Book Title: Jambuswami Charitra
Author(s): Jayshekharsuri
Publisher: Jinshasan Aradhana Trust
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/005818/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - 3 == = tukko nama: zrI guru asura che jo karI jIra ivicitra TITLE ! . che Ni ja za dya kathan fmA ww ents thiti ( jaMbU-018mI - caritra (gurjara - anuvAda) is fil/3 ra INR ## 4 jI ll it kathA -: prakAzaka: GHT IN ENGLISH zrI jijJAsana ArAdhanA TrasTa ana naM 5, madriDezvara sosAyaTI, dara, netAjI subhASa roDa, marInaDrAia 'I' roDa, mubaI - 4 + 0 00 2, 've bM& ANS Raa Ni LLL LI TE che te : saw sik * e a ess Reii Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nothI gurupe suraye pUjyapAda AcAryadeva zrI jayazekharasUriviracita jaMbUsvAmI - caritra na murjara - anuvAda prAza zrI jinazAsana ArAghanA TrasTa dukAna naM 5, Trikezkara sosAyaTI, 82, netAjI subhASa roDa, marInayaI roDa, muMbaI - 400 002. Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - bhAvabharI anumodanA zrI jaMbusvAmI caritra(anuvAda)nA prakAzanano saMpUrNa lAbha pUjyapAdaprazAMtamUrti AcAryadeva zrImadavijaya rAjendrasUri ma. sA.nA ziSya praziSya pa.pU, IdradhyarAvijayajI gaNivarya tathA munizrI bhadmazajiyajI ma.nA upadezathI zrI juhU skIma jaina saMgha"- muMbaInA jJAnanidhimAMthI levAyela che. teonA jJAnabhakitanA kAryanI bhUri anumokhA karIe chIe. lI. rojinazAsanaArAghanATrasTa prakAzakIya cAra anuyogamAM vaheMcAyelA jaina vADamayamAM kathAnuyoganuM paNa Agavu mahattva che. mahApuruSonA caritrothI jabarajasta preraNA maLatA ugra sAdhanA sahelAIthI thaI zake che. prastuta "saMbUsvAmI caDhi" (anuvAda)mAM paNa jaMbusvAmInI gADha ane ugra cAritranI sAdhanA, mahAnatyAganuM sucAru varNana che, je aneka jIvone ratnatrayInI sAdhanAmAM suMdara sahAyaka che. prastutagraMtha varSo pUrve zrI jena AtmAnaMdasabhA bhAvanagara taraphathI prakAzita thayela che. varSo junA A graMthanA punarmudraNa prasaMge prAcIna prakAzakone kRtajJApUrvaka yAda karIe chIe. mahApuruSoe racelA mahApuruSonA jIvana caritranA anuvAdo ApaNA zrAvaka zrAvikAone paNa khUba lAbhadAyI thaze. prAMte prastuta graMthanA vAMcanano lAbha ane puNyAtmAo prApta karI svapazreyane sAdhe, eja eka mAtra zubhAbhilASA..... sAthe sAthe vadhune vadhu mRtabhakitano lAbha maLato rahe tevI zrutAdhiSThAvikA sarasvatI devIne bhAvabharI prArthanA. lI. zrI jinazAsana AcAnA TrasTa vatI (1) caMdravrumAra bAbubhAI jIvALA (2) lalitabhAI tanacaMda koThArI (3) navinacaMdrabagavAnadAsa zAha (4) parIkabhAI aMbAlAla zAha Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ namo namaH zrIgurumasUrI ( divya kapA. siddhAMtamahodadhi sva. AcArya deva zrImad vijaya premasUrIzvarajI mahArAjA. ( zubhAzISa ) vardhamAna taponidhi gacchAdhipati sva. AcArya deva zrImad vijaya bhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI mahArAjA. (puNyaprabhAva) parama pUjya samatAsAgara sva. paMnyAsajIzrI padmavijayajI gaNivaryazrI. (preraNA-mArgadarzana) pa. pU. AcArya deva zrImad vijaya hemacaMdrasUri mahArAja. Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | zratasevAnA kAryamAM sadAnA sAthIo 1 TyutapuDAka 1 - bhANabAI nAnajI gaDA (pa.pU. gacchAdhipati AcAryadiva zrImadvijaya bhuvanabhAnusUri ma.sA. nA upadezathI) - zeTha ANaMdajI kalyANajI, amadAvAda. kendra zrI zAMtinagara zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka jaina saMgha, amadAvAda. (pa.pU. tapasamrATa AcAryadeva zrImadvijaya himAMzusUri ma.nI preraNAthI). >> zrI zrIpALanagara jaina upAzraya TrasTa, vAlakezvara, muMbaI. (pa. pU. gacchAdhipati AcAryadeva zrImadvijaya rAmacaMdrasUri ma. nI divyakRpA tathA pa.pU.AcAryadeva zrImadvijaya mitrAnaMda s. ma. nI preraNAthI) - zrI lAvaNya sosAyaTI zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka jaina saMgha, amadAvAda (pa.pU. paMnyAsajI zrI kulacaMdravijayajI gaNivaryanI preraNAthI) * nayanabALA bAbubhAI sI. jarIvALA hA.caMdrakumAra, manISa, kalpaneza (pa.pU. munirAjazrI kalyANabodhi vijayajI ma.sA. nI preraNAthI) - kezarIbena ratanacaMda koThArI hA. lalitabhAI (pa.pU. gacchAdhipati AcAryadeva zrImad vijaya jayaghoSasUrIzvarajI mahArAjAnI preraNAthI) - zrI zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka tapagacchIya jaina pauSadhazALA TrasTa, dAdara, muMbaI * zrI muluMDa zvetAMbara mUrtipUjya jaina saMgha, muluMDa, muMbaI. " (pUjyapAda AcAryadeva zrI hemacaMdrasUri ma.sA.nI preraNAthI) . Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maeN zrI zAMtAkrujha zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka tapAgaccha saMgha, zAMtAkrujha, muMbaI. ( pUjyapAda AcAryadeva zrI hemacaMdrasUri ma.sA. nI preraNAthI ) > zrI devakaraNa mULajIbhAI jaina derAsara peDhI, malADa (vesTa), muMbaI. ( pa. pU. munirAjazrI saMyamabodhi vi. ma. nI preraNAthI ) > saMghavI aMbAlAla ratanacaMda jaina dhArmika TrasTa, khaMbhAta. ( pU. sA. zrI vasaMtaprabhAzrIjI ma. tathA pU. sA. zrI svayaMprabhAzrIjI ma. tathA pU. sA. zrI divyayazAzrIjI ma. nI preraNAthI mULIbenanI ArAdhanAnI anumodanArthe. ) > bAbu amIcaMda panAlAla AdIzvara jaina Tempala cerITebala TrasTa, vAlakezvara, muMbaI-6. ( pU. munirAjazrI akSayabodhi vi. ma. tathA pU. munirAjazrI mahAbodhi vi. ma. tathA pU. munirAjazrI hiraNyabodhi vi. ma. nI preraNAthI ) phaeNra zrI zreyaskara aMdherI gujarAtI jaina saMgha, muMbai. ( pU. munirAjazrI hemadarzana vi. ma. tathA pU. munirAjazrI ramyaghoSa vi. ma. nI preraNAthI) gaeN - zrI jaina zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka saMgha, maMgaLapArekhano khAMco, zAhapura, amadAvAda. (5. pU. AcAryadeva zrI rucakacaMdra sUri ma. nI preraNAthI ) zrI pArzvanAtha zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka jaina saMgha, saMghANI esTeTa, ghATakopara (vesTa), muMbaI. ( pU. munirAjazrI kalyANabodhi vi. ma. nI preraNAthI ) DreTa zrI navajIvana sosAyaTI jaina saMgha, bombe senTrala, muMbaI. ( pU. munirAjazrI akSayabodhi vi. ma. nI preraNAthI ) zrI kalyANajI sobhAgacaMda jaina peDhI, pIMDavADA. ( siddhAMtamahodadhi sva. AcAryadeva zrImad vijaya premasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. nA nirmaLa saMyamanI anumodanArthe. ) > zrI ghATakopara jaina zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka saMgha, ghATakopara, muMbaI. Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - zrI lakSmIvardhaka jaina saMgha, pAlaDI, amadAvAda. (pa.pU. munirAjazrI nipuNacaMdra vijaya ma. nI preraNAthI) - zrI naDIyAda zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka jaina saMgha, naDIyAda. (pa.pU. munirAja zrI varabodhi vijayajI ma. nI preraNAthI) - zrI sAyana zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka jaina saMgha, sAyana, muMbaI. * zrI pArzvanAtha zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka jaina saMgha, saMghANI esTeTa, ghATakopara (vesTa), muMbaI. * zrI bAbubhAI sI. jarIvAlA TrasTa, nijhAmapurA, vaDodarA. - zrI bApunagara zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka jaina saMgha, amadAvAda. (munirAjazrI akSayabodhivijayajI ma. tathA munirAjazrI mahAbodhi vijayajI ma. nI preraNAthI) zrI sumatinAtha zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka jaina saMgha, memanagara, amadAvAda. (pU. munirAjazrI dharmarakSita vi. ma. tathA pU. munirAjazrI hemadarzana vi. ma. nI preraNAthI) - sva. zrI suMdaralAla dalapatabhAI jhaverI. hA. jAsudabena, punamacaMdabhAI, jasavaMtabhAI vagere * zrI munisuvrata svAmi jaina zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka maMdira TrasTa, kolhApura. - zrI araviMdakumAra kezavalAla jhaverI jaina rilijiyasa TrasTa, khaMbhAta. Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrva prastAvanA prastAvanA A akhaMDa bhAratabhUmi upara mAI dharmanI jayaghoSaNA zAthI thAya che ? ane e pavitra dharmanI prazaMsA zA mATe karavAmAM Ave che ? te ubhaya praznono uttara eTalo ja che ke, e mahAna dharmanA AcAryonI upadezaka zakti asAdhAraNa hatI. vaLI temanA hRdayamAM svadharmano, sarva prANivarganA kalyANano, ane jJAnano utkarSa karavAnI prabaLa abhilASA hatI. e abhilASA pUrNa karavA mATe temaNe caturvidha anuyogane uddezIne vividha viSayone rasika lekho lakhelA che. te sarvamAM caritAnuyoga athavA kathAnuyoganI yojanA vizeSa AkarSaka banelI che; kAraNake, te anuyoga dvArA Apelo bodha janasamUhane manoraMjakarUpe vadhAre hadalagrAhI thaI zake che. saMsAra viTaMbanAthI tapI rahelA ane tethI mokSarUpa kalpavRkSanI zItaLa chAyAno mAtrA karavAnI IcchA rAkhanArA mumukSu janone aMtaraMga ane bahiraMga sAdhano saMpAdana karavAnuM sthAna caritAnuyoganA subodhaka prasaMgo che. te sAthe gRhAvAsamAM rahI ucca jIvananI bhUmikAmAM rahevAnI IcchA rAkhanArA bhavijanone paNa temAMthI ghaNuM ghaNuM zIkhavAnuM ane vicAravAnuM maLI Ave che. TuMkAmAM dhArmika ane sAMsArika adhama sthitinA rogagrasta thayelA manuSyone caritAnuyoga eka uttama rasAyaNarUpa che. prAcIna ane arvAcIna kALanA pavitra Ata dharmanA vIra mahAtmAonI kIrtithI tejita ane satIdharmanI rasika ramaNIyonAM rasamaya bhAvanAthI bharita evA caritAnuyoganA lekho ghaNAM mAkarSaka ane vismayakAraka hoya che. evo koNa haze ke, jenA hRdayamAM rAhata dharmano, zuddha premano, prabhu bhaktino, mahAvratanA sAhasano, ke Atmabhogano bhAva te caritAnu yoganI kapAmo nahIM karI zake? evA cAinuyoganA rasika viSayamAM A kumAra caritrano lekha prathama pade mAve che. kAvyamAtrano jIva rasa che, te rasano Azraya laI kAvyanI madhura yojanA karavAmAM ja kavinI pratibhAno prabhAva rahe che. temAM paNa je e rasamAtra ne parama Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ra rasanA rUpAMtara tarIke batAvavAmAM Ave to te kavinA prayatnamAM vadhAre zobhA ane saphaLatA rahelI che. A laghu kAvya tevA prayatnavALuM hovAthI sahradaya janone atipriyakara ane rUcikara thAya tevuM che. kAvyano ucca viSaya prema athavA zAna gaNAya che. tene aMge temAM vizvalIlA ane jana svabhAvanuM dRSTAMtarUpa asarakAraka varNana Ave che. tevuM kAvyatva A laghu lekhamAM pUrNa rIte prakAzI nIkaLe che. A lekhanI racanA ekaja chaMdamAM yojelI che, chatAM paNa tenI bhASA tathA racanA ekaMdare sarasa, prauDha ane saMskAravALI che. A caritranA nAyaka zrI jaMbUsvAmI Arhat dharmavIromAM prakhyAta che. te mahAnubhAvanA jIvanavRttano Azraya maLavAthI ja A lekhanI yojanA vizeSa ramaNIya ane rasikabanI che, bAhya padArtha ane manano saMbaMdha tathA ta'vikAra e vastunuM saMpurNa vivecana, samAdhirUpI meghaghaTAno nAza karanAra asthiratA, Atmabhinne padArthomAM AtmIya buddhi utpanna karanAra mohanIya karmanI vicitratA, ane rAga dveSanA baMdhanuM anupama sAmarthya-ItyAdi sUcanavAlA adhyAtmanA viSayanA svarUpathI garbhita evuM A jIvanavRtta ghaNuM gaMbhIra ane sarvane manana karavA yogya che. Fu A cAritryanA nAyakanA pUrva bhavane prasaMge magadha dezanuM ane nAyakanI janma bhUmi sugrAma nAmanA gAmanuM varNana saMkSipta chatAM rasAlaMkAravAnuM upasthita karyuM che. sugrAmavAsI AryakanA putra bhavadatta ane bhavadevanA vRttAMtamAM susthita nAmanA AcAryanI pAse bhavadattanI dIkSA ane teNe karela muninA UpahAsyano prasaMga ghaNo rasika Apelo che. baMdhupremI bhavadatte karelI potAnA baMdhu bhavadevane mahAvratI banAvavAnI pratijJA ane tenuM svagRha pratye Agamana e prasaMge gRCsthAvAsano je mohaka citAra / Apelo che, te apUrva che. vivAhanA mohajanaka banAvAmAMthI bhavadevano AtmasAka UddhAra karavAmAM bhavadattanuM vAkcAturya ane bhavadevanA hRdayamAM virakata bhAvanI jAgrati thavAno prasaMga lekhake buddhinA adbhuta prabhAvathI varNana karyo che. chevaTe bhavadattanA svargavAsathI bhavadeva pUrvanA puNyanA alpabalathIpAcho mohavaza thaI potAnI sI nAgilA pAse Ave che te vakhate subodhavatI nAgilAe Apela asarakAraka Upadeza ghaNo manana karavA yogya che. pratibuddha patnInA yogathI patinuM jIvana kevI ucca dazAmAM Ave che, e vAta bhavadeva ane nAgilAnA vRttAMta uparathI siddha karI batAvI che. zuddha cAstri dharma ArAdhI svarge gayelo bhavadatta pula nAmanA vijayamAM AvelA vizvapriya dezanI puMDarIkanI nagarImAM sAgaradatta rUpe eka rAjakumAra thaI avatare che. yuvAvasthAmAM AvelA te sAgaradattane caDI AvelA megha maMDaLanA avalokanathI Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3 vairAgyano prAdurbhAva thaI Ave che. vizvalIlAnA vilokanaUparathI ani bhAvanA kevI rIte sphure che, e prasaMga lekhake adbhuta rasathI pratipAdana karela che. teno baMdhu bhavadeva je devalokamAM gayelo te paNa teja pulavijyanI aMdara A vela vItazokA nagarImAM zivakumAra nAme rAjaputra thaI avatare che. virakta thaI mahAvrata dhArI thayela sAgaradatta ane zivakumArano melApa thAya che. jJAnI sAgaradatta zivakumArane pUrva janmano vRttAMta saMbhalAve che, te UparathI zivakumAra mahAvratadhArI thavA UtkaMThA batAve che. A subodhaka prasaMga lekhake potAnI pratibhAnA prabhAvathI evo rasikatAthI varNavyo che ke, je vAMcatAMja hRdaya zAMta rasarUpa amRta sAgaramAM magna thaI jAya che. virakata thayelA zivakumAranuM bhAvanA bhareluM vartana buddhinA aMtaHpradezane jAgrata karanArUM che. dharmA nAmanA eka zrAvakano prasaMga e mahAnubhAvanA caritramAM dhaNoja subodhaka che. Akhare zikumAra vidhungAlI nAme devatA thaI magadha dezamAM thayelA bhagavAna mahAvIra prabhunA samavaraNamAM Ave che, te vakhate parama Arhata zreNika rALanA prazna uparathI zrIvIra prabhu tenuM bhUta ane AgAmI vRttAMta kahe che. te prasaMge rAjagRha nagarInA rUSabhazreSThI nAmanA eka dhanADhayane ghera te vidhungAlInI jaMbUkumAra rUpe pragaTa thavAnI vAta sUcave che. A vRttAMtamAM caMdraguptanA RSabhadatta ane jinadAsa nAmanA be putrono vRttAMta dhaNo subodhaka ane zikSaNIya che, rUSabhadattanuM vartana hRdayamAM sadguNonA Ucca mahimAnI chapa pADe che ane jinadAsanuM vRttAMta jIvanane malina karanArA durguNone tyAga karavAno Uttama bodha Ape che durguNI jinadAsa potAnA baMdhu rUSabhadattanA upadezathI sudhare che. te prasaMga sarnesaMgano alaukika prabhAva darzAvI Ape che. A cAritranA puNya caritra mukhya nAyaka bumAranI mAtA dhAriNI prathama maputrA hatI, te putra ratnanI tIvra spRhAthI pavitra mahAtmA sudharmA gaNadharane vaMdanA karavA Ave che. te prasaMge koI siddha putranA prazna uparathI mahAnubhAva gaNadhara zAzvata jaMbuvRkSanuM varNana kare che. A varNanamAM graMthakAre potAnuM vilakSaNa cAturya batAvI zAzvata jaMbuvRkSonI sarva pIThikA dekhADI ApI che. putranI IcchA vAlI dhAraNIe gurUvaMdana karI potAnI abhilASA pragaTa karI te prasaMge "gurUnI sakAma bhakti anucita che ane tyAgI gurUo sAMsArika pravRtti mATe kAMIpaNa kathana karatA nathI'' e gRhastha ane muni dharmano zuddha AcAra ghaNoja bodhanIyapaNe darzAvyo che. A prasaMge sudharmAMgaNadhare A saMsArane viSuvRkSanI upamA ApI je bodha Apyo che, te pratyeka vAcakane potAnA hRdayamaMdiramAM dhAraNa karavA yogya che. sudharmA gaNadharanA upadezathI virakta thayela mahAtmA jaMbUkumAra jyAre mahAvrata levA mATe mAtApitAnI AjJA le che, te prasaMge mAtApitA ane mahAtmA jaMbUkumArano vArtAlApa vairAgyanA vividha bodhathI bharapUra che. mahAtmA lekhake zuddha ane pUrNa Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMskAravAlI saMskRta bhASAnA kAvya mAdhuryamAM utArelo e bodha sAMsArika bhAvanI aniyatA, Atma svarUpanA zAnano mahimA ane yauvana tathA dhana vaibhavanA vilAsonI tucchatA purNa rIte pratipAdana kare che. ane bhavacakamAM bhamatA tathA caturvidha gatimAM para pudgala janita navAnavA pariNAmarUpa nRtyane vilokatAM chatAM pratibodha nahIM pAmanArA pAmara jIvone dhikkAre che. A samaye prathama vAgudAnathI joDAelI AThakanA bhAvI karmanI preraNAthI jaMbUkumArane saMsAramAM sthApita karavAnI asAdhAraNa hIMmata batAve che.ane te uparathI mahAnubhAva kumAranA vivAhano nizcaya thAya che. mAtA pitAnI bhaktithI ullasita hRdayavALo dharmavIra jaMbUkumAra dAkSiNyatAnA guNathI vivAhita thAya che. A vivAhano prasaMga mahAtmA kavie adbhuta rasAlaMkArothI varNavyo che. saMsAranA vaivAhika cita sAthe bharelI vairAgya bhAvanA vAcakonA hRdayane AkarSe che ane azAna paMkane zopanArI zAnaravinI prabhAprasAre che. * vivAhita thayela jaMbUkumArano ATha ramaNIyono ekAMta samAgama, te vakhate vilAsI vadhUonI mohadazAnuM varNana mahAtmA kavie adabhutatAthI A lekhyuM che. te prasaMge zRMgAra ane vairAgya rasanI paraspara spardhA ane Akhare vIra evA vairAgya rasano gAra upara vijaya batAvI mahAtmA lekhake potAnI kasAyelI kalamanuM purepuruM anupama mAdhurya pragaTa karI batAvyuM che. AvA zAMta rasanA mahAsAgarane uchALavAmAM caMdasamAna evA A prasaMge coranAyaka prabhavano prasaMga viziSa uttejita bane che. te prastuta viSayamAM mAhata prabodhanA daTAMtomAM ziromaNirUpa baneluM madhubiMdunuM dAMta vivecana pUrvaka varNavavAmAM AvyuM che. jenA zravaNathI prabhAvacoranA hRdayanI malinatA laya pAmI jAya che ane temAM zuddha bhAvanAnI jhAMkhI chApa paDe che, punaHprabhavanA svajana saMbaMdhInA praza upara jaMbUkumAre kuberadatta ane kuberadanAnuM vicitra ane adbhuta dAMta ApI prabhAvanA hRdayamAM vizeSa prakAza pADayo che. A prasaMganI vacce moharAjanA kArAgRhamAM paDelI ATha ramaNIono ane teja moharUpa mahArAjA upara vijaya meLavI vairAgya bhAvanAnI vijAmALane dhAraNa karanAra mahAtamA bUkumArano paraspara daTAMta pUrvaka saMvAda sahadayanA hadayane saMsAra ane vairAgyanuM pUrNa bhAna karAve che. judA judA viSayanA svarUpane anusaravA karato evAto grathita karyA che ke je vAcavAthI sahadaya vAMcakonA hadaya te te AnaMdamAM dravIbhUta thayA vinA rahetA nathI. eka tarapha te ramaNIyoe ApelA dAMto mAsika bhAvane nItinI zikSA sAthe dayArUDha kare che tyAre bIjI tanya mahAnubhAva mAre Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ApelA daTAMto rAgarUpI sapanA ugraviDanI urSeidhI kaza pAmanArA hadaya upara saMjIvanInI pavitra dhArA reDe che. te sAthe te sadAcAra tathA sadbhAvanAno ja saMbaMdha samajAvavA ane durAcAra tathA dura bhAvanAno aMta batAvI durAcArathI dUra rAkhavAno uttama mArga sUcave che. mahA mA jaMbUkumAre ApelA te asakarAraka daTAMto zravaNa karavAthI zuddha Ahata rUdhiramAM raheluM vIrya UchalyA vagara rahetuM nathI. temanA dAMtanA citro evAto prarUSita karavAmAM AvyA che ke, jenI asara dayanA uMDA pradezamAM mudrita thAya che, kAgaDAnuM daTAMta raseMdriyanI lubdhatA ane asaMtoSathI thatA naThArA pariNAmano bodha Ape che. puruSAsAranuM daTAMta mohanidrAmAM pramAdI thaI paDI rahenAra ane mokSasukhane mATe utna nahIM karanAra pura kevI adhama dazA pAme che, teno citAra ApI sadA apamatta rahevAnI uttama zikSA Ape che. vinmAlInuM daTAMta vanitAo dharma dhanane haranArI corarUpa che, e vAtane daDha karI Ape che; vAnaranuM daTAMta bhoga ane saMtoSanI ghaTanA thaI zakatI nathI, e vizenuM uttama zikSaNa mApe che, upajativaMta azvanuM upanayavALuM daTAMta sadA aMbhetarata karelA sanmArgane vaLagI rahevAno subodha siddha karI batAve che. kamaThanuM daTAMta prApta thayelI utama sAmagrIne mohane vaza thaI tyajI devAthI kevI hAni thAya che? te vAta hadavATa kare che. mitronuM karAMta upanayanI yojanAthI prANIne vipattimAM rakSA karanAra potAnuM zarIra ke kuTuMba nathI paNa dharma ane gura che" e vAta ghaNI asarakAraka rIte siddha kare che, ane chevaTanuM vitaranuM damrAMta mA saMsArarUpI aMdhakUpanA vAsanI mahAvyathAne darzAvI vairAgya bhAvanAnI upayogitA sAbita kare che. A dAMtonA prabhAvanI asara thatAM jaMbukamAranI gATha ramaNIya ane prabhAvacoranA mukhamAMthI prakaTa thayelA bhAvanAnA udgAze mahAtmA kavie evI AlaMkArika kavitAmAM guA che ke, je vAMcatAM ja vAMcakonI tanmayatA nirUpita rasasAthe thaI jAya che, chevaTe kavie mahAtmA jaMbusvAmIno saparivAra arthAta cAritra mArga evI rasamaya chaTAthI saMkSipta rIte varNavyo che ke, je vAMcatAMja AtmA adhyAtmarasamAM mA banI jAya che ane bAna-vairAgyAdikathI vRddhi pAmatA ane sarva vizvabhAvane pratyakSa karanArA-pUrNa-AnaMdarUpa caMdranI kathAne meLavavAnI bhavya bhAvanA pragaTa thAya - A cAritra kAvyanA lekhaka mahAtmANI jobara sUri aMcaLagacchamAM thayelA hatA. teo mahAna vikhyAta zrI mahendraprabha sUrinA ziSya hatA. vikama saMvat 1436 nA varSamAM teo A bhAratabhUmi upara vicAratA hatA. temanI janma bhUmi ane janma varSa vize jANavAmAM AvyuM nathI. teo sarasvatI devInA parama upAsaka hatA. temane staMbhatIrtha (khaMbhAta) mAM sarasvatI devIe kavi kavananI divya padavI ApI hatI. te mahAnubhAve A dharma ane sAhityanA aneka graMtho racelA che. temAM upade Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'ciMtAmANI, jainakumAra saMbhava mahAkAvya ane vicaritra vagere keTalAeka lekho Upalabdha thayelA che. temanA camatkRti bharelA kAvyothI prasanna thaI bhAratavarSanA agraNI vidvAno temane bahumAna ApatA hatA. A jaMbUsvAmI caritrano lekhate mahAnubhAve staMbhatIrtha (khaMbhAta) mAM rahIne lekhelo hato. A baMdhu kRtimAM temanI pratibhA zakti tathA citra pADavAnI adabhuta kalA kharekhara apratima dekhAI Ave che. lekhamAM samAyelI rasazatA ghaNI ja UMcA prakAranI che. te uparathI nizcaya thAya che, ke te mahAtmApara kharekhara sarasvatInI kRpA hovI joIe. ane e kapAthI temane prApta thayela kavi cakavartInuM pada sarva rIte sughaTita che. dharma vighA, rasazatA, suzIlatA, komalatA, mahattA ane zAlInatA vagere ucca guNone poSaNa karanArA AvA jaina caritAnuyoganA lekho jaina varga samakSa sArA anuvAdarUpe mukavAmAM Ave to tethI mahAna lAbha thayA vinA rahe nahIM. evI IcchAthI A prayatna karavAmAM Avyo che, ane AvuM Uttama pustakarUpa amulya ratna zrIAtmAnaMdaprakAzanA kutajJa grAhakone lAbha ApavA amo AnaMda purvaka baddha parikara thayA chIe. sarva grAhaka varga AnaMda purvaka A UpahArane vadhIvI leze to ame amArA zramanI saphaLatA mAnI parama saMtoSa pAmIzuM. tatvanA balathI gauravaMtAne pAmelI A saMsthA ane tene aMge vizALa prakhyAti pAmeluM A AtmAnaMda prakAza mAsika prati varSe potAnA kadaradAna grAhakone navIna navIna ati upayogI ane suMdara graMtho moTo kharca karI upahAra kare che-bheTa Ape che, te ja mujaba A agIyAramA varSanI bheTa tarIke A utama lekhanI yojanA karavAmAM AvI che ane tenA AMtara ane bAhya svarUpanI suMdaratA karavAmAM udAratAthI dravyano vyaya karavAmAM Avyo che. sadarahuM graMthanuM bhASAMtara bane teTalI rIte zuddha ane sarala karavAmAM AvyuM che, ane zuddhine mATe yathAzakti prayatna karavAmAM Avyo che, chatAM pramAdaka daSTi doSane laIne koI sthaLe koI jAtanI skUlanA thaI hoya to te ame mithyAta pUrvaka kSamA vAcIe chIe. zrAvaNa zukala tRtIyA. zrI jaina AtmAnaMda sabhA. saMvata 1970 AtmAnaMda bhavana. | bhAvanagara, Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13II zrI pArzvanAthAya namaH zrImad vijayAnaMdasUrIzvara pAdapatrebhyo namaH zrI.jayazekharasUri viracita. zrI. je zvA icaritra. (gurjara bhASAMtara.) #ya, A pRthvI upara magadha nAme deza che. je dezanI aMdara pratyeka nagaranI bAhera ArAme (udyAne) magadhadezamAM A- ane aMdara rAmAe che. ArAma-udyAne tarUvelA sugrAma gA- zrita che eTale tarU-vRkSothI Azrita che, manuM varNana, ane rAmA-strIo tarUNa purUSathI Azrita che. ArAma-udyAne suMvayasa-suMdara pakSIo vALA che. ane rAmAe su-sArA, vaya-vanavAlI che. ArAme sAra chAyazreSTha chAyAvALA che ane rAmAe zreSTha chAyA-kAMtivALI che. ane A rAme sadA-haMmezA alibramarAothI yukta che. rAmAo sArIAli-sakhIothI yukta che te magadha dezamAM sArA gAmaDAomAM agresara evuM sugrAma nAme eka gAma che. te gAmanI aMdara rahenArA lake vRti-vADanI vacce rahyA che. chatAM AzcaryanI vAta e che ke, teo nivRtithI sustha che eTale sukhathI AbAda che. Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mI jabhUsvAmI caritra. te sugrAma nAmanA gAmamAM pa ka nAme eka grAma nAyaka rahetA hatA, tenA vaMza rASTrakUTanA nAmathI sugrAmanA nAyaka eLakhAtA hatA. Ayaka evA nAmathI gAyakanuM kuTuMba ane guNuthI te vikhyAti pAmyA hatA, tete caMdranI jema revatI nAme strI hatI, paNuM AzcaryanI vAta e hatI ke, teInAmAM vRSa rAzi eTale dhama nA samUha udaya pAmyA hatA. Aryaka pitA ane revatI mAtA thakI bhavadatta ane bhavadeva nAme e vinaya vALA putra usanna thayA hatA. sacarajInI grebhAvALA ane samAna kAMtivALA tri, rahita te ane bhAIonI vacce raphAlgunI nakSatranA be tArAonI jema kAMi paNa bheda na hatA. eka vakhate peAtAnA vyAkhyAna rUpa garjanAthI duHsamayane tiraskAra karanArA ane sa MsAranA ghaNAM tApane zamAvanArA susthita nAme eka AcArya AkAzamAM meghanI jema tyAM akasmAt AvI caDayA. temanA upadezarUpa amRtanA sudara sAvaravarDa jenI cirakALanI tRSNA zAMta thai che evA bhadatta saMsAra upara vairAgya thavAthI svajana varganI rajA lai dIkSA grahaNa karI, bhramaranI jema gurUnA caraNukamaLane bhajavAthI AgamarUpI makaraMda (puSparasa) nA khidunu pAna karavAmAM tatpara banI raMgamAM AvelA bhavadatta munirUpe kayA mA dezamAM nathI vicaryA ? arthAt te sa` dezamAM vicaryAM hatA. susthita nAmanA sUrinuM Agamana ane bhavadattanI dIkSA. 1 revatI nakSatramAM caMdrane vRSarAzinAM yAga hAtA nathI. e Azcarya virAdhAbAsa ala kAra 2 phAlgunI nakSatranA be tArA gaNAya che, 1 ahi susthita-AcAya| medhanI sAthe sarakhAvyA che. medhapakSe dusamaya eTale dukALa ane AcAryapakSe duHsamaya-naThArA siddhAMta samajavA, medha grISmanA tApane zamAvanAra che ane AcArya sa MsAranA tApane zamAvanAra che. maidha gAjeDhe ane AcAya vyAkhyAnarUpI garjanA kare che. Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zI jabUravAmA caritra - eka vakhate niSkapaTa ane lekenuM hita kahenArA koI munivara potAnA eka baMdhune pratibodha karavAne kaI sunibhavadatte kare. gAmamAM gayA. te vakhate te gAmamAM rahenArA huM eka muninuM tenA baMdhunuM pANigrahaNa thatuM hatuM tethI upahAsya. jANe te aMdha thaI gayuM hoya tema teNe te ' AvelA munine joyA paNa nahIM, te pachI temane vaMdanAdi karavAnI vAta te kayAM rahI? vivAhanA kAryamAM AdulavyAkula thaI Amatema bhamatI evI vanitAonA ghasArAthI ulaTuM te muninuM mahAvrata jarjarita thavA lAgyuM. meharUpI mahArAjAnuM rAnya vijayI thavAthI pitAnA bodha rUpI zastrane vega nahIM cAle evuM jANI te muni rUpI vIra valakhA thaI pAchA vaLI gayA. pachI temaNe gurUnI pAse AvI saralatAthI e vRttAMta jaNa, te sAMbhaLI tArUNya vayanA AvezathI muni bhavadara ghaNuM upahAsya karatAM A pramANe chelyA "vivAha prasaMge pitAne moTe bhAI cAstri dhArI atithi thaI ghera Ave te chatAM je laghubaMdhu tenI sAme have nahIM tevA baMdhune vaMdhya vRkSanI jema dhikakAra che." bhavadattanA AvA upahAsyanA vacana sAMbhaLI eka muni belI uThayA "kaI . kaThina hRdayavALe baMdhu hovAthI teNe A munine satkAra na karyo tethI zuM thayuM? tamAre ghera paNa bhavadeva nAme tamAre eka bhAI che, tene tame cirakAle male te je meharahita thaI tamAre ziSya thAya che te ke vivekI, sAdhuone bhakta ane badhu upara anurAgI che te amArA jANavAmAM Ave." A zabda sAMbhalI abhimAnI bhavadatta uzkerAI gaye. tatkAla teNe pratijJA karI kahyuM ke "je ApaNu gurU magadha dezamAM jAya te te mArA bhAI dIkSita thayA vinA rahe nahi" pachI magadha dezanA lekenI samIpa yatna vinA dIpakanuM AcaraNa karanArA gurUne teNe jaNAvyuM ke, pUjya, mane sahAya Apa te huM mArA baMdhuone vaMdanA karAvuM bhaMvadattanA hRdayane Azaya jANI gurU bolyA," valsa, tuM ekaleja magadha dezamAM jA. vanamAM siMhane ane AkAzamAM sUryane koi madadagAra hetuM nathI, " gurUnA A vacana sAMbhaLI pachI bhava Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zI khUTavAmI caritra dasa pagale pagale zubha zukane ne jete jete ekale cAlI nIkaLe ane te vipattione nAza karanArA sugrIma gAmamAM AvI . bhavadatte gAmamAM AvI kaI grAmya janane potAnA svajananA _ khabara puchaLyA eTale teNe kahyuM ke, "munivara, bhavadattanA prati- Apa barAbara avasare AvI pahocyA. tethI bodhathI bhavadeve tame adhika bhAgyavAna che. tamAre bhAI lIdhelI dIkSA. bhavadava Aje nAgadatta nAmanA eka graha sthanI strI vAsakIthI utpanna thaI thayelI nAgilA nAmanI kanyAne paraNe che " A khabara kAne A vatAM ja bhavadattanA mastakamAM phUla uptanna thaI AvyuM. teNe mana mAM vicAryuM ke, "je bIjAnuM upahAsya kare tenuM tevuM ja upahAsya . thAya che. have mAre te baMdhune ghera javuM zA kAmanuM che? mAre baMdhu bhavadevate strIne badhamAM AvI paDe che have huM pratijJA bhaMga thaI pAche valIza te pelA muninI jema mArU paNa upahAsya thaze are ! huM cAle tyAre mArA baMdhunA vivAhane sUcavanAruM apazukana mane mArgamAM kema na thayuM? athavA have kheda kara egya nathI. jenuM mana bhaMga thAya tenA kAryanI siddhi kadi paNa thatI nathI. have te mAre baMdhune ghera jaI tenA mukhane raMga je. viSNu paNa dUra ubhA rahyA hatA ane samudra maMthana karyuM na hatuM te lakSmIne prApta karata nahIM." A pramANe tarka-vitaka rUpa tarAkaDAne bhamAvatA bhavadamuni pitAnA baMdhune ghera gayA. pitAnA putrane atithi rUpe Avele je tenA mAtA pitA Atura thaI gayA. munirUpe AvelA bhavadattane joI keTalAeka kahevA lAgyA ke, saMyama lIdhA pachI paNa moDa jave muzkela che, nahIM A bhadatta AmaMtraNa vinA baMdhunA vivAhamAM kema Ave? valI keTalAeke kahyuM ke A bhavadatta pite paraNya nathI, eTale baMdhane vivAha jevAne AvyuM haze. ahA ! muninuM mana paNa ketakathI kevuM kheMcAya che te muni bhavadatta, vaMdanA karatAM evA kuTuM. bI janene lAMbA svarathI dharmalAbhanI AziSa ApI. te AziSa meha rUpI kuvAmAM magna thayelA tenA baMdhu bhavadevane AkarSaNa karavAnI Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaMbUsvAmI caritra. trA-dArI rUpa thai paDI, A vakhate bhavadeva peAtAnA mehelamAM rahI kulanA rIvAja pramANe potAnI navADhA strInA kapALa rUpI pATIA upara patralatA-pIyaLa Alekhate hatA. teNe tyAM rahI kahune amRta jevI dharma lAbhanI AzISa sAMbhalI, nArIonA nikuMjanI madhya. mAM rahelA bhavadeva potAnA madhuneA te avAja elakhI meghanA mAjathI mayUranI jema harSavaDe nRtya karavA lAgyuM. durnivAra gativALA hAthI jema mAmAM rahelI latAe netaracheDIne dADe tema te peAtAnI vadhUnI sakhIene taracheDI adhune maLavAne doDI AvyA. teNe premathI baMdhune vaMdanA karI ane peAtAne tyAM rahevAne AmatraNa karyuM, muni bhavadatte jaNAvyuM` " huM ahiM sthiti karI zakuM tema nathI kAraNa ke, mAre gurUnI pAse avazya javAnu che, " bhavadeva prArthanA karI elyA mahArAja, kAMI paNa satvara bhikSA gratuNu kare ane svakIya khaMjana upara anugraha karA," ema kahI pachI teNe pApanA cArarUpa evA muni bhavadattane pratilAbhita karyAM. pachI muni vratanA kAlarUpe kha Mdhune eka pAtra hAthamAM ApI cAlatA thayA. kuTuMbIjA temane vaMdanA karI pAchA vaLyA. ane bhAie te sAtheja rahI cAlavA lAgyA, "ghaNe kALe maLelA ane bhAie paraspara vArtAnA rasamAM paDayA haze," evu dhArI gRDukAryamAM vyagra evA. kuTu'bijaneAe bhavadevane pAchA vAnyA nahIM. manamAM gUDha rahenArA muni bhavadatta pAtranA yAgathI te baMne pa.tra banAvAne maTe vANInA pAzathI baMdha karI gAmathI dUra lai gayA ane tyAM lAvI nIce pramANe vArtAlApa pharavA mAMDayA. 66 adhu jo, A vApikA ke, jemAM ApaNe mane pUrva jalakrIDA karatA hatA. jo A agaLa raDelu' sarejhara ke jemAM ApaNu ane AlyavayamAM raMgathI ramatA hata. ApaNuMI khAlyavayanI capaLatAnA sAkSIrUpa evA A vRkSane tu elakheche? ApaNe anee sAthe rahI A latAone padya vagaranI karI hatI, e tane yAda che?" muni bhavadattanI A vANIethI bhavadevanA hRdayamAM jarApaNa he thaye nahIM. tene te pelI adhI zaNugArelI navADhA pratyeka pade hRdayamAM zalyanI Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * mI jabUvAmI caritra jema khuMcatI hatI, bhadeva prathama zaramane laIne snehane agya evuM kAMI paNa bolyA nahIM, paraMtu "zarama svArthane nAza karanArI che." evuM dhArI pachI te zaramane cheDI A pramANe be-"he baMdhu, AjakAla zatruoe karelA baMdhathI mane bhaya lAge che."muni bolyA e ze bhaya che? athavA tuM bhAva zatruone bhaya rAkhaje." bhavadeve kahyuM, "bhrAtA, tamoe ApeluM A pAtra eTaluM badhuM bhAre che ke tethI mArA aMgane bhaMga thAya che." munie jaNAyuM, "baMdhu, e pAtranA bhAra karatAM paNa tArI upara duSkarmone meTe bhAra lAMbA kALathI lAge che, tene vicAra kya." bhavadeva be -"baMdhu, have huM jAuM chuM, meM ATalI bhUmine sparza kadi paNa karyo nathI." munie jaNAvyuM, "are bhAI! A zuM bele che? tuM te A traNe bhuvanamAM bhame chuM" bhavadate kahyuM. "A AkhuM vana apUrva rIte uptanna thayeluM che munie jaNAvyuM. A saMsAramAM evuM zuM che ke, je AtmAe joyuM nathI." A pramANe bane bhrAtAo parasparavArtArasane AdhIna thaI cAlatAM cAlatAM gurUnI pAse AvI pahoMcyA. temane jotAMja munioe bhavadattane puchyuM ke, "bhavadatta, tArA anuja baMdhune dIkSA Ape che ke, kema?" pachI bhadeva gurUne namyuM. eTale gurUe puchayuM. "kema tuM vratane atha che!" A sAMbhaLI bhavadeva vicAra karavA lAgyuM ke, bajANe eka vicAranA hoya tema A sarve eka sarakhI vANuM belanArA kema che? A uparathI mane lAge che ke, A munionI pAse mAre dayAla ane manasvI baMdhu bhavadate mane vrata apAvavAnI pratijJA lIdhI haze, nahIMte te mane baMdIvAnanI jema pakaDI ahiM zAmATe have! mATe mAre mArA baMdhunI pratijJA satya karavI ane te mATe baMdhu mRSAvAdI na thavuM joIe." AvuM vicArI bhavadeve gurUnA vacana pra. mANe dIkSA levAnI IcchA batAvI. tatkALa sarva muniee "tArI pratijJA satya thaI che ema kahI bhavadattanI prazaMsA karI te pachI saMkeca vagara leca karI ane muniveSa dhAraNa karI gurUe dIkSita karelA 1 eTale huM gAma choDI ATalI bhUmi sudhI Avyo nathI. Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thI jakhasvAmI caritra - pitAnA baMdhu bhavadevane tyAM beThelA jyeSTa baMdhu bhavadatte AnaMdathI avelekayo "je bhavadeva ahiM raheze te svajanavamAM AvI tenA tane tyAga karAvaze" evuM vicArI bhAvadara gurUnI AjJA laI pitAnA baMdhu bhavadevane sAthe laI tyAthI cAle gaye. kSaNavAra pachI bhavadevane mAtA vagere sarva parivAra tyAM AvyuM ane teNe gurUne puchayuM ke, "mArA be putre ahiM AvyA che ke nahIM! gurUe uttara Apyo ke, "bhavadatta ane bhavadeva ahiM AvIne ja cAlyA gayA che" gurUnA AvIne sAMbhaLatAM ja sarva parivAra dhanuSyamAMthI chuTI niSphaLa thayela bANavALA subhaTanI jema tyAMthI nivRtta thaI gaye. tatkALa mAtA pitAe temanI zodha karavA mATe pratyeka dizAomAM mANase melyA, paraMtu kaI kaI sthaLe temane patte malyA nahIM. vAyunI gati keNa jANI zake? bhavadeva pitAnA sadara baMdhunA AgrahathI ja duzcara evuM - hAvrata Acarate hatuM, te paNa tenI naveDhA bhavadevanI mahA- strI nAgilA tenA hRdayamAM haMmezA khaTakatI vasthA hatI. rAdhI alaMkRta karelI te bALAnA vi ganI javAlAmAM sapaDAelA bhavadevane di. vasa jAya te rAtri jatI nahIM ane rAtri jAya te divasa jate nahIM.' kAmadevanA AvezathI teNe gurUnuM vacana sAMbhaLyuM nahIM, viyenuM vairI rUpa zAstra adhIta karyuM nahIM ane galita thayeluM vanavaya jaryuM nahIM. keTaleka samaya jatAM bhavadatta kAladharmane pAmI sadharma devalekanI devIonA bhegane anubhavI thaye (kAladharmane pAmI gaye.) eTale pAchaLathI bhavadeva niraMkuza hAthInI jema chakI gaye. gurUvacana, jJAna ane kulAbhimAna vagere 1 guNe ke jeo lAMbAkALathI tenAmAM daDha thaIne rahelA hatA, tevA guNe paNa meharUpI meTA kuvAmAM paDatA evA te bhavadevane bacAvI zakyA nahIM, e AzcaryanI vAta che. 1 ahiM guNane bIjo artha derI thAya che. derI hAthamAM chatAM kuvAmAM pI jaya, e AzcaryanI vAta che.. Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI akhUTavAthI caDhi. 1 pralayakALanA samudranI jema gaNanI maryAdAne nahIM gaNutA, kAmadeva rUpa jala jaMtuothI Akula-vyAkula thatA, ane zIla rUpI parvatane UkhADatA te bhavadeva muni tyAMthI cAlI nIlyA. 2 jarAvasthA chatAM paNa vanavayane Ucita evA vikalparUpI zayyA upara beThela bhavadeva muni meha rAjAnI AjJAthI vrata sahita mArgane elaMdhI pitA nA gAmamAM AvyuM. te gAmanI pAse eka jina caitya hatuM, tyAM te che vizrAma lIdhA. A samaye nAgilA eka vRddha strInI sAthe tyAM AvI caDI teNIe prathama jina pratimAnI pUjA karI pachI gurUnA gera vathI te bhavadeva munine vaMdanA karI. mehane laIne bhavadeva muni dharma lAbhanI AzISa ApavI bhulI gaye ane tatkALa teNe potAnA mAtA pitAnA khabara pUchyA. catura nAgilAe kuzaLa prazathI ane ane vayanA anumAnathI pitAnA patine elakhI lIdhe tethI teNIe tatkALa uttara Ape ke, te vRddha mAtA pitA te paraleka vAsI thaI gayA che. A khabara sAMbhaLI muni bhavadeva kSaNavAra dukhI thayA. pachI teNe pitAnI priyA nAgilAnA khabara puchayAM eTale nAgilAe kahyuM ke, "tame koNa che? muni bhavadeve dhITha banIne spaSTa uttara A "huM Armaka ane revatIno putra chuM. nAgilA mArI priyA che. mArA jyeSTa baMdhunA AgrahathI nAgilAne tyAga karI meM A vrata grahaNa karyuM che. te mAre jeSTa baMdhu bhavadatta hamaNA svargavAsI thaye eTale munionA gaNane ane vratanA guNane cheDI arUNa jema prabhAta kAle padinIne saMtoSa pamADavA Ave tema huM mArI priyA nAgilAne saMteSa pamADavA A chuM. are! lAvaNya rasanI sarasI talAvaDI) rUpa ane vijayavAlI te prema bhAjana nAgilAne viSe bhavadeva pretanI jema haMmezA tRSita rahyA hate." A pramANe muni bhavadevanA karNa kaTu vacana sAMbhalI catura nAgilA manamAM vicAra karavA lAgI ahA! A sAdhu paNa pAmara manuSyanI jema viSayethI vaMcita thaI 1 pralayakALane samudra maryAdAne gaNato nathI ahiM munine pralayakALanA camudranI sAthe sarakhAvyA che. 2 bhavadeva jarAvasthAvALo hato, chatAM tenAM vicAra vana vayanA vikArothI bharapUra hatA. Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ijabUsvAmI rAtri * gayA che. evA vRddha purUSa paNa jenAthI yuvAna purUSanI mAphaka kAmadeva vaDe vyAkuLa hadayavALA thaI jAya che, evA mehanA vilAsane dhikkAra ho ! bhagra manavALA A munine mATe kayA upAyathI uddhAra kare ? kAdavamAM magna thayele gajendra abaLAothI sukhe UddhArtha thaI zakate nathI." nAgalA A pramANe vicAra karatI hatI, tevAmAM pelI vRddha strIne eka putra tvarita gatithI tyAM AvI caDha. putre AvI vRddha strIne kahyuM. "mAtA mArA hAthamAM satvara eka pAtra Ape. Aje parvane divasa che, kaI nAgilAe ape. zrImate mane jamADe che. ane bIje zrImaMta le patine asara. atyAre mane jamADavA Icche che. ane te upara kAraka bodha. eka dInAra (senAmahora ) ApavA taiyAra thayela che. prathamanA bhajanathI mAruM peTa parAI gayuM che, tethI atyAre navuM bhejana levAne huM samartha nathI, tethI prathamanA bhejananuM vamana karIza. ane te pachI sudhA lAgaze eTale huM pAchuM bhejana karIza." te bALakanA A vacana sAMbhaLI munibhavadeva tenI tarapha durgachA karavA lAgyo. te vakhate nAgilAe kahyuM " he muni A bAlake ATaluM kahyuM teTalAmAM tame kaMTALIne dugachA kare che, paNa tamAre potAne vicAra karatA nathI. tame bhegane tyAga karyo che, chatAM pharI tenI IcchA rAkhe che te tame vamana kareluM khAvA taiyAra thayA che. A tamArI durazA tamArA ba bhavane nAza karavAne mATe thaze. A tamAru suMdara cAritra ciMtAmaNinI jema jaraMvAra maLavuM sulabha nathI. tevA cAritrane tame viSaya rUpI cUrNane arthe zAmATe bALavA Icche che! tame catura valI vicAra karo ke tamArA kAna baherA thaI gayA che, mastaka palIyAthI bharAI gayuM che ane yavana vaya galI gayuM che. chatAM tamAruM mana cAritrathI kema smalita thaI gayuM! jeo mokSa nagaramAM javAnI nirdoSa vidyArUpa evI dalAne sAdhe che, pachI zuM teo jaDa jevA banI ukaraDA jevI sInI kAyAne lAje che! nAgIlAnA A upadezane sAMbhaLI bhavadevanA hadaya upara asara thaI AvI. vastrALa teNe jaNAvyuM, bAI tamArA bodhane sAbAsI ghaTe Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jabUrAnI caritra che. have kAmadeva virakta thayelA mArA manane jarApaNukaMpAvI zakaze nahIM. tathApi mArA manamAM eTaluM rahe che ke, he zubhadaMtI, jene mATe huM ATalI bhUmi ullaMdhana karI AveluM chuM, te mArI nAgIlAne je ahiM avalokuM te mArA manamAM zAMti thAya ane pachI huM zAMta thaI mArA AtmAnuM hita sAdhuM." he sAdhu, sAMbhaLe, jyArathI tame nAgilAne cheDI dIdhI che. tyArathI jANe teNInuM sarvasva harAI gayuM hoya, tema te bhUmi ane aMtarIkSa pUrAI jAya tema rUdana karatI pachI sALIo pAsethI tattva sAMbhaLI karmarUpI zatruone mAravAne ghaNuM satvavALI thaI evI tapasyA karavA lAgI ke, jethI te glAni pAmelA puSpanA jevI thaI gaI che, have teNInAmAM jovAyegya zuM rahyuM che. te chatAM teNIne jevI hoya te mane juve. mane jevAthI teja jevAyelI thaze. deha ane dahI vaDe mArAmAM ane teNInAmAM kAMI paNa taphAvata nathI. " nAgilAe sarva vAta jaNAvI dIdhI. A saMsAranA tIra upara rahelI tu teija nAgalA te nahIM!" munie Azcarya sAthe pUchayuM. nAgilA belI, "huM pote ja nagilo chuM!" A zabda sAMbhaLatAMja muni bhavadeva zaramAI gaye. ane vicAramAM paDI gaye, teNe manamAM vicAryuM ke, "ahA ! jema vaizAkha mAsa latAne alaMkRta kare che, ane phAguna mAsa tene chAyA rahita karI de che, tema A zarIrane vana vaya alaMkRta kare che ane jarAvasthA tene nisteja karI nAMkhe che. jarAvasthAe grasta karelA ane tene laIne jemAM nADIo ane na dekhAya che, evA A dehanA saMganA AnaMdane lIdhe jenuM hRdaya dabAI gayuM che e huM cAritrane hArI beThe, e kevA khedanI vAta?" manamAM AvuM vi. cArI bhavadeva uce vare bolI uTha, "he dharmare, huM tane mahAsatIomAM agresara mAnuM chuM, kAraNa ke, te pitAnI AjJAthI kAmadeva rUpI rAkSasathI tAruM ane mAruM rakSaNa karyuM che. patAkA mahelane zebhAve che, dIpikA aMdhakArane hare che, vADa gAmanI rakSA kare che, meghadhArA jagatane jIvADe che nAvikA samudrane tAre che, ane chAyA. musApharanA tApane haNe che, evI rIte strI jAti rUpe te prAdhanA Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thI jaMbusvAmI astri - dAnathI mAre upakAra karyo che. vaLI prAye karI meghathI nadI pUrAya che, paNa nadIthI megha pUratuM nathI, paraMtu te te mane bodha ApI tenAtho UlaTuM karyuM che. te nirdoSa strI te mArUM durita mithyA thAo ane mAre aparAdha kSamA karaje. * A pramANe kahI rAritravaDe UjavaLa evA hadayavaDe tevadeva muni tyAMthI pAchA cAlI nIkaLyA. gurUnI pAse AvI, pitAnA pApaLI AlecanA karI temaNe mahAna tapasyA AcarI ane chevaTe te mahA muni kAladharmane pAmI se dharma devalokamAM jaI pitAnA sahAdara baMdhu bhavadattane malyA hatA. ja' (* Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 2 . bhavadattanA sAga radatta rUpe ava tAra. :0: tya pUrva videhane viSe puSkaLa nAme vijaya che. tenI aMdara lakSmInuM sthAna rUpa vizvapriya nAme navIna deza che. temAM kamalinI jema ' vipula-padmA evI puMDarIkanI nAme eka nagarI che, jenI - dara huMsanI jema ravizada-ujjvaLa pakSavALA zrImaMta purUSA vasatA hatA. te nagarImAM IdrunA jevA ghaNA khalavAna vadatta nAme cakravattI rAjya karatA hatA. te rAjA jyAre raNasa MgrAmamAM sAmela thatA, tya re vijaya sAthe vijaya lakSmI tenI pAse AvatI hatI. tene eka lAkha rANIo hatI, temAM yazodharA na:me rANI mukhya hatI. te mahArANInA udaramAM bhavadattane pavitra AtmA devalAkamAMthI cyavI avataryAM, prasavanA samaya thatAM rANI yazodharAe nirmala vaMza rUpI kamaLamAM haMsanA jevAM te kumArane janma ApyA. tenuM nAma sAgaradatta pADayuM. te caMdranI jema anukrame vadhavA lAgyA. jyAre tene yAvana vaya prApta thayuM, eTale cakra vattI vadatte tene hajAro rAjakanyAonI sAthe paraNAgye. jANe peAtAnI lakSmIthI iMdrane harAvAnI icchA rAkhatA hoya tema te petAnA gaganacu MbI mehelanI agAzImAM krIDA karavA lAgyuM. eka vakhate yuvarAja sAgaradatta mehela upara krIDA karate hatA, tevAmAM dUrathI caDI Avatu eka unnata vAda 1 nagarI pakSe vipula padmA eTale ghaNI mIvALI ane kamalinI pakSe ghaNAM kamaLavALI. 