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________________ gAthA jenasa sirijha graMthaka 2 529.(c)&@ che je na sa mA ja nA u rSa A . mu kA mArgadarzaka vicAraNA 2 " ma mArad mAmA kahI hatI 2.63 >> (c) '6 ' (c) (c)ne jAu. : lekhaka : nyAlacaMda lamIca'da sAnI (sAdarAvALA). | mI. e. elaela. mI. nivRta ejansI vakIla. 666.0.5%9.5% 0.5%e0.:05: Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ evA jainasaMghasirijha graMthAMka 2 jai na sa mA ja nA utkarSa are mArgadarzaka vicANA - : lekhaka nyAlacaMda lakSmIcaMda sAnI (sAdarAvALA) bI. e. ela ela sI nivRta ejansI vakIla Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ kaMika A nibaMdha viSe amAre khAsa kahevAnuM nathI. vidvAna lekhakeja A viSe pitAnA nivedanamAM jaNAvela che, temaNe samAja pratyenI sudhAraNA mATe dhagazathI kaDavuM lAge tevuM lakheluM vAcakane kadAca jaNAya paraMtu tenI pAchaLa temanA hRdayanI bhAvanA kevaLa samAja AgaLa dhape eja che. dIlanI dhagazathI prerAIne lakheluM che mATe temanI mane gata bhAvanA vicArI A nibaMdha vAMcavAmAM Ave te samAja vicAra karate jarUrI bane tema amone lAge che. goghA jenasaMghasirijha taraphathI A nibaMdha prakAzita karavA sahAya maLelI che tethI A prakaTa karavAnuM zakya banela che AvI rIte sAmAjIka pragatImAM sau koI sahAyabhuta thAya tema IcchIe chIe vidvAna lekhake A nibaMdha prakaTa karavAnuM kArya amArI saMsthAne sepyuM te lAgaNI badala temane AbhAra mAnIe chIe. bhAicaMda amaracaMda zAha B. A LL. B. pAnadamaMtrI -zrIyavijayanagraMthamALA che prakAranA AMdhI ceka bhAvanagara (saurASTra) dhirma saMvata 28 vIra saMvata 2476 ] ') : Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ lekhakanuM nivedana zrI muMbaI jaina yuvakasaMghanA pAkSika mukhapatra "prabuddha jena" taraphathI sane 1947 nI sAlamAM je dharma ane samAjano utkarSa Aghunika samayane anulakSIne zI rIte thAya" e viSaya upara inAmI nibaMdha lakhI mokalavAnI jAherAta karavAmAM Avela te uparathI A nibaMdha taiyAra karavAmAM Avela tene prasiddha karavAnI amUlya taka maLatAM harSa ane gaurava anubhavuM chuM ane A nibaMdha lakhavA mATe preraNA karanAra saMsthAne temaja tene prasiddha karavAnI anukuLatA karI ApanAra baMdhuone saharSa AbhAra mAnavA ju lauM chuM. duniyAbharanA pratyeka dezanA AgevAna dezanAyake rAjakIya. sAmAjIka, dhArmika, audyogIka vagere vidhavidha kSetramAM pita pitAnA dezane temaja samAjane sarvodayanI bhAvanAthI AgaLa vadhAravA mATe anukuLa sAdhana sAmagrI temaja sAdhana saMpannatAmAM vRddhi thAya te rIte sarvatra zAMti ane nirbhayatAnuM vAtAvaraNa ubhuM karavA mATe tanatoDa prayAsa karI rahyAM che tyAre A utkrAMtinA vacagALAnA (Transitiond period) samaya daramIyAna bhArata varSanA A paNa dezanetAo dezanI ane samAjanI-samasta prajAgaNanI sArvatrIka unnati mATe je apUrva sAdhanA karI rahyA che temAM, saMkhyA baLamAM ghaNe nAnA gaNato chatAM paNa anya bAbatomAM kaMIka aMze mahatva dharAvate ApaNe jaina samAja ya kicita phaLa ApavA zaktizALI bane te gaNatarIe A nibaMdha yogya vicAraNA mATe samAja sanmukha raju karavAmAM Ave che ane AzA rAkhavAmAM Ave che ke jene samAjanA agragaNya vicAraka ane kAryazIla baMdhuo, yogya jarUra puratI carcA-vicAraNuM karI, pratyeka jaina baMdhune sAtha ane sahakAra meLavI vidhavidha kAryasAdhaka ane saMgIna yojanAo taiyAra karI tene tAtkAlIka amalamAM mukvA mATe saMgIna prayAsa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ karavA kaTIbaddha thaze te lekhaka pitAne prayAsa kaMIka aMze sArthaka ane saphebatha mAnaze. ' ' vIjaLI vege AgaLa vadhatA A jAgRtinA jamAnAmAM ApaNe asAdharaNa yatanAo sahana karI temaja pArAvAra balIdAnanA bhAge mahAmahenate ane anula prayAse je AjhAdI prApta karela che tene TakAvI rAkhavA mATe tene sArvatrIka AbAdInA sAcA svarUpamAM pheravI nAMkhavA mATe ApaNe petAnI sarakArane temanI mAgaNI mujaba saMpUrNa sAtha ane sahakAra ApavA mATenI ApaNI javAbadArI tenA sAcA svarUpamAM ApaNe samajI levI joIe ane te dizAmAM AgaLa vadhavA mATe ApaNe temaja deza bharamAMnI tamAma prajAharaI kAma ke saMpradAya -potapotAnI pharaja ane javAbadArI samajata thAya ane tene adA karavAnI tamannA sevatA thAya e rIte dezabharamAMnI samasta prajAnA aMgabhuta pratyeka vividha samAje ane te te samAjanI A gIbhuta pratyeka vyaktio-potAne ukarSa ane unnati sAdhavAnA che ane te mATe vagara vilaMbe jAgRta ane udyamazIla thavAnI AvazyaktA che AvI AvazyakatAnuM apUrva mahatva samajavA mATe ja A nibaMdhamAMnI vicAraNu AgaLa karavAmAM Ave che. " samAjanI jene kaMI paDI nathI, samAja pratyenI javAbadArInuM jene bhAna nathI. saba sabakI samAlonI nIti rItimAM ja je rAcImAgI rahyo che, lAMca rUzvatakherI saMgrahakhorI ke kALA barIya pravRttimAM jeo meja majAha mAnI rahyA che ane tAga adhinnA karI rahyA che temane paNa A nibadha kaMika aMze: mANa potAnI samAja pratyenI sAcI javAbadArInuM bhAna karAve evI AzA tadana asthAne nathI. . - zubha bhUyAta sarve jatunAM--e ja abhyarthatA. bhAvanagara-nirmaLa caMdrakeja ) vakIva nyAlacaMda lakSmIcaMda - mANekavADI 420 ( bI; e; eva; ela; bI. tA. 3-12- saM. 2001 ? nivaDa ejansI vakIla. nA mAnasara thI 13 - Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ - - - - - zrI navakhaMDA pArzvanAthAya namaH jaina daSTie pratyeka jIvAtmA mULa svarUpe nirmaLa sphaTIka maNi je vizuddha ane anaMta zaktine dhaNuM mAnavAmAM Ave che paraMtu dhagadhaMgatA javalaMta aMgAcaramatIrthakara rAne rAkhanA DhagalAthI DhAMkI devAmAM AvyuM zrI mahAvIra hoya agara te nirmaLa sphaTIka maNiratnane jina pratapheMkI devAmAM AvyuM hoya ane tenA upara jaina dharma ane dhULamATI ane kacarAne puMja jAmavA jana samAjanuM devAmAM Avyo hoya tema A jIvAtmAne digadarzana anAdi kALathI zubhAzuMbha aneka prakAranA karmadaLenA varaNathI AvarI levAmAM Avela che. A rIte vadhatA ochA aMze, pratyeka jIvAtmA muLasvarUpe vizuddha ane anaMta zaktine paNa eka ja prakArane havA chatAM karma daLathI saMkalita hevAthI aneka jIvAtmAe mAnavAnA rahuM che. karmanI viciMtratAne lIdhe teo aneka prakAranI judI judI dazAe bhegavatA jaNAya che. karmonA AvaraNethI jIvAtmA tana muktadazA prApta karavAne zaktimAna thatA nathI tyAM sudhI tene A saMsaoNramAMbhavasAgaramAM janma-maraNanA pherA karavAnA ane aneka prakAranI sukha-dukha, zAtA-aMzAtA pitAnAM kavita bhogavavAnA rahe che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ rAga-dveSa, viSaya, kaSAya, krodha, mAna, mAyA, lebha, meha vagerenA parizIlanathI jIvAtmA kSaNe-kSaNe karmadaLanA AvaraNamAM-karmabaMdhanamAM vadhAre-ghaTADo karyo ja jAya che ane tethI ja bhava-bramaNano aMta lAvavAmAM mATI ADakhIlarUpa thanArA karmabaMdhananA kAraNarUpa meha, rAga, dveSa, viSaya, kaSAya vagerene aMtaraMga zatruo mAnavAmAM AvyA che. Indriyadamana, saMyama, dAna, zIla, tapa-ja5 dhyAna, yama, niyama, vrata, paccakhANa vagere aneka prakAranA sAdhanane upayoga karI, atula sAmarthya ane apUrva vIrya phuraNAthI upara jaNAvela aMtaraMga zatruo upara vijaya meLavI jIvAtmA jyAre saghaLA karmanA baMdhanene toDI nAMkhe che-sakaLa karmane kSaya kare che tyAre te mekSarUpa parama zAzvata sukha meLavavA bhAgyazALI thAya che ane sAdi-anaMta akSaya sthiti prApta kare che. jJAna kriyAzvAn mesa: A ane AvA bIjA aneka sUtro anusAra jIvAtmAnI upara mujabanI paristhitine, lagabhaga tamAma jainetara daSTie paNa eka yA bIjA rUpe vividha prakAranA varNana sthA carcAe AgaLa karI chevaTe svIkAra ja kare che ane pratyeka vivekI-vicArazIla jIvAtmAonuM aMtima dhyeya, mokSa sukharUpa uttamattama sthiti prApta karavAnuM ja hoya che. upara jaNAvyA mujabanA muktAtmAo paikI jaina zAstrakorAnI mAnyatA mujaba keTalAka AtmAo pitAnI aMtima bhavasthiti daramIyAna tIrthakara nAma karmanA udayathI caturvidha saMgharUpa tIrthanI sthApanA kare che ane tethI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ tIrthakara kahevAya che. AvA tIrthakara bhagavAnee upara jaNAvyA mujabanA aMtaraMga zatruone jItI lIdhAthI teo ahaMtu bhagavAna yAne jinadeva paNa kahevAya che ane bhaya prANIone A saMsArarUpa sAgara tarI javAnA, pAra utaravAnA mukhya sAdhana tarIke upayogamAM laI zakAya tevA dharmanI prarUpaNA zrI jinezvara denA zrImukhe karavAmAM AvelI tethI te jainadharma ane tenA anuyAyIone ke anusaranArAone samAja te jenasamAja yAne sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka, zrAvikArUpa caturvidha jainasaMgha. jaina darzananI kALa gaNatrInI mAnyatA mujaba A jagata anAdikALathI cAlyuM Ave che ane anaMtakALa sudhI cAlu rahevAnuM che eTale AjasudhImAM judA judA samaye ane judA judA kSetramAM upara jaNAvyA mujabanA anaMtA tIrthakara bhagavAne thaI gayA che ane have pachI paNa thavAnA che te dhoraNe A bharatakSetramAM paNa kALacakanA pratyeka utsarpiNa ane avasarpiNI kALanA cha ArA daramIyAna covIza tIrthakara thaI gayA che. AvI anaMta cAvIzIo thaI gaI ane te anaMta covIzIo paikI chelI-vartamAna covIzInA chelA carama tIrthakara zrI mahAvIra bhagavAne atyAre vIra saMvata 2473 me cAlato havAthI. AjathI sumAre 2500 varSa pahelAM kevaLajJAnanI prApti bAda mahAsena vanamAM padhArIne dee racela samavasaraNamAM janadharmanI prarUpaNa karI, caturvidha saMgharUpa tIrthanI sthApanA karI ane "savIchava karUM zAsana rasI" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ evI utama bhAvanAthI eka gAmathI bIje gAma pitAne vihora cAlu rAkhyA kyo te vakhate jainasaMgha ane hAla jaina samAja tenA saMkhyAbaLamAM temaje sarvAMgI vikAsakramamAM uttarottara anekAneka kAraNavazAt keTakeTalA vRddhi hAni adyApi paryakta kevI rIte thatI rahI tenA aitihAsika daSTie yathArtha ane vidvatApUrNa samIkSA to koI niSNAta purAtatvavidasiddhahasta lekhake ja karI zake "snAtasyA" nI stutinI trIjI gAthAmAM jagyA mujaba zrI ahetu bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra svAmInA zrI sukhathI-prazamarasanimagna daSTi yugmavALA prasanna vAMkimaLathI udvava pAmela vacanAmRta-vahetI vAgdhArAne temanA gaNadhara mahArAjAe jhIlI leI tenI yathArtha--artha--. gabhIra-rahasyapUrNa zabdamAM racanA karI ane nava saikAo bAda te pustakATa thatAM sudhI jana saMghanA buddhimAna ane vidvAna jaina sumipuMgave tene vizALa dvAdazAMgarUpe potAnAM zakitazALI smRtipaTamAM dhAraNa karI rAkhI ane pustakarUDha thayA bAda kALa baLanA pratApe ane ApaNuM kaIka bedarakArInAM pariNAme tene ghaNuM nukazAna pahoMcyA chatAM paNa sadbhAgye ApaNI pAse hajAronI saMkhyAthI gaNI zakAya teTalA pramazAstranA pustaka mejuda che ane tethI jana samAjane abhimAna ane gausaMva levA jevuM che. uparokataM vivecanathI I thAya che ke jainadhara ane jainasamAja anAdikALathI ativya dharAve che ane anya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ tirthakaronI mAphaka caramatIrthakara zrImahAvIra bhagavAne sthApeluM tIrthamarUpe jenadharma ane tene anusaranAra jainasaMgha yA jainasamAja aneka prakAranA jhaMjhAvAte ane pratyAghAtIbaLonI vacce paNa adyApi paryata ucca mastake TakI rahyo che. sAmAnya rIte je dharma ane tenA anuyAyIo rAjyane Azraya gumAvI beThelA hoya che temane madhya yugamAM temaja brITIza rAjyanI sthApanA pahelAM aneka prasaMgoe ghaNuM ghaNuM sahana karavAnA makA AvI paDayA che. AvA prasaMge jainadharmane ane tenA anuyAyIone aneka vakhata ubhA thayAnI itihAsa gavAhI Ape che chatAM paNa temAMthI teo vadhatuM-ochuM nukazAna veThIne paNa bacI gayela che. ArapAra pAra utarela che A prakAranA jainadharma ane samAjane utkarSa Adhunika samayane anulakSIne kema thAya te ApaNA AgevAnoe khAsa vicAravAnuM che. kevaLa vicAraNAthI te kArya siddha thaI zake nahi paraMtu saMgIna vicAraNAnA pariNAme sarvAgI vikAsa ane utkarSa mATe dharakhama janAo taiyAra karI tene satvara amalamAM mukavA mATe game teTalA bhege paNa kaTIbaddha thavAnI jarUra che. 2500 varasa pahelAM vartamAna samayamAM pracalita janadharma ane samAja (caturvidha saMgha) nI sthApanA thaI tyAre deza-kALa ke hatA, AjubAjunuM saMkSubdha vAtA. vRraNa keTale darajaje anukULa ke pratikULa hatuM tene ane - tyAra pachI vakhatanA vaheNanAM 2500 varasanA gALA daraShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ mIyAna temAM kevA pheraphAro thatA rahyA ane avanavA keTalA pratyAghAtI baLA samaya palaTAto game tema kevI rIte ubhA thayA ane jenasamAje tene kevI rIte sAmane karyo agara to samAdhAnavRttithI namatuM ApI pitAnuM astitva ane rahyuM sahyuM gaurava TakAvI rAkhyuM te badhI bAbatene je te viSayanA niSNAta AgevAnoe dIrgha dRSTithI vizALa atihAsIka samAlocanApUrvaka vicAra karavAnuM rahe che ane te vicAraNanA pariNAme je kaMI muddAnI hakIkata ane siddhAMta raju karavAmAM Ave temaja anubhavasiddha ghaTanAo AgaLa karavAmAM Ave tene ApaNe bhaviSyane mATe upayoga karavuM joIe. samAjanA utkarSanI kalyANa mAge sughaTIta sAdhanane upaga karI hota vRddhinI ciMtA-karanArA, udAtta bhAvanA ane vizALa daSTithI vicAra karanArA-sevAbhAvI. kAryakuzaLa samAjanetAo samakSa, jana temaja jainetara samAjeno aDhIthI traNa hajhAra varasa sudhIno ItihAsaaitihAsIka pustakone bhaMDAra, aneka mahAna tirdhare tejasvI purUSe dharmavIre ane karmavIrenA jIvana caritrathI aMkIta, aneka prakAranA vidha vidha viSayonI bAbatomAM aneka jAtanI maDAgAMThe ane zuM ne ukela karatA gaMbhIra rahasyathI bharelo, anubhavapUrNa bedhapATha zIkhavato khaDe page taiyAra che. tene barAbara upaga karavAmAM Ave to te ApaNane hAtha dharela praznanA ukela mATe madadagAra thaI paDe tema che. lagabhaga traNa hajhAra varasa sudhIno duniyAne zRMkhalAbaddha ItihAsa upalabdha thaI zake tema che ane te eka anubhavI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ bhemIyAni mAphaka aneka rIte mArgadarzaka thaI paDe tema che. temAMthI ApaNe hAtha dharavAnI yojanAonI rUparekhA taiyAra karavA mATe amulya salAha sucana meLavI zakAya tema che temaja te lAlabatI dharI ApaNane; akSamya bhulo karatAM ke ADe mAge derAI jatAM ke khaDake sAthe athaDAI jatAM bacAvI zake tema che ane tethI ApaNe kAryadakSa, sevAbhAvI kAryakare ane udAra dhanike uparAMta niSNAta ItihAsajJone paNa sAtha meLavavo joIze. carama tIrthakara zrI mahAvIra svAmIe tIrthanI sthApanA karI tyAre jainadharma ane caturvidha saMghanI sthApanAnI ulleSaNA karI tyAre, dezabharamAM brAhmaNanuM jaina dharma ane jera hada uparAMta vadhI gayuM hatuM, jJAnajaina samAjanI yuga AthamI gayuM hatuM ane vidhi-vidhAna tIrthanI-sthA- temaja kriyA kAMDane yuga pravartate hatuM, panA samayanuM nirAnAM heturUpa viveka ane jJAnapUrvakanI ghanaghora vAtA tapazcaryAnuM sthAna haThAganI tapazcaryAe