Book Title: Jain Ramayan Author(s): Gunratnasuri Publisher: Jingun Aradhak Trust Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/004226/1 JAIN EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL FOR PRIVATE AND PERSONAL USE ONLYPage #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sacitra jaina rAmAyaNa vizvadarzana va jaina saMskRti kA anUThA saMgama pa. pU. AcAryadevazrI guNaratna sUrIdharajI ma. sA. in Education International For Personal & Prhal Use Only Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gooo ooo 0 00 oooo oooooooooo Ays k`shy yayyy Ho:ts`: 3Ideas t`yUR(q ziaRos. <Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ... lekhakazrI... parama pUjya dIkSAdAnezvarI yuvaka jAgRti preraka AcAryadevazrI guNarata varajI ma. sA. .... prakAzaka - prAptisthAna ... jinaguNa ArAdhaka TrasTa 151, gulAlavADI, kIkA sTrITa, pahalI maMjila, muMbaI - 4. phona : 3474791/3867581 ... prathama AvRtti ... vi. saM. 2058, khristI saMvata 2002 mUlya :500/isa pustaka va kisI bhI bhAga ke punarmudraNa ke samasta adhikAra prakAzaka ke svAdhIna hai| ...anya prAptisthAna ... 1) malTIgrAphiksa 8) motIlAla banArasIdAsa 18, khotAcI vADI, vardhamAna bilDIMga, vI.pI. roDa, 41,yU. o.baMgaloroDa, dillI- 110007. muMbaI-400004,phona : (022)3873222/3884222 phona : 2918335/2911985 2) rAjasthAna jaina upakaraNa bhaMDAra 9) manojakumAra bI.harana 1362, pIpalApola,AsToDiyA, ahamadAbAda-380001. bombe meTala mArTa, po.bo. 285, maDagAMva, govA, phona : 2141263 pina - 403 601, phona:722859 ghara:735027/735034 3) sughoSA kAryAlaya 10) mohanalAla bhIkamacaMda luNAvAvAle taleTI roDa, pAlItAnA (guja.), pina- 364270. jaina mArkeTa, pAlI (mAravADa),rAja., pina-306401. , . phona: 02932-21003/25387 4) zrI mahAvIra pustaka bhaMDAra mu.po. zaMkhezvara, vAyA hArija, ji. - pATaNa (guja.), 11) mahAvIra jaina upakAra bhaMDAra pina-384246. subhASa cauka, gopIpurA, mena roDa, surata - 395003. phona : 7440265/7439223 5) zrI jaina prakAzana maMdira 309/4,khatrI kI khaDakI, dozI vADA kI pola, kAlupura roDa, 12) sevaMtilAla vI. jaina ahamadAbAda-380001. 20, mahAjana galI, jhaverI bAjAra, pahalI maMjila, zaoNpa naM. 2, muMbaI - 400 002. phona : 2404717 6) mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra kobA ji.gAMdhInagara (guja.), pina - 382009. 13) navayuga pustaka bhaMDAra navA nAkA roDa, pahalI maMjila, 7) ramezakalara kaMpanI rAjakoTa - 360 001. phona : 225596 naM.2,subramanyamlena, pahalAmAlA, ratanabAjAravyu, cainnAI-600003.phona : 5351277/5354479 14) guru gautama enTaraprAIjhesa AdinAtha jaina maMdira ke pAsa, ceka posTa, baiMgalora - 560 053. phona : (080)2253566 15) zrI vardhamAna jaina tattvajJAna kendra 7. vinAyaka muDAlI sTrITa, eliphanTa geTa sTrITa ke pAsa, CACE cennaI-600079. phona : 5291080 jaina rAmAyaNa nienadeateiadiaarti DESIGNED AND PRINTED BY MULTY GRAPHICS 18, Khotachi Wadi, Vardhaman Bldg., 3rd Flr., V. P. Road, Mumbai - 400004.23:3873222/3884222 E-mail : multygraphics@vsnl.net i.e.AzAvaka gumAla sUTakarI.. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAdA gurU kA nAma: pa. pU. vardhamAna taponidhi, yuvA ziviroM ke Adya pravacanakAra, nyAya ziromaNi, suvizAla gacchAdhipati zrI AcAryadeva zrImad vijaya bhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI ma. sA. A dIkSA dAtA: pa.pU. siddhAnta mahodadhi, karma sAhitya niSNAta, parama naiSThika brahmacaryadhAraka, aneka sAdhu-samAdhi dAtA, sarvajanahitacintaka, suvizAla gacchAdhipatizrI AcAryadeva zrImad vijaya prema sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. AjJA pa.pU. siddhAnta divAkara, suvizAla gacchAdhipati zrImada vijaya> jayaghoSasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. gurU kA nAma: mevADa dezodvAraka, 400 aThThama ke mahA tapasvI, rASTrasaMta, AcAryadeva zrImad vijaya jitendrasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. lAkhakazI kA paricaya nAma bhASA : pa.pU. dvizatAdhika dIkSA dAnezvarI AcArya deva zrI guNaratnasUrIzvarajIma. sA. janma : saM.1989,poSa suda 4,san 1932, pAdaralI (rAja.) dIkSA : saM.2010, mahA suda 4, san 1954, muMbaI gaNi padavI saM.2041,mAgasara suda 11,san 1984, ahamadAbAda paMnyAsa padavI ___ : saM.2044, phAgaNa suda 2, san 1988, jAlora (rAja.) AcArya padavI : saM.2044, jeTha suda 10, san 1988, pAdaralI (rAja.) : gujarAtI, hindI, marAThI, rAjasthAnI, saMskRta, prAkRta, aMgrejI mAdhyama se vyavahArika zikSaNa sAhitya : khavagaseDhI, upazamanAkaraNa Adi 60 hajAra zloka pramANa saMskRta prAkRta graMtha tathA gujarAtI hindI aura aMgrejI meM sau cAlo siddhagirijaIe, jaina rAmAyaNa Adi jJAnAbhyAsa : nyAya, vyAkaraNa, kAvya,chaMda, Agama Adi aneka shaastr| vizeSatAe~ :1) 21 varSakI yuvAvasthA meM sagAIchoDakara dIkSA grahaNa kii| jIrAvalA tIrtha meM 3200 vyaktiyoM kI sAmUhika caitrI olI kA rekordd| 2700 yAtrikoM kA mAlagA~va (rAja.) se pAlitANA tathA 4000 yAtrikoM kA pAlItANA se giranArajI kA aitihAsika charI pAlaka saMgha 28 yuvaka-yuvatiyA~ surata meM, 38 yuvaka-yuvatioM kI pAlItANA meM sAmUhika dIkSAe~, kula 213 dIkSA bherutAraka tIrtha ke preraNAdAtA jisakI pratiSThA meM 700 sAdhu-sAdhvI bhagavaMto kI upasthiti tathA caitrI olI meM 274 bhAI-bahinoM nejAvajjIva cothe vrata kA svIkAra kiyaa| zaMkhezvara mahAtIrtha meM aitihAsika 4700 atthtthm| 7) sUrata dIkSA meM 51,000, pAlItANA meM 52,000 tathA ahamadAbAda meM 5500 yuvAnoM kI samUha saamaayik| khavagaseDhI grantha ke sarjanahAra jisake viSaya meM jarmana prophesara klAuja brUna ne prazaMsA kI hai| 9) 42 AdhyAtmika jJAna zivira ke saphala prvcnkaar| 10) 68 ziSya-praziSya munirAjo ke taarnnhaar| 11) nAkoDA TrasTa dvArA saMcAlita niHzulka vizvaprakAza patrAcAra pAThya krama dvArA 90,000 vidyArthiyoM ke jIvana meM jJAna kA prakAza phailaayaa| 8 khapata For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya Aja taka prAkRta - saMskRta ke alAvA hindI, gujarAtI Adi kaI bhASAoM meM rAmAyaNa kaI bAra chapa cuke haiN| yadyapi kucha raMgIna citra va saMpUrNa zyAma-zveta citroM sahita jaina rAmAyaNa chape haiM, paraMtu Aja ke TI. vI. yuga meM pAThakoM ko cAra raMga vAle citra hI rucikara banate haiN| aMgrejI meM kahA hai ki 'ONE PICTURE IS MORE THAN THOUSAND WORDS - eka citra haz2Aro zabdoM se bhI jyAdA prabhAvita hotA hai| ataH dIkSAdAnezvarI AcAryadevazrI guNaratnasUrIzvarajI mA. sA. ke dila meM 14 varSa pUrva, yaha vicAra aMkurita huaa| jodhapura, pAlI, nAgora, jAlora, sirohI Adi sthAnoM para hue unake, rAmAyaNa para jAhera pravacanoM se kAphI loga prabhAvita hue| are ! bIkAnera meM aMjanAsuMdarI va sItAjI Adi kI ghaTanAe~ sunate sunate sonI vagairaha jainetara loga ke bhI A~khoM se azru bahAne lge| ataH citramaya jaina rAmAyaNa banAyA jAe, to pravacana meM nahIM AnevAle loga bhI isakA lAbha le skeNge| rAmAyaNa kI upayogitA, pUjya AcAryazrI ne prastAvanA meM batalAI hI hai| 14 sAla pahale jAlora ke cAturmAsa meM pUjya AcAryadevazrI nepAlI nivAsI ArTisTa dilIpabhAI sonI ko mArgadarzana pradAna kara citra banavAne kA kArya prAraMbha kiyA / cAturmAsa pazcAt jahA~ kahIM sthiratA hotI, vahA~ ArTisTa dilIpabhAI mArgadarzana prApta kara citrakArya Age bddh'aate| isa taraha caudaha varSa ke bAda jisa taraha rAmacandrajI ayodhyA lauTe, usI taraha caudaha sAla pazcAt yaha rAmAyaNa, Apake samakSa A rahA hai| pUjya AcAryadevazrI ko zAsana ke aneka kArya hote hue bhI citra, lekhana Adi taiyAra karake hamAre Upara mahAna upakAra kiyA hai| ise bhAvI pIr3hI kabhI nahIM bhuulegii| isa kArya meM munirAjazrI vairAgyaratnavijayajI ma. sA., munizrI arharatnavijayajI ma. sA. evaM pravartinI sAdhvIjI puNyarekhAzrIjI ma. sA. kI ziSyA praziSyA sAdhvIjI nimeSarekhAzrIjI, sA. rakSitarekhAzrIjI, sA. cirAgarekhAzrIjI ma. sA. evaM anya sAdhu-sAdhvIjIyoM kA hArdika sahayoga rhaa| ina sabhI ko vaMdana karate hue hama AbhAra mAnate haiN| isa jaina rAmAyaNa ko prakAzita karane meM mukhya saujanya denevAle saMrakSaka, upasaMrakSaka va zrutabhaktoM ne avismaraNIya sahayoga diyA hai, una sabakA va ArTisTa dilIpabhAI sonI kA hama hArdika AbhAra mAnate haiN| malTI grAphIksa ne chapAI meM adbhuta parizrama liyA hai| unako dhanyavAda dete hue unakI sevA kI anumodanA karate haiN| hameM vizvAsa hai ki yaha pustaka, Apako avazya pasaMda aaegii| Apa apane svajana, mitra Adiko ise par3hane kI preraNA kreN| - zrI jinaguNa ArAdhaka TrasTa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prastAvanA pichalI kaI sadiyoM se bhArata hI nahIM, apitu saMpUrNa vizva ke jana sAmAnya ke hRdaya para jitanA prabhAva rAmAyaNa aura mahAbhArata kA rahA hai, utanA kisI anya grantha kA nahIM rhaa| bhAratIya vyakti, phira vaha cAhe kisI bhI prAMta kA ho, kisI bhI dharmasaMpradAya se juDA ho, zaharI ho yA grAmINa, suzikSita ho yA azikSita, vaha rAmAyaNa se paricita to hotA hI hai| rAmAyaNa ne hamAre abhijAta sAhitya Adi ko atyaMta prabhAvita kiyA hai| vidvAnoM kA kahanA hai ki vAlmikI rAmAyaNa ke pUrva bhI aneka rAmakathAe~ pracalita thI, jinheM maukhika paraMparAoM ne jIvita rakhA thaa| vAlmikI rAmAyaNa kI bhI aneka pratibhAzAliyoM ne apanI buddhi ke anusAra kucha na kucha nayI vivecanA kI hai| isa yogadAna ne rAmAyaNa ko aura bhI rocaka banAyA hai| vAlmikI ke sAtha sAtha tulasIrAmAyaNa (vajrabhASA), durgAvara kRta mItI rAmAyaNa (baMgAlI), divAkara bhaTTa kRta rAmAyaNa (kAzmIrI), ekanAtha kRta bhAvArtha rAmAyaNa (marAThI), kaMpanakRta paMpArAmAyaNa (kannaDa), Adi kucha aise graMtha hai, jo prAMtIya bhASA meM likhe hai| inakA aMtaraMga, bahutAMza vAlmikI rAmAyaNa ke sAtha sAdharmya rakhatA hai, kiMtu bahiraMga meM unake kartAoM kI pratibhAzakti ke anaginata AviSkAra kA anubhava kiyA jA sakatA hai| bhArata meM yuga-yuga se calI A rahI maulika jaina saMskRti ne Arya saMskRti ko eka nayA, anokhA yogadAna diyA hai| ahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya, aparigraha ekanayA, lAjA kI AgrahI jaina saMskRti (dharma), bhArata va kucha paDosI dezoM meM pAyI jAtI hai| jaina saMskRti ne bhI rAmAyaNa ko ananyasAdhAraNa mahattva diyA hai| jaina rAmAyaNa : karIba paune bAraha lAkha varSa pUrva, bhagavAna munisuvrata svAmI hue| unakI paraMparA meM suvrata muni hue, jinake sAnidhya meM rAmacaMdrajI ne sAdhanA kii| zarIra va AyuSya kI gaNanA ke AdhAra para karIba paune bAraha lAkha varSa pUrva, rAma, lakSmaNa, sItA Adi hue haiM, aisA kaI vidvAnoM kA abhiprAya hai| pazcAt kevalajJAnI bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmI ne apane kevalajJAna dvArA, isa rAmAyaNa kI ghaTanAoM ko jAnA, jisakI unake ziSya gaNadhara gautamasvAmI Adi ne sUtra ke rUpa meM racanA kii| usake bAda paraMparA se yaha jaina rAmAyaNa, AcArya zrI vimalasUri ke pAsa phuNcaa| unhoMne 1995 varSa pahale, prAkRta bhASA meM gAthA (zloka) ke rUpa meM 'paumacariyaM' kI racanA kii| bahutAMza jainetara samAja va kucha hada taka jaina bAlaka evaM yuvA varga, jaina rAmAyaNa se aparicita hai| Ajakala ke gatimAna jIvana meM saMskRta-prAkRta pustakeM par3hane ke liye kisI ke pAsa samaya nahIM hai, ataH vidvadbhogya graMtha athavA mahAkAvyoM ko par3hanA asaMbhava hotA jA rahA hai| isaliye hindI, aMgrejI va gujarAtI Adi bhASAoM meM 'jaina rAmAyaNa' kI AvazyaktA mahasUsa huii| jaina rAmAyaNa kI vizeSatA yaha hai ki vaha kisI bhI Ayu ke vyakti ko AkarSita karatA hai| adheDa evaM vRddhoM ko isameM chalakatA vairAgya AkarSita karatA hai| jIvana ke acche bure anubhava lene ke pazcAt jIvana patha meM apane sAthasAtha calanevAle aneka suhRda va sahacaroM ko mRtyumukha meM praveza karate dekhakara unakI sthiti bhI rAmacaMdrajI kI taraha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dolAyamAna ho sakatI hai| rAmacaMdrajI ko jAgRta karane kA kArya jo jaTAyu va kRtAntavadana devoM ne kiyA thA, zAyada kArya hamAre liye prastuta graMtha kara sakatA hai| yuvAvarga, isa grantha meM chalakate vIrarasa va vairAgya isa se preraNA pA sakate hai| pApa kArya karane vAle rAvaNa ko rokane ke liye, rAmacaMdrajI va lakSmaNajI hicakicAye nhiiN| Aja kA kAla rAmAyaNa se vizeSa bhinna nahIM hai| pApI va adhama manodazA rakhane vAle vyakti ko rokane va sadAcAra kI rakSA ke lie prayatna karanA caahiye| rAmAyaNa meM putraprema va bhrAtRprema kA utyucca AviSkAra pAyA jAtA hai| rAma-lakSmaNa bharatazatrughna ke madhura saMbandha, Adarzatama mArgAnusArI guNa hai| ina AdarzaputroM kA apane mAtA-pitA ke prati ravaiyA dekhakara, hama Azcaryacakita ho jAte hai| rAma ne sArA SaDyantra racane vAlI kaikeyI ko bhI vanavAsa jAte va vApasa lauTate vakta praNAma kiyA hai| ve mAnate kI sautelI hote hue bhI kaikeyI mA~ hI hai| pitA kI dIkSA nirvighnatA pUrvaka ho, isalie rAma svayaM vanavAsa svIkArate haiM va bhrAtRbhakta lakSmaNa unheM anusarate hai icchA nahIM hote hue bhI pradIrgha samaya taka bhrAtRrAma ke Adeza se bharata ne rAjya kA padabhAra sNbhaalaa| eka tarapha rAma ke liye rAjaprAsAda va rAjavaibhava kA tyAga karanevAlI sItAjI hai, to dUsarI ora sItAjI ke prati ekatarapha prema rakhane vAle apane pati kA prema prastAva lekara sItA ke samakSa AnevAlI satI maMdodarI hai| pati dvArA dezanikAlA milane para bhI sItAjI, unheM doSI nahIM mAnatI va kevala rAma ke liye nahIM, apitu samasta mAnavasamAja ke liye upayukta, aisA ciraMtana satya saMdeza, rAma ke liye bhijavAtI hai| kevala pati kI icchA ke liye agnidivya karane ke liye satI sItAjI, saMsAra kI kSaNabhaMguratA se bhalIbhA~ti paricita thI / ataH agnidivya ke pazcAt punaH samrAjJI banane ke vikalpa ko ThukarAkara zAMtidAyI, jJAnadAyI va mokSadAyI dIkSAmArga kA hI cayana karatI hai| rAma ko vanavAsa kI anumati dete kauzalyA ko jo duHkha huA thA, usase kaI guNA adhika sItA ko anumati dete samaya huaa| vaha hamAre sAmane Adarza sAsu kA misAla detI hai rAmAyaNa ke pAtroM ke jIvanadvArA apane liye naye dhyeya va AdazoM kI nirmiti kA kArya piDhI kara sakatI hai| yuvA bAlakoM ke liye AkAzagAmI vidyAdhara, sItAdivya, kRtrimAkRtrima sugrIva, jaTAyu deva, atula zaktizAlI evaM vinamra hanumAna, camatkAroM ke sarjaka vividha deva Adi adbhuta pAtra AkarSaka banAte hai| 'bahuratna vasuMdharA' ke prati inakA kyA RNAnubaMdha hai ki jo devaloka ke vibhinna staroM se jaTAyu Adi deva pRthvI kI ora khiMca Ate hai| rAmAyaNa ke pratyeka pAtra para eka graMtha likhA jA sakatA hai| kaI buddhijIvI vidvamAnI jIvoM kA kahanA hai ki jaina siddhAMtoM meM ahiMsA ko anAvazyaka mahatva diyA gayA hai| ataH jaina kSatriya, apane dharmasiddhAMtoM ko svIkArakara, dhIre-dhIre kSAtra dharma se dUra jA rahe hai| kiMtu unakI dhAraNA galata hai| kyoMki rAma-lakSmaNa, sItA ke zIladharma kI rakSA ke liye aparAdhI rAvaNa ke virUddha yuddha karate haiN| anyAya, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anaitikatA, asadAcAra ke virodha meM AvazyaktAnusAra yuddha kA saMdeza dene vAle jainasiddhAnta kA yaha pahalu, rAmAyaNa meM prakaTa rUpa se dikhatA hai| pa. pU. saMghadAsa gaNi ma. sA. racita "vAsudeva hiNDI" prAcInatama rAmAyaNa graMtha hai, paraMtu pa. pU. A. vimalasUrijI likhita "paumacariyaM" saba se jyAdA vikhyAta hai| pa. pU. guNabhadra ma.sA. likhita 'uttarapurANa' tathA pa. pU. bhadrezvara ma. sA. likhita 'kathAvalI' bhI jaina rAmAyaNa graMtha hai| pa. pU. ravisena ma. sA. dvArA likhita 'padmapurANa', pa. pU. svayaMbhU ma. sA. kA 'mahApurANa' pa. pU. kRSNadAsa ma, sA. kA 'puNyacaMdrodayapurANa', pa. pU. dhanezvara sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. kA 'zatrujayamahAtmya', pa. pU. zilAcArya ma. sA. kA 'covanna mahApurUSa cariyaM', va pa. pU. A. hemacaMdrAcAryasUrijI ma. sA. kA 'triSaSThIzalAkApuruSacaritraM' va anya upalabdha pustakoM ke AdhAra para prastuta pustaka nirmANa kI gaI hai| maiM ina sabhI kA AbhArI huuN| isa grantha kA vAMcana, adhyayana se Adhunika yuga meM kyA lAbha ho sakatA hai ? saba se pahale, Aja kA janajIvana pAzcAtya saMskRti kA aMdhAnukaraNa kara rahA hai| samasta vizva bhara meM eka kRtrima upabhoktAvAda para AdhArita pAzcAtya saMskRti kA nirmANa ho rahA hai| tyAga, bhrAtRprema, pAtivratya jaise sanAtana mUlyoM ko ThukarAkara, vyakti ko svArthakeMdrita banAne kA pratyakSa saMdeza, Aja philmeM evaM TI. vI. ke kAryakrama de rahe haiN| aisI vikaTa paristhiti meM hamArA mArgadarzaka bana sakatA hai, 'jaina raamaaynn'| jisameM, Arya saMskRti ke mArgAnusArI guNoM kI talahaTI se lekara, loga saMyama ke sopAna dvArA mokSa ke adhikArI bana sakate hai| hamAre Arya va zramaNa saMskRti kI garimA gAne vAle isa graMtha meM hameM, vyaktigata tanAvapUrNa kSaNoM meM yogya nirNaya lene hetu sahAyatA milatI hai| rAmAyaNa ke hara pAtra kA bhASaNa, saMbhASaNa, mauna, kriyA, prakriyA, va dharmasAdhanA hamAre liye bodhakArI banatI hai| rAmAyaNa meM vimAna sthApatyazAstra, evaM zastrAstroM kA ullekha milatA hai, jisameM rAjA madhu ke pAsa caramendradvArA diyA gayA prakSepAstra bhI zAmila hai, jo ki karIba teraha sahasra ki. mI. kI dUrI taka jAkara prahArakara punaH apane svAmI ke pAsa lauTa aataa| inhI granthoM ke abhyAsadvArA videzI vaijJAnikoM ne aneka anveSaNa kiye haiN| rAmAyaNa kA adhyayana hameM hamAre bar3hate hue nijI tanAva evaM sAmAjika tanAva se lohA lane ke liye preraNA detA hai| sItA ke viraha agni meM jalate hue rAma, apane duHkha ko bhUlakara jaTAyu va vajrakarNa Adi kI sahAyatA karate haiN| Aja, jaba hamAre nijI evaM sAmAjika saMbaMdha zanaiH zanaiH arthavihIna bane jA rahe haiM, taba rAmAyaNa hI unheM dobArA nayA artha pradAna kara sakatA hai| isake vyaktigata, pArivArika, rAjanaitika, sAmAjika, dhArmika Adi koI bhI saMdarbha sadA ke liye ciraMjivI hai- sarvatra niravadya mArgadarzaka, preraka haiM, the va rheNge| rAmAyaNa ne hameM, jo gauravazAlI dharohara dI hai, use na AkramaNa chIna sakate hai aura na hI krUra niyama chIna sakate hai, kyoMki vaha hamAre rakta pravAha meM bahatI hai va hamAre hRdayoM meM saMpAdita hai| bhinna-bhinna rAmAyaNa meM AtI huI bhinna-bhinna ghaTanAe~ : bhinna bhinna lekhakoM dvArA rAmAyaNa kA Alekhana alaga alaga rIti se kiyA gayA hai| usameM matamatAntara ko mahattva na dekara usameM batAye gae Adarza va jIvanopayogI mArga ko svIkAranA caahie| jaise ki eka rAmAyaNakAra ne kahA ki laMkA kI azoka vATikA meM sItAjI ne sapheda puSpa dekhe the, dUsare ne kahA ki lAla puSpa dekhe the| usake vivAda meM yAnI sapheda yA lAla puSpa ke vivAda meM na par3akara usa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prasaMga meM dhvanita hotA huA Adarza, pati-viraha duHsahya hotA hai jisase sItAjI ko sugaMdhI vATikA meM bhI AnaMda kI anubhUti nahIM huii| yaha Adarza svIkAranA caahie| ho sakatA hai ki usameM puSpa sapheda hoMge, magara pativiraha se rotI huI sItAjI kI AMkhe lAla ho jAne se lAla mahasUsa hue hoNge| isa prakAra samanvaya karake Adarza ko svIkAranA caahie| isI prakAra vAlmikI rAmAyaNa meM rAma kI eka hI patnI batAI hai, jabaki anya uttarapurANa, mahApurANa, paumacariyaM vagairaha rAmAyaNa meM aneka patniyoM kA varNana hai| isake vivAda meM na ulajha kara ve pAtivratyadharma pAlana meM dRDha thii| yaha Adarza svIkAranA caahie| eka rAmAyaNakAra lekhaka ne kahA hai ki hanumAnajI brahmacArI the, anyane kahA ki hanumAnajI ne zAdI kI thii| zAdI kI yA nahIM, isa vivAda meM na par3akara sItAjI kI khoja va prApti meM rAmabhakta hanumAnajI ne parAkrama kara adbhuta yogadAna diyA thaa| yaha Adarza svIkAranA caahie| isa Adarza meM sabhI rAmAyaNakAra sarvasammata hai| kisI rAmAyaNakAra ne rAma ko nIlavarNa va lakSmaNa ko gauravarNa ke batAye haiM, jaba ki uttarapurANa Adi meM lakSmaNa nIlavarNa ke va rAma gauravarNa ke batAye haiN| isa ulajhana meM na par3akara unakA bhrAtRprema va adbhuta parAkrama thA, yaha Adarza svIkAranA caahie| eka rAmAyaNakAra ne kahA ki rAmacaMdrajI ne zreSTha AdhyAtmika siddhi prApta kI thii| anyane kahA ki dIkSA lekara AdhyAtmika siddhi prApta kI thii| isameM sabhI kA Adarza eka hI hai| kavi kAlIdAsajI ne bhI kahA hai ki - zaizave'bhyastavidyAnAM yauvane viSayaiSiNAm / vArdhakye muni vRttInAM yogenAnte tanutyajAm / / 1 / / arthAt prauDhAvasthA meM sUryavaMzaja muni vRttivAle hote the kahie yA dIkSA lekara muni bane, isameM tAttvika bheda nahIM lagatA, sirpha zAbdika bheda hai| itanA hI nahIM, kaI lekhaka pAMca-cha hajAra varSa pahale rAma vagairaha hue aisA mAnate hai| kaI mAnate haiM ki karIba paune bAraha lAkha varSa pahale hue the| isaliye alaga alaga samaya meM hone vAle rAma Adi kI kucha ghaTanAeM bhinna bhinna ho sakatI hai| itane lambe samaya ke antarAla meM rAma, sItA, lakSmaNa vagairaha samAna nAma vAle bhinna bhinna vyaktiyoM kI ghaTanAoM kA bhinna bhinna honA koI azakya bAta nahIM hai| jaise ki jainetara vaidika mahAbhArata meM eka prasaMga meM kahA gayA hai ki arjuna ke bANa se ghAyala hokara karNa gira paDe, taba usakI dAnavIratA kI parIkSA karane ke lie zrIkRSNajI ne brAhmaNa kA rUpa dhAraNa karake karNa ke pAsa Akara yAcanA kii| taba unake pAsa kucha bhI nahIM thaa| yAcaka ko khAlI hAtha na lauTAnA paDe, isalie ve patthara lekara sone kI rekhA vAlA apanA dAMta toDane lge| taba zrIkRSNajI ne apanA vAstavika svarUpa prakaTa karake kahA-"maiM tumase prasanna hU~, tuma vAstava meM dAnezvarI ho|" taba karNa ne unase kahA, "yadi mujha para prasanna hue ho, to maiM yAcanA karatA hU~ ki merA agnisaMskAra usI jagaha para karanA, jahA~ para kisI kA agnisaMskAra na huA ho|" kucha kSaNoM meM karNa kA avasAna ho gyaa| zrIkRSNajI ne bahuta sthAnoM kI khoja kI, magara aisA sthAna na milA / taba ve samudra ke madhya bhAga meM eka pahADa kI coTI para ge| yahA~ para kisI kA agnidAha nahIM huA hogA, yaha socakara unhoMne citA kI racanA kii| itane meM AkAzavANI huI ki - atra droNazataM dagdhaM, pAMDavAnAM zatatrayam / duryodhanasahasaM ca, karNasaMkhyA na vidyate // 1 // For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ are kRSNajI ! isa sthAna para 100 droNAcAryajI, 300 pAMDava va 1000 duryodhanoM kA agnidAha ho cukA hai| karNa to yahA~ para itane jalA die haiM ki unakI ginatI nahIM ho sktii| yadi samudra ke madhya meM itane droNAcArya Adi kA agnisaMskAra ho cukA ho, to sArI pRthivI para Aja taka droNAcArya Adi karoDoM ho gaye hoNge| yaha siddha ho jAtA hai| isI prakAra Aja rAma Adi bhI aneka hue hoMge, magara hameM unake jIvana se zreSTha Adarza va guNa apanAne caahiye| jaina sAdhu-sAdhvIjI mahAsatI sItA ke Adarza ko itanA mahattva dete haiM ki unakA nAma lie binA, apane zayana sthAna se subaha hone para bhI 100 kadama ke bAhara nahIM jaate| aho kitanA mahattvapUrNa Adarza jindA hai mahAsatI sItA kaa| isa prakAra rAmAyaNa ke pAtroM kA cintana-manana karake jIvana zreSTha banAnA caahie| kabIradAsajIne kahA haiM ki, jIvana aisA cAhie, jaisA zUpa suhaay| sAra sAra ko grahI le, thothA deI uDAya // 1 // upasaMhAra : isa sAre prAkkathana kA yaha upasaMhAra hai ki hameM bhrAtRprema, pitRbhakti, sAsa-bahu kA prema, devarabhojAI kA vAtsalya, mAtA-putrI kA sneha, patnI kA samarpaNabhAva, patikartavya kA uttaradAyitva Adi mArgAnusArI guNoM samAna parvata kI talahaTI se prAraMbhakara samyagdarzana, dezavirati, sarvavirati ke sopAna para car3hakara parvata kI coTI samAna mokSanagara taka pahu~canA hai| yaha sopAna krama rAmAyaNa meM dRSTi gocara hotA hai| jaise mitra kA saMdeza sunakara dazaratha ke pitA rAjA anaraNya, vRddha kaMcukI ko dekhakara rAjA dazaratha, rAma, bharata, zatrughna, kaikeyI, sItAjI, lakSmaNa kI mRtyu dekhakara lava-kuza, rAvaNa kI mRtyu se prabhAvita hue kuMbhakarNa, Indrajita, meghavAhana, maMdodarI, sUryAsta dekhakara hanumAnajI, rAma kI mRtyu se prabhAvita sugrIva, bibhISaNa Adi dIkSA grahaNakara AtmakalyANa va mokSa ke ucca zikhara taka pahu~ca sake haiN| ataH kahA gayA hai ki rAmAyaNa dIkSA kI khAna hai| pumarthAH iha catvAraH, kAmArthoM tatra janminAm, / arthabhUtau nAmadheyAdanau~ paramArthataH, // arthastu mokSa evaiko, dharmastasya kAraNam // yadyapi dharma-artha-kAma- mokSa, cAra puruSArtha kahalAte haiM, paraMtu unameM artha aura kAma nAmamAtra ke puruSArtha haiN| paraMparA meM ve anartha ko sAdhanevAle haiN| vAstavika artha meM eka mokSa hI puruSArtha hai, aura dharma usakA kAraNa hai| jo dharma mokSa kA kAraNa ho, vahI dharma puruSArtha kahalAtA hai, anya nhiiN| yaha zAstrokta vacana hai| rAmAyaNa ke mukhya pAtroM kA ciMtana manana karane se yaha jJAta hotA hai ki adhikatara pAtroM ne mokSa puruSArtha ko hI pradhAnatva diyA hai| Apa bhI mokSapurUSArtha karake paraMparAgata mokSa prApta kareM, yahI zubhecchA / isa pustaka va prAkkathana meM kucha bhI zAstra viruddha likhA ho, to micchAmi dukkaDaM ! zrAvaNa suda 10 - guNaratnasUri For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina rAmAyaNa anukramaNikA ayodhyA nareza rAjA anaraNya kA mokSa ... 1 nAradajI kA sAdharmika prema ... 5 dharmazIla dazaratha rAjA kA pariNaya ... 3 - mohAdhIna bibhISaNa ... 7 sItA kA janma va bhAmaMDala kA apaharaNa ... 15 kaikeyI kA svayaMvara ... 8 janaka rAjA kI ciMtA ... 17 sItA kA svayaMvara ... 22 janaka kA apaharaNa ... 19. ayodhyA meM zAnti-snAtra mahotsava ... 24 dazaratha dvArA kaikeyI ko varadAna ... 31 kaikeyI kA pazcAttApava bharata kA rAjyAbhiSeka ... 38 gokIrNa yatra ke dvArA sevA ... 42 rAma-lakSmaNa va sItA kA vana prasthAna ... 34 76 jaTAyu se milana ... 45 | avaMtipradeza meM paropakArI rAma - saumitra evaM jAnakI kA praveza ... 41 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * do sugrIva kI lar3AI ... 54 - hanumAna-sItA sAkSAtkAra ... 57 sItA kA apaharaNa ... 46 yuddha kA prAraMbha ...66. bahurUpI rAvaNa kI lakSmaNa dvArA mRtyu ... 69 lakSmaNa ghAyala ... 674 rAmacaMdrajI kA laMkA praveza va ayodhyA meM punarAgamana ... 75. bharata evaM kaikeyI kI dIkSA va mokSa ... 80 sItAjI puMDarIkapura meM ... 87 kuMbhakaraNa Adi kI dIkSA ... 74 lakSmaNa kA rAjyAbhiSeka va garbhavatI sItA kA tyAga ... 81 rAma kA pazcAttApa ...88 hanumAna kI dIkSA va lakSmaNa kI mRtyu ... 100 lava-kuza kA janma va pitRmilana ... 89 sItA dvArA agnidivya va dIkSA ... 95 lakSmaNajI ke zavasameta rAmacaMdrajI kA vanavicaraNa ... 105 rAmacaMdrajI kI dIkSA va mokSa ... 107 lakSmaNajI sItA va rAvaNa ke AgAmI bhava... 110 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariziSTa kI anukramaNikA 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. rAkSasavaMza kI sthApanA caMdragati bhAmaMDala Adi ke pUrvavabha dazaratha, satyabhUti va janakarAjA ke pUrvabhava jaTAyu kA pUrvajanma vAnaravaMza kI sthApanA jai iMdrajita, meghavAhana, maMdodarI ke pUrvabhava bharata va bhuvanAlaMkAra hAthI ke pUrvabhava rAma-lakSmaNa, vizalyA, vibhISaNa, rAvaNa, sugrIva va sItA ke pUrvabhava lava-kuza ke pUrvabhava 112 113 For Personal & Private Use Only 114 115 116 117 118 120 122 na rAmAyaNa ke prakAzana meM preraka sva. pa. pU. munirAja zrI devezaratnavijayajI ma. sA. ne 63 varSa kI umra meM dIkSA lekara gurU samarpaNa ke 12 varSa taka vizuddha saMyama kI ArAdhanA kii| sAdhanA ke daurAna va pahale bhI Apa parivArajana ko dIkSA kI preraNA dete| jisake pariNAma svarUpa muni arhaMratnavijayajI ma. (sAMsArika dohitra), muni paramaratnavijayajI ma. (sAMsArika dAmAda) sAdhvIjI harSitarekhAzrIjI ma. sA. lakSitarekhAzrIjI ma. sA. kularekhAzrIjI ma. sA. samakitarekhAzrIjI ma. (sAMsArika putriyA~), sA. madhurarekhAzrIjI ma. (sAMsArika dharmapatnI) sA. tatvezarekhAzrIjI ma., sA. jinarekhAzrIjI ma. sA. rAjularekhAzrIjI ma. sA. tIrtharekhAzrIjI ma. (sAMsArika duhitriyA~) ina 11 jana ne dIkSA grahaNa kii| rAmAyaNa ke prakAzana meM bhI Apane kAphI preraNA dii| Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sumi ayodhyAnareza rAjA anaraNya kA mokSa "svAbhAvikaM tu yanmitraM, bhaagyenaivaabhijaayte| Adya tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI RSabhadeva ne sAmAjika, sAMskRtika va tadakRtrimasauhArdamApatsvapi na muJcati / " dhArmika jIvana kI nIMva rakhI thii| unake putra rAjA bharata cakravartI the| unake aneka putra the| unameM se hI eka putra Aditya yaza se sUryavaMza kA arthAt mAnava ko sumitra to sadbhAgya dvArA hI prApta hotA hai| prAraMbha huaa| isa vaMza meM anekAneka rAjA hue / phira tIrthakara bhagavAna sumitra kI vizeSatA hai akRtrima maitrI aura sahRdayatA ! vaha apanA munisuvrata svAmI ke zAsanakAla meM ayodhyA nagarI meM aneka rAjAoM mitrabhAva saMkaTasamaye tyAgatA nahIM hai| Aja ke yuga meM kumitroM kI ko zaraNa evaM sahAya denevAle tathA snehIjanoM ko RNa se mukta banAne atyadhika bharamAra hone ke kAraNa hama saba avanati kI tarapha bar3hate hI vAle anaraNya rAjA hue| unakI mahiSI pRthvIdevI se anaMtaratha aura jA raheM haiN| kumitra kaise hote haiM ? dazaratha nAma ke do putraratna utpanna hue / "parokSe kAryahantAraM pratyakSe priyavAdinam / vAstava meM rAjadharma nibhAnA bahuta jaTila hai / prAyaH niraMkuza, varjayet tAdRzaM mitraM viSakumbhaM payomukham // " amaryAda rAjyAdi sattA vyakti ko mada, moha aura ahaMkAra ke athAha hamAre samakSa mIThI bAteM karanevAle paraMtu pITha muDate hI hamArA sAgara meM DubA detI hai| aise vyakti prajAjanoM ko anaMta pIDAe~ pahu~cAne nukasAna karanevAle kumitroM ko jahara se bhare dUdha ke ghar3e ke samAna meM koI kasara nahIM rkhte| saMtAna samAna paurajanoM ke prati tiraskAravRtti tyajanA ucita hai| rakhanevAle aise zAsaka apane manuSyatva evaM kSatriyatva donoM para kalaMka sumitra ke kAraNa jIvana meM AtmotthAna kI preraNA mile binA lagAte haiN| yadi ve apane mithyA ahaMkAra tyAga deM, to ve prajAjanoM ke nahIM rhtii| kahate haiM jaisA saMga vaisA raMga / sahasrAMzu rAjA evaM anaraNya duHkhabhaMjaka banate haiM / duHkha kA mUla-kAraNa hai pApa aura anaMtasukha rAjA donoM ke bIca pragADha mitratA thii| isI kAraNavaza eka dina donoM ne kA kAraNa hai puNya evaM dharma / ahaMkAra rahita rAjA, duHkha ke kAraNabhUta abhigraha liyA ki donoM sAtha meM hI saMyama grahaNa kareMge, dIkSA leNge| pApoM kI ghRNA dUra karanevAle evaM anaMtasukha ke kAraNabhUta dharma va puNya rAkSasavaMza ke rAjA rAvaNa ke sAtha sahasrAMzu rAjA kA yuddha huA, jisameM ke kAraNoM kA poSaNa karane kI pravRttidhAraka hote haiN| rAjya ko asAra sahasrAMzu rAjA parAsta ho ge| usa samaya vahA~ unake pitA munirAjazrI aura asthira mAnane vAle aise zAsakoM kA prAkRtika jhukAva rAjyatyAga zatabAhu pdhaare| usI samaya sahasrAMzu rAjA ne apane pitA ke sAnnidhya kara saMyama-sAdhanA meM rata rahane ke prati hotA hai| "jo rAjezvarI vaha meM dIkSA aMgIkAra kI aura apane mitra ko eka dUtadvArA dIkSA ke samAcAra narakezvarI" yaha vAkya sadA unake hRdaya meM gUMjatA rahatA hai| lekina phuNcaae| jaba taka rAjyatyAga ke lie anukUla sthiti prApta na ho, taba taka ve "sadrakSaNAya khalanigrahAya" sajjanoM ke sammAna kI rakSA aura duSToM kA damana karane ke lie hI rAjya calAte haiM / zakkara kI makkhI samAna aise zAsaka choTA-sA nimitta milate hI rAjyatyAga va mohatyAga kara RSi bana jAte haiN| ayodhyA ke rAjA anaraNya aura mAhiSmatI ke rAjA sahasrakiraNa sumitra the| sumitra ke yoga se jIvana AbAda banatA hai| subhASitakAroM kA kahanA hai PESONI anaraNya rAjA ke pAsa sahasrAMzu rAjA ke dUta kA Agamana For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satvara dutane ayodhyAnagarI jAkara anaraNyarAjA ko apane svAmI ke dIkSA ke samAcAra dekara kahA ki "hamAre svAmI kahate haiM ki hama donoM ne sAtha meM hI dIkSA lene kA praNa kiyA thaa| aba maiMne to dIkSA le lI hai| ataH Apako bhI isake anurUpa karanA caahiye| lge| "aba mujhe apanI pratijJA kA pAlana karanA caahie|" unhoMne apane parivAra ke samakSa saMyama grahaNa kI icchA vyakta kii| yuvarAja anantaratha ke mana meM pitA kI bAta sunakara vairAgya jagA / ataH usane bhI apane pitA ke sAtha-sAtha dIkSAgrahaNa karane kA nirNaya le liyaa| aise suputra bahuta kama hote haiM, jo pitA ke uttama mArga kA anusaraNa karane ke lie tatpara ho| samAcAra sunate hI ayodhyApati rAjA anaraNya vicAra karane WWEETS TI AD bAlaka dazaratha kA rAjyAbhiSeka anaraNya rAjAne eka mahIne kI Ayu dharAte apane zizu dazaratha kA rAjyAbhiSeka karAyA evaM jyeSTha putra anantaratha ke sAtha abhayasena muni ke pAsa dIkSA grahaNa kii| aba yaha prazna upasthita hotA hai ki kyA apane parivAra evaM nanheM bAlakoM ko tyAgakara dIkSA lenA ucita hai ? hA~, sarvathaiva ucita hai| pratyeka vyakti apane karmoM kI gaTharI sAtha meM hI lAtA hai, jisameM puNya bhI hotA hai aura pApa bhii| ataH mohAdhIna na hokara saMyama meM udyama karanevAle puNyAtmA cAritra lene meM vilaMba nahIM krte| kyA putra ke zaizavakAla meM pitA kI mRtyu nahIM hotI? kyA pitA kI mRtyu ke pazcAt bAlaka bar3e nahIM hote? hote haiN| zizu dazaratha dekhate hI dekhate For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAlya evaM kizorAvasthA ko lAMghakara yuvA bneN| Azcarya kI bAta yaha hai ki jabataka unheM yuvAvasthA prApta na huI, taba taka unake rAjya meM eka bhI upadrava na huaa| uparokta udAharaNa se yaha samajhA jAtA hai ki prAcIna kAla ke zAsaka sattA lobhI nahIM the, siMhAsana se lipaTakara rahane meM unheM tanika bhI ruci nahIM hotI thii| zakkara para baiThI huI makkhI koI kAraNa pAte hI jisa prakAra ur3a jAtI hai, usI taraha yogya kAraNa milate hI ve satvara rAjya kA tyAga kara dete the| vairAgyavAsI banakara cAritradhArI bana jAte the| anaraNya rAjA bhI dUta ke saMdeza kA nimitta pAkara apane putra sahita cAritradhArI muni bana ge| unake mAnasapaTa para atItavaibhavakA sAyA taka kabhI na paDA / maiM rAjakumAra thA, sukhasAdhanoM kA upabhoktA thA, aba mujhase yaha kaThora sAdhanA kaise hogI? aise kSudra evaM kAyara vicAroM ne unakI AtmA kI U~cAIyoM ko kabhI sparza bhI na kiyaa| "jaisA vRkSa vaisA phala" isa ukti ke anusAra yuvA muni anaMtaratha bhI apane pitA muni kI taraha saMyama evaM tapasAdhanA meM pragati karane lge| rAjarSi anaraNya rAjyavaibhava ko bhUlakara saMyama jIvana kI sAdhanA meM isa prakAra lIna bane ki zarIra ko bhI bhUla ge| cha? - aTThama, mAsakSamaNa Adi eka se eka kaThora tapazcaryA se karmoM kI daladala se nikalakara unakI AtmA zuddha urdhvagAmI bnii| "dehaM pAtayAmi kArya sAdhayAmi" isa utkRSTa bhAvanA ke bala se zarIra ko kSINa banAte banAte unhoMne karmoM ko isa prakAra kRza banAyA ki ghAtI karmo kA nAza ho gyaa| kevalajJAna kI prApti se rAjarSi anaraNya ne mokSa prApta kiyaa| rAjA dazaratha puNyAtmA the| apane puNyaprabhAva ke phalasvarupa unheM milA thA atulanIya dhairya, sAhasa evaM parAkrama kA varadAna / isI varadAna ke kAraNa rAjya meM aMtargata rAjadroha tathA anya zatru rAjAoM dvArA AkramaNa kA tanika bhI bhaya nahIM thaa| anyathA bAla rAjA para kauna lAlacI zatru rAjA binA AkramaNa kiye rahatA hai ? svayaM sarvesarvA hote hue bhI rAjA dazaratha dIna-duHkhiyoM ke prati karuNAbhAva rakhate the| koI bhI yAcaka rAjA dazaratha ke prAMgaNa se rikta hasta punaH nahIM lauTatA thA / gyArahaveM kalpavRkSa kI bhA~ti ve sabakI icchApUrti karate the| rAjA dazaratha sAdhakadharma evaM kSAtradharma donoM kA pAlana satarkatA se karate the| sattA ke moha se pAgala-sI banI kitanI AtmAe~ sattA prApta hote hI prAyaH svadharma ko bhUla jAtI haiN| aisI durguNI AtmAe~ durgati ke alAvA aura kyA prApta kara sakatI haiM? anaMtaratha muni bhI apane rAjyavaibhava va vilAsa ke sAdhanoM ko bhUlakara zreSThatama tapa evaM saMyamasAdhanA meM isa prakAra ekAgra baneM ki dharmazIla dazaratha rAjA kA pariNaya yauvanAvasthA meM padArpaNa karate hI tIna uttama kula gotrotpannA rAjakanyAoM ke sAtha dazaratha pariNayabaMdhana meM bNdhe| unakI pahalI sahacAriNI thI aparAjitA upAkhyA kauzalyA / ve darbhasthalanagaranareza sukozala kI patnI samrAjJI amRtaprabhA kI kukSi se utpanna huI thii| dUsarI patnI thI sumitrA, ve kamalasaMkula ke zAsaka rAjA subaMdhutilaka kI patnI rAnI mitrAdevI kI putrI thii| tIsarI thI rAjakumArI suprabhA jo rathanupuranagarasamrATa kI AtmajA thii| vicAra karatA hai| apanI patnI ke sAtha ekAMta manAne kahA~ jAU~? yahA~ jAU~ kI vahA~ jAu~ inhIM vicAro meM vaha na kevala dharma ko bhUla jAtA hai apitu dharma kA vairI bhI bana jAtA hai| vidvAnoM ne kahA hI hai, "kAmAturANAM na bhayaM na ljjaa|" samyagdRSTi AtmA isa satya se paricita hotI hai ki karma ke udaya se kAmabhoga bhI karane par3ate haiN| usameM bhI dharma evaM artha akSata abAdhita raheM, isakA saMpUrNatayA khyAla rakhate hue jIvana jIne kA prayAsa karate haiN| jo AtmAe~ kAmabhoga meM Asakta banakara dharmava artha ko bhUla jAtI haiM, ve pRthvItalapara dhikkAra ke pAtra banatI haiM, evaM maraNoparAMta janmajanmAMtara durgati aura z2Alima duHkha kA anubhava karatI hai| isalie zAstrakAra kahate haiM - mana eva manuSyANAM kAraNaM bandhamokSayoH / samyagdRSTi AtmA bhale hI bhogoM kA sarvathA tyAga na kara sakeM, paraMtu maryAdA meM avazya rahatI hai| isase ve duHkhada karmoM kA upArjana na karate hue mokSamArga meM pragati karatI hai| dazaratha rAjA parama vivekI the| ataH dharma evaM artha ina do puruSArthoM ko kSati na pahu~ce, isakA saMpUrNa dhyAna rakhakara tInoM patniyoM ke sAtha vaivAhika sukha kA upabhoga lete the| apane rAjadharma ko bhUlakara ve viSayasukha meM AkaMTha nahIM DUbe the| Adhunika mAnava viSayasukha meM isa prakAra adhIna bana cukA hai ki byAha hote hI dharma aura kartavya ko bhUla jAtA hai aura kAyA vAcA mana se, kevala iMdriyajanya sukhoM kA hI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ marAkSasa vaMza meM janme rAvaNa prativAsudeva the| unakI rAjasabhA meM eka naimittika baiThate the| prativAsudeva rAkSasa vaMza meM janme hue jJAnI evaM tatvavettA the| eka dina bAtabAta meM rAvaNa ne usa naimittika se kahA "saMsAravartI sabhI jIva mRtyu ke adhIna hai| yadyapi deva vyavahAra meM amara kahalAte haiM, paraMtu apanI samayamaryAdA pUrNa hone ke pazcAt ve bhI avazya mRtyu pAte haiM / carAcara sRSTi mRtyu ke lie bhakSyasamAna hai| jAtasya dhuvo mRtyuH / janma ke bAda mRtyu nizcita hai, paraMtu janma vaikalpika hai| jitane jIva janmate haiM, ve sabhI maraNa ke zaraNa hote hI haiM, paraMtu jo marate haiM unheM janma lenA anivArya nhiiN| jo marakara mokSa pAte haiM, ve janmamRtyu kI zRMkhalA se mukta ho jAte haiN| jo mokSa nahIM pAte, unake lie punarbhava anivArya hai| isa prakAra janma pAne vAle sabhI kI mRtyu nizcita hai| ataH Apa mujhe batAe~ ki merI mRtyu svapariNAma se hogI athavA kisI nimitta se hogI?" rAvaNa ne yaha prazna naimittika se kautukavazAta kiyA thaa| uttara meM naimittika ne kahA - ki "bhaviSya meM janma lenevAlI janakarAjA kI putrI evaM dazaratharAjA ke putra ke nimitta se Apa kI mRtyu nizcita hogii|" * * rAjya sabhA meM bibhISaNa kA Akroza SEXK9 "MROIRTODAY AAMIN yaha sunate hI krodhAveza meM bibhISaNa uThA aura usane ghoSaNA kI, "isa naimittika kI bhaviSyavANI sadA satya hI hotI hai, kiMtu maiM isa vANI ko jhUThalAkara hI rahUMgA / dazaratha ke putra evaM janaka kI putrI janma leM, isake pUrva hI maiM dazaratha aura janaka donoM kI hatyA kruNgaa| na rahegA bAMsa aura na bajegI bAMsurI / isa prakAra donoM rAjAoM kI asamaya mRtyu hone se saMtAnajanma hogA kaise?" bibhISaNa kI bAteM sunakara balazAlI jIjiviSA rakhanevAle rAvaNa ne apane anuja ko pratijJApUrti karane anumati de dii| Aveza meM Akara bibhISaNa ne jaba yaha pratijJA kI, usa samaya nAradajI rAjasabhA meM upasthita the| nAradajI yaha udghoSaNA sunate hI satvara dazaratha se milane ke lie cala die| |Wan rAkSasavaMza sthApanA, dekhiye pariziSTa Edu PILIP SONI 0 00 Internet For Peso Private Use Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3 nAradajI kA hRdaya sadA sAdharmika prema se chalakatA thaa| ataH rAvaNa kI rAjasabhA se uThakara ve sIdhe dazaratha ke vahA~ jA pahu~ce / nAradajI ko dekhate hI dazaratha rAjA khar3e ho gae va saMpUrNa sammAna sahita unheM uccAsana para bitthaayaa| isake pazcAt dazaratha rAjA ne vinayapUrvaka pUchA ki, "Apa kahA~ se padhAre haiM ? mere lAyaka kucha sevA hai ?" uttara meM nAradajI ne kahA ki, "maiM zrI sImaMdharasvAmI tIrthakara bhagavAna kA dIkSA mahotsava dekhane puMDarIkiNI nagarI gayA thaa| vahA~ se punaHprasthAna ke samaya meruparvata hokara samasta tIrthakara samudAya ko vaMdanAdi kara maiM laMkAnagarI gyaa| vahA~ zrI zAMtinAtha bhagavaMta ke jinaprAsAda meM gayA va mUlanAyaka zrI zAMtinAthajI ke darzana vaMdanAdi kara maiM rAvaNa kI rAjasabhA meM phuNcaa| sabhA meM naimittika ne Apake putra evaM janakaputrI ke nimitta se rAvaNavadha hogA, aisI bhaviSyavANI kii| bhaviSyavANI sunate hI krodhita vibhISaNa ne ApakI evaM janakarAjA kI hatyA karane kI pratijJA kii| yaha sunate hI maiM zIghra Apase sAvadhAna rahane ke lie vinati karane AyA / Apake nagara se prayANa kara maiM janakajI ke vahA~ jAU~gA evaM unheM bhI satarkatA kA saMdeza phuNcaauuNgaa|" yaha kahakara nAradajI ne mithilA nagarI kI dizA meM prasthAna kiyaa| vahA~ jAkara unhoMne mithilAdhipati janakarAjA se samasta samAcAra khe| nAradajI kA sAdharmika prema 5 nAradajI jaisI mahAna AtmAoM ke mana meM dharma evaM dharmI kA ananyasAdhAraNa mahattva thaa| yaha mahattva yaha lagAva itanA pragADha thA ki apane sabhI kAryoM ko bhUlakara ve sAdharmika bhAI kI sahAyatA karane ke lie cala