Jainagam Katha Kosh

Author(s): Jivanlal Chhaganlal Sanghvi
Publisher: Jivanlal Chhaganlal Sanghvi
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/034530/1

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GI) || zrI (54 jenAgama kathA koSa lekhake ane prakAzaka : jIganalAla chaganalAla sughalI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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zrI jinavarAya namaH zrI - jainAgama kathA koSa lekhaka ane prakAzaka jIvanalAla chaganalAla saMghavI paMcabhAInI piLa-amadAvAda kiMmata savA rUpIo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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prathamAvRtti sarvAdhikAra svAdhIna prata 110 saMbujjhaha ! kiM na bujjhai ? saMbohI khalu pecca dullahA / jo DUbaNamaMti rAio, no sulahaM puNarAvi jIviyaM // jAgA ! tame kema samajatA nathI ? pAchaLathI khAdhIkhIjanI prApti thavI muzkela che. kAraNake jema vItI gayelI rAtrie pAchI AvatI nathI tema A jIvana (manuSyabhava) karIthI sahelAIthI maLI zakatuM nathI. --zrI sUtrakRtAMga sUtra -- mudraka : zAha maNillAla chaganalAla dhI vIravijaya paMnTIMga presa ratanapALa, sAgaranI khaDakI - amadAvAda Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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sva. hIrAcaMda ThAkarazI zAha coTIlA. janma: saM. 1946 phAgaNa zudi 13 avasAna: saM. 1992 phAgaNa zudi 2

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| arpaNa zrIyuta svadharmaniSTa rA. rA. nemacaMdabhAi ThAkarazI zAha. coTIlA. murabbI zrI ! jena AgamamAMthI tAravelAM jaina mahApuruSo ane sannArIenAM jIvanacaritrane A saMgraha-2nya kone arpaNa kare, e vikaTa praznano uttara meLavavAnI vicAramALA daramyAna mahane Apane paricaya thayo. e paricaya dvArA huM jANI zako, ke Apane jaina dharma pratye avirata prema che. jene sAhityakArone uttejana ApI jaina sAhitya vikAsamAna thayeluM jovAnA Apa suMdara anerA sevo che, eTaluM ja nahi paNa samaya samaya para Apa sAhityakArene uttejana ApI sakriya sAtha Ape che. vaLI A dhaMdhArthe kalakattA jevA dUranA kSetramAM vasatA hovA chatAM, Apa ApanuM dhArmika nityakartavya-sAmAyika, prabhusmaraNAdi akhkhalitapaNe bajAvye jAya che, temaja Apa kalakattAnA sthA. jaina saMdhamAM hamezAM AgevAnIbharyo bhAga laI bhagavAna mahAvIranA zAsanarakSaNamAM suMdara phALo ApI rahyA cho. e vagere ApanA udAra ane prazaMsanIya kAryothI AkarSAIne "jenAgama kathAkela" nAmanuM A pustaka huM Apane premapUrvaka arpaNa karI kRtArtha thAuM chuM. ---jIvanalAla. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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sva hIrAcaMda ThAkarazI zAha--ceTIlA. janma: sa', 1946 phAgaNa zudi 13 avasAna: sa 1992 phAgI zuddhi 2 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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arpaNuM ! zrIyuta svadharmaniSTa rA. 2. nemacaMdabhAi ThAkarazI zAha. coTIlA. murabbIzrI ! AgamamAMthI tAravelAM jaina mahApuruSa ane sannArIonAM jIvanacaritrone A saMgraha-2nya kone arpaNa kare, e vikaTa praznano uttara meLavavAnI vicAramALA daramyAna mane Apano paricaya thayo. e paricaya dvArA huM jANI zako, ke Apano jaina dharma pratye virata prema che. jaina sAhityakArone uttejana ApI jaina sAhitya vikAsamAna thayeluM jovAnA Apa suMdara anero seve che, eTaluM ja nahi paNa samaya samaya para Apa sAhityakArone uttejana ApI sakriya sAtha Ape cho. vaLI Apa dhaMdhArthe kalakattA jevA dUranA kSetramAM vasatA hovA chatAM, Apa ApanuM dhArmika nityakartavya-sAmAyika, prabhusmaraNAdi akhkhalitapaNe bajAvye jAya che, temaja Apa kalakattAnA sthA. jaina saMghamAM hamezAM AgevAnIbharyo bhAga laI bhagavAna mahAvIranA zAsanarakSaNamAM suMdara phALo ApI rahyA cho. e vagere ApanA udAra ane prazaMsanIya kAryothI AkarSAIne "jenAgama kathAkoSa" nAmanuM A pustaka huM Apane premapUrvaka arpaNa karI kRtArtha thAuM chuM. -jIvanalAla. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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sva. hIrAcaMdabhAI ThAkarazI zAhane TuMka jIvana paricaya coTIlA (kAThIyAvADa) nA sthA. jaina samAjamAM eka yazasvI, dhArmika ane preraNAtmaka jIvana vitAvI janAra sva. zrI hIrAcaMdabhAI ThAkarazI zAhane jIvana paricaya A dhArmika kathAnakavALAM pustakamAM ApatAM ane ghaNaja AnaMda thAya che. ApaNe ApaNAM pUrvajonAM rasAtmaka dhAmika jIvana vRttAMte vAMcIe, te sAthe Adhunika yuganA ko' vIralAo paNa e mahApuruSonA jIvanamAMthI preraNAnI mIThI suvAsa laI, pitAnuM jIvana suvAsita banAvI zake che, e jANavA mATe je ApaNe ughukta thaIe te, prAcIna arvAcIna caritranA meLathI ApaNane vadhAre preraNA maLe e svAbhAvika che. ceTIlAmAM zrI ThAkarazI metIcaMdanuM kuTuMba jANItuM che. zrI. hIrAcaMdabhAI rAyacaMdabhAI ane nemacaMdabhAI e temanA suputra che. jemAMnA zrI rAyacaMdabhAI hAla coTIlAmAM ane zrI nemacaMdabhAI kalakattAmAM kApaDane dhikate vyApAra karI rahyA che. te sAthe A baMne sajajane dharmakAryamAM potAne yathAzakaya suMdara phALo ApI rahyA che. sauthI moTA zrI hIrAcaMdabhAI hatA, temane janma saM. 1946 nA phAgaNa suda 13 nA roja coTIlAmAM thayo hato. temanA mAtuzrI meMghIbAI hAla hayAta che. vRddha uMmara chatAM temanI dhArmika bhAvanAo ati prazaMsanIya che. temanA pitAzrI paNa dharmasaMskAra ane dhArmika ucca vicArothI dita hatA. Ama mAtApitAnA susaMskAro putramAM utare, e sahaja kramAnusAra sadgata hIrAcaMdabhAImAM paNa dhArmika saMskAro sArI rIte vikAsa pAmyAM hatAM. dharmabhAvanAnI sAthe temanAmAM dhaMdhAnI sAhasikatA paNa ghaNI sArI hatI. gujarAtI abhyAsa pUro karI teo coTIlAnI pitAnI kApaDanI dukAnamAM joDAyA, ane dhIre dhIre te vyavasAyane sArI rIte khIlavyo; eTaluM ja nahi paNa temaNe vaDila badhu tarikenI pitAnI pharaja adA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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karatAM, potAnA baMne bhAIone paNa dukAnamAM potAnA hAtha nIce rAkhI hoziyAra banAvyA. saM. 1979 nI sAlamAM dhaMdhAnA vadhu vikAsArthe teo kalakattA gayA. jyAM temaNe potAnI udAratA, prAmANikatA ane sAhasikatA vaDe kApaDanI dukAna sArI rIte jamAvI. mAtra dhaMdhAmAM ja AgaLa vadhI paisA prApta karavAM, evo ekaja mAtra uddeza teone na hato. pitAnA garIba svadharmI baMdhuone Arthika madada, keLavaNumAM sahAya vagere guptadAna paNa teo karatA, haMmezAM prAtaHkALe sAmAyakavrata karavuM, kurasadanA vakhate dhArmika vAMcananuM adhyayana karavuM, dhArmika sAhitya tathA jIvadayAdi zubha kAryomAM yathA zakti phALo Apa, sAdhusaMtanI vaiyAvacca-sevAbhakti karavI, vagere pavitra jIvana gALavA mATe karavAM cogya kAryo karIne teo saMtoSa pAmatA. TuMkamAM temanA jIvananAM chellAM daza varSo vyavahArika pravRtti karatAM dhArmika pravRttimAM vadhAre gayA hatA, ema kahIe to temAM leza paNa atizayokti nathI. - sAdhAraNa sthitimAMthI AgaLa vadhyA, tyAre temane dhArmika kAryomAM jarA vadhAre udAratAthI be paisA kharcavAnI IcchA thaI ane ceTIlAmAM dhArmika ane keLavaNI viSayaka kAryomAM yatkiMcita madada ApavAnI pitAnI IcchA temaNe pitAnA bhAIone jaNAvI. baMne bhAIoe temanI A IchA saharSa vadhAvI lIdhI; paNa dhAryuM dhaNInuM thAya" e niyama mujaba hIrAcaMdabhAI hotA jANatA ke mAtra 46 varSanI uMmare mAre ekAeka A jagatamAMthI vidAya levI paDaze; teo nhotA jANatA ke mahArA svahaste hAnI sarakhI sakhAvita karI huM saMtoSa meLavI zakIza ke kema? saM. 1992 nI sAla cAlatI hatI. e vakhate hIrAcaMdabhAI kalakattAmAM hatA. te vakhate teo sahaja bimAra paDayA. A bimArI paNa evI na hatI, ke je jIvaleNa nIvaDe. paNa hIrAcaMdabhAI mATe te "AdaryA adhurA rahe, ne hari kare so hoya " evuM ja kAMI nirmANa thayuM hatuM; tethI teo eja arasAmAM saM. 1992nA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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phAgaNa suda 2 ne divase baporanA eka vAge ekAeka A phAnI duniyAne tyAga karI gayA. temanI dhAraNAo bhale te vakhate adhurI rahI, paNa temanI preraNAo adhurI rahevA sarajAI na hatI. eTale temanA baMdhuo ane putroe maLI temanI e IcchA temanA mRtyubAda pUrNa karI. tenA phaLa svarUpe temanA baMdhuoe coTIlAnI kanyAzALAmAM pitAnA mAtuzrInA nAmathI "zrI madhIbAI rUma" baMdhAvI Apyo che, temaja tyAMnA sthA. jaina upAzrayamAM rUA. 3000) nA kharce uparanA mALa baMdhAvyuM che, uparAMta sadgatanA puNya-smaraNArthe teo dhArmika pAramArthika kAryomAM yatkiMcita kharace jAya che, e kharekhara prazaMsanIya che. zrI rAyacaMdabhAI ane temacaMdabhAI bahoLuM saMskAramayI kuTuMba dharAve che. teo paNa pitAnuM jIvana pramANikapaNe vItAvI, pitAnI dharma ane samAja pratyenI pharajo bajAvye jAya che. mahuma hIrAcaMdabhAI potAnI pAchaLa bhAI kezavalAla, caMpakalAla, dhIrajalAla, bAbulAla vagere cAra putro ane be putrIo vagerenuM bahALuM kuTuMba mUkatA gayA che, jeo badhA saMskArI che. temAMnA bhAI kezavalAla tathA caMpakalAla kalakattA khAte dhaMdhAmAM joDAyelA che; ane teo paNa yatkiMcita dhArmika pharajo bajAve che. Ama AkhA saMskArAtmaka samRddha kuTuMbano paricaya ApyA pachI IcchIe ke sagata hIrAcaMdabhAI pitAnA ujajavaLa dhArmika jIvananI je suvAsa pitAnA jIvanamAM mUkI gayA. ane je preraNuM temaNe temanA kuTuMbI janone ApI, te dhArmika preraNAmAM temanA kuTuMbIjane uttarottara abhivRddhi karI, jaina dharmane dIpAvI, zAsahAranAM satkAryo kare ane ApaNe paNa sadgatanA dharmamaya saraLa ane pramANika jIvananuM anukaraNa karI, dhArmika rasAtmaka jIvana gALIe, eja abhyarthanA ! he zAMtiH -jIvanalAla. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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prastAvanA. AjathI barAbara pAMca varSa pahelAM mahAra taraphathI jene siddhAntanI vArtAo bhA. 1 lo bahAra paDelo, jemAM jenAgamamAM AvelI 68 TuMka vArtAone samAveza karavAmAM Avyo hato ane e alpa prayAsathI paNa jaNAyuM hatuM ke janaruci bha. mahAvIranA zrImukhe uccArAyelI vANInuM rahasya jANavA keTalI Atura che, ane tenI vadhu pratIti che tyAre ja thaI ke uparyukta pustaka khalAsa thatAM hajuye tenI mAgaNuM cAlu ja che. A daramyAna dharmajIjJAsu evA eka varga taraphathI eka evA prakAranI mAgaNI thatI ke jenAgamamAM Avela samasta kathA vibhAga janatAnI jANa mATe prakaTa karavAmAM Ave, te ghaNo ja lAbha thAya tema che, eTaluM ja nahi paNa ghaNAo sAdhu vaMdaNuM vAce che, mukhapATha bole che, paraMtu temAM darzAvelA mahAna AtmAonI nAmAvalI sivAya,hemanAM apUrva, dhArmika ane bedhaprada caritranI lezapaNa mAhIti hatI nathI. AthI A prakAranI janatAno vicAra svaparahitArthe mahane khUbaja upayogI lAgyo, ane anukuLa saMge ane samaya para A jAtane prayAsa karavAne meM nirNaya karyo. evA samayamAM visalapuravALA ApaNuM eka svadharmIbadhuzrI nagInadAsa haThIsaMga zAha (penzanara mahetAjI) dvArA jANavAmAM AvyuM ke teoe A jAtane prayAsa karyo che, ane samasta Agama tapAsI temAMthI teoe mahApurUSo ane satIonAM TuMka caritronI tAravaNI karI che. e hastalikhita noMdha tapAsatAM temAM mane ghaNuM uNapa lAgI, caritra adhurAM tathA bhASAzuddhinI jarUriyAtavALAM jaNAyA. A badhA prakAranI truTio dUra karI, sAdhAraNa rIte samajI zakAya, janatA AgamanA kathA sAhityane jANI zake, ane samAjamAM eka suMdara graMtha taiyAra thaI zake tevuM hoya te zrI. mAstara sAhebe temane prayAsa lekhe lAge, upakAraka bane e Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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8 hetuthI AdhAra mATe mane e hastalikhita yAdI ApI, ane atizacokti vagara kahuM to A graMtha alpa prayAse, ATalA vahelA pragaTa karavAmAM kAraNabhUta hoya te| te zrI. nagInadAsabhAne AbhArI che. tethI temanA ane mhArA agAunA pustakanA AdhArathI, temaja anya aneka pustakonA saMzAdhanathI A graMtha taiyAra thavA pAmyA che. ApaNuM Agama sAhitya ghaNuM vizALa che. tenAM ekeka zloka para, eka eka kathA para vivecana karavA besIe, teA varSonA varSo pasAra thatAM paNa tenA pAra Ave tema nathI. temAM eTalu rahasya, eTalA badhA nyAya, eTale badhA epa che ke kharekhara zrAvata manuSya ekeka viSayane vicArapUrvaka manana kare, te tenAM hRdayamAM AnaMdanI vicie uchaLI Ave, vIravANInI khUbInu mahatva samajAya, saMsAranI asAratAnuM bhAna thAya ane A jagatamAM sadehe karavAM ceAgya kAryonuM yathApaNuM samajAya. pariNAme manuSya samyakajJAna, darzana, cAritra ane tapanI ArAdhanA karI sa'sAra parit karI zake; janma maraNanAM du:khAthI mukata thaI zake. bha. mahAvIre upadezelI vANImAMthI zrI gaNadhara mahArAjAoe jIvane samyakjJAna darzananI prApti mATe ane janakalyANArthe sUtreAnI cAra anuyAgamAM guMthaNI karI che. (1) dravyAnuyAga (2) gaNitAnuyoga (3) ciratAnuyAga ane (4) caraNa karaNAnuyAga. temAM ciratAnuceAga sugama hovAthI manuSyanI smaraNazakti bahudhA jaldIthI ane rasaprada rIte sparzI karI zake che; eTaluM ja nahi paNa prAyaH manuSyanuM jIvana anukaraNa karavA prati vadhAre dorAyaluM hAI, anukaraNa mAge vaLe che, ane tethI te peAtAnA jIvananI truTio nihALI, tene sudhArI yathA puruSArtha vaDe Atmahita sAdhe che. A kAraNe ja Aje jIvanacaritrAnAM pustakane vadhu mahattva ApavAmAM Ave che. AmAMnA eka eka ciratrane dhArIe teTaluM lakhAvI zakAya che, parantu ema karavA jatAM eka ja granthamAM saMpUrNa mAhIti ApI devAnI IcchA pAra paDI zake nahi, tethI ja sAmAnya jarUriyAtanI mAhIti ApavAno A graMthamAM prayatna karyo che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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A graMthamAM 32 AgamemAMnA kathAsAhityanI mAtra 243 vArtAo ApavAmAM AvI che, ane amAre mane AmAM jANavA lAyaka lagabhaga saghaLI vArtAono samAveza thAya che. keTalAMka pAtrAnuM caritra mukhya vArtAnA aMtarabhAgamAM gauNa vArtA tarIke AvI jAya che. dAkhalA tarIke halakumAra, vihAkumAra, piTilA vagere; tethI te alaga Apela nathI. uparAMta keTalAMka TuMka caritro ke jenI sthaLa, dIkSA ane mekSa sivAya anya kazI mAhIti sUtromAM nathI, te AmAM udadhRta karyA nathI. dAkhalA tarIke zreNika rAjAnA putro tathA rANuoe lIdhelI dIkSA ane temanuM mekSagamana, kRSNanI rANIonI dIkSA ane temanuM mokSagamana, keTalAka sArthavAhanA putronI dIkSA ane temanuM mokSagamana, vagere. A kathAgranthamAM ra4 tIrthakare, cakravartIo, baLada, vAsudeva, prativAsude, bha. mahAvIranA bhaktarAjAo, daza upAsako, cAra pratyeka buddha, 11 gaNadharade, aneka tapasvI munivare ane mahAsatIo, Adarza gRhastha ane sannArIo vagerenA vRttAMta ApavAmAM AvyA che. te sAthe kathAo parathI nIkaLato nyAyasAra paNa keTalIka vArtAone ati ApavAmAM Avyo che, jethI vAcakane pAtronA ujajavaLa ane plAna e baMne prakAranA ullekhanIya jIvanamAMthI suyogya preraNA maLI zake. joke AmAMnI pratyeka kathAnI nIce sUtrAdhAra TAMkyo nathI; paNa lagabhaga AmAMnI maheTA bhAganI kathAo zrI bhagavatI, upAsaka dazAMga, sUtrakRtAMga, niryAvalikA, anuttarevavAI jJAtA, aMtagaDa, vipAka, uttarAdhyayana Adi sUtronI che. mAtra thoDI eka kathAo jevI ke-subhadrA, sthULabhadra, sudarzana, vagere kathA graMthanI che. bIjI DI eka vArtAo jenuM AgamamAM paNa adhuruM caritra jovAmAM Ave che, ane te pRthaka pRthak sthaLe thaI pUrNa tAravI zakAya che tevAM thoDAMka caritronI pazcAta ane adhurI hakIkata graMtha dvArA meLavIne pUrNa karavAmAM AvI che, te sAthe nyAya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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jALavavA khUba ja lakSa rAkhavAmAM AvyuM che. chatAM AgamathI kadAca viruddha jatI kaI vArtA mAlama paDe te vidvAne sucita karaze, ke jethI bIjI AvRtti samaye yathArtha saMzodhana karI zakAya. A kathAgraMthanI gupha zuddhi mATe khUba ja kALajI rAkhavAmAM AvI che, chatAM zIvratAne lIdhe dRSTideSa ane presadoSane aMge rahevA pAmelI bhUle vAcako sudhArI leze. alaga prapha zuddhi ApavAmAM AvI nathI. mukhya zuddhi ane puravaNI A graMthane cheDe ApavAmAM AvI che. A pustaka AghaMta tapAsI mane yogya sUcane ane salAha ApavAmAM dariyApurI saMpradAyanA vidvAna munizrI harSacaMdrajI svAmIe potAnA amUlya samayano je bhoga Apyo che, te mATe huM te vidvAna munine aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka AbhAra mAnuM chuM. temaja mArAM A prakAzana mATe, premapUrvaka sahakAra ApI, sArI saMkhyAmAM agAuthI grAhake thaI je je svadharmI baMdhuoe A dhArmika caritrayukta pustakane apanAvyuM che, te badhA baMdhuone tathA coTilAnivAsI zrI rAyacaMdabhAI ThAkarazI tathA nemacaMdabhAI ThAkarazI ke jeoe A pustakanI sArI nakalo kharIdIne, mane protsAhita karyo che; temano huM sahadaya upakAra mAnuM chuM, ane Izvara pAse yAcuM chuM ke dhArmika prakAzano vaDe uttarottara jainasamAjanI sAhityasevA bajAvavAnuM prabhu mane baLa Ape. aMtamAM mahArA alpa abhyAsane aMge A pustakamAM rahI gayelI truTio badala vidvAna vAcake kSamA karaze, ane sAthe sAthe preraNAtmaka caritranA vAcana, manana ane nididhyAsanathI jena bhaginIo ane baMdhuo egya preraNA meLavI svahita sAdhavA prayatnazIla banaze, to mahAre A prayAsa keTaleka aMze saphaLa thaze gaNaze. Ityalama. ki bahunA suSa ! caitra zukalASTami: 1993 ) zrI saMghane sevaka, , paMcabhAInI poLa : amadAvAda jIvanalAla chaganalAla saMghavI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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5 - - - - ba anukramaNikA. vArtAnuM nAma pRSTha vArtAnuM nAma (a) araNika akaMpita aranAtha amibhUti alakharAjA acaLa ariSTanemi-nemanAtha acaLa baLadeva abha acaLa bhrAtA ahaMka ajItanAtha arjuna mALI ajItasena aSADAbhUti ati baLa (A) atimukta AdrakumAra atimukta ke achata AnaMda gAthApati adInazatru rAjA AnaMda baLadeva anAthI muni AnaMdakumAra anAdaSTi aMgati gAthApati anikasena aniruddha anaMtanAtha ISakAra rAjA anaMtasena drabhUti (gautama) alagnasena cera IlAcIkumAra abhayakumAra abhica abhicaMda ugrasena rAjA abhinaMdana ujajavALIkumAra aIvatA sukamAla 16 ujhijhayakumAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 8 8 8 8 8 38 38

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udAyanarAja udAyana (2) kharadatta ( i ) RSabhadatta brAhmaNa RSabhadeva RSidAsa aMju ajanA adhaka viSNu aMkhaDa parivrAjaka abaDa sanyAsI kapIlamuni kamaLAvatI ( i ) karaka kalAvatI ( 4 ) kAmadeva zrAvaka kArtika zeTha kAlIkumAra kAlIrANI kAlIkumArI kAsavagAthApati kIrtivIya # $ % 45 46 48 48 49 54 54 5 57 60 61 }} 70 72 73 75 7 77 !! ra kRSNuArANI kRSNa vAsudeva kRSNakumAra kuMthunAtha kuberakumAra kuMbharAjA kuMDakAlika kezIsvAmI kaikeyI kailAsa gAthApati kANika (ajAtazatru) kauzalyA sa ( jJa ) khaka muni khaMdhaka sanyAsI gazALA gAbhadra zeTha gautama (2) gaurIrANI gaMgadatta ( 5 ) gargAcAya gajasukumAra ga bhALInei 98 GG deg !. 81 81 ra 82 85 85 85 Le 89 91 94 95 102 103 106 106 107 107 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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145 jinarakSa, jinapAla charaNazeTha juThalazrAvaka jaMbusvAmI 148 149 150. ( 4 ) citta ane brahAdatta 108 callaNapitA 117 callaNuM zataka 118 ceDArAjA (ceTaka) 119 cellaNa (cillaNA devI) 119 caMDapradyota caMDakauzika sarSa caMdanabALA caMdrachAyA 130 caMdraprabhu caMdrayaza 152 122 124 (4) DhaMDhaNakumAra (ra) tAmalI tApasa tripuSTa vAsudeva trizalA devI tetalI pradhAna 126 153. 155 156 131 132 156 13. 1pa. 136 162 16ra 163 jamAlI thAvarcA putra jayaghoSa 134 jayaMtI (2) jayasena 137 datta jarAkumAra 138 damayaMtI jarAsaMdha 139 dazaratha rAjA jasA 140 dazArNabhadra 164 jazobhadra 140 DhipRSTa 165 jAlIkumAra 142 dimukha (pratyeka buddha) 165 jitazatru rAjA ane devadattA 167 subuddhipradhAna 14ra devakI 170 14 devAnaMda 170. jinadAsa 145 draupadI 17. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com jitazatru

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ra1ra 213 180 181 222 185 rara4 226 185 229 228 230 (4) prabhavasvAmI prabhAvatI 213 dhanyakumAra (dharo) 176 prabhAsa gaNadhara dhannAaNagAra pradezI rAjA 214 dhannA sArthavAha. dharmanAtha prasannacaMdra rAjarSi pArzvanAtha () priyadarzana nami, vinami puMDarika, kuMDarika 227 naminAtha 186 puruSottama 229 namirAja pratyekabuddha) 187 puruSa puMDarika naLarAjA 193 puruSasiMha nArada 194 nigati (pratyekabuddha) 194 baLabhadra niSakumAra 196 naMda baLadeva 198 brAhmI ane suMdarI naMda maNIyAra bRhaspati datta naMdinI pitA 200 bahuputrI devI naMdIvardhana 201 (ma) naMdISeNa muni 202 bharata ane bAhubaLa 235 naMdISeNa kumAra 205 bhUgu purohita 238 bhadra baLadeva 238 pratibuddha bheja viSNu adhakaviSNu 238 padrakumAra (5) padmaprabhu 207 maghava cakravartI 238 padmAvatI 208 marici pradyumna ra10 21deg madada marudevI mAtA 240 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com 200 232 198 206 206 239

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240 245 250 252 286 289 290 287 270 289 malInAtha () mahApA virUNa 283 mahAvIra prabhu 246 vyakta gaNadhara 284 mahAzataka vAyubhUti gaNadhara mahAsena kRSNakumArI vAsupUjya 285 muni suvrata svAmI 252 vijaya baLadeva mRgAputra (vairAgyavaMta) 253 vimaLanAtha mRgaloDhIo (mRgAputra 2) 256 mRgAvatI () meghakumAra 212 zAlihI pitA metAryamuni 268 zAMtinAtha metArya gaNadhara zALIbhadra mauryaputra gaNadhara 270 zivarAja RSi 291 maMDita gaNadhara 271 zrIdevI zitaLanAtha 292 zreyAMsanAtha 271 zreyAMsakumAra 294 rAma 274 zreNika rAjA 294 rAvaNa zaMkha rAjA 296 rukimaNuM 275 zaMkha ane pakhalI rUpI rAjA (a). revatI 277 hiNI 278 saddAlaputra hiNI cora 282 anaMtakumAra cakravatI sagara cakravartI 303 (4) sagaDa kumAra (zaSTa) lakSmaNa 283 samudrapALa muni 306 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com 283 (2) rahanemI-rAjematI 275 ra96 276 298 300 0.

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o 324 307 o 3ra7 329 330 o suSamAdArikA sulatA subUma cakravartI suvidhinAtha semila sariyadA macchImAra saMyati rAjA saMbhavanAtha 314 330 svayaMbhU sthaLIbhadra sItA sukezalamuni sudarzana (baLadeva) sudharmAsvAmI sudarzana zeTha suprabhabaLadeva supArzvanAtha subAhu kumAra subhadrA sumati sAthe surAdeva 2014 331 333 315 317 kaheche 317 318 320 cha 2 3 harisena (cakravartI) hastipALa harikezabaLa (muni) 36 3ra3 ka85 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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jenAgama kathAkoSa 1 akaMpita vimaLApurI nagarImAM deva nAmanA brAhmaNanI jayantI nAmanI strIthI "apita' nAmane putra thayA hatA. vedAdi graMthamAM pAraMgata thayA pachI, te gautama nAmanA brAhmaNa sAthe yajJamAM gayo hato. tene nArakInuM astitva haze ke nahi" e saMbaMdhI mahedI zaMkA hatI. bhagavAna mahAvIranA paricayamAM AvatAM prabhue tenI zaMkAnuM samAdhAna karyuM; AthI teNe gautamanI sAthe ja bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse dIkSA grahaNa karI. akapita muni prabhu mahAvIranA AThamA gaNadhara gaNAyA ane te mekSamAM gayA. 2 agnibhUti. gobara nAmaka grAmamAM vasubhUti brAhmaNanI pRthvI nAmanI strIthI agnibhUti' utpanna thayelA. te iMdrabhUtinA nAnA bhAI hatA. iMdrabhUti athavA gautama sAthe teo ekavAra samila brAhmaNanA yajJamAM gayA hatA. temanI e mAnyatA hatI ke karma' jevI vastu ja nathI, ane je heya te amUrtamAna jIva zI rIte bAMdhe? tene A saMzaya bhagavAna mahAvIre evI rIte TALyuM ke kevaLajJAnIo karma pratyakSa dekhe che ane chatmastha jIvo anumAnathI jANe che. AthI saMtoSa pAmI agnibhUtie gautama sAthe ja dIkSA lIdhI, ane bIjA gaNadhara pade sthapAyA. ahiMsA, saMyama ane tapanuM utkRSTa pAlana karI teo mekSamAM gayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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3 acaLa. acaLa" e aMdhaka viSNunA putra hatA. temaNe prabhu nemanAtha pAse dIkSA lIdhI hatI. 16 varSanI ugra saMyama ArAdhanAne aMte teo mekSamAM padhAryA. (aMtakRta) 4 acaLa baLadeva. pitanapura nAmanI nagarImAM prajApati nAme rAjA hatA. tenI bhadrA nAmanI rANathI acaLa nAme baLadeva thayo. temaNe zreyAMsanAtha prabhunA samayamAM cAritra laI 85 lAkha varSanuM AyuSya bhogavyuM ane teo mekSamAM gayA. 5 acaLa jAtA, kauzaMbI nagarImAM vasu nAmanA brAhmaNanI naMdA nAmanI strIthI utpanna thayA hatA. temane "puNya ane pApa saMbaMdhIne saMzaya hate. bha. mahAvIre temane te saMzaya TALyo, tethI temaNe gatama sAthe dIkSA lIdhI ane tapa saMyamanI ArAdhanA karI mekSamAM gayA. teo bhagavAna mahAvIranA navamA gaNadhara hatA. 6 ajItanAtha.. vartamAna covIsInA chellA tIrthakara. teo vanitA nagarImAM jitazatru rAjAnI vijyAdevI nAmanI rANInI kukSie, sarvArthasiddha vimAnamAMthI AvIne vaizAka zudi trIjane divase utpanna thayA hatA. te vakhate temanI mAtAne vaida na AvyA hatA. garbhakALa pUro thatAM mahAzudi AThame temane janma thayo. chappana kumArika devIoe AvI sUtikAkarma karyuM. Indroe janmotsava ujavyo. pitAne ati AnaMda thayo. ajitanAtha garbhamAM AvyA tyArathI rAjArANI pAsA ramatAM, vijayAdevIne pAsAnI ramatamAM rAjA jItI zakyo na hovAthI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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putranuM nAma ajItanAtha pADayuM. ajItanAtha 14 lAkha pUrva sudhI kumArapaNe rahyA. pa3 lAkha pUrva ane eka pUrvaganuM rAjya bhogavyuM. tyAra pachI potAnA kAkAnA dIkarA sagarane rAjya soMpI varasI dAna ApavuM zarU karyuM. dAnamAM 38880 lAkha sinemA (suvarNa mahAra) yAcakane ApyA. (dareka tIrthakara eTaluM dAna Ape) mahA zudi 8 nA divase prabhue cAritra lIdhuM. 12 varSa sudhI chadmasthatAmAM rahyA pachI piza zudi 15 ne divase zrI ajItanAtha prabhune kaivalya jJAna thayuM. temane siMhasena Adi 95 gaNadhare hatA. temanA saMdhamAM 1 lAkha sAdhu 30 hajAra sAdhvIo, 298 hajAra zrAvake ane pa45 hajAra zrAvikAo hatAM. sAdhuomAM 3700 cAda pUrvI, 9400 avadhi jJAnI ane 2200 kevaLajJAnI hatA. 1 lAkha pUrvamAM 1 pUrvAga mAM 12 varasa ochAM kevaLajJAna rahyuM, ekaMdara 72 lAkha pUrvanuM AyuSya bhogavI 1000 sAdhuo sAthe 1 mAsanA saMthAre teo citra zudi pAMcame mekSamAM gayA. 7 ajItasena. bhajilapura nagaramAM nAga nAme gAthApatine sulasA nAmanI strI hatI. tene nimittiyAe kahyuM hatuM ke tAre marelAM bALaka avataraze, AthI teNe hariNameSI nAmanA devanI ArAdhanA karI. deve prasanna thaIne tene saMtApa TALe. pUrva RNAnubaMdhanA mege deve dvArakAnA vasudeva rAjAnI devakI rANIne janmatAM jIvatAM bALake upADIne sulatAnI kukSimAM mUkyAM ane tulasAnA mRta bALake upADIne devakInI kukSimAM mUkyAM. ema cha garbhanuM ulaTasulaTa sAharaNa karyuM. bIjI tarapha devakIne janmatA putrano nAza karavAno kaMse nizcaya karyo hato, paraMtu devakIthI janma pAmatAM putranuM puNya prabhAve AyuSyabaLa lAMbu hevAthI Avo vega maLI Avela. zrI neminAtha prabhune upadeza sAMbhaLI sulatAnA ajItasena putra dIkSA lIdhI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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chaThThaThThanA pAraNAnA abhigraha lai caudapUrvanuM jJAna meLavyuM ane khUba tapazcaryA karI. 20 varSa cAritra pALI eka mAsanA sathAre temA zatruMjaya parvata para siddha thayA. 8 atimaLa. bharata pachI A trIjA rAjA ane mahAyazAnA putra hatA. bharatarAjAnI jema atibaLane paNa arisAbhuvanamAM kaivalyajJAna thayuM hatuM. ( aMtakRta) 9 atimukta. dvArikAnA ugrasena rAjAne atimukta nAme putra hatA. teNe samaya jatAM dIkSA aMgIkAra karI hatI. aMtimukta sAdhu nimittazAstramAM praviNa hatA. vasudeva ane kasane paraspara ati prema hatA. te premanA badalAmAM krame potAnA kAkA devakarAjAnI dIkarI devakIjIne vasudeva sAthe paraNAvI hatI. paNIne pAchA pharatI vakhate kaMse te jAna peAtAne tyAM rAkI hatI. kesanI strI vayazA ane devakIjI paraspara vArtA vinAda karatAM geAkhamAM kheThA hatA. tevAmAM prastuta atimukta muni tyAM gaucarI arthe AvI caDayA. jIvayazAe muninI mazkarI karatAM kahyuM keH--diyarajI, padhAro. ApaNe devakIkhAnAM lagnagIta gAie. A sAMbhaLI muni mauna rahyA. javayazAe karI pharI traNavAra A pramANe kahyuM. muni samatAnA sAgara hatA, chatAM A vakhate temanA saMyama kAbumAM na rahI zakyA. te melyAH--jIvanazA ! zuM joine tuM mArI mazkarI kare che ? hane te khabara nathI, parantu huM tane nimittakhaLathI kahuM chuM keH " A devakIjIneA sAtamA bALaka tArA patinA ane tArA bApanA kuLane nAza karaze. '' Ama kahI tarata ja atimukta muni tyAMthI cAlI nIkaLyA. jIvayazA bhayabhrAnta banI. ( vadhu vRttAnta kasa caritramAM ) muni A sAhasa vacanane pazcAttApa karI zuddha thayA ane e ja bhavamAM mekSa pAmyA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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10 atimukta ke aThavaMta. pilAsapura nagaramAM vijaya rAjAnI zrIdevI nAmanI rANIthI te janmyA hatA. bALapaNamAM jayAre teo cogAnamAM ramatA hatA, tyAre teNe gaucarI arthe jatAM gautama svAmIne nihALyA. jaina sAdhune joI atimukta Azcarya pAme ane temanI najIka pahoMcI jaI pUchavA lAgyo -mahAnubhAva! Apa keNa cho? ane zA mATe phare che? zrI gautama belyA -kumAra ! ame nircantha sAdhu chIe ane bhikSA arthe pharIye chIe. A sAMbhaLI atimukta zrI gautamanI AMgaLI pakaDI kahevA lAgya-bhagavAna, mAre ghera padhAre. bALakanI bhAvabhInI bhakti joI zrI gautama tenI sAthe sAthe rAjya mahelamAM gayA. tyAM zrIdevIe munine nirdoSa AhAra pANI vaherAvyA. te laI zrI gautama pAchA vaLyA, tyAre kumAre pUchayuM -mahArAja, Apa kyAM jAo che? zrI gautame kahyuM -kumAra, A nagaranI bahAra zrIvana nAmanA bAgamAM mArA guru prabhu mahAvIra birAje che tyAM. kumAre kahyuM - huM AvuM? javAbamAM zrI gautame kahyuM -jevI tArI IcchA. - atimukta gautama svAmI sAthe zrI mahAvIra pAse Avyo, ane prabhune vaMdana karI temanI sAme beThe. prabhue tene dharmopadeza Apyo. atimuktanA aMta cakSuo khUlyAM, tene vairAgya che. prabhune kahyuM ke huM sAdhu pravaryA levA IcchuM chuM, te huM mArA mAtApitAnI rajA laI ApanI pAse AvIza. prabhue kahyuM -jevI icchA. atimukta ghera Avyo, prabhunA upadezanI ane potAne thayelA vairAgyanI vAta teNe pitAnA mAtApitA samakSa kahI. mAtAe kahyuM -kumAra, A bacapaNamAM tuM dharma ane pravajyamAM zuM samaje ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com prabhune vaMdana AcAo pUrI karatA huM A

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kumAre kahyuM-mAtA, huM jANuM chuM te nathI jANata, ane nathI jANo te jANuM chuM. mAtApitA-Ano artha zo ? atimukta-huM jANuM chuM ke je janme che tene avazya maravAnuM che, paNa e nathI jANato ke kyAre ane kevI rIte karavAnuM che! kayA kayege jIvo naraka, tiryaMcAdi gatimAM paribhramaNa kare che, te jANatA nathI, paNa eTaluM jANuM chuM ke karmamAM Asakta thavAthI cAra gatimAM athaDAvuM paDe che. mAtA pitA kumAranA uttarathI Azcarya pAmyA. atimuktane dIkSita thate rokavA temaNe aneka prazno pUchayA, aneka pralebhane batAvyA, paraMtu atimuktanA vairAgya bharyo ane bedhaka vacanothI saMtoSa pAmI Akhare teone rajA ApavAnI pharaja paDI. eka divasanuM rAjya bhogavavA pitAe vinaMti karI. atimukta eka divasane rAjA banyo. pitAne harSa thaye, bIje divase dhAmadhUmapUrvaka atimukta zahera bahAra nIkaLI gayo, ane prabhu mahAvIra pAse dIkSita banyo. ekavAra atimukta bALamuni bhAre varasAda paDayA pachI bahAra nIkaLyA, tyAre temaNe pANInA vaheLAo khaLakhaLa cAlI jatAM joyAM. munine pitAnI sAMsArika bALa ramata yAda AvI. tarata ja temaNe baMne bAju pALa bAMdhI pANInA cAlyA jatA pravAhane roko ane temAM pitAnI pAsenuM pAtra mUkI "A mArI nAvA kevI tare che!" kahI hasavA kudavA lAgyA, A drazya temanAmAMnA keTalAka munio te sthaLethI jatA hatA temaNe joyuM. tarata ja teo prabhu mahAvIra pAse pahoMcI gayA ane pUchayuM -prabhe, ApanA atimukta nAmanA bALamuni keTalA bhava karaze? prabhue kahyuM -te bALamuni A bhavamAM ja mokSa jaze, mATe temanI niMdA karaze nahi. paNa temanI bhakti ja karajo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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cADIvAre atimuktane potAnuM sAdhupaNuM yAda AvyuM. peAtAnA bALa svabhAva mATe temane ghaNA kheda thayA; prAyazcittAthe temaNe ijharayAvahI pratikramI. pazcAtApanA agAdha jaLamAM snAna karatAM te zuddha thayA. 11 aMga bhaNyA, guNu saMvatsara karyAM. ane vipulagIrI pata para sathArA karI teo nirvANa ( meAkSa) pAmyA. 11 adInazatru rAjA. kurudezanA hastinApura nagarano te rAjA hatA; pUrvabhavamAM mahAbaLano vaizramaNu nAme te mitra hatA. teNe gata bhavamAM mahAbaLa sAthe dIkSA lIdhI hatI. ugratapa sa'yamanA prabhAve te anuttara vimAnamAM utpanna thayA hatA, ane tyAMthI AyuSya pUrNa karo te adInazatru nAme rAjA thayA hatA. malIkuMvarI ( monAtha ) nA pitA kuMbharAjAne madana nAmano eka kumAra hatA. teNe potAnA mahelanA bagIcAmAM aneka sthaMbhA ane citrAthI suobhita evA sabhA maMDapa badhAvyA hatA. citrAnI hAramALAmAM eka citrakAre mahIkuMvarInuM Abehuba citra citaryuM hatuM. mallIkuMvarInI A pratimA mAni paNa na pArakhI zakaye ke te jIvanta pratimA che ke jaDa? AvI uttama kaLAkRti mATe madina te citrakAra para prasanna thavAne badale krodhiSTa banyA. citrakArane InAma ApavAne badale teNe teno nAza karavAnI anucarAne AjJA ApI. A sAMbhaLI citrakAra kapyA, prajAjano dayAthI melI uThayAH-mahArAja ! citrakArano AmAM aparAdha nathI, chatAM ApanI dRSTie te aparAdhI hAya, tApaNu te eka mAtra aMguThAne jovAthI sAkSAt AkhI pratimA citarI zakatA heAvAthI, tene gunhA mApha karavA joie. prAjanonI A vinatithI madine tenA vadha na karAvyA, paNa tenI AMgaLA chedAvI tene dezanikAlanI sajA karI. AthI te citrakAra hastinA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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puramAM adInazatru rAjAne Azraye gayo. tyAM teNe malivarInuM rUpa citarI rAjAne batAvyuM. rAjA mahAdhina banyo. malIkuMvarI sAthe lagna karavAnI IcchAthI rAjAe bharajA pAse pitAno dUta mokalya, ane e rIte te svayaMvara maMDapamAM gaye. (vRttAnta zaMkha rAjAne maLatuM). tyAMthI pAchA pharI adInazatrue dIkSA lIdhI ane mekSamAM gayo. 12 anAtho muni. kauzaMbI nagarInA dhana saMcaya nAmaka zreSThinA te putra hatA. yuvAvasthA thatAM pitAe temane paraNAvyA hatA. puSkaLa dhana saMpatti, mAtA, pitA, strI, bahena, bhAI ane vistRta kuTuMbathI parivRta hoI sarva prakAre te sukhI hatA. eka divase temane AMkhanI atizaya vedanA upaDI, ane te vadhatAM vadhatAM zarIranAM samasta bhAga para aneka prakAranA dAhanavarAdi rogo thayAM. A rogo maTADavA temanA mAtA pitAe aDhaLaka dhana kharce vaide dvArA aneka prakAranA upacAro karAvyA; parantu anAthI A roga kaI rIte naSTa na tha. anAthI ciMtAgrasta banyA. eka divase "A roga zAthI?' e saMbaMdhI anAthIe (apara nAma guNasuMdara) vicAra karyo, te temane jaNAyuM ke potAnA karmAnusAra ja saune sukhaduHkha bhogavavA paDe che. AthI temaNe e nizcaya karyo ke, "je mArI A vedanA nAza pAme, te huM cAritra grahaNa karI saMsArane tyAga karIza." zubha bhAvanA ane pUrva yoge teja rAtrie temanI A vedanA kAMIka zAMta thaI, anAthIne te rAtrIe uMdha AvI, ane jotajotAmAM prAtaHkALa thatA, anAthI sarva rogothI mukata banyA. bIje divase saMsAranA paritApanuM ane saMyama mArganuM Abehuba vRttAnta temaNe potAnA mAtApitA, strI Adine kahyuM ane te sarvanI rajA meLavI, teo dIkSita banIne cAlI nIkaLyA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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pharatA pharatA te rAjagrahI nagarInA maDIkukSa udyAnamAM AvI caDayA, muni te sthaLe dhyAnamAM beThelA che tevAmAM te nagarIne rAjA zreNika azva khelAvatA muni samIpa AvI pahoMcyA. teNe muninuM sarvAMga suMdara zarIra nIhALI Azcarya cakita banI pUchyuM:-mahAnubhAva, kRpA karIne kahezo ke Apa kANu che ? A suMdara dehe . AvA kaThina tapa zA mATe? anAthIe kahyuM:----rAjana, huM anAthI nAme nitza--sAdhu chuM. zreNike kahyuM:--mahAnubhAva, tamArA kAi nAtha na hoya te huM tamArA nAtha thAuM. muni--rAjana, tuM pete ja jyAM anAtha che tyAM tuM mArA nAtha zI rIte thai zakaze? -- zreNika Azcarya pAmI khelyuM: Apa mRSAvAda tA khelatA nathIne? kemake huM teA aMga ane magadha dezanA rAjA chuM. karADAnI dhanasa'patti ane lAkhA anucarAnA huM mAlIka chu. muni--rAjana, e badhuM jANIne ja me tamane kahyuM che. mArUM anAthapaNuM tame samajI zakayA nathI. tA sAMbhaLeAH--huM kauza'khI nagarInA dhanADhaya zeThanA putra chuM, mAre tyAM dhana sapattinI kamInA na hatI. nAkara, cAkara, strI, mAtA, pitA, bahena, bhAi vagere badhu mAre hatuM. huM mArA divaso sukhamAM ni'mana karatA, parantu kAI evA viSama ceAge mane AMkhanI atUla pIDA utpanna thai, zarIramAM dAha jvara thayA, mArUM AkhuM aMga vyAdhithI gherAi rahyu.. mArA Aptajane mArA A duHkha mATe khUba zeka karavA lAgyA. puSkaLa dhana kharcIne davA karAvI, parantu mArU A du:kha maTayuM nahi--kAi maTADI zakyuM nahi. mArI sro rAta divasa mArI pAse besI rahIne AMsue sAratI, mArI mAtA mane du:kha mukta jovA ati Atura hatI. mArA bhAio ane baheneA, nAkarA ane cAkarI satata mArI sevA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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10 kya karatAM hatAM, paNa temAMnAM kaI paNa mArI A vedanA jarAye ochI karI zakyAM nahi. rAjana, A mArUM anAthapaNuM hatuM. te vakhate huM samajyo ke sau koI jagatanAM prANIo anAtha che, kaI kaIne nAtha thaI zakato nathI, paNa je saMyama laI pite ja pitAne nAtha banavAno mArga prahaNa kare te ja banI zake, ane tyAre ja anAthapaNuM TaLI zake. A vicAre eka rAtrinI kaI dhanya paLe mArI vedanA zAMta thaI, meM sukha-niMdrA anubhavI ane bIje divase meM munipaNuM aMgIkAra karyuM. rAjana, have kahe ke tuM mAre nAtha thaI zakIza? vicAra kara, ke tuM pote nAtha che ke anAtha? rAjA vicAramAM paDyo, munie tene baMdha Ape. AthI zreNika rAjA bauddhadharmane upAsaka maTI jainadharmane anuyAyI bane. anAthI mahA ninya karmane kSaya karI mekSa pAmyA. 13 anAdaSTi. vasudeva rAjAnI dhAraNA rANInA e putra hatA, 500 strIo paraNyA hatA, paraMtu prabhu nemanAthanA eka ja akhaMDa upadezanA yege vairAgya pAmI prabhu pAse dIkSita banyA hatA. caudapUrvane abhyAsa karI, vIsa varSanI ugra saMyamaArAdhanA karI, zatruMjaya parvata para saMthAro karI teo nirvANa pAmyA. (aMtakRta) 14 anikasena, bhakilapura nagaranA nAga gAthApatinI suvAsA nAmaka strInA e sauthI moTA putra hatA. temanuM vRttAnta achatasenanA vRtAntane maLatuM che. 15 aniru. teo pradyumna rAjAnI vaidarabhI rANInA putra hatA. bhagavAna nemanAthanA upadeze vairAgya pAmI temanI pAsedIkSita thayA ane mahAta5 karI mekSamAM gayA. (aMtakRta) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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16 anaMtanAtha. ayodhyA nagarInA siMhasena rAjAnI suyazA nAmaka rANInI kukSimAM, prANata devalekathI avIne, zrAvaNa vada sAtame zrI anaMtanAtha utpanna thayA hatA. te vakhate mAtAe 14 svani dIThAM. garbhakALa pUre thaye, vaizAka vadi 13 ne divase A 14mA tIrthaMkara zrI anaMtanAthane janma thayo. chappana kumArikA devIo ane Ikoe AvI temano janma mahatsava ujavyo. anaMtanAtha garbhamAM AvatA duzmanee ayodhyA nagarIne ghere ghAle, paNa zatruonA anaMta baLane siMhasena rAjA haThAvI zakyo hato, tethI putranuM nAma anaMtajIta " pADavAmAM AvyuM. temanuM dehamAna (zarIranI uMcAI) 50 dhanuSyanuM hatuM. pitAnA saMtoSane khAtara teo paraNyA. sADAsAta lAkha varSanI umare gAdIe beThA. paMdara lAkha varSa rAjya karyuM. tyAra pachI saMyama levAne niradhAra karyo. varasIdAnamAM lAkha suvarNa mahore ApI, eka hajAra rAjAo sAthe vaizAkha vada 14 nA roja temaNe saMyama dhAraNa karyo. te pachI traNa varSa sudhI chadmastha tarIke rahyA ane vaizAka vada caudaze kevaLajJAna prApta karyuM. temane 50 gaNadhara hatA. temAM sauthI moTA "yaza' hatA. anaMtanAtha prabhunA saMdha parivAramAM 66 hajAra sAdhuo hatA, temAM 900 cauda pUrvadhArIo, 4300 avadhijJAnI, ane 5 hajAra kevaLajJAnI hatA. 62 hajAra sAdhvIo, 206 hajAra zrAvake ane 414 hajAra zrAvikAone parivAra hatA. kaivalyajJAnIpaNe teo sADAsAta lAkha varSamAM traNa varSa ochA samaya sudhI vihAra karyo. aMte sametazikhara parvata para jaI, eka mAsane anazana karI catra zudi pAMcame 7 hajAra sAdhuo sAthe teo mokSamAM gayA. temaNe ekaMdara 30 lAkha varSanuM AyuSya bhagavyuM hatuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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12 17 anaMtasena bhilapura nagaranA nAga gAthAtinA e putra hatA. ani-senDa sAthe temanAtha prabhu pAse temaNe dIkSA lIdhI hatI. sarva adhikAra ajItasenanA caritra mAphaka che. ( aMtakRta ) 18 alagnasena cAra purimatAla nAmanA nagaramAM mahAbaLa nAmanA rAjA hatA. te nagarathI thADeka dUra eka ceArapallo ( ceAranuM gAma) hatI. te ghaNI guphA ane patAnI vacce AvelI hatI. tyAM vijaya nAmane senApati rahetA, tenA nIce khIjA pAMcase cArA hatA. A vijayacAra mahA adharmI hatA. lAAne lUMTatA, gAma khALatA ane sarvAMtra trAsa vartAvatA. vijayacArane ' abhagasena ' nAmanA eka putra hatA, te bApathI savAye| hatA. alagnasenanA trAsathI purimatAlanA prajAjane trAsI gayA hatA, tethI temaNe cAranA trAsathI raiyatane muktA karavA mATe rAjAne prArthanA karI. ' rAjAnA kATavAle lazkara lai abhaggasenane pakaDavA ghaNA prayAse karyAM, parantu te pakaDAyA nahi. Akhare rAjAe eka yukti racI, 10 divasane mahAtsava ujavyA, temAM bhAga levA abhaggasena ane tenA sAthIne rAjAe kahevaDAvyuM. abhaggasena sAthI sAthe AbhyA. rAjAe te badhAne dArU ane mAMsamAM cakacUra banAvI pakaDavA. pachI alagnasena cArane baMdhana sAthe zaheranA mukhya mukhya rastA para pheravyA, pANIne badale lAhI ane khArAkane badale mAMsa khavarAvatAM khavarAvatAM tene zuLI para caDAvavAmAM AvyA. tyAM te maraNa pAmI pahelI narakamAM gaye|. A vakhate zrI gautama e rastethI pasAra thayA. A dRzya joI hemane trAsa thayA. prabhu mahAvIra pAse AvI temaNe pUchyuM:-pradyu, e abhaggasena cArane kayA pApanuM mULa bhAgavavuM paDe che? praOe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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kahyuM- he gautama, pUrva bhave te Aja nagaramAM ninhava nAme vANI ha, te IMDAne vepAra karata-IDAne zekI-taLIne vecatA ane pite paNa khAte. A ghara pApa karI eka hajAra varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI te trIjI narake gayA hatA, tyAMthI evI te abhagasena era thayo che, ane hiMsA, corI, adharma, aNAcAra ane durbasane bhegI banI ghera pApa karyuM che, tenA phaLa svarUpe rAjAe tenI A dazA karI che, eTaluMja nahi paNa te Aje trIjA pahere zuLI para caDI 27 varSanuM AyuSya pUrNa karI 1 lI narake jaze, tyAMthI nIkaLI janma maraNanA aneka bhavo karI Akhare te vArANasI nagarImAM eka zreSThine tyAM janma laI, saMyama pALI mekSamAM jaze. 19 abhayakumAra rAjagRhinA zreNika rAjAnI aneka rANIomAM naMda nAme rANI hatI, tenAthI abhayakumAra nAmane mahA buddhizALI putra janmyo hate. zreNika rAjAe pitAnA pAMcaso pradhAne mAM abhayakumArane mukhya pradhAnanI jagyA ApI hatI. abhayakumAranI buddhimatA, rAjyanipuNatA ane samAnatAnA sadaguNothI te rAjyamAM sarvatra priya thaI paDayA hatA, aneka aparAdhIone teNe pitAnI buddhimatAthI zodhI kADhI, prajAne nizcita banAvI hatI. dhAriNI ane cellaNAdi pitAnI apara mAtAo hevA chatAM teNe temanA dehada, tapa ane yuktithI pUrNa karAvyA hatA. vaizAlaka nagarInA ceDA rAjAne paradhamIne kanyA nahi ApavAnI pratijJA hatI; chatAM zreNika rAjAne te ceDA rAjAnI sujyeSTA nAmanI putrIne paraNavAnI icchA thaI. pitAnI ciMtA TALavA abhayakumAre yuktipUrvaka suceSTAnuM haraNa karavAnuM dhAryuM, paraMtu suceSTAne badale tenA rUpane maLatI celaNA AvI; zreNike cellaNuM sAthe umaMgathI lagna karyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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bhagavAna mahAvIranA eka vakhatanA upadezathI alayakumArane cAritra levAnI IcchA thaI, tethI teNe te mATe pitAnI AjJA mAgI. zreNike tene rAjyagAdI suprata karavAnuM kahyuM, paraMtu abhayakumAre te na letAM saMyama mATe Agraha karyo. zreNike dukhita thatA kahyuM -kumAra, bhale tame rAjagAdI ne , paraMtu huM hamane jyAre "nA" kahuM tyAre ja tamAre javuM. abhayakumAre pitAnI A vinati mAnya rAkhI. prasaMgavazAta evuM banyuM ke eka divase cellaNa devIe eka udyAnamAM vastra ehayA vinAnA eka dhyAnastha munine joyA, te rAtre sakhta ThaMDI paDI hatI, te vakhate sAlamAM vIMTAyo teNIne hAtha akasmAta bahAra nIkaLI jatAM tene ThaMDIne sakhta AMcako lAge, pariNAme hAtha nizcatana je banI gayo. A trAsathI celaNAthI sahaja bolAI gayuM ke ahe, AvI sakhta ThaMDInA vakhate meM udyAnamAM jelA te muni zuM karatA haze? A zabdo zreNikanA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvatAM tene cellaNa para satIpaNAne vahema AvyA. prAtaHkALe vahelA uThI teNe calaNe sAthe tene mahela saLagAvI mUkavAnI abhayakumArane AjJA karI; paNa buddhinidhAna abhayakumAra A avicArI AjJAne amala ekadama kema kare ? teNe yukti karI. celaNAnA mahelane badale jIrNa eraDIo saLagAvIne, pote prabhu mahAvIranA darzana karavA nIkaLI gayA. bIjI tarapha AjJA ApIne tarata ja zreNika rAjA abhayakumAranI pahelAM prabhu pAse pahoMcI gayA hatA, tyAM zreNike prabhune cetalaNa saMbaMdhIne pitAno saMzaya pUcho -prabhue muninI vAta karI celaNAnuM satItva sAbita karyuM. AthI zreNikane khUba pazcAtApa thayo. tarataja pote Apela dUkama baMdha rakhAvavA utAvaLe pAcho pharyo; te vakhate abhayakumAra tene sAme maLe, te sAthe zreNike baLatI oraDIonA dhUmADA joyA. AthI teNe gusse thaIne abhayakumArane kahyuM ke-ja, mArI daSTithI dUra thA." abhayakumArane eTaluM ja joItuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com jI taraphathI gayA che . muni

