Book Title: Khatrani Ghantadi
Author(s): Ratnasundarsuri
Publisher: Ratnasundarsuriji
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/008906/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, thoDAka samaya pUrve ApanA ja eka pustakamAM Ape mUkela eka subhASitano artha mArA vAMcavAmAM Avyo. 'AtmaciMtA uttama che. viSayaciMtA madhyama che. arthaciMtA adhama che jyAre paraciMtA adhamAdhama che' AmAM 'AtmaciMtA uttama che" e vAta to magajamAM bese che. kAraNa ke uttama evA mAnavajIvananI thaI gayela prAptinI sArthakatA Atmahitane akabaMdha karI devAmAM ja che ane e Atmahitane akabaMdha karI devA AtmaciMtAne dhabakatI rAkhavA sivAya bIjo koI vikalpa ja nathI. jyAre 'paraciMtA adhamAdhama che' A vAta paNa magajamAM bese che kAraNa ke paraciMtAmAM AtmAnuM sarAsara vismaraNa che. uttama evA mAnavajIvananI kImatI paLono vyartha veDaphATa che. anaMtakALe prApta evA bahumUlya manoratnano jAlima durupayoga che. nirdoSa ane nirmaLa aMtaHkaraNane kaluSita karatA rahevAnI bAlizatA che. prazna je che te A che ke viSayaciMtA ke jemAM mukhyatayA vijAtIya striI] pAtra Ave che e madhyama che ane arthaciMtA ke jemAM kendrasthAne paiso Ave che e adhama che ema zA mATe ? zuM strI ciMtA karatA paisAnI ciMtA vadhu kharAba che? zuM kAminI karatAM kaMcananA vicAro manane vadhu kaluSita kare che? viveka jemAM lagabhaga gerahAjara ja hoya che evI viSayavAsanA karatA vivekane jemAM hAjara rAkhI zakAya che. evI arthalAlasA zuM AtmA mATe vadhu nukasAnakAraka che? jagatamAM strI khAtara thayelAM yuddhonI saMkhyA karatAM zuM paisA khAtara thayela yuddhanI saMkhyA anekagaNI vadhAre che ? A prazna mArA manamAM UThavA pAchaLanuM kAraNa Apane jaNAvI dauM? 25 varasanI bharayuvAnavaye atyAre huM AvIne Ubho chuM. kolejanuM bhaNatara mAruM pUrNa thaI gayuM che. eka khyAtanAma kaMpanImAM khUba sArA evA pagAre huM atyAre kAma karI rahyo chuM. paNa nikhAlasabhAve Apane jaNAvI dauM ke manamAM atyAre strInA jeTalA vicAro AvI rahyA che enA lAkhamA bhAganA vicAro ya paisAnA nathI AvatA. AMkhe caDI jatA zrImaMtane joIne manamAM evAM galagaliyAM nathI thatAM jevAM galagaliyAM rUpALI yuvatI AMkhe caDI jatA thAya che. mananA bhAvone chupAvyA vinA jaNAvI dauM to rastA para zrImaMtane joI levA AMkho jarAya bhaTakatI nathI jyAre rUpALI yuvatIne joI levA mArI AMkho satata bhaTakatI Apa ema kaho cho ke viSayavAsanA karatA arthalAlasA vadhu bhayaMkara che. mAro anubhava ema kahe che ke arthalAlasA karatA viSayavAsanA vadhu khataranAka che. koI samAdhAna? Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaya, tAro patra vAMcyo. tuM je samasyA laIne mArI samakSa upasthita thayo che e samasyAnuM samAdhAna prabhuvacanonA sahAre huM tane ApavA prayatno to karIza paNa eka vAta tane karI dauM ke anaMtopakArI bhavodadhitAraka pUjyapAda gurudevazrInI kRpAthI 19 varasanI vaye devone ya durlabha niSpApa evuM saMyamajIvana mArA hAthamAM AvI gayuM che. saMsArI avasthAmAM nathI to meM arthalAlasAnI khataranAkatA anubhavI ke nathI to viSayavAsanAnI bhayaMkaratA anubhavI. TUMkamAM kahuM to eka saMyamIne maLatuM 'kaMcana-kAminInA tyAgI'nuM vizeSaNa mane jarUra maLyuM che paraMtu e baMnemAMthI ekanA paNa anubhavamAMthI huM pasAra thayo nathI. ane je saMyamajIvana atyAre mArA hAthamAM che e jIvanamAM have e baMnemAMthI ekano paNa anubhava mane thavAno nathI kAraNa ke A jIvanamAM e baMnenA sparzano to niSedha che ja paraMtu sahavAsano yAvat saMparkano paNa niSedha che. Ama chatAM Agama graMthomAM, caritra graMthomAM meM prabhunAM verAyelAM je paNa vacano vAMcyA che ane gurujanonA mukhe prabhunAM je paNa vacano meM sAMbhaLyA che vartamAna saMsAramAM atra-taMtra banatA je paNa prasaMgo 2 jovA, jANavA, sAMbhaLavA mane maLI rahyA che e tamAmane AMkha sAme rAkhIne ahIM patravyavahAranA mAdhyame tArI samasyAnuM samAdhAna ApavA huM prayAsa karavA dhAruM chuM. alabatta, eka vAta tane pUchyA pachI ja huM e dizAmAM AgaLa vadhIza. tArA manamAM davAnA vicAro vadhu cAle ke bhojananA vicAro ? tAro spaSTa javAba A ja haze ke davAnA vicAro to zarIra rogagrasta hoya tyAre ja Ave paraMtu bhojananA vicAro to zarIra taMdurasta hoya tyAre paNa Ave ! have bIjo prazna. bhojananA vicAro vadhu Ave ke prANavAyunA vicAro vadhu Ave ? tAro spaSTa javAba A ja haze ke bhojananA vicAro to kadAca bhUkha lAge tyAre ja Ave paraMtu prANavAyunA vicAro to pratisamaya Ave ! tAtpayArtha Ano spaSTa che. je cIjano upayoga niyata samaya ke niyata saMyoga pUrato ja hoya che enA vicAro ochA Ave che jyAre jeno upayoga vadhu samaya ke vadhu saMyogomAM karavAno hoya che enA vicAro vadhu Ave che. Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ , jIvanamAM vAsanAnA prAbalyanAM keTalAMka varaso ja hoya che. jyAre lobhanA prAbalyanAM varaso keTalAM hoya che eno koI aMdAja nathI. huM tane ja pUchuM ? kadAca 10/12/14varasanI vaya sudhI tArA manamAM yuvatInuM koI ja AkarSaNa nahotuM ema tuM jarUra kahI zakIza paNa e vayamAM paisAnuM paNa koI AkarSaNa nahotuM ja ema kahI zakavAnI tArI taiyArI kharI? e ja rIte lagnajIvanamAM praveza karyA bAda 5 10 ke 15 varasa bAda strInuM AkarSaNa tArA manamAM khatama thaI ja jaze ema tuM hajI kadAca kahI zakIza paNa dhaMdhAnA kSetramAM praveza karyA bAda 1015 varasa pachI tArA manamAM paisAnuM koI ja AkarSaNa rahevAnuM nathI ema tuM Aje chAtI ThokIne kahI zakavAnI hiMmata dharAve che kharo ? nA. bilakula nahIM ! tAtparyArtha Ano spaSTa che. strI manamAM ane jIvanamAM moDI Ave che, vahelI ravAnA thaI jAya che. jyAre paiso manamAM ane jIvanamAM bahu vahelo Ave che. ane mota Ave che tyAre ya javAnuM nAma nathI leto. A vAstavikatA eTaluM ja kahe che ke viSayavAsanA ane arthalAlasA, baMneya khataranAka to che ja chatAM khataranAkatAnI TakAvArI mUkavI hoya to kahI zakAya ke viSayavAsanAnI khataranAkatA jo 20 TakA jeTalI che to arthalAlasAnI khataranAkatA 80TakA jeTalI che. teM tArA potAnA anubhavanI je vAta lakhI che enA saMdarbhamAM eTaluM ja lakhavAnuM ke atyAre tArA manamAM yuvatInA cAlI rahela vicAro e tArI 25 varasanI yuvAnavayane AbhArI che. jyAM e vaya 3035 4045 upara pahoMcaze, AjanuM tAruM e AkarSaNa kadAca vikarSaNamAM pariNamI gayuM haze. sAMbhaLyuM che te A dRSTAnta? sTezanethI ghare AvelA yuvakanuM penTa ane khamIsa, baMne kALA thaI gayA hatA. enA mitre ene pUchI lIdhuM, "A zuM ?' 'kAMI nahIM. patnI be mahinA mATe piyara jaI rahI hatI. ene mUkavA huM sTezane gayo hato. jevI e gADInA DabbAmAM besI gaI, huM AnaMdamAM AvI gayo. doDIne gADInuM je enjina hatuM, ene bheTI paDyo. A penTa ane khamIsa emAM kALA thaI gayA ! A dRAnta zuM kahevA mAge che e tuM samajI gayo hoIza. Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, ApanA gatapatramAM Ape ApelA tarkane vAMcIne huM stabdha thaI gayo chuM. Apa sAva sAcA cho. mugdhavayamAM jyAM puruSa ane strI vaccenA bhedanI ja khabara nathI hotI tyAM e vayamAM strI-zarIra pratye AkarSaNa hoya e saMbhAvanA ya kyAM che? paNa e vayamAM ya koNa jANe kema paisA pratye to manamAM AkarSaNa UbhuM thaI gayuM ja hoya che. nAno bAbo ya enI muThThImAM paisA AvI gayA pachI muThThI kholavA taiyAra thato nathI. gharamAM ke rastAmAM kyAMya enI najare paracuraNa caDI jAya che to ene uThAvI lIdhA vinA e raheto nathI. potAnI caDDInA khIsAmAM bhale ne cAra-ATha AnA ja hoya che, potAnA mitro vacce enI DaMphAza lagAvyA vinA e raheto nathI. e ja rIte jo potAnI pAse paisA hotA nathI to e badala e potAnA manamAM laghutAgraMthi anubhavyA karato hoya che. zuM kahuM Apane? A anubhava mAro potAno che. A anubhavamAMthI huM pote gujarI cUkyo chuM. ane e ja rIte meM mArI AMkha sAme evA prauDhone ane vRddhone joyA che ke jeo potAnI patnI sAthe besIne chellAM keTalAMya varasothI pacAsa zabdo ya bolyA nathI, divasa daramyAna ekAda vakhata paNa patnInuM moTuM jotA nathI. kadAca prabhune teo vinaMti karI rahyA che ke "he prabhu, tuM ene tArI pAse bolAvIne mane ahIM sukhI karI de ane kAM to mane tArI pAse bolAvI daIna mane tyAM sukhI karI de' paNa A ja prauDho ane vRddho pAchalI vayamAM paNa paisA paisA mATe potAnA parivArajano sAthe tophAno karI rahyAnuM meM mArI sagI AMkhe joyuM che. zarIra nA pADI rahyuM hovA chatAM paisAnA lobhe moDI rAta sudhI bajAramAM teo bhaTakI rahyA che. gaeNrabajAramAM kaI kaMpanInA zaira laIe to vadhu napho maLe evI carcA teo core ne cauTe, hAlatA ne cAlatA karI rahyA che. jANavuM to mAre e che ke strI moDI game, vahelI jAya ane paiso vahelo game ane mota sudhI paNa javAnuM nAma ja na le enI pAchaLa kAraNa zuM che? zuM jIvaMta evI strI karatAM jaDa evA paisAmAM vadhu tAkAta che? Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaya, tAro patra vAMcyo. tArI zaMkA vAjabI che. jaDa evo paiso jIvaMta vyakti karatAM ya jIvanamAM mahattvanA sthAne goThavAI jAya enI pAchaLa kAraNa zuM che? eka ja kAraNa che. paisA pAse tamAma vastunI yAvatuM vyaktinI paNa kharIdazakti che. paiso gADI, baMgalo to kharIdI zake che paNa mANasa bImAra paDe tyAre sArA DaoNkTaranI davA paNa enI pAse paiso hoya to ja ene upalabdha thAya che. enAM bALakone bhaNavA mATe sArI skUlamAM paNa paisA hoya to ja dAkhala karI zakAya che. sArAM cazamAM, sAruM pharnicara, sAruM TI.vI., sAro mobAila A badhuM paiso hoya to ja kharIdI zakAya che e to ThIka paNa paisAthI pradhAnane, vakIlane, DaoNkTarane, eMjiniyarane, krikeTarane yAvatuM zreSTha zikSitone ya kharIdI zakAya che. TUMkamAM, paiso e kharIdazaktinuM mAdhyama che. paisAnA garbhamAM saMkhyAbaMdha vastuo ane vyaktio paDI che. kadAca A ja kAraNasara to paisAne agiyAramAM prANa kahevAmAM Avyo che. have tuM ja kahe, jIvanamAM jaDa evA paisAne jIvaMta vyakti karatA vadhu mahattvanuM sthAna maLI jatuM hoya to emAM Azcarya zuM che ? zuM kahuM tane? strImAM strI ja che. gADI-baMgalo-moTara-pharnicara vagere kazuM ja nathI. jyAre paisAmAM zuM nathI e prazna che. mANasa paisA bacAvavA saMkhyAbaMdha cIjo jatI karavA taiyAra thaI jaze paNa koka cIja bacAvavA paisA jatA karavA taiyAra nahIM thAya. sAMbhaLyuM che teM A dRSTAnta? karoDapati zrImaMtane galImAM guMDo maLI gayo. charo batADIne zrImaMtane eNe eTaluM ja pUchyuM, 'paisA ApI devA che ke jAna ApI devo che?" 'jAna' "kema?' 'je paisA meLavavA jAnanI bAjI meM lagAvI che e paisA ja jo cAlyA jatA hoya to pachI jAna bacAvIne mAre karavuM che zuM?' jaya, tuM puchAve che ke zuM jIvaMta evI strI karatAM jaDa evA paisAmAM vadhu tAkAta che? huM kahuM chuM, mANasa potAnA jAna karatAM paisAmAM vadhu tAkAta hovAnuM mAnI beTho che ! Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, Ape to kamAlanuM samAdhAna ApI dIdhuM. strImAM strI ja che, jyAre paisAmAM zuM nathI e prazna che' Ape Apela A samAdhAnano artha huM ema samajyo chuM ke strI e jo sukha che to paiso e sukhanuM kAraNa che. strImAM jo mAtra vAsanAtRptinuM ja sukha che to paisAmAM tamAma sukhonuM kAraNa chupAyeluM paDyuM che ane eTale ja strInA sahavAsa karatAM ya mANasane paisonA saMgrahamAM vadhu rasa che. strIne bhogavavAmAM mANasane jeTalo rasa che enA karatA vadhu rasa mANasane paisA bhegA karavAmAM che. strInA kAmacalAu sukha karatAM paisAnA kAyamI sukha para mANasa vadhu pAgala che. Ama chatAM eka vAta Apane pUchuM ? mokSarUpI kAryanuM jema dharma e kAraNa che tema kAmarUpI kAryanuM artha e kAraNa che. kAraNanA sevana chatAM kArya jo niSpanna na thAya to manamAM saheje prazna UThe ke to pachI kAraNasevananI jarUra ja zI che? dharmasevana karatAM ja rahIe ane mokSa najIka AvI rahyAnuM paNa na dekhAtuM hoya to manamAM vedanA to thAya ja ne ke "dharmasevanano artha ja zo che ?' e ja nyAye saMpattinA bharapUra saMgraha pachI paNa viSayasukho jo bhogavavAnA ja na hoya to pachI e saMpattinA arjana pAchaLanA puruSArthano artha ja zo che? saMpattino mAtra saMgraha ja karatA rahevAno artha zo che? 'khAo, pIo ane jalasA karo" A lakSyane AMbavA to mANasa paisA pAchaLa doDe che ane paryApta pramANamAM paisA bhegA thaI gayA pachI paNa jo mANasa nathI khAvA taiyAra, nathI pIvA taiyAra ane nathI jalasA karavA taiyAra to pachI mANasa paisA pAchaLa ATalo badho bahAvaro thaIne doDato zA mATe rahe che ? jaya, tAro A prazna ekadama vAjabI che. javAba eno e che ke mANasa potAnA surakSita bhaviSya aMge ekadama zaMkita paNa che ane ciMtita paNa che. ene vizvAsa ja nathI ke Aje hAthamAM rahela badho ja paiso vAparI daIza to ya AvatIkAle navo paiso huM punaH arjita karI ja zakIza. TUMkamAM, surakSita bhaviSyanI ciMtA ja mANasane paisA vAparatA, veDaphatA ane vAvatA aTakAvI rahI che ! Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaya, kaMcana ane kAminInA saMdarbhamAM, artha ane viSayonA saMdarbhamAM eka ati mahattvanI vAta tuM khAsa samajI rAkhaje ke kaMcananuM sukha manakendrita che jyAre kAminInuM sukha zarIra kendrita che. artha manane bahelAvatuM rahe che jyAre viSayo zarIrane bahelAvatA rahe che. ane zarIra-mananA svabhAvane spaSTa samajI laIe to viSayonA bhogavaTAthI zarIra thAke che, kaMTALe che, akaLAya che paNa saMpattinA saMgrahathI mana thAkatuM ya nathI, kaMTALatuM ya nathI ane akaLAtuM paNa nathI. zuM kahuM tane ? viSayasevana bAda zarIra turta viSayasevana mATe pravRtta thaI zakatuM nathI paraMtu saMpattinA arjunanI pachInI ja paLe jo saMpatti arjananI navI taka UbhI thayAno manane khyAla Ave che to mana e mATe turta ja taiyAra thaI jAya che. Ano artha ? A ja ke sukhanA je paNa kSetramAM zarIra thAke che tyAM 13 kyAMka ane kyAreka to pUrNavirAma mUkavAnI sthiti Ave ja che ane mANasa pUrNavirAma mUkI paNa de che paraMtu sukhanA je kSetramAM kendrasthAne mana hoya che e kSetramAM mana kyAMya ane kyAreya aTakavA taiyAra thatuM nathI. huM tane ja pUchuM chuM, strI saMbaMdhI brahmacaryanI pratijJA laI cUkelA seMkaDo viralAo teM jIvanamAM joyA haze, paisA saMbaMdhI brahmacarya aMgIkAra karI cUkelA gaNyA-gAMThyA viralAo paNa teM tArA jIvanamAM joyA che kharA ? 