamAtAthI lAlana pAlana karate vRddhi pAmavA lAgyA. caMdrAvatInuM mAna Amate hatuM ja paNa putra thatAM vizeSa thayu. For Private And Personal Use Only

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198 kathAsAgara vIramatI caMdrakumAra upara bahArathI khuba hAvabhAva rAkhatI tene laDAvatI ane AMkhanI kIkIpeThe jALavavAne dekhAva karatI paNa aMdarathI tene caMdrAvatI ke caMdrakumAra bemAMthI eke gamatA na hatA. te ane tene AMkhanA kaNanI mAphaka khUMcatA hatA. tenuM cAle te te baMnenuM kAsaLa kADhavA taiyAra hatI. paNa caMdrAvatI ane caMdrakumAranuM puNya tapatuM hevAthI vIramatInuM kAMI cAlyuM nahiM. vasaMta tu hatI. AbhApurInI saghaLA prajAjane udyAnamAM pitapatAne anurUpa me ja mANatA hatA. nagaranA badhA leke AnaMdamAM mazagula hatAM paNa vasaMta tumAM badhI vanarAjI khIle ane javA sukAya tema ekaja vIramatInA mUkha upara AnaMda na hato. jo ke tene kaI bolAvatuM tyAre te hasIne bolatI chatAM tenA aMtaramAM rahele viSAda tenA mUkha uparathI kaLAyA vinA raheto nahi. vIramatI AdheDa vayanI hatI. te haju putra lAyaka hatI paNa tenA hRdayamAMthI putranI saMbhAvanA ochI thatI jatI hatI. A aputrIyAnu duHkha haMmezAM tene sAlatuM hatuM chatAM Aje te duHkha udyAnamAM kaI strIone potAnA bALakone laDAvatAM, hasADatAM ane bALakanA hasavAthI gAMDAM ghelAM thatAM lekane joI tAjuM thayuM. te belI.. aMgaja leI utsaMgamAMre, na ramADo jaNe nArare te kAM saracha saMsAramAM, dhik dhik tasa avatAra meM pUrvabhave evAM zAM mahApApa karelAM ke jethI mane A For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra 19 bhave rAjA je pati ma. suMdara Arogya maLyuM paNa eka putra na maLe?" A vicAratAM tenI AMkhamAM AMsu AvyAM. Aja vakhate pAsenA jhADa upara beThele eka popaTa manuSyabhASAmAM be "rANI ! AkhuM nagara AnaMdamAM che ane tuM zuM kAma raDe che? mArAthI banaze te huM tAruM duHkha bhAgIza bola zuM du:kha che? bele te keI upAya thAya ? rUDe zuM vaLe?' vIramatI belI "popaTa ! huM tane mAruM du:kha zuM kahuM ? tuM pakSi jAta. zI rIte mAruM dukha bhAgI zake ? ane jenAthI kAMI na thAya tenA AgaLa duHkha gAvAthI gAMDAmAMja khapAya ne ?' pipaTa be "rANa ! tuM mane sAmAnya pakSI na mAnatI. huM vidyAdhara pAse rahele chuM. huM du:kha nahi bhAgI zakuM te tene upAya jarUra batAvIza" vIramatI AzvAsana pAmI ane bolI "bAMdhava pipaTa! tuM vana vana phare che. vidyAre pAse rahyo che to mane kaI e maMtra, taMtra ke jaDIbuTTI na batAve ke mAre putra thAya? putra vinAnI to bhAI! huM sAva aTulI lAguM chuM. putra thAya thAya te ja huM mANasanA lekhAmAM gaNAuM. ATaluM mAruM kAma tuM karI ApIza te huM tArI janmajanma ezIgaNa rahIza. tane senAnA dAgInA bheTa ApIza ane navanavalAM bhejana karAvIza." pipaTa be "rANI ! huM bIju te nathI karI zakate paNa Ane tamane mArga jaDe te mATe jaNAvuM chuM ke A For Private And Personal Use Only

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200 kathAsAgara vananI uttara dizAmAM aSabhasvAminuM maMdira che. tyAM citrI pUnamanI rAte apsarAo Ave che. temAM mukhya apsarA lIlAM vastra pahere che. A lIlA vastrane eve prabhAva che ke tenAthI dhAryuM kAma thAya. vIramatI! huM A badhuM tane anubhavasiddha kahuM chuM kemake meM vidyAdhara sAthe A badhuM pratyakSa anubhavyuM che." vIramatI have vadhu kAMI puche te pahelA popaTa uDI gayo. vasaMtetsavane dIvasa soe AnaMdathI ujaLe. vIramatIne vacce te zaka hatA paNa pipaTanA samAgama pachI tene paNa zeka gaye. tenuM hRdaya praphullita thayuM ane sau sAthe te paNa prakuTilata vadane nagaramAM pAchI pharI. svAratha sahu vAlaha svAratha jaga maMDANu udyama jIva kare ghaNe prApti karma pramANe, citrI pUnamanI rAte vIramatI rANe pahora rAta vItyA pachI AbhApurI nagarInA daravAjA bahAra nIkaLI ane uttara tarapha cAlI. A vIramatI ekalI hatI. tenI cAla vegavaMtI hatI. te jota jotAmAM sImADAnA jhADavAM viTAvI eka gADha jhADImAM AvI. ane eka pagadaMDI pakaDI jhADInI aMdara gaI te eka medAnamAM moTuM kASabhadeva bhagavAnanuM maMdira teNe dekhyuM. jANe A badhuM tene paricita hoya tema saDasaDATa karatI te maMdiranAM pagathIyAM caDI ane maMdiramAM dAkhala thaI eka khuNAmAM chUpI rIte bharAI gaI. maMdiramAM asarAe bhagavAna AgaLa nATAraMbha karatI hatI. keI "sA rI ga ma pa dha nI" nA sAta svarenA uccA For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra 20 rathI vINAmAM keTibheda karatI hatI. ane keI temAM ekatAla dvitAla tritAla vigerenI jamAvaTathI ekatAnatA jamAvatI hatI. thoDIvAre nRtya zAMta thayuM ane badhI apsarAo maMdiranI bahAra najIkamAM rahela vAvaDIe AvI. temaNe temanA kapaDAM vAvane kAMThe utAryA ane eka pachI eka vAvaDImAM paDI. pUnamanI rAta hatI. unhALAne dIvasa hate. sarakhe sarakhI badhI sAhelIo hatI eTale jaLa krIDAmAM temane khuba AnaMda paDaye. A vakhate lAga joI vIramatI maMdiramAMthI nIkaLI ane asarAonA paDelAM vastromAMthI mUkhya asarAnAM lIlAM vastra dhapaTanA kahyA mujaba oLakhI upADayAM. vIramatI tuta vastra laI maMdiranuM bAraNuM baMdha karI maMdiramAM peThI. jaLakIDA bAda apsarAo bahAra AvI. saue eka pachI eka pitAnAM vastra paheryA paNa mUkhya asarAnA vastra na jaDayAM. zarUAtamAM te teNe sakhIone kahyuM "mazkarI na kare mArAM vastra Apa." paNa sakhio belI "bahena mazkarI te kSaNabhara heya paNa have javAne vakhata thaye tyAM sudhI te mazkarI ja kaI kare ane tame kayAM nAnAM che ke ame tamArI mazkarI karIe? sauthI moTAnI mazkarI te kaI karatuM haze ?" mUkhya apsarA bolI "te vastra ahiMthI laI jAya keNa?" temaNe badhAMe ADe avaLe badhe joyuM paNa vastra na jaDayAM eTale eka bolI "ApaNe snAna karavA gayAM tyAre jinamaMdira khulyuM hatuM atyAre baMdha kema che? kaI vastra laI derAsaramAM te nahiM gayuM heya ne?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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202 kathAsAgara badhI apsarAo maMdiranA daravAje AvI ane belI "puruSa ke strI je hoya te amArAM vastra Ape. amAre meDuM thAya che. amArUM je kAma hoya te kahe ame karazuM herAna na kare. vIramatI A sAMbhaLI samajI ke have asarAone krodha karAvavAnI jarUra nathI. teNe turta daravAjo ughADa ane devIone vastra seMpI page lAgI belI "devIo! mAre avinaya kSamA karaje. huM vIrasena rAjAnI vIramatI rANI chuM. mAre putra nathI. putra vinA huM gurUM chuM. mane eka labdhivaMta pipaTe kahyuM tethI huM ahiM putravaradAna mATe tamArI pAse AvI chuM. ane tethI ja meM tamArAM vastra lIdhAM che. mane putra thAya tevuM varadAna Ape." mUkhya devI avadhijJAnathI joI belI "vIramatI! badhuM sAcuM paNa tArA bhAgyamAM putra nathI. jenA bhAgyamAM je nathI tene deva paNa kAMI ApI zakatA nathI. zuM kAma tuM beTI du:khI thAya che? zakayanA putra caMdrakumArane tuM tAreja putra mAnane? te bhAgyazALI kumAra che. vinayI che. tene tAre zA mATe nathI mAnatI? vIramatI ! Ama chatAM amAre meLApa niSphaLa na thAya te mATe tAre joIe te huM tane AkAzagAminI, sarvabaLa haraNuM, vividha kAryakaraNa ane jaLataraNuM vigere vidyAo ApuM" vIramatI ekadama nirAza thaI belI. "devIo mane putra nahi ja thAya. caMdrakumAra game te sAre paNa mAne che. mAre te mAro prasavelo joIe, mAnele nahi. For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra 203 vIramatIe devIo pAsethI vidyAo lIdhI. devIe pitAnA sthAne gaI ane vIramatI rAjamahele AvI. vIramatI kayAre gaI? kayAre AvI? ane zuM karI AvI tenI rAjA suddhAM keIne khabara na paDI. caMdrakumAra bhaye kaLAmAM kuzaLa thaye eTale rAjA virasene guNazekhara rAjAnI putrI guNavaLI sAthe tene paraNAvyo. guNAvaLI eTaNe guNenIja paMkti hatI. caMdra ane guNAvaLI AnaMda karavA lAgyAM. vIramatI caMdrakumArane rAjya vArasa samajI tenI pratye khuba prema rAkhavA lAgI. caMdrakumAra paNa tene mAtAnI rIte ja sAcavatA. samaya vItye. ekavAra vIrasena rAjAne kezapAsa caMdrAvatI eLatI hatI tyAM te ekadama belI "rAjA A dUta Avyo" rAjAe Ama tema joyuM ane te be "devi ! e ka dUta che ke puchayA vinA aMtaHpuramAM dAkhala thaye? caMdrAvatIe cAMdInA tAra je mAthAne eka sapheda vALa rAjAnA hAthamAM Ave ane belI "rAjA A yama dUta jene kaI rekI zakatuM nathI te mAthAne pali" A zabda sAMbhaLatAM vIrasena uMDA vicAramAM paDe. te vicAravA lAgyuM. "mArA pUrvajo kevA zANu hatA ke jemaNe suMdara rAjapATa bhegavyAM ane jIvanane paNa tapatyAga saMyamathI ajavALyAM. huM ke mUrkha ke pali AvyA chatAM strIomAM lubdha chuM. huM Aje samajIne nahi choDuM te For Private And Personal Use Only

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24 sthAsAgara kAle yama rAjA parANe cheDAvaze. zA mATe mAre svayaM rAjya ane vaibhavane tyAga na kare? rAjA pragaTa be devi ! saMyama laIza. saMyama yogya mArI vaya che. ema A pali sUcave che. vIramatI ane caMdrAvatIe rAjAne ghaNuM samajAvyuM paNa te na mAnyuM. eTale caMdrAvatI paNa vIrasena rAjA sAthe dIkSA levA taiyAra thaI. rAjAe dIkSA letA pahelAM caMdrakumArane rAjyasana upara besADa ane caMdrane zikhAmaNa ApatAM kahyuM "putra ! vIramatIne tArI mAtA mAnaje, tenuM kahyuM karaje ane prajAne vatsala banI nyAyathI rAjya pALaje." vIramatIne kahyuM "devi tame anubhavI che DAhyAM che, putrane sAcavaje ane ApaNA kuLanI kItine vadhArajo." rAjA vIrasena ane caMdrAvaLIe saMyama lIdhu zuddha rIte pALyuM ane munisuvratasvAmine vAre kevaLajJAna pAmI siddhi gatine meLavI. Ama vIramatI AbhAnagarInI rAjarANuM maTI rAja mAnA thaI. caMdrAvatI ane vIramatInAM zakayapaNuM sadA mATe dUra thayAM chatAM vIramatI te saMsAranA gaDamathalanA zekapaNamAM rahI. jyAre caMdrAvatI saMsAra zekane tajI mekSanA akSaya sukhane varI. ane tenA guNanI parAga haMmezAM mATe AbhApurImAM ane jagata AgaLa mukatI gaI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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126 kautuka darzana yAne guNAvalI caMdrakumAra rAjA thaye paNa tenI uMmara hajI nAnI hatI. rAjya khaTapaTa ane duniyAdArInI kapaTakaLAthI te ajANa hato AthI rAjA bhale caMdra hatuM paNa rAjyane tamAma dera te vIramatInA ja hAthamAM hatuM. eka vakhata teNe rAjAne khAnagImAM kahyuM "putra! tuM sukhe vaibhava bhagava. rAjyanI badhI khaTapaTa huM saMbhALIza. mArI zakti sAmAnya nahi samajAte. huM dhAruM te karI zakuM tema chuM. IndranuM siMhAsana paNa DolAvavAnI mArAmAM tAkAta che. ane huM dhAruM te sUryanA ane paNa tArA pAyAmAM lAvI hAjara karUM tema chuM. kahevAnuM tane eTaluM ja che ke tuM mane anukuLa raheje mArI khAnagI vAtamAM tuM ADe AvIza nahiM ane mAro virodha karIza nahi. virodhIne sahana kara. vAnuM mArI prakRtimAMja nathI." - caMdrakumAra be "mAtA! e zuM bolyAM? huM te. mAtra zera dhAnyane dhaNI. A rAjya ane vaibhava badhe tamAre ane huM paNa tamAreja chuM. tamArI AjJA mAre zirasAvaMdya, raheze.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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206 kathAsAgara caMdrakumAranuM A vacana sAMbhaLI vIramatI rAjI thaI. caMdrakumArane te AliMgana karI AvAse AvI. caMdrarAjAnI ANa AkhA rAjyamAM pravatI tenI rAjasabhAnI kIrti cAre bAju prasarI. tenI rAjasabhAmAM ghaNuM paMDito besatA ane Rtu tathA dharmanI paNa aneka carcA karatA. baporane samaya hato. guNAvaLI bhejana karI gekhe beThI hatI. eka dAsI tene pavana nAMkhe che. bIjI vikedanI vAta kare che. trIjI paga dabAve che, tyAM dUrathI AvatI vIramatIne dekhI guNAvaLI ubhI thaI. pAse AvatAM te tene page paDI belI. "sAsujI padhAre. mAruM AMgaNuM Aje pAvana thayuM. mAre ghera kaha5 velaDI phaLI. kahe zuM Apane hukama che ?" vIramatI bolI "putri ! kAMI hukama nathI. huM tArI khabara kADhavA AvI hatI. tAruM nAma guNAvaLI che tevIja kharekhara tuM guNanI AvI che. tArA vinaye mane tArI ozIMgaNa banAvI dIdhI che. je caMdrakumAra vinIta che tevIja tuM che. tuM ane caMdra ane mAre DAbI jamaNI AMkha jevA che. putri! kaI vAte muMjhAIza nahi. je tuM AvI vinIta rahIza te jate divase mArI pAse je vidyAo vigere che e badhuM tane ja ApIza." guNavALI khukha harSa pAmI. ane sAsunA paga jesathI dAbavA lAgI. eTale vIramatI pharI belI. "guNAvalI ! tane lAge che ke mAre caMdrakumAra je pati che. AbhAnagarInuM rAjya che eTale huM badhI rIte sukhI chuM paNa mArI daSTie, For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra te tuM bicArI pAMjarAmAM purAyelA pipaTa jevI che. mane to ghaNIvAra lAge che ke A bicArI guNavalIne sukha zuM?" guNAvaLI belI. "sAsujI Ama kema bele che? Apa jevAM mAre sAsu che. tamArA putra jevA guNIyala mAre pati che. AthI huM te mArA manamAM khuba sukhI mAnuM chuM mane te jarAye duHkha nathI." vIramatI belI. "sukhamAM tuM bicArI zuM samaje ? thaDAja deza paradeza teM joyAM che? duniyA kevaDI moTI che tenI tane DIja khabara che? kuvAmAM rahelA deDake kuvAne ja duniyA mAne tema tAre mana sAsaruM ane piyara beja duniyA che. mArI IcchA tane deza paradeza badhuM batAvavAnI che ! tArA karatAM te paMkhIo sArAM ke Thera Thera pharI zake ane badhuM joI zake." "sAsujI! Thera Thera pharavuM e te kuLavAna strIne kyAMthI bane? huM pharuM te paNa tamArA putra sAtheja. thoDuM ja mArAthI ekaluM rakhaDAya che? mArAthI mahela bahAra paga na mukAya te kayAMthI deza paradeza pharAya ane badhuM jovAya? svataMtra te paMkhI purUSa ane pavana traNa che ke te cAhe tyAM pharI zake. mAre te patinI parAdhInatAmAMja sukha mAnavAnuM." guNAvaLIe kahyuM. vIramatI belI. "guNavaLI tuM strIzaktine jANatI nathI. strIte dhAre te karI zake. strI prasanna thAya te kalpavelaDI ane viphare te viSalatA. strI evI cakera hoya che ke hejamAM badhuM samaje che. purUSane to samajatAM vAra lAge che. je tArI For Private And Personal Use Only

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208 kathAsAgara icchA hoya te mArI pAse AkAzagAminI vidyA che. tane duniyAnAM judAM judAM tIrtha batAvuM ane duniyAnA Azraye paNa batAvuM.' guNuvaLI khelI. ' sAsujI ! A badhu jovAnI IcchA tA ghaNIya thAya paNa patinI rajA sivAya mArAthI thADu ja khahAra nIkaLAya che ane te ema rajA paNa kema Ape ? vIramatI melI 'bhALI ! tuM gabharA nahi. huM evu karU ke caMdranI rajAja tAre na levI paDe. ApaNe jyAM javuM hAya tyAM jaI AvIe tyAM sudhI cadrakumAra ghasaghasATa u Mghe. AvIe tyAreja jAge. pachI thADIja tAre kAMI paMcAta che?' : guNAvaLI khelI ' tevuM thatu hoya te kAMi vAMdhA nahi sAsujI huM taiyAra chuM. tame kahe tyAre ApaNe pharavA jaie." guNAvaLI bhALI hatI cadrakumAra upara purI prItivALI hatI tenAmAM kei durguNu na hatA chatAM vIramatInI seAkhatathI tene cadrakumArane uMghatA mukI kautuka jovAnI bhAvanA thaI. vIramatIne have khAtrI thai hatIke guNAvalI kautuka jovA purI taiyAra thaI gaI che eTale teNe tene kahyu` * guNAvalI ! Aje ApaNe vimaLApurI jaizuM. e nagarI ahiMthI 1800 yeAjana dUra che. tenA rAjA makaradhvaja che. A rAjAne premanA avatAra sarakhI premalA lacchI nAmanI putrI che. A putrInAM lagna siMhalapuranA rAjA si'harathanA putra naja sAthe thavAnAM che. A joDI kevI jovA jevI che te te tyAM jaIe ane joie tyAreja tuM samaje. e Aje tane rAte batAvuM.' guNAvaLIe kahyuM ' bahu sArUM paNa ApaNe jaie For Private And Personal Use Only

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cakrarAjAnu* caritra 209 chIe tevuM koi jANavuM na joie. sAsujI! vimaLApurI 1800 seAjana dUra che. rAjA rAjasabhAmAMthI ja rAte eka paheAra pachI te Ave che. temanI sAthe geSThi ane AnaMdamAM bIjo paheAra vIte. pachI te mAMDa sue ane trIje paheAre te jAge che. A eka paheAramAM ApaNe zI rIte jaizu ane zI rIte AvIza' ?' 2 'tu tenI prIkara na kara. Aja cadrakumAra vahelA Avaze ane vahelA suze. ' vIramatI melI. guNAvaLI 'bahu sArUM' kahI judI paDI. (3) C priya ! bahu sArU karyuM Aje tame vahelA AvyA. nAtha! akALe A kema varasAda varase che? Rtu unhALAnI che chatAM pavananA susavATA cAmAsAne yAda karAve tevA che guNAvaLI cadrakumAranA satkAra karatAM melI. rAjA elphe ' akALe varSA, akALe garamI ane akALe ThaMDI keAi avanavu' thavAnuM hoya tyAreja thAya.' rAjA zayyAmAM pADhace. guNAvaLIe rAjAnu' aMga drumAvavA mAMDayu. theDIvAra thai tyAM rAjAnA nasakerAM melavA mAMDayAM. mAMDa rAtanA ATha vAgyA tyAM rAjAe uMghavA mAMDayuM. guNAvaLI ghaDIka ubhI thAya, ghaDIka se, ghaDIka bahAra jAya ane pAchI AvI priya ! kema udheA che? kema eAlatA nathI? ema karI rIsAmaNAM manAmaNAM kare. cadrane guNAvaLInI A rItathI kAMIka zakA upajI. cadrakumAre banAvaTI uMgha zarU karI. guDDAvaLIe ghaNu ghaNuM tene Dha DhALye paNa te jAgyAja nahi. AthI teNe mAnyuM ke rAjA sAceja uMghyA che. tethI te tu paravArI ane sIdhI vIramatInA AvAsa tarapha cAlI. 14 For Private And Personal Use Only

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ra10 kathAsAgara rAjA paNa turta taravAra saMtADI tenI pAchaLa cAle ane vIramatInA AvAsanA bAraNAmAM saMtAI gaye. vIramatIe guNAvaLIne satkAratAM kahyuM "Ava. DAhI vaha! hamaNAMja ApaNe jaIe chIe paNa jo tuM pAsenA bagIcAmAMthI karaNa parathI eka karaNanI soTI laI Ava. A seTI huM tane maMtrIne ApuM eTale tuM zayyAmAM caMdrakumAra sute che tenI AsapAsa pheravI traNa vAra ThamakAraje eTale jyAM sudhI ApaNe na AvIe tyAM sudhI te jAgaze nahi." guNAvaLI have vIramatInI zraddhALu ziSyA banI gaI hatI. tenI karAmatane manathI prazaMsatI bagIcAmAM gaI ane turta kareNanI soTI lAvI tene ApI. vIramatIe kareNanI seTI maMtrI guNAvaLIne ApI. guNavaLI te laI ghera AvI. te pahelAM te caMdrakumAre lugaDAnI puruSa AkRti banAvI pathArImAM piDhADI ane tenA upara rajAI oDhADI dIdhI. guNavaLIne kautakanI bahu hoMza hatI tethI teNe zayyAmAM pahela keNu che te jovAnI tasdI na lIdhI ane kareNanI soTI zaSyA AsapAsa pheravI traNavAra ThamaTherI. AnaMda pAmatI vIramatI pAse AvI. caMdrakumAra paNa pAchaLa pAchaLa lapAto. vIramatInA AvAse AvyA. ane bAraNA pAchaLa bharAye. vIramatI belI "kema vaha? barAbara caMdrakumAra ughe che ne? ApaNe jaIne AvIe nahi tyAM sudhI te jAgazeja nahi." paNa A nagaranA leke ApaNane jatAM jeze tenuM zuM ?" "te paNa hamaNAM badhAM suI jaze ane bAra maNunI nobata vAge te paNa keI na jAge tema karUM chuM? - vIramatInI karAmatathI theDIvAre eka gadheDuM bhukayuM ane TapoTapa AkhuM gAma uMghI gayuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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calarAjAnuM caritra jAgavAmAM mAtra vIramatI, guNAvaLI ane caMdrakumAra traNaja jaNa je vIramatInA oraDAmAM hatA te rahyAM. vIramatI belI "guNavaLI ! have ApaNe turataja caMdana vADImAM je pahele AMbe che te AMbA upara caDhI vimaLA purI jaIe. AMkha mIMcIne ughADe teTalAmAM vimaLApurI Avaze. tuM mArI karAmata te jeje. caMdrakumAra aMdhArAmAM chUpI rIte nAThe ane caMdana vADInA teja AMbAnI bakholamAM bharAye. DIja vAre sAsu ane vahu bane caMdanavADImAM AvyAM ane je AMbAmAM caMdrakumAra saMtAye hatA teja AMbA upara caDhayAM. vIramatI AMbA upara kaMbAne prahAra karI belI "amane vimaLApurI laI jA." AkAzamAM vimAna uDe tema AMbe uDa. vIramatI belI, "guNavaLI! je A gaMgA, je A aSTApada, je A saMkhtazikhara, A vaibhAra, A abudAcaLa A siddhAcaLa, A giranAra, A badhAM tIrtho gayAM. je have ApaNe vimaLApurI pAse AvI pahoMcyA chIe. tyAM turataja vRkSa nIce utaryuM ane naMdanavana sarakhA eka vanamAM sthira thayuM. sAsu vahU AMbA uparathI heThAM utaryA ane AnaMdamAM mazagula banI vimaLApurI nagara tarapha cAlyAM, thoDe dUra gayAM eTale caMdrakumAra paNa bakhelamAMthI bahAra nIkaLyo ane te paNa gAma tarapha temanI pAchaLa cAle. For Private And Personal Use Only

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127 bhADe lagna yAne premalA lacchI Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir (1) ' padhAro AbhApurI narezacaMdra! ame tamArU svAgata karIe chIe.' vimaLApurInA daravAjAmAM pesatAMja ca'drakumArane dvArapALe namaskAra karyAM. caMdra camakayA ' ahiM vaLI keNu oLakhItA nIkaLye ?" te elyeA 'bhalAmANasa huM caMdra kayAM chuM? ane rAjA paNa kayAM chuM? caMdra teA jo AkAzamAM ugyA che.' ' dvArapALa khelyA 'bhAgyavaMta! zuM kAma jAtane chUpAve che? sUraja te chAbaDe DhAMkayA DhakAya che. tame gabharAe nahi siMhala rAjA cAtaka meghane jha Mkhe tema tamane jhaMkhI rahyo che. ' < caMdra rAjA vicAramAM paDayA A zuM? huM praMsaMhularAjane oLakhatA nathI. ane A badhA mane keNu jANe kema jANe che kAMi samajAtuM nathI? mAtA vIramatI AgaLa cAlyAM. huM chUTA paDI jaIza. bahu rakajhaka karIza teA kadAca te mane jANI jaze ane lAbhane male hAni thaze. rAjA vicAra kare che tyAM bIjA be pratIhAre AvyA ane rAjAne namI bAlyA padhArA caMdra nareza. tamArI rAhe 6 For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra 213 amArA rAjA AkhI rAtathI joyA kare che. temaNe Aja uMgha paNa lIdhI nathI." caMdrakumAra be "bhalA mANaso ! huM caMdra nathI. tame mane gaLe na paDe. ane caMdra tarIke ThekI na besADe. ane tame je caMdrane zodhatA he tenuM meTuM oLakha cho ke emane ema caMdra kahI kukuTa kare che ?" pratihAra ane dvArapALa belyA "caMdrarAjA ame A saMbaMdhamAM vadhu jANatA nathI. siMhala rAjAnA ame aMgata vizvAsu mANaso chIe. temaNe Aje sAMje amane bolAvyA ane kahyuM ke addharAtri vItyA bAda nagaranA daravAjAmAM prathama be strIo Avaze ane pachI je puruSa Ave tene tamAre khuba AdarasatkAra karI mArI pAse lAva. te puruSa sAmAnya nahi hoya paNa AbhAnagarIne rAjA caMdranareza haze. hamaNAMja be strIo gaI ane tenI pAchaLa tame AvyA che mATe ame amArA rAjAnA kahevAthI tamane caMdrarAjA kahI. saMdhyA che. AthI vadhu ame kAMI jANatA nathI. mATe Apa siMhala rAjA pAse cAle eTale Ane badhe ghaTapheTa thaze." caMdrakumAre mAnyuM ke AmanI sAthe mAthAkuTane kAMI artha nathI. te temanI sAthe cAlyA ane siMhala rAjAnA AvAse AvyA. siMhala rAjA dUrathI caMdrane Avate dekhI ekadama ubhA thayA ane pAse AvatAM caMdrarAjAne bheTI belyA "padhAre vIrasena rAjAnA putra caMdrarAjA. ame tamArI rAha caDera For Private And Personal Use Only

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214 kathAsAgara caMdramAne jhaMkhe tema ghaNu vakhatathI uMce Deke joIe chIe. amAruM bhAgya haju jAgatuM che ke Apane amane meLApa thaye." siMhalarAje pitAnA Asana upara caMdrarAjAne besADayA ane pite sAmenA Asana upara beThe. caMdrarAjA be "rAjan huM caMdrarAjA nathI. huM te paradezI mANasa chuM. mAruM nAma caMdra sAcuM paNa huM eka sAmAnya kSatriya putra chuM. meM tamane kaI vAra joyA nathI. mAre ane tamAre kaI oLakhANa nathI. tame koIne badale keIne bhUlyA bhaTakayA lAge che. dunIyAmAM eka sarakhI AkRti ane raMgathI eka na manAya. ujaLuM kapUra paNa che ane mIThuM paNa che. paNa bannenA guNa judA. temAM tame je caMdrane zedhe che. te caMdra bhAgyazALI bIje haze. te huM nathI. siMhalarAja bolyA "sajajana! tame tamArI jAtane gepa nahi. sAmAnya ane uttama mANasa parakhAyA vinA rahetA nathI. have jAta chupAvavAnuM rahevA do. kabula kare ke huM caMdra chuM. eTale ame Apane je mATe jhaMkhIe chIe te amAruM kArya kahIe. eTalAmAM siMhalarAjane maMtro hiMsaka Abhe. kumAra kanakadhvaja, rANI kanakAvatI ane vizvAsu dhAvamAtA kapilA A badhAM jANe saMketa karyo hoya ema eka pachI eka AvI pahoMcyAM. AvatAM veMta badhAM caMdrarAjAne harSita hRdaye namyAM. ane pitApitAne yegya Asane beThAM. hiMsakamaMtrI bolyA "caMdrarAjA! ame tamane aMdhAre caMdrarAjA kahI kuTatA nathI. ame devInA vacanathI caMdra tarIke For Private And Personal Use Only

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ca'darAjAnu' caritra 215 ALakhIe chIe. juo rAta gheADI ane veSa jhAjA che. rAta gaLavA mAMDI che. Agraha cheDIne kahA ke huM. caMdrarAjA chuM eTale ame tamane amArUM kAma kahIe. caMdre Agraha cheDI elyu 'kahe tamArUM kAma. huM AbhAnagarIne caMdrarAjA chuM. paNa tame mane oLakhyA zI rIte te kaheA ' ( 3 ) hiM...sakamaMtrI siMhularAja bhaNI najara karI melye 'rAjA ! kahe| ApaNuM kAma. dAyaNu AgaLa peTa chAnuM rAkhavAnA atha nathI. cadrarAjA parIpakArI che tenA sivAya ApaNuM kAma bIjuM kANu kare tema che?' siMhularAje hiMsakama trIneja adhI vAta karavAMnI AjJA karI eTale hiMsake AgaLa calAvyuM'. 'caMdrarAjA ! A kAI Thaga TukaDI nathI. tamArI pAsethI amAre kAMi luTI levuM nathI paNa amArI muzkelI che te dUra karI. juo A sAme eka te rAjAne putra kumAra kanakavaja che te premalA lacchIne paraNavA AvyA che. ame khadhA tenI jAna lai siMhalapurathI AvyA chIe. amArUM nagara bahu dUra che. tame gheADIvAra kanakadhvaja banI jAo ane premalA lacchIne paraNI te kanyA tene seoMpI cAlyA jAe ATaluja mAtra amAre tamArU kAma che.' caMdrarAjAne AmAM bahu samajaNa na paDI eTale teNe hiMsaka maMtrIne ekAMtamAM lai jaIne puchyuM, kapaTa vinA mane tame adhu spaSTa kaheA. ema bhADe te keAInAM lagna thayAM jANyAM che ke paraNu huM ane kanyAnA saMsAra cAle kanaka For Private And Personal Use Only

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216 kathAsAgara dhvaja sAthe. kanakadhvaja dekhAya che te rUpALe ane tame tene kema varaghoDe caDAvatA nathI ?' hiMsake khUMkhAro khAdho ane kahyuM "rAjana ! huM tamane amArI AdithI aMta sudhI vAta kahuM eTale Apane amAre ane kanakavajane badhe khyAla Avaze." | siMdhudezamAM siMhalapurI nAme nagarI che. A nagarImAM kanakathAjA che tene kanakAvatI nAme rANI che. A beThA te siMhalarAja kanakaratha che. ane A rANuM te kanakAvatI che. huM temane maMtrI hiMsaka chuM. rAjyanuM badhuM kAma huM saM. bhALuM chuM ane rAjAne mArA upara pUrNa vizvAsa che. A rAjAne eka vizvAsu kapilA nAme dhAva che te paNa ahiMja rANu pAse beThI che. caMdrarAjA ! rAjA rANIe khuba AnaMdathI saMsAra kADhaye paNa tene putra na thayuM. rANuM eka vakhata prajAnI strIone pitAnAM bALake laDAvatAM dekhI kheda pAmI ane rAjAne kahevA lAgI "nAtha ! jANuM te che sukha ghaNAM, paNa tRNu sama jANuM anupama eka aMgaja vinA, jIvita apramANuM sutanI ciMtA sAhibA, muja manaDe khaTake, mAre Ama te sukhanI kAMI kamInA nathI paNa putra vinA badhAM sukha ane nakAmA lAge che. huM khAuM chuM, pIuM chuM, paheruM chuM, huM chuM paNa badhuM mane nIrasa lAge che. mane te garIba nAra paNa putrane teDI AnaMda karatI hoya te mArA karatAM vadhu sukhI lAge che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra 217 rAjAe rANInI A ciMtA mane kahI. meM rAjAne gotradevIne ArAdhavAnuM kahyuM. rAjAe sAre dIvasa jeI aThThama tapa karyo. ane getradevIne ArAdhI. gotradevI prasanna thayAM ane kahyuM "rAjana ! zAthI mane saMbhALI?" rAjA be "devI ! mAre kAMI kamInA nathI paNa eka putranI khoTa che. putra vinA mAruM rAjya parahastaka jaze. tame mArAM kuLadevI nahi raho. bIje rAjA keNa jANe kevAya Avaze ? devI belI "rAjana tathAstu! putra thaze paNa koDhIe." "huM zuM bolyAM ? devI prasanna thayAM ane kaDhIA putranuM varadAna " rAjAe vinavatAM kahyuM. "rAjA! deva ke devI bhAgya pramANe Ape che. tArA nasIbamAM tethI vadhu nathI." rAjAe vicAryuM " na dIkarA karatAM keDhIe dIkare zuM che ? kAle sAro thaze ane devI ja tene sAre karaze." rAjA vadhu bole tyAM te kuLadevI adazya thayAM. bIje dIvase rAjAe mane bolAvyo ane kuLadevInA varadAnanI vAta karI. meM kahyuM "jana sau sArAM vAnAM thaze." samaya thaye tyAM rANI garbhavatI thaI ane teNe pure dIvase putrane janma Ape. rAjAe chUTe hAthe dAna ApyuM. ghera ghera AnaMda varyo. rAjAe A putranuM nAma kanakadhvaja pADayuM. thoDAja divasamAM rAjAne khasara paDI ke putra te jajo paNa devInA varadAna mujaba keDhIo che. rAjAe tene For Private And Personal Use Only

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118 bhoMyarAmAM rAkhyA. leAkeA suMdara vastro ane rAjakumArane ramADavA AvyA te badhAne meM atyaMta rUpavaMta che. devakumArane paNa bhUlAve tevuM che. ghaNA dIvase rAjakumAranA janma thayA che najara na lAge mATe bhoMyarAmAMthI bahAra kADhavAne nathI.' kathAsAgara AbhUSaNA laI " kahyuM kumAra tenu rUpa tethI koinI leke rAjAnA bhAgyanI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. ane AkhI nagarI ane dezamAM kuMvaranA rUpanI praza'sA phelANI. kALa vItyA. bheyarAmAM meATA thatA ane abhyAsa karatAM rAjakumAranI uMmara seALa varSanI thai. ' amArA dezanA keTalAka vepArIe vimaLApurI gayA. ane temaNe tyAMnA rAjA makaradhvajane uttama bheTaguM dharyuM. rAjAe vepArIone puchyu tame kayAMthI Ave che ane tyAM zu jANavA jevu che?" vyApArIo khelyA 'rAjan ! ame sihula purIthI AvIe chIe. tyAMnI Rddhi ane ahiMnI Rddhi badhI sarakhI che. paNa amArA rAjAne kanakavaja nAmanA evA suMdara sukumAra rAjaputra che ke jene bheAMyarAmAMthI bahAra paNa kADhavAmAM AvatA nathI. For Private And Personal Use Only rAjA makaradhvajane A vyApArIenI vAtamAM rasa paDayo kemake tene yuvAna premalAlacchI nAmanI putrI hatI. tethI teNe sihuladezanI badhI vAta puchI. vyApArIe gayA eTale teNe khAnagImAM maMtrIone puchyu ke premalA lacchInA vivAha siMhaladezanA rAjakumAra sAthe karyAM hoya teA kema ?' DAhyA maMtrIe khelyA 'rAjA A te paradezI mANase tenI vAtamAM jhaTa kema vizvAsa mukAya ?"