2 pakSa-pAMkhyu ane pakSa-madada. Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI japUsvAmI caritra sAgaradanane thaye. LAonuM jALa tenA jevAmAM AvyuM. vijale vairAgyane a- bInA camakArAthI jenA zikhare pILA thayelA kasmAtu prAdurbhAva che e merU parvata jANe cAlatuM hoya tevuM ja te dekhAtuM hatuM. udyAnamAM rahelA mayUra pakSIo sAkhAonI jema tene prItithI jotA hatA. te ghaNIja rIsAelI mAninIonA mAnane teDI nAMkhatuM hatuM ane AkAza mArga ne rodha karavA cAre tarapha gherAtuM hatuM. tene jotAM ja sAgaradatte vicAryuM ke, "A megha hamaNAM ja vaSIne jalavaDe pRthvIne DubAvI deze." AvA vicAranI sAthe ja jANe cAtaka pakSIonA pApathI prerAelo heya te viSama pavana akasmAt nIkaLI AvyuM. te prabaLa pavane kRSIkArenA manerathanI sAthe ja te caDelA vAdaLAone vIkherI nAM khyA. te jotAM ja sAgaradattanA hRdayamAM jagatanA sarva padArthonI capaLatA jANavAmAM AvI. te sAthe ja vairAgya bhAvanA pragaTa thaI AvI. tatkALa teNe aMtaHpuranA dhamAMthI mukta thaI cAritra lIdhuM ane tapasyA AcarI karmone nAza karI tatkALa avadhijJAna prApta karyuM. bhavadeva devalokamAMthI cyavIne teja vijayanI aMdara Avela vItazekA nagarImAM padharatha nAmanA rAbhavadevane ziva jAnI patnI vanamALAnA udarathI kumAra rUpe kamAra rUpe ava. avataryo. tenuM nAma zivakumAra rAkhavAmAM tAra, AvyuM. tenA pitA padyaratha rAjAe tene sarva kalAonuM zikSaNa ApyuM ane jyAre te yuvAna thaye eTale tene pacavIza rAjakanyAo sAthe paraNA. patAnA vaibhavane lAyaka evA sarva prakAranA manerane prApta karanAra zivakumAra ramaNIonA rasamAM tallIna thaI mahelanI agAzI upara kIDA karavA lAgyA. eka vakhate muni sAgaradatta vicaratA vicaratA te vItazekA nagarImAM AvI caDyA. tyAM samRdizivakumArane thaye- datta nAmanA eka gRhasthanA gharamAM telo muni sAgaradana maNe bhikSA levAne praveza karyo. te gRhastha tane samAgama. prAsuka bhAta pANIthI munine pratilAbhita Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jabusavAmI caritra. karyA, tethI devatAoe tenA gharamAM dAnarUpI vRkSanuM jANe pAkeluM phala hoya tema suvarNanI vRSTi karI. te camatkArane sAkSAt joI mahelanA agrabhAge rahela zivakumAra atyaMta AnaMdita thaI gaye ane tatkALa AvI AhAra karI uThelA muni sAgaradattane teNe vaMdanA karI. munie A mahAna saMsAra sAgaranuM dIrgha paNuM batAvI tene taravAmAM vAhANunA jevA AhaMtadharmane upadeza Ape. upadeza sAMbhalyA pachI zivakumAre vinayathI jaNAvyuM, "bhagavana, meM pUrve ghaNu munione joyA che. paraMtu Apane viSe mAruM hadaya vizeSa sneha dhare che, tenuM zuM kAraNa haze? ApanA darzanarUpaamRtanA pAnathI mArA baMne ne tRpta thaI gayA che. have mane sIna mukharUpI nagaranI gaTaranI aMdara krIDA karavAnI IcchA thatI nathI." zivakumAranA A vacana sAMbhaLI jJAnI sAgaradatta belyA"bha, tuM pUrve mAre anujabadhu hatuM, tethI mArI tarapha tAre apUrva sneha pragaTe che. prAye karIne traNanI jema pUrvane prema janmAMtaramAM paNa truTatuM nathI. muninA A vacana sAMbhaLatAM zivakumAra Azcarya pAmI gayA ane teNe utsAhathI jaNAvyuM "mahAnubhAva, have ApanA A janane kadi paNa dUra rAkhaze nahIM. durvinItanI jema mane zAmATe jude kare che? mane sAthe rAkhe. mehanA mahAsAgaramAM DubavAne icchanArA evA mane Ape harSathI ahIM AvI bacAve che. te baMdhu, e mehasAgaramAM huM kaMTha sudhI maNa thaye chuM. have mArI upekSA zAmATe kare che ?" muni sAgaradatta saneha darzAvatA belyA "vatsa, tAre vAsa rAjamahelamAM che, ane mAre vAsa gurukuLamAM che, ema judA judA sthAnamAM rahenArA ApaNe baMnene neha kevI rIte vadhaze? pUrvabhavanA abhyAsathI jAmelI prItine daDha karavAnI tArI IcchA hoya te mAtA pitAnI AjJA meLavI cAritrane aMgIkAra muninA A vacane e zivakumAranA hRdayamAM uMDI asara karI tatkALa te pitAnA mahelamAM gaye. tyAM jaI teNe mAtApitA pAse vrata levAnI AjJA mAgI. AvI AjJA sAMbhaLatAM ja mAtApitA mUcha khAI nIce paDyA. jyAre teo kSaNavAre saceta thayA, eTale zivakumAra hRdayamAM Adara lAvI belya--pUjya mAtA pitA, huM mahAna udayanI IcchA rAkhuM chuM, temAM Ama vRthA kheda zA Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaMbusvAmI caritra - mATe kare che. jemAM viSaye viSa vRkSanA jevAM che, vanitAe narakanA mArganI dIpikA jevI che ane lakSmI vijaLInA jevI capaLa che, tevA A saMsAramAM have mane AnaMda AvatuM nathI. mAtApitA glAni pAmatA belyA, "vatsa, tuM amArI AzAne zA mATe ceLI nAMkhe che? dAvAnaLanI javALAnI jema tAre viyoga amArAthI kSaNavAra paNa sahana thavAno nathI. tArI vadhUo tane anukula rahe che, A rAjyalakSamI tAre mATe svayaMvarA thaI che ane ame baMne tArI pAse snehathI namra thaI rahIe chIe, chatAM avasara vinA tArI AvI abhilASA kema pragaTa thaI? te kAMI samajAtuM nathI. mAtA pitAnA A vacana sAMbhaLI ziva-kalyANanI IcchA rAkhanArA ziva kumAre temanI prasannatA meLavavAne mATe je je temane kahyuM, te badhuM tapelA pAtramAM jalanI jema vilIna thaI gayuM. chevaTe ghaNuM karatAM paNa mAtApitAe tene dIkSA levAnI AjJA ApI nahI, eTale zivakumAra nArAja thaI gaye. tatkALa te bhejana cheDI daI devatAone jItavAnI IcchA rAkhanArA caTTInI jema mAnavrata dhAraNa karI paiSadhAgAramAM besI gaye. zivakumAra khAnapAna cheDI paSadhagrahamAM javAthI rAjA pradaratha ghaNoja zokAtura banI gaye. tatkALa teNe dadharma nAmanA zrAvakane pitAnI pAse lAvI A pramANe kahyuM,-"mahAzaya, amAre jIvanarUpI mehela tuTI paDe che, temAM tame staMbharUpa thAo. amArA rAja kumAranA mukhacaMdranA darzanathI mukta thayelA ame prANa dhAraNa karavA samartha nathI. tame avasaranA jJAtA che, tethI amAre kumAra satvara khAnapAna le, te kaI upAya kare." "ApanI IcchA pramANe banatuM karIza" ema kahI daDhabuddhi daDhadharmA zrAvaka zivakumAra pAse paiSadha greDamAM AvyuM. IpathikI paDikakamI teNe zivakumArane vaMdanA karavAnI prArthanA karI. "daDhadharmA zrAvaka pitAne vaMdanA kare te gya nathI. evuM vicArI rAjakumAra mana cheDI belya. "vivekI baMdhu, A zuM bele che? vaMdanA karavAne te munie ja lAyaka che. tame paNa vratadhArI che, tethI muni karatAM tamArAmAM zI nyUnatA che?" daDhadharmAe praDhatAthI kahyuM-"bhadra, pravINa thaIne AvuM Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI aMbUsvAmI caritra kema bole che? sarva saMgane tyAga karanAra muni kayAM? ane saMgathI malina buddhivALA gRhastha kayAM? samudra ane gempadanI jema cati ane gRhasthanI vacce mahAn taphAvata che. gRhastha mane nigraha karanAra hoya te paNa te munivaranI samAnatAne pAmate nathI. javano piSTa game te cIkaLe hoya paNa te godhUmanA piSTa je te nathI. he mitra, meM lAMbA kALathI cAritrane ILyuM haze, paNa ghaNA bhava thayA tene anAdara karele, tethI jANe te mArI upara gusse thayuM hoya tema te A bhavamAM mane durlabha thaI paDyuM che." zivakumAre hRdayane Azaya darzAvatA jaNAvyuM"tamAruM kahevuM satya che, paraMtu mAtA pitAnI AjJA ullaMghana karavI egya nathI. mATe kadAgraha choDI daI grahasthAvAsamAM rahIne paNa svakArya sAthe. A samaye prAsuka anna grahaNa kare. anna lIdhA vinA mRtyu nIpaje che ane te mRtyu zubha kAyamAM vidharUpa thaI paDe che, evuM vigha pitAnI meLe zA mATe karavuM joIe.?" daDhadhamoe upadezanA rUpamAM spaSTa rIte kahI dIdhuM. A vacanenI zivakumAranA hRdaya upara sArI asara thaI AvI. takAla teNe tenuM vacana mAnya karyuM. prAye karIne ziSTa purUSa AgrahI hetA nathI. tyArathI zivakumArane zrAvaka dadharmA zuddha AhAra lAvI Apane ane chaThThane aMte te zivakumAra muninI jema AMbelathI pAraNuM karate ane te gharamAM ja rahete hate. nairavaNa seMkaDo vanitA rUpa pradIpta agninA kuMDamAM rahI paMcAgni tapa karatAM evA zivakumAre evI rIte bAravarSa nirgamana karI dIdhA. zrAvaka daDhadharmanA TekAthI dharmavIra zivakumAre "duSTa kAmadeve mane pUrvabhave ghaNe herAna karyo che." evI IrSA dhAraNa karI hoya tema haThathI kAmadevane haNI nAMkhe hate. chevaTe chaThTha tapathI AyuSya pUrNa karo ane avasAnakAle muni pAsethI anazana laI te zivakumAra pAMcamA devalokamAM vidhummAlI nAme devatA thaye hatuM. A samaye tene cAra devIonI sAthe krIDA karate je pUrvabhavezithila karI nAkhelo kAmadeva pitAnA jIvanane punarlabha mAnavA lAgyA. jyAre tenA divya AyuSyane chello bhAga Ave, te samaye vihAra karatA zrI vartamAna prabhu samatAnA sthAna rUpamagadha dezamAM AvI caDayA. jyAM devatAoe rAjagRha nagarInI pAse samavasa Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI aMbUravAmI caritra. - " raNa rahyuM. A khabara sAMbhaLI vidyummAlI devatA bhagavAnane vaMdanA karavAne samavasaraNamAM AvyuM. devatAomAM tene vizeSa tejasavI joI zreNika rAjAe zrI vIraprabhune pUchayuM, "bhagavana, A mahAna tejasvI devatA keNa che?"prabhu belyA "he mahA bhAga, A devane cyavavAne samaya najIka Avye che, tethI te atyAre a85 teja vaLe che. paraMtu pahelAM te te AthI paNa vizeSa tejasvI hate. A devane jIva purve videDa kSetrane viSe zivakumAra nAme rAjaputra hatuM. teNe te bhave mahAna durUpa tapa AcareluM che, tethI sUryane paNa zaramAve tevuM tenuM teja dekhAya che." A prabhunA mukhathI A vacane sAMbhalI rAjA zreNike bIjo prazna karyo. "bhagavana, A deva evIne pachI kyAM utpanna thaze" prabhue uttara Ape. "mahAzaya, AjathI sAtame divase A deva devalakamAMthI Avaze ane pachI A rAjagRha nagaramAM RSabhaNIne ghera jam nAme eka putra thaze. te A avasarpiNa kALamAM chellA kevaLI kahevAze" zrIvIraprabhunA A vacana sAMbhaLI samavasaraNamAM rahela jaMbudvIpane adhipati kaI eka deva Ubhe thaye ane tripadI ApI harSathI nRtya karavA lAgyuM. tene joI rAjA zreNike vIraprabhune puchayuM, "devatAo ane manuSyathI bharapUra . evI ApanI parSadAmAM jANe harSathI puSTa thatuM hoya te A deva ekaleja kema nAce che? " prabhue kahyuM, " rAjana, A nagaramAM caMdragupta nAme eka dhanADhaya rahetuM hatuM tene kaSabhadatta ane jInadAsa nAme be putra hatA. aSabhadatta zubha pariNAmI ane saddaguNI hato, tethI teNe satkIrtithI bhuvanane ujavaLa karyA hatA ane AkhA kuTuMbane bhAra upADI lIdhuM hatuM. ane jinadAsa haMmezA jugArI ane vezyAmAM Asakta hatA, tetho jANe kaSabhadattathI trAsa pAmelA heya tema sarva dee tenuM zaraNa lIdhuM hatuM. arthAt tenAmAM sarva de AvIne vaselA hatA. saguNI rASabhadeva baMdhu premane laIne jinadAsane sadA hitazikSA Apate paraMtu caMdananA chAMTAthI jema hIMga suvAsita na thAya, tema te zikSAthI suvAsita thatuM nahato. chevaTe rASabhadatta tenAthI kaMTALI gaye. te sarva rIte upa Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaMbusvAmI caritra. deza ApavAne agya jANuM jhaSabhe pitAnA svajana ane rAjAnI samakSa tene gharamAMthI kADhI mu. bhrAtA paNa guNa vagarano heya te te zatru jevuM che. eka vakhate jugAramAM hArI gayelA jinadAsanI pAsethI dravya levA AvelA bIjA jugArIoe tene pakaDa ane temanI vacce mATe kajIe thaye. chevaTe nirdaya jugArIoe tIkSaNa hathiyArothI jinadAsane ghAyala karyo. virUddha karma yege marmasthaLamAM vAgavAthI jinadAsa pRthvI upara paDI gaye. A vakhate keTalAeka savajanee AvI A khabara trASabhadattane ApyA. lokalAjathI, dayAthI ane baMdhu premathI prerAelA RSabhadatta jyAM jinadAsa paDaye hatuM, tyAM AkaMda karate AvyuM. pitAnA ba.. dhune I maNanA bhayathI garva rahita thaI gayele jinadAsa rUdana karate bolyA- "baMdhu. mAre aparAdha kSamA kare ane savara mArI rakSA kare."dayALa aSabhadatte kahyuM, "bhAI jinadAsa, tuM Ama kAyara tho nahIM, dhIra thA. huM tane ghera laI jaI sArA vaidyonA upacArathI sAjo karIza." jinadAsa bo -"priya baMdhu, have mAre jIvavAnI spRhA nathI. mAtra huM tArA mukha kamaLamAMthI aMtakALanI ArAdhanA sAMbhaLavA IcchuM chuM. are! mane pazcAttApa bahu thAya che. huM nirmaLa kuLamAM janmyA paraMtu meM evA evA kAma karyA che ke je kAme yAda karatAM mane agnithI paNa vadhAre dAha utpanna thAya che. badhunA AvA uddagAre sAMbhaLavAthI saMtuSTa thayele RSabhadatta belyA-"bhrAtA, tane dhanya che ke jene AvI buddhi utpanna thaI. have dhIraja rAkha, gabharAIza nahIM. aMtakAle kareluM sukRta avazya phaladAyaka thAya che. priya bhAI, jagatamAM AbhuSaNarUpa evA jinezvare, siddha, sAdhuo ane dharma tAre zaraNarUpa che. aparAdhI prANI upara paNa maitrI rAkhaje, te pachI bIjA prANIonI sAthe maitrI zakhavAnI zI vAta karavI. sarva pApanI niMdA kara, puNyanI anumodanA kara. paMcaparamechInuM maraNa karyuM. sarva AhAra cheDI de. dehanI mamatA tyajI de, ane zamaNa vInA caritranI bhAvanA bhA". A pramANe karatAM Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaMbUsvAmI caritra. 19 meAkSalakSmI paNa tArAthI dUra nahIM rahetA pachI svarganI tA zI vAta karavI." madhu RSabhadattanA AvA vacanAmRtathI tRpta thayelA jinadAse zarIranI vyathA jANI nahIM ane te mRtyune pAmI anAdata nAme A deva upanna thayA che. te A deva potAnA 'dhune ghera putraratnanA janma sAMbhaLI 'mArUM kula nirmaLa thayu che' ema ullApa karatA nRtya kare che." zrI vIra prabhunA mukhathI A vRttAMta sAMbhaLI zreNika rAjA khuzI thai gayA. tatkAla prabhune vaMdanA karI petAnA rAjagRha nagarane zreSTa mAnatA te zreNika rAjA peAtAnA mahelamAM gayA, ane te meDela uparathI prItivaDe RSabhadattanA gharane jevA lAgyuM, Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 3 juM. pUrve teja rAjagRha nagaramAM eka vakhate sudharmA gaNadhara AvyA hatA. te khabara sAMbhaLI trASabhadattanI strI jaMbukamAranI u. dhAriNInA manamAM vicAra AvyuM ke, "meM tpattine prasaMga mArA svAmI pAsethI te te sarva prasAda prApta karyA, paraMtu mane eka putrarUpa prasAda prApta thayA nathI. te meLavavAne mATe meM sarva upAye karyA, paraMtu keI upAya phaLIbhuta thayA nahIM. have hAla kalpavRkSanA jevA sudharmA gurU udyAnamAM padhAryA che, te huM temane vaMdana karuM ke jethI satvara mArA manarathanI siddhi thAya." A prama Ne vicAra karI putra rUpI sUrya vinA khedarUpI aMdhakAravaDe jenuM mukhakamaLa glAni pAmeluM che, evI dhAriNI tatkALa tAvadAnamAM bethI te gaNadhara munine vaMdanA karavA udyAnamAM AvI. pachI zuddha hRdayathI teNIe te mahAnubhAvane vaMdanA karI. A samaye kaI siddhaputre te gaNadharane zAzvata evA jaMbUvRkSa saMbaMdhI prazna karyo. mahAnubhAva gaNadhare pachI zAzvata jaMbUvRkSanuM varNana nIce pramANe kahI batAvyuM. uttara kurakSetranA pUrvAddhamAM sItA nadIthI pUrva dizAnA bhAgane viSe jaMbUvRkSanuM pITha AveluM che. te jAMbUnada zAzvata ja bUvRkSa- suvarNanuM baneluM che. tenI laMbAI ane nuM varNana. piuLAI pAMcase lejananI che. tene A paridhi tenAthI traNa gaNe che. tene piMDa bAra bAra ejanane che ane aMdarane bhAga tathA prAMta bhAga be gadhUtane che. jANe devatAonI kIDA sakhI hoya tevI be keza UMcI, pAMcase dhanuSya vistAravALI ane maNimaya evI paravedIthI te vIMTAeluM che. te pIThanI cAre dizAomAM cAra dvAra AvelA che. te dvArA teraNa, dhvajA ane kalazethI suze Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jA jabUsavAnI caritra bhita che. temaja te be koza UMcA, gabhUti pramANu vistAravAlA ane UMcI jAtanA ranenI kAMtivALA che. te pIThanI madhye jANe jaMbUvRkSanI Asabami heya, tevI eka maNimaya pIThikA che, te cAra ejana UMcI ane ATha jana vistAravALI che. te pIThikA Upara jabUvRkSa raheluM che. tenA mUlIyA thaDIyA ane kanDa hIrA, virya tathA riSTa jA. tanA maNionA banelA che. tenI upalI zAkhAo rUperI che. bIjI zAkhAo tathA prazAkhAo senAnI che. tenA dala vaiDUrya maNinA che, DIMTa tapAvelA suvarNanA che, puSpa tathA phale ratnanA che. ane pallave jAMbUnada-suvaNanA che. tenI AsapAsa bAra vedIo AvelI che. te bhUmimAM be kezanI UMDAImAM che, tenI be ejananI UMcAI che. tene vizALa thaDIA be keza sudhI AvelA che. tenI cAra zAkhAo cAre dizAomAM AvelI che. teomAMnI eka uce gayelI zAkhA cha pejana uMcI che. tenI upara eka jinAlaya AveluM che. pUrva dizAmAM A velI zAkhA upara anAdata devanuM eka keza pramANunuM bhavana che. bAkInI traNa zAkhAomAM teTalAja pramANuvALA bIjA traNa prAsAde che. ATha jana vistAra ane UMcAIvALA te jaMbUvRkSa upara pakSIenA mALAnI jema devatAonA zAzvata bhUvane AvelA che. te jaMbUvRkSathI ardhA pramANuvALA bIjA ekasone ATha jaMbUvRkSa tenI AsapAsa vIMTAI rahelA che. tethI jANe nyUnatAvALA ziSyathI vIMTAI rahelA gurUnA jevA te dekhAya che. sAmAnika devatAne Ucita evA cArahajAra jaMbUvRkSethI anAdata devanA bhuvananI vAyavya vagere traNa dizAo dhAelI che. pUrva dizAmAM e devatAonI agra paTarANI nA cArahajAra jabUvRkSe AvelA che. agni dizAmAM aMtara pariSada devatAonA ATha hajAra jaMbU AvelA che. dakSiNa dizAmAM temanI de vIonA daza hajAra jaMbUvRkSe AvelA che. maitrIta dizAmAM bAhya sabhAsadda devatAonA bArahajAra jaMbUvRkSo AvelA che. ane pazcima dizAmAM senApati devatAonA sAta jabUvRkSo AvelA che. A pramANe te mukhya jabUvRkSane bIjo paricaya (paridhi) jA. trIjA pariddhimAM AsapAsa zarIranI rakSA karanArA devatAonA seLa hajAra jaMbUo che. ane temAM bIjA traNa parikSepa (paridhi che.) temAM Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sa zrI jakhUsvAmI caritra. pahelA paridhimAM khatrIza lAkha, khIjAmAM cAlIza lAkha ane trIjA 5 ridhimAM aDatAlIza lAkha ja vRkSe rahelA che. ekaMdara te eka kATI, vIza sukha, pacAza hajAra ane ekasene vIza zAzvata ja bhUvRkSanu pramANu thAya che. janma. . A pramANe gaNadharanA mukhathI AgamanA vacana rUpa amRtanI nIkanuM pAna karI dhAriNIe jANe lAbha upara dhAriNInA uttara- lAbha thaye hAya, tema adhika sateSa pAmI thIja bhU kumAranA gurUne punaH vadhanA karI. A samaye dhAriNIe potAne putra thavAnA upAya puchyA. te sAMbhaLI maryAdAnA bhedanI zaMkA rAkhanArA gaNudhara kAMi paNa khelyA nahIM. yatione vacanasa mukhyapaNe rahelI haiAya che. gaNadhara jyAre kAMi paNa khUlyA nahIM, tyAre tatkALa siddhaputra vacce khelI uDA--" huM viduSi, sarva virata munie e viSayamAM tane kAMi paNa kaheze nahIM. te viSe huMja tane kahIza, kAraNa ke huM deza virata chuM. bhadre, tuM pa'caparameSThInA smaraNamAM sadA lIna rahI eka sA ADe AcAmya tapa karaje, te tapane avasAna siMhanA vapnathI tane putra thaze, " siddhaputranA A vacana sAMbhaLI dhAriNI ghaNAja AnaMda pAmI. tatkALa ghera AvI teNIe A AcAmyuM. tapa karavA mAMDyuM. chevaTe te tapanA prabhAvathI tenA udaramAM pelA vidyuntyAloneA AtmA pragaTa thayA. siMhanuM svapna AvatAM siddhaputranA vacana upara teNIne pUrNa pratIti AvI gaI. malaya girinA pavanane sparza thayA zivAya koi paNa mANasa vasatu rUtunA udayanI pratIti karatuM nathI. samaya prApta thatAM jema prakAzamAna vazanI 1 STi sAcA motIne janma Ape tema dhAriNIe eka putra ratnane janma Ape, je putra ratnane siddhi rUpI vadhU khIjA para rUcI nahIM rAkhatAM alpa kALamAMja potAnA mataka upara dhAraNa keravAnI che. mAtApitAe mahotsava pUrvaka tenuM nAma ja bU pADayuM, 1 vaMzanI lAkaDI. tenI aMdara sAcA metI pAke che, evI lAnI mAnyatA che. Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jakhUvAmI caritra, * * 23 kAraNa ke, gaNadhara bhagavAna pAse zAzvata jaMbUnA prasaMgamAM tene meLavavAne upAya karyo hate. jaMbUkumArane tenA pitAe zizu vayamAMthI ja kalA guru pAse mokalI sarva kaLAo zIkhavI. jyAre te vinavayamAM AvyuM tyAre sarva jane tene mUrtimAna kAmadevaja mAnavA lAgyA. samudrazeThane padmAvatI strI thakI samudrazrI nAme eka putrI thaI hatI. dhanavAna samudradattane kamaLamALAnA udajaba kumArane prA. rathI padmazrI nAme putrI thaI hatI. sAgarada& thayelI ATha rane vijyazrI strI thakI padyasenA nAme putrI kanyAo. thaI hatI ane kuberadatta zreSThIne jayazrI thakI - kanakasenA nAme putrI hatI. A cAre putrIe pUrva bha vidyanmAlInI strIo hatI. teo jANe bhavAMtare paNa pitAnA priyatamanI upAsanA karavA IcchatI hoya tema rAjagRha nagarImAM avatarI hatI. te sivAya kuberasena thakI kamaLavatIe nabhasenA nAmanI eka putrIne janma ApyA hatA. zramaNadatta thakI suSeNa strIe kanaka jevI kAMtivALI kanazrI nAmanI putrIne janma ApyuM hatuM. suSeNa zeTha thakI vArimatI strInA udaramaMthI kamaLavatI nAme sutA thaI hatI ane vasupAlita nAmanA gRhasthanI strI senA thakI jyathI nAme putrI thaI hatI. A ATha kanyAo ke jeo kaLAnuM jJAna meLavI tArUNya vayamAM AvI hatI, temane temanA pitAoe guNa rUpI ratnanI khANa rUpa evA jaMbu kumArane ApI hatI. eka samaye sUryanI jema gayethI tamane #bha pamADanArA ane jaganI jaDatAne bhedanArA zrI sudhama gaNajaba kumArane tha dhara rAjagRha nagarInA vanamAM AvI caDayA. cele sudhamAM gaNu- te khabara sAMbhaLI rAjagRha nagarInA vinIta dharane samAgama. ane bhAvika leke ghana tApane bhedanArA te mahAtmAnI sevA karavA vanamAM AvyA. te 1 sUrya pada gAyo eTale kIraNo ane gaNadhara pakSe gAyo eTale vANuMo, surya pakSe tama-eTale aMdhakAra ane gaNadhara pakSa ajJAna 2 dhADhe tApa, Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 zrI jaMbUsvAmI caritra. samaye rUSabhadattanA putra jaMbUkumAra paNa harSane dhAraNa karatAM te sthaLe AvyA. mukhacaMdramAMthI udaya pAmatI dAMte!nI kAMtithI jANe padAmAM avasara vinA paNa kAmudrI parva prasAratA hoya tema te gasudhara bhagavAna madhura svarathI nIce pramANe upadeza vANI elyA. bhavyajanA, A saMsAra eka mahAna viSavRkSa che. AzArUpI tenA daDha mUliyA che, kubAdharUpI tenA thaDIA sudharmA gaNadhara che, kaSAyarUpI tene zAkhAonA samUha che, nA upadeza. pramAdathI te paddhavita thayelu che temAM vyasanarUpI moTAM patrA che, viSayarUpI chAyAthI te vivekarUpI jhAkaLanA samUhane vAre che, apayazarUpI tene puSpA che ane tene dugatirUpa leA che, je jinazAsanarUpI vananI adara rahela vicArarUpI kalpavRkSane prApta thayelA nathI, tenA mananA tApanuMja e saMsArarUpI viSavRkSa pASaNa kare che, vaLI je jaDa purUSA e viSavRkSane ucherI meDhu kare che, te enAthIja acetana thai jAya che, tethI kuzaLa purUSAe taparUpI kuhADAvaDe e sa'sArarUpI viSavRkSanuM chedana karavuM joie. . bude mAtarama 3. kAmudI pava-dIpAtsavInuM parva athavA cAMdanInA utsava. Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 4 thuM. guranuM A upadeza vacana vApikAnA jaLanI jema sabhya jananA zravaNarUpI nIkane sparza karI ja bUkumAranA jaMbu kumArane daDha hRdayarUpI kayArAmAM vizrAMta thaI gayuM. tatkALa virAgya ane dIkSA ja bU gumAre vinayathI jaNAvyuM. " bhagavana, mATe prayAsa. huM mArA mAtA pitAnI rajA laI ApanI pAse mahAvrata grahaNa karIza, Apa mane aTakAvaze nahIM. * gurUe tenI bhAvanA joi saMmati ApI. te pachI jaMbUkumAra rathamAM beMzI nagara tarapha utAvaLe cAlate thaye. tevAmAM gajendra ane azvenA TeLAthI raMdhAele nagarane dara vAje tenA jevAmAM AvyuM. te jotAM tenA manamAM AvyuM ke, ahiM ubhA rahevAthI ghaNe vakhata thaI jaze ane vilaMba thaI paDaze, tethI te bIje daravAje gaye, tyAM paNa yaMtrathI pASANanA geLA ane bAnI vRSTine Upadrava tenA jevAmAM Avye. A daravAje jaIza te vratanuM sukRta karyA zivAya mAruM maraNa thaze. " AvuM vicArI te savara pAcho pharyo ane gurUnI pAse Avye. vi. Saya upara kaMTALI gayelA te jaMbUkumAre gurUnI samakSa prasaratA kAmadevarUpI samudranA setu jevuM ane sarva tapamAM agresara evuM zuM vrata (UccaryuM lIdhuM. te vakhate gurUe tene utsAhita karavA A pramANe kahyuM, "vatsa, kAmadevane egya evI yuvAvasthAmAM tane AvI buddhi utpanna thai, tethI tu vIra purUSamAM agra rekhAne prApta thaye che gu. rUnA vacane kenA zravaNamAM praveza ane nirgama nathI karatAM, paraMtu jeonA manamAM te vacane sthiravAsa karIne rahe che, tevA purUSe viralA hoya che. gurUnA utsAha bharelA A vacana sAMbhaLI jaMbUkumAra vadhAre utsAhita thaI gaye. gurUnA caraNa kamaLanA virahane sahana Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaMbUvAmI caritra karavA azakta e te vrata levA mATe mAtApitAnI AjJA meLavavAne pharIvAra pitAne ghera AvyuM. teNe mAtApitAnI AgaLa pitAnI IcchA pragaTa karI. kadi pUve nahIM sAMbhaLela putrane A dIkSAbhilASa sAMbhaLI mAtApitAnA hRdayamAM apUrva ASi unna thaI AvyuM. tatkALa teo gaddagada kaMThe belyA "vatsa, zuM amAre kAMIpaNa avinaya tArA jovAmAM AvyuM che ke, je uparathI jANe ame aparAdhI thayA hoIe, tema tuM amAre tyAga karavA Icche che? he vinIta putra, jema metI agninA dAhane, kadalI karavatane, navanItane piMDa sUryanA kiraNenA spazana, rezamI vastra jamInanA prakSepane, 2 vAyunA jhapATAne, kuMpaLa jalanA vegane, zaMkhanuM kaMkaNa ghaNunA ghAne, daSTi maracAnA cUrNane, ane taMtu sUtra hAthInA baMdhanane sahana karI zake nahIM, tema A tAre kamaLa deha saMyamanA kalezane sahana karI zakaze nahIM. jaMbUkumAre namratAthI jaNAvyuM-"pUjya mAtA pitA, tamoe mAre kAMI paNa avinaya karyo nathI. A saMsAre ja mAre aparAdha karyo che, mATe huM tene cheDI devA IcchuM chuM. "huM koma La chuM, tethI dIkSA zI rIte laI zakIza evI ciMtA mArA hRdayamAM jarA paNa thatI nathI. mahAna subhaTe raNabhUmimAM AvAja zarIra upa2 zonA ghA sahana kare che." putra, jema te bAlyAvayamAM bAla kIDAnu ketuka pUruM karyuM, tema have thAvana vayamAM vivAhanuM kaeNtuka kema pUruM karate nathI! tArA sahita caMdranI jema tane 1 dArAsahita kyAre joIe? e amArI AzArUpI latAne AvA kaTuvacana rUpa himathI zA mATe bALI nAMkhe che? jo tuM mAtA pitAne bhakta che te hamaNAM A kadAgrahane choDI de saMtAnanuM mukha joyA pachI vRddhAvasthAmAM jema yaMgya lAge tema karaje mAtA pitAe pitAnA hRdayane Azaya darzAvatAM kahyuM. pUjya, huM hamaNAMja cothuM zALavrata laI cukyo chuM. have mAzathI niyamane bhaMga thaze nahIM. niyama bhaMga karavAmAM kulIna purUnI yogyatA cAlI jAya che. zuM koI paNa mANasa ghaNAM bhega bhogavIne jyAre tRpti pAme che? tame baMne vidvAna che, te chatAM 1 strI sahita, Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaMbusvAmI caritra 27 viSaye tamArI bukine pheravI nAkhe che, e AzcaryanI vAta che, tathApi tamArA premanI khAtara huM eka divasa vivAhane anubhava karI pachI bIje divaseja dIkSA grahaNa karIza. mAre A khAsa niyama che." jaMbU kumAre pitAne zuddha Azaya darzAvI dIdhe. putrane A niyama sAMbhaLI mAtApitAe vicAryuM ke," A jaMbUkumAra Ama kahe che paNa chevaTe ApaNe phAvI jaIzuM. premamAM ghelI banelI mahilAo zIla rananI coranArI thAya che. je purUSa nava vananA nArIothI vIMTAele thaI pachI brahmacarya levAnI IcchA rAkhe, te jaDa che. prathama ja nadInA pUramAM AvI gayele kaI paNa mANasa zuM taNAyA vagara rahI zake che? A jaMbUkumArane ATha stroerUpa beDIomAM bombe hAtha ane pachI ApaNe tenA upara pahe. rAgIre thaI jAgrata rahIzuM te pachI te dIkSA levA zI rIte jaI zakaze? AvuM vana, vaya, AvuM dhana, AvuM rUpa ane tevI ATha vadhUo, temAMthI eka eka paNa vikArane mATe thAya che te pachI e savane samudAya maLe heya te zuM puchavuM?" A pramANe vicAra karI mAtA pitAe ja bUkumAranA vivAhanI sAmagrI taiyAra karavA mAMDI. A samaye bhaviSyane vicAra karanAra jaMbU kumAre pitAne dIkSA saMbaMdhI abhiprAya pitAnA zvasura vargane jaNAvyuM. jemanI tatva buddhi galita thaI gaI che e zvasuravagate sAMbhaLatAM ja jANe brAMta ane mUDha thaI gayo hoya, tema te uMDA vicAramAM paDI gaye ane have zuM karavuM?" tene mATe ciMtA karavA lAgyuM. temaNe jaMbUkumArane abhiprAya pitAnI kanyAone jaNAvyuM tyAre ucca AzayavAlI kanyAoe kahyuM. "pUjaya vaDile, A AkhA jaMbudvIpamAM jaMbUkumArane jIte tevA guNa dhArAvanAra bIje kaye purUSa che? amAre to e jaMbU kumAranuM ja zaraNuM haze. je jaMbU gumAra na maLe te pachI amAre maraNanuM ja zaraNa hajo emAM ze vicAra kare che? te bUkumAra kAMte amane pitAne bhAga laI jaze athavA kAMte ame temane amAre mAge laI jaIzuM, keNa kene jIte che? te have tamAre jovAnuM che. vaLI yAda rAkhaje ke jyAM sudhI te amArA viSayamAM nathI Avela tyAM sudhI ja te egI che. jyAM sudhI agninI zikhA dUra che, tyAM sudhIja madana Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 zrI jaMbUvAmI sastri. ( mINa ) nI daDhatA TakI rahe che. cUnA ujjavaLa che, paNa jyAre te nAgavalInA patra sAthe male eTale te lAlaragane pragaTa kare che. tethI huM vile, tame manamAM zAmATe kheda kareche? e kumArane amAro prasa`ga thavAde, pachI zu thAya che, te joi lejo." catura kanyAonA AvA vacane sAMbhaLI te jakhUkumAranA zvasuravarga nizciMta khanI gayA ane tatkAla temaNe vivAhanA samA raMbha karAvavA mAMDayA, jANe kautukathI hoya tema lagnanuM muhUrtta AvI paheAMcyuM. " gurUjananA vacanarUpa jalavaDe ja bUkumAra jarA paNa bheda pAmazeA nahIM. " evI buddhi jANe dhAraNa karatI hAya tema mada bharelA leAcanavALI mahilAo varanA aMga upara tela mana karI abhya'ga snAna karAvavA lAgI, pachI te upara pIThI ce LI. tethI jANe peAtAnA mananI jema khAhera paNa te niHsneTTupaNuM jaNAvatA hAya tema vararAjA vizeSa dIpavA lAgyA. te pachI vararAjAne su'mI vasrA peherAvyA. te jANe tene sa`sAramAM vAsa karAvavAne mATe vinatAe ApelA rAge tenI sarva tarapha vIMTALI lIdhA hoya tema te dekhAtA hatA. akhaLAethI nahIM jItAelA te vararAjAnA nava agamAM tilaka karavAmAM AvyA, te jANe tene parAbhava karavAne AvanArA kAmadevapI cakravastIe agAuthI peAtAnA nava nidhie mekalyA hoya tema te dekhAtA hatA. trAkanI aMdara rahelA sUtranA ta MtuethI vararAjAnA spa karavAmAM ALye, te vakhate vararAjAe vicAryuM ke, " zuM A trAkatuM sUtra bIjA sAmAnya mANasanI jema mane paNa bhramanA rasanuM zikSaNu Apaze?" jyAre vanitAe e kSaNavAra tene vAnAmAM nAMkhyA tyAre teNe vicAryuM ke, " A strIe ke jeo kayu` na karyuM" karanArI che, temane eka kSaNa paNu lAgaze nahIM. " pachI yuvati kAmadevanA madhura gIta gAtI gAtI sekaDA kalazavaDe vararAjAne nhevarAvA lAgI. te jANe te tenA zarIramAM rahelA vairAgya dheAi nAMkhavA icchatI haiAya tema dekhAtI hatI. te pachI vaDIla strIonA kahevAthI yuvatiee gadhakaSAyIvaDe vararAjAnA a ga uparathI jalanA saMga dUra karyAM, ane te sAtheja . te 1 saMskRtamAM hyU ane haiM sarakhA gaNAya che, te uparathI nala ne ThekANe nad zabda letAM jaDanA yAga evA artha paNa thAya che. Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jakhkhasvAmI caritra.. tenA hRdaya. upara jANe kAmadevanA khANu DhAya tevI puSpamALA AvI paDI. tyArabAda tenA zarIra upara caMdananA lepa karavAmAM AnyA te jANe " huM tArI samIpa hAjara chuM, tuM keAi jAtane bhaya rakhIza nahIM " tevI maitrI batAvavAne zukaladhyAna te caMdananA miSathI tenA zarIrane AliMgana karatu hoya tema te dekhAvA lAgyuM, te pachI je rasadaza-dazA sahita hoya te vIrAgI hoya ane je dazA rahita hoya te rAgI hAya, te baMnenA cega karavA kema saMbhave ? " AvA vicArathI te vararAjAe dazA-cheDAvAlA . e zveta vastra dhAraNa karyAM. bIjI jAtanA vastra dhAraNa karyAM nahIM, evI rIte aMtaramAM gurUnA upadezathI ane mAhera AbhUSaNAthI suzobhita evA vararAjA jammU kumAra tenemaya banI gaye. te vakhate jANe te joi nirAza thayu hAya tema mAharUpa adhakAra tenAthI dUra cAlyuM gayuM. pozAka paheryA pachI vararAjA eka capaLa gheADA upara beThA ane te capaLa azvane vaza karI saraLa mArge DhorI gayA. te vakhate jANe vadhAre capaLa evA pAtAnA manane vaza karavAnA abhyAsa karatA hAya tema te dekhAtA hatA. jANe kAmadevanI maitrIthI tArA sahita caMdranA kiraNA tene jItavAne AvyA hoya tema tenA zira upara AvelA mayUra picchanA chatranI adara mAtIe jaDelI khApe zAlatI hatI, tenI AsapAsa gIteAnA daini, vAjItrAnA nAda ane ni tAeAnA TANAnA avAjo thatA hatA, tene vararajA kAmadevanI senAnA kalakala dhvani mAnatA hatA, tethI tenI tarapha te vizeSa tiraskAra kha tAvatA hatA. A pramANe vararAjAnA varagheADA mArge cAlatA hatA, te vakhate mAge jovA ekaThI maLelI nagaranI srIe te vararAjAno draSTi zamatAmAM magna hoya tevI joi paraspara capaLa STi karI nIce pramANe vArtAlApa karavA lAgo te vararAjAnA sAMbhaLavAmAM Avye. jabUkumAranA vADA. 29 " ena, amArA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyuM che ke, te kanyA paNa A tenA varanI sAthe dIkSA gratuNu karaze." e asaMbhavita che. kAraNake, traNa 2 ahiM dazA ' eTale sthiti ane vastrapakSe ' dazA ' eTale IMDA ema che A thAya che. C Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pI jabbaravALI caDhi. jagatane jItanAre kAmadeva vijyI thayA vagara rahetuM nathI. A vararAjAe jevI rIte rUpathI kAmadevane jItI lIdhI che, tevI rIte te skRtithI paNa kAmadevane jarUra jItI leze." "are nahIM nahIM, tene anusaranArI strIothI ka yuvAna purUSajIvate nathI A pramANe vArtAlApa sAMbhaLate jaMbUkumAra pitAnA hRdayamAM ISTa ane dhAraNa karatA ane aniSTa 1 artha yAcakone ApaNe AgaLa cAlyA. tyAM jANe vimAna hoya teve eka manahara maMDa5tenA levAmAM AvyuM, tenI upara daivajA pharakatI hatI. te lagnamaMDapanuM varNana. vijArUpI hAthavaDe jANe te maMDapa kAmadevane A pramANe kahI belAvatuM hatuM. ke "he. kAmadeva, tu have dIvijaya kare cheDI de je purUSa tArUM . nAma sahana karI zakto nathI. te purUSa atyAre ahiM Avela che te maMDapamAM karelI rakta vastranI racanAo rAgarUpI samudranI laharI nA jevI dekhAtI hatI. tenA dvAra upara bAMdhelA maNimaya teNe jANe kAmadevanA dhanuSya hoya tevA dekhAtA hatA. tenA staMbha upara suvaNanI putalIe goThavelI hatI. te jANe " A vararAjA mAnuSI strIothI ajeya che, ema dhArI kAmadeve tyAM apasarAone ekaThI karI hoya tema te dekhAtI hatI. tenI aMdara jhAlarane viSe muktAmetio paNa baMdhanane prApta thayA hatA ane tyAM cadradaya (caMdara) chatAM paNa meharUpI aMdhakAra vadhatuM hatuM, ane tenI aMdara kuMkumanA jalathI chaMTAelI bhUmi rAmamaya banI gaI hatI. AvA suMdara maMDapanA dvAra AgaLa AvI vararAjA jaMbUkumAra kSaNavAra ubhA rahyA. A vakhate vararAjAne paMkhavAne vidhi zarU thaye. keI suMdara dAMtavALI strI vararAjAne agha ApavA lAgI, vararAjAnuM pukhaNuM. tyAre vararAjAe manamAM tarka karyo ke, "A mArA zatrunA pakSanI strI ardhathI pUjA karI 1 ahiM artha eTale dravya samajavuM. 1 mukatA mukta thayelAne baMdhana thavuM ane caMdrane Udaya chatAM aMdhakAranuM vadhavuM e virodhAbhAsa che. Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI bUsvAmI caritra mane A saMsAra sAgaramAM nAMkhavAnI IcchA rAkhe che. vaLI A bAlA rayAthI traNavAra mastaka upara sparza karavAne AcAra kare che, paraMtu te AcArane bAne mArA lalATamAM vidhie svahaste lakhelA dIkSAnA akSarane bhuMsI nAMkhavA IcchatI hoya, tevI dekhAya che. jyAre hAthamAM dhazarU, ravaiye ane muzaLa laI teNI pukhavA lAgI tyAre zamatArasika vararAjAe vicAryuM ke "A teija kAmadevane subhaTa thaI AvI lAge che pachI te vanitAe vararAjAne gaLAmAM bura nAMkhI kheMcyA tyAre teNe mAnyuM ke, "A strI mane gaLe phAMse daI acetana karI kAmadeva rUpI zatrune arpaNa karavA IcchatI hoya, tema dekhAya che. A pramANe vararAjA paMkhAyA pachI kaSAya sahita mehanA saM. puTanI jema agni sahita mRmaya pAtranA jaba kumArane saMpuTane bhedI mAtAone chelluM namana karavA lagnavidhi. IcchAtA hoya, tema mAtRgRhamAM pazI gayA. - tyAM traNa lokane sAdhAraNa evA vidhinA ni. maNine na ghaTe tevA addabhuta rUpa vALI sanAna ane vilepanathI vi. bhUSita dehavALI, ghaNuM rUpane dhAraNa karI ane sakhIothI vIMTAelI ATha kanyAe prathama hAjara rAkhelI tene jovAmAM AvI te jotAMja ja " kumAre vicAryuM ke, "A kanyAo jANe mArA ATha. karmanI bheda sahita mUrtimAna prakRtie hoya tevI dekhAya che. avasa2 maLatAM te vadhUo pitAnA netra-kaTAkSa rUpI bANone gupta rIte vaSavavA lAgI te joI "A bALAo che, chatAM kAmadevanA sainyamAM bhaLI mArI sAthe yuddha kare che, " ema jANe vararAjAne hasavuM A vyuM. keI yuvatie AvI temanA hAthamAM lepa karI madana phaLa-mIDhaLa bAMdhyuM, tyAre vararAjAe, "A yuvati koI paNa rIte mArA manane bAMdhI zakavAnI nathI ema vicArI tene aTakAvI nahIM. hasta meLApane samaya thaye eTale parehitanA kahevAthI vararAjAe pitAnA karathI vadhUonA karanuM grahaNa karyuM. te vakhate jANe te dayALu va. rarAjA meha paMkamAM magna thayelI te bALAone temAMthI uddhAra karavA IcchatA hoya tema dekhAvA lAgyA. athavA "je A bALAo 1 have pharIvAra teo mAtAne namana karavAnA nathI. kAraNake teo mokSe - - Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaMbusvAmI caritra. mArI upara premavatI thaI hoya teo dayAne pAtra che evuM dhArI temane mokSa sukha ApavAne mATe pitAne jamaNe hAtha Aye hoya tema dekhAtA hatA. jayAre varakanyAnI daSTinA meLApane samaya Abhe, tyAre te varakanyAnI daSTie paraspara maLI, paraMtu te daSTio. e svabhAvathI siddha e rAga ane virAga cheDI dIdhuM nahIM. "strI tarapha virakata buddhivALe A vara mAtRgRhamAMthI nAzI na jAya evI jANe zaMkA karatuM hoya tema purohite vadhu varanI cheDachADI bAMdhI dIdhI. te pachI vararAjA vedI gRhamAM AvyA, tyAM kuMDanI aMdara nave prajvalita karelA agni tanA jovAmAM AvyuM. te samaye jANe te agninI spardhA karate heya te dhyAna rUpI agni vararAjAnA hadaya rUpI kuMDamAM prajavalita thavA lAgyuM. te pachI vararAjAe vadhAone kaMsAra jojana karAvyuM ane vadhUoe vararAjAne kaMsAra bhejane karAvyuM, te kAle vararAjAe dhana, vaivana ane vanitA vigeremAM kaMsAra-kiMsAra eTale zuM sAra che? evo vicAra karyo. tyArabAda vararAjAe AThe vadhuonI sAthe agnine cAra pradakSiNe karI te jANe prAtakALe gaNadharane pradakSiNuM karAvavAne abhyAsa karatA heya tema te jaNAvA lAgyA. te vakhate vararAjAnA sALAe AvI vararAjAnA paganA aMguThAmAM ArSabhi dhAraNa karI, te kale vararAjAe ciMtavyuM ke, meha nidrAmAM paDelA evA mane A mANasa cetAvatA hoya tema lAge che. te pachI sAsarAe vararAjAne karamacana vakhate dhana ApyuM. te vakhate vararAjAe vicAryuM ke, A vadhUone hAtha cheDe muzkela nathI te pachI A dhana choDavuM zI rIte muzkela thaze." AvA vicArathI teNe te dhana svIkArI lIdhuM. te pachI " viSanuM auSadha viSa che evI nItine jANanArI amadAoe jaMbU kumAranA cittanI dhavaLatA chedavAne mATe tene dhavaLa maMgaLanuM vRMda arpaNa karyuM. A pramANe vivAhavidhi pUrNa thayA pachI jANe pite kRtArtha thayA hoya tema harSa pAmatA svajanenI sAthe netAo sAthe jaMbUkumAra vadhUo vaDe mane hara evA ratha ja bUkamArane upara besI pitAnA gharane dvAre AvI pasamAgama oMcyA. "Aje mane vrata levAmAM viddha kara. Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thI jaMbusvAmI caritra 33 nAre vivAha mahotsava nivRtta thaI gaye, ema mAnIne jANe harSa pAmatA hoya tema jabrakumAra mAtApitAe nacAvelA vizeSa nRtya karavA lAgyA. te pachI siMha jema pAMjarAmAM peze tema jemAM agurUne dhUpa prajavalita thayela che ane A bhUSaNenA tejathI jenuM aMdhakAra dUra thaI gayuM che evA vAsagrahamAM jaMbU kumAre vadhUonI sAthe praveza karyo. te vAsagrahamAM paNa kapaTa rahita kumAra padmAsana rUpI yaMtrathI kAmadevane jarjarita karo "jAgatA mANasane bhaya nathI' ema dhArane samAdhimAM lIna thaI jAgate raho. A samaye hAsya karavAmAM catura evI sakhIoe vadhUone kahyuM ke, "samatAmAM magna thayelI A tamArA svAmInI daSTi juo te upara thI tame badhI hArI gaI lAge che. kalyANanI raMga bhUmirUpa A tamArA svAmI Aje sUtA nathI, ane ApaNuM sAthe kAMI paNa narma gaNI karatA nathI. teo kAMI paNa alakSya-alakhanuM iyAna karI rahyA che, ema dekhAya che." he sakhIo, ema bela nahIM, amArA A priya pati dhyAna dharatA nathI paNa A ATha vadhUomAM huM kaIvadhUne mAnItI karuM ema te ciMtave che. vaLI A amArA svAmI dhIra purUSAmAM agresara che. te teo kaTu pariNAmavALA kAmadevanA saMkaTamAM paDelI ame ATha abalAone cheDI kema cAlyA jaze? A vAtate ame priya patinI bhaktithI jaNAvI che. paraMtu bIjI rIte paNa temanAthI nAzI javAya tema nathI. kAraNake, yuvatiothI kaye purUSobha pAmate nathI? strIo pAse devatAo paNa dAsa thaIne rahe che te pachI manuSyanI zIvAta karavI ! jo A svAmI amArI tarapha daSTi kare te pachI ame tenI cega zakti keTalI che, te jANI laIe" vadhUoe AkSepa karI sakhIone ApramANe kahyuM, vadhaonA A vacane sAMbhaLI ja bakumAra jANe apamAnita thayA hoya tema vIra thaI vadhAre sAvadhAna thaI gayA. tatkALa temaNe te suMdarIonA zarIra upara dRSTi nAMkhI. pachI temaNe virakta buddhithI temanA sAMdaryane mada dara karavA mATe kezapAzathI mAMDIne anukrame nIce pramANe bhAvanA karavA mAMDI. Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jakhasvAmI caritra. * A sudarIonA kesapAza sadAcAranI dheAlAzane malina kara nArI dhUmADAnI laharI che. temanA lalATa upara zRMgAranA vairAgyathI raheluM kasturInuM tilaka mokSamAge prAyANu parAbhava. karavAmAM apazukana rUpa kRSNa sarpa che. A temanI be bhraguTI gumaya evA kIrtti rUpI paTakulane phADI nAMkhavA mATe kAtararUpa che. A temanA netrarUpI dAbaDAmAM vidhie kIkInA miSathI viSa mukelu che. A temanA gAlarUpI cApATa upara krIDA karatA evA kAmadevarUpI jugArIe pAzAthI kayA purUSAne harAvyA nathI. A temanI nAsikAnA be chidro jALuM sadA khullI mukelI zleSmanI praNAlikA hoya tevA dekhAya che. A temanA ane kAM camanI vAdharA hoya tevA lAge che. A temanA baMne hATha jANe tarUNu matsyanA e mAMsapiDa heAya tevA dekhAya che. A dAMta asthinA kaDakA che ane A jIbha sukharUpI rAkDAmAM rahenArI sarpiNInA jevI che, traNa rekhAvAlA A temanA jaTha zleSma, mala ane pasIne e traNee potAnI sthiti mATe karelA hoya tevA dekhAya che. A temanA be bAju pAMca AMgaLA ane kararUpI patravAlI eraDAnA vRkSanI e zAkhA hoya tevA dekhAya che. A temanA pustAna jANe chAtI upara thayelA e gumaDA heAya ane te upara kaMcukIne! majabuta pATo AMdhyA hAya tevA dekhAya che. A temane tuccha ( kRza ) madhya bhAga 'temanAmAM tucchapaNu che.' ema sUcave che. A temanA be sAthaLa jAN vidhie udaramAMthI kADhelA mAMsanA paDathI pUryo heAya tevA dekhAya che. temanA caraNamAM rahelA A nupura jANe temane bhramaNa zIlavAlI jANI pagamAM beDIo nAMkhI hoya tema dekhAya che. A zarIranu je snAna te temanA zarIranI malinatA kahI Ape che, AbhUSaNAnI paMkti ' zarIra svabhAve aAlana che,' ema jaNAvI Ape che ane peheravAnA varSo 'te zarIra jovAne ayeAgya che" ema batAvI Ape che. A pramANe jaMbU kumAra ciMtavana karatA hatA, tevAmAM sarva piravAra suI gayA e samaye prabhava nAme eka cArane vAmI pAMcase sulaTo ne lai te gharamAM dAkhala thayA. 4 Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa 5 muM. cArapati vIra prabhave tALA ughADavAnI vidyAthI kamADA ughADayA; cr te pachI AbhUSaNAthI yukta evA salA keAne avasvApinI vidyAthI suvADI dIdhA, je. vAmAM cAra loko vRkSa uparathI jema phaLa 3tAre tema te sutelA parivAranA alaMkAro - tAravA lAgyA, tevAmAM jaMbUkumAra khelyA ke, " are bhAi, Ama`traNa karI khelAvelA e leAkeAne aDaze nahIM. " A vacana sAMbhaLatAMja sarvacAra samudAyanA sarvAM aMga aTakI gayA. ane teo hRdayamAM saMkoca pAmI gayA. te samaye cArapati prabhave tapAsa karI joyuM tyAM rUSabha zeThane kuladIpaka ja mUkumAra tenA jovAmAM Avye . prabhave tene namaskAra karI kahyuM, " he mitra, tame mArI pAsethI e vidyA lai tamArI A staMbhana vidyA mane Ape, tame niSphaLa thazeA nahIM. " ja brUkumAre kahyu, " are bhAI, huM staMbhana vidhA jANatA nathI. ane tArI e vidyA levAnI paNa icchA rAkhatA nathI. kAraNa ke, prAta:kAle huM dIkSA levAnA che. mATe tane kahevuM jo ie ke, tuM AvuM cArInu kAma zA mATe kare che ? e cArInA kAmamAM dravya maLavAmAM sadaiDa rahe che ane duHkha te avazya paDayA vagara rahetuM nathI. " ja bhrakumArane A prazna sAMbhaLI bhaviSyamAM jenA udaya thA nA che evA prabhava cAra bAlyA--" mitra, mArA vRttAMta sAMbhaLA, vidhyAcaLanA pradezamAM jayapura nAme eka nagara che. tenI a Mdara vidhyarAjA rAjya kare che. tene be putra che. temAM jayeSTha putranuM na.ma prabhava che ane bIjA putranu nAma prabhu che. rAjAe pakSapAta karI nAnA putra prabhune rAjya Apyu. ane moTA putra prabhava upara sArI vANIthI paNa prIti batAvI nahIM. AthI te prabhavane ghaNeAdha caDayA. te prabhava huM pAteja chuM. krodhanA AvezathI pitAnI rajA lIdhA vagara pAMcasA sulaTAne sAthe lai cArI karavAnA dhaMdhA karavA huM. mA 29 prabhava cAra ane jabU kumArane savAda. Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaMbusvAmI caritra hera nIkaLI paDe chuM. pRthvI upara pharatA pharatA avasthApinI ane tAlodaghATinI evI be vidyAe meM saMpAdana karI che. Aje huM tamArA gharamAMthI lakSamI cAravAne mATe prayAsa vinA ahiM AvI caDa chuM. sUryanI jAgRtimAM jema kumudane lakSmI maLe nahIM, tema tamArI jAgratimAM mane ahiMthI lakSamI maLI nahIM. saddabuddhimAna purAmAM agresara evA che ja bUkamAra, vRkSamAM rahelA bhamarAnI jema ame dravya lavanA lebhathI A pRthvI upara pharyo karIe chIe, te te maLelA dhanane tame zA mATe cheDI devA Icche che ? eka strInI suMdara mRti citramAM hoya te paNa jANe pipAsA lAgI hoya tema ame - chathI teNInuM pAna karIe chIe, tyAre tame A kAmadevanI zALA jevI suMdara bALAone tyAga karavA zA mATe taiyAra thayA che? jaMbUkumAre uttara Ape "he vIra prabhava, tArA jevA samaju purUSane Ave meha zuM lAge che? dhana tathA strInA vilAse je sukhI purUSa hoya tene ja AnaMda Ape che. huM te duHkharUpa dAvAnaLathI dagdha thaI gaye chuM. mane te A zarIra upara paNa spRhA nathI. je tAre tuka hoyato mAruM dukha kahuM te sAMbhaLa." kaI eka kAphalevidhyATavImAM pharavA nIka hatuM, aMtarALamAM keTalAeka ceree baLAtkAre evI te kAphalA madhubiMdunuM draSTAMta ne rokI pADe. temAMthI bhaya pAmI keeka purUSa chuTe thaI nAzI gaye, tene rastAmAM jatAM vanane meTe gaje sAme malyA. tyAMthI eka pagaluM paNa AgaLa cAlavAne te samartha na thayuM. tenI AgaLa eka meTe ke hate. khADAmAM jema sasaluM paDe tema teNe te kuvAmAM jhapApAta karyo. te kuvAnA taTa upara UgelA eka vaDanI zAkhA te kuvAnA madhya bhAga sudhI lAMbI laTakatI hatI. te purUSe pitAnI priyAnI jema duHkhamAM sahAya ApanArI te zAkhAnuM AliMgana karyuM. temAM te kuvAne taLIe jANe bIjo kUve che te mukhane paDI rahele eka ajagara tene jovAmAM AvyuM. te sAthe te kUvAnI cAre dizAomAM phaMphADA mAratA cAra sarpo paNa jovAmAM AvyA. je zAkhAne pite vaLagye hate. tenA mUlane badanA be UMdara teNe joyA ane lAMbI sUMDha kera Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 37 zrI jaMbusvAmI caritra. * vate pele hAthI je te hAthI e purUSane pakaDI na zakya eTale teNe jora karI te vaDanuM jhADa kapAvyuM. tevAmAM te jhADa sAthe bAMdhelA madhapuDAmAMthI madha mAkhe uDIne te purUSanA zarIra upara ceTI paDI. A samaye pelA madhapUDAmAMthI keTalAeka madhanA biMduo te purUSanA mukhamAM paDavA lAgyA. tenA svAdathI te purUSa AvI Apattine paNa pitAnA puNyabhege maLI ema mAnavA lAgyuM. A vakhate kai vidyA. dhara AkAza mAge pharate tyAM AvyuM. te purUSanI AvI duHkhI avasthA joI tene dayA AvI. tatkAla te vidyAdhare AvI tene kahayuM. "are duHkhI mANasa tuM kahe te tane ahIMthI kei zaheramAM lai jAu. " rasanA Idriyane nahIM vaza rAkhanArA te purUSe uttara Ape. "he mitra, A madhanuM eka biMdu paDavAnI taiyArImAM che. te paDe eTale huM tenuM pAna karI lauM tethI tuM jyAre pAche vaLa tyAre mane laI jaje." vidyAdhara AvA vacana saMbhALI cAlyA gaye. paraMtu dayAne laine te pAcho vaLate Ave tyAre paNa teNe pahelA jeja javAba Ape. AthI te vidyAdhara kaMTALIne cAlyA gaye." - he cerapati prabhava, kahe e ke mANasa? tene jaDa samaja ke DAhaye samaja? prabhave tatkALa uttara Ape. "je purUSa evI ApattimAM mAtra eka madhanA biMdunA lobhathI rahe, te kharekhara jaDa samajave." jaMbUkumAra be -prabhava, A vAtane marma kAna daIne sAMbhaLa, je vidhyAcaLanI aTavI kahevAmAM AvI te A saMsAra samaja. je purUSa kahevAmAM AvyuM che, te saMsArI jIva samaja. je mahAna gaje tene aTakAvyuM, te mRtyu samajavuM. je kuve kahevAmAM AvyuM, te manuSya bhava samaja. tenI aMdara zAkhA rUpI AyuSyane ava. laMbIne te purUSa rahyo hato, je nIce ajagara kahevAmAM AvyuM te naraka samajavuM. je kuvAnI AsapAsa cAra sarpo hatA, te krodha vagere cAra kaSAya samajavA. te purUSanA zarIra upara madhamAMkha lAgI hatI, te sukhane ghAta karanArI reganI pIDAe samajavI. pelI zAkhAne khedanAra je be uMdare kahevAmAM AvyA, te AyuSya rUpI zAkhAnu bhakSanuM karavAmAM catura evA be zukalapakSa ane kRNupakSa samaja Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaMbusvAmI caratra vA. je madhunA biMduo te viSe jANavA ke je kaSTamAM paNa prANIne svAda ApI rahyA che. he mitra prabhAva, huM paNa evI avasthAmAM A vI paDa hatuM, tyAre jema pelA purUSane vidyAdhara maLyuM hatuM, tema te vidyAdharanA jevA gurU mane prApta thayA che. have tuM mane zA mATe aTakAve che? evA gurU pharIvAra sulabha thatA nathI." jaMbUkumArane A vRttAMta sAMbhaLI dhana ane vanitAnA bhAganA viSayamAM nirUttara thaI gayelA prabhAve pachI bIjA viSaya upara prazna karyo. "mitra, kadi dhana ane vanitAne bhega naThAre hoya te e vAta eka tarapha rahI paNa pASANanA jevA kaThera hadayathI A tArA kuTuMbane tyAga zA mATe kare che? kAraNa ke, keTalAekane svajane jIvatA na hoya, keTalAeka svajananA abhakta hoya ane keTalAeka svajananI sAthe virodha karanArA heya, tethI prAye karIne svajanane vega sulabha nathI. ane je svajanane vega prApta thaye te te cheDa egya nathI." jaMbUkumAra be-"are bhAI, A saMsAramAM bhamatA evA saMsArI jIve sarva jInI sAthe sarva prakAranA saMbaMdhe prApta karela che, te pachI kayA saMbaMdha upara rAga kare? e kahI zakAtuM nathI. vaLI jeo saMsAramAM jyAre saMpatti prApta thAya che tyAre sAthe maLI tene upabhaMga karavA bhegA thAya che, paNa jyAre saMpattine nAza thaI duHkha prApta thAya che, tyAre teo jugArIonI jema dUra cAlyA jAya che, evA svajanene viSe Adara zuM kare? emAM paNa jJAtine saMbaMdha te mAyA vacananI jema viparIta jovAmAM Ave che, A vAta je tArA mAnavAmAM na AvatI hoya te te upara eka kathA che, te dhyAna daIne sAMbhaLa. A dezamAM madhura AkRtivALA puNyavAna purUSoe sevelI mathurA nAme eka nagarI che. te nagarImAM saMbaMdhanI vici. jANe kAmadevanI senA heya tevI kuberasenA tratA UparadaSTAMta. nAme eka gaNikA rahetI hatI. teNIe eka vakhate kuberadatta ane kuberadanA nAme putra putrInA yugalane janma ApyuM. te guNikAnI vRddhamAtAe nA paDI te chatAM teNue te baMne bAlakane daza divasa sudhI ratanapAna Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tho japUsvAmI caritra karAvyuM. "vArAMganA zelaDInI jema phalavALI thAya, e vAta kadipaNu vakhANavA yegya nathI. tethI vanarUpI sarvasvane haranArA putra putrI upara teNane kema saha unna thAya?" A pramANe kahI te kuberasenAnI vRddha mAtAe te baMne bAlakane potapotAnA nAmanI mudrikA paherAvI peTImAM mukyA ane te peTI yamunA nadImAM taratI mukI dIdhI. kuberasenane pitAno vRddhamAtAnA kahevAthI A kAma karavuM paDayuM, tathApi kudratI mAtRsnehane laIne teNue te peTI mukatI vakhate yamunA nadIne kahyuM ke "he sakhI, A mArA ane bALakonI have tuM mAtA che. meM A bAlakane tArA khoLAmAM mukyA che. mArI A thApaNane tuM olavIza nahIM." A pramANe kahI kAjaLathI zyAma evA aghuvaDe yamunAnA jaLane vadhAre zyAma.karatI te guNikA duHkha pAmatI pAchI AvI. te peTI pravAhamAM taNAtI taNAtI saiyapura nagaranA sImADAmAM AvI pahoMcI. A samaye kaI be zrImaMta gRhastha nadInA tIra upara ubhA hatA. jANe baMdara zivAyanA sthaLa upara AvelI nAvIka heya. tevI te peTIne joI temaNe kheMcI lIdhI. te UghADIne jotAM temAM be bAlake jovAmAM AvyA. tatkALa temaNe eka eka vehecI lIdhuM. bALakanI Upara temanA nAmanI mudrikA hatI, te uparathI temanA te te nAma rAkhavAmAM AvyA ane bane te bAlake ubhaya gRhasthonA gharamAM ucharI gayA. jyAre teo zizuvayathI mukta thayA, tyAre temane yogya kaLAone abhyAsa karAvavAmAM AvyuM. kALe karI jemanA kula jANavAmAM AvyA nathI, evA te baMne bAlakane paraspara vivAha karavAmAM AvyuM. te bane ratibhavanamAM kIDA karatA yugaliyAnA jevA dharmane AcaravA lAgyA. eka samaye baMne daMpati pAzAthI ramatA hatA. tevAmAM kuberadate pitAnI mudrikA phekI te kuberadattAe joI, pachI pitAnI mudrikA meLavI tyAM baMne sarakhI lAgI eTale te bALA vicAramAM paDI gaI. pachI teNIe kahyuM, "prANanAtha, A baMne mudrikA nAma ane ghATathI maLatI Ave che, te uparathI paritApa karanAre ApaNu baMnenI vacce sahedara bhAva hoya evuM mane lAge che. kadAcit A baMne gRhasthoe ApaNane kaI ThekANethI meLavyA haze. ApaNe temanA kharA saMtAne Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaMbUsvAmI caritra nathI. te A hakIkta ApaNe Aje sogana ApIne temane puchIe te tene nirNaya thaze." AvuM vicArI te baMne daMpatie temanA vaDilene e vAta segana ApI puchI eTale te vaDilee temanI AgaLa satya hakIkata kahI dIdhI. A uparathI baMne yuvAna ane yuvati pitAne sahe dara saMbaMdha nizcita karI zoka sAthe pitAnA pApanI niMdA karavA lAgyA. "A saMsAramAM jJAna vinA manuSyamAM paNa pazudharma thaI jAya che AvuM vicArI kuberadattA virakata thaI gaI ane tatkALa kuberadatta ane mAtA pitAnI AjJA laI teNI dIkSA laI cAlI nIkaLI cAlatI va. khate teNIe baMdha rUpI vRkSanuM jANe bIja hoya tevI pelI pitAnA baMdhu kuberadattanA nAmanI mudrikA gupta rIte sAthe lIdhI hatI. kALe karIne kuberadattanA hRdayamAM vairAgya tha na ha, te te vyApAranA kAmamAM lAgI maTe dhanavAna banI gaye. purU pAye karIne kaThaNa hRdayavALA hoya che. eka vakhate te dhanavAna banI mathurA nagarImAM AvI caDe. sUjema pUrva dizA pAse Ave tema te kAmI thaI pitAnI mAtA kuberasenA gaNikA pAse gaye. adhika rAgane dhAraNa karatAM te kAmI purUSe kaivamatane satya karI batAvyuM. saMsArarUpI viSavallInA phaLa je,meharUpI kAdavanA kIDA je ane pAparUpI vRkSanA pallava je te bane daMpatimAMthI eka putra utpanna thaye. tapasvinI ane sAdhvI kuberadattA A agya banAva avadhijJAnathI jANe pitAnI pravRttinInI AjJA laI utAvaLI mathurA nagarImAM AvI pahoMcI. teNuM kaTInA paththaramAM suvarNarekhAnI jema te kuberasenA guNikAnA gharamAM AvIne rahI. eka samaye pele bALaka pAraNAmAM sutA sute rete hatuM, tene jhulAvatI sAdhavI A pramANe belI-"he bAlaka, tuM zA mATe rUve che? tuM mArA patine sahadara che, tethI mAre dIyara thAya che. te vizALa lalATavALA, tuM mAre sahedara che, tethI mAre bhAI paNa thAya che. A kuberanA mArI patnI thAya che, tethI tuM mAro putra paNa che. tAre pitA mArI patnIthI 1 jemAM mAtA ke strI vacce bheda jovAmAM Avato nathI evo eka mArga saMpradAya Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaMbusvAmI vastri. 41 utpanna thayeA che, tethI tu mArA caitra paNa thAya che. mArI mAtAnA pri canA tu saheAdara che, tethI mAre kAkA paNa thAya che ane vaLI tu mArA sahAdaranA putra che, tethI mArA bhatrIjA paNa thAya che. huM su Mdara bALaka, tArI je mAtA che, te mArI paNa mAtA thAya, emAM koi jA tanA saMzaya nathI. vaLI te mArI mAtAnA prANapriyanI mAtA che, tethI te mArI mAtA mahI ( mAnI mAtA ) thAya che. huM sumati bALaka, tema te mArA prIyapatinI mAtA che, tethI mArI sa sU paNa thAya che. vaLI te mArI sapatnInA putranI priyA che, tethI te mArI vadhU ( putravadhU ) paNa thAya che. vaLI te mArA bhAinI patnI che, tethI mArI bhejAI paNa thAya che. vaLI te mArA patinI strI che, tethI mArI sapatnI paNu thAya che. ke AALaka, vaLI je mArA pitAmaha ( pitAnA pitA ) te tArA pitA thAya, tethI te mArA kAkA pazu thAya che, temaja te mArI mAtAnA pati che, tethI te mArA pitA paNa thAya che. tena mAtA ane mArI mAtA judI nathI tethI te mArI madhu paNa thAya che. vaLI te mArA patinI mAtAnA pati che. tethI te mAro sasaro paNa thAya che. teNe mArUM pANigrahaNa karyuM che tethI te mAro bhattAM paNa thAya che ane te mArI sapatnInA putra che, tethI mAro putra paNa thaI zake che " sAdhvI kuberaDhattAnA A zabdo kuberaDhattanA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyA, te sAMbhaLI teNe gAtha thI sAdhvIne puchyuM " sAdhI, Avu viparIta phrema khele che ? jo tuM cAkhI hA te A gaNikAne ghera kema raDe che ? bIjAnA doSa jIve che ane potAnA doSane vicAra paNa karatI nathI, " kuberadattanA A vacane sAMbhaLatAM ja sAdhvIe pelI mudrikA tenI AgaLa dharI, niratna (sUrya ) nI jema mudrArana jovAmAM AvatAMja kuberadattanuM ajJAna--tama dUra thai gayuM. meDhune laine peAtAnA puNya mAganA nAza thai gaye, ema jANI te peAtAne niDhavA lAgyuM. tatkALa te cAvana vayamAM hatA chatAM paNa potAnA AvA niti caritrayI zaramAtA kuberutta pApanI zuddhine mATe cAritra lai vanamAM cAlyuM Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * zrI aMbUsvAmI candri gaye pachI guNikA kuberasenAe paNa pApathI bhaya pAmI zuddha gRhastha dharma aMgIkAra karyo hate. jakhUkumAra kahe che he prabhava, A vRttAMta uparathI vicAra karya ke AvA saMsAranI aMdara saddabuddhivALA manuSyanI svajJAti ke sva. jana saMbaMdhI vArtA zI karavI? prabhava cera be, "mahAzaya, e bAbatamAM te tame samartha thaI zakayA che. paraMtu mAre eTaluM puchavAnuM che ke, tame putra vagaranA che, ane je aputra hoya tenI gati nathI, tenuM kema karaze?" jabUkumAre kahyuM "cerapati prabhava, je gatinuM mUla putre heya te huM gatimAM paNa virakta chuM. je putra vaDe sArI gati thatI hoya te pachI zvAna vagere prANIo badhA putravALA hoya che, te temanI paNa bhale sArI gati thAo. bhadra, e vAta tadana kalpita che. keI kALanA vivathI putra paNa zatru rUpe thAya che. je tane te viSe pratIti na AvatI hoya te te viSe eka kathA kahuM te sAMbhaLa. A pRthvI upara dhanADhya lekethI vaselI tAlisI nAme eka nagarI che. temAM mahezvaradatta nAme eka aputranI gati nathI mithyAtvI zreNI rahetuM hatuM. tenA gharamAMnAgie viSe vicitra lA nAme eka strI hatI. kumati rUpI nadInA draSTAMta pUre teNInA zILarUpI taTane teDI nAMkhyuM hatuM. teNane mana rUpa gajeMdra niraMkuza thaI pratyeka purUSa taka deDayA karatuM hatuM. eka vakhate te mahezvaradattanA pitAnA zrAddhane divasa AvyuM. te zrAddhanA parvamAM eka pADAne mArI tenuM mAMsa pitAnA putrane khoLAmAM besADI prItithI khavarAvatuM hatuM. te samaye kaI jJAnI muni tene ghera bhikSA mATe AvI caDayA. te joI jJAnIe kahyuM ke, "ahA ! A jaDa purUSa zrAddha kare che paNa te pitA nA mAMsathI pitAnA zatrune khelAmAM besADI poSe che. A pramANe kahI te muni pAchA valIgayA. tevAmAM muninA A zabdo sAMbhaLI mahezvaradattane krodha caDI Avyo. teNe pitAnA manamAM ciMtavyuM ke, ja malina zarIravAle A muni Avu malina kema bele che?" Ama ciMtavyA pachI tene vicAra thaye ke, A viSe kredha karavAnI jarUra Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jamUvAnI caritra. 43 nathI, prathama tene kharI hakIkata zuM che? te jANavA mATe puchavuM joIe " Ama vicArI tatkALa te muni pAse cAlye Avye ane A pramANe AlyA " huM sAdhu, tame zu kahevA mAgeA che ? te mane sama jAvA " mahezvaradattane pratidha ApavAnI icchAthI karUNAnI mANu rUpa evA muni elyA--" he suMdara, jemanA hRdaya mithyAtvathI malina thayelA che, evA jIvA zuM nathI karatA ? pUrve te bhayano tyAga karI tArI nA eka jAra purUSane mArI nAMkhyA hatA. te vakhate tatkALa tArI srInA udaramAM te jAra purUSathI rahelA garbhanI aMdara teja jAra purUSa pAteja temAM avataryAM hatA te A tArI kSetra ja putra thayelA che, tene tu putra tarIke mAne che. vaLI Aje zrAddhane divase te je pADAne mAryAM, te tArA pitA samudradattaneA jIva hatA. mA tArA dvAra AgaLa te pADAnA asthine lakSaNa karatI kutarI ubhI che, te tArI bahalA nAme mAtA che, AtadhyAnane laine te pazubhava pAmelI che. jJAnavaDe A hakIkta jANI huM ahiM tane Adha karavA Avye chuM. kAMi bhikSA mAgavA Avye nathI, meghanI jema yationI pravRtti parIpakArane mATeja che. A kutarI tArI mAtA che. e vAtanI jo tAre pratIti karavI hAya te te kutarIne tArA gharamAM lai jA, teNI mAtra adha nimeSamAM ja pUrve jamInamAM dATeluM dravya tane batAvaze." A sAMbhaLI Azcaya pAmelA mahezvaradatta te kutarIne potAnA gharamAM lai gayA. kutarIe dATelu dhana pratyakSa pragaTa karyuM. zA jotAMja mahezvaranA hRdayamAM paNa sAthe vivekarUpI ratna pragaTa thaI AvyuM. tepachI munionI kathAethI te evA zuddha jaina banI gayA ke je merU parvatanI jema sura-asurAthI paNa dharmathI calAyamAna thaIzake nahIM. " bhadra prabhava, A uparathI samajavAnuM ke, ' A gahana sasAramAM putrIthI pitA ane pitAthI putra uttama gati pAmI zaktA nathI, paraMtu te pUrvanA karelA sukRtathI ja uttama gati prApta karI zake che. Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakaraNa F huM. jaMbukumAra ane prabhavanI vacce A pramANe vAtacIta thatI * hatI, tevAmAM jaMbUkumAranI srI samudrathI teNInI sakhIe nI preraNAthI jarA namra mukhI thaI A pramANe khelI, " prabhu, mAla strIne ghaTe tevA AveA dAgraha zAmATe rAkhA che? gRhasthAne vanitA ane vittanA upabhogathI malatu. iMdrabhavananA jevuM sukha kayAM! ane kAMTAvALI zAkhAne mana karavA jevu munionu` cAritra kayAM! cAvana vayamAM tapa karavuM te prAta:kAle dvIpaka karyAM jevuM che. te matranA japanI AdimAMja devane visarjana karavA jevuM che ane te putra janmane vakhate nivApAMjali ApyA jevu che. svAmInAtha, amAro thA aparAdha che ke, tame hu'mezA ekalI mukitane ja sabhArI che, paNa te mukti bahu jananI rAgiNI, rUpa vagaranI ane cugu rahita che, ema mAnajo, tevI paNa mukitane tame anukrame meLavI zakaze. temAM utAvaLa karavI na joie, catura purUSA kayAre paNa utAvaLane vakhANutA nathI. sAhasa karanArA purUSane pAchaLathI kheda karavA paDe che. te viSe eka kuTubInu dRSTAMta prakhyAta che. jakhakumAra ane tenI sIyAnA savAda. susIma-nAmanA gAmamAM eka jaDa kuTuMbI ( lukhI) rahetA hatA, te jyAre cAmAsuM Ave tyAre kAMga ane kuTuMbanuM kodarA jevA halakA dhAnya vAvatA ane varSA. eka dRSTAMta. 6nA siMcanathI ugelA ane pAkelA te dhAnyana AnadathI khAtA hatA. eka vakhate potAnA 1 ahiM` mukita bahujananI prItivALI, arUpI ane nirguNa che ane strI RNAM purUSo para rAmavALI, rUpa ane guNu vagaranI hAya te tyAjya che. Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thI khUvAmAM caritra sagAvAhAlAone maLavAnI IcchAthI te mALavA devAmAM AvelA pUraNa nAmanA eka gAmamAM gaye. tyAM tenA sagAoe tene ghI, khAMDa sAthe ghaUMnA mAMDAnuM madhura bhajana karAvyuM. te jamIne tRpta thayele te kaNabI jemAM halakA kherAthI haMmezA peTa bALavAmAM Ave che, evA pitAnA zudra dezane gALa ApavA lAgyuM. pitAnA peTa upara hAtha pheravI teNe svajanane kahyuM, "are baMdhuo, tamane dhanya che ke je tame amRta sane paNa nIcu karI de evuM AvuM svAdiSTa bhejana haMmezA meLave che, AvA bhejananA bIja mane Ape te huM e bIja mArA dezamAM phelAvuM." tenI AvI mAMgaNI uparathI te lokoe te kaNabIne zelaDI ane gedhUmanA bIja ApyA ane AdarapUrvaka zeraDInA kSetranI tathA tene pIlavAnA kAmanI rIti tene samajAvI. AthI manamAM pitAnI durAzAnA taragAne uchALate te kaNabI harSa pAmate pitAne gAma AvyuM. lekee ane tenA putrae tene ghaNue vAryo, te paNa mAMDAne rasa khAvAnI lolupatAthI teNe aparAdhInI jema potAnA kSetramAM lagabhaga taiyAra thaI gayelA dhAnyane laNI nAMkhyuM. pachI pitAnI pAse pahelAnuM je dravya hatuM, te khacI te sthULa jamInamAM eka dAvA mAMDaye. ghaNuM uMDuM khedatAM paNa temAMthI pANI nIkaLyuM nahIM, paraMtu ulaTuM tenI AMkhamAMthI pANI nIkaLI gayuM. he svAminAtha, jevI rIte te mUDha kaNabI khAMDamAMDA khAvAnI lelupatAthI pitAnA hAthamAM AvelA annane gumAvI beThe ane khAMDatathA mAMDAnA navA dhAnyane na meLavavAthI ane bhraSTa stabhraSTa thaI lekamAM upahAsyanuM pAtra thaye, tevI rIte tame A hAthamAM AvelA saMsAranA sukha upara dveSa karI muktinA sukhane mATe yAna kare che, te tame paNa ubhaya bhraSTa thaI lekamAM hAsyanuM pAtra thazo.. pitAnI patnI samudrazronA AvA vacana sAMbhaLI jaMbUkumAra zaMkhanA jevo madhura dhvani karI belyA. "bhadra, tArAmAM AvuM vANInuM AcAryapaNuM kene karyuM che? grahasthAnuM sukha kevuM che? te sAMbhaLa janma, jarA, Adhi, vyAdhi ane mRtyuthI haNAyeluM te gRhasthanuM sukha 1 athata dravyanI hAni thavAthI tene rovuM paDayuM. Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 zrI jammusvAmI casthi. ' viSathI mizrIta evA sAkaranA jala jevu che, tethI hitanI IcchA rAkhanArA purUSone te agrAhaya che. je yatine vratanu duHkha che, pariNAme sArUM che. tethI ame tene duHkha gaNatA nathI. je duHkhanI bhIti rAkhanArA che, tene khetI vagere badhA udyoga klIbhUta thatA nathI, kuzaLa purUSa ' rAjAnI meherakhAnI meLavavAmAM, dhana kamAvAmAM, nidhAnanA lAbha saMpAdana karavAmAM ane dharma karavAmAM kALa ke akALa jovA ezatA nathI, meAkSanI lakSmI game tevI hA, pazu je tene mahA purUSAe mAnya karI che, te pachI mAre mAnya che. je mAge mahAjana jAya che, teja mAga kahevAya che. je purUSa pramadAenA zarIrane sudara dhAro ghaNAM huthI seve che, te koi eka kAgaDAnI jema avazya jIvitathI bhraSTa thai jAya che, te kAgaDAnu` hRSTAMta A pramANe che, vidhyAcaLanI aTavImAM jANe khIje nAnA vidhya giri hoya, tevA eka vRddha hAthI hateA. eka vakhate grISma kAgaDAnuM dRSTAMta. RtumAM tene ati luka lAgavAthI te nama dA nadInA tIra Upara AvatAM mRtyu pAmI gaye tenA muDadAne ei eka zIyALanu TALu jANe potAne akSaya nidhi prApta thayeA hoya tema adhika harSa pAmavA lAgyuM. teNe mAMsa khecI khecI te hAthInA muDadAnuM gudAra khullu karI mukayu. pachI kADA kAgaDAe dhaNI vagaranA nagaramAM jema divase cAra peze ane nikaLetema te zudbAramAM pezavA lAgyA ane nIkaLavA lAgyA. A pramANe kAgaDAmA gamanAgamana karatA hatA, tevAmAM vizeSa lubdha evA eka kAgaDo adaranA mAMsanu bhakSaNa karavAmAM rasika thai tenI zudvAranA bhAgamAM gaDIne sthira rahI gayA, tevAmAM grISma RtunA taDakAne laIne te muDadAnuM zuddhAra sa kAcIne bIDAi gayuM. te kAkapakSI aMdara pUrA gayA. te samaye te pakSInA kALanI jema varSA Rtune kALa Avye. meghanI prathama vRSTi thatAM te narmadA nadImAM meTu' pUra AvyuM. pASANunI jema jalanA taragA te gajeMdranA mRta zarorane samudramAM ghasaDI gayA. pAtAnI srI narmadA nadIne anusaranArA, te hAthInA zarIrane herAna karanArA te kAgaDA upara jALuM gussA Avye hAya tema samudra jalanA mArathI te zuddhArane paheLu karI kAgaDAne bAhera kADhI nAMkhyuM. Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI bUravAmA caritra.. madhya samudramAM AvelA kAgaDAe pratyeka dizAmAM daSTi nAMkhI, tyAM sarva jagata jalamaya hoya tevuM tenA jevAmAM AvyuM eTale teNe jIvavAnI AzA cheDI dIdhI. kSaNavAra uDI AsapAsa pharate paNa pAcho nirAza thaI tyAMja bezate hate. DIvAra pachI te jotAM ja te gajenuM mudde samudranA taraMgae DubADI dIdhuM. pachI thoDI vAreja te muDadAne AdhAre kAgaDe devane AdhIna thaI teja sthaLe DubI gaye. he samudraDhI, te kAgaDAnI jema huM strInA zarIra upara lubdha thaI A saMsArarUpI samudramAM DubI javA Icchate nathI." jaMbU kumAranA A vacane sAMbhaLI bIjI strI padmazrI bolIprANanAtha, mukti viSene paNa lebha kalyANakArI nathI. lebhane sarva ApattirUpa nadIonI utpattine sthAnarUpa mahAna parvata kahelo che. he kRtArtha svAmina, je purUSe adhika-adhika lebha karanArA che, teo pitAnI mUla vastune paNa hArI jAya che. te viSe lebharUpI regamAM mahAna-auSadharUpa evI eka vAnaranI kathA che, te sAMbhaLe traNa pravAhathI traNa mArge cAlanArI gagA nadI che. je gaMgA - nadI vikAza pAmelA netrarUpI kamaLanI zreNI eka vAnaranI thI jANe kalahasa pakSIonA joDalAnA kIDA kathA. klAhane jotI hoya tevI dekhAya che. te gaMgA. | nadInA tIra upara eka vAnara ane vAnarI paraspara saM sArI rAgathI baddha thaI rahetA hatA. teo gaMgA nadInA vanamAM athavA jala jAMbavAnA ghATA vRkSavALA jala upara prema lagADI pharatA hatA. eka vakhate vAnara tIra upara rahelA jala jAMbavAnA vRkSa upara caDatAM jalamAM paDI gayuM. te va nara (vA-nara) eTalevika5vALe nara hatuM, te pitAnuM savikalpa narapANe cheDI nivikalpa nara (purUSa) banI gaye. te joI tenI strI vAnarIe vicAryuM ke " A tIrthanA prabhAvathI mAre bhartA vAnara maTI nara thaI gaye te ne huM paNa tevI rIte paDuM te vAnaro maTIne nArI thaI jaIza." AvuM vicArI te vAnarI paNa te jalamAM paDI eTale te nArI thaI gaI. baMne nithI janma pAmyA vagara manuSyarUpe thaI te vanamAM bhegavilAsa kavA lAgyA. eka vakhate vAnaramAMthI nara thayelA te purUSe vizeSa le Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jabaravAmI caritra jethI pitAnI strIne kahyuM ke he priyA, A jala jAMbavAnuM vRkSa che. tAnA mahimAthI pazune manuSyapaNuM Ape che. te te manuSyane devapaNuM paNa Ape, ema huM mAnuM chuM. mATe ApaNuM bane te uparathI pAchA jaLamAM paDIne devatA banIe, kAraNake, devatAone je vecchA sukha maLe che. te manuSyane maLatuM nathI." strIe uttara Ape. "svAminAtha have vadhAre lAbha kare nahIM. A manuSyapaNAmAM ApaNane zI nyUnatA che?" A pramANe kahI strIe tene vAryo, tathApi "tuM bahI. kaNa hadayavALI che ema kahI tenI avagaNanA karI te purUSe jalamAM pApAta karyo. te vakhate teja vRkSathI pAche te vAnara banI gaye. A duHkhathI pAche te pharIvAra paDe te paNa te punaH purUSa thaye nahIM. te pachI teNe potAnI strIne manuSyapaNAthI chuTI punaH vAnarI thavAne ghaNI khuzAmata karI te paNa teNIe tema karavuM kabula karyuM nahIM. jAtivaMta maNi hAtha AvyA pachI tene keNa cheDI de? eka vakhate te vAnaranI kAmadevanA virahavALI ratinI jema gaMgAnA tIra upara ramatI hatI, teNIne hastinApuranA rAjAnA purUSa pakaDI gayA, ane teNIne rAjAne seMpI dIdhI. jagatanI sarva suMdarIonuM lAvaNaya jANe piMDita thayuM hoya, sarva saMdaryane sAra jANe saMcita karyo hoya, tevI te suMdara strIne rAjAe pitAnA aMtaHpuranI adhIzvarI banAvI dIdhI. pelA vAnarane kaI madArIe pakaDa ane tene evI nRtyakaLA zIkhavI ke, te nRtyakaLA joI leke te madArIne ghaNuM dravya ApavA lAgyA. te madArI pharate pharate te vAnara sAthe hastinApuramAM AvI caDaye. vAnaranA nRtyathI nagaranA dhanADhya lekene viramaya pamADane te mArI anukrame rAjAnI sabhAmAM jaI pihoMce. tyAM madAroe vAnarane nacAvA mAMDe. te paNa naThArA naTanI jema te vAnara nA nahIM. rAjAnI sAthe eka Asana upara beThelI te rANIne joI vAnare rUdana karavA mAMDyuM. raNabhUmimAM gheDe haTha pakaDatAM je subhaTane kheda thAya, teve kheda rAjasabhAmAM vAnara pratikULa thatAM mahArIne thaI paDaze. A vakhate te vAnara pitAne pati che ema jANuM rANI A pramANe elI. "he vAnara, je kALa hoya te pramANe vartavuM joie. vadhAre lobha karI pelA jalajAMbavAnA jhADa uparathI Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaMbusvAmI caritra. pace tA have manuSyapaNuM zAmATe sabhAre che?" A pramANe rANInA vacana sAMbhaLI pratimASa pAmelA vAnare nRtya karI rAjAne khuzI karI dIdhA. pachI rAjAe madArIne iSTa dhana ApI te vAnarane cheDAvI dIdhA, tyArabAda rAjAe te rANIne puchyuM ke, "triye,te thA maMtra ApyA ke, jethI te vAnare nRtya karyuM?" rANIe potAnA satra vRttAMta rAjAne kDI saMbhaLAvye. te sAMbhaLI kAmI rAjAe vAnarane adhika lAbha dUSaNu rUpa hatA chatAM tene guNu rUpe mAnya; kAraNake, jo te vAnara manuSya rUpe rahyA hAta tA A suMdara strI tenI rANI na thAta, " he svAmInAtha, tetho ame icchIe chIe ke sa MsAravAsane ceAgya evuM sukha prApta karyA pachI tame adhika leAbhatho meAkSa sukhanI icchA rAkhI te vAnaranI jema mUla sukhamAMthI paDe nahIM. ame A vAta tamArA hitanI IcchAthI kahIe chIe." ja khU kumAra bAlyA, " he vAcAla ii, satpurUSA dharmanI aMdara lAzane paNa vakhANe che, kAraNu ke, je mukitanI icchA, te lebha rUpI rAganuM oSadha che, je purUSa mAhanI nidrAmAM pramAdI thaI meAkSanA sukhane mATe yatna karatA nathI, te puNyasAra nAmanA kulaputranI jema manuSya janmatho bhraSTa thaI zAka kare che. dAMta. jemAM AvelA gRhA peAtAnI zobhAvaDa vimAnanA paNa tiraskAra kare che, evu bhAgapura nAme eka nagara che. kulaputra puNyasAranu temAM viparita nAmavALA puNyasAra nAme eka kulaputra rahetA hatA. tenu bharaNa pASaNa karavAnA jANe agAuthI bhaya lAgyA hAya tema mAtA pitA tenI khAlyavayamAMja mRtyu pAmI cAlyA gayA hatA. pachI tenA mAzALIyAoe snehathI nahIM paNa leAkalAthI tene ucherI mATe karyAM, puNyasAgara jyAre cAvanavayamAM AvyA tyAre tenA meAzALoyA e.e eka zILavatI kanyA sAthe tenA vivAha karyo, pachI te puNyasAra strI sAthe me zALagRhamAM rahI dAsapaNAthI potAnI AjIvikA calAvatA hatA. eka vakhate keTalAeka mitrAnI geANI karatAM tenA sAMbhaLavAmAM 7 Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa zrI jaMbUsvAmI caritra AvyuM ke, "samudramAM ucI jAtanA ratno rahelA che." A sAMbhaLI te mUrkha harSanA AvezathI belI uThe ke, "je huM samudrane ulecI rane mATe saMcaya na karU te mane puNyasArane badale ahaMkAra vagarane pApasAra kahe." AvI pratijJA laI ghera AvyA ane teNe pitAnI patnInI AgaLa te pratijJA kahI, tyAre zuzIla patnIe tene vAravA mAMDe, tyAre te AkSepa karIne bele. "are varAkI, tuM zA mATe kheda kare che? samudramAMthI lAvelA ratna vaDe tArA alaMkAre thavAnA che. e nakkI mAnaje" pachI teNe pitAnA mazAlIyA pratye e vAta kahI eTale teo paNa tene aTakAvavA lAgyA. tyAre teNe temane paNa avaLI rIte kahyuM ke mArA sivAya tamArA gharanuM matanuM dAsapaNuM bIje keNa kare. te pachI puNyasAra eka leDhAnI kaMDI laI vegathI samudrane kAMThe gaye. te vakhate tene joI jANe hAthamAM kamaMDaLa laI agasta muni jete hoya tema leke ciMtavavA lAgyA. jemAM dudhara evA pUrathI hajAre nadIonA jalanA pravAho paDe che. te paNa jenI icchA pUrNa thato nathI, evA samudrane kAMThe bethI tenuM jala pelI leDhAnI kuMDIvaDe ulecavA puNyasAratiyAra thaye. jaLa ulecatAM te bebhe. "he samudra, je tuM tArI aMdara rahelA ratnanA samUhane choDI de, te huM kRpAthI tane choDI mukuM" AvA vacanethI samudrane tarjanA karatA puNyasAra kayA kayA lekanA upahAsyanuM pAtra nathI tha! jyAre ke tene tema karate aTakAvatA tyAre te lekene kahe ke, are loke, huM tamAre bhAgIdAra ke vi. rAdhI nathI chatAM tame mArI saMpattine kema sahana karI zakatA nathI" AvI rIte samudranuM jaLa ulecatAM cha mAsa thaI gayAM, tyAMsudhI teNe anna paNa cheDI dIdhA ane te jarA paNa manabhaMga thaye nahIM. AvI tenI zraddhA joI samudrane musthita nAmane deva tenI upara saMtuSTa thaI gaye. apavAdathI bhaya pAmanArA te devatAe samudramAMthI jaLane ulecanArA te puyasArane dAridrarUpI aMdhakArane dUra karanAra sUryanA jevuM ciMtAmaNI rana batAvyuM. pite vijayI thaye, tethI khuzI thaI puNyasAre te ratnane pitAnA malina vastranA cheDA sAthe bAMdhyuM ane pachI pitAne zrama saphaLa thayele jANI te pitAne prathama vAranArA Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jakhUsvAmI caritra. 51. lokAne tiraskAra karavA icchatA tyAMthI cAlI nIkaLye. AgaLa cAlatAM koi gAmamAM AvyA, tyAM kAi musAkrakhAnAmAM utarI gAmamAMthI bhikSA mAgI anna lAvI te vaDe teNe lAMbA vakhatanI kSudhA dUra karI, pachI rAtre sui gaye, nidrAmAM jenI gAMThe ratna khAMdheluM hatuM, te vajra dUra thai gayuM. tevAmAM koi khInne musAphara AvI caDayA. tenA pagamAM te vastranI gAMTha akLANI, te uparathI teNe te gAMTha cheDI tyAM nirjAgIne duSprApya evuM te ratna tenA jovAmAM AvyuM. tarataja teNe eka pASANunA kaTakA te ratnane ThekANe khAMdhI te ratna laI lIdhuM. ane te pratini te ciMtAmaNI ratnanI pUjA karI. je vastu meLavavavAnI IcchA thAya te vastu meLavavA lAgyuM. nirbhAgI puNyasAra prAtaHkALe sUryanA kiraNA thatAM jAgrata thayA. pachI te ridrI peAtAnuM vastra laI hanI urmiothI prerAyele hoya tema utAvaLA mAnuM ullaMdhana karo peAtAne ghera AvI paheAracyAM. ghera AvI pAtAnI patnI ane svajanAne ekaThA karI teNe kahyuM, ke, "tame badhAe mane vAratA hata', pazu chevaTe huM samudra pAsethI ciMtAmaNI ratna laine Avye che. " ema kahI teNe jevAmAM vasranI gAMTha cheDI tevAmAM jANe dAridrane krIDA karavAne daDA hAya tevA pASANunA kaTakeA pragaTa thai Avye. te joi " tAre lAyaka ciMtAmaNI maLI cukaye " ema badhAe tenuM upahAsya karavA mAMDayuM. puNyasAra tA jANe marI gayA hoya, tema kAMi paNa khelI zakayA nahIM. " r he padmazrI, te puNyasAranI jema mane A saMsArarUpI samudramAM manuSya bhavarUpI citAmAMNu maLye che, tene jo hu mehu nidrAmAM gumAvI besuM, tA huM poteja upAsyanuM pAtra khanu jammU kumAranA mukhathI A vacano sAMbhaLI trIjI srI padmasenA khAlI--" prANapriya, je vastu prApta thAya, tenAtho sa MtASa mAnavA ceAgya che. nahIM te uMcA vRkSa upara kaLA joine hRdaya phArTI jAya che. 7 purUSa je maLyu DAya tene choDI de ane je maLyuM na hoya tene vizeSa meLavavA mATe yatna karatA, te eka zIyALanI jema ubhaya bhraSTa thai pAchaLathI herAna thAya che, Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jabUsvAmI caritra. kaI eka zIyALa nadInI AsapAsa mukhamAM mAMsa laIne pha rate hato. tevAmAM kAdavavALI jamInamAM eka zIyALanI lIna thayela eka matsya tenA jovAmAM AvyuM. kathA. tatkALa peluM mAMsa mukhamAMthI cheDI daI te matsyane pakaDavA deDa, tevAmAM te matsya na dImAM cAle gaye ane pAchaLathI zamaLI AvI te mAMsane laI gaI. tethI te zIyALa hRdayamAM pIDA pAmI AkaMda karavA lAgyuM. tyAre ke ketukI musAphara te mAge nIkaLe. teNe te zIyALane adhika lebha je A pramANe kahyuM. "are zIyALa, tuM mukhamAM rahelA mAMsane cheDI vadhAre lebhathI matsyane pakaDavA de, tethI tu mAMsa ane masya-baMnemAMthI bhraSTa thaye che, have zA mATe rUdana kare che?" te pramANe he priya, tamArA hAthamAM AvelA A bhoga upara tame anA dara rAkhe che ane mekSanA sukha upara Adara rAkhe che, paraMtu je karmavege e baMne sukha nahIM maLe te tame paNa bIjAone zeka karavA egya thaI paDaze. ame ichie chIe ke tamAre e dazA na thAo." jaMbU kumAra belyA he saibhAgyavatI strI, tuM mArA kalyANanI icchA rAkhI mane upadeza Ape che, paraMtu je meLavyuM hoya tene saMbhALI rAkhavuM, e vAta kene na rUce? paraMtu vanitAonI vANI rUpa cAra strIo meLavelA dharmane paNa harI le che, teone parAjaya karI vidyumbhALInA jevuM nahIM thAuM. vitADhaya parvata upara ghaNI bhAvALuM gaganavallabha nAme nagara che. te nagaramAM AvelA maNimaya bhava. vidyumbhAlInuM tenI bhIMtAmAM paDelA lokonA pratibiMbathI. draSTAMta. ja citra kADhelA hatA. tenI aMdara vidyAdhara vidhummAlI ane megharatha nAme be sahedara baMdha rahetA hatA. teo baMnene kaI vakhate mAtaMgI nAmanI vidyA prApta karavAnI IcchA thaI. jyAre purUSane mAtaMgI vidyA sAdhavI hoya tyAre temane eka caMDALanI putrIne paraNI caMDALanA vAsasthAna Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaMbusvAmI caritra - mAM eka varSa sudhI brahmacarya pAlIne rahevuM paDe che. tyAre e vidhA temane siddha thAya che. e vidyA meLavavAne mATe vRkSa uparathI jema be pakSIo utare tema teo vaitADhya parvata uparathI nIce utaryA pachI caMDALane veSa dharI te baMne vasaMtapura nagaramAM AvyA. jyAM caMDALe rahetA hatA te sthAne teo gayA ane eka cAMDALa kuLanA vRddha purUSane maLyA. te vRddha cAMDALe temane puchyuM ke, "tame keNa che?" teo bolyA "ame eka caMDALanA nAyakanA putra chIe. pitAnA apamAnathI kheda pAmI ame baMne pATalIputra nagaramAMthI tamArA jevA dhaNanI zaraNe AvyA chIe. te baMnene guNI ane bhakata jANI te vRddha cAMDALe potAnI be putrIo sAthe harSathI temane vivAha karyo. pachI megharathe doSa rahita brahmaNya pALI mAtAnI vidyA sAdhI lIdhI. ane vidyummAlI kevela jema kAgaDIne cAhe tema te caMDALIne aM. tyaMta cAhavA lAgyuM. ane teNInI sAthe viSaya bhegamAM paDI gaye. thaDe kALe meghathI siMcana thayelI bhUmi jema aMkurane dhAraNa kare tema te caMDALIe garbhane dhAraNa karyo. jyAre eka varSa pUrNa thayuM eTale megha. rathe mAtaMgI vidyA siddha karI te vakhate tenA jANavAmAM AvyuM ke vi. ghummAlIthI cAMDALIne garbha rahyo che, tethI te vidyummAlI pAse AvI A pramANe bele--"he bAMdhava, tArA jevA sakuLavALA vidyAdhare A ze gajaba karyo?"vidyummAlI lajjAthI namra mukha karI bebhe. brAtA, mAre aparAdha kSamA kare. havethI eka varSa sudhI vadhAre rahI ha mAtaMgI vidyA sAdhIza, eka varSa pachI mArI ciMtA karaje. vidyumbhAlInI A pratijJA sAMbhaLI kAmadevane jItanAra purUSa jema brahmapadane pAme tema megharatha potAnA nagarane prApta thayuM. tyArabAda eka varSa vItyA pachI megharatha potAnA badhune strInA baMdhamAMthI uddhAra karavA pAche vasaMtapuramAM AvyuM. tyAM potAnA baMdhu vidyummAlIne utsagamAM bALakane ramADate je ane tenI strI cAMDALIne punaH sagarbhA thayelI avalekI. te joI megharathe kahyuM, "are baMdhu tu te nilaja ane vikaLa thayelo lAge che. ke jethI nagaranI gaTaramAM jemahaMsa anurAgI thAya tema tuM A adhama strIne anurAgI thAya che. vighummAlIe kahyuM, "brAtA, mArI rekhA khalapurUSamAM thaI che ane tamArI Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 zrI jaMbusvAmI caritra. " rekhA upakArI purUSAmAM thai che, jethI AvI dazAmAM rahelA evA paNa mane pratibaMdha karavAne mATetame vAra vAra Ave che, have ekavAra pAchA jAe, huM e vidyAne jarUra sAdhIza. eka varSa pachI mAro uddhAra karavA A vajro. " madhunA A vacana sAMbhaLI megharatha pAchA cAlyA gayA. eka va thayA pachI te pharIvAra pAchA ALye, tyAM te vidhnmAlI e khALakAne ramADatA tenA jovAmAM Andre ane pelI caMDALI sagarbhA jovAmAM AvI. te jotAMja tenu mana atizaya khinna thavA lAgyu, tatkALa meghartha tenAthI kaMTALIne cAlyA ke je phIvAra pAche AvyeAja nahIM. huM mAle, huM te vidhummAlInI jema gurUjanane kheda karAvIza nahIM. " jammU kumAranA mukhathI A dRSTAMta sAMbhaLI tenI ceAthI strI kana senA eTalI--" he svAminAtha, jema atikAmathI vicitravIrya rAjA, ati kapathI kAravA, ati abhimAnathI rAvaNa ati jugArathI naLa rAjA ane atikrUratAthI parazurAmaM nAza pAmyA hatA, tema tame ati lAlathI zAyamanI jema nAza pAmaze. . zAligrAma nAmanA gAmamAM eka sAre bhAgyavAna kazukhI raDatA hatA. te huMmezA zaMkha vagADI mRga vagere pazuene nasADIne peAtAnA kSetranI rakSA ka. ratA hatA. eka vakhate te rAtre hAthamAM zaMkha laIne te kSetranI rakSA karavA gaye. jyAre rAtrinA avasAna kALa thayA, eTale te sUtA uThI zaMkha vagADavA lAgyA, teTalAmAM keTalAeka cAra leAkeA gAyAnA dhaNa harI laIne te kSetranI AsapAsa jatA hatA, A zaMkhane khina sAMbhaLI teoe dhAryuM ke, akasmAt rakSaka ( peAlIza ) leke. ApaNane pakaDavA AvI paheAMcyA. Ama dhArI tee badhu gayenuM dhaNu cheDI dai peAtAnA zvetune paNa bhAra rUpa mAnatA daze dizAomAM nAzI gayA ane te vakhate a MdhakAra upara mitra buddhi karavA lAgyA, te pachI prAtaHkALe te kaNabI kSetranI AsapAsa pharate hatA, tevAmAM svecchAthI karanArA leDhAnI jema te geAvALa vagaranu gAyAnu dhaNa tenA jovAmAM Avyu, tene te gAmamAM lai gayA. te vaDe leAkA pAsethI dravya ane yaza ane zakhadhamaka draSTAMta. Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jabUsvAmI caritra. * paSa tene prApta thayA. AthI tenAmAM vizeSa lAbha thaye eTale te kheDuta haMmezA rAtre vizeSa zaMkha vagADavA lAgyuM. eka vakhate pharIvAra pelA cAra leke gAyanuM dhaNa sAthe laI te kSetranI AgaLa nIkaLyA, tyAM te zaMkhano dhvani temanA sAMbhaLavAmAM AvyuM. tatkALa teo vizeSa hIMmatathI ane buddhithI vicAra karI kahevA lAgyA ke, "ApaNe pa. helA paNa Aja ThekANe zaMkhane dhavani sAMbhaLe hatuM, te kaI purUSa A kSetranI najIka zaMkha vagADanAra have joIe. ane teja purUSa pahelA paNa zaMkha vagADIne ApaNI gAyenA dhaNane tyAga karAvyuM hatuM, je A vAtanI khAtrI thAya te ApaNe te zakhadhamaka purUSane haNI nAMkhave jaIe." AvuM vicArI te cAra le ke zaMkhanA zabdane anusAre te kSetramAM dAkhala thaI gayA. tyAM te zaMkha vagADanAra kayubI jovAmAM AvyuM. tatkALa tene pakaDI tene zaMkha bhAMgI ghaNe mAra mArI tene mRtaprAya karI dIdho hate. he prANeza, A daSTAMta uparathI samajavAnuM ke, te kaNabIe adhika lebha na karyo heta te te evI bhAre vipattine pAmata nahIM, tevI rIte tame paNa prApta thayelA bhegathI saMtoSa mAnI le. mokSanI spRhAne vizeSa lAbha kare nahIM. ja bUkumAra bolyA-"he priyA, bhega ane saMtoSa e baMne ne meLaja AvatuM nathI, kAraNake bhegane bhegavanArA keI paNa prA. NIne saMtoSa thatuM nathI. jema jema saMga thAya che, tema tema prANI vizeSa magna thatuM jAya che. eka vAnara adhika adhika saMga karavAthI nAza pAmyuM hatuM. samagra prANuone kriDA karavAnA sthAnarUpa vidhya nAme parvata che. tenI aMdara zatruonA samUhane mArI nAMvAnaranuM draSTAMta panAre eka yUthapati vAnara rahetuM hatuM. eka vakhate te TeLAmAM rahetA eka bIje vAnara te cUthapati vAnaranI priya vAnarI sAthe ekAMte rahela hatA. A khabara cUthapatinA jANavAmAM AvatA te krodhathI tene mAravA deDI AvyuM. tene Avate jaI pele vAnara khIhAra zabdakarI pASANanA goLA phekate pRSTa Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI karavAnI stra bhAge pelI vAnarIne rAkhI krodhanA AvezathI tenI sAme deDa. teo baMne sAmasAme yuddha karavA lAgyA. keIe temane yuddha karavAnI kaLA zIkhavI nahatI, chatAM teo jANe te kaLAne jANatA hoya tema yuddha karatAM joI, keTalAeka sIkArIe tevuM kadi joyela nahi tethI vismaya pAmI gayA. pilA ajeya parAkramavALA yuvAna vAnare te vRddha vAnarane harAvI dIdhuM eTale tatkALa te nAzI gaye. taDakAnA tApathI ane mAganA zramathI te vRddha vAnara ati tRSAtura thaI gaye. AthI teNe kaI moTI vizALa zilA upara rahela zilAjItanI aMdara jalanI buddhithI pitAnuM mukha nAkhyuM. temAM tenuM mukha evuM cATI gayuM ke, tene te ukheDI zake nahIM. pachI teNe pitAnA be hAtha temAM nAMkhyA, te baMne hAtha paNa coTI gayA. jyAre hAtha ukheDI zakyo nahIM eTale be paga nAkhyA, te paNa coTI gayA, evI rIte badhA avayavo cATI. javAthI te vAnara jANe khIlAI gaye heya tema banI chevaTe mRtyune pAmI gaye. he priye, tevI rIte zIlAjIta jevA A viSayabhAga che. tenI aMdara tRSNAthI mehita buddhivALe thaI te vAnaranI jema huM vipanna thavAne nathI. A pramANe vara jaMbU kumAra pitAnI cAra kiyAene caturAUo pratibaMdhita karI mananI aMdara mAvA lAgyuM ke, meM have kAmadevanA subhaTenuM adhuM kaTaka bhedI nAMkhyuM che. A vakhate tenI pAMcamI priyA nabhasenA belo-"he priya, mane lAge che ke mokSanA sukhamAM AnaMdane dhAraNa karanAra munionuM vRMda jeI ApanuM mana tene mATe utsuka thAya che ane tethI Apa utAvaLA thAo che, paraMtu je kAma spardhathI karavAmAM Ave te prAyaH sArA pariNAmavALuM hetuM nathI. te upara vidvAne be vRddha vazInuM daSTAMta Ape che. pUrve naMdigrAmamAM siddhi ane buddhi nAme be vRddha strIo rahetI hatI. teo baMne jarAvasyA ane dAna be vRddha DezIo ridramAM samAna hatI, tethI te banenI vacce nuM draSTAMta. maitrIbhAva utpanna thaye hate. te baMnemAM siddhi e dAridranA duHkhathI pIDita thaI prabhAvanA Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7 zrI jabUravAmA caritra. . nidhi jevA gila nAmanA yakSanI ArAdhanA karI, tethI te yakSa tene haMmezA be senAme hAra ApavA lAgye priya evA vasaMta RtunA caitra ane vaizAkha mAsathI jema velI pallavita thAya, tema e siddhi DezI te be senA merethI ghaNI saMpattine prApta thaI gaI. eka vakhate buddhi DezIe siddhi Dezone kahyuM ke, "he sakhI, pahelA ApaNe baMne sarakhI sthitimAM hatA, te hAla tArA vacce tathA AbhUSaNanA dekhAvathI tuM jANe badalAI gaI hoya tema dekhAya che? pachI saraLa hRdayavALI siddhie potAne yakSa taraphathI je lAbha maLe che, te vAta buddhine kahI saMbhaLAvI. te vAta sAMbhaLI buddhie paNa te yakSanI ArAdhanA karI. jyAre yakSa prasanna thaye eTale teNuMe siddhinA karatAM bamaNuM maLe tevI mAgaNI karI. yakSe pratyakSa thaI teNIne pratidina cAra sonAmahora ApavA mAMDI, AthI mRdupavanathI sarasInI jema buddhi siddhinA karatAM dviguNa vilAsa bhegavavA lAgI te i siddhie punaH yakSanI vizeSa ArAdhanA karI buddhithI bamaNI samRddhi mAgI lIdhI. te joI pAchI buddhie tenAthI bamaNuM samRddhi mAgI. A pramANe thavAthI bhemila yakSane te strIenA saMkTamAM AvI paDayA jevuM lAgyuM. tethI tenA hRdayamAM kheda u* sanna thaye te i siddhie balAtkAre tenI ArAdhanA karI pitAnI eka AMkha kANuM thavAnuM varadAna mAgyuM. AthI siddhi eka AMkhe kANuM banI gaI. pachI buddhi vagaranI buddhie te yakSanI ArAdhanA karI "siddhinA karatAM mAre bamaNuM thAo" evI mAgaNI karI tethI yakSe buddhine be AMkhe kANI karI dIdhI. AthI puSkaLa vaibhava prApta thayAM chatAM paNa buddhinA hRdayamAM bhAre saMtApa upta thayuM hatuM." he svAminA, terI rIte mekSanI IcchA rAkhanArA munienI sAthe spardhA bAdhI vartanArA evA Apane te vRddha DezI buddhinI jema hAni thaze. jakumAra bela "mAnino, A tArA vacananI paddhatI 1 talAvI Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 zrI jaMbUsvAmI caritra. bhavIjananA ughaDelA tattvarUpI netranI aMdara DyUDano vRSTi karavA jevI che. tamArA jevA mANasAnA vacanA upara sanmAne cheDI de tevA purUSa te bIjA samajavA, huM tA kapiNu sanmArgane cheDavAne nathI. te upara eka azrvanuM draSTAMta che, te sAMbhaLa, " sarva prakAranI samRddhinuM jANe sa Mketa sthaLa hAya tevuM sAketa nAme eka nagara che. tenI aMdara khAA eka azvanuM draSTAMta. ane AMtara zatruene jItanAro jitAri nAme rAjA hate. te nagaramAM te rAjAnA prasAdanu sthAnarUpa jinadAsa nAme eka zrAvaka hatA, rAjAe eka vakhate te jinadAsane ghera eka ratna jevA andha thApaNa mukaye hatA te jinadAsa tenu sArI rIte pAlana karatA hatA. te gRhasthanA gharamAM e a zvanA aMga tathA upAMga jema jema vadhavA lAgyA tema tema rAjAne saMpatti vadhavA lAgI ane tenA zatruone vipatti vadhavA lAgI. ji nadAsa prati divasa te azva upara caDI tene sarovaramAM pANI pAvA lai jatA ane tyAMthI jyAre pAchA vaLatA tyAre tene ekajinAlayanI AsapAsa traNa pradakSiNA karAvatA hatA. pachI te azva upara beThA beThA jinezvara bhagavAnane namaskAra karI peAtAne ghera AvatA ha. AvA nityanA abhyAsathI te azva jinadAsanu ghara, sarevara ane jinAlaya sivAya khIje javAnA kAI paNa mArga jANatA nahAtA, eka vakhate jitArI rAjAnA zatru rAjAe e sabhAmAM sarvane puchyuM ke-- "zuM ApaNu rAjya jene bIjI jIma thai hAya tevA mANusanI jema jitAri rAjAthI tA tuTI nahIM jAya ? ,, 19 te vakhate pRthvI upara gupta rIte pharanArA temanA khAtamIdAro olyA-- " mahArAjA, pAtAnA svAmInA rAjyanu` rasAyanarUpa ane zatruonI kula lakSmIne kSayarogarUpa jitAri rAjAnA azva jyAMsudhI jayavaMta che, tyAM sudhI bIjAonA udaya kevI rIte thavAnA ? " khAta mIThArAnA A vacana sAMbhaLI pAtAne DAhyA mAnanArA eka matrIe pratijJA karI ke, " huM te jitAri rAjAnA azvane alpa samayamAM 1 mANusane khIjI jIsa thAya teA te mRtyu pAme che. w Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jabusvAmI caritra. para harI lAvIza." AvI pratijJA karI te maMtrI tarata cAle ane sAkta nagaramAM AvI pahoMcyuM. teNe kapaTathI zrAvakane veSa lIdhe. ane te sAketa nagaramAM sarva jaina biMbenI pUjA karavA lAgyo. tenI AvI zrAvaka dharmanI pravRtti je jinadAsa zrAvaka bheLavAI gaye. ane sAdharmivasyalya karavAne mATe tene te potAne ghera lAvya. tyAM jinezvaranI pUjA karI kheTa keTalAeka niyama batAvI teNe jinadAsane ghera bhejana karyuM. pachI jinadAsanA AgrahathI te maMtrI dharmavArtA karavAne tyAM rAtrivasa rahyA. tevAmAM te rAtre keI mitrane ghera vivAhane prasaMga Avyo, tethI te mitre jinadAsane pitAnA vivAhotsavamAM bhAga levAne prAthanA karI belA. te vakhate jinadAsa kSaNavAra azvanI ciMtAmAM paDe. sarva gepanIya vastuomAM paNa vadhAre gopanIya evA te azvane pitAnA putrAdikane paNa sepavAmAM avizvAsI e jinadAsa chevaTe pitAne ghera mahemAna thayelA te kapaTa zrAvaka maMtrIne te azva rakSaNa karavA soMpI cAlate thaye. mukhe gAya che ane bIje zarIre vAgha je te kapaTI zrAvaka vicAravA lAgyA ke-Aje mane sAdhya vastu siddha thaI cukI." pachI jyAre adhIM rAtri thaI eTale te pelA ghoDA upara beThe ane tene pitAnA nagara tarapha haMkAryo. nityanA abhyAsa pramANe azva prathama pelAM sarevara pAse jaI pachI jinAlayamAM AvI tene traNa pradakSiNa karI pAcho pitAne ghera AvyA. kapaTa maMtrIe tene pharIvAra haMkAyo. te paNa te sarevara ane jinAlayane pradakSiNA karI pAchA ghera AvyuM. e pramANe ghaNIvAra haMkAryo tathApi teNe teja pramANe bhramaNa karyA. karyuM. evI rIte thatAM rAtrinA aMdhakArane nAza thaI gaye ane pratyuSa kALa thayo. eTale te kapaTI azvane cheDI nAzI gaye. ane vAraMvAra rAtre bhramaNa karavAthI jene kaleza thayela che, e te azva tenI azvazALAmAM pezI gaye. prAtaHkAle nagara janee jinadAsane puchayuM ke, zuM tame rAtre azvane phera hate.?" AvA lokonA vacanathI te cakita thaI gaye. tatkALa te azvanI pAse AvyA tyAM azvane atizaya zAMta thaI gayela che. pachI tapAsa karatAM kapaTI zrAvakanuM vRttAMta tenA jANavAmAM AvyuM. pitAne azva bacI gaye tethI te Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI svAmI ra4i. pitAnA AtmAne puNyavaMta mAnavA lAgyuM. grahastha jinadAsa pachI harSanA azruothI azvane huvarAvI tene vizeSa satkAra karavA lAge hate. pazune paNa zIkhaDAvelA guNe gaiAravAne mATe thAya che. he priyA, te azvane jema te jinadAse sarevara, jinAlaya ane ghara e traNa mArgo batAvyA hatA, tema mane paNa mArA gurUe mArA hitane mATe jJAna, darzana ane cAritranA traNa mArgo batAvelA che, te traNa mArgone kadipaNa nahIM choDanAre huM kene mAnA cogya nahIM thAuM ?" jaMbU kumAranA AvA vacana sAMbhaLI tenI chaThThI sI kanakathI be lI-"prANapriya, khetI paNa anukrame phale che, mArga anukrame elaMgAya che. ane parvatanI Toca upara paNa anukrame javAya che. tevI rIte mekSa nagaramAM paNa anukrame javuM joIe, ane vrata paNa anukrame levuM joIe. je mANasa anukrama vagara utAvaLathI kAma kare che. te puNyahInanI jema zekanuM pAtra bane che. pitAnI zobhAthI IMdranI nagarI amarAvatIne paNa jItanArI jayaMtI nAme eka nagarI che. te nagarImAM puNyahInanuM daSTAMta. eka muThThaputra rahete hate. bALavayamAM ja tenA mAtA pitA ane baMdhuo mRtyu pAmI gayA, tethI tene mAme tene potAne ghera laI gaye tyAM paNa te kulaputra agnithI dA. te nibhaMgIne ghera lAvavAthI tenA mAmAnI lakSmI cAlI gaI ane daridra jANe deha dhAraNa karIne tenA gharamAM rahyuM hoya, tema banI gayuM, AthI mAmAe paNa te kulaputrano tyAga karI dIdho. tyAMthI chuTIne te tAmralisI nagarImAM AvyuM. tyAM kaI vepArInI dukAne a5 lebhathI paDI rahyo. teja rAtre pApI cera lekee te dukAnamAM corI karo AthI lekee tenuM nAma puNyahIna pADayuM. dAridrathI kaMTALI gayele te puNyahIna sArI sthitimA AvavA mATe eka vahANamAM bezI samudranI aMdara cAlya, tevAmAM tIrNa pavana chuTaye, te paNa a5 dhananA lebamAM lubdha thaI te jarApaNa Dagye nahIM. kSaNavAre jANe te puNyahInanA saMgathI malina thayelA pitAnA AtmAne zuddha karavA IcchatuM hoya tema te vahANa DubI gayuM. puNyahIna vahANanA eka pATIAne vaLagI mAMDa mAMDa samudrane kAMThe AvyuM. tyAM jenI aMdara unmatta hAtho hAthi Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thI jaMbusvAmI caritra - enA rasamAM matta thayelA che, evuM eka jagala tenA jevAmAM AvyuM te jaMgalane te elaMgI gaye. AgaLa jatAM te jaMgalarUpI samudramAM jANe beTa hoya, tevuM eka uttama teraNavALuM yakSamaMdira tenA jovAmAM AvyuM. tenI aMdara jaI pita nuM dAridrataLI nAMkhavAne mATe teNe yakSanI sevA karavA mAMDI. tenI sevAthI dayALa hRdayavALo vakSa tenI bhaktine vaza thaI A pramANe be-"hevasa, eka mayUra hamezA AvIne tArI AgaLa nRtya karaze, te pachI tArI pAsethI jatA eka pitAnuM suvarNanuM piMchuM muko jaze, te pIMchuM tAre grahaNa karavuM, ema karatAM te pIMchAne samUDa tane ghaNuM lakSmI karatAre thaI paDazeyakSanA A vacana uparathI te puNyahIna haMmezA mayUranuM pIMcha levA lAge. eka vakhate tenAmAM vizeSa lAbha pragaTa thaI AvyuM. tethI badhA pIMchA levA mATe teNe te mayUrane pakaDaye, tene apavitra hastane spaza thavAthI te mayUra tatkALa kAgaDA thaI gaye ane je tenA pIMchA prathama lIdhelA hatA, te paNa badhA kAgaDAnA pIMchA banI gayA. AthI te puNyahIna zatrunI senAnI jema sAmI AvatI lakSamIne aTakAvI deve karelA dAridranA prabhAvane jIvita sudhI anubhavavA lAgyo." he prANa pati, tame paNa jo AzramanA kamane lepa karI prathamathIja tapamAM tatpara thaze, te pUranA puNyanA samuDathI bhraSTa thaI te puthahInanI jema cirakALa duHkhane anubhavaze. jaMbUkumAra belya- he caturA, je purUSane mRtyunI sAthe zuddha maitro heya teja purU Azramane kama vicAravuM joIe. je jaDa purU prApta thayelI sAmagrIne parivAranA mehane laIne hArI jAya che. teo chevaTe kamaThanI jema gADha pazcAtApa karI avazya kale zane prApta kare che. dadhinI nAme eka aTave che. te liMkA nagarInI jema 1 aTavI pakSe paMkita-zreNI baMdha rahelA risaramAbhUta eTale mukhya vaDanA vRkSo. temanI sAthe ghATA palAza eTale kezuDAnA vRkSAthI bharapUra evI ane amita aparimita da-vRkSothI raMdhAelI evI ane aSTApada jAtanA prANI - nA nivAsavALI laMkApakSe paMkitazara eTale rAvaNa jene kSAbhUta-rAjA che. evI ane tenI sAthe avirala-ghaNAM palAza-rAkSasovALI ane mitaku-samudrathI rUdhAMelI ane aSTApada suvarNanA gharavALI. Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI aMbUsvAmI caritra paMktizira umAbhuvALI, avirala palAzakamaThanuM daSTAMta. vALI amitacthI rUMdhAelI ane aSTApada nivAsavALI che. tenI aMdara ghaNuM jananA vistAravALe ane sadA jaLane dhAraNa karanAre eka nada (draha) ha. jenI AsapAsa Avela sevALa samUDa majabUta dIvAlanA je dekhAtuM hatuM. tenI aMdara putra, paitra ane hiMge-bhANeje. thI parivRtta thaI eka kAcabe rahetA hatA. te drahanI aMdara AvelA eka moTA daramAM evI nirbhayatAthI rahetuM ke, te mRtyune paNa bhUlI gaye hate. eka vakhate pavanane laIne te zevALanA jALamAM eka chidra paDyuM, te chidrane mArge vAdaLa vagarane ane tArAothI suze bhita e zara Rtune caMdra tenA jovAmAM AvyuM. teNe pUrve caMdrane jeyela nahIM, tethI tene ghaNe vismaya thaze. cirakALa sudhI te caMdrane . joI pachI pitAnI jJAtinA parivAranA netrene utsava ApavA te jalanI aMdara potAnA sthAnamAM parivArane teDavA gaye. evAmAM te pitAnA parivArane teDI upara pAcho Avyo, tevAmAM ghaNe pavana thavAthI te zevALa baMdha thayelA kamADanI jema patharAI gaI pachI te bIcAre kAca badhA kahane oLavA lAgyuM. tathApi te caMdrane phIvAra joI zako nahIM." - "he priyA, te kAcabAnI jema huM kuMTuMbanA mehathI mArA gurU rUpI caMdrane choDavAne nathI. A samaye sAtamI strI kanakavatI belI"he prANeza, je purUSa svajanenI hitakArI vANuM mAne nahIM, te purU Sane mAsAhasa pakSInI jema vipattio najIka rahelI che. keI eka musAphara vanamAM pharatA hatA. tevAmAM tatkALa hAthIne sAkAra karI tenA mAMsathI tRpta thaI mukha phA mAsAhasa pakSInuM DIne sutele eka siMha tenA jevAmAM AvyuM. daSTAMta. te samaye kaI pakSI mAMsanA kaDakAnA lebhathI te sutelA siMhanA mukhamAM piza hare, tene pelA musAphare "are sAhasa mAkara" ema kahI aTakAvavA mAMDe. tathApi te mAMsa lubdha pakSI tenA mukha rUpI kuvAmAM pezI gaye. DIvAre siMha jAge ane Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaMbusvAmI caritra. * * teNe capeTAthI te pakSIne jIva rahita karI nAMkhyuM." he prANanAtha, te pakSInI jema tame paNa tamArI priyAonA vacanathI vimukha rahe che, te tamAruM kuzaLa nahIM thAya." - jaMbUkumAra be-"he subhage, je A jIvane hAnithI bacAve teja khare hitakArI baMdhu che. bAkInA je Apatti vakhate taTastha ubhA rahe che, teo zI rIte baMdhu gaNAya.? prANIne vipattimAM rakSA karanAra pitAnuM zarIra ke kuTuMba nathI. te viSe traNa mitranI kathA prakhyAta che, te zuM tArA sAMbhaLavAmAM nathI AvI? jemAM ghaNuM prANIo niraMtara pharyA kare che, evA eka cheDA vaga rano deza che. jene pAra keTalA eka ghaNuM kALa traNa mitrAnI kathA. sudhI paNa meLavI zakyA nathI. te dezamAM vastI bharapUra narasamudra nAme eka nagara che. tenI aMdara evA nara rane Unna thAya che ke jethI Idra paNa te nagaranI stuti kare che. temAM ugrazAsana nAme eka rAjA rAjaya karate hate. tenA teSathI keTalAeka divya samRddhi pAmatA hatA ane tenA reSathI keTala eka narakanI vyathA paNa pAmatA hatA. pAtAlathI te svarga sudhI, kaMthavAthI te IMdra sudhI ane janmathI te maraNa sudhI te balavAna rAjAnI AjJAne leke jarA paNa ullaMghana karI zaktA. nahatA. lekenA dhana, garIbAI, yuvAvasthA, jarAvasthA, sukha dukha, ane yaza-apayaza vagere badhuM jagatanA eka prabhurUpa evA te rAjAne A dhIna hatuM. je samartha rAjA potAnA baLathI devatAone nArakI, nArakIne devatA dvija janene caMDALa ane caMDALane jijane karI zakate hatuM. te rAjA ugrazAsanane sacetana nAme eka maMtrI hate. sarva Arane siddha karanArA te maMtrIe pitAnI buddhinA baLathI pitAnA svAmIne te te upAye jI AbAdImAM ghaNuM vadhAryo hato. je maMgo pitAnA mahArAjAnA prasAdathI varga tathA narakanI sImAvALI pRthvI upara pharI zaka hatuM, tethI te maMtrI sukha ke duHkhamAM tenI sevA cheDate nahote. te maMtrI sacetanane janmathI jene saMga thayele che, Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4 zrI ja'bhusvAmI caritra, evA surUpa nAme eka mitra hatA te mitrane teNe peAtAnI jAte sukhamAM grAsa mukIne UcheryAM hatA te supane snAnavilepana, vibhU SaNa sugaMdha mana anebhAjana vagerethI je prIti darzAvavAmAM AvatI tene sacetana maMtrI potAnA sukhane mATeja mAnatA hatA. AhAra, vyava hAra, sthiti, gati ane zayana paNa tenI sAtheja karatA hatA. AthI lokAe surUpanuM nAma nityamitra pADayu hatu. eka vakhate buddhavALI mitI nAmanI sacetananI strIe potAnA svAmIne te mitrane mATe kahevuM paDayuM, kAraNa ke, "jAtiva ta kulasrIe peAtAnA pramAdo purUSane jAgrata kare che. " te strIe kahyuM ke, svAmI, huM mAnuM chuM ke, A tamAre mitra uparathI ramaNIya dekhAya che. paNa adarakhAne te malina che. chevaTe te tamArA mArA vacce judAi paDAvaze, jyAre vipattinA kALa AvI paDaze; tyAre te mitra tamArAthI judo paDI jaze, te vakhate te paNa tamAre kharo sakhA thaze nahIM, agni lAgyA pachI zu kuve kheAdAya che ? he nAtha, mukhamAM eka AMkha hoya te teAMkha gaNAtI nathI ane thate eka cakra hAya te! te cakra gaNu tu natho, tevI rIte ekajamitra mitra gaNAtA teA nathI, mATe jo tame tamArA Ctecchu hetA eka bIjo mitra karo" patnInI AvI preraNAthI te sacetana maMtrIe svajana nAme eka bIjo nitra karyAM ane te pratyeka parvane divase tene snehathI khelAvI khuzI karavA lAgyuM. AthI lekAe te svajananuM nAma pamitra pATu', te pachI eka vakhate te strIe potAnA patine kahyuM ke "prANa nAtha A tamArA mitra pelA nityamitranA karatAM tamane vipattine vakhate sukhadAyaka thaze, paraMtu te pRthvInI rakSA karavAne mATe sArIrIte samartha nahIM thAya. tethI sukhe ArAdhI zakAya tevA avicala matro dharanArI ane uttama maLavALA eka trIjo mitra karI, AkhA vizvane hitakAro ane zrImAna evA tevA mitra prAye karIne sAdhu purUSonI zAlAmAM sehelAithI melavI zakAze " patnInA AvA vacana tho te ma`trIe teve mitra zodhI kADhayA, te mitra jyAre rastAmAM male tyAre tene ma MtrI namaskAra karete ane bhAvapUrvaka tenu dhyAna kare teA Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zI jaMbusvAmI te mitra te pramANe karavAthI sadA saMtuSTa rahete, kAraNa ke, u. ttama mitre mAtra bhAvathIja grAhya thAya che. jene sneha teTalA vaDe kAyama nabhavA lAge, tethI lokoe tenuM nAma praNAmamitra 2khyuM. A pramANe nityamitra, pamitra ane praNAmamitra e traNa mitra sAthe joDAIne te maMtro potAnuM jIvana nirgamana karavA lAgyuM. eka vakhate yamarAja je rAjA ugra zAsana te sacetana ma. trI upara ghaNo gusse thaI jo. AthI maMtrI prathama pitAnA ni tyamitra surUpa nI zaraNe Ave ane te bebhe-"mitra, meM prathamathIja tArI upara mArU prema sarvasva arpaNa karyuM che. A vakhate rAja taraphathI mArI upara vipatti AvI che, mATe mane sahAya karya ane ujavaLa yaza meLavya "A avasara pharIvAra nahIM Ave." maMtronA AvA vacana te niyamitra surUpe sAMbhalyA na sAMbhalyA karI nAMkhyA. teNe te tarapha jarApaNa dhyAna ApyuM nahIM. jANe tenI avagaNanA karI hoya, tema te mana dharI pRthvI upara cArahita thaI paDI raho. pitAne nityamitra Ama pharI javAthI te sacetana maMtrI jenA mukha upara mahAni AvI gaI che ane jenuM baLa haNAI gayuM che, e banI gaye te vakhate rAja taraphathI virodha thavAnA khabara jANavAmAM AvatAM ja pele bIje parvAmitra svajana te maMtrInI pAse AvI A pramANe golyA-"he mitra sacetana, tuM zA mATe kheda kare che? huM dhana ane tanathI tAre mATe cIna karIza. sacchiAcArI ane duHkhe ArAdhI zakAya eve te rAjA zuM karavAnuM hatuM? priyamitra, mArI upara tArA ghaNAM upakAra che, huM tArA rUmAMthI koIpaNa rIte mukta thaI zakuM tema nathI, parvamitranA AvA vacana sAMbhaLI maM. trIe nityamitranA katAM tene bahu mAna ApyuM ane tenI prazaMsA karI. parvasi potAnA mitranA bacAva mATe ghaNuM yatna karavA mAMDaye, paraMtu rAjane bhaya vadhavA mAMDaye, tevAmAM pelo tro praNAmamitra maMtrInI pAse Ava majabUta thaI A pramANe -"mitra, tArI buddhivALI matimatI patnInI preraNAthI huM tAro pAse hAjara thaye chuM. zA mATe zeka kare che? huM tArI pAse hAjara chuM. mArI hAjarIthI viru-vAsudeva jevAM paNa tane kAMIpaNa karavAne samartha thaI zake Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - jo bhUlathI tri tema nathI. he mitra, mAruM sAmarthya jevuM tevuM nathI. mArI mArAthI varSAda varSa che. samudra maryAdA teDI zakta nathI, dravyanA navanidhi pragaTa thAya che ane ciMtAmaNi tathA maMtrane mahimA kure che. huM mArI marajIthI nidhanane dhanavAna karuM chuM, kubuddhivALAone sadabu dvivALA banAvuM chuM, mRgalAone vAgha karI dauM chuM ane rAkane cakavarI banAvI dauM chuM. "meM A mANasane koIpaNa satkAra nathI karyo," evuM tuM manamAM paNa lAvIza nahIM. huM pratyupakaranI IcchA rAkhatA nathI. huM bhADAne tAbe rahenAre nathI paNa zuhabhAvane tAbe rahenAra chuM. tAre zuddhabhAva che, tethI huM Aje tArA nityanA praNamene anuNa thavA icchuM