Book Title: Kathani Kyari Lage Pyari
Author(s): Rajpalvijay
Publisher: Jain Shwetambar Murtipujak Sangh Sayan
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001185/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kathAnI kayArI lAge pyArI. muni zrI rAjapAla vijayajI Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | zrI zaMkhezvara pArzvanAthAya namaH | || zrI abhinaMdana svAmine namaH | // zrI dAna-prema-bhuvanabhAnu-jayaghoSa- dharmagurU sadgurubhyo namaH | kathAnI kayArI lAge pyArI. che . pu. pU. pravacana prabhAvaka pravartaka pravara munirAja zrI dharmaguptavijayajI mahArAja sAhebanA ziSyaratna pU. muni zrA 2AjapAla vijayajI Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kathAnI | kyArI lAge pyAze" muni zrI rAjapAlavijayajI -: prakAzana : vi. saM. 2051, kA. su. pa (jJAnapaMcamI) -H mudraka HsAgara ArTa grAphIkas se. naM.2,sI/42-3 01, zAntinagara, mIrA roDa(I.), muMbaI, phona naM. - 811 0552 nakalaH 1000 kiMmata : 35/= DInesh J. 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Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mA2A mIMjA vAd | mAnavI jamyo e samaye ja vArtAno janma thayo haze. vedakALamAM rAjA pururavA vizenI vArtA pracalita hatI. vArtA sAMbhaLavI saune game che. phakata bALakone ja nahi paNa yuvAno ane vRddhone paNa vArtA vAMcavI ke sAMbhaLavI game che. te bALako mATe to kahI zakAya ke vArtA vAMcavI e emano janma siddha adhikAra che. vAta sAMbhaLatAM ke vAMcatAM bALakonA momAM mAtAnA dUdha jevI miThAza Ave che. | muni zrI rAjapAlavijayajI mahArAja bALa vArtAono saMgraha laIne bALako samakSa hAjara thayA che. e vArtA vAMcatAM bALakone jJAna maLajo, emane AnaMda thaze, ane emanAmAM sadgaNono vikAsa thaze. e vArtAo kuTuMbanA vaDIlo vAMcaze to vArtAne barAbara yAda rAkhIne aneka vyaktione kaheze. jethI e vAta lakhavA pAchaLano zubha Azaya teo jANI zakaze. - A vArtAo mamatALu mAnA dudha jeTalI guNakArI ane amUlya che. A saMgrahamAMnI ''putaLIo'' vAcanArane thaze ke ApaNe saMyamI ane saMskArI banavuM joIe. ''Thaga'' vArtA, Thaga vidyAno jANakAra durguNI mAnavIno paricaya karAve che. e vArtA vAMcIne bALaka nirNaya karaze ke A Thaga jevo huM kadi banIza nahI. ke lokamAnya tilakanA jIvanamAM banela prasaMga vAMcanAra ke nyUyorkanA meyara daMDa cUkave che e jANIne vAcaka vicAraze ke huM paNa satyapriya banIza ane jIvanamAM satyanuM AcaraNa karIza. | muni zrI rAjapAla vijayajI mahArAje AvI suMdara vArtAo samAjane ApIne samAja para upakAra karyo che. 1 - prophesara hasamukha zeTha (ema. e.) Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | zrI abhinaMdana svAmine namaH | | SS C namra nivedana ) che. sakaLa zrI saMghane jaNAvatAM ame khUba ja AnaMda anubhavIe chIe ke A varSe vi. saM. 2050nA sAyana zrI saMghamAM cArtumAsa birAjamAna pa. pU. vidvAna pravacanakAra pravartaka pravara zrI dharmaguptavijayajI ma. nA baMne ziSyo pU. muni zrI rAjapAla vijayajI ma. tathA pU. muni zrI labdhidarzana vijayajI ma. tathA pU. A. bha. zrI sAgarAnaMdasUrIzvarajI ma. nA samudAyanA pU. sAdhvIjI zrI AtmajayAzrIjI, sA. zrI mukitaratnAzrIjI, sA. zrI virAgaratnAzrIjI tathA sA. zrI bhakitaratnAzrIjI Adi pUjayo jayArathI ApaNA zrI saMghamAM padhAryA che. tyArathI zrI saMghamAM anero utsAha ane umaMga phelAyo che. A gIta teozrInI pAvana nizrAmAM aneka prakAranI viziSTa koTInI ArAdhanAo, anuSThAno tathA zibIro vagere kAryakramo dvArA saMghamAM tapa- japa ane jJAnano anero yajJa maMDapa maMDAyo che. vI. UTS zrI saMghe utsAhapUrvaka A sarva zAsana prabhAvanAnA dhArmika kAryakamomAM khUbaja suMdara rIte sAtha ane sahayoga Apyo che. " "kathAnI kayArI lAge pyArI' pustaka prakAzana mATe pU. muni zrI rAjapAla vijayajI ma.nI preraNA thatAM ja tathA sAyana zrI saMghanA jJAnapriya zrAvaka-zrAvikAoe tana-mana-dhanathI khUba ja udAratApUrvaka lAbha laI jJAna bhakti karI che. A pustakanI suMdara prastAvanA pro. zrI hasamukhabhAI zeThe khUba ja suMdara rIte lakhI ApI che. teo ""muMbaI samAcAra'' nA "divAdAMDI' ' vibhAgamAM hRdayasparzI lekho prastuta kare che. samaya kADhIne teozrIe prastAvanA lakhI ApavA badala khUba AbhAra. Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A pustakane ghaNAMja TuMkA samayamAM Adhunika kaoNmpyuTara TeknolojI dvArA DijhAina karI, sAja-sajAvaTabharyuM ophaseTa prinTiMga karI ApanAra sAgara ArTa grAphIkanA zrI subhASabhAI jaina tathA zrI candraprakArAbhAI jainane paNa A prasaMge kema bhUlI zakAya? saunA sahayogathI A pustaka suMdara banyu che, teno amane AnaMda che. A rIte pU. muni zrI rAjapAla vijayajI AvA aneka pustako prakAzita karAvatAM rahe, ane e rIte saune dharmano bodha ApatA rahe e ja zAsanadeva pAse prArthanA............ lI. zrI jaina zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka saMgha 11-1 sAyana (zIva) vi.saM. 2050 Aso suda-10 Po zrI jaina zvetAmbara mUrtipUjaka saMgha- sAyananA jJAnakhAtAmAMthI dain Education International 11111/ / pustakamAM ApavA A zrI saMghe suMdara sahayoga Apyo che. A rakamamAMthI pU. sAdhu-sAdhvIjIne tathA || vaka jJAnabhaMDArone A pustako bheTa mokalavAmAM Avaze. 19 7 VV > > VP a sy 155 23 b); he Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A pustakamAM suMdara sahayoga ApanAra sAyana zrI saMghanA - bhAgyazALIonI zubha nAmAvalI rakama nAmu. 1111 zrI nautamalAla cunIlAla 10 01 zrI mahAsukhalAla jesIMgalAla 10 01 zrI kauzika bhAI cimanalAla 511 sva. puskara zaradacaMdra zAhanA AtmazreyArthe 501 zrI vopAzA parIvAra 501 zrI vrajalAla kezavalAla vorA 501 zrI aMbAlAla dalachArAma 501 zeTha kAMntilAla dharamazIbhAI 501 sva. bAlacaMda tArAcaMda zAhanA smaraNArthe 501 zrI pAnAcaMda lAlacaMda 501 zrI ujamazI haracaMda dozI 501 zrI zaradabhAI khImacaMda moticaMda 501 zrI vinodabhAI vADIlAla khaMbhAtavALA 501 zrI talakacaMdabhAI ANaMdajIbhAI zAha 501 zrI hIMmatalAla dIpacaMdabhAI zeTha 501 zrI gIradharalAla je. vorA 501 ku. zItala anIlakumAra jagajIvanadAsa 501 sva. vrajakorabahena hIrAlAla kAlIdAsa vorA 50 1 sva. rekhAbahena surezacaMdra popaTalAla jogANI 501 kokilAbahena pravINacaMdra 501 zrI ratilAla vanamALIdAsa Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ . 511 zrI caMdrakAnta aMbAlAla 251 zrI pratAparAya ratilAla jasANI 251 zrI abhecaMda becaradAsa 251 zrI punamacaMda harilAla 251 zrI bacubhAI jecaMdabhAI TolIyA nI 251 zrI rajanIkAnta maNIlAla jhaverI 251 zrI mANekalAla trIbhovanadAsa 251 zrI motIlAla premacaMda 251 sva. kAntAbahena bhUpatarAya DAhyAlAla 251 zrI jecaMdabhAI rAyacaMda 251 zrI raNamala rAmajI 251 zrI IzvaralAla popaTalAla 251 sva. zrI pratAparAya maNilAla harakhacaMda 251 hasumatibahena-jApAna 251 sva. zrI kAntilAla mohanalAla kapAsI 251 zrI kAntilAla kasturacaMda 251 zrI bacubhAi narottamadAsa vorA 251 zrI devendrabhAI maNIlAla detArA 251 zrI caMpakalAla goradhanadAsa 251 zrI kIrtilAla rAmalAla mAstara 251 zrI padamazIbhAI prAgajIbhAI zeTha 251 zrI kIzorabhAI manasukhalAla zeTha 251 lIlAbahena ratilAla vorA 251 zrI sumatilAla premacaMda 251 zrI narendrakumAra cImanalAla 251 zrI kuMvarajIbhAI chaganalAla 251 zrI saubhAgacaMda popaTalAla Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ , 251 zrI zAntilAla saubhAgyacaMda ; 251 zrI nAraNadAsa vasarAma saMghavI 251 amaratabahena khImajI bhAI . 251 zrI caMdulAla kuMvarajIbhAI DI DI 251 zrI ramaNIkalAla nagInadAsa Da 251 nirmalAbahena praviNacaMdra / DijhA ' , 251 zrI haThIcaMda khoDIdAsa dozI ) J 251 mRdulAbahena zirISabhAI vAha 251 zrI tArAcaMda sundarajI rAmANI ) 251 sva.zrI rAyacaMda motIcaMda 251 sva. caMdanabahena dharamadAsa luhAra 15 1 sva. zrI chaganalAla lakSmIcaMda ; - = , - ITS zAha For Private & Rersonal Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (zrI laghu zAMti stotra) vIra nirvANanI sAtamI sadInA aMta bhAge, zAkaMbharI nagarImAM koIpaNa kAraNe kupita thayelI zAkinIe, mahAmArIno upadrava phelAvyo. e upadrava eTalo bhAre hato, ke temAM davAo ke vaidyo paNa kAMI karI zakatA nahi. tethI mANaso maravA lAgyA, ane 8. AkhI nagarI smazAna jevI bhayaMkara jaNAvavA lAgI. A paristhitimAM surakSita rahelA keTalAka zrAvako jina caityamAM ekaThA thaIne vicAra karavA lAgyA ke A zuM thavA beThuM che ! Aje saMghanA durbhAgye kapardI yakSa, aMbikA devI, brahmazAMti yakSa, yakSarAja tathA vidyA devIo paNa abdazya thaI gayelI jaNAya che. anyathA ApaNI hAlata AvI hoya nahi. have zuM karavuM ? | teo A rIte ciMtAmAM magna banyA, tyAre aMtarIkSamAMthI avAja Avyo ke tame ciMtA zA mATe karo cho ? nADUla nagarImAM zrI mAnadevasUrijI birAje che, temanA caraNonAM prakSAlana jalano tamArA makAnomAM chaMTakAva kathAnI yArI lAge pyArI Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karo eTale badho upadrava zAMta thaI jaze. | A vacanethI AzvAsana pAmelA saMghe vIradatta nAmanA eka zrAvakane vijJapti patra sAthe nADUla nagare (nADola-rAjasthAna) zrI mAnadevasUrijI pAse mokalyo. sUrijI tapasvI, brahmacArI ane maMtra siddha mahApuruSa hatA. lokopakAra karavAnI parama niSThAvALA DihatA. tethI temaNe zAMtIstava nAmanuM eka maMtra yuta camatkArIka ane zAMti karavAmAM nimittabhUta evuM stotra banAvI ApyuM. ane paga dhovaNa paNa ApyuM. A baMne vastu laIne vIradatta zAkaMbharI nagarIe pahoMcyo. tyAM paga dhovaNanuM pANI anya pANI sAthe mizrita karIne chAMTatAM tathA zAMtIstavano pATha karatAM mahAmArIno upadrava zAMta thaI gayo. A stava (stotra) 19 gAthAnuM che. te ''laghuzAMti'' tarIke prasiddha che. dararoja sAMjanA pratikramaNamAM te stotra bolAya che. ane koIpaNa upadravanA nivAraNa arthe paNa bolAya che.. jenA hRdayamAM paramAtmA pratye bhakti ane prIti ) ((hoya tenA para paramAtmAnI kRpA varase che.) 6thAnI yAdI lA) pyArI Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (zrI devendra upAdhyAya pATalI putranA brAhmaNa dharmI rAjAe evo hukama bahAra pADyo ke mArA rAjayamAM vasatAM dareka mANase brAhmaNane namaskAra karavo. jo koI A hukamanuM ullaMghana karaze to tene hadapAranI zikSA karavAmAM Avaze. jaina muniono paNa AmAM samAveza thaI 8 jato hato. eTale munio to gRhastha evA brAhmaNone name nahi. kAraNa ke temano AcAra nathI, eTale saMgha vicAramAM paDyo ke zuM - jo munio A kAraNe zahera ane A pradeza choDIne cAlyA jaze to ApaNe dharmanI ArAdhanA kevI rIte karazuM ? rAjA jaina dharmano hepI che te koI paNa hisAbe potAnI vAta choDe tema nathI. AthI temaNe pavanavegI sAMDhaNI para saMghanA be bhAIone bharUca mokalyA ke jyAM mahAmaMtravAdI Arya khapUTa bIrAjatAM hatAM. temaNe samasta paristhitinuM AcAryazrIne nivedana karyuM. ane temAMthI bacAvavAnI vinaMtI karI... para Arya khapUTAcArye A sAMbhaLI gyAnI kayArI lA pyArI Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pATalIputra javAnI taiyArI karI. tyAM temanA ziSya zrI devendra upAdhyAye kahyuM ke AvA eka nAnakaDA kAma mATe Apane pATalIputra javAnI zI jarUra che? mane AjJA karo to huM e kAma patAvI daIza. AcArya temane A kArya mATe ArzIvAda ApyA. | zrI devendra upAdhyAya AkAza mArge pATalIputra pahocyAM. A vakhate teo potAnI sAthe kareNanI nAnI maMtrelI be lAkaDIo laI gayA hatA. pATalIputrano saMgha temanA tvarita AgamanathI ghaNo khUza thayo. pachI zrI devendra upAdhyAyanA sUcanathI temaNe rAjAne . kahevaDAvyuM. ( he rAjan ! amArA jaina munio ApanA brAhmaNo-paMDitone vidhisara vaMdana karavA Icche che. to AvatI kAle sahune rAja sabhAmAM ekatra karo. A sAMbhaLI rAjA harSa pAmyo. teNe bIjA divase rItasara rAjasabhA bharI. temAM pa00 brAhmaNa viddhAnone hAjara rAkhyA. ** ahIM zrI devendra upAdhyAya, thoDA jaina munio tathA saMghanA keTalAka AgevAnone laI rAjasabhAmAM hAjara thayA. tyAM zrI devendra kathAnI yArInI | lAge pyArI Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upAdhyAye rAjAne uddezIne kahyuM ke he rAjana! ame tamArI AjJAnusAra brAhmaNa vidvAnone vaMdana karavA IcchIe chIe. paNa teo be vibhAgamAM beThelA che. eTale pahelA pUrvabhimukhane vaMdana karIe, ke pazcimAbhimukhane? rAjAe kahyuM ke tamane ThIka lAge tene prathama vaMdana karo. zrI devendra upAdhyAye kareNanI eka lAkaDI pUrvAbhimukha beThelA brAhmaNo sAme pheravI ke te badhAnI garadano maraDAIne pazcimAbhimukha thaI gaI ane teonA mukhamAMthI lohI nIkaLavA lAgyuM. pachI pazcimAbhimukha beThelAonI sAme lAkaDI pheravI ke temanI garadana maraDAIne pUrvAbhimukha thaI gaI ane te badhA lohI vamavA lAgyA. AthI tyAM thoDI ja vAramAM hAhAkAra macI gayo. rAjAnI vijJavaLatAno pAra nA rahyo. chatAM teNe potAnA manane svastha karIne e hAtha joDI mastaka namAvIne zrI devendra upAdhyAyane vinaMtI karI ke Apa to mahAmuni cho, dayAnA bhaMDAra cho, to dayA karo ane A badhA brAhmaNonA jIva bacAvo, zrI devendra upAdhyAye kahyuM ; ame thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI H 5 Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to sarva jIvo upara dayA rAkhIe chIe paNa tamArA anyAyI kRtyathI zAsanadeva kopyA lAge che. have A brAhmaNa paMDitone bacavuM hoya to eka ja upAya che ke temaNe jaina dharmanI dIkSA levI. jo A vAta maMjura hoyato ame zAsanadevane e bAbatanI vinaMtI karIe ! mANasane jIvathI vadhAre zuM vahAluM hoya ? e zarata maMjura rAkhavAmAM AvI eTale upAdhyAyajIe kareNanI bIjI lAkaDI ulaTI pheravI ke darekanI garadana sIdhI thaI gaI. mukhamAMthI lohI paDatuM baMdha thaI gayuM. . rAjAe teja vakhate potAno hukama pAcho kheMcI lIdho. ane have pachI koI sAdhune takalIpha thAya tevuM vartana nahIM karavAnuM jAhera karyuM. brAhmaNone sAdhuo vaMdana nahIM kare te paNa jAhera karyuM. zrI saMghane ghaNo ja harSa thayo. pachI pelA 500 brAhmaNo zrI devendra upAdhyAya potAnI sAthe bharUca laI AvyA ane tyAM temane dIkSA ApavAmAM AvI. potAnA sukhane saLagAvI devo) | hoya to ja krodhano sahAro levo. ) fthAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( zrI nAgaphaNA pArzvanAtha para IDarathI kesarIyAjI paga raste jatAM mevADanI hadamAM be DuMgaronI vacce A tIrtha sthAna AveluM che. tenI cAre tarapha DuMgaro phelAyelA che. najIkamAM koI gAmaDuM nathI. A tIrthamAM eka nAnuM jinAlaya che. temAM be hAthanI nAgarAja dharaNendranI . phaNAvALI zyAma murti che. tenA upara zrI pArzvanAtha prabhunI cha IMca kadanI pratimA che. maMdiranA nIcenA bhAgamAMthI pANInA jharaNAo vahe che. te A sthAnanI prAkRtika zobhAmAM ghaNo umero kare che. A tIrtha camatkArika che. ahIM zrI guNadevAcArye osavAla vIrama zAhane dharaNendranI ArAdhanA karAvI hatI. jyAre mevADanuM rAjya akabara bAdazAhe jItI lIdhuM tyAre rANA pratApane nAzI chUTavuM paDayuM hatuM ane jaMgalomAM Azraya levo paDyo hato. te vakhate temane eka jaina sAdhuno samAgama thayo. temane rANAe pUchyuM ke Apa mane mAruM rAjya pAchuM maLe tevo koI 6thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI : Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upAya batAvo. tyAre e munirAje kahyuM ke dharaNendra padmAvatI yukta zrI pArzvanAthajInI pratimAnuM ArAdhana karavAthI tamAro manoratha saphaLa thaze. pachI temaNe ahIM AvI zrI nAgaphaNA pArzvanAthajInI ArAdhanA karI hatI. tyAra bAda thoDA ja vakhate temane bhAmAzAha taraphathI anargala dhananI madada maLI. ane tenAthI sajaja thaIne laDAI karatAM mevADanA bAvana killA tathA udayapura jItI lIdhuM hatuM. A tIrthamAM koI rAtrIe rahI zakatuM nathI. AzAtanA thAya to bhamarA uDe che. 1 pAmolano saMgha tyAM darzane gayo. tyAre eka aDacaNavALI bena maMdiramAM dAkhala thaI ke tarataja bhamarA uThyA hatA. - je saMgha IDarathI paga kezarIyAjInI yAtrAe jAya che. te avazya ahIM yAtrA karavA Ave che. jo vadhAre yAtrALu hoya to jharaNAMmAMthI vadhAre pANI vahe che. ArAdhanA mATe A sthAna uttama che, paNa badhI sagavaDa karIne tyAM rahevuM joIe. caMdana zItaLatA Ape che, tene saLagAvavAthI utpanna thayelo agni to bALI ja nAMkhe che. 6thAnI kayArI ja lAge pyArI Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te buddhimAhna zeTha || ka zeTha-zeThANI rUmamAM sUtA hatA. amAsanI aMdhArI rAta hatI. acAnaka potAnI bAjunI rUmamAM kaMIka avAja AvI rahyo hato. zeThane lAgyuM ke jarUra coro AvyA lAge che. zeThe moTA avAje potAnI patnIne kahyuM ke tame coronI ciMtA nA karo. zAMtithI , sUI jAo. meM badho kiMmatI mAla eka suMdara jagyA para rAkhyo che. jayAM cora paNa na pahoMcI zake, A bAjunI rUmamAM coro zeThano avAja sAMbhaLI thoDA gabharAyA paNa hiMmata karIne zeThanI vAta sAMbhaLavA cUpacApa ubhA che. tyAM to zeThANI bolyA ke kaI jagyA para rAkhyuM che. te mane batAvo ! | zeTha moTethI bolyA " "are...! tuM zA mATe ciMtA kare che. coro lAkhavAra mAthuM pachADe to paNa nA maLe evI jagyAe dhana chupAvyuM che.'' | zeThANIe kahyuM: evI kaI jagyA che jyAM coro paNa na pahoMcI zake? mAre jANavuM che. 6thAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zeThe kahyuM : tArI ghaNI IcchA che to kahuM chuM. Ama kahI zeThANInA kAnamAM kaMIka kahyuM... zeThANI to moTethI bolI uThyA. are...A tame kaho cho, mArA badhA ja ghareNAo poTalI bAMdhI bagIcAmAM kerInA jhADa upara bAMdhI AvyA cho tyAMthI to coro sahelAIthI e poTalI laI leze. coro A sAMbhaLI gayA. jaladIthI gharanI bahAra nIkaLI bagIcAmAM gayA. kerInA jhADa pAse AvIne poTalI jovA lAgyA. aMdhArAmAM poTalI jevuM kaMIka laTakatuM temaNe joyuM. coro jhADa para caDIne poTalI utAravA gayA. kerInA jhADa para rahelI hajAro madhamAkhIo uDIne corone karaDavA lAgI. corone khabara paDI gaI ke A to poTalI nathI paNa madhamAkhIno puLo che. coro tyAMthI bhAgyA ke pharI kadI paNa pAchA na AvyA. | zeTha zeThANIne kahyuM ke jo corone kevI poTalI maLI ane have kevA lAge che. mAla levA AvyA hatA ane musIbata laI jAya che. zeTha potAnI buddhithI dhana bacAvI zakyA. kathAnI yArI | lAge pyArI Education International Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaktino pUjA Jes eka vyakti roja gaNezanI pUjA kare. savAranA roja miThAI Adi mUkI AratI karato. eka divasa teNe joyuM ke potAnuM caDhAveluM naivedya udara laI jAya che chatAM gaNeza kazuM ja kahetAM nathI, rokatA paNa nathI. tethI tenA karatAM uMdara zaktizALI kahevAya. bIjA divasathI uMdaranI pUjA cAlu karI. naivedya mUke, AratI kare. eka divasa bilADI uMdarane joI gaI, tene pakaDIne khAI gaI. A joI te mANase uMdara karatAM zaktizALI bilADIne jANI tenI pUjA cAlu karI. keTalAka divasa pachI koI kUtarAe te bilADIne mArI nAMkhI. A joI te mANase kUtarAnI pUjA cAlu karI. kUtaro gharamAM ja rahevA lAgyo. eka vakhata te mANasanI patnI kabATamAMthI kAMIka kADhavA gaI tyAM to kUtaro roTalInI thappI laIne bhAgyo. A joI strIe lAkaDIethI tene khUba mAryo. A joI te mANase vicAra karyo ke kUtarA karatAM mArI strI vadhu zaktizALI che te thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI 11 Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 mANasa potAnI patnInI pUjA karato. naivedyaAratI paNa utArato, eka divasa pati-patnI vacce jhagaDo thayo. tyAre patie patnIne khUba mArI. tyAre patine lAgyuM ke atyAra sudhI huM zakti vagaranAnI pUjA karato hato. kharo zaktizALI to huM pote ja chuM. tyArathI te potAnI pUjA-AratI karato, naivedya caDhAvato ane pote ja te khAI jato. gAMdhIjIe kahyuM ke.. ekavAra gAMdhIjI potAnA AzramamAM chokarAo sAthe sAbaramatI nadImAM nahAvA gayA. gAMdhIjI pANImAM ubhA rahI chokarAone ahiMsA upara samajAvatA hatA. tyAre eka kAcabo gAMdhIjInA page karaDyo. thoDu lohI paNa nikaLyuM. eka chokarAe pUchyuM bApu, tame ahiMsAnI vAto karo cho paNa A kAcabAne ahiMsAnI vAta kema nathI samajAvatA ! gAMdhIjIe hasatAM hasatAM kahyuM ke pahelAM manuSyane to zIkhavADuM beTA ! A kAcabAno naMbara to pachI Avaze..! kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ C (181 kheta2mAM tArA bheMsa) be kheDuto hatA. baMne mitro khetI kare ane potAnuM gujarAna calAve. A varSe kaMIka pAka sAro thayo eTale thoDA paisA bacAvI zakyA. | eka vakhata baMne beThA hatA. eke kahyuM : ApaNe A varSe paisA bacAvIne kaMIka bhaviSya mATe karIe. bIjAe kahyuM : vAta sArI che paNa zuM karavuM e kahe ! eke kahyuM huM pAMcaso rUpiyA bacAvI eka suMdara bheMsa lAvavA vicAruM chuM. bIjo kahe - huM thoDA paisA vadhArI khetaramAM zeraDI vAvIza. tuM bheMsa lAvIza to bAMdhIza kayAM? e to pazu che. game tyAM cAro carI Avaze eTale ApaNe kyAMka bAMdhI dezuM. jo bhAI! ApaNA bannenA khetaro najIka che. tArI bheMsa mArA khetaramAM ghUsI jAya ne mAro pAka bagADI nAkhe te mane nA posAya, e to pazu che ene zI rIte samajAvI zakAya! - jo tArA khetaramAM bheMsa ghUsI jAya to tAre kADhI mUkavAnI. emAM mArI nA thoDI che ! tArI bheMsa mArA khetaramAM ghUse 13 6thAnI kyArI | lAge pyArI Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 ne huM tene kADhyA karuM ? zuM huM tArI bheMsano nokara chuM ? jo tArI bheMsa mArA khetaramAM Avo to huM teno paga toDI nAMkhIza. paNa ATalo badho gusso kema kare che ? tArA zeraDInA khetaramAM tane saphaLatA nahIM maLe. zuM kahyuM... jo A mAruM khetara. ema karIne jamIna upara eNe lITI dorIne batAvyuM. emAM A roraDI. have tArI bheMsa jo Avaze to tenI khabara laI nAMkhIza! tarata ja tenA mitre eka nAno patthara e lITImAM nAkhIne kahyuM : le, mArI bheMsa tArA khetaramAM ghUsI ! ane pelA roDInA khetaranA mAlike bheMsavALA ne moDhAM upara eka mukko mArI dIdho. pelo paNa pahelavAna hato. baMne vacce laDAI thaI gaI. gAma bheguM thayuM baMnene zAMta karIne pUchyuM - kema laDo cho ? pelo kahe mArA zeraDInA khetaramAM enI bheMsa ghUsI gaI. gAma lokoe kahyuM paNa tArA zeraDInA khataro kyAM che ane enI bheMsa kyAM che ? tyAre pelAe lITI dorelA khetara tarapha saunuM dhyAna khecyuM ane paDelo patthara batAvIne kahyuM : A raho tenI bheMsa. tyAre kathA kyArI lAge pyArI Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baMnee kahyuM : ame bhaviSyano vicAra karatAM hatA. gAma lokoe samAdhAna karyuM kebhaviSyanI vAta bhaviSyamAM. atyAre baMne mitro zA mATe laDo cho? baMnenI mUrkhatA upara AkhuM gAma hasavA lAgyuM. ( zabdonI ka2Amata ekavAra eka bhAI jayotiSI pAse , jayotiSa batAvavA AvyA. e bhAInA hAthanI rekhAo joI jayotiSIe kahyuM : tamArA para grahanI mAThI asara che. bhaviSya kharAba che. tamArA kuTuMbanA badhA mANaso tamArI hayAtImAM ja mRtyu pAmaze. A sAMbhaLI pelA bhAIne bahu duHkha thayuM. pelA jyotiSI para guso paNa Avyo. bIjI vakhata te bhAI bIjA jayotiSI pAse jayotiSa batAvavA gayA. jayotiSIe teno hAtha joIne kahyuM: tamAruM bhAgya sAruM che. tamArA kuTuMbanI vyaktio karatAM tamAruM AyuSya sauthI vadhAre che. banne jyotiSInuM kahevuM eka ja hatuM. paNa zabdo judA hatA. pelA bhAI bIjA jayotiSInI vAta sAMbhaLI khUza thaI gayA. kathAnI kayArI | lApo pyArI Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (jIsakI lADI usakI bheMsa) eka brAhmaNane eka zeThe eka bheMsa ApI. bheMsa laIne brAhmaNa potAnA ghara tarapha cAlyo. rastAmAM jaMgala AvyuM. jaMgalamAM brAhmaNane luMTAro maLyo. enA hAthamAM moTI ane jADI lAkaDI hatI. teNe brAhmaNane dhamakI ApatA kahyuM : tArI bheMsa ahIM choDIne tuM jaladI bhAgI jA ,nahIM to tArA hADakA toDI nAkhIza ! brAhmaNa nizastra hovAthI sAmano karI zake tema na hato. teNe kahyuM ke huM bheMsa to ApI dauM paNa huM brAhmaNa chuM. mane tenA badale kAMIka Apo. DAkane A vAta gamI gaI. teNe kahyuM mArI pAse to A lAkaDI che. te laI le.. | brAhmaNe lAkaDI laI lIdhI ane kahyuM mArI bheMsa mane pAchI ApI de nahIM to A lAkaDIthI tArA mAthAnA TukaDA karI nAkhIza. jenI pAse A lAkaDI che tenI ja A bheMsa che. DAku bhAgI gayo. brAhmaNa bheMsa laI ghare AvI gayo. kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lebrA eka La dezA do eka kAcabo ane kAgaDo banne mitro hatA. eka divasa eka mANase kAgaDAne pakaDI lIdho. kAcabAthI A na jovAyuM. teNe kahyuM -kAgaDAne choDI de. enA badalAmAM tane huM kiMmatI motI ApIza. mANase kahyuM pahelA mane motI Apa. pachI kAgaDAne choDIza. kAcabo taLAvamAM jaI eka motI laI bahAra Avyo. mANasane motI joI lAlaca jAgI. eTale teNe kAcabAne kahyuM ke AnI joDInuM bIjuM motI lAvI Ape to kAgaDAne choDIza. kAcabAe namratAthI kahyuM ke huM bIjuM motI lAvI ApIza. paNa pahelA kAgaDAne choDI de. mANase kAgaDAne mukata karyo. kAcabAe eka bIjuM motI lAvIne mANasane ApyuM. paNa A mANasa lAlacu hato. teNe kAcabAne kahyuM ke A motI to nAnuM che. mATe bIjuM laI Ava. kAcabo badhuM samajI gayo. eTale kAcabAe kahyuM ke pahelAnuM eka motI mane Apo to tenA mApanuM bIjuM motI lAvIne 16 thAnI yArI tAro pyArI . Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 ApuM. jethI tamAre motInI joDa thaI jAya. mANase motI ApyuM. kAcabo motI laIne taLAvamAM besI gayo. mANase kAcabAne ghaNI bumo pADI paNa kAcabAe to pANImAM beThA beThA ja javAba ApI dIdho ke - khudA kare so hoya. leNA ekana deNA doya''. arthAt - tuM eka motI leto nathI ane huM be motI Apato nathI. mANasa nirAza thaI gayo. maunano mahimA daza-paMdara mANasonI hAjarImAM eka mANase bIjA mANasane krodhanA AvezamAM ja kahyuM ; tArA para evo gusso Ave che ke tAruM gaLuM dabAvI dauM. kharekhara teno Avo IrAdo hato nahIM paNa banyuM evuM ke pelA mANasanuM koI bIjAe ja khUna karyuM. paNa nAma gaLuM dAbI devAnI dhamakI ApanAranuM ja AvyuM ane daza-paMdaranI sAkSIne kAraNe te nirdopa hovA chatAM phasAI gayo ane AkarI sajA pAmyo. juo AvezamAM AvIne na kholavAnA zabdoe kevuM bhayaMkara parINAma lAvI dIdhuM. mauna rahyo hota to bacI jAta, kathAnI kyA lAge pyArI Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (ImAgaeNdArIno camakA2 tola mApakI satyatA, nahIM SAkucha aura / riddhi siddhi jagameM nahIM, dekho karake aura // saMvat 174 0 nI A vAta che. gujarAta- saurASTramAM bhayaMkara dukALa paDyo. anna - pANI vagara mANaso - pazuo marI rahyAM hatAM. tyAMnA rAjAne koIe kahyuM ke ApanA nagaramAM eka vyApArI che. te jo I che to varasAda karI zake. rAjAe svayaM tenI pAse jaI varasAda mATe vinaMtI karI. - vyApArIe kahyuM - he mahArAjA ! huM to koI zakti dharAvato nathI. huM zuM karI zakuM ? paNa rAjAno Agraha thayo tyAre te trAjavuM upADI bolyo ke he lokapAla ane badhA devonI sAkSIe A trAjavAthI kayAreya paNa meM ochuM vadhAre tolyuM na hoya ane satya ImAnadArIthI jo meM vyApAra karyo hoya to he devo ! jaladI varasATha karo. thoDI ja kSaNomAM garjanA sAthe varasAda tUTI paDyo tyAre saunI samajamAM AvyuM ke ImAnadArIthI vadhIne moTI siddhi bIjI zuM hoI zake !!! 1e 6thAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rama dagA kisIkA sagA nahIM eka brAhmaNa rAjAne roja kathA saMbhaLAve. rAjA kathA sAMbhaLIne brAhmaNane eka sonA mahora Ape. A joIne rAjAnA hajAmane IrSyA thatI. eka dIvasa teNe brAhmaNane kahyuM paMDItajI ! rAjA kahe che ke tamArA moDhAmAMthI vAsa Ave che.eTale tame nAka ane moDhA upara paTTI bAMdhIne kathA saMbhaLAvavA Avo. brAhmaNa bhoLo hato. teNe hajAmanI vAta sAcI mAnI lIdhI. bIjI bAju rAjAnA kAna bhaMbheryAM. pRthvInAtha ! A ajJAna brAhmaNa to ghaNo kapaTI che. e kahe che ke rAjAnA moDhAmAMthI vAsa Ave che eTale moDhA upara paTTI bAMdhIne jaIza. hajAmanI vAta sAbhaLI rAjAne gusso Avyo. eNe brAhmaNane ThaMDa devAno saMkalpa karyo. bIje divase brAhmaNa jayAre nAka ane moDhA para paTTI bAMdhIne Avyo. e joI rAjAne hajAmanI vAta para vizvAsa besI gayo, e divase rAjAe brAhmaNane thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ be sonA moharo ApI ane eka patra paNa Apyo. ane kahyuM ke A patra hamaNAM ja koTavAlane Apaje. | brAhmaNe namaskAra karIne patra lIdho. jevo te bahAra nikaLyo tene hajAma sAmo maLyo. brAhmaNe svAbhAvika hajAmane kahyuM ke mahArAjAe Aje mane be sonAmahoro ApI che. A sAMbhaLI hajAma baLavA lAgyo e dhurta hato. teNe kahyuM ke gaI kAle meM tane upAya batAvyo eTale rAjAe tane be mahoro ApI eTale eka sikko mane Apa. e divase brAhmaNane jarUrI kAma mATe bIje javAnuM hatuM eTale eka sikako ApatA hajAmane kahyuM : A rAjAno patra che koTavAlane ApI dejo. hajAme patra koTavAlane Apyo. patramAM rAjAnI AjJA hatI ke patra lAvanAranuM tarata ja nAka kApI lejo. koTavAle hajAmanu nAka kApI nAkhyuM. bIje divase brAhmaNa kathA saMbhaLAvavA Avyo. tenu nAka kapAyelu nahotuM. te joI rAjA navAI pAmyo. rAjAe brAhmaNa pAse satya jAyuM tyAre rAjAnA moDhAmAMthI nikaLI gayu ke ''dagA kIsI kA sagA nahIM'. 6thAna kayuArI tAro pyArI Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rara gAMdhojIno laMgoTo bihAramAM bhIta haravA caMpAraNa nAmanuM eka gAma che. IsavI sana 1916mAM gAMdhIjI tyAM gayA hatA. kasturabA temanI sAthe hatA. temaNe tyAM joyuM ke ahIMnI strIonA kapaDA khUbaja gaMdA che. eTale gAMdhIjIe kasturabAne kahyuM ke A bahenone samajAvo ke gaMdA kapaDA paheravAthI aneka prakAranI bImArIo thAya che, ane kapaDA dhovAmAM khAsa kharca paNa nathI.'' kasturabA te bahenone samajAvavA lAgyA. tyAre eka bahene kahyuM : amArI jhuMpaDI to ekavAra joI lo ! kasturabA temanI sAthe aMdara gayA. tyAre eka bahene kahyuM ke A amArI jhuMpaDI che. temAM bIjA koI kapaDAM amArI pAse nathI. jo bIjA kapaDAM badalavA mATe hoya to ame A kapaDA sApha karI zakIe. tame mahAtmAne kahIne sADI apAvI do pachI ame kapaDAM na dhoIe to kahejo. kasturabA e badhI vAta gAMdhIjIne karI. gAMdhIjInuM dila raDI paDyuM. hAya ! kathAnI kyArI lAge pyAra Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ , mArI bhAratanI mAtAo pAse anAna karyA pachI badalavA mATe kapaDA paNa nathI ! AvI to bhAratamAM lAkho baheno haze ! jenI pAse eka ja vastra che. to pachI huM traNa traNa kapaDA zI rIte paherI zakuM ! A prasaMga pachI gAMdhIjIe mAtra laMgoTa paheravAnuM vrata lIdhuM. temaNe kahyuM : jayAM sudhI bhAratanI mAtAonA zarIra pUrA ) kapaDAMthI nahIM 8 kAya tyAM sudhI mAre zarIra, DhAMkavA A eka laMgoTa ja paryApta che. gAMdhIjI e tyArathI laMgoTI lagADI ane te jIvananA aMta sudhI paherI.. / __ ( DJLatA maioM kA hai eka vyakitae bIjI vyakitane kahyuM : mane zu khabara ke tame eTalA badhA dagAkhora hazo ! huM to tamane khUba sajajana samajato hato. bIjAe kahyuM huM paNa tamane sajajana samajato hato. pahelAe kahyuM : tamArI samajato sAcI che. paNa bhula to mArIja che. tame mane sajajana samajo cho te tamArI samaja sAcI che. paNa huM tamane sajajana samajuM chuM te ja mArI bhUla che. 6thAnI yArI lA pyArI Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharmanuM mULa tyAga dharma grantha hotA vahI, jisameM hoM tapa-tyAga / grantha kaho kisa kAmakA, bhaDakAtA vo AmAM // gopAlakRSNa gokhale eka vakhata pAdarI sAhebane maLavA gayA. pAdarI sAhebanI sAme Tebala upara ghaNAM pustako hatA. saMyogavazAt sauthI upara bAIbala ane sauthI nIce gItA hatI. pAdarI vyaMgamAM bolyA : mi. gokhale! juo badhAM granthomAM upara to amAruM bAIbala che ? gokhalee uttara Apyo ke sauthI nIce gItA che. gItA badhAM granthonuM mULa che. jo gItA nIcethI khaseDavAmAM Ave to tamAruM bAIbala paNa paDI jAya. pAdarI cUpa thaI gayA. eTale to rAmakRSNa paramahaMse bhAratIya saMskRti zuM che ! tenA uttaramAM kahyuM : gItAne taravAra bolo eTale gItAmAM thI tyAgI tyAgIno avani nIkaLaze... (baMgALI bhASAmAM tyAgIne ''tAgI'' kahe che.) suMdara vANI e manano arIso che.) 24 kathAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ MAka pakaDe to hajAra rUpiyA) rAtanA samaye eka vANIyo potAnA gharanI bArI kholIne bahAranI tarapha joI rahyo hato. tyAMja eka cora je rastA para ubho hato. teNe vANIAnA kAna pakaDI lIdhA. vANIyo gharamAM hato. cora rastA para hato. vANIyAe kAna choDAvavA ghaNo prayatna karyo, paNa core kAna choDyA nahIM. vANIyAe corane kahyuM ke tAre zuM joIe che! je joIe te kahe. huM ApIza, paNa mArA kAna choDa. . 1 core kahyuM ke 500 rUpiyA Apo to tamArA kAna choDuM. - vANIyAe potAnI akakala lagADI. ane hoMzIyArIpUrvaka potAnI chokarIne bUma pADI ke beTI ! jaldIthI 50 0/-rUpiyA laIne bArI pAse Ava. kAraNa ke core mArA kAna pakaDyA che. jo kAna choDIne nAka pakaDaze to 10 0 0 /- rUpiyA ApavA paDaze. mATe jaladI thI 50 0 /-rUpiyA lAva. ' A sAMbhaLIne cora tarata ja kAna choDI nAka pakaDavA gayo. corane emake rama 6thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI . Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAka pakaDIza to 1000 /-rUpiyA maLaze. paNa vANIyo to hoMziyAra hato. core jevA kAna choDyA. ke tarataja potAnuM mAthu aMdara laI lIdhuM. ane bArI baMdha karI dIdhI. vANIyAnI buddhi joI cora navAI pAmyo. ( gAMdhIjIno javAba ) gAMdhIjI gAyonA bhakta hatA. te IcchatA hatA ke gAyonI sArI rIte saMbhALa levAya. te mATe temaNe ''gau sevaka saMgha'' nI sthApanA karI. - eka vakhata eka sajajane majAkamAM gAMdhIjIne kahyuM ke gAyonI sevA to ghaNAM loko kare che ane saMsthAo paNa sthApe che, paNa eka prANI evuM che jenA para loko game tema atyAcAra kare che. tenuM nAma gadheDo che. zuM Apa tenA mATe kAMI na karI zako ? gAMdhIjIe javAba Apyo : vAta to ThIka che. meM gau sevaka saMghanI sthApanA karI che. have tame " "gadhrA sevaka saMgha''nI sthApanA karo ane te saMsthAnA mahAmaMtrI banI jAo...! ra 6 thAnI kayArI lApyArI Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pola khulI gaI rUpasena ane vAmadeva nAmanA be mitro lAkha-lAkha rUpiyA kamAIne ghare AvI rahyA hatAM. rastAmAM rUpasenane vAmadeve lAkha rUpiyAnI lAlacathI mArI nAkhyo. rUpasena maratAM maratAM eka kAgaLa upara cAra akSara lakhyA. vA,rU,gho.la,ema lakhIne vAma devane ApatA kahyuM ke mArA ghare ApI deje. vAmadeva akakalano adhUro hato. teNe patra tenA ghare Apyo. gharamAM koIne samaja na paDavAthI kavi kAlidAsa pAse teno artha zuM che te pUchavAmAM Avyo. tyAre kAlidAse kahyuM H bAmadevena mitreNa, rUpasenaM banAntare / ghoranijA vazIbhUte, lakSa lobhAn nipAtitaH / / aMtamAM vAmadevane paNa svIkAra karavo paDyo ke meM lobhathI rUpasenane mArI nAkhyo che. have to sau ema ja bolavA lAgyA ke vA.dho.la.meM hI sabhI,ukhaDa I haiM pola I sabane samaja lIyA svataH haiM yaha phUTA Dhola / / namratA e jJAnano mApadaMDa che, thAnI kyAT lAge pyArI raka Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 zeranA mAtheM savA zera cAtura ne muMha para lIkhI, taskara dila kI bAta / rahI hAtha me guDaguDI hRdaya jale dina rAta / / eka cora game tyAMthI corI karIne eka ghoDI lAvyo. teNe vicAra karyo ke jo tenA para caDhIne game tyAM pharIza to pakaDAI jaIza. ane gharamAM keTalA divasa rAkhI mUkIza ! mATe bajAramAM tene vecI ghauM, vecavA mATe te koI meLAmAM gayo. tyAM eka buddhizALI mANasa Avyo. teNe ghoDInI kiMmata pUchI paNa A corane khabara nahIM ke A ghoDIne keTalA rUpiyAmAM vecavI. te mUMjhAyo. pachI bolyo 1000 rUpiyA, buddhizALIe kahyuM ; kiMmata khUba che. ekavAra huM tenA para besI jo, pasaMda paDo to laIza. ema kahI buddhizALIe potAnI pAseno hukako corane Apyo. te ghoDI upara beTho. teNe kahyuM : A hukako saMbhALIne rAkha huM jarA ghoDI upara besI cakakara lagAvIne AvuM chuM. ema kahI te ghoDI laIne bhAgyo. cora tenI pAchaLa bhAgyo. tyAre buddhizALIe kahyuM : are kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mUrkha ! zA mATe mArI pAchaLa Ave che. ghoDI tArI nathI. tuM to maphatano mAlika banyo che. jA bhAga ahIMthI. cora zuM kare! te ghare AvIne tenI strIne kahe : ghoDI jevI AvI hatI tevI cAlI gaI. phakata hRdayane bALavA mATe A hukako mArA hAthamAM che. (zrAmRta bApano dIkarI) amerikAno udyogapati rokaphelara eka divasa vaoNziMgTananI eka prakhyAta hoTalamAM gayo. hoTalanA menejarane kahyuM: mane sastAmAM sastA bhADAno eka rUma Apo. | menejara rokaphelarane jANato hato. teNe kahyuM: sara ! tame to ghaNAM moTA zrImaMta cho. tamAro dIkaro to ahIM AvIne ghaNAM ThAThathI rahe che... ane, tame.. rokaphelare kahyuM: sAcI vAta che tamArI! e dIkarAno bApa zrImaMta che. ene ThAThathI rahevuM poSAya. mAro bApa zrImaMta na hato. AthI mane khoTo kharca poSAya nahi. A sAMbhaLI menejara cUpa thaI gayo. vizvano pahelA naMbarano zrImaMta paNa dhanano durvyaya karavAnuM pasaMda karato na hato. 2e 5thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mALA gaNavAno krama , paMjAbanA rAjA raNajItasiMha zraddhALu ane bhakata puruSa hatA. temanA darabAramAM saMtonuM sanmAna thatuM hatuM. eka divasa eka vRddha phakIra tyAM AvyA. bhojana karI namAja paDhI ane mALA pheravavA lAgyA. rAjA paNa tyAM besI mALA pheravavA lAgyo. rAjAnI mALAnA maNakA hindu krama pramANe aMdaranI tarapha jatAM hatA. ane phakIranA musalamAna kumathI bahAranI tarapha maNakA jatAM hatA. A joI rAjAe phakIrane pUchyuM: A baMne kamamAM kyo kema sAco che? ' phakIranI sAme A samasyA hatI. have kayA kamane sAco batAvavo ne kyA ke mane khoTo batAvavo ! phakIre yukitathI kAma levuM ema nakkI karI bolyA : he rAjana ! tame je rIte mALA pheravo cho enAthI aMtara AtmAmAM sArA guNono saMcaya thAya. che, guNo vadhe che ane huM je kumathI gaNuM chuM tenAthI AtmAnA dugurtho bahAra nIkaLe che. eTale baMne kama ThIka che. phakIrano uttara sAMbhaLI rAjA navAI pAmyo. kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (eka mAtrA ghumakA2) parivartana bhI tanika-sA, karatA baSA anartha ! apa kA Apa banA diyA, badala AyA saba athA navA loka banAvIne lAvanArane mahArAjA bhoja eka lAkha suvarNa muddA bheTa ApatA. A udAratAthI rAjAnI kIrti ghaNI phelAI gaI. kavio InAma mATe dUra dUrathI 8. AvatAM , A eka kavi hatA tenuM nAma zataMjaya hatuM. tene thayuM jayAM sudhI kAlIdAsa paMDita che tyAM sudhI mAruM kAMI nahIM cAle. mATe kAlIdAsane nIce jovuM paDe tevuM karuM eTale tene eka kaloka banAvI potAnA ziSya dvArA rAjA para mokalyo. loka : sapaczataM mAdhe, mAravo zatatrayam | kAlidAse na gaNyante, kavirekaH shtNjyH|| artha : kavi to eka zakhaMjaya ja che. kAraNa ke mAgha kavinAM kAvyamAM so apazabda che.(kharAba zabdo) bhAravInA kAvyomAM traNaso ane kAlIdAsanA kAvyomAM to apazabdono pAra nathI. saMyogavazAt te ziSyo kAlIdAsane maLyA. jayAre temaNe kathAnI yAdI tAro pyArI Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zataMjayano patra vAMcyo tyAre te bolI uThyA ke tamArA gurue zloka to sudaMra banAvyo che paNa eka jagyA upara jarA bhUla rahI gaI che. ziSyo to buddha hatAM. eTale kAlIdAsanA kahevA pramANe 'Apa' zabdanI jagyAe ''Apa' karI nAkhyuM eka mAtrA vadhArI nAkhI ane te zlokano artha badalAI 3 gayo. zloka : sAparAtaM mApe, mArava 2 zataMtrayam kAlidAse na gaNyante, kavirekaH shtNjyH|| artha : " 'Apa'' eTale pANInAM so nAma to mAgha kAvyamAM che, traNaso bhAravInA kAvyamAM che paNa kAlidAsanA kAvyamAM to tenI gaNatrI ja nathI. paNa zataMjayanA kAvyamAM to eka ja nAma che. rAjasabhAmAM jayAre zloka vAMcIne saMbhaLAvavAmAM Avyo tyAre sau hasI paDyA. zataMjayanA ziSyone InAmanA badale tiraskAra ja maLyo. (phUlo pAse suvAsa levA javuM paDatuM) nathI, phUlo ja potAnI suvAsa phelAve che. tema ApaNA guNo phUlonI sugaMdha jevA hovA joIe.' 3 2 kathAnI yAdI lAge pyArI Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - mAthAnuM muMDaLa...gadheDA bhUMThe te parvamAM..) bana jAte kAmAMdha, jaba De - matimAna / taba yArdabha banakara bhakate, bhUla bhAla nija bhAna // rAjA bhoja ane kavi kAlidAsa baMne dhArA nagarInI eka vezyAne tyAM jatA hatA. vezyA ghaNI catura hatI. teNe evI vyavasthA karI hatI ke rAjA ane kavi eka che bIjAne na maLI zake. rAjA ane kavi baMne A vAta manamAM samajI gayA. rAjAe eka divasa vezyAne kahyuM : Aje jayAre kAlidAsa ahIM Ave tyAre tene kaheje ke " "tame jo mane sAcA dilathI cAhatA ho to muMDana karAvIne batAvo.'', jayAre ka vi AvyA tyAre vezyAe temane premapUrvaka A vAta karI. kavi samajI gayA ke A kAma rAjAnuM ja che. kavie muMDana karAvI dIdhuM. pachI kahyuM ke jo tArI IcchA pUrNa karI. have jayAre rAjA ahIM Ave tyAre temane kaheje ke " "gadhaDA banIne be traNa vAra avAja karI. rAjA gadhaDA jevA avAja kare pachI ja prasanna thaje.'' kathAnI kayArI | lAkho pyArI Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jayAre rAjA AvyA tyAre teNIe potAnA mananI vAta karI. rAjA vezyAnAM premamAM pAgala hato. tethI gadheDo thaI bhUMkavA lAgyo. bIje divase kavi rAjasabhAmAM AvyA tyAre mAthe muMDana hovAthI rAjAe caMgamAM ukAlidAsa kavizreSTha ! kasmin parvaNi munDanam? kavirAja Aje kyA parvanA upalakSamAM muMDana karAvyuM che ? A sAMbhaLIne kavie tarata ja javAba Apyo ke ... rAjAno gardabhAyante, tatra parvaNi munDanam / / I je parvamAM rAjAo gadheDAnI jema bhUke che te ja parvamAM meM muMDana karAvyuM che. A sAMbhaLI baMne eka bIjA sAme jotAM rahI gayA. AvA hatA hAjara javAbI kavi kAlidAsa ! darzana karatAM mananI jo caMcaLatA). hoya to bhavAnanI draSTi sAthe ApaNI draSTi maLatI nathI. jyAM sudhI draSTi sAthe draSTi na maLe tyAM sudhI e darzanamAM je AnaMda Avavo joIe te nathI Avato. 34 5 thAnI yArI. lAge pyArI Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( kAlidAsanI kavitA ) mahArAjA bhojane evI IcchA thaI ke mArA mRtyu pachI je kavitA gavAze, mArI je guNagAthA loko gAze e kavitA-guNagAthA kAlidAsanA mukhethI sAMbhaLuM paNa A kaI rIte saMbhava bane ! tyAre rAjAe gusse thaIne kAlidAsane kADhI mUkyo kavi jaMgalamAM bhaTakavA lAgyo. ahIM rAjA svaye veza badalIne jaMgalamAM AvI kavine maLyA. kavinA pUdhyAthI rAjAe kahyuM ke huM dhArA nagarIthI AvuM chuM. ane mahArAjA bhojanuM svargavAsa thayuM che. A sAMbhaLIne paMDita khUba duHkhita hRdaye bolI uThayo : - loka : sI dhArA nirAdhAra, nirAMtanvI sarasvatI ! paMtA: vaMditA: sarve, mogarAne viMnate II artha : bhojarAjAnA svargavAsathI dhArA nagarI nirAdhAra thaI gaI. sarasvatIne koI Azraya rahyo nahIM. badhA paMDito have khaMDita thaI gayA. mahArAjA bhoja A sAMbhaLatAM ja mRchita thaI gayA. ane jyAre te bhAnamAM AvyA tyAre pharIthI pUchayuM ke tame zuM kahyuM? 35 kathAnI kayArI tApyArA Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tyAre mahAkavi kAlidAsa tarataja samajI gayA. ke A to mahArAjA pote ja che eTale kavie tarata ja gAyuM. loka : 3ii dhAra dhArA, sAnakhvA sarasasvatI | | vaMditA: maMphitA: sarve, mo garAne muvaMkAte || artha : have to Akho artha ja badalAI gayo. bhoja rAjA A pRthvI para hovAthI 3 dhArA nagarI uttama AdhAravALI che. sarasvatIne paNa suMdara Azraya maLaro, ane paMDitonI zobhA so gaNI vadhI jaze. | kavi kAlidAsa khUba AnaMdamAM AvI gayA. pachI mahArAjA bhoja kavi kAlidAsane : laIne dhArA nagarImAM pAchA pharyA. (bepoliyaIno javAba) nepoliyane raziyA para potAnA lazkara sAthe AkramaNa karyuM. te vakhate raziyAnA eka janarale nepolIyanane lakhI jaNAvyuM : mI. nepoliyana ! tame dhana-dolata mATe laDo cho. paNa ame raziyano to Ijajatane mATe laDIe chIe. nepoliyane javAbamAM lakhyuM: tamArI vAta taddana sAcI che. jenI pAse je vastu na hoya, te tene mATe ja laMDa ne ! kathAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cA nA hotA hai yadi catura to, sabhI jamAtA bAta / subhAziSa hai de rahyA yaha to pRthvInAtha // eka maMda buddhino brAhmaNa kAMIka InAma meLavavA mATe kavi kAlidAsa pAse Avyo. kavie be-traNa mahinA mahenata karI sattAvIza nakSatronA nAmo pAkA karAvyA. bIje divase rAjasabhAmAM AvavA kahyuM. te brAhmaNa bIje divase bhojarAjAnI sabhAmAM Avyo. tyAre cAra nakSatra sivAyanA badhA nAmo bhulI gayo. te bolyo: azvinI-punarvasu-revatI-kRtIkA''A sAMbhaLI rAjA vicAramAM paDyo ke brAhmaNa zuM bole che ! rAjA kAMI samajayo nahIM. " tyAre vAtAvaraNane saMbhALatA kAlIdAsa bolyA A brAhmaNa to moTA paMDita che teo saMkSepamAM AzIrvAda ApatAM ema kahe che ke ... zloka : zvinI vasatu TevarmAntare, mandire vasatu te punarvasu / revatIpati kaniSTha sevayA, kRtikAtanaya vikramo bhava // thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI 37 *" Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ artha : azvinI (ghoDI) punarvasu arthAta lakSamI tamArA bhavanamAM haMmezA raho ane revatIpati arthAt balabhadranAM nAnA bhAI kRSNanI sevAthI kRtikAno putra kArtika svAmI jevuM tamAruM parAkema thAo. rAjA A sAMbhaLI khuza thaI gayo ane InAma ApI tene ravAnA karyo. te brAhmaNa kAlIdAsano upakAra mAnato potAnAM ghare gayo. jta2 cAlyo gayo ) eka vakhata eka AcArya bhagavaMtane rAtrInA samaye koI vyaMtaradeve joyA. vyaMtaradevane AcArya bhagavaMta upara pUrvabhavanA koI vairanA kAraNe temane mAravAnI buddhi thaI. che te daramyAnamAM AcArya bhagavaMta potAnA zarIra upara ogho pheravIne paDakhuM phare che. nidrAvasthAmAM paNa jIvadayA pratye keTalI jAgRti ! AvA mahApuruSone mArIne mAre durgatimAM javuM nathI. ! ema vicArIne che te pastAvo karavA lAgyo ane AcArya devane khamAvIne te vyaMtara potAnA sthAne cAlyo gayo. 38 6thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAsunuM sAmAyika svArtha bhAvanA bhI kabhI, karatI sImA pAra / buDhiyAne saba kaha diyA, guNa adabhUta navakAra || eka DozI sAmAcika karavA gharanA daravAjAnI bAjumAM ja bese. gharanI rakSA paNa thAya ane sAmAyika paNa thAya. chokarAnI varlDa rasoI karatAM karatAM koI kAma prasaMge uparanA mALe cAlI gaI. DosIne khabara hatI ke gharamAM koI hatuM nahIM. pote sAmAyika laine beThI hatI ane uMgha AvI gaI. ahIM eka kUtaro rasoDAmAM ghUsI dudha -dahIM sApha karI rahyo hato. DosI jAgI gayA. teNe joyuM sahana thayuM nahIM paNa sAmAyikamAM zuM thAya, eTale potAnI vahune kholAvavA teNe saMketa yukata bhASA bolI, ''laMbaDa pUcho laMkA peTo gharameM dhasiyo ANaMjI''''namo arihaMtANaM''. lAMbI puchavALo, nAnA peTavALo kUtaro gharamAM ghUsyo che. namo arihaMtANaM'' paNa upara beThela vahue A sAMbhaLyuM nahIM. DosI pharI bolI. dudha-dahIMnA cADA phoDyA ora mAMhI dhasIyojI'' kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI * 3. Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'namo siddhANaM' ' DosIne lAgyuM ke vahue sAMbhaLyuM nathI lAgatuM eTale te pharI bolI ke "ujajala daMtA kI guDa khaMtA vahu ara nIce AvojI"? * "namo AyariyANaM'' sapheda dAMtavALo kUtaro ghI goLa khAI rahyo che vahujI have to jaladI nIce Avo. che. A vakhate vahue sAMbhaLyuM te tarata ja nIce AvI sAsune pUchayuM tame zuM pharamAvo cho ! tyAre DosI bolI mAre to sAmAyika che paNa A kUtaro rasoDAmAM ghUsyo che zuM joyA kare che? " " ukhala bhAre musala paDiyo, leINa nai dhamakAojI'' ''namo uvajajhAyANaM''. | vahu sAsunI cAlAkI joI hasI paDI. kutarAne to bahAra kADhyo paNa....navakArano pAMcamo 5da pUro karavA te bolI- 'sAmAyika to hamAre pAre hI karatA A kariyA nahIM dekhIjI' 'namo loe savvasAhUNaM'' vahue kahyuM sAmAyika to ame piyaramAM paNa karatA hatA paNa A rIte sAmAyika to ame koI vakhata nathI joyuM. AI bahu nIce turata(sUna) sAsukA saMgIta ! sAmAyika to kI bahuta (para) nahi dekhI yaha rIta !! 