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra 219 makaradhvaja rAjA tyArapachI zikAre game tyAM paNa keTalAka sodAgara maLyA. A sodAgare amArA nagaranA hatA. temane makaradhvaje puchyuM ke tyAM zuM jANavA jevuM che. teo chelyA rAjA ! bIjuM te ThIka paNa amArA rAjakumAra je koI rUpavaMte chokaro nathI. zuM tenuM rUpa. ajavALAmAM caMdra paNa lajavAya tevI tenI kAMti che." makaravaje mana sAthe premalAlacchIne kanakadhvaja kumAra sAthe vevizALa karavAne nizcaya karyo ane mahele AvI vizvAsu cAra maMtrIone siMhaladeza pelA vyApArIo sAthe premalAlacachInuM vevizALa karavA mekalyA. caMdrarAjA ! eka dIvasa rAjasabhA bharAI hatI tyAM vimaLApurInA maMtrIo AvyA ane rAjAne namI bolyA rAjana ! ame vimaLApurIne rAjA makaradhvajanA maMtrIo chIe ane premalAlacchInA vevizALa kanakadhvaja sAthe karavA AvyA chIe. Apane rAjakumAra je rUpavaMte che tevIja amArI rAjakumArI rUparUpanA aMbAra jevI che. kiratAre sarakhuM ja jeDuM saryuM che. kabula kare amAruM mAthuM. rAjA bolyA "tame svastha thAo cheDA dIvasa rahe. haju kanakadhvaja mAne che. te bheMyarAmAMja rahyo che. ame pura ramA paNa nathI. vevizALanI utAvaLa zI che ? vicAra karI javAba ApazuM.' vimaLApurIthI AvelA maMtrIo utAre gayA. sabhA verANI. rAjAe mane ekAMtamAM belA ane puchayuM "zuM karazuM? AvI rUpavAna kanyA sAthe keDhI A putrane kema paraNavAya? mAruM mana te A pApa karavA nA pADe che." For Private And Personal Use Only

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220 kathAsAgara meM kahyuM "rAjana ! Age Age gorakha jAge. lagna vakhate kuLadevIne ArAdhazuM ane tene koDha maTADazuM. A jagatamAM te mIThe juTha saMsAramAM jaTha che saMpatti mULa juThuM ja mIThuM lAge che. ane juThaja saMpattinuM mULa che. putra janme tyArathI ja juThuM AvyuM che. te have purU kare chUTake. AjasudhI kumArane devakumAra kIdhe have zuM keDhIe jAhera kare che rAjA bolyA " tyAre tane ThIka lAge tema kara. mane to AvuM karavuM ThIka lAgatuM nathI." DIvAre vimalApurI nagarInA rAjAnA maMtrIe AvyA ane bolyA "rAjA ! AmAM vicAra karavA jevuM zuM che? kanakadevaja rAjakumAra che ane premalA lacchI rAjakumArI che ane rUpavAna ane guNavAna che. amAruM mAthuM kabula kare." siMhala rAjA kAMI na belyA paNa huM bolyA "rAjan ! A kabula karavAmAM zuM vAMdho che? kumAranA guNanA samAcAra sAMbhaLI te dUradrathI AvyA che. ane A saMbaMdha bAMdhavAthI ApaNe ane temane saMbaMdha vadhu gADha thaze." rAjAe mArA A AgrahathI zrIphaLa grahaNa karyuM. ane kumAra sAthe premalAlacchInuM vevizALa kabula karyuM. eka dIvase vimaLApurInA maMtrIe mArI pAse AvyA ane belyA "maMtrIvara! have amAre vimaLApurI javuM che. amane kumAranAM darzana karAve jethI ame amArA rAjavIne saMtoSa pamADI badhe vRttAMta kahI zakIe." bolyo "maMtrIe! kuMvara enA mazALa che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra 221 tenu mesALa doDhasA yeAjana dUra che. ane te tyAM paNa bhayarAmAMja rahe che. sUrya paNa hajI tene joi zakayA nathI tA tame zI rIte jovAnA che ?' * matrIoe jovAnI jIH lIdhI eTale me temane dhamakAvatAM kahyuM 'jIda na karo. jue AkhA deza jANe che ke kanakadhvajathI kAi vadhu rUpALuM nathI. tame kAi sArA zukana joine AvelA tethI tamArUM mAguM kabula thayuM khAkI ghaNAya rAjAnAM mAMgAM pAchAM gayAM. me A pachI ekeka koDa kroDa sAnyA te matrIone bheTa dharyAM. ane tethI te TADhA thai gayA ane khelyA * amAre kAMi kumArane jovAnI jarUra nathI. lagna jovarAvA.' lagnanA dIvasa cha mahinA pachInA joSIe pAse jovarAjye ane te kabula karI te peAtAnA deza sidhAvyA. tyAM jai temaNe makaradhvaja rAjA AgaLa vyApArIoe varNana karyuM hatu tethI paNa savAyuM kumAranA rUpa ane guNanu varNana karyuM. A khAju meM jAnanI taiyArI karavA mAMDI tyAM rAjAe mane kahyuM 'maMtrI Apela kayAM sudhI cAlaze? cArImAM te| kumAra thoDAja chAnA rahevAnA che? ane te vakhate ApaNI phajeto purepurI thaze.' meM kahyuM 'rAjA ! kuLadevIne ArAdhA ane kahe ke putra ApyA tA have tenA kADha maTADA.' rAjAe mArU vacana kabula karyuM. teNe ArAdhI te prasanna thayAM eTale rAjAe kahyuM teA dIdhA te mATe paNa thayA che paraMtu pradhAne For Private And Personal Use Only kuLadevIne phrI 'mAtA ! putra vevizALa karI

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122 mane purI muMjhavaNamAM mukayA che. ugaravu ? tame kumArane nigI matAvA.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir kathAsAgara A muzkelImAMthI zI rIte banAvA agara kai mA kuLadevI khelyAM 'rAjA ! kADha te tenA lalATe lakhele che. te te nahi maTe. paNa lagnanI rAtrie pAtAnI oramAna mA ane strInI pAchaLa madhyarAtri pachI AbhApurInA rAjA caMdra vimaLApurI Avaze ane te premalAlacchIne paraNaze. paraNavAnI muzkelI to A rIte TaLaze.' rAjA vadhu vina Mti kare tyAM te kuLadevI aMtardhyAna thayAM. sArA dIvase ane sArA muhutaeN jAna upaDI. ame mehu sAjana lIdhuM. hAthI gheADA pAyadaLa lai kanakadhvajane paDadAmAM rAkhI badhA ahiM AvyA. Aje lagnanI rAta che. ame tamArI rAha jotA hatA tyAM tame pelI e strIe pAchaLa AvyA. Ama devInA vacanathI ame tamane cadrarAjA tarIke jANyA che. AbhAnagarIbhUSaNa caMdrarAjA ! vahAlA sahune kAma vahAlA cAma nahIM rI sAcI e jagarIta ca'dajI jANeA sahI rI A AkhA jagatamAM sahu potAnA kAma mATe AghA pAchA thAya che. have tame A premalA lacchIne amArA kumAra mATe paraNI Apo. amArI lAja tamAre hAthe che. are lAja zuM amArAM jIvana paNa tamAre hAtha che. rAta have gheADI che. vicAravAnA bahu vakhata nathI. bhADe paraNavuM A kAMi pahela vahelu' tame karatA nathI. pahelAM AvAM ghaNAM lagna thayAM che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra 223 caMdra be "tame mane muzkelImAM mukyuM che. bhADe lagna karUM temAM kAMI kSatriyavaTa cheDI che ane mANasAI paNa thoDIja che. tame te AjasudhI khoTekhoTuM calAvyuM have temAM mane bheLave che mArAthI e kema bane ?" siMhalarAja ane maMtrInI aneka vinavaNI pachI caMdra rAjAe manamAM saMka95 vikalpa karI "sArUM huM paraNIza." ema kahyuM eTale varaDAnI taiyArI thaI caMdrarAjA vaDe caDyA. siMhalarAjA hiMsaka maMtrI vigere sAjana banyuM. (4) rAtrine samaya hate. chatAM paNa vimaLApurImAM dIvasa jevAM ajavALAM hatAM. Thera Thera dIvAo jhagamagatA hatA. ane nagaranA tamAma loke siMhaladezanA rAjakumAra kanakadhvajane varagheDa jevA ekaThA thayA hatA. A jonArAmAM vIramatI ane guNavaLI paNa hatAM. te vimaLApurImAM AvyA pachI thoDuM pharyA ane eka jagyAe ubhA rahI varagheDe jevA lAgyAM. caMdarAjAne joI vimaLApurI nagarInAM leke bolatA zuM premalA barachInuM bhAgya! devane paNa lajAve e tene zuM suMdara vara maLe che? sAjanamAM AvelA siMhalapuranA leka belatA kanakadhvaja najara lAge te che mATe bhaiyarAmAM rAkhe che te vAta Aje tene joIe che tyAre kharekhara sAcI lAge che.' Dhola saraNAI vajitre vAgatAM hatAM. sAjanamAM siMhalarAjA ane hiMsaka maMtrI vigere malakAtA hatA. strIo vevAInuM ghara najIka AvatAM Dabala jesathI gANuM gAvA lAgI. kanakadhvajane-caMdrane varaghoDe te raNe AvyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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224. kathAsAgara jamAInA lAgA Thera Thera makaradhvaja rAjAe cUkavyA ane varane mAyarAmAM besADayo. thoDIvAre premalAne rezamI kapaDAmAM lapeTI sAme besADI. leke belyA "kanakadhvaja ane premalAnA lagna nathI paNa sAkSAt kAmadeva ane rati paraNe che." saunI najara A banne upara hatI tyAM guNuvalI vIramatI sAsune kahevA lAgI bAI vara bIje nahI e muja prItama keka thaI kharI e premalA sAcI suMdara zokaya, sAsujI! A sAme je varane joIe chIe te kaI bIje vara nathI paNa mArA nAtha! vara banI paraNe che. A lagnathI premalA mArI sAcesAca zakaya banI che." vIramatI belI "gAMDI! kacapaca na kara. lagna jevA de. tane te badhe caMdra caMdraja lAge che. caMdra te AbhApurImAM gAruDI maMtrathI nAga baMdhAI rahe tema mArA maMtrathI baMdhAI uMdhe che. A te kanakadhvaja rAjakumAra che. meM tane nahetuM kahyuM ke caMdra caMdra zuM kare che, caMdra karatAM savAyA rUpavALA ke mANase che. tane A pratyakSa thayuM ke nahi kanakadhvaja caMdrakumArathI caDe tema che ke nahi ? guNavaLIne sAsunA vacana upara jarApaNa zraddhA na AvI paNa tenI AgaLa vadhu dalIla thAya tema nahatuM tethI te mauna rahI. rAjA makaradhvajane AnaMdano pAra na hato. te mAnatA hato ke jevI mArI putrI hatI tethI mane vara savA maLyo. premalA paNa ghuMghaTamAMthI jhINI AMkhe varane joI malakAtI. vidhAtAne AbhAra mAnatI hatI ke "deva! tuM khareja anukuLa che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra bhatarane meM je hete paNa manabhAvato te meLavI Ape tevAmAM premalAnuM jamaNuM aMga pharakavA mAMDayuM. premalA vicAramAM paDI. aniTa sUcaka jamaNuM aMga kema pharake che? theDI vAra thaI tyAM lagnanI vidhi purI thaI ane varakanyA pAsA ramavA beThA. caMdarAjAe hAthamAM pAsA lIdhA paNa te pAsA pheMkatAM pheMkatAM eka samasyA belyA. AbhApurammi nivasai vimalapure sasiharo samuggamio appatthiassa pimmassa vihihatthe havai nivvAho AzApurImAM vasanAre caMdra vimalapurImAM AvI ugye che. tene nahi mAgye prema maLe che. paNa have tene nirvAha kema thAya che te te vidhinA hAthamAM che." premalA catura hatI paNa Ane artha kAMI na samajI. bIjI trIjIvAra caMdrarAjAe pAsA pheMkayA ane eja leka pharI pharI bolyA. eTale premalA belI. vasio sasi AgAse, vimalapure uggamIo jahAsukhaM jeNAbhibhUo jogo, sa karissai tassa nivvAho AkAzamAM vasanAre caMdra atyAre to sukhapUrvaka vimalApurImAM ugyo che. jeNe vimalApurImAM ega karAvyuM che. te tene nirvAha paNa karaze. ciMtA karavAthI zuM ?' caMdra premalAlacchInI A samasyAthI samajyA ke premalA mArI vAta barAbara jANatI nathI. tethI premalA sivAya bIju keI na jANe te rIte belyA. pUravadizi eka AbhA nagarI, caMdanRpati tihAM rAja che tana maMdira ramavA jevA, sArIpAsA tAjA. 15 For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 226 kathAsAgara premalA vicAramAM paDI. kanakadhvaja siMhulanA rAjakumAra che. ane te sihulane nahi saMbhAratAM AbhAnagarInA caMdrarAjA ane tenA navA pAsA ramavA jevA che ema kema bele che? lagna temaNe premathI karyAM paNa A pAsA ramatAM AkuLavyAkuLa kema thAya che. ? zuM A siMhulanA rAjakumAra kanakadhvajane khadale AbhApurI nareza cadra teA nahi hoya ?" zArIpAsAnI ramata purI thai. vara vahU kaMsAra jamavA beThAM, jamatAM jamatAM caMdre pANI mAMgyu' premalAe pANI ApyuM tyAre caMdrarAjA mAlyA. 'jo surasaritA jaLa huve te Ave AnaMda' jo gaMgAnuM pANI hAya tAja mIThuM lAge. A zabda sAMbhaLatAM premalAnI zaMkA vadhu DheDha thaI. AlAnagarI gaMgAnA kAMThe che. siMhala si Mdhu pAse che. nakkI A caMda rAjA hovA joie. agara kanakadhvajanuM tyAM kAca mAsALa hAya tA judI vAta. tenA hRdayamAM A vara si hulanA rAjakumAra che ke AbhAnagarIne caMdra che tenI zaMkAnA hiDALe hiMcavA lAgyuM. : sihularAje caMdrane khAnagImAM kahyu rAta thADI che. hajI kAma ghaNuM khAkI che mATe jaladI patAvA, huM samajuM chuM ke AvA premalA sAthenA vinAda mukavAnuM tamane zAnuM mana thAya ? paNu sajjane ApelA vacanane vicAra karavA joie.' hAthI gheADA vigere suMdara paherAmaNI lai lagnavidhi patAvI gAjate vAjate varavadhU sihula rAjAne utAre AvyAM. ekAMtamAM eThAM paNa ghaDIka caMdrarAjA ubhA thAya ane ghaDIka ese. premalA samajI gaI ke AmAM kAMIka bheDha che. tethI teNe For Private And Personal Use Only

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cadarAjAnuM caritra 227 kSaNa paNa caMdrarAjAne aLagA thavA na dIdhA tevAmAM hiMsaka maMtrI caMdrarAjA sAmuM tAryo ane karasaMjJAthI teNe caMdrarAjAne jaNAvyuM ke "have premalAne meha cheDI jaladI vidAya thAo vilaMba na karo." caMdrarAjAe vaDIlaMkA javAnuM nAnuM kADhI chaTakavA vicAryuM paNa premalA sAthe ja AvI eTale temAM tene nAsI javAne lAga na maLe. hiMsaka manamAM khuba akaLAye tene thayuM ke "savAra paDaze te A badhI vAta khullI thaze kanakadhvajanAM lagna lagnanA ThekANe raheze ane mAre tathA rAjAne siMhala pahoMcavuM bhAre paDaze. teNe ghaNI ghaNI saMjJA karI paNa caMdrarAjA premalAthI jaladI chUTA na paDayA eTale atithI te bole. vahele thA nizibhupa he, dinakara jo tuja dekhAze paDaze pragaTa sAvi rUpa ho. he caMdrarAja! tuM utAvaLa kara. sUrya ugaze te tarata badhu svarUpa pragaTa thaze ane amArI phajetI thaze." jema jema hiMsaka utAvaLa karavA mAMDe tema tema premalA patine vadhu lADa laDAvA mAMDI ane te belI. "nAtha! huM badhuM samajI gaI chuM ke tame AbhApurInA rAjA caMdra che. huM aMdhArAmAM che te tame game te bAnuM kADhI chaTakI zakta paNa jema rAhu ke maMgaLa naDe che te jANyA pachI te graha bahu naDatA nathI tema tame have jaNAyA hovAthI jaladI ahiMthI nahiM chUTI zake. A zuM meTAmANasanI rIta che ke paraNyA pachI paraNetarane tarachoDavI. huM tamane muddala nahi For Private And Personal Use Only

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228 kathAsAgara javA dauM, kadAca ahiMthI chetarIne jaze te AbhApurIe paNa huM AvIza." caMdra che. "devi! Agraha na kara. huM vacanathI baMdhAyela chuM. huM tane atyAre mArI badhI kathanI kahI zakuM tema nathI. Ama kahI je caMdra ubhe thayo ke turta premalAe caMdrane cheDe pakaDa ane belI "nAtha ! nahi javA dauM' hiMsaka maMtrI turta AgaLa Avyo. premalAe rAjyanA junA maMtrInI lAja kADhI ane tene cheDo mukayo eTale hiMsaka turta caMdrane bahAra kheMcI gaye. memalA pachADa khAI jamIna upara paDI. ane caMdra hiMsaka sAthe siMhala rAja pAse gaye. caMdra gaLe Dume lAvI eTaluM ja mAtra kahyuM "rAjan huM jAuM chuM paNa suMdarI retI che. have pachInI tenI saMbhALa ke lAja tamAre hAtha che." caMdrarAjA siMhalarAjathI judA paDayA. paNa te rAtanuM vRttAMta temanI najarathI jarApaNa khasyuM nahIM. te sIdhe vimalAnagarI gAmane sImADe AvyA ane teja AMbAnI bakhelamAM bharAye. DIja vAre sAsu vahu bane AvyAM ane saDasaDa karatAM AMbA upara caDyAM. vIramatI caDatAM caDatAM belI aDadhe paheraja rAtri che. kaMbAnI seMTI AMbA upara lagAvI belI. "AMbA ! laI jA amane AbhApurI." AMbe AkAzamAge uDaye ane sAthe sAthe tenA upara beThelAM sAsu vahu ane bakholamAM bharAyela rAjA paNa uDaye. For Private And Personal Use Only

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128 pati patnIne saMvAda cAne caMdarAjA ane guNuvalI guNAvalI ! joyune kautuka. ghera rahI hatI te premalA ane kanakvajanAM lagna jevA malata kharAM?" mArgamAM vIramatI belI. guNAvaLIe kahyuM "bAI ! tamArI zakti apAra che. paNa tame je kanakadevaja mAne che te mArA mAnyAmAM AvatuM nathI. kaho ke na kaho te te tamArA putra ja hatA." vIramatI belI " tuM bahu varaghelI che. eTale jyAM sAro rupALa puruSa dekhe che eTale tane caMdra ja lAge che. paNa ahiM sudhI te Ave zI rIte ? sarakhI AkRtinA ghaNA mANase zuM nathI hotA ? caMdarAjA A badhuM sAMbhaLe che ane vicAre che ke guNuvalo kevI bheLI strI hatI. vIramatInA kusaMgane laI e kayAM pahoMcaze tenI khabara nathI.? " eTalAmAM AzApurI AvI. ane upavanamAM vRkSa sthira thayuM. sAsu vahu heThAM utarI pAsenI vAvamAM hAtha paga dhovA gayAM eTale caMdrarAjA keI ne jANe te rIte sIdhe mahele jaI rojanAM kapaDAM paherI ghasaghasATa uMghavAne DoLa karI oDhI sUte. For Private And Personal Use Only

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30 kathAsAgara vIramatI ane guNavalI hasatAM hasatAM AvAse AvyAM. pachI vIramatIe nagara uparathI nidrA saMharI eTale AkhuM nagara jAgyuM ane guNuvalIne kaMbA ApI tenA pati upara pheravavAthI te jAgaze tema jaNAvI tenA AvAse mekalI. guNavalI kaMbA pheravyA bAda patine jagADatAM belI "nAtha! jAge kukaDe bole che. mane AkhI rAta uMgha AvI nathI ane tame te DhaMDhoLAtA chatAM paNa koI jAgatA nathI.' rAjA hAMphaLA phAMphaLo thate beThe thayuM ane bolyo. "ahAhA khuba moDuM thayuM. rAte mAvaThuM paDyuM tethI ThaMDakathI uMgha khuba AvI ane khabara na paDI." rANI! tamAre ujAgara kema thaye? evuM zuM thayuM ke uMgha na AvI? kAMI bahAra te nathI gayAM ne? rAjA rANuM sAmuM dhArI jeI AgaLa beltha "hAM uMgha na AvyAne A ujagAra nathI. tamArI mane jagADavAnI rasIlI vANuMja kahe che ke tame mane sUte mukI kayAMka raMgarAga karI AvyAM lAge che ? guNAvalI belI "nAtha ! AvuM achatuM ALa na Ape. ane savAranA paheramAM paja nahi. huM mahelanI nIce dIvase paNa DIja paga mukuM chuM ke rAtrie bahAra jAuM ?" - "rANI ! mane ramADe nahi. tame kapaDAM badalI bahAra gayAM che e cakkasa che. zuM karI AvyAM te sAce sAcuM kahe. rANIe banAvaTI vAta kahevA mAMDI. "rAjA ! tame bahu cakara che. sAcI vAta che. huM Aje rAtanA bahAra gaI hatI paNa tene badhA vRttAMta sAMbhaLaze eTale tamane AnaMda thaze. ema !" rAjA che . For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra (3) rANue kahevA mAMDayuM "vaitADhayamAM vizALA nagarI che. tene rAjA maNiprabhAvidyAdhara che. tene caMdralekhA nAme strI che A rAjA rANI navA vimAnamAM besI yAtrA karI pAchA pharatA. hatA tyAM AbhAnagarI AvI. vimAna varasAda ane ThaMDA pavanathI AgaLa cAlyuM nahi ane aTakayuM eTale vidyAdharIe puchayuM 'nAtha akALe ahiM varasAda kema che?" vidyAdhara bela "A nagara upara kaI deva komyo che tethI A badhuM thayuM che bAkI A nagarane rAjA bahu puNyazALI che. ?" vidyAdharI bolI "te tene bacAvavAne kaI mArga khare ke nahi? "upAya te che. paNa te rAjAnI vimAtAnA hAthamAM che. te, rAjAnI rANI ane tuM traNe jaNa zAMtinAtha bhagavAnanI AgaLa AkhIrAta guNakIrtana kare te devanuM vidhra TaLe." vidyAdhare upAya batAvyuM. * vidyAdharIe kahyuM "ApaNe tenI vimAtAne jagADIe ane samajAvIe." A pachI vidyAdhare vimAtAne jagADayAM ane badhuM samajAvyuM. temaNe mane bolAvI. AthI huM vimAtA ane vidyAdharIe AkhIrAta bhagavAnanAM guNakIrtana karyA. huM hamaNuMja ahiM AvI ane vidyAdhara vidyAdharI pitAnA sthAne gayAM. tamane uMghatA meM jagADayA paNa tame te jAgatAja nathI. "nAtha! mArI AMkha rAtI che ane uMgha nathI AvI tenuM kharUM kAraNa jANyuM ne?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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232 kathAsAgara rAjA AyeA. ' rANI ! tame mArI ciMtA na kare ta bIjuM kANu kare ? patinA duHkhamAM satI strIne zAnI uMdha Ave ? paNa mane tamArI A vAta mAnyAmAM AvatI nathI kemake Aja rAte mane je svapna Avyu che ethI tamArI vAta kAMika judI paDe che. meM te svapnamAM evuM joyuM ke tame ane vimAtA vimalApurI gayAM. tyAM koinAM lagna joI AvyAM ane pAchA ahiM AvyAM AvuM joyuM. paNa mArU teA svapna hatu svapna thADAMja sAcAM DAya che. tame rAte pratyakSa gIta gAna gAyAM teja sAcuM.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 6 guNAvalI svapnamAM rAjAnI AsthA na Take mATe melI '' nAtha ! svapna te kAMi thADAM sAcAM paDatAM haze ? tame * svapnAnI sukhalaDI bhUkha bhAMge nahi re ' e vAta nathI jANI. eka pujArIne svapnamAM AvyuM ke AkhuM' maMdira sukhaDIthI bharAi gayuM. savAre tapAsa karyA vagara teNe tenI AkhI nAtane jamavAnu nAMtarUM ApyuM. paNa sukhalaDI teNe ma`diramAM dekhI nahi AthI pUjArI devaLanAM khAraNAM baMdha karI uMghavA mAMDayA. nAta ekaThI thai 'lAe khAvAnu" kahI teNe bUma pADI.eTale pUjArI jAgI khelyuM 'ubhArahe hamaNAM svapnuM Ave eTale temAMthI sukhaDI lAvI pIrasAvuM chuM.' paNa svapnuM Avyu nahiM. AthI nAtavALA khelyA 'bhalAmANusa ! svapnAnI sukhaDI bhUkha bhAMgatI haze.'nAta khIjAI ane pUjArIne tiraskArI ghera gaI. nAtha ! tema tamane paNa Avuja khATuM svapnuM Avyu lAge che. " te rAjA khelyA ' rANI ! tame kaheA che. tema svapnAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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cadarAjAnu' caritra 233 sAcAM nathI. hatAM paNa A svapna temane sAva sAcuM lAge che. huM tamane Thapako ApatA nathI. tame tamAre jema phAve tema kareA. huM tamArI ADe AvavA mAgatA nathI paNa mane banAvA nahi . rANI melI. ' nAtha ! hasatAM hArDa na bhAMgA, tamAre ekeka ela hRdayane viSe che. tamane koi mArA duzmane kheATI rIte bhabheryAM lAge che. nahiMtara mAre nAtha Ama mArA upara dusaNA na thAya. dhaNIne sutA muke evI strIe dunIyAmAM haze 'paNa huM nahi.' rAjAe kahyu. 'tame mane ADu' avaLuM na samajA mArUM teA kahevu che ke tame kautuka nue te mane paNa kAI vAra khatAvajo' guNAvalI manamAM samajI gaI ke kaheA ke na kahe jarUra game te rIte mArA nAtha vimalApurI AvyA che ane teja premalAne paraNyA che. AMkhamAM AMjelI mesa hajI tevIne tevI che. gAle karelAM kALAM TapakAM paNa temanAM tema che. pIThIthI kharaDAyelu pILuM zarIra paNa hajI tevu ne tevu che. meM sAsunI saMgate caDI. mArA saMsAramAM pULe mukaye meM bahu khATu karyuM.. A pachI rAjA nitya karmothI paravAryA ane rAja sabhAe gaye tene rANI upara krodha te ghaNA caDayeA hateA pazu te sArIrIte jANatA hatA ke guNAvalI AvI nathI paNa vimAtAnA saMgate tene kautuka jovA prerI che. A saMgata cheDAvavA mArajhuDa ke zikSA karavI te ThIka nathI. paNa dhIme dhIme tene samajAvI cheDAvavI joie. guNAvaLIne jo hAla kAMIpaNa zikSA For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara karavAmAM Avaze te vimAtA khIjAze ane tene kepa mAre mATe asahya che. "sAsujI! huM tamane nahAtI kahetI ke premalAlacchIne paraNe che te mArA pati che? tamArI sAthe eka rAtanuM kautuka jovAnuM mane bahu bhAre paDayuM. mArA nAtha rosA ane mAre te AkhI jIMdagInuM zalya thayuM. bAI ! game evI strI hoMzIyAra paNa thoDIja puruSane poMce che? tamArI pAse jema AkAza gAminI vidyA che tema temanI pAse paNa tevI vidyA devI joIe. teNe te mane spaSTa kahI dIdhuM ke "kema rAtanAM lagna jaI AvyAM ne?" meM to temane AMbA AMbalI batAvI sAcuM mAnyuM nathI. paNa jeNe najare joyuM hoya tene zI rIte chetarI zakAya? mArA mIThA saMsAramAM kaDavAza thaI ane have te te mArI pratye badhI bAbatamAM saMkeca rAkhaze. zuM thAya ? guNAvalIe. vIramatI AgaLa baLApo kADhatAM kahyuM. vIramatI belI "guNavali! gabharA nahi huM badhuM ThIka karIza." guNAvalI ghera gaI paNa patithI cheTI paDela hevAthI tene kaIrIte cena na paDayuM. tene kautuka darzana AkhI jIMdagInI mIThAzane ghaDIkamAM nAza pamADatuM jemAM pArAvAra kheda thaye paNa Ane upAya tenI pAse na hate mATe teNe sAsune Asare lIdhe. te mAnatI hatI ke sAsu bahuja kuzaLa ane naTakhaTa che te kaI e upAya karaze ke patinA hRdayamAMthI zalya kADhaze paNa A bheLI guNAvalInI AzA khoTI paDI. te vAta have pachInA vAMcanathI ja samajAze. For Private And Personal Use Only

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129 bhUlano pazcAttApa yAne guNavaLInI bhakti (1) sUrya asta pAmavAnI taiyArImAM hatuM. AkAza cAre bAju lAla hatuM. A lAlAzathI paNa caDe tevI AMkhamAM ane caherA upara lAlAza dharatI khulI talavAra laI vIramatI kaTakaTa karatI mahelanI eka bAjunI pagathArathI uparanA mALe AvI. ane gokhe beThelA caMdrarAjAne ekadama jamIna upara pachADI chAtI upara caDI bolI "e caMdra! meM tane nahotuM kahyuM ke tuM mArI puMTha jaIza nahi. chatAM tuM mArI paMTha juve che. tuM zakayane putra che chatAM meM tane mArA putra tarIke mAnya hate. A moTA rAjyane tane rAjavI banAvyA eTale tuM mane have vRddhapaNAmAM raMjADavA mAge che kema? are duSTa pApiTha zI kahI vahune vAta caMdrarAjA kSatriya hato, bhaDavIra hatA. buddhizALI hate paNa A vakhate tenuM daiva viparIta hatuM. raNamAM bhalabhalA zatrane eka AMcake pheMkI denAre te vIramatIne pheMkI zako nahi. te DaghAI gaye ane akSara paNa bolI zakyo nahi. guNavaLI dhamAla dekhI ekadama tyAM AvI pahoMcI ane vikarALa vIramatIne page lAgI kahevA lAgI " bAI ! For Private And Personal Use Only

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236 kathAsAgara huM bhUlI. meM Apane vAta karI mArA saubhAgyamAM meM pULa muka emanI khAtara nahi paNa mArA khAtara temane abhayadAna Ape. bAI! huM kheLa pAtharI ApanI pAse huM saubhAgyanI mAgazuM karuM chuM. chArU kachorU thAya paNa mAtA kumAtA na thAya. mArI upara tamAre sneha che te mArA prANa khAtara temane cheDI de. temanAM vinA mAruM jIvana zA kAmanuM che? vIramatI bolI "AthI khasa." ene bIcAra bApaDa mAnyuM hatuM. paNa te mAthe chANAM thApavA lAgyA che. mAre enI have kAMI jarUra nathI ?' vIramatI taravAra gaLA para mAravA jAya che tyAM guNavaLI pakeka raDatI vIramatIne vaLagI ane belI "bAI ! lAkha gunhA emanA ane mArA che. mArI upara dayA lAvI te badhA kSamA Ape." - vIramatIe taravAra myAna karI paNa keI na jANe te rIte caMdrakumArane gaLe teNe e maMtrele re bAMdhe ke tenA prabhAvathI vIramatI ubhI thaI ke tu caMdrarAjA phUkaDo banI gaye. vIramatI krodhe dhasamasatI belI. "guNavaLI tArA karagaravAthI caMdrane jIvate cheDa che. paNa ApaNuM chidra jovAnuM phaLa meM tene kukaDe banAvI ApI dIdhuM che." guNavaLI husake dhrusake retAM bolI "bAI ! je mANasa kaLavikaLa na samaje te paMkhIja che ne? te tamArI zaktine samajyA hatA te thoDuM ja Ama karata. Ama paMkhI banAvavAthI zuM? rAjA paMkhI thaze tethI huMja dunIyAmAM vagevAIza. loko kaheze ke "rAjAne evI nAlAyaka rANuM maLI For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra 237 ke tene paMkhI thavuM paDayuM. bAI! huM vagovAI javuM tenAM karatAM te tame mane mArI nAMkhe. mArA upara dayA lAvI temane asala rU5 pamADe karI AvI bhUla kaI dIvasa nahi thAya." vIramatI krodhathI dhamadhamatI belI "have tArUM bolavuM baMdha kare. je vadhu belIza te A kukaDAne paNa mArI nAMkhIza ane tane paNa kukaDI banAvI daIza." - vIramatI kaDakaDa karatI pagathIA utarI pitAnA AvAse cAlI nIkaLI ane guNavaLI pachADa khAI jamIna para paDI. (2) kukaDAne meLAmAM laI eka dIvase guNAvaLI bole che nAtha! A badhA anartha Apane pamADanAra pApI nArI huM chuM. huM bheLI kotaka jevAne vaze bheLavANuM ane Apane meM du:khamAM nAMkhyA. ekavAra kukaDe kUkare kuka karI bolI Apane jagADate tyAre mane tamAre viyoga thaze tema mAnI huM kukaDAnA avAjane akAre gaNatI teja meM Apane kukaDA banAvyA. nAtha! je thavAnuM hatuM e thayuM. huM ane tame zuM kare. jInezvara bhagavaMta kahe che ke saune karelAM karma bhegavAnAM che tema mAre tamAre ane sAsune kaI pUrvabhavanAM evAja aNAnubaMdha haze ke mArA nimittathI Apane duHkha paDavAnuM. huM tamane jarApaNa aLagA mukatI na hatI ane AMkhanI kIkInI peThe jatana karI cAhatI hatI te ja meM Apane paMkhI banAvI du:khamAM nAMkhyA. nAtha ! meM tamArAM rAjabesaNune badale Apane ukaraDA taraphanA besaNu sanmukha For Private And Personal Use Only

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238 kathAsAgara banAvyA che. guNAvaLI ghaDIka kUkaDAne chAtI sarasa cAMpe che ane ghaDIka nIsAsA nAMkhI raDe che. dAsIe bolI "rANi! akaLAo nahi. kukaDAne sajA mAne tenI upAsanA kare. rAjamAtA vIramatIne barAbara prasanna rAkhe. hamaNAM te khIjAyAM che paNa jyAre te zAMta thAya tyAre temane ja prasanna karI rAjAnuM kukaDApaNuM che . e divasa nahi vaLe." rANIe kukaDA mATe sonAnuM pAMjaruM karAvyuM. tene pANI pAvA senAnuM kaceluM banAvyuM tene jamADayA pachI ja te khAtI. tenA paga pakhALatI. vadhu zuM bhakta derAsarane pUje tema guNavaLI kukaDAne ane tenA pAMjarAne pUje jatI hatI. eka vakhata gocarIe nIkaLela koI munirAja guNavalIne tyAM dhama lAbha daI vahoravA padhAryA. munie vahAryuM paNa sonAnA pAMjarAmAM rahela kukaDA pratye rANInI khuba mamatA dekhI te bolyA. "bhadre ! tame kukaDAne senAnA pAMjarAmAM rAkhe che. paNa tene mana to te baMdhana che ane zrAvake pakSione pALavAM te eka karmAdAna che. ane te zrAvakane tyAga karavA cagya che. muninuM vacana sAMbhaLatAM rANanI AMkhamAM AMsu AvyAM ane teNe potAnI badhI kathanI kahI. muni sAMbhaLI rahyA paNa jatAM jatAM badhA "AzvAsana rAkhe. dharma karaNImAM vadhu daDha bane eTale duHkha je karmathI thAya che. te karma vikharAze ane sukha maLaze." For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdrarAjAnuM caritra 239 muni vidAya thayA. guNAvalI dharmamAM vadhu dRDha banI ane pakSine paNa dharma saMbhaLAvI kukaDApaNAnuM du:kha manamAM na lAvavA jaNAvatI hatI. eka vakhata rAjya mahelano pAsethI pasAra thatA keTalAka puruSAmAMthI eka khelyA 'hamaNAM caMdrarAjA ! ghaNA vakhatathI dekhAtA nathI. zuM zikAre gayA che ke kema ?" bIjo Aye vIramatI rAjya calAve eTale cadrarAjAnI kAne uNapa lAge che. ' 'uNapa nahi paNa meM tA sAMbhaLyu che ke cadrarAjAne vIramatIe kukaDA banAvI dIdhA che' trIjAe kahyuM. ceAtheA olyA vIramatI mahAdevatAi che. dhAre te kare. nA kahevAya nahi. tyAM kukaDe kuTUMka karyuM. pelAee upara rjAyu tA guNAvalInA kheLAmAM phUMkaDA hatA. vAte karanArA samayA ke Aja caMdrarAjA, teo tene namyA. ane keAI na jANe mATe vAtA karatA badha thai chUTA paDayA. (4) vAta vAyare jAya tema vAta te AkhA nagamAM prasarI ke cadrarAjA kukaDo anyA che. vIramatIe A vAta sAMbhaLI eTale te dhasamasatI guNAvalI pAse AvI ane kahevA lAgI ke mAre tA caMdrane mArIja nAMkhavA hatA paNa tArI AjIjIthI jIvatA choDayA che. zuM thayuM ane zuM na thayuM te ApaNe jANIye. tAre kukaDAne lai geAkhe besavu nahi ane leAkeAne zaMkA paDe tevI mamatA dekhADavI nahi. tuM thADAmAM samaje te sArUM che nahitara huM kukaDAne halAla karIza." For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 240 kathAsAgara guNAvaLI ka pI ane te kholI. * sAsujI ! mArI bhUla thaI have huM kAI dIvasa tema nahi. karU ane geAkhe nahi esa. guNAvaLI geAkhe esatI maTI ane leke phukaDAne jotA maTayA paNu rAjAne na dekhatAM prajA akaLANI. rAjA gayA kyAM ? keI dIvasa dekhAtA kema nathI ?' paNu kAi vIramatInI bIkathI kholatu nahi. guNAvaLI peAtAnA pApanuM prAyazcitta karatI hAya tema tenI purI saMbhAra rAkhatI, kukaDAne caMdarAjA mAnI aneka lADa laDAvatI ane mArA lAla karI sodhI rIsAtI maraDAtI ane pAchI kukaDAne prasanna paNa karatI. kukaDA tenu bIjI hRdaya hatA. saOsva hatA. kukaDAmAMthI te caMdra kayAre thaze tenI tene khabara na hatI paNa muninA vacanathI AzA hatI ke jarUra kAi eka dhanya paLe caMdra thaze ane mArA nAtha mane maLaze. kemake dunIyAnuM Akhu taMtra AzA uparaja nabhe che. cAle jagata maMDANu sakaLa AzA vaDe AzA jALa vizALa badhANI che madhe, guNAvaLI vIramatIne hRdayathI tA tiraskAratI paNa phAi eka paLe huM tene vaza karI mArA nAthane sArA manAvIza te AzAe tenuM kahyuM karatI ane tenuM pAyu pANI pItI. sAsu kahe tyAre kautuka te jovA jAya che. ane tenA hukama uThAve che paNa badhe kukaDAne ane pAMjarAne sAthene sAthe rAkhe che. have ApaNe cadrakumAra vimaLApurIthI nIkaLyA pachI premalAlacchInu zu thayu te joIe. For Private And Personal Use Only

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130 kapaTa nATaka yAne nadhvaja kumAra ( 1 ) 'tame keNu che ? kema ahiM AvyA che? A tamArU makAna nathI? bhUlyA paDayA che ke zuM ? cAlyA jAo.' Ama AkrozabharyA vacane hiMsakanI zikhAmaNathI premalAlacchInA AvAse AvelA kanakadhvajane premalAlacchIe tiraskAryAM. cadrakumAranA gayA pachI premalAlacchIe tenI ghaNI ghaNI vATa joi paNa cadrakumAra na Avye eTale kheAlI. hajIya na AvyA vAlaheA gayA gaLatI rAta, bAjI bAjIgara taNI khelI karI akhiyAta; ugyeA hateA (vamaLApurI sALe kaLA sameta, caMda gayA ghara ApaNe na lakSyo kAMi saketa, rAta gaLavA mAMDI che. mAre nAtha bhAjIgaranI peThe AjI khelI gaye. te vimaLApurImAM seALe kaLAe khIlye hatA paNa savAra paDatuM hAvAthI caMdra asta pAmyA che tema te paNa tene ghera AbhApurI gayA lAge che. premalA samajI gai. AmAM kAMika jarUra kaTa nATaka che. mArA patine A leAkeAeja khaseDayA che. caMdrakumAranA gayA pachI hiMsake gheADIvAre cadrakumAranAM kapaDAM paherAvI kanakadhvajane premalAnA khaMDamAM meka. catura 16 For Private And Personal Use Only

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40 kathAsAgara premalA kapaDAM bhale kanakadhvaje caMdrakumAranAM paheryA hatAM paNa A caMdrakumAra nathI ja te tene oLakhatAM jarApaNa vAra na lAgI. eTale teNe tene upara pramANe tiraskAra. kanakadhvaja be "priye! AvuM zuM bele che? lagnane zuM eTale badhe unmAda che ke ghaDImAM paraNelA patine paNa tame visarI gayAM ?' Ama belI kanakadhvaja sIdhe palaMga upara beThe eTale ekadama premalA palaMga uparathI utarI dUra ubhI rahI. palaMga upara beThela kanakadevaja hasate hasate be kema dUra bhAge che? ApaNuM uttama jevuM daive meLavyuM che tene sukhathI saphaLa karIe. huM siMhalane rAjaputra ane tuM soraThanI rAjaputrI. tAre tArA pitAne tyAM ke mAre tyAM zuM kamInA che? devi ! prathama rAtreja rIsAo te kema kAma Ave? kanakadhvaja ubhe thaI hAtha pakaDavA gaye tyAM rAjakumArI belI "cheTe ubhuM rahe. tArAmAM evuM zuM rUpa nItarI jatuM hatuM ke tane bhoMyarAmAM rAkhe haze? tArA AkhA zarIre te koDha che. paraNanAra mAro pati tuM nathI." tyAM to dhAvamAtA kapilA AvI. ane belI "vahu Ama zaramAI dUra zuM ubhAM che? tamane bhrama thaye ke zuM ? paraNe puro kalAka thayo nathI ne varane kahe che ke A mAre vara nahi. A te rAjAne paDAva.. bIjuM ahiM pesavAnI koNa hiMmata kare ?" premalA bolI "DozI vicArIne bele. tame lAkaDe mAMkaDuM vaLagADavAne dhaMdhe laI beThAM lAge che. ema vaLagI paDe dahADe nahi vaLe samajyAM ?' For Private And Personal Use Only

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cArAjAnuM caritra 23 savAra paDyuM sUrya ratha laI padhAre te pahelAM te tenA agracara tarIke aruNa AvI pahoMce hatuM. tyAM ekAeka kapilA rAjabhavanamAMthI bahAra AvI ane belI dhAo re dhAe keI je heya vidyApuSTa thayo kanakadhvaja kuMvarane tanu sarega kuSTha. deDe, doDe, kanakadhvaja kumAranuM zarIra regI thayuM che. AkhA zarIre koDha thaI gayuM che." A zabda sAMbhaLatAM kanakaratharAjA, hisaka maMtrI kanakAvalI vigere badhAM deDI AvyAM ane rokakaLa karatAM tyAM o ! amArA bhega lAgyA ke A kanyAne vere ame kuMvarane paraNuM. are kanyA kevI rUpALI lAgatI hatI paNa Ate viSa kanyA nIkaLI. are putra! tane A ekAeka zuM thayuM. devakumAra je tuM ekadama Ama keDhIo kema thaI gaye?" A vAta karNopakarNa makaradhvajane kAne pahoMcI. makaradhvaja rAjA pite AvyuM. tenI AgaLa siMhala rAjA, rANI, hiMsaka ane kapilA badhAM vadhu rokakaLa karavA lAgyAM. rAjA makara vajane premalAe kAMI kahyuM nahi kemake tene lAgyuM ke mArI vAta atyAre mArI jaze. rAjAe kSaNabhara vicAra karyo ane maMtrIne puchayA gAyA vinA sIdho cAMDAlene hUkama Ape ke premalAne garadana mAre. AvI putrI mATe na joIe. vimaLApurInA zANA maMtrIe rAjAne ghaNuM samajAvyo ke "rAjA ! utAvaLa thAya che. A koDha mane tune lAgate nathI. badhuM kapaTa nATaka che." paNa premalAnuM daiva viparIta hovAthI tene mAnyAmAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara kAMI na AvyuM. rAjarANune paNa premalA doSita lAgI. mahAjananA agresara bhegA thayA ane te paNa rAjA AgaLa AvI kahevA lAgyA "rAja ! putrI jevI putrIne Ama te vagara vicAre garadana na marAya. deSa tenA karmane che. emAM e bicArI zuM kare ?" rAjAne te kanyA karatAM tenI AbarU deza paradeza beTI phelAya tene bhaya hatuM. tethI te kanyAnuM meMDhuM jovA mAgate nahatuM ke tene sAMbhaLavA paNa mAgatuM nahatuM tethI teNe keInuM na sAMbharyuM ane mArAone kahyuM "mArI AjJAne turta amala kare. premalAne garadana mAre. caMDALe premalAne mazAne laI gayA. ane belyA "rAjaputrI ! ISTadevane saMbhALa, amArI jAtane dhikkAra che ke amAre AvI kulanI kaLI jevI bALAne haNavI paDe che." premalA khaDakhaDa khuba hasI ane bolI. "gabharAo nahi. tame tamArI pharaja bajAve bApa jevA bApa ane mAtA mane na bacAve pachI tamAro zuM doSa ? jIMdagIbhara sudhI kaDhIyAne dekhI baLuM temAMthI bacAvanAra tamane mArA zatru huM kema mAnuM ? tame mArA upakArI che ! mane jaladI mArI nAMkhe. mane dukha kazuM nathI paNa duHkha mAtra eTaluM che ke rAjA mAre vadha karavAnuM pharamAve che paNa mane puchatA sarakhA nathI ke putri ! A zuM thayuM." caMDALa aTakayA teo rAjakumArIne dUra rAkhI maMtrIne maLyA ane kahyuM ke "maMtrivara ! rAjabALA nirdoSa lAge che. te rAjAne khulAso karavA mAge che." For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra 245 maMtrI be 'paNa mAnuM chuM ke rAjabALA nirdoSa che. paNa rAjA kapaTanATakathI muMjhAyA che ? zuM thAya ?" te pharI rAjA pAse gayA ane teNe rAjAne badhI vAta gaLe utArI rAjA pAse premalAne hAjara karI. (3) pitA! huM zuM mArI kathanI kahuM? Apa pUjya AgaLa mArA khAnagI jIvananI kathA kahetAM mane bahu zarama Ave che paNa mAre te kahA vinA chUTake nathI mATe kahuM chuM.' jehane paraNAvI tame te nahIM prItama eha jANuM chuM anumAnathI emAM nahi saMdeha pUravadizI AbhApurI vIrasenano jAta caMdanRpati pati mAhare tume avadhAre tA. mane nagarInA leke samakSa cerImAM paraNAvI te mAro pati te AbhAnagarIne rAjA caMdrarAjA hatA. teNe lagna pachI pAse ramatAM mane saMketamAM samajAvI dIdhI hatI. tyAra pachI kaMsAra khAtAM paNa mane saMketamAM teNe potAnuM sthAna jaNAvyuM hatuM. ame hAsyane AnaMda letAM hatAM tyAM hiMsaka maMtrI Avyo ane teNe mArA nAthane saMjJA karI uThADa. tene ghaNe raka paNa maMtrI mArA upara krodha karI mArA svAmine laI gayo. pahelI rAta hatI. sasarAnuM ghara hatuM. huM ajANuM hatI eTale huM zaramAI ane kAMI na belI. mArA nAtha gayAne thaDe vakhata thaye tyAM A keDhIe vara banI mArA AvAsamAM Avyo. huM tenI cAla ane avAja uparathI oLakhI gaI ke A mAre pati nathI. tethI huM dUra ubhI rahI. A pachI tenI dhAva AvI ane teNe kelAhala karI badhAne For Private And Personal Use Only