'nA' A ja tAro javAba haze. A vAstavikatA eTaluM ja kahe che ke vAsanAnI cuMgAlamAMthI zarIrane mukta karI devAnuM ochuM kaThina che paraMtu arthanI lAlasAmAMthI manane mukta karI devAnuM to ati ati kaThina che. sAMbhaLyo che A Tucako ? 'lAMbI jiMdagI jIvavAno koI upAya che ?' eka yuvake eka anubhavI prauDha puruSane pUchyuM, 'lagna karI le' 'lAMbI jiMdagIne ane lagnane koI saMbaMdha che ?' 'hA. lagna karI lIdhA pachI lAMbI jiMdagI jIvavAnA koI oratA ja rahetA nathI.' e anubhavI prauDhe javAba ApI dIdho. 14 Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, Apano gata patra traNeka vAra vAMcyo. Ape Apela samAdhAna ekadama sacoTa che ke sukhanuM je paNa kSetra zarIra kendrita hoya che tyAM kyAMka to aTakavAnuM Ave ja che. mAtra strInI bAbatamAM ja zuM kAma, bhojananI bAbatamAM paNa A ja sthiti che to dezyonI bAbatamAM paNa A ja vAstavikatA che. saMgItanI bAbatamAM paNa A ja hakIkata che to suvAsita dravyonI bAbatamAM paNa sthiti A ja che. gulAbajAMbu bhale ne khUba bhAve che. khAtA khAtA kyAMka to aTakI javuM ja paDe che. TI.vI. para bhale ne game teTalAM AkarSaka dazyo AvI rahyA che, AMkhone kyAMka to virAma Apavo ja paDe che. saMgItanA karNapriya avAjo bhale ne mastaka DolAvI rahyA che, kyAMka to kAnane 'ruka jAo' kahevuM ja paDe che. Tebala para bhale ne eka ekathI caDiyAtA attaranI khullI bATalIo paDI che, eka paLe to e sthaLethI UbhuM thaI javuM ja paDe che. TUMkamAM, mananI je uttejanAne puSTa karavA zarIrane bahekAvavuM paDe che, tyAM kyAMka to zarIrane ArAma Apavo ja paDe che paraMtu paisAnI bAbatamAM A sthiti nathI. paisAnuM sukha manakendrita che. ane thAkavuM e mananA svabhAvamAM ja nathI. manano svabhAva to che doDatA rahevuM, bhAgatA rahevuM, UDatA rahevuM ane bhaTakatA rahevuM. paisA mATe zarIra bhale ne bajAramAM dasa kalAkathI doDI rahyuM che, mana zarIrane thAkano anubhava thavA ja detuM nathI. udharANI patAvavA bhale ne AkhI rAta jAgavuM paDyuM che, zarIrane sustIno koI anubhava ja nathI thato. mAlano oNrDara levA bhale ne 2000 kilomITarano pravAsa kheDavo paDyo che, zarIrane ArAmanI koI jarUra ja nathI paDatI. kAraNa ? manane paiso game che. alabatta, A anubhava mAro nathI paraMtu mArI AsapAsa je loko paisA pAchaLa doDI rahyA che e sahunAM jIvanamAM A badhuM meM najaronajara joyuM che. Ape sacoTa lakhI dIdhuM che ke strI saMbaMdhI brahmacarya saraLa che. paisA saMbaMdhI brahmacarya muzkela che. paNa to ya manamAM prazna e UThe che ke mANasa jaDa evA paisA vinA bhale jIvI zakato nathI paraMtu prasanna rahevA mATe to ene lAgaNI-prema-hUMphanI jarUra paDe ja che ane e badhuM ene jIvaMta vyakti taraphathI ja maLatuM hoya che. Ama chatAM ya mANasane paisA" mATe ATalo badho nazo kema haze? Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ya, paisAnI A ja to kamAla che ! tuM zuM ema mAnI beTho che ke mANase paisAne eka naMbara Apyo che ane mAtra strIne ja bIjA naMbara para goThavI dIdhI che ? nA, mANase potAnA pitAne, bhAIne, putrane yAvat sajjanane, saMtane ane paramAtmAne ya paisA pachInA naMbara para goThavI dIdhA che! paisA khAtara badhuM ya jatuM karavA taiyAra ane paisA khAtara badhAyane jatAM karavA taiyAra, A ja to mANasanI vicArazailI ane jIvanazailI banI gayela che. zuM kahuM tane? paisA khAtara mANase Aje potanA svAthyanI ya upekSA karavAnuM zarU karyuM che. sAcI UMgha, sAcI bhUkha ane sAcI zAMti, taMdurastI mATe ati mahattvanI gaNAtI A 'tripuTI'ne hAthavagI rAkhavAnI bAbatamAM mANase Aje rItasaranAM AMkhamIMcAmaNAM zarU karI dIdhA che. AnAM duSpariNAmo sarvatra jovAmAM AvI rahyA che. blaDaprezara, DAyAbiTIza, hRdayaroga ane tanAva. A cAra rogoe jANe ke mANasanA zarIra para DerA-taMbU nAkhI dIdhA che ane chatAM mANasa AnA parathI koI bodhapATha laIne potAnA jIvananI koI vyavasthA badalavA taiyAra nathI. eka ati gaMbhIra vAta tane jaNAvuM? paisAthI jiMdagInA badhA ja prazno ukalI jAya che e mAnyatA sAthe paisA pAchaLa je mANasa jIvanabhara doDato rahe che e mANasanI jiMdagI khuda eka prazna banI rahe che. Ano artha ? A ja ke enI jiMdagInA vyavahAro tamAma mATe praznArtharUpa banI rahe che. putra tarIkeno eno tochaDo vyavahAra enA pitA mATe praznarUpa banI rahe che. *jene susaMskAro ApyA e dIkaro Avo pAkyo ?" pati tarIkeno eno karkaza vyavahAra enI patnI mATe praznarUpa banI rahe che. 'jene mArA jIvanamAM meM 'sarvasva'nuM sthAna ApyuM e AvI tucchatAnA zikAra banI gayA ?' pitA tarIkeno eno upekSita vyavahAra enA putra mATe samasyArUpa banI rahe che. mArA pappA ane emanuM A hadanuM ThaMDuM valaNa ?' jaya. hRdayanI lAgaNInI smazAnayAtrA kADhIne ja rahe evI arthanI lAlasAno zikAra je paNa banyo eno paraloka to bihAmaNo banI ja gayo paNa eno Aloka paNa trAsadAyaka ane saMklezakAraka banI gayo ! sAvadhAna ! Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, Apano patra maLyo ane vAMcyo to kharo paNa mArA anya be-traNa mitrone vaMcAvyo paNa kharo. sahunAM manamAM eka zaMkA hajI UbhI che ke patnInA abhAvamAM jIvanane prasannatAthI pasAra karI devAmAM koI ja takalIpha paDatI nathI paNa saMpattinA abhAvamAM to saMsArI mANasane eka divasa to zuM, eka kalAka paNa, prasannatAthI to zuM, svasthatAthI paNa pasAra karavo muzkela banI rahe che. Apa sAdhu banI gayA cho ane eTale ApanuM jIvana paisAnA abhAvamAM ya majethI pasAra thaI jAya paNa amAruM zuM? to haze ja ne? emAM ekAda yuvaka to teM evo joyo ja haze ke jenuM mana enI patnInA prabhAva heThaLa AvI cUkyuM haze. tuM zuM e mAnI zake che kharo ke patnInA prabhAva heThaLa jIvana jIvatA e yuvakanuM mana prasannatAthI tarabatara rahetuM haze ? haragija nahIM. patnInA abhAvamAM prasannatA hajI TakAvI zakAya paNa patnInA prabhAva heThaLa to prasannatAnI smazAnayAtrA nIkaLIne ja rahe. sAMbhaLyuM che te A karuNa chatAM ramUjI dekhAtta? haoNspiTalamAM dAkhala thayelA patine oNparezana daramyAna lohI ApavuM paDe evI saMbhAvanA UbhI thaI jatAM enA grupanuM lohI hAjara rAkhavAnA prayAso zarU thayA. emAM dhArI saphaLatA na maLatAM DaoNkTarane patie vinaMti karI. mArI patnInuM lohI tapAsI juo. cokkasa mArA grupanuM lohI maLI ja jaze. DaoNkTarane AzA to nahotI chatAM lohI ApavA patnIne saMmata karIne enuM lohI lIdhuM. laeNboreTarImAM lohI tapAsavA mokalyuM. riporTa je Avyo e AzcaryakArI hato. patinA grupa sAthe patnInA lohInuM grupa maLI jatuM hatuM. DaoNkTare patine A samAcAra ApyA. patie DaoNkTarane hasatAM hasatAM kahI dIdhuM. 'DaoNkTara sAheba ! lagnajIvananAM 25 varasa daramyAna je patnIe mAruM lohI pItA rahevAnuM ja kAma karyuM che e patnInA lohInuM grupa mArA lohInA grupa jevuM na nIkaLyuM hota to ja mane Azcarya thAta !' saMmata chuM tArI A vAta sAthe ke paisAnA abhAvamAM tAruM arthAt saMsArI mANasanuM jIvana na ja cAlI zake paNa eka vAta tArA dilanI dIvAla para tuM kotarI rAkhaje ke paisAno abhAva jema saMsArI jIvana mATe trAsadAyaka che tema paisAno prabhAva paNa saMsArI jIvana mATe khataranAka ja che. mane khyAla che ke tuM hajI kuMvAro ja che. paNa tArI AsapAsa rahelA paraNelA yuvAno tArA paricayamAM 20 Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yAda rAkhaje tuM A vAta ke paisAno abhAva mANasane duHkhI kare che paraMtu jaya, patnInA prabhAvathI je ghahAkAra sarjAya che e hAhAkArane tuM jo. biMdunI upamA Ape to saMpattinA prabhAvathI sarjAtA hAhAkArane to tAre siMdhunI upamA ja ApavI paDe. kAraNa ke e hAhAkAramAM mAtra saMbaMdhomAM ja kaDAko nathI bolAto, saddaguNo, saMskAro, saddabuddhi ane samAdhi, e tamAma kSetre kalpanAtIta honArato sarjAIne ja rahe che. zuM kahuM tane ? patnI taraphathI kaDavA anubhavo jo satata thatAM ja rahe che to enAthI trAsI jaIne mANasa patnI sAthenA saMbaMdha para pUrNavirAma mUkI de che. eTale ke patnI sAthe chUTAcheDA laI le che paNa paisAnA game teTalA kaTu anubhavo pachI ya mANasa enI sAthe chUTAcheDA levA taiyAra thato ja nathI. korTamAM patnI sAthe chUTAcheDA levAnA saMkhyAbaMdha keso AvI gayAnuM teM sAMbhaLyuM haze paNa paisA sAthe chUTAcheDA levAno kesa koIe korTamAM dAkhala karyo hoya evo eka kisso paNa tArA jANamAM Avyo che kharo? nA. kAraNa ? eka ja. paisAno mana para jabaradasta prabhAva ! paisAno prabhAva to mANasane pApI yAvata krUra banAvI de che. paisAno abhAva mANasane jIvanabhara agavaDomAM rAkhe che paraMtu paisAno prabhAva to mANasane mojazokhamAM-bhogavilAsamAM gaLAbUDa rAkhIne zetAna banAvI de che. saMsArI mANasa mATe paisAnI jarUriyAta aMge to koI ja prazna nathI, je paNa prazna che e paisA jIvanamAM sAdhyasthAne goThavAI jAya che eno che. pula pasAra thaI javA mATe to barAbara che paNa koI mANasa pula para ghara banAvI bese che tyAre bhAre samasyA sarjAya che. paiso jIvanamAM upayogitAnAM sthAne goThavAya che tyAM sudhI to bahu vAMdho nathI Avato paraMtu e ja paiso jIvanamAM jyAre sAdhyasthAne goThavAI jAya che tyAre to mana-jIvana ane ghara, traNeya kSetre dayanIya visaMvAda sarjAIne ja rahe che. 21 Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ toDavAmAM khUba khUba upakAraka banI rahyo che. vinaMti karuM chuM Apane ke A viSaya para hajI thoDoka vadhu prakAza Apa pAtharatA ja raho. mahArAja sAheba, gata patramAM Ape gajabanAka vAta karI dIdhI ! korTamAM paisA sAthe chUTAcheDA levAno kesa eka paNa Avyo che kharo? nA. patnI sAthe jhaghaDo thaI jAya che, mANasa, korTamAM jaIne enI sAthe chUTAcheDA laI levAno kesa dAkhala karI de che, e kesamAM hajAro-lAkho rUpiyA verI devA paDe to e mATe e taiyAra rahe che. are, bharaNa-poSaNa peTe jIvanabhara mATe dara mahine keTalIka rakama ApavAno korTa oNrDara kare che to e mATe ya e saMmata thaI jAya che paraMtu patnI sAthe chUTAcheDA to meLavIne ja rahe che. paraMtu tuM TUMka samayamAM ja lagnajIvanamAM goThavAI javAno che ne? javAba Apa. tuM patnI tarIke 'kanyA' kevI pasaMda karavAno? rUpALI ke saMskArI ? zrImaMta ke kulIna? 2khaDela ke khAnadAna? tAro javAba spaSTa ja haze ke je kanyA saMskArI, kulIna ane khAnadAna haze ene ja huM mArA jIvanamAM 'patnI' tarIkenuM sthAna ApIza paNa tane spaSTa zabdomAM jaNAvI dauM ke paisAnI pasaMdagImAM mANasa AvI koI ja cakAsaNI karavA taiyAra nathI. paisA jevA paNa hoya, je paNa raste maLatA hoya, jenI paNa pAsethI maLatA hoya, mANasa e paisA meLavI levA ane rAkhI levA taiyAra che. maDaduM dekhAI jAya che ane samaDI AkAzanI UMcAI choDI devA taiyAra thaI jAya che. paisA maLavAnI saMbhAvanA dekhAya che ane mANasa potAnI khAnadAnIne choDI devA taiyAra thaI jAya che. kulaTA strIne jIvanamAM 'patnInuM sthAna nathI ApavuM paNa paiso bhale lohIno hoya ke niHsAsAno hoya, enAthI zrImaMta banavA mANasa taiyAra che !re karuNatA ! paisA khAtara sagA bApa sAthe jhaghaDo thaI jAya che to ya, sagA dIkarA sAthe kaleza thaI jAya che to ya, are, potAnA para khUnI humalo thaI jAya che to ya, mANasa paisA sAthe chUTAcheDA levA taiyAra thaI jato nathI, paisA sAthe cheDo phADI nAkhavA taiyAra thato nathI. A vAta lakhIne Ape sAce ja mane stabdha karI dIdho che. 'patnI ane paisA. A bemAM prAdhAnya konuM?' A jijJAsA sAthe ApanI sAthe zarU karela patravyavahAra mArA mananI keTalIka bhramaNAo 24 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaya, paisAnA saMdarbhamAM tane eka bIjI vAta jaNAvuM ? potAnA gharamAM suzIla patnI laIne beThelo khAnadAna gharano nabIro, e patnIne laIne labADa yuvako vacce jato paNa nathI to evA labADa yuvakone potAnA gharamAM AvavA deto paNa nathI kAraNa ? ene barAbara khyAla hoya che ke varu jevA A labADa yuvako koI paNa paLe mArI patnInA zarIrane cUMthI zake che. paNa sabUra ! paisAno lobhI mANasa labADa mitro vacce pharato paNa rahe che to labADa mitrone mATe potAnAM gharanA daravAjA khullA paNa mUkI deto hoya che. tane ethI ya AgaLa vadhIne kahuM to paisA khAtara potAnI patnInA zarIrano sodo karavo paDato hoya to e mATe ya e taiyAra thaI jato hoya che. vAMcI le thoDAMka ja varaso pahelAM hRdayanA dhabakArA cUkavI deto, zarIramAM vahI rahela lohIne thIjavI devA majabUra karI deto, enI satyatA aMge manamAM zaMkA pedA karI deto, A dezanA eka mahAnagaramAM banI gayela A satya prasaMga. tArI ja vayano e yuvaka hato. paiso enA magajamAM ane jIvanamAM 'sarvasva'nA sthAne goThavAI gayo hato. e paiso meLavavA tamAma rastAo ane tamAma dhaMdhAo e apanAvI beTho hato. 5 13 emAMno eka rasto ane eka dhaMdho hato jugArano. eka divasa e jugAramAM eTaluM hAryo, eTaluM hAryo ke potAnA jugArI mitrone 2kama cUkavavAnA enI pAse paisA ja rahyA nahIM. jugArI mitro sAthe e ghaNuM karagaryo paNa enI rakama choDI devA koI taiyAra nahotuM. chevaTe e jugArI mitroe enI sAthe eka sodo pAko karI lIdho. 