10 5thAnI kayArI. lAge pyArI Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aitihAsika taLAva soLamAM saikAmAM mithilA dezamAM banI gayelI A ghaTanA che. darabhaMgAmAM zaMkaramizra nAmano khUba garIba brAhmaNa hato. paNa khUba buddhizALI hato. tenuM lAlanapAlana eka dhAva mAtAe karyu hatuM. dhAva mAtAe tenu lAlana-pAlana karyA pachI te bALakanI mAtA pAse AvI bALaka sopyuM tyAre bALakanI mAtAe niHzvAsa choDatA kahyuM : Aje to mArI pAse tane inAma ApavA kazuM ja nathI, paNa A bALakanI pahelI kamAI huM tane ApI daiza. eka vakhata zaMkara bALako sAthe ramI rahyo hato. tyAre tyAMnA rAjA tyAMthI pasAra thatA hatA. temaNe zaMkaranA prabhAvazALI caherA sAme joI pUchyuM : tuM koNa che ? zuM kaMI bhaNelo che ? chokarAe javAba Apyobaalo'hN jagatAM nAtha ! na me vAlA sarasvatI / apUrNe paMcame varSe, varNayAmi jagattrayam / / he mahArAjA ! haju to mane pAMca varSa paNa pUrA thayA nathI, paNa mAruM jJAna bALaka jevuM nathI, huM traNa jagatanuM varNana kathA" kyArI lAge pyArI H 4. Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mArI kavitAmAM karI rAkhuM chuM. rAjA khuza thaI te bALakane ratnonI thelI bharI ApI. ( A ratno laI tenI mA dhAvamAtA pAse gaI ane kahyuM H A mArA putranI pahelI kamAI che te laI le paNa dhAvamAtAe levAnI nA pADI. eTale sau rAjA pAse AvyA. rAjAe paNa dhAvamAtAne Agraha ha karyo. paNa teNe levAnI nA pADI. teNe te ratnomAMthI eka taLAva baMdhAvyuM. e taLAva Aje paNa lokonuM AkarSaNa kendra banyuM che. "dAI kA tAlAba'' (darabhaMgA). (ALe mUcha kema 60AuM?) keza na Ate adhika jo, lete sirase kAma / saMha se letI kAma bahu, mUcha na pAI rAma //. zikSake chokarAone zArIrika jJAna samajAvatAM kahyuM ke je vyakti dimAgathI kAma vadhAre kare tenA mAthAmAM vALa AvatAM nathI. A sAMbhaLI eka chokaro navAI pAmI bolyo ke tame sAcuM kaho cho. kAraNake strIone mUcha nathI AvatI. temane moDhAthI (jIbhathI) vadhAre kAma levuM paDe che. Akho | divasa jIbha cAlu ja rahe che... 42 kathAnI jyArI lAge pyArI Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zeThaLa 1 cAlAkA ) - eka zeThe devInI pAse jaI kahyuM : jo mAruM amuka kAma thaI jaze to huM tamArI AgaLa amuka ki lo tela caDhAvIza. saMyogavazAt zeThanuM kAma thaI gayuM. zeTha devIne caDhAvavA tela kharIdhuM. tela kharIdyA pachI te telanA bhAva vadhI gayA. eTale zeThe vicAra karyo ke hamaNAM A tela vecI nAkhuM to khUba paisA maLaze. jayAre tela sastuM thaze tyAre huM caDhAvI daIza. ' ahIM thoDA divasa pachI acAnaka gharamAM je jagyAe tela rAkhyuM hatuM tyAM Aga lAgI. gharamAM tela baLatuM joI zeTha gabharAyA. kAraNake napho paNa na maLyo ane devIne tela caDhAvavAnuM paNa bAkI hatuM. | zeTha kaMIka vicAra karI bolyA: he devI ! A tela je mArA gharamAM baLI rahyuM che te tamArA nAmanuM che. meM to tela tamArA nAme caDhAvI dIdhuM che. have tamAre rAkhavuM hoya to rAkhI lo huM kaMI na jANuM. tame jANo - tamAruM tela jANe. sau zeThanI cAlAkI para hasI paDyA. 43 fthAnI kayArI tApo pyArI Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44 tame jene choDo te DUbe jisakA kara tum pakaDate, vaha ho jAtA pAra I Apa choDa dete jise, vaha jAtA majhadhAra / / jayAre sItAne lAvavA mATe rAghavALa samudranI pAse pahocyAM tyAre saunA manamAM ekaja prazna hato ke A samudrane kevI rIte tAro ! aMtamAM pUla bAMdhavAno vicAra karyAM. rAme samudramAM eka patthara pheMkyo. patthara DUbI gayo pattharane DUbato joI rAme vismayathI pUchyuM hanumAna ! loko kahe che ke rAma jeno hAtha pakaDe che te tarI jAya che to pachI A patthara ke ma DUbyo ? hanumAne namratAthI kahyuM : prabhu ! (rAma) tame jeno hAtha pakaDo cho te tarI jAya che emAM zaMkA nathI. paNa Apa jene choDI do cho te to DUbI ja jAya ne ! pattharanI jema. AmA zaMkA jevI koI vAta ja nathI. sva upakAra karanAramAM paropakAra hoya paNa kharo, ane na paNa hoya. paNa paropakAra karanAra AtmA sva upakAra to kare ja che. thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2NanA prasa11 ) eka kaMjUsane tenA keTalAka mitroe pArTI ApavA mATe khUba ja Agraha karyo. paNa kaMjUsa temanI vAta para dhyAna nahoto Apato. paNa eka dIvase baMdhAI gayo ane hA pADI. badhA mitro pArTImAM AvI gayA. thALImAM to aneka prakAranI mIThAIo pIrasAI gaI. kaMjUsa badhA upara paMkhA nAkhI rahyo hato. mitro to bhojananA vakhANa karI rahyA. che. paNa kaMjUsa to eka ja javAba Apato ke A to tamArA caraNonI prasAdI che. mArA to havA pANI che. badhA mitro jamavA AvyA tyAre huM (nananA bhAI badhA mitronA bUTa-caMpala vagere laIne miThAIvALAnI dukAne girave mUkI Avyo ane tenA badale miThAIo laI Avyo hato. sau jamIne bahAra AvyA. potAnA bUTa-caMpala zodhavA lAgyA paNa mAyA nahIM eTale kaMjUsane pUchayuM, tyAre te bolyo ke: meM to tamane jamatI vakhate kahyuM hatuM ke mArA to havA pANI ja che. 6 zrAnI kayArInA 45 Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ YE bAkI to badho tamArA caraNono ja prasAda che eTale ke tamArA bUTa-caMpala bAjunI miThAIvALAnI dukAne giravI mukIne A badhI miThAio tamane khavaDAvI che. have tamArA bUTa-caMpala joitA hoya to miThAI vALAne paisA ApI choDAvI lo.... so navAI pAmyAM. OCHISI GIECII adhyApakane Aja to, diyA jhUTha hI kUTa / vakata bhalAI kA bhalA navA jAta ne uThAA eka chokaro raDatAM raDato ghara Avyo. potAnA pitAne pharIyAda karatA bolyoH tame kahetA hatA ke bhalAI karo. meM Aje mAstaranI bhalAI karI to mane mAra paDyo. pitAe pUchyuM : te zuM bhalAI karI? chokarAe kahyuM ke mAstaranI khurazI para koie zAhI dhoLI nAkhI, jayAre mAstara besavA jatA hatA tyAre meM temanI khuzI laI lIdhelI. jethI mAstaranA kapaDA na bagaDe. khurazI laI lIdhI eTale mAstara paDI gayA ane mane mAra paDyo. have tame ja kaho, bhalAIno A jamAno che !! kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ | avinata vidyArthI ) yadi vidyA avinIta ke, laga jAtI hai hAtha / detA du: kha gururAjako sApha sApha hai bAta // luka mAna nAmano eka khUba ja anubhavI hakIma hato. teNe potAnA anubhavanA AdhAre eka pustaka lakhyuM. jemAM aneka prakAranA rasa-rasAyaNonI carcA karatA eka jagyAe sonuM banAvavAnI vidhi paNa lakhI - A pustaka eka sAmAnya jJAnavALA vidyArthInA hAthamAM AvyuM. teNe sonuM banAvavAnuM zaru karyuM. paNa sonuM banyuM nahIM. kAraNa ke vidhinuM tene pUruM jJAna hatuM nahIM. te vidyArthI guravAmAM AvI lukamAna haThImanI mRrti banAvI caMpalathI tene mAravA lAgyo. | lukamAna haTTIma tyAMthI pasAra thayAM. jayAre temaNe potAnI mUrtine caMpalathI mAratA joyo tyAre temaNe badhI vAtano bheda jANI lIdho. ane eja pustakanA AdhAre sonuM banAvI te vidyArthIne batAvyuM. vidyArthIe page paDI mAphI mAMgI. hakIe e pustakane bAjunI nadImAM fthAnI kayArI | lAge pyArI Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ padharAvI dIdhI. ane bolyA ke pharI tArA - jevA koI mUrkhanAM hAthamAM Ave ane na jANe mArA para zuM trAsa gujAre....te to mArI mUrtine jUnA mAryA. bIjo koI hoya to te mane ja jutAthI mArI nAMkhe ! hakIme ke hAM ke vidyA bhUlI javI sArI, paNa avinItane ApI devI te sArI nathI. OJiI jayaMti ke ekavAra rahevAgrAmamAM gAMdhI jayaMti ujavAtI hatI. karatUrabA ane gAMdhIjI paNa tyAM hAjara hatA. keTalAka AzramavAsIo bheTo ApavA mATe lAvyA hatA, | bahanA kasturabA mATe sADI lAvyA hatA. sADI gAMdhIjInI bAjumAM paDI hatI. te joI gAMdhIjIe kahyuM ke zuM tame mane sADI paherAvavA mAgo cho ? | bahanAe kahyuM : nA A to kastUrabA mATe lAvyA chIe. gAMdhIjIe kahyuM : janma jayaMti nArI ana bheTa kastUrabAne ! A vaLI kyAMno nyAya ? 48 kathAnI yArI lAge pyArI Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chokarAno zuM IcchA che ? pati-patnI vAto karatA hatA. patnI bolI A vakhate paramAtmAe ApaNI vinaMtI svIkArI che. ema lAge che ke ApaNane putra thaze. pati kahe : A to khUzInI vAta che. ApaNuM bhAgya phevaramAM che paNa jayAre e chokaro moTo thaze tyAre tene vakIlAtano abhyAsa karAvIzuM eTale vRddhAvasthAmAM ArAma maLaze. patnI bolI nA vakIla nathI banAvavo huM to tene DaoNkTara banAvIza. kAraNa ke mArUM zarIra asvastha rahe che eTale huM to tene DaoNkTara banAvIza. pati-patnI vacce A vAtano jhagaDo thayo ane baMne mArA mArI para AvI gayA. loko bhegA thayA. laDAI baMdha karAvI pachI kahyuM : tame baMne nakAmAM laDo cho. chokarAne DaoNkTara vakIla banAvavo hoya to pahelA chokarAno zuM vicAra che te jANI lo. pachI bIjI vAta. jo chokaro kahe DaoNkTara banavuM che to DaoNkaTara banAvajo ane vakIla banavAnuM kahe to vakIla banAvajo. kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI *E Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bolAvo tamArA chokarAne ame pUchI laIe! tyAre baMne e kahyuM ke e to hajI sudhI peTamAM paNa Avyo nathI ! loko dhanyavAda . ApatA ravAnA thayAM ke tamArI dirghadraSTi ne dhanyavAda che ! (vA2dhavaLaLA lokapriyatA) dhoLakAnA rAjA vIradhavaLa evA prajA pAlaka hatA ke jyAre e mRtyu pAmyA tyAra emanA agnisaMskAra vakhate ramazAnamAM loMkhaDanA tAranI vADa bAMdhavI paDI hatI. je rAtre rAjA gujarI gayA hatAM. te ja rAtre rAjyanA sacaro dvArA jANa thaI gaI ke AvatI kAle rAjAnI citAmAM 110 yuvAno jhaMpalAvavAnA che. rAjA mRtyu pAmatAM, emanAM jIvanano rasa uDI gayo hato. amArA prajApAlaka mRtyu pAmyA, amAre jIvIne zuM kAma che ? A yuvAno pApAta karI na bese te mATe rAjAnI citAnI AsapAsa lokhaMDI cokI pahero goThavI devo paDyo. ' AryadAnA Adarza rAjAo AvA lokapriya hatA. 6 thonI yArI lAge pyArI Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (2nI jozai.. .eka Do ... Azare 800 varSa pahelAMnI A vAta che. gujarAtanA pATaNa zaheramAM siddharAja jayasiMha nAmano rAjA rAjaya karato hato. tene koI saMtAna na hatuM. teNe ekavAra sabhA bharIne pIone pUchayuM : mArA pachI koNa gAdIe Avaze? jopIoe bhaviSya bhAkhyuM. mahArAjA ! tamArA pachI kumArapALa rAjA banaze. siddharAjAne kumArapALa gAdIe Ave te gamatuM na hatuM. AthI tene mArI nAkhavA mATe temaNe prayatna karyo. siddharAjanA sainiko kumAra pALane mAravA cAre bAju pharavA lAgyA. | eka divasa kumArapALa pATaNamAM AvelA, te sainikone khabara paDatAM, temane pakaDavA mATe tenI pAchaLa doDyA. kumArapALa eka moTA mohallAmAM pesI gayA. tyAM sAta sAta mALAnI havelImAM zekIA rahetA hatA. * temAM eka DozInA gharamAM kumArapALa saMtAI gayo. sainikoe siddharAjane khabara ApyA. siddharAje moTA moTA lagabhaga 51 6thAnI kayArI* lAge pyArI Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5ra so jopIone bolAvyA ane kumArapALa konA gharamAM saMtAyo che te zodhI kADhavA kahyuM.. DozIne A vAtanI khabara paDI eTale teNIe kumArapALane gharanA khuNAmAM eka ghaMTI hatI tenA upara besavA kahyuM : kumAra pALa ghaMTI upara beThA. ghaMTInA thALAne Aju bAjuthI baMdha karI temAM pANI bharyuM, jopIoe potAnA joSa jotAM kumArapALa koI eka dariyA vacce beTa upara beThelA jaNAyA. ane A pramANe rAjAne vAta karI. siddharAjane thayuM ke kumArapALa ahIMthI bhAgIne koI bIjI jagyAe gayA haze ! AthI sInakone pAchA bolAvI lIdhA. AvI rIte DozIe buddhipUrvaka kumArapALano jIva bacAvyo. tyArathI kahevata paDI ke"so joSI ane eka DosI'' tyAMthI kumArapALa bIjI jagyAe bhAgI gayA. mana upara mAnavIno kAbu eTale vikAsa mAnavI upara manano kAbu eTale vinAza, thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (huM daTAI javA taiyAra chuM) " ITAlInA mahAkavi rojIlInane varSamAM mAtra thoDA ja divasa peTa pUratuM bhojana maLatuM. paNa kavitA mATe tamaNa Tve chAe garIbI svIkArI hatI. tethI sadA masta rahetA eka vakhata teo krAMsa gayA hatA. te prasaMge temanA pheMca prAMsakoe 8) temanI pratimA prasthApita karavAnuM nakkI che, kavie A vAta sAMbhaLI, samitinA sabhyone pUchayuM : mArI pratimA pAchaLa keTalA kuMka kharcazo ? lagabhaga nevuM lAkha pheMka... rAjalIna khUba gaMbhIra thaI bolyA: are mitro ! tame mane mAtra 45 lAkha pheMka ApA no pratimAne dhAne huM khuda khodAI javA taiyAra chuM. prazaMsakoe kavinI gaMbhIra mAMgaNIne paNa hasI kADhI, tyAre kavi hasatAM hasatAM bolI uThayA ke mAre khudane peTapUjAnA sAMsA che ne mArA premIo mArI pratimAnI pUjA mATe pArAvAra dhana kharcI rahyA che...(vivekanI khAmI) 53 5thAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mada to aAjuM IAma eka hato darajI ane eka hatI darajaNa. darajI jarA avaLacaMDo, ane darajaNano mijAja kaDaka, koIka vAra darajaNano mijAja chaTake to gaja laIne DhIbI nAkhe darajIne. darajImAM dama nahIM te mAra khAI le bIjuM zuM kare ? lokone mATe to A tamAzo thayo. vara bairIne mAre e to bane paNa A to bairI varane mAre. vahu laDe tyAre bAraNA baMdha thAya, paNa darajaNa ghAMTA pADe te to - loko sAMbhaLe ne ! ane darajI bApa re kara to ya saMbhaLAya. lokone to majA paDI gaI. pADozImAM roja carcA thatI eTale darajI darajaNe ghara badalAvyuM. zuM khAtrI ke ahIM paNa darajInI AbarU nahIM jAya ! eTale darajIe eka yukita rodhI kADhI. eNe darajaNane kahyuM ke tAre mane mAravA hoya to mAraje paNa mane mAratI vakhate tAre kAMI paNa bolavAnuM nahIM. darajaNe kahyuM : huM kazuM bolIza nahIM paka kathAnI yAdI | lAge pyArI Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mauna rAkhIne ja tamane DhIbI nAkhIza. eka divasa pAcho darajaNano mijAja gayo. te dhoko laIne TIbavA lAgI. jarA paNa bolyA vagara TIbavAnuM cAlu rAkhyuM. darajaNane A phAvI gayuM. kAraNa ke have DhIbavAnuM kAma dhyAnathI thatuM hatuM. darajaNa barAbara phaTakAratI gaI ane darajI hoMziyAra te mAra khAtA-khAtAM moTethI dara bolavA lAgyo. e letI jA...rAMDa letI jA. marada jevA maradanuM kahyuM mAnatI nathI ! tane to mArI mArIne pAsarI karI nAMkhyuM... mAra to pote khAto jAya paNa o bApa re bolavAne badale le letI jA rAMDa... letI A mAra mAre darajaNa - darajIne, paNa mAra khAtAM khAtAM ya bahAdurIbharyA ghAMTA darajI pADe. evA avAjo kare ke pADozI ema ja samaje ke vAha dara6 ! bahAdura lAge che. potAnI strIne dhaDAdhaDa phaTakAre che. bairIne Ama ja kAbUmAM rakhAya... paDozIomAM to darajInAM vakhANa thavA lAgyA. sau kahevA lAgyA ke marada to AnuM nAma....!... 55 6 yAnI yArI tAro pyArI Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIva pATImAM khoTA akSaro) jayapuranA mahArAjAe lADakoDamAM ucherelI mA vinAnI potAnI dikarIne vaLAvI. dikarI patine ghare gaI. patie kahyuM : tamAre kazuM ja karavAnuM nathI. ApaNe tyAM ghaNAM nokaro che. phakata eka ja kAma karavAnuM. huM - hokAno baMdhANI chuM. mane jayAre hoko pIvAnI IcchA thAya. tyAre e taiyAra karI ApavAno. | rAjakanyAnuM magaja pharI gayuM... samrAnI putrIne hoko bharavAnuM kahevAya ! enA patie javAbamAM kahyuM : tame samAnI putrI jarUra cho, paNa mArA to patnI cho. ane ATaluM kAma na kuro ? rAja kanyA to piyara jatI rahI . pitAne vAta karI. mahArAjA samajI gayA ke putrInI jIvana pATI. khoTA akSaro paDI gayA che. mA vinAnI putrIne huM kAMI kahIza to du: khI thaze. dikarIe haTha pakaDI tamArA jamAIne bolAvI bharasabhAmAM apamAna karo to ja huM jamIza... putrInI jIda sAme pitA lAcAra hatA. eNe jamAIne kacerImAM bolAvyA. 56 6thAnI yArI. lAge pyArI Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ putrI jharUkhAmAM beThI hatI mahArAjAe eka cokIdArane kahIM rAkhela ke jamAI Ave tyAre enI mojaDI koIne khabara na paDe tema kapaDAmAM lapeTIne mane ApI deje. eka kalAka sudhI vAto karI paraMtu rAjAe apamAna karyuM ja nahIM. eTalAmAM khabara paDI ke jamavAnuM taiyAra che. mahArAjA ane jamAi kacerImAMthI ucA. dikarI gusse thaI hatI. pitAe enA patinuM apamAna karyuM na hatuM. teo pagathIyA utaryA. mahArAjAe potAnA bUTa paheryA, jamAi enI mojaDI zodhavA lAgyA. . . mArI mojaDI nathI dekhAtI, tamArI mojaDI mArI pAse che. bagalamAM rAkhelI mojaDI bahAra kADhI khabhethI pItAMbara laI ene sApha karI jamAInA pagamAM paherAvavA lAgyA. dikarIe A joyuM ane thayuM-mArA pitA eTalA moTA rAjA ane mArA patinI mojaDI sApha karI pagamAM paherAvatAM hoya to mane hukko bharavAmAM zuM vAMdho ! e samajI gaI... lagna maMDapamAM mA-bApa jamAInA kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI 57 Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paga dhoI dikarIne samaja pADe che ke tAro bApa game teTalo moTo che toya Aje enA paga dhove che beTA tuM A paganI sevA karaje. jhadhaDo pANAno amadAvAdamAM pANI mATe be strIo vacce jhaghaDo thayo. A jhaghaDAmAM eka strIne eTalo badho AghAta lAgyo ke teNe potAnA ghare jaIne potAnA upara kerosIna chAMTIne baLI maravAno vicAra karyo. e vicArane teNe amalamAM mUkyo.. AkhuM zarIra baLatuM evA baLatA zarIre ja te strI doDatI pelI strIne vaLagI paDI. (jenI sAthe teNe jhaghaDo karyo hato) loko bhegA thaI gayA. tene choDAvavAno ghaNo prayatna karyo. A trI bolI : huM maruM ane Aje paNa mAratI jAuM. aMte bannene choDAvI hospITalamAM dAkhala karI tyAM banne rIbAI rIbAIne maraNa pAmI. amadAvAdamAM banelI A satya ghaTanA che. 92630000003030303030303 58 6 thAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAre brAma thI joItuM) ceka kaTakara de diyA, likha na nIce nAma / bhUkha nahIM hai nAma kI , detA mai niSkAma // zaheranA keTalAka AgevAno phaMDa bheguM karavA mATe eka zeThane tyAM gayA. zeThe saunuM samAna karI pachI te lokone phaMDamAM jeTalI jarUra hatI tethI paNa vadhAre rUpiyA lakhAvyA. 8 badhA khuza thatAM dhanyavAda ApatAM ravAnA thayA. loko tene bhale kaMjusa kahe paNa A to khUba ja udAra che. eTalAmAM eke kahyuM ke : A cekanI nIce zeThanI sahI nathI. teo utAvaLamAM bhUlI gayA haze ! saue zeTha pAse pAchA AvI sahI karavA kahyuM. tyAre zaTe kahyuM : huM je dAna Ape che, te nAmanI IcchAthI nahIM paNa gusadAna karuM chuM pachI nAma zA mATe lakhuM ! lokoe khUba samajAvyA. paNa A to eka ja javAba Ape ke huM gusadAnamAM mAnuM chuM. mAre nAmanI jarUra nathI. huM nAma nahIM lakhI ApuM...... 6thAnI vyArA tAro pyArI Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( I sva2 putra Izu- Izvaraputra phai, jaba jIvita hai Napa / taba kyoM pUje puniko, jarA soyei Apa // IsAI dharmano pracAra mATe eka pAdarI eka gAmamAM gayAM tyAMnA lokone potAnA dharmanI suMdaratA batAvatA bolyA : Izu khuba dayALu che. temanI upAsanA karavAthI saunuM kalyANa thAya che, te ApaNA pitA Izvara (bhagavAna) ne kahIne badhAnA gunA mApha karAvI deze. che eka vyakitae pUchayuM. izu koNa che ! javAba magya ? paramAtmAnA sauthI pyArA ekanA eka putra che. lokoe pharI puchayuM : paramAtmA jIvIta che ke marI gayA che ! pAdarIe javAba Apyo : e to amara che. tyAre lokoe kahyuM : jyAre bApa jIvIta che to beTAne zA mATe yAda karavA paDe ? ame to gharamAM paNa joIe chIe ke moTAnI pUjA thAya che putranI pUjA na thai zake...! pAdarI cUpa thaI ravAnA thaI gayA. I kathAnI yArI lAge pyArI Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cA2 putaLAo eka kaThIyArAne eka saMte lIlA jhADa nahIM kApavAno niyama Apyo. khUba varasAda paDavAthI sAta divasa sudhI tene sUkA jhADa kApavA na maLyA. chatAM te potAnA niyamamAM draDha rahyo. bhUkhyo rahyo. paNa lIlA jhADa teNe na ja kApyA. tenI A draDhatA joI deve prasanna thaI varadAna ApyuM ane kahyuM : A sAmenuM jhADa kApI temAMthI eka suMdara palaMga banAvaje. palaMganA cAra pAyAmAM cAra putaLIo banAvaje. je tane savA lAkha sonAnA sikakA Ape tene ja A palaMga vecaje. chetyAMnA rAjAe savA lAkha muddAo ApI palaMga laI lIdho. tene ema ke jarUra A kiMmatI palaMgamAM kAMIka camatkAra haze ja ! ... rAjAe te palaMgane potAnA zayana khaMDa mAM mUkAvI dIdho. ane rANIne tyAM AvavA kahyuM, saMyogavazAt rAtanA samaye rANI tenI dAsIo sAthe vAto karatAM karatAM bAjunA khaMDamAM sUI gaI. have ahIM rAjAnI putrI, kathAnI yAra! | lApo pyArI Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ je lagna thayA pachI pahelIvAra piyaramAM AvI hatI te palaMga jovA gaI. ane tenA para cAdara oDhIne sUI gaI. rAtrInA samaye rAjA palaMga pAse Avyo. potAnA kapaDA badalI sUvA lAgyo. tyAre eka putaLIe vicAra karyo ke anartha thaze. kAraNake rAjAne khabara nathI ke A to mArI putrI che ! jo ame putaLIo AvA avasare mauna rahIzuM to A rAjAe moTI kiMmata ApIne palaMga lIdho che teno zo artha ! ema vicAra karI te bolI : rAjana, tamArA khajAnAmAM cAra cora ghUsyA che tyAM jaladI jAo. rAjA navAI pAmyo. khajAnAmAM jaIne joyuM to kharekhara cAra cora hatA. cokIdArone jagADI eka corane mArI nAkhyo. traNa jaNane jelamAM pUryA. pachI rAjA tarata ja sUvA mATe Avyo. " tyAM to bIjI putaLI bolI ke mahArAjA tame mahelanI bahAra je pagarakhA utAryA che. temAM to eka sApa ghUsI gayo che. jo koI tene bhUlathI paNa upADaze to te sApa tene karaDaze ane upADanAra marI kathAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaze. mATe atyAre ja sApa ne kADhI dUra jaIne choDI do. rAjA to doDato tyAM Avyo. nokara pAse pagarakhAmAMthI sApa kaDhAvI dUradUra tene choDI dIdho. pAcho rAjA suvA mATe Avyo. tyAM tarataja trIjI putaLI bolI : mahArAjA ! tame jyAM ghoDAo bAMdhyA che e tabelAnuM makAna hamaNAM ja tUTI jaze. ane aneka ghoDAo tathA tamArI priya revatI nAmanI ghoDI e makAna nIce dabAIne marI jaze. mATe tame jaldI tyAM jaI ghoDAone baMdhana mukata karI yogya jagyAe mukAvI do. rAjA turata ja tyAMthI doDyo. nokaro dvArA badhA ghoDAone salAmata sthAne mUkAvI dIdhA ke turata ja ghoDA rAkhavAno tabelo tUTI paDyo. rAjA Azcarya sAthe bolyo : vAha re camatkArI palaMga ! savA lAkha mudrAo vasula thaI gaI. pAcho rAjA palaMga tarapha sUvA mATe Avyo ke tarata ja cothI pUtaLI bolI: rAja ! ApanI putrI sAsarethI AvI hatI te kayAM che ? pahelA enI tapAsa karo. kathAnI yArI. lAge pyArI Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjAe putrInI tapAsa mATe dAsIone mokalI. mA eTalAmAM rANI jAgI gaI. ane rAjA pAse AvI. aMte jyAre cAdara dUra karI tyAre khabara paDI ke putrI to palaMga upara sUtelI che. rAjAnA Azcarya ane harSano pAra na rahyo. bIjA divase savAranA kaThiyArAne bolAvIne khUba-khUba dhanyavAda ApyA ane moTuM InAma paNa ApyuM. rAjA akAryathI bacI gayo hato. tethI tene khUba AnaMda hato. ( mahALa koNa ? ) eka pATA parathI Trena Ave che, e ja pATA para sAmethI kIDI cAlI Ave che. have Trena kIDIne cagadI nAkhaze ne ! ajIvana sajIva kIDI karatA mahAna ne ! svAmI vivekAnaMdane eka mANase pUchayuM ke jo kIDI cAhe to pATA parathI nIce cAlI zake. Trena nahIM... have koNa mahAna ! svAmI vivekAnaMde javAba Apyo. 6thAnI zreyArI tA) pyArI Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAdazAho AmAyaNa sItA rAvaNa ghara rahI. Apa rahI kisa sAtha| bhammasAt kAja kie sunahura mAne bAta / / hindu samAjamAM rAmAyaNanuM khUbaja mahattva joIne bAdazAhe vicAryuM ke rAmAyaNe rAmane yuga-yuga sudhI amara banAvI dIdhA che. to huM paNa bAdazAhI rAmAyaNa lakhAvIne ba amara banI jAuM. A AzayathI A kAma birabalane soMpavAmAM AvyuM. birabale lakhavAnuM bahAnuM kADhI kAgaLonA baMDalo bhegA karAvyA. vacce vacce bAdazAha bIrabala ne pUchatAM ke keTaluM kAma thayuM ! kAma cAlu ja che ema kahIne bAdazAhane saMtopa karAvato. eka divase birabale kahyuM: rAmAyaNa to pUrI thaI gaI che. paNa eka prazna bAkI che. te begama sAhebane pUchIne pUrNa karavAmAM Avaze, Ama kahIne birabale begamane ekAMtamA jaI pUchyuM ke jema sItA rAvaNa sAthe gaI ane laMkAmAM rahI hatI. evI rIte tame konI sAthe gayA hatA ane kyAM rahyA hatA ? A vAta chUpAvyA vagara barAbara kathAnI kyArI ha lAge pyArI E.4 Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ batAvI do eTale rAmAyaNa pUrI thaI jAya. begamane A sAMbhaLI kodha caDhyo. teNe bAdazAhI rAmAyaNanA badhA ja kAgaLo bALI nAkhyA ane bAdazAhane kahevaDAvyuM ke ApaNe rAmAyaNa nathI lakhAvavI bIrabala khUza thaI gayo. tene to maphatanuM InAma maLI ja gayuM hatuM ! huM moTA paMDita chuM eka divasa dayAnaMda sarasvatIne eka moTA paMDitajI maLavA mATe AvyA. svAmIjIe emane besavA mATe eka Asana ApyuM. paMDitajI bolyA : huM eka moTo paMDita chuM eTale besavA mATe uMcI jagyA joIe. svAmIjIe hasIne pAsenA jhADa tarapha AMgaLI cIMdhatA mIThA avAje kahyuM: paMDitajI ! besavAnI jagyAthI jo mahAnatA dekhAtI hoya to ApaNA karatAM vadhu mahAna eka kAgaDo che. je pelA jhADanI cheka upara beTho che. svAmIjInI vAta sAMbhaLIne paMDitajI zaramAI gayA. ane pachI nIcA Asane ja cUpacApa besI gayA. kathAnI yAdI lAge pyArI Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SSS INGI ) " eka phUla vecanArI mAlaNa rAjAne tyAM roja phUla ApavA AvatI, te rAjAnI vizvAsapAtra banI gaI. aMtaHpuramAM game tyAre jaI zake. A nagarImAM eka durAcArI mANasa pharato pharato AvI gayo. te rAjamahelanI nIcethI pasAra thayo. rANI ) tenA para mugdha thaI gaI. upara AvavAno saMketa karyo paNa upara javuM kevI rIte ? - ahIM phUlo vecanArI mAlaNane lAlaca ApI te mANasa strI veza paherI mAlaNa sAthe mahelamAM jaI rahyo hato tyAre rAjAe pUchyuM : A sAthe koNa che ? tyAre mAlaNa bolIH he annadAtA A to mArI putravadhU che. huM vRddha thaI gaI eTale caDa utara thatI nathI. mane thayuM ke Ane paNa pANI sAthe paricaya karAvI dauM, ema vicArI tene Aje sAthe lAvI chuM. | rAjAne mAlaNa upara pUrNa vizvAsa hato. mAlaNa pelAne laIne upara gaI. jayAre nIce AvI tyAre tenA paganA avAjathI rAjAne zaMkA paDI ke A to koI puruSano ES kathAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paga lAge che. strIno nathI lAgato. rAjAe pharI pUchyuM: mAlaNe pahelA je uttara Apyo hato te ja Apyo. rAjAe teno ghUMghaTa kADhInAMkhyo. tyAre mUchovALo mANasa nikaLyo. rAjAne khUba gusso Avyo. rAjAe AjJA ApI ke nagarInI vacce traNa khADA karo. eka khADAmAM re mahArANIne ane durAcArIne hAtha-paga kApIne gaLA sudhI dATI do. bIjA khADAmAM mAlaNane dATI do. khADAnI bAjumAM caMpala rAkho tyAMthI AvatAM jatAM loko A caMpalathI mAratA jAya. temanA para thUkatA jAya. jo koI temanI prazaMsA kare to A trIjA khADAmAM dATI do. jethI asadAcAranuM pariNAma saune khyAlamAM Ave. rAjAnI AjJAnusAra sevakoe kArya karyuM. eka dArUDIyo ahIMthI pasAra thayo. dArUnA nazAmAM te bolyo : zAbAsa che. A vIrone ! je jamInamAM daTAIne paDyA che. maravAnuM to saune ekavAra che ja. paNa tamArA jevuM mRtyu bahu ochAne maLe. A sAMbhaLI tarata ja rAjasevakoe tene pakaDIne hAtha-paga kApIne trIjA khADAmAM kathAnI kayArI | lAge pyArI Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dATI dIdho. AnuM nAma asadAcAranI sAme lAlabattI. . | mAtRbhUmi kI sevA ) de dete hai vyaMga meM', paMDita sApha javAba / mAtRbhUmi khAne yahAM Aye nahI janAba / , ekavAra paMDita neharu rASTrIya AMdolana vakhate jelamAM gayA. te vakhate jelamAM trAsa ApavA mATe roTalIomAM paNa mATI mikasa karavAmAM AvatI. A badhuM joIne neharujIe e jelanA suparinTenDenTa ne A vAtanI pharIyAda karI. suparinTenDenTa vyagamAM kahyuM : ahIM mAtRbhuminI sevA karavA AvyA cho, ke mATIvALI roTalInI pharIyAda karavA AvyA cho ? paMDIta neharu temano vyaMga sAMbhaLIne cUpa rahe tema na hatA. ne temaNe tarata ja javAba Apyo. "ame to mAtRbhUminI sevA karavA ja AvyA chIe. mAtRbhUmine khAvA mATe nahIM ! adhikArI cUpa ja thaI gayo... EE thAnI yArI lAkho pyArI Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aza2Na-zarNa - yunAnanA bAdazAhe bImAra paDyA vaidyoe evI salAha ApI ke lakSaNa yukta koI vyakitanuM pittAzaya maLI jAya to bAdazAha bacI zake. enA sivAya bAdazAhane bacavAno koI upAya nathI. eka garIba bALakane lakSaNa yukta joIne vaidyoe A bALaka yogya che ema kahyuM. bAdazAhanuM dila vyathita thayuM. temaNe kahyuM mArI khAtara A bALakanI hatyA thaze? kAjIe kahyuM : bAdazAhanA prANa bacAvavA eka vyakitanA prANa laI levA e kAMI guno nathI eTale A chokarAne mAravAmAM vAMdho nathI. AkhI rAja sabhA bharAI hatI. jallAdo te chokarAne mAravA mATe talavAra laIne AvI gayA ane mAravA mATe talavAra upADI. bALaka AkAza sAme najara karI jora jorathI hasavA lAgyo. enA hAsyathI sau loko vismaya pAmyA. tene hasavAnuM kAraNa puchyuM ? tyAre te bolyo : dhananA lobha gyAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mATe potAnA prANa pyArA chokarAne mAbApe vecI nAkhyo. nyAyamUrti kAjIe paNa A hatyAne nirdoSa jAhera karI che. prajA rakSaka bAdazAha potAnI nirdoSa prajAnI jAna levA taiyAra thAya che. AvI asahAya avasthAmAM mArA rakSaka koNa ? huM parama pitA paramAtmAne A prArthanA karatAM hasyo chuM ke he paramAtmA! A saMsAranI 8) svArthamaya lIlA to joI lIdhI che. have to mAre tArI lIlA jovI che eTale ke A jallAdo je talavAra pakaDIne ubhA che e upADela talavArane have tuM zuM karI zake che ! te mAre jovuM che. kAraNa ke huM paramAtmAne zaraNe chuM. A sAMbhaLI bAdazAhe te bALakanI mAphI mAMgI tene yogya InAma ApI tene ghare mokalI dIdho. je krodhI hoya te duHkhI hoya, paNa je du: khI hoya te krodhI hoya evo niyama nathI. kSamAzIla haMmezA sukhI hoya ja, paNa je sukhI hoya te kSamAzIla hoya ja evo niyama nathI. iss kathAnI yArI lAge pyArI . Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( asatyanuM sAmrAjaya) kauna pUchatA satyako para paga calatI juThA pAcaTakekI cIja ke sAta lIe hai lUMTa // bhakata kabIre eka pheMTo taiyAra karI tene vecavA bajAramAM gayA. emaNe nakkI karyuM ke pAMca TakAthI vadhAre mAre kamANI nA joIe. A mAla paNa pAMca TakAno ja che. eTale tene pAMca TakAmAMja vecI dauM. AvatAM jatAM pAse kabIre pAMca TakA mAMgyAM. paNa koI cAra TakA, to koI traNa TakA devA taiyAra thayA. pAMca TakAmAM to koI levA taiyAra ja na thayuM. T kabIra sAMje pheMTo pAcho ghare laI AvyA. kabIranI putrI kamAlIe jyAre badhI vAta jANI tyAre te ja pAgaDI laIne bajAramAM gaI. teNe dasa TakA mAMgyAM. chevaTe teNe sAta TakAmAM vecI. te sAta TakA ghare lAvI. kabIrane badhI vAta karI kabIra manamAMja hasyA ane eka doho bolyA : sAMca gayo pAtAla meM jhuTha rahyo jaga chAyA pAMca Take kI pAgaDI sAta Take meM jAya che kathanI kayArI ' lAge pyArI Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAyanuM dUdha gvAliyaramAM pUrve dUjaNA na hatA. tyAre A bAjunA koI rAjAe gvAliyaranA rAjAne 4-5 gAyo bheTa mokalI ApI. paNa koIne dohatA AvaDatuM nahotuM. tethI gAya mutare tyAre Dola mUke ane vAcharaDAne choDI mUke. ethI vAcharaDA badhu dUdha pI jatA ane gomUtarathI Dola bharAI jatI. e loko gomUtarane dUdha samajIne tene gALIne pIvA lAgyA. svAdamAM to khAruM lAgavA mAMDyuM ane jhADA thavA lAgyA. gvAliyaranA rAjAe gAyo mokalanAra rAjAne patra lakhI jaNAvyuM ke tamArI gAyonuM dUdha khAruM lAge cheane pIvAthI jhADA thAya che. A patrathI rAjA samajI gayo ke A mUrkha rokharo gomUtrane dUdha mAnI pItA lAge che. ethI rAjAe govALIyA mokalI dUdha dohavAnI rIta samajAvI. pelA lokone go mUtrane dUdha mAnI levAnI bhUla samajAI, emaNe gomUtra choDI dUdha pIvA mAMDyuM. dUdhano kharo svAda cAkhIne gvAlIyaranI prajA khurA thaI gaI. kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI 73 Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( vAha reM... eindustAna diyA daMDa para baMDakI kayA hotA apamAna / sabhI vastuoM maphata hai vAha hindustAna // | eka paradezI pahelI ja vAra hindustAnamAM Avyo hato. eka moTA zaheranA bajAra vacce pharI rahyo hato, eka miThAI vALAnI dukAnamAM khUba suMdara miThAIo joI khAvAnuM mana thayuM. e to tyAM jaIne beTho. peTa bharIne mIThAIo khAdhI. jyAre miThAIvALAe paisA mAMgyA tyAre tenI pAse paisA na hatA miThAIvALo tene rAjA pAse laI gayo. paNa paradezI to ahIMnI bhASA paNa na samaje. eTale javAba paNa zuM Ape ? rAjAe gussAmAM AvI AzA karI ke Ane phATelA kapaDAM paherAvo. mAthuM muMDAvI moTuM kALuM karo. gadheDA para besADI AkhA nagaramAM pheravI pachI ene choDI do. rAjasevako e rAjAnI AjJA pramANe karIne tene choDI dIdho. bIjA zaheramAM paNa phaLa maphatanA khAdhA. tyAM paNa A rIte tenuM svAgata thayuM. jyAre te potAnA dezamAM gayo tyAre teNe hindustAna mATe lakhyuM ke khUba kathAnI yArI | lAge pyArI Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhanADhaya deza che. paradezIonuM svAgata paNa khUba sArI rIte kare che. tyAM dareka vastuo maphatamAM maLe che. phaLo miThAIo svAgata badhuM ja maphatamAM ! vAha re... hindustAna ! jo mAro janma tyAM thayo hota to keTaluM sarasa thAta ! bahu sAro deza che...!! dhanyavAda huI cikitsA ApakI mere hita varadAna /. cAcA mase milA unakA saba sAmAna //. eka vyakti savAranA pahoramAM DaoNkaTara sAhebane dhanyavAda ApavA gayo... huM tamAro khUba AbhAra mAnuM chuM, tamArI cikitsAthI mane ghaNo ja phAyado thayo che. vismaya sAthe DaoNkaTare kahyuMH tamArI davA kyAre karI? pelAe kahyuM ke tame mArI davA to nathI karI. paNa mArA kAkAnI davA karI hatI. tamArI davAthI mArA kAkA to marI gayA ane enI badhI saMpatti mane maLI gaI. eTale mane to lAbha thayo che. mATe Apane huM dhanyavAda ApavA Avyo chuM. 75 kathAnI yArI | lAge pyArI. Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( dudhiyA dArR1 ) duniyA yaza detI nahIM racatI hai tuphAna / jo na samajate socate, ve hote hairAna // eka saMta pazcima tarapha paga karIne sUI gayA. A joI eka vyakitae kahyuM : pazcimamAM to dvArakA nagarI che - eTale e tarapha paga karI sUvuM ucita nathI. enI vAta mAnI saMta pUrva dizA tarapha paga karI sUtAeTale bIjI vyaktie kahyuM ke pUrvamAM to jagannAtha pUrI jevuM pavitra sthAna che- e tarapha paga karavA e bhayaMkara pApa che. pI. A sAMbhaLI saMte uttara dizAmAM paMga karyA eTale trIjI vyakitae kahyuM : ahIM to badarInArAyaNa jevuM pavitra tIrtha dhAma che. ahIM to paga thAya ja nahIM, mahApApa lAge. saMte dakSiNa dizAmAM paga kya eTale cothI vyaktie kahyuM ke ahIM to rAmezvaram jevuM prasiddha tIrthadhAma che. ahIM paga karI zI rIte sUvAya ! saMte zIrSAsana karyuM. mAthuM nIcepaga upara karyA. eTale pAMcamI vyaktie kahyuM: upara to caMdraloka, sUryaloka, vaikuMThaloka 6thAnI yArI lA) pyArI Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jevA aneka divya loko che. upara paga karavA e to jarA paNa ucitta nathI. - A sAMbhaLI saMta ubhA rahyA eTale chaThThAe kahyuM : nIce to pAtALa lokamAM zepa nAganI upara viSNu bhagavAna sUtA che emanI tarapha paga karavA mahApApa che. saMta to A badhAnuM sAMbhaLIne herAna thaI gayA. pote khUba thAkelA hatA. temaNe vicAryuM A duniyAne koI na pahoMcI zake e to pahelA jema sUtA hatA tema ja sUI gayA. koInuM kazuM paNa sAMbhaLyuM nahIM e divasathI eka kahevata paDI gaI ke sUno saba kI karo mana kI'' . | guNonI rajuvAranA gulAbanuM phUla koI divasa dudhagrahaNa karatuM nathI. gulAbanuM phUla choDa parathI nIce paDe to paNa mATIne suvAsita karI de che, paNa mATInI vAsane gulAbagrahaNa karatA nathI. tema ApaNe gulAbanI jema guNone prasarAvIe. ApaNA guNo bIjAne ApIe, paNa bIjAnA hu No ApaNe na laIe.)) pi9 kathAnI jyArI e to lAge pyArI Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sahana zaid badhuM ApaNa caMpArana jIllAnA eka AyojanamAM javA mATe gAMdhIjI TrenamAM jaI rahyA hatA. teo TrenanI eka sITa upara sUtA hatA. eka sTezane eka gAmaDIyo TrenamAM caDhyo. je gAMdhIjInAM darzana ane bhASaNa 3 sAMbhaLavA jaI rahyo hato. tene besavAnI jagyA na maLI. eTale teNe AkhI sITa para sUtelA gAMdhIjI ne hAtha pakaDI ne ubhA karyA. ane bolyo. AkhI sITa rokIne paDyA cho. jANe A gADI tamArA bApanI hoya. Ama AkhI sITa rokIne sUI gayA cho...ame paNa paisA ApIe chIe... 78 gAMdhIjI A sAMbhaLI cUpacApa eka tarapha besI gayA. gAmaDIyo paNa sITa para besI gayo. ane hukako gagaDAvato bolyo. dhanya che gAMdhIjIne. je lokonA duHkha dUra karavA rAta-divasa mahenata kare che. emanA darzana thAya to bahu sarasa. te gAmaDIyAe kadi gAMdhIjIne joyA na hatA. eTale bAjumAM beThelA gAMdhIjIne te oLakhI zakyo nahIM. gAMdhIjI to thAnI nyArI lAge pyArI Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A sAMbhaLI manamAM ja hasyA kare...jayAre gADI raTezana para ubhI rahI. pleTaphorma para hajAro mANaso gAMdhIjIne levA mATe AvyA hatA. teo ''mahAtmA gAMdhI kI jaya'', nA avAjo sAthe gAMdhIjInA DabbAmAM AvyA. tyAre pelA gAmaDIyAne gAMdhIjInI oLakha thaI. potAnI ajJAnatA para pastAvo karato gAMdhIjInAM pagamAM paDI kSamA mAMgavA , lAgyo. te khUba raDI paDyo. gAMdhIjI tene premathI bheTI paDyA. rAMta lorenanA supuyuno ja AjanA divase tuM asahAyanA AMsu lUchavAno ane paDelAne ubho karavAno saMka9pa kare to ja tuM prabhu sAthe maitrI karavAne lAyaka banI zake. je huM satata e ja prArthanA karuM chuM ke he prabhu ! tame mArI sAthe ja raho, kAraNa ke tamArI madada vinA huM kazuM ja karI zakavA samartha nathI. ja bhagavAna to Icche che ke e ApaNI hardayamAM AvIne vase. paNa te mATe A paNa hRdaya svaccha-nirmaLa to joIe ne ! cAM malina vicAro hoya, tyAM Izvarano vAsa kayAMthI hoya ? jo Izvarane hRdayamAM vasAvavA hoya to badhAM ja malina vicAro dUra karavA ja rahyA. uE 6thAnI kayArI lAgo pyArI Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aA aApI dejo A eka Thage zaheramAM miThAInI dukAne AvI 500 lADavAno orDara Apyo. lADavA taiyAra rAkhajo huM thoDIvAra pachI laI jaIza. te Thaga kapaDAvALAnI dukAne gayo. potAnI pasaMdagInA 500 rUpiyAnA kapaDA kharIdyA. khIsAmAMthI pAkITa kADhIne bolyo: bhAI rUpiyA to lAvavAnuM bhUlI gayo chuM. tamArA munimane mArI sAthe mokalo. mArA mitra miThAIvALAne tyAMthI rUpiyA apAvI daIza. kapaDAnuM baMDala kAramAM mUkI munimane sAthe laI miThAIvALAne tyAM Avyo. rastA para kAra ubhI rAkhI miThAIvALAne kahe : A bhAIne (munimane) 500 ApI dejo. mAre agatyanuM kAma che. miThAIvALAe kahyuM : bhale. munimane tyAM besADI daga ravAnA thaI gayo. miThAIvALAe 500 lADavA gaNIne ApyA. tyAre munie kahyuM : lADavA nathI joItA 5 0 0 rUpiyA joIe che. baMne vacce jhaghaDo thayo. aMte jayAre ThagAI thaI che ema khabara paDI tyAre baMne pachatAyA. kathAnI kayArI | lAge pyArI Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sArvajalika 2-thAI lagabhaga 400 varSa pahelA haidrAbAdamAM eka sAdhue vicAryuM ke eka evuM sthAna banAvuM ke jayAM sau bhedabhAva bhUlIne AvI zake, Ama vicArI temaNe eka maMdira banAvyuM paNa maMdiramAM musalamAna kyAMthI AvI zake! eTale temaNe masjida banAvI. paNa masjidamAM hiMdu to Ave ja nahIM. aMte nirAza thayA have zuM karavuM? temaNe khUba vicAra karyo, aMte temaNe saMDAsa bAtharuma banAvI dIdhA. have to sau hiMdu-muslIma bhedabhAva vagara ja AvavA lAgyA. aMte saMtane to saMtoSa thayo...! che. A prasaMgane jo AjanA jamAnAmAM vicAravAmAM Ave to saMDAsa bAtharuma karatAM sinemAghara hoya to sau bhedabhAva vagara ja aMdara praveza kare ja. e vakhatanuM saMDAsa ane AjanuM sinemA-bemAM koI ja pharaka nathI lAgato. AjanA sinemA saMDAsathI paNa vadhAre kharAba che. karmanI zakita karatAM dharmanI zakita mahAna che. kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI www.jainelibra Long Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jhoTA tako eka tarkavAdI paMDita hato. te dareka vAtamAM tarka karyA kare. koInI vAta mAne nahIM. ja ekavAra te cAlyo Avato hato. tyAre sAmethI eka hAthI Avyo. upara mahAvata beThelo hato. paNa hAthI mastIe caDhelo hato ane mahAvatanA kAbumAM raheto na hato. AthI mahAvate bUma mArI ke o bhAI dUra bhAgI jAva. nahIM to A tophanI hAthI tamane mArI nAMkhaze. na A to paMDita e kaMI eka abhaNa mahAvatanI vAta ema ne ema thoDI ja mAnI le ! teNe potAnI Teva pramANe tarka karIne kahyuM : ke alyA mahAvata ! hAthI aDIne mAraze ke aDyA vinA mAraze ! jo hAthI aDIne mArato hoya to tuM aDIne rahyo che. chatAM kema marI gayo nathI ! ane A hAthI aDyA vinA mArato hoya to huM game teTalo dUra bhAguM to ye zuM ! mATe tArI vAta khoTI che ! e tarkavAdI rastAmAMthI dUra khasyo dara kathAnI yArI lAge pyArI Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahI. evAmAM hAthIe AvIne tarkavAdIne potAnI sUMDhamAM pakaDI potAnA paga nIce dabAvIne mArI nAMkhyo. jo tarkavAdIe anubhavI mahAvatanI vAta mAnI hota to bacI jAta . - zuM paMjAba dUra che ? jaba jAtA jala sUrya taka (taba) dUra nahIM paMjAba 8, daMga raha jAye suna sabhI (yaha) nAnaka deva javAba // nAnaka deva pharatAM pharatAM gaMgAnA kinAre pahoMcyA. tyAre tyAM keTalAka loko sUrya sAme pANInI dhAra karIne sUryadevanI pUjA karatAM hatA. nAnaka teone samajAvavA mATe gaMgAnuM pANI laI uttara dizA tarapha pheMkavA lAgyA. muka lokoe nAnakane Ama karavAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM. tyAre nAnaka bolyA ke uttara dizAmAM paMjAbamAM mAruM khetara che, tyAM pANI pahoMcADI rahyo chuM. tyAre loko hasyA ane bolyA ke bhAI eTale dUra pANI kevI rIte pahoMcI zake ! tyAre nAnake kahyuM ke jo sUrya sudhI tamAruM pANI pahoMcI jAya to paMjAba to bahu dUra nathI. tyAM kema nA pahoMcI zake ! sau cUpa thaI gayA, 83 6thAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( tAma tAsa tasa2tha savArano samaya hato. eka paMDitajI, eka maulavI sAheba ane eka zeThajI koI nagara tarapha jaI rahyAM hatAM. traNe jaNA vAto karatA-karatA rasto pasAra karI rahyAM hatAM. | nagara dUra hatuM, rastAmAM eka pahelavAna ne maLyo. AgaLa jaMgala AvatuM hatuM. eTale pelA traNe jaNa pahelavAnanI sAthe cAlavA lAgyA. traNe jaNa pahelavAnane namaste kahyuM. pahelavAne paNa namaste kahyuM... ane sau vAto karatAM karatAM AgaLa vadhavA lAgyA. eTalAmAM sUryodaya thayo. 1 jaMgalanuM suMdara vAtAvaraNa hatuM. pakSIoe vAtAvaraNane saMgItamaya banAvI dIdhuM hatuM. thoDA AgaLa vadhyA ane eka vicitra pakSI-vicitra bhASAmAM 'tAmatIma.. tama tama'' bolI rahyo hato. cAre jaNa A sAMbhaLI navAI pAmyA. pachI A pakSI zuM bole che te aMge sau potapotAnA abhiprAyo jAhera karavA lAgyA... . sauthI pahelA paMDitajIe kahyuM ke A pakSI * *tAma tIma tasaraMtha siyArAma kathAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dazaratha''nuM vAraMvAra uccAraNa karI rahyo che. zeThajIe eno virodha karatAM kahyuM : tame khoTuM kaho cho. A pakSI to ema kahe che ke "tAma tIma tasaratha namaka mircA adarakha'' maulavIe barADA pADIne kahyuM: tame baMne khoTA cho ane buddha cho. A pakSI to ema kahe che ke... " tAma tIma tasaratha subhAna terI kudarata'' da) ema kahe che. atyAra sudhI cUpa rahelo pahelavAna bolyo. tame traNe tamArI akkala pramANe bolyA have A pakSI kharekhara zuM kahe che te sAMbhaLo. A pakSI to mAruM A zarIra joI, kasarata joIne ema bole che ke " 'tAma tIma tasaratha - zAbAsa terI kasarata'' ema kahI mane zAbAzI Ape che. ' pahelavAnanI vAto traNamAMthI koIne paNa pasaMda nA paDI. traNe jaNa bolyA ke ame kahIe chIe teja sAcuM, pahelavAna mauna rahyo. A bAju traNe jaNA pota potAne vidvAna mAnI, abhimAnathI kahevA lAgyA ke tamane vizvAsa na hoya to parIkSA karI siddha karo... | traNe jaNAnI carcA ugra banI gaI, 6thAnI kayArI lAgo pyArI Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ane laDAI para AvI gayA. eTale atyAra sudhI mauna rahelA pahelavAne vicAryuM ke A loko ahIM ja laDI paDaze. AgaLa javAmAM vilaMba thaze. mATe have A lokone sIdhA karavA joIe. pahelavAne traNene kaDaka zabdo kahIne cUpa karyA. ane zeThajIne pakaDI jamIna upara pachADI temanI chAtI para paga mUkI pUchyuM : bolo - pakSIe zuM kahyuM hatuM...!! | zeThajI gabharAI gayA. te hAtha joDI kahevA lAgyA ke je rIte tame artha karyo te ja sAco. mAro artha khoTo. pachI paMDitajI ane maulavI tarapha lAla AMkha karI pUchyuM: . bolo pakSIe zuM kahyuM hatuM ! - paMDita ane maulavIe uttara Apyo ke "tAma tIma tasaratha zAbAsa terI kasarata'' ema bolI rahyA hatA. pahelavAne zeThajIne choDI dIdhA. badhA cUpacApa potAnA raste AgaLa vadhyA. mAruM game teTaluM koI baDI jAya, paNa mAre krodha karavo ja nathI. mAre koIne krodhanuM dAna ApavuM ja nathI. mAre to kSamAnuM ja saune dAna karavuM che. kathAnI jyArI lAge pyArI Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vicitra nyAyanI raziyAmAM be bhAIo rahetA hatA. moTobhAI sukhI hato. nAnobhAI du: khI hato. ThaMDInA divaso hatA. nAnAbhAI pAse bALavA mATe kaMI na hatuM. teNe jaMgalamAM jaI lAkaDA kApyA. paraMtu ghare pahoMcADavA kevI rIte ? tenI pAse ghoDo na hato. teNe , moTAbhAI pAse jaI ghoDo mAMgyo. moTAbhAIe kahyuM ke A vakhate bhale ghoDo laI jA. paNa have kadI paNa koI vastu mAMgavA nahi Avato. nahIM to huM paNa roDano bhikhArI banI jaIza. | nAnobhAI ghoDo laI tenI pUMchaDIne dorIthI bAMdhI jaMgalamAM laI gayo. te bhAro ghoDA para nAMkhIne pAcho AvI rahyo hato, tyAre dorImAM jhADanuM ThuMThuM bharAI javAthI. ghoDAe jorathI kheMcyuM tethI tenI pUMchaDI kapAI gaI. | nAnobhAI gabharAyo. teNe moTAbhAI pAse jaI badhI vAta karI. moTobhAI khUba gusse thayo. teNe korTamAM kesa dAkhala karyo. baMnene adAlatamAM bolAvavAmAM AvyA. 87 kathAnI yArI. tAro pyArI Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ teo te nagara tarapha jaI rahyAM hatAM. nAnobhAI vicAre che ke meM kauI divasa korTa joI nathI. tyAM to garIbane ja aparAdhI banAvavAmAM Ave che. - baMne bhAIo pUla uparathI pasAra thAya che. pUla kaTheDA vagarano hato tethI nAnA bhAIno paga lapasI javAthI te nIce paDyo. e ja vakhate eka vepArI potAnA bImAra pitAjIne DaoNkaTara pAse laI javA mATe pUlanI nIcethI pasAra thAya che. tenA pitAne ghoDA upara besADyA che. nAnobhAI te vepArInA bimAra pitA upara paDyo. ane tenA bimAra pitA marI gayA. | nAnAbhAIne jarApaNa na vAgyuM. vepArI khUba gusse thayo. te nAnAbhAIne adAlatamAM laI gayo. bicAro garIba bhAI eka sAthe be kesamAM phasAyo. traNe jaNA AgaLa vadhyA. nAnAbhAIne thayuM ke mane jarUra sajA thaze. eTale teNe eka patthara kapaDAmAM lapeTIne potAnA koTanA khisAmAM chUpAvI dIdho. jo jaja sAheba mArI virUddha pheMsalo karaze to tene huM A patthara mArI bIjI duniyAmAM pahoMcADI daIza. 