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246 kathAsAgara elAvI raDAkuTa karI mane viSa kanyA TharAvI. pitAjI! huM... A akSarazaH sAcuM kahuM chuM meM siMhalarAjanA koi aparAdha karyAM nathI chatAM mArA upara AvuM atu kalaMka ubhuM karyu" temAM huM mArA nasIbaneAja vAMka samajuM chuM. pitAjI! putra ane putrImAM bahu phera hoya che. putrane te ApanI : vAta na game te cAlyA jAya. paNa putrIthI AmAMnu kAi thatuM nathI. jIvADA te paNa Apa ane na jIvADA tA paNa Apa.' makaradhvaja ele te pahelAM maMtrI smelyA ' rAjan ! mane teA premalAnI vAta sAva sAcI lAge che. ane siMhalarAjanu A badhu kapaTa che. chatAM A bAbatanA kharA khATAnA nizcaya karavAmAM zu vAra che? ApaNe pelA cAra pradhAnAne sagapaNu karavA mAkalyA hatA temane kheAlAvIe ane puchIe ke tame je vara jAyA hatA te A che ke trIjo ? ane mIjI mAnu AbhAnagarI mANusa mAkalI tapAsa karAvIe ke tyAM caMdrarAjA nAmanA rAjA che ke nahyuiM? ane te paraNavA ahiM Avye hatA ke nahi ?" rAnane kAMi have khelavA jevuM rahyuM na hatu tene lAgyuM ke je thayuM te sArU thayu. caMDALAe utAvaLa karI hAta te huM putrI ghAtaka ane avicArI kahevAta. te elye 'maMtrIvara! tame kaheA che te kharAkhara che. putrIne mahele mekale ane maMtrIone hamaNAMja khelAve. premalA A pachI pitAne namI peAtAnA avAse gaI. (4) "sAce sAcuM elo. meM eI tapAsI khAtrI karI premalAne Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir tamAne cAre jaNane vara vivAha karavA siMhalapurI For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra ra47 mokalyA hatA kemake te leke paradezI che mATe jAte tapAsa karI joI vicArI vevizALa karaze tema kahyuM hatuM. tame te jamAIne je haze ! te vakhate te kehIo hato ke sAre hate? te leke kahe che ke premalAlacchI viSa kanyA che tenA sparzathI amAre putra kaDhIo thaI gayuM che. bIjI bAju premalAnuM spaSTa kahevuM che ke mArI sAthe jenAM corImAM lagna thayAM te vara A nathI. paNa AbhAnareza caMdra che. A bAbatamAM tameja kharAsAkSi che." pahele maMtri ubhuM thayuM ane bolyA "mahArAja ! huM mArI vAta sAce sAcI kahuM chuM. ame rAjAnA AvAse vevizALa karavA jatA hatA tyAM mane mArI vIMTI utAre bhUlI gaye hatuM te sAMbhaLI. tethI huM te levA gaye. huM vIMTI laIne AvuM te pahelAM te A traNa jaNae premalAnuM vevizALa karI nAMkhyuM. meM mAnyuM ke traNane gamyuM te kabula. tyAre tame te kanakadhvajane joyo ja nathIne?" rAjAe spaSTatA karatAM kahyuM. hA. meM joyuM nathI. cAramAM paraNatuM hatuM ane loka kanakadhvaja kahetA hatA tethI meM paNa kanakvaja mA." maMtrIe kabula karyuM . bIje maMtri ubhuM thaye ane bela. "mahArAja ! A vAta galata che A maMtrI hAjara hate. huMja hAjara na hato kemake vevizALa karavAne vakhate mane ekadama jaMgala javAnI hAjata thaI eTale A traNane paDatA mukI huM jaMgala gaye. ane Avyo te pahelAM te vevizALa thaI gayuM hatuM. meM te muddala siMhalarAjAnA rAjakumArane ja nathI. e kumAra kALe che ke gera che." For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 248 kathAsAgara trIjo ma'trI ekadama ubhA thaye ane khelyA C mahArAja! A badhA gapa hAMke che. Apane je ThIka lAge te karajo AkI huM te sAva sAcuM kahuM chuM A vevizALa karavA ame gayA te vakhate rAjamahelamAM dhamAla cAlatI hatI. kemake teja vakhate siMhalarAjAne bhANeja rIsAi cAlyA jatA hatA. tethI huM tene manAvavAmAM rahyo hatA tyAM A traNa jaNe vevizALa karyuM. A traNamAMthI kAi dveSa ciMtA mATe ya nahetuM gayu ke kAi vIMTI levAya gayu na hatuM.' ceAthA maMtrInA vAre AvyA eTale teNe vicAryuM ke pAla pakaDAi gayu che. sAcI vAta have pragaTa thavAmAM bahu vAra nathI. rAjA mAlimalakata lai garadana mAraze tyAre mAlamilkata ane jIva anne khAIzuM ane khATA gaNAizuM teA sAcIja vAta kahevA dAne?'te olyA 'rAjan sAcIvAta ema banI cheke ame cAre jaNA hAjara hatA tyAre vizALa karyuM che. vevizALa pachI kuMvarane jovAnA ame Agraha karyAM tyAre A hiMsaka maMtrIe kahyuM ke kuvara tA tenA meAsALa che. hamaNAM dekhADavAnu ane tema nathI. Ama kahI ane darekane teNe kroDa kroDa seAnaiyA ApI pheADI nAMkhyA. ame sevaka dhama` cUkayA. sAnaiyAmAM lapaTAyA ane cAre jaNAe Apane khATe khetu' kahI bheALavyA. rAjan ! ameja A premalAne vipattimAM nAMkhanArA pApI matrIe chIe. dhana letAM tA meM lIdhuM che. paNa jyAre sAMbhaLyu ke kanakadhvaja kADhIyeA che. tyAre mane khuba pazcAtApa thayo ke A dhana kema pacaze ? parabhave amArU zu thaze. mahArAjA Apane je zikSA karavI ghaTe te kare ame badhAya bhaya kara zikSAne lAyaka chIe. vITIMnuM, For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra 249 deha ciMtAnuM ane rIsAyAne manAvavAnuM A badhuM goThavAyeluM pApI peTanA mATenuM kArastAna che. A sAMbhaLI traNe maMtrIo TharI gayA. rAjA ghaDI pahelAne utAvaLA svabhAvane have te have sthira thayela hatuM. teNe cAre maMtrIone Thapake ApI mAphI ApI. makaradhvaja rAjAe siMhalarAjA, tene putra kanakadhvaja, hiMsaka, kanakAvatI ane kapilAne jyAM sudhI purI tapAsa na thAya tyAMsudhI vimaLApurI rokI rAkhyA ane bAkInA badhA siMhalapurInA rasAlAne siMhala vidAya karyo. makaradhvaja rAjAe eka meTI dAnazALA AraMbhI tenI adhikArINi premalAne banAvI. premalA sI keIne dAna Ape che ane caMdrarAjAnI tapAsa kare che. rAjAe A uparAMta AbhApurI paNa mANaso tapAsa karavA mekalyA. thoDA divasa thayA tyAM vimaLApurImAM sAdhu bhagavaMta padhAryA. sAdhu bhagavaMtanI dezanA sAMbhaLI premalA dharmamAM sthira thaI ane savizeSa dharmakaraNI ane navakAranuM smaraNa karavA lAgI. eka rAtrie premalAne savapnamAM keI devie kahyuM premalA ! tuM muMjhAIza nahi tAro nAtha caMdra tane seLavaSe maLaze. tuM khuba sukhI thaIza. tAruM kalaMka utaraze." svapnanI badhI vAta teNe potAnA pitAne kahI. pitA rAjI thayA. premalA dhama dhyAnamAM samaya kADhe che dAna Ape che ane yAcakane AbhApurI ane caMdra narezanA samAcAra puche che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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250 kathAsAgara eka vakhata vimaLApurImAM kei eka eginI AvI. tenA hAthamAM vINuM hatI. vINAnA sUramAM te caMdrarAjAnA guNa gAtI hatI. AbhApurI ane caMdra narezanuM nAma sAMbhaLI premalA ekadama tenI pAse doDI gaI teNe amRta rasa mAphaka tenuM gAyana sAMbhaLyuM ane pachI puchyuM "gini " tame keNa che? kayAMthI Ave che ? ane jenuM gAna gAyuM te AbhApurI caMdra narezane tame je che kharo? ginI bolI. "putri! huM ginI chuM. AbhApurIthI AvuM chuM. caMdranareza je udAra ane guNavAna rAjavI meM kaI ye nathI. paNa AvA meTA mANasa upara mahA vitaka AvI paDayuM che. tenI oramAna mAtA vIramatIe tene kukaDo banAvI dIdhela che vigere badhe vRttAMta kahyo." - caMdranuM nAma sAMbhaLI premalA AnaMda pAmI paNa jyAre tene kukaDe banAvyuM che te sAMbhaLI te duHkhI thaI. paraMtu tene devInA vacana upara vizvAsa hatuM ke seLavaSe mAro pati mane jarUra maLaze. ane tyAre te caMdrarAjA rUpe ja thaze. premalAe AbhApurI ane caMdrarAjAnI badhI vAta ginIdvArA rAjAne paNa jaNAvI. rAjA be "putri tuM jarUra sAcI che ane jarUra tArA mane ratha phaLaze. tArA upara Avela vipatti TaLaze. ane badhAM sArAM vAnAM thaze." have AbhApurImAM kukaDa thayela caMdrarAjAnuM zuM thayuM te joIe. For Private And Personal Use Only

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* Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 131 mithyA gumAna yAne hemaratha ( 1 ) AbhAnagarInA nagaravAsIe rAjasabhAmAM AvyA ane elyA maMtrivara! Aje eka mahinAthI rAjAnAM dena thayAM nathI. tareha tarehanI vAtA gAmamAM cAle che te rAjAnAM amane darzana karAve.' rAjyanA mUkhya maMtrI sumati elye ' nagaravAsIe ! tame jema rAjAne dekhyA nathI tema meM paNa kharAkhara mahinAthI rAjAne joyA nathI. huM Ajeja enI rAjyamahelamAM tapAsa karAvuM chuM ane tamane badhAne khabara Apu chu.' maMtrI rAjamAtA vIramatInA AvAse pahoMce ane te tene page lAgI khelyuM ' rAjamAtA ! samagra prajAjana rAjAnA darzana vinA akaLAya che ane A badhA AmAM tamAro vAMka kADhe che. mATe je satya hoya te kahA eTale leAkeAne nirAMta vaLe. ' vIramatI gharakI belI 'mAre vAMka ?" 'hA. tamArA vAMka leAkeA mele che. kahe che ke rAjAnu mADhuM vIramatIe karyu che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 52 www.kobatirth.org kathAsAgara maMtrI ! saMbhALIne kheleA. huM kahuM chuM ke rAjAnI hatyA tame karI che. leke bhale mArA vAMka kADhe paNa huM tamArA vAMka kADhuM chuM zuM kahevu che ?' vIramatIe AMkha lAla karI elI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir maMtrI elye 'rAjamAtA ! A zu bele che? rAjAnA bhakata huM rAjavInA hatyAro kema banu ? zA mATe rAjAne haNu ? tenA purAvA kAMi kharA ke emane ema ALa ?" 'jevuM teM mane kahyuM tevuM meM tane kahyu. dunIyAmAM ADe lAkaDe ADo vahu karyo sivAya meLa kayAM maLe tema che? mATe kahuM chuM ke cUpa raheA. A vAtamAM uMDA utarI nahi. leAkeAne kahI deo ke rAjA vidyAnI sAdhanA kare che mATe hAla darzana nahi de. ane tame jAhera karI de ke rAjAnuM tamAma kRtya vIramatI rANI saMbhALaze. tenA hUkama e rAjAnA hUkama ane hAla rAjA tarIke vIramatIneja mAnavI. jou chuM ke pachI kANu ADu jAya che. DhIlu taMtra rAkhIe te prajA mAthe caDI bese. rAjA nathI, rAjA nathI tema bUma pADavAnI jarUra nathI. huM rAjA tuM maMtrI pachI zu kAma aTakI paDavAnu che ?' maMtrI vIramatInI ugratA samajI gayA ane hAjI hA karatA thai gaye teNe mAnyuM ke jo ApaNe vadhu cIkAza karazuM tA A vRddhA kAI evuM strI caritra karaze ke rAjAnI hatyA karanAra tarIke mane jAhera karAvaze. leka satyAsatyane nirNAya gheADu ja karavAnu che. vAta vahetI thai te keAI kAMI te kAi kAMi ADu avaLu khelaze. mATe hamaNAM te tene anukuLa thavAmAMja phAyado che.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnu` caritra 53 maMtrI smelyuM| 'sArU'rAjamAtA ! Ajeja paheA vagaApanI sAme AvanAra e Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir DAvIza. Apaja havethI rAjA. cAra jaNane sakhta zikSA karI eTale badhA cUpa.' ( 2 ) AbhAnagarImAM ghoSaNA thaI ke rAjAnA tamAma adhikAra vIramatI rAjamAtA saMbhALaze tenI avagaNanA karanAra zikSApAtra thaze. leAkeA rUpa samajyA ane rAjya AjJAne mAthe caDAvI. Ama AbhAnagarImAM triyArAjya thayuM. vIramatIe kaDakarIte rAjyanu sukAna saMbhALyu. moTA moTA sAmante tene anusaravA lAgyA. ane tenuM rAjya caMdrakumAra karatAM paNa savAyu sIdhIrIte cAlavA lAgyuM. kei cuke cA karI zakayuM nahi. sumati pradhAna paNa rAja mAtAnA ananya upAsaka thaye ane te eka vakhata tenI pAse AvI kahevA lAgyuM. rAjamAtA ! zuM rAjyanA sarasa daura cAle che. vAdha ane bakarI tamArA pratApathI eka Are pANI pIe che. tamArI hAka nagarImAM evI mesI che ke tame eka vakhata cAmaDAnuM nANu calAve! te paNa koi cuMcA kare tema nathI. duniyAmAM te vRddha thAya tyAre name paNa tame te bIjA khadhAne namAvyA che. vIramatI khuba rAjI thaI ane tene lAgyu ke have ApaNuM kAI nAma de tema nathI. ' ( 3 ) eka vakhata maMtrI vIramatInA AvAse AvyA. tyAre vIramatInI pAse eka seAnAnu piMjara paDayuM hatuM ane temAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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214 kathAsAgara kukaDA Ama tema kudatA hatA. maMtrI elyA 'rAjamAtA ! A kukaDA pALavAnA zAkha tamane kayAre thayA ? rAjamAtA elI. 'mane teA kukaDAne zekha nathI. paNa vahune AnaMda karavA A kukaDA kharIdyo che. bhale khicAre khAya pIe ane tenu nasIma hoya tyAMsudhI Anada kare.' sumati matrI AyeA * kharIdyo hoya te tenu kharca rAjyamAM paDavuM joiene? te te paDayuM nathI tethI lAge che ke tamane koie ApyA haze ?" maMtrI ! tamane phrI ekavAra kahI dauM ke huM kAMIpaNu kahuM temAM zaMkA ke tarka vitarka na karavA. mArI khAkhatamAM keinI cAMpalAza mane gamatI nayI. zuM amArI pAse evuM kAMI nathI ke kukaDA kharIdavA rAjyanI tijorImAMthI paisA laie tAja kharIdAya ? amAre keTalAka kharca rAjyamAM na noMdhAvavA hAya tA na paNa lakhAvIe tethI zuM?" kaDaka avAje vIramatIe kahyuM. 'mAtA ! huM bhUlI gayA mane teA pelI reAjanI hisAbI vahIvaTanI cikAsa karavAnI Teva paDI gayelI eTale melyuM. mArA khelavAmAM tame jarA paNa kheDu na lagADazeA. ' vAta pheravI vALatAM maMtrI elyA. A vAta vakhate guNAvaLI pAsenAja khaMDamAM hatI. vIramatI ubhI thai gaI ane maMtrI paNa ubhA thayA. jatAM jatAM teNe reAI rAI rAtI karela AMkhavALI guNAvalIne joi. maMtrIne zA mATe raDo che ? te puchavAnuM mana thayuM paNu vimAtAnI bIke te kAMipaNu puchyA vinA cAlavA lAgyA te vakhate guNAvaLIe kara saMjJAthI maMtrIne samajAvI dIdhu ke caMdrarAjA ja A kukaDA thayA che ane tene vimAtAe banAvyA che. ' 6 For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra 15 maMtrIe A jANyuM paNa tenA pratikAra karavAnI tenAmAM tAkAta nahAtI tethI manamAM duHkha dharI peAtAne ghera Avce. (4) vIramatI nirbhaya thakI pALe rAjya akhaMDa AvIne kaMI namyA pRthvIpALa pracaMDa, vIramatInI AbhAnagarImAM purI dhAka hatI paNa bIje te evI vAta uDI. ke AbhAnagarInA rAjya kuMTuMbamAM kaleza che ane tene lai vimAtA vIramatIe cadra rAjAne kukaDA manAvI pote rAjA banI beThI che. strI game tevI hAMzIyAra hAya paNa tenI buddhi tA paganI pAnIe ne ? tenI pAsethI rAjya khu McavI levuM temAM zI visAta? A tarkanA lAbha levAnu paDezanA hemAlayanA rAjA hemarathanuM mana thayuM. teNe eka dUta vIramatI pAse mekalye. A dUta tenA rAjAne saMdeza laI AbhAnagarI rAjasabhAmAM Avye. rAjAnA si MhAsana upara vIramatI beThI hatI sAme badhA matrIe ane rAjya kacArI beThA hatA tyAM te khelyuM. mArA rAjA kahevarAve che ke 'rAMDa ! te rAjya karI zakatI haze. rAjya pAlana te maradanuM kAma che. vIramatI ! rAjya amane havAle kara ane rANI vAsamAM pesI jA. sIdhIrIte mAnIza te sArU nahitara ceTalA khe`cI hemaratha baLatkAre kADhaze.' kUta hajI pUrU khele te pahelAM te vIramatI krodhathI saLagI uThI ane melI. 'e cUpa kara. tArA rAjA kei kSatriyANInA chekarA nathI lAgatA. kei rAMDIrAMDaneA pAchaLathI janmele lAge che. mele zuM vaLe. kSatriya putra hAya tA vhelA thai laDavA For Private And Personal Use Only

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256 kathAsAgara Ave. pAchalA dIvasanA parAbhava mane lAge che ke te bhUlI gayA che. AbhAnuM te parAkrama tenuM teja che. vIramatIne hajIteNe joI nathI tethIja te uMcA nIcA thatA lAge che. kIDIne pAMkha maravA mATeja Ave che tema tenA tarakharATa nAza mATeja che. A pachI vIramatIe dUtane gaLuM pakaDI bahAra dhakelyA.' dUta hemaratha rAjA pAse paheAMcyA. teNe rAjAne spaSTa kahyuM rAjan! vIramatI strI che tethI tenu rAjya jaladI khu McavI levAze tema mAnavuM bhUla bharelu che. te te sAkSAt caMDikA jevI che. tenuM teja ane kaDapa bhalabhalA rAjAmAM na hAya tevA che. mATe je karA te vicAra karI karaze. ' : abhimAnanI parAkASThAe caDela hemarathe A na mAnyuM ane teNe yuddhanI nAkhata vagADI. sainya ekatra thayuM ane te sUca karatuM AbhAnA sImADe AvyuM. AbhAnI pAse AvatAM hemarathane khakhara paDI ke AbhAnagarImAM bhale puruSa rAjA na hoya paNa zrI rAjAe tenA Dhora vyavasthita saMbhAryAM che. AbhAnagarInA lekene vIramatI upara jarUra abhAva che. chatAM peAtAnA rAjya mATe teA magarUra eTalA badhA che ke kAipaNa bhAge anyanA te paga AbhAmAM naja joie.' vIramatIe sumatine meAlAvyo ane kahyuM * pradhAna ! tame lazkara laI jAo ane hemarathanA parAbhava kare. huM' lakSyaranI AgevAnI levA ane laDavA taiyAra chuM paNa mane A nAma sAthe laDatAM zarama Ave che. mArI to tAkAta tene tenA sainyamAMthIja ekalA upADI lAvavAnI che paNa tema nathI kavuM. tame je rIte thatuM hAya te rIte taiyArI karI laDI tenA parabhava kareza niHzaMka jaya ApaNe che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra 257 taravAre khakhaDI sumati lazkarane AgevAna baje sAmate ane sainya Abhane kAje laDAImAM jhukyA. teoe hemaranA lakarane kacaraghANa vALI cAre bAjuthI hemarathane jIvato pakaDI temaNe pAMjarAmAM nAMkhe ane te muchAlA gaNutA hemarane vIramatI pAse hAjara karavAmAM AvyuM. vIramatI bolI. "kema muchALA nareza! huM te raMDA eTale rAMDelI nArI chuM. paNa tuM te raMDAputra rAMDarAMDane putra puruSAtana gumAvI beThela paMDha chene? e uMcuM tAka ane javAba Apa. abaLA huM ke tuM ? have tAruM abhimAna utaryuM ke nahi? keTalIyevAra AbhAe tane parAbhava karyo che chatAM tane kema laDavAnuM gAMDapaNa thaI Ave che? sumati maMtrI belyo. "mAtA ! have te pAmarane vadhu kahevAne zuM artha che? duniyAmAM tenA jevA keI mUrkha hoya che ke je pitAnI zaktine vicAra karyA vinA kudAkuda kare che ane pachIthI pastAya che." hemaratha be "mAtA ! huM bhUlyo. mane tamArI zaktinuM bhAna na hatuM. meM Aje jAyuM ke Apa strI nathI paNa devI che. huM tamArI AjJAne have nahi mane jIvitadAna Ape. ' maMtrI ane rANIe vicAra karI tene jIvitadAna ApyuM hemaratha AbhAne khaMDIye rAjA thaye. vIramatInI hAka rAjyamAM te hatI paNa deza paradeza paNa phelAI. have kaI AbhA sAme najara nAkhe tema hatuM nahi. 17 For Private And Personal Use Only

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132 dAnanI utsukatA yAne phUMkaDA ( 1 ) rAjyamAtA ! mArUnAma zivakuMvara mArI sAthe mArA pAMcase| sAthIdAra che. badhA nATaka kaLAmAM kuzaLa che. A pAMcaseAmAM paNa mArI putrI zivamALA sarvazreSTha nRtyakaLA kuzaLa che. ame gAmegAma nATaka karIe chIe ane leAke tathA rAjAne rajata karI dAna laI amAre nirvA karIe chIe ame AbhAnagarIne vaibhava ane kIrti sAMbhaLI ahiM AvyA chIe te| amArU nATaka jue. rAjasabhAmAM vIramatIne zivakuMvara nATakIyAe vinaMti karI. , vIramatI paNa hemarathanI jIta pachI kAI eka Ana utsava AbhAmAM ujavAya te IcchatI hatI tethI teNe nATaka karavAnI samati ApI. AbhAnagarInA cAkamAM nATakIyA zivakuMvare mATe vAMsa rUAkhyA. e vAMsane teNe cArebAju doraDAbAMdhI majabuta karyAM ane pachI vAMsa upara eka khIle ThokayA ane tenA upara sopArI eThavI. nagara leka badhu cAgAnamAM ekaThuM thayuM. rAjyamAtA vIramatInu si hAsana paNa ma`DAyu. guNAvaLI paNa gokhe AvI kukaDAnuM pAMjarU pAse rakhI nATaka jevA beThI. 7 For Private And Personal Use Only

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6 carAnuM caritra 259 nATakIyAoe dhALAM mAMDhA karyAM, hoTha lAla karyA, ra MgaeraMgI pAyajAmA paheryAM ane DhAla mRdaMga ane kAMsI joDA vagADatA aheA aDDA bhalA bhalA 'nI bUma pADatA. lekanI najarane temaNe temanI sanmukha karI. page ghugharIonA dhamakAra karatI zivamALA AvI. zaraNAi ane mRda ganA avAja vacce te kITakITa karatI vAMsa upara caDI ane arAbara seApArI upara peAtAnI nAbhi TekavI vAMsa upara cakkara karatu hoya tema teNe tenA zarIrane kLyu. leke A jue che tyAM te zivamALAe gulAMTa mArI Akhu zarIra u karI mAthA nIce sepArIne rAkhI pharatI uMdhI putaLInI peThe zarIne pheravyu. badhA ekITase jotA hatA tyAM khIjI gulAMTa khAi seApArIne eka paga nIce rAkhI bIjo paga addhara karI teNe peAtAnI kAyAne bhamADo. nIce naTA jesathI vAMjitrA vagADatA hatA tee addhara zvAse zivamALA sAme jotA hatA tA kSaNabhara leAkeAnI sAme temanA hAvabhAva nihALatA hatA. adhAtuM citta ane najara zivamALAnI nATakakaLAmAM etapreta hatI. vakhata khuma thayA eTale zivakuMvare tene nIce utArI. naTe badhA tene bheTayA ane tha thai karatA caMdrarAjAnA guNugAvA lAgyA. 'bhale bhale AbhA, ane tenA bhalA bhalA rAjAca' vIramatIne nATaka gamyuM. paNa caMdranA yaza na gamyA. vIramatI AgaLa naTIe hAtha dharyAM paNa tene kAMi na maLyuM eTale teNe khIjI trIjIvAra aneka nATaka kaLA batAvI. ane phrI phrI caMdrarAjAnA ane AbhAnA guNu gAyA. leke badhA dAna ApavA taiyAra thayA paNa rAjamAtA vIramatI jyAMsudhI kAMi na Ape tyAMsudhI khIne kANu Ape ?

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kathAsAgara pAMjarAmAM rahela kukaDA banela caMdrarAjAne pAMjarAmAM rahe cena na paDayuM. naTa bhalA bhalA karI caMdrarAjAnI gheASaNa kare tyAre kukaDe pAMkha phaphaDAvI bahAra nIkaLavA mathata ane vicArate ke Ate naTanI jAta dAna maLe te gAme gAma vakhANa kare ane na maLe te nI de. Aje dAna apAze te sAruM nahitara te Thera Thera mArA ane AbhAnA avaguNa gAze. ene bicArAne khabara nathI ke caMdra te kukaDe thaye che. te rAjA hatA te tene kayArane dhanathI bharI dIdho hota. zuM karuM ? zuM ApuM. teNe pAkhAne jesathI phaphaDAvI ane pAse paDeluM senAnuM kALuM dhaba karIne nIce pheMkayuM. dUra ubhelA zivakuMvare A joyuM ane te teNe jhaDapa karIne laI lIdhuM. zivakuMvara bhalA bhalA caMdrarAjA bolate suvarNa kacelAne laI nAcavA mAMDe tyAM te nagarajane taraphathI eka pachI eka eneka bheTene varasAda thaye. naTe rAjI rAjI thaI gayA. leke verANA. vIramatI paNa tyAMthI pitAnA AvAse AvI paNa tene muddala khabara na hatI ke A kacoluM pheMkanAra kukaDA che tethI teNe maMtrIne belAvI kahyuM. "gAmamAM e karyo pAka che ke mArA pahelAM teNe dAna ApyuM? mane lAge che ke mane oLakhanArAmAMthI te kaI e nahi heya paNa kaI sALe meTo thayo hoya ane ajANye ahiM Avyo hoya teNe dhananA utpAdathI Ama karyuM lAge che. meM koNe dAna ApyuM te jANyuM nathI. je jAyuM heta te tenI purI khabara laI leta.. maMtrI bele. "mAtA ! zeSa na kare. game teNe dAna For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMdarAjAnuM caritra ra62 ApyuM hoya te paNa te tamArI to prajAja che ne? teNe ApaNe te yazaja vadhAryo che ne? vIramatI belI "maMtrI ! AvuM na bese. prajA eTale zuM? eNe viveka te rAkhavuM joIe ke nahi ? maMtrI cUpa rahyo. ane potAnA sthAne , vIramatIne AkhIrAta UMgha na AvI. tene caMdranA prajAjane vacce jorazerathI vakhANa thAya te na gamyA. teNe pharIvAra nATakIyAone nATaka karAvavAnuM icchayuM ane tene A dAna ApanAra caMdrane prazaMsaka keNa che. te zodhI kADhavAnuM mana thayuM. (2) bIje divase paNa nATakIyAone nATaka karavAnuM teNe pharamAna karyuM. nATakIyAoe gaI kAla karatAM paNa savAyAM bharata vigerenAM aneka nATako karyo. nATaka pUrNa karyA bAda naTa caMdrarAjAnI jaya bolato vIramatI pAse AvI ubhe. vIramatIe kAMI na ApyuM eTale kukaDA thayela caMdrarAjAe josathI pAMkhe phaphaDAvI bIjuM sonAnuM kANuM pADI bheTa karyuM. A bheTa thatAM ja prajAe paNa nATakIyAne dAna ApyuM. A bheTa kukaDA banela caMdrarAjAe karI che te vIramatI barAbara joI gaI. tene krodha ekadama bhabhUkI uThaye paNa te teNe turta te manamAM samAvyuM, paraMtu lekenA verAyA bAda te talavAra laI sIdhI guNavaLInA AvAse pahoMcI ane pAMjaruM hAthamAM pakaDI kukaDAne kodhathI kahevA lAgI. duSTI hajI paNa tane zAna AvatI nathI? jIvate rAkhe eTale A badhA cALA kare che ane huM caMdra chuM tema jaNa For Private And Personal Use Only

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262 kathAsAgara vavA mAge che kema? paNa yAda rAkha ke huM Aje tane jIvate cheDavAnI nathI." kukaDe taraphaDavA lAgyuM. tene lAgyuM ke have huM bacIza nahi. guNavaLI vacce paDI ane vinavaNu karatI kahevA lAgI mAtA ! ene bicArAne dAnanI thoDI ja khabara paDe che. pANI pItAM kaceluM paDI gayuM lAge che. paisAnA athI nATakIe mAnyuM ke mane eNe dAna ApyuM. e bicAre dAnamAM zuM samaje che ?" guNavaLIe mAMDamAMDa ramatI pAsethI kukaDAne bacAvyA vIramatI "pharI AvI bhUla karI te maryo samajaje' kahI dhamakAvatI pitAnA AvAse gaI. (3) trIjA divase paNa nATakIyAe nATaka AraMhyuM. thA ye hai thavA mAMDayuM. A vakhate kukaDe zivamALAne kahyuM. "he bALA! tuM pakSanI bhASA sArI rIte jANe che tethI huM tane mArI vAta kahuM chuM huM pite caMdra rAjA chuM mane ramatIe kukaDe banA vyA che. A nATakamAM tuM vIramatIne prasanna karI mane bheTamAM mAgI leje. paMsAne lebha tuM rakhe rAkhatI. huM tArI pAse AvIza pachI huM mArI badhI ApavItI kahIza." zivALAe A badhI vAta tenA pitA zivakumArane kahI. nATaka purUM thatAM zivakumAra bhalA bhalA kahete vIramatInI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. vIramato have AnaMda pAmI ane bolI mAga mAga, mAge te ApuM." zivakumAre kahyuM "emaja che te mArI putrIne ramavA For Private And Personal Use Only

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24 caMdarAjAnuM caritra mATe A pAMjarAmAM rahela kukaDe Apa mAre paisA TakAnI kAMI jarUra nathI." vIramatI belI "are temAM te zuM mAgyuM. tuM hAthI, gheDA, hIrA bIjuM game te mAga. A kukaDe te vahune ramavA mATe rAkhe che. tene huM AvuM te te bicArI dubhAya mATe bIjuM mAga." naTa be "kukaDe ApatAM tame acakAo che te pachI bIjuM zuM ApavAnAM che?" naTa ekane be na thaye eTale vIramatIe kukaDA levA pradhAnane guNAvaLI pAse mokale. te guNavaLI pAse gayo ane teNe nATakIyAne bheTa ApavA kukaDAnI mAgaNI karI. sAthe sAthe kahyuM "rANI! AmAM bahu vicAra na kare. kukaDe. jIvate haze te koI dIvasa caMdrarAjA thaze. paNa ahiM rahevAthI keI vAra vIramatInA hAthe mRtyu pAmyA te haMmeza mATe khAI besaze. mATe meha cheDe ane bhaviSyane vicAra karI suprata karo. kare kacchamAM pADavA durjana koDa upAya puNyavaMtane te savi, sukhanA kAraNuM thAya, vIramatI bhale ema mAnatI hoya ke huM kukaDo nATakIyAne ApuM eTale te gAmegAma nAcaze ane dukhI thaze. paNa vAstavika rIte nATakIyAne ApavAthI te sukhI thaze. te puNyazALI che eTale tene te Thera Thera mAnaja maLavAnuM che. guNAvaLIne maMtrInI vAta gaLe utarI paNa kukaDAne ApatAM tene jIva na cAlyuM. teNe nATakIyAne pharI sama For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara javI kukaDAnI jIda choDAvavA mATe maMtrIne vinavaNI karI. paNa maMtrIe te na mAnyuM eTale teNe tenA hAthamAM pAMjaruM ApatAM kukaDAne kahyuM "nAtha! mane na bhUlaze. huM tamane chUTA pADavA mAgatI nathI paNa chUTA paDavAmAM bhaviSyamAM hita che tema mAnI chUTA pADuM chuM. nAtha! mArA badhA aparAdhanI kSamA Apaze. ane te tame hRdayathI jarA paNa visaraze nahi ane tame paNa mane visAraze nahi." kukaDAe paNa paga vatI akSara lakhI kahyuM dhaNa mana haraNa ma karIza phIkara lagAraje na mile tuja meLo jAta gayA pachI re le priye! mArI phikara karIza nahi. huM jIvate haIza te. tane maLyA vinA nahi rahuM. ane mane chUTo karavAmAMja mArA prANa akhaMDa raheze. kukaDe ane guNavaLI bane AMsu sAthe chUTAM paDayAM pradhAne pAMjaruM lAvI vIramatIne ApyuM ane vIramatIe te pAMjaruM zivakumAra nATakIyAne seMgyuM. nATakIyAe "bhalA bhalA" karI vIramatInA anahada vakhANa karyA. zivakumAra ane zivamALA kurkaTa maLatAM khuba AnaMda pAmyAM. te pAMjarAne pitAnA AvAse lAvyAM ane zayyA upara mukI tenI sAme hAtha joDI te belyAM. "kuTarAja ! tame amArA rAjA che. ame tamArA sevaka chIe. ahiM kAMI paNa manamAM ochuM ANaze nahi." A pachI zivamALA roja kuTanI bhakti karatI ane tenI AgaLa mevA mIThAI mukatI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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cadarAjAnuM caritra 25 guNAvaLI pAMjaruM jatAM sAva hatAza thaI tene tene mahela sune bhAsavA lAgyA. jIvana akAruM lAgavA mAMDayuM. A naTa leke zuM mArA nAthane gAme gAma nacAvaze. hajAranuM dAna ApanAra mArA nAthane AgaLa karI zuM A yAcako bhIkha maMgAvaze? tenI sArasaMbhALa keNa karaze? guNAvaLIe caMdranA bhakta sAmaMtu rAjAone "caMdrarAjA kukaDA thayA che ane te nATakIyAne saMpAyA che mATe tenI sAcavaNI rAkhavAnI khAnagI sUcanA ApI. A sAmaMte paNa nATakIyAne maLyA ane kurkaTarAjAnI rakSA mATe sainika banI temanI sAthe joDAyA. eka vahelI paroDhe nATakIyAne mukAma upaDaye Dhela zaraNAIo vAgI. guNAvaLI addhara zvAse mahela upara caDI ane najara pahoMcI tyAM sudhI zivamALAnA mastake rahela kurkaTane teNe joyA karyo zivamALA adazya thatAM guNAvaLIne aMdhArAM AvyAM ane te ekadama jamIna upara paTakAI paDI. DIvAre zuddhi AvatAM sakhIoe samajAvI zAMta karI. pachI vIramatI AvI tene kahevA lAgI. "guNAvaLI mArA tArA vaccenI A Dakhela TaLI. joItuM hatuM ane vaidhe kIdhuM. caMdrane mAre dUra kare hatuM ane nATakIye mAgyo eTale tene ApI, dIdhe have tene jAya nahi ane dAjhavuM ya nahi." guNavaLIne sAsunuM A vacana AkarUM te ghaNuM lAgyuM paNa tene hAjI hA karyA vinA chUTake na hatuM eTale te mana vinA hAjI hAjI karavA mAMDI. - vIramatIe mAnyuM ke "vahu kharekhara AjJAdhArI ane bheLI che. huM kahuM te badhuM tene kabula che. " For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara vIramatI pitAnA AvAse gaI. A pachI guNavaLIne caMdranI virahavALA mALavA lAgI teNe mana ghaNuM vALavA prayatna karyo paNa tene svAmi yAda AvyA vinA rahetA nahi chevaTe te mana vALI AzIrvAda ApI belI. piyu suragiri samajIvajo, vadhaje vaDa vistAra meLAve saMbhArajo ahe jIvana AdhAra A pachI teNe tenuM jIvana tapa ane dhyAnamAM parovyuM kemake dharma eja duHkhanuM kharuM auSadha che. zivakuMvara naTane kAle eka rAjAnA kAphalA je banyA hate. kemake kurkaTanuM pAMjaruM rahetuM tenI AsapAsa cAmara viMjanArA cAmara vijatA hatA ane ghaNI khammAnA pakAra karanArA pokAra karatA hatA. gAme gAma naTe nATaka karatA temAM je bheTa maLatI te badhI sau prathama teo kurkaTa rAjAne dharatA ane pachI ja tene te upayoga karatA. prayANa karatAM karatAM nATakIyAo pRthvIbhUSaNa nagaramAM AvyA. A nagaranA rAjA arimardane jAyuM ke kurkaTa e caMdrarAjA che tethI teNe kuTarAjAnI atyaMta bhakti karI ane teNe aneka bheTe nATakIyAone ApI. khuda rAjA ghaNe dUra sudhI teone vaLAvavA gaye. nATakIyAo A pachI siMhaladvIpa gayA. ahinA rAjAnI rAe nATakIyAo pAse kukaDAnI ja mAgaNI karI. nATakIyA For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra 217 ee rAjAne kukaDA ApavAnI sApha nA suNAvI. AnA pariAme nATakIyA ane sihularAjA vacce jhapAjhapI thai. pariNAme nATakIyAja caMdrarAjAnA pratApe jItyA paraMtu temane kAMi siMhalamAM rAjya naheAtu karavu tethI te te rAjya teneja pAchuM soMpI tenI pAsethI daMDa lai AgaLa cAlyA. cAlatAM cAlatAM pAtanapura AvyA. (7) peAtanapura nagaramAM jayasiMhu nAme rAjA rAjya karatA hatA tene subuddhi nAmanA buddhi nidhAna maMtrI hatA. A maMtrIne lIlAvatI nAme rUpa rUpanA akhA sarakhI putrI hatI. A lIlAvatInAM lagna kAmadeva sarakhA te nagaranA lIlAdhara nAmanA zreSThiputra vere thayAM. lIlAdhara ane lIlAvatI sukha pUrvaka jIvana jIvatA hatA. tyAM eka vakhata lIlAdhara pAse eka bhikhArIe bhIkha mAgI. lIlAdhare abhimAnathI tene tiraskA. eTale te elyu. gheADA karIe DhamakA jAvA gho ima dharaNI dhamakA capalA vIjaLI camakA garava na kIje re e sadguru zikhalaDI. je nija bhujabaLa dhana na mAre thiMga dhig jIvita tehanu kumAra ! bahu jora na rAkhe| A badhI saMpatti ane yauvana vijaLInA camakArA jevuM che. tame ATalA badhA gava zAnA upara karA che? A kAMI tamArI kamANI nathI ? For Private And Personal Use Only