pdd'e| svakArya se adhika mahattva sAdharmika kArya ko dete the mahAtmA nAradajI / yadi dUsarI ora dekhate haiM to eka lokokti kA smaraNa hotA hai ki bhAgyavAna ko bhUta kamAkara detA hai| dazaratha rAjA evaM janakarAjA kitane mahAna puNyAtmA rahe hoMge ki ina donoM ke puNyodaya se nAradajI, rAvaNa kI sabhA meM padhAre aura puNya ke bala se hI nAradajI dvArA eka atyaMta mahattvapUrNa saMdeza unheM milA eka ora pApa bAMdhane meM nipuNa mahArathI bhayaMkara bhISaNa yojanAe~ banAkara karmabaMdha karate haiM, dUsarI ora puNyazAlI kA puNya ina bhISaNa yojanAoM ko parAsta kara detA haiN| nAradajI yadi cAhate, to janakarAjA ko saMdeza pahu~cAne kA uttaradAyitva dazaratharAjA ko sauMpa sakate the, kiMtu sAdharmika bhakti hI jinake lie svadharma hai, aise nAradajI svayaM mithilA nagarI pahuMce va samasta hakIkata janakarAjA se kaha dii| dazaratha va janaka kA vanavAsa Hal Porvat . DILIP SON Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ idhara dazaratha rAjA ne apane maMtriyoM ko bulavAkara vicAra-vimarza kiyaa| maMtriyoM ne rAya dI ki yogI puruSa ke samAna kAlavaMcanA ke lie apane maMtrI ko rAjya kA uttaradAyitva sauMpakara dazaratharAjA ke lie vana meM jAnA ucita hogaa| rAkSasavaMza kA parAkrama to atulya hai hI, paraMtu sAtha-hI sAtha ve mAyAvI vidyAoM meM bhI itane kuzala haiM ki unase bacanA azakya hai| ataH kAlavaMcanA ke lie ayodhyApati dazaratha kA vana meM vicaranA hI yogya hai / maMtriyoM kI rAya mAnakara dazaratha, yogI jaise bhagave vastra paridhAna kara ekAkI vana kI ora cala pdd'e| isake pazcAt maMtriyoM ne dazaratha rAjA kI sarupa, sapramANa, lepyamaya mUrti guptasthAna meM bnvaaii| mUrtiko rAjamahala ke zayanakhaMDa meM rakhA gyaa| janakarAjA ke maMtriyoM ne bhI ThIka aisI hI rAya apane nareza ko dii| ataH ve bhI apane maMtriyoM ko rAjya sauMpakara vana kI dizA meM cala die| idhara janakarAjA ke maMtriyoM ne bhI apane svAmI kI lepyamaya mUrti rAtri ke aMdhakAra meM sthApita kara dii| rAjA dazaratha evaM janaka aba yogiyoM kI bhA~ti vana-vana vicarane lge| jaba puNya kA udaya hotA hai, taba cAheM kitanI bhI vipadAe~ Ae, koI apanA bAla taka bAMkA nahIM kara sakatA hai| jaba dazaratha bAlyAvasthA meM the, unake puNyodaya ne unheM evaM unake rAjya ko lezamAtra pIDA se sudUra rakhA aura jaba pApa kA udaya huA, to ve hI dazaratha evaM janakarAjA ko apane prANa bacAe rakhane ke lie rAjadarabAra kA tyAgakara saMnyAsIveSa meM aTavI meM bhaTakanA pdd'aa| ISLAM pApa karmo kA udaya hone para rAjA mahArAjA rAjyavihIna ho jAte haiN| pApa kA udaya hote hI solaha sahasra deva-devatA sevA meM vidyamAna hote hue bhI subhuma cakravartI ko sAgara meM DUbakara maranA nasIba huaa| muMjarAjA ko bhikSA mAMgane ke lie vivaza kiyA pApa karmo ke udayane! aba dazaratharAjA aura janaka rAjA bhI yogI bana kara akele hI vicarane lage / maMtriyoM ke alAvA kisI bhI anya vyakti ko isa bAta kA patA nahIM claa| yahA~ taka ki svecchA se pariNIta apanI kauzalyAdi rAniyoM ko bhI dazaratha rAjA ne isa bAta kA patA nahIM lagane diyaa| alelated yadi eka mRtyu se bacane ke lie rAjyatyAga ucita hai, to anaMta mRtyuoM ko A~khoM ke sAmane rakha, unase bacane ke lie samyagdRSTi AtmAe~ saMyamadharma kI ora AkarSita ho, to usameM Azcarya nahIM hai| ataH samyagdRSTi AtmAe~ cAhe kitane bhI bhautika sukha sAdhanoM kA upabhoga le rahI ho, anaMta mRtyuoM kI asIma vedanA sadA unake A~khoM samakSa rahatI hai| ataH bhautika dhana-lakSmI kA tyAga kara ve khuzI-khuzI vairAgya-lakSmI ko apanAte haiM aura apanI hI mastI meM jIvana jIte haiN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10999099 Jain Education Into 223 DILIP SONI 4 mohAdhIna bibhISaNa dazaratha kI mUrti kA vadha avasara ke khoja meM satarka bibhISaNa ne eka rAta, dazaratha ke khaMDa meM pravezakara lepyamaya mUrti para apane khaDga kA prahAra kiyA evaM mUrti kA mastaka zarIra se alaga kara diyA / mohAdhIna bibhISaNa ne cupakI se rAjaprAsAda meM praveza to kiyA, paraMtu ve itane bhayabhIta ho cuke the ki palabhara vahA~ khar3e nahIM raha skeN| unhoMne itanA bhI vicAra nahIM kiyA ki maiMne vAstava meM dazaratha rAjA kI hatyA kara dI hai yA kisI mUrti kA mastaka kATA hai| lepyamaya mUrti meM raktasamAna dikhanevAlA lAkSArasa bharA thaa| aMdhakAra meM mUrti kA mastaka cheda hote hI bibhISaNa kA khaDga lAkSArasa meM raMga gyaa| khaDga se Tapakate lAkSArasa ko bibhISaNa ne rakta mAna liyA aura ve khuzI-khuzI laMkA kI ora cala die / dazaratha ke maMtrIjanoM ne bhI aisA hI abhinaya kiyA ki vAstava meM hI rAjA mara cuke ho| kauzalyAdi rAjamahiSiyoM evaM parivAra janoM ne zokapradarzana kiyaa| isalie aMgarakSakoM ke sAtha-sAtha sAmaMta rAjA bhI vahA~ dauDakara aae| buddhimAna evaM gaMbhIra maMtriyoM ne rahasyabheda nahIM hone diyA aura maraNottara Avazyaka aMtyeSTi kI kriyAe~ pUrNa kii| mana hI mana meM apane rAjA kA jIvana bacAne kA AnaMda hote hue bhI unhoMne bAhyAkRti se kisI ko bhI jJAta hone nahIM diyA ki vAstava meM mUrti kaTI thI, na ki rAjA dazaratha kA deh| unakI zokapUrNa mukhamudrAe~ dekhakara sabhI ko lagA ki rAjA dazaratha aba nahIM raheM / rAjA dazaratha kI mUrti kI hatyA karane ke pazcAt bibhISaNa ne vicAra kiyA ki aba rAjA dazaratha to nahIM raheM, aba unake vaMza meM saMtAna kA janma honA asaMbhava hai| kevala janakarAjA kI putrI se apane bhrAtA rAvaNa kA vadha saMbhava nahIM hai| ataH janakarAjA ke vahA~ jAkara unakI hatyA karane kA vyartha prayAsa kara apane jIvana ko vipatti meM jhoMkanA Avazyaka nahIM hai| saMnyAsaveSadhArI rAjA dazaratha evaM janaka apane jIvanarakSA ke lie yogiyoM kI bhA~ti vana meM vicara rahe the| paraMtu aisA vyakti lAkha kaSTa bhugatane ke pazcAt bhI tyAgI For Personal & Private Use Only 7 Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke lie do-cAra mIla paidala caleM, to kyA usakI isa kriyA ko kAyakleza tapa kahanA ucita hai ? nahIM khlaataa| kyoMki ve, maraNa TAlane kA prayAsa kara rahe the, jIvana jIne kI lAlasA evaM bhaviSya meM rAjavaibhava ke punaHprApti kI icchA unakeM aMtara meM jIvita thii| ataH unheM tyAgI nahIM kahA jaataa| jvarapIDita vyakti ko vaidyarAjA yA DAkTara kaIbAra kevala mUMga kA pAnI athavA sAdA pAnI hI pIne ke lie kahate haiN| isa prakAra sabhI AhAra tyAgane vAle vyakti ko na tapasvI kahA jAtA hai, na usakI kriyA ko upavAsa yA tapa kahA jAtA hai| yadi koI vyApArI lAbha pAne dazaratha rAjA evaM janakarAjA vana meM yogiyoM kI bhA~ti vicarate to the, paraMtu unake mana meM vairAgyabhAva nahIM thaa| hamAre kaSTa kaba dUra hoMge aura kaba hameM rAjasiMhAsana punaHprApta hogA, aise hI vicAra unake mana meM Ate the| kaikeyI kA svayaMvara vana meM vicarate vicarate ve donoM uttarApatha meM aae| vahA~ unheM jJAta huA ki kautukamaMgala nagara meM nareza zubhamati evaM rAnI pRthvIzrI kI kanyA, jo yuvarAja droNamegha kI bahana rAjakumArI kaikeyI hai, usakA svayaMvara racAyA jA rahA hai| rAjakumArI kaikeyI na kevala suMdara thI, apitu vividha kalAoM meM ruci evaM naipuNya rakhatI thii| kaikeyI kA svayaMvara svayaMvara meM aneka puruSoM ko AmaMtrita kiyA jAtA hai| unameM se yathAyogya vara kA cayana, kanyA apane icchAnusAra karatI hai| usI puruSa ke sAtha kanyA kA vivAha hotA hai| kaikeyI ke svayaMvara ke lie eka bhavya maMDapa banAyA gyaa| harivAhana Adi aneka zAsaka evaM rAjakumAra svayaMvara ke lie AmaMtrita kiye ge| ve saba maMcapara kramazaH apanI apanI yogyatA ke anusAra birAjamAna the| dazaratha evaM janaka rAjA donoM ko apane yogIveSa ke kAraNa aMtimasthAna milaa| ataH ve donoM vahIM para baiTha ge| isake pazcAt uttamottama vastra evaM ratnAlaMkAroM se vibhUSita lAvaNyavatI kaikeyI ne apane komala hastoM meM varamAlA lekara svayaMvara maMDapa meM praveza kiyaa| usake sAtha-sAtha eka dAsI bhI cala rahI thii| kucha hI dera meM apane lie suyogya pati kA cayana karane vaha maMDapa meM viharane lgii| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaikeyI ke lAlitya evaM lAvaNya se vimohita rAjA, mana meM vicAra karane lage ki, "kyA Aja mere bhAgyaravi kA udaya hogA ? kyA yaha kanyA mere pAsa Akara mujhe apane jIvanasaMgI ke rUpa meM svIkAra karegI? yahA~ to eka se bar3hakara eka rUpazAlI, dhairyazAlI, uttama kulotpanna rAjavaMzI upasthita hai ? sabhI hI ke hRdaya meM kaikeyI ko pAne kI abhilASA hai| kyA yaha kanyA mujhe pasaMda karegI?' jaise hI kaikeyI eka eka rAjA ke samakSa Akara unakA nirIkSaNa karatI, vaise hI una rAjAoM ke hRdayasAgara meM AnaMda evaM umaMga kI lahara umaDatI / mAno hRdayasAgara meM jvAra AyA ho| paraMtu jaba vaha unheM dekhA anadekhA kara Age calI jAtI, taba unake hRdayasamudra meM nirAzA kA bhATA A jaataa| isa prakAra svayaMvara maMDapa meM upasthita bahuta se rAjavaMziyoM ko nirAzAsAgara meM jalasamAdhi dete dete acAnaka kaikeyI kArpaTikavezadhArI dazaratha rAjA ke samakSa Akara khar3I ho gii| mAno vizAla sAgara kA raudrabhISaNa sauMdarya dekhakara Azcarya se vahIM kI vahIM thamI huI gaMgA nadI ho / dazaratharAjA kA unnata lalATa, kamaladalasamAna netra, manohArI hAsya evaM pauruSasabhara pramANabaddha zarIra nihArate kaikeyI kA zarIra romAMcita huaa| eka pala bhI vilaMba kiye binA kaikeyI ne dazaratha ke kaMbusamAna grIvA meM varamAlA pahanA dii| harivAhanAdi saba hI rAjA yaha dRzya dekhakara krodha se tamatamA uThe / svayaMvara maMDapa meM suMdara, balazAlI, parAkramI evaM kulavAna aise aneka rAjavaMzI the| phira bhI unheM ThukarAkara rAjakumArI ne eka sAmAnyatama kArpaTika ke gale meM varamAlA DAla dii| yaha ghaTanA saba hI rAjAoM ko bar3I apamAnajanaka lgii| unakI krodhAgni bhaDaka utthii| vAstavikatA se yadi vicAra kiyA jAe, to isa meM kucha bhI apamAnajanaka nahIM thaa| svayaMvara meM apane pati kA cayana karane kI saMpUrNa svataMtratA rAjakumArI ko dI jAtI hai| vaha jisa kisI ko bhI cunatI hai, usI ke sAtha usakA vivAha saMpanna ho jAtA hai| phira bhI mohAdhIna jIva tAtvika vicAra nahIM krte| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaikeyI kA sArathya hRdaya meM byAha racAne kA svapna lekara kautuka maMgalanagarI Ae hue harivAhana Adi, yoddhA banakara samarAMgaNa meM aae| unakA sAmanA ho rahA thA vIra dazaratha se, jo ekadama akele the| kaikeyI ne unake sArathya kA uttaradAyitva apane komala skaMdhoM para utthaayaa| aba nIDara dazaratha akele hI usa anaginata subhaToM para bANavarSA karane lage - subhASitakAra kahate NHATULDREN ekenA'pi hi zUreNa padakrAntaM mhiitlm| kriyate hI bhAskaraNa sphArasphuritatejasA / / AkAzapaTa para eka hI sUrya birAjamAna hai, paraMtu ve apanI tejasvI sphurAyamAna kiraNoM se pRthvI ko eka hI pala meM bhara detA hai| vaise hI parAkramI puruSa bhale hI vaha akelA kyoM na ho? pRthvI ko jita letA hai| dazaratha ke saubhAgya se unheM kaikeyI ke rUpa meM kuzala sArathi milA thaa| jisa prakAra uttama prakAra ke suvarNa meM jar3ane ke kAraNa utkRSTa ratna kI AbhA meM cAra cA~da lagate haiM, usI prakAra atulya yoddhA dazaratha ke parAkrama ko sAtha milA sArathI kaikeyI ke kauzalya kA ! dazaratha kA ratha mana evaM marut kI gati se adhikatara gatimAna hokara dauDa rahA thA aura parAkramI dazaratha eka ke pazcAt eka zatrusenA ke subhaToM ke ratha evaM zastrAstroM ko kSatavikSata kara rahe the| vIratva ne zatruoM ko galitagAtra banA diyaa| jisa prakAra zakeMdra asuroM kI senAoM ko parAsta karate haiM evaM mRgeMdra mRgoM ke jhuMDa ko bhayabhIta karate haiM, usI prakAra dazaratha kI zaravRSTi ne samasta zatrusainya ko parAsta kara diyaa| aMta meM zatrurAjA dAtoM meM tRNa lie dazaratha ke zaraNa meM aae| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (Mr . kaikeyI ko varadAna isa ghaTanA ke pazcAt zubhamati ne rAjA dazaratha ke sAtha rAjakanyA kaikeyI kA vidhivat byAha kiyaa| dazaratha ne navoDhA kaikeyI se kahA- "devI ! Apake sArathya ke kAraNa Aja hamArA vijaya saMbhava bana sakA / hama Apase prasanna haiM - ataH ApakA manacAhA varadAna mA~ga liijie| use maiM pUrNa kruuNgaa|" kaikeyI ne kahA, "isa samaya varadAna mA~gane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| ise dharohara ke rUpa meM rakhiye, yogya samaya Ane para use avazya mA~gUgI, taba use pUrNa kiijiyegaa|" dazaratha ke prakhara parAkrama ne saMpUrNa zatrusenA ko aMkita bnaayaa| senA sameta ve rAjagRhI kI aura pdhaareN| isake pazcAt unhoMne magadha nareza ko parAsta kiyA aura rAjagRhI nagarI meM apanA AvAsa bnaayaa| ATVAVAN phira dazaratha ne dUta bhijavAkara ayodhyA nagarI se apanI tInoM rAniyoM ko bulvaayaa| dUta kA saMdeza pAte hI kauzalyAdi samasta rAniyA~ pahale to Azcaryacakita banI, kyoMki unake astitva para lagA huA grahaNa acAnaka samApta huA aura usakA sthAna liyA asIma harSasAgara ne ! ve saba satvara rAjagRhI pdhaarii| mana meM prakhara icchA hote hue bhI ve ayodhyA meM punaH nahIM Aye, kyoMki rAvaNa kI bhayAnaka chAyA abhI bhI unake mana para chAI huI thii| TOARVA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Coool kauzalyA dvArA 4 svapna dekhanA alle Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sumitrA dvArA 7 svapna dekhanA r n / dmmin m tt on Internation of Personal & Private Use One Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 kauzalyA ne 4 va sumitrA ne 7 svapna dekhe rAjagRhI meM nUtana rAjadhAnI kI sthApanA kara dazaratha rAjA apane parivArajanoM ke sAtha AnaMdapUrvaka samaya vyatIta kara rahe the| eka dina sutithi, sunakSatra aura suyoga kA samanvaya sAdhakara pA~caveM devaloka kI eka divya AtmA ne rAjamahiSI kauzalyA kI kukhi meM praveza kiyaa| mahArAnI ne rAtri ke aMtima prahara meM (1) hAthI (2) siMha (3) caMdramA evaM (4) sUrya ye cAra mahAsvapna dekhe| apane pati dazaratha se unhoMne svapna kA vivaraNa kiyA evaM svapna kA phala puuchaa| svapna kA artha spaSTa karate hue dazaratha ne kahA, "he devI! jo strI ye svapna dekhatI hai vaha puruSo meM uttama aise baladeva ko janma detI hai| Apa ke pUrvasukRta ke phalasvarupa Apa bhI zIghra hI baladeva ko janma denevAlI hai|" svapnaphala sunate hI kauzalyAjI harSa-vibhora bana gii| usa dina se garbha kA yogya bharaNa-poSaNa ho, isalie ve satata satarka rahane lgii| putrajanmotsava manAyA gyaa| dazaratha rAjA ne jinAlayoM meM arihaMta paramAtmA kA snAtra mahotsava, aSTaprakArI pUjA Adi dharmAnuSThAna __ kie| baMdiyoM ko kArAgRhoM se mukta kiyaa| kamalapuSpoM meM puMDarIka nAmaka kamala sarvazreSTha kahalAtA hai| nau mAha kI avadhi saMpUrNa ke pazcAt mahArAnI kauzalyA ne puMDarIka samAna uttama lakSaNayukta putraratna ko janma diyaa| pUrNimA ke tejasvI evaM zItala candrabiMba ke darzana hote hI sAgara harSavibhora hokara uchalatA hai, ThIka usI prakAra navajAta zizu ke mukha kA avalokana evaM avaghrANa karate hI rAjA dazaratha kA hRdaya bhI nartana karane lgaa| padma nAmaka yaha sarvaprathama dazarathaputra jagata meM rAma isa abhidhAna se prasiddha huaa| putra janma se AnaMdavibhora rAjA dazaratha ne dIna duHkhiyoM tathA yAcakoM ko itanA dAna diyA ki mAno unake pAsa kubera kA bhaMDAra ho| ciMtAmaNi ratna ke samAna rAjA dazaratha ne bhI yAcakoM ko icchita dAna dekara unase AzIrvAda prApta kiye| zuklapakSa ke caMdramA kI bhA~ti pratidina bAlakoM kA vikAsa hone lgaa| prAraMbha meM stanapAna karanevAle aura adhikatara samaya nidrita rahanevAle ye do divya zizu kucha bar3e hue| apane pitAzrI kI goda meM khelanevAle ve caMcala bAlaka unake keza, dADhI-mUMche khiNcte| unakI naTakhaTa nirdoSa bAlalIlAoM ke sAkSI dazaratha evaM anya rAjAe~ AnaMda kA anubhava krte| zizuoM kI vizuddha motI-sI kAyA, kamalapuSpa ke samAna kapola aura pavana ke sAtha aThakheliyA~ karanevAlI alakAvalI (keza samuha)saba ko AkarSita karatI thii| donoM bAlaka sadA kisI na kisI rAjA ke goda meM khelate-kUdate the| dhanya hai ve mAtA-pitA, jinake ghara aise divya bAlaka janma leN| dhanya haiM ve saba jinhoMne unake komala-sparza kA anubhava kiyA, kyoMki ve donoM bhaviSya kAla meM mokSa prApta karanevAlI AtmAe~ thii| samasta vizva meM zAyada AnaMda, yaha eka hI vastu hai jo bA~Tane se bar3hatI hai| rAjA dazaratha ke AnaMda ke anaginata pratibiMba prajAjanoM ke hRdayadarpaNa meM dRSTigocara hone lge| paurajana bhI AnaMdavibhora hokara nRtya karane lage, gAne lage, kasturI, kezara kI chIMTe ur3ane lgii| nagara kI suMdaratA se alakApurI tathA amarAvatI ke vAsiyoM ke mana meM kucha samaya ke lie IrSA kI anubhUti jarUra huii| paraMtu ve bhI apane apane nagara meM rAmajanmotsava manAne lge| zizu rAma, caMdra ke samAna zItala gauravarNa ke the| kucha samaya ke pazcAt mahArANI sumitrA kI kukSi meM devaloka se eka maharddhika deva kI AtmA cyavana kara aaii| sumitrA ne (1) hAthI (2) siMha (3) sUrya (4) caMdra (5) agni (6) lakSmI tathA (7) samudra ye sAta zubha svapna dekhe / sAta svapnoM ke darzana kA phala jaba unhoMne rAjA dazaratha se pUchA, taba uttara meM rAjA ne kahA, "he subhage ! hamArA putra tIna khaMDa kA zAsaka vAsudeva bnegaa|" yaha sunate hI sumitrA kA mana harSollAsa se pramudita huaa| yogya samaya Ane para unhoMne eka putra ko janma diyA, jisakA nAma nArAyaNa rakhA gyaa| yaha putra, nIla kamala-sA dehavarNa vAlA, lakSmaNa nAma se prasiddha huaa| isa bAra pahale se adhikatara ullAsa se zanaiH zanaiH dazarathaputroM ne kizorAvasthA prApta kii| unhoMne anekavidha vidyAe~ tathA kalAe~ saMpUrNatayA prApta kii| kalAcArya to kevala zikSApradAna ke mAdhyama the| una bAlakoM ne apane pUrvajanmoM kI sAdhanA ke bala se ina kalAoM meM naipuNya prApta kiyaa| yuvAvasthA meM padArpaNa karate samaya ve itane balazAlI bana cuke the ki mahAna parvatoM ko eka hI muSTiprahAra se cUrNacUrNa kara dete / kutUhalavazAta jaba kabhI ve apane dhanuSyoM kI pratyaMcA khiMcate, taba aisA raudrabhISaNa TaMkAra hotA, mAno koI sAkSAt sUrya kA bhedana kara rahA ho / apane yuvAputroM kA bAhubala, zastrAstravidyA meM caramakauzalya tathA buddhibala dekhakara rAjA dazaratha itane prabhAvita ho gae ki ve vicAra karane lage, "mere ina yuvarAjoM ke samakSa svayaM deva athavA asura Tika nahIM sakate, to rAvaNa kyA kara pAegA? aba samaya AyA hai ayodhyA punarAgamana kA!" isa prakAra nirbhaya hokara ve apane samasta parivAra ke sAtha ayodhyA pdhaare| duHkha, durdazA rUpa rAhuketU kA grahaNa samApta huA aura dazaratha ke prakhara parAkrama For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sUrya ne punaH pRthvI ko pAdAkrAMta kiyaa| kahA gayA hai "karmana kI gati nyArI saMto karmana kI gati nyArI" apane azubha karmo kA udaya hote hI paramaparAkramI samrAT dazaratha kArpaTika veza dhAraNa kara vana-vana vicarane ke lie vivaza ho gae the aura zubha karmo kA punaH udaya hote hI rAjavaibhava sameta ayodhyA pdhaare| 6 sItA kA janma sItA kA janma va videhA ke putra kA apaharaNa - 15 ayodhyA meM kaikeyI ne zubha svapnoM ke sUcana pazcAt eka putra ko janma diyaa| bharata kSetra ke bhUSaNasamAna isa putra kA nAma bharata rakhA gyaa| rAnI suprabhA ne eka balazAlI putra ko janma diyaa| bhaviSya meM yaha bAlaka anaginata zatruoM kA hanana karegA, yaha jAnakara usakA nAma zatrughna rakhA gyaa| bhAmaMDala kA apaharaNa PLIE For Personal & Private Use Only isa ora janakarAjA bhI punaH mithilA pdhaare| kucha samaya pazcAt unakI mahArAnI videhA ne putra evaM putrI rUpa jur3avA~ zizuoM ko janma diyaa| pahale devaloka meM rahanevAle piMgala nAmaka deva ko avadhijJAna se yaha jJAta huA ki jo vyakti pUrvajanma meM usakA vairI raha cukA thA, Aja mahArAnI videhA kI goda meM panapa rahA hai| usane vicAra kiyA apane zatru kI AtmA mithilA yuvarAja ke cole meM vividha sukhoM kA AsvAda kareM, isake pUrva maiM hI kyoM na usakA apaharaNa kara use mRtyu ko sauMpa duuN| isa durvicAra se grasta piMgaladeva ne adRzya rUpa se mithilA Akara rAnI videhA ke navajAta putra kA apaharaNa kiyaa| usa bAlaka ko vaitADhya parvata kI kisI zilA para paTaka kara hatyA karane kA vicAra piMgaladeva ne kiyA thaa|.. paraMtu kadAcit usa bAlaka ke puNyaprabhAva se kahie yA svayaM deva ke puNyaprabhAva se kahie, usane vicAra kiyA ki, 'pUrva bhava kI saMyama sAdhanA ke phalasvarUpa maiMne deva kA janma prApta to kiyA hai, para aba bAlahatyA kA pAtaka kara apane lie durgati ko kyoM nimaMtrita karU~ ?' isa zubha vicAra ne use bAlahatyA karane se parAvRtta kiyaa| usane navajAta bAlaka ko kuMDalAdi AbhUSaNoM se susajja kiyA aura vaitADhya parvata kI dakSiNa zreNI ke naMdana Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 udyAna meM dhIre-se rakha diyaa| isake pazcAt usane pahale devaloka kI ora nirgamana kiyaa| usa samaya apane prAsAda ke gavAkSa meM baiThakara caMdragati rAjA rAtrizobhA nihAra rahe the| caMdragati rAjA pUrvabhava meM usa navajAta zizu ke pitA the| naMdana udyAna meM rAtri ke samaya adbhuta prakAza dekhakara unhoMne vicAra kiyA ki kahIM sAkSAt caMdramA to bhUloka para nahIM padhAre ? ve satvara naMdanaudyAna pahu~ce / divya AbhUSaNoM se maMDita usa zizu ko dekhate hI unake hRdaya meM vAtsalya jAgRta huaa| bAlaka ko uThAkara ve mahala padhAre aura use apanI nidrita mahArAnI ke samIpa rkhaa| mahArAnI puSpavatI ko koI saMtAna na thii| mahArAnI ko jagAkara ve bole "he mahArAnI ! dekhie, Apane kitane suMdara bAlaka ko janma diyA hai|" yaha sunate hI mahArAnI ne kahA, "maiM ThaharI abhAginI ...vaMdhyA strI ! mere bhAgya meM saMtAnajanma kA sukha kahA~ hai ?" isa para caMdragati rAjA ne unheM saMpUrNa hakIkata sunAkara kahA, "garbhadhAraNa evaM prasavavedanA ityAdi kaSToM kA anubhava kie binA Apa mA~ banI haiM ..he devI ! yaha to Azcaryajanaka bAta hai|" isake pazcAt zeSa rAtri mahArAnI ne prasUti-kakSa meM biitaaii| prAtaH hote hI putrajanma kI udghoSaNA kara dI gii| mere kie kisa karma kA daMDa mujhe aba bhugatanA par3a rahA hai ? kahA~ hai merA nanhA, kahA~ hai....?" isa prakAra bilakhatI mahArAnI videhA ko sAMtvanA dete hue janakajI ne kahA, "mahArAnI ! Apa ciMtA na kareM ! maiM satvara rAjadUtoM ko bAlaka ko DhUMDhane hetu bhijavAtA huuN|'' paraMtu rAjadUta bhI navajAta zizu ko DhUMDha nikAlane meM asamartha rhe| taba unhoMne yaha saba apane hI karmoM kA phala hai, isa hakikata ko svIkArA / putrI kA nAma sItA rakhA gyaa| sItA, isa nAma kA artha hai - jisameM aneka sadguNarUpa sasya arthAta dhAnya ke aMkura phUTa nikalate haiM, vaha, arthAt bhUmi athavA mnobhuumi| dhIre-dhIre putra viyoga kA duHkha mahArAnI bhUlane lgii| sukha evaM duHkha dono anitya haiM... azAzvata haiM / ve Ate-jAte rahate haiN| sujJa vyakti bhautika sukha-duHkha ke dvaMdva se mukta hokara mokSa prApti ke lie puruSArtha karatA haiM - kyoMki kevala mokSa hI zAzvata hai, anaMta sukhamaya eka kavi ne kyA khUba kahA hai - eka hI DAla para lagate hai zUla, usI para lagate hai phUla, duHkha ke bAda sukha, sukha ke bAda duHkha, yaha hai prakRti kA ruul| nagara meM dhUma-dhAma se putra janmotsava manAyA gyaa| uttamottama ratnoM se yukta kuMDala ke kAraNa usa bAlaka kA mukha atyaMta tejasvI dedIpyamAna dIkha rahA thaa| ataH usakA nAma bhAmaMDala rakhA gyaa| apane pApakarma ke udaya se vaha bAlaka apanI janmadAtrI se bichaDa gayA, paraMtu puNyakarma ke udaya se usane apanA zaizava caMdragati rAjA ke prAsAda meM sukha se biitaayaa| kyA kaheM isa karma ke parAkrama kA jo kabhI palabhara meM rAjA mahArAjAoM ko sar3aka kI khAka chAnane ke lie vivaza karatA hai, to kabhI sar3aka para ghUmanevAle kisI nirdhana ko adhipati banA detA haiN| Faroe0000000 GO500AThana Cololypto yahA~ caMdragati rAjA kI nagarI meM putrajanma kA utsava manAyA jA rahA thA, taba vahA~ janakarAjA kI nagarI meM zoka ke bAdala maMDarA rahe the| mahArAnI videhA ne yugala ko janma to diyA thA, paraMtu ve apane putra ko dekha bhI na pAyI / putra viraha se vyAkula hataprabha mahArAnI vilApa karane lagI, "are ! pUrvajanma ke kisa vairI ne mere putra ko mujhase chIna liyA hai ? vidhAtA...! tumane mujhe netra die aura unheM chInakara mujhe punaH netrahIna bnaayaa| navakamala se komala merA nanhA kisa yAtanAoM kA sAmanA kara rahA hogA? kyA maiMne kisI pUrvajanma meM kisI mA~ se usakA zizu chInA thA? kyA maiMne kisI niraparAdhI ko viyoga kI agni meM jalAyA thA ? + caMdragati, piMgaladeva evaM rAjaputra bhAmaMDala ke pUrvajanmoM kI vistRta jAnakArI ke lie par3heM parIziSTa kra.2 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janakarAjA kI ciMtA janaka rAjA ke prAsAda meM sItA bar3hane lgii| dhIre-dhIre vaha zukla pakSa ke caMdrabiMba kI solaha kalA se bar3hakara pUrNimA ke saMpUrNa vikasita caMdra kI bhA~ti suMdara dIkhane lgii| rUpavatI sItA buddhimatI evaM guNavatI bhI thii| sAgararAja se milanotsuka abhisArikA gaMgA nadI kI caMcalatA unameM thii| jala meM tairatI machaliyoM kI suMdaratA unake netroM meM thI, kamalanayanA sItA meM lakSmIjI kA rAjasI vaibhava tathA zAradAmA~ ke buddhilAlitya kA manojJa samanvaya dRSTigocara hotA thaa| AtmajA sItA ko dekhakara janakarAjA aura videhA rAnI ke hRdaya kabhI khuzI se jhUma uThate, to kabhI apanI trilokottamA ke anurUpa vara kahA~ milegA, isa bAta kI ciMtA se grasta hote the| parAsta ho jAtI hai, janakarAjA bhI usI prakAra mlecchoM kA AkramaNa rokane meM asamartha bane / mlecchoM dvArA jinamaMdiroM kA vinAza dekhakara unakA hRdaya kSatavikSata ho gyaa| aisI saMkaTabelA meM mAnava kI parachAI bhI usakA sAtha chor3a detI hai, taba snehI svajanoM kA kyA kahanA ? ciMtAgrasta janakarAjA ko acAnaka rAjA dazaratha kA smaraNa huaa| vana meM vikasita unakI maitrI ke saMsmaraNoM ne unheM bhAvuka bnaayaa| dazaratha meM janaka ne aura janaka meM dazaratha ne eka sacce hitaiSI sauhArya kA anubhava kiyA thaa| ataH ApatkAlIna sahAyatA kI mAMga karane ke lie unhoMne apanA dUta turaMta ayodhyA bhejaa| ardhabarbara anArya deza ke AMtaraMgatama Adi aneka zAsakoM ne janakarAjA kI bhUmipara sAmUhika AkramaNa kiyaa| jisa prakAra kalpAnta ke samaya sAgara raudratAMDava karate Age bar3hatA hai, patha meM cAhe nagara ho yA grAma, abhijanoM ke prAsAda ho yA AdimajanoM kI jhopar3iyA~, mAnava evaM mAnavanirmita sabhyatA ko apane vikarAla bhujAoM meM lapeTakara vaha calatA hI rahatA hai| vizva kI hara zakti usa vinAzanRtya ke samakSa dutane rAjA dazaratha kI rAjasabhA meM jA kara unheM praNAma kiyaa| AtithyazIla dazaratha ne usakA sAdara svAgata kiyA aura apane najIka biThavAkara use Agamana kA prayojana puuchaa| uttara meM dUta ne kahA, "he rAjottama! mere svAmI janakarAjA ke anaginata Aptajana haiM kiMtu ApatkAla meM sahAyatA karanevAle snehI kevala Apa hI haiN| vanavAsa ke kAla meM Apa paraspara mitra baneM... sukha duHkha ke pala eka sAtha vyatIta kie| isase mere svAmI ko vizvAsa hai ki isa duHsamaya ARCHIR STAR Purni dazaratha kI rAjasabhA meM janaka rAjA kA dUta For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vajrAdapi kaThorANi mRdUni kusumaadpi| lokottarANAM cetAMsi, ko'hi vijJAtumarhati / / meM kevala Apa hI unakA sAtha deMge / he kSatriyazreSTha ! he AdyajinezvarakulasaMbhava ! Apatti ke samaya jisa prakAra mAnava kuladevatA kA smaraNa karate haiM, tadvat saMkaTasamaya meM sumitra kA smaraNa karate haiN| Apake alAvA mere svAmI kA koI anya sumitra nahIM hai, ataH Apa hI unakI sahAyatA kreN|' ApakI mitratA dUdha aura pAnI ke samAna hai| jaba dUdha ubalatA hai, taba pAnI bhI usake sAtha ubalatA hai| uphanakara jaba dUdha agni meM jAne lagatA hai; to pAnI chIMTane se vaha baca jAtA hai| rAjA janaka kI AMtarika vedanA sunakara Apa bhI saMtapta bane haiN| ataH vinAza kI ora agresara unheM, pAnI samAna padhArakara, Apa zAMti pradAna kreN| dazaratharAjA ne raNavAdyoM kA ghoSa krvaayaa| usI samaya rAma ne rAjasabhA meM pravezakara vinayapUrvaka kahA- "pitAzrI ! Apa apane sumitra kI sahAyatA karane jA rahe haiM, to apane anujoM ke sAtha yahA~ rahakara rAma kyA karegA ? putraprema se mohita Apa yadi aisA vicAra karate haiM ki mere putra abhI bAlaka hai, ve yuddha meM barbara subhaToM kA sAmanA kaise kareMge? to maiM yahI kahU~gA ki Aga kA eka choTAsA tinakA palabhara meM mahAvanoM ko bhasmIbhUta kara detA hai| sUryavaMza meM janmA pratyeka puruSa svayaMbhU parAkramI hotA hai| ataH suprasanna mana se hameM yuddha ke lie anumati diijie| kucha hI samaya meM Apa jayavArtA suneNge|" isase anumAna hogA ki prAcIna bhArata ke suputra kitane vinayazIla hote the| jahA~ mRtyu se milApa hone kI saMbhAvanA hotI, vahA~ svayaM Age jAte, apane pUrvajoM ko Age jAne nahIM dete| Aja ke upabhoktAvAdI yuga meM khAnapAna, vastra prAvaraNa, harSa-ullAsa kI prApti ke lie yuvA-varga aMdhAdhuMdha daur3a rahA hai| jIvana saMgharSa, arthArjana aura yuddhasaMgharSa kA uttaradAyitva apane pUrvajoM ke kaMdhoM para DAlate unheM tanika bhI pazcAttApa nahIM hotaa| rAjA dazaratha se mithilAnagarI kI ora prasthAna kI anumati dUta ne Age kahA, "vaitADhya parvata kI dakSiNa meM tathA kailAza parvata kI uttara meM anArya deza hai| unameM ardhabarbara kI prajA atyaMta nirdayI hai| isa deza ke puruSa krUratA kI caramasImAe~ lA~gha cuke haiN| isa deza meM mayurasAla nAmaka nagara hai| isa nagara kA rAjA AMtaraMgatama atyaMta krUra mleccha hai| jinazAsanadveSTA isa rAjA ne anya asaMkhya rAjAoM ke sAtha milakara pavitra mithilAnagarI para mahAkAla kI bhA~ti AkramaNa kiyA hai| isa barbara senA ne jinAlayAdi dhArmika sthAnoM kA vidhvaMsa kiyA hai| ataH Apa mere svAmI janakarAjA kI sahAyatA kreN| mere svAmI kI sAMprata sthiti usa gajarAja ke samAna hai, jisakA paira krUratama nakrane apane vikarAla mukha meM jakaDa diyA hai / he narapuMgava ! mere svAmI kI sahAyatA karanA hI dharma kI sahAyatA karanA hai| hameM nirAza na kreN|" sajjana puruSa kA mana vajra se adhika kaThora evaM kusuma se adhika komala hotA hai / eka subhASitakAra ne kahA hai Soal & Private Use Only www.pahelibrary.org Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19 milate hI lakSmaNa evaM rAma apane sainya ke sAtha mithilA ke lie ravAnA janaka kA apaharaNa hue| vijayAkAMkSI mleccha subhaToM ne mithilAnagarI ko cAroM dizAoM se ghera rakhA thaa| mahArAjA janaka bahuta ciMtAgrasta the| samUcA saMsAra ciMtA se bharA huA hai| ciMtA kA eka kAraNa dUra hote hI dUsarA samakSa Akara khar3A ho jAtA hai| sarvasaMgaparityAga kara vairAgyalakSmI kI ArAdhanA karanevAle munijana hI sArI ciMtAoM se rAma dvArA mleccha sainya kA titara-bitara honA mukta hote haiN| astitva kI ciMtA, udarabharaNa kI ciMtA, svajanoM kI ciMtA, parajanoM kI ciMtA, AtmarakSA kI ciMtA, pararakSA kI ciMtA yaha rAmasainya ko dekhate hI mleccha subhaTa usa para TUTa pdde| kSaNabhara isa mAyAvI saMsAra kI vizeSatA hai| meM zatruoM ke zastraAcchAdana ne vAtAvaraNa aMdhakAramaya banA diyaa| mleccha senA ne mAna liyA thA ki unakA vijaya nizcita hai| mahArAja isa mAyA ne vibhinna rUpa dhAraNa kara jagata ko saMmohita kiyA janaka bhI nirAzA ke sAgara meM DUba gae the| sahasA rAma ne dhanuSya pratyaMcA hai| yahA~ taka ki usane jJAniyoM ko bhI nahIM choDA hai| kevala munijana khiMcakara TaMkAra kiyA aura dhanuSya para bANa cddh'aayaa| pala bhara meM avirata hI usake prabhAva se dUra hai| vara kI ciMtA se rAjA janaka mukta to hue, bANavarSA se mleccha senA kSata-vikSata hone lgii| rAjA janaka kA sainya paraMtu sItA-vivAha ke mArga meM kitanI kaThinAIyA~ AtI hai- aba mRgazAvaka athavA kharagoza kI bhA~ti bhayabhIta ho cukA thaa| rAma ke dekheNge| sainya kI manaHsthiti bhI kucha aisI hI thii| itane meM dazarathanaMdana dvArA janakadvArA sItA vivAha kI ghoSaNA hote hI cAroM dizAoM meM acAnaka maganakSatra ke varSA kI bhA~ti zaravarSA prAraMbha huii| mleccha subhaTa sItA ke lAvaNya evaM guNoM kI carcA hone lgii| sItA ke sauMdarya ke vismayacakita hue| acAnaka unhoMne rAma va lakSmaNa ko dekhaa| apane viSaya meM bAteM sunakara nAradajI bhI sItA ke darzana karane janakarAjA ke apane zastra uThAkara ve rAma kI ora dauDe, paraMtu zIghra lakSyavedhI rAma ne kanyAgRha meM aae| vaise to nAradajI atizuddha brahmacarya vratadhArI hai| kSaNamAtra meM unheM titara-bitara kara diyaa| jisa prakAra eka hI aSTApada kAyA, vAcA, mana se dRDha zIlavratA nAradajI kisI bhI rAjA ke aMtaHpura prANI hAthiyoM ko kSatavikSata kara detA hai, usI prakAra rAma ne mleccha / meM binA kisI roka-Toka ke jA sakate the| una para koI pratibaMdha nahIM senA ko kSatavikSata kara diyaa| prANa bacAne ke lie mleccha senA palAyana thaa| vAsanA ke kAraNa nahIM, apitu kautuhalavazAta nAradajI ne sItA karane lgii| yuddhabhUmi kA dRzya kSaNabhara meM parivartita huaa| janakasainya ke prAsAda meM praveza kiyaa| meM jayaghoSa sunakara mahArAjA janaka Azvasta hue| paurajanoM ke harSakI nAradajI kA dubalA-patalA zarIra, bhArI toMda, pIlA kaupIna koI sImA na rhii| (vastra vizeSa) pIle keza va netra tathA laMbI zikhA dekhakara sItA ghabarAI rAma kA atulanIya parAkrama dekha harSita, rAjA janaka ne apanI aura bhaya se kA~pate kA~pate cillAne lagI, "o mA~.. o mA~...dauDo... putrI sItA kA pariNaya rAma ke saMga hogA, aisI ghoSaNA kii| dazaratha mujhe bcaao|" sItA ko isa taraha bhayAkula hokara cIkhate sunakara rAjA ke bajAya rAma ke yuddhabhUmi Ane se janaka kI do prakAra se rakSaka, dAsa, dAsI, dvArapAla evaM sainika dauDate Ae aura binA kucha kAryasiddhi huii| sarvaprathama mlecchoM ke vinAza se jinAlaya surakSita pUche hI nAradajI para TUTa pdde| kisIne unakI grIvA pakaDI, to kisIne bane tathA svakanyA sItA ke lie suyogya vara kI prApti huii| zikhA khiiNcii| kisIne unakI bhujAe~ pakaDakara maroDI, to kisIne unapara prahAra kie| phira bhI nAradajI kisI bhI prakAra se mukta hokara rAma, sItA se pariNaya karane ke lie mithilAnagarI nahIM Aye vahA~ se bhAge aura AkAzamArga se vaitADhya parvata para A pahu~ce / vahA~ the| apitu pitRbhakti evaM dharmarakSA ke lie Ae the| dharmAtmAe~ dharmapara pahu~cate hI unhoMne rAhata kI laMbI-sI sA~sa lI aura vicAra karane AkramaNa evaM dharma kA dhvaMsa dekha nahIM sktii| dharmarakSA ke lie rAmadvArA lge| "siMhaniyoM se ghirI huI gAya zAyada hI baca sakatI hai, maiM bhI una kiye gae parAkrama se prabhAvita hokara janakarAjA ne apanI putrI kA siMhanIsamAna dAsiyoM ke vajrahastoM se bacakara vaitADhya parvata kI zikhA vivAha binA mAMge hI rAma ke sAtha nizcita kiyaa| janakarAjA bhI putrI para A gayA huuN| mujhe mere apamAna kA pratizodha lenA hI caahiye| aba ke lie yogya pati prApta karane kI ciMtA se mukta hue| maiM vaitADhya parvata kI dakSiNa zreNI meM caMdragati rAjA ke prAsAda meM jAU~gA tathA sItA kA citra, paTapara banAkara usake putra bhAmaMDala ko dikhaauuNgaa| isase usake mane meM sItA ke prati anurAga jagegA aura vaha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 kisI bhI prakAra se sItA kA apaharaNa kregaa| ataH sItA kA vivAha caMdragati rAjA ne satvara nAradajI ko bulavAyA, premabhakti se rAma ke sAtha nahIM hogA, isase merA pratizodha pUrNa hogaa|" unakA AdarasatkAra kiyA aura phira vinayapUrvaka pUchA, "rUpayauvana dvArA AzIrvAdita eka kulIna kanyA kA citra Apane yuvarAja bhAmaMDala karma kI vicitratA to dekhiye ! sItA ne hetuzaH nAradajI ko ko batAyA thaa| kyA Apa batA sakate haiM yaha kanyA kauna hai ? kisa mAra nahIM dilavAI thii| yuvA AryanArI vicitra vezabhUSAvAlI ajJAta kula se saMbaMdhita hai ?" nAradajI ne kahA, 'he rAjan ! yaha chabI vyakti se ghabarA jAe, evaM usakI cIkheM sunakara dAsa, dAsI, rakSaka mithilA nareza janaka kI putrI sItA kI hai| apsarAe~, gaMdharvakanyAe~ va satvara Akara apanA kartavya nibhAe~, isameM kucha bhI anucita nahIM hai| nAgakanyAe~ bhI rUpa meM isa kanyA kI barAbarI nahIM sItA ne yojanApUrvaka nAradajI kI piTAI karavAne ke lie SaDyaMtra to kara sakatI, taba mAnavakanyAe~ aisA rUpa kahA~ se lA nahIM racA thaa| to aisI sthiti meM pratizodha kI bhAvanA kyoM rakhanI sakegI? vAstava meM yaha kanyA itanI suMdara hai ki cAhie? paraMtu mohanIya karma ke udaya ne sAmAnyataH vivekI kahalavAte usakA saMpUrNa tAdRza citra banAne ke lie vizva kA nAradajI ko vicAra karane kA avasara bhI na diyaa| yaha hai karma kI sarvottama citrakAra bhI asamartha hai| koI bhI kavi isa vicitratA ! Aveza meM Akara unhoMne pratizodha kA saMkalpa kiyaa| rUpa ko zabdoM meM bA~dha nahIM sktaa| yaha kanyA Apake pariNAmataH sajjana tathA suzIla janakarAjA aura sItA para vipadAe~ putra ke lie sarvathA yogya hai| caMdragatirAjA ne apane A gii| putra ko bulavAkara kahA, "putra ! mithilAnareza kI nAradajI ne vastra ke paTa para sItAjI kI eka adbhuta chabI kanyA sItA se tumhArA pariNaya hokara hI rahegA, yaha banAI aura vaha paTa yuvarAja bhAmaMDala ke samakSa prastuta kiyaa| sItAjI merA vacana hai| ataH tuma saMpUrNataH Azvasta rho|' kA rUpa dekhate hI yuvarAja madana ke paMcazaroM kA zikAra bana gyaa| isake pazcAt usane nAradajI ko sAdara kabhI vaha sArI rAta so nahIM pAtA, to kabhI yogI kI taraha sunamuna sammAnasahita bidA kiyaa| baiTha jaataa| AhAra vihAra ke prati bhI vaha bebhAna rahane lgaa| madana ke pA~ca bANa phUloM se bane haiM, paraMtu ve mAnava ke vidyA, viveka, saMyama, sadAcAra saba ko kSata-vikSata kara dete haiN| kAmarAga jIva ko asthira phira caMdragatirAjAne capalagati vidyAdhara ko banA detA hai| viSaya ke phala bhaviSya meM kitane bhayaMkara kaTu hoMge, yaha janakarAjA kA apaharaNa karane kA Adeza diyA aura na samajhanevAle jIva, citra se, jo kevala AbhAsa hai, vivekavihIna apanI sthanupuranagarI meM sthita rAjaprAsAda meM use bana jAte haiN| azAMti ke zikAra banakara karmabandha karate haiN| apane putra lAne ke lie khaa| mithilAnagarI pahu~cate hI kI dayanIya sthiti dekhakara caMdragati rAjA ne use pUchA, "he putra ! capalagati vidyAdhara ne sulakSaNayukta zvetavarNI azva kyA tuma kisI Adhi - mAnasika pIDA se yA zArIrika vyAdhi se kA rUpa dhAraNa kiyA / rAjA janaka, azvaratna ko pIDita ho ? kyA kisIne tumhArI AjJA kA bhaMga kara tumheM duHkha dekhate hI mohita ho ge| aisA uttama azva apanI pahu~cAyA hai ?" lajjita bhAmaMDala ne uttara nahIM diyaa| cupacApa azvazAlA meM ho, yaha lAlasA unake manameM jgii| adhomukha baiThA rhaa| vAstava meM dekhA jAe, to janakarAjA bar3e vivekI kulIna AtmAe~ gurujanoM ke sAmane apane rAga-anurAga ke the, para moha, lAlasA ne unheM bhI nahIM choDA / anna viSaya meM bAteM nahIM krtii| kulamaryAdA unheM aisA anAcAra karane se kI ati lAlasA ke kAraNa hI pakSI evaM matsya jAla bacAtI haiN| Ajake Adhunika yuga meM amaryAda vyakti-svAtaMtrya, isa meM pha~sa jAte haiM aura kabhI apane jIvana se, to kabhI lubhAvane nAma se anAcAra, anartha kara rahe haiN| hamArA sAmAjika, naitika svataMtratA se hAtha dho baiThate hai| lAlasA se vimohita evaM AdhyAtmika adhaHpatana hameM durgati kA zikAra banA rahA hai| bhAmaMDala janakarAjA bhI azva ke pIche pIche gae aura aMta me kAmuka avazya thA, paraMtu kulamaryAdAoM se anabhijJa nahIM thaa| ataH azvapara ArUDha ho ge| azva ne satvara chalAMga nirlajja na hokara usane apane pitA ke prazna kA uttara nahIM diyaa| mArI aura gaganamArga se ur3akara sIdhA caMdragati rAjA ataH caMdragatirAjA ne bhAmaMDala ke mitroM se usake duHkha kA kAraNa ke rathanupUra nagara pahu~ca gyaa| yahA~ mithilAnivAsI puuchaa| taba unhoMne nAradajI dvArA batAye gaye nArIcitra kI hakIkata use hAhA-kAra karate raha ge| btaaii| For Personal & Private Use Only www.ibinelibrary.org/ Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdragatirAjA ne mithilAnareza janaka ko AliMgana diyA aura mitratApUrvaka madhuravANI se kahA, "rAjan ! anaMta sadguNa evaM svargIya lAvaNya se yukta ApakI putrI sItA abhI avivAhita hai, merA putra Jain Education in capalagati dvArA janaka kA apaharaNa For Persondra Pevate Use Only 21 bhAmaMDala bhI rUpa, yauvana va sadguNoM se paripUrNa hai, merI icchA hai ki hamArI mitratA aura pragADha bane, isalie Apase anurodha hai ki Apa apanI putrI kA vivAha mere putra ke sAtha kara diijie|" rathanupUranareza ko uttara dete janakarAjA ne zAlInatA pUrvaka kahA, "ApakA kathana yathAyogya hai, paraMtu rAma ke parAkrama se prabhAvita hokara maiMne apanI putrI kA vAgdAna unake sAtha kiyA hai| ataH aba usakA vivAha bhAmaMDala ke sAtha kaise ho sakatA hai ? kanyA kA vAgdAna to kevala eka bAra hI hotA hai| " I pratyuttara meM caMdragati rAjA ne kahA, "he rAjan ! hamAre bIca jo paraspara sneha hai, usameM abhivRddhi ho isIlie maiM Apako yahA~ le AyA aura Apase yathAvidhi kanyA kA hAtha maaNgaa| sItA kA apaharaNa hamAre lie koI azakya bAta nahIM hai| phira bhI ApakI vivazatA maiM samajha sakatA hU~ Apane rAma kA atulya parAkrama dekhakara apanI putrI unheM sauMpI hai| aba maiM cAhatA hU~ rAma hameM parAjita kare aura sItA kA pANigrahaNa kre| mere pAsa devAdhiSThita aura atyaMta tejasvI do dhanuSya haiM, jinake nAma vajrAvarta evaM arNavAvarta hai maiM ye donoM dhanuSya Apako arpaNa kara haiN| rahA huuN| jo vyakti inameM se kisI eka dhanuSyapara pratyaMcA lagAegA, jita usIkI hogii| yadi rAma isa dhanuSya para pratyaMcA lagAne meM yazasvI hote haiM, to Apa sItA kA vivAha avazya unake sAtha kiijie|" isa prakAra rAjA caMdragati ne janakarAjA ko apanI bAta mAnane ke lie vivaza kiyaa| janakarAjA ne bhI koI anya paryAya na hone ke kAraNa unakI bAta kA svIkAra kiyaa| phira caMdragatirAjA ne mithilAnareza ko sammAnapUrvaka bidA kiyA aura