varaNa lIdhuM hatuM ane zatrunA vinAza mATe ke dunyavI vastunI prApti mATe tene veDaphI nAMkhavAmAM AvatI hatI, yajJa-yAgAdine yuga purajozamAM pravartI rahyo hato ane te prasaMge hajhAre avAcaka nirAdhAra pazuonI ane kavacit naramegha prasaMge manuSyanI paNa chaDe coka hiMsA thatI hatI ane tene veda vihitA gaNI ahiMsAnI keTImAM mukavAmAM AvatI hatI, ahiMsA para dharmane uttamottama siddhAMta taddana bhulAI gayo hato, vaNaShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ke upaga thI hita dhamaka, madhapAna zramadharmanI davajA puraSkAramAM pharatI hatI, paraMparAnA pujArIomAM jALA-jhAMkharAnA gharethI daTAI gayela rUDhIonuM baLa eTaluM badhuM jAmI gayuM hatuM ke te vakhatanA trevI.zamAM tIrthakara zrI pArzvanAtha svAmInA anuyAyI jaina samudAya upara paNa tenI asara pahoMcI hatI, purUSa vargane anahada pradhAnatva apAI rahyuM hatuM ane nArIgaNane taddana pazunI keTImAM mukI devAmAM AvyuM hatuM yajJayAgAdi prasaMge thatI hiMsAnA pariNAme mAMsAhAra ane madyapAna ghaNuM vadhI gayA hatA ane veda vihita dharmanA sAyA nIce tene chaDe ceka upayoga thato hate, A badhI hAnikAraka ane pApamUlaka ghaTanAo sAme, tenAthI nIpajatA anartho ane pratyAghAtI baLo sAme bhagavAna mahAvIre sakhtamAM sakhta jehAda pikArI hatI ane temAM temane ghaNe aMze vijaya prApta thaye hato. vaLI sadabhAgye temanA ja samakAlIna buddha dharmanA sthApaka gautamabuddha paNa temanA saMghanI sthApanA karIne uparokta tamAma pratyAghAtI baLe virUddha baMDa uThAvavAmAM ochI jahemata uThAvI nahotI. A bAbatanI laMbANa carcA ahIM kaMIka asthAne hoI eTaluM ja kahevuM basa thaI paDaze ke bhagavAn mahAvIre sthApela caturvidha saMgha-jana samAja hAlanI mAphaka kevaLa moTA bhAganI vaNIka jJAtimAMja saMkecAI gayelo hato paraMtu brAhmaNa, kSatrIya, vaizya ane zudra uparAMta hAlamAM aspRzya gaNutA harijana vargane paNa temAM sthAna hatuM ane vratadhArIonI saMkhyA lAkhAthI gaNAtI hatI tyAre Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ aviratIonI saMkhyA kare DenI hatI vaLI AraMbha kALamAM te rAjA-mahArAjAone paNa sArI saMkhyAmAM tene sAtha ho magadhanArezvara zreNIka, caMDapradyota udAyana, zatAnika, naMdIvardhana, ceDAmahArAja vagere aneka rAjAmahArAjAo mahAvIra bhagavAnanA ananya bhakta hatA. temanA caturvidha-saMgha-janasamAjane eTaluM badhuM ucca sthAna apAtuM hatuM ke tene "name tIththassa" kahIne bhagavAna dezanAnI zarUAta karatA kAraNa ke A saMghamAM aneka bhAvI tIrthakara ane muktAtmAonA jIvane samAveza thato hovAnuM mAnavAmAM AvatuM hatuM. sAdhvI ane zrAvikA rUpe nArIgaNane paNa zrImahAvaranA saMghamAMthI bAkAta rAkhavAmAM Avela nahI. bhagavAnanA ANaMda, kAmadevAdi dasa mukhya vratadhArI jainasaMghanI zrAvaka tarIke ane caMdanabAlA, mRgAvatI, prAcIna jAhe revatI, sulasA dhArINI vagerenI mukhya jalAlI ane zrAvikAo tarIke gaNanA thatI hatI. sthAte pachInA sa- panA kALa pachIthI ghaNuM varase sudhI jaina mayanA pratyA- samAjane dina-pratidIna utkarSa thato rahyo ghAtI baLe paraMtu pAchaLathI pratyAghAtI baLanuM jora varace paNa tenuM vadhatAM jaina samAja anekAneka kAraNe kI raheluM ane vizAt saMkhyA baLamAM temaja sarvAgI stitva. vikAsa sAdhavAmAM pAcho paDate gaye ane Aje aDhI hajAra varasenA gALA pachI janasaMkhyA mAtra paMdaralAne AvI mahecI che Ama chatAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 10 paNa bhutakALamAM zrI umAsvAti, sIddhasenadIvAkara, haribhadrasUri, abhayadevasUri, hemacaMdrAcArya, hIravijayajI, yazevijayajI jevA aneka dhuraMdhara AcAryone sAtha ane sahakAra temaja saMprati, khAravela, azeka, kumArapALa, vanarAja, sIddharAja jevA rAjA-mahArAjAone rAjyAzraya thA vAgabhaTa, bAhaDa, udaya vimaLazA, vastupALa-tejapALa vagere maMtrIzvare ane senAnAyake temaja zreSThiva jAvaDazA, samarAzA, bhAmAzA, karmAzA, dayALazA, metIzA jevA lakSamInaMdanenI udAra hAthe puSkaLa madada meLavavA jenasamAja bhAgyazALI na thayo hotate bhAratavarSamAM ApaNuM astitva bauddhonI mAphaka kadAca bhuMsAI gayuM hata-lupta prAya thai gayuM hota. - prAcIna samayanA-bhUtakALanA jainadharma ane jaina samAjanA yazasvIjIvana-javalaMta kArakIdI temaja tejasvI ane gauravavaMtA prabhAvane yAdakarI Adhunika jaina samAjane nIhAchatAM ApaNe AMsu sAravAnAja rahe che paraMtu tethI kaMI ApaNe zukaravAra vaLe tema nathI. ApaNe te have Adhunika samayane anulakSIne-Aju bAjunA sarva saMyegane, anukuLa temaja pratikuLa vAtAvaraNane barAbara abhyAsa karIne, jainadharmane savizeSa pracAra ane udyota karavA mATe temaja jaina samAjane sarvAgI vikAsa sAdhavA mATe atula prayAsa ane udyama karavAnI jarUra che. anya dhama-bhAIbaMdha komenI haLamAM TakI rahevA mATe temaja banatA prayAse tenAthI AgaLa vadhavA mATenuM paramadhyeya kAyamane mATe ApaNuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ najara sanmukha rahevuM joIe ane tenI sIddhI mATe hareka prakAranA sAdhanone avirata paNe upayoga karavAmAM lezamAtra pAchIpAnI karavI joIe nahi. dhyeyanI sIddhI mATe kevA kevA keTakeTalA sAdhane madadagAra thaI paDe tema che tene barAbara abhyAsa karI te ekahAtha ane ekatrIta karavAnI saMgIna yojanAo niSNAta kAryakarenI madadathI taiyAra karavI ane tene tvarIta amalamAM mukavA mATe dhanika AgevAnane dAna pravAhanI AkhI dIzA badalavAnI anivArya jarUrIyAta samajAvI temane purepure sAtha ane sahakAra meLavavA mATe. ekapaNa taka jatI karavI joIe nahi. prathama najare A bAbata jeTalI sAmAnya jaNAya che teTalI sAmAnya nathI ane tethI AkhA samudAye have te jAgRta thavAnI jarUra che. agragaNya AgevAnonI deravaNI nIce sAmudAyIka jAgRtine juvALa comera prasare ane dhArmika temaja sAmAjIka utkarSa mATenI yojanAonuM sunizcita rUparekhA sAthenuM ghaDatara-vidhAna pUrNa thatAM tene sacoTa ane saMgIna rIte amalamAM mukavA mATe hAdIka prayAsa samAjanI pratyeka vyaktine ISTa viSaya thaI paDe ane tene mATe ekaja dhUna-ekaja tAna ane tallInatA ubharAI jatAM jaNAya te ApaNuM ane sAdhya vastu vaccenuM aMtara kapAI jatAM vilaMba thAya nahi. uparokata sAmudAyika jAgRti mATe yatakiMcita prayAsane AraMbha karatAM pahelA samAjanI ane dharmanI Adhunika paristhitine ApaNe barAbara vicAraNA pUrvaka abhyAsa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ., karI levA joIe. AvA abhyAsathIja samAjamAM pravatI rahela niyatA, aMdhAdhuMdhI, kadAgraha pUrvakanA pakSabhedonA savizeSa pracAra mATenAM tanatoDa prayAsa, aneka prakAranA sAmAjIka jaTIla praznonA ukela mATenI akSamya upekSAvRtti ane bedarakArI, kSaNe kSaNe palaTAtA samayanA parivartanane ane kALa-baLanI zakitane yathArtha svarUpe oLakhavAnI zakitamAM uNapa, pratyeka vyakitanI samAja pratyenI vadhatI ochI javAbadArI ane Avazyaka pharajonI bAbatamAM kevaLa udAsInatA upekSAvRtti, parAkASThAe pahoMcela lAMca rUzvatanI ane kALAbajArIyA pravRttimAM dinarAta rokAI rahetA svArtha niSThabaMdhu jananI saMkhyAmAM thatI jatI vRddhi, sAcA mAge temaja parama lAbhadAyI rIte thaI zakatA yathArtha svarUpanA svAmIvAtsalyanuM hArda samajavAnI azakitaanichA yAto saMkucita manodazA, kahevAtA AgevAnonI khAlI vAhavAha ane kitinA gAnathI sAteSAtI hIna manavRttinA kAraNe niSkiyatA yAte arthahIna pravRtti, bharatAmAM bharatI thaye jAya te rIte haju paNa vahete rahete dAna pravAha vagere aneka prakAranI truTIone ane uNapane sAco khyAla AvI zake tema che ane te tamAma truTIo harakoI upAye ApaNe dUra karavAnI ja rahe che te sivAya eka DagaluM paNa AgaLa vadhI zakAya tema nathI. vyavahAra kuzaLa-vicakSaNa nIrIkSaka sahelAIthI joI zake tema che ke ApaNe AdhunIka jaina samAja, saMkhyA baLanI temaja guNavattAnI (quantity and quality) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 13 , daSTie dIna-pratidIna utarI jAya che. tenuM zuM kAraNa? tenI ApaNe niSNAta cikitsakanI draSTithI mImAMsA kara vAnI jarUra che eTaluM ja nahiM paNa vadhAre kuzaLatA pUrvaka te te kAraNe dUra karavA mATenAM upa jevAnI jarUra che. jainasamAje tenuM sthApaMmAM kALatha ane pachInA keTalAka saikAo sudhI dhumhArI sulyA ane kahyuM paraMtu pAchaLathI je te samayenAM agevAnI kaIke saMAdhunIka jenacita mamadezothI agara to vadhatA jato samAjanI vidhAtA baLonA prabhAve tema cha bhI ghaNuM hAmi hecatI rahI. vacce vacce sthiti ane yugapradhAna sadaza mahAnuaudhi purUSAnA tenA kAraNe, pratApe kaI ThIka ThIka udayaMkALe jatAM roM paraMtu Akhare tenI sthiti zeci: "nIya ane vicAra karatA karI muke tevI thaI paDeyAnuM jaNAya che. atyAre ANNa jainasamAja mukhya traNa bhAgamAM kavesAra dezavAsa sthAnakavAsI emi' dIgambarI e rIte vaheMcAyeluM jaNAya che eTaluM ja nahi paNa dareka mukhya vibhAgamAM paNa mata-matAMtara' gaI bheda pakSApakSI ame maLI prarUpaNAnA kAraNe arnika ponI sthApanA thaI gaI che ane vakhatanA vaheNuM sAthe eka bIjAnI vacce aMtara ghaTavAne badale vadhatuM ja jAya che. temaja kavacit eka bIjA pakSe vacce sAmasAmA maracA maMDAya che ane aneka rIte sAmAjIka utkarSane puya kAryamAM 5cogI ane madadagAra thaI paDe tevI hada uparAMtanA dravya ane zakitane moTA pramANamAM nirthika durupayoga thai rahela che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 14. eka bAju aMdara-aMdaranA bheda. prabheda, mata-matAntare ane pakSA pakSIne kAraNe AMtarakalaha vadhatA gayA ane bIjI bAju prAraMbha kALamAM jyAre jainasamAjamAM pratyeka varNanA hajhAre ane lAkhe manuSya jainadharmanA pharakatA vAvaTA nIce paramazAMti ane AnaMda pUrvaka jIvana nirvAha sAthe aihika ane pAralaukIka sukhanI sAdhanA karI rahyA hatA ane jIvananA vikAsa kramamAM AgaLa vadhI rahyA hatA tyAre Adhunika jenasamAja bheda-prabhedamAM vaheMcAI javA uparAMta moTA bhAge kevaLa vaNaka kemanI amuka peTA jJAtiomAMja saMkucIta thaI gayela che, A bAbatanA sApha-sApha muLabhUta savistara hakIkata sAthenA pramANabhUta kAraNe te 2500 "varasane jena komane zaMkhalAbaddha itihAsa koI niSNAta abhyAsaka taiyAra kare to temAMthI ja maLI zake tenA abhAve chuTaka chuTaka prasIddha thayela atihAsIka grantho ane prAcIna mahApurUSonA jIvana cAritronA pAnA uthalAvavAthI paNa ApaNuM caDatI paDatInA kAMIka kAraNe maLI Ave kharA ane kaMI na prakAza paNa meLavI zakAya, A badhI bAbato eka svataMtra nibaMdhane ja viSaya thaI paDe tema che chatAM paNa prastuta viSayane aMge eTaluM te bhAra daIne kahI zakAya ke ApaNuM saMkhyA baLamAM hada uparAMta ghaTADe thaI javAnuM kAraNa khAsa karIne rAjyAzrayane abhAva ane yuga pradhAna purUSonI khoTa vaLI madhyayuga ane te pachInA samayamAM zaivadharma vaiSNavadharma ane bIjA aneka dharmonuM jora vadhI jatAM, jIvana nirvAha, lagna saMbaMdha tema ja bIjI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 15 aneka sAmAjIka vyavahArIka bAbatamAM tAtkAlIka vizeSa lAbha meLavavAnI daSTie eka sAthe hajhAronI saMkhyAmAM jJAtijane dharmAtara karavA lalacAyA ane tene kaMIka teDa kADhavAne badale ApaNA pUrvapurUSo A badhu zAMtacitte-udAsIna vRttithI joI rahyA. kaI kaI prasaMge upara batAvela ke anya kaI kAraNone laI ApaNA jaina samAjamAM paNa sArI saMkhyAmAM jainetara baMdhuo dAkhala thayA paraMtu tevA saMge te kaMIka viralaja jaNAya che. e rIte jainadharma ane jaina samAja mATenA udyota kALanA prasaMge virala banI jatAM samAja saMkhyA baLamAM ghaNe ghaTI gayo ane sAthe sAthe guNa vattAmAM paNa kALa baLanA prabhAve, AMtara kalonA pratApe temaja navayuganA thatA jatA maMDANa ane prabhAva tarapha puratuM lakSya nahI ApI zakAyAthI, navA jamAnAmAM khAsa Avazyaka jaNAtA saguNe sArA pramANamAM khIlavI zakyA nahI eTale samAja kaMIka nIceja utarata gaye ane have AgaLa vadhavA mATe vartamAna jaina samAjane nasIbe tanatoDa prayAsa pUrvaka sAmudAyIka samayanI baLa keLavavAnuM rahe che. Ajane, samaya balIhArI pratyeka vyaktine samAja pratyenI tenI Avazyaka pharajo ane yathArtha javAbadArInuM sATa bhAna karAvI rahela che. samayane sArI rIte oLakhI levAnI jeo darakAra karatA nathI-parivartana zIla jamAnAnuM jeo yathArtha rIte mulyAMkana karI zaktA nathI ane kevaLa -svArtha parAyaNa vRttithI-taddana saMkucIta daSTithI, paramArthaShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ : - - hIMne mane dazAnI keTImAM utarI jaI samAja pratyenuM ' pitAnuM rUNa adA karavAmAM gAphela rahe che temane samAja keI paNa rIte nibhAvI leI zake tema nathI chuTI chavAI pAMca-pacIza vyaktionA game teTalA parizrama ke udyamAMthI samAja-utkarSanuM kArya siddha thaI zake tema nathI jene samAje zAstranAM nita abhyAsIo jene temane jainataraM samAjanI caDatI-paDatInAM IrtihAsa, sevAbhAvI,' kAryadakSa ane vyavahAra kuzaLa AgevAne udAracitta dhanika baMdhuonA satata sAtha ane sahakAra uparAMta pratyeka vyaktinA pITha baLanI jarUra che. samAjanI pratyeka vyaktie tana, mana ane dhanathI samAja utthAnanA kAryamAM pitAne phALe ApavA utsuke rahevuM joIe. bhutakALamAM ApaNe jene nAnI moTI bhUlo karI hAya, truTIo batAvavI hoya, temaja aneka prakAranI uNapa ane khArmIonuM pradarzana karyuM hoya temaja vartamAnamAM paNuM. tevIja paristhiti cAlu rahevA devAmAM AvI hoya te te badhuM ApaNA kaDavA--mIThA anubhavene sapAga karI vagara vilaMbe AMpaNe sudhArI levAnI, temAM yathocita palaTe, lAvavAnI anivArya jaoNbadArI AMpaNe mAthe AM paDe che. junuM eTaluM senuM ja mAnI levAna akSamya bhula karavI joIe nahi. kSaNe kSaNe palaTAtAM gagana vihAra ane vAyu yAtanA, tAre, TelIphona, reDIyaM, vartamAnapatro temaja tevI bIjI aneka prakAranI anukuLatAo ane sagavaDa purI pADatAM A jamAnAmAM duniyAnAM tamAma deze ane prade. zenI prajA sAthenAM aneka vidha saMparka ane vyavahAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ joDANathI ApaNane pratyeka bAbatamAM aneka prakAranA bodhapATha ane anubhavasIddha zIkSA vacane ApaNI najare sanmukha ThalavAI rahyA che. Adhunika saMge ane sArA chaka paristhitine sukSama paNa vizALa daSTithI ApaNe vicAra karI tene bane teTale lAbha levA joIe. jainadharmane utkarSa damAmapUrNa dekhAvethI ke ADaMbara yukta dhAmadhuma ane ThAThamATha sAthenA dekhAve ke moTA moTA varADAo ane khAlI dekhAve dhAmadhumathI karavAnI draSTithI ke gatAnagatikatAnA sAce urSa siddhAMtane prAdhAnyatA ApI, kevaLa vAhavAha nathI. kahevarAvavA khAtara yAte mAthe AvI paDela kArabhAra ukelavAnI buddhithI upadezaka varganA vicArene hada uparAMtanuM mahAva ApI, vizuddha bhAvanA ane ucca kriyAzIlatA gauNudazAmAM mukAI jAya te rIte kaMika kheMcAI jaIne dekhAdekhI ke khAlI vAhavAha kahevarAvavAnA vyApehamAM phasAIne, sastI Thati ke nAmanA ATI javAnI bhAvanAthI vicArazIlapaNAnI uNapanuM pradarzana karI suSka madazAmAM magna rahI karavAmAM AvatA utsa-mahAtsathI