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hatuM. te prabhu mahAvIra pAse Avyo ane badhA sAMbhaLI vairAgyavAna ba, mAtAnI rajA laI teNe prabhu pAse cAritra grahaNa karyuM. atizaya tapazcaryA karI, pAMca varSanuM cAritra pANI abhayakumAra vijya nAmanA vimAnamAM devapaNe utpanna thayA ane tyAMthI mahAvidehamAM janma dharI, utkRSTa saMyama pALI mekSamAM jaze. 20 abhica vittabhaya nAmanI nagarInA udAyana rAjAne e putra hate. udAyana rAjAe potAnuM rAjya abhiyane suprata na karatAM, tenA bhANeja kezIne rAjya ApyuM, AthI tene pitA para krodha thaye; eTaluM ja nahi paNa kezInA hAtha nIce rahevuM tene ucita na lAgyuM, tethI te pitAnA masIyAI bhAI rAjA kaNika pAse jaI rahyo, tyAM jaina sAdhunA saMsargamAM AvatAM te jainadharmI banyo ane zrAvaka dharma pALavA lAgyA. aMta samaye teNe 15 divasanuM anazana karyuM, ane pitAnA roSane khamAvyA vinA te kALadharma pAmI devalamAM gaye, tyAMthI cyavI te mahAvidehamAM janma leze ane pUrva kRtyane pazcAtApa karI, saMyamanI ArAdhanA vaDe mekSamAM jaze. 21 abhicaMda viSNurAjAnA e putra hatA. temaNe temanAtha prabhu pAse cAritra aMgIkAra kareluM. 16 varSane dIkSA paryAya bhegavI, eka mAsanA anazane teo zatruMjaya parvata para siddha thayA. (aMtakRta) 22 abhinaMdana vartamAna vIsInA e cothA tIrthakara hatA. teo ayodhyA nagarImAM saMvara nAme rAjAnI siddhArtha nAmaka rANInI kukSiAe vijaya vimAnamAMthI AvIne vaizAkha zudi 4 nA divase utpanna thayA. mAtAe vaida svapna dIThAM. garbhakALa pUro thatAM mahA sudi bIjanI rAtre temane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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janma thayo. niyama mujaba chappana kumArikA devIoe AvI, sUtikAkarma karyuM. 64 idoe AvI janmotsava uja. prabhu garbhamAM hatA te daramyAna sarvane abhinaMda thayele, te parathI temanuM nAma "abhinaMdana pADavAmAM AvyuM. bAlyAvasthA vyatita karI teo yuvAvasthA pAmyA tyAre temanA pitAe ghaNuM rANIo sAthe temanuM pANI grahaNa karAvyuM. temanuM dehamAna 350 dhanuSyanuM hatuM. sADAbAra lAkha pUrvanI umare pahoMcatAM pitAe ApeluM rAjya grahaNa karyuM. sADI chatrIsa lAkha pUrva ane ATha pUrvAga sudhI rAjya calAvyuM. pachI saMyamane bhAva thatAM varasIdAna devuM zarU karyuM, ane mahA sudi 12 ne divase pravaryA aMgIkAra karI, temanI sAthe eka hajAra rAjAoe paNa pravaryA lIdhI. 18 varSa chaghasthAvasthAmAM rahyA. abhinaMdana jinane piza zudi caudaze kaivalyajJAna utpanna thayuM. temane 116 gaNadhara hatA. temAM sauthI moTA vajanAbha hatA. temanA zAsanamAM traNa lAkha sAdhu, 630 hajAra sAdhvI, 288 hajAra zrAvake ane para7 hajAra zrAvikAo hatA. sAmAM 9000 avadhijJAnI, 1500 caudapUrvI hatA. eka lAkha pUrvamAM ATha pUrvAga ane aDhAra varSa ochA samaya sudhI kevaLajJAnIpaNe vicaryA. aMta samaye eka hajAra munio sAthe sametazikhara para eka mAsano anazana karyo ane teo vaizAkha zudi AThame pacAsa lAkha pUrvanuM AyuSya pUrNa karI siddhagatine pAmyA. 23 aIvaMtA sukamAla ujajayinI nagarInA dhanazeTha nAmanA eka zreSThine tyAM nalinI gulma nAmanA vimAnamAMthI AvIne e utpanna thayA hatA. yuvAvasthAe pahoMcatA teo aneka strIone paraNyA. bhogavilAsamAM divaso nirgamana karatAM, rAtri ke dahADe kevI rIte pasAra thAya che tenI paNa temane khabara paDatI na hatI. evAmAM te nagaramAM Arya suhasti nAmanA eka tapasvI muni padhAryA. temanA upAzraya sthAna sAme ja barobara aIvaMtA sukamAlano mahela hatA. muni Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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17 svAdhyAya karatA hatA, temAM nalinIgulma vimAnanA adhikAranI vAta AvI. aSTavaMta dhyAna pUrvaka A sAMbhaLI rahyo hato. sAMbhaLatAM ja te Azcarya cakita banyA ane tene potAnA pUrvaMbhava yAda AvyA. jAti smaraNajJAna thatAM tarata ja te muni pAse AvI paheoMcyA ane kahevA lAgyAH--munideva, zuM Apa paNa nilanIzukSma vimAnamAMthI AvyA che ? munie kahyuM:-nA. huM teA bhagavAne kahelA adhikArane svAdhyAya karuM chuM. aMte kahyuM:--kRpA karI mane tyAM javAnA rastA atAvA, munie tene kevalI prapita dharma saMbhaLAvyA. ardhavata vairAgyavAna banyA ane te mAtApitA, zrI AdinI rajA lai dIkSita banI cAlI nIkaLyA. satvara nalinIguma vimAnamAM pahe cavA gurUnI AjJA lai temaNe bhikSunI khAranI pratimA dhAraNa karI ane smazAnamAM jai kAcAsa dhyAnamAM lIna thayA. gurue A kriyAnuM phaLa mekSa batAvyuM, parantu aSTavaMta sukumAle nalinIzukSma vimAnamAM javAnuM niyANuM (saMkalpa) karyuM. evAmAM tenI pUrvabhavanI strI kAI pUrvaka te ceAge ziyALaNI (gra MthAdhAre) thai hatI te, kuratI pharatI A sthaLe AvI pahoMcI. tene ardhavaMta sAthe pUrvabhavanuM kASTha vaira hoya ke svAbhAvika kAraNathI teNe prastuta muninuM zarIra vidArI mAMsa bhakSaNa karavA mAMDayuM. munine ugravedanA thavA lAgI. dhIme dhIme te ziyALaNIe muninuM AkhuM zarIra lAhI leAhANu karI mUkayuM. A pariSaddhathI suni leza paNa DagyA nahi, ke manamAM asadbhAva ANyA nahi. pariNAme muni tyAM kALadharma pAmI saMkalpanAnA baLe nilanIgulma vimAnamAM devapaNe utpanna thayA. 24 araNika tagarA nAmanA nagaramAM datta nAmanA viNakanA te putra hatA. eka vAra mitrAcArya nAmanA kAI thavIra mahAtmA tyAM padhAryAM. temanA upadezathI medha pAmI datta tathA tenI strI bhadrAe peAtAnA khaLaka araNika sAthe dIkSA lIdhI. dIkSita pitAne bALaka para ati meAha hatA, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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tethI te sAruM sAruM vahArI lAvI tene khavaDAvatA. keTalAka divaso pachI pitAnA kALadharma pAmavAthI gaucarIne be araNika para AvI paDayo. teo gocarI nIkaLyA; parantu atyaMta tApane lIdhe thAkIne eka vizALa havelI nIce beThA. te havelImAM rahetI eka pativirahinI e temane joyA ane dAsI dvArA pitAnA AvAsamAM belAvyA. te khubasurata strIe aneka prakAranA khAnapAna, hAvabhAvathI munine mehita banAvI cAritra bhraSTa karyA. muni pralezanamAM Asakta banI te strIne tyAM ja rahyA. bIjI tarapha tenI mAtA sAdhvI araNikane na dekhavAthI sUraNuM karavA lAgI. 3 divasa sudhI araNikane patto na lAgavAthI te gAMDA jevI banI gaI, ane zaheramAM "areNika, araNika" nAmanA pakAra karatI ahiM tahiM bhaTakavA lAgI, paNa koIe areNikanA samAcAra ApyA nahi. eka vakhate te sAdhvI AkaMda karatI, araNikanA nivAsa sthAna samIpa AvI pahoMcI. bArImAMthI nIce dRSTi karatAM araNike pitAnI mAtA sAdhvIne bhayabrAnta dazAmAM jaI, jotAM ja te mahelamAMthI nIce utaryo ane huM araNika A rahyo, kahI mAtA sAdhvInA pagamAM paDe che. sAdhvInA AnaMdano pAra na rahyo. teNIe cAritrabranTa na thavA araNikane khUba samajAvyuM. mAtAnA premane vaza thaI araNike te vilAsasthAnane tyAga karyo ane punaH dIkSA lIdhI. saMyama tapanI ArAdhanA karatAM aMta samaye temaNe dhagadhagatI retImAM anazana karyuM. ugra tapazcaryA ane pracaMDa pazcAtApanA prabhAve araNika muni sarva karmane kSaya karI kaivalyajJAna pAmyA ane mekSamAM gayA. 25 aranAtha hastinApura nagaramAM sudarzana rAjAnI mahAdevIrANInI kukhe navamA yathI cIne phAgaNa zudi trIjane divase teo utpanna thayA. mAtAe caMda svapna nihALyAM. garbhakALa pUre thaye mAgazara zudi 10 me Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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aranAtha prabhune janma thayo. pitA tathA devoe janma mahotsava ujavyo. mAtAe svapnamAM cakranA ArA dIThA hatA, tethI putranuM nAma aranAtha pADayuM. yauvanavaya thatAM aranAtha ghaNuM rANIo paraNyA. 21 hajAra varSanI umara thatAM teo pitAnI jagyAe rAjyasana para birAjyA. AyuddhazALAmAM caritna utpanna thavAthI teo cha khaMDa chatI, cakravartI thayA. 21 hajAra varSa cakravartIpaNe rahyA. pachI dIkSA levAne abhilASa thaze. varasIdAna ApavuM zarU karyuM ane te pachI mAgazara zudi 11 nA roja zrI aranAthe saMyama lIdhe. traNa varSa chavasthatAnA vitAvatAM kArtika zudi 12 ne divase temane kaivalyajJAna thayuM. prabhunA parivAramAM 50 hajAra sAdhu, 60 hajAra sAdhvIo 184 hajAra zrAvake ane 372 hajAra zrAvikAo hatAM. temanA sAdhu saMdhamAM 2600 avadhijJAnI, 610 cida pUrvadhArI ane 2800 kevaLajJAnI thayA. Akhare sameta zikhara para jaI eka hajAra sAdhu sAthe zrI aranAthe anazana karyuM. eka mAsanA anazana pachI teo mAgazara zudi 10 ne divase 84 hajAra varSanuM AyuSya pUrNa karI nirvANa (makSa) pAmyA. 26 alakharAja, e vArANazI nagarInA rAjA hatA. bhagavAna mahAvIra deva pAsethI dharma sAMbhaLatAM temane vairAgya thayo, ane pitAnA moTA putrane rAjya kAryabhAra seMpI teo prabhu mahAvIra pAse dIkSita thayA. 11 aMga bhaNI ghaNuM varSa sudhI cAritra pALyuM ane aMta samaye vipUla parvata para jaI saMthAre karI mekSamAM gayA. ra7 ariSTanemI u zrI neminAtha. sauryapura nagaranA samudravijya rAjA ane zivAdevI rANInA e putra, vartamAna covIsInA rara mA tirthaMkara thayA. teo aparAjita nAmanA anuttara vimAnamAMthI avI, kArataka vadi 12 nA roja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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zivAdevInI kukSimAM utpanna thayA. mAtAe cauda ujjavaLa svapna dIThAM. garbhakALa pUro thaye citrA nakSatramAM zrAvaNa zudi 5 nA roja temano janma thaye. dareka tIrthaMkaranI jema devIo ane idevoe AvI temane janmotsava ujavyuM. prabhu divase divase vayavRddhi karavA lAgyA. temanA badhA bhAIomAM te sauthI nAnA hatA. temanuM nAma ariSTanemi athavA nemanAtha hatuM. yuvAnAvasthA thatAM temanA pitA tathA zrIkRSNa temanA lagna mATe prabaMdha karavA lAgyA, paraMtu kAmane jItanAra evA zrI neminAthe te vAtane sApha InkAra karyo. temanAmAM atUla baLa hatuM, paNa adyApi te baLane keIne paricaya thayo na hate. ekavAra teo AyuddhazALAmAM zastro jovA mATe AvyA. tyAM eka moTo zaMkha paDayA hatA. eka rakSake kahyuM ke mahArAja, A zaMkha te eka zrIkRSNa sivAya koI upADI ke vagADI zake tema nathI. zrI neminAthe pitAnA baLane upayoga karyo. zaMkha hAthamAM lIdhe ane jorathI vagADo. zaMkha vAgatAM ja prajAjano kaMpI uThayA, sarvatra kelAhala thaye, samudramAM khaLabhaLATa thayo ane zrI baLabhadra tathA kRSNa kSobha pAmyA. teo vismIta banI belI uDyA, ahe! Avo bIjo baliSTa keNu thayo? tapAsa karatAM jaNAyuM ke yauvanane pahele pagathIye pravezanAra zrI neminAthe te zaMkha vagADyo. A sAMbhaLI teo khUba AnaMda pAmyA. temanuM baLa ochuM karavA zrIkRSNa vageree temane paraNavAnI vinaMti karI, paNa zrI neminAthe na mAnyuM. Akhare rAjyarANIonA AgrahathI, potAne haju bhegAvalI karma bAkI che ema jANavAthI pite lagna karavA saMmata thayA. AthI zrI kRSNa surUpa kanyAnI zodha karavA lAgyA. tevAmAM satyabhAmAe kahyuM ke mArI hAnI bena rAmatI zrI nemane lAyaka che. AthI zrI kRSNa ugrasena rAjA pAse gayA ane tenI kanyA rAjematanuM zrI nemanAtha mATe mAruM karyuM. ugrasene prasannavadane te kabula karyuM ane ghaDIyAM lagna lIdhAM. vizALa sainya sAthe zrI kRSNa, samudravijya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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1 vagere aneka rAjAe temanAthane paraNAvavA mATe jAna laI vivAha maMDape gayA, tyAM eka mADhA pAMjarAmAM aneka pazu paMkhIe pUravAmAM AvyA hatA, temane karuNa A`nAda saMbhaLAI rahyo hatA. zrI temanAthanA kAne A karUNa dhvani paDayo. temanAthe ratha-sArathIne pUchyu... keH--A pazu pa`khIne pAMjarAmAM krama pUryAM che? ane A badhA kilakilATa zAthI ? sArathIe kahyuM:--mahArAja ! ApanA lagna thaI jatAM ja A badhA prANIonA bhAga levAze ane A lagna maMDapamAM neAtarelA keTalAka hiMsaka manuSyAne e mAMsanA khArAka ApI satASAze. zrI temanAtha camakyA ane khelyAH~~ahA ! mArA ekanA lagna mATe--mArA kSaNika bhAgavilAsane mATe zuM A asakhya jIvAne vadhu thaze ? Ama na thavuM joie. ema kahI temanAthe sArathIne ratha pAchA vALavA kahyu, raca pAchA pharyAM, zrI tema teAraNethI lagna karyA vinA ja pAchA vaLyA. kRSNa, samudravijaya zaramIMdA mhoMe svasthAnake pAchA pharyAM. temanAthe rAjyamAM AvI vArSika dAna ApavuM zarU karyuM. temanAthanA pracaMDa vairAgyane kAI rAkI zakayuM nahi. prabhue varSe aMte zrAvaNa zudi AThame dIkSA lIdhI. te vakhate temanI uMmara 300 varSanI hatI. temanI sAthe bIjA eka hajAra rAjAoe paNa dIkSA lIdhI. dIkSA lIdhA pachI tarata ja zrI temanAthane manaH pa`vajJAna ane dIkSA pachI cepaname divase eTale AzA hiMda amAse kaivalyajJAna thayuM, temanuM dehamAna 10 dhanuSyanuM hatuM. naradatta vagere temane 11 gaNadharA thayA. prathama ziSyA yakSaNI nAmanI Aryo thayA. 10 dazAA~ mukhya zrAvaka ane zivAdevI mukhya zrAvikA thayA. temanA piravAramAM 18 hajAra sAdhuo, 40 hajAra sAdhvI, 169000 zrAvakA ane * sa tIrthaMkarAnI janma, dIkSA, kevaLajJAna ane nirvANanI tIthIe Ave tyAM punamIyA mahinA samajavA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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ra 339000 zrAvikAo hatA. sAdhuemAM 400 caudapUrva dhArI, 1500 avadhijJAnI ane 1500 kevaLI hatA. prabhue para6 sAdhu sAthe gIranAra para anazana karyuM ane azA zudi 8nA rAja te nirvANu pAmyA. zrI temanAtha 300 varSa kumArapaNe rahyA. 700 varSanI dIkSA pALI, ekaMdara eka hajAra varSanuM AyuSya bhAgavyuM hatuM. 28 akSAbha e azvaka vizva ane dhAriNInA putra hatA. te ATha strIo paraNyA hatA. zrI temanAtha prabhu pAse dIkSA lIdhI ane sthavIra pAse 11 aMga bhaNyA. bAra varSa cAritrya pALyuM. 1 mAsanuM anazana karI teo zatruMjaya para siddha thayA. ( aMtakRta ) 29 annaka zrI mallinAthanA samayamAM caMpAnagarInA kAI dhanazreSThinA te jainadharmI zrAvakaputra hatA, jIva, ajIvAdi navatattvanA jANu hatA. te annaka eka vAra cAra prakAranAM kariyANA (1 gaNatrI aMdha vecAya tevAM 2 tALIne vecAya tevAM, 3 bharIne-mApIne vecAya tevAM, 4 parakha karIne vecAya tevA ) bharI, svajana kuTuMbane jamADI-rajA lai dezAvara javA nIkaLyA. lavaNa samudramAM dhaNuM dUra gayA pachI ekAeka vAvAjhoDAMnuM tAphAna thayuM. temAM eka mithyAtvI deva, pizAcanuM rUpa dharo vahANu tarapha dhasI AvyA. A joI atraka sivAyanA bAkInA badhA lekA bhayabhIta banyA. annaka nirbhaya banI vANunA ekAMta bhAgamAM jaI beThA, ane aristuta tathA siddhanI stuti karI nizcayapUrNAMka aneAgata khelyAH-ke jo huM A upasaryAMthI khasu, tA mAre kAyAtma pALavA, nahi tA mAre jIvanaparyaMta cAre AhAranA pratyAkhyAna, e rIte eNe tyAM sAgArI saMthArA karyAM. ane paMca parameSThinA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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dhyAnamAM talAlIna thayo. tevAmAM te pizAca ahaMnnaka pAse Avyo ane bolyA ke A te lIdheluM vrata mUkI de, nahi te tAro saMhAra karIza. ane tArAM badhAM vahANe paNa DUbADI daIza. A bhayanI asara ane hanaka para kAMIja na thaI. teNe kahyuM ke dhana dhAnyAdi sarva kSaNika pudagaLe che, tenI mane darakAra nathI, tuM tAruM dhAryuM karI zake che. traNavAra deve tene bhayathI, lAlacathI samajAvavAno prayatna karyo, paNa ahaMnnaka Dage nahi. AthI deve vahANane adhara upADayuM, paNa ahaMbaka leza paNa calita na thayo, Akhare deva tenA para prasanna tha, ane vahANane sahisalAmata jaLanI sapATI para mUkI, asala svape ahiMsaka sAme AvI, hAtha joDIne ubho rahyo ane pitAnA aparAdhanI kSamA mAgI, vaMdana karI cAlyo gayo. devanA gayA pachI ahaMke anazana pALyuM. pachI pharatA pharate te mithilAnagarImAM AvyuM. tyAM teNe rAjakumArI mahilakuMvarIne divya yugala kuMDaLanI bheTa ApI, tyAM vepAra karI te puSkaLa dravya kamAyA. tyAMthI te svavatanamAM Avyo ane bAkInA badhe vakhata dharma dhyAnamAM gujArI devalokamAM gayo. 30 arjuna mALI magadha dezanI rAjagRhI nagarInI bahAra eka bagIco hate. teno mAlIka ajuna nAmane maLI hatI. tene badhumatI nAme strI hatI. te susvarUpA hatI, bAgamAM eka yakSanuM devAlaya hatuM. baMne jaNA bAgamAMthI phUla vINuM, te devAlayamAMnA mugaLapANuM nAmaka yakSanI pratimAnI puSpathI pUjA karatAM, ane zaheramAM phUla vecI pitAnuM gujarAna calAvatAM. eja nagarImAM arjuna mALInA cha mitra hatA, jeo ghaNuM duSTa ane kharAba vartanavALA hatA. keI tahevAranA divase te chae jaNA pharatA pharatA arjuna mALInA bagIcAmAM AvyA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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te vakhate arjuna mALI yakSanI pUjAmAM lIna hato, bIjI tarapha tenI strI badhumatI bagIcAmAM phUle vINatI hatI, tenA para A chae mitranI dRSTi paDatAM temane dubuddhi thaI, chae jaNAe saMketa karI arjunamALIne bAMge, ane pachI baMdhumatI para baLAtkAra karyo. A dazya joI arjunamALI krodhAyamAna thayA ane yakSane upAlaMbha Apate kahevA lAgyo ke he deva, huM tArI re ja sevA pujA karuM chuM, chatAM mArI ja hAjarImAM, mArA sAme mAro A duSTa mitro, mArI strInI Abaru para hAtha mUke che, e tuM kema joI zake che? mane sahAya kara. arjunanA A upAlaMbhathI yakSe arjunanA zarIramAM praveza karyo, tenA baMdhana tUTI gayA. hAthamAM hajAra maNa vajananuM muhagaLa rahI gayuM che evA yakSamaya ane tyAMthI doDI jaIne, tenA cha mitro ane badhumatI strIne nAza karyo. arjunano krodha mahAtuM na hatuM. sAta jaNane mArI nAkhyA pachI te zahera tarapha dha, ane jeTalA jeTalA mANase tene rastAmAM maLyA, te badhAne teNe jIva lIdhe. zaheramAM hAhAkAra thayo. rAjAne khabara paDI eTale tarata ja nagarInA daravAjA baMdha karAvI dIdhA. arjunamALI zahera bahAra kIllAnI othe ethe cAre tarapha ghumate hatA, ane najare caDatAM mANasane saMhAra karato hato. (Ama pAMca mAsa ane 13 divasa sudhI ajunamALI pharyo ane 1141 mANasono teNe nAza karyo. koI mANasa zahera bahAra nIkaLavAnI hiMmata karatuM nahi, evAmAM bhagavAna mahAvIra udyAnamAM padhAryAnA samAcAra zaheramAM prasaryA. te vakhate sudarzana nAmane bhagavAnane eka parama bhakta zrAvaka hatuM, te A samAcArathI besI rahI zake nahi. teNe rAjAne vinati karI, ane ati Agrahe te rajA laI zahera bahAra nIkaLe, tevAmAM teNe sAmethI vikarALa svarUpe AvatA arjunamALIne je. maraNAMta upasarga jANa, sudarzane tyAM sAgArI saMcAra karyo ane kAryotsarga dhyAne ubho. arjuna mALI tenA para dhasI Avyo, ane mudagaLa upADI jyAM tene mAravA jAya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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5 che ke tarata ja adhiSThAyaka devanA prabhAve yakSa tenA zarIramAMthI nIkaLI palAyana thaI gayA. lagabhaga cha mahinAnA bhUkhyA tarasyA arjuna dIna banI, mUrchA khAi jamIna para DhaLI paDayA. sudarzane Azca pAmI prabhune AbhAra mAnyA. teNe arjunamALIne khAdha ApyA ane bha. mahAvIra pAse laI gayA. bhagavAnanA dhaupadezathI vairAgya pAmI arjunamALIe dIkSA lIdhI ane jAvajIva paryaMta chaTTa chaThThanA tapa karavAnA niyama karyAM. pAraNAne divase zaheramAM gaucarI arthe nIkaLatA hajAra leAkeA tenA para pattharane varSAda varasAvI, saMtApa ApatA. te saghaLuM utkRSTa pariNAme arjuna muni sahana karatA ane AtmAnA svarupane vicAratA, A pramANe samabhAve pariSaddha sahana karatA ane tyAganI sarvotkRSTa dhArAe pravezatAM eja bhavamAM arjunamALIne kaivalyajJAna thayuM ane te karmane kSaya karI mekSa pAmyA. 31 aSADAbhUti " aSADAbhUti nAmanA eka mahAsamartha AcArya hatA. temane ziSyanA sArA parivAra hatA. eka ziSyanA aMtaHkALa vakhate te AcArye tene kahyuM ke tuM ahiMthI kALa karIne jo deva thAya, te| mane AvIne kahI jaje. ziSye kALa karyAM ane te devalAkamAM gayA. paNa tyAMnI sukha samRddhimAM lIna thavAthI te gurU pAse AvyA nahi. AthI AcAryane jainamAnI satyatA viSe sazaya thayA. svarga, naraka ke mekSa jevuM kAMi cheja nahi, ane je hAya tA mRtyu pAmelA mArA ziSya mArA premane vaza thaI ahiyA kema na Ave ?' mATe A jaina mAga cheDI devA ane ghera jai strI sukha bhAgavavuM eja iSTa che. AvA vicAra karI aSADAbhUti ghara tarapha javA nIkaLyA. A vAta pelA deva thayelA ziSye avadhijJAnathI jANI, eTale gurune sthira karavA te mRtyulokamAM AvyA ane raste jatA AcArya sanmukha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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teNe nATaka batAvyuM. nATakanA mehamAM gurU lebhAyA, ane e rIte nATaka jovAmAM cha mAsa vItI gayA, paNa gurune kAMI jJAna thayuM nahi. deve vicAra karyo ke mArA pUrva gumAM dayAne aMza che ke nahi? e mAre jovuM joIe. ema vicArI teNe nATaka pUruM karyuM. gurU pitAnA ghara tarapha AgaLa vadhyA. tyAre deve dhareNuthI lAdelAM evAM cha bALake vikuvya ane gurUnI sAme mokalyAM. bALakanAM zarIra paranAM ghareNAM dekhI gurU lebhAyA; ane temane ekAMtamAM laI jaI nAma pUchayAM. chae bALakee pRthvI, apa, tela, vAyu, vanaspati ane kAya" ema anukrame pitAnA nAma kahyAM. munie vicAryuM ke meM chakAyanI dayA ghaNuM pALI, paNa kAMI dIThuM nahi. ema kahI gurUe te chae bALakane mArI nAkhyA ane temanAM zarIra paranAM ghareNAM utArI, jheLImAM mUkyAM. A joI ziSyadeve vicAryuM ke gurUmAM dayAno aMza paNa rahyo lAgato nathI. mATe have temanAmAM zarama rahI che ke kema, e mAre jevuM joIe. ema dhArI te deve eka zrAvaka saMdha utpanna karyo. be cAra agresara zrAvake aSADAbhUti pAse AvyA ane temane "maeNe vaMdAmi' kahI namI paDayA ane belyA ke-gurUdeva, bhikSAnI veLA thaI che, mATe kRpA karI amArA utAre padhAre, kemake amAre munine vaherAvyA pachI ja jamavAne niyama che. pAtramAM ghareNuM bharelAM hatAM te bIkathI gurUe saheja bhayabhIta thatAM kahyuM ke mAre bhikSA joItI nathI. zrAvakee ghaNe Agraha karyo, paraMtu gurU mAnyA nahi, eTale zrAvakee gurUnI geLI pakaDI, rakajhaka karatAM anAyAse jhALI chuTI gaI, aMdaranA ghareNAM ughADAM thayAM. gurU zaramiMdA banyA. eTale zrAvake eka pachI eka kahevA lAgyA ke A to mArA pRthvI nAmanA bALakanAM ghareNuM che, bIje kahe, Ato mArA "apa" nAmanAM bALakanAM che. ema kahI gurUne dhamakAvatAM kahevA lAgyA ke mahArAja! ATalA badhA nirdaya kema banyA? batAve, amArAM bALake kyAM che? gurUne AthI jo kheda thaye. deve joyuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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27 ke gurUne haju zarama che mATe samajI zakaze, ema dhArI teNe utpanna karelAM badhAM rava saMkelI lIdhA ane ziSyanuM svarUpa dharI gurU samIpe ubhA rahI vaMdana karyuM ane pachI teNe deva svarUpe pragaTa thaI saghaLe vRttAMta kahyo; eTale gurUne jainadharmanI zraddhA dRDha thaI. punaH temaNe cAritra lIdhuM. azraddhA mATe prAyazcita laI zuddha thayA ane saMyamanI utkRSTa zreNimAM pravezI mekSa pAmyA. 32 AdrakumAra samudranI madhyamAM Adrapura nagara hatuM. tyAM Adraka rAjA rAjya karate. tene AkA nAmanI rANI hatI ane AkumAra ' nAme putra hate. rAjagRhi nagarInA rAjA zreNika ane AdrapuranA rAjA Adrakane sAro saMbaMdha hato, tethI temanA rAjaputre "AdrakumAra ane abhayakumAra ane mitrAcArI thaI hatI. A prItinI vRddhi mATe bane rAjAo ane baMne kumAre paraspara ekabIjAne avanavI bheTa ekalatA hatA. ekavAra abhayakumAre vicAra karyo ke huM dharma pAmyo hovA chatAM anAryabhUmimAM vasatA mArA AdrakumAra mitrane dhame na pamADuM te amArI mitrAcArI zA kAmanI? ema vicArI ekavAra abhayakumAre eka peTImAM tene dharmanA upakaraNe mokalyAM ane te peTI ekAMtamAM udhADI jovAnuM kahyuM. AdrakumAre te pramANe ekAntamAM peTI udhADI dharma upakaraNa jayAM. Azcarya sAthe te saMbaMdhI vicAra karatAM tene yAda AvyuM ke pUrve meM AvI vastuo joI che.' vizeSa ciMtvana karatAM A kumArane jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. te vaDe teNe potAnA pUrvabhavanuM muni svarUpa joyuM, AthI teNe abhayakumAra pAse javAnI pitA pAse Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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28 AjJA mAgI; paNa pitAe javAnI rajA na ApI, eTaluM ja nahi paNa te chAnAmAne jato na rahe te mATe 500 rakSake mUkyA. paraMtu nizcayabaLavALe AdrakumAra badhAne bhUlathApa ApI, AryabhUmimAM Avyo ane svahaste dIkSA laI muni thayuM. te vakhate dee AkAzavANIthI kahyuM ke he Adra! "tuM dIkSA na le, haju tAre bhogAvalI karma bAkI che.' paNa AkumAre te mAnyuM nahi ane dIkSita thayo. keTalAMka varSo saMyamakALamAM gALyA pachI, eka prasaMge te vasaMtapura nagaranA udyAnamAM AvyA ane kAussaga dhyAne ubhA rahyA. tevAmAM te zaheranI keTalIka zrImaMta bALAo udyAnamAM devAlayanA darzane AvI. temAM zrImatI nAmanI eka avivAhitA kanyA hatI, te dhyAnastha munine dekhI mAhita thaI. navayauvanAo varavaranI ramata ramatAM zrImatIe A munine paga pakaDI A mArA vara che" evI mIThI mazkarI karI. Amuni pitAne upasarga Avaze, ema dhArI tyAMthI vihAra karI gayA. paraMtu zrImatInI mazkarI sAcI hatI. AdrakumAra muni sAthe paraNavAno tene daDha manabhAva hate. zrImatIe varanI pasaMdagInI vAta potAnA pitAne kahI. pitAe bIje lagna karavA teNIne samajAvyuM paNa te ekanI be na thaI. zrImatIe dAnazALA mAMDI ane sarva yAcakane svahaste dAna ApavA lAgI. Ama bAra varSa pasAra thayA. pachI dizA bhUlavAthI ke saMyogavazAt Amuni punaH vasaMtapuramAM AvyA ane zrImatIe mAMDelI dAnazALAmAM bhikSArthe gayA. zrImatIe munine oLakhyA-pakaDyA ane pitAne patnI tarIke svIkAravA Agraha karyo, vaLI je muni tene svIkAra na kare, te pite AtmahatyA karaze evI bIka batAvI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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29 zrImatInA apAra saudaryamAM muni lebhAyA ane pitAne muniza mUkI tenI sAthe lagna karyuM. sukhaga bhogavatAM zrImatIthI temane eka putra thayuM, eTale punaH cAritra laI cAlI nIkaLavAnI zrImatI pAse rajA mAgI. tevAmAM te bALaputra AdrI pAse Avyo. tenI kAlI belImAM ArTa lubdha thayA ane bIjA bAra varSa e rIte gRhasthAzramamAM vitAvyA. udayakALa pUro thaye-bhegAvalI karma chUTayuM hatuM. eTale temaNe punaH dIkSA lIdhI. rastAmAM potAnA 500 sAmaMte maLyA temane upadeza ApI jainadharmanI dIkSA ApI. AgaLa jatAM gauzAlaka tathA tApaso maLyA, temane vAdamAM jItI lIdhA. hastI tApasoe viraprabhu pAse dIkSA lIdhI. Amuni rAjagRhimAM AvyA. tyAM abhayakumAra temane vaMdana karavA gayA. Arda munie abhayakumArano AbhAra mAnyo. tyArabAda Amuni mahAvIra prabhu pAse rahyA ane utkRSTa saMyama tapanuM ArAdhana karI mekSamAM gayA. 33 AnaMda gAthApati. magadha dezanA vANijyagrAma nAmanA nagaramAM AnaMda nAmane gAthApati (gRhasthapati) rahetA hatA. te ghaNe dhanavAna hatA. tenI pAse cAra keDa senAmahore jamInamAM dATelI hatI, cAra keDa vepAramAM rokAyelI ane cAra koDa gharavakharAmAM rokAyelI hatI. uparAMta tene tyAM 40 hajAra gAyanA 4 gokuLa hatA. te ghaNe buddhimAna ane vyavahArakuzala hevAthI sau koI tenI ja salAha letuM. tene zivAnaMda nAmanI susvarUpavAna patnI hatI. 70 varSanI umara thatAM sudhImAM te jainadharmanA tattathI ajANa hato. tevAmAM kaI eka samaye bhagavAna mahAvIra te gAmamAM padhAryA. hajAre kenI sAthe AnaMda, prabhunI dezanAmAM gaye. prabhue gRhastha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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30 zrAvaka ane sAdhunuM Abehuba svarUpa samajAvyuM. AnaMdane jIjJAsA buddhi jAgI. ane prabhu pAse temaNe zrAvakanA bAravrata aMgIkAra karyo. ghera AvI temaNe zrAvaka dharma aMgIkAra karyAnI vAta pitAnI patnIne karIne, teNune paNa tema karavA upadezya. eTale zivAdevIe paNa prabhu pAse jaI bAravrata aMgIkAra karyo. e rIte ubhaya patipatnI zrAvaka dharmanuM suMdara rIte pratipAlana karatAM, sukhapUrvaka samaya vitAvavA lAgyA. keTalAka kALa A pramANe pasAra thayA pachI AnaMdane ugra tapazcaryA karavAnuM mana thayuM, eTale temaNe sagAM saMbaMdhIone jamADI, gRhakAryabhAra pitAnA moTA putrane soMpyo ane pote zrAvakanI 11 pratimAonuM vahana karavA lAgyA. AkarAM tapathI zarIra durbala banyuM. eka vakhata pASadhavRttamAM dharmaciMtvana karatAM temane avadhijJAna thayuM. te vaDe temaNe pUrva dizAmAM lavaNa samudramAM 500 dhanuSya sudhI dIdhuM. ane pazcima tathA dakSiNamAM eTaluM ja ane uttaramAM calahimavaMta ane varSadhara parvata joyA. uce saudharma devaloka ane nIce ratnaprabhA narakane vAsa joyo. A joI teo khUba prasanna thayA ane prabhu mahAvIranA darzananI temane jIjJAsA thaI bhAgyavazAta prabhu mahAvIra teja gAmamAM padhAryA. gautama muni gAcarIe nIkaLyA. lekone mATe AnaMdanA anazana ane avadhi jJAnanI vAta sAMbhaLI zrI maitama AnaMda zrAvakanI piSadhazALAmAM gayA. gatama munine AvatAM joI AnaMda vidhipUrvaka vaMdana karyuM. ane pachI vivekapUrvaka prazna karyo ke -mahArAja, zrAvakane saMsAramAM rahetA thakAM avadhijJAna thAya? autame javAba Ape -hA, thAya. AnaMda-prabhu! mane te thayuM che. huM lavaNa samudramAM 500 dhanuSya sudhI, tathA saidharma devaleka ane ratnaprabhA naraka dekhuM chuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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A sAMbhaLI maitama saMzayamAM paDayA. temaNe kahyuM -AnaMda, tame juThuM bole che, eTaluM dekhI zakAya nahi, mATe mRSAvAdanuM prAyazcitta che. AnaMde kahyuM -deva, huM yathArtha kahuM chuM. Apa bhUlyA che mATe Apane ja prAyazcita levuM ghaTe. zrI gautamane A vAta haiye na beThI. teo te saMzayAtmaka banI "bahu sArU" kahI raste paDayA ane prabhu mahAvIra deva pAse AvI, banelI vitaka kahI saMbhaLAvI. prabhu mahAvIre AnaMdanuM kathana satya che, ane gautamanuM kathana asatya che, kahetAM ja Azcarya sAthe zrI gautame prAyazcita lIdhuM ane zrI AnaMda pAse AvI pitAnI bhUlanI mAphI mAgI. AnaMda zrAvake 20 varSanuM zrAvakavrata pALyuM. maraNAMta 1 mAsanuM anazana karyuM ane vizuddha pariNAme kALadharma pAmI teo pahelA saudharma nAmanA devalokamAM gayA, jyAMthI mahAvidehamAM janma laI mekSamAM jaze. 34 AnaMda baLadeva. cakrapurI nAmaka nagarImAM mahAzira nAme rAjA hato, tenI vijayaMtI nAmanI rANIthI AnaMda nAme 6 ThA baLadeva thayA. teo puriSa puMDarika nAmanA vAsudevanA oramAna bhAI hatA. temaNe aranAtha prabhunA zAsanamAM dIkSA lIdhI. saMyama tapanI utkRSTa ArAdhanA karIne, 85 hajAra varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI teo nirvANa pAmyA-mekSamAM gayA. 35 AnaMda kumAra teo rAjagRhinA zreNika rAjAnA putra priyasenanA putra hatA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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3ra uMmara lAyaka thatAM 8 kanyA paraNyA. prabhu mahAvIranA upadezathI cAritra lIdhu'. be va cAritra pALI prAta devalAkamAM devapaNe utpanna thayA. tyAMthI teo mahAvideha kSetramAM janma laI meAkSamAM jaze. 36 agati gAthApati zrAvastI nAmanI nagarImAM, prabhu pArzvanAthanA samayamAM aMgati nAme mahAsama gAthApati hatA. ekavAra te nagarImAM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha padhAratA, aMgati teonA vyAkhyAnamAM gayA, ane prabhunA medhathI vairAgya pAmI, potAnA mATA putrane gRhakAryabhAra soMpI saMyati thayA. bahusUtrI sthavIra muni pAse te 11 a'ga bhaNyA, chaThe amAdi tapazcaryAM karI. sAmAnya cAritra pALI aMtima samaye 15 divasanuM anazana karyuM, parantu - virAdhaka paNe mRtyu pAmavAthI te caMdrAvata zaka nAmanA vimAnamAM jyeAtiSinA IMdrapaNe utpanna thayA. tyAM te eka patyeApama ane eka lAkha varSoMnuM AyuSya bhAgavI mahAvidehamAM janma leze ane mekSamAM jaze, 37 ikSukAra rAjA haMgkAra nAmanA nagaramAM IkSukAra nAme rAjA hatA. tene kamabAvatI nAme rANI hatI. eja nagaramAM bhRgu nAmanA eka purAhita, tenI jazA nAmanI strI ane tenA be putrA hatA. A rIte A chae jIvA pUrvabhavamAM pahelA devalAkanA nalinIzukSma vimAnamAM hatA. tyAMthI AyuSya pUrNa karI, te chae ISukAra nagaramAM utpanna thayA hatA. kAi AnaMdanA prasaMge rAjAe purohitane keTaluMka dhana jAgIra vagere ApyA hatA. pUrvanA zubha karmanA udaye pureAhita, tenI strI jazA ane te putrA, vairAgya thatAM sava dhanasaMpatti cheADI, pravarjita thayA. A vAtanI ESukAra rAjAne khabara paDatAM, nirdezIyuM (bInavArasavALuM) dhana Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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rAjAe potAnA bhaMDAramAM laI lIdhuM. A vAta kamaLAvatI rANInA jANavAmAM AvI eTale teNe rAjAne kahyuM ke - prathama dAnamAM ApeluM dhana ApaNAthI pAchuM na levAya. je okeluM dhAnya pharI khAI zakAtuM hoya te ja dAnamAM ApeluM dhana pAchuM levAya. dhana e to kaleza, ciMtA, ane bhayanuM kAraNa che. te ApaNane roga, janma ane jarAthI mukAvanAra nathI, mATe dhanane moha choDI dharma mArgamAM pravartavuM e ja ApaNI pharaja che. e pramANe aneka bedhavacane kahI kamaLAvatIe rAjAne bujhavyA ane pachI baMne jaNAe cAritra aMgIkAra karyuM. tIrthakara mArganI vizuddha ArAdhanA karatAM IkAra rAjA mokSa pAmyA. 38 IdribhUti urphe gautama. gabara nAmanA gAmamAM gautamagAtrI vasubhUti nAme brAhmaNa hato. tene pRthvI nAmanI strI hatI. temane IdrabhUti nAme pUtra hato. te cAre veda, cauda vidyA, Adi che zAstramAM praviNa hato. IMdrabhUti pitAnA gautama nAmanA gAtra parathI "gautama" tarIke paNa oLakhAtA. brAhmaNa samAjamAM temanuM sAruM mAna hatuM. ekavAra rAjagRhi nagarImAM bAhula nAmanA brAhmaNe yajJa AraMbhyo. tenA AmaMtraNathI gautama vagere meTA moTA 11 brAhmaNa AcAryo pitAnA vizALa parivAra sAthe yajJamaMDapamAM AvyA. te sivAya paNa bIjA ghaNA brAhmaNa hatA. eja vakhate bha0 mahAvIra deva rAjagRhi nagarInA guNazIla udyAnamAM padhAryA hatA. tyAM devatAoe samavasaraNanI racanA karI. racanA karavA mATe devanA yutha yajJamaMDapa pAse thaIne nIkaLyA. te vakhate brAhmaNo khUza thaIne vicAravA lAgyA ke, ApaNo yajJamaMDapa jevA mATe devo Ave che, paNa thoDI ja vAramAM de tyAMthI pasAra thaIne guNazIla udyAnamAM AvyA. tapAsa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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karatAM brAhmaNoe jANyuM ke je te sarvajJa mahAvIra nAmanA eka zramaNa AvyA che tyAM gayA. AthI gautama-IdrabhUti abhimAna pUrvaka bolI uThayA ke huM eka ja sarvajJa chuM. mahAvIra te sarva paNAno dAvo karanAra IdrajALIo che, ane tethI ja teNe yajJamAM AvanAra devane bhramamAM nAkhI pitAnI tarapha kheMcyA che. ema vicArI te gautama pitAnI sAthe 500 ziSya laI bha. mahAvIra pAse AvyA. tyAM samavasaraNanI suMdara racanA jotAM ja te mUDha banI gayA. zaramane lIdhe te pAchA pharyA nahi. paNa manamAM vicAryuM ke mArA manamAM hajuye ghaNA saMzo che, je sarvapaNAne dA karanAra mahAvIra mArA saMzaya TALe te huM tene sarvajJa tarIke svIkAruM. mana paryAvajJAna vaDe prabhu mahAvIre gautamanA vicAra jANI lIdhA ane kahyuM -gautama! vedamAM traNa "dakAra che tene tane ghaNuM vakhatathI saMzaya che te sAMbhaLa, huM tenuM samAdhAna karuM chuM. te traNa "da'kAranA nAma -dAna, dayA ane dama che. A uparAMta "jIva che ke nahi" e bAbatanI IdrabhUtinI zaMkAnuM prabhue nivAraNa karyuM. AthI IdrabhUtine saMzaya dUra thayo ane tyAM ja teNe potAnA 500 ziSyo sahita bhagavAna pAse dIkSA lIdhI. ane tripadI-ukhevA, viviA, dhruvevAthI caudapUrvanuM jJAna meLavyuM. potAnA jJAnabaLa vaDe teo sarva sAdhuemAM mukhya gaNadhara thayA. labdhivaMta ane sUtrArthanA pAragAmI banyA. teo haMmezAM bhagavAnanI pAse rahetA ane chaTha chaThanA pAraNu karatA. pitAne saMzaya paDe ke na paDe, te paNa teo bhagavAnane aneka prakAranA prazno pUchI jJAna meLavatA. eka bhagavatI sUtramAM ja temaNe chatrIsa hajAra prazno bhagavAnane pUchayA che. bhagavAna mahAvIradeva para temane atIzaya meha hatA, ane te kAraNathI ja temanA pachI dIkSita thayelA aneka munio kaivalyajJAna pAmelA, paraMtu zrI gautamane kevalyajJAna hetuM thatuM. A moha choDI devA bhagavAna ghaNIvAra zrI gautamane kahetA, paNa udayamAna prakRtine Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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35 adApi gautama rokI zakyA nahi. ekavAra chelluM mAsu bhagavAne pAvApurImAM karyuM, tyAre aMtasamaye bhagavAna zrI gautamane pitAnA parano rAga dUra thaI kaivalyajJAna pragaTe te mATe devazarmA nAmanA brAhmaNane pratibodha ApavA arthe mokalyA. te vakhate eTale kArtika vadi 0)) (gujarAtI Aze vadi )) ) nA divase pAchalI rAtre bhagavAna nirvANa (mokSa) pAmyA. prabhune nirvANa mahotsava ujavavA AvatA devane dekhIne zrI gautame A vAta jANuM tyAre tarataja teo mUcha pAmyA. mUcha vaLyA pachI prabhunA viraha mATe zrI gautama gaNadhara vilApa karavA lAgyA. "vIra, vIra' zabdano uccAra karatA temane Atmatattva-vItarAgadazAnuM apUrva bhAna thayuM ane teo kSapaka zreNimAM pravezyA ke tarata ja temane kaivalyajJAna pragaTayuM ane teo mekSamAM gayA. zrI gautame pa1mA varSe dIkSA lIdhI hatI. 81 mA varSanA prAraMbhe temane kaivalyajJAna thayuM hatuM. 12 varSa kaivalya pravajyamAM vicarI aneka jIvono uddhAra karI 9ra varSanI uMmare teo mekSa padhAryA hatA. 39 liAcIkumAra. IlAvardhana zaheramAM eka dhanadatta nAmanA zeThane te putra hate. ekavAra keTalAka naTa leke te zaheramAM ramavA AvyA ane dhanadatta zeThanI havelI pAse vAMsaDAo ubhA karI ramata zarU karI. A naTalokone eka susvarUpavAna kanyA hatI. jharUkhAmAM beThA beThA ramata nihALatAM A kanyA para IlAcIkumAranI dRSTi paDatAM ja te tenA para mehita banyuM ane te naTakanyA sAthe lagna karavAno vicAra karyo. A vAta tarata ja teNe pitAnA pitAne kahI, ane aDhaLaka dhananA bhoge paNa te nTakanyA pitAnI sAthe paraNAvavAno Agraha karyo. dhanadatta zeThe IlAcIne tema na karavA, ane pitAnI jJAtinI rUpasuMdara kanyA lAvI ApavA ghaNuM samajAvyuM, paNa IlAcI ekane be na thayuM. tyAre tenA pitAe A vAta naTane karI, tenI kanyA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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IlAcI vere paraNAvavAnuM kahyuM. tyAre naTe javAba Apyo ke je tamAro putra amArI sAthe rahI naTavidyAmAM praviNa banI rAjAne rIjhave te huM mArI kanyA ene paraNAvuM. A vAta sAMbhaLI IlAcI putra prathama to saMkecAyo, paraMtu mehanI prabaLa jALa pAse tenuM kAMI cAlyuM nahi. naTanI IcchAne te tAbe the, ane makAna, dhana vagere badhuM cheDI IlAcI naTaleke sAthe bhaLI gaye. thoDA vakhatamAM te TavidyAmAM khUba pAraMgata banyo. pharatA pharatA te neTa lekenI sAthe kaI eka moTA zaheramAM Avyo. kuzaLa naTanI khyAtithI tyAMnA rAjAe rAjagAnamAM naTane utArI ramata zarU karAvI. hajAro prajAjano jovA AvyA. te vakhate naTa kanyAnuM suMdara rUpa joI rAjA tenA para mehAMdha thayo. bIjI tarapha IlAcI vAMsaDA para caDI derI para vidhavidha jAtanA khela karavA lAgyo. lokee harSanA u- gAra kADhyA, IlAcIe nIce AvI rAjAne salAma karI, paNa rAjA mauna rahyo. teNe naTane InAma na ApyuM. kAMIka khAmI haze ema dhArI punaH IlAcI derI para caDI nATaka bhajavavA lAge ane suMdara dazya batAvyA. prajAe vAhavAha pikArI. naTe nIce utarI pharI rAjAne salAma karI, paNa rAjAe bIjI vakhata paNa dAna na ApyuM. tenI najara to e naTIparaja hatI. trIjIvAra IlAcI vAMsa para caDyo ane InAma meLavavAnI lAlace jIva saTosaTanA khele karavA lAgyo. khela karatAM tenI najara eka dUranA mahelamAM paDI. te vakhate eka navayauvanA-vastrAlaMkArathI suzobhita svarUpavAna strI eka munine lADu vaherAvatI hatI, niskRti muni nIcI daSTie "pitAne jarUra nathI" ema kahI lADu levAnI nA pADatA. ekAMta chatAM brahmacarya ane saMyamanuM AvuM utkRSTa dazya dekhI IlAcI muMjhAyo, tene potAnI sthiti, nIca kanyAne prema ItyAdinuM bhAna thayuM, IlAcI pazcAttApa karavA lAgyo ke ahe, kyAM A mahAtmA, ane kyAM huM viSayamAM lubdha pAmara kIDe ! eka strIne khAtara huM nAta, jAta, sagAM saMbaMShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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37 dhI, mAtApitA ane vipUla saMpattine cheADI zahere zahera bhaTakuM TyuM; ane bhIkhanA TukaDAthI jIvana nirvAha calAvuM chuM, huM koNa ? mArUM svarupa zuM che ? e vicAratAM ja tene pUrva smaraNa thayuM ane anityabhAvamAM pravezatAM kaivalyajJAna thayuM. devAe tene muniveza ApyA. nIce utarI teNe prajAjanAne khAdha ApyA. je vaDe naTa kanyA paNa vairAgya pAmI. rAjAne paNa 'naTanA mRtyu ciMtvana ' mATe pazcAttApa thaye, ane e rIte ( graMthAdhAre )IlAcIkumAra, naTakanyA ane rAjAne kaivalyajJAna thayu. ane te mekSamAM gayA. 40 ugrasena rAjA. kaMsanA pitA ugrasena, e bhAjaviSNunA putra hatA. pitAnI pachI pote gAdI para beThA hatA. temane dhAriNI nAmanI strI hatI. ekavAra ugrasena rAjAe kAI eka tApasane peAtAne tyAM jamavA mATe pAraNAnuM netarU ApyuM, parantu te vistRta thavAthI tApasane jamADavA nahi. A pramANe traNa vakhata teNe tApasane jamavAnuM netarUM Apyu, parantu badhIye vakhata te tene teDavAnuM vIsarI ja gayeA. AthI tApasane ghaNA pazcAttApa thayA, teNe potAnuM bhayaMkara apamAna thayeluM mAnyuM te te apamAnane badale levAno nirNaya (niyANuM) karatAM te tApasa mRtyu pAmIne teja ugrasenanI patnI dhAriNInI kukSie putrapaNe avataryAM. garbhadhAraNanA samaya daramyAna rANIne kharAba dohada utpanna thavAthI teNIye mAnyuM ke koI pApI jIva peAtAnA udaramAM utpanna thayA che; AthI teNIe prasavelA te kuMvarane janmatA veMtaja, eka kAMsAnI peTImAM dhAlyA ane te peTI yamunA nadImAM taratI mUkI. bIjI tarapha rAjAne kahevaDAvyu` ke kuMvara janmIne tarata ja mRtyu pAmyA che. A peTI taratAM taratAM eka vaNikanA hAthamAM AvI. teNe ghera laI jaI ne te peTI udhADI, teA temAMthI taratanuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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38 janmeluM bALaka nIkaLyuM. vaNika tene pitAne tyAM rAkhI sAra saMbhALa karavA lAgyo. kAMsAnI peTImAMthI nIkaLela, mATe tenuM nAma kesa rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. kaMsa anukrame vayavRddhi karavA lAgyA. vakhata jatAM te khUba tejAnI nIvaDyo, AthI vaNike kaMTALIne te putra vasudeva rAjAne soMpyo. ekavAra te kaMsa, vasudevanI sAthe rAjA jarAsaMghanA duzmana siMhane pakaDavA gaye, tene pakaDaDyA pachI te jarAsaMghanI putrI chavayazAne paraNyo. pate ugrasena rAjAno putra che ane bhAtAe tene janmatAM ja nadImAM pheMkI dIdho hato, A vAtanI tene khabara paDatA ja, teNe ugrasenane kedamAM pUryo ane pote gAdIpara beTho. pAchaLathI zrI kRSNa kaMsane mArI ugrasenane choDAvya; paNa ugrasena jarAsaMghanA bhayathI kRSNa sAthe nAsIne dvArikAmAM AvI rahyo. ugrasenane kaMsa uparAMta atimu putra tathA rAjemati nAmaka putrI vagere hatA. rAmatI ane atimukta kumAre jaina pravajya aMgIkAra karI hatI. 41 ujjavALI kumAra. zreNika rAjAnI dhAriNuM nAmaka rANanA e putra ane jAlIkumAranA sagA bhAI hatA. yauvanAvasthA thatAM teo ATha strIo paraNyA hatA. bha. mahAvIranI dezanA sAMbhaLI temane vairAgya thayo ane mahAvIra prabhu pAse dIkSA lIdhI. soLa varasa cAritra pALyuM. guNa ratna saMvatsara nAmano mahAtapa karyo. ane aMta samaye anazana karI, mRtyu pAmI teo jayaMta vimAnamAM deva thayA. tyAMthI cyavI teo mahAvideha kSetramAM janma laImekSamAM jaze. kara ujhijhaya kumAra hastinApura nAmanuM nagara hatuM. sunaMda nAmano rAjA rAjya karate hato. te nagaramAM eka jovA lAyaka aneka staMbhavALI gozALA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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hatI. jemAM gAya, bheMsa, baLada, pADA vagere aneka pazuo sukhapUrvaka rahetA hatA. te gAmamAM bhIma nAme eka kuDagrAhI rahetA hatA te ghaNo ja pApI hatuM. tene thappalA tAme strI hatI. te garbhavaMtI thaI tyAre tene gAya bheMsanA AMcaLanuM tathA garadananuM mAMsa khAvAne dehada utpanna thaye. dohada pUrNa karavA niraMtara te cittAtura rahetI, ane ArtadhyAna dharatI. eka vAra bhImane A vAtanI khabara paDI eTale te madhya rAtrIe gauzALAmAM AvyuM ane hathIyAra vaDe keTalIeka gAye tathA bheMsonI garadana tathA AMcaLanI cAmaDI kApI nAkhI, ane mAMsa laIne ghera AvyA. strIe te mAMsa dArU sAthe meLavI bhakSaNa karI, pitAno dohada pUrNa karyo. anukrame navamahine teNe eka bALakane janma Apyo. janmatAveMta ja bALake eka heTI bhayAnaka cIsa pADI, jene pariNAme gAmanAM ghaNuM Dhera bIkathI nAsabhAga karavA lAgyA. tethI A bALakanuM nAma "getrAsiyA' pADayuM. A bALaka moTuM thayuM tyAre tene bApa bhIma bharI gayo. gatrAsiye ghaNo adharmI, kukarma sevanAra nIvaDyo, tethI rAjAe tene senApati banA vyo ke jethI gAmamAM tenA duSkarmo ochAM thAya; chatAM gatrAsIyo roja ardhI rAte uThI, bakhatara paherI hAthamAM hathIyAra laI gozALAmAM jAya ane aneka pazuonA mAMsa kApI tenuM bhakSaNa kare. AvI rIte ghaNuM pApane puMja bheguM karIne gatrAsI maraNa pAmIne bIjI narakamAM gayo. tyAMthI nIkaLIne te vANIjaya nAmanA gAmamAM vijayamitra sAthe vAhane tyAM tenI subhadrA nAmanI strIne peTe putra paNe avataryo. avatarata ja tene ukaraDAmAM pheMkI dIdhe, chatAM pharIthI pAchA lAvyA; tethI tenuM nAma ujhijhayakumAra pADayuM. anukrame yuvAvasthA pAmatA A ujhajhayakumAra durvyasanI banyuM. koIvAra jugArIne tyAM, keIvAra vezyAne tyAM, kaIvAra kalAlane tyAM ema rakhaDavA lAgyo. te gAmamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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40. eka kAmadhvajA nAmanI gaNikA hatI. te ghaNI catura ane vilakSaNa hatI. gAvAmAM ghaNuM praviNa, hAthInI cAle cAlanArI, caMdramukhI, suzobhita ane cittAkarSaka hatI. eka hajAra sonAmahera tene rAjA taraphathI maLatI, ratha pAlakhI vagere rAjA taraphathI tene bakSIsa ApavAmAM AvyA hatA. ane sukhapUrvaka te dIvasa vyatIta karatI hatI. ujhajhIyakumAra A vezyAnA premamAM paDyo ane bhoga bhogavavA lAgyo. ekavAra rAjAnI strIne guhya sthAnamAM zaLa roga utpanna thayo. tethI rAjAe A ujhajhIyakumArane kAmadhvajA gaNikAnA gharamAMthI kADhI mUkyo. ane kAmadhvajAne potAnA janAnAmAM rAkhI. gaNikAnA gharamAMthI nIkaLavAthI ujhajhayakumAra mUcha pAmyo. kAmadhvajAnA mehamAM Asakta banavAthI, temaja tene kayAMI cena na paDavAthI, te harAyA DheranI mAphaka rakhaDavA lAgyo ane kAmadhrajAne maLavAno lAga zodhavA lAgyo. ekavAra barAbara lAga joIne te kAmadhvajAnA gharamAM pesI gayo ane tenI sAthe bhoga bhogavavA lAge. eTalAmAM rAjA snAna karI, vastrAlaMkAra paherI keTalAka mANasanI sAthe te kAmadhvajA gaNakAnA AvAsamAM AvI pahoMcyo. tyAM kAmadhvajAnI sAthe ujhijhayakumArane bhogavilAsa karate je. rAjA krodhe bharAya. mANase bhAraphata tene pakaDAvyo ane khuba bhAra bharAvyA. ane hukama karyo ke AnA badhA aMge bAMdhIne khUba mAra mAro. tenA nAka kAna kApI nAkho ane bane teTale tenA para julama gujArI gAmamAM pheravI zuLI para caDhAvo. A hukama sAMbhaLI mANase te pramANe karavA tatpara thayA. prathama tene hAtha pagamAM beDI paherAvI, nAka kAna kApI nAkhyAM, cera jevA kapaDA paherAvyA, moM kALuM karyuM, zarIra para gerU paDI, ane gAmamAM pheravavA lAgyA. rastAmAM tene khUba mAra mAratAM, tenA zarIranA jhINA jhINA kakaDA karI tene khavarAvatAM khavarAvatAM, trAsa pamADatAM pamADatAM gAma vaccethI laI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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jatA hatA. ujhajhIyakumAra trAsa trAsa pokArI rahyo hato ane karmane badale bhogavate hate. te samaye prabhu mahAvIra teja nagaranA udyAnamAM bIrAjatA hatA. zrI gautama prabhunI AjJA laI gaucarI arthe nIkaLyA hatA. rastAmAM temaNe A drazya joyuM. gautame vicAryuM ke pUrva bhavanA kharAba AcaraNathI te AvI duHkhada dazAne pAmyo haze. tyAMthI gautama zrI prabhu pAse AvyA. rastAmAM joyela drazyanI vAta karI. prabhue ujhajhIyakubhArane upara kahyo te pUrvabhava varNavyo. zrI gautame pUchyuM, he prabhu! have ujhajhIyakumAranuM zuM thaze? ane marIne te kayAM jaze? prabhue 'uttara Apyo. he gautama, A ujhajhIyakumAra have traNaja pahoranuM AyuSya bhegavIne, zuLI para caDhIne maraNa pAmaze ane pahelI narakamAM jaze. tyAMthI cavI te anaMta saMsAramAM paribhramaNa karaze. chevaTe eka zeThane tyAM sAdhu mahAtmAnI pAsethI dharma sAMbhaLI dIkSA leze. tyAM AyuSya purNa karI pahelA devalokamAM jaze. ane pachI mahAvideha kSetramAM janma sarva duHkhane aMta karaze. 43 udAyana rAjA. siMdhu (sauvIra) dezanA vitabhaya nagarane te mahArAjA hatA. mahAsana vagere daza mukuTabaMdha rAjAo tenI AjJAmAM rahetA. e soLa dezane svAmI gaNAto. tene prabhAvatI nAmaka rANI hatI. ekavAra udAyana rAjAne, suvarNagulikA nAmaka dAsIne kAraNe ujayinInA rAjA caMDapradyota sAthe yuddha karavAnI pharaja paDI hatI, temAM caMpradyotane parAjaya thayo. tene pakaDIne svadezamAM pAchA pharatA rastAmAM comAsu zarU thavAthI, udAyana rAjAne paDAva nAkhIne eka sthaLe rokAvuM paDayuM. udAyana rAjA jainadharmI ane prabhu mahAvIrane paramabhakta hato. tethI teNe mahA parva saMvatsarIne divase Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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42 pauSadha karyo. caMDabote paNa pauSadha karyo hate. pratikramaNane aMte udAyana rAjAe caMDapradyotanI kSamApanA mAgI, te vakhate caMDa pradyote "kedIne kSamApanA zI' evo javAba vALyo. prAtaHkALe pauSadha pALIne udAyana rAjAe caMDapradyotane baMdhanamukta karyo ane tene dAsI sAthe paraNAvIne ujajayinIne mArge ravAnA karyo. tyAra * bAda udAyana rAjA vitabhaya nagaramAM Avyo. eka divase tene bhagavAna mahAvIranA darzananI abhilASA thaI. tevAmAM ja prabhuvIra te nagaramAM padhAryA. A samAcAra sAMbhaLI udAyana rAjA dhAmadhUma pUrvaka prabhunA darzane gayo, ane dezanA sAMbhaLI vairAgyaprerita banyo. tene cAritra levAnI utkaTa IcchA thaI, paraMtu te sAthe evo vicAra thayo che, je huM mAruM rAjya mArA putra abhica kumArane ApIza, te te rAjayamAM Asakta banIne narake jaze, tethI kezIne rAjya ApavuM ISTa che. ema dhArI teNe ghera AvI pitAnuM rAjya potAnA bhANeja kezIne ApyuM ane pite dIkSA laI cAlI nIka. (abhicakumAra risAine caMpAnagarImAM keNika pAse jaI rahe che. pUrvakathA) udAyana muni bha. mahAvIra pAse 11 aMga bhaNyA ane prabhunI AjJA mAgI ekala vihArI thayA. pharatA pharatA teo vitabhaya nagaramAM AvyA. A samAcAra kezI rAjAne maLatAM, tene vicAra Avyo ke mAmA pitAnuM rAjya pAchuM laI levAnI lAlace ahiM AvyA jaNAya che. tethI teNe udAyanane kyAMI paNa rahevA mATe sthAna na ApavAne prajAne Adeza Apyo; paraMtu A Adezane anAdara karIne eka kuMbhAre udAyanamunine utAre Ape. kezI rAjAe eka bIjI yukti racI. teNe eka vaidya mAraphata temane AhAramAM jherI davA apAvI. A davAthI udAmana munine zarIramAM atUla vedanA thaI. parantu munie keI upara leza paNa krodha na. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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43 karatAM A badhuM samabhAve sahana karyuM, ane AtmabhAvanA pradipta karI. anukrame kSepaka zreNImAM pravezatAM temane kaivalyajJAna thayuM ane teo mekSamAM gayA. (aMtakRta) mahArAjA udAyana ane caMDaprota bane vaizAlinA ceDA mahArAjAnA jamAI hatA. 44. udAyana (2) kauzAMbI nagarInA zatAnika rAjA ane mRgAvatI rANIne te putra hatA. zatAnikanA mRtyu pachI mRgAvatI rANInI kuzalatAthI udAyana rAjyAsana para beTho hato. te gAMdharva vidyAmAM praviNa hato. ekavAra ujajayinI nareza caMDapradyote eka lAkaDAne hAthI banAvI, temAM subhaTone besADI vanamAM chUTe mUke. A hAthIne udAyana pakaDavA gaye, paraMtu te pote ja pakaDAI gaye ane caMDa pradyotane kedI banyo. caMDapradyotane vAsavadattA nAme eka avivAhita putrI hatI, tene gAMdharvAdi kaLA zIkhavavA mATe udAyanane rAkhe. udAyane vAsavadattAne sarva prakAranI vidyA zIkhavI, AthI te baMnene paraspara prema baMdhAya. sAre ga maLatAM udAyana ane vAsavadattA baMne A uDDayana vidyAthI nAsI gayA. caMDapradyote temane pakaDavA ghaNI kezIza karI, paNa phAvyo nahi, tethI pradhAnanA samajAvavAthI caMDapradyote svahaste pitAnI putrI vAsavadattA, udAyanane paraNAvI ane pitAnA jamAI tarIke tene kabula rAkhyo. 45 ubaradata pADalImaMDanagara, siddhArtha rAjA, sAgaradatta zAhukAra, gaMgadattA nAme tenI strI, tene eka putra, nAma ubaradata. - prabhu mahAvIra te nagaramAM padhAryA. zrI gautama bhikSArthe nIkaLyA. temaNe eka mahA rogISTa purUSa je. jene khujalI, kaDha, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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44 jaladara, bhagaMdara, Adi ghaNA rAgeA hatA. hAthapaga sujelAM, AMgaLIyA saDelI, nAka kAnamAMthI nIkaLatI rasI, mhoDhAM para gumaDAM, temAMthI nIkaLatuM leAhI, ulTImAMthI nikaLatuM leAhI, aNuaNutI mAMkhIyA, phATelAM kapaDAM, khAvA mATe phuTeluM hIbarUM, pANI mATe puTelA dhaDeA hAthamAM rAkhI dharadhara bhaTakatA Ave! eka bhikhArI zrI gautame jovAthI karmAMnI vicitratA ' para vicAra karatA, teo prabhu mahAvIra pAse pahoMcyA ane tenI hakIkata pUchI. prabhue tenA pUrva paricaya ApatAM kahyuM:-- vijayapura nAmanuM nagara hatuM. kanakaratha nAme rAjA hatA. tyAM dhanvaMtarI nAmanA vaidya hatA. te vaizvikakaLAmAM pravINa hatA ane AkhA gAmanI davA karatA hatA. daradIomAMnA koI ne te macchInuM mAMsa khAvAnuM kahetA, kAine kAcabAnuM mAMsa khAvAnuM kahetA, koine akarInuM, kAine rAjhanuM, kAine mRganuM, kAine gAyanuM tA kAine kabutaranuM. ema judA judA prANIonuM mAMsa khAvAnuM sUcavatA ane te pote paNa macchInuM mAMsa rAja khAtA hatA. vaLI dArU paNa pIte hatA. AvI rIte mAMsa dArUmAM cakacUra banI khIjAne mAMsa khAvAnA upadeza ApI mahA pApakama sevI 3200 varSa jIvIne te maraNa pAmyA ane chaThThI narake gayA. tyAMthI nIkaLIne te dhanvaMtarI, sAgaradatta zAhukArane tyAM gaMgadattA strInI kukSimAM AvyA. garbhamAM gaMgadattAne yakSanI pujA karI dArU mAMsa khAvAnA dohada thayA. sAgaradatta te dohada purA karAvyA. yakSanA prabhAve putra maLyA ema mAnI tenuM nAma uMbaradatta rAkhyuM. AlyAvasthA vItAvI ubaradatta yuvAna thayA. tenA mAtApItA maraNu pAmyA. rAjAe tenA gharamAMthI uMbaradattane hAMkI kADhyo ane uMbaradattane thADA vakhata bAda pApakarmanA udayathI upara pramANe mahAna Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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rege utpanna thayAM. te mahA vedanAnA duHkhathI maraNa pAmIne betera varasanuM AyuSya bhogavI pahelI narakamAM jaze. uparanuM kathana sAMbhaLI zrI gautame tene pazcAtabhava jANavA IcchA batAvI. prabhue uttara Ape. uMbaradatta pahelI narakamAMthI nIkaLI anaMta saMsAra bhaTakaze ane karmakSaya thatAM mekSagatine pAmaze. (duHkhavipAka) 46 RSabhadatta brAhmaNa magadha dezanA brAhmaNakuMDa nAmaka grAmamAM RSabhadeva nAmaka brAhmaNa hatA. tene devAnaMda nAme strI hatI. tenI kukSimAM bhagavAna mahAvIra deva utpanna thayA. hariNameSi deve vartamAna covisInA aMtima tIrthakarane bhikSuka kuLamAM utpanna thayelA jANI, prabhunA garbhanuM sAharaNa karyuM. 82 divasa sudhI devAnaMdAnA garbhasthAnamAM rahelA mahAvIranA jIvane te deve kSatriyakuMDa nagaranA siddhArtha rAjAnI trizalA rANInI kukSimAM mUkyo, ane trizalAnA garbhane devAnaMdAnI kukSimAM mUkyA. A sAharaNamAM pUrva RNAnubaMdhane paNa yoga hato ema graMthakAre udAharaNa sahita varNaveluM che. keTalAka varSo pachI bhagavAna mahAvIre jyAre dIkSA lIdhI, ane teo dezanA detA thakA grAmanugrAma viharatA hatA, te samaye RSabhadeva ane devAnaMdA bhagavAnanA darzane gayA. tyAM mahAvIrane dekhI devAnaMdAnAM gAtro putrapremathI vikasita thaI AvyAM. A vakhate prabhue jJAnabaLe pitAnA teonI sAthenA mAtApitA tarIkenA pUrva saMbaMdhanuM varNana karyuM. A sAMbhaLI banene atyaMta Ananda thayo. prabhune upadeza sAMbhaLI RSabhadeve devAnaMdAnI sAthe dIkSA grahaNa karI ane kaivalyajJAna pAmI te mekSamAM gayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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4 47 RSabhadeva ayeAdhyA nagarImAM nAbhirAjAnI madevI nAmaka rANInI kukSIthI bhagavAna RSabhadevanA caitra vada AThame janma thayA. nAbhi rAjA 7 mA kulakara hatA. te vakhate yugalIyA yuga pravartatA hatA, ane strIe eka joDakAM ( putra-putrI ) ne prasava karatI; je AgaLa jatAM paraspara lagna karatAM. RSabhadevanI sAthe sumaMgaLA nAmaka putrInA janma thayA hatA. eja arasAmAM eka khIjuM yugala janmyuM hatuM, temAMthI naranuM mRtyu thatAM ' sunaMdA ' nAmanI khALikA acelI. bha. RSabhadeve yuvAvasthAmAM pravezatA, suma'gaLA ane sunaMdA sAthe lagna karyuM. sumaMgaLAthI temane ' bharata ane brAhmI 'joDale avataryAM ane sunaMdAthI ' bAhubaLa ane suMdarI' avataryAM. A uparAMta sumaMgaLAne khIjA 49 joDalAM eTale 98 putra thayA. te vakhate kalpavRkSane pravAha ocho thavA lAgyA ane yugalIAme mAMheAmAMhe laDavA lAgyA. AthI saghaLAee maLIne nAbhi rAjAnI AnAthI RSabhadevane potAnA rAjA tarIke sthApyA. devAe siMhAsana racI prabhune rAjyAbhiSeka karyAM. kubere khAra ceAjana lAMkhI ane nava ceAjana paheALA evI vinItA nagarI banAvI ane tenuM ayAkhyA evuM nAma ApyuM. RSabhadeva rAjApaNe tyAM rahevA lAgyA. rAjyanI rakSA arthe maMtrI, rakSakA vagere nImyA ane nIti niyamA dhaDayA. A vakhate kalpavRkSAne nAza thavAthI loko kaMdamULa, phUlaLAdi ane kAcu dhAnya khAtA. kAcA dhAnyathI lokone ajINu thatAM prabhue te rAMdhIne khAvAnA vidhi batAvyo, AthI loko prasanna thayA. e rIte prabhue asi, masI ane kRSi e trividyAnA pracAra karyAM. strIone 64 ane purUSone 72 kaLA zIkhavI. brAhmIne jamaNA hAtha vaDe aDhAra lIpI batAvI ane suMdarIne DAbA hAthathI gaNita khatAvyu. e rIte jagata para upakAra karI zrI RSabhadeve tresaTha lAkha pUrva sudhI rAjya karyuM. . Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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ekavAra zrI RSabhadeva udyAnamAM AvyA, tyAM vasaMtaRtumAM vikaselAM puSpa cuMTIne AbharaNa banAvatAM tene joI vicAramagna thatAM temane pUrva smaraNa thatAMnI sAthe avadhijJAna thayuM, ane temAM temaNe pUrvabhave anuttaravimAnamAM bhegaveluM sukha joyuM. temane saMsAra para tiraskAra Avyo ane tyAganA abhilASe mahelamAM AvI varasIdAna ApavuM zarU karyuM. samaya thatAM pitAnA putra bharatane rAjyAsane sthApI teo caitra vadi 8 me dIkSita banyA. sAdhune kevo AhAra khape enuM jJAna lekene na hovAthI RSabhadevane bAra mAsa sudhI bhikSA maLI nahi. prabhunI sAthe kaccha, mahAka7 Adi cAra hajAra rAjAoe dIkSA lIdhI hatI, teo A parisaha sahana na karI zakavAthI chuTA paDI vanamAM cAlyA gayA ane kaMdamULa phUla-phaLAdine AhAra karavA lAgyA. eka varSane aMte hastinApuramAM bAhubaLanA putra semaprabha rAjAnA putra zreyAMsakumAre vaizAka zudi 3 nA roja zeraDInA rasanA 108 ghaDAonI bhikSA ApI, prabhune pAraNuM karAvyuM. dIkSA lIdhA pachI eka hajAra varSe purimatAla nagaramAM phAgaNa vidi 11 nA roja prabhune kevalyajJAna thayuM. temanA saMgha parivAramAM puMDarika vagere 84 gaNadhare, 84000 sAdhuo, brAhmI Adi 3 lAkha sAdhvIo, bharatAdi 3 lAkha 50 hajAra zrAva ane suMdarI Adi 5 lAkha 54 hajAra zrAvikAo hatA. zrI kaSabhadeve eka lAkha pUrva sudhI dIkSA pALI, 83 lAkha pUrva saMsAramAM rahyA, 6 divasanuM anazana karyuM ane mahA vadi 13 nA divase mekSa padhAryA, te ja vakhate bIjA 10 hajAra muni mekSe gayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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4 48 RSidAsa rAjagRhi nagarInI bhadrA nAmaka eka sAcavAhinInA te putra hatA; 32 sro paraNyA hatA. ekavAra teo bhagavAna mahAvIranI dezanA sAMbhaLavA gayA, tyAM temane vairAgya thayA, ane mAtA pitA strI AdikanI rajA laI dIkSita thayA. temanA dIkSA utsava zreNika mahArAjAe karyAM. ghaNA varSa sudhI temaNe cAritra pALyu, duSkara tapa karyAM, ane aMtima samaye eka mAsanuM anazana karI te mRtyu pAmI sarvAM siddha vimAnamAM utpanna thayA. tyAMthI tee mahAvideha kSetramAM janma laI meAkSamAM jaze. 49 aMjI IMdrapura nAmanuM nagara, IMdradatta rAjA, tyAM puDhavIzrI nAmanI eka vesyA raheto hato. teNe cUrNAdinA prayAgathI rAjA, pradhAna, zeTha senApati, purAhita Adi dhaNAne vaza karyAM hatA. ane te manuSya sabadhInA bhAga bhAgavatI hatI. pAMtrIsase varSa sudhI A jAra ka sevIne te maraNa pAmI. ane marIne te chaThThI narakamAM utpanna thaI. tyAMthI nIkaLI vardhamAnapura nagaramAM dhanadeva nAmanA zAhukArane tyAM putrIpaNe avatarI. nAma aMjI, rUpamAM te adhikAdhika su Mdara hatI. ekavAra rAjAe hene joI, mANasA dvArA mAguM karyuM. zeTha kabula thayA, vivAha thayA ane sukha bhAgavavA lAgyA. ekavAra aMjune guhyusthAnamAM zULa roga pedA thayA. ghaNI ghaNI davAo karI, paraMtu ArAma thayA nahi. aMju mahA vedanA pAmatI, AkraMda karatI, vilApa karatI, du:khathI kSINa thatI jatI hatI. pUrNAMkanA udayathI mahAkaSTa pAmI nevuM varSanuM AyuSya bhAgavI te maraNa pAmI ane pahelI narakamAM gaI. tyAMthI nIkaLI aneta saMsAranA pherA karatI manuSya janma pAmIne mahAvidehamAM te siddha thaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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50 aMjanA pUrve mahendrapura nAmanuM nagara hatuM. tyAM mahendra nAme rAjA rAjya karate. tene so putra ane 1 putrI hatI, tenuM nAma aMjanA. te rUpa guNamAM sarvottama hatI. yauvanAvasthA pAmatAM, rAjAne teNInA lagna mATe ciMtA thaI. ekavAra kacerImAM te prasaMge upasthita thatAM pradhAne kahyuMH mahArAjA, aMjanA kumArIne mATe patinI zodha karAvatAM be ja uttama kumAro jovAmAM AvyA che. temAMnA eka to hiraNyabha rAjAnA putra vidyuprabha ane bIjA pravhAda rAjAnA putra pavanajAya. paraMtu vi ...bha saMbaMdhI saMbhaLAya che ke te 18 varSanI umare tapa karavA jaMgalamAM cAlyA jaze ane 26 mA varSe mekSa jaze, jyAre pavanajaya dIrdhAyuSI che. A sAMbhaLI rAjAe dIrdhAyuSI pavanajayane pitAnI kanyA ApavAno niradhAra karyo. eja arasAmAM pavanajayanA pitA ratnapurIthI pharatA pharatA mahendrapuramAM AvI caDavAthI mahendra rAjAe teno satkAra karI aMjanAnA vivAhanI vAta karI. prahAda rAjAe A kaheNa svIkAryuM ane lagnano divasa nakkI karI tyAMthI vidAya thayA. nizcita samaye pra(c)Ada rAjA caturaMgI senA sAthe pavanajayane paraNAvavA vAjate gAjate mahendrapuramAM AvyA ane zahera bahAra sarovara para taMbu nAkhIne mukAma karyo. lagnane traNa divasanI vAra hatI. eka rAtre sutA sutA pavanajayane pitAnI bhAvi patnIne jovAno vicAra thaze. A vAta teNe pitAnA mitra prahasitane karI. baMne jaNe te ja vakhate chAvaNImAMthI gupacupa nIkaLI aMjanAnA mahele AvyA, te vakhate sakhIothI parivartelI aMjanA sakhIo sAthe vArtAvinoda karI rahI hatI. bhAvi pationI vAta nIkaLatA eka sakhIe aMjanAne pavanajaya jevA pati maLyA badala prazaMsA karIne, vidyuprabhanI kema pasaMdagI na thaI, tenuM varNana karyuM. A sAMbhaLI dharmaniSTha aMjanAe vidyu Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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prabhanA 18 mA varSanuM cAritra ane 26 mA varSe mokSagamanathI Azcarya pAmI tene dhanyavAda ApyuM. A vAtacita pavanajaye gupta rIte sAMbhaLI, potAnI patnine pitAnA badale bIjAnI prazaMsA karatI sAMbhaLI, tene aMjanA para tiraskAra thayo, ane lagna karyA bAda tenA sahavAsathI alaga rahevAno pavana nizcaya karyo. niyata samaye baMnenA lagna thaI gayA. navadaMpatI ane pralhAda rAjA caturaMgI senA sAthe ratnapurImAM pAchA pharyA. lagnasukhano lhAvo levA IcchatI aMjanA te rAtriye pati AgamananI rAha jotI beThI, paraMtu pavana teNInA mahelamAM praveza karyo nahi. Ama eka be traNa cAra ema divase vitatA gayA, paNa pavana aMjanAnA mahelamAM divase ke rAtrie paga sarakhoye na mUkyo. aMjanA ciMtAmagna hatI. teNe pavanajayanA reSanuM kAraNa jANatI na hatI. ekavAra aMjanAnA pitAe vastra, ghareNAM, me miThAI Adi vastuo mokalI. aMjanAe te vastuo dAsI dvArA pavanajayane mokalAvI; paraMtu pavanajaye te ja kSaNe me-miThAI gAnAra gavaiyAne ApI dIdhI, ghareNAM caMDALane ApyAM ane vastranA cUrecUrA karI nAkhyA. A joI dAsI aMjanA pAse AvI ane badhI vAta vidita karI. aMjanAnA zokano pAra na rahyo. pote pitAnA bhAgyane doSa devA lAgI ane patidevanuM haMmeza zubha ciMtana karatI dharmadhyAnamAM vakhata vyatita karavA lAgI. pati viyogamAM A rIte bAra varSanA vahANuM vAI gayA. ekavAra laMkAnA rAjA rAvaNano dUta ratnapurInI rAjasabhAmAM AvyA ane prahAda rAjAne kahyuM, ke duSTa buddhi varuNa amArA rAjAne tAbe na thatAM, yuddha karavA mAge che, te Apa lazkara laI veLAsara madada padhAro. prahAda rAjAe kabula karyuM ane lazkara ekaThuM karavA mAMDayuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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5 A vAtanI pavanajayane khabara paDatAM te yuddhamAM javA taiyAra thayo. prahAde tene yuddhamAM na javA samajAvyuM, paraMtu pavanajaye te na mAnatA, ati Agrahe yuddhamAM javAnI anumati meLavI. A vAtanI AkhA gAmamAM khabara paDI. pavanajaye lazkarI pozAka paherI mAtA pitA vagerenI rajA lIdhI, paNa te aMjanAnA dvAre AvyuM nahi. aMjanAne AthI ghaNuM du:kha thayuM. yuddha vijayano patine AzIrvAda ApavAno niradhAra karI, zukana ApavA mATe aMjanA, eka suvarNana kacoLAmAM dahIM bharIne rAjyadvAra pAse AvI, pavanajayanA mArganI pratikSA karavA lAgI. bahAra nIkaLatA pavanajayanI tenA para dRSTi paDI, ke tarata ja teno mijAja kAbumAM na rahyo. teNe vicAryuM ke hajue aMjanA mAro keDe mUkatI nathI, ane AvA yuddhagamana vakhate paNa te mane apazukana ApavA AvI che. ema vicAratA ja, teNe aMjanA para pagaprahAra karyo, ane tyAMthI cAlyA gaye. aMjanA AMsu sAratI mahelamAM pAchI pharI ane potAnA karmane doSa detI patinuM kuzaLa IcchavA lAgI. pavanajaye raste cAlatA rAtri thavAthI jaMgalamAM eka sthaLe paDAva nAkhe. caMdrikA prakAzI rahI hatI, tevAmAM najIkanA eka sarevaramAM pavana cakravAka pakSInuM eka yugala cAMcamAM cAMca mIlAvIne premakrIDA karatuM joyuM. tevAmAM cakravAka pakSI rAtri thaI javAnI khabara paDatAM ja cakravAkIthI chUTuM paDI uDI gayuM. nehavicagI cakravAkI viraha vyathAe mUravA lAgI. A dazya jotAM ja tene vicAra thayo ke aho, eka pakSInI jAta paNa pitAnA premapAtranA viyoge keTalI mUraNa kare che, jyAre meM bArabAra varSathI hArI priyatamAne tyajI che, tyAre tene keTalI vedanA thatI haze ! A vAta teNe pitAnA mitrane kahI. mitre aMjanAnA zubha zukananI, tenI pavitratAnI, ane tenI pati pratyenI kalyANa bhAvanAnI vAta karI. AthI pavanajayane aMjanAne maLavAno vicAra thayo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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para teja vakhate ane mitrA DesvAra thaI zrAvaNImAMthI bahAra nIkaLyA, ane pUravege aMjanAnA mahele AvI pahoMcyA. aMjanAnA Azcaryano pAra na rahyo. ubhaya. daMpatI maLyA. aMjanAe pavanajayane punarAgamananuM kAraNa pUchyuM. pavanajaye badhI vitaka kahI saMbhaLAvI. aMjanAno bhAgyabhAnu prakAsyA, keTaleAka vakhata banee premAnubhavamAM gALI vahelI savAra thatAM pavanajaya chAvaNImAM jaI pahoMcyA. te vakhate premanI nizAnI rUpa teNe aMjanAne potAnI vIMTI ApI. 7-7 mahinA yuddhamAM vItI gayA che, pavanajaya hajI pAche * nathI. jyAre bIjI tarapha aMjanAne pati samAgamanA divasathI ja garbha rahyo che. ekavAra tenI sAsu ketumatI aMjanAnI sthiti nihALavA teNInA mahelamAM AvI caDI, te vakhate aMjanAnuM prahita thayeluM vadana kamaLa ane udara bhAga joI sAsunA krodhano pAra na rahyo. teNe aMjanAne vyabhicAriNI hAvAno upAla'bha ApI ghaNA kaTu zabdo kahyA. aMjanAe vinamra bhAve pati AgamananI vAta karIne vIMTI batAvI, parantu ketumatIe A vAta na mAnatAM aMjaNA para kulaTApaNAno Arepa mUkyA. teNe A vAta pralhAda rAjAne kahI, aMjanAne paradeza me!kalI devAno Adeza karyAM. AMkhamAM azru sAthe aMjanAe pavanajaya AvatA sudhI peAtAne rAjyamAM rAkhavAnI viti karI, paNa te vyatha gaI. ketumatInA hukamano amala thaye. aMjanAne kALAM vastro paherAvI, kALA radhamAM besADI tenA piyaranA raste meAkalI devAmAM AvI. jaMgalanI madhyamAM AvatA sArathIe ratha ubhA rAkhyA ane rAjAnA hukama anusAra aMjanAne jaMgalamAM utarI javAnuM kahyuM; ane sAthe sAthe tenA piyara mahendragaDhano rastA khatAbyA. bhAgyane doSa detI hiMmata dharatI aMjanA elI, aTulI vananI madhyamAM utarI paDI. sArathI ratha laI pAhe karyo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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53 ahiM ajanAne eka muninAM darzana thayAM. te AnaMda pAmI. muni teno bhAgyavi thADA vakhatamAM prakAzaze ema kahI hiMmata ApI vidAya thayA. sAthe vasatatilakA dAsI hatI, teNe piyaramAM javAnuM a'janAne kahyuM, paNa evI kalaMkita dazAmAM piyaranA Azraya levAnuM aMjanAne cAgya na lAgyuM. paNa vasaMtatilakAnA AgrahathI teo kaSTa sahana karatAM karatAM mahendragaDhamAM AvyA ane dvAra rakSaka mAraphata potAnA AgamananA samAcAra kahevaDAvyA. kALAM vastra paridhAna karIne AvelI aMjanAnA samAcAra sAMbhaLI mahendra rAjAne aMjanA vyabhicAriNI hovAnI zaMkA AvI. te sAthe rANIe paNa aMjanAnA durbhAgye sAkSI pUrI ke emaja haze, nahi teA Aje khArabAra varSathI pavanajaya teno tyAga zA mATe kare ? pitA ane mAtAe ekanI eka putrI aMjanAne Azraya na ApyA. temaNe kahAvyuM ke evI kalakata putrInuM mhAre kAma nathI. ' aMjanA kheda pAmI tyAMthI bhAI bhAjAI ene dvAre gaI, tyAM paNa teNIne koIe sa`dharI niha, aMte te dAsI sAthe bhAgyane doSa detI punaH jaMgalamAM AvI, ane eka guphAno Azraya laI dharma dhyAnamAM samaya vItAvavA lAgI. ajanAe ahiM eka tejasvI putra ratnano janma ApyA. thADAka vakhata bAda pratisUya nAmano hanurUha nagarano rAjA, je ajanAno mAmeA thatA hatA, te karatA karatA ahiM AvI caDayA. teNe aMjanAne eALakhI, ane pAtAne tyAM laI gayA. kumAra hanurUhamAM u| eTale tenuM hanumAna evuM nAma pADayuM. " barAbara bAra mAsa yuddha cAlyuM temAM pavanajaye varUNane parAjaya ApyA. dhera AvI aMjanAne na dekhatAM teNe mAtApitAne pUchyuM. aMjanAnA du:khada samAcAra maLatAM tenA zAkano pAra na rahyo. peAtAnA pUrvAMgamananI vAta kahI, mAtA pitAne Thapako ApyA ane aMjanA na maLe tyAM sudhI teNe khAvA pIvAnI pratijJA karI. cAre Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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54 tarapha aMjanAnI tapAsArthe mANaso mokalI dIdhA. Akhare hanurUha nagaramAMthI patto maLyo. vAjate gAjate aMjanAne ratnapurImAM lAvavAmAM AvI. sAsu sasarAe aMjanAnI mAphI mAgI, paraMtu pitAnA karmane ja doSa ApI aMjanAe pitAno viveka darzAvyo. keTalAka samaya pachI allAdanA mRtyu pachI, pavanajaya rAjA thayA, ane baMnee atUla rAjya sukha bhogavyuM, paNa chevaTe temAM na lobhAtA baMnee dIkSA grahaNa karI ane devalokamAM gayA. noTa-aMjanAe tera varSa sudhI pati viyoga sahana karI duHkha bhogavyuM te saMbaMdhI graMthakAra varNana karatAM kahe che, ke pUrva bhave e aMjanAne jaina dharma para Sa hato. tethI teNe ekavAra eka jaina munIno e cerI lIdho, jethI muni AhAra pANI mATe kyAMI jaI zakyA nahi. A e teNue tera ghaDI sudhI pitAnI pAse rAkhI mUkyo, tenA phaLa svarUpa tene tera varSanuM viga duHkha anubhavavuM paDayuM. 51 aMdhaka viSNu e yadukuLanA zaurya rAjAnA putra hatA. zauryapura nagara temanI rAjadhAnI hatI. temane subhadrA rANIthI samudravijaya, akSabha, vasudeva Adi daza putra thayA. te daza dazAha kahevAyA. temaNe samudra vijayane rAjya sepI supratika nAmanA muni pAse dIkSA lIdhI ane mekSamAM gayA. para aMbADa parivrAjaka aMbaDa nAmano eka tridaMDI tApasa hato. jenAM vastra lAla hatA, tathA jenA hAthamAM kamaMDala rahI gayuM hatuM, ane jeNe tapabaLathI aneka vidyA tathA labdhio meLavI hatI, te aMkhaDa pariShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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55 ,, trAjaka eka vAra prabhu mahAvIranI dezanAmAM gayA. dezanA sAMbhaLyA pachI teNe bhagavAnane kahyuM:-mahAtmana, huM sarva sthaLe karUM chuM. ane have ahiMthI rAjagRha nagaramAM javA IcchuM chuM, mATe Apane jo kAMI kAya hoya teA Adeza kareA. javAbamAM prabhue kahyuM ke rAjagRha nagaramAM nAga thikanI strI sulasA nAmanI zrAvikA che. tene mhArA dharma lAbha kahejo. " bahu sArU` ' ema kahIne te aMkhaDa prabhune vaMdana karIne cAlI nIkaLye! ane rAjagRhamAM AvyA. tyAM AvI teNe vicAryuM ke jeNInA sadguNathI rajita thaIne bhagavAna paNa dha lAbha kahevaDAve che te strI kevI haze ? mATe bhAre teNInI parIkSA karavI joIe. ema vicArI te abaDe prathama satpAtra tinuM rupa laI ne sulasA pAse sacitta vastu AdinI yAcanA karI, paNa temAM te calita na thaI. pachI abaDe brahmAnuM rUpa dhAraNa karyuM ane sulasAnA dvAre AvI kahyuM ke huM brahmA chuM. ' dharanA khIjA mANaso tene vaMdana karavA lAgyA, paNa sulasAe tene namaskAra na karyAM. vaLI khIje divase teNe viSNunuM ane trIje divase zivanuM rUpa dhAraNa karI darzanArthe AvavA sulasAne kahevaDAvyuM, parantu jinezvaramAM zraddA dharAvatI sulasA mithyA vanAthe na gaI. tyAre ceAthe divase te abaDe sAkSAta jinezvara bhagavAnanuM rUpa dharIne ratnasiMhAsana banAvyuM ane te posame totha kara che ema lokone kahIne abaDe dazanArthe AvavA kahevaDAvyuM, chatAM paNa sulasA tenA dane na gaI. AthI abaDane khAtrI thaI ke kharekhara prabhu mahAvIre sabhAmAM sulasAnI je praza'sA karI hatI, te khareAbara che. AthI abaDa zrAvakano veSa laI sulasAne ghera gayA. potAno dharma banyu AvelA jANIne sulasAe teno satkAra karyAM. A pachI abaDe kahyuM:--bahena, bhagavAna mahAvIre tamane dharmalAbha kahyo che. A sAMbhaLatAM ja sulasA atyaMta AnaMda pAmI, ane kahyuM:-prabhu sukhazAtAmAM che ? aMbaDe kahyuM: hA, huM temano dharmopadeza sAMbhaLIne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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56 Avyo chuM, A sAMbhaLI tulasAe prabhune bhAvayukta vaMdana karyuM. aMboDe brahmA, viSNu, ziva vagerene vaMdana nahi kasvAnuM kAraNa pUchayuM. sulasAe atIthane nahiM pUjavAno potAno nirNaya vidita karyo. sulasAnA jJAna ane darzanathI prasanna thaI aMbaDe vidAya lInA sAna eka pUjavAno paNa karavAnuM kAraNa 53 aMbaDa saMnyAsI. aMbaDa nAmano eka sanyAsI hato. te cha chaThThanA pAraNA uparAMta ghaNuM tapazcaryA karatA. sanyAsIpaNAmAM paNa te zrAvakanA bAra vratanuM suMdara rIte pAlana karato. pitAnA tapa baLe tene jIvanI zaktirUpa vaikeyI labdhi, ane avadhijJAna labdhi utpanna thaI hatI. te se gharano AhAra pacAvI zako tema ja sarvathA brahmacarya paNa pALato. AvA duSkara cAritrathI AkarSAI hene 700 ziSya sanyAsIo thayA hatA. ekavAra te aMbaDa pitAnA 700 ziSya sAthe gaMgAnadInA kAMThA paranA kaMpilapura nagarathI purimatAla nagare javA nIkaLe. te vakhate grISmaRtuno samaya hato. sakhta tApa paDato hato. cAlatA cAlatA saghaLA mahAna aTavImAM jaI caDyA. DIka aTavI oLaMgI haze, tevAmAM temanI pAsenuM badhuM pANI khalAsa thaI gayuM ane tRSAthI temano kaMTha sUkAvA lAgyo. tApasa dharma evo hato ke teo sacitta pANI vAparI zakatA, paNa koInI rajA vagara te laI zakatA nahi. nadImAMthI pANI levAnI AjJA mATe teo rastAmAM koI AvatA jatA mANasanI pratikSA karavA lAgyA ane vicAravA lAgyA ke ahiM je kaI mANasa AvI caDe ane nadImAMnuM pANI levAnI AjJA Ape che te laIne ame amArI tRSA chIpAvIe. paraMtu koIpaNa mANasa tyAM AvyuM nahi. sanyAsIo tRSAthI akaLAI gayA ane hamaNuMja prANa jaze evI "sthiti thaI paDI. AthI teo saghaLAe nadInI retImAM bichAnuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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7 : pAtharyuM ane anazana karIne sUtA. tyAramAda temaNe te kALe vicaratA arihaMta devA, prabhu mahAvIra ane aMkhaDa parivrAjakane vaMdana namaskAra karIne, pUrve prANAtipAtAdi je tratA grahaNa karyAM hatA, tenI AleAcanA lIdhI, gheADIvAre te badhAnA prANa nIkaLI gayA. ane teo pAMcamA brahmadevalAkamAM deva thayA. aMbaDa paNa pAMcamA devalAkamAM gayA ane tyAMthI bhAvidehamAM janma laI teja bhavamAM meAkSamAM jaze. 54 kapIlamuni. kauzAMbI nagarI hatI, kAmyapa nAmanA eka zAstrI rahetA hatA. tene zrIdevI nAme strI hatI, tenAthI tene eka putra yeA. nAma pADayuM kapIla. kAzyapa rAjyano zAstrI ane rAjagAra, tethI rAjA taraphathI tene vetana maLe ane kuTubanu gujarAna calAve. anukrame kapIla yuvAna thayA. jyAM sudhI kAzyapa gujarAna calAvatA, tyAM sudhI kapIle vidyA bhaNavA tarapha lakSa na ApyuM; pariNAme te abhaNa rahyo. kALAntare kapIlanA pitA kAzyapa gujarI gayA. ane kuTuMba nirvAhanI upAdhi kapIlane mAthe AvI. paraMtu te abhaNa hovAthI rAjAe bIjo eka vidvAna zAstrI zeAdhI kADhyo. kapIlanA kuTuMbanI sthiti du:khadAyaka thaI paDI. ekavAra kapIlanI mAtA zrIdevI bAraNe ubhI che, te vakhate rAjAe rAkhela navA zAstrI neAkara cAkarA sAthe suMdara vastrAbhuSaNA paherI te rastethI cAlyeA jAya che. zrIdevI tene dekhI nirAza thaI ane eka uMDA ni:zvAsa nAkhI ciMtA karavA lAgI. kapIle mAtAne ciMtAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM. mAtAe vAta karI ke jyAM sudhI tyArA pitA hatA, tyAM sudhI upAdhi na hatI; paNa tuM te rahyo abhaNa; thArA badale rAjAe bIjA zAstrIne rAkhyA, temane dekhIne huM ciMtA karUM chuM. mATe tuM jo vidyAbhyAsa kare te ApaNuM dAridra jAya; ane ApaNe sukha bhAgavIye. kapIle kahyuM, mAtA, tyAre tame Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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58. kaho te huM vidyAbhyAsa karavA jAuM; ahiMnA zAstrI to ApaNuM harIpha rahyA; eTale te vidyA nahi Ape. mATe tame kahe tyAM jAuM. mAtAe tene kAzyapanA eka mitra zAstrI Idradattane tyAM zrAvastI nagarImAM javAnuM kahyuM. mAtAnI gadgadita kaMThe rajA laI kapIla zrAvastI nagarI tarapha ravAne thayo ane Idradattane maLe. Idradatte tene oLakhIne vidyAbhyAsa karAva zarU karyo. IMdradatta tene eka vidhavA bAIne tyAM jamavAnI sagavaDa karI ApI. A vidhavA yuvAna hatI. kapIla paNa yuvAna hatA. vakhata jatAM baMnene prema baMdhAyo. kapIla vidyAbhyAsa choDI A vidhavAnA prema-upabhegamAM divase vitAvavA. lAgyo. vidhavAnI sthiti paNa sArI na hatI ane ahiM paNa kapIlane mAthe nirvAha calAvavAnuM AvyuM. kapIlanI ciMtA paisA meLavavA mATe vadhatI gaI ekavAra vidhavAe tene kahyuM ke A gAmanA rAjA dAnezvarI che, ane vahelI savAramAM je kaMI rAjadarabAramAM jaIne rAjAne AzIrvAda Ape, tene rAjA be mAsA (soLa ratI) sonuM Ape che. mATe tame tyAM jAva. A sAMbhaLI kapIla roja savAramAM vahelA uThIne rAjA pAse jAya; paraMtu tenA pahelAM koIe AvIne rAjAne AzIrvAda Ape ja hoya, tethI nirAza thaI kapIla pAcho phare. Ama ATha divasa vItI gayA. ekavAra teNe vicAra karyo ke Aja te barAbara ciMtA rAkhIne uThuM, ane rAjAne pahelo AzIrvAda ApuM. ema dhArI te samI sAMjamAM suI gaye. ardha rAtrI hatI, caMdra barAbara khIlyo hato, te vakhate ciMtAmAM ne ciMtAmAM kapIla uThe; ane AzIrvAda ApavA mATe rAjamahela tarapha do. tevAmAM paheregIree tene deDate je; cAra dhArIne pakaDe ane savAra thatAM rAjA pAse kedI tarIke tene hAjara karyo. kapIlane te eka karatA be, ane be karatAM traNa upAdhi thaI dhana levA jatAM bicAro pakaDAyo. te aphasosa karavA lAgyA. jyAre rAjA pAse tene ubho karavAmAM AvyA, tyAre teNe saghaLI hakIkta rAjAne kahI. rAjA khuzI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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pahe thayA ane yA AvavAthI kapIlane mAge te ApavA jaNAvyuM. kapIle kahyuM. mahArAjA, atyAre huM ciMtAmAM chuM, eTale nirAMte vicAra karIne huM Apane kahuM; rAjAe anumAdana ApyuM. zuM mAgavuM tenA vicAra karavA kapIla pAsenA eka bagIcAmAM gayA. teNe vicAryuM ke e mAsA sAnAthI zuM vaLavAnu che, lAvane pAMca bhAsA mAguM, pAMcathI zuM vaLavAnu che. lAvane daza mAguM, paNa daza kayAM sudhI cAlaze ? se| mAsA mAgavA dene, sA tA ekAda varSa mAM kharacAI jAya. pachI zu? hajAra mAguM te ThIka, paNa hajArathI kaI paisAvALA thavAya ? lAkha mAgavA dene, lakSAdhipati te dhaNAya che. kroDa mAgavA dene, Ama vicAra karatAM karatAM kapIlanI tRSNA te vadhavA lAgI, kroDa mAguM te karatAM ardhuM rAjya mArgu te ! ardhA rAjyathI rAjAne samAvaDIe kahevAuM, mATe AkhuM rAjya mAgavA de, Ama vicAratAM te camakayA, ane mana sAthe eklyAH--are ! rAjAe mArA para kRpA karI mAgavAnu kahyuM, tyAre re jIva, rAjAnuM ja rAjya paDAvI levAnI IcchA thaI ? tyAMthI pAchA pharyAM. ardhuM rAjya paNa nahi joI e, kror3a nahi. lAkha nahi, zuM tyAre hajAra ? paNa evI upAdhi zAne ? zu tyAre sA?sA paNa nahi, daza paNa nahi, pAMca paNa nahi, tyAre e, e mAsA seAnu levA huM zA mATe AvyA ? eka strIne khAtara, te strI koNa? huM kANu ? re jIva, vidyAbhyAsa mATe AvatAM ATalI upAdhi kema meLavI ? kapIlanI tRSNA ochI thatI gaI. tenA AtmAmAM sadvicAro AvavA lAgyA. tarataja teNe kahyuM ke mAre kaI paNa nahi joI e, A jagatamAM leAbha, mAyA, mAna, krodha, rAga, dveSa e ja bhayaMkara zatruo che. tenA ja mhAre nAza karavA ! ema ciMtavI rAjA pAse gayA ane kahyuM: mahArAja, mArI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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tRSNa bahu vadhI. have huM ApanI pAsethI eka damaDI paNa levA Ichata nathI, paNa lebhanuM mULa saMsAra che tene ja huM tyAga karavA mAguM chuM. ema kahI pIla tyAMthI cAlyo gayo ane eka muni pAse jaI teNe dIkSA lIdhI. saNa tapa, japa, dhyAna karatAM che mahinAmAM kapIla munine kevaLajJAna thayuM. ane kapIla kevaLI kahevAyA. ekavAra kapIla muni vihAra karatA hatA, rastAmAM baLabhadra vagere pa30 core maLyA. te coree kapIlane pakaDyA ane saMgIta gAvAno hukama Apyo. kapIla munie samayasUcakatA vAparI, evA te bedhaka ane vairAgyamaya saMgIta tINA sUrathI zarU karyo ke cAre tyAMja thaMbhI gayA ane temanA jJAna cakSuo khulI gayAM. A badhA cerone kapIla munie dIkSA ApIne tAryA, AvA mahAna kArya karIne sarva duHkhono aMta karI kapila muni mekSa nagarIe padhAryA. yaya kamaLAvatI, IpukAra nagaranA ISakAra nAmaka rAjAne kamaLAvatI nAme rANI hatI. te paNa nalinIgulma vimAnamAMthI cyavane A lemAM avatarI hatI ane ISakAra rAjA sAthe lagnagraMthIthI joDAI hatI. eka prasaMge rAjAnA bhUga nAmanA purohitanuM dhana darabAramAM AvatuM dekhI, tene rAjyakartAonI mehadazA ane saMsAranI asAratAno vicAra Avyo. saMsArathI te bhaya pAmI. ane tarata ja te rAjA pAse AvI kahevA lAgI. svAmina, pAMjarAmAM raheluM pakSI jema khuzI thAya nahi, tema tamArA A rAjyarUpI pAMjarAmAM rahI huM sukha anubhavI zakatI nathI; arthAt saMsAranI A mahajanaka jALamAMthI mUkta thaIne huM cAritra levA IcchuM chuM. ema kahI teNe saMsAranI asAratAnuM Abehuba svarupa rAjAne samajAvyuM. AthI rAjAne paNa vairAgya thaye. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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tyArapachI kamaLAvatI rAjA sAthe cAritra laIne saMyamamArganI ArAdhanA karatI, kSaka zreNimAM pravezI ane kaivalyajJAna pAmI. teja bhavamAM mekSa gaI 56 karakaMDu bhagadhadezanI caMpAnagarImAM dadhivAhana nAme rAjA rAjya karato. hato. te jaina dharmI ceDA rAjAnI putrI padmAvatIne paraNyo hate.. ekavAra padmAvatIne garbhakALamAM rAjAno pizAka paherI mAthe chatra dharI udAnamAM krIDA karavA javAno dohada thayo; paNa A vAta tenAthI rAjAne kahI zakAya nahi, tethI cintAmAM ne cintAmAM te sukAvA lAgI. ekavAra rAjAe rANInuM ciMtAtura vadana ane zarIranI kSINatA joIne udAsInatAnuM kAraNa puchayuM. rANIe vAta vidita karI. rAjAe teno dohada, pUrNa karavAnuM vacana ApyuM. rAjA rANI baMne hAthI upara besI udyAnamAM krIDA karavA nIkaLyA. raste jatAM ekAeka AkAza caDI AvyuM ane jotajotAmAM dhodhamAra varasAda zarU thayo. gAjavIja, pavana ane varasAdanA tophAnathI hAthI mastI caDe ane monmatta banIne nAThe. puravege hAthIne nAsate joI rAjArANI gabharAyAM. rAjAe padmAvatIne kahyuMH hAthI mastIe caDyo che ane te kyAM jaI aTakaze te kahI zakAya nahi; mATe tame A sAme dekhAtA jhADa pAsethI hAthI jAya, ke tarata ja te jhADanI DALI pakaDI leje. huM paNa tema karIza. baMne kabula thayAM. hAthI jhADa nIcethI pasAra thaye ke tarataja rAjAe te jhADanI DALI pakaDI lIdhI; paNa rANI te DALIne pakaDI zakI nahi. hAthI rANIne laI puravege doDate ghaNe dUra nIkaLI gayo. dadhivAhana rAjAne AthI ghaNeja zeka thayo. te thoDIvAre jhADa parathI nIce utaryo ane rANanI phikara karatA ghera pahoMcyo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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hAthI keTaleka dUra nIkaLI gayA pachI tene tRSA lAgavAthI te eka jaLAzaya pAse AvI ubho rahyo. A vakhate rANIe chUTakArAno dama kheMce. hAthI parathI te dhIrethI nIce utarI ane jaMgala mArge cAlavA lAgI. tevAmAM eka tApase tene joI ne tApasa ceDA rAjAne oLakhato hato. jyAre pahmAvatIe jaNAvyuM ke te ceDA rAjAnI putrI che, tyAre tApase tene khUba AzvAsana ApyuM ane khAvA mATe phaLaphaLAdi lAvI ApyAM. padmAvatIe te khAdhAM ane teno AbhAra mAnyo. pachI tApase tene kahyuM: bena, ahIMthI thoDeka dUra dhanapura nAme gAma che tyAM tame jAva. tamane tyAM zAMti maLaze. ema kahI tApasa tene ardha raste mUkI gayo. pahmAvatI tyAMthI dhanapura gAmamAM AvI ane have kyAM javuM teno vicAra karatI hatI, tevAmAM tene eka sAdhvIjI maLyA. padmAvatIe hemane vaMdana karyuM. tenuM nisteja vadana joI sAdhvIjIe tene upAzrayamAM AvavAnuM sUcana karyuM. padmAvatI sAdhvIjInI sAthe upAzraye gaI sAdhvIjIe tene dharmabodha Ape. padmAvatInuM hadaya vairAgyarasathI bhiMjAyuM. tene saMsAra para tiraskAra chUTyo ane sAdhvIjIne dIkSA ApavAnuM kahyuM. padmAvatI garbhavatI hatI. te vAta teNe sAdhvIjIne karI nahi. sAdhvIjIe te tene dIkSA ApI. padmAvatI saMyamano nirvAha karavA lAgI. thoDeka vakhata vityA bAda padmAvatIno garbhakALa najIkamAM Avyo tyAre sAdhvIjIe vAta jANuM, eTale temaNe koI gRhasthane tyAM gupta rIte padmAvatIne rAkhI ane teno garbhakALa pUre karAvyuM. ahiM padmAvatIe eka putrane janma Ape. sAdhu jIvanamAM putrane sAthe rakhAya nahi eTale padmAvatIe te bALakane ratnakAMbaLamAM vIMTayuM. ane pitAnA patinA nAmavALI vIMTI tene paherAvI. bALakane laIne te smazAna bhUmimAM AvI. tyAM bALakane mukyuM ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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tene koNa laI jAya che te jovA sArUM te jhADanI othe chupAIne ubhI raho. tevAmAM eka caMDALa tyAM AvyuM ane A bALakane laI gaye. chAnI rIte padmAvatI caMDALanuM ghara joI AvI ane tyAMthI upAzrayamAM AvI. teNe sAdhvIjIne kahyuM ke bALaka mareluM avataryuM, tethI huM tene smazAna bhUmimAM mUkI AvI chuM. putra premane vaza thaI padmAvatI sAvI roja pelA caMDALane tyAM jAya ane putrane ramata joI AnaMda pAme. have A putra dinapratidina vRddhi pAmato jAya che. tene kharajavAnuM darada thayuM hatuM, tethI vAraMvAra te potAnA zarIrane hAthathI khaNyA kare, tethI tenuM nAma karaThaMDu pADyuM. karakaMDu smazAna rakSakanuM kAma karatA. ekavAra be sAdhu te raste thaIne jatA hatA, temAMnA eka sAdhu jJAnI hatA, temaNe kahyuM. jo koI mANasa A vAMsanI jhADImAMthI pelA ubhA vAMsane kApI le te te rAjA thAya, A zabdo karasaMDue sAMbhaLyA, temaja caMpAnagarIno eka brAhmaNa te jhADImAM beThele, teNe paNa sAMbhaLyuM. karakaMDa ekadama te jhADI pAse doDI gaye paNa te pahelAM pelA brAhmaNe te vAMsa kApI lIdho. karakaMDu AthI gusse thayA. ane teNe te vAMsa brAhmaNa pAsethI chInavI lIdho. brAhmaNe gAmamAM jaI paMca bheguM karI nyAya mAgyo. paMce karakaMDane belAvI daMDa ApI devAnuM kahyuM. karakaMDue kahyuM ke vAMsa nahi maLe, kemake amArI rakhevALI che. paMce kahyuM, tane lAkaDI ApavAmAM zo vadhe che? A bicAro brAhmaNa che to ApI de ne? karakaMDu bolyo - A jAduI lAkaDI che, te na apAya. kAraNa ke AnAthI te mane rAjya maLavAnuM che. A sAMbhaLI saghaLA brAhmaNe hasIne bolyAH ema che te bhale tuM rAkha, paNa tane rAjaya maLe te A bicArAne eka gAma Apaje che. are ! ekanA badale be gAma ApIza. ciMtA zIdane kare che? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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4 ema kahI karaka lAkaDI laIne ghera AvyuM. pelA brAhmaNane te krodha bhAya ja nahi. teNe karaka'Duno ghATa ghaDI nAkhavAno vicAra karyAM. karaka une A vAtanI khabara paDI, eTale te gAma cheADIne cAlI nIkaLyA, ane kaMcanapura pahoMcyA. tyAMnA eka bagIcAmAM te vizrAMti levA mATe kheDA. kaMcanapurano rAjA aputri maraNa pAme. prajAe rAjA nakkI karavA eka azvane chuTA mUkyA. azva karatA karatA jyAM karaka u beTho che tyAM udyAnamAM AvyA ane tenA mAthA para haNuhaNATa karyAM. eTale prajAjanoe jayavijaya dhvani karI karaka une uMcakI lIdheA ane rAjyAsane besADayA. A vAtanI pelA brAhmaNane khabara paDI eTale tene vadhAre krodha caDayo. te karaka u pAse AvyeA. ane tene khIka dekhADI. karaka ue pelA lAkaDAne daMDa pheravye eTale temAMthI agninA taNakhA nikaLavA lAgyA. brAhmaNa gabharAyA ane e hAtha joDI khelyAH-bhAI, jenA kismatamAM rAjya hoya teja bhAgavI zake. paNa tame mane vacana ApyA mujaba eka gAma te Apaze ne ? karaka'Due kahyuM. hA, jarUra. paNa tAre kaI jagyAe gAma joIe che ? brAhmaNa khelyuMAH caMpAnagarInI paDeAzamAM. karaka ue caMpAnagarInA divAhana rAjA para eka cIThThI lakhI ApI. brAhmaNa tyAM gayeA ane rAjAne cIThI ApI. A brAhmaNa caMDALa jAtinA hatA. tenI didhavAhanane khabara paDatAM te uzkerAyA. teNe cIThInA TukaDe TukaDA karI pheMkI dIdhA, ane brAhmaNane mAra mArI nasADI mUkyA. brAhmaNa karakaDu pAse AvyA ane saghaLI vAta kahI. AthI karakaDu khelyA zuM daSivAhanane ApaNI caMDALa jAti para ATalA badhA tiraskAra che? ema kahI teNe senApatine kheAlAvI lazkara taiyAra karAvyuM ane dadhivAhana sAme laDavA nIkaLyA. dadhivAhana paNa potAnuM lazkara laI laDhavA mATe medAnamAM AvyuM. A vAtanI padmAvatI sAdhvIne khabara paDI. eTale tarataja te karakaDunA taMbumAM AvI. sAdhvIjIne dekhI karaka ue praNAma karyAM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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ane AgamananuM kAraNa pUchayuM. javAbamAM sAdhvIjI bolyAH karakaMDu, tuM jenI sAthe A yuddha khele che, te tAre pitA che, e tuM jANe che karakaMDu Azcarya pAmI bolya: nA, mahAsatIjI. kahe kevI rIte ? je A vIMTI. te para konuM nAma che ?' vIMTI para dadhivAhananuM nAma joI karakaMDa vismaya pAmyo. sAdhvI bolyA. karakaMDu, sabura. mane ekavAra javA de hArA pitA pAse. ema kahI sAdhvI dadhivAhana pAse gayA ane kahyuM. "rAjana! tamArI padmAvatI rANIne hAthI laI gayo hato, te pachI tenuM zuM thayuM te tame jANo cho ?' "nahi, mahAsatIjI. huM temAMnuM kazuM jANato nathI." huM pite ja padmAvatI' sAdhvIjI belyA. 'tyAre tamane garbha hato tenuM zuM thayuM?" rAjAe AzcaryathI pUchayuM. teja A karakaMDu, ke jenI sAme tame yuddha khele che. rAjA diMgamUDha banyo. yuddha baMdha thayuM ane te karakaMDa pAse AvI premathI tene bheTayo. sAdhvIe temane dharmabodha Apyo. dadhivAhana rAjA vairAgya pAmya ane caMpAnagarInuM rAjya karakaMDane seMpI dIkSA laI cAlI nIkaLyo. have karakaMDu nyAyapUrvaka rAjya calAve che. karakaMkune gAyanA gokuLa bahu priya hatA. ekavAra eka bALa-vAcharaDAne joI tene tenA para khUba prema thayo. tethI teNe govALane kahyuM. A gAyane tame dohaze nahi ane saghaLuM dudha A vAcharaDAne pIvarAvI deje. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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gevALe te pramANe karyuM. eTale vAcharaDe zarIramAM hRSTapRSTa thayo. te dekhI karaDane ghaNe AnaMda thayo. samaya jatAM te vAcharaDe gharaDo thaze. tethI te azakta ane nirbaLa banI gaye. ekavAra karakaMDee gevALane pUchayuM. pelo vAcharaDe kyAM gaye ? govALe vRddha ane azakta thayelA vAcharaDe batAvyo. tarata rAjA camakyA. teNe mana sAthe vicAra karyo; ahe, vAcharaDAnI aMte A dazA ! zuM tyAre jagatamAM janmelA sau koIne A sthitie pahoMcavAnuM ! kharekhara jagyuM te javAnuM che, khIlyuM te avazya karamAvAnuM che. udaya pAmyuM te asta thavAnuM che. to mAre zA mATe AtmakalyANa na sAdhavuM. ema AtmabhAvanA bhAvatAM karakapune tyAMja jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. tarata teNe svayameva paMcamuSTi leca karyo ane dIkSA lIdhI. sakhta tapa japa saMvara karI hRdayanI ucca bhAvanAne vikasAvatAM te kaivalyajJAna pAmyA ane mokSamAM gayA. (pratyeka buddha). 57 kalAvatI. devazALa nagaranA vijayasena rAjAne zrImatI nAmanI rANIthI eka putrI thaI hatI. tenuM nAma kalAvatI. teNunuM rUpa athAga hatuM. ekavAra eka citrakAre kalAvatInuM citra AlekhIne magadha dezamAM AvelA zaMkhapura gAmanA zaMkha rAjAne te batAvyuM. zaMkharAjA te saundarya mudhAnI chabI joIne mohavaza banyo; ane citrakArane tine paricaya pU. citrakAre te kalAvatInA citrane paricaya ApI, te kanyA avivAhita hovAnuM jaNAvyuM, eTale zaMkharAjAne kalAvatI sAthe lagna karavAnI IcchA thaI. tyAre citrakAre kahyuM mahArAjA. te surUpa kanyAne evo niradhAra che ke teNInA pUchelA cAra praznono je kaI javAba Ape, tene ja te kanyA vare. vaLI rAjana, vijayasenanI sabhAmAM ApanA sarvaguNa saMpannapaNAnI vAta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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67 thaI che, tethI ja huM Apane maLavA AvyA chuM. vaLI e mahinA pachI tene svayaMvara thavAneA che, te daramyAna Apa sarasvatI devInu ArAdhana karazeA, te devakRpAe Apa teNInA praznonA javAkhA ApavAmAM ane teNIne paraNavAmAM bhUita thaI zakazo. bIjA divasathI zaMkharAjA sarasvatI devInI upAsanA karavA lAgyA. teNe akhaMDa brahmacarya vrata lIdhuM. rAjAnI ananya bhaktithI sarasvatI devI tenA para prasanna thaI, ane rAjA sanmukha AvI UbhI. varadAna mAgavAnu kahetAM rAjAnI IcchA mujaba ' tathAstu kahI devIe kahyuM:--rAjana! svayaMvaramAM jaIne tamAre vacce ubhA karelA staMbhanI putaLI para hAtha mUkavA eTale te putaLI tenA cAra praznonA javAba Apaze ane kalAvatI tamArI sAthe paraNaze. " devInA kahevA pramANe rAjAe svayaMvara maDapamAM jaI te pramANe karyuM eTale kalAvatIe za'kharAjAne puSpahAra paherAvyA ane vidhipUka lagna *yA thaI. thADAka divasa pitRpakSamAM rahI, kalAvatI za'kharAjA sAthe zaMkhapuramAM AvI. kalAvatI sadguNI ane suzIla hAvAthI sarvAMtra prazaMsA pAmI, ane manuSya sabaMdhInA vividha sukhA bhAgavavA lAgI. sukhabhAga bhAgavatAM teNIne garbha rahyo. ganuM surakSitapaNe rakSaNa karatAM ATha mAsa vyatita thayA, eTale kalAvatIne piyaramAM teDI javA mATe jayasena nAmanA tenA bhAI e peAtAnI bahena vAste suMdara kherakhAM ane vastrAbhUSaNA laI mANase meAkalyA. kherakhAM vagere joi kalAvatI atyaMta harSa pAmI. za`kharAjAne kalAvatI para atizaya sneha hAvAthI teNIne piyara meAkalavAnI nA kahI, eTale Avela mANasA vidAya thayA. A tarapha kalAvatI, bhAI e meAkalelAM kherakhAM kAMDApara paherI bhAInI prazaMsA karatI, dAsI pratye kahevA lAgI. ahA ! temane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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mArA para kevo sneha che, ke AvA suMdara berakhAM ane vastrAbhUSaNa mArA mATe mokalyA ! aho ! huM temane kyAre maLuM! A zabdo kalAvatInA mukhamAMthI nIkaLatA hatA, tevAmAM ja zaMkharAjA teNunA mahela pAsethI nIkaLe, ane A zabdo teNe sAMbhaLyA. sAMbhaLatAM ja te kalAvatI para vahemAya. tenI najaramAM kalAvatI kulaTA lAgI. teNe kalAvatIne dhRSThatApUrvaka tyAga karavAno nizcaya karyo. mahelamAM AvI rAjAe be caMDALAne bolAvIne kahyuM ke tame hamaNuM ja rANI kalAvatIne kALAM vastro paherAvI, kALA rathamAM besADI jaMgalamAM laI jAva ane tyAM teNInA baMne kAMDA berakhAM sAthe kApI mArI pAse hAjara karo. hukamano amala thaI gaye. kalAvatI mAthe AveluM saMkaTa sahana karavA hiMmatavAna banI ane parama pavitra navakAramaMtranuM smaraNa karatI kALAM vastro paherI rathamAM beThI. ratha araNya tarapha cAlyo. madhya jaMgalamAM ratha bhAvavAmAM Avyo. caMDALAe kalAvatIne nIce utArIne kahyuM -bahena ! amAre duHkha sAthe kahevuM paDe che ke mahArAjAno hukama che ke tamArA baMne kAMDA berakhAM sAthe kApI nAkhIne mahArAjAne svAdhIna karavA. kalAvatI A sAMbhaLI kaMpI uThI. teNe potAnA bhAgyane doSa ApatA kahyuM -bhale bhAIo ! svAmInuM kuzaLa ha ! khuzIthI temanI AjJA pramANe varte, ema kahI hiMmatapUrvaka teNue pitAnA baMne hAtha kApI nAkhavA mATe caMDALA sanmukha laMbAvyA; eTale caMDALAe tenA be hAtha taravAranA eka eka jhaTakAthI kApI nAkhyA. kalAvatI bezuddha banI jamIna para DhaLI paDI. caMDALa kapAyelAM kAMDAM laI rAjamahAlyane mArge vaLyA. DIka vAre zuddhi AvyA bAda kalAvatI prabhu smaraNa karatI ekAkI beThI che, tevAmAM pAse vahetI sarItA tarapha tenI daSTi gaI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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69 tRSAtura thayelI satI pANI pIvA sarItA taTe pahoMcI. evAmAM ekAeka pANInu pUra AvyuM; jemAM kalAvatI taNAI jAya tevI paristhiti utpanna thaI. AvI kalaMkita avasthAmAM tenu mRtyu thAya, e lAvatIne ISTa na lAgyuM. eTale te vizuddha bhAve prabhu smaraNa karatAM khAlI:--he nAtha ! je meM Aja sudhI sAcA manathI pati sevA karI hAya, svapnamAM paNa patinuM ahita yuiM na hoya, ane huM pavitra ja houM, te! A nadInu pUra AsarI jajo ane mhArA ane hAtha navapavita thaze. satInA mukhamAMthI uparanA zabdo nIkaLatAM ja nadInA pravAha ekadama zAMta thaI gayA, ane tenA kapAyelAM kAMDAM punaH sajIvana thayAM. ahi kalAvatIe eka vRkSanI ethe Azraya lIdhe ane eka putra ratnanA janma ApyA. jaMgalamAM putraneA prasava thavAtho kalAvatIne khUba lAgI AvyuM; parantu karmanuM paribaLa samajI, saghaLuM teNIye samabhAve sahana karyuM. evAmAM eka tApasa tyAM AvI caDayA. dayAthI te kalAvatI tathA tenA bALakane pAtAnA maDhamAM laI gayA ane tene tApasaNInA sahavAsamAM mUkyA. kalAvatI ahiM dharma dhyAnamAM samaya pasAra karavA lAgI. bIjI taraph caMDALAe kalAvatInA kAMDAM kherakhAM sahita zaMkha rAjAne soMpyA. kherakhAMnI suMdaratA ane kArIgIrI joI rAjA Azcaya pAmyA. vadhu bArIkAIthI jotAM teNe kherakhAM para ' jayasena' evuM nAma vAMcyuM. te vAMcatAM ja rAjAne prAsakA paDayA. te samajyA ke kherakhAM kalAvatInA bhAInA mAkalAvelAM che ane tethI ja teNI tenA bhAI paranA asIma sneha vyakta karatI haze ! ahA ! huM kevA duSTa ke pUratI tapAsa karyAM vagara kalAvatI jevI pavitra strI para vahemAyA, ane teNInI durdazA karAvI. ahA ! have teNIne kyAM patto lAgaze? ema vicAratAM rAjAnu hRdaya muMjhAyuM; kalAvatInA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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70 patto na maLe te dehatyAga karavAno nizcaya karI rAjAe tenI zodha mATe comera gheDesvAre doDAvyA. jaMgalamAM satIne meLApa thatAM anucaroe rAjAnI sthiti varNavIne, teNIne rAjyamAM AvavAnuM kahyuM. kalAvatI zaMkhapuramAM AvI, rAjAne praNAma karyA. rAjAe tenI kSamA mAgI, te sAthe teNInA sAjA thayelAM kAMDA joI te Azcaryamugdha banyo ane tenI pavitratAnI vadhu khAtrI thaI. rAjA ane rANuM tyArapachI sukhapUrvaka rahevA lAgyA. ekavAra eka sthavara muni zaMkhapuramAM padhAratA rAjA rANI temanAM darzane gayA. kalAvatIe potAnA para AvelAM kalaMkanuM kAraNa munine pUchayuM. munie kahyuM -he satI, pUrve tuM sucanA nAme rAjakanyA hatI, ane zaMkha rAjAne jIva eka pipaTa hato. te piTane teM pALyo hato. ekavAra te tArI pAsethI uDI gaye, tethI tene tenA para krodha thaze. te popaTane jhADaparathI te mANaso dvArA pakaDI maMgAvyo ane gussAnA AvezamAM teM tenI baMne pAMkho chedI nAkhI. pUrvabhavanuM A vaira A vakhate zaMkha rAjAe vALyuM. tethI temaNe hArA baMne hAtha kApI nakhAvyA. mATe pApa karma karatAM pahelAM vicAra karo ane dharmanuM zaraNa levuM. A upadeza sAMbhaLI baMnee jAtismaraNa jJAna thatAM tyAM dIkSA lIdhI, ane cAritra pALI devalokamAM gayA; tyAMthI mahA videhamAM janma dharI teo mokSamAM jaze. 58 kAmadeva zrAvaka caMpA nagarI, kAmadeva nAme gAthApati, bhadrA nAme temanI strI, riddhi siddhine pAra nahi, cha kroDa sonaiyA jamInamAM, cha kroDa vyApAramAM, cha koDa ghara vakharImAM, ane cha gokula hatAM. kAmadeva Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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zrAvaka te sarvanA upabhegamAM AnaMdathI divaso pasAra karatA hatA. eka vAra prabhu mahAvIra padhAryA. kAmadeva, ANaMda zrAvakanI jema prabhune vaMdana karavA gayA. prabhunA apUrva upadezathI pratibaMdha pAmyA, ane zrAvakanA bAra vRta aMgIkAra karyA. niyamanuM barAbara pAlana karatAM keTalAka varSo vityA bAda gharano saghaLo kArabhAra jyeSTha putrane sapI kAmadeva dharma kAryane mATe nivRtta thayA. eka vAra ardha rAtrIe kAmadeva zrAvaka pauSadhavRta karIne AtmadhyAna dharatAM kAyotsargamAM ubhA hatA, tevAmAM temane dhyAnathI calAvavA mATe eka mithyAtva daSTi deva bhayaMkara pizAcanuM rUpa dhAraNa karIne temanI pAse AvyA ane bolyA he kAmadeva, hArA lIdhelAM vRta tuM choDI de, nahitara A taravArathI tArAM zarIranAM TukaDe TukaDA karI nAkhuM chuM. A sAMbhaLI kAmadeva jarA paNa kSobha pAmyA vinA dhyAnamAM sthira ja rahyA. pharIthI te deve hAthInuM rUpa karIne kAmadevane khUba karyA, chatAM kAmadeva nizcaLa rahyA. punaH deve sarpanuM rUpa karI kuMphADA mAryA ane tINa jherI dAMtathI DaMkha dIdho. kAmadevane asahya vedanA thaI, paraMtu te pitAnA dhyAnathI jarA paNa DagyA nahi. ema siMha, vAgha, hAthI vagere aneka rUpe vikurtIne deve kAmadeva zrAvakane tenA vRtathI DagAvavA ghaNA parisaha AkhyA; chevaTe te deva thAkyo ane avadhi jJAna mUkIne joyuM to kAmadevane potAnA kAryotsargamAM merU parvatanI jema aDola joyAM. tethI deve pitAnuM asala svarUpa dhAraNa karI kahyuM:-"dhanya che kAmadeva zrAvaka hamArI Tekane, zakeMdra devatAnI sabhAmAM tamArI draDhatAnI prazaMsA meM jevI sAMbhaLI te barAbara che. avinaya mATe huM tamArI kSamA mAguM chuM. mAre aparAdha tame kSamA kajo." eTaluM kahI te deva svasthAnake cAlyA gayA. savAra thayuM, kAmadeve pauSadhazALAmAM sAMbhaLyuM ke prabhu mahAvira padhAryA che. tethI te pauSadha pAryA pahelAM ja prabhune vaMdana karavA gayA. prabhue pariSadane dharmadha Ape, ane kAmadevane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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T . thaelA upasaMgeitu khyAna karI, kAmadevanI mAphaka vRtta niyamamAM dRDha rahIne, devatA, manuSya, tiryaMcanA upasargIne samabhAve sahana karavAnI prabhue pariSadane dezanA dIdhI. kAmadeva prabhune vAMdI, pauSadha pArIne ghera gayA. tyArabAda zrAvakanI 11 pratimA grahaNa karIne, ane aMtima avasare sArA karIne kAmadeva zrAvaka kALadharma pAmI pahelA sudha devalokamAM gayA, ane tyAMthI mahAvideha kSetramAM janmI meAkSamAM jaze. 59 kAtiaeka zeTha munisuvrata bhagavAnanA vakhatamAM mahA zrAvata evA kArtika nAmanA zeTha hatA. te zuddha deva, guru ane dharma e triratnane anusaranAra hatA. temane tyAM athAga samRddhi sAthe 1008 gumAstA hatA. kArtika zeThe munisuvrata bhagavAna pAse zrAvakanA bAra vrata dhAraNa karyA hatA. eka vakhata anya darzanI evA rAjAnA gurU te nagaramAM padhAryAM. saghaLA loko temanA darzane gayA. paraMtu kArtika zeTha gayA nahi. evAmAM kAI te zenA vairIe gurunA kAna bhaMbheryAM ke bhale AkhuM nagara tamArAM darzane Ave, parantu kArtika zeTha te Ave ja nahi. AthI guru AvezamAM AvI gayA ane kheAlyA, ke jyAre huM te zeThane namAvuM tyAre ja kharA! AvA vicAra karI eka divase te rAjagurue evI zarate rAjAne tyAM jamavAnuM AmaMtraNa svIkAryuM ke kArtika zeThanA vAMsA para thALa mUkIne jamADavAmAM Ave. rAjAe A zarata paNa svIkArI. bIje divase kArtika zeThane rAjAe peAtAne tyAM khelAvyA ane vAta vidita karI. kArtika zeThane rAjAnA hukaane tAbe thavuM paDayuM. te rAjagurunA kheALAmAM mAthuM mUkIne nIcA namyA, eTale temanA vAMsA para tApase thALa mUkI bhAjana karyuM. garama bheAjananA prabhAve zeTha kaMIka dAjhayA paNa kharA. tyAra pachI peAtAne vicAra thayA, ke saMsAramAM rahevAthI rAjAnA AvA hukamane tAme Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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73 thavuM paDayuM, te dhikkAra che A saMsArane. ema vicArI, temaNe cAritravrata aMgIkAra karyuM ane ugra tapazcaryA tathA saMyamanA prabhAve teo kALa karIne saudharma nAmaka prathama devalokanA I-zakendrapaNe utpanna thayA. temanA vAMsA para thALa mUkI jamanAra tApasa mRtyu pAmIne te zakrendrane airAvata hAthInuM rUpa karanAra e AjJAdhina deva che. ahiM avadhijJAna vaDe jotAM te devane bhAna thayuM ke gatabhavamAM A I kArtika zeTha hatA, ane huM tenA vA para ja hato, te A vakhate te mArA para svArI kema kare ? evA vicArathI teNe be hAthI vikavyuM. jemAMnA eka para kendra pitAne daMDa mUkI bIjA para beThA. eTale te tApasa deve trIjo hAthI banAvyuM. ema tApasa rUpa vadhArato jAya ane Idra ekeka vastu mUkatA jAya. AthI Ide avadhijJAnathI joyuM to tene jaNAvyuM ke pUrvabhavane vairI tApasa deva thayA che, ane potAnA uccatvapaNAnA abhimAne te A saghaLI mAyA race che, AthI I ke tenA para vajana prahAra karyo eTale te airAvata hAthI vaza thaI sIdhe cAlyA; ane vikulA rUpa saMkelI lIdhA. tIrthakaranA janmotsava vakhate, dIkSA vakhate, vArSika dAna ApatI vakhate tIrthaMkara pAse ubhA rahevuM e vagere kriyAo zakendrane karavAnI hoya che. 60 kAlIkumAra rAjagRhI nagarInA zreNika rAjAnI kALI rANInI kukSie kAlIkumArano janma thayo hato. tenA oramAna bhAI keNikane pitAnA pitA zreNika rAjA pAsethI rAjya paDAvI levAmAM teNe madada karI hovAthI, tene bIjA nava bhAIonI mAphaka rAjyamAM bhAga maLyo hato. eTale magadha ane aMga dezanuM rAjya agIyAra bhAge vaheMcAyuM hatuM. kAlakumAra potAnA rAjyano vahivaTa keNika pAse caMpAnagarImAM rahIne karate. keNikane vihalla ane hAsa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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74 nAmanA be sagA bhAI e hatA. teone rAjyamAMthI bhAga ApyA na hatA, paNa zreNike temane siMcAnaka nAmanA gadha hasti ane aDhArasarA vakahAra Apetra hatA. vihallakumAra va'kahAra paherI, hAthI para besI gaMgAmAM jaLakrIDA karavA jatA. te joI kANinI strI padmAvatIe te hAra ane hAthI tenI pAsethI laI levAnuM potAnA svAmIne kahyuM. prathama te| zreNika tema karavA kabula na thayA, paNa strI hane vaza banI, kANike vihallakumAra pAse hAra ane hAthI mAgyA. vihalse kahyuM:~ kALakumArAdi 10 bhAI ene tame rAjyamAM bhAga ApyA che, teve bhAga mane paNa rAjyamAMthI Ape, eTale mane A hAra ane ha!thI tamane ApI devAmAM harakata nathI. kANike rAjyamAMthI bhAga ApavAnuM kabula na karyuM, ane baLAtkAre te hAra ane hAthI laI levA mATe tene dhamakI ApI. AthI vihallakumAra chAnAmAnA potAnA dAdA ( mAnAbApa ) ceDArAjA ( ceTakarAjA ) pAse vizALA nagarImAM jatA rahyo. A vAtanI khabara paDatAM kANike te hAra ane hAthI meAkalI ApavAnuM ane je te pramANe na bane teA yudda karavA taiyAra thavAnuM kaheNa mAklAgyuM. ceDA rAjA yuddha karavA taiyAra thayA. kANike potAnA daze bhAI enI madadathI ceDA rAjA para caDAI karI. kaNika pAse agIyAre jaNanuM thaI 33 hajAra dhADA, 33 hajAra hAthI, 33 hajAra ratha ane 33 karoDa pAyadaLa jeTaluM lazkara hatuM. ceDA rAjAe paNa kAzI ane kauzala ( ayeAdhyA ) dezanA 18 rAjAne kahevaDAvyuM ke vihallakumArane tenA dvAra hAthI sAthe capAnagarImAM pAcho mAkalI devA ke kema ? javAbamAM A aDhAre dezanA rAjAoe hAra hAthI vagere pAchAM na ApatAM, yuddhu karavAnI salAha ApI, te sAthe teo pAtapeAtAnu sainya laI laDavA mATe ceDA rAjAnI madade AvyA. A vakhate ceDArAjA pAse 57 hajAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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hAthI, 57 hajAra gheDA, 57 hajAra ratha ane 57 kareDa pAyadaLanuM lazkara thayuM. baMne vacce sAmasAmuM dANu yuddha thayuM. temAM ceDArAjAnA hAthathI kAlI-kumAra maraNa pAme ane cothI narakamAM gaye. tyAM te daza sAgarepamanI sthiti bhogavI, tyAMthI nIkaLI mahAvideha kSetramAM avataraze ne mokSa jaze. 61 kAlIrANuM. te rAjagRha nagaranA zreNika rAjAnI rANI hatI. keNike zreNikanI gAdI para besatAM, tenA putra kAlIkumArane rAjyamAM bhAga Apela, tethI te pitAnA putra sAthe keNikanI rAjyadhAnI caMpA nagarImAM rahetI. keNikane hAra hAthI mATe ceDA rAjA sAthe vigraha thaye temAM kAlIkumAra keNikanI madade gayA, tyAM ceDA rAjAnA hAthe tenuM mRtyu thayuM. A vakhate bhagavAna mahAvIra caMpAnagarInA udyAnamAM samesaryA hatA. prabhunA darzane jatAM kAlIrANue pitAnA putranuM zuM thaze ema pUchatAM prabhue tenA mRtyu samAcAra ApyA, * baMne vacce ghaNuM divasa sudhI yuddha cAlyuM temAM kAlI Adika daze kumAra ceTaka rAjAnA eka eka bANathI mRtyu pAmyA. AthI keNika bhaya pAmyo. teNe pitAnA mitra devanI ArAdhanA karI. deva Avyo. tene keNike ceTaka rAjAne saMhAra karavAnuM kahyuM, tyAre deve kahyuM ke prabhu mahAvIranA parama bhakta ceTakarAjAne ame kAMI paNa nukazAna karI zakIye ema nathI. paNa jo tuM kahe, te tAruM rakSaNa karIe. keNike hA kahI, eTale deve ceDArAjAne tyAMthI upADIne bIje mU, jethI kaNikane vijaya thayo. zreNike vizALa nagarIne ujajaDa karI mUkI. A yuddhamAM 1 karoDa 80 lAkha manuSyone saMhAra thayA hatA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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76 tethI teNIne tyAM mUcha AvI. paraMtu bhagavAne bodha ApavAthI teNIne vairAgya upajyo ane prabhu pAse cAritra laI te caMdanabALA sAdhvI pAse rahI. guruNInI AjJA laI teNe ratnAvalI tapa karI zarIra zekavI nAkhyuM. ATha varSanI dIkSA paryAya pachI aMta samaye eka mAsanuM anazana karI, kALI-sAdhvI kevalyajJAna pAmI mokSamAM gayA. dara kAlIkumArI. AmalakaMpA nagarImAM kAla nAmane gAthApati rahe. tene kAlazrI nAmanI patnI hatI. tenAthI tene eka putrI thaI. tenuM nAma kAlIkumArI. te yauvanapaNuM pAmI, paNa tenuM zarIra vRddhA jevuM dekhAtuM hatuM. hAtha, paga, stanAdi sarva avayavo vRddha strI jevA dekhAtAM. te avivAhitA ja rahI. ekavAra te pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanI dezanA sAMbhaLavA gaI. tyAM tene vairAgya thavAthI mAtApitAnI rajA laIne te dIkSita banI. puSpaculA nAmanA AryAjI pAse teNe 11 aMga bhaNI ane ugra tapa saMyama ArAdhavA lAgI. paraMtu karmavazAta pAchaLathI te AcAramAM zithila banI; ane zarIranI vibhuSA-suzruSA karavA lAgI. hAtha, paga, moTuM, mAthuM temaja zarIranA anyAnya avayavo te dhotI; uThavAnI jagyAe pANI chAMTIne pachI te besatI. AvAM kAryo na karavAnuM puSpagulA AryAjIe teNIne vAraMvAra kahyuM, chatAM zithila banelI kAlIsAdhvIe te mAnyuM nahi. e rIte ghaNA kALa cAritramAM nigamana karIne, pUrva kRtyonI AlocanA lIdhA vagara aMtima anazana karI te mRtyu pAmI ane camaracaMpA kAlAvarta saka nAmaka vimAnamAM devIpaNe utpanna thaI. tyAM te aDhI palyopamanI sthiti pUrNa karI mahAvidehamAM avataraze ane mekSamAM jaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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H 63 kAsava gAthApati. rAjagRha nagaramAM kAsava nAmanA gRhasthapati raheto. teNe bhagavAna mahAvIra pAse dIkSA grahaNa karI hatI. seALa va paryaMta zudgha cAritranuM ArAdhana karyuM. guNa saMvatsarAdi mahA tapa karyAM. ane chevaTe vipula paMta para anazana karI, kaivalya jJAna pAmI meAkSamAM gayA. 64 prIti vI. bharata cakravartI pachI ayeAdhyAnI rAjagAdI para chaThTho rAjA thayA te kIrti vI . temanA pitAnu nAma aLavIya, kIrti vIya ne bharata mahArAjAnI jema arisAbhuvanamAM ja AtmAnI apUrva zreNimAM pravezatAM kaivalya jJAna thayuM hatuM. devAe sAdhuveza arpaNa karyAM ane pachI te cAritra aMgIkAra karI meAkSamAM gayA. 65 kRSNArANI. te zreNika mahArAjAnI rANI hatI. tene putra, ceDArAjA ane kANika vaccenA yudda saMgrAmamAM marAye, e jANI teNe kALI rANInI mAphaka bhagavAna mahAvIranI dezanA sAMbhaLI dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. tapamAM vAsihanI kriyAne tapa karyAM. 11 varSanI sayama paryAyane aMte te kaivalyajJAna pAmI meAkSamAM gayA. 66 kRSNa vAsudeva. vasudeva rAjAnI devakI nAmaka rANInA te putra hatA. temane janma temanA mAmA kaMsane tyAM mathurAmAM thayA hatA. kaMsane atimukta munie kahelu ke A tamArI bena devakIne je sAtameA bALaka thaze, te tane mAraze. AthI yuktipUrvaka vasudevane samajAvI, devakInI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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prasutikriyA pitAne tyAM karAvavAnI mAgaNI karI. vasudeve te kabula rAkhI. tyArabAda devakIe prasavelAM cha bALake devanI mAyAthI sulatAne tyAM gayA, ane sulasAne janmelAM mRta bALake devakIne tyAM AvyA. have sAtamA putraprasavanI kaMsa rAha jovA lAgyo. teNe cekIdArane sakhta cetavaNI ApI. paraMtu jenuM puNya prabaLa heya ane bhAvi nirmANa heya te keNa mithyA karI zake. yoga evo banyo ke barAbara sAtame mahine devakIe sAtamA bALaka zrI kRSNane janma Ape. denA prabhAve cekIdAre uMghamAM ghoratA hatA. devoe te kRSNa bALakane sAvadhAnIthI uMcakI lIdho ane tene laI jaIne gekula nAmaka grAmamAM naMda nAmaka govALane tyAM mUkyA. tyAM kRSNa meTA thayA ane kaMsane vadha karyo. paraMtu zrI kRSNa te vakhate jarAsaMghanI bIkathI pazcima bhaNI cAlyA gayA. tyAM devatAoe tene mATe dvArikAnagarI vasAvI ApI. sarva yAdavoe temane rAjyAsane besADI rAjA tarIke svIkAryA. A vAtanI khabara paDatAM prativAsudeva jarAsaMghe kRSNa vAsudeva para caDAI karI, paraMtu temAM jarAsaMgha marAyo. pachI bIjA dezo zrIkRSNa jItyA ane e rIte teo che khaMDanA adhipati thayA. te vakhate pAMDe temanA nikaTanA sagA ane nehIo hatA. temanA vakhatamAM zrI kRSNanA kAkA samudravijaya rAjAnA putra zrI neminAtha tIrthakara thayA. zrI kRNu prabhu nemanAthanA ananya bhakta hatA. zrIkRSNane rUkSmaNuM, satyabhAmA, rAdhA, padmAvatI Adi ghaNI rANIo hatI. temanA nAnAbhAI gajasukumAre sagapaNa karelI kanyAne cheDI, pravaryA laI, tapa karavA smazAnamAM vAsa karyo hato, tyAM temanA sasarA somila brAhmaNanA upasargathI zrI gajasukumAre mokSamAM vAsa karyo. A khabarathI bhAInA A vedanAjanaka mRtyuthI zrI kRSNane ghaNuM lAgI AvyuM. pitAnuM mRtyu kevI rIte thaze e bAbata zrI nemanAthane pUchatAM prabhue zrI kRSNane kahyuM ke tArI dvArakAnagarI devanA kepe baLaze ane jarAkuMvaranA hAthe tAruM mRtyu thaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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79 AthI bhaya pAmI zrI kRSNe jIvanamAM satkAryo karavAnuM paNa lIdhuM. te dIkSA tA na laI zakayA, tema zrAvakanA tratA paNa grahaNa na karI zakyA, parantu temaNe dvArikA nagarImAM evA paDahu vagaDAvyA ke je koIne dIkSA levI haze tenuM tamAma kharca zrI kRSNe Apaze, ane temanA vAlIvArasAnu pote rakSaNa karaze. AthI dhaNAe e A sagavaDathI dIkSA lIdhI. A uparAMta aneka satkarmoM vaDe zrIkRSNe tIrthaMkara nAma ka upArjana karyuM ane teo have pachInA utsarpiNI kALamAM amamanAtha nAmanA tIrthaMkara thaze. Akhare dvaipAyana nAmanA agnikumAra devanA kopathI dvArikAnagarI baLI, agninI ceAmera krI vaLelI vALA rokavA zrIkRSNa zaktimAna na thayA, eTale zrIkRSNa tathA baLadeva, eka rathamAM potAnA pitA vasudeva ane mAtA devakIne esADI, pote ratha hAMkIne jevA ja dvArikA nagarInA daravAjAnI ahAra nIkaLyA, ke tarata ja te daravAjo tUTI paDayo ane peAtAnA mAbApa temAM cagadAI mRtyu pAmyA. baMne bhAi jhaDapabhera tyAMthI nAsI chUTayA ane vagaDAmAM gayA. tyAM zrIkRSNane khUba tRSA lAgI. aLabhadra pANInI zeAdha mATe cAlyA gayA. tevAmAM je jhADa pAse zrIkRSNa. beThA hatA, tyAM jarAkuvaranA hAthathI chUTeluM eka khANu AvyuM ane te zrIkRSNanA kapALamAM vAgyuM. kAramI cIsa pADI zrI kRSNe tyAM eka hajAra varSanuM AyuSya pUrNa karI mRtyu pAmyA zauya pura nagaranI bahAra AzramamAM parAzara nAmanA tApasa hatA. teNe yamunA dvIpamAM jai koi nIca kanyA sAthe bhAvilAsa ryAM; pariNAme eka putra thayA. tenuM nAma dvaipAyana. dvaipAyana AgaLa jatAM brahmacArI parivrAjaka thayA ane yAdavAnA sahavAsamAM maitribhAvathI rahevA lAgyA. ekavAra zAMba Adi kumAre anyA ane dvaipAyanane mArI nAMkhyA. marIne thA. krodhanA niyANAthI teNe dvArikA teNe dvArikA bhasmIbhUta karI. * midarAmAM cakacUra te agnikumAra deva nagarIne nagarIne bALIne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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ane trIjI narake gayA. pAchaLathI baLabhadra AvIne bhAInA mRtyu para khUba AMsu sAryA, paNa saghaLuM vyartha gayuM. Akhare teNe zrI kRSNanI aMtaHkriyA karI. zrIkRSNa AvatI covIsImAM bharatakSetramAM 12 mA tIrthaMkara thaze. 67 2SNakumAra. zreNika rAjAnI kRSNakumArI nAmaka rANune kRSNakumAra nAme putra thayA hatA. te kalakumAranI sAthe yuddhamAM kaNikanI madade gayo. tyAM ceDA rAjAnA hAthe tenuM mRtyu thayuM ane te narakamAM gaye. tyAMthI nIkaLIne te kALakumAranI mAphaka mekSamAM jaze. 68 kuMthunAtha. vartamAna covisIne 17mA tIrthakara zrI kuMthunAtha hastinApuranA sura nAmaka rAjAnI zrI nAmanI rANInI kukSimAM, savArthasiddha vimAnamAMthI cyavIne zrAvaNa vadi 9 nI rAtre utpanna thayA. mAtAe 14 svapna joyAM. garbhakALa pure thaye vaizAka vadi 14 nA roja temane janma thayo. di kumArIkAoe zrIrANInuM sutikarma karyuM. Iddhie bhAvI tIrthakarano janmotsava ujavyo. mAtA pitAne atizaya harSa thayo. garbha vakhate mAtAe kuMthu nAme ratnasaMcaya joyelo, te uparathI putranuM nAma kuMthunAtha pADavAmAM AvyuM. bAlyAvasthA vItAvI teo yuvAvasthA pAmyA tyAre temane keTalIka surUpa kanyAo paraNAvavAmAM AvI. temanuM dehamAna 35 dhanuSyanuM hatuM. ra3750 varSanI umare teo pitAnI rAjagAdI para AvyA. 23750 varSa sudhI mAMDaLIka rAjApaNe rahyA. tyArapachI AyuddhazALAmAM cakraratna utpanna thayuM, je vaDe temaNe cha varSamAM cha khaMDa jItyA ane teo cakravartI kahevAyA. cakravartIpaNAmAM temaNe ra3750 varSa rAjya karyuM, tyAra pachI varasIdAna ApavuM zarU karyuM. te pachI temaNe eka hajAra puruSo sAthe vaizAka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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vadi pAMcame saMyama aMgIkAra karyo. 16 varSa chamasthapaNe rahyA pachI caitra zudi trIje temane kaivalyajJAna prApta thayuM. teone svayaMbhU pramukha 35 gaNadhare hatA. kuMthunAtha prabhunA zAsana parivAramAM 60 hajAra sAdhuo 6600 sAdhvIo, 179 hajAra zrAvake ane 381 hajAra zrAvikAo hatA. ra3734 varSa sudhI teo kevalya pravajyamAM rahyA, e rIte 95 hajAra varSanuM AyuSya puruM karI eka hajAra sAdhuo sAthe sameta zikhara para eka mAsanA anazane vaizAkha vadi 1 nA roja prabhu siddha thayA. 69 kuberakumAra dvArikAnA rAjA zrIkRSNanA oramAna bhAIzrI baLabhadranI dhAriNa nAmaka rANathI kuberakumAra utpanna thayA. yauvana vaya pAmatAM teo 500 strIo paraNyA, prabhu nemanAthanI dezanA sAMbhaLI vairAgya pAmyA ane zrI neminAtha pAse dIkSA aMgIkAra karIne temaNe 14 pUrvanuM jJAna meLavyuM. 20 varSanuM cAritra pALI zrI zatruMjya parvata para teo siddha thayA. (aMtakRta) 70 kuMbha rAjA teo mithilA nagarInA rAjA ane mallInAtha (malIkuMvarI) prabhunA sAMsArika pitA hatA. mallIkuMvarInA athAga rUpathI meha pAmI jitazatru vagere rAjAoe tenI kuMvarI paraNAvavA mATe kuMbharAjA pAse mAgaNI karI. kaMbharAjAe nA pADI. tethI chae rAjAoe saMpa karI mithilA nagarIne ghere ghAlya. zatrunAM apAra daLa sAme mithilApati Takkara na jhIlI zakavAthI te mahelamAM bharAI beThe. Akhare malIkuMvarInI yuktithI tene bhaya dUra thayo. malIkuMvarI ane e rAjAoe pAchaLathI dIkSA lIdhI, ane kuMbha rAjAe zrAvapaNuM aMgIkAra karyuM. (jJAtAsUtra) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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71 kaMDakAlika kapIlapuranagaramAM kuMDalika nAme gAthApati hatA. tene pUSA nAme strI hatI. riddhisiddhi paNa ghaNI ja hatI. prabhu mahAvIrane upadeza sAMbhaLI te paNa kAmadevanI mAphaka zrAvaka thayA ane pavitra jIvana gALavA lAgyA. ekavAra madhyAhakALe pitAnI nAmAMkita mudrikA (vITI) utArIne, prabhu mahAvIra pAsethI lIdhelAM vratanuM zAMtacitte smaraNa karatA hatA, tevAmAM eka deva temanI pAse Avyo ane kahyuM: he zrAvaka, zALAne dharma sAce che, ane mahAvIrane dharma cheTe che. kemake gozALa kahe che ke je thavAnuM hoya teja thAya che, ane mahAvIra kahe che ke udyama karavAthI thAya che. te gozALAnuM kathana satya che; mATe mahAvIra pAsethI lIdheluM vrata choDI de, nAhaka tapa japa karI zA mATe AtmAne zoSe che! tyAre kaMDakolike kahyuM: dharma te prabhu mahAvIrane ja satya che; he deva, tuM ahiMja je ke tuM devanI je riddhisiddhi pAmyo, te zAnA pratApe? te udyama na karyo hota to tane temAMnuM kazuM na maLata. mATe prabhuno ja prarUpelo dharma satya che, anya dharmanI huM svapnAmAMya IrachA na karuM. tenI tAre khAtrI rAkhavI. upara pramANe sAMbhaLI deva stabdha thaI gayuM. teNe kuMDalikanI daDhatAnA vakhANa karyA. pachI te deva tyAMthI svasthAnake gaye. tyArabAda putrane gRhakAryabhAra soMpI kuMDalika saMsAra kAryamAMthI nivRtta thayA. 11 pratimA vahana karIne, eka mAsane saMthAro bhegavI kALa karIne te saudharma devalokamAM devapaNe utpanna thayA ane tyAMthI mahAvidehamAM janma laI mokSa pAmaze. 7ra kezIsvAmI teo bhagavAna pArzvanAthanA ziSya hatA. mati, kRta ane avadhijJAnI hatA. cAritravaMta, kSamAvaMta, mahAtapasvI, yazavaMta, jJAnavaMta Adi anupama lakSaNe vaDe teo zobhAyamAna hatA. aneka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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ziSyothI parivartelA zrI kezI svAmI ekavAra zrAvastI nagarInA hiMduka nAmanA udyAnamAM padhAryA. eja arasAmAM bhagavAna mahAvIranA prathama gaNadhara zrI IdrabhUti urphe gautama svAmI paNa te ja zrAvastI nagarInA keSTaka nAmaka udyAnamAM aneka ziSya sahita padhAryA. A baMne mahApuruSonA ziSya zaheramAM gaucarI arthe nIkaLatA bhegA thayA. baMne jainadharmI sAdhuo hovA chatAM eka bIjAne judA jude veza jeI paraspara teone zaMsaya thayo ke AnuM kAraNa zuM haze? ubhaya ziSyavRMde potapotAnA gurUne A vAta karI. AthI zrI gautama gaNadhare vicAryuM ke bha. pArzvanAthanA ziSya mArAthI meTA gaNAya, mATe niyama pramANe mAre kezI svAmIne vaMdana karavA javuM joIe. ema vicArI zrI gautama siMduka vanamAM zrI kezI gaNadhara pAse AvyA ane temane bhAvayukta vaMdana karyuM. kezI svAmIe paNa temane sarakAra karI gya Asane besADyA. A vakhate zrI kezI ane gautama caMdrasUrya jevA zobhavA lAgyA. anya matAvalaMbIo A kautaka jevA mATe udyAnamAM AvyA. jainadharmAnuyAyIo paNa eka bIjAnI carcA sAMbhaLavAnI utsukatAthI AvyA. devakanA devatAo paNa tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. paraspara vArtAlApa zarU thaye. temAM prathama kezI svAmIe zrI gautamane pUchavuM - he buddhimAna ! pArzvanAtha prabhue cAra mahAvratarUpa dharma kahyuM ane mahAvIra prabhue pAMca mahAvrata rUpa dharma kahyo, te A taphAvatanuM zuM kAraNa haze? zrI gautame javAba Apya-svAmina! pahelA tIrthakaranA sAdhuo saraLa ane jaDa heya che, chellA tIrthakaranA sAdhuo vAMkA ane jaDa hoya che, jyAre vaccenA ra4 tIrthaMkaranA sAdhuo saraLa ane buddhivaMta hoya che. tethI prabhue be prakArano dharma kahyo che. arthAta pahelA tIrthaMkaranA sAdhuo varAe dharma samajI zakatA nathI, ane samajyA pachI teo sArI rIte tenI ArAdhanA kare che, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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jyAre chellA tIrthakaranA sAdhuo jaldIthI samajI zake che kharA, paraMtu AcAra pAlanamAM teo zIthIla bane che. te kAraNathI pahelA ane chellA tIrthakare pAMca mahAvrato prarUpyA che ane vaccenA 22 tIrthakaree cAra mahAvate prarUpiyA che. A javAbathI kezI svAmI ghaNA satiSa pAmyA. punaH temaNe gautamanI vinaya-bhakti karIne bIjo prazna pUche. temaNe kahyuM-mahAnubhAva! pArzvanAtha bhagavAne bahumUlAM ane raMgIna vastro vAparavAnI sAdhuone chUTa ApI che, tyAre mahAvIra bhagavAne alpa mUlyavALAM ane zveta vastra paheravAnI sAdhuone AjJA karI che, te AnuM kAraNa zuM haze? zrI gautame javAba Apyo, ke chellA tIrthakaranA sAdhuo vAMkA ane jaDa hovAthI teone vastra para mohabhAva thAya, e svAbhAvika che. ane rara tIrthakaranA sAdhuo mohamAM Asakta bane tevA na hovAthI, raMgIna ane mUlyavAna vastro vAparavAnI AjJA ApI che. vaLI lIMga paNa sAdhupaNuM pALavAmAM madadagAra che, sAdhu. AcArathI bhraSTa thato hoya, te vakhate te pitAnA veza parathI paNa zaramAya ke huM jainano sAdhu chuM, mahArAthI duSkarma na sevAya. vagere vagere. uparyukta AcAra ane vezanA prazno uparAMta bIjA ghaNA prazno kezIsvAmIe pUchaLyA ane zrI gautame tenA saMtoSakAraka khulAsAo karyAH AkhI pariSad paNa AnaMda pAmI. tyArabAda kezI gaNadhare, gautama gaNadhara pAse cArane badale pAMca mahAvratanuM aMgIkaraNa karyuM. baMne gaNadhara devo pita pitAnA ziSya maMDaLa sAthe anya sthaLe vihAra karI gayA. thoDAka vakhata pachI zrI kezI svAmIne kaivalya jJAna thayuM ane teo mekSamAM gayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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73 kaikeyI. adhyA nagarInA rAjA dazarathanI te rANI hatI. kaikeyIne paraNIne AvatAM rastAmAM bIjA rAjAo sAthe dazarathane yuddha thayuM, te vakhate dazaratha rAjAnA rathanA paiDAnI khIlI nIkaLI gaI. A vakhate samayasUcakatA vAparIne rANI kaikeyIe khIlInI jagyAe pitAnI AMgaLI bharAvIne rathane cAlu rAkhyo. yuddha purUM thatAM kekeyInI AMgaLIne chuMdAIne kuro thaI gayo hato. A joI dazaratha rAjA kayI para prasanna thayA ane teNe teNIne varadAna mAgavAnuM kahyuM. kaikeyIe te varadAna prasaMge mAgI levAnuM dazaratha rAjA pAsethI vacana lIdhuM. kaikeyIne bharata nAme putra thayo. zrI rAmacaMdrajInA rAjyArohaNa vakhate kekeyIe potAnuM vacana mAgyuM ke zrI rAmane vanavAsa Apo ane pitAnA putra bharatane rAjya Apo. AthI dazaratha rAjAne ghaNe pazcAttApa thayo; paraMtu ApelA vacana pramANe tene anusaravuM paDyuM. keyI lokonA dhikkArane pAtra banI ane apamAnita dazAmAM tene pitAnuM jIvana vitAvavuM paDayuM. 74 kailAsa gAthApati. sAMketapura nAmaka nagaramAM kailAsa nAmane gAthApati rahe. teNe bhagavAna mahAvIra deva pAse cAritra lIdhuM hatuM. bAra varSa sudhI uttama prakAranuM cAritra pALI teo mekSamAM gayA. 75 kaNika - rAjagRhI nagarImAM zreNika rAjA rAjyAsana para birAjatA hatA. zreNika mahArAjAne naMdA nAmanI rANathI abhayakumAra nAme putra thayA hatA. te mahA vicikSaNa ane buddhizALI, hatA. tethI rAjyakAryabhAramAM zreNika rAjAe tene salAhakAra mukhya maMtrI banAvyuM hatuM. vaizAlaka nagarInA rAjA ane prabhu mahAvIranA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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mAmA ceTakarAjAne sAta putrIo hatI. temAM calaNa susvarUpavAna hevAthI zreNika mahArAjAe tenuM mAthuM karyuM hatuM. paNa ceTaka rAjAne niyama evo hato ke jainadhamIneja kanyA ApavI. tethI rAjA zreNika nirAza thayA hatA. (adyApi zreNika rAjA bauddha dharma hatA) abhayakumAra zreNikane vaMdana karavA AvyA ane pitAnuM nirAza vadana joI kAraNa pUchatAM zreNike celaNane paraNavAnI IcchA batAvI. abhayakumAre potAnI nipuNatAthI calaNuM rANIne meLavI ApI. rAjA zreNika celaNAne paraNyA ane tenI sAthe sukha bhogavavA lAgyA. kALAntare cellaNa rANIne garbha raho. bAda traNa mahine cellaNa rANIne rAjA zreNikanA kALajAnuM mAMsa khAvAne dehada thayo. A vAta rANathI rAjAne kema kahI zakAya? tethI niraMtara te rANI sukAvA lAgI. ekavAra tene ciMtAmagna joI zreNike pUchayuM, tyAre teNe saghaLI hakIkata jAhera karI. rAjAnI paNa ciMtA vadhI. abhaya kumArane bolAvyA, abhayakumAre AzvAsana ApI dehada pUrNa karI ApavAnuM vacana ApyuM. abhayakumAre kasAIkhAnAmAMthI pazunA udara sthAnanuM mAMsa maMgAvyuM. rAjA zreNikane eka palaMga para suvADI, maMgAveluM mAMsa tenA hadayapara kapaDAmAM vIMTIne bAMdhyuM, ane rAjA zreNikanuM mAM dekhAya tevI rIte tenA para eka cAdara oDhADI dIdhI. celaNa rANuM ne belAvIne te palaMganI pAse ja eka Asana para tene besADI. zreNika rAjAe mUcha pAmyA hoya te dekhAva zarU karyo. abhayakumAra peluM mAMsa charI vatI kApyA jatA hatA, ane tene eka vAsaNamAM mukyA hatA. mAMsa saghaLuM kapAI rahyA bAda abhayakumAre te cellaNAne ApyuM. cellaNa rANIe. te mAMsa khAdhuM ane dehada puro karyo. cellaNa prasannatApUrvaka garbhanuM rakSaNa karavA lAgI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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eka vakhata cellaNAe vicAra karyo ke A bALake garbhamAMthI ja pitAnuM mAMsa khavaDAvyuM, AgaLa jatAM A putra zo julama nahi kare! mATe A garbhane atyArathI ja nAza karavo zreyaskara che, ema dhArI cellaNa te bALakanA nAza mATe auSadha khAvA lAgI, paraMtu temAM te saphaLa thaI nahi. anukrame nava mAse putrane janma thayo. janma thatAMja cellaNae A bALakane kuLanAzaka dhArIne ukaraDAmAM phekI devarAvyo. tyAM kukaDAe A bALakanI AMgaLI karaDI khAdhI ane temAMthI lohI vahetuM hatuM. bALakane ukaraDAmAM pheMkIne jevI dAsI pAchI pharatI hatI tevAmAM ja tene zreNika rAjA maLyA. zreNike pUchatAM dAsIe sarva hakIkata jAhera karI. rAjA dAsI sAthe ukaraDAmAM gayA. tyAM A bALaka duHkhathI raDatuM hatuM. tarataja zreNike tenI AMgaLI moMmAM ghAlI lehI cusI lIdhuM ane bALakane laIne aMtaHpuramAM calaNa pAse AvyA. cellaNane Thapako ApIne A bALakanuM rakSaNa karavAnuM kahyuM cellaNa rANu udAsabhAve bALakanuM rakSaNa karavA lAgI. A bALakanI AMgaLI kukaDAe karaDI khAdhI hatI, tethI tenuM nAma "kuNika pADayuM. bAlyAvasthA vitAvI kuNika yuvAvasthAne pAmyA, tyAre tene ATha strIo paraNAvavAmAM AvI. karNika yuvarAjapade hato, ane rAjyakArabhAramAM paNa puratuM lakSa Apato hato. ekvAra kaNikane vicAra thaye ke jyAM sudhI zreNika rAjA rAbhyAsana para che tyAM sudhI mArAthI rAjya bhogavI zakAze nahi, mATe zreNikane kedakhAnAmAM pUrIne huM rAjagAdI para besuM. evo vicAra karI pitAnA oramAna vagere daza bhAIone bolAvI pitAnI IcchA jAhera karI. sarvee anumati ApI. prasaMga sAdhIne kaNike zreNika mahArAjAne kedakhAnAmAM pUrI dIdhA, ane pite rAjyagAdI para besI gayA. pachI teNe nagaramAM pitAnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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sakhta dhAka besADI dIdhI. koIpaNa mANasa zreNika rAjAne maLavA jaI zake nahi, temaja temane khAnapAna ApavAnuM paNa kaNike baMdha karAvyuM, A sAMbhaLavAthI ceplaNA rANInA duHkhanA pAra rahyo nahi, te khuba Ata dhyAna karavA lAgI. paNa zA upAya? chatAM teNI himatavAna banIne kaNika pAse gaI, ane zreNikane maLavA javAnI rajA mAgI. kuNika nA kahI zakayA nahi, tethI celaNA rANI rAja zreNikane maLavA jAya ane chAnI rIte khAvAnuM laI jane temane Ape. A pramANe keTalAka divasa vItI gayA. kuNine eka putra hatA. tenA para kaNikane ghaNIja prIti hatI. te bALakane ramADatA hatA. pAse cellA rANI kheDelI hatI. tene joI ne kuNika mAlyAH he mAtA, mArA jeTalI prIti jagatamAM kAI ne putra para haze ? rANI cellaNAe javAba ApyAH-kuNika, putra prema teA mahArAjA zreNikanA ! bAkInA bIjAne prema teA svArthI ane kSaNikaja. kuNike kAraNa pUchyuM. rANI cellaNAe kuNikanA jIvanavRttAMta kahyo ane kahyuM ke zreNikanAja pratApe tuM jIvatA rahyo che, nahi tA kyAranAye svadhAma pahoMcI gayA hota. vaLI rAjya paNa taneja ApavAnI IcchA mahArAjA zreNikanI hatI. paNa tuM teA bahu sArA putra thayA, eTale rAyalAbhane khAtara pitAne kedamAM puratAM paNa tane dayA na AvI. A sAMbhaLI kaNika kSaNabhara sthaMbhI gayA ane peAtAnA premALa pitAne du:kha ApyA badala pazcAttApa karavA lAgyA. tarataja te cellaNA rANIne kahIne zreNikane kedakhAnAmAMthI chUTA karavA mATe doDayo. luhArane elAvavA jatAM mADu' thAya tethI te pote hAthamAM eka loDhAnA daMDa laIne jela tarapha ravAnA thayA. zreNikarAjA karmanI vicitra sthiti upara vicAra karatA hatA ane pAte pAchaLathI jainadharmI banyAthI sadhaLuM duHkha samabhAva Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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pUrvaka sahana karatA hatA, tevAmAM rAjA zreNike kuNikane hAthamAM loDhAne daMDa laI jaldIthI potAnI sAme doDate Avato je. zreNike vicAra karyo ke kharekhara, A putra bApane pUrvabhavane vairI ja che; ane jarUra bhAre bhayaMkara rIte te saMhAra karaze, tethI putranA hAthathI maravuM tenA karatAM pite jAteja bharI javuM bahetara che, ema ciMtavI teNe tAla puTa viSa pitAnA moMmAM nAkhyuM ane maraNane zaraNa thayo. kuNika, pitAnA pAMjarA pAse pahoMcyA, tyAM te eNika ne mRta avasthAmAM joyA. aMtima samaye paNa pitAne meLApa na thaye jANuM tarataja te mUcha khAI jamIna para paDI gaye. zuddhimAM AvatAM te AkaMda vilApa karatA pitAnA pApane pazcAttApa karavA lAgyo. ghera AvI cellaNane vAta karI. cellaNuM paNa duHkha pAmI. kALAntare kuNika zekamukta thayA ane rAja bhegavavA lAgyo. 76 kauzalyA. ayodhyAnA dazaratha rAjAnI te rANI ane zrI rAmacaMdrajInI mAtA hatI. te mahA pativratA ane dharmaparAyaNa hatI. soLa satIonI prazastimAM tenuM nAma mukhya che. tenuM zakya pratyenuM, ziokyanA putro pratyenuM ane Itara jano pratyenuM prazaMsanIya vartana eja tenAM udArapaNAne paricaya karAve che. kauzalyA jevI sannArIo A jagata para janma ane prema-vAtsalyathI pitAnI sumadhuratAne parAga jagata para vahete kare eja bodha kauzalyAnA jIvanamAMthI -sau koIne maLe che. 77 kesa. mathurA nagarImAM ugrasena rAjA rAjya karate. tene dhAriNI nAmanI rANI hatI. tenAthI kaMsane janma thaze. kaMsa jyAre garbhamAM -ha, tyAre tenI mAtA dhAriNune pitAnA kALajAnuM mAMsa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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khAvAne dehada thayela. AthI garbhane aniSTakArI samajI, kaMsane janma thatAMja raNue tene kAMsAnI peTImAM ghAlI, kaMsanA pitAnA nAmanI mudrikA tene paherAvI, nadImAM tarato mUko. taratI taratI. te peTI saurIpuratA eka vaNikane hAtha AvI, teNe temAMthI A bALakane kADhaye ane tenuM pAlana karavA lAgyo. AgaLa jatAM te tephAnI thavAthI vaNike tene vasudeva rAjAne seM. vasudeve tene yuddhakaLA zIkhavI. tyArapachI kaMse siharatha rAjAne pakaDyo ane jIvayazA nAmaka rAjakanyA paro. pachI teNe ugrasena pAsethI mathurAnuM rAjya meLavyuM, ane pitAne kedamAM pUryo. vasudeva ane kaMsane mitrAcArI hatI. A mitrAcArInA badalAmAM kaMse potAnA kAkA devaka rAjanI dIkarI devakI vasudevane paraNAvI. A utsava vakhate chavayazAe atimukta muninI mazkarI karelI. tenA badalAmAM atimukta munie tene kahyuM ke A devakIne sAtame garbha tamArA kuLane ane tamArA patine nAza karaze. AthI chavayazA gabharAI gaI. A vAta teNe pitAnA pati kasane kahI. kaMse devakInI suvAvaDe pitAne tyAM karAvI; parantu tene nAza karanAra kRSNa te. daivayoge jIvato ja rahI gayA. devakIne avatarelA prathamanA cha garbho mAyA vaDe sulasAne tyAM mUkAyA hatA, ane sulatAnA mRta bALake devakInI godamAM paDyA hatA, jene patthara sAthe aphALIne kesa pitAnA vaira badala satiSa pAmIne pheMkI de. sAtamA zrI kRSNanuM sAharaNa deve gokuLamAM naMda nAmanA govALanI yazodA nAmaka strIne tyAM karyuM ane yazodAne janmelI putrI devakInI godamAM mukI. devakIne bALaka avataryAnI khabara paDatAM kaMsa tyAM Avyo ane muninuM vacana juThuM mAnI, teNe te putrInuM nAka chedI, devakIne suprata karI. AgaLa jatAM jyAre zrI kRSNa dvArikAnA rAjA thayA ane potAnA mAtA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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pitAne kheAlAvyA, tyAre kAI bIjA eka naimittikane kaMse kahyuM ke A jagatamAM mane mAranAra have kAI che ? tyAre te naimittike muninuM kaheluM vacana mithyA na jAya. mATe tuM tArA azva ane baLada chUTA muka tene, temaja tArA mallane je kAI mAraze te tArA vairI samajavA. AthI kaMse azva ane baLada chUTA mukayA, tene zrI kRSNa ane baLabhadre mAryAM. paraMtu kaMsanA jANavAmAM A AvyuM nahi. tethI teNe pAtAnI bena satyabhAmAnA svayaMvaranI racanA karI. temAM ghaNA rAnae AvyA. vasudeve paNa prasaMga jANI potAnA bhAI samudravijaya vagerene khAlAvyA. zrI kRSNa ane baLadeva paNa tyAM gayA. temaNe nagaramAM pravezatAMja daravAjA para unmatta hAthIne mAryAM, AthI kasa vadhAre sAvadhAna thayA. kRSNe baLabhadra svayaMvara maMDapamAM AvyA, tyAM mallu sAthe yuddha karI mAne mAryAM. Akhare kRSNe kaMsa upara humalA karI tene pachADayA ane tenA para caDI tyAM ja tene mArI nAkhyA. tyAra pachI mathurAnuM rAjya rAjA ugrasena je kedamAM hatA temane ApyuM ane zrI kRSNa satyabhAmAne paraNyA. Akhare duSTa ka` sevanAra kasa mRtyu pAmI narakamAM gayA. 78 khadhaka muni. zrAvasti nagarI. jItazatru rAjA, temane dhAriNI nAme strI. temane eka putra ane eka putrI. putranuM nAma khadhakakumAra ane putrInu nAma puraMdarayazA, ane ummara lAyaka thayAM. khadhakakumAra khUba bhaNyA. temanAmAM dharmanA saMskArA paNa ghaNA sArA. jaina dhamamAM temane sapUrNa zraddhA hatI. puraMdarayazAe paNa jJAna sArUM meLavyuM. putrInI pukhta ummara thavAthI daMDaka dezamAM kuMbhakAra nAmanI nagarImAM daDaka rAjA sAthe tenuM lagna karyuM. te daMDaka rAjAne pAlaka nAmanA eka pradhAna hatA. te abhavI ane jaina dharmanA dveSI hatA. ekavAra te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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zrAvati nagarImAM AvyA. tyAre baMdhaka kumAre jaina dharmanI ghaNuM prazaMsA karI. A tenAthI khamAyuM nahi. teNe jaina dharmanI niMdA karavA mAMDI. paNa baMdhaka kumAranI vidvatA AgaLa pAlaka hArI gayo tethI baMdhaka para tene vera baMdhAyuM. ane te vera vALavAnA nizcaya para AvIne pitAne gAma kuMbhakAramAM AvyuM. ekadA prastAve zrI munisuvratasvAmI zrAvasti nagarImAM padhAryA. pariSada vaMdana karavA gaI. baMdhaka kumAra paNa gayA, prabhue dharmabodha Apyo. aMdhaka kumAra pratibodha pAmyA ane mAtA pitAnI rajA laI 500 mANaso sAthe prabhu pAse dIkSA lIdhI ane jJAna dhyAnamAM vicAravA lAgyA. ekavAra baMdhaka munie pitAnI benane upadeza ApavA mATe pAMcaso ziSya sAthe daMDaka dezamAM javAnI prabhu pAse AjJA mAgI. prabhu te sarvajJa hatA, eTale kahyuM ke he baMdhaka muni, tame tyAM jaze te tamArA para mRtyune upasarga Avaze. ane te upasarga tamane akalyANakArI ane bIjAne kalyANakArI nIvaDaze. tyAre baMdhaka kahyuM. prabhu, mArA ahitanI sAthe bIjAnuM hita hoya to huM javA IcchuM chuM. prabhue kahyuM -jema sukha upaje tema kare. khaMdhaka muni pitAnA 500 ziSya laIne daMDaka deza prati prayANa karavA lAgyA ane prAmAnugrAma vihAra karatAM daMDaka dezanA kuMbhakAra nagaranA udyAnamAM AvI utaryA. A vAtanI pelA pAlakane khabara paDI. tethI teNe vera levA mATe eka rAtrIe te bagIcAnI bAjumAM mANasa dvArA jamIna khodAvIne temAM hathIyAra naMkhAvyA. ane pachI rAjA pAse jaIne vAta karI ke baMdhaka kumAra dIkSA laIne ApaNA udyAnamAM AvyA che, paNa tene vicAra ApaNane mArI ApaNuM rAjya laI levAnuM che. rAjAe pAlakane kahyuM ke tenI kaMI sAbItI che? pAlake uttara Ape, hA, juo, temanI sAthe pAMca Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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3 muni vezamAM mANasA che, ane bagIcAmAM hathIyAra dADhavA che, cAle huM tamane batAvuM. rAjAne pAlakanA A kapaTanI khabara na hatI. rAjA tyAM gayA ane pAlake hathIyAra batAvyAM. tethI rAjA krodhe bharAyA ane kAve te zikSA karavAnuM pAlaka pradhAnane jaNAvI dIdhuM. pradhAne bagIcAmAM eka ghANI ubhI karAvI ane khadhaka Adi pAMcamA ziSyAne jaNAvI dIdhuM ke rAjAnA tame gunhegAra che, tethI A dhANImAM tamane badhAne pIlIne mArI nAkhavAnA che, mATe badhA maravA mATe taiyAra thaI jAva. A sAMbhaLI khadhaka Adi aNugArA vicAramAM paDI gayA; khadhake jANyuM ke prabhue kahelA A maraNAMtika upasaga` AvyA. kama kAI ne choDavAnuM nathI. tethI temaNe pAMcase ziSyAne dharmakhAdha ApIne maravA mATe taiyAra thaI javAnu kahyuM. saghaLA ziSyA taiyAra thayA. pAlake eka pachI eka 499 muniene dhANImAM pIlyA. munie AtmabhAvanA bhAvatAM kaivalyajJAna pAmI meAkSamAM gayA. have pAchaLa khaMdhaka muni ane temanA nhAnA priya ziSya bAkI rahyA. khadhaka munine ghaNuM lAgI AvyuM, tethI temaNe pAlakane kahyuM, ke mhane A ziSya upara ghaNA prema che, mATe pahelAM mane dhANImAM pIlI nAkha, ane pachI A ziSyane pIlaje, tyAre pAlake kahyuM. tamane du:kha ApavA mATeja meM A badhuM karyuM che, ane jema tamane vadhAre du:kha upaje, tema karavAnA mArA IrAdo che, mATe mAre prathama te ziSyane ja pIlavAnA che. ema kahI ziSyane pAlake dhANImAM dhAlI pIlI nAkhyA. te ziSya paNa zubha dhyAnanA yeAgathI kaivalyajJAna pAmI meAkSamAM gayA. pachI dhaka munine vAre| AvyeA. pAMcase ziSyAnA bhayaMkara rIte jAna javAthI khaMdhaka munine ghaNA krodha caDayo. te kholyA ke jo mArA tapa sayamanu kaLa hoya te huM AvatA bhavamAM A daMDaka dezane bALanArA thAuM. AvuM niyANuM karI khadhaka munei dhANImAM pIlAyA ane mRtyu pAmIne agnikumAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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nAme deva thayA. niyANA mujaba agnikumAra deva daMDaka deza bALI mUko ane tyArathI daMDakAraNya hAla kahevAya che. 79 khedhaka sanyAsI teo zrAvatI nagarImAM gaI nAmanA parivrAjakanA ziSya hatA. cAra vedAdi che zAstramAM pAraMgata hatA. ekavAra prabhu mahAvIranA pIMgaLa nAmanA sAdhu sAthe temane meLApa thaye, te vakhate pIMgaLa munie aMdhakane pUchayuM ke A leka anaMta che ke aMta sahita che? jIva aMta sahita ke aMta rahita che? siddhazilA aMta sahita che ke rahita che? siddhanA cha aMta sahita che ke rahita che ? ane kevA maraNathI chava saMsAra vadhAre tathA kevA maraNathI chava saMsAra ghaTADe ? A daza prazno pUchayA. tene javAba baMdhaka parivrAjaka ApI zakayA nahi, AthI temanI muMjhavaNa vadhI. evAmAM zrAvastI nagarInA lo bolavA lAgyA ke bhagavAna mahAvIra ahiMthI thoDeka dUra karyAgelA nagarImAM padhAryA che. A vAta sAMbhaLI baMdhaka prabhu mahAvIranA darzane javA cAlI nIkaLyA; e arasAmAM bhagavAna mahAvIra deve gautamane kahyuM ke tamAre pUrvajohI baMdhaka parivrAjaka ahiMyA Ave che. AthI zrI gautame prazna karyo-prabhu, te ahiM kyAre Avaze ane ApanI pAse te sAdhupaNuM aMgIkAra karaze ke kema? javAbamAM bhagavate kahyuM - zrAvastI nagarIne ghaNe bhAga te vaTAvI cUkI che ane te mArI pAse pravarjita thaze. A sAMbhaLI zrI gautama te aMdhakane satkAra karavA sAmA javA nIkaLyA, tyAM samavasaraNa najIka khaMdhakane meLApa tho. zrI gautame aMdhakane pUchayuM haze "loka anaMta che ke aMta sahita che" vagere praznonuM nirAkaraNa karavA AvyA cho? khadhake kahyuM -hA, hame kema jANyuM? gautame kahyuM -mArA bhacArya, dharmagurU zrI mahAvIra deva pAsethI meM jANyuM. aMdhake kahyuM tyAre cAle, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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ApaNe zrI mahAvIra deva pAse jaIe. baMne jaNa prabhu mahAvIra pAse AvyA. khadhake prabhune vinayapUrvaka vaMdane namaskAra karyo ane temanI sanmukha be hAtha joDI ubhA rahyA. tarataja prabhue kahyuM - he Arya ! pIMgaLa nAmanA sAdhue tamane je daza prazno pUchayA che tenA uttara A pramANe che. ema kahI prabhue te daze praznonA vistAra pUrvaka javAba ApyA. te sAMbhaLI baMdhaka sanyAsI saMtoSa pAmyA. tyAra pachI pitAne vItarAga dharma saMbhaLAvavAnI khaMdhake prabhune vinaMti karI eTale prabhue temane paMcamahAvata rUpa sAdhu dharma saMbhaLAvyuM. AthI aMdhakane jainadhamanI pravartI levAnI abhilASA kaMI tarataja temaNe pitAne parivrAjaka vaiza dUra karyo ane paMcamuSThi loca karI prabhu samIpa ubhA rahI potAne jaina matanI dIkSA ApavAnI prabhune vinaMti karI, eTale bhagavAne temane dIkSA ApI. te pachI khadhaka munie sAmAyakAdi 11 aMgano abhyAsa karyo. tyArabAda bhikSanI AkarI bAra pratimAo AdarI ane guNasaMvatsara nAmaka mahAtapa karI zarIrane zosavI nAkhyuM. zarIra ekaja durbaLa thaI jatAM, temaNe prabhunI rajA laI rAjagRhI pAsenA vipulagirI parvata para AvI saMthAra karyo. eka mAsanA saMthArAne aMte, ekaMdara 12 varSane saMyama pALI teo kALadharma pAmyA ane bAramA devalokamAM deva thayA. tyAMthI mahAvideha kSetramAM janma laI teo mekSamAM jaze. 80 gargAcArya. jaine saMtapuruSomAM pUrvakALe garga nAmanA mahA vidvAna AcArya vicaratA hatA. temane ghaNA ziSya thayA hatA, paraMtu pUrvanA karma saMge baMdhAye ziSya avinita ane gurUne asamAdhi upajAve tevA hatA. AthI gurU te sarva ziSyane tyAga karIne ekalavihArI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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thayA, ane prabhunI AjJA pramANe samAdhipUrvaka vicaravA lAgyA. sukomaLa, vinita, nirabhimAnI, samatAvAna, cAritravAna evA aneka guNothI alaMkRta te muni tapa ane cAritrane dIpAvatA kSepaka zreNimAM pravezI kaivalyajJAna pAmyA ane mokSamAM gayA. 81 gajasukumAra, sAkSAta devaloka samI dvArikA nAmanI nagarI hatI. ekadA zrI ariSTanemi bhagavAna grAmAnugrAma vihAra karatA tyAM padhAryA. temanI sAthenA sAdhu samudAyamAM cha sAdhuo bIjA paNa hatA. jeo eka udarathI janmelAM sagA bhAIo hatA. te chae rUpa, raMga, uMmaramAM ekaja sarIkhA suzobhita ane sukomaLa hatA. teo dIkSA laIne tarataja chaThachaThanI tapazcaryA karI vicaratA hatA. ekavAra chaThanA pAraNAne divase prabhunI AjJA laI teo cha jaNa babbe jaNanI judI judI traNa TukaDIo karI dvArikA nagarImAM bhikSArthe nIkaLyA. temAM prathama be sAdhuonI joDIe vasudeva rAjAnI devakI rASTranA mahelamAM gaucarI arthe praveza karyo. devakIjI A be munivarene joI AnaMda pAmI ane namaskAra karIne temane bhajanagRhamAMthI lADu lAvIne vaherAvyA. A munio gayA bAda bIjI jeDI pharatI pharatI devakIjIne tyAM AvI pahoMcI. devakIjIe mAnyuM ke A joDI pharIvAra ahIMA kema AvI ? chatAM kaMIpaNa pUchayA vagara temane paNa lADu vaherAvyA. bIjI eDI paNa tyAMthI cAlI gaI. tyArabAda trIjA be sAdhunI joDI paNa bhikSArthe pharatI pharatI devakIjIne tyAM ja AvI. devakIjIe vaMdana karyuM ane AhArapANe vahorAvI pUchyuM: ahe, mahAtmana, zrIkRSNa vAsudevanI A vizALa dvArikA nagarImAM Apane AhAranI prApti zuM na thaI, ke jethI eka ja gharamAM traNa traNa vakhata Apane AvavuM paDayuM ? ukta munivare devakInuM kathana samajI gayA ane kahyuM, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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he devAnupriya! A nagarImAM amane AhArapANa na maLe evuM kaMI nathI. vaLI ame te A pahelI ja vAra ahiM AvyA chIe. amArA pahelA AvelA sAdhuo ame nahi paNa bIjA ja. te sAMbhaLI Azcarya pAmI devakIjI bolyA -mahArAja, tyAre Apa badhA ekaja sarIkhA lAge che te Apa koNa cho te kRpA karI kahezo? sAdhuo bolyA -ame bhaddIlapura nagaranA rahevAsI, nAga gAthApati ane sulasA devIne cha putro, eka ja udarathI utpanna thayA chIe, ane dIkSA laIne chaThachaThanA pAraNA karIe chIe. Aje pAraNAne divasa hovAthI ame cha sAdhuonI judI judI traNa joDI karIne bhikSArthe nIkaLyA chIe. eTaluM kahyA bAda teo tyAMthI cAlyA gayA. devakIjI vicAramAM paDyA ke atimukta sAdhue mahane kaheluM ke tame naLakubera sarIkhA susvarUpavAna ATha putrane janma Apaze ane tenA putro A bharatakSetramAM koI mAtA janmaze nahiM. te zuM te mahAtmAnuM vacana mithyA gayuM? kemake mane lAge che ke mhArA kRSNa vAsudeva jevA putra janmAvanAra bIjI mAtA haju bharatakSetramAM che. mATe huM zrI nemanAtha bhagavAnane pUchI A zaMkAnuM samAdhAna karyuM. ema dhArI devakIjI rathamAM besI prabhu pAse AvyA ane vaMdana karyuM. tarataja prabhue kahyuM, he devakIjI, hamane saMdeha thayo hato ke atimuktamuninuM vacana mithyA gayuM? devakIjIe kahyuM, satya vAta che bhagavAna ! bhagavAne kahyuM -bhadIlapura nagaramAM nAga nAme gAthA patine sulasA nAme strI hatI. sulatAne hAnapaNamAM eka nimittiyAe kahyuM hatuM ke have marelAM bALake avataraze. tyArathI tulasA hariNagamelI devanI ArAdhanA karavA lAgI. deva prasanna thayA. devakIjI, tame ane sulasA baMne eka ja sAthe garbha dhAraNa karatAM. te vakhate sulatA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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bharelAM bALaka janmatI, ane hame jIvatA bALakone janma ApatA. harINagamethI deva tamArAM bALakone upADI sulatAnA garbhamAM mUko. ane tenAM mRta bALake hamArA garbhamAM sAharaNa karIne mUkate. ane evI rIte tame mRta bALakone janma ApatAM. he devakIjI! A chae sAdhu hamArAM putra che ane atimuktamuninuM vacana mithyA nathI gayuM. A sAMbhaLI devakIjInA AnaMdano pAra na rahyo. tatkALa devakIjI, tyAMthI uThI prabhune vaMdana karI te cha sAdhu putrane vaMdanA karavA AvI. cha putronA vAtsalya premathI devakIjInA stanamAMthI dUdhanI dhArAo chUTI ane pote ghaNAja harSathI praphullita banI, tyAMthI prabhune vaMdana karI svasthAnake gaI. rAjamahela tene smazAnavata jaNAyo. tene putro mATe bahu ja lAgI AvyuM. te mana sAthe bolavA lAgI. ahe, dhikkAra che mane, sAta sAta putro chatAM huM bALa-pAlanane lAbha meLavI zakI nahi, cha putrae te dIkSA lIdhI, ane kRSNa paNa mahane cha mahIne vaMdana karavA Ave che. dhanya che e mAtAne, je potAnA bALakone ramADe che, stanapAna karAve che, godamAM le che, hasAve che, huM te hatabhAginI ane pApI chuM. ema vicAratI te ArtadhyAna karavA lAgI. tevAmAM zrIkRSNa AvI pahoMcyA. mAtAne ciMtAnuM kAraNa pUchayuM. devakIjIe putra IcchA batAvIne kAraNa jaNAvyuM. tyAMthI zrIkRSNa aThama karI devanuM ArAdhana karyuM. AthI deva AvyA. zrI kRSNa pitAne eka bhAInI mAgaNI karI. deve jaNAvyuM ke devakIjIne putra thaze; paNa yuvAna thatA te dIkSA leze. kRSNa kahyuM. phikara nahi. " tathAstu' kahI deva go. zrIkRSNa mAtA pAse AvI AvyAsana ApyuM. devakIjIne garbha rahyo, nava mahine putrane prasava thaze. devakIjInA AnaMdano pAra rahyo nahi. putra rUparUpane avatAra, nAma pAyuM gajasukumAra. kumAra divase na vadhe eTale rAtre vadhe, ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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rAtre na vadhe eTalo divase vadhe. devakIjIe bALasnehanA mIThAM koDa pUrA karyA. bAlyAvasthA vItAvI kumAre yauvanAvasthAmAM praveza karyo. dvArikA nagarImAM somila nAme brAhmaNa hato, tene samA nAme eka putrI hatI. te rUparUpane bhaMDAra hatI. zrIkRSNa ekadA tene joI gajasukumAra sAthe lagna karavA IchayuM. sAmAne laI rAjamahelamAM sthApI ane lagna karavAno nizcaya karyo. tevAmAM ariSThanemi bhagavAna padhAryA. zrIkRSNa tathA gajasukumAra vaMdana karavA gayA. prabhue dharmabodha Apyo. gajasukumAra vairAgya pAmyA. ghera AvI dIkSAno rajA mAgI. mAtA tathA zrIkRSNa dIkSA nahi levA ghaNuM samajAvyA. paNa jenuM hRdaya vairAgyarasathI taraboLa banI gayuM hoya tene zuM ? devakIjIe sabhA sAthe lagna karavAnuM kahyuM, paNa jenA hRdayamAM vikAramAtrane sthAna na hoya tene zuM ? Akhare rajA maLI. gajasukumAre mAtA, pitA, bhAI, sagAM, strI, rAjavaibhava, e tamAmane tyAga karI prabhu pAse dIkSA lIdhI. pitAnA karmane jaldIthI bALI, bhasma karI, janma, jarA, mRtyunA bhayaMkara dukhethI jemane bacavuM che te zuM zuM nathI karatA? gajasukumAra prabhunI AjJA laI teja rAtrIe smazAnamAM gayA, ane bAramI bhikSuka pratimA dhAraNa karIne kAyotsarga dhyAnamAM sthira thaIne rahyA ane uttama bhAvanA bhAvavA lAgyA. gajasukumAranI dIkSAnI vAta pelA somila brAhmaNe jANI, tethI tene ghaNoja krodha caDyo. potAnI putrIne rakhaDatI mUkI te mATe tene ghaNuM ja lAgI AvyuM ane vaira-bhAvanA tenAmAM jAgRta thaI somila brAhmaNa lagnanI taiyArI karavA mATe dIkSA samaya pahelAM bahAra gayela, ane cheka moDI rAtre te smazAna AgaLa thaIne ghera jato hato; tevAmAM tyAM gajasukumArane dhyAnastha joyA. jotAMja te krodhita bane; ane keI paNa rIte teNe vera levAnuM IchayuM, somile Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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100 tarapha najara karI, paNa sarvatra zUnyakAra. moDI rAtrIe smazAnamAM koNa hoya? te AnaMda pAme. tarataja AsapAsathI lAkaDA vINa lAvI agni saLagAvyA. najIkanA eka taLAva pAse jaI palaLelI bhATI lAvyuM ane te mATIthI gajasukumAranAM mAthA para goLa pharatI pALa bAMdhI. tyArapachI teNe saLagelAM lAkaDAmAMthI dhagadhagatA aMgArA lAvI te pALanI vacce mUkyAM. A bhayaMkara kAma karI somila tyAMthI bhayabhita banI nAsI gayo, ane ghera pahoMcI gayo. jema jema aMgArA baLatA jAya che, tema tema vadhune vadhu vedanA gajasukumArane thatI jAya che. mAthAmAM moTA meTA khADAo paDatA jAya che, tema tema ugra vedanA munine thatI jAya che. paNa munine kyAM hAlavuM cAlavuM che? te to adbhuta kSamAnI mUrti! mAthAnI khoparI tuTatI jAya che, ane taDataDa avAja saMbhaLAya che, tema tema gajasukumAra pitAnA somila sasarAne dhanyavAda ApatA jAya che, ane zukala dhyAnanI apUrva bhAvanA bhAvatA jAya che; Ama apUrva kSamAnI addabhuta jyotithI gajasukumAranA karma baLIne khAka thaI gayA ane apUrva kevaLajJAna kevaLadarzana prApta thayuM. devoe te jANune tyAM puSpanI vRSTi karI, divyagAnano nAda karyo. prAtaHkALa thayuM. sUryanArAyaNe te pitAnA avicaLa niyama mujaba sonerI kiraNo jagatapara prasArI dIdhAM. zrIkRSNa mahArAjA caturaMgI senA sAthe prabhune vaMdana karavA nIkaLyA. rastAmAM eka vRddha mANasane joyo. je eka caNAtAM makAnamAM eka pachI eka IMTa laI jato ane thAkathI nirAzAnA uddagAro kADhato. A vRddha DosAne joI zrIkRSNane dayA AvI. tethI hAthInA hoddA upasthI utarI zrIkRSNa eka ITa upADIne makAnamAM mUkI. tarata ja AkhI senAe ekeka ITa upADI makAnamAM mUkI, ane DosAnuM kAma pUruM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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101 karyuM. teNe zrIkRSNanA upakAra mAnyA. tyAMthI zrIkRSNa prabhu pAse pahoMcyA ane vaMdana karyuM. tyAM peAtAnA bhAI gajasukumArane zrIkRSNe joyA nahi, tethI kayAM che te jANavA prabhune pUchyuM. prabhue kahyuM: he kRSNa, gajasukumAre potAnuM kAma siddha karyuM. zrI kRSNe pUchyuMH-- kevI rIte bhagavAna ? prabhue kahyuM:--gajasukumArane jaldI mekSa meLavavAnI IcchA hatI, tethI te bAramI sAdhu pratimA grahaNa karI, mhArI rajA laI smazAnamAM gayA. tyAM eka purUSe temane sahAya karI. pariNAme temanuM kArya siddha thayuM. jevI rIte pelA vRddhanI IMTA upADI tame tenuM kAma pUrUM karyuM tevI rIte. zrIkRSNanAM netrA lAla thayAM, hemane krodha caDayo. bhagavAne krodha na karavA samajAvyuM. zrIkRSNe kahyuM, bhagavAna. tyAre huM te purUSane kema eLakhI zakuM ? prabhue kahyuM. hamane te purUSa rastAmAM maLaze, ane tamane dekhIne te bhaya pAmI mUrchAgata banI tyAM ja maraNu pAmaze. zrIkRSNe prabhune namaskAra karI tyAMthI uThI svasthAnake javA cAlyA. sAmilane paNa vicAra thayA ke zrIkRSNu, bhagavAnane vAta pUchaze ane bhagavAna saghaLI hakIkata temane kaheze. tethI te bhayabhIta banI gherathI nIkaLI gayA. tyAM rastAmAM ja zrIkRSNanA bheTA thayA. sAmila gabharAyA ane trAsa pAmI ekadama tyAM mUti thaI jamIna para paDayo ane maraNane zaraNa thayA. zrI kRSNe tene eLakhyA. gussAnA AvezamAM temaNe tenA mRta zarIranA TukaDeTukaDA karI nAkhyA ane caMDALA pAse te phUMkAvI dIdhA,tathA te jagyAe pANInuM si Mcana karAvI zrIkRSNa svasthAnake gayA. zrI gajasukumArane deha vilaya pAmyA paNa temanA amara AtmA amaradhAma (meAkSa)mAM pahoMcI gayA. dhanya che gajasukumAra samA mahA kSamAsAgara sAdhune ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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102 82. gabhALI muni gabhALI nAmanA eka mahA sama AcAya hatA. ekavAra te pAMcAla dezanA kapilapura nagaranA kesarI nAmanA udyAnamAM dhyAna dharIne beThA che, tevAmAM teja vanapradezamAM saMyati nAmanA rAjA zikAra arthe AvI caDayo. rAjAe eka mRgane bANa mArI vIMdhI nAkhyuM, pAse ja muni dhyAnastha beTA hatA. taraphaDIyA khAtuM te mRga muninA kheALAmAM jaI paDyuM. sati rAjAnI dRSTi muni para paDatAM te gabharAyA ane svagata vicAravA lAgyAH-ahA ! huM kevA pApI ke A mahAtmAnA mRgane meM mAryuM ! A mRga muninuM ja hovuM joie ane jo muni mArA para kopAyamAna thaze te mArI durdazA karaze, mATe mAre muninI kSamA mAgavI joie. evA vicAra karI bhayathI kaMpatA saMyati rAjA muni pAse AvyA ane vivekapUrvaka e hAtha joDI kahevA lAgyAH-mahAtmana ! mArA aparAdha kSamA karA, mhane nhAtI khabara ke A mRga ApanuM haze. samayanA jANu ane jeNe pAtAnA kaSAyeA upazamAvyA che evA te gardabhALI munie dhyAna pArIne kahyuM:-rAjana, gabharAe niha. hamane abhaya che, ane hame paNa mhArI jema abhayadAnanA dAtAra thA. dareka prANIne sukha vahAluM che ane du:kha aLakhAmaNuM che. jema hamane hamArA prANa vahAlA che, tevA ja dareka jIvane potAnA prANa vahAlA che, mATe potAnA AtmA samAna dareka jIvane gaNavA; koI jIvane manathI vacanathI ke zarIrathI hAni pahoMcADavI e mahA anu kAraNa che. A rIte ahiMsA dharmanu sthUla ane sUkSma evuM te adbhuta svarUpa munie samajAvyuM ke saMyati rAjA vairAgya pAmyA ane muni pAse cAritra laI cAlI nIkaLyAH muni paNa cAritra dharmonuM utkRSTa pAlana karI meAkSamAM gayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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103 83 gAzALA ( gaiAzAlaka ) rAjagRhI nagarInI samIpamAM zravaNa nAmanuM eka gAma hatuM. tyAM ma'khalI nAme citrakAra hatA. sAdhAraNa citrakAma kare, deza paradeza kare ane jema tema karI peAtAnI AvakA calAve. ekavAra makhalI tathA tenI strI subhadrA paryaTana karavA nIkaLyAM. subhadrA garbhavatI hatI, ga kALa samIpa AvI rahelA joI eka gAmamAM gAmaThThala nAmanA dhanADhaca brAhmaNane tyAM utArA karyAM. brAhmaNe tene potAnI gAzALAnA eka vibhAgamAM utAre| ApyA. subhadrAe ahIMyAM eka putrane janma ApyA. tenu nAma geAzALA. bAlyAvasthA vItAvI gozALA jyAre yuvAvasthAne pAmyA tyAre te hAthamAM eka citareluM pATIyuM laIne bhikSA arthe deza paradeza pharavA lAgyA. ekadA prabhu mahAvIra dIkSA laine paheluM cAturmAsa asti grAmamAM karIne, khIjuM cAturmAsa rAjagRhI nagaramAM eka vaNakaranI zALAmAM rahyA hatA, te vakhate A gozALA karatA karatA tyAM AvyA ane peAtAnA sAmAna-vastra vagere teja zALAnA eka vibhAgamAM mukI tyAM nivAsa karyAM. prabhue mAsakhamaNunu paheluM pAraNuM vijaya zeThane tyAM vahArIne karyuM. supAtra dAna devAtho ratna, dhana, puSpa vagere pAMca dravyanI vijayazeThane tyAM divya dRSTithaI. gAmamAM khabara paDavAthI sau kAI vijaya zeThane dhanyavAda devA lAgyA. gAzALe paNa A vAta jANI. teNe vicAryuM ke jo huM prabhunA ziSya thAuM, te| mane bahuja lAbha thAya. tethI te mahAvIra pAse AvyA ane kahyuM:- he prabhu, huM tamArA ziSya thavA mAguM chuM, prabhue Adara na Apyo. keTalAka vakhata bAda krIthI teNe prabhune eja vAta karI. prabhue hA kahI. eTale gozALA temanA ziSya banyA. gAzALA sAdhu chatAM dareka vAtamAM avaLeA ja hatA. prabhunI prazaMsA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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104 jyAM tyAM thatI tenAthI sahana na thAya, chatAM pratAne anubhava levo che tethI te prabhu sAthe vicarato. ekavAra prabhu tathA gozALo kUrma gAma tarapha jatA hatA. rastAmAM eka khetaramAM eka talanuM jhADa hatuM. te gozALe joyuM ane prabhune pUchayuM. he prabhu, A talanuM jhADa ugaze ke nahi, ane tenA A sAta puSpanA jIvo marone kyAM jaze? prabhue kahyuM-A talanuM jhADa ugaze ane tenA jIvo marIne tenI phaLImAM sAta tala rUpe upajaze. A vAta gozALAne rUcI nahI. tethI tarataja te jhADa teNe mULamAMthI ukheDI nAkhyuM. ane bhagavAnanI vAta khoTI TharAvavA prayatna karyo. tyAMthI prabhu vagere vihAra karI gayA. varSARtuno samaya hato. keTalAka divaso bAda vRSTi thavAthI te pheMkI dIdheluM jhADa pharIthI tyAM ja ugyuM ane tenA che paNa temAM ja utpanna thayAM. bIjI vakhata jyAre gozALe e jhADa jue che tyAre prabhu eja jhADa havAne javAba Ape che. tyAre gozALo ThaMDo paDI jAya che. kUrmagrAmanI bahAra vasyAyana nAmane eka tapasvI chaThachaDanA tapa karI, sUryasAme AtApanA laI rahyo che, tenA mAthAmAMthI jue nIce khare che, tapasvI jIvadayAne khAtara te juo upADI pharI pitAnA mAthAmAM nAkhe che. prabhu mahAvIra tathA gozALA A raste nIkaLyAM, gozALA ukta dazya joIne tapasvInI niMdA karavA lAge, vezyAyanane krodha caDyo. tethI teNe gozALA para tejI lemyA pheMkI. gozALa dAjhavA lAgyo, prabhune dayA AvI, tethI temaNe zItalesyA pheMkI, gozALAne bacAvyA. prabhuno prabhAva dekhI tApase vaMdana karyuM. gozALAne lAgyuM ke tejuvezyA zIkhavI jarUrI che. tethI prabhune tejulesyA kema prApta thAya te viSe pUchayuM. prabhue kahyuM ke che mAsa sudhI chaThachaThanI tapazcaryA karavI ane sUrya sAme AtApanA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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- 105 levI. pAraNAnA svise muThI aDadanA bAkaLAne AhAra kara. gozALe che te mujaba karyuM tethI tene tejulesyA prApta thaI tejulemyAna te du ga karavA lAgyA. ekavAra prabhune teNe pUchayuM, bhagavAna ! Aje huM zeno AhAra karIza? bhagavAne kahyuM, mAMsane ! prabhunuM vacana mithyA karavAne gozALe eka dhanavAna zrAvakane tyAM gayo. tenI strIne bALaka jIvatuM na hatuM, tethI koIe tene kaheluM ke mAMsanI khIra banAvIne koI sAdhune vahorAve te tArA putro jIvatA rahe. tethI te zeThanI strIe teja dahADe mAMsanI khIra banAvelI. gazALAnuM Agamana thatAM te khIra teNe vahorAvI. gaNALo te hasta saMpaTamAM laI tyAMja khAI gayo. te pachI teNe prabhu pAse AvIne kahyuM, bhagavAna, meM to khIrano AhAra karyo. bhagavAne kahyuM, khIrane nahiM, paNa mAMsano! gazALa ulTI karI te maheithI mAMsanA kakaDA nIkaLyA. AthI gozALo pelA zeThane tyAM gayo. zeThanI strIe sAdhunA zApanA bhayathI makAnanuM bAraNuM badalI nAkheluM. gozALe tyAM ghaNI tapAsa karI. paNa gharano patto lAgyo nahi. tethI te vadhAre krodhAyamAna banyo ane tejulesyA mUkIne teNe Akho mahello bALI nAkhe. gazALAnA A duSkRtyathI sarvAnubhUti aNagArane khUba lAgI AvyuM. tethI temaNe gozALAne Thapako Apyo. gozALAne krodha caDayo ane aNagArane paNa tejulesyAthI bALyA. ekavAra pArzvanAtha prabhunA ziSya gauzALAne maLyA. vAdavivAda thayo. gozALe temanA para tejulezyA choDI; paNa temane te sparzI zakI nahI. gozALo ThaMDo thaI gayo. teNe prabhune pUchyuM, prabhue kahyuM ke temanuM tapobaLa bhAre che. hArI tejIsthAne tuM durupayoga kare che mATe te TakI zakaze nahI. gozALAne AthI prabhu para rIsa caDI. teNe prabhune kahyuM ke tuM cha mAsamAM marI jaIza. prabhue javAba Apyo. he gozAlaka, huM cha mAsamAM nahi bharuM paNa bIjA soLa varSa sudhI jIvIza. paNa tuM sAta divasamAM pittajvarathI pIDAIne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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106 mRtyu pAmIza. A sAMbhaLI gozALa camaka ane nagna thaI gayo. sAtamI rAtrIe teNe vicAra karyo ke huM mahA pApI chuM. sAdhupurUSone dhAta karanAra chuM! prabhu jevA vitarAgI purUSone satsaMga pAmyA chatAM, temanAthI keTaloka kALa judo rahyo! huM tIrthakara chuM evI beTI prarUpaNa karIne huM bhagavAnanI AjJAne virAdhaka thayo chuM. mATe have huM sarva sAdhu nirmathane khamAvuM chuM. evI zubha bhAvanA maraNate bhAvI, AlocanA karI, pittajvarathI pIDAte te gozALA marIne bAramA devalokamAM gayo. 84 gAbhadra zeTha rAjagRha nagaramAM gabhadra nAmanA eka zeTha hatA. temane bhadrA nAmanI patnI hatI. baMne dharmaniSTha ane jainadharmamAM zraddhALu hatA. temane be saMtAno hatA. eka putra ane eka putrI. putranuM nAma zALIbhadra ane putrInuM nAma subhadrA. subhadrAne pratiSThAnapuranA dhana sAra zeThanA putra dhanAkumAra vere paraNAvI hatI, jyAre zALIbhadranuM 32 strIo sAthe pANagrahaNa karAvavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. tyArabAda gobhadra zeThe cAritra grahaNa karyuM. cAritranI zuddha ArAdhanAne aMte teo devagati pAmyA. tyAM utpanna thayA pachI zAlibhadranA puNya prabhAve gabhadra (deva) ne putra para atizaya sneha hato, tethI teo putra mATe dararoja vastra, ghareNAM ane pakavAnAdithI bharapura 99 peTIo mokalatA, jenA upabhogamAM zALIbhadra sukha pAmate ane devane saMtoSa thato. A rIte ghaNA vakhata sudhI te deve putrapremane lIdhe karyuM. ane jyAre zALIbhadra dIkSA lIdhI tyAre ja te deve, peTIo mokalavAnuM baMdha karyuM. anukrame gaMbhadra mahAvideha kSetramAM avatarI mokSamAM jaze. 85 gAtama (2) teo aMdhaka viSaNunA putra hatA. mAtAnuM nAma dhAriNI. zrI gautama yuvAvasthA pAmatAM ATha strIo paraNyA. bhagavAna nemanAthI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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dezanA sAMbhaLI vairAgya pAmyA ane tema prabhu pAse dIkSA lIdhI. sthavira muni pAse teo 11 aMga bhaNyA. 12 varSanuM cAritra pALyuM. aMtima samaye zatruMjaya parvata para anazana karyuM ane teo mekSamAM gayA. 86 garIrANI gaurI e zrI kRSNa vAsudevanI rANI hatI. temaNe zrI neminAtha pAse dIkSA lIdhI ane lakSaNa nAmaka AryAjI pAse rahyA. viza varSanuM cAritra pALyuM. ghaNe tapa karI aMtima samaye eka mAsane saMthAro karI teo teja bhavamAM mekSa gayA. 87 gaMgadatta hastinApuramAM gaMgadatta nAme gAthApati hatA. ekavAra bhagavAna munisuvrata svAmI te nagaramAM padhAryA. anya lokonI jema gaMgadatta paNa bhagavAnanuM vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavA gayA. dezanAne aMte teo vairAgya pAmyA ane prabhune kahyuM-bhagavAna, mahane Apane dharma so che. mATe huM ghera jaI, cha putrane gRhakAryabhAra soMpI, ApanA dharmanI dIkSA levA IcchuM chuM. javAbamAM bhagavAne kahyuM - jema sukha upaje tema karo. gaMgadatta ghera AvyA. eka heTe jamaNavAra karavAmAM Avyo.. jemAM kuTuMbIo vagerene jamADayA. tyArapachI temaNe sarva kuTuMbIo samakSa potAnA tyAga bhAvanI vAta jaNAvI. ane gRhakAryabhAra moTA putrane soMpyo. tyAMthI sarvanI rajA laI teo prabhu pAse AvyA ane dIkSita thayA. tyArabAda 11 aMgano abhyAsa karyo. tapazcaryAne aMte eka mAsane anazana karI, kALa dharmane pAmI gaMgadatta sAtamA devalokamAM gayA. tyAM 17 sAgaranI sthiti bhogavI, teo mahAvideDa kSetramAM avataraze ane tejabhavamAM mekSa jaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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108 :;' 88 citta ane brahmadatta vArANasI nagarImAM zaMkha rAjA rAjya karatA hatA. tene nAmuci nAme pradhAna hatA. pradhAna vidyAkaLAmAM kuzaLa hatA. paraMtu tenAmAM vyabhicAranuM mADhuM duSaNa hatuM. ekavAra te rAjAnA aMtaHpuramAM dAkhala thayA ane rANI sAthe prema sukha bhAgavavA lAgyA. A vAtanI rAjAne koI anucara dvArA khabara maLI; eTale te tapAsa arthe aMtaHpuramAM AvyA. peAtAnI rANI sAthe pradhAnane durAcAra sevatA joI rAjAne ghaNAja krodha caDayA. tatkALa teNe pradhAnane pakaDIne maMgAvyA; tenI sa mAlamIlkata japta karI ane bhudatta nAmanA eka caMDALane kheAlAvI pradhAnane zahera bahAra laI jaI garadana mAravAne rAjAe hukama kramAvyA. pradhAnane laIne caMDALa jaMgalamAM AvyA. ane rAjAne hukama tene kahI saMbhaLAvyA. A sAMbhaLI pradhAna bhayathI dhrujavA lAgyA, ane peAtAne nahi mAravA teNe caMDALane ghaNIja AjIjI pUrNAMka vinaMti karI. badalAmAM caMDALe kahyuM ke tuM mArA e putrAne saMgIta kaLA zIkhave te huM tane jIvatA rAkhuM. pradhAne te kabula karyuM. caMDALe tene gupta bhoMyarAmAM rAkhyA. ane tenI pAse saMgItavidyA zIkhavA teNe potAnA citta ane sabhuti nAmanA be putrAne meAkalyA. pradhAna A baMnene saMgIta nRtya Adi kaLAo zIkhavavA lAgyA. caMDALanI strI putranuM zikSaNa jovA sArUM vAraMvAra A gupta bhoMyarAmAM AvatI ane te pradhAna sAthe vArtA vinAda karatI. thADA samayanA aMte pradhAnane tathA caMDALa strIne paraspara prema baMdhAyA. pradhAna durAcArI hovAthI A ca'DALa strInI sAthe viSaya sukha bhogavavA lAgyA. pApa kadI chAnuM rahI zakatuM nathI. e nyAye pradhAnanA duSkRtyanI bhudatta caMDALane khabara paDI. teNe vicAra karyoH-ahe ! A pradhAna keTaleA aMvA duSTa che ke jyAre meM tene mAtathI bacAvyA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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109 tyAre te mahArIja strI sAthe prema bAMdhavA tatpara thayo ! dhikkAra che e duSTAtmAne, huM have tene tenA pApane gya badale ApIza. ane samaya AvatAM tene ghATa ghaDI nAkhIza. Ama vicArI te caMDALa pradhAnane mArI nAkhavAnI taka zodhavA lAge. A vAtanI caMDALanA baMne putrane khabara paDI, eTale temaNe vicAryuM ke ApaNe vidyAgurUno bacAva karavo joIe. ema dhArI pitAnI IcchA temaNe pradhAnane kahI ane chAnI rIte chaTakI javAnuM pradhAnane kahyuM, eTale teja rAtre pradhAna guNarIte bherAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gaye, ane deza paradeza pharavA lAge. keTalAka vakhate te hastInApura nagaramAM AvI pahoMce. ahiM sanatakumAra nAme cakravartI rAjA rAjya karatA hato. pradhAna tenI pAse Avyo ane dIna vadane teNe nokarInI mAgaNI karI. sanaMtakumAre tene sAmAnya sIpAInI karI ApI; paNa pradhAna pitAnI buddhi ane khaTapaTanA pariNAme thoDA ja vakhatamAM sanaMtakumArane pradhAna banyo, ane sukha bhogavavA lAgyo. A tarapha baMne caMDALa putro saMgIta, nRtya Adi kaLAmAM kuzaLa banyA hatA. eka vAre vArANasI nagarImAM pramoda mahotsava hato. sarva nagarajano AnaMdamAM mazagUla hatA. te vakhate A baMne caMDALa putre nagarajanone potAnI saMgIta kaLA batAvavA mATe zaheramAM Avyo ane mukhya rastA para ubhA rahI hAthamAM vINA laI sumadhura kaMThe gAna tAna karavA lAgyA. saMgItanA madhura sUrathI puSkaLa mANaso mugdha banI gAna tAna sAMbhaLavA lAgyA. tevAmAM keTalAka lokoe A caMDALone oLakhI kADhayA. tethI ekadama teo gusse thayA ane potAne abhaDAvyA te mATe krodhAyamAna thaI hAthamAM lAkaDI patthara je kaMI AvyuM te laI A caMDALa putrane mAravA mATe pAchaLa paDyA. bIkanA mAryA caMDALa putro tyAMthI nAsI gayA ane jaMgalamAM AvI pahoMcyA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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110 ahi baMnee vicAra karyo ke aho, jagatamAM kevA kevA duSTa manubo vase che. ApaNAmAM saMgItanI suMdara kaLA hovA chatAM mAtra ApaNI halakI jJAtine khAtara teo ApaNe tiraskAra kare che. mATe ApaNe have ApaghAta kare ISTa che. ema dhArI temaNe tyAMthI paDIne marI javAno nizcaya karyo. tevAmAM eka muni mahAtmA pahADa para beThelA. temanI najara A baMne para paDI. munie potAnA jJAnabaLe A baMnenA manobhAva jANI lIdhA. tethI te muni bolyA-bhAIo, hame koNa cho, ane zo vicAra karo cho ? A sAMbhaLI baMne jaNa munine page lAgI belyA-mahArAja. ame caMDALanA putro chIe. amArI halakI jJAtine lIdhe jagata amAre tiraskAra kare che. eTale ame A pahADa parathI paDIne marI javA mAgIe chIe. A sAMbhaLI munie kahyuM. vatsa, tame ema mAno cho ke marI javAthI tame sukha pAmazo ? nA. tema nathI. tame pUrva bhavamAM jAtine mada karela. tethI ja tame A bhave nIca jAti pAmyA che ane vaLI ApaghAta karIne zA sAruM vadhAre duHkha vahoravA tatpara thAva cho? sukha meLavavAne mAtra eka ja mArga che. te e ke tamArA AtmAne tapa ane saMyama vaDe zuddha karavo ane prabhubhaktimAM mazagUla banI ucca vicAro ane ucca bhAvanA bhAvavI. ahiMsA, satya, brahmacarya, kSamA, vinaya Adi mahAna guNo vikasAvavA ane zuddha saMyama mArge pravartana karavuM. uparanA niyamathI tame AtmakalyANa sAdhI zakazo. jaina mArgamAM game te jAtino manuSya dIkSita thaI zake che, mATe tamArI halakI jAti mATe kheda na karatA khuzIthI dIkSA . tamAre uddhAra thaze. munine A upadeza baMnenA hadayamAM vasI gaye. tarata ja temaNe muni pAse dIkSA lIdhI, ane tapa saMyamamAM AtmAne bhAvatAM teo grAmAnugrAma vicAravA lAgyA. pharatA pharatA teo hastinApura nagaranA udhAnamAM padhAryA. Aje bane munivarone mAsakSamaNanuM pAraNuM hatuM. eTale temAMnA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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111. eka saMbhUtimuni bhikSArthe zaheramAM pharavA lAgyA. tevAmAM nAmuci nAmanA pradhAne pitAnA mahelanI bArImAMthI A munine jatAM joyAM. tarata ja teNe munine oLakhI kADhayA, ane vicAra karyo are ! A to pelA caMDALane putra, teNe dIkSA lIdhI lAge che, mArI badhI vAta A jANe che, ane kadApi te mArI vAta rAjAne kaheze te mAre ahiMthI nAsI javuM paDaze. mATe mAre A munine gAmamAMthI hAMkI kADhavA joIe. ema vicArI pradhAna potAnA anucaro sAthe nIce Avyo ane muni pAse jaI temane khUba mAra mAravA lAgyo. muni niHzastra hatA, tapasvI hatA. hemanAthI mAra sahana thaI zake nahi. eTale tarata temane aMge aMgamAM krodhanI javALA vyApI gaI pitAnI tejulesyAnA baLe te moDhAmAMthI dhUmADAnA goTegoTA kADhatAM udyAna tarapha javA lAgyA. dhumADAthI AkhuM AkAza ane zahera chavAI gayuM. cakravartIe anucara mAraphata jANyuM ke koIe jainamunine satAvyA che, tethI Ama banyuM che. eTale cakravartI udyAnamAM saMbhUti muni pAse AvyA. te vakhate baMne munivaree anazana kareluM. cakravatIe saMbhUti munine vaMdana karI kahyuM. mahArAja, amAro aparAdha kSamA kare ane zAMta thAo. tathApi saMbhUti muni zAMta thayA nahi, eTale citta munie saMbhUti munine kahyuM: he kSamAzramaNa, anaMta puNya baLe prApta thayeluM cAritra zA sArUM bALIne bhasmIbhUta kare che. mATe samaje ane zAMta thAva. ukta zabdothI saMbhUti muni zAMta paDayA. pharI cakravartIe temane vaMdana karyuM, cakravartInI strI sunaMdAe paNa mastaka namAvIne saMbhUti muninA caraNamAM vaMdana karyuM. saMbhUtimuni te vakhate dhyAna dazAmAM lIna thayelA hatA. je vakhate cakravartInI strI sunaMdAe munine vaMdana karyuM, te vakhate tenA mAthAmAM nAkhela caMdana bAvanAnA telanuM TIpuM saMbhUti muninA caraNa para paDayuM. telanI ThaMDaka ane sugaMdhathI saMbhUti muninuM citta vihUvala banyuM. temaNe netra khelI uMce joyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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112 * | te sAkSAta divyAMganA samI sauMdaryavAna strI temanA jovAmAM AvI. jotAM ja te ekadama tenAmAM mugdha banyA ane vikAra utpanna thayA. tarata ja temaNe niyANuM karyuM ke jo mArA tapa saMyamanuM phaLa hoya te AvatA bhave mane A strIratna prApta thaLe. ahA, kAMcana ane kAminInA prabhAva jagata jatApara kevA paDe che, jenuM apU cAritra baLa che, evA mahAna munivarA paNa strIenA sauMdaryamAM vikAravaza anI AtmAnuM hita gUmAvI ese che. ' cakravartI tyAMthI svasthAnake AvyA. temane khabara paDI ke muninA krodhanuM kAraNa pradhAna hatA. tethI temaNe pradhAna para gusse thaI tenA dharabAra lUMTI lIdhA ane tene rAjyamAMthI hAMkI kADhyA. ane munivareA keTalAka vakhata sudhI aNusaNa dhRta pArI kALAntare kALadhane pAmyA ane saudhama devaleAkamAM deva thayA. tyAMthI citta muni purimatAla nagaramAM eka dhanADhaya zeThane tyAM putrapaNe avataryA ane saMbhUti muni kapilapura nagaramAM brahmabhUti rAjAne tyAM, tenI cuhmaNI rANInI kukSimAM putrapaNe upajyA. teja vakhate rANIe cauda svapna dIThAM. tIrthaMkara ane cakravartInI mAtA cauda svapna dekhe che. anukrame savAnava mAse putrane janma thayA. rAjAe janmAtsava ujavyA ane putranu nAma ' brahmadatta' pADayuM. keTalAka samaye rAjA maraNu pAmyA. kumAra te vakhate AlyAvasthAmAM hatA. eTale rAjyanA sadhaLA kAryabhAra rAjAe pAtAnI mAMdagI vakhate tenA dIdha nAmanA eka mitra rAjAne soMpyA hatA. A dIdhuM rAjAne cubhrUNI rANI sAthe ADA sabaMdha hatA. AkhA divasa ane rAta te culraNInA AvAsamAM ja paDayA rahe ane tenI sAthe prema sukha bhAgave. A vAtanI brahmadattane khabara paDI. peAtAnI mAtAnuM duSaNa tenAthI sahana na thayuM, eTale ekavAra teNe dIdha` rAjAne cAkakhuM saMbhaLAvI dIdhuM ke haMme aMtaHpuramAM mArI mAtA sAthe duSTa rIte varto che, paNa yAda rAkhajo ke huM tamane koI vakhata jAnathI mArI nAkhIza. A zabdo sAMbhaLatAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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113 dIrdharAjAne kALa vyApyo. teNe saghaLI vAta cudhaNIne karI. cughaNue dIrgharAjAne kahyuM: svAmInAtha, hame phakara zIdane karo cho ? brahmadattane thoDAka vakhatamAM ja prANa laI laIza ane ApaNe sukha cenathI haMmezanI mAphaka rahIzuM. cughaNI rANuM brahmadattane jAna levAnI yukti zodhavA lAgI. teNe nagara bahAra eka suMdara lAkhAgRha taiyAra karAvyuM ane tyAM brahmadattane rahevA kahyuM. brahmadatta tyAM rahevA gayo. A vAta dIrgharAjAnA pradhAna mAraphata brahmada jANa, eTale temaNe rAtorAta te lAkhAgRhamAMthI cheka zahera bahAra bhAgoLa sudhInI eka suraMga khedAvI. rAtre brahmadatta ane pradhAnaputra bane temAM sUI rahyA. madhyarAtrine samaya thayo. rANI cughaNuM te lAkhAgRha pAse AvI pahoMcI. eka divAsaLI te mahelane cAMpI; cAMpatAM ja bhaDabhaDa bhaDakA thavA lAgyA ane kSaNavAramAM A mahela saLagI uThe. pradhAna putra ane brahmadatta bhayabhIta thaI gayA. pradhAna putre suraMganuM dvArA brahmadattane batAvyuM, brahmadatte paganI eka Thekara mArI vajanadAra dvAra kholI nAMkhyuM, baMne temAM dAkhala thayA ane suraMga vATe zahera bahAra nIkaLI paradezane paMthe paDyA. pitAnI ajaba zaktinA baLe teNe dezaparadezanA aneka rAjyo jItyA, aneka strIone paraNya ane sainya laIne te dIrgharAjA para caDI Avyo. tene mArIne te rAjyAsane beThA. pitAnA apUrva baLathI ane cakraratnanA prabhAvathI brahmadatte eka pachI eka aneka deza chatyA ane chakhaMDa sAdhI te cakravatI tarIke digvijayI thayo. ekavAra brahmadatta rAjasabhAmAM beTho che, tevAmAM nATakIyA loko tyAM nATaka karavA AvyA. nATakanA vidhavidha pAThanuM Abehuba citra dekhI pUrvabhavamAM devalokamAM nATaka dekhyAnuM tene smaraNa thayuM, ane tarata ja tene jAtismaraNa jJAna utpanna thayuM. te vaDe brahmadate Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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114 pitAnA pUrvanAM pAMca bho joyA. temAM potAne bhAI citta badhA bhamAM sAthe sAthe ja je. tarata tene vicAra thaye-aho! mahAre pAMca bhavono saMgAthI bhAI A bhavamAM kayAM haze? ema vicArI teNe eka loka racI gAmamAM DhaMDhero pITAvyuM ke A mAre a ka je kaI pUro karI Ape, tene huM mAruM adhuM rAjapATa ApIza. te ardha laka A pramANe hato. gopa dAso mRgo haMso, mattaMgAmaro yathA uparane loka sarva kaI mukhapATha karI vAraMvAra bole; paNa tene bIjo ardho bhAga kaI barAbara banAvI zake nahi. - have A tarapha citta muni purimatAlamAM eka zeThane tyAM janmelA. uMmara lAyaka thatA eka muni pAse upadeza sAMbhaLI vairAgya pAmI temaNe dIkSA lIdhelI. temane paNa jAtismaraNa jJAna thayeluM, ane te paNa pitAnA pUrva bhavonAM saMgAthI bhAIne kheLavA grAmAnugrAma vihAra karatA karatA kaMpilapura nagaranA udyAnamAM AvI pahoMcyA. tyAM eka kheDUta ardhaka gokhato hato. te temanA sAMbhaLavAmAM Avyo. eTale temaNe dhAryuM ke jarUra mahAro bhAI ahiMja che. eTale temaNe kheDUtane pAse bolAvI te ka pUro karI Apyo. kheDUta harSa pAmato rAjasabhAmAM gayA ane nIce pramANe oika bolyaH gopa dAso mago haMso, mattaMgAmaro yathA eSAM SaSTayo jAti manyAmanya bhAvi muktayo A sAMbhaLI brahmadatta Azcarya pAmyo ane pitAno bhAI Avo daridra thayo, e tene lAgI AvavAthI tatkALa te mUcha pAse. thoDIvAre zuddhi AvatAM rAjAe dama daI kheDutane pUchyuM ke A eNka te banAvyo? kheDuta hAtha joDI bolyA nA, mahArAja. ahiM udhAna pAse eka muni padhAryA che, temaNe A ka banAvyA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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115 che. A sAMbhaLI rAjAe kheDutane thoDuMka dhana ApI vidAya karyo ane pote azvArUDha thaI udyAnamAM Avyo. tyAM dhyAnastha beThelA citta munine teNe vaMdana karyuM ane kahyuM - aho baMdhu! ApaNe pAMca bhAthI bhegA hatA. 1 lA bhavamAM dAsa. 2 mRga. 3 haMsa. 4 caMDALa. 5 deva, ane 6 ThThA bhAvamAM ApaNe baMne judA paDyA tenuM zuM kAraNa? cita--aho brahmadatta ! sanaMtakumAra cakravartInI sunaMdA strIne dekhI munipaNAmAM tuM meha pAme ane tene meLavavAnuM teM niyANuM karyuM. tethI ApaNe baMne A bhave judA paDyA. brahmadatta--he bhAI, gata janmamAM meM cAritra pALyuM tenuM phaLa mane pratyakSa maLyuM. paNa tame gata janmamAM cAritra pALI bhikSuka banyA ane A janmamAM paNa bhikSukaja rahyA, te tenuM phaLa tame kema na pAmyA ? citta-he brahmadatta. karelAM karmanuM phaLa te avazya che ja. tuM ema na samajato ke sukhI chuM ane citta duHkhI che; mahAre paNa ghaNI Rddhi hatI. paNa ekavAra sAdhu mahAtmAe mane samajAvyuM ke prabhunI vANI ane jJAnadarzanacAritranI lInatAmAM apUrva sukha che; tethIja meM jagatanI kSaNabhaMgura =ddhi cheDIne dIkSA lIdhI che. brahmadara-mahArAja, mAre tyAM devavimAna jevAM suMdara mahelo che. anupama lAvaNyavALI strIonAM vRMda che. agaNita lakSmI che. mATe Apa paNa sAdhu dharma choDI mArI sAthe raho. mane sAdhupaNuM duHkhamaya dekhAya che. citta--he rAjana ! sarva gItagAna vilApa samAna che. nATAraMbha viTaMbaNuM mAtra che. alaMkAra bhAra rUpa che. kAma bhege duHkha ApanArA che. vRthA temAM meha na pAma. te saghaLAnuM pariNAma kevaLa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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16 du:kha che. ane tapa saMyama zIlatAmAM kharUM sukha raheluM che. mATe A kSaNika kAma lAge, nAzavaMta lakSmI, anitya zarIra ItyAdine mAha hADA ane parama pavitra sukhadAyaka cAritra mArgane grahaNa karA. brahmadatta--he muni. tamAre| upadeza mArA gaLe koI rIte utare tema nathI. A vaibhava, A meAjazAkha, atula lakSmI, sauMdavAna strIo, nAkara, cAkara, mahelAtA, chakhaMDanuM Adhipatya e sa mhArAthI koI rIte cheADI zakAya tema nathI. citta--he rAjana, je hArAthI te na cheADI zakAya te tuM jIvadayA Adi gRhasthadhane aMgIkAra kara ane AtmAnI ucca dazAnI bhAvanA bhAva. jethI tuM paraleAkamAM sukha pAme. brahmadatta--mahArAja. temAMnuM kaMI paNa mhArAthI banI zake tema natho. mATe vRthA upadeza mane na ApeA. citta-he brahmadatta. mhArA upadezanI tane kaI paNa asara thaI nahi, teA tArI sAthe A saLeA mithyA vArtAlApa thaye!. te hu have jaIza. brahmadatta--bhale. ApanI jevI IcchA. brahmadattane citta muninA upadeza rUccA nahi. cittamuni tyAMthI cAlyA gayA ane tapa saMyamamAM AtmAne bhAvatA grAmAnugrAma vicaravA lAgyA. ghaNA varSo sudhI apUrva cAritrane pALA, AtmAnI vizuddha bhAvanA bhAvatAM cittamuni kaivalyajJAna pAmI meAkSamAM gayA. brahmadatta cakravartI rAjyamAM AvI aneka jIlmA, hiMsA durAcAra| Adi mahAna pApa kriyAe sevavA lAgyA. eka brAhmaNa para kreAdhane vaza thaI teNe aneka brAhmaNeAnA saMhAra karyAM. e rIte aneka pApane puja ekaTho karIne brahmadatta cakravartI maraNa pAmIne sAtamI narakamAM utpanna thayA ane mahA duHkhane pAmyA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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117 89 culaNapItA. vArANasI nagarImAM cullaNI pItA nAme gAthApatI hatA. temane zyAmA nAme strI hatI. teo riddhi siddhimAM ANaMda zrAvakathI bamaNa hatA. eka vAra prabhu mahAvIra padhAryA. cullaNapItA vaMdana karavA gayA, ane prabhunA upadezathI vairAgya pAmI bAravratadhArI zrAvaka thayA. jyeSTha putrane kAryabhAra soMpIne pauSadhazALAmAM AvIne te dharma dhyAna karavA lAgyA. ardha rAtrI vItyA bAda eka deva pragaTa thayo. teNe bhayaMkara rUpa batAvI kAmadevanI mAphaka cullaNapItAne vrata bhaMga karavAnuM kahyuM. paraMtu te jarA paNa DagyA nahi, AthI deve tenA peTa putrane tenI sAme lAvIne mArI nAkhe, ane tenA traNa TukaDA karI, tenA mAMsane eka dhagadhagatI kaDAImAM taLIne, tenA lehInA chAMTA cullaNI pItAnA zarIrapara chAMTayA. pariNAme tene ghaNI vedanA thaI, chatAM paNa potAnA vratathI te jarA paNa caLyA nahi. pachI te deve, tenA bIjA putrane lAvI jyeSTha putranI mAphaka karyuM. chatAM cullaNapItA leza mAtra DagyA nahi. pachI deve tenA trIjA putrane lAvI tenI paNa tevI ja dazA karI. tenuM lohI calaNI pItAnA zarIra para chAMTayuM, te paNa callaNapItA jarA paNa kSobha pAmyA nahi. tethI te deva vadhAre kopAyamAna thayA, ane cullaNapItAne tenI mAtAne mArI nAkhavAne bhaya batAvyo. culaNapItA mAtAnuM nAma sAMbhaLIne lebha pAmyA ane vicAra karyo ke A deva anArya che, ane jevI rIte A traNa putrone mArI nAkhyA, tevI ja rIte mahArI devagurUsamAna bahAlI mAtAne paNa te mArI nAkhaze; ema dhArI cudhaNI pItA te devane pakaDavA uThe; tarata ja te deva AkAzabhaNI nyAsI gayo, ane cullaNa pItAnA hAthamAM eka staMbha Avyo; tethI teNe mArA zabdo vaDe kolAhala karyo. A sAMbhaLI temanI mAtA doDI AvyAM ane bhayaMkara kolAhala karavAnuM kAraNa pUchayuM, culaNapItAe banelI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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118 sarva hakIkata kahI, te sAMbhaLI temanI mAtAe kahyuM. he putra, keIe hArA putrone gherathI laI jaIne mAryA nathI. paNa I purUSe tane upasarga Apyo che athavA koI mAyAvI deve tArI parIkSA karavA Ama karyuM lAge che. mATe he putra, hAra vRtane A rIte bhaMga thayo che; mATe prAyazcita laIne zuddha thAo. culaNapItAe mAtAnuM vacana mAnIne prAyazcita lIdhuM. pachI temaNe 11 pratimA dhAraNa karI, kALAnta saMthAro karI, cullaNapItA zrAvaka kALadharma pAmIne saudharma devalamAM gayA ane tyAMthI mahAvideha kSetramAM janmI, sarva duHkhano aMta karI mekSa gatine pAmaze. 90 calaNa zataka - AlaMbikAnagarI, cullaNazataka gAthApatI, bakulA nAme temanI strI. riddhisiddhi kAmadeva zrAvaka jeTalIja. prabhu mahAvIra padhAryA. calaNazataka vaMdana karavA gayA. prabhunA upadezathI bujhayA ane bAra vratadhArI zrAvaka thayA. meTA putrane gharane kArabhAra soMpI dharmadhyAna karavA lAgyA. madhya rAtre temane dharmathI caLAvavA bhayaMkara rUpa dhAraNa karIne eka deva AvyA, ane culaNapItAnI mAphaka tenA putrane tenI samIpa lAvI mArI nAMkhyA, ane tenuM mAMsa taLIne kakaDA tathA lohI tenA zarIra para chAMTayuM. chatAM calaNazataka jarA paNa DagyA nahi. Akhare deve tenuM tamAma dhana haraNa karIne AlaMbhikA nagarI nI cotarapha pheMkI devAne bhaya batAvyuM, tethI cuddhazataka kSobha pAmyA ane devane pakaDavA doDayA. deva nAsI gayo. kolAhala sAMbhaLI temanI strI bahulA doDI AvI ane kolAhalanuM kAraNa pUchyuM. cullaNItake vAta jaNAvI. tenI strIe devatAno upasarga che, ema kahevAthI yuddhazatake prAyazcitta karyuM. yuddhazatake tyArabAda 11 pratimA dhAraNa karI. aMtima samaye saMthAro karyo ane eka mAsane saMthAro bhogavI kALa karIne te pahelA devalokamAM gayA, ane tyAMthI, vI teo mahAvideha kSetramAM mekSa jaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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119 ceDArAjA ( ceTakarAjA ) teo 'gALa dezanI vizALA nAmaka nagarInA rAjA hatA. teo bhagavAna mahAvIranA mAmA thatA hatA. ceDA rAjA jaina dharmI hatA, eTaluM ja nahi paNa temaNe zrAvakanA khAra vrata dhAraNa karyAM hatA. vratadhArI chatAM temane aneka rAjA sAthe yuddhamAM utaravu' paDayuM hatuM. vratadhArI vinA aparAdhe koInA para dhA na kare, ke vinA aparAdhe koI ne huNe nahi. pratipakSI laDavAnuM kAraNa utpanna kare teA ja te vratadhArI rAjAe vigrahamAM utaratA. ceDA rAjA mahA samartha ane parAkramI hatA. teo evA nizAnabAja hatA, ke temaNe phekeluM khANa kadI niSphaLa na javuM. kANika sAthenA yuddhamAM kAli Adi kumArane peAtAnA tarapha paheluM bANa cheADavAnuM ceDArAjAe kaheluM, ane tenA bANA AvyA pachI ja, te khANA cUkAvIne peAte khANA choDI temanA sahAra karelA. caMDapradyotAdi aneka rAjAone temaNe kSamA ApIne choDI mUkelA. koNika sAmenA vigrahamAM devA temane vizALA nagarImAMthI uThAvI gayA hatA; ane tira pradezamAM temaNe potAnuM jIvana puruM karyuM hatuM. mahArAjA ceTakane sAta putrIo hatI. jainadharmIone ja peAtAnI kanyA ApavAnA ceDArAjAne niradhAra hAvAthI peAtAnI cha kanyAe jaina rAjAe vere paraNAvI hatI. mAtra eka celA abhayakumAranI yuktithI nhAsI jaIne rAjA zreNika ( bauddhadharmI ) ne paraNI hatI, paNa pachIthI te rAjA jainadharmI thatAM celaNA jainamArgAnuyAyinI banI rahI hatI. 92 cellaNA ( cillA devI ) te vizALA nagarInA mahArAjA ceTakanI putrI hatI. cellaNAnI khIjI bahena sujyeSTA ati rUpavAna hatI, tenAthI meAhita banIne zreNika rAjAe teNIne paraNavAnA nizcaya karyAM. A mATe abhaya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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110 kumAre eka suraMga vATe sukAnuM haraNa karI javA mATe yukti racI. A vAtanI cellaNAne khabara paDatAM teNe sukAne tenI sAthe laI javAnuM kahyuM. sukAe te kabula karyuM. ane baMne jaNa suraMganA mukhya dvAra sudhI gayA. tevAmAM sukA pitAne hAra bhUlI javAthI te levA mATe pAchI pharI. A tarapha zreNikarAjAe utAvaLamAM cellaNane sukA dhArIne uThAvI ane rathamAM nAkhI; tyAMthI rAjagRhamAM AvI zreNika rAjAe gAMdharva lagnathI ceghaNAnuM pANuMgrahaNa karyuM. rANuM calaNa patibhA ane jainadharmamAM saMpUrNa zraddhAvaMta hatI. rAjA zreNika bauddhadharmI hovA chatAM celaNane tenAM dharmapAlanamAM jarApaNuM aMtarAya karatuM na hatuM. joke vAraMvAra temane dharma saMbaMdhI vAdavivAda thatuM hatuM, paraMtu teo dharmanA mULa svarupane AkharamAM pakaDI satiSa mAnI letA ane ubhaya eka bIjAnA dharma pramANe vartatAM. eka vakhata cillaNAe zreNikanA AgrahathI, bauddha bhikSuone jamavA mATe notaryA. jamaNamAM bIjI rasoI sAthe cillaNue rAItuM karyuM hatuM. temAM bhikSuonI amuka vastuonI karaca karI mizraNa karyuM ane bhikSuone jamADyA. jamI rahyA bAda bhikSuoe pitAnI vastuonI tapAsa karI te te geravalle paDelI jANuM. te bAbata ceghaNAne pUchatAM celaNAe kahyuM, ke Apa to jJAnI che, tethI te vastuo kayAM che, te tame jANatA ja haze. paNa bhikSuone AvuM jJAna na hatuM. AthI ceghaNAe temane eka phAkI ApI. te phAkavAthI bhikSuone vamana thayuM, jemAMthI khovAyelI vastuonI karaco nIkaLI. A joI bhikSuo jhaMkhavANA paDI gayA. A vAta zreNikanA jANavAmAM AvyAthI, teNe janadharmI sAdhunI avagaNanA karI, pitAnuM vaira vALavAne nirNaya karyo. teNe eka vAra eka ekala vihArI sAdhune pakaDI eka koTaDImAM pUryA, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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121 ane te sAdhunI sAthe teja keTaDImAM eka vezyAne pUrI, koTaDInA dvAra baMdha karAvyA. tyArapachI zreNike mahelamAM AvIne celaNane kahyuM ke tArA gurU strIo sAthe rAta rahe che ane vyabhicAra seve che. javAbamAM ceghaNAe kahyuM ke amArA dharmagurU kadI strIone sparza na kare, paraMtu tamArA ja dharmaguruo saMbaMdhamAM AvuM hoya. baMnee A vAtanI savAramAM pratyakSa khAtrI karavAnuM nakkI karyuM. rAjAe zaheranA lokone jaina dharmanA sAdhuonuM duSaNa nihALavA prAtaHkALe vahelAsara koTaDI AgaLa AvavAnuM sUcana karAvI dIdhuM hatuM. A tarapha sadbhAgya muni labdhivaMta hatA. tethI jainadharma paranuM kalaMka TALavA temaNe potAnI pAsene sAdhuveza labdhi vaDe bALI mUke. AthI pelI vezyA bhaya pAmIne dUra ubhI rahI. sAdhue pitAnuM rUpa paNa pheravI nAkhyuM. savAre lokonI ThaThTha koTaDI pAse jamA thaI rAjA ane rANI te sthaLe AvyA. rANunA dekhatAM rAjAe sIla karAvelI koTaDI ughaDAvI, te tenAM bhAre Azcarya vacce rAjAe jaina sAdhune joyA nahi, paNa anya sAdhune vezyA sAthe bahAra nIkaLatAM joyA. AthI rAjA lajajA pAmyA. tyArathI temane jana dharma pratye kaMIka premAnurAga thayo ane tyArabAda zreNika rAjA, anAthI muninA satsaMgathI cUsta jaina banyo. para rAjAne atyaMta sneha hovAthI tene paTTarANuM pade sthApI hatI. celaNathI zreNikane, koNika, hala ane vihala nAmanA traNa putro thayA hatA. koNika udara sthAnamAM AvatAM, satI cillaNune zreNikanA kALajAnuM mAMsa khAvAne dohada utpanna thayelo, te vicakSaNa abhayakumAre pUro karyo hato. ceghaNuM eka prabhAvazALI ane satI ziromaNuM sannArI hatI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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122 93 caMDapradyAt te ujjiyanIne rAjA hatA; ane ceDA rAjAnI putrI zivAdevIne paraNyA hatA. caMDapradyota vyabhicArI rAjA gaNAtA. teNe mRgAvatIne meLavavA mATe kauza`bI nagarInA zatAnika rAjA para caDAi karI hatI. temAM zatAnika bhaya pAmyA ane trAsane lIdhe tene kolerUM thavAthI te maraNa pAmyA. mRgAvatIe jANyuM ke caMDapradyot have mArApara baLAtkAra karaze, e bhayathI teNe rAjA sAthe yuktithI kAma laI potAnA bacAva karavAnA vicAra karyAM. rAjA sAthe lagna karavAnuM AzvAsana ApI teNIe kauzAMkhIne kille samarAvavAnu caDapradyotane kahyuM. eTale mRgAvatI meLavavAnI lAlasAe caMDapradyote killo samarAvavA zarU karyAM. killA pUrA thatAM ja mRgAvatI daravAjA aMdha karAvI mahelamAM bharAi kheDI. daramyAna prabhu mahAvIra tyAM padhAryAM eTale mRgAvatIe hiMmatapUrvaka daravAjA ughaDAvI nAkhyA ane te prabhunI dezanA sAMbhaLavA gai, tyAM teNe vairAgya pAmI dIkSA lIdhI. AthI nirAza banI ca'Dapradyote rAjagRhI para caDAI karI ane te nagarIne dherA dhAlye. A vakhate abhayakumAre eka yukti racIne rAjagRhanI bahAra eka leAkhaMDanA vAsaNamAM sAnAmahArA mUkAvI, te vAsaNa jamInamAM daTAvyuM ane rAjAne kahevaDAvyuM ke tamArA sAgrIte amArA dhanathI lalacAne, tamane pakaDI amAre svAdhIna karavAnA che, mATe ceto. AthI caMDapradyote khAtrI karavA peAtAnA sAthIdAre mAMhenA eka rAjAnA taMbu AgaLa khAdAvyuM, te tyAMthI dhana nIkaLyuM. AthI caDapradyota nhAsI gayA, te sAthe bIjA madadagAra rAjAo paNa potAnA lazkara sAthe rAjagRha cheADI nhAsI gayA. pAchaLathI abhayakumAranA A prapaMcanI caMDapradyone khabara paDI, eTale teNe abhayakumArane pakaDI lAvanAra mATe bhAre inAma jAhera karyuM. abhayakumArane pakaDI lAvavAnuM bIDu' unnayinInI eka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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123 vezyAe jhaDapyuM. te vezyA eka zrAvikA hovAne daMbha karI abhayakumAra pAse rAjagRhamAM AvI. abhayakumAre teNIne egya satkAra karyo. vezyA paNa abhayakumArane AdarabhAva ApatI, ane dhArmika kriyAo karatI abhayakumArane tyAM rahI. daramyAna lAga sAdhI teNIe abhayakumArane ekavAra ghena utpanna karanArA padArtho khavarAvyA. AthI abhayakumAra bebhAna banya, A takane lAbha laI yuktipUrvaka te vezyA abhayakumArane ujajayinI mAM laI gaI ane rAjA caMDapradyotane se. chatAM caMDapradyote vezyAnA A kRtyane ISTa nA gayuM. ahiM abhayakumAre keTalIka bAbatamAM caMDapradyotane bacAvyo, tethI teNe abhayakumArane choDI mUkyo. paNa caMDapradyotanA julmI vartAvathI abhayakumAre koIpaNa upAye caMDapradyotane teja ujajayinI nagarInI madhyamAMthI bAMdhIne laI javAno niradhAra karyo. keTalAka vakhata pachI abhayakumAra pitAnI sAthe be svarUpavAna, vezyAone laI, vaNikanA vezamAM ujajayinImAM Avyo ane tyAM cauTA vacce dukAna karIne rahyo. te daramyAna ekavAra caMDapradyotva rAjAnI dRSTi A vezyA para paDI, tethI te kAmAMdha thayo ane koI paNa rIte A vezyAne meLavavAne teNe nizcaya karyo. ekavAra abhayakumAranI gerahAjarImAM rAjAe vezyAne potAnI sAthe prema saMbaMdha bAMdhavA kahyuM, tyAre vezyAe kahyuM ke A amAre bhAI AjathI sAtame divase bahAra gAma javAnuM che, te jAya eTale sukhethI tame amArA makAne Avaje. ahiM abhayakumAre eka bIjI yukti karI rAkhI hatI. te e ke, teNe eka bIje mANasa nekara tarIke rAkhI lIdhA hatA ane tenuM pradyotu evuM kRtrima nAma dhAraNa karAvyuM hatuM. temaja tene gAMDA jevo banAvI "huM udyo chuM" ema bela belato khATalAmAM suvADI roja tene vaidyane tyAM laI javAmAM Avata. barAbara sAtame divase pradyotu rAjA abhayakumAranA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com ja amAro bhAI A bahAra gAma javAne amArA