'tArA lagna TUMka samayamAM thaI rahyA che. tAre lagnanI prathama rAtri haoNTalanA eka kamarAmAM vitAvavAnI. e kamarAmAM alaga alaga sthAne gupta rIte ame traNeya mitro goThavAI jazuM. tArI patnIne tuM nyAya [?] ApI de e pachI ame traNeya nyAya [?] ApI dezuM. tArI leNI nIkaLatI badhI ya 2kama mApha !' jaya. e sodo pAra paDI to gayo paraMtu savAranA pahoramAM haoNTalanA e kamarAmAM enI suzIla, saMskArI navoDhA patnIno nizceSTa deha paDyo hato. pelA traNe ya jugArI mitro gAyaba hatA. e nirmAlya, nAlAyaka, jugArI pati haoNTalanA kamarAnA sophAseTa para beTho beTho AMkhomAMthI AMsu sArI rahyo hato ! vadhu kharAba zuM ? vAsanAnI laMpaTatA ? ke arthanI lAlasA ? e praznano javAba A satya dRSTAMtamAMthI tuM zodhI leje. 2 Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jya, mAtA-pitAne choDIne jAtajAtanAM aramAno laIne zvasuragRhe AvelI kanyAne varuonA caraNe dharI daIne yamasadane pahoMcADI devAnA gojhArA kAryanA mULamAM hatuM zuM? kevaLa arthanI lAlasA. parizramavinA, game te raste alpa samayamAM cikkAra paisA banAvI levAnI kAtila lAlasAe lagnajIvananI prathama rAtrie eka gabharu kanyAnA zarIrane cUMthI nAkhavAnI saMmati ApavA patine majabUra karI dIdho ane e karuNa prasaMge zvasura pakSamAM to hAhAkAra sarjAI ja gayo paraMtu piyarapakSamAM to kalpAMtano pralaya sarjAI gayo. tane na khyAla hoya to jaNAvuM ke potAnI vahAlasoyI dIkarInI AvI kalaMkita vidAyanI vigata mA-bApanI jANamAM AvI tyAre teo avAk thaI gayA. agaNita maMgaLa kAmanAo sAthe Aje rAtanA je dIkarIne patigRhe vaLAvI e dIkarI bIje divase savAranA A niMdanIya kRtyanI zikAra banIne paraloka ravAnA thaI gaI che. e vAstavikatAe mA-bApa sahita samasta parivArane e hade AghAtathI toDI nAkhyo ke parivArano eka paNa sabhya dIkarInI aMtima yAtrAmAM na gayo, eTaluM to ThIka paNa zvasurapakSa taraphathI kanyAvidAya veLAe mA-bApe kanyAne je ghareNuM ApyuM hatuM e pAchuM laI javAnuM mA-bApane kaheNa gayuM to enA javAbamAM kanyAnA mA-bApe kahevaDAvI dIdhuM ke 'amArI AkhI ne AkhI dIkarI ja jyAre paralokamAM ravAnA thaI gaI che tyAre ene ApeluM ghareNuM pAchuM laIne, e ghareNAmAM amArI dIkarInAM darzana karatA rahIne ame jiMdagIbhara taDapatA rahevA mAgatA nathI. hAtha joDIne tamane ame vinaMti karIe chIe ke dIkarIne tamAre tyAM mokalatI vakhate ame ene ghareNAM-vastro-sAmagrIo vagere je paNa ApyuM che emAMnuM kAMI ja pAchuM mokalazo nahIM. ane hI, amArI vahAlasoI dIkarIne varuone havAle karI dIdhA bAda paNa tamArA jugArI dIkarAne koI devuM cUkavavAnuM bAkI rahI gayuM hoya to e devuM e ghareNuM vecIne cUkavI dejo paNa e devuM cUkavavA have bIjA koI mA-bApanI koDabharI dIkarIne motanA mukhamAM dhakelI devAnuM pApa karazo nahIM? jaya, mane pAkI khAtarI che ke A karuNa satya prasaMganI diladhaDaka dAstAna vAMcyA pachI tuM zAMtithI sUI nahIM zake. tuM svasthatApUrvaka bhojana nahIM karI zake. tuM kadAca Aje oNphise nahIM jaI zake. tAruM aMtaHkaraNa bolI UThaze, re paisA ! tArA prabhAvano A rAkSasI aMjAma?' Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, ApanA chellA be patro vAMcyA. sAcuM kahuM to A dRSTAMta Ape lakhyuM che. eTale ene "satya" mAnavA mana taiyAra thayuM che bAkI, paisA khAtara koka navayuvaka potAnI patnIne varu jevA yuvakonA havAle karI de e mAnavA ya mana taiyAra thatuM nathI to leNI nIkaLatI rakama vasUla karavA yuvako kokanI patnIne A rIte pIMkhI nAkhIne motane ghATa utArI de e mAnavA ya mana taiyAra thatuM nathI. Apa nahIM mAno, A dRSTAnta vAMcyA pachI jIvanabhara jugAranA mArge kadama na mAMDavAno meM saMkalpa karI dIdho che e to ThIka paNa manane paisAnA prabhAvathI mukta karI devAnI dizAmAM gaMbhIratApUrvaka AgaLa vadhavAnA prayAso paNa zarU karI dIdhA che. zuM lakhuM Apane? Ape lakhela e karuNa devaMta hajI ya AMkha sAmethI haTavAnuM nAma nathI letuM. cAhe jamavA besuM chuM ke pepara vAMcavA besuM chuM e prasaMga ja AMkha sAme taravaryA kare che. cAhe vAta mitro sAthe karuM chuM ke gharamAM pappA sAthe karuM chuM vAtonA kendramAM A ja prasaMga rahe che. jIvananAM ATalAM varasomAM sauprathama vAra mane A khyAla Avyo che ke paisAthI prabhAvita mana jIvanamAM A hAhAkAra sarjI zake che. Ama chatAM eka prazna Apane pUchuM ? strIlaMpaTatA samAjamAM jeTalI tiraskaraNIya bane che eTalI tiraskaraNIya dhanalapeTatA nathI banatI enI pAchaLa kAraNa zuM che? strIo sAthe ADA saMbaMdho bAMdhanAra samAjanI najaramAM jeTalo nIco UtarI jAya che, game tevA halakaTa raste paisA kamAnAro eTalo nIco nathI UtarI jato enI pAchaLa kAraNa zuM che? are, strIlaMpaTane potAnA parivAramAMthI ya jAkAro maLe che jyAre dhanalaMpaTane to parivAranA sabhyo Adara ApatA rahe che enI pAchaLa kAraNa zuM che ? TUMkamAM, vadhu bhayaMkara strIlaMpaTatA karatA arthalAlasA che ema Apa kaho cho jyAre anubhava ema kahe che ke jagata arthalAlasA karatA strIlaMpaTatAne vadhu tiraskAranI najare nihALe che. koI kAraNa to haze ne enI pAchaLa? icchuM chuM ke ApanA taraphathI mane enuM saMtoSajanaka samAdhAna maLe ! Akhare mArA jIvanane - manane to huM salAmata karI dauM ne? 2? Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaya, tAro patra maLyo. te vyakta karela jijJAsA vAMcI. enuM samAdhAna ApatA pahelAM tane eka bIjI vAta karuM? javAba Apa. saMbaMdhonI AtmIyatAmAM Aga lagADI devAnuM kAma je krodha kare che e krodha tane ja kharAba lAge che ke tArA parivAranA tamAma sabhyone ya kharAba lAge che? javAba tAro A ja haze ke krodha mArA sahita sahune kharAba lAge che. have bIjo javAba Apa. tamAma sadguNonI hoLI saLagAvI nAkhanAra, sagA bApanuM ya khUna karavA taiyAra karI denAra, deva ane guruthI ya dUra karI denAra lobha tane ke tArA parivAranA sabhyone, koIne ya kharAba lAge che kharo ? tAro spaSTa javAba haze 'nA' kAraNa ? kAraNa A ja ke krodhamAM maLatI saphaLatA hAthamAM rahelAM sukhone ya trAsarUpa banAvI de che jyAre lobhamAM maLatI saphaLatA to dUra rahelAM sukhone ya najIka lAvI de che. tAtparyArtha Ano spaSTa che. krodha karatAM lobha anekagaNo bhayaMkara hovA chatAM ya krodha kevaLa prItinAzaka hovA chatAM ane lobha sarvaguNono nAzaka hovA chatAMya mANasa krodhathI dUra rahevA mAge che ane lobhane to vaLagI rahevA ja mAge che. kAraNa ke ene je sukho bhogavavA che e tamAma sukhone kharIdI levAnI AgavI tAkAta dharAvato paiso lobhanA mArge ja maLe che, jyAre krodhanA mArge to je paiso hAthamAM che e ya cAlI jAya che. teM je jijJAsA vyakta karI che ne ke 'dhanalapaMTa AdaraNIya bane che jyAre strIlaMpaTa tiraskaraNIya bane che enI pAchaLanuM kAraNa zuM che?" eno javAba A che ke dhanalaMpaTatAmAM sahune sukhone AmaMtraNa ApatI patrikAnAM darzana thAya che jyAre strIlaMpaTatAmAM kendrasthAne zarIra hovAnA kAraNe ane zarIrasukha pazu sulabha hovAnA kAraNe e sahune mATe tiraskaraNIya banI rahe che. TUMkamAM, arthalAlasA manane bahelAvatI hovAnA kAraNe badhA ja enA himAyatI che jyAre viSayavAsanA kevaLa zarIrane ja bahelAvatI hovAnA kAraNe ane e ya zAMta thaI gayA bAda viSAdane janma ApI jatI hovAnA kAraNe sahune enA mATe tiraskAra che. 31. Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ya, Ama jovA jaIe to saMsAranAM tamAma sukho [?] no samAveza be ja paribaLomAM karI devo hoya to e paribaLonAM nAma che, kaMcana ane kAminI. "kaMcana'nA sukhamAM pada-pratiSThA-khyAti-kIrti-sattA-ahaM vagere manakendrita tamAma sukhono samAveza thaI jAya che "kAminI'nA sukhamAM zabda rUpa-rasa-gaMdha-sparza vagere zarIra kendrita tamAma sukhono samAveza thaI jAya che. gaNita spaSTa che. mANasa mananAM sukho mATe ekavAra zarIranAM sukho jatA karavA paDe to paLanI ya vAra lagADyA vinA jatA karI zake che. are, jenI pAse kevaLa zarIra sukho ja upalabdha che ane mananAM sukhonA nAme kazuM ja nathI e vyaktine mANasa 'tuccha'nI kakSAmAM mUkI detA jarAya acakAto nathI. zuM kahuM tane? zrImaMta ane garIba vacceno je taphAvata che e taphAvatanA kendramAM ya mukhyatayA A ja vAta che. potanA ahaMne puSTa karI zake evAM sukho - sAdhano jenI pAse paryApta mAtrAmAM che e zrImaMta che ane ahaM puSTa karI zake evAM sukha - sAdhano jenI pAse nahivat che athavA to che ja nahIM e garIba che. peTa baraphIthI bharAya che evuM nathI, roTalIthI ya bharAya che paNa zrImaMta mANasa baraphI khAvAnuM eTalA mATe pasaMda kare che ke baraphI khAvAthI peTa bharavA sAthe ahaM paNa puSTa karI zakAya che. lAja to sAdAM vastrothI ya DhaMkAI zake che. paNa moMghAdATa vastro paheravAnI majA e che ke enAthI lAja DhaMkAvA uparAMta ahaMne paNa tagaDebAja banAvI zakAya che. kAMDA para cAlu ghaDiyALa hoya to ya samaya joI zakAya che paraMtu ahaMne bhojana ApavA mATe sonAnA paTTAvALI ane hIrAo jaDelA DAyalavALI ghaDiyALa paheravI jarUrI che. phiyATa gADI paNa maMjile pahoMcADI devA sakSama che paNa sahu vacce khoMkhAro khAtA rahevA mATe 2550 lAkhanI gADI hovI jarUrI che. jaya, saMpattinuM sukha zuM che, e jANavuM che tAre ? A rahyo eno zAstrIya javAba. 'abhimAnaikaphaleyaM lakSmI' abhimAna puSTi e ja che lakSmInuM eka mAtra phaLa. je abhimAnathI nathI peTa bharAtuM, nathI roga ravAnA thato,. nathI kAna sateja thatA, nathI mota sudharatuM ke nathI sadgati thatI e abhimAnane puSTa karatA rahevA mANase jiMdagInA tamAma zvAsocchavAso jugAramAM mUkI dIdhA che. karuNatA ja che ne? 33 Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, kamAla karI dIdhI Ape ! zrImaMta ane garIbanI Ape lakhela vyAkhyAne vAMcIne paLabhara stabdha to thaI javAyuM paraMtu gaMbhIratAthI e vyAkhyA para vicAra karyo tyAre lAgyuM ke Ape karela vyAkhyA ekadama sAcI che. garIba pAse abhimAna karavA jevuM kAMI hotuM nathI jyAre zrImaMta pAse pratyeka sAmagrI abhimAna puSTa thatuM rahe evI ja hoya che. paNa eka prazna pUchuM Apane ? vartamAna samayanI jyAre mAMga A ja che ke tamArI pAse eka eka sAmagrI AjubAjuvALAnI AMkha pahoLI karI de evI ja hovI joIe tyAre zuM paisAnI adhikatA mATe mANase sakhata puruSArtha na karavo joIe? lohI-pANI eka karIne paNa mANase vipula saMpatti mATe doDatA rahevuM na joIe? Apa sAdhujIvana aMgIkAra karIne beThA cho eTale banI zake ke Apane amArA vartamAna saMsAranI vAstavika paristhiti khyAlamAM na paNa hoya paNa hakIkata A ja che ke jo amArI pAse AkarSaka baMgalo nathI, kIMmatI gADI nathI, lAkho-karoDono dhaMdho nathI, be-cAra saMsthAonuM sabhyapada ke TrasTIpada nathI, mana harI le tevo mobAila nathI, zarIra para moMghAdATa vastro nathI, sonAnAM ghareNAM nathI, kAMDe kIMmatI ghaDiyALa nathI, to A saMsAramAM amArI jiMdagInI koI ja kiMmata nathI. amArA AgamananI koI noMdha levAtI nathI. e to ThIka paNa amArA ghare koI dIkarI ApavA taiyAra thatuM nathI to amArA gharanI dIkarI levA ya koI taiyAra thatuM nathI. mahemAna banIne amAre tyAM koI AvavA taiyAra thatuM nathI to ame mahemAna banIne koIne tyAM jaIe to ene gamatuM nathI. TUMkamAM, gharanI aMdaranI hAlata game teTalI kaphoDI hoya, bahAra to amAre bhapakAbhera rahevuM ja paDe evI sthiti che ane e mATe puSkaLa paisA e ja eka mAtra vikalpa che. AdarzamAM 'saMtoSa'nI vAta sArI lAge che paNa vAstavikatA e che ke vipula saMpatti e ja amArA jIvananI, amArA parivAranA sabhyonI svasthatAno eka mAtra ilAja che. zuM kahuM Apane? A gaNitanA AdhAre huM to atyAre sArI evI kaMpanImAM nokarIe rahyo ja chuM paraMtu mArI bahena paNa eka kaMpanImAM sArA evA pagAre goThavAI gaI che. saMtoSI nara sadA sukhI' e sUtra 14 mI sadI mATe barAbara haze. atyAre to 'zrImaMta nara sadA sukhI' e sUtranI ja bolabAlA che. Apa e aMge zuM kaho cho? 35 Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaya, tAro patra vAMcyo. eka vAta tane jaNAvuM ? vipula saMpatti [MORE MONEY] nuM bhUta jenAM paNa mana para savAra thaI gayuM haze enAM mana para zIghra vipula saMpatti' [INSTANT MORE MONEY)nuM bhUta paNa savAra thaI gayuM ja haze. ane 'zIdhra vipula saMpatti'nA bhUtano zikAra banela mANasa 'koI paNa raste vipula saMpatti' (ANY HOW MORE MONEY] nA bhUtano zikAra paNa banelo ja haze. TUMkamAM, bhAkharInI kora khAdhA pachI AgaLa bhAkharI khAtA aTakI javAnuM jema muzkelaprAyaH che tema vipula saMpattine jIvananuM lakSya banAvyA pachI zIdhra vipula saMpatti ane game te raste vipula saMpatti - A baMne vRttinA zikAra banatA aTakI javuM azakyaprAyaH che. zrImaMta nara sadA sukhI'nA AjanA kALanA pracalita sUtranI vAta teM mane pUrva patramAM lakhI che ne? e sutrane AdhAre jemaNe paNa potAnI jIvanavyavasthA goThavI dIdhI che emanAM jIvanamAM DokiyuM karavAnI taka tane kyAreka maLe to e taka tuM jhaDapI leje. tane je jovA maLaze e joIne tuM stabdha thaI jaIza. zarIra para caDI gayA hoya sojA ane loko mAne ke 'zarIra taMdurasta che" pagamAM paherelA bUTa jabaradasta DaMkhatA hoya ane loko e bUTanA vakhANa karatA thAkatA na hoya, TuDiyomAM paDAvela phoTAne eNvorDa maLyo hoya ane chAtInA paDAvela eNksa-remAM nidAna kaeNnsaranuM thayuM hoya. A sthiti jevI dayanIya hoya che. enA karatAM anekagaNI dayanIya sthiti e zrImaMtanI hoya che ke jenI pAse saMpatti vipula che paNa mananI prasannatA nathI, hRdayanI nirdoSatA nathI, saMbaMdhomAM sthiratA paNa nathI ane AtmIyatA paNa nathI, vacanamAM mAdhurya nathI, vaphAdAra mitro nathI, sajjanono saMga nathI, samAdhAnavRtti nathI, paropakAra mATe samaya nathI, caherA para sAcuM smita nathI. zuM lakhuM tane ? oNparezana saphaLa thaI jAya paNa dardInuM jIvana samApta thaI jAya, evI hAlata sarjAya che e zrImaMta lobhInI ke jenI pAse paisArUpI 11 mA prANanI bolabAlA hoya che paraMtu e 11 mA prANanI AdhArazilA gaNAtA 10 prANo jenA oNksijana para hoya che. karavAnuM zuM A 11 mA prANanI vipulatAnuM ? 33 Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaya, tuM maeNca jovA kyAreka to sTeDiyamamAM gayo ja hoIza. tyAM teM eka vAta khAsa joI haze ke baeNTsamaeNna krIjha para hoya che ane sTeDiyamamAM beThelA darzako We want Six, We want Four nA nArAo lagAvatA hoya che. huM tane ja pUchuM chuM, baeNTsamaeNna darzakonI mAMgane pUrI karato rahe che ke baoNlane joIne ramato rahe che ? darzakanI mAMga bhale ne chaggAnI che paNa baoNlare baoNla evo pheMkyo che ke jo ene baeNTsamaeNna phaTakAravA jAya che to e acUka 'AuTa' thaI jAya tema che. baeNTsamaeNna kare che zuM ? baoNlane evI rIte ramI le che ke e AuTa na thaI jatAM krIjha para TakI rahe che. Ano artha ? A ja ke baeNTsamaeNna darzakonA nArAo sAMbhaLato rahe che jarUra paNa e rame che to baoNlane joIne ja ! kAraNa ke ene potAnI vikeTa khoI nAkhIne potAnA saMbhavita ujjavaLa bhAvi para pUrNavirAma mUkI devuM nathI. teM pUrvanA eka patramAM lakhyuM che ne ke samAjanI mAMga e che ke amArI pAse vipula saMpatti ja hovI joIe. gADI nabaLI na joIe. baMgalo anAkarSaka na joIe. dhaMdho DhIlo na joIe. mobAila DabalA jevo na joIe. 39 20 vastro melAM na joIe. na ghareNAM 14 mI sadInAM na joIe. nabaLI haoNTalamAM paga na mukAvA joIe. musApharI TrenamAM na thavI joIe. TUMkamAM, tArI AjubAjumAM rahelA sahunI mAMga A che ke sAmagrI tArI pAse je paNa hoya e badhI ya 21 mI nahIM. 22 mI sadInI ja hovI joIe. mAre tane eTaluM ja pUchavuM che ke tAre sTeDiyamamAM beThelA darzakonI mAMga pUrI karavAnA khyAla sAthe ramavuM che ke baoNlanI paristhiti joIne ramavuM che ? sAcuM kahuM ? bahujanavarganI hAlata Aje e che ke emaNe potAnI jIvanavyavasthA potAnI Arthika paristhiti joIne nathI banAvI paNa AjubAjuvALAnI jIvanavyavasthA joIne banAvI che ! bAjuvALA pAse je che, jevuM che, jeTaluM che e, evuM ane eTaluM mArI pAse hovuM ja joIe. A mATe devuM karavuM paDe to huM karIza, laoNna levI paDe to huM laIza, hapatA bharavA paDe to bharIza, are, bhUkhe maravuM paDe to marIza paNa sTeDiyamamAMthI UThelI darzakonI chaggA-coggAnI mAMgane huM pUrI karIne ja rahIza ! 