svayaM saparivAra Akara mithilAnagarI kI sImAoM ke bAhara ruka ge| apane prAsAda meM Akara janakarAjA ne sArA vRttAMta apanI patnI rAnI videhA se kahA, taba ve phUTaphUTa kara rone lgii| ve kahane lagI, "hanta hanta ! merA bhAgya hI nirmama bana cukA hai| varSo pahale bhAgya ne mere putra ko mujha se alaga krvaayaa| aba kyA putrI ke Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 apaharaNa ke pazcAt hI usakA hRdaya zIta hogA? are sAmAnya se sAmAnya vyakti bhI svecchA se kanyAdAna karatA hai| hameM itanI bhI svataMtratA nahIM hai ki hama apanI icchAnusAra sItA kA vivAha kara sakeM / yadi rAma dhanuSya para pratyaMcA nahIM car3hA pAye, to nizcita hI sItA kA pati koI anya bnegaa|" hai? ina devadhanuSyoM ko ve latA kI bhA~ti uThAe~ge aura una para pratyaMcA cddhaaeNge| sItA kA vivAha kevala rAma ke sAtha hogaa| maiMne yuddhabhUmi meM rAma ko dekhA hai| ataH mujhe vizvAsa hai ki vijayazrI rAma ke hI gale meM varamAlA phnaaegii|" isake pazcAt janaka rAjA ne eka vizAla maMDapa banavAyA / dhanuSyadvaya kI maMDapa meM sthApanA kI gyii| janakarAjA ne dUrasudUra ke mahArAja, yuvarAjoM ko nimaMtraNa bheje / ve samasta, mithilA padhAre aura maMDapa meM yathAsthAna birAjamAna hue| taba janakarAjA ne unheM AzvAsana dete kahA, ''priye..! Apa ciMtA na kreN| Adya jineMdra ke vaMzaja rAma ke lie kaunasI bAta azakya sItA kA svayaMvara divya vastrAlaMkAroM se maMDita yuvarAjJI sItA ne svayaMvara maMDapa meM praveza kiyaa| rAma kA smaraNa karate hue unhoMne dhanuSyadvaya kI pUjA kii| phira ve apane karakamaloM meM varamAlA dhAraNa kiye salajja evaM svastha rUpa maMDapa meM khar3I rhii| sItA ko dekhate hI bhAmaMDala kI lAlasA uttejita ho gaI, ve, nAradajI kI kathanI se kaI guNA adhika suMdara thii| rAjA janaka ne dvArapAladvArA ghoSaNA karavAI ki jo narazArdUla dhanuSyadvayI meM se kisI bhI eka para pratyaMcA lagAne meM yazasvI hogA, vahI sItA kA pANigrahaNa kregaa| yaha ghoSaNA sunate hI yuvarAja, rAjakumAra kramazaH dhanuSya ke najIka jAne lage, para dhanuSya uThAne kA sAhasa taka koI bhI kara na paayaa| kyoMki ve jAjvalyamAna dhanuSya prakhara agnizikhAe~ evaM phutkAra karate hue bhayaMkara viSadhara sarpo se pariveSTita the| sItA ke icchuka, sAhasa juTAkara dhanuSya ke samIpa jAte to the, para lajjA se adhomukha punaH lauTakara apane apane sthAnapara baiTha jAte / caMdragati rAjA yaha saba dekhakara smita kara rahe the| unheM vizvAsa thA ki aMta meM sItA kevala unakI putravadhU bnegii| aba rAma uThe... aura dhanuSya kI ora cala diye.. janakarAjA ke hRdaya kI gati teja ho gayI... ve vicAra karane lage ki "kahIM anya rAjAoM kI bhA~ti rAmacaMdra bhI dhanuSya uThAne meM asaphala ho jAe to......?" HEARNGA ASSOMWASEE For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svayaMvara maMDapa jaba rAma maMca para car3he, taba vahA~ na to agni zikhAe~ thI, na hI bhayaMkara sarpa / vAtAvaraNa meM sannATA chA gyaa| maMDapa meM upasthita sabhIjana zAMta baitthe| devaloka se deva gaNa tathA adholoka se nAga, sarpa, pannaga Adi vismayacakita ho yaha abhUtapUrva dRzya dekhane lge| rAma ne bajAvarta dhanuSya khilaune kI bhA~ti uThAyA aura lohapITha para sthApana kiyA, phira use beMta kI taraha mor3akara pratyaMcA caDhAI / pratyaMcA kAna taka khiMcakara aisA AsphAlana kiyA ki usa dhanuSya ke TaMkAra kI pratidhvani urdhvaloka aura adholoka meM spaSTa sunAI dii| harSotphulla sItA ne rAma ke grIvA meM varamAlA phnaaii| isake pazcAt rAma ne pratyaMcA punaH utAra dii| rAma kI AjJA lekara lakSmaNa Age bar3he va tatkAla arNavAvarta dhanuSya para pratyaMcA caDhAI / dhanuSya kA AsphAlana itanA tIvra thA ki diggajoM ke paira kaMpAyamAna hue| usa samaya lakSmaNa ke vIratva se prabhAvita vidyAdharoM ne aThAraha lAvaNyavatI vidyAdharakanyAe~ lakSmaNa ko arpaNa kii| caMdragati bhAmaMDala Adi samasta rAjA nirAza hokara apane apane nagara lauTa ge| 1 ahaMkAra hI mAnava ke duHkha kA kAraNa hai ahaMkArI caMdragati aura bhAmaMDala mAnate the ki koI bhI mAnava una divya dhanuSyoM ko uThA taka nahIM pAyegA / ataH vijaya unhI kI hogii| kiMtu rAma-lakSmaNa ne dhanuSyoM para pratyaMcA lagAkara mAno unake ahaMkAra kA cUrNa cUrNa kara diyaa| aMta meM hatAza, hatotsAha banakara unheM lauTanA pdd'aa| janakarAjA ne ayodhyA nimaMtraNa bhijavAkara dazaratharAjA ko bulavA liyaa| ve mithilA padhAre aura rAmasItA kI pariNaya vidhi mahotsavapUrvaka saMpanna huii| janakarAjA ke anuja kanakarAjA ne usI sumuhUrtapara apane suprabhArAnI kI putrI bhadrA kA hAtha dazarathaputra bharata ko sauMpa diyaa| dazaratharAjA evaM unake sabhI mitragaNa ne rAjaputra evaM putravadhuoM ke sAtha ayodhyA kI dizA meM prayANa kiyaa| ayodhyA pahu~cate hI ayodhyAvAsiyoM ne bar3e utsAha tathA umaMga se nUtana daMpatiyoM kA svAgata kiyA va nagarapraveza krvaayaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain Education inte 24 - ayodhyA meM zAMti-snAtra mahotsava PU Mauoardasti www.jainedureydra TD Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ or p ony Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 pom zAMti snAtra aSADha zukla aSTamI ke zubha dina dazaratharAjA ne dhUmadhAma se aSTAnhikA caitya mahotsava kA Ayojana kiyaa| isa avasarapara uttamottama pUjAsAmagrI ke sAtha zAMtisnAtra mahApUjA bhI krvaaii| ABOUNTRIAL DANTIMATERN zAMtisnAtra saMpanna hote hI aMtaHpura ke mukhyaadhikArI kaMcukI ke dvArA zAMtisnAtra kA jala mukhyamahiSI paTTarAnI kauzalyA ko sarvaprathama bhejA gayA / anya rAniyoM ke prAsAdoM meM dAsiyoM dvArA snAtrajala bhejA gyaa| sAmAnyataH kaMcukI vRddha puruSa hI hotA hai| rAjA dazaratha ke aMtaHpura kA kaMcukI bhI vRddhatva ke kAraNa dhIre-dhIre cala rahA thA / ataH vaha paTTarAnI ke prAsAda meM zIghra na pahu~ca paayaa| yuvA dAsiyoM ne dauDadauDa kara anya rAniyoM ke prAsAdoM meM snAtrajala zIghra pahuMcA diyaa| kauzalyA dvArA AtmahatyA kA prayAsa snAtrajala sabase pUrva na milane ke kAraNa mahArAnI kauzalyA duHkhI hokara vicAra karane lagI- 'maiM to rAjamahiSI hU~.. phira bhI zAMtisnAtra kA jala sabase pahale anya rAniyoM ko pahu~cAyA gyaa| hAya... kitanI maMdabhAginI hU~ maiM ! svamAna kA dhvaMsa hone para jIvita rahanA mRtyu se bhI adhika duHkhada hai| aba mere lie AtmahatyA karanA hI ucita hai|"krodhaavesh ke kAraNa kauzalyA ne vivekazakti kho dii| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27 ke lie koI prAyazcitta bhI nahIM isaliye vaha mahApApa hai| kahA gayA hai - krodhAt bhavati saMmohaH, saMmohAt smRtivibhramaH / smRtibhraMzAt buddhinAzo, buddhinAzAt praNazyati / / krodha se saMmoha hotA hai, saMmoha se smRti calita hokara dhvaMsa hotI hai, smRtibhraMza se buddhi kA vinAza hotA hai aura buddhinAza ke kAraNa sarvanAza hotA hai| vivekI AtmA aisA prasaMga Ane para vicAra karatI hai, AtmahatyA sabase baDA pAtaka hai| hatyA bhI pApa hai kiMtu usake lie prAyazcitta hai, jo AtmA ko vizuddha banAtA hai| AtmahatyA rAjA kadAcit zAMtisnAtra kA jala mujhe bhejanA bhUla gae hoMge, to maiM hI kyoM na kisI anya vyakti ko bhijavAkara jala maMgavAU~? paraMtu paTTarAnI kauzalyA ke mastiSka para usa samaya ahaMkAra evaM Aveza ne AkramaNa kiyA thaa| ataH ve vivekazakti ko ThukarAkara AtmahatyA ke lie prerita ho gii| acAnaka dazaratha rAjA vahA~ pahu~ce aura apanI paTTarAnI ke gale meM phA~sI kA pAza dekhakara bhayabhIta ho gae ! kauzalyA dvArA dazaratha ko upAlaMbha / 000 kisI taraha samajhA bujhAkara rAjA dazaratha ne kauzalyA ko nIce utaravAI aura pucchA kI, "kisane ApakA ghora aparAdha kiyA hai jisake kAraNa Apa AtmahatyA karane ke lie vivaza ho gaI? kahIM maiM hI ApakA aparAdhI to nahIM haiM ?" krodhAveza se kaMpAyamAna kauzalyA bar3I kaThinAI se kevala itanA hI bola pAyI - "anya sabhI rAniyoM ke AvAsa meM zAMtisnAtra kA jala pahuMcAyA... aura mere yahA~.......?" LESED ALL .. . PICIPAN oilewoni lesal1290 Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1000CUC0000 D t.coeine DILIP SONY snAtra jala lekara kaMcUkI kA AnA rAjA kucha kahe isake pUrva vRddha kaMcukI snAtra jala lekara vahA~ A phuNcaa| phaurana dazaratha rAjA ne mahArAnI kauzalyA ke mastaka para zAMtisnAtra ke jala kA abhisiMcana kiyA aura phira kaMcukI se pUchA, "saba se pahale tumheM hI snAtrajala diyA thA, to yahA~ pahu~cate pahu~cate tumheM itanA vilaMba kaise huA?" kaMcukI ne kahA- "ApakA kathana satya hai - sabase prathama snAtrajala mujhe hI diyA gayA thaa| phira bhI mujhe vilaMba huaa| isameM merA koI doSa nahIM hai - aparAdhI to merI yaha vRddhAvasthA hai| merA zarIra aba javAba de cukA hai| gAtra gAtra zithila ho cukA hai| yadi Apa isa vRddha zarIra kA eka bAra avalokana kareMge, to jJAta hogA ki ApakA aparAdhI kauna hai?" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 29 rahatA hai| viSa to kevala eka bAra prANanAza karatA hai| viSayasukha kA viSa to janmajanmAMtara taka prANa nAza karAtA hai| ataH dehapatana ho jAe~, usake pUrva kyoM na maiM kaThora mokSa sAdhanA ke mAdhyama se karmoM ko cUrNa cUrNa karU~?" dazaratharAjA ne eka hI bAra usa para nakhazikhAMta dRSTi DAlI! kisI samaya dhasamasate yauvana se paripUrNa zarIra aba eka kaMkAla bana cukA thaa| pA~co jJAneMdriyoM kI jyoti kSINa ho gaI thii| sAre keza zveta ho cuke the| zarIra meM mAMsa evaM rudhira kA nAmonizAna taka nahIM thaa| kevala asthiyA~, ubharI huI naseM aura carma se DhaMkA vaha zarIra dekhakara dazaratha ke mana meM vairAgya jAgRta huaa| ve vicAra karane lge| janma se mRtyu taka avirata calatI jIva kI yAtrA meM deha ko kyA kyA nahIM bhugatanA par3atA hai ? Aja isa vRddha kaMcukI kI jo avasthA hai, vaha kala merI hogI? isake pazcAt kyA ? isa prakAra ve vairAgyabhAva se saMpanna bne| puNyazAlI AtmAoM ko saphala puruSArtha karane ke lie suyoga prApta hote haiN| eka dina satyabhUti muni ayodhyA kI sImA ke bAhara pdhaare| ve cAra jJAnoM ke jJAtA the| yaha zubhasamAcAra vidita hote hI dazaratha rAjA saparivAra vaMdana karane ge| sItA prApta na hone ke kAraNa zokasaMtapta bane yuvarAja bhAmaMDala evaM nirAza bane rAjA caMdragati bhI sthAvarta parvata se punaH lauTate samaya vahA~ pahu~ce / rAjA dazaratha evaM rAjA caMdragati dezanA sunane ke lie yathAsthAna baiTha ge| punarapi jananaM punarapi maraNaM punarapi jananIjaThare zayanam / "yaha duSTacakra kaba taka calatA rahegA? janma mRtyu kA dRzya mAnava roja dekhatA hai, phira bhI bhautikasukha va viSayasukha ke pIche lgaa| satyabhUti ke pravacana sunakara bhAmaMDala kA behoza honA DILIP SONI 1997 Weih Edi lem For Perse v ate Use Only Norg Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAmaMDala behoza munirAjazrIsatyabhUtimanaHparyavajJAna ke svAmIthe, ataH bhAmaMDala kI manodazA jAna ge| unhoMne dezanA meM caMdragati rAjA va rAnI puSpavatI tathAyuvarAja bhAmaMDala va sItA ke pUrvabhavoM kA vistRta varNana kiyaa| phira unhoMne janaka rAjA kI rAnI videhA hI kukSi se bhAmaMDala aura sItA kA putraputrI rUpa se janma va apaharaNa kA vRttAMta yathArtha rUpa se kahA munirAjazrI kA kathana sunate hI bhAmaMDala mUcchita hokara bhUmi para gira pddaa| punaH cetanA prApta hote hI munirAjazrI satyabhUti kI bAteM akSarazaH satya hai, yaha usane candragati ko jJAta kiyaa| karma kI vicitra lIlA dekhakara rAjA caMdragati ke mana meM vairAgya jgaa| bhAmaMDala ne apanI jyeSTha bhaginI sItA ko praNAma kiyA, sItA ne bhI use apanA anuja jAnakara AzIrvAda diye| rAma ne snehapUrvaka bhAmaMDala ko AliMgana diyaa| rAjA caMdragati ne vidyAdharoM ko bhijavAkara mithilAnareza janaka evaM rAnI videhA ko bulvaayaa| unake Ate hI caMdragati ne unheM saMpUrNa hakIkata sunAI aura kahA ki vAstava meM yuvarAja bhAmaMDala Apake hI suputra haiM, yaha jAnate hI rAnI videhA ke stana se dUdha kI dhArA bahane lagI, janakarAjA atyaMta pramudita bane / bhAmaMDala ne bhI apane vAstavika mAtApitA ko praNAma kiyA, mAtApitA ne use saprema AzIrvAda diye| janakarAjA ne apane yuvAputra ke skaMdhoM para rAjya kI dhurA sauMpakara AtmasAdhanA hetu munirAjazrI satyabhUti se dIkSA grahaNa kii| hue MOTwetalal cobcodaibcoochodai isake pazcAt dazaratha rAjA ne munizrI se apane pUrvabhavoM kI pRcchA kii| satyabhUti muni se apane pUrvajanmoM kA byaurA sunakara rAjA dazaratha kA vairAgya bhAva ati utkaTa ho gyaa| ve rAma ko rAjya sauMpane ke lie prAsAda ge| bhAmaMDala ne rathanupUra kI dizA meM prayANa kiyaa| DAODDAmawe Cooooooooooobar ke pUrvabhava meM janakarAjA evaM satyabhUti muni se dazaratha ke kyA saMbaMdha the? pUrvabhava kA vivaraNa sunate hI dazaratha ke mana meM vairAgya kyoM jagA? yaha jAnane ke lie par3heM - pariziSTa-3 Jain Education Interational For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dazaratha dvArA kaikeyI ko varadAna ASTROMBALKARNA ASTMETALLIATATBILITAN 3590 SON COM DOCCUDiscoCDOC DILIP 96 bharata dvArA dIkSA kI a yAcanA : asAra saMsAra kA tyAga kara mokSamArga para calane ke lie Atura dazaratha rAjA ne apane samasta parivAra evaM maMtrIjanoM ko bulavAkara piyuSa vANI se dIkSA ke lie anumati maaNgii| pitA kA manoratha sunate hI bharata ne praNAma karate hue kahA, "pitAzrI ! yadi Apa anumati deM, to maiM bhI Apake sAtha dIkSA grahaNa kruNgaa| anyathA mujhe atyaMta duHkhadAyaka do pIDAoM ko bhugatanA pdd'egaa| pahalI pIDA hai ApakA viyoga va dusarI hai saMsAra kA sNtaap| ataH maiM ApazrI ke sAtha hI dIkSA grahaNa karane ke lie utsuka huuN|" Lin Education International For Personal & Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dazaratha dvArA bharata ko rAjya dene kA kathana yaha sunakara kaikeyI ne vicAra kiyA 'mere patideva ne dIkSA grahaNa kA aDiga praNa kiyA hai| yadi ve dIkSA lete haiM, to maiM rAjarAnI nahIM khlaauNgii| phira dazaratha ne rAma evaM lakSmaNa ko bulavAkara kahA, "kaikeyI ke sArathya kauzalya ke kAraNa eka yuddha meM merI vijaya huI thii| taba prasanna hokara maiMne kaikeyI ko varadAna diyA thA, jo usane bhaviSyakAla ke lie surakSita rakhA thaa| Aja rAjarAnI kaikeyI cAhatI hai ki dIkSA lene ke pUrva, maiM apanA rAjya bharata ko sauMpakara RNamukta baneM, tAki dIkSAle skuuN| jyeSTha putra hone ke nAte he rAma! rAjya para tumhArA adhikAra hai - paraMtu Aja maiM tumhAre adhikAra kA ullaMghana karate hue bharata ko rAjya sauMpa rahA huuN|" yaha to ThIka, paraMtu yadi bharata bhI dIkSA legA to merA rAjamAtA kA biruda bhI nahIM rhegaa|' isa prakAra mohapAza meM baddha kaikeyI ne dazaratha se kahA- "svAmin ! mahArAja ! vizva meM kucha bhI asaMbhava nahIM hai, kadAcit prakRti apanA mArga badala sakatI hai, sUrya apanI gati badala sakatA hai - paraMtu yadi kucha na badalatA ho, to vaha hai satyavAdI puruSa kA vacana ! Apako smaraNa hogA ki mere sArathya se prasanna hokara Apane svayaMvara ke samaya mujhe varadAna diyA thaa| UHUVIDHDBUALSURUVHURUHURUUUUBURUUURVEVENTS maiMne vaha varadAna bhaviSyakAla ke lie rakhA thaa| Apa mere RNI haiM / ataH Apa dIkSA grahaNa karane ke pUrva merA RNa adA kara diijie| isake pazcAt hI Apa dIkSA grahaNa kara sakate haiM, kyoMki RNadhArI vyakti dIkSA nahIM le sakatA !" AMOEOMARA dazaratha rAjA ne kaikeyI ko uttara dete hue kahA, ''mujhe mere vacana kA smaraNa hai| dIkSA niSedha ke alAvA Apa anya kucha bhI mA~ga sakatI haiN|' kaikeyI ne kahA, "yadi Apa dIkSA grahaNa karanA cAhate haiM, to ayodhyA kA rAjya bharata ko diijie|" kaikeyI kI mA~ga svIkAra karate dazaratha ne kahA "bharata saharSa merA rAjya grahaNa kara sakatA hai|" DILIP.SON For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33 pitA kA vacana sunate rAma ne saharSa kahA, "merI mAtAzrI kaikeyI kI icchAnusAra Apane mere mahAparAkramI anuja ko apanA uttarAdhikArI banAyA hai, yaha sarvathaiva ucita haiN| kiMtu Apa samajhate haiM, isase mere adhikAra kA ullaMghana huA hai, to vaha samajha mithyA hai| kyA mere vyaktitva meM Apako kabhI avinaya athavA rAjyalAlasA kI anubhUti huI hai ? ki jisake kAraNa Apa adhikAra ke ullaMghana kI bAta karane ke lie vivaza ho gae ? rAjyagrahaNa karane kI mujhe na lAlasA hai, na adhikAra hai| maiM to kevala Apake zrIcaraNoM kA dAsAnudAsa huuN| yadi ApakI icchA ho, to Apa eka sevaka ko bhI rAjya de sakate haiN| bharata ko manAte hue rAma ne kahA, "he anuja ! pitAjI ne apane RNa se mukta hone ke lie tumheM rAjya diyA hai| ataH tuma doSI nahIM ho| pitAjI kI pratijJA kA pAlana karane ke lie tuma saharSa rAjyagrahaNa kro|' bharata azrubhInI A~khoM se kahane lage, "pitAzrI... bhrAtAzrI ! Apa donoM udAratApUrvaka mujhe rAjya sauMpa rahe ho, kiMtu maiM rAjagrahaNa ko laulupya evaM hInatva samajhatA huuN| bhrAtAzrI ! pitAjI ke vacanapAlana ke lie Apa mujha dIna ko apane samasta adhikAra sauMpa rahe haiN| Apa parama tyAgI va parama udAra haiN| para kyA maiM dazaratha kA putra evaM ApakA anuja nahIM hU~? kyA maiM ApakA adhikAra chIna sakatA hU~? nahIM... nahIM... merA rAjyAbhiSeka, asaMbhava !" yaha zarIra mujhe Apa se milA hai, zaizava se Aja taka Apane isakA bharaNa-poSaNa kiyA hai| ziSTAcAra susaMskAra mujhe Apa se hI mile haiN| mere tana mana dhana para ApakA saMpUrNa adhikAra hai| bharata aura rAma donoM eka hI haiN| Apa saharSa bharata kA rAjyAbhiSeka kiijiye| isameM merI anumati kA prazna hI utpanna nahIM hotaa|" taba rAma ne dazaratha ne kahA- "pitAzrI ! mere yahA~ rahane se bharata kadApi rAjyagrahaNa nahIM kregaa| ataH Apa mujhe vanavAsa svIkRti kI AjJA diijiye| isase bharata rAjyagrahaNa karegA va Apa RNamukta hokara saMyama grahaNa kara skeNge|" kyA Adhunika yuga ke putra kI aisI soca ho sakatI hai ? nahIM ! Aja kA putra saba se pahale apane adhikAra ke lie pitA se saMgharSa kregaa| ho sakeM to vaha apane pitA kA svAmitva bhI chIna le, tAki bhaviSya meM use aise dharmasaMkaTa kA sAmanA na karanA pdde| Aja ke yuga meM putra, paitRka saMpatti ke liye pitA ko nyAyAlaya taka ghasiTane meM bhI saMkoca kA anubhava nahIM krtaa| avasarpiNI ke paMcama Are meM aura kyA nahIM ho sakatA? rAma kI pitRbhakti to dekhiye| apane pitA ke lie unhoMne rAjasiMhAsana, rAjaprAsAda aura rAjavaibhava kA pala-bhara meM tyAga kara diyaa| rAma kI udAratA, niHspRhatA kA kitanA manojJa darzana hotA hai| jainetara rAmAyaNoM meM to kaikeyI ne dazaratha se do varadAna mA~ge the| jinameM bharata kA rAjyAbhiSeka va rAma ke lie vanavAsa mA~gA thaa| rAma kA nivedana zravaNa kara dazaratharAjA prasanna hue| unhoMne bharata ko satvara rAjyagrahaNa karane kA Adeza diyaa| kiMtu bharata ke mana meM vairAgya jAgRta huA thaa| ataH usane kahA, "pitAzrI ! maiMne pahale hI Apake sAtha dIkSA lene ke lie anumati mAMgI thii| Apase prArthanA hai ki Apa kisI bhI prakAra merI dIkSA kA niSedha mata kiijie| maiM to Apa hI ke sAtha dIkSA grahaNa kruuNgaa|" dazaratha ne kahA, "tuma apanI mA~ kI evaM merI AjJA kA ullaMghana nahIM kara sakate, tumhArI mAtAzrI ko maiM ne varadAna diyA thaa| kyA tuma cAhate ho ki vacanabhaMga kA pApa mere mastaka para raheM ?" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 12 rAma, lakSmaNa va sItA kA vanaprasthAna apane pitA se vanavAsa kI anumati pAkara rAma dhanuSyabANa Adi lekara vanavAsa ke lie cala diye| pitRbhakta putra ke viraha kI kalpanAmAtra se dazaratha rAjA mUrcchita hokara gira paDe / putra ke prati AtyaMtika sneha hone ke kAraNa isa prakAra dazaratha rAjA ko bAra-bAra mUrchA AnA saMbhava hI nahIM, paraMtu sAmAnya hai| rAma kahane lage, "mAtA ! Apa to kSatriyANI haiM... sAmAnya strI kI bhA~ti ronA Apake lie yogya nhiiN| kyA siMhanI kA zizu vana meM akelA nahIM vicaratA? kyA usakI mAtA siMhanI apane zizu ke lie ciMtita rahatI hai ? he mAtA ! mere pitAzrI apanI vacanapUrti kara RNamukta baneM aura saMyama grahaNa kare, isa hetu maiM vanaprasthAna kara rahA huuN| yadi maiM yahA~ rahatA hU~, to bharata rAjyasvIkAra nahIM karegA, ataH merA yahA~ se prayANa karanA Avazyaka hai| isa taraha premayukta vacanoM kI varSA se kauzalyA kI hRdayAgni zItala kara tathA mAtA sumitrA, suprabhA evaM kaikeyI ko yathocita praNAma kara rAmacaMdra vanavAsa ke lie cala die| rAmacaMdra manovijJAna ke jJAtA the| unhoMne vicAra kiyA ki, "pitA ke vacanapAlana ke lie maiM vanavAsa jA rahA hU~, mere pitAjI ko mere viraha kI kalpanA mAtra se itanA AghAta pahu~cA hai, to vAtsalyasvarUpA merI mAtAjI kisa manodazA meM hogI?" isalie kauzalyA ko praNAma karate samaya unhoMne kahA, "mAtAzrI ! kevala maiM hI nahIM paraMtu bharata bhI ApakA putra hai| mokSapatha ke yAtrI mere pitAjI kI vacanapUrti bharata ke rAjyAbhiSeka se hI hogii| yadi maiM yahA~ raha~gA, to bharata kadApi rAjyagrahaNa nahIM kregaa| caritaM raghunAthasya zatakoTIpravistaram / ekaikaM akSaraM puMsAM mahApAtakanAzanam / / ataH mujhe svecchA se vanavAsa hI svIkArya hai| jaba maiM yahA~ nahIM rahU~gA, taba Apa apanI amRtadRSTi se mere anuja bharata kA abhisiMcana kareM ! he mAtA... mujha meM evaM bharata meM kucha bhI aMtara nahIM haiN|" yaha vacana tanika bhI atizayoktipUrNa nahIM hai| yadi rAmacaritra ke akSaramAtra se hama kucha preraNA prApta kareM, to hamAre mahApAtakoM kA vinAza ho sakatA hai| rAma kA vinaya hI dekhiye| jisa mAtA kaikeyI ke kAraNa itanA upadrava macA, unake lie rAma ne kabhI bhI koI kaTuvacana nahIM kahA, kiMtu ve unakA yathAyogya Adara karate rhe| vanagamana ke pahale unhoMne mAtA kaikeyI ko bhI praNAma kiyaa| rAma kA audArya, sauhArda evaM baMdhuprema kI anubhUti karate karate acAnaka rAnI kauzalyA mUrcchita ho gii| dAsI ne zItala caMdana jala se unakA abhisiMcana kiyA, taba unheM hoza AyA aura ve vilApa karane lagI, "hAya ! maiM kyoM isa taraha jI rahI hU~ ? rAma ke viraha kI vyathA maiM kaise saha pAU~gI? eka tarapha pati saMyamamArga ke yAtrI banane jA rahe haiM, to dUsarI tarapha putra vanavAsa ke lie jA rahA hai ! AryanArI kI vizeSatA yaha hai ki vaha kAyA vAcA mana se pati ke prati samarpaNabhAva rakhatI hai| rAma, jaba vanagamana ke lie cala die, taba sItAjI ne yaha na socA ki, abhI abhI mujhe byAha kara ghara lAe haiM aura pitA kI vacanapUrti ke lie vanavAsa jA rahe haiN| itanI vedanAoM kA sAmanA kara merA hRdaya abhI bhI akSuNNa kyoM hai? mRtyu hI mere sarva duHkhoM ko samApta kara sakatI hai... paraMtu vaha mujhapara abhI bhI dayA kyoM nahIM kara rahI hai? Akhira kisalie maiM yaha arthahIna jIvana jI rahI hU~?" itanA bar3A nirNaya lene ke pahale mujhase bAta karanA taka ucita nahIM samajhA ! jo unake mana meM AyA vahI karate haiN| apane rAjyAdhikAra kI koI kiMmata nahIM hai| svayaM vanavAsa jA rahe haiM? yaha bhI nahIM socate ki merA yahA~ kyA hogA? aise vicAra Aja kI nArI hI kara sakatI hai sItA nahIM!... sItA satI va samarpita thii| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ putravadhU ke lie putrI se bhI adhika premabhAva rakhanevAlI kauzalyA ne kahA, "he bhadre ! vinIta rAma to pitRpratijJA pUrNa karane ke lie vanagamana kara rahA hai| vaha narazArdUla hai, ataH vanavAsa ke kaSTa usake lie asahya nhiiN| kiMtu he vatse ! tuma to zaizava se uttamottama sukhasuvidhAoM meM palI ho, vanavAsa ke kaSToM ko kaise saha pAogI? vana ke kA~Te, kaMkara tumhAre padakamaloM ko lahUluhAna kareMge / sUryateja kA pracaMDa prakopa tuma kaise saha sakogI? varSA evaM zIta tumhArI komala kAyA para kyA kyA atyAcAra nahIM kreNge| he Arye ! tumheM kAyika evaM mAnasika kaSToM se jarjara hote hue dekhakara rAma ko bhI bhArI duHkha hogaa| phira bhI he sIte! tuma apane pati kI sahacarI ho, sukha duHkha meM pati kA sAtha denA apanA kartavya samajhatI ho| isalie vanapatha para rAma kI anugAminI banane kI tumhArI icchA kA maiM niSedha kataI nahIM karU~gI, kiMtu tumheM vanagamana ke lie maiM anumati bhI nahIM de sktii| tumhAre vanavAsa kI kalpanAmAtra se merA romaroma kaMpAyamAna ho rahA hai|" MUUUN kauzalyA se vanavAsa kI anumati mA~gatI sItA vinayazIlA sItA dazaratharAjA ko praNAma kara mAtA kauzalyA ke samIpa AI aura baddhAMjalI usane namratA se kahA, "mAtAjI ! kyA zarIra aura AtmA alaga raha sakate haiM? kyA prakRti va puruSa ekadUsare se alaga ho sakate haiM ? agnisamakSa maiMne hara sukhaduHkha meM Aryaputra kA sAtha nibhAne kA praNa kiyA hai| ve vana jA rahe haiM / vana meM ve phalAhAra kareMge, parNazayyA para zayana kareMge aura yahA~ maiM prAsAda meM rahakara uttamottama anna evaM mulAyama zayyA jaise sukhasAdhanoM kA upabhoga kaise le sakatI hU~ ? ataH mujhe vanagamana kara apanA patnIdharma nibhAne ke lie anumati diijie|" kauzalyA vyavahArika dharma kA marma jAnatI hai| putravadhU ke prati unheM vAtsalya evaM ananya karuNAbhAva hai| prAsAda meM palI jAnakI ko vanajIvana meM kitane kaSTa bhugatane paDeMge? isake vicAramAtra se vaha kA~patI hai, paraMtu svayaM kartavyadakSa patnI hone ke nAte patnIdharma bhI jAnatI hai| pati-patnI kA alaga honA zarIra aura chAyA kA alaga honA hai, yaha ve jAnatI hai| ataH usane jAnakI ko bhale hI vanagamana ke lie anumati na dI kiMtu unake nirNaya kA niSedha bhI nahIM kiyaa| barasoM taka apane lADale lAla para jIva nyochAvara karanevAlI, bahutAMza mAtAe~ bahU ko apanA zatru hI mAnatI haiN| isIlie gujarAta ke lokajIvana meM eka kahAvata AI hai - "je A~khamAthI paDAve A~su, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 tenuM nAma sAsU" kauzalyA kSatriyA thI, uttama kulotpannA thI, pUrvabhava ke 5 puNya se unakA pariNaya prathama jinezvara ke vaMza meM huA thaa| inhIM kAraNoM se unake vyaktitva meM jhalakatI sAhasikatA dRSTigocara hotI hai| rAmAyaNa ke adhikatara pAtra kisI na kisI Adarza se jur3e haiN| vanavAsa ke lie sajja apane prANanAtha se sItA yaha nahIM kahatI, kisase pUchakara Apane yaha nirNaya liyA ? Apako vana meM jAnA hai, to jAIye, maiM kyoM Apake sAtha calU~ ? mujhase pUche binA rAjyAdhikAra choDa diyA aura aba jogI bana rahe haiN| maiM kyoM yaha prAsAda aura sukhasuvidhAe~ choDUM ? kauzalyA kI bAta sunakara zokarahita sItA, kauzalyA ko praNAma kara bolI, "Apake prati merI bhakti sadA kalyANakArI rhegii| mujhameM kaSTa sahane kA aMzamAtra sAmarthya nahIM hai, paraMtu ApakI bhakti va AzIrvAda meM mahAcamatkArI zakti guhArUpa se sthita hai| usake mAdhyama se mere sabhI kaSTa susahya bneNge| puSpasugaMdha jisa prakAra pavana kA anusaraNa karatI hai, usI prakAra maiM bhI rAma kA anusaraNa karUMgI !" rAma ke vanavAsa kA samAcAra sunate hI lakSmaNa kA krodhAgni prajvalita huA, ve vicAra karane lage, "mere pitAzrI kA svabhAva sarala hai, ve to bharata ko rAjya sauMpakara RNamukta bana gae haiN| kiMtu maiM zAMta nahIM raha sakatA... maiM to bharata se rAjya chInU~gA va punaH rAma ko sauMpa dUMgA... paraMtu yadi maiM aisA karatA hU~, to kyA rAjyavaibhava ko tRNavat mAnakara use tyAga ne vAle mere bhrAtA rAma use punaH svIkAra kareMge ? nahIM.. kadApi nahIM... aura mere mumukSu pitAzrI ko aisA karane se kitanA kaSTa hogA ? isase to yaha yogya hai ki bharata kA rAjyAbhiSeka ho...| maiM rAma kA anuja hU~. bhrAtRsevA merA kartavya hai.. maiM eka sevaka kI bhA~ti apane bhrAtA kI parachAI bnuuNgaa|" mana hI mana meM yaha nizcaya kara lakSmaNa ne apane pitA dazaratha ko praNAma kiyA aura phira mAtA sumitrA ko praNAma kara vinayapUrvaka pUchA, "pitRvacana pUrNa karane ke lie bhrAtA zrI vana kI ora cala die haiM .... maiM unakA sevaka hU~ ? to kyA maiM bhI unakA anusaraNa karane ke lie vanaprayANa karU~ ?" sumitrA kA hRdaya vizAla thaa| unhoMne kahA, "putra ! apane jyeSTha bhrAtA kA anusaraNa karane ke lie tuma tatpara ho..... tumheM maiM kaise roka sakatI huuN| maiM tumheM AzIrvAda detI huuN..| kiMtu rAma to kaba ke vanaprayANa kara cuke haiM... tuma satvara nikalo.... tAki tuma donoM ke bIca aMtara na baDhe" sumitrA rAma kI sautelI mAtA thI... paraMtu rAma ke lie kitanA prema umar3a rahA thA unake aMtaHkaraNa meM / sumitrA se AzIrvAda pAkara lakSmaNa kauzalyA ko praNAma karane ge| kauzalyA ke naitroM se abhI bhI azrudhArAe~ baha rahI thii| vaha bolI, "merA putra mujha abhAginI ko tyajakara vanavAsa ke lie calA gyaa| mere kSatavikSata hRdaya ko tumhArA hI AdhAra hai| putra.. rAma to jA cukA hai... kama se kama tuma to yahA~ raha jAo", lakSmaNa ne kahA, "Apa to rAma kI mAtA ho sAmAnya svI kI bhA~ti duHkhI kyoM ho rahI ho ? maiM sadaiva rAma ke adhIna thA, adhIna hU~ evaM adhIna rahU~gA / Apa dhairya dhAraNa kareM va mujhe anumati deN|" rAma Adi kA vana prayANa vana kI tarapha prasthAna karane vAle rAma, lakSmaNa, sItA ko dekhakara paurajanoM, kI A~khoM se A~sU bahane lge| pitA ke AjJApAlana ke lie rAma, pati sevA ke lie sItA aura bhrAtRbhakti ke lie lakSmaNa vana gamana kara rahe the| unheM dekhakara aisA laga rahA thA, mAno ayodhyA ke paMcaprANa hI una mahAtmAtrI ke sAtha sAtha ayodhyA ko tyAga kara anaMtayAtrA ke lie nikala rahe ho.... ayodhyAnagarI ke abhijana, mahAjana evaM sAmAnyajana A~sU bahAte hue rAma, lakSmaNa, jAnakI ke pIche pIche jA rahe the| ve krUra kaikeyI aura apane bhAgya ko kosa rahe the| dazaratharAjA bhI apanI rAniyoM ke sAtha rAma ke pIche vana pahu~ca ge| ayodhyAnagarI vIrAna ho gii| rAma ne apane mAtA-pitA evaM paurajanoM ko vinayapUrNa vANI se samajhAbujhAkara punaH ayodhyAnagarI kI ora ravAnA kiyaa| ayodhyA meM bharata ne rAjyAbhiSeka ke lie anicchA vyakta kii| apane bhrAtA ke viraha kA unheM itanA tIvra AghAta lagA ki putra kI maryAdAoM kA bhI unheM viveka na rhaa| ataH apanI mAtA kaikeyI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Merca Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 13 kaikeyI kA pazcAttApa va bharata kA rAjyAbhiSeka para ve atyaMta krodhita hue| bharata kI manaHsthiti dekhakara dazaratharAjA ne satvara rAma, lakSmaNa evaM sItA ko punaH bulavAne ke lie maMtriyoM ko ravAnA kiyaa| unhoMne rAma se punarAgamana ke lie dInabhAva se prArthanA kii| kiMtu rAma Tasa se masa nahIM hue| phira bhI ve nirAza nahIM hue| ve to rAma ke pIche pIche calane lge| AzA to vaha saMjIvanI hai, jo mAnava ko mRtyu se lar3ane kI zakti detI hai| kisIne kyA khUba kahA hai - AzA nAma manuSyANAM kshcidaashcryshRNkhlaa| tayA baddhAH pradhAvanto muktAstiSThanti pNguvt| arthAt AzA nAma kI Dora se baMdhe manuSya kriyAzIla rahate haiM, aura jo use chor3a de, ve apaMgavat niSkriya ho jAte haiN| usake bAda ayodhyA meM dazaratha rAjA ne bharata ko samajhAyA, "aba rAma, lakSmaNa sItA ke punaH lauTane kI koI saMbhAvanA nahIM hai| ataH tuma rAjyagrahaNa karo, tAki merI dIkSA meM avarodha na aae|" bharata ne kahA, "kisI bhI paristhiti meM maiM rAjyagrahaNa nahIM kruuNgaa| maiM svayaM vanagamana karU~gA va apane bhrAtA ko manAkara punaH ayodhyA lAU~gA / yaha vArtAlApa ho hI rahA thA, itane meM kaikeyI vahA~ AI va rAjA dazaratha se kahane lagI "Aryaputra ! Apane apane vacanAnusAra bharata ko rAjya de diyA hai, ataH ApakI pratijJA pUrNa ho gaI, Apa RNamukta ho cuke haiN| kiMtu vinayazIla bharata ko rAjyagrahaNa karane meM kataI ruci nahIM hai| mujhe evaM anya mAtAoM ko duHkha kI tIvra anubhUti ho rahI hai| maiM pApiNI hU~ - avicArI huuN| Apa saputra haiM, phira bhI Aja rAjya rAjA se vihIna hai| jisa prakAra pativihIna nArI kA astitva nirarthaka hai, usI prakAra rAjavihIna rAjya kA astitva nirarthaka hai| he mere suputra ! tumhAre jAte hI mere prANa kyoM nahIM cale gaye ? kahate haiM "kuputro jAyeta kvacidapi kumAtA na bhvti|" are koI mujhe dekho... maiM abhAginI suputra kI kumAtA huuN| nAtha ! Apa mujhe anujJA dIjie, maiM bharata ke sAtha jAkara mere putroM evaM putravadhU ko manAkara le aauuNgii|" AzA nAmaka zRMkhalA meM baddha maMtrIgaNa rAma ke pIche-pIche calate calate eka aTavI ke najIka aae| vahA~ bhayAnaka AsurI dikhanevAle vRkSa the| maMtrIgaNa ne kabhI itane bhayAnaka vRkSa dekhe nahIM the| usa aTavI meM gaMbhIrA nAmaka eka nadI bahatI thii| vahA~ pahu~cate hI rAma ne maMtrI evaM sAmaMto ko punaH ayodhyA lauTane kI vinati kii| unhoMne kahA, "yahA~ se Age patha atibhayAnaka evaM kaSTakArI hai| ataH Apa lauTa jaaie| ayodhyA pahu~cakara hamAre mAtA-pitA ko hamArA kSema-kuzala samAcAra tathA praNAma phuNcaaie| Aja taka jo sammAna mere pUjanIya pitAzrI evaM mujhe dete Ae ho, vaha hI sammAna mere anuja rAjA bharata ko diijie|" itanA kahakara rAma Age calane lge| "rAmacaMdra kI sevA ke lie hama ayogya haiM... hameM dhikkAra ho" isa prakAra vilApa karate karate nadI ke taTa para khaDe rahe hue ve rAmacaMdrajI ko dekhate rhe| dustara gaMbhIrA nadI pAra kara zanaiH zanaiH ghane vRkSoM ke jhuramuTa meM rAma, lakSmaNa, sItA adRzya hue| maMtrI va sAmaMtagaNa duHkhita hRdaya se punaH lautte| Ate hI unhoMne dazaratha rAjA se samasta vRttAMta khaa| rAjA dazaratha ne unheM saharSa anujJA dii| bharata evaM maMtriyoM ke sAtha kaikeyI chaH dina meM rAma ke pAsa pahu~cI / eka vRkSa tale rAma, lakSmaNa va sItA ko dekha vaha ratha se nIce utarI / "he putra... putra' kahate unhoMne praNAma karate hue rAma kA mastaka cUma liyA va vilApa karane lgii| phira usa ne lakSmaNa evaM sItA ko AliMgana diyaa| netroM se niraMtara azru, bahAte hue bharata, rAma ko praNAma karate karate behoza ho ge| rAma ne unheM utthaayaa| cetanA lauTate bharata kahane lage, "Apane to abhaktoM kI bhA~ti mujhe tyAga diyA va yahA~ aae| kyA Apa bhI mAnate haiM ki bharata rAjA banane kI lAlasA hRdaya meM rakhatA hai| apanI mAtA ke kAraNa maiM bhI niMdanIya banA hU~... Apa mujhe apane sAtha le cale va lokApavAda se merI rakSA kIjiye / Apa, saumitra va jAnakI punaH ayodhyA padhAreM va rAjyalakSmI ko grahaNa kreN| yadi Apa aisA kareMge, to maiM lokaniMdA se mukta ho jaauuNgaa| jaba Apa ayodhyAdhipati baneMge, taba jaganmitra bhrAtA lakSmaNa Apake maMtrI bneNge| yaha bharata ApakA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratihArI sevaka banegA va anuja zatrughna ApakA chatradhArI bnegaa|" acAnaka kaikeyI bolI, "he vatsa rAma...! apane anuja bharata kI yaha vinati mAnya karo! tumheM vanavAsa dilAne ke lie uttaradAyI na Aryaputra dazaratha hai na bharata / yadi koI hai to maiM hI hU~ maiM hI doSoM kI khAni hU~ / cAritrahInatA ko chor3akara anya samasta doSa tumhAre isa abhAginI mA~ meM hai| maiMne apane pati, putra va anya rAniyoM ko duHkha dene kA ghinaunA kArya kiyA hai, he putra ! mujhe kSamA kro| " PILIP For Personal & Private Use Only bharata kA jaMgala meM rAjyAbhiSeka duHkha se phUTa-phUTa kara ronevAlI apanI mAtA se rAma ne kahA, "kSatriya kA zara va vacana eka bAra nikalakara punaH lauTatA nahIM hai| mAtA ! maiM dazarathaputra hU~ va kSatriya bhI huuN| kyA Apa cAhatI haiM ki pitAzrI evaM mujhapara vacanabhaMga kA doSa lageM ? pitAzrI ne anuja bharata ko rAjya sauMpA hai| unake nirNaya ko merI anumati hai| apane vacana kA bhaMga karake hama jIvita mRta bana jAyeMge / hama donoM cAhate haiM ki bharata hI rAjA bneN| jyeSTha bhrAtA pitAsamAna hotA hai| hama donoM kI AjJA kA ullaMghana karanA bharata ke lie yogya nahIM hai|" itanA kahakara rAma ne sItA ke dvArA lAye gaye jala se sabhI maMtrI evaM sAmaMto kI sAkSI meM usI sthAna para bharata kA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyaa| kaikeyI ko madhura bhASaNa se sAMtvanA dekara tathA praNAma kara rAma ne unheM punaH prasthAna karane ke lie khaa| unhoMne mitazabdoM meM bharata ko bhI rAjakartavyoM se paricita kiyaa| mAtA evaM anuja ke prasthAna ke pazcAt rAma, lakSmaNa va jAnakI dakSiNa dizA meM calane lge| pitA va pitAsamAna bhrAtA ina donoM kA Adeza zirodhArya mAnakara bharata punaH ayodhyA pdhaare| rAjya kA padabhAra unhoMne AnaMda se nahIM, apitu duHkhita hRdaya se grahaNa kiyaa| ve apane Apa ko rAma kA sevaka mAnate the| ataH rAma kI dharohara (amAnata ) mAnakara rAjyagrahaNa kiyaa| Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ KUD LOD dazaratha kI dIkSA usake bAda rAjA dazaratha evaM bahattara (72) subhaToM ne munizrI satyabhUti se saMyama kA aMgIkAra kiyA va viziSTa sAdhanA meM laulIna ho gae / apane pUjya bhrAtA ke viraha se duHkhI bharata, arihaMta paramAtmA kI ArAdhanA meM udyamavaMta bane / unhoMne yaha abhigraha kiyA ki jaba rAmacaMdrajI punaH ayodhyA lauTeMge, taba maiM dIkSA grahaNa kruuNgaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 avaMti pradeza meM paropakArI rAma, saumitra evaM jAnakI kA praveza ayodhyA kI sImAoM se nikalakara cittauDa hokara rAma, lakSmaNa evaM sItA ne avaMti deza meM praveza kiyaa| yAtrA meM sItA kAphI thakI thii| ataH eka vaTavRkSa kI chAyA meM ve saba vizrAma karane ke lie baiTha gae cAroM dizAoM meM vihaMgAvalokana karane para unheM jJAta huA jaise yaha pradeza abhI abhI ujar3a gayA ho| kutUhalavazAt rAma ne eka pathika se isakA kAraNa pUchA, taba pathika ne kahA ki "avaMti pradeza meM siMhodara nAmaka rAjA hai, usakA sAmaMta vajrakarNa dazAMgapura meM rAjya karatA thaa| usane prItivardhana munirAja se niyama liyA ki vaha arihaMtaprabhu evaM sAdhu ke alAvA anya kisI ko praNAma nahIM kregaa| kiMtu sAmaMta rAjA hone ke kAraNa use siMhodara rAjA ko praNAma karanA par3atA thaa| ataH usane bhagavAna munisuvratasvAmI kI mUrti, apanI mudrikA (aMguThI) meM bnvaaii| jaba kabhI vaha rAjA ko namaskAra karatA, taba unake netra mudrikAsthita munisuvratasvAmI kI mUrti para sthira rhte| vaha vItarAga prabhu ko baddhAMjalI mudrA se praNAma karatA aura rAjA mAnatA ki vajrakarNa use hI praNAma karatA hai| isakA lAbha yaha thA ki na sAmaMta kA niyamabhaMga hotA, na rAjA ke abhimAna ko Thesa phuNctii| eka dina siMhodara rAjA ko yaha vAstavikatA jJAta huii| vaha zuddha bhakti ko kapaTa samajha baiThA, usakA krodhAgni prajvalita ho gayA va usane vajrakarNa sAmaMta kI hatyA karane kA praNa kiyaa| eka zrAvaka dvArA vajrakarNa ko isa bAta kA patA calA aura usane siMhodara rAjA se kahalavAyA, mujhe mithyA ahaMkAra nahIM hai, kiMtu maiM niyama meM baddha hU~, ataH Apako praNAma nahIM krtaa| yaha sunate hI siMhodara rAjA ne dazAMgapura ko ghera liyA hai| ataH prajAjana bAhara cale jAne se yaha bAharI pradeza ujar3A huA dikhatA hai|" yaha sunakara kauzalyeya rAma, lakSmaNa va sItA dazAMgapura aae| rAma ne lakSmaNa ko siMhodara rAjA kI sabhA meM bhejaa| unhoMne siMhodara rAjA se kahA, "he rAjan ! ApakA sAmaMta vajrakarNa abhigraha ke kAraNa Apake samakSa natamastaka nahIM hotaa| ataH Apa se anurodha hai ki una para krodha na kreN| yaha rAjA bharata kA saMdeza hai|" bharata kA saMdeza ! yaha sunate hI siMhodara rAjA krodhita huA / usane ucca svara meM kahA, "vajrakarNa kA pakSapAta karanevAlA yaha bharata kauna hai ? yaha maiM nahIM jAnatA aura nahIM maiM usa mUrkha ko jAnatA hU~ jo usakA saMdezavAhaka banakara mere samakSa Ane kA duHsAhasa kara baiThA hai|" lakSmaNa dvArA baMdI banAyA gayA siMhodara rAjA rAma ke samakSa 41 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 yaha sunakara lakSmaNa kupita hue| krodha se unake netra Arakta bneN| apane dA~to ko bhIMsakara ve bole, "he mUrkha ! aba taka maiM apane rAjA kA dUta banakara terA sammAna kara rahA thA, paraMtu tU sammAna ke yogya nahIM hai| uTha ! maiM tujhe yuddha ke lie AhvAna karatA hU~ ! sAvadhAna...." lakSmaNa kI cunautI siMhodara ne svIkAra kara senA sahita usa para AkramaNa kiyaa| lakSmaNa apane bhujAbala se hastiyoM kA AlAnastaMbha (hAthI bA~dhane ke lie banAye gae staMbha) kamalanAla kI bhA~ti ukhAr3a kara unase zatruoM para prahAra karane lge| dekhate dekhate samasta senA hatavIrya evaM hatotsAha bana gii| eka hI chalAMga mArakara lakSmaNa hAthI para AruDha hue va siMhodara rAjA kI grIvA meM usakA uttarIya vastra bA~dhakara pazu kI taraha apane bhrAtA ke samakSa laae| 15 Jain Educatio 20480 rAmacaMdrajI ko dekhate hI siMhoda rAjA ne vinamra hokara unheM praNAma kiyA va kSamAyAcanA kii| rAma ne rAjA vajrakarNa va rAjA siMhodara kI saMdhi krvaayii| rAjA siMhodara ne apanA AdhA rAjya vajrakarNa ko diyaa| isa prakAra isa baMdhudvaya ne niHsvArthabhAva se sAdharmika evaM dharmaniSTha vajrakarNa kI sahAyatA kii| vajrakarNa ne ATha kanyAe~ va siMhodara ne tIna sau kanyAe~ lakSmaNa ko vAgdAnadvArA dii| lakSmaNa ne unheM AzvAsana diyA ki ayodhyA punarAgamana ke samaya nizcita una tInasau ATha kanyAoM kA pANigrahaNa kreNge| isake pazcAt ve malayAcala kI dizA meM cala die / gokarNa yakSa dvArA sevA 'For Personal & Private Use Only dilIpa sAkariyA 8/97 Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmahatyA kA prayAsa rAma, lakSmaNa, sItA vahA~ se nikala kara aneka grAma va nagara pAra karate hue eka bar3e vana meM phuNce| varSARtu kA AraMbha hone ke kAraNa ve eka vizAla vaTavRkSa ke tale ruka ge| vahA~ ibhakarNa nAmaka eka yakSa rahatA thaa| rAma ke rUpa, tejasvitA evaM bhASaNa se usake mana meM bhaya nirmANa huA / isalie vaha gokIrNa yakSa ke pAsa pahu~cA / gokIrNa yakSa avadhijJAnI thaa| ataH use ina puNyazAlI va parAkramI baMdhudvaya kI sabhI vizeSatAe~ tathA Agamana ke viSaya meM saMpUrNa jAnakArI huii| itanA kahakara kaMTha meM pAza bAMdhakara vaha vRkSa se laTakane lgii| usakI prArthanA sunate hI lakSmaNa ne kahA, "he AyeM ! aisA duHsAhasa mata kIjiye ! kyA Apa jAnatI nahIM ki AtmahatyA mahApApa hai| maiM hI vaha lakSmaNa hU~, jisakA Apane cayana kiyA hai|" unhoMne pAza tor3akara rAjaputrI ko vRkSa se nIce utaaraa| gokIrNa yakSa ne nagarI basAI usa yakSa ne apane daivika zakti kA viniyoga kara eka hI rAtri meM