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124 AvAse AvyA, eTale lAga joI abhayakumAranA subhAe tene AMdhyA ane khATalAmAM sUvADI dhALe divase bajAra vaccethI tene laI javA lAgyA. te pradyotu rAjA 'huM pradyot , mane bAMdhIne laI jAya che, kAi cheDAvA' vagere moTA avAje bUma mAravA lAgyA, parantu leAkeA gAMDA pradyone oLakhatA hatA, tethI kAI e tene cheDAthyA nahi. Akhare abhayakumAre rAjagRhamAM AvI, rAjA zreNikane caMDapradyot suprata karyAM. zreNika tene mAravA tatpara thayA, parantu buddhimAna abhayakumAre samajAvIne tene mAna sahita chUTA karAvyA ane potAnuM vaira lIdhuM. kAmIpuruSonA kevA burA hAla thAya che teneA A pAtaLA citAra A kathA Ape che, mATe kAmIjanee duti ApanAra kAma vAsanAnA tyAga karaveza. 94 caMDakAzikasa koI eka nagara hatuM. temAM eka sAdhu ane eka temanA ziSya e bane jaNA cAturmAsa rahyA hatA. ziSya avinita hatA, ane hara vakhata gurU sAthe kaleza karatA. chatAM gurU samabhAva rAkhatA ane Atma dhyAna karatA. gurU tapasvI hatA. eka vAra mAsakhamaNu ne pAraNe gurU ziSya ane gaucarI arthe nIkaLyA. varSARtunA samaya hatA. jethI dhaNAM sukSma jIvajaMtunI utpatti thaI hatI. rastAmAM eka marI gayelI deDakInA klevaranI nIce gurUnA paga Avyo. ziSye A joyuM. tethI gurUne kahevA lAgyA. mahArAja, tamArA paga taLe bicArI deDakI kacarAIne maraNa pAmI. mATe prAyazcita lyA. gurUe dhArIne joyuM teA deDakInuM kalevara mAtra hatuM. ane pote tenI virAdhanA nathI karI tethI celAne kahyuM ke e te kalevara che ane ke prathamathI ja mRtyuM pAmela che, eTale tenuM prAyazcita hoya nahi. celA te avinita ane ThAbAja hato. teNe tA haDaja pakaDI ke tamAre prAyazcita levuM joIe, sAMje paNa gurUe kahyuM, ke prAyazcita na Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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115 hAya. vaLI rAtanA paNa gurUne vAraMvAra te kahevA lAgyA, ke mahArAja, tame teA virAdhika cho, deDakInuM prAyazcita te dhyeA. AthI gurUnuM mana kAbumAM rahI na zakayuM. ziSya upara krodha caDayo. tethI te hAthamAM rajoharaNa laI ziSyane mAravA doDayA. ziSya nAsI gayA. upAzrazrayamAM aMdhArUM hovAthI gurU karmAMsayeAge eka thAMbhalA sAthe athaDAyA. mAthu phuTI gayuM, khUba leAhI nIkaLyuM; chatAM temanA krAdha tA pracaMDa ja hatA. sakhta vAgavAne lIdhe gurUe tyAMja deha mUkayo. tyAMthI marIne te jyAtiSI devatA thayA. tyAMthI cyavI caMDakauzIka nAme tApasa thayA, te paNa ghaNA krodhI hatA. ekavAra bAgamAM rAjakuMvarane kula cuTA dekhI, tApasa krodhe bharAyA, ane hAthamAM pharasI laI ne mAravA doDyo. rastAmAM paga lapasI gayeA, tethI te eka aMdha kuvAmAM paDayA. ksI peAtAneja vAgI ane AdhyAnathI maraNa pAmIne te caDakauzika sa thayA. krodha tA mhAtA nathI, je koine dekhe tene bALIne bhasma kare che, evA te sape ghaNA tApasAne banyA ane karatA ekeka gAu sudhI tenI dhAka besI gaI. koI paNa mANasa tyAM AgaLa jaI zakatuM nathI. ekavAra zrI mahAvIra prabhu karatA karatA vamAna gAma pAse padhAryAM. tyAMthI javAne mATe e rastAo hatA. eka vakramA, bIjo saraLa mA, leAkAe prabhune kahyuM ke A saraLa mArge jazeA nahi, tyAM te eka viSadhara-jherI sarpa rahe che. te leAkAne bhasma karI de che. prabhune tA kaI Dara na hatA. tethI teo saraLa mArge cAlyA, ane jyAM caMDakauzika sarpanA rAkaDA hatA, tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. sarpane mANasanI gaMdha AvatA, krodhathI jhera varSAvatA, pu kADA mArA bahAra nIkaLyeA. prabhu mahAvIrane dhyAnastha letAM ja temane jorathI DaMkha mAryAM, tatkALa prabhunA aMguThThAmAMthI lehInA badale dUdhanA pravAha chUTI nIkaLyA. te sAme dRSTi karatAMja caDakauzika camakayA, ane mana sAthe vicAra karyAMH--ahA, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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12 A zuM, lAla leAhIne badale sapheda dUdha ! A kAI prabhAvazALI purUSa che, caMDakauzika mugdha banI gayA, ane prabhunA zarIramAMthI nikaLatA padArtha pIvA lAgyA. te tene dudha-sAkara jevA svAdiSTa lAgyA. prabhue kahyuM:- he caMDakauzika, khujha, bujha. krodhanA pratApe te hArUM cokhkhu cAritra bALIne bhasma karyuM; chatAM tuM hajI kema krodha mUkatA nathI ? A zabdo sAMbhaLatAM caDakauzika vicAramAM paDayA. AtmaciMtana karatAM tene jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. peAtAnI bhUlone te pazcAtApa karavA lAgyA, ane peAtAnA karelAM pApamAMthI chUTavA mATe caDakauzike aNuzaNu vratta lIdhuM. prabhu vihAra karI gayA. pachI te caMDakauzike sAdhujIvana gALavA mAMDayuM. pAtAnu mhAM daramAM rAkhyuM ane uMdhe mastake rADAmAM mhoM ane bahAra zarIra evI rIte tapazcaryAM karI. trAsa ocho thavAthI bharavADa vagere loka te raste thaIne javA lAgyA ane te nAgadeva upara dUdha, sAkara, puSpa vagere nAkhavA lAgyA. mIThAzane lIdhe tyAM ghaNI kIDIo ekaThI thaI ne sarpane vaLagI paDI. lAhI, cAmaDI vagere khAine te sapanuM zarIra cAraNI jevuM banAvI dIdhuM. chatAM te sa` peAtAnA viSamaya svabhAvane tadana ja bhUlI gayA, teNe apUrva kSamA dhAraNa karI, ane zubhadhyAnamAM pravartatAM kALa karIne te AThamA devaleAkamAM gayA. teNe 95 caMdanamALA caMpAnagarInA didhavAhana rAjAne dhAriNI nAmanI rANIthI eka putrI thaI hatI, tenuM nAma vasumati. vasumati kizAra vaya thatAM bhaNI, gaNI ane dhArmika tathA naitika keLavaNI laIne suzIla banI. ane sahiyarA sAthe AnaMdamAM vakhata vItAvavA lAgI. ekavAra kauzAMbI nagarInA rAjA zatAnike lazkara laI caMpA nagarIne dherA dhAlyuM. dadhivAhana potAnA lazkarathI khUba laDayA, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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127 paNa phAvyuM nahi. pitAnuM lazkara marAyuM tethI bacavAnI AzAe dadhivAhana rAjA nagara choDIne nAsI gaye. lazkara gAmamAM peThuM ane luMTa calAvavA lAgyuM. dhAriNI rANI ane vasumati mahelamAM kalpAMta kare che, tevAmAM te lazkaramAMne eka joDesvAra te mahelamAM peTho, ane baMnene pakaDIne bAMdhyA. te ghoDesvAre dhAriNIne kahyuM, cAla mArI sAthe, huM tane mArI strI banAvavAnuM chuM. A sAMbhaLatAM rANune dhrAsake paDe, ane tyAMja jIbha kacarIne te marI gaI. vasumati gabharAI gaI, ghoDesvAre vicAryuM ke tenI mAnI mAphaka Ane paNa huM kahIza, te te marI jaze. tethI teNe bahuja mIThAzathI vasumatine AzvAsana ApyuM, ane kauzAMbI nagarImAM laI gayo. tyAM ghoDesvAre vicAra karyo ke A kanyA bahuja khubasurata che, mATe je tene huM vecuM te mAruM dAddhi jAya ane huM ezaArAma bhogavuM, nokarI karatAM to jIdagI gaI, paNa kaMI vaLyuM nahI. tethI te vasumatIne vecavA kauzAMbInagarInI bajAramAM Avyo ane lIlAma balavA lAge. (tyAM pazu, pakSIo, dhana, mAla uparAMta manuSyanuM paNa te vakhate lIlAma thatuM) evAmAM eka vezyAe AvI vasumatIne khuba suMdara dekhIne mahedI bITa mUkI, ane te laI javAnI taiyArImAM hatI, tevAmAM tyAM dhanAvaha nAmano eka dhanADhaya zeTha Avyo, vasumatInI AkRti jotAMja tene lAgyuM ke A eka suzIla ane sAdhvI strI jevI lAge che ane jarUra te khAnadAna kuTuMbanI hovI joIe. je tene vezyA laI jaze te mahA anartha thaze, tema dhArI teNe heTI rakama ApIne vasumatIne kharIdI lIdhI. AkRti jotA helo sakhI vasumatIne tenuM nAma ThAma gAma pUchatAM tenI AMkhomAM AMsu bharAI AvyA, ane te bolI zakI nahi. zeTha tene gabharAyelI jANIne vadhu pUchavA vagara pitAne ghera laI gayA ane potAnI strI mULAne seMpI, ane tene premapUrvaka putrI tarIke rAkhavA sUcanA karI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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128 mULA te IrSAnuM mULa hatI, teNe dhAryuM ke huM vRddha thaI chuM, tethI zeTha A kanyAne paraNavA mATe ja lAvyA haze, ane pachI mahAre koI bhAvaja pUchaze nahi. ahiM vasumatInuM nAma na maLavAthI tenuM nAma "caMdanabALA pADayuM, paNa mULA to tene caMdanA kahIne ja bolAvatI. mULAnI adekhAI te dinapratidina vadhatI ja cAlI ane tene bahu duHkha devA lAgI. ekavAra zeTha thAkyA pAkyA bahArathI AvelA, caMdanabALAe paga dhovA mATe utAvaLe zeThane pANI ApyuM. utAvaLane lIdhe caMdanabALAne mAthAne aMboDe chuTI gayo, nIce paDavAthI te bagaDaze ema dhArI zeThe te aMDe pakaDI lIdho. caMdanabALAe te mAthAmAM barAbara bAMdhyo, A dazya pelI mULAnA jovAmAM AvyuM. tene khAtrI thaI ke jarUra zeTha caMdanA para mehIta thayA che, tethI caMdanAno ghATa ghaDI nAkhavo sAre che, ema vicAravA lAgI. koI kAma sArU zeTha te divase bahAra gAma gayA. mULAne lAga phAvyo, teNe tarata hajAmane bolAvI caMdanabALAnA badhA vALa kaDhAvI mAthe muMDe karAvyuM, ane pagamAM beDIo paherAvI, eka oraDAmAM pUrI khuba mAra mAryo, ane oraDAne tALuM lagAvI mULA piyaramAM pahoMcI gaI. caMdanabALA kamane pazcAttApa karatI navakAra maMtranuM smaraNa karavA lAgI, teNe aThama tapa zarU karyo. traNa divasa pachI zeTha ghera AvyA, keImaLe ja nahi. zeThe tapAsa ghaNI karI, paNa patto ja na lAge, Akhare eka vRddha DozImAe kahyuM ke caMdanAne oraDAmAM pUrIne mULA pIyara jatI rahI che. A sAMbhaLI zeThane ghaNo krodha caDyo. tarata ja teNe eraDAnA dvAra kholyA. te caMdanabALA beThI che ane prabhunuM smaraNa kare che, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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129 mAthe muMDe joI tathA tenI A dazA joI zeThanuM haiyuM duHkhathI bharAI AvyuM. zeThe caMdanabALAne kahyuM -bahena, dhIraja rAkha. huM badhI vyavasthA karuM chuM. tuM traNa divasathI bhUkhI haIza, mATe rasoDAmAM kaMI heya to tane ApuM. zeThe tapAsa karI, paNa khAvAnuM kaMI maLyuM nahIM, mAtra traNa divasanA bAphelA bAkaLA hatA, te laIne teNe caMdanabALAne ApyA, ane eka supaDuM ApyuM, je vaDe bAkaLA sApha karIne khAvAnuM jaNAvyuM ane te daramiyAna pote luhArane beDIo teDavA mATe bolAvI lAvavAnuM kahIne zeTha gayA. ahiM caMdanabALA eka paga uMbarAmAM ane eka paga uMbarAnI bahAra rAkhIne, supaDA vatI bAkaLA sApha karI khAvAno vicAra kare che. paNa jamatA pahelAM sAdhu munine te bhUlatI na hatI, teNe vicAryuM ke je koI sAdhu munirAja bhikSA arthe ahiM Ave te huM A bAkaLA temane vahorAvI mahAro janma sArthaka karUM. evAmAM eka abhigRhadhArI mahAtmA tyAMthI nIkaLyA, caMdana bALA pratye joyuM, caMdanabALA AnaMda pAmI. paraMtu te vakhate caMdanabALAnI AMkhamAM AMsu na hatAM, tethI te mahAtmA tyAMthI cAlyA gayA. A joIne caMdanabALA pazcAttApa karavA lAgI ane bolIH aha, dhikkAra che mArA jIvanane, A raMka sAme keIpaNa jotuM nathI! ema kahetAM teNe rUdana karavA lAgI. tatkALa te mahAtmA pAchA pharyA ane caMdanabALA pAse AvI pahoMcyA. caMdanabALAe pitAnA jIvananuM ahobhAgya mAnIne te mahAtmAne A bAkaLA vaherAvI dIdhA. A mahAtmA koNa? sarvajJa zrI prabhu mahAvIra, temaNe uparanA saghaLAM belane mahAna abhigRha dhAryo hato. pAMca mAsa ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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130 pacIsa divase A abhigRha prabhuno pure tho. supAtra dAnanA prabhAvathI tatkALa caMdanabALAnI beDIo tuTI gaI. mastake suMdara vALa AvI gayA ane devatAoe tyAM dhananI vRSTi karI. vAta gAmamAM prasarI gaI, dhanAvaha zeTha luhArane bolAvIne Avyo, paNa te cakita thaI gayo. te pitAnI jAtane dhanya mAnavA lAgyo ane satInI prazaMsA karavA lAgyo. dhananI vRSTi thayAnI vAta sAMbhaLatAM mULA to hAMphaLI phAMphaLI deDatI AvI, ane dhana laI laIne khoLAmAM mUkavA lAgI, paNa te te dAjhavA lAgI. kAraNake dhana mULAnA khoLAmAM paDatAM ja aMgArA thaI jatA. sau kaI mULAne dhikkAravA lAgyA. caMdanabALAe tyAMthI dIkSA levAno niradhAra karyo. dhanAvaha zeThe A saghaLuM dhana caMdanabALAnA dIkSA mahotsavamAM kharcavAnuM nakkI karyuM. caMdanabALA prabhu mahAvIra pAse dIkSita thayA, ane AkarAM tapa japa vaDe vizuddha saMyama mArgamAM pravartatAM temane kevaLajJAna thayuM ane nirvANa pAmyA. 96 caMdrachAyA, e aMgadezanI rAjyadhAnI caMpAnagarInA rAjA hatA. pUrvabhavamAM te dharaNa nAme mahAbaLakumAranA mitra hatA, temaNe mahAbaLa sAthe dIkSA lIdhI hatI, ane tapanA prabhAve jayaMta nAmanA anuttara vimAnamAM utpanna thayA hatA. tyAMthI cyavI te caMpA nagarImAM rAjyakumAra tarIke avataryA. egya samaye rAjagAdI para AvyA. te nagaramAM ahaMnnaka nAme zrAvaka vyApArI hatA. ekavAra te vahANe lai dezAvaramAM vepAra karavA gayele, tyAMthI puSkaLa dhana kamAIne dezamAM AvatA hatA, tevAmAM rastAmAM tene deva pAsethI divya kuMDalo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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131 maLyAM, te teNe dezamAM AvI caMdrachAyA rAjAne bheTa ApyA. rAjAe zeThane kAMI navAi upajAve tevI vastu paradezamAM jovAmAM AvI hatI ke kema, te saMbadhI pUchyuM. vepArIe kahyuM ke mithilA nagaranA kuMbharAjAnI putrI mallIkumArI jagatane Azcaya upajAve tevI rUpasuMdara kanyA che. A sAMbhaLI rAjAne teNIne paraNavAnI maneAbhAvanA thaI, tethI teNe kuMbharAjAne tyAM peAtAnA dUta meAkalyA. kuMbharAjAe nA kahevAthI jitazatru vagere rAjAe sAthe maLI jaine cadrachAyAe mithilApara caDAi karI. tyAM mallIkuvarIe sAnAnI pratimA vaDe tene khAdha pamADayeA, pariNAme caMdrachAyAe dIkSA lIdhI. sakhta tapa japa karI, aMta samaye anazana karI te meAkSamAM gayA. 97 caMdraprabhu. caMdrAnanA nAmanI nagarImAM mahAsena nAme rAjA hatA. temane lakSmaNA nAme rANI hatI, temanI kukSimAM vaijayaMta vimAnamAMthI cyavIne caitra vada pAMcame zrI caMdraprabhu utpanna thayA. mAtAe cauda svapna joyAM. poSa vadi 12nA roja prabhune! janma thayA. 56 dikumArikAoe sUtikAkama karyuM. 64 IMdroe AvI bhAvI tIrthaMkaranA janmAtsava ujavyeA. gabha vakhate mAtAne caMdra pIvAnA dohada utpanna thayelA, tethI putranu nAma " caMdraprabha " pADayuM. bAlyakALa vItAvI yuvAvasthA pAmatAM cadrajite ceAgya rAjakanyAe sAthe lagna karyuM. temanuM dehamAna 150 dhanuSyanuM hatuM. "" aDhI lAkha pUrva sudhI teo kumArapaNe rahyA. te pachI pitAnI gAdIe AvyA. sADA cha lAkha pUrvI upara cAvIsa pUrvAMga sudhI temaNe rAjnma karyuM. pachI prabhue vArSika dAna ApI pASa vida 13ne divase eka hajAra rAjA sAthe cAritra grahaNa karyuM. traNa mAsa chadmastha avasthAmAM rahetAM ja zrI caMdrajitane kAlguna vi Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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132 sAtame kaivalyajJAna utpanna thayuM. temane 93 gaNadharo hatA, temAM sauthI moTA datta hatA. caMdraprabhunA saMdha parivAramAM ra lAkha sAdhu, 380 hajAra sAdhvIo, rAA lAkha zrAvake ane 491 hajAra zrAvikAo hatA. eka lAkha pUrvamAM 24 pUrvAga ane traNa mAsa ochA, samaya sudhI prabhu kaivalyajJAnapaNe vicaryA ane pachI eka hajAra munie sAthe sametazikhara para eka mAsane saMthAro karI bhAdaravA vada 7 me prabhu nirvANa-mekSa pAmyA, temanuM AyuSya daza lAkha pUrvanuM hatuM. 98 caMdrayaza mAlavadezanI sudarzana purI nagarInA yuvarAja yugabAhunI patnI mayaNarehAne te putra hato. potAnA pitA yugabAhune temanA meTAbhAI maNirathe ghAta karyo, ane nAsatAM nAsatAM chevaTe sarpadaMzathI maNiratha paNa mRtyu pAme, eTale mAlava dezanA rAjyane adhipati caMmza thaye. teNe rAjya sArI rIte calAvyuM. ekavAra henA nAnAbhAI mirAjane hAthI tophAnamAM AvI pitAnI sImamAM AvI caDyo. caMdraze tene vaza karI kabaje lIdho. namirAje te pAchA bhAge, caMze Apo nahi, AthI baMne bhAIe yudhdha caDyA. pite baMne bhAIo che evuM eka bIjA jANatA na hatA. Akhare mayaNarehA, je sAdhvI thaI hatI, teNe baMnenI oLakhANa karAvI; pariNAme yuddha baMdha rahyuM ane mALavadezanuM rAjya namirAjane suprata karI caMdrayaza rAjAe dIkSA lIdhI ane te devalokamAM gayA.. 99 jamAlI. kSatriyakuMDa nagaramAM jamAlI nAmane kSatriya kumAra hato. te riddhi siddhimAM suvikhyAta hatA. eka vAra prabhu mahAvIra vihAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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133 karatAM karatAM tyAM padhAryA. pariSad vaMdana karavA gaI. jamAlI paNa vAta jANavAthI azva para ArUDha thaIne prabhune vAMdavA gaye. prabhue dezanA ApI. jamAlI pratibaMdha pAme. tyAMthI ghera AvI mAtA pitAnI rajA meLavI, pAMcaso mANaso sAthe dIkSita thayA. dIkSA laIne jamAlIputra prabhu mahAvIranI sAthe tapa saMyamathI AtmAne bhAvatAM vicaravA lAgyA. ekavAra jamAlIe prabhu mahAvIrane kahyuM ke mahAre jana pada dezamAM vihAra karavAnI IcchA che. prabhu mahAvIra jANatA hatA ke merU jema nizcaLa purUSo ja jana pada dezamAM TakI zakaze. tethI teoe te vAtane Adara Ape nahi, ane mauna rahyA. jamAlI aNagAra potAnI sAthe pAMcase ziSyone laI prabhu mahAvIranI paNa avagaNanA karIne janapada dezamAM vihAra karavA lAgyA. pharatA pharatA te zrAvasti nagarInA koSTaka udyAnamAM padhAryA. te samaye nirasa ane tuccha AhAra jamavAthI jamAlInA zarIramAM rega utpanna thaye ane asahya vedanA thavA lAgI, tethI pitAne mATe pathArI karavAnuM temaNe bIjA munine kahyuM. pIDA atyaMta thatI hevAthI be traNa vAra temaNe munine kahyuM: bhArI pathArI kare che ke karI che? munie javAba Apyo. tamArI pathArI karI nathI paNa karIe chIe. jamAlIne prabhu vacanamAM tarata zaMkA thaI ke prabhu mahAvIra prarUpe che ke "cAlavA mAMDe tene cAlyA kahIe. nirjarato hoya tene nija kahIe te khoTuM che. kemake pathArI karatA thakA karI nathI. pAtharatA chatAM pAtharI nathI. A vAta temaNe bIjA sAdhuone samajAvI. te vAta keTalAkane rUcI ane keTalAkane na rUcI. na rUcI teo cAlyA gayA ane rUcI teo jamAlI pAse rahayA. jamAlI virUddha prarUpaNa karavA lAgyA. tyAMthI te prabhu mahAvIra pAse AvyA ane kahyuM ke mane kaivalyajJAna thayuM che, huM arihaMta, jina, kevaLI chuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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134 A sAMbhaLI maitama aNagAre kahyuM, ke je tame kevaLI te kahe, ke -laka zAzvata ke azAzvata. jIva zAzvata ke azAzvata? jamAlI javAba na ApI zakyA. prabhue kahyuM ke mahArA chabhastha ziSyo paNa Ane javAba ApI zake che. paNa jevuM tame bole che tevuM huM bolato nathI. ema kahI prabhue leka ane jIvanuM svarUpa samajAvyuM. chatAM temaNe mAnyuM nahIM ane prabhuthI judA paDI, virUddha prarUpaNa karatA vicAravA lAgyA. ghaNA varSa sAdhu pravaryA pALIne, abhinivezaka mithyAtvanA udayathI te marIne chaThA taMtaka devalokamAM kilvIthI deva thayA. saMsAra pakSe jamAlI prabhumahAvIranA jamAI thatA hatA. 100 jayaghoSa teo vaNArasI nagarImAM brAhmaNa kuLamAM avataryA hatA; paraMtu jaina dharmanI utkRSTatA nirakhI temaNe paMcamahAvrata rUpa jana dharmanI dIkSA aMgIkAra karI hatI. pharatA pharatA teo eja vaNarasI nagarImAM padhAryA ane manorama nAmaka udyAnamAM utaryA. teja nagarImAM vijayaghoSa nAmanA cAra vedamAM pAraMgata evA eka brAhmaNe yajJa AraMbhyo hato, te yajJanA sthAne jayaghoSa muni mAsakSamaNanA pAraNe bhikSA levA mATe AvI ubhA. munine dekhI vijayaghoSa belyo -he bhikSu, A te vipranuM ghara che. je vipra vedane jANato heya, je yajJano arthI heya, jyotiSazAstra tathA viprazAstranA che aMgane pAragAmI hoya, temaja je dharmazAstrane jJAta hAya tathA pitAnA ane paranA AtmAne je saMsAra samudrathI tAravA samartha hoya, tevA viprone mATe ja A anna nIpajAveluM che; tArA jevAne mATe A rasoI banAvI nathI, mATe AmAMthI tane kAMI maLaze nahi, mATe bIje sthaLe bhikSA mAgavA jA. jayaghoSa muni samatAnA sAgara hatA. teo vijayaghoSanA A apamAnita zabdathI leza paNa krodhAyamAna na thayA. temaNe vicAryuM ke A vijayaSanI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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135 ajJAnatA mAre TALavI joIe, ane aMdhazraddhALu brAhmaNAnI sAna ThekANe lAvI meAkSanA sAcA mArga mAre batAvavA joIe, e AzayathI jayadheASa muni tyAMthI khasyA nahi, paNa temaNe vijayadhASane kahyuM:-vitra, vedamAM mukhya kANu ? yajJamAM mukhya koNa ? nakSatramAM mukhya kANu ? dharmamAM mukhya koNa ? ane sauMsAra samudrathI ulhAranAra kANu ? te tuM jANe che ? jo jANatA hoya teA A praznonA uttara Apa. vijayadheASa A praznonA javAkhe| ApavA mATe asamartha hatA. teNe jayASane kahyuM:-muni, hameja AnA javAkhA kRpA karIne Ape. muni khAlyAH-vedamAM agniheAtra mukhya che. agnihotra kevA hAya te sAMbhaLa. 1 jIvarUpa kuMDu 2 taparUpa vedikA. 3 karUpI IMdhaNu. 4 dhyAna rUpa agni, 5 zarIrarUpa gera, 6 zubhayAga 25 cATavA, 7 zubha bhAvanA tathA jIvadayA rUpI Ati, evA agnihAtra vedamAM mukhya che. je vedamAM AvA agniheAtra kazo hAya te veda pramANa che. vaLI e saMyamarUpa yajJanA arthI sAdhu yajJane pravartAvanAra che, nakSatramAM caMdramA mukhya che, dharmonA prarUpakAmAM bha0 RSabhadeva ane la. mahAvIra pramukha tIrthaMkarA mukhya che; jema graha, nakSatra, ane tArA caMdramAnI sevA kare che, tema IMdrAdi devA tIrthaMkarAnI sevA kare che. jeo vaida tattvanA ajANa che, mAhavata che ane jemanA hRdayamAM kaSAyarUpI agni bharele che, je svAdhyAya ane tapa karatA nathI, evA vipreA, jee tapa kare che temane huM vipra kahetA nathI; paNa jee svajanAdinA sthAnake javAthI nArAja na thAya ane tyAM rahevAmAM Asakta na ane evA tItha kara devAe kahelA brAhmaNAne ja huM brAhmaNa kahuM chuM. jeNe tapa rUpa agni vaDe karUpa melane khALyA che, temaja rAga, dveSa ane TrAkAdika sAta bhaya tanmyA che, tene huM brAhmaNa kahuM chuM. jeo iMdriyAne damanAra, tapazcaryAMmAM AnaMda mAnanAra ane pAyAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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136 samAvanAra che, temane ja huM brAhmaNa kahuM chuM. je jIvadayA pALe, satya mele, vagara ApyuM eka taNakhaluM sarakhuM paNa na lye, brahmacaya pALe ane niSparigrahI ane, tene huM brAhmaNa kahuM chuM. saMsAranA kAmabhAgane viSe lubdha na thAya temaja saMyama ane tapane mATe mAtra zarIra nIbhAvavAnA hetuthI ja khArAka le che, paNa idriceAnI vikAranRddhi arthe khArAka letA nathI, tene ja huM brAhmaNa kahuM chuM. huM vijayadheASa, A pazuonI hiMsAthI yajJa karanAra teA ulaTA durgatimAM janAra che. vaLI mAthuM muMDAvavAthI sAdhu na kahevAya, OMkAra bhaNavAthI brAhmaNa na kahevAya, vanamAM vase teja muni, ema na kahevAya ane bhagavAM pahere teja tApasa na kahevAya. parantu je zatru tathA mitra para samabhAva rAkhe te sAdhu, brahmacarya pALe te brAhmaNa, nAna hAya te muni ane bAra prakAranA tapa kare te tApasa kahevAya. AvA ahiMsAmaya dha satta tIrthaMkara devAe prarUpyA che. AvI rIte jayASa munie ' brAhmaNa kAne kahevAya ' e saMbadhInuM yathArtha rahasya vijayadheASane samajAvyuM. vijayASe AthI prasanna thaI jayadheASane AhAra pANI levAnuM AmaMtraNa ApyuM, parantu jayadheASe kahyuM:"he A, mAre bhikSAnuM khAsa prayeAjana nathI, parantu A dhAra saMsArasamudramAMthI zIghra taravA mATe kaTibaddha thA ane sayama aMgIkAra kara. A sAMbhaLI vijayadheASe jayadheASa muni pAse jaina dharmanI dIkSA lIdhI. tyArabAda ane munivare| sakhta tapa, japa, kriyA karI pUrva karmAMnA kSaya karI kaivalyajJAna pAmyA ane meAkSamAM gayA. 101 jayanto. e kauzAmbI nagarInA rAjA zatAnikanI bahena ane udAyana rAjAnI phAI thatI hatI. bhagavAna mahAvIradevanI te parama zramaNApAsikA hatI. tene jIva avAdi nava tattvanA rahasyanuM sArUM jJAna Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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137 hatuM. ekavAra bhagavAna mahAvIra te kauzAmbI nagarImAM padhAryA. jayaMtI zrAvikA udAyana rAjA, mRgAvatI vagerenI sAthe bhagavAnane vaMdana karavA gaI. bhagavAne dharmakathA kahI. sarva pariSad dezanA sAMbhaLI pAchI vaLI. tyArabAda jayantIe bhagavAnane vaMdaNuM-namaskAra karI pUchyuM -bhagavAna, jIva bhArepaNuM zAthI pAme? bhagavAne javAba Ape -prANAtipAtAdika hiMsA karavAthI tathA mithyAtva, darzana ane zilyathI. punaH jayantIe pUchayuM -prabhu, jIva halako zAthI thAya? saMsAra kevI rIte vadhAre tathA parisaMsArI kema thAya? A praznonA javAba prabhue ApyA. punaH jayantIe pUchayuM: prabhu, jIvane bhavasiddhipaNuM svabhAvathI haze ke pariNAmathI? saghaLA bhavya jIvo siddha thaze? prabhue kahyuM -hA, tyAre jayantIe kahyuM ke zuM tyAre A loka bhavya jIvo vinAne thaze? bhagavAne kahyuMH nA. vaLI jayantIe pUchyuM:-prabhu, jIva jAgatA bhalA ke uMdhatA bhalA? prabhue kahyuM ke dharmI cho jAgatA bhalA ane adharmI cho uMghatA bhalA. pharI teNe pUchyuM ke jIva baLIyA bhalA ke dubaLA bhalA ? chava udyamI bhalA ke ALasu bhalA? bhagavaMte jAgatA uMghatA jIvonI mAphaka javAba Apyo. A pramANe prabhune aneka prazno pUchI, tenuM samAdhAna pAmI jayaMtI svagRhe gaI keTalAka vakhata pachI teNe prabhu pAse dIkSA lIdhI. tyArabAda sakhta tapa japa kriyAo karIne teo mokSamAM gayA. 102 jayasene. zrI naminAtha bhagavAnanA tIrthamAM jaya nAme bIjA cakravartI thayA. teo rAjagRha nagaranA vijaya nAmaka rAjAnI vaprA nAmaka rANInA putra hatA. pitAnI pachI teo rAjagAdI para AvyA. keTalAka samaya pachI temane cakraratna vaDe cakravartInI Rddhi maLI. cha khaMDanuM rAjya bhogavI Akhare temaNe cAritra lIdhuM ane kevaLajJAna pAmI mekSamAM gayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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138 103 jarAkumAra, teo kRSNa vAsudevanA oramAna bhAI hatA. gajasukumAranuM somile ApelA parisaha vaDe mRtyu thayAthI, kRSNa pitAnuM puNya ochuM thayuM jANI zrI neminAtha prabhune pUcheluM ke mAruM mRtyu kevI rIte thaze ? prabhue kaheluM ke dvaipAyana RSinA krodhane bhaga banI dvArikA nagarI baLaze, temAM tame tathA baLabhadra bacI jaze. ane tamAruM mRtyu tamArA oramAna bhAI jarAkumAranA hAthathI thaze. A vAtanI jarAkumArane khabara paDatAM, te pitAnA hAthathI bhAInuM mRtyu thatuM bacAvavA dvArikA nagarI cheDI gayA ane vanamAM rahevA lAgyA; paNa nimitta mithyA thatuM nathI. e anusAra dvArikA nagarI baLI tyAre kRSNa ane baLabhadra dvArikA choDIne, pAMDane zaraNe javA cAlI nIkaLyA. rastAmAM zrIkRSNane tRSA lAgI. baLabhadra temane mATe pANu zodhavA gayA. daramyAna jarAkuMvara pharatA pharatA te sthaLe AvyA ane kRSNanA paganA padmane lIdhe mRgane bhAsa thavAthI temaNe bANa cheDayuM. te bANu kRSNanA pagane vIMdhI kapALamAM vAgyuM; eTale kRSNa bUma pADI, A sAMbhaLI jarAkumAra camakyA ane kRSNane mUchagata sthitimAM joI pazcAttApa karatA vilApa karavA lAgyA. tene zrIkRSNe kahyuM -bhAI banavA kALa bane che, vRthA zeka karavAthI kAMI vaLe tema nathI, paNa tuM have jaldI ahiMthI jato rahe, kAraNa ke mArA mATe pANI levA gayelA baLabhadra ahiM AvI pahoMcaze to tamane mArI nAkhaze. javAbamAM jarAkumAre kahyuM -bhAI AvI avasthAmAM tamane ahiM mUkIne mArAthI kema javAya, Akhare zrIkRSNanA khUba samajAvavAthI jarAkumAra kRSNanA hAthanI mudrikAnI nizAnI laI pAMDavone khabara ApavA mATe pAMDu mathurA bhaNI cAlyA gayA; jyAM temaNe potAnuM zeSa jIvana vitAvyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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139 104 jarAsaMdha. rAjagRha nagaranA bRhadratha rAjAne te putra hato. pitAnI pachI te gAdIe beThe ane ardha bhAratanA traNa khaMDa chatI prativAsudeva thayo. tene jIvayA nAme putrI hatI. eka vakhata teNe samudravijaya rAjAne siMhapuranA rAjA siMharathane harAvI, pakaDI lAvavAnuM kahyuM ane te sAthe jaNAvyuM ke tene pakaDI lAvanArane huM mArI jIvayazA nAmaka putrI paraNAvIza. zrIkRSNanA pitA vasudeve pite laDavA javAnI samudravijaya pAse mAgaNI karI ane te kaMsane laIne siMharatha sAme laDavA gayA. laDAImAM siMharatha rAjAne keda karI jarAsaMdha AgaLa raju karyo. jarAsaMghe vasudevane potAnI putrI chavayazA ApavAnuM kahyuM, tyAre vasudeve kahyuM ke siMharathane pakaDanAra ugrasena rAjAno putra A kesa che, mATe temanI sAthe ApanI putrI chavayazA paraNAvo. AthI jarAsaMdhe pitAnI putrI kaMsane paraNavI. ane nagaranI mAgaNamAM kaMse mathurA bhAgyuM te jarAsaMdhe tene ApyuM. kaMsa lazkara laI mathurA Avyo ane ugrasenane keda karI pote rAjA thayA. pAchaLathI kaMsane zrIkRSNa mAryo, tethI chavayazA pitAnA bApa jarAsaMdha AgaLa phariyAda karavA gaI. AthI jarAsaMghe samudravijaya pAse rAma (baLabhadra) tathA kRSNanI mAgaNI karI, paNa samudravijayane pune saMhAra mATe saMpavA ucita na lAgavAthI tema ja jarAsaMdha jevA samartha prativAsudeva sAme laDavA jeTaluM sAmarthana hovAthI eka naimittikanI salAhathI teo mathurA ane saurIpurathI nAsI pazcima bhaNI cAlyA gayA. temane pakaDavA jarAsaMghe prathama pitAnA putra kALane mokalya, paNa zrIkRSNanA puNya baLe rastAmAM devoe tene mAryo. yAda AgaLa vadhyA. samudrakAMThe AvI zrIkRSNa aThama tapa karyo. AthI deve AvI temane dvArikA nagarI vasAvI ApI. yAdavee dvArikAmAM kRSNane rAjA TharAvyuM. A vAta jarAsaMdhe jANavAthI te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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140 eka moTuM lazkara laI dvArikA para caDI Avyo. jarAsaMgha prati- vAsudeve vAsudeva zrIkRSNane mAravA cakraratna cheDayuM, te cakra kRSNanA zarIranI pradakSiNA karI kRSNanA hAthamAM beThuM, teja cakraratna vaDe zrIkRSNa jarAsaMdhane nAza karyo. 105 jasA. ISakAra nagaramAM bhUga nAmanA purohitane jasA nAmanI strI hatI. te ISakAra rAjAnI sAthe nalinI gulma vimAnamAMthI cyavI hatI. temane be putro hatA. te putra vairAgya pAmI dIkSA levA mATe tatpara thayA, tyAre bhRgu purohitane paNa dIkSA levAne potAno manabhAva thayo, te teNe potAnI patnI jayAne jaNAvyuM. jasAe kahyuM -svAmina, hamaNA thoDo vakhata ApaNe saMsAranA sukha bhogavIe, pachI dIkSA laIzuM. tyAre purohite kahyuM ke ApaNuM pu jyAre cAritra grahaNa kare che, tyAre ApaNe jhADanA DuMDAnI jema saMsAramAM paDI rahIe te nakAmuM che. mATe huM te saMyama laIza ja. A sAMbhaLI jasAne paNa dIkSita thavAne abhilASa thayo. ane teNe teonI sAthe dIkSA lIdhI. sakhta tapa, japa, kriyAo karIne jasA kaivalyAna pAmI mekSamAM gaI 106 jaze. nalinI gulma vimAnamAMthI cavIne, ISakAra nagaramAM bhRgupurahitanI jasA nAmanI strInI kukSie te putrapaNe avataryo. tene devabhadra nAme bIje eka bhAI hato. baMne bhAIo devalokamAM sAthe hatA. ahiMyA banene sneha ghaNo hato. bhUgu purohite pitAnA baMne putrone vedAdi zAstromAM pAraMgata banAvyA ane kahyuM kehame jainanA sAdhune kadI saMga na karaze; kAraNake teo jheLImAM zastro rAkhe che, ne bALakone jora julmathI sAdhu kare che, ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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141 jo kAI sAdhu na thAya, teA tene mArI nAkhe che. A pramANe kahevAthI ane putrA sAthI haMmezAM sAvadhAna rahetA. bhRgu purahite paNa nagaramAMthI nIkaLI bahAra parAmAM vAsa karyAM hatA. eka prasaMge ane bhAI e zaheramAM AvatA hatA, tevAmAM eka jaina muni zaheramAMthI gAcarI laI svasthAnake jatAM temane sAmA maLyA. peAtAnA pitAe ApelI zIkhAmaNathI jazAbhadra ane devabhadra nAmanA ane brAhmaNa putrA bhayabhIta banI pAchA krI, ADe raste cAlyA. munine paNa teja raste javAnuM hatuM, AthI tee bane vadhu bhayabhIta banyA, ane utAvaLe doDavA lAgyA. keTaleka dUra gayA pachI tee eka jhADa para caDI gayA. munie paNa ajANatAM teja jhADa taLe visAme lIdhA ane rajoharaNa vaDe jamIna puchane tyAM peAtAnI jhALI mUkI. tyArabAda tee pAtra khullAM karI lAvela AhAranuM bhAjana karavA kheDA. muninI zAMta mudrA ane jhoLImAM zastrane badale AhAra joI ane bhAI e vismaya pAmyA ane potAnA pitAnuM vacana temane khATu' mAlama paDayuM. muni AhAra karI rahyA bAda baMne bhAIoe nIce utarI muninA pagamAM vaMdana karyuM. munie temanI hakIkatathI vAkeph thaI saMsAranuM asArapaNuM samajAvyuM. AthI baMne bhAI ene tyAM jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. ghera AvI mAbApa pAse cAritra grahaN karavAnI temaNe rajA mAgI. mAbApe te mATe AnAkAnI karI ane temane paraNAvI ApI saMsArasukhane lahAvA levAnuM kahyuM. parantu vairAgyavAna ane bhAIone te rucyuM nahi, eTaluM ja nahi paNa temaNe saMsAranuM anityapaNuM mAtA pitAne samajAvyuM; ane potAne dIkSA levAnA dRDha maneAbhAva vyakta karI mAtA pitAne paNa dIkSita thavA upadeza ApyA. Akhare ane bhAIo sAthe temanA mAtA pitAe dIkSA lIdhI. temanuM dhana IcchukAra rAjAe grahaNa karyuM; te uparathI SThikAra rAjAnI rANI kamaLAvatIe (pUrvavat) rAjAne edha ApI vairAgya prerita karyAM, Akhare rAjArANI, purAhita tathA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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14ra tenI strI, ane baMne putre ema chae jaNAe sAthe dIkSA lIdhI, ane chae jaNa cAritranI utkRSTa ArAdhanA karI mekSamAM gayA. 107 jAlIkumAra. rAjagRhinA mahArAjA zreNikanI dhAriNI nAmaka rANInA te putra hatA. yauvanAvasthA pAmatAM rAjAe temane ATha kanyAo paraNAvI hatI. bhagavAna mahAvIra deva pAsethI temaNe dharma kathA sAMbhaLI, mAtA pitA sAthe carcA karI, anumati meLavI dIkSA aMgIkAra karI hatI. teo meghakumAranI mAphaka 11 aMga bhaNyA, guNasaMvatsara tapa karyo, 16 varSa cAritra pALyuM ane Akhare vipulagirI parvata para anazana karI kALadharma pAmIne teo vijaya nAmanA vimAnamAM 32 sAgarepamanI sthitie devapaNe utpanna thayA. tyAMthI mahAvideha kSetramAM janma laI teo mokSamAM jaze. 108 jitazatrarAjA ane subuddhi pradhAna. caMpA nAmanI nagarI hatI. temAM jItazatru nAme rAjA rAjya karato hato. tene subuddhi nAmane pradhAna hatA, je jIvAjIvanA svarUpane jANavAvALo, ane buddhizALI hatA. te caMpAnagarInA IzAna khUNAmAM eka pANIthI bharelI khAI hatI. je carabI, rUdhIra, mAMsa vagerethI bharelI hatI, ane temAMthI ghaNIja durgadha nIkaLatI hatI. eka vakhata rAjAe aneka prakAranA miSTabhojana jamyA bAda pradhAnane pUchyuM. pradhAnajI, Aje huM vividha jAtanA svAdiSTa bhojana ja chuM. kahe, te kevAM AnaMdadAyaka hatA! subuddhi pradhAne uttara na Apyo. rAjAe vAraMvAra kahyuM tyAre teNe javAba Apya; temAM kaMI harSa pAmavA jevuM nathI. puLane haMmezAM evo ja svabhAva hoya che. temAM zuM Azcarya che. rAjAe A vacane satya mAnyA nahI. ekavAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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143 te rAjA pelI durgadhamaya khAI pAse thaIne nIkaLyo. khAInI durgadhIthI rAjAe nAka ADuM vastra dharyuM ane AgaLa jaIne pradhAnane kahyuM ke A khAInuM pANI durgadhavALuM che. kema kharuM ke nahI? pradhAne javAba Ape ke pugaLane svabhAva che temAM Azcarya pAmavA jevuM kAMI nathI. rAjAne A sAMbhaLI navAI lAgI. teNe kahyuM ke pradhAnajI, tame kadAgrahI che. pradhAne vicAryuM ke rAjA jinapraNita bhAvane jANatA nathI. mATe temane samajAvavAM. pradhAne kuMbhArane tyAMthI ghaDo maMgAvyo ane saMdhyAkALe, je vakhate mArga zAMta hato, ane manuSyonA pagaravane saMcAra na hatA, te vakhate pote pelI durgadhI khAInI pAse gaye ane temAMthI pelA ghaDAmAM pANuM bharyuM. temAM rAkha nAkhIne ghaDAne baMdha karyo, ane sAta divasa sudhI rAkho. tyArabAda temAMnuM pANI ThalavIne bIjA ghaDAmAM nAkhyuM ane temAM rAkha nAkhIne ghaDAne baMdha karI sAta divasa sudhI rAkhyA. ema vAraMvAra karatAM sAta aThavADIyA sudhI pANI badalAvyA karyuM. pariNAme te pANI ArogyakArI, svaccha sphATika ratna samAna, durgadha vagaranuM banI gayuM. pachI subuddhipradhAne mANasane kahyuM ke A pANI jitazatru rAjAne bhejana vakhate Apaje. mANasoe te pramANe karyuM. rAjAe pAchuM pIdhuM ane ghaNuM ja vismaya pAmyA ane kahyuM ke A pANuM ghaNuM ja AnaMdakArI che. kayAMthI lAvyA? mANasoe kahyuM ke A pANI amane subuddhipradhAne ApyuM che. rAjAe pradhAnane bolAvIne pUchyuM. tyAre pradhAne kahyuM ke A pelI khAInuM pANI che. rAjAe mAnyuM nahI. pradhAne sarva hakIkata kahI. chatAM rAjAne vizvAsa na Avyo tethI rAjAe mANaso dvArA khAInuM pANI maMgAvyuM ane ghaDAmAM bharI svaccha karAvyuM. te pANuM svaccha, pIvA yugya thayuM. rAjA Azcarya pAmyo. pradhAne jinapraNita dharma saMbhaLAvyo. rAjA te sAMbhaLI bAravratadhArI zrAvaka che. keTalAka samaya bAda kaI sthavIra mahAtmA caMpAnagarImAM padhAryA. subuddhipradhAna ane chatazatru rAjA vaMdana karavA gayA. munie dharma Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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144 dezanA ApI. ane pratikhAdha pAmyA ane dIkSA lIdhI. dhaNA va saMyama pALI, tapa japa dhyAna dharI, saMthArA karI nirvANu padane pAmyA. nyAya--mithyAtvathI jenuM mana mugdha banyuM che tevA pApamAM paDelA thavA, guNarahita hAvA chatAM sadgurUnA pasAyathI khAinA pANInI jema guNa vALA thAya che. 109 jitazatru. 6 paMcAla dezanA kAMpilyapura nagaranA te rAjA hatA. te pUrvaMbhavamAM abhicaMda nAme mahAbaLanA mitra hatA. teNe mahAbaLa sAthe dIkSA laI sakhta tapa sayamanuM pAlana karyuM, pariNAme te jayaMta nAmanA anuttara vimAnamAM deva thayA. tyAMthI cyavI jitazatru nAme rAjA thayA. tenA darabAramAM ekavAra cekhA' nAmanI eka paritrAjikA AvI. te parivrAjikA mithilA nagarImAM rahetI ane leAkAne peAtAnA matanA upadeza ApatI. eka vAra teNIe mithilAnA aMtaHpuramAM praveza karIne mahIkuMvarIne potAnA matanA khedha ApyA. mallI varIe tene pUchyuM ke tamArA dhama zA che ? javAbamAM teNIe potAnA dhama saMbhaLAvyA. ( je zukadeva parivrAjake cAvacAputrane kahyo hatA te pramANe) AthI mahIkuvarIe tenA dhanuM pAkaLa paNuM batAvI vinayamULa dharma kahyo. parivrAjikA niruttara rahI eTale mallIkuMvarInI dAsIoe tene dhutkArIne kADhI mUkI. AthI kopAyamAna thaI ne te parivrAjikA jitazatru rAjAnA aMtaHpuramAM AvI ane tyAM potAnA zaucamULa dharma saMbhaLAvyeA. jitazatru rAjAne potAnI strInA rUpasauMdanuM abhimAna hatuM, tethI teNe te parivrAjikAne pUchyuM ke mArA jevuM aMtaHpura hame kAMI joyuM? AthI vaira vALavAne utsuka banelI te parivrAjikAe kahyuM:-rAjana, mithilA nareza kuMbharAjAnI putrI mahIkuMvarInA rUpa sauMdaya' AgaLa hArUM aMtaHpura pANI bhare che. ema kahI teNIe mIkuMvarInA athAga rUpanuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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145 rAjA samakSa varNana karyuM, AthI meAha pAmI jitazatru rAjAe mahIkuvarInuM mAguM karavA kubha rAjA pAse peAtAnA dUta meAkalyA. kularAjAe pAtAnI putrI tene paraNAvavAnI nA kahI, eTale jitazatrue adInazatru, rUpI, cadrachAyA, pratibuddhi, tathA zaMkha vagere rAjA sAthe saMketa karIne mithilA para caDAI karI. tyAM maThThIkuMvarInI yukti tathA kheAdhathI jitazatru vairAgya pAmyA ane teNe bIjA rAjAonI sAthe dIkSA lIdhI. 110 jinadAsa. te saugaMdhI nAmaka nagarInA apratihatU nAmanA rAjAnA mahAcadrakumAranA putra hatA. temanI mAtAnuM nAma adattA. ekavAra bhagavAna mahAvIra te nagaramAM padhAryAM. jinadAsa dezanA sAMbhaLavA gayA. ane vairAgya pAmI temaNe zrAvakadhama aMgIkAra karyAM. pUrvAMbhavamAM mijamikA nAmaka nagarImAM medharatha rAjAnA bhavamAM saudhama nAmaka aNugArane temaNe supAtra dAna ApyuM hatuM, tethI teo atyaMta sukhasAhyabI pAmyA hatA, parantu temAM na lAbhAtA pAchaLathI jinadAse prabhu mahAvIradeva pAse cAritra aMgIkAra karyuM, ane teja bhavamAM te meAkSa gayA. ( sukhavipAka ). 111 jinarakSa, jinapAla, Nika rAjAnI caMpAnagarImAM mADiya nAmaneA eka sAvAha rahetA hatA. tene bhadrA nAmanI strI hatI. tenAthI tene be putrA thayA hatA. ekanuM nAma jInarakSa ane bIjAnuM nAma jInapALa. teo umara lAyaka thatAM vyApArArthe agyAra vakhata lavaNa samudramAM jaI AvyA hatA ane puSkaLa dravya lAvyA hatA. eka vakhata te baMnee bAramI vakhata lavasamudramAM javAnA nizcaya karyAM. mAtApitAne pUchyuM. mAtApitAe kahyuM ke tamArI A khabaranI musApharI duHkhadAyaka 10 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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146 thaze; mATe javuM nahI. paraMtu te bane jaNAe na mAnatAM haTha karIne vahANamAM besI paTane nIkaLI paDayAM. lavaNasamudramAM madhya dariyAmAM teo pahoMcyA tyAre nAva tAkAne caDayuM. vijaLI, garjanA thavA lAgI ane pratikULa vAyune lIdhe nAva DAlavA lAgyuM ane dhIme dhIme temAM pANI bharAtAM nAva puchyuM. ghaNA mANasA temAM DUbI mUA, kAge A baMne jaNane taratAM taratAM eka lAkaDAnuM pATIyuM hAtha AvI gayuM. tenA AdhArathI te ane ratnadIpa nAmanA kheTa pAse AvyA. tyAM thApuM pANI dekhIne saMtASa pAmyA, ane tyAM kinAre utarI jamInapara AvyA, te pachI teo potAnA para AvelI Aphata mATe paraspara vAtA karavA lAgyA. have A dvIpanA madhya bhAganA eka mahelamAM ratnaddIpA nAmanI eka devI rahetI hatI. te ghaNIja kharAba hatI. teNe avidhajJAnathI A be jaNAne beThelA joyAM. tethI te hAthamAM taravAra lai zIghra gatithI temanI pAse AvI pahoMcI ane khAlI : jo tame mArI sAthe kAmabhAga bhAgavaze| te huM tamane jIvatA rAkhIza. tei| A taravArathI tamArA anenAM mastaka uDAvI daIza. tenI vakratAnA bhayathI A ane kabula thayAM. tethI te devI te baMnene peAtAnA mahelamAM laI gaI, ane temanI sAthe vipUla bhAga bhAgavavA lAgI. eka vakhata ratnadrIpA devIe A baMnene kahyuM ke tame koivakhata udvega pAme ane kravA javAnuM mana thAya te| badhI dizAmAM jo, paNa dakSiNa dizAnA vanakhaMDamAM na jatA, te mujaba te dareka dizAmAM jatA paNa dakSiNa dizAmAM na jatA. ekavAra tene vicAra thayA ke devIe dakSiNa dizAmAM javAnI zA mATe nA kahI haze ! tyAM kaMIka hovuM joI e. ema dhArI te bane dakSiNa dizAmAM javA tatpara thayA. tyAM jatAM prathama temane eka sarpanA maDadAMnI pArAvAra durgaMdha AvI te sahana na thaI zakavAthI te mhoM DhAMkI dakSiNa dizAnA vanakhaMDamAM AvyA, tyAM eka vadhasthAna temaNe joyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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147 ane zULI upara eka mANasane caDhela joIne A baMne bhayabhita thayA. pelA mANasane kAraNa pUchyuM tyAre teNe kahyuM ke A vadhasthAna ratnadIpA nAmanI devInuM che. huM kAkaMDI nagarIno eka ghaDAno vepArI chuM. lavaNasamudramAM musApharI karatAM vahANa bhAMgavAthI eka pATIyAne AdhAre A dvIpamAM AvyuM. ahiM mane A devI laI gaI ane eka alpa aparAdhane khAtara te devIe hArI A durdazA karI che ! A sAMbhaLI teo baMne vadhAre bhayabhIta thayA ane devInA paMjAmAMthI chUTavAne temaNe vicAra karyo. chUTavAnuM kAraNa pUchatAM, pelA zuLI para caDelA puruSe kahyuM ke pUrva dizAnA khaMDamAM zelaga nAmanA yakSanuM maMdira che. tenI pUjA karazo to tame chUTaze. te mujaba teoe karyuM, pariNAme zelaga yakSa prasanna thayo, ane teone pitAnI pITha para besADI lavaNa samudramAM thaI caMpAnagarI tarapha cAlyo. have pelI ratnadIpA devI bahAra pharIne ghera AvI. tyAM pelA be putrone joyA nahI. tethI te cAre dizAnA vanakhaMDamAM jaI AvI, paNa kayAMI temane patto lAgyo nahI. tethI avadhijJAna mUkI joyuM te temane zelaga yakSanI pITha para besIne lavaNasamudramAM jatAM joyA, tethI kopAyamAna thaI hAthamAM taravAra laI zIdhragatithI doDatI te kumAre pAse AvI pahoMcI. prathama to teNI te banene mRtyuno bhaya dekhADavA lAgI. paNa yakSanA vacana mujaba temAMnA keIe teNInA sAmuM joyuM nahI, pachI baMne jaNA pratye te devI hAvabhAva karatI, zeka vilApa karatI karuNa svare pitAnI pAse AvavA vinavavA lAgI. AthI janarakSanuM mana calita thayuM. A vAta yakSanA jANavAmAM AvavAthI teNe janarakSane choDI dIdhuM. ratnadIpA janarakSane grahaNa karIne belI - dAsa, have tuM mRtyunA mukhamAM Avyo che. ema kahI tene upADI AkAzamAM uchALyo ane pachI tenA zarIranA TukaDe TukaDA karI mArI nAkhe. bIjI bAju jInapALa Dagyo nahI, tethI yakSe tene caMpA nagarImAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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148 tene ghera pahoMcADe. mAtapitAne te maLyo ane saghaLI vAta nivedana karI. kALAntare te dharmabodha pAmyA ane dIkSA lIdhI.. yAvat te mekSagatine pAmaze. nyAya--he AyuSyavaMta zramaNa ! jevI rIte janarakSa kAma bhegamAM mUrzita banIne, duHkhI thayo; tema tame dIkSA laine manuSyanA kAmamAM Azakata banaze, to A bhavamAM niMdA pAmazo ane parabhavamAM duHkhI thazo. jema jInapALanuM eka rUMvADuM paNa calita na thayuM, tethI ca tene caMpAnagarImAM pahoMcADayo tema tame Azakata nahi bano to paramasukhAkArI siddhagatine pAmazo. 112 jIraNa zeTha, prabhu mahAvIranA vakhatamAM vizALA nAmaka nagarImAM charaNa nAmanA zeTha hatA, te jaina dharmanA Astika ane saMta mahAtmAonA pUrNa bhakata hatA. bha. mahAvIra chadmasthAvasthAmAM vizALA nagarImAM eka vakhata cAturmAsa rahyA. hemanA darzane vAraMvAra jharaNazeTha jatA ane prabhune vinati karatA ke pratye ! A sevakane kaIvAra pAraNAne lAbha ApI upakRta karaze. prabhu dhyAnamAM heya, tethI kAMI bole nahi. charaNa zeTha harahaMmeza bhAvanA bhAvyA kare ke prabhu mahAvIra jevA mahApurUSa pAraNane divase gaucarI arthe mAre tyAM padhAre te mAro manuSya janma sArthaka thAya. ema ciMtavatA ciMtavatA kArataka vadi ekamane divasa Avyo. te divase prabhune pAraNuM karavAnuM hatuM. charaNa zeThe vicAryuM ke mahArAM evAM bhAgya kayAMthI heya ke prabhu A divase mAre tyAM padhAre ane mane pAvana kare ! A jAtanI bhAvanAmAM charaNa zeTha talAlIna che, tevAmAM ja prabhu mahAvIra pharatA pharatA puraNa nAmanA zeThane tyAM jaI caDyA. puraNa zeThanuM ghara charaNazeThanA gharanI samIpamAM ja hatuM, tema puraNa zeTha saMtabhakta paNa na hatA, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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149 chatAM vyavahAre teNe dAsIne kahyuM ke-jA, pelA AMgaNe AvelA bhikhArIne gharamAM je kAMI hoya te Apa. zeThanA dUkamathI dAsIe bhagavAnane aDadanA bAkaLA vaherAvyA. bhagavAne tyAMja te bAkaLAnuM bhojana karyuM, ke tarata ja te sthaLe deve paMca dravyanI vRSTi karI ane udghoSaNA karI, ke "ahadAna, mahAdAna' arthAta dhanya che, -supAtrane dAna dIdhuM-mahAdAna dIdhuM. A zabdo charaNa zeThanA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvatAM te camakyA. temaNe jANyuM ke bha0 mahAvIre puraNa zeThane tyAM pAraNuM karyuM, mahArI bhAvanA na phaLI! aho huM kevo nibhaMgI ! ema ciMtavI te zoka karavA lAgyA. kALAntare jIraNa zeTha supAtra dAna ApavAnI bhAvanAe mRtyu pAmI devalokamAM gayA. tyAMthI teo mahAvideha kSetramAM janma laI teja bhavamAM mokSa jaze. 113 juThalazrAvaka. prabhu nemanAthanA samayamAM bhadilapura nagaramAM eka dhanADhaya gAthApati hatA. temanI pAse 16 kareDa senA mahAranI rokaDa, teTalI ja kiMmatanI gharavakharI, ane teTalI ja muDI vyApAramAM rokAyelI hatI. te uparAMta gAyanA 16 gekuLa hatA. teo 32 strIo sAthe saMsAra saMbaMdhanA vividha sukha bhogavatA hatA. prabhu nemanAthanI dezanA sAMbhaLavAthI temane pUla vairAgya skUryo ane prabhu pAse zrAvakanA bAravrata dhAraNa karyA. temAM temaNe mAtra caNAnI dALa, cokhA ane pANI e traNa ja vastuonI khAvA mATe chUTa rAkhI, bAkInA saghaLAM dravyono tyAga karyo, tema ja eka vIMTI sivAya bIjAM tamAma AbharaNe tyAgyA, bahumUlAM vastro tyAgyA; maithunane sarvathA tyAga karyo, vaLI chaTha, aThamAdi sakhta tapazcaryA karIne temaNe zarIrane zASavI nAkhyuM, zarIra kRNa thayeluM joI temanI strIoe zarIra durbaLa thayAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM, tyAre juhala zrAvake prabhu nemanAtha pAse pite zrAvakavrata aMgIkAra karyAnI hakIkta kahI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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150 AthI strIoe juThala zrAvakane bhogavilAsa karavAnuM AmaMtraNa karyuM, paNa juThala zrAvaka pitAnI pratijJAthI jarApaNa DagyA nahi. nirAza thaI strIo pAchI pharI. juThala zrAvake vicAryuM ke Aje mane strIonAM darzana thayA, te ThIka thayuM nahi. ema dhArI temaNe zrAvakanI 11 paDiyA dhAraNa karI. anukrame 10 DimAo purI thayA pachI 11 mI DimA lIdhI. 19 divaso pasAra thatAM temane avadhijJAna thayuM; tyAre temane jaNAyuM ke pitAne agnine upasarga thaze; ane temAM mRtyu thaze. AthI temaNe jIvanaparyatanuM anazana karyuM. e daramyAna temanI strIo, jemanI adhama mAgaNI juhala zrAvake kabula rAkhI na hatI, teo vaira levAnI IcchAe tyAM AvI ane dhyAna dharIne jyAM juThala zrAvaka beThA che, te pauSadhazALA saLagAvI mUkI. ekaMdara pAMca varSanuM AyuSya, tathA trIsa varSanuM zrAvakapaNe pALI, be mAsanA anazane juThala zrAvaka agninA upasargo mRtyu pAmyA ane IzAna devalokamAM deva thayA. tyAMthI vI teo mahAvideha kSetramAM janmI mekSamAM jaze. 114 jaMbusvAmI. rAjagRha nagaramAM rAjAone viSe ziromaNI ane IMdra tulya mahaTI samRddhivALo zreNika rAjA rAjya karato hato. teja nagaramAM RSabhadatta nAme eka dhanADhaya zeTha raheto hato, tene dhAriNI nAmanI suzIla ane dharmaparAyaNa patnI hatI. baMnene saMsArasukha bhogavatAM keTaleka kALe eka putra thaye. nAma pADayuM jaMbukumAra. mAtApitAnA guNa svAbhAvika rIte bALakamAM uchare, e anusAra jaMbukumAranI AkRti zAnta, tejasvI, vairAgyavaMta dekhI sau koIne apAra AnaMda thato. bAlyakALa vaTAvI jaMbukamAra yauvanAvasthA pAmyA, tyAre temanA pitAe temanuM lagna karavAnuM IchayuM. e arasAmAM ja teja nagaranA pRthaka pRthapha ATha dhanavAna zAhukArA pitAnI putrIonuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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15 sagapaNa karavA mATe RSabhadatta zeThane tyAM AvyA; ane vinati karI. temanI vinati mAnya rAkhI RSabhadatta zeThe potAnA putra jaMbukumAranuM sagapaNa prastuta zreSTionI ATha putrIo sAthe karyuM. zreSTio AnaMda pAmI svasthAnake gayA. A avasaramAM bhavya prANIone upadeza ApatA, zrI sudharmAsvAmI rAjagRha nagaranA udyAnamAM samosaryA. A samAcAra sAMbhaLatAM jabumAra ati harSa pAmyA ane eka vAyu sarakhA vegavALA rathamAM besIne zrI sudharma gaNadharane vaMdana karavA gayA. dezanA sAMbhaLI jaMbukumArane saMsAra para tiraskAra chUTayo. ghera AvI temaNe dIkSA levAnI vAta potAnA mAtApitAne kahI. mAtApitAe lagna karavAne Agraha karyo. jaMbukamAra mAtApitAnI IcchAne tAbe thayA. RSabhadatte pelA ATha zreSTione bolAvIne kahI dIdhuM ke mAre putra lagna karyA pachI tarata ja dIkSA laI cAlI nIkaLavAne che, mATe tamAro vicAra hoya te ja lagna kare. pelA zreSThioe A hakIkta potAnI putrIone jaNAvI. putrIoe kahyuM ke teo dIkSA leze, to ame paNa laIzuM, paraMtu je vivAha thayo te thayo ja. Akhare jaMbukubhAranuM te ATha strIo sAthe lagna thayuM. jeNe saMsAranA viSayabhoga viSasamAna gaNyA che evA dharmaniSTha jaMbukumAre te rAtriye brahmacarya pALyuM, eja vakhate prabhava nAmane mukhya cAra pitAnA 500 sAgrIta cere sAthe jaMbukamArane dhanabhaMDAra lUMTavA Avyo. prabhava pAse avasthApinI vidyA hovAthI, teNe vivAhamAM AvelA tamAma mANasone ghenamAM nidrAdhina karI dIdhA. jaMbukumAra para A vidyAnI asara thaI nahi. prabhava cere puSkaLa dhana ekaThuM karyuM. ane jevo ja te cAlavA jAya che, ke tarata ja jaMbukumAranI brahmacarya rUpI sthaMbhana vidyAnA jore prabhavacAranA paga tyAM ja ceTI gayA. prabhave jaMbukumArane pitAne choDavA vinaMti karI, badalAmAM jaMbukamAre saMsAranI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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152 asAratAnuM varNana karyuM. pariNAme prabhavane dIkSA levAne abhilASa thayo. teja rAtrIe vidhavidha daSTAMta ApIne jabukumAre potAnI ATha strIone bujhavI. sau dIkSA levA tatpara thayA. chevaTe jaMbukamAre, prabhavAdi 500 cora, pitAnA mAtApitA, ATha strIo ane temanA mAtApitA ema para6 jaNa sAthe dIkSA lIdhI; ane sudharmagaNadhara sAthe prabhAnugrAma vicaratA aneka praznonuM samAdhAna karI zAstramAM pAraMgata thayA. temaNe 16 varSanI vaye dIkSA lIdho. 36 mA varSe kevalyajJAna thayuM. 44 varSa kevalya pravajyamAM rahyA ane 80 varSanI uMmare teo mekSa pAmyA. temanI pATe zrI prabhavasvAmI beThA. 115 DhaMDhaNakumAra. zrI kRSNane DhaMDhaNuM nAme rANI hatI, tene eka putra thaze. nAma DhaMDhaNakumAra. ekavAra zrI nemIzvara bhagavAna tyAM padhAryA. DhaDhaNakumAra prabhunI dezanAmAM gayA. tyAM temane vairAgya thaze ane mAtA pitAnI rajA meLavI temaNe dIkSA lIdhI. pUrva karmanA udaye DhaMDhaNamunine AhAranI prApti thatI na hatI, eTaluM ja nahi paNa DhaDhaNamuni je koI bIjA sAdhuo sAthe gaucarI jAya, to te sAdhuone paNa AhAranI prApti na thAya. AthI DhaDhaNamunie evo abhigraha lIdhe ke potAnI labdhi vaDe AhAra maLe to ja svIkAravo. A rIte cha mAsa vItI gayA, paNa DhaMDhaNamunine AhAra maLyo nahi. ekavAra bhagavAna neminAtha DhaMDhaNamuni Adi ziSya parIvAra sAthe dvArikAmAM padhAryA, DhaDhaNamuni gaucarIe nIkaLyA. rastAmAM zrI kRSNa bhaLyA, temaNe DhaMDhaNamunine vaMdana karyuM. A joI pAsenI eka havelImAM rahetA gRhasthane lAgyuM ke A muni prabhAvazALI jaNAya che. ema vicArI teNe DhaMDhaNamunine modaka laherAvyA. te laI muni zrI neminAtha pAse AvyA. ane pitAnI labdhie maLelA AhAranI vAta karI, tyAre zrI neminAthe kahyuM ke tamane maLelo AhAra tamArI labdhine nathI, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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- 153 paNa te zrI kRSNanI labdhino che, ema kahI savistara vAta karI. DhaDhaNe kahyuM : prabhu ! mane kayAM kamane kAraNe AhAranI prApti nahi thatI heya ! prabhue javAba A:-magadha dezanA pUrvArdha nagaramAM pUrvabhave tuM pArAzara nAme eka sukhI kheDUta hate. tArA tAbAmAM 600 haLa hatA. ekavAra haLa kheDanAra 600 mANaso mATe bhAta AvyuM. santa unALo hato; kheDUto thAkI gayA hatA, chatAM teM e badhAne khetarane eka AMTe vadhu pheravI bhUkhanuM du:kha ApyuM. A rIte teM 600 kheDUta ane 1200 baLada ema 1800 chone bhAta pANIne aMtarAya pADe. te nikAcita karmanuM phaLa he muni, A vakhate tamAre bhogavavuM paDe che. DhaDhaNamuni cetyA. temaNe lAvelA lADu bhukko karI eka jagyAe paraThavI dIdhA, ane pazcAttApanI bhAvanA bhAvatAM AtmAnI addabhuta zreNimAM pravezyA, ke tarata ja temane kaivalyajJAna thayuM. keTaloka vakhata kaivalyapaNe vicarI teo mokSamAM gayA. (116 tAmalo tApasa. jaMbudvIpanA bharatakSetramAM tAmralIptI nAmanI nagarI hatI. te nagarImAM mauryaputra tAlI nAmane mahAddhivaMta gAthA pati rahe te hato. ekavAra madhyarAtrIe hene evo vicAra thayo ke meM pUrva janmamAM dAnAdi sukRta karyuM che. tapazcaryA karI che. tenAM zubha phaLa atyAre huM bhogavI rahyo chuM. te have mahAre A janmamAM paNa parabhavane mATe zubha kRtya karavuM joIe. sUryodaya thayo. tAmalI gAthApati svastha thayo. putrane belAvI AtmasAdhanA karavAno vicAra jaNAvyA. putrane gRhakAryabhAra sepI sanyastha-dharmanI dIkSA laIne te cAlI nIkaLe. hAthamAM kASTanuM pAtra rahI gayuM che. pagamAM pAdukA paherI che. bhagavA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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154 vastro dhAraNa karyo che. kezaloca karyo che. ane chaTha upara chaTha karI AtApanA bhUmimAM ugra tapazcaryA karavA mAMDI che, pAraNAne divase ucca, nica, madhyama kULamAM bhikSArthe nIkaLe che ane mAtra pAkelA cokhA vahorIne lAve che. te cokhAne ekavIsa vAra pANIthI dhove che, ane tenuM satva mAtra rahe tyAre ja teno AhAra kare che ane jIvana nabhAve che. vaLI te pAchI ugra tapazcaryA sAdhavA lAge che. a85 AhAra ane mahAna tapazcaryAnA yoge tenuM zarIra haNa, kSINa thaI gayuM. zarIramAM mAtra hADakAMo dekhAvA lAgyA. ane have huM lAbuM jIvIza nahI evuM tene lAgavAthI pitAnI pAsenuM kamaMDala, kASTapAtra tathA pAdukAne teNe dUra pheMkI dIdhAM ane pAdopagamana saMthAre karyo. tenI mahAna tapazcaryAnA parIbaLe devalokamAM balIcaMcA rAjyadhAnInA deveMdranuM Asana calita thayuM. tyAMnA deva devIoe upayoga mUke ane joyuM to tAmalI tApasane saMthAro karatAM joye. tethI tene balIcaMcAmAM Idra thavAno saMkalpa (niyANuM) karAvavA, devo mRtyulokamAM tAmalI tApasa pAse AvI pahoMcyA. devoe batrIsa prakAranA nATaka karI tAlItApasane vaMdana karyuM. ane balIcaMcAmAM Ika thavAne saMkalpa karavA tAlItApasane kahyuM. paraMtu tAmalItApase gaNakAryuM nahi, ane mauna rahyo. devo krodha pAmIne svasthAnake gayAM. te samaye IzAna devakamAM paNa IkanI jagyA khAlI paDI. tAbhalItApasa be mAsa saMthArAmAM rahI, sATha hajAra varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI maraNa pAmya ane IzAna devalokamAM Iddhi thayuM. A vAtanI balIvaMcAnA devadevIone khabara paDI, tethI teo ugra rU5 dhAraNa karI, krodhathI lAlacoLa banI mRtyu lekamAM utarI paDyA, ane tAlItApasanA zabane rasIthI bAMdhyuM. tenA para thuMkayA ane te zabane ghasaDIne te nagarInI vacce lAvI devo bolavA lAgyA -svayaM, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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155 mana kalpita pravajya laIne ane ajJAna tapazcaryA karIne tAmasItApasa IzAna devalokamAM deva thayo che, A pramANe tenI niMdA karI devo svasthAnake gayAM. IzAnanA devadevIoe jANyuM ke amArA Ida tAmalItApasanA mRtadehanI durdazA thaI che! tethI temaNe te vAta tAmalItApasane karI. tethI te krodhathI lAlacoLa banI, lalATamAM bhrakuTI caDAvI, balIcaMcAne uce nIce cotarapha javA lAgyo. tenA divya prabhAvathI te rAdhAnI azinA aMgAra jevI lAgavA lAgI. tethI tyAMnA devadevIo bIkathI tharatharavA lAgyA. IzAna-Idrano krodha jANI teo temanI pAse AvyAM ane kSamA mAgI. punaH AvuM kAma nahi karavAnuM kahyuM. IzAnaIdra tejulesyA pAchI kheMcI lIdhI. te vakhatathI balIvaMcAnA devo IzAnaIdranI AjJA pALe che. 117 tripRSTa vAsudeva. potanapura nagaramAM prajApati nAme rAjA hatA. tene mRgAvatI nAmanI rANI hatI. tenAthI tripRSTa nAme mahA baliSTha putra thayo. teo azvagrIva nAmanA prativAsudevane mArI pahelA vAsudeva thayA. bhagavAna RSabhadevanA putra bharata, ane te bhAratanA putra maricino jIva te A tripRSTa, tathA bhava mahAvIrane keTalAka bhavo pahelAne jIva te paNa A tripRSTa. tripuSTane saMgItane ghaNo zokha hato. teNe ekavAra pitAnA zayA pAlakane kahyuM ke huM uMghI jAuM tyAre A gavaiyAnuM gAna baMdha karAvajo. gavaiyAnA madhura saMgItanA svAdamAM tripRSTa uMghI javA chatAM zayyA pAlake gAna baMdha na karAvyuM, AthI tripRSTha jAgI jatAM tene pArAvAra krodha caDayo ane te zayyA pAlakanA kAnamAM unuM-dhagadhagatuM sIsuM reDAvyuM. ziyyApAlaka trAsa pAmI maraNa pAmyo. A nikAcita karmabaMdhane udaya bha. mahAvIranA bhAvamAM tene AvyA, ane te zayyApAlakanA jIve bharavADa rUpe prabhu mahAvIranA kAnamAM vRkSanI khIlIo ThekI dArUNa vedanA upajAvI ane pitAnuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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156 vira vALyuM tripRSTa, zreyAMsanAtha tIrthakaranA vakhatamAM 84 lAkha varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI mRtyu pAmyo ane sAtamI narake gaye. 118 trizalAdevI. teo kSatriyakuMDa nagaranA siddhArtha rAjAnI rANuM ane prabhu mahAvIranI mAtA hatA. temane naMdIvardhana ane vardhamAna (mahAvIra) e be putro uparAMta eka putrI hatI. trizalAdevI e vizALA naMgarInA ceDA rAjAnI bahena thatA hatA. teo prabhu pArzvanAthanA zAsanamAM zrAvakadharma pALatA. bha. mahAvIra deva dIkSA lIdhI, te pahelAM teo kALadharma pAmI dazamA devalokamAM gayA. 119 tetalIpradhAna tetalapura nAmanuM nagara hatuM. temAM kanakaratha nAmane rAjA rAjya karate hato. tene mahAbuddhizALI tetalIputra nAmane pradhAna hato. te pradhAna eka vAra ghoDesvAra thaIne keTalAka svAra sAthe pharavA jato hato. rastAmAM teNe eka bhavya makAnanI agAsImAM eka suMdara bALAne joI. A bALA sarvAMga suMdara ane apUrva lAvaNyavALI hatI. pradhAna A bALAne joI mohita thayo. pradhAna ghera AvyA. paraMtu tene cena paDayuM nahI. tethI pitAnA mANasane bolAvIne pelI bALA koNa che tenI tapAsa karAvI. mANa dvArA jANyuM ke te eka mahA addhivaMta kAlade nAme sonInI putrI che. ane tenuM nAma poDhIlA che. pradhAnane tenI sAthe lagna karavAnI IcchA thaI, tethI dUta dvArA sonIne tyAM tenI putrI tetalIputra pradhAnane ApavA kaheNa mokalAvyuM. dUta gayA ane vAta karI. sonI potAnI Ijajata AbarU vadhaze ema dhArI mAnuM kabUla karyuM, pradhAna A piTTiIlA kanyAne paraNyo ane aneka prakAranA sukha bhogavavA lAgyo. te nagarane kanakaratha rAjA strIonAM rUpa sauMdaryamAM mugdha hato Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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157 ane sadAkALa aMtaHpuramAM ja paDI rahe, vaLI tene putra upara abhAva hato. eTale koIpaNa putrane janma tene tyAM thAya, te te tenA hAtha agara paganI AMgaLIo kApI nAkhe agara to aMguThe kApe, agara nAka kApe, agara kAna kApe. ekAda aMga to ochuM kareja ke jethI te rAjyane mATe lAyaka rahe nahi. ekadA tenI pabhAvatI rANIne evo vicAra thayo ke rAjA, putra thAya to tenA aMgopAMganuM chedana kare che, mATe mAre putra kadApi thAya to agAuthI tene prabaMdha karavo joIe, tema dhArI tetalIputra pradhAnane belAvI baMdobasta karyo. have piTTIlAne (pradhAnanI strI) tathA padmAvatI e baMnene sAthe ja garbha rahe. piTTIlAe mRta putrIne janma Ape. ane padmAvatIe jIvita putrane janma Ape. padmAvatIe putra janmatAMnI sAtheja dAsI dvArA teTalIputrane bolAvI putrane se. tetalIputra khAnagI rIte putrane laI gayA ane pitAne tyAM janmelI mRtaputrI padmAvatIne soMpI gayA. rAjAne mRtaputrI janmyAnI khabara ApI ane tenI nivAraNa kriyA karI. teTalIputre rAjAnAM putrane pitAne ghera laI jaI paDhiIlAne soMpyo, ane satya hakIkta kahIne ucheravA kahyuM. te kumAranuM nAma "kanakadhvaja' pADavAmAM AvyuM. kumAra bAlyAvasthA vItAvI, 72 kaLA zIkhI yauvanAvasthAne pAmyo ane AnaMda karavA lAgyo. kALAntare teTalIputrane piTTIlA strI para abhAva thayo. piTIlA ArtadhyAna dhyAtI zekamAM dIvaso vItAvavA lAgI. ekadA suvratA nAmanA sAdhvIjI paTTIlAne ghera vahoravA padhAryA. piTTIlAe namaskAra karI AnaMdapUrvaka dAna dIdhuM ane pUchayuM ! aho AryajI, Apa kaI vazIkaraNa maMtra mahane Apazo ke jethI mahArA para kepelA svAmI mAro svIkAra kare ! AryAjIe kahyuM, he devANapriya ! ame vratadhArI AryAjIo chIe, amAre te saMbaMdhI kaI paNa kahI zakAya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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158 nahI, paNa tamAre je IcchA hoya to huM sarva prabhune vicitra dharma samajAvuM, paTTIlAe hA kahI. AryAjIe dharma bodha Ape. piTTIlA pratibodha pAmI ane bAravrata aMgIkAra karyA. tyAra bAda keTaloka samaya vityA chatAM teTalIputrane paTTIlA para prema Avyo nahI, tethI pioDhIlAne dIkSA levAnI abhilASA thaI ane patinI AjJA mAgI. patie kahyuM ke tame dIkSA laIne deva thAva, to mahane baMdha pamADavo evI zarate huM rajA ApuM. piTTIlAe te kabulyuM ane dIkSA lIdhI. tapa japa saMvara kriyAo ane aMtima saMthAre karI paTTIlA devalokamAM gaI. kanakaratha nAmano rAjA vakhata jatAM gujarI gaye. tene putra na hevAthI gAdI kone ApavI te mATe nagarajano vicAramAM paDyA pachI te sarve teTalIputra pAse gayA ane rAjyaputra koI hoya te lAvI ApavAnI vinaMti karI. pradhAne prathamanI hakIkata jAhera karI. loko khuzI thayAM, ane kanakadhvaja kumArane rAjyAsane sthApe. kanakadhvaja paNa teTalIputra para ghaNo ja prema rAkhatA ane dareka kAryamAM tenIja mukhya salAha leto. teTalIputra rAjyakAryabhAranA vaibhavamAM ane mAjazokhamAM rahevA lAgyo. A vAtanI pidIla devane khabara paDI, tethI teNe rAjA ane pradhAna ubhaya vacce prema saMbaMdha toDavAno prayatna karyo. pariNAme kanakadhvajano prema pradhAna uparathI ekAeka khasI gayo. pradhAnane rAjAe temaja tenA koI paNa anucaroe bhAna na ApyuM. pradhAna zokamAM paDyo ane A tiraskRta jIvana jIvavA karatAM mRtyu zreyaskara che, ema dhArI AtmahatyA karavA prayatna karyo. jherathI, taravArathI, phAMsAthI, agnithI, ema aneka prayogo teNe kya. chatAM devanI camatkatithI ekeyamAM te saphaLa na thayo. tyAre pATIla deva Avyo ane upadeza ApI pUchayuM. he teTalIputra, AgaLa meTI uMDI khAI che, ane pAchaLa hAthIne bhaya che, baMne bAjumAM aMdhakAra che, vacce Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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159 pANInI varSAdhAra cAlI rahI che, gAma agnithI baLI rahyuM che ane aTavImAM moTe dava lAge che. te samaye kyAM javuM? teTalIputre javAba Apyo-bhayabhita manuSyane tevA samaye cAritranuM ja zaraNa che. piTTIle kahyuM -satya che, tyAre tame cAritra aMgIkAra kare. ema kahIne te svasthAnake gaye. teTalIputra AtmaciMtvana karavA lAge ane zukala dhyAnanA yogathI tene jAti smaraNa jJAna thayuM. pUrvabhava yAda AvyuM. teNe tarata svayaMmeva paMcamuSTi lonca karI paMcamahAvrata dhAraNa karyA, ane zubha pariNAmanI dhArA varSAvatAM, jJAnAvaraNIya Adi cAra karmane kSaya karI, kaivalyajJAna, kaivalya darzanane pAmyA. kanakadhvajane A vAtanI khabara paDI, tethI te ciMtAtura thaI tetalIputra pAse kSamA yAcavA Avyo. teNe vaMdana karyuM ane avinayanI kSamA bhAgI, bhakti karavA lAgyo. teTalIputre tene dharmabodha Apyo. rAjAe bAravrata aMgIkAra karyo. ghaNA varSa sudhI kevaLa pravajya pALIne teTalIputra siddha thayA. 120thAvaccaputra. suvarNanA koTavALI maNiratnanA kAMgarAvALI, dhanapati kuberanI buddhithI utpanna thayelI dvArikA nAmanI nagarI hatI. te nagarImAM eka mahA riddhivaMta thAvarcI nAmanI gAthApatinIne eka putra hatA, tenuM nAma thAvaccaputra. yauvanAvasthAe pAmatAM thAvaputrane batrIsa strIo paraNAvavAmAM AvI. te strIonA premasauMdaryamAM thAvaputra samaya pasAra karato hato. ekadA prasaMge dvArikA nagarInA naMdanavana nAmanA udyAnamAM rara mA tIrthaMkara zrI neminAtha prabhu padhAryA. pariSad darzana karavAne nIkaLI. jema meghakumAra darzana karavAne nIkaLyA hatA, tema thAvaccaputra paNa nIkaLyA. prabhue dharmopadeza Apyo. thAvaccaputrane vairAgya thayo. ghera AvI mAtA pAse dIkSAnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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160 AjJA mAgI. mAtAputrano saMvAda thayo. putrane tIvra vairAgya joI mAtA saMvAdamAM chatI nahI. pariNAme dIkSAnI rajA ApavI paDI. tyAMthI te rAjadarabAramAM zrIkRSNa vAsudeva pAse gaI, sarvavata vidita karI ane chatra, mugaTa, cAmara vagerenI mAgaNI karI. kRSNa vAsudeve pote ja thAvaccaputrane dIkSA mahotsava karavAnuM kahyuM. prathama te zrI kRSNa thAvaccakumArane dIkSA nahi levA ane pitAnA Azraya taLe AvavA samajAvyuM. kumAre javAba ApyA-mahArAjA, je tame janma, jarA ane mRtyune nAza karI zakatA he te huM tamArA Azraye AvuM. kRSNa kahyuM. te to deva ke dAnathI paNa banI zake tema nathI. chevaTe kRSNa vAsudeva nagaramAM jene dIkSA levI hoya te le, temanAM sagAM, kuTuMbana nirvAha huM karIza." evo amara paDaha vagaDAvyA. pariNAme eka hajAra purUSo dIkSA levA taiyAra thayA. thAvaputre paMcamukhi le karyo ane temanAtha prabhu pAse dIkSita thayAM. caudapUrvane abhyAsa karI tapa saMvaramAM AtmAne bhAvatAM thAvaputra vicaravA lAgyA. eka vakhata thAvaccaputre potAnA eka hajAra ziSyo sAthe janapada dezamAM vihAra karavA mATe bhagavAna pAse AjJA mAgI. bhagavAne AjJA ApI. janapadanA zelagapura gAmanA zelagarAjA tathA paMthaka pramukha tenA pAMcaso maMtrine pitAnA upadezathI zrAvaka dharma aMgIkAra karAvyo. te vakhate sAMkhyamatavALo zuka nAme parivrAjaka hate. te aneka lokone potAne zucidharmane upadeza ApI pratibodhata, ane sudarzana nAme mahArUddhivaMta zeTha zuci e dharmanuM mULa che, e satyamAnI tene anuyAyI thayo. paraMtu thAvaputra "vinaya e dharmanuM mULa" che e sacoTa samajAvavAthI sudarzana zrAvaka thayo hato. A vAtanI zukane khabara paDavAthI te sudarzana pAse Avya, sudarzane tene thAvaputra pAse mokalyo. baMnene saMvAda thaye. thAvaccaputranI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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16 addabhuta jJAnazaktithI zuka pratibaMdha pAmyo ane teNe pitAnA hajAra parivrAjaka sahita thAvaccaputra pAse janamatanI dIkSA lIdhI. thAvaputra ghaNujIne pratibaMdha pamADI, ghaNuM varSa saMyama pALI, ugra tapazcaryA karI, pApagama saMthAro karI kaivalyajJAna pAmyA ane sarva duHkhothI rahita banI siddhagatine varyA. zuka aNagAra ekadA vihAra karatA karatA zelagapura nagaranA udyAnamAM AvyA. pariSada vAMdavA AvI. zelaga nagarIne rAjA zelaga paNa darzana karavA Avyo. zuka aNagAre dharmopadeza Apyo. rAjA bujha. ane pitAnA pAMcaso maMtrio sAthe teNe dIkSA lIdhI. zukaaNagAra zalaga rAjarSine pAMcaso maMtrisAdhuo ziSyapaNe soMpI pite eka hajAra ziSyo sAthe vihAra karatAM puMDarika parvata para siddha thayA. eka vakhata zelaga rAjarSine lukhe, suke, aniyamita AhAra jamavAthI temanA komaLa zarIramAM vedanA utpanna thaI. temanuM zarIra nirbaLa banI gayuM. pharatAM pharatAM teo potAnA zelagapura nagaranA udyAnamAM padhAryA. pariSada vaMdana karavA AvI. temAM temano putra maMDUka paNa Avyo. rAjarSinuM rogiSTa ane vyAdhimaya zarIra joIne putre kahyuM -Apa mArI dAnazALAmAM padhAre, huM ApanA AcArane yogya davA vagerethI cikitsA karAvIza. Apa nirdoSa zayA saMthAro vagere laI lyo; zelaga RSie kabula karyuM, ane teo potAnA ziSya sAthe zaheramAM gayA. temanA putra vaida vagerene bolAvI upacAra karAvyA. pariNAme zelaga rAjarSine rega zAMta thayo. roga zAMta thavAthI te vipula anna, pANI tathA svAdiSTa AhAramAM lubdha thaI kriyA rahita zithilAcAre vicAravA lAgyA. ane prAsuka pIDha vagere je kaMI lAvela te pAchA ApyA nahi. tethI paMthaka sivAyanA temanA 499 ziSya temane choDIne cAlyA gayA. eka vakhata zithilAcArI zelaga 11 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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161 rAtrie sukhamAM sUtA hatA. te vakhate pathaka nAmanA ziSye kSamAzramaNa letA peAtAnA mAthAthI zelaga RSinA pagane saMdha dhyu karyuM. zailagaRSi jAgI gayA ane pathaka upara krodhiSTa banyA. paMthake kAraNa jaNAvI kSamA mAgI. pathakanA vinayabhAva joI zailagane vicAra thayA ke ahA ! rAjyapATa choDIne meM dIkSA lIdhI, chatAM huM sarasa AhAramAM lukhkha anIne zithilAcArI banyA. dhikkAra che mane, ema kahI teo pazcAttApa karavA lAgyA ane pApanI AaAcanA karI zuddha thayA. tyArabAda cheADIne gayelA pelA ziSyA temane sAdhunA kharA bhAvamAM AvelA jANI zelagane maLyA. Akhare ghaNAM varSoM sudhI zuddha cAritra pALI zelaga rAjiSe paNa meAkSa gatine pAmyAM. nyAya--jo koi sAdhu sAdhvI rolaga rAjarSinI mAphaka dIkSA laine pramAdapaNe vIcare, teA A leAkamAM niMdAne pAtra thai sa'sAracakramAM papar bhramaNa kare, ane jo pramAda rahita bhAva sAdhupaNuM vIcare, prabhuAjJAmAM rahI jJAna darzana cAritranI vRddhi kare teA cAra tI mAM pUjyanika ane ane cAra gatine aMta karI siddhagatine pAme. 121 datta. kAzI nagaramAM agnisiMha nAme rAjA hatA, tene zeSavatI nAmaka rANI hatI. tenAthI eka mahA baliSTha putra thaye!, tenuM nAma datta. teNe prazvAda nAmanA prativAsudevane mAryo, jethI te 7 me vAsudeva kahevAyA. 56 hajAra varSanuM AyuSya bhAgavI, aranAtha ane mahInAtha prabhunA AMtarAmAM te mRtyu pAmIne pAMcamI narake gayA. 122 damayaMtI. vaidarbha dezamAM kuMTaMDanapura nagaranA bhImakarAjAnI putrI ane ayeAdhyApati naLarAjAnI patnI satI damayaMtI svayaMvara moDa5mAM aneka suranarAdikane cheDI naLarAjA sAthe lagnathI joDAI. temane e bALaka thayA hatA. pAchaLathI naLa pAtAnA bhAI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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163 kubera sAthe jugAra ramyA, pariNAme naLane sajyapATa hArIne vanamAM jaI rahevuM paDayuM. satI damayaMtI temanI sAthe vanamAM AvI ane tyAM aneka saMkaTa sahyAM. pAradhI, vyApArI, vyAdhra Adi anekanA trAsadAyaka paMjAmAMthI bacI, ziyaLanuM rakSaNa karI. te acaLapuramAM RtuparNa rAjAne tyAM potAnI mAsIne ghera AvI. tyAM paNa karmavazAt tenA para hAra caryAne Aropa AvyA. satInA ziyaLa prabhAve hAra jaDyo ane tenI mAsIne A Arepa badala pazcAttApa thayuM. Akhare potAnA pitA bhImakarAjAnA mANasonI sAthe te pitAnA rAjyamAM gaI. tyAM naLanA meLApa mATe pharI svayaMvara maMDapanI kRtrima yojanA karI. kubaDA svarUpe naLarAjA svayaMvara maMDapamAM hAjara thayA. baMne maLyA. ane atyaMta AnaMda thaze. vanavAsa kALa pUro thaye naLa tathA damayaMtI pitAnA rAjyamAM gayA. rAjya prApta thayuM. manuSya saMbaMdhI sukha bhogavatAM Akhare damayaMtIne vairAgya thaya; ane teNe dIkSA lIdhI. vrata niyamonuM suMdara pAlana karI, yathAsamaye kALadharma pAmI damayaMtI devalokamAM gaI. te mahAsatI tarike jagaprasiddha banI. 123 dazaratharAja, teo ayodhyA nagarInA aja rAjAnA putra hatA. temane kauzalyA, sumitrA, ane kaikeyI e traNa rANIo hatI. temAM kauzalyAthI rAma, (padma) sumitrAthI lakSmaNa ane zatrudana, tathA kekeyIthI bharata ema cAra putro thayA. pite vRddha thavAthI rAmane gAdI ApI dIkSA levAne vicAra karyo, AthI prajAvarga tathA aMtaHpuramAM AnaMda thaye, paraMtu kekeyIne manamAM adekhAI AvI, tethI teNe agAu maLelAM vacanane durUpayoga karI "rAmane vanavAsa ane bharatane rAjya' e prakAranI mAgaNI karI, satyavAdI purUSa jIvana karatAM vacananI kiMmata vadhAre gaNe che," e mujaba duHkhIta mane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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14 ane zrIrAmanA atyAgrahathI temaNe potAnA vacananuM pAlana karyuM. rAma, lakSmaNa ane sItA vana tarapha vidAya thayA ke tarata ja putranA virahazeAke dazaratharAjA mUrchA pAmyA ane eja sthitimAM mRtyu pAmyA. 124 dazA bhadra bha. mahAvIra bharatakSetra para vicaratA hatA. e arasAmAM temanA parama bhakta dazArNabhadra nAmanA rAjA dazA bhadra dezane adhipati hatA. tene evA niyama hato ke ' prabhu mahAvIra hAla kayA sthaLe birAjamAna che' enA vartamAna maLyA pachI ja te jamatA. eka prasaMge bha. mahAvIra teja nagarImAM padhAryAM. dhAmadhUma pUrvaka dazA bhadra prabhune vAMdavA gayA. A vakhate temane abhimAna thayuM ke AvI mahAn Rddhi ane zAbhAthI mahArA sivAya prabhune kANa vAMdavA jatuM haze ? A adhyavasAyanI khabara devasabhAmAM zakrendrane paDI, tethI te deve rAjAnuM abhimAna utAravA eka 500 meADhAvALA hAthI banAvyA, ane dareka mADhAmAM ATha ATha tuzaLA sthApyA. dareka daMtuzaLamAM ATha ATha vAvA banAvI. dareka vAvamAM lAkha lAkha pAMkhaDIvALAM kamaLA banAvyA; tathA dareka pAMkhaDImAM nATayaprayogA geAvyA. AvI RviDe te bhagavAnanA darzane AvatA hoya tevA teNe dekhAva karyAM. A joI dazANuM bhadra rAjAnuM mAna gaLI gayuM. tapAsane aMte tene jaNAyuM ke, A badhI vyuha racanA devanI che; AthI teNe devanuM mAna bhaMga karavAnA nizcaya karI prabhu pAse AvI dIkSA lIdhI. zakrendra dIkSA levA mATe asama hatA, tethI teNe dazANuMbhadranA pagamAM paDI tenI kSamA mAgI. dazA bhadre cAritranuM adbhuta pAlana karyuM, khUba tapazcaryA karI, ane kaivalyajJAna pAmI teo mekSamAM gayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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165 125 dvipRSTha. dvArikAnagarImAM brahma nAme rAjA hatA. temane pahmAdevI nAmaka rANI hatI. tenAthI eka mahA baliSTha putra thaze. nAma dipRSTha. dipRSTa rAjA thayA pachI tAraka nAmanA prativAsudevane mAryo ane bIje vAsudeva thayA. vAsupUjya prabhunA vakhatamAM 7ra lAkha varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI, maraNa pAmIne te chaThI narake gayo. 126 dvimukha (pratyeka buddha) pAMcALa dezanA kaMpilapura nagaramAM jaya nAme rAjA rAjya karato hato. tene guNamAnA nAme rANa hatI. ubhaya daMpatI bahuja dharmiSTa hatA. temane jana dharma pratye ghaNe prema hato. ekavAra rAjA kacerI bharIne sabhAmAM beThe che, tevAmAM eka paradezI cAraNa rAjasabhAmAM dAkhala thayo, ane mahArAjAnA guNonI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. A sAMbhaLI rAjA bolyA-bAroTajI, tame deza dezAvaramAM phare che, aneka rAjasabhAmAM jAo cho, to tame mArI sabhAmAM kaI vastunI uNapa joI zakatA he jarUra kahe, kemake mAtra AtmazlAghA mahane pasaMda nathI. A sAMbhaLI bAroTe rAjasabhAmAM cotarapha najara karI, te tene eka vastunI uNapa lAgI. eTale te rAjA pratye belyo -mahArAja, ApanI rAjasabhAmAM badhuMye suMdara ane vyavasthita che, paNa eka citrazALA nathI, teja moTI uNapa che. A sAMbhaLI rAjAe kahyuM barAbara che bAroTajI, tamAruM kahevuM barAbara che. ema kahI tarata ja rAjAe kuzaLa citrakArone bolAvyA. ane sabhAnA hAlamAM eka citrazALA taiyAra karavAnuM kahyuM. citrakAroe AvI kAma zarU karyuM. prathama te makAnane pAyo davA mAMDyo ke tarata ja te pAyAmAMthI eka ratnajaDitra mugaTa nIkaLe. kArIgaree te mugaTa rAjAne Apyo. divya mugaTa joI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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166 rAjA AnaMda pAse ane teNe te pitAne mAthe mu. mugaTa kevo zobhe che te jANavA sAruM rAjAe potAnuM moM ArIsAmAM joyuM. eTale temAM tene potAnA be moM dekhAyA. te uparathI tenuM nAma primukha tarIke prasiddha thayuM. - citrakAroe citrazALA taiyAra karI. tenI ArohaNa kriyA mATe te makAnanI vacce temaNe eka suzobhita staMbha ubho karyo. staMbhane vastrAlaMkArethI zaNagArI bhavya ane AkarSaka banAvyo. rAjA A citrazALAnI ArahaNa kriyA karavA mATe Avyo. citrazALAnI namunedAra kArIgarI joI te khUba saMtoSa pAmyA. eTaluM ja nahi paNa staMbhanI camatkRti ane mehaka dekhAva joI rAjAnA AnaMdano pAra rahyo nahi. te harSapUrvaka bAreTa pratye bolyaH kema bAroTajI. have A citrazALA barAbara che ne ? bAreTe javAba Apyo: hA, mahArAjA. atyAra sudhI AvI citrazALA meM kyAMI joI nathI. rAjA AnaMda pAmI svasthAnake AvyuM. keTalAka divasa bAda pele ubho karavAmAM Avelo staMbha ukhADI levAmAM Avyo. tenA parathI vastrAlaMkAre utArI laIne mANasoe te lAkaDAno staMbha citrazALAnA eka khuNAmAM ADe pheMkI dIdho. vakhata jatAM A lAkaDA para raja dhULa vagere jamA thayuM. pariNAme staMbha tadana beDoLa lAkaDAnA ThuMThA jevo banI gaye. ekadA prasaMge rAja pharIthI A citra-sabhAmAM Avyo. tyAM teNe eka khUNAmAM lAkaDAnuM ThuMThuM paDeluM joyuM. te joIne teNe pAse ubhelA rakSakane pUchyuM. alyA, A lAkaDuM ahi kema mUkayuM che? rakSake javAba Ape -mahArAjA, Ape sabhAmaMDapa karAvyuM, te vakhate je staMbha kheDavAmAM Avyo hato, te staMbha utArI laIne ahiyAM muke che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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rAjA Azcarya pAmI mana sAthe bolI uThaze. pelAM bhavya ane suMdara staMbhanI Akhare A dazA? tyAre te mAtra vastra ane alaMkArathI ja suMdara lAgato? kharekhara mAruM zarIra paNa eka vakhata A dazAne pAmaze ! atyAre suzobhita dekhAtAM mahArA A zarIranI paNa Akhare A lAkaDAnAM ThuMThA jevI durdazA thavAnI ja! te pachI Ajeja, are atyAre ja zA mATe A zarIra parathI mamatA na utAravI? kALane kayAM bharUse che? kharekhara para vastuo ja mAtra A jIvane muMjhave che, paugika vastuonA mohamAM aMdha banI kharekhara meM AtmakalyANa sAdhyuM nahi. (eka mumukSue kharuMja kahyuM che kepara vastumAM nahi muMjha, enI dayA mujane rahI; e tyAgavA siddhAMta ke pazcAt duHkha te sukha nahI. huM koNa chuM? kyAMthI thayo? zuM svarUpa che mAruM kharuM? konA sabaMdhe vaLagaNA che? rAkhuM ke e pariharuM? hA. kharekhara e badhI vaLagaNa tyAgavA gya che.) ema kahI dvimukha rAjAe tyAM ja potAnA saghaLAM vastrAlaMkAre utArI nAkhyA, ane paMcamuSTi lonca karI svayaMmeva dIkSA laI cAlatA thayA. khUba tapa, japa, saMvara karI kaivalyajJAnane pAmI dvimukha pratyekabuddha mokSapadane pAmyA. 127 devadattA, supratiSThita nAmanuM nagara hatuM. mahAsena nAme rAjA hatA. tene dhAriNuM pramukha eka hajAra rANIo hatI. dhAriNIne eka putra thayo hato. tenuM nAma siMhasena, kumAra yuvAvasthA pAmatAM tene pa00 rAjakanyAo paraNAvI, pAMcaso suMdara mahelo baMdhAvI ApyA, pAMcase keDa senaiyAM, pAMcaso hAthI, ema dareka pAMca pAMcase Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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168 cIjo ApI. kumAra sukhapUrvaka rahevA lAgyA. keTalAka varSe rAjA mRtyu pAmyA ane siMhasenakumArane gAdI maLI. pAMcaso strIomAM sAmadevI tenI paTarANI hatI. siMhasena sAmadevI rANImAM mohAMdhA banyA hatA. ane bAkInI kaI strIno te Adara karato nahi; tethI bAkInI 499 strIoe maLIne sAmadevIne mArI nAkhavAne vicAra karyo. A vAtanI sAmadevIne khabara paDI. tethI te zoka bhuvanamAM jaIne ArtadhyAna dharatI ciMtAmagna thaIne beThI. rAjA e Avya, ciMtAnuM kAraNa pUchatAM teNe hakIkata jAhera karI. rAjAe upAya karavAnuM AzvAsana ApI rANune saMtuSTa karI. rAjAe mANaso dvArA eka "mahemAna ghara' baMdhAvyuM. ane temAM AvavA mATe tenI 499 rANIone notarI. rANuo tyAM AvI. rAjAe temanA mATe svAdiSTa bhojana, suMdara vastrAbhUSaNe, phaLa kula gaMdhamALA vagere mokalAvyAM. rANIo khuzI thaI. bhojana karI, suMdara alaMkAre che teo saghaLI nRtyagAna karatI AnaMda karavA lAgI. eTalAmAM siMhasena potAnA mANaso sAthe tyAM AvyuM. teNe mahemAnagharanA cAre taraphanA daravAjA baMdha karAvI, makAnane Aga lagADI. 499 rANIo pIDAthI AThaMda karatI baLIne bhasma thaI gaI siMhasena rAjA ghora pApa karmathI marIne chaThI narakamAM gaye. tyAMthI nIkaLI rohiDanagaramAM datta sArthavAhanI strI kazrInI kukSimAM putrI paNa te utpanna thaye. A putrInuM nAma devadatA. te ghaNuM khUbasurata hatI. bAlyAvasthA vItAvI yuvAna banI. ekavAra devadattA nahAI dhoI, vastrAlaMkAra paherI AnaMda karI rahI hatI, tevAmAM rahIDa nagarane samaNudatta nAmane rAjA tenA ghara pAsethI nIkaLyo. devadattAnuM rUpa joI rAjA vismaya pAmyo. tapAsa karatAM jaNAyuM ke te datta sArthavAhanI putrI devadattA che ane te kuMvArI che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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169 rAjAe potAnA yuvarAjane mATe dattane tyAM te putrInuM mAguM karAvyuM. datta sArthavAha kabula thayA. vivAha nakkI thayuM. ane ghaNIja dhAmadhumatho devadattA tathA yuvarAja pusanaMdI lagnathI joDAyAM. tyArabAda samaNuMdara rAjA marI gaye. pusanaMdI rAjagAdIpara Avyo. ane te pitAnI mA zrIdevIne bhakta banI gaye. roja zrIdevInA pagamAM paDe, tene vaMdana kare ane ghaNe vakhata te tyAMja gALe. AthI devadattAne adekhAI thaI AvI, ane teNI zrIdevIne ghATa ghaDavAne vicAra karavA lAgI. ekavAra zrIdevI ekAMtamAM beThI hatI. pAse keIja na hatuM. A takano lAbha laI devadattA tyAM AvI pahoMcI. teNe eka lokhaMDano khIlo tapAvyo. ane jyAre te khIlo khUba lAlacoLa thaye, tyAre teNe te laIne zrIdevInA guhya aMgamAM pesADI dIdho. tethI te khUba jorathI kAramI cIsa pADIne mRtyune zaraNa thaI gaI A bhayAnaka cIsa sAMbhaLIne dAsI ekadama tyAM doDI AvI. evAmAM devadattAne teNe nAsatI joI. zrIdevIne maraNa pAmelI dekhIne tene ghaNuM duHkha thayuM. A vAta tarata teNe rAjA pAse jaIne jAhera karI. vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja pusanaMdI mUchita thaIne jamIna para DhaLI paDyo. keTalIka vAre zuddhi AvyA bAda te ghaNuM re. pachI teNe mAtAnI mRtyukiyA karI. rAjAe devadattAne pakaDI maMgAvI. tene bAMdhI, ane phAMsIno hukama pharamAvyo. hukama mujaba tene phAMsIe caDAvavAmAM AvI. ane marIne te pahelI narake gaI. tyAMthI nIkaLIne te pRthvI, pANI, agni, vAyu ane vanaspatimAM thaI pazu, pakSI, tiryaMcAdinImAM bhaTakI, anaMta saMsAra paribhramaNa karatI yAvata mokSagatine pAmaze. sAra-IrSAgni ane kAmAgni keTalA bhayaMkara che, te A vAta parathI samajAze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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170 128 devakI. dvArikAnA ugrasena rAjAnA bhAI devakarAjAnI te putrI hatI. tenuM lagna dvArikAnA aMdhaviSNunA putra vasudeva sAthe thayuM hatuM. tenA kAkAnA dIkarA kaMsane tenA para vadhAre prema hate. atimukta munidvArA kahevAmAM AveluM ke devakIno sAtamo garbha kaMsane mAraze. A pramANe karo jANyAthI devakInI suvAvaDe pitAne tyAM karAvavAne teNe prabaMdha karyo. devakInA prathamanA anikasena vagere cha bALako devanA sAharaNathI susAne tyAM mUkAyA hatA ane vRddhi pAmI zrI nemanAtha pAse teoe dIkSA lIdhI hatI. devakIjI te jANatI hatI ke pitAne mRta bALakeja jamyA che. tyArabAda sAtamA bALaka zrIkRSNanuM paNa deva vaDe sAharaNa thayuM ane te gekulamAM ucharyA. tyAra pachI zrIkRSNa jyAre dvArikAnA rAjA thayA ane anikasenAdi che putro sAdhuveze devakIne tyAM gaucarI arthe padhAryA, tyAre teonuM samAna rUpa Adi joI devakInA zarIramAMthI putra prema prurI AvyuM. A vAtane bheda jyAre bhagavAna nemanAthe devakIne kahyo, tyAre tene putrane ramADavA, hasAvavA vagerenuM sadbhAgya prApta na thavAthI, pazcAttApa thayA. devakInI A ciMtA TALavA zrIkRSNa devanuM ArAdhana karyuM, ane devadvArA jANavAmAM AvyuM ke tene eka putra thaze, AthI devakI AnaMda pAmI. Akhare teNe gajasukumAra nAme mahA bhAgyazALI putraratnano janma Apyo, devakoe bALakane ramADavAno potAno mahadabhilASa pUre karyo. tyArabAda dvArikAnagarI baLI, ane devakI pitAnA pati vasudeva sAthe rathamAM besI tvarAe nagarInI bahAra nIkaLatI hatI, tevAmAM ekAeka daravAje tUTI paDavAthI te cagadAIne mRtyu pAmI. 129 devAnaMdA. brAhmaNakuMDa nagaramAM RSabhadatta brAhmaNanI te patnI hatI. bhagavAna mahAvIradeva dazamA devalokathI evI tenI kukSimAM utpanna Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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11 thayA. tIrthaMkaranI mAtAnI jema devAna'dAe 14 svama dIThAM. bhikSuka kuLamAM sarvAMna tIrthaMkarA kadI janme nahi, paNa A vakhate eka accherUM (Azrama) thayuM jANI, harigameSI deve 82mI rAtrIe mahAvIranA A garbhanuM sAharaNa karyuM ane kSatriyakuMDamAM trizalAdevInI kukSimAM te garbha mUkayA. te vakhate trizalAnI kukSimAM putrInA je garbha hatA, te deve devAnaMdAnI kukSimAM mUkayA, A vakhate devAnaMdAe prathama AvelAM svapna nAza pAmatAM hoya tevAM svapna joyAM, tethI teNe zAka karyAM. bha. mahAvIra kaivalyajJAna thayA pachI eka prasaMge mAhaNukuMDa (brAhmaNakuMDa)mAM padhAryA. tyAM devAnA potAnA svAmI sAthe prabhunA darzane gaI. bhagavAnane dekhI devAnaMdAnA stanavibhAgamAMthI putrapremanI jema dUdhanI dhArAo chUTI. teNInA aMgA praDullita thayAM. A dekhAva zrI gautame joyA tethI temaNe bhagavAnane tenuM kAraNa pUchyuM. bhagavAne kahyuM ke te A bhavanI mArI mAtA che, ema A kahI sa` hakIkata kahI. AthI devAnaMdAne NeAha thayA. teNe dIkSA lIdhI ane teja bhavamAM devAna dAkanA kSaya karI meAkSa pAmI. 130 dropadI. ca'pA nAmanI nagarI hatI. temAM traNa brAhmaNeA rahetA hatA. nAma. 1 seAma 2 seAmadatta 3 sAmabhUta. teo ghaNAja dhanADhava hatA. teone traNa strIo hatI. temanAM nAma anukrame. 1 nAgazrI, ra bhUtazrI, 3 yakSazrI. ekadA te badhAe vicAra karyo ke ApaNI pAse puSkaLa dravya che. mATe vArApharatI dareka dhera badhAMe jamavuM. te pramANe eka pachI eka vArA pharatI darekane dhera badhA sAthe jamatA. eka vakhata nAgazrI brAhmaNIne tyAM badhAyane jamavAnA vArA AvyA. nAgazrIe bhAtabhAtanI svAdiSTa rasAI banAvI, vaLI khUba saMbhAra nAkhIne tuMbaDInuM zAka banAvyuM, svAda mATe cAkhI jotAM te zAka kaDavuM jhera jevuM lAgyuM. tethI vicAra karyuM ke AvuM zAka huM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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17ra pIrasIza, te mArI hAMsI thaze, niMdA thaze. mATe tenI vyavasthA kare. tyArabAda teNe bIjuM zAka banAvyuM ane badhA AnaMda pUrvaka jamyA. te vakhate dharmadheSa nAmanA muni te udyAnamAM bIrAjatA. temane dharmarUci nAmanA mahAna tapasvI ziSya hatA, je bhAsakhamaNunI tapazcaryA karatA. mA khamaNane pAraNe teo gaucarI arthe pharatAM pharatAM A nAgazrI brAhmaNane ghera jaI caDyA. brAhmaNa harSa pAmI. ane A kaDavI tuMbaDInuM zAka vaherAvavAnuM pAtra mahArAjane jANIne te zAka teNe vahorAvyuM. dharmArUci aNagAra gaucarI pharIne gurU pAse AvyA ane niyama mujaba AhAra batAvyuM. kaDavI tuMbaDInI gaMdhathI dharma ghoSa munie te zAkamAMnuM eka biMdu laIne cAkhI joyuM te temane te kaDavuM viSa samAna lAgyuM. tethI temaNe kahyuM ke he ziSya, A zAka jhera samAna che mATe te tame khAzo nahi ane khAzo te maraNa pAmazo, mATe A zAkane ekAMta nirdoSa jamInamAM paraThI Avo. dharmarUci aNagAra te zAka laIne ekAMta sthaLe gayA. ane jyAM zAkanuM eka biMdu nIce nAkhyuM, tyAM te zAkanI gaMdhathI hajAro kIDIo bhegI thaI gaI. ane te khAvAthI badhI maraNane zaraNa thaI AthI dharmacie vicAra karyo ke kaDavI tuMbInA eka biMdu mAtrathI hajAre kIDIone nAza thayo. te A badhA zAkathI keTalAye jIvonA jAna jaze! te mahAre pitAne ja A zAka khAI javuM ISTa che. tema dhArI teo tyAMne tyAM badhuM zAka khAI gayA. zAka kevaLa jhera samAna hatuM tethI tenI asara praNamI gaI. dharmacine atula vedanA utpanna thaI. dharmarUci aNagAre saMthAro karyo. paMca parameSTinuM smaraNa karatAM bhAva samAdhimAM teo mRtyu pAmyA, ane sarvArthasiddha vimAnamAM devapaNe utpanna thayA. dharmaSa sthIre A vAta jANI, zAka kyAMthI AvyuM te vAta temaNe potAnA ziSyone karI. vAta gAmamAM paNa prasarI ane badhA leke nAgazrIne dhikkAravA lAgyAM. traNa brAhmaNoe paNa vAta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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173 jANI, tethI krodhAtura banIne temaNe nAgazrIne mAra mArIne gharamAMthI kADhI mUkI. rastAmAM paNa ghaNA loko tene khIjavatAM, mAratAM, ane dhikkAratAM hatAM. kyAMI tene Azraya na malyA. jyAM tyAM te bhaTakavA lAgI. tene sALa rAga utpanna thayA. te mahAvedanAnA pariNAme mRtyu pAmI, ane marIne chaDI narakamAM gaI. tyAMthI nIkaLI aneka tiryaMca narakanA bhava karatI te caMpAnagarImAM sAgaradatta sAvAne tyAM putrIpaNe avatarI. tenuM sukumArIkA nAma pADavAmAM AvyuM. bAlyAvasthA vItAvI teNe yuvAvasthAmAM praveza karyo. pachI tene teja nagarImAM jInadatta zeThanA sAgara nAmanAM putra sAthe paraNAvI. sukumArIkAnA zarIramAM pApanA udaye agnivara hatA. eTale kAI mANasa tene aDake teA agninI mAphaka te dAjhe. tenA zarIranA sparza mAtra taravAranI dhAra samAna lAge. sAgaraputra sukumArIkAneA sparzo karavA jatAM dAjhyA. tethI bhaya pAmyA, ane sukumArIkAne cheDI teja rAtrIe gharamAMthI cAlI gayA. A vAtanI jInadatta zeThane tathA ghaNAne khabara paDI. sAgaradatta sAvAhe vAta jANI tethI potAnI putrIne dhera lAvyA ane khIje paraNAvavAnA vicAra karyAM. tevAmAM eka bhaTakatA bhIkhArI sAvAhe joyA, tethI tene kheAlAvI mAna pAna ApI jamADayA. suMdara vastrAbhuSaNeA paherAvI sukumArIkA sAthe tenA lagna karyAM. lagnanI pahelI rAtrIe te daradrI sukumArIkA pAse jatAM, te paNa dAjhayA ane vedanA pAmyA. tethI te paNa tyAMthI nAsI palAyana karI gayA. sukumArIkA have potAnA kanA pazcAttApa karavA lAgI. tevAmAM govAlikA nAmanA sAdhvIjI hene tyAM padhAryAM. sAdhvIjIe upadeza ApyA. sukumArIkAne vairAgya thayA ane pitAnI AjJA laI ne teNIe dIkSA lIdhI. ekvakhata nagarInI bahAra udyAnanI pAse chaThe chaThThanA tapa karI AtApanA levAnA vicAra teNe A sAdhvIjI pAse jAhera karyo.. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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174 sAdhvIjIe bahAra eklA nahi rahetA, samudAyamAM rahI tapa karavAnuM kahyuM. paraMtu te nahi mAnatA sukumArIka sAdhavIjI bahAra udyAna pAse jaI tapa karavA lAgyA. ekavAra te udyAnanI pAse pAMca purUSo devadattA nAmanI gaNikAne laI krIDA karatA hatA, ane te pAMceya purUSo vikAra vaza banI devadattAnI sAthe premavida karatA hatA ane manuSya saMbaMdhInA bhega bhogavatA hatA. A drazya pelI sukumArIkA AryAnA jovAmAM AvyuM. tethI teNe saMkalpa karyo ke mArA tapa saMyama brahmacaryanuM phaLa hoya te AvatA bhavamAM huM pAMca purUSo sAthe bhoga bhogavatI vicaruM. saMkalpa pure karI te AtApanA bhUmimAMthI svasthAnake upAzrayamAM AvI. tyAM te cAritranI virAdhanA karavA lAgI. vAraMvAra hAtha paga ve, mastaka dhove, maheDuM che. tethI gavAlikA AryAjIe kahyuM ke ApaNane zarIranI durgachA karavAnuM kalyuM nahi. chatAM te nahi. mAnatAM svacchedapaNe rahevA lAgI. kALAntare te mRtyu pAmIne bIjA devalokamAM gaI. pAMcALadeza, kapIlapura nagara, tyAM draupada rAjA rAjya karate hato. tene calaNa nAmanI rANI hatI. tene tyAM A sukumAra devI putrIpaNe avatarI. ane tenuM nAma draupadI rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. apUrva sukha sAmagrImAM ane aneka dAsadAsIonAM lAlana pAlanathI bAlyAvasthA vItAvI te yauvanAvasthAne pAmI. drapadarAjAe putrInI yauvanAvasthA ane sauMdarya joIne svayaMvarathI lagna karavAnI IcchA batAvI. rAjAe svayaMvara banAvyo, ane kRSNa vAsudeva, samudravijaya, baLadeva. ugrasena Adi aneka rAjAone dUta dvArA kumakumapatrikA mokalI svayaMvaramAM notaryA. pariNAme ghaNu rAjAo tyAM AvyA. pAMca pAMDavo paNa AvyA. draupadI pitAnI dAsIo sAthe azvaratha para besIne sabhAmaMDapamAM AvI ane kRSNavAsudeva pramukha aneka rAjAone Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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175 praNAma karyAM. tyArabAda puSpamALA kAne paherAvavI te mATe dareka rAjAone vaDhAvIne pUrvanA niyANA (saMkalpa)ne vaza thaI ne, te pAMca pAMDavAnI pAse AvI, ane temanA kaMThamAM puSpamALA paherAvI. drupadarAjAe pAMca pAMDavAne sanmAnapUrvaka rAjyabhuvanamAM lAvIne draupadInuM pANIgrahaNa karAvyuM. pAMca pAMDavA draupadI sAthe potAnA hastInApura nagaramAM gayA ane sukha bhAgavavA lAgyA. ekavAra pAMca pAMDavA draupadI sAthe aMtaHpuramAM beThA hatA. tevAmAM nAradajI AvyA. pAMDavAe ubhA thaI namaskAra karyAM. nAradane annati, asaMyati, apratyAkhyAnI jANIne draupadIe vaMdana na karyuM. AthI nAradane lAgyuM ke pAMca pAMDavAnI strI thaI che. tethI tene abhimAna AvyuM jaNAya che, mATe tene vipatti ApavI joIe, ema ciMtavI nArada tyAMtho rajA laIne gayA. tyAMthI te amarakakA rAjyadhAnImAM jaI padmanAbha rAjA pAse AvyA, ane draupadInA rUpanA ghaNAja vakhANa karyAM. rAjAne draupadI meLavavAnI icchA thaI. teNe devanI sahAya mAgI. deve kahyuM ke draupadIne huM lAvI ApIza, paraMtu tuM tenI sAthe sneha AMdhavAmAM saphaLa thaIza nahi. te mahA satI ane pativratA che. padmanAbhanA tapathI deva AvyA. teNe hastinApuramAMthI palaMgamAM sUtelI draupadIne upADI amaraka'kAmAM lAvyA. rAjAe draupadIne ghaNuM samajAvI. paNa te saphLa thayA niha. pAMDavAne khabara paDI. nAradajI AvyA. vAta karI, nArade amarakakAmAM ekavAra draupadIne joI hatI tema kahyuM. pariNAme pAMDavA tathA zrI kRSNa mahAmahenate tyAM gayA ane draupadIne lAvyA. anukrame sukha bhogavatAM draupadIne putra thayA. pAMDusena tenuM nAma pADayuM. kumAra yuvAvasthAne pAmyA. ekavAra sthavIra mahAtmA padhAryAM. pAMDavA draupadI sAthe vadana Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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karavA gayA. WvIra mahAtmAe dharmabaMdha Ape. badhA vairAgya pAmyA ane pAMDusena putrane rAjya soMpI dIkSA lIdhI. draupadI 11 aMga bhaNI, ghaNA varSa saMyama pALI eka mAsane saMthAre karI pAMcamA brahmadevalokamAM devatApaNe utpanna thaI. tyAMthI nIkaLI te mahAvideha kSetramAM janma laImekSa jaze. nyAya-niyANuM e burI vastu che, mahAna tapa karavA chatAM tenAthI mukta thaI zakatuM nathI. jema dropadIe sukumArIkAnA bhAvamAM niyANuM karyuM tema, apriya vastunuM dAna supAtrane ApavuM te mahAna anartha che, jevI rIte nAgazrIe kaDavI tuMbInuM dAna dharmarUpI aNagArane ApyuM tema. 131 dhanyakumAra (dhane). pratiSThAnapura (Nipura) nagaramAM dhanasAra nAme zeTha hatA. tene cAra dIkarA hatA. 1 dhanadatta, 2 dhanadeva, 3 dhanacaMdra 4 dhanyakumAra urphe dhane. banne sauthI nahAne, paNa buddhimAM, guNamAM, rUpamAM sarvathI adhika hate. dhannAnA janmavAthI dhanasAranA dhanamAM khUba vRddhi thayelI, tethI zeTha tenA para bIjA karatAM vizeSa prema rAkhatA, AthI tenA bIjA bhAIo dhannAnI adekhAI karavA lAgyA. dhanasAre tenI adekhAI na karavA traNe putrane ghaNuM samajAvyA. paNa teo mAnyA nahi. tenA bApe darekanA bhAgyanI parIkSA karavA keTaluMka dhana ApyuM, paraMtu dhanA sivAya bIjAoe potAnuM dhana gUmAvyuM, jyAre dhannAe pitAnI tIvrabuddhi vaDe ghaNuM dhana prApta karyuM. AthI bhAIonI IrSa vadho. temaNe dhanAne mArI nAkhavAne vicAra karyo. A vAta dhanAnA jANavAmAM AvyAthI te chAnAmAno nAsI gayo. pharatA pharate te ujajayinImAM Avyo. tyAM pitAnA parAkramathI te rAjyane pradhAna thayA. samaya jatAM dhanasAra zeThanI saghaLI saMpatti nAza pAmI. te bhikhArI banI gaye; tethI te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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177 pitAnA putra, putravadhuo vagerene laI majurI karavA mATe dezAvara javA nIkaLyA. pharatA pharatA saghaLAM ujajayinImAM AvyA, ane tyAM majurI karavA lAgyA. ekavAra dhanakumAre temane oLakhyA. mAtApitA tathA bhAIonI AvI durdazA thaelI joI te kheda pAmyo. teNe saghaLAone pitAnA mahelamAM rAkhyA. ahiM paNa dhanAnA bhAIo tenI adekhAI karavA lAgyA. teoe dhannAnI muDImAM bhAga mAgyo. klezanA bhaye dhanAe saghaLI saMpatti temane svAdhIna karI dIdhI ane pote paradeza javA nIkaLyo. gaMgA nadInA kinArA para AvatAM gaMgAdevIe tenA satyanI parIkSA karavA mATe potAnI sAthe prema saMbaMdha bAMdhavA kahyuM, paraMtu dhanyakumAra potAnI TekamAM vicalita na thayo. AthI prasanna thaIne gaMgAdevIe tene ciMtAmaNI ratna ApyuM. te laI te rAjagRha nagaramAM Avyo, tyAM kusumapALa nAmaka zeThanA bagIcAmAM teNe vizrAnti lIdhI. dhannAnA pagalAthI sUkAI gayelo bagIce navapallavita thayo. bAgarakSake zeThane A khabara ApyA. zeThe dhannAne pitAne tyAM teDI jaI, bhAgyazALI mAnI tene kusumathI nAmanI pitAnI putrI paraNAvI. dhanno ahiM sukha bhogavavA lAge. e arasAmAM zreNika mahArAjAne hAthI mastIe caDyo ane baMdhana teDAvI nA; tene dhanAe vaza karyo. (A vakhate abhayakumAra ujajayinImAM keda hato, tethI zreNika rAjAe potAnI sAmagrI nAmaka putrI hene paraNAvI. te rAjagRhamAM zAlibhadranA pitA gabhadra zeTha rahetA hatA. tene eka kANe Thaga ThagavA Avele, tenAthI dhanAe zeThane bacAvyA, tethI gabhakazeThe dhanAne potAnI putrI subhadrA para NAvI. dhanyakumAra manuSya saMbaMdhInA sukha bhogavate sukhethI divaso pasAra karavA lAgyo. paraMtu hajuye tene mATe zAMtithI besavAnuM na hatuM. ujajayinImAM rahelA tenA bhAI thaDA ja vakhatamAM badhI 12 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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178 lakSmI pApanA yoge paravArI beThA, eTale te rAjagRhamAM AvyA. ahiM paNa dhanAe temane Azraya ApIne peAtAne tyAM rAkhyA; paraMtu 'sajjana potAnI sajjanatA cheDe nahi, ane durjana durjanatA cheDe nahi ' e niyama mujaba ahiMyA paNa bhAIe kalezanA AraMbha karI dIdhA; eTale dhanA te nagara cheDI kauzAMbImAM AvyuM, tyAM teNe rAjAnA ratnanI parIkSA karI, tethI rAjAe tene ratnamajarI nAmanI peAtAnI kanyA paraNAvI, tathA pAMcaseA gAma ApyAM. dhanakumAra dhanapura nAmanuM zahera vasAvI tyAM rahevA lAgyA. te zaheramAM pANInI taMgI hAvAthI teNe eka mATuM sarAvara khAdAvavA mAMDayuM. durjananA bhAgyamAM du:kha ja hoya che e mujaba rAjagRhamAMnI vipula sa patti paNa dhanAnA bhAIe gumAvI beThA, eTaluM ja nahi paNa temane khAvAnAM sAMsA paDavA lAgyA. AthI te badhA majurI zeAdhatA zeAdhatA dhanapuramAM AvyA. temanI sAthe dhannAnI srI subhadrA paNa AvI. saghaLA taLAva para kaDIyA kAma karavA lAgyA; ane najIkamAM eka jhuMpaDuM bAMdhIne rahyA. samaya jatAM dhanAne A khabara paDI, eTale teNe dhIre dhIre yuktisara pragaTa thavAnuM icchayuM. teNe peAtAne tyAMthI chAza laI javAnuM potAnA vRddha pitAne kahyuM. AthI peAtAnI bheAjAIe tene tyAMthI chAza laI javA lAgI. temane dhanakumAra AchI pAtaLI chAza ApavAnA prabaMdha karatA ane peAtAnI zrI subhadrAne jADI chAza, tathA dahIM, dUdha vagere ApatA. AthI vRddha DAsA khUza thatA. ekavAra dhanAe pAtAnI patnInA ziyaLanI parIkSA karI; teNe subhadrAne lalacAvIne peAtAne Adhina thavAnuM kahyuM, paNa subhadrA peAtAnA pAtitratyathI DagI nahi, Akhare dhanA pragaTa thayA. subhadrAnA hanA pAra rahyo nahi. subhadrAne tenI jhupaDImAM na javA detAM, dhannAe tyAMja rAkhI, AthI tenA bhAI tapAsa karavA dhannAnI DelIe AvyA. temane paNa dhanAe tyAM ja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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19 rAkhyA. chevaTe dhannAe saghaLI hakIkata jaNAvI, AthI bhAIo tathA mAtA pitA prasanna thayA. dhannAe pitAne maLelAM 500 gAmemAMthI dareka bhAIne bhAga vahecI Ape. chatAM paNa durjanoe pitAnI durjanatA choDI nahi, tethI dhana punaH rAjagRhamAM Avyo. rastAmAM lakSmIpuranA rAjAnI dIkarI guNavaLI tathA tenA maMtrInI putrI sarasvatIne te paraNyo. A uparAMta te be zreSThivanI kanyAo paraNyo. ekaMdara dhane ATha strIo paraNya ane rAjagRhamAM AvI sukhapUrvaka rahevA lAge. ekavAra dhanyakumAra snAna kare che, subhadrA tene telanuM mardana kare che, tevAmAM ekAeka subhadrAnI AMkhomAMthI uSNa AMsuo TapakyAM ane dhannAnA zarIra para paDyA. dhanAe camakIne subhadrAne pUchayuM-zA duHkhe cakSuomAM AMsu bharAyAM che? subhadrAe kahyuM -nAtha, duHkhanI vAta che ke mArA bhAI zALAbhadrane vairAgya thayA che ane te dararoja eka eka patnIne tyAga kare che, e rIte 32 divase 32 strIone tyAga karIne te dIkSA leze, e duHkhe huM raDuM chuM. dhanno saMsAranI asAratAnA taraMga caDe. vicAra karI te bolyo -priyA, zALIbhadra roja ekeka strI tyAge, e to kAyaratAnI nizAnI kahevAya. subhadrA bolIH-nAtha, kahevuM saheluM che, paNa karavuM agharuM che. dhannAe kahyuM che, tyAre, meM AjathI mArI ATheya strIone tyAgI. huM have dIkSA laIza. subhadrA bolI -nAtha ! ekAeka Ama na thAya. "vIra purUSanuM vacana mithyA na thAya" ema kahI dhanno ubhe thayo. kapaDAM paheryA, ane zALIbhadrane dvAre jaI tene vairAgyano Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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180. bodha Ape. zALIbhadra ane paMjAe sarvanI rajA laI dIkSA lIdhI. ugra tapazcaryA ane saMyamanI ArAdhanAne aMte eka mAsanuM anazana karI dhannA aNagAra sarvArthasiddha vimAnamAM gayA ane tyAMthI mahAvidehamAM janma laImekSamAM jaze. 132 dhanA aNugAra. kAkaMDI nagarImAM bhadrA nAmanI sArthavAhinIne te putra hatA. yauvanAvasthA pAmatAM temane ucca kuLanI 32 kanyAo paraNAvavAmAM AvI, ane teo manuSya saMbaMdhInuM vipula sukha bhogavatA hatA. ekadA bha0 mahAvIra te nagarImAM padhAryA. lekene kolAhala sAMbhaLI teo paNa lekanI sAthe prabhunI dezanAmAM gayA. dezanA sAMbhaLI temane tIvra vairAgya phUryo ane mAtA tathA strI vagerenI rajA meLavI temaNe dIkSA lIdhI. dhannAkumArano dIkSA mahotsava jitazatru rAjAe karyo. dIkSA lIdhA pachI tarata ja temaNe ugra tapa karI karma kSaya karavAno nirNaya karyo. temaNe prabhune kahyuM bhagavAna, tamArI AjJA hoya to huM AjathI ja chaTha chaThane tapa karyuM ane pAraNAne divase AyaMbIla karuM ane te evI rIte ke, gharadhaNIne khAtAM vadhe, temaja te AhAra keI paNa atithine ApavAnuM na hoya, ane te kADhI nAkhavAne heAya evo AhAra bharyA hAthe keI vaherAve to ja le. bhagavAne A prakArane tapa karavAnI tene anumati ApI. dhannA aNagAre A pramANe lAMbA vakhata sudhI tapazcaryA karI zarIrane sUkabhukake (zoSavI) karI nAkhyuM. ekavAra zreNIka rAjA prabhu mahAvIrane vaMdana karavA AvyA, temaNe prabhune pUchayuM -bhagavAna! ApanA 14 hajAra sAdhumAM utkRSTa karaNI karanAra kayA sAdhu che? bhagavAne kahyuMH dhannA aNagAra. zreNike pUchayuM: prabhu, kevI rIte ? vira prabhue dhannA aNagAranA utkRSTa tapanuM varNana karyuM, te sAMbhaLI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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10 zreNika khUba AnaMda pAmyA ane dhannA aNagAra pAse jaI vaMdana karI bolyA he mahA muni, he mahA tapasvI, Apane janma sArthaka che. e pramANe vaMdana-stuti karI zreNika svasthAnake gayA. tyArabAda zarIra hADapiMjara jevuM thaI gayeluM jANI dhannA aNagAra prabhunI AjJA laI vipulagIrI parvata para gayA ane tyAM anazana karyuM. eka mAsanA anazanane aMte teo kALadharma pAmyA. ane phakta nava mAsanuM cAritra pALyuM hovA chatAM, utkRSTa tapanA prabhAve teo sarvArthasiddha vimAnamAM deva thayA. tyAMthI mahAvidehamAM avatarI teo mekSamAM jaze. 133 dhannA sArthavAha rAjagRhI nagarImAM mahA RddhivaMta dhannA nAmano sArthavAha raheto hato, tene bhadrA nAmanI susvarUpavAna strI hatI. tene kaI paNa jAtanI kamInA na hatI. vipula dhana, dhAnya, nokara cAkara, suMdara strI ItyAdi sarva vAte te sukhI hato, paraMtu tene ekeya putra na hatuM, e ja tene mukhya duHkha hatuM. bhadrA aharniza ciMtavatI ke dhanya che te mAtAne ke jene ghera pAraNuM khule che, je putrane stanapAna karAve che, bALakane ramADe che ane jIvanano aNamolo AnaMda bhogave che. bhadrAne putra na hovAthI te aharniza zekamAM dIvase vItAvatI. eka divasa bhadrA pitAnA bharathAranI AjJA laIne rAjagRhI nagarInI bahAra yakSanA maMdiramAM gaI. tenI pUjA karI sevA bhakti karavA lAgI. je pitAne putra prApti thAya te maMdiranA bhaMDAramAM vipula dravya kharcavAnI bhadrAe tyAM pratijJA karI ane potAne ghera AvI. kALAntare te garbhavatI thaI. garbhadhAraNanA be mAsa pachI tene yakSanA darzana karavAne dehada thayo. tethI te suMdara vastrAlaMkAra paherI yakSanA maMdire gaI, yakSanI dhUpa vagerethI pUjA karI svasthAnake AvI. anukrame Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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nava mAse putrane prasava thayo. deve putra Ape evI mAnyatAthI tenuM nAma "devadattakumAra' pADayuM. keTalAMya varSe tene putra sAMpaDayAMthI tenA AnaMdane pAra heta. putrane vividha vastrAlaMkAre, AbharaNa paherAvavAmAM te bahu ja AnaMda mAnatI. eka vakhata bhadrAe tenA paMthaka nAmanA dAsaputranI sAthe A devadatta kumArane puSkaLa AbhupaNa paherAvI ramADavA mATe bahAra mokalyo. paMthaka nAmano dAsa keTalAka bALaka sAthe kumArane bALakriDA karAvavA mATe laI gayA. kumAra ahiMtahiM pharato hato. paMthakanI najara anya bALake tarapha hatI. te takano lAbha laI te gAmamAM vasanAra ane cauryakaLAmAM praviNa evo vijaya nAmano cora tyAM Avyo. devadatta para ghareNAM joIne tenuM mana mUchita thayuM, eka tarapha ramatA A devadatta kumArane ekadama upADIne cera tyAMthI palAyana karI gayA. eka bagIcA pAse AvI te bALakanA zarIra parathI ghareNAM utArI bALakane teNe mArI nAkhyuM ane pAsenA eka kUvAmAM tenuM zaba pheMkI daI cora pitAnA rahevAnA sthAne cAlyA gaye. thoDIvAre devadattane sAcavanAra paMthake devadatta tarapha jevA mAMDayuM te tyAM devadattane je nahI paMthakane dhrAsako paDyo. Ama tema tenI tapAsa karavA mAMDI, paNa kyAMI te bALakane patto lAge nahi. paMthaka nisteja ane zokAtura vadane ghera AvyuM ane kumAra guma thayAnI vAta jaNAvI. vAta sAMbhaLatAM dhano mUchagata thaIne dharaNI para DhaLI paDyo. bhadrA deDI AvI, tenA du:khane paNa pAra na rahyo. Ama Abha tUTI paDe che tevuM tene lAgyuM. dho zuddhimAM AvyA bAda keTavALa pAse gayo, puSkaLa dravyanI bheTa dharI ane kumArane zodhI ApavA keTavALane kahyuM. koTavALa hathIyAre laI kumAranI zodhamAM nIkaLI paDe. nagarI bahAra udyAna pAse eka kUvAmAM te bALakanuM mRta zarIra jevAmAM AvyuM tyAMthI kumArane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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183 mAranAranA pagaravane keTavALe kIne lIdhe, ane vijaya cAra je jagyAe rahe tyAM ja te gayo. corane pakaDIne bAMdhyo ane tapAsa karatAM sarva AbharaNo nIkaLyAM. tyAMthI te corane bAMdhI rAjya darabAramAM lAvyA ane tene kedakhAnAmAM pUravAmAM AvyA. kALAntare dhannA sAthe vAhane zeka visAre paDyo. eka divasa dhannA sArthavAha rAjyanA dANacorI jevA keI alpa gunhA mATe aparAdhamAM AvyuM, tethI koTavALa tene kedakhAnAmAM laI gaye ane jyAM vijaya cAranI koTaDI hatI temAM ja tenI sAthe dhannA sArthavAhane paNa bAMdhIne pUravAmAM Avyo. dhannA sArthavAhanI strI pitAnA pati mATe vividha jAtanI rasoI banAvIne paMthaka nAmanA dAsanI joDe mokalAvatI, je sArthavAha jamato ane divaso vyatita karate. eka vakhata vijaya nAmanA core, bhukhatRSAthI pIDAto hoIne, AvelAM bhojanamAMthI pitAne thoDuMka ApavA dhannAne vinaMti karI. dhannAe gussAmAM javAba Apyo ke huM A anna vadhe te pheMkI dauM, paraMtu tene temAMthI lagAra mAtra paNa na ApuM. kemake tuM mArA putrano ghAtaka che, tema kahI teNe vijaya cerane anna na ApyuM. khorAka khAvAthI dhajAne jaMgala javAnI IcchA thaI, tethI teNe vijaya corane sAthe AvavA vinaMti karI, paNa vijaya cere tenuM kahevuM mAnyuM nahi. aMte bahu AjIjI karavAthI dhannA sArthavAha pitAne mATe Avela khorAkamAMthI tene Ape, evI sarate vijaya cAra dhannA sArthavAhanI sAthe gayo. bIje dIvase bhAta laIne paMthaka Avyo ane dhannAne ApyuM. dhannAe paMthakanA dekhatA vijaya corane temAMthI bhAga Apyo. paMthaka ghera gaye ane bhadrAne A vAta karI; bhadrAne zAkane pAra na rahyo. keTaloka vakhata vItyA bAda dhannAnA sagA saMbaMdhIoe rAjAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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184 daMDa ApIne dhAne choDAvyo. dho ghera AvatAM kuTuMbIoe tene Adara-satkAra karyo, paraMtu bhadrAe tene Adara karyo nahi. dhajAne Azcarya thayuM. kAraNa pUchatAM bhadrAe jaNAvyuM ke putrane ghAtaka vijaya cora, tene anna ApavAthI mane krodha kema na thAya? dhannAe kahyuM, ApaNe duzmana vijaya cora tene tuM snehi tarIke gaNu; kemake mane jaMgala javAnI IcchA thavAthI mArI sAthe laI javAnI khAtara anna ApavAnI zarate mAre tema karavuM paDyuM hatuM; paNa dharmabhAvathI ke prema bhAvathI meM tene anna ApyuM na hatuM. A sAMbhaLI bhadrAne saMtoSa thayo ane te patine premathI maLI. vijaya nAmane cera bhukhatRSAthI pIDAIne, cAbuka vagerenA bhArathI azakta banIne, ArtadhyAnathI kedakhAnAmAMja maraNa pAme ane marIne narake gaye, tyAM anaMta duHkha bhogavIne saMsAra paribhramaNa karaze. te samaye rAjagRhI nagarIne udyAnamAM dharmadheSa nAmanA vIra padhAryA, dhannA sArthavAha vaMdaNA karavA gayo. dharmopadeza sAMbhaLI vairAgya pAme ane teNe dIkSA lIdhI. ghaNuM varSa sAdhu pravaryA pALI eka mAsane saMthAre karI te sudharma nAmanA pahelA devalokamAM gaye ane tyAMthI mahAvideha kSetramAM janma laI mokSamAM jaze. nyAya-jema vijaya cora dhana mAlamAM lubdha thayo tema jaina sAdhu yA sAdhvI dIkSA laIne dhana, mAla, maNi, ratna vageremAM lubdha thAya, to saMsAra paribhramaNa karavo paDe jema dhannAe tene sanehi gaNI AhAra na Ape, tema sAdhu sAvIo rUpa, rasa, viSaya mATe zarIrane kherAka na ApatAM jJAna, darzana, cAritranI vRddhi mATe ja Ape, to dhanAnI mAphaka saMsAra parita karI zake Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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18ma 134 dharmanAtha ratnapura nagaranA bhAnurAjAnI suvatA rANInA udaramAM bhagavAna dharmanAtha vaijayaMta vimAnamAMthI cyavI vaizAka zudi sAtame utpanna thayA. mAtAe cauda svapna dIThAM. mahA sudi trIje prabhune janma thayo. diga kumArI devIoe sUtikAkarma karyuM. Ikoe prabhune mera parvata para laI jaIne janmotsava karyo. pitAe paNa janmotsava ujajo. mAtAne prabhu garbhamAM AvatAM dharma karavAne dehada thaelo hovAthI A bhAvI tIrthaMkaranuM "dharmanAtha" evuM nAma pADayuM. dharmanAtha yauvanAvasthA pAmyA tyAre temane aneka rAjakanyAo paraNAvavAmAM AvI. aDhI lAkha varSa vyatIta thayA pachI dharmanAtha pitAnI rAjagAdI para AvyA. pAMca lAkha varSo sudhI rAjya bhagavyuM. te pachI varasIdAna ApI, mahA sudi 13 nA reja chaThTha tapa karI 1 hajAra purUSo sAthe temaNe dIkSA lIdhI. prabhu be varSa chamasthAvasthAmAM rahyA. tyArabAda piza zudi puname temane kaivalyajJAna thayuM. temane ariSTa Adi 43 gaNadhara thayA. aDhI lAkhamAM be varSa ochA samaya sudhI teo kevalya pravajyamAM vicaryA. aneka bhavya jIvone uddhAra karyo. dharmanAtha prabhunA saMdha parivAramAM 64 hajAra sAdhu, 6ra400 sAdhvIo, 240 hajAra zrAvake ane 413 hajAra zrAvikAo hatA. chevaTe 108 munio sAthe eka bhAsanA anazane jeTha zudi pAMcame, prabhu sameta zikhara para siddha thayA. dharmanAtha jinanuM ekaMdara AyuSya daza lAkha varSanuM hatuM. 135 naMmi, vinami. ayodhyAnI AsapAsanA pradezamAM vasatA kaccha nAmaka rAjAne nami nAmane putra hato. bhagavAna RSabhadeve dIkSA lIdhI tyAre te prabhunI AjJAthI mahAkacha rAjAnA vinami putra sAthe dezAvara gayo hato. pAchA AvatAM teNe potAnA pitAne vanamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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186 joyA. tapAsa karatA jaNAyuM ke RSabhadevanI sAthe temaNe paNa dIkSA lIdhI hatI. AthI rAjyanI IcchAe nami ane vinami prabhu pAse AvyA ane temanI sevA karavA lAgyA. evAmAM nAgakumArane Idra dharaNendra tyAM Avyo. teNe teone bharatarAjA pAse rAjya mAgavAnuM kahyuM, paraMtu nami vinamie to prabhu pAse ja rAjya mAgavAne potAne vicAra jaNAvyo. AthI dharaNendra prasanna thaI temane ghaNI vidyAo zIkhavI; jethI teo vidyAdhara kahevAyA, namie vaitADhaya parvata para 50 nagara vasAvyA. jyAre bharatarAjAe cakravartI thatI vakhate deza sAdhavA mAMDyA tyAre nami, vinami temanI sAme thayA. paNa bharatarAjA pAse temanuM kAMI cAlyuM nahi. Akhare vinami rAjAe pitAnI subhadrA nAmanI dIkarI bharatane paraNAvI. te strIratna tarIke oLakhAI. namie paNa bharata mahArAjAne amUlya vastuo bheTa ApI. AgaLa jatAM baMne jaNAe prabhu pAse dIkSA lIdhI. 136 naminAtha. mithilA nagarImAM vijaya nAmanA rAjAnI vA nAmanI rANInI kukSimAM rara mA tIrthaMkara zrI neminAtha vijaya nAmanA vimAnamAMthI cyavane Adhina zudi pUrNimAe utpanna thayA. mAtAe cauda svapna joyAM. garbhakALa pUro thaye zrAvaNa vadi AThame prabhune janma thayo. chappana kumArikA tathA Ikoe AvI janmotsava ujavyo. garbhanA prabhAvathI sarva rAjAe vijaya rAjAne namI paDyA hatA, tethI putranuM "naminAtha" evuM nAma ApyuM. yauvanavaya thatAM teoe pitAnI AjJAthI aneka rAjakanyAo sAthe lagna karyuM. ra500 varSe teo pitAnA rAjyAsane AvyA. pAMca hajAra varSa sudhI rAjya karyuM. tyAra pachI saMyama levAne abhilASa dharI varasIdAna ApyuM ane azADa vadi 9 nA divase prabhue cAritra aMgikAra karyuM. nava mAsa chadmasthapaNunA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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187 vyatita thatAM ja mAgazara zudi 11 nArAja temane kaivalyajJAna thayuM. prabhunA sadha parivAramAM 20 hajAra sAdhuo, 41 hajAra sAdhvIo, 170 hajAra zrAvakA ane 348 hajAra zrAvikAo hatA. 2500 varSanuM cAritra pALI, sametazikhara para eka mAsanA saMcAra karI zrI naminAtha tIrthaMkara vaizAka vida 10 me meAkSa padhAryAM. temanuM ekaMdara AyuSya daza hajAra varSanuM hatuM. 137 mirAja. mALavA dezanA sudarzana nagaramAM maNIratha rAjA rAjya karatA hatA. tene yugabAhu nAme nhAnA bhAI hatA. te yugabAhune madanarekhA nAmanI strI hatI. te rUparUpanA bhaMDAra hatI. tenuM mukha pUrNimAnA caMdrane zaramAve tevuM hatuM. ekavAra madanarekhAnuM daidipyamAna mukhAviMda maNIrathanA jovAmAM AvyuM. jotAMja te cakti thaI gayA. tenA hRdayamAM vikAra utpanna thayA. ane kAIpaNa rIte teNe madanarekhAnI sAthe sneha bAMdhavAnuM karyuM. te rAjamadiramAM AvyA. paNa tene kyAMI cena paDayuM nahi. paLepaLe madanarekhAnuM sukhAviMda tyenI najara sAme taravA lAgyuM. madanarekhAnA potAnA para sneha thAya te sArU te aneka prakAranA suMdara vastro, AbhuSaNeA, mevA, mIThAI vagere mAkalavA lAgyA. madanarekhA pativratA strI hatI. te svapneya anyane cAhe tevI na hatI. maNIratha je je cIjo meAkale, tene madanarekhA saha` svIkAra karatI. te ema samajatI hatI ke peAtAnA paranA nirdoSa snehane lIdhe maNIratha A saghaLu mAkle che; paNa tene maNIrathanI adhama vAsanAnI khabara na hatI. vakhata jatAM maNIrathane lAgyuM ke madanarekhA mane cAhe che. tethIja sava vastuonA te snehapUrNAMka svIkAra kare che. ekavAra maNIrathe dAsIne madanarekhA pAse meAkalI kahAvyuM ke maNIratha tamane premathI vhAya che, mATe tame temanI pAse jaI AnaMda karI ane mana Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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188 gamatAM sukha bhogave. tamane yugabAhu taraphathI joIe tevuM sukha maLatuM nathI. A uparathI madanarekhA tarata maNIrathane duSTa bhAva samajI gaI. teNe dAsIne jaNAvI dIdhuM ke jA, lucI, ahiMthI jaldI cAlI jA. nahita ahiMja huM tArA zarIranI durdazA karI nAkhIza. pharI AvI vAta mArI pAse karI che te ahiMthI tuM jIvatI javA nahi pAme. dAso tyAMthI nAsI chuTI ane saghaLI vAta bhaNasthane karI. maNIrathe vicAryuM ke jyAM sudhI yugabAhu jIvato che, tyAM sudhI te mArI sAthe sneha nahi kare. ema dhArI te yugabAhune mArI nAkhavAnI taka zodhavA lAgyo. sAMjano samaya hato. yugabAhu ane madanarekhA pharavA mATe bagIcAmAM AvyA hatA. khuzanumA pavananI lahera AvatI hatI. yugabAhu ArAma levA eka bAMkaDA para sUte. madanarekhA sugaMdhIdAra puSo bAgamAM cuMTatI hatI. te vakhate maNIratha hAthamAM taravAra laIne dhIme pagale bagIcAmAM dAkhala thayo. ane pAchaLathI AvI teNe pitAnI taravAra myAnamAMthI kADhI yugabAhunA gaLA para calAvI dIdhI. yugabAhu kAramI cIsa pADI behoza banI gayA. A bhayaMkara cIsa sAMbhaLI madanarekhA yugabAhu pAse doDI Ave, te pahelAM ja maNIratha pUra vege doDato tyAMthI pasAra thaI gaye. aMdhakAranA AchA prakAzamAM madanarekhAe maNIrathane oLakhe. te samajI ke A duSTa hArI sAthe sneha bAMdhavA A bhayaMkara kRtya karyuM che. khera ! paNa mahAre have mahArA patinI sagati thAya tema karavuM joIe. ema dhArI madanarekhAe chellAM zvAsa letAM yugabAhunA hRdayamAM dharmanuM zaraNuM ApyuM. thoDIvAre yugabAhu mRtyu pAmyo ane zubhasyAnA pariNAme te devalokamAM gaye. ahiM madanarekhAe vicAra karyo ke have mahAruM zuM thaze? duSTa maNIratha mahArApara baLAtkAra karaze ane mahA ziyaLa khaMDita karaze. mATe mahAre tenA rAjyamAM rahevuM ucita nathI. ema dhArI te manamAM dhairya dhAraNa Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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karIne udyAnanI bahAra nIkaLI ane jaMgalamAM cAlI gaI bhAInA gaLA para taravAra calAvI maNIratha madanarekhA meLavavAnA svapna sevata udyAnamAMthI pUra jhaDape doDato rAjamahela tarapha AvatA hato. te ja vakhate eka bhayaMkara sarpa para teno paga paDyo. sarpa keMdhAyamAna thayo ane tarata ja teNe jorathI maNIrathanA pagane DaMkha dIdho. maNIratha bhayaMkara cIsa pADI tatkALa maraNane zaraNa thaI gayo, ane narakamAM gayo. jaMgalanA bhayAnaka kaSTa sahana karatI madanarekhAe eka vRkSanI ethe Azraya lIdho. tyAM teNe eka putraratnane janma Apyo. A putrane eka cIramAM vIMTI teNe vRkSa nIce mUkyo. pitAnA patinI vIMTI te putrane paherAvI ane te snAna karavA mATe najIkanA sarovara para AvI. tevAmAM eka madonmatta thayelo hAthI tyAM AvI paho . ane madanarekhAne teNe pitAnI suMDhamAM laI adhara AkAzamAM uchALI. madanarekhA bhayabhIta banI. tevAmAM maNiprabha nAmanA vidyAdharanuM vimAna AkAzamArge uDatuM hatuM. te vimAnamAM madanarekhA jaIne paDI. mRtyulokanI apsarA jevI strIne dekhI vidyAdharanuM mana calita thayuM, ane madanarekhAne potAnI strI banAvavAnuM teNe ciMtavyuM. tarata teNe pitAnuM vimAna pAchuM pheravyuM. madanarekhAe vidyAdharane pUchyuM. Apa kyAM jAo che? maNiprabha beH he devI! huM mahArA sAdhu thayelA pitAne vaMdana karavA jAuM chuM. paraMtu tamArA jevI suMdara strIne mahane lAbha maLe, tethI A vimAna pAchuM vALI ghera laI jauM chuM. tamane tyAM mUkIne pachIja huM pitAnA darzane jaIza. A sAMbhaLI madanarekhAe kahayuM. mahane paNa sAdhudarzananI IcchA che. te kRpA karI ane sAthe laI jAva. vidyAdhara kabula thaye. vimAna sIdhe raste cAlavA lAgyuM ane thoDA vakhatamAM teo maNiprabhanA dIkSita pitA maNIcUDa pAse AvI pahoMcyA. baMnee temane vaMdana karyuM. sAdhu jJAnI hatA. teo maNiprabhane duSTa hetu Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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190 jANI gayA. eTale madanarekhAne nahi satAvavAne ane satI strInuM rakSaNa karavAne temaNe maNiprabhane upadeza Ape. maNiprabha pratibodha pAme. madanarekhAe jJAnI munine vaMdana karI pUchyuM. mahArAja, mahArA bALakane jheLImAM bAMdhIne huM vRkSa nIce mUkI AvI chuM. te kRpA karI kaheze ke tenI zI sthiti che? muni bolyA -he satI, mithilA nagarIne pahmaratha rAjA kriDA karavA jaMgalamAM AvyA hatA, te tArA putrane jevAthI pitAne putra na hovAthI tene laI gayA che. je sarva prakAre sukhazAMtimAM che. hArA putra para rAjAne ghaNe ja prema che. te bALakanA rAjyamAM AvavAthI sarva rAjAo padmarathane namyAM, tethI tenuM nAma "namirAja' pADayuM che. A sAMbhaLI madanarekhA khUba AnaMda pAmI. tevAmAM eka deva nATayAnaMda karato tyAM AvI pahoMcyo. prathama teNe madanarekhAne vaMdana karyuM ane pachI munine vaMdana karyuM. A joI vidyAdhare Azcarya pAmI Ama banavAnuM munine kAraNa puchyuM. munie kahyuM. madanarekhA A devanI pUrva janmanI strI che. ne teNe potAnA patine mRtyu vakhate dharmanuM zaraNa ApeluM; tethI upakArane vaza thaIdeve A pramANe karyuM che. A sAMbhaLI maNirathane AnaMda thaze ane teNe satIne dhanyavAda Ape. tevAmAM A Avela deva satIne vimAnamAM upADI cAlato thayo. raste jatAM teNe satIne kahyuM, he pavitra strI, maNIratha mahane mArI nAkhIne rAjamahela tarapha jato hato, tevAmAM tene sarpa karaDavAthI te marI gayo che ane sudarzana nagaranuM rAjya hArA moTA putra sUryayazane maLyuM che. mATe have tuM kahe tyAM tene huM laI jAuM. A sAMbhaLI bhadanarekhAe kahyuM: deva! mahAre dIkSA levI che to mane suvratA AryAjI pAse dIkSA apA. deve te pramANe karyuM. madanarekhA dIkSA laI AtmakalyANa karavA lAgI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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19 ahiM namirAja aneka sukhamaya sAmagrImAM vRddhi pAmyA. yuvAvasthAe pahoMcatA temane eka hajAra strIo paraNAvavAmAM AvI. keTalAka samaya bAda pamaratha rAjA namirAjane rAjyAsane sthApI dIkSA laI cAlI nIkaLyA. ekavAra namirAjAne subhadra nAmano hAthI madonmatta thaIne nAsI gaye. te hAthIne sudarzana nagaranA sUryAyaza rAjAnA subhaTae pakaDIne bAMdhyo. namirAjAne A vAtanI khabara paDI. eTale pitAne hAthI pAchA mekalavAnuM sUryayazane teNe kahevaDAvyuM; paNa sUryathaze te mAnyuM nahi. pariNAme banne vacce yuddha zarU thayuM. sau potapotAnuM lazkara laI laDavA mATe raNasaMgrAmamAM AvI pahoMcyA. A vAtanI madanarekhAne khabara paDI; baMne bhAIone laDatA aTakAvavA mATe te prathama namirAjanI chAvaNImAM gaI namirAje tene dekhI vaMdana karyuM ane ayogya samaye chAvaNImAM AvavAnuM prayojana pUchyuM. javAbamAM sAdhvIe kahyuM. namirAja, tane khabara che ke tuM kenI sAthe A yuddha khele che? hA. sudarzananA rAjA sUryaza sAthe. paNa te tAre sage bhAI thAya che. bhAI bhAInI sAthe laDavuM zuM ucita che? jarUra nahi. satIjI. cAlo huM atyAre ja laData baMdha karI hArA bhAIne maLavA AvuM chuM. sabura. hamaNAM nahi. mahane prathama javA de sUryazanI chAvaNamAM. madarekhA sUryazanI chAvaNImAM gaI. sUryaze sAdhvIne dekhI vaMdana karyuM. madanarekhA belIH sUryAyaza. huM hArI mAtA madanarekhA chuM. sUryaya--to tyAre garbha kyAM? A namirAja, te ja mahAre garbha ane hAro hAne bhAI! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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1lara sUryayaza Azcarya pAme. baMne bhAI premathI maLyAM. sUryaza pitAnuM rAjya namirAjane seMpI dIkSA laI cAlI nIkaLyo. mAtA sAdhvI madanarekhA yuddha virAma karAvI tyAMthI cAlI gaI. namirAja rAjyasukha bhegavavA lAgyA. keTaleka kALe namirAjanA zarIramAM dAhajavara nAmane rega thayo, aneka rANIo AsapAsa besIne temane caMdana bAvanAnA telanuM vilepana karavA lAgI. rANIoe hAthamAM kaMkaNe paherelAM. telanuM mardana karatAM kaMkaNano thate avAja namirAjane duHkhadAyaka lAge. tethI te avAja baMdha karavA temaNe rANIone kahyuM. rANIoe phakta ekeka kaMkaNa hAtha para rAkhI bAkInA kaMkaNa utArI nAkhyA. pariNAme avAja baMdha che. namirAjane zAMti thaI. tarataja namirAja vicAramAM paDayA aho ! kevI anupama zAMti ! badhAM kaMkaNe kevo kolAhala macAvI rahyA hatA! kharekhara ekalapaNAmAMja sukha che. namirAjanA vicAro vairAgyabhAvamAM pravezyA. A dhana, vaibhava, nekara cAkara e sarva mAtra kolAhalamaya ane vinarUpa che. mAtra ekAMta bhAvamAMja parama sukha che. je mahAre A roga nAbuda thAya te jarUra huM dIkSA laI ekAMtavAsa svIkAruM. A pramANe vicAra karatAM tene zAMta niMdrA AvI gaI. prAtaHkALa thatAMja namirAjano roga nAbuda thayo. vIra puruSo je vicAra kare che, tene mATe teo makkamaja hoya che. namirAje sarva rAjya riddhino tyAga karyo. strIonAM, nagara janonAM snehamaya vilApane cheDI, teo AtmakalyANa arthe dIkSA laI cAlI nIkaLyA. te vakhate temane dIkSA nahi levA mATe deve AvI daza prazno pUchayA. (vistAra sutramAM) te sarvanA AtmAne lAgu paDatAM gya uttara ApI namirAje svanizcayamAM makkama rahI pravajya aMgIkAra karI. sakhta tapajapa saMvara kriyAo karI, kaivalyajJAna pAmI teo zAzvata siddhagatine pAmyA. dhanya che pratyekabuddha zrI namirAjane. hemane ApaNuM agaNita vaMdana ho ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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193 138 naLarAjA, te adhyApati naiSadha rAjAnA yuvarAja putra hatA; ane bhImaka rAjAnI putrI mahAsatI damayaMtIne paraNyA hatA. saMsAra sukha bhogavatAM temane 1 putra ane 1 putrI ema be bALako thayA hatA. pitAnI gAdIe AvatAM, satya ane nyAyapUrvaka rAjya calAvavAthI teo lokapriya rAjA tarIke sarvatra prazaMsA pAmyA hatA. paraMtu karmavazAt eka divase temanAmAM durbuddhie vAsa karyo; tethI teo potAnA bhAI kubera sAthe jugAra ramyA. pariNAme rAjyapATa sarva gumAvIne temane vanano paMtha svIkAravo. paDe. chokarAMone temanA sALa mekalAvI, satI damayaMtI vananA duHkha sahana karavA pati sAthe cAlI. eka rAtre damayaMtIne vagaDAmAM ekAkI mUkI, naLarAjA tene choDI cAlI gayA. raste jatAM naLane. pitA naiSadha, ke je brahma nAmanA devalokamAM deva thayo hato, teNe avadhijJAnathI naLa para AvelI Aphata joI, tethI teNe baLatA agnimAM sarpanuM rUpa viturvI bUma pADI, AthI te sapane bacAvavA naLarAjA tyAM gayA ane sarpane bahAra kADhI bacAvyo, paraMtu tenA badalAmAM sarve naLane DaMza mArI kubaDe banAvI dIdho. naLe Azcarya cakita banI kahyuM: zAhabAza, sarpa ! upakArano badalo te bahu sAro A ! sarSe pitAnuM devasvarUpe pragaTa karI kahyuM -he naLa, A rUpathI tane lAbha che, kemake zatruothI gupta rahI zakAze, ema kahI te deve naLane eka karaMDIo ane zrIphaLa ApyuM, te sAthe teNe kahyuM, ke tAre mULa svarUpe pragaTa karavuM hoya tyAre A zrIphaLa pheDaje, eTale temAMthI vastro nIkaLaze te paheraje, ane karaMDIyAmAne hAra paheratAM tAruM mULa svarUpa thaI jaze. naLa sarpane AbhAra mAnyo. sarpa adazya thayo. pachI naLarAjA susumA nAmaka nagaramAM gayA, tyAM eka unmatta hAthIne vaza karyo. AthI tyAMnA dadhipaNuM rAjAe naLane zirapAva ApI, pitAnI pAse rAkhyA. Akhare damayaMtInA pitAe 13 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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svayaMvara racyo, temAM dadhipaNuM rAjAne AmaMtraNa ApyuM. naLa ratha vidyAmAM praviNa hatA. eTale te dadhipaNuM sAthe svayaMvara maMDapamAM gayA. tyAM naLe pitAnuM asala svarUpe pragaTa karyuM. bhImaka rAjA, damayaMtI vagere AnaMda pAmyA. kubere naLane tenuM rAjya pAchuM soMpyuM. Akhare naLarAjAe potAnuM rAjya pitAnA putrane seMpI dIkSA lIdhI ane teo devalokamAM gayA. 139 nArada e eka mahAsamartha parivrAjaka hatA. temaNe AkAzagAminI vidyA prApta karI hatI. temane brahmacarya saMbaMdhI jagatamAM eTalI pratiSThA hatI ke teo rAjA mahArAjAonA aMtaHpuramAM ekAkI jaI zaktA. ekavAra teo pAMDavonA aMtaHpuramAM gayA, tyAM mAtA kuMtA vageree temane vaMdana karyuM, paraMtu samyaphadaSTi satI draupadIe temane vaMdana karyuM nahi, AthI nAradane reSa thaye. temaNe draupadInuM abhimAna utAravAno nizcaya karyo, ane dhAtakIkhaMDamAM padhara nAmanA rAjA pAse jaI draupadInA athAga rUpasaudaryanI prazaMsA karI, rAjAne kAmavihavala banAvyA. pAdhara rAjAe deva mAraphate draupadInuM haraNa karyuM, Akhare pAMDee yuddha karI draupadIne meLavI. nAradane jAtisvabhAva eka bIjAne laDAvI mAravAnuM hatuM, ane tethI temane AnaMda thato. kRSNa ane temanI patnIo rUkSmaNa tathA satyabhAmA vacce vAraMvAra teo cakamaka utpanna karAvatA ane pAchA teo piteja samAvI detA. tapazcaryA ane brahmacaryanA pratApe nAradamuni mRtyu pAmI devAmAM gayA, tyAMthI manuSyane ekaja bhava karI teo mokSamAM jaze. 140 nirgati (pratyekabuddha) gAMdhAra dezamAM purNavRddha nAmanuM nagara hatuM, tyAM siMhAtha nAme rAjA hatA. ekavAra te nagaramAM kaI eka sodAgara keTalAka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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15 gheDAe laI vecavA AvyA, temane eka suMdara gheDa rAjAe kharIdyo, ane tenI parIkSA karavA mATe, rAjA te ghaDAne laI zahera bahAra Avyo ane ghoDA para besI teNe lagAma kheMcI, ke tarataja te ghoDo pavana vege uo. tene ubhe rAkhavA rAjAe lagAma kheMcI, paNa te avaLI lagAmane hovAthI ubho na rahyo, Akhare rAjAe jANyuM ke te avaLI lagAmane have joIe, ema dhArI avaLI lagAma kheMcatA ghaDe ubho rahyo. A vakhate rAjA hajAro gAu dUra nIkaLI gayo hato, ane eka vizALa pahADa para Avyo hate. rAjA ghoDA parathI nIce utaryo, te teNe bAjumAM eka meTA rAjamahAlaya jeH rAjA te mahelamAM dAkhala thayo. Akho mahela sunakAra hatA. te joI rAjA Azcarya pAmyo, tevAmAM ja eka navayuvAna suMdarIe rAjA sAme AvI, tene AvakAra Ape. rAjAe Azcarya pAmI te suMdarIne paricaya pUche, eTale suMdarIe kahyuMH rAjan ! huM vaitADhaya parvata paranA toraNapura nAmaka nagaranA rAjAnI putrI chuM. mAruM nAma kanakamALA che. mArA rUpa para mohita thaI vAsavadatta nAmane vidyAdhara mane paraNavAnI IcchAthI ahiM laI Avyo che. A vAtanI mArA bhAIne khabara paDatAM te mane bacAvavA Abe, pariNAme beu vacce yuddha thayuM. temAM vidyAdhara tathA mahAre bhAI mRtyu pAmyA. rAjana ! huM have ahiM ekalI ja chuM. huM tamArA rUpa para prasanna thaI chuM, mATe Apa mArI sAthe lagna karo. rAjAe kanakamALAnI vinati svIkArI, tenI sAthe gAMdharva lagna karyuM. tyArabAda baMne rAjyamAM AvyA ane hamezAM vimAnamAM besI pharavA javA lAgyA, tethI siMharatha rAjAnuM 'nirgati" evuM nAma paDyuM. - nirgati rAjAne bagIcAmAM pharavAno bahu zokha hato. te roja bagIcAmAM Ave ane lIlIchama jevI vanaspati dekhI AnaMda pAme. ekavAra nigUI (nirgati) rAjAnI daSTi phaLaphUlathI khIlelA eka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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196 AMbA para paDI. te dekhI rAjAne atyaMta AnaMda thayo. ema karatAM vasaMta ane grISmaRtu pasAra thaI ane te AMbe sUkAyo. te daramyAna rAjAnI dRSTi pharIvAra teja AMbA para paDI. A vakhate AMbo verAna hatA. tenA para phUla, phaLa vagere na hatAM. AMbAne nisteja dekhI rAjA vicAramAM paDe; ahe ! thoDA vakhata pahelAM khIlelo A AMbe Aje ekAeka nisteja kema dekhAya che? tenAM phaLa phUla vagere kayAM gayAM ? zuM dareka cIjamAM asta thavAne guNa haze? hA. jarUra, nirgati rAjA AtmavicAraNAne mArge vaLyo. tene jaDa ane cetananuM bhAna thayuM. zarIra ane AtmAnI bhinnatA teNe pratyakSa joI paulika ane Atmika sthitinuM hene bhAna AvyuM. tarata ja tene jAtismaraNa jJAna utpanna thayuM. rAjA ghera Avyo. vairAgya dazA vadhI ane teja dazAmAM teNe svayaMmeva paMcamuSTi lonca karI dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. amuka divase 1 karakaMDu, 2 dvimukha, 3 nimirAja, 4 nirgati e cAreya pratyekabuddha ekaThA thayA ane eka bIjAne dezane jotAM AtmabhAvanA bhAvatAM, kaivatyajJAna pAmyA ane mekSamAM gayA. 141 niSadhakumAra dvArikA nagarInA rAjA zrIkRSNanA moTAbhAI baLabhadrane revatI nAmanI patnI hatI. tene mahA pratApI e niSakumAra nAme putra thayA. kizorAvasthAmAM 7ra kaLAo zIkhI te praviNa banyo. yuvAvasthA pAmatAM pitAe tene 50 kanyAo sAthe pANIgrahaNa karAvyuM. ekadA prastAve bhagavAna neminAtha grAmAnugrAma vihAra karatAM tyAM padhAryA. niSadhakumAra suMdara vastrAbhUSaNa paherI, rathamAM besI, maheTAM sainya sAthe prabhune vaMdana karavA gaye. bhagavAne dezanA ApI. niSadhakumAre vairAgya pAmI prabhunI pAse zrAvakanA bAra vata dhAraNa karyA. niSadhakumAranuM tejasvI mukhavadana joI varadatta nAmanA gaNadhare Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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197 bhagavAna neminAthane pUchayuM -prabhu, niSadakumAra AvuM suMdara rU5 zAthI pAmyA? prabhue javAba ApyoH A jaMbudvIpanA bharatakSetramAM rehaDa nagaramAM mahAbaLa nAme rAjA hatA. tene padmA nAmanI rANI hatI, tenAthI temane vIraMgata nAme putra thaye. tene batrIsa kanyAo paraNavavAmAM AvI. strIo sAthe sukha bhogavato, te kumAra AnaMdamAM pitAnA divaso pasAra karatA hatA. tevAmAM koI eka prasaMge siddhArtha nAmanA mahAguNavaMta AcArya te rahIDa nagaramAM padhAryA. pariSada vaMdana karavA gaI, temanI sAthe vIraMgata kumAra paNa gayo. muninI dezanA sAMbhaLI vIgate vairAgya pAmI dIkSA lIdhI, ane chaThTha, aThamAdi ugra tapazcaryA karavA mAMDI. aMtima samaye be mAsanuM anazana karI, zuddha cAritra pALI vIraMgata muni kALadharma pAmI pAMcamA devalokamAM deva thayA. tyAMthI cyavI tapane prabhAve te ahiM avataryA che. * prabhu nemanAtha tyArapachI potAnA ziSya samudAya sAthe tyAMthI vihAra karI gayA. niSadhakumAra niraticArapaNe zrAvakanA vatanuM pAlana kare che. ekavAra pauSadhakriyAmAM temaNe bhAvanA bhAvI ke dhanya che te nagara, grAma, prajAjanone ke jyAM prabhu birAjatA haze; bhagavAnanI amRta dezanAno lAbha laI kaNa pavitra karatA haze! mahArAM evAM kyAMthI puNya hoya ke prabhu A samIpanA naMdanavanamAM padhAre ane huM hemanA darzana karI janma saphaLa karUM. barAbara eja vakhate dInadayALa prabhu naMdanavanamAM padhAryA. niSadhakumArane prAtaHkALe samAcAra maLyA, eTale te pauSadha pArI ghera AvyA; pachI te harSa sahita prabhu darzane javA tatpara thayA. teo cAra ghaMTavALA eka suMdara rathamAM beThA ane moTA samAraMbha pUrvaka bhagavAnanA darzane gayA. dezanA sAMbhaLI vairAgyavAna banyA ane mAtApitAnI rajA meLavI dIkSita thayA. te pachI teo 11 aMga bhaNyA, ugra tapazcaryA karI, ane navA varSanuM cAritra pALI, 21 divasanuM anazana karI, sarvArthaShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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198 siddha vimAnamAM devapaNe utpanna thayA tyAMthI mahAvidehamAM janma laI teo mekSamAM jaze. 14ra naMda baLadeva. kAzadezamAM agnisiMha nAmane rAjA hatA. tene jayaMtI nAme rANI hatI. tenAthI naMda nAme putra thayuM. te sAtamo baLadeva kahevA. temaNe bhagavAna aranAtha svAmInA zAsanamAM dIkSA lIdhI. 50 hajAra varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI teo nirvANa (mokSa) pAmyA. 143 naMda maNIyAra, eka samaye zramaNabhagavaMta mahAvIra prabhu rAjagRhI nagarInA guNazIla udyAnamAM padhAryA. te vAta sudharma devalokanA dardUra nAmanA deve avadhijJAnathI jANuM, tethI te deva prabhune vaMdana karavA AvyA. sabhAmAM nATayakaLA Adi karIne prabhune vAMdIne te deva svasthAnake gayo. te samaye bha0 mahAvIranA paTTaziSya zrI gautama svAmIe pUchayuM.. he bhagavAna, ATalI divya devaRhi A devane kevI rIte prApta thaI? bhagavAne kahyuM: A rAjagRha nagaramAM naMda nAmane maNiyAra raheto hato. te ghaNo RddhivaMta hato. eka samaye pharato pharato huM A nagarInA udyAnamAM Avyo. rAjA zreNika ane pariSad vaMdana karavAne AvI. te vakhate naMdamaNiyAra paNa vaMdana karavA AvyA. ane dharma sAMbhaLIne naMdamaNiyAra bAravratadhArI zrAvaka thayo. pachI huM tyAMthI nIkaLIne bahAra dezamAM vihAra karavA lAgyA. have naMdamaNiyArane sAdhu darzana, ane sevA bhaktine yoga na maLavAthI te samaktithI bhraSTa thavA lAgyo, ane mithyAtvI banI gayo. eka vakhata grISmarUtunA jeTha mAsamAM niMdamaNiyAra aThamabhakata tapa karIne pauSadhazALAmAM rahyo hato, te vakhate Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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tene ghaNuM ja tRSA lAgI. tene vicAra the ke ghaNuM paropakArI purUSo rAjarAjezvare rAjagRha nagaranI bahAra vAva, taLAvo baMdhAve che. jemAM ghaNA leke snAna kare che ane pANuM pIe che. tethI huM paNa zreNika rAjAne pUchIne eka suMdara vAva baMdhAvuM. ema cIMtavatAM teNe bAkIne divasa ane rAtrI pUrI karI. bIjA divasanuM prabhAta thayuM. naMdamaNiyAra pauSadha pArIne ghera gayo. daMtamaMjana Adi kriyAethI paravArI, suMdara vastrAlaMkAre paherI tathA mulyavAna bheTa laIne te zreNika mahArAjA pAse gayo. bheTa mUkI. rAjA prasanna thayo. naMdamaNiyAre zaheranI bahAra vAva baMdhAvavAne pitAne vicAra zreNika rAjA pratye jAhera karyo. rAjAe paravAnagI ApI. naMdamaNiyAre eka suMdara vAva baMdhAvI. tene pharatI cAre dizAmAM anukrame citrazALA, bhojana nazALA, cikitsA karavAnI zALA, ane alaMkArazALA banAvarAvI. Ane lAbha laI ghaNuM lake naMdamaNiyAranA vakhANa karavA lAgyA. A sAMbhaLI naMdamaNiyAranA AnaMdano pAra rahyo nahi. eka vakhata naMdamaNiyAranA zarIramAM seLa prakAranA roga utpanna thayA. AkhA gAmamAM DhaMDhero pITAvyo ke naMdamaNiyAranA soLa rogamAMthI eka paNa rega kaI maTADaze te tene puSkaLa dhana ApavAmAM Avaze. ghaNuM vaido dAkatare AvyA, ghaNA upacAra karyA paNa temAMnA kaI tene ekapaNa roga maTADI zakyA nahi. vedanAnI mahA pIDAthI naMdamaNiyAra mRtyu pAmyo ane naMdapuSkaraNa nAmanI vAvamAM mUti banyo hovAthI, te marIne teja vAvamAM deDakApaNe utpanna thayo. A deDake garbha mukta thaI, bAlyAvasthA vItAvI yuvAvasthA prApta thavAthI vAvamAM pharavA lAgyuM. te vAvamAM snAna karatAM, pANI pItAM ghaNuM leke zAMti pAmI belatA ke naMdamaNiyArane dhanya che ke teNe AvI suMdara vAva baMdhAvI. ghaNuM mANasa pAsethI AvuM sAMbhaLIne deDakAne vicAra che ke AvA zabdo meM pUrve kayAMka sAMbhaLyA che. ema Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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200 ciMtvana karatAM zubha pariNAmanA vegathI tene jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM ane teno pUrvabhava jANe. mahAvIra bhagavAne Apele bodha, ane lIdhelAM vrata tene yAda AvyAM ane pote mithyAtvI thayo hato tene mATe pazcAttApa karavA lAgyo. A vakhate teNe abhigraha karyo ke jIvana paryata chaTha chaThanA pAraNA karavAM, ane pAraNAne divase vAvamAM koe kharAba kareluM pANI (nirdoSa) ane temanA zarIrano mela laIne nirvAha kara. (dhanya che, tiryaMca jevuM prANI, samajaNa AvatAM kevuM kaThina kArya kare che!) AvI rIte te jIvana vitAvavA lAge. ekadA prabhu mahAvIra teja nagarImAM samesaryo. prabhu padhAryAnI vAta deDakAe nagarajano pAsethI vAva pAse sAMbhaLI. zreNika rAjA caturaMgI senA sAthe prabhunA darzana karavA nIkaLyA. A tarapha deDakAne paNa prabhunA darzananI parama jIjJAsA thaI. te paNa nIkaLyo. raste jatAM rAjAnA keI azvanA paga taLe te deDake kacarApe. tethI te ekatamAM jaI arihaMta, dharmAcArya prabhu mahAvIranuM smaraNa karI namaskAra karavA lAgyo ane tyAM ja saMthAro karI uccatama bhAvanA bhAvavA lAgyA. tyAMthI te samAdhimaraNe kALa karI pahelA saudharma devalekamAM dara nAme deva thayA. tyAMthI cavIne mahAvideha kSetramAM janma laI teja bhavamAM te mokSa jaze. 144 naMdinIpitA zrAvastinagarImAM naMdinIpitA nAme mahARddhivaMta gAthApati hatA, tene azvinInAme suzIla ane susvarUpavAna strI hatI. ekadA prabhu mahAvIra padhAryA. naMdinIpitA vaMdana karavA gayA, ane prabhunA upadezathI dharmabodha pAmI bAravratadhArI zrAvaka thayA. 15 varSa zrAvakapaNAmAM ghera rahyA pachI temane pratimA aMgIkAra karI, vicaravAnI IcchA thaI.tethI teo gharano saghaLo kArabhAra cejha putrane sepI saMsArakAryamAMthI tadana ja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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201 nivRtta thaI gayA, ane pauSadhazALAmAM jaI pratimA dhAraNa karIne AtmAnA apUrva bhAvamAM vicaravA lAgyA. chellI pratimA 'pUrI thatAM, tapathI zarIra kSINu banavAthI naMdinIpitAe aMtima saMthAre zarU karyo. eka mAsane saMthAre bhogavI, jJAnadarzanacAritranI ArAdhanAmAM tallAlIna banI naMdinIpitA mRtyu pAmyA ane pahelA devalokamAM devapaNe utpanna thayA. tyAMthI mahAvideha kSetramAM janma pAmI, cAritra laIne teja bhavamAM te mekSagatine pAmaze. 14pa naMdIvardhana.* siMhapura nAmanuM nagara hatuM. siMharatha nAme rAjA hato. tyAM duryodhana nAme keTavALa hato. te ghaNuM ja pApI, julmI ane durAcArI hato. teNe aparAdhIone zikSA karavA mATe garama tAMbu, garama sIsu garama pANI, ghoDAne pezAba, bheMza bakarI vagerenuM mUtra, hAthakaDIo, sAMkaLa, haMTara, rasI, talavAra, charI, khIlA, hathoDA vagere vastuo rAkhI hatI jenAthI te cora, jugArI, rAjyadrohI, parastrI laMpaTa Adi aparAdhIone trAsa trAsa vartAvatA hatA. keInA moMmAM te unuM dhagadhagatuM sIsuM reDatA. te koInA moMmAM ukaLatuM tAMbu reDa. koIne hAthakaDI paherAvavI, te koIne sAMkaLathI bAMdhavA, keIne kUvAmAM uMdhA laTakAvavA, koInA kapALamAM khIlA ThekavA, koIne nAka kAna kApavA, te koIne ghoDAne pezAba pAvo, vagere prakAranA mahA julma vartAvatAM A keTavALe pApanA puSkaLa daLa bhegAM karyo. pariNAme ekatrIsa so varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI te keTavALa mRtyu pAmIne, chaThI narakamAM gayo. tyAMthI nIkaLIne te mathurA nagarImAM zrIdAsa rAjAnI baMdhuzrI nAmanI rANIne peTe putrapaNe avataryo. tenuM nAma pADayuM naMdIvardhana. aneka lAlanapAlanamAM ucharI kumAra yuvAvasthA pAmyA tyAre te aMtaHpuramAM * bIjA naMdIvardhana prabhu mahAvIranA bhAI hatA. temanuM caritra lIdhuM nathI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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202 sUti banyA. te yuvarAja chatAM jaldI rAjya meLavavA khAtara potAnA pitAnuM mRtyu IcchI, mArI nAkhavAnI yukti khALavA lAgyA. teNe mitra nAmanA eka hajAmane khAlAvyA. je rAjyanA vizvAsu hajAma hatA ane aMtaHpuramAM paNa jatA. nadIvane peAtAnA vicAra tene jaNAvyA ane hajAmata karatAM karatAM potAnA pitAnA gaLAmAM asro khAsI devA hajAmane kahyuM, sAthe sAthe adhurUM rAjya ApavAnI lAlaca batAvI. hajAme te kabula karyuM; paraMtu pAchaLathI tene vicAra thayA ke jo rAjA A vAta jANe tA mArA rAI rAI jevaDA TukaDA kare; tethI te khInyA ane rAjA pAse jaI teNe naMdIvardhananI duSTatAnI vAta jAhera karI. AthI rAjA ghaNA gusse thayeA ane naMdIvanane pakaDI maMgAvyeA. tenA hAtha paga bAMdhyA ane tene lAkhaMDanA dhagadhagatA siMhAsana para besADayeA. tenA para dhagadhagatuM sIsuM, tAMbu reDAvyuM ane khUba ukaLelAM telathI tene abhiSeka karAvyA. lAkhaDanA dhagadhagatA hAra tenA kaMThamAM paherAvyA. lAkha'DanA garama mugaTa paNa paherAvyA, nadIvana khUba pAkAra karavA lAgyA, paNa kanA kAyadAnI sAme kAI thaI zakatuM nathI. piraNAme kALane avasare te kALa karIne pahelI . narakamAM gayA. tyAMthI anaMta saMsAramAM bhaTakI Akhare muktadazAne pAmaze. sAra:-rAjayalAla e khurI vastu che. (2) gunhegArane alpa gunhAnA badalAmAM bhayaMkara zikSA karavI e paNa eka mahAna gunho che. 146 nadISeNa muni. magadha dezamAM nadI nAme gAma hatuM. tyAM eka garIba brAhmaNa hatA, tene sAmilA nAmanI strI hatI. temane nadISeNa nAme putra thayA. pUnA pApakarmanA udaye nadISenuM zarIra kadarUpuM hatuM. peTa mAruM, nAka vAMkuM, kAna tUTelA, AMkha trAMsI, mAthAnA vALa pILA, zarIra rIMgaNuM, AvI kheDALa sthiti joI sau koine nadISeNa prati sUga caDatI. kALAntare mAbApa marI jatAM nadISeNa ekalo thaI paDayA, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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103 eTale tenA mAmAne dayA AvavAthI te tene potAne ghera laI gayo. tenA mAmAne sAta putrIo hatI, temAMnI koI ekane teNe A naMdISeNa sAthe lagna karavAnuM kahyuM, paraMtu ke putrIe te kabula karyuM nahi. AthI potAnA karmane deza ApI nadISeNa mAmAnA gharamAMthI cAlI nIkaLyo. pharato pharate te ratnapura nagaranA eka udyAnamAM Avyo. tyAM eka sukhI gRhasthanuM yugala ekabIjAne AliMgana ApI krIDA sukha bhogavatuM hatuM, te joI naMdISeNane potAnA duHkhI jIvana para kaMTALo Avya, teNe AtmahatyA karavAno vicAra karyo ane najIkanA jaMgalamAM Avyo, tyAM susthita nAmanA eka muninA hene darzana thayA. munie tene paricaya pUchI manuSyanA kAmabhoga ane saMpatti aniSTakArI hevAna addabhuta bedha Ape, pariNAme vairAgya pAmI naMdISeNe dIkSA lIdhI. dIkSA laI temaNe jIvanabhara chaTha chaThanA pAraNA karavAne abhigraha lIdhe; ane gurUnI sevA karatAM prAmAnugrAma vicaravA lAgyA. temane evo niyama hatuM ke ekAda muninI vaiyAvacca (sevA) karyA pachI ja pitAne AhAra karavo. Ama ghaNuM varSa sudhI temaNe karyuM, pariNAme temanI bhakitanA sthaLe sthaLe vakhANa thavA lAgyA. ekavAra IndranI sabhAmAM A naMdISeNa muninA vakhANa thayA. te eka mithyAtvI devane rUsyA nahi. teNe muninI parIkSA karavAno nizcaya karyo; ane eka rogagrasta sAdhunuM rUpa dharI te ratnapurInA udyAnamAM beThe; vaLI te deva bIjA eka sAdhunuM rUpa dharI, naMdISaNa pAse Avyo. te vakhate naMdISeNa muni pAraNuM karavA besatA hatA. deva bolyAH re, naMdISeNa, Avo ja tAro sevAbhAva ke? mArA gurU atisAranA rogathI pIDAya che, ne te nirAMte bhojana kare che ? naMdISeNa camakIne bolyAH mahArAja, mApha kare. cAlo batAvo, kyAM che te gurU mahArAja ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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204 bhojana bhajanane ThekANe rahyuM. naMdISeNa satvara ubhA thayA ane pilA muni (deva)nI sAthe udyAnamAM gayA; tyAM rahI teo vRddha sAdhunI sevA karavA lAgyA. tyArapachI naMdISeNe kahyuM. mahArAja, Apa mArI sAthe upAzraye padhAre, to huM ApanI sevA cAkarI sArI rIte karI zakuM. tuM jue che ke nahi! mahArAthI cAlI zakAya evuM che?" vRddha sAdhue gusse thaIne kahyuM. "mahArAja, huM Apane mArI khAMdha para besADIne laI jaIza." naMdISeNe javAba Ape. sevAmUrti naMdISeNe vRddha sAdhune pitAnI khAMdha para laI cAlavA mAMDyuM. rastAmAM pelA devasAdhue naMdISeNanA zarIra para durgadhamaya vijhA karIne zarIra bagADI mUkyuM. chatAM naMdISeNa manamAM jarA paNa kheda pAmyA nahi. jotajotAmAM te deva naMdISeNanuM AkhuM zarIra mALa, mUtra ane viSTAthI bharI de che, ane tenA mukha sAmuM jue che, paratu naMdISeNanA mukha para glAninI chAyA sarakhI paNa dekhAtI nathI. ema karatAM upAzraya AgaLa teo Ave che; ane dhIrethI naMdISeNa vRddha sAdhune nIce utAre che, tyAM te sAdhu adazya thaI deva svarUpe pragaTa thAya che, ane badhI vAta kahI naMdISeNanI sevAnI prazaMsA karI svasthAnake jAya che. A rIte nadISeNa sevAbhAvamAM magna rahI tapazcaryA sahita vizuddha cAritra pALavA lAgyA. ekaMdara teo bAra hajAra varSanuM cAritra pALI, aMtima samaye anazana karI, mRtyu pAmI AThamA devalokamAM deva thayA; parantu saMthArA vakhate pUrve samayanI daridrAvasthA tathA strIono prema temane yAda AvavAthI niyANuM kareluM ke huM AvatA bhavamAM aneka strIo ane apUrva lakSmIne bhoktA thAuM. A niyANAnA prabhAve teo devalokamAMthI vI, saurIpura nagaramAM aMdhaka viSNu rAjAnI subhadrA rANInI kukSimAM dazamA putra "vasudeva" nAme utpanna thayA. temanuM kAmadeva sarakhuM rUpa dekhIne aneka strIo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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25 temanA para mugdha banI. ekaMdara teo bahotera hajAra strIonA svAmI thayA. sauthI chellI teo devaka rAjAnI putrI devakIne paraNyA. niyANanA pratApe hemane saMsAra vadhAravo paDyo. 147 naMdISeNa kumAra. teo zreNika rAjAnA putra hatA. bha. mahAvIranI dezanA sAMbhaLI, temane vairAgya thavAthI dIkSA levA tatpara thayA. tevAmAM eka deve aMtarikSamAMthI naMdISeNane kahyuM he kumAra, hamaNuM tuM dIkSA na le, tAre haju bhogAvalI kama bAkI che, chatAM naMdISeNe te mAnyuM nahi. bhagavAna mahAvIre paNa tene dhIraja dharavAnuM kahevA chatAM, teNe dIkSA lIdhI; ane AkarI tapazcaryA karavA mAMDI. ekavAra gaucarI arthe nIkaLatAM teo eka vezyAne ghera jaI caDyA. munine dekhI vezyAne vikAra thayo. vezyAe kahyuMH mahArAja, ahiM te arthanI bhikSA che! samajyA? ema kahetAM ja te hasI paDI. muni lebhAyA. hemaNe pitAnA tapabaLe utpanna thayelI labdhino upayoga karI te sthaLe dhanano eka moTo Dhagalo karyo ane teo raste paDyA. vezyAe muni pAse jaI kahyuMH mahArAja, A tamAruM dhana tame laI jAo, mAre na joIe. jo tame ahiM mArI sAthe rahevAnuM kabula kare, te ja huM A dhana lauM. naMdISeNe vezyAnuM kathana kabula karyuM. temaNe pitAne sAdhuveza utArI nAkhe, ane teo vezyAne tyAM rahyA. paraMtu e niyama karyo ke hamezAM 10 puruSone bujhavI dIkSA apAvyA pachI ja potAne AhAra kare. A AkarI pratijJA paNa naMdISeNa pitAnA tabaLa ane jJAnanA prabhAve pALavA lAgyA. keI eka divase temaNe 9 purUSane bujhavyA ane dIkSita banAvyA, paratu eka jaNane dIkSA ApavAnuM bAkI rahyuM. naMdISeNe ghaNA prayatna karyo, paNa dIkSA lenAra dazame puruSa keI nIkaLyo nahi. AthI naMdISeNe pote ja dIkSA lIdhI; ane prabhu pAse jaI pitAnA pUrva Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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206 pApanI AlocanA karI. ane zuddha cAritra pALI naMdISeNa kALadharma pAmI devalokamAM gayA. 148 pratibuddha. te kezala dezanI sAMketapurI nagarIne rAjA hato. pUrvabhavamAM mahAbaLa kumArane te mitra hato. tyAM saMyama pALI, ghaNe tapa karavAthI te jayaMta vimAnamAM devapaNe utpanna thayA hatA. tyAMthI cyavI ahiMyA te rAjA thayo hato. tene dhrA nAmanI rANI hatI. te sAMketapuramAM nAgadevanuM eka devaLa hatuM, rAjA ane rANuM ekadA te nAgadevanA pUjana arthe gayAM. tyAM devaLamAM zobhAyamAna evo eka dAmakAMDa (strIonI AkRtivALo cilo vibhAga) hato. te joI rAjAe pradhAnane pUchayuM ke hame A dAmakAMDa kayAMya je che? pradhAne kahyuMH hA. mithilA nagarImAM mallIkuMvarInI varSagAMTha vakhate jovAmAM AvelA dAmakAMDa AgaLa A kaI hisAbamAM nathI, ema kahI sAthe sAthe subuddhi pradhAne mallIkuMvarInAM rUpa, guNanI prazaMsA karI. te sAMbhaLI rAjAne te mallIkuMvarI paraNavAnI IcchA thaI. AthI teNe kuMbharAjA pAse dUta mokalI bhallIkuMvarInuM bhANuM karyuM. rAjAe nA kahevAthI pratibudde jitazatru vagere rAjAo sAthe saMdhI karIne mithilA para caDAI karI. temAM malIkuMvarIe sonAnI banAvela pratimAthI pratibaddha rAjAne bujhavyo ane teNe dIkSA lIdhI. sakhta tapa, saMyama pALI aMta samaye sametazikhara para saMthAre karI pratibuddha mekSa pAmyA. 149 padmakumAra, zreNika rAjAnA putra kAlIkumAranI padmAvatI rANInI kukSithI padmakumArane janma thayo. mAtAe siMhanuM svapna joyuM. svapna pAke mahAbhAgyavAna putra avataraze evuM te svapnanuM phaLa kahyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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207 anukrame navamAsa pUrA thaye bALakanA janma thayA. mAtAnA nAma parathI tenu padmakumAra evuM nAma ApyuM. uMmara lAyaka thatAM tene ATha kanyA paraNAvavAmAM AvI. ekavAra bha. mahAvIra caMpAnagarImAM padhAryAM. rAjA kANikanI sAthe padmakumAra paNa prabhune vaMdana karavA gayA. prabhunI dezanA sAMbhaLI tene vairAgya thayA ane dhera AvI mAtA pitAdikanI rajA meLavI dIkSA lIdhI. sthavira muni pAse 11 aMga bhaNyA. chaThTha, ama Adi ugra tapazcaryA karavA lAgyA. aMtima samaye vipulagIrI para eka mAsanuM anazana karyuM ane 5 varSoMnuM cAritra pALI kALane avasare kALa karIne te pahelA saudha nAmaka devalAkamAM e sAgaranA AyuSya deva thayA. tyAMthI mahAvideha kSetramAM janma laI teo meAkSamAM jaze. 150 padmaprabhu. vamAna ceAvisInA chaThThA tIrthaMkara zrI padmaprabhu kauzAMbI nagarImAM dhara nAmanA rAjAnI susImA nAmaka rANInI kukSimAM, navamA traiveyaka vimAnamAMthI cyavIne mahA vada chaThThane rAja utpanna thayA. mAtAne cauda svapna AvyAM. mAtAne padmanI zayyAmAM sUvAne dohada thayA; te devAe pUrA karyAM. temanA janma kArtika vadi bArazanA rAja thayA. 56 kumArikA devIee ane droe AvI prabhunA janmAtsava ujavyA. pitAne atizaya AnaMda thayA, ane padmanAtha evuM temane nAma ApyuM. temanuM dehamAna 250 dhanuSyanuM hatuM. yauvanavaya prApta thatAM mAtApitAnA AgrahathI aneka rAjakanyAo sAthe temaNe lagna karyuM. chAA lAkha pUrvI te kumArAvasthAmAM rahyA. pachI pitAnu rAjya grahaNa karyuM. 21aa lAkha pUrva ane 16 pUrvAMga sudhI temaNe rAjya bhAgaLyuM. lAkAMtika devAnI sUcanAthI prabhue eka varasa sudhI aDhaLaka dAna ApyuM. pachI chaThTha bhakta karI kArtika vadi 13 nA rAja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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208 prabhue svayaMmeva cAritra aMgIkAra karyuM. cha mAsa chadmasthAvasthAmAM rahyA pachI, prabhue chaTha karIne vaDa nIce kAryotsarga karyo, tyAM prabhune caitra zudi pUrNimAe kevaLajJAna thayuM. zrI padmaprabhune 107 gaNadharo hatA, temAM suvata sauthI moTA hatA. temanA zAsana parivAramAM 330 hajAra sAdhuo, 4ra0 hajAra sAdhvIo, ra76 hajAra zrAvake, ane pa05 hajAra zrAvikAo hatA. kevalyajJAna prApta thayA pachI, eka lAkha pUrvamAM 16 pUrvAga ane cha mAsa ochA, eTalo samaya game tyAre padmaprabhue sameta zikhara para anazana karyuM. eka mAsanuM anazana bhogavI mAgazara vadi 11 nA roja 308 anazanavALA munio sAthe prabhu nirvANa pahoMcyA. temanuM ekaMdara AyuSya 30 lAkha pUrvanuM hatuM. 151 padmAvatI. dvArikA nagarInA zrIkRSNa rAjAne padmAvatI nAme rANI hatI. ekavAra nemanAtha prabhu tyAM padhAryA. zrIkRSNa tathA padmAvatI vaMdana karavA gayA. prabhue dharmabodha Apyo. padmAvatI vairAgya pAmI ghera AvyA. tyAra bAda zrIkRSNa prabhune pUchayuM-he bhagavAna ! A devaloka samI dvArikA nagarIne nAza zAthI thaze? prabhue kahyuMadvaipAyana nAmanA agnikumAra devane kepathI tArI nagarIne * zAryapura nagaranI bahAra AzramamAM parAzara nAmano tApasa hatA. teNe yamunA dvIpamAM jaI keI nIca kanyA sAthe bhegavilAsa karyo. pariNAme eka putra thayo tenuM nAma taipAyana. dvaipAyana AgaLa jatAM brahmacArI parivrAjaka thayo ane yAdavanA sahavAsamAM maitrIbhAvathI rahevA lAgyo. ekavAra zAMba Adi kumAre madirAmAM aMdha banyA ane teoe kaipAyanane mArI nAkhyo. marIne te agnikumAra deva thayA. ane krodhanA niyANAthI teNe dvArikA nagarIne bALIne bhasmIbhUta karI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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209 vinAza thaze. te sAMbhaLI kRSNa vicAravA lAgyA ke dhanya che jAlI, sayAlI, pradyumna, kaDhanemi Adi kumArane, ke jeoe rAjavaibhavane tyAga karI prabhu pAse dIkSA lIdhI ! huM te abhAgyavAna, apuNyavaMta chuM ane kAmagamAM mUcha pAme chuM, jethI dIkSA levA samartha nathI. prabhue tene manebhAva tarataja kahI dIdhuM ane kahyuM ke vAsudeva dIkSA letA nathI, lIdhI nathI ane leze paNa nahi. kRSNa kahyuM - tyAre he prabho ! huM ahiMthI mRtyu pAmIne kayAM jaIza ? prabhue kahyuM he kRSNa, dvArikA nagarI baLatI haze tyAre tuM tArA mAtApItA ane bhAInI sAthe nIkaLI jaIza. rastAmAM tArA mAtApitA maraNa pAmaze. tyAMthI tuM ane baLadeva pAMDava mathurA bhaNuM jatAM kebIvananA vRkSanI nIce pRthvIzilA para jarAkumAranA bANathI vIMdhAIne tuM maraNa pAmIza ane marIne trIjI narakamAM jaIza. A sAMbhaLI zrIkRSNa trAsa pAmyA ane ciMtA karavA lAgyA. prabhue kahyuM. ciMtA na kara kRSNa. tyAMthI tuM nIkaLIne jaMbudvIpanA bharatakSetramAM pAMDudezanA zatakAra nagaramAM Amama nAme arihaMta-tIrthaMkara thaIza ane mekSamAM jaIza. A sAMbhaLI kRSNane ghaNe harSa AvI gayo. temaNe sAthaLa para hAtha pachADI harSamaya zabdoccAra vaDe siMhanAda karyo. tyAMthI prabhune vaMdana karI zrIkRSNa ghera AvyA. zrIkRSNa rAjyamAM AvI DhaDhero pITAvyA ke agnikumAra devanA propathI dvArikA nagarI baLIne bhasma thavAnI che, mATe jene dIkSA levI hoya te taiyAra thaI jAya ane temanA kuTuMbanA nirvAhanI saghaLI vyavasthA huM karIza. zrI kRSNanI rANI padmAvatIne vairAgya thayuM hatuM tethI te dIkSA levA mATe taiyAra thaI ane zrIkRSNanI AjJA mAgI. zrIkRSNa vAsudeve dhAmadhUmapUrvaka padmAvatIne dIkSA--mahetsava karyo ane temanAtha prabhu 14 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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210 pAse dIkSita banAvI. padmAvatI dIkSA laIne sakhta tapa, japa, kriyA karavA lAgI. aMta samaye eka mahinAne saMthAre karI, padmAvatI nirvANapadane prApta thayA. upara praduna. dvArikAnA zrIkRSNa rAjAne rukimaNuM nAmanI rANI hatI. tene pradyumna nAme putra thayo hate. ekavAra atimukta muni rukimaNInA AvAse AvyA, temane joI satyabhAmA paNa rukimaNInA AvAse AvI. baMnee munine vaMdana karyuM. rukimaNIe munine jJAnavaMta jANe pUchayuM ke mahAtman ! mahane putra thaze ke nahi? munie kahyuM tamane zrIkRSNa je mahA parAkramI putra thaze. ema kahI muni vidAya thayA. muninA kathanathI baMne strIo vacce vAMdho paDyo. satyabhAmAe kahyuM ke mane putra thavAnuM munie kahyuM che, jyAre rukimaNa belI ke meM prazna pUche hato, mATe munie mane ja putra thavAnuM kahyuM che. A vAta kRSNa pAse pahoMcI. baMnee evI zarata karI ke jeno putra pahele paraNe, tenA utsavamAM bIjIe pitAnA keza ApavA. samaya jatAM baMnee eka eka putrane janma Ape. pahelAM rukimaNIe ane pachI satyabhAmAe. rukimaNInA putranuM nAma pradyumna pADayuM. thoDAka vakhata pachI pradyumna kumArane pUrvabhavane eka vairI deva rUkimaNInuM rUpa dhAraNa karI pradyumnane zrIkRSNa pAsethI laI gaye. deve tene mArI nAkhavAno vicAra karyo, paraMtu tenuM AyuSya lAMbu hevAthI, temaja te carima zarIrI (chelluM zarIra) hevAthI deva tene kAMI IjA karI zakyo nahi, paNa tene eka zilA para mUkI ne jato rahyo. evAmAM meghakuTa nagaranA kAlasaMbara nAmaka vidyAdharanuM vimAna te rastethI pasAra thayuM. puNyayoge te vidyAre tene pitAnA vimAnamAM lIdhe, ane ghera jaIne potAnI kanakamALA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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nAmanI strIne seM. te tyAM me thavA lAgyo. ahiM thoDIvAre rukimaNIe kRSNa pAse putrane pAcho bhAge, tyAre kRSNa kahyuM ke hame hamaNuM ja hene laI gayA che ne? rukimaNIe kahyuM nAtha, mane chetare che zAne ? A sAMbhaLI kRSNa camakyA. temaNe vicAryuM ke jarUra koIe dage karyo che, ema dhArI pradyumnanI saghaLe ThekANe tapAsa karAvI, paNa kyAMya pato na lAge. Akhare thoDAka vakhata pachI nAradaRSi tyAM AvyA. temane pUchatAM nArade kahyuM -rAjana, gabharAo nahi. pradyumna jIve che ane 16 varase te tamAre ghera Avaze. rukimaNIe nAradane pUchayuM. RSideva, mane putrane ATalo lAMbe viga thavAnuM zuM kAraNa? nArade kahyuM -devI, tame pUrvabhavamAM meralInA IDAM ramADavA mATe hAthamAM lIdhAM hatAM, te vakhate tamAro hAtha kaMkuvALe hevAthI te IMDAM lAlacoLa (AtAM) banI gayAM, jethI meralIe te oLakhAM nahi, Akhare varasAda thavAthI te IDAM devAyAM, jethI moralIe oLakhyAM, ne sevyAM. paNa teTalAmAM 16 ghaDIne samaya pasAra thaye; tenA phaLa rUpe tamane tamArA putrane 16 varSane viga thaze, evuM sImaMdhara svAmIe mane kahyuM hatuM, ema kahI nArada RSi tyAMthI vidAya thayA. pradyumna ahiMyAM 16 varSane thaye, te vakhate tenuM athAga rUpa joI, kanakamALAnI dRSTimAM vikAra utpanna thaye; ane teNIe pradyumna pAse premasaMbhoganI mAgaNI karI; potAnI IcchA tRpta karavA kanakamALAe tene gaurI ane prajJaptie nAmanI be vidyAo zIkhavI. A vidyA maLavA chatAM paNa pradyumane anAcAranuM sevana karyuM nahi ane te bahAra jato rahyo. kanamALAe strI caritra karI pradyumna sAthe laDavA pitAnA putrone uzkeryo. baMne vacce yuddha thayuM, temAM pradyumna tenA putrane harAvI mArI nAkhyA. tevAmAM samaya pUre thaye heI nArada RSi tyAM AvI caDyA. temaNe praznane tenI mAtAne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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12 vilApa tathA keza ApavAnI pratijJAnI vAta karI, AthI pradyumna nArada sAthe dvArikAmAM gayA. mAtApitAne dhaNA AnaMda thayA. kRSNe tene dhaNI rAjya kanyAe paraNAvI. pradyumnane aniruddha vagere putrA thayA. chevaTe temaNe tema prabhu pAse dIkSA lIdhI ane meAkSamAM gayA. 153 prabhava svAmI. bharatakSetramAM viMdhyAcaLa parvata pAse jayapura nAmanuM nagara hatuM. tyAMnA viMdhya rAjAne be putrA hatA. mhATAnuM nAma prabhava, ane nhAnAnuM nAma prabhu. prabhava mhoTA hovA chatAM, kAMI kAraNasara rAjAe tene rAjya na ApatAM prabhune rAjya sAMpyuM, tethI prabhava abhimAnapUrvaka nagaranI bahAra nIkaLI gayA ane viMdhyAcaLa parvatanI viSama bhUmimAM eka gAma vasAvIne rahyo. teNe peAtAnA jevA pAMcase| sAgrIteA ubhA karyAM, ane te satra lUMTaphATa calAvavA lAgyA. evA samayamAM jaMbukumAranu lagna thayuM, ane zvasura pakSa taraphathI vipula saMpatti maLatAM A vakhate jaMbukumAra pAse 99 kroDa seAnAmhArAnI milkata thaI hatI. A vAtanI prabhavane khabara paDI eTale te potAnA 500 sAgrIta cArA sAthe jaMbukumArane dhera AvyA. tyAM jaMbukumAranA puNya prabhAve te sthaMbhI gayA; ane jaMbukumAranA upadeze vairAgya pAmI, teNe dIkSA lIdhI. dIkSA laI temaNe AkarI tapazcaryA karavA mAMDI ane te sUtra siddAntamAM pAraMgata thayA. jaMbusvAmInA nirvANa pachI temanI pATa para zrI prabhava svAmI birAjyA. teo 105 varSanuM AyuSya bhAgavI, mahAvIra prabhu pachI 75 varSa eTale vikrama saMvata pUrve 395 mAM kALadhama pAmI devalAkamAM gayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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213 154 prabhAvatI. vizALA nagarInA ceTaka rAjAne 7 putrIo hatI. temAM eka prabhAvatI paNa hatI. tene siMdhu-savIra dezanA udAyana rAjA vere paraNAvavAmAM AvI hatI. temane abhici nAme putra thaye hato. bha. mahAvIranI dezanA sAMbhaLI prabhAvatIne dIkSA levAnI abhilASA thaI ane udAyana rAjA pAse rajA mAgatAM teNe kahyuM ke me devapadavI pAme te mane pratibaMdha ApavA Avaje. rANIe A kabula karyuM ane dIkSA lIdhI. khUba tapazcaryA ane aMtima samaye anazana karI padmAvatI devalokamAM gaI, eTale ApelA vacana pramANe teNe udAyana rAjAne pratibaMdha pamADe. 155 prabhAsa gaNadhara rAjagRhi nagarImAM bela nAmanA brAhmaNane atibhadrA nAmanI patnI hatI, tenAthI temane eka putra thayo. te karka rAzI tathA puSya nakSatramAM janmavAthI tenuM nAma prabhAsa pADayuM. anukrame te vedAdi sarva zAstromAM pAraMgata thayA. A prabhAsa brAhmaNa 300 ziSyonA * jUnAgamamAM prabhAvatI, dhAriNuM vagere nAmanAM caritro ghaNAM Ave che, paraMtu te bahu ja ochI mAhitIvALAM, ane khAsa ApavA jevAM na hoI atre ApyAM nathI. -saM. + bha, mahAvIrane je 11 gaNadhare thayA te sarva brAhmaNo hatA. te agIyAre samartha adhyApako apApA nagarImAM semilanA yajJamAM AvelA, darekane judI judI zaMkAo hatI, te saghaLI bha. mahAvIre dUra karI, tethI te badhAe potAnA 4400 ziSyo sahita prabhu pAse dIkSA lIdhI hatI, ane teo pitAnA jJAna, cAritranA baLe prabhu mahAvIranA gaNadhara (paTTa zikhyo) thayA hatA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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14 adhyApaka hatA. temane "mekSa che ke nahi' e bAbatane saMjaya hato. te bhagavAna mahAvIre nivAryo. eTale temaNe 16 varSanI nahAnI vaye dIkSA lIdhI. teo prabhu mahAvIranA 11 mA gaNadhara pade AvyA. 8 varSa chamasthAvasthAmAM rahyA. te pachI 25mA varSe temane kaivalyajJAna thayuM. 16 varSa kaivalya pravajyamAM vicaryA, ekaMdara 40 varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI teo mokSamAM gayA. 156 pradezI rAjA tAMbikA nAmanI nagarI hatI. tyAM paradezI nAme rAjA rAjya karato hato. te rAjA dhaNeja adhama hato, lAMca rUzvata lete, temaja yata pAsethI julma karI khUba kara ugharAvo. tene paralokane leza mAtra Dara na hato, te kevaLa nAstika hatuM. paralokane mAnatA nahI. zubhAzubha karmanA phaLane paNa bhAna nahi. jIva hiMsAe karIne, mAMsa dArU khAIne, mejazekhamAM A pradeza rAjA potAnuM jIvana vitAvate hato. tene sarikAnA nAmanI rANI hatI ane sUryakAnta nAmano putra hatA, ane citta sArathI nAme eka buddhizALI maMtrI hatA. A rAjAne kuNAla dezanA zrAvasti nagarInA jItazatru rAjA sAthe sAro saMbaMdha hatA. ekavAra paradezI rAjAe citta sArathI sAthe mahA mUlyavAna najarANuM chatazatru rAjAne bheTa ApavA sAruM mokalAvyuM. cittasArathI pradhAna keTalAka mANaso laIne azvarathamAM besIne zrAvasti nagarImAM gayo. rAjA pAse jaIne teNe najarANuM bheTa mUkyuM. chatazatru rAjA ghaNeja saMva pAme. ane citta pradhAnane satkAra sanmAna karIne tene Doka vakhata rahevA mATe eka suMdara mahela Ave, jemAM citta sArathI AnaMdapUrvaka rahevA lAge. ekavAra pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanA ziSya cAra jJAna ane cauda Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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215 pUrvanA jANanAra zrI kezIsvAmI zrAvasti nagarInAM keka udyAnamAM padhAryA. lokonA ToLAM zrI kezI svAmIne vaMdana karavA javA lAgyA. A drazya citta sArathInA jovAmAM AvyuM. mANasone pUchatAM jaNAyuM ke zrI kezI svAmI nAmanA vidvAna mahAtmA padhAryA che. citta sArathI snAna karI, vastrAlaMkAre paherI koSTaka udyAnamAM gayA. zrI kezI svAmIne vaMdana karyuM. kezI svAmIe dezanA ApI, citta sArathI pratibodha pAme, ane kezI svAmIne vaMdana karI teNe kahyuM -prabhu, tamAro upadeza kharekhara buDatA chAne AdhArabhUta che, mahane tamArA dharma pratye mAna ane rUci utpanna thayAM che. mATe huM sAdhu thaI zakato nathI, paraMtu zrAvakanA bAra vrata aMgIkAra karAvo, kezI svAmIe tene bAra vrata dharAvyA. citta sArathI temane upAsaka thayo ane pachI te svasthAnake gaye. keTaloka vakhata vItyA bAda citta sArathI tAMbikA nagarImAM javA taiyAra thaye. azva ratha para besIne mANaso sAthe teNe prayANa karavA mAMDayuM, prathama te kezI svAmIne vaMdana karavA Avyo, temane vaMdana karIne kahyuM-prabhu, huM tAMbikA nagarImAM jAuM chuM, Apa tyAM kRpA karI padhAraze. kezI svAmI A sAMbhaLI mauna rahyA. citte pharIthI AmaMtraNa karyuM. chatAM teo mauna rahyA. jyAre trIjI vakhata kahyuM, tyAre kezI svAmI belyA -citta sArathI, bhayaMkara vana hoya, jemAM vAgha, varU, siMha rahetA hoya ane jeno saMhAra karatA hoya, tyAM pazu pakSIo Ave kharAM? citte kahyuM -na Ave, prabhu kezI-to pachI tamArI nagarIne rAjA adhamI che, te huM tyAM kevI rIte AvuM? citta-prabhu, Apane pradezI rAjA sAthe zuM nisbata che? tyAM ghaNuM sArthavAha, zeTha, zAhukAro rahe che te badhA Apane vaMdana karavA Avaze ane AhAra paNa vaherAvaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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216 tyAre kezI svAmIe kahyuM ke samaya joIne te tarapha vihAra karIza. tyAMthI citta sArathI zvetAMbikA nagarImAM gayo. pachI te nagarInA mRga nAmanA udyAnamAM Avyo ane citta sArathIe te udyAnanA bhALIne kahyuM ke ahIMyA kezI nAmanA svAmI padhAre te tuM vaMdana karI temane Adara satkAra karaje. pATa, pATalA, makAnanuM AmaMtraNa karaje, pachI mane khabara Apaje. ATalI sUcanA ApIne citta sArathI rAjadarabAramAM Avyo. zrAvatinA rAjA taraphathI bhaLeluM najarANuM teNe pradeza rAjAne caraNe mUkyuM. rAjA prasanna thayA. keTalAka samaya vItyA bAda zrI kezI svAmI grAmAnugrAma vihAra karatA karatA zvetAMbikA nagarInA mRga udhAnamAM padhAryA. vanapAlake temane jeI vaMdana karyuM. pATa, pATalA vagere cIjone baMdobasta karI Apyo, ane tyAMthI nIkaLI tarata ja teNe kezIsvAmI padhAryAnI citta sArathIne khabara ApI. citta sArathInuM hadaya potAnA dharmAcAryanA AvAgamananA samAcArathI AnaMdathI praphullita thayuM. Asana parathI ubhA thaI heNe kazI svAmIne bhAvapUrvaka vaMdana karyuM. pachI vastrAlaMkAre paherI azvarathamAM besI te vAMdavA gayo. tyAM kezI svAmIne bhAvapUrvaka namaskAra karIne teNe kahyuM -prabhu, amArA rAjA adharmI che, te temane Apa dharmabodha Apo te ghaNe lAbha thaze. tyAre kezI svAmI bolyA-he citta, jIva cAra prakAre kevaLI prarUpita dharma sAMbhaLI zakato nathI. (1) ArAma athavA udyAnamAM rahIne sAdhu mahArAja pAse jaIne vaMdaNA namaskAra na kare. (2) upAzrayamAM jaIne vaMdana na kare, (3) gaucarI arthe Avela sAdhu muninI sevA bhakti na kare, temane bhAvanAthI annapANI na vaherAve. (4) jyAM muni mahArAjane dekhe tyAM temane vaMdana na kare ane pitAnuM mahe chUpAve. vaLI cAra prakAre jIva dharmane sAMbhaLI zake che. (1) ArAma athavA udyAnamAM rahetA thakAM vaMdana kare. (ra) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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27 upAzrayamAM vaMdA, sevA bhakti kare, (3) gAcarI vakhate sAmuninI sevA kare, bhAta pANI vaheArAve. (4) jyAM jyAM sAdhu munine dekhe tyAM tyAM premapUrvaka vaMdana kare. huM citta. hamArA pradezI rAjA ArAmamAM paDayA rahe che. sAdhu muninA satkAra karatA nathI, te| huM temane kaI rIte dhama khAdha ApuM? tyAre citta sArathIe kahyuM. prabhu, mAre temanI sAthe gheADA jovAne mATe karavA nIkaLavuM che, teA te rIte huM temane ApanI pAse lAvIza. Apa dharmakhAdha Apajo. eTaluM kahI citta vaMdana karIne svasthAnake gayA. prabhAta thayuM. citta sArathIe pradezI rAjAne kahyuM ke kakhAja dezathI je cAra dhADA AvyA che, te dhADAe cAlavAmAM kevA che te jovA sArU padhArA. ApaNe baMne jaI e. pradezI rAjA te sAMbhaLI taiyAra thayA. rAjA ane citta eka rathamAM besI te gheADA te rathane joDI karavA mATe cAlI nIkaLyA. dhADAo pANIdAra hatA tethI lagAma mukatAnI sAthe pUrapATa doDavA lAgyA ane gheADAka vakhatamAM to hajArA gAu nIkaLI gayA. rAjAne bhUkha, tarasa ane thAka lAgavAthI rathane pAchA pheravavA cittane kahyuM. cittasArathIe rathane pAchA pheravyA, ane jyAM mRgavana nAmanuM udyAna hatuM. ane jemAM zrI kezI svAmI utarelA, tyAM rathane lAvyA. dhADAo tyAM chUTA karyAM ane baMne jaNA eka vRkSanI nIce visAmeA levA kheDA. ahiMyA kezI svAmI bulaMda avAjathI leAkAne dharmopadeza ApI rahyA hatA. avAja sAMbhaLI paradezI rAjA manamAM vicAravA lAgyA ke A jaDa jevA lAge che. temaja tene sAMbhaLanArA loko paNa jaDa che, ke jeo mAtra jaDanI ja upAsanA kare che. vaLI A bhASaNa karanArA mANase mArA bhAganI keTalI badhI jamIna rAkI che. paNa A mAsa dekhAvamAM dhaNAja kAMtivALA jaNAya che, ema dhArI te mANasane oLakhavA mATe rAjAe citta pradhAnane pUchyuM. citte kahyuM, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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rA8 ke mahArAjA! A to eka mahAna purUSa che, vaLI te avadhijJAnI che ane jIva zarIrane judAM mAne che. A sAMbhaLI rAjAne tenI pAse javAne bhAva thaye. citta ane paradezI zrI kezI svAmI pAse AvyA. paradezI rAjAe sAme ubhA rahIne kezI svAmIne pUchyuM - zuM tame avadhijJAnI che? ane zarIra tathA jIvane judA judA mAne cho? kezI-he pradeza rAjA, koI vepArI dANanI corI kare tenI mAphaka tuM vinaya bhakti karyA vagara prazna pUche che te ucita nathI. te rAjA, mane dekhI tane evo vicAra thayo hato ke A jaDa mANasa che ane sAMbhaLanArA paNa jaDa che. temaja A bhAre bagIce rekIne beTho che? pradezI-hA, satya che. ApanI pAse evuM kayuM jJAna che ke jethI Ape mArA manano bhAva jANe ? kezI-amArA jevA sAdhune pAMca jJAna heya che, paNa mane cAra jJAna che. tethI tamArA manane bhAva meM jANe. pAMcamuM kevaLa jJAna zrI arihaMta bhagavAnane heya. pradezI-bhagavAna, huM ahiM besuM ? kezI-A tamArI ughAna bhUmi che. tethI tame jANe. pradezI-tamArI pAse evuM pramANa che ke jethI tame jIva ane zarIra judA mAne cho ? kezI-hA, mArI pAse pramANa che. pradezI-mArA dAdA hatA. te mArA para bahUja prIti rAkhatA. te ghaNAja adharmI ane mAMsAhArI hatA, tethI tamArA kahevA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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29 pramANe te nArakImAM haze. te mane AvIne te ema kema nathI kahetA ke tuM adhama karIza nahi. nahitA nArImAM jaIza. jo te AvIne mane kahe, to huM jIva zarIra judA mAnuM. kezI--he rAjana, tArI sUrikAntA nAmanI rANI kAI khIjA puruSa sAthe kAmabheAga seve tA tuM zuM kare? pradezI--huM te purUSanA hAtha paga kApI tene zULI para caDhAvI dauM. kezI--jo te purUSa tane kahe ke mane thADAka vakhata jIvatA rAkhA, huM mArA sagA sabaMdhIone kahI AvuM ke vyabhicAra kAI karazA nahi, nahitA mArA jevI durdazA thaze. tA he rAjana, tuM tene thoDAka vakhata mATe paNa chUTA kare kharA ? pradezI--jarA paNa nahi. kezI--tArA dAdA ahiM AvavAnI icchA kare che, paNa paramAdhAmI leAkeA tene khUba mAra mAre che, eka kSaNa paNa tene chUTA karatA nathI, to te ahi kevI rIte Ave ? pradezI--bhagavAna! tame kahA che ke narakamAMthI AvI zake nahi, te mArI dAdI ghaNIja dharmiSTa hatI. te devasrAkamAMthI AvIne mane dhama karavAnuM kema kahetI nathI ? kezI--he rAjana ! tame snAna karI, svaccha vastra paherI, devamaMdiramAM jatA hA, te vakhate kAI mANasa pAyakhAnAmAM ubhA rahIne tamane tyAM khelAvI besavAnuM kahe teA jAva kharA ? pradezI--nahi, sAheba. te teA azca sthAnaka che tethI huM tyAM jAuM ja nahi. kezI--tevI rIte tArI dAdI manuSyaleAkamAM AvavAnI IcchA kare Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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220 che, paNa te devanI riddhi siddhimAM mUcha pAmavAthI A durgadha vALA manuSyamAM AvI zakatI nathI, mATe zarIra ane jIva judA che ema jarUra mAna. pradezI--ekvAra mAre keTavALa eka cerane pakaDI lAvyo. meM tene loDhAnI kuMbhamAM ghAlya, ane sajajaDa DhAMkaNuM vAsI dIdhuM. keTalAka vakhata pachI meM joyuM te cora marI gayo hato ane te kuMbhIne kayAMI chidra na hatuM, te kaye rastethI jIva bahAra nIkaLI gayo? kezI-eka dAnazALA heya, tene bArI bAraNA heya nahi, temaja kyAMI chidra heya nahi. temAM pesIne eka mANasa bherI vagADe te bahAra saMbhaLAya ke nahi ? pradezI-hA, tene avAja bahAra saMbhaLAya. kezI tevI rIte jIvanI gati che. pRthvIzIlA parvatane bhedIne jema bahAra nIkaLI jAya che. te ja pramANe zarIra ane jIva judAM che. pradezI-ekavAra mAre koTavALa corane pakaDI lAvyo. meM tenuM vajana karyuM. pachI meM ene mArI nAkhyo, ane vajana karyuM to pahelA ane pachInA vajanamAM kaMI ja phera na paDe, tethI mane lAge che ke zarIra ane jIva judAM nathI. kezI--cAmaDAnI khAlI mazaka hoya, temAM pavana bharavAmAM Ave te vajanamAM kaMI phera lAge che? jo na lAge te bhAna ke zarIra ane jIva judAM che. pradezI-ekavAra meM eka cerane mArI tenA be kakaDA karyA. paNa jIva jovAmAM Avyo nahi, pachI traNa kakaDA karyA, pachI cAra ema aneka kakaDA karyA, chatAM kayAMya mane chava dekhAya nahi. tethI huM mAnuM chuM ke zarIra ane jIva judAM nathI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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221 kezI-eka vAra eka puruSe rAMdhavA mATe lAkaDAM saLagAvyAM. pachI te kAmasara kayAMya gayo, tyArabAda AvIne joyuM te lAkaDAM bujhAI gayelAM, teNe lAkaDAne pheravIne cotarapha joyuM, paNa kayAMI agni dekhAya nahi. mATe he rAjA, tuM muMDha na thA, ane samaja ke zarIra ane jIva judAM che. pradezI-mahArAja! kSatriya, gAthApati, brAhmaNa ane RSi e cAra prakAranI pariSahmAM tame mane muMDha kahIne mahAruM apamAna na karo. kezI-he pradeza, tame jANo che, chatAM mArI sAthe vakratAthI (ADAIthI) kema varte che? pradezI-mahArAja, meM prathamathI ja vicAra karelo ke huM vakratAthI vartIza tema tema mane jJAnano lAbha maLaze. kezI-rAjana, vyavahAra keTalA prakArane che te tame jANe che ? pradezI-hA, cAra prakArane (1) mAganArane Ape paNa vacanathI saMtoSe nahi. (2) vacanathI saMtoSa pamADe, paNa kaMI Ape nahi. (3) Ape ane saMtoSa pamADe, (4) Ape nahi ane saMtoSa paNa pamADe nahi. temAM Ape ane saMtoSe te uttama ane chelle kaniSTa che. pradeza-prabhu, hAthI ane kaMthavAne jIva paNa sarakho haze ? kezI-hA, rAjana, jema eka makAnamAM dIvo mUkI makAna baMdha kare te tene prakAza bahAra nahi AvatAM te makAnamAM ja rahe. vaLI te dIvA upara Tepalo DhAMkI de te te TapalA jeTalI ja jagyAmAM prakAza Ape, tevI rIte jIva karmodayathI je zarIrane baMdha kare, teTalAmAM ja avagrAhIne rahe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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222 A sAMbhaLI pradeza rAjA dharma pAmyo. kezI svAmI pAsethI teNe bAravrata dhAraNa karyo. teNe pitAnA rAjyane ce bhAga paramArtha mATe kADha, dAnazALA baMdhAvI, pitAnA rAjyane rAmarAjya banAvI dIdhuM ane vrata niyama sAmAyika pauSadha vagere zrAvakanI kriyAo karatA paradezI rAjA AtmabhAvanA bhAvavA lAgyA. kezIsvAmI paradezI rAjAne sadAya ramaNika rahevAne bodha ApI vihAra karI gayA. pradezI rAjA satata dharma dhyAnamAM magna rahe che. rAjya pitAnA putrane saMpyuM che. tenI rANu sUrikAntA rAjAnA A kRtyathI IrSA pAmI. rAjA Akho dahADe pauSadhazALAmAM rahI dhyAna dhare te tene gamyuM nahi. tethI sUrikAntAe rAjAne mArI nAkhavAne vicAra karyo. eka vAra pradezI rAjA AnaMdamAM hatA, te vakhate rANIe bhAtabhAtanI svAdiSTa rasoI banAvI. temAM jhera bheLavyuM ane rAjAne te rasoI jamADI. (graMthAdhAre) jherathI rAjAne zarIramAM khUba vedanA utpanna thaI. rAjA jANI gayA ke A kRtya mArI rANIe karyuM che. chatAM eka ramamAM paNa teNe rANInuM duSTa ciMtavyuM nahi. jheranA prasaravAthI khUba vedanA pAmI Atma ciMtana karatAM, sarva varganI kSamApanA laI samAdhipUrvaka paradezI rAjA mRtyu pAmyA ane saudharma devalokamAM sUryAbha nAme mahA RddhivaMta deva thayA. dhanya che pradezI rAjAne, ke je nAstika chatAM kezI svAmI jevA mahApurUSanA samAgamathI AtmakalyANa pAmyA. 157 prasannacaMdra rAjarSi. teo patanapura nagarInA rAjA hatA. prabhu mahAvIranI dezanA sAMbhaLI, pitAnA bALaputrane gAdIe besADI temaNe dIkSA lIdhI; ane bha. mahAvIra pAse sUtrane sAre abhyAsa karyo. teo pharatA pharatA prabhu sAthe rAjagRhanagaramAM AvyA ane eka sthaLe dhyAnastha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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223 rahyA. tevAmAM zreNika mahArAjA pitAnA sumukha ane durmukha nAmanA be sainike sAthe prabhunA darzane javA nIkaLyA. tyAM rastAmAM dhyAnastha prasannacaMdra rAjarSine joI durmukha be -are sumukha, je te khare ke A dhyAnamAM beThelA munine tenA bALaputranI jarAye dayA nathI, duzmane tenI nagarI para caDI AvyA che, ane teo tenA bALaputranuM rAjya laI leze, temaja tenI patnI paNa kAMI cAlI gaI che. sainikanA A zabdo prasannacaMdra sAMbhaLyA ke tarata ja tenuM dhyAna bhaMga thayuM. muni ArtadhyAna dharavA lAgyA. A vakhate zreNike prabhu mahAvIrane pUchayuM -bhagavAna, A vakhate pelA dhyAnastha muni kALadharma pAme te kaI gatimAM jAya? prabhu bolyA-"sAtamI narake" zreNika A sAMbhaLI AzcaryAnvita banyA, teNe vicAryuM ke sAdhunI sAtamI naraka hoya nahi, mATe mArA sAMbhaLavAmAM bhUla thaI haze, ema vicArI punaH zreNike pUchayuM: prabhu, kaI gati? bhagavAne kahyuM -atyAre teo kALadharma pAme te sarvArthasiddha vimAnamAM jAya. zreNikane A bhedanI khabara paDI nahi. teNe bhagavAnane tenuM kAraNa pUchyuM. bhagavAne kahyuM he zreNika, hArA dumukha sainike jyAre kahyuM ke A muninA sAMsArika bALaputra para duzmana caDI AvyA che, tyAre prasannacaMdra rAjarSi ArtadhyAna dharavA lAgyA, ane mananA praNAme vaDe hathiyAra banAvI duzmana para pheMkavA lAgyA. AthI teo sAtamI narakanA adhikArI thayA, paNa jyAre pitAnA mAnasika kalpanAnA hathiyAre khUTI gayA tyAre teo pUrNa krodhAyamAna thaIne pitAnA mAthA parano lokhaMDI mugaTa zatruo para pheMkI temane nAza karavAnuM IcchayuM, te vakhate jevo ja temaNe mAthA para pitAne hAtha mUko, ke tarata ja temanuM mastaka leca kareluM jANI, temane munipaNAnuM bhAna AvyuM. teo munipaNAmAM kalpelI durbhAvanAne tyAga karI zukala lesyAmAM atyAre pravRtta thayA che tethI teo je A vakhate kALadharma pAme te sarvArthasiddha vimAnamAM jAya. Ama vAta kare che, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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224 tyAM te prasannacaMdra munine kaivalyajJAna thayuM; tene utsava ujavavA devatAo jatA hatA, vAjiMtro sAMbhaLI zreNike pUchayuMH prabhu, A zuM? prabhue kahyuMH prasannacaMdra munine kaivalyajJAna thayuM tene devatAo utsava kare che. A sAMbhaLI zreNikarAjA prasanna thayA, ane prabhune namarakAra karI sthAnake gayA. jenAgamanuM rahasya bhAvanAnA baLa para ava-- laMbeluM che te A vAta parathI samajAze. 158 pArzvanAtha vArANasI nagarInA azvasena rAjAne vAmAdevI nAmanI paTarANI hatI. te rANIe ekavAra caitra vadi cothanI rAtrie sukhazayAmAM sUtA thakA, cauda svama joyAM. svaprapAThakae svamo jANe rAjA rANIne kahyuM ke tamAre tyAM mahAna tIrthakarane janma thaze. A sAMbhaLI rAjA rANIne atyaMta harSa thaye. rANI sukhapUrvaka garbhanuM pAlana karavA lAgI. savA nava mAse poza vadi 10 nA roja trevIsamA tIrthakara zrI pArzvanAthano janma thayo. Ikoe AvI temane janmatsava ujavyo. pitAe saMbaMdhIjanane AdarapUrvaka jamADI,vAmAdevIe kRSNapakSanI eka rAtrie svamAmAM pasAra thatAM sapane jevAthI putranuM nAma pArzvanAtha pADyuM. bAlyakALa vItAvI pArzvanAtha yuvAvasthA pAmyA, tyAre temane kuzasthaLa nagaranA prasannajita rAjAe pitAnI prabhAvatI nAme putrI paraNAvI. pArzvakumAra prabhAvatI sAthe manuSya saMbaMdhInA sukhabhoga bhogavavA lAgyA. ekavAra pArthakumAre gekhamAM beThA beThA keTalAka lokone phUla vagerenI chAbaDIo laIne harSabhera zahera bahAra jatA joyAM. sevaka puruSane pUchatAM temaNe jANyuM ke kamaTha nAmane eka tApasa AvyA che, tenI pUjA karavA mATe ke jAya che. AthI pArzvakumAra tyAM gayA. kamaTha tyAM paMcAgni vaDe tapazcaryA kare che, te sthaLe jene mati, mRta ane avadhijJAna thayeluM che evA zrI pArzvakumAre agnimAM nAkhelAM polA lAkaDAmAM sapane je. AthI temaNe pelA tApasane kahyuM -mahAtmana, tame tapazcaryA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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225 kare che, paNa temAM jIvanI hiMsA thAya che, ene Apane khyAla che? ema kahI pArthakumAre pitAnA sevaka pAse sarpavALuM peluM lAkaDuM kenA dekhatAM bahAra kaDhAvyuM ane dhIrethI te cIrAvyuM, to ardha dAjhelo evo eka sarpa temAMthI nIkaLyo. pArzvakumAre tene navakAramaMtra saMbhaLAvyo, jene prabhAve te sarpa sadbhAvanAe mRtyu pAmIne dharaNendra nAme deva thaye. lokee tyAM tApasanI niMdA karI. haDadhuta thayelA tApase anya sthaLe jaIne ghora tapazcaryA karavA mAMDI. yathA samaye te mRtyu pAmIne ajJAna kaSTa sahanane kAraNe bhuvanapati devalokamAM meghamALI nAmano deva thayo. - pArzvakumAra ghera AvyA. potAne bhogAvalI karma puruM thayuM jANI temaNe dIkSA levAne vicAra karyo. te vakhate avasara jANa lokAMtika devoe AvI temane prArthanA karI ke he svAmI, tIrtha pravartA. jenA mArgane uddhAra kare. AthI pArzvanAthe vArSika dAna ApavuM zarU karyuM. tyArabAda teo dIkSita banI cAlI nIkaLyA. temanI sAthe bIjA 300 rAjAoe paNa dIkSA lIdhI. pArthaprabhue 30 varSa pUrA thatAM saMyama grahaNa karyo. te ja vakhate temane manaH paryAvajJAna prApta thayuM. grAmAnugrAma vihAra karatAM pArzvaprabhu ekavAra eka tApasanA Azrama pAse AvyA ane tyAM kAryotsarga dhyAne ubhA. A vakhate pelA meghamALI deve prabhune dhyAnamAM ubhelA joyA. tarata ja tene pitAnuM pUrva bhavanuM vera yAda AvyuM, eTale teNe bhagavAnane upasarga ApavA mATe hAthIo tathA siha vagerenA aneka rUpa dharI upadrava karavA lAge. paNa bhagavAna potAnA dhyAnathI leza paNa calita na thayA. eTale teNe AkAzamAM vijaLIo tathA garjanAo sAthe muzaLadhAra meghanI vRSTi karI. jotajotAmAM meghanA akhkhalita pravAhe prabhunA kAna sudhI pANI AvI gayuM; chatAM prabhu DagyA nahi. jyAre te pANI nAkanA agrabhAga upara pahoMcyuM, tyAre dharaNendra devanuM Asana caLyuM. teNe avadhijJAnathI jotAM jANyuM ke kamaTha tApasane jIva meghamALI 15 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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226 prabhune upadrava kare che, AthI zIgha te tyAM Avyo. prabhune vaMdana karIne te dharaNendra deve prabhunA caraNa nIce kevaLInA Asana jevuM eka suvarNa kamaLa banAvyuM. ane potAnA sarpavata zarIrathI prabhunI pITha tathA paDakhAne DhAMkI daI sAta phaNA vaDe prabhunA mAthe chatra dharyuM. pAse dharaNendranI strIo gIta nRtya karavA lAgI. tyArabAda te deve meghamALIne Thapako Apyo. meghamALIe pitAnI bhUla kabulIne upasargane harI lIdho. apakArI upara upakAra karIne aneka jIvane teonA pUrva bhavo kahI saMbhaLAvIne prabhue tAryA ane pote karmadaLane kSaya karI kaivalyajJAna pAmyA. dIkSA lIdhA pachI 84 divase prabhune citra vadi 14 nA roja kavalajJAna thayuM. temane Aryadatta vagere 10 gaNadhara thayA. pArzvaprabhunA zAsana parivAramAM 16000 sAdhuo, 38000 sAdhvIo, 1 lAkha 64 hajAra zrAvake ane 3 lAkha 77 hajAra zrAvikAo hatAM. 70 varSanuM cAritra pALI, ekaMdara 100 varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI prabhu zrAvaNa zudi AThame mokSa padhAryA. pArzvaprabhunA mAtA, pitA ane strI prabhAvatIe paNa dIkSA lIdhI hatI, ane teo paNa mekSamAM gayA. 159 priyadarzanA. te prabhu mahAvIranI putrI hatI. tene jamAlI vere paraNAvavAmAM AvI hatI. priyadarzanAe prabhunA upadezathI pitAnA svAmI sAthe eka hajAra strIo sahita dIkSA lIdhI hatI, ane teo caMdanabALA sAthe vicaratA hatA. ekadA jamAlInI zraddhA pharI. te mAnavA lAgyo ke "kArya karavA mAMDyuM tyAMthI karyuM kahevAya nahi" priyadarzanA paNa temanA pUrva patinA A matamAM bhaLI gayA. pharatA pharatA teo zrAvasti nagarImAM DhaMka nAmanA kuMbhAranI zALAmAM utaryA. Dheka vIraprabhuno bhakta hatA. teNe priyadarzanAne ThekANe lAvavA te na jANe tema temanA para eka agnine taNakho nAkhyo, AthI priyadarzanA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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27 sAdhvInuM vastra baLavA lAgyuM. eTale temaNe TaMkane kahyuM ke tamArA pramAdathI mAruM vastra baLyuM. Dhake kahyuMH mahAsatIjI, hame mRSA bele cho. tamArA mata pramANe te AkhuM vastra banyA pachI ja vastra baLyuM kahevAya. "baLavA mAMDayuM tyAMthI banyuM evo to prabhu mahAvIrano mata che. AthI priyadarzanAe pitAnI bhUla joI ane prabhu pAse prAyazcita lIdhuM. 160 puMDarika, kuMDarika, pUrva mahAvideha kSetramAM puMDarIkinI nAmanI rAjadhAnI hatI. tyAM mahApadma nAme rAjA rAjya karato hato. tene padmAvatI nAme rANa hatI, tenAthI tene be putro thayA. 1 puMDarIka, 2 kuMDarIka. te samaye dharmaghoSa nAmanA sthavIra te nagarInA nalinIvana udyAnamAM padhAryA. pagharAjA vaMdana karavA AvyA. munie dharma baMdha Apyo. rAjA vairAgya pAme ane puMDarIkane rAjA ane kuMDarIkane yuvarAja pade sthApI te dIkSita thayo. punaH dharmaghoSa sthIra pharatA pharatA te nagarImAM padhAryA. puMDarIka ane kuMDarIka vAMdavA gayA. dharmabodha sAMbhaLI puMDarIka zrAvaka thaye ane kuMDarIke dIkSA lIdhI. niHrasa AhAra karavAthI kuMDarIkane ekavAra zarIramAM dAhajavara thayo. jethI mahA vedanA thaI. anukrame zarIra kSINa thayuM. keTaleka kALe pharIthI sthavIra bhagavAna kuMDarIka sAthe te nagarImAM padhAryA. puMDarIka vaMdana karavA Avyo. pitAnA bhAInI vyAdhimaya sthiti jovAthI pitAnI dAnazALAmAM yogya auSadhathI upacAra karavAnuM teNe sthavIrane jaNAvyuM. sthavIra bhagavAne rajA ApI. kuMDarIka pitAnA saMsArI bhAInI ghanazALAmAM gayA. aneka prakAranI vizuddha davAothI zarIra sAruM thaI gayuM. pachI kuMDarIka bhAtabhAtanA svAdiSTa bhojana jamavA lAgyA. pariNAme saMyamamAM sthira na rahetAM teo zithilAcArI banI gayA, temaja dIkSA choDIne saMsAramAM pravezavAnA saMkalpa karavA lAgyA. ekadA teo puMDarIkinI nagarInA rAjamahela pAchaLanA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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228 azoka udyAnamAM AvI ArtadhyAna dharatA beThA che, tenI puMDarikane khabara paDI, tethI teo aMtaHpura sahita kuMDarika pAse AvyA ane bolyA. ahe mahadbhAgI muni, Apane dhanya che ke Apa dIkSA laIne AtmakalyANa kare che, huM te aAgyavAna chuM, pApI chuM ke mArAthI dIkSA laI zakAtI nathI. uparanA kathanane kuMDarike Adara na Apyo ane vicAramagna dazAmAM rahyA. puMDarike manobhAva jANavA punaH prazna karyo-tyAre zuM Apa bhAganI IcchA rAkho cho ? kuMDarike javAba Ape -hA, mAre bhogonI IcchA che. puMDarike tarata kauTuMbika purUSone belAvI kuMDarikane rAjyAbhiSeka karAvyo ane temane rAjyAsane besADayA; te pachI puMDarike pitAne paMcamuSTi lonca karyo ane svayaMmeva dIkSA lIdhI. ane jyAM sudhI dharmaghoSa sthavara bhagavAnanA darzana na thAya tyAM sudhI AhAra nahi levAno niyama karI teo tyAMthI cAlI nIkaLyA. A tarapha kuMDarika rAjAne, kAmetpAdaka vastuone AhAra karavAthI ekadama te vastu pacI nahi. pariNAme ugra vedanA utpanna thaI. khUba pIDA pAmIne bhayaMkara vyAdhimAM te mRtyune zaraNa thayA, ane marIne te sAtamI narakamAM gaye. puMDarika sthavara bhagavAnane maLyA, vaMdana karyuM, ane temanI sAthe tapasaMyamamAM vicAravA lAgyA. arasa nirasa AhAra puMDarikane paNa e nahi. tethI tenA zarIramAM atula vedanA utpanna thaI ane zarIra nirbaLa thavA lAgyuM. tethI temaNe paMca parameSTinuM smaraNa karI, dharmAcAryane vaMdana karI saMlekhanA karI. pariNAme kALane avasare kALa karIne te sarvArthasiddha vimAnamAM devapaNe utpanna thayA. tyAMthI evI mahAvideha kSetramAM janma laI teo mekSamAM jaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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229 nyAya-kuMDarIkanI mAphaka koI sAdhu sAdhvIjI dIkSA laIne kAma bhegamAM mUchita banaze te Aloka paralokamAM duHkhI thaze ane kAmagamAM puMDarIkanI mAphaka mUrzita nahi bane te cAre tIrthamAM satkAra sanmAna pAmI saMsAra sAgara tarI pAra pAmaze. 161 puruSottama. dvArikA nagarImAM sema nAme rAjA hatA, temane sItAdevI nAme rANuM hatI. temanAthI puruSottama nAmanA cothA vAsudevane janma thayo. teo madhu nAmanA prativAsudevane mArI gAdIe beThA ane vAsudeva kahevAyA. anaMtanAtha prabhunA samayamAM 30 lAkha varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI teo mRtyu pAmyA ane chaDI narake gayA. 16ra puruSa puMDarika, cakrapurI nAmanI nagarImAM mahAzira rAjAnI lakSmIvatI rANInA e putra hatA. yuvAna vaya thatAM temaNe bali nAmanA prativAsudevane bhAryo ane 6 ThA vAsudeva tarIke nAmAMkita thayA. 65 hajAra varSanuM AyuSya bhegavI aranAtha ane mallinAtha prabhunA AMtarAmAM mRtyu pAmIne teo chaThI narake gayA. 163 puruSasiMha, e azvapura nagaranA zivarAja nAmanA rAjAnI amRtadevI nAmaka rANInA putra hatA. nikuMbha nAmanA prativAsudevane mArI pAMcamA vAsudeva tarIke te prasiddha thayA. dharmanAtha prabhunA samayamAM 10 lAkha varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI, mRtyu pAmI teo 6 ThI narakamAM. gayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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ra30 164 maLa zrI neminAtha prabhunA samayamAM dvArikA nagarInA rAjA zrI kRSNa vAsudevanA moTA bhAI baLabhadra nAme navamA baLadeva hatA. temanA pitAnuM nAma vasudeva, ane mAtAnuM nAma rahiNI. kRSNa ane baLabhadrane atyaMta sneha hato. (vAsudeva ane baLadeva jevI prIti bIjA koIne heya nahi) jyAre dvArikA nagarI banI, ane kRSNa tathA baLadeva te agni zamAvavA asamartha banyA tyAre teo potAnA mAtApitAne rathamAM besADI, azvane badale pote rathane kheMcI, tvarAe bahAra nIkaLatA hatA, te vakhate nagarIne daravAje tUTI paDavAthI temanA mAtApitA cagadAIne maraNa pAmyA ane baMne bhAIo jaldIthI nAsI chUTI vanamAM AvyA. tyAM zrI kRSNanuM mRtyu thayuM. baLadeva pitAnA bhAIne zaba (mRtaka) para AMsu sAratA sthiravata besI rahyA. te vakhate temane bodha ApavA devatAo tyAM eka ghANI ubhI karI temAM retI pIlavA lAgyA. AthI baLabhadra temane kahyuM ke vRthA mahenata kema kare che? A rIte retI pilavAthI tela nIkaLe tema che? tyAre te dee kahyuM ke Ama bhAInA zaba para divasonA divaso sudhI AMsu pADI besI rahevAthI zuM te jIvate thAya tema che ? AthI baLadeva samajyA ane temaNe zrI kRSNanI aMtaHkriyA karI. tyArabAda baLabhadra dIkSA laI cAlI nIkaLyA; santa tapa karIne, teo kALadharma pAmI pAMcamA brahma devalokamAM deva thayA. tyAMthI nIkaLI teo AvatI covIsImAM tIrthaMkara thaze. 165 brAhmI ane suMdarI. bhagavAna RSabhadevane sumaMgaLA ane sunaMdA nAmanI be saguNasaMpanna rANIo hatI. temAMnI pahelI sumaMgalA devIe je jeDakAne janma Apyo tenA nAma 1 bhArata ane 2 brAhmI ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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231 sunaMdAe je jeDakAne janma Apyo tenA nAma 1 bAhubaLI re suMdarI. jyAre teo kaLA zIkhavAnI uMmare pahoMcyA tyAre zrI aSabhadevajIe brAhmone 18 jAtanI lekhanakaLA ane suMdarIne gaNita vidyA zIkhavI. jyAre AdinAtha prabhue pahela vahelI dharmadezanA ApI, te vakhate bAra pariSad paikInI manuSyanI pariSadamAM beThelA bharatarAjAnA 500 putro tathA 700 pAe vairAgya pAmI prabhunA hAthathI dIkSA lIdhI. te vakhate brAhmIe paNa bharatarAjAnI AjJAthI dIkSA aMgIkAra karI hatI. suMdarInuM rUpa athAga hatuM. teNIne paNa dIkSA levAnI IcchA thaI tene bAhubaLIe anumodana ApyuM, parantu bharatane lAgyuM ke je suMdarI paNa dIkSA leze, te strIratna banAve evI sarvottama-sadguNa saMpanna koI strI nathI, ema dhArI temaNe rajA na ApI. AthI suMdarI ciMtA karavA lAgI. teNe vicAryuM ke kharekhara, mAruM suMdara svarupa ja mArA vicArane ADe Ave che, mATe e rUpane naSTa karavuM, jethI bharatajI pate mane strIratna thavAnI nA pADaze. Avo vicAra karI suMdarIe tapa karavAne nizcaya karyo. e arasAmAM bharatarAjA chakhaMDa sAdhavA mATe nIkaLyA; ane te cha khaMDa sAdhatA temane sATha hajAra varSa vItI gayA. A takano lAbha laI suMdarIe dUdha, dahIM, ghI, tela, geLa ane kaDA vigaya e cha vastuone tyAga karyo, arthAta teNIe sATha hajAra varSa sudhI AyaMbila tapa karyo. AthI suMdarInuM sukemaLa ane svarUpavAna zarIra karamAI gayuM. teNe lehI mAMsa vagaranA hADapiMjara jevI dekhAvA lAgI. bharata mahArAjA cakravartI banI rAjyamAM AvyA, te vakhate suMdarIne zithila banele deha joI teNInI vairAgya dazAnI temane khabara paDI. AthI bharatarAjAe AnaMdapUrvaka suMdarIne dIkSA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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23ra levAnI paravAnagI ApI. evAmAM bha. RSabhadeva tyAM padhAryA. bharatarAjAe suMdarInI dIkSAmAM aMtarAya ApyA badala prabhu pAse pazcAttApa karyo. suMdarIe tyAM dIkSA lIdhI. sakhta tapazcaryA karatAM ane cAritranuM vizuddha pAlana karatAM brAhmI ane suMdarIne kevalyajJAna thayuM. keTalAka kALa kaivalyapravajyamAM vicarI, aneka jIvono uddhAra karI temaNe aSTApada parvata para anazana karyuM ane teo mekSamAM gayA. 166 bRhaspatidatta sarvabhadra nAmanuM nagara hatuM, jItazatru nAme rAjA hato, tene eka mahezvaradatta nAmane purahita hato. je cAra vedane jANanAra hatuM. A purehita, rAjAne rAjyanI vRddhi arthe hema karAvato hatA. A homa zene hato ? brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya ane zudranA jIvatA bALakane tema karAvato hato. jIvatA teonuM mAMsa kADhI tenA piMDa banAvI te homamAM rAjA pAse hemAvate hato. AThama caudazane dina dareka vargamAMthI babbe bALaka laI ATha bALako, cethe mahine soLa bALake, chaThe mahine 32, ane varSa purU thatAM 64. tathA zatrubhaya hoya tyAre 43ra bALakonA prANa laI upadrava zAMtino hema karAvato hato. AvI rIte puSkaLa pApa upArjana karIne mahezvaradatta traNa hajAra varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI marI gayo ane pAMcamI narakamAM gayA. tyAM sattara sAgaranI sthIti bhogavI kauzAMbI nagarImAM somadatta purohitanI strI vasudattAnI kukhamAM utpanna thayo. janma thatAM tenuM nAma bRhaspatidatta rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. yuvAvasthAe te pahoMce tyAre kauzAMbI nagarInA zatAnika rAjAnA kuMvara udAyana sAthe tene mitrAcArI thaI zatAnika rAjA kALakrame mRtyu pAmyA ane udAyanane rAjya maLyuM. bRhaspatidatta purohita banyo ane udAyananA aMteuramAM javA AvavA lAgyo. pariNAme Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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233 udAyananI strI padmAvatI para te Azakta thayA. eka vAra padmAvatI sAthe bRhaspatidattane bhAga bhAgavatA udAyane joyA. AthI te atyaMta krodhe bharAyA ane bRhaspatidattane zULIe caDAvavAnA hukama karamAvyA. bRhaspatidattane zULI para caDAvavAmAM Avyo. te ghaNAja AkraMda vilApa karavA lAgyA. paNa 'kama koI ne cheDatuM nathI. ' e nyAye te tyAM maraNa pAmyA ane pahelI narakamAM gayA. tyAMthI nIkaLI, anaMta saMsAra paribhramaNa karI Akhare te kama rahita thaze. 167 mahuputrI devI. vArANasI nagarImAM bhadra nAme sAvAne subhadrA nAme strI hatI. te ghaNI ja sukAmaLa ane saundaryavAna hatI. tene tyAM riddhi-siddhi paNa dhaNI hatI. paraMtu subhadrAne eke putra ke putrI na hatI, tethI te rAja A dhyAna dharatI hatI. te samaye sutratA nAmanA sAdhvIjI tene tyAM padhAryAM. subhadrA ha` pAmI. teNe sAdhvIjIne bhAvayukta vaMdaNA karI nirdeauSa AhArapANI vaheArAvyAM. tyArabAda subhadrAe sAdhvIjIne pUchyuM: he satIjI, mhAre pUnA pApanA udaye eke putra putrI nathI. mATe ApanI pAse vidyAmaMtra hoya to kRpA karI Ape, jethI mane putra ke putrIne prasava thAya. tyAre sAdhvIjIe javAba ApyA. huM bhadrA, ame nigraMthinI chIe. amAre AvI vAta sAMbhaLavI paNu kalpe nahi, teA pachI tene upAya te| zI rIte batAvI zakAya ? tame kaho tA tamane satta praNita dharma saMbhaLAvIe. subhadrAe IcchA batAvI, tethI sAdhvIjIe tene dhama saMbhaLAvyA, te dharma pAmI ane khAravratadhArI zrAvikA banI. ghaNA kALa vItI gayA, chatAM subhadrAne kaI prasava thayA nahi. ekadA dharma jAgaraNa jAgatAM subhadrAne dIkSA levAnA bhAva thayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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234 patinI AjJA mAgI. patie anumati prathama ApI nahi, paraMtu subhadrAe haTha pakaDI. tene samajAvI na zakavAthI chevaTe dIkSAnI anumati ApI. subhadrA suvatA AryAjI pAse dIkSita banI ane saMyamamAM vicAravA lAgI. dIkSita thavA chatAM nAnAM bALake pratyene tene rAga jarAye ocho na thayo. te bALakomAM mUchita banI. ane nagarajanonAM jyAM jyAM bALake dekhe, tyAM tyAM te ramADavA lAgI. upAzrayamAM bALakane dekhe te tene snehapUrvaka ramADe, keTalAkanA hAthapaga raMge, keTalAkanA hoTha raMge, keTalAkanI AMkhamAM kAjaLa AMje, keTalAkane potAnI gAdamAM laI suvADe, keTalAMkane khavaDAve, dUdha pIvaDAve. AvI rIte putra putrIomAM Asakta banIne te AnaMda meLavavA lAgI. A vAtanI suvratA AryajIne khabara paDavAthI tene tema na karavA kahyuM ane sAdhu-mArgano paricaya karAvI tene prAyazcita levA kahyuM, chatAM teNe mAnyuM nahi. ane punaH te pramANe karavA lAgI; tethI anya sAdhvIjIoe subhadrA AryAjIne satkAra karyo nahi. subhadrA svachaMdI banIne temanAthI judI paDI, ane eka alaga upAzrayamAM ekAMta rahevA lAgI. pariNAme te zithilAcArI banI gaI. AvI rIte ghaNA varSa saMyama pALIne, paMdara divasane saMthAre karI subhadrA kALadharma pAmI ane sudharma devalokamAM "bahuputrI ' nAme vimAnamAM devIpaNe utpanna thaI. bhagavAna mahAvIra kahe che ke te bahuputrIdevI tyAMthI cavIne jaMbudvIpanA bharatakSetramAM eka brAhmaNane ghera, somA nAmanI putrIpaNe avataraze. A samAne rASTrakaMDa nAmanA eka brAhmaNa sAthe paraNAvavAmAM Avaze. tenI sAthe somA ghaNuM prakAranAM sukha bhogavatI raheze. tenI sAthe viSayasukha bhogavatAM 16 varSamAM te 32 bALakone janma Apaze. A badhA bALakonI sArasaMbhALa rAkhatA te pUrepUrI kaMTALaze, pitAnA jIvatara para tene dhikkAra chUTaze ane vaMdhyA strIne te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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235 dhanyavAda Apaze. evAmAM suvatA nAmanA keI sAdhvIjI padhAraze. bahuputrIdevI dharma sAMbhaLI vairAgya pAmaze ane dIkSA leze. sakhta, 5, japa, dhyAna dharI ghaNuM varSa saMyama pALI eka mAsano saMthAre karaze ane kALa karIne zadra devanA sAmAnika devapaNe utpanna thaze. tyAMthI mahAvidehamAM janma laI, saMyama laIne te mokSamAM jaze. 167 bharata ane bAhubaLa. bharata ane bAhubaLa e rUSabhadeva bhagavAnanA putro hatA. rUSabhadeva bhagavAna potAnuM rAjya A be putrone saMpI, dIkSA laI cAlI nIkaLyA hatA. bhArata ane bAhubaLanA baLanI AkhA jagatamAM jeDI nahi. rAjyAsane AvyA pachI bhArata rAjAe moTI meTI laDAIo karI. moTA moTA rAjya jItyA ane cha khaMDa jItIne chevaTe teo cakravartI thayA. bAhubaLa paNa ghaNA jabarA hatA. ekavAra bharata rAjAne vicAra thaye ke cha khaMDa rAjyone huM jItyo. paNa mArA bhAI bAhubaLanuM baLa vadhAre che mATe temane jItuM te ja huM khare kahevAuM. ema dhArI bAhubaLane pitAnI sAthe laDavAnuM AmaMtraNa mokalyuM. bAhubaLa paNa bharatathI gAMjyA jAya tema na hatA. te bharatane name tevA na hatA. baMne bhAIo yuddha karavA taiyAra thayA. yuddhamAM aneka mANasone saMhAra thAya, te karatAM baMnee sAmasAmA laDavuM ema ucita dhArIne baMne bhAIo laDavA mATe raNamedAnamAM utarI paDyA. - bharate potAnuM cakra saNaNaNaNa karatuM bAhubaLa para choDayuM; paNa ekaja udarathI utpanna thayelA bhAI para tecakra kaMI paNa asara karI zake nahi, tevo niyama hovAthI bhAratanuM te cakra bAhubaLanA zarIranI AsapAsa pharIne pAchuM bharata pAse AvI gayuM. AthI bAhubaLajIne ghaNe krodha caDyo. temaNe bhAratane mAravA mATe pitAnI vaja samAna muThI upADI. tyAM ja bAhubaLane lAgyuM ke mAtra rAjya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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lobhane khAtara bhAIne muSTi mAravI ThIka nahi, bhale bharatajI rAjya bhogave. mahAre rAjya joItuM nathI. tyAre zuM A upADelI muSTi vIra puruSo pAchI mUke kharA ? e paNa kAyaratAnI nizAnI che, tema dhArI tarata ja te muThI vaDe bAhubaLajIe pitAnA mAthAnA kezane ca karyo ane dIkSA laI cAlI nIkaLyA. temane rUSabhadeva bhagavAnane vaMdana karavA javAnI IcchA thaI. paNa temane vicAra thaye ke rUSabhadeva bhagavAna pAse mArA nAnA bhAIoe dIkSA lIdhI che. ane niyama mujaba mAre temane vaMdana karavuM paDaze. huM to maTe ane teo nAnA che. te huM temane zA mATe vaMdana karuM? mATe khUba tapazcaryA karI temanA pahelA kevaLajJAna pAmuM. evuM abhimAna bAhubaLajIne AvyuM. AthI teo ghera tapa karavA vanamAM gayA. nahi khAvuM, nahi pIvuM, uMcA hAtha, yogadhyAnanI dazAmAM. AvI rIte karatAM bAra bAra mahinA thaI gayAM. zarIra durbaLa banI gayuM. pakSIoe temanA mAthA para mALA ghAlyA che, hADakAMo khAlI khokhAM jevA thaI gayAM che, ane khUba ugra tapasyA thaI che, chatAM bAhubaLane kevaLajJAna thatuM nathI. rUSabhadeva bhagavAne vAta jANe. bAhubaLa mAnanA heddA para caLyA che, tethI temane jJAna thatuM nathI. tema dhArI prabhue bharata ane bAhubaLInA bahena, brAhmI ane suMdarI jeo dIkSita banI sAdhvIjIo thayA hatA, temane bAhubaLa pAse upadeza karavA mokalyA. A be mahAna satIoe AvI bAhubaLajIne vaMdana karI kahyuM "vIrA morA, gajathakI utare, gajathakI kevaLa (jJAna) na heya.' vIrA mArA, gajathakI utare. eTaluM kahI baMne sAdhvIjIe cAlI gaI. bAhubaLa A sAMbhaLI camakyA. vicAra karyo ke huM to hAthI upara caDyo nathI ane nIce jamIna para tapazcaryA karuM chuM. chatAM A sAdhvIo Ama kema bolyA. sAdhvIjI juThuM bole nahi. ema dhArI vicAra karatAM jaNAyuM ke hA, kharekhara huM bhAna rUpI hAthI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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237 upara caDyo chuM, nAnA bhAIne vaMdana na karavuM e mAna che. mATe barAbara che. mAna eja mane nukazAna kare che. ema kahI bAhubaLajIe nhAnA bhAIone vAMdavA javA mATe je paga upADyo ke tarataja temane kevalyajJAna utpanna thayuM. have bharatajI rAjyasana para rahIne bahuja nyAya ane nItipUrvaka rAjya calAve che. temanuM rAjya rAma rAjya jevuM vakhaNAya che. prajA paNa sukhI che. ekavAra bharatarAjA suMdara vastrAlaMkAre paherI pitAnuM rUpa jevA arIsAbhUvanamAM jAya che. arIsAmAM pitAnuM rUpa dhArI dhArIne juve che ane potAnA rUpanI prazaMsA kare che, guNanI prazaMsA kare che, adhikAranI prazaMsA kare che, tevAmAM temanI najara AMgaLI tarapha gaIAMgaLImAM vIMTI paheravI bhUlI gayA che. tethI teo vicAravA lAgyA ke vIMTI vinA A AMgaLI kevI kharAba lAge che? tyAre zuM A alaMkArethI ja huM zobhAyamAna lAguM chuM ? alaMkAra na hoya te zuM huM kharAba lAguM ? jevA to de. ema dhArI temaNe mugaTa, kuMDaLa, hAra vagere eka pachI eka alaMkAro utArI nAkhyA. pachI zarIra sAme joI teo vicAravA lAgyA. A zarIra, A rU5, keTalo phera? tyAre zuM bAhya vastumAMja huM lobhAyo ? bahAranA sukhamAMja huM megho ? tyAre kharUM sukha kayuM ? AtmAnuM sukha kayuM ? vicAra karatAM jaNAyuM ke jJAna darzana ane cAritra e ja AtmAnuM kharuM sukha che. A lakSmI, A rAjavaibhava, badhIye upAdhi mAtra che, tene tyAga zA mATe na karavo? ane kharUM akSaya sukha kema na meLavavuM? ema vicAratAM cagadazAmAM bharatajI caDaDyA ane tyAM ja ArIsAbhUvanamAM temane kevaLajJAna thayuM. dhanya che, bhArata ane bAhubaLa samA bhaDavIra mahApuruSone hemane ApaNuM vaMdana ho! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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13 169 bhRgupurAhita te IcchukAra rAjAnA purAhita hatA. te nilanIzukSma vimAnamAMthI cyavI ahiM utpanna thayA hatA. tene jazA nAmanI patnI hatI. tenAthI temane be putro thayA. vedAdi zAstramAM pAraMgata thayA pachI, ane putro dIkSA levA tatpara thayA. temanA upadezathI bhRgu purAhitane paNa vairAgya thayA ane teNe dIkSA lIdhI. dIkSA laI khUba tapazcaryAM ane saMyamanI ArAdhanAne aMte teo kaivalyajJAna pAmI meAkSamAM gayA. 170 bhadra aLadeva dvArikA nagarImAM subhadra nAmanA rAjA hatA. temane suprabhA nAmanI rANI hatI. tenAthI bhadra nAmanA trIjA baLadeva thayA. te svayaMbhU nAmanA vAsudevanA bhAI hatA. teo dIkSA laI, 65 lAkha vanuM AyuSya bhAgavI, vimaLanAtha prabhunA samayamAM mekSe gayA. 171 bhAja viSNu-adhaka viSNu mathurA nagarImAM hiravaMza kuLamAM sera ane vIra nAmanA khe bhAI e hatA. jemAM sArae soriyapura (zauripura.) ane vIre seAvIra nAmanuM nagara vasAvyuM hatuM. te serirAjAne adhaka vizva nAme putra hatA, e aMdhaka viSNune bhadrA nAmanI rANI hatI. tenAthI temane samudravijaya vagere 10 putrA tathA kuMtI ane mAdrI ema khe putrIo janmI hatI. jyAre vIra rAjAne bhAjavizrva nAme putra hatA. te bhAjavizvane ugrasena, devaka vagere putrA thayA hatA. Akhare meAjaviSNue peAtAnuM rAjya ugrasenane soMpI dIkSA lIdhI hatI. 172 madhava cakravartI zrAvasti nagarImAM samudravijaya nAme rAjA hatA. temane bhadrA nAmanI suzIla rANI hatI. eka rAtre rANIe 14 svapna nihALyAM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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239 svapna pAThakae rANIne mahAbhAgyazALI putraratna sAMpaDaze evuM svapnanuM phaLa kahyuM. rANIe maghava nAmanA trIjA cakravartIne janma Apo. yuvAvasthA pAmatAM maghave chakhaMDa sAdhyA. tyArabAda saMyama aMgIkAra karyo. pAMca lAkha varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI teo mokSamAM gayA. 173 marici teo RSabhadeva prabhunA jyeSTha putra bharatarAjAnA kuMvara hatA. temaNe RSabhadeva pAse dIkSA lIdhI hatI, paraMtu pAchaLathI unALAmAM tRSA pariSaha paDyo, te sahana na thaI zakavAthI temaNe jenamunine veza cheDIne tridaMDI tApasano veza dhAraNa karyo. chatAM teo jainadharmanA siddhAntone ja upadeza ApatA ane saMsArathI kaMTAbelAone bha. RSabhadeva pAse mokalatA. eka vakhata maricinuM zarIra narama paDayuM. cAkarI karanAra temane kaI ziSya na hovAthI, ziSya karavAnI lAlaca thaI te vakhate temaNe tyAga lenAra koI eka gRhasthane kahyuM ke mArI pAse ja dharmanAM sAcAM to che, ema kahI maricie mRSA bolI pitAne saMsAra vadhAryo. kaI eka prasaMge bha. RSabhadeva dezanA ApatA hatA. dezanA pUrI thayA pachI bharata mahArAjAe prabhune pUchayuM. bhagavAna, A pariSalmAM keI ApanA jevo mahAsamartha, mahAbhAgyazALI purUSa che? prabhu bolyA: "hA, tamAro marici nAmane kumAra, je hAla tridaMDI vezamAM vicare che te A covIsImAM chello tIrthakara thaze. vaLI teja marici "tripRSTa' nAmane pahele vAsudeva thaze, temaja eja marIci mahAvideha kSetramAM cakravartI thaze." A sAMbhaLI bharata marici pAse AvyA ane vaMdana karIne bolyAH he mahAbhAgyavAna, tame vAsudeva, cakravartI ane tIrthaMkara thaze. mATe huM tamane vaMdana karuM chuM. A sAMbhaLI maricinA AnaMdano pAra rahyo nahi. te sAthe teo abhimAna rUpI mada hastie caDyA ane nAcatA, kudatA bolyA -aho, mArUM kuLa kevuM zreSTha che! mArA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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240 dAdA prathama tIrthakara, mArA pitA prathama cakravartI, ane huM prathama vAsudeva; temaja cakravartI ane tIrthaMkara thaIza! A abhimAnane lIdhe bharicie tyAMja nIca gotra karma upArjana karyuM. temaNe ghaNA bho karyo ane nIca gAtra karmanuM phaLa temaNe mahAvIranA bhAvamAM zikSaka kuLamAM utpanna thaIne bhagavyuM. marici te pachI kALadharma pAmIne pAMcamA brahmadevalekamAM gayA. 174 marudevI mAtA ayodhyA nagarImAM trIjA ArAnA yugala yugamAM nAbhirAjA ane bharUdevI ekI sAthe (jeDale) janmyA hatA. niyama mujaba baMnee vivAha karyo. temane eka yugala avataryuM, te RSabhadeva ane sumaMgalAnA nAmathI prasiddha thayuM. bha. RSabhadeve dIkSA lIdhI, tyArathI bharUdevI putramehane lIdhe ghaNA zokamAM rahetA; ne vAraMvAra bharatane bhagavAnanI sArasaMbhALa rAkhavAnuM sUcana karatA. jyAre prabhune adhyAmAM kaivalyajJAna thayuM tyAre marUdevI mAtAne hAthI para besADI bharata mahArAjA prabhunI sukhasAhyabI batAvavA laI gayA. tyAM samavasaraNanI apUrva racanA joI saMsAranI asAratAnuM marUdevIne bhAna thayuM. teo bhAvanAnA pravAhamAM vanyA, anukrame kSepaka zreNimAM pravezatAM hAthI paraja temane kaivalyajJAna thayuM; ane teo mekSamAM gayA. 175 mallInAtha jaMbudvIpanA mahAvideha kSetramAM vitazekA nAmanI rAdhAnI hatI. temAM baLa rAjA rAjya karatA hatA, tene dhAriNI pramukha eka hajAra rANIo hatI. dhAriNI devIne mahAbaLa nAmane kumAra hite. tene rUpa, saundaryavAna pAMca rAjyakanyAo paraNavavAmAM AvI hatI. temanI sAthe mahAbaLa manuSyanA kAmabhoga saMbaMdhInuM sukha bhogavata rahetA hatA. ekadA dharmaghoSa nAmanA sthavara te nagarInA ughAnamAM padhAryA. pariSada vaMdana karavA gaI. baLarAjA paNa vaMdana karavA Avyo. muninI dezanAthI rAjA vairAgya pAmyo ane mahAbaLane rAjya sepI dIkSA laI cAlI nIkaLyo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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241 A mahAbaLakumArane cha bALamitro hatA, je saghaLA sAthe janmelA ane vRddhi pAmelA hatA. temaja te sAte jaNAe sAthe dIkSA levAne niradhAra karyo hato. te samaye IdrakuMbha udyAnamAM dharmaghoSa nAmanA sthavara padhAryA. mahAbaLa vaMdana karavA gayA. muninA upadezathI te bedha pAme ane pitAnA cha bALamitrone pUchI dIkSA levAnuM dharmazeSa munine kahIne te svasthAnake gaye. tyArabAda te potAnA ja mitro pAse Avyo ane sarva vAta nivedana karI. cha mitro paNa dIkSA levA taiyAra thayA. mahAbaLe pitAnA putrane rAjya soMpI cha jaNAnI sAthe dharmaghoSa muni pAse dIkSA lIdhI ane tapa saMyamamAM vicAravA lAgyA. eka vakhate A sAte jaNAe maLIne evo nizcaya karyo ke ApaNe badhAe sarakhI ja tapazcaryA karavI. badhA kabula thayA ane uparA uparI upavAsa, chaTha, aThama Adi nAnI maheTI tapazcaryA karavA mAMDI. mahAbaLe vicAra karyo ke huM badhAthI vadhAre tapazcaryA karUM.ema dhArI jyAre pelA cha jaNa eka upavAsa kare tyAre mahAbaLa be upavAsa kare, pelA be upavAsa kare tyAre mahAbaLa traNa upavAsa kare. ema dareka vakhate ekeka upavAsanI mahAbaLa vadhAre tapazcaryA kare. A pramANe pelAthI chAnI ane mAyA paTapaNe ghaNA varSo sudhI tapazcaryA karI. A bhAyA kapaTanA pariNAmane baMdha paDyo ane mahAbaLa munie strInAma karma upArjana karyuM. abhuta tapazcaryA ane vIsa sthAnakanA sevana vaDe mahAbaLe tIrthakara getra bAMdhyuM. anukrame sAte jaNA kALa dharmane pAmI anuttara vimAnamAM utpanna thayA. tyAMthI nIkaLI pelA cha mitro bharatakSetranA judA judA nagaramAM rAjyakumArepaNe utpanna thayA, ane mahAbaLa kumAra tyAMthI evI mithilAnagarImAM kuMbharAjAnI prabhAvatI rANunI kukSie putrIpaNe utpanna thayA. pite tIrthaMkara thaze, tethI chappana kumArIkAoe ane 64 IMdroe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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242 AvI mahIku MvarIne janma mahAtsava karyo. prabhAvatI devIne garbhamAM puSpanI zaiyyAmAM besavAnA dAuda utpanna thayA hatA ane je vANuvyaMtara devAe pUrNa karyAM hatA. tethI tenu nAma mahIkuMvarI pADavAmAM AvyuM. mahIku MvarInuM rUpa, sAMmAM, lAvaNyamAM apsarA ane urvAMzIne bhUlAve tevuM sumaneAhara kAMtivALuM ane anupama daidipyamAna hatuM. samasta bharatakSetramAM tenAM rUpanI harIphAI karI zake tevuM kAI ja na hatuM. anukrame mallIkuvarI aneka dhAvamAtAonA lAlanapAlana vaDe vRddhiMgata thavA lAgI. tIrthaMkarAne janmathIja adhijJAna hoya che. tethI teNe pUrvabhavanA chae bALamitrone judA judA rAjyAmAM janmelA joyA. ane te sane bujhAvavAne mATe teNIe nizcaya karyo. mahI varIe azoka vanamAM eka meAhanadhara badhAvyuM, temAM aneka thAMbhalA ubhA karAvyA, tenI aMdara madhyamAM eka guptadhara karAvyuM, tene kuratI cha jALI banAvavAmAM AvI. vacce eka maNipIThikA athavA cabutarA ubheA karavAmAM AvyA. ane eka kuzaLa citrakAra pAse potAnA svarUpa jevI suMdara ane lAvaNyavALI eka suvarNanI pratimA karAvIne te maNipIThikA para ubhI rAkhI. tenA mastaka para eka chidravALuM dvAra banAvyuM. ane mahIkuvarI te ughADIne temAM rAja anna vagere nAkhavA lAgI. dararAja AhAra nAkhavAthI tenI aMdara marelA sarpa athavA mRta gAya athavA marelA mANasanuM zarIra saDI jAya ane je durgaMdha chUTe tevI durgaMdha utpanna thai. mahI varInA rUpasauMdaryanI prazaMsA AkhA dezamAM pahoMcI gaI hatI. pelA cha bALamitrA, jee kALAntare rAjyAsana para AvyA hatA; temanAM sAMbhaLavAmAM paNa malIkuMvarInA sAMdayanI vAta AvI hatI. tethI tene mahIkuMvarIne paraNavAnA bhAva utpanna thayA hatA. temaNe peAtAnA dUtAne bharAjA pAse mahIku MvarInuM mAgu karavA meAkalyA. kuMbharAjAne dUtAe jyAre A vAta karI tyAre kuMbharAjA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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243 ghaNA ja gusse thayA ane dUtane teNe kADhI mUkayA. pariNAme chae rAjAA saMdhI karIne peAtAnuM lazkara laI ku MbharAjA para caDI AvyA ane nagarIne dherA ghAlyA. kuMbharAjA laDayA, paraMtu cha jaNAnA ekatra sainya sAme tekAvI zakyA nahi, tethI te mahelamAM pesI zeka karavA lAgyA. mahIkuM varIe vAta jANI tethI teNe pitA pAse jaI zAka nakaravAnuM kahyuM ane jaNAvyuM ke pitAjI,tame dUta meAkalI te chae rAjAone jaNAvA ke huM tamane mallIvarI ApIza. ane tene mithilA nagarImAM praveza karAvI je gupta ghara banAvyuM che temAM rAkhA. rAjAe te pramANe karyuM. jyAre pelA cha rAjAone guptadharamAM laI javAmAM AvyA tyAre DhAMkaNAvALI je pratimA banAvelI te dekhIne badhA mUti thaI gayA, sAkSAt mIvarI mAnIne tenA pratye teo animeSa najare joI ja rahyA. tyArabAda mahIkuMvarIe pAchaLathI te pratimA pAse AvIne tenuM DhAMkaNuM khAlI nAkhyuM, ke tarataja temAMthI pArAvAra durgaMdha chUTI, te sahana na thaI zakavAthI cha rAjAe nAka ADuM kapaDuM rAkhone pAchaLa karIne ubhA rahyA; tyAre malIkuMvarIe kahyuM. he rAjA, tame zA mATe nAka ADuM vastra rAkhA che ? rAjAoe kahyuM ke A durgaMdhathI amArAthI rahevAtuM nathI. malIku MvarIe kahyuM. A suvarNa pratimA che temAM huM haMmezAM ekeka piMDa (kALIyA) khArAkanA nAkhatI. tenAthI ATalI tIvra durgaMdha thaI; tA vamana, pitta, zukra, rudhira, kharAba zvAsa ni:zvAsa, mUtra, viSTAthI bharelAM A udArIka zarIramAM keTalI durgaMdha haze? vicAra kareA, he rAjana, vicAra karA; ane tame manuSyanA kAmabhogamAM Azakta na bane. AthI trIjA bhavamAM ApaNe mahAbaLa pramukha sAta mitrA hatA, sAthe janmelAM, sAthe ja dIkSA lIdhI hatI. ane sarakhA ja tapa karatA hatA. paNa huM tamArAthI kapaTabhAve ekeka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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244 upavAsa vadhAre karatI hatI. te kapaTanA pariNAme huM strIpaNe utpanna thaI chuM, ane tame rAjyakumArApaNe utpanna thayA che. jayaMta vimAnamAM ApaNe evA saMkalpa karyAM hatA ke mRtyuleAkamAM gayA pachI je prathama samaje teNe khIjAne pratimAdha ApavA ane dareke dIkSA levI. te zuM tame bhUlI gayA? tame pUrvabhava yAda kareA. te sAMbhaLI sadhaLA rAjAe vicAramAM paDayA ane zukala dhyAnathI upayAga mUkatAM teone jAtismaraNa jJAna upajyuM. tarataja garbhAdharanA dvArA kheAlavAmAM AvyA. chae jaNA mahIkuMvarI pAse AvyA. mahIkuMvarIe kahyuM ke hu saMsAra bhayathI udvega pAmI chuM ane dIkSA levA cAhu chuM. kheAle HtamArI zI IcchA che? badhAe dIkSA levAnuM vacana ApyuM. teo rAjyamAM jaI peAtAnA putrAne rAjya soMpI dokSA levAnuM kahIne gayA. malIkuMvarI dIkSA levA tatpara thaI. varasIdAna ApavuM zarU karyuM. devatAnuM Asana caLyuM, leAkAntika devA AvyA. dhamamA` pravartAvavAnI udmASaNA karI. mAtApitAe dIkSAnI rajA ApI. sonArUpAnA kaLazeA anAvarAvI mallI tIrthaMkaranA abhiSeka karAvyA, IMdroe dIkSA mahotsava ujavyA. sahastravana udyAnamAM azekavRkSa pAse AvIne mahIprabhue svayaMmeva paMcamuSTi loca karyAM, ane teo pravarjita thayA. chae rAjAe tathA kuMbharAjA mallI prabhunuM vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavA AvyA. kuMbharAjA zrAvaka thayA. chae rAjAee dIkSA lIdhI. mIprabhune dIkSA lIdhA bAda tarataja manaHpava jJAna sanna thayuM. sakhta tapa japa karI, cApana hAra varSa sudhI saMyama pALI, teo kevaLajJAna, kevaLa danane pAmyA. ane eka hajAra varSa sudhI kevaLa pravA~mAM rahI, avyAbAdha evI meAkSagatine prApta thayA. mallInAtha prabhunA saMdha parivAramAM 40 hajAra sAdhuo, 55 hajAra"sAdhvI, 183 hajAra zrAvako ane 370 hajAra zrAvikA hatA. sAra--mahAna tapazcaryAM ane sayamane sevatA chatAM, mAyAthI tIrthaMkara Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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245 jevAne paNa strIpaNuM prApta thayuM ane jenAgamamAM eka acheTuM gaNAyuM. mATe mAyAthI virakta banavAne A vArtA sau koIne bedha Ape che. 176 mahApa. gajapura nagaramAM paDyottara nAme rAjA hatA. temane jvAlA nAmanI rANI hatI. temane be putro thayA. 1 viSNakumAra, 2 mahApadma. viSNukumAre pitAnI hayAtimAM ja dIkSA lIdhI hatI. jyAre mahApa mahA samartha heI navamA cakravartI thayA. pitAe paNa dIkSA levAthI teoe rAjyAsane AvI chakhaMDanI sAdhanA karI. temane namucI nAme eka pradhAna hatA. te jaina dharmano TheSI hatA. ekavAra te pradhAna thayA pahelAM dharma nAmanA rAjAnI yavaMtI nAmaka nagarImAM suvrata nAmanA AcArya sAthe dharmacarcA karavA gayo hato, tyAM te parAjaya pAme, tethI teNe rAtrine vakhate te munine saMhAra karavAno vicAra karyo, paraMtu zAsanadevanA prabhAve te te sthaLe sthaMbhI gayo. savAra thatAM lekee tene tiraskAra karyo; rAjAe tyAMthI tene kADhI mUke; AgaLa jatAM te mahApa cakravartIne pradhAna the. ahiM teNe yamadurga nagaranA baLasiMha nAmaka mAMDalika rAjAnuM baMDa samAvyuM, tethI prasanna thaIne cakravartIe tene InAma mAgavAnuM kahyuM. te InAma prasaMge mAgI levAnuM pradhAne jaNAvyuM. e arasAmAM pelA suvatAcArya te nagaramAM padhAryA eTale peluM vacana yAda karI pradhAne pitAne mAtra 7 divasanuM rAjya ApavAnuM cakravartIne kahyuM. mahApadme te kabula karyuM. pradhAne eka me yajJa AraMbhyo, te vakhate teNe suvatAcArya pAse bheTayuM mAgyuM; paNa jena muni pAse zuM hoya ? eTale pradhAne temane potAnA rAjyanI hada choDI javAnuM kahyuM. A vakhate cakravartInA bhAI viSNukumAra, jeo sAdhu thayA hatA teo tyAM hatA, temaNe pitAnI labdhi vaDe namucI pradhAnane jamInamAM dATI dIdhe. pAchaLathI tenuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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246 prAyazcita laI kaivalyajJAna pAmI teo mekSamAM gayA. mahApa tyArabAda dIkSA lIdhI ane sakhta tapazcaryA zarU karI. chevaTe 30 hajAra varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI mahApa kaivalyajJAna pAmI mekSamAM gayA. 177 prabhu mahAvIra, magadha dezanA kSatriyakuMDa nagaramAM siddhArtha rAjAnI rANuM trizalAdevInI kukSie zrI mahAvIra prabhu AjathI lagabhaga aDhI hajAra varSa pahelAM citra zudi terase janmyA hatA. mahAvIra prabhune janma thavAthI rAjyamAM agaNita dhana dhAnyanI vRddhi thaI tethI temanuM nAma vardhana mAnakumAra pADavAmAM AvyuM. prabhu mahAvIranA cha RSabhadeva bhagavAnanA vakhatamAM bharataputra maricInA bhAvamAM pite vAsudeva, cakravartI tathA tIrthaMkara thaze, tenuM abhimAna karyuM hatuM, tethI teo brAhmaNakuMDagrAmamAM rUSabhadatta brAhmaNane* tyAM tenI devAnaMdA brAhmaNanA garbhamAM utpanna thayA hatA. paraMtu tIrthaMkare kadApi bhikSuka kuLamAM janma pAme nahi, tethI hariNagamelI deve prabhu mahAvIranA jIvanuM 83mI rAtrie devAnaMdAnI kakSimAMthI sAharaNa karyuM, ane te garbha trizalAdevInI kukSimAM mUke, ane tyAM prabhu mahAvIrane janma thayo. (Ama garbha ulaTAvavAmAM paNa hariNagameSI devane hetu hatuM. mAtra anyAya ja na hato. kAraNa ke pUrve devAnaMdA ane trizalA bane derANI jeThANu hatA ane devAnaMdAe potAnI derANI trizalAne ratnane karaMDI chAne mAna cerI lIdho hato. trizalAnA che te vakhate ghaNuM kahyuM, chatAM devAnaMdAe te ratnane karaMDI pAcho Ayo nahi; paNa pacAvI pADyo. te nikAcita kamane A vakhate udaya AvavAthI devAnaMdAne ratnasamAna prabhu mahAvIrano jIva deve sAharaNa karyo.) garbhamAM trizalA bhAtAne duHkha * tIrthakara hamezAM kSatriyakuLamAM ja janme che. zAstrakAroe brAhmaNakuLane bhikSukakuLa gaNa bha. mahAvIranA saMbaMdhamAM anaMtakALe A ahevuM (Azcarya) thayuM mAnyuM che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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247 thAya tethI prabhue ekavAra halanacalana baMdha rAkhyuM, pariNAme trizalAne garbhanI phIkara thaI ke garbha jIvatuM haze ke nahi; tethI mAtAnA saMtoSanI khAtara prabhu mahAvIre garbhamAM halanacalananI kriyA karI. Ama garbhamAMthI ja prabhue mAtA parano apUrva prema batAvavA mAMDe. janma thayA bAda temaNe potAnI TacalI AMgaLI vaDe meru parvatane DagAvyo; A parAkrama joIne devoe vardhamAnakumAranuM nAma "mahAvIra' pADayuM. trIza varSa sudhI mahAvIra gRhasthAvAsamAM rahyA. yazodA nAmanI strIthI temane priyadarzanA nAme eka putrI thaI. gRhasthAvAsa chatAM temanuM jIvana te sadAya sAdhu jIvana jevuM ja hatuM. sarva karmathI mukta thavA temaNe mAtApitAnI AjJA mAgI; paraMtu putra parano atula prema, tethI mAtA pitAe rajA na ApI, eTale temanI AjJAnI khAtara teo gheDe vakhata saMsAramAM rahyA. tyArabAda temanA mAtApitA gujarI gayA eTale temaNe dIkSA levA mATe meTA bhAI naMdIvardhananI AjJA mAgI, bhAI parano atizaya sneha eTale naMdIvardhane jaNAvyuM ke bhAI! mAtApitA te hamaNuM ja svargavAsa pAmyA che, vaLI tamArA viyoganuM duHkha mane kyAM Ape che? kRpA karI A rAjagAdI bhoga. prabhu mahAvIre rAjagAdI nahi bhagavatAM dIkSA levAno bhAva pradarzita karyo. naMdIvardhane be varSa rokAvAnuM kahyuM. prabhu mahAvIra be varSa vadhu rokAyA. ane 30 varSa bAda tarata ja prabhu mahAvIra rAjavaibhava, strI, putrI, bhAI, anucara e sarvano tyAga karI jagata jIvonA kalyANa arthe dIkSA laI cAlI nIkaLyA. eja vakhate prabhune mana:paryavajJAna prApta thayuM. dIkSA samaye prabhune idra eka deva duSya (vastra) ApyuM hatuM, paraMtu teo eTalI badhI tIvra vairAgyadazAne pAmyA hatA ke e vastra huM ziyALAmAM paherIza evo vicAra sarakhoye temaNe kadI karyo na hato. te vastra tera mahinA sudhI prabhunA khabhA para paDI rahyuM hatuM. game tevI sakhta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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248 TADha hoya, te paNa prabhu kadI hAtha saMkecatA nahi, sakhta unALo heya, chatAM prabhu te sthaLe khullA page ubhA rahI tapa karatA hatA. dIkSA vakhate prabhune karavAmAM AvelA sugaMdhI dravyanA vilepathI bhamarA, madhamAkha vagere aneka jaMtuo cAra mAsa sudhI DaMkha mArI lehI cUsatA hatA, chatAM zrI prabhue temane uDADavAne jarA paNa prayAsa karyo na hato. bhagavAna I vakhata nirjana jhuMpaDAomAM, pANI pIvAnI parabamAM, luhAra vagerenI keDemAM, athavA ghAsanI gaMjIo nIce rahetA; keI vakhate bAgamAM, parAmAM ke zaheramAM rahetA, ane koI kaIvAra smazAna, nirjana sthaLa, jhADa, guphAo vagere ThekANe rahetA, jyAM temane aneka prakAranA parisaha paDatAM. jyAre prabhu anArya dezamAM gayA hatA, tyAre te temanA para AvelA parisaha avarNana niya hatA. anArya vastI, dharmane kaI samaje nahi, eTale prabhu vaheravA jAya te AhAranA badale mAra, ane pANIne badale prahAra maLatA. prabhunI pAchaLa anArya ke kUtarA doDAve, prabhune karaDAve, kaI lAkaDI bhAre, koI patthara pheke, evI dazAne A kSamAsAgara prabhu Atma kalyANanA sAdhanabhUta gaNI A sarva samabhAve sahana kare. devoe paNa prabhune dhyAnathI caLAvavA, sarpanA, vichInA, hAthInA, siMhanA ema aneka rUpe karI khUba parisaha Apelo, paNa karUNAsiMdhu zrI prabhu e sarva sahana karatA. tripRSTha vAsudevanA bhavamAM prabhu mahAvIranA jIve eka zavyApAlakanA kAnamAM unuM dhagadhagatuM sIsuM reDAvyuM hatuM, te mahAna nikAcita kamane udaya prabhune A bhavamAM Avyo hato. ekavAra prabhu mahAvIra kAyotsarga dhyAnamAM hatA, tevAmAM koI eka bharavADa potAnA be baLadene prabhunI samIpamAM caratA mUkI cAlyo gayo. baLada caratA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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249 caratA dUra jatA rahyA. bharavADe AvIne pUchyuM, he jogI, mahArA baLado kayAM che? paNa dhyAnastha prabhu zAnA uttara Ape ! bharavADe dhAryuM ke A dhUtArAe jarUra mArA baLado saMtADyA haze, tema mAnI tene ghaNe krodha caDyo ane prabhunA kAnamAM vRkSanA khIlA ThekayA. AthI prabhune dArUNa vedanA thaI, chatAM prabhue tenA para jarA paNa reSa karyo nahi. ghaNA devoe temane sahAya ApavA mATe kahyuM. paNa prabhue kaheluM ke tIrthakare koinI sahAya IcachatA nathI. AvI rIte prabhue sADAbAra varSa ane eka pakhavADIyA sudhI sakhta tapa japa dhyAna dharyuM. teTalI mudatamAM temaNe mAtra 349 divasa ja AhAra lIdhe hite. eka upavAsathI mAMDIne cha cha mAsa sudhInA upavAsa karyA hatA. eka abhigraha pAMca mAsa pacIsa divasano thayo hato. je caMdanabALAe pUre karAvyo hato. AvI ghora tapazcaryA karI prabhu mahAvIra vaizAka zudi 10 me jaMka gAmanI bahAra AvelI juvAlikA nAmanI nadInA taTa upara kaivalya jJAna, kaivalya darzanane pAmyA. tyArabAda jagata jIvonA kalyANa mATe upadeza zarU karyo. sAdhu, sAdhvI, zrAvaka ane zrAvikA e cAra tIrthanI sthApanA karI ane jagatamAM ahiMsA, satya, dayA, parepakAra, kSamA, brahmacarya, aikya e uttama tAnuM svarUpa batAvI jagatane kalyANane paMthe vALavAne rasto batAvyuM. prabhu mahAvIra A jainazAsananA chellA tIrthaMkara thayA. temanA parivAramAM IdrabhUti (gautama) pramukha 14000 muni, caMdanabALA pramukha 36 000 sAdhvI, zaMkhajI, zataka pramukha 159000 zrAvaka, sulasA, revatI pramukha 318000 zrAvikA, 700 kevaLajJAnI, 700 vaikeyI labdhidhArI, 1300 avadhijJAnI, 500 mana:paryavajJAnI, 300 cauda pUrvadhArI vagere hatA. temaNe jaina dharmane deza paradezamAM vijaya vAvaTo pharakAvyo ane 30 varSa kevalya pravajyamAM rahI prabhu mahAvIra 72 varSanI ummare Azo vadi 0)) ne divase zukala dhyAnane bhAvatAM nirvA zupadane pAmyA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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250 zramaNapaNuM a'gIkAra karyAM pachI, mekSa prApti thatA sudhInA 42 cAturmAMsa bha. mahAvIre nIcenAM sthaLeAmAM karyA hatA. 1 asthigrAme, 3 pRca'pAmAM, 12 vaizAlI vANIya grAmamAM, 14 nAlaMdA-rAjagRhamAM, mithilAmAM, 2 drikA nagarImAM, 1 AlabhikA nagarImAM 1 anya anizcita sthAne, 1 zrAvastimAM 1 apApA nagarImAM. chelluM cAturmAMsa bhagavAne apApA nagarImAM hastipALa rAjAnI zukazALAmAM karyuM. te vakhate prabhue potAnA nirvANu samaya najIkamAM AvyA jANI sALa prahara sudhI askhalita dezanA ApI, je sAMbhaLavA aDhAra dezanA rAjA hAjara hatA. A dezanA parathI gaNadhara devAe dvAdazAMgI sUtreAnI racanA karI hatI. 178 mahAzataka. rAjagRha nagarImAM mahAzataka nAme gAthApati hatA. te mahA RddhivaMta hatA, temane revatI pramukha tera strao hatI. ekadA prabhu mahAvIra padhAravAthI mahAzataka vaMdana karavA gayA. prabhunA sadmadhathI te vairAgya pAmyA ane prabhu pAse khAravrata aMgIkAra karI dha dhyAna karavA lAgyA. divasa ane rAtrinA ghaNA bhAga mahAzataka dharma dhyAnamAM vItAvatA hAvAthI revatIne A gamatuM nahi, temaja adhurAmAM purU' tene zAkayAnuM paNa pUrepUruM sAla hatuM. tethI te mahAzataka sAthe saMpUrNa sukha bhogavI zakatI na hatI. bIjI strIo pratye dinapratidina revatInI adekhAI vadhatI hatI, tethI teNe A bAre strIone mArI nAkhavAnA, ane te darekanI ekeka kroDa sAnAmhArA ane gAkula peAtAne svAdhIna karI levAnA saMkalpa karyAM. ceAgya vakhate barAbara taka sAdhIne A raivatIe tenI khAre Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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251 zokane, jherI padArthanA prayogathI mArI nAkhI, ane sarva lakSmI pitAne svAdhIna karIne te mahAzataka sAthe sukha bhogavavA lAgI. revatI ekalI rahevAthI ane tene khUba paise maLavAthI te chakI gaI, eTaluM ja nahi paNa te svacchaMdI banIne dArU, mAMsa ItyAdinI paNa vyasanI banI gaI. eka vAra rAjA zreNike rAjagRhi nagarImAM DhaMDhero pITAvI jAhera karyuM ke mArA rAjyamAM koIe paMcaeNkiya jIvonI hiMsA karavI nahi. AthI mAMsabhakSI revatIne ghaNuM lAgI AvyuM. pitAne mAMsa khAvAnuM vyasana, te vagara cAle ja nahi. eTale te pitAnI gazALA (gekula)mAMthI rAja babbe gAyane kapAvI tenuM mAMsa bhakSaNa karavA lAgI. vakhata jatAM mahAzataka gRha kArabhAra pitAnA putrane seMpI, nivRtta banI pauSadhazALAmAM dharmadhyAna karavA lAgyA. revatI eka vakhata madirApAna karIne, viSayAsakta banI pauSadhazALAmAM mahAzataka pAse AvI, ane teNe pitAnI sAthe bhoga bhogavavAnuM mahAzatakane AmaMtraNa karyuM. mahAzataka dharma kAryamAM lIna hatA. temaNe revatIne kaMI paNa uttara Apyo nahi. revatI to vadhAre vikrAla banIne vAraMvAra mahAzatakane bhoga bhegavavAnuM kahevA lAgI. chatAM mahAzataka kaMI paNa bolyA nahi. ane nirAza thaIne revatI tyAMthI cAlI gaI. samaya jatAM mahAzatake 11 pratimA dhAraNa karI, tapa karatAM temanuM zarIra durbaLa thayuM eTale mahAzatake saMthAre karyo. AtmAnA zubha dhyAnamAM pravartatAM mahAzatakane avadhijJAna utpanna thayuM. pharI pAchI revatI, madirAmAM cakacura banIne mahAzataka pAse AvI, ane potAnI sAthe bhoga bhogavavAnuM mahAzatakane kahyuM. mahAzatake javAba na Ape. tethI vAraMvAra te kahevA lAgI. AthI mahAzatakane krodha caDyo, temaNe revatIne kahyuM, he mAMsabhakSI revatI, AjathI tuM sAtame divase rogagrasta thaIne maraNa pAmIza, ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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252 pahelI narakamAM corAzI hajAra varSanI sthitie upajIza. A sAMbhaLI revatI dina banI gaI, ane bhayabhIta banI kalpAMta karavA lAgI. pariNAme te rogagrasta banI. sAta rAtri thatAM te maraNa pAmI, ane pahelI narake gaI te samaye prabhu mahAvIra padhAryA. "mahAzatake revatI pratye vAparelA aghaTita zabdo zrAvakane belavA kalpe nahi te vAta mahAzatakane karavA ane tenuM prAyazcita levaDAvavA mATe zrI gautamane mahAzataka pAse mokalyA. gautamane dekhI mahAzatake vaMdana karyuM. zrI gautame aghaTita zabdonuM mahAzatakane prAyazcita karAvyuM. mahAzataka prAyazcita laI vizuddha thayA. anukrame dharmanuM yathAyogya ArAdhana karI, eka mAsane saMthAro bhogavI mahAzataka kALa karIne pahelA devalokamAM gayA. tyAMthI teo mahAvideha kSetramAM janma pAmI mokSa gatine prApta karaze. 179 mahAna kRSNakumArI te rAjagRhinA zreNika rAjAnI rANI ane mahAsena kumAranI mAtA hatI. putra maraNanA zekathI kAlI rANInI mAphaka teNe mahAvIradeva pAse cAritra lIdhuM; ane vardhamAna tapa zarU karyo. te evI rIte ke -1 AyaMbila, 1 upavAsa, 2 AyaMbila 1 upavAsa ema AyaMbilamAM ekeka vadhe ane te upara 1 upavAsa kare, ema 100 AyaMbila eka sAthe karyA. bIje tapa paNa ghaNe karyo. caMdanabALA gurUNIne pUchI temaNe saMthAro karyo; saMthArAmAM zikhelA 11 aMganI sajajhAya (svAdhyAya) karatAM, eka mAsanA anazanane aMte 17 varSa cAritra pALI teo mokSamAM gayA. 180 munisuvrata svAmI vIsamA tIrthaMkara, rAjagRha nagaranA sumitra rAjAnI padmAvatI rANunI kukSimAM, dazamA prANata devalokamAMthI avIne zrAvaNa zudi pUname utpanna thayA. mAtAne cauda svapna AvyAM. garbhakALa puro Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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253 thaye cha vadi aSTamIe prabhuno janma thayo. 56 kumArikA devI e sUtikAkarma karyuM. Ikoe janmotsava ujavyo. garbhasamaya daramyAna sumitra rANuM sArAM vatavALA thayA hatA, te parathI putranuM "munisuvata' evuM nAma pADayuM. yauvana prApta thatAM muni suvatakumAre prabhAvatI Adi aneka rAjakanyAo sAthe pANagrahaNa karyuM. prabhAvatIne eka suvrata nAme putra thayo hato. sADA sAta hajAra varSanI uMmare munisuvrata pitAnI gAdIe beThA. sADA sAta hajAra varSa rAjya bhogavyuM. te pachI varasI dAna ApI temaNe eka hajAra purUSo sAthe phAgaNa zudi AThame saMyama grahaNa karyo. 11 mAsa chadmasthapaNAmAM rahyA pachI prabhune phAgaNa vadi bAraze kaivalyajJAna thayuM. munisuvrata svAmInA saMdha parivAramAM 30 hajAra sAdhuo, 50 hajAra sAdhvIo, 172 hajAra zrAvake ane 350 hajAra zrAvikAo hatA. 15000 varSa cAritra pALI 30 hajAra varSanuM AyuSya pUrNa karI eka mAsanA anazane, sametazikhara para eka hajAra purUSo sAthe prabhu jeTha vadi 9nA roja siddha thayA. 181 mRgAputra. (vairAgyavaMta) sugrIva nAmanuM nagara hatuM. tyAM baLabhadra nAme rAjA hato. tenI rANunuM nAma mRgAvatI. tene eka putra thayo. nAma mRgAputra. rAjyanI samRddha sAmagrIonA upabhogathI vRddhi pAmatA mRgAputra bAlyAvasthA vitAvI yuvAvasthAne pAmyA. tyAre teo aneka rAjakanyAne paraNyA ane temanI sAthe sukha bhogavatA samaya pasAra karavA lAgyA. madhyAhane samaya che, mRgAputra jamI paravArI potAnA rAjya mahelanI eka aTArImAM besI nagaranI carcA jaI rahyA che, AvatAM jatAM manuSyo tarapha nihALe che. tevAmAM tyAM AgaLathI pasAra thatAM eka mahAna Atma yegI munivara temanA jevAmAM AvyA. muninI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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254 cAlavAnI zAMta gati, temanA paheraveza, temanuM caLakatuM lalATa joI mRgAputra te muninA sAme animeSa netre joI ja rahyA. pUrva sarakAranA baLe mRgAputrane lAgyuM ke pUrve meM AvuM svarUpa kayAMka joyuM che. muni svarUpanA bhAva ciMtavatA ciMtavatA mRgAputrane jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM. pUrvabhavamAM pAte pALeluM cAritra yAda AvyuM. saMsAra upara tatkALa temane arUci thaI. ane janma maraNanA pherAthI mukta thavAnA temaNe draDha saMkalpa karyAM. tarataja teo pitA pAse AvyA ane kahyuM: he mAtA pitA, mhane pUrvI bhavanuM smaraNa thayuM che. tiryaMcayeAnimAM janmI meM dhaNA dhaNA du:khA bhAgavyAM che. ane cAritra pALavAthI huM manuSyabhava pAmyA chuM; eTale mahAna puNyanA paribaLe prApta thayele A manuSya bhava huM saMsAranA rAga, raMga, mAha mAyAmAM veDaphI devA mAgatA nathI. huM saMsAra bhayathI trAsa pAmyA chuM, mATe mhane dIkSA levAnI rajA Ape!. vaLI atyAre je sukha huM bhAgavuM chuM te paNa kSaNika ane asthira che. A rAjavaibhava, bAdazAhI mahelAtA, akhUTa dhana, dhAnyanA koThArA, bAga, bagIyAe, sAnuM, rUpuM, hIrA, mANeka, strI, putra, bhAIbahena, emAMnI eka paNa cIja sAthe AvavAnI nathI. A zarIra pazu sAthe AvavAnuM nathI. mAtra jIve karelAM pApa ane puNyaja parabhave jIvanA sAthI che. vaLI jema kAI dharamAM Aga lAgI hoya, ane sAduM rUpuM hIrA mANeka ke je kAMI sAra vastuo kADhI levAmAM Ave che, tema A saMsAramAM paNa janma, jarA, mRtyuno dAvAnaLa saLagI rahyo che. ane have samajyA pachI eka kSaNa huM temAM Asakta rahevA Icchato nathI. mATe huM mAtApitA, mane saharSe dIkSA levAnI rajA Ape. mAtApitA khAlyAH--he putra, tuM sukomaLa che, te haju taDakA chAMyaDA joyA nathI. cAritra pALavuM ghaNuM duSkara che. cAritra e taravAranI dhAra jevuM che, leDhAnA caNA cAvavA barAbara che. eka agAdha Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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215 jaLanA samudra bhujA vaDe taravA duSkara, tema saMsArarUpI samudra taravA dhaNA ja kaThina che. saMyama mArgomAM AvatAM upasarvAM, pariSahA e bhayAnaka che. garama pANI pIvuM, jamInapara sUI rahevuM, tApamAM udhADA page kravu, TADhamAM pUratAM vastro na maLe, mAthe kezanA loca karavA, chakAya jIvanI dayA pALavI, satya khelavuM, rajA vagara eka saLI sarakhI paNa na levAya, A yauvanakALamAM brahmaca` pALavuM, sa parigraha, mAyA, mamatA, meAhanA tyAga karavA, kSudhA, tRSA, TADha, tApa DAMsa, macchara, sap` AdinA parisaMhe ArAthI sahana nahi thai zake; mATe he putra, dIkSA levAnuM mulatavI rAkhI A vipula bhega sAdhane maLyAM che, tene sukhapUrvaka bhAgavA, ane vRddhAvasthA pAmatA khuzIthI saMyama mAgane grahaNa karajo. mRgAputre javAba ApyA. he mAtApitA, maLelI sarva sAmathronA tyAga karavA temAMja kharI vIratA- tyAga bhAvanA rahelI che. vaLI manuSyathI anaMtagaNI riddhi devagatimAM A jIve anekavAra meLavo che. tenAthI paNa A jIva dharAyA nathI tA A kSaNika riddhi, bhAga upabhAgeAthI zuM dharAvAnA hatA ? jenA hRdayakabATA, jJAnacakSu khulI gayAM che, je dRDha che, nispRddhi che tene jagatamAM kaI paNa muzkela hotuM nathI; mAtra AtmabaLanI divya nyAta prakAzatAM badhI muzkelIo, upasarvAMnA aMta AvI jAya che. vaLI he mAtA, A jIve kayAM duHkha sahana nathI karyuM? nArakI tiryaMca ane manuSya gatinA anaMta du:kha A jIve anaMtavAra bhAgavyA che. narkanI dhagadhagatI bhImAM anaMtavAra paDayA chu, vALukA nadInI agni jevI dhagadhagatI retImAM mane ana tIvAra bALyA che, jhADa upara udhe mastake bAMdhI paramAdhAmIe mane karavata vaDe kApyA che. kAMTAvALA zAmalI vRkSa sAthe baMdhA dhaNI vedanA meM bhAgavI che. zeraDInI mAphaka mane dhANImAM pIlyA che, taravAra, bhAlA pharasI vaDe mArA rAI rAI jevaDA TukaDA karyAM che. e vakhate mArA AkraMda, mhArA vilApa kANu sAMbhaLe mAtA ? gADA sAthe jotarAine, haLa sAthe ghasaDAine, pANIne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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256 badale dhagadhagatA trAMbA sIsAnA rasa pIne, AhArane badale mahAra zarIranuM mAMsa khAIne, meM atI vedanA bhegAvI che. e apAra duHkhanuM varNana zuM karuM mAtA? mahArA AtmAnuM tame bhaluM icchatA he, mahane evA duHkhamAMthI bacAvavA mAgatA he, te he mAtApitA, mahane AnaMdapUrvaka dIkSita thavA gho. mRgAputrane apUrva vairAgya, henA aMtaranI saMsArabhayanI ugatA, tenA cAritranI hiMmata e vagerethI tenA mAtA pitA khuza thayA ane dIkSAnI rajA ApI. - mRgAputra dIkSita thayA, sarva sukha vaibhane temaNe tyAga karyo ane Atma dhyAnamAM vicAravA lAgyA. ugra tapazcaryA, akhaMDa saMyama sAdhanA, vizuddha kriyAo vaDe jIvananuM zreya sAdhatAM sAdhatAM, kSaka zreNimAM pravezI mRgAputra kaivalyajJAna, kaivalya darzanane pAmyA ane lakA siddha thayA. 182 mRgaleDhIo (mRgAputra 2) jaMbudvIpanA bharatakSetramAM zatadvAra nAmanI nagarI hatI. te nagarIne so daravAjA hatA. temAM dhanapati nAme rAjA rAjya karatA hato. te nagaranA agni khUNAmAM vijaya vardhamAna nAmanuM gAma hatuM. te gAmamAM ekAI rAThoDa nAme ThAra hato. tenA nIce bIjA pAMcaso gAma hatA. ekAI rAThoDa ghaNe kara, julmI ane adharmI hatA. te pApa ke puNyane gaNato ja nahi. te raiyatane nIcovI, anyAyathI kara ugharAvI paisA ekaThA karavAnuM ja mAtra zIkho Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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257 hato, eTaluM ja nahi paNa gAmamAM corIo karAvI, raste jatAM lakone luMTI, potAnI tijorImAM dhana bheguM karato. prajA tenAthI trAsa trAsa pikArI rahI hatI. chatAM te beparavAha banIne prajAne nirdhana banAvI, duHkhI karato ane pite svachaMdapaNe moja zokha karI divaso vitAvatA hatA. ekavAra A ekAI rAThoDanA zarIramAM soLa prakAranA mahA rega utpanna thayA, rAThoDa duHkhathI pIDAvA lAge. gAmamAM DhaMDhero pITAvI ghaNuM vaida dAktarone upacAra arthe teNe teDAvyA, paraMtu tene eka paNa roga maTe nahi. mahAvedanA pAmI, aDhIso varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI te pApakarmanA udayathI maraNa pAmIne ratnaprabhA nAme pahelI narakamAM gayo. tyAMthI nIkaLIne, te mRgAgAma nAmanA nagaramAM vijayakSatriya rAjAnI mRgAvatI rANInI kukSimAM putrapaNe utpanna thayA. utpanna thatAM ja mRgAvatI rANunA zarIramAM atula vedanA thaI. je divase mRgAvatInA zarIramAM A garbha Avya, teja divasathI vijayakSatriya rAjAnI prIti mRgAvatI uparathI ochI thaI. mRgAvatIe vicAra karyo ke rAjA bhArApara pahelAM ghaNI ja prIti rAkhatA. paraMtu jyArathI A garbha peTamAM Avyo che, tyArathI rAjAnI mArA para aprIti thaI che, mATe A garbhane auSadha vagerethI pADI nAkhavo, ema dhArI te garbhapAtane mATe ghaNA upacAra karavA lAgI, chatAM garbhapatana thayuM nahi, tethI te udAsIna bhAve rakSaNa karavA lAgI. te bALakane garbhAvasthAmAMthI bhasmAgni nAmano roga thayo hato. tethI bALaka je vastune AhAra kare te vastu tatkALa vidhvaMsa thaIne rakta (lohI) thaI jAya. nava mAsa pUrNa thatAM mRgAvatIe te putrane janma Apyo. nAma mRgAputra. janmatAMja te AMdhaLo, here, meMge, aMgopAMga rahita, mAtra Iyine AkAra rUpe hate. AvuM bhayaMkara bALaka joine mRgAvatIe bhayabhIta banI, trAsa pAmIne tene ukaraDAmAM pheMkI devAno vicAra karyo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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58 rAjAne vAta jaNAvI. prathamanA ja A putra hAvAthI tene mAravAthI bIjA bALako nahi jIve, ema rAjAe abhiprAya ApavAthI patinI AjJA mAnI rANI tenuM rakSaNa karavA lAgI. mRgAvatIe te bALakane eka bhAMyarAmAM rAkhyuM, ane rAja tene AhAra ApavA lAgI. bALaka AhAra kare ke tarata ja te leAhI thaI jAya, ane pharI te aAhInA bALaka AhAra kare. AvI durgaMdhamaya narka samAna sthiti bhAgavatA A kumAra divaseA vyatIta karatA hatA. ekadA prastAve zramaNa bhagavaMta zrI mahAvIra prabhu mRgA gAmanA caMdanapAdapa nAmanA udyAnamAM padhAryAM. vijayarAjA ane piraSad vaMdana karavA AvI. te vakhate te gAmamAM rahetA eka janmAMdha bhIkhArI, jenA mhAMpara puSkaLa mAMkhIyA baNabaNatI hatI te potAnI sAthenA eka dekhatA mANasanI sahAyathI prabhunI sabhAmAM AvyA. prabhue badhAne dhadezanA ApI. sau vaMdana karI potapotAnA sthAnake gayAM. te samaye prabhunA paTTa ziSya zrI gautamasvAmI pelA adha mANasane dekhI utpanna thayelA vicArAnA niya karavA prabhu pAse AvyA. temaNe vinayapUrNAMka pUchyuM. he prabhu, bIjI koI strIe pelA janmAMdha mANasanI jema bIjA kAI evA bALakane janma ApyA che ? prabhue kahyuM. hA, devAnupriya. A gAmamAM vijayakSatriya rAjAne tyAM mRgAvatI rANIne eka putra avataryo che. je janmathI AMdhaLeA, mherA, muMgA, lulo che, je potAnA zarIranAM mAMsa lehI ItyAdine vAravAra AhAra kare che. vaLI tene eka gupta bhoMyarAmAM rAkhavAmAM AvyA che. gautamasvAmIne A kathana sAMbhaLavAthI tene jovAne vicAra thayA ane prabhunI AjJA meLavI teo mRgAvatIne tyAM gayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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250 zrI gautamasvAmIne dekhI mRgAvatI AnaMda pAmI. premapUrvaka namaskAra karI AgamananuM kAraNa pUchyuM. zrI gautame mRgAvatInA putrane jevAnI IcchA jaNAvI. mRgAvatIe pitAnA bIjA cAra putrone temanI pAse lAvI batAvyA. gautame kahyuM -A putro nahi, paraMtu tame je gupta bhayarAmAM rAkhe che, tene jovAnI mahArI IcchA che. mRgAvatI Azcarya pAmI. vAta kayAMthI jANI, te pUchyuM. gautame javAba Apya-mahArA dharmAcArya trikALajJAnI zrI mahAvIra prabhunA kahevAthI. mRgAvatIe batAvavA kahyuM ane pitAnI pAchaLa pAchaLa vastra ADuM rAkhIne AvavA jaNAvyuM. mRgAvatI eka lhAnI gADI laI temAM khAvAnI vastuo mUkI kheMcatI kheMcatI bheMyarAmAM dAkhala thaI gautamasvAmI paNa tenI pAchaLa pAchaLa cAlyA ane teo bALaka pAse AvyAM. bALakanI sthIti jotAM ja gautamasvAmI camakyA ane karmanA acaLa siddhAMta para vicAra karavA lAgyA. pUrvabhavamAM A mRgAputre mahAna pApa karma uparALyuM haze jenA vaDe A nArakI jevuM dukha bhogave che. tyAra bAda gautamasvAmI tyAMthI prabhu pAse gayA. sarva vAta vidita karI. mRgAputra pUrvabhava pUche. prabhu mahAvIre tene pUrvabhava (zarUAtanI vArtAmAM kahyo te) kahI saMbhaLAvyo. tyAra pachInI sthIti zrI gautame pUchI. zrI prabhue uttara Apyo -he gautama, mRgAputra 26 varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI siMha thaze, tyAMthI pahelI narake jaze. tyAMthI cyavI te gha (nALI) thaze. tyAMthI bIjI narakamAM jaze, tyAMthI pakSI thaze, tyAMthI trIjI narakamAM jaze, ema sAta naraka sudhI jaze. ema anaMta saMsAra paribhramaNa karatAM karatAM manuSya janmamAM AvIne dIkSA leze ane pahelA devalokamAM jaze. tyAMthI cyavI Akhare mahAvideha kSetramAM janmI mokSagatine pAmaze. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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260 183 mRgAvatI. te vizALA nagarInA ceTaka rAjAnI putrI hatI. tene kauzAMbI nagarInA rAjA zatAnika sAthe paraNAvI hatI. satIonI prazastimAM temanuM nAma mukhya che. ekavAra keI eka citrakAre mRgAvatInA suzobhita dehanuM svarupa cItarIne ujajayinInA rAjA caMDapradyotane batAvyuM, AthI kAmamAM hamezAM aMdha che evA ujjayinI patie kauzAMbI upara caDAI karI, te vakhate zatAnika rAjA bhayane mAryo atisAra regathI mRtyu pAmyo. mRgAvatIe samayasUcakatA vAparI caMDapradyotane kahevarAvyuM ke huM tamArI sAthe jarura lagna karIza. kAraNa ke ujjayinI jevI mahAnagarInI huM paTTarANI banuM e apUrva lAbha koNa gUmAve? paraMtu mAre bALaputra nAno che, jethI tene mATe kauzAMbI kille majabUta banAvo, temaja dhana, dhAnya tathA hathiyArethI zaherane samRddha kare, ke jethI mArA putrane koI duzmane harAvI na zake. pradyota rAjA mRgAvatInA A prapaMcamAM lobhAyo; ane zahera bahArathI badhI taiyArIo karavA lAge. te vakhate mRgAvatI nagarInA dvAra baMdha karAvI dIdhA. caMDapradyot pote chetarAya che, ema samajI te kauzAMbIne ghere ghAlI paDe. A sthitimAM mRgAvatIe have zuM karavuM tene nirNaya karyo. mULathI ja te saMskArI ane dhArmika hovAthI tenAmAM vairAgya bhAvanAnA AMdalane khaDA thayA. teNIe bha. mahAvIra pAse dIkSA levAno nirNaya karyo. e ja arasAmAM prabhu mahAvIra prAmAnugrAma vihAra karatAM kauzAMbInA udyAnamAM AvI samasaryAM. vAyuvege prabhu padhAryAnI vAta zaheramAM prasarI gaI. A vAta jANe mRgAvatIne anahada AnaMda thayo. teNe nagarInA dvAra tarata ja ughaDAvI nAkhyA ane te prabhu mahAvIranA darzane nIkaLI. bIjI tarapha caMDapradyota paNa prabhunI dezanAmAM Avyo. bha. mahAvIranI amRta sarakhI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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26. dezanA sAMbhaLI tamAma cho pita pitAnuM vaira bhUlI gayA; te mujaba caMDapradyotane vikAra ane mRgAvatI parano krodha zAMta thaI gaye. dezanA sAMbhaLI mRgAvatIe prabhune kahyuM -nAtha, ApanI vANuM kharekhara patino uddhAra karanArI che. prabhu ! huM ApanI pAse saMyama levA IcchuM chuM, to rAjA caMDapradyotanI AjJA laIne huM dIkSita banIza. tarataja mRgAvatI caMDapradyota pAse AvI ane bolI:rAjana, heme mArA pitA tUlya che, huM dIkSita thavA IcchuM chuM. ane A udAyanakumArane tamane soMpuM chuM. AjJA Ape to dIkSA lauM. game tevA vikArI ane pApI manuSya satInA ziyaLanA prakAza AgaLa zAMta banI jAya che te mujaba caMDapradyota zAMta ane nirvikArI banyoH teNe kahyuM putrI, khuzIthI heme dIkSA laI jaina mArga dipAve. huM tamArA putranuM rakSaNa karIza. A pramANe AjJA maLavAthI mRgAvatIe dIkSA lIdhI. mRgAvatI caMdanabALA sAdhvInI ziSyA banI. udAyanane kauzAMbIno rAjyAsane sthApI caMDapradyota pitAnA vatanamAM gaye. eka vakhata caMdra ane sUryadeva vimAnamAM besI prabhune vAMdavA AvyA hatA. te vakhate caMdanabALA paNa mRgAvatI sAthe prabhuvaMdanA AvyA hatA. potAne uThavAno samaya jANI caMdanabALA pitAnA upAzraye gayA. paNa mRgAvatI haju divasa che ema dhArI tyAM ja besI rahyA. caMdrasUrya tyAMthI vidAya thayA ke tarata ja rAtrI paDI, AthI bhaya pAmI mRgAvatI zIdhra upAzraye AvyA. te vakhate caMdanabALAe mRgAvatIne kahyuM ke tamArA jevI kalina sannArIne rAtre ekalAM bahAra rahevuM e zuM cagya che? mRgAvatIne pitAnI bhUlane pazcAttApa thaze. teNe caMdanabALAnI kSamA mAgI; chatAM pitAnI bhUlane DAdha hadayamAMthI khasyo nahi. mRgAvatI vadhu pazcAttApa karatAM zubha bhAvanAe caDyAM ane ghAtI karmane kSaya thatAM ja temane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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262 kaivalyajJAna thayuM. A vakhate caMdanabALAnI pathArI pAsethI sapa jato hato, te mRgAvatIe pitAnAM divya jJAna vaDe je, tethI temaNe caMdanabALAne hAtha uMce karyo. AthI caMdanabALAe jAgRta thaI tema karavAnuM kAraNa pUchayuMH mRgAvatIe kahyuM. ApanI pathArI pAse sarpa hato. caMdanabALA bolyAH hame A aMdhArI rAtre kema jANyuM? mRgAvatIe vivekapUrvaka javAba Apyo. mahAsatIjI, mahane ApanA pratApe kevaLajJAna thayuM che. A sAMbhaLI caMdanabALA camakyA ane vicAravA lAgyA ke ahe, meM kevaLInI AzAtanA karI. ema ciMtavatAM caMdanabALAne paNa kevalyajJAna thayuM. keTaloka samaya kevalya pravajyamAM gALI mRgAvatI mokSamAM gayA. 184 meghakumAra. saMdaryasamI rAjagRhI nagarIno mahArAjA zreNika eka divase savAramAM pitAnA rAjyabhavanamAM siMhAsana para atyaMta zoka sAgaramAM beTho hato. tenI mukhamudrA nisteja jaNAtI hatI. ane te kaI mahAna kArya pUrNa karavAnA manorathomAM magna hatA. te samaye abhayakumAra nAmano mahAbuddhizALI maMtrI ane suputra nityaniyama pramANe pitAzrInA pAyavaMdana karavA Avyo. zokamAM garakAva thayelA mahArAjAe kumArano satkAra na karyo. buddhivAna kumAre pitAzrInI zokajanya dazA nihALI ati namratAthI udAsInatAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM ane potAnI alpamati anusAra ISTa kArya siddha karavAnuM vacana ApyuM. mahArAjA zreNike sarva vAta nivedana karI. te ciMtA zAnI hatI? abhayakumAranI nAnI mAtA dhAriNuM devIne garbhAvasthAmAM akALe megha varasate jovAnI utkaTa IcchA thaI hatI, ane te IcchA pUrNa karavA ciMtAtura hatI. aharniza Ata dhyAna dhyAtI, divase divase te kSINa thatI jatI hatI. A vAtanI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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263 dAsI dvArA rAjA zreNikane khabara paDI. rAjA zreNika dohada pUrNa karavAnuM dhAriNuM rANuMne vacana ApIne pitAnA AvAsamAM ciMtAmagna beTho hato. pitAne AzvAsana ApyA bAda abhayakumAra vicAramAM paDyo. devatAnI sahAya vagara mAnavajAtinI magadUra nathI ke akALe megha pRthvI upara varasAvI zake. abhayakumAre potAnA pUrva paricayavALA pahelA devalokanA sudharma nAmanA devanuM smaraNa karavA pauSadha zALAmAM jaI aThama bhakta pauSadha karyo. tapanA prabhAvathI devanuM Asana calita thayuM. deva Avyo ane pitAne belAvavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM. abhayakumAre sarvavAta nivedana karI. vacana ApI deva gayo. ane dhAriNI devInI IcchA mujaba akALe meghanI vRSTi thaI. dhAriNI rANa zreNika rAjA sAthe nagara-udyAna vagere sthaLe pharI, ane varasAdathI ugelI vanaspati vagerenuM anupama sauMdarya nihALI saMtoSa pAmI. dohada pUrNa thayo ane te AnaMdathI garbhanuM rakSaNa karavA lAgI. savA nava mAse putrane janma thaye. rAjyamAM sarvatra AnaMda chavAI rahyo. garbhamAM meghane dehada utpanna thayo hato, tethI tenuM nAma meghakumAra pADavAmAM AvyuM. pAMca dhAvamAtAe ane aneka dAsIonA lAlanapAlana vaDe kumAra vadhavA lAgyA. nava varSe kaLAcArya pAse bhaNavA mUkyA ane 7ra kaLAmAM pravINa thayA. anukrame thavanAvasthA pAmyA, tyAre temane atyaMta saMdaryavAna, pavanarasa bharapura evI ATha strIo paraNavavAmAM AvI. eka dedipyamAna, suzobhita rAjyabhuvanamAM kumAra te saudaryamugdhA ramaNionA vilAsamAM AnaMda upabhoga karavA lAgyA. ekadA prastAve zramaNa bhagavaMta zrI mahAvIra prabhu prAmAnugrAma vihAra karatA rAjagRhI nagarInA udyAnamAM padhAryA. nagarajanonA ToLeToLAM prabhumahAvIranA darzana karavAne harSAtura vadane udyAna tarapha + DaheLA, icchA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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264 S javA lAgyAM. sukha vaibhavamAM magna rahelA meghakumAre rAjyabhuvananI aTArImAMthI A dRzya joyuM. arUcIne pUchatAM jANyuM ke prabhu mahAvIranAdana karavA mAnava medanI jAya che. mezvakumAra ha pAmyA. satvara snAna karI vastrAbhuSaNA paherI, samudAya sahita prabhunA darzana karavA nIkaLyA. udyAnamAM jaI, e caramatIrthaMkara zrI mahAvIra prabhune traNavAra pradakSiNA daI medhakumAre bhAvayukta vaMdana karyuM. zrI jagannAyaka deve zruta, cAritra, dharmanI dezanA ApI. mithyAtva, avRta, kaSAyathI jIva baMdhAya che ane jJAna cAritranI vizuddha kriyAothI jIva mukta dazAne pAme che, evA prabhunA apUrva upadezathI pariSad rajita thaI svasthAnake gaI. meghakumAra prabhunI adbhuta vANI sAMbhaLI atyaMta harSa pAmyA, ane namaskAra karI prabhu pratye e hAtha joDI kheAlyA:-he prabhu, mane nirgathanA pravacananI zraddA thaI che, te pratye saMpUrNa rUci thaI che. kiMtu he nAtha, mArA mAtApitAnI AjJA laIne huM ApanI pAse dIkSita thaIza. eTaluM kahI medhakumAra ucA, prabhune vaMdana karyuM ane parivAra sahita svasthAnake gayA. tyAMthI meghakumAra satvara mAtApitA pAse AvyA, ane sa vAta nivedana karI. dIkSA levAnI vAta sAMbhaLatAM dhAriNIdevIne pArAvAra du:kha thayuM. gAtrA zithila thavA lAgyAM, zarIra kapavA lAgyuM, ane putra viyAga thaze evA du:khAtpAdaka vicArAmAM ekadama sUSThita thaI ne jamIna para te DhaLI paDI. dAsadAsIo ekaThAM thaI zitaLa jaLa chAMTI upacAra karavA lAgyAM. keTalIka vAre te sAvadha thaI ne AkraMda ane vilApa karatI medhakumAra pratye kahevA lAgI. 'prANathI paNu adhika priya he putra, hArA kSaNa mAtra viyAga mArAthI sahana nahi thaI zake, jyAM sudhI mArA dehamAM prANa che, tyAM sudhI tame A manuSya saMbaMdhInA kAma bhAga sukhe sukhe bhAgavA. A vipula rAjya lakSmI, anupama sAMdaryavAna lalanAonA upabheAgamAM amUlya mAnava Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com '