40 Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, gajabanAka vAta karI dIdhI Ape gata patramAM. bIjAonI vAta huM nathI karato, mArI potAnI A ja sthiti che. Arthika sthiti sArI evI saddhara nathI paNa mArI pAse Aje je paNa sAmagrIo che e badhI ja sAmagrIo koka karoDapatinA nabIrAne zobhe evI ja che. kAraNa? A ja, mArA mitravarganI mAMga. Apa nahIM mAno, pAMca AMkaDAno mAro Aje pagAra che e ya mane ocho lAge che. koka kaMpanI vadhu pagAra ApavA taiyAra hoya to huM enI tapAsamAM chuM. mArA khudanA pappA mane kahe che ke beTA ! tArA pagAramAMthI gharamAM to tuM kAMka Apato jA' paNa huM emane kahI dauM chuM ke 'pappA ! atyAre huM pote kheMcamAM rahuM chuM tyAM tamane kyAMthI kaMIka ApuM?" mahArAja sAheba, eka zaMkAnuM samAdhAna karazo? vaTa nathI pADI zakato to mitravarga ghaTI jAya che ane mitravarga vacce vaTa pADato rahuM chuM to kharcamAM nathI pahoMcI vaLato. karuM zuM? lakhI rAkha tArA dilanI dIvAla para A vAkya ke bIjAnA abhiprAyathI je potAnuM jIvana jIve che, ene kyAreka bIjAnA abhiprAya para maravAnA divaso Ave che. mitravarga vacce vaTa pADatA rahevAmAM tane kyAM sudhI saphaLatA maLaze? ahIM to roja phaeNzana badalAya che, roja maoNDala badalAya che, roja sAmagrI badalAya che. ane tArI Avaka vadhavAnuM nAma nathI letI. zuM pahoMcI vaLIza tuM A virodhAbhAsane ? mArI tane spaSTa salAha che ke tArI AjubAjumAM goThavAyela tALI mitro, thALI mitro, khAlI mitro ane khAlI mitro vacce vaTa pADatA rahevAnuM baMdha karI daIne tArI Arthika sthitine AMkha sAme rAkhIne jIvana jIvavAnuM tuM zarU karI de. yAda rAkha A vAkya ke zrImaMta banavA mATe paisA vadhAravA paDe che paNa zrImaMta rahevA mATe to kharca ghaTADavo paDe che. ekAMtamAM tArI jAtane tuM pUchI leje. zrImaMta banavuM che tAre ke zrImaMta rahevuM che? Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, ApanI vAta hRdayasparzI hovA chatAM koNa jANe kema, mana enA amala mATe utsAhita thatuM ja nathI. Apa kharca ghaTADIne zrImaMta banyA rahevAnI salAha Apo cho jyAre mana satata Avaka kema vadhArI zakAya enA ja vicAromAM ramyA kare che. ApanI pAse vAta chupAvavA nathI mAgato paNa hamaNAM hamaNAM SIDE mAM meM gaeNrabajAranuM kAma paNa zarU karyuM che. gaNatarI evI che ke be-cAra sodAmAM jo jaMgI kamANI thaI jAya to pachI jiMdagIbhara zAMti ja zAMti ! jiMdagIbhara jalasA ja jalasA ! jiMdagIbhara majA ja majA ! Apa A aMge zuM kaho cho ? jaya, khUne thatuM hoya ene to hajI bacAvI zakAya kAraNa ke ene potAne bacavuM che. bacavA mATe eka bIjAnI sahAya mAge che paraMtu jene ApaghAta ja karavo che. ene to zuM bacAvI zakAya? kAraNa ke e pote bacavA nathI mAgato, potAne koI bacAvI le evuM e nathI icchato, koI bacAvavA AvI paNa jAya che to ya ene e sahayoga nathI Apato. adhika saMpatti meLavavA teM seMrabajAramAM ya jhukAvyuM che e jANyA pachI to mane ema lAge che ke ApaghAta karavAno teM makkama nirdhAra karI lIdho che. yAda rAkhaje tuM A vAta ke vipula saMpatinuM A pAgalapana tane bIjA koI kSetramAM nukasAna kadAca nahIM paNa kare to ya tArA mananI prasannatA ane saMbaMdhonI AtmIyatA A be kSetramAM to tArI pathArI pheravI ja deze. teM haDakAyA kUtarAne joyo to haze ja. teM ene kyAreya prasanna joyo? no. e satata bhAgato ja hoya che raghavAyo banIne. A gharethI pelA ghare ane A zerImAMthI sAmenI zerImAM. A bhAgaMbhAgamAM e prasannatA TakAvI zake e vAtamAM mAla ja kyAM che? saMpattino haDakavA lAgI gayA pachI tArI sthiti ya AvI ja thavAnI che kaMpanImAMthI chaeNrabajAramAM ane zaeNrabajAramAMthI saTTA bajAramAM. chaganabhAIne tyAMthI maganabhAIne tyAM ane maganabhAIne tyAMthI camanalAlane tyAM. muMbaIthI dillI ane dilhIthI amerikA. gharethI bajAramAM, bajAramAMthI haoNTalamAM, haoNTalamAMthI klabomAM ane klabomAMthI haoNspiTalamAM. sAvadhAna ! 43 44 Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jya, bhale ogaNIsa varasanI vaye meM saMsArano tyAga karI dIdho hovAnA kAraNe saMpatti kSetrano mane koI anubhava nathI saMkhyAbaMdha zrImaMtonA jIvanane meM najIkathI nihALyA che, emanA AMtaradAritryanI vAto meM emanA ja moDhe sAMbhaLI che, emanA veravikhera thaI gayelA parivAranI karuNa dAstAna meM mArA saMgA kAne sAMbhaLI che ane enA AdhAre meM tane gata patramAM lakhyuM che ke vipula saMpattinuM lakSya, ane e lakSyane AMbI javA mATenI tArI doDadhAma tane haDakAyA kUtarAnI kakSAmAM mUkIne ja raheze. tane kyAMya zAMtithI besavA nahIM de ane eTale ja mananI prasannatA tArA mATe svapnano viSaya ja banI raheze. vAMcyo che A Tucako? ajayane 10 rUpiyAnI laoNTarInI TikiTa para be karoDanuM inAma to lAgyuM paNa e inAmanI rakama levA gayo tyAre enA hAthamAM poNA be karoDa rUpiyA ja mUkavAmAM AvyA. 'pacIsa lAkha ochA kema che?" 'TaeNksanI rakama eTalI thAya che" e na cAle. tame peparamAM jAherAta be karoDanA inAmanI karo ane inAma lAge ene poNA be karoDa ja Apo e eka jAtano vizvAsaghAta che" 'amArI A ja vyavasthA che" 'to eka kAma karo' 'zuM?' 'tame inAmanA Apela poNA be karoDa pAchA laI lo ane laoNTarInI TikiTa kharIdavA meM tamane je dasa rUpiyA ApyA che e dasa rUpiyA mane pAchA ApI do !' jaya, ajayanI A bevakUphI para ke bAlizatA para hasavAnI koI ja jarUra nathI. pratyeka lobhAMdha mANasanI A ja manaHsthiti hoya che. e vipula saMpatti meLavavA Dagale ne pagale prasannatAnuM balidAna Apato ja rahe che. tamAma prakAranAM sukhonA pAyAmAM rahela prasannatAne jatI karIne e tamAma sukhone du:khomAM rUpAMtarita karI detA saMklezano zikAra banato ja rahe che. paga jatA karIne bUTa na ja kharIdAya e akkala mANasa pAse che, AMkhane jatI karIne AkarSaka phrema kharIdavAno koI ja artha nathI e mANasa samaje che, hojarIne bagADI nAkhIne peTamAM khamaNa DhokaLAM na ja padharAvAya e buddhi mANasa pAse che paNa prasannatAnuM balidAna ApIne A jagatanuM eka paNa sukha na svIkArAyA e akkala lobhAMdha pAse to nathI ja hotI. huM icchuM chuM, AvA lobhAMdhamAM tAro naMbara to na ja lAge ! Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 jya, vipula saMpattinuM lakSya mananI prasannatAno khAtmo bolAvatuM rahe che e nukasAna karatAM ya eka anya jAlima nukasAna e che ke saMbaMdhonI AtmIyatAmAM e bhUkaMpa sarjI detuM hoya che. tuM zuM ema mAne che ke paisA mATe satata gharanI bahAra raheto mANasa potAnI patnIno "premALa pati' banI zakaze? potAnA putra mATe "lAgaNIzIla pitA' banI zakaze ? potAnA pitA mATe "vahAlasoyo putra' banI zakaze ? potAnI dIkarI mATe "vizrAmasthaLa' banI zakaze? nA. bajAramAM hoziyAra ane khelADI vepArI tarIke khyAti pAmI jato, e mANasa potAnA parivAranA sabhyo mATe "ajanabI' ja banyo raheze. eno parivAra "prema" ane "huMpha' mATe kadAca game tevI labADa vyaktinA khoLAmAM paNa jaIne besI jatA koI zarama ke saMkoca nahIM anubhave. muMbaInA ati dhanADhya vistAramAM rahela eka yuvake potAnA ja gharanI je behAlI mane kahI saMbhaLAvI hatI e tuM vAMcI le. tArA paga nIcenI dharatI kadAca sarakI jaze. 'mahArAja sAheba, mArA dAdA ane mArA pappA, baMne ya dhaMdhAnA jabaradasta khelADI che. jyAM hAtha nAkhe che tyAMthI lAkho yAvat karoDo laI Ave che. paNa emanI paisAnI kAtila bhUkhe amArA gharamAM je hAhAkAra saryo che enuM Apane zabdomAM bayAna kaI rIte karavuM e samajAtuM nathI. huM kaoNlejanA trIjA varSamAM chuM. mAre eka chokarI sAthe lapharuM che. mArI bahena kaoNlejanA prathama varSamAM che. ene eka yuvaka sAthe lapharuM che. mArI mammInuM paDozamAM rahetA eka pariNIta yuvaka sAthe lapharuM cAlu che. ane mArA dAdAno eka vidhavA sAthe saMbaMdha cAlu che. hA, mArA pappAnuM koI lapharuM hoya to eno mane khyAla nathI. jaya, karoDonA phalaeNTamAM rahenAra ane karoDomAM ALoTanAra eka zrImaMta parivAranA sabhyonI vyabhicAralIlAnI A satya hakIkata vAMcyA pachI ane jANyA pachI tAre nakkI karavAnuM che ke jagatano bahujanavarga Aje paisA pAchaLa raoNkeTa gatie haDakAyA kUtarAnI jema je pAgalatAthI bhAgI rahyo che e ja pAgalatAthI tAre bhAgatA rahevuM che ke kyAMka zvAsa khAvA aTakavuM che? Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, Apano gata patra vAMcyo to kharo paNa e vAMcyA pachI huM AkhI rAta sUI zakyo nathI. sAcuM kahuM to e patramAM Ape dhanADhya parivAranA sabhyonI vyabhicAralIlAnI je vAta lakhI che e Ape lakhI che eTale mane enI satyatAmAM zaMkA nathI paDI bAkI A ja vAta ApanA sivAya anya koIe paNa mane kahI hota to huM ene dharAra saMbhaLAvI deta ke 'tuM gappA lagAvavAnuM baMdha kara !' dAdA, mammI, dIkaro ane dIkarI, cAreya ADA saMbaMdhomAM garakAva? ane enAM mULamAM vipula saMpattinuM eka mAtra gojhAruM lakSya? nA, A raste to kadama maMDAya ja zI rIte ? mANasanA khoLiye pazu banAvI detA A vikarALa rastA para to pasaMdagInI mahorachApa lagAvAya ja zI rIte ? Apa mane kyAMthI kyAM laI AvyA? mAnyatA mArI e hatI ke jIvanane barabAda karI nAkhavAmAM mahattvano phALo saMpattino nathI paNa strIno che, arthalAlasA eTalI khataranAka nathI jeTalI khataranAka viSayavAsanA che paNa Ape tarkabaddha rajUAta karIne mArI e mAnyatAno bhukko bolAvI nAkhIne mArA para je gajabanAka upakAra karyo che e badala huM Apano atyaMta RNI chuM. Ama chatAM eka prazna pUchuM ? paisAnI bhUkha saMtoSAtA mANasa strIo pAchaLa bhaTakato thaI jato hoya che e jema eka nakkara vAstavikatA che tema strInI bhUkha saMtoSavA mANasa paisA pAchaLa pAgala banIne bhaTakato thaI jato hoya e nahIM banatuM hoya? A prazna huM Apane eTalA mATe pUchI rahyo chuM ke mArI potAnI vartamAna manaHsthiti A che. mane ema lAgI rahyuM che ke 'paisA cikkAra haze ApaNI pAse to yuvatInAM mAMgAo sAmethI Avaze. bhaNelI-gaNelI rUpALI yuvatIo sAme caDIne ApaNA ghare 'patnI' tarIke goThavAI javA taiyAra thaI jaze. saMpattinI vipulatA ane patnI rUpALI, basa, jIvana saphaLa. A mAnyatAno zikAra banelo huM atyAre paisA banAvI levAnA eka mAtra lakSya sAthe pAgala banIne paisA kamAI levA doDI rahyo chuM. icchuM chuM huM ke A aMge ApanA taraphathI mane kaMIka samyak mArgadarzana maLe. 49 pa0 Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaya, tAro patra vAMcyo. patramAM te je kAMI lakhyuM che e eTaluM ja sUcave che ke tArA manamAM atyAre paisA ane patnI, A benA vicAro ja cAlI rahyA che. ane emAMya 'rUpALI patnI'nI teM lakhela vAta tArI 25 varasanI bhara yuvAnavayane ja AbhArI che emAM koI ja zaMkA nathI. AnA saMdarbhamAM tane eka vAta jaNAvuM? patnI tane gorI maLaze ke kALI, enA pratyenA AkarSaNane vikarSaNamAM pheravAI jatAM bahu vAra nahIM lAge. kAraNa ke vayanA kAraNe ja vijAtIya sahavAsanuM manamAM UbhuM thatuM AkarSaNa, vaya vadhatA ja osaravA lAge che. ane 'vaya'nI du:khada vAstavikatA e che ke vaya baMnenI vadhatI hoya che. puruSanI vadhatI jatI vaya enA puruSAtanamAM kaDAko bolAvatI rahe che to strInI vadhatI jatI vaya enA rUpamAM kaDAko bolAvatI rahe che. je puruSAtananA kAraNe strI, puruSa tarapha AkarSAI hoya che e puruSAtanamAM kaDAko bolAI gayAnA anubhava pachI ya strInuM puruSa pratyenuM AkarSaNa evuM ne evuM ja akabaMdha jaLavAI rahe evI jema koI ja zakyatA nathI tema je rUpanA kAraNe puruSa, strI tarapha kheMcAyo hoya che 51 26 e rUpa kapUranI jema ogaLI rahyAnA anubhava pachI ya puruSanuM strI pratyenuM kheMcANa evuM ne evuM ja akabaMdha UbhuM rahe e zakyatA ya nahivat che. sAMbhaLyuM che te A dRSTAMta ? premalagna karI cUkelA pati-patnI lagnajIvananAM 25 mA varasanI pUrNAhuti para bagIcAmAM pharavA gayA. baMne jaNA eka bAMkaDA para beThA. patnIe patine pUchyuM, 'barAbara 25 varasa pahelAMnA A ja divase mArA pappA ApaNane baMnene ahIM beThelA joI gayelA ane e vakhate emaNe tamane eka bAju bolAvIne kaMIka kahyuM hatuM. Aja sudhI tame mane e jaNAvyuM nathI ke mArA pappAe tamane kahyuM zuM hatuM? Aje to tamAre e vAta mane jaNAvavI ja paDaze.' *jo, tArA pappA polIsa inspekTara hatA. emaNe mane dhamakI ApelI ke jo huM tArI sAthe lagna nahIM karuM to e mane 25 varasanI jelanI sajA karI deze' patie A javAba ApI to dIdho paNa e ja vakhate enI AMkhamAM AMsu AvI gayA. 