ja sArI rIte thaI zake che evI mAnyatAo ane khyAle have ApaNe khaMkherI nAMkhavA joIe. chellA 50-60 varasomAM muMbAI, amadAvAda, surata, pATaNa, bhAvanagara jevA DeTA zaheromAM ApaNe varaghoDA, rekhA ane dhAmadhuma pAchaLa lAkho rUpiyAne vyaya karyo haze tethI samAja ke vyaktigata puNyabaLa keTaluM vadhyuM che te jJAnI mahArAja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 18 jANe paraMtu tethI samAjane ke dharmane keIpaNa aMze ukarSa sahAyanuM daSTigata thatuM nathI. AvA varaDAo joI e paNa jainetarakhaMdhu jena thayAne dAkhala maLI AvatA nathI paraMtu koI koI vyavahAra kuzaLa vicakSaNa vyaktio taraphathI TIkAo thatI sAMbhaLIe chIe ke vAyo varagheDe gAMDe tura banI jAya che. ane hajhAre rUpaiyA nirarthaka veDaphI nAkhe che aArate sAcI vaNikavRttine tilAMjalI ApI hajhAre rUpiyAnA kharcAnA badalAmAM taddana najIvA lAbhathI mana manAvI laI phulaNajI banI jAya che. AvA dekhAthI ke varADAethI zAsanane ke dharmano udyota keTale thAya che te jANavAnI kaI pArAzIzI maLI AvatI nathI, jo ke tenA baNagA to ghaNA ghaNA pheMkavAmAM Ave che. maheTa heTA zaheromAM usave prasaMgonA vaDAo uparAMta sAdhu-mahArAjanA sAcayA prasaMgenA varaghoDA caDAvavAmAM Ave che ane temAM Ara. saMkhyAmAM hAthIo-benDavAjAo ane sAMbelAo hatAtenA atizayokti-bharyA lAMbA lAMbA varNana peparamAM pAvI mAnavRttine hadapAra ba halAvavAmAM Ave che. AvA varazAe pAchaLa je kaI lakhalUMTa kharca karavAmAM Ave che temAMthI ghaNA lAbha devadravyane phALe jAya che paraMtu mahArA bhAganuM kharca te kevaLa (unprochactively) kaMIpaNa sAme rAja ke adale ApyA sivAya mirthaka rIte veDaphAI jAya che. vANI keI kAI- zaheramAM te lagna prasaMge AdhyA bhagavAnanA vaDA caDAvavAnI mRthA ja thaI paDI che ane lImAna vAnI keTImAM pitAnI vANanA kAvavA mATe suShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ bhAIo bahAra paDavAthI varSabharamAM AvA varaghoDAnI saMkhyA . ghaNI vadhI paDe che. lagnagALAmAM roja baroja dekhAve ane AvA varaghoDA nIkaLe jAya che ane kaMI varaghoDA vakhata te eka ja divasamAM savAra-sAMja ema pAchI lAkhe be vakhata lokone varaghoDA jovA maLe che. rUpaiyAnA a5. AvA varaghoDAthI dhArmika ke vyavahArika samAjane, ke vyakitane keTalo lAbha thata haze-ena-jainetara samAja upara tenI kevI asara thatI haze-kharcanA pramANamAM keTalo najIvo lAbha thatuM haze te badhI bAbatene yathArtha khyAla te koI nIDara ane siddhahasta lekhaka ja ApI zake. AvA dhAmadhumIyA dezma pAchaLa thatA lAbenA kharcano khyAla karavA besIe to tarataja spaSTa rIte jaNAI Ave ke tevA kharca mATe bhAga darabArI rIyAsata ane tevAkhAnAmAMthI lAvavAmAM Avela hAthIo ane tenA saraMjAmanAM nakarA pAchaLa, era ane sIpAIo vagere bhADutI mANasonA InAma 'akarAma pAchaLa sAMbelAo ane vikaTorIyA mATenA ghoDAnA sa bhALanArAone bakSIsa ApavAmAM tathA pAMca-sAta judAjudA benDavALAonA hIsAba cukavavAmAM veDaphAI jAya che. ADaMbara-priya rUDhIcusta zraddhALuM bhAIo, taratamatAe lAbhAlAbhanI vizALa daSTithI uDe gaNatrI nahI karatAM AvA dhAmadhumIyA ane bhabhakabharyo dekhAthI eTalA aNa AkarSAI jAsa che ke Aje the. A prazna rahyA che. evI mastAnI mAtA aNAnA karI hA paNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ seLamI sadImAM vasatA manuSyane ApaNane AbhAsTa karAve che. samAja AvA AbhAsethI kayAre mukata thaze. te vicAravA jevuM che. samayane, yugabaLane, palaTAtA jamAnAne oLakhI levAnuM sAmarthya, tenuM mulya, temaja tenI mahatvapUrNa upayogItA haju paNa ApaNe barAbara samajI zakayA nathI eTale tevA sAmarthyane keLavIne-tene puSTa banAvavAnI vAta ApaNAthI dUranI dUra ja rahe che. vidhi-vidhAna ane kriyAkAMDanI aneka vyavahArika ane dhArmika bAbatomAM jugajunA purANa saMskAro upara paraMparAgata rAha-razama ane rUDhigaLanA pratApe eTalA badhA jALA-jhAMkharA ane thara bAjhI gayA che ke tenuM guDha rahasya ke maulIka hArda ja tadana bhulAI gayuM che ane tene parINAme ApaNe hada uparAMtanA jana-zakti ane dravyane nirarthaka vyaya karI rahyA chIe. zAsanadeva Apahane temAMthI kayAre bacAvaze? chellA vizvayuddhane kAraNe khAdya padArtho ghaNuM uMcA bhAve paNa meLavavAnI muzkelIo vadhI sarakArI gayA chatAM, vyavahArIka temaja dhArmika aMkuza AzI- prasaMge thatAM jamaNavAre, mAnabhukhyA vaMda rUpa mAletujAro "pIese calI AtI hai" no * dhoraNe moTA kharca paNa karyo jatA hatA te rAjyasattAne aMkuza mukAtAM chatAM paNa kavacIt chAnAMchapanA thatAM rahetA hatA. AvA aMkuzathI kaMIka sukA bheguM lIluM paNa baLI gayela eTale tadana nirasa (SaTa rasa rahIta ane lakhuM nava dIvase sudhI eka ja vakhatanuM sAmudAyika Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ jamaNu-Asa tathA citra mAsamAM AvatI AyaMbIlanI oLI prasaMgenuM jamaNa, aMkuzanA kAyadAnA muLabhUta hetu ne madadagAra thaI paDe tevuM chatAM aTakAvavAmAM Avela tepaNa saravALe-ekaMdara rIte AvA aMkuze AzIrvAdarUpa thaI paDayA hatA. e jotAM ApaNe upara jaNAvI gayA tevA varaghoDA-dekhAve vagere upara paNa rAjyasattAe khAsa aMkuza muke hota to te khAsa karIne jenasamAjane eka moTA AzIrvAda rUpa thaI paDatI kAraNa ke pramANamAM jenetara samAje karatAM jenasamAja AvA varaghoDAo pAchaLa dravyane zaktino ane samayane durvyaya karavAmAM ghaNuM caDI jAya che. have ApaNe jAte ja te saMbaMdhamAM zAMtacitte vivekapUrvaka, lAbhA lAbhanI daSTie vicAra karI sAmudAyIka utthAna mATesamAjanA sarvAMgI vikAsa ane aspRdaya mATe, uMDI dhagaza ane kharI tamannA dharAvatA hoIe, te mATe sAcI tAlAvelI jAgI hoya to AvA aneka rUDha rIvAjo ane rAhu2zamAM samayane oLakhI dharamULathI pheraphAro karavAnA rahyA ane zakti tathA dravyanA vyayane sAcA kalyANakara-lAbhadAyo mArge vALavAno rahyo. samAja-utthAnanA paramahItakAraka mahAbhArata kArya pradezamAM ApaNane sAcA sevAbhAvI, aMgata sukAna kene sthApita hito ( vested rights) nI leza suprata karavuM mAtra paravA nahI karatAM taddana niHsvArtha - vRttithI ane paramArtha buddhithI tana mana ane dhananI potAnI sarva zaktione bhega ApanArA, racanAtmaka kAryakramamAM sAcA dilathI ane vizuddha bhAvathI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ rasa lenAra, samAja hitanA kAryamAM jene jene sAtha ane sahakAra maLe temane jarUra jaNAtAM yAcita puraskAra ApI ne paNa apanAvI lenArA, samAja-utkarSanA dhyeyanI sIddhi mATenA sAdhano majabuta banAvanArI janAo bAbe temaja saMgaThThanapUrvaka tene amalamAM mukavA saMbaMdhamAM rAta-dIna avirata utsAha ane khaMtapUrvaka vicAra karatA rahI udyamazIla rahenArA, navayuganA sAcA svarUpane pIchAnI leI samAjane Agekadama pUrvakanI dareka prakAranI pUrva taiyArI mATenI eka paNa taka jatI nahI karanArA, kRtanizcayI, cAritrazIla, pramANIka, udAradIlanA mahAnubhAva purUnA. hAthamAM samAjanuM sukAna saMkhyA sivAya ApaNuM sIddhi nathI thaI beThelA, kahevAtA AgevAnanA dahADA have bharAI gayA che. tilobhI, mAnabhukhyA, svArthi, manasvI rIte samAjanuM gADuM gabaDAvye janArA pitAne phAve tema hAMkaye rAkhanArA, tejoSI IMkhera, kadAgrahI, samAjanA sevaka thaIne rahevAnI vRtti dhAraNa karavAne badale zIrachatra banI beThelA AgevAno ne have samAja A kAMti yuganA jamAnAmAM nibhAvI laI zake nahI dezabharamAMthI vidAya letI brITIza cAra pharIhakumatanA pradezamAM ke rAjasthAnI pradezamAM vaLela krAMtinuM comera-sarvatra krAMtinuM mojuM pharI vaLyuM mejI--sarvatra che. rAjakAraNa ke arthakAraNamAM dhArmika ke pheMkate kAMti- vyavahArIka bAbatamAM zeThAI karatA zrImaMta ne pavana vargamAM ke nokarI karatA nekarIyAta vargamAM audyogIka saMsthAomAM ke majUra maMDaLomAM, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ saMgha--samAja ke jJAtionA nAnA moTA vartumAM, dhanika ke garIba vargamAM, adhikArIomAM ke tAbenA nIcA darajI kArakune mAM, sarvatra krAMtine pavana kuMkAI rahyo che. sau kaI pitAnA haka-adhikAra ane samAna darajajAnI jALavaNI mATe talasI rahyA che. ane sAthe sAthe samAja pratyena potAnI pharaje ke javAbadArI adA karavAnI taiyArI batAvI rahyA che. sArvabhauma brITIza sarakAra chevaTanI vidAya levAnI tayArImAM jhaDapabhera AgaLa vadhI rahI che. deza bharanI prajA sakAjunI gulAmImAMthI chuTI thaI AjhAdI ane svataMtratAnA uMbare AvIne ubhI che. zAhIvAda ane sAmrAjyavAdanA aMdhArA ulecAI jatAM prajAvAda, lekamatavAda ane samAjavAdane javalaMta prakAza jhaLahaLI rahyo che. lokazAhInA nagArA sarvatra gaDagaDI rahyA che. pitAne devAMzI mAnanArA seLamI sadImAM vasatA rAja-mahArAjAo paNa have samajavA lAgyA che ke prajAnA hRdayane jItI levAnI kharI cAvI, Apakhuda sattAnA upayogamAM ke sarvasattAdhIza mAlIka tarIkenA maracA mAMDavAmAM nathI paraMtu TrasTI ane prajAnA sevaka tarIke hovAnI jAherAta karavAmAM ja che. jJAti ke samAjanA AgevAnoe paNa bhalene gRhastha dazAmAM ho ke sAdhu dazAmAM che temanuM sthAna TakAvI rAkhavA mATe paDakamadArI ke ahaMbhAva khaMkherI nAMkhI, samAjanA tamAma varganA manuSyane sAtha ane sahakAra meLavIle te barAbara jALavI rAkhI, potAnI javAbadArInA saMpUrNa bhAna sAthe, paraMparAgata ruDha saMskAra ane cAlI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ tra ja AgaLa vaNa ja Aga ane pragati AvatI praNAlIkAne ekaTAIthI vaLagI na rahetAM, samayane oLakhIne ja AgaLa dhapavAnuM che. sAmudAyIka jAgRtipUrvakanuM temanuM AvuM prayANa ja Age vadhanI ghoSaNapUrvakanI samUhagata kuca ja ApaNI unnati ane pragati mATenA dhyeyanI najIka laI jaze.. jaina samAjamAM ane temAM paNa khAsa karIne vetAmbara nA derAvAsI temaja sthAnakavAsI vibhAgomAM sAdhuonI saMkhyA moTA pramANamAM che vaLI chelA sAdhu varganuM pacAseka varasamAM ApaNuM derAvAsI samuvarcasva dAyamAM ekanA sthAne 70-80 jeTalA AcArya bhagavAne-sUripaMga amulya lAbha ApI rahyA che. caturvidha saMghamAM temanuM sthAna kaMIka anekhuM ja che. kudake ane bhusake AgaLa vadhatA A jJAnayuganA Adhunika pragati sAdhaka jamAnAmAM paNa ApaNA samAjamAM sAdhuvarganuM samAjanA AgevAno tarIkenuM temanuM agrasthAna jaLavAI rahyuM che. zraddhALu dhanikavarga temanA eka zabda mAtrathI kaMIpaNa lAMbo vicAra karyA sivAya hajhAro rUpayA kharca karavA tayAra thaI jAya che. temanI bhalAmaNanA pustaka prasiddhi mATe ke temane abhyAsa AgaLa vadhAravA mATenI dareka prakAranI anukuLatAe karI ApavA mATe, ekAda be ja sAdhuo mATe paNa moTA meTA pagAranA jainetara zAstrIone khAsa rokI letAM. samAja leza mAtra khaMcakAto nathI. sadbhAgye zrI saMghanA rIjharva phaMDe paNa AvA prasaMge khullA thaI jAya che. comAsuM rahevA mATenI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ vinaMtino svIkAra thatAM pahelA saMghane AvA zAstrIonA pagAra vagerenA meTA kharce kabulI levA paDe che eTale mane ke kamane AMgaNe dhoLo hAthI bAMyA jevI sthiti thaI paDe che. grAmAnugrAma vihAra daramIyAna upadezadhArA vahetI mukavAnI temane anukuLa taka sAMpaDatI hovAthI temaja sAmAnyarIte game tevA zakitazALI gRhastha karatAM muni mahArAjanA upadezanI asara samAjanA mahATA bhAga upara te kaMIka camatkAro ane adabhUta ja thaI paDe che. temane paDayo bola jhIlI levAne aneka bhakatajano khaDepage taiyAra ja hoya che. dhIme dhIme eka bIjAne sahavAsa vadhatAM A saMbaMdha evA pATe caDI jAya che ke prakhara vakatA ke vAcALa upadezakanA daSTirAgI bhakatajananuM maMDaLa meTA moTA zaheromAM sthapAI jAya che ane temAM pachIthI bIjA koIne gaja vAgato nathI. samAjamAM e varga hajupaNa astitva dharAvato jaNAya che je evI manedazA dharAvatuM hoya che ke -sUri-mahArAja mAthe hAtha muke eTale tenA nasIba ADe rahela pAdaDuM khasI jAya ane pote lakhapati thaI paDe. jenetara samAjanA sAdhu varSa karatAM aneka dRSTie ApaNe sAdhu varga uMcI kakSAmAM raDI zakayo che ane tethI ja samAja upara agrepara tarIke temano kAbu ane pakaDa haju barAbara jaLavAI rahyA che. temanA taraphanI zrAvaka samudAyanI mAnavRtti ane bhakitamAM paNa kaMI uNapa jaNAtI nathI. vaLI saddabhAgye prakhara zakitazALI. vidvAna anubhavI ane kAryadakSa sAdhu vane jainadharma ane jaina Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ samAjanA sAcA abhyadaya-utkarSa ke pragati sAdhavA mATenI avAra navAra aneka take maLatI rahe che temaja te takene saupayoga karI levA mATe paNa temane puSkaLa samaya phAjala hoya che. samAja temanI AjJAne zIrodhArya mAnI laI ADA avaLA vicAre bAju upara mukI, temane anusaravA khaDe page taiyAra ja hoya che. A prakAranI aneka vidhA anukuLatA ane sagavaDabharI paristhiti chatAM paNa temanA taraphanA pUratA mAnapUrvaka dIlagIrI sAthe kahevuM paDe che ke A bAbatamAM sAmAjIka utkarSa ke abhyadaya sAdhavAmAM gRhastha AgevAno jeTalIja che tethI vizeSa A vage paNa upekSA ane udAsInavRti ja dAkhavyA che ane tethI ja najIkano bhutakALa gauravavaMte jevAne ApaNe bhAgyazALI banI zakayA nathI. bezaka ApaNe utsava ke ughApane, pratiSThA mahotsava ke upadhAna prasaMge ghaNuM ghaNuM saMpUrNa dhAmadhUmapUrvaka ujavyA paraMtu samAjanI sAcI unnati ke sarvAgI vikAsa tarapha joIe teTaluM samAjanA sa- lakSya keIe ApyuM ja nathI. hIMmata sAthe rvAgI vikAsa niDaratApUrvaka kahevuM joIe ke AMgaLInA tarapha e varga- TeravA upara gaNI zakAya tevA gaNyA nI udAsInatA. gAMThayA apavAda sivAya A varSe samA janI sarvadezIya unnatine kadI paNa vicAra karyo hoya tema jaNAtuM ja nathI. rAjya sarjaka ke virodhIonA AkramaNa prasaMge temAMthI astitva dharAvatA pitAnA tIrthone bacAvI levA mATenI jenasamAjanI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ zakti ke sAmarthyane khyAla rAkhyA sivAya-samAjanA saMkhyA baLamAM ghaTADo thaI gayA chatAM paNa navA navA tIrtho umA karI, tenI vyavasthA mATe navI navI peDhIonI sthApanA karI jaina samAjanI pitAnA tamAma tIrthonI rakSA karavAnI javAbadArImAM behada vadhAre karI devAmAM AvyA che. bhaviSyane lAMbo vicAra karyA sivAya A rIte pitAnI mAna ane kItinI bhukhane tRpta karavAmAM AvI che. prAcIna tIrtho to kaIka bhulAtA jAya che tenI khevanA karavAmAM AvI nathI. hAlamAM ja upasthita thayela zrI kezarIyAjI tIrtha uparanuM udepura rAjyanuM AkramaNa ApaNane aneka dhA muMjhAvI rahyuM che. tIrtha uparanI vetAmbara pakSanI muLabhuta mAlekIne haka uDADI devAmAM Ave che dhvajadaMDa prakaraNamAM vetAmbara-dIgambara pakSe vakIlo-bArIsTaramAM lAkha rUpaiyAne kharca kesaM laDavAmAM karyo tenA upara pANI pheravI, varase sudhI kesa abharAI upara rAkhI mukI chevaTa zuddha nyAyanI hAMsI thAya tevo pheMsale apAya che ane kalamanA ekaja jhapaTe tIrthanA bhaMDAramAMthI rUpaiyA paMdara lAkhanI ughADe choge dhoLe dIvase luMTa karavAmAM AvI che. A viSayanI vistRta carcA aprastuta che chatAM paNa rAjya sattAnA AvA AkramaNe ApaNane aneka bAbatamAM vicAra