Book Title: Jain Katha Sangraha 01
Author(s): Ghelabhai Liladhar
Publisher: Ghelabhai Liladhar
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/011541/1

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We shall work with you immediately. -The TFIC Team. Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 490 jaina kathA saMgraha bhAga pahelA dohA dharma karmanI cAtukI, nIti viveka vilAsa jo cAheA jhaTa zIkhavA, teA vAMce A khAsa jaina kathA saMgraha khare, ekavAra vaMcAya uttama bedha maLe nakakI, AnaMdita mana thAya katA ghelAbhAI lIlAdhara ( kattAe sarva haka sadhIna rAkhyAche. ) CD dhi AMgalA jhuiza enDa varanekayulara presamAM chApyuM che. subaI zaMvata 1946---zane1890 kImatA rUSI a Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ # ## arapaNu patrIkA. sakaLa guNa saMpurNa, zeTha lAlajI sAmajI # ** Apa sAheba dharmanI vRddhi karavAmAM gaNAja ja utsAhI cho; vivAdAnamAM ApanI gaNaja zradhdhA chekeLavaNInA utejana kacho. Apa sAhebane dharma kAryamAM namagna rahI tenI saMvRddhi karavA sArU sadA prayAsa karo cho; temaja udAra ane dharma zIla che, paropagArI kAmamAM utsAhI che e Adi ja eka sadaguNI purUSa tarIkenA tamAra-viSe uttama % guNa jaine A "jaina kathA saMgraha" nAmanuM ro. A pustaka mAnapurvaka Apane arapaNa karUM chuM. ghelAbhAI lIlAdhara *Yu Gai Cheng Ci Shuo Xia Ci Ci Ci Ci Ci Ci Ci Ci Ci Ci Ci Ci Ci Ci Ci Ci Ci Ci Chu * Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maMDaLAyA zrIbAlacaM kAzI nivAsI. mahArA Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prastAvanA. jaina dharmAvalaMbI bhAIo ! Aja dIna sudhI jaina dharma saMbaMdhI kathAonA pustakanI meTI khuTa hatI, te ghaNA bhAIonI pharamAzathI te khuTa purI pADavA "jina kathA saMpraha" nAmanuM pustaka chapAvIne bahAra pADayuM che. A pustakanI aMdara tapa, dAna, bhAva, zIyALA cArItra, vagerenuM mahAtmaya ghaNI ja rasIlI ane mane raMjaka (55) kathAonI aMdara purNa rIte darzAveluM che; jethI karIne A pustaka kharekhara eka zRMgAra rUpa che. dhanu rAgI bhAIe vadhAre na lakhanAM eTaluM ja kahevuM basa cheke A ladhu pustaka meM mArI banatI mehanatathI punuM lakSa ApIyuM che, jene mATe AzA che ke deraka sajajana Azraya ApyA vInA raheze nahIM. A pustakamAM kAMI ajuM doDAmAM Ave te sajajanoe sudhArIne vAcavuM ane kSamA karavI; kAraNa ke kapha vagere tapAsatAM najara doSa athavA buddhi deSa rahI gaye haze. kartA ghelAbhAI lIlAdhara Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAhera khabara. 0 0 vecAtA mAtA loka prasidha, amArA taraphathI chapAyela pustaka 2. A. pi 1 jana vivekavANI ane dharmasAra saMgraha .. 2 0 0 2 jana kaM: maMca .. .. 1 0 0 3 gAla lAkaDAnAM gaja dorInA malabArI (sAba buka * pagAra gaNIta ... 5 leprIya kakSA saMgraha... 6 jana dIpaka stavanAvelI *.. 0 4 0 Na lokaprIya gAyana rasa bhAga pahele... - 0 2 0 8 ... ... bhAga bIje... 9 .. *** bhAga trI ne... .. 0 0 0 .. ... bhAga tho... ... 0 2 0 11 garabA sAra saMgraha... 12 garabA saMgraha che. *** 1 13 jana gAyana saMgraha ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 upara lakhelI copaDI jathA baMdha kaphAyate bhAve ane chuTaka vecAtI malaze. dezAvaranA garAkone posTa mAraphate piocADavAmAM Avaze. ghelAbhAI lIlAdhara khabArakaTa mAMDavI baMdara cha mAhArAe zrI kheMgArajI lAyabrerI Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 143 157 183 31 rAjanIti upara rAjA bhojanI kathA 138 32 be AMkha vIcANI tyAre ApaNe koinathI e vize kathA.140 33 paMDItanA guNa vize sAradAnaMda paMDItanI kathA... 34 bhalAthI bhale, ane bhUMDAthI bhuMDe te vize kathA 15 35 cAra vedIAnI kathA .. 36 susaMgata vize haMsa ane siMhanI kathA - 112 37 kusaMgata vize haMsa ane kAgaDAnI kathA 38 paropakAra ane kSamA guNa vize kathA 168 39 kalI kALamAM labADI mANasane pohoro che te vize sthA ja karma upara vachapAsano kathA ... *** 178 41 nasIba be DagalA AgaLanuM AgaLa 42 bhAva Upara kathA... 184 43 suMdarI nAme mahAArInI kathA... 186 44 bhAgyamAM lakhyuM hoya te ja prApta thAya te vize kathA 191 45 bhAnu pradhAna ane zrI sarasvatInI kathA .. 184 46 matasAra pradhAnanI kathA >7 khaLa purUSanI kathA... . 2 04 48 bhakata bhAva vize surasenanI kathA... 49 avaguNa upara guNa karanAra mitradata ane datanI kathA 210 50 bIjAne marama prakAza kara nahI te vize kathA ra1pa 51 buddhi Upara vezyAnI kathA 220 para buddhi upara sAgara datanI kathA .. 225 53 ghaNo kALo ane thoDA kALa mATe thAka levA e vIzekathAra33 54 anitya bhAva Upara eka draSTAMti kathA 238 55 atI lAbha vize kanakAvatInI kathA - ra4ra Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 41 rana kathA saMgraha vArtAnI anukramaNikA. Lacrimson 1 satya upara zrI devadattanI kathA .. 2 pakSapAtI rAjA vasunI kathA ... 3 adatA dAna upara sumitra kuMvaranI kathA ... 4 adata upara thI surata zeThanI kathA *** 5 brahmacarya ane zIlavRta viSe kathA 6 parigraha muchA upara abIla: sAdhvInI kathA ... 7 leba upara sAgara nI kathA 8 lobha viSe lebhanI kathA 0 gurU ja vi da se bhIla ane driNAcAryanI kathA 10 zrIsaMghanI bhAna upara ratanazA vepArInI kathA 51 11 ahiMsA vi paga caDaLa ane hiMsaka pure hItanI kathA 56 12 buddhi upara ko dattanI kathA... 13 amaradatta ane kImatInI kathA 14 dAna vi bhImaronanI : 1... 15 bhakita tI karanAra pALanI kathA 16 dAna viSe mRLadevI uthA. 17 dAna viSe sadhana eDanI kathA 18 zIyala viSe nI kathA... 103 18 zIyala viSe zI zIladarAnI kathA 20 tapa viSe 8, 1NA kumAranI kathA 1 9 21 tapa viSe ajuna mAlInI kathA 113 22 siddhAMtanI dhAra para rANIo coranI kathA 117 23 mRgalAnI kathA *** 24 vISaya vAsanAmAM phasAyelA hAthInI kathA 25 nAsIkA Idri upara bhamarAnI kathA 26 manuSya dehanI durlabhatA viSe kathA 128 27 subhadra zenI kathA ... 131 28 mRgasena pAradhInI kathA... 134 29 mananA manoratha manamAM rahyA... 135 30 strI purUSanA atI sukha vize kathA 74 15 126 Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 490 jaina kathA saMgraha. bhAga pahelA. satya upara zrI devadatanI kathA. ---:::: pUrve sAvathI nAme nagarImAM zurasena nAme rAjA rAja karatA hatA. te nagarImAM dhanAzeTha nAme eka zAhukAra rahetA hatA, jene suMdarI nAme ravarUpa ane guNe bharapura pativratA strI hatI. zeTha paNa ghaNA yALu ane suzILa hatA. A bane zeTha zeThANIne joke zrI jIna bhagavAnanI kRpAthI, dhana dhAnyAdi sarve sa'patinI prApti thai hatI tApaNa eka vAte tenuM mana bahu du:khI rahetuM; ane te e ke tene peTe kAMipaNa saMtAna hatuM nahIM. have eka samaye dhaneA zeTha jamavA beThA che ne tenI strI pkhA lai tene pavana kare che, teTa Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 lAmAM vAMjhIyApaNAnuM duHkha yAda AvyAthI, teNInI AMkhe jhaLajhaLIyAM bharAI AvyAM. tene raDatI joI dhanA zeThe kahayuM "he strI ! tuM zAvAte kapAta kare che, tane kaI vastunI nyunatA che. ATalI badhI dolata ane sukha cena chatAM, Aje tuM kema raDe che tenuM mane kharUM kAraNu kahe strIe raDatA sAde uttara A ke "hajI kAraNa pUche che? aDadhI umara vItI gaI to paNa tamArI AMkha hajI ughaDatI nathI. A badhuM dhana dolatane zuM karavuM che? ene vAra meLavanAra ane kahe ke pAchaLa kuLanuM nAma rAkhanAra koNa che! are! deva! have mArAthI A vAMjhIyApaNAnuM duHkha sahana thatuM nathI. kahayuM che ke putranati mATe he havAmI pusavanA dunIyAmAM jIvatAra dhuLa che. putravinAnuM A sarva samRddhithI bhareluM dhara ujaDa mazana sarakhuM che. dohA lAkha dIvA nIta baLe, bAhara ravI ugaMta; tasa ghara tahIM aMdhAraDA, jasa ghara putra nata. mArA kharA duHkhanuM kAraNa eja che. tamArU purUSanuM hayuM, tethI game tema thAo ane kahe, te paNa kAMI asara thAya ja nahIM." Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3 dhanA zeThe kahyuM "he strI ? je vastune upAya kare ApaNA hAthamAM nathI tene mATe AvI rIte vAraMvAra zoka karavAthI zo lAbha! mane paNa tArA jeTaluM ja du: kha lAgI Ave che. dhIraja rAkha; mArAthI jeTaluM banyuM teTaluM huM karI cukyo chuM. mAtra have ApaNI cakesarI mAtAnI ArAdhanA karavI bAkI che, je AvatI kAle AThamano tapa karyA pachI huM AraMbhaze. bIje divase dhanA zeThe AThamano tapa karI devInI sanamukha jaI tapazcaryA karavA beThA. evI rIte atizaya prema pUrvaka tapa karatAM jayAre cha mAsa vItI gayA, tyAre eka divasanI madharAtrIe devI prasanna thaI, ane tene darazana ApI belIke-" kahe dhanA tArI bhakti joI huM saMtuSTa thaI chuM, mATe tene je joIe te mAga dhano hAtha jeDI be "mAtAjI! mane eka putra Apa" devIe kahyuM " tArA nasIbamAM dhana ane putra e bemAMthI eke vAnuM che. mATe e bemAMthI eka vastu mAga"dhano be hIka che mane putra api" devI putranuM varadAna daI aMtaradhyAna thaI gaI. zeDa paNa khuzI thato ghera gayA ane varadAna vizenI sarva hakIkata pitAnI strIne kahI, je sAMbhaLI strI paNa khuzI thaI, ane te divase moTe ochatra pALI, jAcakane dAna i punyA ghaNuM dravya kharacuM. thoDA dIvasa vItya Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAda mAtAnAM varadAnanA prabhAvathI zeThANIne garbha rahyA, ane bIjI tarapha zeThane vipAramAM temaja jaLa ane sthaLa mArgamAM paNa jabarI khoTa gai. ema dIvasa jatAM nava mAse putrane prasava the. putra janmanI khuzAlImAM meTo occhava karI ghaNAka garIbone anna vastrAdi ApIne ghaNuM ja dAna karyuM ane putranuM nAma devadatta rAkhyuM. dIna pratidIna umaramAM anukrame devadatta sAta varSane the. dhanAzeThane vicAra thayeke putrane bhaNavAne muka. e vicAra karIne devadattane bhaNavA muko, tyAM bhaNatAM sAta vyasanane pAragAmI the. naTavITa purUSane saMge karIne mahA jugaTIo the. gharanI tathA bahAranA lokonI corI kare, ema karatAM varasa paMdara selano thaye ane juvAnImAM AvyuM tyAre tene rUDe ane AbarUdAra ghare paraNAvyo. ghaNA ThAThamAThanI sAthe bahuja ADuMbara thakI sukhamAM manuSyapaNAmAM dIvasa visarjana karavA lAge ane jema jema vakhata vitato gaye tema tema umara paNa vadhatI ja gaI ane vIsa varasanI umarane thaye eTalAmAM tenI mAtA maraNa pAmI, tyAra pachI varase be varase pItA paNa maravAne sute ane potAnI pAse devadattane teDa. pItAe kahevA mAMDayuM je putra tuM jugaTuM ane cerI e be vAnA mukI Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ deto mAre jIva zAntI pAmIne gatIne pAme. te vAre putra che je pItAjI e be vAnA muke to mArA gharane kArabhAra cAle nahiM ane mane bIje koIpaNa rojagAra sujhe paNa nahIM. te mATe Apa e be vagara je kahe te karUM. AvuM vacana sAMbhaLIne zeTha vImAsIne putrane kahyuM ke he putra A zaherane vize mAre mitra jiNadAsa nAme zrAvaka che tene tuM ekavAra dIna pratye page lAgaje, evuM vacana che. te vakhate devadatte bApanI vANI pALavAne hA kahI eTale zeDa maraNa pAmyuM. ' have devadatta dIna pratye ekavAra page lAgavAne jiNadAsane ghare jAya che. ema karatAM karatAM mAsa che mAsa thaI gayA. te vakhate jiNadAsanA putra putrAdika parivAre kahyuM ke e devadata ApaNuM gharamAM dIna pratye vei che te kAMI sArUM nahIM. evA nIca mANasanI saMbata ApaNane sArI nahIM. kusaMganuM varNana - kusaMgAsaMgadoSeNa / sAdhavojAtivikriyA ekarAtrIprasaMgeNa / kASTaghaMTAviTaMbanA || eTalA mATe he pItAjI tame ene AvatA aTakA, enA uttaramAM jiNadAse kahyuM ke vArU. evAmAM prabhAtanA vakhate devadatta A te vakhate zeThe kahyuM ke he devadatta tuM have amAre ghare AvIzamAM. te Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAre teNe kahyuM ke, svAmI zAmATete vAre zeThe kahyuM bhAI sAMbhaLaje tu cerI ane jugaTuM mukI detA sukhe Ave. te vAre devadatta be -e bevAnA vagara je kahe te karuM te vAre zeDa vicArIne kayA ke tuM khoTuM besavAnuM baMdha kara. te vAre devadatta kahe vAru te kapha che tethI zeTha boTuM bolavAnI baMdhI karAvI. uttamane nathI rahuM phaLa maLe e vAta A uparathI vicArI ja siddha thAya che. uttama varNana T !joreja , jAna; bhAdagAre peM dhAnako, nahIM mukha mRgarAja. have devadAna upara mujaba jINadAsa pAse agaDa karI gharabhaNI cAle; mA jatAM vicAravA lAgyo ke, he ! DerA te mane kuvAmAM utAryo, khare! mArA badhA rojagAra baMdha paDaze. kemake mArA rojagAramAM khoTuM che tyAnuM hoya ja che, te vinAno mAlatuM nathI, paNa bhale have te je kAMI sarajayuM haze te thaze. vana kema ! sAdhu satI arusuramA / gyAnI ne gajadaMta // hatA apuchA na va no jire - anaMta IH. evuM vicArIne sthira cita karI ghare jaI beThe, evI rIte have dIvasamAM eka vakhata zeThane page lA Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gavA sArU jato paNa bIje kaI ThekANe ghaNuM karIne jato nahato. ema karatAM karatAM pAMcasAta divasa thaI gayA tyAre tenI strI ghaNuMe kahevA lAgI -vAmI tame rojagAra dhaMdhe kema jatA nathI. te sAMbhaLIne teNe jinadAsanI sAthe banela sarvavatAMta kahI saMbhALI. te vakhate strI ghaNo ja AnaMda pAmI. zivAnI have tame ApeluM vacana sArI peThe che ane rakhene duSaNa lagADatA nahIM, vacana bhaMga thayAthI mahA pApa che. e pramANe sthira cite ghare rahyA. eka samaye devadatta ema vicAryuM ke ke mATI bhArI rUM. e vicAra karI -varSa satane visa aMdhArI rAta evIto maLI che ke koI koIne dekhatuM nathI jIra jharamara ne jhare che, ane vIjaLI paNa thaI rahI che. te samaye te nIkalI. nagarane rAja paNa na carcAe nIka. evAmAM teNe devadattane Avo dIThA ane vicAryuM ke A Aie kaNa nIkaLe. cora nIkaLe ke jAra purUSa nIkaLe! temano keI Ave che ema jANIne rAjA cupacApa ubho rahe. tevAmAM devadatta nIkaLyo tyAre rAjAe belAvyo ke tuM koNa? tevAre devadatta vicAryuM ke mAre to khoTuM bolavAnI baMdhI che. te mATe jevuM che tevuM ja kahuM !! kahyuM che ke , miThAkAha aMgArameM, jahAMcakoracugAI // .. Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gRhI TekakIma chaMDII, jIbhacaMcajalajAI // 1 // ema vicAra karIne devadatte kahyuM ke huM nIzAcara chuM tyAre rAjA bolyA tuM kyAM jaIza eTale te be ke huM rAjAne bhaMDAra phADavA jaIza.AthI rAjAe jANya ke kaI gAMDIo dIse che, tethI tene kahyuM ke jA jato hoya tyAM ema kahIne rAjA ne gAmamAM ane devadatta gayo darabAramAM tyAM bhaMDAra phADaye temAMthI cAra piTIe kADhI. ratna ane jhaverAdI bharelI te cAra peTIo keDe bAMdhI je raste AvyA te raste pAcho Avyo. pAchA vaLatAM je ThekANe rAjA mALe hato te ja ThekANe vaLI maLe tyAre paNa tema kahyuM ane vizezamAM kahyuM peTI cAra ANI che. tyAre rAjA e jANyuM ke e ghele che ane ATalAmAM ja pharato dekhAkha che ane cora hato kema kaheke huM chuM ema vicArIne ghare gayo. devadatta paNa ghare Avyo ane eka peTI ughADIne eka naMga temAMthI kADhI eka dukAne ghareNe mukyuM ane dasa hajAranI rakama lAvyuM. tenI gharamAM sarve vastuo lAge ne sukhathI gharamAM besI rahevA lAgyuM. have darabAramAM ghaDI be ghaDI keDe bhaMDArI jAgyo ane jAIne cakIta thayo ke bhaMDAra phADa dAsI Ave che. pradhAnane saghaLI vAta jaNAvIne beu Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaNa vicAra karIne bhaMDAre AvyA. bhaMDAra mAMhethI cAra peTI pradhAna laI gaye ane cAra peTI bhaMDArI lei gaye ane bhaMDArIe AvIne pharIAda kIdhI. tevAre rAjA belyAke zuM che re bhaMDArI! tevAre bhaMDArIe kahayuM ke mahArAja bhaMDAra phADayo dIse che tethI rAjAe kahayuM ke bhaMDAra tapAse te vakhate bhaMDAra tapA ane kahayuM ke jIrAja! 12 peTIo gaelI hoya tema sAbIta thAya che. rAjAe te sAMbhaLIne kahayuM ke pharI tapAse te paNa bhaMDArIe temaja kahayuM, AthI rAjA pote bhaMDAre AvyA ane jAya che te 12 peTI e jANAtI nathI. rAjAnA manamAM vicAra AvyuM ke cAre to cAra peTIo lIdhI che. ane cera te pharIne ekane eka ThekANe Ave paNa nahIM. zAbAza che te corane rAjAe kahayuM aho! bhaMDArI, ahe! pradhAna sAMbhaLo. cAra peTIo gaI te mArA jANavAmAM che paNa ATha peTIo bIjI kyAM gaI! tenA pradhAna ane bhaMDArIe aMdara aMdara masalahata karIne bolyA ke mahArAja cAra cAra tame pakaDI Apaze te ATha peTIone mATe ame paNa tajavIja karIne pedA karI ApazuM. ATalI vAtacIta thayA pachI rAjA tathA pradhAna ane bhaMDArI judA paDayA. rAjA eka moTA vimAsaNamAM beThA beThA ema vicAra kare che ke koI Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paNa upAyathI peTIo pedA karavI joie. A bAbatanI yukitanI zodha karavA mATe rAjA e nagarInI purva dIzA tarapha AdIzvaranuM derAsara taiyAra karAvavA mAM DayuM. derAsara jyAre taiyAra thayuM tyAre rAjAe AkhA zaheramAM paDe vaDA ke dIvALInA traNa dIvasa be page cAlanArA manuSya mAtra darazana karavA nahIM Ave temane rAjA daMDa karaze rAjA paNa derAsare jaIne beThe. derAsara upara hajAro lekenI bhIDa thAya che tene be dIvasa thaI gayA tyAre strInA kahevAthI devadatta paNa nAhI bhajana karI suMdara vastro paherIne tathA AbhuSaNa ane alaMkAra sajIne darzana karavAnuM cAlyuM. mANasanI bhIDa eTalI hatI ke parANe parANe dehere devadatta pahoMcyo ane darazana karIne vaLe tyAre rAjAe belA ne kAnamAM chAnuM puchyuM ke cAra peTIne corato tuM che e sAMbhaLIne devadatta vicAryuM ke have asatya vacana kemakahuM. paNa chevaTa vicAra karIne be ke hA mahArAja te te huM chuM. A sAMbhaLIne rAjA manamAM ghaNeja harSa pAmya ane devadattanA mAtA pitAnAM nAma ThAma pUchIne be mANasa tenI sAthe meka9yAM ane kahyuM ke tenuM ghara jaI Ave. e pachI rAjA paNa ghare Avyo. Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ane rAja purUSa paNa pAchA darabAramAM gayA. bIja divase prabhAtane vakhate rAjA kacerImAM AvyA tyAM chatrIsa rAjakuLa maLyAM che te joIne rAjAe sIpAIne mekalIne devadattane teDAvyuM. tevAre devadatta snAna karI bhojana ArogI strInI rajA laIne rAja kacerImAM praveza karatAM nIce pramANe che . jAtA taNA juhAra, vaLatA taNA vadhAmaNAM // devataNA vahevAra, viNasyu ke maLazuM nahIM / eTaluM bolatA bolatA rAjA kane A rAjAe tene ghaNe Adara dI tathA mIThA vacanathI belAje. have rAjAe kahyuM ke cAra peTIo tame lIdhI che te lAve. tyAre devadatta kaho, tamAre mANasa meM ke piTIo laI Ave. tethI rAjAe mANasa mokale ane cAre peTIo sarvanA dekhatAM rAjAnA mukha AgaLa lAvIne mukI. have rAjAe pradhAna tathA bhAMDArIne kahyuM ke bIjI ATha peTIo lo. tyAre pradhAna ane bhaMDArInuM mukha kALuM dhaba jevuM thaI gayuM ane kahevA lAgyA ke mahArAja ane kyAMthI lAvIe. A sAMbhabI rAjA bahu ja kopAyamAna thaI gayA ane be yAke jAo. sIpAi pradhAna ane bhaMDArInA ghara khelIne peTIo laI Avo.sIpAIoe pradhAna ane bhaMDArInAM ghera jaIne peTIo lAvI mukI tethI rAjAe hukama Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kIdhe ke pradhAna ane bhaMDArIne sULIe caDAcaane sIrapAvaloke devadattane ApIe. chevaTe rAjAe devadattanA upara eTale badhe pyAra batA ke pradhAna padavI tathA bhaMDArIne hoda A be adhikAra tene ApyA; ane tenI sAthe cAra peTIo paNa tene pAchI ApI. A vakhate rAjAe devadattane ghaNuM ja mAna ApyuM tethI devadatta kehavA lAgyuM ke mahArAja pradhAna ne bhaMDArI banene mAravA nahI jAIe,A sAMbhaLIne devarattanA vacanane pALavA mATe pradhAna tathA bhaMDArIne jIvatA mukayA paNa deza nIkAla karyA. devadattane ghaNA ThAThamAThathI hAthI upara besADIne ghare pahoMcate kayI, jyAre devadatta ghara bhaNI AvavA lAge tyAre leke e vAtanI vadhAmaNI tene ghera laI javA lAgyA ane tethI sumitrA nAme je tenI strI hatI teNe vicAryuM ke A vAta kharI haze ke beTI! eTalAmAM bIjI vadhAmaNI AvI! ane zeTha paNa pAdharA ADaMbara sAthe gaja khaMdhe besI camara DhaLate jiNadAsane ghare gayA tyAM jaI hAthI parathI utarIne cAre peTIo mukha AgaLa dharIne page lAgIne kahevA lAgyo ke pItAjI A pratApa sarve tamAre che. te sAMbhaLI jiNadAse kahyuM ke putra e sarva asatya nahIM belavAnA phAyadA che. varatanA mahImA thakI dharmanA prabhAvathI A sarve banyuM che. mANasa - Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tAnA AyuSyane ghaNeka bhAga je geravAjabI rIte gumAve che te karatAM je vRta pacakhANa bhAve karIne kare te devatA paNa dAsa thAya to bIcArA mAnavInA te zA AzarAcAre peTIo upara hAtha rAkhIne kahyuM ke A tuM pAchI laI jA ane tArUM varata hamezAM barAbara rIte pALaje. have devadatta ghare AvyuM tyAre tenI strI su mitrAe pAMca sAta sAhelI maLIthALabharIne cekhe vadhA pachI gharamAM praveza karyo. ghaNAka garIba gurabAne tathA supAtra mANasane dAnamAnathI saMtoSyA. have devadatta sukhe rAjamAna bhagave che, dharmanI karaNI kare che tathA pizA ane paramaNa kare che. zrAvakanA vRta sArI rIte pALone te chevaTe devaleka paheM. zrIdevadattanI kathA saMpurNa 1 pakSapAtI rAjA vasunI kathA. aMgadeza maLe kusumapurI nAme nagarI hatI, tyAM jItazatru nAmane rAjA hato tene suMdarI nAme cI hatI, tene putra vasu evA nAmane hate. te nagarane vIze rUdradatta nAme upAdhyA rahetA ane temane rUdrA nAme strI hatI, tene parvata nAme putra hatA. vaLI eja nagaramAM zivazarmA brAhaNa rahetA tene putra nArada nAme hato. have rAjAno putra ane nArada e be bhaNavA Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 ne rUdradata upAdhyA pAse javA lAgyA. vasu ane nArada ane upAdhyAne putra paravata e traNe jaNa sukhe bhaNatA hatA. eka dIvasane same upAdhyAne vasu upara ghaNI ja rIsa caDI tyAre vasu gurUnI strI rUdra pAse jaIne tene zaraNe peThe ane tethI rUdrAe vasunI rakSA karIne mAravA dIdhuM nahI. tyAre vasue kahyuM mAtAjI tame mArA upara ghaNeja upakAra karyo che. sajajana purUSo che te potAnA upara upakAra karanArane tene yatha cagya badale ApavAne kadI paNa cukatA nathI. janAvara paNa upakAranA badale guNa kare che ane jhADa paNa rakSakane phaLadAtA che, te mATe kAMIka vara mAgo tyAre rUdrA e kahyuM ke bhale to vara hamaNAM bhaMDAramAM rAkhe, mAre kAma paDaze tyAre huM mAgI laIza. ema vAtacIta thayA pachI saMsAne ThekANe gayA. vaLI eka samaye rUdrAe dhaNIne kahyuM ke tame potAnA putrane bhaNAvatA nathI tethI upAdhyA bo9yA ke, he strI, tArA putramAM akkala nathI, tenI huM tane parikSA batAvIza. ema kahIne tenA mananuM samAdhAna karyuM. eka dIvasane same traNe nIzALIA pAse teDayA ane temane pAMca pAMca kaDIo ApIne kahyuM ke sAMbhaLo A pAMca keDI tame tamArA pAse rAkhIne jAo ane pAchI lAvaje paNa peTa bharIne Avajo. ema kahIne traNene judA Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 judA bhAgamAM moka9yA. cAra pAMca ghaDI pachI pAchA AvyA tyAre parvata paNa Avyo tene puchayuM tyAre kahe ke mete pAMca koDIonI dhANI laIne khAdhI ane bhukhyo paNa AvyuM. te pachI vasu kumAra A tene puchayuM tyAre, te kaheke A keDIo tamArI 9 ane huM te mAruM peTa paNa bharI AvyuM. te boke keDIo khI hAthamAM ane koIne hATe jaIne sukhaDI kaDhAvI te mAMhethI kaTake laIne cAkhe ne bhAva pUchI AgaLa cAlyo. e rIte hATa dasa vIsa pharyAthI piTabharIna Ave. e vAta thatI hatI te vAre nArada paNa Avyo ane teNe paNa emaja kahyuM ke keDIo pAchI AvI che ane peTa paNa bharIne AchuM. te vAre paMDIte kahyuM ke je strI, buddhi to kamanasArINI. vaLI keTalAeka dIvasane AMtare paMDIte aDadanA loTanA kaDA traNa ghaDIne taiyAra kIdhA. eke kane jude judo eka eka Ape ane kahyuM ke jayAM kaI na dekhe tyAM jaIne mArI Avaje. ema kahIne traNe jaNane judA judA AdhA vana khaMDImAM mUkAyAM. te veLA pachI ghaDIe be ghaDIe pAchA AvyA. te maNe prathama paravata Ave. paraMvata kahe huMbokaDAne mArI Aje paNa keNe na dIThe. tevAre, paMDIte kahyuM ke putra hamaNuM bese, eTalI vAta karatAmAM to Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vasu ane nArada paNa pAchA AvyA; paNa bekaDA pAchA laI AvyA. tevAre paMDite pUchayuM ke tame bekaDA pAchA kema lAvyA te sAMbhaLIne temaNe kahyuM ke tame kahyuM hatuM ke jayAM koI dekhe tyAM mAra . te mATe ame jyAM jyAM gayA tyAM saghaLAo dekhe. gRha gaNa tathA caMdra surya tathA vana deva e vagere sarva dekhe te mATe ame pAchA lAvyA. te vakhate paMDIte kahyuM ke he sI AvI matI keAInI zIkhavI zIkhavAtI nathI paraMtu AdhIna cAlathI ja prApta thAya che. buddhi zarIre upaje, dIdhI kItI hoya // jala bhItara kacchaba vase, tarI na jANe zoya // e pramANe vAta cIta thayA pachI siAne sthAnake gayAM. keTaleka dIvase paMDIte pitAne ThekANe paravatane rAkhIne pite dIkSA lIdhI ane rAjA paNa prekSa thayo ane vasune rAjya maLyuM. vasu rAjA nItI mArge rAja calAvato hato. eka samaye pAchalI rAtre zIkAre nIka ane Agala jatAM eka thAMbhale tenI najare A te phATika ratnane sthaMbha dekhI khuzI thaye, tethI rAtane rAtamAM ghare Aye tenA cAra pAyA ghaDAvyA te sIMhAsana heThe mAryo. te pAyA suryanA tejathI dekhAya nahI ane tethI keInA paNa jovAmAM ema Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaNAya ke siMhAsana adhara thaI rahyuM che. lokomAM kIratI cAlI ke ahe! vasurAjA me satyavAdI che ke, jenuM siMhAsana adhara rahyuM che evI khoTIkIratI cAlI. sukhathI rAjaya karatA hatA tevAmAM eka same nArada pharato pharato paravatanI nIzALe Ave tyAM paravata keTalAka vidyArthione bhaNAve che temAM "a" e zabada Ave tevAre paravate kahyuM aja kahetAM"vRkSanI chAla" kahIe, tyAre nArada bolyA ke Aja zabda bekaDe kahIe. ema karatAM beu jaNane vivAda thaye. tevAre eka bIjAe paNa lIdhuM ke je kheTo paDe tene gadheDe caDAvI zehera bahAra kADho. e zabdanA kharA arthane nyAya karAvavA kAle savAre ApaNe vasurAjA pAse jaIzuM ema nakkI karyA pachI bane ghare gayA. paravate pitAnI mAne nArada sAthe thayelI hakIkatanI khabara kahI ane kahyuM ke " mAtuM rAjA vasu pAse jA ane jema tema karIne mAre bela khare Thare tema kara !' putranA kahevAthI rUdrA brAhmaNI rAjAnI pAse gaI. rAjA e tene mAna ApyuM ane hAtha joDIne be ke -"mAtAjI tame kema padhAryA, mArA sarakhuM kAMi kAmakAja haiyate kahe" rUdrAe parvata ane nArada vice "aja" zabda vize thayelI khaTapaTa kahI saMbhaLAvI ane game tema paNa parvatane bela upara Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 rAkhavA mATe araja karI. rAjA be, tame kahe che tema mArAthI asatya belAya nahIM mATe huM to je satya haze te kahIza. tyAre rUdrA bolI tame nAnapaNamAM ApeluM vacana yAda kare ane je te vacana pALatA heto paravatane bela upara rAkhe. rAjA che, jyAre tamane meM AgalathI vacana ApyuM che tyAre jema tame kahe tema parvatane bela upara rAkhavAne huM cukIza nahIM. bIje divase parvata ane nArada be jaNa rAjA pAse gayA ane "aja" zabadano artha karAvyuM tyAre rAjA vasu be ke jema gurU vacane "aja' zabdano artha bekaDe thAya che tema "chAla" paNa thAya che, mATe tame banne sAcA che. e pakSapAta nyAya rAjA vasue karavAthI devatAone tenA upara kopa thaze ane te ja kSaNe tene paga pakaDI sIMhAsana UparathI pachADIne mArI nAkhe, rAjA vasa marIne narka gaye. vasanA mRtyu pachI tenA putrane rAjya gAdI maLI. jeNe parvatane kheTe TharAvIne gAma bahAra hAMkI muko ane nAradane cagya sanmAna ApI potAnI pAse rAkhe. je kaI asatya belI pakSapAta kare che te rAjA vasunI peThe A lake apakIrati ane dukha pAmI muA pachI narake jAya che. AdatA dAna upara sumitra kuMvaranI kathA Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 bhagadezamAM rAjagRhI nAme nagarImAM prasenachata nAme rAjA rAja karatA hatA. te nagaramAM suvRta nAme zeTha hatA jene sumitrA nAme strI ane sumitra nAme putra hatA, jyAre sumitra dasabAra varasanA thayA tyAre tenA pItA maraNa pAmyA. vakhata jatAM sumitra samajaNA thayA ane peAtAnI mAne kahayuM ke, mA mane rajA Ape, huM rAjagAra mATe dezATaNa karavA jaIza. mAtAe tene AzirvAda dai, sAthe sAta ratna ApI javAnI rajA ApI. pharatAM pharatAM zrI eNAtaTa nAmanA nagaramAM AvI paheAMcyA. jayAM bIje badara javAne taiyAra vahANa teNe joyu . have sumitrane paNa bahAra dezAvara musApharI mATe te vahANamAM javAne vicAra hatA; paNa peAtAnI pAse jokhama haiAvAthI, te sAthe laine caDavAne DIka lAgyu nahIM tethI e kAI sAhukArane tyAM mukI AvuM:evA vicAra karIne te roheramAM gayA ane puchatAM khabara maLIke A zeheramAM iMdradatta nAme eka purAhIta che je ghaNAja AkharUdAra sAhukAra che. pachI te puchatA puchateA te zAhukAra purAhItane dhare gayA ane tenI pAse jai bAlyuM "zeThajI, mArI suzApharImAM mArI pAse sAta ratna che mATe te sAta ratna huM pAche AvIza tyAM sudhI tame rAkhA" purAhIta kahe ke,"bhAI ame koinu kAMI Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAkhatA nathI, paNa tuM ghaNIja AjIjI kare che te bhale mukI jA. sumitra sAte ratna te purohIta pAse mukIne vahANe caDaye ane vahANa tyAMthI haMkAryuM. te thoDA dIvasamAM sahIsalAmata suvarNa dvIpanAmanA TApumAM pahocyuM. sumitra te navA TApumAM rojagAra cAlu karyo jemAM zrIjIne bhagavAnanI kRpAthI te sArI piThe kamAye. jayAre vyApAra karatAM be traNa varasa thaI gayAM ane pitAnI pAse sArI rIte dravya ekaThuM thayuM tyAre teNe pitAnA gharabhaNI AvavAne nizcaya karyo. tarehatarehavAra jAtane mAla kharIdI eka moTA vahANamAM bharI avejane dAbaDo sAthe laI te ghera AvavAne taiyAra rAkhelA vahANa upara caDe. raste cAlatAM madhya samudramAM moTuM tophAna thavAthI vahANa bhAMgI gayuM. sumitra zeThane hAtha A vakhate bhAgya-nasIbe eka pATIuM AvI caDavAthI te keTaleka dIvase zrI beNAtaTa nagarIne kInAre Ave. purohIne jevo sumItrane lAMbethI AvatAM dIThe te ja vakhate eka prakAranI akkalanI yukita upajAvIne pitAnI pAse nA bIjA zAhukArone kahevA lAgyuM ke, Aje mane eka bhayaMkara ravanya AvyuM ke jemAM koI eka zakhasa mane AvIne gale paDe che evuM dIThuM. ema vAta kare che tevAmAM sumitre AvIne kahyuM mahArAja mane oLa Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khe che? "AMha! ame te keTalAkane oLakhatA pharIe. tArA jevA ahIMyAM ghaNAe Ave che, ane jAya che. tyAre sumitra be , , huM sumitra chuM ke jeNe sAta ratna tamArI pAse thApaNa mukyAM che vahANe caDaye hatA te vahANa DubI javAthI mArI pAse kaMI paNa rahyuM nathI mATe have mane mArI anAmata sAta rananI thApaNa pAchI Ape. purohIta kahekezuM! taMdIvAne thayuM che ke kema? cAla raste paDI eTaluM bolI sIpAIne hukama karI dhakA mArIne bahAra kADhI mukA. tyAMthI sumItra bahu dukhI thate gAmamAM ThekANe ThekANe phariyAda karavA lAgyo paNa kaI pAse dAda maLe nahIM. sahu koI ene gAMDo kahI dhIkAratA hatA. chevaTe te rAjA pAse pharIyAda laI gaye tyAM paNa temaja dhakA mArI dhIkArIne kADhI muko. have sumItra nIrAza thavAthI dararoja cAra ghaDI rAta rahetI tyAre rAjAnA mahela pAse jaIne kahetA ke "phariyAda che muja garIbanI, je dAda Ape to mArA sAta ratna purohIta pAsethI pAchA apA. evI rIte pikAra karatA. ema pikAra karatAM pAMca sAta mahInA vItI gayA tyAre eka dIvasa rANIe rAjAne kahyuM ke "mahA rAja, A garIba mANasa dararoja pikAra kare che tenA ratna kema pAchA apAvatA nathI?" rAjAe kahyuM e Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 havAne che tethI phekaTanI buma kare che. rANI kahe ke nahIM, mane to te zahANe purUSa jaNAya che ane enA sAta ratna nakakI eNe purohIta pAse mukayAM hovAM joIe. jo tame mane rajA Ape te huM te rane kaDhAvuM." rAjA bolyo bhale tameja ene ratna apAve. A uparathI rANIe eka dIvasa purohItane pitAnI pAse belA. jayAre purohIta A tyAre tene ghaNuM ja mAna ApIne rANIe besADa ane copaTa pAsA laI belI ke pUrohItajI, A ApaNe saMgaThe ramIe. pUrohIta rANI sAthe ramavA beTho tyAre rANIe pUchyuM ke kahe pUrehatajI Aje zuM jamyA tethI pUrohIte je kAMI khAdhuM hatuM te kahyuM. A vAta pahelAM rANIe AgaLathI ja potAnI dAsIne zIkhavI rAkhyuM hatuM te mujaba tene IsAra karavAthI teNe purohItane ghare jaI tenI strIne kahyuM ke "bAI tamArA dhaNIne rAjAe mAravA kADhe che ane mane mAtra tamArI pAse Aja khAdhelA jamaNanA eMdhANe elyA vANIyAnA sAta ratna levA mATe mokalI che. te je tame kADhI Ape te purohItane jIva bace. pure hItanI strIe hasIne javAba Apyo ke -tame jANene prahIta jANe mane kaMI khabara nathI. A javAba Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAMbhaLI dAsI pAchI AvI. dAsIne emane ema pAchI AvelI joI rANIe bIjI yukti zedhI kahADI ane te eke, purohIta sAthe evI sarata kIdhI ke je huM hArU to mArA gaLAmAne hAra tamane ApuM, ane jo tame hAre te tamArA hAthamAMnI vIMTI leuM. evI saratathI ramata AgaLa calAvI. jemAM purohIta hA. rANIe tarataja tenI vIMTI lIdhI ane dAsIne ApI; je laI dAsI pharIthI purohItane ghare gaI ane tyAM jaIne tenI strIne kahyuM ke he! purohItANuM, tamArA dhaNIe A chelI nIzANI potAnA nAma sahItanI vIMTInI ApI che ane kahyuM che ke, "je mArA prANanI khapatI hoya te ratna sAta tarata kahADI Apajo." vIMTInI nIzANI joI purohItanI strIne vicAra upaje ke vAtato kharI dIse che; ema dhArI ratna sAta tarata dAsIne ApayAM, je dAsIe lAvIne rANIne ApyAM. tyAra pachI tenI vIMTI pAchI ApI rANIe purohItane javAne rajA ApI. jyAre sAMje rAjA mahele Ape tyAre ratna saMbaMdhI tene sarve vAta rANIe mAMDIne kahI, je sAMbhaLI rAjAe khuzI thaI tenI caturAinA vakhANa kyAM. have rAjAe sAta ratna purohItavALAM ane eka se ne eka ratna pitAnA maLI eka sene ATha rata eka thALImAM bharIne bIje Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIvase kacerImAM te thALa laI jaI pelA gAMDA vANIAne belA. ardha ghelA je thaI gayela e ja samItra te kacerImAM AvyuM tyAre rAjAe tene puchayuM ke je rato purohItane ApyAM hatAM te tuM tArA pitAnA tarIke oLakhI zake che. sumitra be hA mahArAja huM mArAM rabA barAbara oLakhuM chuM." rAjAe tene kahyuM "tyAre le A thALamAMthI tArAM ratA oLakhI le" sumitre badhAM ra madhyethI pitAnA sAta ratA judAM kahADyAM. rAjAe kahyuM e sAte rati, je tamArAM hoya to upADI lyo. sumitra kahe nA mahArAja mane aDatA dAnanuM vRta che mATe tame pitAne hAthe Ape te laI lauM. rAjAe tene rata upADI ApyAM ane teja veLA zarapAva maMgAvIne tene badhA pradhAnemAM meTA pradhAnanI jagA ApI. AthI sumitre pitAnI mAne bolAvIne tyAM rahyo. pachI sumitra ghaNA varasa suDI pradhAna pada bhogavI zrAvakanA vrata ArAdhI aDatAdAna rUDI rIte pALI, lAMbuM AyuSya bhagavI ane svarga dhAmamAM vicaryo. sAra. je kAI manuSya zrAvakanA dharma rUDI rIte pALe che te A leke sumitranI peThe kirti davajanuM sukha bhagavI ane svarge vicare che. Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 25 adatta upara zrI sunnata zeThanI kathA. paMcAla dezamAM sAvathI nAmanI nagarI che. tyAM mahAsena rAjA rAjya kare che. te nagaramAM sutrata zeTha rahe che. tene dhanAnAM nAmanI srI che paNa te sutratane lIdhe dukhathI AjIvIkA calAve che. eka dIvase sutrata zeThane sAdhunA saMjoga thayA tethI dharma upadeza sAMbhaLIne dharmamAM mana lAgyuM. tyAre adattAdAnanuM pacakhANa lIdhu ane dhare AvyA. e dIvasa pachI eka vakhata kalazIe bharIne zeTha jaMgala javAne gayA; tyAM eka dhananAbhaMDAra dIThA tethI manamAM vicAryuM; jyAre mArAthI levAya tema hatu' tyAre teA na maLyA ane Aja te mAre adatanuM pacakhANa che ema vicAra karIne dhare ALye, evI vAta srI purUSa karatAM karatAM rAtre beThAM che ane madhya rAtrInA samaya thavA Avye che eTale zeDa kahe ke strI, Aja meM jaMgalane vIze dhana dIThuM te ApaNA gAmanI bahAra eka veAkaLIne kInAre bhekhaDamAM AkaDA ane keraDA joDe ugelA che te ThekANe joyu te dhana jovAmAM AvyuM. mAre hAlamAM pacakhANa che. A vakhate dhara pachavADe cAra ubhA che te cArane sarva hakIkata sArI peThe sAMbhaLavAmAM AvI. te cArAe vicAryu ke A vAta saiAthI sArI che. 3 Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAle jaIne te dhanane bhaMDAra kADhIe. ema vicArIne te badhA gAma bahAra jyAM dhana dATeluM hatuM te nIzAnane ThekANe AvyA. jamIna kheMdIne jue che te ekalA sarpa ane vIMchu bharelA dIThA. e uparathI - ree ema jANyuM ke te vANIAe ApaNA sAthe kuDa kareluM che mATe ApaNe paNa tenI sAthe kuDa tathA kehi karIe. tAdrasejAyatabuddhi // vyavasAyopItAdrasa // sahAyAtAdrasAjJeyA // vyAdrasIbhavatIvyatA // ema vicArIne saghaLuM dhana core upADayuM ane savRtane ghare AvyA ane moTethI cere kahyuM : leje! zeTha tArUM dhana, ema kahIne cAra pitAne ThekANe cAlyA gayA. suvRtane agaDavRtaphaLadAyaka thayuM ane sukhI tha, dharma ArAdhI svarge gaye. sAra-revIMchI jANIne nAkhyuM paNa battanA prabhAve dhana thayuM mATe dharmanI AtA rAkhavI. vRta virodhanAra abasAra vaNakanI kathA. suzarma nAme nagaramAM aMbasAra nAme eka garIba vANIo rahetuM hatuM, je mahA duHkha bhogavIne pitAnI AjIvIkA calAvate hatA; eka vakhata te jIbI Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra7. gAma tela gelanI pherI karavA gayo hato eTalAmAM mAragamAM eka mahA munIzvara sAdhune dekhI teo pAse gaye ane temane dharamapadeza sAMbhaLIne rAjI thaIne be9 ke, -mane aDatAdAna vRtanuM pacakhANa karAve. bhAre sAdhu kahe ke jema tamAruM mana thIra rahe tema kare. pachI temane page lAgI aDatAdAnanuM pacakhANa laI aMbasAra ghare gaye. vratanA prabhAve have sukhe dIna gALe che. eka vakhata UnALAnA dIvasamAM saMdhyAkALane samaye aMbasAra zrAvaka aMbavanamAM pharato pharato AvI lAge tyAM ghaNAja pAkelA uttama AMbA jeIne aMbasAranA mukhamAM pANI chuTavA lAgyuM. tenuM mana caLavaLavA lAgyuM ane jIbhato tene svAda levAne taLavaLATa karavA lAgI. te AMbA pratye be ke he basa nuM kAryo kutye apAra ke na e tema; tuM kahe te laUM becAra, che. aMbasAra kema le becAra na dekhe koI te same laIle dasa bAra pachI dasa bAra AMbA upADI leIne aMbasAra zrAvaka ghare gayA. phekaTanA AMkha vadhAre mIDA gaNIne aMbasAra dararoja tyAM jaI AMbA upADI lAve ema karatAM jyAre ghaNA dIvase gayA tyAre AMbAnA dhaNIne vahema gayo ke haMmaNAM thoDAka divasathI AMbA koI laI jAya che Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 mATe Aje tenI tapAsa karavI ema vicArI eka dIvasa hAthamAM kheranA lAkaDAno DaMko laI eka jhADanI pAchaLa saMtAI beThA eTale aMbasAre AvIne AMbAne hamezanI mAphaka kahIne AMbA levA mAMDayA eTalAmAM AMbAnA rakSake AvIne aMbasArane pakaDa ane DukAne puchayuM ke kamare! kherasAra ghaDe che tane khUba sutAra; dau cerane be cAra te kahe Ide dasa bAraeTaluM balI AMbAnA dhaNIe dasavIsaDaMDukA aMbasAranI pITha para jhADI dIdhA. AthI aMbasArane sArI peThe zikSA thaI ane lekamAM apajaza pAme ane vRta vIredhavAthI A bhave temaja parabhave dukhI thaye. sAra--je koI manuSyavRtavIrAdhI thaI parAI vastu haraNa kare che te zrAvaka aMbasAranI peThe A lekamAM apajaza ane duHkha pAmI anaMtabhave du:kha bhegave che, brahmacarya ane zIlavRta vize kathA. suryapura nAme nagaramAM zurasena nAme rAjA rAjA karato hata; tene pradhAna kuTabuddhi nAme hato; tene kaDhArapIMgala nAme putra hatA. te ekane ekaja putra hato tethI pradhAnane pyAra tenA upara bahuja hato. te nagarImAM dhanA nAme zrAvaka sAhakAra raheto hato te bAra vRtadhArI hato. tene zIlavatI nAme strI hatI te paNa bAra vRtadhArI hatI. eka dIvase zIlavatI pAMca Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAta sakhIo sAthe dehere thaIne apAsare jatI hatI tevAmAM kaTArapIMgaLa pradhAnane putra meTA vyasanI hevAthI sAta vyasanane ekadama sAthe karIne nIkaLe hato. || yaHvyasanavana | dutaMcamAMsaMcamurAsaveSyA // pApabdhacArIparadArasevA etAnI saptavyasanAnI loke // ghorAtI ghoraMnarakaMmatI te kaDhArapIMgaLa pAMca sAta naTavITa purUSa sAthe cAlyo jato hato teTalAmAM zIlavatI tenI najare paDI ane tene dekhIne meTA AzcaryamAM te paDa. teNe pitAnI sAthenA prapaMcI purUSane puchayuM ke A strI koNa che ane konI che tyAre teoe javAba Apa ke te dhanAvA zeThanI strI che ane te ghaNI ja zIlavatI che. evA vacana sAMbhaLIne te pitAne ghare gaye. mahAzakamAM gamagIna cahere gheDAnA tabelAmAM TuTI khATalI laine suto. baporane vakhate jayAre pradhAna ALe tyAre pUchayuM ke kaDhArapIMgaLa kyAM gayo che tyAre javAba e ke te te ghoDAnA tabelAmAM jaIne sute che. tyAM pradhAna pite gaye ane puchyuM ke he dIkarA, tuM zA kAraNathI rIsANe che. tenA uttaramAM teNe jaNAvyuM ke huM keIthI rIsAye nathI paNa mArA manamAM eka cIMtA Umanna thaI che te je tame maTADe te huM jIvIza nahIM to agnI praveza karIne Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 baLI marIza. tyAre pradhAne vAta puchI te kaDhArapIMgaLe yathAsthita mAMDIne kahI. ghaNuM karIne kAmI purUSane kazI lAja hotI nathI. e vAta je teonA manamAM hoya ke are ! huMA kevuM duSTa kAma karuM chuM to teo tarataja jJAnI thaI jAya paNa sAdhu purUSane saMgatemAM vadhAre karIne evA nIrlajane jaladIthI sudhArI zake che. te be zIlavatI nAme strI che te je mane maLe to huM jIvuM; te sAMbhaLI pradhAne kela Ave ke te tane eka be mahInAmAM huM meLavI ApIza. ema kahIne dikarAne manAve ane bane ekaDA bezIne jamyA. pachI sarva sarvane kAme lAgyAM ane pradhAnane to vicAra thavA lAgyA ke have upAya zuM kara. eja vicAramAM pradhAna darabAramAM game tyAM rAjAnuM mAthuM bahuja dukhavA AveluM hovAthI pradhAnane puchayuM ke A mArA mAthAne koI upAya sujhato nathI te vIze tuM zuM kahevA mAge che. tyAre pradhAne eka kapIta vAta rAjAne kahI ke he rAjAjI, Aja nImatIo mAre ghare Avyo hato tene meM khAnapAnAkathI saMtaLe ne puchayuM ke mahArAjAne mAthe vega Ave che tenuM kAMI osaDa batAva. tyAre teNe kahyuM ke kaMdukadvIpa vIze kaja95 nAme paMkhI che te paMkhI je ahI Ave to sarve rAga jAya, duHkha jAya, dukALa jAya, ane marakI paNa jAya. Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te paMkhIne e guNa che. tyAre rAjAe kahyuM ke pradhAnajI e paMkhI kema Ave. tyAre pradhAne kahyuM ke e vAta kAMI agharI nathI. kAraNa ke ApaNA zaheramAM eka dhanA nAme vehepArI che tene peDhIgata vahANone mATe rojagAra che tene mekalIe te kAma karI Avaze. rAjAne A vAta ThIka lAgI tethI bIje divase prabhAte rAjAe rAja sabhA bharI, temAM pradhAna paNa A te vakhate rAjAe mANasa mekalIne dhanAvA zeThane bolAve. mANasoe dhanAvAne jaIne kahyuM ke Apane rAjA bolAve che tyAre te bolyA ke gAmamAM dhanAvA te ghaNA che tame bhulatA haze. tyAre mANasee kahayuM ke nA tamane ja bolAve che. tyAre teNe lugaDA paheryo ane darabAramAM AvyuM tethI badhAe AdaramAna karyuM ane ubhA thayA. tyAre zeThane vicAra thayo ke atI Adara paNa bhale nahIM- atIdAnAt balI baddho, atI garveNa rAvaNa / / atI rupavatI sItA, atI sarvatra varjayeta // ema mahA vicAramAM gaMbhIra cahere zeTha rAjAne namIne sthIra sthAnake beThA tyAre rAjAe kahayuM ke zeTha tamArA sarakhuM eka kAma paDayuM che. AthI zeThe kahyuM ke sevakane pharamA. rAjA belyA ke--kaMduka dvIpathI kIMjalpa nAmanuM paMkhI laI Ave. tyAre Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zeThe kahayU ke mahArAja meM to AjakAla vahANane rojagAra baMdha karI dIdhuM che ane vahANa paNa uMcA caDAvIne meyAM che, te mATe keI bIjAne mokale tethI pradhAne kahyuM ke zeTha tamArA vinA te bIjAthI keIthI thaze nahIM. ema kahIne zarapAva veDha viTIo vagere ApIne vAjategAjate gAjate ghera pahoMcADIne hA kahevaDAvI; ane ghare zeTha AvyA tyAre strIe puchyuM ke svAmI A zuM karI AvyA! tyAre zeThe kahayuM ke, mAna na mAna paNa A kAMI tophAna che. te vakhate strIe kahyuM ke ravAnI mane eka dahADe pradhAnane putre dIThI hatI te mATe A sarva upAya kIdhe che paNa haze, ApaNane dharma sahAya karaze. have zubha muhurta joIne vahANa tAyAM ane zeThanI sAthe rAjAe ghaNuM ja dravya dIdhuM. vahANamAM tarehatarehanA mAla bharyA ane vahANa haMkAya te vakhate zeThane vaLAvavAne puranIvAsI jana tathA rAjA ane pradhAna paNa AvyA hatA te jayAre pAchA gayA tyAre pachI raste jatAM zeThe aDadhI rAtanA sumAre eka hoDIyAmAM besIne potAnA gharane rasto lIdhe ane chupI rIte gharamAM keI na jANe tema prasannapaNe sukha meLavavA mAMDayuM. bIje divase rAtanA pahera eka vItatAM pradhAna putra kaDhArapIMgaLa suMdara alaMkAra Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33 tathA vajra sajIne dhanAvA zeThane dhare AnyA ane mArA ThAkIne bolyA ke are, dAsI, khAraNA udhADa tyAre zeThANIe dAsIne kahayu ke tuM jA ane tenI sAthe kAi bIjI hAyatA tene aMdara AvavA daiza nahIM; ema kahIne dAsIne mokalI. dAsIe kaDhArapIMgaLane aMdara lIdhe ane pAchI khaDakI hatI tema baMdha kIdhI. kaDhArapIMgaLa pAdharA mahAle caDhayA khIje majale gayA tyAM zIlavatIe dhaNeAja Adara satkAra kIdhA. hathIyAra cheADAmAM, lugaDAM utarAvyAM ane dAsIne kahyuM ke pANI UnuM lAva tyAre dAsI pANI uttu lAvI ane pachI sIlavatIe kahayu ke svAmI bese! A upara tyAre kaMDhArapIMgaLa DhAlI upara beThA eTale DhAlIe kArce sutare bAMdhele hatA tenA Upara besatAMja eka moTA ageAcara khADAmAM jaIne paDayA te tyAMnA tyAMja rahevA dIdhA. upara malamutra paDe ane dAsI mAraphata zera caNA maLe te khAya evAM mahA saMkaTamAM kaDhArapIMgaLa cha mAsa sudhI paDayA rahyA. eTalAmAM zeThane vahANa AvyAnI chAnI khabara gumAstAoe mokalAvI. zeThe paNa vAdharI lAke pAse aneka tarehanA pakSIonA pIMchA ekaThAM karAvyAM hatAM ane eka meTu, pIMjarU paNa dhaDAvIne taiyAra rAkhyuM hatu. jevI vahANa AvyA Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 nI chAnI vadhAmaNI zeThane maLI te ja vakhate kaDhAra pIMgaLane khADAmAMthI bahAra kaDhA ane navarAvIne be hAtha tathA be paga bAMdhIne goThaNabhara kIdhe ane guMda tathA zAI e be cIjo Dile copaDIne te upara janAvaranA pIMchaDAM khosIne kaI navA prakAranA janAvara je kIdhe ane pAMjarAmAM puryo te pAMjarU bhAIne mAthe mukIne rAtane same eka hoDImAM besI zeTha vahANa upara laI gayA. vahANa uparajaIne zeThe tepanA ghaDAkA karyA. AthI leke vadhAmaNI laIne rAjA pAse gayA tyAre rAjAe pradhAne jaNAvyuM eTale pradhAne zeThane ghare zIlavatIne jaNAvyuM ke zeTha AvyA mATe amArA putrane rajA Ape. tyAre zIlavatIe kahevarAvyuM ke meM ATalA dahADA jALave che te have paNa jALavIza te bAbata tame manamAM lagAre cIMtA dharaze nahIM. AthI pradhAna ghaNuMja rAjI tharyo. have zeTha paNa bIje dIvase zaheramAM AvyA ane pAMjaruM sAthe laIne pAdharA darabAramAM gayA tethI rAjAe ghaNuM ja mAna ApyuM ane puchyuM ke janAvara lAvyA che, tyAre zeThakahe-jIvarAja A paMkhInuM pAMjaruM. rAjAe te joIne atI AnaMda pragaTa kIdhe tathA zeThane kahayuM ke tene belA joIe. tethI zeThe pitAnA hAthamAM lAkaDI hatI tevatI Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 35 halAve tyAre UMhaH zabda nIkaLe; AthI rAjAe kahyuM ke Ama kema bese che. zeTha kahe pradhAnane pucha eTale pradhAne kahe zeThane puche. Ama rakajhaka thatI hatI tevAmAM rAjAe kahyuM paMkhIne bahAra kADhe ane bahAra kADhatAM te sarva lekee oLakhe. have rAjAe zeThane pUchayuM ke A zuM? tyAre zeThe sarva bInAthI rAjAne jANa karyo. AthI rAjA ke ane kayArapIMgaLane sULIe caDAve. pradhAnanuM ghara luMTI lIdhuM tathA temAM vasanAra kuTuMbane deza tyAga karyo. zeThane pradhAnavaTuM dIdhuM ane zIlavatIne pAlakhI mokalIne belAvI ane ghaNAja pujya bhAvathI bhAI tarIke sAsaravAsa karIne ghara tarapha vaLAvI. AthI satI zIlavatIne mahImA ghaNeja vacce ane zeTha zeThANI bane saMsAranAM sukha bhogavIne dharma ArAdhatAM thakA deve leke pahoMcyAM; ane duSTAcArI kaDhAra pIMgaLa mahA ghera na paDe. ItI zrI zIlavatI satI nI kathA saMpurNa che 'parigraha saMcha upara suzIlA sAdhvInI kathA. zrI pitanapura nagarImAM sudarzana nAme rAjA rAja karate hatuM tyAM priyaMkara nAme zeTha hato tenI priyaMvadA tame strI hatI. te hoThane yAra putra hatA ane eka putrI Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 hatI. putrI upara zeTha zeThANInI bahuja prIti hatI. putrIne sAre AbarUdAra ghare paraNAvI hatI. eka be varasa parasthAne thayAM teTalAmAM purva saMrakAre karIne karma prabhAvathI te putrI vIdhavApaNAne pAmI. kRtakarmakSayonAstI // kalpakoTIzatairapI / / avaSyamevabhoktavyaM // kRtakarmazubhAzubhaM // raMDApa pAmI tyAre bApa sAsarethI teDIne pitAnI pAse rAkhavA lAgyA ane tenA mATe evI rIte manamAM vicAryuM ke haze jemAM cAra putra che teja jANe A paNa eka pAMcamo putra ja che ema vicAra rAkhe. sazIlA te kharekhara suzIlAja hatI; tenuM mana sadA dharma kAryamAM ja lAgeluM hatuM ane pisA paDIkamaNuM karIyA karIne te potAne vakhata sukhamAM samajI saMtoSa mAnatI hatI. keTalIka vakhata e rIte kuTuMbamAM saMpa ane sukha e be vAtanI sugamatA rahI paNa jyAre zeThajI priyaMkara bharavA paDyA tyAre thAre dIkarAne sarakhe bhAge pitAnA dhanamAMthI vaheMcI ApyuM; temaja pAMcamo eka bhAga dIkarIne paNa Ape ane vadhArAmAM chAnAM cAra ra dIkarIne ApIne zeTha marNa pAmyA. suzIlA sudharma karaNI karatI hatI ane pitAnI umaranA dIvasa gujAratI hatI. ema keTalAka dIvasa gayA pachI pitAnI pAsenA Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 37 cAra rasanI goThavaNa karavAne tene vicAra ke tethI teNe eka pATalI karAvI ane tenA cAra pAyAmAM DagaLI daIne ratane ThekANe pADayAM ane pachI upara raMga caDAvarAvyuM. te pATalI upara jyAre suzIlA sAmAIka paDIkamaNa karatI tyAre thApanA mukatI hatI. eka dIvasane samaye gavAlIkA nAme sAdhvI pAse suzIlA e cArItra AdarIne sarva sAthane puchIne dIkSA lIdhI paNa pATalI sAthe lIdhI. jayAM jAya tyAM te pATalI sAthenI sAthe rAkhatI hatI ane cAritra pALatI hatI. ema karatAM karatAM jayAre suzIlAno aMta samaya Avyo tyAre teNe aNasaNa karyuM paNa parigraha mucha pelAM cAra rata upare hevAthI AlAvyuM nahIM ane eja sthitimAM maNa pAmI. te suzIlA sAdhvI jayAre marNa pAmI tyAre gaLI thaI ane hamezAM teja upAsarAmAM pATalI upara AvIne besI rahetI. ghaNAka vakhate apAsarAmAM AvatA jatA dharmatmA leke tene chaMcheDI chaMcheDIne kADhavA mAMDe paNa te me karI tyAMthI khasatI nahotI. gurUAdI tyAM AvIne jJAna karIne tapAsavA lAgyA te sAdhvI suzIlA maNuM pAmIne garolI thaI che ema mAlama paDayuM. teoe nirNaya kIdhe ke parIgraha muchAnA prabhAvathI A gatIe te sAdhvI pahoMcI che. jyAre Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 ghaNA gurUoe AvIne te pATalI teDIne mAhathI rasto kADhayAM tyAre te garoLI tarata ja tyAM taraphaDavA maMDI tethI tene gurUAdi moTA purUSoe kahyuM ke are ! bhuMDI manuSyadeha tuM hArI beThI ane sAdhupaNAne paNa hArI beThI. tuM e cAra ratnanI aMdara jIva rAkhavAthI A janmane pAmI te paNa tane kAMI paNa samajaNa na paDI. sAMbhaLa- doSasayamuLajAlaM / pUvarasIvIvajIyaMjaIcaMtaM // arthavahasIanathaM / kIsaanathaMtavaMcarasI / / evAM mahA munIzvaranAM vacana suNIne gaLIne pitAnI purvanI jAtInuM marNa thaI AvyuM ane aNusaNa AdaryuM. AtmA AI ArAdhI deva leka pAmI; ane enAM cAra ratna saMghamAM dharma ThekANe kharacAyAM. lebha upara sAgara zeThanI kathA. vasaMtapura nagarane viSe harIpheNa nAme rAjA rAjaya karato hato te nagaramAM sAgara nAme zeTha eka gRhastha vasato hato. te zeThane cAra putra hatA te cAre parAyA hatA. sAgara zeTha mahA dhanavAna hatA paNa atI kRpaNa eTale bahuja lebhiyA hatA. A Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maNe koI sAdhusaMta Ave te eka capaTI leTa paNa Apate nahIM. atha kRpaNa varNana kavaNasyagehamajheM / dANaMdadguNakapiaMkAgo // kekvnnsymrnnN| kemujhapAsabaMdhanakaraI // zeTha evo te kaThINa manane hatuM ke gharamAM paNa saDele bagaDele dANa khAte paNa kadI sArI vastu vAparate nahIM. te e lebhI hatuM ane dIvasa gujArato hato. eka dahADAnA samayapara vijayazrI nAme je nAnI vahu hatI te gharamAM bIjI vahuo sAthe besIne bolI ke are ! sakhIo, eka mArI vAta sAMbhaLe. huM je vAta kahuM te peTamAM rAkhache. tyAre bIjI vastuo bebIke bahena tuM khuzIthI kahe temAM kAMI paNa bIka rAkhIza nahIM. tyAre vijayazrI belI ke ApaNA gharamAM eka ghaDI paNa sukha nathI. mATe mArA vicAra pramANe te ema Ave che ke huM eka vidyA jANuM chuM tethI ApaNe sukha meLavI zakIzuM. kAraNa ke ApaNA gharamAM khAvA pIvAmAM ane peharavA eADhavAmAM ke suvA besavAmAM tathA mAthe tela vagere nAkhavAmAM paNa bahuja duHkha veThavuM paDe che. te duHkha mArA pAse AkAzanI vidyA che tethI thoDe paNa vakhata ApaNe dura karI zakIzuM. je tamArA sarvene vicAra hoya te AkAza mAge u Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DIne paradezano khyAlakhuzAlI joIe. AvI vAta sAMbaLIne sarvenuM citta ghaNuMja prasanna thayuM ane eka saMpe thaI ane madhyarAtrIne vize jyAre sahusahunA patI nidrAvaza thayA tyAre bahAra nIkaLIne vADAmAM ekaThI maLI. te vADAmAM eka sImaDInuM jhADa hatuM tenA upara caDI ane sarasava maMtrIne vinaMtIe jhADane chAMTayA eTale te jhADa uDayuM ane bIjA dvIpamAM gayuM ane tyAM sarva hasIramIne rAtrI ghaDI cA2 pAMca rahI tyAre ghare AvIne sahusahune ghera AvIne suI rahI. A rIte te sarva roja rAtrIe AkAza mArge jaIne pitAnA manane sukha meLavatI hatI. ema karatAM karatAM cha mAsa cAlyA gayA. eka dIvasa sAgara zeTha jAgatA hatA ane cAre vahuo ekaThI maLIne bahArathI AvatI joIne te moTA vicAra sAthe atI AzcaryamAM paDayo. are ! AzuM !! AmoDI rAtrInA vakhate strI mANasa bahAra te kyAM gaI haze !!! evA vicAramAMne vicAramAM te rAtrI to cAlI gaI ane dIvasa paNa Ugyo. pharI bIjA dIvasanI rAtrI paDI tyAre paNa A dekhAva jevAne mATe te kapaTa nidrA karIne suto. tyAre rajanI peThe cAra vahuo nIkaLI ane zeTha paNa pAchala chAne chAne gaye ane cAre vahuo jhADa Agala jaine te upara Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 caDI tyAre zeTha paNa jhADanA kotaramAM jaIne beThA. tenI koIne khabara nahatI. jhADa upara caDIne vijayavaMtI vahue maMtra bhaye ane sarasava nAkhyA ane kahyuM je ratna dvIpabhaNI uDaje eTale jhADa uDayuM ane ratnadvIpamAM jaIne paDayuM. vahuo sarva ramavA gaI ane zeThe to ratna paDayAM dIThAM tethI te vINavA maMDI paDayA. jAte lebhI hatA tethI te ratna levAmAM pAchA jhADa Agala AvavAnuM bhUlI gayA. vahuo to pAchI uDIne ghera AvI hamezanI peThe suI gaI. savAra thaI tyAre gharamAM zeThane koI dekhe nahIM ane putro te vicAramAM paDyA ke pItA te kaI ThekANe dekhAtA nathI. tyAre vahuoe temane kahyuM ke tame sarva reja bhAbhAine rIsa karIne khIjatA tethI kaMI ThekANe jaIne muA athavA samudramAM paDayA haze. evI vAta sane sAcI lAgI tethI zeThane dADo pANI karyo ane vilAsa karI sukhI thayA tathA sAgara zeTha atIbhathI Akhare ajANyA dvIpamAM dukha ane zAkathI bhukhane mAryo AthaDIne maraNa pAme. labhaviSe lobhanadInI kathA. pRthvi bhUSaNa nAme nagaramAM prImitra nAme rAjA hatA, ane tene buddhisAranAme pradhAna hato. te nagaramAM Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lebhanaMdI nAme vepArI vasate hatuM tene suMdarI nAme sI hatI ne tene cAra putra hatA. lebhanaMdI mahA lebhIo hatuM tethI tenA bAraNA upara te Akho divasa khATale DhALIne beThe rahete, ane bAraNe keIne AvavA deto nahIM. atIta abhyAgatane te e khare khare zatraja hatA. AvA prakAre te pitAne vakhata nigamana karato hato tevAmAM eka divasanA samaye gAbhamAM cerA upara eka cAraNa AvyuM ane tyAM beThelA mANasone vinaMtI karavA lAgyuM ke bhAIo,! mAre kALaje aphINanI aMdhArI AvI che ane eTalA mATe mane koI vATake rAbachAsa pAya e koI tamArAmAM dAtAra purUSa che? tevAmAM kAI Thaga mANasa beThe hato te bolyo ke are ! gaDhavI,! ahIM eka lebhanaMdI nAmane sAhukAra rahe che te ghaNo ja dAtAra che tenA ghere jAIza to tuM tArI AzA purI karI zakIza. gaDhavI bIcAro musAphara tathA ajANyA mANasa hovAthI teNe te vAta sAcI mAnI ane pAdhare lebhanaMdInuM ghara puchIne te zeDane ghare gaye. jatAM pahele te Azivida daIne zeThanA AgaLa ubho raha tethI zeTha be ke tuM kema Avyo che. tyAre cAraNa che ke zeThaLa huti Apane tyAM kAMI rAbachAza maLavAnI AzAthI AchuM. A sAMbhaLI zeTha bhAre dhamAM AvIne Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gALo bhAMDavA maMDaye tethI cAraNa paNa sAme gALone varasAda varasAvavA lAgyuM. gALemAMthI eka bIjA mArAmArI upara AvyA ane zeTha upara tathA cAraNa heTha ema paDayA; ghaDImAM cAraNa upara ane zeTha heTha ema lathaDaMbatharDa thayA. tyAre tyAM ghaNA leke tamAse jevAne ekaThA thaI gayA ane temaNe mAMhe paDIne mAMDa mAMDa eka bIjAne judA pADayA. A UparathI cAraNane bahuja rIsa caDI gaI ane pAdharoja taLAvanI pALa Upara game tyAM kesarI mAtAnuM dahejuM dIThuM temAM peThe ane devInI stuti karavA lAgyuM. annapANI tajI dIdhAM ane lAgeTa sAta divasa sudhI mAtAne tapa karatA beThA tethI mAtA prasanna thaI mAtAe pragaTa thaIne tene varadAna mAgavAne kahyuM tyAre gaDhavI be ke mAtA varadAna te bhaMDAre rAkhe. jevAre jevuM rUpa karavA dhArUM tevAre tevuM rUpa thAya eTaluM huM mAguM chuM. mAtA te ApIne sthAnake gaI. cAraNa sukhethI mAtAne dehere dahADA nirgamana karavA lAge ane khAvApIvAne gAmamAM javA lA. ema karatAM cha mahInA vItI gayA tyAre eka dIvase lAbhanaMdInA bhAIne ghera vIvAha hatuM tethI te lebhanaMdIne paragAmathI teDavA mATe AvyuM. tyAre lobhanaMdIe tene kahyuM ke bhAI huM nahIM AvI zakuM. kAraNa ke mAruM ghara reDhuM rahe te keme pAlave. Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tyAre lobhanaMdIne bhAi rIsA tethI lAbhanIM jAyuM ke je huM nahIM jAUM te bhavanuM sagapaNa jAze ema vicArIne lebhanaMdI tayAra thaye tethI be bhAI gADImAM bezI cAlyA ane taLAvanI pALa upara thaIne raste cAlatA hatA tethI tyAM nIkaLyA. taLAvanI pALa upara devInA dehere pele gaDhavI beThe hato teNe gADI jatI dIThI ane lekane puchavA lAgyo ke A gADImAM keNuM che tethI keIe kahyuM ke lebhanaMdI tenA bhAIne ghare vIvA che tyAM jAya che. e sAMbhalI gaDhavI bahuja rAjI thaye ane mAtAne page lAgI che ke huM mAtAjI mAruM rUpa lebhanaMdInA jevuM kare. te vakhate devInA satyabhAvathI sarva lebhanaMdI jevuM ja rUpa banI gayuM tethI gADImAM besIne ghaDI be ghaDI pachI lebhanaMdIne ghera gayo tethI tenA dIkarA doDIne sAmA AvyA ane kahevA lAgyA ke pItAjI tarata kema pAchA AvyA tyAre lebhanaMdInA rUpe je gaDhavI banyo hato te kahe putra cAle gharamAM A tamane eka vAta kahuM. A sAMbhaLI sarva gharamAM gayA. zeDa kahe sAMbhaLa! mArA putra, ApaNA gAmanA taLAvanI pALa upara devInI jagAe huM page lAgavA gaye tyAre devI kahe ke tAruM dhana jAze ane tArA sarakhuM kaIka bIjuM gharamAM A vIne besaze, e sAMbhaLI huM pAcho AvyuM. he putra! Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhana jaze tethI mane bahu duHkha thAya che mATe bahAra kADhe ApaNe ja kharacIe. e sAMbhaLI putra kahe ke ThIka. dIkarAe maLIne eka khuNAmAMthI dhana kAThuM ane dAnapunyamAM vAparavA mAMDayuM. je koI Ave tene bA bharIbharIne ApavA mAMDayuM. ema karatAM traNa dIvasa vahI gayA eTale e vAta lebhanaMdIe sAMbhaLI tethI te gADImAM besIne deDate ghera Aje. gharamAM AMgaNAmAM joIne cakIta thaye ke are ! A vaLI mArA jevA bIje kaNa DholIo DhALIne beThe che ane dhanane Dhagale karIne uDAvato dekhAya che. A joIne lebhanaMdI be ke, are ! caMDALa tuM koNa re !mArUM badhuM dhana kema luMTAvI de che !!! tyAre je DholIA Upara beThe hatuM te bolyo ke are dIkarAe A huM kaheto hato te mArUM rUpa laIne Ave che tene mArI kADhe. jethI dIkarAe lAkaDI laIne uThayA. AthI lebhanaMdIe vIcAryuM ke e te rakhe mane mAraze! mATe huM rAjA pAse jAuM ' ema vicArIne darabAramAM gaye. rAjAne sarva hakIkata nIvedana karI tyAre rAjAe mANasa mekalIne tenA ghara uparathI pelA deva svarUpI lebhanaMdIne teDA tethI te paNa tyAM AvIne UbhA rahyA. rAjAe be jaine dhArI dhArIne joyA to be sarakhAja mAlama paDayA Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ane AthI AkhI sabhA meTA AzcaryamAM paDI gaI. rAjAe lebhanaMdInA dIkarAone puchyuM tamAre bApa ko? tyAre teo bolyA ke amane kAMI khabara paDatI nathI. AthI rAjAe pradhAnane kahyuM ke tame nyAya karo. pradhAna kahe ke pramANa karI ApuM. pradhAne eka jhArI maMgAvIne mukha AgaLa mukI kahyuM ke je kAI A jhArIne moDhethI pese ane nALathI nIkaLe te gharane ghaNI khare. have lebhanaMdI te moTA vicAramAM paDaze, ane deva svarUpI be ke huM nIkaLuM, tyAre pradhAna kahe hA nIkaLe tyAre te jhArImAM peTho ane pradhAne ADo hAtha dIdhe tyAre deva svarUpI aMdarathI be ke are! pradhAna mane bahAra kADhe pachI saghaLI vAta tamane kahuM. pradhAne hAtha uMcakaryo eTale aMdarathI nALa thaIne bahAra nIkaLe. bahAra nIkaLIne gaDhavInuM rUpa karIne ubho rahyo. AthI rAjAe kahyuM ke tuM karyuM che tyAre teNe AgaLanI banelI hakIkata kahI saMbhaLAvI. rAjAe lebhanaMdIne zIkhAmaNa ApIne ghera meka. lebhanaMdI ghera AvIne jAya che te dhananA ThekANuM to sarva khAlI dekhAyAM tethI te manamAM vicAravA lAgyuM ke are ! meM dhana khAdhuM nahIM. AvI cIMtA karatAM karatAM te gharamAM pharavA lAgyuM ane dakSiNa dizAmAM ke jayAM teNe Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vadhAre dhana dATyuM hatuM tyAM javA lAgyuM paNa tyAM khADe chedI muke hato tethI temAM ekAeka paDI javAthI bhaya ane duHkhathI te rIbAIne thaDA rejamAM gurU pujA viSe harIpheNa bhIla ane drANa cAryanI kathA. zrI hastinApuramAM purU rAjA rAjya karato hato tene pAMca putra hatA. yuddhirAdi pAMDava ane duryodhana rAjA pAMDune bhAI tene eka putra hatA te kerava kehavAtA hatA. te haritanApuramAM droNAcArya karIne vidvAna vidyAgurU rahetA hatA temanI pAse pAMDava ane karava bhaNavA mATe jatA hatA. bhaNatAM bhaNatAM ghaNAka dIvasa vahI gayA tyAre eka samaye savAramAM yamunA nadInA kinArA upara pAMca pAMDa ane se karava ubhA che tevAmAM zrI drANAcAryajI gurU mahArAja yamunAjImAM nahAvA mATe peThA, eTalAmAM eka moTA magara maNe droNAcAryajIne paga mukhathI lIdhe tyAre droNAcArya bolyA ke are ! pAMDa ! are ! re ! mane A magara tANI jAya che mATe tamArAmAMthI koI AvIne muko. A sAMbhaLIne se ubhA ubhA jevA lAgyA paNa kaI aMdara na paDe. A vakhate a Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ na je pAMDavamAne hate teNe vicAryuM ke ApaNA gurU jJAna pragaTa karAvanAra temane mArA ubhAM chatAM magara laI jAya che tethI mAre janma rada jANuM chuM ema vicArIne arjuna pANImAM gurUnI pAchaLa paDaze. pANImAM jaIne arjune magarane mArIne droNAcAryane mukAvyA ane banne kAMThe AvyA tyAre droNAcArya arjunane upakAra mAnyo ane kahyuM ke teM mane Aje jIvItadAna dIdhuM tethI tuM mArI pAse kAMI mAge tyAre ane kahyuM ke kela Ape te huM mAMguM tethI drANAcAryuM ke Apa eTale ane bANu vidhA mAgI hatIdhI ane mAgyuM ke have te vidyA bIjA koIne tamAre zIkhavavI nahIM ema paNa mAgI lIdhuM. ahIMthI sahusahune ghera gayA. eka harIkSaNa nAme bhIla hatA te lAgaTa phaLaphula laIne droNAcAryane ghere page lAgavA AvatuM hatuM tethI droNAcArye tene puchayuM ke bhAI tuM mArI pAse Ave che te zuM kAma che te mane kahe. tyAre te bolyo ke, mahArAja mane Apa bANa vidyA Ape. A sAMbhaLIne keMNAcArya beyA ke mArI pAse te vidyA che kharI paNa meM te arjunane ApIne kelI dIdho che ke tArA sivAya te keIne paNa devI nahIM te mATe e vagara bIjuM kAMI bhAga, tyAre bIla temane namaskAra karIne vanamAM gayA ane tyAM Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 49 jaine drAcAryanA AkAranI mATInI murti banAvI; tene e bhIla rAja pujatA hatA. phaLaphula caDAvatA hatA ane e murti AgaLa dhanuSya ane bANu rAkhIne kahetA hatA ke mane bANu vidyA prApta karAvA. ema karatAM jyAre cha mAsa cAlyA gayA tyAre te bhIyate gurU bhaktivaDe karIne bANu vidyA AvaDI tethI eka taLAvanI pALa upara eka vaDanuM moTuM jhADa hatu tene bANa vaDe karIne dareka pAMdaDAmAM cheH pADI mukayA hatA. A jagyA upara pharatAM pharatAM arjuna eka vakhate bapAranA te vaDa taLe AnyA ane joyu tA.te jhADanA pAtrAMpara koi khANI purUSanA hAthathI khANa vAgelAM che. pAMdaDAmAM paDelI kAraNIthI vicAryuM ke A kANu haze ! tevAmAM te harikSaNa bhIla pANI bharavAne tyAM AvI caDayA. tethI tene puchyuM ke A vaDalA kekANe kAryo che; tethI teNe kahyu ke mahArAja e tA me kAryo che tyAre arjune kahyu ke tArA gurU kANu che ! teNe kahyuM ke mArA gurU drANAcArya che. te sAMbhaLIne arjuna dhera Avye paNa manamAM dIlagIra thayA ke Uttama purUSa vacana bhaga thayA; have kaLiyuga pAse Avye hAya ema jaNAyache. ema vicAra karIne eka be dIvasa sudhI gurUpAse gayA nahI tethI keANAcAryane vicA2 AgnyA ke arjuna eka be dIvasathI hAlamAM kema Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AvatuM nathI ane eTalA mATe tene mANasa mokalIne teDAvyuM ane kahyuM ke kema be dahADA sudhI na AvI zakAyuM. tyAre teNe kahyuM ke mahArAja tamArA jevA uttama purUSe jayAre vacana bhaMga thAya tyAre amArAM mana ThekANe kema rahe. gurUe kahyuM ke khare je uttamanA vacana surya purvamAMthI pazcimamAM uge athavA pRthvI calAyamAna thAya te paNa bhaMga thatAM nathI. AthI ane kahyuM ke cAla mahArAja tamane batAvuM to gurU kahe ke cAle tyAre jaIe. tyAMthI be jaNa uThayA te pelA vaDa nIce gayA ane tyAM jaIne ane te vaDanA pAMdaDAM dekhADIne kahyuM ke A kenI vidyA che tyAre gurU be lyA ke vidyA to mArI che paNa meM tArA vagara bIjA koIne ApI nathI ema vAtacIta kare che tevAmAM pele harIleNa bhIla te ThekANA upara AvI caDe. doDIne page paDayo tyAre tene ane kahyuM ke A kAma koNe karyuM che tyAre bhIla kahe ke meM karyuM che. vaLI ane kahyuM ke tAre gurU koNa che tyAre te kahe ke mAre gurU te droNAcArya che. arjune gurU mahArAja sAmuM joyuM ane gurUe bhIlane kahyuM ke are! te droNAcArya kayAM che. AthI bhIle kahyuM ke cAle padhAro Apane batAvuM chuM ane pelI murti pAse laI jaIne be ke A mAre gurUjI beThA che te tame juo. e joIne droNAcArya Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arjunane kehavA lAgyA ke evI rIte je gurUnI bhakti karIne vidyA laI zakaze tene ADA hAtha keNa deze. arjune gurUne kahyuM ke mahArAja Apa tenI pAsethI gurU pujA badala tene aMguTho mAgI. AthI droNAcArya bhIlane kahyuM ke kAMI gurUpujA karo. te bolyo ke Apa kahe te ApuM tyAre gurU kahe aMguThe Ape tyAre tarataja aMguTho kApI Agala muke tyAre gurU bolyA ke have bANa nAkha, teNe have bANa laI gurUne praNAma karyo ane be AMgaLI vacce bANa jhAlIne nAkhyuM te vaLI vadhAre bANa cAlyuM ane AthI gurUe prasanna thaIne mAthe hAtha muka ane AzirvAda Ape ane ghera AvyA. zrI saMghanI bhakita Upara ratnazA vepArInI kathA. zrI zaMkhapuramAM zaMkha nAme rAjA rAjaya karate hato te nagaramAM ratna nAme vahevArIo zrAvaka vasate hato te meTA-bhAgyazALI purUSa hato paNa te ghaNeja ALasu hatuM. te vepArI zrAvakane tyAM eka deherUM hatu temAM zrIjIna rUSabhadevanI pratimA hatI ane bIjIdAyamAM zaMkhanI hatI. tenI pujA aracA kaI dIvasa thatI nahotI, ema karatAM karatAM zeThanI umarane keTaloka bhAga vahI gayo. eka divasane samaye madhyarAtrImAM ratna zrAvaka Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para sutA hatA tevAmAM eka devatA AvIne UbhA rahyA ane kahyuM ke are ! ratnazA, jAge che ke uMghe che, te vakhate e be ke, svAmI jAguM chuM. tyAre devatA kahe ke tuM sAMbhaLa-huM tane ekavAta kehavA mATe A chuM. amane tArI sAta peDhI thayAM puje che paNa tuM ALasane lIdhe amArI pujA tajI beThe che mATe ame to have zrI zetrujaya jaIzuM tethI tArI rajA levAne atre AveluM chuM. tyAre ratnazA zrAvaka kaheke svAmI kenI sAthe jAze. AthI deva kahe ke AjathI sAta dIvasa pachI ahIM saMdha Avaze tene tuM derAsara Apaje ema kahI devatA adraSya thayA. A vAtathI ratnazA manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyo ke meM AjasudhI badhuM aghaTatuM AhyuM che kAraNa ke devanI pujA prabhAvanA na kIdhI ema vicAra karatAM prabhAtane pahera thaye ane uThIne deharU ughADayuM ane deharAmAM pujA ArcA karIne darazaNa karyuM ane e rIte traNa kALa zuddha manathI karavA lAge ema karatAM sAta dIvasa thayA tyAre sAtamA divasanI saMdhyAne samaya thayo eTale eka saMdha AvIne uttaryo ane AthI ratna zrAvake vicAryuM ke devatAnuM vacana khATuM heya nahIM. amoghA vAsare vivuM ame nisa garjanA ameghasaMjamA vANI ! amegha deva darzana ! e uparathI te saMghane derAsara arpaNa karavAnA vicArathI dasavIsa mANasane sAthe laIne saMghane ne Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 53 taravAne game te vakhate saMgavI uDIne ubhA thayA ne mAMhomAMhe maLyA ane beThA. tyAre ratnazA zrAvaka hAtha joDIne bolyo ke mahArAja kAle mAre ghare saMgha badhA ne tame jamavA Avaje tethI saMghavI bolyA ke mANasa ghaNuM che savA lAkha te kulanI gaNatrI thAya che te mATe e vAtano saMtoSa rAkho ane AthI ratnathA zeThe ghaNA ja Agraha karyo ane hA bhaNAvI ghare Ave. bIjA dIvasane prabhAta the. ratnazA zrAvake uThIne pujA karI. tathA DhelIo DhALIne DelI vacce thaIne suto. Ama dIvasa savA deDha para caDaye ane saMghavIe pitAnA mANasane mekalIne khabara kaDhAvI. mANasa joIne pAchA gaye ane saMghavIne khabara ApI ke tyAM to kaI prakArane Adara jato nathI. tyAre saMghavI kahe rAMdhavAne Adara kare e koI ghelA jevo dekhAto hato. ema kahIne rAMdhavAnI taiyArIo karavA mAMDI eTalAmAM ratnazA zrAvaka uo ane deva pratye bake svAmI huM jAuM chuM saMdhane teDavAne mATe tame sarve sAmAna tayAra karaje. ema kahIne saMghavI pAse gayo ane sarvene bolAvI lAvyuM. je vakhate saMdha Ave te vakhate tyAM AgaLa sAta bemI ghara bahu vidhanA Asana besaNathI zaNagArelAM jemAM tethI ratna zrAvakanuM mana bahu ja prasanna thayuM Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'ane sarvane jamADI dIdhA. jamaNamAM sAtavAnInI sukhaDI, sALadALa bhejanAdithI sarvane saMkhyA ane upara perAmaNImAM purUSane pAMca pAMca kapaDAM ane strIone traNa traNa lugaDAM e rIte saMdha sarvene pahoMcADIne prasanna karyA. tyAra pachI saMghavI.ane tenA be bhAI vimala ane niramalane teDIne ghaNI sArI rIte bhakti tathA jAktithI jamADyA ane saMghavIne pachI pirAmaNI karI ane pachI ratnazA zrAvakane saMghavIne deharAmAM jaine derAsara be dAbaDAmAM 6 - lIne ApavA lAge tyAre saMdhavI kahe ke e zuM che ! tyAre zeThe kahyuM e amArA derAsaranA deva che te zrI zetruMjaya upara muko. e sAMbhaLIne saMdhavInuM mana to ghaNuM ja pasanna thayuM. evI rIte saMghavI gAjate vAjate utAre AvyA. have rAtrImAM ratnazA zrAvaka suto che ane manamAM vimAse che ke are! meM mukhae ALasathI kevuM aghaTatuM kAma karyuM. are ! sAta peDhInI amulya vastu huM Aje gumAvI beThe. evAmAM aradhI rAtrIne vize zrI vImaLezvara, nAme jauM tyAM Avyo ne bolyo ke ratnazA zeTha tA jAge che ke? zeTha kahe hA svAmI huM jANuM chuM tame keNa che tethI jakSa kahe huM vimaLezvara chuM ane tene kahevA Avyo chuM ke teM saMdhane jamADIne punyanI u Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAsanA karI tethI huM have sAta peDhI sudhI tAre gharethI kaI paNa bIjI jagyAmAM javAne ThIka dhArate nathI mATe savAre jaIne saMghavI pAsethI derAsaranA dAbaDA laI Ava. tyAre ratnazA zrAvaka kahe ke svAmI meM je mArA hAthathI ApyAM te have huM levA kema jAuM tyAre te deva kahe ke je tane te saMghavI pAcho devAne Ave che te tuM rAkhaje. ema kahI deva adraSya thayA ane pAdharA saMghavInI pAse gayA ne kahyuM ke are saMghavI tuM jAge che ke uMdhe che tyAre saMghavI kahe ke jANuM chuM tame keNu che tyAre deva kahe huM devatA chuM ane tene kahevA mATe Avyo chuM ke tuM je be dAbaDA ratnazAne tyAMthI lAvyo chuM te savAre tene pAchA ApI Avaje ane te pachI tAre saMgha upADaje ema kahI tyAMthI te adraSya thaI gaye. tyAre saMghavI vicAramAM paDe ke are ! rAMka mANasa pAse te ratna kema rahe ema vicAramAMne vicAramAM savAra thaI gaI ane saMdhavIe ratna zeThane be dAbaDA pAchA ApyA te ratna zeThe derAsara mAM padharAvyA ane sukhe traNa kALa pujA karI pitAnuM AyuSya e zubha kAryamAM purUM karyuM ane Akhara devatAnuM sukha pAme. Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ahiMsA viSe naMga caMDALa ane hiMsaka pure hItanI kathA che zrI zu sumArapura nagaramAM siMha ratha nAme rAjA rAjya karato hato tene buddhi sAgara nAme pradhAna hato tathA subuddhi nAme keTavALa ane iMdradata nAme purAhIta hato. rAjA bhale ane bahuja sunItImAna hato. te zu sumAra nagarImAM marakI roganI upAdhI bahu cAlI tyAre rAjAe pradhAnane kahyuM ke buddhisAgara, e keI upAya che ke jethI e roga zAMtti pAme. pradhAna kahe ke rAja! meM sAdhune puchayuM tethI temaNe kahyuM ke je eka mahInA lagaNa AMbIla kare ane amarapaDA vAge ane gAma bahAra zrI zAMttinAthanI prasAde aThotara snAtra pujA dIna pratye kare ane gAmamAM mANasa mAtra rahe nahIM. eTalI vAta je kare to te roganI zAMtti tarata thaI jAya. te vakhate rAjA pradhAna pratye bo9yAke vehelA thaIne e pramANe sarva kAma kare. e sAMbhaLI pradhAne jozIne lAvIne sAre dIvasa jovarAvIne rAjA sameta sarve prajAjane bAhera nIkaLyA. zrI zAMttinAthajInA derAsara pAse sarvenA UtArI karyA. tyAM bIla upavAsa karavA lAgyA ane snAtra pujA paNa karavA lAgyA. ane gAmanI ekI subuddhi Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa7 keTavALane bhaLAvIne amarapaDe vajaDA. ema karatAM eka mAsa pure thayo tyAre rAjA sahita nagara leka moTA ADaMbarathI zaheramAM AvyA ane DAma ThAma namaNane chaMTakAva karyo ane rAjA rAjatIlakapara beThA. jyAre te gAdI upara beThA tyAre rAjAne pitAne pALe gheTe sAMbharyo te gheTA sAthe rAjAne bahuja yAra baMdhAje hato ane te gheTAne page jhAMjhara, kAne vALI ane makhamalanI gula hatI. tene corAzI cATe pharavAne mATe rAjAne khAsa hukama hatuM ane marajImAM Ave temAM mukha nAkhato hato paNa tene keI aTakAvI zakatuM nahIM. eka mAsa sudhI te rAjA gAma bahAra hatA tethI gheTo sAMbhI nahIM paraMtu hAlamAM te tenA uparanA atyaMta pyArathI rAjAne te sAMbharI Avyo. gheTe juo te kyAM che, eTaluM belI rAjA adhIro kAraNa ke tenI sAthe rAjAne pyAra hato ane tethI vAraMvAra tenA gaLe rAjA vaLagI paDato ane ghaDI be ghaDI sudhI tenI AsanAvAsanA karatA te Aja jatAM paNa jaNane nathI. tyAre koTavALane belA ane kahyuM ke mAre gheTe kayAM che? tyAre koTavAla bole ke jIrAja kAla savAra sudhI to hato tyAra pachI meM dITho nathI. tyAre rAjAe kahyuM ke are ! koTavALa sAMbhaLa, tuM AjathI ATha dIvasamAM tenI zodha karI lAve ane kAMti tenA ceranI Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zodha karI lAva nahIM te pachI tene navame divase huM bhulI Are paNa karIza. ema kahI krodhamAne krodhamAM mahelamAM padhAryA. rAjA keinA paNa mitra heya nahIM e notinu vacana che ema vicArIne keTavALa manamAM bahuja gabharAye ane tene moTI cIMtA unna thaI AvI. cIMtA te mahA bhayaMkara che ke te eka cItA samAna ja che. cIMtA manane ane zarIrane kaI paNa prakAranA sukhamAM moTuM vighakAraka eka jaMgalI pazunI mAphaka phADIkhAnAra jheDa che. cIMtAnI lAhya agni karatAM paNa bahuja burI che kAraNa ke agnita ekadama pitAne prakAza de che tethI duHkha jaladI nAza kare che paNa cIMtAte eka e agni che ke je chupIrIte rIbI rIbIne hADa mAMsane vinAza kare che. cIMtAe karIne keTavAlanI bhukha ane tarasa banne ocIMtA UDI gayAM ema karatAM cha dIvasa to vItI paNa gayA paNa cerano kAMI pattA maLe nahIM. sAtame dIvaze jayAre keTavAla rAtrInAvize nagara caracA javA nIkaLe tyAre madhya rAtrInA sumAre Idradatta purohIta ke jene putra hiMsaka che tenA ghara pachavADe keTavALa jaI caDayo ane te gharamAMthI ujAsa bahAra rastAmAM paDato hato te dekhIne keTavALane paga jarA kheMcAze ane te gharamAM be jaNAM vAtacIta karatAM hatAM te sAMbhaLavAne ubhe. A vAta Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hIMsaka ane tenI strI vacce thatI hatI. A belI kahe svAmInAtha tamane khabara che ke kAle A nagarImAM eka anyAya thavAne che tyAre hIMsaka bole zuM anyAya thaze? tyAre strIe kahyuM ke keTavALane kAle rAjA suLIe deze te moTuM akArya thaze. e koTavALa pharIne maLa bahuja muzakela che. A sAMbhaLI hIMsaka bole, he! strI, e keTavALa ugare nahIM, e cora koTavALane na maLe, keTavALa keme karI chuTe nahI. strI A saghaLuM sAMbhaLI belI ke he svAmI e cera keTavALane na kema maLe che tyAre hIMsaka be ke e vAta kaMI atyAre na kahevAya paNa savAre tene kahezuM. rAtre kaI paNa vAta kahevI nahI:- divA nirata vaktavyuM | rAtre nevacanevaca In saMcara ti mahA dhurta | vade vipra rUcirjayA A vAta uparathI keTavALa ja bahAra ubhe hatuM tenA manamAM thoDo ghaNe zakato utpanna thaye paNa have zuM thAya che ne sAMbhaLavAne rasIka thaine kAna mAMDI ume rahyo. e pramANe leka sAMbhaLI strI haTha laI khATalIthI nIce utarIne kahevA lAgI ke huM te A jamIna upara sutI chuM. tame mArAthI evI vAtane paDado rAkhe che teTalI judAI jAya che. tyAre hIMsaka be -ThIka paNa tuM ahIM Ava huM tane kahuM chuM. Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AthI strI belI ke kahe tyAre AvuM. te hIMsaka be ke e to meM mAryo che. strI kahe tame svAmI te gheTAne kema mAryo. tyAre hIMsaka be -AjathI AThamA dIvasa upara huM daravAje ubho hato tyAM karma saMge gheTe paNa AvI caDaye tene dekhI mArI icchA tenuM mAMsa khAvAnI thaI tethI tene kAne jhAlIne eka khAImAM laI gaye ane mArI nAkhyuM ane meM tene pakavI karIne khAdhe. strIe kahyuM ke tenA hADakAM cAmaDAM kyAM nAkhyAM tyAre hIMsake te ThekANuM paNa kahI saMbhaLAvyuM. tyAre kahe te gheTAnI vALI vIMTI kayAM tyAre hIMsaka kahe te ApaNI peTImAM che. te sAMbhaLI strIe kahyuM ke svAmI tame ghaNuM ja aghaTatuM kAma kIdhuM. ekta rAjAnI AjJAne bhaMga kIdhe ane tene prANavalabha dheTe mAryo. e pApa tamane lAgaze. tyAre hIMsaka kahe ke are! strI tuM zuM jANe evA aneka pApa mArA pachADI vaLagyAM che. eTalI vAta thaI ane strI purUSa baMne suI gayAM. have keTavALa e pramANe saghaLI bInA sAMbhaLIne mananI cIMtAthI aLago thaye ane sukhe ghare jaIne suto. savAra thaI ane rAjA rAjasabhAmAM AvyA ane keTavALane bolAvavAne hukama karyo. tyAre mANase keTavALane belAvavAne gayAM ane temane joIne ke Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vALanI mA kahevA lAgI ke koTavALa hamaNAM nidrAmAM che jAgaze eTale Avaze, eTale mANase pAchAM AvyAM ane rAjAne khabara karI tyAre rAjAe kahyuM ke sukhavinA nidrA na heya mATe pharI jAo ane teDI Ave. tyAre keTavALa snAna bhejana karIne rAjaya darabAramAM AvyuM ane rAjAe tene puchayuM ke kema koTavALa, tame cerane pedA karyo. tyAre koTavALa bo ke hA, mahArAja cera pedA kIdhe che. je Apa sIpAIne hukama Ape to bolAvI Ave. te vakhata rAjAe mANase mokalavAno hukama Ape eTale keTavALe parahItane ghare tapAsa karavAne jAsuse moka9yA. jAsue purohItanA gharamAMthI peTI. enAM tALAM teDayAM ane gheTAnI vALI vIMTI kADhI lAvIne rAjAnA mukha AgaLa mukI. keTavALe gheTAnA hADakAM tathA cAmaDAnI jagyA upara paNa bIjA dasa mANasene mokalyAM hatAM tepaNa laIne AvyAM ane rAjAne dekhADyAM. have rAjAe keTavALane kahyuM ke ene cera keNa che tyAre koTavALe kahyuM ke purehItane putra hIMsaka te ApanA gheTAne cAra che. A uparathI rAjAe hukama karyo ke tene zuLIe caDA. AthI pureAhIta kahe mahArAja, mAre ekaja putra che te mATe tenI barobara senuM lyo. rAjAe e Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAtanI nA kahI ane kahyuM ke huM tene kadIpaNa cheDanAra nathI. e mATe purohIte sAtagaNuM dravya ApavA mAMDayuM paNa rAjA kahe ne ene muka nathI. vire nittAnA na laI pamate te mATe saMkaTa paDe dharma ADo Ave che paNa dhana ADuM AvatuM nathI e nakkI samajavuM. have rAjAe keTavALane kahyuM ke khaMga caMDALane bolAvIne hIMsakane tenA havAle kare. keTavALe aMga caMDALane teDavAne mANasa moka9yuM. A khabara aMga caMDALe sAMbhaLI ke mane rAjAnA mANase teDavA Ave che tyAre aMgane te pratijJA che te evI rIte ke -eka vakhata khaMga caMDALa vanamAM cAle jato hato tevAmAM te vanamAM tene eka sAdhuno meLApa thayo ane te sAdhune khaMga page lAgyuM ane be ke mahArAja mane dharma saMbhaLAve tyAre sAdhu mahApurUSe kAusaga dhArIne upadeza dIdhe. upadezane aMte khaMga kahe svAmI agaDa karAvo tyAre gurU kahe tuM anArya tane zI agaDa. tyAre te be je jANe te paNa eka agaDa karAvi. te vakhate gurU be ke cAdazane dahADe pageMdri jIvane ghAta karIzamAM. e agaDa laI ghare AvyuM. have je dIvasa rAjAnA mANasa AvatAM teNe joyAM te dIvasa cAdazano hato tethI te moTA vicAramAM muMjhAvA lAge. strIne kahevA lAgyo ke huM gharamAM chupI Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAuM chuM ane tuM rAjAnA mANasane ema kahe che ke tete gAma gayA che. ema kahIne gharamAM gaye. cheDA vakhatamAM rAjadUte AvI pahoMcyA ane temane tenI strIe kahyuM ke eto gAma gayA che ghare nathI. AthI rAjAnA mANase tenA bhAgya viSe zoka karIne bolyA ke are ! Aje to purohitanA putrane sulIe caDAva vAne che ane te abhAgIe gAma gaye che kAraNa ke te purohIta pAse bahu dhana che te je e heta te pAmate paNa tenA kamanasIba che eTale kema maLe. tyAre lebhathI lalacAIne tenI strIe izArata karIne temane kahyuM ke jAo te gharamAM chupAI gayo che teDI jAo. AthI rAjadUtoe gharamAMthI tene kADho ane e rIte tene laIne cAlyA. pAdharA rAjAnI pAse teDI gayA tethI rAjAe kahyuM ke are aMga A pure hItanA chokarAne zuLIe de. tyAre aMga boke-Ajati mAre agaDa che ane kAla keheze te karIza tethI rAjAne ghaNo ja krodha caDe tethI kahyuM ke are! koTavALa sAMbhaLa e caMDALane ane hIMsakane banene pAchaLa bAMdhIne tIgachadrahamAM uDADI nAkhe. evuM rAjAnuM vacana aMgIkAra karIne bene avaLe baMdhane bAMdhIne keTavALa laI cAle tethI gAmamAM hAhAkAra thaI rahyo ane leke kahevA lAgyA ke are ! A niraa Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parAdhI bicArA aMgane mAravA zuM karavA laI jAya che. paNa aMga manamAM vicAra karato hatuM ke prANa jAya to bhale paNa vratane duSaNa kema lagADuM? ema vicAramAM te gachadrahamAM gayA te vakhate keTavALa kahevA lAgyuM ke have tamAre je je samaravAnA hoya temane samarI 8 ema kahIne DhaLI pADyA tethI hIMsakane te paDatAM mAMja magare prANa laI lIdhe ane khaMgane to sAsana devIe tarataja eka sIMhAsana te jaLamAM racIne tenA upara khaMgane besADe. mAthe chatra dhayAM AgaLa batrIsa baddha nATikA. A joIne koTavALa manamAM moTuM vismaya pAmyuM. rAjAne teDAvyA ane rAjAe sarva mahecchava dIThe. rAjAe khaMgane heThe utAryo ane ghaNA mAna sAthe ghare lAvyA. dharmane prabhAve te A bhave ane parabhave sukha pAme. dehaza. dhare dharma manamAM tame, Thare sukhane kAma; pApa pujane parahare, te hare duHkha tamAma. buddhi Upara zrIdattanI kathA. vasaMtapura nAme nagarIne vIze ajItasena nAme rAjA rAjaya karato hato. tene subuddhi nAme pradhAna ane sAhasabuddhi nAme keTavALa hato. te nagaramAM Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhanA nAme zeTha hato tene cAra putra hatA. te cAramAM zrIdatta nAme nAnA putra hato. te zrIdattane nIzALamAM bhaNavA mATe muko. bhaNIne purUSanI 72 kaLAvALo che ane temAMthI ekera kaLA to teNe jAteja ajamAvI joI ane te sarvamAM sArI rIte phALe tyAre bahetaramI cerInI kaLA ajamAvavAne tene nizcaya . e mujaba te nagaramAM eka siMhadAsa nAme vepArI vasato hato te ghaNeja bhAgyavaMta hatA ane tene dhare jhaverIne dhaMdhe hato tene ghare zrIdana AvyuM. A vakhate siMhadAse zrIdattane ghaNuM ja mAna ApyuM tethI siMhadAsane zrI datte puchyuM ke tamAre ghare kAMI jhera che tyAre siMhadAsa be ke tamAre joIe eTalAM che; tethI zrI datta kahe dekhADe tyAre. A uparathI zrI datta sAthe zeTha bIje mALe gayA. tyAM jaIne ne peTI ughADI ane te ughADayA pachI zrIdatta paDelA peTInA tALAnI kucIo joI lIdhI ane mINanI goTI upara e kucInI chApa dabAvI lIdhI. ATaluM ja kAma hatuM tethI zeThe jhavera batAvyAM paNa levAM karavAM te na hatAM tethI dasa hajAranA mAlanI pAMca hajAra kImata ApavAnuM belIne sATuM bane tevuM karyuM nahIM tethI zrI datta pAchA ghare AvyuM. pelA mINanI goTI upara kuMcInI chApa hatI te upara zrIdatte navI kuMcI Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ e ghaDAvIne pAse rAkhI ane eka caMdana paNa maMgAvIne pALI. eka dIvasanA samaye zrIdatta aradhI rAte caMdana laIne gharethI bahAra cAle. je nIkaLe teja siMhadAsanA ghara pachavADe Avyo ane ghanA be uMce caDe. gekhamAM Avyo ane jue che te bApa dIkare beThA che temAM bApa DholIyA upara beThA che tenI sAme dIkara nAmuM lakhe che. Ama thoDI vakhata sudhI zrI datta joIne chupe ubhe rahyo paNa jyAre bApane kAM AvyAM ane suI gaye tyAre dIkarAe vicAryuM che bApa suI gayA ane huM zuM karavAnuM jANuM cAla jIva jaIne suI rahIe ema kahIne suI javAne bIjA oraDAmAM gaye. pachI zrI datta tenI jagyAe copaDA paDayA hatA tyAM jaIne beThe eTalAmAM sAhasabuddhi koTavALa-raste thaIne jAte hata teNe upara dI joIne kahyuM ke koNachere! atyA re, zeTha jAgo che ke, tyAre zrIdo khaMkhAre karyo eTale keTavALe jAyuM ke gharane dhaNI haze. tethI cAle gayo. pachI zrIdatte pAdharo peTIo pAse jaIne kucIe besADI tALAM udhADayAM ane mAMhethI jhaveranA dAbaDA laIne pAchuM tALuM vAzI dIdhuM ane kuMcI laI khaDakIne rastethI ghare Avyo ane dAbaDA gharamAM mUkIne pitAnA kAme lAgyuM. ema cha mahInA vItI gayA Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ane siMhadAsane tyAM keI jhaverane grAhaka Ave tyAre peTImAM jue jhaveranA dAbaDA maLe nahIM. siMhadAse pitAnA gharamAM sahune puchayuM paNa koIe javAba Ape nahIM ke ame lIdhA che tethI te sivuM dAsa rAjA pAse gaye. tyAM jaIne te pharIyAda karavA lAgyA ke are ! mahArAja, mArAM be lAkha rUpiyAnA jhavera dIdhelAM tALAM che chatAM keI laI gayuM. ApanAM rAjayamAM Ama cerIo thAya che kema kahevAya. Apa zeheramAM cakI para sAcave che te kevA prakArane che ke dIdhelAM tALAM chatAM mArA gharamAMthI be lAkha rUpI AnI corI thaI gaIte ApanA rAjyamAM evA cara kema hovA joIe. tyAre rAjAe krodha caDhAve ane koTavALane belA. are! koTavALa, te keTavAvALa kahe cherAja A siMhadAsa vepArInA jhavera gharamAMthI gayAM ane DAM ghaNuM nahIM paNa be lAkha rUpIAnA gayAM te tuM zaheranI kevI rIte cekI kare che te kAMI mArAthI samajI zakAtuM nathI. je e be lAkha rUpIAnAM jhaverane cera 7 divasanI aMdara pedA karaje nahIM te tane garadana mArIza ema kahI keTavAlane rajA dIdhI. pachI siMhadAsane rAjA kahevA lAge ke are! zeTha, tame hAlamAM te ghare jAva ane sAta dIvasamAM tamArAM jhaveraje pedA thaze te karI Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ApIzuM nahIMto amArA bhaMDAramAMthI te jhaveranI kImata tame lai jaje tethI zeTha ghare AvyuM. have keTavALe vicAra karyo ke je mAla cha mahIMnAthI gaele che ane jene mATe paga ke pagerUM kAMI mAlama paDavuM muzakIla che te mArAthI kema pedA thaze. evI mahAghora cIMtAmAM paDa. cIMtAse caturAI dhare, ghaTe rU5 era raMga, cIMtA baDI AbhAgyaNI, Aga viNa bALe aMga. ema cIMtAmAM DUbI koTavALa sAtamA dIvasa sudhImAM aradha thaI gaye. sAtamAM divasanI save aradhI rAtrIne samaya tha che te vakhata koTavAla cAlyo jAya che tevAmAM eka hATe dI baLato jeche ane puchayuM ke koNa che ! atyAre. tyAre hATamAMthI zrIdatte khaMkhAre karyo eTale keTavALa hATamAM gaye. tyAM Asana maLyuM pAna sopArI ane AdaramAna paNa maLyuM. koTavALe puchayuM ke kahe zeTha tamArA bApanuM nAma zuM tyAre kahe ke bApanuM nAma dhanA che ane mAruM nAma zrI datta che. tyAre keTavALe kahyuM ke kahe zeTha AjathI cha mahInAnI vAta upara tame zrI siMhadAsa zeThane tyAM aradhI rAtre dI baLati joIne meM puchuM ke keraNa chere ! tyAre khUMkhAra karyo ane tyAM beThA hatA te khUMkhArA jeja Aja Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paNa khAre sAMbhaLIne huM AvyuM chuM mATe tenA be lAkha rUpIAnA jhavera coranAra to tuM ja che. tyAre zrIdatta be ke tame paNa pAdara devI jevuM karavA mAMDayuM. tyAre keTavALa kahe te kema. tyAre zradatta kahe ke keI eka gAmane pAdara devInuM sthAnaka hatuM te devInuM nAma pAdara devI hevAthI sahakanethI baLa bhAga letI hatI ane kahetI hatI ke tamArAM vine harUM chuM tevAmAM kaI Thaga mANasa hato teNe devIne kahyuM ke kahe devI tamAre zIra vikta Avaze tyAre zuM karazo tyAre devIe kahyuM ke gAma mAthe uDADI nAkhIzuM mATe tame paNa e devI vaLe ghATa karo cho tyAre keTavALa kahe teto savAre vAta che ema kahIne keTavALa nizcita paNe ghare jaIne sute ane savAra thaI eTale rAjAe keTavALane teDAvyo tethI keTavALa rAjadarabAramAM jayAM rAjA kacerI bharI beTho hato tyAM A be tyAre rAjAe puchayuM ke kema cAra pedA karyo tyAre keTavALa bole ke mahArAja, dhanAvA zeThane putra zrIdatta cAra che. e uparathI rAjAe hukama karyo ke tarataja mANase zrI dattane teDI lAvyA. rAjAe tene kahyuM ke mAro koTavALa khoTuM bole nahIM mATe tuM cera che. tyAre zrIdatta kahe mahArAja mujane jANe te dvIpa karAve tyAre rAjAe pradhAne ane koTavALa sarve e maLIne vicAryuM ane kahyuM ke ApaNA nagaranI rakhavALa Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 199 kALIkAdevI che tene parate ghaNo che corane mAre ane zAhukArane kADhI muke ehanA maMdIramAM AjanI rAtra rahI prabhAte vahelA Avajo tyAre zrI datta kahe svAmI e vAta pramANa che. tyAre rAjA kahe hamaNA ghare jAo sAMje vehelA Avaje ema kahI sahu sthAnake gayA. sAMjane same zrI datta devIne dehere AvyuM ane rAjA paNa devIne dehere Ave eTale zrI datta sarva pitAnA sagAM vahAlAM tathA rAjAne maLe ane devIne dehere jaIne beThe ane deherAnA bAraNuM potAnI meLe devAyAM ane rAjA devaLa pAchaLa cekI mukIne ghare gaye. pachI devI pAse jaIne zrIdatta phaLa phula ane ghIne dI tenA mukha AgaLa mukayAM ane beThe. jayAre rAta eka pahora gaI tyAre devI vAgha upara besIne trIsaLI Ayudha hAthamAM laIne vikarALa rUpa laIne AvI ubhI rahI ane pANInA jaNyA karavI corI ane thAvuM sAcuM. ema kahIne balake tAre jene samara hoya tene samarI le huM have tane mArIza. te vakhate zrI datta hAtha joDI devInA mukha AgaLa ubhe rahyA ane kahevA lAgyuM ke mAtA mArAM evAM bhAgya kayAMthI hoya ke tamAre hAthe maraNa thAya paNa mAtAjI sAMbhaLe mArI vAta eka mArA manamAM sAro che te sAMse tame TALe pachI mane mAro. tyAre devI kahe Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke tAharA sAMsAnI vAta tuM mane kahetA khare. te samaye zrI datta be mAtAjI vAta kahuM ane sase TaLe nahIM te zA kAmanuM tethI devIe kahyuM ke je tAre saMdeha na TaLe te mAre kela che ke tene mAro nahIM saMdeha TaLe toja tane mAre. evuM vacana ApyuM tyAre zrIdatta manamAM harSa pAmyo. zrIdatta vAta kahevA mAMDI -eka vaTTapalI nAme gAma che te gAmamAM eka bApadIkare be kaNabI rahetA hatA te karma saMge bApa ane dIkare be jaNA raMDAyA ane bananI strI marI gaI. tyAre be jaNA gharagharaNuM karavAnA vicArathI bIje gAma javAne nIkaLyA. AgaLa raste be cAra dIvasa cAlyA gayA tyAre eka rUdrApalI nAme gAma AvyuM tyAM rAtrI gALIne savAre cAlI nIkaLyA. tyAre temane sukana thayAM tethI bApa kahe ke dIkarA A sukana ema kahe che ke ApaNA AgaLa be strIo cAlI jAya che temanI sAthe ApaNe saMbaMdha thaze. mATe ApaNe AgaLathI varIe tyAre putra kahe nAnA pagavALI mArI ane meTA pagavALI tamArI. ema vicAra karI cAlyA jAya che tevA mAM AgaLa jatAM ekaThA thayA. te vakhate teo strI pratye puchavA lAgyA ke tame koNa cho ane kayAM rahe che te strIoe javAba Ape ke ame rUdrapalImAM rahIe chIe kaNabI jAtanA chIe ane mA dIkarInA Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7ra sagapaNamAM chIe. amAre bene raMDApo Ave tyAre ame be jaNIo gharamAMDavAne nIkaLIne jaIe chIe. tyAre strI kahe tame koNa che tyAre teo kahe ke ame paNa kaNabI chIe ane eja kAme nIkaLyA chaIe. tyAre strIo kahe A ApaNa mAMhAmahe ghara mAMDIe. tethI eoe gharamAMDayAM. te kevI rIte ke nAnA pagavALI mAne te dIkare para ane moTA pagavALI dIkarIne bApa para. tema karIne ghare AvyA ane baMnene dIkarA AvyA mATe have tame kahe mAtAjI e be bAlaka zuM sagA thAya. tyAre devIM mahA vicAramAM paDI gaI, vicAra karatAM paheAra be pahera cAlyA gayA paNa sagapaNa kaI prakAre maLyuM nahIM. tyAre devIe kahyuM ke are pApI ema karIne tuM mane chetaravAne Avyo che tethI zrI datta be devI rAta hajI be pahera paDI che tame AkaLAM thAomAM, sthIra cItathI vicAra karIne mane kahe ane huM te tamArA darabAramAM hAjara chuM ahIMthI kyAM jAuM tema hato. tame vacana bhaMga kema thaze. ema kahIne hAtha joDIne zrI datta ubhe rahaye. devIe vicAra karI karIne thAkI gaI ane savAra paNa thaI gaI. tyAre bAraNuM UghaDayAM ane zrI datta bahAra nIkaLyo. cekIdAra zrIdattane laI darabAramAM AvyA ane rAjAne salAma karI ane rAjA Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ e mANasa kalI keTavALane teDAve ane keTavALA rAjA pAse Ave ane kahevA lAgyuM ke zrIdattane rajA Ape ane mane dhAre te kare. tyAre rAjAe kahyuM, jAe koTavALane suLIe caDhAvo. tyAre zrIdattA rAjAne page lAgyuM ane kahyuM ke mahArAja guno mApha karo to eka vAta kahuM; tethI rAjA kahe sAta gunA mApha. te vakhate zrI datta bolyo ke A sAro. buddhivALe keTavALa kema mArI nakhAve che ke jeNe mAre chaThe mahIne khoMkhAre oLakhyA. pachI sarva vAta teNe rAjAne viratArathI kahI saMbhaLAvI. te samaye sajA ane bIjA moTA lokee zrIdattanI bahuja prasaMzA karI ane kahyuM ke zAbAza tArI buddhine mATe tyAre zrIjo dAbaDA jhaverathI bharelA anAmata lAvI. sajA AgaLa mUkyA tethI rAjAe puchayuM ke, tAruM ATale badho prayAsara zA mATe karavA paDe tyAre zrI datta kahyuM ke bahoteramI kaLAnI parikSAne mATe. eTalI mahenata meM karI. A vakhate rAjA tenA upara bahuja khuzI thayA ane tene sarvathI maTe. pradhAna karIne sthAe ane pachI zrIda koTavALane ghaNuM ja bhAna ApyuM ane siMhavasane tenA jhavera. sarve anAmata ApyAM. zrI datta sukha pAme... Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 750 amarata ane zrI matInI . zrI vasaMtapura nagaramAM arImardana nAme rAjI rAjya karatA hatA te nagaramAM sumitra nAme zeTha vasate tene cAra putra hatA ane eka putrI hatI. te putrInuM nAma zrImatI hatuM ane te mAtA pItAne bahuja vahAlI hatI. tene vidyAbhyAsa sAre karAvyuM hatuM ane tethI bahuja samaju hatI. te jayAre jobana avasthAmAM AvI tyAre mAtA pitAne teno vicAra thayo. A vicAra te putrI samajI gaI ane jANayuM ke rakhene kahyapI mArAM mAbApa mane keI mukhe abhaNa vara sAthe paraNAvI deze te mAre janma vRthA jaze mATe caMdanakI TukaDI bhalI, avara kADhakA bhAra; paDItakI ghaDI bhalI, murakhI jamavAra huM mArI buddhivaDe kaI sadaguNa vara zodhI kADhe. ema vicAra karIne eka samaye madhya rAtrIno samaya thavA A joIne dAsIne kahevA lAgI ke are ! basI tuM A vakhata caTAmAM jaIne eka purUSa ke je pAMca jagyA para cATAmAM phare. tene bolAvI lAva, dAsIe puchayuM ke pAMca jagyA kaI te mane samAzrImatI bolI ke je prathama mALIne tyAMthI phula le, pachI kadAIne tyAMthI sukhaDI le, taMbalInA Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hoTethI pAna le, saraiyAnI dukAnethI attara, aragaja ane cuA caMdana le ane gAMdhInI dukAnethI sepArI tathA lavaMga le. evAM pAMca ThekANe je purUSa kare tene lAvI lAva. e sAMbhalI dAsI cATe gaI tyAre tyAM eka purUSa ghaNo ja suMdara e pAMca ThekANe pharatA jAya tethI samasyA karIne cAlI eTale te purUSa paNa tenI pAchala cAle. AgaLa jatAM dharanAM pachavADe te purUSave kahyuM ke svAmI tame ahIM UbhA rahe; huM upara jaI mAMcI mukuM temAM besI Apa upara Avaje. dAsIe upara jaI mAMcI mukI tethI temAM besI upara caDho. uparathI dAsI kahe ke svAmI trIje majale Apa padhAre tethI te trIje majale gaye. tyAM zrImatIe eka tAlI bajAvI ane dAsI pAse unuM pANI maMgAvyuM ane tethI nahAya tathA dAsIe lugaDAM ApyAM te paNa paheryAM. e pachI zrImatIe bIje mALe dIdhe tyAre kahe ke vadhAre oraDAmAM tethI te aMdara oraDAmAM gaye. have trIjo TALo dIdhuM ane kahyuM ke phITa rAMDa! A murakhane zuM teDI lAvI chuM jA tene kADhI muka. ema kahI heTha tAryo paNa heThe utaratAM dAdara pachavADe chupAI rahe. valI dAsIne kahyuM ke eja bIje catura purUteDI Ava. tyAre dAsI vaLI pharIthI nIkalI ane Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nIja rIte bIjA purUSa teDI AvI. ghara pAchaLa ubhA rAkhyA ane mAMcI sukI upara lIdhe. pANI ApI navaDAvI devaDAvI vastra paherALyAM ane aMda2 oraDAmAM lIdhe. tyAre traNa tALIo thaI ane zrImatI belI se DhelIe eTale te purUSe mAthAnI pAghaDImAMthI lIMbu kADhI lIA upara nAkhIne beTho ane kuMvarI paNa helIe caDIne beThI. te vakhate zrImatInA hAthamAM chuTAM phulane daDe hatuM te teNe uMce uDAve tyAre phula judAM thai gamAM tyAre teNe hiMThe thaI eka phula hAthamAM laIne tenI pAMkhaDI eka teDI nAMkhI te vakhate zrImatIe mAbApanAM nAma puchatyAM tyAre teNe kahyuM A nagaramAM dhana vase che temanI dhanavatI bhAryA temane putra huM chuM ane mArUM nAma amaradatta che. e sAMbhalI zrImatIe eka pitAnI oDhaNI tathA pAnasopArI laI amaradattanA khelAmAM mukyAM tyAre amaradatta mAthe caDAvI rajA mAgI uThI nIkaLe. te vakhate prathamane purUSa A saghaLuM caritra je chupAIne jete hato te have rahIne AgaLathI cAlyA gaye. amadatta paNa ghare gaye. prathaA purUSa rAjIne putra hato ane tenuM zrImatIe apamAna karyuM tethI te ghaNeja kheda pAme ane savAra thatAMja rIsAI javAno DhoMga karIne te ghoDAnI ghoDAra Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAM jaIne tuTala meTala khATalI laIne sute. e khabara rAjAne thai tethI rAjA tenI pAse AvIne puchavA lAgyo ke kuMvara zA mATe tuM rIsANo che? tethI rAja kumAre rAtrInI sarva hakIkata kahI tyAre rAjAe kahyuM ke temAM zuM che tame darabAramAM Ave eTale kacerIne vakhata hovAthI amaradattane teDAvIne tene nirNaya karI zuM. rAja tathA kuMvara kacerImAM AvyA ane rAjadUtene mokalIne amaradattane belA. rAjAe tene Adara satkAra karyo ane besADIne puchyuM ke rAtrIne khela thaye tene artha tame samajo tamane bIjA badhA gunA mApha che. amaradatta kahe svAmI, huM to kazI vAta jANato nathI. rAjAe be cAra vAra pharI pharIne puchayuM paNa huM to nathI jANato eTaluM bolIne ubho rahyA. te vakhata rAjAne rIsa caDI ane keTavALane bolAvIne kahyuM ke A mANasane gadheDe besADIne gAma bahAra laI jAva paNa zrImatInA mahelanI pAse thaIne laI jaje ane gAma bahAra jaIne sulI de koTavALa tema karI laIne nIkaLe. AgaLa Dhola vAge che mANasa paNa hajAre maLyAM che e joI dAsIe zrImatIne kahyuM tethI zrImatIe dAsIne eka thALamAM dudhane vATake mukIne eka senA mahora daine kahyuM ke A laI jA tuM rastAmAM ubhI rahIne sonA mahera amaradattane dekhADIne dudhamAM Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhaI upara vaDe pheMkI de che. A uparathI dAsIe temaja karyuM te vakhate amaratta nIcA thaI eka camaTI dhuLa dekhADI ane dAsI ghare gaI. pachI A rItanI hakIkata rAjAne tarata keIe jaIne kahI tethI rAjAe amaradattane pAche belA ne puchayuM ke A bAbata je senAmahera dekhADI dudhamAM dhoIne upara vADe nAkhItenuM kAraNa che te kaho. tyAre amaradatte kahyuM ke nA mahArAja vaLI e zuM thayuM e te mane khabara nathI. tyAre rAjAe tene pharIthI laI javAnuM kahyuM ane A khabara zrImatIne maLyA tethI dAsIne mekalI. A vakhata aDadane leTa muThImAM bharIne amaradattane dekhADIne pheMkI nAkhaje. te vakhata dAsIe temaja karyuM. A joIne amaradatte traNa capaTI vagADI. AthI rAjapurUSae jaI rAjAne khabara karyAthI rAjAe amarattane pA che darabAramAM bolAvyo ane kahyuM ke kaho zeTha e leTa kema pheMko ane te camaTIo kema vagADI. tethI amaradatte kahyuM ke svAmI leTa phekatAM meM joyuM nathI ne capaTIo te bagAsuM AvavAthI meM vagADI che. AthI rAjAe laI javAne hukama karyo ane ethI vakhata laI nIkaLyA tyAre zrImatIe vicAryuM ke e vAta kahevAnuM nathI ane e mAre mAre paNa bharavuM. A vicAra karIne bApanI pAse AvIne Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7 ne sarva vAta kahI ane kahyuM ke tame rAjA pAse jaIne ene muko. dhana mAge te paNa Apajo ane e vAtane artha jANavA mAgato hoya te mane tyAM teDAvaje. huM tyAM AvIne saMbhaLAvIza. evAM vacana zeThe sAMbhaLIne te zeTha najarANanI bheTe laIne rAjAnI pAse ga2. bheTa sukI page lAge ane hAtha joDIne kahevA lAgyo ke kahe svAmI A amaradattane AvaDI kada nA kema kare che. tyAre rAjAe kahyuM ke zeTha amAro putra kahe che ke e vAtane arya pAmuM te anna khAvuM te mATe ATaluM karavuM paDe che. A sAMbhaLIne zeTha kahe amaradattane pAchA vALo ane pAlakhI melI mArI putrIne belA eha sarva vAta kaheze. tethI rAjAe tarataja pAlakhI mekalI zrImatIne teDAvI zrImatI tyAM AvIne bApane khoLe beThI. tyAre rAjA kahe putrI rAtrIne sarva hevAla kahe. tyAre te bolI ke jIrAja sAMbhaLe, meM jANyuM ke mAre pItA rakhene keya murakha vara Ape mATe keI DAhyA catura jaIne varUM. ema vicArI dAsIne ekalI eka purUSa teDAvyuM. te AvyuM tyAre dAdare dhamadhama karato caha ane me jAyuM ke te mATe murakha che. vaLI meM eka tALI dIdhI. vaLI bIjIvAra nAhIne dAsIne hAthohAtha lugaDAM lIdhAM te vakhate bIjI tALI daIne meM jANyuM je mahA Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ murkha che. pachI trIjI tALI daIne meM trIjIvAra paNa tenI parikSA karI lIdhI te ema ke huM bAraNA vacce UbhIne me kahyuM ke mAMhe padhAro tyAre mane DAbe pAse mukIne peThe te vakhata meM dAsIne kahyu ke te murakhane kADhI muka. AthI tene dAsIe kADhI sukA ane bIjA purUSane teDI AvI te vakhate te purUSa dAdare caDatA paNa na jaNAyA mATe meM jANyu ke buddhivALA che. vaLI nAhIne lugaDAM nIcAM mukAvyAM ane chAMTIne pachI paheryAM tenuM kAraNa ema ke dAsInI ata che apavitra ane nahAvuM te pavitrapaNA mATe tethI chAMTI lIdhAM. tyAre tene meM mahA buddhivAna jAchyA. tyAre meM kahyuM ke mAMhe padhAro tyAre mane jamaNA aMge mukIne mAMhe peThA, je strI hAya tene DAbe aMge mukavI bAkI mAbena vagere bIjI strIone jamaNe aMge mukavI. vaLI DhAlIe lIMbu nAkhIne beThA te ema ke srIne DholIe purUSa ozIkA AgaLa bese ane mA benane khATalA hAya tA . paganI tarapha bese ema vicArIne je taraphathI lIMbu nyuM te kAre thaine beThA. te vAre huM paNa DhAlIe beThI ane phulanA daDA lai UDAnyA ane jaNAvyuM ke A pramANe jema phula kaNa kaNa mAphaka judAM thayAM jaNAya che temaja A ApaNI vAta savAre gAmamAM prasarI jaze. tyAre teNe Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 81 eka phulanA kaTakA be karyo ane jaNAvyuM ke mArA kaTakA be karaze tyAM sudhI te kaI nahIM ja jANavA pAme e tAre khAtrI rAkhavI. tyAre meM pAnasepArI ane uDhaNI ApyAM ane tethI jaNAvyuM ke tuM mAre patI ane huM tArI strI ema kahIne rajA dIdhI. vaLI sonAmahera dudhe dhoIne batAvI tethI ema jaNAvyuM ke tuM ane huM cekho ane nirmaLa mananA chIe tethI vAta kahIza to harakata nathI tyAre teNe kahyuM ke mane mAraze te eka camaTI dhuLa bhIMjAze to tene thI zuM thayuM. tyAre vaLI teNe kaherAvyuM ke are jema aDadane leTa aMdara Ujale paNa aDada upara kALA hoya che tema ApaNe aMdarato cokhAM chIe tethI vAta kahI deje tyAre teNe kahyuM ke have jIva jatAM ATalIvAra che tyAre zuM karavAne kahyuM. tyAre meM jANyuM ke e vAta kahevAne kadIpaNa nathI; tethI meM mArA pItAne tamArI pAse mokalyA; evAM vacana zrImatInA sAMbhaLani rAjA ghaNeja prasanna thaye, zrImatIne mAna sanmAna ApyuM. A uparathI te rAjAe baMnene paraNAvyAM ane bane sukha bhogavIne sadagatI gAmI thayAM. je rIte zrImatIe bharatAra parakhI lIdhe tema jaina dharma parakhI leze te manuSya sadA sukha-sthA sukha bhogavaze. Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sana vize bhImasenanI kathA. avaMtI nAme nagarImAM zrI bhImasena nAme rAjA rAjya karatA hate. eka samaye bhImasenane dune tenI upara caDAI karIne lakara sameta caDI Ave, mAMhomAMhe saMgrAma thayuM, ane azubha karmanA vegathI bhImasena hAryo, tyAre bhImasene manamAM vicAryuM ke, je jIvatA haIzuM to pharIthI rAjya laIzuM. duHkhadevatAe mukayuM te mAnavInuM zuM gajuM che ema jANIne madhya rAtrone vakhate sumitrA rANInI sAthe sumitra kuMvara ane svacchamitrA putrI e pramANe cAre jIva kAMI kharacI laIne keTanI bArI UghADIne rAjaya mukIne cAlI nIkaLyA. verIoe prabhAte AvIne rAjya saMbhALI lIdhuM ane bhImasena raste cAle jAya che tyAre manamAM vicAra Avye. briNa khaMDo piNa vaTa, piNa khaMDa SiNa laha, sarave sariSA caMdana, deva na dIdhA dila, sarakhA sa na saMpajo, dIne pahelA ke puTha, rAma yudhiSTira nRpati, nalavAnara laMkA luTa, vAnara laMkA luTa vahe, harIcaMda pANI, bhIma taNuM bhAIe, bala kIca tANa, jape kavI depAla, juo paramArtha purUSA, dIna pahelAne puTha beM, na saMpaje sarIkhA. Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ema vicAra karate raste cAlyA jAya che. AgaLa cAlatAM keTalAka divase eka vasaMtapura nagara AvyuM te nagaramAM thaIne cAlatAM madhya coTe AvyA tevAmAM te nagaramAM eka jINadAsa nAme vahevArIo vasatA hato teNe temane daDA ne vicAryuM ke kaI moTA mANasa che paNa duHkhanA mAryA cAlyA Ave che. ema jANI zeTha UThIne ubhA thayA ane hAtha lAMbo karIne malyA; ghare teDI gayA ane ghaNI AgatA karIne pAMca sAta dIvasa rAkhyA tethI bhImasene kahyuM ke, amane kaI jagyA Ape te temAM rahevAnuM karIe. AthI zeThe eka ghara ApyuM temAM jaIne rahyA. Ama gAMThanuM garatha vaTAvIne sukhamAM rahevA lAgyA. be traNa varasa vityAM eTale pAsenuM dhana khUTI rahevA AvyuM. tyAre strIne kahevA lAgyuM ke paradeza kamAvA jAuM ema strI pAsethI rajA mAgI. zeThane gharanI varadhI ane saMpaNI karIne eka varasanI mudate paradeza cAle. karma saMge bhImasena jayAM jayAM gayo tyAM ke jagyAe karIne jega banyuM nahIM ema bhamatAM varasa eka vahI gayuM ane lugaDAM lattAM hathIAra sarve vecI khAI daridrI thaI pAchA eka varase ghare AvyuM. te vakhate manamAM vicAryuM ke jo rAta paDe te pAcho re jAuM A vakhate dIvasa be cAra ghaDI bAkI rahe. Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haste tethI te gALIne rAta paheAra eka gaI tyAre ghara . nA bAraNe AvI ubhe ane A vakhate zoALe chevAthI gharamAMthI dIkaro be ke are! mAmane TADha vAya che mATe vastra Apa tyAre tenI mA belI kekarA tAre bApa varasane vAyade bahAra dezAvara kamAvAne gayA che te have Avaze kemake varasa purUM thavA AvyuM che. jayAre Avaze. tyAre tAre mATe tuM kahIza evAM navala vastra banAvarAvIzuM ane mane paNa phATI gayAM che te laIzuM. A pramANe belIne dIkarAne chAne rAkhe... e sAMbhaLI bhImasena vicAra karavA lAgyo ke strInA manamAM te manortha ghaNA prakAranA che ane mArI pAse to phuTI koDI paNa hAlamAM nathI. mATe je huM gharamAM jaIza to e strI haiyuM laIne nakI marI jaze tethI have to paradeza bhalene ApaNe bhalA ema vicArIne gharanA bAraNuM uparathI ja te pAcho vaLe. tevAmAM paradeza pharate siddhapura nagaramAM AvI caDaye tyAM gAmane pA- dara eka vaDa hato tyAM AvIne beThe. A vakhate eka kApaDI paNa tyAM AvIne beThe. teNe bhImasenane dIlagIra dekhIne puchyuM ke dilagIra kema che tyAre bhImasene pitAnI niradhanatAne sababe jaNA tethI-- te kApaDI ke cAla tuM mArI sAthe tAre joIe teTaluM dhana laIjA... have bhImasena kApaDI sAthe Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAlyo ane bejanuM pAdharA rehINacaLa parvata upara gayA. tyAMnA rAjAne jaIne page lAgyA ane teNe utAro Ave tyAM teo utaryA. have e ThekANe eka gaja pa4i eka dIvasamAM khodavAthI pAMca sAta ratna nIkaLatAM te ekaThAM karatA jAya paNa sahusahunA ekaThAM kare ema karatAM cha mAsa thayA tyAre kApaDIo be ke kema bhImasena tArI taNuM have purI thaI. te kahe hA, te vakhate ce bhAga rAjAne ApIne bIjA ratnanI gAMThaDI karIne beu jaNe gaLAmAM ghAlIne cAlI nIkaLyA. rastAmAM kApaDIo kahevA lAgyo ke mArUM dhana tuM jANe che ane tAruM dhana huM jANuM chuM mATe aratha che te anarathanuM muLa che mATe eka mArge tuM jA ane bIje mArge huM jAuM. ema kahI bhImasena ekale je mArgethI Avyo hato te ja mArge cAle, ane cAlatAM cAlatAM keTalAka dIvase siddhapurane pAdara vaDa nIce beThA hatA tyAM AvI pahoMce. ArAma levAne mATe gAMThaDI gaLAmAMthI kADhI mukha AgaLa mukIne beThe eTalAmAM eka vAMdare Avyo te gAMThaDI laIne deDI gaye, tenI pAchaLa bhImasena ghaNae deDa paNa vAMdaro kAMI hAthe Ave nahIM tethI pAcho vaDataLe AvIne raDato beThe. tevAmAM eka kApaDI AvIne pAse beThe teNe bhImasenane pUchayuM ke bhAI zA mATe tuM raDe Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che tethI bhImasene kahyuM ke meM ghaNuM dhana khoyuM. tyAre kApaDI kahe tuM cAla mArI sAthe huM tane rasakupIkAe teDI jA. bhImasena be ke cAle. eka pachI eka gAma mukatA thoDe dIvase rasaMkapIkAe jaI pahe cyA ane tyAM mAMcIe besIne bhImasene mAMhe utarIne tuMbaDAM be rasathI bharyA ane bahAra nIkaLe. sahu sahunA tuMbaDAM laI cAlyA. pAchA vaLI teja vaDe AvyA te vakhate kApaDI bhImasenane kahe ke tuM A siddhapura nagaramAM jaIne suMdara bhojana laI Ave ApaNe ekaThA besI jamIne pachI ghare jaie. eka lekhaMDane khIle ubhuM karIne te rasa copaDI suvarNamaya banAvyuM te laIne bhImasena gAmamAM gaye ane khIle vaTAvIne koInA hATamAMthI subhojana taiyAra karAvI Topale bharAvI vaDe laI A0 ne jue che to kApaDI nahIMne tuMbaDuM paNa nahIM. ghaNAe sAda karyA paNa kaI jovAmAM AvyuM nahIM tyAre bhImasena mahA dukha dharIne bhejana mukIne maravA mATe vaDe caDa ane suMthaNInuM nADuM kADhIne eka cheDo vaDanI DALe bAM, bIje cheDo pitAne gaLe bAMdhe eTalAmAM be sAdhu mahInA ekane upavAsI hatA temane A vatA dIThA. temane dekhIne ghaNeja rAjI thaI gaye ane tarataja vicAra karyo ke meM pele bhave kAMI dAna nathI Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 87 A tA A bhave zuM pAmuM. paNa A bhave jo karU teA pAmu mATe heThe utaryo ane sAdhunI sanmukha jaIne page lAgI kahevA lAgyo ke svAmI ahAra pANazuddha che tethI tene zuddha bhAva joine sAdhu tyAM AvyA ane khapa joga ahAra pANI vArIne pAchA vaLyA tyAre bhImasena phrAne vaDe caDayA ane vaDe caDhIne AgaLanI mAphaka dAraDuM pAchuM gaLAmAM nAkhyuM ane zarIra heThe lathaDAvavA jAya che tevAmAM vaDamAMthI zabda thayA ke mAM, AthI AgaLa pAchaLa jaine pAchuM zarIra mukavA jAya che eTale tevAja zabda thayA ane jevAthI kArya nadI tyAre trIjIvAra zarIra mukavA jAya che eTalAmAM mAM, mAM, A sAMbhaLI bhImasena bece mAM, mAM, zuM kahe che je heAya te AgaLa AvIne ubhA raheA. tethI cakIta DaLAbharaNu devatA AgaLa AvI ubhA rahyA. are! bhImasena mAgamAga mAge te Apu . te sAdhune ahAra ApyA tethI huM tArA upara kuzamAna thayA chuM. tyAre bhImasena bAyA ke mAgyuM ApeAtA A siddhupura nagaranuM rAjaya, gAMThaDI ane tu MbaDI e mAguM chuM. devatAe kahyuM ke jA, have AjathI rAjayateA sAtame dIvasa maLaze; ane sAthe gAMThaDI, tuMbaDI, paNa prApta thaze. A vacana bolyA pachI deva, tyAMthI alApa thai gayeA. bhImasena heThA utaryA tevAmAM te . Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAMdare je gAMThaDI laI gaye hatA te pAchA AvIne tyAM nAkhIne cAlato thaye tethI gAMThaDI to tene maLI A devane kevA prakArano pace kahIe. vAha! A dharmatvanuM nyuna kAma paNa mAtra keTaluM prabaLa dekhADe che! sAdhu purUSane khavarAvavAnuM A te kevuM mahA kahevAya!A banAva banyA pachI tarataja pele kApaDI raste jatAM AMdhala thaI gaye ane tenA manamAM meTI zaMkA utpanna thai AvI ke are! A harAmanI tuMbaDI huM laI AvyA; teja bahu adharmanuM kAma thayuM, tethI ja huM AMdhaLo thaye. mATe bhImasena pAse AvIne kahevA lAgyuM ke, A be tumaDAM tame rAkho paNa mane dekhate karo. A sAMbhaLI bhImasene pitAnuM tumaDuM rAkhIne tenuM pAchuM ApIne rajA ApI. eTalAmAM bhImasenane cha dIvasa te vaDa nIce cAlyA gayA ane sAtame dIvase banAva evuM bane ke te siddhapura nagarano rAjA arimardana aputra marI javAthI rAjAnI gAdI upara mukarara karavAno rIvAja mujaba pAMca dIvAno thALa goThavIne AratI rUpa karIne hAthInI zuMDhamAM yukitasara ApyA tethI te hAthI gAma bahAra te vaDa nIce bhImasenanA mAthA upara te thALa dharI ubhuM rahyuM. Ama be vakhata banAva banyA tethI gAjate vAgate hAthInI pITha upara suvarNanI aMbADImAM bIrAjane zaheramAM gayo Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ane rAja gAdI upara beThe. nagara lekamAM bhImase. nanI ANa pharI ane sarva tene amala jANe tenA kahevA mujaba karavA lAgyA. tarataja pitAnA pradhAnane mokalI vasaMtapuramAMthI potAnI strI tathA putrane tyAM bolAvI lIdhAM temaja jINudAsa ke jeNe tene Azraya ApI duHkhamAMthI choDavavAne mahenata lIdhI hatI tene paNa tyAM bolavIne sanmAnathI rAkhe. vaLI lazkaranI sArI jamAvaTa karIne potAnI bApanI rAjayadhAnI paNa jItI lIdhI ane sukhe dIvasa nigamana karI AkhuM AyuSya zrAvaka dharmanI AmanyA pALIne devagatIne adhIkArI che tathA svarganuM sukha pA . itIdAna viSe bhImasenanI kathA saMpurNaH | bhakti tIrtha karanAra devapALanI kathA. vasaMtapura nagaramAM harikSeNa nAme rAjA rAjaya karato hato. te nagarImAM eka subhadra nAme vANIe vasato hato tene devapALa nAme putra hatA. te devapALanA mAtA pItA maraNa pAmyA tethI devapALanAnI umarane hevAthI te nagaramAM jINudAsa karIne zeTha rahete hato temane ghare jaIne rahyo. devapALa te jINudAsanA gharanAM Dhora cAravA jato hato, evI rIte ghaNuM dahADA sudhI te e kAma karatA hatA. nI Dhora carAvatA, Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Lo DhArane bAMdhatA choDatA, cArApuLA nAkhatA, eka samaye aSADa mAsa hatA tevAmAM devapALa dhaNu laine vanamAM javA nIkaLyA hatA ane madhyAna thavA AnyA eTalAmAM te vanamAM eka taLAva hatuM te taLAva upara DhArane carAvIne taLAvamAM pANI pAvA laI gayA. tyAM DhAra pANI pIne eka ThekANe ubhAM che tathA pote paNa eka kAre beThA che. tevAmAM eka keraDAnA jhADa pAse eka mastaka dIThuM tethI manamAM vicAryuM ke e zu haze ! ema acaraja pAmIne pAse gayA. hAthe karIne raja dura karIne joyuM teA zrI pArzvanAthajInI pratImA akhaMDapaNe joI ane dhaNeAja AnaMda pAmyA ane paracAra karInetyAM te murtane padharAvI tathA evA manane nizcaya kIdho ke e murtinI mAre rAja pujA karavI te pachI annAja pANI levuM. DhAra lai dhera AgnyA ane vaLI bIje dIvase jInadAsanI strIe prabhAtane vakhate kahyuM ke he devapALa tuM zIrAvIne DhAra cAravA jAje, A uparathI devapALe kahyu ke huM zIrAvIza nahIM. mArA peTamAM du:khe che te mATe cepalAM bAMdhI Ape; tethI bAie thepalAM bAMdhI A pyAM. te lai dvAra hAMkIne teja taLAve AnyA. tyAM AvIne devanI pujA karI phaLakula caDAvIne dhyAna karyuM e pramANe dIna pratye kare, ema karatAM karatAM mAsa Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 91 be mAsa thayA. tevAmAM bhAdaravAnI medhanI jhaDI thaI AvI ane tevAmAM devapALa dharathI rAjanI peThe thepalAM laine DhAra hAMkI cAyA ane raste jatAM eka nadI AvatI tyAM pahoMcyA. jueche teA nadI be kAMThe vahe che paNa uttarAya evu kAMi banyu nahIM. jala dala kAle jalA puI, dustarA RRSI karamaNA // zeSa kAle bhaveta sukA, sarItA du:kha dAyanI 5 te same sAMjha sudhI bhukhyA taraAA bezI raheA. sAMke thepalAM kAI bhIkhArIne ApIne ghera AvI sui rahyA. zeThANI suMdarIe kahyuM ke devapALa vALu karavAne uThe tyAre kahyuM ke mArUM tA mAthu dukheche ane mane bhukha paNa lAgI nathI, evI rIte traNa dIvasa sudhI javAba detA rahyA. detrapALane amacAvIhArA yayA. have,ceAthe hAhADe thepalAM lai DhAra hAMkIne ahAra nIkaLyA. jevA nadIne kAMThe AnyA ane jue che teA nadIe kAMIka mAraga dIdhA hoya ema lAgyu tethI DhAra bIjA geAvALIAene bhaLAvIne pAta nadI tarIne bIje kAMThe AnyA tyAMthI cAyA jAya che te AgaLa mAragamAM sIMha nava hathe beThA dIThe. te DhekhI manamAM vicArayu ke, huM bhagavata darzana kara" vAne jAuM chuM' temAM A vIdhana vacce AvyuM te tethI bIka na rAkhatAM AgaLa cAcA ane nirbhayatAthI Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 92 prabhu pArzvanAthajI pAse AvyA ane anaMta bhAve karI pujA AdarI tethI bhagavAna zamAna thayA ane siMhanuM rUpa palaTIne adhiSThAtA devatA bhagavAnanA zarIramAM saMkramIne kahevA lAgyA ke, devapALa bhAga, tuM mAge te ApuM. devapALa bhakita manamAM lAvIne nirmaLa - nathI be hAtha joDIne kahevA lAgyo ke, svAmI tamAruM darzana thayuM tethI huM sarvatra pApe have mAre bhAgavApaNuM zuM rahyuM. te vakhate bhagavAne kahyuM AjathI dIna sAtamAM tuM rAjya pAmIza tyAre devapALa kahe svAmI ApanuM vacana pramANa ema kahI devatA ane lepa thaI gayA. have devapALa paNa devane page lAgI nadI pAcho utarIne DhoramAM AvyuM ane aThamanuM pAraNuM karyuM ane sAMjha paDatAM Dhora hAMkIne ghare A . have je dahADe devapALane devatAnuM varadAna - LyuM hatuM teja dIvase te nagarano rAjA harIkSeNa nAme hato te mRtyu pAmyA te aputra hovAthI pradhAna maMDaLe rAjA rIta pramANe paMca dIvya pragaTAvIne gAmamAM pheravyA te pAMca divasa sudhI pheravatAM paNa keinA mAthe haLyA nahIM tethI chaTTe dIvasa te gAma bahAra nIkalyA tenI pAchaLa rAja leka paNa nIkaLyA. pharatAM pharatAM jyAM devapALa taLAvanI pALa upara eka jhADa hatuM tenI nIce suto hato tyAM A Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyA ane prathama hAthaNIe kaLaza DhALe ane pachI hAthIe DhA ane camara nAkhyA kIdhuM. ghoDe te jagyAe hIhIkAra macAvI rahyuM ane chatra paNa tenAja zIrapara dhAraNa thaI gayuM ane paMca zabda vAjItra nAda khulI gayA. pradhAna maMDaLa praNAma karavAne taiyAra thayuM eTale mukhathI cheDo dura karatAM sakala jana maMDaLa tene oLakhIne Azcarya pAmyA. "A te devapALa che tene rAjya zAnuM hoya e to paMcadIvyanI bhula thaI gaI. cAle, ApaNe pAchA jaI e" ema kahIne pAchA rAjyamAM gayA ane pharIne paMcadIvya zaMgAra sajAvyA. te paNa tyAM jaI aTakyA ane trIjIvAra paNa tyAM ja jaIne devapALane namyAM. AthI devapALane rAjayano mAlIka samajIne rAjagAdI upara besADI rAjA banAve. jene deva Ape tene manuSyathI zuM karI zakAya. have devapALane rAjaya zRMgAra paherAvyA ane AkhA gAmamAM moTA ThAThathI svArI pheravI ane mahotsava pravarta. mahA dAna detA rAjAdhIrAja devapALa rAja tIlakanuM teja pAme tenI ANadANa pharI. rAja putrI sAthe tenuM lagna thayuM. teNe zrI pArzvanAthajIno mahA prasAda karAvyuM ane tyAM zrI pAnAthajInI murti padharAvI. ghaNA snAtra mahotsava kya. devapALe pavitratAthI zrA Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 94 vakavRta pALIne devakanuM sukha prApta karavuM. tenI peThe je bhagavAnanI pujA kare ane manane kabajAmAM rAkhIne vratanI purI bhAvanA dhare teja A bhave ane parabhave sukhI thAya. dAnaviSe muLa devanI kathA. zrI kosaMbI nagarI nAme vizALa nagaramAM mahAvIra sena nAme rAjA rAjya karatA hatA tene vIramatI nAme rANI hatI ane teone muLadeva nAme eka kumAra hato. vidyA bhaNI gaNIne te jyAre taiyAra thaye tyAre bharapura jobana pAmya ane mahA dAnezvarI thaye. bahudAna ApavAnI TevathI rAjaya bhaMDAramAM khADo paDavA lAgyo. A vAta pradhAne rAjAne jaNAvI tethI rAjAne rIsa caDI ane putrane bolAvIne dezavaTo dIdhe. te kabula karIne mAtA pAse AjJA mAgavAne gayo te vakhate mAtAnA piyAranI lAgaNI uzkerAI gaI ane AMkhamAM pANI AvyuM paNa tethI kAMI vaLe tama nahatuM e jJAnathI tapAyuM ane pachI cAra ratna ApIne muLa devane tenI mAtAe keTalIka zubha zIkhAmaNa ApIne rajA ApI. mArge cAlatAM cAlatAM keTaleka dIvase padhapura nagaramAM te AvI pahoMcyo tyAM luhAranI keDa upara dhaNanA dhaDAkA mA Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ravAne kAme lAgyuM. savA pahora sudhI e kAma karyuM tyAre te luhAre tene mahenatanuM vaLatara savApAlI ane Dada ApyA. te laI te kuMbhArane ghare AvyuM ane eka hAMDalI lIdhI te laIne taLAvanI pALe gaye tyAM jaIne aDadanA bAkaLA rAMdhyA te taiyAra thayA tevAmAM eka sAdhu eka mAsano upavAsI AvI caDaye te dekhI muLadeva sanmukha jaI page lAgyo ane kahevA lAgyuM ke svAmI anna pANI . zuddha che. A thI sAdhu tyAM AvyA ane ghaNuM bhAvathI muLadeve te bAkaLAM vaherAvyA. e sAdhunA sAdhana rUpa deva muLadevane gumAna thayA ane kahevA lAgyA ke huM tane varadAna ApuM chuM. ema varadAna ApI devatA pitAne sthAnake gayA. have muLadeva sAMkane vakhate te ta. LAvanI pALe eka zrI zAMtInAthajInuM devaLa hatuM tyAM jaIne suI gaye tyAM niMdrAmAM eka stranuM AvyuM temAM teNe seLe kaLAe purNa evuM caMdrAmRta pIdhu. tyAM pAse ja eka sAdhune cele suto hato teNe paNa eja svapna dIThuM. eTalAmAM savAra thaI gaI tyAre cele pitAnA gurU pAse jaIne ravannano vicAra puchavA lAge tyAre te gurU kahevA lAgyA ke tuM rAbane chAza AhAra pAmegA. svapnanuM phaLa sAMbhaLavIne cele pAdhare gAmamAM gaye tevAmAM koI bAI pANI bharavA jatI Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 96 hatI teNe A celAne joine vArAvAnuM mana thayuM tethI te celAne ghera teDI gai ne rAkhachAza ApI. have muladeva paNa teja vakhate gAmamAMthI phaLa kula laine pAdharA vizvabhara nAmanA eka paDItarAjane tyAM gayA ane tenA sanmukha phaLa kula vagere mukI page lAgyA ane svapnAnA vicAra pragaTa karIne tenuM phaLa puchavA lAgyuM. tyAre paDIta kahe jo mArI putrIne hAthe varamALatu le tAja hu tane svapnAnA vicAra kahyuM. tyAre muLadeve temane kahyuM ke mahArAja mArI nAta jAta tame jANa tA nathI te putrI kema paraNavAne mATe kahe che. tyAre paMDIte kahyuM ke meM tamArUM mukha joineja sarva parikSA karI lIdhI eTale have te viSe kAMi paNa mAre vicAra karavAnuM rahyuM nathI. mAtra kahuM chuM ke tuM mArI putrI varamALa Ape te grahaNa kara e mAgu chuM. tyAre muladeva aNu bo9yA rahyA. tethI paMDIte putrIne belAvIne varamAla peharAvavAne AjJA ApI eTale putrIe varamAla mudevarAjane AropaNa karI dIdhI. pachI svapnanuM phaLa paMDIte nIrAMte jaNAvyu ke AjathI chaThe dIvase tuM A nagarInA rAjA thaiza A vacana pramANa kahIne tyAMthI te rAja kumAra uThayA ane jayAM te talAvanI pALe je daivalamAM rAtrIe sutA hatA tyAM AvyA tyAM rahetAM cha dIvase nagarInA rAjA Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 97 aputra maraNa pAmavAthI rAja tIlakane adhIkArI TharAvavAne mATe pradhAna maMDala ane zeThazAhukAra vagere muhAjana maMDaLe paMcadIya zaNagAryA. te paMcadI 1 karatAM karatAM taLAvanI pAse AvyA ane tyAM muladevanA uparaja kalaza DhALyA. paMca zabda vAchatra vAgavA lavyAM tyAre mahAjana maMDala AvAne praNAma karavA lAvyA ane kahevA lAgyA ke uThe mahArAja Apaja amArA rAjA thaI cukyA che. e sAMbhalI rAjanIti pramANe muladeve pote cAlavAnI pitAnI zakita je hatI te pramANe viveka batAvyuM ane rAjayagAdIe AvIne beThe ANadANa muladeva rAjAdhIrAja mahArAjanI AkhA dezamAM pharI gaI ane eka ja lagane eka rAjakumArI tathA bIjI paMDIta kanyAnI sAthe mekI dhAma dhuma karIne paraNyA pachI sukha zAMtimAM dhameM caracAmAM dAna devAmAM ane dayAnA tathA paramArthanA upayogamAM pitAne janmAro saphala karato hato. have pelA celAe je tenI sAthe ja svapna joyuM hatuM teNe vicAryuM je mudeva to rAja pAmya mATe huM paNa tene vuM ja sva'ne pharIthI jo dekhuM to rAjaya pAmuM mATe teNe ghaNA ghaNA prayAsa karyA paNa tethI kAMI vaLyuM nahIM ane rakhaDI rakhaDIne AMkhe janmAro AzA ane tRSNAmAM TaLavaLatAM talavalatAM ja gumAvI dIdhuM. paNa te Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svapna pharIthI kadI na dIThuM temaja gayo avatAra ma. nuSyane paNa svapnanI piThe pAcho kadI AvatuM nathI mATe je durlabha deha pAmIne sAcAM sAdhana meLavavAne cuke che te kevI ajJAnatA kare che te vicAravuM e - reka vAMcanAranuM kAma che. itiH | | | dAnaviSe saghana zehanI kathA. zrI pATalIputra nagaramAM vizvakasena nAme rAjA rAjaya karato hato te nagaramAM sughana zeTha nAme eka zrAvaka vasate hato ane te ghaNe ja dhanavaMta hato. saMsAra sukhamAM tenA dIvasa nikalatA hatA. eka samaye zrI dharmaSasurI nAme mahA purUSa te nagarImAM padhA, tethI leka temane vaMdavAne gayA ane temAM sudhana zeTha paNa gayA. tevAmAM gurU upadeza detAM ema bo9yA ke "gajAMta lakSmi ane dhvajAta punya." te vAkyanI TIkA karatAM artha ughADe batAvyuM ke, aMguSTa pramANa deheruM karAvI mAthe ghajA caDAve eTale punyane aMbA thaI jAya. evA gurUmukhathI vacana sAMbhaLIne sughana zeTha ghera AvyA ane vicAra karavA lAgyA ke A ghana che te asthira che. "asthiraM kavitA loke asthire dhana devane asthirA putra dArA dharma kIrti dayA sthira". Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ema manamAM vicArIne ghaNA sArA dIvase keherAnuM muhurta karyuM ane ghanuM ja meTuM suMdara deherUM karAvyuM. cAvatAM caNAvatAM traNa bhAganuM devuM caNAvyuM ane cothA bhAganuM bAkI rahyuM tevAmAM koIka pApa gRhanA jegathI zeTha nidhana thaI gayA ane temanuM badhuM dhana dALavATe thaI gayuM. tevAmAM gharamAM evuM thayuM ke -- atranAsti UdakanAsti nAsti mAtA jugadharI che sAkaMtara lavaNa nAsti nAsti yada bhujate che kharo avasthA jabuna thaI tyAre sughana zeThanI strI sughana zeTha pratye kahevA lAgI ke svAmI tame mAre pIyara jAo ane tyAMthI ghana laI A ke jethI ApaNAM chokarAM sukhI thAya. tyAre zeTha bolyA ke, strI saMsAramAM sarve svArthanAM sagAM che. delI velAe sagAM kane javuM te paNa kAMI ThIka kahevAya nahIM. te vakhate strI haTha karI rahI. ekavAra mArA bhAI kane jAo ema jayAre strI pharI pharIne kahevA lAgI tyAre sudhana zeTha bolyA ke ThIka tema karIzuM. bhAtAne mATe sAthe pAlI eno karIne te khaDIAmAM bAMgle. zeTha rAtaghaDI be rahI eTale paMthe thayA. Agala cAlatAM cAlatAM zeThe manamAM vicAra karyo ke bhAtuM te eka dIvasanuM che ane paMthe to hajI traNa divasane Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mA che AkI che tyAre aThama pacakhANa karyo. ane the dI se sasarAnA gAma najIka Ave eTalAmAM tene vi. cAra Avye ke ADamanuM pAraNuM karIne jAuM kAraNa ke sagAM vahAlAMmAM jaIne karelA vRtanuM phala bIje ApavuM e ThIka nathI. Ama vicAra karIne te eka talAva upara Ave ane pANI galIne sAthe 5lAve tathA tene eka pIMDA ke eTalAmAM eka mAse upavAsI sAdhu Avato dekhIne sanmukha jaIne teDI lAve te sAthe sAdhune herA eTale sAdhu vihArIne gayA. bAkI rahyA tenuM pote pAraNuM kIdhuM pachI te sAsare AvyuM ane sahu sagAM AvIne mane LyAM. AgatA svAgatA karI ane tyAM be traNa dIvasa thayA tyAre dIkarA malIne mAne kahevA lAgyA ke mAtuM kahe tyAM sudhana zeThane ApIe tyAre temanI mAtAe kahyuM ke huM tamane vicArIne savAre javAba daI za. A sAMbhaLIne dIkarA pitAne sthAnake gayA. tyAre DesIe gotraja AgaLa jaIne dhupa dIpa karIne kahyuM ke "mAtAjI tame kaho te jamAine ApIe." ema kahIne AgaLa sutI te vakhate aradhI rAtane same gAtraja AvIne kahe ke "tamArA jamAIe mAragamAM punya upArjana karyuM che temAMthI tamane trIjo bhAga ke ce bhAga je Ape to tame je e mAge Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 101 te Apajo," ema kahIne devI alepa thaI gaI. bI. ja dIvase madhyAna samaye jyAre badhA ekaThA thaIne beThA che te vakhate sudhana zeTha pratye kahevA lAgyAM ke tame mArge AvatAM punya kIdhuM che temAMthI amane jANe teTaluM Ape ane tamAre pure teTaluM dhana mAgI lyo. te vakhate sughana zeTha kahe ke vicAra karIne javAba daIza. e vAta thayA pachI sahu sahune ThekANe gayAM. ane sAMjha paDI gaI. sahu sahune ThekANe jaIne sutAM. Avakhate sughana zeTha manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyuM ke meM keTaluMka dharma punya karyuM che te vecIne dhana gAMThe bAMdhavuM tenA karatAM e dhana vagara ja calAvIza. ema vicAra karIne pAchalI rAte pitAnA lugaDAM paherI khaDIo ane tuMbaDuM laI cAlI nIkaLe. mArage jatAM aThama pacIza cAle ane trIje dIvase pitAne gAma AvyuM. ane dIvasa bAkI bahu hevAthI nadIne kinAre te beThe. nadImAMthI nIlI pIlI kAMkarIe vINavAne mAMDI. te dasa bAra zera ekaThI karI lIdhI, laIne lugaDe bAMdhI devAmAM nAkhIne rAta cAra ghaDI gaI tyAre ghera AvyuM. strI dekhI uThI ubhI thaI ane mAthethI bhAra laI lIdhe te koThAmAM mukaryo. te vakhate zeTha kahe ke khATale DhALIde eTale zrIe khATale DhALI dIdhuM ane zeTha suI gayA tethI Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 tarataja nIMdrAvaza thai gayA. te vakhate srI manamAM vicAra karavA lAgI ke ADhaluM dhana mArA bhAI vagara mIjhu kANu Ape. ema vicArIne eka ratna mAMhethI vANeAtarane ApyuM ane kahyuM ke jA, ene dharANe sukIne rUpIA se lai Ava te magAvIM ne pachI paDasudhI vagere sarve sAmAna maMgAvyA ane rAMdhavA peDhI. manamAM vicAryuM ke dhaNIne be aThamanu pAraNuM che tebe thI veDhelI taiyArI karU` tevAmAM zeTha jAgI uThayA ane jue che te gharamAM strI mATI dhAmadhuma karI rahIche. tyAre zeTha kahe ke bhuMDI A karaja pachI kANa bharaze. tyAre srI kahe ke, ATaluM badhu dhana khAtA paNa jokaraja thaze tA vaLI bIjo pherA mArA bhAIne dharaja jo tyAre zeTha kahe ke te dhana ahIM lAvya. tyAre gAMThaMDI ANIne pAse mukI ane zeThe joItA ekalAM 2na jhaLa jhaLI rahyAMche. tyAre zeTha belyA ke:-4 zrI A sarve dAnane mahImAche. A kAMI tArA bhAine guNu nathI paNa je kharI bInA hatI te strIne kahI saMbhALAvI, AgaLanu deherU je adhurU hatuM te purU karAvyuM dharma ArAdhI svarganA sukhane anubhava karavAte vicA. Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zIyala viSe sItAnI sthA. adhyA nagarImAM rAjA rAmacaMdra rAjya karatA hatA temane ghare sItA nAme strI hatI te mahA zIlavaMtI hatI. sukhe rAjayanA joga vilAsa karatA hatA, eka samaye rAmacaMdrajI rAtana vakhate nagara caracA jovAne nIkaLyA hatA tevAmAM pharatA pharatA ghAMcI vADamAM AvI caDyA. tyAM eka ghAMcInA ghara pachavADethI jatA hatA eTalAmAM te ghAMcInI strI ramavA mATe gai hatI te moDI AvI tethI ghAMcI che ke tuM A vaDI moDI rAta sudhI kyAM rahI hatI ? te sAMbhaLI strI bolI sakhIo sAthe ramatI hatI tyAre te ghAMcI bo ke Ajano gune to mApha karUM chuM. Aja pachI jo rAte ghara choDIne bahAra nIkaLIza te gharamAM nahIM thAluM. A uparathI ghAMcaNa belI ke tame juone, sotA be mahInA te rAvaNane tyAM rahI AvI pachI paNa rAme rAkhI ke nahIM. e bela sAMbhaLIne ghAMcI bole ke, rAme rAkhI paNa huM to na rAkhuM. eTalI vAtacIta karIne bane suI gayAM, A saghaLI bInA rAmacaMdrajI e barAbara dhyAna lagADIne sAMbhaLI hatI tethI manamAM ghaNeja kheda usanna thayo. prabhAtane samaye sItAjIe puchayuM ke kaho vAmInAtha A5 Aja cIMtAtura che Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 mA, tyAre rAmacaMdrajI beAyA ke hai srI, e vAta kahevA jevI nathI. AthI sItAjIe kahyu ke, svAmI kahayA vinA mananA AMbaLA kema bhAMgaze, e uparathI rAmacaMdrajIe rAtanI sarve vAta kahI sa MbhaLAvI, ATalI vAta sAMbhaLI sItAjInA manamAM AvyuM ke arara ! mane paNa eTalu' kalaMka caDayuM che. huM svAmI mArU" e kala'ka Apa UtarAvA. tyAre rAmacaMdrajIe dhIjanI sAmagrI karAvI, traNase gajanI khAi khAdAvI temAM agara caMdananA lAkaDAM bharAvyAM ane cAre taraphathI dhamaNathI dhamAvIne lAla cALathayA pachI temAM madha a ne dhI hAmAvyAM ane agni cAre taraphathI jayAre parI purNa pragaTa thaI tyAre sItAjI nAhIne navala va 5herI parIvAra sahIta agni pAse AvIne hAtha joDI agni pratyekaheke yataH kAnya || manasI vaca sIkAye ! jAgare svapta mArga yadI mama patI bhAve ! rAdhavA danya pusAM ! mAMka pAva keda gA tahu dahusI / zarIra tragatI sagatI bhAve tuhI sAkSI trIleAye eTalu kahI navakAra mutra samarIne agnimAM jhaMpalAvyuM tyAre agni maTI pANInA jharA khanI gayA tethI pANImAM jhIlI bahAra nIkaLyAM ane magaLIkanA vAjIMtra vAgyAM pachI vAchatra vAjate dhera AvyA. iti. Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 25 zIyala viSe zrI zIla suMdarInI kathA. zrI avaMtI nagarImAM sudarzana nAme rAja rAjaya karato hato tene mana kezara nAme pradhAna hato te pradhAnanA gharamAM zIla suMdarI nAme strI hatI te mahA zIlavaMtI hatI. eka samaya upara pradhAna pitAne ghera derAsara hovAthI tyAM beThA beThA pujA kare che. tene samaye rAjAe pradhAnane teDavA mokalyo te vAlaMda pradhAnane pujA karatAM jaIne pAchA vaLe. pAchA jaIne rAjA pratye belyo ke mahArAja pradhAnajIta pujA kare che. paNa eka kamaLanuM phula pradhAnanA derAsaramAM ghaNuM ja anupama meM joyuM. rAjA e vAta manamAM samajI rahyo. tevAmAM pradhAna paNa Ave eTale rAjAe kahyuM ke are ! pradhAnajI uttara dizA taraphathI buma AvI che mATe kaTaka taiyAra karo. te vakhate pradhAne pariyANAM ane bhera devarAvIne kaTaka ekaThuM karyuM. rAjA caDI nIkaLyo tyAre pradhAna paNa ghare AvIne strI kane rajA mAgI derAsara sAthe laI rAjA bhege gaye. AgaLa jatAM du mana sAthe laDAI thaI ane temAM potAno nAda ya karyo ane ghera AvavA lAgyA. mArgamAM AvatAM A vatAM eka sthAnake utAro kIdhuM tyAM pradhAna pujA karato hato te ja samaye vaLI teja vALaMda teDavA A Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 teNe AgaLanI mAphaka Aja paNa kamaLa dIThuM. ane ne tarata ja rAjA AgaLa AvIne e vAta kIdhI eTale rAjAne paNa e vAta pAchI sAMbharI AvI eTalAmAM pradhAna paNa pujA karIne rAjA pAse Ave ane pachI rAjAe kahyuM ke are ! pradhAnajI, tame ekalAja jyAre ane tyAre kamala phulane vAvara paNa amArA sudhI te lAvatA nathI e zuM kehavAya? tyAre pradhAna kahe mahArAja tamane koNe kahyuM, tyAre rAjAe kahyuM ke vALa de Aja tamArA derAsaramAM kamaLa dITha tethI mane kahyuM. A sAMbhaLIne pradhAna be ke, mane harAja e kamaLato mArI strI tenA pIyarathI lAvI che ane te huM mArA derAsaramAM rAkhuM chuM. jyAre e kamaLa karamAya tyAre jANajo je zIyaLa cukI. ema kahIne e kamaLa mArI pAse rAkheluM che. A vAta rAjAe mAnI nahIM. rAjAe e vAta kharI khAtrI karavAno vicAra karIne pradhAnane utAre javAne nizcaya jaNAvyuM eTale temAM pradhAna paNa khuzIthI padhAre ema be eTale rAjA pradhAnane utAre AvyA ane daherAsara ughaDAvIne kamala joyuM tenA upara mahera chApa karI ane pAchA pitAne sthAnake gayA. have pharIthI savAramAM rAjA pradhAnane utAre AvyA ane kamaLanI upara karelI mahera chApa joito kaI dIThI Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 107 nahIM ane kamaLa pAchuM hatuM evuM ja nava pallava dIThuM. pradhAne tenI pujA kIdhI tyAre pachI paNa rAjAe mahera chApa dIdhI ema traNa dIvasa sudhI lAgaTha joyuM paNa kamaLa navapakava dIThuM te dekhIne rAjA tenA mAnamAM meTuM vismaya pAmya ane utAre AvIne eka rajaputa mahA rUpavAna vibhasena nAmane hato tene teDAvyuM ane kahyuM ke are! vikramasena tuM ApaNA gAma jaIne mana kezara pradhAnanI strI sAthe je vilAsa karIne Ava to huM tane khuzI karuM. AthI te rajaputa manamAM ghaNo ja AnaMda pAmyo. cAlyAne. sAmAna taiyAra karIne pradhAna pAse rajA mAgI tyAre pradhAne paNa kAgaLa lakhI Ape ane temAM lakhyuM ke vikramasena je mukhathI kahete sAcuM karI mAnajo evi kAgaLa laIne tyAMthI avi chinna pramANe avaMtI nagarImAM Ave. pAgharoja pradhAnanI khaDakIe AvIne utAre karyo. ane kAgaLa je te lAvyA hatA te cAkaranI mAraphata pradhAnanI strIne paheMcaDAvyo. te vakhate te kAgaLa vAMcIne pradhAnanI strIe rajaputanI AgatA svAgatA karAvavA mAMDI ane dAsI sAthe bhejananI yukita karAvI. have rajapute uttama uttama prakAranI vastuo ane vastrA tathA alaMkAra ane rasa utpanna kare tevI sugaMdhamaya kAma pragaTa kare tevI a Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 naika cIjo dAsI sAthe zIla suMdarIne mokalAvI. vaLI hAsyAspada eTale mazkarI ThaThThAnA vacane paNu kahe varAvyAM. tethI zIla suMdarI tenA manane je kAMi bhAva hatA te jANI gai ane sAMjhane same teDAvyeA. uttana eraDAmAM DholIe DhaLAvye| tyAM suvAne mAkA tyAM peAtAnI eka dAsIne potAnA sarva zagAra sa jAvIne mAkalI te dekhIne vikramasena rAjI thayA ane hasatAM ramatAM prabhAta thai gayA. te rajaputa rajA mAgI ane khaDakIe AvyA ane dAsI tarataja zIla suMdarI pAse gai ane sarva hakIkata kahI saMbhaLAvI tethI zIla suMdarIe kAgaLa lakhIne pA pratyuttara dIche. te vikramasena pAchA rAjA pAse AvyA ane rA jAne sarva hakIkata kahI eTale rAjA raLiyAta thayA. have savAra thaI eTale rAjA utAvaLA kamaLa jovAne mATe pradhAnane utAre.Abe ane te rajaputa ke je kAgaLaneA javAba lAvyeA hatA te paNa sAthe gayA. uparathI kAgaLa vAMcI pradhAna manamAM zAMtA pAmyA ane kAgaLa rAjane hAthamAM ApyA. te teNe vAMcyA. te kAgaLamAM evu lakhyu hatu ke A dhara bhAjana nabhaye / gayA pAhuNA nabhukhyA cepaDatana kanabhayA / khANa mukha bhayAna lukhA I brAtana lagI sikAra / tAka siMhana zIra mumai ! mRganalago dhAva / ANu pAradhIna cukayA Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 109 kahe kamaMcanIca nArIseM nIza gavI avaguNa che arISTa guNo Isupara vividha navala zuM phule kamala pASANapara ( 1 che evo kAgaLa vAMcI manamAM vismaya pAmyA. rAjA ghaNI ja prasaMzA karIne pitAne sthAnake gayA. keTaleka dIvase rAjA ane pradhAna pitAnI nagarImAM AvyA. maMgaLa vAcha vAgyAM ane mahotsava thaI rahe. sarva nagaranA leka ane tAbAnA mANasene maLyA ane teo rAjA tathA pradhAnane jIta karIne AvelA jANI AnaMda ane utsAhathI temanA bhaNI IzvakRpAnuM kaMpanI IcchA mAgatA hatA. eka samaye rAjAe pAlakhI mokalI zIla suMdarIne teDAvI ane ghaNuM ja utsava mane namAM ANIne Adara satakAra karyuM. sAsara vAse kerIne tene ghare pahoMcADI. evI rIte zIyaLane mahImAM jagata zILa suMdarI vistAra pAme. ItiH tapa viSe draDhaNa kumAranI kathA purI aphalI aDhIya ghamI, hA buhAsamaNuM badhdhA ; DhaNa hA vizudhdhA, vizudhdhA jAhA saphalIA jAyA ; saracha dezamAM dvArikA nagarImAM zrI kRSNavAsudeva rAjaya karatA hatA temane tyAM DhaMDhaNuM nAme rANIne DhaDhaNa nAme kuMvara thaye. te DhaMDhaNakumAra bhaNyA gayA tathA paraNAvyA ane ema eka pachI eka che. saMsAra sukha bhaMga vilAsa karavA lAgyA. evAmAM eka samaye Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 bhagavAna zrI temanAtha aDhAra hajAra sAdhunI sAthe AnyA. A vakhate prabhAta thayA hatA. A vakhate vAsudeva vagere khIjAe paNa vaMdAne AvyA. sAce besIne upadeza dharma upadeza sAMbhaLyeA. tyAM samyakasukhakAraka, varatara sAmAyaka pASadha; dAnazIla mudAra karmsahaNuM, suhRtapeA bhAvana' ; paMcAnuvRta pAlaka' kusadA, krodha'camA nyatajatabhAAle ; bhamayaca doSa janana, meAkSasyavAMchAjadI; evA bhagavAnanA upadeza sAMbhaLIne vairAgya pAmyA. sarve parIvAranI rajA laine zrInemanAthajInI pAse dIkSA lIdhI. paMca mahA bhRta aMgIrakAra karI bahAra dezAvara khAte vIcA. paNa e DhaDhaNu kumArane purvabhave aMtarAya karma upAsanA thaelo hAvAthI kei paNa ThekANethI zuddha ahAra sujhatA na maLatA. ema karatAM karatAM cha mAsI tapa thayA. have eka vakhate bhagavAna zrI temanAthajI pharIne tyAM dvArakAmAM padhAryA ane teja vakhate zrI DhaDhaNu kumAra bhagavAnanI AzA mA gIne dvArakA nagarImAM vaheAravAne padhAryA che. temane keDe kRSNavAsudeva bhagavAna paNa vavA AvyA. tyAre puchyu ke kahA svAmI Aja A aDhAra hajAra sAdhuAmAM Ugra tapasvI kAche tyAre bhagavAna zrI nemanAtha peAtAnA zrI mukhathI kahevA lAgyA ke DhaDhaNu tapasvI sa Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 111 vamAM mahAtapasvi che. evAM vacana sAMbhaLIne kRSNa vAsudeva ghaNeja harSa pAmyA. tyAre vaLI puchyuM ke te DhaMDhaNa sAdhu kyAM che. tyAre bhagavAna kaheke dvArikA nagarIne viSe te vaheravA gayA che. e sAMbhaLI kRSNa vAsudeva bhagavAnane vaMdI ghare AvyA teja same mAgamAM AvatA cauvaTAvacceDhaDhaNane maLyA ane AkAre tathA aNasAre okhaLyA. tyAre kRSNa hAthIthI heThA utarI traNa pradakSINa karI sAdhune page lAgI te ghare pahoMcyA. te same eka subhadra nAme zeTha pitAnA meDA upara gekhamAM beThA hate teNe te sarva hakIkata banI te najare joI, te manamAM vicAravAne lAgyuM ke rAjAe pite hAthIthI heThA UtarIne sAdhune page lAgIne tenuM sanmAna karyuM tethI siddha thAya che ke te koI moTe mahA purUSa che. A vicAra karIne te zeTha gokhathI heTho utaryo ane DhaMDhaNa kuMvarane page lAgIne kahevA lAgyA ke svAmI heravA padhAro. ema kahI ghare teDI lAvI siMha kesarIA modaka zudha veherIne samosaraNamAM AvyA ane bhagavAnanI pAse AvIne mecarI Ave tyAre bhagavAna DhaDhaNuM pratye kahevA lAgyA ke - kAsya labaddhI nahe daMDhaNasya, e ahAra kare e tamane ghaTIta nathI. e ahAra kRSNanI labdhIne paNa tamArI * labdhIne nahIM. te vakhate bhagavAne purvanI sarva hakIkata Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 kahI saMbhaLAvI ane jaNAvyuM ke tamane kRSNa vAMdhA ane subhadra zeThe viharAvyA. te sAMbhaLIne DhaMDhaNa kumAra manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyA ke dhanya che vitarAganuM jJAna. kyAM mane harAvyuM ane kyAM mane beThe jeche. AthI manamAM pavitra bhAva unna thaye ane puchayuM ke kahe svAmI A modakane zuM karuM, tyAre bhagavAna belyA ke e kuMbhazALAmAM jaIne muke. e vacana pramANe kuMbhazALe pahoMcyA ane tyAM lADavA surate kevaLa jJAna pAmyA. tyAM saghaLA devatA AyA kevaLIne mahensa karyo ane tyAMthI samosaraNe AvIne bhagavAnane namaskAra karIne kevaLInI sabhAmAM beThAdIThA. tene kevaLInI sabhAmAM joIne bhagavAnane puchayuM tethI bhagavAna kahevA lAgyA ke DhaMDhaNa to kevaLI thayA. AgalanI sarva hakIkata kahI tyAre kRSNa kahyuM ke kahe svAmI evaDAM aMtarAya karmazAM bAMdhyAM hatAM tyAre bhagavAna kahe kRSNa sAbhaLaH-eka vaTapalI nAme gAma che te gAmamAM eka sura nAme kaNabI raheto hato te pAMcase sAMtIDAne jamInadAra hatA. tyAM evI rIta cAlatI hatI ke eka divasa unALAmAM jaIne jamIna kheDI AvatA ane varasAdanA dIvasamAM jaIne vA. vIAvatA. eka samaye varaSA rUtumAM te pAMcase sAMtIDAM paTelane khetare vAvavA AvyA te vakhate madhyA Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 113 na samaye anna pANI ane cAra puLA gADAM bharI khetarane cheDe lAvIne cheDyAM ane sAMtIDAM paNa choDavAne mAMDayA tyAre zurapaTela belyA eka cAsa pheravI A pachI choDo tyAre teoe paTelanuM vacana pramANuM rAkhIne sAMtIDAM pAchAM vALyAM. te vakhate sahunA jIvane kalpanA upajI tethI sura paTele aMtarAya karmane baMdha bAMdho. pachI sAdhu saMjogathI cAritra lIdhe saMjama pALI deva ke pahoMce. tyAMthI sIcavI, tabhAre kuLe AvI upajayA. e DhaMDhaNa sAdhuno purva bhava sAMbhaLIne sahu koI manamAM vimaya pAmyA te mATe atI ugra tapazyAe karI aMtarAya karmanIvAryuM. Iti. taSa vize arjuna mAlInI kathA. magadha derAmAM rAja kaDI nagarImAM zrI zreNIka rAjA rAjaya karato hato abhaya kumAra teno maMtrIzvara hato. te nagaramAM eka arjuna mAlI rahe ane tene jIvanaMdA nAme strI hatI. te mAlI anIza vADImAM raheto hato reja madhyAna samaye zIvajaMdA bhajana laI vADImAM jatI. te vADInI pAse taMduka nAme jakSa nuM deherUM hatuM. tenI pujA karyA vinA arjuna mAlI mukhamAM anna pANI lete nahIM. ema karatAM karatAM keTaloka kALa vItI gaye. eka dIvase te zIvajaMdA Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jina ApIne pAchI vaLI ane taMduka jaNanA derA pAse thaIne ghare jatI hatI eTalAmAM te deherAmAM che mANasa mahA durvyasanI hatA te beThA beThA dArU pItA hatA. temaNe zIvanaMdane pakaDIne deherAmAM lIdhI ane kharAba nItIe cAlavA lAgyA tethI zIvanaMda belI ke are! pApIo tame mane mukI kAraNa ke mAre dhaNI hamaNuM A deherAmAM pujA karavAne Avaze mATe mane mAre raste javAze nahIM to tame mAya jaze. AthI e caMDALa purUSone vadhAre tAna AvyuM ane bolyA ke amane rAjA paNa kAMI karI zakato nathI te e mALI bIcAre zuM karavAno hato. eTalAmAM a na mAlI tyAM pujAne sarva sAmAna laIne AvI ca Da, teNe A dekhAva joIne kahyuM ke phITakAra che cAMDALe tamArAM jIvataramAM, tame A zuM karma kare che. A sAMbhaLIne pelAM duSTa purUSoe maLIne bhALIne bAMche ane deherAmAM nAMkhe. sarve e maLIne tenI najara AgaLa zIvajaMtAnI sAthe vilAsa karyo. A vakhate arjuna mAlI manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyo ke phITa taMdukajalA tArI sevAmAM ke Aja sAta peDhIthI tane pujIe chIe paNa tArAmAM devapaNuM kAMI dekhAtuM nathI. nahI te tuM kema kAma na Ave. ATalA bola belatamAM tarata ja taMdukajala tenA zarIramAM praveza thaIne Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 teha thayA eTale saghalA baMdha chuTI gayA. teNe megharI laIne sarva duSTa duryasanIone tathA pitAnI patIta thaI gaelI strIne mArI nAkhyAM ane vikrALa thaIne pha2vA lAgyo ane e dIvasathI savApahera divasa caDe tyAM sudhImAM je kAIe rastethI nIkaLe tene mArI nAMkhe ane bAkI Akhe dahADe tejakSane dehere paDI rahI pitAnA dIvasa gujArato hato tenA bhayathI te rasto baMdha thaI gaye. ema karatAM cha mahInA vahI gayA eTalAmAM bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra deva kevaLa jJAnI gAmegAma vihAra karatA zrI rAjarahI nagarImAM samesaryA. paNa arjuna mAlInI bIkathI nagaranA leka kaI temane darzane AvI zakayuM nahIM. A vakhate sudarzana zeThe sAMbhaLyuM ke zrI mahAvIra savAmI samAsa che tethI te sAme jaIne temane vAMdavAnA nImIte gharethI nIkaLyo paNa daravAje Avete te taraphane daravAjo to cha mahInAthI baMdha karela hatuM te daravAna keme karyo ughADe nahI ane kahe ke rAjAne hukama lAvo te daravAjo ughADuM. AthI sudarzana zeTha darabAramAM jaIne cIThI laI AvyA ane sIpAIne ApI eTale daravAjA ughADI dIdhe ane zeTha bahAra nIkaLyA. tevAmAM arjuna mAlI sAme Ave te joi sAgarIka aNasaNa karIne Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 cAlavA mAMDayuM eTalAmAM arjuna mAlIe vaja uMgAmyuM. ugamatAM te gharatI upara paDI gaye ane aceta thaI ke tethI taMdukane vAse tenA zarIramAMthI nIkaLI gayo ane arjuna mAlI uThIne ubhe the. zeThane page lAgyuM ne puchayuM ke tame kyAM jAo cho tyAre zeTha kahe ke huM zrI mahA vIra svAmI bhagavAnane vaMdavAne jAu chuM AthI arjuna kahe ke huM paNa AvIza. zeTha ane arjuna be jaNa samosaNe AvyA tathA dhamIpadeza sAMbhaLe. AthI arjuna mAlIne bodha lAche ane dharma bhAva pragaTatAM ja teNe dIkSA lIdhI. dIkSA laine te bole ke svAmI meM ghaNAja kaThera karmo karyo che te huM kema chuTuM. A sAMbhaLIne zrI bhAgavAna bolyAH-A nagaranI bahAra cAre kora pharatA kAusaga kare. pachI tevI rIte teNe karyuM. tema karavAmAM bahAra AvatAM jatAM le ke tene upadrava karatA hatA tathA krodha caDe tevAM vacana kahetA hatA te sarve te sAdhuvratIthI sahana karato hato ema sAdhupaNe tapazAkaratA-kevala jJAnI thaI mokSe gaye. evI rIte je varata dhAraNa karaze tathA eka mane tapazA karaze te jaina dharmanAM prabhAve mekSa sukha pAmaze. Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 117 siddhAMtanI dhAraNA upara rehaNI cAranI kathA. zrI magadha dezane viSe rAjagRhI nAme nagarI hatI zreNI nAme rAjA tyAM rAjya karatA hatA ane tene abhaya kumAra nAme matrakSara hatA. eka vakhata rAjA zreNIkanA AgaLa nagara leAkanI phariyAda AvI tethI zreNIke puchyu ke zI pharIyAda che te mane jaNAve tyAre mahAjana leAka bolyA ke mahArAja cAra dhara phADI lai jAya che mATe Apa cArane jhAlA nahIM. tA amane rajA Ape eTale ame tamArU gAma choDIne kroi bIje gAme jaie. AthI rAjAe prajAne sanmAna daIne samajAvI pAchI vALI ane tarataja rAjAe bIDu pheravyu AkhI kacerImAMthI te khIDuM keie hAtha dharavAne hImata dharI nahIM tyAre chevaTa abhayakumAra maMtrIzvare te bIDuM lIdhuM ane te cAranI bhAva levAne sAta dIvasanI avadhI lIdhI. e pachI sarva kacerI mAMDaLa peAtAne sthAna ke gayuM have sAtamA dIvase akSaya kumAra gAma bahAra bhagavAna zrI mahAvIrane dehere darzana karavAne jatA ha tA tevAmAM vibhAragIra parvatathI cAlyA. cADhyA rAhaNIe cAra AvatA hatA te khatrIsa lakSaNavALA Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 hato teNe sAme abhaya kumArane Avate dIThe. te kekhI pAdhara deherAmAM peThe. moTA sAde karIne bhagavAna AgaLa stutI karavA lAgyuM. AthI abhaya kumAra paNa manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyuM ke e zrAvakatA lAgato nathI paNa mane Avate joIne zrAvakapaNuM kare che ema jANune abhaya kumAra bhagavaMta AgaLa jaIne citya vaMdana karIne pachI pitAne hAtha laMbA eTale te rehaNIo bolyo ke svAmI deherAnI bahAra ApaNe meLApa karIzuM pachI bahAra nIkaLyA ane mahemAhe maLyA ane tyAre abhaya kumAre puchyuM ke Aja kyAMthI AvyA. tyAre rohiNIAe javAba ApavA mAMDe ane be ke paTaNuM zaherathI ahIM dhaMdhArojagArane arthe AvyA chIe, AthI abhaya kumAra kahe Aja ApaNe ghera jamavA cAle tethI rehaNIo be ke vArU te cAle e pramANe be ja NAe tyAMthI cAlavA mAMDayuM. mALe jatAM rahaNIAe vicAryuM ke mArAM te be kAma thaze eka to jamavAnuM ane eka to jovAnuM, ema vicAra karatAM ghare AvyA. tyAM jaIne nAhyA tathA deva pujA karI ane pachI jamavAnI jagyAe gayA. tyAM banene mATe sarakhA bAjoDa mukyA hatA ane sarva cIjo banene sarakhIja pIrasI hatI te jojana karavA pachI bhArata AvyA te Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 paNa beune sarakhAja pIrasyA. pachI pradhAnane eka vATake bharIne dahIne ApyA ane rahaNIAne eka vATakAmAM caMdAsa nAmanI madIrA je jovAmAM dahIM sarakhI hoya che te bharIne mukI. AthI khAtAM khAtAM tene madarAnI chAka caDI tethI hAtha ane moTuM eThAM hatAM te cakhAM karIne tyAMthI eka oraDo saNagArI muje hatuM temAM DholI DhALela taiyAra hovAthI te upara sute. vaLI soLa strIo ane tenI seLa sAhelIo zaNagArIne te oraDAmAM taiyAra rAkhelIo hatI ane teo badhI cAra cAranA anukrame cAra khuNAmAM ubhI rAkhelI hatI. jayAre keTalAka vakhata pachI madIrAnI chAka utarI te vakhata rahaNIo uTha ane beTho thaye A vakhata purepurA bAra vAgyA hatA. A vakhata ekI sAthe sele jaNIo belI uThI ke, jyajaya naMdA jaya jaya bhadrAsvAmI tame zuM zuM punya karyA che ke ahIM AvI avatathA evI rIte ekavAra be vAra kahyuM tyAre rohINIo manamAM vicAre che. koI eka vakhate purve rehaNIo corI karavA nIkaryo hato tyAM mArgamAM jatAM bhagavAnanuM samosaraNa dIThuM ane kAnamAM AMgaLI ghAlI hatI tenuM kAraNa e ke asala enI sAthe vAryo hato ke dIkarA bhagavAna zrI mahAvIranA kavana jotArA kAnamAM paDaze te Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 tArI vidyA, adrIzra karaNI, bIjItaLe ghaMda ghATaNI, trIjI avasthakheNI, cetA pAtALanI aMdaranuM dhana dekhAya, te sarva TI thaze e bhaya lagADa hovAthI kAnamAM AMgaLI ghAlIne cAlyo jato hato tevAmAM pagamAM kAMTo bhAgye tethI kAnamAMthI AMgaLI kADhIne kATa kADho te veLA bhagavAne eka gAthA ucarI: azubhasya nayaNAmaNa kaja sAhaNa ! puphadAma amANa catura guleNa mumaM ! na chabatI surA jiNa baMtI che 1 che e gAthA sAMbhaLI ane artha vicAryuM ke -devatAne AMkha maTako nahIM ane manamAM dhAre te kAma jaladIthI thaI jAya. phulanI bhALa karamAe nahI ane devatA dharatIthI cAra AMgaLa uMcA rahe paNa paga dharatI e be nahIM. evAM vacana bhagavAnane che to temAMnuM eka lakSaNa ahIM jovAmAM te AvatuM ja nathI tethI ema lAge che ke akSaya kumArane A sarva prapaMca che. ema manamAM vicArIne abhaya kumArane buma mArI te vakhate abhaya kumAra paNa te jagoethI - De ja dura beTho hato te AvI ubhA rahyA te vakhate rahaNIo uThIne ubho thayo ane mahemAMhe maLIne pAchA DholIA upara jaIne beThA te ja vakhate rohaNIo akSaya kumArane kahevA lAgyuM ke dhanya che ta Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 121 mArI buddhine ane e saMbhALIne pradhAna paNa kahevA lAgyuM ke dhanya che rohaNI A tArI buddhine paNa dhanya! meM ATalA upAya karyo paNa tuM chatArA nahIM. tyAre chevaTe rehaNIo be ke ya che bhagavAnanI vANIne ke jenA prabhAva vaDe huM taryo. e pachI 2haNIe pitAne aMtaHkaraNane khare vicAra abhaya kumArane jaNAvIne kahyuM ke have huM bhagavAna pAse cAritra laIza mATe mArI mAtA je vIbhAra gIramAM che. tenI je tame sevA kare te huM dIkSA lauM. A sAMbhaLI abhaya kumAre te sarvanI kabulAta ApI. ane bhaya kumAre rAjA zreNIkane A badho vicAra jaNa. evA samayamAM bhagavAna zrI mahA vIra deva AvI same saryA. te vakhate rAjA tathA abhaya kumAne chehaNIAne dIkSA mahotsava karavA maDaye. bhagavAna pAse AvI temane vAMdIne rahaNIe dIkSA lIdhI. rAjA zreNIka tathA abhaya kumAra bane vaibhAra gIrImAM AvyA ane tyAM AvIne rahaNIAe lIdheluM dhana jenuM jenuM hatuM temane oLakhI oLakhIne pAchuM ApyuM ane bAkI rahyuM te bhaMDAramAM nAkhyuM. rehaNIAnI vRddha mAtAne tenA putra viSe sArA samAcAra ApyA ane tene laI jaIne pitAnA darabAramAM rAkhI AthI samajAze ke reNuo samaja pALI 11 Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 eka avatArI che. mAtra ekaja gAthA sAMbhaLI hatI te tenA prabhAve jAte tarI pAra utarI gaye. te mATe uparanI vAtathI vAMcanAre eTaluM ja samajavuM ke teNe gAthA dhArI hatI to tene AdhAre te pAra pAme te mATe je bhAva sahIta sutra sAMbhale ane dhAre te sukhe saMsAra tare e nizcaya samajavuM. mRgalAnI kathA. zrI vasaMtapura nagarane viSe arImana nAme rAjA te hanagaramAM rAjaya karato hato. te nagaramAM eka surasena nAme rajaputa hato tene ratI suMdarI nAme strI hatI. e bane strI purUSomAM arasa parasa bahuja vahAlA hatuM. prItinA pAzamAM paDIne te be jaNa sukha bhegavatAM hatAM. keTalAka dIvasa vahI gayA tyAre surasena strIne kahevA lAgyo ke have huM te bahAra dezAvara nekarIe jaIza A sAMbhaLI strI bolI te svAmInAtha ApanA vinA huM kema rahI zakIza mArA dIvase kema jaze. mArA e dIvase kharekharA viyegarUpI duHkhanAja thaI paDaze mATe temAM mAre AdhAra rUpa ekamaTA tuMbAnI vINA lAvI Ape ke jethI huM koI paNa rIte mAruM duHkha tenA sAthe rahIne bhegavIlauM. A vakhate surasene eka meTA tuMbaDAnI raMgIta viSNu Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 123 lAvI ApI ane satIsuMdarIne eka varasanI mudate AvavAne mATe kahI tene rAjI karIne cAlI nIkaLye. nIkaLatAM nIkaLatAM dharanI paDeAsamAM rahenArane bhalAmaNu karIne kahyuM ke have dharanI sarva tarehanI bhalAmaNu Apuneja karU chuM ane Apa lakSa purvaka dharanI saMbhALaleze ema mArA tamArA upara bhareAMsAche. gharamAM nAnaDI mANasache teA rAta varata kAi aANyA mANasane jatAM AvatAM paNa ApatapAsa rAkhajo. have huM teA jAujI. Agala jatAM te kAi nagarImAM nAkarIe rahI. gayA. tharamAM tenI srI tenA javA pachI bahuja du:kha bhAgavatI hatI tenA dIvasa tA kAI rItIthI jatA hatA paNa rAtrI javIe tene dhaNIja muzIbata bharelu thai paDatu. rAtre te dharanI khaDakI baMdha karIne Uparane majale DhAlIe caDAvI gAkhanAM bAraNAM udhADAM mukIne beThI vINA vagADatI. te kayAM sudho ke jyAM sudhI kharekharI nIMdrA na Ave tyAM sudhI. eka dIvasane same te nagaranI bahAra eka mRgalAnu TALu pharatu AvyuM hatuM temAM eka kALIyAra jAtanA nRgalA hatA tene bhAgatI rAtrInI vINAnA madhura svarane avAja paDayA te svaranA avAja paDayA te svarathI meAhIta thaine te kAnanA paravaza paNAthI dIna dIna najIka AvatA jate mAlama paDatA hatA, ema karatAM cha mAsa thayA tyAre Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che te maga keTe caDIne beThe. vaLI bIjA cAra mAsa, thayA tyAre gharane bAraNe AvIne bese. te vakhate jatAM AvatAM tenA zIMgaDAM yAMtyAM athaDAya ane khakhaDATa thAya. te eka pADozaNa DesI paDI paDI sAMbhache tethI te jANe ke koI purUSa Ave jAya che. ema karatAM eka varasa purUM thayuM. tyAre surasena kamAIne pAcho gharabhaNI AvyuM. AvatAM jayAre pitAnuM gAma be cAra gAu rahyuM tyAre eka nAnA gAmaDAmAM sagAne tyAM teNe utAro karyo. gheDa tathA cAkara tyAMja mukyAM ane rAtrIne same pitAnA gAmamAM pahoMcyA. tyAM jaIne strInA caritra jevAno teno IrAdo hato tethI te pADozaNa DesIne tyAM AvyuM ane gharanA.khabara : yA tyAre te DesI kahe ke, vIrA besa huM tane jevA khabara che tevA hamaNAM ja jaNAvuM AthI tenA manamAM vadhAre brAMta paDI. rAtrInA samaye te pitAnA bAraNA sAme bANa kheMcIne ekITase beTho. thaDA vakhata pachI zrI hAthamAM vINA laIne beThI ane tethI magapaNa bAraNe AvIne beTho. besatAM bAraNuM khakhaDayuM eTale teNe jANyuM ke hamaNAM te mAMhI peThe have nIkaLaze te vakhate mArIza. ema vicArIne beThA che tevAmAM pAlI rAtrI thavA AvI eTale strI suvAne uThI ane mRgapaNa uThaze. jatAM jatAM tenAthI pAchuM bAraNuM kha Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 125 paDyuM te vakhate teNe bANa phekyuM te mRgane lAgyuM ane ne e paDaze te dhabake thaye ane maratAM maratAM be ke - vAyavAyamamakhacakara ! nAzIradharaNIDhaLata che vedhyAhI vaTIyA aNavedhyAmAla carata che te vakhate pelI strIe pAche pratyutara kahe - vadhyAsevAsA aNadhyA marajAva . bharaje nara bApaDA je vedhyA vAle ghAva che e vacana sAMbhaLIne teo bAraNe AvyA ane jueche te maga pace che A joIne manamAM mahAtrAsa upaja ane DosIne kahyuM ke phITa bhuMDI pApaNI teM kekaTa jIva marA ema kahIne magane ghasaDI nAkhyA pate pAcho jayAMthI AvyuM hatuM tyAM gayo ane savAra thatAMmAM ghare Avyo. strIne maLyo ane sarva sukhanI paripurNatA karI. paNa kAnanA viSaya thakI mRga maNuM pAmya mATe kaI paNa viSayanI vAsanAmAM paDavuM e vahAlA vAMcanAra tame vicAro ke keTaluM hAnI bhareluM che e viSe kaheluM che "atI sarvatra varjata" mATe kaI paNa bAbata upara bahu meha karIne jIvane te tarapha lamADave nahI paNa dharmanI bAbatamAM vikAra rahota thaI te pravRta thavuM. Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 vISaya vAsanAmAM sAyalA hAthInI kathA. aMgadezamAM kusumapurI nAme nagarI hatI temAM jayanAda nAme rAjA rAjya karatA hatA ane sukha vilAsamAM nImagna hatA tevA samayapara eka pAradhIe AvIne vadhAmaNI dIdhI ke mahArAja ApaNA kuMdana vanamAM eka hAthI dhaNI hAthaNIAnI sAthe Avele che evAM vacana sAMbhaLIne rAjAe hukama karyo ke kAi paNa upAya karIne te hAthIne jhAlA. te vakhata keTalAka DAhyA purUSo hatA te e kAma mAthe laine nIkaLyA. teee vanamAM AvIne eka mATI khADakhAdI ane e khADa upara vAMsanI chata karIne tenA Upara mATI pAtharIne barAbara jamIna jevuMja karyuM tenI vacce eka kAgaLanI banAvaTI hAthaNI karI te kAgaLanI hAcaNI upara kALI meza cApaDIne barAbara hAthaNInA raMga karyo ane pachI buddhi calAvIne te hAthaNI upara kharI hAthaNInuM mutara rAja chAMTavA mAMDayu tenI gaMdhane lIdhe pelA hAthIne manamAM AvyuM ke ATalI mArA hrAthaNIe che paNa tene paNa jaine huM mArI karI laU~, evA vicArathI hAthI te khADa AgaLa AvIne pelI hAthaNI je kAgaLanI banAvelI hatI tenI pAse javAne lAgyA eTale khADamAM paDI gayA. tene traNa dIvasa Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 127 sudhI khAvA pIvAne bIlakula ApyuM nahIM ane tethI te hAthI ghaNeja gabharATamAM paDayo pachI aMkorAnA mArathI te catura purUe te hAthIne vaza karI lIdhe. e pramANe hAthI jevA moTA praNane paNa purUSa IdrInA lIdhe mahA dukha veThavuM paDayuM. mATe dareka strI purUSoe saMsAramAM rahIne mehane vaza na thatAM nItIthI cAlavuM ane potAnI Idrione beheMkAvI mukavI nahIM kAraNa ke je mAyAnA kaMdamAM paDIne nItine bagADa karaze to saMkaTamAM AvI paDaze te jema uparanI vAtamAM hAthIne duHkha paDayuM temaja tamane paNa saMkaTamAM AvI paDavuM paDaze. nAsIkA dvi Upara bhamarAnI kathA. eka moTA vanamAM mAna sarovara jevuM suMdara tabAva hatuM temAM aneka vIdhInAM phula hatAM temAM eka hajAra pAMkhaDInuM suryavaMzI kamaLa hatuM te kamaLane madhya bhAge eka bhamaro AvIne beThe. te vAsanAne bahuja lebhI hato tethI cheka surya AthamI javA sudhI ane kamaLane bIDAI javAnA vakhata sudhI paNa uThI zo nahIM. eTale te aMdaraja besI rahe ane kemaLa bIDAi gayuM. te vakhata bhamaro manamAM vicAre che ke-je huM A kamaLa kerIne atyAre nIkaLI ja Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 iza te pachI kAle pAche sugaMdhI zAnI laIza. ema nAsIkAnA atI himAM paDIne vicAre che tevAmAM aradhI rAtrIne huM mAra thavA Ave eTale te vanamAM pharato pharato eka hAthI te taLAva upara pANI pIvAne A teNe te kamaLane suDhavatI teDI nAMkhyuM ane mukhamAM mukyuM eTale te kamaLamAM bhamara marI gaye. A vAta uparathI vAMcanAre eTalo ja sAra levAne che ke je tame mohamAyAmAM lapaTAine temAM sukha mAnI beThA heta bhale tamane temAM sukha lAgatuM hoya paNa jayAre bhamarAnI peThe tame te mehamAyA rUpI kamaLamAM sapaDAI gayA haze tyAre te tamArAthI kaI sAdhu pu. rUSanA upadeza vaDe chuTI javAne banaze nahIM paNa te bhamarAnI peThe ja Akhara moTA pApanA puMjarUpa thaIne mahA duHkhane bhogavaze. mATe prathamathIja bhamarAnA dAkhalAne manamAM vicArIne sAvadha paNe cAlaze to saMkaTamAMthI mukta thaze. manuSya dehanI dulaMkatA vize kathA. A suMdara bharatakhaMDa ke je eka atI suzobhIta bAganA rUpaneja lAyaka che temAM purve vasaMtapura nAme eka nagara hatuM tenI zobhA evI hatI ke jema eka bAganI zobhA vasaMta rUtumAM jevI khIlI uThe che ke Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 129 vIja rIte A bharatakhaMDa rUpI bAgamAM e vasaMtapura vasaMtarUtunI mAphaka zobhAvaDuM dekhAtuM hatuM. temAM ane rImardana nAme rAjA rAjaya karatA hatA te jema keI bAgane hozIyAra mALI te bAganI keTalIka kharAba thayelI vanaspatIne kApI nAkhe temaja e arImardana rAjA paNa te vasaMtapurImAM nItithI UlaTA cAlanArAone jaDamuLamAMthI ukheDIne badhI vastIne sunItimAna tarIke zobhAvato hato. te nagarImAM dharaNa nAme eka kaThIyAre raheto hato te lAkaDAM levAne jaMgala mAM roja jato hato. eka samaye te kaThIAra naMgalamAMthI lAkaDA kApIne Avato hato ane madhyAna - vAthI sUryanA tApathI tathA mAthAnA bhArathI tathA zuMkhanA mArathI kaMTALIne ArAma levAne mATe eka AMbAvADIAmAM AvyuM. tyAM eka nadI AvI temAM jhADanI chAyA sArI joIne beThe. nadInA kinAre te beTho hato ane tenI pAse bIjuM kaI vAta cIta karanAra na hovAthI te ekale beTho hato beThe nadInA pILA maThIne kAMkarA hAthavatI Amatema eka pachI eka pheravate hato. tevAmAM tenA hAthamAM eka cIMtAmaNuM ratna AvI caDyuM. te ratna hAthamAM lIdhA pachI tenA havAI vicAre cAlatA hatA 'temAM e eka pavana AvyuM ke jo A jagyA upara Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 sAta majalAne eka mahela heya te bahu sAruM. te ja pramANe pilA cIMtAmaNI ratnanA prabhAvavaDe te ThekANe mahela taiyAra thayuM. te vakhate vaLI vicAra che ke strI vinAne A mahela zA kAmane kahyuM che ke - narapatIvaNajimanayara mugdhaviNa maMdira nabhAve che guNayalavINachamagaTha zIyaLaviNa zebhAna Ave che na zobhata rUpaviNa nAzIkA premaLavijhaNe puphajIma che saMtoSa vinAsukha bhIma kahe chava dayAviNa dhamatImAM e pramANe strI paNa pAse beThelI dIThI ane vaLI manamAM vicAra karyo ke je segaDAM pAsAM bAjoTha heya te sArUM te te paNa taiyAra thayAM. vaLI manamAM vicAra Ave ke A gharanI AsapAsa pharate suMdara ceka tene pharate rAja gaDha ane tenA pharatuM aDatALIsa gAuna gAma hoya te ThIka. e pramANe te paNa taiyAra thayuM. pachI taraMga uThayo ke zaheramAM vastI vagara zuM sAruM lAge - vasudhA bharaNuM purUSA / purUSA bharaNuM pradhAna tara lakSmi che lakSyA bharaNuM dAna ! dAnA bharaNuM supAtra che e vakhata strI ane purUSa paNa taiyAra thai gayA. temaja hAthI ghoDA caturaMgI senA taiyAra thayelI paNa dIThI.. A badhuM joIne kaThIyArAnuM mana paNa ghaNuM ja prasanna thaI gayuM. evAmAM eka jhADa upara kAgaDe Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 131 beThA beThA kuvare beAlatA hatA te ekaThIAre uDADavA mAMDayA. paNa ema uDayA nahIM tyAre je cIMtAmaNu ratna hAthamAM hatu te e jANatA nahAtA tethI tene eka patharAnI mAphakaja te kAgaDA upara pheMkI dIdhu ane te phe katAMja kAgaDA cAMcamAM dhAlIne uDI gayA eTale kaDIArA je jagyA e prathama ekalA beThe hatA tevAja thai rahyA ane pAse lAkaDAnA bhArA 5DayA hatA teja rahyA. AthI gabharAine te kAgaDAne pakaDavAne deDayA paNa temAMnuM kAMi vaLyu nahIM tethI Akhara pAche thAkIne beThA. e pramANe A sa sAramAM dhaNAka laoNkA ratna cIMtAmaNIrUpa manuSyA dehuM prApta thayA chatAM kaThIyArAnI mAphaka judA judA raste gumAvI daine peAtAnI avagata kare che. teoe bahuja vicArathI jANavuM joie ke A manuSyA deha ratna cIMtAmaNIrUpaja che te AmathI gumAvI devI na joie. subhadra zeThanI kathA. aMga dezamAM caMpA nagarI nAme eka nagara hatu ane temAM vIrasena nAme rAjA rAjya karatA hatA. te nagaramAM eka subhadra nAme zeTha nmanA daLidrI hatA. eNe peAtAnI * vasatA hatA. te ja garIbAi bhaTA Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13ra havAne ghaNuM kasaba karI jayA paNa keI te bhAgyajaya thayuM nahIM. chevaTe paradeza kamANI karavAne ni. thaya karIne nIkaLe. paradezamAM paNa ye tyAM bhaTakatAM keTaleka kALavItI gaye paNa dhananI prApti kaI paNa jagyAethI thaI nahIM. Akhare bhamatAM bhamatAM samudranA kinArA upara AvyuM ane samudrane uchabate dekhIne manamAM ghaNeja AnaMda pAme. A mArI AzA puraze. ema vicAra karIne samudra upara laMdhana karavAne beTho. sAta laMdhana thAI tyAre samukane adhizrAmaka AvI ubho rahyA ane bolyo ke bela bhAI tuM kema ahIM AvIne laMdhana karI upavAse mare che. A sAMbhaLIne te subhadra zeTha bolyA ke mane hArAja huM nIrdhana chuM mATe dhana levAne Avyo chuM. tenA javAbamAM samudra jaNAyuM ke tArA nasIbamAM bIlakula dhana prApti nathI. tyAre subhadra belyA che ekavAra mane Apoto kharA pachI je thaze te kharUM, e uparathI ratna cItAmaNI kADhI Ape. te laIne pAghaDIne cheDe bAMdhe ane rajA laIne samudra pAsethI cAlI nIkaLe. AgaLa jatAM koI gAma AvyuM tyAM jaIne vahANamAM beThA. te vahANa samudramAM cAlyuM jatuM hatuM te vakhata A mAsanI punama hevAthI teNe vicAra karyo ke Aje je mArA pAse ratna che te. Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 133 rananuM teja vadhAre che ke A caMdranuM teja vadhAre che. ema vicAra karIne pAghaDImAMthI ratna cheDIne potAnI hatheLImAM rAkhyuM ane joyuM te caMdranuM ane ratnanuM teja barAbara maLI gayuM. Ama beThA hatA ane ekadama pavanano meje A tethI vahANa pAsAvaTa thaI gayuM eTale ratna hAthamAMthI khasyuM. samudramAM tenA hAthamAMnuM ratna garaka thaI gayuM. are! bIcArA kamanasIba prANI, tuM manamAM je je havAI vicAro bAdhato hato te sarva have pAya mAla thaI gayuM !!! hAya hAya re ! garIba mANasa duHkhIo chuM ! bhAI re ! vahANa jarA ubhuM rAkho ? Ama meTI buma pADI uThaya paNa tenuM kaNa sAbhaLe. chevaTe vahANa jyAre keTaleka dUra nIkaLI gayuM tyAre pachI ghaNA AkraMda sAtha karUNAjanaka tenA mahA saMkeTathI akabAIne vahANanA dhaNue tene samajAve ke murkha, tuM zA mATe raDe che te tArI murkhAIthI ja duHkhI avasthA herI lIdhI che temAM ame zuM karIe. mATe jema teNe ratna cIMtAmaNI gumAvyuM tema A manuSyAvatAra gumAve nahIM. masena pAradhInI kathA. zrI rUdrapaTalI nAme eka gAma hatuM temAM eka mRgasena nAme pAradhI raheto hato te hamezAM jaMgalamAM Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 zIkAra karavAne jAte. eka vakhate mRgasena pArI eka moTA vanamAM thaIne jato hato tevAmAM eka mRga lIluM ghAsa carate hato teNe meM ucuM karIne pAraghIne je ane bhaya ane zekamAM garaka thaI gaye. A vakhata AkhA vanamAM Aga lAgI hatI ane je rastethI chuTavAnuM bAruM hatuM te raste sAme pAradhI Avate che. have teNe potAnA bacAvanI AzA mukI dIdhI ane IzvaranI tarapha pitAnA manane lagAyuM ane je te macAve to ja bacAya ema tenA bhakti bhAvamAM mana lagADayuM. IzvaradayALu che, tene nyAya pavitra che, te niraaparAdhI ane pitAnA upara AdhAra rAkhanArane madada kare che. A vakhate paNa IzvarecchAthI tene bacAvavAnI tajavIja thai. ceDA vakhatamAM AkAza caDhI AvyuM ane varasAdanI jhaDI thaI AvI. AkhA vanamAM je pracaMDa agni pragaTa thaye hato te tadana zAna thaI gaye ane haraNane mATe have rastA thaI gayA. pAradhInI sAthe kutare eka zIALanI pAchaLa doDI gaye tathA pAradhI e tAkeluM bANa tenA hAthamAM paNa tuTavAthI nakAmuM thaI gayuM. A vakhate ekadama daze dizAmAM javAne raste te mRgane thaye tethI bhAgI gaye. bhUgasena pAradhInIrAza thaIne ghera gaye. A vAtane sAra eTa Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 135 leja che ke mANase duHkhane vakhate upAye levA paNa je kaI paNa upAyamAM phAvIe nahI te pachI mAtra izvara IcchAne tAbe thaI tenI prArthanA karavI kAraNa ke jyAre te bacAvanAra ane nAza karanAra samartha che tyAre ApaNe mATe paNa je dhAraze te karaze e vAtamAM ze mAmA mAratha manamAM rahyA, eka vakhate viMdhyAcaLa paravatamAM pharatAM eka hAthIe vicAra karyo ke have to kadaMba vanamAM jAuM te tyAM kaI sAre khorAka meLavuM ane sukhamAM visa gujArUM ema vicAra karIne raste cAle jAya che tene jeine eka zIyALa paNa manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyuM ke A hAthI moTuM janAvara che tene mAravAne kAMI ghATa ghaDuM to mArA kuTuMbane ghaNuM dIvasa sudhI mahenata karyA vagara sukhathI khorAka maLe ema manamAM goThavaNa karIne tenI pAchaLa cAlavA lAgyA. eTalAmAM eka pAradhI tyAMthI jato hato tenI najare A hAthI paDaze tethI tene mAravA mATe bANa tAkIne ubhe. te jyAM cho hato tyAM nIce pagamAM ja eka sApa potAnA daramAM e vicAra karate beTho hato ke je kAI khorAka maLe te jhaDapathI gaLI jAuM, jyAre pelA hAthI Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 upara pAradhInuM bANa chuTayuM te vakhata pelA sApe pAradhIne daramAMthI nIkaLIne DaMkha mAryo ane pAradhI paDaye tenI nIce sApa paNa cagadAI muo ane pAradhI paNuM muo tathA bANa vAgavAthI pele hAthIpaNa paDa ane zIyALa tenI nIceja dabAI mue. e rIte cAre jIva judA judA vicAra karatAM marI gayA mATe mananA mane manamAM ja rahI gayA ane dhAreluM dhuLamAM maLyuM. mATe mANasee paNa e uparathI sAra levAno che ke je bhagavAnanuM dhAreluM hoya teja thAya che ane ApaNe kai vicAra kazA kAmamAM Avato nathI. strI purUSanA atI sukha vIze kathA. * zrI senapuranAme nagarane vize utama zeTha nAme chepArI hatA ane tenI strI saguNa suMdarI nAme hatI. eka dIvasanA vakhate e utama zeTha gharamAM jamavA beThe hato. pAse bAjoTha paDele hato tenA upara senAne thALa mukayo hato. te thALamAM batrIsa prakAranA bhajana taiyAra karIne mukelAM hatAM. A vakhate te zeTha jamavA lAgyA tevAmAM eka sAdhu AvyA. te sAdhune AvatA joIne zeTha jamatA baMdha rahyA. zeTha strIe sAdhune kahyuM ke mahArAja amAre tyAM te rasoI vAsI che te tamane kema apAya? A sAMbhaLIne zeTha strI upara bahu Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 137. ja gusse thayA paNa sAdhue kahyuM ke e bAIe je kahyuM che te sAcuM che mATe tame temane jarAe krodha kara ze nahIM. emanA kahevAne badhe aratha mArA dhyAnamAM AvI gaye che e kahIne hasatA hasatA te sAdhu cAlyA gayA. zeThane to strI upara ghaNAja gusso bharAye ane kahyuM ke sAdhune te unI rAI hatI chatAM vAsI kahIne ThAlA kAryo mATe tuM meTI pApaNa che. A sAMbhaLI strIe kahyuM ke A bhajana saMsArInA upabhoga mATe karyA che. temAM aneka prakAranI vastuo zarIrane vISe baLa ApanArI hovAthI te sAdhu purUSane kAmanI nathI. A javAba sAMbhaLI zeThanuM mana samAdhAna pAmyuM paNa zeThe vicAryuM ke sAdhu zuM samajayA che te mAre temanI pAsethI jANavuM joIe. mATe te sAdhu pAse gayo ane sAdhune puchatAM teNe javAba Apyo ke huM to vAsI che ema kahevAno artha tamane samajAvuM chuM te e ke pelA bhava atre pANInI bAbata ke bIjI sukha duHkhanI bAbata hoya che te karaNamAM lakhyuM hoya che te Abha pAmavAnuM che. AgalA vakhatamAM tame sArA pu karIne bhejavAdi prAptinA phaLa karI mukelA che te Abha vApare che te mArA nasIbamAM na hovAthI teNe kahyuM ke A bhajana vAsI che eTale ke pelAM bhavanI karelI kamANI che e vAsI ja kahevAya. ' Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 e vAta uparathI dareka bhAIoe sAra le joIe ke je je sukha dukha paDe che te pelA bhavanI karaNI che mATe temAM koI bhAgIdAra nathI temaja koI sagAM ke saMbaMdhI tene bhogavavAne samartha nathI. rAja nIti upara rAjA bhojanI kathA. mALavA dezamAM ujeNI nAme nagarImAM bheja nAme rAjA rAja karato hato te eka vakhata pradhAnane kahevA lAgyo ke pradhAnajI ApaNa nagaramAM leke kevA dharmavALAM che te ApaNe jevuM joIe. AvA vicArathI pradhAnane AnaMda thaze ane te che ke mane hArAja je ApanI marajI hoya to bhale cAle A jeja ApaNe bane atItane veSa laIne zeharamAM jaIe. A vAta thatI hatI te vakhate savAra hatI tethI pradhAna tathA rAjA be jaNAe atItane bhekha dhArIne gAmamAM ghera ghera bhIkSAnadehI karIne cAlavA mAMDayuM. rAjA tathA pradhAne eja vicAra karyo hato Aje te Akhe dIvasa ApaNe A kAmamAMja gAche tethI teo cheka madhyAna samaya sudhI pharatA hatA. evAmAM eka sudhana zeTha nAme vevArIne ghare jaI ma. hayA tyAM te zeTha jamavA beThA hatA ane A atIta rUpe jaI caDayA. bhIkSAnadehI karIne ubhA rahyA Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tyAre zeThe gharamAM potAnI strI hatI tene kahyuM ke he mI, ApaNe AMgaNe atIta ubhA che temane kAMI rIkSA Ape. e sAMbhaLIne strIe be AMbAnA phaLa lAvIne ApavA mAMDayAM paNa zeThe kahyuM ke teno rasa kADhIne Apajo tethI strIe rasa eka kaTArAmAM kADhavA mAMDe. teNe prathama te be AMbA pANIthI dhoyA ane kapaDAMthI luchIne suMdara karyA te joIne rAjAnuM mana te AMbA pitAne ghera laI javAnuM thayuM tethI te AMbAmAMthI lagIra paNa rasa nIkaLyo nahI A vakhate te strI moTA acaMbAmAM paDI gaI ane vicAravA lAgI ke AMbe dekhIte bharapura rasathI che ane eka bIMdu paNa temAMthI vATakAmAM paDatuM kema nathI. pachI bheja rAjAe te strIne kahyuM ke bAI e A kere muke ane bIjo hoya to temAMthI rasa kADho tyAre te strI bolI ke ThIka paNa Abe che to rasadAra ane Ama rasa na nIkaLe tenuM kAraNa zuM haze. pachI te strIne bhoja rAjAe kahyuM ke have rasa kADhe joIe tyAre rasa nIkaLe te atItAe lIdhe ane cAlI nIkaLyA rasate cAlatAM keI bhIkhArIne te bhIkSA ApI dIdhI ane ghera gayA. pachI pradhAna tathA rAjA vAghoThA vAta karavA lAgyA ke AMbAmAMthI rasa prathama nakanIkaLyo tenuM kAraNa zodhavuM joIe tyAre paMDIta Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sabhAmAM jAhera karyuM ke eka jagyA e Abe sAro rasadAra je paNa mahethI rasa na nIkaLe tenuM kAraNa tame batA. keTalAka zAstranA vAda cAlatAM pachI kAlIdAsa paMDIte kahyuM ke jema rAjA prajAnA dIla cirAya che tyAre te rAjanItimAM phera samAja temaja te AMbAnI bAbata koinuM dIla corAyuM haze tethI tema rasa nIkaLe nahI. rAja nItimAM kahyuM che ke rAjAe kadI paNa zera buddhi karavI nahI ane prajA pAsethI ghaTe tevI rIte ja kara vagere le A uparathI bheje manamAM vicAryuM ke mArI buddhi bagaDI hatI mATe ja te AMbAmAMthI rasa nIkaLe nahIM. A uparathI sAra le ke koInI paNa marajI vagara cIja vastu ApaNe levAne takAvavuM nahIM kAraNa ke tevI cIja ApaNuM thatI nathI paNa A ApaNe corInA gunAmAM AvIe chIe ane e cIjane bhegavI zakatA nathI. be AMkha vIcANI tyAre ApaNe koI nathI e viSe kathA. premaLa pura nAme nagaramAM zrIsudana nAme rAjA rAja karato hato tene eka vIramatI nAme rANI hatI. eka samaya upara te gAmamAM bharaDa nAme eka brA. Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 141 dhaNa vasato hato te janma daridrI hevAthI ghaNAka kasaba karI cuka paNa daLika maTayuM nahI tyAre chevaTa tenuM mana corI karavA tarapha deDayuM. gherathI rAtane vakhate te brAhmaNa rAjAnA mahelamAM Ave ane rANI vAsamAM game tyAM vIramatI rANI nAvAne mATe gaI hatI ane nokara cAkara te mahelamAM keI nahetuM tethI te bharakuMDa nAme brAhmaNa rANInA khATalA nIce jaine besI rahyo eTalAmAM pANI AvI teNe rAjAne AvavAno vakhata thavAthI soLe zaNagAra sajIyA tathA seheja upara ThAvakI rIte aMga samArIne beThI. pachI thoDA vakhatamAM rAjA kacerInA kAmamAMthI paravArIne AvyuM. rAjAne AvatA joIne rANIe ubhA thaIne namana karyuM. pachI bane seja upara beThA. eTalAmAM rAjA kahevA lAgyuM ke he rANI, hAlamAM mArI dazA bahuja caDatI che huM jayAM jayAM lazkara mokaluM chuM tyAM mArA lazkaranA saradAra jIta karIne ja Ave che vidyAnI bAbatamAM paNa huM kAMI utarato nathI. koI vAra mArA paMDIte paNa mArI buddhine mATe acaraja pAmyA vagara rahetA nathI. khajAnAmAM mArI dolata paNa hamaNAM to bharapura che. TukamAM huM sarva vAte sukhI chuM ane mArI prajAmAM kaI diLidrI to vasateja nathI. evAM ahaMkAranAM bela sAMbhaLI rANIe kahyuM ke svAmI ApanI sAthe huM paNa puraNa bhAgyazALI chuM. Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 eTalAmAM khATalA nIce beThelA bharakuMDa roSathI na rahevAyuM tethI ekadama belI uThayA ke -rAjAe ahaMkAranI vAtamAM bhAre Aje tamAre tyAM AvavuM 5DayuM che ane huM keTalAka vakhata tamArI sabhAmAM paNa ghana mAgavAne mATe Avelo hato chatAM vagavasIlAnuM rAja hovAthI mArI dAda tame dile dharI nathI ane daridrIpaNAne pAme chuM. chevaTamAM Aje corI karavAne bAne AvI rIte tamArA mahelamAM AvavuM paDayuM che. tyAre rAjAe vIcAryuM ke A zabda kayAMthI Ave che. e sAMbhaLI paMDIta bahAra nIkaLI sanamukha ubhe ane bolyA ke A tamArA hathIyAra laIne pachI huM cerI karavAne mATe vicAra rAkhato ane tame UMdhyAM heta te huM te kAmamAM phAvI jAta paNa mAre te kAma karavuM e ThIka lAgyuM nahI tethI A prasaMge tamane belatAM ema dhAryuM ke je thanAra haze te thaze paNa belavuM te kharUM. mATe have mane Apa pharamA tema karUM. pachI rAjAe potAnA mahelamAM uttama prakAranA zAsanA kane saMgraha karAvIne tatkAe DAnya hatA temAMthI eka takhtA upara rAjAnI najara gaI ane jANayuM ke hAlamAM A brAhmaNa Avela che te je na vyA hatA te te rAtamAM mArA mahelamAM zuM karata te Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 143 kahI zakAtuM nathI kAraNa ke je corI karavAnA vicArathI Avela hatuM te corI karI jAta ane tevAmAM huM jAgata te ThIka thAta paNa na jAgata te sukhe tenuM kAma karIne cAle jAta ane A rAtane same saradAra ke sIpAI loka ke jene mATe huM ahaMkAra karUM chuM te keI tene aTakAvavAne samartha thAta nahIM kAraNa ke je te samartha na heta to A ahIM AvI ja zakata nahI mATe A brAhmaNe mane ahaMkAramAMthI jAgrata karyo che tethI tenA upara mAre dayA karavI joIe ema vicAra karIne tene keTaluMka dhana ApIne vidAya karyo. uparanI vAta uparathI eTale sAra levAne che ke A asAra saMsAramAM sarva kaI ApaNI AMkha AgaLa heziyArI batAve che paNa jayAre ApaNe hAjara na hoya tyAre jema mananI gatI daDI jAya tema karavAne dareka mANasa svataMtra thAya che. paDItanA guNa vize sAradAnada paDItanI kathA. mALavA dezamAM ujeNI nagarImAM rAjA bheja rAja karatA hatA tene bhAnumatI nAme strI hatI. rAjA rANI bamAM bahu pratibhAva hate. bheja rAjA dAnazIba dharma nI tathA rAjanItithI cAlanAre hate. paMDItane mAna Apato ane jJAnavAna purUSanI sArI sevA Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 cAkarI karato. eka samaye rAjA sabhAmAM beThe hatA temAM pAMcaseM paMDIte paNa beThA hatA. te paMDItanI aMdara sAradAnaMda nAme moTe vidvAna brAhmaNa paNa beThe hate tenI buddhi evI to capaLa hatI ke tene koI paNa buddhinuM kAma soMpavAmAM AvatuM te pAra paDatuM hatuM. AvI athAka cAturIthI rAjA tenA upara ghaNoja mohI paDayA hatA ane rAjAnuM te paMDIta upara bahuja mAna hatuM. jeje navA buTA ubhA thatA te e paMDItanI cAturInA namunA hatA. jyAre sAradAnaMdanuM mAna vadhyuM tyAre bIjA paMDItane e vAtanI bahu A dekhAI utpanna thaI ane teo sarva sAradAnaMdane kaI paNa bAbatamAM apamAna maLe tathA tenuM rAjA je atI heta dAkhave che temAM aMtara paDAvIne rAjAnA krodhanuM kAMI paNa tenA Upara kAraNa bane tema karavAne teo . sarva tatpara thaI rahyA hatA. thoDA kALamAM te bAbata pAra pADavI evo vicAra karatA hatA. AjanI bhoja rAja sabhA sAradAnaMdanI bahAdurI ane tenA mAnanI magarUra hatI paNa temAM maLelI paMDItarAja sabhA A dekhAIthI sAradAnaMdanI zatrutA dAkhavatI hatI. have zeDo vakhata ADI avaLI gapasapa cAlI temathIja eka na budde ubhe thaye te e hato ke rAjA - janI marajI cItra vidyAmAM parikSA karavAnI thaI. Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ badhA paMDate e vidyAmAM hoziyAra hoya tema naho ja. je vidvAne te vidyAnA zokhIlA hatA teone rAjAe AjanI sabhA ane tenI sAthe potAnI rANI pitAnAja sanmukha ubhelI che evuM cItaravAne pharamAvyuM. temAM e sAradAnaMda-sarasvatI putra paNa hatA. thoDA vakhatamAM e kAma keNa jhaDapathI kare che ane kenI kaLA caDeche e jovAne sarve sabhAjane moTI AturatA dharAvatA beThA hatA ane sAradAnaMde potAnuM kAma ATapI lIdhuM. cItra kADhatA rANInI chabI u, para utAvaLe kalama calAvIne upADatAM gupta bhAga para eka zAInuM bIMdu paDI gayuM hatuM te ekavAra to kADhI nAMkhyuM hatuM chatAM bIjIvAra paDavAthI te bAbata kAMI darakAra karyA vagara ja cItra taiyAra kIdheluM hatuM. sarvanI chabIo taiyAra thaI gaI ane rAjAe pasaMda karavAne pitAnI pAse jevA maMgAvI. te sarvamAMthI atI suMdara chabI te sAradAnaMdanI banAvelI rAjAne gamI ane tene mATe atI uMcce mata jaNAvI sAradAnaMdanI keTalIka prasaMzA karI. A prasaMzA sabhAmAM beThelA rAja lekene yogya lAgI, paNa paMDItarAjanI sabhA temAM kheDa khAMpaNa kADhavAne uzkerAI gaI. jotAM jotAM teoe gupta bhAga para paDelAM bIMdune masa dAkhalA gaNIne ja rAjane te vize saMjJAmAM samajA Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 vyo ke A zuM sAradAnaMda mATe tame je mata pragaTa kIdhuM te yogya kahevAya tethI bheja paNa moTA vicAramAM paDI chevaTa krodhane AdhIna thaI be ke are, pradhAnajI A sAradAnaMdane garadana mAre. e sAMbhaLIne pradhAna catura haivAthI tathA sAradAnaMdanI heziyArAIpara phIdA hovAthI teNe chupIrIte potAnA gharamAM rAkhe te evI rIte ke keie jANyuM nahIM. have chaeka mahInA e vAtane vItI gayA eTalAmAM eka dIvasanA same rAjakumAra zrI ajItasena keTalAka mANasane sAthe laIne zIkAra khelavA mATe gayo hato. jatAM jatAM teo sarva eka moTI aragyane raste caDI gayA. rAja kumAra eka mULa pachavADe paDavAthI mANasethI vikhuTo paDI gaye. ekale ghaNo ja dara nIkalI game tevAmAM rAta paDI tyAre ekavaDanA jhADataLe jaIne sute. moDI rAtanA jyAre bahuja bhayaMkara jAnavaranI varatImAM te pote AvI paDe che evuM jaNAyuM tyAre te jhADa upara caDhI gayo ane nIche ghoDAne bAMdhele rAkhyo. jhADa upara eka vAMdaro hate teNe mitratAnA bhAvathI ajItasenane pitAnA khoLAmAM nIrbhayapaNe suvAne kahyuM ane teja mujaba te suta. thaDA vakhata pachI eka siMhe AvIne DAne mArI nAMkhe tathA e ajItasenAnA prANa levAne Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 147 mATe meTI bharatImAM caDa. AkhA jhADane hacabacAvI nAMkhyuM tathA vAMdarAne vinaMtI kIdhI ke tuM e mArA bhakSane nIce nAMkha ke jethI huM mArI dhAraNA purNa karI cA jau paNa vAMdaro purNa mitranA dharmathI viAkephagAra hovAthI teNe jaNAvyuM ke te mArI sAthe matratAne da dharAve che ane nirbhayapaNe UMghavAne meM tene vacana ApeluM che. mATe te vacana bhaMga karI tenA mArA uparanA vizvAsane ghAta mArAthI kadI paNa thAya nahI. A sAMbhaLI Akhara siMha nIrAza thaI cAle gaye. jayAre meDI rAtane ajItasena UMgha purI uThaze tyAre te ja rIte vAMdarAne uMdhavAnuM kahI tenuM mAthuM pitAnA khoLAmAM laIne beThe. vAMdaro uM, che ane thoDIvAre bhayaMkara cIsa karato pele siMha pAcho Ave teNe AkhA vaDanI DAMkhaLIo hacahacAvI mukI tathA ajItasenane kahyuM ke tuM have mArA hAthamAMthI bacavAnI AzA bIlakula rAkhIza nahIM. huM ahIMthI tArA ghaDAne prANa laIne te mArA kherAkane pacAvI paNa gaye chuM ane tethI mane era vadhAre jema AvyuM che. je tAre bacavuM hoya to eka upAya che te e ke tuM e vAMdarAne mAre svAdhIna kara. e sAMbhaLI achatasena ke je mitratAnI kharI pharaja jANatA nahote teNe vAMdarAne tarataja pitAnA khoLAmAMthI Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 LavethI haDaselI dIdhe. je vAMdaro paDe teja jagata thaI gaye, ane AthI siMha khaDakhaDATa hasI pakayo. vAMdarAe jAgratImAM AvIne paDatAM eka DALInA AzrayavaDe pitAne jIva bacAvI lIdhuM ane vAMkarA pratye siMhe AgaLa karelI mAgaNInA anAdarane hasI kahADayuM. have ajItasena pApanA mahAtApathI pIDIta thavA lAgyo ane vAMdarAnI karelI vizvAsaghAtathI tenuM vajana atIzaya spAma thaI gayuM. vAMdare tene e pApamATe zrApa dIdhe. e vAMdarAnA zrApathI ane jItasena gAMDo banI gaye ane savAra thatAM nIce 5DIne te jhADanI AsapAsa goLa cakakara pharavA ane bolavA lAgyuM ke "vizvamerA" A zabda te vAraMvAra uccAratA hatA ane pherA pharato hate. Akho divasa ane AkhI rAta cAlI gaI paNa kuMvara hajI AvyuM nahIM sAthenA mANase paNa kuMvaranI zodha khoLamAM thAkIne pAchAM AvyAM. AthI rAjA rANI ane saghaLA pradhAnamAM moTI vicAra - relI gamagInI ekadama patharAI gaI. keTalAka mA ne jude jude ThekANe javAne mATe taiyArI karAvI ne mekalyAM. rAjA tathA pradhAna ane sAthe thoDAMka cheziyArasaradAre araNyane raste svAra thaI e maMDaLa paNa cAlyuM. rastAmAM cAlatAM bapora pachI eka mA Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 se bhALa ANyAM mujaba te vaDa ke je nIce achatasena pharate hato tyAM AvI pahoMcyA ane joyuM te eka tarapha gheDa merele tenuM lehI ane hADakAMne ja paDe che. kuMvara bebhAna avasthAmAM pharato hato tene sukhazAta puchI, paNa te to kAMI javAba devAne badale "vizvamerA" eka eja zabda bolyA karato jaNA. AthI rAjAe jANyuM ke koi paNa pApane prabhAve Ama thayuM lAge che mATe tene pAlakhImAM besArI ghare laI jaIe, e vicAra karI pAlakhImA besArIne ghare lAvyA. keTalAeka vaidya ane hakImAta jANanArA lekane lAvyA paNa tethI kuMvara kAMi ja sAjo thaye nahIM. rAjAe pradhAnanI sAthe masalata karIne kahyuM ke jo A velAe sAradAnaMda paMDIta hoya te kuMvarane sAjo kare. te vakhate pradhAna be ke mahArAja sAradAnaMdanI putrI che te kuMvarane sAjo kare te tenI pAse kuMvarane laI jaIe. temAM ne sArAnaMdamAM kAMIja phera nathI kAraNa ke te paNuvidvAna sArI che. A sAMbhaLI rAjA khuzI thaze. pradhAna ghare Ave, pradhAne darabAramAM banelI sarva vAta sArAnane kahI ane sArAnaMda paNa e sAMbhaLIne ghaNeja AnaMda pAmyA. bIje divase rAjA pradhAna tathA thoDAka pratiSThita lokenI maMDaLI sAthe kuMvarane e sAradAnaMdane Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 = ghare lAvyA pachI sArahAna eka paDado bAMdhA pote paDadAmAM ekale beThe ane rAjA vagere sarva bahAra beThA. te vakhate sAradAnadakuMvarane belAvavA lAgyo eTale kuMvara "vizvamerA" ema bo . pachI sAradAnaMda mitradrohIne mATe doSa nivAraNa thAya tevo zAstrokata kaleka bole to paNa kuMvara "vizvamerA" emaja bo . pachI bIje eka bleka sAradAnaMda kahyA ane kuMvarane bolAve tyAre kuMvara be ke - "merA merA" eTaluM bole pachI paMDIte vaLI eka maka kahyA te sAMbhaLIne kuMvara sAjo thaye. AthI rAjA bahu harSa pAme ane bIjA badhA cakIta thayA. pachI rAjAe kahyuM ke he paMDIta kumArI! AvI rIte janAvaranI vANI teM kema pArakhI te mane kahe. te vakhate paDadAmAMthI sAradAnaMda boleTa-devanA prasAda vaDe karIne mArI jahAe sarasvati vaselI, te he rAjA! tuM jANato nathI, mATe te bhAnumatInA cItramAM mArI kasura vagaranuM tIlaka ke je maso hato te joIne mane garadana marAvavAnuM kahyuM paNa meM te je yathAsthita hatuM te sarasvati prasAdathI ja karyuM hatuM bAkI bIjI I vAta viSe huM jANato nahato. je rIte e tIlaka ALekhyuM te ja rIte Aja A tamArA kuMvarane sAje karyo mATe e vAtathI tamAre mArA upara koI paNa Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15. ' vatA aMdezA lAvavAnuM nathI. pachI rAjAe kahyuM ke kANue sAradAna che ke ? te kahe ke haze. AthI. paDadya judA karyo ane rAjA tathA sAradAna khatu mAMdAmAMruM maLyA. AvI rIte khate Ana pAmyA ane rAjAe te vakhate pradhAnane mATI sAbAzI ApI. sAradAnane paNa mADhuM mAna ApyuM, ane rAjA pAchA pAtAne mahele gayeA. uparanI vAtathI vAMcanArAe eTalAja sAra levAke vidvAna purUSAnA guNanuM ja grahaNa karavuM paNa dezaSane joine tajI devA kAraNa ke vidvAna je kAMi dekha kare che te kAMika yuktithI prasagApAtra dhaTIta jANIteja kare che paNa tenA doSa mukhAi bharelA hAtA nathI e nakakI samajavuM ane jo tema murkhAi bharelA dekha te vidvAna kare tA emaja samajavuM ke te vidvAna nathI paNa tenI vidvatA adhurIja che. tajJAthIbhalA, ane bhuMDAthI bhuDA te vaSe kathA. zrI mAlavA deza madhye ujjaiNI, nagarImAM rAja bhA ja rAjaya karatA hatA. te nyAyI ane pavitra tathA nidrAnanA pALaka tathA dhaNeAja dAnezvarI hatA. tenI sabhAmAM pAMcase mATA paDItA besatA hatA temAM eka virAcana nAme paNa paMDIta hatA. virecana upara rA Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15ra jAnI bahu ja prIti hatI. virocanane ekaja putra hato te ghaNAja vahAle hato tethI tene kaI vAtathI paMDIta dubhavato nahIM ane jayAre zALAmAM virecana vidyAthIone zIkhavo tyAre pitAne putra mazarma nAme hato tene pite paLAmAM besADIne bhaNAvatA te paNa te putranI rUcI pramANe ja bhaNAvate. jyAre paMDItane maravAno vakhata Ave tyAre putranI umara paMdara vadhanI thaI hatI. bApanA mahaMthI somazarmA matI muM- thaI gaI ane zekathI badhuM bhaNeluM te bhulI gaye. pustakanA pAnA hAthamAM le paNa akSara Ukale nahIM. paMDItanI dIyA karone putra ghareja beThe raheto paNa rAja darabAre jaI pitAnA bApanI jo saMbhALavAne te samartha thaye nahIM. rAjA bhoje sabhAmAM bIjA paMDitene puchayuM ke vIrecanane kaI che ke nathI tyAre paMDIte te dveSIlA hatA te bolyA ke tene eka putra che paNa mukhe che e tenA bApanI ja sAcave te lAyaka nathI. tyAre bIjA umedavAra paMDItamAMthI ekane virecananI gAdI ApI ane virecananI saghalI che. vAI paNa e navA paMDIne ApI dIdhI. - keTalAka dIvase e vAtanI khabara virocananI pIne paDI tethI te mahA zeka karatI gharamAM cIMtAtura thaIne raDavA lAgI. mAne raDatI joIne samasamo Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 157 ke kema mAtAjI, tame kema raDo cho. tyAre te bolI ke dIkarA huM tane ja raDuM chu kAraNa ke tuM umara lAyaka chokaro chatAM tArA bApanI jagyAe bIja paM. DItane besADI ane saghaLI Avaka tArA bApanI te e paMDItane ApI dIdhI tethI mane phIkara thAya che ke have tAruM zuM thaze. tyAre somazarmA tenI mAne kehevA lAgyA mAtAjI zuM karuM mane bhaNatara ukalatuM nathI ane mArI matI atI muMjhAI gaI che. A sAMbhaLI tenI mAe kahyuM ke dIkarA kAMI zIkhIza to tArA lAbhanI vAta che. ame te thoDA dIvasa chaIe mATe je tArI marajI hoya te tuM zIkhane huM tane zIkhavuM. AthI somazarmA bolyA ke mAtAjI nema zIkha. pachI tenI mAe somazarmAne eka divasa be dIvasa ema karI karIne sAta dIvasamAM eka bleka zIkhavyo te bleka laine semaza rAjAnI kacerImAM gaye. bANuM lAkha mAlavAne ghaNI moTI kacerI bharIne beThe hato temAM jatAM paga upa nahI tethI dUraja ubhA rahIne samarma nuM eka caraNa belIne tarata pAcho vaLyo. bIje divase bIjuM caraNa bolyA te vakhate rAjAnI tarapha jarA AgaLa vadhIne be tye e rIte sAtame divasa rAjAnI pAse jaIne Akho loka bo. te lekamAM bhojanI mahattA ne Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 kIrti tyAM rAjyanI rAjanItI vagerenuM varNana hatuM te sAMbhaLI bheja prasanna thaye. zlokamAM pada purti evA bhAvArya upara hatI ke bhalAthI bhaluM ane bhUMDAthI baMDuM ane na mAne te karI jue e arya. te artha ne vicArI rAjAe pitAnI sabhAmAM te bleka lakhA ane jANyuM ke koI vakhate upayogI thaI paDaze. pachI paMDItane puchyuM ke A koNa che tyAre paMDItAe kahyuM ke e viracayane putra che. e sAMbhaLIne rAjAe enA bApanI jo ene ApavAnuM pharamA vyuM. AthI somazarmo ghaNeja prasanna thaye ane rAjAnA mAnane pAmIne ghera AvyA. dhare tenI mAtAe putrane harSa joIne kahyuM ke dIkarA have huM khuzI thaIchuM. e rIte pachI samazarma rAjasabhAmAM mAna pAmato gaye tethI tenI buddhi khullI thatI gai. e kacerImAM eka hajAma mokhare besato hato tene varasamAM eka vakhata sarva kacerInA loko taraphathI eka be mahAranI