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268 kathAsAgara lIlAdharane cAnaka lAgI ane teNe paradeza javAnuM nakkI karyuM. lIlAvatIe patine ghaNuM samajAvyo paNa te ekane be na thayuM. Akhare maMtrI lIlAdharane ghera AvyA ane kahyuM zeTha paradeza javuM hoya te bhale jAe paNa sAruM muhUrta jevarAvaze ke emane ema jaze ?" - lIlAdhare muhUrtanI vAta kabula karI. jezIo AvyA teoe paMcAMgane Amatema pheravyuM ane belyA. "cha mahinAmAM te kaI sAre pega prayANune nathI paNa jyAre savAre vahele kukaDe bese tyAre prayANa karavAmAM Ave to akhuTa dhana maLe.' lIlAdhare A muhurta kabula karyuM. te roja savAranA kukaDAnA zabdanI jhaMkhanA kare paNa patanapuramAM eka paNa kukaDe maMtrIe rahevA dIdhuM hoya te te belene? kemake svAratha sAdhana kAja caturanara te kima avasara cukere svArtha sAdhavA catura nara avasara cukatA nathI. tema maMtrIe rakhene kukaDAne zabda sAMbhaLI lIlAdhara paradeza na cAlyA jAya mATe kukaDe ja rahevA dIdho na hate. A vAtane barAbara cha mahInA thayA haze tyAM zivakuMvaranuM nATakamaMDaLa pitanapuramAM AvyuM ane maMtrIne gharanI najIkaja cokamAM temaNe paDAva nAMkhe. AgalI rAte naTarAje kurkaTane kahyuM "kAle savAre avAja na karaze. kemake maMtrI kurkaTane duzmana che." kurkaTe A vAta svIkArI paNa rojanI Tevane laI savAra thatAMja teNe "kukUre phUka" karyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMdarAjAnuM caritra 29 lIlAdhara A zabda sAMbhaLatAMja ghaDI palANI paradeza upaDI gaye. lIlAvatIe A vAta pitAnA pitA maMtrIne kahI ane te rotAM retAM belI "pitAjI! mAre mana chevaTe kukaDe thaye. A duzmana mane zodhI Ape ane mane sepe." maMtrIe tapAsa karI te naTa maMDaLa pAse rahele kukaDe belele jaNA. paNa temanI pAsethI te kukaDa leve tene azakaya lAge. kemake te naTa ddhivaMta hatA. sAmaMta vige-- renA sinyA ! hatA ane paradezI hatA. tethI teNe mAtra temanI pAse eTalIja mAgaNuM karI ke "naTarAja ! mAre tamAro kukaDe sadA mATe nathI joIte paNa kSaNabhara mArI putrIne ramavA Apa. tamane mAro bharoMse paDe te mATe tenA badalAmAM huM mArA putra tamAre tyAM muku chuM. huM tamane kurkaTa Ape pachI tame mane mAre putra pAcho Apaje. mAre aNubhaoNsa na rAkhaze." A pachI zivakumAre pAMjaruM maMtrIne ApyuM ane maMtrIe te lIlAvatIne ApI kahyuM. putri ! kurkaTane Thapako Apavo hoya te bhale Apaje paNa tenuM kaMI virUpa na karIza. meM putra mukI A kurkaTa tane Apyo che mATe Ane thApaNa samajaje.' lIlAvatIne pAMjarU letAM te kurkaTa upara dveSa hate paNa kurkaTane jotAM ja tene dveSa dUra thA. te kurkaTa pratye belI. "rUpALA kurkaTa ! tame uparathI te suMdara dekhAo che paNa aMdarathI suMdarahetate mArI sAthe jarUra phegaTa vaira na bAMdhata. tame bolavA eTale mAro pati paradeza gaye. huM virahiNI banI. pakSirAja ! For Private And Personal Use Only

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7 kathAsAgara virahiNInA du:khanI tamane zI khabara paDe ? pUrva bhave keinA viraha pADelA tyAre teA tamAre pikSa thavuM paDayuM ane have paNa zAmATe AvA viraha pADI che ?' lIlAvatI vadhu khele te pahelAM tA kukuTa taraphaDavA lAgyA ane vihvaLa khanI mUrchA pAmyA. lIlAvatI camakI A zuM thayuM ? te elI. 'pikSa ! tamane mAreA khela kema ATale badhA AkarA lAgyA ? mArA karatAM paNa zu tame vadhu virahI che ke kema ?' pikSae nakhathI lakhI peAtAnI Atma kathA jaNAvI kahyu * lIlAvatI ! tArA pita tA paradeza gayelA kAle pAche pharaze paNa mArI guNAvaLInuM zuM thaze? ame vikhuTAM paDelAM kayAre maLazuM tenu theADuM ja lekhuM che? du:kha tAre vadhu che ke mAre ? mArI nAra mArA pratye khuba ghelo che. chatAM mAre cheADavI paDI che, tenu zuM ?' lIlAvatI kuTanI vAta sAMbhaLI dhIraja pAmI ane melI. ' bhAI ! tuM dhIraja dhara kAle sau sArAM vAnAM thaze. tArU pakSipaNuM TaLe tyAre mane tuM jarUra yAda karaje. huM tArI AjathI mahena chuM ane tuM mAreA bhAI che. ' kuTe A vAta kabula karI eTale lIlAvatIe ku Ta maMtrIne pAche soMpyA. matrIe kukuTa sahita pAMjarU nATa kIyAone ApyuM. A pachI nATakIyAe aneka bheTa lai patanapurathI pharatA pharatA AbhApurI cheoDayA pachI kharAkhara navavarSe vimalApurI AvyA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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133 sUrajakuMDano mahimA kUTamAMthI caMdrakumAra ' yAne sakhio ! mArUM DAbuM aMga pharake che. zarIranAM rUvAM khaDAM thAya che, devInuM vacana seLa varSanuM hatuM tethI mane lAge che ke mane mArA nAtha Aja kAlamAM maLaze. paNa bIjI zaMkA e thAya che ke 1800 ejana dura rahela AbhApurIthI mAro nAtha acAnaka Ave te bane kema?seLa soLa varSanA vahANamAM teNe mArI khabara paNa puchAvI nathI? kAgaLa patra paNa keI dIvasa lakhe nathI. te te taddana ninehI banI mane sAva visarI gayuM che e ekAeka kema Ave ?" premalAe sakhione kahyuM. sakhio bolI. "enuM kAMI na kahevAya? e te vicAra palaTAyo hoya te jema tane ahiM paraNavA AvyA hatA tema AvI paNa pahoMce. devavacana mithyA thoDuM ja thAya? bena ! piyaranuM sukha game teTaluM hoya paNa strIne te sAsaruM ja sAruM lAge." A vAte cAle che tyAM eka rAjasevaka AvyuM ane kahevA lAge "hena ! Apane rAjA rAjasabhAmAM bolAve che. AbhApurIthI eka naTamaMDaLa AvyuM che. te avanavA khela For Private And Personal Use Only

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272 kathAsAgara kare che te jovA padhAre. saMbhava che ke tenI pAsethI AbhA narezanI paNa keTalIka vigata maLe. premalA A sAMbhaLI AnaMda pAmI. sakhio sAthe paravArI rAjasabhA tarapha cAlI. kurkaTe vimalApurInA parisaramAM pesatAMja jyAM Avyo ubhe rahyo hate te jagyA oLakhI, pachI kanakarathane utAre je ane jyAM premalA sAthe hAtha meLA karyo hate te jagyA paNa joI. kukaDe tenA pakSipaNunuM duHkha bhUle. te AnaMdathI nAcI uThaye ane manamAM be. "vimAtA vIramatI tAruM kalyANa thaje. teM mane je kukaDe na banAvyuM heta ane narTane na pe heta te A nagarane huM jevata zI rIte ?" naTamaMDaLa pharatuM pharatuM rAjasabhAmAM AvyuM ane rAjAne namI AjJA laI nATaka karavA mAMDayuM. cekamAM vacce vacce vAMsa rAkhe deraDAM bAMdhyAM. zivamALA suMdara vastro paherI vAMsa nIce ubhI rahI. sau prathama te puSpanA DhagalA upara mukelA pAMjarAmAM rahela kukuMdarAjAne namI ane te pachI saDasaDa karatI vAMsa upara caDI teNe aneka kaLAo batAvI. lekenuM citta te vAMsanI kaLAo jevAmAM tallIna banyuM paNa premalAnuM citta te pAMjarA ane kuTa uparaja cuMTayuM. kurkaTa paNa premalAne jotAM turta tene oLakhI gaye ane kudAkuda karavA mAMDa. khela puro thatAM zivamALAne aneka bheTe prajA janee ApI. zivamALAe badhI bheTa kurkaTa samakSa dharI tene te page For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdrarAjAnu' caritra 173 lAgI. eTale makaradhvaje A ku Ta kANu che ? ane tame kema ATaluM badhu tenu sanmAna sAcavA che. te puchyu. zivamALA mAlI 'rAjana A amAre| rAjA che. ame AbhApurImAM gayA hatA. tyAre amane rAjya mAtA vIramatI taraphathI A bheTamAM maLyuM che. enA AvyA pachI amane ghaNI Rddhisiddhi maLI che. enA pratApathI ame Thera Thera sanmAna pAmIe chIe. e amArUM hRdaya che. te amArA nAtha che. ame tenA sevaka chIe, mATeja ame tene jarApaNu aLagA mukatA nathI. makaradhvaje pAMjaruM hAthamAM laI temAM rahela kukaDAne hAthamAM lIdheA. kukaDA ane rAjA khukha harSita thayA. A pachI rAjAe kukaDAne premalAnA hAthamAM ApyA. kukaDA premalAnA hAthamAM AvatAM te pukti khanI khuba nAcyA. jANe te tenA hRdayamAM pesavA mathatA hoya tema teNe ghaNI pAMkhA phaDAvI. premalA paNa Anada Anada thai tene bheTI. tene soLa varSoMnA patinA viyega patinA gharanA kukaDA maLatAM eche! thatA hoya tema lAgyo. te tene cUmI ane pakSipaNa tene cUmate hoya tema karavA lAgyuM. rAjAe gheADIvAra pachI pAMjarU naTane ApyuM ane kahyuM 'naTarAja ! ahiM vadhu dIvasa rahA te sArUM. tamArUM nATaka amane bahu gamyuM che. ahiMthI javAnI utAvaLa na karaze. naTarAja melyA ' rAjan amArI icchA teA tame AjJA Ape te cAramAsa ahiM rahevAnI che kemake ceAmAsuM beThu che eTale bIje jai sthiratA karIe te karatAM ahiM zuM 12 For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara khoTuM che? tamAre amArA upara bhAva che te amAre bIje javAnI zI jarUra che? - makaradhvaja rAjAe kahyuM "sukhethI cAramAsa rahe amane AnaMda raheze. paNa mArI eka vinati mAnaze. A kuTa mArI putrI premalAnA patinA gharane che. patine jaMkhatAM teNe seLa varSa kADhayAM che. tene A pakSi cAra mAsa purate Apa te te tene ramADI kAMIka saMteSa pAme." naTarAje kahyuM "ene javAba vicArI kAle ApIza." naTarAja AvAse AvyuM ane zivamALane rAjAnI mAgaNI kahIM. A sAMbhaLI kurkITa khuba AnaMda pAme tene te bhAvatuM hatuM ane vaidhe kIdhuM tenA jevuM thatuM hatuM. zivALA samajI gaI ke kurkaTa ahiM rahevA mAgato nathI tethI te tenI bhASAmAM bolI "nAtha ! ame Apane ghaNuM ghaNuM sAcavyA che. tamArA kAje mArgamAM keinA jhaghaDA heryA che ane hRdayathI jarApaNa visAre pADayA nathI chatAM kema acAnaka tamane amAzathI chUTA thavAnuM mana thAya che." kurkaTe premalAne kahyuM e nagaranA rAvanI, che putrI guNavaMta naTaka ehano, kahuM tujane huM kaMta e mATe paMkhI ryo mujane je vimAta. bheLI bALA ! tuM manamAM duHkha na lAva. huM tAre eziMgaNa chuM te mane jIvatadAna ApyuM che. hRdayanA peThe sAcavyuM che. paNa A premalA mArI soLa SaSa pahelAMnI parakhetara strI che. tenA kAraNe ja mArA upara vimAtA vIramatI khIjAI ane mane pakSi banAvyuM che. mAre ane ene saMyoga For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra 275 teme na maLyAM hatA te banataja nahi. AthI huM tenI pAse javA IcchuM chuM. tame mArA ghaNA upakArI che bAkI huM tamArA upakArane kema bhuluM? zivamALA belI "rAjana ! sArUM huM tamArI IcchA che te cAra mAsa mATe tamane premalAne seMpuM chuM. mane paNa AnaMda thAya che ke amArI karelI cAkarI Aje saphaLa thaI." zivakumAre kurkaTanuM pAMjaruM rAjAne ApyuM ane kahyuM rAjan A sAmAnya pakSi na samajaze te amAre rAjA che. tamArA tyAM tenuM kalyANa thAo ane tamAruM paNa kalyANa thAo." rAjAe te kurkaTa premalAne seM . suNa paMkhI tuja nagara ke bhUpati muja vAlama paNa meM dramaka daSTAnne hAthe Avyo gamio kare neha jagamAM sAhile paNa dehile niravaha kukuMda! tuM AbhAne rAjakuTuMbamAM rahyo che. mArA pati caMdrarAjA che. tAro rAjA rUpALe kaLAvAna paNa zuM e nirdaya che ke mane paraNe seLa varSa thayAM chatAM te mane yAda paNa nathI karate ? meTA mANasa te sAmAnya sanehane paNa pALe chatAM te te badhA vacce mane para che chatAM kAyara thaI cAlI nIkaLe ane kAgaLa paNa nathI lakhate? kurkaTa ! mAruM mana te AbhA pahecavA ghaNuM talase che paNa huM tyAM jAuM zI rIte ? vaLI mArA A viraDanI kathA e keNuM paropakArI che ke je jaIne tene kahe. kurkaTa ! te rAjakuLamAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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raha kathAsAgara vasatAM keAivAra mArI kathA rAjA pAsethI sAMbhaLI che kharI ? dunIyAmAM sneha karavA sahele che paNa nihuvA bahu kaThaNa che. pakSirAja ! tuM mane gAMDIghelo na samajate. meM tane mArA gharanA mANasa mAnI mArA hRdayanI vAta karI che jo ke tu temanA gharanA pakSi che paNa mAre mana to mArA pati sAkSAt mane Aje maLyA hoya tema thAya che. tane dekhI mArA ruvevAM khaDAM thAya che ane jANe huM patine maLatI hAu teTalI vikavara thAuM chuM.' kukuTa kAMi na Aye. mAtra teNe premalA pAse pAMkhA para TAvI AnaMda vyakata karyAM. premalA mukuTa sAthe rAja Ave vineda kare che. te keTalIkavAra caMdrarAjAne upAlaMbha Ave che. keTalIka vAra teneja caMdra samajI chAtI sarasA cAMpe che te keTalIka vAra pazci AgaLa bahu khela khela karavAthI zuM tema paNa mAne che. zivamALA paNa tyAM Ave che ane vAtAmAM vakhata kADhe che. Ama karatAM karatAM kharAkhara cAra mahinA vItyA. vimaLApurI nagarI e siddhAcaLanI taLeTImAM hatI. tethI pAMjarU sAthe lai premalA cAturmAsa vIte siddhAcaLanI yAtrA karavA cAlI. pagale pagale aneka jIvA kalyANa pAmelA te tIrtha bhUmine joi ku TarAjanI bhAvavRddhi thai. premalAnI sAthe teNe paNa RSabhadeva bhagavAnane jIhAryAM ane rAyaNunI AsapAsa pradakSiNA laI tenA phaLane mAMDhAmAM nAMkhI peAtAnA jIvanane dhanya dhanya manAvyuM. premalA bhagavaMtane juhArI ku TarAjane laI surajakuMDa For Private And Personal Use Only

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ca'darAjAnu' ritra 277 pAse AvI. kuMDanA kAMThe esI kheALAmAM kukuTane laI girirAjanAM ce! khatAvatI hatI te vakhate kuTane acAnaka vairAgya jAgye. pramadA ne pakhI thaI nizi vAsara krima jAya dekhI phogaTa guravuM cityu. kimapi na thAya. mane tica ane seALa varSa thayAM chatAM huM tiryaMca maTI mAnava na thayA. huM. Ama kayAM sudhI dekhIne dAjhayA karIza. premalA maLI paNa pakSipaNAmAM rahI tenu ane mArU zu sAka che? kharekhara prema eka bIjAnA paraspara game teTalA hoya paNa du:kha te mANasane peAtAneja bhAgavavu paDe che. badhI mAyA svArthInI che. sagAM vhAlAM badhAM svAthI che. A jIvana jIvavAthI zuM lAbha che ? A pachI kukaDAe AtmaghAtanA vicAra karyAM ane te tuM premalAnA hAthamAMthI chaTakI kuMDamAM paDayA. premalA gabharAi macAveA khacAvAnI bumeA pADI te paNu kukuTanI pAchaLa kuMDamAM paDI ane pakSine pakaDavA jatAM vIramatIe tenA gaLAmAM khadhelA dvArA tenA hAthamAM Avya dvArA jINu hAvAthI te kheMcatAM tuTaye ke tu kukaDA maTI sAcA cadrarAjA thaye. sakhIye eka pachI eka premalAnI pAchaLa kuMDamAM paDI hatI paNa jyAre temaNe kuMDamAM cadrakumArane dekhyA eTale te badhI lajavANI. te kheAlI ahAhA! A tA caMdrarAjA. girirAjanA adhiSThApada devAe caMdrarAjA upara puSpanI vRSTi karI. cadrarAjAthI tI ne mahimA vadhyA, surajakuMDanu For Private And Personal Use Only

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se kathAsAbara jaLa pApane dUra karanArU mahimAvaMtu gaNAyuM. A pachI surajakuMDamAM phrI snAna karI premalA ane caMdra rAjAe RSabhadeva bhagavaMtanI ati bhAvathI bhakti karI ane e tI ne peAtAne jIvitadAna ApanAra mAnI tenI bhaktimAM huMmezAM caMdra tallIna thayA. (4) premalA ane cadrakumAra Ana pAmatAM girirAjathI heTAM utaryo paNa te pahelAM te vimaLApurImAM Thera Thera vAta prasarI gaI hatI ke tIrthanA prabhAvathI kukaDA maTI caMdrarAjA thayela che. tethI jyAre premalA ane cadrakumAra taLeTIe AvyA tyAre rAjA, nagaranA badhA leAke, naTA ane sAmatA vigere vAjiMtrA sAthe temanuM svAgata karavA hAjara hatA. cadrakumAranu bhavya sAmaiyuM thayuM. temanA AnaMdathI makaradhvaja rAjAe bhavya nagarapraveza karAvyeA. rAjAe ane cadrakumAre yAcakane khukha chUTe hAthe dAna ApyuM. Thera Thera vimApurImAM AnaMda maMgaLa ujavAyA. zivakumAra naTa zivALA ane kuTanI sevA karavA rokAyelA sAmatAnA ha na mATe. temane temaNe karelA prayatna saphaLa lAgyA. makaradhvaja rAjAe ane premalAe devanI peThe naTa ane sAmatAne peAtAnA mahAupakArI mAnyA. kuTanu manuSyapaNu thavAthI vimaLApurImAM tI uparanI bhakti anahada vadhI ane surajakuMDanA mahimA paNa jagatamAM mukha vistaryAM. premalA sAcI TharI tenuM kalaMka utaryuM... makaradhvaja rAjAne For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnu' caritra 277 pAtAnA avicArIpaNA mATe zarama upajI. premalAnI teNe kSamA mAgI. A pachI caMdrakumAra tathA premalAnI joDI dunIyAmAM ajoDa prItipAtra manAi. premalA ane cadrakumAre jevuM duHkha bhagavyuM hatu. tevuM sukha meLavyu. seALa varSanA viraha temaNe samAnye ane saMsAra sukha bhAgachyuM. (5) AnaMdanA pura sheja samyAM eTale makaradhvaja rAjAe caMdrarAjAne kahyuM ' rAjana ! seALa varSe paNa ame tamArI nagarInA patto na meLavI zakayA te tame kai rIte eka rAtamAM ahi AvyA hatA ? ane pAchA kaIrIte gayA ? tame zAthI kukaDA thayA ? te vAta jo ke ame bhinna bhinna rIte ghaNI sAMbhaLI che paNu Apaja ApanA maDhe spaSTa kaheA. 6 cadrakumAra olyA ' rAjan ! duHkha kathAne saMbhALavAthI du:kha tAjI thAya che chatAM tamArI sAMbhaLavAnI icchAja hAya te kahuM. * mArI eramAna mAtA vIramatI vidyAvata che. te ane mArI prathamanI srI guNAvalI manne AMkhA upara besI ahiM AvavA taiyAra thayAM. hu chupIrIte A vAta sAMbhaLI te AMkhAmAM bharAyA. AMkhe uDaye ane cAra ghaDImAM ahiM AvyA. te e sAsu vahu AMkhA uparathI utarI AgaLa cAlyAM eTale huM paNa pAchaLa cAlyA. tyAM hiMsaka maMtrInA mANasAe mane pakaDaye ane premalA sAthe bhADe paraNAvavAnuM kabUla karAvyu . paraNatAM paraNatAM me samasyA dvArA mArI oLakhANu ApI. huM khAnuM kADhI premalAthI chaTakayA ane teja AMkhAMmAM phrI bharAI AbhApurI pahAMcyA. rAjan ! A vAta pragaTa thai eTale For Private And Personal Use Only

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280 kathAsAgara vimAtAne mArA upara kApa utaryo. teNe mane kukaDe banAvyuM. A pachI eka vakhata A naTe AbhApurI AvyA temaNe mane vimAtA pAsethI mAgI lIdhuM ane teo pharatA pharatA mane ahiM lAvyA. huM ahiM vimaLagirinA prabhAvathI manudhyapaNuM pApe A che mArI saMkSepa AtmakathA." makaradhvaja rAjAe kahyuM. 'kumAra! "jIvate nara bhadrA pAmaze e kahevata kevI sAcI TharI. kukaDA pAmela tame seLa varSe mAnava thayA. kumAra ! tamArA gayA pachI siMhalarAje kapaTa nATaka karI premalAne viSa kanyA ThazavI. eAchI buddhinA meM premalAne deSita mAnI mAravA hUkama Ape paNa DAhyA maMtrIthI te thatuM aTakayuM. je A kharekhara banyu heta te huM nirdoSa putrIghAtaka Tharata ane vadhumAM mUrkha gaNAta. rAjAne kanakadevaja ane tenA sAgrIte yAda AvyA. teNe sevako dvArA te badhAne rAja sabhAmAM bolAvyA ane kahyuM "tame mArI putrIne viSakanyA TharAvI hatI paNa juo tene badho bheda Aje pragaTa thAya che. putrIne paraNanAra bhAgyazALI A caMdrarAjA tamArI sAme beThA che te che. are kSatriya putra thaI AvuM kapaTa nATaka ArahyuM te zuM tame ThIka karyuM che? koDhIyA putra sAthe kapaTathI anupama bALAne paraNAvI tame zuM 9hANa kADhavAnA hatA ? bhalA mANase A bALAe tamAruM zuM bagADayuM hatuM ke tame badhA bhegA thaI bUmAbuma karI tene viSa kanyA TharAvI ? tame phAMsInI zikSAne gya che? AthI huM tamane badhAne phAMsI ApuM chuM." For Private And Personal Use Only

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cakrarAjAnuM caritra 281 ' siMhularAja ke hiMsaka maMtrI kAMipaNa uttara ApI zakayA nahi AthI caMdrakumAra khelyA. rAjA ! avaguNu karanArane avaguNa karavA te teA dunIyAne svabhAva che. paNa avaguNu karanA ranA paNa guNu karaveA temAMja vaDAi che. keADhIyA putrathI si halarAja du:khI che te jIvatA marelA jevA cheja. tene mArI zu vadhu lAbha levA che ? e bicArA zu kare ? e te nimitta mAtra che. saune saunu bhogavavu paDe che, ' A badhu cAlatu hatu tyAM premalA rAjasabhAmAM AvI ane te paNa khelI ' pitA ! teeA vadha na kare. apakArIne paNa upakArIthI ApaNe jItavA joie. jo temaNe A na karyuM. hAta te huM jagatamAM AvI kema khanata ?' premalAe sa samakSa cadrakumAranA paga dhoyA ane te pANI kuSThi kanakadhvaja upara chAMTayuM. kanakadhvajane kADha tatkALa gaye! ane AkAzamAM devavANI gaI 'caMdrakumAranI tIrthabhaktithI ame prasanna chIe tenu pagale pagale kalyANu che ane teneAkeAi vALa vAMke nahi karI zake.' siMhularAja vigeree makaradhvaja ane cadrakumArane page paDI mAphI mAgI. makaradhvaja rAjAe saune vitAna Apyu. kanakaratha hiMsaka vigere saue cadrakumArane mahA upakArI mAnyA ane te badhA vAraMvAra tene namI peAtAne deza gayA. have caMdrarAnta vimalApurImAM premalAnA premamAM lIna thayA. temane duHkhanA dIvase svapna jevA anyA. rAjAe ApelA peAtAnA AvAse te sukhapUrvaka kALa pasAra karavA lAgyA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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134 pUNyazALIne jya yAne vIramatInuM mRtyu ( 1 ) cAhe tene cAhiye, jyAM lage ghaTameM prANa sayaNabhaNI saMbhArA, eha teha nItANu! eka madhyarAtrie caMdrarAjAnI uMgha uDI gaI tene guNevaLIne sneha yAda AvyuM te vimAtAnI saMgathI unmA caDI paNa tene mArA pratye jarAye prema ocho na hato. teNe pitAnA pApane pazcAtApa AMsunI dhArA varasAvI mArI AgaLa pure karyo che. ane mArI bhaktimAM teNe jarAye kamInA nathI rAkhI. tenAthI chUTA paDatAM meM tene vacana ApyuM che ke huM mAnava thaIza te tane maLyA vinA nahi rahuM.' teNe eka kAgaLa lIdhe ane lakhyuM "vimaLagirinA prabhAvathI mane manuSyapaNuM maLyuM che. tame khuba yAda Ave che huM thoDA vakhatamAM tyAM AvIza. dhIraja dharaje. have AbhApurInuM rAjya levAmAM ane bheLavavAmAM koI aMtarAya nahi thAya. vIramatInuM sabatanuM phaLa tame cAkhyuM che te have tethI cetIne cAlaje. rANI ! tuja avaguNa saMbhAratAM manamAM Ave che roSa prIti dazA saMbhAratAMjI, bahu upaje che saMtoSa For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdrarAjAnuM caritra 253 tamArA jyAre huM vIramatInI sAmatanA avaguNu saMbhArU chuM tyAre mane manamAM tamArA pratye sukha krodha caDe che paNu chelle chelle tame mArI pratye je prema batAvyeA che te sa MbhALu chuM tyAre te badhuM huM bhUlI jAuM chuM ane tamArA upara adhika sneha upaje che. ahiM amane Ana che chatAM tamane maLavAnI khukha hAMza che. rANI ! tamane maLazuM tyAre ame tamane amArI badhI AtmakathA kahIzuM. , Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir caMdrarAjAe ekavizvAsu kAsadane taiyAra karyAM ane tene phAi na jANe te rIte eka kAgaLa maMtrIne ane eka kAgaLa guNAvaLIne ApavAnuM kahI AbhA nagarI mekace. kAsada AbhApurI gayA te sau prathama maMtrIne maLye ane tyArabAda chUpIrIte guNAvalIne manye. kAgaLa vAMcatAM guNAvalInAM huM nA pAra na rahyo. te gAMDI ghelI thaI gaI. jANe sAkSAt potAnA pati hoya tema te kAgaLane teNe cUmyA ane chAtI sarase cAMpya ane vAreghaDI vAMcyA. kUkaDApaNuM TaLI pati caMdrarAjA thayA che te jANyuM tyAre tA te khuba nAcI. Avela sadeza vAhakanA khA vRttAMta sAMbhaLI tenA vevAM khaDAM thayAM. teNe tene khukha satkAra karyAM. ane tene kahyuM 8 bhAI ! rAjAnI vimAtA vIramatI bhayaMkara che mATe tame keAine ahiM kAMi kaheze nahi ke caMdrarAjA phUMkaDo maTI manuSya thayA che. kAsade ' A badhuM huM jANuM chuM ane keIne nahiM kahyuM. ' kahI guNAvalIthI satkAra pAmI kei na jANe te rIte AbhAnagarI cheDI cAlatA thA. > For Private And Personal Use Only

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284 kuzAsAgara "vAta te vAyare jAya tema A vAta game tevI chUpI rAkhelI hatI chatAM paNa abhAnagarImAM Thera Thera prasarI gaI. "caMdrarAjA kukaDo maTI manuSya thayA che. ane ahi thoDA ja divasamAM AvavAnA che." A vAta vIramatIe sAMbhaLI eTale te manamAM belI beTI vAta ! kUkaDe thayela caMdrane manuSya banAvanAra che ke zuM? meM kUkaDAne jIvate rAkhe te bhUlaja karI che. tene mArI nAMkhe heta te A sAMbhaLavuM paNa na paData. leke to vaLI kahe che ke caMdra ahi AvavAne che ane rAjya levAne che. zuM A badhI saMbhavita vAta che?" vIramatI sIdhI guNAvalIne AvAse gaI ane bolI guNAvalI ! caMdra kUkaDe maTI manuSya thaye che ane ahiM AvavA mAge che e vAtamAM zuM tathya che ? yAda rAkho ke have huM ene jIvate nahi choDuM. tArI vinavaNIthI tene kukaThA tarIke rahevA dIdhe eTale AvA gAma gapATA paNa cAle ne? ane tene mAre ujAgAro paNa rAkha paDe ne ? tene mArI nAMkhe hata te kAMI ciMtA raheta kharI ?" guNAvalI belI "sAsujI! lekene kayAM dhaMdhe che e te game tevA gapATA ubhA kare che. kukaDo thayela te cheDeja manuSya thAya che. ane jeNe AvuM parAkrama dekhyuM hoya te AbhA sAme najara paNa zAnI nAMkhe? huM te A vAta sAcI mAnatI nathI." vIramatIne guNavalInA vacanathI saMtoSa na thayuM. te For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra 285 peAtAne AvAse AvI. teNe matrA bhaNI pAtAnA devAne sAdhyA ane kahyuM ke '...caMdra manuSya thayA che tevI vAta phelANI che te sAcI che ke kema ane te sAcI hoya te tene pakaDI mArI pAse lAve eTale tene jIvatA huM mArI nAkhuM. 'devA khelyA 'vIramatI ! A jIda cheDA. have pUNyazALI caMdranu keAi virUpa karI zake tema nathI. kemake amArAthI paNa maLavAna devA tenI rakSA kare che. te vimaLigiranA prabhAvathI kukaDA maTI mAnava thayA che ane vimaLagirinA adhiSThAyaka deva tenA hAla rakSaka che tethI tenI AgaLa amArUM kAMi cAle tema nathI.' krodhe dhamadhamatI vIramatI hAthamAM krAMtI laI te devene sAthe laI vimaLApurI tarapha uDI. eka deve agAuthI caMdrane khabara ApI ke vimAtA tamane mAravA Ave che mATe sAvadha rahejo.' cadrakumAra talavAra laI mAtAnuM svAgata karavA sAme Avye. < AkAzamAM krodhathI dhamadhamatI sagaDI sarakhI josa phera AvatI vIramatI caMdrane sAme AvatA joi heThe utarI ane khelI ' duSTa ! hajI tuM jIve che ? ' caMdra melye ' mAtA ! huM te tamArAthI nAnA chuM eTale ApanA maryA pahelAM huM kai rIte marU.' krodhI kaMpatI vIramatIe divya talavAranA ghA caMdra upara karyo paNa puNyazALI caMdranA akhatarathI te taravAra athaDAi sIdhI vIramatInI chAtImAM bheAMkAi. caMdre duSTane zikSA karavIja joIe tema mAnI tena cATale pakaDayA ane tene zilA upara aphALI pUrI karI. vIramatI krodhathI dhamadhamatI mRtyu pAmI chaThThI narake gaI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara vimaLApurImAM cAre bAju vAta prasarI ke caMdrakumArane mAravA AvelI vIramatI caMdrakumArane hAthe mRtyu pAmI che. sArA lekanA mRtyuthI leka AMsu sAre ane durjananA mRtyuthI leka AnaMda pAme tema vIramatInA mRtyuthI vimaLApurImAM khuba AnaMda phelAyo. caMdrarAjAnuM pharI vimaLApurIe suMdara svAgata karyuM. yAcakane nagarImAM chUTe hAthe dAna apAyAM. ( 3 ) vIramatInA mRtyunI vAta AbhApurImAM paNa pahoMcI. kemake vIramatI kAtI laI caMdrane mAravA mATe upaDI hatI tethI samagra leka gamagIna hatA temaNe jyAre vIramatI caMdranA hAthe haNAI te jANyuM tyAre temanA harSane pAra na raho. vIramatInA mRtyune AbhAnagarIe zekathI nahi paNa khuba AnaMdathI ujavyuM. sumati maMtrI ane guNavaLIne paNa harSa na pAra rahyA. sumati maMtrIe prajAnA AgevAnonI sahIo sAthe eka patra taiyAra karyo. temAM lakhyuM ke rAjan ahiM vahelA padhAre ane AbhAnuM rAjya saMbhALe. vIramatInA dukhathI prajAne mukta karI temAM tamArA sukhathI prajAne saMtoSa karo A kAgaLa muddAnA mANasa sAthe vimaLApurI mekalya. patinuM mAnava thavuM ane vIramatInuM mRtyu thayuM A bethI guNuvalIne sukha thayuM hatuM paraMtu patine viraha tene khuba sAlatuM hatuM. te ja caMdrarAjAne saMbhAratI ane AMsuthI For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMdarAjAnuM caritra 287 kapaDAM bhiMjavatI. eka vakhata eka pipaTa AMsu sAratI guNAvalIne joI be "rANI! Apa zA mATe raDe che ? rANI bolI "bhAI ! mAre pati varSo thayAM paradeza che. te che te pure sukhI paNa huM tyAM jaI zakatI nathI ke mAro saMdeze ke vizvAsu mANasa tene pahoMcADe tema nathI. tethI huM dukhI chuM.' pipaTa bole "saMdeze mane lakhIne Ape. huM tamArA nAthane hAthohAtha ApIza." guNavalIe AMsu luMchayA ane te kAgaLa lakhavA beThI svastizrI vimalApure vIrasena kulacaMda rAja rAjezvara rAjIyA sAhiba caMda nariMda eka bAju mananA baLApAnA, potAnA avaguNunA ane svAminA snehanA bela teNe lakhyA paNa AMsunI dhAra eTalI badhI jethI kAgaLa upara paDatI hatI ke te badhA akSare roLAI jatA hatA. kAgaLa puro karatAM karatAM guNavaLIne DUme bharAye tethI sneha haMmezAM pUrNa na thAya tema snehano kAgaLa paNa adhUroja popaTane teNe Ape. popaTa kAgaLa laI vimalApurI pahoMcyo ane teNe caMdrarAjAne hAthe hAtha te kAgaLa Ape. - rAjAe kAgaLa che. vAMcavA lIdhe paNa Thera Thera AMsuthI reLAyelA akSara dekhI kAgaLanA zabda je bhAva na kahe te bhAva te ApoApa samaje. ane tethI tenI AMkhamAM paNa AMsu ubharAI AvyAM. caMdrakumAre A kAgaLa vAMcI AbhApurI javAne nirNaya karyo. For Private And Personal Use Only

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288 thAsAgara (5) eka vakhata caMdrarAjAne gamagIna dekhI premalAe puchayuM nAtha ! tame kema udAsa ane vicAramagna lAge che ?" caMdra be "premalA! mane guNavalI ane mArI nagarI yAda Ave che. guNAvalIe bhUla karatAM zuM karI paNa pachI teNe e pazcAtApa karyo nathI. temaja mArI AbhAnagarI Aje mane bolAve che. te sunI paDI che. tethI huM tyAM javA mAMgu chuM" premalAne paNa zvasura bhUmi jovAnA keDa hatA tethI teNe paNa temAM saMmati ApI. caMdrarAjAe makaradhvajane kahyuM ke "rAjana ! huM AbhAnagarIe javA mAguM chuM mArI prajA hAla rAjA vinA sunI che ane te bolAve che mATe mane tyAM javA anumati Ape." makaradhvaje ghaNe na javA Agraha karyo paNa teNe na mAnya eTale teNe mAnyuM ke bAMdhyA kaNabIe gAma na vase tema caMdrane parANe rokavAne kAMI artha nathI tethI teNe tene AbhA nagarI javA saMmati ApI. caMdrarAjA AbhA javA taiyAra thayA eTale premalA paNa pati pAchaLa javA taiyAra thaI. premalAne rAjamAtAe rokAvA ghaNuM kahyuM paNa te na mAnI eTale rAjamAtA belI. prasave jananI jo keI, prasa suta niravANa paNuM putrI prasave rakhe, piyara vimukhI jANa game tevI chekarI vahAlI hoya te paNa te piyarathI vimukha rahevAnI tene tyAM game teTaluM dhana saMpatti haze to For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra 289 paNa te te bApane tyAMthI kAMI laI javAnIja bhAvanA rAkhavAnI. AthI teNe paNa tene bahu Agraha na karyo ane pati pAchaLa javAnI rajA ApI. makaradhvaja rAjAe caMdrarAjAne khuba dAyajo Ape. nekara parivAra apyA tathA senA hIrA ane khetInA Dhaga ApyA. A pachI putrIne vaLAvatAM aneka zikhAmaNa ApyA bAda teNe caMdrarAjAne kahyuM. "vahilA maLaje vaDa jIma phaLa khe je kadIe visAre. vahelA vahelA Avaje, vaDanI peThe tamAre vaMza vele vadhune ane amane hRdayathI jarApaNa bhUlaze nahi." premalAnI sakhIoe, dAsIoe nagarajanee ane ciraparicita sImADAnA vRkSoe badhAe AMsu sArI vidAya ApI. caMdrarAjA vimaLApurIthI nIkaLI sau prathama girirAjanI yAtrA karI ane bhagavaMtanI bhakti karI te be "bhagavaMta ! A jIvana, A udaya ane A saubhAgya e badhe ApanI bhaktine pratApa che." A pachI caMdrarAjAe krame krame prayANa karyuM ane te pitanapura AvyuM. A pitanapura nagara teja che ke jyAM AgaLa kUkaDApaNamAM caMdrarAjA ane lIlAvatIne saMvAda thayuM hatuM. je divase caMdrarAjA pitanapura AvyA teja dIvase lIlAvatIne pati lIlAdhara paradezathI AvyuM hatuM. AthI tenA kuTuMbamAM khuba For Private And Personal Use Only

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290 kathAsAgara AnaMda hate. lIlAvatIe patinI AjJA laI caMdrarAjAne pitAne ghera AmaMtraNa ApyuM. bena bhAIne bhejana Ape te rIte teNe tene jamADa ane caMdra paNa lIlAvatIne potAnI nAnI bena mAnI khuba dAyajo Ape. (7) caMdrarAjA sAMjanA bhejana bAda gaThI karI pitAnA taMbumAM sUtA hatA. rAtrie pitAne aMdhAra pacheDe dhIme dhIme jagat upara pAtharyo hato. sau kaI zAMta hatA tyAM eka strIne Dusake Dusake raDavAno avAja Ave. caMdrarAjAnI uMgha uDI. te ekadama beThA thayA ane talavAra laI raDavAnA avAjanI dizAe gayA te eka strI meMphATa retI hatI. caMdrarAjAe kahyuM "zA mATe raDe che bAI? tane zuM dukha che? te kahe che tene kAMI upAya karuM? raDanAra strI rUpa rUpane aMbAra hatI. te belI "huM vidyAdhara putrI chuM. mAre pati mane vAMka vinA madhyarAtrie cheDI cAlyA gaye che. rAjan ! huM abaLA mAro janmAro kaI rIte kADhIza? tene je mArA upara prema nathI te mAre paNa tenA upara prema rAkhavAthI zuM ? mArUM rudana tame sAMbhaLyuM che ane mArI vAre dhAyA che te he puruSa! huM tamArI strI thavA IcchuM chuM. premInI sAthe prema karavAthI artha sare nipremIne vaLagI rahevAthI zuM ?' caMdra ekadama Aghe bhAge ane be bAI AvuM kharAba na bela. sArA mANasa eThI vastune na khAya. tuM game tevI rUpALI paNa parastrI, mAre na khape. tArI IcchA hoya te tArA patine zeAdhI tenI pAse pahoMcADuM." For Private And Personal Use Only

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aMdarAjAnuM caritra 299 strI belI "prema vinAne tenI pAse jaIne mAre zuM karavAnuM ? te hamaNuM rAkhaze paNa pachI mAre tyAga kare tenuM zuM? caMdra ! mAro atyAre koI Asare nathI tethI tuM nahi svIkAre to huM tane strIhatyA ApIza." caMdra belyA "ethI huM nahi DarUM. strIhatyA karatAM dUrAcAra e mahAna pApa che. rAvaNa paddhottara bhasmAMga A badhAne durAcAranI buddhithI bhayaMkara aMjAma AvyuM che te huM jANunAra durAcArane kema karUM? bAI ! tuM mArI bahena che. huM tAre bhAI chuM. tuM kahe te madada karUM. bAkI tArI kharAba IcchAne te huM vaza nahiMja thAuM. retI strI jota jotAmAM deva rUpa banI ane te deva caMdrakumAra sAme hAjara thaI . caMdrakumAra ! tame kharekhara ziyaLavaMta che. Aje Idra tamArI ziyaLanI jevI prazaMsA karI hatI tethI tame savAyA che iMdra bharasabhAmAM kahyuM hatuM ke potanapuranA sImADAmAM rahela caMdrarAjA nizcaLa ziyaLavaMta che. tene dunIyAmAM kaI DagAvI zake tema nathI. " mane AmAM zaMkA upajI ane tethI huM tamArI parIkSA karavA A strInuM rUpa karI ahiM AvyuM ane A badhuM nATaka karyuM. caMdrakumAra! tame bhAgyavaMta che. Ama deva prazaMsA karI potAnA sthAne gaye. rAjA paNa taMbumAM tyAra pachI nirAte sute. caMdrarAjAe pitanapurathI prayANa karyuM. gAme gAma pitAne prabhAva jamAvI, mAganA rAjAone vaza karI tenI For Private And Personal Use Only