karatA karI muke tevI sthitimAM mukI dIdhela che. devadravyane saMgraha-vRddhi ane tenA upayoga mATenA valaMta prazno pAchA tAjA thayA che ane saMghanA netAonI AMkhe pAchI khulI gaI che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ApaNe sAdhu varga paraMparAnI praNAlIkAmAMja taNace jAya che. dhAmadhuma ane dekhAvo karavAnA vyAhamAM phasAI jaI, dIrgha daSTi ke vizALa bhAvanApUrvaka sAcI pragatinI dizA tarapha nathI keLavyuM sAmudAyIka vicArabaLa ke nathI ApyuM samAjane sAcuM mArga darzana ke nathI koI racanAtmaka kAryakramane AraMbha karAvyo ke, nathI dIpA vyuM samAjanuM netApada samAjanA vIcArazIla kAryadakSa purUSoe sarvagrAhI dRSTithI temanA tarapha mITa mAMDI kevI kevI udAtta bhAvanAonA svapnA sevyA haze temAM nirAzAja prApta thayelI jaNAya che. hajupaNa "jAgyA tyAMthI savAra -"bhulyA tyAMthI pharIthI gaNe"-e sUtro anusAra temaja Better late than never nI aMgrejI kahevata mujaba satkArya kadI e varga mana paNa hAtha dharavAmAM na Ave tenA karatAM upara the to moDuM moDuM paNa hAtha dharavAmAM Ave te haju paNa sa- vadhAre yogya gaNAya e muddo khyAlamAM mAja pratyenuM rAkhI, temanA sAdhu dharmane lezamAtra kSati rUNa adA karIne pahoMcADayA sivAya samAjesthAnanA zake. kAryamAM teo ghaNuM ghaNuM karI zake tema che jabarajasta phALo ApI zake tema che paraMtu te mATe kaMIka hadaya palaTAnI daSTikoNa (angle of vision) badalavAnI anivArya AvazyaktA che. kevaLa saMpradAya daSTi ke saMkucita manovRtti bane tIlAMjalI ApavAnI jarUra che. je samAja game tevA kaparA kALamAM paNa temanI hareka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 29 prakAranI jarUrIyAta ane mAgaNIo purI pADavA mATe hajhAro rUpiyAnA kharcanA bhege paNa khaDe page taiyAra rahe che te samAjanA ujavaLa bhAvInA ghaDatara mATe temaNe eka paNa taka jatI karavI joIe nahI-te samAjanI sAcI. sArvatrIka unnati mATe temaNe hamezA prayatnazIla rahI. samAja pratyenuM rUNa adA karavA mATe pAchI pAnI karavI joIe nahI rAjakIya, krAMtinI sAthe sAmAjIka kAMtinA bhaNakArA paNa vAgI rahyA che tyAre samasta dezabharanI vizALa samAjanuM ApaNe jaina samAja paNa eka mAtabara pratyeka vyakita koma tarIke mukhya aMgabhuta tatva hovAthI nI pharaja temaja ApaNuM svataMtra jaina saMskRtinI eka viziSTa saMskRti tarIke gaNanA thatI hovAthI ApaNe kevaLa udAsIna vRtti dhAraNa karI, kuMbhakarNanI nIdrAmAM suzupta dazAmAM ghAya karIe te zAbhAspada gaNI zakAya nahi. AvA anukuLa vAtAvaraNamAM te AgaLa. vadhanAra mATe DhALa Avyo che mATe mane ke kamane deDavuM ja paDaze evI gaNanA rAkhI samAjanA AgevAnoe-bhalene. gRhastha heya ke sAdhu hAya-pratyeka samAja unnatinA yajJakAryamAM pitA taraphane sarvazreSTha yazasvI kALe tana, mana, ane dhanathI avazyameva Apaja joIe. ' zrI vIra paramAtmAnI "savajIva karUM zAsana rasI'nI udAtta bhAvanA vIranA saMtAne tarIkenuM gaurava dharAvatA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ApaNe kharekhara phalItArtha karavI hoya te -vasudhaiva kuTuM vasudaiva kuTumbakanI bhAvanA purNa svarUpa banI bhAvanA khIlavavI joIe paraMtu te pahelAM sAcI - paramArtha vRttithI vasudhaiva kuTumbaka ane svAmivAtsalyanI vizuddha bhAvavAnuM sAcuM svarUpa ApaNe samajI levuM joIe. mAna-pratiSThA ke kirtine bhukha saMte SavA hajhAre rUpaiyAnA kharce svAmivAtsalya ke nakArazI karanArA gRhasthanI pAse AvA saMgha jamaNane bIje ja dIvase keLavaNI mATe ke ume caDavA mATe kaMIka madadanI mAMgaNI karavA janArane ke nirAzAjanaka javAba maLe che te ghaNA bhAionA anubhavane viSaya che. have te ApaNane kALa baLanA pratApe vidhavidha prakAranA anubhavapUrNa aneka bAdha pAThonA prabhAve, sAcuM mArgadarzana maLatAM samajavuM joIe ke kevaLa ni:svArtha buddhithI, parama sevA dharmanI vRttithI, - tana, mana ane dhanathI samAja unnatinA sarvAgI vikAsa kAryane ya kicapaNuM AgaLa pAvanAra 28 rAha- rame svAmivAtsalyanI bhAvanAne cAre bAjuthI mAM parasuLanA puSTa banAvI rahela che. A rIte aneka mApheraphAranI jarUra temAM paraMparAgata praNAlIkA ane rUDha , , , zaha-ramemAM ApaNe dharamULathI ghaNuM ghaNuM pheraphAra karavAnA rahe che sthiticusta ane rUDhIcusta bhAIonuM AkhuM daphatara (Portfolio )vizArada samAjazAstrInI bArIka najaranI samIkSA ane samAlocanA pUrva sApha suphI mAgI rahela che. A jarUrI sudhArAnuM kArya, sAcI samajaNa ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ DahApaNapUrvakanI banatI tvarAe hAtha dharavA pramAdagrasta rahIzuM to pachI parivartanazIla jamAnAnA prakhara, babane agarato rASTrIya prajAkIya sarakAranI rAjyasattAnA pratApane AdhIna thaI lAcArIthI sAmAjIka sudhArA ApaNe svIkArI levA paDaze ane te vakhate ghaNuM moDuM thayuM haze. jainadharma ane janasamAjanI prAcIna bhutakAlIna jahAjalAlIne, arvAcIna paristhitine, uttarottara kSINa thatI jatI ApaNI sAmudAyIka zaktine vartamAna dazAne, samAjanuM sukAna kevA mahAnubhAva purUSone soMpavuM joIe te bAbatane AgevAnainA guNa-deSa ane truTIonA savistara vivecana sAthe kAryasiddhi mATe samAjane tenA pratyeka agIbhute membaronI madadanI keTalI badhI jarUra che te bAbena, samAjanI avanata dazA thaI paDavAnA kAraNe vazerene ApaNe sarvagrAhI daSTie vicAra karyo. have Adhunika samayane anulakSIne barAbara lakSyamAM rAkhIne bane utkarSa kema thAya, te bAbe kaMIka samAlocanA mananapUrvakanI vicAra raNA karIe. bhutakALanA sarvadezIya anubhavane AgaLa karI najara sanmukha rAkhI, jenetara samAje kaI rIte AgaLa vadhI rahI che tene vizALa daSTithI, barAbara abhyAsa karI ApaNA utkarSa mATe dharma ane samAjanA ujavaLa bhAvina ghaDatara mATe kaMIka saMgIna janAo tayAra karI te sayAja sanmukha egya vicAraNA ane carcA mATe che karavAnI rahe che. prathama darajaje yAsudI thAya te utkarSa mATe samAjanuM vicAbaLa keLavavAnI nika Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ jarUra che. kudake ane bhuske AgaLa vadhatI jenetara samA-. jenI haroLamAM rahevA jevI sthiti prApta karyA pachI ja kaMIka AgaLa vadhavAne vicAra karI zakAya. navayuganA A. jamAnAmAM sArvatrIka utkarSa mATenA anekAneka prabaLa sASane ApaNI sanmukha bharyA paDayA che tene barAbara purepure upayoga karavAmAM ApaNe jarA paNa kacAza rAkhavI joIe. nahI. pramatta ke suzupta dazAmAM be paravAIthI paDayA rahevAnuM ApaNane have pAlave tema nathI. rAjakIya, audyogIka, dhArmika ke sAmAjIka tamAma. kSetromAM AgekUca mATenI sAmudAyika hIlavartamAna sa- cAlo ene pravRttionI dharakhamajanAo. mayanuM anukuLa tayAra karI tenI rUpa-rekhA anusAra Age-- vAtAvaraNa, kadamane ja A jamAne che. sahakAra ane. saMgaThThana pUrvakanI sAmudAyika pravRtti ja, sAcuM mArga darzana ane hRdayapUrvakanI sevAbhAvI AgevA-- nanI deravaNI maLatAM sahelAIthI kAryasIddhi karI zake tema che. saceta ane jAgrata thaI jerathI bAraNuM khakhaDAvavAnI jarUra che. nAnA taLAva ke moTA sarovaramAM ekAda nAnI kAMkarI pheMkavA mAtrathI te jagyAethI pANInA kuMDALA vaLavAnI zarUAta thatAM te chevaTa cAre bAjunA kInArA sudhI phelAtA jAya che muddAnI hakIkata dhyAnamAM rAkhIne samAjanA Age-- vAe pratyeka bAbatamAM Ajolane ja rahetA karI devAnI jarUra che dezabharanA vartamAna paristhiti jotAM deza-kALanA. parivartane sarva rIte ApaNane madada karavA tayAra che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ te eka paNa taka nirarthaka javA devI joItI nathI. dhArmika temaja sAmAjIka utkarSanA mahAbhArata kAryamAM dezabharanAM jenasvayaM sevakanI asAdhAraNa sevAbhAvI madada meLavavAnI jarUra che. teone sAtha ane kAryadakSa ane sahakAra, temaNe vyavasthApUrvaka meLanetAonI velI tAlIma ane jamAvelI tAlabaddha prAthamIka pravRttio temane hRdayaMgama sevAbhAva ane jarUrIyAta uttamazIsta ( dicipline) temanuM vinIta ane niDaratApUrvakanuM vartana, khaDatala zArirIka baMdhAraNavagere aneka bAbato samAjanuM vicArabaLa keLavavAmAM, taiyAra karavAmAM Avela ejanAonI rUparekhA samajAvavAmAM, AjubAjunA vAtAvaraNane dareka rIte anukuLa banAvI levAmAM, racanAtmaka kAryakramane AgaLa dhapAvavAmAM ApaNane ghaNI ghaNI rIte madadagAra ane upacogI thaI paDaze. AvA navalehIyA-utsAhI yuvAnone sAcI TheravaNuM ApavA mATe sAcA dIlanA, sevAbhAvI, vyavahArakuzaLa ane kAryadakSa AgevAnonI ApaNe prathama darajaje pahelI jarUra che. tevA AgevAne meTI saMkhyAmAM ekadama na maLI zake te anavA joga che tema chatAM paNa rASTrIya hIlacAlanI Age kucamAM dezabharanI tamAma prajAe sAthe hAthamAM hAtha mIlAvIne jainaprajAe paNa sAro phALe Ape che te jotAM, yuddha samaye jyAre yuddhanI nAbata gaDagaDe che, deza bharanI prajAne hAkala karatAM raNazIMgaDAM pheMkAya che ane bhATa-cAraNa (purAtana kALanA yuddha samayanA mukhapatro) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 34 bIradAvalI jozabhera lalakAre che tyAre kSAtrateja dharAvatAkSAtravaTa jALavI rahelA navalehIA yuvAno ApoApa raNamedAnamAM hiMmatabhera utarI paDe che tenI mAphaka ja A navayuganA kAMtikAraka jamAnAmAM sAmAjIka kAMti mATeno zaMkhadhvanI thatAM, sAmAjIka utthAna mATenI gaganabhedI garjanA thatAM, AgekadamanA sUtrone paDakAra thatAM, sattvahIna kAcA picA-mAyakAMgalA svArthaniSTha AgevAna ne dhakelI paDI, joIe tevA ja sAcA, samartha, tejasvI pramANIka ane sevAbhAvI AgevAno ApoApa AgalI haroLamAM AvI raNamedAnanA mocAnuM temanuM yogya sthAna saMbhALI leze evI AzA taddana asthAne jaNAtI nathI. samAja-utthAnanA prAraMbhakALamAM-zarUAtamAM AvI keTalIeka muzkelIo ubhI thavAnI ja mukhya mukhya tene sAmane karavA mATe ApaNe taiyAra kendra sthAnomAM rahevuM paDaze ane bhAvI vadhAre ujajavaLa sthApavA ane valaMta banAvavA mATe Agekuca joitA sevA mATenA tamAma prabaLa sAdhananuM saMgaThThana maMDaLe ane karavA samAjanI tamAma vyaktione ulaTasevAsadane bhera sahakAra meLavavA temaja thanaganatA sevAbhAvI yuvAnone temaja utsAhI svayaMsevaka bhAIone sIdhuM ane sarala mArgadarzana ApavA sAcI daravaNI ApavA mATe moTI saMkhyAmAM joItA AgevAne meLavavA muMbaI-amadAvAda jevA jena kendrasthAnamAM lekasevA samAja ke sarvanTas opha InDIyA sosAITI jevI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ rUpa jaina saMsthAo -jena sevAmaMDaLe ane sevAsadane ubhA karavA paDaze. jena dharma ane jaina saMghanI sArvatrIka unnatinI sAdhanA jevA parama upakAraka ane ekAMta hItakArI kArya mATe sAdhu varga taraphathI ApaNe joIe teTalI madada meLavavA bhAgyazALI thayA nathI eTale AvI saMsthAonI tAtkAlIka AvazyaktA anivArya jaNAya che. bhAratIya jaina svayaMsevaka pariSada taraphathI tAjetaramAM ja ubhuM karavA dhArela sevAsadana tarapha A prasaMge salAmatIthI aMgulInirdeza karI zakAya. AvA sevAsadane pratyeka heTa heTA zaheromAM sthApana karavAnI jarUra che. jIMdagIbhara-maNuparyata-jaina dharma ane jaina samAjanI taddana ni:svArtha vRttithI sevA karavAnuM vrata lenArA, zrI jaina saMghanuM sAcuM ane aneka dezIya svAmIvAtsalya karavAnI pratijJA lenArA, pitAnuM sarvasva jaina samAja ( caturvidha jaina saMgha ) ne caraNe dharI denArA bhAIo tthA bahenAnA maMDaLe Theka ThekANe ubhA karavAnI jarUra che. sevAvRtane bhekha dhArI A varga gRhastha ane sAdhu samudAya vacce sAMkaLanI kaDI rUpa banI raheze ane dhArmika temaja sAmAjIka unnatinA kAryane vega pura jesathI vadhArI zakaze. A sthAne niDaratApUrvakanI hImata sAthe kahevAnI jarUra jaNAya che ke catuvidha jaina saMghamAM agrasthAna karAvatA sAdhu varge nirarthaka carcAo, vAda-vivAde ane aMdara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 3 `daranI kalezavaka jhagaDAkhorI ane aMgata AkSepAtmaka galIca pravRttiemAM jeTalA samayanI, zaktinI ane dravyanI khAdI karI che te te dhArmika ane sAmAjIka unnatinA mArga vaparAyA hAta te jaina saMghanI vartamAna paristhiti kaIka avanavIja bhAta pADI rahI haiAta. jana sAdhu upadezaja ApI zake paNa Adeza karI zake nahI evI keAi dalIla kadAca temanA bacAvamAM AgaLa karavAmAM Ave te te ghaDI bhara paNa TakI zake tema nathI. temane cAlu vyavasAya ane aneka vidha pravRtionu` bArIka nirikSaNa karavAmAM AvatA sApha sApha joi zakAze ke tevI pravRtio karatAM dhArmika ane mAjIka utkarSanuM kArya jainazAsananA jvalaMta udyotamAM parINamatu hAvAthI zatagaNuM kalyANakArI ane sva para hItasAdhaka hAvAthI parama upakAraka kAryonI keATImAM mukI zakAya tema che eTale uparokta dhArmika siddhAMtane lezamAtra paNa kSati vhoMcADayA sivAya teo jainadharmanA ane zrI saMghanA utkarSa mATe ghaNuM ghaNuM karI zake tema che ane dharmanA udyotanA kAya mAM temaja zrI saMghanI sArvatrIka abhyudayanI dizAmAM teo dhAre te mhATA phALA ApI zake tema che bhutakrALanA gauravavaMtA samayamAM A varga taraphathI sAmAnya prasaMge ke zAsana uparanA AkramaNu prasaMge jayavaMtA jaina zAsananA udyotu mATeane jaina saMdhanA rakSaNa nimitte je je mahAna kArya upADI levAmAM AvyA che te badhAnI gaNanA karavA maisIe ane tenA savistara vivecanamAM utarI jaIe ttA lekha ghaNA lAMkheA. thaI javAnA bhaya raDe che eTale ja tenA nirdeza mAtrathI ja sateASa mAnavAnA rahe che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 37 Adhunika samayane tenA kharA svarUpamAM, vizALa daSTithI sarvagrAhI najarathI deza-kALanA yathecIta vicArapUrvaka barAbara oLakhI levuM joIe ane tema thAya teja vartamAna samayanA tamAma anukuLa sAdhano purepuro lAbha laI zakAya-vivekapUrvaka tene upayoga karI zakAya. dhArmika sAhityanA prakAzana ane pracAra mATe paNa paraMparAne ke kevaLa saMpradAya daSTine bAju upara rAkhI aneka jainetara saMsthAo je rIte dhArmika uotanuM AvuM prazasya kArya AgaLa dhapAvI rahI che teno temaja je rIte sAmAjIka sarvAgI vikAsa sAdhI rahI che tene barAbara-sAragrahI najarathI abhyAsa karo dhArmika ane sAmAjIka unnatinAM kAryamAM pratyeka jaina vyaktie--sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka ke zrAvikA-dareke pitA taraphane viziSTa phALe ApavA kamara kasavI joIe. kevaLa Atma kalyANanA mArgamAM ja masta rahenArA, samAjanA nikaTa saMsargamAM kadIpaNa nahI AvanArA, samAjathI dUra rahI prAye jagamAM ke parvatanI guphAomAM ja vAsa karIne jJAna, dhyAna ane yogAbhyAsamAM AgaLa vadhanArA, bhamatA rAma jevA abadhuta yogI zrI AnaMdaghanajI ke zrI cidAnaMdajI u kaNvaracaMdrajI jevA sAdhu purUSono prazno tadana nirALo ane jude ja che ne ke teo paNa pitAnA zAstrIya abhyAsa ane gasAdhanAthI prAdubhUta thayela ane vRddhi pAmela apUrva anubhava (jene temanA padomAM eka kAyamanA mitra tarIke oLakhAvela che) no samAjane amulya lAbha potAnI kRtiothI ane jIvanaShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 38 bharanA parama AdarzarUpa cAritrathI ApI gayela che. mAkI bhac-AlIzAna mahAlayAmAM