88 6thAnI yArI lAge pyArI Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ traNe jaNA korTamAM pahoMcyA. nirdhana bhAInI sAme baMne kesa cAlu thayA. nAno bhAI adAlatamAM jajanI sAme vAraMvAra joyA kare che ane kapaDAmAM lapeTalo patthara kADhyA kare che ane bolyA kare che. meM nyAya mAMgane AyA, para sAtha Aja kyA lAyA... jaje A joyuM, eNe vicAryuM ke A bhAI kapaDAmAM kAMIka lAvyA che. sonuMcAMdI jevuM kAMIka haze. ane mane ApavA ja lAvyA haze...! ema vicArI jaje lAlacamAM AvI nAnA bhAInA pakSamAM pheMsalo ApatAM kahyuM ke jayAM sudhI ghoDAnI pUMchaDI na uge tyAM sudhI ghoDo nAnAbhAI pAse raheze. A jaje bIjA kesanA pheMsalAmAM kahyuM: A garIba bhAIe vepArInA pitAnI pUla parathI paDIne hatyA karI che. tethI garIba bhAIne pUla nIce ubhA rAkhI vepArI pUla parathI garIbabhAI para paDI tenI hatyA kare. moTAbhAIe nAnAbhAIne vinaMtI * karI ke paMchaDI kapAyelo ghoDo mane pAcho ApI de. paNa nAno bhAI mAnyo nahi. eTale 3 0 rUbala tene ApI moTAbhAIe ghoDo pAcho lIdho. A CE 6thAnI kayArI na lAge pyArI Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vepArI paNa nirdhana bhAIne kahevA 'lAgyo ke mArA pitAjI have to maraNa pAmyA che. tethI have tamAro guno huM mApha karuM chuM.. paNa nAno bhAI mAnyo nahi. te bolyo ke huM pUla nIce ubho rahIza. ane tame pUla uparathI mArA para paDo. e sivAya huM kazuM jANato nathI. | aMte vepArIe tene so rUbala bheTa ApI. tenI sAthe dostI karI lIdhI. nAnobhAI 130 bila laIne javAnI taiyArI karato hato, tyAre jaje tene khAnagImAM bolAvIne kahyuM ke tame mane ApavA mATe kapaDAmAM je lAvyA hatA. ane vAraMvAra bolatA hatA ke - meM nyAya mAMgane AyA para sAtha Aja kayA lAyA ! e zuM hatuM. mane Apo. pelAe kapaDAmAMthI patthara kADhI jajane batAvatAM bolyo. jo tame mArA virUddha pheMsalo Apyo hota to huM A pattharathI ja tamAro jAna laI leta ! jajane thayuM ke - sAruM thayuM. meM A nirdhananA pakSamAM pheMsalo Apyo. nahIM to huM atyAre jIvato ja na hota. teNe traNene javA dIdhA. nirdhana khUza thato potAnA ghare gayA. mArI E0 kathAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apUrva zAMti eka prophesare vIsa varSanI mahenata bAda potAnI 80 varSanI jaipha uMmare 80 hajAra zabdono eka mahAkopa taiyAra karyo. koI kAraNasara potAnI ophIsamAMthI teo bahAra gayA. temanA pALelA kUtarAe ophIsamAM AvI ane kudako mAratA Tebala upara paDelA eka dIvAne paganI lAta lAgI gaI. saLagato dIvo Tebala para rahelA pustako para paDyo. ane dhIre dhIre pelA mahAkopanA presa meTaranA taiyAra karelA badhA ja kAgaLo AgamAM baLI gayA. rAbdakopanA praNetA jayAre gharamAM AvyA tyAre paristhiti joIne temaNe kUtarAne khUba zAMtithI eTaluM ja kahyuM : TomI ! te A zuM karI nAkhyuM. tenI tane ja khabara nathI. cAla have AvuM nA karato. vIsa varSanI jahemata thoDI ja vAramAM sApha thaI javA chatAM prophesare jarApaNa krodha karyo nahi, uttama puruSo paropakAra karyA vinA rahI na zake. thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI 91 Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mATe huM raDuM chuM...! pelA zIkha netA goviMdasiMha ! muslimonI sAthe laDatAM. eka vAra temanA ghaNA sainiko mAryA gayA. pachI te eka killAmAM bharAI gayA. potAnA sainikomAM vadhu utsAha lAvavA mATe potAnA dIkarAne kahyuM. A kilA uparathI nIce ubhA rahelA mogala sainya upara tUTI paDa. ane tArI talavAra calAva. te vakhate dIkarAe pitAjIne kahyuM: jarAka pANI pIne tUTI paDuM chuM. goviMdasiMha kahyuM. beTA ! have pANI paNa pachIthI pIvAnuM rAkhaje. A zabdo pUrA thayA na thayA tyAM te dikaro killA uparathI mogala sainya upara kudI paDyo. tenuM porasa joIne sainiko paNa kUdI paDyA. ane vijaya meLavyo. A goviMdasiMhanA bIjA be bALako ne dharmAtara karAvavAnI muslimo e pharaja pADI. tyAre te nAnakaDA daza-bAra varSanA bALakoe teno sApha InkAra karI dIdho. tyAre baMnene sAmasAmI divAlamAM jIvatA caNavAnI zarUAta karI. dara (6thAnI kyArI | lApo pyArI Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ te vakhate moTo dikaro AMkhamAMthI AMsu pADavA lAgyo. tyAre nAnA dikarAe tene kahyuM : are ! raDe che zA mATe ! A mota nathI. paNa uMmaramAM ane uMcAImAM tuM nAno hovAthI tArA nAka sudhI IMTo jaldI goThavAI jaze. huM moTo hovAthI mArA nAMka sudhI IMTo AvatAM thoDIka vAra lAgaze. Ama guMgaLAI ne maravAmAM paheluM sadbhAgya tane prApta thaze mane nahi ! te badala huM raDuM chuM. dhanya che tenA zauryane ! ane tenI khumArIne. ekAgratA eka musalamAna saMtanA pagamAM eka aNIdAra hathiyAra ghUsI gayuM hatuM. pIDAno pAra na hato. koI aDe to paNa sahana thaI rAkatuM na hatuM. to e kADhavuM kaI rIte! tyAre te saMtane jANanArAe hakImane kahyuM: jayAre e namAja paDhavA bese tyAre kADhI lejo. emane khabara paNa nahIM paDe. ane ema ja thayuM, AvA saMto jayAre bhaktimAM ekAgra banI jAya che tyAre AsapAsanuM to ThIka paNa dehanuM paNa bhAna bhUlI jAya che. thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI E3 Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ex amUlya motI 118 bagadAdanA khalIphAne eka bahu ja kadarUpA nokara pratye atyaMta prema hato, A joI enA cha umarAvone ghaNI navAI lAgI. ekavAra umarAve pUchyuM : nAmadAra, enA pratye ApanA ati premanuM kAMI kAraNa che? khalIphAe javAba Apyo: ekavAra uMTa para besI huM lapasaNA rastA parathI pasAra thato hato. uMTa lapasI gayuM ane hAthIdAMtanI peTImAMthI motI verAyA. meM te vakhate sAthe cAlatAM nokarane kahyuM : je koI motI zodhI lAvaze tene te maLI jaze. badhA janokaro motI zodhavA doDI nIkaLyA, phakta Aja eka mArI pAse ubho rahyo. meM tenA ubhA rahevAnuM kAraNa pUchyuM: tyAre eNe kahyuM : nAmadAra, sauthI amUlya motI to (Apa) ahIM ja cho. to zuM enuM rakSaNa karavAnI mArI pharaja nathI ? mAre mArI pharaja pahelA bajAvavI joIe. A sAMbhaLIne umarAvone lAgyuM : ' kharekhara kadarUpA mANasanuM hRdaca kadarUpuM na hatuM. vitti kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cA2 mUrkha brAhmaNo cAra brAhmaNo khUba ja garIba hatA. teo mUrkha ane svArthI hatA. koIe te cAre brAhmaNo vacce eka gAya ApI. | cAre jaNA roja vArApharathI dUdha dohatA hatA. pota potAnI vArInA divase dUdha dohatA hatA. paNa gAyane ghAsa koI nAkhatAM na hatA. kAraNake jo Aje gAyane ghAsa nAMkhe to te kAle bIjAne dUdha Ape, potAne na maLe. bIjo paNa emaja vicArato. | cAre jaNA A vAtane laIne ghAsa nAMkhatA na hatA. jo ghAsa nAMkhe to e ghAsanuM dUdha bIjA divase jenI vArI hoya tene maLe. gAye dUdha ApavAnuM baMdha karyuM. aMte gAya marI gaI, ' lokoe gAyanA mRtyu nI vAta jANI tyAre cAre jaNAne dhikkAravA lAgyA. dUdha levA taiyAra paNa ghAsa nAMkhavA taiyAra nahI. mUrkha ane svArthI brAhmaNo upara loko hasavA lAgyA. abhimAnIne kadI sAcA mitro hotA nathI.) 95 kathAnI kyArI lA) pyArI Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ', GE daMDa cUkavI dIdho nyuyorkanA eka meyaranI vAta che. laoN gAraDIyAne polIsa korTanA khaTalAmAM bahu rasa hato. eTale e pote ja AvA khaTalA calAvato. eka divasa polIse eka mANasane roTalInA corI karavAnA gunA badala enI samakSa khaDo karyo. pelA mANase potAnA bacAvamAM mAtra eka ja vAkya kahyuM : mAruM kuTuMba bhUkhyuM hatuM eTale lAcAra banIne meM corI karI che. meyara gAroDIyAne e mANasa badala sahAnubhUti pragaTI. eNe cukAdo ApyoH corInA gunA badala ene dasa Dolarano daMDa karu chuM. pachI emaNe potAnA khIssAmAMthI dasa Dolara kADhI gunegArane ApyA. A rahyA dasa Dolara. tAro daMDa cUkavI de. e adAlatamAM loko tarapha pharI kahyuM: ahIM hAjara rahelA dareka vyaktine huM pacAsa seMTa phaMDa karuM chuM. kAraNa ke samAjamAM rahevAno guno temaNe karyo che. jemAM eka InsAnane eka roTalInI corI karavI paDe che. * thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI . Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAthe I khAo ) eka rogI DaoNkTara pAse gayo. DaoNkaTare davA lakhI ApI. rogIe kahyuM ke khorAkamAM zuM levuM ? DaoNkaTare kahyuM : thoDuM thoDuM badhuM khAo. bhAre khorAka na levo. | daradI thoDo bahero ane maMda buddhino hato. thoDIvAre pAcho AvI pUchyuM: mosaMbI , khAI zakuM ? DaoNkaTare hA pADI. daradIe pAchA AvI kahyuM : huM drAkSa khAI zakuM ? DaoNkaTare kahyuM : hA khAI zako cho. bhAre cIja na khAvI. A badhuM to khAI zako cho. - A to vAre vAre pUchavA Avato. kayAreka dudha, kayAreka cA, kyAreka dahIM, kyAreka khIcaDI, kyAreka bhAta, vAre vAre DaoNkTarane javAba Apavo paDato. tethI kaMTALIne bolyA : tame badhuM ja khAo paNa mAruM mAthuM na khAo. AvA daradI DaoNkaTarane bhAre paDI jAya che. (devo jenAthI prasanna thAya tene maMtro kahevAya. devI jenAthI prasanna thAya tene vidyA kahevAya ane Atma zakitathI je prasUTa thAya tene lakhyi kahevAya. E9 6thAnI yAdI lAge pyArI Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( zabdoLI bheMTa ) [ rAja darabAramAM kavie potAnI kavitA bAdazAhane saMbhaLAvI. kavitAthI khUrA thaI rAjAe 10 0 0 muddA ApavAnI. jAherAta karI. kavi A InAmathI khUba ja khUza thayo. bIjA divase InAma mATe kavi suMdara kapaDAM paherI rAjasabhAmAM hAjara thayA. rAjAe pUchyuM : kavi Aje pharIthI kema ahIM AvyA cho ? kavi AzcaryathI bolyo : rAjanuM tame 1000 muddA ApavAnI jAherAta karI e InAma levA Avyo chuM.. - rAjA hasyo ane bolyo : kavi.... tame mane kavitA saMbhaLAvIne zabdonI bheTa ApI khUza karyo. meM paNa tamane 10 0 0 mudrAo ApavAnI jAherAtathI tamane khUba karyA che. ane tame khUza thayA cho. have kAMI levA devA nathI. kavitAnA zabdothI huM khuza thayo chuM. suvarNa mudrAnI jAherAtathI tame khUrA thayA cho. have InAma zAnuM ? (vastu pratyenuM mamatva eTale ja parigraha) kathAnI kyArI | lApo pyArI Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (zrI dhUtakallola pArzvanAtha) kaccha abaDAsA tAlukAmAM sutharI gAmanI madhyamAM Avela zikharabaMdhI maMdiranI bAMdhaNI ane raMgakAma bhavya che. mULa to uddezI nAmanA eka zrAvakane koI vyakti pAsethI zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAnanI mUrti maLelI. te khAdya padArthanA bhaMDakiyAmAM mUkatAM Akhu bhaMDakiyuM khAdya padArthothI bharAI gayuM. A ghaTanAthI te ati Azcarya pAmyo. teNe A vAta gAmanA yatijIne karI eTale yatijIe gAmamAM eka nAnI daherI baMdhAvI. te mUrti emAM padharAvI. pratiSThAnA samaye saMgha vAtsalya rAkhavAmAM AvyuM. tyAre ghInA eka kullAmAMthI ghI nIkavyA ja karyuM. pAMca maNa ghInA kullAmAMthI paccIsa maNa ghI nIka che eTale sahune Azcarya thAya e svAbhAvika che. tapAsa karI to daherImAM padharAvelA pratimAjI e kullAmAM hatA pachI e kullu toDI nAMkhI temAMthI pratimAjIne bahAra kAvyA. ane pharI moTuM maMdira karAvI temAM tenI pratiSThA karI. tyArathI te zrI dhRtakallola EE 6thAnI yArI | lAge pyArI www.jainelibrary org Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pArzvanAthanA nAmathI oLakhAya che. vastuno zreSTha upayoga) - DepyuTI kalekaTara rAmacaraNa basu vaidyanAthamAM potAnA guru bAlAnaMda svAmI sAthe rahetA hatA. eka samaye emaNe svAmIjIne eka kiMmatI zAla oDhADI. svAmIjI e zAla oDhI bahAra pharavA gayA. mArgamAM TADhathI dhrujatA eka mANasane je , e zAla ene oDhADI dIdhI. kavAmIjI pharIne pAchA AvyA. tyAre basue svAmInA aMga para e zAla na joI, eTale khUba ja namratApUrvaka gurujIne pUchyuM : svAmIjI! Ape zAla kyAMka bhUlI AvyA lAgo cho? ke svAmIjIe kahyuM : rAmacaraNa ! teM zAla mane ApI didhI, paNa te tenA upara tAruM svAmItva cAlu rAkhyuM che ? A zAla teM mane bhakitabhAve ApI hatI. meM mArA karatA vadhu jarUrIAtavALAne ApI didhI. zAla ThaMDIthI rakSaNa karavA mATe che. te koInI paNa pAse hoya temAM zuM pharaka paDe che ! jene je vastunI jarUra hoya tenI pAse te vastu jAya te ja teno zreSTha upayoga che. 100 kathAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amUlya sAva2NA ) - amerikAmAM pramukha padanI cuMTaNImAM e vakhatanA ramujI svabhAvavALA zrI AIjhana hovara cUMTAI AvyA. te samaye aneka nAnI moTI bheTa sogAdo temane maLatI. paraMtu e badhI bheTa sogAdomAM eka sauthI judI tarI AvatI bheTa hatI. 'eka mAmulI sAvaraNI' e bheTa mokalanAre sAthenA patramAM lakhyuM hatuM ke...pramukha zrI... ApazrIe cuMTaNI vakhate prajAne vacana ApyuM hatuM ke 'pramukha pada meLavyA bAda rAjakAraNanI tamAma gaMdakI prathama sApha karIza.'' to Apa zrI have pramukha pade cUMTAI AvyA cho, to ApanA A saphAI kAryamAM upayogI nIvaDe eTalA mATe A mAmulI sAvaraNI meM bheTa mokalIne Apane yAdI pAThavI che. mArI A nAnI bheTa Apane e vacananI haMmezA yAda apAvaze. pramukha zrI AIjhana hovara ramujI svabhAvanA hatA. temaNe potAne maLelI A tamAma bheTonuM eka pradarzana yojyu. 105 kathAnI kyArI. lA) pyArI Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10ra e pradarzanamAM sAvaraNI ne prathama sthAna ApyuM. pradarzana jovA AvanAra potAnA nAmAMkita mitrone sAvaraNInuM mahattva samajAvatAM. pramukha zrI AIjhana hovara kahetA ke mArA mATe sarvottama bheTa A sAvaraNI che. A sAvaraNI mAraphata mArA dezano AtmA mArI sAthe sIdhI vAtacIta karI rahyo che. be mutiyA na cAle lokamAnya khALa gaMgAdhara tilaka sAme eka korTamAM kesa cAlI rahyo hato. eka AropI tarIke tilaka AropInA pAMjarAmAM ubhA hatA. emanA vakIlanuM nAma kholavAmAM AvyuM, paNa vakIla kyAMya dekhAyo nahiM. A joI tyAM upasthita be baeNrisTaro tilakane kahevA lAgyA : muMjhAzo nahi, tamAro kesa ame be jaNa laDI laIzuM: tilake kahyuM : nA bhAIo evuM nA banI zake. aDhAra varasanI kanyA mATe navanava varasanA be muratIyA na cAlI zake ! AkhI korTa hasI paDI. berIsTaro capa thaI gayA. thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ agama buddhi rAjA kRSNadevarAyanA darabAramAM AvI eka mahApaMDite pAMDityanuM pradarzana karyuM. rAjAe prasanna thaI ene hajAra sonAmahoro ApI. pachI paMDita dharmazALAmAM Avyo. dharmazALAmAM saune khabara paDI ke ahIM mahApaMDita utaryA che. tene rAjAe hajAra mahora ApI che. rAtre paMDita zetaraMjI pAtharI sUI gayo. thoDIvAra pachI eka mANasa paMDita pAse AvI sUI gayo. te cora hato. tene dharmazALAmAM koI oLakhatuM na hatuM. madhyarAte sau nidrAdhIna hatA. tyAre pelA core paMDitanA mAthA nIcethI thelI laI lIdhI. temAM joyuM to mahoro hatI ja nahIM. paMDitanI pathArI nIce paNa joyuM. mahoro na maLI. cora AzcaryamAM paDI gayo. paMDite mahoro kyAM mUkI che te jANavA pelo cora AkhI rAta jAgato rahyo. savAra paDatAM paMDitajI uThyA. temaNe coranA ozikA nIcethI sonA-mahoranI thelI kADhI lIdhI, ane pachI AgaLa cAlavA mAMDyuM. cora kathAnI nyArI lAge pyArI 106 www.jhelibrary.org Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nyAyI vartana khUba pastAvo karavA lAgyo. bAjIrAva ballAjI pAse eka paThANa saradAra sainikanI nokarI mATe Avyo. e vakhate bAjIrAve tene be hajAra lazkarIonA uparI tarIke nImIne mUlyavAna vastro ane mahoro ApI. paraMtu bakSisa tarapha najara suddhAM karyA sivAya paThANe prazna karyo. che. mane navAI lAge che ke tame mArI parIkSA karyA vagara mane uMcA pade besADo cho ! ane ATalI badhI bakSisa Apo cho tenuM zuM kAraNa ? pezvAe kahyuM : e tamAre jovAnuM nathI. na paThANe javAba Apyo ke - jo ema hoya to huM tamArA darabAramAM nokarI nahIM svIkAruM. pezvAe kAraNa pUchayuM - paThANe gauravabhera javAba ApatAM kahyuM ke je bAdazAha joyA vinA, parIkSA karyA vinA bakSisa Ape che te nokarano aparAdha joyA vinA zikSA paNa karI bese che. emAM zaMkA nathI. evA yajamAnanI nokarI karavI nakAmI che. uthanI kyArI lAgo pyArI Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anUbhavI kalAkA2 paThANa pezvAne bodhapATha deto gayo. eka pradhAnamaMtrIne evI Teva ke jagatamAM je suMdara citro dekhAya teno saMgraha karavo. ane enA badalAmAM yogya puraskAra Apavo. eka divasa emaNe evuM ja manohara citra kharIdyuM, ane yogAnuyoge enA upara eka cunAnuM zveta TapakuM evI rIte paDyuM ke bahu dhArIne joIe to paNa mahAmukelIe dekhAya. ' pradhAnamaMtrI badhA citrakArone A citra batAve ane kahe.. AmAM khAmI hoya to te mane batAvo ! ghaNAM citrakAro AvyA ane gayA. paNa khAmI batAvI zakyA nahIM. je jue te kahe ke khUba suMdara citra che.... ane A sAMbhaLI maMtrI prasanna thavAne badale ciDAI jatAM. - evAmAM eka vRddha anubhavI citrakAra Avyo. maMtrIe e citra batAvyuM. ane kahyuM : AmAM jo tame khAmI nahi batAvo to mane citrakAro pratye tiraskAra thaze. have huM kaMTALyo chuM. citrakAre potAno anubhava 1upa kathAnI kayArI na lAge pyArI Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ \ 1uk kAme lagADyo. hAthamAM raMga bharelI pIMchI laI te citra para pheravavA javA mATe doDyo. maMtrI ene gAMDo jANI pAchaLa doDyo ane hAtha pakaDI lIdho. are A zuM kare che ? citrakAre kahyuM : ApanA citranI khAmI dUra karuM chuM. A mArI pIMchImAM evuM jAdu che ke A citra para pharaze ke tamArA citranI khAmI dUra thaI jaze. ane ema kahI pharI te doDyo. maMtrI gabharAI gayo. ene thayuM ke nakkI A gAMDo mANasa mAruM citra bagADI nAkhaze, ene sahasA Thapako ApatAM bolI uThyA are ....... bhalA mANasa! eka cunAnuM TapakuM dUra karavA AkhA citra para pIMchI pheravavAnI hoya ! citrakAre pIMchI pheMkI dIdhI ane samajI gayo ke AmAM cunAnuM TapakuM ja zodhavAnuM che. ane bArIkAIthI jotA te maLI gayuM, yogya rasAyaNathI dUra karI maMtrI pratye kholyo : mahAzaya ! huM kAMI gAMDo mANasa nathI ke citra bagADI nAMkhuM. huM jANuM chuM ke koIne paNa potAnI priya cIja bagaDe te gamatuM nathI. ethI citranI khAmI ApanA mukhethI kholAvavA ja A nATaka karyuM hatuM. A to mAnasazAstra thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jANe tenuM kAma hatuM. ane maMtrI tenI anubhava buddhi para prasanna thaI gayo. sAruM InAma ApI prazaMsA karI vidAya karyo. mA2Ama madhya pradezanI caMbalanI khINa tarapha padayAtrA karI rahelA vinobAjIne eka sabhAmAM zrotAe pUchayuM : bAbA, manonigraha kema, thAya ? caMbalanI khINanA DAkuo vikhyAta hatA. mAraphADa, dhADa ane lUMTa to temanA svabhAvamAM.... cakora vinoba e joyuM ke paisA mATe A loko zuM nathI karatA! | manIrAma upara kAbu meLavavo, che to mukela. paNa abhyAsa dvArA te siddha thaI zake che. prazna karanAre pUchayuM : e kaI rIte? minI(MONEY)ne choDI do. rAmane pakaDI lo. manI eTale rUpiyA, paisA, mAyA, ke jenA kAraNe tame kaMI paNa karatAM acakAtA nathI. rAmane kevI rIte pakaDIe bAbA ? rAmane badhI jagyAe zodhatA zIkho. dareka kAmamAM prabhune ja AMkha sAme rAkho. GUS 6thAnI yArI tAro pyArI Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 hanumAna ane zamadAsa ajainonI rAmAyaNamAM paNa kevA Azcaryajanaka mata matAMtaro Ave che. tenuM eka draSTAnta joIe : jyAre rAmadAsa rAmAyaNa upara graMtha lakhI rahyA hatA. tyAre chUpAIne hanumAnajI tyAM hAjara rahyA hatA. ajainomAM evI eka mAnyatA che ke jyAre jyAre rAmAyaNa vaMcAya ke bolAya tyAre tyAM khUda hanumAnajI gupta rIte paNa upasthita rahe che. (jaina darzananI AvI mAnyatA nathI) jayAre hanumAnajI sItAne rAmano saMdezo ApavA gayA, tyArano prasaMga teo lakhI rahyA hatA. rAmadAsajIe potAnA ziSyane kahyuM ke vatsa ! ama lakho ke jayAre hanumAnajI sItAjI pAse gayA tyAre udyAnamAM temaNe sapheda phulo joya' jyAre A rIta rAmadAse lakhAvyuM tyAM ja gupta rIte ubhelA hanumAnajI ekadama pragaTa thaI gayA, ane tarata ja rAmadAsajIne kahyuM ke are svAmIjI! tame bhUlo cho. huM jayAre udyAnamAM peTho tyAre meM sapheda nahi paNa lAla phUlo joyAM hatAM. thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAkSAt hanumAnajIno Avo khulAso chatAMya jayAre rAmadAsajIe hanumAne sapheda puSpo ja joyA hatAM. ema lakhAvavAno Agraha rAkhyo tyAre hanumAne kahyuM.. paNa svAmIjI ! puSpo jonAra huM pote ja hato ne ! pachI huM kahuM te sAcuM ke Apa kaho te sAcuM ? | tyAre rAmadAsajIe khulAso karatAM 8. kahyuM ke hanumAnajI ! huM kahuM te sAcuM che.' phUlo hakIkatamAM sapheda ja hatA. paraMtu tame lAla joyA tenuM kAraNa e hatuM ke rAvaNe sItAnuM apaharaNa karyuM e kAraNathI tame gusAthI ekadama lAla pILA thaI gayA hatA. AthI sapheda phulo paNa tamane lAla dekhAyA. A vAta sAMbhaLIne hanumAnajI ThaMDAgAra sthaI gayA. che. A prasaMgamAM juo kevo Azcarya janaka manAtara dekhAya che ! puSpo jonAra hanumAnajI kahe che ke phUlo lAla hatAM.... rAmAyaNanA lekhaka rAmadAsajI kahe che ke puSpo sapheda hatAM. Adarzone AcaraNamAM mUkavAmarDe ja zahIdone sAcI aMjali che.) 905 kathAnI kathA pUrI kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 dIrgha jIvananuM hasya thoDA varSa pUrve karve nAmanA eka moTA patrakAra thaI gayA. temane so varSa pUrA thayA tyAre temanI zatAbdI ujavAI. e vakhate keTalAka patrakAro bhegA thayA. tyAre eka patrakAre prazna karyo ke karva sAheba ! ApanI so varSanI pUrNAhuti pAchaLa kayuM rahasya paDyuM che ? karvee javAba Apyo ke juo patrakAro ! tamArA koInA manamAM ema haze ke huM dararoja savAre traNa mAIla pharuM chuM mATe so varSano thayo hoIza ! koInA manamAM ema haze ke huM roja phaLono rasa lauM chuM mATe so varSa purA thayA haze ! koInA manamAM ema haze ke mArI jIvana carcAmAM huM khUba niyamita hoiza mATe huM so varSano thayo ! paNa hakIkata sAva judI ja che. mArA dIrgha jIvananuM rahasya mArA jIvanamAM banelo eka prasaMga che. huM jayAre cAlIsa varSano hato tyAre amArA ghare eka prauDha bAI gharakAma karatI hatI. eka rAtre te acAnaka mArA ghare AvI, AvatAMnI kathAnI nyArI lAge pyArI Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAthe ja dhUsake-dhrusake raDavA lAgI. meM ene samajAvIne zAMta karI. pachI eNe kahyuM : sAheba ! mAro 18 varSanI eka chokaro che. Aje eno eNkasIDenTa thayo che. ene tatkALa sAravAranI khAsa jarUra che. e mATe DaoNkaTarane mAre hamaNAM ne hamaNAM 200 rUpiyA pahoMcADavAnI jarUra che. | jo huM DaoNkaTarane tatkALa 200 rUpiyA nahi pahoMcADuM to DaoNkaTara tenI sAravAra nahi kare. ane.... mArA chokarAno prANa cAlyo jaze. zeTha ! koIpaNa upAya karo ane mArA dIkarAne bacAvo. have mAruM zaraNa Apa ja cho. * * patrakArone karve kahe che ke A bAInI vAta huM sAMbhaLI ja rahyo. ane huM kharekhara pIgaLI gayo. e chokaro e bAIno eno eka ja AdhAra hato. AthI meM tarata ja ubhA thaIne kabATamAMthI 200 rUpiyA kADhIne e kAmavALInA hAthamAM mUkI dIdhA. e * paisA joIne e eTalI harSamAM AvI gaI ke enA aMtaramAMthI ugAro sarI paDyA. ke " beTAso varSano thaje.'' patrakAro ! kadAca tamane vizvAsa 6thAnI jyArI | lAge pyArI Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahi bese, paraMtu e DozInAM aMtaramAMthI nIkaLI gayelA A AzIrvAdathI ja huM to varSano thayo chuM. mArA so varasanA dIrtha jIvananuM Aja rahasya che. ( huM birdoSa chuM ! ) rAtano samaya hato. eka cora eka - beMka mAM ghUsyo. joyuM to tIjorI para lakhyuM hatuM ke "henDala pheravo tIjorI khulI jazo.' coranA AnaMdano pAra na rahyo. tijorI kholavAnI tene saraLa rIta maLI gaI hatI. teNe henDala pheravyuM, paNa A zuM ekAeka? rozanI thaI gaI enI AMkho aMjAI gaI, ghaMTaDIo jorajorathI vAgavA lAgI, ane cokIdAro AvI pahoMcyA. emaNe corane pakaDI lIdho ane polIsane soMpI dIdho. corane mejIsTreTa sAme khaDo karavAmAM Avyo. ene puchavAmAM AvyuM te aparAdha karyo che e bAbatamAM tAre kAMI kahevuM che? core kahyuM : zuM kahyuM sAheba ! Aje mAnavatA parathI mAro vizvAsa uThI gayo che, khoTuM borDa lagAvIne mArI sAthe vizvAsaghAta karavAmAM Avyo che. huM nirdoSa chuM. ' na 2 fthAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (kiMmata bhASaNanI ke dhananI...!) eka vakhatanI vAta che. briTananA vaDApradhAna vinsTana carcila TekasImAM besIne jaI rahyAM hatAM, adhavacamAM ja eka vicAra AvatAM temaNe TekasI DrAyavarane kahyuM : bhAI! 