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292 kathAsAgara bheTa svIkArI te prayANa daramiyAna 700 srIone paraNyA ane anukrame te AlAnagarInI najIka AvyA. AbhAnagarImAM caMdrarAjAnA praveza mahAtsava ujavA. ghera ghera dhvajAe khaMdhAi ane AMgaNe AMgaNe meAtInA cAka pUrAyA. suvAsaNa strIoe dhavaLamagaLa gAyAM. khukha vakhata sudhI prajAe cadrarAjAne dhArI dhArI nirakhyuM. saunAM hRdaya harSita thayAM. sumati pradhAna ane guNuAvalIne te ha hRdayamAM paNa na mAyA. caMdrarAjAe rAjyanI lagAma hAthamAM lIdhI prarjAne mukha sukhI banAvI. guNAvalIne sAtasA srIonI paTarANI banAvI. ane A sAtasoe strIe jANe sagI bena hAya tevI rIte eka bIjA sAthe premathI vartAvA lAgI. (9) eka vakhata guNAvalI ane caMdra rAjA vinAde caDhyAM. guNAvalIe premalAnAM vakhANa karyAM ane kahyuM 'tuM kharekharI upakArI. teNe tamane paMkhImAMthI mAnava manAvyA. paNa nAtha! khe'Tu' na lagADazeA. premalAne meLavI ApanAra te huMja chu ne ? sAsunA vacane huM vimaLApurI gai teA tame tyAM AvyA ane paraNyAne ? AthI tamAre mArA upakAra mAnavA joie.' .. caMdrarAjAe kahyuM 'tamArA upakAra seA vakhata. tame mane premalA sAthe paraNAvyA ane pa MkhI paNa tameja banAvye ne?" * pakhi banyA tAja tame vimaLAcaLane sparyAM ane pAvana thayA te kema yAda karatA nathI ? mArA badhA durguNuM. saMbhArA che paNa kai guNa te saMbhArA, tame pakhi thayA pachI For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra ra93 meM je dukhamAM dIvaso kADhyA che te zuM tame nathI jANatA? AvuM dukha te duzmanane paNa na paDaje." guNAvalIe kahyuM. caMdrarAjAe kahyuM "huM e badhuM jANuM chuM mATe te cAhuM chuM nahitara mane paMkhi banAvanArane verI na mAnuM? huM vimalApurImAM manuSya thayo ke meM tu tamane yAda karyA. tyAM premalA hatI ane rAjAnuM ghaNuM bahumAna hatuM chatAM tame mane ghaDI paNa visaryA nathI te tamArI nirmaLa prItine laIne ja ne ?" hA! hA! nAtha! barAbara kahI guNAvalI bheTI paDI. (10) premalA ane guNAvalI sagI benenI mAphaka paraspara heta rAkhatI. caMdrarAjA sAthe saMsAra sukha jogavatAM te banene eka eka putra ratnane janma thaye. guNAvalIe je putrane janma Ape tenuM nAma rAjAe guNazekhara pADayuM ane premalAe janma ApelA putranuM nAma maNizekhara pADyuM A banne putro dhAvamAtAthI ucherAtA vRddhi pAmavA lAgyA ane paraspara sagA bhAInA nehathI vadhavA lAgyA. caMdrarAjA Ama sarva rIte sukhI thayA. tenI AjJA traNe khaMDamAM pravatI. caMdrarAjA rAjarAjezvara thaye chatAM te ghaDI paNa vimaLAcaLane hRdayathI visArate nahatuM. teNe vimavAcaLamAM aneka biMba bharAvyAM ane ghaNuM pratiSThA karAvI te tIrthanI prabhAvanA karI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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135 pUrva bhava zravaNu yAne caMdrarAjAnuM sayama ( 1 ) eka vakhate vanapALake AvI caMdrarAjAne vadhAmaNI ApI. * rAjan! udyAnamAM bhagavaMta munisuvratasvAmi tIrtha"kara padhAryA che.' cadrarAjA A sAMbhaLI mukha Sita thayA teNe vanapAlakane sAta peDhI cAle teTalu inAma ApyuM. rAjAe catu raMgI senA taiyAra karI. nagarane dhvajA patAkAthI zaNagAryuM hAthI, gheADA, ratha pAlakhI zaNagAryAM ane te sarva parivAra tathA prajAjanAne sAthe laI rAjA nagara bahAra Avye. bhagavAnanuM samavasaraNa jotAM te pukti thayA ane jema mANasa jIvanamAM guNunAM pagathAra eka pachI eka caDe tema te samavasaraNanA pagathAra caDI bhagavAnane pradakSiNA dai padAmAM beThe sAthe AvelA prajAjanA paNa yagyasthAne beThA. sau zAMta banI bhagavAnanI sAme sthira dRSTivALA thayA. eTale meghanA gaMbhIra avAja sarakhI vANIe bhagavAna 'name tithasa " kahI AlyA. , bhulyA cetana niketa svabhAvano vibhAve tava Avye re For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra he bhaLe! A jIva potAnA jJAna darzana caritranA svabhAvane bhUlI jaDanA svabhAvamAM rAce che tethI ja anartha paraMparA utpanna kare che. jIvane deha mAre lAge che. dhana mArUM lAge che. putra mArA lAge che. strI mArI lAge che ane dunIyAmAM je mukIne javAnuM che te badhuM mAruM lAge che. paNa je sadA sAthe rahevAnA che te jJAna darzana ane cAritrarUpa dharma parA lAge che. A dRSTine bhrama tene na TaLe tyAM sudhI tenuM kaIrIte kalyANa thAya. ? jIva avyavahAra rAzithI mAMDI Ama keIkeIvAra uMce Abe paNa AvA vibhramane laI kaI vakhata pAchA paTakAye. cetane kalyANa sAdhavA svabhAvadazAne samajavI ane vibhAva dazAne tyAga kare eja jarUrI che. A purepurUM tamane samajAze eTale tame keInI hiMsA nahi kare. IMdranI trAddhi ane anuttaranAM sukha paNa tamane kAcanA kakaDA jevAM lAgaze. dhama khAtara paDanArA game tevAM kaSTone tame hasta meDhe sahana karaze ane ApoApa nistAra pAmaze. ane sukhadu:kha badhAmAM tamAruM citta samAna raheze. tamane kaI vairI nahi lAge paNa sarva jIve kamavaza che ema mAnI sarva pratye samabhAva jAgaze. dezanA pUrNa thaI eTale caMdrarAjA vicAre caDaye vIramatI sAthe mAre A vairanI paraMparA ane premalA, guNAvalI, zivamALA, makaravaja vigere sAthene sanehasaMbaMdha e paNa zuM vibhAvadazAja che ne? A vibhAvadazA jIvanamAM eka pachI eka thara jamAvatI jAya che. temAM pUrvabhavanAM karmo kAraNa hoya che. A pUrvabhavanuM svarUpa AvA kevaLajJAnI sivAya bIjo koNa kahe ? tethI te For Private And Personal Use Only

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296 kathAsAgara pharI bhagavAnane namI bolyo "bhagavaMta! pUrvabhave meM evuM kayuM karma karyuM hatuM ke jene laI mane mArI vimAtAe kukaDo banAvyuM? kyA karmathI mAre naTo sAthe bhamavuM paDayuM ? A premalAne kayA kamathI viSakanyAnuM ALa AvyuM ? ane kanakadhvaja zAthI keDhIe thaye? A badhuM agama agocara amArUM vRttAMta Apa sarvajJa bhagavaMta zivAya bIjuM keNa kahI zake?" - bhagavAne kahyuM "rAjana ! A jagatamAM prema ane dveSa sukha ane duHkha e badhA pUrvabhavanA kAraNethI thAya che. tamAre pUrvabhava huM kahuM te sAMbhaLe eTale tenAM badhAM kAraNe Apo Apa tamane samajAze. (2) vadarbha dezamAM tilakApurI nAme nagarI hatI. A nagarane rAjA madanabhrama ane tene rANI kanakamALA hatI. A rAjAne ekanI eka putrI tilakamaMjarI hatI. A tilakamaMjarI rUpALI ane buddhizALI hatI paNa tene jainadharma upara dveSa hatA. Ama chatAM jena dhama upara khuba rAgavALI subuddhi maMtrInI putrI rUpamatI sAthe tene khuba sakhipaNa hatAM. tilakamaMjarI ane rUpamatIne evAM sakhipaNAM hatAM ke temaNe bALapaNathI ja e nizcaya karyo hato ke "ApaNe paraNavuM te ekaja varane? kemake judA vara vere paraNIe te juduM ghara mAMDavuM paDe ane judA paDavuM paDe ne ?" - pradhAnaputrI rUpamatI jenadharmanI abhyAsI, suzIla dhIra gaMbhIra, saguNI ane sAdhusAdhavInA paricayavALI hatI. AthI ekavAra rUpamatIne tyAM kaI sAdhvI vaheravA AvyAM. che pradhAna ane sArA sAdhavI For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdrarAjAnuM caritra 297 rUpamatI te vakhate meAtInI jALa parAvatI hatI. te ekadama ubhI thaI ane sAdhvIjIne vaheArAvavA uThI. A vakhate tilakama'jarI paNa tyAM beThI hatI paNa tene teA sAdhvIjI upara dveSa hovAthI teNe temanA kAMi AdarasatkAra na karyAM pazu sAdhvInI saMgamAMthI rUpamatIne khaseDavA teNe tenI meAtInI jALa sAdhvI na jANe te rIte temanA kapaDe bAMdhI dIdhI. sAdhvIjI mahArAja vhArI upAzraye gayAM. rUpamatI peAtAnI jALa zeAdhavA mAMDI paNa jaDI nahi eTale teNe tilakama jarIne kahyuM H sakhi ! mArI jALa lIdhI hoya te Apa mazkarI na kara.' tilakama jarI khelI. ' me tArI jALa lIdhI nathI. ' " te ahiMthI le keNu ? ahi tArA sivAya bIjuM tA keAi che nahi' maMtrI putrI khAlI. tilamaMjarIe kahyuM khIjuM koNa ? tuM jenAM bhArAbhAra vakhANa kare che te sAdhvIe tArI jALa lIdhI che. tuM vaherAvavA mATe ghI levA gai eTale te temaNe uThAvo lIdhI che. ' 'khi! pUjya tyAgI mahAtmAo upara khATu ALa na caDAvIe. te jALane te zu paNu ratnasarakhAne paNa na aDe tevAM tyAgI che.' tilakama jarI khelI ' joyA emanA tyAga, e te DhAMgI #bhI ane leAkeAnAM sAMThIjA kharA karanArAM haiAya che. temane maphatanuM khAvu che ane tAgadhinnA karavA che. ' rUpamatI melI ' nAhaka niMdA karI kama` na khAMdha. trIjI vAta cheADa. tuM mArI jALa ApI de. ' " For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 98 kathAsAgara 6 jALa me lIdhI nathI tArI sAdhvI laI gayAM che cAla tane pratyakSa karAvuM. ' ema kahI tilakama jarI rUpamatIne sAthe lai upAzraye AvI ane vAparavA besatAM mahArAja mArI khinI jALa Ape. tame che ane sAthe zu cArI paNa karatAM jAe sAdhvIne kahyu vhAratAM jA " che ?' sAdhvI elyAM ' juo A rahyAM pAtarAM ane kapaDAM me jALa lIdhI nathI ane amAre te zA mATe levI joIe ?" tu tilakama jarIe jyAM jALa bAMdhI hatI te cheDA choDI jALa kADhI khatAvI. sAdhvI ekadama bhAMThAM paDayAM. rUpamatI melI. 'tilakamAMjarI A badhAM katavya tArAM lAge che. sAdhvI upara te ja khATA Arepa mukayA che.' tilakama jarI melI 'zuM tAre! sAdhvI pratyenA Ave adharAga che? jALa cArelI pratyakSa khatAvI ane sAdhvI kAMi khulAso nathI karI zakatAM eTale tene bacAvavA tuM mane vageAve che' H rUpamatI elI 'mArA mAnyAmAM A kai rIte AvatuM nathI ke sAdhvI jALa cere. tane temanA upara dveSa che ethI temane vagAvavA te A kAma karyuM che. paNa sakhi ! hasatAM AvAM AMdhelAM kama bahu du:khadAyaka nIvaDe che.' rUpamatI ane tilakamAMjarI ghera gayAM paNa sAdhvIjIne A ALa sahana na thaI tethI temaNe gaLe phAMso khAvA mAMDayeA. A vastu paDezamAM rahela surasu darI nAmanI strI joi gai ane tethI teNe temane ApaghAta karatAM vAryAM. A pachI sAdhvI paNa zAMta thayAM ane ApaghAtanI kezIza mATe temane paNa du:kha lAgyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra A vAta samaya jatAM visAre paDI. tilakamaMjarInAM tathA rUpamatInAM benapaNamAM saheja aMdeza paDe paNa jate dIvase temanAM benapaNuM tevAM ne tevAM rahyAM. eka vakhata virATarAja surasena taraphathI tilakamaMjarInuM mAguM AvyuM. rAjAe javAbamAM kahyuM "surasena sAthe tilakamaMjarIne paraNAvavAmAM mane jarA paNa vAMdho nathI paNa mArI putrI ane pradhAnaputrI banne eka ja varane varavA Icche che AthI pradhAnaputro rUpamatInI IcchA jANyA pachIja nizcaya karAya." rAjAe rUpamatInI IcachA jANI lIdhI ane tyArabAda te bannenAM lagna virATanA rAjA zUrasena sAthe thayAM. banne benapaNIo ekaja varane varI ane sAthe sukha bhogavavA lAgI. tilakamaMjarI ane rUpamatInAM sakhipaNuM janmathI hatAM paNa zeye thatAM te sakhi paNa na rahyAM. have paraspara eka bIjAnA te chidro jevA lAgI. ane najIvA kAraNe paNa reja laDavA mAMDI. zokyathI zULI rUDI kahI nahI IhAM mInane meSa re bahuM je bahena sagi have te hi paNa vahe dveSa re. eka vakhata tilakapurIne rAjAne koIe suMdara kAbara bheTa dharI. A kAbara rAjAe tilakamaMjarIne mekalI. tilaka maMjarI roja tene ramADatI ane tenI sAthe mIThA svare vAta karatI. tilakamaMjarI A kAbara sAthe rUpamatIne vAta karavA sarakhI detI nahi. AthI rUpamatIe pitAnA pitA pAse tenA For Private And Personal Use Only

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300 kathAsAgara jevI kAbara maMgAvI paNa te tene na maLI eTale teNe kezI nAmanuM eka pakSi me kahyuM. tilakamaMjarI kAbarane ramADatI ane rUpamatI kezIne ramADatI. bannee tene pALanArA mANasa paNa judA judA rAkhyA hatA. eka kahe mArI kAbara rUDI eka kahe muja karI re jima eka grAhake Ave vilage pADezI bihu DelI re eka vakhata A banne rANIe vAde caDhI. tilakamaMjarI kahe ke mArI kAbara sArI ane rUpamatI kahe ke mArI kezI sArI. banne e pakSI mATe mIThuM bolAvavAnI hoDa karI kAbare khuba khuba mIThA zabda karyA paNa kazI eka zabda sarakhe bolI zakI nahi. tilakamaMjarIe rUpamatIne cIDavI "jeIne tArI dezI mArI kAbaranA hajAramAM bhAge paNa Ave tema che kharI?" rUpamatI hatI ghaNuMe DAhI paNu paMkhIthI rANI re AgaLa bhAvi kaI na samaje kuNa jANe kuNu jI re rUpamatI DAhI ane zANI hatI chatAM te bhAna bhUlI teNe kezIne khuba mArI tenAM pichAM toDI nAMkhyAM. kezInA rakSake tene vArI paNa te bilakula na mAnI. pariNAme kezI taraphaDI mRtyu pAmI. paNa mRtyu pAmatAM tenI dAsIe tene navakAra saMbhalAvI dhamaMpamADe ane teNe rUpamatIne AvuM kAma karavA badala For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnuM caritra 301 khuba Thapake Ape. A pachI rUpamatIne paNa vAraMvAra pazcAtApa thayo ke "are meM pakSine jIva lIdhe te ThIka na karyuM. paNa tilakamaMjarIe te rUpamatInA A kRtyane jAhera karI tene ane jainadharmane bannene khuba khuba vage. rUpamatI ghaNuMe pastAve, kesIne duHkha deI paNa kIdhuM aNakIdhuM na have bApaDalA re jIvaDalA tuM karaje kAma vimAsI vihaDe jAtuM AvatuM vihaDe karma e karavata kAzI rUpamatIe kezIne mAratAM zuM mAryuM paNa pachI te khuba pastAI. paNa have karyuM na karyuM thAya tema nahotuM. kharI rIte jIve kAma vicAra karIne karavuM joIe ke jethI pAchaLathI pastAvo na thAya. kharAba kAma haMmezAM karatAM duHkha jema Ape che tema tenuM phaLa maLe tyAre paNa te dukha Ape che. - A pachI rUpamatIe tilakamaMjarI sAthe sarasAI karavAnuM cheDayuM. khuba dhIra svabhAva keLavI teNe ghaNuM sukRta upajayuM. rAjana A kezI te vIramatI rANI thaI kemake te kezI tyAMthI marI gaganavallabha rAjAnI putrI vIramatI thaI ane vIrasena rAjAne paraNI. he rAjA! rUpamatI te tuM pote caMdra, tilakamaMjarI te premalAlacchI, sAdhvIne phAse khAtAM aTakAvanAra surasuMdarI te guNuvalI, gaLe phAMso khAvA taiyAra thayela sAdhI te kanavaja. kezIne rakSaka te sumati maMtrI ane kAbarane rakSaka te hiMsaka maMtrI. tilakamaMjarI ane rUpamatIne svAmi zUrasena te zivakumAra naTa. rU5matInI dAsI te zivamALA ane kAbarano jIva te kapilA dhAvamAtA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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382 kathAsAgara zrI munisuvrata jinajIe bhAkhyA Ima pUravabhava sahunA re abhApati samaja samaja tuM kahIe tuja kiMbahunAre kIdhuM kama je udaye Ave tihAM nahI keIno cAre kADhayo che ema saghaLe Ama ApaNe vAre re rAjana kazInI pAMkhe te ukheDI nAMkhI hatI tethI vIramatIe A bhavamAM tane paMkhI banAvI vera lIdhuM. tilakamaMjarIe pUrvabhave sAdhvIne kheTuM ALa ApyuM hatuM tethI A bhave sAvIne jIva kanakadhvaja kuThIrUpe thaI premalAlacchI banela tene viSakanyAnuM ALa ApyuM. pUrvabhave kezInA rakSakanuM rUpamatI AgaLa kAMI na cAlyuM tema A bhavamAM guNavalInuM vIramatI AgaLa reyA sivAya bIjuM kAI na cAlyuM. maratAM maratAM kozIne rUpamatInI dAsIe nijAmaNa karAvI hatI tethI kezImAMthI banela vIramatIe dAsImAMthI banela zivamALAne kukaDe bheTa Ape. Ama caMdrarAjA! A pramANe tamAre pUrvabhavane adhikAra ane saMbaMdha che ane tethI A bhavanA prema ke vairasaMbaMdhe Azcaryajanaka nathI. dunIyAmAM badhe Aja paraM. parAnuM sAmrAjya che. (3) A pUrvabhavane saMbaMdha sAMbhaLI caMdrarAjAne vairAgya jAgye teNe guNazekharane AbhAne rAjavI banAvyuM ane maNizekhara vigere rAjakumArone bIjAM bIjAM rAjya ApI rAjI karyA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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caMdarAjAnu* caritra 303 caMdrarAjAnI sAthe guNAvalI, premalA, sumati matrI, zivakumAra, zivamALA ane sAtase rANIe dIkSA levA taiyAra thai. dIkSAnA utsava guNazekhare khubaja zAnadAra karyAM. ane te badhAe munisuvrata svAmi pAse bhAvathI dIkSA lIdhI. caMdrarAjA caMdrarAjarSi anyA. sApa kAMcaLI utArI cAhyA jAya tema temaNe AbhAnagarI ane tenI Rddhi cheDI sacama lai sarvanA tyAga karyAM. vihAra vakhate guNazekhara vigere samagra prajAjanA AMkhamAM AMsu sAratA rahyA paNa te to mitre 7 sarvatra samavitto' khanI AbhA choDI pRthvI upara vicaravA lAgyA. caMdrarAjarSie sayama lai sthavira bhagavaMtA pAse jJAna abhyAsa karyAM ane tIvra tapa AraMbhyA. pariNAme temaNe karmAMnAM paDaLA dUra karI kevaLajJAna meLavyuM. guNAvaLI vigere sAdhvIe e paNa niLa saMyama pALI pratinInI AjJAne vahana karI potAnAM jIvana ajavALyAM. kevaLI bhagavaMta caMdramuni mahAtmA aMtakALa najIka jANI upakAraka siddhAcaLe AvyA ane aMte tyAM eka mAsanI salekhaNA karI siddhi padane varyAM. sumati sAdhu, ziva sAdhu, guNAvalI ane premalA paNa kevaLa jJAna pAmI aneka jIvAne pratibeAdhI muktine varyAM. zivamALA vigere sAdhvIe anuttara vimAne gayAM ane tyAMthI mahAvidehamAM jai muktine varaze. Ama pUrva bhavanI lIlA sameTI jagatane lIlA sameTavAnA upadeza Apatu teonuM jIvana Aje paNa anekane upakAraka che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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304 kathAsAgara A caMdrarAjAnuM caritra caMdrarAjAnA rAsa uparathI saMkSirIte ApavAmAM AvyuM che. dharma ane bhakti tarapha jaina janatAne vALavA mATe pUrvAcAryoe aneka geya sAhitya banAvyuM temAM rasane maTe phALe che. A badhA rasamAM caMdrarAjAne rAsa khuba rasika che. A rAsanA kartA "bALapaNe ApaNa sanehI " jevAM aneka stavane banAvanAra naisargika kavi mehanavijyajI mahArAja che, temaNe A rAsa saMvata 1783 piSa sudI 5 zanivAre amadAvAdamAM pure karyo che. A rAsa e kALe ane pachInA kALe ghaNeja kepabhAgya che joIe kemake tenI suMdara sacitra pratie Aje bhaMDAramAM ghaNI maLe che. A caritra mUkhyatve te ziyaLanA ane zatruMjayanA mahimAnuM udhaka che. paNa sAthe sAthe temAM aneka suMdara viSa che. A caritra khubaja rasika ane dharma preraka che. rAsakAranI A kRti e sAmAnya kRti nathI paNa kavinA kAvyanA badhA lakSaNathI bharapura kAvyakRti che. tene sanmukha rAkhI saMkSiptarIte A caritra lakhyuM che. [ caMdarAjAne rAsa ] For Private And Personal Use Only

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136 zikhAmaNanI rIta yAne zAntamaMtrI caDatI paDatI e saMsArane krama che. A caDatI paDatI mANasanA jIvanamAM Ave che tema kALamAM, gAmamAM, zaheramAM, jJAtimAM, samAjamAM ane dharmamAM paNa Ave che. jIva mAtra upara karUNA rAkhanAra, maraNate paNa juThuM na belanAra, adattane keIpaNa kALe na grahaNa karanAra, talavAranI dhAra peThe brahmacaryane pALanAra ane keDIne paNa nahi saMgharanAra uttama muni jIvana che. A muni jIvanane veSa dhAraNa karyA chatAM tenA AcAra upara lakSa na rAkhanAra eka kALe cayavAsI sAdhuvarga hatuM. A cityavAsIo suninA kapaDAM paheratA, daherAsaramAM rahetA, paisA TakA pAse rAkhatA ane muni jIvananA vratathI nirapekSa rahetA. emAMnA eka caityavAsI muninI kathA che. (2) kSitipratiSThita nagaramAM sAtu nAme maMtrI hatA. maMtrInI uMmara vana vaTAvI vRddhAvasthAmAM pravezI hatI. temanI ujavaLa buddhi temanA mastake AvelA saphedavALa temane dekhanArane jaNAvyA vagara rahetI na hatI ane temane vaibhava jIvananI raheNI kaheNImAM haMmeza pragaTa thayA vinA rahetA 2 che For Private And Personal Use Only

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306 kathAsAgara nahiM. A badhuM chatAM A maMtrI vaibhava ane kuzAgra buddhi dunIyAnI mAyA che. paNa kharUM zreya karavAnuM sAdhana tA dha che te visaryAM na hatA. tethI rAjyakAja ke dunIyAnA badhA vyavahArA karyA chatAM te dharmamAM citta rAkhatA hatA. zAntu ma`trInA vaibhava havelI. azvazALA, hastizALA, ane nAkara cAkaramAM jaNAtA hatA tema te valava jinamadiA upAzraye ane annAlayemAM paNa jaNAtA hatA. temaNe kSitipratiSThita nagaranA madhya bhAgamAM zAMtuvasahI nAme zatruMjayanI TuMka jevuM jinamaMdira bAMdhyuM hatuM, je jinamadira anekanA edhibIja utpanna karanArUM ane bedhibIjane dRDha karanArU hatu. zAntu maMtrI haMmezAM trikALa A maMdiranA dana karavA AvatA ane jIvananA hareka kArya prasaMge paNa tenA darzana karavAnuM cUkatA nahi. eka vakhata rayavADIethI hAthI upara besI pAchA pharatAM zAntu maMtrI zAntuvasahIe AvyA. pagale pagale TokarA vagADAtA hAthI ubhe rahyo. zAntu maMtrI hAthI uparathI heThA utaryo ane jyAM maMdiranA daravAje praveza karavA gayA tyAM najIkanA eka khUNA upara ubhelA eka yuvAna sAdhu para temanI najara paDI. A sAdhu suMdara zaNagAra sajelI kAjala AMjelI rUpavAna vezyAnA khabhA upara hAtha mukI ThAThA DhIDhI karatA hatA. zAntumaMtrIe te sAdhune barAbara joyA paNa te sAdhunI najara temanA upara paDI nahi. maMtrIe tuta khesa uMcA nIce karyA ane temanI najIka jaI gautama svAmine vAMDhe te rIte vinaya pUrNAMka te sAdhune 'IcchAmi khamAsamaNA vaMOMi' kahI For Private And Personal Use Only

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zAstumaMtrI 37 vaMdanasUtra belI vAMdyA. vezyAnI sAthe cena cALA karatA sAdhu vijaLI paDe ane mANasa tu kheMcAI jAya tema A zabda sAMbhaLI ekadama sthira thaye. maMtrIe "svAmi sAtA che che" kahyuM. sAdhue mAthuM dhuNAvyuM paNa tenA hRdayamAMthI zAMti kayAranIce cAlI gaI hatI, sAdhu vicAra kare te pahelAM te vaMdana purU karI "magheNu vaMdAmi "kahI maMtrI cAlyA gayA. zAstumaMtrIe sAdhune Akroza bharyA vacane na kahyuM ke mahArAja ? tame jaina sAdhu che ke keNa? tamane maMdiramAM rahevA dIdhA che. te zuM AvAM pApa karavA? cAlyA jAo amAre tamArUM kAma nathI? temaja mIThA vacane "mahArAja ? tamArI nAnI uMmara che. tamane leke sArA sAdhu mane ane tame AvI rIte vezyA sAthe ubhA rahI vAta kare temAM sAruM na lAge tevA vacanathI zikhAmaNa paNa na ApI. maMtrI paNa zAstRvasahImAM jInezvara bhagavaMtane vaMdana karI pitAnA AvAse AvyA. maMtrIe A vAta nIte kahI pUjArIne ke na kahI koIpaNa gAmanA mANasane paNa pilA jana sAdhune lajAne pAra na rahyo tene te ema thayuM ke jamIna mArga Ape te pAtALamAM samAI jAuM? huM zA meM kAle zAMtu maMtrIne vaMdana karAvIza ane kadAca te hAla mArI pAse vezyA ubhI hatI eTale sajajana mANasa tarIke kAMI na bolyA paNa puchaze ke 'mahArAja? A zuM kare che ?' te zuM javAba ApIza?" sAdhu purA pazcAtApamAM paDe teNe caityavAsa che. pharI dIkSA lIdhI ane A pApanI AlecanA mATe teNe zatruMjayagirinuM zaraNuM paNa lIdhuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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cha8 kathAsAgara ( 3 ) unDALane divasa hate. bapora thayA hatA. girirAjane mArga sUryanA kiraNothI dhema tapate hane te vakhate eka muni dhIme joI tapAsI paga mukatA utaratA utaratA girirAjanI taLeTIe AvyA. A muninuM zarIra kevaLa kalevara jevuM hatuM temane jenAra temanAM dareka hADakAM gaNI zakato chatAM temanuM mukhAraviMda khubaja tejasvI hatuM muninI uMmara vRddhatvamAM pahoMcI na hatI paNa temaNe tapakaSTamAM kADhela varSothI temanI sAcI uMmara AMkI zakAtI na hatI. barAbara te ja vakhate zAntamaMtrI girirAjathI heThan utarI taLeTIe AvyA. rojanI rItarasama peThe temaNe khesane A pAcha karI puMcha te tapasvI munirAjane vAMdyA ane sukhasAtA pachI temaNe kahyuM "bhagavaMta! Apane meM kayAMya joyA lAge che. paNa kayAre tene mane khyAla nathI. mAre vRddhAvasthA paricitane paNa bhUlI jAya tevI thaI che. bhagavaMta! ApanA gurunuM nAma zuM ane ApanuM nAma zuM ?" muni bolyA "maMtrI mArA guru zAnta maMtrI Apa !" maMtrI be "mahArAja ! huM pAmara te Apane ziSya thavAne mATe paNa lAyaka nathI." sAdhu belyA. "maMtrI ! sAceja tame mArA guru che." sAdhu ke gRhastha je jene dhama dAna ApIne zuddha dhamamAM sthApe te teno dharma guru che. eTale e rIte tame mane dharma pamADe che mATe tame mArA dharmaguru che, maMtrivara! bAra varSa pahelAnI vAta yAda karo. tame raya For Private And Personal Use Only

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zAstu maMtrI 39 vADIethI pharI hAthI uparathI utarI maMdiramAM praveza karatA hatA te vakhate eka yuvAna sAdhu khuNa upara eka vezyAnA khabhA upara hAtha mukI ubhe hatuM ane tame tene vaMdana karyuM hatuM yAda Ave che ?" maMtrIe kahyuM "hA" mahArAja ! jIva kama vaza che. koI caDe paNa kharA ane kaI paDe paNa kharA." A sAdhune tame kAMI Thapake na Ape. tame vAMdI cAlyA gayA paNa tenA hRdayamAM A kRtya mATe khuba lajajA AvI. tene pazcAtApa thaye teNe zrI bhagavaMta hemacaMdrasUri pAse pharI dIkSA lIdhI. te potAnA pazcAtApa pUrvaka gurunI AjJA laI zatruMjayagirirAjanI zItaLa chAya e tapa karavA mATe AvyA. bhAgyavaMta maMtrI te sAdhu e huM chuM AthI paramArthathI tameja mArA guru che. tame mane kAMI upadeza ApyuM nathI paNa tamArA vartanaja mane dharmamAge vALe che." munie maMtrIne AbhAra mAnatAM pitAne bAra varSane jIvana paTa tenI AgaLa uke. maMtrI belyA "bhagavaMta! emAM huM upakArI nahi Apaja uttama mahAma ke sahejamAM tarI gayA. juo ame te hajI emanA ema saMsAramAM gothAM khAIe chIe." maMtrI pharI namI pitAnA AvAse gaye. ane munie lAMbA kALa sudhI dIdha tapa tapI kalyANa sAdhyuM. zA--maMtrI te Aje nathI paNa temanuM gaMbhIra vana te Aje paNa tevuM ja saMbhaLAya che. [upadezaprAsAda] For Private And Personal Use Only

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137 mithyApavuM yAne hAlIkA (1) bharata kSetramAM jayapura nAmanuM nagara hatuM. A nagarane sajA jayavarmA hatuM. te buddhizALI ane parAkramI hato. A rAjAne bahumAnya manoratha nAme zeTha te nagaramAM hate. temane lakSmI nAme strI hatI. mane ratha bahu bhadrika parepakArI ane dhamaparAyaNa hate. A mane ratha zeThane prathama cAra putre pachI eka putrI thaI. A putrI zeThane ghaNuM deva devIonI pUjA bhakti ane bAdhA AkhaDI rAkhavAthI thayelI hovAthI zeThe tenuM nAma holikA rAkhyuM. helikAne zeThe teja nagaranA eka dhanADhayanA putra sAthe paraNAvI paNa putrInA bhAgyamAM vidhavApaNuM lakhAyela hevAthI paraNyAnI pahelI ja rIte tene zULa utpana thayuM. ane tethI te mRtyu pAmya helIkA bALa vidhavA thaI mane ratha zeThane badhI vAte sukha hatuM paNa putrInA A vaidhavyathI sukha sukAI gayuM. te tenI jAtane duHkhI mAnavA lAgyA.. helikAe sasarAnuM ghara choDayuM ane pitAne ghera rahevA mAMDayuM. pitA holikAne jarApaNu ochuM AvavA detA nahi mAMDalikAe sarakhI mAnava dhavyathI For Private And Personal Use Only

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hAlIkA 32? tene khuba sAcavatA. tenI IcchAne maTAbhAIe anusaratA, paNa helikAnA hRdayamAM satata viSaya bhAvanA rahetI tenuM zuM thAya? bAlaraMDA tapasvI ca, kIlabaddhazca ghoTakaH antaHpuragatA nArI, nityaM dhyAyanti maithunam bALa vidhavA, tApasI khIle bAMdhele ghaDe. ane aMta puramAM rahenArI strI haMmezAM mathunane jaMkhe che. jema jema helikA uMmare vadhavA mAMDI tema tema tenA hRdayamAM viSayane agni vadhu pragaTavA mAMDe. pitAnI vahAlI putrI hovAthI tene kaI kAMI kAma batAvatuM nahi. te khAI pI gokhe besatI ane gekha nIcethI pasAra thatA yuvAnane ane yuvatine dekhI baLatI. eka vakhata te nagarane kAmapALa nAmane eka yuvAna gekha nIcethI pasAra thaye. hAlikAnA hRdayamAM te vaso gayo ane teNe tenI upara kaTAkSa pheMkaye. catura kAmapALa A badhuM samaye paNa tenuM kAMI cAle tema na hatuM kemake zeThanuM ghara bharyuM bhAdaryuM hatuM tethI helikA bahAra AvavAnI chUTa laI zake tema na hatuM. temaja kAmapALa paNa zeThane ghera vinA kAraNe jaI zake tema na hatuM. hAlikA kAmapALanuM ane kAmapALa holikAnuM haMmezAM dhyAna dharatAM teone khAvAmAM pIvAmAM kAMI paNa kAma karavAmAM citta na coMTayuM. eka vakhata hAlikAne sukAtI jaI zeThe puchayuM "putri! tuM Ama dubaLa kema thaI thaI che? putrI pitAne Ane zuM javAba Ape ? te kAMI bolI For Private And Personal Use Only

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312 kathAsAgara nahi ane jatI rahI. zeTha vicAramAM paDayA "e bicArI durbaLa na thAya te zuM kare ? janma dharIne e zuM pAmI che? huM tene bhaNAvavA vigeremAM rekuM te kAMIka tenuM citta sthira thAya." A pachI zeThe tene anukaLa keI bhaNAvanAra strInI tapAsa karavA mAMDI. (2) A jayapuramAM caMDarudra nAme bhAMDa rahete hato. tenAmAM keI bIjI AvaData na hatI tethI bhAMgaceSTA karI pitAne jIvana nirvAha karate hate. ene DhaMDhA nAmanI putrI hatI. te yuvAna thaI paNa koI tene paraNe nahi. kemake tenA bApanI sArI AbarU na hatI eTale ke mAnatA ke bApa jevI beTI haze. jagamAM saune anurUpa maLI rahe che tema suMDhAne paNa tene anurUpa acaLabhUti nAmane vara maLe. huMDhAnuM bhAgya evuM nIkaLyuM ke paraNe thoDA dIvasa thayA tyAM tene pati acaLabhUti ane tenA bApa caMDarUdra bane maraNa pAmyA. daMDhA pati ane pitAnA kuLane kSaya karanArI abhAgI gaI. tene udAra nirvAha karavAnuM keI sAdhana na rahyuM. DhuMDhAne bApa bhAMDa hato ane pati paNa bhAMDa hatuM tethI te paNa bhAMDa kaLAmAM kuzaLa thaI. te loko AgaLa aneka jAtanI ceSTAo karatI ane te dvArA lekenI pAse bhikSA mAgI pitAne jIvana nirvAha karatI hatI. eka vakhata DhaMDhA bhikSA mATe mane ratha zreSThine tyAM AvI. zeThe tene Adara satkAra karyo ane tene Asana upara For Private And Personal Use Only

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hAlIkA 313 besADI tenI kuzaLatA puchI DhaMDhane dhaMdhe pitAnA hRdayamAM kAMI paNa na hoya chatAM sAmAne je priya hoya te bolI rIjhavavAne hatuM. tethI te zeTha khuba saMpattizALI hatA paNa putrInA vidhavyane lIdhe vairAgyavALA hatA tethI te belI. kAlA kuzaLa kima puchIe nitu uge te bhANuM jarA Ave jevANu khase hANI vihANu vihANu. kAlA zeTha! mane zuM kuzaLa puche che roja sUrya uge che. eTale ghaDapaNa Ave che. ane yuvAvasthA cAlI jAya che. roja roja hAnI thatI jAya che tyAM zI kuzaLatA hoya ? jarakutto jovaNa sasA kALa AheDI mitra bihu vayarI bica jhuMpaDI, kuzaLa tuM puche mitta he mitra zeTha A yuvAnIrU pI sasaluM che. tenI pAchaLa ghaDapaNarUpI zikArI kutaro paDe che. temaja eka tarapha kALarUpa zikArI paNa pAchaLa paDe che. A be vacce mAruM zarIrarUpI jhupaDuM che. tethI zI kuzaLatA hoya ?" mane ratha zeThane DhaMDhAnA A vacanathI prema upaye. teNe vicAryuM ke huMDhA yuvAna che. chatAM tenAmAM ke suMdara vairAgya va che. holikAne je tenI pAse rAkhI heya te tenI sebatathI tenAmAM paNa vairAgyatA Ave ane tene vaidhavyatAnuM duHkha ochuM thAya. zeTha belyA. "DhaMDhA ginI mArI putrI hAlikA bALa vidhavA che. tene tame tamArI pAse rAkhI abhyAsa karAve che jethI te paNa verAgyavAsita banI vedhavyanA duHkhane ochuM kare. DhaMDhA bolI "zeTha ? mane saMsAra kAme lAge che tene saMsArane moha che. yogI ane saMsArIne meLa maLeja kayAMthI? For Private And Personal Use Only

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314. kathAsAgara gini ! vAta to sAcI ke saMsArI ane sAdhune meLe na maLe paNa moTA mANase pitAnA kalyANa sAthe paranuM paNuM kalyANa IcchatA hoya che. tethI tame tene sAthe rAkhI vairAgya mArge vALe te tenuM paNa kalyANa thAya " zeThe A pramANe Agraha karI te tene helikA pAse laI gayA ane tene te eNpI. DhaMDhAe verAgyanAM dUhA chappA ane ghaNuM ghaNuM sthAe hAlikA AgaLa kahevA mAMDI paNa helikAne te kazAmAM citta na ceTayuM eTale DhaMDhAe tene puchayuM "bena ! sAcuM kahe tArA hRdayamAM zuM dukha che?" helikA belI "huM bALavidhavA chuM mane viSayanI bhUkha che. meM jyArathI kAmapALane je che tyArathI mArUM citta tenAmAM parovAyeluM che." DhaMDhA belI "tuM phikara na kara huM tane kAma pALa meLavI ApIza." DhaMDhA kAma pALa pAse gaI ane teNe helikAnI hRdaya vyathA jaNAvI tene kahyuM 'tAre kAle sUrya maMdire AvavuM jyAM tamAre bannene meLApa thaze." kAmapALa khuba rAjI thaye ane teNe DhaMDhane khuba Adara karyo. kahyuM che ke, sata sAgara mi , jabudvIpa pachaThTha kAraNa viNa je pritaDI, meM kahIM na dI. sAta sAgara ane Akhe jabudvIpa huM pharyo paNa meM kaI jagyAe kAraNa vinA neha ja nathI." For Private And Personal Use Only

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helI 315 (4). bIje dIvase savAre 8DhAgurU sAthe pUjAnI sAmagrI laI hAlikA sUrya maMdire AvI. DhuMDhA maMdiranI bahAra gaI eTale kAmapALa maMdiramAM dAkhala thayo. te holikAne koI puchayA vinA sIdhe tene vaLagyo ane teNe jethI tene AliMgana karyuM. kAMIka vicArI helikAe tenI pratye prema batAvavAne badale "are deDe deDe A duSTa vyabhicArIne pakaDo pakaDe " evI bUma mArI. cAre bAjuthI leke deDI AvyA ane mane ratha zeTha paNa AvI pahoMcyA. temaNe kAma pALane paka eTale te be, "tamArI putrI mArI strInA jevI hevAthI meM mArI strI che ema mAnI huM tene bheTaye. mArI bhUla thaI che ajANatAM thayuM tenuM zuM thAya? " kAma pALa nAsI ghera gaye paNa helikAe potAnA satIpaNAnuM tAMDava mAMDayuM. teNe pitAnA pitAne kahyuM "pitAjI ! huM A parapurUSanA sparzane pAmI mATe huM tenI zuddhi mATe agni praveza karIza. huM A ca pAseja agnisnAna na karIza. pitAe kahyuM "putrI ! tuM hadayathI tene thoDI spazI che? : ajANatAM sparza thAya temAM kAMI pApa nathI mATe tene beTe Agraha na rAkha. bhAryA sutAM zliSyati vai manuSyastatrApi nityaM manaHpramANam manuSya mAtA ane putrI bannene bheTe che paNa te badhAmAM manaja kAraNa che. AthI tuM deSita nathI nirdoSa che." zeTha helikAne ghera lAvyo paNa AkhA gAmamAM A vAta phelAtAM leke te helikAne mahAsatI mAnavA lAgyA ane For Private And Personal Use Only