rahenArA, samAja sAthe gADha ma sarga mAM AvanArA-peAtAnA dRSTirAgI bhaktajanA sAthenA rapratima saMparka sAdhanArA-khAnagI geAchIe ane zuktAmAM mazagula rahenArA, sArA dI nabhara viSTIe calAvanA, bhAvika-zraddhALu dhanika varga upara aneka prakAranI sattA ane varcasva dharAvanArA sAdhu samudAya pAsethI te jaina samAja pAtAnA utkarSa ane abhyudaya mATe aneka prakAranI vidha vidha AzAonA kIllA bAMdhe e tadna svAbhAvika ane yAgya ja che. temanA upadeza-temanI dAravaNI temanu mArgadarzana samayasaranI cetavaNI, sahRdaya sAtha ane sahakAra ApaNane anekadhA upayAgI ane hItakara thaI paDe tema che. paraMtu vA dIna kakha ? prathama darajje-hAla turata samAjanI pratyeka vyaktinesadhu-sAdhvI, zrAvaka ke zrAvikAne samAja pratyenI anekavidha javAmadArInA ane rUNane sAcA khyAla sacATa rA: thavA thavA joie. aneka prakAranA pratyAghAI-virodhI baLeAnI ane kudaratI kApanI vinAzajanaka AMdhIomAMthI pracAra kArya mAM ApaNe aneka vakhata pasAra thavu paDayuM jainetara saMsthA che chatAM paNu sadabhAgye ApaNe uttarettara AnA mukA- vArasAmAM maLeluM je kaMi dhArmika sAhitya ane ApaNA thAvI zakayA chIe-jALavI rAkhyu che te ', Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 39 svalapa jaNAte abhimAna ane gaurava levA jevuM che ane prayAsa te have ApaNe A jJAnayuganA jamAnAmAM udArabhAve duniyAbharamAM pracAra karavAnuM che. chellA 50-60 varasomAM ApaNe A dizAmAM kaMIka ThIka ThIka karI zakyA chIe paraMtu Itara-dhamionA mukAbale ApaNo prayAsa ghaNo maMda ane alpa che. judA judA paradezI krazciyanamIzano duniyAnA dUra dUranA dezamAM hajhAre mAIlanI musApharI karIne, aneka prakAranA jokhama kheDIne pahoMcI gayA che ane lAkha karoDa rUpaiyAnA kharce pitAnA dhArmika sAhityanA pracAra mATe ane potAnA dharmabaMdhuonI saMkhyAmAM vRddhi karavA mATe aneka prakAranI yukti-prayuktiopUrvaka pArAvAra jahemata uThAvI rahyA che. seMkaDo bhASAmAM bAIbalanA tarajumA karAvI karoDonI saMkhyAmAM tenI seMkaDo AvRttio bahAra pADI cukyA che. Thera Thera temanA upadezako ghumI rahyA che. jIvana nirvAhanI temaja bIjI aneka prakAranI lAlaca ApI svadharmIonI saMkhyAbaLamAM paNa vRddhi karI rahyA che. mIzanarI ke jemAM ane prAImarI, skulo, mIDala lo ane hAIskula, kanyAzALAo vageremAM pharajIyAta dhArmika zikSaNa ApI rahyA che. heTI heTI hospITale calAvI lAkho manuSyane uttama prakAranI vaidakIya sAravAra ane sagavaDa ApI pitA tarapha AkarSA rahyA che. A badhuM ApaNe ekITaze nIhALI rahyA chIe- teno lAbha paNa laI rahyA chIe chatAM temAMthI jeIne bodhapATha grahaNa karI te dIzAmAM haju prayANa zarU karyuM nathI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ AvI paragaju dharmAdA saMsthAo ubhI karavA pAchaLa temaja tene calAvavA pAchaLa lAkho rUpiyAnuM kharca karavAmAM Ave che tevA kharcanI pAIe pAI rasALa bhUmimAM vavAtI hAI ugI nIkaLe che ane aneka gaNuM phaLadAI thaI paDe che. ApaNI jaina koma mAtabara gaNAya che, vaLI ApaNI samAjamAM karoDapatio ane seMkaDo lakhapatio temaja lAkha rUpiyAnA TrasTa phaMDo chatAM ApaNane tenA upa ganI dIzA ja haju sujI nathI. kevaLa paraMparAthI cAlyA AvatA rUDha pravAhamAM ja taNAyA jaIe chIe. ekanA eka gADA cIlAmAMthI cAtaravAnI hIMmata ke zaktinuM dIvALuM ja pheMkayuM che. hIMdu bhAIo jeTalI paNa jAgRti ke vIvekabuddhi ApaNe batAvI zakayA nathI. temane mukAbale ApaNe kaMIka vAmana ja dekhAIe chIe. sAhItyapracAra ane jJAnavRddhinA kAryamAM sastA sAhItya vardhaka kAyAlaya taraphathI bhikSu akhaMDAnaMda jevA prakhara zaktizALI kAryakaranI jIvanabharanI akhaMDa ane avirata sevAnA pariNAme keTakeTalA daLadAra pustakonI keTalI saMkhyAmAM keTalI AvRtio bahAra pADavAmAM AvI, jana samAje taddana najIvI kIMmatathI maLatA pustakono keTale badhe--keTalA moTA pramANamAM lAbha lIdhe ane lIdhe jAya che tene vicAra karavAnI paNa ApaNane phurasada nathI. pustakanI kImata najIvI rAkhyA chatAM paNa sadara saMsthAnuM TrasTa phaMDa lAkhanI gaNatarIthI aMkAya che te kaMI ochuM gauravaprada nathI. sadara saMsthAnA audyogika kArya kuzaLatAnA temaja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ virala sAhasIka pravRttinA parINAme hajhAre vAMcana-zekhIna baMdhuo ghaNuM ochA kharce eka nAnI sarakhI aMgata-khAnagI lAyabrerI ubhI karI zakyA che. A saMsthA taraphathI pragaTa thayela pustakonI pasaMdagI paNa dharmanA ane nItinA uccatama dhoraNe thayelI hovAthI te prazaMsApAtra thaI paDela che. A badhuM sAhasa saMsthAnA AtmArUpa bhikSu akhaMDAnaMdane ja AbhArI che. hIMdI mAsIka kalyANanA prajako ane prabaMdha karatAo taraphathI paNa aneka puNya prasaMge ane dhArmika tahevAranA prasaMge jhaDapI laI, khAsa-viziSTa-seMkaDo pRSThonA daLadAra aMka hajhArenI saMkhyAmAM AkarSaka rIte bahAra pADavAmAM AvyA che ane tene apUrva lAbha ghaNuM maTI saMkhyAmAM janasamAja laI rahela che tenuM paNa haju ApaNe AchuM-pAtaLuM anukaraNa karI zakayA nathI. prabuddha jaina" jevA prauDha-mananIya-zikSAprada-uMDI vicAraNA mAgatA upayogI lekhane ja sthAna ApatuM prakhara pAkSika patrane ApaNe barAbara apanAvI zakayA nathI. utsavo ane praveza mahotsava varaghoDA ane sAmaiyA jevA prasaMgonA bhabhakabharyA. atizakitapUrNa varNanathI pAnA bharatA patrothIbharatIyA jevA lakhANothI saMtoSa mAnI A paNe kulAI jaIe chIe. jaina samAjanA moTA bhAganI manodazA A bAbatamAM haju ucca kakSAe pahoMcI nathI. sAkSara- sIddhahasta lekhake pAse, puraskAra ApIne paNa vidvatApUrNa lekha taiyAra karAvI tene bahALe pracAra karavAnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ vRtti haju ApaNAmAM udbhavI ja nathI. uttama abhirUca dharAvato vAcaka varga paNa haju moTI kevuM prakAzana saMkhyAmAM ubhuM karI zakyA nathI ApaNe hAtha dharavAnI mAsIke ke patro jainetara vargane, sAkSara jarUra che tenuM baMdhuone haju AkarSI zakayA nathI jana dIga dazana samudAya tenAthI dUra raheto ja jaNAya che-ghaNe aMze mAhetI paNa dharAvato nathI AvA saMjogo vacce sAhItyapracAra ane jJAnodvAranA kAryamAM ApaNe haju ghaNuM ghaNuM karavAnuM rahe che. jenA temaja jainetara samAjamAM paNa uttama chApa pADe-vakhate vakhata mAgaNI thatI rahe ane zikSIta vargamAM tene mATenI abhirUci vadhatI jAya dina pratidina vadhatA jatA vAMcananA zekhane puratI tRptI maLe, dhArmika ane naitika jIvana, vizuddha cAritrapUrvaka vikAsakramamAM AgaLa vadhatuM rahe, tevA vidvagya temaja lokabhAgya prakAzano pANInA mulya prasiddha karavA mATenI vyavasthA dhapAvI rAkhavI joIe. AvA parama upakAraka ane jana hIta temaja loka kalyANanA vRddhi karI zake tevA sAhItya prakAzana ane jJAnavRddhi mATenA bhaMDaLe ane phaMDano upayoga vivekapUrvaka ane taratamAtAnI daSTithI vizeSa lAbhadAyaka rIte tha joIe. dAna pravAhanI atisaraNI AvA phaMDenI vRddhi tarapha temaja navA phaDenI sthApanA tarapha vALavI joIe ane AvA phaMDone khAsa jhirva phaMDanI mAphaka taddana susupta dazAmAM nahi rahevA detA temaja vyAja vagerethI kevaLa tenI vRddhi karIne ja saMtoSa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ nahi mAnI letAM tenA kevaLa saMcaya-saMgraha ane vRddhinuM ja lakSya nahI rAkhatAM, tene satata cAlu upaga yegya vyavasthA ane vIvekapUrvaka nIraMtara karatA rahevuM joIe. sAcI dizAmAM pramANIkapaNe ane utsAhapUrvaka kAma karanArAo meLavavAnI jeTalI muzIbata che teTalI AvA kAryo mATe Arthika madada meLavavAmAM nathI vaNikabuddhithI pitAnA dravyane dAnamAge upayoga karanArAo vyasthApUrvaka thatA kAryanI gya tulanA karyA pachI ja pukhta vicAra karIne ja dAna karavA prerAya che. kArya karanAranA abhAve kavacit kAma aTakI paDe che paraMtu nANAnI muzkelIthI suvyavasthita kArya aTakI paDatuM nathI. kAma karanArAonI samAjamAM kAMIka pratiSThA jAmyA pachI te nANA maLatA ja rahe che chellA vizvayuddha daramIyAna temaja te pachInA samayamAM keTalAka bhAIo ghaNI sArI kamANI karI zakayA che temanI pAsethI gya madada meLavavAnI samAja kaMIka AzA rAkhe e taddana svAbhAvIka che. samAjanA agragaNya netAo pAse eka thayela dravya amuka daSTie samAjanA Adhunika rIjhava pheDarU5 TrasTa jevuM che. ane tenA dhanika pAsenuM mAlIkane TrasTI tarIkenI sthitimAM gaNuM tenA saMgrahIta dravya upayoga mATe dabANa karavA ane tene TrasTa jevuM che dUrUpayega thato aTakAvavA samAja hakadAra eTale dhanike che. evI mAnyatAne jamAne najIka Avate tenA TrasTI che jAya che. sadbhAgya-puNyabaLe prApta thatA dhanane mAlIka pitAne TrasTI tarIke gaNe ane sadara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ dhana prAptimAM tenA kuTumbIjanAnI mAphaka sAmAjIka baMdhuonuM bhAgya paNa kaIka aMze kAma karI rahyuM che evI mAnyatA dharAvate dhanikavarga thAya e khAsa IcchavA yogya che. AvA udAra dIlanA baMdhuo ja sadabhAgye dAnezvarInuM pada prApta karI zake che. samAja AvA baMdhuo tarapha ja potAnA sAcA aspRdaya mATe utsAha ane ullAsapUrvaka mITa mAMDI rahela che. dharmano sAco utkarSa ane unnatti eka hAthamAM talavAra ane bIjA hAthamAM dharma pustaka rAkhIne talavArathI kudI paDavAthI kadIpaNa thaI zakatA nathI. utkarSa sAdha- AvA dhamAMtare aMtaranA umaLakA ke vAne jamAne hRdayanI bhAvanA rahIta hovAthI temaja AthamI buddhigamya na hovAthI lAMbI mudata TakI gaye che zakatA nathI temaja naitika jIvanane tenI ucca kakSAe pahoMcADI zakatA nathI, temaja vaLI koIne khabhA upara ke chAtI upara caDI besIne ke zIrorAIthI A jamAnAmAM dharmane utkarSa sAdhI zakAya nahI. buddhigamya dalIlothI hRdayane jItIne ja ApaNuM mantavya anya koInA mana upara ThasAvI zakAya. jo ane jIvavA dyo (Live and let live) nA vartamAna sutrane anusarIne sau koIe pitAnA yugamAM kevA dharmazAstranA siddhAMto, para mata sahISNuprakAranI tAnI kakSAthI AgaLa vadhIne samabhAvajarUra che pUrvakanI vRttithI, sAdI ane sarala bhASAmAM, sacoTa ane saMgIna dalIlapUrvaka, kevaLa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 45 saMpradAya daSTi bAju upara rAkhIne nAnI nAnI pustikAe dvArA prasIddha karIne vinA mulya ke najIvI kIMmate chuTe. hAthe janasamAja samakSa raju karavA joIe ane samAjane te saMbaMdhamAM uDe vicAra karatI karI mukavI joIe. cAra saMjIvInI nyAyanA dhoraNe agarate sAcI ane kharI vastune kasoTI upara kasI joI samAja Apa Apa sAcI vastu ja grahaNa karavA cagya haze te ja grahaNa karaze ane jIvananA vikAsakamamAM AgaLa vadhavAM jIvanane Adarza ane sAdhya vastune nirNaya karaze. AvA lokopakAraka kAryomAM kadAgraha ke saMpradAya daSTine cIkaTAIthI vaLagI na rahetAM samAna bhAvathI kAma levAnI paddhati aMgIkAra karI ISTa kAryamAM saphaLatA maLe e dhoraNe AgaLa vadhavuM joIe. A vastune ja dharmane sAro ane vizvavyApaka pracAra ane zAsanano javalaMta udyota kahI zakAya. AvA pracArathI ja vizvaprema ane vizvabaMdhutvanI bhAvanAmAM otapreta thaelI zrI vIra paramAtmAnI "savajIva karUM zAsana rasI"nI bhAvanAne saphaLa ane sArthaka karI zakAya. dhArmika sAhItyanA prakAzana ane pracAra kAryamAM anya aneka saMsthAonA dhIkatA pracAra kAryanA prastAva ane anubhavene najara sanmukha rAkhI dharmane udyota ane utkarSanI sAdhanA mATe ApaNe ghaNuM ghaNuM karavAnuM rahe che. bhagavad gItAne saphaLa mukAma karI zake tevA jaina dharmanA ke pustaka tarapha ekadama aMgulI nirdeza thaI zakato nathI. jena temaja jainetara sAkSara vargamAM ucca sthAna prApta kare,. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ vicAraka buddhimAna vargane sarva rIte saMtoSa Ape ane AkaSI zake, vartamAna samayane sarvathA anukuLa thaI paDe tevuM zrI mahAvIra bhagavAnanA jIvana caritranuM keI apUrva pustaka, atihAsIka daSTie sarva mAnya thaI paDe tevuM haju ApaNe taiyAra karAvI zakyA nathI. AvA pustaka mATe joItI vastu judA judA aneka dharmagranthomAMthI upalabdha thaI zake tema che. paraMtu tene ekatra ane saMgaThIta karavA mATe puratI kALajIpUrvakanI mahenata laI jarUra jogI jahemata uThAvI zake tevA zAstravizArada-vidvAna ane jIvanacaritronA niSNAta lekhaka pAse yogya puraskAra ApIne te taiyAra karAvavuM joIe. zAstra vizArada zrI vijayadharmasUrie athAga prayAsa - leI pArAvAra jahemata uThAvI te samayamAM suprasIdhajaina viSama gaNAto lAMbA vihAra karI 40-45 paMDItenI varasa upara banArasamAM zrI yazovijayajI upekSA karI jaina pAThazALAnI sthApanA karela ne jenetara zAstrI ajoDa apUrva pAThazALAne paNa adyApI ene puSkaLa paryata ApaNe nibhAvI zakyA nathI. khanabhAvate vaLI sadara pAThazALAmAM taiyAra thayela keTajaina samAja lAka jaina paMDitene paNa jaina samAja apanAvI zakI nathI eTale tene jainetara vizALa kSetramAM pitAnuM sthAna zodhI levuM paDyuM che ane ApaNe sAdhu varga samAjanA dravyanA bhoge ane puSkaLa kharca karIne jenetara paMDItane nabhAvye jAya che. ekAda Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ be ja sAdhunA abhyAsa mATe mAsIka base traNasone kharca jarApaNa khaTakato nathI. kavacIt nAmanA khAtara AvA zAstrIone rAmAnuM grAmanA vihAramAM sAthe rAkhavAmAM Ave che. AvI paristhitinA kAraNenI uMDI samIkSA karatAM jaNAze ke eka-bIjA taraphanI IrSA teje zreSa, ahaMbhAva ApavaDAI abhimAnavRtti vagere UMDA UMDA chupAI rahelA hoya che. sAdI-sarala bhASAmAM leka bhAgya thaI paDe tevI paddhatithI, pAribhASIka, guDha rahasya pUrNa ane artha gaMbhIra zabdanA vivecana pUrvakanA zabdArthanA TIpaNa sAthe jaina dharmanA sIddhAMte ane tenA gahana granthonA bhASAMtara ghaNI sastI kIMmate hajhAro jena-jainetara abhyAsIo lAbha laI zake te daSTie prasiddha karavAnI jarUra che. jaina dharmane udyota ane pracAra thAya che. tevA khyAlathI. vAha vAha kahevAya sastI kIrti khATI zakAya e gaNatarIe AMkho mIMcIne ApaNe udyApane utsavo ane vaDAo pAchI lAkha rUpiyA bIna lAbha kAraka rIte (unproductively) ApaNe kharce jaIe chIe paraMtu taratamanAe aneka rIte lAbhadAyaka thaI paDe te dharaNe-sAcI dizAmAM kharca karavAnuM ApaNane sujhatuM ja nathI. zAstra vizArada vidvAna upadezako rekI temanI mAraphata deza-paradezamAM. dUra dUranA vibhAgomAM jainadharmane vijaya vAvaTA pharakAvI zakAya tevA samayane ApaNe purepuro lAbha uThAvI zakayA nathI. vartamAna samayanI aneka prakAranI vaijJAnika zodhone purepuro lAbha levA mATe ApaNe kaTIbaddha thavuM joIe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ reDIo dvArA, dhvanivardhaka yaMtro dvArA, sInemA-TokIjha temaja vartamAna patro mAraphata vidvatApUrNa bhASaNe, pracAra kArya lekhe, nivedana, pravacanotthA gaMbhIra mATe vaijJAnika rahasya bharapUra upadezAtmaka citra-prakAzodhone le ane dvArA, bhagavAna mahAvIrano saMdeza joIto lAbha. lAkho-karaDe manuSyo sudhI pahoMcADavAnI dharmane pracAra karavAnI amulya take, vipula sAdhane sAthe khaDepage taiyAra che. kuzaLatA