mattA maLatI hatI tethI semaza pAse paNa te hajAma ugharANI karavA lAge, tenA javAbamAM mazarma hA ApIza ema kahetuM hatuM. hajAme jANyuM ke mane kAMI ApatuM nathI tethI lAga Ave te huM tene paNa purepuro pajavuM. eka vakhata evo banAva vije ke rAjAnI hajAmata karavAne te e have Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 tevAmAM paMDItanI vAta kADhIne hajame semazarmAnI vAta cheDI ane kahyuM ke mahArAja somazarmA mane kaheto hato ke rAjA te vezyAgamanI che te vakhate keTalAka mANase paNa hatuMA uparathI rAjanA dIlamAM krodha caDaye . bIje divase sabhA bharAI tyAre somazarmA eka navI kAvya banAvI ne ane je darabAramAM jAya che teja hajAma tenA sAmuM joi rahyA tyAre semazarmA be ke Aja A kAvya - nAvI jAuM chuM tenI pedAza tane ApIza ema belIne sabhAmAM jaI pitAnI jagyA e beThe. cheDA vakhate rAjA AvyA tyAre teNe potAnI navIna kAvyA rAjAne batAvI tethI rAjA prasanna thayA ane Agala dIvasane mahA krodha caDa hato te kAMIka samI gaye te paNa tene e badala zIkSA te karavI ema vicArIne garadana mAravAno vicAra hatuM te phera ane eka cIThThImAM bhaMDArIne lakhyuM ke A cIThThI lAvanAra mA sanAM nAka ane kAna kApI lejo. te cIThThI semazarmAne ApI te laIne somazarmA ghare jato hato paNa pele hajAma vATa joIne beThe hato tene te bIDelI cIThThI ApI. AthI hajAma manamAM bahu khuzI thayo ane teNe jANyuM ke rAjAe tene Aja khuzI thaIne cIThThI ApI che tethI mA haLadara jaze. pachI dhare Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 jaIne strIne kahyuM ke Aje tuM sArUM sArUM khAvAnuM kara ane huM bhaMDAre jaIne A cIThThInuM dhana laI AvuM chuM. te bhaMDAre A eTale bhaMDArIe cIThThI vAMcI ekAMta karIne nAka kAna kApI lIdhAM. hajAma ADuM lugaDuM rAkhI ghare Ave. strIe tenA dhaNIne Avate je, na lehIthI kharaDAe jANIne puchayuM ke A zuM thayuM tyare jaNAvyuM ke kAMI nahIM tuM koIne kahIzamAM. jA ApaNA kheMgAra bhAIne bolAvI lAva ke te kAMI pATA bAMdhI Ape. pachI bIjA hajAme pATo bAMdho ane gharamAM AdhA khuNe te mAvajI hajAma sutA. bIje dIvase nIyamasara kacerI bharAI tyAre paMDIta semazarmA paNa AvyuM. tene joIne rAjAe pUchayuM ke kema tame pelI cIThI bhaMDAra vaTAvI hatI ke nahIM. tyAre teNe kahyuM ke mahArAja te te ahIM ja kacerIne hajAma mArI pAse ghaNuM dIvasathI mAgaNI karato hato tene ja navAjezamAM ApI che. AthI rAjAe mANase mokalIne hajAmane bolAvyuM. rAjAnA mANasane hajAmanI strIe jaNAvyuM ke te to gAma gayA che Avaze tyAre mokalIza. mANaso e samAcAra rAjAne ApyA tyAre rAjAe kahyuM jAe te te tenA gharanA khuNe khATale paDe che mATe teDI Ave. mANasoe khATale upaDAvIne hajAmane Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bolAvI ANa. pachI rAjAe te vALaMdane kahyuM ke kama A zuM thayuM ? tyAre te vALaMda bolyo ke jIve rAja jevuM meM tamArA AgaLa khoTuM kahyuM tevuM ja phaLa mane maLyuM. pachI rAjAe sabhAne jaNAvyuM ke juo bhAIo, samazane bleka, teja pramANe rUDAnuM rUDuM ane bhuMDAnuM bhuMDuM thAya che ema jaNAvIne pachI semaane moTuM mAna ApIne ghare mokalyo. cAra vedIAnI sthA. - eka gAmane viSe cAra vedIyA brAhmaNa rahetA hatA teo kAMI bhaNelA nahatA paNa khetI karIne pitAnuM peTa bharatA hatA. eka vakhata teo pitAnA khetaramAM haLa kheDatA hatA ane madhyAna thavAthI thAkIne ekaThA thaI beThA. pachI bIjI trIjI ADI avaLI vAto karI, temAM ema sAra hato ke ApaNe dukhI chIe mATe dukha nIvAraNanuM osaDa dhana che te dhana maLete ApaNuM eke duHkha rahe nahIM. pachI eka belyo ke ApaNe ApaNA rAjA bheja pAse kAIka joDI laI jaIe te bIjA paradezI bAraNe tenA Azare Ave che ane pizA laI jaIne sukhI thAya che mATe ApaNe te tenI ja prajA chIe, te temAM ApaNe eke dukha rahe nahIM evo upAtha hAthamAM Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 158 chatAM kema bhulIe chIe, pachI badhAno vicAra mA eTale na leka joDavAnuM AdaryuM. aMdara aMdarathI eka kahe tuM pehale belane bIje kahe tuM bela. pachI eka utAvaLIo hato teNe eTalAmAM eka uMdara je te pitAnuM dara khodate hato tethI be ke "kharakharakhara khedata he" e sAMbhaLI uMdara jevA lAge tyAre bIje be ke " TagaTagaTaga jevata hai " pachI mA sanA khaLabhaLATathI uMdara nATho tyAre bIjo mANasa be ke daDabaDadaDabaDa nAsata che" pachI uMdara daramAM cA tethI cothAne kAMI balavAnuM maLyuM nahIM tethI teNe te jema manamAM AvyuM temaja belI nAMkhyuM ke "ye jAdavA" e pramANe cAre jaNa belavAno manasube karIne rAja bhejanI pAse ujeNamAM gayA. tyAM jaIne pite TharAva karela hatuM te pramANe belyA. tyAre bheja rAjA prasanna thaze ane te cAranA bela eka kAgaLamAM utArI lIdhA ane cAre jaNe pAMca hajAranuM inAma laIne cAlatA thayA. bhajana bhaMDArI AvA ghaNA brAhmaNone paisA ApIne vicAravA lAgyA ke ApaNuM rAjA to khajAne uDAvI devAne manazube laI beThA che ane koInuM paNa temAM cAlatuM nathI. ApaNo pagAra to A khajAnA upara che te je khuTI raheze tyAre paravArI besazuM, mATe kAMi paNa yukitta ka Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1529 "( rIne nIrAMta karI laIe teA ThIka thAya, ema vicAra karIne rAtane same te hAthamAM khAtarI laine khAnAne ThekANe jaine dIvAlamAM khAtarI mArayu evAmAM rAjA mahelamAM beThA beThA pelA cAravedIAnA Apele laiAka pAThe karatA hateA te evI rIte ke kharakharakhara khara khAdata hai" A sAMbhaLIne bhaMDArI camakA, ane AsapAsa jevA lAgyA eTale vaLI rAjAe bIjI "TagaTagaTagaTaJa jevatahe " AthI bhaDArIe jANyu ke A mArI dhAraNA rAjA jue che tethI bhAgyA eTale rAjAe trIjI caraNu kahyuM- " daDabaDabaDa nAsata hai" tethI teA vaLI bhaMDArIe nakakI jANyuM ke Ajate mAryA gayA. pachI rAjAe tarataja kahyuM keH- "ce jAdavA" eTale e bhaMDArInuM nAma jAdave hatuM tethI e samajayA ke rAjAe mane oLakhyA paNa kharA. AthI ekadama gabharAye! ane manamAM vicAryuM ke have rAjA kAle savAre mArA burA hAla karaze kAraNake A pApanI vAta teNe sArI peThe jANI che. pachI jaladI dhare jaine peAtAnA bairI cheAkarAMne bIje gAma mekavyAM ane pAta gharanI mIlakatane sArA khadAsta thayA eTale karyo ane eka mitranA dharamAM chupA raheMce. savAre rAjA bhAja kacerImAM AnyA tyAM sarva kAmadAro paNa hAjara thayA paNa bhaMDArInI jagyA khAlI paDI rahI tethI bhaMDArI Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne mATe rAjAe tajavIja karIne kahyuM ke Aja bhaMDArI kayAM rokAyA che tenI tapAsa kare. pachI saradAra lekee bhaMDArIne ghare mANase mokalyAM, paNa bhaMDArInuM ghara to baMdha hatuM, tethI rAjAe te khabara sAMbhaLIne mane namAM vicAra karyo ke bIcArA bhaMDArIne mAthe evI suAphata AvI paDI haze ke ghara choDIne paNa cAle gaye, vaLI manamAM vicAryuM ke meM brAhmaNone bahu dAna ApavA mAMDayuM che, tenA mATe teNe mane sUcanA paNa karI hatI, eNe eka be vakhata mArI cIThIo paNa pAchI vALI hatI mATe te kadApI rIsAI gaye haze. tethI tene bolAvI lAve ene huM samajaNa pADuM, pachI kacerI barakhAsta thaI eTale je saradArane tyAM bhaMDArI saMtAyo hato teNe bhaMDArIne jaIne kahyuM ke Aje tamArA mATe rAjAe A vicAra jaNAvyuM tyAre bhaMDArI be ke tame kAMI bolyA, te kahe ke nA, mArAthI tamane puchyA vinA kema belI zakAya, tyAre bhaMDArIe kahyuM ke kema mitra e bAbatamAM tamAre zuM vicAra che tyAre te saradA 2 be ke huM Aje kacerImAM jaIza ane jyAre rAjA pAchA tamArI bAbata kADhaze tyAre kahIza ke mahArAja gune mApha karo te bhaMDArInI bhALa meLavI ApuM. je rAjAjInI marajI tamArA lAbhamAM haze te ghaTIta karIza. pachI kacerInA vakhate jyAre rAjAe bhaMDArI viSe Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puchayuM tyAre te saradAra bole ke je Apa bhaMDArI, ne gune mApha karo to huM tenI bhALa kADhI ApuM. AthI rAjAe sAta gunA sudhI mApha karavAnuM kahyuM, eTale te saradAra bhaMDArIne laine kacerImAM gaye, tyAM rAjAne namana karIne bhaMDArIe pitAnI hakIkata jaNAvI paNa rAjA te e bAbata viSe kAMI jANatA na hovAthI bo9 ka khacIta e viSe huM kAMI paNa jANato nathI, paNa rAtanA samaye vedIyA lekane leka pAThe karato hato, AthI AkhI sabhA cakIta thaI. pachI rAjAe khajAnacIne jaNAvyuM ke huM je paisA kharce chuM tenA lAbhamAM A vAta banI che, mATe huM kAMI murkha nathI ke evI rItanA phegaTamAM pizA nAkhIne tamane herAna karUM, paNa AthI te ulaTuM tame pApa karatAM aTakyA, ane khAtarIuM UghADuM raheta tethI bIjA mANase paNa praveza karatA tene saghaLe jokhama tamAre cira tarIke khamavo paData. mATe tamane hAla je pApa karatAM aTakAvyA te e pAMca hajAra rUpIA karatAM vadhAre lAbha kAraka vAta thaI, mATe vidyAnA lAbhamAM amuya javAhIra eke lekhAmAM nathI, ema samajIne vidyAne vadhAre kara Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 sura gata vaSe haMsa ane siMhanI kathA. 50m koi eka atI muMdara vanavAsamAM mahAna sAva rane tIra husanA samudAya beThA hatA tevAmAM eka 'sa ane haMsalIne viveka doSa prema dhelAithI thayA tethI teone jJAtI bahAra kADhayAM tyAre rIsa caDAvIne te e jaNa tyAMthI UDI nIkaLyAM. AgaLa jatAM eka taLAva Avyu tene kAMThe beThAM, tyAM tAvanI leherathI temanA paga sthIra rahayA nahI ane tethI huse vicAra karyA maiM jJAti vIrodha kayA che. tethI A taLAvane te gamatu nahIM hovAthI mane dhIkkAre che te mAruM ahIMthI uDI javuM joIe ema vicArI teo uDI gayAM. UDatAM UDatAM eka mahAaraNyamAM, meTA sAvarane tIre AvI pahoMcyAM ke jayAM aDhAra bhAra vanaspati khIlI rahI hatI ane aneka prakAranA raMga be raMgI kamaLa-hula hatAM tyAM eka AMbAnA jhADa upara beThAM, huM sa ane huM salI A raLiyAmaNuM vana Ine manamAM dhaNAja harSa pAmyAM, tyAM te peAtAnA mALeA bAMdhIne rahevA lAgyAM. te vanamAM eka meTA parvata hatA te parvatanI eka moTo guphAmAM eka moTA kezarI sihu rahetA hatA te kezarI siMha trIjA pAhAre te sarAvara upara pANI pIvAne AvyA te vakhate pANI pIne pAchA vaLyA Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tyAre huM bolyo ke bhAI jAhAra che. te sAMbhaLI siMha. tyAM ja AvI beTho ane UMce joyuM to haMsa beThele jaNA, tethI mAMhe mAMhe vAta karatAM heta baMdhAyuM ane pachI te eka eka vInA rahI zake nahIM ema thayuM. eka dIvase haMsa ane siMha be jaNa beThA hatA, tethI vAne kahADhIne haMse kahyuM ke bhAI tame roja uDI jIva mAroche te ThIka karatA nathI. te vakhata siMhe kahyuM ke bhAI e vastune mAre ahAra thaze eTale te vagara cAlatuM nathI. siMhane se lAMdhaNu paDe te paNa ghAsa khAya nahIM. siMhA meTI AkhaDI, paramAryo na khAya; trIjI phALa na ApaDe, to gayAkeDa na jAya che siMha be keH he mitra, rAMbhaha ! tArA kahevAthI huM eka dIvasa zikAre jaiza, ane bIje dIvasa sadabhakitamAM gujArIza. te vakhate haMsa kahe ke satya rIte kahI. eka divasa siMha cAro caravAne jato ane bIje dIvasa haMsa AgaLa besI rahe. ema karatAM keTaleka vakhata vItI gaye. eka vakhate pRthvIbhuSaNa nAme nagaramAM eka semala nAmano brAhmaNa janma daLidrI hatA tethI potAnI strIe kaMTALo ApavAthI paradeza javAne nIkaLyo hato ane raste jatAM pANInI tRSA lAgavAthI te taLAvapara AvyuM, ane te Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pelA haMsanI najare savAranA paheramAM pathe, tethI haMsa vicAravA lAgyuM ke Aja siMhane zikAra javAne vAre che, mATe A brAhmaNane mArI nAMkhaze tene kAMI upAya zodhI ANa joIe, ane e brAhagune ugAra joIe, ema vicAra karIne haMsa kesiMha bhAI vaghAmaNI che. tyAre siMha ba bhAI zI vadhAmaNa che? tyAre haMsa kahe ke gurU AvyA siMha kahe ke ApaNe vaLI gurU zene ? tyAre huM belyA ke kaI vaDakSatrI te vaLI naguro hoya ke ? gurUto sahune mAthe che. pachI siMha bolyo ke gurU ane jajamAnane nAte kema jaNAya ? tyAre haMsa be ke tame page lAgaze tyAre ema kaheze ke jajamAna mahArAjane Azirvada, ema kahe te jANajo ke te tamAre gurU che. evAM haMsanAM bola sAMbhaLIne siMha gurU sAme page lAgavA gaye tethI brAhmaNa che ke mahArAja, mahArAja, jajamAna mahArAja AzirvAda. e sAMbhaLIne, sihe haMsanuM vacana sAcuM mAnyuM. A mATe gurU khare, ema vicArI cheDe jhAlI haMsa pAse teDI lAge eTale haMsa kahe ke je utama vastu heya te gurUne Ape. e vacana pramANe te zu rUne tenI guphAmAM teDI game tyAM aneka prakAranAM AbharaNa ane alaMkAra tathA motI paDayAM Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 165 hatA te sarve gurUne dekhADayAM, tethI brAhmaNe pitAthI upaDAya eTale meTa gAMThaDe bAMdhI mAthe laIne javA mAMDayuM ane kSama kuzalatAthI ghare AvyuM tyAre tenI strIe tene puchayu ke svAmI ATaluM badhuM dhana kayAMthI lAvyA tyAre te brAhmaNe siMha ane haMsanI sarva hakIkata kahI saMbhaLAvI. svAmI, tame ekavAra pharIthI jAva, ema vAraMvAra tenI strI kahevA lAgI.ema dInadIna prate kahetAM traNa varasa vahI gayAM. pachI te eka vakhata strI gharamAM kaleza karavA maMDI tethI kaMTAlIne javAnI hA pADI. strIe bhAtuM tayAra karI ApyuM ane te brAhmaNa harIkSeNa siMha pAse javAne nIkaLe, cAlatAM cAlatAM te vanamAM be traNa dahADe AvI pahoMcyo. have tyAM siMhanIzI hakIkata che, te jue che to pelA haMsane te manAvIne tenI jAtanA mANase laI gayAM hatAM. tene ThekANe te kAgaDene kAgaDI AvIne beThAM hatAM. teo siMhanI sAthe mitrAI rAkhatAM hatAM. siMha paNa samajato hato ke mAre haMsanI jagyAmAM A eka vastI che, ema jANIne te tyAMja besato uThato hato. eka divasa kAgaDe kahe siMha bhAI tame eka divasa cArA mATe jAvA che ane eka dIvasa nathI jAtA tenuM kAraNa zuM ? te vakhata siMha kahe ke meM eka divasa mArA haMsa bhAIne Ave che, te je prANa jAyate paNa vacana bhaMga Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karuM nahIM. e sAMbhaLIne kAgaDe aNabo rA. have te kAgaDe eka dIvasa savAramAM ja pelo brAhmaNa Avate dIThe, tethI siMhane kahevA lAge ke siMha bhAI vadhAmaNI che vadhAmaNI. Aja tamAre pAraNuM che te mATe beThAM beThAM bhakSaNa AvyuM. e sAMbhaLIne siMha ALasa maraDI ubho thaye, pAghare sAme cAlyuM ane brAhmaNane oLakhyAthI page lAgyuM. brAhmaNe tene A zirvAda dIdhe tyAre siMha tene cheDo jhAlIne tenI guphAmAM laI cAle, tethI kAgaDe che ke siMha bhAI zuM peTa bharA thaze. puNe jaIne khAzo ? tyAre siMha be ke Ato mArA gurU che. mArA haMsa bhAIe gurU karI ApyA che. tyAre kAgaDo kahe ke ApaNane janAvarane vaLI gurUzA ? tyAre siMha kahe ke prANa jAyato zuM thayuM paNa gurU pI kema thaIe. ema kahIne gurUne guphA kane laI gaye ane AgaLanI peThe dhana ApIne pAcho vALe. tene vaLAvavAne siMha dura sudhI ga ane brAhmaNane chelA namasakAra karIne kahyuM ke - haMsAte para dIpe gayA, haMsa sthAneja vAyA; kupradhAne rAjate gayuM, have AvIza nahIM paMDItA. ema kahIne siMha pAcho vaLe ane brAhmaNa dhana laIne pAche A mATe jene jevI saMgata tene tevAM kAma karavAnI satI thAya. Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11 kusaMgata vaSe] sa ane kAgaDAnI kalA, mahAnasarAvaramAM eka huMsa ane huMsalI rahetAM hatAM, ane te mahAnasarAvaranI pALa upara eka vaDanuM moTuM gAvara jhADa hatuM tenA upadya mALA bAMdhI 2hetAM hatAM. eka same eka kAgaDA uDatA uDatA AvIne te vaDa para beThA, tene joIne hase sArA AvakAra dIdhA ane manamAM vicAra karyo keH-- je jene ghera pANI, te tene zaeNra dena; saMpata hAya teA kIjIe, tehanI sArI seva. ema vicAra karIne jhAjhA mevA mIThAI tenI pAse mukayA te kAgaDA khAine satASa pAmyA. pachI mAM sAMDhuM huMsane ane kAgaDAne mitratA baMdhANI. eka dIvasa kAgaDA kahevA lAgyA ke mitra huM tAre dhera rAja Avu chuM paNa eka vakhata tame mAre dhare nahIM Ave te Aja pachI huM tamAre mALe nahIM AvuM. tyAre huMse vicAra karyo ke mitratA che te kAcA tAMtaNeA che tene tuTatAM kazIvAra lAgatI nathI, ema jANIne kahyuM ke bhale AvIza. pachI eka dIvasa kAgaDA huM sane teDIne peAtAne mALe lAnyA. te mALA lIMmaDAnA jhADa upara hatA tyAM hu'sa ane kAgaDA be jaNAM AvIne, beThA, tevAmAM kanakapura nagarane rAjA kanaka sena nAme hatA te Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jiang You zIkAre nIkaLyA hatA ane pharatA pharatA te lIkhaDA hai AvIne beThA. te jhADanI zItaLa chAyAne lIdhe rAjA ArAma pAmyA. rAjA tyAM gheADAnA sAmAna utArIne ADe paDakhe thayA tevAmAM tene eka bagAsuM AvavAthI mAM pAhALuM karyuM. eTale kAgaDA carakrayA te pelA rAjAnA meDhAmAM paDayuM tethI rAjAne krodha caDayA ane khANu caDAvyuM eTale kAgaDA tA . uDIne bIjI DAle beThA ane bANu chuTyuM te pelA huMsane lAgyuM tethI taraphaDatA taraphaDatA rAjAnA mAM Agala paDayA, paDatA paDatAM eka zloka bAyaDa:~ nahI kAge mahArAya ! 'sAya vimaLe jaLe !! nIca saMga prasa MgeNu / mRtyu reva na saMzaya I kavita. huM sa arU kAga rahe tarU upara, devu... paraspara cIMta mIlAyA, teha same keAu bhUpatI khelata, chAMDanI hAraja tyAM tihAM Ayo; kAga kujAtane viSTa karI, nRpatAM eka bANu paDhAyA, kAga gayeA rahyA haMsa suva'zake, nIcakI saMgatase mRtyu pAyA te vakhata rAjAe sAMbhaLIne dhaNeAja zAka kI ane tarataja huMsa maraNa pAmyA. rAyakAra ane kSamA guNa vize kathA. 10.0 aMgadezamAM kusumapura nagaramAM bhAnu rAjA rA jya karatA hatA tene subuddhi nAme pradhAna hatA. eka Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 vakhata te nagaramAM paradezathI DAI sevAgara keTalAka ghaDA laIne Avyo. te dhoDA jAtavAna jANIne rAjo tathA pradhAne pArakhuM karavAno vicAra karyo ane eka ghoDA upara rAjA tathA eka gheDI upara pradhAna e pramANe baMne beDApara beThA, jevA ghoDAnI nAga dabAvI gheDa calAvyA tevAja paMkhInI mAphaka ghoDA upaDayA. rAjA tathA pradhAna jema jema gheDAnI vALa tANe tematema gheDA khuba doDatA jAya, tema karatAM dasa bAra gAunIkaLI gayA. tyAre rAjA kahe pradhAna hatA hAthamAMthI lohInI seDe chUTa mATe gheDAnI vALa mukI daIe ema kahIne vAma mukI dIdhI te vakhata ghoDA ubhA rahyA, te vakhata rAjAe pradhAnane kahyuM ke A gheDa tA avaLI vAgavA che ema vAta karatA hatA tevAmAM eka vaDanI zItaLa chAyA joIne tenI nIce ArAma levAne beThA. te vakhate rAjA pradhAnane kahevA lAgyA ke mane bahuja tarasa lAgI che tethI mArA prANa jAya che te sAMbhaLIne pradhAne rastAmAMthI be traNa AMbaLAM lIdhAM hatAM temAMthI eka AMbaLuM memAM rAkhavAne ApyuM ane pite jhADa upara caDIne pANInI zodha lIdhI paNa AsapAsa najIkamAM pANI hoya ema jaNAyuM nahIM. pradhAna jhADa uparathI heDe utaryo ane joDe cheDI purva dIzAmAM pANInI zodha karavAne gaye. ghaNe dUra sudhI teNe e dIzAmAM cAlyA karyuM 15. Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1eo paNa pANI hAtha lAgyuM nahIM tethI vadhAre Agala cAlavAne teNe mAMDI vALyuM ane pAchA AvyuM ane rAjAne bIjuM AMbaLuM ApyuM. pachI pazcima tarapha game tyAM paNa pANI hAtha lAgyuM nahIM tethI nIrAza thayelA rAjA pAse parizramathI gherAyelA cahere Avaje, e joine rAjAe jANyuM ke mAre mATe pradhAna bahuja mahenata le che, paNa Aje tene pANI hajI maLatuM nathI. pachI trIjI AMbaLuM ApIne pradhAna dakSiNa dizAmAM gaye tyAM cAra pAMca gAupara pANI maLyuM te evI rIte ke eka vaNajhAra cAlyo Avato hato tenI pAse thoDuMka pANI hatuM temAMthI bahuja kAlAvAlA karIne thoDuM pANI laI Ave, ane rAjA je bazuddha avarathAmAM paDyo hato tene potAnA khoLAmAM suvADIne cheDe thoDe pANI pAvA mAMDayuM, eTalAmAM keTalAMka mANase rAjAne zodhatAM zodhatAM te jagyAe AvI caDayAM. A vakhata rAjAne sArI peThe zuddhi AvI hatI ane pradhAnane upara kAra varNavavAne manamAM moTI dhAmadhuma cAlI rahI. hatI. pele mANasane kAphale pitAnI sAthe pANIane sukhaDI vagere khorAka paNa laI Avela tethI rAjAo ane pradhAne temAMthI khAI pI pAchA tAjA thaI. ne cheDA upara svAra thaI rAjadhAnImAM AvyA ane joIe teTalA sArA ghaDA kharIdI sAgarane 2jA ApI. Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11 e banAva banyA pachI rAjA ane pradhAna vacce je prItI hatI temAM ghaNeja vadhAro thaye. rAjA pitAnI sarva delata che te sarvanenI ja che ema kharA aMtaHkaraNathI mAno ane pradhAnane paNa te ja pramANe karavAnA vicAre vAraMvAra thatA, ane kaI kaI vakhata te pradhAna ane rAjA umaLakAthI maLatA ane harSathI phulAI jaI premanAM AMsue geravatA. rAjAe mitratAne saMbaMdha eTale te vadhArI dIdhuM hatuM ke tene pradhAnathI judA thavuM e bahuja zakanuM kAraNa thaI paDatuM. eka vakhata pradhAne rAjAne pitAne ghare jamavAne teDayA ane pote rANI pAse jaI tene paNa Agraha purvaka jamavAne mATe AvavA kahyuM eTale teNe taiyArI karI lugaDAM paheravA mAMDayAM. A vakhate pradhAne rAjAnA be varasanA kuMvarane kapaDAM lattAMthI zaNagAryo ane piteja teDI lIdhe ane rANIne kahyuM ke kuMvara bhale mArI pAse rahyA. pachI pradhAnane tyAM rAjA rANI vagere AvyAM ane ghaNe vakhata sudhI pradhAne rAjArANane 5riNAgatano sAro lAbha lIdhe, rANIe rajA mAMgIne javA mAMDayuM tyAre dAsIne kahyuM ke tuM kuMvarane teDI lAva dAsI pradhAna pAse AvIne kuMvara mAMge tyAre pradhAne kahyuM ke tuM rANIne kahe ke kuMvara hAlamAM UMghamAM che mATe jAgaze tyAre pahecADIzuM. te pramANe dAsIe rANIne Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 172 kahyuM, eTale rANI kAMi bAlyA vagara mAthuM DAlAvI cAlatI thai. pachI rAjA paNa ghera gayA ane e vakhate dhaNIja meDI rAta thaI gaI tethI rANIe vaLI krIthI eka dAsIne mAkalIne kuMvarane lAvavAnuM kahyu. A vakhata pradhAne gAmanA pAdarathI taratanuM marI gael eka bALaka lAvIne tene navaDAvI dhAvaDAvI kuMvaranA - gaDAM paherAvIne phula vagerethI zaNagArI je pAraNAmAM vara UdhatA hatA te pAraNAmAM te marIgayelA chekarAne suvADayA. te dAsI jevI AvI tevIja pradhAnane kahevA lAgI ke ku varane rANI teDAveche, tyAre pradhAne pelA pAraNA AgaLa AvIne kahayuM ke joyA A tArI rANInA kuMvara ! zuM tene rAkhIne amAre cATavA hatA ke? AvI rIte vAraMvAra avizvAsa lAveche. laI jA A kuMvara rahyo ema kahI pAraNA uparathI lugaDuM dura karyuM ane kahayu ke yA A kuMvara muA. pachI dAsIe joyu tA marelu maDaduM dIThuM tethI hAya hAyanI bumA ameA mAratI rANI pAse gai ane kahyuM ke pradhAne kuvarane mArI nAMkhyA ane maDadu me joyu tene dharamAMja dATavAnI tayArI kareche. A vAta rANIe.rAjAne kahI paNa rAjAe te vAta marakarI karIne hasI kahADI. tyAre rANI bAlI zuM Ama karavu A vakhate Apane ceAgya che? tyAre rAjA bolyA ke marI gayA haze tA ApaNe Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 173 zuM karIzuM, kAMI pAchA AvI javAne hato ke ? eTale tuM mane zoka karavAnuM kahe che. AthI rANI zaka karatI pitAnA mahelamAM bezI rUdana karavA lAgI, tethI AkhA gAmamAM e vAta phelAI gaI ane bIje dIvase gAmanA leke zekathI haDatAla pADI beThA. rAjAe savAramAM pradhAna AvyA tyAre puchayuM ke kema kaMvaranuM zuM thayuM? tyAre pradhAne kahyuM ke meM dAsI AvI tyAre uThADatAM marelA dIThA. AthI rAjAe e vAta paDatI mukI bIjI vAto karavA mAMDI paNa kaMvara saMbaMdhI pradhAnane zoka vadhAre dIThe tethI rAjAe kahyuM ke tuM mAre prANa samAne mitra che ane tAro mAra vizvAsa che mATe nirbhayapaNathI rahe che. rAtre rANIne paNa zeka karatI joIne rAjAe kahyuM ke pradhAna ane jIvatadAna ApanAro che mATe teNe mAre putra mAryo to zuM, huM enuM vera levAne zIkSA karUM ema to kadI banavAnuM ja nathI. pachI rANIe paNa rAjAnI evI vAta sAMbhaLIne vicAryuM ke rAjAne te tenA upara prItI che tethI tene kAMI paNa karanAra nathI mATe zeka kare temAM sAra nathI. pachI keTalIkavAra rANIne chokarAnuM samaraNa thaI AvyuM hAche tyAre te chAnI chAnI raDatI dekhAtI paNa pradhAnane mATe jarae tenAthI rAjA pAse kahevAnI hIMbhata cAlatI nahIM. Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 . keTale dIvase rAjAe kuMvaranezaka cheDIne eka sAmAM bharI, ane bhara sabhAmAM nagara lekane zoka mukAvavAne pite jAte UThIne pAnanuM bIDuM hAthamAM lIdhuM ane badhAne kahyuM ke bhAIo have mArA putrane zeka AthI choDI de, ane AjathI pitAnA zubha kArya karavAne ane AnaMda bhogavavAne huM chuTa ApuM chuM te pramANe kare. AthI sahu prajAe rAjAnI kacerImAMthI pAna lIdhAM ane zekane poSAka te dIvasathI taLavI. kuMvaranI vAtane cha mahInA vItI gayA paNa pradhAnane ane rAjAne je prItI hatI temAM kAMIja pheraphAra thaye nahIM. tyAre pradhAne vicAryuM ke have huM moTI dhAma dhuma karuM ane mArA gharamAM mArI dIkarI je meTI thaI che tenAM lagna karUM ema dhArIne dIkarInA lagna karyo paNa tethI kAMI rAjA udAsa na thayuM ane pradhAna zarapAva pAghaDI ane moTI rakama e zubha kAmamAM bheTa mekalI. AthI pradhAna khuzI thayo. vaLI bIjA cha masInA thayA tyAre kuMvaranI maraNa tIthIne dIvasa AvI pahoMcyA. te divasa gAmamAM haDatALa paDI ane rAjA tathA rANI ane sarva pura vAthIoe eka pALe. A vakhata rAjA kacerI bharIne thoDAMka mANasa sAthe zekamAM beThA hatA tevAmAM pradhAne meTI dhAmadhuma karIne vAjI, vAhane tathA hAthI Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 1 vagere pitAne ghare laI jaIne te sArAM lugaDAM paheyI tayA rAja kuMvara je pitAne dhare chupA rAkhyA hatA tene zaNagAryo ne hAthInI aMbADImAM potAnI sAtheja besADa ane hajAra mANasane uMce poSAka ApIne maTI dhAmadhumathI gAjate vAjate darabAra bhaNuM cAle. A vAtanI khabara rAjA pAse kaI mANase kahI ke pradhAne te Aje AvI moTI dhAmadhumathI ApanI pAse Ave che. A sAMbhaLI rAjAe vicAryuM ke te Ama kare che tethI bhalene vadhAre dhAmadhuma kare temAM mane kAMIja harakata nathI, tene tema karavuM ThIka lAgyuM che te tema karavA che. eTalAmAM kuvarane AgaLIe vaLagADI pradhAna kacerImAM AvyuM ane pradhAne rAjAne kahyuM ke A ApanA kuMvarajI AvyA temane tame saMbhALI . AthI rAjA ane sarva kacerInA mANase moTA acarajamAM paDyA ane pradhAnanI stutI karIne Anada jaNA. kuMvara rAjAne page lAgyo ane rANI pAse jaIne na bhyo AthI sarva khuzI thayA ane rAjAe pradhAnane meTuM mAna ApyuM ane bharesAdAra mitra gaye. e uparathI sAra eTaleja ke upakAra karanArane AbhAra mAnavAne ane kSamA karavAne sarva mANase zIkhavuM joIe. Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 kaLI kALamAM lAbaDI mANasane pahere ' che te vize kathA. mAnasarovaramAM haMsa ane haMsalI rahetAM hatAM tyAM eka vakhata eka kAgaDe ane eka kAgaDI uDatAM CDatAM AvyAM. te vakhate haMse vicAryuM ke e paNa paMkhI ame paNa paMkhI, e kALe ne ame ujaLAM e to ThIka nAta che ane teonI paroNuM dAkhala cAkarI karuM. ema vicArIne ghaNA prakAranAM phala phula tenA mukha AgaLa mukyAM. te dahADAthI mAhe mAMhe prIti thaI. pachI kAgaDe hamezAM khAvAne lebhe tyAM Avato hato ema karatAM cha mAsa thayA te vakhate kogaDA eka dIvasa ghaNe Adara karI bolavA lAgyo ke tame Aje to mAre mALe Ave, kAraNa ke huM tamArio paraNe ghaNuM dIvasathI thAuM chuM, mATe tame Aja padhAre, haMsa ane haMsalIne teDIne kAmaDe pitAne mALe AvyuM. kAgaDe temanI paroNa cAkarImAM koI garoLInI puchaDI ane evI ja bIjI gaMdI ane ne kharAba cIne haMsa ane haMsalInI pAse lAvI mukI, jethI haMsa manamAM ghaNaja paratA. ane haMsalI paNa ghaNI ja gabharAI gaI. ema karatAM rAta paDI gaI ne rAte cAre jaNa ekaThAM rahyA. savAra Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 thatAMja haMsa rajA mAgI cAlI nIkaLe, te vakhate kAgaDo pAchaLathI jaine haMsalInI pAMkhe vaLage, tyAre haMsa kahe kAM bhAI pAMkhe vaLage che? tethI kAgaDe kahevA lAgyuM ke e haMsalI te mArI che ane tArI strI te kAgaDI che mATe kAgaDIne teDI jA. haMsa bolyo ke huM ujaLo ane mArI strI paNa ujaLI ane tuM kALo ane tArI strI paNa kALI, te vakhate kAgaDe be zuM kALAne gorI strI na hoya ? ema karatAM je tArA manamAM na Ave to cAla ApaNe nyAya karAvIe, ema kahIne cAlyA ane pAdharA naTagAmane core AvyA, tyAM AvIne cAre jaNa beThAM. te vakhata kAgaDe paTelane kahevA lAgyo ke tame je mArUM uparIpaNuM nahIM kare te tamArAM karAMnI ane DhoranI huM A phelI khAiza. paTela paNa vicAramAM paDe ane kahyuM ke mANasa dhAre te kare che. keTalAka leka te ja e ekaThA maLIne beThA hatA temAM kAgaDe kahevA lAgyuM ke bhAIe amAro nyAya karaze ke -"zuM kAlA mANasane gerI strI nahoya?" te sAMbhaLI sahu bIkanA mAryA bo9yA ke -gArA mANasane kALI strI ane kALA mANasane gerI strI hoya. sarva mANasee maLIne e nyAya karyo tethI haMsa ane haMsalIe raDavA mAMDyuM, ane kAgaDe paNa raDa vA mAMDayuM. te vakhate sahu kahevA lAgyA ke haMsa ane Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 178 haMsalI raDe che te to nyAye karIne raDe che, paNa kAgaDA tuM zuM karavA raDe che? tyAre kAgaDo bole ke huM tamane raDuM chuM kemake tame maLIne amane anyAya Apyo te vakhate sahu kahevA lAgyA ke Aja te labADa mANasane pahera che. e vacana sAMbhaLI kAgaDo haMsane page lAgyo A haMsalI haMsane svAdhIna karI pachI haMsalI pAchI AvI ane kahe bhAI Aja pachI amArI jAtane vizvAsa kadI paNa karIza nahIM. ema kahI teo mAnasarovare pahoMcyAM ane sukhe rahyAM. karma upara vachapAsanI kathA. eka vakhata kailAsamAM sarva devatA maLI beThA hatA. te vakhata dharma, karma, sata ane lamie cArane mAryo mAMhe saMvAda thayo tethI dharma kahe huM meTo ane karma kahe huM meTe, lakSmi kahe huM moTI ane sata kahe huM maTe chuM. ema cAre jaNavAda karavA lAgyAM ane kaMTa vadhI paDe te bAbatano nyAya karAvavAnI goThavaNa karIne teo badhA jI pAse gayAM. brahAjIe temane nyAya cukAvavAne pitAthI nahIM bane ema jaNAvyuM ane IMdra pAse javAne kahyuM. I paNa azakita jaNAvI ane kahayuM ke je tamAre nyAya meLavavo hoya to mRtyu lokamAM maLaze, ema kahI I ke temane rajA ApI. pachI cAre jaNa Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 179 mRtyu lekamAM AvyA. teo pAdharA zrI zaranagaramAM sukheNa nAme rAjA rAjya karatA hatA nagaramAM AvyAM, tyAM AkhuM gAma pharyo paNa kaI utArA jevI jagyA maLI nahIM kAraNa ke te gAmamAM koI daLidrI rahetuM nahIM ke jene ghera teo (deva) utAro kare. ema pharatAM pharatAM purva dIzAnA daravAjA tarapha eka thavIrA nAme DeAsI rahetI hatI tene vachapALa nAme eka dIkaro hatA te hamezAM gAmanA vAcharU cAratA hatA. DosI pArakuM kAma karIne gharano kharaca calAvatI hatI. te DosIne ghare cAre devatA sAdhunuM rUpa laine te DosIne tyAM AvyA A sAdhurUpe cAre devatA DosIne AMgaNe AvyA tyAre te bolI ke mahArAja jALavaje mArAM vAcharaDAM bhaDakAvaze. tethI devatA beya kAMI phIkara nahIM. ema kahIne DosInI ozarImAM jaI beThA. thoDI vAra pachI DosIne kahevA lAgyA ke kAMI vAsaNa kusaNa gharamAMthI lAvo te rasoI pANInI tajavIja karIe, e sAMbhaLI DosI bolI ke mArA vIrAo mAre ghare te meM kAMI rAMdhyuM nathI. traNe TANA gAmamAMthI rAba pATalA bhAgI ApuM chuM te mAdakara khAI pI suI rahIe chIe ane AvaradAnA dahADA purA karIe chIe amArA jevAM garIba mANasane tyAM tamArA jevA meTA purUSanA pagalAM thayAM tethI huM mAre dahADe A Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jathI caDate samajuM chuM. paNa vAsaNa kusaNanI tajavIja huM nathI karI zakatI e mArA nasIbanI vAta che. te DosInI A vAta sAMbhaLIne devatAo samajayA ke A garIba DesInuM keIe nathI, ane AzAmAM je vaphAra karatI mAlama paDe che te eka chokarAnAja sArU che ane tethI tenA upara atI dayA bharelI najarathI joIne kahyuM ke sidhuM pANI levAne-mATe A eka ratna lyo tene vaTAvIne jaladI bane tema sIdhuM laI Ave. pachI DosI vANIAne gherathI sIdhuM lAvI temAM ghI khAMDa vagere kAMI seinA kAmamAM bAkI rahe tevuM rAkhyuM na hatuM. pachI mana bhAvatI rasoI taiyA2 karIne jamavA beThA ane DosIne paNa jamavAne besADI. eka vAsaNamAM sarve bhajana sAmagrI bharIne tene nA dIkarA kAje paNa ApyuM ane jyAre tene dIkare sAMjha paDatAM AvyuM tyAre teNe paNa khAdhuM ane dha ja rAjI thayo tyAre tenI mAne kahevA lAgyo ke mA tuM e paNuone pAMca sAta divasa sudhI rAkhaje ema roja re ja kaheto hato. roja ratna ApI vANIone tyAMthI sIdhuM letAM hatAM. sAtame divase rana ApIne sIdhuM le che tevAmAM keTavAle te dIThuM, maTavaLe rAjAne vAta karI ane rAjAe vANIAne belAvyo ane pUchyuM tyAre teNe kahyuM ke mane sAta dI Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 181 vasanAM sAta ratana ApIne sIdhuM laI jAya che, pachI huM kema jANuM ke te tene mATe laI jAya che. rAjAe vaNI kane rajA ApI ane DosIne bolAvIne puchayuM ke A ratna tArI pAse kyAMthI te sAMbhaLI DosI belI ke mAre dIkare nitya vAcharU cAravA jAya che tene jegalamAMthI evA kAMkarA ni hAtha lAge che. te laIne nitye ghare Ave che. rAjA kahevA lAgyuM ke tame jAche che ke tamArA gharamAM keTalAM ratna che? tyAre DosI belI ke eka ghaDo bharyo che tethI rAjA kahevA lAgyA ke te ratanane be ghaDe amane batAve, te vakhate DesI kahe ke bhale to laI AvuM chuM. ema kahIne pAdharI te sanyAsIo pAse AvI. ane rAjAnI sAthe je vAta thaI hatI te sarva vAta teone kahI saMbhaLAvI tethI sAdhu purUSoe DosI pAse eka ghaDe maMgAvyo te ghaDAmAM kAMkarA bharAvyA ane upara luMgaDuM baMdhAvyuM ane te dhaDe potAnI (rUSI) pAse mukAvyuM. ane potAnA hAtha sarve jaNAe pheravyA eTale mAMhe ratna thaI rahyA te laIne te DosI darabAramAM AvI, ane rAjA kane te ghaDe mukI belI ke A mAre ghaDo te je hoya to jaIye, eTale huM cAlatI thAu. rAjAe ghaDo je ne tenuM mana e ucAM ratna tarapha ghaNuM ja coMTI gayuM. pachI rAjAe DesIne kahyuM ke je tAre mAgavuM hoya te mAga, ane A Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghaDe amane Apa pachI DesIe mAgyuM ke tamArI ku. varIne mArA dIkarAne vere paraNAvI te huM te AkhA ghaDe ApI dau. A vacana sAMbhaLIne badhI kacerI moTA vismayamAM paDI gaI. e sAMbhaLIne DosIne rAjAe kahyuM ke mArI dIkarI to paraNAvuM ke paraNAvuM te khare paNa tuM mArI eka saratakabula kara te e) tuM tArA dIkarAnI jAnamAM dhama, kAma, lakSmi, ane sata e devane teDI lAve. eTaluM thAya to ApaNe sarata sAcI che. nahIM te nahIM. ema kahI ratnathI bharele ghaDo rAjAe gharamAM mu ane DesIne rajA dIdhI. pachI DosIe ghare AvIne sAdhune sarva hakIkata kahI. te vAta sAMbhaLI te devatAoe te jagyAe eka moTe mehela ubhe ke, ATharatha devatAI devAMganA sahIta kIdhA, bIjA paNa deva mAyAthI ghaNI prakAranI goThavaNamAM utama adabhuta kAmo kIdhAM. sAMjha paDavA AvI tyAre vachapALa vAcharaDAM cArIne ghare AvyuM, eTale navarAvIne devanI maherabAnIthI vararAjAne zaNagAra paherAvI gheDe caDA ane AgaLa paMcazabda vAchatra vagADatA, nR. tyagIta dhavala maMgaLa gajAvatA toraNa pAse AvyA te vakhata rAjA ane pradhAna teone ATalA moTA dabadabAthI AvelAM joIne sAnaMdAzcarya pAmyA. sarva devane ThADa. eTale zabhA eTale te prakAre AvI rahyo hato Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 183 ke te joIne tarataja, rAjAe kanyAne taiyAra karAvIne pANI gRhaNa karAvyuM. sarva gRhastha lokonAM TolAM ghara tarapha AvyAM, ane thoDA vakhatamAM evA khabara sAMbhaLyA ke leke gAmamAM ema vAta kahe che ke kAle te vachapAla vAcharUne carAvavAne laIgaye hato ane Aje te rAjAne jamAI thaI beThe che, te tenA karma Agala bIjuM keInuM adhIka nathI. vAha! karma meTuM che ema sahu kahe che," paNa dharma moTo che ane sata moTuM che tene to koIe puchatuM ja nathI ! e vAta sarva deva lekee jayAre sAMbhaLI tyAre karmane A mRtyu lokamAM mukhya, moTu TharAvI te vachapALanI rIdhdhI siddhi avicaLa rAkhI sarva devatA sthAnake gayA. nasIba be DagalAM AgaLa AgaLa. sIMdha dezamAM eka karma nAme gAma hatuM temAM eka nAyate e nAmane murkha raheto hato tene siMdhalanA eka dIkaro hato ane eka dIkarI hatI. te dIkarIne roma nAme nagaramAM paraNAvI hatI have siMdhala meTa thaye te vakhate tenA mAbApa marI gayAM, ane have te eka rahyA. bIje kasaba to kAMI suje nahIM paNa lAkaDAno eka bhAre hamezAM lAvI te vecIne anAja lAvate temAM be jeTalA thatA eTalAmAM te potAnuM gujarAna calAvatA Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 184 paNa tethI bIjuM kAMI vadhAre Ave teTaluM kamAte nahIM. ema karatAM karatAM aradhe janmAre gumAvI nAMkhe. teNe eka vakhate manamAM vicAra karo ke A dezamAM te mAre kAMI dIvaza vadhe nahIM ane vAlaze paNa nahIM mATe paradezamAM mArI bena che tyAM jAu. ema vicArIne kAMdhe kuhADe leIne cA mArage jatAM gAma najadIka Ave tyAre eka bhAre kare ane te gAmamAM jaIne vecI khAvAnuM karI aradhuM jame ane aradhuM sAthe le. ema karatAM keTaleka dIvase roma nagaramAM AvyuM ane gAmamAM puchato pAdhare behenane ghare Avyo. bena uThI bhAIne maLI ane ghaNI ja AgatA svAgatA karI behenane vicAra theye ke bhAInI zI paroNAgata rUM. seva, suMvALI, ghebara, peMDA, patAsAM, sALa, ane dALa vagerene ahIM pAra nathI. e to nItyanuM jamaNa che, mATe bAjarAnA roTalAnI paroNAgata karuM ema vicArIne potAnI sakhIone gharethI cheDo Do bAjaro magAvI te jhINe daLIne tenA be roTalA karyA. te tayAra thayA te vakhate bhAIne jamavA UThADa ane pelA be roTalA pIrasayA tyAre bhAI che ke jyAM jAuM tyAM nasIbamAM roTalene roTaleja che !!! bhAva Ugara kathA, sIMdhu dezamAM zIrakhadhara nAme eka gAma che te mAemAM eka kapIla nAme jaDa rahe tene aMdI e nAme Page #195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 185 cI hatI. te dI haiI para purUSa sAthe Azaka hatI. te Azakane maLavAno kAMI jega maLato na hato. eka vakhata teNe papurUSa sAthe saMketa kIdhe ke sAMjhane same taLAvanI pALa upara eka dehevuM che tyAM tuM ja che ane huM paNa tyAM pachavADethI AvIza. e pramANe te parapurUSa te AgaLathI ja dehere jaine beTho hato tevAmAM pelI strI gharathI bahAra nIkaLIne taLAvanI pALa upara thaIne AvatI hatI, te kAmAMdha banelI strI te samaye ujajaDa verAna dekhAtI hatI. jayAM te cAlI AvatI hatI tyAM ja e pALa upara ja eka mulAM nImAja paDhatA hatA ane te mullAnI namAja paDhavAnI pacheDI pAtharelI hatI tenA upara thaIne te strI cAlI gaI te vakhate pelA mulAyA ke huM! haM ! e huM kAra zabda sAMbhaLIne pAchuM vAlI joyuM to mulAM nI mAja karato dIThe, manamAM vicAravA lAgI ke are ! huM khunI thaI. tenI pacheDI Upara cAlI tethI mane paNa deASa paDaye ema vicAra karI rahayA pachI belI ke - mAruM mana mArA yAranI sAthe hatuM te meM tane na dIThe ane tArUM mana tArA paramezvara sAthe nahIM hatuM tethI te mane dIThI. valI phArasI bhASAmAM paNa eka ja e kahyuM che ke -hajAra varasa sudhI nI mAja paDhe te paNa tene namAja na kahI e eka ghaDIne Page #196 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 186 paramezvarane izaka na