'mAre A makAnamAM agatyanA kAme javAnuM che, tuM paMdara miniTa ahIM ubho rahe. DrAyavare carcilanI mAMgaNIno InkAra karatAM kahyuM : ke huM ahIM paMdara miniTa ubho rahIne samaya bagADavA mAMgato nathI....... jyAre carcile kAraNa pUchayuM tyAre DrAyavare kahyuM ke ahIM najIkamAM AvelA medAnamAM mi. carcila bhASaNa ravAnA che, mAre te sAMbhaLavuM che. eTale tamArI vAtano svIkAra nathI karato. pelA DrAyavarane khabara na hatI ke huM jenI sAthe vAta karI rahyo chuM te mi. carcila pote ja che. carcilane potAnA bhASaNanI ATalI vyApaka asara joIne AnaMda thayo. paratuM vizeSa cakAsaNI karavA mATe te ja vakhate carcile eka Dolara DrAyavarane ApatAM kahyuM ke bhAI tuM mArI vAta svIkAra, thAnI yAdI lAge pyArI Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hasI paDatAM DrAyavare kahyuM sAruM sAheba! Apa kAma patAvIne Avo. huM ahIM ja ubho chuM. carcile pUchyuM paNa... pelA carcilanuM bhApaNa tuM nahIM sAMbhaLe ! evA to keTalAya carcilo AvyA ane gayA. mane tenI kAMI paravA nathI. DrAyavare dhaDAka daIne javAba ApI dIdho. A prasaMga jaNAvIne carcile kahyuM: ke juo paisAno prabhAva! jeNe mArA bhASaNanI kiMmata mAtra eka Dolara jeTalI ja banAvI dIdhI ne ! GOD-DOG aMgrejImAM paramAtmAno Si (GOD) pelIM Ave che. te zuM zIkhave che ? paramAtmAno pelAM sIdho lakhatoGOD. eTale ke paramAtmA, paNa tene ulaTo lakho to(D0G) / eTale kUtaro. sIdhA caloto ramAtmA bano | ane ulaTA cAlo to kUtarA bano. 114 thonI yAdI lAge pyArI Hain Education International Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (poliyainI hA2 pAchaLa..) | TrAMsanA bhAgya vidhAtA tarIke paMkAyelo nepoliyana voTarlanA yuddhamAM kema hArI gayo ! AkhA vizvane dhrujAvanAro ("Alsa'' nAmanA virATa parvata upara caDhatAM thAkI gayelA sainikone paNa jambara hiMmata ApIne tenI upara caDhAvI denAra ) aMte * 'seMTa helInA TApumAM'' saDI-sabaDIne marI gayo. enuM kAraNa...enA jIvananI eka nabaLI kaDI hatI. vizva vijetA banavAnI bhAvanA dharAvato nepoliyana jayAre yuddha medAnamAM ghaDa savAra banIne raNe caDe tyAre tenI apratima laDAyaka zakita joIne zatruo paNa navAI pAmatA. e nepoliyanane koIke ekavAra pUchayuM : tamArI ATalI badhI tAjagInI pAchaLa kayuM baLa kAma kare che ? tyAre teNe kahyuM : mArI patnIno sneha pAmIne jyAre huM jaMge caDuM chuM tyAre parvato paNa mArI ADe ubhA rahI zakatA nathI.. - eka vakhatanI vAta che, yuddhamAM zatruo ene koIpaNa rIte jItI zake tema na hatA. 165 uthAnI jyArI | lAge pyArI Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eTale e lokoe enI nabaLI kaDI upara ghA karI dIdho. nepoliyananA atyaMta vizvAsu mANasane phoDI nAkhyo. ane ene doDAvyo. teNe cAlu yuddhamAM ja nepoliyananA kAnamAM kahyuM ke ApaNA zrImatI hAla chAvaNImAM koI lazkarI oNphIsaranI sAthe AnaMda mANe Da che. A sAMbhaLatA ja nepoliyanane bhayaMkara AghAta lAgyo. jene huM mArA jAnathI paNa vadhu cAhuM chuM eNe ja mane dago dIdho...! hAya...! A vicAre e tUTI paDyo. ghoDA uparano eno kAbU cAlyo gayo... eno jusso, tAjagI ane skurti badhuM ja osarI gayuM. yuddha to cAlu ja hatuM paNa te hArato ja gayo. aMte e ja yuddhamAM zatruoe ene jIvato pakaDI lIdho...! samayanI gaNatarI mATe retI vaparAyo che. paNaretInI gaNatarI mATe samaya nathI vaparAto. mATe are o sAdhaka AtmAnI ArAdhanA mATe zarIra vAparavuM. paNA zarIra mATe AtmanI ArAdhanA choDavI na joIe.)) 116 5thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Jain Education thternational Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ huM Ama banI jaIza to... A ajaina rAmAyaNano eka prasaMga che. eka divasanI vAta che, baporano samaya hato, rAkSasIo sItAjIthI dUra beThI hatI, tyAM ekAeka sItAjIe moTethI cIsa nAkhI ane tarata ja bebhAna banI gayA. badhI rAkSasIo ekadama doDI AvI. moDhA upara pANIno chaMTakAva karIne sItAjIne bhAnamAM lAvyA. thoDIvAramAM e svastha thayA. ane rAkSasIoe pUchyuM : mahAsatIjI ekAeka Apane zuM thayuM ! gaMbhIra mudrA sAthe sItAjIe kahyuM: A sAmenA vRkSa tarapha juo. eka bhamarIe tenA thaDa upara mATInA DhephAMno kAdava lagAvIne tenI upara thara banAvyo che. temAM uMDA kAMNA pADyA che. lIlI vanaspatimAM thatI lAMbI IMcaLone pakaDI bhamarI tene DaMkha mArI mUrchita kare che, tene potAnA gharamAM mUkIne e gharane mATIno lepa karIne baMdha karI de che. pachI tenI cAre bAju guMjana kare che. Ama kahI sItAjI AgaLa bole che ke huM jayAre mArA piyaramAM hatI, tyAre thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI ZI 116 Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM eka vAta sAMbhaLI hatI ke AvI rIte bhamarInu guMjana sAMbhaLIne aMdaranI IyaLa bhAnamAM AvyA bAda ekadama bhayabhIta thaInehamaNAM bhamarI Avaze ne mane mArI nAMkhaze. AvuM saMvedana IyaLane thatAM te bhayathI bhamarInuM vAraMvAra dhyAna karatAM IyaLa bhamarI banI jAya che. je jenuM dhyAna kare te tenA jevo 3 thAya, rAkSasIoe kahyuM : paNa tame cIsa zA mATe pADI ! tenuM kAraNa samajAyuM nahIM! sItAe kahyuM : A drazya joyA pachI mane vicAra Avyo ke Aryaputra rAmanu huM aharniza dhyAna dharuM chuM to huM rAma to nahIM banI jAuMne ! huM rAma banI jAuM to amAro rAmasItA tarIkeno saMsAra zI rIte cAle! nA mAre rAma banavu nathI to zuM mAre rAmanuM nAma levAnuM baMdha karI devuM ! oha....! e to banI ja nA zake ! e to mArA prANa che, sarvasva che... ane A vicAre huM muMjhAI gaI ane moTethI cIsa nIkaLI gaI, [ A vakhate eka vRddhA jorathI hasI paDI. eNe sItAjIne kahyuM : Aja sudhI 168 6thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to meM Apane atyaMta vicakSaNa kalapyA hatAM. paNa Apa tevA na nIkaLyA. anyathA ApanI A sthiti na ja raheta. lo, sAMbhaLI lomArI vAta. zuM sItAne ja e rAma upara athAga prema che ! ane e rAmane e sItA upara evo prema nathI ! mahAdevI ! Apa evuM mAno cho kharA ! rAkSasIe pUchayuM... smita karatAM sItAe kahyuM : nA, I) Aryaputrane mArI pratye je anurAga che tenI koI sImA ja nathI. basa tyAre... mUkI do pelI ciMtA ke huM rAma banI jaIza to...rAma-sItAno A vyavahAra zI rIte cAlaze ! kema ke je paLe rAma-rAmanuM raTaNa karatI sItA rAma banI jaze te ja paLe sItA-sItAnuM raTaNa karatAM rAma sItA banI jaze ! have lo che kAMI vAMdho ! rAkSasInA A zabdo sAMbhaLIne sItAjI harSa vibhora banI gayA. duHkha ApanAra pratye jarApaNadveSa) na jAne to kharekhara ApaNe nyAla thaI jaIe. A ApaNA jIvana mATe eka mahattvapUrNa vAta che. 11e 6thAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - liMkaLo javAba ) amerikAnA pramukha pade cUMTAI AvelA abrAhama liMkane jyAre junA pramukhanA ja badhAM sArA mANasone potAnI kebIneTamAM cAlu rAkhyA. tyAre liMkanane mATe rAta dIvasa eka karI cUkelA tenA mitroe A bAbata sAme vAMdho uThAvIne potAne kebIneTamAM levA mATe prastAva mUkyo. tyAre temane liMkane kahyuM ke tamane eka vAta kahuM chuM te tame pahelAM sAMbhaLo. ke koI nagarano rAjA comAsAnA divasomAM sAMje cAra vAge jaMgalamAM pharavA nikaLyo hato. tyAre sAvacetI khAtara teNe maMtrIne pUchyuM ke varasAdanuM vidana to nahIM Ave ne ! ne khullA AkAzamAM sUrya joIne maMtrIe lIlI jhaMDI ApI. paNa jaMgalamAM pahoMcyA tyAre rAjAe gAyo carAvatAM rabArIne maTathI bolato sAMbhaLyo ke dIkarA ! jaldI kara hamaNAM ja varasAda tUTI paDavAno lAge che. gAyone doDAva, ApaNe ghara bhegA thaI jaIe. 120 6thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI , Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kharekhara thoDI ja vAramAM varasAda dhodhamAra tUTI paDyo. rabArInI AvI buddhimattA joIne tenA upara khUza thaI jaIne palaLI gayelo rAjA tenAM jhUMpaDAmAM gayo ane tene kahyuM : mArA maMtrIne paNa je vAtanuM bhAna nathI, e tArI pAse che. mATe huM tane mukhyamaMtrI pade sthApavA mAMgu chuM . | rabArIe kahyuM : mahArAje ! varasAda AvavAno che te bhAna mane paNa kyAMthI thAya ! paNa mAro je gadheDo che, tene A vAtano khyAla tarata ja Ave che. ane te vakhate te potAnA kAna ekadama ucA ane kaDaka karI de che. mATe maMtrIpaddha mAre nA joIe. rAjAe kahyuM : bhale tyAre huM e gadheDAne maMtrI pade besADavAnuM pasaMda karIza... Ama kahIne liMkane potAnA mitrone kahyuM ke gadheDAne maMtrIpade besADatA rAjA jevo huM gadheDo nathI eTaluM tame khyAlamAM rAkhajo, maMtrI padanI jenAmAM lAyakAta hoya te ja maMtrI maMDaLamAM sthAna pAmI zake! .. yAda rAkhajo, bIjAnI hAra para hasanAro koka divasa pote potAnI hAra para rahe che.)) kathAnI yArI lAkho pyArI Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (limithA dU2 2ho...) vizva vijetA banavA nikaLelo siMkadara IrAnanI khUbasUrata zAhajAdIno eTalo divAno banI gayo ke enA vizvavijetA banavAnAM svapno paNa e bhUlI gayo. A vAta enI sAthe rahelA guru erisToTalanA dhyAnamAM AvI gaI ! ne eka DhaLatI sAMje vRkSa nIce erisToTale siMkadarane upadeza Apyo: beTA ! aurata ke ude meM phaMsanA mata. aurata Aphata kA dUsarA nAma hai. baDabaDa zAha aura zahenazAha phaMsa kara barabAda ho gaye. baDI jAlIma aura kAtila hai aurata kI jAta..usakI cuMgala meM vo baDe se baDe ko bhI AsAnI se haMsA detI hai. unase to dUra rahane meM hI majhA hai sikaMdara samajI gayo ke A guru jI. zuM kahevA mAMge che. eNe zAhajAdI ne kahI dIdhuM ke... abase hama nahIM mileMge... zAhajAdI samajI gaI ke A kAma erisToTalanuM che. eNe sikaMdarane kahyuM: basa sirpha merI eka bAta mAnIye. kala A5 IsI bagIce meM chUpakara baiThe aura 6 2 2 kathAnI dayArA lAge pyArI Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dekhuM. jaladI na kare. bIje divase savAre sikaMdara bagIcAnA phUlachoDa pAchaLa saMtAI gayo. zAhajAdI soLa zaNagAra sajI, mada bharI cAle bagIcAmAM AvIne je vRkSa nIce erisToTala baMdagI karatA hatA tyAM gaI ane madhura kaMThe saMbodhana karyuM. thoDIvAre erisToTale AMkha kholI. zAhajAdI tyAMja besI gaIne premAlApa zarU karyo. erisToTala pAgala banI gayA zAhajAdI pAse AvI mAMgaNI karI. phUla choDa pAchaLa chUpAyelo sikaMdara addhara zvAse badhuM joI rahyo. zAhajAdI kahe ApakI IcchA taba purI karuMgI... jaba Apa mujhe apanI pITha para baiThAkara ghoDakI taraha bagIce meM' saira karAye. Apa do hAtha jamIna para baiThAkara ghoDA bana jAye. erisToTala be hAtha TekavI ghoDA banI gayA zAhajAdI emanI upara besI gaI ane cala merA ghoDA TIka..TIka, TIka.. karavA lAgI. haju thoDuMka cAlyA haze. tyAM to doDato sikaMdara Avyo ne...bolI uThayo... gurujI ye kyA ! kala zAmako Apane 6thAnI yArI lAge pyArI Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mujhe kayA upadeza diyA ! aura aba ye kyA ! ane tarata ja erisToTala ubhA thaI gayA.* sikaMdarane dUra kheMcI laI gayA ne kahyuM : beTA ! mere jese khude ko bhI aurata ghoDA banA de to dusaroM ko gadhA banA de usameM kayA Azcarya ! calo... bhAgo... Si yahAM se ! erisToTala ane sikaMdara tarata ja ghoDA upara besI nAsI chUTyA. dUra rAha jotI IrAnanI zAhajAdI doDatI AvI. paNa e pahelA erisToTala ane sikaMdara dUra nIkaLI gayA hatA. joyuM...nimittanI cinagArI... alagArIne paNa saLagAvI do. potAnA bhAI upara dveSabhAva hoya, ane duniyA sAthe maitrIbhAluM rAkhIe... potAno bhAIrIbAto hoya, ane duniyAnA jIvo pratye karuNAbhAva rAkhIe... A kAMI maitrIbhAva ke karuNabhAva nathI. 1 24 kathAnI yAdI | mAro pyArI , Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ goga924 'satata trIjA varase paNa dukALa paDyo hato. pazuo ghAsa cArAnA abhAve motane ghATa utarI rahyA hatA. lIluM ghAsa to zuM, paNa sUkuM ghAsa paNa maLavuM durlabha hatuM. paNa eka kheDUta bhAre kharca karIne bahArathI potAnA pazuone mATe sukuM ghAsa laI Avyo. thoDA divasa sudhI to pazuoe ghAsa khAdhuM paNa pachI ene sUMghavAnuM ca baMdha karI dIdhuM. roja-roja AvuM ghAsa zI rIte khavAya? kheDUta muMjhAyo. have zuM karavuM ? lIluM ghAsa to maLe tema nathI. ane sUkuM ghAsa khAvA pazuo taiyAra nathI. jo Amane Ama cAle to pazuo marI jAya... . tevAmAM koI cAlabAja mANase kheDUtane salAha ApI ke A badhA pazuone tuM lIlA raMganA camA paherAvI de. pachI jo tenuM pariNAma !... ane pelAe kharekhara e akhataro karyo. tene Azcarya thayuM. je ghAsanI sAme pazuo jovAya taiyAra nahotA. eja ghAsa pazuo khUba ja majethI khAvA lAgyA. kAraNa ke lIlA caramAM paheryA pachI thAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1ra6 pazuone ghAsa sUkuM nahIM paNa lIluM dekhAtuM hatuM... kheDUtanA AnaMdano pAra rahyo nahi. carcilano javAba sara vinsTana carcila svabhAve khUba ugra hatA. eka vakhata teo potAnA kuTuMbIjano sAthe navarAzanI paLomAM beThA hatA. te vakhate temanA jamAI paNa tyAM hatA. temanA jamAie temane pUchyuM : mi. carcila ! tamArAmAM ane ITAlInA saramukhatyAra musolinI e bannemAM zreSTha koNa ? carcile kahyuM : musolinI mArA karatAM zreSTha gaNAya ! e kaI rIte ? jamAIe pharI prazna karyAM. carcilathI have rahevAyuM nahIM. teNe jaDabAtoDa javAba Apyo ke musolinIne teno jamAI AvA vyartha prazna pUche to turata zUTa karI de. chatAM tyAM tenI pAsethI koI javAba mAMgI zake nahi. tyAre mAre to ahIM saMsadano sAmano karavo paDe che ! jamAI to A javAba sAMbhaLIne cUpa ja thaI gayo. thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abrAhama liMka abrAhama liMkana amerikAnA eka nAmAMkita vakIla hatA. emanI pAse eka divasa eka amIra Avyo. teNe liMkanane kahyuM : sAheba ! eka noTIsa taiyAra karo. eka kheDUta pAse mAre aDhI DolaranuM leNuM che. te khoTA bahAnA kare che. eTale nA , chUTake mAre noTIsa taiyAra karAvavI paDe che. ( tyAre liMkane kahyuM : bhAI, tamane kadAca aDhI Dolara maLyA ke na maLyA. tethI zo pharaka paDavAno che. ahI Dolarano kesa taiyAra karI noTIsa ApavA mArI phInA dasa Dolara tame Apazo? AvA paisA tame zA mATe bagADo cho ? tyAre amIre kahyuM : sAheba, AmAM paisA karatAM pratiSThAno savAla che. liMkane kahyuM : bhale tyAre jevI tamArI IcchA. mane phI pahelethI ja ApavI paDaze. amIre daza Dolara ApyA. eTale liMkane kahyuM have kAle Avajo. noTIsa taiyAra karIne rAkhuM chuM. amIra Dolara ApIne gayo eTale liMkane pelA kheDUtane bolAvyo ane 1 26 kathAnI yArI lA) pyArI Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUchyuM ke pelA amIrane aDhI Dolara ApavAnA che e vAta sAcI che ! kheDUte hA pADI paNa pachI te raDI paDyo, teNe kahyuM ke zuM karuM sAheba ! mArI pAse aDhI Dolara nathI. huM kevI rIte ApI zakIza. huM khUba ja garIba chuM. 1 liMkana A sAMbhaLIne pIgaLI gayA. Da temaNe kahyuM H tuM ciMtA nA kara. tArI sthitino khyAla AvI gayo che. le A pAMca Dolara laI jA, emAMthI aDhI Dolara amIrane ApI, enI lekhita pahoMca mane ApI jaje, bAkInA aDhI Dolarano upayoga tArA ghara mATe karaje. * AbhAravaza pAMca Dolara laI kheDUta gayo. amIrane aDhI Dolara ApI pahoMca laI liMkana sAhebane ApI dIdhI. aDhI Dolara maLI gayA eTale amIra liMksa sAhebane tyAM Avyo ane kahyuM : sAheba ! have noTIsa taiyAra nA karazo. mane aDhI Dolara maLI gayA che. pachI pelA amIranI najara liMkananA Tebala para paDI. tyAM ja pote ApelI aDhI DolaranI pahoMca potAnI sahIvALI tyAM paDI hatI. e samajI gayo ke liMkane ja A badhuM karyuM fthAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che. te tyAMthI cUpacApa cAlyo gayo. mUrkha koNa? 1. paeNrIsamAM rahetA prasiddha bhAratIya citrakAra haidaraalI rajA jyAre paNa ApaNA dezamAM Ave tyAre potAnA gAmamAM jarUra Ave. (5) ekavAra temaNe koI kheDUta pAse suMdara baLadonI eka joDI joI. temanuM mana A baLadonuM citra banAvavA lalacAyuM. kheDUtanI anumati laIne temaNe baLadonuM suMdara citra banAvyuM. e citra laIne teo paeNrIsa gayA. tyAM koI kalApremIe A citra soLa hajAramAM kharIdyuM. te citrakAra bhArata AvyA tyAre potAnA gAmamAM gayA. ane pelA kheDUtane vAta karI ke tamArA baLadonuM citra paeNrIsamAM 16000 rU.mAM vecI dIdhuM. A sAMbhaLIne kheDUta navAI pAmyo ane bolyo gajaba vAta che. AvA mUrkha lokonA dezamAM tame raho cho ! AnAthI paNa ardhI kiMmatamAM to huM baLadagADI sAthe baLadanI joDI kharIdI Detra zakuM tema chuM. 1 kathAnI Fa kyArI lAge pyArI 129 Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 430 kAlakAcArya nUramaNI nagarImAM kuMbharAjAne datta nAme purohita mitra hato, rAjAe tene maMtrI banAvyo. hiMsaka yajJo karI teNe khyAti meLavI hatI. tenI IcchA rAjA thavAnI hatI. tethI potAnA upakArI evA kuMbharAjAne 3keda karI pote potAne rAjA kahevaDAvavA lAgyo. te nagarImAM dattanA saMsArI mAmA kAlakAcArya padhAryA. dattanI mA jaina dharmI hovAthI teNIe dattane kahyuM ke vaMdana karavA jA. IcchA na hovA chatAM mAtAnAM AgrahathI vaMdana karavA gayo. kAlakAcArye tene ahiMsaka cajJano upadeza Apyo, paNa A upadezanI tene khAsa asara thaI nahIM. pharI ekavAra te vaMdana karavA gayo, tyAre teNe pote karelA yajJanuM phaLa pUchyA lAgyo. kAlakAcArye kahyuM ke datta ! tame je yajJa karI rahyA cho tenuM phaLa nizcita naraka ja che. yajJa staMbha chedI, pazuone mArI ane lohIno kicaDa karI ne jo svargamAM kathAnI kyArI Taps lAge pyArI Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ javAtuM hoya to pachI narakamAM koNa jaze ? ko datte kahyuM : tamArI vAta sAcI zI rIte manAya ! gurue kahyuM : AjathI sAtame dIvase ghoDAnA paganA DagalAthI uDalI viSTA tArA mukhamAM paDaze, ane pachI tuM loDhAnI koThImAM purAIza. A anumAnathI tArI avazya narakagati thaze. emanuM nakkI mAnaje. | datte kahyuM ke to tamArI zI gati thaze ? gurue kahyuM ke ame dharmanA prabhAve varge jaIzuM. A pramANe sAMbhaLIne kodha pAmelA datte vicAra karyo ke sAta divasanI aMdara temanA kahevA pramANe nahIM thAya to avazya temane huM mArI nAMkhIza. ema vicArI kAlakAcAryanI AsapAsa rAjasevakone mUkI te nagaramAM Avyo. | AkhA zaheranA tamAma rastAomAMthI apavitra padArtho kADhI nakhAvI sApha karAvyA. sarva sthaLe puSpo pAtharI dIdhA. pote aMtapuramAM ja rahyo. cha divasa vItI gayA. tyAre teNe bhUlathI sAta divasa vItI gayA mAnI AThame divase -kharuM jotA sAtame divase te ghoDA para besI guru ne mAravA cAlyo. tevAmAM koI mALI vRi hovAthI 6 31 6thAnI yArI lAge pyArI Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dastanI hAjata thatAM rastAmAM viSTA karI. tene phUlothI DhAMkIne cAlyo gayo. tenA upara dattanA ghoDAno paga paDyo. tethI viSTAno aMza uchaLIne tenA mukhamAM paDyo. eTale gurunA vacana upara vizvAsa AvavAthI pAcho | tyAM ekAMta jANI kuM bharAjAnA sevakoe tene pakaDI lIdho. kuMbharAjAne kedamAMthI choDI gAdIe besADyo. sAmaMta rAjAoe vicAryuM ke jo A jIvato raheze to duHkhadAI thaze. tethI tene loDhAnI koTImAM nAkhyo. tyAM te mRtyu pAmI narake gayo. zrI kAlakAcArya niraticAra cAritra pALI svarge gayA. - sAcuM sAmAyika badhA ja prANIo upara samabhAva rAkhavo, AtmA upara saMyama rAkhavo, AratI dhyAna-rauddha dhyAnano tyA? karavo, ane samabhAvanI mastImAM masta banavuM. e ja sAcuM sAmAyika che. 1 3 2 kathAnI kyArI | lAge pyArI Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tame paNa kRrkA2 che. ) pharIda nAmano eka phakIra hato. gAmanA loko tenA para khUba ja bhakitabhAva rAkhatA hatA. A saMta paNa saunI sAthe AtmIya bhAva rAkhatA. eka divasa gAmanA lokoe bhegA thaI phakIrane vinaMtI karI ke Apane to akabara bAdazAha paNa samAna Ape che. e tamArI badhI vAtano svIkAra kare che to Apa akabarane kahIne gAmamAM eka phUla banAvI do. saMta gAma lokonA Agrahane TALI na zakayA. | eka divasa savAranA teo akabarane maLavA gayA. tyAM temaNe joyuM to akabara potAnI masjidamAM namAja paDhI rahyo hato. te saMta cUpacApa pAchaLa ubhA rahI gayA. akabaranI namAja pUrI thaI eTale akabara hAtha uMcA karIne bolyo : he khudA ! mArA dhanane vadhArajo. mArI sukha-samRddhi vadho. mAruM rAjaya vRddhi pAmo. saMta A sAMbhaLIne tyAMthI AgaLa cAlavA lAgyA. akabare pAchaLa joyuM. pharIThanI pAchaLa doDIne akabare kahyuM : tame kevI 133 kathAnI yArI. lAge pyArI Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rIte AvyA ! ane have ekadama pAchA kema jaI rahyA cho ! | phare hasIne kahyuM tamane mATa akabara samajIne tamArI pAse kAMIka mAMgavA mATe Avyo hato. paNa ahIM AvIne joyuM to tame pote ja phakIra cho. eka bhIkhArI pAsethI bhIkhArIne zuM maLI zake che ? A vicArIne vagara mAMgye ja huM ahIMthI pAcho jaI rahyo lAvavI ( huM kharIdI laIza, eka amerIkane IMglenDanI mulAkAta daramyAna potAnA dezanI samRddhinI eTalI zekhI mArI ke e sAMbhaLIne eka aMgreje ene ThekANe lAvavAnA IrAdAthI kahyuM : ' sAMbhaLa mitra! IMglenDa jevo koI paisAdAra deza nathI. are, amArI pAse eTaluM badhuM sonuM che ke ame eTalAMTika sAgaranI pAra cheka amerIkA sudhI sonAno pula bAMdhI zakIe chIe. ( amerIkane jarAya aMjAyA vagara kahyuM to bAMdhavA mAMDo ne ! mane gamaze to e huM kharIdI laIza..... ! 134) 6thAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka siddha puruSane be ziSyo hatA. eka vinIta hovAthI zAstramAM kuzaLa thayo. bIjo avinayI hovAthI akuzaLa thayo. gurunI AjJAthI teo najIkanA gAme jatAM rastAmAM moTAM pagalAM joI vinayI ziSya A konA pagalA che ? avinayI ziSya kahyuM ke moTA pagalA to hAthInA ja hoya. eTaluM paNa tuM nathI jANato ! tyAre vinIta ziSya kahyuM : hAthI nahi paNa hAthINInA che. te DAbI AMkhe kANI che.* tenI upara besIne koI rAjarANI jAya che. teno dhaNI tenI sAthe che. tene putranI prasuti thavAnI taiyArI che. tyAre avinIte kahyuM ke AvuM kema jANyuM ? khAlI gappA mAre che. teNe kahyuM: ke meM jJAnathI jANyuM che. sAcA khoTAnI AgaLa jatAM khabara jarUra paDaze. gAmamAM pahoMcatAM ja teo sarovarane kAMThe rANIne rahevAno rAjamahela joyo. tenI pAse DAbI AMkhe kANI hAthINI paNa joI. eka dAsIe kathAnI yArI lAge pyArI * www.jainelibrar deg Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ putra janmanI vadhAmaNI rAjAne ApatAM sAMbhaLI. tyAre avinIte kahyuM : tAruM kahevuM barAbara che, pachI teo sarovarane kinAre beThA. tyAM koI vRddha strIe temane vidvAna jANI pUchyuM ke mAro putra dezAMtara gayelo che te jyAre pAcho Avaze ? te ja vakhate 3 tenA mAthA uparathI ghaDo paDI gayo. te joI avinIte kahyuM ke tAro putra marI gayo che. vinIte kahyuM ke he mAtA ! tame ghare jazo eTale putranuM mukha jozo. te sAMbhaLI DozI ghare gaI. putrane joI khUba rAjI thaI. putre mAtAnA pagamAM paDI praNAma karyA. DozIe pelA vinIta ziSyane potAnA putra dvArA ghaNuM dhana tathA vastra apAvyA. - avinIta ziSya manamAM duHkhI thato vicAravA lAgyo ke gurue mane barAbara bhaNAvyo nahIM. tethI guru pAse AvI temane namyA vagara akkaDa thaI ubho rahyo. jyAre vinIta ziSya gurunA caraNoMmAM mAMthuM mUkI praNAma karI ubho rahyo. avinIta ziSya gurune Thapako ApI kahyuM ke tame mane bhaNAvyo nahIM ane Ane bhaNAvyo. tethI te badhuM 6i36 thonI yAdI " lAge pyArI Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jANI zake che. tyAre gurue vinIta ziSyane pUchyuM : he vatsa ! te kevI rIte jANyuM ? te kahe. teNe kahyuM ke meM bArIkAIthI tapAsa karatAM hAthINInA pagalA jANyA. teNe jamaNI bAjunA velA khAdhA jANI te kANI che ema lAgyuM. hAthINI upara besI rAjA rANI vinA koNa jAya ? tathA teNIe utarI pezAba kareluM tema ja pagalAnA cihathI rANI jANI. vRkSa para lAgelA rAtA TukaDAne jANI te sadhavA lAgI. ne hAtha jamIna para paDelo joI garbhavatI jANI. page cAlatAM DAbo paga pahelo paDelo jANI tene putra thaze ema jANyuM. vaLI vRddha strIno ghaDo mAthA parathI paDI jatAM jyAMthI utpanna thayo tyAM ja mATImAM maLI gayo jANI teno putra Aje maLavo joIe. ema tenA pUchavAthI kahyuM te jANI guru khuza thayA. avinIta ziSyane kahyuM ke meM tamane baMnene sAthe ja abhyAsa karAvyo che, te vinayathI jJAna vaddhi karI zakyo che. ane tuM avinIta hovAthI jJAna vRddhi karI zakyo nathI. nI 15 6thAnI kyArI lA pyArI Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( baMdhanathI mukita ) AkhI ujajainInA loko Aje gAmanA pUrva daravAje ToLe vaLyA che. badhAnA moTA upara zoka ane kutuhalanI mizra lAgaNIo najare paDe che. brAhmaNonA vacano parathI zrI bhaktAmara stotrano mahimA jANavAnI IcchAvALA rAjA bhoje traNa divasanA upavAsa pachI doraDAnA sakhta baMdhanothI bAMdhI pANI vinAnA eka uMDA ane aMdhArA kUvAmAM devacaMda zeThane utAryA che. devacaMda zeTha hatA to vRddha paNa temanI dharma pratyenI zraddhA acala hatI. koI deva paNa temanI zraddhAne DagAvI zake tema na hato. Aje tevI ja AkarI kasoTI thaI rahI. hatI. aMdhArA kUvAmAM utAryA chatAMye devacaMda zeTha to zAMta hatA. temanuM dhyAna to zrI bhaktAmaranA zloka mAM hatuM. eka citte tenuM smaraNa karatAM hatA. pRthvI para dhIre-dhIre aMdhakAra chavAI rahyo hato, lokonA ToLA paNa ghara tarapha ravAnA thayA. devacaMda zeTha zrI bhakatAmaranA dhyAnamAM lIna banI gayA che. tyAM ja aMdhArA 138 krayAnI kaMyArI | lAge pyArI Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kUvAmAM ekadama prakAza phelAI gayo, eka komaLa avAja saMbhaLAyo. mAMga-mAMga zuM joIe che ! roDhe dhyAna pUrNa karyuM. uMcI najara karI to pratyakSa teja tejanA aMbAra sarakhI devIne nihALI. roThe AMkho baMdha karI to thoDIvAramAM temanA doraDAnA baMdhano tUTI gayA. aMdhakArane badale prakAza phelAI gayo, kUvAnA sAMkaDA taLIyAne badale vizALa suzobhita sthaLa banI gayuM. devI alaMkArothI roThanI kAyA viropa suzobhita banI gaI. Aje pathArImAM paDyA paDyA rAjA bhojane nidrA AvatI nathI. peTanI mahAvyAdhi utpanna thayo che. ghaNAM vaidyo hakImoe prayatno karyA chatAMya vyAdhi gamato nathI. rAta divasa rAjA pIDAya che. eka vRddha puruSe kahyuM : mahArAja! kadAca devacaMda zeThanA upacArathI Apano vyAdhi maTe ! rAjAe mANaso mokalyA. jAo, emanA baMdhano toDI nAMkho ane kUvAmAMthI bahAra kADhI turata ja mAnapUrvaka ahIM lAvo. rAjAnA hukamathI rAjAnA mANaso doDyA, moTA moTA doraDA lIdhA ane zeThane kathAnI ArI lAge pyAra 13. Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bahAra kADhavA koza jokyA. ane devacaMda zeThanA nAmano avAja ryo. thoDIvAre koInI paNa sahAya vinA AnaMdita cehare zeTha bahAra AvyA. potAnI jAte ja upara AvelA zeThane joIne loko navAI pAmyA. temanA zarIra uparanA alaMkAra joI loko harSanA pokAra karavA lAgyA. temanA duzmano paNa temanI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA. [ rAjAnI pAse jaIne zeThe namaskAra karyA. rAjA paNa A sthiti joI Azcarya pAmyo. jayAre teNe jANyuM ke A badho prabhAva zrI bhakatAmara stotrano che. tyAre tene khUba AnaMda thayo ane prazaMsA karI. I , zeThane potAnA vyAdhino upAya pUchayo. zaMde zrI bhaktAmaranA prathama be zlokonuM ja zuddha citte smaraNa karI, aMjalI bharI pANI chAMTyuM. rAjAno vyAdhi zAMta thayo. tenA be zlokono Avo mahimA che. to pachI AkhA stotrano to keTalo mahimA hovo joIe ! rAjAe temanI prazaMsA karI. zrI bhaktAmara stotrano abhyAsa zarU karyo. . jaina dharma pratye tene pritI thaI. jaina dharmano jayajayakAra thayo. 14n kathAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaMkala bhAre paDI na jemalo dhobI gAma AkhAnA kapaDAM dhae. eka vakhata madharAte joradAra tarAno bhasavAno avAja sAMbhaLI lAkaDI laI bahAra dhasI Avyo. joyuM to coro kapaDAnA gAMsaDA bharI laI javAnI taiyArImAM hatA. cora cora bUmo pADatAM coro bhAgI gayA. hajAro rUpiyAnA kapaDA corAtA rahI gayA. je malAe kahyuM : kharekhara kUtarAe mArI lAja rAkhI. nahIM to duniyAne moTuM batAvavuM bhAre thaI jAta. bIje divase kUtarAne peTa bharI miThAI khavaDAvI. A badhuM nATaka jemalAno gadheDo rAtathI joto hato. ene thayuM rAtanA ardhA kalAka bhaNIne kutarAe ATalI badhI miThAI meLavI. mAre paNa miThAI khAvI che. ema vicArI madharAte gadheDAe bhuM karavAnuM cAlu karI dIdhuM. jemalAnI AMkha mAMDa maLI hatI. tyAM gadheDAe hoMcI hoMcI karIne uMgha uDADI dIdhI. jemalo daMDo laIne bahAra Avyo, kasamaye bhasavA badala gadheDAne DhIbI nAkhyo. nakala karI paNa bhAre paDI. 141 kathAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yukrezvara pragaTa thayA ) ( vasaMtapuramAM kezavadatta nAme eka vaNika raheto hato. te bahu ja nirdhana ane adharmI hato. eka TaMkanuM bhojana karavAnA paNa sAMsA hatA. eka divasa koI prabhAvazALI mahAtmA eja nagaramAM padhAryA. gAma lokonI sAthe kezavadatta paNa munino upadA sAMbhaLavA gayo. muninA upadezathI kezavadattane dharma pratye zraddhA jAgI. muninA kahevAthI niraMtara te zrI bhaktAmara stotrano pATha karavA lAgyo. dhIre dhIre tenA gharamAMthI nirdhanatA ochI thavA lAgI. thoDA paisA bacAvI te paradezamAM vadhAre dhana kamAvA gayo. | eka divasa rastAmAM tene eka daMga maLI gayo. te Thaga cAlAka ane bolavAmAM mITho hato. teNe kezavadatta ne kahyuM ke jo bhAI ! huM paNa tArA jevo ja garIba chuM. ane paisA kamAvA nIkaLyo chuM paraMtu tapAsa karatAM mane eka kuvo maiyo che. temAM eka prakArano evo rasa che ke jo loDhA u para te rasa chAMTIe to saunuM thaI jAya. mATe ja 142 6thAnI kayArI lA) pyArI Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tame e kuvAmAM utarIne A tuMbaDI rasadhI bharI Avo to ApaNA baMnenuM dAridra dUra thAya, kaMganA lAlacabharyA vacano sAMbhaLIne kezavadatta kUvAmAM utaravA taiyAra thayo. keDa eka doraDuM bAMdhyuM ane eka cheDo ThaganA hAthamAM Apyo. dhIme dhIme doraDAnI madadathI teNe nIce utarI rasathI tuMbaDuM bharI lIdhuM. pachI Thage doraDuM khecyuM. kezavadatta lagabhaga upara AvI gayo. eTale Thage kahyuM ke tuM mane tuMbaDuM Apa pachI tane upara kheMcI lauM. kAraNa ke tuMbaDImAMthI rasa DhoLAI jAya to pharI mahenata karavI paDe. | bhoLo kezavadatta ThaganI luccAI samajyo nahIM ane tuMbaDuM ThaganA hAthamAM ApyuM. eTale Thage doraDuM choDI dIdhuM. bicAro kezavadatta sIdho phUvAnA taLIye jaI paDyo. sIdho paDavAthI bahu vAgyuM nahi. paraMtu muMjhAvA lAgyo. aneka deva-devIone potAnA duHkhamAMthI mukata karavA prArthanA karavA lAgyo. tyAM ja tene bhaktAmaranuM maraNa yAda AvyuM ane tenA 8-9 mAM lokanuM ciMtavana karavA lAgyo. eka citte ArAdhana karatAM kathAnI pyArI | lAge pyArI 143 Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAkSAt cakrezvarI devI pragaTa thayA. ane tene 'kUvAmAMthI bahAra kADhyo. tenuM dAridra dUra karavA aneka ratno ApI tene sahI salAmata vasaMtapura pahoMcADyo. 144 saMbaMdha janma, maraNa, vevizALa, lagna vagerenI kriyA karAvanAra eka goranA gharanI barAbara bAjumAM eka gadheDo marI gayo. gore myunisipAliTInI ophise phona karI jaNAvyuM ke huM gaurIzaMkara gora boluM chuM. mArA gharanI bAjumAM eka gadheDo marI gayo che. to tenA zabanI vyavasthA karo, phona upADanAra koI marakaro hato. teNe tarataja javAba Apyo ke maranAranI uttara kriyA to Apa karo cho. to pachI enA samAcAra ahIM zuM kAma Apo cho ? tenI je vidhi karavAnI hoya te Apa kharAkhara karI lo. gore vaLato javAba Apyo ke e to huM patAvI daIza. paraMtu maranAranA sagA saMbaMdhIone samAcAra to ApavA ja paDe ne ! eTale ja meM tamane phona karyo che. kathAnI nyArI lAge pyArI Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - ( fpAtha dU2 thayo ) caMpA nagarImAM dharasena nAme eka rAjA hato. te khUbaja dayAvAna ane nItivAna hato. tene guNacaMdra nAme eka pradhAna hato. te paNa bahu ja guNavAna ane nyAyI hovAthI rAjA-prajA baMnene priya hato. eka vakhata acAnaka rAjA dhUrasenane , koI kAraNasara eka pizAca vaLagyo. tethI rAjA lagabhaga bebhAna rahevA lAgyo. ane kyAreka te ayogya kAma paNa karI besato. A pizAcane kADhavA maMtrIe ghaNA upAyo karyA. paNa pizAca nikaLyo nahi. rAjA tathA maMtrI khUba muMjhAvA lAgyA.... evAmAM eka vakhata te nagarImAM eka muni padhAryA. sau temano upadeza sAMbhaLavA gayA. lokoe maMtrIne kahyuM ke jo A munine vinaMtI karavAmAM Ave to teo jarUra rAjAne vaLagelA pizAcane kADhI zake. maMtrIe tarata ja muni pAse jaIne vinaMtI karI ke Apa A rAjAno pizAca dUra karazo to jaina dharmano mahimA vadhaze. mATe Apa ATalI kRpA karo.... maMtrInA 14pa 6thAnI yAdI lAge pyArI Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vacano sAMbhaLI A kArya pariNAme phaladAyaka che ema jANI munie temane bIjA divase AvavAnuM kahyuM. | rAtre munie zrI bhaktAmara stotranA 15mA zlokanI ArAdhanA vaDe zAsana devIne bolAvI ane rAjAnA A duHkhano upAya pUchayo. tyAre devIe kahyuM ke A ja 15mAM zlokanuM ciMtavana karI A rAkhanI capaTIthI rAjAnA kapALamAM cAMdalo karajo eTale rAjA te duHkhathI mukata thaze. ' bIje divase rAjA-maMtrI vagere nagarajano sau muni pAse AvyA. munie rAkhanIM capaTI bharI 15mA zlokanuM ciMtavana karI rAjAnA kapALamAM tilaka karyuM ke tarata ja rAjAne zAMti thaI gaI. rAjAe harSavibhora banIne jaina dharmanI khUba ja prazaMsA karI. A camatkArathI nagarajano Azcarya pAmyA. rAjA prajA saune jainadharma upara zraddhA thaI. sau munine vaMdana karI nagaramAM pAchA pharyA. kahevuM saune game che, paNa sAMbhaLavuM) koIne gAmatuM nathI. kaDaka zabdo bolavA (Ame che paNa sAMbhaLavavA gamatAM nathI.)) 146 kathAnI yArI | lApo pyArI Far Private & Personal Use Only Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAdamAM vijaya - kuMdanapuranA rAjA devadharanI sabhAmAM Aje boddha muni ane jaina muni vAda vivAda karavAnA che. A vAta sAMbhaLI ghaNA loko rAjasabhAmAM bhegA thayA che. samaya thatAM rAjA Avyo. sabhAjanonA praNAma jilato- che, jhilato te potAnA siMhAsana upara beTho. | A tarapha bauddha muni zrI prajJAkara ane jaina muni zrI matisAgara paNa rAjAnI AjJA thatAM zAstrArtha karavA taiyAra thayA. tyAre zrI matisAgare prathama ekacitte zrI bhaktAmara stotra nA 22mA zlokanuM citaMvana karI devanA AzIrvAda meLavyAM. pachI zrI prajJAkara sAthe vAdavivAda zarU karyo. temAM bauddhamatanA ekAMtavAda ne ghaNI dalIlo vaDa toDIne jaina dharmanA anekAntavAdane siddha karyo. AthI rAjA vagere sau khuza thayA. ane jaina dharmanI zreSThatA svIkArI. nuM potAnuM apamAna thavAthI zaramAyelA bauddha muni zrI prajJAkara tyAMthI cAlyA gayA. ane A apamAnanuM vera levA te upAya zodhavA lAgyA. paraMtu tevAmAM te acAnaka 143 kathAnI yAdI | lAkho pyArI Education International Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ja mRtyu pAmyA ane yakSapaNe utpanna thayA. ane te yakSa rAjA devadharane aneka camatkAro dekhADI potAnI pUjA karAvavA lAgyo. 1 vaLI nagaramAM badhA jainone herAna karavA lAgyo. ghaNA divase e ja zrI matisAgara muni pAcho kuMdanapuramAM AvI pahoMcyA. nagaranA jainoe yakSa taraphathI thatI 3 herAnagati munine kahI saMbhaLAvI.. ( tethI zrI matisAgara munie 2 2 mA lokanuM smaraNa karyuM. yakSanA maMdire jaI yakSanI pratimA sAme paga karIne sUI gayA. AthI yakSa ghaNo ja kopAyamAna thaI aneka prakAranA bhayo batAvavA lAgyo. paNe zrI matisAgara muni jarAya paNa DaryA nahIM aMte thAkIne yakSe rAjAne kahyuM : | he rAjana ! je devanI tame pUjA karo cho, jenAthI tame sukhI cho te devanI eka jaina muni avagaNanA kare te ThIka nathI. rAjA A sAMbhaLI ekadama roSe bharAyo. ane te munine pakaDI lAvavA tarata ja mANaso mokalyA. - ghaNAM mANaso pakaDavA jAya che. paraMtu janArA AMdhaLA thaI javAthI munine kathAnI yAdI lAge pyArI Jain Education is national Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pakaDI zakatA nathI. AthI teo cAre bAju phaTakA mAravA mAMDyA. paMratu te phaTakA munine lAgavAne badale rAjAnI pITha upara lAgavA mAMDyA. tethI rAjA bUmAbUma karavA lAgyo. ane bIjA mANasone mokalIne munine mAra mAratA baMdha karAvyA. rAjA A camatkArathI muninA darzana mATe ghaNAM loko sAthe yakSanA maMdire gayo. ane zrI matisAgaranA caraNomAM namI paDyo. tyAre matisAgare zAstrArtha vakhate thayela hArane yAda karIne pahelAnuM vara levA zrI prajJAkara kevI rIte yakSa thaI lokone herAna kare che te kahI batAvyuM. AthI rAjA ghaNo navAI pAmyo. ane jaina dharma svIkArI yakSa maMdiranA badale 'jina caitya baMdhAvI bhakti pUrvaka sevA-pUjA karavA lAgyo. caturvidha saMgha e mahAna tIrtha che. mATe ja A tIrthana tIrthakaro paNa namaskAra kare che. tIrthakaroe AparAne jJAna, darzana, cAritrano sarvazreSTha mArga (cIMdhyo che. 6thAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaMta2 bALA gAyo) vasaMta Rtu hatI. upavanamAM Aje sUryapura nagarano rAjA ajitasiMha potAnI paTTarANIo sahita vasaMta utsava ujavavA Avyo hato. rANIo to AvA mIThA AnaMdane anubhavavA upavanamAM cAre tarapha pharatI ane managamatA phUlo cuMTatI. tevAmAM temanI najare eka patthara Avyo. tenA upara siMdUra ane tela caDhAveluM hatuM. telanI cikAsathI Akho patthara gaMdo dekhAto hato. eTale eka rANIne sUga caDhI ane tenA upara ghUMkI. thoDIvAre bIjI rANIo paNa ghUMkI. paraMtu ekAeka A zuM ! ( badhI rANIo goLa-goLa pharavA lAgI. hasatI jAya, cALA karatI jAya ne gAtI jAya. pharatI baMdha ja na thAya. khUba pharyA pachI gAMDAnI jema doDavA lAgI. rAjAmaMtrIoe A joyuM. temane lAgyuM ke teo AnaMda karatAM haze. paNa jyAre maryAdA paNa sacavAvA na lAgI tyAre lAgyuM ke nakakI kaMIka vaLagADa vaLagyo lAge che. kharekhara hatuM paNa tema ja. 6 5d kathAnI dayArI lAge pyArI Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ je patthara para te thUMkI hatI. te pattharamAM eka vyaMtarano vAsa hato. eTale te rANIone vaLagyo hato. dha cAre tarapha AnaMda hato. tyAM bhaMgANa paDyuM. sau ciMtAmAM paDyA. tarata ja maMtrataMtranA jANanArAone bolAvyA. khUba dhUpadhumADA karyA, aneka prakAranA maMtronA jApa karyA, bhuvAo dhUNavA lAgyA. paNa vyaMtara jarAye zAMta na thayo. eTale rAjA muMjhAyo. have zuM upAya karavo ! na te vakhate acAnaka zrI zAMtikIrti muni vihAra karatAM potAnA ziSyo sAthe sUryapuramAM padhAryA. teo A upavana pAsethI pasAra thatAM, thAka lAgavAthI eka jhADa nIce ArAma karavA beThA. tyAM ja rAjAnA mANasoe zrI zAMtikIrti munine joyA. ane kadAca A muni paNa upacAra jANatA haze. ema dhArIne teo rAjA pAse jaI munio padhAryAnI vAta karI. ApanI AjJA hoya to teone vinaMtI karIe. rAjA pote mANaso sAthe zrI zAMtikIrti muni pAse Avyo. vaMdana karI potAnI muzkelIo jaNAvI. munie kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI 151 Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariNAme lAbha jANI. tyAM ja zAMta citte zrI bhakatAmaranA 24- 25 zlokonuM maraNa karI eka loTo pANI e be zloko vaDe maMtrI Apyo. rAjAe maMtreluM pANI rANIo upara chAMTyuM. vaLagelo vyaMtara cIsa pADI nAsI gayo. rAjA A camatkArathI khUba navAI 3 pAmyo. teNe jaina dharmano svIkAra karyo ane zrI zAMtikIrti muni pAsethI zrI bhaktAmara stotrano vidhipUrvaka abhyAsa karyo. sau AnaMdathI pAchA nagaramAM AvyA. satsaMga AkAzamAMthI paDeluM varasAdanA pANInuM TIpuM sarovaramAM paDatAM mIThuM banI jAya che, sAgaramAM paDatAM khAru banI jAya che. gaMgA nadImAM paDatAM pavitra banI jAya che. khAbocIyAmAM paStAM vAMdu banI jAya che ane kALuM mAchalInA peTamAM jatAM motI banI jAya che. | tema mAnavI jevo saMga kare tevo ja tene raMga lAge che. mATe haMmezA satsaMga karavo joIe. para 6thAnI yAdI | lApo pyArI Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ roga nAza pAmyo dhArA nagarIno rAjA vijayapAla nyAyI ane udAra hato. tene rUpakumArI nAme eka svarUpavAna kuMvarI hatI. ekanI eka putrI hovAthI te khUba lADamAM ucharelI. tethI kuMvarI abhimAnI banI gaI hatI, potAnA karatAM saune halakA gaNatI ane tiraskAra karatI. | eka vakhata te potAnI sakhIo sAthe nagara bahAranA udyAnamAM pharavA gaI. tyAM dhyAna munine joI mazkarI karI, bolavA lAgI ke he sakhI ! A muni to kevo gaMdo che kadI nahAto-dhoto nathI lAgato. zarIra para keTalo mela jAmelo che. tenuM zarIra purA vastrathI DhAMkeluM paNa nathI. manuSyanA rUpamAM pazu lAge che. mane to sUga caDhe che. mATe ahIMthI jatAM rahIe. jatAM jatAM khUba patthara -kAMkarA-dhULathI muninA zarIne DhAMkI dIdhuM. ghare pahoMcatAnI sAthe ja rUpakumArInuM zarIra beDoLa thaI gayuM, AMkho uDI pesI gaI, hoTha maraDAI gayA, nAka besI gayuM. kathAnI pyArI lAge pyArI 1 53 Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ e rIte AkhA zarIranuM svarUpa badalAI gaya. no rAjA rANI A joI navAI pAmyA. ane putrIne vAraMvAra pUchavA lAgyA ke te koI deva-devInA sthAnanI athavA koI mahApuruSanI avagaNanA karI che ? kuMvarI to bhayane lIdhe kAMI bolI zakI nahIM. paraMtu dAsIe kahyuM ke he mahArAja ! ame Aje ughAnamAM pharavA gayA hatAM, tyAM dhyAnastha rahelA eka muninuM apamAna karyuM hatuM, e sIvAya koI deva-devInA sthAne gayA nathI. rAjA A sAMbhaLI bolyo ke pavitra munine satAvavAnuM ja A phaLa che, mATe cAlo jaladI muni pAse jaI ApaNAM aparAdhanI mAphI mAMgIe. 1 thoDIvAre rAjA, rANI, rUpakumArI sau loko ughAnamAM AvI pahoMcyAM, tyAM munine dhyAnamAM rahelAM joyA. muninI AsapAsa pattharo ane dhULanAM DhagalA joI rAjA raDI paDyo. pattharo vagere dUra karyA. munie dhyAna pUrNa karyuM. huM varIe muninI khUba kSamA mAMgI. rAjA-rANI sau munine khamAvavA lAgyA. 1 54 6thAnI yArI. lAge pyArI Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ munie zAMta citte rAjAne kahyuM H AmAM koIno doSa nathI. karelA karmo saune bhogavavA ja paDe che, paNa pracaMDa pApanA phaLa to tarata ja bhogavavA paDe che. mATe dharmanuM ja eka zaraNa svIkAravuM e ja eka zreSTha upAya ( rUpakumArInI vyAdhi maTADavA rAjAe munine vinaMtI karI. munie zrI bhaktAmara stotranI 28- 29mI gAthAnuM zuddha bhAve -maraNa karyuM. tyAra bAda rAjA-rANIne samajAvatAM kahyuM ke be kalokanuM vidhipUrvakanuM ArAdhana batAvI traNa divasa temanA deha para pANI chAMTazo to A vyAdhI dUra thaze, ema kahI muni to pharI dhyAnamAM lIna banI gayA. | rAjAe e pramANe traNa divasa ArAdhanA vaMDa ra5ku mArIno roga maTADyo. AthI ghaNA loko A zrI bhaktAmara stotranuM ArAdhana karavA lAgyA. rAjA rANI paNa - surata jaina dharmI banI gayA. navapadanuM dhyAna karavA mATe ApaNAM dayakamaLa jevuM komaLa ane nirmaLa hovuM joIe. 1 55 kathAnI yArI lAge pyArI Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baLatarIyo tAva I gaMgA nadInA kinAre pAMtalapuranuM nAnuM rAjaya hatuM. tyAMnA rAjA bhImasena dayALu ane prajAne sukha ApanAro hato. prajA paNa rAjA pratye khUba prema rAkhatI hatI. rAjAno vaibhava ghaNo hato, paNa tenA zarIramAM eka prakArano dAhajavara (baLatarIyo tAva) utpanna thavAthI e bahu ja pIDA pAmato hato. tethI rAjyano vaibhava paNa tene kaMTALA rUpa thaI paDyo hato. ghaNA vaidyo hakImonA upacAro karyA chatAM rAjAno dAhajavara koI maTADI zakayuM nahIM. tethI kaMTALelo rAjA maravA mATe taiyAra thayo. ghaNA lokoe samajAvavA chatAM rAjAe haTha choDI nahIM, tyAre gAma bahAra eka moTI ciMtA taiyAra karAvI rAjA tyAM AvI pahoMcyo. eka tarapha bhaDa bhaDa agni saLage che. lAkho nagaravAsIo codhAra AMsue raDe che, rAjA cittAmAM kUdI paDavAnI taiyArI kare che. tevAmAM ghaNe dUrathI vihAra karatAM jaina muni tyAM AvI pahoMcyA, ane kahevA lAgyAH " he rAjana ! evI rIte maravAthI bIjA 6thAnI yAdI | lApo pyArI Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aneka bhavo paNa duHkhamAM ja bhogavavA paDe che. mATe AvuM akArya karavuM yogya nathI. muninA pavitra vacanothI rAjAe ApaghAta karavAnuM baMdha rAkhyuM ane muninA caraNomAM paDI atyaMta vedanAthI raDavA lAgyo. | munie lAbhanuM kAraNa jANI rAjAne zrI bhaktAmara stotranA 34-35 e be zloko vaDe maMtreluM pANI chAMTyuM, tethI rAjAne zAMti 80 thaI. pachI AnaMdathI rAjA-munirAja tathA nagaravAsIo gAmamAM AvyA. | munie rAjAne pharI maMtrelu pANI chAMTyuM. pahelA karatAM rAjAne khUba zAMti thaI. munie rAjAne potAnI pAse traNa vakhata AvavAnuM kahyuM. rAjA paNa divasamAM traNa vakhata javA lAgyo. traNa divasa maMtreluM pANI chAMTavAthI rAjAno dAha javara nAza pAmyo. AthI rAjA bAra vrata svIkArI sAco jaina banyo, ane aneka lokoe paNa jaina dharmano svIkAra karyo. eka vakhata rAjA mahelanI agAzImAM beTho che. saMdhyA pUra bahAramAM khIlI che, ane thoDI ja vAramAM saMdhyA aMdhakAramAM phelAI gaI. A joI rAjAne vairAgya thayo, kathAnI yAdI lAge pyArI Jainlucation International Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke kharekhara A jIvana paNa saMdhyAnA raMga jevuM kSaNika che, to zA mATe teno upayoga na karI levo ! ema vicArI potAnA putrane rAjaya soMpI rAjAe cAritra aMgIkAra karyuM. PSAvAlanI jema vartI tarUNa ane arUNa nAmanA be vidyArthIo jhaghaDatA prinsIpAla pAse pahoMcyA. tarUNe phariyAda karI ke sAheba : A arUNe mane gALa ApI. arUNe kahyuM: sAheba , tarUNe mane gALa ApI. | prinsIpAla sAhaba zANA ane samaju hatA. temaNe te bannene pUchayuM : batAvo. e gALa tamane kaI jagyAe vAgI ? banne vidyArthIo zaramAI gayA. temanI saMmajane sthira karavA mATe temaNe bannene kahyuM : divAla upara phekelo daDo pheMkanAra tarapha pAcho vaLe che. tema koI tamane apazabdo kahe tyAre jo tame divAlanI jema varte to apazabdo te bolanAra tarapha pAchA pharIne tenA pastAvAnuM kAraNa bane che. apazabda ' jIravavA jeTalI paNa sahiSNutA nahi keLavIe to jIvana hArI jaIzuM. 158 kathAnI yArI lApo pyArI Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baMdho tUTI gayA ghaNAM vakhatathI dilhIno bAdazAha ajamera jItavA prayatna karato hato. paraMtu eno killo khUba majabuta hovAthI ane tyAMno rAjA narapALa khUbaja sAvadhAna hovAthI temAM te phAvI zakato na hato. ajamerathI thoDe dUra AvelA , palAzapuramAM paNa narapALano putra raNadhIra rAjaya calAvato hato. te paNa lAga joIne vAraMvAra ajamera para caDI Avato, ane bAdazAhanA lazkarane herAna karavAnuM cUkato nahIM, eTale bAdazAhe khIjAIne ekavAra palAzapUra upara caDhAI karI, ane tyAMno killo toDI, raNadhIrane keda pakaDI dilhI laI gayo. kedakhAnAmAM loDhAnI beDIo paherAvI raNadhIrane bAdazAha khUba ja duHkha Apato. paraMtu raNadhIra bahu ja dharma saMskArI ane jaina dharmamAM anurAgavALo hovAthI potAnA guru e zIkhavelA zrI bhaktAmara stotranuM niraMtara ArAdhana karato. duHkhanA samaye dharma e ja eka AlaMbana hovAthI raNadhIra 15E kathAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Jairylucation International Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paNa zraddhApUrvaka gurue batAvyA pramANe stotra pATha karavA lAgyo. temAM khAsa karIne 42mA zlokanuM ArAdhana karavAthI kAcA sUtaranA tAMtaNAnI jema beDInA badhA baMdhano tUTI gayA ane raNadhIra chUTo thaI gayo. . jayAre bAdazAhe A jANyuM tyAre koI paheregIre sahAya karI haze. ema samajIne pharI tene sakhata beDIonA baMdhanomAM nAkhyo ane vizvAsu paheregIrone mUkyA. Ama thayA pachI paNa pharIvAra raNadhIre ananya zraddhAthI prabhu bhakita karavA mAMDI. ane 4 2 mA zlokanA ArAdhananI sAthe ja beDIonA sakhata baMdhano tUTI gayA. te bAdazAha sAme khaDo thayo. bAdazAhane thayuM ke A koI camatkArI puruSa lAge che. eTale tene khUba sanmAnapUrvaka uttama vastro alaMkAro ApI palAzapura pAcho mokalyo. palAzapuranA lokoe paNa mAna sahita AvatA rAjAne joI zaheramAM AnaMda utsava ujavyo. jayAre tenA pitAe A vAta jANI tyAre to e bahu ja khuza thayA. bAdazAha paNa tyArathI ajamera upara caDhAI karavAnuM bhUlI gayo. 9E 6thAnI yArI lAge pyArI Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aghAyatAM kumAra ) samrA azokano eka lADakavAyo putra hato kuNAla. e nAno hato tyAre ja enI mAtA marI gaI hatI. je sAvakI mAtA hatI tene to A kuNAla dITho ya gamato na hato. game tema karIne kuNAlane mArI nAMkhavAnI taka te zodhatI hatI. samrATu azokane A vAtanI gaMdha AvI gaI eTale teNe kuNAlane takSazilAmAM mokalI dIdho. tenI sAthe kuzaLa maMtrIone mokalI dIdhA. tyAM kuNAla moTo thAya che. eka divasanI vAta che. kuNAlanI kuzaLatAnA samAcAra laIne takSazIlAthI eka dUta samATa azoka pAse Avyo. kuNAlanI 'badhI vAte kuzaLatA jANIne samrATa azokane AnaMda thayo. samATe kuNAla para patra lakhAvyo. temAM maMtrIone bhalAmaNa karatuM eka vAkya saMskRta bhASAmAM lakhAyuM. ''sadhIvatAM HIR:'' jeno artha hato tame kumArane sArI rIte bhaNAvajo. pelI sAvakI mAtAne A patanA samAcAra maLI gayA. teNe game te rIte 1 ER kathAnI kyArI | lAge pyArI Jail Education International Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ patra meLavI laIne 'a' upara mIMDuM caDAvI dIdhuM. AthI vAkya A rIte banI gayuM ''saMdhIyatAM jmAra:'' teno artha sAva badalAI gayo. kumArane AMdhaLo karI nAMkhajo. kRta dvArA patra kuNAla pAse pahoMcyo. te vAMcatA ja pitAnI AjJAnuM pAlana karavA teNe dhagadhagatA be socA maMgAvyA. maMtrIo ne kahyuM : pitAjInI AjJA che ke mArI be AMkho phoDI nAMkhIne mane AMdhaLo karavo, A AjJAnu pAlana karo. jayAre maMtrIoe pharIthI tapAsavAno Agraha karyo. tyAre kuNAle sApha nA pADI dIdhI ane potAnI jAte ja hAthamAM garama karelA dhagadhagatA soyA bhoMkI daIne baMne AMkho phoDI nAMkhI. 