aDatAlIsa kosa laMbI va chattIsa kosa cauDI eka nagarI basAyI, va usakA nAma 'rAmapurI' rakha diyaa| gokIrNa yakSa kI vinati sunakara rAmacaMdrajI ne cAturmAsa vahA~ biitaayaa| cAturmAsa saMpanna hote hI gokIrNa yakSa ne rAma ko svayaMprabha hAra, lakSmaNa ko ratnakuMDaladvaya va sItA ko cUDAmaNi tathA vINA saugAta ke taura para dii| cAturmAsa ke pazcAt ve Age cala die| vana pAra kara tInoM saMdhyA ke samaya vijayanagara kI sImAoM ke bAhara eka bagIce meM vaTavRkSa tale ruke| usa nagara ke rAjA mahIdhara aura rAnI indrANI kI vanamAlA nAmaka eka putrI thii| zaizava se usane lakSmaNa ke rUpa, guNa evaM parAkrama kI prazaMsA sunI thii| vaha manomana lakSmaNa ko apanA pati bhI mAnane lgii| dazaratha kI dIkSA va rAma, lakSmaNa aura jAnakI ke vanavAsa ke samAcAra sunakara rAjA mahIdhara duHkhI ho gae the| ataH unhoMne caMdranagara ke rAjA vRSabha ke suputra surendra se apanI kanyA kA vivAha nizcita kiyaa| yaha jAnakara vanamAlA ne AtmahatyA karane kA nirNaya kiyaa| rAtri ke samaya vaha rAjya kI sImAoM ke bAhara prAtaH unhoMne pUrNa hakIkata bhrAtA rAma ko sunaayii| prAtaH usI udyAna meM aaii| vaTavRkSa para car3hakara usane apane hI uttarIya vastra rAjA mahIdhara apanI kanyA ko DhUMDhate DhUMDhate vahA~ A gye| AMgatukoM ko dekhakara unheM lagA ki ve cora hai| ataH unhoMne rAma-lakSmaNa para AkramaNa se kaMThapAza banAyA va vaTavRkSa kI zAkhA se bAMdha diyaa| usa samaya rAma kiyaa| unakA parAkrama dekhate hI rAjA ko jJAta huA ki ve donoM koI va sItA nidrAdhIna the| paraMtu lakSmaNa jAga rahe the| sAmAnya yuvaka nahIM hai| ataH unhoMne yuvakoM se apanA paricaya puuchaa| vanamAlA ne vanadevatA se prArthanA kI, "he vanadevatA...! isa jaba unheM patA calA ki ve yuvaka rAma aura lakSmaNa haiM, to unhoMne hAtha janma meM to maiM lakSmaNa kI patnI na bana pAI, kama se kama samasta bhAvI jor3akara lakSmaNa se apanI putrI svIkArane kA anurodha kiyaa| rAjA janmajanmAMtara meM kevala lakSmaNa hI mere pati baneM, yaha varadAna mahIdhara ne unheM apane prAsAda bulAkara unakA sammAna kiyaa| kucha diijie|" dina prAsAda meM rahakara rAma ne rAjA se gamana ke lie anujJA maaNgii| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAma, lakSmaNa va sItA viharate viharate vaMzazailya parvata taTa para sthita vaMzasthala nagara aae| vahA~ para rAjA se lekara sAmAnya prajA taka samasta jana bhayabhIta dIkha rahe the| rAma ne isa viSaya meM eka puruSa se carcA kI, taba jJAta huA ki gata tIna rAtri se parvata para bhayaMkara kolAhala cala rahA thaa| isase AtaMkita sabhI jana anya sthAna para rAtri vyatIta kara prAtaH punaH lauTate the| rAma, lakSmaNa evaM sItA ne parvatArohaNa kiyaa| parvata zikhara para unheM jayabhUSaNa evaM kulabhUSaNa muni ke darzana hue| una tInoM ne muniyoM ke samakSa gIta nRtyAdi prastuta kiye| MARA lakSmaNa ne vanamAlA ko vacana diyA lakSmaNa bhI gamana ke lie taiyAra ho gae taba vanamAlA ne kahA, "he prANanAtha...! itanA duHkha bhugatane ke pazcAt Apa mujha abhAgina ko mileM, aba maiM ApakA viraha shnhiiNpaauuNgii| maiM ApakI anugAminI bananA cAhatI huuN| Apa mujhase byAha kareM va apane sAtha le cleN|" lakSmaNa ne kahA, "sAMprata meM apane bhrAtA va bhAbhI kI sevA meM tatpara hU~, yadi Apa mere sAtha rahogI, to maiM na apanA sevakadharma nibhA pAU~gA nahI ptidhrm| isase mere bhrAtA, bhAbhI, evaM Apa- tInoM para anyAya hogaa| ataH Apa yahIM rheN| jaba mere bhrAtA iSTa sthAna prApta kareMge, taba maiM avazya Apako lene yahA~ AU~gA / yadi maiM vanacabhaMga karU~, to mujhe rAtribhojana kA pApa lgeN|" zAstroM meM rAtri bhojana ko mahApApa evaM naraka kA dvAra kahA gayA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only www.ainelibrary.org Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 jaTAyuse milana rAma-lakSmaNa dvArA upasarga kA nivAraNa sUryAsta ke pazcAt anaMgaprabha nAmaka deva usa sthAna para aayaa| usane upadrava AraMbha kiyaa| rAma va lakSmaNa use mArane ke lie udyata bne| unake kSAtrateja ko sahanA deva ke lie azakya ho gayA, ataH vaha vahA~ se bhAgA / munidvaya ko kevalajJAna kI prApti huii| trigupta muni kA rAma Adi ko pravacana / daMDakAraNya meM mahAgiri kI eka guphA ko isa tripuTI ne apanA asthAyI AvAsa bnaayaa| eka dina trigupta va sugupta nAmaka do cAraNa muni AkAzamArga se mAsakSamaNa tapa ke udyApanArtha vahA~ padhAre / rAma lakSmaNa ne unheM vaMdana kiyA va supAtra dAna kA lAbha liyaa| devoM ne vahA~ Akara kevalajJAna mahotsava manAyA / vaMzasthala ke rAjA sUraprabha bhI vahA~ padhAre aura rAma kA sammAna va AdarasatkAra kiyaa| usa parvata para aha~ta prabhu kA caitya bnvaayaa| taba se vaMzazailya parvata rAmagiri nAma se prasiddha huaa| rAmagiri se nikalakara rAmacaMdra, lakSmaNa va sItA ne daMDakAraNya meM praveza kiyaa| usa samaya prasanna hokara devoM ne svarloka se ratna evaM sugaMdhita jala kI vRSTi kii| usI samaya kaMbudvIpa ke vidyAdharoM ke rAjA ratnajaTI va do deva bhI vahA~ pdhaare| unhoMne prasanna hokara rAma ko azvoM sahita uttama ratha arpaNa kiyA / sugaMdhita jalavRSTi se AkRSTa hokara gaMdha nAmaka eka rugNa pakSI vRkSa se nIce utarA / muni ke darzanamAtra se use jAtismaraNa jJAna prApta huaa| vaha behoza hokara gira pdd'aa| sItA ne usake zarIra para zItala jaDa chiiNttkaa| hoza meM Ate hI usane muniyoM ke caraNoM ko sparza kiyaa| muni ke spauSadhi labdhi ke mAdhyama se vaha tatkAla nirogI bnaa| usake paMkha kaMcanamaya bane va mastaka para ratnAMkura kI zreNIsamAna jaTA bana gii| isase usakA nAma jaTAyu rakhA gyaa| rAma ne muni se pUchA, "mAMsabhakSaka yaha pakSI ApazrI ke caraNoM meM Ate dan Edugalon Iternational For Personal & Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 hI zAMta kyoM huA?'' taba munirAja ne usa pakSI ke pUrvajanma kI ghaTanA sunaaii| use sunate hI jaTAyu ne punaH muni ke caraNoM meM praNAma kie aura dharmazravaNa se mAMsatyAga va rAtribhojana tyAga kA paccakkhANa liyaa| munirAja ne rAma se kahA, "Aja se yaha pakSI ApakA sAdharmika ho cukA hai| ataH isakI sArasaMbhAla kA uttaradAyitva Apake skaMdhoM para hai|" itanA kahakara muniyoM ne AkAzagamana kiyaa| rAma ne lakSmaNa, sItA va jaTAyu ko apane sAtha ratha meM biThAyA va Age ravAnA hue| rAvaNa kI bahana zUrpanakhA kA byAha khara nAmaka rAjA ke sAtha huA thaa| usake zaMbUka va suMda nAmaka do putra the| pitA kI icchA ke viruddha zaMbUka daMDakAraNya meM sUryahAsa khaDga kI sAdhanA karane gayA thaa| bA~sa kI jhADI vAlI guphA meM bAraha varSa va sAta dina sAdhanA karane se hI sUryahAsa khaDga siddha hotA hai| zaMbUka ne bAraha varSa va cAra dina kI sAdhanA pUrNa kii| sAdhanA saMpanna hone meM aba kevala tIna dina zeSa the| sAdhanA ke kAraNa sUryahAsa khaDga AkAza meM pragaTa huaa| sItA kA apaharaNa jhADI kI guphA meM rahe zaMbUka kI gardana lakSmaNa dvArA kaTa gii| vanakrIDA karate karate lakSmaNa usa sthAna para pahuMce, jahA~ cAroM dizAoM me kiraNa bikharatI thii| una kiraNoM se vyApta sUryahAsa khaDga dekhate hI unake mana meM kutUhala jgaa| vaise, nayA zastra dekhate hI kSatriya ke mana meM use pAne kI va usakA prayoga karane kI tIvra icchA jagatI hai| lakSmaNa ne khaDga prApta kiyA va bA~sa kI jhADIvAlI guphA para prahAra kiyaa| prahAra karate hI zAkhA se laTake hue zaMbUka kA mastaka kaTa kara dharatI para girA, mastakavihIna kabaMdha abhI bhI zAkhA para laTaka rahA thaa| Jain jaTAyu ke pUrvajanma ke liye paDhiye pariziSTa kra. 4 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 lakSmaNa ke sAtha khara kA yuddha vivAha ke prastAva kI asvIkRti evaM putravadha ke duHkha se kruddha vaha zUrpaNakhA apane pati ke samakSa gaI va unheM putrahatyA kA vRttAMta sunaayaa| kupita khararAjA caudaha sahasra vidyAdharoM kI senA lekara vaMhA yuddha karane aae| lakSmaNa ne rAma se sItA ke nikaTa rahane kA anurodha kiyA va svayaM ne yuddha hetu jAne ke lie anumati prApta kii| DAIRS rAma ne kahA, "anuja ! yazasvI bhava ! tuma vijayI banoge, yaha merA kevala AzIrvAda hI nahIM apitu AtmavizvAsa bhI hai| phira bhI yadi tuma para koI ghora saMkaTa AtA hai, to siMhanAda krnaa| maiM satvara tumhArI sahAyatA ke lie dauDa aauuNgaa|" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 LIP SON 29/9/99 2 For Personal & Private Use Only lakSmaNa ke sAtha khara kA yuddha vivAha ke prastAva kI asvIkRti evaM putravadha ke duHkha se kruddha vaha zUrpaNakhA apane pati ke samakSa gaI va unheM putrahatyA kA vRttAMta sunAyA / kupita khararAjA caudaha sahasra vidyAdharoM kI senA lekara vahA yuddha karane aae| lakSmaNa ne rAma se sItA ke nikaTa rahane kA anurodha kiyA va svayaM ne yuddha hetu jAne ke lie anumati prApta kii| rAma ne kahA, "anuja yazasvI bhava! tuma vijayI banoge, yaha merA kevala AzIrvAda hI nahIM apitu AtmavizvAsa bhI hai| phira bhI yadi tuma para koI ghora saMkaTa AtA hai, to siMhanAda krnaa| maiM satvara tumhArI sahAyatA ke lie dauDa aauuNgaa|" Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 49 sUrpaNakhA kA rAvaNa ke pAsa AnA yuddhabhUmi meM jAkara lakSmaNa caudaha sahastra vidyAdharoM ke sAtha akele hI laDane lge| apane pati kA pakSa balazAlI banAne ke lie va putravadha ke pratizodha ke lie zUrpaNakhA laMkA pahu~cI / bhrAtA rAvaNa ke samakSa jAkara usane kahA, "daMDakAraNya meM Ae hue AgaMtuka rAma-lakSmaNa ne Apake bhAMje zaMbUka kI hatyA kI hai| ataH caudahasahastra subhaToM ko sAtha lekara Apake jIjAjI, lakSmaNa ke sAtha yuddha laDa raheM haiN| lakSmaNa akelA hI laDa rahA hai, kiMtu vaha abhI taka hArA nahIM hai| NAT FDINDOdAPre vinItAputra garuDa jisa taraha sarpasamUha ko nimiSArdha meM naSTa karatA haiM, ThIka usI taraha vaha hamAre subhaToM ke samUha ko naSTa kara rahA hai aura apane bala para ahaMkArI va apane anuja ke parAkrama se garvita usakA bhrAtA rAma, sauMdaryavatI sItA ke sAtha dUra baiThakara vilAsa kara rahA hai ! bhrAtAzrI ! Apa chala kapaTa kA prayoga karake bhI isa advitIya sItA ko grahaNa kIjiye / tribhuvanasuMdarI sItA kevala mere tribhuvana-parAkramI bhrAtA ke lie banI hai| HANUMBINE For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 DILIP SONI 30-12-2000 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ xn 00000 yadi vaha ApakI nahIM ho sakatI to... dhikkAra hai Apake arthahIna jIvana para !" rAvaNa ke samakSa zUrpaNakhA ne jo pralApa kiyA, usane eka mahAvidhvaMsaka saMgharSa evaM rAvaNavinAza ke bIja boyeN| apanI priya bhaginI kI bAteM sunakara rAvaNa kI vAsanA uttejita bnii| vaha tatkAla uThakara puSpaka vimAna meM daMDakAraNya aayaa| vahA~ sItA ke samIpa usane kSAtrateja se damakate, balavAna rAma ko dekhaa| agni ko dekhate hI vanavyAghra bhayAkula banatA hai, vaise hI rAvaNa kA hRdaya atula parAkramI rAma ko dekhate hI kaoNpane lgaa| kucha dUra jAkara usane avalokinI vidyA kA smaraNa kiyaa| vidyA turaMta hI dAsI kI taraha usake sAmane Akara khar3I rhii| rAvaNa ne anurodha kiyA, "maiM sItA kA apaharaNa karanA cAhatA hU~, Apa merI sahAyatA kreN|" vidyA ne kahA "rAma ne lakSmaNa se kahA hai ki mahAsaMkaTa ke samaya ve siMhanAda kreN| ataH siMhanAda karake rAma ko dUra haTAyA jA sakatA hai, tAki sItA kA apaharaNa ho ske|" rAvaNa ne vidyA ko kahA ki, "Apa hI siMhanAda kiijie|" usake kathanAnusAra vidyA ne jaba siMhanAda kiyA, taba rAma ko saMbhrama huA ki, "hastImalla ke samAna merA anuja aparAjita hai, kiMtu yaha siMhanAda to saMkaTa kA saMketa kara rahA hai| ataH kyA kiyA jAe ?" itane meM sItA ne kahA, "Aryaputra ! zIghra jAIye va apane anuja ko bcaaiiye| anyathA ve caudaha sahastra subhaTa unake zarIra ke khaMDa khaMDa kara deNge|" rAma satvara yuddhabhUmi kI dizA meM cala die| rAha meM aneka apazakuna hue, kiMtu una saMketoM ko anadekhA kara rAma apane anuja kI rakSA ke lie daudde| rAvaNa dvArA sItA kA apaharaNa rAmacandrajI ke nirgamana ke pazcAt rAvaNa satvara vimAna se utarA va AMsU bahAtI huI sItA ko uThAkara vimAna meM biThA le gyaa| sItA kA rudana sunakara jaTAyu manomana bolA, "he svAmini ! Apa isa mAyAvI rAkSasa se kataI na ddreN| maiM eka hI pala meM Apako isase mukta karAtA huuN|" manomana usane rAvaNa se kahA, "he mAyAvI rAkSasa ! kApuruSa kI bhA~ti eka asahAya abalA ko uThAkara kahA~ jA rahA hai ? sAvadhAna..." itanA kahakara usane rAvaNa para AkramaNa kiyaa| For Personal & Private Use Only 51 Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 52 krodha se saMdIpta jaTAyu kI svAmibhakti atulanIya thii| apanI tIkSNa coMca va paine nAkhUnoM se usane rAvaNa kA vakSasthala kSatavikSata kara ddaalaa| jamIna para hala calAne vAle kisAna kI bhA~ti jaTAyu ke nAkhUna, rAvaNa kA sInA phAr3a rahe the| aMta meM rAvaNa ne apane khaDga kA prahAra usake paMkho para kiyA va use bhUmi para girane ke liye vivaza kiyaa| rAvaNa, balazAlI evaM mAyAvI thaa| jaTAyu, pakSI thA... rAvaNa kI tulanA meM usake pAsa kucha bhI nahIM thaa| kiMtu usakA saba se mahAna bala thA dharma / adharma ko rokane ke lie dhArmika AtmAoM ko jaTAyu kI taraha adharmI se lar3anA cAhie, tAki apane kartavyapUrti kA saMtoSa unheM mile| apanI rAha se unheM pIche haTanA nahIM caahie| anyatra kahA hai ki, dharmadhvaMse kriyAlope svsiddhaantaarthviplve| pRSTenApRSTena vA yatitavyaM niSedhituM / namratApUrvaka vArtAlApa karane lgaa| "maiM rAvaNa, AkAzagAmI evaM pRthvIpara base hue anaginata rAjAoM kA svAmI huuN| Apa merI paTarAnI banogI, to jo merA hai, vaha saba ApakA ho jaaegaa| ataH zoka ke sthAna para Apako harSa honA caahie| ApakA bhAgya aba taka zaktihIna thA, isIlie Apa itane dina rAma se jur3I rhii| rAma ko Apake rUpa ke anurUpa kucha bhavya kArya karanA cAhie thA, kiMtu usane jo nahIM kiyA, vaha maiM kara rahA huuN| he devI ! maiM ApakA dAsa hU~.. Apa mujhe hI apanA pati mAniye / jaba trikhaMDasvAmI rAvaNa ApakA dAsa bana sakatA hai, taba vidyAdharoM kA kyA kahanA ? ve evaM unakI striyAe~ ApakI dAsadAsI bnegii|" arthAt dharma kA dhvaMsa hotA ho yA dharmakriyA kA lopa hotA ho, to binA pUche hI azakta vyakti ko bhI pratikAra karanA cAhiye / azakta vyakti ko jaTAyu kI taraha niDara hokara prANa kI hoDa lagAkara bhI pratikAra karanA caahie| MANTIMa ratnajaTI rAjA kA pratikAra AkAzamArga se rAvaNa kA vimAna sAgara para se gujara rahA thaa| sItA "he rAma... he lakSmaNa.... he bhAmaMDala...." ina karuNa zabdoM meM apane pati, devara va anuja kA nAma le lekara vilApa kara rahI thii| sItA kA karuNa vilApa sunakara kaMbudvIpa ke vidyAdhara rAjA ratnajaTI ne apanA khaDga nikAlA va rAvaNa para AkramaNa kiyaa| paraMtu rAvaNa ne apanI mAyAvI zakti se usakI samasta vidyAe~ chIna lii| aMta meM ratnajaTI rAjA behoza hokara kaMbudvIpa meM jA giraa| samudra kI zItala havA ke kAraNa jaba use punaH cetanA prApta huI, taba vaha kaMbu parvata para cddhaa| vimAna maiM baiThA rAvaNa tIna khaMDoM kA svAmI thA, balazAlI evaM buddhizAlI thA, kiMtu kAmavAsanA kA zikAra hokara vaha zokAtura sItAjI se For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aisA bolate bolate rAvaNa, sItAjI ke padayugaloM para natamastaka huaa| kiMtu satI sItA ke lie to parapuruSa kA sparza bhI viSasamAna thA, ataH unhoMne apane paira haTA liye va krodhAveza meM bolI, "he duSTa ! tU parastrI kA abhilASI hai| tujha jaise laMpaTa kI mRtyu nizcita hai|" laMkA kI sImA para aneka sAraNa maMtrI evaM anya sAmaMta rAkSasarAjA rAvaNa kA svAgata karane Aye the| rAvaNa ke laMkApraveza ke upalakSya meM eka mahotsava manAyA gyaa| sAhasI rAvaNa ne utsAhapUrvaka laMkApraveza kiyaa| usI samaya sItA ne abhigraha kiyA "jaba taka rAma evaM lakSmaNa ke kuzala samAcAra prApta na ho, taba taka maiM anna-pAna nahIM kruuNgii|" laMkA kI pUrva dizA meM devaramaNa nAmaka vATikA thii| usa vATikA meM eka rakta azoka vRkSa ke tale trijaTA evaM anya rakSakoM ko sItA ke nigarAnI ke lie niyukta kara rAvaNa rAjaprAsAda meM gyaa| idhara jaba rAma akele hI lakSmaNa kI sahAyatA ke lie gae, taba lakSmaNa ne Azcarya se unheM pUchA, "vahA~ bhAbhIzrI ko akelA chor3akara Apa yahA~ kyoM Aye haiM?" rAma ne kahA, "priya anu ! tumhAre dvArA kiye gae siMhanAda ko sunate hI mujhe jJAta huA ki tuma saMkaTa meM pha~se ho, ataH tumhArI sahAyatA ke lie maiM yahA~ AyA hU~ / " taba lakSmaNa ne kahA, "bhrAtAzrI ! maiMne siMhanAda kiyA hI nahIM, kiMtu Apane nAda sunA.... isakA artha hai hamAre sAtha kisIne chalakapaTa kiyA hai... Apa zIghra bhAbhI ke pAsa jAIye.... maiM abhI zatru ko parAjita karake lauTatA huuN|" rAma tvarita svasthAna para phuNce| kiMtu jAnakI to vahA~ thI hI nahIM / Pendly via A rAma ne ghAyala jaTAyu ko namaskAra maMtra sunAyA duHkhAvega se rAma, mUrcchita hokara dharA para gira pdde| hoza meM Ane para unhoMne cAroM dizAoM meM dRSTikSepa kiyA, taba unheM maraNonmukha jaTAyu pakSI dikhAI diyaa| paropakArI rAma ne use namaskAra mahAmaMtra sunaayaa| samAdhipUrvaka maMtra sunakara jaTAyu ne aMtima zvAsa lii| namaskAra mahAmaMtra ke prabhAva se maraNoparAMta jaTAyu kA jIva devaloka meM gyaa| navakAra mahAmaMtra Namo arihaMtANI Namo siddhANI Namo AyariyANI Namo uvajjhAyANI Namo loe savvamAhUpI esI pIca NAmakArI savva pAva pyaNAsaNI maMgalApAMca savvesiM padamI havAi maMgalI // For Personen & Private Use Only 53 w Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 yahA~ rAma vana ke kone kona meM sItA kI zodha karane lge| vahA~ lakSmaNa khara ke sAtha yuddha kara rahe the / itane meM khara ke anuja caMdrodara kA putra virAdha apanI senA sahita lakSmaNa kI sahAyatA karane A gae va kahane lage, "maiM virAdha ApakA dAsa hU~ tathA Apake zatruoM kA zatru huuN| rAvaNa ne mere pitAzrI caMdrodara se pAtAlalaMkA kA sAmrAjya chIna liyA hai aura vahA~ vidyAdhara khara ko adhipati banAyA hai|" apane zatru virAdha ko lakSmaNa kI sahAyatA ke lie AtA huA dekhakara khara rAjA krodhAyamAna huA va lakSmaNa ko yuddha ke lie cunautI dii| lakSmaNa ne cunautI kA svIkAra kiyA va khararAjA para zaravarSA kii| donoM ke bIca ghamAsAna yuddha huaa| aMta meM lakSmaNa ne kSurapra astra se khara rAjA kA mastaka cheda liyaa| khara kA bhAI dUSaNa bhI mArA gyaa| yuddha samApta hote hI lakSmaNa apane sAtha virAdha ko lekara rAma ke samakSa ge| vahA~ unheM sItA ke apaharaNa kA samAcAra jJAta huA / virAdha ne tvarita * apane subhaToM ko sItA kI zodha ke lie ravAnA kiyaa| paraMtu ve sItA ko DhU~Dha nahIM paaye| ataH virAdha ne unase kahA, "Apa mere sAtha pAtAla - laMkA pdhaariye| vahA~ sItAjI kI zodha kreNge|" vahA~ jAte hI pAtAlalaMkA ke pravezadvAra para khara kA putra suMda virAdha ke sAtha yuddha karane aayaa| paraMtu lakSmaNa ko yuddhabhUmi meM dekhate hI usane vahA~ se palAyana kiyaa| pAtAla laMkA se bhAgakara vaha sIdhA laMkA pahu~cA / rAma-lakSmaNa ne pAtAla laMkA meM pravezakara rAjakumAra virAdha ko apane pitA caMdrodara ke siMhAsana para punaH sthApita kiyA / vaha aba suMda ke prAsAda meM rahane lage, rAma va lakSmaNa khara ke prAsAda meM rahane lge| 18 do subIca kI lar3AI caukidAra kA donoM sugrIva ko rokanA kiSkiyAdhipati vAnaravaMzIya sugrIva kI patnI kA nAma tArA thaa| sAhasagati nAmaka eka vidyAdhara, tArA ke sauMdarya para lubdha banA thaa| eka dina usane pratAraNI vidyA ke prayoga se sugrIva kA rUpa dhAraNakara kiSkiMdhApurI meM praveza kiyaa| sugrIva usa samaya udyAna meM krIDA ke lie gayA thaa| yogya avasara ko dekhakara kapaTaveSadhArI sugrIva aMtaHpura meM praveza karane lgaa| itane meM udyAna krIDA samApta kara sugrIva, prAsAda ke pravezadvAra para aayaa| praharI ne use roka diyaa| Jie * ( vAnara vaMza kI sthApanA dekhiye pariziSTa 5) XXX For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 55 apanI bhaginI zUrpaNakhA ko AzvAsana dete rAvaNa ne kahA"he priyabhaginI ! kyA tuma rAvaNa ke parAkrama se aparicita ho ? zastravidyA, astravidyA va mAyAvI vidyA ke alAvA mere pAsa asIma bAhubala va buddhi bhI hai| maiM trikhaMDa pRthvI kA svAmI hU~, merA nAma sunate hI devatA bhI bhayabhIta hote haiN| vAlInaMdana caMdrarazmi ke mana meM saMdeha utpanna hone se usane kapaTaveSadhArI sugrIva ko bhI aMtaHpura meM praveza karane se rokA / phira senA bulAI gaI / sugrIva ke subhaTa bhI sacce sugrIva ko pahacAna na paaye| ataH senA kA do pakSoM meM vibhAjana huaa| sugrIva ne hanumAnajI ko sahAyatA ke lie bulaayaa| ve bhI bheda pahacAna na sake / isake pazcAt sugrIva ne rAmacaMdra ko saMdeza bhejA - "yadi ApakI kRpA se maiM isa duvidhA se mukta ho jAtA hU~, to maiM ApakA sevaka banakara rahU~gA va sItA kI zodha karane meM sahAyatA kruuNgaa|" paropakAra karane ke lie tatpara rAma kiSkiMdhApurI ge| sugrIva ne yuddha ke lie AhvAna kiyaa| donoM sugrIvoM kA bhayaMkara yuddha huaa| pRthvI bhI kaMpAyamAna hone lgii| donoM sugrIvoM kA rUpa itanA samAna thA ki rAma bhI bheda na jAna ske| bahana ! tumhAre sAtha jo bhI huA, usase maiM duHkhita hU~ va zIghra hI tere pati evaM putra kI hatyA karanevAle ko yamaloka pahu~cAne vAlA aMta meM rAma ne vajrAvarta dhanuSya kA TaMkAra kiyA.. TaMkAra kI dhvani itanI pracaMDa thI ki sAhasagati kI pratAraNI vidyA hariNI kI taraha bhAga gii| "he adhama... pApI..! kyA tU anya strI ke prati kAmecchA rakhatA hai ?" yaha kahakara rAma ne eka hI bANa choDakara use vidha ddaalaa| kapaTaveSadhArI sugrIva kA vadha karake rAmacaMdra ne vAstavika sugrIva ko kiSkiMdhApurI ke rAjyAsana para bitthaayaa| eka tarapha sItAjI ke lie pradIpta kAmavAsanA ne, to dUsarI tarapha apane bahanoI evaM bhAMje kI mRtyu ke duHkha ne rAvaNa kI nidrA haraNa kI thii| vaha rAtabhara karavaTeM badalA karatA, kiMtu so nahIM pAtA / taba paTTarAnI maMdodarI ne unase kahA, "prANanAtha ! trikhaMDa pRthvI ke svAmI hote hue bhI Apa eka sAmAnya mAnava kI bhA~ti zUnyamanaska va nidrAvihIna avasthA se kyoM pIDita haiM ? maiM ApakI ardhAMginI huuN| ApakI isa manovasthA ne merA hRdaya kSatavikSita kiyA hai| Apa niHsaMkoca apane mana kI bAta mujhe khiye|" rAvaNa ne kahA, "trikhaMDa pRthvI kA svAmI hote hue bhI sItA ke hRdaya meM mere lie koI sthAna nahIM hai| isI bAta ne mujhe nidrAhIna banAyA hai| yadi Apa unake pAsa jAkara anunaya vinaya kara unheM, mujhe daihika sukha dene ke lie icchuka evaM utsuka banAtI ho, to maiM jIvanabhara ApakA RNI rhuuNgaa| sugrIva apanI teraha kanyAe~ rAma ko arpaNa karane ke lie taiyAra huaa| taba rAmacaMdra ne kahA, "pahale sItA kI zodha karanA Avazyaka hai, ataH anya kanyAoM ke sAtha vivAha isa samaya yogya nahIM hai|" maiMne gurubhagavaMta ke samakSa niyama liyA hai ki kisI bhI strI kI anicchApUrvaka bhoga nahIM luuNgaa| yadi sItA svecchA se mere samIpa AtI hai, to mujhe daihika sukha to milegA sAtha hI sAtha merA niyama bhI abAdhya rhegaa|" laMkA meM khara va dUSaNa ke mRtyu ke samAcAra milate hI rAvaNapatnI maMdodarI evaM parivAra kI anya striyA~ AkraMdana karane lgii| vidhavA zUrpaNakhA bhI apane putra suMda ko sAtha lie zokapradarzana karatI laMkA phuNcii| rAvaNa se milate hI apane vakSaHsthala para prahAra karatI vaha kahane lagI, "zatru ne mere pati kI hatyA kI, merA putra mujhase chIna liyA, putra ke samAna do devaroM ko jIvita nahIM rakhA, mere pati ke caudaha sahasra subhaToM ke zarIra chinna vichinna kara kAlAgni kI karAla mukha meM unakI Ahuti dii| jisa pAtAlalaMkA kA adhipati Apane mere putra ko banAyA thA, vaha bhI usase chIna lI gii| koI bhI nArI apane pati ko kisI anya nArI ke sAtha bA~TanA nahIM caahtii| maMdodarI to satI thI, pativratA thii| siMhasamAna parAkramI merA putra Aja zazaka kI bhA~ti bhIru bana cukA hai| Aja ApakI yaha vidhavA bhaginI Apa ke zaraNa AI hai| yadi Apa isa apamAna kA pratizodha leMge, to hI mere mRta pati, putra, devara va sainikoM kI AtmAe~ zAMta hogii|" eka bAra rAvaNa merU parvata para gayA thaa| vahA~para anaMtavIrya muni dezanA de rahe the| vandanapUrvaka vaha dezanA sunane lgaa| dezanA ke aMta meM usane pUchA...."merI mauta kisa kAraNa se hogI ?" taba muni ne pratyuttara dete kahA ki, "tuma prativAsudeva ho| ataH tumhArI mauta parastrI ke doSa ke kAraNa vAsudeva dvArA hogii|" taba rAvaNa ne unake pAsa niyama grahaNa kiyA ki, "kisIbhI strI kA usakI anicchA se, bhoga nahIM kruuNgaa|" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maMdodarI kA sItA ko samajhAnA eka kulIna va satI strI hone para bhI maMdodarI, pati ke sukha ke lie evaM dAkSiNyatA va mohanIya karma ke udaya se sItA ke samIpa jAkara kahane lagI, "Arye ! maiM rAvaNa kI rAjamahiSI maMdodarI huuN| dhanya hai Apa ! kyoMki samasta vizva jinake nAma se bhayabhIta hotA hai, aise pracaMDa parAkramI mere pati rAvaNa Apake kAraNa bA~vare bane haiN| yadi Apa mere svAmI ke prema ko svIkAra karogI, to maiM janmajanmAMtara ke lie ApakI dAsI bnuuNgii|" krodhAgni meM jalatI sItA ne uttara diyA, "kahA~ mRgeMdra vanarAja va kahA~ lAlacI jaMbUka ! kahA~ mere susaMskArI pati Arya zrIrAma aura kahA~ tumhAre strIlaMpaTa pati rAvaNa ! tuma bhI apane pati kI bhA~ti pApI ho| tumhArA pati parastrI laMpaTa hai va tuma usakI dUtI banakara yahA~ anunaya karane AI ho tumhArA mukhadarzana bhI mahApApa hai| yahA~ se calI jAo... abhI... !" isake pazcAt kaI bAra Akara rAvaNa ne kabhI dIna banakara apanI premabhAvanA vyakta kI, to kabhI vinayapUrvaka FLIP SUNI sItA kA prema pAne kI ceSTA kI, kiMtu pativratA sItA tanika bhI vicalita nahIM huii| phira rAvaNa ne sItAjI ke mana meM bhaya utpanna karane ke lie ulUka (ullU) mArjAra (billI) pizAca, vetAla va preta Adi ke upasarga kiye kiMtu kSatrA sItAjI parvata kI bhA~ti avicalita rhii| unake manamaMdira meM paMcaparameSThI kI pratiSThApanA huI thii| paMcaparameSThI, pati va dharma inake alAvA sItAjI ke hRdaya meM kisI anya vastu ke lie koI sthAna nahIM thA / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ T rAvaNa dvArA kie upasargAdi sarva vRttAnta jAnakara prAtaHkAla meM vibhISaNa sItA ke samIpa Akara bolA, "he bhadre ! Apa kauna haiM ? kisakI strI ho ? kahA~ se AI ho ? Apako yahA~ para kauna lAyA hai? Apa niHzaMka, nirbhaya hokara mujhase samasta bAta khie| maiM parasvI ke lie sahodara samAna huuN|" taba sItAjI ne use apane zaizava se lekara apaharaNa taka sabhI bAteM niSkapaTa bhAva se kahI phira vibhISaNa rAvaNa se milakara bolA, "bhrAtA ! hamAre kula kA kSaya aba nizcita hai| kyA Apako usa jJAnI ke kathana kA vismaraNa huA, jisane bharI sabhA meM Apase kahA thA ki dazaratha va janaka rAjA kI saMtAne Apake mRtyu kA nimitta baneMgI ?" jaba taka rAma apane anujasameta yahA~ Akara laMkA kA vidhvaMsa na kareM, Apa sItAjI ko sammAnasahita rAma ko lauTA diijiye|" kopAyamAna hokara rAvaNa bolA, "he kAyara! kyA tuma mere bhujAbala va parAkrama se aparicita hai ? sAma, dAma, daMDa, bheda nItiyoM kA viniyoga karake maiM sItA ko apanI patnI banAkara hI rahU~gA / yahA~ Ane vAle rAma-lakSmaNa to yamarAja kA bhakSya baneMge / " bibhISaNa ne kahA, "vidhi kI lIlA vicitra hai / anyathA dazaratha rAjA kA maiMne vadha kiyA, isake uparAMta bhI vaha jIvita hai| isa satya kA kyA spaSTIkaraNa saMbhava hai ? honI ko koI bhI TAla nahIM sakatA, yaha satya hai| Apa svaghAta to kareMge hI, paraMtu bhaviSya meM AnevAlI apanI pIThiyA~ bhI cirakAla taka niMdA kA viSaya bnegii| maiM ApakA anuja hU~, bhakta ! Apa merI vinati para avazya vicAra kareM" bibhISaNa kI bhAvabhInI vinati ko sunA anasunA kara rAvaNa sItA sameta puSpaka vimAna meM viharane ke lie calA gyaa| usane sItA ko krIDAsthAna, udyAna, upavana, vATikAe~, nirjhara, ratnaparvata, svarga se suMdara ratibhavana Adi dikhaaye| apane rAjavaibhava kA pradarzana kara sItA kA prema prApta karanA usakA hetu thaa| paraMtu satI sItA ke mana meM na kSobha utpanna huA, na anurAga rAvaNa kI vAsanA kA niMdanIya udreka dekhakara vibhISaNa ne kulapradhAnoM ko bulavAkara unake sAtha vicAra vimarza kiyaa| vaha bolA, "he kula pradhAno jisa prakAra ! midhyAdRSTi vyakti sabai dharma ko mAnane ke lie tatpara nahIM hotA, vaise hI vAsanA kA dAsa banA merA bhAI satya kA svIkAra nahIM kara rahA hai hanumAna ityAdi kaI rAjA rAma ke nyAyI pakSa meM haiN| ataH jJAnIdvArA jisakI bhaviSyavANI 57 ho cukI thI, vaha kulakSaya honevAlA hai| kiMtu vartamAna samaya meM hama yogya dizA meM puruSArtha kareM, to kulakSaya TAlA jA sakatA hai|" isa prakAra vicAra-vimarza kara bibhISaNa ne kile para AzAlikA vidyA va yaMtrAdi kA AropaNa karAyA, kyoMki yogya maMtrI apane vicAra rUpI netroM se bhaviSya dekhate haiN| 19 hanumAna - sItA sAkSAtkAra rAma ke pAsa sugrIva isa ora sItA kA viraha sahanA rAma ke lie duSkara bnaa| lakSmaNa, sugrIva ke prAsAda pahu~ce va unheM dhamakAne lage, "apanA kAma nikalavAkara Apa yahA~ nizcita hokara baiThe haiM ? vahA~ vRkSa ke tale baiThe rAma ke lie viraha kA eka dina eka varSa ke samAna ho cukA Ra For Personal & Private Use Only org Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 hai aura Apa yahA~ sukhoM kA upabhoga kara rahe haiM? bhUtakAla meM sItA kI zodha meM jur3a jAnekA vacana kyA Apane nahIM diyA thA? kyA ApakI smaraNazakti kuMThita ho gaI hai ? zIghra uThakara hamAre sAtha caliye, anyathA Apako sAhasagati vidyAdhara kI taraha paralokayAtrA para bhejane ke lie maiM vivaza ho jaauuNgaa|" sugrIva ne lakSmaNa ke caraNasparza kara kSamAyAcanA kI va satvara apane subhaToM ko sItA kI zodha hetu nikalane kI AjJA dii| ve dvIpa, sAgara, parvata, bhUgarbha meM sItA ke zodha ke lie ravAnA hue| sugrIva svayaM kaMbudvIpa pahu~ce / dUra se sugrIva ko Ate dekhakara ratnajaTI ne vicAra kiyA ki kyA rAvaNa ne merI vidyAoM kA haraNa karane ke pazcAt sugrIva ko merI hatyA ke lie bhejA hai? ratnajaTI ke bhaya kA kAraNa yaha thA ki pahale sugrIva rAvaNa ke pakSa meM thaa| itane meM to sugrIva ne unake samIpa Akara kahA, "mujhe Ate hue dekhakara Apa mere svAgata ke lie uThe kyoM nahIM? AkAzagAmI vidyA ke jJAtA Aja Alasya kA zikAra kaise bane ?" uttara meM ratnajaTI ne kahA, "na maiM Alasya kA zikAra banA hU~, na apanA Atithya dharma bhUlA hU~, paraMtu rAma kI patnI sItA kA apaharaNa kara jaba rAvaNa puSpaka vimAna meM laMkA jA rahA thA, taba sItA ko usase mukta karane ke lie maiMne rAvaNa se yuddha kiyA, taba usane merI samasta vidyAe~ mujhase china lii| taba se mujhapara bhaya kA sAyA satata ma~DarA rahA hai| isa bhaya se kaise mukti pAU~ inhIM vicAro se sAMprata trasta ho cUkA huuN| ataH Apako Ate hue dekhakara maiM khaDA nahIM huA, isake lie kSamA cAhatA huuN|" sugrIva dvArA ratnajaTI ko rAma ke pAsa lAnA udArahRdaya sugrIva ne unheM kSamA kiyaa| donoM satvara rAmacaMdrajI ke samIpa A ge| ratnajaTI ne rAma ko praNAma kiyA va sItAharaNa kI samasta hakIkata unheM kaha dii| rAma ne unheM AnaMdapUrvaka AliMgana diyaa| apahRta sItA kI manodazA ke bAre meM rAma ne bAraMbAra ratnajaTI se prazna kie| unhoMne bhI sItA ke krodha, nirAzA evaM rudana kA vistRta varNana rAma ke samakSa kiyaa| sItA ke apaharaNa kA samAcAra milate hI sItA ke anuja bhAmaMDala evaM pAtAlalaMkA ke adhipati virAdha, apanI apanI senAe~ lekara rAmacaMdrajI ke pAsa aae| rAma ne sugrIva, bhAmaMDala Adi se pRcchA kI ki, "rAkSasa rAvaNa kI laMkApurI yahA~ se kitane aMtara para sthita hai ?" subhaToM ne kahA, "laMkA cAhe sudUra ho yA samIpa, isase kAryasiddhi nahIM honevAlI, kyoMki balazAlI mAyAvI rAvaNa ke samakSa hama tRNasamAna haiN| hamameM se koI bhI rAvaNa ko harAne ke lie sakSama nahIM hai|" rAma ne kahA, "jaya, parAjaya to dUra kI bAta hai, Apa kevala itanA hI batA deM ki laMkA kahA~ hai ? rAvaNa ke subhaToM ko hI kyA, rAvaNa ko bhI parAsta karane ke lie paryApta zakti akele mere For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anuja lakSmaNa meM hai| vaha akelA hI sItA ko mukta karA sakatA hai| lakSmaNa turaMta bole, "kauna hai yaha rAvaNa jisane siyAra kI bhA~ti kapaTa kiyA hai ? kahA~ hai vaha rAvaNa jisane kSAtradharma ko kalaMkita kiyA hai ? maiM to usakA mastaka cheda kara kSAtradharma ko punaH prakAzamaya banAU~gA / Apa samasta kevala isa mahAnATya ke sAthI baneMge !"" jAMbavAnajI ne lakSmaNa se kahA, "Apa akele hI yaha kara sakate haiM kiMtu anaMtavIrya muni ne hameM batAyA hai ki jo koTIzilA uThAegA, vaha hI rAvaNa kI hatyA kregaa| ataH Apa hamAre sAtha caleM va eka bAra koTIzilA uThAkara hameM pratIti krvaaiiye|" jAMbavAnajI kI bAta lakSmaNa ne svIkArI va ve AkAzamArga se lakSmaNa ko koTIzIlA ke samIpa le aaye| lakSmaNa ne eka latA ki bhA~ti koTIzilA apane bhujAoM meM utthaaii| isake bAda jAMbavAnajI lakSmaNa ke sAtha punaH kiSkiMdhApurI pdhaare| eka vRddha puruSa ne kahA ki, "yuddha meM prANahAni evaM vittahAni aTala hai / ataH jahA~ taka ho sake, yuddha ko TAlanA cAhiye nItikAroM kA kahanA hai ki yuddha ke pUrva eka saMdezavAhaka dUta ko zatrupakSa meM bhejanA caahiye| yadi saMdezavAhaka se hI prayojana siddha ho jAtA hai to yuddha ke AraMbha kA kyA prayojana hai ? hama bhI eka dUta laMkA bhejeM, vaha dUta sabase pahale vibhISaNa ke sAtha maMtraNA karegA, kyoMki rAkSasa vaMza kA hote hue bhI vibhISaNa nItivAna hai| vaha sItAjI kI mukti karAne ke lie rAvaNa ko samajhA sakatA hai| yadi rAvaNa usakI bAta nahIM mAnatA haiM, . to saMbhava hai ki vaha hamAre pakSa meM A jAe~ / " vRddha puruSa ke sUcanAnusAra sugrIva ne rAma kI anumati lekara zrIbhUtidvArA hanumAnajI ko bulAyA / sugrIva kA saMdeza milate hI hanumAnajI tvarita kiSkiMdhApurI padhAre sugrIva ne rAmacaMdrajI se kahA, "pavanaMjaya ke putra hanumAna atula balazAlI evaM vinayazIla haiM Apatti ke samaya ye sadaiva mere mitra rahe haiN|" sumitra ke viSaya meM zAstrakAroM ne kahA hai 1 zucitvaM tyAgitA zauryaM sAmAnyaM sukhaduHkhayoH / dAkSiNyaM cAnuraktizca satyatA ca suhRdguNAH / 59 pavitratA, tyAga, zaurya, samatva, dAkSiNyatA, anurAga aura satya, sumitra ke guNa haiN| hanumAnajI meM ye sAre guNa ekatrita hue haiN| sItA kI zodha ke lie inase jyAdA yogya koI nahIM hai| ataH Apa inheM hI laMkAgamana kA Adeza diijiye| hanumAnajI ne uttara meM kahA, "maiM to eka sAdhAraNa vAnara hU~, kiMtu vAnararAja sugrIva ko mere prati pragADha sneha hone ke kAraNa ve akAraNa merI stuti kara rahe haiN| unakI senA meM mujha samAna hI nahIM, kiMtu mujhase bar3hakara zaktizAlI anekAneka subhaTa haiN| yadyapi Apa Adeza dete haiM, to maiM sattvara laMkAgamana kara samasta rAkSasa vaMza ko uThAkara Apake samakSa lAU~ ? athavA usa rAkSasarAja ko baMdhugaNa sameta uThA lAU~ ? athavA rAvaNa kA saparivAra vadha kara sItAjI ko le AU~ ?" Gujar For Personal & Private rAmadvArA hanumAnajI ko aMguThI DILIC SONI telibrat Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 rAmacaMdrajI ne kahA, "mahAbalazAlI hanumAna ke liye kyA asaMbhava hai ? kiMtu aba Apa laMkA jAkara kevala sItA kI zodha kIjie / sItA ke milate hI merI yaha mudrikA unheM dekara kahie ki, he bhadre ! rAma ApakI virahavyathA se pIDita hai, he tanvaMgI ! rAma kevala ApakA ciMtana kara rahe haiN| AtmA kyA apane AvAsa deha se pRthak raha sakatI hai ? to rAma bhI Apake binA kaise jI sakate haiM? he cAruzIle ! merA viyoga asahya hone ke kAraNa kahIM tuma dehatyAga to nahIM karogI? basa kucha samaya ke lie svayaM para saMyama rakhiye / zIghra hI lakSmaNa laMkA AyeMge va rAvaNa kA hanana kara Apako mukta kraaeNge| he kapivara ! mujhe vizvAsa hai kI Apa, merA yaha kAma kareMge hI, kiMtu sItAjI ke saMdeza ke sAtha sAtha yadi Apa unakA cUDAmaNi le AeMge, to merI virahAgni kucha zAMta ho jaaegaa|" hanumAnajI ne kahA, jaba taka maiM punaH lauTakara na AU~, Apa yahIM rhiegaa|" phira rAma ko praNAma kara hanumAnajI ne laMkA kI dizA meM gamana kiyaa| patha meM hanumAna ke mAtAmaha mahendra rAjA kI maheMdranagarI aaii| hanumAnajI ke mana meM vicAra AyA "inhoMne merI nirdoSa mAtA ko OMdezanikAlA dekara anyAya kiyA thaa| Aja maiM usa anyAya kA pratizodha kyoM na lU~ ?" ataH hanumAnajI ne apane mAtAmaha se evaM mAtula prasannakIrti ke sAtha tumula yuddha kiyA va unheM parAjita kara rAma ke pAsa bhejaa| isake pazcAt hanumAna dadhimukha nAmaka dvIpa meM pdhaare| vahA~ do muni kAyotsarga dhyAna meM sthira khar3e the| unake samIpa nirdoSa aMgavAlI evaM vidyAsAdhana meM tatpara tIna kumArikAe~dhyAnamagna thii| vahA~ akasmAt dvIpa meM dAvAnala pragaTa huaa| una pA~ca tapasvI jIvoM ke lie yaha dAvAnala bhayaMkara siddha ho sakatA thA, kiMtu hanumAna ne apane vidyA ke mAdhyama se samudrajala lAkara dAvAnala zAMta kiyA / usI samaya una kanyAoM ko vidyA siddha huii| hanumAna ne una kanyAoM ke pitA gaMdharvarAja nAmaka rAjA ko sainya sameta rAmacaMdrajI ke pAsa bhejaa| JalnEdizanikAlA kA kAraNa jAnane paDhie "eka thI rAjakumArI" For Personal & Private Use Only L A Pary.orgot Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Op AzAlikA vidyA ke mu~ha meM praveza karatA hanumAna apane kula kA vinAza na ho, isake lie bibhISaNa ne kile ke Upara, AzAlikA nAmaka eka vidyA kI sthApanA kI thii| vaha kAlarAtri ke samAna bhayaMkara va usake cAro ora vikarAla jvAlAe~ thii| bhayAnaka sarpa kI bhA~ti phutkAra karatI yaha zakti sadaiva apanA mukha kholakara khar3I rhtii| vaha kisI AgaMtuka ko nagara meM praveza karane nahIM detii| yadi koI nagara meM praveza karane kA prayatna karatA, to vaha use khA jaatii| laMkA kI sImA para hanumAna kA sAmanA usa AzAlikA nAmaka mahAzakti ke saMga huaa| usa zakti ne kahA, "he vAnara tU kahA~ jA rahA hai ? maiM bahuta kSucita huuN| kahIM tujhe vidhi ne merA bhojana banane hetu to yahA~ nahIM bhejA hai ?" ina upahAsajanaka udgAra ke sAtha jaba usa vidyA ne apanA bhayaMkara mukha kholA, taba hanumAna ne apanI gadA sahita usake mukha meM praveza kiyA evaM jisa prakAra kAle ghane meghoM ke madhya se tejasvI sUryabiMba bAhara nikalatA hai, usI prakAra usa mahAbhayaMkara vidyA kA udara cIrakara bAhara nikle| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (1) laMkA suMdarI ke sAtha hanumAna kA yuddha Apa kauna hai ? pitA ke mRtyu ke kAraNa maiM vyartha hI kupita huii| mujhe eka munirAja ne kahA thA ki jo tumhAre pitA ko mAregA, vaha hI tumhArA pati hogaa| ataH he nAtha ! mere bhAgya se Apa mujhe mile haiN|" hanumAna ne vinayapUrvaka usake sAtha gAMdharvavivAha kiyaa| itane meM sUryAsta huaa| hanumAnajI laMkA kI ora cala die| laMkA ke irdagirda jo saMrakSaka kilA banA thA, use hanumAna ne miTTI ke pAtra kI bhA~ti eka hI kSaNa meM toDa diyaa| kile ke TUTane kI AvAja se kile ke rakSaka vajramukha ne sakrodha hanumAnajI para AkramaNa kiyaa| hanumAna ne eka kSaNa meM use mAra diyaa| rakSaka vajamukha kI kanyA laMkAsuMdarI apane pitA ke mRtyu ke kAraNa atyaMta kupita huii| usane bhI hanumAna para AkramaNa kiyaa| usane hanumAnajI ke zarIra para bAra-bAra gadAprahAra kie| hanumAna ne apane gadAprahAra se usake zastroM kA cUrNa banA diyaa| acAnaka usa rAkSasakanyA ke krodha kA sthAna Azcarya evaM lajjA ne liyaa| vaha bolI, "he vIra! (2) bibhISaNa ke mahala meM hanumAna prAtaH unhoMne laMkA meM praveza kiyaa| ve bibhISaNa ke prAsAda gae / vibhISaNa ne unakA AdarasatkAra kiyA va Agamana kA kAraNa puuchaa| taba hanumAna ne unase kahA, "Apake jyeSTha bhrAtAne satI sItA 106009 400ODCY ARipapadGO-OPE LEADEEEEEEE anAAAAAA kaechachachA loan Edupligunguinomy & Private Use ON Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA apaharaNa kiyA hai| ataH Apase anurodha hai ki apane bhrAtA ko samajhAkara sItAjI ko mukta krvaaiiye| rAma kI patnI kA apaharaNa kevala isa bhava meM hI nahIM, apitu paraloka meM va bhaviSyakAlIna bhavoM meM bhI duHkhadAyI hogaa|" bibhISaNa ne kahA "he rAmabhakta ! ApakA kathana satya hI hai| maiMne svayaM apane bhrAtA se isa viSaya meM anurodha kiyA thA, paraMtu "vinAzakAle viparIta buddhi" unhoMne merI mA~ga asvIkAra kii| paraMtu aba maiM punaH prayatna kruuNgaa| yaha prazna mere bhAI ke ahaMkAra kA nahIM, apitu laMkA ke astitva kA hai|" GC CIALA DO Tajal PILIPS sItAjI kA rAma kI mudrikA dekhakara sAzcarya harSa vibhora honA bibhISaNa ke prAsAda se nikalakara hanumAnajI devaramaNa udyAna meM gaye / azoka vRkSa ke tale unhoMne sItA ko dekhA, unakI bikharI rukhI laTeM gAloM para laTaka rahI thii| netroM se avirata bahatA jala mAno dharitrI kA prakSAlana kara rahA thaa| satata ikkIsa dina ke anazana (upavAsa) se unakA zarIra kRza evaM mukha mlAna ho cukA thaa| paraMtu unakA vajranirdhAra abAdhita thaa| yadyapi unakA mukha himapIDita kamalinI-sA mlAna thA, paraMtu netra agnizikhA kI bhA~ti dahaka rahe the| nizcala baiThI haI sItAjI yoginI ke samAna dIkha rahI thii| unakA dhyAna rAma para keMdrita thaa| yaha dRzya dekhakara hanumAnajI, mana hI mana meM kahane lage, "vAstava meM ye to mahAsatI haiN| inake viraha se rAmacaMdrajI ko jo maraNaprAya pIDA ho rahI hai, vaha bhI svAbhAvika hai| isa apaharaNa ke kAraNa rAvaNa do prakAra se daMDita honevAlA hai, eka zrIrAma se va dUsarA apane bhayaMkara pApakarma se" isake pazcAt adRzya hokara hanumAnajI ne sItAjI ke A~cala meM rAmacaMdrajI kI mudrikA rakha dii| mudrikA dekhate hI sItAjI harSa-vibhora ho gii| sItAjI kI mukhamudrA para harSa dekhate hI trijaTA ne rAvaNa taka ye samAcAra pahu~cA die| "Aja taka jisa sItA kI mukhamudrA mlAna evaM duHkhI thI, usa para acAnaka AnaMdabhAva prakaTa huA hai| nizcita hI use rAma kA vismaraNa ho gayA hai|" yaha sunakara rAvaNa ne punaH eka bAra maMdodarI ko sItA se milane ke lie khaa| dobArA