hoya te te sarva vRthA che. evAM vacana sAMbhaLIne te mudalAM uThI page lAge ane kahevA lAgyuM ke tuM mArI guraNI thaI. ema kahIne mukalAM ghare gaye ane te strI paNa ghare gaI. sudarI nAme mahAArInI kathA. mALavA dezamAM eka UjeNI nAme nagarImAM rAja bhaja rAja karato hato. nyAya ane nItithI rAjA pitAnI prajAne sadA pALatA hatA. eka vakhata savArane pahera hato ane rAjA bahAra pharavA javAne nIkaLe, ane darabAramAMthI jarA AgaLa jAya che eTalAmAM eka moTo coka Ape tyAM AvyuM. e cakamAM lekenI moTI jamAvaTa thai hatI tethI pote ubho rahyA hatA. evAmAM eka mahIArIone TALe cAle Avato hato, temane mAthe dahI, dudha, dhI vagerenA mATalAM bharyAM hatAM, tevAmAM eka mastIkhora cheDe hAthamAMthI chuTIne bhAgelo te e mahIArIonA ToLAmAM jaI caDe te vakhate mahAArIe dura khasavAne ekaThI maLavA jatAM mAthe mATalAM eka bIjA sAthe athaDAvAthI phuTI gayAM. AthI badhI mahIArIe raDavA lAgI koI kahe mArI sAsu khI jaze koI kahe mAre dhaNI khI jaze ane keI kahe bhAre Page #197 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pitAne ATaluM badhuM nukazAna thayuM. ema dukha saMbArIne sahu raDatI hatI. temAM eka suMdarI nAme mahaArI hatI te ubhI ubhI hasatI hatI evuM rUpa dekhI rAjA vismaya pAmyuM. eka jaNa UbhI hase che ane bIjI saghaLI ubhI raDe che tenuM kAraNa zuM ema vicArIne rAjA mahIArI pAse AvyA ane kahevA lAgyuM ke saghaLI raDe che ane tuM eka hase che tenuM kAraNa zuM? te vakhate te mahAArI rAjAne kahevA lAgI ke mahArAja e chAzane raDuM ke mArA karamane raDuM. te vakhate rAjAe kahyuM evaDAM tArAM karma zuM che? te bolI ke sAMbhaLo eka suryapura nAme nagara hatuM tyAM eka rUdradata nAme vipra vasatA hate tene suMdarI nAme strI hatI, teo te nagaramAM sukha cenamAM rahIne potAnA dahADA kADhatA hatA, keTalAka dIvasa gayA bAda teo nirdhana thayAM tethI strI purUSa baMne vicAra karIne paradeza javAne cAlI nIkaLyAM. teo cAlatAM cAlatAM eka dadhIpura nAme nagara hatuM tyAM AvI pahoMcyAM gAma ghaNuM ja suMdara hatuM ane tyAM dadhIvAhana nAma rAjA rAjya karato hato. te gAmane pAdara AvyAM tyAM eka mahAdevanuM devaLa hatuM temAM AvIne beThAM. te vakhata rUdradata pitAnI strIne kahe ke tuM ahIM beThI raheje bAlakane ramADaje. huM gAmamAM jaI khAvAnuM Page #198 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 188 laI AvuM. ema kahIne te gAmamAM gayo. tevAmAM e nagarano rAjA bahAra, vADIe pharavA gae hato te pAchA vaLe ane rastAmAM deherA AgaLa AvyA tyAre te sIva ura AgaLa A tyAre te strIne joine rAjAe puchayuM ke tame koNa che? ane kayAM jaze? te vakhate e strIe kahyuM ke ame brAhmaNa chIe ane mAro dhaNI gAmamAM gayo che te ghara bhADe laIne hamaNAM Avaze. e vacana sAMbhaLI rAjAe dhare jaI eka dAsI mokalI, te dAsI AvIne pelI strIne kahe ke are! bAI ITha tArA dhaNIe ghara bhADe rAkhyuM che te tane dekhADavAne bolAve che. te vakhate te strI bALakane teDI levA lAgI tyAre dAsIe kahyuM te bALakane ja rahevA de, ghara A dIzAethI DhaMkaDuM che hamaNAM jaI AvazuM ema kahIne teDI cAlI. tarataja najadIkanI upapavananI bArI e thaIne rAjamahelamAM laI cAlI tyAM teNe po rAjA je dehera ja hato tene dIThe. dekhIne aNabalI rahI. rAjAnA hukamathI navarAvIne soLe zaNagAra sajIne mehule mekalI. have, rAta paDI te vakhate rAjA tenA mahelamAM Avyo te vakhate teo be jaNe khAI pIne bhegAM sutAM ane rAjAne UMdha AvI ane strIne dhaNane dIkare sAMbharI AvyAthI uThIne te rAjAnI taravAra paDI hatI te vaDe rAjAne mArI nAkhyuM ane keTaThekIne ekadama Page #199 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 188 bhAgI te dehere AvI ane joyuM to dhaNIne te sarve khe che tethI muele paDe che ane dIkarAne paNa koI laI gayuM e pramANe joIne te tyAMthI bhAgI. A gaLa jatAM cAranI dhADamAM paDI. te vakhate coroe tenI ghaNe prakAre kadanA karIne gharANuM gAMThuM kADhI lIdhuM. AgaLa jatAM kAti nagarImAM gaNakAne ghare vecI tyAM karma saMge gaNuMka thaI. ghaNuM naTavITa - purUSa sAthe rame ane kALa gaLe. ema karatAM karatAM vIsa bAvIsa varasa thaI gayAM. eka dIvase e banAva banyuM ke eka paradezI sedAgara gheDA vecavAne AvyuM. te sodAgare gAmanA lekene puchayuM ke A gAmamAM koI rUpavaMta vezyA che. tyAre khabara maLyA che ke suMdarI nAme vezyA che te mahArUpavaMta che evAM vacana sAMbhaLIne tyAM sAMkane vakhate Abe, ane te vezyAnI sAthe hase rame ane beTho che, te vakhate eka ekanA mukha sAmuM jotAM te vezyAne stanamAMthI dudhanI zeDa vachuTI tethI te vezyA bolI ke tuM ke chuM te sAMbhaLIne teNe potAnI vAta kahI dadhIpura nagarane viSe dadhIvAhana rAjA che te gAmanI bahAra eka mahAdevanuM deheruM che. tenA eka pujAre che tene dIkaro chuM. te vAta karatAM hatAM ke eka brAhma| zrI bharatAra AvyAM hatAM tenI dhaNIANuM Page #200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjAe tyaNI lIdhI ane brAhmaNane sApa karaDa ane tane ame ucheryo evAM vacana sAMbhaLIne te mahA dukhamAM paDI. hAM hAM e mAre putra Aja dhaNIne ThekANe the te have jIvavuM dhIkAra bhareluM che ema vicArIne te vezyA pitAnI dehane tyAga karavAne cAlI koe tene ghaNI vArI paNa te rahI nahI. te vezyA te gAma bahAra nadI hatI tene kAMThe cItAM khaDakIne temAM peThI ane cAre bAjue agni saLagAvI dIdhI tenA tApathI AkuLa vyAkuLa thaI ane cemAMthI uThI ane bhAgI. te vakhate gAmanA leke keDe thayA AgaLa jatAM nadIne eka maTe ghare AvyuM tamAM jhapApAta karyo. te vakhata gAmanA leke pAchA vaLyA. nadIne bIje kAMThe gavALI A gAye cAratA hatA temaNe bAIne gharAmAM paDatAM dIThI.jetAnevAra teoe bahAra kADhI ane pitAne ghare laI gayA teoe o saDe karIne sAjI karI. te pachI rovIMda nAme bharavADanI sAthe gharamaMDANa kIdhuM teja mahAArI huM pitachuM. evAM vacana sAMbhaLIne rAjA khuzI thaze ane badhI mahIArIone thayeluM nukazAna A pavAne tajavIja karI tyAMthI cAlyo gaye ane mahIArao paNa saghaLI hasatA ramatI ghare AvI pitAnA dIvasa sukhamAM gujAryo. Page #201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 181 bhAgyamAM lakhyuM hoya te ja prApta thAya te vIze kathA. padamapura nagarane vIze padamaratha rAjA hato ane tene kAmalatA nAme strI hatI tene kamaLasena nAme putra hato. te janma kuSTI hatA. tene mATe ghaNA ghaNA upAya kIdhA paNa kaI rIte kaI rIte phera paDe nahIM te rAjaputra evI rIte moTe thato cAle tevAmAM eka vakhata rAjA sabhAmAM beThA beThA vAta kahetA hatA ke-e koI jesIdeva pRthvI upara che ke A kuMvaranA rogane anugraha puchIe. te vakhate pradhAna bo9yo ke jIrAja, zaMkhapura nagaramAM eka gya paMDIta rahe che te saghaLI vastune jANa purUSa che. jo ApanI marajI hoya te kuMvarane teDIne ApaNe tenI pAse jaIe. e sAMbhaLIne rAjA kahe ke ThIka che tema karIe. sArA dIvase kuMvarane teDIne rAjA rANI nIkaLyAM ane zaMkhapuramAM AvI pahoMcyA. te paMDIte rAjA rANIne sAro AdarasatkAra dIdhe ane ghera lAvyA. e paMDitane tyAM rAjA beThA hatA eTalAmAM bahArathI e paMDItanI putrI pANI bharIne AvI te joine rAjAe pUchayuM ke paMDItajI A vidhavA koNa che? tyAre paMhata kahe e mArI putrI che te sAMbhaLI rAjAe manamAM vicAra karyo ke jene ghera AvaDI putrI raMDApa Page #202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 192 pAmI che tenuM jANupaNuM paNa samajayA, te vakhata paMDIte rAjAnuM mana kAMIka jhAkhuM thayeluM jeIne putrI pAse sAta pAna maMgAvyAM te laIne rAjAnA moM AgaLa mukyAM. eka suya paNa rAjAnA hAthamAM ApIne kahyuM ke, jIvarAja, huM kahuM tyAre suya pAnamAM cAMpaje. te veLA AvI tyAre rAjAe suya pAnamAM cAMpI tyAre traNa pAna sonAnA thayAM ane bIjAM pAna te pAna ja rahyAM. tyAre paMDIta kahevA lAgyo ke jIrAja, A putrIne vara toraNa AvyuM te vakhate deha sArU kAMI rokANa thayuM eTalAmAM lagana vahI gayAM. pachI javAnA mukhI jagamAM para tethI Ama thavA pAmyuM evI vAta sAMbhaLI rAjAnuM mana prasanna thayuM. pachI rAjAe potAnA kuMvaranI bAbata puchI tyAre te paMDIta kahyuM ke huM tamane atyAre eka cIThThI lakhI ApuM chuM temAM je kAMI lakheluM hoya te tame jayAre AjathI cha mahInA ane cha dahADA jAya tyAre vAMcajo. tyAra paheluM ukheDe to tamane cAra hatyAnuM pApa che ane kuMvarane paNa karAra thaze cha mAsa mATe hAlate tame ghera ja jAo. AvuM sAMbhaLIne pAchA ghera Ave.' eka dIvasane vakhate rAjAne putra pIDAthI bahuja akaLA ane ApaghAta karavAnI icchA thaI paNa rAjae cekIe evI te mukI rAkhI hatI ke vAMkuM paNa Page #203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 javAne pAmI zake nahIM. eka vakhata rAjAne kuMvara pAlakhImAM besIne gAma bahAra taLAva pALethI vaDanI chAyA taLe AvIne beThe. tevAmAM ecite varasAda varae ane tethI karIne pAse ja eka therIAnI vADamAM eka mANasanI mAthAnI tuMbaDI paDI hatI temAM pANI bharAyuM te paNa eka meTe maNIdhara sarpa AvyuM teNe pIdhuM ane bAkI rahyuM temAM pitAnuM jhera nAMkhI cAlI nIkaLyo A badhuM rAjAne kuMvara je kucha rogI hato teNe joyuM tethI vicAra karyo ke mAre maravAne rasto hAtha mAM AvyuM che te bhulo nahIM joIe ema vicArane mANasane kahevA lAge ke A vADanI AsapAsa pade karo mAre dIzAe javuM che. pachI paDA mAM pesI pelI tuMbaDInuM saghaLuM pANI pI gayo ane pAlakhImAM AvIne sato. eka be ghaDI thaI eTalAmAM te reca lAge ke jethI peTane ba bImADa nIkaLI gaye ane kAyA sarva roga rahIta banI gaI ane sAjo thaIne ghera AvyuM te vakhate pAlakhI dUra karIne ghoDA upara besIne svArI kudAvI kudAvate ghera Ave. kuMvarane roga rahIta dekhIne rAjA manamAM harSa pAme ane pa jozInI ApelI cIThThI kADhIne vAsI to temAM pa emaja lakhelu hatuM ke akALe meAvaze ane tuMbaDImAM pANI bharAze temAM sarSa 2 Page #204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ter nAkhaze te pANI kuMvara pIze ane satre rezama nAza pAmaze A vAMcIne rAjA vicAramAM paDaye ne kahevA lAgyA ke jaitu jevuM nImIta te pramANe AvIne maLe che. pachI te paMDItane teDAvIne mATuM mAna ApyuM ane rAjA kuvara sahIta sukhI thaye.. jJAnu pradhAna ane strI sarasvatInI kathA. 'ga dezamAM kusumapura nagaramAM jItazatru nAme rAjA rAjaya karatA hatA. tene bhAnu nAme pradhAna hatA ane te pradhAnane sarasvatI nAme strI hatI te mahA zIlavatI hatI. e purUSa ane strI bannemAM bahuja prItI hatI. eka ekanA vagara dhaDI paNa cAle nahIM. evI rIte sukha bhogavatAM keTalAka kALa vahI gayA. evAmAM eka vakhate pradhAna darabAramAM beTheche tevAmAM paradezathI duzmanavISe buma AvI tyAre rAjA kahe pradhAna tame kaTaka haLa laIne caDe te samerAnuM vacana pramANa karI pradhAna ghera AvyA ane srIne kahevA lAgyA ke, tu sAMbhaLI le ne yAda rAkha. mAre te AjathI paradeza kaTaka laIne javuM paDeche ane rAjAe hukama karyo che e Tale cAle tema nathI. mATe jyAM sudhI huM kurAla itha tyAM sujhI A ApaNe agaNe Ase pARRtranuM a hete karamANe naDI ane nava pallava raheze. ema Page #205 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15 samaja. eTaluM kahIne pradhAna gharethI cAlato thaye. tyAM jaI dumanane chatI karIne tenA dezamAM vyavasthA karavAne rahyA hatA tevAmAM pAchaLathI eka evo banAva banyuM ke, rAjA kacerImAM beThA hatA tevAmAM koIe evI vAta kaho ke, charAja, pradhAnane ane tenI sIne evI prIti che ke eka ekane muA sAMbhaLe to bIjAnA paNa prANa jAya tyAre rAjA kahe bhale te joIe. te vakhata eka jaMgalI leDI sAthe kharaDI jAme taravAra e sane eka cAkara sAthe pradhAnanA srane mokalI dIdhuM. pradhAnanI strI ghera beTho beDo savAramAM dAtaNuM karatI hatI tevAmAM cAkare jAme taravAra mukha AgaLa mukIne kahyuM ke pradhAna to rAmazaraNa thayA. te vakhateja strI te maraNa pAmI. tyAre rAjA be vAta sAMbhaLone manamAM kahe lAge ke bha che hAMsa mAMthI te vImAsI pedA thai have karazuM zuM ? e vicAra karIne pradhAnane ghera Ave. satIne agni saMskAra karA che ane AkhA gAmamAM sAda paDAthe ke koI pradhAnane tenI bAyaDI muAnuM lakhaze te tenA gharabAra luMTI levAmAM Avaze. zeThe dIvase pradhAna phateha karIne Ave tyAre rAjA e ghaNuM ADaMbara vaDe zehe. 2mAM praveza karAze ane darabAramAM AvIne muja karI ume race eTale rAjA tene paNe ma Page #206 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 kAre nIvAja pachI rAjAe tene hAtha pakaDIne vacana mAgyuM te vakhata pradhAne kela Ave te kola laIne rAjA pradhAnane kahevA lAgyuM ke pradhAnajI tamArI strI te marI gaI. te sAMbhaLI pradhAna be ke zuM ? rAjAne dhAne kola dIdhA hatA tethI tenA prA Na te na gayA paNa ghele thaI che ane ghelo ghelo gAmamAM pharavA lAge ane sarastI, sarastI ema karato karato gAmamAM pharavA lAye. tenI pAchaLa rAnI cekI kuratI rahetI. ema karatAM karatAM varasa 6 vahI gayAM tyAre pradhAna rAjane kahevA lAgyo ke jIrAja, have mane hukama karo te huM gaMgA kAMThe hADakAM laI jauM. te sAMbhaLI rAjAe kahyuM ke bhale jAo. evI rIte rAjAnuM vacana laine pradhAna gaMgA nadIne kinAre sarasvatinA phula laine gaMgAne kInAre AvyuM. tyAM sarasvati, sarasvati, kahIne hADakAMne araba devA lAgyo. te vacana sarasvatAe sAMbhaLIne mane namAM vicAratI vicAratI cAlI jatI hA .vAmAM muchI AvI. sIpacAra karatAM karatAM te sacetana pIhuM pAmI ane jAtI smaraNa pAmI ane purva bhaktira dIThe ane ghaNeja harSa pAmI. tyAMthI nAhIne pAchI vaLatI vakhata tApasanA utArA pAse AvI ane joyuM te tyAM samuLage tApasa dIThe nahIM tethI bIjene puchyuM ke Page #207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 . tapasI tApasa kahAM gayo, pAtaLiyo pataMga; jiNa dIThe mana ulase, jalaviNa bhAMje aMga. te vakhate bIje tApasa bo:kaNa magaNa bhavaNanagara, vAsaragamaNe pAya;. Age te huM kahuM, je rAjakuMvarI dhara jA. evAM vacana sAMbhaLIne kuMvarI ghare AvI ane dhyAna same dAsIne mekalI ane tApasane teDavI lI. tapasate tyAM AvIne ubhA te tadana citra lekha jevAra jaNAta hato te joIne kuMvarI belI ke - le meM jogI paMcakaNa, kayAM mAthAM kaibAra, jeje zerI tuM bhamyo kAM nAra. e sAMbhaLIne te bo9yo ke - deza dezAMtara huM bhamyo, nagara bha lakhacAra; zerI zerI huM bhame, paNa e na dIThI nAra e vAta cIta thAya che eTalAmAM eka bIja eTalAM te aMdara aMdara jovA lAgyAM ke kuMvarInA hAthamAM senAnuM kALuM hatuM temAM dahIM ne cokhA bharIne te ApavAne ubhI hatI temAMthI kAgaDA A vIne khAvA lAgyA paNa khabara paDI zakI nahIM ane jANe koI paththaranAM be putalAM banAvelAM hoya ema thaI gayAM hatAM. te joine rAja je gokhe beThe hato te utarIne tyAM A paNa kAMI kaI vachuTayAM nahIM. jyAre kuMvarIne hAtha lagADAne halAvI ane pachayuM Page #208 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1eTa ke putrI AvaDuM snehanuM zuM kAraNa che. tyAre kuMvarI bolI ke e mAre pavana bharatAra che. e bhAnunAme maMtrIzvara che. ane huM tenI strI sarasvatI nAme hatI. evAM vacana sAMbhalI tatakSaNa jozIne teDI lagana lI1. bhAnu maMtrIzvara ane sarasvatine pANI grahaNa karaDyuM. ghaNeka dAyaje dI che ane sukhamAM be jaNAM rahevA lAgyAM eTalAmAM asalanA rAjAe sAMbhaLyuM ke bhAnumaMtrI zvara sAjo thaye che tethI larakara laIne bAnune teDavA mATe Ave ane moTA ADaMbarethI tene pitAne gAma teDI ne tyAM Akhe janmAro sukha AnaMda ane maMgala prakAzamAM rahyAM. matIsAra pradhAnanI kathA. vasaMtapura nagarane vize jItazatru nAme rAjA rAjaya karato hato tenA pradhAna matI sAra nAme hato. rAjAne tathA pradhAnane mahemAhe prIti bahuja hatI. teo bane maLI eka bIjAnI madadathI nyAyavaDe lekenI nIti vadhAratA hatA. keIvAra rAjA puche ke prapAnajI kahe kema che tyAre pradhAna javAba dete ke mahArAjanI sunajarathI save rUDuM che. jayAre pradhAnane rAjA puche tyAre emaja javAba Ape. evI rIte keTalAka varaza cAlyA gayA eka samaye Page #209 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rA manamAM vicAravA lAgyuM ke, je ute have mArI najare zuM thAya che ema vicArIne pradhAna uparaja kunajara karI ane tenA ghare mehera chApa DIdhI ane strI ane purUSane baMnene bhuDA hAle hAthe jhAlIne bahAra kADhI mukyAM. pachI pradhAne eka gupaDuM baDe laIne temAM rahevAnuM kIdhuM, tene bIje rojagAra to kaI ja nahi tethI eka kaMI je asalanI ela khANa vALa hato tenA ghauM lAve te roja pradhAna ane tenI zrI baMne melIne pAMca cha mApa daLe tenuM dalAmaNa je pAMca dasa dokaDA maLe temAM kAla gujaro karatAM hatAM, ema karatAM keTalAka dIvasa vahI gayA. eka rAtrInA vakhate rAjA nagara caracA karavA nIkaLyo hato te pharU tAM pharatAM pradhAnanA jhuMpaDAM pAse AvyA. jhuMpaDAM mAMhave balate hato te dekhIne rAjAe te jhuMpaDAmAM - dhI najara nAkhI tyAre pradhAna ane pradhAnanI strI be hane dalatAM joyAM. tethI rAjAnA manamAM vicAra A. jo ke ahomArI kunajarathI pradhAnanI A dazA thaI che mATe huM pradhAnanA upara sunajara karUM ema vicAra karIne rAjA ghera jaIne suto. prabhAtane thaze tyAre rAjA nAhI chatra camara dharAvI rAja sabhAmAM AvIne biThA chatrIsa rAjakulI bharANA che tyAre rAjA kahe ke mama tIsAra pradhAnane teDI Ave. e sAMbhalIne DAma Page #210 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAma mANasa daya ane koI pradhAnane ghaDe A . pavA lAgyuM ane koI kahevA lAgyA ke A lugaddha paherIne rAjasabhA dIpA paNa pradhAne koinI vAta, mAnI nahI ane e ja aMga uparanAM sArAM kapaDAM thIja rAjA pAse Avyo ane muja karI ubho rahe. tyAre rAjAe pradhAnane joIne pitAne jamaNe hAtha baMTInA pheranI peThe pheravyo ane te joIne pradhAne pitAnA pAMca AMgalA dekhAyAM pachI salAma karI ghare pAchA Ave. A dekhAva joIne sabhAnA mA bhaNasone moTuM acaraja lAgyuM teoe vicAryuM ke Ama pradhAna ane rAjA bane jaNa vacce zuM vAtanI saMjJA thaI te kAMI samajAyuM nahIM. sArAM sArAM mANase pradhAnane ghare e vAtane bheda jANavAne mATe gara mAM ane pradhAnane puchayuM ke tame rAjAne zuM utaravALyo ane tamane rAjAe zuM puchayuM ? tyAre pradhAne kahyuM ke, rAjAe ema kahyuM ke have huM A beThelAM badhAM mA sene garadana mArIza tyAre meM kahyuM ke ema nahIM keratA paNa pAMca sArAM mANasoneja garadana mAro kAraNa ke baghAne tema karavuM te ThIka nahIM, tethI have mane bolAvaze ane kaheze ke kayAM kayAM pAMca mANasane tyAre kahIza. AthI dhaNA sArA mANasee tene koe dazane koIe vIsane pacIza ane koie te para Page #211 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 201 cAsa hajAra ena rUpIA lAvI AvIne ApyA ane kahyu ke amArUM nAma dezeA nahI. te pachI khIje-dIvase rAjAe pradhAnane AkAA tyAre paNa temaja cAra AMgaLAM pradhAne batAvyAM ema utaratAM utaratAM pradhAne chevaTa eka nahIM ema karyuM tyAre pachI sAtame dahADe rAjAe pradhAnane pAlakhI ApIne ghare AkalyA ane zIrapAva ApIne tenI pradhAna patrI ApI. pachI prAnane ekAMtamAM rAjAe puchyu ke mArI sArI najara Aja sAta dIvasathI thaiche tethI tane zuM zuM lAbha thayA te mane khatA tyAre pradhAna rAjyane peAtAnA dharaiMDI jaIne sadhu dhAM batAvyuM ane kahyuM ke A ApanI sArI najarathI AvyuM che tethI rAjAe te dhana pedA karavAnuM kAraNa puchyuM te pradhAne kahI sa bhalAgyuM tethI rAjA tenI DhAMziyArI khuzI thayeA ane tenI sarva prakAranI AgalanI rIkrui sIddhi ane para sAdhyu. pachI pradhAne kahyu ke A mArI pAse ekaThuM thayelu' dhana bhaMDA2e nAkho tyAre rAjAe kahyuM ke tu. rAkha. e dhanabhaMDAre nahIM nAkhIe tyAre pachI pradhAne sarvene vaheMcI IdhuM ane rAjA darabAramAM gacA. e dIvasa pachI rAjA tathA pradhAne sukha menathI rahIne potAnA kAla gujaravA lAgyA, . Page #212 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhAraNa kama upara ghebariyA cAlakanI kathA : vasaMtapUra nagaramAM jItazatru nAme rAjA rAja karato hate te nagaramAM eka ghebariyo evA nAmane zrAvaka raheto hato tene sunaMdA nAme strI hatI te duHkhathI. pitAnuM gharasutra calAvatAM hatAM. eka dIvasane same te ghebariyA zrAvakane ghebara khAvAnuM mana thayuM ane strIne kahevA lAgyuM ke huM strI ane te ghebara khAvAnI icchA thaI che. te sAMbhaLIne strI kahevA lAgI ke sA. mAna sarve tame lAvI Ape te ghebara huM karI ApuM. tethI zeTha manamAM vicAravA lAge ke je koI jagya thI rojagAramAM lAbha Ave to hAMsa purI karUM. ema vicArIne eka vakhata semavArane dIvase prabhAtane pa. hera nAke hATa hatuM tenA upara jaIne beThe. tevAmAM pAMca sAta bharavADa te hATe AvyA ane temanI pAsethI lAbhamAM adhIkuM ochuM karIne be cAra mahora lAla kADha. te vakhate manamAM vicAryuM ke Aja ghebaranI AzA purI karUM. ema vicArIne khAMDa thI paDasudhI vagere sAmAna laIne ghare Ave ane strIne kahyuM ke ghebara taiyAra thAya tyAre che.karAne teDavA mekalaje. ema kahIne pAcha dukAne Avyo. pAchaLathI srAe rAdhavAne Adara karo. thoDIvAramAM ghebara karyA tathA zA. bajAba sarve taiyAra kIdhuM ane chokarAne kahyuM ke tArA Page #213 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 205 bApane teDI lAva. tevAmAM tene eka jamAI gAmamAM eTale Aje have teNe manamAM vicAryuM ke sAsune paNa maLato jAuM ane jamate paNa jAuM ema vicArIne madhyAna vakhate te potAnA sasarAne ghare AvIne kahevA lAgyuM ke juhAra, juhAra. te vakhate sunaMdA manamAM vicAravA lAgI ke jamaNa taiyAra thayuM che mA2 jamAIne jamADuM ema vicAra karIne jamAIne kahe jamatA jAo tyAre jamAI khuzI thaI hAtha paga dhaI, sALo banevI be jaNA javA beThA. te vakhate ghebara pIrasyAM te khAI rahyA tyAre vaLI eka mAgIlI te vakhata ghebarAM te traNa thaI rahyAM. bAkI zALa dALa hatAM te sarve jamI laI caLa karI uThI nIkaLyA. pachI pelI sunaMdAe bAjarAnA roTalA karyA ane bhAchanuM zAka paNa taiyAra karyuMne chokarAne kahe ke tArA bApane jaIne mekala. te vakhata chokare jaIne pitAnA bapine jaIne mokalyA. zeTha ghare AvIne paNa hAtha joIne jamavA beThe te vakhate roTalA paraNyA. tyAre zeTha kahevA lAgyuM ke Aja ghebara kema na kIdhA? pachI strIe javAba dIdhe ke svAmI kIdhA te hatA paNa jamAI Aryo hato te sarve jamI gaye. te sAMbhaLIne zeTha kahe bhalu thayuM, ema kahI jamIne kaLazIe bharI bahA2, manamAM kheda dharIne bela hato ke kho Page #214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ i kAI gaye ane na ma jamAInuM de che paNa haze. ema vicAramAM paDa ca o jAya che tevAmAM gAu eka be maye tyAM eka jhADa nIce eka sAdhune beThele ja tyAM jaIne sAdhune name. te sAdhue kAusaga parIpAThe upadeza karyo tethI te ghebarIyA zrAvake te ja vakhate cAritra lIdhuM ane saMjama pALI svarga che. khaLa purUnI kaLe. susamApuramAM eka subhadra nAme zeTha rahetuM hatuM, ane gharane vahevAra calAvate paNa te ghaNe khALI hatA. tenI eka bahena zIrakha gAmamAM paraNAvI hatI tene eka pAlaNazI nAme putra hato. subhadra te gAmamAM mAse be mAsa re jagAranA kAme Avato hato ane tenI bahenane ghare khAtA pItA hatA. eka vakhata te patAnI bahenanI tyAM gaye hatuM ane potAnA bhANajane kahevA lAgyuM ke zuM muMDA tuti ke I vakhata A vate nathI ema karatAM keTalAka dIvasa vahI gayA. eka dIvase te pAlaNasI susamApuramAM kAmakAje A hatA tevAmAM caTA vacce te pitAnA mAmAne maLe. te vakhata mAmA kahe ke bhANeja tuM ahI beza mAre kAma che te karate AvuM ema kahIne mAme te pAdhare ghare ma. te mAmAne ghare AMbAne rasa kAra Page #215 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra che hato ane paDasudInI poLIokIdhI che. zALa kALa ane zAka pAka sarva taiyAra thayAM hatAM tethI subhadra jache jamavA maLyuM tevAmAM bhANeja Ave. tene A vato joIne bolyo ke bhANeja meM jANyuM ke je rodalA tayAra thAya to huM teDI AvuM paNa tArI mAmI evI te kuhADa che ke savArathI ja gharamAM vaDhavADa ghAlIne beThI che ! paNa bhala bhesa to khare, tethI bhANeja beTho. te vakhate gharamAM mAmI AMbAno rasa ane roTalA sarve eka moTA DAlA suMDalA heThaLa ghAlI cape DhAMkIne bolI ke banyo tamAro saMsAra ane ba tamAre avatAra, jo ke mANasa ghare Ave ke tenI AgaLa bhuja bele. ema kahetA kahetI culAmAM pANI reDIne gharanI sAMkaLa laIne cAlI gaI, te pADozIne ghare jaine beThI, mA be ke bhANeja joyAM A dharanAM saLa kevAM che ! eka ghaDI pachA dIkarAne kahyuM ke tArI mAne teDI Ave tyAre te paNa tenI mAM AgaLa jaIne besI rahyA. vaLI dIkarIne mokalI te paNa temaja jaIne besI rahI. ghaDI be ghaDI thaI paNa koIe nA AvyuM tyAre mA kahe bANeja tu beThe raheje huM jaine teDI AvuM ema karIne te paNa tyAM jaIne beTho. AthI bhANeje vicAra karyo ke mAme te khaLa purUSa nIvaDayo te huM have zA mATe i mA AgaLa na mAne teDI Avaka thatI pachI Page #216 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2.9 huM ema dhArIne gharanI sAMkaLa ughADIne mAMhe peThe te vakhate mAMhe joyuM te koine dIThuM nahIM paNa saMDalA upara mAMkhIo baNabaNatI hatI tethI teNe manamAM dhAryuM ke A suMDale beu to kharo, e uMce cherIne je te zAka pAka sarva taiyAra dIThuM te sarva khAI pIne pAcho suMDalAnI heThala pite beThe. ghaDI be ghaDI gayA pachI gharadhaNI pite ane tenI strI vagere AvyAM ane joyuM to bhANeja gayo dIse che tyAre sI bolI ke svAmI meM kevI akkala doDAvI te pramANe tenA chokarAo ane chokarIe paNa tevI ja rIte potAnAM vakhANa karyA. tevAmAM palAmAMthI bhANeja bolyA ke tame te sarve maLI sArUM kAma kIdhuM paNa juone meM ekaleja kevuM kAma kIdhuM! ema kahI juhAra, juhAra karIne cAlI nIka. 5chaLathI tenA mAmAe bahuja pastAvo karyo. bhakata bhAva vadhe susenanI kathA. kuma nAme gAmamAM eka sura nAme kaNabI rahetA hate tene mitrA nAme zrI hatI te kaNabI nibhe chetIvADI karato hato. te kaNabInA khetaranA zeDhe eka khIjaDAnuM jhADa hatuM. jhADamAM ekadevanuM sthAnaka hatuM. sura kaNabI khetarane zeDhe Avato tyAre khIjaDAne pa Page #217 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27 19 ge lAgIne kahetA ke--"thAna mAna gurUJAna " eve bhAva rAja manamAM dharatA hatA. ema karatAM karatAM keTaleAkra kALa vahI gayA tevAmAM eka vakhata te khIjaDAneA adhIzrAyaka deva manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyA OM e kaNabI tA bhaleA che paNa ene dharamAM sukha kevuM che te jou. ema vicAra karInedevatAe manuSyanuM rUpa levA nakI karyuM, tethI tenA bhANejanu rUpa dharIne pAdharA dhaOM / ane mAmIne kahevA lAgyA ke mAmI juhAra. mAmI paNa dhara bahAra nIkaLIne kahe ke jIhAra bhANeja, dukhaNAM lIdhA pachI bhANeja kahe mAmI mAmA kyAM che? tyAre te beAlI ke khetare gayA che. bhANeja he mAmI zIrAmaNa aa te huM paNa zIrAvIne khetara jauM, tyAre mAmI belI ke zIrAveA. gheMsa chAca pIrazI tyAre bhANeja kahe mAmI A zIMke curamu caDAvI mukyuM che te kAne kAje che! te sAMbhaLI mAmI kahe ke, tame ane tamArA mAmA be jaNa bhegA jamaze te mATe rAkhyuM che, tyAre bhANeja he ke hamaNA ghA huM khetare letA jaiza ema kahI te curamu lai pAdharA khetare AnyA tyAre kaNabIe puchyu ke tu kANu chu! tyAre teNe kahyuM ke huM tamArA bhANeja chuM, ane mArUM nAma khetIe che. hu' gaMgAjI karIne vaLyA tyAre me'jAchyuM ke mAmAne maLatA jAuM te mATe have Ave ', * Page #218 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 208 bhajana kare. huM to jamI Avyo chuM ane tamAre kAje lete Avyo chuM. pachI mA bhANeja ne jaNa sAthe besIne jamyA. pachI pAchaLathI te strIe pharIthI curamuM karyuM ane tenA cAra purUSane teDI sAthe bhojana kIdhAM te purUSa dharamAM ja hato te same te mA bhANeja saMdhyA same gADuM bharIne kaDaba letA AvyA. A thI te strIe pelA cAra purUSane keDamAM gaThamAM saMtADa. tenI upara jAranI egaTha utAvaLamAM nAkhIne kamADa ughADayAM. jaIne bhANeja kahe ke mAma meLa bese badhAne huM nIraNa karIza. ema kahIne moTo bhAre upADIne te pAra purUSanI keDa upara nA khe tethI te keDethI karaDAI gaye ane vaLI tenA vAMsA upara lIlI kaDaba jhATakavA maMDe evI rIte bhUMDA hAle rAkhIne bhANeja dharamAM Avyo. gharamAM mAme bhANeja sAthe jamavA beThA tyAre pelI kaNabInI rasIe kADamAM jaine haLave haLave karIne te purUSane bahAra kADhI muko. ema karatAM karatAM bhANejane eka mahIne thaye tyAre te tenA mAmAne kahevA lAgyuM ke tame kahe te huM gAma jamADIne ghare jAuM te vakhata mA be ke bhale, tamArI pahoMca hoya te kare. pachI teNe sarva bhUtanAM pakavAna taiyAra karIvyAM ane tenI mAmI gAmamAM netarAM devAne mATe nI Page #219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2.. kI te saravene teDI AvI. pelA jAra purUSane paNa teDI AvI. badhAne jamavAne besADayAM. te badhA ene pite pIrasata hatA. te pIrasato pIrasate pelA jAra purUSa pAse AvyuM ane haLavethI kahyuM ke "gamA mAM tame hatA ke, tyAre teNe nA pADI. pachI deva purUSa kahe ke tamane sukhaDI khAvAnI bAdhA che to bhale karamaga jamaje. ema kahIne bIjA badhAne pIrahyuM. bIjA badhA beThA beThA jame ane te jAra purUSane te Tagara Tagara javAnuM thayuM. bIjA sarva sArI peThe jamyA ane te jAra purUSane te emaja kADhaye. pachI rAtre gAmanI strIo jamavAnI AvI tenI the strIne veza laIne AvyuM, te vakhate paNa te sarvane pIrasato pIrasate tenI pAse Avyo pelA jAra purUSane AgaLa jema kahyuM hatuM temaja kahyuM "gamANamAM tame hatAke tyAre te che ke nA. AthI te pIrasanAra bolyo ke tyAre purUSanI paMgatamAM sukhaDInI bAdhAvALA eka jaNa hato ane A eka tame sIonI paMgatamAM paNa sukhaDInI bAdhAvALAM che. ema kahIne bIjI badhIne pIrasyuM ane badhI jamI uThI. te vakhate pelI mAmI jatI hatI ke mAro bhAra purUSa te emaja jAya che mATe tene kAMI ApyuM che te ThIka. ema samajIne pAMca sAtasa lADu chAnA laIne ApyA Page #220 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1. te teNe kheALAmAM ghAlyA te veLA bhANeje jANyuM ke mAmI e lADavA teA ApyA. pachI bhANeja bAraNe AvI Ime rahyA . ane eyA ke, are ! bAIo, tame mane vadhAvI vadhAvIne cAlI jAme ema karatAM karatAM te jAra purUSa strIne veze AvIne vadhAveche eTalAmAM lADavA nIkaLI paDayA. te vakhate dhaNA mAra mAryA ane kADhI mukayA. khIjA mANasA paNa sarve ThekANe gayAM. pachI prabhAtane pAhAra mAmA ne bhANeja be jaNa khetare mAnyA. kaNabI khIjaDA AgaLa AvIne page lAgyA tyAre bhANeja kahe mAmA juhAra ame tA have ahIyAMja rahezuM. huM A khIjaDAne adhISTAtA deva chu. tuM nItye AvIne "thAna mAna gurU gyAna" evI bhakti sAcaveche tethI huM tArA upara truzamAna chu'. mATe sAMbhaLa, A ThekANe dhana che kADhIne navI srI paraNI jI nIne kADhI mukaje. vaLI kaSTa paDe ane sabhAraje. ema kahIne devatA alopa thayeA. te sura kumI dhana kADhI navI srI paraNIne sukhI thaye.. avaguNa upara guNa karanAra mitradyuta ane tanI kathA. avaMtInagarImAM mahAsena nAme rAjA rAjya karatA hatA te nagaranA nagara zeTha sumitradratta nAme hateA ' Page #221 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11 ane tene mitradatta nAme strI hatI tenI kukhe mitradatta nAme kuMvara thaye te jayAre meTa thaze tyAre sArA ghare paraNAvIne sukhI karyo. e rIte keTalAka dIvasa cAlyA gayA ane mAbApa maraNa pAmyA. te mitradatta pAchaLathI ghaNuM dhana kharacyuM. pachI kusaMga karIne naTavITa purUSonI sAthe sarva dhana kharacI nAkhyuM ane dIna prati dIna nirdhana thato gayo. rojagAra kAMI sujayo nahIM. dhana vinA rojagAra kAMi thAya nahIM. te mATe kAIka paradezamAM jaI corI karI AvuM ema vicArIne strI kane rajA mAgI ane eka davAne gaNezIo laIne paradeza bhaNI cAlI nIkaLe. cAlatA cAlato kAMtI nagarImAM AvyuM te vakhata pahelI ja rAtrImAM eka data nAme vehevArI hato tene ghare ja AvIne khAtara dIdhuM te vakhate meghanA aMdhakArathI AkAza chevAI gayuM hatuM. jharamara jharamara me varasate hato te same khAtara pADIne gharamAM peTho. joyuM to sAva sAmaiyAnA DhagalA paDelA che. eka hIMDoLA khATa sAva senAnI sAMkaLe TAMgelI hatI te dIThI. te upara makhamalanI taLAI bIchAvI hatI te dekhIne teNe vicAra karyo ke hamahuM ghaDIka hIMDoLAkhATe suIne TADha uDADuM pachI dhana laine cAlI nIkaLIza. ema vicAra karIne sute. sutAMta nIMdrA AvI gaI, teve vakhata datta zeThanI strI sUvA Page #222 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 212 nA oraDAmAM seja samAravAne AvI ane dI mukIne jevI seja jhADakvAne AvI ane ochADa - pADa tyAM purUSa sutele dIThe. te joIne tarata pAchI vaLI oraDAnI sAMkaLa deIne eka vAtarane kahe ke zeThane teDI Ava. tethI vaNetara zeThane jaIne kahe ke roTha vakhAre tALAM daIne ghare cAle tamane zeThANI belAve che. zeTha ghare AvyA tyAre zeThANI zeThane eraDAmAM teDI gaIne sara dekhADaze. te cerane joIne zeThe kahyuM ke e cera na hoya paNa koI vakhAne mAche mAnavI che mATe hAla ene kaI jagADaze nahIM ema kahI zeTha bahAra nIkaLyA ane salATane belAvIne khAtarIuM purAvI nAkhyuM. pachI zeThe te cArane uThADavA mAMDaye paNa uDe nahIM. tyAre zeThe tene hAtha lagADIne tapA eTale TADha caDI gayele mAlama paDe. zeThe te ceranI TADha dura karavAne mATe paiNA ghaNuM garama upacAra karyo tyAre keTalAka vakhata te saceta thAya tethI ekadama ubhA thaIne nIcuM joI rahyo. zeTha tene puchyuM ke tuM keNa chuM ? ane kayAM rahe che.. tyAre te mitradatta be ke huM sumitrA zeThano putra chu ane avaMtI nagarImAM rahuM chuM. nirdhanatA ne duHkhe paradeza nIkaLe chuM paNa koI jagyAethI kaI piso maLyo nahIM tyAre chevaTe ahIM Avyo paNa Page #223 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 250 TADha caDI javAthI sutA hatA tevAmAM tame AvyA pachI datta zeThe prabhAta thatAM hajAmane bolAvIne tenA nakha ane vALa levarAvIne sAre poSAka paherAvIne jaNAvyuM ke A saghaLuM tamArA pratApe thayeluM che keraNa ke huM tamArA bApaneja gumAstA chuM ema ke hIne lugaDAM ghareNuM ane khAvApIvA vagere bAbatamAM saMtoSavA mAMDaye ane ema karatAM karatAM cha mahInA vItI gayA tyAre eka dahADe data pratye te mitradatta jo ke bhalA have huM te tamAre tyAM bahuja sukhI thaye ane ghare javAno vicAra rAkhuM chuM to rajA Ache te jAuM. pachI zeThe ratha ane gADAM tathA nekara cAkara vagerenI sAthe dasavIsa lAkha rUpIA paNa ApyA ane vidAya karyo. e rIte mitradatta ghare AvIne strIne maLe ane sukha zAtAmAM potAnA dIva gujAravA lAge. keTalAka dIvasa vItI gayA pachI kAtI nagarImAM datta zeTha nIrthanatAne pAmyA tethI avaMnI nagarImAM datta zeTha tathA zeThANI mitradattane maLavAne dhananI madada sArU AvyAM. tyAM pANIne Are AvIne beThAM hatAM teTalAmAM mitradattanI pANI - nArI tyAMthI nIkaLI enI oLakhANa kADhIne kahyuM ke bAI tuM jarA mitradattane chAnI khabara Apaje ke Page #224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 214 datta zeThanA be mANase AvelAM che te tamane derAsaranA oTalA upara beThAM beThAM yAda kare che mATe evA khabara ApavAne huM AvI chuM ema kahejo. pachI pANI nALIe jaIne mitradattane kahyuM tethI mitradatta keTalAMka mANasane sAthe laIne nIkaLe ane datta zeThane AvIne maLe. baMne Adara sahIta maLyA ane ghare AvyA pachI unA pANIthI navarAvI dhavarAvIne navASiAka paherAvI bhojana karAvyAM. e rIte sukha zAtAmAM rahetAM rahetAM cha mahInA vItI gayA tethI datta zeThe rajA mAgI paNa mitradatta kahevA lAgyA ke tame mArA upara je upakAra karyo che tene badale mArAthI vALI zakAya tema nathI. huM to ceranI hAlatamAMja tamArA gharamAM pakaDAI gayo hato to paNa tame te vakhate osADa vesaDa karIne mArI TADha uDADIne mane sukha zAtAmAM piSIne rAkhyo ane vidAya thA, ane te tamArA pratApathI ja Aja ATalI sAhebI pAchI thaI che to to tamAre tyAM evI rIte A vyo hato ane tame to be jaNa AvyAM che mATe cha mahInA bIjA rahe pachI vidAya thaje ema kahIne che mahInA bIjA paNa rAkhyAM. pachI eka varasa pUruM thayuM tyAre trIsa cALIsa lAkha rUpIA daIne ghaNe ADaMbare ghare pahoMcatuM karyA pachI data zeTha pitAne ghare Page #225 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 215 AvyA ane dhaNA sukhI thayA. te vakhata datta zeThe manamAM vicAra krA ke me eka jIvane upakAra kA tA mane te kevA sukha hAyaH thai paDayA. teA temaja sarva jIva upara upakAra karIe te sukhanu kAMija lekhuM na thAya ema vicArI dAna supAtra jeine ghaNAM devA mAMDayA ane sAdhuonA upadeze karIne te khAra bhRta pALI svarge gayA. bIjAnA sarama prakAza karavA nahIM te veSe kathA. kusumapura nagaramAM kusumasena rAja rAjaya karatA hatA te nagaramAM rUpabhadAsa nAme vehevArI rahetA hatA tene sudhana evA nAmanA eka dIkarA hatA tene suvarNapuramAM paraNAvyeA hateA. dahADe dIvase te sudhana moTA thayA te vakhata mAtA pitA maraNa pAmyA ane bahuja nirdhanatA pAmyA. tethI srIne paNa tenAM mAkhApa AvIne teDI gayAM ane hAthe razaTalA karIne khAtAM khAtAM cha mahInA thavA AvyA te veLA srIne teDavAne mATe suvarNapuramAM AvyA. pAdharA sasarAne zare Ave ane dhaNI AgatA svAgatA IdhI, ja Page #226 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra16 mAIne be cAra divasa rAkhIne pachI dIkarIne jamAIne zIkha dIdhI. strI bharatAra be jaNuM mArge cAlyAM jAya che tyAre strI manamAM vicAra karIne manamAM balI ke kyAM e karma hI mane teDavA Ave che? tenA gharamAM to eka TaMkanuM khAdhAnuM nathI. mAvIne beThI sakhe roTalI khAtI hatI te paNa TALIne laI jAya che A sehagathI to raMDApa bhale ema vicAra karatI rastAmAM cAlI jAya che, tevAmAM AgaLa jatAM eka ka bAyo tyAre strI kahevA lAgI ke svAmI mane pAthI pAva tyAre kaLazIAoraDI bAMdhI kuvAmAM cIM te vakhata pAchaLathI strIe tene The tethI te kavAmAM jaIne paDaze. tyAMthI pachI strI bhAgI te mAvAne AvI tyAre mAbAe puchayuM ke dIkarI Ama pAcho kema AvI, tyAre teNe javAba Ape ke mArage jatAM cAra maLyA te tamArA jamAIne jhAlI gayA ane huM bA gI te ahIM AvI pachI strI sukha zAtAmAM piyaramAM rahevA lAgI. paNa sadhanane kuvAmAM paDayAne jayAre becAra ghaDI thai tyAre deI vaTe mAraguo e rastethI jatA hatA te pANIne ku dhArIne tyAM AvyAM ane kuvAmAM ghaDe sIe tethI te ghaDAna Page #227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra17 deraDuM sudhana pakaDI rahyo. pachI vaTe mArague pUchyuM ke tuM koNa che tyAre teNe kuvAmAMthI javAba dIdhe. ke huM te vakhAna mAryo mAnavI chuM ane A rastethI jatAM paDI gaye chuM e sAMbhaLIne badhAe LIne bahAra kADha. pachI sudhana manamAM vicAravA lAge ke - saMpata hoya te ghara bhaluM, nahIM te bhalo paradeza; geDI puche geDIyA, kaNa bhare deza ema vicArIne ghare paNa na gaye ane pAgharo beNAtaTa nagaramAM AvIne vahANe caDaye ane pachI khuzI AnaMdamAM para dvIpamAM