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265 dehanuM sArthaka kare, ane khaDaganI dhAra samAna kaThina saMyama mArga grahaNa karavAnA vicAre cheDI dyo.' meghakumAre kahyuM -mAtA, A kSaNabhaMgura manuSya dehane vizvAsa ze? vidyutanA camakArasamuM; pANInA parapeTA jevuM, ane saMsthAnA raMga sarakhu A AyuSya asthira che, kSaNika che, ane AgaLa ke pAchaLa jarUra A nAzavaMta zarIrane choDaDyA vagara chUTake nathI ja. te pachI atyAre ja e sarva meha ane mamatA kema na tajavAM? vaLI manuSyanuM zarIra mAtra durgadhanuM ja bhAjana che, temAM maLa, mUtra, zleSma ane rUdhirane pAra nathI. mATe te lalanAonAM azuci kAma bhegone tilAMjalI ApavI, ane anarthanuM mULa evI lakSmIne tyAga karavo emAMja kharI vIratA rahelI che. yamadUtanA darabAramAM jatI vakhate temAMnuM kazuMye sAthe AvavAnuM nathI, mATe e kanaka ane kAMtAne tyAga karI apUrva saMyama mArgamAM pravRtta thavAnI mArI parama jIjJAsA che. mATe he mAtA ! mane saharSa dikSA levAnI rajA Ape. aneka prakAranI AzAo ane lAlaca ApavA chatAM, meghakumArane tenA vicAramAMthI eka Daga paNa haThAvavA tenA mAtApitA samartha na thayAM. tethI mAtApitAe dIkSAnI paravAnagI ApI. paraMtu potAnA saMtoSane mATe eka divasanuM rAjya bhogavavAnI sarata, meghakumAre kabula karI. kauTuMbika purUSone bolAvI meghakumArane rAjyAbhiSeka karyo. aneka sUvarNanuM dAna karI, eka divasanuM rAjya bhogavI, sarva vastrAlaMkAre utArI meghakumAre paMcamuSTi lonca karyo. eka pAlakhImAM besI rAjagRhamAMthI nIkaLI guNazila udyAnamAM prabhu mahAvIra pAse te AvyA ane rAjA zreNika tathA dhAriNI devIe prabhu mahAvIrane putra bhikSA arpaNa karI. prabhue meghakumArane dIkSita banAvI potAnI pAse ziSya tarIke rAkhyA. meghakamAre sajhAya dhyAnamAM divasa pasAra karyo. rAtrI thaI ane niyama mujaba temane sUvAnI pathArI sarva meTA sAdhuothI chellI, ane javA AvavAnA dvAra pAseja karavAmAM AvI. rAtrinA vakhatamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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66 aneka muni vAraMvAra laghunIti vagerenA kArya nimitte jatAM AvatAM dvAra pAse sUtelA te navadIkSita muninA zarIranI barAbara vaiyAvacca thavA lAgI. eTale jatAM AvatAM ane vakhata muninA paganA sparzI meghakumArane thatA. tethI medhakumArane bahu duHkha thatuM. nirAMte UMghI zakAya nahi, dha AvavA lAge ke tarata ekAda muninA paga meghakumAranA paga sAthe athaDAya ja; tethI temaNe AkhI rAtrI uMdha vinA duHkhamAM ja pasAra karI. piraNAme azubha vicArAe temanA hRdayamAM sthAna lIdhuM. medhakumArathI A pariSa sahana na thayA. temane gRhasthAvAsanA sukha sAMbharyAM, ane kaThina sAdhumArgathI nivRtta thavAnI AkAMkSA utpanna thaI. prabhAte teo prabhu mahAvIrane vaMdana karavA AvyA. tatkSaNa te sarvajJa prabhue meghakumAre rAtrimAM karelAM azubha vicArA kahI dIdhAM. medhakumAre te kabula karyuM. prabhu mahAvIre tenA pUrva bhava varNavatAM kahyuM, he medhakumAra, tuM pUrvabhavamAM eka saoNMpara hAthI hatA. aneka hAthI ane hAthaNIenA samUha vacce tuM abhimAna sahita vasatA hatA. grISme rUtunA samaya hatA. eka vakhata vanamAM dAvAnaLa saLagyA. hAthI, hAthaNIe ane aneka pazu paMkhIyA bhayabhrAMta thaIne Amatema nAsavA lAgyAM. hArA trIjA bhavamAM paNa AvIja sthiti thayelI hovAthI te tane yAda AvI, ane hArI vizuddha lesyAnA zubha pariNAmathI tane jAti smaraNa jJAna thayuM. tyArabAda tyAMthI nAsIne eka jagyAmAM AsapAsanA tamAma vRkSeA te mULamAMthI ukheDI nAkhyAM ane jhADa pAna vagaranuM eka medAna te banAvyuM ke jyAM agni prasarI zake nahi. tyAM te medAnamAM tuM nirbhIya rIte rahyo. te medAnamAM hAthI, siMha, vAgha, ziyALa vagere aneka prANIoe Azraya lIdho. te vakhate he medha, tArUM zarIra khaNavA mATe te eka paga upADayA. aneka prANiyAnI gIcAgIcamAM ane jagyA mATe halana calana thatAM, tArA paga mUkavAnI jagyA nIce eka sasalA AvI rahayA. zarIra khaNIne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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267 te paga nIce mUkavAne vicAra karyo, tevAmAM te jagyAe eka sasalo tArA jovAmAM AvyuM. prANu jIvanI mahAna dayAnI khAtara teM tAre paga nIce na mUkatAM adhara rAkhe. he megha, te jIvadayAnA mahAna prabhAve te tAre saMsAra kApI nAkhe, ane mahAna ratnaciMtAmaNi samAna amUlya manuSyabhavano baMdha karyo. te vanadava aDhI divasa sudhI rahyo. ane pachI zAMta thavAthI prANIo pharavA lAgyA. sasalo paNa tyAMthI khasI gaye. ATalo vakhata adhara page ubho rahevAthI, tuM nirbaLa, azakta banI gaye. ane paga nIce mUkatAnI sAthe ja tuM ekadama nIce DhaLI paDe. atyaMta vedanA pAmI tyAM ja tuM maraNa pAmyA ane te jIvadayAnA pratApe tuM meghakumAra thayo. tiryaMcanA bhavamAM jyAM samakti prAptinI AzA paNa jotI, te vakhate apAra kaSTa veThIne teM samatA dAkhavI ! te uttama kuLamAM janmIne, ane jaina dharma pAmIne sAdhu muninA hAthapaganA saMgharSaNanI alpa kilAmanA paNa he megha, tuM sahana na karI zake te keTalA khedanI vAta? megha muni Azcaryamugdha banyA. gatarAtrie karelAM azubha vicArene teo pazcAttApa karavA lAgyA. Ama vicAra karatAM temane jAti smaraNa jJAna thayuM. te vaDe bhagavAnanI vAta satya mAnIne vairAgya bhAvanAmAM caDayA. prabhu pAse punaH temaNe dIkSA lIdhI. sakhta tapa japa dhyAna dharI sarva nigraMthane khamAvIne saMthAre karyo, eka bhAsane saMthAre bhagavI samAdhi sahita kALa karI teo sarvArtha siddha vimAnamAM devatApaNe utpanna thayA ane tyAMthI cyavI mahAvideha kSetramAM utpanna thaIne mokSa jaze. nyAya-jevI rIte bhagavAna mahAvIre meghakumArane madhura vacanathI. samajAvI saMyamamArgamAM sthira karyo, tevI ja rIte AcAryo keIpaNa avinita ziSyane madhura vacanathI samajAvI saMyama mArgamAM sthira kare. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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268 185 metA muni. unALAnA sakhta tApamAM metA nAmanA eka jaina muni gaucarI arthe rAjagRhi nagarImAM nIkaLyA che. munivara mahAna tapasvI ane sahanazIlatAnA avatAra che. eka mAsanA upavAsa chatAM temanuM teja, gaMbhIratA ane AtmazraddhA jevAne tevAja sudRDha che. bhikSArthe karatA karatA A metAya munivara eka sAnInA ghara pAse thane jatA hatA. sAnInI dRSTi A sAdhu upara paDI. sAnIe ubhA thaI temane vaMdana karIne vaheAravAnuM AmaMtraNa karyuM. muni AhAra mATe sAnInA gharamAM gayA. seAnI koI grAhakane mATe sAnAnI navamALA taiyAra karatA hatA. ane te mATe te seAnAnA javalAM banAvatA hatA. munine vaheArAvavA mATe kAma emane ema paDatuM mUkIne sAnI rasADAmAM gayA ane munine premapUrvaka AhAra pANI vaherAvyAM. je vakhate seAnI A munine vaheArAvatA hatA, te vakhate eka krauMca nAmanuM pakSI seAnInA gharamAM AvyuM ane pelAM sAnAnAM anAvelAM javalAM carI gayuM. pachI te uDIne sAmenA eka jhADanI DALI para besI gayuM. A dRzya metA muninA jovAmAM AvyuM. metAya suni AhAra laine bahAra nIkaLyA. have pele seAnI munine vahArAvIne kAma hAthamAM levA jAya che ke tarataja pelAM javalAM tenA jovAmAM AvyAM nahi. sAnIne zaMkA thaI ke jarUra A munie javalAM lIdhA haze. tethI te muni pAchaLa doDayA; muni bahu dUra nhAtA gayA tethI seAnI tarataja munine pakaDI lAvyA ane temane kahevA lAgyAH--he muni, mhArAM javalAM cArI ne laI jAva che te pAchA lAve. muni mauna rahyA, kurIvAra sAnIe kahyuM, chatAM muni khelyA nahi. metA` munine lAgyuM ke jo huM kahIza ke A jhADa para beTheluM pakSI tArA javalAM carI gayuM che, teA jarUra A seAnI A bicArA pakSIne mArI nAkhaze. sAnIe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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trIjIvAra muni pAse javalAM mAgyAM. chatAM muni zAMta rahyA tethI sanI vadhAre krodhAyamAna thayuM. teNe munine khUba mAra mAryo ane cAmaDAnI dorIthI muninA hAtha paga vagere majabuta rIte bAMdhyA. pachI teNe munine javalAM ApavAnuM kahyuM, paNa zAMtamUrti munivarane to pariSaha sahana karavAnuM hatuM. teo potAnA jIva samAna ja bIjA jIvone paNa gaNatA hatA, tethI te saghaLuM zAMtithI sahana karavA lAgyA. pachI sonIe munine sakhta tApathI dhagadhagatI retImAM besADayA, ane te mAra mAravA lAgyo. sakhta tApathI A tapasvI muninuM zarIra kSINa thavA lAgyuM, ane cAmaDI utaravA lAgI. mAthAmAM paNa khADA paDavA mAMDayA. pariNAme metArya muninI khoparI phATI ane taDa daIne avAja thayo. sonIe jANyuM ke have muni mahArA javalAM pAchA Apaze, paNa munivara to jema jema parisaha paDato jAya tema tema samabhAve sahana kare, jarA paNa roSa sonI upara na lAve ane AtmAnI apUrva bhAvanAnuM smaraNa kare. AvI rIte AtmAnI ucca dazAne bhAvatAM tyAMja zrI metArya munivarane kevaLa jJAna utpanna thayuM. temane amara AtmA dehathI judo paDIne nirvANapadane pAmyo. tevAmAM eka bAI mAthe lAkaDAne bhAre laIne jatI hatI. atizaya bhAra lAgavAthI teNe te bhAre sonInA ghara AgaLa jorathI pachADe. bhAre nIce paDavAthI moTo avAja the. jethI peluM jhADapara beTheluM kauMca pakSI banyuM. tenuM moDhuM ekadama pahoLuM thaI gayuM. AthI pelAM carI gayelAM javalAM tenA moDhAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLI gayAM ane nIce paDayAM. sonInI najara tarata javalAM tarapha gaI. javalAne jotAM ja te ThaMDagAra thaI gayo. munine vinA vAMke duHkha ApyA badala te khUba pazcAttApa karavA lAgyo. sonIne lAgyuM ke munivarane mArI nAkhyAnI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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270 vAta je rAjA jANaze te! mArA bAra vAgI jaze. hAya ! huM have zuM karUM ? ema vicArI te sAnIe muni pAse jaI metAya munivaranA kapaDAM paherI lIdhAM, ane dIkSita banIne te tyAMthI cAlI nIkaLyA. sakhta tapa japa karI, saMyama pravAryAM pALIne teNe paNa AtmAnu kalyANa karyuM. dhanya che metA muni jevA mahAnubhAvI kSamAzramaNane. 186 metA gaNadhara. vadezamAM AvelAM vRMgika gAmamAM vasatA kauDinya gautranA datta nAmanA brAhmaNu ane varUNadevA mAtAnA teo putra hatA. umara lAyaka thatA vedAdi cha zAstramAM praviNu banI, te 300 ziSyAnA adhyApaka thayA. temane ' paraleAka che ke nahi ' e viSayanA saMzaya hatA, te bhagavAna mahAvIre dUra karyAM, AthI temaNe peAtAnA ziSyA sahita 37 varSanI uMmare prabhu pAse dIkSA lIdhI; ane bha. mahAvIranA dazamA gaNadharapade AvyA. 10 varSa chadmasthapaNAmAM rahyA, 47 mA varSamAM kaivalyajJAna pAmyA, 16 varSa kaivalya pravartyAmAM vicarI ekadara 62 vanuM AyuSya pUrNa karI te nirvANa pAmyA. 187 mA putra gaNadhara prabhu mahAvIranA sAtamA gaNadhara mau putra thayA. te kAsyapagAtranA mau gAma nivAsI mauya nAmaka brAhmaNanA putra hatA. temanI mAtAnuM nAma vijayadevA. te cAra veda, cauda vidyAdi aneka zAstromAM pAraMgata hatA, ane 350 ziSyAnA adhyApaka hatA. temane devA che ke nahi ' e bAbatanA saMdeha hatA, te bha. mahAvIre dUra karyAM, eTale 65 varSanI uMmare teo dIkSita banI gaNadhara banyA. 14 varSa chadmasthapaNAmAM rahyA, 80 mA varSanI zarUAtamAM kaivalyajJAna thayuM. 16 varSa kaivalya pravA~mAM vicarI ( Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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ra7ra aneka jIvane uddhAra karI, teo 95 varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI prabhunI hayAtimAM ja nirvANa-mokSa padhAryA. 188 maMDita gaNadhara. chaThThA gaNadhara zrI maMDita, vAsiSTha gautranA, maurya gAmanA rahiza hatA. temanA pitAnuM nAma dhanadeva ane mAtAnuM nAma vijayadevI. teo ghaNuM ja buddhimAna hatA, tethI TuMka samayamAM cauda vidyAmAM pAraMgata thayA. temane 350 ziSyo hatA. temane baMdha ane mekSa'nI bAbatamAM saMzaya hato, te bhagavAne nivAryo, eTale temaNe 54mA varSe prabhu pAse jene pravajya aMgIkAra karI; ane gaNadharapada pAmyA. 14 varSa chatmastha avasthAmAM rahyA pachI 68 mA varSe temane kaivalyajJAna thayuM. 16 varSa kevaLIpaNe vicaryA pachI, 83 varSanuM AyuSya pUrNa karI teo muktipadane pAmyA. 189 rahanemI-rAjematI dhanapati kuberanI banAvelI, sonAnA gaDha ane ratnanA kAMgarAvALI dvArikA nagarImAM zrIkRSNa vAsudeva rAjyAsane hatA. temanA adhikAra nIce bIjA soLa hajAra rAjAo te ja nagarImAM rAjya karatA hatA. temAMnA eka rAjA ugrasena paNa hatA. temane dhAriNI nAmanI rANI hatI. temane eka putrI hatI.nAma "rAmatI. zrI nemIzvara bhagavAna saMsAramAM hatA, ane lagna nhotA karatA, paNa kRSNa vAsudeve khUba kahevAthI lagna mATe te kabula thayA ane temane vivAha A rAmatI sAthe nakkI karavAmAM Avyo. lagnane divase zrI manAtha jyAre toraNe AvyA, tyAre pazuone karUNavilApa sAMbhaLIne nemanAtha prabhu taraNethI pAchA pharyA, ane dIkSA lIdhI. rAjematI paNa mahAna saMskArI hatI. te sarvArthasiddha vimAnamAMthI cavIne ahiM avatarI hatI. rAmatIne bIje paraNavA mATe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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272 ghaNAe kahyuM, paNa teNe te te badhI vAta tiraskArI kADhI, ane kahyuM ke jagatamAM strIone ekaja pati hAI zake. ane mhArA patie jyAre Atma-sAdhanA karavA mATe dIkSA lIdhI che, tyAre mhAre paNa te ja raste javuM joIe. ema kahIne rAjematI paNa dIkSA laine cAlI nIkaLyA ane tapasayamamAM AtmAne bhAvatAM vicA lAgyA. ekavAra rAjematI sAdhvIjI temanAtha prabhune vAMdIne pAchA Ave che, tevAmAM vRSTi thaI ane peAtAnA kapaDAM pANIthI bhiMjAyAM. te sUkavavA mATe rastAmAM AvatI eka guphAmAM te dAkhala thayAM, ane tyAM tamAma kapaDAM utArI nagna dazAmAM rahI te kapaDAM sUkavavA mUkyAM. A taraph temanAtha prabhunA bhAI rahanemi ( rathanemi ) e paNa dIkSA lIdhI hatI. teo gAcarI karIne prabhu pAse vaMdana karavA jatA hatA; paNa rastAmAM vRSTi thavAthI te paNa te ja guphAmAM peDA, ke jyAM rAmatI gayA hatA. guphAmAM aMdhakAra hatA, paNa rAjematInuM rUpa divya prakAza jevuM hatuM. tevAmAM rahaneminI najara rAjemato upara gaI. rAjematIne namra dazAmAM jotAMja rahanemine kAmavikAra utpanna thayA. te meAhAMdha banI gayA. tarataja te rAjematI pAse AvI khelyA. ahA rAjemati, zuM tamAruM rUpa che ! ATalI nAnI uMmaramAM tamAre dIkSA levI yeAgya nathI. vaLI huM paNa bheAJa bhAgavavAnI IcchA rAkhuM chuM mATe mArI pAse Ave. ApaNe sukha bhAgavIe. rAjaeNmatI melI:-aheA rahanemi, tame A zuM khele che ? saMsAra choDI tyAgI thayA chatAM strI bhAganI AkAMkSA zuM hajI tame rAkhI rahyA che ? rahanemi--hA. saMsAra cheDayA e vAta kharI, paNa hamArA jevI suMdara strI maLatI hoya tA sAdhupaNuM cheDI devuM mane ThIka lAge che. vaLI ApaNe ane sukha bhAga bhAgavazuM ane pachI sAdhu kyAM nathI thaI zakAtuM ? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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273 rAjematI-dhikAra che, mArA jIvanane, rahanemi, dhikkAra che. tamArA bhAI nemanAthe mane viSa samAna mAnIne chAMDI ane zuM tame te choDelA viSane pharI bhogavavA mAge che ? agaMdhana kULanA sarve marI jatAM paNa vameluM viSa pAchuM cUsatAM nathI. to mahAna ratnaciMtAmaNI samAna maLelA A sAdhumArgathI bhraSTa banI tamArA bhAIthI iMDAyelI huM, tenI sAthe zuM tame bhaga bhogavavA mAge che? svapnaya paNa tema bananAra nathI. vaLI huM sAdhvI chuM eTale tamArI te IcchA trikALe paNa tRpta thavAnI nathI. eka tiryaMca sarpa jevAM prANIo paNa samaje, ane tame dIkSita chatAM bhoganI IcchA dharAve che? samaje, rahanemi ! samaje, tamAre Atma dharma vicAre. huM ugrasena rAjAnI putrI chuM, tame samudrakumAranA putra cho. maherabAnI karI ApaNuM baMnenAM kULa tarapha ekavAra najara karo. vaLI saMyamI banIne jyAM tyAM pharatAM tame ghaNI sAMdaryavAna strIo jeze, ane temAM manalubdha karazo to anaMta saMsAramAM bhramaNa karatA chatAM paNa tamAre pAra nahi Ave. uttama manuSyabhava, uccakuLamAM janma, zAstra zravaNa, sagurUne samAgama, jainadharma ane saMyama, jIvane anaMtakALe paNa maLavA durlabha che ! jAe, jAo, rahanemi, jAo, tamArA bhraSTa vicAro choDI, vizuddha thavA zrI nemIzvara bhagavAna pAse jAo, ane pApanI AlecanA laI saMyamamArgane sudhAro. A sAMbhaLI rahanemi ThaMDAgAra thaI gayA. rAjematInA bodhaka vacane rahaneminA hRdayamAM ArapAra utarI gayA. temaNe tarataja rAjematInI kSamA mAgI. te sAthe pitAne kharAba vAsanAthI ThekANe lAvavA mATe tenI prazaMsA karI. rahanemi nemaprabhu pAse jaI AlecanA laI zuddha thayA, ane saMyamamArgamAM addabhuta rIte AgaLa vadhI kaivalyajJAnane pAmyA. rAjematIe rahanemine sthira karyo, tyAMthI kapaDA paherI teo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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274 prabhune vaMdana karavA gayA. tyArabAda saMyama, tapa, kriyAomAM AtmAne bhAvatAM kaivalyajJAna pAmI rAjetI paNa mekSamAM gayA. dhanya che, rAjumatI samA bALa brahmacArI satI-sAdhvIne temane ApaNu trikALa vaMdana hajo. 190 rAma teo munisuvrata svAmInA vakhatamAM baLadeva tarIke prasiddha thayA. temanA bhAI lakSmaNa vAsudeva tarIke prasiddha thayA. rAmacaMdra ayodhyAnA sUryavaMzI rAjA dazarathanA moTA putra hatA. temanI mAtAnuM nAma kauzalyA. zrI rAma videha dezanA janaka rAjAnI putrI sItAne paraNyA hatA. uMmara lAyaka thatAM, temanI apara mAtA kaikeyInI svArtha buddhine kAraNe pitAnA vacana pAlanane khAtara temaNe vanavAsa svIkAryo. temanI sAthe sItA ane lakSmaNa paNa vanamAM gayAM; tyAM eka parNakaTi bAMdhIne rahyA. rAma lakSmaNanI gerahAjarIne lAbha laI laMkAno rAjA rAvaNa sItAnuM haraNa karI gayo. sItA mahAsatI heI rAvaNanI durbuddhine tAbe thayA nahi. rAvaNanI strI maMdarIe potAnA patine satIne nahi saMtApatA pAchI meMpI devAnI vinaMti karI, paraMtu vinAza kALe viparIta buddhi e anusAra ghamaMDI rAvaNe koInuM hitakathana gaNakAryuM nahi. Akhare sItAne patto maLatAM, rAmacaMdra tathA lakSmaNe hanumaMta, sugrIva Adi hAonI madada laI laMkA para caDAI karI, tyAM lakSmaNe prativAsudeva rAjA rAvaNane mAryo, ane tenuM rAjya tenA bhAI vibhiSaNane soMpyuM. tyArabAda sItAne laI rAmacaMdrajI vagere pAchA AvyA. vanavAsa kALa pUro thaye teo ayodhyAmAM AvyA ane rAjya saMbhALyuM. ghaNuM varSo sudhI teo lakSmaNa sAthe rahyA. tyArabAda lakSmaNanuM mRtyu thatAM zrI rAme dIkSA lIdhI; ane mahAtapa karI teo kaivalya jJAna pAmI mekSamAM gayA. .(rAmanuM bIjuM nAma padma paNa hatuM.) Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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375 191 rAvaNa munisuvrata svAmInA samayamAM dakSiNa bharatanI laMkA nAmanI nagarIne te prativAsudeva rAjA hatA. te traNa khaMDanA adhipati hatA; eTale adha bharata tenA tAbAmAM hatA. tene kuMbhakarNa ane vibhiSaNa nAmanA e bhAI o hatA, temaja IMdrajita Adi aneka putro ane maMdodarI Adi aneka rANIo hatI. rAvaNa mahA samRddhizALI hovA chatAM, tene eka evA niyama hatA ke je strI pAtAne na Icche, tene paraNavuM nahi. Ama chatAM te peAtAnI bahenanA bhabheravAthI eka divasa uzkerAyA, ane zrI rAmacaMdrajInI suzIla patnI sItAdevIne upADI lAvyA. Akhare yuddha thayuM, teNe peAtAnuM cakra lakSmaNa para cheDayuM, parantu vAsudeva lakSmaNane te kaI asara na karI zakayuM. vrukSmaNe teja cakra peAtAne hAtha karI, teja cakra vaDe rAvaNanuM mRtyu nIpajAvyuM. rAvaNu mRtyu pAmIne narakamAM gayA. 192 rUkimaNI te dvArikAnA rAjA zrI kRSNanI rANI ane vidarbha dezanA bhImaka rAjAnI putrI hatI. teNInuM rUpa athAga hatuM. ekavAra nAra teNInA rUpanA vakhANu zrI kRSNa pAse karyAM, AthI kRSNane teNInI sAthe lagna karavAnI IcchA thaI. A vakhate vidaCmAM bhImakanA putra kima rAjagAdI para hatA, teno pAse kRSNe dUta mAkalyA rUkima *24 tIrthaMkarA, 12 cakravatI e, 9 vAsudeveA, 9 prativAsudevA ane - khaLadevA e 63 zalAkA (zlAdhya) puruSA kahevAya che. cakravartInI gati mekSa, devaleAka ane narkanI hoya che. vAsudevA ane prativAsudeve nanA adhikArI hAya che ane baLadavA devalAka ane mekSanA adhikArI heAya che. narake janArA cakravatI tathA vAsudeve thADAka bhavA karI chevaTe meAkSanA ja adhikArI bane che evA jainAgamanA siddhAnta che.--saM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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276 rAjAe dUtane kahyuM ke tArA rAjA govALanA putra che, mATe tenI sAthe mArI bena nahi paraNAvuM, tene to zizupALa rAjA sAthe ja paraNAvavI che. AthI dUta vidAya thayA. A tarapha nAradaRSie rukimaNI pAse jaI kRSNanAM rUpa guNanA vakhANa karyA, eTale rUkimaNanI pheInI yukitathI kRSNane chAnI rIte vidarbhanA udyAnamAM belAvavAmAM AvyA, tyAM nAgadevanI pUjA karavAne bahAne rUkimaNI pitAnI phAI sAthe te udAnamAMnA devaLe gaI, tyAM zrI kRSNa AvI teNInuM haraNa karyuM, e ja vakhate rUkimaNune vivAha prasaMga hato ane zizupALa petAnA sainya sAthe paraNavA mATe tyAM AvyA hatA. rUkimaNInA haraNanA samAcAra tarataja zaheramAM pharI vaLyA. eTale zizupALa tathA rUkima rAjA krodhe bharAyA; ane rukimaNune prapaMcathI rathamAM besADIne upADI jatAM kRSNa ane baLabhadranI teoe puMTha pakaDI. baLabhadre temane sAmano karyo, ane rUkimane pakaDIne bAMdhyo, paraMtu chevaTe dayA lAvI tene choDI mUko. zizupALa paNa nirAza banI pAcho pharyo. zrI kRSNa dvArikAmAM pahoMcI jaI rukimaNI sAthe lagna karyuM. tenAthI temane pradyumna nAme mahAsamartha putra thaye. Akhare dvArikAno dAha sAMbhaLyA pachI bIjI rANIo sAthe rukimaNIe dIkSA lIdhI ane AtmA kalyANa karyuM. 193 rUpI rAjA te kuNAla dezanI zrAvasti nagarIne rAjA hato. pUrvabhavamAM te vasu nAmanA rAjA ane mahAbala kumArane mitra hato. te mahAbala sAthe dIkSA laI sakhta tapa karI jayaMta nAmanA anuttara vimAnamAM deva thaye hate. tyAMthI cyavI zrAvastimAM te rAjA thayo. tene subAhu nAme kuMvarI hatI. tene cAturmAsika snAnano utsava AvavAthI, te nimitte rAjamArgamAM puSpane vizALa ane suzobhita maMDapa karAvI vacce eka suvarNanI pATa mUkAvI tenA para subAhu kuMvarIne besADIne rANIoe teNIne Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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277 snAna karAvyuM, ane suMdara vastrAla kArA paherAvI rAjA pAse mekalI. A vakhate kumArInuM rUpa athAga hatuM. tethI AnaMda pAmI rUpIrAjAe potAnA vadhara nAmanA dUtane kheAlAvIne kahyuM, ke hame ghaNe sthaLe karA che, teA AjanA jevA mahAna utsava hame kyAMI joce che? dUte kahyuMH mahArAjA! mithilA nagarInA kuMbharAjAnI putrI malIkuMvarInI janmagAMTha vakhate thayelA utsava AgaLa ApanA A utsava kAMI gaNatrImAM nathI, ema kahI teNe mahIkuvarInA zarIra sauMdaya nuM varNana karyuM. te sAMbhaLI rAjAne mallIkuMvarIne paraNavAnI icchA thaI. tethI kuMbharAjA pAse teNe peAtAnA dUta meAkalyA. ku MbharAjAe nA kahI, tethI jitazatru Adi rAjA sAthe saMpa karI rUpI rAjA mithilA para caDI AvyA. temAM mahIkuMvarInI yuktithI teNe bedha pAmI dIkSA lIdhI. aMte sametazikhara para anazana karI rUpIrAjA meAkSamAM gayA. 194 revatI. meDhaka gAmamAM koI eka zreSThinI te patnI hatI. jainazAsana pratye tene atizaya prema hAvAthI prabhu mahAvIranI te parama upAsikA hatI. ekavAra jyAre gozALAe prabhu para tejIlezyA pheMkI ane prabhunA deha lAhakhaMDavALA thayA, te maTADavAnA hetuthI prabhue peAtAnA siMha nAmanA aNugArane revatIne tyAM meAkalyA. prabhune thayelA upasathI revatI jJAta hatI, tethI teNe prabhunuM darada maTe te mATe kAhaLApAka banAvyA hatA, ane gharanA mANasA mATe bIjorAMpAka banAvyA hatA. siMha aNugAra revatIne tyAM padhAryAM ke teNIe munine vaMdana karI kahyuM: mahArAja, Aje mArUM ghara pAvana thayuM. Apane zuM joI e ? siMhaaNugAra kheAlyAH prabhue mane tamAre tyAM banAvelA pAka vahArI lAvavAnI AjJA ApI che. A sAMbhaLI revatI ha pAmI ane kAhaLApAka lai AvIne munine vaheArAvavA lAgI. munie kahyuM. A tA hame prabhune mATe ja banAvyA che, tethI te akalpanIya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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278 che. mATe bIjorApAka, je tame banAvyo che te vaherAvo. revatI bolI: mahArAja, te te vAparI nAkhyA. siMhamuni belyAH prabhunA kahevAthI huM jANuM chuM ke te pAka tamArA vAsaNamAM thoDe coTI rahyo che. A jANI harSa pAmI, revatIe bIjorApAkanuM pAtra lAvI, temAM ceTelo cheDoka bIjorApAka utkRSTa bhAvathI siMhamunine vahArAvyo. A bhAvanAnA pratApe revatI zrAvikAe tIrthakara nAma karma upArjana karyuM. anukrame gRhastha dharmanuM niraticArapaNe pAlana karI te devalokamAM gaI. 195 rahiNuM. zreNika rAjAnI rAjagRhI nagarImAM dhannAsArthavAha nAmanA mahARddhivaMta zeTha raheto hato. tene dhanapALa, dhanadeva, dhanagopa ane dhanarakSita e nAmanA cAra putro hatA. te cAre putrane cAra strIo hatI. jemanA nAma 1 ujhajhIyA, 2 bhagavatI, 3 rakSitA, 4 rahiNuM anukrame hatAM. eka vakhata dhannAsArthavAhane vicAra thayo ke huM mahArA kuTuMbamAM agragaNya chuM. dareka kArya mahArI salAhathI ja karavAmAM Ave che. paraMtu hArI gerahAjarImAM agara mahArA mRtyu pachI mArI saghaLI mIlkatanI zI vyavasthA thaze, athavA te sArI rIte keNa sAcavI zakaze, agara kuTuMbamAMnA keI mANasane kuraste jatA athavA akArya karatAM koNa aTakAvaze; mATe huM hArI cAra putravadhuone DAMgaranA pAMca akhaMDa dANuM ApIne parokSA karuM ke temAM keNu ane kevI rIte tenI rakSA kare che, athavA vRddhi kare che. evo vicAra karIne bIje divase savAramAM zeThe mitrajJAti vagerene jamaNa ApyuM. temAM cAra putravadhuone bolAvI satkAra sanmAna ApI jamADI. pachI jJAtijano vacce moTI putravadhu ujhajhIyAne belAvI, ane kahyuM-vahu, lyo A pAMca DAMgaranA dANA, ane Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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279 jyAre huM pAchA mAguM tyAre te mane Apaje.' tyAra pachI bIjI trIjI ane cothI ema dareka strIne bolAvIne darekane pAMca pAMca DAMgaranA dANa ApyAM ane pote mAge tyAre pAchA ApavA jaNAvyuM. prathama moTI vahue te dANA laIne vicAra karyo ke mArA koThAramAM DAMgara ghaNuM bharI che, te mArA sasarA mAgaze te vakhate temAMthI lAvIne ApIza. ema kahIne teNe te pAMca dANA pheMkI dIdhA. bhagavatI nAmanI bIjI putravadhu paNa evo ja vicAra karIne, te DAMgara uparathI phetarA utArIne dANa khAI gaI ane pitAnA kAme lAgI. trIjI rakSitA nAmanI putravadhu te dANA laIne ekAMtamAM gaI ane vicAra karyo ke mArA sasarAe mitra, jJAti, kuTuMbaItyAdi sarvanI sanmukha A pAMca dANuM mane ApyA che, mATe temAM kaMIka bheda he joIe. ema dhArI te pAMca dANAne eka vastramAM bAMdhI tene ratnanA karaMDIyAmAM rAkhyA, ane te karaMDIyAne eka peTImAM rAkhyo. pachI te peTI esIkA nIce rAkhI savAra sAMja be vakhata roja tenI saMbhALa karavA lAgI. rohiNI nAmanI sauthI nAnI putravadhue rakSitA mAphaka vicAra karyo ke AmAM kaMIka kAraNa hovuM joIe. mATe A dANAnI barAbara rakSA karavI joIe. eTaluM ja nahi paNa temAM vRddhi karavI joIe. ema dhArI teNe potAnA gharanA nokarane bolAvIne kahyuM ke "A DAMgaranA dANuM laI jAo, ane bahu varSAda thAya te vakhate eka nAnI kyArI banAvI, temAM A pAMca dANuM vAvaje, ane te kyArIne pharatI eka vADa banAvI tenI barAbara rakSA karaje. prathama varSARtumAM teNe te dANa vavarAvyA, bIjI sAla paNa utpanna thayelA saghaLA dANA vavarAvyA, ema dara varSARtumAM tamAma utpanna thatI DAMgara vAvatAM temAM puSkaLa vRddhi thatI gaI anukrame cAra varSa sudhI te vAvI. taiyAra thaye tene Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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280 kApIne khaLAM banAvyAM. temAM tene masaLI, svaccha karI te DAMgara vAsaNeAmAM bharI lIdhI ane tenI rakSA karavA lAgI. pAMcame varSe dhannAe te dANA pAchA mAgavAnA vicAra karyAM. eka divase svajana, mitra, jJAti tathA putravadhuo vagerene kheAlAvI, bheAjana vagere jamADI zeThe temanuM sanmAna karyuM. tyArabAda sauthI pahelAM meATI putravadhune khelAvIne prathama ApelA pAMca dANA pAchA mAgyA. ujhajhIyAe kAThAramAM jaI temAMthI pAMca dANA lAvI dhannAsAvAne ApyA. dhannAsA vAhe ujhajhIyAne sAgana ApIne kahyuM ke he putrI, meM tane je pAMca DAMgaranA dANA ApyA hatA te A che ke bIjA ? jhajhIyAe satya hakIkata jAhera karatAM te dANA bIjA hovAnuM jaNAvyuM. dhannA sAvAha . tenA para gusse thayA ane tene gharanuM jhADuM kADhavAnuM, pANI chAMTavAnuM, chANu vAsIduM karavAnuM tathA lIMpavA gupavAnuM vagere gharanI bahAranuM dAsa, dAsInuM kAma soMpyuM. tyArabAda bIjI bhAgavatIne pUchyuM, teNe paNa tevA ja javAba ApyA. teNI te dANA khAI gaI hatI tethI tene DAMgara khAMDavAnuM, ghauM daLavAnuM, rasAI karavAnuM, vAsaNa mAMjavAnuM, ane gharanI aMdaranuM paracuraNa kAma soMpavAmAM AvyuM. trIjI rakSitA nAmanI putravadhu pAse jyAre te dANA mAgavAmAM AvyA, tyAre te dhera gaI ane ratnanA karaDIyAmAMthI vastrathI bAMdhelA dANA lAvI. jyAre tene teja dANA hovA viSe pUchavAmAM AvyuM tyAre teNe saghaLI satya vAta nivedana karI. dhannA sAvAha AnaMda pAmyA ane teNe sa hIrA, mANeka, suvarNa vagere dhanabhaMDAranI kuMcI rakSitAne soMpI. chevaTe rAhiNI nAmanI ceAthI putravadhune pUchavAmAM AvyuM. tyAre teNe kahyuM:- he tAta! mane puSkaLa gADA gADIe ApA, jethI huM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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181 tamArA te pAMca dANuM lAvI ApuM." dhannAe kahyuM -putrI, mArA pAMca dANuM gADA gADIomAM tuM kevI rIte lAvIza? te sAMbhaLI teNe uparokta sarva vAta vidita karI. dhannA sArthavAhe gADA ApyAM. rahiNIe pAkelI tamAma DAMgarathI te gADAo bharAvyAM. je rAjagRhI nagarInA rAjamArganI madhyamAM thaIne te DAMgarathI bharelAM gADAMo jatAM jeIne nagarajanoe vAta jANavAthI, sarva kaI ghaDyAsArthavAhanI rohiNI nAmanI putravadhunI muktakaMThe prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. dhannAsArthavAha DAMgaranA bharelAM gADAMo joIne khUba AnaMda pAmyo ane tenA Azcaryano pAra na rahyo. pachI teNe te rohiNIne, dareka kAryamAM salAha ApavAnuM kAma soMpyuM, ane teNIne gharamAM sarvathI moTI sthApita karavAmAM AvI. nyAya jevI rIte ugajhIyA DAMgaranA pAMca dANuM nAkhI devAthI, lokamAM niMdAne pAtra banI, halakuM kAma karI duHkhI thaI. tevI rIte sAdhu sAdhvI paMca mahAvrata aMgIkAra karIne pramAdavaza zithila banIne paMcamahAvratane pheMkI de, to teo A bhavamAM niMdAne pAtra bane, ane parabhavamAM duHkhI thAya. jema bhagavatI te pAMca dANAne khAI gaI, ne mahenata majurInuM kAma karIne duHkhI thaI, tema sAdhu sAdhvI, paMcamahAvrata dhAraNa karIne, rasanA lolupI banI vrata bhaMga kare to hilanA niMdA pAme ane saMsAramAM paribhramaNa kare. jema rakSitAe pAMca dANAnuM umadA rIte rakSaNa karyuM tema sAdhu sAdhvI paMca mahAvratanuM mULa guNamAM rahIne yathArtha rakSaNa kare to cAra tIrthamAM pujyanika bane, ane AtmakalyANa sAdhe. jema rahiNI pAMcadANAnI vRddhi karIne prazasA pAmI, tema sAdhu sAdhvI paMca mahAvrata laIne, saMyama tapamAM vRddhi kare te A bhavamAM sAdhu sAdhvI zrAvaka zrAvikA e cAre tIrthamAM prazaMsA pAme, pujanika bane ane parabhavamAM anaMta saMsArane cheda karI siddhagatine pAme. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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282 16 rahiNayo cora. rAjagRha nagaranI pAse AvelA vaibhAragIrI parvatanI guphAmAM rohiNIyo nAmano purUSa carIne dhaMdho karato hato. ekavAra tenA bApe tene kaheluM ke, mahAvIra nAmano eka mANasa che tene upadeza kadI sAMbhaLate nahi, temaja mahAvIra jyAM hoya te raste paNa na jatA, kAraNa ke tethI ApaNA dhaMdhAne ghaNuM hAni poMcaze. putre pitAnI A zikSA barAbara manamAM dhAraNa karI rAkhI. jyAM mahAvIranuM nAma sAMbhaLe tyAMthI te dUra nAsI jato. koI ekavAra udyAnamAM besI prabhu mahAvIra dharmopadeza ApI rahyA hatA, teja sthaLe rohiNIyAne acAnaka AvavuM paDayuM. rohiNIyA mATe A sivAya pasAra thavA mATe bIje eke rastA na hatA, tethI teNe kAnamAM AMgaLIo ghAlI dIdhI ke rakhene mahAvIrano upadeza potAnA kAnamAM praveza karI . daivayoge hiNIyAnA pagamAM kAMTo vAgyo, te kADhavA teNe kAne dIdhela hAtha paga AgaLa lAvI kATa kADhavAno prayatna karyo. eja vakhate prabhunA upadezamAMnA nIcenA zabdo tenI zravaNendriyamAM paDyAH-(1) deva pRthvIthI addhara cAle temaja teo AMkhanuM palake mAre nahi. A zabdo rahiNIye sAMbhaLyA. keTalAka vakhata pachI corI karatAM te pakaDAye. te vakhate teNe pitAnuM nAma ThAma khoTuM ApyuM, temaja tenI pAsethI cerInI vastuo kAMI nIkaLI nahi, AthI tene cora TharAvavA saMbaMdhamAM zreNika rAjA saMzayamAM paDyo. A kAma teNe abhayakumArane soMpyuM. abhayakumAre eka yukti racI. teNe rohiNIyAne ghenavALe kephI padArtha khavarAvyA eTale te bebhAna banyo. pachI tene uMcakIne eka vimAna jevA rAjamahelamAM sUvALyo. tyAM be strIo devI tarIke rAkhI. ghena utaryA pachI pelI be strIo bolI:-aho ! nAtha, hame evAM zAM dAna puNya karyA ke A devalokamAM amArA svAmI tarIke utpanna thayA! rohiNI vicAramAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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23 paDayo ke zuM huM A satya jouM chuM ke svama ? zuM A sAkSAt devIe che ? huM deva thayA haIza ? A vakhate tene bhagavAnanAM vacana yAda AvyAM. teNe pelI strIo sAme joyuM te temanA paga jamInane aDakelA hatA, temanI AMkheA kSaNe kSaNe palakArA mArI rahI hatI. AthI te samaLyA ke kharekhara SaDyaMtra racavAmAM AvyuM che. have mAre mArA cArInA dhaMdhA tyajI devA joIe, ane je mahAvIranuM ekaja mAtra vAkya sAMbhaLavAthI ATaluM jANavAnuM maLyuM teA hemanA haMmezanA saMsargathI keTalAye lAbha maLe, ema vicArI abhayakumAra AvatAM teNe pAtAnI ceArInA kRtyAne pazcAttApa karI pravA~ levAnI vAta vidita karI. abhayakumAre tene cheDI dIdhA. rAhiNIye ekaThuM kareluM tamAma dhana zreNikarAjAne sAMpyuM ane te dIkSA laI cAlI nIkaLyA; sapta tapAdi karI te devalAkamAM gayA. 197 lakSmaNa. aceAdhyAnA rAjA dazarathanI sumitrA rANIthI utpanna thayelA putra. rAvaNa nAmanA prativAsudevane mArI AThamA vAsudeva tarIke te prasiddha thayA; ane rAma baLadeva tarIke prasiddha thayA. traNa khaMDa jItI lakSmaNa ayeAdhyAnA rAjasihAsane acakravartI tarIke birAjyA. temanuM bIjuM nAma nArAyaNa hatuM. bArahajAra varSanuM AyuSya bhAgavI, munisuvrata svAmInA nirvANa pachI te mRtyu pAmI ceAthI narake gayA. 198 vaNa. vizALA nagarInA ceDArAjAnA nAga nAmanA rathikanA putra. te la. mahAvIranA parama bhakta hatA. teNe zrAvakanA khAravrata dhAraNa karyAM hatA. te mahAsama senApati paNa hatA, ane tapazcaryAmAM paNa te mahAsamartha hatA. ekavAra chaThThanA pAraNe ama karavAnI tenI IcchA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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chatAM rAjAe kaheNa mokalyuM ke Aje tamAre zreNika sAthenA yuddhamAM senApati tarIke javAnuM che. AthI pitAnA dezanI rakSAne khAtara te senApati banI yuddhe caDyo. paraMtu pahelA vratanI vidhi anusAra pahelo ghA teNe na karyo paNa jyAre zreNikanA senApatie varUNa para pahelo ghA karyo, ane varUNanAganuM marmasthAna bhedAyuM, tyAre ja teNe ekaja ghAthI te senApatine svadhAma pahoMcADI dIdho; A vakhate te mRtavata sthitimAM hato, tethI teNe raNakSetranI bahAra jaIne eka jagyA pramArjana karIne AlocanA laI saMthAre karyo ane prabhunuM smaraNa karavA lAge. zuddha pariNAme te kALadharma pAmIne pahelA saudharma devalokamAM gayo; ane tyAMthI mahAvidehamAM janma laI teja bhavamAM te mokSamAM jaze. 19 vyakta gaNadhara. bha. mahAvIranA cothA gaNadhara vyakta mahArAja, kallAka gAmanA rahiza hatA. temanA pitAnuM nAma dhanamitra. mAtAnuM nAma vArUNI, teo bhAradvAjanetranA brAhmaNa hatA. temane "pRthvI Adi pAMca bhUta che ke nahi e saMbaMdhI saMzaya hato. te dUra thatAM temaNe pitAnA 500 ziSyo sAthe prabhu mahAvIra pAse dIkSA lIdhI, ane gaNadhara pada para AvyA. temaNe IdrabhUtinI mAphaka pa1 mA varSe dIkSA lIdhI hatI. 12 varSa chalmasthapaNe rahI khUba abhyAsa karyo. 63 mA varSe kevalyajJAna pAmyA, 18 varSa kevaLIpaNe vicaryA ane 80 varSanuM AyuSya pUrNa karI teo mokSamAM gayA. 200 vAyubhUtigaNadhara, teo pahelA ane bIjA gaNadhara idrabhUti tathA agnibhUtinA bhAI thAya. teo gautama gotranA vasubhUti brAhmaNa ane pRthvI mAtAnA putra hatA. temane "A zarIra che teja AtmA che ke Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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285 zarIrathI . AtmA bhinna che' evA sadeha hatA. bha. mahAvIranA samAgamamAM AvatAM bhagavAne te sa Mdeha dUra karyAM, eTale temaNe peAtAnA 500 ziSyA sahita 43 mA varSe dIkSA lIdhI. 10 varSa chadmasthapaNAmAM rahyA pachI 53 mA varSe kaivalyanAna pAmyA. 18 varSa kaivalya pravarjyamAM vicarI, 70 varSanuM AyuSya pUrNa karI prabhunI hayAtimAM te nirvANa pAmyA. vAyubhUtiprabhu mahAvIranA trIjA gaNadhara hatA. 201 vAsupUjya. caMpApurInA vasupUjya rAjAnI jayAdevI nAmaka rANInI kukSimAM dazamA devaleAkamAMthI cyavIne je zudi 9 nI rAtrie te utpanna thayA. mAtAe 14 svama dIThAM. svaxpAThakoe mahAbhAgyazALI tIrthaMkaranA janma thavAnuM kahyuM. rAjArANI AnaMda pAmyA. anukrame garbhakALa pUrA thaye, kAgaNa vada 14 nA rAja prabhunA janma thayA. IMdroe janmAtsava ujavyA. pitAe temanuM ' vAsupUjya ' evu" nAma ApyuM. yauvanavaya thatAM pitAe temane paraNavAnA ane rAjyAsane besavAnA Agraha karyo; parantu temaNe nA kahI. A samaye leAkAMtika devAe AvI prabhune dharmAMmA pravartAvavAnI udghASaNA karI, eTale temaNe varasIdAna ApI 600 rAjA sAthe, chaThThatapa sahita phAgaNa vadI amAse dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. vAsupUjya svAmInA vakhatamAM bIjA vAsudeva pRiSTa, baLadeva vijaya ane prativAsudeva tAraka e traNa zlAdhvIya puruSA thayA. eka mAsa chadmasthapaNe rahyA pachI, mahA zudi 2 ne divase chaThThanI tapazcaryAmAM prabhune kaivalyajJAna thayuM. temane sUkSma vagere 66 gadharA thayA. temanA saMdha parivAramAM chara hajAra sAdhu, 1 lAkha sAdhvIo, 215 hajAra zrAvakA ane 436 hajAra zrAvikA hatA. vAsupUjya svAmI pAtAnA meAkSakALa samIpa jANI caMpA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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Re nagarImAM padhAryAM. tyAM 600 muni sAthe anazana tapa karyAM. eka mAsane aMte azADa zudi caudaze prabhu meAkSapadane pAmyA. temanuM kula AyuSya 72 lAkha varSanuM hatuM. 202 vijaya maLadeva. teo dvArakA nagarInA brahma nAmaka rAjA ane subhadrA nAmanI rANInA putra tathA pRiSTa vAsudevanA oramAna bhAI hatA. teo 75 lAkha varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI vAsupUjya svAmInA vakhatamAM meAkSa gayA. 203 vimaLanAtha. " kAMpilapura nagaramAM kRtavarmAM rAjAnI zyAmA nAmaka rANInI kukSie 8 mA devalAkathI vyavIne vaizAka zuddhi khAraze te utpanna thayA. mAtAe cauda svama dIThAM. garbhakALa pUrA thaye mahA zuddhi trIje temanA janma thayeA. mAtA pitAne AnaMda thayA. iMdroe janmAtsava ujavyeA. pitAe ' vimaLanAtha ' evuM nAma ApyuM. yauvanavaya pAmatAM aneka rAjakanyAe temane paraNAvavAmAM AvI. paMdara lAkha varSanI uMmare te pitAnI gAdIe AvyA. 30 lAkha varSa rAjya karyuM. lokAMtika devAnI preraNAthI prabhue vArSika dAna ApyuM ane mahA zudi 4 ne divase eka hajAra rAjA sAce sahasrAtra udyAnamAM prabhue dIkSA lIdhI. e varSoM chadmasthapaNAmAM rahyA pachI, pAza zudi ae chaThThanI tapazcaryAmAM prabhune kaivalyajJAna thayuM. temane madara vagere 57 gaNadharA thayA. prabhunA zAsana piravAramAM 68 hajAra sAdhuo, eka lAkha AisA sAdhvIo, 2 lAkha 8 hajAra zrAvako ane 4 lAkha 34 hajAra zrAvikA hatA. aMta samaye . sametazikhara para cha hajAra sAdhu sAthe prabhue eka mAsanuM anazana karI, azA vadi 7 me siddhida Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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287 prApta karyuM. vimaLanAtha tIrthaMkaranuM ekaMdara AyuSya 60 lAkha varSanuM hatuM. 204 zAlihIpitA. zrAvasti nagarImAM zAlihIpitA nAme mahARddhivaMta gAthApati hatA. temane phalganI nAme suzIla ane susvarUpavAna strI hatI. ekadA prabhu mahAvIra te nagarImAM padhAryA. zAlihIpitA prabhune vaMdana karavA gayA. prabhue vyAkhyAna ApyuM. sAdhune ane zrAvakano ema be prakAranAM dharmo prabhue saMbhaLAvyA. zAlihIpitAe vicAryuM ke mahArAthI sAdhudharma grahaNa karI zakAya tema nathI. paNa zrAvaka dharma to huM jarUra aMgIkAra karuM. ema dhArI temaNe prabhu pAse zrAvakanA bAra vrata dhAraNa karyA ane dharma dhyAnamAM, vrataniyamamAM aDagapaNe rahevA lAgyA. keTalAka varSa vityAbAda temane upAdhimukta thavAnI IrachA thaI tethI gharane saghaLo kArabhAra potAnA je putrane soMpI teo pauSadhazALAmAM jaI dharmadhyAna karavA lAgyA. chevaTe temaNe zrAvakanI agIyAra pratimA dhAraNa karI, sAdhu jIvana gALavuM zarU karyuM. tapazcaryAthI zarIra kSINa thatAM saMthAre karyo. eka mAsane saMthAro bhogavI ane AtmAnI uccatama dazAne bhAvatAM zAlihIpitA kALadharmane pAmyA ane mArIne 1lA devalokamAM gayA. tyAMthI cyavI mahAvidehamAM avatarI teja bhavamAM teo mekSa jaze. 205 zAMtinAtha. vartamAna cevisonA soLamA tIrthakara ane pAMcamA cakravartI hastinApura nagaranA vizvasena rAjAnI acirA (acaLA) devI rANunI kukSimAM sarvArthasiddha vimAnamAMthI cavIne utpanna thayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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288 te vakhate dezamAM marakI cAlatI hatI, te baMdha paDI gaI, tethI temanuM "zAMtinAtha" evuM nAma pADayuM. zrI zAMtinAtha pUrvabhavamAM megharatha rAjA hatA, te vakhate temanI ahiMsApriyatAnI prazaMsA tribhuvanamAM thaI rahI hatI. IdrasabhAmAM temanI prazaMsA thatAM eka mithyAtvI deve megharathanI parIkSA karavA eka pArevuM banAvI temanA AzrayamAM urADI mUkayuM hatuM, pAchaLathI te deve bAjarUpa karI rAjA pAse pitAnuM bhakSaNa bhAgyuM. rAjAe kahyuM ke zaraNAgatane rakSaNa ApavuM, e mAre dharma che. bAjapakSIe kahyuM ke mAMsa e mArA kherAka che. je pArevuM na ApI zake te tenA zarIranA bhArabhAra tArA zarIranuM mAMsa kApI Apa. rAjAe te kabula karyuM. eka bAju eka pallAmAM pArevuM mUkyuM, bIjI tarapha bIjA pallAmAM rAjA charIvatI potAnA zarIranuM mAMsa kApIne mUkta, paNa devamAyAthI pArevAvALuM palluM nIcuM ja rahetuM. prajAmAM hAhAkAra vartAyo. pradhAna vageree rAjAne tema na karavA samajAvyA, paraMtu megharatharAjA bIjAnA jIvanA bacAva AgaLa potAnA zarIrane alpa upayogI gaNatA. chevaTe rAjAnA praNAma zuddha jANa deva prasanna thayuM. teNe megharathanI mAphI mAgI. rAjAe anukrame ahiMsAdharmamAM sarvotkRSTa banI dIkSA lIdhI, ane santa tapa karI devagatimAMthI ahiyAM janma lIdho. yuvAvasthA pAmatAM teo 64000 strIo paraNyA. ane chakhaMDa sAdhI cakravartI thayA. teo 25 hajAra varSa kumArapaNe rahyA. 50 hajAra varSa cakravartIpaNe rAjya bhogavyuM. te pachI kAMtika devenI preraNAthI varasIdAna ApI eka hajAra purUSo sAthe dIkSA laI cAlI nIkaLyA. sarva samRddhine tyAga karyo. sakhta tapazcaryA karatAM prabhune eka ja mAsane aMte kaivalyajJAna thayuM. te pachI caturvidha saMghanI sthApanA karI. temane 90 gaNadhare hatA. zAMtinAtha prabhunA zAsanaparivAramAM 6ra hajAra sAdhuo, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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89 hajAra sAdhvIo,* 290 hajAra zrAvake ane 383 hajAra zrAvikAo hatA. 25 hajAra varSanuM cAritra pALI, eka mAsanA anazane, sametazikhara para 900 munio sAthe jeTha vadi terase prabhu mekSamAM gayA. 206 zALIbhadra. rAjagRhimAM gaMbhadra nAmanA vipula saMpattizALI zeTha hatA. temane bhadrA nAmanI suzIla patnI hatI. temane eka putra thaye. nAma pADayuM zALIbhadra. teo mahA prajJAvaMta ane buddhizALI hoI cheDA vakhatamAM 7ra kaLAo zIkhI praviNa banyA. yuvAvasthA pAmatA pitAe temanuM kara svarUpavAna kanyAo sAthe lagna karyuM. strIo sAthe sAMsArika sukha bhogavatAM divasa ke rAtri kevI rIte pasAra thAya che, te paNa teo jANatA na hatA; athAta, temane tyAM duHkha jevI vastunuM nAma nizAna na hatuM. keTaleka kALe gaMbhadra zeTha dIkSA laI mRtyu pAmyA ane devalokamAM gayA. temane putra para atizaya sneha hovAthI zALIbhadra ane tenI patnIonA bhogapabhoga mATe hamezAM teo vastra, ghareNAM ane mIThAI othI bharelI 99 peTIo mokalAvatA. zALIbhadra deva jevuM sukha bhogavatA, ane lAvavA laI javA vagerenuM sarva gRhakArya bhadrAmAtA karatAM. eka divasa koI eka vepArI ratnanI kabaLa laIne rAjagRhamAM vecavA Avyo. te kAMbaLo bahumUlyavAna hovAthI zaherane dhanika varga te na kharIdI zake, eTaluM ja nahi paNa rAjagRhanA rAjA zreNike paNa te ratna kAMbaLo kharIdI nahi. vepArI nirAza * bIja eka pustakamAM 61 hajAra chase sAdhvIo ane 3 lAkha 93 hajAra zrAvikAo lakhela che, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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290 thaI zALIbhadranA mahela AgaLa nIkaLyA. bhadrA mAtAe te vepArInI saghaLI kAMbaLe kharIdI lIdhI. vepArI zeThanI addhi joIne ajAyaba tha. bIje divase zreNika nRpatinI rANuM calaNue te ratnakAMbaLa levAne rAjAne Agraha karyo. eTale rAjAe te vepArIne bolAvyo, paraMtu rAjAe jANyuM ke zALIbhadra zeThanI mAtAe badhI kAMbaLo kharIdI lIdhI che! A jANI rAjAnA Azcaryano pAra na rahyo ke pitAnA nagaramAM AvA samRddhizALI ratno astitva dharAve che. tyArapachI temAMnI eka kAMbaLa rANI mATe laI AvavA rAjAe abhayakumArane zALIbhadrane ghera mokalyA. bhadrAe maMtrIne bhAvapUrvaka satkAra karatAM kahyuM ke maMtrIjI, dhanya bhAgya amArAM ke Ape amAre tyAM pagalAM karyA, paraMtu dIlagIra chuM ke te kAMbaLo zALIbhadranI strIoe snAna karyA pachI, te vaDe aMga lUchIne gaTaramAM pheMkI dIdhI che. A sAMbhaLatAM abhayakumAranA Azcaryane paNa pAra rahyo nahi. teNe saghaLI vAta zreNika rAjAne kahI. zreNike zALIbhadrane AvAsa jevA javAno vicAra karyo, tethI teo zALIbhadrane ghera AvyA. mahArAjA tathA maMtrIzvara vagerenuM ucita svAgata karI bhadrAe temane egya Asane besADayA. zreNike zALIbhadranA mukhadarzananI IcchA vyakta karI, eTale bhadrAmAtA uMcA prAsAdanA cheka uparanA bhAgamAM zALIbhadra pAse gayA ane kahyuM -bhAI! ApaNe tyAM zreNika AvyA che te nIce Ave. jemane duniyAne leza paNa khyAla nathI evA zALIbhaTTa mAtAnuM vacana sAMbhaLIne kahyuMH mAtAjI! zreNika AvyA hoya te nA vakhAre, emAM mane pUchavA jevuM zuM hoya ? bhadrA samajyA ke zALIbhadrane zreNika keNa che tenI khabara nathI. eTale temaNe kahyuM -bhAI zreNika mahArAjA ! rAjagRhinA bhUpati, ApaNuM mAlIka padhAryA che. zALIbhadra A sAMbhaLI camakyA. teo vicAramAM paDayA ke mahAre ATaATalI sAhyabI, chatAM zuM mahAre mAthe mAlIka? Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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291 huM mAlIka vagaranA kema banuM ? ema vicAra karatAM teo vairAgya vAna banyA. thADIvAre te rAjA pAse AvI praNAma karI ceAgya Asane beThA. rAjA zreNika zALIbhadranu mukha, temanI riddhi siddhi, vagere joI AnaMda pAmyA ane rajA laI svasthAnake gayA. keTalAka samaya pachI tyAM dharmadhASa nAmanA sthavIra mahAtmA padhAryAM. temanuM vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLI zALIbhadre dIkSA levAnA vicAra karyAM, ane mAtA pAse rajA mAgI. mAtAe temane dhIme dhIme tyAgavRtti keLavavAnuM kahyuM, eTale mAtAnA snehane vaza thaI zALIbhadra dararAja eka eka strIne tyAga karavA lAgyAH tevAmAM temanA anevI dhannAe AvI temane cetavyA ane kahyuM ke uDA, sAvadhAna thAva. reja eka eka strIne tyAgavAnI kAyaratA vIra puruSane saMbhave nahi, huM ATheya strIone tyAgIne cAritralevA mATe vruta thayA chuM. A sAMbhaLI zALIbhadranA jJAnacakSue sateja thayAM, te dhannA sAthe tyAM birAjamAna prabhu mahAvIra pAse gayA ane dIkSA lIdhI. sakhta tapa japa kriyAo karI, aMtima samaye vaibhAragIrI para anazana karI zALIbhadra sarvAMsiddha vimAnamAM deva thayA. 207 zivarAja RSi. hastinApuranA ziva nAmanA rAjAe, peAtAnA putra zivabhadrane rAjya sAMpI, tAmalInI mAphaka tApasa dIkSA aMgIkAra karI, ane yAvajjIva cha chaThThanI tapasyA karatA vicaravA lAgyA. ugra tapazcaryAne lIdhe temane vibhaganAna utpanna thayuM, je vaDe temaNe sAta samudro ane sAta dvIpanA joyAM. AthI temaNe pote joyelI vastuthI jagata para kAMI vadhAre nathI evI prarUpaNA karavA mAMDI. evAmAM bha0 mahAvIra hastinApuramAM padhAryAM. gautama svAmI gAmamAM geAcarI karavA nIkaLyA; tyAM lokonA mukhe temaNe zivarAjanI prarUpaNA sAMbhaLI. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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92 bhagavAnane pUchatAM temaNe kahyuM ke dvIpa samudro sAta nathI, paNa asaMkhyAtA che. AthI gautame lokone satya samajAvyuM. eTale zivarAja prabhu mahAvIra pAse AvyA. meATI dhasabhA samakSa bhagavAne dezanA ApI, temAM zivarAjanA saMzaya TaLyA, tethI temaNe ArAdhaka banI bhagavAna pAse dIkSA lIdhI; ane teja bhavamAM teo meAse gayA. 208 zrI devI rAjagRha nagaramAM sudana nAme mahARddhivata gAthApita rahetA hatA, tene priyA nAme strI hatI. tenAthI tene eka putrI thaI hatI. tenuM nAma bhUtA. bhUtA janmathIja vRddha jevI, kumArapaNAmAM paNa vRddha jevI dekhAtI. zarIra paNa jaNa jevuM, tethI koIpaNa purUSa tene paraNyA nahi. te samaye pArzvanAtha prabhu padhAryAM. bhUtA vaMdana karavA gaI. prabhunA upadezathI vairAgyuM pAmIne bhUtAe dIkSA lIdhI ane puchyulA nAme sAdhvInI ziSyA thaI. samaya jatAM bhUtA zithilAcArI banavA lAgI. hAthapaga mastaka mADhuM vagere vAravAra dhAvA lAgI, ane e rIte zarIranI zuzruSA karavA lAgI. puchyulA sAdhvIe tene sAdhune dharma samajAvIne tema na karavA sUcavyuM. ane prAyazrita levAnuM kahyuM chatAM bhRtAe te gaNakAryuM nahi, ane temanAthI judI paDIne eka judA upAzrayamAM svaccha dapaNe vicaravA lAgI. tyAM chaThTha aThThama Adi tapazcaryAM karatAM karatAM ghaNA varSa saMyama pALI, kALakarIne te saudhama devalAkamAM devIpaNe upanna thaI, tyAMthI mahAvideha kSetramAM janma laI. dIkSita banIne Akhare te siddhagatine pAmaze, 209 zitaLanAtha phlipura nagaranA daDharatha rAjAnI nIMdAdevI nAmaka rANInI kukSimAM dazamA devalokathI cyavI, vaizAka vida 6nI rAtrIe prabhu utpanna thayA. mAtAe cauda svapna joyAM. anukrame mahAdi 12 nA rAja Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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ra93 prabhune janma thayo. Ikoe janmotsava ujavyo. prabhu garbhamAM hatA tyAre rAjAnuM tapta thayeluM zarIra naMdAdevInA sparzathI zitaLa thayuM hatuM, tethI putranuM zitaLanAtha evuM nAma ApyuM. bAlyakALa vItAvI teo yuvAvasthA pAmyA tyAre pitAnI anicchA chatAM pitAnA Agraha temaNe lagna karyuM. tyArabAda 25 hajAra pUrvanI umare teo rAjyAsane beThA. 50 hajAra pUrva sudhI rAjya bhogavyuM. pachI vArSika dAna ApI mahA vadi bAraze eka hajAra rAjAo sAthe prabhue saMyama grahaNa karyo. mAtra traNa mAsa chamasthapaNAmAM rahyA pachI zitaLanAtha svAmIne poza vadi 14 nA roja kaivalyajJAna thayuM. temane AnaMda vagere 81 gaNadharo hatA. prabhunA saMghaparivAramAM 1 lAkha muni, 1 lAkhane 6 sAdhvIo, 289 hajAra zrAvako ane 458 hajAra zrAvikAo hatA. aMtima samaye sameta zikhara para eka hajAra munio sAthe, eka mAsanuM anazana pALI vaizAkavadi bIje prabhu nirvANa-mekSa padhAryA. zitaLanAtha jinanuM ekaMdara AyuSya eka lAkha pUrvanuM hatuM. 21. zreyAMsanAtha siMhapura nagaranA viSNarAja rAjAnI viSNunAmakarANInI kukSimAM 7mA devalokathI cyavIne jeThavadi chaThe teo upanna thayA. mAtAe cauda svapna dIThAM. garbhakALa pUro thaye phAgaNa vadi 12 prabhuno janma thayo. Idroe janmotsava karyo. yauvanAvasthAmAM teo aneka rAjakanyAe paraNyA. pachI kAMtika devAnI preraNAthI varasIdAna ApI, 1 hajAra rAjAo sAthe phAgaNa vadi 13 saMyama aMgIkAra karyo. teo 21 lAkha varSa kumArapaNe rahyA; 4ra lAkha varSa rAjya karyuM. cha mAsa sthAvasthAmAM rahyA pachI mahA vadi amAse prabhune kevalya jJAna thayuM. 21 lAkha varSamAM be mAsa ochA samaya sudhI kaivalya pravajyamA vicarI ghaNuM jIvone prabhue uddhAra karyo. chevaTe eka hAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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294 munio sAthe, sametazikhara para eka mAsanA anazane zrAvaNa vadi trIje prabhu mekSa pahoMcyA. temanuM kula AyuSya 84 lAkha varSanuM hatuM. zreyAMsanAtha svAmInA saMgha parivAramAM 84 hajAra sAdhuo 103 hajAra sAdhvIo, 279 hajAra zrAvako ane 448 hajAra zrAvakAo hatA. 211 zreyAMsakumAra, RSabhadeva bhagavAnanA putra bAhubaLa; ane bAhubaLanA putra somaprabha, jeo hastinApuranA rAjA hatA, temane zreyAMsakumAra nAme putra thayo hato. AdinAtha prabhue dIkSA lIdhA pachI, AhAra ApavAne vidhi leke jANatA na hovAthI bhagavAnane eka varasa sudhI AhAra maLe nahi. prabhu pharatA pharatA gajapura-hastinApuramAM padhAryA, loke prabhune judI judI vastuo bheTa dharatA, te prabhu letA na hatA. AthI lokomAM lAhala thaze. te zreyAMsakumAranA jANavAmAM AvyuM; eTale prabhu padhAryA, jANe te harSabhera prabhu pAse deDI gayA. prabhunuM svarUpa jotAM "pUrve meM AvuM kyAMka dIThuM che' ema vicAratAM temane jAtismaraNa jJAna utpanna thayuM. e arasAmAM potAne tyAM zeraDIno rasa Avyo, te nirdoSa hevAthI temaNe prabhune paherAvyA. prabhue te hastapAtramAM laI, tenuM pAna karI pAraNuM karyuM. zreyAMsakumAranI sarvatra prazaMsA thaI, te divasa vaizAka zudi trIjane hato, jene laI Aje jainadharmIo varasI tapanuM pAraNuM te divase kare che, jene akSaya tRtiyA kahe che. zreyAMsakumAra supAtra dAnanA prabhAve sadgati pAmyA. 212 zreNikarAjA (biMbasAra ). kuzAgrapuranA rAjA prasenajitane sauthI nAno kumAra, te zreNika. temanI mAtAnuM nAma dhAriNuM. bhAIonI IrSAne lIdhe teo Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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295 kuzAgrapura choDIne veNutaTa nagaramAM gayA. tyAM puNyayoge bhadra nAmanA eka zreSie temane paNa tarIke rAkhyA, eTaluM ja nahi paNa zreNika rAjAnI saraLatA, buddhimatA tathA mukhanI tejasvItA Adi joI bhadra zeThe zreNikane pitAnI naMdA nAmanI putrI paraNAvI. prasenajIta rAjA pAchaLathI rAjagRha nagara vasAvI tyAM rahevA lAgyA. tevAmAM te mAMdA paDayA. A samAcAra zreNike sAMbhaLyA, tethI te pitAnA pitA pAse zIghe jaI pahoMcyA. pitAne temanA para prema hovAthI rAjagRhanuM rAjya zreNikane soMpI, teo svargavAsa pAmyA. A vakhate naMdA garbhavatI hovAthI teNue abhayakumAra' nAmanA mahA buddhivaMta putrane janma Apyo. gAdIe beThA pachI zreNike rAjyamAM ghaNuM vadhAre karyo ane te mahardika rAjA thayo. tene cillaNa, naMdA, dhAriNI, kAlI vagere ghaNuM rANuo hatI; tathA abhayakumAra, keNika, kAlI, megha Adi ghaNuM kumAro hatA. zreNika pahelAM bauddhadharmanA upAsaka hatA, paraMtu pAchaLathI anAthI muninA saMsarge teo jainadharmI banyA. bha0 mahAvIranA teo parama bhakta hatA; temaja daDha samaktiI hatA; temaNe pitAnA rAjyamAM kasAInI dukAne baMdha karAvI hatI. eka vakhata deve zreNikanI parIkSA karavA mAMsAhArI jainasAdhu ane sagarbhA jaina sAdhvIne dekhAva raju karyo, paNa zreNika DagyA nahi. temanA putramAMnA meghakumAra, naMdiSeNa, abhayakumAra, jAlI vagere ghaNAoe dIkSA lIdhI hatI. kAlI, naMdA vagere rANuoe paNa dIkSA lIdhI hatI. Akhara avasthAmAM dubuddhi keNike zreNikane kedamAM pUryA hatA. putranA hAthathI mRtyu na pAmavA mATe zreNike potAnI mudrikAmAM rahela kAlakuTa viSa cUsIne pitAnA dehane aMta ANe hato. temaNe mRgalInA zikAra vakhate nikAcita karmane baMdha karyo hovAthI mRtyu pAmIne teo pahelI narake gayA, paraMtu Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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96 temaNe zAsananI bhaktithItIrthaMkara nAma kama upArjana karyuM hatuM, tethI teo AvatI cevisImAM padmanAbha nAmanA pahelA tIrthaMkara thaze. 213 zakharAjI te kAzIdezanI vArANasI nagarInA rAjA hatA. pUrvabhavamAM mahAbalanA puraNa nAmanA te mitra hatA; ane saMyama pALI jayaMta vimAnamAM gayA hatA. tyAMthI cavI ahiM utpanna thayA hatA. ekavAra annaka nAmanA vepArIe mithilAnA ku MbharAjAne mahI varI mATe be divya kuDalA bheTa ApyA hatA, temAMnA eka kuMDalanI sAMdha tUTI javAthI kuMbharAjAe te sAMdhI ApavA mATe mithilAnA sAnIone kheAlAvyA, paNa temAMnA koI A sAMdha sAMdhI zakayA nahi, AthI rAjAe gusse thaine seAnIone dezanikAla karyAM. te krUratA karatA vArANasI nagarImAM AvyA ane tyAM rahevA mATe rAjAnI AjJA mAgI. rAjAe kAraNa pUchatAM temaNe sarva hakIkata kahIne mIkuMvarInA rUpanuM varNana karyuM. AthI te kuMvarIne paraNavA mATe za Mkha rAjAe dUta mAkalI kuMbharAjAne kaheNu mAkalyuM. rAjAe na mAnyuM, eTale zaMkhe, jitazatru vagere rAjA sAthe saMdhI karIne mithilAne ghereA ghAlyA. Akhare mahIkuvarInI yuktithI teo kheAdha pAmyA ane dIkSA laI, sakhta tapazcaryA karI meAkSamAM gayA. 214 zakha ane AkhalI zrAvasti nagarImAM zakha ane peAkhalI nAmanA e dhanADhaya zrAvako vasatA hatA. teo jIva ajIva Adi navatattvanA jANu tathA dharmiSTha ane kSamAnI mUrtisamA hatA; te banne bha. mahAvIranA ananya upAsaka hatA. ekavAra prabhu mahAvIra te zrAvastimAM padhAryAM. pariSad vana Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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297 karavA gaI temAM zaMkha ane pikhalI Adi zrAvake paNa gayA. prabhue dezanA ApI. sadha sAMbhaLI sau pAchA pharyA. te vakhate rastAmAM zaMkha zrAvake pakhalI Adi bIjA zrAvakene kahyuM ke hame vistIrNa anna, pANI, mevA, sukhaDI Adi cAra prakAranAM bhojana karAvaH je jamyAbAda ApaNe pAkSika pauSadha karI dharma jAtrikA karIzuM. zaMkhanuM kahevuM saie kabula karyuM. te pachI teoe cAra prakAranuM anna nIpajAvyuM ane samaya thatAM zaMkha zrAvakanA AgamananI vATa jevA lAgyA. bIjI tarapha zaMkha zrAvake ghera jaIne vicAra karyo ke pauSadha nimitte A samAraMbha karAvavo yogya nahi, temaja bhAre padArtho khAIne pauSadha karavo ucita nathI. paNa sarva AbharaNa, vilepana, choDIne, krodha kaSAya rahita, brahmacarya sahita, dAbhanI pathArI para besIne dharmadhyAna bhAvatAM pauSadha karavo ucita che. ema vicArI teo jamavAnA sthAne na jatAM, potAnI strIne kahIne piSadhazALAmAM gayA ane piSadha grahaNa karIne Atma bhAvanA bhAvavA lAgyA. vakhata thaI javA chatAM zaMkhazrAvaka jamavA na AvyAthI anya zrAvakonI rajA laI khilI zrAvaka zaMkhane ghera AvyA. temane joI zaMkhanI patnIe temane Adara satkAra karyo ane kahyuM ke zaMkhajIe pauSadha karyo che. A sAMbhaLI pakhalI zrAvaka zaMkha pAse paiSadhazALAmAM gayA. tyAM keTalIka vAtacita karI, zaMkha pauSadhamAM hovAthI pakhalI cAlyA gayA. rAtre zaMkha zrAvake vicAra karyo ke mAre bhagavAnanA darzana karyA pachI ja piSadha pAro. AthI prAtaHkALa thatAM te prabhunA darzane gayA, jyAM pakhalI Adi zrAvakethI pariSada cikAra hatI. prabhue dezanA ApI. dezanAne aMte pikhalIe zaMkhane kahyuM ke hame gaIkAla jamavA na AvyA, mATe ame tamArI niMdA karIzuM. A sAMbhaLI prabhue kahyuM: he devAnupriya, zaMkha zrAvaka niMdavA lAyaka nathI. te dharmamAM daDha che. pramAda, niMdrA rahita te dharmAjhikA karanAra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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298 che. tenA vicAra| kapaTa yukta na hatA; paNa dharmoMmaya hatA. A sAMbhaLI sarva zrAvakoe zaMkhajInI kSamA mAgI. te pachI bhagavAnane zaMkhajIe keTalAka praznA pUchI khulAsA meLavyA, ane prabhune vaMdana karI ghera gayA. A vakhate zrI gaitame bhagavAnane pUchyuM:-he prabhu, zaMkha zrAvaka sAdhu thaze ? prabhue kahyuM:nA. zrI gaitame pUchyuMH-tyAre te gRhasthapaNAmAM kALadharma pAmI kayAM jaze ? zrI prabhue kahyuM ke teo devagatimAM jaze ane tyAMthI mahAvidehamAM janma laI teja bhavamAM meAkSa jaze. 215 saddAlaputra (sakaDAlaputra) pAlAsapura nagaramAM geAzALAnA mataneA upAsaka sAlaputra nAme eka kuMbhAra rahetA. tene eka kreDa sAnAmhAra jamInamAM, eka krADa vyApAramAM ane eka krADa ghara vakharAmAM e rIte traNa krIDa sAnAmhArA hatI. daza hajAra gAyAnu eka gAkuLa tene tyAM hatuM. te mahA RddhivaMta hatA. tene kuMbhAranA dhaMdhAnI pAMcaso dukAna hatI.. agnimitrA nAmanI suzIla ane susvarUpavAna strI hatI. A sa sukhamaya sAmagrImAM sadRAlaputra samaya vyatIta karatA hatA. eka samaye saddAlaputra potAnI azAka vADImAM AvI geAzALAnA kahelA dharmanI ciMtavA karatA hatA, te samaye eka deva tenI pAse AvyA ane kahevA lAgyA. he saddAlaputra, AvatI kAle savAramAM trikALajJAnI zrI advaita-jinezvara ahiM Avaze, mATe tuM temanI sevA bhikata barAbara karaje, tathA prabhune pATa pATalA makAna vagere je joI e te Apaje. eTaluM kahIne deva tyAMthI cAlyA gayA. saddAlaputre vicAra karyo ke mhArA dharmAMcA` mahA jJAna dhAraka. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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299 gozAlaka maMkhalIputra Avaze, mATe huM temane vaMdana karIne sevA bhakita karIza. prAtaHkALa thaye. prabhu mahAvIra te nagaranA udyAnamAM padhAryA. saddAlaputre vAta jANuM, tethI te parIvAra sahita prabhune vAMdavA gaye. prabhue dezanA ApI. prabhu jANatA hatA ke saddAlaputra gozAlakanA matane anuyAyI che ane je vastu banavAnI hoya che teja bane che, tema mAnanAre che; paNa udyama, purUSArthane mAnatA nathI. tethI sadAlaputrane samajAvavA prabhu mahAvIra tene tyAM gayA. ane tyAM paDelA mATInA ghaDA sadAlaputrane batAvIne kahyuM juo, A mATInA ghaDA zI rIte banyA ? saddAla putre kahyuM, prabhu, e banavAnA hatA ne banyA. prabhue kahyuM, udyama karavAthI thayAne ? tyAre saddAlaputre javAba Ape -prabhu, jagatamAM je banavAnuM hoya che te kudaratI rIte bajeja jAya che, temAM purUSArthane kaI lAgatuM vaLagatuM nathI. saddAlaputrane prabhue samajAvavA prayatna karyo chatAM te samajyo nahi. tethI pharIthA prabhue prazna karyo je kaI purUSa hArA mATInA vAsaNone pheDI nAkhe, athavA hArI strI sAthe bhogavilAsa kare te tuM zuM kare ? sadAlaputre kahyuM -" huM tene pUratI zikSA karuM." prabhue kahyuM. zikSA karavAnuM koI kAraNa? je banavAnuM che te banmeja jAya che ne ! sadAlaputra tarata camakyo. teNe prabhu mahAvIranI vAta satya bhAnI, ane purUSArthane mAnanAre thaye. prabhue tene dharma saMbhaLAvyo. saddAlaputra bAravratadhArI zrAvaka thayo. A vAtanI gozAlakane khabara paDI. tethI te sadAlaputra pAse AvyA. pitAnA matane manAvavA teNe ghaNuM prayatna karyo, paNa te sarva phegaTa gayA. ekavAra saddAlaputra piSadhazALAmAM dharmadhyAna karatA hatA, te vakhate ardhI rAtrIe eka deva Avyo, teNe bhayaMkara rUpo karI saddAlaputrane dharmathI caLAvavA ghaNA prayatna karyA; chatAM saddAlaputra Dage nahi. sAlaputranA traNe putrone Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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300 lAvI deve temano saMhAra karyo, chatAM te jarA paNa Dagyo nahi. chevaTe deve tenI strIne mArI nAkhIne tenuM mAMsa taLI tenA zarIra para lehI chAMTavAne bhaya jyAre batAvyo, tyAre sadAlaputrane ghaNuM ja lAgI AvyuM; tethI te devane pakaDavA uTha, tarata ja deva nAsI gayo ane sadAlaputranA hAthamAM eka staMbha AvyuM. saddAlaputre kolAhala karyo. A sAMbhaLI tenI strI doDI AvI. sadAlaputra hakIkata kahI.e sarva devanI mAyA hovAnuM tenI strIe kahevAthI saddAlaputre prAyazcita lIdhuM. te pachI 11 pratimA dhAraNa karIne, eka mAsane saMthAro bhogavI, saddAlaputra kALadharma pAmyA, ane marIne pahelA devalokamAM gayA. tyAMthI cyavI mahAvideha kSetramAM janma laI teja bhavamAM teo mekSa jaze. 216 anaMtakumAra cakavatI. hastInApura nagara hatuM. tyAM azvasena nAme rAjA rAjya karate hato. tene sahadevI nAme susvarUpavAna rANuM hatI. eka rAtrIe A rANIe cauda svapna joyAM. tarata rANuM jAgRta thaI ane dIThela svapnanuM raTaNa karavA lAgI. prabhAta thatAM rANIe rAjA pAse jaIne svapnanI vAta karI. rAjAe svapna pAThakone bolAvI svapnanuM phaLa pUchayuM. svapna pAThakae kahyuM ke cauda prakAranA svapna tIrthaMkaranI mAtAne ke cakravartInI mAtAne ja Ave. tethI tamAre tyAM eka bhAgyazALI putra avataraze. kAMti te tIrthaMkara thaze, agara cakravatI thaze. rAjAe svapna pAThakane puSkaLa dravya ApI vidAya karyo. anukrame navamAsa pUrNa thaye sahadevI rANIe eka tejasvI, dedipyamAna putrane janma Apyo. rAjAe kumArano janmotsava dhAmadhUmapUrvaka ujavyo. rAjAne riddhi siddhino pAra na hato, tethI teNe garIba gurabAne khUba dAna dIdhuM ane putranuM "sanatakumAra" evuM nAma pADayuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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301 sanaMtakumAra AnaMdapUrvaka vRddhi pAmyA. keTalAka vakhata pachI mAtApitAnA mRtyu bAda te rAjyAna para AvyA. AvatAM ja temaNe aneka dezo para laDAI zarU karI. moTA moTA rAjAone harAvI temaNe cha khaMDa dharatImAM cotarapha pitAnI ANa varatAvI. kemake cakravartIne cakraratna, chatraratna Adi navaratna, tathA devo vagere sahAya hoya che. AvI rIte cakravartI thaIne teo sUkhapUrvaka rAjagAdI bhogavavA lAgyA. sanaMtakumAranuM zArIrika rUpa adbhuta hatuM. temanA rUpanI joDI sArAye jagatamAM paNa na maLe. ekavAra sudharma devalokamAM sabhA hatI, temAM Idra mahArAjAe sanaMtakumAranA rUpanI ghaNIja prazaMsA karI. temAMnA eka devane atizayokti lAgavAthI te sanaMtakumAranuM rUpa jevAne vicAra karI eka brAhmaNanuM rUpa dharIne sanaMtakumArane jovA Avyo. A vakhate sanaMtakumAra snAna karatA hatA, ane nhAvAnA keTalAka padArtho copaDavAthI temanuM zarIra joIe tevuM suMdara na hatuM, chatAM tevuM zarIra dekhIne paNa A devanA Azcaryane pAra na rahyo. sanantakumAre A brAhmaNane joIne pUchyuM:-mahArAja, kema padhAravuM thayuM che ? brAhmaNe javAba Apyo:-mahArAjA ! meM sAMbhaLyuM hatuM ke ApanuM rUpa bahu tejasvI ane suMdara che, tethI jovA mATe huM atre Avyo chuM, ane kharekhara meM sAMbhaLyuM hatuM tethI ochuM nahi paNa vizeSa dedipyamAna ApanuM rUpa ane kAMti che. A sAMbhaLI sanaMtakumArane abhimAna AvyuM ane belyA-mahArAja, atyAre te huM snAna karuM chuM ane zarIre lepa kare che, paraMtu huM vastrAbhUSaNe sajI jyAre rAjasabhAmAM AvuM tyAre Apa mAruM rUpa jevA padhArajo. brAhmaNe kahyuM: bhale, mahArAjA, huM AvIza. sanaMtakumAra snAna karI, suMdara vastrAbhUSaNo paherI rAjasabhAmAM dAkhala thayA. A vakhatanuM temanuM rUpa sAkSAta devatAone paNa zaramAve tevuM hatuM. rAjA rAjasabhAmAM beThA che tevAmAM pele brAhmaNa Avyo. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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302 ane teNe mahArAjAnA rUpa sAme joyuM. sanaMtakumAre vicAryuM ke hamaNuM A mahArAja mahArAM rUpanI khUba prazaMsA karaze; paraMtu ukta brAhmaNe tenuM rUpa joIne nisAso nAkhyuM ane bIjI bAju pharIne ubho rahyo. A joI anaMtakumArane Azcarya thayuM. tarata ja temaNe brAhmaNane pUchayuM, mahArAja, Ama kema ? pahelI vakhata to tame khuza thayA hatA ane A vakhate dIlagIra thavAnuM kAraNa zuM? brAhmaNe kahyuM, mahArAjA, pahelA tamAruM zarIra amRtamaya hatuM. ane atyAre te jheramaya che. sanaMtakumAre vismita thatAM pUchyuM. ema zAthI mahArAja ? brAhmaNe kahyuM -mahArAjA, parIkSA karavI hoya to tame moMmAMthI cUMke. te ghUMka para mAkhI besatAMnI sAthe te maraNa pAmaze. A sAMbhaLI sanaMtakumAra dhUkayA, tarataja mAkhI te para besI maraNa pAmI. sanatakumArane jJAna thayuM. te samajyA ke kharekhara abhimAna rUpI jheranuM mizraNa thavAthI A sthiti thaI te pachI krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, rAga dveSa e badhI vastuo jyAM sudhI AtmAmAM hoya, tyAMsudhI zA kAmanuM? temaja A nAzavaMta ane kSaNika zarIra para ATale badhe meha zA mATe hevo ghaTe ? A zarIra maLamUtranuM bhAjana che, temAMthI jhera paNa pragame che. AvA gaMdA zarIrano bhare che ? mATe te parathI mamatA utArI nAkhavAnI ane AtmAnA svasvarUpa jJAna, darzana ane cAritramAM tallIna banavAnI AvazyakatA che. tarataja anaMtakumArane vairAgya thayo. ane teo sarva riddhisiddhi cheDIne dIkSA laIne cAlI nIkaLyA. ekavAra temanA zarIramAM roga unna thayA. eka deva vaidanuM rU5 dharIne AvyuM ane anaMtakumArane kahyuM. he muni ! Apane roga thayo che. te huM ApanI davA karI te roga maTADuM. sanaMtakumAre javAba Ape. vaidarAja, karma rUpI asAdhya rogane maTADI zakavA tame samartha ho, te bhale maTADe. bAkI A rogane te huM paNa maTADI zakuM chuM, ema kahI tarata ja temaNe pitAnI AMgaLI ghUMkavALI karIne pelA roga para ghasI. pariNAme sanatakumArane roga zAMta thaI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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303 ga. deva Azcarya pAmyo ane sanaMtakumArane vaMdana karIne svasthAnake ga. sanatakumAra muni mahAna tapazcaryA karIne nirvANa padane pAmyA. ra17. sagara (cakravartI) ayodhyA nagarImAM vijaya nAme rAjA hatA. temanA bhAI sumitranI yazomatI rANunI kukSie sagara cakravartIne janma thaze. vijaya rAjAne "ajitanAtha (bIjA tIrthaMkara) nAme putra hatA. sagara ane ajitanAtha eka ja divase jamyA. rAjyamAM AnaMda phelAI rahyo. vijaya rAjAe potAnuM rAjya ajitanAthane meMpI dIkSA lIdhI; temaja sumitra rAjAe paNa dIkSA lIdhI; zrI ajitanAtha rAjagAdI para AvyA. keTalAka vakhata pachI teo paNa pitAnuM rAjya sagarane soMpI dharmatIrtha pravartAvavA dIkSA laI cAlI nIkaLyA. tyArapachI sagare potAnA rAjyane vistAra vadhAravA chakhaMDa sAdhyA ane cakravartI thayA. sagarane sATha hajAra putro hatA. ekavAra sagara cakravartI dezATana nIkaLyA, te vakhate aSTApada parvata pAse temaNe eka khAI banAvarAvIne temAM gaMgAne pravAha vALe, AthI nAgakumAra devatAo, pitAne aDacaNa paDatI heI, sagara para krodhAyamAna thayA, ane tenA sATha hajAra putrone bALIne bhasma karyA. A vakhate teo saghaLA ayodhyAmAM hatA. sagara jyAre dezATanathI pAchA pharatA hatA, tyAre eka IMdra brAhmaNanuM rUpa dharI sagara pAse AvyA, ane raDatAM raDatAM bolyo, ke arere, mahAro putra marI gayo, huM zuM karIza? A sAMbhaLI sagare kahyuMH mahArAja, A jagata vinAzI che, mRtyu koIne cheDatuM nathI, te pachI ATale vilApa zAne kare che? mahAre 60000 putro che, je teo saghaLAya mRtyu pAme, te paNa mane zoka thAya nahi. A sAMbhaLI te brAhmaNe kahyuM -rAjanuM, meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke ApanA sAThahajAra putro devanA kepathI baLIne bhasma thayA che. ema kahI deva adazya thayo. sagara rAjAne AthI ghaNe zoka thayo. rAjyamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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sex AvyA pachI pradhAneA vagerenA samajAvavAthI te zAMta thayA, tesAtheja temane jagatanA vinAzIpaNAnI khAtrI thaI ane dIkSA levAnA vicAra thayA. evAmAM ajitanAtha prabhu karatA karatA tyAM AvI caDayA; sagare temanI pAse dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. tyArabAda khUba tapazcaryA karIne, bhAvanAnA mahAzikhare caDatAM, sagara cakravartI kaivalyajJAna pAmyA. ane ekaMdara 72 lAkha pUrvanu AyuSya bhAgavI, te meAkSamAM gayA. 218 sagaDakumAra sAha jaNI nAmanI nagarImAM mahaMda nAmane rAjA rAjya karatA hatA. te nagarImAM eka sudanA nAmanI vaizyA rahetI hatI. subhadra nAmanA eka moTA zAhukAra paNa rahetA hatA. A zAhukArane potAnI bhadrA nAmanI strIthI eka putra thayA hatA. tenuM nAma 'sagaDakumAra'. eka samaye prabhumahAvIra te nagarImAM padhAryAM. gAcarI arthe zrI gaiAtama svAmI nIkaLyA. temaNe nIce pramANe rAjamA para eka dasya joyuM. ghaNA hAthI gheADA ane mANasAnI vacamAM eka strI ane eka purUSane bAMdhI rAkhyA hatA. purUSane strInI pAchaLa badhele ane tenA nAka kAna kApI nAkhyA hatA. tee khelatA ke ame amArA pApakarmAMthI marI jaie chIe,' zrI gaiAtama tyAMthI nIkaLI prabhu pAse AvyA ane joyela dRzyanI vAta pUrve kANu hatA ? AvuM La bhAgave che! karIne pUchyuM:he bhagavaMta. te ane zAM pApa karyAM hatA ? ke jethI teo prabhue te purUSane pUrvabhava varNavatAM kahyuM:-chagalapura nAmanuM nagara hatuM. tyAM siMhagirI nAme rAjA hatA. te nagaramAM chaMtrika nAmanA eka kasAI rahetA hatA. te dhanavAna hatA, pApI hatA ane durAcArI hatA. teNe peAtAnA vADAmAM bakarA, bakarI, gAya, baLada, bheMsa, pADA, haraNa, rAjha, mAra, mAralI vagere lAkhA jAnavareA mAravA mATe ekaThAM karyAM hatA. bIjA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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305 pAse dravya ApI ekaThAM karAvata, ane mAMsa vagere kharIdata hato. pachI te kasAI te jAnavarane kApI tenAM mAMsane kaDhAImAM taLIne, agnipara sekIne bajAramAM vecavA nIkaLatA ane pitAnI AjIvikA calAvate. evI rIte te sAtaso varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI marIne cethI narakamAM upanna thayA. tyAMthI nIkaLIne teNe subhadrazAhukArane tyAM janma lIdho. sagaDa umara lAyaka thatAM tenA mAtA pitA bharI gayAM. sagaDa dhIme dhIme durvyasanI bane. corI, jugAra, vyabhicAra Adi duSTa vyasananuM sevana karavA lAgyA. samaya jatAM te sudarzanA nAmanI gaNikAnA premamAM paDyo. A vAtanI pradhAnane khabara paDI, tethI tene tyAMthI hAMkI kADho ane pradhAne te vezyAne potAnA janAnAmAM rAkhI. sagaDa haDadhUta banavAthI ahiM tahiM bhaTakavA lAgyo. tene kAMI cena paDyuM nahi. tethI mehane vaza thaI te vezyAne tyAM javAne lAga zodhavA lAgyo. ekadA te lAga sAdhIne vezyAnA gharamAM pesI gayo. tevAmAM pradhAna tyAM AvI pahoMcyA ane A sagaDane vezyA sAthe ramaNa karato dekhIne tene khUba mAryo, tathA mANaso mAraphata pakaDIne bAMge. pradhAne rAjAne vAta karI. rAjA paNa kedhe bharAye tethI tene AkarAmAM AkarI zikSA karavAnuM pradhAnane sUcavyuM." te parathI pradhAne upara pramANe tene zikSA karI hatI. zrI gaiAtamane sagaDanuM pazcAta jIvana jANavAnI IcchA hovAthI prabhue kahyuM-sagaDa pa7 varSanuM AyuSya bhogavI Aja trIjA pahere lokhaMDanI baLatI bhaThThImAM homAIne maraNa pAmaze ane pahelI narakamAM jaze. tyAMthI nIkaLI rAjagRhanagaramAM caMDALane tyAM eka joDaluM uptanna thaze. temAM te putra rUpe janmaze. putranuM nAma sagaDa ane putrInuM nAma sudarzana rAkhaze. sudarzanAnuM rUpa dekhIne sagaDa mUchita thaze ane te pitAnI bahenanI sAthe bhoga bhogavaze. e rIte te mahAna pApa karmane sevaze. tyAMthI anaMta saMsAra paribhramaNa karaze. Akhare te manuSyabhavamAM Avo karma rahita thaze. 20 Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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306 219 samudrapALa muni caMpAnagarInA pAlita nAmanA viNaka sAvAhanA teo putra hatA ane bha. mahAvIranA parama bhakata hatA. ekavAra A pAlita zeTha kariyANAnA keTalAka vahANA laI vyApArArthe pijhuDa nagaramAM gayA. tyAMnA eka vaNika zeThe pAlita zeThane peAtAnI dIkarI paraNAvI; te garbhavatI thaI tyAre pAlita teNIne laIne potAnA dezamAM AvatA hatA, te vakhate samudramAM putranA prasava thayA, AthI tenuM samudrapALa evuM nAma pADayuM. bAlyakALa vitAvI, chara kaLAmAM praviNa thaI samudrapALa yuvAna thayA tyAre temane rUpinI nAme strI paraNAvavAmAM AvI. samudrapALa tenI sAthe deva jevAM sukha bhAgavavA lAgyA. eka prasaMge samudrapALa geAkhamAM kheA che, te vakhate temaNe koI eka cArane bAMdhIne laI javAmAM AvatA joyA, AthI temane vicAra thayA ke e cAra potAnA karmanuM phaLa bhogave che, tevIja rIte mAre paNa karmanA udaya AvatAM tevAM kLeA bhAgavavAM paDaze. Ama vicAratAM temane jAti smaraNa jJAna thayuM; jethI temaNe mAtA pitAnI rajA laI cAritra grahaNa karyuM, te siMhanI pere cAritra pALavAmAM dRDha thayA. anukrame cAritranI vizuddha ArAdhanA karI, sa karmIne kSaya karI teo kaivalya jJAna pAmyA ane meAkSamAM gayA. 220 svayaMbhU te dvArikAnA bhadrarAjAnI pRthvI devInA putra hatA. meraka nAmanA prativAsudevane mArI, trIjA vAsudeva tarike te prasiddha thayA. 60 lAkha varSonuM AyuSya bhAgavI, bha, vimaLanAthanA samayamAM teo mRtyu pAmIne chaThThI narake gayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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307 221 sthULabhadra vIra saMvata. 215 nI A vAta che. magadhadezanA rAjyapAnI pATalIputramAM naMdarAjA rAjya karatA hatA. temane pakaDIla nAmane buddhizALI maMtrI hatA. te maMtrIne be putro hatA. ekanuM nAma sthULabhadra, ane bIjAnuM nAma zreyaka, rAjyane mAnite maMtrI ane rAjAne mukhya salAhakAra, eTale tene tyAM zI kamInA hoya ! dhana, lakSmI, bAga, bagIcA, suMdara AvAsa, nekara cAkara ItyAdithI A kuTuMba AnaMda bhogavatuM hatuM. te nagaramAM kezyA nAmanI eka suvikhyAta vezyA rahetI hatI. te saMdaryane bhaMDAra hatI,gAnatAnamAM kuzaLa hatI, kaTAkSa kaLAmAM praviNa hatI. bhalabhalA purUSo tene joIne be ghaDI thaMbhI jatA. tenI khyAti deza paradezamAM pahoMcI gaI hatI. A vAta sthULabhadranA jANavAmAM AvI. sthULabhadrane te kosyAne jovAno bhAva thayo. vastrAlaMkAro paherI ekavAra te kesyAnA AvAsamAM gayA. kesyAe sthULIbhadranuM svAgata karyuM. kezyAne joIne sthULIbhadra jagatanuM bhAna bhUlI gayA. kezyAnA rUpamAM te mugdha banyA ane temaNe tyAM ja rahevAno nizcaya karyo. gherathI puSkaLa dhana maMgAvyA kare, kesthAne Ape. kazyA premathI tene cAhe. A rIte baMne jaNA premavilAsamAM samaya pasAra kare. Ama karatAM karatAM bAra varSanA vahANuM vItI gayA. sthaLabhadranA pitA mRtyu pAmyA. zreyake AvIne khabara ApyA ke bhAI, "have te samaje, ApaNa pUjya pitA tyAre jApa japatAM mRtyu pAmyA che !" A sAMbhaLI zULIbhadra camakyA. eka vezyAnA premamAM paDI gharabAra, mAtApitA, badhAne bhUlI gayA badala teo pazcAttApa karavA lAgyA, eTaluM ja nahi paraMtu mRtyu Agamaca pitAne meLApa na thayo, e hemane bhAre duHkha lAgyuM. ekadama jema sApa kAMcaLI choDIne nAse tema sthULIbhadra vasyAbhUvanamAMthI palAyana karI gayA. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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308 ghara te temane smazAnavata lAgavA mAMDayuM, ane pitAnI jAtane bhraSTa karI, ethI hemane pArAvAra kheda thayA. saMskArI hevAthI temaNe AtmAnA svarUpane vicAra karavA mAMDe. jagata temane niHsAra jaNAyuM. ane tenAthI mukta thavAne bhAva skUryo. tatkALa te vakhate tyAM birAjatAM saMbhUtivijaya nAmanA muni pAse teo gayA ane temaNe dIkSA lIdhI. dIkSA laI temaNe khUba jJAna meLavyuM. zAstra siddhAte bhaNI, Atma bhAvamAM samaya pasAra karavA lAgyA. cAturmAsane samaya hato. saMbhUtivijaya muninA cAra ziSyae judA judA sthaLe cAturmAsa rahevAne nizcaya karyo. cAra mAsanA upavAsa karI cAre ziSyo judAM judAM sthAne rahyA. temAMnA eka rahyA siMhanI guphAnA meDhA upara, bIjA sApanA rAphaDA AgaLa, trIjA kuvAnA maMDANa upara ane cothA sthaLIbhadrajI kezyA nAmanI vezyAnA ghera cAturmAsa gALavA mATe gayA. sthaLIbhadrajI kezyAnA AvAse pahoMcyA. temane joIne kezyAne ghaNe harSa thayo. potAne choDIne cAlI gayelA svAmI maLavA AvyA ema dhArI teNIe temanuM svAgata karyuM; paNa sthULabhadrane munivezamAM jaI vasyAe IrSAgnithI baLavA mAMDyuM. sthaLabhadrajIe mAsu gALavA mATe kesyAnA AvAsanI mAgaNI karI. kezyAe te svIkArI. sthaLIbhadrajI tyAM rahyA. kesyA soLa zaNagAra sajI, baNa ThaNI, jeramAM paga upADatI, sthaLIbhadrajI samIpa AvI ane aneka prakAranA hAvabhAva, kaTAkSa karavA lAgI. sthaLIbhadrane calAvavA teNe ghaNA ghaNA prayatno karyA. paNa badhA phekaTa. te nirAza thaI. juno prema tAjo karavA ane potAnI sAthe bhoga bhogavavA teNIye ghaNI AjIjI karI, vinaMtI karI, ghUMTaNIe paDI, paNa badhuM nirarthaka ! zULIbhadra samajyA ke Ane bujhavavI. ema ciMtavI temaNe vezyAne upadeza ApyuM ane jAra karmanA mahAna pApa karmathI pAchA haThavA samajAvyuM. vezyA haLukarmI hatI, tethI munine A Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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upadeza kezyAnA hRdayamAM hADohADa vyApI gayo. teNIne mAnavadeha karavA egya kAryonuM bhAna thayuM. aMdagImAM karelAM vyabhicAranA agaNita pApa mATe teNIne pazcAttApa thayo. teNInuM hRdaya vairAgya rasathI prerita banyuM ane muninI kSamA mAgI teNuye muni pAse zrAvikAnA bAra vate dhAraNa karyo. sthaLIbhadra ane kayA pitapitAnA vratonuM rakSaNa karatAM mAnavajIvananI sArthakatA sAdhavA lAgyA. anukrame cAturmAsa puruM thayuM. cAre munivare tapanA prabhAve AbAda rahyA. ane guru pAse AvI, saue temane vaMdana karyuM. gurUe traNe jaNane ekekavAra dhanyavAda Ape ane sthULIbhadrajIne traNavAra dhanyavAda Ape. pAse ubhelA temAMnA eka munivarane A sAMbhaLI adekhAI AvI. temaNe vicAryuM ke huM siMhanI guphAnA moDhe cAturmAsa rahyA, chatAM mane ekavAra dhanyavAda, ane A sthULabhadrane traNa vAra! tethI bIjuM mAsuM AvatAM te munie kezyAne tyAM cAturmAsa rahevAnuM nakkI karyuM, ane te mATe gurUnI AjJA mAgI. gurUe kahyuM ke te kAma mAtra sthULIbhathI ja thaI zake, tame nAhaka tamAruM cAritra gumAvI besaze. ziSya mAnyuM nahI ane bIjuM cAturmAsa AvatAM teo kezyAne tyAM rajA laIne cAturmAsa rahyA. kezyA te have jJAnI banI gaI hatI. teNe vicAryuM ke A muni sthULIbhadranI hariphAI karavA AvyA lAge che. mATe temanI paNa kasoTI karuM eTale hIre jhaTa parakhAI Avaze. Ama vicArI kesyA suMdara vastrAbhUSaNo sajI, hAthamAM miSTa bhojanane thALa laI hAva bhAva ane kaTAkSa karatI ukta muni pAse AvI pahoMcI. muni jyAM sthAnA mukhacaMdra sAme dRSTi kare che, tyAM ja teo thaMbhI gayA. temane vikArabhAvanA jAgRta thaIvecchAe thALamAMthI bhojana ApavA mAMDyuM. munie na lIdhuM. vezyA tarata temano bhAva samajI gaI. munie vezyAnA premanI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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310 mAgaNI karI. vezyAe kahyuM -mahArAja, tamAre mArI sAthe sukha bhogavavuM hoya to huM kahuM tema kare. munie kahyuM, zI AjJA che, kahe. maraNate paNa tamArI te AjJA pALavA huM taiyAra chuM. vezyAe kahyuM- mahArAja, tame jANo cho ke ame vezyAo dhana vinA keIne pesavA na daIe. paNa ame te tyAgI sAdhu! amArI pAse dhana kayAMthI hoya?' munie kahyuM. tyAre tame nepALa dezanA rAjA pAse jAo. te rAjA sAdhune ratnanI kAMbaLa Ape che, te mAre mATe laI Avo. te huM tamArI sAthe jarUra bhegavilAsa karuM." vespAe kahyuM. kAmAM nava pazyati,' e sutrAnusAra te muni sthiravAsa rahevAnA cemAsAnA samayane tarachoDI vihAra karI nepALamAM gayA, ane tyAMthI kAMbaLa laI, corothI gherAyelA chatAM bacIne sahisalAmate vezyA pAse AvI pahoMcyA. vezyAe te kAMbaLa lIdhI. pachI teNIe snAna karIne te ratna jaDitra kAMbaLathI pitAnuM zarIra luchayuM, ane te kAMbaLa gaTaramAM phekI dIdhI. muni A joI Azcarya pAmIne belyA-re, kezyA, jIvanA jokhame A kAMbaLa huM lAvyA, tenI A dazA? A te kevI mUrkhatA! vezyAe smita karyuM ane bolI. mahArAja, ratnakAMbaLanI kiMmata vadhAre ke tamArA saMyamanI ? muni vicAramAM paDayA. punaH sthAe kahyuMH mahArAja, vicAra zo kare che? ratna kAMbaLanI ciMtA karavA karatAM, tamArAM saMyama ratnane durgaMdhathI bharelI strIrUpa A gaMdI gaTaramAM pheMkI devAne taiyAra thayA che, tenI ciMtA karane! asaMkhyakALa sudhI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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311 svanAM kAmabhAga bhAgavyAM, chatAM jIvanI tRpti na thaI, teA zuM A kSaNika ane tuccha manuSyanA viSayabhAgathI jIvanI tRpti thaze kharI? vicAra kareA, mahArAja, Apane nepALamAM meAkalavAnA mhArA eja uddeza hatA. huM te sthULIbhadrajInA upadezathI zrAvikA thaI chuM; eTale hajuye tamane mhArI sAthe bhAga bhAgavavAnA maneAlAva hoya te mhArAthI te tRpta nahi thaI zake mahArAja. Apa sAdhudhathI bhraSTa anyA; eTaluMja nahi paNa bhara cAmAsAmAM Apa nepALamAM gayA. mATe Apa ApanA guru pAse jaI kSamApanA hyeA ane pavitra thAe ! manuSyabhava, saMtasamAgama, zAstrazravaNa, ane saMyamadazA A jIvane anaMtakALe paNa maLavA durlabha che e samajo. sAdhu A sAMbhaLI sthira thaI gayA. te pavitra kAzyA ane sthULIbhadrane dhanyavAda ApavA lAgyA. tatkALa teo tyAMthI gurU pAse AvyA ane prAyazrita laI zuddha thayA. dhanya che, sthuLIbhadrasamA nizcaLa vairAgI mahApurUSane ! 222 sItA videdezanA janaka rAjAne sItA nAme putrI hatI. te mahA pativratA satI hatI. te uMmara lAyaka thatAM janaka rAjAe svayaMvara racyA, jemAM aneka rAjAe AvyA. tyAM aceAdhyApati dazaratha rAjAnA putra zrI rAma dhanuSya tADI sItAne paraNyA. sukhanA samaya AvyA te vakhate rAmaca`drajIne pitAnA vacanane khAtara rAjyagAdIne sthAne vanavAsa svIkAravA paDacA. ' pati tyAM satI' e nyAye sItA rAmacaMdrajInI sAthe vanamAM gayA, ane vRkSanAM phaLa, phUla, pAna vagere khAI jIvana nirvAha calAvavA lAgyA. tevAmAM eka kRtrima alaikika mRgane joI tene pakaDavAnuM sItAjIne mana thayuM ane rAmane Agraha karI te mRga levA mAkalyA; pAchaLa lakSmaNa paNa gayA. A takanA lAbha laI lakAnA rAjA rAvaNa kapaTa yuktithI sItAjInuM haraNa karI lakAmAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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312 laI gayo. atizaya dhAka, dhamakI, vinavaNuM chatAM satI sItAe pitAnA ziyaLanuM rakSaNa karyuM. pAchaLathI rAma tathA lakSmaNe sugrIva, hanumaMta vagere rAjAonI madada laI laMkA para caDAI karI. ane tyAMnA rAjA rAvaNane mArI sItAjIne ghera laI AvyA. A vakhate teone vanavAsakALa pUro thayo hate. loko mAMhomAMhe bolatA ke laMkAnA rAjA rAvaNane tyAM sItAjI pavitra kema rahI zake ? A sAMbhaLI rAmacaMdrajIe sItAne agnimAM paDI pitAnI pavitratA sAbIta karI ApavAnuM kahyuM. sItAjI agnikuMDa pAse AvI paMca parameSThinuM smaraNa karI bolyA -"he agnideva, je huM AjasudhI pavitra houM, temaja meM mana, vacana, kAyAthI anya patinI IcchA sarakhI paNa na karI hoya te A agni ane rakSaNa karanAra thaje." ema kahetAMja temaNe agnimAM praveza karyo. ziyaLa rakSita devoe tarataja te agni bujhAvI nAkhe. sItAjI temAMthI sahisalAmata bahAra nIkaLyA. lokoe satIne jayadhvani uccAryo. te pachI eka dhobInI carcA sAMbhaLI sItAjIne rAme vanavAsamAM mokalyA. A vakhate temane garbha hato; vanamAM vAlmIkI nAmanA RSie satIne Azraya Ape. sItAe ahiMyA "lava ane kuza" nAmaka be mahAsamartha putrane janma Ape. teo moTA thayA, te vakhate lakSmaNa (vAsudeva rUpe, deza sAdhatA hatA tyAre A baMne kumAre lakSmaNanA sainyanI sAme thayA ane sainyane harAvyuM. AthI lakSmaNe pitAnuM cakra mUkayuM, paNa cakra getraghAta na kare tethI te cakra pAchuM AvyuM. AthI te kumAranI oLakhANa paDI. saghaLAM maLyAM, bheTayAM, Akhare sItAjI potAnA putrone laI rAma sAthe ayodhyA AvyA ane sukhapUrvaka divasa vyatita karavA lAgyA. kALAntare sItAjI cAritra laI devalokamAM gayA. 223 sukezalamuni sAketanagaramAM (ayodhyA) kIrtidhara nAme rAjA hatA. temane sahadevI nAmanI rANI hatI. temanAthI suzala nAmanA putrane janma Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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313 tha, te kizorAvasthAe pahoMcyA, tyAre kIrtidhara rAjAe tene rAjyAsane sthApIne vijayasena nAmaka muninI pAse dIkSA aMgIkAra karI. ekavAra kIrtidhara muni mAsakSamaNane pAraNe bhikSArthe zaheramAM nIkaLyA, tevAmAM temanI patnI sahadevIe temane rAjamahAlayanI agAzImAMthA joyA. jatAM ja teNune vicAra thayo ke mArA patine muni vezamAM joIne, je mAre putra suzala paNa dIkSA leze te mahA anartha thaze, ema dhArI kaI vezadhArIo pAse teNue kIrtidhara munine nagaranI bahAra kaDhAvI mUkyA. A samAcAra jANa sukezalanI dhAvamAtA rudana karavA lAgI. sukezale teNane sadananuM kAraNa pUchatAM, teNue kahyuM ke jyAre hame hAnI vayamAM hatA tyAre tamArA pitAe tamane rAjyAsane besADIne dIkSA lIdhI hatI. teo Aje bhikSArthe nagaramAM AvyA hatA, ane je hame temane jue te hame paNa dIkSA laI lyo, e hetuthI tamArI mAtAe te kSamAzIla munine nagaranI bahAra kaDhAvI mUkyA che. A vAta jANuM sukozala pitAnA sthAne gayo; ane upadeza sAMbhaLI vairAgya pAmI te paNa dIkSita thayo. AthI tenI mAtA sahadevIne atizaya saMtApa thavA lAgyo. anukrame ArtadhyAnathI te mRtyu pAmIne kaI girinI guphAmAM vAghaNu thaI ekavAra A baMne pitA putra sAdhu eka parvatanI guphAmAM cAturmAsa karIne rahyA. cAturmAsa pUre thatAM teo baMne bhikSA meLavavA mATe bahAra cAlyA. tyAM mArgamAM yamadUtI jevI pelI vAghaNe teone dIThA. tenAmAM pUrvabhavanuM vaira jAgrata thayuM. moTI trADe mAratI te duSTa vAghaNa suzala muni sAme ghurakIyA karatI deDI AvI. pitAne upasarga Avela jANI baMne munio dharmadhyAnamAM sthira banI kAtsargamAM rahyA. vAghaNe suzala muninuM zarIra phADIne mAMsanuM bhakSaNa karavA mAMDayuM. sukozala muni "vAghaNa mane karmakSaya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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314 karavAmAM sahAyabhUta che' ema mAnI zukaladhyAne caDayA; ke tarataja temane kaivalyajJAna thayuM. vANe te pachI kIrtidhara munine paNa kADhI khAdhA. kIrtidhara muni .paNa zukaladhyAna bhAvatAM kaivalyajJAna pAmI mekSamAM gayA. 224 sudarzana (maLadeva) te azvapura nagaranA zivarAja rAjAnI vijayA rANInA putra ane purUSasiMha nAmaka vAsudevanA oramAna bhAI hatA. te pAMcamA baLadeva tarIke prasiddha thayA. teo dharmanAtha prabhunA vakhatamAM 17 lAkha varSanuM AyuSya bhAgavI meAkSamAM gayA. 225 sudharmAsvAmI. teo prabhu mahAvIranA pAMcamA gaNadhara hatA. kAllAka gAmanA rahiza, agni vezyAyana gAtramAM janmyA hatA. temanA pitAnuM nAma dhanamitra ane mAtAnuM nAma bhilA. uttarA phAlgunI nakSatramAM temanA janma thayA hatA. te atizaya buddhimAna hovAthI 14 vidyAmAM pAraMgata thayA. temane evA saMzaya hatA ke je prANI jevA A bhavamAM hoya tevAja te parabhavamAM thAya che ke bIjA svarupe ? bha. mahAvIre temane A za`saya dUra karyAM, jethI temaNe paNa 1lA ane 4thA gaNadharanI mAphaka 51mA varSe prabhunI pAse dIkSA lIdhI. temaNe 4ra varSa sudhI chadmasthapaNuM bhAgaLyuM. temAM 30 varSa sudhI vIraprabhunI sevAmAM ane 12 varSa sudhI gautamasvAmInI sevAmAM rahyA. 92 varSa vItyA bAda teo kaivalyajJAna pAmyA. 8 varSa kaivalyapaNe vicarI zrI jaMbUsvAmI Adi dhaNA bhavya jIvAne pratimAdhI 100 varSoMnuM AyuSya puruM thatAM vaibhAragiri para eka mAsanuM anazana karI te vIraprabhunA nirvANa pachI 20 varSe mekSamAM gayA. prabhu mahAvIra meAkSamAM gayA te samaye 11mAMthI mAtra Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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35 2 gaNadharo hayAta hatA. jemAM gautamane tarata kevaLajJAna thayuM, jethI bha. mahAvIra pachI teo pATapara birAjyA hatA. jemAM zrI gautame mahAvIra prabhune aneka prazno pUchI, zaMkAonuM samAdhAna karI jJAna meLavyuM hatuM, tema zrI jaMbusvAmIe sudharmA svAmIne aneka prazno pUchI aneka viSaceno nirNaya karyo hato. 226 sudarzana zeTha aMga dezanI caMpAnagarImAM dadhivAhana rAjA rAjya karatA hatA. tene abhayA nAmanI rANI hatI. teja nagaramAM sudarzana nAmane eka dhanazreSTi vasate hate. tenuM rUpa sAkSAt kAmadeva jevuM suMdara ane mohaka hatuM, chatAM sudarzana brahmacaryanuM rakSaNa karavAmAM ekko gaNAta hato. pitAnI pAse aDhaLaka lakSmI hovA chatAM ziyaLanuM rakSaNa eja tenI mahedI saMpatti hatI. TuMkamAM te satyavAdI, dharmapremI, zIlavaMta ane guNavaMta hatA. ekavAra sudarzana zeTha keI kAma prasaMge zaheramAM jatAM rAjamahAlayanA pAchaLanA rastethI pasAra thatA hatA, te vakhate abhayA rANIe tene je, jotAM ja tenA hRdayamAM kAma vikAranI bhAvanA unna thaI. heNIe keIpaNa bhoge sudarzana sAthe sukhabhega bhegavavAnI IcchA karI. teNe pitAnI kapilA nAmanI dAsIne kahyuM ke dAsI, jA, pelA pasAra thatAM rUpasuMdara purUSane bolAvI lAva. rANIno hukama thatAM dAsI satvara nIce utarI ane sudarzana pAse jaI pahoMcIne kahyuM: zeTha, hamane amArA rANI sAheba kAMI kAma mATe bolAve che. bhadrika sudarzana pitAnI mAlikinIne anAdara na karavAnA kAraNe mahelamAM gayA. rANIe zeThanuM suMdara svAgata karyuM ane ucita sthAne besADI pitAnI kAmecchA tRpta karavAnI vinaMti karI. A sAMbhaLI sudarzana zeTha camakyA. temane dharmasaMkaTa AvyuM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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36 : temAMthI bacavAnA vicAra karatAM eka yukti sujhI AvatAM te mAlyAH-rANIsAheba, dhanyaghaDI, dhanyabhAgya, ke haMme mArA jevA pAmara kiMkarane kheAlAvIne upakRta karyAM che, paraMtu vAta evI che, ke te sAMbhaLI Apane duHkha thaze, mATe mane mArka karo. ' zI vAta che ?" rANIe Azcaya cakita banI pUchyuM. sudarzane kahyuM: eja ke huM napuMsaka chu eTale ApanI IcchA mArAthI tRpta nahiM thaI zake. A sAbhaLI rANIe gusse thaI ne zeThane kADhI mUkayA. keTalAka samaya vityA bAda zaheramAM kaumudi utsava AvyeA. rAjyavaMzI kuTuMba ane Akhu zahera AnaMdamagna banI Ama tema karI rahyuM che, tevAmAM sudarzana zeThanA kAmadeva jevA cha putrA, suMdara vastrAlakArA paherIne rAjabhAga parathI pasAra thatA hatA, te abhayArANIe joyA. dAsIne pUchatAM rANIe jANyuM ke te sudarzana zeThanA putrA che. AthI rANIne sudarzana para atizaya krodha thayA. teNIye kAIpaNu rIte sudarzananuM vera vALavAnA nizcaya karyAM. rAjA rAtre aMtaHpuramAM rANI pAse AvyA. abhayArANI kRtrima rudana karI rahI hatI. rAjAe teNIne zAkanuM kAraNa pUchyuM. rANI elI: A nagaranA sudana nAmanA zeH mahAduSTa che, teNe gaI rAtre mArA mahelamAM ghusI jaIne bhArApara baLAtkAra karavAnA prayatna karyo hatA, parantu meM tene dhamakAvyA tethI te nhAsI gayA. nAtha, have mAre prANahatyAja karavI paDaze: ApanI hAjarImAM satIonAM ziyaLA lUMTAya enA jevuM rAjanuM bIjuM aMdhera kayuM kahevAya ? rAjA atyaMta gusse thayA, tarataja mAsAne mAkalI teNe sudarzanane pakaDI magAvyA ane rANInI hAjarImAM tene kaTu vacaneA kahI saMbhaLAvo zULAnA hukama pharamAvI dIdho. zaheramAM hAhAkAra thayA. sudananuM kuTuMba raDI rahyuM hatuM; paNu sudarzana dRDha hatA. tene durdhyAna leza mAtra na hatuM. AnaMdathI te Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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317 zaLI para caDavA taiyAra thaze. tene zuLI para caDAvavAmAM Avyo, tyAM teNe hadayanA ekAgrabhAve parama pavitra paMcaparameSTi devanuM ArAdhanA karavA mAMDayuM. pavitra navakAra maMtranA prabhAve zULI eka siMhAsananA rUpamAM pheravAI gaI. arthAta devee tenA ziyaLanA pratApe zULIne siMhAsana banAvI dIdhuM. rAjA A joI digamUDha banI gayuM. teNe sudarzanane satya hakIkata kahevAnuM kahyuM abhayArANIne abhayadAnA ApavAnI zarate sudarzane rAjAne sarva hakIkata kahI. Akhare sudarzana zeTha dIkSA aMgIkAra karI devalokamAM gayA. 227 suprabha (baLadeva) teo dvArikA nagarInA semarAjAnI sudarzanA rANInA putra, ane puruSottama nAmaka vAsudevanA oramAna bhAI hatA. teo cothA baLadeva tarIke prasiddhi pAmyA. teo 55 lAkha varasanuM AyuSya. bhegavI anaMtanAtha prabhunA samayamAM cAritra laI mokSamAM gayA. 228 supArzvanAtha vArANasI nagarImAM pratiSTha nAme rAjA hatA. temane pRthvI nAme rANI hatI. tenA udaramAM chaThThI raiveyakathI eNvI bhAdaravA vadi aSTamie teo uptanna thayA. mAtAne 14 svapna AvyAM. jeTha zudi bAraze prabhune janma thaye. iMdrAe merUparvata para jaI janmotsava ujavyo. pitAe janmotsava karI putranuM "supArzvanAtha" evuM nAma pADayuM. yauvanavaya thatAM pitAnI AjJAthI temaNe aneka rAjyakanyAo sAthe lagna karyuM, te pachI teo rAjayAsane AvyA. bhogAvalI karma pUruM thatAM kAMtika dee prabhune preraNA karI, eTale temaNe varasIdAna ApI, jeTha zudi terase eka hajAra rAjAo sAthe saMyama aMgIkAra karyo. navamAsa chatmastha avasthAmAM vItAvatAM prabhune phAgaNa vadi chaThThane reja kaivalyajJAna thayuM. temane 95 gaNadhare hatA. temAM vidarbha saithI moTA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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318 hatA. temanA parivAramAM 3 lAkha sAdhu, 430 hajAra sAdhvI, 257 hAra zrAvako ane 43 hajAra zrAvikAo hatA. prabhu pAMca lAkha pUrva kumArapaNe rahyA. 14 lAkha pUrva ane 20 pUrvAMga sudhI rAjya karyuM. eka lAkha pUrvamAM vIsa pUrvAMga ane navamAsa ochA, samaya sudhI kevaLI tarIke vicaryAM. tyAra pachI sameta zikhara para jaI, 500 munie sAthe eka mAsanuM anazana karI phAgaNa vade 7me prabhu meAkSa padhAryAM. temanuM kula AyuSya 20 lAkha pUrvanuM hatuM. 229 sukhAhukumAra hastInApura nAmanuM nagara hatuM. tyAM sumukha nAmanA gAthApati rahetA hatA. te nagaranA sahasravana nAmanA udyAnamAM dharmadhASa nAmanA sthavIra khIrAjatA hatA. ekadA temanA paTTaziSya zrI sudatta aNugAra AjJA laI ne bhikSArthe nIkaLyA. karatAM karatAM teo sumukha gAthApatine ghera AvI pahoMcyA. jaina munine dekhI gAthApatine ghaNAja AnaMda thayA. Asana parathI tarata ubhA thaI sAta ATha pagalAM AgaLa jai temaNe munine bhAvapUrNAMka vaMdana karyuM, ane atyaMta premapUrNAMka munine cAra prakAratA AhAra vaheArAvyA. supAtradAnanA prabhAvathI, gAthApatinA dharamAM sADAbAra kreDa sAnAmahArA, ane pAMca prakAranA puSponI vRSTi thaI. A drazya ghaNAe joyuM. lAkA kiMgsaDha banyA, ane sava` koI sumukha gAthApatine dAna ApyA badala dhanyavAda ApavA lAgyA. ghaNA varSoMnuM AyuSya bhAgavI, supAtradAnanuM mahAna puNya kaLa upArjana karI, sumukha gAthApita marIne hastizISa nAmanA mahA Rddhiva'ta nagaramAM adInazatru rAjAnI dhAriNI rANInI kukSImAM putrapaNe avataryAM. nAma 'subAhukumAra'. pAMca dhAvamAtA ane aneka dAsa dAsIonA lAlana pAlana vaDaeN kumAra vRddhi pAmavA lAgyA. anukrame bAlyAvasthA vItAvI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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319 yuvAvasthAne pAmyA, tyAre temane puSpaculA Adi 500 rAjakanyAo paraNAvavAmAM AvI. pAMcaso mahela baMdhAvI ApavAmAM AvyA. jemAM kumAra sukhabhega bhogavavA lAgyA. ekadA prabhu mahAvIra te nagaranA udyAnamAM padhAryA. prajA gaNanA TeLe ToLAM prabhunA darzana karavA javA lAgyAM. A drazya subAhukumAre joyuM; parivAra sahita subAhukumAra darzanArthe gayA. prabhue upadeza Apyo. subAhukumAra zrAvaka thayA. bIjI vAra prabhu padhAryA. subAhukumAra darzanArthe gayA. prabhunA adbhuta upadezanI asara hadayamAM hADehADa vyApI gaI saMsAranI asAratAe temanAmAM gaMbhIra rUpa lIdhuM. prabhune vaMdana karI teo ghera AvyA. rAjamahAla, sAMdaryavAna strIo, rAjyanI vipula lakSmI, e saghaLA para temane abhAva chUTayo. subAhukumAra svastha thayA. jema kapaDAM uparathI dhULa khaMkherI nAkhe tema sarva moha tajI saMsArathI teo virakta thaI gayA. mAtApitAnI dIkSA mATe rajA lIdhI. mAtApitAe kumArane ghaNuM samajAvyAM paraMtu kumAra ekanA be na thayA, paraspara saMvAda thaye, temAM kumAra saphaLatA pAmyA. dIkSAnI taiyArIo thaI aneka prakAranAM vAjiMtro vAgI rahyAM, sarva keI subAhukumArane dhanyavAda ApavA lAgyA, paNa subAhukumArane jagatane dhanyavAda kyAM joIto hato? temane to janma maraNanA pherA miTAvavA hatA. A svArthamaya saMsArane tyAga karavo hato, tethI teo puSkara udyAnamAM gayA, jyAM prabhu mahAvIra birAjatA hatA. prabhu pAse subAhukumAre dIkSA lIdhI ane Atma dazAmAM vicAravA lAgyA. ghaNA varSa saMyama pALI, khUba tapazcaryAo karI, subAhukumAra kALa karI sudharma devalokamAM gayA. tyAMthI manuSya janma pAmI devatA ane manuSya e beja gatinA thoDAka bho karI teo mahAvidehamAM janma laI mokSa jaze. dhanya che, e subAhusamA rAjapurUSane, temane ApaNu vaMdana heje ! Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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3ra0 230 subhadrA. vasaMtapura nagaramAM jinadAsa nAme zrAvaka hatA. tene jinamatI nAmanI strI hatI. tenAthI temane eka putrI thaI hatI. te putrInuM nAma subhadrA. subhadrA rAja upAzrayamAM jAya, vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLe, sAmAyaka kare, dhArmika pustako vAMce, ane khUba bhaNe. te sAmAyaka zIkhI, pratikramaNa zIkhI, jIvAjIvanuM svarUpa jANyuM, navatatva jANyAM, kaprakRti jANI, eTaluM ja nahi paNa te sadAcAra zIkhI, gRhajIvananI unnati zIkhI. tene svabhAva mIDa ane mare. vakhata jatAM te uMmara lAyaka thaI; eTale tenA pitAe tene mATe lAyaka patinI tapAsa karavA mAMDI. ekavAra caMpAnagarInA buhRdAsa nAmanAM eka bauddamArgI gRhastha, subhadrAne suzIla ane svarUpavAna jANIne tenuM mAguM karyuM. jinadAse paradhamamAM tene ApavA nA pADI. tethI buddhadAsa zrAvaka thayA. jinadAse subhadrAnuM tenI sAthe lagna karyuM. subhadrA sAsare AvI. tenI naNaMda sAsu vagere bauddharmI, ane subhadrA jainadharmI, tethI bannenA meLa maLyA nahi. pariNAme sAsu naNuMda rAja kaMkAsa karavA lAgI ane subhadrAne satAvavA lAgI. temaja sAcA khoTA vAMka kADhI subhadrAne ThapakA apAvavAnA prayatna karavA lAgI. chatAM buhRdAsane tenA pativratapaNAnI tathA tenI saraLatAnI khAtrI hatI. tethI te subhadrAne kaMI kahetA nahi. sAsu naNaMdanuM jora vadhye ja jatuM. subhadrA badhuM samabhAve sahana karatI. ane sAsu vagerenA vizeSa kaMkAsathI subhadrA nitya niyama sAcavI potAnA karmanA ja doSa kahADatI divaseA pasAra karavA lAgI. ekavAra kA jaina sAdhu subhadrAne dhera vaheAravA padhAryAM. subhadrA e munine premapUrNAMka vaMdana karyuM. tevAmAM vaTALIyA thayA. khUba pavananA vAvAthI muninI AMkhamAM eka taNakhaluM paDayuM jethI munine Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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321 pIDA thavA lAgI. A muni jinakalpita sAdhu hatA, eTale teo zarIranA saMskArathI vimukha hatA. subhadrAne dayA AvI. tethI subhadrAe pitAnI jIbhanA TeravAthI muninI AMkha mAMhenuM peluM taNakhaluM upADI lIdhuM; paNa subhadrAnuM kapALa acAnaka muninA kapALa sAthe aDI gayuM. tethI subhadrAe karelA kaMkunA cAMlAnI chApa muninA kapALamAM paDI. muni tyAMthI bhikSA laIne bahAra nIkaLyA. evAmAM ja subhadrAnI sAsu tathA naNaMde muninA kapALamAM cAMlle je. teo te subhadrAnA chidro zedhatI ja hatI. tethI subhadrAnA pramAdane lAbha A rIte teoe meLavyo. tarata ja temaNe A dazya buddhadAsane batAvyuM, ane kahyuM ke ame rahetA kahetA ke subhadrA kevI pativratA che? buddhadAsano vahema sAco Tharyo. saraLa sannArI para saMkaTa AvyuM. te patinI AMkhamAM kaNAnI jema khUMcavA lAgI. kAcA kAnanA buddhadAse teno tyAga karyo. subhadrAnA duHkhane pAra na rahyo, te karmane ja doSa devA lAgI ane kaI rIte mAthe AveluM kalaMka dUra karavAnA vicAra karavA lAgI. teNe aThama tapa Adaryo, ane zAsana devInuM ArAdhana karyuM. chellI rAtrie devIe AvIne kahyuM. phikara na kara. bahena, savAre saghaLuM sAruM thaze. savAra thatAM ja caMpAnagarInA daravAjA ughaDyA nahi. lokone javA AvavAnI harakata paDI. rAjAe paNa vAta jANI. sau koI stabdha thaI gayAM. ghaNu maMtra-upacAra kya, paNa pheTa. badhAe devatAonuM smaraNa karyuM. tyAre AkAzavANI thaI ke koI mahAsatI kAcA sutaranA tAMtaNathI cAraNIne bAMdhI kuvAmAMthI pANI kADhe; ane te pANI daravAjAne chAMTe to daravAjA ughaDe. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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322 rAjAe zaheramAM DhaDhare pITAvyo ane A vAtanI raiyatane jANa karI. strIonAM ToLe ToLAM cArathI pANI kADhavA mATe hAlI nikaLyAM. paNa jyAM sutara bAMdhI cAraNe kUvAmAM nAkhe ke tarata sutara tUTI jAya; agara na tUTe te cAraNInA chidra dvArA pANI nikaLI jAya. pariNAme AkhA gAmanI strIomAMthI kaI evI pativratA na nIkaLI ke je kUvAmAMthI sahisalAmata pANI kADhI zake. A jANa subhadrAe kUvAmAMthI pANI kADhavA mATe sAsu tathA patinI AjJA mAgI. sAsu te A sAMbhaLatAM ja bhabhakI uThI. ane bolI:-have joI joI tane, pativratApaNuM batAvavA AvI che te ! subhadrAe AjIjI karI ane mahAmuzIbate rajA meLavI. subhadrA kuvA AgaLa AvI pahoMcI. subhadrAnA prayAsathI cAraNI pANIthI bharAIne bahAra AvI. gAma loko Azcarya pAmyA. tarata ja teNIe rAjagRhI nagarInA traNa daravAjAne pANI chAMTayuM. daravAjA ekadama ughaDI gayA. cotho daravAje subhadrAe baMdha rahevA dIdhuM ane kahyuM ke haju keI strI pativratA hovAno dAvo karatI hoya to temanA mATe A daravAjo baMdha rAkhyo che, te te potAnI umeda pAra pADe, chatAM kaI taiyAra thayuM nahi. subhadrAne sau koI dhanyavAda ApavA lAgyAM. tenI sAsu naNuMdanA moM kALAM thayAM ane badhAM temane dhikkAravA lAgyAM. chevaTe rAjAe paNa te mahAsatIne ghaNuM mAnapAna paherAmaNa ApyAM ane vAjate gAjate tene ghera pahoMcADI. Akhare subhadrAe dIkSA laI AtmakalyANa karyuM. sAra-paradharmamAM kanyA ApavAthI kevuM nukasAna thAya che, temaja saMskArI strIo vAtAvaraNa kevuM suvAsita banAve che, ane asaMskArI strIo kevuM duvAsita banAve che tene A vAta purAvo Ape che. -saM. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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3ra3 231 sumatinAtha vanitA nAmanI nagarImAM megharAjAnI maMgaLA nAmanI rANInI udaramAM zrAvaNa zudi bIje, vijaya vimAnamAMthI cavIne, teo utpanna thayA. mAtAne cauda svapna AvyAM. anukrame garbhakALa pUre thaye vaizAka zudi AThame prabhune janma thayo. sumatinAtha nAma pADavAmAM AvyuM. yauvanavaya thatAM mAtApitAe ghaNI kanyAo temane paraNAvI. daza lAkha pUrva sudhI teo kumArapaNAmAM rahyA. pachI pitAe temane rAjya seMpI dIkSA lIdhI. ra9 lAkha pUrva ane 12 pUrvAga sudhI rAjya bhogavyuM. pachI prabhue varasIdAna ApI 1 hajAra rAjAo sAthe vaizAka zudi 9me dIkSA lIdhI. 20 varSa chasthapaNe rahyA pachI citra zudi 11 nA roja temane kaivalyajJAna thayuM. temane camara Adi 100 gaNadhara hatA. prabhunA zAsana parivAramAM 3 lAkha 20 hajAra sAdhu, 5 lAkha 30 hajAra sAdhvI, 2 lAkha 81 hajAra zrAvako ane 5 lAkha 16 hajAra zrAvikAo hatA. prabhu 1 lAkha pUrvamAM 12 pUvaoNga ane 20 varasa ochA, eTale samaya kevaLapaNe vicaryA. te pachI sametazikhara para eka hajAra sAdhuo sAthe eka mAsanA anazananA aMte citra zudi 9 nA divase prabhu siddha thayA. 232 surAdeva vArANasI nagarImAM surAdeva nAme gAthApati hatA. temane dhajA nAmanI strI hatI. riddhisiddhimAM teo kAmadeva samAna ja hatA. ekavAra prabhu mahAvIra te nagarImAM padhAryA. surAdeva prabhune vAMdavA gayA. prabhunI amegha vANIthI pratibaMdha pAmI, temaNe zrAvakanA bAravrata aMgIkAra karyA. temanI strI paNa zrAvikA banI. baMne jaNa vrata niyamanuM pAlana karavA lAgyA. keTalAka varSo vityAbAda surAdeva, gRhane saghaLe kArabhAra pitAnA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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324 yeSTha putrane sepI pauSadhazALAmAM dharmadhyAna karavA lAgyA. surAdeva eka vakhata dhyAnamAM lIna hatA, te vakhate adha rAtrie temane caLAvavA mATe eka deva Avyo. teNe rAkSasanuM bhayaMkara rUpa karIne vrata bhaMga karavAnuM surAdevane kahyuM; paNa surAdeva dhyAnathI DagyA nahi, tethI deve surAdevanA eka pachI eka traNe putrone lAvIne tenI samIpamAM ubhA rAkhI taravArathI kApI nAkhyA. ane temanA mAMsane kaDAImAM sekIne, hemanuM lohI surAdevanA zarIra para chAMTayuM, chatAM surAdeva jarA paNa calAyamAna thayA nahi; tethI te deve vadhAre kredhiSTa banIne surAdevanA zarIramAM soLa bhayaMkara roga utpanna karIne pIDA pamADavAnuM kahyuM. AthI surAdeva trAsa pAmyA ane te devane pakaDavA deDaDyA. deva nAsI gayo ane surAdevanA hAthamAM eka staMbha Avyo. tethI surAdeve kolAhala karyo. A sAMbhaLI temanI strI dhannA saphALe jAgIne tyAM doDI AvI; ane kelAhalanuM kAraNa pUchayuM. surAdeve vAta kahI. dhannAe kahyuM. ApaNe traNe putro te nirAMte UMdhe che. mATe deve tamane dhyAnathI caLAvavA upasarga Ape che. mATe prAyazcita laI zuddha thAo. surAdeve prAyazcita lIdhuM. te pachI temaNe 11 pratimA dhAraNa karI ane aMtima kALe eka mahinAno saMcAra karyo. prAte AyuSya pUrNa karIne suradeva saudharma devalokamAM gayA ane tyAMthI mahAvideha kSetramAM avatarI teo mekSagati pAmaze. 233 suSamAdArikA zreNika mahArAjAnI rAjagRhI nagarImAM dhannA sArthavAha nAme eka mahA RhivaMta zeTha rahete hato. tene pAMca putro ane eka putrI hatI. te putrInuM nAma suSamAdArikA, te ghaNuM suMdara hatI. te dhannAsArthavAhane cilAta nAmane eka nokara hatuM. te bALakane haMmezAM krIDA karAvato hato. krame krame A nokara bALakanuM ghareNuM, kapaDAM vagere caravA lAgyo. zeThane A vAtanI khabara paDavAthI zeThe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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pharapa te cilatane Thapako ApI gharamAMthI kADhI mUkyo. cilAta nokara gAmamAM jyAM tyAM rakhaDavA lAge ane te cerI, mAMsa, dArU, jugAra, parastrIgamana ItyAdine vyasanI banI gayA ane svaccha vartavA lAgyo. te nagarIthI thoDeka dUra eka gerene rahevAnI guphA hatI. temAM vijayasena nAmane cauryakaLAmAM kuzaLa evo cora rahetA hatuM. tenI sAthe bIjA pAMcaso coro hatA. A cilAta kara tyAM gaye ane te zerane maLyo. tenI sAthe rahIne te paNa cerI karatAM zIkhyo ane cauryakaLAmAM pravINa thaye. kALAntare te vijayasena zera maraNa pAmyA. tethI pAMcase coree maLIne A cilAta corane pitAne adhipati banAvyuM. eka vakhata te cilAta cAra potAnA pAMcase cera sAthIone laIne rAjagRhI nagarImAM dhannAsArthavAhane ghera corI karavA Avyo. dhannA sArthavAha pitAnA pAMca putrane laI bhayabhIta thaIne ekadama gharamAMthI dUra ja rahyo. cilAte dhajAnA gharamAMthI puSkaLa dravya lIdhuM eTaluM ja nahI paNa suSamAdArikA nAmanI tenI kanyAne laI te tyAMthI palAyana karI gayo. ceranA gayA bAda dhannAsArthavAha ghera AvyA ane koTavALa pAse gaye. teNe keTavALane corInI tathA putrI haraNanI vAta karIne, pitAnI sAthe tapAsa karavA AvavAnuM kahyuM. koTavALa hathIyAra tathA mANase laine dhannAsArthavAha sAthe pelI guphAmAM gayo. tyAM core sAthe yuddha thayuM. pariNAme badhA core nAsI gayA. cilAta paNa gabharAya tethI te suSamAdArikA nAmanI kanyAne sAthe laI bIje rastethI jagala bhaNI pasAra thaI gayo. A dazya dhannA tathA tenA putronA jovAmAM AvyuM, tethI teo tenI pAchaLa paDyA. dUra aTavImAM gayA pachI cilata thA. kanyA sAthe AgaLa jaladIthI nAsI zakAze nahi, ema dhArI teNe pelI kanyAnuM talavAra vatI mastaka uDAvI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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3ra6 dIdhuM ane te dUra aTavImAM nAsI gayo. dhannAsArthavAha pelI kanyAnA zaba AgaLa AvI pahoMcyo. zabane jotAMja te mUchita thaIne nIce paDyo ane AkraMda karavA lAgyA. keTalIkavAre te zuddhimAM AvyuM. A vakhate dhannAne tathA tenA putrone khUba deDavAthI bhUkha ane tRSA lAgI hatI. ane pANI vinA teo mRtyunA mukhe AvI lAgyA, tyAre dhannAe tenA putrone kahyuM -he putre, ApaNane ghaNI bhUkha ane tarasa lAgI che, ane ahiM pANI maLe tema nathI. to ApaNe marI jaIzuM ane rAjagRhImAM pahoMcI zakazuM nahi. mATe tame mane mArI nAMkho ane mahArA mAMsa, rUdhirano AhAra karI sAtvane pAmo ane ghera jaI sukha bhogave. tyAre tenA moTA putre kahyuM, pitAjI, tame parama upakArI che; mATe tame mane mArI nAkho. tyAre bIjAe kahyuM ke mane mArI nAkho. ema vArApharatI pAMce putroe kahyuM. tyAre vicAra karI dhannAe javAba Apyo -putro, koIne paNa mAravAno vicAra have nathI. paNa A putrI, je have marI gaI che. mATe tenA mAMsa rUdhirane AhAra karI ApaNe ghera pahoMcIe. badhAe A kabula karyuM. eTale AsapAsathI lAkaDA vaNI lAvI teoe agni saLagAvyo, ane te putrInuM mAMsa vagere pakAvI tene te saghaLAe AhAra karyo. pariNAme teo jIvatAM rahyA ane rAjagRhI nagarImAM pahoMcyA. ekavAra prabhu mahAvIra te nagaramAM padhAryA. rAjA zreNika, dhannA sArthavAha vagere vaMdana karavA gayA. prabhue dezanA ApI. dhajAsArthavAhane vairAgya thayo ane teNe dIkSA lIdhI. sakhta tapa japa dhyAna dharI, saMthAro karI te pahelA devalokamAM gayA, tyAMthI kALa karI mahAvideha kSetramAM janma pAmI mekSamAM jaze. nyAya-jema dhanAsArthavAhe zarIra, varNa, rUpa, baLa ke viSayane mATe suSa mAdArikAne AhAra hete karyo, paNa mAtra rAjagRha nagaramAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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3ra7 pahoMcavA mATe ja karyo hato, tema sAdhu sAdhvI udArika zarIrane varNa, rUpa, baLa, viSayane mATe pAze nahi, paraMtu mAtra siddhi-mUkitane mATe sAdhanabhUta jANI niHsvAda rUpe AhAra kare. cilAtIputra viSayamAM lubdha banI aTavImAM rakhaDI mahAduHkha pAmyo, tema viSayamAM vRddha banela che mahAduHkhane pAme ane saMsAra paribhramaNa kare. 234 sulasA rAjagRha nagaramAM nAga nAmanA rathikane sulasA nAme patibhakta ane dharmaparAyaNa strI hatI. ekadA nAga rathike gusamukha e niyama karyo ke "have mahAre bIjI strI karavI nahi.' e daMpatI paraspara snehayukta hatA. nAga rathika zreNika rAjAnI sevA karate hato. ekadA potAnA AMgaNu pAse keTalAka devakumAra jevAM bALakone joI putra vagaranI evI sulasA pitAne putra na hovA badala kheda pAmI, ciMtAthI tenuM mukha utarI gayuM, tyAre nAgarathike teNune deva vagerenI bAdhA rAkhavAnuM kahyuM. A sAMbhaLI jainadharmamAM dRDha evI sulatAe kahyuM. mithyA devadevIonI bAdhA vyartha ja che, mATe arihaMta dharma upara zraddhA rAkho, tenAthI sarva siddhi maLaze. Ama satya dharmanI zraddhAvaDe pati-patnI baMne divaso vitAvavA lAgyA. ekavAra koI deve sulasAnI dharmazraddhAnI kasoTI karI. te eka jaina sAdhunuM rUpa dharIne sulasAne tyAM AvyuM. sulasAe muni dhArIne vaMdana karI temane satkAra karyo. sAdhue kahyuM lakSapAka telanI yAcanA karavA Avyo chuM, je hoya te vahorAvaze. satpAtrane joI mUlyavAna vastu paNa premapUrvaka vahorAvavA sulasA tatpara thaI. teNInI pAse telanA cAra zIzAo hatA, temAMthI eka laIne te AvI. AvatAM ja devanI mAyAthI tene umarAmAM Thesa vAgyAthI zIze paDIne phUTI gaye, eTale hoMzabhera sulasA bIje zIza laI AvI, paNa tenI paNa evI ja dazA thaI. ema deve bhAyAvaDe tenA cAreya Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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328 zIzA phaDAvI nAkhyA, chatAM sulatAnA manamAM muni pratye kiMcita paNa abhAva na thaye, ke vaherAvavA prati aruci na thaI. deva tenI dharmazraddhAthI prasanna thaye, ane teNe prakaTa thaI, telanA zIzA pAchA ApI, sulasAne varadAna mAgavA kahyuM. sulasAe kahyuM he deva, hame jJAnabaLathI bhAre maratha jANuM zake che. AthI devatAe teNIne 32 goLIo ApI ane kahyuM ke tyAre AmAMthI ekeka guTikA khAvI, enA prabhAvathI tane 32 putro thaze. temaja tene jyAre saMkaTa paDe tyAre mane saMbhALaje. huM tAruM viba dUra karIza. ema kahIne te deva aMtardhAna thaI gayA. have sulasAe vicAra karyo ke mAre 3ra putre zuM karavA che? kAraNa ke tethI te te badhAnA maLamUtra dhovAmAM mAro samaya cAlyo jAya ane dharmadhyAna thAya nahi; tenA karatAM batrIsa lakSaNe evo ekaja putra utpana thAya te vadhAre sAruM. ema vicArI sulasA batrIse goLIo ekI sAthe gaLI gaI, AthI tenA udaramAM 32 garbha prakaTa thayA. pariNAme te mahAvedanA anubhavavA lAgI, tethI sulasAe pelA devane yAda karyo. deva Avyo. sulasAe potAnI garbhavedanAnI vAta kahI. deve tene kahyA pramANe kAma na karyA badala pake ApyA. sulasAe bhavitavyatAne niyama kahyo. chevaTe deve tenI vyathA dUra karI. anukrame teNIe 32 putrane janma Apyo. nAgarathike mahAdAna daI putrane janmotsava karyo. pAMca pAMca dhAvamAtAothI ucherAtAM te putro vRddhi pAmyA; dharma, karma ane zAstra saMbaMdhI sarva kaLAe zIkhyA; pitAe temanA lagna karyA. teo zreNika rAjAnA sevaka thayA. putravadhuothI sulasA sukhI thaI ekavAra zreNika rAjA suceSTAnuM suraMgadvArA haraNa karavA gaye hatuM, tyAre te sulatAnA A 32 putrane sAthe laI gayA hato. caTaka rAjAnA sainyane yuddha thayuM. temAM sulasAne eka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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3 29 putra mRtyu pAmatAM batrIse putra mRtyu pAmyA. AthI sulatAnA zokane pAra rahyo nahi. chevaTe abhayakumAranA upadeze sulasA zeka mukta thaI tyArabAda dharmamAM nizcala zraddhA che evI te sulasAne bha. mahAvIre aMbaDa sanyAsI dvArA dharmalAbha kahevaDAvyA. aMbaDe parIkSA karI, temAM te saphaLa thaI. chevaTe aMta samaye sarva pApanI AlocanA laI mRtyu pAmI tulasA devalokamAM gaI, tyAMthI evI te bharatakSetramAM AvatI covIsImAM nirmama nAme 15mA tIrthaMkara thaze. 235 subhama cakravartI zrI aranAtha prabhunA zAsanamAM subhrama nAme AThamA cakravartI thayA. te hastInApuranA kRtavIrya rAjAnI tArA nAmaka rANInA putra hatA. temano janma jaMgalamAM tApasanA AzramamAM thaye hatuM. samaya jatAM vaitADhaye para rahenArA meghanAda vidyAdhare temane pitAnI padmazrI nAmanI kanyA paraNAvI hatI. te vakhate tene pratispardhI parazurAma nAme prativAsudeva hatA, teNe subhUmanA pitAne mArI pRthvIne niHkSatriyA karI hatI e vAta subhUme pitAnI mAtAdhArA sAMbhaLI, tethI te krodhavaza banI hastinApuramAM Avyo. tyAM tene cakraratnanI prApti thavAthI teNe parazurAmane mAryo. jema parazurAme pRthvIne sAtavAra niHkSatriyA karI hatI, tema tenAM vera rUpe subhUme pRthvIne ekavIsa vAra nirvAhmaNa karI. anukrame sATha hajAra varSanA AyuSyavALA subhUme cAra dizAmAM pharI aneka rAjAone parAjaya pamADI cha khaMDanI sAdhanA karI ane te cakravartI thaze. aneka prANionI hiMsA karate te subhUme lobhane vaze sAtamo khaMDa sAdhavA gayo, jyAM dariyAmAM DUbavAthI te mRtyu pAmyuM ane marIne te sAtamI narakamAM gayA Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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330 236 suvidhinAtha (puSpadata). kAkaMdI nagarInA sugrIva rAjAnI rAmAdevI nAmaka rANInI kukSimAM vaijayaMta vimAnamAMthI cyavIne phAgaNa vadi 9nA roja teo utpanna thayA. mAtAne 14 svama AvyAM. mAgazara vadi pAMcame janma thatAM devadevIoe prabhune utsava karyo. garbha vakhate mAtA sarva vidhimAM kuzaLa hatAM, temaja temane puSpanA dehadathI putrane dAMta AvyA hatA, te parathI temanAM suvidhi ane puSpadaMta evAM be nAma rAkhavAmAM AvyAM. yauvana pAmatAM pitAnA AgrahathI teo aneka rAjakanyAo paraNyA. pachI pitAnI gAdIe AvyA. 50 hajAra pUrva kumArapaNe rahyA, tathA 50 hajAra pUrva upara 28 pUrvAga sudhI temaNe rAjya bhagavyuM. te pachI lokAMtika devonI preraNAthI prabhue vArSikadAna ApI mAgazara vadi 6 nA roja eka hajAra rAjAo sAthe saMyama agIkAra karyo. cAra mAsa chadmasthapaNe rahyA pachI prabhune mahAprakAza ApanAruM evuM kaivalyajJAna thayuM. temane varAha Adi 88 gaNadhare hatA. prabhunA saMgha parivAramAM 2 lAkha sAdhu, 120 hajAra sAdhvI, 229 hajAra zrAvako tathA 472 hajAra zrAvikAo hatA. kevaLajJAna thayA pachI suvidhijine eka lAkha pUrvamAM ra8 pUrvAga ane cAramAsa ochA, samaya sudhI kevaLapaNe vicarI aneka bhavya jIvono uddhAra karyo. aMte sametazikhara para, eka hajAra munio sAthe, mAsika anazane kArataka vadi 9 me prabhu nirvANa padhAryA. temanuM kula AyuSya be lAkha pUrvanuM hatuM. 237 mila*. bha. pArzvanAthanA samayamAM vArANuzI nagarImAM somila nAme brAhamaNa hatA. te mahAsamRddhivaMta, tathA cAradAdi che zAstramAM pAraMgata hatA. * gajasukumArane upasarga ApanAra, bIjA semilanuM vRttAMta gajasukumAranI kathAnA aMtarabhAgamAM AvI jatuM hoI te ahiM lIdhuM nathI. -.. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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331 ekavAra bha. pArzvanAtha tyAM padhAratAM somila prabhunI dezanAmAM gayA. dezanA pUrI thayA bAda temaNe prabhune pUchayuM -tamAre yAtrA che? tamAre Itine jItavAnuM che ? tamAre rogarahita paNuM che ? tamAre nirdoSa vihAra che? tamAre sarasava khAvA yogya che ke nahi ? tamAre mAMsa khAvA cogya kharuM ke nahi, phUlaphaLa tamArAthI khavAya ke nahi? hume eka che ke be? akSaya che ke avyaya cho? vagere prazno pUchayA. prabhue tenA barobara javAba Apyo, AthI samile prabhu pAse jena mArganA bAra vrata aMgIkAra karyo, tathA jIva, achavAdi nava tatvanuM jANuparNa karyuM. tyArabAda milane lAMbA kALa sudhI sAdhune samAgama thayo nahi, tethI temanAmAM mithyAtvanA paryAya vadhyA, te pachI temaNe zahera bahAra bagIcA banAvyA, temAM aneka prakAranA vRkSo tathA choDavAo ucheryA. te pachI keTaleka samaye svajana, mitra ane kuTuMbIone bhojana jamADI, tApasanA sAdhano banAvarAvI, moTA putrane gRhakAryabhAra soMpI temaNe tApasanI dIkSA aMgIkAra karI, ane tAmalI tApasanI peThe teo saghaLI kriyAo karavA lAgyA. ekavAra eka deve AvIne temane kahyuM ke-saumila, hArI pravajya khATI ane ajJAnakaSTa sahana karavA jevI che. Ama deve lAgalagATa cAra rAtri sudhI traNa traNa vakhata kahyuM. chevaTe pAMcamI rAtrie kahyuM ke pahelAM teM prabhu pArzvanAtha pAse vrata aMgIkAra karelAM, te mUkI daIne mithyA kaSTamAM kema paDyo? AthI somila samaje. deva namaskAra karI cAlyo ge. pachI punaH mile zrAvakanA vrata grahaNa karI ghaNe tapa karyo. aMta samaye anazana karI, pUrva vratabhaMganI AlocanA lIdhA vagara, te kALa karIne zukra nAme graha thayA. tyAMthI cyavI te mahAvidehamAM janmI mekSa jaze. 238 sariyadatta macchImAra naMdIpura nAmanuM gAma hatuM. tyAM mitra nAme rAjA hatA. te rAjAne eka sIrIyA nAmane rasa hato. te ghaNo ja pApI hate. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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37ra rasoInA kAmamAM teNe pitAnA hAtha nIce mAchalIne pakaDavAvALA, hiraNane mAravAvALA vagere hiMsAnuM kAma karanArA mANase rAkhyA hatA. jemAM aneka pazu pakSIo lAvI ApatAM. sIrIyAM maraghAM, mora, tetara, vagere paMkhIone pAMjarAmAM pUrI rAkhate, tathA jIvatAM paMkhIonI pAMkha ukhADIne vecate, eTaluM ja nahi paNa gAya, bheMsa, Dukkara, bakarAM vagere pazuonAM mAMsanA TukaDA karI, tene telamAM taLI raseI banAvate, te pote khAta ane rAjAne paNa khavaDAvate. AvI rIte ghaNAM varSo sudhI hiMsAkArI kRtya karIne te maraNa pAme ane marIne te chaThThI narakamAM utpanna caM. tyAMthI nIkaLIne te sarIpura nagaramAM samudradatta nAmanA macchImArane tyAM tenI samudradattA nAmanI strIne peTe janmyo. tenuM nAma sariyadatta pADavuM. yuvAvasthA pAmyo, tyAre tenA mAbApa gujarI gayAM, tethI te macchImAremAM agresara tarIke rahevA lAgyo. teNe ghaNA mANasa nekara tarIke rAkhyA. jeo pAse mAchalIo pakaDavAnuM kAma karAvato. pachI te soriyadatta pakaDAyelAM mAchalAMone tApamAM sUkavata ane teone pakavIne bajAramAM vecavA laI ja. ekavAra seriyadatta mAchalIne sekIne khAtA hatA, tevAmAM te mAchalIne kAMTo tenA gaLAmAM bharAI gayo. tenAthI tene tIvra vedanI thaI. gaLAmAM kaMI paNa padArtha jaI zake nahi, jethI te bhUkha anai tRSAthI pIDAvA lAgyo. kherAka na laI zakavAthI te dina pratidina sukAvA lAgyo. tenuM zarIra kSINa thavA lAgyuM. tethI teNe ghaNA vedane upacAra arthe bolAvyA. vaidee khUba ulaTIo karAvI tathA bIjA ghaNuM upacAra karyA. paNa te kAMTo gaLAmAMthI kADhavo kaI samarthe thayuM nahi. pariNAme te macchImAra maraNa pAme ane pahelI narakamAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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333 utpanna thayA. tyAMthI nIkaLI anaMta saMsAra paribhramaNa karatAM karatAM chevaTe manuSya janma pAmI te mekSamAM jaze. 239 saMyatirAjA. paMcAla dezanA kapilapura nagaramAM saMyati nAmane rAjA hato. ekavAra te pitAnI caturaMgI senA sAthe potAnA kezarI nAmanA udyAnamAM zikArArthe gayo. tyAM teNe ghaNuM mRgalAone saMhAra karyo. te udhAnamAM gardabhALI nAmanA eka muni dhyAnadazAmAM lIna hatA. mRtyunA bhayathI zikAranA paMjAmAMthI nAsI chUTeluM eka mRga, dhyAnastha muni tarapha doDavA lAgyuM, tevAmAM rAjAe tene eka bANa vaDe ghAyala karyuM. mUga tyAM ja lagabhaga muni samipa pahoMcI mRtyune zaraNa thayuM. tene levA mATe rAjA te jagyAe AvyA, tevAmAM teNe eka dhyAnastha jene mahAtmAne te jagyAe joyA. AthI rAjA manamAM bhaya pAme ane khedapUrvaka vicAravA lAgyo ke aho ! meM pApIe mAMsamAM vRddha banIne muninA mRgane mA! A mRga muninuM ja hovuM joIe, nahi te te muni pAse Ave nahi. are, have zuM thAya? je A muni ke pAyamAna thaze to teo pitAnA tapobaLathI mane ane mArAM sainyane bALI mUkaze. ema kahIne te muni pAse Avyo ane temanA pagamAM vaMdana karI namratApUrvaka be - he muni! he tapasvI ! mahAro aparAdha kSamA kare, meM ApanA mRgane oLakhyuM nahi. muni dhyAnastha hovAthI rAjAnA kathanathI kAMI paNa belyA nahi, AthI rAjA vadhAre bhayabhIta banya; ne vadhAre namratAthI kahevA lAgyA -he mahArAja ! karaNasAgara! mahArA sAme jue, huM A nagarane saMyati rAjA chuM. mahane bolAvI bhAre uga TALo. thoDIvAre gardabhALI munie kAyotsarga pALyo ane kahyuM -rAjana ! tane abhaya che; ane tuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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334 sarva jIvone abhayadAnane dAtAra thA. A anitya manuSyalakane viSe hiMsAmAM kema pravRtta thayo che? karmanA vize sarva jIvone saghaLI paulika vastuo cheDIne javAnuM che, te pachI tuM rAjyamAM ATale badhe Asakta kema banyuM che? he rAjA ! tuM jIvitavya ane rUpane viSe ATaluM badhuM kema mUcha pAme che? AyuSya ane rU5 te vijaLInA camakArA jevuM kSaNika che. strI, putra, parivAra ane upArjana kareluM dhana sAthe AvatuM nathI, paNa te sarva mRtyu pachI ahiM ja paDI rahe che. je strI potAnA pati para atizaya pyAra kare che, te ja strI tenA patinA mRtyu pachI anya sAthe sukha bhogave che; je mahApApa karI dhana upArjana karyuM hoya che, tene bhaktA bIjo bane che, vagere hita zikhAmaNo vaDerAjAne munie bodha Aye. A sAMbhaLI saMjati rAjA pratibaMdha pAmyuM. teNe gardabhALI muni pAse cAritra aMgikAra karyuM, ane teo gItArtha thaI sAdhunI samasta samAcArI zIkhI, gunI AjJA laI ekAkIpaNe vicAravA lAgyA. ekadA samaye temane kSatriya rAja RSi maLyA; temaNe saMyati muninI tejasvI prabhA joI kahyuM he muni! tamAruM rUpa ane mana nirvikArI dekhAya che, te tamAruM nAma zuM che te kRpA karI kahezo? saMyati bolyA-mAruM nAma saMyati, mAruM gotra gautama, tathA zratajJAna ane cAritranA pAragAmI evA gardabhALI bhagavAna mArA dharmaguru--dharmAcArya che. hiMsAthI bacavA mATe meM saMyama Adaryo che. te pachI saMyati rAjAe sAdhunA utkRSTa guNe, mithyAtvanA prakAra vagere jena tatvanuM rahasya kahI, pitAne jAtismaraNa jJAna thayuM hovAthI kahyuM ke huM samyapha prakAre mArA AtmAne pUrva bhava jANuM chuM. huM pAMcamA brahmadevalokamAM mahAprANa nAmanA vimAnamAM devapaNe hatA, tyAMnI daza sAgarepamanI sthiti pUrI karI huM A * cAra gAuna lAMbe, pahoLo ane uMDe e eka kuvo hoya, temAM devakara, uttarakure yugalIyAnA sAta divasanA janmelA bALakanA ekeka Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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335 manuSyabhava pAmyo chuM. A pramANe vArtAlApa thatAM kSatriya rAja RSine ghaNe AnaMda thayo ane teo chUTA paDyA. anukrame saMyama mArgamAM vicaratAM saMyati rAjarSine kaivalyajJAna thayuM ane teo mekSamAM gayA. 240 saMbhavanAtha. vartamAna covIsInA trIjA tIrthakara zrI saMbhavanAtha, zrAvastI nagarInA jitArI rAjAnI senAdevI rANInI kukSimAM, navamA devalekamAMthI cavIne utpanna thayA. mAtAe cauda svapna dIThAM. mAgazara zudi 14 nA roja prabhune janma thayo. 56 dikumArI devIoe sUtikAkarma karyuM. Ikoe prabhune meru parvata para laI jaIne janmatsava ujavyuM. pitAe saMbhavanAtha evuM nAma ApyuM. yauvanAvasthA thatAM teo aneka rAjakanyAo paraNyA. paMdara lAkha varSo sudhI kaumAryAvasthAmAM rahyA pachI pitAe temane rAjyagAdI para besADI dIkSA lIdhI. 44 lAkha pUrva ane 4 pUrvAga sudhI rAjya bhogavyuM, te pachI kAMtika devonI preraNAthI varasIdAna ApI, prabhue mAgazara zudi pUrNimAe eka hajAra rAjAo sAthe dIkSA lIdhI. cauda varSa chadmasthapaNAmAM rahyA pachI kArtika vadi pAMcame temane kaivalyajJAna thayuM. temane cAru vagere 102 gaNadhara hatA. saMbhava jinanA saMgha parivAramAM 2 lAkha sAdhu, 336 hajAra sAdhvIo, 293 hajAra zrAvake ane 636 hajAra zrAvikAo hatA. aMtima samaye prabhue sametazikhara para eka hajAra munio sAthe mAsika anazana karyuM ane caitra zudi pAMcame teo mekSa padhAryA. saMbhavanAtha prabhunuM ekaMdara AyuSya 60 lAkha pUrvanuM hatuM. vALanA asaMkhyAtA khaMDa karI, ThAMsI ThAMsIne te kuvAmAM bhare, pachI temAMthI ekeka khaMDa se varase kADhe ane jyAre te ku khAlI thAya tyAre tene eka palyopama kahevAya. evA daza kroDA kroDI (dazakoDane dazakroDe guNIe) kuvA khAlI thAya tyAre eka sAgaropama kahevAya, ema granthakAra varNave che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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336 241 harisena (cakravartI). kapilapura nagaramAM mahA hari nAme rAjA hatA. tene merA nAmanI rANI hatI. temane mahAna zaktizALI putra thayuM. tenuM nAma harisena. yauvanavaya pAmatAM harisena rAjyAsane AvyA ane anya cakravartIonI jema potAnI AyuddhazALAmAM cakraratna utpanna thavAthI, tenI madada vaDe chakhaMDa chatI dazamA cakravartI thayA. aMte sarva rAjyariddhi cheDI temaNe dIkSA lIdhI ane kaivalyajJAna pAmI teo mokSamAM gayA. 24ra hastipALa. pUrva bhAratanA magadha dezamAM pAvApurI nagarI hatI, tyAM hastipALa nAmano jenadharmI rAjA hatA. te bha. mahAvIrane paramabhakta hate. bhagavAnane chelluM cAturmAsa pitAnI nagarImAM karavAnI temaNe vinaMti karI hatI. bhagavAne te mAnya rAkhI. prabhu mahAvIra teja cAturmAsamAM pAvApurImAM Azo vada 0)) nA roja nirvANa pAmyA. 243 harikezabaLa gaMgAnadInA kinArA para eka nAnuM gAmaDuM hatuM. temAM caMDALa jAtinA manuSyo rahetA hatA. tyAM bALakeTa nAme eka caMDALa hato. pitAnI nyAtane te AgevAna hatA. tene be strIo hatI. 1 gaurI ane bIjI gAMdhArI. gAMdhArIthI tene eka putra utpanna che. tenuM nAma harikezabaLa. harikeza pUrva bhavamAM brAhmaNa hatA ane dIkSA laIne te devalokamAM gayo hato; paNa brAhmaNa jAtimAM teNe potAnA ucca kuLane ane athAga rUpano mada karyo hato. tethI te A bhavamAM nIca Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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337 kuLamAM utpanna thaye, ane rUpanA madathI te beDeLa, kALA ane kaddarUpa thaye. tenuM beDeLapaNuM joIne tenA mAbApa ane svapara jane sau kaI tenI sAme tiraskAranI najare jotuM. ekavAra gAmamAM kaMIka utsava hatA. eTale badhA caMDALo eka sthaLe ekaThA thaImeja zokha karI rahyA hatA. nAnA chokarAo nirdoSa rammata ramatA hatA. tevAmAM harikeza temanI pAse AvyA. harikezane svabhAva taphAnI hatI, tethI te chokarAone mArIne raMjADavA lAgyo. chekarAo raDatAM raDatAM potAnA mAbApa pAse gayA ane harikeza bhAryAnuM kahyuM. temanA mAbApAe baLakaTane phariyAda karI. eTale baLakaTa krodhAyamAna thaIne harikezane mAravA doDe. paNa harikeza tyAMthI dUra nAsI jaIne dhULanA eka uMcA DhagalA para beThe, ane ekaThA thayelAM svajJAtijano tarapha dUra najarathI te jovA lAgyo. saghaLA caMDALa ToLe maLIne AnaMda karI rahyA hatA, tevAmAM bhayaMkara huMphADA mArato eka viSadhara sarpa te TeLAmAM Avyo. mANaso bhayabhIta banIne Ama tema nAsavA lAgyA. eka jorAvara caMDALe AvI te viSadhara sarpa upara lAkaDIne phaTake lagAvyo ane sApanA TukaDe TukaDA karI nAkhyA. thoDIvAre pharIthI tyAM eka bIjo sarpa Avyo. eka be mANaso bolI uThayA-mAre, mAro. tyAre bIjAoe kahyuM -bhAIo, A sarpane keI mArazo nahi, kAraNa ke te jherI nathI. eTale te koIne IjA karaze nahi. sarpa dhIre dhIre tyAMthI cAlyo gaye. mANaso punaH pramoda karavA lAgyA. A saghaLuM dazya dhULanA DhagalA para dUra beThelo harikeza joI raha hato. teNe vicAryuM ke, aho ! jenAmAM jhera hoya che, tenI burI dazA thAya che, ane jenAmAM jhera hetuM nathI, je sarvadA zAMta che, tene koI satAvatuM nathI. kharekhara, huM jherI chuM. mahAra svabhAva Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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338 tephAnI che. tethI ja loke mane satAve che. mATe mAre A sthAnamAM rahevuM ucita nathI. ema dhArI harikeza tyAMthI jaMgala mArge dUra ne dUra cAlavA lAgyo. tyAM rastAmAM teNe eka zAMtamurti sAdhu mahAtmAne beThelAM joyA. jotAMja tenAmAM sadbhAva unna thayo. teNe muninA caraNamAM zira jhUkAvIne vaMdana karyuM. muni bolyA - vatsa, tuM koNa chuM ane ahiM kayAMthI AvI caDe? harikeze javAba ApyaH mahArAja ! huM caMDALane putra chuM. hArA tophAnI svabhAvathI vaDiloe mahAre tiraskAra karyo che, paraMtu mane have khAtrI thaI che ke jagatamAM jhera ane kaMkAsathI chavanI durdazA thAya che, ane namratAthI jIvanuM kalyANa che. mahArAja, meM have jyAM zAMti maLe tyAM javAne nizcaya karyo che. te kRpA karI mane zAMtino mArga batAvazo ? muni samajyA ke A haLukarmI jIva che, tethI temaNe harikezane bodha ApatAM kahyuM -he vatsa ! tuM zAMtinI zodhamAM che, te tane bahAra zodhavAthI nahi maLe. kharI zAMti hArA AtmAmAM rahelI che. A jIva anaMta kALathI 84 lAkha chavA yonimAM rakhaDe che. ane kaleza, prapaMca, niMdA, kaSAya, pramAda vaDe saMsAramAM duHkha pAme che. mATe bhAI, tyAre kharI zAMti joItI hoya, te jagatanI sarva upAdhi, sarva mAyAne parityAga kara ane mahArI jema tyAgadazAne Adhina thA, teja hAruM kalyANa thaze. A sAMbhaLI harikeza belyA - paNa prabhu, huM caMDALa chuM ne! zuM tame mane dIkSA ApI zakaze? hA,caMDALa he tethI zuM thayuM? prabhu mahAvIranA mArgamAM sarva kene Atma kalyANa karavAne hakka che. muninuM kathana sAMbhaLI harikezabaLe tyAMja muni pAse dIkSA aMgIkAra karI ane ekAMta tapa karavA teo jaMgalamAM nIkaLI paDayA. tyAMthI pharatAM pharatAM harikezamuni vArANazI nagarInA hiMduka nAmanA udyAnamAM padhAryA, ahiM tiMduka nAmanA yakSanuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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339 maMdira hatuM, temAM harikeza muni kAryotsarga dhyAnamAM lIna rahyA. hiMduka nAmane yakSa hari keza muninI tapazcaryA ane cAritrathI prasanna thaI temane bhakta banyA ane muninI sevA cAkarI karavA lAgyo. have te nagaranA rAjAnI putrI bhadrA keTalIka sakhIo sAthe hiMduka yakSanI pUjA karavA A udyAnamAM AvI. tyAM teNe melAM ghelAM vastravALA ane kadarUpA zarIravALA harikezane joyA, temane jotAM ja te dhRNA pAmI ane muninI niMdA karavA lAgI. pelA yakSathI muninI thatI niMdA sahana thaI nahi. tethI te rAjaputrI para gusse thayo, ane kSaNabharamAM tene jamIna para pachADI dIdhI. bALI mUcha pAmI, ane behoza banI gaI. tenA zarIramAMthI rUdhira nIkaLavA mAMDayuM. A joI tenI sakhIo gabharAI gaI ane rAjA pAse jaI saghaLI vAta nivedana karI. rAjA hiMduka udyAnamAM AvyuM. teNe jANyuM ke putrIe A tapasvI sAdhunI niMdA karI haze, tethI sAdhue kapAyamAna thaI A pramANe karyuM lAge che. ema dhArI rAjA be hAtha joDI muni pratye kahevA lAge. he mahArAja, mahArI putrIne aparAdha kSamA kare. tarata pelo yakSa rAjaputrInA zarIramAM pesI gaye ane bolyA he rAjana ! je, tuM tyArI putrIne A muni sAthe paraNAve to ja te bace. A sAMbhaLI rAjA potAnI putrIne muni sAthe paraNAvavA kabula thayo, eTale yakSa te bALAnA zarIramAMthI nIkaLI muninA zarIramAM peThe. purohitane bolAvI rAjAe muni sAthe te bALAnuM lagna karyuM. tarataja tiMduka yakSa muninA zarIramAMthI nIkaLI svasthAnake gaye. bALAe munine kahyuMH mahArAja ! meM tamArI niMdA karI hatI, te mAre aparAdha kSamA kare ane mAre prema svIkAre. A sAMbhaLI harikeza muni bolyA he bALA, huM paMca mahAvratadhArI sAdhu chuM ane brahmacArI chuM. amArAthI mana vacana kAyAe strI samAgama thaI zake nahi. bALA! meM tArI sAthe Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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30 lagna karyuM nathI. paNa A yakSa mArA zarIramAM pravezavAthI Ama banyuM che, mATe kRpA karI tame pharI AvuM vacana mArI sAthe bolatA nahi. bALA muninA vacanathI nirAza thaI, ane ghera AvI teNe rAjAne sarva vAta vidita karI. rAjAe purohitane bolAvyuM. purohite jaNAvyuM -mahArAjA! yakSathI tyajAyela bALA purohita-brAhmaNane ApI zakAya che. rAjAe pitAnI putrIne rUdradatta nAmanA purohita sAthe paraNAvI. purohita rAjakanyA maLavAthI ghaNe rAjI thaI gaye. - purohite A kanyAne pavitra karavA mATe eka pracaMDa yajJa AraMbhyo. aneka brAhmaNone te yajJamAM teNe notaryo. te sarvane jamavA mATe aneka prakAranA svAdiSTa bhejane raMdhAvyAM. brAhmaNe yajJa maMDapamAM veda maMtroccAra bolavA lAgyA. tevAmAM harikeza muni bhikSArthe pharatA pharatA A yajJapADAmAM AvI pahoMcyA. jADA heTha ane lAMbA dAMtavALA A kaddarUpA ane beDoLa munine dekhI keTalAka abhimAnI brAhmaNo gusse thaI belI uThayAH alyA, tuM keNu che? ane A vAgharI jevA veze ahi kema A che? cAlyo jA ahiMthI jaldI, nahi to jIvate nahi rahevA pAme. A sAMbhaLI harikeza bolyA-bhUde ! krodha na kare. huM ahiM bhikSA levA sAruM AvyuM chuM. bhikSA bikSA ahiM nahiM maLe. tArA jevA bhAmaTA mATe ame bhojana nathI banAvyuM. A bhajana te amArA jevA pavitra brAhmaNone jamavA mATe che. kadAca AmAMnuM bhajana vadhe te ame te phekI daIe; paNa tArA jevA beDeLa bhikhArIne te haragIja nahi ApIe. mATe Avyo te raste cAlyA jA, nahite jorajulamathI ame tane mArIne hAMkI kahADIzuM. ukta kaThina zabdo brAhmaNanA mukhethI sAMbhaLI harikeza bolyAH Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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341 "he bhUdeva, huM brahmacArI chuM, niraMtara tapazcaryA karuM chuM, asatya bolatA nathI, ane vadhelAM annamAMthI nirdoSa bhajana lauM chuM. tame to yajJamAM hiMsA kare che, juThuM bele che, brahmacarya pALatA nathI, mATe huM pavitra chuM te mane tamArA mATe nIpajAvelAM bhojanamAMthI DuMka Apa." A sAMbhaLatAM brAhmaNa vadhu gusse thayA ane munine tyAMthI hAMkI kADhavA tatpara thayA. yuvAna brAhmaNe ekadama yajJa maMDapamAMthI bahAra nIkaLI AvyA, ane sau koI munine mAravA lAgyA. A A dazya hiMduka yakSanA jovAmAM AvyuM. tethI te muninI vahAre Avyo ane muninA zarIramAM pesI gayo. pesatAM ja teNe pitAnA pracaMDa baLathI aneka brAhmaNone bheya bhegA karI dIdhA. keTalAkanA nAka, kAna, mahe chuMdI nAkhyAM, keTalAkanA zarIramAMthI lohinI dhArAo vahetI karI dIdhI. eTalAmAM rUdradatta brAhmaNa ane rAjakanyA bhadrA tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. bhadrA harikeza munine tyAM ubhelA joI Azcarya pAmI ane temane oLakhI temanA caraNamAM teNue vaMdana karyuM. bhadrAe bIjA bhUdevane kahyuM hame A mahAmuninI niMdA zA mATe kare che ? A te mahApratApI tapasvI mahAtmA che, ane bALa brahmacArI che. yakSanA prabhAve te mahane paraNyA hatA, paraMtu pote brahmacArI hevAthI temaNe mAre tyAga karelo. mATe A pavitra munine je joIe te khuzIthI Ape. ema kahI te bhadrA muninI kSamA mAgavA lAgI. yakSa A vakhate muninA zarIramAMthI palAyana karI gayo. eTale munie bALAne kahyuM he bALA, huM tyAgI ane tapasvI chuM, mahArAthI krodha thaI zake nahi; paNa yakSanA pravezavAthI Ama banyuM hatuM. mAre mAsakSamaNanuM Aje pAraNuM che. mATe tame yajJa mATe nipajAvelAM annamAMthI mane thoDuMka Apa. tarata rAjakanyAe harikeza munine bhikSAdAna ApyuM. supAtra dAnanA prabhAve "ahedAna, mahAdAna' e tyAM AkAza dhvani thayA. yajJa pADAmAM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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442 divya suvarNanI vRSTi thaI. sau koI stabdha banIne muninI kSamA bhAgavA lAgyA. harikeza munie temane dharmabodha Ape. keTalAka brAhaNene munine upadeza rUo, tethI temaNe dIkSA lIdhI. ema aneka janone pratibadha pamADI, adbhuta tapazcaryA karI, harikezabaLa muni caMDALa kuLamAM upajelA chatAM AtmAnI uccatama bhAvanAne bhAvatAM kaivalyajJAna pAmyA, ane nirvANapadane pahoMcyA. dhanya che! harikeza muni samA mahAna tapasvI kSamAzramaNane ! hemane ApaNu aneka vaMdana che !!! samApta Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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kalyANa sAdhanA tArAM sagAMsabaMdhI, viSayabhoga ke dravyasaMpatti tAruM rakSaNa karI zakatAM nathI, ke tane bacAvI zakatAM nathI; temaja, tuM paNa temanuM rakSaNa karI zakato nathI, ke temane bacAvI zakatA nathI. darekane pitAnAM sukha duHkha jAte ja bhogavavAM paDe che. mATe, jyAM sudhI pitAnI umara haju mRtyuthI gherAI nathI, tathA zrotrAdi IndriyanuM baLa temaja prajJA smRti-jJAna zakti vagere kAyama che, tyAM sudhI, avasara oLakhI, zANA puruSe pitAnuM kalyANa sAdhI levuM joIe. -zrI AcArAMga sUtra. jene tuM haNavAne vicAra kare che, te tuM pite ja che; jene tuM AjJA ApavA mAge che, (jenA para tuM adhikAra bhogavavA mAge che) te tuM pote ja che; jene tuM saMtApa ApavA cAhe che, te tuM pote ja che; jene tuM dabAvavA Icche che, te te pote ja che ane jene tuM upadrava karavA mAge che te paNa te pote ja che. sajajana mANasa A pramANe samajIne pitAnuM jIvana vitAvate chata, kaI paNa jIvane mArato nathI, bIjAnI pAse marAvate nathI ane (bIjA jIva prati AcareluM duHkhAdi) pitAne-AtmAne pAchaLathI bhogavavuM paDe che ema samajIne tene cAhato paNa nathI. -zrI AcArAMga sUtra. aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka satyanI anveSaNa kara ! ane sarva jIvo para maitrIbhAva dhAraNa kara ! -zrI uttarAdhyayana sUtra. pILuM jINuM pAMdaDuM jema rAtrinA samUha pasAra thaye (kALa pUre thaI gayA pachI) paDI jAya che. tema manuSyonuM jIvita paNa AyuSya pUrNa thayethI paDI jAya che. mATe he gautama, samaya mAtrane pramAda na kara. - zrI uttarAdhyayana sUtra, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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vAMcavA lAyaka jana pustako. Adarza ratna jaMbusvAmI caritra 0-8-0 zrImad rAjacaMdra vicAra nirIkSaNa 0-100 samakita sAra bhA. 1-2 1-0-0 prajJApanA sUtra bhA. 1-2-3 16-0-0 uttarAdhyayana sUtra (anuvAda) 0-6-0 AcArAMga sUtra , 1-0-0 rAyaprakSIya sUtra , 0-100 triSadIzalAkA puruSa parva-1 thI 10 pustakapa 12-0-0 upamiti bhavaprapaMca kathA bhA. 1 thI 3 9-8-0 sUyagaDAMgasUtra bhA. 1 thI 5 (TIkA sAthe) 6-4-0 kalpasUtra sacitra gujarAtI 3-0-0 praznottara mehanamALA (uttarArdha). 1-9-0 zrI siddhAMtasAgara (thekaDAo) 1-0-0 vivekavilAsa (tiSa) 2 -8-0 adhyAtma kalpadruma 2-8-0 zrIpALane rAsa (sacitra bhASAMtara) 1 -4-0 pratyeka buddha caritra 1-4-0 mahAvIra ane zreNika 1-8-0 jaina sajhAyamALA bhA. 1 thI 4 5 --0 jaina dharma 2 -0-0 upAsaka dazAMga (karAMcInuM TIkAvALuM) 2-12-0 puMDarika caritra mahAvIra jIvana vistAra (sacitra) 1-0-0 uparAMta jaina sUtro, graMthe, caritro, rAso, pAThya pustake Adino sAre sToka hamezAM zilikamAM rahe che. vadhu mATe sUcipatra maMgAve. patravyavahAra-jIvanalAla chaganalAla saMghavI paMcabhAInI poLa : amadAvAda, Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surawww.umaragyanbhandar.com | | | | |