rAvaNa kI paTTarAnI satI maMdodarI, apane hI pati kI dUtI banakara devaramaNa udyAna gii| unhoMne sItA se kahA, "mahAzaktizAlI rAvaNa aizvarya evaM suMdaratA kA saMgama hai| ApakA lAvaNya bhI advitIya hai| durdaivavazAt abhI bhI Apa paraspara prema se vaMcita hai| ApakA AnaMdita mukhAraviMda dekhakara mujhe lagatA hai ki aba Apa donoM kA bhAgyodaya honevAlA hai| Apa laMkApati ke prema ko svIkRti kyoM nahIM detI?" yadi Apa Aja aisA karegI, to maiM evaM anya rAniyA~ AjIvana dAsI banakara ApakI sevA kreNgii| Jair Education inte DILIPRONI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI pratIti ho jAegI ki maiM Apase milA thaa|" 64 krodha se tilamilAtI sItA ne kahA, "he pApini! he durmukhI ! tumhAre pati kA mukha dekhanA bhI pApa hai aura tumhArA mukha dekhanA to usase bhI bar3hakara mahApApa hai| yahA~ se calI jaao| alpasamaya meM hI tuma mujhe apane pati ke samIpa dekhogii| khara, dUSaNa kI jo gati huI hai, vaha aba tumhAre pati kI hogii| tumhAre pati ke gale meM yamapAza bA~dhane ke lie mere devara lakSmaNa zIghra hI A rahe haiN|" isa taraha sItAdvArA tiraskRta maMdodarI vahA~ se uThakara svasthAna ke lie ravAnA ho gii| yaha vRttAMta sunakara pramudita sItA ne hanumAna ke atyaMta Agraha se apane ikkIsa divasIya anazana vrata kA pAraNA kiyaa| unhone hanumAna se kahA, "yaha merA cUDAmaNi, jise mere prANanAtha ne maMgavAyA thaa| ise lekara Apa zIghra yahA~ se prasthAna kiijiye| anyathA yahA~ upadrava kI saMbhAvanA hai|" - hanumAjI ne muskarAkara kahA "mAtA ! vAtsalyavaza Apa isa prakAra bola rahI haiN| trijagat ke jetA rAma-lakSmaNa kA maiM sevaka huuN| apanI samasta senA sameta bhI rAvaNa mere samakSa tRNavat hai| he svAmIni! yadi Apa Adeza deM, to maiM sainyasahita rAvaNa kA parAbhava kara, Apako apane kaMdhoM para biThAkara apane svAmI rAma ke pAsa le jAU~?" sItAjI ne kahA, "vatsa ! Apa ThIka kaha rahe haiM, kiMtu svecchApUrvaka anya puruSa kA sparza satI ke lie ucita nahIM hai| ataH Apa zIghra dazarathanaMdana kI ora prasthAna kIjie, jisase ve prayatnazIla baneMge" hanumAna ne kahA, "ApakA Adeza zirodhArya hai, kiMtu calate calate ina mUrkha rAkSasa vaMziyoM ke samakSa zaktipradarzana isake pazcAt hanumAnajI sItA ke samakSa dRzyamAna hokara, baddhAMjalI mudrA meM sthira khar3e hue, va kahane lage, "he devI, maiM rAmasevaka hanumAna huuN| rAmacaMdrajI evaM unake anuja lakSmaNa sakuzala to haiM, kiMtu rAmacaMdra kI manodazA Apake virahAgni ke kAraNa asvastha hai| rAmacaMdrajI kI AjJA se maiM unakI mudrikA lekara ApakI zodha karate karate yahA~ AyA huuN| zIghra hI maiM yahA~ se punaHprasthAna kruuNgaa| mere lauTate hI rAmacaMdra evaM lakSmaNa senAsameta zatruvinAza karane yahA~ pdhaareNge|" ye samAcAra sunate hI sItAjI ke netroM se AnaMda ke A~sU bahane lge| ve bolI "he mahAbalI ! Apa kauna hai ? itanA athAga sAgara Apane kaise lA~ghA ? lakSmaNa sameta mere prANanAtha aba kahA~ hai ? Apane unheM kahA~ va kaba dekhA thA ? ve kisa taraha kAla vyatIta kara raheM haiM?" SALANATA DILIPS hanumAnajI ne zAMtipUrvaka unase kahA, "maiM pavanaMjaya va aMjanAsuMdarI kA putra huuN| AkAzagAminI vidyA ke mAdhyama se maiM vizAla jaladhi laaNghpaayaa| kiSkiMdhAnagarI meM lakSmaNa sameta Apake prANanAtha haiN| apanI mAtA se bichaDe hue gAya ke bacaDe kI taraha lakSmaNa Apake viyoga se pIDita haiM va niraMtara AkAza kI ora zUnya najara se tAkate rahate haiN| unake hRdaya meM tanika bhI zAMti evaM AnaMda kI anubhUti nahIM hai / Apake anuja bhAmaMDala evaM pAtAlalaMkA ke adhipati virAdha apanI apanI senA sameta rAmacandrajI ke nikaTa hai| kiSkiMdhAdhipati sugrIva kI preraNA se rAmacaMdrajI ne apanI mudrikA dekara mujhe yahA~ bhejA hai aura ApakA cUDAmaNi maMgavAyA hai| cUDAmaNi dekhakara unheM isa bAta Personal Private se Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karane kI icchA hai| rAvaNa svayaM ko sarvatra vijayavaMta mAnatA hai, anya kisI ke parAkrama ko svIkAratA nahIM hai ataH use rAmacaMdra ke sevaka kA parAkrama batAkara hI jAU~gA" sItAjI ne unheM apanA cUDAmaNi diyA, use lekara ve vasuMdharA ko kaMpAyamAna karane lage / devaramaNa udyAna kI toDaphoDa isake pazcAt vanya hastI kI taraha unhoMne devaramaNa ke vidhvaMsa kA AraMbha kiyaa| azoka vRkSa, bakula vRkSa, AmravRkSa, maMdAravRkSa, kadalIvRkSa Adi ukhAr3akara itastataH kara unhoMne devaramaNa udyAna meM hAhAkAra mcaayaa| kolAhala sunate hI rAvaNa ke niyukta dvArapAla vahA~ Ae, unake hAtho meM mudgara the| jaba ve hanumAnajI ke zarIra para prahAra karane kI ceSTA karane lage, taba unhoMne samUla ukhAr3e hue vRkSoM se rAkSasoM para prahAra kiyaa| parAkramI puruSa cAhe niHzastra ho, akelA ho yA vipadAoM se ghirA ho, vaha calAyamAna nahIM hotaa| Ja Education International ko vIrasya manasvinaH svaviSayaH ko vA videzastathA / dezaM zrayate tameva kurute bAhupratApArjitam // yadaMSTrAnakhalAMgulapraharaNaH siMho vanaM gaahte| tasminnaiva hata dvipendrarudhiraistRSNAM chinattyAtmanaH // kitane hI subhaToM ne rAvaNa ke samakSa jAkara use saMpUrNa vRttAMta sunAyA, taba rAvaNa ne apane putra akSayakumAra ko hanumAna ko mAra dene kA Adeza diyaa| donoM kA tumula yuddha huaa| aMtameM akSayakumAra mArA gyaa| akSayakumAra ke bAda usakA anuja iMdrajita vahA~ aayaa| usake sabhI zastrAstra hanumAnajI kI vajrakAyA para niSphala hone lage, aMta meM krodhAveza meM Akara usane hanumAna para nAgapAza kA prayoga kiyaa| kautukavazAt hanumAnajI una pAzo meM baddha ho ge| phira sainika unheM rAvaNa ke pAsa le gye| rAvaNa ne kahA, "he vAnara ! tumhArI buddhi bhraSTa ho gaI hai kyA ? rAma aura lakSmaNa to vanavAsI haiN| phalAhArI, malina vastradhArI aura kuTiyA nivAsI ve donoM tuma para tuSTa bhI hote haiM, to tumheM kyA nihAla kara deMge ? maMdabuddhi hanumAna ! unake vacana sunakara tuma kyoM apane prANa ga~vAne ke lie taiyAra ho gae ? tuma mere bhUtakAlIna sevaka ho aura zatru ke dUta ho, ataH tuma avadhya ho|" rAvaNa kA kahanA sunate hI hanumAna ne kahA, "maiM tumhArA sevaka kaba thA ? aura tuma mere svAmI kaba se ho ? apanI AvazyakatAnusAra tuma hameM sahAyatA ke lie bulAte the va hama tumhArI sahAyatA karate the| mere pitA pavanaMjaya ne tumheM va tumhAre bahanoI khara ko varuNa ke baMdhana se chuDAyA thaa| varuNa ke putroM ke krodha se maiMne hI tumhArI rakSA kI thii| paraMtu aba tuma sahAyatA ke lie yogya nahIM ho, kyoMki tumane paradArA haraNa kA pApa kiyA hai| tumase bAta karanA bhI mere lie pApa hai| kyA tumhAre parivAra meM aisA koI vyakti hai, jo tumheM parAkramI lakSmaNa se bacA sake ? rAma kI bAta to dUra rahI / " yaha sunakara krodha se kaMpAyamAna rAvaNa ne pralApa kiyA, "eka to tuma hamAre zatru ke pakSa meM gae ho, ataH tuma bhI hamAre zatru ho, yadyapi dUta ko mArA nahIM jAtA, paraMtu anucita bolane vAle dUta ko daMDa jarUra diyA jAtA hai| he adhama ! tumheM to gadhe para ArUDha karAkara laMkA ke pratyeka mArga meM logoM kI bhIDa samakSa ghUmAyA jAyegA / " krodha se kopAyamAna hanumAna ne kamalanAla kI bhA~ti nAgapAza tor3a die aura vidyullekhA kI taraha lapakakara rAvaNa ke mukuTa para pAdaprahAra kara use cUra cUra kara DAlA / atikrodha se unmatta rAvaNa, "isa adhama ko Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66 pakar3o... pakar3o... mAra DAlo" cillAtA rahA, paraMtu hanumAna kA raudrasvarUpa dekhakara koI bhI rakSaka unake samIpa jAne kA sAhasa na kara paayaa| hanumAna ne pAdaprahAra kara laMkA ke atyucca prAsAda, haveliyA~, aTariyA~ bhI cUrNacUrNa kara dii| phira kiSkiMdhApurI phuNce| rAma ko praNAma kara unhoMne sItAjI kA cUDAmaNi unako arpaNa kiyaa| cUDAmaNi 20 rAma evaM unake subhaTa aba laMkAvijaya ke lie ravAnA ho ge| rAste meM velaMdhara nagara hokara usake rAjA samudra evaM setu ko sAtha lekara rAma suvelagiri aae| vahA~ ke zAsaka haMsaratha kA parAbhava kara vahIM rAma ne apanA asthAyI AvAsa bnaayaa| rAma dhIre dhIre laMkA ke samIpa A pahu~ce haiM, yaha jAnakara hasta, prahasta, mArIca, sAraMga Adi rAvaNa ke subhaTa yuddha ke lie sajja ho ge| rAvaNa ne zaMkhanAda kiyaa| raNabheriyA~ bajane lgii| yuddha prAraMbha vibhISaNa ne ziSTatA kI aMtima ceSTA prAraMbha kii| ve rAvaNa ke samakSa jAkara kahane lage, "he bhrAtA ! parastrI kA apaharaNa dhArmika evaM sAmAjika nItiniyamoM ke viparIta hai| yaha jaghanya kRtya isa janma meM kula kA vinAza va paraloka meM durgati kI prApti karAtA hai| rAma apanI patnI ko prApta karane ke lie padhAre hai| unakA svAgata kIjie, Atithya kIjie va sammAna sahita unheM sItA lauTA diijie| rAma sItA ko lene Aye haiM va unheM lekara hI jaaeNge| yadi Apa sammAnasahita sItAjI ko lauTAte haiM, to anartha ttlegaa| kiMtu yadi Apa rAjahaTha para aDe raheMge, to pralaya hogA, apane kula kA vinAza ho jaaegaa| - vidyAdhara sAhasagati evaM khara kA nAza karane vAle lakSmaNa laMkA meM kyA nahIM kareMge ? isakA kabhI vicAra kiyA hai Apane ? hanumAna to rAma kA sAdhAraNa sevaka hai, kiMtu kyA usakA prabhAva evaM prakopa Apane dekhA nahIM ? Apa iMdra rAjA se adhika dhanavAna hai, kiMtu ApakI laMpaTatA ke kAraNa yaha saba vyaya ho jaaegaa|" dekhate hI rAmacaMdra kA kaMTha gadgad ho gayA, mAno sAkSAt sItAjI hI unake samakSa khar3I ho rAma bAra bAra usa cUDAmaNi ko apanI chAtI se lagAte rahe, phira unhoMne hanumAna ko putra ke samAna AliMgana diyA va mastakAvaghrANa kiyA / isake pazcAt hanumAnajI ne apanI laMkAyAtrA kA rocaka va romaharSaka anubhava saba ko sunaayaa| rAvaNa kucha kahe, isake pUrva iMdrajita kahane lagA, "kAkAzrI! Apa to janma se hI bhIru va kAyara rahe haiN| Apake hI kAraNa hamArA kula dUSita huA hai kyA Apa vAstava meM caMDaparAkramI rAvaNa ke anuja hai ? mere pitAzrI ne iMdra rAjA ko parAjita kara usake rAjya ko jita liyA hai, unakA apamAna karanevAle Apa kyA maranA cAhate haiM ? isake pahale bhI asatya bolakara Apane pitAzrI ko pha~sAyA thaa| Apane to bharI rAjyasabhA meM dazaratha evaM janakavadha karane kI pratijJA kI thI kyA huA ApakI pratijJA kA ? kyoM pUrNa nahIM ho pAyI ApakI pratijJA ? are Apa itane buddhihIna haiM ki mUrti va mAnava ke bIca kyA aMtara hotA hai, yaha bhI samajha nahIM ske| Apa gae to the dazaratha kI hatyA karane, aura kisakI hatyA kI ? mUrti kI....! aura yahA~ asatya bolakara hameM tthgaa| abhI Apa mere vIra pitAzrI ke mana meM rAma kA bhaya nirmANa karane kI ceSTA kara rahe ho| maiM to mAnatA hU~ ki Apa rAma ke hI pakSa meM hai, kadAcit Apa rAma ke guptacara bhI ho sakate haiN| maMtraNA karane kA ApakA koI adhikAra nahIM maMtraNA to AptamaMtriyoM ke sAtha rAjA va svarAjya kI surakSA evaM zubhakAmanA ke lie kI jAtI hai| Apa jaise Apta se to zatru bhalA " bibhISaNa ne kahA "he vatsa iMdrajita maiM to zatru ke pakSa meM nahIM paraMtu putra ke rUpa meM z2arUra tuma hI zatru ho| tumhAre pitAzrI kAmAMdha to haiM hI, paraMtu unheM apane bala aura aizvarya kA mithyA abhimAna bhI hai| unakA samarthana karanevAle tuma kulavinAza ke lie uttaradAyI banoge / tuma abhI bAlaka ho, kyA tuma jAnate ho ki tuma kitane bar3e vinAza ko nimaMtraNa de rahe ho ?" phira usane rAvaNa se kahA, "apane duzcaritra ke kAraNa Apa kA patana hogA aura ApakA yaha putra usa patana meM Apake sAtha hogaa|" yaha sunate hI rAvaNa kA krodhAgni prajvalita huA va usane apanA khaDga utthaayaa| bibhISaNa bhI bhauMheM caDhAkara hAtha meM eka staMbha lekara apanI rakSA karane ke lie khar3A huaa| kiMtu kuMbhakarNa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ va iMdrajita ne madhyasthI karake donoM ko pRthak kiyaa| taba rAvaNa ne kahA, "are, zvAna va sUkara bhI apane annadAtA ke upakAroM ko nahIM bhUlate aura sadA sarvadA unakA sAtha dete haiN| tuma apane jyeSTha bhrAtA ke upakAroM ko bhUla gae ! tuma to zvAna sUkaroM se bhI gae bIte ho.... cale jAo yahA~ se! mujhe na tumhArI sahAyatA cAhiye, na maMtraNA !" bhrAtA rAvaNa ke yaha kaTu vacana sunakara bibhISaNa rAmacaMdrajI kI tarapha ravAnA ho gyaa| senA sahita bibhISaNa ko apanI ora Ate dekhakara sugrIvAdi subhaTa ciMtita evaM kSubdha bana gae acAnaka vizAla nAmaka vidyAdhara ne kahA, "rAkSasoM meM bibhISaNa dharmAtmA hai| sItA mukti ke lie usake prayatnoM ke kAraNa atyaMta krodhita hokara krUra rAvaNa ne ise nikAla diyA hai| ataH vaha rAmacaMdrajI kI zaraNa meM AyA hai|" rAma ke samIpa Ate hI bibhISaNa rAma ke caraNoM para natamastaka huaa| rAma ne use uThAkara AliMgana diyaa| bibhISaNa ne kahA "apane anyAyI bhrAtA ko tyAgakara maiM ApakI zaraNa meM AyA / bhakta sugrIva kI bhA~ti maiM bhI ApakA AjJAkArI sevaka banane ke lie icchuka huuN|" rAma ne unase 21 rAkSasa subhaToM ke vinAza ko dekhakara rAvaNa krodhapUrvaka yuddha karane lgaa| rAmasenA ke subhaTa rAvaNa ke sAmane yuddha karate karate thaka ge| taba rAma, rAvaNa ke samakSa Ae, kiMtu unheM rokakara bibhISaNa rAvaNa ke samakSa aayaa| usake sAtha dvaMdva AraMbha hote hI rAvaNa bolA, "vAha re vIra! tribhuvanajetA, dazarathanaMdana rAma ne AtmarakSA ke lie kyA tumheM mere samakSa bhejA hai ? tuma rAjadrohI hone se vadhya ho, kiMtu tuma mere sahodara ho, Aja bhI mere mana meM tumhAre prati prema va vAtsalyabhAva jIvita hai, ataH maiM tumhArA vadha nahIM kruuNgaa| kuMbhakarNa, indrajita ityAdi subhaToM ko zatruoM ne jakaDa liyA hai, kiMtu una kAyara rAmalakSmaNa ke lie merA eka hI bANa paryApta hogA, Aja maiM una donoM kA vadha avazya karUMgA, tAki kuMbhakarNAdi vIra mukta ho sakeM" bibhISaNa ne kahA, "rAma Apake sAtha yuddha karane ke lie A hI rahe the, kiMtu maiMne unheM rokA, tAki maiM punaH ekabAra Apase milU~ va isa yuddha kI vyarthatA Apako prakaTa karU~ ! abhI bhI samaya hai| Apa sItAjI ko mukta kiijie| mujhe na mRtyu kA bhaya hai, na rAjya kI 0/ kahA ki, yuddha meM vijaya hone para laMkApurI kI bAgaDaura Apa hI ko saMbhAlanI hogii|" haMsadvIpa meM eka saptAha rahakara rAma, senAsahita vahA~ se laMkA ke lie ravAnA ho ge| ve laMkA kI sImA para phuNce| rAvaNa bhI apane sainya ke sAtha sImA para A phuNcaa| donoM senAoM meM tumula yuddha huA / rAma ke subhaTa nala ne hasta ko, nIla ne prahasta ko evaM hanumAna ne vajrodara ko mAra ddaalaa| yuddha meM aneka subhaTa yamarAja ke zikAra bana gye| phira kuMbhakarNa va sugrIva yuddhabhUmi meM Aye / sugrIva ne kuMbhakarNa ko uThAkara bhUmipara paTaka diyaa| taba rAvaNa ne yuddhapraveza kiyaa| kiMtu iMdrajita ne use rokA va svayaM sugrIva ke sAtha laDane lgaa| meghavAhana bhAmaMDala ke sAtha laDa rahA thaa| iMdrajita va meghavAhana, sugrIva evaM bhAmaMDala ko nAgapAza meM bA~dhane lge| rAma ne mahAlocana deva kA smaraNa kiyaa| deva ne prasanna hokara rAma ko siMhaninAdA zakti, musala va ratha pradAna kiyaa| lakSmaNa ko gAruDI vidyA evaM ratha pradAna kiyA / lakSmaNa ko gAruDI vidyAsameta dekhate hI sugrIva va bhAmaMDala, nAgapAzoM se mukta hue| rAma kI senA meM utsAha kA vAtAvaraNa phailaa| lakSmaNa ghAyala lAlasA / maiM anyAya va apakIrti se bacane ke lie rAma ke pakSa meM gayA hU~ / Apa mere bhrAtA haiM, ataH mere lie sadA pUjanIya haiN| jyeSTha bhrAtA kI hatyA kA sAkSI banane kI mujhe icchA nahIM hai| yadi Apa isa kSaNa sItA ko mukta karate haiM, to maiM isI kSaNa Apa ke pAsa Akara ApakA kiMkara banakara zeSa jIvana vyatIta karU~gA! Apase yaha bAta kahane ke lie hI maiM isa sthAnapara AyA hU~, anya kisI bhI kAraNa se nahIM / " atikrodha ke kAraNa rAvaNa kI sadasadviveka buddhi kSINa ho cukI thii| usane sakrodha dhanuSya kA TaMkAra kiyA va bibhISaNa ke sAtha yuddha kA AraMbha kiyaa| una rAkSasasahodaroM ke prahAroM se dharatI kaMpAyamAna hone lgii| * aba rAvaNa ne dharaNendra dvArA dI gaI amoghavijayA nAmaka vidyA zakti hAtha meM dhAraNa kii| dhak dhag zabdoM ke sAtha prajvalita vaha zakti vanAgni jaisI bhISaNa thii| tar3a-taD AvAja karatI isa zakti kI agnizikhAe~ mAno tribhuvana ko svAhA karane ke lie apanI asaMkhya jihvAe~ lapalapA rahI thii| rAvaNa, aSTApadatIrtha para bhakti kara rahe the| acAnaka unake vINA kA tAra TUTa gayA, ataH unhoMne apane bhujA kI nasa nikAla kara usa para jor3a dI dharaNendra deva ne unakI prabhubhakti se prasanna hokara unheM yaha amoghavijayA vidyA bheTa dI thii| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 05 MER rAvaNa aura lakSmaNa kA yuddha sItA bhI isa durghaTanA kA samAcAra milate behoza ho gii| jala chIMTakane para ve hoza meM Akara vilApa karane lgii| itane meM avalokinI vidyA ke eka jJAtA ne sItA ko yaha kahakara Azvasta banAyA ki, "kala prAtaH lakSmaNa punaH svastha ho jaaeNge|" vibhISaNa ke zarIra meM yaha zakti sahane kA sAmarthya nahIM thaa| ataH rAma ne lakSmaNa se kahA, "he anuja ! apanA Azrita bibhISaNa isa amoghavijayA zakti ke prayoga se mArA jA rahA hai, satvara jAkara usakI rakSA kro|" lakSmaNa tvarita rAvaNa se yuddha karane ke lie khaDe ho gae / rAvaNa ne unase kahA, "maiMne yaha zakti tumheM mArane ke lie grahaNa nahIM kI hai, kiMtu rAjadrohI, vaMzadrohI, mAtRbhUmidrohI vibhISaNa kA vadha karane ke lie grahaNa kI hai| yadi tuma usakI rakSA karanA cAhate ho, athavA usake lie prANatyAga karanA cAhate ho, to tumheM maranA hI iSTa hogaa|" rAvaNa ne isa prakAra lakSmaNa ke mana meM bhaya nirmANa kA yatna kiyA, paraMtu lakSmaNa apane nizcaya para ar3aga rhe| aMta meM rAvaNa ne vaha caMDazakti lakSmaNa para choDa dii| bhAmaMDala, sugrIva, nala, nIla, hanumAna va anya subhaToM ne apane astroMdvArA usa zakti ko chedane ke lie prayAsa kiye, kiMtu ve saba niSphala rahe aura usa zakti ne lakSmaNa ke vakSa para prahAra kiyaa| tatkAla lakSmaNa mUrchita ho ge| yahA~ bibhISaNa ne rAma se kahA ki, "isa zaktidvArA tADita manuSya prAyaH eka rAtri taka hI jIvita raha sakatA hai| ataH pratighAta ke liye maMtra, taMtrAdi kA prayoga Avazyaka haiN|" itane meM koI rAmasainika, eka vidyAdhara ko lakSmaNa ke samIpa laayaa| usa vidyAdhara ne kahA, "merA anubhava yaha hai ki bharata ke mAtula droNamegha kI putrI vizalyA ke snAnajala se yaha zakti avazya naSTa ho jAegI, kyoMki usane pUrvajanma meM kaThora tapa kiyA thaa|" yaha sunate hI rAmacaMdra ne bhAmaMDala, hanumAna evaM aMgada ko ayodhyA jAkara bharata ke sAtha droNamegha kI rAjadhAnI kautukamaMgala nagara jAne kA Adeza diyaa| rAmacaMdra kI AjJA ke anusAra ve ayodhyA pahu~ce / bharata unheM lekara kautukamaMgala Ae va droNamegha se anurodha kiyA ki ve apanI putrI vizalyA ko unake sAtha laMkA jAne kI anumati deN| droNamegha se kisI naimittika ne kahA thA ki vizalyA kA vivAha dazarathaputra lakSmaNa ke sAtha hogaa| isalie unhoMne satvara vizalyA ko unake sAtha jAne kI anumati dii| zrI rAmacaMdrajI ke subhaTa phira ayodhyA ge| vahA~ bharata ko chor3akara ve rAma ke pAsa aae| krodhita rAma ne rAvaNa para AkramaNa kiyA va pA~ca bAra use rathahIna banA diyaa| rAvaNa ne socA- usa amoghazakti ke prahAra se lakSmaNa to jI nahIM pAe~ge aura apane anuja kI mRtyu se vihvala rAma usI rAtri, prANatyAga kreNge| ataH yuddha karane kA aba koI prayojana nahIM hai| itane meM sUryAsta huA aura rAvaNa punaH laMkA lauttaa| yuddhabhUmi se rAma apane chAvanI meM lautte| bhUmi para par3e lakSmaNa ko dekhakara rAma svayaM behoza ho gye| sugrIva Adi subhaToM ne jyoMhI jala chIMTakA, rAma hoza meM Aye va vilApa karane lge| vahA~ laMkA meM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizalyA dvArA zakti se ghAyala lakSmaNa ko svastha karanA jyohi vizalyA ne lakSmaNa ko apane hAtha se sparza kiyA, diijiye|" use choDate hI vaha adRzya ho gyii| vizalyAne lakSmaNa ko tyoMhi amoghavijayA zakti ne lakSmaNa ke zarIra ko choDa diyaa| itane dUsarI bAra sparza kiyaa| isake pazcAt gozIrSa caMdana Adi se vilepana meM hanumAnajI ne use pakaDA, taba usane kahA, "maiM prajJapti mahAvidyA kiyaa| lakSmaNajI ke zarIra para jitane ghAva hue the, ve saba bhara gae aura kI bhaginI huuN| dharaNendra ne mujhe rAvaNa ko sauMpA thaa| mujhe rAmalakSmaNa ke lakSmaNa isa taraha uThe jaise abhI abhI nidrAtyAga kiyA ho| rAmacaMdrajI sAtha koI vaira nahIM hai| jisa vyakti para mujhe choDA ho, use mRtyu ke ne unheM gale se lagAyA aura vizalyA kI saMpUrNa hakIkata khii| vizalyA nagarI meM pahu~cAnA merA kAma hai| maiM apanA kAma yathAyogya kara rahI thI, kA snAnajala lakSmaNa evaM samasta ghAyala sainikoM para chITaMkA gyaa| paraMtu vizalyA ke tapaHzakti-sAmarthya ko sahane kI zakti mujha meM nahIM rAmacaMdra kI AjJAnusAra ekasahasra kanyAoM ke sAtha lakSmaNa kA vivAha hai| ataH maiM lakSmaNa kA zarIra choDakara jA rahI huuN| mujhe jAne vizalyA ke sAtha saMpanna huaa| 22 bahurUpI rAvaNa kI lakSmaNa dvArA mRtyu kI anujJA deMge, to maiM Apako merA AdhA sAmrAjya evaM tIna sau kanyAe~ duuNgaa|" dUsare dina mahAyoddhA lakSmaNa ko yuddhabhUmi meM dekhakara ciMtita rAvaNa bolA, "aba maiM kuMbhakarNAdi vIroM ko kaise mukta karavA sakU~gA ?" rAvaNa ke maMtriyoM ne kahA- "svAmin ! aba sItAjI kI mukti ke alAvA koI anya vikalpa hamAre pAsa nahIM hai| anyathA Apake sahodara kuMbhakarNa evaM Atmaja yuvarAja iMdrajita kI mukti asaMbhava hai| yadi Apa rAma kA anusaraNa nahIM kareMge, to kula kA vinAza nizcita hai|" rAvaNa ne unakI avajJA kara sAmanta nAmaka eka dUta ko rAmacaMdrajI ke pAsa bhejaa| dUta ko sAma, dAma, daMDa, bheda nItioM ke anusaraNa kA Adeza diyA gayA thaa| dUta ne rAma ko praNAma kara madhuravANI meM kahA, "maiM sAmanta, laMkAdhipati rAvaNa kA dUta huuN| mere svAmI ne kahalavAyA hai ki yadi Apa mere kulajanoM ko mukta kareMge va sItA ko mere pAsa rahane rAmacaMdra ne kahA, "are muDha ! na mujhe rAvaNa ke Adhe sAmrAjya meM rasa hai, na tIna sau kanyAoM meM, yadi Apake svAmI merI patnI satI sItA ko mukta karate haiM, to maiM unake kulajanoM ko mukta kruNgaa|" dUta ne kahA, "eka strI ke lie Apa itanA baDA sAhasa kyoM kara rahe haiM? amoghavijayA zakti se lakSmaNa apane saubhAgya ke kAraNa hI jIvita bace haiN| mere svAmI ke pAsa aisI amoghavijayA jaisI anaMta zaktiyA~ haiN| kyA Apa apane anuja lakSmaNa kI bali punaH mRtyudeva ko caDhAne ke lie utsuka hai ?" lakSmaNa ne krodhapUrvaka kahA, "kyA Apake For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 svAmI rAvaNa ko svazakti va parazakti kA jJAna nahIM hai? vaha itanI dhRSTatA kyoM kara rahA hai ? jAIye va apane svAmI se kahiye, lakSmaNa ne kahA hai, he pramatta mAnava ! dhikkAra hai tujhe ! agara dhairya hai to A, yuddha kara ! maiM lakSmaNa use yamapurI bhejane ke lie utsuka hU~ / he kApuruSa ! kyA rAma-lakSmaNa ke atulya parAkrama ne tere aMtarmana meM itanA bhaya utpanna kiyA hai ki aba tU yuddhavirAma karAne ke lie vivaza ho gayA hai ?" dUta ne samasta vRttAMta kathana karane ke uparAMta rAvaNa ne punaH apane maMtriyoM ke sAtha vicAra vimarza kiyaa| unhoMne punaH rAvaNa se kahA, "yadi Apa sItAjI ko mukta nahIM kareMge, to ApakA evaM samasta rAkSasakula kA vinAza aTala hai|" nirAza hokara rAvaNa ne bahurUpiNI vidyA kI sAdhanA karane kA nirNaya liyaa| jinAlaya meM jAkara usane zrI zAMtinAtha bhagavAna kI anekAneka bhAvavAhI stutioM dvArA prArthanA kii| phira vaha eka ratnazilA para bahurUpiNI sAdhanA ke lie hAtha meM akSamAlA lekara Asanastha huaa| maMdodarI ne yama nAmaka rAkSasa dvArA nagara meM udghoSaNA karavAI "Aja se do dina samasta laMkAnivAsI dharmasAdhanA meM lIna raheM, aisI rAjA kI AjJA hai| yadi koI isa AjJA kA ullaMghana karegA to use mRtyu-daMDa diyA jaaegaa|" guptacara ne isa udghoSaNA kA vRttAMta sugrIva ko sunaayaa| sugrIva ne satvara rAmacaMdrajI se kahA "he kauzalyAnaMdana ! jaba taka rAvaNa ko bahurUpiNI vidyA siddha nahIM hotI, taba taka usakA pratikAra zakya hai| sAdhanA siddhi ke uparAMta hamArA vijaya azakya hai| ataH usakI sAdhanA meM avarodha nirmANa karanA Avazyaka hai- 'zaMThaM prati zAThyaM' karanA hI hamAre lie yogya hai|" kiMtu rAmacaMdra ne kahA, "rAvaNa kuTila hai. kuTilatA usakA svabhAva hai, merA nahIM.. usakI sAdhanA meM avarodha nirmANa karane kI mujhe icchA nahIM hai|" rAvaNa dvArA bahurUpiNI vidyA kI sAdhanA rAmacaMdrajI kA yaha vacana sunakara aMgada Adi subhaTa guptarUpa se rAvaNa ke sAdhanAsthAna para phuNce| vahA~ pahu~cate hI aMgada bole, "he rAvaNa! kyA rAma ke zaurya se tU itanA AtaMkita hai ki aise pAkhaMDa karane ke lie vivaza huA hai| are duSTa ! rAmapatnI satI sItA kA tUne parokSa apaharaNa kiyA hai, aba dekha maiM terI patnI kA apaharaNa terI upasthiti meM hI kara rahA huuN| tere meM sAmarthya ho, to mujhe parAvRtta kara" yaha kahakara usane maMdodarI kA kezakalApa khiMcA va use ghasITane lgaa| maMdodarI karuNa rudana karane lagI, paraMtu rAvaNa apanI sAdhanA meM itanA magna ho cukA thA ki usane apanAzISa taka Upara nahIM kiyaa| DEDICINDI International GRILesonal & Plug Use ON Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 71 itane meM apane teja se nabhomaMDala ko prakAzita karatI bahurUpiNI vidyA vahA~ avatIrNa huI va bolI, "vatsa rAvaNa ! tumhArI sAdhanA siddha ho cukI hai| maiM prasanna huuN| batAo, maiM tumhAre liye kyA karU~? maiM samUce jagata ko vaza kara sakatI huuN| mere samakSa rAma athavA lakSmaNa kevala nAma mAtra hai...." rAvaNa ne kahA, "mAtaH ! Apa sarvazaktimAna haiMkiMtu isa pala mujhe ApakI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| ApAtkAla meM jaba ApakA smaraNa karU~, taba merI sahAyatA ke lie padhAriye, itanI hI vinati hai|" 'tathAstu' kahakara bahurUpiNI vidyA adRzya ho gii| namratApUrvaka samajhAyA hai| aba maiM tere pati kA vadha karuMgA va niyamabhaMga kara tumhAre Upara balAtkAra bhI kruNgaa|" rAvaNa kA yaha darpoktipUrNa bhASaNa sunakara sItA behoza ho gyii| kucha samaya ke pazcAt sItA hoza meM Akara kahane lagI, "rAma va lakSmaNa kI mRtyu ho gaI, to maiM bhI anazana karake prANatyAga kruuNgii|" sItAjI kI bAta sunakara rAvaNa yaha vicAra karane ke lie vivaza huA ki sItAjI kA rAma ke prati prema svAbhAvika hai| ataH sItA ke mana meM mere lie anurAga nirmANa karanA baMjara jamIna meM bIja bone kI hAsyAspada ceSTA hogii| maiMne to apane kula ko bhI kalaMkita kiyA hai| kala prAtaH yuddhabhUmi se rAma-lakSmaNa ko baMdI banAkara lAU~gA aura sItA ko unheM sauMpa duuNgaa| merA yaha karma dhArmika evaM naitika bhI khlvaaegaaN| jaba use aMgadadvArA maMdodarI para kie gae apamAna ke samAcAra mile, taba usane ahaMkArapUrvaka kahA, "yaha aMgada kauna hai ? aba alpa samaya meM usakI mRtyu honevAlI hai" rAvaNa snAnAdi kriyA ke uparAMta devaramaNa bagIce meM gayA va sItA se kahane lagA, "maiMne tumheM anekabAra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 121 72 25 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ HO SS DILIP SONI 8/1999 For Personal & Private Use Only bahurUpiNI vidyA se aneka rAvaNa ke sAtha laDate hue lakSmaNa prAtaH uThate hI bahuta apazakuna hue., phira bhI rAvaNa yuddhabhUmi para gyaa| 73 vahA~ lakSmaNa kA bhImaparAkrama dekhakara bhayabhIta bane rAvaNa ne bahurUpiNI vidyA kA smaraNa kiyaa| acAnaka yuddhabhUmi meM pUrva pazcima, uttara, dakSiNa sabhI dizAoM meM rAvaNa ke rUpa dIkhane lge| hara dizA se bANavRSTi karate hue aneka rAvaNa dekhakara rAma kI senA bhayabhIta huii| lakSmaNa, garuDapara khaDe hokara rAvaNa kI bANavarSA kA pratikAra karane lge| niraMtara calatI unakI zaravarSA ne rAvaNa ko udvigna banA diyaa| ataH rAvaNa ne prativAsudeva ke cinha rUpa sudarzanacakra kA smaraNa kiyA / krodha se Arakta rAvaNa ne AkAza meM gati dekara cakra ko lakSmaNa kI dizA meM pheMkA, kiMtu vaha cakra lakSmaNa kI pradakSiNA kara unake dakSiNa hasta meM AyA, kyoMki lakSmaNa svayaM vAsudeva the vAsudeva para sudarzana cakra prahAra nahIM krtaa| aba rAvaNa ko naimittika ke kathana kA smaraNa hone lgaa| taba bibhISaNa ne eka bAra puna: rAvaNa ko kahA~ "bhAtAzrI ! Apa abhI bhI sItAjI ko sauMpa diijie| isase ApakA vinAza nahIM hogA" paraMtu ahaMkArI rAvaNa ne kahA~ re duSTa cakra niSphala gayA to kyA huA ? maiM apanI eka hI muThThI se lakSmaNa ko khatma kara dU~gA / lakSmaNa ne satvara cakra ko gati dekara rAvaNa ke vakSa para pheMkA aura usa tejasvI cakra ne rAvaNa kI chAtI cIra dii| vizAla vRkSa kI bhA~ti, rAvaNa dharAzAyI ho gyaa| rAmasenA ne jayanAda kiyaa| svarga se devoM ne lakSmaNa para puSpavRSTi kii| maraNoparAMta rAvaNa kA jIva cauthe naraka meM gayA / - Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 23 apane bhrAtA ko dharAzAyI hote dekhakara vibhISaNa zokAvega se saMtapta hokara AtmahatyA karane hI vAle the kiMtu rAma ne rudana karate vibhISaNa ke hAthoM se kaTAra chIna lI vilApa karatI maMdodarI ke sAtha bibhISaNa rAvaNa ke zava ke samIpa ge| rAma evaM lakSmaNa ne unheM AliMgana dekara AzvAsana dete kahA, "yuddha to kSatriya ke lie kSAtra dharma hai va bhIrutA adharma hai| Apake bhrAtA yuyutsu the, unheM vIramaraNa prApta huA hai, kyoMki aMtima kSaNa taka ve vIratApUrvaka yuddha karate rhe| jaba do kSatriyoM ke bIca yuddha hotA hai, taba kisI eka kA mRtyu nizcita hai, paraMtu kSatriya vIratApUrvaka yuddha karate haiM va vIratApUrvaka vIragati pAte haiN| vIragati pAnevAle kSatriya kI prazaMsA devagaNa bhI karate haiM rAvaNa kI mRtyu vIrocita thI aba unakI aMtyeSTi evaM uttarakriyA kiijie|" yaha kahakara rAma ne kuMbhakarNa, iMdrajita, meghavAhana Adi rAvaNasenA ke subhaToM ko baMdhamukta krvaayaa| kuMbhakaraNa Adi kI dIkSA netroM se niraMtara azrudhArAe~ bahAte hue bibhISaNa, kuMbhakarNa, iMdrajita, meghavAhana ne gozIrSa caMdana karpUra Adi sugaMdhI dravyoM se rAvaNa kA agnisaMskAra kiyaa| aMtyeSTi ke pazcAt rAmacaMdra ne una cAroM se kahA, "Apa sabhI milakara apanA yaha sAmrAjya claaiiye| hameM na Apake rAjya kI AvazyakatA hai, na dhana kii| " kiMtu kuMbhakarNAdi vIra va vIrAgaMnA maMdodarI ne kahA, "mRtyu to kSatriya ke jIvana kA eka avibhAjya aMga hai, svajana kA asamaya mRtyu dekhakara hamAre mana meM vairAgya jAgRta huA hai jIvana kSaNika hai, mRtyu nizcita hai, kevala mokSa hI zAzvata hai| hamAre mana meM aba rAjyavaibhava kI lAlasA nahIM rhii| hama to mokSasAdhanA ke lie dIkSA grahaNa karanA cAhate haiN| " Aja hama pratyeka kSaNa mRtyu kA sAkSAtkAra karate haiN| pratyeka dina hama kisI jAne aMjAne vyakti kA mRtyu dekhate haiM, yA usake viSaya meM sunate haiM, para hama yaha nahIM samajhate Aja unake sAtha jo huA hai vaha kala hamAre sAtha hogA - phira kyA ? zAstra meM kahA hai ki, anityAni zarIrANi vibhavo naiva zasvataH / nityaM sannihito mRtyuH kartavya dharmasaMcayaH // , zarIra anitya hai, usakA koI bharosA nahIM, kaba vyadhigrasta bana jaae| vaibhava saMpatti va sattA zAzvata nahIM hai| mRtyu hamezA pAsa meM khar3I haiN| isaliye cAritra dharma kA saMcaya karanA cAhiye arthAt dIkSA lenI caahiye| maraNoparAMta merA kyA hogA ? isake viSaya meM vicAra karane ke lie hamAre pAsa samaya hI kahA~ hai ? bhUkaMpa se, bADha se, durghaTanA se, bamavisphoTa se anaginata loga marate haiM kiMtu hamAre kaThora hRdaya meM vairAgya jAgRta nahIM hotaa| hameM vicAra karanA cAhie ki eka svajana kI asamaya mRtyu ne jinheM dIkSA lene kI preraNA dI, ve kuMbhakarNa, iMdrajita, meghavAhana va maMdodarI kitanI mahAna AtmAe~ thI, dusarI ora hama haiM, jo mRtyu kA raudra tAMDava dekhakara bhI apanI bhogalAlasA ko chor3a nahIM pAte / For Persone voto Ubey ary.org Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kuMbhakarNa Adi kI dIkSA kuMbhakarNAdi subhaToM ke mana meM vairAgya jAgRta huA hI thA, itane meM kusumAyudha nAmaka vATikA meM caturjJAna ke svAmI aprameyabala muni pdhaare| unheM usI sthAna para usI rAtri meM ujvalatama kevalajJAna prApta huA, taba devatAoM ne harSapUrvaka kevalajJAna mahotsava mnaayaa| rAmacandra, lakSmaNa, kuMbhakarNAdi samasta unake darzanArtha aae| indrajita va meghavAhana ne munizrI kI vairAgyapUrNa dezanA sunakara unase apane pUrvabhavoM ke viSaya meM prazna kie| kevalajJAnI munizrI ne unheM pUrvabhava kA saMpUrNa vivaraNa kiyaa| apane pUrvabhavoM kA vRtAnta sunakara unakA vairAgya tIvratama ho gyaa| ataH kuMbhakarNa, iMdrajita, meghavAhana, evaM maMdodarI ne kevalajJAnI munizrI aprameyabala se dIkSA grahaNa kii| 24 rAmacaMdrajI kA laMkApraveza va ayodhyA meM punarAgamana rAma-lakSmaNAdi vIroM ne samArohapUrvaka laMkA meM praveza kiyaa| ve satvara devaramaNa udyAna meM ge| vahA~ sItAjI ko pAkara ve harSa se pulakita hue| lakSmaNa, sugrIva va hanumAna ne satI sItAjI ko sAdara praNAma kiyaa| vahA~ se nikalakara rAma, lakSmaNa, sItA Adi zrIzAMtinAthajI ke jinAlaya meM gaye vibhISaNa ne uttamottama akSata, puSpa, kesarAdi sugaMdhIdravya, miSTAnna, phala ityAdi pUjAsAmagrI kA pahale hI prabaMdha kara rakhA thaa| pUjA ke pazcAt ve rAjaprAsAda ge| rAjasabhA meM zrIrAma ko siMhAsana grahaNa karane kA anurodha kara bibhISaNa bolA, "yaha rAkSasadvIpa aba Apa kA hai| Apa ise grahaNa kiijiye| maiM ApakI senA kA eka sAmAnya sainika banakara rhuuNgaa| hamArI icchA hai| ki ApakA rAjyAbhiSeka ho, ataH Apa isa viSaya meM hameM AjJA deN|" rAma ne kahA, "he bibhISaNa ! kyA Apako smaraNa hai ki rAmasenA meM ApakA svAgata karate samaya maiMne kyA kahA thA? maiMne Apase vacana diyA thA ki yuddha meM vijaya ke uparAMta Apa hI laMkA kA padabhAra sNbhaaleNge| mujhe to lagatA hai ki niHsvArtha bhaktibhAva ke kAraNa Apa bA~vare to nahIM bane ?" isake pazcAt sumahUrta dekhakara rAmacaMdra ne vibhISaNa kA abhiSeka krvaayaa| abhiSeka ke uparAMta ve samasta, rAvaNa ke prAsAda meM ge| indrajita va meghavAhana ke pUrvabhava ke lie paDhiye pariziSTa : 6 siMhodarAdi jina rAjAoM ne lakSmaNa se apanI kanyAoM ke pANigrahaNa ke viSaya meM vacana lie the, ve samasta apanI-apanI kanyAoM ko lekara vahA~ pahu~ca ge| lakSmaNa ke sAtha una sabhI kA vidhivat vivAha saMpanna huaa| viMdhyasthala meM indrajita va meghavAhana, ina donoM munioM ko mokSa prApta huA / yaha sthAna megharatha, isa nAma se prasiddha huaa| narmadA nadI ke taTa para muni kuMbhakarNa ko mokSaprApti huii| usake pazcAt yaha sthAna pRSTarakSita, isa nAmase prasiddha huaa| eka dina dhAtakIkhaMDa se nAradajI ayodhyA pdhaare| rAjamahala jAkara ve mAtA kauzalyA va mAtA sumitrA se mile| ve donoM duHkhI evaM ciMtita thii| nAradajI ne unase duHkha kA kAraNa pUchate hI unhoMne rAma ke vanavAsa se lekara vizalyA ke laMkAgamana taka kA vRttAMta bar3e karuNa svara meM nAradajI se khaa| unhoMne Age yaha bhI batAyA ki rAma, lakSmaNa ke jIvita hone kI jAnakArI unheM na milane ke kAraNa ve ciMtita thI / yaha sunate hI nAradajI ne unako AzvAsana diyA ki ve vyartha hI ciMtA kara rahI thI va ve svayaM laMkA jAkara rAma, lakSmaNa, sItA ko punaH ayodhyA lekara AnevAle haiN| logoM dvArA laMkA kA vRttAMta jAnakara nAradajI ne bhI rAma ke pAsa jAne kA nirNaya kiyaa| For Personal & Private Use Only 75 Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 DILIP SONI 03.2000 nformo For Personal & Private Use Only CICIONO Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50000ococon PROTON CA ADO Rasy LETO 7 SC For Personal & Private Use Only laMkA ke atithigRha meM nAradajI kA Agamana rAma, lakSmaNa, sItA va unakI senA ke sadasyoM ne chaha varSa laMkA meM khuzI se vyatIta kiye| nAradajI laMkA meM padhAre taba nAradajI kA sammAnapUrvaka svAgata kara rAma ne unase Agamana kA prayojana puuchaa| taba nAradajI ne unheM unakI mAtAoM kI ciMtA kA vizada kiyaa| nAradajI kA vRttAMta sunate hI rAmacaMdrajI ne rAjA vibhISaNa se kahA, "rAjan! ApakI bhakti evaM Atithya ke kAraNa hama apanI mAtAoM kA duHkha bhI bhUla cUke the| gata chaH saMvatsaroM se hama yahA~ vAsa kara rahe haiN| hamAre viyoga se unakA mRtyu ho na jaae| isalie hameM ayodhyA pahu~canA caahiye| rAjan ! Apa yaha na samajhiye ki Apake Atithya meM koI kSati hone ke kAraNa hama punaH ayodhyA 1 jAnA cAhate haiM kiMtu isa bAta para vicAra kare ki jo Atithya hameM chaH saMvatsara taka yahA~ baddha kara sakatA hai, vaha svayaM meM saMpUrNa hai hii|" vibhISaNa ne kahA, "yadyapi apanI mAtAoM kA duHkhahanana karane hetu ApakA yahA~ se zIghra gamana anivArya haiM, kiMtu kevala solaha dina taka Apa laMkAnivAsiyoM ko apane sahavAsa se vaMcita na kreN| isa aMtarAla meM mere zilpI ayodhyA jAkara use svarga nagarI-sI suMdara bnaaeNge|" rAmacaMdrajI ke punarAgamana ke samAcAra unakI mAtAoM ko dete hue nAradajI ne kahA ki "duHkha evaM nirAzA kI kAlI rAta, jisane ayodhyA, ayodhyAvAsI evaM Apake hRdayoM ko dIrghakAla sukha se vaMcita rakhA thA, aba zIghra hI pUrNa honevAlI hai kevala solahadinoM ke pazcAt Apa rAma, lakSmaNa va sItAjI ke punaH darzana paayeNge|" yaha samAcAra sunakara mAtAe~ harSavibhora ho gii| 77 kevala solaha dinoM ke alpasamaya meM vibhISaNa rAjA ke zilpiyoM ne ayodhyA kA itanA ramaNIya kAyAparivartana kiyA ki vaha sAkSAt kubera ke alakAnagarI se suMdaratara dIkhane lgii| Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 Dong Sadikha Nove solahaveM dina rAma, lakSmaNa evaM sItAjI, laMkAvAsiyoM kI upasthiti meM puSpaka vimAna meM baiThakara ayodhyA ke lie ravAnA hue| bharata va zatrughna bhI hAthI para ArUDha hokara unake svAgata ke lie A gye| kSitijapara puSpaka vimAna ko dikhate hI ve hAthI se utara kara paidala calane lge| rAma, lakSmaNa va sItAjI vimAna se utara ge| niraMtara bahatI azrudhArAoM se bharata evaM zatrughna ne apane do bhrAtA va bhAbhI ke caraNoM kA prakSAlana kiyaa| rAma ne unheM dRDha AliMgana dekara vimAna meM bitthaayaa| svarga evaM dharitrI ke madhura vAdyoM ke suroM kI sAkSI meM rAma, lakSmaNa va sItA kA ayodhyApraveza saMpanna huA AnaMdavibhora evaM rAmadarzana ke lie utkaMThita prajAjana, vizeSa sAja zRMgAra dhAraNa kie ayodhyA ke patha para khaDe the| unhoMne rAmacaMdrajI kA harSollAsapUrvaka svAgata kiyaa| vimAna se utarate hI rAmacaMdra satvara apanI mAtAoM ke darzana karane unake prAsAdoM meM ge| For Personal & Private Use Only rAma vagere kA ayodhyA meM praveza Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAma Adi kA mAtAoM ko namaskAra rAma, lakSmaNa evaM sItA ne apanI mAtAoM kA caraNasparza kiyaa| vizalyA Adi nUtana putravadhuoM ne bhI apanI sAsuoM ko praNAma kara unake AzIrvAda prApta kie| kauzalyA ne apane bhrAtA kI sevA va sahavAsa ke lie rAjasukhoM kA tyAga karane vAle lakSmaNa kI prazaMsA kii| lakSmaNa ne rAma evaM sItAjI kI snehAdarapUrNa prazaMsA kii| apanI laghutA batAte hue unhoMne kahA, "mAtA! sItAjI ke apaharaNa ke lie maiM hI uttaradAyI huuN| 305/ naye zastra kA prayoga karane ke lie utsuka banakara maiMne hI zaMbUka kA vadha kiyA thaa| tabhI se sItAharaNa kI prakiyA kA AraMbha huaa| paraMtu Apake AzIrvAdoM se hama vizAla sAgara lA~ghakara laMkA pahu~ce va vijayazrI prApta kara punaH lauTe haiN|" vinayazIla bhArata ne rAma ke punarAgamana ke upalakSya meM ayodhyA meM eka mahAna utsava kA Ayojana kiyaa| SHOO For Personal & Private Use Only 24 79 PILIR Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 bharata evaM kaikeyI kI dIkSA va mokSa bharatajI kI strIparivAra ke sAtha jalakrIDA punaH rAjya ke padabhAra saMbhAlane hetu rAma kA Agraha sunakara bharata vahA~ se nikala rahA thA ki sItA, vizalyA Adi strIjanoM ne unheM jalakriDA hetu prArthanA kii| yaha prArthanA unhoMne bharatako dIkSA ke nizcaya kA vismaraNa karAne ke lie kI thii| bharata, aMtaHpura se saMpUrNa virakta hote hae bhI apanI bhAbhIoM ke Agraha se jalakriDA karane ge| eka dina bharata ne rAma se savinaya kahA, "ApakI AjJA se Aja taka maiMne rAjya-zakaTa calAyA hai| merI icchA to pitAzrI ke sAtha dIkSA grahaNa karane kI thii| kiMtu pitAzrI evaM ApakI AjJA ke argalAoM meM maiM nibaddha thaa| Aja maiM saMsAra se saMpUrNataH udvigna banA huuN| saMsArapaMka meM rahane kI aba mujhe tanika bhI icchA nahIM hai| ataH Apa rAjya kA padabhAra grahaNa kareM va mujhe dIkSA lene kI anumati deN| bharata kI bAteM sunakara rAma ke netroM se azrudhArAe~ bahane lagI va ve bole, "he anuja ! kyA tuma yaha samajhate ho ki rAjyagrahaNa ke liye maiM ayodhyA lauTa AyA huuN| maiM to kevala ina mAtAoM kI duHkhanivRtti karane va tumheM milane kI utkaMThA se yahA~ AyA huuN| yadi tuma rAjyatyAga karate ho, to rAjya ke sAtha-sAtha hamArA bhI tyAga karate ho| kyA tuma jAnate ho ki tumhAre viraha kI vyathA hama saha nahIM paaeNge| he anuja ! pahale kI taraha abhI bhI merI AjJA mAnakara rAjyapAlana karo !' jalakriDA karane ke pazcAt vaha sarovara ke taTa para khaDe the ki bhuvanAlaMkAra nAmaka eka gaMdhahastI vahA~ phuNcaa| kiMtu bharata ko dekhate hI vaha madarahita bnaa| itane meM dezabhUSaNa va kulabhUSaNa nAmake do kevalajJAnI muni vahA~ pdhaare| rAma ne unase pRcchA kI ki, "bharata ko dekhane mAtra se hAthI madarahita kaise bana gayA ?" kevalajJAniyoM ne bharata ke pUrvabhava vizada kie va pUrvajanmoM meM bharata va hAthI kA saMbaMdha kyA thA ? vaha bhI spaSTa kiyaa| bharata ko dekhate hI usa hAthI ko jAtismaraNa hone se vaha madarahita bnaa| bhapUrvabhava ke lie paDhiye pariziSTa kra.7 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ www LAD bharata aura kaikeyI ko kevalajJAna va mokSa kevalajJAniyoM kI bAteM sunakara bharata kA vairAgya tIvratara banA va unhoMne anya aneka rAjAoM ke sAtha sAtha dIkSA grahaNa kI va siddhagiri mahAtIrtha para 3 karoDa muniyoM ke sAtha mokSaprApti karane meM yazasvI bne| kaikeyI ne bhI dIkSA aMgIkAra kii| kaThora sAdhanA ke mAdhyama se kevalajJAna prApta kara