pUrvaka te badhI takane vadhAremAM vadhAre lAbha uThAvI zakAya most productively) te rIte viveka pUrvaka upayoga karavAnuM ApaNe zIkhI levuM joIe. saMkucita vaNIka buddhi bAju upara rAkhI, puratA utsAha preraka ane saMtoSajanaka vetane, pAritoSika, puraskAro ApI mAnada suvarNacaMdraka ApI niSNAta baMdhuo pAse pUrvAcAryavRta dharmagranthonA bhASAMtare, maulIka pustako, nibaMdha vagere taiyAra karAvavA mATe chuTe hAthe-meka mane kharca karavuM joIe. judA judA darzana zAstronA abhyAsIo jaina jainatara vidvAna baMdhuo taraphathI kevaLa saMpradAya mAlIka draSTi bAju upara rAkhI, samabhAvavRtti vicAra purvaka ane vizALa daSTithI lakhAyela pustaka udabodhaka nibaM-lekhe aneka rIte lokapriya ane prakAzanothI AkarSaka thaI paDaze ane dhArmika sIddhAMto thata aparva ane tatvajJAnanA viSayamAM uDo rasa dharA lAbha. vatA jIjJAsu baMdhuo hajhAronI saMkhyAmAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ uparokta prakAzanano lAbha levA tatpara raheze ane te lAbha lenAra baMdhuo banavA joga che ke prakaTarIte dhamatara karavA jenadharmane svIkAra karI levA kadAca khvAra na paDe chatAM paNa jainadharmanA siddhAMta ane tattvajJAnanA uMDA abhyAsathI teo tene mATe apUrva mAna dharAvatA thaI, naitika adha:patanamAMthI bacI jaI jIvananA ucca Adarzo najara samukha rAkhI, vikAsakama mATenI Agekucane jarUra AraMbha karaze ane te ApaNA pracAranuM ja parINAma samajavuM ane te pracAra ja sAcA utkarSa najIka laI javA samartha thaze. jainadharmanA utkarSa mATenuM uparokta vivecana jenasamAjanA utkarSa mATe paNa ghaNI rIte zIkSAprada ane preraNAdAyI thaI paDe che. jenasamAjane saMkhyA baLamAM vRddhi pAmate jovAnI jeTalI ulaTa ane utsuktA che tethI paNa vadhAre ulaTa ane utsuktA tene guNavattAmAM AgaLa vadhatuM jevAnI ApaNe dharAvIe chIe. keTalAka sujJa anubhavI mahA purUSonuM kaMIka evuM ja maMtavya che ke vaijJAnika zodho ane saMzodhanonI bAbatamAM jamAne AgaLa vadhatuM jAya che paraMtu naitika vartananI bAbatamAM ApaNe kaMIka pAchA paDatA jaIe chIe ApaNuM naitika adha:patana thatuM jaNAya che. vaijJAnika zodhenA parINAme dina-pratidina me jazokhanI vastuomAM vRddhi thatI jAya che ane lAvavA-laI javAnA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ pa0 sAdhanomAM vRddhi thatAM ne badhI vastuo duniyA bharanA dUra-dUranA dezomAM paNa vipula pracAra pAmatI jAya che. A rIte majazokhanI ane ezArAmanI vastuone pracAra vadhatAM jIvana nirvAha mATenI khAsa naitika adhaH- jarUrI jaNAtI vastuonuM vartala meTuM patananA kAra thatuM jAya che. moja-zekhanI keTalIka bIna nI ane jarUrI ane nukazAna kAraka vastuone paNa tenAM sudhArA A vartuLamAM sthAna maLatuM jAya che. eka mATenA upA- bAju AvuM vartuLavadhatuM jAya ane bIjI cenI mImAMsA bAju A asahya moMghavArInA samayamAM dareka vastunI kIMmata tenI Toce pahoMcI gayela che tyAre sAmAnya ane madhyama varganA manuSyone pitAne temaja potAnA kuTumbIjanono jIvana nirvAha kaI rIte kare te prazna aneka prakAranI guMcavaNa ane muzkelIo ubhI kare che. AvI muMjhavaNamAMthI mArga kADhavAnuM ghaNuM vikaTa thaI paDayuM che. sAmAnya rIte nekarI karatA varga ke sAmAnya vyApAra karate varga majura varga karatAM ghaNuM kaDI ane ciMtA janaka sthitimAM mukAte jAya che ane jIvana nirvAhane pahoMcI vaLavA mATe AvakanA cAlu sAdhana purA paDatA nathI tyAre sAmAnya manuSyane anItinA mArge sarI paDatAM vAra lAgatI nathI eTale jAye ajANya lAcArIthI natika adha:patananI zarUAta thAya che. dharmAdhikArI-mArgAnusArInA pAMtrIsa pakIne agrasthAna dharAvatA pahele guNa-nyAyasa panna vibhava visaShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ padma rAi jAya che ane pachItA manuSya nIce ane nIceja gabaDatA jAya che. dravyanI jarUrIyAta anivAyaeN rIte vadhatI jatI hevAthI te mATenA leAbha vadhatA jAya che ane game te mAge te upArjana karavAnI temAM vadhAre karavAnI vRttija jAmatI jAya che. satra lAMca, rUzvata, kALAbajAra, daMbha prapaMca, dRgalakhAjI ane anyAya nItinA vyavasAyeA ja vadhI paDela che ane te eTalI hada sudhI AvA vyavasAyAmAM garakAva thaI gayeleA te rAcce mAcceA rahetA jaNAya che ke te peAtAnI taka-sAdhaka zakti ane anIti pUrNa vyavahArA cAlu rAkhavAnI bAheAzI mATe abhimAna ane gaurava letA jaNAya che ane peAtAnA bacAvamAM kuzaLatA pUrvaka aneka prakAranI dalIle| AgaLa kare che. Avu naitika adha:patana sarvatra cAmera prasarI gayeluM hAvAthI temAMthI samAjane kai rIte macAvI levA tenA prathama dara vicAra karavAnI jarUra che. tevA adha:patanamAMthI uMcA AvyA pachI ja utkarSa ke abhyudaya mATenI vicAraNA zai zake sAcA-vizuddha-sarala nirde'bhI-pramANIka jIvana vyavahArathIja jIvananirvAhanA sAdhanA meLavavAnA sASa ane saMyama pUrvaka jIvananI jarUrIAtA ekadama Tu'kAvI nAMkhavAne, puNIyA zrAvaka jevA aneka bhavya jIveAnA daSTAMtA AgaLa karI naitika jIvananA vikAsa mATenA upadeza ja upadezaka vage ApavAnu cAlu rAkhavuM joIe vidvAna lekhakeAe paNa tevA viSaye ja hAtha dharavA joie. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ para pratyeka vyaktie jIvana sudhAraNane-cAritra baMdhAraNa ( character building) ane ghaDatarane cAritra baMdhA- prazna vagara vilabe hAtha dharavo joIe. raNanI ani- viveka pUrvaka cAritra baMdhAraNa ane ghaDavArya Ava. tarane prazna hAtha dharyA sivAya jIvana zyaktA vyavahAranA- karyo saraLa banAvI zakAya nahI temaja jIvana naukAne, naitika ucca Adarza rUpa majabUta sukAna sivAya AgaLa dhapAvI zakAya nahi cAritra zIla vyaktio ja eja sAmAjIka utkarSa mATe samAjane aneka rIte madadagAra ane upayogI thaI paDaze, cAritra saMpanna vyaktio sevAbhAvI vRttithI sAmAjIka unnati mATe bhekha dhAraNa karI, niDaratA pUrvaka samAja sudhAraNAnA vidha vidha kAryakSetromAM saMpUrNa utsAha ane umaMga bhera jhaMpalAvaze. tyAre temane prabhAva samAja upara kaMika navI ja bhAta pADaze ane amyudayane arUNodaya kSitijanI daSTi maryAdAmAM daSTigata thaze. AvA utsAhI baMdhuonA sevA maMDaLo jaina vastInA meTA meTA kendra sthAnee ubhA karavAmAM sevA maMDaLanA Ave ane temanI dvArA sAmudAyIka rIte sabhyo mATenA samAjanA utkarSa mATenI taiyAra karavAmAM sevA sadane Avela vyavasthita yojanAo pAra pADavA mATe prayAsa karavAmAM Ave te kArya siddhi sugama thaI paDe A sevA maMDaLa temanA mukhya zahera ane tenI AsapAsanA pradeza upara dhyAna Apaze. AvA sevA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 53 maMDaLanA bhekhadhArI-AjIvana sabhya mATe sevAsadananI paNa vyavasthA karavI paDaze. AvA sevAsadanenI sthApanA ane cAlu nibhAva kharca mATe samayane anusarIne dAna pravAhanI dazA badalAyethI nANuM meLavavAnuM kArya kaMIka sulabha thaI paDaze paraMtu tenI vyavasthA mATenA kuzaLa sevAbhAvI kAryakare temaja jIvanabhara samAja sevAnI vRttithI saMpUrNa dhagaza ane tamannA pUrvaka utsAhathI kAma karanArA samAja sevaka-sevAsadananA AjIvana sabhya tarIke meLavavAnuM kArya ghaNuM ja muzkela che. sAmAnya rIte ApaNe jaina samAja moTA bhAge pitAnA vyApAra udyogamAM ja racyo pacyo rahe che. vaLI saMkucIta manedazA pUrvakanI kevaLa svArtha niSTha vaka vRttinI prAdhAnyatA jaNAya che. vizALa bhAvanA pUrvakanI-vasudhaiva kuTumbakanI manovRttivALI ucca sevAbhAvanI vRtti haju ApaNAmAM joIe teTalA moTA pramANamAM jAgRta thaI nathI eTale ApaNuM sevA sadanamAM A jIvana sabhyanI bharatI thatAM kaMIka vilaMba thAya e banavA joga che chatAM paNa tenI sthApanA mATe ApaNe jarA paNa DhIla karavI joIe nahIM. A jIvana sabhya uparAMta amuka samaya mATenA (Periodical) sabhyonI paNa joga. vAI karavI kuTumbIjane-jemano AvA sabhyo uparaja jIvana nirvAhane AdhAra hoya tevA sajajano nokarI ke dhaMdhe ekadama cheDI daI AvA sevAsadanonA sabhya bane te temanA kuTumbI janenA jIvananirvAha mATe zarUAta thIja sevAsadananA TrasTI ane prayojakoe gya prabaMdha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 54 karI Apavo joIe. sevAsadanamAM joDAnAra mATe kaMIka udAra najare khorAkI-poSAkI vagerene vyavasthita prabaMdha karI temane dIzA sUcana mATenI yogya kAryavAhIsalADu-sUcanA pUrvakanI niyamAvaLI teyAra karavI joIe. vaLI AvA sevAsadanemAM jarUra puratuM pustakAlayanuM sAdhana paNa hevuM joIe ke jethI samAja sevako jena kuTumbI. janothI chUTA thaI sevAsadanamAM jeo na joDAI zake temane jarUrIyAta mujaba nirvAha mATeno gya prabaMdha karI ApI temanI sevA vRttine, egya dIzA sUcana sAthe bane teTalo lAbha levA tatpara rahevuM. AvA sevAbhAvI sevAbhAvI kAryakaro ane svayaMsevakothI kAryakare ane vyavasthA pUrvaka kAma levAmAM Ave te svayaMsevaka cokasa lAInarI nakI karI te mujaba baMdhuonuM AgaLa dhapavAmAM Ave to sAmAjIka vIzALa utkarSanuM kArya ghaNuM saraLa thaI paDe. kAryakSetra AvA sAmAjIka utkarSanA parama kalyANa kArI ane uttarouttara lAbhadAyI kAryamAM je kaMI zaktine ane dravyane vyaya thaze te taratamatAesarva rIte sArthaka ane phaLadAyI (Propuctive ) ja thaI paDaze. vaLI dravyanA vyaya karatAM paNa kevaLa sevAbhAva ane upagAra vRttithI ja temaja udArabhAvanAthI samAjane mokhare AvI ubhelA vyavahAra kuzaLa ane judA judA viSayanA niSNAta (Experts) kAryakaro sAcA hRdayathI pitAnI zArIrIka ane mAnasIka zaktine je bhega Apaze te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 55 aneka gaNe phaLadAyI thaI paDaze. pakSabheda ke mata-matAMtaranA kAraNe, kALajUnA daSTikoNathI, paraMparAgata rAha-razamone anusarI, upagapUrvakanI vIvekapUrNa daSTi ke sArAsAra vicAravRttine tIlAMjalI ApI atyAre ApaNe je dharaNe dravya ane zaktine duravyaya karI rahyA chIe te ekadama samAjahIta ane loka kalyANanI daSTie aTakAvI devAnI jarUra che lokazAsana taMtra pagabhara thatuM jAya che-samAjavAdIo ane sAmyavAdIe muDIvAdanI sAme potAnA aDDA jamAvI rahyA che tevA krAMtikArI * jamAnAmAM dhanapatie ane lakSmIvAnoe samajI levuM joIe ke pitAnI pAsenA saMgrahIta dravyanA teo kharI rIte TrasTI eja che ane te draSTie temanI pAsenA dravyane durvyaya Adhunika samAja nabhAvI levA taiyAra nathI eTale temaNe pitaja hRdaya palaTo karI, dAna pravAhanI dIzA ekadama badalI nAMkhI uttarotara samAja hItamAM vRddhi thAya te rIte pitAnA dravyane umaMga ane ulaTabhera sAmAjIka kAryomAMja vAparavAnI tatparatA dAkhavavI joIe ane sevAbhAvI sAmAjIka agresarone purepure sAtha ane sahakAra ApavA kaTIbaddha thavuM joIe. AvA sAtha ane sahakArathI ja sevAmaMDaLe ane sevAsadane sAmAjIka utkarSanA bhagIratha kAryane AgaLa dhapAvI zakaze sevAmaMDaLonA sAcA samAja sevaka tAlIma baddha svayaMsevakone-temanA daLane aneka sAmAjIka kAryomAM vIveka pUrvakanI yogya doravaNI ApI zakaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ para hAlanA kaparA kALamAM samAjane meATo bhAga jIvana nirvAhanA praznonA ukela mATe aneka prakA hAlanA kaparA kAranI mujhavaNA anubhavI rahyo che, cAre samayamAM bAjuthI bhIMsAi rahyo che. jIvananI jarUvidhavidha prakAra- rIyAtanI vastue anna (khAdya padArtho) nA rAhata tthA aneka vastue temaja vastro jene kAryAM cAlu paisA paNu meLavavAnI muzkelIe vadhI karavAnIjarUra. paDI che tevA samayamAM utsAhI svayaMsevake mAraphata, svAmIbhAiene tana, mana ane dhanathI jeTalI rAhata ApI zakAya teTalI ochIja che. nAnA---meTA tamAma zaheremAM judAjudA latAemAM rAhata mATenA kendrasthAne ubhA karI nIyamIta rIte ane vyavasthA pUrNAMka rAhata kAryanA AraMbha karI devA jarUrI che. prAthamIka keLavaNIthI mAMDIne uccatama keLavaNI pa ta-keLavaNInI tamAma judAjudA kSetrAmAM temaja vaidyakIya madada ane sAravAranA sAdhanA purA pADavAnI bAbatamAM keIpaNa jAtanA bhedabhAva sIvAya tamAma jaina baMdhuene-pratyeka vyakitanI vidhavidha prakAranI khAsa jarUrIAtAne abhyAsa karI chuTe hAthe rAhatakArya vinA sa`kAce ane vagara vila'e zarU karI devu joie. skulo tthA kAlejonI prImAM-pustaka tyA anya keLavaNInA sAdhaneAnI kImatamAM eTale badhA vadhArA thai gayA che ke sAmAnya kuTuMbane peAtAnA tamAma khALaka ALakIone keLavaNI mATenI ceAgya sagavaDa karI ApavAnu` temaja kuTaMkhamAM maMdavADa prasaMge hAMcI vaLavAnuM azakaya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ pa7 thaI paDayuM che ane nirUpAye aTakI javuM paDe che chellA pacAseka varasomAM beDI ge-ALAzrame-vidyAlaye. chAtrAlayo-gurUkuLa-vidyAthIgRho ThIka ThIka saMkhyAmAM ApaNe sthApI zakyA chIe chatAM seMkaDo jaina vidyAthIone temanA ane temanA mAbApone, AvI saMsthAomAM jagyA nahIM maLatI hovAthI uMDI nirAzA ane lAcArI anubhavavI paDe che. chellA savAso-doDhase varase uparaja sthApIta thayela AryasamAje temaja anya samAjoe dezaanya jainetara bharamAM uparokta saMsthAo uparAMta eTalI samAjone moTI saMkhyAmAM koleje, hAIskula-kanyA sukAbale jaina mahAvidyAlayo ane khAsa kanyAo mATenA samAjanI gurUkuLe sArI AbehavAvALA sthaLomAM zocanIya pari ubhA karI dIdhA che ke jenA pramANamAM sthiti. ApaNe kaMIja karI zakyA nathI ema vinA saMkoce kahI zakAya. jaina jevI sidhana ane mAtabara koma anya bAbatomAM hajhAro ane lAkho rUpe Ane kharca prativarSa karyo jatI hovA chatAM AvA upayogI ane mahatvanA kAryamAM anya bhAIbaMdha kemelI sAthenI hariphAImAM pAchalI haroLamAM AvI jAya te ApaNuM AgevAne mATe ciMtAno viSaya gaNA joIe. kheda sAthe kahevuM joIe ke ApaNuM upadezaka varge juja ApavAda sivAya A viSayamAM samAjane sAce raste deravAmAM akSamya bedarakArI ane udAsInatA ja dAkhavyA che. temanAmAM kaMIka eja pUrvagraha (Prejudice) baMdhAI gayela che ke i jI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 58 keLavaNI nAstikatA tarapha dorI jAya che paraMtu zAMta citta udAra buddhithI narI khAlIzatAne tyAga karI ekadara rIte vicAra karavAmAM Ave te temAM keLavaNIne lezamAtra doSa nathI. sakucIta manovRttithI kaMika akaDAimAM rahIne, keLavAyela varga tarapha kevaLa upekSA ane e paravAi batAvavAmAM AvyAthI te varganA svamAnane ka Mika kSati uAMcyAthI te va dUrane dUra rahyAnuM jaNAya che. A bAbatanI vadhAre carcA atra asthAne hAi eTalu ja kahevAnu prAsaMgIka jaNAya che ke sAcI keLavaNI kadIpaNa aniSTa rUpe pariNamatI nathI. keLavAyela vargamAM dhArmika sAMskAra ane dha bhAvanA mATenI preraNA udbhave, vRddhi pAme, temanI jIjJAsAne saMtASa maLe tevA prayatnA ane prayAseA karavA udyamava'ta banavu joie. keLavaNI sIvAya koipaNa rIte samAja AgaLa vadhI zake tema nathI eTale jamAnAne anusarI vividha prakAranI judIjudI tamAma prakAranI keLavaNInI vRddhi keLavaNIne mATe samAjanA AgevAnAe tana, mana Apavu joitu ane dhanathI sadA prayatnazIla rahevu uttejana joie. ApaNA samAjane mATe bhAga vaNIka madhuonA hAvAthI vyApAra udyogamAMja ApaNe rokAyelA chIe eTale jamAnAne anusarI khAsa karIne audyogIka keLavaNInI