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1 trIkamajI amIcaMda 1 bhAI khuzAlacaMda mANekacaMda 1 mayAzaMkara lIlAdhara 1 bhAI chaganabhAI muLacaMda 1 pArekha uttamacaMda trIbhavana 1 bhAI nAgajI pAnAcaMda 1 saMghavI gokaLadAsa neNazI 1 bhAI parasotama jIvana 1 lAlajI suMdarajI nAyaDo 1 bhAI zAmajI kAlIdAsa 1 zeTha chaganalAla lAlacaMda 7 sarasAI 8 vAMkAnera 1 zrI sarasAI jena lAyabrerI 1 saMdhavI muMjhAbhAI somacaMda 1 gAMdhI jecaMda TIDAbhAI 1 vakhArIyA jaTAzaMkara jagajIvana 1 zAha motIcaMda sImajI 1 saMghavI vIkamacaMda jecaMda 1 zAha manajI parasotama 1 saMdhavI mohanalAla zAmajI 1 zAha ratIlAla zAmajI 1 saMghavI amratalAla zAmajI 1 badANI rAmajI hIrAcaMda 1 metA kAMtilAla kapuracaMda 1 gAMdhI rAghavajI kAlAbhAI 1 metA vAghajI gulAbacaMda -maNIyA 7 gaDhaDA 1 zA. maganalAla kAlIdAsa 1 nAraNadAsa bhIkhAbhAI posTa 6 vAgaDha mAstara 1 devacaMda amulakha mahetA 1 kAmadAra mANekacaMda TekarazI 1 phulacaMda kIracaMda dezI 1 gosalIyA narasIdAsa gokaLa 1 pAnAcaMda cheDIdAsa mahetA 1 zA mohanalAla premacaMda 1 ratIlAla kezavajI mahetA 1 bena sAMkaLI vardhamAna 1 harasukhalAla harakhacaMda dezI 1 kesIna jainazALA ha. 1 zaMkaralAla umiyAzaMkara mahetA popaTalAla 4 jharIA 1 rAghavajI vAlajI 1 jayAzaMkara kAlIdAsa khokhANuM 7 punA 1 jagajIvana mANekacaMda mahetA 7 kAvaDIyA gularAja saMtakacaMdajI 1 nAgaradAsa eca zAha sAdaDIvALA 1 lavajI valamajI mATalIyA 11 upaleTA 7 rAyapura 2 dezI devacaMda harakhacaMda 1 bhAI mulatAnacaMda lakhamIcaMda 1 dezI muLajI makanajI 1 bhAI jasakaraNajI DAgA 1 dezI nemacaMda zavajI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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kalakattA 3 zA vanamALIdAsa harajIvana 1 zAMtikumAra jaina sulatAnapura 1 kapuracaMda khetazIbhAI 2 gaNezamalajI gabIrAma1 zA bhurAlAla jecaMda bAramera 1 pArekha manajI jhaveracaMda 1 zAMtilAla ThAkarazI parIkha -taNasavA raMgapuravALA-gevApaMcha 1 kAmadAra nemacaMda jIvarAja 1 mahetA durlabhajI jIvarAja-muLIlA 4 goMDala 2 zA. chaganalAla nemacaMdadalANI 2 jesukhalAla ke bATalIyA (munasapha sAheba). - zA. phakIracaMda metIcada Ameda 1 zA. kAlIdAsa bhAIcaMda2 zeTha kapuracaMda goviMdajI satArAreDa na (molana) 1 jaina gurukuLa-khyAvara 4 vaDhavANakempa 1 pArekha revAzaMkara durlabhajI-phalTana 2 dezI phatecaMda trIbhovana 1 zeTha gaMgAdIna jagajIvana-kAnapura 1 zrI sthA. jJAnavardhaka lAyabrerI 1 bhagavAnajI geviMdajI-khAmagAma ha, trIbhovana ujamazI ThArI 1 dhIrajalAla motIcaMda mahetA 1 gosalIyA manasukha rAghavajI - dahI -godAvarI paracuraNa 1 zA. rAyacaMda dhanajIbhAI- umarAyA 1 vorA catrabhuja maganalAla 1 zA. parasetama kAlIdAsa vaDhavANa zahera ha. padamazI-haDAlA 1 gAMdhI choTAlAla tarabhavana ,, 1 zrI sthA. jaina lAyabrerI ha. 1 pA. bhAIlAlabhAI mathurabhAI De. muLajI rAmajI-jetalasara ITAlA 1 jeThAlAla vasanajI mahetA1 pA. DAhyAbhAI tribhavana , 2 bhA. zIvalAla narazIdAsa surata jetapura 1 caMdulAla gulAbacaMdadesAI:muMbAI 1 naMdalAla dhArazIbhAI ThArI, 1 zA. chaganalAla kezavajI , 1 zA. vADIlAla nAnacaMda raMgapura 1 punAtara narabherAma vI. devaLa- 1 hIrAcaMda kazaLacaMda skula bhAI jamanagaravALA mAmbAsA mAstara-polArapura Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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1 zA. virajIbhAI khImacaMda- 1 zA. premacaMda vasanajI- nAvaDA verAvaLa baMdara 1 kAmadAra mehanalAla hIrAcaMda 1 sthA. jaina upAzraya ha. zA. bAbarA vAlajI manajI-kATakorA 1 zA. naMbakalAla kuMvarajI- rala 1 lalubhAI nAgaradAsa-caMdaravA 1 desAI jagajIvana jecaMdabhAI- 2 zrI che. sthA. jaina pArzvanAtha bagasarA mitra maMDaLa-badanAvara 1 zA kuMvarajI jAdavajI-pAleja 1 aMbAlAla raNachoDabhAI 1 koThArI vacharAja kAlIdAsa zIvarAjapura vaDAla 1 sthA. jaina saMgha. ha. pujIlAla 1 gulAbacaMda tulasIdAsa gAMdhI hiMmatalAla-prAMtIja ghoghalA (dIva) 1 zeTha AtmArAma mehanalAla kalola 1 zA dAmodara muLacaMda , ( 1 zrI lavajI svAmI jaina kI 1 zA dhIrajalAla lakhamIcaMda lAyabrerI-coTIlA vIMchIyA 1 sthA. jaina saMgha-sudAmaDA 1 zrI lavajI svAmI smAraka 1 zA. maganalAla lakhamIcaMda lAyabrero--junAgaDha boDelI 1 thI lavajI svAmI smAraka jena 1 go. ravajI nAraNajI, sekreTarI lAyabrerI-ANaMdapura sthA. jaina saMgha-mAMgaroLa bhADalA 1 choTAlAla gulAbacaMda zAha 1 , khIrasarA khATaDI 1 dezI chavarAja lAlacaMda- 1 ) che rAmapurA sANaMda sejakapura 1 zA vADIlAla AzArAma , 1 rUpANI prAgajI ravajI pustakA laya-bhesANa 1 che che vasataDI 1 verA muLacaMda harakhacaMda 1 >> dedAdarA >> jasadaNa 1 i che. aMkevALIyA 1 bhA. caMpakalAla maganalAla-vaso 1 ) rAjapurA 1 zA. haragovana dharamazI-pIparaDI 1 , , jAmakaMDoraNuM Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com 1 che " nAra - 1 i . kheDu