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316 kathAsAgara kahevA lAgyA. "holikA kevI suzIla che ajANe parapuruSane sparza thatAM te agni snAna karavA taiyAra thaI." holikAne have pavitratAnuM pramANapatra maLI gayuM hatuM te game tyAre catyanAM darzane ke udyAnamAM jatI te paNa kaI tenA mATe zaMkA ANatuM nahi. te tyAra pachI judA judA ThekANe DhaMDhAne chetarI kAmapALane saMbaMdha bAMdhatI ane tenI sAthe sukha bhagavatI. paNa tene ekamAtra daMDhAnI bIka hatI kemake te samajatI hatI ke "huM kevI chuM te DhaMDhA barAbara jANe che teNe ja mAro ane kAma pALane saMbaMdha karI Ape che. A sivAya AkhuM gAma mane pavitra mAne che mATe mAre keIpaNa rIte DhaMDhAnuM kAsaLa kADhavuM joIe." phAgaNa suda 15nI ajavALI rAtri hatI. sUryacanyamAM kAmapALa ane hAlikA AnaMda karatAM hatAM. pAseja jhuMpaDImAM suMDhA ekalI ghasaghasATa sutI hatI. te vakhate hilikAe vicAryuM ke huMDhAnuM haMmezanuM kAsaLa kADhavA mATe A sAre samaya che. teNe eka bIjI mAnava AkRti jhuMpaDImAM mukI ane jhuMpaDInI cAre bAju lAkaDAM mukI jhuMpaDIne saLagAvI dIdhI. A pachI kAma pALa ane halikA jayapura nagara chaDI cAlI nIkaLyAM. helikAe mAnyuM ke mArI gupta vAtanI jANu huMDhA gaI. have mane keIne bhaya nathI. mArai piyabhattAI haNai suyaM taha paNAsae atthaM niyagehaM vi palivai nArI rAgAurA pAvA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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helI 37. kAmI o samaya paDe pitAnA dhaNIne mAre che putrane haNe che dhanane nAza kare che ane pitAnA hAthe ghara paNa kuTI bALe che. savAre jayapuramAM A zuM thayuM tema lake bolavA mAMDayA. eTale zeThe kahyuM "meM mArI putrIne khuba AzvAsana ApI baLI maratAM te vakhate rekI hatI paNa tene ajaMpa thaye tethI te ane tenA premane lIdhe DhaMDhA ane baLI gayAM lAge che." leke A badhuM sAcuM mAnyuM tethI lokoe e agninI AsapAsa pradakSiNA dIdhI. helikAne vaMdana karyuM. ane tenI bhasmane pavitra mAnI mastake caDAvI eTaluMja nahi paNa dara varSe satI holikAnI smRti mATe te jagyAe agni pragaTAvavAnuM zarU karyuM. Ama jate divase paramArtha vinA lekamAM hutAzanI heLI parva cAre bAju zarU thayuM. kAmapALa ane helikA jayapura cheDI nAsI te chUTayAM paNa kAmapALa pAse dhana na hovAthI teNe helikAne kahyuM. priya ! dhana vinA ApaNe saMsAra zI rIte cAlaze mAre? dhana kamAvA tane cheDI dUra dUra javuM ja paDaze." hAlikA belI "e kema bane ? meM tamArA mATe ghara kuTuMba badhuM choDayuM have tame mane cheDo te kema pAlave ?" kAmapALa bolyA "huM tane Thera Thera sAthe laI pharyA karIza to kAMI kamAI zakIza nahi ane tethI te huM ane tuM bane duHkhI thaIzuM.' helikA bolI "mArA bApa pAse ghaNuM dhana che mATe For Private And Personal Use Only

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318 kathAsAgara tyAMthI kaI kapaTa karI te meLavIe tamAre kamAvavAnI jarUra na paDe." kAmapALa be "ApANAthI tyAM have pagaja kema mUkAya. ? tyAM te ApaNA gayA pachI lokee tArA nAmanuM heLI parva zarU karyuM che ane tane bheLA leke satI kahI pUje che. tethI tyAM javAya zI rIte ?" holikA bolI "e te badhAM sArAM vAnAM thaze. ApaNe cAlane jayapura jaIe." strIne vaza banele kAmapALa holikA sAthe jayapuranA pAdare Avyo ane mane ratha zeTha dukAne beThA hatA tyAre te eka sADI levA gaye. te zeThane kahevA lAge. "zeTha! eka sArI joI mane sADI Ape ne je tenuM mUlya levuM hoya te lyo" zeThe eka sArI sADI ApI ane tenA paisA lIdhA." sADI laI jatA pahelAM kAmapALe kahyuM "zeTha ! A sADI mArI strIne kadAca pasaMda na paDe to tamAre badalI ApavI paDaze." zeThe kahyuM "ekavAra nahi sAtavAra badalI ApIza." thoDI vAra thaI tyAM kAmapALa pAcho AvyA ane be zeTheA sADI te mArI strIne pasaMda nathI bIjI sArI sADI Ape. zeThe bIjI sADI ApI te paNa DI vAra thaI eTale pAchI lAvI boye "A paNa pasaMda nathI sArAmAM sArI Apane ?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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helIkA 319 zeTha bolyA "bhalA mANasa! Ama keTalA AMTA khAze. sADI paheranAraneja dukAne lAvane eTale tene joIe te. pasaMda karI laI le." kAma pALe kahyuM "sArUM. turta te hAlikAne dukAne laI AvyuM ane teNe AvI eka pachI eka sADIo jovA mAMDI. - zeTha sADI batAve paNa temanI najara holikAnA moMDhA uparathI jarApaNa khase nahi. kAmapALa be "zeTha ! AvA vRddha thaI mArI juvAna nI sAme ekITase tame juo te zuM sAruM che? tame te vepAra karavA beThA che? ke ramata karavA ?" - zeTha bolyA "bhAI ! huM tArI strI sAme beTI dRSTithI nathI joto. mAre tArI strI jevI putrI hatI paNa tene baLImarI che tethI huM Ane joI rahyo chuM ke A ane e kema sarakhA maLatAM Ave che ?" kAmapALa bolyo "zeTha! AnuM paNa nAma te holIkAja che. paNa A mArI patnI che. zeTha! tamane yAda che haze ja. te vakhate sUryamaMdiramAM huM tamArI chokarIne mArI strA mAnI bheTI paDa hatuM tyAre tame badhA mane Thapako Ape hato paNa have Apane lAge che ke nahi tamArI putrI ane mArI strIne joI bhalabhalAne bhrama thAya ke nahi ? tamArI putrI marI gaI che te tame jANe che chatAM A mArI putrI che ke zuM te tamane mArI strI pratye bhrama thaye ke nahi ? jagatamAM sarakhA rUparaMgavALA strI purUSe kayAM nathI hatAM? zeThe kahyuM "hA mArI putrI paNa AnAja jevA rUpa raMga ane avAjavALI hatI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 420 www.kobatirth.org kathAsAgara A pachI zeTha te bannene AgrahathI peAtAnA ghera laI gayA ane te bannene putrI ane jamAI tarIke rAkhyAM. (9) huMDhA marIne vyaMtarI thai. teNe vibha'gajJAnathI peAtAnA pUbhava jANyA ane heLikAnu svarUpa paNa jANyuM te vicAravA lAgI 'kevI A duniyA che? sAkSAt jIvatI asatI hAlikAne pUje che ane je huM tenA karatAM sArI chU tene tA kAI saMbhAratuM paNa nathI.' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir A jaMtarIe nagara upara moTI zilA vidhruvI . rAjA prajA sau bhayabhIta thayAM. manAratha zreSThie zilAnI pUjA karI ane kahyuM 'tame je kAi hA te pragaTa thAe ane amAre aparAdha kSamA karI amArA aparAdhanI kSamA Ape.' AkAzamAM rahI vyaMtarIe hAlikAnuM ardhuM svarUpa kahyuM ane jAngyu ke 'jyAre tame asatI haiAlikAne pUjo che te mane kema pUjatA nathI ?' " zeThe kahyu' * devI zI rIte tamane pUjIe ' vyaMtarI khelI 'huM pUrva bhAMDa hatI te tame te dIvase nAceA, gAme, kudo, mazkarI kare ane AnaMda karo.' leAkAe kahyu > sArU. jya tarIe zilA sarI. te divasathI hALI pachI tu nAcavAnu kudavAnu ane dhULa uDAvavAnu` dhULeTI parva zarU thayuM. Ama jagat paramArthane jANyA vinA kei sa`sAramAM DubADanArAM pa kare che. mATe pamA samajI kArya karavuM. [ upadezaprAsAda ] For Private And Personal Use Only

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138 yazodhara caritra adhurI AzA yAne yazedhararAjA ( 1 ) aThThAI cha che. traNa comAsAnI eka paryuSaNanI ane e eLInI. AmAM citra ane AsenI oLInI aThThAI zAzvatI aThThAI kahevAya che. A aThThAIomAM devatAo naMdIzvara dviIpe jaI aThThAI mahatsava kare che. A cha aThThAIomAM caitra ane A mahinAnI aThThAInA dIvasamAM pahelAnA vakhatamAM keTalIka jagyAe dharma nahi pAmelA rAjAo pazuonuM balidAna ApatA ane tethI pitAnuM kalyANa mAnatA. AvA rAjAo paikI eka mAridatta nAmanA rAjAe AvuM balidAna AvyuM che. temAM pazu sAthe batrIsa lakSaNa strI purUSanuM paNa balidAna ApavAnuM che. balidAnamAM batrIsa lakSaNa strI purUSa tarIke eka sAdhu sAdhvI thayela bhAI bahenane lAvavAmAM Ave che. balidAna mATe lAvelA A muninA prabhAvathI kudaratanA vAtAvaraNamAM pheraphAra thAya che. jene laI mAridatta rAjA e sAdhunuM jIvana vRttAMta jANavA utsuka thAya che. muni yaza For Private And Personal Use Only

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3rara kathAsAgara dhara rAjAnA bhavamAM lATanA kukaDA banAvI haNavA mAtrathI huM ane temAM preraNA ApanAra te bhavanI mArI mAtA ATha bhavasudhI kevAM duHkha pAmyAM ne rUmAM khaDA thAya tevA AtmavRttAMta raju kare che. A vRttAMta te A yazeAdhara caritra che. (2) rAjapura nagaramAM mAridatta nAmanA rAjA hatA. rAjA, mRgayA, surApAna ane ezaArAma sivAya bIjuM kAMI jANutA na hatA. rAjA dharmoMmAM mAtra potAnI kuLadevI caMDamArIne pUjaya deva tarIke mAnatA ane tenI AgaLa aneka jIvAno vadha karI devIne tarpaNu karyAMnu mAnatA. caDamArI devInu` rAjapura nagaranI dakSiNa dikSAe maMdira hatu. A madirane jotAMja devI ane devIbhakta rAjAnu svarUpa Ape|Apa samajAtuM. madiranA daravAjo aneka mArelAM pazuAnAM ziMgaDAMonAM tArAthI zaNagArelA hatA. maMdiranA gaDha upara Thera Thera kaLazane ThekANe meATA bhAraDa pakSionAM iMDAM mukelAM hatAM ane jyAM lAkaDAnA daMDanI jarUra hoya tyAM aneka jAtanAM pazuonAM hADakAM ADAMavaLAM goThavelAM hatAM. devInA ma MdiranI dhvadhna keAI vastranI na hatI paNa bahu vALavALAM pazuonAM pu MchaDAne dhajAne pheMkANe goThavyAM hatAM. maMdiranI bhIMte mArI nAkhelA pazuenAM jADAM leAhInA tharanA lapeTA karI 2gI hatI. A sthAna hatuM te devInu paNa jenAra te sthAnane jotAMja bhaya pAmatA. A maMdiranA madhya bhAgamAM caDamArI devInI pratimAne uMcA sAnAnA Asana upara goThavI hatI. A pratimAnu rUpa ane For Private And Personal Use Only

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mAdhara caritra 33 AkRti ma MdiranI bhayaMkaratAthI paNa vadhe tevI hatI. A devInA eka hAthamAM tIkSNa kAtara ane khIjA hAthamAM mUzaLa hatA tenA gAla esI gayelA, dAMta lAMkhA, AMkheA gALa, ane jIbha veta jevaDI mahAra kADhela hatI. A devInI pUjana vidhi paNa tene anurUpaja thatI hatI. pANInA badale madirAthI tenuM prakSAlana thatu hatu. ane tene dhaturA AkaDA ane kaNeranAM kula vigere caDAvAtAM hatAM. ( 3 ) navarAtrinA divaseA AvyA. devInA bhakto devIma diramAM ekaThA thayA. ane temaNe rAjAne devInA pUjana vidhi mATe preraNA karI. jene lai rAjAe hajAre jaLacara, khecara ane bhUmicara jIvAne! kaccaraghANa kADhayA. lAhInA kAdavavALA ane cArebAjuthI haNAtA jIveAnA kAlAhalamAM devI bhakta rAjA elye 'sevake ! tame mArI AjJA uThAvI heAmanI sAmagrI badhI taiyAra karI che paNa khatrIsa lakSaNavALu purUSa yugala joIe te hajI nathI AvyuM tyAM sudhI A sAmagrI badhI adhurI gaNAya. tame Adhe zeAdhI vaLeA ane tame tene game tyAMthI pakaDI lAve. ' A arasAmAM sudatta nAmanA gaNadhara bhagavata rAjapura nagaramAM vicaratA hatA. A gaNadhara bhagavatanA ziSya abhaya ci aNugAra ane temanA bena je sAdhvI anyAM hatAM te abhayamatI sAdhvI adbhUmanA pAraNe devavazAt vahAravA nIkaLyAM. batrIsa lakSaNA purUSane zeAdhatA rAjapurUSonI najara A be bhAI bahena munie upara paDI. temaNe temane batrIsa lakSaNA mAnI pakaDI rAjA pAse hAjara karyAM. abhayarUci aNu For Private And Personal Use Only

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3ra4 kathAsAgara gAra te sthitaprajJa mahAtmA hatA eTale temane te rAjasevakenuM pakaDavuM ke A badhI dhamAlathI jarApaNa kSobha na thaye paNa abhayamatI sAdhavI jarA kSebha pAmyAM eTale abhayarUcie temane sthira karatAM kahyuM. Aya! mRtyune bhaya sAdhue zA mATe rAkhave ? amuka niyata samaye ApaNuM mRtyu che te ApaNane khyAla hoya te vizeSa dharma karaNI karI ApaNe ApaNA AtmAne ujavaLa banAvI zakIe. A prasaMga ApaNe mAgIe te paNa kayAMthI maLe? bahena! sAruM thayuM ke Aje ApaNuM aThThamanuM pAraNuM nathI thayuM. ApaNuM mRtyu upavAsa pUrvaka thAya te zuM cheTuM?' sAdhvI sthira thayAM ane bolyAM. "mane mRtyune bhaya nathI. paNa ApaNuM mRtyu zuM Ama pazunI peThe devI AgaLa balidAnathI thaze tenuM dukha che. paNa bAMdhava! jevuM zubhAzubha karma ApaNe upAryuM haze tevuM thaze. zeka kare nirarthaka che. huM have zoka nahi karuM. tame mane mArge vALI te sAruM karyuM." abhayarUci aNagAra ane abhayamatI sAdhvIne hama kuMDa AgaLa lAvavAmAM AvyA. sAme rAjA ubhe ane bIjI bAju talavAra bhAlA ane bIjAM khullA zastro laI devI bhakto ubhA. sAdhue ane sAdhvIe AMkha mIMcI paMca parameSTinuM smaraNa karavA mAMDayuM. tyAM acAnaka pRthvI tharathara kaMpavA lAgI. AkAzamAM meTe vaTeLa thaye ane cArebAju retathI AkAza chavAyuM. kSaNamAM te kudaratamAM evuM tAMDava thayuM ke bacAve bacAvanI bUme cAre bAjuthI paDavA mAMDI keina For Private And Personal Use Only

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yazAdhara caritra 225 chAparAM uDayAM, keinAM ghara paDayAM ane keI ulaTapAlaTa thaI gayA. devIgRhamAM rahelA devIbhaktAne paNa potAnA jIvanamAM saMzaya lAgyuM ke hamaNuM zuM thaze ane zuM nahi thAya ? rAjA ane devIbhakto gabharAyA. rAjA manamAM vicAravA lAgyuM "kahe ke na kahA balidAna mATe lAvelA A strI purUSa kaI daivI mahAtmAo che temanA prabhAvathI ja A badhe kudaratamAM pheraphAra thaye che. ke suMdara rUpALe temane deha che. mArA kaThAmAM hiMsA janmathI vasI che Amane jotAM te cAlI jAya che ane temanI upara mane hAla pure che. je meM AmanA upara hAtha upADa te te te nahi mare paNa huM ane mArI prajA badhI temanA kepathI mRtyu pAmIzuM" rAjA be "mahAtmA ApanuM zuM nAma che? Apa keNa che ? mAre aparAdha kSamA kare. rAjasevake bhUlyA. Apane satkAra heya! Apane te pakaDI lAvI mAravAnA heya? " muni belyA "rAjana zA mATe mAruM nAma puche che? mAravA mATe lAvelA asaMkhya chamAMthI thoDuM ja keInuM nAma tame puche che? tamAre mAnavane hema kare che te jarUra mAre hema kare. huM taiyAra chuM. mAre jIvanamAM keI adhurI AzA nathI ke mArA vagara dunIyAmAM keI kArya adhurUM rahevAnuM nathI." rAjA bolyA "mahAtmA huM Apane haNavA mAgate nathI. huM Apane oLakhavA mAguM chuM." rAjana ! badhA jIve che te huM chuM. vanamAM tRNa khAI jIvanArA, keInuM kaI dIvasa nahi bagADanArA rAMka pazuone haNavAmAM tamane vAMdho nathI te mAre vadha karavAmAM zAmATe vAMdho For Private And Personal Use Only

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3ra6 sthA sAgara rAkhe che? rAjana ! balidAnathI zAMtinI IcchA rAkhavI te kharekhara bhrama che. lehIthI hAtha dhae hAtha sApha na thAya tene mATe te nirmaLa jaLa joIe. zAnita ane kalyANa mATe te hiMsA na heya. kalyANamATe te kalyANakArI kArya joIe. hiMsA te parabhavamAM baherA, muMgA, janmAMdha, ane durgatinA bhayaMkara duHkha Ape che. mAridatta! jyAre huM A tamAro vyavasAya dekhuM chuM tyAre mane mArI AgaLa mArA pUrvabhave taravare che. meM mArA prathama bhavamAM mAtra eka leTane kUkaDe karI vadheryo hate. tenA pratApe huM ghaNA bhava rakhaDa chuM. je du:kha Aje saMbhAratAM paNa mane kamakamI Ave che. jyAre tame te hajAre jIvone saMhAra sAkSAt kare che rAjan tamAruM zuM thaze ? zANA mANase te anartha dekhI anarthathI bace paNa meM te rAjana! anartha anubhavI sAkSAt hiMsAnuM duHkha anubhavyuM che. ane tame je mArA dRSTAntathI nahi aTake te tamArI duHkhanI sImA kayAM jaI aTakaze? mArIdattanuM mana ekadama parivartana thayuM devInuM hiMsAgraha kSaNabhara ahiMsAgraha samuM thayuM. te belyo 'muni ! tame hiMsA karavAnuM sAkSAt phaLa anubhavyuM che? te mane bhagavaMta ! tamAro anubhava kahI sAce mArge lAve." muni bolyA. "rAjan! meM prathamabhave leTane phUkaDo banAvI tenI hiMsA karI hatI tethI huM. mayUro nakulo mIno meSo meSazva kurkaTaH mera, nALIye, mAchaluM, bokaDe, pharI bekaDe ane TUkaDe thaye. ane A ubhela sAdhvI mArI bahena che te pahelA bhAvamAM mArI. mAtA hatI teNe A hiMsAmAM mane preraNA karI hatI jene pariNAme te For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra caroAdhara caritra www.kobatirth.org ' Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir vA sarpaH zizumArazva ajA mahiSaH kurkuTI kutarA, sApa, zizupAra, bakarI, pADo ane kUkaDI thaI. rAjA camakayA 'bhagavata ApanA A badhA vRttAnta vistArathI kahe munie prathama bhavathI peAtAnA vRttAnta kahevAnA zarU karyAM. 37 For Private And Personal Use Only (4) rAjA! ghaNA varSo pahelAMnI A vAta che. huM mAre prathamabhava kahuM chuM. mALavAmAM ujjayinI nagarI che. A nagaromAM amaradattaneA putra surendradatta rAjya kare che. rAjAnu nAma surendradatta chatAM leAkeA badhA tene yazeAdhararAjA kahI sa MedhatA kemake tenA rAjyamAM prajA sukhI hatI. rega ane bhayanu tA tyAM nAma nizAna na hatuM. tenA rAjyamAM mAgyA meha varasatA. ane tene zatru nAme keAi na hatA. jene lai daza dizAe tenA yaza ubharAtA tethI te yazeAdhara kahevAyeA. A rAjAne badhA aMgAmAM nayana vhAlu che tema nayanAvalI nAme vhAlI paTTarANI hatI. rAjA rANI khuba sukhamagna hatAM. A sukhanA phaLarUpa temane guNadhara nAme eka putra ratna prApta thayuM. rAjAne guNadhara kumAra upara khubaja vhAla hatu te te emaja mAnatA ke A putra mArAthI savAyA pAkaze ane AkhA mALavAmAM mArA karatAM savAyuM nAma rAkhaze. A yazeAdhara rAjA e huM. rAjan! samaya vItye eka vakhata rANI sAthe hu' gAkhe. beThA hatA. rANI mArAvALa gu thatI hatI ane temAM phula parAvatI hatI tevAmAM tenA hAthamAM eka dheALA vALa AvyeA. teNe te vALa

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38 kathAsAMgara teADI mArA hAthamAM ApyA. rANIne mana tA A sAmAnya vAta hatI. paNa mArA hAthamAM vALa AvatAM vinAde caDelu mArU mana khedamArge vaLyuM. meM vicAryuM. 'huM keTalAya varSothI A strI sAthe viSaya sukha legavu chu chatAM paNu mane satASa na thayo. huM A viSayAne samajIne cheDu te sArU nahitara A dhALAvALa kahe che ke theADA dIvasamAM mAre svAmI yama AvI tane upADI jaze ane tAre parANe A viSaya, A rAjaya ane A vhAlI vhAlI kare chete badhI rANIe cheDavI paDaze. mATe samajIne cheDa. saMsAramAM tA mANasa bAlasya mAtuH stanapAnakRtyam yuno vadhUsaMgaMma eva taccam vRddhasya cintA calacittavRtteraho na dharmakSaNa evaM puMsAm // 1 // khAlyakALa mAtAnA stanapAnamAM gALI purI kare che yuvAnI strIonI sAthe viSaya bhAgamAM vitAvI purI kare che ane vRddhAvasthA roga ane zarIranI ciMtAmAM kADhe che. dharma karavAnA to tene vakhataja maLate nathI. mAre mRtyu pahelAM kAMika dharmonuM bhAthuM madhavu joie. mArA pUrva zu kAMI rAjA na hatA? temane mArAthI kAMi oche vaibhava hatA ? chatAM temaNe badhAe mAthe dheALA AvyA pahelAM A vaibhava choDI svazreya sAdhyuM hatuM. jyAre huM te mAthe dheALA AvyA chatAM beAkaDA bakarIone mATe talase tema rANIe pAchaLa ghele thaI pharuM chuM. huM sArA dIvasa joi guNadhara kumArane rAjya upara besADu ane A badhI jALathI mukta khanI sAdhu manu. ahAhA kevuM e sudara ane nirmaLa jIvana che ke jemAM zatru mitra dhaMdhA upara samAna STi, bhUmi zayana, vanavagaDAmAM pAvihAra. ' For Private And Personal Use Only

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zAdhara caritra 39 rAjA ! A vicAra meM mArU mAthuM oLatI nayanAvaLIne kahyo. mArA vicAra sAMbhaLo nayanALInI AMkhamAM AMsu ubharAyAM. te raDatI raDatI eTalI. ' priya ! guNadhara hajI ALaka che. tenA upara rAjyabhAra te kema lakAya ? sacama e chevaTe sAcu' che paNa hajI thAya che. utAvaLa zI che ? kumArane cADA mATeA thavA do eTale ApaNe banne sAthe saMyama laizuM.' rAjA mAce 'rANI ! jIvananA ze| bharAMsA che? jene kALa vaza hAya, kudarata jenuM dhAryuM karatI hoya teja dha mATe rAha jovAtu kare. huM to saMyamaja laIza.' < Apa saMyama leze te huM dhIvinAnI theDIja ahiM rahevAnI chuM. ane mAre Apa vinA ahiM rahI zuM sukha mANavAnuM che? jyAM Apa tyAM huM' meM kahyuM 'rANI ! tArUM zarIra atyaMta sukeAmaLa che. tapa karavA e tAre mATe sahela nathI. kemake tyAM jamIna upara suvu, page cAlavuM, ghereghera bhikSA mAgavI A badhI kriyA tane bahu kaThaNa paDaze ane tu sAthe AvI mane vijJa rUpa thaiza. tu rAjakumAranu pAlana kara ane mAre mA mAkaLA karI Apa.' ApyA ane jeNe tene ucheraze. tame huM tenI ciMtA rANIe kahyuM 'jeNe janma tene tene AjasudhI ucheryAM te tenuM bhAgya tenI ciMtA choDI sayama le che. te rAkhI zA mATe ahiM paDI rahuM? nAtha! tamArI je gati te mArI gati.' For Private And Personal Use Only

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330 kathAsAgara A vArtAmAM sAMjane samaya thaye. huM bhejana karavA gaye. bhejana bAda thoDI ghaNI vAte karI Aja vicAramAM ramaNa karate huM uMghI gaye. uMgha te ghasaghasATa AvI paNa jAge tyAre te uMghamAM joyeluM svapna joI huM khuba ciMtA tura banyuM. huM hajI zayyAmAMthI ubho nathI thayo tyAM te mArI mAtA caMdramatI uSe thaze dharA AvyAM. huM zayyAmAMthI uThI mAtAne page lAgyuM. paNa mAtA mArA mukha uparanI khedanI chAyA jANI gayAM ane tyAM 'putra! Aje uThatAMja kema gamagIna che?" ' kahyuM "mAtA! Aje meM bahuja bhayaMkara svapna joyuM che tenI A dilagirI che." "je hoya te svapna mane kahe" mAtAe svapana jANuvAne Agraha karyo. meM kahyuM "mAtA! Aje chelle pahore meM svamAM eka suMdara bhavya mahela che. A mahelanA sAta mALa huM caDa. ane sAtame mALe bichAvelA bhavya senAnA siMhAsana upara beThe tyAM tame acAnaka AvyAM ane mane dhakko mAryo. huM gaDabaDate TheTha jamIna upara AvyuM. theDI vAre meM upara najara nAMkhI te Apa paNa mArI pAchaLa gaDabaDatAM jamIna upara paDayAM." mAtA chAtI upara hAtha mukI belyAM "pachI zuM ?" meM mArA kAmamAM mAtA aMtarAya na kare mATe sva For Private And Personal Use Only

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yAdhara caritra 331 namAM AgaLane manakapita umere karI kahyuM "meM A adhapAtane TALavA mAthAne leca karI muniveSa dhAraNa karyo ane pharI sAtame mALe caDhaye." mAtA ! A meM svapna joyuM che paNa have te te svapnane sAcuM karavAne meM nizcaya karyo che. AjakAlamAM guNadhara kumArane rAjyAbhiSeka karI huM dIkSA laIza." mAtA daDadaDa AMsu sAravA lAgyAM te bolyAM "bIjI badhI vAta pachI. A du:svapnane pahelAM netradevIne prasanna karI pratIkAra kare joIe. dIkSA e kAMI duHsvapnane pratikAra nathI. putra! ApaNI gotradevI kALakA che. tenI AgaLa badhI jAtanA pazu paMkhinA yugalanuM baLidAna ApI tene prasanna karavAnuM rAkhI A duHsvapnane pahelAM tuM dura kara." ' kAnamAM AMgaLIo ghAlI. "mAtA ! A zuM bele che? du:svapnathI mRtyu kAle thatuM hoya te Aje bhale thAya paNa huM nirdoSa jIvonI hiMsA te nahiM ja karUM.' mAtAe khuba raDavA kakaLavA mAMDayuM. huM vicAramUDha banyA. mAtAnuM kahyuM nahi karavAthI huM avinIta gaNAte hatuM ane kahyuM karavAmAM jIvahiMsAnuM mahApApa lAgatuM hatuM. AthI meM talavAra lIdhI ane mArI jAte meM mArA zira para calAvavA upADI. paNa badhA ekadama mane vaLagI paDayA ane mArI talavAra jhuMTavI lIdhI. mAtAe kahyuM "putra! devInA balidAnamAM jIvahiMsA e jIvahiMsA nathI chatAM tane jIvahiMsAja lAgatI hoya te kaI paNa jIvanI leTanI AkRti banAvI tene vadherI prasanna karIe te zuM vAMdho che? For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra pura kathAsAgara meM kahyuM 'huM te AvuM prasanna karavAmAM mAnateja nathI paNa ATAne keAI jIva khanAvI akhila karavA hoya te mane vAMdhA nathI. tevAmAM kukaDA phUkareku phUMka khelyA. mAtAe ghauMnA ATAnA eka suMdara kukaDA banAvyeA. A kukaDAnI cAMca ane paga haLadarathI raMgI pILA anAvyA. tenI zikhA gerUthI raMgI ane tenA zarIrane paNa lAkhanA raMgathI raMgyuM. cheTethI jenAra A kukaDA banAvaTI che tevu' bhAgyeja samaje. jANe sAcAja kukaDA hoya tema badhAne lAgatu. (6) rAjA ! mArI mAtAnI preraNAthI meM snAna karyuM. lAla raMganAM kapaDAM paheryAM. gAjate vAjate kukaDAne AgaLa karI parivAra sAthe ame kuLadevI caDikAnA bhavane AvyA. kuLadevIne huM namyo ane tenI AgaLa A kukaDAne dharI mAtAnI preraNA mujaba me' talavArathI sAcA kukaDA hoya tema gaNI tene vadha karyAM. kukaDA ATAnA hatA paNa mAtAe A sAcA kukaDA che tema ThasAvI devInI prAsAdI rUpa samajAvI mAMsa pakAve tema tene pakAvyA. ane zeSanI mAphaka teNe badhAne vaheMcyA mAtAe tenI zeSa mane paNa bhojana tarIke pIrasI paNa me te naja lIdhI eTale mAtAe mane tu N samajatA nathI kahI ThapakA ApI mArA hAtha pakaDI khaLAtkAre te kukaDAnuM kalpita mAMsa mArA moMDhAmAM nAMkhyuM. mArA mAMDhAmAM A kukaDAnI zeSa paDatAM mAtAne khubaja Ana thayA. teNe manathI mAnI lIdhuM ke devIne me For Private And Personal Use Only

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yazAdhara caritra prasanna karI ane svapnanuM apamagaLa haNAyuM. paNa kharIrIte A pApe mArA jIvanane bhayaMkara malIna banAvyuM ane zikhare caDelA mane pAtALamAM pachADI saMsAramAM rakhaDAvce. For Private And Personal Use Only 333 rAjA! huM. A pachI mArA zayanagRhe AvyeA. nayanA vaLI nayana phADI mArI rAha joi rahI hatI. meM kahyuM ' priye ! Aje jaladI suI jAo kAle guNadharakumArane rAjyabhiSeka karavAnA che. ane parama dIvase huM saMyama grahaNa karIza. dunIyAnA meLeA kAle mAre badhe aTepavAnA che. chelI bhalAmaNa kAla puratI che. rANIe mArI vAtamAM sArUM sArU kahyuM paNa bahu rasa na lIdhe! eTale meM mAnyuM ke tene uMdha AvatI haze tethI meM khelavuM aMdha karyuM ane pathArImAM gupacUpa AMkhA mIcI eka pachI eka kAle karavAnA kAryAnA ane bhaviSyanA vicArAne karatA kAMipaNa melyAcAlyA vinA paDayA rahyo. AthI nayanAvalI samajIke huM chuM tethI te ekadama kheThI thai ane zayanagRha bahAra dhIme pagale cAlI huM camakayeA. rakhe A srI mhArA virahathI kaMTALI AtmaghAta te nahi kare ne ? huM paNa tenA rakSaNa mATe hAthamAM talavAra lai tenI pAchaLa cAlyA. teNe zayanagRha bahAra AvI uMghatA kubaDA paheregIrane mIThA vacanathI jagADaye. meM mAnyuM ke mArA aMge mukhzane koi khAsa kAma kahevA te AvI lAge che. paNa paheregIre uThatAMnI sAthe ' rAMDa? kema ATaluM madhu mADu karyuM. A zabda elye. eTale huM rANI durAcArI che tema samajyA chatAM mArA manamAM hejI tenA nizcaya nahAtA thayeA. kadAca uMghamAM A khelatA haze ema huM mAnatA hatA.

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334 kathAsAgara teNe eka seTI lIdhI ane nayanAvalIne eTale pakaDI be traNa caDhI dIdhI. nayanAvalI page lAgI tene kahevA lAgI. nAtha ! huM zuM karuM. rAjA ! uMghe tyAre AvuM ne ? huM thoDI svataMtra chuM. mAre aparAdha kSamA kare. pharI Ama nahi karuM." huM Ane uDo vicAra karUM tyAM te mArI AgaLa eka pachI eka navAM dazya zarU thayAM. kAgaDA ane koyala jema eka bIjAmAM Asakta thAya tema A kuja ane nayanAvalIe zayanagRhanI bahAra viSaya bhegavyuM. mArI strInuM A caritra najaronajara dekhyuM. sAmAnya mANasa paNa strInuM duzcaritra sAMbhaLI lAlapILo thaI na karavAnuM karI nAMkhe tyAre huM to rAjA hatA, mArA hAthamAM taravAra hatI ane strInuM durAcaraNa meM najarenajara joyuM hatuM. AthI mArA hRdayamAM vairAgyane je jharo pragaTayo hato te jotajotAmAM adazya thaye. huM lAla pILe thaye ane meM myAnamAMthI talavAra bahAra kADhI. paNa mAre pahelAM A kulaTA strIne haNavI ke nimakaharAma kune haNave te vicAramAM bIjI kSaNe vicAra AvyuM ke A mArI talavAre monmatta hAthInI ghaTAone haNyA che ane durdhara zatruonAM mAthA kApyAM che tene huM eka pAmara muja upara kema calAvuM? vaLI kale mAre saMyama le che te vakhate huM A kulaTAne haNI zA mATe strIhatyA vahoruM? - mane nayanAvalI ane kunja banne tarapha dayA AvI. meM taravAra myAna karI. temanA chidra jevAnuM ke temanA jIvanamAM rasa levAnuM have mane mana na rahyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra codhara caritra anRtaM sAhasaM mAyA, mUrkhatvamatilobhatA. azaucaM nirdayatvaM ca strINAM doSAH svabhAvajAH 335 juThThuM, sAhasa, mAyA, mUrkhatA, atileAbha, apavitratA ane nirdayatA strIomAM svAbhAvika hAya che te sukta mane akSare akSara sAcuM lAgyuM mane A dRzya joI khuba du:kha thayuM hatuM chatAMpaNa mArUM mana saMyamamAM dRDha na heAta te meM te bannene teja vakhate khalAsa karyA hota. rAjA ! meM Ane soMyama levAnu vegavatu kAraNu mAnyuM. huM nayanAvalInA meAha rAkhate hatA te keTalA badhA kheATe che te mane Ape!Apa samajAyu ane saMyama letAM je strIne mADu cheDavA balavattara lAgatA te te ApoApa Ache thayA. rAjA ! huM tuta tyAMthI pAchA pharyAM ane zayyAmAM paDI ghasaghasATa uMdhI gaye. For Private And Personal Use Only (7) vaitAlikAe prAbhAtika gAyAM eTale huM ekadama zayyAmAMthI beThA thayeA. meM badIone cheDI mukayA, gunhegArAnA IMDA mApha karyAM, yAcakone dAna ApyAM vigere eka pachI eka uttama kAma karI meM guNadhara kumAranA rAjyAbhiSaka karyAM. A badhA kAryoMmAM nayanAvalIe pure sahakAra ApyA. nayanAvalInuM gaI rAtanuM kRtya jANatA chatAM meM tene kAMi paNa kahyuM nahi. kAMIja banyu nathI tema huM tenI sAthe varyAM. rAjyAbhiSeka khAdya bhAjanamaMDapamAM sneDIe kuTu bIe ane vaDIle badhA leAna mATe bhegA thayA. badhAne me hetuthI jamADayA ane ucita bheTo ApI satkAryA. nayanAvalI A vakhate khuba uMDA vicAramAM caDI hatI. te vicA

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kathAsAgara ratI hatI ke A rAjA savAre dIkSA leze. huM je temanI sAthe dIkSA nahi lauM te mane leke hasaze ke kevI svAthI A rANa che ke rAjAe saMyama lIdhuM ane te gharamAM paDI rahI. paNa temane khabara kayAM che ke rANIne vhAla rAjA nahi paNa kunja che. rAjAnI sAthe dIkSA lIdhI pachI ja te pharI maLavAnuM che mAre dIkSA levI na paDe. lekamAM mAruM kharAba dekhAya nahi, ane kunjanuM sukha haMmezAM AnaMdathI vinA aMtarAye bhegavAya te upAya jaDe te kevuM sArUM. teNe uMDuM vicArI nakkI karyuM ke kaMIpaNa rIte rAjAne ghAta ka. A rAjA jeke nirdoSa che. teNe mAruM kAMI bagADayuM nathI. te rAjya choDI dharma karavA taiyAra thayo che. tene ghAta kare te ghaNuM khoTuM che paNa je te na karUM te mArA viSamAM aMtarAya thaze. A viSaye mane pachI thoDAja maLavAnA che. rAjana ! A pachI huM jamavA beThe tyAM eka suMdara masAlAthI bhareluM vaDuM mArA bhANamAM AvyuM te vaDAne meM bheLAbhAve ArogyuM. huM paTapUrNa bhejana karI siMhAsana upara besI pAna sepArI karavA beThA tyAM mAruM zarIra tuTavA mAMDayuM AMkhe baLavA mAMDI, nasa kheMcAvA lAgI, jIbha TuMkAvA mAMDI, kAnanA paDadA taDa taDa karatA tuTavA lAgyA, dAMta paDavA lAgyA, ane naskerAM kulI jaI dhamaNanI mAphaka avAja karavA mAMDyAM, huM siMhAsana uparathI gabaDI paDaye, huM belavA IcchuM chatAM jIbha TUMkAI gaI hovAthI kAMI bolI na zako. mAro catura pratihArI samajI gaye ke game teNe rAjAne bhejanamAM jhera For Private And Personal Use Only

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yazodhara caritra ApyuM che. tethI raDI belI uThaye. maMtrIo ! vaidyo ane mAMtrikane belA ane rAjAne caDeluM viSa utAro vilaMba na kare. nayanAvalI A zabda sAMbhaLI camakI tene manamAM thayuM ke mAMtrika ane vaidyothI jhera utaryuM te mArA bAra vAgI jaze huM nAka kAna kapAI gadheDA upara besADAI gAmamAM pheravAI bhUMDe hAle marIza. AthI nayanAvalI chAtI kuTatI Dagale ane pagale pachADa khAtI henAtha! A zuM thayuM? mananA maneratha manamAM rahyA. keNu vairI jAge ke saunuM kalyANa karatA mArA nAthane teNe AvuM karyuM." chUTA keza karatI kapaDAMne rastAmAM pAtharatI jyAM huM vedanAthI taraphaDate pAye hite tyAM AvI ane Dusake Dusake retI "he nAtha!" karatI mArA gaLe vaLagI teNe tene kezapAza mArA meDhA upara e pAtharyo ke tenI aMdara zuM thAya che te kaI jANI na zake te "he nAtha ! have mArUM keNa zaraNu? mane mukI kayAM cAlyAM? huM kema jIvIza? svAmi! eka vAra A dAsIne bolAve ema bolatI pharI pharI sake Dusake retI teNe kaI na jANe tema mAre gaLe aMguThe dIdhe. jheranI vedanAthI huM saLagate have temAM A vedanAe vadhAre karyo. huM vedanAthI raDe. nAMkhate, krodhathI dhamadhamate, jIvana mATe valakhAM mAra, vairamAM rAcate taraphaDI mRtyu pAmyuM. bheLA leka rANIne mArI pratye ananya prema samajyA. keI na samayuM ke mAre jIva lenAra nayanAvalI che. huM A badhuM samaja paNa kahI na zakaye. huM paNa Ama cheSamAM saLagate mRtyu pAmyo. 22 For Private And Personal Use Only