16 ra puNyanA udaye sukha maLe che, ane pApanA udayathI duHkha maLe che. A mAnyatA adhUrI che. puNyanA udaye sukhanI sAmagrI maLe paNa sukha na maLe. pApanA udaye pApa karavAnA nimitto maLe, du:khanA nimitto maLe paNaduHkha nathI maLatuM. sukhakaSAyonI muktithI maLe che. duHkha kaSAyothI maLe che. kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( SIkaTa2 baeNkeTa videzanI dharatI para thaI gayelA DaoNkaTara brekeTanI A vAta che. DaoN. brekeTa nAmAMkita hatA. teo yuvAna hatA te vakhate eka pariNIta yuvatI komavela temanA paricayamAM AvI ane baMne vacce prema thayo. baMnee paraNI javAno nirNaya karyo. paraNavAnA divasonI, vAra che. avAra navAra baMne maLatA rahe che. | eka divasa rAtrIno samaya che. kumArI komala DaoN. brekeTanA ghare pahoMcI gaI. rAtre daza vAge baMnenI vacce vAto cAle che. eTalAmAM DaoN.nA bAraNe ghaMTaDI vAge che. brekeTa tarata ja bAraNuM khole che ane jue che to sAme eka garIba cIMtharehAla habasI bAI ubhI che ! | DaoN.nA pagamAM paDIne kahe che sAheba! jaladI mArI sAthe cAlo. mArA dIkarAne bacAvI lo. mAro ekano eka dIkaro che. gaMbhIra bImArImAM paDyo che. atyAre sAravAra nahIM maLe to kadAca marI jaze. e mArA jIvanano AdhAra che. A5 kapA karI jaladI padhAro. A garIba upara dayA karo. 16 3 fthAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A sAMbhaLIne DaoN. brekeTa aMdara jAya che ne kumArI komalane kahe che ke eka ThekANe javAnuM che tyAM jaIne AvuM chuM. tAre besavuM hoya to besa. nahi to ApaNe kAle maLIzuM. atyAre eka garIba mAno dIkaro bimAra paDyo che. mAre javuM joIe. 3 kumArI komalane AghAta lAgyo. e kahe che : AvA to keTalAya Avaze ane jaze. mArA premanI to koI kiMmata ja nathI ! huM tamane keTalA mahine keTalA premathI maLavA AvI chuM. eka habasaNa bAIne khAtara mane tarachoDIne cAlyA jazo ! DaoNkaTara brekeTe javAba Apyo ke tAro premanuM apamAna karavAnI A vAta nathI. paNa eka mAtAnA hRdayamAM beThelA vAtsalyanuM samAna karavAno A prasaMga che, tArA premanuM mUlyAMkana huM jarUra karI zakuM chuM. paNa eka mAtAnA hRdayanA vAtsalyanuM apamAna karavuM mAre mATe muzkela che. ATaluM jhIne DaL turata ja garIbabAI sAthe tene ghare jaIne enA putrane sAravAra Ape che: bALakanI sthiti kharekhara gaMbhIra hatI. chokaro bebhAna che. mAnA manamAM kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAre ciMtA che. DaoN. kahe : have tame ciMtA nA karazo. jayAM sudhI tamAro bALaka AMkha nahIM khole tyAM sudhI huM besIza. DaoN. AkhI rAta tyAM besI satata sAravAra ApatA rahyA. savAra paDI. chokarAe AMkha kholI. pachI ja DaoN. potAnA ghare pAchA gayA. savAre kromavelano phona Ave che. C e gussAmAM khole che, ke ApaNe lagnano vicAra karyo hato. paNa tamArA jevA kadarahIna mANasane huM mArI jIMdagI soMpavA nathI mAMgatI. me tamArI sAthe paraNavAno vicAra mAMDI vALyo che, tame game te rasto laI zako cho. DaoN. brekeTe javAba Apyo ke tAre zuM karavuM te mATe tuM svataMtra che. huM tane baMdhanamAM rAkhavA mAMgato nathI. mAre DaoN. tarIkenA mArA kartavyanuM pAlana karavAnuM che. mAre samAjanI sevA karavI ja joIe. huM tArI khAtara samAjasevAnA dharmane choDI zakuM tema nathI. tuM game tenI sAthe paraNI zake che. mArA taraphathI tuM mukta che. A ghaTanA pachI DaoN brekeTe paraNavAno thAnI nyArI lAge pyArI 16 ma Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1E E vicAra ja mAMDI vALyo. mAre ekanA banIne sarvanA maTI javuM nathI, paraNIne huM ekano banI jAuM. tenA badale apariNIta rahIne sarvano banI rahuM.e ja mArA mATe yogya che. ane DaoN. brekeTe apariNIta rahevAno saMkalpa karI lIdho. jIMdagInA aMta sudhI teo garIbonI sevA karatA rahyA. sittera varSanI uMmare jayAre temanuM mRtyu thayuM tyAre AkhuM zahera smazAna yAtrAmAM joDAyuM. emanA samAdhisthAne suMdara kabara banAvAmAM AvI. e samAdhi sthAna para suMdara suvAkya mukavAno saune manamAM vicAra Avyo. evuM kayuM suvAkya mUkavuM? emAM sau muMjhAI gayA. e daramyAna vaLI eka ghaTanA bane che, pelo habasI chokaro jenuM jIvana ane prANa A DaoNkTare bacAvyA hatA. e chokaro varSo vItI javAne lIdhe prauDha thaI gayo hato. DaoN. brekeTanA mRtyu pachI eka divasa e chokaro rastA parathI pasAra thaI rahyo hato. tyAre rastA para lAgelA aneka borDo paikInA eka borDa para enI najara paDI. eka bahumALI bilDIMganA uparanA kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ majhale DaoN. nuM davAkhAnu cAlatuM hatuM. enA bhoMyataLIye borDa mAreluM hatuM ke "DaoN. brekeTanuM davAkhAnuM upara che.' pelo habasI to A borDa joI khUba ja khuza thaI gayo. enA manamAM eka jhabakAro thayo. eNe peluM pATIyuM nIce utArI lIdhuM, e laIne doDyo, ne jayAM DaoN. brekeTanI kabara hatI tyAM AgaLa jaIne mUkI dIdhuM. have da DaoN. bekeTanI kabara upara A vAkya lakheluM che. DaoN. brekeTanuM davAkhAnuM upara che. eTale ke A mAnava mRtyu pachI upara svargamAM ja gayo hoya. e nIce na jaI zake..... saphaLatAnA be sopAna prema ane prasannatI sukhazAMti mATe traNa sopAna uda(ratA-viza//LatA saMbhIratA pAMca mahAsattA kALa-karma- niyari bhAya- puruSArtha zraNane yAda rAkho krodha ane abhimAna na karavuM. koI sAthe jhaghaDo na karavo. koInuM apamAna na karavuM. 1 6 ka 6thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Jal Education International Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( dhadeva ma6i 'mRtikAvatI nagarImAM jItArI rAjA rAjaya karato hato. tyAM sudatta nAme zeThane dhana ane dharaNa nAme be putro hatA. dhana uttama guNothI yaza pAmyo. jyAre dharaNa nirdayI, krUra ane IrSyALu hovAthI apayaza > pAmyo. tethI dhanane mArI nAMkhavAnuM nakkI karI, kahevA lAgyo ke atyAra sudhI pitAnA dravyathI ApaNe sukha bhogavIe chIe. paNa jAte kamAvavA paradeza jaI ApaNA bhAgyanI parIkSA karIe. baMne bhAIoe mAtA pitAnI AjJA laI paradeza mATe prayANa karyuM. mArgamAM dharaNe dhanane pUchayuM : saMsAramAM sukha dharmathI maLe ke pApathI ! dhane kahyuM : sukha dharmathI ja maLe. tyAre dharaNe kahyuM ke pApathI ja sukha maLe... ' lokone puchatAM jo mArI vAta sAcI Thare to huM tArA baMne netro kADhI laIza. ane jo tArI vAta sAcI Thare to tuM mArA baMne netro kADhI leje. A pramANe zarata karI baMne AgaLa vadhyA. tyAM koI dharaNa 15 kathAnI jyArI lAge pyArI Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jevo ajJAnI nAstika maLatA tene pUchayuM ke prANIone je kAMI sukha maLe che te dharmathI ke adharmathI ? nAstike kahyuM ke dharma to bhoLA lokone ThagavAno prapaMca che. adharmathI ja sukha thAya che. A sAMbhaLI dharaNe zarata pramANe dhananA baMne netro kADhI lIdhA. AgaLa jatA jaMgalamAM dhanane mUkI dharaNa chAnomAno che ghare Avyo ne mAtA pitAne kahevA lAgyo ke jaMgalamAM ame sUtA hatA tyAM vAghe dhanane phADI khAdho. huM bhayathI trAsI tenI najara cukavI mahAmukelIe ahIM Avyo chuM. [ A sAMbhaLI dhananA mAtA pitA tathA tenI patni rUdana karavA lAgyA. dharaNa bahArathI duHkhI ane aMdarathI AnaMda pAmato hato. puNyAtmA dhanane vanadevatAe divyAMjana ApI tenA netro nirmaLa banAvyA. ane tene vanadevatAe kahyuM : A divyAMjanathI tuM bIjAnA netro paNa sArA banAvI zakIza. dhanakumAra tyAMthI subhaddhapura nagare Avyo. tyAM araviMda rAjAnI putrI prabhAvatI karma saMyoge aMdha banI hatI. rAjAe paDaha vagaDAvyo ke je koI mArI putrIne dekhatI kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI 16 : Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjAe harSa pAmI putrI paraNAvI ne kanyAdAnamAM ardhuM rAjaya ApyuM. A vAtanI khabara mAtA pitAne maLatAM teo harSa pAmyA. paNa dharaNa vicAravA lAgyo 3 ke have paNa koI upAye tene mArI ja nAMkhuM. to ja mane zAMti maLe. tethI mAtA pitAne kahyuM ke huM bhAIne maLavA jAuM chuM. AjJA maLatA te mAravAnA IrAde dhanadeva pAse Avyo. 170 karaze tene putrI tathA ardhuM rAjaya ApIza. dhanakumA2e paDaha jhIlIne rAjakumArIne divyAMjanathI dekhatI karI. dhanadeve pUrvanI vAta bhUlI jaI tenuM tathA mAtA pitAnuM kurALa pUchyuM. dharaNe kahyuM badhA kuzaLa che, paNa tArA vinA mane cena na paDyuM tethI maLavA Avyo chuM. pachI baMne sukhe rahevA lAgyA. eka vakhate dharaNe ajAne ekAntamAM kahyuM ke tame jene jamAI banAvyo che te to jAtano caMDALa che. kAcA kAnano rAjA sAcuM mAnI jallAdo pAse gupta rIte madhyarAtrIe tene bolAvyo. rAjAnA kholAvavAthI dhanadeva javA taiyAra thayo. tyAre dharaNe kahyuM : mane rAjA pAse javA de. tethI dharaNa rAjA pAse kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gayo ke tarata ja saMketa mujaba jallAdoe tene mArI nAMkhyo. ati ugra pApanA yoge marIne te sAtamI narake gayo. pachI dhanadevane rAjA pAsethI sarva vRttAMta jANavA maLe che. te jANIne tene vairAgya utpanna thayo. tethI teNe mAtA pitAne teDAvI zrI bhuvanaprabha muni pAse cAritra lIdhuM. dvAdazAMgI bhaNIne guru sAthe vihAra karavA lAgyA. gurunA mukhethI vinayano mahimA sAMbhaLI dhanadeva munie gurnAdi paMca parameSTIno vinaya karavAno abhigraha lIdho. anukrame vihAra karatAM sAketapuranA udyAnamAM AvyAM. tyAM Aditya nAme caityamAM jina pratimAne vaMdana karavA AvyA. dharaNendra paNa tyAM AvyA temaNe muninI parIkSA karavA temanA zarIre sarpo vIMTALI DaMza ApI ghaNA upasargo karyA. munie badhA upasargo samabhAve sahana karyA. tyAre dharaNendra prasanna thaI aparAdha khamAvI temanAM guru pAse AvI pUchyuM ke dhanadeva munie AvA prakAranA uttama abhigrahathI zuM puNya meLavyuM ? gurue kahyuM : vinaya padanI ArAdhanAthI temaNe tIrthakara nAmakarma bAMdhyuM che, dhanamuni 6thAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kALa karI AThamA devalokamAM deva thayA. tyAMthI cyavI mahAvideha kSetramAM tIrthakara pada pAmIne zAzvata mokSa padane pAmaze. bhakaeNita age viveka ) bahenanA ghare vivAhano prasaMga hato. bhAImAM bhakti hatI paNa viveka na hato. khetaramAM kapAsa ghaNuM pADyuM che. enuM ja eka gADuM bharIne bahenane bheTa ApI daIza. ema vicAra karI bhAIe kahyuM : bahena! vicAra to vastro ja bheTa ApavAno hato. paNa pachI thayuM ke kAkA kayAM laI javA ? mATe vastro jemAMthI taiyAra thAya che e kapAsanuM gADuM ja sAthe leto Avyo chuM. A bahenane thayuM ke bhAImAM bhakti che paNa viveka nathI. bhAIne zikhAmaNa ApavA mATe jamavAnA samaye bhAInI thALImAM ghauM ja pIrasyA. bhAIne Azcarya thayuM. teNe kahyuM: A ghau khAvAnA kAmamAM kevI rIte Ave? bahene kahyuM : badhI vAnagIo ghauMmAMthI ja bane che. kapAsano Dhagalo jo paheravAnA kAmamAM Ave to ghauthI peTa kema na bharAya? bhAIne potAnI bhUla samajAI gaI.' kathanI kyArI lAyo pyArI Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anokho Uta somacaMda zeThe potAnA gharamAM tIrthaMkara bhagavAna zrI mahAvIradevanuM khUba ja suMdara gRhamaMdira banAvyuM hatuM. karoDo rUpiyAnA mAlIka zeThane prabhu pratye khUba ja bhakti hatI. emanA gRhamaMdiramAM eka ratnanI pratimA hatI, jenI kiMmata te jamAnAmAM lAkha rUpiyA jeTalI hatI. eka bhAI A zeThanA gRhamaMdiramAM dararoja darzana karavA AvatA. ane te ratnanI mUrtinA paNa darzana karatAM. A bhAInI eka kharAba Adata e hatI ke te dararoja saTTo ramatAM, eka vakhata A bhAI saTTAmAM eka lAkha rUpiyA hArI gayA. have leNadArone rakama cukavavI kevI rIte ! khUba vicAra karatAM tene ratnanI pratimA yAda AvI gaI. bIje divase savAre te darzana karavA Avyo. somacaMda zeTha pUjA karIne bahAra nIkaLatA hatA. AthI pelA bhAIe lAga joIne ratnanI pratimA laI lIdhI ane jhoLImAM nAMkhI dIdhI. somacaMda zeThanI cakora najara te joI gaI. zeThe bahAra ubhelA thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI 173 Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3 cokIdArane kahyuM ke aMdara gayelA bhAI jevA bahAra nIkaLe ke tarata ja temane ApaNA ghare jamavA laI Avaje, ATaluM kahIne zeTha ghare gayA. pelA bhAI jevA bahAra nIkaLyA ke cokIdAra temane tarata ja zeThanA ghare laI gayo. zeThe pelA bhAInuM svAgata karyuM. ane 3 temane khUba premathI pakavAna jamADyA. pachI zeThe pUchyuM... bhAI ! Aje tame je kAma karyuM che te jarA paNa sAruM kAma nathI karyuM, tame kema Ama karyuM...? zeThanI vAta sAMbhaLIne pelA bhAI dhrujI uThyA. eNe zeThanI mAphI mAMgI kahyuM roTha ! mArI bhayaMkara bhUla thaI gaI, mane mApha karo. meM saTTAmAM eka lAkha rUpiyA gumAvyA che, ane AvatI kAle te cUkavavAnA che, mATe mane A pratimA coravAnuM sUjhayuM.. paNa roTha ! have AvuM pApa kadI nahIM karuM... zeThe kahyuM ke to tamAre mane A vAta pahelA karavI hatI ne ! jo tame mane A vAta karI hota to corI karavAnI jarUra ja na raheta... ane zeThe te ja vakhate pelA bhAIne eka lAkha rUpiyA gaNIne ApI dIdhA. 17ma kathAnI nyArI lAge pyArI Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pelo mANasa zeThanI AvI mahAna udAratA joIne navAI pAmyo. enI AMkhamAMthI AMsu sarI paDyA... cora pratye paNa zeThanI kevI mahAna udAratA ! potAnA sAdharmika pratye kevuM anokhuM vAtsalya.... amALI zakato amerikAmAM posphilA voTasana nAmanI , bAlikAnI uMmara mAtra aDhI varSanI hatI. tyAranI A vAta che. tenuM vajana 13 kilo, uMcAI savA be phUTa hatI. ( A nAnI bAlikAe pUrvabhavanA saMskAronA kAraNe amerikAmAM cakacAra jagAvI hatI. janmathI pAMcamA divase potAnA svajanonA caherA oLakhatI thaI. eka varSanI uMmare zarIranA badhA avayavonA nAmo tene AvaDatA hatA. doDha varSanI vaye cAraso zabdo tene kaMThastha thayela. ATalI nAnI umare tenI mAtA je chApA vAMcavA Ape te vAMcI batAve. aDhI varSanI uMmare svaracita racanAo dvArA paramAtmAne prArthanA karatI hatI. AtmAnI zaktino addabhuta AviSkAra. 175 kathAnI kathArI lA) pyArI Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( mANeka thoka ahamadazAha nAmanA rAjAe potAnA nAma uparathI ahamadAbAda nagara vasAvyuM. jenuM pAchaLathI amadAvAda thaI gayuM. jayAre A nagara vasAvyuM, tyAre tenI cAre bAju pharato killo banAvAnuM zaru karyuM. paraMtu moTI muzkelI e thaI ke kaDiyAo je killo divase caNatA te rAte paDI jato. | A kAraNathI rAjA khUba ja ciMtAmAM paDyo. potAnA sAthIo sAthe A aMge ghaNI badhI vicAraNAo karI. chevaTe eka jaNe upAya batAvyo, rAjAjI ! killAnI pAse mANekanAtha nAmano bAvo beTho hato. jo tene khUza karavAmAM Ave to kadAca A saMkaTamAMthI chUTakAro maLe... - rAjAe A upAya ajamAvI jovAnuM vicAryuM. rAjA pote page cAlIne mANekanAtha bAvA pAse Avyo. te samaye mANekanAtha sAdaDI vaNI rahyo hato. rAjA AvIne page lAgyo ane mANekanAthane kahe bAvAjI !' A nagarIno killo kema roja rAte paDI jAya che ? tyAre bAvAjI kahe : 176 kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ & rAjan ! A sAdaDI huM divase vaNuM chuM ne tAro killo caNAya che, ane rAte ukelI nAMkhuM chuM tethI killo tUTI jAya che. rAjA kahe : to AmAMthI bacavAno koI upAya? bAvAjI kahe : upAya che, mAruM nAma amara karavAnuM vacana Apo to mArI A vighAthI tamAro A killo tUTaze nahi. rAjAe vacana ApyuM. ane tyAMnA cokane ""mANeka coka'' nAma ApyuM. tyAra pachI killo jhapATAbaMdha caNAI gayo. vedanAnA motI ghughavatA sAgaranA taLIyethI marajIvA motI kADhI zake che, paNa aMtaranI chIpamAM paDelA vedanAnA motIne duniyAno || koIpaNa marajIvokADhI zakato nathI, sivAya | ke mAnavI khuda marajIvo banI aMtaranI chIpane toDI phoDI, veda nAnA motI | duniyAnI sapATI para ramatuM mUkI de. | veda nA hada thI gujarI (I che. sahanazIlatAnI sarahada paNa AvI jAI che. sarahadanI sarahada na hoya svapna bhaktanA TukaDe TukaDA veravA aMtara becena banI || gayuM che. ' Add fthAnI yAdI lAge pyArI Page #187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ( sikaMda2LI gurUbhakita) sikaMdara eka mahAna samrATa hato. erisToTala tenA guru hatA. sikaMdara tenA gurunI AjJA mujaba jIvana jIvavA haMmezA prayatna karato. eka divasa guru ane ziSya baMne jaI rahyA hatA. rastAmAM nathI AvI. nadImAM pANI keTaluM uMDu che te bAbata aMge be vacce vicAraNA cAlI. eno koI nirNaya na Avyo. tema chatAM sikaMdare nadImAM kUdako lagAvI dIdho. te tarato tarato sAme kinAre pahoMcI paNa gayo. tyAMthI teNe gurune kahyuM. gurujI ! Apa paNa taratA-taratAM AvI jAo koI bhaya nathI. pANI vadhAre uDuM nathI. pachI erisToTala tarIne sAme kinAre pahoMcI gayA. pachI sikaMdarane pUchayuM : te AvuM sAhasa kema karyuM ! jo nadImAM pANI uDuM nIkaLyuM hota to tArI jIdanA kAraNe tuM to marI jAtane ! sikaMdare kahyuM : gurujI ! huM kadAca marI gayo hota to mArA jevA bIjA daza 138 '6thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #188 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sikaMdarane Apa paidA karI zakyA hota. paNa jo pahelA Apa nadImAM paDIne kadAca marI gayA hota to ame pharIthI ApanA jevA bIjA erisToTala gurune kyAMthI meLavI zakata ! mATe meM nadImAM pahelA kudako mAryo hato. erisToTala sikaMdaranI guru bhakita nihALI rahyA. ( sApazuM baghuM !) sApanu baccuM rAte pharatuM pharatuM eka rasoDAmAM AvyuM. ane cAha banAvAnI kITalImAM kuMDALuMvALIne besI gayuM. kITalI ughADI hatI. vahelI savAre aMdhArAmAM gRhaNI uThI. kITalImAM thoDuM pANI nAMkhI, DhAMkaNuM DhAMkI cUlA para rAkhIne nitya kRmamAM parovAI gaI. thoDI vAramAM teNe traNa kapa cAha banAvI ane potAnA pitA-putranI sAthe besIne pIdhI. lagabhaga ekAdakalAkamAM traNeya marI gayA. pachI jyAre kITalImAM marelA ukaLelA sApanuM baccuM nikaLyuM. tyAre paDozI oe traNeyanA mRtyunuM rahasya jANyuM. 99E kathAnI yArI lA pyArI Page #189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kauzala narezA A kAzI nareza ane kozala nareza vacce yuddha thayuM. emAM kozala narezano ghora parAjaya thayo. kozala rAjayamAM kozala nareza khUba ja priya ane prajA vatsala hatA. emano parAjaya thatAM kozalanI prajAne bhayaMkara AghAta lAgyo. A bAju kozala nareza paNa parAjita thatAM ja kAzI narezathI bacavA mATe gupta rIte bhAgI chUTyA. | korAla upara kAzI narezanuM sAmrAjaya AvatAM ja kAzI nareza kozala narezanuM mAthuM kApI lAvanArane 5000 mahoronuM InAma jAhera karyuM. A samAcAra koIpaNa rIte bhAgI chUTelA kozala narezane maLyA hatA. teo potAnA kozala dezanI prajAnA sukhaduHkha nI khabara rAkhavA mATe gupta vezamAM ghaNIvAra AvatA hatA. potAnI prajA pratyenI apAra mamatA temanA aMtaramAMthI ke me ya karIne haTatI na hatI. | kozala nareza ekavAra sanyAsInA vezamAM kozalanI prajAnI sthiti jANavA AvyA. temane eka garIba kheDUta maLyo, 160 kathAnI kayArI lAge pyArI Page #190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sthiti uparathI te khUba ja garIba banI gayo hoya tema temane lAgyuM. kozala nareze tene pUchyuM : tuM koNa che ? tuM khUba duHkhI lAge che ! tyAre pelo garIba kheDUta kaheH | svAmIjI ! zuM kahuM ! amArA pApa jAgyA ke amArA sukha-duHkhanI kALajI rAkhanAra amArA kozala nareza yuddhamAM hArI gayA ane A kAzI narezanA rAjayamAM ame duHkhI-du: khI thaI gayA chIe. A du: khI kheDUtanI vAta sAMbhaLI kozala narezanuM hRdaya raDI uThyuM. paNa temanI pAse potAnI prajAne ApavA mATe eka paiso paNa na hato. kozala nareze kAMIka vicAra karIne tarata ja temaNe pelA garIba kheDUtane kahyuM ke tuM mArI sAthe cAla. huM tAruM jIMdagIbharanuM duHkha dUra karI daIza. ane pelA kheDUtane laIne kAzI nareza pAse pahoMcI gayA. kAzI narezane jaIne kahyuM : rAja ! meM sAMbhaLyuM che ke Ape kozala narezanuM mAthuM kApI lAvanArane 50 0 0 sonAmahoro InAma ApavAnuM jAhera karyuM che te zuM sAcuM che ? kAzI nareze kahyuM... hA, te vAta sAcI 81 gyAnI jyArI lA) pyArI , Page #191 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che. to pachI A kheDUtane 50 0 0 mahoro tame jaldI ApI do kemake huM pote ja kozala nareza chuM. Apa mAruM mAthuM kApI lo. tamArI sAthenA yuddhamAM huM hArI gayo chuM. tame jItI gayA cho, paNa lokonA dIlamAM tame hajI jIta meLavI zakyA nathI. ema |kahIne kozala nareze sanyAsIno veza utArI nAMkhyo. ane potAnu asalI svarUpe pragaTa kozala narezanI vAta sAMbhaLIne kAzI narezanI AMkhamAM AMsu ubharAI AvyA. potAnI prajAnA duHkhane dUra karavA mATe potAnuM mAthuM ApI denArA kozala nareza pratye ene eTaluM mAna jAgyuM ke tenA pratyenA verane bhUlI gayo. ane ubho thaIne kozala narezane bheTI paDyo. kAzI nareza kozala narezane tenuM rAjaya pAchu soMpyuM. kAyama mATe baMne pAkA mitro banI gayA. jo tamAro AtmA jAgRta haze, tamArAmAM sAcuM jJAna haze to tame sukha-du:khanA prasaMgomAM paNa samatA - samAdhine TakAvI zakazo. 18ra kathAnI kyArI lAge pyArI Page #192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ama kuLa rAjapuramAM rAjasena rAjA ane rAma puramAM vIrasena rAjA rAja karatAM hatA. ekavAra vIrasena rAjAe potAnA mitra rAjasenane nAraMgI jevA phaLa bheTa mokalyA. A phaLane te loko amara phaLa kahetA hatA. ane mAnatA ke A phaLa khAvAthI AyuSya vadhI jAya. A nAraMgI jevA phaLa khUba ja durlabha gaNAtA hatA. rAjasene to moTo darabAra bharyo ane vIrasenanI e amUlya bheTa potAnA darabArIo joI zake te mATe darabAramAM e phaLane pheravavAno hukama karyo. hajurIyAo phaLa laIne badhAne batAvavA lAgyA. eTalAmAM eka darabArIe thALamAMthI phaLa uThAvIne khAvA mAMDyuM. sabhAmAM sannATo chavAI gayo. rAjAnA gussAno pAra na rahyo. temaNe hukama karyo ke uDADI do e badamAzanuM mAthuM, AsAMbhaLIne pelodarabArI rovA lAgyo. rAjAe gusse thaIne kahyuM : motano Dara hato to guno zA mATe karyo ! darabArI bolyoH mahArAja huM mArA motanAM bhayathI nahi paNa thAnI kyArI lAge pyArI 183 Page #193 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ApanA mATe rahuM chuM... rAjA barADyoH tuM kevI vAta kare che ! huM kyAM marI javAno chuM. ke tuM mArA mATe raDe che. | darabArI kaheH mahArAja A phaLathI AyuSya vadhe che evuM sAMbhaLIne meM A phaLa khAdhuM. mane thayuM ke mAruM AyuSya vadhaze to huM mArA rAjAnI nokarI vadhAre samaya sudhI karI zakIza. paNa meM amaraphaLanuM bacaku bharyuMtyAM to mArA para mota AvI paDyuM. ane mane e Dara che ke tame to AkhuM phaLa khAvAnA cho to tamArI zI dazA thaze ? A vicAra thI huM rahuM chuM ! . A sAMbhaLI ne rAjA samajI gayo. teNe darabArI ne choDI dIdho. ane InAma paNa ApyuM. A dit'dAjita vizvanA jIvone mokSa mAnI ArAdhanAmAM joDavAnuM kArya ghaNuM ja muzkela che. e muzkela kArya mAnava tithI azakya che. tenA mATe divya zakitanI jarUra paDe che. e divya zakita Atma kamalanI aMdara navapadonA dhyAna dvArA ja ApaNe (meLavI zakIe chIe. 18 kathAnI kayArI lA) pyArI Page #194 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A pustakanA preraka prakhara vidvA- siddhAMta divAkara prazAMtamUrti- pU. gacchAdhipati AcArya bhagavaMta zrI jayaghoSa sUrIzvarajI mahArAjA pU. gurudeva zrI 'mahAna tyAgI- samatAnA sAgara pravacana kuzaLa- pravartaka pravara - pUjaya munirAja zrI dharmaguru vijayajI ma.