samAjane ochI jarUra nathI. keLavaNInA vividha kSetramAM ApaNe pachAta paDI javAthI anya kSetramAM te ApaNuM sthAna ja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 59 nathI. paraMtu vyApAra-udyoganA kSetramAM paNa Aja kAla ApaNe pUrvanuM sthAna gumAvatA jaIe chIe ane pariNAme ApaNe saTTAkherI ane nekarI karavA tarapha ghasaDAtA jaIe chIe. hajupaNa vartamAna paristhiti jenI te dazAmAM cAlu rahevA daIzuM to ujavaLa bhAvI mATenI AzA choDI devI paDaze. vadhatI jatI saTTA kherIe keTalI hada sudhI ApaNane utArI pADayA che tene saveLA cokasa khyAla karI levAnI jarUra che. bhInna bhInna prakAranI keLavaNI mATenA rAhata kendro uparAMta, nirUdyamI baMdhuone yogya madada ApI dhaMdhe vaLagADavA mATe temaja temane lAyakanI nokarI mATe purato prabaMdha karavA thA ghera ghera jarUra puratI vaidyakIya rAhata pahoMcADavA mATenA tAtkAlIka rAhatakendro ubhA karavA joIe. AvA anekavidha rAhata kendro mATe nANunI jeTalI jarUra che tethI vizeSa sAcA dilathI kAma harakoI saMsthA karanArAonI jarUra che. prathama daraje nA saMcAlananuM utsAhabhera-hIMmata pUrvaka AvA rAhata sAruM parINAma kAryo upADI levAmAM Ave-tene AgaLa jaNAtAM madada dhapAvavAmAM Ave ane tenuM kaMIka sArUM mATe nANAM parINAma nIrakhavA samAja bhAgyazALI maLI ja rahe che. thAya te mAtabara jaina samudAyamAMthI nANAM to ApaNane jarUra maLI raheze. zrI mahAvIra vidyAlaya jevI dhIkatI ane ajoDa saMsthAnI kAryavAhIne barAbara abhyAsa karatAM temaja bIjI ghaNuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ bAbatanA anubhavathI uparokata AzAvAdI nirNayane dareka rIte Teke maLe che. prAthamIka jarUrIyAta ane anivArya AvazyakatA cAritrazIla-sevAbhAvI kArya karanArAonI ja che ane cAlu jamAnAno tAzIra jotAM AvA kArya karanArAo meLavavAmAM paNa ApaNane muzIbata paDaze nahi eTale have samAjanA AgevAnee sAcI sevAbhAvI vRttithI keDa bAMdhIne bahAra paDavAnI jarUra che. anya koInI rAha jovAne vakhata na gumAvatAM bane teTalA bhAIone sAtha ane sahakAra sAdhI vagara vilaMbe samAjanA utkarSa mATenA kAryone AraMbha karI devAnI jarUra che. A AraMbha judA judA vibhAganA kendra sthAnamAM sevAmaMDaLe ane sevAsadananI sthApanAthIja karI zakAya. te mATenI yojanAo vicArazIla baMdhue sAthe vicAra-vinimaya ane uhApoha karIne ja ghaDI zakAya. A prakAranI kArya praNAlIkA dvArA samAjanI-catudhi saMghanI-svAmi bhAIonI je kaMi sevA karI zakAze teja sAcuM svAmIvAtsalya ane vizvabaMdhutvanI bhAvanAne AgaLa dhapAvavA mATenuM paheluM pagathIyuM, mAna ke kIrtinI bhukhane saMtoSavA khAtara paraMparAgata rUDhI baLanA vaheNamAM ghasaDAI jaI ApaNe hajhAro rUpiyAno kharca karI ekAda Taka svAmi bhAIone miSTAnna jamADI saMkucIta arthamAM te svAmivAtsalya karavAne lhAvo laIe chIe tenA karatAM uparokata svAmivAtsalya aneka gaNe lAbhadAyI ane phaLadAI thaI paDe tema che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ hAlamAM rAjya sattAnA kAyadAnA pratApe tevA saMgha jamaNe aTakI gayA che tene lAbha laI, kAyadAthI chuTa thatAM paNa ApaNe samajIne evo nirNaya zA mATe na kare ke have pachI tevA jamaNemAM temaja bIjI keTalIka rUDha bAbatomAM thatuM kharca sevA maMDaLe ane sevAsadanenA saMcAlana pAchaLa kharcavuM. navayugane jamAne AvA to keTalAya jarI purANu rIta-rIvAjomAM gharamuLane pheraphAra mAgI rahela che te sIvAya samAjane sAce uddhAra azakaya che. navayuganA thanaganatA yuvakane samAjanA nAyakoe hImata ane niDaratA pUrvaka sIdhA ane sAcA mArgeja ravAnA rahe che. svayaMsevakone jarUrI tamAma sUcanAo sAthe yogya mArgadarzana ApI rAhata kAryone AraMbha karI de joIe temaja temane racanAtmaka kArya kramamAM kAme vaLagADI devA joIe sau kAryakartAoe vicAronI Apa-le mATe temaja ekabIjAnA anubhavane lAbha levA mATe avAranavAra maLatA rahI bhaviSyanA kAryakrama mATenI cekasa lAIna derI ane janAo taiyAra karatA rahevuM joIe sevAnI bhAvanA ane tyAga vRttinI khIlavaNI mATe rAta dina koziSa karatA rahevuM joIe. rASTriya sarakAranA rAjya vahIvaTa daramIyAna judA judA tamAma khAtAomAM sarakArI uMcAmAM uMcA utkarSa mATe darajAnI nokarIo mATenA daravAjA have anukuLatA khullA thaI gayA che have varNa--dharmajJAti. pUrNa vAtAvaraNa ke cAmaDInA bhede dUra thatAM harakeI prajA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ teno le joI mAnya deza baMdhu ke bahena gavarnara-janarala to lAbha nA sthAna upara AvI zake che. karoDanI thApaNa dharAvatI mATI meTI lImITeDa kaMpanIo, benka ke mIlonA menejIMga DIrekaTaro ke menejaro tarIke yuropIyananA sthAne hAIkorTanA cIjaje ke prAMtika gavarnaro karatAM paNa vadhAre pagAra vALI jagyAo upara deza baMdhuone niyukta karavAmAM Ave che. zaktizALI bAhoza manuSya nIsaraNInA chellA pagathIye ArUDha thaI zake che. lAkhAnI kamANI karI zakAya tevA aneka prakAranA udyogo ane udyogonI bAbatamAM paradezI prajAonI menepelI rada thaI che nAnI-moTI nekarIonI bAbatamAM bhAI-bhatrIjA ke mAmA-mAsIyAI sagA saMbaMdhIo taraphane pakSapAta (Nepstism) naSTa thatAM buddhi zakti, pramANIkatA, lokapriyatA-sevAbhAva vagere sadguNenA mulyAMkana thavA lAgyA che. ratno ane hIrA-mANekanI parIkSA karanArA bAheza jhaverIe, nipuNa mutsadIo ane jabarajasta taMtravAhaka ane mAnanIya prajA sevakonA hAthamAM deza-bharanA zAsana taMtranI lagAma suprata karavAmAM AvI che. paradeza sAthenA saMbaMdhe AMtara rASTrIya vyavahAro (Inter-national relations) ucca kakSAmAM mukAtA jAya che. ApaNuM deza baMdhuo mATe paradezanA dvAra khullA thatAM jAya che-bhAratavaSIya prajAjane uparanI aTakAyato dUra thatI jAya che. paradezamAM jaIne vaselA ApaNA deza bAMdhavonA haka-adhikAranA rakSaNa mATe temaja temanA taraphanA sadbhAva bharyo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ vartana mATe ApaNA dezanA rAjyataMtranAM dhurA vAhake tanateDa prayAsa karI rahyA che. AjhAdI ane svarAjya prApta thatAM-upara jaNAvyA mujaba-dezabharamAM dareka bAjunuM vAtAvaraNa anukuLatA ane sagavaDa bharyuM thaI paDayuM che tene dharma ane samAjanA utkarSa mATe bane teTalo lAbha levAmAM ApaNe yatkiMcita paNa bedarakAra ane pramAdagrasta rahIzuM te bhaviSyanI prajA ApaNA upara phITakAra varasAvaze. sababa ApaNe prAthamIka keLavaNIthI mAMDIne te UMca tama keLavaNI sudhInA temaja tenA judA ApaNe svataMtra judA pratyeka aMge-jevAke vaidyakIya-audyopaNa sAvaja- gIka-ejInIyarIMga-egrIkalacarala sAInsa nIka hAIskUle TekanIkala-IlekaTrIka, mIlITarI-pelosa- ane kelejonI ekAunTansI, patrakAratva vagere-aneka sthApanA upa- bhInna bhInna viSayanI uMcatama keLavaNInA rAMta paradeza abhyAsa mATenI tamAma prakAranI anukuLatAjatAM vidhAthI- ane sagavaDa-utsAhI vidyAthI baMdhuo ene phI lona- tthA bahenone phrI skolarazIpa yAte chevaTa zkelarazIpa lena (dhIrANa paTe joItI nANAnI madada) ApavAnI gATha ApIne karI ApavI joIe. A mATe vaNa karavI eka vagadAra prabaMdhakArINI kamITI, sevA joIe. maMDaLanA bhAIomAMthI yogya pasaMdagI karIne nImavI. moTA moTA zaheromAM ApaNI svataMtra hAiskule ane muMbaI-amadAvAda jevA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 64 kendra sthAnAmAM hAIskula uparAMta--judA judA viSayeAnI sArvajanIka kAlejo paNa sthApavI ane temAM jainatara bhAIene paNa dAkhala karavA. A prakAranI ApaNI saMsthAomAM ApaNe pharajIyAta temaja aicchIka dhArmika keLavaNI mATenA ceAgya pradha karI dhAmika udyota ane pracAra mATe ghaNuM ghaNu karI zakIe. hAlamAM cAlatI keTalIka khAnagI hAiskule tarapha najara karIe teA jaNAze ke teo peAtAnA ja pagapara ubhA rahevA uparAMta tenA mAlIkone ghaNI sArI kamANI karI Ape che eTale hAiskula mATe teA nANAnI jarUrIAta bAbatamAM bahu vicAra karavAnA rahe nahi ane tethI kolejo mATe ja joitA nANA meLavI levAnA rahe. lejo mATe temaja bIjI khAkhatA mATe joitA nANA mATenI yAjanAnI carcA AgaLa karavAmAM Avaze te jo amalamAM mukI zakAya tA nANA meLavavAnI cIMtA paNu rahe nahi. upara jaNAvyA mujakha dezamAMja rahIne tamAma prakAranI keLavaNInA lAbha letA vidyArthI baMdhuone ceAgya rAhata ApavA uparAMta judAjudA viSayeAmAM ja javalaMta ane jhaLakatI kArakIrdI dharAvatA vidyAthI one khAsa pasaMda karIne temaja AgaLa abhyAsa mATe sabaLa icchA dharAvatAM sAmAnya vidyArthI ene paNa judAjudA viSayeAnA khAsa abhyAsa mATe iMglAMDa-amerIkA-jamanI-jApAna-razIyA jevA paradezeAmAM leAna dvArA nANAnI puratI sagavaDa karI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ ApIne agara kI olarazIpa ApI mekalavA. temanI pAchaLa kharcAyela nANAne badale teoja bhInna bhInna viSanA niSNAta banI paradezathI pAchA AvIne purepurA 1 samayamAM vALI Apaze, eTaluM ja nahI paNa teo samAjane aneka rIte madadagAra ane upayogI thaI paDaze ane bhaviSyamAM ApaNe uttarottara AvA paradeza jatA vidyArthIonI saMkhyAmAM vadhAro karI zakIzuM temaja AgaLa jatAM nANA meLavavAnI ApaNI ciMtA ghaNI ochI thaI jaze. A prazna eTale badho mahatvane-upayogI-uttarottara lAbhakAraka che ke tene hAtha dharavAmAM AgaLa dhapAvavAmAM ApaNe jarApaNa vilaMba karave joIe nahi. A yojanAthI prativarSa kaNabaddha niSNAte bhInna bhInna viSayanA vizAronI hAramALA ubhI karI zakAze. lekha vadhAre lAMbA thaI javAnI bIke A praznanI vadhAre carcA karavAnuM ucIta jaNAtuM nathI. khAsa navayuganA jamAnAmAM tenI vadhAre carcAnI jarUra paNa jaNAtI nathI. A prazna tAbaDatoba hAtha dharavAthI samAjane utkarSa keTalo jhaDapI vega dhAraNa karaze.-samAjane tethI keTa keTalA lAbhanI paraMparA sAMpaDaze te saukaI sahelAIthI samajI zake tema che. A tabakake ApaNe baMgALa ane bihAramAM vasatA ApaNA sarAka-jAtinA hajhAro dharmabaMdhuMsarAka jAtinuM enA uddhAra mATenI paNa vicAraNA karI uddhAra kArya levI joIe sarAka bhAIone ApaNA jana samAjamAM yogya sthAna ApI temane tadana Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ pazcAta dazAmAM duHkhada sthitimAMthI ugArI levA ane temane AgaLa vadhavA mATenI dareka prakAranI anukuLatAo karI ApavI te ApaNuM mukhya pharaja thaI paDe che. sevA maMDaLe e pitAnA sevAbhAvI utsAhI sabhyone tamAma sAdhano sAthe temanA pradezamAM mokalI temanA uddhAra mATenuM kArya tAtkAlIka hAtha dharavuM joIe. AjhAdI ane svataMtratAnI prAptinI sAthe sAthe ja dezanA bhAgalA paDatAM-ApaNA keTalAka jaina baMdhuo pAkIstAna pAkIstAna nA pradezamAM mukAI gayA che vibhAgamAM ane te sAthe temanI sthAvara-jaMgama phasAi gayelA mIlkata temaja ApaNA devamaMdIra-upAjaina baMdhuone zro vagere paNa pAkistAnanA pradezamAM tAtkAlIka phasAI gayA che te badhAnA rakSaNa mATe madada ApaNe egya prabaMdha vagara vilaMba kare joIe. pAkIstAna pradezamAM rahI AsAnIthI pitAne dhaMdho-rojagAra calAvavAnuM, potAnuM temaja pitAnI strIo ane bALako tathA mAla mIlakatonuM rakSaNa karavAnuM taddana azakaya lAgatuM hoya ane te kAraNe hajharata mATenI vicAraNA karI rahyA hoya temane ApaNe dareka prakAranI sahAya ane madada ApavI joIe ane pAkIstAnamAM ja jeo rahI javA mAgatA hoya temanA upara keIpaNa prakAra ne julama gujAravAmAM na Ave te mATe tyAMnA satAdhIze upara egya dabANa lAvavuM joIe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ vaLI tAjetaramAM ja upasthita thayela zrI kezarIyA | tIrthanA prakaraNa saMbaMdhamAM temaja anya tIrtha rakSaka tIrthone lagatA ApaNA parApUrvanA haka- kamITInI sattA ane adhikAra upara thatAM AkramaNane sthApanA sAmano karavA mATe ApaNe sAmudAyIka baLanuM saMgaThThana karI himatabhera laData evA jorazorathI upADI levI joIe ke jethI AkramaNakArI rAjyasattAne paNa namatuM ApavuM paDe ane zuddha nyAya teLavAnI pharaja paDe. bhAratavarSanA samasta jaina saMghanuM pratinidhitva dharAvatI zeTha ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhIe ane zrImatI jena konpharansa kAyamI tIrtha rakSaka kamITInI sthApanA karavI joIe. ApaNe Ama karavuM joIe ane tema karavuM joIe AnI jarUra che ane tenI jarUra che-sevA maMDaLa ane sevA sadane ubhA karavA joIe-sevAbhAvI AgevAnoe hAra paDavuM joIe--vagere vagere aneka anusaMgIka bAbatane laMbANathI carcA karI paraMtu te badhA kAma pAra pADavA mATe lAkha rUpiyAnI jarUra paDaze te kaI rIte meLavavA tene khAsa vicAra karavAnI jarUra che. puratI Arthika madada mATenI vyavasthita pejanA sIvAya eka DagaluM paNa bharI zakAya tema nathI. dareka bAbatamAM Dagale ne pagale nANAnI pahelI jarUra che parA pUrvathI cAlyA AvatA rUDha rIta-rIvAjo ane rAha-razamomAM gharamuLanA pheraphAro karI ApaNe keTalIka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 68 rakama bacAvI zakIe, vaLI dAna pravAhanI dIzA badalAtAM dhanika dAnezvarI grahasthA pAsethI ApaNe hAtha dharavA mAgatA mahAbhArata kAryAnI mahatvatA-upayeAgitA temaja tAtkAlIka phaLadAyItA samajAvI mATI rakamAnA dAna paN meLavI zakIe tathA lagna samAraMbha jevA khuzAlInA prasaMge nAnI-meATI rakameA pharajIyAta judI kADhavAnI prathA samAjamAM cAlu karAvI kaMika sArI rakama ubhI karI zakIe para Mtu teTalAthI ApaNI jhALI bharAya tema nathI ja. zarUAtathI tamAma dizAmAM ApaNuM kAma vyavasthIta rIte cAlu karI devAnI tamannA dharAvatA hAIe te te mATe ApaNane lAkhA rUpaiyAnI jarUra paDe tema che te kai rIte meLavavA. ApaNA lAkhA rUpaiyAnA dharmAdA kuMDAnA vahIvaTa taras najara karIe te ApaNane spaSTa jaNAya lAkhAnA dharmAM- che ke tevA kDAnA mATA bhAganI rakamA AphaDAnA pApa sarakArI leneAmAM myunIsIpala leneAmAM sulakakAcamAM enkAmAM temaja yudgha prasaMge ubhI karavAmAM thatA upayAga AvelI lene ane khIjI aneka saMsthAane temAMthI AmAM rAkavAmAM AvelI DAya che. ane te kheMcavA mATe badhA nANAnA upayega dArUgoLA ke zastra te phaMDAmAMthI sarajAma kharIdavA pAchaLa temaja khIjA sevAmaDaLAne aneka prakAranA AraMbha-samAraMbhanA pApa apAvI mUlaka kAryomAM karavAmAM AvyAnuM spaSTarIte joitI leAna. jaNAya che ane jaina dharma zAstranA kramAna mujaba mana, vacana ane kAyAthI karIne karA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 69 1 rujaba pA nI ke dhamaNa vIne ke anumodana karIne pApa ke puNya karma baMdha thaze hovAthI AvA dharmAdA phaDanA mAlIka ane vahIvaTa karanArAo upara jaNuvyA mujaba pApa kAryonA mukhya bhAgIdAra thAya che tenI keIthI nA pADI zakAya tema nathI. vaLI dharmAdA kuMDAnI mIlakatamAMthI dhIravAmAM AvatI raka kavacI khATI thAya che eTale pAchI meLavI zakAtI nathI. khoDADhora-pAMjarApoLa ke sAdhAraNa khAte ghaNI jagyAe Avaka karatAM kharca ghaNuM vadhAre paDatuM hovAthI te te khAtAo devadravya ke tevA bIjA saddhara khAtAonA hajhAro rUpiyAnA devAdAra banI jAya che ane lAMbe gALe A devuM bharapAI karavAnuM azakya banI jAya che. kahevAtA devadravya, jJAnadravya vagere saddhara khAtAonA hajhAre rUpaiyA kadIpaNa upayogamAM na