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cuDA 1 zAha amRtalAla suMdarajI 1 ) , kaccha aMjAra 1 gAMdhI dalIcaMda kazaLacaMda 1 zrI pAnAcaMdajI svAmI smAraka 1 gAMdhI kazaLacaMda ha.bAI godAvarI jena lAyabrerI-caNAkA 1 zAha raNachoDa juThAbhAI 15 vaDodarA 1 bahena kezara bahena 1 maNIlAla bhAI bhAIcaMda mahetA 1 zA amIcaMda mANekacaMda 1 kAmadAra devacaMda hemacaMda bagasarA 1 zA becarabhAI choTAlAla 16 kaccha 1 zA motIcaMda choTAlAla 1 zA. ravajI DAhyAbhAI-dezalapura 1 zA kasturacaMda choTAlAla 1 metA chaganalAla devacaMda darazaDI 10 zA nAthAlAla goradhana 2 dezI zAMtilAla mAvajI- bukaselara The. karoLIyApoLa mAMDavI baMdara 11 vaNacharA 1 De. mehanalAla esa desAI 1 zA. hIrAlAla zAmaLadAsa 1 zA. hIrAlAla bhavAnIdAsa gaDhasIsA 1 zA. mahAsukhabhAI zIvalAla 1 metA velajI vasanajI bhAna kuvA 1 zA. cunIlAla kALIdAsa 1 zrI cAMdaDA jaina sthAnaka 1 zA maganalAla mANekacaMda ha. metA jerAma bhagavAnajI 1 zA. lakhamIcaMda rAmadAsa 1 metA pratApazI galAlacaMda bhuvaDa 1 zA. hIMmatalAla phulacaMda 1 metA velajI AzakaraNa ke 1 zA. mahAsukhabhAI lallubhAI 1 zA vAmajI kheMgAra lAkhApura 1 zA. maganalAla bhavAnIdAsa 1 zA. bhAyacaMdabhAI amaracaMda 1 metA ThAkarazI jAdavajI kheDeI 1 zrI jaina lAyabrerI khAte 1 zA jIvarAja kacarANI" 7 vIramagAma 1 zAmajI meghajI caMdIA 1 zA TokarazI chaganalAla 1 gAMdhI odhavajI ajarAmara mathaDA 1 zA oghaDabhAI kezavajI 2 zA zaMbhubhAI parasotama aMjAra 1 zA caMdulAla jesiMgabhAI 3 paDadharI 4 zA nathubhAInAnacaMdanA vidhavA - bAI jIvIbena 1 paDadharI jJAna bhaMDAra 7 dhArI. 1 paTela jeThAlAla pAnAcaMda 1 zAha jagajIvana geviMdajI 1 metA bhImajI goviMdajI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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puravaNuM ane zuddhi vArtA naM. 1-akaMpita 300 ziSyonA adhyApaka hatA. 49mA varSe dIkSA laI, 18 mA varSe kevalyajJAna pAmyA. 21 varSa kaivalya pravajya pALI, 78 varSanI uMmare mekSamAM gayA. vArtA naM. 2-gobaragAma magadhadezanuM hatuM. agnibhUti 500 ziSyanA adhyApaka hatA. 47 me varSe dIkSA laI 59mA varSe kevalyajJAna pAmyA. 16 varSa kevalya pravajya pALI, 74 varSe vaibhAbhAragiri para eka mAsanA anazanane aMte mokSamAM gayA. vArtA naM. 3-kauzaMbI nahi, paNa kezalA (ayodhyA) nagarI joIe. acaLabhrAtAne 300 ziSyo hatA. 47 mA varSe dIkSA, 59 mA varSe kaivalyajJAna, 14 varSanI kevalya pravajya ane 7ra mA varSe muktipada prApta karyuM. - vArtA naM. 6-ajItanAtha chellA tIrthakara nahi, paNa bIjA tIrthakara che. vArtA naM. 18-abhagnasena athavA abhagnasena. vArtA naM 20-abhica, abhici athavA abhijI paNa kahe che. vArtA naM 30-ajunamALInA cha mitro hatA ema nahi, paNa bIjA kaI cha mitra hatA. vArtA naM 53-aMbaDa sAthe nahi, paNa aMbaDa vinA ziSya tRSAtura hatA. vArtA naM. pa6-brAhmaNa caMDAla nahi, paNa karakane caMDAla dhArI dadhivAhana uzkerAyA hatA. vArtA naM. 72-gautamasvAmI kezasvAmI pAse AvyA, paNa vaMdana karavA javuM joIe ane bhAvayukta vaMdana karyuM e hakIkata AgamapAThe nathI. vyavahAra he saMbhavita che. vArtA naM. 82 tathA vArtA naM. ra39-gardabhALImuni ane saMyatirAjA saMbaMdhInI vAta A graMthamAM lakhyA anusAra paraMparAthI Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratvww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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cAlI AvI che; paraMtu A bAbata vidvAna anubhavIo prakAza pADe che, ke mRga muninuM haze, evuM dhArIne saMyati rAjA dilagIra tha, ema nahi; paratu hariNanA TeLA pAchaLa gardabhALI muni dhyAnastha beThA hatA, rAjAe sAmethI bANe pheMkI mRgane mAryuM. te mRga levA jatAM rAjAe munine joyA ane te gabharAyo ke avazya A mahAtmAne mAruM bANa vAgyuM haze! evA saMbhramathI rAjA gabharAIne muni pAse jAya che. vArtA naM 116balicaMcAnA IdanuM Asana calita thayuM nathI, paNa tyAM Idano abhAva che, tethI tyAMnA deva devIoe tyAM AvavAne saMkalpa karavAnuM kAmalI tApasane kahyuM. (pR. 155) devadevIo IzAna ddha pAse AvyA nathI, paNa tyAM rahI kSamA mAgI, eTale temane choDI mUkyA. vArtA naM. 147-naMdISeNane bhegAvalI karma bAkI che, mATe dikSA levAnI deve nA kahI e vArtA graMthakathAnI che. bha. mahAvIre tene dhIraja dharavAnuM kahyuM te barAbara nathI. vArtA naM. 189-rAjematI dIkSita thaIne jyAM AgaLa cAlyA jAya che, tyAM varSada thavAthI parvatanI guphAmAM jAya che, ema samajavuM. vArtA naM. 194-tamArA vAsaNamAM e pAka cheDo ce Tela rahyo che te vaherAve, e artha paraMparA barAbara nathI; paNa e pAka anyane arthe karela che, te le che. tyAre revatI te pAka puSkaLa hati teTalo vaherAvI nAkhe che. vArtA na. 215-prabhu mahAvIra sakaDAlane tyAM samajAvavA gayA nathI; paNa tyAM dharmopadeza vakhate samajAvavA prayatna kare che. vArtA naM. rara1-zULabhadranI vAta che ke mahAvIra nirvANa pachInI che ane kathAgUMthe paraMparAthI cAlI Ave che; paNa vezyAne tyAM cAturmAsa rahevuM evI prabhu AjJA saMbhavatI nathI, evo vidvAnene mata che. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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agAuthI thayelA grAhakeAnI nAmAvaLI 151 cATIlA 1 gAMdhI anepacaMda catrabhuja 151 zeTha temacaMdabhAi ThAkarazI 34 eTAka 1 vRjalAla bhudarabhAI zeTha 1 vakIla hiMmatalAla velazI 1 maNIyAra nAnacaMda bAvAbhAI 1 pArekha jagajIvana nAnacaMd 1 vasANI kastura harIcaMda 1 nAgalapura sthA. jaina saMdha ha. saleATa 1 dozI sAmacaMda mANekacaMda 4 sthA. jaina pAThazALA 1 zA. lakhamo . devazI 1 vaida gIradharalAla chaganalAla 1 vArA vakhatacaMda lakSmIcaMda 1 zA jayaMtilAla dhanajIbhA 1 zA gAMDAlAla nAnacaMda 1 zA gAMDAlAla jazA 1 khaMdhAra meAhanalAla jIvAbhAI 3 1 khaMdhAra catura kalANa 1 geApANI bhudara ThAkarazI 1 geApANI lakhamIcaMda catura 1 gApANI odhaDa muLacaMda 1 dozI narAtama narazI mAhanalAla pAnAcaMda 1 zA. muLacaMda hIrAcaMda kheDI pIparaDI 1 zA. premacaMda tArAcaMda 1 bhA. trIbhAvana velazI 37 amadAvAda 5 zeTha AtmArAma mANekalAla 5 hiMmatalAla gIradharalAla pArekha 2 bhA. chaganalAla zAmaLadAsa sarasapura 2 sadhavI dharamazI mANekacaMda 2 meAtocaMdu dhArazIbhAI dezI 1 meArArajI dhanajIbhAI paDIyA 1 sthA. jaina mitra ma`DaLa 1 lakhamIcaMda jhaveracaMda 1 mAstara sukhalAla zIvalAla 1 zA gulAbacaMda kALIdAsa 1 geApANI nAgara viThala 1 zA amrutalAla dIpacaMda 1 pA. ratanazI nathu bhAvasAra 1 bhAvasAra vITala narazI 1 khImacaMda nImajI "" Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com saMdhavI 1 zA premacaMda sAMkaLacaMda 1 zA mANekalAla premacaMda 1 meAdI nAthAlAla mahAdeva