unhone bhI mokSa paayaa| * kaI rAmAyaNoM meM aneka patniyA~ batAI haiN| dekhie uttara purANa (68Jain 8888 mahApuraNA 70-13, paumacariyaM 91-17) DILIP SONI 11-2906 DILIP 81 26 lakSmaNa kA rAjyAbhiSeka va garbhavatI sItA kA tyAga bharatajI ke dIkSA ke pazcAt aneka rAjA va vidyAdharoM ne bhaktibhAva se rAma ko sUcita kiyA ki aba rAjya kA padabhAra ve svayaM grahaNa kreN| kiMtu rAma ne kahA ki, "hamAre janma ke samaya svapnasUcana hue the, unake anusAra merA anuja lakSmaNa vAsudeva banegA / ataH usakA rAjyAbhiSeka karanA hI ucita hai|" rAmacaMdrajI ke AgrahAnusAra lakSmaNa kA rAjyAbhiSeka huA evaM unheM vAsudeva ghoSita kiyA gayA rAmacaMdrajI kA abhiSeka kara unheM baladeva ghoSita kiyA gyaa| vAsudeva lakSmaNajI ne bibhISaNa ko rAkSasa dvIpa, sugrIva ko vAnaradvIpa, virAdha ko pAtAla laMkA, pratisUrya ko hanupUra, bhAmaMDala ko rathanupUra, hanumAna ko zrIpura, zatrughna ko mathurA, isa prakAra yathAyogya paddhatti se vividha rAjya pradAna kie| lakSmaNajI kI solaha hajAra rAniyA~ thI / vizalyA, vanamAlA va anya cAra paTarAniyA~ thii| rAmacaMdrajI kI sItA, prabhAvatI, ratinibhA aura zrIdAmA ye cAra paTarAniyA~ thI / sItA ko svapna darzana eka samaya RtusnAta hone ke pazcAt sItAjI ne rAtri ke aMta meM do aSTApada prANI devavimAna se cyuta hokara apane mukha meM praveza karate hue svapna meM dekhe| unhoMne isa svapna kA varNana rAmacaMdrajI se kiyaa| rAmacaMdra bole, "he devI! Apa kI kRSi se do vIra puruSa utpanna honevAle haiM, yaha svapnadvArA sUcita hotA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82 garbhavatI sItA, rAma ko sarvAdhika priya lagane lgii| ataH sapatniyoM ko IrSyA hone lgii| mAnava ko vinAzaka kArya karavAnevAlI IrSyA saba se bar3A avaguNa hai evaM mokSasAdhaka ke mArga para saba se bar3A avarodha hai, aisA zAstrakAroM ne kahA hai| ISyA ke kAraNa hI aMjanAsuMdarI ko 22 varSa kA viraha huA thaa| sItA dvArA rAvaNa ke pairoM kA citra banAnA eka dina sapatniyA~ sItA se pUchane lagI, "ApakA haraNa karanevAlA rAvaNa kyA bahuta suMdara thA ? use citrita kara kyA Apa hameM dikhA sakatI hai ?" sItA ne kahA, "maiMne to usakA mukha kabhI dekhA hI nahIM, kevala paira dekhe the|" "to ThIka hai, Apa kevala "usake paira citrita kIjie", sapatniyoM ne khaa| sItA mAninI thI, manyumatI thI, kiMtu bahuta sarala va sIdhIsAdI bhI thii| unheM tanika bhI saMzaya nahIM huaa| sarala svabhAvI sItA rAvaNa ke paira citrita kara rahI thI, acAnaka rAmacaMdrajI vahA~ pdhaare| sItAjI kI sautanoM ne rAma se kahA, "dekhiye, ApakI priya paTarAnI sItA abhI bhI rAvaNa ko bhUla nahIM paaii| isakA pramANa cAhiye, to unake dvArA citrita rAvaNa ke ina pairoM ko dekhiye / " tio For Personal & Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ citra dekhate hI rAma pahacAna gae, yaha anya striyoM ke IrSyAlu svabhAva kA paripAka hai| ataH ve kucha bhI upAlaMbha die binA vahA~ se cale ge| isake pazcAt bhI ve sItA ke lie koI bhI durbhAva lAe binA pahale kI taraha svastha rahane lge| kiMtu sapatniyoM ne apanI dAsiyoM dvArA sItA ke isa kAlpanika doSa ko logoM meM pracArita kiyaa| prAyaH aisI aphavAe~ jala meM gire taila biMdu kI bhA~ti cAroM dizAoM meM zIghra hI phailatI hai| ataH sthAna-sthAna para sItA ke viSaya meM carcAe~ hone lagI / jainetara rAmAyaNanoM meM yaha doSAropaNa, eka rajaka dhobIdvArA kiyA gayA thA, aisA ullekha hai| puSpa vATikA meM rAma aura sItA / vasaMtaRtu kA Agamana hone para rAma ne sItAjI se vinoda ke lie maheMdrodaya nAmaka puSpavATikA meM jAne ke lie khaa| sItA ne kahA ki unheM bhagavAna kI pUjA kA dohada utpanna huA hai| isalie unhoMne rAmacaMdrajI se puSpavATikA ko vividha prakAra ke puSpoM se mAlI dvArA sajja karane ke lie khaa| rAmacaMdra ne vATikA sajavA kara vividha puSpoM se bhagavAna kI pUjA krvaaii| isake pazcAt ve sItAjI ko lekara maheMdrodaya vATikA meM ge| vahA~ para sItAjI ne nagarajanoM kI vicitra krIDA evaM arihaMta bhagavAna kI pUjA se vyApta vasaMtotsava dekhaa| usI samaya sItAjI kI dakSiNa A~kha pharakane lgii| jaba unhoMne rAma se isa viSaya meM kahA, to unhoMne kahA ki yaha azubhasUcaka saMketa hai| sItAjI bolI, "kyA merA azubha bhAgya rAkSasa dvIpa meM rahane se bhI samApta nahIM huA ? Apake viyoga se adhika duHkhada mere lie kyA ho sakatA hai ?" rAma ne unheM AzvAsana dete hue kahA, "he devI! Apa kheda mata kIjiye sukha evaM duHkha zubhAzubha karmoM ke AdhIna hai| kie hue karma, he devI! bhugatane hI paDate haiN| ataH Apa rAjaprAsAda jaaiiye| vahA~ prabhupUjA, supAtra dAna Adi meM tatpara rhie| isase azubha karmoM kA nAza ho jaaegaa| ayodhyA meM banatI ghaTanA kA tAdRza varNana karanevAle vijaya, suradeva Adi guptacara eka dina rAmacaMdra ke samakSa Akara baddhAMjalI mudrA meM khar3e hue ve itanI kSobhita manaHsthiti meM the ki patte ke samAna thara-thara kA~pa rahe the| rAma ne unase kahA, "Apa logoM ko abhayadAna hai jo ghaTanA Apane dekhI hai, sunI hai, usakA vivaraNa kiijiye|" una adhikAriyoM kA For Personal & Private Use Only PAL Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84 bhI rAjapuruSa ke lie apanI kisI bhI bhAvanA kA pradarzana karanA yogya nahIM hotaa| ataH saMyata svara meM rAmacaMdrajI ne kahA, "Apane mujhe yaha viSaya jJAta karAyA, yaha baDI acchI bAta hai|" guptacaroM ke jAne ke bAda rAma vicAra karane lage, "rAjadharma kitanA gahana, kitanA jaTila hai, sarvasattAe~ to zAsaka ke svAdhIna hotI haiM, phira bhI vaha aMta meM hotA hai janatA kA sevaka hI ! bhakta jisa prakAra apane ArAdhya deva ko kupita nahIM kara sakatA vaise, zAsaka bhI janatA ko nArAz2a nahIM kara sktaa| sItA, satI hai, niSkalaMka hai, kiMtu unake kAraNa merI apakIrti ho rahI hai, jise maiM vyaktigata stara para to sahana kara sakatA hU~ kiMtu ujjavala sUryavaMza ke Upara doSAropaNa kA sahanA bar3A kaThina hai|" pramukha vija dhairyazAlI thaa| usa adhikArI ne kahA- "prabhu ! sAmAnya janagaNa dvArA carcita pravAda se aghaTita bhI ghaTanA ghaTita kahalavAtI hai, aisA vidvAnoM kA mAnanA hai| sAMprata jAnapadoM va nagaroM meM yaha pravAda cala rahA hai - ki sItAjI kA apaharaNa karake rAvaNa unheM apane AvAsa meM le gayA thaa| sItAjI, vahA~ dIrgha samaya raha cukI hai| sItA ne rAvaNa kA prema svIkAra kiyA ho yA asvIkAra kiyA ho, paraMtu strIlaMpaTa rAvaNa balazAlI thaa| usane sAma, dAma, daMDa, bheda ina nItiyoM kA prayoga kara unheM manAne meM yaza prApta kiyA ho..... | athavA svecchA va anicchA kA vicAra kie binA usane balapUrvaka sItA kA bhoga lekara unheM dUSita kiyA ho... | loka ukti bhI prasiddha hai - striyAzcaritraM puruSasya bhAgyam / devo'pi na jAnAti kuto manuSyaH / / gupta vezadhArI rAma kI nagara parikramA strIcaritra aura puruSakA bhAgya kabhI bhI parivartita ho sakatA hai| unake viSaya meM sAkSAt deva bhI anabhijJa haiM, to mAnava kyA jAna sakatA hai| yadyapi yaha pravAda asatya hai, paraMtu tarkasaMgata hai| ataH Apa isa pravAda ko sahana mata kIjiye va ApakI vimalakIrti evaM sUryavaMza para doSAropaNa mata hone diijiye|" guptacaroM ne apane ye abhiprAya vyakta kie| eka zAma ko rAmacandrajI gupta rupa se rAjaprAsAda se bAhara nikale, va nagara meM bhramaNa karane lge| caurAhe para khaDe hokara janasAmAnya, sItAjI ke viSaya meM carcA kara rahe the| ve kaha rahe the, yaha mAna liyA ki abalA sItA kI anicchA hote hue bhI rAvaNa ne unakA apaharaNa kiyA, paraMtu yaha kaise mAna sakate haiM ki una para anurakta rAvaNa ne itane dIrgha samaya taka apane Apa para saMyama rakhakara unake satItva ko abAdhita rakhA ho ! vaise bhI anIti kA dUsarA nAma hai rAvaNa ! yaha bhI ho sakatA hai ki sItA ke sAtha rAvaNa ne balapUrvaka kucha anaitika karma kiyA ho| phira bhI rAma ko dekhiye... unheM abhI bhI prAsAda meM rakhA hai - kahate hI hai.... kAmAturANAM na bhayaM na ljjaa| sItA ke prema meM patita rAma ko na lokApavAda kI lajjA hai, na lokakSobha kA bhaya / yaha pravAda sunakara duHkhI rAmacaMdra lauTakara prAsAda Aye va guptacaroM ko punaH nagara parikramA ke lie bheje| apane guptacaroM kI bAta sunakara rAma bahuta duHkhI ho ge| phira For Personal & Private Use Only Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ve bhI ayodhyA meM calate lokapravAda ko sunakara punaH lautte| kiMtu aba kI bAra jaba ve rAmacaMdrajI se vArtAlApa kara rahe the, lakSmaNa bhI vahA~ upasthita the| taba sItA kI niMdA sunate hI zIghrakopI lakSmaNa krodhita hokara bole, "satI sItA ke hara niMdaka ke lie maiM yamarAja huuN| maiM, sItA kI niMdA kataI saha nahIM sakatA" rAmacaMdrajI bole, "he anuja vijaya Adi guptacaroM ne mujhe isa pravAda se pahale hI paricita kiyA thaa| maiM svayaM chadmaveza dhAraNa kara nagara kI parikramA kara AyA huuN| logoM kI carcA maiMne svayaM sunI hai| aba sItA kA tyAga karane se hI yaha pravAda miTegA / rAjapuruSa ke lie usakI va vaMza kI kIrti se baDhakara koI anya vastu nahIM ho sktii| lakSmaNa zarIra ke jisa aMga meM viSa phailatA hai, use chedakara vaidya rugNa ko jIvita rakhate haiN| saMpUrNa vidhvaMsa se vyaktigata hAni zreyaskara hai| "sarvanAze samutpanne ardhaM tyajati paMDitaH / arthena kurute kArya kAryadhvaMso hi duHsahaH // " sarvanAza hone para prajJa vyakti, AdhA tyAgakara bace Adhe se kAma calAtA hai kyoMki saMpUrNa kArya kA nAza, duHsaha hotA hai| mere lie apanI evaM sUryavaMza kI kIrti akSuNNa rakhane ke lie sItA kA tyAga karanA anivArya ho cukA hai| isase maiM vyaktigata stara para duHkhI banU~gA, sItAvihIna jIvana mere lie raudra yAtanAoM se bar3hakara hai, kiMtu mujhe kula kI pratiSThA ko jIvita rakhane ke lie Atmaprema kI bali car3hAnI hI hogii|" lakSmaNajI ne vinati kI, "lokApavAda ke lie sItAjI kA tyAga na kiijiye| loga to mRdaMga ke samAna hote haiN| Aja eka mukha se sItA kI niMdA karanevAle ye anabhijJa loga kala unakI stuti kreNge| hama kisIkA mukha bA~dha nahIM skte| dUsarI ora pavitratama nArIratna sItAjI para aisA karane se kyA anyAya nahIM hogA ? ataH maiM Apase vinati kara rahA hU~ ki sItAjI kA tyAga mata kIjie / sItA garbhavatI hai, aisI komala avasthA meM yadi Apa unheM duHkhI kareMge, to rAjakula ke bhAvI vaMzajoM para isakA viparIta pariNAma ho sakatA hai|" rAmacaMdrajI ne kahA, "piNDe piNDe matirbhinnaH / jitane jana utanI hI jihAaiM hotI hai| janasAmAnya kI smaraNazakti bhI nirbala hotI hai, kiMtu kyA tumane yaha nahIM sunA 85 rAjazakti ko janazakti kA kabhI avamAna nahIM karanA caahiye|" itanA kahakara unhoMne senApati kRtAntavadana ke dvArA sItA ke lie bulAvA bhejaa| rAma ke paira meM girakara lakSmaNa kI vinati bhAvuka lakSmaNa rAmacaMdra ke caraNoM meM girakara phUTa-phUTa kara rone lge| unhoMne bArabAra rAma se kahA ki, "mahAsatI sItA kA tyAga anucita evaM anaitika hai|" paraMtu rAmacaMdrajI ne unakI eka nahIM sunI, phira bhI lakSmaNa unheM manAte rahe, aMta meM krodhAveza meM Akara ve bole, "anuja lakSmaNa ! tuma aba isa viSaya meM mauna rahoge, kyoM ki maiMne nizcaya kiyA hai aura cAhe kucha bhI ho, aba usameM parivartana nahIM Ane duuNgaa|" yaha sunate hI duHkhAvega se galitagAtra lakSmaNa ne uttarIya se apanA mukha DhaoNka liyA aura vahA~ se cala diye| unhoMne rAmacaMdrajI ke sAtha anya koI pratikAra athavA vidroha nahIM kiyaa| sArathi kRtAntavadana ke Ate hI rAmacaMdrajI ne use kahA, "hamArI AjJA se Apa vaha karma karane jA rahA hai, jo bahuta apriya, anaitika hote hue bhI anivArya hai| sAMprata cala rahe sItAjI ke cAritryahanana kI carcA sunakara maiMne rAjyahita evaM sUryavaMza ke nirmala yaza ke lie unheM tyAgane kA nirNaya liyA hai| garbhavatI sItA ke mana meM sammetazikharajI kI yAtrA karane kA dohada utpanna huA hai| ataH yAtrA kA nimitta banAkara unheM ayodhyA kI sImAoM se bAhara le jAIye aura kahIM bhI bhayaMkara ghanaghora bihAvaNe jaMgala meM choDakara punaH lauTa aaiiye|" For Personal & Private Use Only PILIP 96 Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 86 AjJAdhArI kRtAntavadana tatkAla sItAjI ke prAsAda pahu~cA va unheM bolA, "rAmacaMdrajI ne mujhe Apako sammetazikharajI kI yAtrA karAne kA Adeza diyA hai| yAtrAraMbha isI kSaNa hogA aisI AjJA hai / " niHzaMka mana se sItAjI ratha meM birAjamAna huii| patha para bahuta durnimitta evaM apazakuna hue| paraMtu pati kI AjJA ko svadharma mAnane vAlI satI sItA tanika bhI vicalita nahIM bnii| ayodhyA kI sImAoM se nikalakara ratha bahuta dUra taka jAkara kramazaH siMhaninAda nAmaka ghora vana meM rukaa| sArathI kRtAntavadana ratha se utarakara adhomukha khar3e hue / unake A~kho se azrudhArA baha rahI thii| unakA mlAna mukha dekhakara sItAjI ne kahA, "senApati kRtAntavadana ratha kyoM rokA gayA hai? Apa zokamagna hokara isa taraha kyoM khaDe haiM ?" internation PILIP SON ratha meM se sItA kA giranA kRtAntavadana ne kahA, "maiM ApakA sevaka hU~, ataH na Apake sAtha durvacana bola sakatA hU~, nahIM durvyavahAra kara sakatA huuN| kiMtu sevaka hone ke kAraNa yaha jananiMdya karma karane ke lie vivaza hU~ / kAmI rAvaNa ke AvAsa meM Apa dIrghakAla rahI haiM, ataH utpanna hue lokApavAda ke bhaya se rAmacaMdrajI ne mujhe Apako vana meM le jAkara vahIM ApakA tyAga karane kA Adeza diyA hai| rAjA lakSmaNa ne isa nirNaya kA niSedha kiyA, aMta meM ve eka bAlaka kI bhA~ti rone lage, paraMtu rAmacaMdrajI apane nirNaya se vicalita nahIM hue| pazcAt yaha jaghanya pApakarma karane ke lie unhoMne mujha pApAtmA kA cayana kiyaa| aba isa ghanaghora aura bhaMyakara zvApadoM se bhayakArI jaMgala meM Apako akelI choDakara lauTa jAU~gA mujhe kSamA kIjie Apa apane puNyaprabhAva se jIvita rhogii|" sArathI ke yaha zabda sunate hI duHkhAvega ke kAraNa sItAjI behoza ho gaI va ratha meM se gira gii| sArathI samajha baiThA ki unakA jIvana samApta huaa| ataH vaha apane Apako unakI mRtyu ke lie uttaradAyI mAnakara rone lagA / kucha samaya pazcAt vana ke zItala pavana ke kAraNa sItAjI ko hoza AyA kiMtu ve punaH behoza ho gyii| isa prakAra ve kaI bAra behoza huI va punaH hoza meM aaii| kucha samaya bAda apane Apako saMbhAlakara unhoMne pUchA- "sArathI ! yaha to batAIye isa sthAna se ayodhyA kitanI dUrI para sthita hai ?" sArathI ne kahA, "mAtAjI! ayodhyA to yahA~ se kaI kosa dUra hai, kiMtu ApakA prazna vartamAna sthiti meM nirarthaka hai| apane vajranirNaya se rAmacaMdra ko rAjA lakSmaNa bhI vicalita nahIM kara ske| ApakA ayodhyA Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM punarAgamana asaMbhava hai| yadi Apa zrIrAmacaMdra se kucha kahanA cAhatI haiM, to kahiye / ApakA saMdeza maiM akSarazaH svAmI rAmacaMdra taka phuNcaauuNgaa|" pativratA sItA ne kahA, "apane rAjA ke bhrAtA se kahie ki unakI parityaktA patnI ne prazna kiyA hai ki yadi Apa lokApavAda ke kAraNa bhayabhIta bane the, to merI parIkSA kyoM nahIM kI? jaba patnI ke caritra para zaMkA utpanna hotI hai, taba vivekI jana agnidivya Adi kA Azraya lete haiN| kyA Apane apane kula va viveka kI maryAdAoM ke anusAra aisA kiyA hai ? mere sAtha jo huA hai, vaha mere azubha karmoM kA pariNAma hai| maiM apane azubha karma vana meM rahakara bhugata luuNgii| kiMtu unase avazya kahiye - jisa prakAra durjanoM ke mithyAvacanoM 87 ke kAraNa unhoMne Aja merA tyAga kiyA hai, usa prakAra anya mithyAduSTi logoM ke vacana sunakara mokSadAyI zAzvata jinadharma kA tyAga Apa mata krnaa| unakA sadA kalyANa ho| mAtAsamAna merI sAsuoM taka mere praNAma pahu~cA denA / lakSmaNa evaM zatrughna ko mere aMtara AzIrvAda kahiyegA / Apa saMbhAlakara ayodhyA lauTa jAIye / ApakA mArga kalyANakArI bneN|" __ "pati kI viparIta vRtti kA tanika bhI virodha kie binA sItAjI ne kitanA kalyANakArI saMdeza bhejA hai| vAstava meM sItA zreSTha satI hai|" isa prakAra vicAra karate karate sItA ko praNAma kara sArathI, sItAvihIna ratha lekara punaH ayodhyA lauttaa| sItAjI puMDarIkapura meM sItAjI ko vajrajaMgha rAjA kA nimaMtraNa puruSa cAhe kitanA bhI parAkramI ho, siMhaninAda jaise nibiDa bhayAnaka jaMgala meM Ate hI prAyaH bhayabhIta ho jAtA thaa| sItA ThaharI eka niHzastra abalA... vaha bhI garbhavatI, rAjavaMzI... evaM parityaktA ! ataH unakA bhaya se AtaMkita honA svAbhAvika thA / ve atyaMta bhayAkula hokara itastataH bhaTakane lgii| paga-paga para ThokareM khAtI sItA apane azubha karma ko kosane lgii| ve vicAra kara rahI thI, "yaha saba mere azubhakarmoM kA doSa hai, anya kisIkA nhiiN|" isa prakAra karuNa rudana karatI sItAjI ne acAnaka, vana meM kucha sainikoM ko dekhA / sainika bhI sItAjI ko dekhakara Dara kara khaDe raha ge| yaha kyA...? itanI suMdara nArI... akelI... isa bhayAnaka vana meM ? kyA yaha devaloka kI koI devI pRthvI para utarI hai ? athavA yaha vanaloka meM rahane vAlI koI yakSiNI hai ? yadi yaha koI asAmAnya divya strI hai, to isa prakAra vilApa kyoM kara rahI hai ? isa prakAra vicAra karate hue sainikoM ne acAnaka apane rAjA kI AvAja sunI va unakI vicArazRMkhalA TUTa gii| zabdavedI rAjA ne vaidehI kA rudana sunakara pahacAna liyA ki, yaha AvAja kisI garbhavatI mahAsatI kI hai| Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 jaba vaha aparicita rAjA sItAjI ke samIpa Ane lagA, to ve use aparAdhI samajha baitthii| ataH apane AbhUSaNa utArakara ve rAjA ke sAmane pheMkane lagI, tAki zIla kI rakSA ho ske| rAjA ne unheM AzvAsana dete kahA "he aparicita bhaginI Apa * apane AbhUSaNa kyoM pheMka rahI hai, inheM apane zarIra para hI rahane dIjiye / Apa nirbhaya, niHzaMka hokara batAIye ki Apa kauna haiM ? kisa nirmama, nirdaya ne Apako yahA~ chor3a diyA hai| Apa vizvAsa rkhiye| Apake kaSTa ke kAraNamujhe kaSTa ho rahA hai|" taba sumati nAmaka rAjamaMtrI ne apane svAmI ke kathana kI pUrti meM kahA, "puMDarIkapurI ke rAjA gajavAhana aura rAnI baMdhudevI ke suputra rAjA vajrajaMgha Apake samakSa khaDe haiN| yaha rAjA bhagavadbhakta mahAsatvazAlI evaM paranArI ke lie sahodara samAna hai| hama saba isa vana meM banahastI pakar3ane Aye the va apanA kAma pUrNa karake nikala hI rahe the, itane meM ApakA karaNa rudana sunakara Apake samakSa Aye haiN| hama Apake duHkha se duHkhI haiM, ataH apanA duHkha niHsaMzaya hokara hameM btaaiiye|" maithilI sItA jAna gayI ki ve niSkAraNa hI bhayabhIta huI thii| rote-rote sItA ne samasta vRttAMta sunaayaa| sItAjI kI ApabIti sunakara rAjA evaM maMtrI donoM apane azruoM ko roka nahIM pAye / niSkapaTa vajrajaMgha rAjA ne kahA, "Aja se Apa merI dharmabhaginI haiN| bhAmaMDala ke sthAnapara maiM hU~, ataH mere sAtha apane ghara cliye| pati ke ghara pazcAt strI ke lie yadi koI yogya sthAna hai to vaha hai bhAI kA ghara / lokApavAda ke kAraNa rAma ne T ApakA tyAga kiyA hai| ataH mujhe vizvAsa hai ki kucha samaya ke pazcAt svayaM rAmacaMdra ApakI zodha kareMge va sammAnapUrvaka Apako punaH ayodhyA le jaaeNge| jaba taka rAma Apako DhU~Dhate hue nahIM Ate, taba taka Apa niHzaMka hokara prasannatApUrvaka hamAre ghara rahiye / " vajrasaMgha rAjA ke ve zabda sunakara sItA tvarita Azvasta ho gii| rAjA ne zibikA maMgavAyI, sItAjI niHzaMkA usameM virAjamAna huii| puMDarIkapura pahu~cane ke uparAMta rAjA dvArA diye gae prAsAda meM rahakara dharmArAdhanA karate vaha samaya vyatIta karane lgii| 28 rAma kA pazcAtApa sItA ko vana meM choDakara kRtAntavadana kA rAma ke pAsa AnA senApati kRtAntavadana, sItAjI ko siMhaninAda vana meM chor3akara puna ayodhyA lauTe Ate hI rAjaprAsAda pahu~cakara unhoMne sItAjI kA saMde rAmacaMdrajI ko sunaayaa| saMdeza sunate hI rAmacaMdra apanI sudha-budha khokara dhara para gira pdde| lakSmaNa ke caMdanajala chIMTakane para unheM punaH hoza AyA va vilApa karane lage, "cikkAra hai mere durbhAgyapara! durjana logoM ke pravAda Darakara maiMne mahAsatI sItA kA tyAga kiyaa| ciMtAmaNiratna kA tyAga kiyA aura miTTI ke DheleM ko jatanapUrvaka saMbhAla rahA huuN| maiMne niSThura hokara usa niSkalaMka garbhiNI kA tyAga kiyA, kiMtu vaha to merI kalyANamitra rhii| usa to mujhe jinadharma ke sAtha sadaiva rahane kA anupama saMdeza bhejA hai..." JANAAKA For Personal & Private Use Only ATAPAYAIHANA Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taba lakSmaNajI ne kahA ki, "apane Apa se bhI Apako adhika prema karanevAlI mahAsatI sItA ne sArathI dvArA ApakA vacana sunakara kitanA vilApa kiyA hogA... kyA ApakA punaH viraha sItAjI sahana kara paaegii| laMkApurI meM to ve yaha AzA mana meM lekara jIvita rahI thI ki kisI dina Apa avazya Ae~ge va duSTa rAvaNa ko daMDita kara unheM sammAnasahita punaH sviikaareNge| kiMtu aba to svayaM Apane hI unakA tyAga kiyA hai, aba ve kisa AzA se jIvita rahegI ? aba taka to Apake viraha kI vedanAoM ne zAyada unake prANaharaNa kara dIye hoMge !" rAmacaMdrajI bole, "mujhe vizvAsa hai apane puNya ke AdhAra se vaha abhI bhI jIvita hogI hI!" lakSmaNajI ne kahA, "taba to Apase anurodha hai ki Apa svayaM senApati kRtAntavadana evaM anya vidyAdharoM ko sAtha lekara tvarita vana meM jAe~ va unheM zodhakara punaH lauTa aaiiye| anyathA unakI mRtyu ho jaaegii|" lakSmaNarAjA kA yaha vacana Jain Eddcaliunto com ANACA zavaya DILIP SONI 89 sunate hI svayaM rAma kRtAntavadana evaM anya vidyAdharoM ke sAtha siMhaninAda vana A phuNce| vahA~ parvata parvata vRkSa vRkSa sarvatra sItA kI zodha kI, phira bhI sItAjI ke jIvita yA mRta hone kA koI bhI cinha unheM nahIM milA / ataH unhoMne mAna liyA ki kisI vanya pazu ne sItAjI ko apanA bhakSya banAyA hogA hatAza hokara ve punaH ayodhyA lautte| aba lokapravAda kA mukha rAmacaMdrajI kI dizA meM thaa| loga kahane lage, "niSThura rAma ne apanI nirdoSa strI kA nirdayatA pUrvaka tyAga kiyA, kiMtu satI sItA ne unake prati doSAropa taka nahIM kiyA, apitu mithyAtvI janoM ke bahakAve meM Akara jinadharma kA tyAga na kareM, yaha AtmahitakArI saMdeza bhejA / dhanyadhanya hai satI sItA / nyAyaniSTha rAma anyAyI kaise bana gae !" lokapravAda Dholaka kI taraha domuhA~ hotA hai| Dholaka kabhI dAhinI bAjU se to kabhI bAyI bAjU se bajatI hai jo loga pahale sItAjI kI niMdA karate the, aba ve rAma para barasane lage / 29 lava-kuza kA janma va pitRmilana puMDarIkapurI meM sItAjI ne do yugala putroM ko janma diyaa| apanI bhaginI sItA ke mAtRtva prApti kA mahotsava vajrajaMgha rAjA ne itane ThATa-bATapUrvaka manAyA ki loga kahane lage "rAjA ne svayaM apane putrajanma kA utsava bhI itane harSollAsa pUrvaka nahIM manAyA hogA / " sItA ke putroM ke nAma anaMgalaba evaM madanAMkuza rakhe gye| Age jAkara ve lava va kuza ina nAmoM se prasiddha hue yogya pAlana poSaNa evaM saMskAroM dvArA vAsita ve donoM putra dekhate hI dekhate bar3hane lage / 1 eka dina siddhaputra nAmaka eka zrAvaka meruparvata kI caitya yAtrA kara AkAzagAminI vidyA dvArA sItA ke prAsAda meM phuNce| sItAjI ne unakA yathAyogya Adara-satkAra kiyaa| siddhaputra zrAvaka aSTAMga nimitta ke jJAnI the| siddhaputra zrAvaka dvArA pUche jAne para sItAjI ne apanI jIvana kahAnI unheM sunaaii| sItA ko AzvAsana dete hue unhoMne kahA, "Apa vyartha ciMtA kyoM kara rahI hai? Apake donoM putra zubhalakSaNayuta haiN| ve sAkSAt rAma-lakSmaNa banane vAle haiM aura Apake samasta manoratha pUrNa kreNge|" 17-10-2006or Personal & Private Use Only Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 90 apane donoM putra ko adhyayana karavAne ke lie sItAjI ne siddhaputra zrAvaka ko puMDarIkapurI rukane kA Agraha kiyaa| kucha hI samaya meM donoM putroM ne sabhI vidyA- kalA prApta kii| unhoMne jaba yuvAvasthA meM padArpaNa kiyA, taba vajrajaMgha rAjA ne apanI rAnI lakSmIvatI se prApta, putrI zazIcUlA evaM anya battIsa kumArikAoM kA vivAha lava ke sAtha krvaayaa| lava - kuza kA pRthu rAjA ke sAtha yuddha PILIPS pRthivIpuranareza pRthu rAjA va amRtavatI rAnI kI kukSi se janmI putrI kanakamAlikA kI mA~ganI vajrajaMgha rAjA ne kuza ke lie kii| paraMtu pRthurAjA ne kahA ki " jinake vaMza ke viSaya meM jJAna nahIM, unheM apanI priya putrI kauna sauMpa sakatA hai ?" isa uttara se kupita vajrajaMgharAjA ne pRthurAjA ke sAtha yuddha kiyaa| pRthurAjA kI senA itanI parAkramI thI ki unake sAmane TikanA vajrajaMgharAjA kI senA ke lie jaTila samasyA bnii| ataH ve bhAgane lge| taba navayuvA lava evaM kuza, zatrusenA para isa prakAra TUTa paDe ki pRthurAjA yuddhabhUmi se apanI senAsahita palAyana karane ke lie vivaza ho ge| For Personal & Private Use Only - taba lava-kuza ha~sate hue kahane lage ki, "ajJAna vaMzIya hama se Apa vikhyAta vaMzIya yoddhA Darakara kyoM palAyana kara rahe haiM ?" pRthurAjA ne kahA, "kevala ApakA parAkrama hI kSatriya kula kI pahacAna hai| Apake parAkrama se mujhe isa bAta kA paricaya huA hai ki Apa ucca kulIna kSatriya hai| vAstava meM vajrajaMgha ne merI putrI ke lie suyogya vara kA cayana kiyA thA aisA pati kevala bhAgyavAna kanyA ko hI milatA hai| mere vartana evaM durbhASaNa ke lie maiM kSamA cAhatA huuN|" namratApUrvaka yaha kahakara pRthurAjA ne kanakamAlikA kI sagAI kuza ke sAtha kI evaM vajrajaMgha rAjA ke sAtha saMdhi kii| nAradajI kA Agamana vajrajaMgharAjA pRthurAjA aura anya rAjA chAvanI meM baiThe the| acAnaka vahA~ nAradajI kA Agamana huA / vajrajaMgharAjA ne unase pRcchA ki yadi unheM lavakuza ke vaMza ke viSaya meM kucha jJAta ho, to ve use avazya batAe~, tAki pRthurAjA ko apane dAmAda ke cayana para saMtoSa ho ske| nAradajI ne unheM prathama, sUryavaMza kA saMpUrNa itihAsa sunAyA, usake pazcAt rAma ke zaizava se lekara niSkalaMka nirdoSa sItA ke tyAga taka sArI ghaTanAe~ sunaaii| www.janglibrary. Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taba navayuvA lava aura kuza vicAra karane lage ki 'lokapravAda se bacane ke lie anya aneka upAya ho sakate the phira bhI vidvAna pitAzrI ne aisA ghora anyAya kiyA hI kyoM ?' lava ne nAradajI se sAdara prazna kiyA, "munizreSTha jahA~ pitAzrI evaM cAcAzrI kA vaha sthAyI AvAsa hai, ayodhyAnagarI isa sthAna se kitane aMtara para hai ?" nAradajI ne kahA, "Apa ke pitAzrI kA sthAyI AvAsa ayodhyA, yahA~ se causaTha yojana kI dUrIpara hai|" yaha sunate hI lava evaM kuza ne vajrajaMgha rAjA se kahA, "hameM rAma va lakSmaNa ke darzana karane kI tIvra icchA hai| kyA hama aisA kara sakate haiM ?" vajrasaMgha rAjA ne unakA prastAva svIkAra kiyaa| isake kucha dina pazcAt pRthurAjA ne mahotsavapUrvaka rAjaputrI kanakamAlikA kA vivAha kuza ke sAtha kiyaa| sItAjI ko namaskAra karake lava kuza kA prasthAna phira aneka dezoM para vijaya prApta kara ve pRthu vajrajaMgha, ruSa, laMpAka, kAla Adi aneka rAjAoM sameta puMDarIkapura pdhaare| Ate hI ve sItAjI ke caraNoM para natamastaka hue| sItAjI ne unheM vAtsalyapUrvaka AzIrvAda diyA "dazaratha putra ke samAna Apa bhI parAkramI bneN|" lava kuza turaMta vajrajaMdha se kahane lage "mAmAjI Apane hameM pahale ayodhyA jAne kI anumati pradAna kI thii| laMpAka evaM ruSanareza ko hamAre sAtha Ane kI AjJA diijie| raNavAdyoM kA ghoSa karavAIye, sainikoM se kaheM ki itanI bhArI saMkhyA meM upasthita rahiye ki dikkumAriyoM ke mukha bhI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 92 koI dekha na pAe~ / dekhate haiM hamArI nirdoSa mAtA ko akelI vana bhijavAnevAle vIrapuruSa meM kitanA zaurya hai|" yaha sunate hI sItAjI kI A~khe bhara aayii| ve kahane lagI "he putro isa taraha yuddha kara tuma donoM kaunasA anartha karanA cAhate ho ? pRthurAjA Adi para vijaya prApta karane se tuma donoM ahaMkArI bana cuke ho| kyA tuma nahIM jAnate ki trilokavijetA rAkSasapati rAvaNa ko tumhAre kAkAzrI ne cakra se jIrNapaTa kI bhA~ti cIra DAlA thaa| yadi tuma apane pitAzrI evaM kAkA zrI se milanA cAhate ho, to vinIta hokara jAo, pUrvaja pUjanIya hote haiN| ataH unake prati vinaya, vaMzajoM ke lie kalyANakArI hotA hai|" lava aura kuza ne sItA lava aura kuza dvArA ayodhyA nagarI ko gheranA ayodhyA se bAhara Akara unhoMne nagarI ko ghera lii| lakSmaNa ke carapuruSoM ne unheM ayodhyA kI sImA ke bAhara calatI yaha gatividhi dekhakara kahA, "he rAjan! Apake rAjya kI sImAoM ke bAhara se do kSatriya navayuvaka apane sainikoM ke sAtha Aye haiM, unakI gatividhiyA~ dekhakara lagatA hai ki ve yuyutsu vRttivAle haiN| kiMtu kyA ve Apake samakSa Tika pAe~ge ? jisa prakAra dAvAnala tRNa ko eka hI kSaNa meM bhasma karatA hai, usI prakAra una yuvakoM ko ApakA krodhAgni bhasma kara degaa| hameM laga rahA hai ki unakI mRtyu aba aTala hai|" yuvakoM kA AhvAna svIkAra kara rAma va lakSmaNa ne sugrIvAdi vIra evaM caturaMga senAsameta yuddhabhUmi meM praveza kiyaa| Persona& se kahA, "mAtAzrI ! ApakA kathana saMpUrNa satya hai| kiMtu kyA Apa yaha cAhatI hai ki hama unake samakSa kAyaroM kI bhA~ti hAtha jor3akara khar3e ho jAe~ ? yaha to unheM bhI lajjAspada lgegaa| yuddha meM jita cAhe kisIkI bhI ho, aMtima vijaya to kula kI hI hogii|" yaha kahakara ve aneka rAjA va atyadhika sainikoM ke sAtha ayodhyA kI dizA meM nikala pdde| sItAjI ke azru to thamane kA nAma hI nahIM le rahe the| ve vicAra kara rahI thI, "yadi saba kucha ina donoM ke kathanAnusAra hogA to ThIka hai, paraMtu ina cAroM meM se kisI eka kI bhI mRtyu ho jAe, to maiM kaise jI pAUMgI ?" Only COT p 10% COW Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAma-lakSmaNa kA lava-kuza ke sAtha yuddha yuddha kA AraMbha to huA, kiMtu jaba-jaba rAma-lakSmaNa una kumAroM ko apanA lakSya banAne kI ceSTA karate, unake hRdaya meM prema va sneha umaDa AtA thA ataH ve apane zastroM kA yogya niyaMtraNa nahIM kara pAte va unake bANa nIce girane se lakSa para nahIM pahoMca paate| magara kumAroM ke bANa to lakSyavedhI the| donoM kumAra bANoM kI avirata varSA kara rahe the| dazarathaputroM ne vajrAvarta va arNAvarta dhanuSyoM kA TaMkAra 12 pach DILIP SON kiyA, paraMtu usakA viparIta pariNAma huaa| zatruhRdayoM ko bhayAkula karanevAlI usa raudra dhvani ko sunate hI rAmasenA, bhayabhIta hokara palAyana karane lgii| aba vAsudeva lakSmaNa ne kuza kI dizA meM sudarzana cakra pheMkA, kiMtu kuza ko eka pradakSiNA dekara cakra punaH lakSmaNa ke hAtha meM lauttaa| rAma va lakSmaNa ciMtita hokara vicAra karane lage ki, 'yaha kaisA aghaTita camatkAra hai ? kyA hama baladeva va vAsudeva nahIM hai ? kyA ye do kumAra nUtana baladeva va vAsudeva haiM ? kyA aba sUryavaMza kA nAza honevAlA hai ?" For Personal & Private Use Only 9:2000) 93 Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 94 lava-kuza kA pitRmilana AnaMda kIjiye ! itane varSoM ke pazcAt Apa apane putroM se mile hai va unase parAbhUta hue haiM - yaha to doharI khuzI kA avasara hai|" itane meM AkAza mArga se nAradamuni yuddhabhUmi para aaye| unhoMne anyamanaska rAma-lakSmaNa ko dekhakara kahA, "Apa donoM harSa ke sthAnapara viSAda kyoM kara rahe haiM ? 'putrAdicchet parAjayam' putra se parAjAya kI icchA rakhanI cAhiye / putra, pitA se adhika parAkramI honA caahiye| ye do kumAra Apa hI ke vaMzaja haiN| ye sItAputra lava va kuza haiN| Azcarya, lajjA, kheda, va harSa ina sabhI anubhUtiyoM kA tIvratama anubhava eka sAtha karanevAle rAma behoza ho ge| zItala caMdanajala ke chiTake jAne para unheM hoza AyA, ve lakSmaNasameta apane putroM ko AliMgana dene ke lie calane lge| unheM apanI dizA meM Ate hue dekhakara lava-kuza apane rathoM se nIce utare va natamastaka hokara apane pitA evaM kAkA ko praNAma kiyaa| rAma-lakSmaNa ne unheM AliMgana diyaa| yuddha kA nimitta banAkara Apake darzana karane Aye haiN| isa sudarzana cakra kI niSphalatA hI inakA Apake putra hone kA pramANa hai / Apake pUrvaja bharata ne yaha cakra bAhubalI para choDA thA, taba vaha niSphala huA thaa| samAnavaMzI zatru para yaha cakra calatA nahIM hai| aba For Personal & Private use only Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apane putroM kA parAkrama aura pitA se milana dekhakara sItA AnaMdavibhora bnii| usake pazcAt vaha vimAna meM baiThakara puMDarIkapurI calI gii| yahA~ rAma ko vajrajaMdha kA bhI paricaya huaa| unheM AliMgana dekara rAma ne kahA, "Apa to mere lie bhAmaMDala ke samAna ho| merI anupasthiti meM Apane mere putroM kI itanI uttama dekhabhAla kI hai aura inheM ucca zreNI kA vIratva pradAna kiyA hai| maiM niraMtara ApakA RNI rhuuNgaa|" 30 | lakSmaNa, sugrIva, bibhISaNa, hanumAna, aMgada Adine milakara rAma se vinati kI ki, "ApakI virahavyathA se pIDita sItA dIrgha samaya taka paradeza meM rahI haiN| aba apane do putroM ke viraha se to ve ekadama duHkhI bneNgii| ataH ApazrI AjJA deM, to hama svayaM prasthAna kara unheM apane sAtha lekara zIghra hI lautteNge| anyathA pati va putroM ke viraha se unakI mRtyu ho sakatI hai|" rAma ne unase kahA, "mujhe jJAta hai ki sItA ke viSaya meM jo lokApavAda huA, vaha mithyA hai sItA to mahAsatI hai| apitu merI icchA hai ki ayodhyA meM punaH praveza karane ke pUrva sItA janasamudAya ke samakSa agnidivya kreN| agnidivya se zuddha banI sItAjI kA mere saMga gRhavAsa nirdoSa rhegaa|" rAma ke AdezAnusAra sugrIva ne ayodhyA ke bAhara vizAla maMDapa bNdhvaayaa| rAma kI AjJA se sugrIva puMDarIkapura pdhaare| sItA ko praNAma kara ve kahane lage, mere svAmI ne Apake lie puSpaka vimAna bhijavAyA hai| usameM birAjamAna hokara Apa divya hetu ayodhyA padhAriye sItAjI ne kahA, "nibir3a kAnana meM mere tyAga se dazarathanaMdana ko jo duHkha huA thA, vaha abhI taka zAMta nahIM huA hai| aba punaH ayodhyA Akara maiM unake lie eka nayA duHkha kyoM nirmANa karU ? kyoMki loga kaheMge, pahale to jaMgala meM tyAgakara saz2A kI aura aba divya karavA rahe haiN| pAnI pIkara ghara pucchanA kyA ucita mAnA jAtA hai|" sugrIva namratApUrvaka bole, "rAma ko to jJAta hai ki Apa vizuddha mahAsatI hai, apitu janasamudAya ke saMtoSa ke lie yaha divya karavAyA jA rahA hai| Apa krodhita na bneN| rAmacaMdrajI ayodhyA meM Apake punarAgamana kI pratIkSA kara raheM haiM ?" sugrIva ke manAne ke bAda sItAjI ayodhyA Ane ke lie taiyAra ho gii| vimAna meM baiThakara ve ayodhyA ke bAhara maheMdra nAmaka udyAna meM puSpaka vimAna meM rAma-lakSmaNa ne apane sAtha sAtha lava-kuza ko biThAyA va ayodhyAnagarI phuNce| ayodhyAnagarI meM lava-kuza ko dekhane ke lie janasamudAya AyA, unheM dekhakara loga Azcaryacakita hokara unakI prazaMsA karane lge| vimAna prAsAda ke prAMgaNa meM pahu~cA, saba nIce utreN| prAsAda meM rAma ne mahotsava mnaayaa| sItAdvArA agnidivya va dIkSA utrii| lakSmaNa va anya rAjAoM ne Akara unase kahA, "Apa ayodhyA ke prAsAda meM padhAra kara dharatI ko pAvana kreN|" paraMtu sItAjI ne kahA, "aba agnidivya ke uparAMta hI nagara evaM prAsAda meM praveza kruuNgii| anyathA yaha lokApavAda zAMta nahIM hogaa|" rAjAoM ne rAma se milakara sItAjI kI pratijJA ke viSaya meM jAnakArI dii| rAma ne sItAjI se milakara kahA, "rAvaNa ke nagarI meM itane dina rahane ke pazcAt bhI rAvaNa ne ApakI icchA yA anicchA ko tanika bhI mahatva diye binA Apake sAtha apavitra saMbaMdha rakhe the athavA nahIM, isa viSaya meM loga abhI bhI sAzaMka hai ataH unakA saMzaya dUra karAne ke lie Apako agnidivya karanA hogA" 95 sItAjI ne ha~sakara uttara diyA- "Apa jaise sajjana va vidvAna mahApuruSa ne mere aparAdha ko jAne athavA parakhe binA mujhe dezanikAlA de diyaa| merA niraparAdhitva siddha karane ke lie mujhe eka avasara bhI nahIM diyaa| Apane mere aparAdha kI jA~ca kie binA hI mujhe daMDa diyA aura Aja itane varSa bItane ke bAda Apa mujha se divya karavA rahe haiM, yaha Azcarya hai maiM to AryanArI hU~ ApakA Adeza kaise ThukarA sakatI hU~ / ApakI icchAnusAra jaba Apa kaheMge, taba divya ke lie maiM taiyAra huuN|" rAmacaMdrajI ne kahA, Apa saMpUrNataH doSarahita haiM, yaha mujhe jJAta hai| / kiMtu logoM ke hRdaya meM utpanna hue kAlpanika doSa kI nivRtti ke lie Apase divya karavA rahA huuN|" sItAjI ne kahA, "Apake AdezAnusAra pA~coM divya karane ke lie maiM taiyAra hU~ / ApakI icchA ho, to maiM agnipraveza karUMgI, athavA abhimaMtrita akSatoM kA bhakSaNa karu~gI athavA tulA para caDhU~gI athavA jIbha se zastra kI dhAra grahaNa karUMgI athavA USNa sIse kA pAna karu~gI ! Apako jo iSTa ho, vaha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6 divya mujhase krvaaiiye|" taba vahA~ upasthita janasamudAya hI nahIM, apitu AkAzasthita nAradajI bhI divya kA niSedha karate kahane lage, "he rAghava ! Apa yaha kyA anAcAra kara rahe haiM ? sItA to mahAsatI haiN| ataH divya kA koI vikalpa unake samakSa nahIM rakhA jAnA caahiye|" taba krodhita hokara rAmacaMdra bole, "he logoM ! kyA Apa bhUla gae ki Apa svayaM sItA kI itanI niMdA karate the ki aMtameM niraparAdhI hote hue bhI mujhe unheM daMDa denA pddaa| Aja Apa unake nirdoSatva kI ghoSaNAe~ kara rahe haiN| kala kucha nimitta milate hI Apa punaH una para doSAropaNa kreNge| ataH ApakI zaMkAkuzaMkAoM kA nirAkaraNa honA, aba Avazyaka hai, tAki bhaviSya meM koI doSAropaNa kA prazna khaDA na ho|" sItAjI kA agni praveza ayodhyAke bAhara rAmacaMdrajI ne tIna sau hAtha laMbA, tIna sau hAtha cauDAvado puruSa pramANa gaharA khaDDA khudvaayaa| use caMdana kASToM se bhara diyaa| phira agni se prajvalita kara diyaa| dhadhaka karatI agnizikhAoM ne AkAza ko vyApta kiyaa| una vikarAla jvAlAoM ko dekhakara rAmacaMdra svayaM bhaviSya ke lie ciMtita ho gye| agni ke samIpa susnAta, suvastradhArI sItAjI pahu~cI va ekAgratA pUrvaka paMcaparameSThI kA smaraNa kara ucca svara meM bola uThI, "he agnideva....! he lokapAloM....! he upasthita jana samudAya....! yadi rAma ke alAvA kisI bhI anya puruSa kI maiMne kAyA, vAcA, mana se, nidrA yA jAgRta avasthA meM tanika bhI abhilASA kI ho to he agnideva ! mujhe jalAkara bhasma banA diijiye| anyathA isa vikarAla agnizikhAoM ko mere lie zItala jala ke samAna sukhadAyI bnaaiiye|' itanA kahakara sItAjI ne agni meM praveza kiyaa| ZTZIP For Personal & Private Use Only Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only 97 Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NOORESCRIORTESEXSTORYESTERDASEAR CH satItva kA camatkAra eka hI kSaNa meM samasta agnizikhA~e zItala jala meM parivartita ho gii| khaDDA jala se vyApta ho gyaa| jala meM sugaMdhita kamala khile / eka vizAla kamala para siMhAsana thA, jisa para sItAjI adhiSThita thii| unakA divya zarIra kundana kI bhA~ti damaka rahA thaa| divya vastroM va AbhUSaNoM se bhUSita sItAjI, sAkSAt lakSmI laga rahI thii| kucha hI samaya meM jala khaDDe se uchala kara cAroM dizAoM meM phaila gyaa| bar3e bar3e maMca va maMDapa bhI jala meM adRzya hone lge| bhayabhIta hokara vidyAdhara AkAza meM ur3Ana karane lge| AtaMkita bhUcara pukArane lage, "he mahAsatI ! hamArI rakSA kIjiye / " Asana se uThakara sItAjI ne jala pravAha ko sparza kiyA va punaH khaDDA kI dizA meM moDa diyaa| aba kevala khADDe meM hI pAnI thA, jisase vaha eka vizAla tAlAba jaise dIkha rahA thaa| jala meM anaginata kamala va haMsa the| sItAjI kI prazaMsA karate hue nAradajI va anya deva AnaMdavibhora hokara nRtya karane lge| unhoMne sItAjI para divya puSpoM kI varSA kii| "dhanya.. dhanya" ke jayaghoSa se sItAjI ke satItva kI prazaMsA hone lagI... paraMtu..... For Personal & Private Use Only Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sItAjI kI dIkSA paraMtu sItAjI ke mana meM kucha anya vicAra cala rahe the| saMyata svara meM ve rAma se bolI, "he Aryaputra ! saMpUrNatayA nirdoSa hone para bhI mujha para jo kalaMkavarSA kI gaI, usakA uttaradAyitva na ApakA hai, na ayodhyAvAsiyoM kA saMpUrNa nirdoSa hote hue bhI mujhe mahAaTavI meM jo duHkha bhugatane paDe, usake lie na Apa doSI hai, na ye ayodhyaavaasii| saMpUrNatayA pati ke AdhIna hote hue bhI mujhe do bAra viraha agni meM dIrgha samaya jalanA par3A, usake lie aparAdhI na rAvaNa hai, na aap| yaha saba mere azubha karmoM kA doSa hai| eka janma meM karmabaMdha karanA, dUsare janma meM unheM bhugatakara aura nayA bA~dhanA..... kaba taka calatA rahegA, yaha duSTacakra ? aba isa saMsAra se merA mana udvigna ho cukA hai| ataH maiMne karmoM kA vinAza karanevAlI va mokSa mArga meM sahAyaka dIkSA kA svIkAra karane kA nizcaya kiyA hai|" itanA kahakara sItA ne apanI muTThI se apane kurala kezoM ko ukheDakara rAma ke hAthoM meM thamA die / DILIP COM 9-1999 For Personal & Private Use Only 99 yaha dekhate hI upasthita jana divyagaNa ke mAnasapara bhagavAna ke dIkSA grahaNa kI smRti ubhara aaii| kyoMki bhagavAna nirvikAra mudrA se svayaM kezaloca kara unheM indra ke hAthoM meM thamA dete haiN| yaha dRzya dekhakara rAmacaMdra behoza ho ge| kucha samaya ke pazcAt ve svastha bne| paraMtu unake svastha hone ke pUrva sItA, kevalajJAnI jayabhUSaNa muni ke pAsa pahu~ca cukI thI / vahA~ unhoMne vidhipUrvaka dIkSA grahaNa kI nUtana sAdhvIjI sItA, suprabhA nAmaka gaNinI ke parivAra meM kaThora sAdhanA evaM tapazcaryA meM tatpara bana gii| Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 caMdanajala chiTakane para jaba rAma svastha hue taba unhoMne pAyA ki sItAjI unake samIpa nahIM haiN| ve ucca svara meM bole, "merI sItA kahA~ hai ? Apa saba mauna kyoM khaDe haiM ? kyA Apako apanA jIvana priya nahIM hai| koI mujhe batAegA ki kezaloca pazcAt sItAjI kahA~ gaI ? anuja lakSmaNa ! zIghra kisI ko bhijavAkara merA dhanuSyabANa mNgvaao| ina mUka mUDhoM ko jIvita rahane kA koI adhikAra nahIM hai meM duHkhI hU~.. mahAduHkha ke sAgara meM gote khA rahA hU~.. 