jaI pahoMcyo. tya bAra varasa sudhI rojagAra karI atyaMta dhana kamAI pitAnA vahANamAM te dhana bharI pAche kuzaLatAthI beNAtaTa para AvIne utaryo te vakhata mAla mIlakata sarve kusumapura bhaNI mokalAvI ane pote strIne teDavA sAsare game tevAmAM potAnI strI gekhe beTha hatI tethI tene dekhI ane teNe paNa potAnA bharatArane dIThe. benI najara eka thaI tyAre strIe petAnI eka AMgaLI uMcI karI tethI sudhane be - gaLI uMcI karI. teno artha evo ke strIe bharatArane puchyuM te ema ke ApaNI eka vAta koI jANe che ke kema? tyAre kahyuM ke tuM ane huM be jANIe Page #228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 218 chIe. ema be jaNane vAta cIta thayA pachI sudhana caTha sAsare Ave tyAM sahu AvIne maLyAM. te vakhata jamAIne sArI AgatA svAgatA karIne sArA sAsaravAse ApIne dIkarIne vaLAvI. dhaNI dhaNI AthI ghare AvyAM. mAla mIlakata sI gharamAM u. tArI pita strI ane purUSa saMsAranA sukha vilAsamAM paDayAM. eka putra thaye te dahADe dIvase meTo caMne gayA. pachI paraNAvyA tenI vahu gharamAM AvIne kA makAja kare te sAne game nahI tethI sAsu vahune benI vacce banAva nahIM. eka vakhata sudhana zeTha jamavA beThA che te same ToLIo vAyaro Ave te vakhata strIo uDIne ADA cheDA cIrano dharyo te joine te sudhana zeDane Agale dIvasa yAda Avya ane eka divasa te hato je dIvase mane kuvAmAM nA che ane Ajane paNa dIvasa che ke uThIne cIra dhare che. mATe sarva saMsAra svArathI o che. ema vicAra karatAM zeDane jarAka hasavuM AvyuM te vahue dIThuM tethI teNe vicAryuM ke e vAtamAM kAMI bheda uDe che. rAtane vakhata dIkarAnI vahu pitAnA dhaNIne kahe ke tamAro bApa jamatAM hatyA tenuM kAraNa puchIne mane kahe tyAre te kahe ke ThIka puchI laIza. pachI eka divasane aMtare putra pItAne kahe ke trIjA dIvasa upara Page #229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 219 pItAjI tame jamatAM hazya! tenuM zuM kAraNa te kahe . te vakhate zeThe kahyu ke Ame mana uDI vAta kahIne dIkarAne samajAvyA. pharI rAte peAtAnI vahu AgaLa sarve hakIkata jaNAvI tyAre te bolI ke muLavAta e na DhAya. mATe muLavAta tame puchIne mane kA. pachI eka dIvasane AMtare dIkare atI lIdhI tyAre bApe kahyu ke e vAtamAM kAMi svAdanathI te mATe na pucha. tyAre dIkarI kaheke kahene kahAjara tyAre zeDa - 9yA ke ekavAra tArI mAe mane kuvAmAM nAkhyA hatA mATe savuM AvyuM. sAMbhaLa e vAtanu bIjA koine paNa kahIzatA meTe anartha thaze mATe rakhene e vAtanA mameM koi AgaLa prakAzatA nahIM. ema kahIne rA dIdhI. pachI rAtane vakhate te dIkarI potAnI strI sAthe suvAne gaye tyAM te strInI pAse mehanIne maMtra te tethI pelI vAtane bheda bhAMgatAM kahyu ke aMte mArI mAe mArA bApane kuvAmAM nAkhyA hatA mATe te sAMbharI AvavAthI hasavuM AvyuM. pachI ceDAka dIvasa gayA keDe eka vakhata sAsu vahune kAMi laDAi Ta thayA tethI vahue meheNuM mAryuM ke tame te mArA sasarAjIne kuvAmAM nAkhyA hatA teja ke bIjA. AthI sAsune bahuja mAThuM lAgyuM ane vicAryuM ke have jIvIne zuM karavuM che mATe maravuM ema dhArIne ghara AgaLa Page #230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vo hati te kuvAmAM paDI. thoDI vAre vAre sAsune vahue gharamAM joI nahIM tyAre kuvAmAM jaIne joyuM to sAsu kuvAmAM paDelI dIThI tethI pite paNa kuvAmAM paDI. pachI thoDI vAre dIkaro ghare Avyo ane joyuM to gharamAM koIne dI huM nahI pachI kuvA AgalA jaIne aMdara jaine vicAryuM ke are! mArA bApe kahyuM hatuM ke tuM A vAta koIne kahIza mAM paNa meM kahI tethI A anartha nIpajo paNa have A aparAdhavALA mukhe mArAthI bApane maLavAmAM mATI zarama mATe huM paNa kuvAmAM paDuM. ema vicArIne te paNa kuvAmAM paDIne maraNa pAmyA pachI sudhana zeTha jANyuM ke dIkaro dukAnethI game tene ghaNIvAra thaI paNa hajI Avyo nahIM mATe e kema rokAye haze ema vicArIne te paNa ghare Avyo ane AkhA gharamAM pharIne joyuM to koIne paNa dIThuM nahI tethI kuvA pAse jaIne jue che te sarva mAMhe paDelAM dIThAM tethI sarvane kaDhAvIne agni saMskAra karyo ane pachI zeDa ghaNuM dhana vAparI kharacIne cArItra laI beTha ane sudharmathI saMjama pALIne svarge pahoMcyA. buddhi upara vezyAnI kathA. mALavA dezamAM ujeNI nagarImAM ajIta sena Page #231 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rarara nAme rAjA rAjaya karato hato te nagaramAM jINudAsa nAme eka vANIo rahetA hatA. te ghaNo ja dhanavAna hato. tene jInapAlaka nAme eka putra hatA. te ghaNeja kA ane batrIsa lakSaNe hato. tene caturAinI kaLa zIkhavA mATe vezyAne ghare mukayo hato tyAM be cAra varasa vahI gayAM ane eTalA vakhatamAM tyAM sarve kaLA zIkhe pachI dhare A. ghare AvyA pachI bApe paraNAva. gharane sarva kArabhAra dIkarAne eka dahADe pAMca sAta mitra sAthe ja pIne vADIe jatA hatA tevAmAM pilI vezyA paNa sAmI cAlI AvatI hatI tyAre vezyAnA manamAM e vicAra upaja ka jIna pALake pharIthI mArA gharanI dIza joI nathI mATe ene kAMika kuMdamAM nAkhuM. ema vicArIne pAse AvIne vezyA bolI ke, are ! jI. napAlaka hajI tuM bahena bhagave che strIne bhagava tyAre evaDo ahaMkAra karaje. ema kahI cAlI nIkaLI te vakhata jInapAlaka manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyo ke jayAM sudhI huM bApanI upajI lakSmi bhAgavuM chuM tyA sudhI strI te kahevAya nahIM. e manamAM vicAra AvatAM te ekadama pAchA vaLe ane ghare AvIne pItAne kahevA lAgyA ke pItAjI mAre to .ekavAra paradeza jarUra javuM mATe rajA Ape tyAre bApa be Page #232 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 222 To ke te tuM thazavaTane rojagAre jA. tyAre kuMvara kahe ke bhale to huM tama karU chuM. pachI tyAMthI bA va caMdananA lAkaDAM sebala DAM bharIne zubha dIvase sAparA pATamAM bhaLI cA, AlAtanI gAmamAM khabara paDatAM gAmanA vipArIo sApArA pATa kAgaLa lakhIne tyAMnA vepArIone jaNAvyuM ke atrathI jInapAlaka kuvara base gADAM bharIne bAvana caMdana laI Ave che evA AgalathI ja khabara ApyA hatA. te kAgaLo jyAre pArA pATaNanI bajAramAM vecAyA tyAre te gAmamAM cAra dhutArA vasatA hatA teNe A vAta dhyAna rAkhIne sAMbhaLI. temaNe vicAryuM ke have bAvanA caMdananI heDa Ave che. teoe cAre jaNa. A eka saMpa karIne salAha kIdhI ane sAme cAdayAne cAra pAMca gAu jaIne gADAM AvatAM dekhIne teo cAre dIzAe cAra sagaDIo salagAvIne beThA. temAM eka kaTake bAvanA caMdananA lAkaDAne muka ane tApavAne beThA. te vakhate bAvana caMdananI sabaMdhI ane parimala prasaravAthI AkhuM jaMgala AsapAsamAM behekI rahyuM. e suvAsa jInapAlane AvI tathI pitAnA badhAM gADAM tapAsyAM ane sarve akabaMdha joyAM pachI purva dIzAmAM najara paDI te tarapha thoDe dura aMgIThI dIThI tyAM jaIne puchayuM ke tame koNa che Page #233 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra3 ane kayAM rahe che ane bAvana caMdana kema bALe che, te sAMbhaLIne te che ke bhAI ame te vaTe mAra chIe. sopAre nagare rahIe chIe ane bhAvanA caMdana te amAre kaNane pADe che mATe te nAvara - che baThA tApIe chIe. evI rIte cAre bAjAnI aMgIThI tarapha jaine joI AvyuM. te cArenAM eka vacana sAMbhaLIne manamAM bahuja cIMtA karavA lAge ema karatAM karatAM savArane prahara che. tyAre te cAre dhutArA ekaThA malIne AvyA ane kahevA lAgyA ke kema zeDa karaze sATuM. tyAre zeDa boyA kema karaze. tyAre te dhute kahevA lAgyo ke caMdanathI bamathAkaNa tyAre jInapALe tyAM lakhata karyuM ke caMdanathI bamaNukaNa lalI je kaNa mAge te deve ema lapata karyuM ane sopAre AvyA. tyAre zAhukAra sarva maLavA AvyA. tyAre pADa mukyA tyAre eka dika DAnA ATha dokaDA thatA jANyA. pachI zAhukAra sarva pAchA vaLyA tyAre pachI hIrA nAmanI vezyA AvI. teNe mujaro karyo paNa zeDane udAsa dIThA. tema zeThane cIMtAtura dekhIne te vezyA kahevA lAgI ke zeThajI tamane zI cIMtA che? A sAMbhaLIne zeThe pitAnI sADhAnI sarva hakIkata kahI saMbhaLAvI. tyAre vesyA belI ke tame lagAre phIkara karaze nahiM. mArI mAta Page #234 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ malA che te moTI buddhivAna che te tamane rasto karI Apaze. tame rAte tyAM Avaje ema kahIne vasyA dhare gaI. pachI kuMvara paNa saMdhyAkALane vakhate uttama prakAranI beTa laIne vasyAne ghare gaye. tyAM jaIne ve. yA kamalA Agala badhI vAta kahI saMbhaLAvI nA te kamalA bolI ke kuMvAra sAMbhala kaNa evA metAnA jANe che mATe savAre e dhurta lAke Ave che. tame kahe je ke metI lA ane bAvanA caMdana laI jAo te vakhata dhUrta tamane rAjA pAse laI jaze huM paNa tyAM rAjAne camara TALuM chuM tyA paNa tamAro bela upara - vAne mATe sArI paDa mahenata laIza ane tamAruM kAma karAvI ApIza. e pramANe vacana sAMbhaLIne manamAM bahuja AnaMda pAmI cAra pehera rAta AnaMda raMga mAM gujArI prabhAtana para utAre Ave tyAre dhuta paNa AvyA ane bolyA ke kaNa lAve caMdana te kahe ke lAvo matI dhuta bolavA lAgyA ke motI keva kANa paraThayA che karyuM. pachI zeDa kahe ke bAvanA caMdana badale kaI jagyAe kaNa dIdhA sAMbhaLyA che. ema latAM aMdara laDI maratA hatA paNa keTaleka ThekANethI sucanA malI ke have kesa rAjAnI hajAramAM kAMI pheMsalA mATe laI jAo to tamArI laDAI maTI jAya pachI rAjA pAse gayA. tyAre rAjAe pUchyuM ke tamAre Page #235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rara5 zI takarAra che. tyAre jInapAla che ke amAre a* A bIjA ubhelA mANasane e vADa che ke caM. nathI bamaNA kaNa devA kaNa evuM motInuM nAma che tyAre teo kahe che ke jAra bAjaro tyAre tenA nyAyamAM Apa dhaNI kahe tema karIe. tyAM tyA ubI hatI te vagere kahevA lAgyA ke pramANa vAta che. bhAvanA caMdanane badale motI ja hoya paNa kAMi dhAna sATe heAya nahIM. te vakhata te sAra dhutane baMdhUkhAne nAkhyA. rAjAe jInapAlane ghaNuM ja mAna daIne rajA ApI. pachI jInapAlake eka moTI vakhAra laIne saghaLe mAla utAryo ane mana gamate bhAve che. badhA mAlanA nANAM karIne sarva pAsethI rajA mAgI ane ne cAlato thaye ane keTaleka dIvase pitAne ghare A - tathA mAtA pItA kuTuMba sarvane . buddhi upara sAgara datanI kathA. avaMta nagarImAM buddhi sAgara nAme vahevAra vasate huM tene sAgaradatta nAme eka putra hatuM. tene beNAtaTamAM para hato. tenI strInuM nAma zrImatI zrImatIne ANuM vALIne ghare teDI lAvyA ane sukhe ghare beThAM AnaMda kare che. eka dIvasane ge rAtanI blAe strI bharatAra be jaNA oraDAmAM beThAM hatAM Page #236 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 229 tevAmAM sAgara dattanA mAthAmAM kharaja AvI tyAre strIne kahevA lAgyuM ke mAruM mAthuM juo. pachI stro dIvAno jote besIne mAthuM jevA lAgI. mAthuM je tAM jotAM strInuM mAthuM dhuNyuM tyAre sAgara pucha ke, strI te mAthuM kema dhuNAve . A sAMbhaLI strI belI ke svAmI kAMI nahIM. tyAre sAgaradata kahe te te kahe! joIe mATe kahetAja hA nahIM to mane ThIka paDaze nahIM. pachI zrImatI bolI ke svAmI tamArA mAthAmAM kAga paNa che tethI tame tamAro rola pise bhegavavAnA nathI paNa bIjAne padA karale pise khAzo. te sAMbhaLIne sAgaradatta kahevA lAgyA kekIrae vAtanuM paNa mAre pArakhuM levuM. ema vicAra karIne bIje dIvase sAgaradatta bApane kahevA lAgyA ke mane vahANe caDAve. ghaNI haTha pakaDavAthI bApe pAMca vahA bu mAlathI bharI ApyAM ane sAro dIvasa joine vahANane haMkAryo te vAyarAnA yoge kuDakaDA paka9pe AvI pahoMcyAM tethI tyAMja nAMgaryo. te kuDakaDA drIpakapamAM eka karaNa ghaMTA nAme vasyA rahetI hatI te mahA dhuta hatI. te zeThane mujaro karavAne AvI te mujaro karIne sAgarane ghare teDI gaI cAra pahota rAkhIne prabhAte jamavAnuM netaruM daI gaI. pAMce vahANanAM sarva mANase sAthe jamavA AvyA. tevAmAM Page #237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 127 vasyAe pAtAnI eka dAsI mekalI te dAsI vAmAM jaIne eka sAnAnu kacALu satADI pAchI AvI tyAre badhAMne jamADIne zIkha dIdhI. zeTha sAthe saghaLA sAthe vahANa upara AvyA. pAchaLathI vesyAephajetI karIne pAMce vahANa upara pATI melIne AvI. sAgaradattane kahevA lAgIke tamArA mAsa amArU eka suvarNanu kALuM dhArI AvyA che te sAMbhaLI zeDa bevyA ke e vAta khoTI che. amArA vahANamAMthI nIkaLe tA . amArA vANu kula nahIM te tArU dhara phula. e pramANe lakhata karIne vahrANumAM tapAsa karavA mAMDayA. vahANa jotAM tA vATakA nIkaLI Avyo te vakhate vahANane mAla badhu svAdhInamAM lIdhuM ane tu uparanAM mANaso badhAM vIkharAi gayAM. keTalAka dIvasa vItyA tyAre A vahANu e dvIpakalpathI upaDayu temAM zeThe eka kAga La lakhI pAtAnA bApa upara avatI nagarImAM mekA. te vakhate pAte gAmamAM kAI eka dhAMcIne tyAM rahyA hatA. have avatI nagarImAM sAgaradattane kAgaLa AvyA te tenA bApe vAMcyA. temAM evI rIte lakhyuM hatu ke savA gajane besaNe besIe chIe mAthe chatra dharAvIe chIe, thApa uthApa krarIe chIe evA samAcAra vAMcIne bApate khuzI thai gayeyu. te Page #238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 228 kAgaLa magAvI zrImatIe vAMcyo tyAre manamAM vicAra karyo ke ghaNIe mAla paNa kho ane vaMcIne ghare ghANI pherave che. ema manamAM vicAra karI zrI matIe pitAnA bApane saMdezA kahe varA ke mane viLAsara teDavA Avaje. tevA samAcAra sAMbhaLIne bImatAne teDavA AvyA ane teDI gayA. have zrImatI bApane ghare AvIne bApane kahevA lAgI ke mane eka vahANa mAlathI bharI Apa huM para daza jaika A sAMbhaLIne bApe tene eka vahANa mAlathI bhIne *rAya karI ApyuM eTale kuMvarI zrImatI puruSane veza laI lIdho ane eka juvAna sAhasa vepArIne rUpamAM te vahANamAM AvIne beThI. te vakhate tane bApa badhAM mANasane kahevA lAgyA ke jema zIva kumAra jema kahe tema karajo. ema bhalAmaNa karIne zeDa re gayA. vahANe te jagyA ethI kuDakaDA dvIpe haMkAvya te keTaleka dIvase pahecyA. vahANa tyAMja nAMgaryA te vakhate pelI vezyA mujaro karavAne AvI ane kahevA lAgI ke ghare padhAre tyAre zIva kuvara kahe parastrota amAre nIma che tethI AvIzuM nahI. tyAre sarve para tyAre guNakA kahevA lAgI ke tyAre sarva parIvAra sahIta mAre tyAM. Aja jamavA padhArajo eTale zeTha elyAke bhale AvI chuM. ema kahI e vezyAne tyAMthI kADhI Page #239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 229 te pAgharI ghera AvI. pachI zIvakumAra gAmamAM khabara levAne mATe nIkaLe, te vakhata pahelAM vezyAe lIdhelAM pAMca vahANanAM mANase tene maLyAM temaNe saghaLI AgaLa banelI hakIkata kahI saMbhaLAvI te sarva vAta dhyAnamAM ema ja rAkhIne vahANamAM A 0. savAranA pahera thaye te vakhata vezyA jamavAne mATe teDavA AvI te vakhate zIvakuMvara pitAnA catura mANase mAMthI cAra mANasane cAra dIzAmAM chAnI rIte rAkhIne temane jaNAvyuM ke koI ApaNA vahANamAM kAMI cIja chAnI rIte mukavAne Ave tetene mukavA dejo. te jevI mukIne vaLe ke tarataja 5chI te cIja mArI pAse laI Avaje. ema baMdabasta karIne pite mANase sahIta jamavA mATe gaye. pachI pAchaLathI vezyAnI dAsI AgaLanI piMDe kazuM mukIne pAchI vaLI tethI te kALuM laIne eka mANasa te zIva kumAranI pAse Avyo. te mANase paNa saghaLI banelI hakIkata kahI saMbhaLAvI. pachI zIva kumAre kahyuM ke tenA pANInA goLAmAM e koLuM muke e pramANe mANasee karyuM. pachI sarve jamIne vahANe AvyA tyAre AgaLanI peThe vezyA paNa vahAche AvIne phariyAda karavA lAgI ke mahAjana zeThaApanAM mANaso mAre gharethI mArUM senAnuM kahyuM Page #240 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23. cArI lAvyA che. ama jaNAvIne kahyuM ke vahANA tapAsIzuM tyAre vANA jovA mAMDayAM paNa kacALu nIkaLyu na pachI badhAM maLIne vezyAne dhare AjyAM. ane dharamAM tapAsa karatAM karatAM eka ne mANu mAe dhakAdhakI karI mukI tethI pelA gALA upara pa yA maTale gaLA phuTayo temAMthI pelo vADako nIka nyA. e joine badhAM mANaso kahe ke rAMDa e vezyAja bahu kArasthAnI che prema karIne pachI vezyAne AcakA mArIne gharamAMthI bahAra kADhuADI mukI, dha ramAM AvIne te zIva kumAra peAtAnA sarva mANasanI sAthe utaryA. pachI teNe tyAM rahIne thoDA dIvasamAM potAnA dhaNInA pAMca vahANu ane ADa vahANa chI jo ema karI tera vahANa samA karAvyAM ane temAM pAchA te dvIpanA mAla bharAvIne sarva taiyAra kIdhA. te vakhate gAmamAM sAda paDAvye ke jo keAine avatI nagarImAM AvavuM hoya to sukhethI caDavAne Avo temAM nura paNa levAmAM nahI Avaze ane bhAtu paNa zeTha Apaze, te sAMbhaLIne sAgaradatta manamAM vicAra karavA lAgyA ke huM paNa caDI jAuM ema dhArIte vahANu pAse AvyA. te vakhate zIva kumAre ALakhyA . ane jANyuM ke mArA badhAM kAma have pAra, paDayAM. have ahIM khoTI thavAnuM ... DhAMI kAma nathI Page #241 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ema dhArIne vahANa sarve haMkAyAM. AgaLa jatAM jatAM sAgaradattane unA pANIthI navarAvyuM ane hajAmata karAvarAvIne nakha vagere levarAvyA pachI na poSAgapeharAvarA tathA daze AMgaLIe veDha vIMTI paherAvI tyAre sAgaradatta be ke tame mArA upara AbhAra bhAre kare che. tyAre zIvakuMvara kahe ke tamArA bApane ane amAre ghaNI ja levaDa devaDa che mATe tame lagAre tamArA manamAM ochuM ANaze nahIM. evI rIte vAta cIta karIne kAMThA najIka AvyA tyAre mAlama kahevA lAgyo ke zeTha kAla prabhAte avaMtI nagarIne ane betaTane rasto badalAze tyAre zrImatI kahe ke zeTha, A sAta vahANa tame laI jAva ane pachI amArI ane tamArI levaDa devaDa ghaNI che te AgaLa samajI zuM. ema kahIne sAta vahANa - Ine rajA dIdhI. zrImatI sAta vahANa sahIta khuzI AnaMdamAM ghare AvI. mAbApane maLI tethI teo sahuM bahu AnaMda pAmyA pachI sAgaradatta paNa manamAM harSa dharato ghare Avyo ane mAbApa sagAM vahAlAMne maLe pachI mAne puchavA lAgyuM ke strI kyA che tyAre kahyuM ke e te paherathI teDavA AvyA hatA te teDI gayA che. tyAre te veLAe vele besIne sAsare gaye sarva sagAne tyAM maLe. pachI sasarAne kahe ke vehe Page #242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 232 lA vahelA Lio kAraNa ke mAre bApe mane cheDA dIvasanI rajA ApI che mATe jhaTa javuM che. pachI teja veLAe zrImatInA mAbApa sAsaravAsa karIne viLAvI ane bane ghare AvyA. pachI rAtre zrI bharathAra ekaDAM maLIne beThAM hatAM tyAre sAgaradasta strI pratye kahevA lAgyo ke kema tuM kahetI hatI ke tamArU, kamAeluM tame nahIM khAva che tyAre A sAta vahAluM kevAM lAgyo e sAMbhaLIne zrImatI kahevA lAgI ke svAmInAtha, tame te moTA karmanA ghaNI che. tamArI zI vAta. evuM sAMbhaLIne zeTha phulAI gayA te vakhata zrImatI kahe ke A tamArA ghAMcInA gharanA vAdhA, A tamAre savA gajanA besaNAne kAgaLa ke te tame juo. tamAre mATe kALA samudra oLaMgIne to huM AvI ane tamane jyAre sAta vahANa ApyAM tyAre te tame ghera AvavA pAmyA che te paNa ahaMkAra mukatA nathI. tyAre zeDa uThIne page lAge. zAbAza che tene ane zAbAza che tArI ane kalana e pramANe kahI tenI sArI peThe prItimAM nImana thaI strI bharathAra ghaNuM sukha bhogavI saMsAramAM rahevA lAgyAM. e rIte buddhinI vAta moTI che. Page #243 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 233 ghaNA kALa gayA ane thoDA kALa mATe thAka levo e vize kathA. mithalA nagarIne viSe jayacaMdra ane vijayacaMdra be bhAI rAjya karatA hatA. nAno bhAI vijacaMdra tene vijyazrI nAme bhAryA hatA. te ghaNIja rUpavuM. tI tathA maTI zILavaMtI hatI. tene eka dIvasane vakhate moTo bhAI jayacaMdra joI gayo ane manamAM vicAryuM ke je vijyazrInI sAthe mAre meLApa thAya teja jIvatara lekhe lAge nahIM te dhIkAra bhareluM ja che. ekadama evuM manamAM lAvIne sArAM lugaDAM ane dhareNu tathA mevA mIThAi sarva zAsonI sAthe mokalI dIdhA te sarva vijayathI rAkhatI hatI. eka dIvasane vakhate dAsInI saMgAthe kaheNa kahevarAvyuM ke je ghaNuMja virUdha vacana hatuM te sAMbhaLIne dAsIne vi jayazrI kahevA lAgI ke e asatInA kAma che huM to sAdhavI chuM mAre mana jayacaMdra bApa samAna che evAM vacana sAMbhaLI dAsI pAchI rAjA pAse AvIne kahevA lAgI ke emAM tamAro kazo svAratha saraze nahIM tyAre rAjAe manamAM vicAryuM jayAM lagaNa mAro bhAi jIve che tyAM lagaNa te strI ane mAne nahIM ema vicArI strInI lAlace bhAIne zastra vaDe marA tenA Page #244 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 234 maraNanI vijyazrIe sAMbhaLI tyAre vicAravA lAgI ke jeNe mArI khAtara bhAIne marA te mArUM zIcaLa khaMDana avaSya kare ema vicAra karIne rAtane ame mehelathI jhaMpalAi paDI. tyAMthI ekalI madhyarAtanI veLA bhAgI. bhAgatAM bhAgatAM padamapura nagaramAM AvI. tyAM zrIgevALIkA nAme eka sAdhavI dIdhI tenI pAse dharmapadeza sAMbhaLIne dIkSA lIdhI. cAritraya pALatAM pALatAM tene garbha hato tema thaze tyAre guraNIe puchyuM ke he zubhAge A zuM ? tyAre vijayazrIe pitAnI saghaLI vAta jaNAvI. valI teNe jaNAvyu ke ATalA dIvasa meM tamane bIkathIe vAta na jaNAvI tenuM kAraNa e hatuM ke jo huM mArI vAta kahIza te mane dIkSA nahIM Ape ema samajIne A vAta chAnI rAkhI. e saghaLI vAta sAMbhaLIne te nagaramAM sutrata nAme zrAvaka hato tene teDAvIne sAdhavIe bhalAvI te suvRtane tyAM navamAsa purA thatAM putra prasava thayo tenuM nAma phulaka kumAra pADyuM. pachI eka mAsa pachI guraNI pAse AvyAM pachI sAdhavIe bahAra vihAra kI tyAre gAme gAma vicaratAM bAre vase pharI padamapura nagaramAM AvyAM. tyAre sulaka kumArane zeThanA ghara thakI sAdhavI teDI AvIne zrI suvRtAcAryajI pAse upadeza karAvIne dIkSA levarAvI. gurU pAse bhathatAM cArItraya pAlatAM bAra varasa bIja vahI gayAM tyAre covIsa varasane the. te zrIsuvratAcAryane kaheke svAmI mArAthI cAritraya palAtu nathI tyAre gurU kahe eka Page #245 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAra varasa amArA kahyAthI rahe ane pachI tamane rajA ApIzuM. ema kahI rAkhyo ane bAra varasa vahI gayAM tyAre valI kahevA lAgyuM ke svAmI huM ja. Iza tyAra gurU chelyA ke bhale tamArI mAtAnI AjJA laIne jAo. te vakhate mAtA pAse Avyo ane kahevA lAgyo ke, mAtAjI bAra varasa cAritraya pALyuM, bAra varasa huM gurUnA kahevAthI rahyo have je tame rajA Apo to ghare jAuM. tyAre mAtA belIke gurUNIjInI rajA laIne jAo. tyAre gurUNI kahe che eka bAra varaza amArA vatI rahe. vaLI bAra varasa rahe. ema aDatAlIsa varasa vahI gayAM, tyAre mAtA kahe tuM ekabAra varasa mArAvatI kaheNa kabulI rahe vaLI paNa bAra varasa rahyA. ema sATha varasa thayAM te paNa jIvaDAma na Ave tyAre eka ratanakamaLa ane eka nAmAMkIta mudrikA ebe cIjo suvRta seThane ghare mu karyA hatAM tyAMthI apAvyAM ne kahyuM ke tuM laine mIyulA nagarImAM tAre kAke jayacaMdra rAjaya kare che tyAM jaI tuM ardha rAjya mAgI leje. ema kahIne mAe dIkarAne rajA dIdhI. sarvanI rajA mAgIne bhulaka kumAra ghare Avyo. te dIvase darabAramAM mIthulA nagarImAM nATaka thatuM hatuM te jovA mATe gAmanA ghaNA le che maLyA hatA. sulaka kumAra paNa darabAramAM AvIne eka kore jovAne ubho hato nATakavALAoe moDI rAta sudhI umaMgathI nATaka bajAvyuM paNa rAjA taraphathI ke bIjA keI taraphathI kAMI dAna mAM nahiM. tyAre teone umaMga bhAMgI gayo. pachI nATakane mATe Page #246 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ja hato teNe vicAryuM ke huM have thoDI rAta sArU A badhAne paNa pAchA paDe che paNa ema nathI samajhatA ke AkhI rAtanA karelA kAma upara ATalI vAramAM pANI pharaze. mATe - supAI suThaga iyaM suThanacIyaM sAmasuMdarI ! gata bahu tara ka le ! alapati zrI sarvarI che gaNI rAta gaI ane thoDI zI rAtamAM zuM thAko che ane pAchA paga bharo che. evI gAthA phalaka kumAre sAMbhaLIne savA lAkhane rana kamaLa ane Amukha nAmAMkIta mudrikAnuM dAna dIdhuM. tyAre pachI rAjAnA putre eka amukaya hAra Ape. pachI eka pada hastIne kuMtAra hato teNe savA lAkhane aMkuza nAMkhyA. te pachI eka vehavArInI strIe navasara matInA hAra nAkhyA pachI to ghaNuM e dAna te nATakIAone maLyuM. A vAtathI rAjAne ghaNIja rIsa caDI. teNe kahyuM ke e vo koNa che ke jeNe mArI pahelAM dAna dIdhuM tyAre sulakane pUchayuM ke bhAI tuM keNa chuM ane te zuM samajIne mArI kacerImAM dAna dIdhuM te tuM jaNAva. tyAre sUlaka kahevA lAgyuM ke huM tamAro bhatrIjo chuM ema kahIne AgaLa banelI sarva vAta kahI saMbhaLAvIne jaNAvyuM ke sATha varasa sudhI saMjama pADyuM te paNa mana ThekANe nA AvyuM ane Aja A tA Page #247 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23. TakIAnI gAthA sAMbhalIne mana ThekANe AvyuM mATe AnaMda mAnIne dAna daI dIdhuM. vaLI rAjAe pitAnA dIkarAne puchyuM ke te zudhArIne dAna dIdhuM tyAre te beke, meM jANyuM ke rAjA rAjyane lebho che ane rAjya mukato nathI mATe mArI nAkhuM te rAjya Ave ema vicAramAM hato tevAmAM e gAthA sAMbhaLIne jANyuM ke have rAjA to thoDA kALa che ane mArIne zuM kAma pApamAM paDuM ema jANIne dAna dIdhuM. tyAre dhanavatIne puchayuM ke tame dAna kema dIdhuM. tyAre teNe jaNAvyuM ke mAro ghaNI vahANa bharIne paradeza gayo che teNe bAra varase AvavAnuM kahyuM hatuM te mujaba bAra varasa gayA ane have huM mArI matI pheravavAnA vicAramAM hatI teTalAmAM A gAthA sAMbhaLIne mane vicAra Ave ke have jeTalA dahADA mArA patIne thayA teTalA bIjA nahIM thAya ane thoDA mATe zu kAma huM mAruM patIvRtA paNuM gumAvI dau. A vicArathI mana kAma AvatAM khuzI thaIne navasarane hAra Apyo. pachI kutArane puchayuM ke kema aMkuzanuM dAna dIdhuM tyAre kuMtAra kahe ke mahArAja mAre paTarANI sAthe rAga hato te Aja kAla karate ATalA dIvasa meM kADhI nAMkhyA paNa A gAthA sAMbhaLIne vicAra Ave ke have ghaNA dIvasa kADhayA ane thoDI Page #248 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 238 mudata mATe para strI pAtramAM zuka!ma jIva bhagADuM ema jANIne me teA dAna dIdhuM che. tyAre rAjAe vicAryu ke A badhA samajayA paNa huM krAMI na samA te dhIkArache mane ema vicArI meDhu dAna ApI daIne nATakIAne ratna ApI. kSula4 kumArane DekraDhuvA lAgyA ke tu rAjaya le. tyAre te AyA ke mAre tA pAche verAgya lei cAritraya dhAraNa karavuM che. te vakhate rAjA peAtAnA dIkarAne rAjaya ApI pAte hyulaka kumAra sAthe rAjA rANI kuMtAra jaIne sutratAcArya pAse AvIne dIkSA lIdhI. mAtAne maLyA. cAritraya yALI ekA avatArI thayA. anitya bhAva upara eka draSTAMtika kathA. Key kusumapura nagaramAM zAMtanu nAme rAjA tA. tene kare zAMtanu tApa ene nAme strI hatI. strIne pure mAse eka joDalu avataryu. temAM dIkarAnuM nAma puk cula evuM rAkhyuM ane dIkarInuM nAma pukaculA evuM pADayuM. te be meTA thayAM tyAre mAkhApe ekAMtamAM bezIne vicAra karyo ke je joDI paramezvara sAthe mekalI teA temane ApaNe judAM pADavAM e ThIka nahIM ema vicArIne te bena bhAIne mAMDhA mAM paraNAvyAM keTalAka kALa vahI gayA tyAre pukaculane rAjaya ApI rAjA ane rANI e deva lAka pahAMcyA. te vakhata Page #249 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 239 rANIne jIva devatvapaNe manamAM vicAre che, e bena bhAI ame paraNAvyAM te sAruM na karyuM. mATe teone have samajAvuM. ema vicArIne te mAtAno jIva devatvapaNe phiculA pAse rAtrIne sAme AvIne ravapnamAM nakanA dukha dekhADavA lAgyuM. tethI phaculA manamAM bIhIvA lAgI ane purula AgaLa sarva hakIkata svapnanI kahI tyAre paMDItone bolAvIne svapnane vicAra puchaze. tyAre paMDIte kahevA lAgyA ke svapna vicAramAM to eka nirdhana paNAnuM dukha, ane saMtAna nahI te dukha; ane ghare ke bhAryA te dukha, eTalAM sarva narakanAM dukhanI bhItI pedA karanArAM che. e vAta paDatAnI rAjAne manamAM kAMI beDI nahIM tethI temane rAjAe rajA ApI. pachI eka dIvasane same svapnAmAM svarganuM sukha dekhADayuM te paNa paMDItanI sabhAmAM puchyuM tyAre paMDIta leke kahe ke A saM. sAramAM sArAM khAvA pIvAM paheravA oDhavAM e sarva svarganA sukha kahevAya. e vAta paNa puphaculAnA - namAM beThI nahIM. emaja nitya svapnAmAM svarga narka dekhyA kare ema karatAM karatAM cha mAsa vItI gayA te vakhata puphalA gokhamAM beThI hatI tevAmAM suprIzrI AcArya atIthIvara sAmA haLave gocarIe jAtA hate te jeyA. te dekhIne puphacalAe temane kAlI me Page #250 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 kalIne bolAvyA. sAdhu darabAramAM AvI ubhA rahA tyAre pukaculA ane phayula page lAgyA. ane puchayu ke svAmI svarga narkanA sukha duHkhanAM kAraNa zuM haze. te vakhate gurU traNa zAnane jANanArA hovAthI temaNe jJAna vaDe sava bhAva darzAvyAM. teo bolyA ke tamArA mAbApe tamane bhAI benane aMdara aMdara mAM paraNAvyAM temane have ThIka lAgatuM nathI mATe te mAMthI chuTavAne mATe tamane judA pADavAne tamAre mAtAe ta naraka dekhADavA mAMDayuM che ane te de. khADIne tamane TheThathI bhalAmana kare che ke je atI pApa karaze viSaya zivaze, ane pachI gamana karaze te narakamAM paDaze. je dharma karaze, zI tapa - jema pAlaze te vargamAM jAze. evI vANI sAMbhaLIne manamAMthI sarva prakArano saMzaya bhAMge. pachI guphacalA belI ke svAmI ApaNe mAvItrane dhare adhaTIta kAma karyuM. bhAI benane saMbaMdhe viSaya sevanA karavI paDI mATe huM to cAritrya laIza paNa tame bhale bIjI strI paraNIne rAja sukha bhogave. tyAre puphaculabo ke, tame je gAmamAM rahe te huM tane mane rajA dauM. te vacana puphacalAe kabula karyuM. e pachI pUphacalAe atI aDaMbare karIne caritra AhuM supratiSThIta AcArya pAse sudharma saMjama pALIne Page #251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 241 AcAryanI sevA karatI hatI. atyAre pANI pucalA lAvI ApatI hatI. ema karatAM keTalAka dIvasa pachI eka vakhata zubha dhyAnathI karIne kevala jJAna upajayuM te pakacalAe gurUnI sevAmAM bhaMga paDe mATe jAhera na karyuM. eka dIvase varSa rUtumAM pukalA sAdhavI, ahAra pANI pherI lAvIne gurUne kahe svAmI uThe AhAra pANI kare. tyAre bahuja rIsa caDAvIne gurU kahe are ? bhUMDI tuM kema narakamAM mane pADe che. eka sAdhavInA hAthano ahAra ane pANI A le mane na khape te huM karUM chuM bIjuM A varSa rUtunA sacIta pradezamAM khudatI ahAra pANI laI AvI te mujane kema karAvIza. tyAre te sAdhavI belI ke, svAmI huM acIta pradezamAM thaI ane sacIta pradezamAM thaIne AvI. te sAMbhaLIne guru kahe zuM kevalI thai ke, tuM acIta te deza gaI ane AvI. tethI te bolI ke svAmI tamArA pratApathI. pachI A cArya pUchayuM ke kahe mane kevaLa che ke nathI te vakhata pukaculA belI ke tamane gaMgA nadI utarate kevaLa prApta thaze. te sAMbhaLIne araNokAcArya tyAMthI gaMgAne kAThe AvIne nadImAM nahAvAne peThA. ardha nadIe jayAre AvyA tyAre eka mithyAtI devatAe AvI trIzaLe karIne pare tyAre munIe manamAM vicAra karyo Page #252 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke ahe A mArA rUdhIre karIne ghaNe apakAyanA jIva mAraze evI anItya bhAvanA omAM caDaye tyAreja trizake parovA kevaLa jJAna pAmIne svara gayA. te vakha thI gagAno mahImA thayela ane gaMgAnA pANIthI utama pada pAmIne rAge javAyuM. ati lobha viSe kanakAvatInI kathA. kanaka kAMto nAme nagarImAM kanakasena nAme rAjA rAja karatA hatA. tenI rANInuM nAma kanakamiNI karIne hatuM. eka kuMvarI hatI tenuM nAma kanakAvatI hatuM. te kuMvarI dIna pratI dina mATa thatI gaI eTalAmAM evA banAva banyAke eka kaThIyAro bhAro nAme te gAmamAM raheto hate. tene ghaMTA nAme strI hatI ane te strI hamezAM evI te kuTIla hatI ke vaDhavAta te rastethI cAlatAM letI. kubhA varNana. para caDe dIna tyAre roja uDI ubhI thAya-- hAya hAya karatI te hulaDa jagAve che; muMDA mukha veNa bhAkhe rAkhe nahI lAje kaMI bagADIne sarva kAja kaleza karAve che; patIne na yiAra kare yAra kare avarane-- bhAra rUpa bhUmIne te paDozI laDAve che; Page #253 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra43 je je re bhAI bhalAI rakhe tame rAkhaze to- kubhArya yuTIla te to kALajuM kaDhAve che. eka ghaDI paNa koIne sukha paDavA detI nathI ane tenA dhaNInA te pUre pUrAja bhega maLe che. te ma. jaba bIcArA kATheyArAne paNa thaI paDayuM hatuM tethI te bIcAro bahu manamAM kacavAtA hatA. eka samayapara kaThiyAro lAkaDAM levAne jaMgalamAM cAra janA hato tevAmAM tApa bahuja tave. tyAre eka jhADanI chAyA taLe ja che. te ja vakhata pAtALamAM eka padamanAga hate, teno pUtra takSaka nAme hato te pitAna, bApane kahevA lAgyo ke, tame kahe to huM mRtyu lekamAM jaIne tyAno tamAse joi AvuM. te vakhate tene bApe kahyuM ke dIkarA sukhe jAo paNa tyAM koI ApaNA kuLanI khAdanI kare to ubho rahIsa nahIM. te vacana dIkarAe kabula karyuM ane cAlI nIkaLaze. te pAdhara pile kaThIyAre baThA hato tyAM ja AvI caDo. te kaThIyAro jue che to tyAM taDakAmAM phaLaphaLato te nA cA jAya che. te dekhIne pitAnI pAse pAzrIne ghaDo hato temAMthI pANI DhoLI nAMkhyuM ane ghaDa sarSanA mukha AgaLa mukyo te vakhata te sarSa potAnuM zarIra samAvIne te ghaDAmAM besI gaye. kaThiyAre ghaDAne jhADanA pAMdaDAne Du bhAve che - Page #254 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para lugaDuM bAMdhyuM. pachI kaThiyAre manamAM vicAryuM ke e sapane ghare laI jaIza eTale rAMDa ghaDAmAM hAtha gAlaze ke tarata ja marI jaze. e manasa karIne te kaThiyAre ghaDe mAthe laI ghare , dhare ghaDA zake mukIne kaThiyAre pitAnA karAne kahyuM ke tArI mA kayA gaI che tyAre te ke pANI bharavA gaI che tyAre te kaThiyAre chokarAne kahyuM ke je tArI mA Ave to kahe che ke A lIMka uparanA ghaDAne cheDe kare nahIM. ema kahIne pote jaI gharanI pachavADe koDa jevuM eka ghara hatuM tyAM jaIne satA. DI vAre pelI strI AvI tyAre chokarAne puchayu ke A lAkaDAnA baMdIyA ane keDADe keno che tyAre te chokarAe kahyuM ke mArA bApe te mukyA che ane kahyuM che ke A zIMka upara mukele ghaDA cheDe nahI ema kahe che eTaluM kahIne pachI keDamAM jaIne suI gayo che. e sAMbhaLIne ekadama gharamA gai ane ghaDe 9tArIne cheDo ane temAM hAtha nAMkhIne bahAra kADho to temAM eka suMdara metIne hAra mAlama paDa. che temAM AMgalA barAbara eka eka metI hatuM tethI te hAra teNIne atI kIMmatI lAgyo ane hatuM paNa temaja. te strI manamAM ghaNaja harSa pAmI ane manamAM vicAra karavA lAgI ke mArA ghaNI je bhale Page #255 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ koI mANasa nahIM hoya ane mArA sarakhI koI baMDI nahIM hoya. mAre mAthe jAta che to huM have pachI mAsa dhaNInI AjJA karI lepU nahIM. e drA vicAra karIne te hAramAMthI eka matI kADayuM ane bajAramAM jaIne dasa hajAra rUpIAmAM ghareNe mukayuM. te rUpIA ghare lAvIne mUkyA temAMthI eka che rUpIAne se lAvI seI taiyAra kIdhI. pachI chekarAne kahevA lAgI ke tArA bApane sAda kara. tyAre kaThiAre ghare Ave ane strIo nuM pANI taiyAra karyuM hatuM tethI nAhyA ane pachI navIna vA cIe lAvI mukayA te paheryA pachI uttama rIte tene vAra kIdhelI raseI jo. tyAre kaThiyArA manamAM vicAravA lAge ke A strIne ATalI badhI prema bhakita kema upaja haze. paNa teno khulAse thaye nahI. pachI be cAra dahADA pachI salATane teDAvIne te strI e kahyuM ke eka mahInAmAM mane dhara tayAra karI A pito rUpIA dasa hajAra ApuM. pachI salATe e maLIne eka mahInAmAM ghara tayAra karI ApyuM eTale te gharamAM jaIne e kaThIArA nuM kuTuMba vachyuM. salATane ApavAne tathA navA gharamAM samAna lAvavAne mATe bIjA paNa traNamatI dharANe mukyAM dhareNAM gAMDAM tathA bIjA sara samAna ghara sagAra joie tevA u.. Page #256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pamI kAmamAM paisA vAparIne sukhamAM rahevA lAgyA. eka divase te strI manamAM vicAra karavA lAgI che mAre dhaNI je cAra covaTIA mAM puchAya te ghaNuM sArU ema dhArIne cavaTIAo pAse jaIne kahyuM ke je tame mArA dhaNIne covaTIA tarIke tamArI sAthe besADo to huM tamane pAghaDI ghakhala se se rUpIA ApuM. tyAre ce.vaTIAe e vAta kabula karIne te kaThiyArAne vaTIA tarIke besADavA lAgyA. eka vakhata ema banyuM ke, koI eka mANasane nyAya barAbara tenuM mana mAne te the nahIM tethI te rAjA pAse phariyAda karavAne gaye ane kaThiyArAne mATe cADI khAdhI. tyAre rAjA kahe vaTIone bolAve te pramANe covaTIA tyAM AvyA pachI rAjAe cevaTIAene puchyuM ke A kaThiyArane vaTa koNe seMpI che. sAcuM bole e sAMbhaLIne covaTIAoe kahyuM ke mahArAja; amane enI strIe pAghaDInA ro se rUpIA ApIne tene dAkhala karAve che. te vakhata kaThiyArane puchayuM ke tArI pAse ATaluM badhuM dhana kayAMthI ? tyAre teNe javAba dIdhuM ke huM to kAMI paNa jANato nathI paNa mArI strI jANe che. Ane thI strIne bolAvIne puchayuM ke tArI pAse ATaluM dhanathI ? tyAre te strI belI ke jIvarAja mAre Page #257 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 247 dhaNI jaMgalamAMthI eka motIne hAra laI Ape che temAM cAra pAMca dANA vAva che bAkI sarva anAmata che. tyAre rAjA kahe te hAra laI Ave. pachI te kaThiyArI hAra laI AvI. te hArane rAjA joIne vismaya pAmyuM. rAjAe pelI kaThiArIne kahyuM ke tAre jeTanuM dhana joItuM hoya teTaluM le ane A hAra amane Apa. ema kahIne khajAne laI jaIne ghaNeja pisA Ave ane kaThiyArAnI cAvaTa paNa cAlu ja rAkhI. e pramANe thavAthI kaThiyAro te pitAnI . gI sukhamAM gALavA lAge. ' have pele hAra rAjAe rANIne Ave ane strIe pitAnI dIkarI kanakAvatIne Ave. te kuMvarI rAtane same ekAMtamAM zeje beThI che te vAre gaLAmAMne hAra TaLIne purUSa che tenuM divya rUpa hatuM te jeine kuMvarI manamAM ghaNeja harSa pAmI. te purUSanI sAthe AkhI rAta vilAsa sukha bhogave ane savAra thAke pAcho hAra thaI jAya. ema karatAM karatAM mAsa cha thayA tyAre kuMvarInA aya pharyA. tene joIne tenI mA belI ke dIkarI A zuM ? tyAre dIkarI elI ke mA A hAra jAra thAya che. e vAta sAMbhaLIne rANIe rAja pAse kahI ane pachI rAjA ane rANI chAnA rahIne jevA lAgyA te hAra phITInejAra Page #258 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 248 thaze te joI rAjA rANI vismaya pAmyA. pachI savAra thaI tyAre rAjAe rANIne kahyuM ke tuM kuMvaranI kaheje ke te purUSanI jAta puchIle. te pramANe rA e kuMvarIne pAse jaIne kahyuM ke have Aja rAte tuM te purUSane pUcho ke tamArI vAta zI che. e sAMbhaLI kuMvarIe javAba dIdhuM ke bhale huM puchI laIza. rAtane same kuMvarIe puchayuM ke svAmI tamArI jAta kaI che tyAre te purUSa che ke tAre jAtanuM zuM kAma che. tAre je bIjuM kAMI kAma hoya to te kahe e Tale karuM paNa jAtanI khedaNI na karIza. tyAre te kevarI kahe ke svAmI te te tema kahene kahe. kharekhara aMta levAnI kuMvarIe kozIza karI tyAre hAra phITI sarSa thaI cAlI nIkaLyo. AthI kuMvarIe ghaNeja pazcAtApa karyo paNa pAcho kadI paNa jAra Ave nahIM. mATe atI haTha karI ata letA-pastA thAye che. Page #259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _