Book Title: Kaliyugni Kamal Kumarpal Shah Author(s): Ratnasundarsuri Publisher: Ratnasundarsuriji Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/008927/1 JAIN EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL FOR PRIVATE AND PERSONAL USE ONLYPage #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mArapALa Eance parivAre jinA na ja 51 to nA paoN neka jAma nA za. kavavA jevuM ke nAnA mavakAsane kon bahu mo to avivA nAkhI jamo karI devA relo che ane manamatamAM mA aaN ma mo parivAra, kona to la ne tAlanA 3 thI 4 vamaeta no ane e ! e majIne pa mAtra pratye karuNA ke thana heta ne sAme kavarAtra a ya mAva saM tha Ine - dhana ane tene mApa ja kare nAha ma kavI j ilana ahana suMdarakA, vizALa bagIcAne lIlochama rAkhavAmAM mALIne maLela saphaLatAnuM rahasya eka ja hatuM. mALIne pANI jeTaluM paNa maLyuM, jayAMthI paNa maLyuM e pANIne eNe nIkamAM vahetuM rAkhyuM. ane nIke e pANIne bagIcAnA nAnAmAM nAnA choDa sudhI pahocADavA dvArA saMpUrNa bagIcAne tAjo ne tAjo ja cAnavAmAM gajabanAka sahayoga Apyo, | kumArapALa ! tamane kudarata taraphathI samaye je paNa maLyo che. guruvaryo taraphathI tamane samyak samaja je paNa maLI che ane udAradila dAtAo taraphathI tamArA hAthamAM saMpatti je paNa AvI che, tame e samayane, samajane ane saMpattine jinazAsananA eka eka kSetra tarapha vahetA rAkhIne sAce ja jinazAsananA udyAnane lIlochama rAkhavAnA je bhagIratha prayAso AdeyAM che enI anumodanA karavA mATe amArI pAse koI zabdo nathI. kadAya seMkaDo varasa pachI amane eka evo suzrAvaka maLyo che ke jene ame 'jinazAsananI bagIcAnI nIka'nuM gaurava apAvAmAM leza hicakicATa anubhavatA nathI, kumArapALa ! | tamArA mATe ame prabhune eka ja prArthanA karIe chIe, prabhu, e nIkane Apa kayAreya pANI vihoNI rAkhazo nahIM. jinazAsananA bagIcAne lIlochama rAkhavA e koI kasara nahIM choDe, Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ku mA pAcha. che gharSala ( jene 5 mavA mATe bAkI pA zeM 2heluM badhuM ja lUTAvI devA H1 pa taicA 2hI e che ke, RNa lIkA ne tA 5 la I . * vaya thatI ke a yAne vega pR kApA! A cA I ya cha ta ka ma &itaya dulA guef - sUra mahA rasa ja nA pAbe ne sAM ni yamAM mAkaeN eN savA nuM thayuM hatuM jayA re te kho kI meM -paNA keka vI vAta karI hatI . : vahAlAne vahAla ? vahAla ve nuM prakI dena e ja ke sA che lA !! | * khaic-mA khAkA ne hato ke deva* * * dha mAre vahAvanA che. hadaya khApaNa 1 kathana mane pazu mAM mAM huM havai vive ba zA. rana zuMrakiA dharmalA jayavaMtA A jinazAsanane kalikAla sarvajJa pUjayapAda AcArya bhagavaMta zrI hemacandrasUrIzvarajI mahArAje jinazAsana prabhAvaka mahArAjA kumArapALanI bheTa ApIne sAce ja jinazAsanane jagatanA cogAnamAM gajabanAka gaurava apAvyuM. paNa, ame kamanasIba rAdhA ke na amane kalikAla sarvajJa A AMkhe nihALavA maLyA ke na amane mahArAjA kumArapALanAM darzana sAMpaDyA paNa, kumArapALa, ame bhAre nasIbadAra rahyA ke amane tamArA jevA jinazAsanapremI, AjIvana bahAcaryadhAraka, jIvamAtrarakSaka suzrAvakanI bheTa ApanAra saMghahitaciMtaka vardhamAnatapanI 108 oLInA ArAdhaka pUjyapAda AcArya bhagavaMta zrImadvijaya bhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI mahArAjanAM darzana paNa sAMpaDyA ane e puNyapuruSanA parama kRpApAtra banelA temane paNa ame mana bharIne nihALI zakyA ! - kumArapALa ! sAcuM kahIe ? amArA hRdayanI bahumAnabhAve amane bhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI mahArAjamAM kalikAla sarvajJazrInAM darzana karavA paNa majabUra karyA che to tamArAmAM mahAra kumArapALanAM darzana karavA paNa majabUra karyA che ! banI zake ke A amAruM gAMDapaNa paNa hoI zake paNa e gAMDapaNa hovAno amArA haiye apAra AnaMda che. Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mA bALa + dUrgabha maMs5 mAM paNa eka sa ma ma kAna ne joma ja lAge paNa vaka oM eTale hoya che ke makAnane prA yo ya che. maMDapane navA na na ho to ka ra sA dhanAtre sa Maa no bA tho ya che e na dhanA makAna nevI de, nA paDane murakha mAnI che, paNa * pakonA spA pA panA sa dha mA te ne Thapa 1 . meM hai jamai ai namIna do na thaI zake che lA, ke nA che paNa . InDakSA 2tnasuMdarasUkti bhoMyarAmAM pravezI jaIne tyAMno aMdhakAra dUra karI devAmAM to sUryane paNa potAnI lAcArInI kabUlAta karI levI paDe ane dIvAlane bhedIne AgaLa pahoMcI javAmAM vAyue paNa potAnI asamarthatA jAherAta karI devI paDe, paNa, kumArapALa ! takalIphomAM AvI paDela ane mota sAme jhajhUmI rahelA mANasone ane pazuone ugArI levA tame keTakeTalAM sthaLoe pahoMcI gayA cho ! baMgalAdezanA zaraNArthIo pAse tame jAnanA jokhame pahoMcyA cho to AMdhrapradezamAM khAvela vAvAjhoDAmAM phasAyela lokonI sahAya mATe tame tyAM pahoMcyA cho. morabIno macchu Dema tUTyo tyAre sevA karavA tame morabI paNa pahoMcyA cho to lAturanA bhUkaMpa vakhate tamArI TIma laIne tame tyAM pahoMcI gayA cho. kacchanA bhUkaMpa vakhate tame tyAM pahoMcI javAmAM paLanI ya vAra lagADI nardhA no suratamAM Avela pUra vakhate ya tame tyAM divasonA divaso sudhI DerAnaMbU nAkhIne sevAnI dhUNI dhakhAvIne besI gayA cho. duSkALanA oLA UtaryA hatA gujarAta para tyAre tame gujarAtanI pAMjarApoLomAM pharI vAyA cho to muMbaI varasAdamAM garakAva thaI gayuM tyAre tame tyAM ya sevA karavA upasthita thaI gayA cho. kumArapALa ! tamArA haiyAnA A karuNAbhAva pAse kohinUra paNa mUlyahIna banI cUkyo che. Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phunA pAna, dharma lAla kaMTako che. kyAreya saM karepa banyA nathI, anI phAyA na ii , anI zakatA nathI. | ne pau #aa dhaDo sAtvika emane mATe kuSo ya kula trA mAM 5 ma rI che ? kahevuM hoya te ma. karI zakAya ke keTako e ne pune sura ni tha a vA nuM kAma na karyuM de te karo vacce sAdhanA vacanAma guNo meM zarIra paranAM vastro sAva sAdA, cazmAMnI phrema paNa sAdI, pagamAM cAlu caMpala, ane hAthamAM eka nAnakaDI thelI. kumArapaLa A tamArI oLakha.. saraLa vANI, sapTa rajUAta, avarNavAdarahita vAtacIta, zabdomAM chalakAtuM mAdhurya ane prasanna vadana, kumArapALa mAM tamAruM vyaktitva. - koIne kalpanA ya na Ave ke tame jinazAsananA lagabhaga pratyeka aMganI sevA-upAsanArakSA karavAmAM sadAya agresara ja rahyA cho ane Aje ya agresara ja raho cho. - tamArA hastaka nUtana jinamaMdironAM nimANa paNa thayA che to jinamaMdironA jINodvAromAM paNa tamAruM yogadAna gajabanAka rahyuM che. sAdhu-sAdhvIjI bhagavaMtonI vaiyAvaccamAM to tame kamAla karI ja che paNe zrAvaka-zrAvikAonI bhakti karavAmAM ke tame pAchI-pAnI nathI karI, samyakuzAne ApatI pAThazALAone prANavonA banAvavA tame bhAre jahemata uThAvI che to jIvadayA ane anukaMpAnAM kAryo tamArA hastaka keTalAM thayAM che eno to koI hisAba ja nathI. pAThazALA mATe tame zikSako paNa taiyAra karyA che to derAsara mATe suMdara pUjArIo paNa tame taiyAra karyA che. kumArapALa ! zubhaputhabaMdhanA kSetre ATaATalI sekyurIo lagAvI daIne paNa jIvananI maidAne para atyAre tame zubhabhAvanAonuM plaeNTa lAIne noTaAuTa UbhA cho ! kamAla ! kamAla ! RAnan 1dhA de lA Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kuma i2pALa dharmalAbha - ryatA vaoNka jayAre parvatanA zikhara sa6 ke dayA hakIkata mAM parvata para vijaya nathI meLave te ma re tu potA no nata pa2 ja nAma meLave che sAdhanA vana Akhare ke zuM ? na ta pa pha na vinaya navayA ne eka ma nI prakiyA - ? huM ane karuM chuM ke mArI lobha vRtti paNa mane yajaya maA che. huM bhrama thaI bAla na rmA saphaLa ba nuM mAna kApavA manane ni dha ne mAM kAma lAkha ane mananA bane te modat vinayana kanaikhyA mApa vadhA utA ja ? tA. 27/5/19 64, sthaLa : acalagaDha. samaya rAtrino lagabhaga 12.30 no, pAvana nizrA: siddhAnta mahodadhi brahmacarya samrATa pujyapAda AcArya bhagavaMta zrImadvijaya premasurIzvarajI mahArAja Adi 80 pUjyonI. upasthiti ; 200 jeTalA zibirArthI yuvAnonI. acAnaka lagabhaga 200 kilomITaranI jhaDapI vAvAjhoDuM pheMkAyuM che, sAthe varasAda dhodhamAra zarU thayo che. adhUrAmAM pUruM lAITa cAlI gaI che. makAna paranAM patarAMo UDI rahyA che. vAMdarAonI cIcIyArI saMbhaLAI rahI che. maMDapamAM sUtelA zibirArthIo maMDapanA kapaDAM nIce dabAI gayelA jovA maLe che. sahunA jIva paDIke baMdhAI gayA che. I ane A sthitimAM 19/20nI vaca para UbhelA kumArapALa, tame manamAM jo bhIma saMkalpo , karI beThA cho. 'A tIkSA 20 ja miniTamAM zAMta thaI jAya to jIvanabhara mATe gAyanuM pAlana ane jIvanabhara ghIno tyAga', | ane kamAla, 18 mI miniTe varasAdanuM varasavAnuM baMdha thaI gayuM che ane pavananuM phUMkAvAnuM baMdha thaI gayuM che. savAranA pahoramAM kumArapALa ! tame jyAre pANI pAse A baMne patirAo lIdhI che tyAre saha pAkyo to tapa hatA jA paNa lAge che ke zAsanadevo ya e samaye tamArA A parAma pAchaLa pAgala banI gayA haze ! jaina irasuti prayaMkSA Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumArapALa, paraMNAtma A maNAM zeThane 2 tA rAkhavA mAM gna kuna to meM navI e bahu mota vAta na ma re tu so mA nava (Atha ne hasatuM rakhavA mAM saphaLatA maeNLavAnI me to bahu moTuM pa2 phema khAkharA khudana vanavairAne i a banI jatA rahI che, tenA para naka I ne naMbara be paM2 vAkha tA naI hai , nA paNa sukhanuM bapina mA patA 2Na ne, aAva khAte ramA thaIne na kaheko. Atana nuMrasUri - dharmalA... kumArapALa ! acalagaDhanI me mahinAnI zibira bAda divALI veM ke kAnamAM pUjayapada gurudevazrInI pAvana nizrAmAM yuvAzibira yojAyelI hatI. jemAM javAnuM sadabhAgye mane ya sAMpaDayuM hatuM. e zibirimAM pUjyapAda gurudevazrInI mArA para paDI gayela amInajare amArA aMtaramAM cAritra svIkAranAM maMgaLa pariNAma Ubho karI dIdhA hatA, e zibiranI samApti bAdu huM muMbaI Avyo to kharo paNa hoya vADInI siMgala rUmamAM rahetA tamane huM jayAre maLyo tyAre tame mane bheTIne je vahAlathI navaDAvI dIdho hato e maMgaLa dazya Aje ya mArI AMkha sAme evuM ne evuM ja akabaMdha che. e vakhate tame mane hatuM. 'rajanI ! gurudevazrInI mArA para TapAla AvI gaI che ane cAritra svIkAranA tArA maMgaLa saMkalpanI jANa gurudeve e patramAM mane karI che. sAce ja, te kamAla karI che. tAre have roja jamavAnuM che mArI sAthe. rAtanA sUvAnuM che paNa ahIMyA. goDIjI mAM pUjA karavA paNa ApaNe sAthe ja javAnuM che ane tuM cAritranA mAne na jAya tyAM sudhI tArI tamAma prakAranI kALajI mAre ja levAnI che" kumArapALa ! tame gRhasthajIvanamAM to mArA kalyANamitra hatA ja paNa Aje saMyamajIvanamAM ya tamAruM sthAna mArA haiyAmAM kalyANamitra tarIkenuM ja akabaMdha che. Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumArapALa. T dharmalAbha* svIkArI zvetAmAM hoya ne koi na rakataka hota naLa paraMtu, saya ne nALa levA mATe agana to satata manokAna karatuM na hoya, karaNa' khAnuM khe che ke haya huMkAra - apAvI le vA nI zake ta na mAM kayAreya ted naLa jayAre makAna mATe ahe2ta e na ne sANa vAyu ameM ) sa hama nA vIkA2mAM . ahekAra ne yAya laeNvI na paDatI e divaso hatA kumArapALa, tamArI bharayuvAnInA. umarajanya sAisavRtti to tamArAmAM hatI ja paraMtu janamojanamanI ArAdhanAnA phaLa svarUpe tamane hRdayanI je komaLatA maLI hatI e to Azcarya janmAve tevI hatI. alabatta, e divasomAM tame, Aje dharmanA raMga jevA ane jeTalA raMgAyelA cho tevA ane teTalA raMgAyelA nahotA ja ane chatAM bAMglAdeza ane pAkistAna vacce sarahada para bhISaNa yuddha AraMbhAI gayAnA samAcAra tamArA kAne AvyA ane tame jarUrI sAdhana-sAmagrI-saMpatti laIne nIkaLI paDyA rahe pare, tyAM AganI vacce ya tame sevA karatA rahyA to tamArI bAjumAMthI goLIo pasAra thatI rahI to ya tyAM tame aDIkhama UbhA rahI gayA. are, eka divasa to cheka aMdara jaIne bAMglAdezanA senAdhipatine maLI paNa AvyA. A bAMglAdeza AjhAda thayA bAda tyAMnI sarakAra taraphathI tamane bAMglAdeza padhAravAnuM AmaMtraNa paNa maLyuM paNa enA pratyuttaramAM tame lIkhI dIdhuM ke 'jIvamAtranI sevA karavAnI paramAtmA mahAvIradevanI AjJAnuM ame mAtra pAlana ja karyuM che. eTale sevA karavA badala sanmAna levA DhAkA AvavAno amAre koI prazna ja raheto nathI.' kumArapALa ! prazaMsanIya kAryo karyA pachI paNa prazaMsane 'nA pADavAnI hiMmata dharAvatI tamArI '36'nI chAtIne mArA aMtaranAM namaskara che. zuM Dara thai? jaina viSNu Encim Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kama 2uo i . 2 parsa lAbha A paNAM saphArca 2 - dha seMte che e vo ka hathA pa tra thanA pan pAse na prApta hoya te ya e nau khAMpAne koI la bena nukasAna mAM hatI navA na ii | ma raMs a paNa dukAI nI, bApan ka?i 2mAtra mAna, mAmA pApana na dha teM to 2 he e vai kuTayANa mitra mA-baen pAse nayA na ) haze te hayA re ApaNa ne nukasAna kata La na I ai 1 iMba e nA to 95 nA tAta hoya che. pukha na terIne naidha pitA na hai gai paDhe paNa mukhI bImav thI nai dha yA nuM pitA mAM vAge has dIkSAnuM mAruM mUhurta nIkaLI cUkyuM hatuM. mArA paramopakArI pitAjI paNa saMyamamArga aMgIkAra karI rahyA hatA. amAro AnaMda to parAkASTAe hato ja paraMtu kumArapALa, tame ya khUba AnaMdamAM hatA kAraNa ke A dIkSA nimitte pUjyapAda gurudevazrI amadAvAdathI ugra vihAra karIne muMbaI padhArI rahyA hatA. | mane barAbara yAda che kumArapALa, ke tame mArI dIkSA pahelAMnA be mahinA thoDAka vadhu paDatA gamagIna banI gayA hatA. meM tamane enuM kAraNe paNa pUchyuM hatuM. tame mane eTaluM ja jaNAvyuM hatuM ke 'tArI sAthe huM ya saMyamajIvananA mArge AvI nathI zakato enuM ya mane duHkha che to tAro sadhavAro kAyama mATe have chuTI javAno che enuM ya mane du:kha che, tArI sAthe huM AvI ya nathI zakato to tane huM ahIM rAkhI ya nathI zakato. karuM paNa zuM huM ? - kumArapALa, 202 3, caitra vada-2 nA roja dIkSA nimittAkanA varasIdAnano varaghoDAmAM tame bagImAM mArI sAthe beThA. e divase tame paccakakhANa paNa upavAsanuM karyuM. paNa jevo huM bagImAMthI UtarIne dIkSAmaMDapamAM dAkhala thayo, tame kyAM guma thaI gayA, mane khabara ju na paDI ! kumArapALa ! tamArA vartamAnanAM sakAryo joyA pachI huM eTaluM ja kahI zakuM ke niSpApa evuM saMyamajIvana tamArA hAthamAM ApavAmAM kadAca ekAda bhava ja have bAkI che, S kumArapALa ! mArA pujya pitAzrInA ane mArA varasIdAnanA varaghoDAmAM tamArI upasthiti amArA baMne mATe apAra AnaMdanuM kAraNa banI rahI hatI . ratna suMdarasUrinA dharmalAna Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kamo 2pA , - dharmasAtmaka pa roSa kAranuM pota to : nakha* - - nAmatanA kAbaMdha =gho ne nA kavana --2 paNa na na. to eN e pAMpala karatu ke na ii tai kheM be vakha kone he ta karatuM deva za SA khe khAjhAM ha hai ne paNa paraoNpare ghatA hai, paropakAramAM nirmita ba na vAnuM 6nA bApAkane mane tyAM khApaNe smo sAva dharI khA sa rAkhavA. 68, gulAlavADInI jagyA para rahIne kumArapALa, tame prabhuzAsananA kAryo A dhaMgazathI karI rahyA hatA !' e divasomAM kumArapALa, prabhuzAsananAM badhAM ja kAryo 68, gulAlavADI, muMbaImAM rahIne tame karI rahyA hatA ane eka divasa mArA kAne samAcAra AvyA ke tame muMbaInI oNphisa baMdha karIne kalikuMDa tIrtha dhoLakAmAM oNphisa bolI rahyA cho. mArA Azcaryano pAra nahoto. temane bolAvIne tamArI samakSa meM A aMge rajUAta paNa karI hatI. 'muMbaI jevI nagarImAM rahIne zAsananAM je kAryo tame karI rahyA cho e kAryo sTezana vinAnA gAmamAM rahIne zuM karI zakazo ?' | "sAheba, muMbaImAM hAlatI-cAlatI koI paNa vyakti oNphise AvI caDe che. enI sAthe vAto karavI ja paDe che, emAM sAro evo samaya veDaphAI jAya che. ane e hisAbe zAsananAM dhAryA kAmo huM karI zakato nathI. | sTezana vinAnuM gAma meM eTalA mATe pasaMda karyuM che ke tyAM mane e lokya ja maLavA Avaze ke jenone kharekhara zAsananAM kAryomAM rasa haze. mArAthI tyAM kAmo paNa vadhu thaI zakaze ane kalikuMDa pArzvanAtha prabhunA sAMnidhyamAM emanI bhakti karavAnuM sadbhAgya paNa mane roja sAMpaDaze. - kumArapALa | 'eka samayano paNa pramoda na karavAnI' prabhu vIranI vANIne gRhasthajIvanamAM rahIne the caritArtha karI levAnI tamArI A maMgaLavRttine aMtaranAM namaskache. | bAkI, mAma, evA jaIeM to paroprakAro karI cUkelA o nA hatAna raoN khAnapAke TA thavA mAgo to ya kayA maLe che? e na pUyA nA mA apAze mArA ba va dha lA tame phI namuM : ratna Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6mAM pAna, ke dharmalAbha kara * nA kALa navA* nI yAnA ne meM mArI to * sA aa thavA nI thAma che dharmana e saM mAphI yA nA moM 3 meM terA sa ka ba nI e , za tha mAM lAkha sivAya kazuM na thatuM na La, dha " na yAtrA mAM 2 kika paNa sakaLa banIche, kemona su saMskAre ne kI 2Akha thavA yano heta na thA be khA mA paMdanIya che je nA kama dhayAma nA praya 2 paDI cUkyA che, AMdhrapradezamAM phUMkAyelA vAvajhoDAe tabAhI sarjavAmAM kAMI bAkI rAkhI nahotI ane kumArapALa, tamArI TIma sAthe zakya tamAma rAhata sAmagrIo laIne tame tyAM pahoMcI gayA hatA. alpa samayamAM tvarita nirNayo laIne kAmo zarU karI devAnI bAbatamAM tamArI sUjha-bUjhane mATe to koIne kyAM kAMI kahevuM paDe tema hatuM? - tamArI kAmagIrI khUba vakhaNAI. tamArI kAryapaddhatinI suvAsa prasaratA prasaratA tarakAlIna vaDApradhAna morArajIbhAI desAI sudhI pahoMcI ane haidrAbAdanA emanA pravAsa daramyAna tamArI pUrI TIma sAthe emanI mulAkAta thavAnI saMbhAvanA UbhI thaI gaI. tamane AnI jANa thatAnI sAthe ju tame tamArA sAthI kAryakarone kahI dIdhuM ke 'ApaNe nahIM duHkhitonAM AMsu lUchavA AvyA chIe, vaDApradhAna sAthe UbhA rahIne phoTA paDAvavA nahI. mATe vaDApradhAna sAthe mulAkAta goThavAya kadAca, to ya ApaNe e mATe saMmata thavAnuM rahetuM nathI. ApaNe vadhu jozathI ane vadhu ullAsathI kAme lAgI jaIe to ja ApaNuM ahIM AvavAnuM sArthaka thayuM gaNAya.' - kumAspALa ! bolavuM ochuM, samajavuM jhanuM ane karavuM to enAthI ca anekagaNuM vadhu tame AtmasAta karela A jIvanamaMtra na jANe tamane keTakeTalA kuzalAnubaMdhI puNyanA mAlika banAvI dIdhA haze ! * *', lA vana phUMdasUri Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kamala ha pALa, lA rama paSa 11 thI atyaMta Thara hoya evuM sthaLa , ga IMDAla a meM vakhA ne A paNa jaryA kApa ma thI phAkavAnA ja na thI e thana , khAvatIkAla - khamaen bA hai * mAja * ja. basa, ene jeteM vadhu naudyoga thAya eTae RkhA praNe levAnA che. hananana bhAvina bIna mAM ja paDyA che: **Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumArapALa, dharmalAbha krodhana karI beThA pachI khA kyAreya prema nathI bolyA ke devasu.sAya mA samA malA rana-kULa banyA. mI. ApaNe cUka eno ya deva gurunI kRpA' ne Avyo na de Ano artha ? Aja che ke khatmA baeNna ghanamI kumIe ALa ja bhUla ke ho...muLa be dhananI blaDI e deva. phyujI upAne na 3_1315* SMICH! &.. ratnasuMdara sUi varaso pUrve gujarAtanA eka moTA zaheramAM anaMtopakArI pUjyapAda gurudevazrI birAjamAna hatA ane kumArapALa, tyAM tame vaMdanArthe AvyA hatA, vaMdana vagere karIne pUjyazrI pAse jayAre tamAre besavAnuM thayuM tyAre jIvadayA-anukaMpA-sAdharmika bhakti-pAThazALA-jinamaMdira nirmANajiNodvAra vagerenAM je-je kAryo tamArA hastaka cAlu hatA enI vAto nIkaLI. tamArI e vAtothI AnaMdita thaI gayela pUjyazrIe tamane eka sUcana karyuM, 'kumArapALa, mAruM pravacana dhaI jAya e pachI sakala zrIsaMgha samA tamArA dvArA cAlI rahela kAryonI vigata tame mUko. anekane enAthI preraNA maLaze." atyaMta namratAthI pujyazrIe karela A sUcanano pratyuttara ApatA tame eTaluM ja kahyuM ke gurudeva, A kSetramAM hajI to mAre khUba khUba AgaLa vadhavuM che ane eTale ja mane ema lAge che ke mArI jIbhane huM hamaNAM bolatI na karuM paNa mArAM kAmone ja huM bolavA dauM. ane vAstavika hakIkata to e che ke kAmo kholatA thayA pachI mAre mArI jImane bolatI karavI ja nahIM paDe.' kumArapALa ! eka vAta karuM ? tamArI zaktinI tame maryAdA nakkI nahotI karI ne eTale ja Aje kadAya tamArAmAM amaryAda zaktiono prAdurbhAva thaI gayo hoya evuM mane lAgeche, 23 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (13) rAjakoTanA e pIDha suzrAvaka hatA. sAdhu-sAdhvIjI bhagavaMtonI vaiyAvacca mATe emanA aMtaHkaraNamAM jAtajAtanA manoratho UThatA hatA ane emAM ya vihAranAM gAmaDAMomAM vaiyAvacce sArAmAM sArI kaI rIte karI zakAya e dizAmAM teo nakkara kaMIka karI chUTavA mAgatA hatA. e aMgenuM mArgadarzana levA teo mArI pAse AvyA ane kumArapALa, meM emane tamArI pAse mokalyA. | ATha-dasa divasa bAda teo tamane maLIne jyAre mArI pAse AvyA tyAre emaNe mane je vAta karI e emanA ja zabdomAM, ' 'sAheba, Ape mane kumArapALane ApavA je kAgaLa lakhI Apyo hato e kAgaLa meM kumArapALamAInA hAthamAM mUkyo. emaNe kAgaLa vAMrayo. teo UbhA dhayA, kabATa pAse gayA. kabATa kholIne rUpiyo kADhayA, mArI pAse Avyo. mArA hAthamAM pa 1,000 rUpiyA mUkI dIdhA. 'paNa huM rUpiyA levA nathI Avyo. mArgadarzana levA Avyo chuM' emane kahyuM, | 'pahelAM A rUpiyA rAkhI lo. vaiyAvacca aMgenuM mArgadarzana huM have ApuM chuM' Ama kahIne emaNo mane niruttara ja karI dIdho. kumArapALa ! tamArI pAse AvI gayelAe bagAsuM khAdhuM nathI ane enA moDhamAM tame patAsuM mUkI dIdhuM nathI. tamArI pAse Akhare patasIo che keTalI ? mAra pADjha dharma lAbha - mANa kRti "mAma banavA keTa buka ja kahe che nAthA je irta pAma banavA to zuM zuM na ii karato. meM pUna bIna mATe prasa tA 2hIne, mAmA mA I nuM babi na thanA pattA KrI rame che e kA ma = ma pa ha NanA ke. apa ma na veThane prANa para prakAza kratA e adhura vacana pU karatA @ e , bama, A khareDa prIti pAMga banI yo na samra ne - | ma 8 s dhaMdhA mAM badhA ya karatAM aA bu trA mA thI e, mA koI nI ra. prazna na hoya e thI na va nA vI laI ne ane meM mo kaMna mare na, e ghama - hola nuM navuM che kahI daI tyA je na I nayAmAM banI zakAya ke eN ka na ka ma Ae, I mAe ka no ya na na tame * prIma ma ma ma no keka po mata ? * * * * Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke mAM 2SA dharmalAtmaka saMkhana na ka 3nA ra ta pa ma nA kare che paNa sa maya ne , 2ma ta aa na aa2 dAna kA tana ma ne na ma paNa na karanArAe te kapa kha = LInA veDhe gaNI zakAya e . hA na ma be che ke ApaNo naMbara nA bhaNe e mAM hatA tane na vahevAnuM che. ne utna nuM rasR>>i 'mahArAja sAheba, amArI eka vinaMti che' kalikuMDa tIrthathI 23 kilomITara dUranA zekhaDI gAmamAM 20-25 hajAra pazuonA kaeNmpanI mulAkAte ame AvyA chIe ane be-cAra mAladhArIoe mArI pAse AvIne vAta mukI che. lo, zI vAta che ? "A varase ya uparavALo amArA para rUkayo che. varasAdano chAMTo ya nathI. pazuone laIne ame ahIM AvI to gayA chIe paNa bApA, sAcuM kahIe ? A dharatI para rahela kumArapALabhAI amArA para mana mUkIne varasI rahyA che. sukALanA samayamAM amArA pazuone ame je ane jeTaluM nathI khavaDAvyuM che ane eTaluM kumArapALabhAI. ahI khavaDAvI rahyA che. du:kha amane hoya to eTaluM ja che ke kumArapALabhAI ahIMnuM dUdha pItA nathI. emanA mATenuM dUdha bahArathI Ave che. Apa emane kaho ke kama se kama amArI gAyonuM dUdha to pIe !' ane kumArapALa mAladhArIonI A vinaMti meM tamArA samakSa mUkI tyAre tame je javAba Apyo hato te A hato. udAradila dAtAoe mane je rakama ApI che e pazuone sAcavavA ApI che, e rakamathI cAlatAM pazuonA khA kaMmpamAM pazuonuM je dUdha nIkaLo e mArA peTamAM padharAvAya ja zI rIte ?' | kumArapALa !! tamArI niSThAnI A UMcAI sAme evaresTanI UMcAInI sarakhAmaNI paNa zI rIte karavI ? zaMkhaDI kempamAM kumArapALa, tame pazuone ja na saMbhALyA, mAladhArIone prabhunA vacano saMbhaLAvatA rahIne emanA haiyAne ya - prabhuvacanothI tame bhAvita banAvatA rahyA. Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumArapALa dharmalAbha - maraNane zrA 1 nA 1 * janma * de eN vAta sA na pa vaMg janmanai mana ma nA nakhathAna nA phAta samAdhi maraNa "mA~ ke A kAta Aja mai nikaLa thama sA e kama jA ne ! anai , mathaka * mApi nuM pramavA mATe tAyanA ma jha na ane samA pAna sabha mana a e pariko asi nAyanA ke ene ma ya va ma ka kha va >> vana sa lakhyA ja ne ? maithun dharmanA mahArAja sAheba, ciMtA sauthI vadhu amane e che ke amArAM pazuo amane choDIne kAMka A kumArapALabhAI pAse ja rahI na jAya' zekhaDI kaeNmpamAM cAra ke pAMca mAladhArIo hasatA hasatA mArI samakSa vAto karI rahyA hatA. *kema Ama vAta karo cho ?' 'Ama vAta na karIe to bIjI zI vAta karIe ? amArAM pazuo amArA avAja sivAya bIjA koInA avAjano hokAro ya na Ape panna konna jANe zuM thayuM che amArAM pazuone, kumArapALabhAI pazuo vacce UbhA rahIne pazuonA nAmanI bUma pADe che ane amArAM pazuo doDIne kumArapALabhAI pAse AvIne UbhA rahI jAya che.' ane kumArapALa, mAladhArIonI A vAtanI pratIti amane tyAre thaI gaI ke jyAre eka sthaLe UbhelAM hajAro pazuo vacce pahoMcI jaIne tame eka gAyane enA mAladhArIe pADelA nAma sAthe bolAvI ane e gAya sIdhI tamArI najIka AvI jaIne tamArA paga cATavA lAgI e ya amane sagI AMkhe nihALavA maLyuM. kumArapALa ! bApano avAja sAMbhaLavA chatAM dIkaro bApa pAse na Ave evA A kALamAM tamArI bUma sAMbhaLavA mAtrathI abola pazu tamArI pAse AvIne UbhuM rahI jAya ane e ya premathI ! tamArA' hRdayamAM pratiSThita thaI gayela A premabhAvane mANa khUba khUba namaskAra che ! Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kamA pALa dharmalAbha mA NasanI ha matA no khyAla enA ne no mAM mu sayenA vartana pra 1ii khAvai - na ta ka pA nA sAgara ma ramAmAM ne vaiSNapaNo mRtimaya pa pha zakhaube, 3nA pran no ane prabhAvI kalAI kayAM vinA na vahe- e tA ke na ko nA 5dhana pAma ne karma- bhAM thayA ciMta vI de e jotA A prakA mukhamAM tha7 * i ma a De ke mRtyu apanI ha ra ma ra ma tAna to le ke huM ja nA A ve. koI * . sthaLa cAhe amadAvAdanuM che ke muMbaInuM che, suratanuM che ke surendranagaranuM che, rAjakoTanuM che ke jAmanagaranuM che. vyAkhyAnanI pATa para cAhe AcArya bhagavaMta birAjamAna che ke munibhagavaMta birAjamAna che. mAIka cAhe TrasTInA hAthamAM che ke pramukhanA hAthamAM che. jAherAta jo mAtra ATalI ja thAya che ke 'pUrarAhata aMge ke bhUkaMpa aMge, vAvAjhoDA aMge ke duSkALa aMge ahIM je paNa rakama bhegI thaze e rakama dhoLakA - kumArapALa vi. zAhane mokalI ApavAmAM Avaro' to eka sAthe be pariNAma AvIne UbhA rahI jAya che. 1. kuMDamAM ekaThI thanAra rakamano AMkaDo khUba moTo thaI jAya che ane 2. "A 2kama kyAM jaze ? enI vyavasthA koNa karaze ? jarUriyAtavALAone e 2kama pahoMcaze ke nahIM ? vagere vagere zaMkAo jemanA paNa manamAM UbhI thaI hoya che e tamAma zaMkAo e ja paLe zAMta thaI jAya che. - kumArapALa ! rAma tiSThIcI utapanane varela temAM A marata Adeya nAmakarmano anubhava linAstAnanA saMkhyAbaMdha saMghone paNa thayo che to aneka saMsthAone paNa thayo che. mananI pavitratA ane hadayanI nighaSatA e baMnene tame kaI hade apanAvI lIdhA haze ke jenA baLe tamAruM nAma paNa Aje A pariNAma lAvanAruM banI rahyuM 2nasarakRtinA dhana lAbha che ! . Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumA2mAM, dharmAtma kaDI mAnI mANasa sothAM bhale vacarata pedA kare che paNa azaiva sohe vamaLane dhoLAne zrI jaine kumaLA paNa kare che. ApaNe A aghara jevA ja banavAnuM ke azubha karyAM ApaNAM lamaNe bhale ko jhokatA rahe, khAbo to zubha adhyavasAyamAM na jhIMlasA rahevAnuM ratnasuMdarasUi dharma pA & 17) e cAturmAsa mAruM bhuja [kaccha mAM hatuM. cAturmAsa daramyAna yojAyela pAMca ravivArIya yuvA zibiro deva-guru kRpAe masta jAmI hatI. chellI zibiramAM yuvAnone eka abhinaMdanapatra ApavAmAM AvyuM hatuM. e abhinaMdana patranA AgaLanAM pAnA para mArI pravacano karatI vividha mudrAovALI pratikRtio chapAI hatI. kumArapALa ! e pratikRtiovALuM kArDa meM tamArA para e AzAe mokalyuM hatuM ke tame e kArDa maLavA badala mArA para cokkasa AbhAra vyakta karato ane abhinaMdana Apato patra lakhazo ja, paNa mArI e AzA vyartha to nIvaDI ja paNa kumArapALa, e kArDa maLyAnA pratyuttararUpe tame mArA para je zabdo lakhyA hatA e zabdo Aje ya mArA smRtipatha para evA ne evA ja aMkita thayelA che. tame mane lakhyuM hatuM ke 'mane ApanI A pravRtti gamI nathI. prabhuzAsananuM anaMta RNa ApaNAM zire che. e RNathI yatkiMcit mukti meLavavA ApaNe pAtra jIvone prabhu mArge joDavA prayAso karIe chIe. e prayAso badala ahaMkAranuM AvuM tuccha pradarzana Apane zobhA ApatuM nathI.' kumArapALa ! mArA AtmahitanI kevI ciMtA tame laIne beThA hazo tyAre tame mane AvuM lakhI zakyA hazo. sAthe ja tamAro e vakhatano pratyevara mArA mATe Aje ya eTalo ja mArgadarzaka banI rahyo che ! 33 Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phamAM 2pA . che. dharma lA adhyAtmanA mArga pa2 cAlI rahela sAdhako zre prAthanA de 1. potAnA manane banAvavAnA parAne neno satata karatA re ane 2 pAtA nA manane yunA ciraNamAM eN pI daIne ne e emanA mArga darzana mujaba sAdhanA karatA kare che* sAyuM hatuM ? anAdinA ka la ta khakhyA sa dhI prita manana karela mana ne badalAvavA nA prathA che. e Sa ane thakavI nAkhanA za banI 2che vaLI vI saMbhAvanA che. kA mATe ApaNe mana ne po devAnA saraLa ane jeima | vipane na pa nAtI na levo ) kumArapALa ! boramAM rahela pANI bahAra lAvavuM ke nahI, e nirNaya karavAnuM kheDUtanA hAthamAM hoI zake che. paraMtu AkAzamAM baMdhAyela vAdaLane dharatI para varasavuM ke nahI e nirNaya karavAnuM kheDutano hAthamAM nathI ja hotuM e tamArA khyAla bahAra hoya ema huM nathI mAnato. - puthane bacIne udayamAM lAvavAnuM tamArA hAthamAM viA chatAM e dizA tarapha tame kyAreya najara paNa nAkhI nathI paNa tamArI icchA vinA ya tamAruM puNya udayamAM AvatuM , rahe che tyAM tame kazuM ya karI zakatA nathI eno marte barAbara khyAla che. saurASTrano e yuvaka mane ghATakopara-muMbaImAM maLyo hato. maMdInA mAholamAM 5 hIrAbajAramAM jaIne e eka ja kalAkamAM jIvadayA mATe lagabhaga 20/ra 2 lAkhanAM vacane laI Avyo hato, meM Azcaryacakita thaIne ene A aMgenuM rahasya pUchavuM hatuM, javAba ApatA eNe mane kahyuM hatuM ke, 'gurudeva, huM jyAre paNa jIvadayA mATe TIpa karavA bahAra jAuM chuM. pahelAM kumArapALabhAI pAse jaIne emano AMkaDo lakhAvI dauM chuM, basa, pachI nizcita lakSya para pahoMcI javAmAM mane maiI ja takalIpha paDatI nathI !' kumaLatuM prabhu pAse tamAruM A vizuddha puNaca mAgatA mane koI ja zarama AvatI nathI. AraNa ke AvuM puNya ja to prabhu sAthe AtmAne joDeluM rAkhe che ne ? Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navAgAma) bhA dharmabhAbha bAda A je kazo kAno - zeDhAno che. kharAbamAM veza thAya che e tamAra heta rahelo chAsa, mAtara sare je jemane saraLatAno sAma kAza mAM ja samAveza thAya ke ke A he rahyo ke, e bhIkhApaNa saMsAra riMjIzanuM A kAra thaze ? tuM zuM ApaNAM mA sAnI yuTa ame ApaNane enjana sAthe kuMDAnA 6 28nAnuM dasUi Exam (19 sAbaramatInA e varasanA cAturmAsa daramyAna kumArapALa, tame mane maLavA AvyA hatA. gujarAtanA bIjA varasanA duSkALamAM tame saMkhyAbaMdha pAMjarApoLomAM dhUma tApamAM pharatA rahIne pazuone bacAvavAno je bhagIratha puruSArtha Adaryo hato eno thAka tamArA caherA para spaSTapaNe varatAto hato. A duSkALe pAMjarApoLonI hAlata kevI kaphoDI karI nAkhI che enI vedanA tamArI vArtAmAM pragaTa thatI huM anubhavI rahyo hato. vAtamAM ne vAtamAM me tamane kahyuM hatuM, 'kumArapALa, pazuone bacAvI levA tamArA lohI-pANI eka karI nAkhatA puruSArthane kayA zabdomAM huM biradAvuM e mane samajAtuM nathI' 'Apane e vAtano khyAla na hoya to huM jaNAvI dauM ke kalpeza ane jayeza, mArA DAbA ane jamaNA hAtha che. e baMne vinAno huM sarvathA kamajora chuM. Apa dhanyavAda ApavA mAgatA ja ho to e baMnene Apo, mane nahIM' ATaluM bolatA bolatA kumArapALa, tame rItasaranA raDI paDyA hatA. kumArapALa ! saphaLatAnI sIDI caDatI vakhate e sIDI jeNe pakaDI rAkhI che ene na ja bhUlI javAnI tamArI ughattavRttithI koNa paricita nathI e prazna che. anyanAM duHkhone potAnA banAvatA rahevuM ane potAnI saphaLatAno yaza sAthIone ApatA rahevuM, kumArapALa, tamArA A manovalaNe mane paNa jIvanamAM sArA evA bodhapATho ApyA che. 33 Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (20) kumA2mA na, prANI : 2 je loTa baMdhA te na | to laDava nA va ga 2 sAdhanA paNa kayAM ja mai ke? 2- suMdara sujhi * * ilAja yuvAzibiro aMge prAraMbhika kALamAM saMdhamAM kyAMka kyAMka UThelA virodhanA sUro lagabhaga zAMta thaI cUkyA hatA, eke eka udAradila mahAnubhAvo eka eka mahinAnI saMpUrNa zibirano lAbha potAne ApavA kumArapALa, tamane vinaMti karI rahyA hatA. | eka suzrAvaka A varasanI me mahinAnI zibirano saMpUrNa lAbha potAne ApavA kumArapALa, Aje tamArI pAse AvyA che. 'tamAre A lAbha mane Apavo ja paDaze' 'tame zibirano lAbha zuM lezo?' | 'eTale " 'zibira to zarU thaI jaze, gurudevazrInAM pravacanomAM zibirArthIo pAgala paNa banatA jaze pakSa tame pote A zibiramAM keTalA divasa hAjara rahezo ?" | 'be-cAra-divasa' 'to tame sAMbhaLI lo. zibiranI zarUAtathI samApti sudhI tamAre zibiramAM hAjara rahevAnuM hoya, gurudevanAM dareka pravacano tamAre sAMbhaLavAnA hoya, zibirArthInI dareka pravRttiomAM tamAre bhAga levAno hoya to ja A zibirano lAbha temane ApavAno che.' | kumArapALa ! "paiso maLe tyAM hA pADI ja devAnI' e vRttithI tame keTalA badhA alipta cho eno anubhava tamArI sAthe joDAyela kAM dAtAne nathI e prazna che. A vRttie ja tamArI pAvaLa dAtAone doDatA rahevA majabUra to nahIM karI dIdhA hoya ne ? rUe Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumArapAna, ke dharmalA khaTakayA vinA satata pAna nA ja kahevAnuM kahyu , eN sthitimAM rahela ane makAna khAna paNa -jhA mai nA na kAyo hoya meM kAyela ype je te prama-na bo kahe ke kAMTAo joine khI thato rahe satata cAle che ke nAnapaNa kavana * prakriyAmAM ne paNa juvo teno 2DhA ke e sahunAM ne paNa sAme haa de evI cako nAM daphana karAtA vahIne pachI thatA naMda anubhavanA kahevAnI ja ja chedaoN no nA koya ne joIne mana ne vadi rAkhavA nI kyAM jarUra che? nadIne pANI maLe vAdaLa taraphathI ane nadI e pANIne samarpita karI de sAgarane, jIvanakALa daramyAna keTakeTalAya paropakAro enA nAme jamA thatA rahe, keTalAya loko eno upakAra mAnatA rahe paNa ene pUcho, 'AmAM tAruM zuM ? eno A ja javAba hoya, 'mAruM kAMI ja nathI. mArI pAse kAMI ja nathI.' - kumArapALa, keTakeTalA dAtAoe tamArA hAthone saMpattithI chalakAvI dIdhA che ! dAtAono ja jo koI hisAba nathI to emanA taraphathI tamane maLela apAra saMpattino no hisAba hoya ja kyAMthI ? paNa, kyAM rAkhI che tame e saMpattine tamArI pAse ? tame e saMpattine dharI dIdhI che jinazAsanarUpI mahAsAgarane caraNe ! keTe keTalIya saMsthAo, pAMjarApoLo ane vyaktio Aje tamArA taraphathI emane maLela saMpattinA sahayoga badala tamAro AbhAra mAnI rahI che paNa, | jenI jANa lagabhaga koIne ya nathI e jANa mArI pAse che. Aje ya baeNnkamAM tamArA nAme koI khAtuM nathI e to ThIka paNa tamArA zarIra para je vastro hoya che e vastro ya muMbaIno eka yuvake tamArA para mokalI rahyo che ! kumArapALa ! abajono savyaya tamArA nAme ane eka paiso ya nahIM tamArI pAse kaI mATInA banelA cho tame ? nuM sUri Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumA vadhyAna, | dharmAtma rAma ma bhAva ma dAva - mAnatya va mane zA va, tA 17. prari bau pradhe nA (6thanA mAM ta mAM prakAranA nuM ya na meM chAnabanA kAma phare che. jemanA para ApaNanai a bhaya vagere kaya che ema nA = vanamAM chellA so aApaNane dekhAtA nI ane khApaNa = vana kahelA zeSo mAM phaDAko o hA yA ki nA to nau A kA nema lAkA ne khAI ja naya te ma a rUAka nakhatre khatama karIne ja kare che. khA kA ne ma suvarkanai dhi karIne rahe che ke atyAya bAdamakane viza karIne ja rahe che, khA rAmanA khA dhAme AkhANAM ahobhA vane ApaNe kaleva nA nepo . vAMkAnerathI surendranagara taraphanA vihAramAM ame hatA ane acAnaka eka gAmamAM tame tamArA sAdhI kAryakaro sAthe kumArapALa, maLavA AvI gayA. sAMjanA vihAramAM tame amArI sAthe paNa cAlyA, | sAmA gAme ApaNe pahocyA to kharA paNa eka sthaLe rahela mesanA tabelA pAse je skUla hatI tyAM amane utAro maLyo. mane ema ke aMdhAruM thatAM tame gADImAM surendranagara juvA nIkaLI jazo paNa mArI e mAnyatA khoTI TharI. | tame sAthI kAryakarane kahI dIdhuM ke 'gADI skulanI DAbI bAju ubhI rAkhI do. ApaNe A tabelAmAM suI rahezuM.' paNa kumArapALa, tabelAmAM to ze suvAze ? cAMcaDa ane macchara AkhI rAta herAna karI nAkho' mArA A sucana sAme tame mane namrabhAve kAkI dIdhuM ke 'sAheba, rAtanA huM gADI nathI calAvato. gADImAM nathI besato, gADInI cheDalAITa para UDatA jIvo eTalA badhA caTI jAya che ke e hiMsA mArAthI joI jatI nathI. cAMcaDa-vAcchara karaDe e calAvI levAya paNe jIvonI hiMsA pratye akhamI-rAmaNA roM karI zakAya ?' ane kumArapALa, savAranA pahoramAM tamArA zarIra para upasI Avela lAla cAThAM paNa meM joyAM ane tamArA mukha para camakI rahela smita paNa meM joyuM. | kumAspALa ! lAge che ke tamArA jIvanamAM ricara thaI gayela A amAripAlane ja tamane amAri pravartananA kSetre ATalI jvalaMta saphaLatA apAvI haze ! ni dharmalA Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kema 2 pALa- dharmalAtmaka sAkAra mA sai ta DANa hoya kre paNa vAd na tha7 he na parvata mA sai. na ca I to ya che pa NA kANA nathI hotuM retu prabhukA ne na nA sA khyA sAdhaka yA kSe jJAna nuM kANuM paNa taiya che to pema ne vAig ut | nAna nuM kaNa ane samAjane sa maNa banA va tuM che ke khema na namA I nI saM na dhabI rAkhI che ya che , mA vo sApaka mAM mA paNe naMbara ApaNe la = kI devA no che 2taMtrayI TrasTa taraphathI prakAzita thaI rahela pustako sahune gharabeThAM maLato rahe e khyAle TrasTIoe '1000 rUpiyA bharo ane AjIvana sabhya bano'nI yojanA jAhera karI hatI paraMtu satata vadhatI jatI moMghavArInA kAraNe TrasTa Arthika stare thoDIka muzkelI anubhavatuM hatuM. a kharinA dharmalA kumArapALa, dvesTanA anya TresTIo sAthe tame mane surata maLavA AvyA hatA. A takalIphane tala karavA eka TurIe sUcana karyuM ke atyAre jeTalA paNa AjIvana sabhyo che e tamAmane ApaNe patra lakhIne paristhitinI vikaTatA jaNAvIe ane vinaMti karIe ke A paristhitimAMthI TrasTa bahAra AvI javA mAge che. tame jo vadhArAnA be hajAra rUpiyA mokalI Apo to samasyA hala thaI jAya tema che. A sAMbhaLatA ja kumArapALa tame jaNAvyuM hatuM ke "uMmaranI jema moghavArI to roja vadhatI ja javAnI che. dareka varase TrasTa zuM A rIte sabhyo pAse paisAnI bhIkha mAMgatuM raheze ? kAM to ApaNe pustako ochA prakAzita karIe ane kAM to ApaNe anya vyavasthA UbhI karIe paNa AjIvana sabhyo para paisA mokalavA aMgeno kAgaLa to na ja lakhI zakAya !" - kumArapALa ! vicArane rUMdhI nAkhe evI vyavasthA tame goThavatA nathI to kAraNa vagara vyavasthAne chinabhinna karI nAkhe evA vicArane tame jIvanamAM sthAna ApatA nathI. A anubhavI mane satata thato ja rahe che. tamArI A kuneha sAce ja uda mAgI le tevI che. Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumArapALa, dharmabhA ane ne mauna rahetA nathI AvaDatuM to A vI bakavAsa ana he che ane ane je bolatA nathI khAtuM to mAruM mauna napuMsaka banI 22 ke. zuM kahuM ? kAca anaMtakALe to AmaNane thAna sandhi supta thaI ke enA dayoDAnI phaLA ApaNI pAsa na bheMsa bero yAra kadAca anaMtakALe to. ApaNane cioka labdhi mAta thaI che. enA sAre. maunanA AdhArane ApaNa jhaDapatAM na rIbe e ro cAle ? Con 26na nura smRi enfation 24 morabImAM macchuDema tUTI gayAnA samAcAra cAre ya bAju prasarI gayA che. mAnavo ane pazuono motanA khapparamAM homAI rahyAno AMkaDo rojeroja moTo jAhera thaI rahyo che ane kumArapALa, tame tamArA keTalAka cunaMdA kAryakarone laine sevArthe tyAM pahoMcI gayA cho. savAranA pahoramAM tame cUle khIcaDI mUkIne kAryakaro sAthe nIkaLI paDo cho. sAMjanA pApA-pAkavA pAchA Avo cho. khIcaDI vagere khAIne sUI jAo cho ane bIje divase punaH sajja thaIne sevArthe nIkaLI paDI cho. nAka para rUmAla bAMdhIne gaMdhAi rahelA pazuonAM ane mAnavonAM zono nikAla karavAmAM to sahu vyasta banI gayA cho. sevAno A yajJa pUrNa thayA bAda tamArI sAthe rahela muMbaInA eka kAryakare mane vAta karI che ke "gurudeva, sevAnA A thajJamAM amane sAmela karatA pahelAM kumArapALabhAIe amArA sahu pAsethI babbe hajAra rUpiyA jamavAnA kharca peTe laI lIdhA hatA. "dAtAonA paise ApaNe pIDitonI sevA jarUra karazuM paNa ApaNA sahunAM bhojananA paisA to ApaNe ja kADhavAnA che' Ama kahIne emaNe amArI pAsethI rUpiyA babbe hajAra laI lIdhA hatA ! kumArapALa ! jIvananAM pratyeka sAmAnya prasaMgane asAmAnya banAvI detI tamArI samyaSTi sAthe ja sarvatra camatkAro para camatkAro ja sarjatI rahetI hoya to emAM koI navAI jevuM have nathI lAgatuM. ka Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kutrApA yamane Apyo paNa anu kero A praznano javAba beLA thA hatA pArthe nI to heva yA eka gamaze nuM A gune bAba meLavo yAtrAmA parka laya pAse na AvavAnuM savAla levAnuM ke va Apatye anurAga ke ii kerI ke ma " deva ka maranA ane sAmAM karaNI deva gurune ApaNA gharana mana i chuM. mane raho ! sade spaSTa ke A kA ja mathI vanAra ya te nANe lanA keTalA jevA 17 halA hAMne reInaphaoNTA be dha bhraMza ane 17 huMkArya zuM je bilakula korAdhAkora ! ELL mana sUi dharmA paththara pAse kaThoratA che to komaLatA nathI. mAkhaNamAM komaLatA che to kaThoratA nathI. agnimAM uSNatA che to zItaLatA nathI. pANImAM zItaLatA che to uSNatA nathI. keTalAka sAdhako pAse satpravRttionI vaNajhAra che to nivRtti nathI. keTalAka sAdhako pAse nivRtti che to bAhyathI sapravRttionA nAme lagabhaga kazuM ya nathI. kumArapALa, satpravRttiomAMnI tamArI jabaradasta vyastatA jotAM ema lAge ke aMgata sAdhanA mATe tamArI pAse koI samaya ja nahI bacato hoya ane AtmanirIkSaNa mATe tame alpa paNa samaya nathI phALavI zakatA ho. paNa, evuM nathI. sAmAyika tame roja karo cho. prabhupUjA vinA tamane cena paDatuM nathI. sAMcana to tAmaruM cAlu ja hoya che paNa manamAM udbhavatuM zubha ciMtana aMgata DAyarImAM TapakAvI devAnuM paNa tame cUkatA nathI kamAlanI vAta to e che ke rAtanA nava vAgyA pachI tame lagabhaga koine maLatAM to nathI ja paNa koino phona uThAvatA ya nathI ane koIne phona karatA paNa nathI. kumArapALa ! garbhavatI strI bahArathI badhI ja pravRttio kare paNa peTamAM rahela bALakane jema bhUle ja nahIM tema bahArathI ATaATalI satpravRttio cAlu rAkhIne ya tame AtmAne satata smRtipathamAM zakhI rahyA cho e jANI Azcaryacakti thaI javAya che ! 47 Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumArapALa, dharmalAtma kSetronI ApI sutArane gurudeve mAtra sAk janI phI Apo. zuone baMdha pakesa attaranI lInuM buma zu che kholo. mA AvyuM che A jakSamA khAvo. bhokottara 34.62nA2 tattva savAya bIjuM koI ja nahI, A vAta ApaNAM 15mAM e khApa sthara ko devAnI che ke muti na ane tyAM sudhInA dareka tsava zurudevana yoga ApaNane thaIne na he! guru dvArA 526na jApti nyAnuM bane? AA pati ApaNane e dizAmAM doDatA karI devA paryApta ja kene? 6.. 2tna suMrasUi kamalA 18 19 Aje to e udAradila suzrAvaka satkAryonAM aneka kSetre khUba khUba AgaLa vadhI cUkyA che paraMtu A kSetramAM praveza karyAne emane thoDoka ja samaya thayo hato ane emanA kAne kumArapALa, tamArA dvArA cAlI rahela zAsananAM satkAryonA samAcAra AvyA, emaNe tamArI pAse e kAryonI vigato jANavAnI jijJAsA vyakta karI. pravAsamAM e tamArI sAthe joDAyA. tamArA dvArA cAlI rahela be-cAra kAryo sagI AMkhe nihALavAnI emane bhAvanA hatI. paNa dUra cAlI rahela e kAryonI vAto tame emane pravAsa daramyAna kahI saMbhaLAvI. tamArI rajUAtamAM jo gajabanAka pAradarzatA hatI to e udAradila suzrAvaka pAse hRdayanI suMdara saMvedanazIlatA hatI. emaNe tamane kahI dIdhuM, 'kumArapALabhAI, tamArA dvArA cAlI rahela kAryo kevA haze eno aMdAja mane tamArI vAto parathI ja AvI gayo che. ApaNe have pravAsa laMbAvavAnI jarUra nathI. ahIMthI ja ApaNe pAchA pharIe. ane hA, tamArAM kAryomAM phUla nahIM to phUlanI pAMkhaDIrUpe mArA taraphathI tamane rUpiyA be karoDa ApavAnuM huM atyAre jAhera karuM chuM.' kumArapALa ! sAcA motInI jene tarA ane parakha hoya che ene mAnasarovaranA haMsano yoga thaI ja jAya che e bAbatamAM tamane joyA pachI mane koI ja zaMkA rahI nathI. 41 Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6mAM 1pa La, dhalAbha. dhana nuM vajana va ma te haLavuM phUla roya che paraMtu maMdira enA pi na na ma te na ii. bahuM stara para caherA pa2 nA mitanuM ane khista 2 2taka ba2 nA bhUlAnuM vajana sarva ghA haLa huM kula hoya ke na hetu enA vina' naLa teM saMsA 2 jhava na na ma che ke navI to khamA 9ma nuM jIvana nma ma che ! mA ze ja ne rupe darika che ke jemanI pAse nar5 matanI ane mya! muzanI mULa ja nathI, Arche dhaaw vI kumArapALa, pAlitANA, siddhakSetra vardhamAna tapa AyaMbila khAtAmAM sAdhu-sAdhvIjI bhagavaMtonI zAtA-samAdhisaMyamazuddhi-prasannatArthe cAlI rahela vaiyAvaca khAtAnuM saMcAlana jyArathI tamArA hAthamAM AvyuM che tyArathI e vaiyAvacca khAtAnA gauravane je cAra cAMda lAgI gayA che enuM zabdomAM varNana karavuM zakya nathI. pAlitANAnI yAtrAe gayela je paNa zrAvake ke zrAvikA e vaiyAvaraca khAtAnI vyavasthA nihALavA Ave che, enI AMkhamAMthI harSanAM AMsu vahevA lAgI che, emanuM mana mAnI ja nathI zakatuM ke AvI addabhuta vyavasthA tame goThavI zako ! vaiyAvacce khAtAnA goDAuno sAdhu-sAdhvIjInA upayogamAM AvatAM upakaraNothI ya chalochala che to tamAma prakAranI davAothI ya bharelA che, pAtrA-narapaNIo paNa emAM bharapUra che to dAMDA-daMDAsano ya pAra vinAnAM che. kalarakAma mATenI sAmagrIo paNa bharapUra che to Asana-kAmaLIonI saMkhyA paNa besumAra che. sTezanarI AITamo paNa bharapUra che to katharoTa, Dola, tapelAMono paNa pAra nathI. sAbu-pAuMDara-braza paNa ochA nathI to aMtima saMskAravidhinI sAmagrIo paNa paryApta pramANamAM che. - kumArapALa ! sAdhu-sAdhvIjI bhagavaMtonI hRdayanAM pracaMDa bahumAnabhAva sAdhe tamArA dvArA ane tamArA sAthIo dvArA thaI rahela A bhaktithI UbhuM thaI rahela puNya tame kaI rIte bhogavazo, enuM Ayojana atyArathI ja tame vicArI rAkhajo. Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kamA pA che , ke dharmalAbha - abhimAna -pone na potAne na tane eTaluM bahu mAna Apato ya che ke te bIna ne enA vana mA ka2vA mAM 2 surata banI nanA zaya che, ne khApaNe samA na nIya kAryo najhara kI khe paNa mAna pagI to na hatI 'mahArAja sAheba, mAre sAta AMkaDAnI rakamano satkAryomAM savyaya karavo che. kayA kSetramAM mAre keTalI rakama kaI rIte kharacavI enuM mArgadarzana levA huM ApanI pAse Avyo chuM. Apa mane mArgadarzana Apazo ?" goregAma-muMbaInA eka sarvathA aparicita zrAvaka parelanA upAzrayamAM vaMdanAthe AvyA hatA. ane emaNe mArI pAse A vAta mUkI. meM emane kumArapALa, tamAruM saranAmuM ApI dIdhuM. thoDIka AnAkAnI bAda emaNe tamArI pAse AvavAnuM svIkArI lIdhuM. - lagabhaga traNeka mahinA bAda e bhAI mane maLavA AvyA ane emaNe mane je vAta karI e emanA ja zabdomAM : - 'mahArAja sAheba, kumArapALabhAIne maLyA pachI, emanI sAthe rahIne 2kamano sadvyaya karyA pachI huM e tAravru para Avyo chuM ke Ape mane kevaLa saMpattino savyaya karavAnuM saranAmuM ja nathI khAkhuM, Ape to mArA janamojanama sudhArI devAnuM saranAmuM ApI dIdhuM che. mArI bhAvanA to evI che. ke dara varase kumArapALabhAI hastake mAre ochAmAM ochA 11,00,000 rUpiyA to vAparavA ja ' - kumArapALa ! phariyAda mATe posTakArDa paNa moTuM paDe ane dhanyavAda ApavA mATe kayUTara paNa nAnuM paDe, AvI kAryapaddhatinA svAmI banI beThelA tame kaoNlejamAM bhacA cho kayAM sudhI ? namuMdavabhUmi ilaw Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (() madhyapradezanA vicaraNa daramyAna mane varasothI e je pradezamAM vicarI rahela eka paMnyAsajI mahArAja maLI gayA che. emanI preraNAthI eka jina maMdiranA thayela jIrNoddhAramAM kumArapALa, tamAro kevo masta sahayoga emane maLyo che enI vAta teo khUba prasannatAthI karI rahyA hatAM, acAnaka emaNe mane vAta karI. | 'ratnasuMdara mahArAja, kumArapALanA svabhAvane pahoMcI vaLavuM khUba muzkela che.* kumA 2pALa, dharmalAbha pe ma ka thatA phaukhavuM Rya ragha na nA nairava ma raoN paDakAra che. enA karatAM ane mane me paDakA2 tai prema ne vanamAM ja kavo e * jemane vana mAM 9 ba ai hale ?" che ? te nA ja ke sA ma Tyakitana. dha pratye nA game tevA pratika vartAya tane ya khA para pratibhA dha haoNta hoya. sta tha hoya, mana meya, fmata sabhara zeya, prabhunI pUna, e to sAdhanA de na ja hetu Rsi phUba vadhu ne kema sa bhara praSibhAva khe paNa mAmUlI sAdhano to na ii. ja eTaluM ja kI =aa ke e. likA mAM bApa khA ma jha thatA na kahevAnuM che. A jinamaMdiranA jIrNoddhAramAM mane emanA sahayogathI devadravyanI sArI evI rakama maLI ane e hakIkatano ullekha meM jinamaMdiranI bahAra lagAyela ArasanI takatI paranA lakhAkSamAM karyo. khabara nahIM emane A hakIkatanI kyAMthI khabara paDI gaI ? emano mArA para kaDaka patra AvI gayo. 'jirNoddhAra prabhunA maMdirano thayo. emAM rakama devadravyanI vaparAI ane takatI para Ape mAruM nAma sahayogadAtA tarIke lakhAvyuM che evA samAcAra "mArA kAne AvyA che. mArI vedanAno pAra nathI. have pachI huM kadAca...' kumArapALa ! AtmavikAsanI imAratano pAyo tame keTalo badho majabUta banAvI dIdho che ke kayAMya tame tamArA aMtaHkaraNa sAthe galata samAdhAna karI detA ja nathI. 2 na sUri Esferon Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kuma 2pALa, dharmalAbha. hai prakAranA jIvo mAM mA 2 mAM durlabha che. yAda rAkhyA vinA khAna tenA za ane bhUlI gayA vinA le nA. Ane artha khA na de ke nA paNe kune apAya rahyuM ApatA haNa e paNa khAdhyA bAda pada na rAkhIe hatuM e 9 & komana kA e thI paikA e ! paNa ene bhUlI javA ne bhUla te na bha phaLa che, zuM . . pAlitANAthI vihAra karIne amadAvAda tarapha jatAM vacce kalikuMDamAM cAreka divasa karela sthiratA daramyAna eka divase tamArI vinaMtine mAna ApIne kumArapALa, baporanA samaye tamArA AvAsasthAne huM Avyo hato. sAte ya kSetronI, jIvadayAnI ane anukaMpAnI dizAmAM tame kaI gatithI kaI rIte kAryo karI rahyA cho tenI jANakArI huM tamAro pAsethI meLavI rahyo hato ane e gALAmAM eka prauDha bahena hAthamAM kAjunI baraNI laIne tamArA Tebala para mUkI daIne bolyA, 'kumArapALabhAI, tame vAparajo ane sane va5rAvajo' tame hA-nA kAMI karo e pahelAM to e bahena gharanI bahAra nIkaLI gayA. | A bAju pAMca ja miniTa pasAra thaI haze ane eka chokaro Avyo, 'sAheba, huM sAdhvIjI (magavaMta sAthe pAlanapuranA vihAramAM jAuM chuM ane A sAMbhaLatAnI sAthe ja kumArapALa, tame Tebala para hamaNAM ja mukAyela kAjunI baraNI e chokarAnA hAthamAM pakaDAvI dIdhI. 'AmAMthI tuM khAje ane vihAramAM sAdhvIjI bhagavaMtane vahorAvato raheje.' - kumArapALa ! karNa vacce parvatanI jema aDaga ubhA rahI jatA tame paropakAranA prasaMge nadInI jema je prasannatAthI khaLakhaLa vahI jANo cho ene biradAvavA mATe mArA za1dakozamAM to koI zakyuM hoya evuM mane lAgatuM nathI ! Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumArapALa, dharmalAbha AtmAne paramAtma maNIdeva para prema ke. paramAtmA mahAvIra deva pAchaLa pAgala banI gayelA gautama vAmI araba prema ke raMtu ~2mAtmA mahAthI dete je aMDakoka vargane potAnA premanuM bhAndrana banAvyo e ThaMDaka cha varSa para Akho prema kho ! prabhubhakti, gurubhakti barAbara ke, javAnuM zuM ? varaso pahelAMnI A vAta che. me vaeNkezananI yuvAzabira yojAI hatI kapaDavaMjamAM, zibirArthI yuvAno to zibiramAM cAlI rahela pravacanothI khuza hatA ja paNa kapaDavaMja saMghanAM bhAIo-baheno paNa gurudevanAM pravacanothI bhAre AnaMdita hatA. banyuM evuM ke zibiramAM banAsakAMThAthI Avela daseka yuvAnomAMnA eka yuvAnanI vartaNUka zibiranA suMdara vAtAvaraNane kaluSita karI rahI hatI. kumArapALa, zibiranA saMcAlaka tarIke tame ene enI vartaNUka sudhArI levA kaDaka zabdomAM cetavaNI paNa ApI, paNa vyartha ! ane tame ene cAlu zibire ghara bhegA thaI javAnI AjJA karI. e yuvaka ghare to na gayo paNa kona karIne enA pitAjIne eNe banAsakAMThAthI kapaDavaMja bolAvI lIdhA ane enA pitAjI tamArA para rItasaranA varasI paDyA, 'tame samajo cho zuM tamArA manamAM ? mAro dIkaro tame dhAro cho evo kharAba nathI.' 'tamAro dIkaro kharAba nathI eTale to ame ene zibiramAM rAkhavA mAgatA nathI; kAraNa ke A zibiro to kharAba chokarAone sudhAravA mATe che !' ThaMDe kaleje tame ApelA A javAbanI sAme e yuvakanA bApane ThaMDA paDI javA sivAya bIjo koI vikalpa ja nahoto bacyo. kumArapALa ! cA pahoLA vAsaNamAM garama rahI zakatI nathI. tamArA vizALa hRdayamAM krodhanI garamI paNa kyAM rahI zakI che ? 1 Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumArapALa, dharmanA ma tata dUra thaI mahela jIvanamAM Ado dharma siAva IjuM kazuM ya vadhA2vA jevuM *pura- >> lA ilAja ne tema vadhata zArI thatA dhamAM kaDAko bolAto mArI vadhu ma ghaNA thAnanA dhAMya kadAca kAla cokho hamane janI rAhe De mAnavatA ane pA nabaLu paDI javAnA kAraNe tAnya dharmo khA ghaTavA lAko. eka ja kAma ApaNa adhyArUM karI levAnuM de tattvanI ca eka2I hata jIna 7 zrIsa ame prabhu pratye smRti A cAreyane be he hRdayamAM sthAna ApI daie ke zArIranI e 31 asima cApaNI sA khaDabaMdhana 2 28nasuMdara sUi l purapIDito vacce jaIne emanA duHkhomAM sahabhAgI banavAnI tamArI vRtti-pravRtti kAyama aneka mATe mUka saMdezarUpa banI ja rahI che. (32) kumArapALa, bhAratanAM keTakeTalAM kSetromAM jaIne tame prabhuzAsananAM kAryo karI AvyA cho ? jIvadayA ane anukaMpAnAM kAryo mATe ya tame kyAM kyAM nathI jaI AvyA ? yuvAnonA jIvana ghaDatara mATe tame zibiro paNa kyAM kyAM nathI karI AvyA ? kyAreya tamane mana nathI thatuM ke have bhArata bahAra amerikA vagere sthaLoe jaine paNa prabhuzAsananI bhavyatAnI vAto tyAMnA lokone karI AvuM ?' A prazna kumArapALa, meM tamane kalikuMDa tIrthanA upAzrayamAM pUchyo hato. tame mane javAba ApatA eTaluM ja kahyuM hatuM ke, 'e kSetronA AgevAno taraphathI mane tyAM javAnAM AmaMtraNo anekavAra maLyA che ane hajIya maLI rahyA che paNa zuM kahuM Apane ? ahIM bhAratamAM ja eTalAM kAryo karavAnAM UbhAM che ke huM tyAMya badhe pahoMcI vaLato nathI. jIvana TUMkuM paDe ane kAryo UbhA ja rahe e sthiti che ahIMnI. huM tyAM jaIne karuM zuM ?' 'phaMDa maLI rahe' 'phaMDa ? ahIMnA dAtAone paNa emanI rakama laIne huM saMtuSTa karI zakato nathI tyAM paradezanuM phaMDa laIne karuM zuM ?' kumArapALa ! paiso paisAne kheMce che ke nahIM enI to khabara nathI paNa puNya puNyane kevuM kheMcatuM rahe che enI pratIti to tamane joyA pachI evI jabaradasta thaI gaI che ke e pratItinI imAratanI kAMkarI paNa koI kheravI zake tema nathI. Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karapA na dharmalAbha kha kA kamaeN aAca kAM AvI che kSama che te mahatva nuM che ja paraMs - thAna sevA khApaNe konuM vanane ke mana karata hai hama hai paNa po huM ma ya nuM na thI prabhu dhIranA vanane khApaNa mane nakha nA sai. ha -a ka te nA be kai ba ba te bA paNAne barAbara ma na ja hako ghATa paNa rahelA kabUta ghaDI na naka e jyAre meM prathama kayA mA kI potAno. ko mAne to ja to che no varca anula ane nA na tu mane prAna mAma meM - 2 sakhA ye lA bhi na mAM ahi ma ka kha che tA ke hasatAM sa nI na tana dha de ApaNA mATe prANa na bha. zreya ke eka kAne na ma ya. kanakhe - ta noma nAM -hana kuza e 'paNa kumArapALa, rAtanA be vAge UThIne ghAsanI TrakamAMthI ghAsa utAravA tamAre javAnuM ? tame e mATe rAkhelA mANaso ghAsanI gAMsaDIo TrakamAMthI utArI levAnuM kAma na karI le ?' - zekhaDInA pazu kaeNmpanI mulAkAte kumArapALa, tamArA ati AgrahathI huM Avyo hato tyAre tamArI vAta sAMbhaLyA pachI me tamane A prazna pUchayo hato. mArA A praznanA pratyuttaramAM tame mane je vAta jaNAvI e sAMbhaLIne to huM duHkhada AzcaryamAM garakAva thaI gayo hato. tame mane jaNAvyuM ke, | 'sAheba, pAsanI TukamAM ghAsa ja Ave che evuM nathI banatuM. kyAreka paisAnA lobhanA pApe TukamAM ghAsa bharanArAo pahelAM vajanadAra patharAo palsa mUkI detA hoya che ane pachI enI upara ghAsa rAkhI detA hoya che. Traka ahIM Ave, kAMTA para enuM vajana thAya ane e vajana pramANe enA paisA cUkavAI jAya. huM e vakhate hAjara eTalA mATe rahuM chuM ke TUkavALAo ghAsanA nAme patharAonA paisA to laI jatA nathI ne ? dAtAo mArA bharose jIvadayAnI lAkhonI 2kama mArA para mokalatA hoya che. enA A bharosAne mAre sArthaka to karavo ja joIe ne ? kumArapALa ! potAnI saMpattino paisA-paisAno hisAba rAkhanArA to ghaNAM joyA che paNa paropakAra mATe maLela saMpattinA paisA-paisAno vyaya ja thato rahe e mATe AvI cIvaTa zakhanAro tamArA jeve jagata kAryakara meM te kleI ja joyo nathI , nara * as Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6mAM 2pAna * dharma lagnama * mana ne saMbha nAvatAM rahevAnuM satva ne mApaNall mAM -gRha thaI jAya ane layanuM sAMbha La tA 2hevAnI sagu6 jene a ma NA mAM pragarI naya te ma ne e ma lAge che ke, bruva na maM ii do 2vA nA ka2vAnI bAbatamAM 1paNa nai dhA ta sa sakatA mana ne ja che ane dhana ne sahu zu ? magha madhanuM 21kha vAma ya apauche ne ko che ja nahI taka lI ya na paDe * huM kahuM ? mana nuM epa sAM maMLatA ja AvyA ii e , e bhUle alAna avagaNanA kana e d che ! tane ke IvA C 2ba suMdarasUti) anaMtopakArI pUjyapAda gurudevazrI bhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI mahArAjanI anarAdhAra varasI rahela pAvavAnA prabhAve ane mAM sarasvatInA maMgaLa AzISanA prabhAve sAhityasarjananI dizAmAM pA pA pagalI mAMDavAnuM meM zarU karyuM hatuM. ane e pUjyazrInA sUcanathI ja ratnatrayI, TrasTanI sthApanA karIne e TrasTa dvArA ja sAhityanuM prakAzana karavAnuM nakkI thai cUkyuM hatuM.. kumArapALa, e TrasTanA eke TrasTI tarIke tamAre paNa rahevAnuM che enI meM jyAre tamArI samakSa vAta mUkI hatI tyAre AtmIyabhAve tame mane salAha ApI hatI ke- . - 'Ape Apano pUro samaya sAhityasarjanamAM ja ApI devAno che. TrasTa pAse rakama keTalI che, kaI baeNnkamAM TrasTanA rUpiyA rokAvAnA che, enuM vyAja keTaluM AvavAnuM che, bhaviSyamAM TesTanA AjIvana sabhyo kaI rIte banAvavAnA che vagere eka paNa bAbatamAM Ape paDavAnuM nathI. Apa vadhumAM vadhu sAhityasarjana karatA raho. TrasTa ApanA sAhityane prakAzita karatA rahevAmAM kyAreya pAchI-pAnI nahIM kare. kumArapALa ! e divasomAM tamArA taraphathI maLela e salAhe ATaATalA sAhityanA sarjana pachI ya mane mArA saMyamajIvananI mayaghamAM rahevAmAM keTalo agatyano bhAga bhajavyo che, e to huM ja jANuM chuM. TrasTanI sthApanA pahelA AvI salAha mane maLI gaI ene huM mArA sadbhAgya mAnuM chuM. Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumA 2pALa, ' dharma lAbha sahana ka unAne a aa sa . mahiSNutA ne va dhA te kahe che pAke khuba phAla no acaraja sahipazutA meM ghaTADato rahe che. anaMta anaMta thI cAlyA mAratA saMmA 2 prabhu prAthanA ke maM be khUba ja kAtya kAkA bhajavI gayA che. kAranI gukha bitA ane 2 mana na hae6nA , khAmo e dro che jenA nnene gharamata devA jJA hana panA letA jevA de, sahiSNutAnA kayA ma aa sa mukha zIlatA sA me ane samarpaNanA hai yA hAla sva hatA nAme lAla aaN ma DI devA javA de, mArA khyAla thaI naI 'kumArapALa, vihAranA e gAmamAM ame sAMjanA pahoMcyA hatA. UtaravA mATe skUlamAM gayA, na maLI, dharmazALAmAM gayA, koIe hA na pADI. eka jaNanA makAnamAM gayA, cAvI na maLI. doDha kalAke AmathI tema ame pharatA rahyA tyAre eka sthaLe UtaravA maLyuM. mAre tamane eTaluM ja kahevuM che ke e gAmamAM sAMjanA samaye sAdhvIjI bhagavaMto pahocI gayA hoya ane emane yaA rItanI takalIpho thAya to emanA zIla-saMyamanI rakSAnuM thAya zuM ?' kalikuMDamAM upAzrayamAM kumArapALa tame beThA hatA ane meM vihAranA eka gAmamAM amane paDela takalIphanI tamArI samakSa rajUAta karI hatI. tame mArI pAse e gAmanuM nAma jANI lIdhuM. DAyarImAM noMdhI lIdhuM ane mane tame eTaluM ja kahyuM ke "e aMge huM mArAthI zakya prayAso karuM chuM' kamAlanuM Azcarya to e anubhavyuM ke ame kaLikuMDathI vihAra karIne amadAvAda pahoMcyA ane e samaya daramyAna to tame e gAmamAM eka taiyora makAna kharIdI laIne enA para upAzrayanuM nAma paNa ApI dIdhuM hatuM ! kumArapALa ! samayapAlana ane vacanapAlana, e baMnemAM tame kayA kSetre AgaLa nathI vadayA e ATalAM varaso pachI ya huM samajI zakyo nathI. kamAla ja che ne ? utnasuMdrasUrinA vi padmanA Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kuMbhathI dharma bhAga junA hAmAM polI kalpanA mATe na karI kAkIe to temanA vyamAM sthAna hovAnI be mA mA ma mana mArU bane teTyA jaLanA cemAMtha kocaraba ta tArA dhamo TAma mA tArA nA thAya ane eTale ja mane amathuM to muzke les = = = =F paraMtu manane samajAvyuM saba ko nahI. Ajo mAyA jUda manane khApaNa cu thAmAM mukIne nAma Apa mo. E.. mananuMdara sUi a}C/ 39 gujarAtamAM be varasanA duSkALa pachInuM trIjuM varasa cAlI rahyuM hatuM. ghAsa ane pANInA abhAve hajAro pazuo motanA mukhamAM homAI javAnI saMbhAvanA dekhAtAM kumArapALa, tame gujarAtamAMkhAsa karIne saurASTramAM Thera Thera pazukampo kholI dIdhA hatA. hajAronI saMkhyAmAM e kempomAM cAreya bAjuthI pazuo ja nahotA sAcavavAnA, mAladhArIone paNa tamAre sAcavI levAnA hatA. paNa, tamArI sUjha-bUjha, AvaData-kuneha-niSThA-lAgaNI vageree kamAla karI ! tame evuM jaDabesalAka taMtra goThavI dIdhuM ke sarvatra tamArA hastaka cAlI rahela pazukaeNmponI suvAsa prasarI gaI. gujarAta sarakAre duSkALanI paristhitine khyAlamAM rAkhIne pazudITha nizcita sabasIDI jAhera to karI hatI paNa tamArA hastaka cAlI rahela pazukaeNmpo aMge sarakAre eka nIti banAvI dIdhI hatI ke e kaeNmpomAM rahelAM pazuo aMge tame je AMkaDo batAvo e mujaba sabasIDI ApI ja devI. e AMkaDA mujaba kempomAM pazuo che ke nahIM enI gaNatarI na ja karavI. kumArapALa ! mana kSetra kamaLa jevI aliptatA ane vyavahArakSetre darpaNa jevI nirmaLatA, A baMne sadguNone tame kaI hade vikasita karyA haze tyAre ja A vizvAsanuM bhAna banI zakyA hazo ne ! 01 Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumArapALa, dharma lAbha zarIra para jaze. nI vadhu paDI bI vaya tyAre kho 321 thaI zake che evI khabara ho AjanA kALe ko nathI !zna che. e jItI thaI aMte kheDU! manamA carabI hRdayane saMvedanazIlatA mAre khatrI banI ke enI khabara to Ane phone ke e pAna The zuM kahuM ? 1 da ya yo AmAM mAna vadhatA hetAnuM ane saMvedanazIlAne raDAvI rAkhavAna bhaDAra ApaNe lIlI ze na jo dharma 28 navuM rabhUti, cAta 'gurudeva, Apa pAlitANAthI amadAvAda padhArI rahyA cho to mArI eka vinaMti che" kumArapALa, tame pAlitANAnI eka dharmazALAmAM mane vAta karI rahyA cho, 'bolo' 'vihAranAM gAmaDAMomAM Apa je paNa upAzrayamAM sthiratA karo e upAzrayamAM saMyamapAlanamAM, zAtA ke samAdhimAM bAdhaka banI zake evI je paNa agavaDo hoya enI eka kAgaLa para noMdha karI levAnuM ApanA koI ziSyane Apa sUcana karI do. ame to gRhastho chIe. Apane saMyamapAlana mATe kevI vasati anukULa Ave enI amane vyavasthita jANakArI hotI nathI. e agavaDo tarapha Apa amAruM dhyAna dorI do. bAkInuM badhuM ame amArI rIte yogya karI dezuM.' ane kumArapALa, kalikuMDamAM tamArA hAthamAM e jarUrI sudhArA-vadhArAnI noMdhavALo kAgaLa meM pakaDAvI to dIdho paNa mArA Azcarya vacce mAtra cAra ja divasamAM tame e noMdhanA AdhAre tene upAzrathamAM jarUrI tamAma pheraphAro karAvI lIdhA. huM amadAvAda pahoMcyo tyAM sudhImAM to badhA ja sudhArAo saMpanna thaI cUkyA hatA ! kumArapALa saMyamajIvana pratyeno tamAro A anurAga, saMcamIo pratyeno tamAro A anuAMga joyA-jANyA-anubhavyA pachI 'tamane pudgalano rAga satAvato kema nathI' e mArI zaMkAnuM samAdhAna thaI gayuM che. 3 Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mA 2pAnuM dharmalAbha vAM AvyuM che?' ene tapAsa tau koNa na than 5 tuM hame rakana che paNa sArI tapAsa to be che ke jayAM de ke " prabhune mai zuM A myuM che ? ' sAcuM kare prathama naMba2nI tapAsa kathana kariyAzasta na raza e che jayAre tana ne ba 21 ta mA sa hRdayane satA sabhara na rAkhe che ' hama na sai ce hameM kucA milA hai ? hama ye soce kiyA kyA hai ma Na ? ' thI 5 kita nA A navA 'mahArAja sAheba, kumArapALabhAInA hRdayanI mahAnatAne samajavAnuM amAruM to zuM, kadAca koInuM ya gajuM nathI.' kumArapALa, bhUkaMpa vagerenAM rAhata kAryomAM satata tamArI sAthe ja rahetA eka kAryakare jyAre mane A vAta karI tyAre me ene ja pUchI lIdhuM | 'koI khAsa anubhava ?' 'kumArapALabhAIne ema lAge ke A sAdharmikanI rithati nabaLI che, enI bhakita karavA jevI che. basa, e amane oNrDara karI de. "Amane rUpiyA 10,000 ApI do' ame emane kahIe ke ApaNe emanI bAbatamAM thoDIka pAkI jANakArI meLavI laIe to kema ?" emano javAba A ja hoya. "sAdharmikonI bhakti karavA ApaNane jeoe rakama ApI che teoe ApaNane ema kahyuM che kharuM ke tame sAdharmika bhakti karatA pahelAM enuM cekiMga karI lejo ? jo nA, to pachI ApaNe buddhinA raste emanuM paoNsTamaoNrTama karatA rahIne ApaNA haiyAnA bhAvone kaluSita karatA rahevAnI zI jarUra che? kAyama yAda rAkhajo ke vivekane hAjara rAkhIne karAtI bhakti kAyama suMdara phaLa ApanArI ja banI rahe che, - kumArapALa ! sonAnI mUrti jevA hRdayane lokhaMDanuM pratinidhitva dharAvatA buddhinA bAjavAmAM na ja mUkavAnA tamArA ughA abhigamane khUba khUba dhanyavAda che. kare che ne ? Rba irasukA dharma bAjI Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumArapALa , ' dharmalAbha . mi khAnanA tyAma mATe nava kro 1 ne kADhatA A paze. nakAM mAnA zabdo nA thAnuM ma va phoravI phaLa au 1 ke kema , bAnna khUba siFIvanA thI aevma ni vI kSaNa' karatA vahevAna naka che vakhe ja ne te kaDavuM karavAnuM mIna lagAvI kAkata bAbo , pANI thatI kaDaka kAlA canAnA phA = * *tAthI nI laData ai ta e che ke, khenA praya paNa maMtrI hatA thI ApaNe vipata na karatA kahevA na de* - zuM a ne tyAga - reyAtAnA dhakAma mATe sarve ne hone ke jayAre pU yAsA tyAga Ale nA nA svIkAra mATe ma ne I che ke, ApaNe enA avAja, | kha rA ? tana saMdarA 'ilA tamArI udAratAnI vAto karNopakarNa sAMbhaLavA maLe che ane haiyuM rastabdha thaI jAya che, A kALamAM AvI udAratA ? ane e ya dhoghATa vinAnI udAratA ? dhanyavAda che. tamane' jaina saMghamAM kadAca bahu ochA jANItA ane chatAM dara varase ochAmAM ochA pAMceka karoDa rUpiyAno savyathI karI rahelA e udAradila zrAvakanI udAratAnI huM emanI sanmukha ja upabhraMNA karI rahyo hato. 'mahArAja sAheba, eka vAta huM Apane karuM ? puSyane udayamAM kaI rIte lAvavuM, enI to akkala mArI pAse paryApta pramANamAM che ane e aMgeno puraSArtha karavAmAM paNa huM pAcho paDato nathI paNa puNyano baMdha kaI rIte karavo, enI akkala Aje paNa mArI pAse nathI ane e khela mane kadAca koI Ape to ya tanurUpa puruSArtha karyuM karI zakuM tema nathI. A to gatajanmanuM mAruM pracaMDa puchyuM ke mane kumArapALabhAI maLI gayA che, paiso mAro paNa akkala emanI ane saMpattinA savyaya aMgeno puruSArtha paNa emano. huM badhI ja rakama emane ApI dauM chuM, saMpattinA sadvyaya aMgenI emanI sujhabujhano koI joTo nathI' e kuMdAradila Avaka ATaluM bolatA bolatA gadgad thaI gayA. kumArapALa ! tame jenI paNa sAthe premano saMbaMdha bAMdho che ene ahobhAvathI mANatA ho cho paNa mAlikIbhAvathI tANatA nathI rahetA e tamArA hRdayanI gajabanAka UMcAIche. Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAra pALa, dharma lA ja Jva na mAM je kAya yu hazo kevA A vrato to ya che ke jemAM tene vadhu bahu mAna thatI raoNkuvI kapaDanI munAM darzana mAM nAgala banavuM che, rayAM budhui ma nA nuM kA ma lA hAtha kuLanA sa mAM cAra DAne nAve che. eka gnama ye so gaNIne phata phe vI che, budi mA nI 3 kAma lA kA sau 5. mRtyu thano nA zravaNe haiyAne mA 1 la ma kakSa banA vadhyuM che, dhA 22 bura vAM kenI 7pa yo kI e na ho ? e huM ja kahIza ke bhInA pitAnA prasaMgo mAM budi ne hAthanI A kalA mAM e dI ne - i .. ! 18na che dharmakA, gujarAtamAM AvI gayela 26 jAnyuArInA bhUkaMpa pachI ame rAMkhezvarathI vihAra karIne rAdhanapura tarapha jaI rahyA hatA. bhUkaMpe verelA vinAzane najaronajara joyA pachI AMkhomAMthI. avAranavAra AMsu vahI jatA hatA. gocarI bhAvatI nahotI rAtanI nidrA paNa astavyasta banI gaI hatI. paNa - eka divasa sAMjanA samaye ame bhUkaMpathI asaragrasta eka skUlamAM rokAyA hatA. sAMjanuM pratikramaNa pUrNa karIne huM sUrimaMtranA jIpamAM besavAnI taiyArI karI rahyo hato ane e ja samaye kumArapALa, kacchamAM bhUkaMpanA rAhata kAryamAM vyasta evA tame mokalela eka yuvaka mArI pAse Avyo. .. mahArAja sAheba, Apa vihAra karIne je-je gAmamAM padhAro tene gAmanA pratyeka sAdharmikane dasa-dasa hajAra rUpiyA 4khApavAnA che ema kumArapALabhAIe mane Apane saMdeza ApavA jaNAvyuM che. emanI anukULatAe e Apane rastAmAM kyAMka maLI jaro paNa e gALA daramyAna Apa je paNa gAmamAM padhAro e gAmamAM bhUkaMpanA kAraNe takalIphamAM AvI gayela sAdharmikane dasadasa hejara to ApavAnA ja che. ApanI sAthe je bhAI che ene huM pAMca lAkha rUpiyA e aMgenA ApI dauM chuM.' kumArapALa ! sAgaramAM paDela motI paNa kama se kama taLiyeM to jovA maLe ja che. tamArA keTalAMya satkAryo to kAca koIne kacAreya jovA maLyA nathI ane maLavAnA paNa nathI, baiI upAya ? Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAva-tharAda bAjunI amArI vihArayAtrA cAlu hatI. bhUkaMpe verela vinAza sagI AMkhe nihALavA | maLI rahyo hato. pravacano jayAM paNa huM karato hato tyAM prabhuvacanonA mAdhyame sahune samAdhi TakAvI rAkhavA zakya preraNA ane prayAso acUka karato hato. . e vADA gAma hatuM. tyAM pravacana eka alaga haoNlamAM hatuM, pravacana karIne huM upAzraye AvI , rahyo hato ane mane eka yuvake samAcAra ApyA ke 'sAheba, kumArapALamAI AvyA che ane upAzrayamAM beThA che' | mArA pagamAM gati AvI gaI. mArA hRdayanI dhaDakano vadhI gaI. divasonA divaso sudhI kacchanI bheMkAra dharatI para bhUkhannarasanI paravA karyA vinA bhUkaMpa pIDitonI sevA karI rahelA tamane nihALavA mArI AMkho tarasI banI gaI hatI ane kumArapALa, upAzrayamAM pahelA mALe huM Avyo ane meM tamane pATe AgaLa beThelA joyA. huM stabdha thaI gayo. melAM kapaDAM, zramita zarIra ane sUkI AMkho ! tamArA A svarUpane joIne huM raDI to paDo ja paraMtu jayAre mane khabara paDI ke aDhAra-aDhAra divasa sudhI tame nAna paNa karyuM nathI tyAre to mArI AMkhomAMthI AMsunI dhAra vahevA lAgI. kumArapALa ! tamAma saNanuM vAvetara haiyAnI je bhUmi para thAya che e bhUmine tame kaI hade komaLa banAvI dIdhI haze ke jenA baLe tame pIDitonI sevAmAM ATalA baghA jhUMpI gayA hazo ! mAM 2 pAna, dharmalAtmaka bakula baeNlma na jAge che ke ne nabaLA va la para sikamara lAvI che. baoiAra sAdhaka e che. ne nA mana para petAne nata mAmI che ke yAda rAkhI be ke tresa mena zA meM na bane a la ne ka ya ta ka a che jANe mApa nA che nama nA navA re to Dagale ne pakA hai khAyA kare che ka na Rsi vinA narane bALI nate . na baMsara Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumA2pALa, (kara) ne dharmanAbha - ykAmAM ya dhanA rA mAM prazno mAM nAta maLe che to e dhakA 3 mAM ya mAtA rahetA mANa so mA jagatamAM vidhamAna na SayanA hadayakALamAM ya prAmo karanArA jIvo khA nA kAnamAM ne na te prApa nA udayakAna mAM ya dharmanA ko * ka6 nA phA = vo maeo A nAta mAM na ! mA zuM ? dhAne mATe ma ya nA ma ka mA no na ma ma che* ne rasUri dharma sA 'gurudeva, kacchanA bhUkaMpanA A divasomAM kumArapALabhAI sAthe jeTalA panna divasa rahevAnuM banyuM, emano mAnavaprema to sAkSAt nihALavA ane anubhavavA maLyo ja paNa emano pazu prema, pazuonI rakSA mATenI emanI dhagaza ane dIrdhadarzitA joIne to emanA caraNamAM mastake ahobhAvathI jhUkI gayuM.' - kumArapALA, banAsakAMThAnI vihArayAtrA saMpanna karIne ame amadAvAda taraphe pAchA pharI rahyA hatA ane rastAmAM tamArI sAthe bhUkaMpagrasta vistAramAM keTalAka divasa rahela eka yuvaka mane maLavA Avyo hato. eNe A vAta karI. "pazuprema aMgeno koI anubhava ?' mahArAja sAheba, kaccha bhUkaMpathI dhaNadhaNI UMDyuM che e samAcAra maLatAM ja cAreya bAjuthI mAnavone bacAvI levAnI sAmagrIo to kacchanI dharatI para kheDakAvA ja lAgI paNa kumArapALabhAIe to TUMkonI Tuko bharIne ghAsanI gaMjIno kacchanI dharatI para utArI dIdhI. "ApaNe mANasone to bacAvI levAnA ja che paraMtu abola pazuo paNa cA-pANI, vinA na marI jAya enI takedArI rAkhavAnI che' A zabdo sAthe emaNe pazuone ugArI levA je pracaMDa puruSArtha karyo che enuM huM zabdomAM varNana karI zakuM tema nathI.' - kumArapALa ! mIThI zeDDamAM ya kyAMka to gAMTha hoya che ja, tamArA haiyAmAM kaThoratAno nAnakaDo eka aMza paNa nathI ? kyAMthI kharIdI lAvyA cho AvuM komaLa haiyuM ? Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumArapALa, * dha mai lAbha * sana 2hevAno huM mArga che, sahuno pracAra kAmanA ai ane pratimA 2hevAno sa ra La mArga che. sahune pyAra ka to che ne gujarAtanA e mukhya zaheramAM eka phAunDezane sAdhu-sAdhvIjI bhagavaMtonI bhaktinuM suMdara kArya karI rahyuM che. gaccha-pAno koI pathA jAtanA bhedabhAva rAkhyA vinA e phAunDezanamAM joDAyela yuvAno pratyeka sApunsAdhvIjI bhagavaMtanI sevAmAM rAtadivasa khaDe-page hAjara rahe che. - pAMca rUpiyAnI davA paNa teo lAvI Ape che to oNparezanano lAkha rUpiyAno kharca hoya to ya teo pAchI-pAnI karatA nathI, evuM ya nathI ke A phAunDezana pAse lAkho rUpiyAnuM phaMDa che. no. deva-gurunI kaMpA paruM phAunDezanane apAra zraddhA che ane e zraddhAnA sAre ju phAunDezana pUjyonI sevAmAM rata che. kumArapALa, phAunDezananA pUjayo pratyenA A bhakitabhAvanI tamane jANakArI maLI che ane phAunDezanamAM kAma karI rahela mukhya yuvakane bolAvIne, enI pITha thapathapAvIne, e phAunDezanamAM joDAyela sahu yuvakonI bharapUra anumodanA karavApUrvaka tame e yuvakanA hAthamAM pAMca lAkhano ceka pakaDAvI dIdho che. je kAma ame na karI zakyA e kAma tame karI dekhADyuM e badala mArA tamane khUba khUba dhanyavAda che' A zabdothI yuvakane tame navAjI dIdho che. kumArapALa ! satkAryanI tamArI bhUkha keTalI badhI prabaLa che ke jayAM karAya paNa sarakArya thAya che, tamArI AMkho ene zodhI ja le che bhyAsa pAmavA mATe ya kata na rAkho . paDe che to mahune cA2 3 tA rahevA mAre je mana mArga khara ApaNA kadama mAyelA pavA ja pake che kahevuM ya ema A kala = zakya . e ma, a ra prakA 2 kapa thinA 2 kuto nathI to A roga kAnuM matala che ane nAma mAyA vinA 2hetuM nathI -- wiaaN to e ne ya ef & meM lA ka vo ma 6 mai to rahI meM to prANa ane pra che praphAra karavA lAgI nA prazna : nA , Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kema 1 . vAMdhA no humana jai iaa ne mA yA ja to ya 6i nAno hukama na ja meM asi" sAcI ja leto ya . vo no duzamana ne vAtre sAya na ja le to ya de ta khe ne Dama na dharma ne na na ca na hai athavA to ene du ma na ba nA na hai gai meM te hai na kan rANe ) vA uta thi ku TIkata e che ke mArge saMpatimAM tamAma sumanA na thAya che, dharmamAM tamAma ma khyAno khA nA pAnAM : darzana thatA navo kramaNo tA na dege che. hajI tAjetaranA bhUtakALanI ja A vAta che. eka zahera para AvI paDela kudaratI prakopanA samAcAra tamArA kAne AvatAMnI sAthe ja kumArapALa, tame tamArA sAthI kAryakarone laIne tyAM rAhata mATe pahoMcI gayA to cho ja paraMtu dhamadhokAra cAlI rahela rAhata kAryo vacce tamArA eka sAthIno muMbaIthI tamArA para phona Avyo che. | "eka bhAI rAhata kAryamATe 1,00,00,000 no ceka ApI gayA che. zuM namuM rahyu Enan 'e bhAIno ceka hamaNAM benkamAM bharavAnI utAvaLa na karato' | 'ekanuM karuM chuM ?" 'e bhAIne samAcAra ApI de ke rAhatakArya kyAM cAlI rahyuM che e sthaLanI rUbarU mulAkAte e AvI jAya. ahIM cAlI rahela kAryone e potAnI sagI AMkhe nihALI le. pachI emano bhAva haze to ApaNe emano e ceka svIkArazuM. bAkI, e pahelAM emano ceka svIkArI levAnI ApaNe jarUra nathI.' kumArapALa, A hato eka karoDa ATha lAkhano ceka maLyA pachIno tamAro pratibhAva ! tamArA A pratibhAve pI e bhAI rAdakatakAyanA chA rUbhADuM AvIne 1,51,00,00 ApI gayA hatA e vAta judI che. kumArapALa ! viveka jaLathI dhovAyela ravacha magaja kalpavRkSanI garaja sAre che e vAta tamArA saMdarbhamAM keTalI badhI sAcI lAge che ! Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6mAM 2pALa. re dharmalAbha prakRttikALa nI ruci, nivRtti - kALamAM RSi banane khA ya vA na nA ma da ya ma paNe sahu e satanA khAMkha sAme rAkhavAnuM ke pRca no udaya kA sa ya ne pra naM dAna na kena vI ke bA paNa te mApana 9 ya ka na mAM ke kA 2nA khAta nA mukhamAM pri tha ya = ma bhajana no nA ruva ne mAM rahela 1 kAkema va aa ii na ya va tI koI ja vAkayanA - 1 mAM, | aM na ! ka ka aa no rUma, kasi mAM jyAM na thana mane mana nA smRti pa dha ne pha ba ne jamA tame ja rahevAnI che. mA vadhAna ! cogiero banAsakAMThAnA vihAra daramyAna tharAdamAM mAre traNa divasanI sthiratA karavAnuM banyuM. eka divasa baporanA lagabhaga traNeka vAge kaccha-bhujathI eka bhiAI maLavA AvyA. vaMdana karIne e beThA to kharA paNa vAta zarU karatA pahelAM ja emanI AMkhomAMthI AMsu vahevAnA cAlu thayA. keTaloka samaya pasAra thayo. khIsAmAMthI rUmAla kADhIne enAthI emaNe AMsu lUchI lIdhA ane pachI emaNe je vAta karI e emanA ja zabdomAM. | 'mahArAja sAheba, bhUkaMpe jo kacchane hacamacAvI nAkhyuM che to kumArapALabhAI atyAre bhUkaMpe verelI tabAhIne hacamacAvI rahyA che. e pote khAnagImAM raDI le che paNa koIne raDavA detA nathI. e pote lUkhA bhojana karI rahyA che paNa emaNe zarU karelA bhojana kaeNmpomAM teo sahune mIThAIo khavaDAvI rahyA che, nirjana rastAnA khUNe rAtanA gADImAM TUMTiyuM vALIne teo rAta pasAra karI rahyA che paNa bhUkaMpa pIDito ghasaghasATa sUI jAya evI vyavasthA emaNe goThavI dIdhI che. bhUkaMpa Avyo e kacchano pApodaya kharo paNa bhUkaMpanI A tabAhImAM kacchane kumArapALabhAI maLI gayA e kacchano bhAre puNyodaya to kharo ja !' kumArapALa ! tamArA hRdayanI sateja saMvedanazIlatAne tame je hade sakriya banAvI che enuM varNana karavA zabdo to ochA paDe ja che, AMkhomAM AMsu paNa ochA ja paDe che ! Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumArapALa, carmalAbha ma ya na nare bacatuM tyA utha nabaLa ke de e to AgAme sAnatha pa2vuM zubha pravRttio je aMsa ka2A 51 nA. to - va Ana sAthe nabaLA rI naya ke me vAta Agane bharAyA rh 1 karamAM ve ratnasuMdara bhuTa lakavo rasa ta ApanA chata sa F Exelon 10 kumArapALa, mArA ane tamArA jIvananA eka mAtra rAhabara, ApaNA hRdayanA eka mAtra prItama, ApaNA mananA eka mAtra mAlika anaMtopakArI sadaivasmaraNIya moSitAraka pUjyapAda gurudevazrI bhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI mahArAja A dehapiMjara choDIne paralokapaMthe prayANa karI gayA. ApaNe sahu nodhArA banI gayA, huM to e vakhate navasArImAM hato. na to mane pUjyazrInI vidAya vakhatanI mata samAdhi jovA maLI ke na to mane pUjayazrInI zrAvakoe saMpanna karela vidAyAtrA jovA maLI, paNa pUjayazrInI thayela vidAya pachInA sAteka divasa bAda mArA parama kalyANamitra zAsana prabhAvaka pUjyapAda AcArya bhagavaMta zrImadvijaya pradyumnasUri mahArAjanA mArA para Avela patramAM teozrIe lakhyuM hatuM ke, ratnasuMdara mahArAja, tamArA pUjyapAda gurudevazrInI vidAyayAtrA vakhatanA kumArapALabhAInAM AMsu sagI AMkhe nihALyA tyAre khyAla Avyo ke gurubhakti zuM hoya che ? guruprema zuM hoya che ? ane guruvirahanI vedanA thayA ane valoApata kevA hoya che ? dhanya che kumArapALabhAInA gurupremane ! Avo prema to parama sadbhAgIne ja sAMpaDato hoya che !! kumArapALa ! guranuM zarIramAM hovuM e ja ziSyanuM parama sadbhAgya hoya che A vAta tamArA hRdayamAM kevI jaDavosalAka besI gaI haze ke e sadbhAgya jhUMTavAI jatAM ja tame A hade vyathita thaI gayA hazo ! n Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumA2ALa, vAtsa tuM nAkhazuM nadIne sArvatI nI emAM tarAtmAno koI vizeSAtA nathI paraMtu tumahi lA taNakhalAMne nI svIkAraze ke ke ne nAnI tadA tA aIzakhatA ke keralA doSothI vyApta hoya ? gurudevane ne sAMta banI naya. AmAM enI koI zAtA nIMdAratA ane ukSamatA to e gurudeva hoya ke ke je ama evA ziSyano svIkAra karIne ene sAdhanAmAM kheDatA rahe ke ' mAne sarvata nI jatA taNakhalAM ke nahI nA padoMcADI ke mAtAne sAta bo nA zane gurudeva te pAma banAvI OM hai ! kaMmAla | kAla suMdarasUri dharmazAtma CY (47) kumArapALa, hamaNAM ja mArA hAthamAM vartamAna gacchAdhipati pU.A.bha.zrI jayaghoSasUri mahArAje tamArA para mAha vada-5 nA ghATakoparathI lakhela patranI nakala AvI che. e akSarazaH ahIM mukuM chuM. 'tAro patra maLyo. tArA kAryanI to upara indro paNa mukta mane anumodanA karatA haze. atre mayaMkabhAI dvArA samAcAra maLe che. saMyoga paristhiti jeTalI duHkharUpa che tevA avasare nArI lAgaNI ane kAryanI kALajI AnaMdarUpa che. AvA kAryanI phaLazruti to kevaLajJAnI sivAya karI zakAya tevI nathI. prakRSTa dharma ane prakRSTa puNyanuM mULa jIvadayA-anukaMpA nArA prANamAM-romaromamAM parama tAraka parama gurudevanA sAMnidhyathI vasyA che. khIlyA che. A badhAM tArAM kAryomAM mULabhUta kAraNa paramAtmAnuM zAsana che. ane enA dvArA parama gurudeva che. A kAryamAM ane tArA sarva kAryamAM pUjyazrI Adi adRzya tattva ghaNAM sahAyaka che. tArAM sanu kAryo sadA sthira ane vikAsamaya banatA rahyA che ane raheze. sadA vardhamAna ullAsadhI AvAM kAryomAM AgaLa vadhaja. emAM AnaMdAzru mizra hRdayanA pUrNa lAgaNIsabhara AzIvAMda che. DAbA-jamaNA baMne sAdhIne ane bIjA kAryakarone dharmalAbha sAthe pUrNa dhanyavAda sAthe anumodanA.' kumArapALa ! kRpA-karuNA-AzIrvAda ane maMgaLa kAmanAo, A badhAyanI keTalI parAMDa mUDI che. tamArI pAse e jaNAvazo kharA ? 3 Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumArapALa, pavana khuda suvAsapremI hoya, suvAsane sarvatra prasArI devA tapato hoya ane koke bagIcAmAM khIlI gayela puSpa mAre sugaMdhIdAra hovAno ene khyAla AvI jAya, pachI ya tame zuM mAno cho kharA ke rane pavana tyAM pahoMcI jaIne puSpanI suvAsane sarvatra prasarAvI devAnI bAbatamAM AMkha mIcAmaNAM karato rahe ? upekSA sevato rato ? ThaMDuM valaNa dAkhavato rahe ? haragija nahI. 12 dAkhavato rahe temAM AMkha mIcAmAMcI jaIne puSpA AvI basa, { vAraMvAra jAnI, sadara ho potA ja tame mane kahI. anaMtopakArI pUjyapAda gurudevazrInA AzIvAMde mane khudane sadgala premI banAvyo che, sadguNano cAhaka paNa banAvyo che to saguNano vAhaka paNa banAvyo che. sad guNo ane sadguNone janma ApatAM sarjAyo kyAMya paNa mane jovA, jANavA ke sAMbhaLavA maLe che, huM tenuM prasAraNa karyA vinA rahI zakato nathI. | kumArapALa ! tamArA jIvanane meM khUba najIkathI joyuM che. tamArA manane ane hRdayane meM khUba AdarabhAvathI nihAiDyAM che. tamArA jIvananAM sajAryonI apAra suvAsa meM vAraMvAra puSkaLa pramANamAM anubhavI che ane enuM ja A pariNAma che ke tamAruM e sakAryonI, sadguNonI, samAdhinI ane vAtAnI suvAsa sami. prasarAvI devAnI ceSya huM karI beTho chuM. potAnI suvAsa sarvatra prasarAvI devA. badala puchapa je pavanane Thapako ApI zake to ja tame mane tamArA satkAryo jagata samakSa mUkI devA badala hapaka ApI zako e bhUlazo nahIM sAvI devAnI cIpako ApI zake che e bhUlazo nahIM badala Thapako ApI sAme mane tamArA samAja kamA thayA . pallA ba* buphrine jai be na thakA khA ta che e 9 + ha = 10 karI deze. 9 + 6 = 1 kI deze. 9 - 9 + 7 kalA deze , 2 * 081 kA deze aNa hRdaya ? enA hAthamAM meM na cakA khAta no khe baMne na thavAne bihArula kAnamAM be nA 6ne 99 ja kaza dero tAtparya ane spaSTa na 2- muMdarasUri dharmalA Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (49) kuma thapALa ne dharma halA bha - mI D ba nI bacI jaine pRkA hA relA ita kahevAnuM thAkaya na pazu lAgatuM hoya To ghaTe >> kekane jhI la7 kAkatA el banI jai ne prakAzanai ke lAla kA. 2hevA nuM te ApaNe 41 ba nA zo le vo nevuM ja che| sa ha kayA za7 2 saI nA hita kA uka nI rma no vyApa no Ra &ArA prabhu to mINa battI bane na kAyA de, jhava na nI je paNa praoNo khApaNa dA dhamAM atha ano paj khAnapaNe darpaNa banIne prabhunA va no ne, nA paDe ne, * dekA ne ane A dezane khA nAma kelAva tA 2 devAnuM che* eN satra prama ja ApaNe svarya. *kuSita thayuM. A navo ke prakAzita 61 1 'jIvana evuM niSpApa rAkho ke pazcAttApa karavAno vakhata Ave ja nahIM ane mana evuM rAkho ke saMskAryonI anumodanA karyA vinA e rahI zake ja nahIM.' kumArapALa, 40-40varesanA saMyama payaya pachI paNa jIvanane niSpApa rAkhavAnA pramunA saMdezane jIvanamAM amalI banAvavAmAM huM saphaLa banI zakyo nathI ane saravanI kacAza jotAM A jIvananA aMta samaya sudhI paNa emAM saphaLa banI zakuM evI koI saMbhAvanA ya mane dekhAtI nathI. [ paNa gurudevazrInI anarAdhAra varasI rahela kRpAvarSAnA prabhAve sakAryonI anumodanA karyA vinA na ja rahI zake evA mananA mAlika banI javAnI bAbatamAM huM ThIka ThIka pramANamAM saphaLa banI zakyo chuM, banI rahyo chuM, - kumArapALa, tamArI jANa bahAra, tamArI saMmati lIdhA vinA tamArA jIvananA kaiTalAka virala prasaMgone jagata samakA mUkI devAnA mArA A prayAsathI banI zake ke tamArA dilane coTa paNa pahoMcI hoya ane mArA pratye tamane nArAjagI paNa utpanna thaI gaI hoya, paNa satkAryonI anumodanA kaya vinA na ja rahI zakatA mArA mananA svabhAvane tame AMkha sAme rAkhazo to tamArI e nArAjagI dUra thaI gayA vinA nahI ja rahe, enI mane pUrNa zraddhA che. ane - kumArapALa ! satkArya sevanathI zrImaMta banI gayela tame, sArtha anumodanathI ame zrImaMta banI jatAM hoIe to emAM duHkhI to na ja bano ne ? zuM kaho cho tame ? 28nanuM irasa, dharmalAW Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kRma 21mana , kAraeN dvA ne keLuM, nI zranAthI thAkAtuM pa jaMtu kArelAnA rA'. ao che nAnakha nA raNane e na dulA kAne dhamakI te jarura phaNAya . pApa &aa no ne ke 6 ma. = thA no ne saraLa kazana aa 2 sSa na mAM thI kI de ghAmAM na jAne kahA ya * 6La nA na kara ma La nI ho to ya enA seva nakALa mAM gharna na kaNa mAM Dakhe na phAkho ke enA rIza tA ne to nAnAmAM nApA kuLa banI zakIe sUkalakaDI krAya, AMkha para sAdI phremanAM cazamAM, zarIra para sAdAM vastro, vAtsalya varasAvatI AMkho, kokila kaMThe, ane mi tasabhara cahero-A chatI bADhA oLakha anaMtoSakArI bhavodadhitAraka pUjyapAda gurudevazrI bhuvanabhAnusUrIzvarajI mahArAjanI. paNa e vibhUtie yuvA zibiro zarU karIne jinazAsanamAM vaMdanIya ane anukaraNIya krAntino je zaMkha phUMkyo e rAMkhanAde mane jagADI dIdho ane tamane ya jagADI dIdhA. kumArapALa, huM AvI gayo cAritramArge ane tame rahI gayA saMsAramAM. paNa saMsAramAM rahIne ya tame gurudevazrInA tamArA paranA anaMta RNAne AMkha sAme rAkhIne zAsananA, jIvadayAnA ane anukaMpAnAM kAryomAM je rIte lAgI paDyA cho, mane ema lAge che ke tamArA khA kAryone devalokamAM beThA beThA nihALI rahela pUjayapAda gurudevazrI kadAca harSanAM AMsu vahAvI rahyA che, kumArapALa ! eka vinaMti karuM ? sadakAryasaivana dvArA tame je vipula nirmaLa puNyopArjana krarI rahyA cho emAM mAro ya thoDoka bhAga rAkhaje ane hA, bhavAMtaramAM huM ane tame, ApaNe baMne pUjyapAda gurudevazrInA sAMnidayane pAmIne, eozrInA varada haste cAritra svIkArIne saMyamajIvananI evau ArAdhanA karaue ke e ArAdhanA gurudevazrInI sAthe ApaNane ya paramapadamAM laI janArI banIne ja rahe evI prArthanA huM to prabhune pharato ja rahIza, paNa tame ya karatA rahe che ! java ba ba pa pApa* sevA na maM 3kha daE ( nara kharA ? ka.ka1i a<