27 paristhiti kI viSamatA jAnakara lakSmaNa ne rAma ko praNAma kiyA aura bole, "bhrAtAzrI! Apa yaha kyA anartha kara rahe haiM ? ye sabhI Apake sevaka hai.. apane hI Atmaja samajhe jAne vAle ina sevakoM para tIra calAnA ucita nahIM hai| anya tarka yaha hai ki lokApavAda se bhayabhIta hokara nyAyaniSTha Apane sItAjI kA tyAga kiyA thA, vaise hI saMsAracakra se bhayabhIta hokara Atmahita meM tatpara sItAjI ne ApakA tyAga kiyA hai| ve to Apake samakSa kezaloca kara jayabhUSaNa muni ke pAsa vidhipUrvaka dIkSA lene gaI hai| Apako vahA~ jAkara unakI mahimA evaM anumodanA karanI caahiye| munizrI ko abhI abhI kevalajJAna kI prApti huI hai| mahAvratadhArI svAminI sItAjI bhI unhIM ke pAsa gaI haiN| Aja taka sItAjI vizuddha satImArga para cala rahI thI, abase ve sAdhvI sItAjI vizuddhatama mokSamArga para clegii|" anuja lakSmaNa ke ina vacanoM ko sunate hI rAmacaMdra ke mana meM jo kSobha zeSa thA, vaha zAMta ho gyaa| unhoMne kahA- "merI dharmapatnI satI sItA ne kevalajJAnI jayabhUSaNa munirAja se dIkSA prApta karanekA jo nirNaya kiyA hai, vaha yathAyogya hai|" isake bAda rAmacaMdrajI, saparivAra jayabhUSaNa muni ke samIpa ge| vahA~ yathAyogya sthAna para baiThakara unhoMne zAMtipUrvaka dezanA sunii| dezanA ke aMta meM rAmacaMdrajI ne munirAja se prazna kiyA "kyA maiM bhavya AtmA hU~... athavA... abhavya hU~ ?" kevalajJAnI munirAja ne kahA, "Apa bhavya AtmA haiM... itanA hI nahIM.. Apa isI janma meM mokSa prApta kreNge|" rAma ne punaH prazna kiyA- "sItAjI ne to mujhe tyAgA hai... kiMtu meM anuja lakSmaNa ko kaise tyAga pAU~gA ?" kevalajJAnI munirAja ne uttara diyA "jisa puNya ke udaya se Apa baladeva bane haiM, vaha abhI zeSa hai| usake pUrNa bibhISaNa, sugrIva, hanumAna, bhAmaMDala aura sItA ke pUrvabhava ke lie dekhie Jain EdpariziSTha lava-kuza ke pUrvabhava ke lie dekhie pariziSTa naM. 9 hote hI Apa dIkSAgrahaNa kareMge va avazya mokSa paaeNge|" phira bibhISaNa ne pRcchA kI ki, "bhrAtA rAvaNa kisa karma ke udaya ke kAraNa mAre gaye ? maiM, sugrIva, hanumAna, bhAmaMDala, sItA, lava-kuza Adi saba rAma ke prati ati anurAgI kyoM haiM?" ina praznoM ke pUrvabhava AdhArita uttara kevalajJAnI se sunakara aneka AtmAoM ke hRdayakamaloM meM mokSa kA bhAva jAgRta huaa| rAma ke senAnI evaM sArathi kRtAntavadana ne dIkSA grahaNa kii| rAma, lakSmaNa va samasta parivAra evaM anya rAjA zraddhApUrvaka sAdhvI sItAjI ko vaMdana kara punaH ayodhyA lautte| kRtAntavadana muni, tapazcaryA kara maraNoparAMta pA~caveM devaloka meM ge| sAdhvIjI sItAjI ne sATha varSa vividha prakAra kI taposAdhanA kI anta meM taiMtIsa dina anazana kara maraNoparAMta ve bArahaveM devaloka meM acyutapati iMdra banI / 31 For Personal & Private Use Only hanumAna kI dIkSA va lakSmaNa kI mRtyu PILIC SONT 1659 Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hanumAna ko vairAgya eka samaya hanumAnajI meruparvatasthita jinAlaya meM darzanArtha gae the| vahA~ se lauTate samaya sUryAsta kA dRzya dekhakara unake mana meM vicAra AyA, "jisakA udaya hotA hai, usakA asta aTala hai| isa vizva kI pratyeka vastu anitya, azAzvata hai, kisI na kisI dina vinAza honevAlI hai| sAmAnya jana ugate sUrya ko ardhya pradAna karate haiM, vaMdana karate haiM, DUbatA sUraja kitanA akelA hotA hai| koI use na praNAma karatA hai, na usake lie A~sU bahAtA hai| sItAjI kI zodha meM jAnevAlA maiM, ugate sUraja kI bhA~ti thA... Aja bhI hU~.. kiMtu AyuSya ke aMtima kSaNa taka pahu~cate pahu~cate meM bhI astamAna sUrya kI bhA~ti ekAkI ho jAU~gA.. kiMtu abhI samaya hai| aisA kucha hone ke pUrva meM bhI zAzvata sukha pAne ke lie puruSArtha karU~ / saMsAra azAzvata hai| kSaNika evaM nAzavaMta saMsAra ko dhikkAra hai! kevala dIkSA ke mAdhyama se hI zAzvata sukha para svAmitva saMbhava hai|" muni hanumAna kA vihAra isa prakAra vicArakara ve apane nagara phuNce| apane putra ke hAthoM meM rAjya kI bAgaDora sauMpakara unhoMne zrIdharmaratnAcArya mahArAja se bhAgavatI dIkSA kii| unake sAtha sAtha unakI patniyoM ne bhI dIkSA grahaNa kii| muni hanumAnajI ne dhyAnastha banakara samasta karmoM kA kSaya kiyA va mokSalakSmI prApta kii| hanumAnajI kI dIkSA ke samAcAra milate hI rAma ne vicAra kiyA ki, "saba bhautika sukha upalabdha hote hue bhI hanumAna ne paramakaSTakArI dIkSA kyoM grahaNa kI ?" usI samaya deva sabhA meM devarAja iMdra ne avadhijJAna se rAmacaMdrajI ke vicAra jAna lie va bole, "rAmacaMdrajI to mokSagAmI bhavya AtmA haiN| ve isI 101 bhava meM mokSa pAnevAle haiN| phira bhI ve mAnavaloka meM cAritra dharma kA upahAsa evaM kSaNika bhoga sukhoM kI prazaMsA kara raheM haiM ! yaha karmoM kI kaisI vicitra lIlA hai| mohanIyakarma kI gati kauna samajha sakatA hai ? rAmacaMdra ke isa vartana kA kAraNa hai lakSmaNa ke prati unakA agADha sneha / isI mamatvabhAva ke kAraNa unake aMtara meM vairAgya jAgRta nahIM ho rahA hai|" devasabhA meM baiThe do devoM ke mana meM kautukabhAva jAgRta huA, ve vicAra karane lage ki "do mAnava bhAIyoM ke bIca yaha kaisA premabhAva hai, jisakI prazaMsA devaloka meM svayaM deveMdra kara rahe haiN|" ataH isa snehabhAva kI parIkSA karane ve devaloka se ayodhyA nagarI meM lakSmaNajI ke prAsAda meM Ae aura vahA~ devamAyA se eka aisA dRzya nirmANa kiyA ki rAma kA mRtyu ho gayA hai| antaHpura kI striyA~ Akrandana kara rahI haiM "he rAma ! he padmanayana !! samasta vizva ke lie abhayaMkara aise hamAre rAmacaMdrajI kI asamaya mRtyu kaise ho gaI ?" PILYWW.Janelibrary.org Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NOARD NAGMCCIMO / mahApuruSa kA mRtyu hamAre kAraNa huaa| dhikkAra hai hameM !" isa prakAra AtmaniMdA karate karate ve donoM deva svarga meM ge| lakSmaNajI kA akasmAta mRtyu dekhakara aMtaHpura kI striyoM ne apane bAla bikhera dieva apane mastaka kUTakUTakara vilApa karane lgii| rAmacaMdrajI dauDakara vahA~ Ae va zokAkula striyoM se kahane lage - "are! Apa saba kisa amaMgala kI AzaMkA se rudana kara rahI haiM? yahA~ kaunasA pralaya AyA hai ki Apa isa taraha se ro rahI haiN| dekhiye, maiM abhI jIvita hU~ aura yahA~ para nizceSTa yaha merA anuja bhI jIvita hai| koIduSTa graha athavA roga ise pIDita kara rahA hai - jisakA pratikAra auSadha dvArA athavA pUjApAThadvArA ho sakatA hai| rAjavaidya va jyotiSiyoM ko satvara bulAIyo" AUDI HTARNINARENTINFRINA lakSmaNa kI mRtyu isa prakAra keza bikheratI atyaMta karuNa vilApa karanevAlI una striyoM kA dRzya dekhate hI lakSmaNajI zokAkula hokara bole, "are ! vidhi kI yaha kaisI vicitratA hai? mere prANapriya bhrAtA kA mRtyu yakAyaka kaise ho gayA ? yamarAja ne yaha kaisA kapaTa kiyA..." AtyaMtika duHkhAghAta se hatAza lakSmaNajI jaba aise vicAra kara rahe the, taba yakAyaka unake prANapakheru uDa ge| eka mUrti kI bhA~ti ve nizcala, nizceSTa baneM / mRta lakSmaNa ko dekhakara atyaMta duHkhI pazcAttApa karate hue ve deva ekadUsare se kahane lage "hamAre hAthoM yaha bhayAnaka kRtya kaise ho gayA ? hAya ! vizvake AdhArabhUta isa For Personal & Private Use Only nelit Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ @. rAmacandrajI dvArA lakSmaNa ko auSadha pIlAne kA prayAsa rAjavaidyoM evaM jyotiSiyoM ko bulavAyA gyaa| auSadhAdi prayoga kiye gae, maMtra taMtrAdi ke bhI prayoga kiye gae, kiMtu ve saba asaphala hue| PHAR SONE rAma mUrcchita hue kiMtu kucha samaya pazcAt hoza meM Akara ucca svara meM vilApa karane lge| rAmacaMdrajI kA vilApa sunakara bibhISaNa, sugrIva aura zatrughna phUTa-phUTakara rone lge| kauzalyAdi mAtAe~, putravadhue~ bhI karuNa rudana karate karate bAra-bAra mUrcchita hone lgii| ayodhyA nagarI ke ghara-ghara meM, are ! purI nagarI meM zoka kA vAtAvaraNa chA gyaa| For Personal & Private Use Only 103 Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 lava-kuza dvArA dIkSA kI AjJA mAMganA ))) 7014 innadada amy TIDE apane kAkAzrI kA asamaya mRtyu dekhakara saMsAra kI anityatA se atyaMta bhayabhIta hokara lava-kuza, rAmacaMdrajI ko praNAma karate hue bole, "mRtyu to sabhI ko kabhI bhI akasmAt A sakatA hai| ataH manuSya ko paralokagamana ke lie sadaiva taiyAra rahanA caahiye| he tAta! Apake prANapriya anuja va hamAre kAkAzrI kI asamaya mRtyu dekhakara hameM tIvra vairAgya AyA hai| isa saMsAra ke prati hameM tanika bhI Asakti nahIM hai| aba hameM yahA~ rahanA nhiiN| ApazrI hameM anumati dIjiye" isa prakAra apane pitA se anumati lekara amRtaghoSa muni se dIkSA prApta kii| kitanA aTUTa vairAgya jagA, ina do yuvAoM ke manameM! ghara se priya kAkAzrI kA zava abhI aMtyeSTi ke liye bAhara nikAlA nahIM gyaa| ghara meM zokAkula vAtAvaraNa hai| phirabhI uttama bhAvapUrvaka cAritragrahaNa karane ke lie unhoMne tanika bhI vilaMba nahIM kiyaa| donoM yuvA munioM ne uttama ArAdhanA ke mAdhyama se kevalajJAna pAkara mokSa prApta kiyaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 105 32 lakSmaNajI ke zavasameta rAmacaMdrajI kA vanavicaraNa apane prANapriya anuja ke asamaya evaM akasmAt mRtyu se nirmANa Ae ho ! jAo apane bhrAtAoM kI aMtyeSTi karo / merA anuja, merA viSama paristhiti aura do yuvA putroM ke viyoga ke kAraNa anyamanaska vatsa lakSmaNa to dIrghAyu hai| he anuja ! apanA krodha tyAga do| mujhase rAmacaMdrajI bAra-bAra mohavaza hokara mUrcchita hone lge| ve kabhI pralApa kucha to bolo| he vatsa ! durjanoM kI bhA~ti kopAyamAna honA tumhAre karate the, "he anuja ! tumheM mRta mAnakara mere yuvA putroM ne gRhatyAga lie ucita nahIM hai|" isa prakAra bolate hue rAmacaMdrajI ne apane anuja kiyA hai| ataH he anuja ! vinA vilaMba kie tuma uTha jAo ! satvara kA zava apane skaMdhoM para uThAyA aura vahA~ se cala die| uTho!" rAmacaMdrajI kA yaha unmatta-sA bhASaNa sunakara bibhISaNa gadgad hokara bole, "he rAmacaMdrajI ! Apa dhairyavAna puruSoM se adhika dhairyavAna, rAmacaMdra kabhI lakSmaNa ke mRta zarIra ko svayaM snAna karAte, to vIroM meM mahAvIra ho, phira bhI satyasthiti ko svIkAra kyoM nahIM kara kabhI vilepana krte| kabhI usake lie bhojana kI thAlI parosate, to rahe ho ? ApakA yaha adhairya lajjAspada evaM jugupsA preraka hai| aba hama kabhI utsaMga meM biThAkara unheM cUmate / kabhI use kapaDe pahanAte, to saba ko ekatrita hokara apane priya zAsaka rAjA lakSmaNajI kA kabhI usake samIpa svayaM nidrA lete the| yahA~ eka tAtvika bAta jAnanA agnisaMskAra evaM uttarakriyA karanI caahiye|" bibhISaNa ke zabda sunakara Avazyaka hai ki vAsudeva kA zarIra viziSTa paramANuoM se banane ke krodhAveza se tilamilAte hue rAmacaMdrajI bole, "Apa saba mujhe akelA kAraNa maraNoparAMta chaH mAsa taka saDatA nahIM hai| sAmAnya mAnavI kA kyoM nahIM chor3a dete ? mere jIvita bhAI kA agnisaMskAra karane cale mRtaka to kucha hI samaya meM sar3ane lagatA hai| jaTAyudeva dvArA rAmacandrajI ko pratibodha ITaitadharma rivat Only www.sainamaraparg. Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 (1) rAmacaMdrajI ko pratibodha dene svayaM jaTAyujI deva cauthe devaloka se pRthvI para utare aura rAmacaMdrajI ke samakSa eka zuSkavRkSa para jala siMcane lge| unakI yaha ceSTA dekhakara rAmacaMdrajI bole, "he mitra ! isa acetana vRkSa ko Apa cAhe kitanA bhI pAnI pilAIgA, usakA nava pallavita honA azakya hai| Apake sabhI prayatna niSphala bneNge|" (2) taba vaha deva eka pASANa para gobara, bakarI kI maiMganI Adi khAda DAlakara kamalinI ko ropane lgaa| taba rAmacaMdrajI bole "baMdhu ! pASANa ke Upara Apa cAhe kitanA bhI uttama khAda DAle va uttama vRkSAropaNa kareMge, to vaha niSphala prayatna khlaaegaa| kyoMki uttama prakAra kI mRttikA meM hI vRkSAropaNa karane se saphalatA milatI hai, patthara ke Upara vRkSAropaNa karane se kyA milegA ?" usI samaya senApati kRtAMtavadana kI AtmA, jo aba deva bana gaI thI, vaha avadhijJAna se samasta vRttAMta jAna gaI / kRtAMtavadana deva ne mAnava rUpa dhAraNa kiyaa| vaha apane kaMdhoM para eka strI kA zava uThAkara rAmacaMdrajI ke samIpa AyA rAmacaMdrajI ne kahA, "he mugdha ! isa taraha eka strI kA zava apane kaMdhoMpara uThAe kyoM phira rahe ho ?" mAnavadehadhArI deva ne kahA, "Apa aisI amaMgala bAte kyoM kara rahe haiM ? yaha to merI pyArI patnI hai| isa taraha merI jIvita patnI ko Apa mRta kyoM kahate ho ? yadi Apako jJAta hai ki jo strI mere kaMdhoM para hai, vaha mRta hai, to Jain Ed international (3) phira deva ne cakkI meM reta DAlI va cakkI pisane lgaa| rAma ne unase pUchA "baMdhu Apa kyA kara raheM haiM !" deva ne uttara diyA, "maiM reta pisakara tela nikAla rahA huuN|" taba rAma bole, "Apa aisA kyoM kara raheM haiM ? kyA asAdhya, kabhI prayAsa karane para bhI sAdhya ho sakatA hai ?" yaha sunakara jaTAyu deva musakarAkara bole- "Apa to mahAjJAnI haiM, phira sAkSAt ajJAna kA cihna yaha zava apane skaMdhoM para uThAkara kyoM jA rahe haiM ?" taba lakSmaNajI ke zava ke AliMgana dekara rAmacaMdra bole "Apa aisI amaMgala bAte kyoM bola raheM haiM? Apa yahA~se cale jaaiye|" (4) evaM Rtu ke binA nirjala samaya meM mRtabaila ko jota kara khetI kA prayAsa karane para bhI vaha deva pratibodha karane meM niSphala rhaa| 7 Apane apane skaMdhoM para jisa puruSa kA zarIra rakhA hai, vaha bhI mRta hai, yaha kyoM nahIM samajha sakate ?" rAmacaMdrajI gaMbhIratA se vicAra karane lage, aMtameM unhoMne isa vAstavikatA kA svIkAra kiyA ki merA anuja lakSmaNa aba jIvita nahIM hai| taba rAmacaMdrajI ko Atmaparicaya karavA kara jaTAyudeva va kRtAMtavadanadeva punaH devaloka lauTa ge| rAmacaMdrajI ne lakSmaNajI kA dAhasaMskAra evaM aMtyeSTi vidhivat kI / DILIP SONI AA Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33 Jain Edo rAmacaMdrajI kI dIkSA va mokSa rAmacaMdrajI kI dIkSA aba rAmacaMdrajI kA mana bhI saMsAra kI asAratA evaM anityatA ke kAraNa vairAgya kI tarapha AkRSTa hone lagA / ataH apane anuja zatrughna kA rAjyAbhiSeka karavA kara unhoMne dIkSA lene kI icchA prakaTa kI, kiMtu zatrughna kA mana bhI saMsAra se uba cukA thaa| ve bole, "bhrAtAzrI mujhe rAjyAbhiSeka meM koI ruci nahIM hai, merI icchA hai ki Apa hI ke sAtha maiM dIkSA grahaNa karUM !" ataH lava ke putra anaMgadeva ko rAjya sauMpakara ve munisuvratasvAmI bhagavAna ke vaMzaja suvratamuni ke pAsa gae vahA~ para zrI rAmacaMdrajI ne zatrughna, sugrIva, bibhISaNa va anya solaha sahasra rAjAoM ke sAtha dIkSA grahaNa kii| aba ve rAmarSi bana ge| unake sAtha saDatIsa sahasra kulIna mahilAoM ne pravajyA grahaNa kara zrImatI sAdhvIjI kI nizrA prApta kI / jaba eka bhavya AtmA vairAgya ke mArga para calatI hai, taba unakA anusaraNa karane ke lie aneka jIva lAlAyita ho jAte haiN| gurucaraNoM meM rahakara pUrvAgazruta kA adhyayana karake rAmarSi ne vividha prakAra ke kaThora abhigraha kie| aneka tapazcaryA ke uparAMta eka dina ve gurU kI AjJA lekara vana meM akele nirbhaya rUpa se vAsa karane ke lie cale ge| vahA~ unhoMne avadhijJAna prApta kiyaa| 107 eka samaya rAmarSi chaTTa kA pAraNA karane nagara meM pdhaare| unake * Agamana ke zubha samAcAra sunakara harSa se ubharate nagarajana unake svAgata ke lie samakSa Aye nagaranAriyA~ apane apane gharoM ke dvAra para khAdya se paripUrNa pAtra hAthoM meM lie khar3I thii| logoM ke kolAhala se bhayabhIta hAthiyoM ne apane AlAnastaMbha toDa die| nagara meM bhagadar3a mcii| rAmarSijI ne kisI se bhI AhAra grahaNa nahIM kiyaa| jisa AhAra ko gRhastha na apane ghara rakhanA cAhatA ho, na khAnA cAhatA ho, vaha AhAra ujjhita dharmavAlA kahalAtA hai| ve pratinaMdI rAjA ke prAsAda ge| vahA~ rAjA ne ujjita dharma kA AhAra supAtradAna meM diyaa| devoM ne usa For Personal & Private Use Only www.jamelibrary.org Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 sthAna para vasudhArI paMcadivya kI vRSTi kii| rAmarSi punaH vana kI ora cala die| unhoMne vicAra kiyA ki mere nagara meM jAne se kolAhala macatA hai aura saMghaTTA Adi bhI hotA hai| ataH unhoMne abhigraha kiyA ki vana meM hI bhikSA ke samaya bhramaNa karane se gocarI meM jo kucha prApta hogA, usase hI ve pAraNA kareMge anyathA nhiiN| isa prakAra apane zarIra ke prati nirapekSa rAmarSi kAyotsarga meM rahakara samAdhisAdhanA karane lge| vana meM ve kabhI mAsakSamaNa, kabhI do mAsa, tIna mAsa, cAra mAsa ke upavAsa Adi tapazcaryA krte| kabhI sAdhaka ko saMsArasamudra se pAra karAnevAle paryaMkAsana meM baiThate, to kabhI utkaTa Asana meM baitthte| kabhI bhujAe~ u~cI karake, to kabhI laMbIkara, to kabhI pairoM ke aMguThe ke AdhArapara khar3e rahakara tapa tapate / eka bAra tapa karate karate vihAra kara ve koTizilA ge| vahA~ zilA para baiThakara rAtri meM pratijJA dhAraNakara rAmarSi ne zukladhyAna kA Azraya lekara kSapaka-zreNi kA AraMbha kiyaa| rAmarSi para sItendra dvArA upasarga avadhijJAnI sItAjI kI AtmA jo abhI sIteMdra deva bana cukI thI, rAmacaMdrajI ko dhyAnastha mudrA meM dekhakara socane lagI "yadi ye kevalajJAnI baneMge, to hamArA punarmilana kaise ho sakegA? kisI bhI prakAra se ve saMsArI bane rahe, to hI punarmilana kI saMbhAvanA hai| ataH kucha aise anukUla upasarga karU~, jisase ve mere mitradeva bneN|' yaha vicArakara sIteMdrajI ne vahA~ apanI daivI zakti se eka baDA suMdara upavana bnaayaa| upavana meM kAmottajaka vasaMta Rtu aaii| koyala Tahukane lagI, bhramara guMjArava karane lage, Amra, caMpaka, mallikA Adi vRkSa pallavita ho ge| puSpoM kI manohara sugaMdha ne vAtAvaraNa cittAkarSaka bnaayaa| svayaM sIteMdra ne sItAjI kA rUpa dhAraNa kiyA va rAma ke samakSa Akara kahane lagI, "he prANanAtha ! Apake prema ko tyAga kara dIkSA lene kA mujhe pazcAttApa ho rahA hai| ye vidyAdhara kanyAe~ jo aba mere sAtha haiM, saba Apa se prema karatI haiM, ye cAhatI haiM ki Apa dIkSA tyAga kara inase vivAha kreN| Apa kI paTarAnI hone kI icchA, mere hRdaya meM bhI hai / ataH Apa ina kanyAoM se vivAha kiijiye| maiM bhI Apake sAtha rahU~gI va premakrIDAe~ kruNgii| ApakA prema ThukarAkara maiMne dIkSA grahaNa kI, ataH mujhe kSamA kiijiye| sItAjI kA kathana pUrNa hote hI vidyAdhara kanyAoM ne upavana meM kAmuka rAgarAgiNiyoM kI dhUma macA dii| PILIP SON For Personal & Private Use Only Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ADY'S Ou An For Personal & Private Use Only 109 Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 mohanIya karma kitanA bhayaMkara hotA hai| acyuteMdra samyagdRSTi hotA hai, phira bhI rAmarSi ke patana ke lie unhoMne prayatna kiyaa| sIteMdra ke vacana evaM kAmotpAdaka saMgIta se rAma tanika bhI vicalita nahIM hue| rAmarSi ko kevalajJAna rAmarSi ne apane dhyAna ke bala se mAgha zukla dvAdazI kI rAtri ke aMtima prahara meM kevalajJAna prApta kiyaa| sIteMdra evaM anya devoM ne kevalajJAna kA mahotsava mnaayaa| rAmarSi kI savya va dakSiNa dizA meM cAmara ghUmane lge| unheM suvarNa siMhAsana para adhiSThita kiyA gyaa| unake zIrSa para suvarNachatra banAyA gyaa| kevalajJAnI rAmacaMdrajI ne dharmadezanA dii| dezanA ke aMta meM sItendra ke pUchane para unhoMne lakSmaNa, rAvaNa evaM sItAjI ke bhaviSyakAlIna janmoM ko spaSTa kiyA 34 lakSmaNajI, sItA va rAvaNa ke AgAmI bhava yahA~ para rAvaNa evaM lakSmaNa paraspara tiraskAra karate the / ve ubhaya, eka bhava meM azubha karma kI nirjarA kara zubha karma upArjita kreNge| I isake pazcAt dUsare bhava meM ve pUrva mahAvideha kSetra kI vijayAvatI nagarI meM sunaMda kI patnI rohiNI se do putra, jinadAsa va sudarzana hoMge ve jainadharma kI ArAdhanA kreNge| karma kI vicitratA kaisI hai! eka bhava ke parama zatru anya bhava meM sahodara bneNge| maraNoparAMta vahA~ se ve pahale devaloka meM deva bneNge| yaha unakA tIsarA bhava hogaa| cauthe bhava meM ve vijayAnagarI meM manuSya deha dhAraNa kara zrAvaka jIvana kA pAlana kreNge| vahA~ se harivarSa kSetra meM donoM alaga alaga puruSa rUpa meM yugalika bneNge| For Personal & Private se C www.library.org Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anang chaThThe bhava meM punaH devaloka jAkara deva bneNge| vahA~ se cyavana prApta kara punaH vijayApurI meM kumAravarti rAjA va lakSmIrAnI ke jayakAMta va jayaprabha nAma ke rAjakumAra, jinokta dharma kA pAlanakara mRtyu ko prApta kreNge| maraNoparAMta chaThThe devaloka meM deva hoNge| taba sItendra kA jIva bArahaveM devaloka se cyavanakara bharatakSetra meM janma legA / vahA~ para sIteMdra, sarvaratnamati cakravartI bneNge| devaloka se lakSmaNajI va rAvaNa ke jIva cyavana kara cakravartI bane sItAjI ke putra hoNge| usameM rAvaNa ke jIva kA nAma indrAyudha aura lakSmaNa ke jIva kA nAma megharatha rhegaa| karma kI gati kitanI vicitra hai| sItA kA apaharaNa karenavAlA rAvaNa dasaveM bhava meM sItA kA putra hogaa| cakravartI sItAjI kA jIva dIkSA lekara anuttara devaloka meM jaaegaa| usake pazcAt iMdrAyudha jo rAvaNa kA jIva hai, vaha tIna zreSTha bhava pAra kara tIrthaMkara nAma karma baaNdhegaa| usake bAda rAvaNa kA jIva tIrthaMkara bnegaa| sItAjI kA jIva vaijayanta se janma lekara tIrthakara rAvaNa kA gaNadhara banegA aura aMta meM donoM mokSa prApta kreNge| lakSmaNajI ke zeSa bhava isa prakAra haiM (1) lakSmaNa kA jIva megharatha apanA AyuSya pUrNa karake aneka zubhagati prApta karegA / (2) usake pazcAt puSkaravara dvIpa meM pUrva mahAvideha ke AbhUSaNa rUpa ratnacitrA nagarI meM ve tIrthaMkara hoMge va mokSa prApta kreNge| kevalajJAnI rAmarSi ne paccIsa varSa vihAra kara maraNoparAMta zrI siddhagiri mahAtIrtha para 3 karoDa muniyoM ke sAtha mokSa paayaa| vAcakamitroM ! rAmAyaNa eka vizAla mahAsAgara hai| hamane usakA maMthana kiyA va kucha ratna prApta kie jinheM isa pustaka ke rUpa meM Apake lie prastuta kie haiN| Apa kA rAmAyaNapaThana Apake AdhyAtmika unnatti ke lie sahAyaka bne| Apake iSTamitra, evaM parivArajana bhI madhukaravRtti se rAmAyaNa kA rasAsvAda kreN| lokottara rAmAyaNa vairAgya kI khAni hai| lokottara rAmAyaNa kA saMdeza yaha hai ki adhamAdhama vyakti ke lie bhI mokSa pAnA saMbhava hai, yadi vaha pazcAttApa va apane karma kI nirjarA kareM to ! yaha mokSa use kevala apane hI puruSArtha ke bala para prApta hAtA hai....... iti / 111 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 pariziSTa - 1 rAkSasavaMza kI sthApanA taba vahA~ rAkSasa nAmaka vyaMtara devoM ke indra ne ghanavAhana ko kahA "Apa bhagavAna kI zaraNa meM Aye haiM, yaha bahuta acchA huaa| aba vaitADhya parvata para na jAkara samudra ke bIca meM sthita rAkSasa dvIpa meM jaaiiye| vahA~ para kisI bhI prakAra kI cintA nahIM hogii| ataH vahI para rAjya kiijie|" isa prakAra kahakara usane uchalate hue bhAvoM ke sAtha rAkSasI Adi aneka vidyAe~ va deva rakSita hAra sAdhArmika bhakti ke rUpa meM, ghanavAhana ko diyaa| Aja se asaMkhyAta varSoM pahale kI bAta hai| isa pRthvI para RSabhadeva bhagavAna hue| cAroM tarapha loga bhI niSkapaTa va nirlobhI the| unakA IkSvAku vaMza thaa| unake putra bharata cakravartI the| unake putra Adityayaza se sUryavaMza claa| usameM anaraNya, dazaratha, rAma, lakSmaNa vagairaha hue| bhagavAna RSabhadeva kI dIkSA meM unake pautra nami-vinami anupasthita the| ve dIkSA ke bAda Akara bhagavAna ke pAsa rAjya mAMgate the| eka bAra dharaNeMdra ne una donoM ko vaitADhya parvata kI donoM zreNi kA rAjya va aneka vidyAe~ dii| bharata kSetra meM uttara va dakSiNa ke vibhAjaka vaitADhya parvata ke uttara kSetra meM vinami aura dakSiNa kSetra meM nami rAjya karane lge| unase vidyAdhara vaMza zuru huaa| usameM asaMkhya rAjA hue| kaI rAjA mokSa, to kaI devaloka meM gye| unake bAda jaba ajitanAtha bhagavAn hue, usa vakta dakSiNa vaitADhya ke rathanupura nagara meM pUrNaghana rAjA thaa| usake putra kA nAma ghanavAhana thaa| uttarIya vaitADhya kSetra ke gaganavallabha nagara meM sulocana rAjA thaa| usakA putra sahasranayana va putrI rUpavatI thii| pUrNaghana rAjA ne ghanavAhana rAjakumAra ke lie rAjakumArI rUpavatI kI maMganI kii| pUrNaghana rAjA dvArA ghanavAhana ke liye mA~ga karane para bhI jyotiSiyoM ke vacana ke anusAra sulocana rAjA ne apanI kanyA kI zAdI ajitanAtha bhagavAna ke cacere bhAI sagara cakravartI ke sAtha karane kA socaa| ghanavAhana, rAkSasa dvIpa kI laMkA meM rAjya karane lgaa| usakI patnI suprabhA ne putra ko janma diyA jisakA nAma mahArAkSasa rakhA gyaa| isase sulocana va pUrNaghana ke bIca meM bhayaMkara yuddha huaa| bhautika Ananda hetu yuddha kI bhayaMkara hiMsA zuru ho gii| anta meM pUrNaghana ne sulocana ko mAra DAlA, taba usakA putra sahasranayana apanI bahana ko lekara jaMgala meM bhAga gyaa| eka dina use jaMgala meM sagara cakravartI mile| sahasranayana ne apanI bahana kI zAdI usake sAtha kara dii| sagara cakravartI ne use eka rAjya diyaa| eka dina ghanavAhana rAjA ajitanAtha bhagavAna ko vandana karane gayA thA, taba usane bhagavAna kI dezanA sunI / use vairAgya bhAvanA jAgRta huii| 'AhA ! maiM pA~ca indriyoM meM kitanA lubdha bana ___ gayA hU~, strI ke rAga meM daba gayA hU~ va sattA ke lubhAvane kIcar3a meM pha~sa gayA ha~ ? merA kyA hogA? maiMne vAstava meM apanI AtmA ko ThagI hai| kyoMki apane yogya sAdhanA na karake dUsarI jhaMjhaToM meM Aja taka par3A rahA huuN| svapna ke samAna kSaNika, bijalI ke samAna caMcala jIva kA kyA bharosA hai| ataH usa para vizvAsa kaise rakhA jAe ? vaha kaba samApta hogA ? kyA bhaviSya kAla kI bhayaMkara vyathAoM ko yaha parivAra va rAjya kI sattA roka sakegI? nahIM, to phira ise turanta chor3akara saMyama sAdhanA meM kyoM na laga jAU~?' isa prakAra vairAgya pAkara unhoMne mahArAkSasa kA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyA / rAjA ghanavAhana ne ajitanAtha bhagavAna ke pAsa Akara dIkSA grahaNa kI va cAritra kA pAlana karate hue karmoM ko kATakara mokSa prApta kiyaa| ye donoM rAjA rAkSasa dvIpa kI rakSA karate hue vahIM para rhe| isalie rAkSasa khlaaye| jaise jarmanI eziyA vagairaha dezoM meM rahane vAlA manuSya jarmana, eziyana vagairaha kahalAtA hai| vAstava meM ve rAkSasa nahIM the, balki vidyAdhara manuSya the| inakA vaMza rAkSasa vaMza khlaayaa| isa prakAra isa vaMza ke prathama rAjA ghanavAhana hue| unake bAda asaMkhyeya rAjA hone para bhagavAna munisuvrata svAmI ke zAsana meM rAkSasavaMzIya ratnazravas rAjA ke putra rAvaNa, kuMbhakarNa va bibhISaNa hue| ye sabhI rAkSasavaMza ke khlaae| kucha samaya bAda sahasranayana zaktizAlI bnaa| badalA lene ke liye usane pUrNaghana rAjA va usake putra ghanavAhana ke sAmane ghora yuddha chedd'aa| krodha vagairaha kaSAyoM kI kitanI vicitratA hai ? isa mahAbhayaMkara yuddha meM pUrNaghana rAjA mArA gayA / taba usakA putra ghanavAhana, ajitanAtha bhagavAna ke zaraNa jAkara nirbhaya bana gyaa| garva kA tyAga kara sahasranayana bhI vahA~ aayaa| donoM ne bhagavAna kI dezanA meM apane pUrva bhava sune / ghanavAhana ne bhagavAna kI stuti kii| Jan Education International For Person a le Use Only Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariziSTa 2 caMdragati, bhAmaMDala Adi ke pUrvabhava. - piMgala deva ne videhAputra bhAmaMDala kA apaharaNa kyoM kiyA ? caMdragati rAjA ke sAtha bhAmaMDala kA pUrva bhava meM kyA saMbaMdha thA ? I bharata ke kSetrapura meM sAgaradatta kI patnI ratnaprabhA kI kukSi se guNadhara aura guNavatI kA janma huaa| pariziSTa 8 ke anusAra zAdI kie binA hI guNavatI marakara hariNI va guNadhara hariNa banA aneka bhavoM ke bAda hariNI sarasA bnii| bharata kSetra ke dArugAMva meM vasubhUti nAmaka brAhmaNa kI patnI anukozA se hariNa kA jIva atibhUti nAmaka putra utpanna huA, jisakI zAdI sarasA nAma kI kumArI ke sAtha huii| kayAna nAmaka brAhmaNa ne sarasA prati Asakti utpanna hone se chala-kapaTa kara usakA apaharaNa kiyaa| kAma vAsanA ke adhIna manuSya ne apane brAhmaNa kula kI maryAdA ko chor3akara nirlajja bana aisA apakRtya kara diyaa| usakI zodha khoja ke liye pati atibhUti jaMgala meM bhaTakatA rahA va sAsa sasura bhI jaMgala meM khoja karane lge| vahA~ vasubhUti aura anukozA ko muni ke darzana hue| unake pAsa dharma sunakara donoM ne dIkSA grahaNa kii| anukozA, sAdhvIjI kamalazrI kI ziSyA banI / donoM mRtyu pAkara lokAntika deva matAntara se pahale devaloka ke deva va aneka bhava karake vasubhUti kA jIva caMdragati nAma kA rAjA va anukozA kA jIva unakI patnI puSpavatI bnii| putravadhU sarasA ne bhI kisI sAdhvIjI ke pAsa dharma ko jAna kara dIkSA lii| svargavAsI banakara vaha dUsare devaloka meM devI bnii| paraMtu pati atibhUti bhayaMkara ArtadhyAna meM marakara haMsa bnaa| eka bAra bAja pakSI se ghAyala banA huA vaha haMsa, vRkSa para se kisI muni ke pAsa gira pdd'aa| muni ne use namaskAra mahAmaMtra sunaayaa| usake prabhAva se vaha 10 hajAra varSa AyuSyavAlA vyaMtara deva banA / vaha marakara vidagdhanagara meM prakAzasiMha rAjA kI patnI pravarAvatI se kuNDala maMDita nAma kA putra huaa| cakrapura meM cakradhvaja rAjA kA dhUmakeza nAmaka purohita thA / parastrI laMpaTa kayAna aneka bhava bhramaNa karane ke bAda usakI patnI svAhA ko piMgala nAmaka putra huaa| rAjA cakradhvaja kI putrI atisundarI ke sAtha piMgala eka guru ke pAsa paDhatA thaa| pUrva bhava meM sarasA ke prati water intamational piMgala deva kayAna aneka bhava rAga utpanna huA thaa| kayAna kA zarIra badala gayA, magara rAga bhAva ke saMskAra AtmA ke sAtha hone se vaha apanI sahAdhyAyI rAjaputrI atisuMdarI kA apaharaNa karake vidagdha nagara meM calA gyaa| pharka itanA hI thA ki pUrvabhava meM vaha sarasA thI aura isa bhava meM atisuNdrii| vyakti badala gayA magara rAga-bhAva ke saMskAra na bdle| vaha jaMgala meM ghAsa, lakaDI becakara atisundarI ke sAtha jIvana nirvAha karane lgaa| eka dina vahA~ para kuMDala maMDita ne atisuMdarI ko dekhaa| paraspara sneha utpanna hone se usane pUrvabhava meM apanI patnI sarasA kA apaharaNakartA kayAna va vartamAna meM piMgala ke sAnnidhya meM rahI atisundarI kA apaharaNa kiyaa| pUrva bhava ke paira kA anubandha isa prakAra claa| pitA ke Dara se kuMDala maMDita, durga deza meM jhoMpaDI banAkara vahIM rahane lgaa| piMgala, pAgala kI taraha pRthvI para ghUmane lgaa| eka dina usane AcArya devazrI guptasUrIzvarajI ke pAsa meM dharma sunakara dIkSA lI va piMgala RSi bane / kuMDalamaMDita, dazaratha rAjA kI rAjya sImAoM para luTa macAkara jaMgala meM ghUmatA thaa| eka bAra rAjA bAlacaMdra ne use bAMdhakara dazaratha rAjA ke samakSa lAyA / dhIre dhIre krodha zAnta hone para usane use choDa diyaa| jaMgala meM bhaTakate use municandra muni mile| unase dharma zravaNa kara vaha zrAvaka bnaa| mRtyu pazcAta vaha mithilA nagarI meM rahI janaka rAjA kI patnI videhA kI kukSi meM garbha ke rUpa utpanna huaa| dUsarI ora sarasA, bhava bhramaNa karatI huI zrIbhUti purohita kI putrI vegavatI bnii| sudarzana muni ke Upara Aropa lagAne ke bAda, vairAgya bhAva meM dIkSA lekara vaha videhA kI kukSi meM utpanna huii| jaise hI videhA ne yugala ko janma diyA, usI samaya piMgala deva avidhijJAna se usameM pUrva bhava ke vairI kuMDala maMDita ke jIva ko dekhakara krodha se tamatamA uThA aura usakA apaharaNa kara diyaa| yahA~ para hameM yaha bhI karma kI vicitratA dekhane milatI hai ki eka bhava meM atibhUti pati va sarasA usakI patnI thI vahI atibhUti kA jIva bhAmaMDala aura sarasA kA jIva usakI bahina sItA bnii| bhAmaMDala guNadhara hariNa atibhUti aneka bhava haMsa vyaMtaradeva piMgala RSi kuNDala maNDita piMgala deva bhAmaMDala tAlikA sItA guNavatI hariNI sarasA 12 rA devaloka For Personal & Private Use Only vegavatI 5 vAM devaloka sItA caMdragati vasubhUti lokAntika deva pahalA devaloka va aneka bhava caMdragati puSpavatI anukozA lokAntika deva pahalA devaloka va aneka bhava puSpavatI 113 Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 pariziSTa 1 dazaratha, satyabhUti muni va janakarAjA ke pUrvabhava - pUrvabhava sunakara dazaratha ko vairAgya kyoM huA ? evaM pUrvabhava meM janakarAjA va satyabhUti muni ke sAtha unakA kyA sambaMdha thA ? senApura nagara meM bhAvana nAma ke vaNika kI patnI dIpikA se upAsti nAma kI putrI utpanna huii| vaha sAdhuoM kI nindA karatI thii| isa prakAra aneka bhayaMkara pApa kara jAnavara Adi bhavoM meM paribhramaNa karake vaha candrapura nagara meM dhana kI patnI suMdarI kI kukSi se varuNa nAmaka putra huii| varuNa ne udAravRtti apanAkara bhakti se sAdhuoM ko dAna diyaa| eka dina sAdhu ke prati dveSI vaha jIva Aja sAdhu kA bhakta bana gayA / dAna dene vAlA jIva manuSya banatA hai| isaliye varuNa marakara ghAtakI khaMDa ke uttara kuru meM yugalika manuSya ke rUpa meM utpanna huaa| alpa kaSAyavAlA yugalika hone se varuNa kA jIva marakara deva banA / vahA~ se mRtyu pAkara puSkalAvatI vijaya ke puSpakalA nagarI meM naMdighoSa rAjA kI patnI pRthvI devI kI kukSi se vaha naMdivardhana nAmaka putra huaa| nandivardhana ko rAjya soMpa kara naMdighoSa ne yazodhara muni ke pAsa dIkSA lii| vaha marakara graiveyaka devaloka meM gyaa| naMdivardhana, zrAvaka dharma kA pAlana kara pA~caveM devaloka kA deva banA AyuSya pUrNa hone para pazcima mahAvideha ke vaitADhyaparvata kI uttarazreNI ke zazipura nagara meM vaha vidyAdhara rAjA ratnamAlI kI patnI vidyullatA kI kukSi se sUryaMjaya nAmaka putra utpanna huaa| eka bAra ahaMkArI siMhapura ke rAjA ko jItane ke liye ratnamAlI ne siMhapura kI ora prayANa kiyA / ratnamAlI ne siMhapura ko dazaratha upAsti tiryacAdi bhava bhramaNa varuNa yugalika deva naMdivardhana pAMcavAM devaloka sUryajaya 7 vAM devaloka dazaratha satyabhUti naMdighoSa graiveyaka Agneya vidyA se jalAne kA prAraMbha kiyaa| itane meM to AThaveM devaloka kA deva jo pUrvabhava meM upamanyu nAma kA purohita thA, usane kahA, "he rAjan ! aisA anartha mata kro| Apa pUrva bhava meM bhUrinaMdana nAma ke rAjA the maiM ApakA purohita upamanyu thaa| eka bAra Apane mAMsatyAga kA niyama liyA thaa| magara maiMne gumarAha kara usa niyama ko tuDavA diyaa| vaha pApI purohita maiM skanda nAma ke puruSa se mArA gyaa| marakara hAthI bnaa| eka bAra yuddha meM hAthI mArA gyaa| usake bAda meM, hAthI kA jIva bhUrinaMdana rAjA aise Apa kI patnI gaMdhArI kI kukSi se arisUdana nAmaka putra huaa| jAtismaraNa hone para maiMne dIkSA lI va marakara AThaveM devaloka meM deva banA / bhUrinaMdana nAma ke rAjA, Apa marakara jaMgala meM ajagara bne| vahA~ se marakara dUsarI naraka meM utpanna hue| maiM sahasrAra deva pUrvabhava ke sneha se Apako pratibuddha karane AyA thaa| vahA~ se marakara Apa ratnamAlI rAjA bne| mAMsa tyAga kA niyama bhaMga kara Apa bhayaMkara vedanAoM ke zikAra bane haiN| aba nagara jalAkara nayA pApa karma na bAMdhe" deva ke mukha se pUrvabhava sunakara ratnamAlI va unake putra sUryajaya vairAgI bneN| ataH sUryaMjaya ke putra kulanaMdana ko rAjagaddI para biThAkara ratnamAlI ne apane putra sUryajaya ke sAtha AcArya deva zrI tilakasundarasurIzvarajI mahArAja ke pAsa dIkSA lii| vahA~ se donoM sAtaveM devaloka meM deva bane devaloka se cyuta hokara sUryajaya Apa dazaratha bane, ratnamAlI janaka rAjA baneM, AThaveM devaloka se cyuta hokara upamanyu deva, janakarAjA kA choTA bhAI kanakarAjA bne| naMdivardhana ke pitA muni naMdighoSa graiveyaka se cyuta hokara satyabhUti muni bne| dazaratha ko apane pUrvabhava sunakara vairAgya utpanna huaa| saMsAra meM karma kI kitanI vicitratA hai, eka dina ratnamAlI pitA va sUryaMjaya putra the va isa bhava meM samadhi (vevAI) bne| eka bhava meM guru kI niMdA karane vAlI upAsti nAma kI kanyA, dazaratha bnii| karma kI vicitratA jAnakara adharma ko chor3akara dharma meM puruSArtha karanA cAhiye / 1 satyabhUti tAlikA janaka rAjA bhUrinaMdana ajagara 2 rI naraka ratnamAlI 7 vAM devaloka janakarAjA For Personal & Private Use Only kanaka rAjA upamanyu hAthI arisUdana deva kanakarAjA Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariziSTa- 4 jaTAyu kA pUrvajanma isa bharata kSetra ke kuMbhakArakaTa nAmaka nagara meM daMDaka rAjA rAjya karatA thaa| usakI zAdI zrAvastI nagarI ke rAjA jitazatru kI putrI puraMdarayazA ke sAtha huii| usake bhAI kA nAma skaMdakumAra thaa| eka bAra daMDaka rAjA kA maMtrI pAlaka zrAvastI nagarI meM jitazatru rAjA ke rAjadarabAra meM aayaa| usa vakta tAtvika carcA cala rahI thii| usameM skaMdakumAra ne pAlaka ko parAjita kara diyaa| use zaramiMdA honA pdd'aa| ataH usane apane dila meM badalA lene kI eka gAMTha bAMdha lii| usake bAda vairAgyabhAva jAgRta hone para skaMda rAjakumAra ne munisuvrata bhagavAna ke pAsa 500 rAjaputroM ke sAtha dIkSA grahaNa kii| viziSTa adhyayana karane ke bAda unheM AcAryapadavI se vibhUSita kiyA gyaa| eka bAra munisuvrata svAmI ko pUchakara pa. pU. A. khaMdhakasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. ne apanI sAMsArika bahina purandarayazA ko pratibodha dene ke lie kumbhakArakaTa nagara kI ora 500 ziSyoM ke sAtha vihAra kiyaa| kaI varSoM se mana meM rahI vairAnubaMdha kI gAMTha kI smRti hone se pAlaka ne sAdhuoM ke AvAsa yogya udyAna kI jamIna meM guptarIti se zastra gar3havA die| kramazaH vihAra karate pa. pU. AcArya zrI kuMbhakArakaTa nagara ke bAhara udyAna meM pdhaare| vahA~ daMDakarAjA ( sAMsArika bahanoI) * Adi va prajAjana dharmadezanA sunane ke lie aae| sabhI atyanta prabhAvi va harSavibhora bane / daMDaka rAjA mahala meM AyA, taba rAjA ko akAnta meM pAlaka maMtrI ne kahA "mukha meM rAma bagala meM chuurii| yaha saba bAhara kA dIkhAvA hai| vAstava meM ye AcArya saMyama kI kaThora sAdhanA se udvigna bana gae hai| isalie ve ApakA rAjya har3apane Ae haiN| inake sAtha 500 muni nahIM, parantu eka eka sahasra yoddhA ke barAbara hai| unhoMne udyAnabhUmi meM zastra gADhe haiN|" usake bAda daMDaka rAjA ne jamIna khudvaaii| khodane para zastra nikle| unheM dekhakara rAjA krodha se tamatamA utthaa| usane maMtrI se kahA- "he maMtrI ! Apa atizaya buddhizAlI hai... isalie Apane pahale hI sArA SaDyaMtra jAna liyaa| aba inako jo saz2A karanI ho, vaha Apa kara sakate haiN| mujhe isake lie pUchane kI koI z2arurata nahIM hai|" yaha sunakara dveSI pAlaka harSa vibhora bnaa| usane mAnava pIlana nAmaka vizAla yaMtra banavAyA aura AcAryazrI ke samakSa hI eka eka ziSya ko yaMtra meM DAlane lgaa| AcAryazrI eka eka sAdhu ko niryamaNA (aMtima ArAdhanA) karavAte raheM, samAdhi rakhane ke lie hareka ko samajhAte ki pAlaka apanA duzmana nahIM hai| yaha to bhAI se bhI jyAdA upakArI hai, kyoMki yaha karmakSaya karane ke lie nimitta banA hai| isa prakAra gurudevazrI kI vANI kA svIkAra karate hue 499 AtmAe~ pIlA pIlAte kevalajJAna prApta kara mokSa meM phuNcii| 115 usake bAda jaba vaha eka bAlamuni ko yaMtra ke pAsa le gayA, taba AcAryadevazrI ne karuNA se usako kahA "maiM isa bAlamuni ko pIlate hue nahIM dekha sakatA, isalie pahale mujhe pIla, bAda meM jo ucita lage, vaha krnaa|" pAlaka ne kahA "tumhAre dila meM jyAdA duHkha va darda ho, isaliye tumhAre sAmane hI piiluuNgaa|" aisA kahakara usane bAlamuni ko yaMtra meM DAla diyaa| ve bhI kevalajJAna pAkara mokSa meM ge| kintu AcArya zrI khaMdhakasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. ne nidAna kiyA ki mere tapa kA phala ho, to maiM daMDaka, pAlaka tathA unake kUla aura rASTra kA nAza karane vAlA bnuuN| pAlaka ne unakA pIlana kiyaa| ve marakara vahnikumAra deva bane / unakA rajoharaNa khUna se lathapatha bana gayA thaa| cIla pakSI use mAMsa-piMDa samajhakara apanI pakkar3a meM lekara ur3a gayA / paraMtu uDate uDate pakkaDa zithila hone para vaha puraMdarayazA ke AMgana meM gira gyaa| usane jaise hI uThAkara dekhA, to use jJAna huA ki yaha to mere dvArA diyA gayA mere bhAI kA rajoharaNa (oghA) hai use mahAna RSi kI hatyA kA bhayaMkara duHkha huaa| zAsana devI ne usako uThAkara munisuvrata bhagavAna ke pAsa rakha dii| bhAI ke mRtyu dvArA vairAgya se bhAvita bana kara usane dIkSA lii| 1 vahnikumAra khaMdhaka deva ne avadhijJAna se nirdoSa 500 muniyoM kI hatyA jAnakara daMDaka, pAlaka va sAre nagara ko jalA diyaa| kisI ko bacane nahIM diyaa| usa dina se vaha kSetra daMDaka rAjA ke nAma se daMDakAraNya kahalAyA gyaa| pAlaka sAtavIM naraka meM gyaa| daMDaka rAjA pApa karma ke kAraNa aneka duHkhadardabharI yoniyA meM bhaTaka kara apane pApa karma ke udaya se gaMdha nAmaka mahArogI giddha pakSI huaa| sugupta muni ke darzana se use jAtismaraNa huaa| muni sparzalabdhivAle the| isalie unake sparza se giddha pakSI nIrogI bana gayA usake paMkha suvarNamaya bana gae, cAMca vidrumaratna-sI va padmarAgaratna- se paira, nAnA ratna jaisA zarIra aura sira para ratnAMkura jaisI jaTA ho gaI isaliye yaha jaTAyu kahalAyA / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 pariziSTa - 9 bAg2aravaMza kI sthApanA vAlI, sugrIva vagairaha vAnara kahalAte the| ve kAle mu~ha va lambI pUMcha vAle bandara nahIM the, kintu vidyAdhara manuSya the, phira bhI vAnara vaMza ke hone se vAnara kahalAye / vAnara vaMza kI sthApanA isa prakAra huI...... I isa bharata kSetra meM jaba zreyAMsanAtha bhagavAna kA zAsana cala rahA thA, taba rAkSasadvIpa meM kIrtidhavala rAjA rAjya karatA thA / usa samaya vaitADhya parvata ke dakSiNa bhAga meM meghapura nAmaka nagara meM atIndra rAjA thaa| usakI patnI zrImatI ne eka putra va putrI ko janma diyaa| putra kA nAma zrIkaNTha va putrI kA nAma devI rkhaa| devI, vAstava meM svarga kI devI ke samAna atyanta rUpavatI thii| yauvana avasthA prApta hone para ratnapura nagara ke rAjA puSpottara ne apane putra rAjakumAra padmottara ke lie rAjakumArI devI kI maMganI kI puSpottara rAjA ko padmA nAmaka eka putrI thI / atIndra rAjA ne puSpottara kI mA~ga ThukarA dI aura bhAgya yogya se devI kI