chuM. he mitra, tuM tArI priyA sahita mArI sAthe cAla, huM tane jyAM upadrava na thAya tevA sthAnamAM laI jauM." praNAmamitranA A vacana sAMbhaLI maMtrI sacetana khuzI thaI gaye. pachI vizvanA ane pitAnA hitakArI evA te praNamamitrane AgaLa karI matrI pitAnI priyA sAthe te pradezamAMthI cAlI nIkaLe ane kaI devAlayamAM teNe nivAsa karyo. tyAM maMtrI ghaNuM sukhI thayA hatA, tathApi te praNAmamitra tene tyAMthI paNa bIje ThekANe laI gaye. kAraNa ke, prAyaH rAja virUddha mANasane eka sthAne sthiti karavI u thita nathI. vizvane hitakArI e praNAmamitra te pitAnA mitra sacetanane mUla nagaramAM laI javAne eka sArA sthAnamAM laI gaye, te sthAnamAM praNAmamitranA prabhAvathI te cirakAla rahI bhega bhegavavA lAge." rAjA ugrazAsana pitAnA bAtamIdArethI ahIM rahelA 'maMtrIne jANe nahIM, evA IrAdAthI te praNAmamitre tene veSa badalAvI nAMkhe ane pachI tene tyAM rahelA sArthavAhanI pAse laI gaye. sAthavAhe kahyuM, "vatsa, tuM bhAgyavAnuM che ke, je tane A mitra malya. ame paNa e mitranA baLathI e naThArA rAjA ugrazAsanane choDavAnI IcchA rAkhIe chIe. tuM have kadi paNa e mitrathI vimukha thaIza nahIM. tema tAre kadi paNa A sArthane cheDI de nahIM. tane A mAge cAlatAM be vAgha maLaze, ane te sAmA uThI Avaze, te paNa teo nAthI tAre bIhavuM nahIM. vaLI rastAmAM cAlatAM aMtarAya kArA - Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jabUsvAmI caritra. vAnaLa, parvata, jALa ane khADAo Avaze, temane prazama, kamaLatA, saraLatA ane saMvararUpI maMtrathI nivArIne AgaLa cAlyA karavuM. mArge ke suMdara chAyAvALuM vana Ave te temAM rokAvuM nahIM. cAra lekenuM sainya Ave te tene balavaDe jItI levuM. he vIra, A zIkhApaNa dhAraNa karIne A raste cAlIza te tuM dhArelA ISTa nagaramAM pihoMcI jaIza." sArthapatinI A zIkhAmaNa ane tenI AjJAne te mAnya karI te maMtrI evI saralatAthI cAle che jethI te vikaTa jaMgalane eLagI nirvidhane zivanagaramAM pahocI gayo. te vakhate vizva hitakArI praNAmamitra belya-"he mitra, A nagara tarapha je. je nagaramAM ugrazAsana rAjAthI nirbhaya thaI leke sukhe rahelA che. A nagaramAM tuM nitya yuvAvasthAvAlA ane mRtyunA bhayathI rahita thaI anaMtakAla sudhI niSkaTaka sukha bhegavya" A pramANe kahI zuddha snehavAle te vizvahita praNAmamitra potAnA mitrane te zreSTha nagaramAM praveza karAvI tyAMthI pAchA vaLI gaye. kAraNake, tene evI rIte sarva jagatane u. dvAra karavAne che. jaMbU kumAra kahe che, "he suMdarI, upara kahelI kathAmAM zuM tatva raheluM che? te tuM sAMbhaLa. je deza kahevAmAM AvyuM, te A saMsAra samaja. je narasamudra nAme nagara kahevAmAM AvyuM te manuSya bhava samaje. je ugrazAsana rAjA te kamane vipAka jANu. je sacetana maMtrI, te jIva ane tenI je matimatI strI te buddhi samajavI. je tene niyamitra kahevAmAM AvyA te zarIra samajavuM. je bIje pavamitra kahevAmAM AvyuM te parijana-parivAra samajache. ane je trIjo praNAmamitra kahyA, te dharma jANa. je - jAne ke, te matyu dazA jANavI, tenuM rakSaNa nityamitrarUpa zarIrathI thaI zakyuM nahIM. jyAre nityamitrarUpI deha jANe oLakhIte ja na hoya, tema nizreSTa thaIne khATale paDaze, pachI badhuvarga rUpI parva mitra dhana ane vacanavaDe prayatna karate Ave che, paraMtu jyAre rAjAnA kaparUpI mRtyune bhaya vRddhi pAme che, eTale dharmarUpI pra Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI japUravI ritra NAma mitra te maMtrIrUpI jIvane gherIne svargalekarUpI bIje sthaLe laI jAya che, pAche te jIva cavIne manuSya bhavamAM Ave che, je sAthe kahevAmAM AvyuM te munione gaNu samaja. te sArthane svAmI te gurU jANavA. je veSa badalAva te dIkSA samajavI. sA. Wpatie je zikhAmaNa ApI, te gurUne upadeza samaja. je rastAmAM be vAgha kahyAM, te rAga ane dveSa samajavA je prazama vagere. thI aTakAvI zakAya evA dAvAnaLa pramukha kahyA, te cAra kaSAye samajavA. je mAge suMdara chAyAvALuM vana kahevAmAM AvyuM. te viSe jANavA ane cAra lokonI senA kahI te parISaha samajavA. je bhAre jaMgala kahevAmAM AvyuM, te meha samaje. ane je ISTa na gara kahevAmAM AvyuM, te mekSa samaje. he suMdarI, tethIja huM A deha ane kuTuMbane sneha cheDI dharmanI sevA karavAnI IcchA rAkhuM chuM A vakhate AThamI strI jayazrI bolI "he priyapati, mAnanA kheTA saMkalpa karI saraLa hRdayavAlI ane caTTa nAmanA tApasanI jema kema chetare che? kauzika nAmanA gAmamAM cakra nAme eka ghaNe mUrkha tApasa rahete hate. te haMmezAM zarIra upara bhasma caTTa tApasanuM copaDI pharate hate. tenI vANI paNa ghaNuMja draSTAMta rUkSa-kaThera hatI. eka vakhate teNe svapnAmAM pitAne maTha lADavAnA samUhathI bharele re, jayAre te prAtaHkAle jAgrata thaye tyAre teNe pazunA karatAM paNa vadhAre jaDa jevA potAnA ziSyone A pramANe kahyuM, "he vatsa, sAMbhaLe. ApaNe haMmezAM lekanA gharamAMthI bhikSA lAvIne khAIe chIe paNa sAmagrInI nyUnatAne laIne ApaNe keIne paNa jamA nathI paraMtu Aje mArAmAM evI zakti AvI che ke, jethI huM svecchAthI badhA lokone jamADI tRpta karI bali ane karNa vagere udAra purUSanI paMktimAM mArA AtmAne mukI zakIza. he ziSya, tame eka meTe maMDapa banAve ane sarva kene bhejananuM savara AmaMtraNa Ape caDhu tApasanA A vacana uparathI tenAM zivee tarata maM. Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaMbusvAmI caritra - 35 ume karyo ane sarva lokone nimaMtraNa karyuM. tarataja loko vismaya pAmI ekaThA thaI gayA ane patithI jamavA besI gayA. ane nukrame temanI AgaLa thALe mukavAmAM AvyA. te vakhate caDhe pitAnA ziSyane A pramANe kahyuM "are ziSya. ze vicAra kare che? ApaNa maThanI aMdarathI lADuo lAvo ane kAMga ane kedarA jevA halakA dhAnyanA rasane jANanAra A lekene pIrasI tRpta kare" caTa tApasanI AvI AjJA thatAM te ziSyae maThanA dvAra ughADayAM, tyAM temAM lADuM ke kAMI paNa joyuM nahIM. tatkAla temaNe gurUne AvI jaNAvyuM ke, maThamAM kAMI nathI te maThate jIrNa thayelA kuvAnA je tadana khAlI che." te sAMbhaLI, caTTatApasa braguTI caDAvIne be are mUkha zekhare tame suI jAo, eTale te lADuene joI zakaze. meM paNa svapnAmAMja e lADue joyA hatA." A sAMbhaLI leke tAlIo pADI kalakala zabda karatAM potapotAne ghera pAchA cAlyA gayA ane lADunI lAlaca cheDI je pitapotAnA gharamAM hatuM te khAI zAMta thayA. he svAminAtha, jema pitAnI buddhimAM kalpita evA bhejananA dAnathI lokemAM te cak tApasane upahAsya thaye hate. tema paNuM sukhanI peTI AzA dhAraNakarI lekanA upahAsyanuM pAtra thaze nahIM jaMbUkumAra be-"he priyA, tane viSayanI tRSNA kema kSobha kare che? he vidvAna strI, garbharUpI aMdha kRpamAM vasavAnI pIDA zuM tane nathI yAda AvatI ? devatAo paNa jenAthI trAsa pAme che, evA garbharUpI kuvAmAMthI mukta thaI tuM pAchI temAM pharIvAra paDavAne kema Icche che? tuM lalitAMganI jema tuccha buddhivALI lAge che." vasaMta rUtunI jema sumanasanI zreNIthI zreSTha evuM vasaMtapura nAme nagara che. temAM AzcaryanI vAta e che lalitAMganuM draSTAMta. ke patinA kara kaThera nahatA. te nagaramAM yuddhane viSe tIkSaNa hathIyAre vAparavAmAM rasi 1 vasaMta sumanasa-puponI zreNIthI zreSTha che ane A nagara sumana-sArA vidvAnonI zreNIthI zreSTha che. 2 gapati rAjAnA kara-Thera nahatA eTale ceDA kara hatA. ane gopati sUryanA kira--kiraNe kaThora-AkarAM nahatA vasaMta rUtumAM sUryanA kara AkarAM hoya che. Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - zrI aMbuvAmI cAra ka e zatAyudha nAme rAjA hatA. tene navavananA balathI chakI. gayelI lalitadevI nAme eka rANI hatI. eka vakhate lalitadevI mehelanA gokha upara beThI hatI, tevAmAM te nagaranA zrImAna gRhastha samudradattane putra lalitAMga teNInA jovAmAM AvyuM. te zreNiputra jANe zarIra dhArI kAmadeva heya, te dekhAtuM hatuM te suMdara tarUNane jotAM ja durbala gAya jema kAdavamAM kheMcI jAya tema teNInI draSTi tenA para kheMcI jaI. manana ane zarIranI ceSTA jANavAmAM catura evI catu rikA nAmanI sakhIe te vAta jANI lIdhI. yuvAna lalitAMga paNa marU bhUmine masAkara jema sarasIne joIne ubhuM rahe ane koyala jema AmravRkSanI latAne joI sthira rahe tema te suMdara kAMtivALI rasika ramaNane joI cirakAla ubhuM rahe, baMnene paraspara prema baMdhAI gaye. eka vakhate rAjA zatAyuddha kaimudI mahotsara jevAne vanamAM. gaye. te vakhate rANI lalitadevI te avasarane lAbha levAne pitAne mAthuM dukhe che, evuM banuM kADhI mahelamAM rahI hatI. teNI kAmadevanI pratimAne bahAne te tarUNa lalitAMgane caturikA dAsInI pAse meDela. mAM bolAvI lIdhe. rANInA zarIrarUpI sarovaramAM ramaNa karI te yuvAne lAMbA vakhatanA virahane tApa zAMta karI dIdhe. yuvAna lali. tAMga rati kiDAmAM magna thaI tyAMja paDI rahyo, tevAmAM rAjA zatA. yudha vanamAM kIDA karIne meDelamAM AvyuM. te vakhate jarA bhaya pAmelA catura nAjara lekee rAjAne A pramANe kahyuM, "he prajApAla, ApanA rANe pativratA che ane amArI daSTi chalatAthI bharelI nathI, paraMtu amane abhayadAna ApI Ape aMtaHpuranI tapAsa karavI egya che." najara lekenA AvA vacana uparathI rAjA siddha purUSanI jema kAMIpaNa zabda karyA sivAya chupI rIte jamAnAmAM A ce. te kAle caturikA dAsInI daSTi dvAra upara hatI, eTale teNIe tatkALa rANIne jAhera karI dIdhuM. te ja samaye kAma rahita thayelI rANa lalitadevIe aMtaramAM bhaya pAmI sakhIonI sAthe te pahelA lalitAMgane upADI paththaranI jema bArIethI gaMdakInA khoLa kuvAmAM pheMkI dIdhe. kIDAonA samuDathI bharapura eva kIcaDathI bharelA ane Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -01 zrI rAma carijha. * vamana tathA lALanA jaththAvAlA te khALakuvAnI aMdara paDele lalitAMga narakanA kIDAnI tulanAne prApta thaye. rANu lalitadevI pratidina jamyA pachI je ajIThuM hoya te temAM nAMkhatI te vaDe lalitAMga kutarAnI jema pitAnA prANane nirvAha karate hate. temAM rahI kaMTALI gayelA lalitAge pitAnA manamAM vicAryuM ke, "je huM A malanA kuvAmAMthI bAhara nIkaLuM te pachI kadipaNu viSaya bhegavIza nahIM." AvA AvA vicAra karo ane jIvavAthI kaMTALI gayela te lali. tAMga nArakInA jIvanI jema jIvavA lAgyuM. tevAmAM varSArUtu AvI. eTale varSAdanA baholA pANIe tene te kuvAmAMthI bAhara kADhI nAMkhe. pachI jarA parAkrama vinAne te taNute taNAMte zaheranI bAhera AvelI eka khAImAM kacarAnI jema paDI gaye, jalathI jenuM zarIra phUlI AvyuM che, evA te lalitAMgane jalanA mejAo te khAI mAMthI uchALIne kAMThe lAvyA, tevAmAM jANe tenA satkarmanI dazA heya tevI kaI dhAtrI tyAM AvI caDI, teNIe tene joye. zaradatu jema haMsane kamala tarapha lAve tema te dhAtrI tene elakhI pitAne ghera lAvI, ane snAna vagere karAvI tene pAcho navIna karI dIdhuM." A vakhate AThe strIoe ekI sAthe jaMbUkumArane kahyuM ke, "te lalitAMga pAche puSTa zarIravALo thAya ane tene joI kAmAtura thayelI te. rANI tene bolAve te tene te rANI pAse javuM egya che ke na javuM yegya che? are! eka maMda buddhivALe mANasa paNa jANI zake che, te rANInI pAse pharIvAra javuM tene egya ja nathI. A vakhate jabUkumAra bolyA, "priye, A kathAnuM tatva zuM che? te sAMbhaLe, je lalitAMga te bhegamAM lelupa e chava samaja. je rAjAnI rANIna bheganuM sukha te sukha bhAge-uparathI madhura evuM viSaya sukha jANavuM. je khALakuvAmAM vAsa, te garbhavAsa samaje. je ajIThAmala vagerenuM bhejana, te mAtAnA jamelA annapANInA rasathI garbhanI AjIvikA samajavI. je khALakuvAmAMthI mAMDamAMDa bAhara nIkaLavuM, te janma samajavuM ane je tyAMthI nIkaLIne khAImAM paDavuM, te sUti. kAgrahane vAsa samaja. je dhAtrI te sarvane Teke ApanArI sakarmanI saMskRti samajavI. je kurtithI pratipAlanane pAmele jIva Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaMbusvAmI caritra. vina vayamAM suMdara bane che. jyAre te garbhavAsarUpI kuvAmAM rahevAnI viDa banAo saMbhAravAmAM Ave te pachI kaye sacetana purUSa viSayabhegamAM lepatA kare? he priyAe, saMyamarUpI amRta vidyamAna chatAM kaye subuddhi purUSa viSayamAM ramaNa kare? kAraNake, te viSaya bhegavatAM khArA jalanI jema ulaTI vadhAre tRSNA utpanna kare che mATe tame vratanuM ane viSayanA samUhanuM pariNAma hadayamAM vicArI jenuM pariNAma tamane sAruM lAge tenuM buddhi pUrvaka vicArI sevana kare." ja bUkumAranA A vacanethI te AThe strIo pratibaMdha pAmI gaI. tatkALa teo belI uThI ke, svAminAtha, tame jItyA che. zuM ghuvaDa pakSInI strIo sUryanI sAthe spardhA karI zake? he priya, tamee je mArgane Azraya karyo che, teja mArge amAre Azraya karavAne che. gADAne ane gADIone mArga jude hetuM nathI. vaLI tame ame AThene choDI daI je eka strIneM varavA satvara IcchA rAkhe che, te mu. kti rUpI so je ke amArI sapanI che, te paNa ame tene jovAnI IcchA rAkhIe chIe. he pUjyapAda svAmI maMdamativALI ame abaLAo tamArA ekanI zaraNe AvI chIe, tethI tamAre zivamAge amArI rAha joI ane sAthe levI joIe." A vakhate pele cerapati prabhAva be -"kAmadevanA baLane haranAra he sukumAra jaMbUkamAra, tamAruM A caritra jemAM ame cAra paNa camatkAra pAmI gayA chIe, A pRthvI upara sarvathI baLavAna hAthI che, tenAthI kSudhA baLavAna che, sudhAthI dhAnyanA dANu baLavAna che, tenAthI zilA baLavAna che, ke jenA putra-pASANanA baLathI abaLA strIo te dhAnyanA dANane daLI nAkhe che. tenAthI laTuM baLavAna che, tenAthI agni baLavAna che, tenAthI megha baLavAna che, te. nAthI tephAnI pavana baLavAna che, tenAthI sarpa baLavAnuM che, tenAthI garUDa pakSI baLavAnuM che, tenAthI vAsudeva baLavAna che, tenAthI caka vatI baLavAna che, tenAthI devatA baLavAna che, tenAthI Idra balavAna che ane tenAthI kAmadeva balavAna che. tevA kAmadevane jItanArA 1 pASANanI dhaMTIthI dhAnyanA dANAM dalAya che.* Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ go janasvAmI caritra. ha " ame kAnI sAthe sarakhAvIe ? hai vIra, gaMgA jevI tamArI vANuIe mArI viSayatRSNA gaLI gai che, mArUM meharUpI raja zamI gayela che ane mAce manarUpI 'haMsa Sita thayA che. have huM mArA adhuAnI rajA laI tamArI pAse dIkSAvrata laIza, A pramANe praNavacAre kahyuM, te sAMbhaLI, ' tane krAi harakta nahIM kare ? ema jammU kumAre jaNAvyuM. pachI te prabhavacAra te gharamAMthI nIkaLIne cAlyA gaye, te pachI mAThunA samUhane jema jaMbU kumAre haryAM, tema aMdhakA ne haraNa karate sUrya urjAya thayA. prAtaHkAle jammU kumAre vrata levA nizcaya karyo che, ema tenA mAtApitA ane sasarAenA jANuvAmAM Avyu. AvI khalyavayamAM paNa jammU kumAranI vratanI AsthA joI te mAtApitA ane sAsusasarAe paNa vrata levAne mATe yatna karavA tatpara thaI gayA. ekajaNa mAge dAranAra DAya te pachI tene sAtha dvArAyaja che, tatkAla nirmaLa jalathI bharelA suvaNuMnA kalaze|vaDe jammU kumArate snAna karAvavAmAM AvyuM, te jANe te kAmadevane jitanAra thavAthI uttama subhaTenI jAtimAM zreSTa tarIke tenA abhiSeka karavAmAM Avye heAya, tema te dekhAvA lAgyuM. A dehanA. alathI ataranA prabaLa zatruonu` khaLa mAre jItavuM shela thayuM," ema jANe dhAratA hoya tema teNe vIrapurUSanI jema khetAnA dehane caMdananu` vilepana karyuM. aMtaramAM prajavalita evA dhyAnarUpI agninA teja jANe khAhera phuTI nIkLyA hoya, tevA suvarNamaya ghaNAM AbhUSa @AthI tene vibhUSita karavAmAM AvyeA. jenA sugadhathI ekaThA maLelA bhamarAonA samUhanA guMjAravathI zabdAyamAna thatI puSpamALAnA bhArane vahana karanArI ja bUkumAra jANe jItelA kAmadeve cheDI dIdhelA hathIyArAne vahana karatA hoya. tema dekhAvA lAgyuM. kSIrasAgaranA kalle lanA jevA dheAlA vajrathI zAlatu tenuM zarIra jANe naThArA pariNAmavALA caDALanA jevA pApakarmonI malinatAne haNane taiyAra thayu hoya tevu dekhAtuM hatuM. te pachI teNe te te upahArathI zuddha hRdaye zrI jinabhagavAnanI pUjA karI, te jANe zivanagaramAM javAno vidyA sAdha ' z Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ja - zrI aMbUsvAmI caritra nArA evA mane maMgaLa thAo, evI teNe dhAraNA karI hoya tema dekhAtuM hatuM. te pachI "sarvane lakSmI cheDI de che ane huM lakSmIne baLAtkAre choDI dauM chuM" ema dhArI te dAnavIra jabU kumAre pitAnuM sarva dhana navakSetramAM khacI nAMkhyuM. tyArabAda te zivarUpI prasAda upara caDavAne dAdara hoya tevI zibikA upara ArUDha thaye eTale tatkAla tenA mAtApitA ane zvasuravarga eka hRdayavALa thaI tene vIMTAI valyA. jANe mUrtimAna cAritra hoya tevA te jaMbU kumArane vAma bhAge tenI ATha patnIo vAhanapara bezI cAlavA lAgI. te jANe pravacananI ATha mAtAe haya, tevI te zobhatI hatI. tenI upara suvarNamaya daMDavALA chetre dharavAmAM AvyA, te jANe te chatranA miSathI kAmadevane jItavAthI tene anusaranAra meghe bhaya pAmIne vidyuta sAthe jaMbU kumArane sevatA hoya, tema dekhAtA hatA. temanI AgaLa thatAM nATakanA tathA UMcI jAtanA DholanA dhvaniethI dizA nA prAMta bhAga beherA thaI jatA hatA. A pramANe anAdara nAmanA iMdra aMbU kumArano niSkramaNa mahatsava karyo hate. ame junA mANase e purANa vageremAM paNa keI ThekANe AvuM sAMbhaLyuM nathI," ema bolatA evA nagarajanenI vANI jeo sAMbhaLatA hatA ane jeNe karelA kAmadevanA vijayanuM varNana baMdijana karatA hatA, evA jaMbU kumAra yAcake upara suvarNanI vRSTi karatA ane nagaranI nArIonA AzIrvAda sAMbhaLatA jyAM sudharmA gurU rahetA hatA, te vanamAM AvI pahoMcyA. traNa jagatamAM vilakSaNa evuM jaMbU kumAranuM vanavayanuM A caritra joI jANe viramaya pAmyA hoya tema pavane halAvelA te UghAnanA vRkSe pitAnA mastakane ghuNAvatA hatA. pitapitAnA mAlAmAM beThelA pakSIo paNa jANe jaMbU kumAranA caritranI manamAM bhAvanA karatA hoya tema mana dhAraNa karI temane prItithI vilekatA hatA. vanamAM AvI pahoMcyA pachI jANe vrata levAmAM vilaMba thavAthI laya pAmyA hoya tema tatkALa parivAra sahita zibikAmAMthI nIce taryA ane gurUne traNa pradakSiNA karI A pramANe bolyA "bhagavana, Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jaMbusvAmI caritra huM 1dutinA bhayathI ratnAkara jevA ApanA zaraNe Avyo chuM. tethI he vibhu, mane ciMtAmaNi jevuM caritra ApavAne Apa prasanna thAo. zrI jinamatarUpI sarevaramAM rahelA siddhAMtarUpI rasa bharita amRtanuM tRSNAthI pAna karatAM evA mArA A saMsArajanita tApane ApanA caraNanI chAyA chedI nAMkhe-pUve je muktAbharaNa-motIonA AbapaNavAlA, vikacAnana-praphullita mukhavALA ane kRtArtharasa-artha dhananA rasane sAMbhaLanArA hatA, te atyAre muktAbharaNa-AbhUSaNane cheDanArA, vidyAnanocayo kezarahita mukhavALA ane zrutArtharasaAgamanA arthane rasa jANanArA evA jaMbUkumArane hadayamAM harSa dharatAM evA gurUe tatkAla dIkSA Apo. te samaye pitAne zamarAjyanI prApti thavAmAM kAraNarUpa evA pitAnA putra jaMbU kumAranI mAtApitAe A pramANe prazaMsA karI, "prAye karIne putra jIvatA mAtApitAnA abhakta hoya che, ane marI gayA pachI bhakta hoya che, paraMtu A ja bU kumAra putra te amAre jIvatAM ja bhakta thaye hate. jabU kumAranA sasarAoe A pramANe prazaMsA karI. "prAya karone jamAI sasarAnA kulanI lahamIrUpI sarisvA tene zeSanAre grISma Rtu hoya che, paraMtu A ja bU kumAra jamAIe te amane UlaTe zamatAne nidhi Ape che. jaMbU kumAranI patnIee harSathI jaNAvyuM ke bhartA AbhUSaNonA bhArathI potAnI bhAryAne A bhavasamudramAM DubAvI de che, paraMtu amArA pati ja bUkumAre te amane A bhavasamudra tarAvI dIdhuM che." te pachI sAyaMkAle dIpakanI kAMtinI jema, meghanI vRSTimAM sari. tAnA pravAhanI jema ane Uttama bhUmimAM vRkSanA aMkuranI jema mahAtmA ja bUkumAramAM tatkAla savega pragaTa thaI A kAmadevanA saMgI meharAjane teNe sarvathA dabA, e ghaTe che. kAraNa ke, gurUnA prasAdathI teo dvAdazAMgamAM baLavALA thaI gayA hatA. cauda ratnonA jevA cAda pUrvothI ane nava nidhi jevA nava tothI yukta thayelA 1 durgati eTale naThArI gati ane daridra Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | svAmI saci muni jaMbUkumAre sarva kSamA bhUtanuM cakravartIpaNuM prApta karyuM, e. sarva rIte ghaTita che. te pachI pele prabhavara pitAnA svajananI rajA laI Avya, teNe gaNadhara pAse AvIne dIkSA lIdhI. gaNudhare tene munIndra evA jaMbUkumArane ziSya tarIke soMpI dIdhA hatA. | zrI vIrabhagavAna mokSe gayA pachI vIza varSe nirmaLa kIti. vALA zrI sudhama gaNadhara kevaLajJAnanI lahamInuM lIlAgraha thayA hatA. te pachI ATha varSe teo pradhAna guNethI yukta evA yuga pradhAna thayA hatA. pachI jaMbusvAmIne badhe gaNa soMpI jANe nizcita thayA heya, tema te sukhamAM gaNadhara mekSa lakSamIne prApta thayA hatA. zrI vIra prabhunA nirvANa pachI cAsaTha varSe gayA tyAre jaMbUsvAmIe zruta kevalI thayelA prabhAvane pitAnA gaNanA bhArane 1dhurya banAvyuM hate. pachI samaya prApta thatAM traNa jaganA janasamUhe jemanA caraNa yugalane vaMdanA karI che, evA zrI jaMbusvAmIne aMdhakArane bhedanAra mekSa mArgamAM dIpaka jevuM kevaLa jJAna pragaTa thayuM hatuM. 1 vaNika jA. timAM parIkSA karavAnI kalA che, e vAta satya kare che, kAraNa ke, jaMbU kumAre ekalAne laIne eka muktirUpI kAMtA meLavavAne mATe potAnI manahara evI paNa ATha strIone choDI dIdhI tyAre te muktirUpI kAMtA paNa kRtajJatAne egya evA te eja varane prApta karI te diva sathI bhAratavarSamAM bIjA keIpaNa purUSane varI ja nahIM. 1 munipakSe kSamAbhata eTale sahanazIlamunio ane cakravartIpaNe kSamAbhata eTale rAjAo. 2 bhAravAhaka. 3 ja bukamAra vaNika hatA, tethI teNe mukti rUpI eka strInI uttama prakAre parIkSA karI pitAnI ATha strIone choDI tene pasaMda karI. 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