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1 thA kAMtilAla tribhAvana 1 amRtalAla odhaDabhAi dozI 1 caMdulAla zIvalAla saMdhavI 1 vaLabhAi dAmAdara 1 zA. raMgajIbhAi mAhanalAla 1 zA. DAhyAbhAI cunIlAla 1 zA. chakkaDabhAI maganalAla 1 metA muLacaMda maganalAla 1 zA. ramaNalAla bahecaradAsa 1 zA. zAmaLabhAi gAradhana 1 zA. peApaTalAla nAgaradAsa 1 bhA. jesIMgabhAI DAhyAbhAI sarapura 1 bhA. maMgaLajI pAnAcaMda ha. mena purI 1 bhA. nAthAlAla gulAbacaMda,, 1 bhA. dalasukhabhAi gIradhara ,, ,, 17 jAmanagara 4 zeTha sAmacaMdabhAI TAkarazI hazu 2 zeTha seAmacaMda TokarazI 2 zeTha jagajIvana khetazIbhAI 1 nAganIyA mAvajI mANekacaMda 1 zA gAkaLabhAI amulakha 1 saMdhavI gAkaLadAsa kAnajI 5 svastha mahetA vRjalAla mAnasiMganA dharma patnI aca ratabhAi 16 rAjakoTa 15 sthA. jainazALA khAte 1. gulAbacaMdabhAI 1 meAdhANI ratIlAla bhANujI 9 meMdaraDA 1 hIrANI trIkamajI parasAtama 1 zA. AdajI DAghAbhAI 1 zeTha kuMvarajI kalANajI 1 hIrANI vallabhajI ratanazI 1 bhAI jasarAja ajamerA 1 zA jagajIvana zavacaMda 1 mAvANI popaTalAla talazI 1 gAMdhI kapuracaMda jhaveracada 1 mena naMdubhAI ThAkarazI hIrANI 8 khaMbhAta 1 zA. nagInacaMda aneApacaMda 2 zA. chaganalAla ratanacaMda tara kUthI huM. zA. choTAlAla dolatacaMda 1 zA. choTAlAla tArAcaMda 1 zA. caturabhAI choTAlAla 1 gAMdhI mAhanalAla dolatacaMda 1 zA. meAhanalAla IcchAlAla 1 DA. bhudaradAsa khI. vArA 9 karAMcI 1 DA. nyAlaca'da rAmajIbhAI dAzI 1 vaidya kAnajI jhuMjhAbhAI 1 trIkamajI ladhAbhAI 1 zA lakhamIcaMda popaTalAla Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratww.umaragyanbhandar.com

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