zAdI rAkSasa vaMza ke rAjA kIrtidhavala ke sAtha kara dii| isase atIndra rAjA va unake putra rAjakumAra zrIkaNTha aura puSpottara ke bIca meM vairabhAva zurU huaa| duniyA ke andara yaha calatA hI rahatA hai ki jaba koI vyakti kisI kI bAta nahIM mAnatA, to vivekahIna bhautika vastu kA premI use apanA zatru mAna baiThatA hai| jabaki vivekI manuSya yaha socatA hai ki merI dRSTi se mujhe kucha yogya lagA thA, usako apanI dRSTi se dUsarA yogya lgaa| ataH usane vaha kiyA hogaa| usa para apanI dRSTi thopane kA merA koI adhikAra nahIM hai| isa prakAra viveka dvArA mana kA samAdhAna na karane se meghapura va ratnapura ke rAjAoM ke bIca meM vaira ke aMkura kA prAdurbhAva ho gyaa| eka bAra zrIkaMTha rAjakumAra yAtrA ke liye gayA huA thaa| vahA~ se lauTate usane ratnapura meM padmA nAma kI rAjakumArI ko dekhaa| dekhate hI usake prati prema ubhara aayaa| padmA kI bhI dRSTi rAjakumAra zrIkaNTha ke Upara girii| A~khoM se A~kheM mila gii| hRdaya se hRdaya mila gyaa| prema se prema jur3a gyaa| padmA socane lagI ki yaha rAjakumAra yahA~ se * apaharaNa karake mujhe lekara calA jAe, to kitanA acchA ho ? vicakSaNa rAjakumAra zrIkaNTha, padmA ke mana kI paristhiti ko turanta bhAMpa gayA aura sAhasa karake padmA ko apane vimAna meM baiThAkara AkAza mArga se cala pdd'aa| padmA kI dAsiyoM ne hAhAkAra mcaayaa| ve jora se cillAne lgii| apaharaNa. padmA kA apaharaNa.... / yaha hRdayadrAvaka samAcAra sunate hI puSpottara rAjA krodha se tamatamAne lagA / apanA hI zatru apanI putrI kA apaharaNa karake bhAga gayA, yaha jAnakara usakI krodhAgni aura bhI bhar3aka uThI, mAno jalatI huI AhUti meM ghI DAla diyA ho / usane senA sajja banAI aura senA sahita zrIkaNTha kA pIchA karane AkAza mArga se vimAna dvArA prayANa kiyA / bhAgatA huA zrIkaNTha rAjakumAra laMkA nagarI meM pahu~ca kara apane bahanoI rAkSasa vaMza ke rAjA kIrtidhavala kI zaraNa meM gayA aura use rAjakumArI padmA kI prema kahAnI sunaaii| itane meM puSpottara rAjA A phuNcaa| usane laMkA nagarI ko ghera lii| kIrtidhavala rAjA ne puSpottara rAjA ke pAsa saMdezavAhaka dUta bhejaa| dUta ne puSpottara rAjA ke pAsa Akara kahA "ApakA prayAsa niSphala hai kyoMki ApakI kanyA dUsare ko byAhanI hI thI aura usane apane Apa apanA jIvana sAthI DhU~Dha liyA hai, to isameM zrIkaNTha ko doSI kyoM mAnA jAe ? * Apako va hameM yuddha bhI kyoM karanA caahiye| yuddha se to ApakI putrI ke dila meM bhI darda hogaa| aba avasara to yaha hai ki Apa ina donoM vara-vadhu kA vivAha kRtya sAnaMda kara leM va yugala ko apane zubha AzIrvAda pradAna kareM merI dRSTi se yahI samayocita hai|" 1 itane meM rAjakumArI padmA kI eka dAsI ne puSpottara rAjA ke pAsa Akara kahA "rAjakumArI padmA ne kahalAyA hai ki vAstava meM rAjakumAra zrIkaNTha ne merA apaharaNa nahIM kiyA hai kintu maiMne hI usako apane jIvana sAthI ke rUpa meM pasanda kiyA hai|" yaha sunakara puSpottara rAjA kA krodha zAnta ho gyaa| vicArazIla puruSoM kA krodha atitIvra na hokara yogya samAdhAna hone para zIghra zAnta ho jAtA hai| puSpottara rAjA ne zrIkaNTha va padmA kA vivAha dhUmadhAma mahotsava pUrvaka kiyA aura ratnapura nagara kI ora prayANa kiyA / kIrtidhavala rAjA ne zrIkaMTha se kahA "Apa vaitADhya parvata para mata jAiye, kyoMki vahA~ para Apake bahuta se zatru haiM, maiM yaha nahIM kahanA cAhatA ki Apa Darapoka ho, magara jIvana, yuddha ke bhayaMkara vicAra meM hI samApta karanA ucita nahIM haiN| vAstava meM to Apake hRdayasneha ke tAra se hamAre sneha ke tAra jur3e haiN| aba unake TUTane se bhaviSya meM hone vAle viyoga ko maiM sahana nahIM kara skuuNgaa| rAkSasa dvIpa ke pAsa meM hI vAnara, siMhala, barbarakula vagairaha aneka dvIpa mere adhIna hai unameM se kisI eka dvIpa meM Apa apanI rAjadhAnI banAkara nizciMta rAjya kiijie|" yaha sunakara zrIkaNTha ne vAnara dvIpa ke kiSkindha nagara meM rAjya karanA prArambha kiyaa| zrIkaNTha rAjA vahA~ para manuSyoM ke alAvA vAnaroM (bandaroM para For Personal & Private Use Only Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI sneha rakhatA thaa| ataH una choTe bar3e bandaroM kI koI bhI hiMsA na kareM, aisA usane DhiMDhorA piTavA diyaa| rAjA ke Adeza se rAjya kI ora se vAnaroM ko bhojana vagairaha bhI diyA jAne lgaa| "yathA rAjA tathA prajA" isa kathana ke anusAra prajA bhI bandaroM ko bhojana detI va una para prema rkhtii| dhvaja, chatra vagairaha para bandaroM ke cinha banAye jAne lge| isa prakAra vAnara dvIpa meM rahane se va dhvaja vagairaha para vAnaroM ke cinha hone se vidyAdhara manuSya bhI vAnara khlaae| unakA vaMza vAnara vaMza khlaayaa| isa prakAra vAnara vaMza kI sthApanA huii| isa vAnara vaMza kA prArambha zrIkaNTha rAjA se huaa| zrIkaNTha kA mahAparAkramI putra vajrakaMTha thaa| rAjyadarabAra bhI kisa kAma kA? isa prakAra nirveda pAkara usane socA "aba maiM tapa kI sAdhanA kara luuN| parantu zuddha tapa vahI haiM, jahA~ kaSAyoM kA zamana ho, bhagavAna kA bhajana ho, brahmacarya kA pAlana ho, bhagavAna kI AjJA kA pAlana ho| yaha dIkSA lene ke sivAya saMbhava nahIM hai| kaSAyoM ke zamana ke liye kSamA, bhagavAna ke bhajana ke liye avakAza, brahmacarya ke pAlana ke liye nava guptiyoM kA pAlana, pApa Ane ke kAraNabhUta AzravoM ko rokanA va bhagavAna kI AjJA kA pAlana, dIkSA ke binA saMpUrNataH sambhava nahIM hai|" isaliye apane putra vajrakaNTha ko rAjya sauMpa kara zrIkaNTha ne cAritra liyA va kaThora tapa karake sabhI karmoM kA nAza kara mokSa meM ge| isake bAda vAnara vaMza meM ghanodadhiratha, kiSkindha, Adityaraja va vAlI vagairaha rAjA hue| eka bAra indra, devoM ke sAtha nandIzvara dvIpa tIrtha kI yAtrA ke liye jA rahe the| unako dekhate hI zrIkaNTha rAjA ko bhI yAtrA kA manoratha huA aura vaha bhI vimAna meM baiThakara indra ke vimAna ko anusarane lgaa| prayatna karane para bhI vimAna Age na bar3hane se zrIkaNTha ko bahuta duHkha huaa| ararara ! yAtrA karane kA bhI manoratha saphala nahIM huaa| usane cintana-sAgara meM manthana karate hue socA - 'maiMne pUrva bhava meM tapa kI sAdhanA nahIM kI, isaliye yAtrA kA manoratha saphala na ho skaa| yadi merA yaha manoratha saphala nahIM hotA, to rAjya bhI kisa kAma kA? putra Adi parivAra bhI kyA kAma kA ? patnI bhI kisa kAma kI? yadyapi vAlI, sugrIva vagairaha vAnara vaMza ke the| kintu pavanaMjaya, hanumAnajI vagairaha vAnara vaMza ke nahIM the| ve vidyAdhara vaMza ke the| phira bhI uttarapurANa Adi rAmAyaNa ke graMthoM ke anusAra vAlI va sugrIva ne apanI putrI padmarAgA kI zAdI hanumAnajI ke sAtha kI thii| isaliye unakA sasurAla pakSa vAnaravaMza kA hone se ve vAnaravaMza ke kahalAye, aisA rAmAyaNa graMthoM ke cintana se lagatA hai| vAlmikI Adi rAmAyaNa ke graMthoM ke anusAra hanumAnajI bAla brahmacArI the, unhoMne zAdI nahIM kii| tatva kevalajJAnI jaane| pariziSTa - 6 iMdrajita, meghavAhana, maMdodarI ke pUrvabhava kauzAmbI nagarI meM prathama va pazcima nAma ke do garIba bhAI the| se apane bhUtapUrva bhAI ko rAjaputra jAnakara vaha deva, muni ke rUpa meM use eka bAra bhavadatta muni se dharma sunakara donoM ne dIkSA lii| pratibodha karane aayaa| bhAI ke sneha se usane pUrva bhava kA sArA vRttAnta vihAra karate donoM muni kauzAmbI phuNce| vahA~ para vasaMta Rtu ke btaayaa| use jAnakara jAtismaraNa ho jAne se rativardhana ne nidAna kA utsava meM khuzI kA prasaMga pAkara naMdighoSa rAjA apanI rAnI ke sAtha pazcAtApa kara dIkSA lii| mRtyu pAkara rativardhana muni pA~caveM devaloka meM krIDA kara rahe the| use dekhakara pazcima muni ne nidAna kiyA - "mere tapa deva bane / yadyapi nidAna karane vAlA jIva pApAnubaMdhi puNya se vastu ke prabhAva se bhaviSya meM maiM ina donoM kA putra bnuuN|" yadyapi dUsare sAdhuoM milane para narakAdi durgati meM jAtA hai| paraMtu vaha, pazcAtApa se pApa kA ke dvArA samajhAne para ve nidAna se nivRtta nahIM bane / mRtyu ke pazcAt anubaMdha toDakara puNyAnubaMdhi puNya se deva bnaa| usake bAda mahAvideha ke vibuddhanagara meM donoM bhAI rAjA bne| donoM dIkSA lekara 12veM devaloka pazcima muni kA jIva indumukhI rAnI kI kukSi se rativardhana nAmaka putra huaa| krama se yauvanAvasthA prApta hone para vaha pitA kI taraha patniyoM meM ge| vahA~ se cyavana kara rAvaNa ke putra iMdrajita va meghavAhana bne| rativardhana kI mAtA iMdumukhI aneka bhavabhramaNa karake mandodarI bnii| ke sAtha krIDA karane lgaa| baDe bhAI prathama muni, nidAna rahita tapa ke phala svarUpa pAMcaveM deva loka meM bahuta RddhivAle deva bne| avadhijJAna kuMbhakaraNa iMdrajita, meghavAhana va mandodarI ne dIkSA grahaNa kii| tAlikA iMdrajita meghavAhana mandodarI prathama pazcima rativardhana indumukhI 5 vAM devaloka 5vAM devaloka aneka bhava rAjA rAjA 12 vAM devaloka 12 vAM devaloka iMdrajita meghavAhana mandodarI For Personal & Private Use Only wiw.jainelibrary.org Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 pariziSTa - 7 bharata va bhuvanAlaMkAra hAthI ke pUrvabhava bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne dIkSA lI, taba unake sAtha 4000 rAjAoM ne bhI dIkSA grahaNa kI thii| bhagavAna mauna aura nirAhAra yAnI upavAsa karake vihAra kara rahe the| kaccha mahAkaccha ne agraNI munioM ko AhAra grahaNa kI vidhi puchI, paraMtu unhoMne kahA "hama nahIM jaante| dIkSA ke pahale bhagavAna ko puchA nahIM aura abhI bhagavAna mauna hai, aba kyA kareM ? ghara jAnA bhI ucita nahIM aura AhAra ke binA yahA~ para bhI raha nahIM skte|" aise vicAroM se sabhI tApasa bana ge| unameM se do tApasa prahalAda rAjA ke putra caMdrodaya aura suprabharAjA ke putra sUrodaya the| bhavabhramaNa karate caMdrodaya gajapura nagara meM harimati rAjA kI rAnI candralekhA kI kukSi se kulaMkara nAmaka putra huA aura surodaya usI nagara meM vizvabhUti brAhmaNa kI agnikuMDA patnI se zrutirati nAmaka putra huA / anukrama se kulaMkara rAjA huaa| eka dina vaha tApasa ke Azrama meM jA rahA thaa| bIca meM avadhijJAnI muni mile| unhoMne isa prakAra kahA "he rAjan ! tU jisake pAsa jA rahA hai, vaha tApasa paMcAgni tapa kara rahA hai| vahA~ para dahana ke liye lAe hue lakaDe meM eka sarpa hai| vaha sarpa pUrvabhava meM kSemaMkara nAmaka Apake dAdAjI kA jIva hai| ataH usa lakar3e ko cIrAkara unakI rakSA kro|" yaha sunakara vaha Akula vyAkula bnaa| usane lakaDe ko cIrAyA aura usameM se nikale hue sarpa ko dekhakara Azcaryacakita bana gyaa| "are ! mere dAdAjI kI yaha hAlata huii| agara maiM sAvadhAna nahIM banU~gA to merI bhI hAlata aisI hI hogii|" ityAdi zubhavicAra kI zreNI meM car3hakara vaha vairAgyavAsita banA aura dIkSA kI bhAvanA jagI / itane meM purohita zrutirati vahA~ para Akara isa prakAra kahane lagA "he rAjan jainadharma Apake kula paraMparA se AyA huA dharma nahIM hai phira bhI Apako yadi dIkSA lene kI icchA ho, to aMtima avasthA meM dIkSA liijiegaa| abhI rAjya vyavasthA meM kyoM udvigna bane ho ?" purohita kI bAteM sunakara rAjA ko dIkSA lene kA utsAha TUTa gyaa| ataH vaha aba vicAra karane lagA ki, 'mujhe kyA karanA caahiye|' use udAsa dekhakara usakI patnI zrIdAmA, jo zrutirati purohita ke sAtha durAcAra karatI thI, vaha zaMkita huI - "Aja jarUra rAjA ne hamArA anaitika saMbaMdha jAnA hai| ataH vaha hameM mAre nahIM, isake pahale maiM unheM mAra DAlUM / " aisA vicAra kara purohita kI saMgati se zrIdAmA ne viSa dekara apane pati kulaMkara rAjA ko mAra DAlA kitanI vicitratA hai karma kI ! candrodaya tApasa ke jIva kulaMkara ko, sUrodaya tApasa ke jIva zrutirati ne mArane kI anumati de dii| dhikkAra hai kAmavAsanA ko ! ki jisase eka Arya nArI ne apane pati kI hatyA kara dii| usake bAda aneka bhava bhramaNa karake donoM rAjagRhI meM kapila brAhANa kI patnI sAvitrI kI kukSi se vinoda aura ramaNa nAma ke yugala bhAI ke rUpa meM utpanna hue| ramaNa veda paDhane hetu dezAMtara gyaa| vinoda kI zAdI zAkhA nAmakI kanyA ke sAtha huii| kAla vyatIta hone. para ramaNa paDhakara rAtrI ke samaya rAjagRhI meM aayaa| use bevakhta meM AyA jAnakara caukidAra ne nagara praveza karane nahIM diyaa| vaha gA~va ke bAhara sarvasAdhAraNa yakSa ke maMdira meM so gyaa| usa samaya datta nAma ke eka brAhmaNa dvArA saMketa kI huI vinoda kI patnI zAkhA, vahA~ para aaii| usake pIche vinoda bhI vahA~ para AyA zAkhA ne yaha datta hai, aisA jAnakara ramaNa ko uThAyA aura usake sAtha ratikrIDA kii| yaha dekhakara vinoda ne ramaNa ke Upara talavAra se AkramaNa kiyaa| ramaNa ne bhI churI se usakA sAmanA kiyA, isameM ramaNa mArA gyaa| zAkhA ne ramaNa kI churI se vinoda ko mAra DAlA kitanA vicitra saMsAra hai ki vyabhicAriNI zAkhA ne apane pati kI hatyA kara dii| vinoda marakara aneka bhava bhaTakakara dhana nAmaka eka zreSThI putra huaa| ramaNa aneka bhava meM bhramaNa kara lakSmI kI kukSi se dhana kA, bhUSaNa nAmaka putra huaa| pitA ke kahane se bhUSaNa ne battIsa kanyAoM ke sAtha zAdI kii| eka rAtri meM vaha apane ghara kI chata para apanI patniyoM ke sAtha krIDA kara rahA thA usa rAtri ke cauthe prahara meM zrIdhara muni ko kevalajJAna hone se devatA dvArA kiyA gayA utsava usane dekhaa| acche bhAva jAgRta hone se vaha chata para se utarakara unheM vaMdana karane jA rahA thA, taba rAste meM hI eka sarpa ne use kATa diyaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ GD zubha dhyAna meM marakara aneka zubhagati meM bhramaNa kara vaha jaMbudvIpa ke mahAvideha meM acala cakravartI kI hariNI nAmakI patnI se priyadarzana 'nAmaka putra huaa| vaha bahuta hI dharmAtmA thA va bAlyavaya meM hI dIkSA grahaNa karane kA vicAra kara rahA thA / parantu yauvanAvasthA prApta hote hI pitA ke Agraha se tIna hajAra kanyA ke sAtha usakI zAdI ho gii| priyadarzana ne gRhasthavAsa meM bhI causaTha hajAra varSa taka utkRSTa tapa kiyaa| phira mRtyu pAkara vaha brahmadevaloka meM deva bnaa| dhanazreSThI bhI saMsAra meM paribhramaNa karake potanapura meM agnimukha brAhmaNa kI patnI zakunA se mRdumati nAmaka putra huA / vi hone se pitA ne usako ghara se bAhara nikAla diyaa| vaha svacchaMdI banakara bhaTakane lagA evaM juA Adi sabhI kalA meM catura tathA Thaga bana gyaa| juA khelane meM catura hone se vaha kisI se bhI parAjita nahIM hotaa| isase vaha bahuta hI dhanavAna banA / vasaMta nAma kI vezyA ke sAtha kAmavAsanA meM dhana kharca karatA vaha juArI vezyAgAmI bhI bana gyaa| jIvana kI aMtima avasthA meM kharAba vyasanoM ko chor3akara usane dIkSA lii| mRtyu pAkara vaha brahma devaloka meM deva banA / vahA~ se cyavana kara pUrva bhava ke kapaTa se vaha vaitADhya giri para bhuvanAlaMkAra nAma kA hAthI bnaa| priyadarzana kA jIva brahma devaloka se cyavana kara bharata banA / bharata ko dekhakara hAthI ko jAtismaraNa jJAna huaa| isase viveka prApta hone se raudra dhyAna ko chor3akara vaha madarahita banA / tAlikA bhuvanAlaMkAra hAthI candrodaya rAjA kulaMkara aneka bhava vinoda aneka bhava zreSThI putra bhava bhramaNa mRdumati brahma devaloka bhuvanAlaMkAra hAthI For Personal & Private Use Only _ bharata sUrodaya rAjA zrutirati aneka bhava ramaNa aneka bhava bhUSaNa uccagati bhramaNa priyadarzana brahma devaloka bharata 119 Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 pariziSTa -8 rAma-lakSmaNa, vizalyA, bibhISaNa, rAvaNa, sugrIva va sItA ke pUrvabhava dakSiNa bhArata ke kSemapura nagara meM nayadatta nAma kA eka vaNik thaa| usakI patnI sunaMdA kI kukSi se dhanadatta aura vasudatta kA janma huaa| unakA mitra yAjJavalkya thaa| usI nagara meM sAgaradatta kI patnI ratnaprabhA kI kukSi se putra guNadhara aura putrI guNavatI kA janma huaa| yuvAvasthA prApta hone se sAgaradatta ne apanI putrI kI sagAI dhanadatta ke sAtha kii| paraMtu mAtA ratnaprabhA ne dhana ke lobha meM guptarUpa se dhanapati zrIkAnta ke sAtha usakI sagAI kara dii| yaha vRttAnta yAjJavalkya ne apane mitra donoM bhAI ko khaa| yaha sunakara choTe bhAI vasudatta ne rAtri ke samaya zrIkAntazeTha ke sAtha laDAI kii| eka dina vaha ghUmatA ghUmatA apane pUrvabhava kI nagarI meM aayaa| pUrvabhava kA janmasthAna dekhakara use jAtismaraNa jJAna huaa| vahA~ para rAjaputra vRSabhadhvaja ne jinamaMdira bnaayaa| maMdira kI dIvAra para mRtyu kI taiyArIvAle baila ko namaskAra mahAmaMtra sunAtA huA puruSa aura usake pAsa ghoDe ko citrita kiyA aura jinamaMdira kI rakSA karanevAle caukIdAra ko Adeza diyA ki yadi isa citra kA paramArtha koI jAna sake, to usa vyakti ko mujhe btaanaa| isa prakAra kahakara vRSabhadhvaja apane ghara calA gyaa| eka bAra zreSThIputra padmaruci ghUmate ghUmate usa jinamaMdira meM aayaa| bhagavAna ke darzana karake bhitti-citra ko dekhakara Azcarya cakita hokara bolA ki, "yaha saba merI hI ghaTanA hai|' caukidAra ne vRSabhadhvaja ko bulaayaa| usane Akara puchA ki, "Apane citra kA vRttAnta kaise jAnA?" taba padmaruci ne kahA- "mRtyu kI, taiyArIvAle baila ko maiMne namaskAra maMtra sunAyA thaa| yaha citra kisI jAnakAra vyakti ne banAyA hai|'' yaha sunakara vRSabhadhvaja bolA- "vaha vRddhabaila maiM hI thaa| namaskAra mahAmaMtra sunakara Aja maiM rAjaputra vRSabhadhvaja banA huuN| yadi Apa ne namaskAra maMtra sunAyA nahIM hotA, to maiM marakara koI jAnavara ke bhava meM utpanna ho jaataa| Apa hI mere guru ho ! svAmi ho ! deva ho ! mere adhikAra kA rAjya Apa grahaNa kiijiye|" paraspara donoM laDate laDate mara gye| marakara donoM viMdhyAcala parvata ke jaMgala meM haraNa bane aura guNavatI zAdI kie binA hI marakara haraNI bnii| vahA~ para bhI pUrvabhava kA vairAnubaMdha hone se usa haraNI kI prApti ke liye marakara paraspara vairabhAva se donoM ne aneka bhavoM meM bhramaNa kiyaa| dhanadatta, choTe bhAI kI hatyA se duHkhI banakara dharmarahita bane jaMgala meM bhUkhA, pyAsA bhaTakane lgaa| eka rAtrI usane eka munibhagavaMta ko dekhakara unase bhojana maaNgaa| taba muni ne kahA - "muni to dina ko bhI bhojana kA saMgraha nahIM krte| ataH tumheM bhI rAtri ko khAnA, pInA ucita nahIM hai| aMdhakAra ke kAraNa usameM utpanna jIvotpatti ko kauna pahacAna sakatA hai| ataH rAtri meM bhojana kA tyAga karanA hI ucita hai| rAtrI-bhojana naraka kA prathama dvAra hai|" yaha sunakara vaha zrAvaka bnaa| vahA~ se marakara pahale devaloka meM utpanna huaa| vahA~ se cyavana kara mahApura nagara meM dhAriNI aura merU kA putra padmaruci, zreSTha zrAvaka bnaa| eka bAra vaha ghoDe para savAra hokara gokula meM jA rahA thaa| bIca meM mRtyu kI taiyArIvAle vRddhabaila ko dekhakara vaha ghoDe para se nIce utarA aura usake kAnoM me namaskAramaMtra sunaayaa| marakara vaha namaskAra maMtra ke prabhAva se chatrachAya rAjA kI patnI zrIdattA kI kukSi se vRSabhadhvaja nAma kA putra huaa| usake bAda padmaruci ke sAtha vRSabhadhvaja zrAvaka vrata kA pAlana karane lgaa| marakara donoM IzAna devaloka meM mahAna RddhivAle deva bne| vahA~ se cyavana kara vaitADhya parvata ke naMdAvartta nagara meM padmaruci kA jIva naMdIzvara rAjA kI patnI kanakAbhA kI kukSi se nayanAnaMda nAmaka putra huaa| vaha marakara mAhendra nAma ke cauthe devaloka meM utpanna huaa| vahA~ se cyavana kara pUrva videha meM kSemApurI ke rAjA vipulavAhana kI patnI padmAvatI rAnI kA zrIcandra nAmaka kumAra huaa| usane samAdhi muni ke pAsa dIkSA lii| vahA~ se kAladharma pAkara brahmanAma ke pA~caveM devaloka meM indra huaa| vahA~ se cyavana kara mahAbalavAna rAjA huaa| vRSabhadhvaja kA jIva sugrIva huaa| zrIkAnta kA jIva bhavabhramaNa karake mRNAlakaMda nagara meM zaMbhu rAjA huA / vasudatta bhI aneka bhavoM meM bhramaNakara mRNAlakaMda nagara meM zaMbhu rAjA ke purohita vijaya kI patnI ratnacUr3A kI kukSi se zrIbhUti nAmaka putra huaa| ma guNavatI bhI aneka bhavabhramaNa karake zrIbhUti kI putrI vegavatI bnii| yahI vegavatI yahA~ se tIsare bhava meM sItA bnii| // guNavatI ke anya bhava dekhie pariziSTa 2 phata Jain Edapat For Personal & Private Use Only Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sItA ke Upara Aropa kyoM ? eka bAra mRNAlakaMda nagara meM sudarzana muni kAussamma dhyAna meM khaDe the / aneka loga unako vaMdana karane Ae the| yaha saba dekhakara sItA kA jIva vegavatI ne maz2Aka meM sabhI ko kahA- "he logo ! pahale maiMne isa sAdhu ko strI ke sAtha krIDA karate hue dekhA thaa| usa strI ko isane abhI dUsarI jagaha para bheja dIyA hai| Apa loga isako vaMdana kyoM karate ho ? yaha to sirpha vezadhArI sAdhu hai|" yaha sunakara turaMta hI sabhI loga kalaMka kI udghoSaNA karate hue muni kI niMdA karane lge| usa vakta muni ne na vegavatI para krodha kiyA, na logoM para / unhoMne to samatAbhAva meM Akara abhigraha kiyA "jaba taka mere Upara se kalaMka dUra nahIM hogA, taba taka maiM kAussagga nahIM pAU~gA / ' mahAna ArAdhaka sudarzana muni ke bhakta deva ne vegavatI kA mukha zyAma banA diyaa| taba usake pitA zrIbhUti ne sAdhu ke Upara die kalaMka ko jAnakara vegavatI kA bahuta hI tiraskAra kiyaa| pitAjI ke roSa se bhayabhIta vegavatI ne sabhI logoM ko ekatrita karake kahA- "munizrI to bilkula nirdoSa hai| maiMne kutuhala se una para jhuThA Aropa lagAyA hai| he muni ! mujhe kSamA kIjie, mApha kiijie|" yaha saba sunakara sabhI loga phira se usa muni ko vaMdana pUjana karane lge| usake bAda vaha vegavatI parama zrAvikA bnii| paraMtu devaloka meM se cyavana kara jaba sItA banI, taba prAyazcitta na lene se usake Upara Aropa AyA, kyoMki usane muni ke Upara durAcAra kA kalaMka caDhAyA thaa| - sItA, rAvaNa ke mRtyu meM nimitta kyoM banI ? atyanta rUpavatI kanyA vegavatI ko dekhakara zaMbhUrAjA ne zrIbhUti ke pAsa usakI yAcanA kii| taba zrIbhUti ne kahA- "maiM apanI kanyA kisI bhI mithyAdRSTi ko nahIM duuNgaa|" yaha sunakara zaMbhurAjA ne zrIbhUti ko mArakara vegavatI ke sAtha balAtkAra kiyaa| usa samaya vegavatI ne zApa diyA "bhaviSya meM, maiM tere vadha kA kAraNa bnuuNgii|" zaMbhurAjA rAvaNa banA, taba vegavatI kA jIva sItA ke rUpa se utpanna huA / pUrvabhava meM diye hue zApa ke kAraNa sItA, rAvaNa kI mRtyu meM kAraNa bnii| vegavatI ne prAyazcitta lekara harikAMtA AryA ke pAsa dIkSA lii| uttama kanyAe~ eka bAra bhI balAtkAra se bhoga kA zikAra bana jAe, to dUsare ke sAtha zAdI nahIM karatI, paraMtu saMyama kA mArga svIkAratI hai| AyuSya pUrNa karake vaha pA~caveM brahmadevaloka meM gaI / zaMbhurAjA kA jIva bhavabhramaNa kara kuzadhvaja nAma ke brAhmaNa kI patnI sAvitrI se prabhAsa nAma kA putra utpanna huaa| usane vijayasena muni ke pAsa dIkSA lI aura kaThora tapa tapane lgaa| calon isterations eka bAra vidyAdhara rAjA kanakadhvaja, iMdra jaisI zreSTha Rddhi sahita sammeta zikharajI tIrtha kI yAtrA karane jA rahA thaa| tapasvI prabhAsa muni ne usako dekhakara nidAna kiyA "mere tapa ke prabhAva se maiM isa vidyAdhara rAjA jaisA samRddhivAlA bnuuN|" vahA~ se mRtyu pAkara vaha tIsare devaloka meM utpanna huA vahA~ se cyavana kara tIna khaMDa ke rAjA prativAsudeva rAvaNa ke rUpa meM huaa| pApAnubaMdhi puNya se vaha marakara cauthI naraka meM gyaa| dhanadatta aura vasudatta kA mitra yAjJavalkya jo brAhmaNa thA, vaha kitane hI bhava bhaTaka kara bibhISaNa banA / "zrIbhUti, lakSmaNa kaise banA" zaMbhurAjAdvArA mArA gayA zrIbhUti devaloka meM gayA / vahA~ se mRtyu pAkara vaha supratiSThapura meM punarvasu nAmaka vidyAdhara huaa| eka bAra usane kAmAtura bana kara puMDarIka vijaya meM se tribhuvanAnaMda nAmake cakravartI kI kanyA anaMgasuMdarI kA apaharaNa kiyaa| cakravartI ne usakA pIchA karane ke lie vidyAdharoM ko bhejaa| unake sAtha yuddha karate punarvasu Akula vyAkula banA / taba punarvasu ke vimAna meM se anaMgasuMdarI kisI eka latAgRha meM gira pddii| punarvasu kI icchA usa suMdarI ko prApta karane kI thI, paraMtu vaha niSphala huii| taba usako prApta karane hetu nidAna karake punarvasu ne dIkSA grahaNa kI va AyuSya pUrNa karake devaloka meM gyaa| vahA~ se cyavana kara lakSmaNa bane / vaha anaMgasuMdarI vana meM rahakara ugra tapa karane lgii| aMta meM usane anazana kiyaa| aisI sthiti meM ajagara ne usako nigala lii| vaha marakara IzAna devaloka meM devI bnii| vahA~ se cyavana kara vaha lakSmaNa kI patnI vizalyA huI / pUrvabhava meM tapa kiyA thA, ataH rAvaNa dvArA lakSmaNa ke Upara jisa amogha vidyA kA prahAra huA thA, vaha vizalyA ke sparza se naSTa ho gii| 121 vasudatta kA jIva zrIbhUti brAhmaNa bnaa| guNavatI kA jIva zrIbhUti kI putrI vegavatI bnaa| zaMbhurAjA ne zrIbhUti ko maaraa| karma kI kitanI vicitratA hai ki bhaviSya meM lakSmaNa banane vAle zrIbhUti aura unakI bhAbhI bananevAlI sItA, zrIbhUti kI putrI banI pitA-putrI ke saMbaMdhavAle bhaviSya meM devara bhojAI baneM zaMbhurAjA ne zrIbhUti ko mArA thA. isa vairAnubaMdha se bhaviSya meM zrIbhUti kA jIva lakSmaNa, rAvaNa ko mArane the Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 Jain vAlA banA / paumacariyaM rAmAyaNa meM likhA hai ki zrIkAnta kA jIva zaMbhurAjA banA thaa| pUrvabhava Zhu meM vasudatta ne zrIkAnta ko mArA thaa| ataH zaMbhUrAjA ne vasudatta ke jIva zrIbhUti ko mArA / jo guNadhara nAmaka guNavatI kA bhAI thaa| vaha bhava bhramaNa karake kuMDalamaMDita nAmaka rAjaputra bnaa| vaha cirakAla taka zrAvakapanA pAlakara mRtyu pazcAt sItA kA sahodara bhAmaMDala banA / sugrIva baila vRSabhadhvaja IzAna aneka bhava sugrIva rAma dhanadatta 1 lA devaloka padmaruci IzAna nayanAnanda 4 thA devaloka zrIcandra 5 vAM devaloka rAma triSaSTizalAkA puruSa caritra ke anusAra zrIkAnta kA jIva * zaMbhu rAjA kA putra vajrakaMTha banA thaa| tAlikA lakSmaNa vasuda hariNa aneka bhava zrIbhUti devaloka punarvasu devaloka lakSmaNa pariziSTa - 9 lava kuza ke pUrvabhava kAkaMdI nagarI meM vAmadeva brAhmaNa kI zyAmalA nAmaka patnI kI kukSi se vasunaMda aura sunaMda ye do putra hue| eka bAra donoM ne mAsakSamaNa ke tapasvI muni ko bhaktibhAva se supAtra dAna diyA dAnadharma ke prabhAva se donoM marakara uttarakuru meM yugalika ke rUpa meM utpanna hue| vahA~ se marakara saudharma nAma ke pahale devaloka meM utpanna hue| vahA~ se cyavana kara vApisa kAkaMdIpurI meM hI rativardhana rAjA kI rAnI sudarzanA kI kukSi se priyaMkara aura zubhaMkara nAma ke do putra hue| laMbe samaya taka rAjya kA pAlana karake donoM ne dIkSA lI aura kAladharma pAkara graiveyaka meM deva bne| vahA~ se cyavana kara sItA ke putra lava aura kuza ke rUpa meM vizeSa ghaTanA pariziSTa naM. 2 meM dekhie| upasaMhAra dhanadatta kA jIva padmaruci, zrIcandra Adi bhava karake rAma bne| padmaruci ne sugrIva ke jIva vRddhabaila ko namaskAra mahAmaMtra sunAyA thaa| ataH sugrIva rAma ke pakSa meM AyA / dhanadatta ke bhava meM yAjJavalkya usakA mitra thaa| isase rAma ke bhava meM yAjJavalkya kA jIva bibhISaNa mitra banA / rAvaNa zrIkAnta hariNa aneka bhava zaMbhU prabhAsa 3 rA devaloka rAvaNa lava vasunaMda yugalika prathama devaloka priyaMkara graiveyaka lava bibhISaNa yAjJavalkya Pur Pursunar & Threat dse only bibhISaNa utpanna hue / unake pUrvabhava kI mAtA sudarzanA cirakAla taka bhava bhramaNa kara lava kuza ke adhyApaka siddhaputra banI / tAlikA vizalyA anaMgasuMdarI IzAna devI vizalyA kuza sunaMda yugalika prathama devaloka zubhaMkara graiveyaka kuza siddhaputra sudarzanA siddhaputra wwwww.jainellorary.org Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI pAvApurI jaina tIrthadhAma kRSNagaMja- pAvApurI - sIrohI (rAja.) zrI saremalajI pratApajI harajIvAle, belagAma sva. zrAddhavarya zreSThI zrI mahetA dolatarAma veNIcaMda, sapura (u.gu.) zrImati dhApUbAI raghunAthamalajI, niMbaja (rAja.) (monTeksa, muMbaI) sva. zrAddhavarya zreSThI zrI mahetA bhIkhAlAla veNIcaMda, (u.su.) mUkhya saujanya dAtA zrImati kamalAbena ramaNabhAI jaina, niMbaja (rAja.) (monTeksa grupa, muMbaI) bAbulAlajI jomAjI va unakI dharmapatnI vimalAbena pUraNa, ji. jAlora ke. pI. saMghavI cerITebala TrasTa, surata- muMbaI For Personal & Private Use Only zrImati puSpAbena saremalajI, belagAma Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukhyasaujanya 1) ke.pI. saMghavI cerITebala TrasTa muMbaI - pAvApurI - surata - mAlagAMva 2) ramaNabhAI raghunAthajI (nimbajavAle) monTekSa gupa dolatarAma veNIcaMda (siddhapUra) 4) saremalajI pratApajI (harajIvAle) belagAMva 5) bAbulAlajI jAmAjI (pUraNavAle) 6) zrI surata 28 sAmUhika dIkSA mahotsava samiti 3) jaina rAmAyaNa ke sahayogIyoM ko dhanyavAda upasaujanya 1) zrI surendranagara-pAlItANA cha'rIpAlaka saMgha ke saMghapati 2) zrI giradharanagara-tAraMgA cha'rI pAlaka saMgha ke saMghapati zrI bhaTAra roDa - bharuca cha'rIpAlaka saMgha ke saMghapati 4) sUrajamalajI jIvarAjajI kI suputrI vikkI kumArI (vartamAna meM virAMgarekhAzrIjI) kI dIkSA nimitte 5) zrI giradharanagara jaina saMgha saMrakSaka 1) zAvasarAjajI sAMkalacaMdajI zivagaMja - takhatagaDha saMghavAle 2) zrInAralAI cha'rIpAlaka saMgha ke yAtrika 3) zAjAlamacaMdajI sAgaramalajI - nAralAI 4) zAtArAcaMdajI ratanacaMdajI - nAralAI 5) zA umedamalajI ratanacaMdajI- nAralAI 6) zAmahIpAlacaMdajI gulAbacaMdajI - nAralAI 7) saMghavI uttamacaMdadharamacaMdajI - surata 8) saMghavI pravINabhAI kacarAbhAI - bhAvanagara 9) saMghavI sAMkalacaMdajI dAnAjI- takhatagaDha 10) mizrImalajI rupAjI - mAlavADA 11) saMghavI dilIpabhAI mANekacaMdajI - cAmuMDerI 12) esa. ema. jvelarsa haste:-prakAzabhAI 13) orogolDa jvelarsa haste:- amRtabhAI 14) devIcaMdajI sAgaramalajI - zivagaMja 15) zA ratanacaMdajI cimanAjI - takhatagaDha 16) saMghavI bheramalajI hakamAjI - mAlagAMva 17) suMdarabena bheramalajI saMghavI - mAlagAMva 18) muninaMdiratna vijayajI ke sadupadeza se vijayarAjajI kuMdanamalajI - sAyalA 19) jayaMtilAlajI hastImalajI javAnamalajI - sAyalA 20) aMbikA inDasTrIz2a tilokacaMdajI sAkariyA 21) mohanalAlajI saradAramalajI - sevADI 22) zA genamalajI cimanalAlajI - sAbaramatI 23) zAdAnamalajI kisanAjI - sAbaramatI 24) zA dharamacaMda kapUracaMdajI - bIjApUra 25) zA kevalacaMdajI narasAjI- siroDI 26) zAbAbUlAlajI amIcaMdajI - nAMdiyA 27) zA somacaMdajI dhuDAjI - zivagaMja 28) zA bhUramalajI bhIkhamacaMdajI - zivagaMja 29) zeThavIracaMdabhAI bhUdharabhAI- vAva 30) mahetAnAthubena harIlAla devacaMdajI jhaverI - bhorola 31) dozI rikhabacaMda tribhovanadAsajI - vAva 32) zAha amRtalAla narapatalAlajI - vAva 33) vorA dhuDAlAla khemacaMdajI - vAva 34) kaMcanalAla gabharUcaMdajI - cANasmA 35) kakaladAsa rikhabacaMdajI parikha - vAva 36) dozI rasikalAla lakSmIcaMda - pAlanapura 37) zrI bhIlaDI jaina paiDhI 38) zA venamalajI chogAjI - harajI 39) zAcunIlAlajI khumAjI - takhatagar3ha 40) zAmaganalAlajI kasturajI - mAlavADA 41) zA pukharAjajI haMjArImalajI - pUraNa 42) zAcunIlAlajI haMjArImalajI- pUraNa 43) zAmUlacaMdajI kesAjI - pUraNa 44) zA bhabhUtamalajI bhANAjI - pUraNa 45) zAlaheracaMdajI bhUrAjI - pUraNa 46) zA vAlacaMdajI TokarAjI-pUraNa 47) zA rAjamalajI punamAjI - pUraNa 48) zAAra. je. mAghANI - pUraNa 49) zA vAlacaMdajI khemAjI- pUraNa 50) zA navInacaMdajI tArAjI - pUraNa 51) zAlIlacaMdajI haranAthajI- pUraNa 52) zAsomacaMdajI somAjI - pUraNa 53) zAcothamalajI TokarAjI- pUraNa 54) zA kapUracaMdajI hanAjI - pUraNa 55) zA godamalajIvanAjI-pUraNa 56) zA cothamalajI rupAjI - mAlavADA 57) zA jasavaMtarAja amRtalAlajI - bhAvanagara 58) zAbhUramalajI haMjArImalajI- piMDavADA 59) zAkuMdanamalajI haMjArImalajI- piMDavADA 60) saMghavI kAMtilAlajI bhIkhamacaMdajI khoDA (hAla. muni paramaratna vijaya) Jain Ede n international For Personal & Private Use Only Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 61) zrI rAnIvADA jaina saMgha 62) zAbhalarAjajI lavajI TInA kumArI kI dIkSA nimitte 63) zA. sohanalAlajI talakAjI bokaDIyA 64) navadIpa kaMsTrakzana ha. zAMtilAlajI 65) zA ukAjI DomarAjajI rAnIvADA 66) zAbhalarAja kevalacaMda - rAnIvADA 67) dozI rasikalAla lakSmIcaMda pAlanapura 68) zA raghunAthamalajI samarathamalajI dosI maMDAra 69) mAtuzrI saMzIbena pratApacaMdajI makAjI maMDAra (dhulIyA) 70) rajanIbhAI - rAMdera roDa 71) jIvarAjajI narasiMgajI takhatagaDha 72) cAmuMDerI rANakapura cha' rI pAlaka saMgha 73) zA bAbulAlajI kisanAjI, cA~darAI 74) zrImati paMkubAI maganalAlajI haMsAjI piMDavADA 75) zA bAbulAla rikhabacaMdajI takhatagaDha 76) zA ratanacaMdajI pratApajI takhatagaDha 77) eka sadgRhastha pAlI 78) sA. mahAvIrarekhAzrIjI kI preraNA se haste zA. mohanalAlajI sAMkalacaMdajI pAdaralI 79) zA. mAMgIlAlajI tArAcaMdajI baMbolI- sAdaDI 80) zA. thAnamalajI kasturacaMdajI mAlavADA upasaMrakSaka - - - 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) zrI jaina yuvaka maMDala nAralAI zA mANekacaMdajI betAlA madrAsa zA gulAbacaMdajI chaganalAla koThArI AhoravAlA zA jIvAjI dhUpAjI piMDavADA zA raNajItamalajI choTAlAlajI piMDavADA Jam Education international zA zaMkaralAlajI javeracaMdajI - kAlaMdrI 7) eka sadgRhastha muMbaI 8) muthA megharAjajI sugAlacaMdajI luMkaDa - Ahora 9) zAha girIzabhAI vinayacaMda zAha bhAvanagara 10) zAha cunIlAlajI bhalAjI - bIjApUra 11) zAha hitendrabhAI IzvaralAla jhaverI surata 12) zAha caMpAlAlajI bAbulAlajI AmalArI 13) zAha caMpAlAlajI rAyacaMdajI amadAvAda 14) zrI bhIlaDIyAjI jaina tIrtha peDhI 15) saMghavI lIlacaMdajI hakamAjI mAMlagAMva ha. prakAzabhAI 16) dIpakabhAI pravINacaMdabhAI zAha surata (pATaNa) 17) vIravADiyA IzvaralAla bhogIlAla- vAva 18) zeTha IzvaralAla popaTalAla bAva 19) zeTha vAghajIbhAI bhUdharabhAI vAva 20) zeTha nemajIbhAI hakamacaMda - vAva 21) zeTha vADIlAla sarUpacaMdabhAI bAva 22) zA premarAjajI bhaMvaralAlajI zrIzrImAla - khiMvADA 23) zA caMpAlAlajI prakAzajI rUpacaMdajI - celAvAsa 24) popaTalAlajI saremalajI 25) zA. bhabhUtamalajI anAjI 26) zA. ukAjI gemAjI bokaDIyA 27) zA. samarathamala vagatAjI 28) zA. chogamalajI genAjI poravAla - vaDagAma 29) zA. haMjArImalajI adAjI vaDagAma 30) zA. jayaMtilAlajI harakhAjI rAnIvADA 31) zA. saremalajI dharamAjI rAnIvADA 32) zA. maMgalacaMda khetAjI vaDagAma 33) zA. devAjI TokarajI pAMcerI 34) zA. hiMmatamalajI kesAjI - rAnIvADA 35) zA. mizrImalajI chogAjI rAnIvADA 36) zA. jayaMtilAla bAbulAlajI - sIlAsana 37) zA. haMjArImalajI caupar3A bhInamAla 38) zA. hemarAjajI kapUracaMdajI beMgalora 39) zA. hIrAbhAI maMgalacaMdajI caudharI maMDAra 40) zA. sAgaramalajI vIrabhANajI evaM pukharAjajI kapuracaMdajI kArasIyA - beDA 41) saMghavI rupAjI motIjI velAMgarI 42) bhApodavAle navvANuM yAtrA ke yAtrikoM kI ora se 43) bApUnagara jaina saMgha- ahamadAbAda 44) zA ratanacaMdajI pratApajI takhatagaDha 45) zA megharAjajI mizrImalajI madrAsa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kR da zirenger svavaga-seTI (1945-ff:)) AcAryadeva zrImada vijaya premasUrIzvarA -- free 'RESPE eka hatI rAjakumArI (guja., aMgrejI) = 100/ prAsaMgika malTI kalara meM phoTo yukta, hanumAnajI kI mAtRzrI aMjanAsuMdarI ke caritra kI karUNa sparzI kahAnI hai| calo siddhagiri caleM... Ian Education International | zrI vizvanivivAna kI sacitra mAnavAtrA .pU. dezA Tenzana Tu pIsa (guja., hindI ) = 10/duniyA bhara ke Tenzana lekara ghumate mAnava ke citta kI zAMti hetu vividha prekTikala prayogoM se bharapura / khavagaseDhI (prAkRta, saMskRta) 6 varSa ke alpa paryAya meM pUjyazrI dvArA likhita 20,000 zloka pramANa, prAkRta saMskRta bhASA meM kSapakazreNi kA vizleSaNa karatA alaukika mahAgraMtha hai| barlIna yunivarsiTI ke prophesara klAUjha brUna ne bhI isakI khuba prazaMsA kI hai| rAjasumathI Tenzana supIka dhyAna se paramazAMnI baMdhanakaraNa (saMskRta) = 100/ isa graMtha para pUjyazrI ne 15000 zloka pramANa saMskRta TIkA likhI hai| isameM satpadAdi dvAra se ATha karmoM ke bandha kI mArmika jAnakArI hai| AcArya devo sUko che je suni pa.pU.A.zrI guNaratnasUrIjI ma.sA. calo siddhagiri cale (hindI, guja., aMgrejI) = 200/ zrI zakuMjaya mahAtIrtha ke sabhI mahatvapUrNa sthAnoM ke 175 raMgIna phoTo va una sthAnoM kI vistRta jAnakArI evaM prAcIna aitihAsika ghaTanA isameM haiN| isa tIrtha kI hUbahU yAtrA kA varNana yAtrikoM ko apanI yAtrA meM khAsa upayogI hai| pUjya zrI dvArA nimmita el poo zrI rAja kI saMlipta ke sAtha anazana ko siddhavaTa ho (hindI, guja., aMgrejI) = raMgIna prAsaMgika phoTo sahita 6 gAu kI 30/bhAvayAtrA aura sADe ATha karoDa muniyoM ke sAtha mokSa prApta karanevAle zAMba va pradyumna kA vistRta caritra hai| aNi ro sidrakTa DI.... emer bhAstotra savAla: AcAryadeva zrI guNaratna sUrIzvarajI ma. sA. kahIM murajhA na jAe (guja., hindI ) 20/ isa bhava meM hue bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara pApoM ko miTAne kA sAmarthya AlocanA meM hai| AlocanA dvArA Atmazuddha banakara AtmA mokSa tarapha pahu~catI hai| pApoM ke bhinnabhinna sthAna evaM AlocanA vidhi spaSTa karatI yaha kitAba avazya pddh'eN| AdhAra-bega... bhaktAmara stotra sacitra (hindI, guja.) = 30/ jaya tIrthAdhipati zrI AdinAtha bhagavAna ke 44 tIrthoM ke darzana vAlA sacitra bhaktAmara stotra isameM haiN| Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sampAdita uttama sAhitya pUrvapatasaryadevazrI zivazamaMsUrIdhara vicita tigatamupa karmaprakRti CDIOPIO upazamanAkaraNa (prAkRta, saMskRta) = 100/15,000 zloka pramANa prAkRta saMskRta bhASA meM upazama zreNi ke viSaya kA adbhuta graMtha hai| upazama samyaktva prApti, kSayopazama aura kSAyika samyaktva, anaMtAnubaMdhi kaSAya kA kSaya, dezavirati aura upazama kA tAtvika varNana hai| --Marelate mahAbhAratA malifilms ATT m marathi AUGUha. zrI jitendata pIjI ., AgAmI prakAzana .. jaina mahAbhArata jaina mahAbhArata ke alaga alaga 90 malTI citroM imporTeDa ArTa pepara chpeNge| hindI, gujarAtI jaina mahAbhArata citra sahita pahalI bAra chapa rahA hai| calo anAnupUrvI gIne (hindI, guja.) = 40/suMdara raMgIna alaga alaga 24 tIrthaMkara bhagavAna ke 24 citroM sahita anAnupUrvI kI AkarSaka pustk| prerakA..AvAdiva bI guNarAja sUrIdharajI ma.sA. zatI savalasarika kSamApanA, Pated rekarma terI gati nyArI (guja., hindI) : 20/AtmA, hara kSaNa kauna se karma kisa DhaMga se bAMdhatI hai aura usakA phala kisa taraha bhugatatI hai, usakA bayAna karanevAlI tatvajJAnamaya suMdara kRti| paryuSaNa mahAparva ke pravacana aura sAMvatsarika kSamApanA (guja., hindI) = 10/paryuSaNa mahAparva ke 8 vyAkhyAnoM sahita sAMvatsarika kSamApanA hetu bhejane kI adbhuta bheNtt| finalisa tAEiR vipada tatvajJAna citramaya tatvajJAna elbama (hindI, guja.) -50/pravezakoM ko saMkSepa meM 14 rAjaloka, ar3hI dvIpa, nau tatva Adi 17 viSayoM para malTI kalara maya 17 citroM sahita tatvajJAna kI eka jhaaNkii| gujarAthapurIdharajI .. cAlo ApaNe sAcA jaina bniiye| (gujarAtI) zrAvaka ke dainika 6 kartavya Adi viSayoM kA vistAra se varNana isa pustaka meM kiyA gayA hai| cAloApaNe sAcA jaina banIye zrIzanaMjayAdi cAra mahAtIrtha TOTL nirdezaka paridana dizA darzaka yaMtra (guja., hindI, aMgrejI) = 70/zrI zatrujaya Adi 4 mahAtIrthoM kA dizA-darzaka yaMtra / duniyA ke kisI bhI kone meM rahakara zrI zatrujaya, zaMkhezvarajI, sammetazikharajI tathA nAkoDAjI kI dizA meM vaMdana karane hetu yaha yaMtra adbhuta sAdhana hai| vizva meM isakI sarva prathama zodha huI hai| wdnAnumAna gareko Jain Education intamational -For Personal Priv- SAMOnly wwwjainelibrary.org Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anya upasaMrakSaka 46) khImacaMda varadhIcaMdajI - beDA 47) bhaMvaralAlajIcunIlAlajI 48) hIrAcaMdavanecaMdajI 49) girIzabhAI vinayacaMda zAha - bhAvanagara haste nikitA, nidhI 50) vasubena ramezacaMdra zAha - bhAvanagara haste darzaka, rInA, vizvA 51) eka sadgRhastha-pAlI 52) sA. viraktarekhAzrIjI ma.sA. kI preraNA se jayaMtilAlajIbAbulAlajI zAha - pAdaralI mAnanIya sadasya 1) hIrAcaMda mizrImala iMDiyA - bhInamAla 2) kAMtilAla tArAcaMdajI giradharanagara - nAnAvAlA 3) bhImarAjajI tArAcaMdajI giradharanara - nAnAvAlA 4) DaoN.bAbulAla oTaramalajI-ber3A 5) pepIbena zeSamalajI- takhatagar3ha 6) zA. cimanalAla varadIcaMdajI caudharI-maMDAra 7) zA. uttamacaMdajInAthAjI cauvaTIyA - maMDAra 8) madhubena subhASacaMdajI solaMkI - maMDAra 9) zA.prakAzacaMdra maMchAlAlajI- kAlaMdrI 10) zrI jaina zve.mU.saMgha - kAcholI 11) harIzabhAIje.bhAyANI - bApUnagara, ahamadAbAda 12) mahendrabhAI maphatalAla zAha - bApUnagara, ahamadAbAda 13) kalAjI bhutAjI - bApUnagara, ahamadAbAda 14) DaoN.acalacaMdajI ratanacaMdajI saMghavI-nAralAI 15) mUlacaMdajI ratanacaMdajI saMghavI - nAralAI 16) eka sadgRhastha 17) sohanarAjajI vAlacaMdajIcaMdAliyA 18) zAkAMtilAlajI cunIlAlajI-luNAvA 19) zrImatI haMjAbAI oTaramalajI caupaDA ghANerAvavAlA 20) pArasamalajI gomAjI rAThauDa 21) caMdanamalajI ghAsIrAmajI - nAralAI 22) dIpacaMdajI haMsarAjajI navalakhA- desUrI 23) RSabhalAla phatehalAla pavanakumAra udAvana - udayapura 24) rosanalAlajI gannA bhImavAle 25) vaktAvaramalajI nihAlacaMdajI-nAralAI 26) mUlacaMdajI bAphanA 27) nenamalajI bhabutamalajI- piMDavADA 28) sesamalajI devIcaMdajI - piMDavADA 29) maganalAlacImanalAla koThArI-rohiDA 30) caMdanamalajIbhAIcaMdajI- piMDavADA 31) sevaMtilAla bhAIcaMdajI- piMDavADA 32) pratApamalajI jorAvaramalajI 33) amaracaMdajI sobhAgacaMdajI- madrAsa 34) javAnamalajI sujAjI 35) devIcaMdajI mizrImalajI 36) cunilAla vIsAjI 37) hajArImalajI rupAjI 38) mUlacaMdajI devIcaMdajI-zivagaMja 39) oTaramalajI pukharAjajI 40) baMsIlAlajI iMdAjI 41) bAbulAlajI kaMvaralAla 42) ugaramalajInemIcaMdajI 43) iMdAmalajI pratApamalajI 44) dIpikAbena girIzabhAI zAha - 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