levAtA daradAgInA ane kImatI jhaverAtamAM temaja bIjI jaNomAM tathA rokaDa rakamamAM nirarthaka vagara vyAjavA paDayA rahe che ane tenA saMrakSaNa mATe ApaNe bhayA-Ara ane paThANene meTA kharce rokavA paDe che. vahIvaTadAre kavacit tene aMgata upaga kare che. devuM bharapAI karavA teo azakta jaNAtA leNuM khoTuM thAya che. AvA dharmAdA (religious and charitable ) Biat del 049791 bAbatamAM aneka prakAranA uMDI vicAraNAmAM levA gya kIssAo AgaLa karI zakAya. tAjetaramAM ja zrI kezarIyAjI tIrthanA bhaMDAramAMthI rUpaiyA paMdara lAkhanI manasvI rIte udepuranA mahArANAe vyavasthA karavA dhAryAnuM ApaNuM jANavAmAM AvyuM che. AvA nANA mATe huMTa-cerI ke Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 70 ucApatane bhaya paNa mAthe laTakatI taravAranI jema jhajhumate hoya che. moTA moTA tIrthonI ke muMbaI amadAvAda jevA. zaheranA derAsarane vahIvaTa karatI peDhIonA hastakanA vahIvaTa nIce judAjudA khAtAnA dharmAdA phaMDanA bhaMDoLano ekaMdara saravALe te kareDA ane abajo sudhI pahoMce tema jaNAya che. A badhuM suvyavasthItarIte ane akhaMDapaNe jaLavAI rahe ane tenI vyavasthA karatAM koIpaNa prakAranA pApabaMdhanamAM phasAI javuM na paDe ane deva dravya surakSIta rahe e pratyeka sAcA jainanI bhAvanA hRdayapUrvakanI hovI. joie. e khAsa muddAnI ane iSTa vastu che. devadravyanA saMrakSaNa ane saduupayogano prazna sarvagrAhI ane aneka dezIya najarathI uDI vicAraNA mAgI rahela che. uparokta muddAnI ane ISTa vastune barAbara khyAlamAM rAkhIne ja vinamra bhAve sucana karavAnuM ke dharmAdA phaDAnA nANunI saMpUrNa sahIsalAmatI mATenI puratI jogavAI rAkhIne AvA bhaMDeLAmAMthI beMkanA vyAjanA dare jarUra puratI lona levAnI vyavasthA sevAmaMDaLanA mukhya AgevAne banatI tajavIjathI ane banatI tAkIda karI zake te dharma ane samAjanA utkarSanuM kArya ghaNuM sarala ane sutara thaI paDe. prathama darajaje AvA meTA meTA maMDaLanA TrasTIone sevA maMDaLanA agra gaNya sabhyo banAvavA joIe. vaLI A rIte lenathI meLavelA nANAne upayoga khAsa karIne dezamAM rahIne ucca kakSAne abhyAsa karatA temaja * paradeza javA mAgatA vidyAthIone lena kelarazIpa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 7ii ApavAmAM tathA nirUdyamI baMdhuone dhadhe vaLagADavA mATe jarUra puratI lona ApavAmAM tyA surakSIta dekharekha nIce sastA bhADAnI cAlIo ubhI karavAmAM temaja yegya vicAraNapUrvaka bIjI je kaMIka bAbate nakI karavAmAM Ave tevA kAmamAMja thavo joIe. jemane lona ApavAmAM Ave temanI pAsethI lekhIta dastAveja karAvI levAnuM tathA temanA kharce temane vIme utarAvI polIsI sevA maMDaLanA kabajAmAM rAkhavAnuM dhoraNa rAkhavuM temaja lenanI vasulAta mATe yogya prabaMdha karavo. karmAdA phaMDanA nANuM sevA maMDaLe mAraphata A rIte lenathI dhIravAmAM Avaze te vasula ApavA mATe tevI lena lenArate zuM balake tenI sAta peDhI sudhInA vArase ApaNA jaina saMghanA sAmAnya vahIvaTa mujaba javAbadAra raheze. AvI lene kame kame vasula thatAM anya baMdhu ene pAchI te ApI zakAze ane uttarottara tene lAbha lenArAonI vRddhi thatI jaze vaLI AvI lena meLavanAra rA-tenA pratApe ucca sthAna prApta karatAM lenanAM nANuM purepurA vasula ApavA uparAMta samAja tarapha-tenA sevA maMDaLa tarapha avAranavAra potAne udAra hAtha jarUra laMbAvatA raheze. AvI lena-skolarazIpanI cejanAnI cekasa saLatAne purA zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanA vASaka rIpoTethI maLI rahe che. maganA DhagalAmAMthI koI karatuM nIkaLe to tenI paravA karavI nahI. AgaLa jaNAvI gayA chIe ke nANA meLavavAnI muzkelI karatAM sAcA kAryakartAo meLavavAnI muzIbata vadhAre meTI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 7ra che chatAM paNa optimistic daSTie sahetuka AzA rAkhIe ke dUdha, kSetra, kALa, bhAva khAsa karIne kALabaLa A bAbatamAM ApaNane jarUra madada karaze. sevA maMDaLo ane sevA sadananI yojanAne jeTalI jhaDapathI jeTalI vizALatAthI jeTalA sadubhAvathI ApaNe apanAvIzuM. AgaLa dhapAvIzuM teTale samAjane utkarSa jaldI sAdhI zakAze ane teTalA pramANamAM samAja saMkhyAbaLamAM temaja guNavattAmAM ane aneka prakAranI zaktionI khIlavaNa ane vRddhimAM AgaLa vadhaze. vaLI AvI samartha ane zaktizALI samAja Atma saMrakSaNa mA temaja tIrtho ane dharma sthaLanA saMrakSaNanA kAryamAM viSeza sabaLa banaze. devadravyanuM mahatvanuM vizeSaNa jIna pavaya vuddhikaraM- sArthaka thaze. jena dharmane sarvatra apUrva udyota thaze ane jaina zAsana jayavaMtu banaze. zrI vIra paramAtmAnA sAcA vArasadAra tarIkenA ApaNA gauravamAM aNadhArI akalpya vRddhi thaze. anya bhAIbaMdha kome sAthenI Age kuca mATenI ApaNI harIphAI dIpI nIkaLaze. natvahaM kAmaye rAjya na svarga na punarbhavam / kAmaye duHkha taptAnA prANinAmAti nAzanam zlokAdhe pravakSyAmiyadukata grantha koTibhiH / paropakAraH puNyAya pApAya parapIDana // ahiMsA satyamastemakAma krodha lobhtaa| bhUtapriyahite phAra parSeDa rAvaLa: II uparokta amUlya sutrone mudrAlekha samAgaNuM-jIvananA mukhya Adarza tarIke najara sanmukha rAkhI sevA maMDaLanA samAjanA agresara-ba dhuoe A kaparA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ kArya karo mATe kAryamAM aneka prakAranI yAtanAo ane rudrAlekha samA du:khothI tapI rahela svAmi bhAIonI amulya sutro yAtanAo ane duHkhone nAza karavA mATe, paropakAra karavA temaja sarva prANIonuM priya ane hIta karavA mATenI tIvra IcchA rAkhI pitAnA kArya pradezamAM AgaLa ane AgaLa ja dhapyA javuM joIe te sivAya samAjane utkarSa azakaya ja che. samasta bhAratavarSanA bhAI-bahenanI sAthe maLIne karavAmAM Avela sATha-sATha varasanI ugratapazcaryA, prakhara Atmabhega, virala tyAga apUrva balIdAna ane pArAvAra kaSTa ane yAtanA sahananA parINAme svarAjya prApti pachI have ApaNe sAmAjIka utkarSa mATe saMpUrNa jAgrati pUrvaka sau koIe kaTIbaddha thavuM ja joIe ane sAmAjIka sarvAgI vikAsa mATe sarva dizAmAM atula prayAsa ane athAga udyama karavAno AraMbha karI devuM joIe. vetAmbara mUrtipUjakanI daSTie A viSayanI laMbANa carcA karI che chatAM paNa te traNe pharakAne eka sarakhI rIte lAgu paDe che eTale traNe phIrakA sAthe maLIne saMyukta sevA maMDaLa ane sevAsadanenI vyavasthA kare te saMyukta jaina samAja mATe sonAno sUraja ugyA jevuM thAya-tIrtho saMbaMdhInA aMdara-aMdaranA jhagaDA ekadama aTakI jAya ane tenA uparanA AkramaNa prasaMge majabuta saMyukta moraco ubhuM karI zakAya. "mAruM mArA bApanuM ane tArA mAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ mAre bhAga" jevI hIna mane dazAne pratyeka vyaktie tyAga karI udAra bhAvapUrvaka nyAya mArgane ja Azraya le joIe. saMyukta baLathI, sAmudAyIka saMgaThThanapUrvaka kArya karavAno jamAne AvI pahoMcyA che-utIka-jAgrata thA evI hAkala pUrvaka navayuganA ghaDIyALI vAgI rahyA che Now or never nA sUtranuM rahasya samajI, ALasa ane pramAda khaMkherI nAMkhI, yA homa karIne caDhe--phiteha che AgenI ulleSaNApUrvaka zistapUrvakanI Agekucane prAraMbha vagara vilaMbe kara joIe. saune zAsana deva pratyenI zuddha hRdaya ane sadbhAva pUrvakanI prArthanA ke--sau bhAIone-pratyeka aMtIma vyaktine zAsanadeva sanmati Ape ane prArthanA samAja pratyenI pitAnI pharajo ane javA badArInI sAcI samajaNa sAthe samAja pratyenuM rUNa adA karavA puratA bhAvanA, zakti ane baLa ape eja abhyarthanA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ yAtrALu bhAIone vijJapti. samasta dezabharamAMthI ApaNuM parama pavitra tIrthAdhirAja zrI zatruMjayanI yAtrArthe AvanAra sarva yAtrika bhAIone savinaya vidita karavAnuM ke tAjetaramAM ja lokamAnya saurASTra sarakAranuM ekama thatAM, samasta vetAMbara mUrtipUjaka jainasaMghanuM pratinidhitva dharAvatI zeTha ANaMdajI kalyANajInI peDhIne pAlItANuM darabArane daravarSe rUA. 60000 bharavA. paDatA hatA te saurASTra sarakAra taraphathI mApha karavAmAM AvyAthI zrI sIddhagirinI yAtrA karavAnuM ghaNuM ja sarala. ane sugama thaI paDayuM che. vaLI khuda pAlItANAmAM ApaNI jaina dharmazALAonI saMkhyA sArA pramANamAM hovAthI temaja bhejanazALA vagerenI sArI sagavaDa hevAthI ApaNuM yAtrIka bhAIo moTI saMkhyAmAM yAtrAne lAbha prativarSe laI rahyA che teo sau bhAIone zrI geghA jainasaMdha taraphathI AgrahapUrvaka vinaMti karavAmAM Ave che ke-TheTha pAlItANu sudhInI TrenanI sagavaDa thatAM ane A taraphanI paMcatIrtha yAtrAmAM goghAne paNa sthAna maLeluM hovAthI goghAnA parama zAsana prabhAvaka zrI navakhaMDA pArzvanAthajInI yAtrAne lAbha levA cukavuM nahi. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 7 ? gAghA-pATaNa gAma gaMbhIra ' thI zarU thatI kAnya kRtimAM muksthAna prApta karela geAdhA zahera sArI vastI dharA* vatu, agragaNya prAcIna samayanA baMdareAmAMnu eka suprasiddha ma Mdara hatuM. ApaNA suprasIddha nyAya vizArada nyAyAcA zrImad yaze!vijayajI upAdhyAya mahArAjAe sa', 1717 mAM geAghAmAM ja rahIne ' samudra-vhANu saMvAda nAmA ghaNAja rasIka, beAdhaprada, arthagAMbhIrya ane pada lAlItyathI sau kAine Azcarya mugdha kare tevA rAsa 17 DhALamAM banAvele che. A geAghA dara amadAvAda jIllAnA geAdhA tAlukAnu mukhya zahera gaNAya che. brITIza rAjya amalamAM dara tarIke tene kharAmara khIlavavAmAM nahi AvyAthI te dIvase dIvase paDatI dazAmAM Avatu jAya che. Ama chatAM paNa tenI prAcIna jAheAjalAlInA kAraNe te mukhya traNa derAsare e jaina upAzrayA, ane e jaina dharmazALAe dharAve che ane * adyApI paNa te badhA suvyavasthita sthitimAM jaLavAi rahyA che. : uparokta traNa derAsarA paikI zrI navakhaMDApArzvanAthanu che. te ghaNuM vizALa, ramaNIya ane sarva rIte AkarSIka che. A derAsaranI vacce, zrI navakhaMDApArzvanAthajInu parama AlhAdaka ane vizALa raMgamaMDapa sAthe bhavya maMdIra Avelu che ane mukhya derAsaranI cAre bAjuthI surakSIta kAThAe sAthenA majabuta mAMdhaNInA gaDhanI aMdaranA vizALa kampAuMDamAM cArabAjI cAra derAsarA-zrI zAMtinAthajI, zrI suvidhinAthajI, zrI caumukhajI ane neminAthajInA AvelA che. gAmamAMnA bIjA be derAsarAmAM eka zrI caMdraprabhujInuM ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com r
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________________ 77 bIju zrI jIrAvaLA pArzvanAthajInuM che. sAdhu sAdhvIo mATenA be vizALa upAzraye che. tenuM rIperIMga kAma hAlamAM hAtha dharavAmAM Avela che. ane khAsa sAdhvIjIo mATenA upAzrayanI AgaLanI jamIna mukhya rAjyamArga uparanI meLavI leI keTaluMka tadana navIna bAMdhakAma pAyAmAMthI ja zarU karavAmAM Avela haI te eka bhavya, vizALa ane aneka rIte upayogI thaI paDe tevuM suzobhIta makAna taiyAra thAya tevI AzA rAkhavAmAM Ave che. bhAvanagarathI phakta bAra mAIlane aMtare Avela ghA sudhInI pAkI saDaka hevAthI, dIvasamAM cAra vakhata jatIAvatI nIyamIta moTara savIsanI anukuLatA rahevAthI yAtrALu bhAIo tene ghaNuM sArI rIte lAbha laI zake che. meTaranI TIkITanA phakta dasa AnA rAkhavAmAM Avela che. vaLI yAtrIka baMdhuo sukha samAdhipUrvaka-zAMtithI sevApUjA-darzana ane yAtrAne sArI rIte lAbha laI zake te gaNataroe jarUra puratI tamAma sagavaDa uparAMta zrI geghA. jena saMgha taraphathI eka vakhata bhAtAnI sagavaDa purI pADatuM talATI khAtuM chellA vIseka varasathI zarU karavAmAM Avela che ane te suvyasthita rIte cAlI rahela che. najIka najIkamAM ja derAsara upAzraya vagerenI sarvAze ghaNI sArI anukuLatA hovAthI sAdhu-sAdhvIonuM mAsuM bhAgye ja khAlI jAya che. goghAnA havA-pANI paNa niragI sukhAkArI ane Arogya vardhaka gaNAya che. zrI goghA jainasaMghane vahIvaTa zeTha kALA mIThAnA nAmathI karavAmAM Ave che. saMdha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 78 - hastakanA judA judA khAtAo paikI deva dravya, jJAnadravya, jIvadayA vagere khAtAmAM sAro vadhAre che, paraMtu sAdhAraNa khAtAmAM temaja pAMjarApoLa khAtAmAM ghaNe TeTe che. vyApAra rojagAra tadana paDI bhAMgavAthI kaI jAtane vyApArI lAbha pAMjarApoLa khAte nathI. vastIne heoTo bhAga dhaMdhArthe paradeza cAlyA javAthI pAMjarApoLa khAtuM jenabhAIone ja saMbhALavAnuM rahe che ane te khAte chellA keTalAka varasothI juja AvakanA pramANamAM kharca ghaNo vadhAre thato hovAthI devadravyanuM ghaNI moTI rakamanuM laheNuM kheMcAya jAya che ane prati varSa temAM vadhAre thatuM jAya che eTale sau bhAIone A banne khAtAo tarapha pitAne udAra hAtha laMbAvavA vinaMti che. uparokta paristhiti AgaLa karI sau yAtrALu bhAIone geghAnI yAtrAne lAbha levA pharI AgrahapUrvaka vinaMti karIe chIe:-mAhe akaTembara sane 1949 vakola nyAlacaMda lakSmIcaMda zeTha jIvaNabhAI goradhana nANAvaTI mANekacaMda karamacaMda saMghavI rAyacaMda lallubhAI zrI geghA jaina saMghanA mukhya kAryavAhake.) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ 79 sva. zAMtamUrti zrI jayaMtavijayajI mahArAjakRta 1. viharavana. 0-120 2. Avu mAna trIjI AvRtti TUMka samayamAM bahAra paDaze. 3 jAvuM mAna ra, aprApya 5-0-0 4. kAvu mAna rU acalagaDha, AvRtti bIjI 1-8-0 5. vuiM mAne ( pradakSiNA varNana ) 2-8-0 6. 3g A vize ( pradakSiNA lekhasaMdeha ) 5-0-0 7. zaMkhezvara mahAtIrtha 1-6-0 8. upariyAlA tIrtha 0-6-0 9. hamIragaDha tIrtha 0-6-0 10. sametazikhara tIrtha 0-6-0 11. citramaya acalagaDha ( Alabama ) 0-8-0 12. zaMkhezvara stavanAvali 0-8-0 13. citramaya zaMkhezvara ( Albama ) 0-6-0 munirAja vizAlavijayajIkRta 1. dvApatrikALa saMgraha (yaMtrayukta ) 3-0-0 2. saMskRta-prAcIna-stavana-saMdoha 0-3-0 AmA saMskRtanAM nAnAM paNa suMdara bhAvapUrNa 37 prAcIna stavanane saMgraha munirAjazrIe saMpAdita karela che. 3. kumArapAnA. maga-ra-rU-4 darekanA kiM. rU. 2-0-0 pAkuM bAIDIMga Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ (c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)e jaina Agama, jaina tatvajJAna, jaina nyAya, jaina che vyAkaraNa, jaina sAhitya, jana vidhividhAna, kriyAkAMDa tathA prakaraNAdi viSayanAM gUjarAtI, hindI saMskRta, prAkRta temaja aMgrejI bhASAnAM 777777: (c)(c)(c) prA cIna-arvA cI na pustaka meLavavAnuM uttama sthAna (c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c)(c) onion che. zrI yazovijayajI jaina graMthamALA che. gAMdhIceka, bhAvanagara (saurASTra ) jana sAhityanA graMtho uparAMta sAmAnya che. sAhityanA graMtha paNe mAgaNI mujaba pUrA huM pADavAmAM Ave che. ' ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
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________________ | Atmika vyAdhinI sudhAraNA nimitte ApanA dharmanA siddhAnta zreSTha che e viSe mane kazIye zaMkA nathI jainadharmanA mArga darzanathI, e dharma nA anuyAyI je te manuSyanuM cAritra ane che e ni:saMdeha che. prA. harmana jekAbI. Shree Sudhammaswami a nda mara Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com