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338 kathAsAgara mAMtrika ane vidyA AvyA tyAre mAro AtmA te deha cheDI paraloka pahoMcI gayuM hatuM. AvelA teo mArI pAchaLa khuba khuba 2yA. rAjA! mArI saMyamanI bhAvanA, rAjyapATa cheDI gurunA kAraNe rahI pAdavihAre vicAravAnI utkaMThA, ghare ghare pharI AMtaprAMta bhikSA dvArA jIvana nirvAha karavAnI tamannA ane zatru mitra upara samAna daSTi rAkhavAnI jhaMkhanA A badhuM ekaja dIvasanA AMtarAmAM zIrNa vizIrNa thayuM. ane huM tethI ulaTI dizAmAM krodha meha ane dveSanA tharamAM lapeTAte mAnavabhava gumAvI aneka bhave 2kha. rAjAmane te lAge che ke A badhe pratApa leTanA kukaDAne haNavAne che. te ugra pApa tAtkALa mane udayamAM AvyuM ane varSo sudhI je strIcaritra mArI jAnu NamAM na AvyuM te caritra teja dIvase jaNAyuM ane te dvArA mArI AkhI vicAra dhArA palaTAI. huM azaraNa banI mRtyu pAmyo mArI AzA adhurI rahI. bhayaMkara aMtarAya kamanA udayathI A be dIvase mArA sarakhA na pasAra thayA. huM akasmAt kharAba rIte mRtyu pAme mArUM kumRtyu thayuM. je svapnamAM meM pitAne sAtamAM mALe caDe ane tyAMthI paTakAyele dekhe have te svapna sAcuM nIvaDayuM kemake huM saMyamabhAvathI sAtamA mALe cA paNa khare ane leTanA kukaDAnA vadhathI huM sAtame mALathI paDaye paNa khare. A sAtamA mALathI mAre adhaHpAta thaye te kukaDAnI karela hiMsAne laIne thaye che. premALa mAtAe A du:svapna dura karavA kukaDAnI hiMsA karAvI paNa kharI rIte te hiMsA dukha For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhara caritra 339 dura karavAmAM kAraNa rUpa na banI paNa te du nane jaladI phaLavAna banAvyuM. kAdava te kaI dIvasa zuddhi kare khare. tema hiMsA te kaI dIvasa apamaMgaLa dUra kare? te to apamaMgaLane vadhAre. tema mArA jIvanamAM te balidAne apamaMgaLane vadhArI ane saMsAramAM DubADa. | mArI mAtA mArI pAse AvI te pahelAM te huM mRtyu pAmyuM hatuM. mArI mAtA mArUM mRtyu joI na zakI mane jotAMja tenA hRdayamAM bhayaMkara AghAta thaze ane je jagyAe huM mRtyu pAmyA hatA te ja jagyAe te paNa mAruM du:kha jaI mRtyu pAmI. rAjana ! kukaDAne vadha karanAra ane preraNA ApanAra ame ane mRtyu pAmyAM. A mAro pahelo bhava. kRtrima hiMsA paNa kevI anartha kAraka che tene tAdasya sUcaka che. aho nu khalu nAstyeva jIvaghAtena zAntikam / mUDhabaidyaprayuktena kupathyeneva pAhavam / / sAtti ninAM vA ja varAttimitinA ibhyAnA lavagaM dacA, kiM karaM kilApyate ? // 2 // mUkha vadhe batAvelA kupaththathI Arogya na thAya tema jIvahiMsAthI kaI dIvasa zAnti na thAya. ane azAMti karI keNa mUkha potAnI zaktinI IcchA rAkhe. vANuyAne mIThuM ApI kapura levAnI IcachA theDIja saphaLa thAya che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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139 duHkhanI paraMparA yAne bIje, tIje, cotho bhava bIjo bhava (1) rAjA. huM yazodhara marI pulindagiri parvatanA eka vanamAM mayurInI kukSimAM utpanna thaye. A kukSimAM meM garbhavAsanA asahya duHkha sahyAM ane pachI mAro janma thaye. huM bAyakALa pasAra karI yuvAna the. huM khuba dekhAvaDo thaye eTale ke keTavALe mane pakaDo ane mArA pUrvabhavanA putra guNadhararAjAne teNe bheTa karyo. mArI mAtA caMdramatI urphe yazodharA tyAMthI mRtyu pAmI dhAnyapura nagaramAM eka kUtarInA peTe kutarApaNe janmI. A kUtare paNa kadAvara ane dekhAvaDe thaye eTale tenA mAlike pharatAM pharatAM tene paNa mArA putra guNadharane bheTa Ape. rAjA mArIdatta! huM mera ane mArI mAtA kutare bane pharI pharatA pharatA amArA ghera AvyAM. pUrvabhavanA snehane kAraNe guNadharane amane jotAMja khuba u9lAsa thaye ane te jema pitAnA mAtA pitAne sAcave tema teNe amane bannene sAcavyAM. amArA mATe teNe senAnAM AbhUSaNe karAvyAM rahevA mATe suMdara jagyA ApI ane bhejana mATe teNe amArI For Private And Personal Use Only

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caroAdhara caritra 341 huM meza sArasaMbhALa rAkhI. kutarAne mATe zvAna pAlaka rAyA ane mAre mATe paNa teNe judo sevaka rAkhyA. huM ahiM kAryakravAra mahelanI AgAzImAM pharate teA keAIvAra rAjAnI rAjasabhAmAM krIDA karatA Ama samaya vItAvavA lAgyA. (2) eka vakhata huM mahelanA uparanA mALe karatA hatA tyAM mArI najara eka oraDAmAM kubja sAthe viSaya bhAgavatI nayanAvalI upara paDI. A joi me A bannene kayAMka joyA che' te vicAramAM paDayA A vicAramAM uMDAM utaratAM mane jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. meM nayanAvaLI ane mujane eLakhyA. mArI AMkhamAM krodha ubharAye meM zUrAtana karI kudakA mArI ArIthI oraDAmAM praveza karyo ane eka pachI eka carce mArI nayanAvaLIne herAna karavA mAMDI. nayanAvaLIne A lAgAMtarAya sahana na thayeA. tethI teNe peAtAnI pAse rahelA sAnAnA kaMDhArAthI mane niya rIte mArI nisaraNI AgaLa *keye. huM nizceSTa khanI nisaraNIthI gakhaDayA ane bhoMyataLIe AnyA. te vakhate mArane 'bacAvA khacAveA' karatI dAsIe doDI ane mA joI guNadhara rAjA paNa merane jhAlI lyeA jhAlI ' karatA Avye. A badhAmAMthI koi pakaDe te pahelAM te pelA svAmibhakta kutarA DhoDayA ane te mane gaLAmAMthI pakaDI nAThA. rAjAe ' e merane mukI de ema kahyA chatAM teNe mane na mukayA eTale krodha karI teNe tene josathI seAnAnA kaMdorA mArI mArI nAMkhyA. kutarA taraphaDI nIce paDayA ane huM mera paNa tenA meDhAthI kudI taraphaDI mRtyu pAmyA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 342 kathAsAgara guNadhara rAjAe 'he vhAlA mAra ! hai mukura !' karI amArA sagA mAbApanI pAchaLa vilApa kare tevA vilA karyAM paNa amArA prANatA kayAranAya paralAka pahoMcI gayA hatA. rAjAe amArA agni saMskAra sukhaDanI ciMtAthI karyAM. amArI pAchaLa amArA : kalyANa mATe teNe yAcakone dAna ApyuM brAhmaNAne jamADayA paNa te vakhate AmAMnu amAne kAMi paNa maLyuM nathI. te vAta manuSyabhASA hota te jarUra guNadhara rAjAne te vakhate kaheta. trIjebhava (3) rAjA! mArA tIjo ane ceAtheAbhava hiMsAnA kALavALa che ane uttarotara hiMsA vadhAranArA che. huM mAranA phreMDa cheDI duHpraveza nAmanA vanamAM nALIyA tarIke utpanna thayA. te bhavamAM me aneka jIve mArI me mArA dehane puSTa karyAM. mArI mAtAnA jIva kutarAnI cAnI tyAgI Aja jUnamAM sarpa rUpe thaye. bhavitavyatAnA yoge amArA bannene A jaMgalamAM phrI meLApa thayA paNa pUrvanA vaira saMbaMdha hovAthI meM sarpane puMchaDAmAM pakaDayeA. sApe paNa vAMkA vaLI eka pachI eka mane DaMsa dIyA, ame ekabIjA Ama paraspara laDatA hatA. tyAM eka jarakSa nAmanA bhayaMkara jIva Avye ane teNe mane upADI aLavAna mANusa lAkaDAnI be phAcarA karI nAMkhe tema teNe mane jIvate cIrI nAkhyuM ane mArUM lehI ghaTaghaTa te pI gayA. huM anAthIte te vakhate mRtyu pAmyA. 7 R For Private And Personal Use Only

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yazAdhara caritra 37 sArI pachI thoDIja vAre pelA sarpa paNa mArA prahArathI duHkhI thaye ane te paNa mRtyu pAmyA. rAjA ! karmonI kevI akaLa kaLA che te eka hAthe jIva jevu le che tevuM ja bIjA hAthe Ape che. AgalA bhavamAM kutarAe mArane mAryA hatA. tema A bhave meranA jIva anela nakule sarpane mAryAM. Ama amArA varanI bhavapara parA ajJAnapaNe paraspara khubaja vadhatI cAlI. cAthAbhava (4) rAjA! ceAthA bhavamAM ame anne sthaLacaramAMthI jaLacara banyAM. huM rahita matsya thayA ane mArI mAtAne jIva bhayaMkara grAha thayeA. A grAhe mane joyA ke tuM tene krodha utpanna thayA ane tethI teNe peAtAnI ta tujALa vistArI mane pakaDayA. Aja arasAmAM nayanAvalInI cilAtI dAsI ame sAvaramAM hatAM te sarovaramAM kudake mArI paDI: grAhanI dRSTi badalAi teNe mane dUra pheMkI ane dAsIne pakaDI. dAsIe cIseAcIsa nAMkhI eTale mAcchImAre ekaThA thayA. temaNe tene bacAvI ane sAtheja ne grAhane sareAvarane kAMThe lAvI mArI jhADanA meTA thaDane kApe tema temaNe tene kApI TukaDe TukaDA karI tene jIva lIdheA. huM grAhunI jALamAMthI chUTI kADhavamAM zamyAnI peThe rAcatA AnaMda karatA hatA tyAM eka macchImAre mane pakaDayA ane teNe guNadhara rAjAne soMpyA rAjA. mane joi AnaMda For Private And Personal Use Only

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kathAsAgara pAmyuM ane teNe nayanAvalIne kahyuM "mAtA ! Aje mArA pitA ane pitAmahInI tithi che te A suMdara masyathI tenuM zrAddha karIe te zuM beTuM? A mAsyanuM pucha brAhmaNane dAnamAM Ape ane bIjA save-bhAga ApaNA mATe rAMdhe. rANIe putranI vAtamAM saMmati ApI. rAjA mArIdatta! mane mAra putraja pakAvyuM. mArI ekaeka nADIo kheMcAI ane jene nimitte zrAddha karatA hatA tene ja temaNe jIva lIdhe tenI temane koIne kAMI khabara na hatI. mArA mAMsane rAMdhI mArA putra strI ane tenA parivAre haeNzathI khAdhuM, rAjA A mAre karuNa ceAthe bhava che. svayaM majjati duHzIlo majjatyaparAnapi taraNArtha samAruDhA, yathA lohamayI tarI. kevaLa lehAmaya nAvaDuM pote buDe che ane bIjAne buDADe che tema duzIla guru pote buDe che ane bIjAne buDADe che. jaina zAstramAM pApa karanAra ane karAvanAra bannene sarakhAM phaLa maLe che. meM leTamAM kukaDa karI vadheryo ane mAtAe tene mATe preraNA ApI Ane pariNAme bIjA bhavamAM huM mera-mAtA kutare. tIjA bhavamAM huM neLI ane mAtA sarpa thaI. cothA bhAvamAM huM mAsya ane mAtA grAha banI ame banne du:kha pAmyAM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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140 mA-bApane vadha yA pAMcamA chaThThA bhava ( 1 ) rAjA ! have mAre pAMcame chaThThobhava sAMbhaLeA. mAtA pabhavanuM grAhapaNu' choDI bakarI thaI ane huM tenAja garbhAmAM putrapaNe utpanna thayA pure dIvase janma pAmyA bAda ceADAja dIvasamAM huM khIlelA hRSTapuSTa bAkaDA thayA. yuvAna huM pazunI jAtamAM ADAja viveka hoya che vivekarahita thayela ' mArI mAtAneja bhagavanArA thayA. huM mAtA sAthe viSaya bheAgavI thAka khAtA hatA tyAM yuthanA adhipatie mane khANu mArI mArI nAMkhyA. kanA sa Myoge huM tyAMthI marI mArAja vI'mAM mAtAnI kukSimAM phrI ekaDA tarIke utpanna thayeA. A bhavamAM mArI mAtA hatI te strI thai ane pharI pAchI mAtA thaI. eka vakhata jaMgalamAM krutI A beAkaDI guNadhara rAjAnI dRSTie paDI. rAjAne zikAramAM phAvaTa na AvavAthI temaNe A ekaDIne khANuthI vidhI paNu pAse AvatAM khabara paDI ke A garbhAvatI che eTale teNe tenA gabha cirAvI khaccAne bahAra kADhyuM ane teNe tene khakarInuM dUdha pAI uche... For Private And Personal Use Only

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346 kathAsAgara rAjA ! bakAnuM baccuM banI huM A guNadharane tyAM AnaMdathI rahevA lAgyuM. dIvaso jatAM huM hRSTapuSTa zarIravALo thaye. eka vakhata guNadhara rAjAe pAca paMdara pADA mAryA ane temane devIne dharyA tyAra bAda tenuM mAMsa pakAvI brAhmaNene bhejana mATe ApyuM. rAjAnA bhejanagRhamAM A nimitte suMdara rasavatI taiyAra thaI. brAhmaNe be paMktimAM bhejana karavA beThA je mUva dinepALamAM e vedaktithI mane paNa raseDAmAM lAvavAmAM AvyuM. rAjA brAhmaNane AzIrvAda levA Avyo. te sau prathama pahelI paMktimAM ubhelA brahmane namyA ane be "A brAhmaNanI patine jamADavAnuM phaLa mArA pitAne maLe tyAra pachI te bIjI paMktine namyA ane be "A bIjI paMktine jamADavAnuM phaLa mArI pitAmahIne maLe." brAhmaNe belyA "rAjA! tamAruM kalyANa thAo tArA pitA amArA A brAhamaNa zarIramAM saMkramI piMDa grahaNa karI svarga lekamAM sukha bhogave che." huM A sAMbhaLI jAtismaraNa jJAna pAmya ane vicAravA lAgyuM A kevuM kapaTa nATaka che. jene nimitta guNadhara rAjA A dAna kare che te te huM duHkhI chuM. temane ApeluM mane to bilakula maLatuM nathI. - A pachI rAjyane parivAra, dAsa dAsI badhuM joI huM bolyA "A mAre mahela, A mArA nekaro, A mAre bhaMDAra. huM mAruM mAruM karI pulAye ane huM me me avAja karavA lAge paNa mane keIe kAMI gaNa nahi. For Private And Personal Use Only

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yAdhara caritra 347 brAhmaNanA bhejana samAraMbha pachI aMtaHpuranI strIo AvI. A strIo mArA viyegathI durbaLa thaI gayelI hatI paNa A badhAmAM meM kyAMya nayanAvalIne na jaI eTale meM mAnyuM ke kAMte te mAMdI paDI haze ke kAMte te mRtyu pAmI haze. nahitara AvA tevA utsavamAM te tene khuba rasa che eTale tenA putranA A utsavamAM AvyA vinA rahe nahi." huM A ajapa karatA hatA tyAM be dAsIo paraspara vAta karatAM belI. "A ATalI badhI gaMdha ahiM zAnI che? bIjIe kahyuM "pazuonA vadhapUrvaka mAMsa pakAvAya tyAM gaMdha na hoya te zuM hoya ? pahelIe kahyuM "turtanA mArelA pazuonA mAMsamAM gaMdha na heya A te ubhA na rahevAya tevI kharAba gaMdha mAre che? bIjIe kahyuM "sAcI vAta che. A pazudhanI gaMdha nathI paNa nayanAvalIne rUMve rUMve koDha phATI nIkaLe che tenI A durgadha che. teNe AgalA utsavamAM hitamasyanuM mAMsa khama ThAMsI ThAMsI khAdhuM hatuM. pariNAme tene bhayaMkara ajIrNa thayuM ane temAMthI tene koDha phATI nIkaLe che." - pahelI bolI "ajIrNathI A roga thayo ema na bela A pApiNI te patharA khAya te paNa tene ajIrNa thAya tema nathI. paNa nirdoSa rAjAne teNe jhera ApI mArI nAMkhyuM hatuM tenuM pApa tene A bhavamAM udaya AvyuM che. sakhi dura pazu paMkhI paNa pApa na kare tevuM teNe tenA dhaNane mArIne ugra pApa karyuM che. keDha thavo ete A bhavanuM duHkha che paNa parabhavamAM te tene naraka bhagaveja chUTake che." For Private And Personal Use Only

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34. kathAsAgara mIjIe kahyuM 'sAcI vAta. enI tarapha javu rahevA de enu mAnu joIzuM te ApaNA dIvasa nakAmA jaze.' (4) Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir A e dAsIe teA gaI paNa mane nayalAvalIne jovAnu mana thayuM. tethI huM jyAM nayanAvalI sUtI hatI te rAjagRhamAM gayA tA eka khuNAmAM te kaDhaMgI rIte paDI hatI. tene jotAMja huM. Azcarya pAmyo ke AhA ! A nayanAvalI ! are AnI AvI dazA ! eka vakhata caMdnane lajave evuM enu mAMDhuM kayAM ane Aje mAMkhIothI khaNakhaNatuM gaMdhAtuM mukha kayAM ? are ! tenI AMkheA keTalI uMDI pesI gai che. tenA hAtha paga kevA dvAraDI jevA thai gayA che. ane nAka tA sAva zuSka anI vaLI gayu che. eka vakhata AnA mela paDatA te AkhuM rAjyabhavana dhrujI uThatu. Aje te tenA vacanane krAi dAsI paNa sAMbhaLatI nathI. pahelAM jo bhUle cUke te kAinI najaramAM Ave te tenu mehaka rUpa dIvaseA sudhI visarAtuM nahi. jyAre Aje tene joi bhayaMkara kAmIne paNa suga caDe tema che. ahA hA ! zuM saMsAranA bhAva che eka vakhata mAhaka lAgatA padArthoM khIja kSaNe AvA visarAla ane che. huM nayanAvalInA gRhathI pAchA guNadhararAjAnA bhavane AbyA tyAre te mahiSanuM bhajana karatA hatA te rasAiyAne kahevA lAgyo 'mane A mahiSanuM mAMsa nathI bhAvatuM' khIjuM koi sArUM' mAMsa lAva. / / " rasoIyAe Ama tema joyuM paNa khIjuM kAI na maLatAM teNe mane pakaDayA baLAtkAre mane jamIna upara nAMkhI mAre vadha karavA lIdho. rAjAmArIdatta! huM rasoiyAne hAthe guNadhararAjAnA For Private And Personal Use Only

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yazodhara caritra 349 mAMsamATe marAye paNa mArI mAtA je bakarI thaI hatI tenuM zuM thayuM te sAMbhaLe. te bakarIpaNAmAMthI mArI eka jaMgalamAM pADA tarIke janmI. A pADo mahAlaSTapuSTa ane baLavAna thaye. te sarevaranI bhekhaDa teDate ane sarovare pANI pIvA AvelA pazuone herAna karate paNa eka vakhata rAjAne mukhya gheDe sarovare pANI pIvA Avyo. A pADe tenI pAchaLa paDa ane baLavAna gheDAne lAkaDAnI peThe cIrI mArI nAMkhe. A vAtanI khabara guNadhararAjAne paDI eTale teNe aneka bAjue zastradhArI sainike rAkhI te pADAne pakaDAvyo ane tene gAmamAM lAvI agninI javALAmAM jIvate saLagAvI tene kuTI bALe. A pachI tenuM mAMsa raMdhAvI rAjAe anekane ApyuM rAjA paNa A mAMsa khAvA beThe paNa te mAMsa tene na gamyuM. eTale seIyA pAse bIjA mAMsanI teNe mAgaNI karI. rasoIyAnI pAse bIjI sagavaDa na hovAthI teNe mAre vadha karyo. rAjA mArI datta ! eka vakhata ATAne kukaDe banAvavAnA pariName Ama mAro ane mArI mAtAne pAMcame chaThTho bhava thaye. mane bhavabhava rAjya bhavana putra ane strI dekhI jAti smaraNa jJAna thayuM paNa huM te joI vairAgya na pAmyuM A badhuM dekhI ulaTa rAga ane krodhamAM vadhu pAmyo. pazupaNamAM paNa jo A badhuM dekhI sAce verAgya Avye heta te jarUra mAruM kalyANa thAta. paNa te na AvyuM jene laI huM eka pachI eka bhava hiMsAne jere rajhaLato rahyo. For Private And Personal Use Only

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141 tamArA dharma yAne kAladaDa Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir sAtamA bhava ( 1 ) huM rAjA mArivrutta ! kama rAjAe ATalI ATalI amane viDaMbanA karI chatAM te sa MteSa na pAmye. ame pUrva bhavamAM eka ATAnA TukaDA huNyA hatA tethI amAre meAra kutarA vigerenA bhave karyo chatAM kukaDApaNuM pAmavA vakhata Avye. A kukaDApaNAnI mArI vitaka have tame sAMbhaLe. je ujayanImAM huM rAjA hatA te ujjiyanInI najIka eka cAMDALAnA mahAllA hatA. A mahelAmAM jhuMpaDAM jevAM ghaNAM ghara hatAM. AMgaNAmAM mArelA pazupaMkhInAM hADakAM ane lehInAM khAkhAcIyAM bharelAM hatAM. A pADAmAM vasatA mANase paikI meATA bhAganA badhA mANasA lagATI vALelA ughADA zarIranA hatA. ane temanA mAthAnA vALa ane nakha kudaratI rIteja vadhelA hatA. maheAllAmAM cArebAju dhUmADAnA goTegoTA nIkaLatA ane bhayaMkara durga dha mAratI. A pAThAmAM meSanA bhavamAMthI mAreA jIva ane pADApaNAmAMthI mArI mAtAnA jIva cavI eka kukaDInI kukSimAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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cAra caritra pA utpanna thayAM. A kuDI ukaraDAmAM aneka nAnAM jIvaDAM khAI tenuM ane amArU peSaNa karatI. A kukaDI gavatI hatI te vakhate kAI eka bilADA tenI pAchaLa paDayeA. bhayanI mArI kukaDI DhADI ane teNe e IMDA eka ukaraDAmAM mukI dIdhAM. kukaDIne tA khilADe phdI mArI nAkhI paNa amArA upara tuta eka cAMDAlaNa e gharane kacarA nAMkhyA. ukaraDAmAM ame garbhAvAsamAM jIva rUMdhAya tema rUMdhAyAM ane kALa purA thayA eTale iMDA phuTayAM temAMthI ame be pakSirUpe pragaTayAM. A ', Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir amAre bannenA vAna putra dhoLeA hatA. amArA avAja paNa tINA chatAM khuba mIThA hatA tethI te caMDALanA pADAmAM rahetA eka aNuhI nAmanA caDALa putrane ame bahu gamI gayAM. tethI te cAMDALaputre amane grahaNa karyAM. ane teNe amArUM Adara pUrvaka pAlana pASaNa karI amane ucheryAM, A aNuddhunA svAmi kAladaMDa nAmanA koTavAla hateA. tene pakSipALavAne ane pakSione ramADavAnA ghaNA zekha hatA tethI tene prasanna karavA A cAMDAla putra aNuhulla amane bannene tenI pAse lai gaye. ane teNe tene amane bheTa dharyAM. Ama ame banne cAMDAlaputra pAsethI kAladaDa nAmanA koTavAlane tyAM AvyAM. ' kATavAlanI pAse rahetAM amane bannene eka vakhata zudhara rAjAe joyAM. pUrvabhavanA snehathI zvetAM veta tene amArI upara prema jAgyA ane te khAdhyeA. 'zuM suMdara kUkaDA ane kukaDI tuM lAvyeA che ?' A pachI rAjAe kAlakrUDane kahyuM ' kAladaMDa! have amArI savArI tyAM upaDe tyAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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35ra kathAsAgara tAre A be pakSIone sAthe laI amArI sAthe AvavuM. mane A banne pakSio bahu game che." A pachI guNadhara rAjAnI jyAM jyAM savArI upaDe tyAM ame paNa upaDIe ane tenA ramakaDA rUpa banI tene mIThA mIThA zabdo saMbhaLAvI AnaMda pamADI ame amAre kALa kADhavA lAgyAM. (2) " rAjA mArI datta! eka vakhata vasaMta Rtu AvI. kulanA bAne samagra vanarAjI hasI saunuM AmaMtraNa karatI hatI. guNadhara rAjA pitAne parivAra laI vasaMtaRtunI meja mANavA udyAnamAM AvyuM. sAthe jayAvalI rANI ane tenI dAsIo paNa hatI. rAjA udyAnanI vacce ubhA karelA mahelanI parasAlamAM beThe. tyAM te eka pachI eka sevakae AvI aneka kule patra ane phaLanA Dhaga karyA. rAjAne A badhA karatAM jayAvalInuM mUkha vadhAre mehaka lAgyuM tethI teNe sevakane vidAya ApI ane pote jayAvalI sAthe premamAM parovAye. A avasare amAruM rakSaNa karanAra kAladaMDa keTavAla amane pAMjarAmAM laI udyAnanA mahele Avyo paNa teNe jAyuM ke rAjA jayAvalI rANI sAthe AnaMdamAM che tethI te tyAMthI pAchA pharyo ane vasaMta RtunI apUrva zobhA nihALate nihALate eka zAlavRkSa pAse AvyuM. A vRkSa nIce zazi prabha nAmanA AcArya sthira dRSTi rAkhI kAryotsarga karatA hatA. keTavAlane bIje rakhaDayA karatAM temanI pAse besI kAMIka dharma geSTi karavAnuM mana thayuM. tethI teNe pAMjaruM nIce mukayuM. ane sunine mAthuM namAvI teNe vaMdana karyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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yazodhara caritra 3pa3 munie turta kAyotsarga pArI tene dharma AziSa ApI eTale kAladaMDa bolyA "mahArAja ! ame AvA jaina sAdhuo keIvAra joyA che temanI pratiSThA ane AcAra sArA hoya che tema sAMbhaLyuM che. paNa emane dharma zuM che tenI amane khabara nathI to Apa Apane ze dharma che te kaheze ? muni belyA "bhAgyazALI ! amAre ane tamAro koIne jude dharma nathI. ne dharma eka che. gAmamAM koI lAla hoya, ke pILI heya, koI dhoLI hoya ke kaI kAbarI heya paNa badhI gAyanuM dudha dhoLuM hoya che. keInuM dudha lAla ke kAbaruM na hoya. tema kaI bhagavAM kapaDAM pahere kaI veLAM kapaDAM pahere kaI mRgacarma rAkhe paNa e badhAmAM kalyANakArI vasturUpa sAce dharma te ekaja che. sArAM kRtya karanAro dhamI kahevAya ane kheTAM kArya karanAra pApI gaNAya. ahiMsA, satya, cerI tyAga, brahmacarya ane aparigraha dazA. e sArAM kRtyo che. tene AcaranAro dhArmika ane nahi AcaraNa karanAre adhamI. Ama je sAcAM kRtyane sAcAM samaje te samakitI ane beTane sAcAM mAne te mithyAtvI. A mithyAtvI jIve sAcI samajane nahi pAmavAthI khoTA mArgane paNa sAcA mAnI anartha kare che. jemake brAhmaNa vividha hiMsAvALA ya kare che. bhile dharma buddhithI dAvAnaLa lagADe A badhuM mithyAtva nahi te bIjuM zuM che? A mithyAtvanuM sAmrAjya jagatamAM khubaja vyAcuM che. sau anarthakArI kAryo kare che ane tene potAnA zAstrane Teke che ema jaNAvI tenuM samarthana paNa kare che paNa vAstavika rIte te paramArthane jANavA For Private And Personal Use Only

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254 kathAsAgara mATe pitAnI jJAnadaSTine upayoga karatA nathI. A jJAnadaSTine upayoga thAya te aMdhArAmAM rahela vastu mATe game teTalA vika95 karAya paNa ajavALAmAM te badhA vikalpa nAza pAme che tema jJAnadaSTithI padArthane nihALavAmAM Ave te keI anarthakArI pravRttio jenI Apo Apa khasI jAya. rAja puruSa! je purUSa tAtvikadazAvALe, mIThuM belanAre, ni pRha, pavitra ane aparigrahI che tene huM uttama dhArmika kahuM chuM . A mAro dharma che ane sone paNa Aja dharma che. mAro ane tamAro dharma e bhede manakapita che. dharma te saune ekaja che. muninI A vANI sAMbhaLI kAladaMDane muni upara khuba prema jAgye ne belyo "bhagavad ! Ape kharekhara dharmanI sAcI mimAMsA samajAvI. ahiMsA satya, cerI tyAga, brahmacarya ane aparigraha ja sAce dharma che. bhagavaMta ! huM rAjane sevaka chuM ane amAre kuLadevIne prasanna karavA jIva vadha kare paDe che te te sivAya huM bIju koI pApa nahi karuM.' | muni saheja hasyA ane belyA. kAladaMDa ! tuM hiMsAnI chUTa rAkhe che ane bIjuM pApa nahi karuM kahe che te te jema keI pANImAM paDele mANasa kahe ke huM snAna karate nathI ane khAIne uThelo mANasa kahe che ke mAre te Aje upavAsa che. tenA jevuM hAMsIpAtra che. bhalA mANasa ! hiMsAthI bIjuM moTuM kayuM pApa che? hiMsAmAMja badhAM pApa samAya che. kAladaMDa tane lAgatuM haze ke kuTumba paraMparAnI hiMsA mArAthI kema cheDAya? te huM tane puchuM chuM ke tuM For Private And Personal Use Only

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vagedhara caritra 355 tArA pitAne je rego thayA hoya te paraMparAnA regone choDavA Icache che khare ke nahi ? A paraMparAnA regene cheDe che. ane rogathI paNa bhayaMkara hiMsAvALI kuLaparaMparAne choDatAM te acakAya che temAM bhrama ja kAraNa che ne ? A rega te A janmanA dukhadAtA che jyAre hiMsA te bhabhava duHkha ApanArI che tene choDavAmAM tane ATale AMcake kema lAge che? kAladaMDa A deva devalAM bhAgyathI adhika kAMI paNa ApI zakatAM nathI ane jenuM bhAgya prabaLa hoya tene rUThela deva paNa kAMI karI zakatuM nathI. mATe bIjA badhA deva cheDI pitAnA zuddha aMtaraAtmAne sAce deva samAja ane tene tuM sAdha. A aMtarAtmA sAco sadhAye to jIvane Dagale ane pagale saMpattie potAnI meLe AvI maLaze. keTalAka putra strI AdinA kalyANa mATe devadevInI AgaLa vadha karI tenI ArAdhanA kare che paNa A badhuM khoTuM che. A jagamAM kenA putra ane kenI strIo TheTha sudhI TakI che ane tenAthI kenuM kalyANa paNa thayuM che? sArA mANase te jIvadayA mATe tene tyAga karatAM paNa acakAtA nathI. kSatriya te durbaLanuM rakSaNa kare te kahevAya. durbaLane ghAta karanAra te zikArI kahevAya. kSatriya nahi. hiMsA e mahA bhayaMkara che. je te jIvanamAM eka vakhata paNa thoDI ghaNuM dAkhala thaI te jIvane aneka bhale rakhaDAvI adhapAta karAve che. kahyuM che ke AstAM dUre svayaM hiMsA hiMsAlezo'pi duHkhadaH / na kevalaM viSaM hanti, tadgandho'pi hi duHkhadaH // jIvanI hiMsA te dUra rahe paNa tene saheja choTe For Private And Personal Use Only

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356 kathAsAgara paNa atyaMta duHkha Ape che. jhera khAvAmAM Ave te te te mAre paNa te na khAdhuM hoya chatAM tenI mAtra gabdha lIdhI hoya te paNa te jIvane AkuLa vyAkuLa kare che. kALadaMDa! hiMsAne cheDa. ane tArI hRdayanI aMtaravRttine nirmaLa banAva. kALadaMDa! A hiMsA kevI bhayaMkara che te zodhavA bahu dUra javAnI jarUra nathI. tArA hAthamAM je pAMjaruM raheluM che ane temAM je kukaDe ane kukaDI che temaNe saheja hiMsA karI hatI tenA pariNAme temane kevAM duHkha sahana karavAM paDayAM che te tuM jANe te bhAgyeja hiMsA karavAnI IcchA sarakhI kare. kALadaMDa be "bhagavaMta! A kurkaTa ane kukaDIo evI zuM hiMsA karI hatI ane temane evAM kevAM duHkha paDayAM ke je sAMbhaLatAM mAruM hRdaya kaMpe ? muni bolyA. "kALadaMDa! A kukaDe AjathI sAtamA bhave tAre yazodhara rAjA hatA. A kukaDI tenI mAtA yazedharI hatI. teNe eka vakhata mAtra leTane kukaDe banAvI hiMsA karI hatI tenA pratApe te mArA ane kutare, neLIye ane ane sarpa, matsya ane grAha, bokaDI ane bekaDe, bekaDe ane pADe thaI Aje kukaDA ane kukaDIrUpe thayAM che.' A sAMbhaLI kukaDA kaDInI AMkhamAM AMsu AvyAM te mUcchita thayAM ane temane pitAnA pUrvanA bhavenuM jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. te be kilakila avAja karatAM muninA caraNa AgaLI ALATavA lAgyAM. kALadaMDa camakI uThaye ane be mahArAja ! A karkaTarAja rAjezvara yazodhara ane A kuTI jagata vaMdya For Private And Personal Use Only

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yAdhara caritra 3pa7 mAtA A candramatI. ahAhA ! A theDI hiMsAe Amane AvI dazA apAvI. kayAM te pratApI mAlavanareza yazedhara ane kayAM A kukaDAne janma. zuM bhavitavyatAnA prabaLatA che! 'mahArAja ! Apa kukaDA nathI mAre mana mArA rAjA che Apa mane AjJA Ape kuphA tarapha pharI te be huM ApanuM zuM karuM?" kukaDA ane kukaDIe cAMca uMcI nIcI karI paga halAvyA judA judA zabda uccAryA paNa kALadaMDa AmAM kAMI na samajyA eTale te be. "mahArAja! Apa zuM kahe che te samajAtuM nathI. huM pakSinI bhASA jANatA nathI. zuM karuM ? muni bolyA "kALadaMDa ! A banne pakSio kahe che. ke amAre aNasaNa karavuM che. temanuM AyuSya be ghaDInuM che. tuM temane dharmanuM bhAtuM ApavA sAvadha rahe." ame be muninI vANI svIkAratA hoIe tema ame pharI kala kalArava karyo. A kalakalArava guNadhara rAjAe sAMbhaLyo. muni belyA "kALadaMDa! sAvadha thA. A pakSionuM mRtyu najIka Ave che. te keInuM kayuM rekAvAnuM nathI. pakSione dharma pamADavAmAM tuM jarApaNu pramAda karIza nahi. kALadaMDa sAvadha the. teNe amArI AsapAsa AMTA mAravA zarU karyA. A vakhate he rAjA mArI datta ! guNadhara rAjAne potAnuM zabdadhitva batAvavAnI heza jAgI. te jayAvalI rANune kahevA lAge "devi mArUM zabdadhipaNuM jevuM che? A bANu huM mukuM chuM te hamaNuM pakSi belyuM tene viMdhIneja aTakaze." teNe turta bANa caDhAvyuM ane amAre avAja AvyuM haze For Private And Personal Use Only

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358 sAsAgara te dizAmAM teNe khADu phUMkayuM. sajIjI karatuM khANu AvyuM ane kALadaDa ane muninA dekhatAM amane ArapAra vIMdhIne amArA prANu sAthe lai khANuM AgaLa cAlyuM. A zabdavaidhitvathI guNadharmane AnaMda thaye paNa amane jAtismaraNa jJAna thayela hAvAthI ane turtImAM munidvArA dharmopadeza sAMbhaLela hAvAthI ame kaluSita hRdayavALAM na thayAM. ame manamAM bhALyu ke huM jIva! pApa teM karyuM che te tenA phaLa bhogavavA mATe tu sAvadha thA. A eka pApamAMthI te aneka pApA karI bhavapara parA vadhArI che. have pApanI para parAne dura karavA samabhAva rAkha. rAjan mAditta ! ame samabhAvane bhAvatAM muni ane kALadaMDathI nimaNuA pAmatAM zubha adhyavasAyapUrvaka mRtyu pAmyAM. A amArA kalyANunuM maMgaLa muhUta ane pApanI dizAnA palaTA thayA. rAjA ! Ama huM duHsvapnamAM jaNAvavA mujaba upale mALethI nIce paTakAye. amArA Ama viveka rati tiya ca gatinA cha bhavA pasAra thayA. badhA bhaveAmAM ame eka pachI eka hiMsA karatA gayA. ane pApa ane du:kha vadhAratA gayA. pApa ane pUNyamAM Aja mahatva che ke eka pApa aneka pApAne kheMcI lAve che ane tethI jIvane eka pachI eka aMdhArapaTamAM lai jAya che. jyAre uttama puNya puNya karAvI jIvane AgaLane AgaLa kheMcI jAya che. amArI pApa prakRti Ama amane beka pachI eka pApa para parAmAM kheMcI gaI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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142 hiMsAne vaLAMka yAne AtmasthAnI pUrNAhUti [AThamA-navame ane dazamAbhava ] rAjA mAridatta ! amAre AThame bhava sAvadhAnatAthI sAMbhaLoH A bhavamAM hiMsAne vaLAMka badalAye ane kalyANanI dizA tarapha ame vanyA. kemake kukaDA kukaDInA sAtamA bhAvamAM maratAM maratAM ame aNasaNa svIkAryuM hatuM ane tene laI maratI vakhate amArAmAM zreSane pariNAma TaLI samatAne pariNAma AvyuM hatuM. patthara dIla je kAladaMDa amAruM mRtyu joI kuNe thaye. tenI AMkhamAM AMsu AvyAM ane te vicAra karavA lAge "A pakSione jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM temaNe aNasaNa lIdhuM ane ghaDIkamAM marI paNa gayAM. A badhuM eTaluM jhaDapathI thayuM che ke jANe A badhuM svapna na hoya" surendradatta-yazodhara rAjAe leTane kukaDe mAryo temAM temane eka pachI eka pazu paMkhInA ATalA badhA janma karavA paDayA tyAre huM te Dagale ane pagale keI ne mAruM chuM. mAruM zuM thaze? rAjyapATa For Private And Personal Use Only

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360 kathAsAgara cheDI saMyama levA taiyAra thayela rAjA a5hiMsAthI kayAM jaIne paDayA. zuM karmane prabhAva che? kAladaMDanI najara kukaDA kukaDInA kalevara upara paDI. temanI pAMkha vikhAI gaI hatI. AsapAsa lehInuM khAbocIyuM bharAyuM hatuM. AMtaraDAM bahAra nIkaLI gayAM hatAM ane temanuM mehakarUpa TaLIne bihAmaNuM rUpa banyuM hatuM. kAladaMDa belyo jevA kukaDA kukaDI tevAja ApaNe. A zarIranI cAmaDInI aMdara lehI parUM che. AvuM ja ApaNA zarIramAM paNa bharyuM che. ane AtmA uDI jatAM A dehane game tevA vahAlA putra ke strI haze te paNa ghaDIbhara nahi saMghare. A dekhItuM chatAM A zarIrane piSavA ane tenI IcchA purI karavA keTalAM bhayaMkara pApe jI harahamezAM kare che. gaI kAlanI vAta che. rAjA yazedhara je rAjavI ane mAtA caMdramatI jevI rAjamAtA mALavAnI gAdI upara sAta peDhImAM thaI nathI. te kevAM prajAvatsala hatAM. keInuM bhuDuM te temaNe janma dharI karyuM nathI. chatAM ahAhA ! kevI temanI dazA thaI. huM maMdabhAgI ke A rAjA ane rAjamAtA che evuM meM joyuM chatAM temanI huM barAbara paricaryA karUM te pahelAM te te mRtyu pAmyAM. kAladaMDa pharI munine namyA ane bolyo "bhagavaMta! Apa mArA parama upakArI che ArasImAM meTuM mANasa jue pachI bhAgyeja kaI mUrkha hoya ke je meM paranADAgha sApha na kare. tema meM tAdaza hiMsAnA pariNAma ane saMsAranI akaLakaLA Apane pratApe joI che pachI huM saMsArane kema bharaso rAkhuM? bhagavaMta! A pApIne uddhAra thaze kharo ! kemake huM mahApApI chuM meM A janma laI ghaNI hiMsA karatAM pAchuM vALI joyuM For Private And Personal Use Only

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cAdhara caritra 36 nathI. chatAM mane ApanAM darzana ane samAgama thayo ethI huM mAnuM chuM ke kAMIka mArUM a5 sukRta paNa jAgatuM che. muni bolyA "kAladaMDa! kuvAmAM pANahArI ghaDe ane sattara hAthanuM deraDuM badhuM kuvAmAM nAMkhe paNa tenA hAthamAM cAra AMgaLa deraDuM hoya te te ghaDe ane deraDuM badhuM bahAra lAve che. tema hajI mAnavarUpa deraDAne cheDo tamArA hAthamAM che tyAMsudhI tame tamArA AtmAne je dhAraze te nistAra karI zakaze. huM te uddhArane mArga saMpUrNa ahiMsA, satya, cerI tyAga, brahmacarya ane parigRhatyAga batAvuM chuM. kAladaMDa! tame tenAthI paricita na ha te hamaNuM te vratane dezathI svIkAravA rUpa zrAvakadharmane te jarUra svIkAre ja. kAladaMDe dharma upara purI zraddhA keLavI, hiMsAne tilAMjali ApI ane bIjAM paNa nAnA meTAM aneka vrate svIkArI te zuddha zrAvaka thaye. (2) A bAju guNadhara rAjA kukaDA kukaDInA vRttAntathI aparicita hatuM. tethI te potAnA zabdavedhitvathI magarura thaye. te jayAvalI rANIne kahevA lAgyA joI mArI zabdavedhipaNanI kuzaLatA. A pachI te jayAvalI sAthe bhegAsakta thaye. mAridatta! juo karmanI vicitratA. A kukaDe ane kukaDI banela huM ane mArI mAtA ane potAnI putravadhu jayAvalInI kukSimAM putra putrIrUpe utpanna thayAM. A bhavamAM guNadhara rAjA je pUrve mAro putra thatA hatA te ahiM pitA banyA ane putravadhU jayAvalI hatI te mArI mAtA banI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 32 www.kobatirth.org kathAsAgara jevA jIva garbhAmAM Ave tevA garbhane dhAraNu karanAra mAtAne dohelA thAya. te mujaba maratI vakhate amArA sama tAnA pariNAma hAvAthI jayAvalImAM paNa ekadama samata AvI. teNe rAjAne AjIjI karI garbha dhAraNa kALa daramiyAna mRgayA ramavA javAnu cheDAvyu. kArAgRhamAMthI mandine cheDAvyA. pAMjarAmAM khAMdhelA pazcimene icchA mujaba pharavA mATe chUTAM karAvyAM, mAcchImArAnI jALeA baMdha karAvI ane pAradhinA zikAra paNa teNe rokAvyA. rAjayamAM mAravuM evu nAma paNa khelatu aMdha karAvyuM. rANIne A uttama garbhanA prabhAvathI bilakula vedanA na thai. ane teNe sArA muhutaeN ame bannene putraputrI rUpe janma ApyA. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir putra janmanI vadhAmaNI maLatAM rAjAe chUTe hAthe dAna ApyuM. jene pariNAme janmArAnA riddhIe meTA dhanADhaya thayA ane dhanathI sikkala badalAtAM temanA nikaTanA sagApaNu oLakhI na zakayA. nagara AkhAmAM sarva ThekANe Anada phelAye. rAjAe A putra putrInA garbhamAM AvavAthI rANIne satra abhayadAna pravartAvavAnI bhAvanA jAgI hatI tethI teNe huM je putra rUpe janmyA hateA tenuM nAma abhayarUci pADayuM' ane pUrvabhavanI je mArI mAtA ahiM putrI rUpe thaI tenu nAma abhayamatI pADayuM. ' mAridatta rAjA ! putrane 'pitA pitA' ane vadhUne 'mAtA kahI eka hAthathI bIje hAthe pasAratA ame moTA mAtA thayA. kalAcAya pAse kalAne grahaNa karI ane yovana avasthA pAmyA. mArU rUpa TrUkhI nagaranA le ke kahetA ke jANe A sAkSAta For Private And Personal Use Only

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yAdhara caritra surendradattayazeAdhara rAjA hoya tevA dekhAya che ane abhayamatIne te joi kahetA ke rAjamAtA caMdramatIne mare varSo thayAM che paNa jANe sAkSAt teja hAya tevI A rAjaputrI dekhAya che. 319 guNudhara rAjAne mArA upara anahada rAga hatA tethI te to mane nAnI uMmarathIja rAjya ApavA talasatA hatA pazu jayAvalIe ' putrane atyArathI thI javAkhadArI ?' kahI tene vAryA. ame ahiM kairIte dIvase pasAra karyo tenI sukhamAM jarA paNa khabara na paDI. Ama ghaNA du:khe pachI amArI sukhanI ghaDI AvI. ( 3 ) rAjan mAridatta ! have jIvana parAvartananI suvarNa ghaDI amArI Ave che. ane amArUM kAi ajaba parivartana thAya che. For Private And Personal Use Only eka vakhata unhALAneA dIvasa hatA mAlavanareza guNadhara zikAranA zeAkhIna hatA ane hi sApriya paNa tevAja hatA. vacce amArA garbhAvasthAnA kALamAM jayAvalInA AgrahathI teNe zikAra choDayA hatA paNa pAchI tenI janmanI Teva tene sphurI AvI. teNe vicAra karyo ke rAjyanuM kAmakAja thADA dIvasa puratuM matrIone soMpuM ane have eka vakhata evA mATA pramANamAM zikAra karU ke sarvAM deva-devalAMne tenu mAMsa purU pADI zakAya. teNe peAtAnI sAthe zikArIone lIdhA ane sAthe sAthe zikArIenA catura ane capaLa kUtarAne lIdhA ane dUrathI gaLAmAM phrAMsA nAMkhI phasAvanArA ghaNA vAgurikAne paNa sAthe lIdhA. guNadhara rAjA Ama peAtAnA hiMsaka parivAra lai siprA nadInA kinAre AvyeA. A bhairava yamarAja sarakhA zikArIone

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34. kathAsAgara joi pakSioe ciciArI karI. maMda maDha vAtA pavana paNa A pApIone mane sparza thAya tema mAnI gheADIvAra aTakayA. rakhe rAjA guNudhara ane tenA hiMsaka sevake thADuM cAlyA tyAM eka AMkhAnA jhADa nIce kAussaga dhyAne rahelA muni dekhAyA. A muninI dRSTi adhA mukha hatI. temanuM zarIra tapathI sukAyelu hatu chatAM paNa temanu tapateja cArebAju prasaratuM hatuM. varSARtunA AgamanathI javAsA cImaLAya tema rAjA guNuMdhara A munine dekhI jarA dubhAye. teNe mAnyuM ke mArA keDa te aneka jIveAnA vadha karI sarva devadevalAMne taNu karavAnA hatA. temAM A sau prathama ughADA mAthAnA sAdhunA apazukana thayA. rastAmAM kAi nahi ane A sau prathama mRgayA ane hiMsAnA virAdhI sAdhu kema maLyo ? tene khIjA pazu pa`khIne haNavA karatAM pahelAM teneja haNI nAMkhavanI IcchA thaI. para Mtu jIja kSaNe vicAra AvyA ke A niHzastradhArI sAdhune haNIne mAre zAmATe mArA hAtha kAMkita karavA ? teNe potAnI sAthe AvelA zikArIone kahyuM 'tame A kutarAene pelA sAdhu upara cheDo ane tethI tene pheMdI nAMkho ApaNuM pahelu apazukana dUra kare.' zikArIoe rAjAnI AjJA mujaba potAnA badhA kutarA muni tarapha cheDayA, rAjA guNadhara hasatA hasatA kutuhala jovA ubhe kutarAe ekadama nAThA paNa temAMnA ekapaNa muninI pAse jai zakayA nahi. badhAnA AzcaryanI vacce A badhA kUtarA munithI e aDhI hAtha cheTe rahI eka pachI eka pradakSiNA For Private And Personal Use Only

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thazeAdhara caritra 365 karavA lAgyA ane jANe pALe kutare pitAnA mAlIkane rIjhavavA Ama tema paga halAve, mAthuM uMcuM nIcuM kare tema te badhA prasanatAne batAvatA hAtha paga uMcA karI sunine page lAgI zANuM mAnavInI peThe eka pachI eka sAme beThA. mAridatta ! A dekhAva joI guNadhara rAjAnI je AMkha lAla thaI hatI te AMkhamAMthI lAlAsa ekadama palaTANI. te vicAravA lAge. "A kUtarA evA bhayaMkara che ke dUra rahelA game tevA vegavaMtA pazine gaLapa karI janArA ane dhAryuM nizAna pADanArA che. A badhA kutarAone zuM thayuM ke madArInI moralIthI sApa nAce tema badhA ekI sAthe hAthapaga halAvI vinIta zinI mAphaka besI gayA. jarUra A sAdhu kaI labdhivaMta have joIe. tenAmAM ke suMdara divya prabhAva have joIe ke je potAnI chAyAmAM Ave tene upadeza ApyA vinA hRdaya parivartana karAvI zake. kahevuM joIe ke A zikArI kutarA bhAgyazALI che ke jeo muninI chAyAthI pavitra thaI vinIta thayA. huM pratApI surendradatta rAjAne putra gaNAuM chuM. pitAnI suMdara sorabhane meM mArA pApI jIvanathI dugadhamaya banAvI che. je pitA mahAguNI ane dayALu hatA tene putra huM kalyANakArI jagavaMdya A tyAgI munine mAravA taiyAra thaye. kutarA karatAM paNa kharekhara halako chuM. kutarAoe preraNA karyA chatAM munine upasarga na karyo. jyAre meM munine haNyA nahi paNa manathI te tene bhuMDI rIte haNavAnI IcchA karI eTale kharI rIte huM munihatyAreja chuM. A muni purepurA samatAnA sAgara che temane zatru mitra upara samAna dRSTi che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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3}} kathAsAgara ethI temaNe mArI upara dayA rAkhI paNa jema meM emanu aniSTa citaLyuM tema temaNe mArA aparAdhanA daMDa ApavAnIja mAtra buddhi rAkhI heta teA zuM huM ubhuM ne ubhe saLagI na jAta ? paNa te dayALue mane kSamA ApI. lAva huM muni pAse jAuM, temanI kSamA mAgu` temane jaIne huM kahuM ke ' bhagavaMta mArA pAmarane aparAdha kSamA kareA, prajAnA pAlaka kahevAtA me nirdoSa Apane mAravA zikArI kutarA mokalI me mArI pApI jAta pragaTa karI che.' paNa bIjI kSaNe tene manamAM thayuM ke huM muninI pAse zA meDha jAuM ? huM tyAM jaine zuM karU? ane zuM khAvu. ?' (4) Aja arasAmAM arhadatta nAmanA zrAvaka munine vAMdavA AbyA teNe rAjAne dUra ubhA rahI muninI sAmI najara nAMkhI pazcAtApa karatA dekhI te badhI vastu samajI gayA ane tethI teNe guNadhara rAjA kAMi kahe te pahelAM teNe rAjAne kahyuM 'rAnta ! gabharAo nahi A muni samatAnA sAgara che. te kaliganA rAjA amaradattanA putra sudatta nAmanA che. te kaliMganI rAjyagAdIe AvyA hatA. paNa rAjyanI krUDanIti temane na gamI tethI temaNe vairAgya pAmI yuvAna vaye badhuM cheADI dIkSA lIdhI che. dIkSA bAda temaNe ugramAM ugra tapa karI kAyAne zeSavI. kAMcana agnimAM nAMkhavAthI jema zuddha thAya tema temaNe potAnI kAyAne tapa thakI nirmaLa anAvI. temaNe sudhA, pipAsA vigere sAdhu jIvanamAM sulabha gaNAtA bAvIsa risahune sahana karI AtmadhyAna AraMbhyuM. pariNAme temane ApeAApa sacamanA pratApe aneka labdhi thaI che. A na For Private And Personal Use Only

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zAdhara caritra 3170 suni koi dIvasa snAna ke daMtadhAvana na karanArA chatAM temanA OMhuM caMdana karatAM paNa vadhu sugaMdhI che. ane temanA ziyaLa ane cAritrano sugaMdha te evI sarasa che ke kuramAM krura pazue paNa temanA darzana mAtrathI veramukta anI sarala ane che. jyAM A mahAtmA vicare che te bhUmimAM rAga upadrava ke marakI vigere kAMi rahetuM nathI. temanI pAdarajane mAthe caDAvanAra bhayaMkara janmanA rAgothI paNa mukta thAya che. tevA A mahAtmA rAjiSa che. A jagatamAM jeNe purU sukRta karyu hoya teneja temanA darzananA lAbha thAya che. temanu darzana e meATAmAM meTI mananI siddhine purU paDanAra mahAzukanavaMtu che.' a`datta muninI praza'sA karI aTakaye eTale guNadharanI AMkhamAM AMsu AvyAM te gaLagaLe thai melyA 'mahAbhAga ! AvA mahApurUSane meM huNuvA kutarA mukI mArI nAMkhavAnI IcchA rAkhI. A hiMsaka kutarA samajyA ke AvA zAnta munine na huDDAya eTale te pradakSiNA dai temanI pAse beThayA. huM kutarAthI paNa halake A na samajyA. mArU zu thaze ? huM A pApathI kaye bhave chUTIza. adatte kahyu` rAjana! jIvanamAM pApa buddhi jAge che tyAre mANasane sArAsAranA viveka rahetA nathI ane te upazame che eTale ApoApa viveka sphure che. Apane A pApanA pazcAtApa che teja ApanI kalyANa dizA che. Apa zaramAve nahi. munine te tamArA ekanA nahi paNa AjasudhI ghaNAnA AvA upasargo thayA che. ane te badhA upage[ sahI For Private And Personal Use Only

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368 kathAsAgara temaNe saMyama jIvananI kasoTI karI che. tame temanA taraphathI krodhanI bIlakula zaMkA na karazo. nadInuM zitaLa pANI zitaLa kare tApane upazamAve. tame temanI pAse javAthI zitaLa thaze. mArI sAthe cAle zaramAve nahi. temanA darzanane pAmavuM te mahAbhAgyanuM kAraNa che ane te Apa pAmyA che tethI Apa mahAbhAgyavaMta che. guNadhara rAjA ahaMdattane sAthe laI tenI huMpha muni pAse AvyA. AvatAM veMta te tene bhAvathI vaMdana karI bolyo "bhagavaMta! mArA aparAdhane kSamA kare. mAruM rakSaNa kare mAre uddhAra kare. bhagavaMta ! huM mahA pApI chuM jagatapUjya! jaganA jIva mAtranuM kalyANa karanArA ! zatru mitra upara samAna daSTivALA! dareka prANI mAtrane darzanathI pUnita karanArA! Apane meM kevaLa mAravAnI bhAvanA ja na rAkhI paNa mAravA A kutarAone cheDI huM trASighAtaka chuM. bhagavaMta! huM zuM karuM te mArA A pApane nisvAra thAya." muni zAMta rasane phelAvatI vANIvaDe bolyA. "rAjA ! tIvra pazcAtApa pApano nAza kare che. te pazcAtApa tamArA hRdayamAM thaye che ane sAthe sAthe saddharmanI ruci paNa pragaTI che. ethI tamAruM kalyANa che. tame mArA taraphathI tamAruM bhuMDuM thavAnI keIpaNa AzA na rAkhaze. keInuM kaI bhuMDuM karI zakatuM nathI. je jenuM nimitta hoya te bane che. mane tamArA para jarApaNuM reSa nathI. huM te tamane uttama puruSa mAnuM chuM. kemake pApa pravRtta mAnava paNa heja nimitta maLatAM pharI jAya ane dharmarucivata thAya te kAMI eche kalyANakArI nathI. tame For Private And Personal Use Only

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caroAdhara caritra 39 bhAvimAM paNa uttama puruSa thavAnA che. rAjA ! have zeAkathI sayuM. pApanI niMdA tame purI karI che paNa have sukRta AdarI tame tamArUM kalyANa karI. guNadhara rAjA elye '- bhagavaMta ! ApanI mArA upara mahA kRpA che. huM mahA pApI chatAM tame mArA anAdara na karyAM. meM Apane du:kha ApyuM chatAM tame mane tiraskA nahi. me kalyANa akalyANunA sAcA svarUpane samajyA vinA ApanA jevA pavitra puruSane apazukana mAnanAra huM mUrkha chatAM Ape mArI nindA na karI. A zuM e ApanA upakAra che. mane teA lAge cheke Apa jevAnI AvI mahAn kRpA mArA upara che temAM mArU sukRta nathI. paNa mArA vaDIla pUjya pitA surendradattanI uttama jIvana saurabha mane ADe AvI lAge che. nahitara bhayaMkara mArA jevA pApIne Ave uttama sajAga kayAMthI maLe? bhagavata! mArA pitA mahAna uttama hatA temane dIkSA levAnI bhAvanA hatI paNa kAI khaLavAna aMtarAye te na anya. AvA pitAne huM putra chuM chatAM mArAmAM leza paNu vinaya ke dhamanI chAMTa nathI. muni AlyA. ' rAjan ! pitAnA te dhArmika guNA adhA tane bhale na maLyA paNa Aje je tArA hRdayamAM pApane pazcAtApa che te tArA pitAnA guNNAnA AkarSaNathIja chene ? rAjA haLavA thA ane tAre kAMI puchavu hAya tA sukhethI pucha.' " guNadhara rAjA ANye. dhama jijJAsA jAge tyAre 24 For Private And Personal Use Only /

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70 kathAsAgara saMzaya thAya ne? AjasudhI te dharmanI jijJAsA ja na hatI tethI saMzaya jevuM zuM hoya? bhagavaMta ! mArA pitA ane pitAmahI atyaMta dharmaniSTha ane uttama hatAM temanA jIvananI ujavaLatA atyAre paNa AkhA mALavAmAM gheraghera gavAya che. bhagavaMta! te mRtyu pAmI hAla kayAM haze? mAre mArA saMbadhamAM te puchavA jevuM cheja nahi, kemake janma dharIne meM te keI sukRta karyuM ja nathI. " muni belyA "rAjana ! mAnavIne tenI vicAra dhArA ghaDIka anuttara vimAne laI jAya che. ane ghaDIka pachADI narakamAM paTake che. tArA pitAne avihaDa saMyamane rAga hatuM. te rAjya ane sattA banene baMdhana rUpa mAnatA hatA. paNa kaI eka adhanya paLe emane kharAba svapna AvyuM. e svapnane niSphaLa karavA temaNe leTane kukaDo haze ane e pApathI temanI jIvananI AkhI sIdhI bAjI palaTANa. nayanAvalI tArI mAtAe dIkSAnA AgalAja dIvase temane bhejanamAM jhera ApyuM. A jherathI temanuM mRtyu thayuM. mRtyu vakhate sArA adhyavasAya na hevAnA kAraNe jheraverathI te ane tArA pitAmahI bane mRtyu pAmI pazupaMkhImAM rakhaDayAM. pahele bhava mera ane kutarAne karyo. e bane tArA rAjadarabAramAM AvyAM ane bane tArI samakSa azaraNa rIte mRtyu pAmyAM. guNadhara ! A pachI te banne bIjA bhavamAM neLIye ane sarSa thayAM. ahi paNa paraspara laDI te banenuM mRtyu thayuM. tIjA bhavamAM tArA pitA rahita masya thaye ane pitAmahI grAha banI. grAhane tArI dAsInA rakSaNa mATe tArA sevakoe mAryo. ane rohita matsyane to te For Private And Personal Use Only

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thayAdhara caritra 371 jAte marAvI tenuM AdarathI bhajana karyuM. guNadhara ! jaganI ajJAnatAnuM dRSTAMta AnAthI bIjuM zuM joIe? cothA bhavamAM pitAmahI bekaDI thaI ane tAre pitA bekaDe thaye. A eka pitAnI mAtAmAM ja Asakta thaye ane pitAnAja vIryamAM tyAMthI kai yudhAdhipatithI haNAI mRtyu pAmI teja mAtA bekaDInI kukSimAM janme. tenA janma bAda bekaDI paNa bhUMDe hAle marI pADe thaI. A pADAne teM ja huM ane tene utsava pUrvaka tuM parivAra sAthe janme. jamatAM jamatAM tane pADAnuM mAMsa na gamyuM eTale tAre pitA je bekaDo hato tene haNAvI te tenuM mAMsa khAdhuM. rAjana kamanI vicitratA te juo. je pitA ane pitAmahInA guNone tuM Aje paNa saMbhAre che teja pitA ane pitAmahIne vadhaka tuM che. tene tane cheDeja khyAla che. guNadhara! A pADe ane bekaDe marI chaThThAbhave kukaDe ane kukaDI thayAM. jayAvalI sAthe kAmakrIDA karatAM tane zabdadhipaNuM batAvavAnI bhAvanA jAgI. ane te e zabdadhi bANathI te bannene tatkALa jIva lIdhe. paNa A vakhate temanA mRtyu agAu temanAmAM dharmane saMskAra AvyuM hatuM jene pariNAme temanI zreSadhArA palaTANI ane maratAM maratAM temaNe sukRta upAmyuM jene laI te bane marI tArIja rANI jayAvalInI kukSimAM putra putrI rUpe utpanna thayAM. rAjA! tAre abhayaruci teja tAre pitA surendradatta che ane tArI putrI abhayamatI teja tArI pitAmahI candramatI che. rAjA ! tame badhA ekanA eka bhavamAM che. te daramiyAna leTanA kukaDAnI hiMsA mAtrathI tArA pitA ane pitAmahI bIja vacce bhava karI AvI tAre tyAM pharI jamyA che. For Private And Personal Use Only

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372 kathAsAgara Ama chatAM A nasIbavaMta che ke emane dveSano cheDe kharekhara bahu lAMbo na cAle nahiMtara keI najIvA zreSa rAga ane hiMsAnI paraMparAthI anekAneka bha saMsAramAM rakhaDe che. ane tene nitAra mahAmuzkelIe paNa nathI." muni potAnI varAgyavAhI vANIne pravAha vahevarAvatA hatA tyAM rAjAnuM zarIra kaMpavA mAMDayuM. zarIramAM parase paraseve thaye ane jema keI jhADa thaDamAMthI ukhaDI jamIna upara paTakAya te rIte jamIna upara DhaLI paDaye. arvadatta zrAvaka, kAladaMDa ane bIjA bhayabhIta banyA. zuM karavuM te keIne suvuM nahi. parivAre- udakamudakaM vAyurvAyurvatAsanamAsanaM bhajata bhajata chatraM dANASStapa: mAtaf iti sarabhasaM bhItabhrAmyajanAnasambhavastadanu tumulo lolaH kolAhalaH sumahAnabhUt pANI lAve pANI lAve, are rAjAne pavana nAMkhe pavana nAMkhe are kema keI dhyAna ApatuM nathI. rAjA bhoMya sute che tene mATe Asana pAthare, are A rAjAnuM zarIra ThaMDa sAva thayuM che tene seka karo Ama utAvaLe bolavAthI aneka jAtane kelAhala thaye. samadaSTA muni A badhuM joI sthira thayA. zItaLa upacAra pachI guNadhara beTho thayo paNa teNe kaI sAme najara na nAMkhI. pAse muni sevake ane bIje ghaNe parivAra hate chatAM te keInA sAme joI zako nahi. te zaramAye. pitA mAtAne vadhaka, Dagale ane pagale mAMsa madirA bhakSaNa For Private And Personal Use Only

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saMzAdhara caritra 303 karanArA huM F A saune zuM mADhuM banAvuM? tene thayuM ke jamIna mA Ape te samAi jAu. dunIyAmAM badhA pApanAM prAyazciMtta hAya paNa mArUM pApate prAyazcittanI sImAne paNa ulladhI gayeluM che. ekavAra nahi paNa Dagale ne pagale mArA upakArI mAmApane meM haNyA che. zuM karU? kayAM jAuM ? khasa mIjI kAMi nahi huM khaLI marI mArA apavitra jIvanathI dunIyAne apavitra karatA aTakuM' muninI samakSa nIcuM mukha karI munine te kahevA lAgyA 'bhagavata! huM adraSTabhya mukha chuM. huM cAMDAlathI paNa bhayaMkara chuM. huM agnimAM baLI marI mArU astitva maTADavA mAgu chu. suni khelyA. ' zajana ! AtmaghAta e kAMi pApane pratikAra nathI. e tA kAyaratA che. mANase je uMdhA mAge jai pApa karyu hAya te mArgethI pAchA krI pUNya karavu oie. AtmaghAta tA bhaveAbhava rakhaDAvanAra durgatinA mArga che. zoka lobha bhayothairanyairvA kAraNAntaraiH kurvataH svavadhaM jantoH paraloko na zudhyati . zeka lAbha krodha ke khIjA game te kAraNeAthI peAtAne vadha karanAra mANusane parabhava sudharatA nathI. zAstramAM parahatyA jeTalIja svahatyAne hiMsArUpa gaNI che.' 'bhagavaMta! jo mArA nistAra A jagatmAM zakya hoya te dIkSA ApI karA, paNu bhagava Mta ! pravajyAthI mAro zuddhi thaI zakaze kharI !' rAjAe karagaratAM kahyuM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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kayAra munie kahyuM "rAjana taDake game tevA kAdavane zukAvI nAMkhe che. tema tapa ane saMyama game tevA ghera kukamane paNa bALI nAkhe che. AkarAM pApanA nAza mATe AkarAM tapa ane ugra saMyama eja samartha che." (5) mAridatta ! basa eja vakhate guNadhara rAjAe potAnA sevakane amane bolAvavA nagaramAM mekayA. sevakee amane khabara ApyA ke rAjA tamane nagara bahAra udyAnamAM turtA belAve che. huM ane mArI bena nahi paNa amArI sAthe aMtaHpuranI rANIo, dAsIo, sAmate maMtrIo sAthIdAro ane nagaranA aneka leke deDatA jyAM rAjA ane muni hatA tyAM AvyA. Akhu nagara khAlI thaI gayuM. ame guNadhara rAjA pAse AvyA tyAre te muninA pagamAM mAthuM nAMkhI paDayA hatA. temanI AMkhamAM AMsunI dhArA satata vahetI hatI. temanuM mukha ekadama paDI gayeluM hatuM. anAtha azaraNa mANasanI peThe te vikaLa jevA dekhAtA hatA. meM puchyuM "pitAjI! evI zI Apatti ociMtI AvI paDI che ke Apa ekadama udAsa thaI gayA che? kaThera chAtIvALA Apa bALaka peThe kema raDI rahyA che. pUjya! jaladI javAba Apo. ame badhA tamArA AdhAre jIvanane TakAvanArA chIe. amane A tamAruM duHkha sahana thatuM nathI." rAjA AMsu luchatAM bolyA "putra! maMtrio! nagaravAsIo huM sukhazAMti puchavAyegya mANasa nathI. huM cAMDAla ane hatyArA For Private And Personal Use Only

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yAdhara caritra (375 karatAM paNa mahAbhayaMkara chuM. huM nAme guNadhara chuM paNa avaguNane bhaMDAra chuM. meM mArA pitAne ane pitAmahIne mAre sage hAthe ghaNIvAra vadha karyo che, temane raMjADayA che, temanuM mAMsa khAnAre narabhakSaka caMDAla mAnavI chuM. jagatamAM jevI mAtA hoya te tene putra hoya. mArI mAtAe potAnA dayALu rAjavI patine haNyA te tene putra huM pitRghAtaka heu temAM zuM Azcarya ? leke! mane "cIraMjIva." kahI na belA kahe ke jaladI dunIyA uparathI tamAro bhAra ocho kare. huM dunIyAne pAlaka nathI paNa dunIyAmAM bhArarUpa chuM. strIo ! tame dUra khase. huM have mehapAzamAM lapaTAvA mAgatuM nathI. huM kalyANa sAdhuM chuM. tamane ThIka lAge te kare. meM mehamatta banI AjasudhI tamArA je aparAdha karyA hoya te aparAdha kSamaje. huM tamAre aparAdha kSamuM chuM. mAre rAjyanI apa nathI. nagaravAsIo! huM tamAro rAjA rahevA yogya nathI. mArUM mukha jevuM te paNa pApa che te pachI mAre tamAre rAjA banI zA mATe namana karAvavuM? putra! tAruM kalyANa thAo. nagaravAsIo! tame paNa zAnti pAme. huM gurunA caraNe layalIna banuM chuM. ane mAruM kaI paNa rIte kalyANa thAya te temanA zaraNe jaI kalyANa karavA IcchuM chuM. ame AmAM bahu na samajya paNa pachI badhI vAta ahaMdata kahI eTale te vAta sAMbhaLI amane paNa jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. jevI rAjAnI sthiti hatI tevI amArI paNa sthiti thaI. ghaDI pahelAM eka mAtra rAjA aparAdhI samAna banI AMkhamAM AMsu sArate hatuM te have ame traNe jaNa AMsu sAravA lAgyAM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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376 kathAsAgara mAridatta! prajAjanee AMsu sAryA. pakSioe caNa caNavuM cheDayuM. pavana sthira thaye. A badhA vacce ame traNe sudatta muni pAse paramezvarI dIkSA svIkArI. ane rAjya vijayadharma nAmanA rAjAnA bhANejane bhaLAvI ame traNe jaNe pApane tilAMjali ApI. pAMca maNanA vajananI guNa upADanAra majura guNane dUra karI jema halake thAya tema ame saMsAra taLe eTale pharAkula halakA thayA. A pachI ame sudatta muni bhagavaMtane kahyuM "bhagavaMta! nayanAvalI hajI jIvatI che. tenuM AyuSya tenA hAthamAM che te tene pratibodha karI Apa nitAra na karI zake ?" | munie kahyuM "nayanAvalIe trIjI narakanuM AyuSya bAMdhI lIdhuM che tene dharmopadeza hAla pariNata thAya tevI tenI gyatA nathI. tethI tenI dayA ciMtavyA sivAya bIje mArgaja nathI." mAridasta! ame ujajayinIne sImADe che. sudatta muni bhagavaMta sudharmA svAmI guNadhara bhagavatanA ziSya che temanI pAse guNadhara rAjarSi bhagavaMta je mArA pitA che temane huM ziSya chuM. ane A sAdhvI te sagI mArI bahena che. mAruM nAma abhayarUci ane tenuM nAma abhayamatI che. amAre aThThamanuM pArANuM hatuM. A pAraNA mATe huM paNa gecarIe nIkaLe hatuM ane te paNa gocarIe nIkaLyAM hatAM tArA rAjasevake amane batrIsa lakSaNa dhArI pakaDI lAvyA ane temaNe ahiM For Private And Personal Use Only

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cAdhara caritra (377 amane tArI sAme kuMDamAM hemAvA hAjara karyA. rAjana ! A amAruM svarUpa che. ane eka leTanA kukaDAne mAravA mAtrathI ame ATalA bhava karI duHkha pratyakSa anubhavyuM che te hajAre jIvane pratyakSa haNanAra tAruM zuM thaze? te tArI jAteja tuM vicAra" abhayaruci munivare pitAnI AtmakathA purI karI rAjA sAmuM joyuM tyAre rAjA mAridatta mUcha khAI jamIna upara paDaye hate. sevakee tene zItapacAra karyo eTale te beThe thaI belyo "bhagavaMta ! mAre avinaya mApha kare. huM guNa dhara rAjarSi ahiM kayAre padhAre te kayArane jaMkhI rahyo hato te mArA rAjyamAM padhAryA che tene mane atyAre tameja khyAla Ape che. temane Adara satkAra karavAne badale temanAja ziSyane meM bAMdhI maMgAvyA. huM zuM mUkhe have temanI pAse jaIza. muni ! jayAvalI mArI sagI bena thAya. guNadhara rAjA mArA banevI ane tame bane mArA bhANeja thAo. maharSihuM sAva bhAna bhUlyA. devI bhaktothI huM hiMsAne mArge vaLe. meM kaI jIvonI hiMsA karI. madirAthI buddhine bhraSTa karI. sevake ubhA thAo. A madirAnA ghaDA pheDI nAkhe. pAMjarA ughADI pakSione choDI muke. A bicArA rAMkaDA pazuone khIlAthI chUTAM muko. devIbhakto ! bheLA lekane bhamAvI hiMsA karAvavAnuM choDe ane tame paNa hiMsA karavAnuM choDe. rAjA ubhe thayela ane devInI mUrti sAme jaI bolyA. "devI ! jIvahiMsAthI zuM tuM prasanna thAya che? tArA nAme A badhI hiMsA cAle che temAM zuM huM rAjI che? For Private And Personal Use Only

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3% kathAsAgara javAba A5 A badhI hiMsAnI javAbadArI tArI ke tArA bhaktonI che? rAjAnI bUmo vacce AkAzamAMthI puSya vRSTi thaI ane turtaja devInI pratimAmAMthI kaI beThela ubhuM thAya tema dukaLathI suzobhita devI pragaTa thaI ane te sau prathama munine namI belI. "rAjA ! hiMsA ke dIvasa kalyANa karanAra nathI. hiMsA AtmIya kalyANa ke dunyavI kalyANa karanAra nathI. rAjA! muninI vANIe tane pratibaMdha karyo che eTaluM ja nahi paNa mane paNa teNe pratibaMdha karyo che. devI leke tarapha dRSTi karI belI. "leke! mane tame pUjatA he, mArA bhakta che te huM tamane kahuM chuM ke jIvahiMsAthI aTake. rAjA ! sudatta munine upadezane tuM anusara. tene anusarI rAjya pAlana kara. huM dhamanI rakhevALa rahIza ane tane dharmakaraNImAM huM madada karIza. tArA rAjyamAM mAgyA megha varasaze. tAre kaI zatru nahi rahe. je tuM dura rAjA gaNatuM hatuM te tuM dhama gaNAIza.' devI munine namI aMtardhAna thaI. mAridatta jIvahiMsAne tyAga karyo. ane zrAvaka dharmanI mAgaNI karI. muni tene sudatta muni pAse laI gayA. tyAM jaI teNe ane jayAvalI bannee zrAvaka dharma svIkAryo. mAridatta rAjA dhArmika banyA. nagaranI bahAranuM udyAna balidAnanI bhUmine badale saumya ane sAtvika devInuM gRha thayuM. rAjapura nagara e ahiMsaka nagara tarIke prasiddhi pAmyuM. sudara munie rAjapura nagaramAM thoDA dIvasa sthiratA karI pachI aneka jIvane pratibaMdha karatA kalyANa sAdhI muktie For Private And Personal Use Only

Page #397
pAdhara caritra 399 varyA. mahA pApanA karanArA guNadhara rAjarSi paNa aMte mAsika salekhanA karI kevaLajJAna meLavI sarva karma kSaya karI mokSa lakSamIne varyA. abhayaruci aNagAra ane abhayamatI sAdhvI ghaNuM varSa pRthvImAM vicarcA ane pitAnI AtmakathA dvArA keI ne hiMsAthI aTakAvI ahiMsA mAge vALI aMte suMdara dhyAna pUrvaka sahastrAra devaleke gayAM. abhayaruci aNagAra ane abhayamatI sAdhvI nirmaLa cAritra pALI AThamA sahastrAra devalokamAM deva thayAM. abhayaci aNagArane jIva levalekathI avI kozala dezamAM adhyA nagarInA rAjA vinayaMdharane putra che. ahi devavazAtuM tenuM nAma yazodhara rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. sAdhvI abhayamatIne jIva paNu sahastrAra devalokamAMthI ccavI pATalIputranA rAjA IzAnasenanI putrI vinayamatI nAme thaye. vinayamatI svayaMvarathI yazedharane varI. ane te mATe ayodhyAmAM lagna samAraMbha bhavyatA pUrvaka maMDAye. namatA pahorane samaya hato. baporane tApa samI ThaMDakanI zarUAta thaI hatI te vakhate yazedhara rAjakumAra hAthI yazodhara caritramAM abhayaruci aNagAra ane abhayamatI A AThamA bhAvamAM muktie vaya ema jaNAvyuM che. jyAre haribhadra surinI karela A kathAmAM devane eka bhava karyA bAda dasamA bhavamAM muktie gayAno ullekha che. mAM abhaya AvyuM che. jemA bhAvamAM For Private And Personal Use Only

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380 kathAsAra upara AruDha thaI vinayamatIne paraNavA nIkaLyo. AgaLa vividha vAjitre vAgatAM hatAM. pAchaLa suvAsitI strIo dhavala maMgala gAtI hatI. nartakIe vividha prakArane nAca karI zebhAmAM vadhAre karatI hatI. maMgala pAThaka AzIrvAdanA ke uccAratA hatA. varagheDe barAbara ayodhyAnA rAjamArgamAM AvyuM tyAM rAjakumAranuM jamaNuM aMga pharakayuM. rAjakumAre zubha sUcaka cinhane abhinaMduM tyAM eka zeThanA gharamAMthI vaherI pAchA pharatA munine teNe dekhyA. rAjakumAranI dRSTi muni upara ekadama sthira thaI ane te sthira thatAMja AvuM sAdhupaNuM meM keIka ThekANe anubhavyuM che te vicAratAM muOAvI. varaghoDo AgaLa cAlato hite tyAM kumAre potAne deha DhALI dIdhuM. mAvata cAlAka hevAthI teNe kumArane paDate jIlI lIdho. A varagheDe aTakaye. vAMjitre baMdha thayAM. maMgala gIta gAnArI strIe zAMta thaI. natakIonA nAca thalyA ane so ADA avaLA thaI kumAranA hAthI pAse TALe vaLyA sevakoe kumArane ThaMThe pavana nAMkhe ane pANI chAMTayuM eTale thoDIvAre kumAra sthira thaye. bhAna AvyuM pachI te belyo. "pitAjI! vadheDe AgaLa na laI jAo. ekAMtamAM tame Ave mAre tamane khAsa kahevAnuM che. varagheDe vikharAye. vAjItra ane sAjana sau vikharAyuM. rAjA rAjakumAra ane Ama puruSe ekAMtamAM beThA. rAjakumAra yazedhara belyo "pitAjI! huM paraNavA mAgate nathI. mane A saMsAra asAra lAge che. gheTAnI mAphaka A saMsAramAM jIva Dagale ane pagale reMsAya che. mAruM citta saMsAramAM rAgavALuM nathI." For Private And Personal Use Only

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yAdhara caritra 381 vinayaMdhara belyo "putra ! A te kaI rIta che? lagna maMDAyAM che. bannenAM sAjana lagnanI rAha joI rahyAM che tyAM ema kema bolAya ke lagna nathI karavAM? lagna nahotAM karavAM te tAre pahelAMthI kahevuM joItuM hatuMne ? A te tArI mArI ane rAjakumArI traNenI viDaMbanA che. yazodhare surendradattanA bhavathI mAMDI pitAne jAti smaraNa jJAna thayuM tyAM sudhI badhe vRttAnta kahyo. sthira citte vinayaMdhara vigere badhA A vRttAnta sAMbhaLI vairAgyavAsita thayA chatAM bolyA "putra hamaNuM tuM lagna kara. pachI tAre dIkSA levI hoya te vadhUne samajAvIne sukhethI tuM dIkSA leje.' pitA ! A khoTe Agraha zA mATe rAkhe che. strI e te vairAgIne baMdhana rUpa che. zAMtimAM zatru rUpa che. siMha parAkramI hovA chatAM pAMjarAmAM rahevAthI niSkriya thAya che tema strI svIkAravAthI baliSTha vairAgyavALA paNa paraleka sAdhanamAM niSkriya thaI jAya che. pitAjI ! Agraha na karo ane mane dIkSAnI rajA Apo." vinayaMdhare kahyuM "putra! badhuM sAcuM paNa paraNanAra vinayamatInuM zuM thaze ?" yazodhare kahyuM "A te sAmAnya vAta che. mArI badhI vAta tene kahe je tenI bhavitavyatA paNa pAkI haze te te paNa vairAgya pAmaze." - vinayaMdhare kahyuM "je te saMmata thAya te mArI tane rajA che. turta zaMkhavardhana nAmanA vRddhaamAtyane vinayamatInA AvAse mokalavAmAM Avyo. For Private And Personal Use Only

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382 kathAmara zaMkhavaddhana vinayamatInA AvAse AvyuM. rAjaputrIe vRddha amAtyane satkAryA ane puchayuM "ApanI zI AjJA che? amAtye kahyuM "rAjaputri ! hRdaya makkama kare. huM kahuM tene bahu sAvadhAnatAthI sAMbhaLe. Aje varagheDa nIkaLe arthe mAguM AvyuM tyAM kumAre eka sAdhune dekhyA. sAdhune dekhatAM temane jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM ane te bolyA "AjathI navamA bhave huM surendradatta urphe yazadhara nAmane rAjA hate mArI mAtA candramatI urphe yazedharI hatI. bhAryA nayanAvalI hatI. eka vakhata mane kusvapna AvyuM.' A sAMbhaLatAM kuMvarInuM magaja bhamavA lAgyuM. amAtya kahyuM "rAjakumArI! zAmATe gabharAo che? svastha thAo." mana svastha karI rAjaputrI belI "maMtrI ! saMsAra vicitra che. A kathA rAjakumAranI ekalAnI nathI mArI, paNa Aja kathA che. caMdramatI. yazedharA te huM pote pUrva bhavamAM A kumAranI huM mAtA hatI. bheLA rAjakumArane meM jIvahiMsAne mAge haTha karI preryo. jene pariNAme te ane huM bane navabhavathI saMsAramAM rakhaDIe chIe." A belatAM bolatAM vinayamatInI AMkhamAM AMsu AvyAM. vRddha amAtya be "rAjakumArI ! A jAtismaraNa jJAnathI kumAranuM citta saMsArathI udvigna thayuM che. te lagana karavA nathI mAgatuM. tene dIkSA levA mATe Agraha che. have A maMDAyelA lagnotsavanuM zuM karavuM ? Apaja AmAM mArga, darzaka bane." vinayamatI bolI "AmAnya pravara ! zI rIte te lagna For Private And Personal Use Only

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yAghara caritra 383 kare. jeNe najaro najara saMsAranuM kAramuM citra dekhyuM hoya te jANIbujhIne kema pApamAM paDe. ane te kSaNane paNa vilaMba kema sahana kare. sukhethI te pravajyA le. mArI saMmati che. ane huM paNa pravajyA laIza. amArA lagna maMDapa dIkSA maMDapa banavA de." (10) vinayaMdhara rAjAe rAjakumAra yAdharane dIkSAnI saMmati ApI. A dIkSA nimitte teNe chUTe hAthe dAna ApyuM. sarva camAM pUjA racAvI. ane pote paNa nAnA putra yazavardhana kumArane rAjya upara sthApI dIkSA levA taiyAra thayo. - lagnetsavathI gAjatuM adhyA turta dIkSetsavathI gAjavA mAMDayuM.meha ane viSayane utsava vairAgyane utsavatha. lagnanA hAthIne badale pAlakhI AvI. nartakIonA nAcane badale che. rAjaka jinezvara bhagavaMtanI bhaktinAM nRtya thayAM. suvAsinIonAM saMsArattejaka gItene badale dIkSAnI mahattA ane kaThinatA sUcaka maMgalagIte gavAvA mAMDayAM. ezaArAmamAM rAcatuM sAjana gaMbhIra vadane vairAgya mArgane anamedanamAM rAcavA mAMDayuM. nagara bahAra udyAnamAM sudhama nAmanA muni bhagavaMta pAse vinayaMdhara rAjAe yazodhara kumAra vinayamatI ane bIjA ghaNA prajAjane sAthe bhAvathI pravrayA svIkArI. yazadharamuni te dIvase vidyAbhyAsa karI yazodharasuri thayA. ane temanA saMsargathI cothAbhave samAdityane jIva je dhanada hatuM te vairAgyavAsita banI temanI pAse dIkSita thaye. For Private And Personal Use Only

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384 kathAsAgara Ama yazadharasUri ane vinayamatI sAdhvIe pitAnI AtmakathAnA kathana dvArA aneka jIne ahiMsAnA mArge vALyAM ane pote ghaNA varSo sudhI cAritra ArAdhI kevaLajJAna meLavI muktine varyA. temanI sAthe dIkSA lenArAomAM keTalAka muktie gayA ane keTalAka devaloka gayA. yazodhara ane vIramatI Aje nathI te paNa a5hiMsA bhabhava keTalI duHkha dAyaka nIvaDe che tenA daSTAMtamAM harahaMmeza te yAda karAya che. ane jenA AlaMbanathI ke jI hiMsAthI aTake che. (11) A yazodhara caritranA mULa racayitA 1444 graMtha praNetA haribhadrasUri che. e mULa cAritra uparathI vi. saM. 183mAM jesalameramAM upAdhyAya kSamA kalyANajIe gadya baddhamAM yazodhara caritra nAmane suMdara graMtha lakhe che. jena sAhityamAM bedhaprada ane rasaprada gaNAtAM viziSTa graMthamAM A graMthanuM paNa viziSTa sthAna che. [ yazedhara caritra parama pUjya zAMta mUrti paMnyAsa zrImad kailAsasAgarajI gaNivaranI sAMpreraNAthI taiyAra karAyela. kathAsAgara. bhAga trIje. saMpUrNa. For Private And Personal Use Only

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