'paNa tame atyAre raDo cho kema ?' patnIe pUchyuM 'ema thAya che ke e vakhate 25 varasanI jelanI sajA svIkArI lIdhI hota to kama se kama Aje to huM AjhAda thaI gayo hota ne ?' patie rUmAlathI AMsu lUMchatA javAba ApI dIdho. jaya, A dRSTAnta para huM koI ja TIkATippaNa karavA nathI mAMgato kAraNa ke tArI buddhi kevI dhAradAra che enI mane khabara che. para Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, gata patranA ApanA lakhANe mane vicArato karI dIdho che. sAgaramAM AvatAM bharatI ane oTa jema pUnama ane amAsane baMdhAyelA che tema manamAM jAgato vAsanAno Avega ane manamAM zAMta paDI jatI vAsanA e baMne samayane arthAt vayane ja baMdhAyelA che. lAkha prayAsa chatAM amAse sAgaramAM bharatI lAvI zakAtI nathI tema lAkha prayAsa chatAM vItI gayela vayamAM manane vAsanAgrasta rAkhI zakAtuM nathI. Ano artha to e ja thayo ne ke mAruM je mana atyAre satata yuvatInA vicAramAM ja grasta rahyA kare che. e manamAM amuka vaya pachI yuvatInA zarIranuM koI ja AkarSaNa rahevAnuM nathI. eka prazna pUchuM Apane ? zuM saMsArI dareka vyakti mATe A ja vAstavikatA hoya che? jaya, A praznano tane sIdho javAba ApavAne badale huM tArI samakSa eka alaga vAta ja rajU karuM chuM. mane pUrNa zraddhA che ke tArA mananuM samAdhAna enAthI thaIne ja raheze. sAMbhaLa e vAta. bAbAne zaradI thaI gaI che. ane enA manamAM AisakrIma khAvAnI evI talapa lAgI gaI che ke AisakrIma mATe e mammI samakSa raDI rahyo che. mammI pAse cAra vikalpa che. bAbAnA AMsu joIne pIgaLI jaIne mammI ene AisakrIma ApI de, pahelo vikalpa. bAbAnI zaradIne jotAM bAbAne e lApho lagAvIne zAMta karI de, bIjo vikalpa. bAbAnI sAme caoNkaleTa rajU karI daIne ene AisakrIma bhUlavADI de, trIjo vikalpa ane AisakrIma enA svAthya mATe keTalo badho khataranAka che. e samajAvI daIne ene AisakrImanI mAMga para pUrNavirAma mukAvI devA samajAvI de, cotho vikalpa. prathama vikalpamAM bAbo raDato to baMdha thaI jAya paNa enuM svAthya kathaLIne ja rahe. bIjA vikalpamAM bAbo kAmacalAu zAMta to thaI jAya paNa enuM mana aMdarathI dhUMdhavAtuM ja rahe. trIjA vikalpamAM bAbAnA mananuM viSayAMtara thaI jAya ane enuM svAthya akabaMdha jaLavAI jAya. cothA vikalpamAM samajaNapUrvaka bAbo AisakrImathI dUra rahe ane potAnA svAthyane salAmata rAkhI de. prathama vikalpane nAma ApI zakAya 'bhoga'nuM, bIjA vikalpane nAma ApI zakAya 'damana'nuM, trIjA vikalpane nAma ApI zakAya bhakti'nuM ane cothA vikalpane nAma ApI zakAya 'jJAna'nuM. 53 pa4 Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaya, manamAM jAgatI vAsanAne zAMta karI devA tuM ene vijAtIya zarIra Apato ja rahe e mArga bhogano che ane bhogane mATe ema kahevAya che ke nadIothI jo sAgara dharAI jAya, lAkaDAMothI jo agni zAMta thaI jAya to bhoganA mArge vAsanA zAMta thaI jAya. alabatta, bhoganA mArge tAtkAlika vAsanA zAMta thaI gayAnuM bhale anubhavAya paNa e tRpti kaI paLe atRptimAM rUpAMtarita thaI jAya e kAMI kahevAya nahIM. teM pUrvapatramAM A ja puchAvyuM che ne ke 'zuM saMsArI dareka vyaktinI bhogavAsanA amuka vaye zAMta thaI ja jAya ?' tArA e praznano A javAba che. pazusulabhavRttinuM ja jenuM mana zikAra banyuM rahe enuM mana buDhApAmAM ya vAsanAtRpti mATe TaLavaLatuM rahe ane jenuM mana pazusulabhavRttithI upara UThI jAya enuM mana yuvAnavayamAM ya vAsanAnA AvegathI mukta thatuM jAya. 55 28 vAsanAnA saMdarbhamAM eka vAta tuM khAsa samajI rAkhaje ke vAsanA e zarIranI mAMga nathI paNa mananI mAMga che ke je zarIra dvArA zAMta thAya che. Ano artha ? A ja ke zarIranA mAdhyame eka vAra vAsanA zAMta karI dIdhA pachI ya nakkI nathI ke have mana pharI kyAreya vAsanAnuM zikAra nahIM ja bane. nA. mAtra samaya jaze ane mana punaH vAsanAnuM zikAra banIne enuM bhakSma mAgavA lAgaze ! anya rUpALuM vijAtIya zarIra nIrakhavA maLaze ane manamAM vAsanAnI Aga bhabhUkI UThaze. basa, A saMdarbhamAM ja kahevAyuM che ke AisakrIma mATe raDI rahelA zaradInA zikAra banelA bAbAne AisakrIma ApI devAmAM Akhare to enuM zarIra svAsthya kathaLavAnuM ja che tema vAsanAne zAMta karI devA ene satata enuM bhakSya ApatA rahevAmAM Akhare to AtmAnuM hita jokhamAvAnuM ja che. eTaluM ja kahIza tane ke lagnajIvanamAM praveza karavAno tuM nirNaya kare e pahelAM vAsanAnA kSetranI A vAstavikatAne barAbara samajI leje. bhogamAM jo saMyama nahIM hoya to tuM buDhApAmAM ya vAsanAno trAsa anubhavato rahIza ane saMyama haze to yuvAnavayamAM ya vAsanAthI upara UThI jaIza. 5 Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, pahelI ja vAra mArI jANamAM A vAta AvI ke vAsanA e zarIranI mAMga nathI. Aja sudhI huM to ema ja samajato hato ke bhojana-pANI ane prANavAyu jema zarIranI mAMga che tema vAsanA e paNa zarIranI ja mAMga che. bhojana vinA jema na ja jIvI zakAya tema vAsanAne enuM bhakSya ApyA vinA na ja jIvI zakAya. paNa Ape to kamAlanI vAta karI dIdhI ke vAsanA e mananI mAMga che ke je zarIra dvArA zAMta thAya che. icchuM chuM huM ke Apa A viSaya para hajI thoDoka vadhu prakAza pAtharo. jaya, bhUkha peTamAM lAge che, bhojana peTamAM padharAvI devAmAM Ave che. bhUkha zAMta thaI jAya che. mana emAM vacce kyAMya AvatuM nathI paNa vAsanA mATe evuM nathI. jo manamAM vAsanAno koI Avega ja nathI, mana anya viSayomAM jo vyasta che athavA to ciMtAgrasta che to pachI bhale ne zarIra para phATaphATa yuvAnI che ane sAme rUpALI yuvatI sAthenuM ekAMta che. zarIra vAsanAtRpti mATe pravRtta thatuM ja nathI. Ano artha ? A ja ke bhUkha-bhojana vacce ke tRSA-pANI vacce mana nAmano dalAla Avato ja nathI paraMtu mana nAmano dalAla hAjara thayA vinA vAsanA - vijAtIya zarIra vacceno sodo patato ja nathI. zuM kahuM tane? AtmakalyANa karavA saMsAra tyAgIne nIkaLI paDelo saMta bhale ne jabaradasta sAdhaka che ane sAttvika che, ene bhojana-pANI-prANavAyu vinA nathI ja cAlatuM. keTalAka kalAka - divasa ke mahinAo bhale enA vinA e kadAca calAvI le che paraMtu eka samaya to evo Ave ja che ke bhojana vagerenuM sevana ene karavuM ja paDe che kAraNa? e zarIra laIne beTho che ane bhojana-pANI-prANavAyu e zarIranI mAMga che jyAre vijAtIya zarIranA sahavAsa mATe evuM nathI . saMkhyAbaMdha sAdhako Aje evA che ke jeo vijAtIya zarIranA sahavAsa vinA ya majethI potAnuM jIvana pasAra karI rahyA che ane e ya be-pAMca varasa mATe ja nahIM paraMtu jIvanabhara mATe ! are, sAdhakonI ja vAta zuM karuM ? koka viziSTa kAryamAM lAgI gayelA keTalAka saMsArI mANaso paNa jIvanabhara mATe vijAtIya zarIranA sahavAsathI dUra rahIne prasannatApUrvaka potAnuM jIvana pasAra karI rahyA che. rahasya? A ja che ke vAsanA e mananI mAMga che ane emanA manamAM vAsanAjanya koI uttejanA nathI, Avega nathI. Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, 'bhUkha ane tarasanI jema vAsanA paNa kudaratI hAjata ja che'nI varasothI manamAM ghara karI gayela bhramaNAne Ape je sahajatAthI toDI nAkhI e badala Apano upakAra ane AbhAra huM mAnuM eTalo ocho che. zarIrane bhojana ApavuM ja paDe paNa manamAM UThatI vAsanAne enuM bhaNya ApavuM ja paDe e bilakula jarUrI nathI. A vAta samajAvI daIne sAcuM kahuM to Ape mArA manamAM cAlatA vartamAnanA vijAtIya pratyenA AkarSaNamAM sAro evo kaDAko bolAvI dIdho to che ja chatAM eka prazna Apane pUchuM ? 'bhoga'no prathama naMbarano vikalpa vAsanA mATe jo khataranAka che to 'damana'no bIjA naMbarano vikalpa paNa vAsanA mATe jokhamI ja puravAra thaze evuM nahIM bane? kAraNa ke varasothI A vAta huM sAMbhaLato Avyo chuM ke sviMgane jema jema dabAvatA jazo tema tema e bamaNA jorathI UchaLatI jaze, basa, e ja nyAye manamAM jAgatI icchAne tame jema jema dabAvatA jazo tema tema e bamaNA jorathI UchaLatI jaze. mATe icchAne dabAvatA rahevAnI bhUla kyAreya karazo nahIM. A aMge Apa zuM kaho cho? jaya, tArA A praznano javAba ApatA pahelAM huM tane ja eka prazna pUchavA mAguM chuM. dareka mANasa potAnA manamAM jAgatI pratyeka icchAne amalI banAvato ja jAya to tane lAge che kharuM ke e pachI ya A dharatI ziSTa puruSane rahevA lAyaka banI ja rahe? tArA ghare AvatA tArA mitranI najara tArI bahena para paDe ane enA manamAM tArI bahenanA zarIrane bhogavI levAnI icchA pedA thaI jAya to tArA mitranI e icchAne saphaLa banAvI devAmAM tArI saMmati kharI ? ko'ka kAraNasara tAre ko'kanI sAthe duzamanAvaTa UbhI thaI jAya ane enI hatyA karI nAkhavA tArA hAtha saLavaLavA lAge to tArI e icchAne tAre amalamAM mUkI ja devAnI, ema ? jaya, lakhI rAkhaje tArA dilanI dIvAla para ke A jagata koI paNa kALe jo rahevAlAyaka banyuM rahe che to eno tamAma yaza kevaLa ane kevaLa 'damana' nA phALe ja jAya che. A to saMsAra che. galata nimittono to ahIM rAphaDo phATyo che. kaI paLe kaI vyaktinA manamAM beThela 'pazu' bahAra na AvI jAya e prazna che. A sthitimAM 'damana'no vikalpa jo hAthavago na hoya ane amalamAM na hoya to zIla-sadAcAra-saMskAra-maryAdAsurakSA vagere tamAmetamAma paribaLonI smazAnayAtrA nIkaLIne ja rahe e zaMkA vinAnI vAta che. jaya, damanano artha ja che zarama. AMkhamAMthI zaramanuM jaLa nIkaLI gayA pachI mANasa saraLa ke sajjana rahI zakaze kharo? pa9 Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, Apa sAcA cho. manamAM jAgatI moTA bhAganI icchAo to galata ja hoya che, niMgha ja hoya che. e icchAone mANaso jo sahu samakSa pragaTa karatA ja rahe ane e icchAone saphaLa banAvavA jo pravRtta thavA ja lAge to A jagatamAM arAjakatA ane aMdhAdhUMdhI phelAyA vinA na ja rahe e nirvivAda vAta che. paNa to pachI prazna manamAM e thAya che ke 'damana'nA A vikalpane ekAMte sAro mAnavAmAM kema nathI Avyo ? Ape ja pUrvanA patramAM bAbAnA dRSTAntamAM jaNAvyuM che ne ke mammInA DarathI bAbo AisakrImanI mAMga ekavAra dabAvI paNa de che to ya enuM mana to satata dhuMdhavAyeluM ja rahe che. AnuM koI samAdhAna ? jaya, damananuM rUpAMtaraNa jo bhaktimAM karI devAmAM Ave che to e damana upakAraka banyuM rahe che paraMtu damanathI trAsI jaIne jo bhogane svIkArI levAmAM Ave che to e damana trAsadAyaka banyuM rahe che. kahevAnuM tAtparya e che ke damanane cirasthAyI to na ja rAkhI zakAya. je vRttinuM damana karyuM hoya e vRttine jo anya viSayamAM 1 31 rUpAMtarita karI devAmAM Ave to AtmA saMkhyAbaMdha nukasAnImAMthI UgarI gayA vinA na ja rahe. alabatta, samaSTinI salAmatI to 'damana'nA vikalpanA svIkAramAM ja che. je paNa prazna che. e vyaktigata salAmatI ane svasthatAno che. jaya. tArA ja jIvananA bAlyavayanA anubhavane tuM smRtipatha para lAvI de ne ? e vayamAM mammI-pappAe tArI bhaNavA na javAnI icchAnI noMdha lIdhA vinA tane skUle bhaNavA mokalyo che. tuM kadAca raDyo paNa che to tArA e rudananI paNa emaNe koI noMdha nathI lIdhI paNa jevo tuM samajaNanI vayamAM Avyo che pachI, tArA para emane koI ja dabANa karavuM paDyuM nathI. tuM pote sAme caDIne skUle javA lAgyo che. A vAstavikatAno tAtparyArtha eTalo ja che ke jyAM sudhI sArAsArano viveka na hoya, lAbhAlAbhanI samajaNa na hoya hita ahitano khyAla na hoya tyAM sudhI 'damana' lAbhakArI ja che ane jyAM e viveka, samajaNa ane khyAla AvI jAya che tyAM sahajarUpe mana damanamukta thaI jAya che. icchuM chuM huM ke A vAstavikatAne samajavAmAM tuM jarAya avaDhavamAM na rahe. Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, 'damana' aMge manamAM pravartatI gerasamaja sarvathA dUra karI devA badala Apano khUba khUba AbhAra to mAnuM ja chuM paraMtu eka prazna huM Apane ja pUchavA mAguM chuM ke ApanI yuvAnavayamAM ApanuM khudanuM mana apavitratAnA vicAronuM zikAra zuM banyuM ja nathI ? jo banyuM che to e galata vicAranA AkramaNamAMthI Apa hemakhema UgarI gayA cho zI rIte ? alabatta, Avo prazna Apane puchAya ke nahIM enI mane khabara nathI paNa icchuM chuM chuM ke mArA A praznanuM Apa saMtoSajanaka samAdhAna ApIne ja raho. jaya, je vAta huM tane sAme caDIne karavAno hato e vAtane te prazna pUchavA dvArA tane karavA teM mane jyAre majabUra karI ja dIdho che tyAre sAMbhaLa e vAta. prathama vAta to e samajI le ke A jagatano koI paNa saMta e paramAtmA nathI, paNa paramAtmA banavA nIkaLelo sAdhaka che. dareka saMtane A vAstavikatAno khyAla hoya ja che chatAM kharI muzkelI kyAM sarjAya che e tane kahuM ? koI paNa sAdhakanA zarIra para saMtatvanI jAherAta karatAM vastro jagatane jovA maLe che, jagata ene paramAtmA mAnI le che. paramAtmA mAnI le che eTale? saMtathI jIvanamAM koI bhUla thAya ja nahIM evI mAnyatA enA manamAM ghara karI jAya che ane saMtanA jIvanamAM ene koI bhUla, khoTuM ke kharAba jyAM dekhAya che. tyAM enI saMta pratyenI zraddhAmAM kaDAko bolAI jAya che. saMta khuda kahe che, "huM bhagavAna nathI, bhagavAna banavA bhagavAnanA mArge cAlI nIkaLelo sAdhaka chuM. mArAthI bhUlo thavAnI saMbhAvanA che ja. mArgathI cuta thaI javAnI saMbhAvanA ya mArA jIvanamAM che ja ane mArga para paDI javAnI saMbhAvanA paNa mArA jIvanamAM che ja. alabatta, evuM kAMI ja na thAya ke na thaI jAya e aMge huM pUrepUro sAvadha to rahIza ja chatAM ya nimittavaza ke kusaMskAravaza mArAthI koI kSati thaI jAya tyAM mArI kamajorIne AMkha sAme rAkhIne mArA pratye sahAnubhUti dAkhavajo ane mane mApha karI daIne sAdhanA mArge AgaLa vadhavA protsAhita karajo.' paNa jaya, jagata, saMtanI A vAta sAMbhaLavA taiyAra ja nathI, e to ema ja mAnI beThuM che ke saMta e paramAtmA svarUpa ja che. enAthI bhUla thAya ja nahIM. eNe bhUla karAya ja nahIM. zuM kahuM tane? skUlamAM bhaNavA beThelo vidyArthI nApAsa" thaI zake che e mAnavA jagata taiyAra che paNa sAdhanAnI skUlamAM sAdhanA karavA dAkhala thayela saMta kyAreka bhUla karI paNa bese che e svIkAravA jagata taiyAra nathI ! Azcarya ja che ne? 63 Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, ApanA gata patranA lakhANe mane stabdha karI dIdho che. Ape je kAMI lakhyuM che emAM, e akSarazaH sAcuM che. jagatanI vAta zuM karuM? huM pote gaI kAla sudhI ema mAnato hato ke saMtathI bhUla thAya ja nahIM. saMte bhUla karAya ja nahIM. A mAnyatAnA AdhAre jyAre jyAre paNa mArA kAne koI saMtanA patananA samAcAra AvyA che, meM jagatanA cogAna vacce emanI bharapeTa niMdA karI che. emanI thAya eTalI vagovaNI karI che. 'emanA karatAM ApaNe lAkha darajju sArA' evuM jorazorathI bolyo chuM. paNa, ApanA gata patre mArI AMkho kholI dIdhI che. vacana ApuM chuM Apane ke have pachI kyAMya, kyAre paNa, koI paNa saMtanA jIvananI kSatinA nabaLA samAcAra jovA-jANavA ke sAMbhaLavA maLaze huM mArI jIbhane mauna karI daIza. huM to emanA avarNavAda nahIM karuM paNa anyone ya avarNavAda karatA aTakAvIza. huM emAM TUMko paDIza to jyAM avarNavAda cAlatA haze tyAMthI dUra haTI jaIza. khUba khUba AbhAra mAnuM chuM huM Apano ke Ape mane bahu moTA - saMtonI niMdAnA - pApathI samyaka samajaNa ApIne ugArI lIdho che. jaya, saMtonI niMdAthI dUra rahevAnA teM karelA saMkalpa badala tane khUba khUba dhanyavAda ApuM chuM. sAthe AzIrvAda paNa ApuM chuM ke e saMkalpanA amalamAM tuM jarAya kAco paNa na paDe ane pAcho paNa na paDe. have gata patramAM teM mArA jIvana aMge puchAvela praznano javAba. 'bhoga' ane 'damana'nA vikalpanI vAta to meM tane pUrvanA patromAM vistArathI jaNAvI ja dIdhI che. 'bhakti'nA trIjA naMbaranA vikalpanI je vAta meM tane sAmAnyathI karI che ane e vikalpanA sahAre ja meM mArA jIvanane apavitratAnA kAdavathI kharaDAtuM bacAvI lIdhuM che. A aMge thoDIka vistArathI vAta karuM. vyavahAra jagatano eka kAyado che ke vadhu gamatI cIja jyAre AMkha sAme AvI jAya che tyAre ochI gamatI cIja parathI mananuM dhyAna ApoApa haTI ja jAya che. bheLa-pUrI sAme gAMThiyA gauNa thaI ja jAya che ne? pArakara penanI prApti baoNlapenano tyAga karAvI ja de che ne? asalI hIro hAthamAM AvatA nakkI jhaverAta chUTI ja jAya che ne? kaMIka aMze mArI bAbatamAM A ja banyuM che. saMyamajIvananI bhavyatA samajAI che, saMsAratyAga ApoApa thaI gayo che. gurudevanI bhavodadhi tArakatA zraddhAno viSaya banI gaI che. svajana parivArathI sahajarUpe dUra thavAnuM banI gayuM che. prabhu pratyeno prema hRdayamAM pratiSThita thaI gayo che, paisA AnaMdapUrvaka chUTI gayA che. mojazokha haiyAnI prasannatA sAme chellA sthAne dhakelAI gayA che. Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaya, kusaMskAronuM jora to mArA AtmA para paNa che ane nimittonI asara to mane ya thaI rahI che ane eTale ja pavitratAne mATe jokhamI banI rahe evA vicAronuM zikAra mAruM mana paNa banyuM hoya ane kavacit Aje ya banI rahyuM hoya to enI kabUlAta karatAM mane koI ja hicakicATa nathI. AnaMda mane e vAtano che ke evA vicAronuM koI ja lAMbu AyuSya hotuM nathI. kAraNa ? evA tuccha vicArone harAvI devAnuM pracaMDa sAmarthya dharAvatA saMkhyAbaMdha zubha paribaLo ane zubha yogo Aje mArA hAthamAM che. mArI pAse saMyamanuM jIvana che. paramAtmAnAM vacano che. saMsAranA svarUpanI samajaNa che. indriyonA viSayonI virasatA ane nirasatA mArA khyAlamAM che ane sauthI vadhu mahattvanI vAta to e che ke mane paramAtmA, gurudeva, saMyamajIvana ane paramAtmAnA zAsana pratye behada pyAra che. pyAranA A mahAsAgaramAM pelA halakA vicAro ghAsanA taNakhalAnI jema eTalA badhA jhaDapathI vahI jAya che ke mane enAM astitvano khyAla suddhAM Avato nathI. zuM kahuM tane ? eka bAju sattvanI kacAzanA kAraNe paramAtmAnI AjJA mujabanuM jIvana huM * 34 atyAre jIvI zakato nathI ane A jIvananI samApti sudhI paNa evuM jIvana huM jIvI zakavAno nathI. jyAre bIjI bAju janamojanamanA galata abhyAsanA kAraNe AtmA para je kusaMskAro khaDakAyA che e kusaMskAronA kAraNe nimittonI asara mane Aje ya thAya che ane kadAca jIvananA aMta sudhI paNa thatI rahevAnI che ane chatAM leza atizayokti vinA huM tane kahI zakuM chuM ke saMsArano eka paNa padArtha mArA AkarSaNano viSaya Aje to nathI ja banato paNa kyAreya nathI banavAno. manamAM AvI jato koI paNa prakArano halako ke nabaLo vicAra manamAM Aje to DerA-taMbU nAkhIne nathI beTho paNa bhaviSyamAM ya kyAreya nathI besavAno. mArI jAtane huM Aje cakravartI karatAM ya vadhu sukhI mAnuM chuM to mArI jAtane huM devalokanA indro karatAM ya vadhu sadbhAgI mAnuM chuM. kAraNa ? mArA hAthamAM atyAre cakravartIne ya durlabha evuM saMyamajIvana che, mArA hAthamAM atyAre indrone ya pUjya evuM saMyamajIvana che. mArI mastInI anubhUti AsamAnane na sparzatI hoya to ja Azcarya ! Fe Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, ApanA chellA patre to AMkhamAMthI harSAzrunI gaMgA vahAvI dIdhI che hajI ya e patra vAMcuM chuM. ane AMkho bhInI thaI jAya che. patranA zabda zabda Ape jANe ke ApanuM hRdaya khAlI karI nAkhyuM che. sAcuM kahuM to paLabhara mArA manamAM atyAre ApanA hAthamAM je pavitra saMyamajIvana che e pAmI javAnI jhaMkhanA pedA thaI gaI. je saMyamajIvananI prApti cakravartInA sukhane ya dhU karI zakatI hoya ane devendronA sadbhAgyane ya mAmUlI manAvI zakatI hoya e saMyamajIvana atyAranA saDelA kALamAM ya jo pAmI zakAya che to zA mATe e jIvana pAmI javAnI dizAmAM prayatnazIla na banavuM? A vicAre mArA manano kabajo jamAvI lIdho che. AzIrvAda pAThavajo Apa ke ApanI pAse je saMyamajIvana che ane saMyamajIvana pAmI gayAno ApanA haiye je AnaMda che. e jIvana ane e AnaMdano svAmI huM ya banIne ja rahuM. jaya, e dhanya divasa ane e dhanya paLa tArA jIvanamAM zIgha Ave evA mArA tane aMtaranA AzIrvAda to che ja paNa e mATe tAre A 'bhakti'nA trIjA vikalpanA svAmI banI javuM ja paDe. kAraNa ke 'bhoga'no prathama naMbarano vikalpa khataranAka che. to 'damana'no bIjA naMbarano vikalpa asthAyI che. bhakti'no trIjA naMbarano vikalpa ja eka evo che ke je AnaMdadAyI hovAnI sAthe ciraMjIvI paNa che . saMsAra karatAM tane saMyama vadhu game, vAsanA karatAM upAsanA tane vadhu AkarSe, paisA karatAM paramAtmA tane vadhu pAgala banAve, zarIra-mananA sukha karatA AtmAno AnaMda tane vadhu pAgala banAve ane prema karatAM zreyane pAmavAnI tArI jhaMkhanA prabaLa thaI jAya, basa, 'bhaktinA trIjA naMbaranA vikalpanuM svAmitva tane prApta thaI gayuM ja samaja. AMkha sAme rAkhaje, sAsare jatI kanyAne. e 'rAga'ne choDatI nathI, rAganA pAtrane badalAvI nAkhe che. mA-bApano rAga sAsu-sasarA para ane bhAIno rAga pati para, bahenano rAga naNaMda para ane piyarano rAga sAsarA para. AkhI jiMdagI e majethI sAsarAmAM kheMcI kADhe che. A ja kAma tAre karavAnuM che. saMsArano tyAga tuM kare tyAre karaje. atyAre kama se kama saMsAra pratyenA rAgane dharma pratyenA rAgamAM rUpAMtarita to karI de ! tAruM kAma thaI jaze. 69 Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, vAsanAnA Avegane zAMta karI devAno Ape gajabanAka upAya batADI dIdho. lAgaNIne khatama karI nAkhavAnI vAta nahIM paNa lAgaNInA pAtrane badalAvI nAkhavAnI vAta. kavara badalAvavAnuM nahIM, kavaranI aMdarano kAgaLa badalAvavAno nahIM paraMtu kavara paranuM saranAmuM badalAvI nAkhavAnuM. Aje samajAya che A vAta ke paramAtmA na banyA hovA chatAM ane saMsArI na rahyA hovA chatAM Apa saMyamajIvanamAM bharapUra prasannatA zuM anubhavI rahyA cho? A eka ja kAraNa. lAgaNI ApanI jIvaMta che paNa lAgaNIne DhoLavAnuM saranAmuM Ape badalAvI nAkhyuM che. ane e badalAvI nAkheluM saranAmuM paNa evuM che ke enAthI anya zreSTha saranAmuM A jagatamAM kyAMya upalabdha ja nathI. kAza, Apa atyAre je saranAme lAgaNI DhoLI rahyA cho e ja saranAme lAgaNI DhoLatA rahevAnI sadabuddhi, mane ya prApta thaI jAya ! jaya, eka vAta tane jaNAvI dauM? zraddhAnI maMdatA, sattvanI kacAza ane kamajora saMkalpa, A tamAma prakAranI nabaLAIono zikAra banelo huM, abajo bhavo bAda paNa mukti pAmavAnA sadbhAgyane varI zakIza ke kema emAM mane zaMkA che paNa to ya prabhu pAse eka cIja to huM satata mAMgyA karuM chuM ke he prabhu, jeTalA paNa kALa sudhI mAre saMsAramAM rakhaDavAnuM bAkI hoya, jeTalA paNa bhavo mAre saMsAramAM bhaTakavAnA bAkI hoya, ane je paNa saMyogo mAre lamaNe jhIMkAvAnA hoya, e tamAma samayamAM, bhavomAM ane saMyogomAM hRdayanI lAgaNI DhoLavAnuM je saranAmuM Aje mane maLI gayuM che. e ja saranAmuM mArI pAse upalabdha rahe. e sivAya mAre tArI pAse bIjuM kazuM ja mAgavuM nathI, ane e sivAya mAre tArI pAsethI bIjuM kAMI ja joItuM nathI' jaya, eTaluM ja kahIza tane ke manamAM AMTA lagAvI rahelA vAsanAnAM sApoliyAMone tAkAtahIna banAvI devAno saraLatama ane zreSThatama vikalpa A eka ja che. uttama pratyeno anurAga ! tuM atyAre je vayamAM che e vaya Ama jovA jaIe to vAsanAnI prAbalyatAnI vaya che. e vayane jo tuM apavitratAnA kAdavathI kharaDAtI bacAvI levA mAge che to A raste cAlyo Ava. hRdayane uttama pratyenA anurAgathI haryuM-bharyuM banAvI de. je maMgaLa anubhUti thaze e tArI kalpanA bahAranI haze. 71 Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, "anurAga' nAmanA trIjA vikalpanI asarakAratA ane mahAnatAnI Ape darzAvela vAto magajamAM ekadama jaDabesalAka goThavAI to gaI che ane e vikalpane AtmasAta karavAnI dizAmAM pA pA pagalI mAMDavAnuM vicArI paNa lIdhuM che chatAM icchuM chuM ke 'jJAna'nA cothA vikalpa para paNa Apa kaMIka prakAza pAtharo. jaya, bAbAnI AisakrImanI mAMga sAme caoNkaleTa ApI devAnI vAta nahIM paNa zaradInI takalIphamAM AisakrIma keTalo khataranAka banI zake che enI samajaNa ApI devAnI vAta enuM ja nAma 'zAna. vAsanAnI sAme upAsanAnI vAta nahIM, rAganI sAme anurAganI vAta nahIM, adhamanA sthAne uttamane goThavI devAnI vAta nahIM paNa vAsanAnA kadarUpA svarUpane samajI levAnI vAta, rAganI bhayaMkaratAne AtmasAt karI levAnI vAta, adhamanI khataranAkatAne jANI levAnI vAta, enuM nAma 'jJAna." A vikalpa AtmasAta thatAMnI sAthe ja hRdayamAM vAsanAnA Avego UThavAnA zAMta thavA lAge, vijAtIya sahavAsanI ane vijAtIya sparzanI vRttimAM kaDAko bolAvA lAge. mana galata kaMpanothI mukta thavA lAge. vAsanA mukti mATeno sarvottama ane sarvazreSTha vikalpa A ja hovA chatAM jaya, tane eTaluM ja kahIza ke mArA mATe ane tArA mATe Adarza tarIke A vikalpa barAbara che paNa amalamAM lAvavA mATeno vikalpa to eka mAtra "anurAga" ja che. kAraNa ? Atmadravya ApaNuM nAjuka paNa che ane bhAvuka paNa che. nAjuka che eTale? lAgaNIzIla che ane bhAvuka che eTale? nimittavAsI che. A sthitimAM "jJAna'no vikalpa AtmA mATe jokhamI puravAra thAya evI pUrI zakyatA che. mINane pIgaLI jatA bacavuM hoya to eNe AgathI dUra ja rahevuM paDe. pANIe nIce UtarI jatA aTakavuM hoya to eNe DhALathI dUra ja rahevuM paDe. nabaLI chAtIvALAe zaradIthI bacavuM hoya to eNe pavanathI dUra ja rahevuM paDe. basa, e ja nyAye mAre ane tAre galatanA zikAra banatA bacavuM hoya to evAM nimittothI dUra ja rahevuM paDe. upasaMhAramAM eTaluM ja kahIza ke bhogamAM niyaMtraNa, damanamAM viveka, rUpAMtaraNamAM anurAga ane AdarzamAM jJAna, tuM phAvI jaIza. Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, 'vAsanA' nA kSetra aMge ApanA taraphathI maLela bahumUlya mArgadarzana badala Apano AbhAra mAnavA mATe mArI pAse koI ja zabdo nathI. bAkI, spaSTa zabdomAM kahuM to Akho ya vartamAnayuga 'vAsanA yuga' hovAnI jANe ke satata pratIti thaI rahI hoya evuM vAtAvaraNa saMsAramAM cAreya bAju khaDakAyuM che. kyAM bacavuM e to prazna che ja paraMtu kaI rIte bacavuM e to bahu moTo prazna che. paNa, ApanA taraphathI maLela mArgadarzane 'kaI rIte bacavuM' e praznanuM bahu moTuM samAdhAna ApI dIdhuM che. vacana ApuM chuM Apane ke ApanA mArgadarzanane AdhAre jIvanamAM vAsanAne niyaMtraNamAM rAkhavA tamAma prayAso huM karIne ja rahIza. have punaH mULa muddA para AvuM ? zarIra paranAM vastronuM mApa nakkI karavAmAM bahu vAMdho nathI Avato, paganA bUTanuM mApa paNa AsAnIthI nakkI karI zakAya che, peTamAM padharAvAtAM bhojananAM dravyonuM pramANa paNa saraLatAthI nakkI karI zakAya che paryu saMpattinuM mApa zeM nakkI karavuM, e samajAtuM ja nathI. ApanA saMsArI avasthAnA samayamAM je cIja jeTalA paisAmAM maLatI hatI e ja cIja atyAre kadAca eTalA rUpiyA ApatA ya maLatI nathI. pa 38 spaSTa zabdomAM kahuM to ApanA samayamAM vastuo sastI hatI, rUpiyo moMgho hato arthAt ochA rUpiyAmAM ghaNI badhI vastuo maLatI hatI jyAre AjanA kALe rUpiyo sasto thaI gayo che, vastuo moMghI thaI gaI che arthAt thoDIka vastuo kharIdavA ghaNA-badhA rUpiyA cUkavavA paDe che. AjanI A sthiti sudharavAnI to koI AzA nathI balke vadhu ne vadhu bagaDavAnI saMbhAvanA che. kadAca ema kahuM ke Aja karatA AvatIkAla kharAba ja AvavAnI che to e ya khoTuM nahIM hoya. have Apa ja kaho, vipula saMpatti vinA bhaviSyane surakSita banAvI zakAze kharuM ? ane vipula saMpatti arjita karavA yuvAvayamAM doDadhAma karyA vinA cAlaze kharuM ? Apa kaho cho ke viSayavAsanA karatA arthalAlasA vadhu khataranAka che ane vadhu bhayaMkara che. ApanI e vAtamAM kadAca saMmata thaI paNa jAuM paraMtu dAtaraDA jevo prazna e che ke bhaviSyanI surakSAnuM zuM ? pArivArika javAbadArIonuM zuM ? sahunI samAdhinuM zuM ? mananI svasthatAnuM zuM ? Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jya, Aja karatA AvatIkAla kharAba AvavAnI che ke nahIM emAM to zaMkA che paraMtu Aja karatA AvatIkAle mArA jIvanano eka divasa ocho thaI javAno che e to nizcita ja che. saMpatti vadhAravAnA tArA puruSArthane puNyanA sahAre saphaLatA maLI jAya e saMbhavita che paraMtu jIvana laMbAvavAnA tArA puruSArthane saphaLatA maLavAnI to koI ja saMbhAvanA nathI. prazna e che ke du:khanA saMbhivata Agamanane aTakAvI devA nizcita mota tarapha dhakelAI rahelA jIvananI kIMmatI paLone nazvara evI saMpatti pAchaLa veDaphatA ja rahevAnuM keTaluM ucita che ? saMmata chuM tArI e dalIla pAchaLa ke AjanA kALe rUpiyo sasto thaI gayo che ane vastuo moMghI thaI gaI che paraMtu javAba Apa tuM ke vastuo ja moMghI thaI gaI che ke jarUriyAto paNa vadhI gaI che? mojazokho paNa vadhI gayA che? kharcAo paNa vadhI gayA che? Avaka pramANe kharca karatA rahevAnI jIvanavyavasthA goThavAyelI che ke kharca pramANe Avaka vadhAratA rahevAnI ghAtaka jIvanavyavasthA goThavAyelI che? zuM kahuM tane? moMghavArI vadhI che, vadhI haze, vadhavAnI che enI nA nathI paNa, TrenamAM jagA nathI. vimAno bharAyelA che. krikeTa maeNcomAM TikiTa maLatI nathI. hoTalomAM lAina che. havAkhAvAnAM sthaLoe kIDiyAruM UbharAya che. zarIro para moMghAdATa vastro che. mobAila vinAno koI hAtha nathI. gADIonI saMkhyAno koI hisAba nathI. TI.vI. vinAnuM koI ghara nathI. A badhA kharcAo jIvanamAM jarUrI che, ema? A badhI vastuo ane pravRttio jIvanamAM anivArya che, ema? eka kaDavI paNa vAstavikatA tane jaNAvuM? tArA pitAjInA samayanuM koI vartamAnapatra tArA hAthamAM AvI jAya to e tuM vAMcI jaje. tane emAM ya "moMghavArI vadhI rahI che' nA samAcAra vAMcavA maLaze! Ano artha ? A ja ke mANasanI uMmara jema vadhatI ja jAya che. tema A jagatamAM moMghavArI paNa satata vadhatI ja jAya che, vadhatI ja javAnI che. ene pahoMcI vaLavA Avaka vadhAratA rahevAnA prayAso tane to zuM, koIne paNa thakavI ja nAkhavAnA che. zreSTha vikalpa eka ja che. jarUriyAto ghaTADI devI. kharcAo ghaTI jaze. mananI svasthatA tArI TakI ja jaze. mAnya che A vikalpa ? Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, kharca ghaTADI nAkhavAnI ApanI salAha ekadama sAcI hovA chatAM e dizAmAM prayatnazIla banavuM ekadama muzkela lAge che. to saphaLa banavuM to azakya ja lAge che. kAraNa jaNAvuM? jene Apa mojazokhanAM sAdhano jaNAvo cho, AjanA kALe e sAdhano jarUriyAtanA sthAne jIvanamAM goThavAI gayA che. TI.vI., gADI, mobAIla, hoTala, moMghAdATa vastro. A tamAma sAdhano vinA jIvana cAle ja nahIM e sthiti Aje bahujanavarganI thaI gaI che. ane sauthI vadhu karuNadazA to e sarjAI che ke parivArano pratyeka sabhya ema mAnI beTho che ke 'mArI pAse A tamAma cIjo hovI ja joIe" hajI to bAbo skUlamAM ja bhaNI rahyo che, paNa mobAila to ene ya joIe ja che. bebI hajI kaoNlejanA prathama varSamAM ja che. mobAila uparAMta skUTara to ene ya joIe ja che. yuvAna putra nokarImAM hamaNAM ja joDAyo che, gADI ene joIe ja che. ravivAra Ave che patnIne haoNTalamAM javuM ja che. gharamAM nAnakaDo paNa koI prasaMga Ave che, samAjamAM vaTa pADI ja devo che. A khataranAka mAholamAM alpa saMpattie jIvana zuM pasAra karavuM, e samajAtuM ja nathI. eka rAjAne AkhI prajA hajI sAcavI le paNa jyAM badhA ja potAnI jAtane rAjA mAnatA hoya tyAM prajAjanonI hAlata zI thAya? parivAranA ekAda sabhyanA binajarUrI kharcAne hajI kadAca pahoMcI vaLAya paraMtu parivAranA badhA ja sabhyo binajarUrI kharcAo karI rahyA hoya ane pAchA e kharcAone jarUrI mAnI beThA hoya ene to zuM pahoMcI vaLAya ? ane hA, A vedanA mArI ekalAnI ja nathI, mArA jevA anekanI che. sahu mUche lIMbu rAkhIne pharI rahyA che bAkI, aMdarathI to sahu tUTI ja gayA che. sIdhA raste paisA maLatA nathI, kadAca maLe che to eTalA paisAmAM kharcAmAM pahoMcI vaLAtuM nathI. kharcAne pahoMcI vaLavA ADA raste kAM to bIjA raste kadama mAMDavA ja paDe che. pappA ekalA kamAtA hatA ane AkhuM ghara majethI cAlatuM hatuM Aje parivArano eka eka sabhya kamAI rahyo che ane chatAM kharcane pahoMcI vaLAtuM nathI. koI rasto?. Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaya, eka kAma tuM karIza ? parivAranA anya sabhyonI vAta tuM hamaNAM eka bAjue rAkhI de. tArA potAnA jIvananA kharcAone AMkha sAme rAkhIne emAM tuM kayA kSetranA keTalA kharcAo ochA karI zake tema che e barAbara tapAsI le ane e kharcAo ghaTADavAnI dizAmAM tuM AgaLa vadhato jA. huM tane khAtarI sAthe kahuM chuM ke tArI karakasarasabhara jIvanazailI tArA parivAranA anya sabhyo mATe AdarzarUpa paNa banI raheze, preraNArUpa paNa banI zakaze ane AgaLa jatA anukaraNIya paNa banI raheze. thoDA samaya pahelAM ja mArI pAse daseka sabhyonA parivAranA vaDIla maLavA AvelA. emaNe mane je vAta karI e emanA ja zabdomAM; 'mahArAja sAheba, ugharANI salavAI javAthI ane bajAramAM maMdI AvI javAthI kharcA ghaTADavA ja paDe evI sthiti parivAramAM UbhI thaI gaI hatI. bahu vicAra karatAM meM e prayoga mArAthI ja zarU karavAno nirNaya karyo ane eka divasa parivAranA sabhyo samakSa haLavA vAtAvaraNamAM meM vAta mUkI, mana para hamaNAM dhaMdhAnuM ThIka ThIka pramANamAM mane Tenzana rahe che, pUratI UMgha AvatI nathI ane khorAka paNa joIe tevo pacato nathI. jo svAsthya ja sAruM nahIM rahe to A ghara cAlaze zI rIte ? eTale hamaNAM thoDAka samaya sudhI meM bhojanamAM be ja dravya vAparavAno nirNaya karyo che. 81 41 kAM to dALa ane bhAta ane kAM to roTalI ane zAka ! parivAranA sabhyo mArI vAta sAMbhaLIne paLabhara mATe coMkI to gayA paNa vAtanI rajUAta mArI evI hatI ke koIne ya emAM bIjI koI zaMkA na paDI. bIjA ja divasathI A prayoga meM zarU to karI dIdho paNa pAMceka divasa bAda mArI patnIe ekAMtamAM mane pUchyuM, 'sAce ja tame be dravyo vAparavAnuM zarU karyuM che enI pAchaLanuM kAraNa tame je jaNAvyuM e ja che ?' ane meM enI samakSa nikhAlasa dile mananI vAta jaNAvI dIdhI ane Azcarya ! bIjA divasathI eNe paNa be ja dravyo vAparavAnuM zarU karI dIdhuM ! Apane e jANIne Azcarya thaze ke ghIre dhIre parivAranA eka eka sabhyane hakIkatanI jANakArI thatI gaI ane sahu be dravyo vA52vAnA nirNaya para AvI gayA. Aje amArA gharamAM baporanA ane sAMjanA bhojanamAM be dravyo ja bane che. 'zuM vAta karo cho ?' 'sAva sAcuM kahuM chuM' 'keTalA vakhatathI A vyavasthA cAle che ?' 'chellAM traNa varasathI' 'traNa varasathI ?' 'hA ane koIne ya enI akaLAmaNa paNa nathI ke e aMge asaMtoSa paNa nathI. Arthika sthiti saddhara thaI nathI paraMtu kharcAo ochA thaI javAnA kAraNe sahunI prasannatA akabaMdha jaLavAI gaI che' ATaluM bolatA bolatA e bhAInI AMkhanA khUNe AMsunAM be buMda bAjhI gayA ! 82 Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, eka parivAranA badhA ja sabhyo, Arthika saMkaDAmaNanI UbhI thaI gayela samasyAne hala karavA, kharcA ghaTADavA traNa traNa varasathI baMne TaMka bhojanamAM be dravyo ja vAparatA hoya ane e ya prasannatA sAthe, ene huM A sadIno camatkAra mAnuM chuM. nikhAlasa dile zabdo coryA vinA Apane kahuM to ApanA gata patramAM Ape lakhela A satya prasaMga vAMcyA pachI paLabhara to ApanA mATe ya manamAM zaMkA UbhI thaI gaI ke "kharekhara mahArAja sAheba pAse koI bhAIe AvIne potAnA parivAramAM UbhI thayela A vyavasthAnI vAta karI haze ke pachI mahArAja sAhebe potAnA bhejAmAMthI A kathA UbhI karI dIdhI haze ?" paNa, e nabaLo vicAra manamAM lAMbA samaya sudhI Takyo nahIM kAraNa ke ApanI pAse je saMyamajIvana che e saMyamajIvanamAM jUThane koI sthAna nathI ane Apane AvI kathA UbhI karIne mane jaNAvavAmAM Apano koI svArtha nathI. A vicAre ApanA pratye, ApanA kathananI satyatA aMge manamAM UbhI thaI gayela zaMkA dUra to thaI gaI paNa hRdayanA pUrNa ahobhAva sAthe e parivAranA eka eka sabhyanA caraNamAM huM vaMdana karuM chuM. aMgata rIte mane ema lAge che ke saMpattinI vipulatA vacce karoDonuM dAna ApI devuM ekavAra kadAca saheluM che paraMtu jAlima Arthika saMkaDAmaNa vacce jamavAmAM mAtra be ja dravyo vAparavA taiyAra thaI javuM e ati ati kaThina che. Apane kadAca vizvAsa nahIM bese paNa e hakIkata che ke Ape lakhela A prasaMge mane mArA jIvana aMge khUba gaMbhIratAthI vicAra karato karI mUkyo che. huM jamavAmAM be dravya para na AvI jAuM paNa jIvanamAM saMkhyAbaMdha mojazokhanA binajarUrI kharcAo je meM UbhA karI dIdhA che enA para to huM niyaMtraNa mUkI ja zakuM chuM ne? Aje mArI pAse traNa to mobAila che. dara aThavADiye ekAda vAra to paMcatAraka haoNTalamAM huM jAuM ja chuM. mitro sAthe avAranavAra pizcaro jovAnuM paNa bane che. phaeNzana badalAtAM kapaDAM badalAvI dauM chuM to maoNDala badalAtAM mobAila paNa badalAvI dauM chuM. havA khAvAnAM sthaLoe pharavA javAnuM paNa cAlu che to paisAnI chUTa hovAnA kAraNe Trenane badale vimAnane ja musApharI mATe vadhu pasaMda karuM chuM. A tamAma kSetronA kharcAo para jo huM kApa mUkavA mAguM chuM to emAM mane koI ja takalIpha paDe tema nathI ane A kApa mArA aMgata jIvananA mojazokhone asara karato hovAthI emAM mArA parivAranA sabhyo koI hastakSepa kare. evI zakyatA ya nathI. Apa mane AzIrvAda pAThavazo ke arthalAlasAnI aMtaramAM beThelI AganI tIvratAne ghaTADavAnA mArA dvArA zarU thanArA A prayAsomAM mane saphaLatA maLIne ja rahe. Akhare samyaka samajaNa ApavAnA ApanA puruSArthane mAre alpAMze paNa saphaLa to karavo ja paDaze ne? Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaya, kharca ghaTADavA mojazokha para ane binajarUrI kharcAo para kApa mUkI devAnA teM karelA nirNayanI vAta tArA gata patramAM vAMcI khUba AnaMda thayo. aMtaranA AzIrvAda ApuM chuM ke e nirNayanA amalamAM mardAnagIpUrvaka tuM AgaLa vadhato rahe ane enA phaLasvarUpe tuM mananI zAMti ane hRdayanI pavitratA anubhavIne ja rahe. eka vAta tane huM khAsa yAda karAvavA mAguM chuM ke vipula saMpattinA bIjAM to je paNa aniSTo hoya te paNa eka moTAmAM moTuM aniSTa e che ke samRddhi, saMbaMdhonI vyavasthAmAM kalpanAtIta gAbaDAMo pADatI rahe che. eka vAta to te joI ja haze ke jyAM goLa hoya che tyAM mAkhIo puSkaLa pramANamAM AvatI hoya che. basa, e ja nyAye jyAM saMpatti vipula pramANamAM hoya che tyAM sabaMdho bAMdhavA ane vadhAravA puSkaLa loko AvatA rahetA hoya che. A lokomAM sajAtIya paNa hoya che to vijAtIya paNa hoya che, sajjano paNa hoya che to durjano paNa hoya che, kalyANa mitro paNa hoya che to labADa mitro paNa hoya che. ane mana to pANI jevuM che. pANIne Agane samarpita banI jaIne UrdhvayAtrAe nIkaLI javuM jeTaluM phAve che enA karatA DhALanA zaraNe jaIne adhoyAtrAe cAlyA javuM vadhu phAve che. basa, e ja rIte mana sajAtIya karatAM vijAtIyanA saMgane vadhu jhaMkhatuM hoya che. 5 43 sajjana karatAM durjana sAthe ene vadhu jAmatuM hoya che. kalyANamitro karatAM labADa mitro enI pasaMdagImAM vadhu AgaLa rahetA hoya che. hitanI vAta karatAM sukhanI vAta karanArA ene vadhu jAmatA hoya che ane saMpattinI vipulatA patananI gartAmAM dhakelAI javA tatpara manane badhI ja sAmagrIo ane anukULatAo upalabdha karAvI ApatI hoya che. tAre joI levuM hoya to joI leje. lagnetara saMbaMdhonuM pramANa tane garIbo karatA zrImaMtomAM vadhu jovA maLaze. cAlAkIpUrvakanA aparAdho tane abhaNa karatA zikSitomAM vadhu jovA maLaze. hoziyArIpUrvakanI katleAmo tane gAmaDAM karatAM zaheromAM vadhu jovA maLaze. svajano pratyenI bevaphAI tane nAnA mANaso karatA moTA mANasomAM vadhu jovA maLaze. kAraNa ? A eka ja. kAM to saMpattinI vipulatA ane kAM to vipula saMpatti pAchaLanI AMdhaLI doTa ! jaya. mAtra kharcAo ochA karavA ja mojazokhothI dUra rahevAnuM lakSya tuM na rAkhato. saMbaMdhonI pavitratA TakAvI rAkhavA, pAponI mAtrAmAM kaDAko bolAvatA rahevA, jIvanane svastha rAkhavA ane paralokane saddhara banAvavA ya tuM vipula saMpattinA lakSyathI tArA manane dUra rAkhaje. Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, ApanI vAta sAcI che. saMpatti vipula thayA bAda saMbaMdhomAM vaphAdArI jALavI rAkhavI khUba muzkela che ane emAM ya AjanA 'naitikatA'ne caudamI sadInI dena mAnanArA jamAnAmAM to ati muzkela che. Apane mArA mananI eka vedanA jaNAvuM? mArI bahena paNa eka kaMpanImAM nokarI karI rahI che. enAM saMskAro khUba sArA che, vANInuM mAdhurya paNa enI pAse gajabanuM che paNa rUpa enuM bhalabhalAne mohI le tevuM che. ane A rUpa ja atyAre enuM duzmana banI rahyuM che. je kaMpanImAM e kAma karI rahI che e kaMpanImAM kAma karI rahelA anya yuvakonI havasakhora najarathI e vAja AvI gaI che. Ameya moTI kaMpanIomAM kAma karatI yuvatIone vastro evA ja paheravA paDatA hoya che ke sahunI najara emanA para coTelI ja rahe. mArI bahena pAse eka bAju AkarSakarUpa che to bIjI bAju vANInuM masta mAdhurya che. emAM enA zarIrane zobhAvatAM vastro AkarSaka hoya che. A sthitimAM e havasakhora najarathI jAtane bacAvI zake e vAtamAM koI mAla ja nathI. icchuM chuM huM ke Apa A sthiti para kaMIka prakAza pADo. jaya, kaMpanIomAM 'jaoNba' karI rahela yuvatIo havasakhora najaranI kevI zikAra banI rahI che e hakIkata to jagajAhera che. eTale e aMge to huM hamaNAM tane kazuM ja lakhavA mAMgato nathI paNa mAre eka alaga ja hakIkta para tAruM dhyAna doravuM che jenI vAta huM tane atre lakhI rahyo chuM. paisA kamAvAnI javAbadArI jo puruSanI che to parivAra sAcavavAnI javAbadArI strInI che. buddhinA mAdhyame gharAkone eka tAMtaNe bAMdhI rAkhavAnuM kAma jo puruSe karavAnuM che to hRdayanA mAdhyame parivAranA sabhyone eka tAMtaNe joDI rAkhavAnuM kAma strIe karavAnuM che. bajAranI samasyAo saMgharSo karIne paNa jo puruSe hala karavAnI che to gharanI samasyAo samAdhAno karatA rahIne strIe hala karavAnI che. Aje 'joMba' karI rahela yuvatI, AvatI kAle ko'kanI patnI banyA pachI paNa 'jaoNba karyA vinA rahI zakaze e saMbhAvanA ochI che. ane sAMbhaLavA mujaba to Aje yuvatI lagna karatA pahelAM ja zarata mUkI rahI che ke lagna pachI ya huM 'joMba' to cAlu ja rAkhIza ane yuvatInI A zarata eno thanAro pati majethI svIkArI rahyo che !] patnI banelI yuvatI, mAtA banyA pachI 'jaba" choDI ja deze e paNa kahevuM muzkela che. jo patnI ane mAtA banyA pachI paNa yuvatIe parivAra na ja sAcavavAno hoya, sAsu-sasarAnI sevA-bhakti na ja karavAnI hoya, susaMskAronuM AdhAna karavA bALakone samaya na ja ApavAno hoya, hRdayano prema reDIne jo rasoI na ja banAvavAnI hoya, prakRtidatta lAgaNInA mAdhyame jo sahuno prema na ja jItavAno hoya to pachI huM nathI mAnato ke ITa-cUnAnA banelA makAnane ghara'nuM gaurava ApavAmAM e yuvatIne saphaLatA maLe ! Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaya, pRthvI pAse parvatanuM kAma jo na ja karAvAya, pANI pAse baraphanuM kAma jo na ja karAvAya, dUdha pAse dahIMnuM kAma jo na ja karAvAya to strI pAse puruSanuM kAma zuM karAvAya? alabatta, mane barAbara khyAla che ke AjanA "strI-svAtaMtrya'nA ane strI-samAnatA'nA nArAvALA A yugamAM mArI A vicArasaraNIne sudhArako kadAca copaDI copaDIne gALo deze. 'A bAvAo koNa jANe kaI sadImAM jIvI rahyA che !' nI vAto karatA rahIne mArI mazkarI paNa karatA raheze paNa to ya e sahu pratyenA hRdayanA sadbhAvane akabaMdha rAkhIne huM tane kahuM chuM ke joMba'mAM pAMca-pAMca AMkaDAno pagAra lAvatI yuvatI saphaLa strI banI zakaze, cAlAka ane hoziyAra strI banI zakaze, potAnA paga para UbhI rahI jatI svataMtra strI banI zakaze zuM kahuM tane? 'ame be-amArA be' A sUtra gharamAMthI mA-bApane dUra karI dIdhA che to 'strI-svAtaMtrya' ane 'strI-samAnatA" nA A sadImAM zarU thayela nArAe strImAM rahelA "mAtRtva'ne, strImAM rahelA "komaLapaNAM'ne, strImAM rahela 'hRdaya'ne dUra karI devAnuM gojhAruM kAma cAlu karI ja dIdhuM che. eka samaya hato ke jyAre ema kahevAtuM hatuM ke 'tamArA putra mATe patnI pasaMda karavI hoya to sArI yuvatI pasaMda na karazo, sArI mAtAnI putrI pasaMda karajo' kheda sAthe kahevuM paDe che ke Aje bajAramAM sArI yuvatIo thokabaMdha maLe che, gharomAM sArI mAtAo maLavAnuM muzkela banI rahyuM che. buddhizALI yuvatIono kadAca ATalAM varasomAM jovA na maLyo hoya evo sukALa pravartI rahyo che, lAgaNIzIla mAtAono ATalAM varasomAM jovA na maLyo hoya evo duSkALa pravartI rahyo che. svataMtratA'nA nAme 'svacchaMdatAne poSI rahela yuvatIothI AkhuM bajAra UbharAI rahyuM che 'samarpaNa'nA mAdhyame samasta parivArane potAno' banAvI detI mAtAonI saMkhyAmAM rojeroja kaDAko bolAto jAya che. vRkSa vinAnA jagatanI tuM kalpanA karI joje. Aje jagata jananI vinAnuM banI javAnA mArga para dhasI rahyuM che ! re karuNatA ! paNa premALa patnI banI zakaze ke kema emAM zaMkA che. vAtsalyamayI mAtA banI zakaze ke kema emAM zaMkA che. parivAranA sahu sabhyo mATe gheghUra vaDalA jevI banI zakaze ke kema emAM zaMkA che. parivAramAM buddhithI UbhA thatA praznone hRdayanI sUjha-bUjhathI UkelI nAkhatI jAjaramAna dAdI banI zakaze ke kema emAM zaMkA che. Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, huM AMgI. jayanI nAnI bahena. jyArathI jayano ApanI sAthe patravyavahAra zarU thayo che, saMpUrNa vyavahAra mane jaya taraphathI vAMcavA maLyo che. viSayavAsanA karatAM arthalAlasA keTalI badhI vadhu bhayaMkara che enI Ape karela tarkabaddha rajUAto meM pUrI gaMbhIratAthI vAMcI che. viSayavAsanAnA kSetranA Ape jaNAvela cAra vikalpo bhoga-damana-bhakti ane jJAna - paranI carcA paNa meM khUba zAMtithI vAMcI che. jaya paranA A patravyavahAre jayanA jIvanamAM kevuM gajabanAka parivartana lAvI dIdhuM che e huM najaronajara nihALI rahI chuM. mahattvanI vAta to e che ke avAranavAra navarAzanI paLomAM meM ane jaye, ApanA patromAM maLela mArgadarzana para mukta mane carcAo paNa karI che. ane sAcuM kahuM to A mArgadarzana mAtra jaya mATe ja mane upayogI nathI lAgyuM, mArA mATe paNa eTaluM ja upayogI hovAnuM mane lAgyuM che ane emAM ya ApanA chellA be patroe to mane rItasaranI hacamacAvI nAkhI che. Apa nahIM mAno paNa chellA be divasathI huM sUtI paNa nathI ane 'jaoNba' mATe kaMpanImAM gaI nathI. divasa ane rAta manamAM, patramAM Ape lakhela vAto ja ghUmarAI rahI che. 91 46 manamAM eka prazna hathoDAnI jema ThokAI rahyo che. 'mAre saphaLa strI banavuM che ke suzIla patnI ane vAtsalyamayI mAtA banavuM che ? pAMca AMkaDAnI rakamano pagAra lAvatA rahIne patinI sAme 'huM mArA paga para UbhI rahI zakuM chuM' evo dAvo karatA rahIne mAre ahaM puSTa karatA rahevuM che ke suzIla patnI ane vAtsalyamayI mAtA banyA rahIne patinA ane putronA hRdayamAM mAre sthAna jamAvI devuM che ? A vayamAM jaoNba mATe kaMpanImAM kalAko sudhI kAma karatA rahIne havasakhora yuvakonI vikArI najaranA mAre satata zikAra banatA rahevuM che ke gharamAM rahIne mammIne gRhakAmamAM madada karatA rahIne, mammI pAsethI emanA jIvananA anubhavo sAMbhaLatA rahIne, mAre Adarza gRhiNI banavA jAtane taiyAra karatA rahevuM che ? mahArAja sAheba, atyAre A patra Apane lakhI rahI chuM tyAreya AMkhamAMthI AMsuo vahI rahyA che. jo Apano A patravyavahAra mArA vAMcavAmAM Avyo ja na hota, viSayavAsanA ane arthalAlasA vaccenI bhayaMkaratA samajavAnI jayanI jijJAsA saMtoSavAnI Ape jo udAratA na karI hota to jIvana parivartananA je tabakke Aje jaya AvIne Ubho che ane 'jaoNba' choDI devAnI je maMgala vicAraNAthI mAruM mana atyAre vyApta banI gayuM che emAMnuM kazuM ja zakya banyuM ja kyAM hota ? mahArAja sAheba ! ApanI putrI tulya A AMgIne Ape sAce ja ugArI lIdhI che ! 92 Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AMgI. tAro patra vAMcatA mArI AMkho paNa sajaLa banI gaI. sAcuM kahuM to meM kalpanA ya nahotI karI ke jaya ane mArA vacce cAlI rahela patravyavahAra tuM ya vAMcatI hoIza ane patravyavahAramAMnA muddAo para tuM ane jaya sAthe besIne carcAvicAraNA karatA hazo ! A to tAro patra Avyo tyAre mane enI jANa thaI ! cAlo sAruM thayuM, patravyavahAranA mAdhyame tamane baMnene sarasa ane samyak mArgadarzana to maLI gayuM ! bAkI AMgI, eka vAta tane karyA vinA rahI zakato nathI ke AjanA yuganI tAsIra AMkha sAme rAkhaje ke A yuga yuvA strI-zarIrane zeraDInA sAMThAthI jarAya vizeSa mAnato nathI. zeraDInA sAMThAnA thaI rahela vakhANa Akhare to zeraDInA sAMThAne jema kUcAmAM ja pheravI nAkhatA hoya che tema tArA jevI saMkhyAbaMdha AMgIonA rUpanA thaI rahela vakhANa e rUpane cUMthI nAkhIne ja rahetA hoya che. tArI AMkha sAme ja che ne saMsArano Akho ya bajAra ! kyAMya tane lAge che kharuM ke strInA 'mAtA'nA svarUpane, 'bhaginI'nA svarUpane, 'putrI'nA svarUpane ke 'suzIla patnI'nA svarUpane pragaTa karavAmAM bajArane rasa che ? nA, bajArane eka ja rasa che strInA 'bhogyA'nA svarUpane ja pragaTa karatA rahevAmAM ! 93 47 ane strI pote e rIte pragaTa thaI javA taiyAra che. 'maoNDala' banavA maLatuM hoya, 'abhinetrI' banavA maLatuM hoya, 'vizvasuMdarI' banavA maLatuM hoya, are, paisA cikkAra maLatA hoya to UbhI bajAre 'zeraDIno sAMTho' banI javA e taiyAra che. nathI e potAnAM mA-bApanI zarama rAkhavA taiyAra ke nathI e potAnA kuLanI paraMparAne AMkha sAme rAkhavA taiyAra ! AMgI, mArI tane eka ja salAha che. parivAra tAro jo Arthika saMkaDAmaNa na anubhavato hoya ane 'saphaLa strI' banI javAnA dhakhArA tArA manamAM na ramatA hoya to 'jaoNba'ne vahelAmAM vahelI take rAma rAma karI de. alabatta, e mATe mana sAthe saMgharSa tAre joradAra karavo paDaze, kadAca tArI bahenapaNIone tAre nArAja paNa karavI paDaze paNa dRDha nirNaya karIne tuM jo ekavAra 'jaoNba' ne choDI devAnuM sattva keLavI laIza to khAtarI sAthe tane kahuM chuM ke bhAvimAM tuM pavitra evuM saMyamajIvana pAmIne kadAca sAdhvI nahIM paNa banI zake to ya suzIla patnI, vAtsalyamayI mAtA ane uttama suzrAvikA to banI ja rahIza ! 94 Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, Apano patra vAMcyo. eka vAta Apane jaNAvI dauM ke A AMgI karATe caeNmpiyana, che eTale enA zarIra sAthe enI icchA vinA koI aDapaluM. karI jAya e vAtamAM koI mAla nathI. Ama chatAM Ape patramAM 'saphaLa strI, suzIla patnI ane vAtsalyamayI mAtA' A traNa vikalpo para je prakAza pAtharyo che enA para khUba gaMbhIratAthI vicAratA mane ema lAgyuM che ke jo mAre suzIla patnI ane vAtsalyamayI mAtA banyAM rahevuM hoya to saphaLa strI banAvatA 'jaba'nA vikalpa para pUrNavirAma mukI ja devuM joIe. mAro A vicAra meM jaya samakSa rajU karyo. paLanI ya vAra lagADyA vinA ja mArA A vicAra para saMmatinI mahorachApa lagAvI to dIdhI paNa eNe mane salAha ApI ke "jaba choDI ja devAnuM pAkuM karatA pahelAM ekavAra mammI-pappA samakSa A vAta tAre mUkI devI joIe.' zuM lakhuM Apane ? rAtanA samaye mammI-pappA samakSa meM A vAta mUkI ane pappAe mane je vAta karI e emanA ja zabdomAM huM Apane lakhI jaNAvavA mAguM chuM. emaNe jaNAvyuM mane ke "AMgI, saMpatti e jo puruSanI mUDI che to zarIra e strInI mUDI che. te eka paNa puruSane evo joyo kharo ke je sahunI vacce potAnI pAse rahela saMpatti khullI mUkI deto hoya? jo nA, to mAre eTaluM ja kahevuM che ke puruSa potAnI saMpattine jo gopanIya ja rAkhe che to strIe paNa potAnA zarIrane gopanIya ja rAkhavuM joIe. tane eka vAtanI yAda karAvI dauM ke puruSanI saMpattinuM AkarSaNa strIne kadAca nathI paNa hotuM paNa strInA zarIranuM AkarSaNa to puruSane sadAyane mATe UbhuM ja hoya che ane emAM ya AjanA kALanI to koI vAta ja thAya tema nathI. tuM pukhta paNa che ane paripakva paNa che eTale e aMge huM tane laMbANathI koI vAta karavA nathI mAgato paNa eTaluM to cokkasa kahIza ke tArAmAM ane jayamAM Aje je saMskAro che eno tamAma yaza tArI mammInA phALe jAya che. tamArAM baMnenuM ghaDatara karavAmAM eNe samayano je bhoga Apyo che, potAnA mojazokhone je prasannatApUrvaka eNe jatA karyA che enI jANa to mane ekalAne ja che. 'joMba' choDI devAno tAro jo makkama nirdhAra hoya to emAM mArI prasannatApUrvakanI saMmati che. alabatta, pAMca AMkaDAno tAro pagAra A gharamAM Avato baMdha thaI jaze e hakIkata hovA chatAM kharcAo ghaTADatA rahIne svasthatApUrvaka khumArI sAthe jIvana jIvatA rahevAnI kaLA ApaNA sahu pAse che. eTale e aMge tAre koI ciMtA karavAnI jarUra nathI. te khuzIthI jaba choDI zake che. mahArAja sAheba, AzIrvAda pAThavazo Apa ke jaoNba choDI dIdhA bAda mArI pAse je paNa samaya bacaze e samayano sadupayoga karatA rahevAmAM mane koI ja prakAranI takalIpha na paDe ! e5 Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AMgI, 'jaba' choDI devAnA tArA nirNayanA samacAra vAMcI mane khUba AnaMda thayo che. bAkI, eka vAtano huM tane khulAso karI dauM ke 'jaba' karanArI dareka yuvatI bhAvimAM suzIla patnI ke vAtsalyamayI mAtA nathI ja banI zakatI ke nathI ja banI zakavAnI evuM mAruM kahevuM nathI paNa eTaluM ja kahevuM che ke 'jaba'nuM cakkara evuM che ke e AdatarUpa banI jAya evI pUrI zakyatA che. gharanI bahAra ja rahevuM, zArIrika zramathI bacatA ja rahevuM, gharanI javAbadArIo pratye be-dhyAna ja rahevuM, banI-ThanIne ja bahAra nIkaLatA rahevuM, chUTathI paisA kharcatA rahevuM, mitravarga bahoLo banAvatA ja rahevuM. A vRtti-pravRtti AdatarUpa banI gayA pachI enAthI chuTakAro meLavatAM nava-nejAM pANI UtarI jAya evI zakyatA jarAya ochI nathI. huM to tane ja kahuM chuM. tuM 'jaba choDI rahI che ne? e choDatA pahelAM samayanuM Ayojana [Planing] khAsa karI leje. kAraNa ke samaya bacAvavAnI kaLA AtmasAt karatA pahelAM samayane vAparavAnuM Ayojana jenI pAse nathI hotuM e vyakti bacelo samaya zetAnanA caraNe dharI de e saMbhAvanA pUrepUrI che. mane khyAla nathI paNa 'jaoNba' mAM ochAmAM ochA tArA daseka kalAke to jatA ja haze ne? jaoNba" choDI dIdhA pachI e badho ja samaya tArI pAse bacavAno che. tAre enA samAyojana aMge atyArathI ja vicArI levuM paDaze. bAkI, mArA tane aMtaranA AzIrvAda che ke je maMgaLa uddezya sAthe tuM tArI jIvanavyavasthA badalavA taiyAra thaI gaI che e uddezyane AMbavAmAM prabhunI kRpAthI tane saphaLatA maLIne ja rahe. sAcuM kahuM to mane kalpanA nahotI ke viSayavAsanA ane arthalAlasAne kendramAM rAkhIne jaya sAthe zarU thayela A patravyavahAra ATalo badho lAMbo cAlaze ane enA phaLasvarUpe jaya kharcA ghaTADI devAnI dizAmAM AgaLa vadhavAno nirNaya karI besaze ane tuM jaoNba choDI devAno nirNaya karI besIza. paNa tame baMne bhAI-bahena jyAre A nirNaya karI ja cUkyA cho tyAre tamane baMnane mArI khAsa salAha che ke vRkSanI je DALIne mULamAMthI rasa maLato baMdha thaI jAya che e DALI sUkAI jaIne kharI paDe che. e vAstavikatAne AMkha sAme rAkhIne ApaNAM sahunA jIvana vRkSanA mULamAM rahelA prabhuthI chUTA paDI javAnI bhUla kyAreya na thaI jAya enI khAsa takedArI rAkhajo. kAraNa? jagata kahe che, sukha meLavI lo. jIvanamAM zAMti anubhavAze. prabhu kahe che, mananI zAMti anuvatA raho, jIvanamAM pachI sukha ja sukha che. TUMkamAM sukha-zAMti nahIM paNa zAMti-sukha ! jIvana saphaLa che, sArthaka che ane sarasa che ! 93 Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAja sAheba, patravyavahAranI samAptinA TANe A chello patra ame baMne bhAI-bahena, Apane lakhI rahyA chIe. khUba khUba AbhAra mAnIe chIe ame Apano ke arthalAlasA ane viSayavAsanAnA je viSaya sAthe Apane nahAvA-nicovAno ya saMbaMdha nathI e viSaya aMgenI amArI jijJAsAne saMtoSavA Ape ApanA saMyamajIvanano bahumUlya samaya ApIne amArI jijJAsAnuM samAdhAna karI dIdhuM che. ApanA jIvananI mastI-AnaMda ane prasannatA atyAre to amArI kalpanAnA ja viSaya che. chatAM patravyavahAranA mAdhyame Ape je kAMI lakhyuM che ane samajAvyuM che e parathI khyAla Ave che ke artha-kAmathI dUra rahevAmAM jIvananI svasthatA ane mananI prasannatA kevI gajabanAka TakI rahe che ! alabatta, amArA baMnenI vartamAna manaHsthiti jotAM Aje to amane nathI lAgatuM ke najIkanA bhaviSyamAM, ApanI pAse atyAre je jIvana che e jIvananA ane svAmI banI zakIe chatAM ame baMne Apane eTaluM to vacana ApIe ja chIe ke amAro arthapuruSArtha kAyama mATe nIti niyaMtrita ja raheze ane amAro kAmapuruSArtha kAyama mATe sadAcAra niyaMtrita ja raheze. arthanI amArI lAlasAne ame kyAreya lobhAMdhatAmAM rUpAMtarita thavA nahIM daIe to viSayonI amArI vAsanAne ame kyAreya kAmAMdhatAmAM rUpAMtarita thavA nahIM daIe. AzIrvAda Apajo Apa ke amArA atyAranA A saMkalpanA amalamAM ame kyAMya kAcA na paDIe ke kyAMya pAchA na paDIe. Akhare samyak puruSArthane pUjya puruSonA AzIrvAdanuM baLa maLavuM to joIe ja ne? jaya- gI, patravyavahAranI vidAya veLAe eTaluM ja kahIza ke kharAba zarUAta bhale sudhArI zakAtI nathI, paNa sAro aMta lAvavo e to manuSyanA hAthanI ja vAta che. vItelA bhUtakALane bhUlI jaIne hAthamAM rahela vartamAnano tamo baMne evo sadupayoga karatA raho ke AvanAruM bhAvi ujjavaLa banIne ja rahe. alabatta, tamoe je maMgaLa saMkalpa ryo che. enA amala mATe saMsAranuM AkhuM ya vAtAvaraNa pratikULa che. vAvAjhoDAnA pavane vacce dIpakane jalato rAkhavA je sAvadhagIrI rAkhavI paDe, guMDAonA samUha vacce saMpatti sAcavI rAkhavA je hiMmata keLavavI paDe, vAtAvaraNanI pradUSitatA vacce taMdurastI jALavI rAkhavA je jAgRti rAkhavI paDe enA karatAM anekagaNI sAvadhagIrI, hiMmata ane jAgRti tamAre tamArA saMkalpane vaLagI rAkhavA dAkhavavI paDaze ane to ya kahuM chuM ke lAkho camatkAro roja thAya che, AzA kyAreya gumAvazo nahIM. prabhunI anaMta karuNA, guruvaryAnI parama kRpA tamArI sAthe ja che. jaya ! jIvanamAM tu vijaya meLavato ja rahe. AMgI ! zIlanA alaMkAronI AMgIthI tAruM jIvana dedIpyamAna banAvatI ja rahe. tamane baMnene mArA aMtaranA AzIrvAda che. 100 Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puNya paNa nathI, peTa paNa nathI ghaMTanA avAjane sAMbhaLavA kAna ekadama sateja na hoya to ya cAlI jAya che paraMtu dUdha tamArI sAme hAjara che, sAkarano Dabbo paNa tamArI sAme ja paDyo che. dUdhamAM sAkara tamAre jeTalI nAkhavI hoya, tame svataMtra cho. paNa, tame dUdhamAM sAkara eTalI ja nAkho cho ke jenAthI tamane dUdhanI svAdiSTatAno anubhava thAya. Akho bajAra tamArI sAme khullo paDyo che, zarIra tamAruM sazakta che, puNya tamAruM majabUta che, saMpattinI tamAre jarUra che ane chatAM tamArA jIvanane besvAda banAvI de eTalI ane e rItanI saMpattithI tamAre tamArA jIvanane bacAvatA ja rahevAnuM che. ghaMTaDInA avAjane sAMbhaLavA to kAna ekadama sateja hovA jarUrI ja che ane emAM ya e ghaMTaDI jo khatarAnI che to enA avAjane sAMbhaLavA to kAna ekadama sateja hovA ati ati jarUrI che. ahIM eka evA khatarAnI vAta che ke jo enA pratye AMkha mIcAmaNAM karavAmAM Ave che to janamojanama barabAda thaI jAya tema che. kaI che e vAta ? hAthamAM lo A pustaka: khatarAnI ghaMTaDI" pAMceya indriyonA anukULa viSayo tamane joIe teTalA maLI zake tema che. zarIra tamAruM yuvAvayanuM che. manamAM uttejanA paNa bharapUra che ane to ya tamAre saMyama keLavIne viSayonA bhogavaTA para niyaMtraNa mUkI ja devAnuM che. saMpatti jo saMtoSathI niyaMtrita thavI joIe to zakti saMyamathI niyaMtrita thavI joIe. saMtoSa ane saMyamanI A tAkAta zuM keLavI zakAya, enI anekavidha vAto patravyavahAranA mAdhyame mArA maMda kSayopazamAnusAra meM ahIM rajU karI che. Azaya eka ja che. pracaMDa puNyodaye anaMtakALe maLela A mAnavajIvana vinazvara evI saMpatti pAchaLanI pAgalatAmAM ane virasa tathA nirasa evA indriyonA viSayonA bhogavaTAmAM ja samApta na thaI jAya ane veDaphAI na jAya. ati mahattvanI vAta, nadInuM badhuM ja pANI maLI jAya evuM koInuM puNya nathI ane kadAca badhuM ya pANI maLI paNa jAya to ya eTaluM pANI pI zakAya evuM koInuM ya peTa nathI. huM zuM kahevA mAguM chuM, e tamo sahu sAnamAM samajI jajo. arthane nItithI niyaMtrita karavAnA ane kAmane sadAcArathI niyaMtrita karavAnA samyak upAyo darzAvatA pustakanA A lakhANamAM kyAMya paNa zrI jinAjJA viruddha lakhANa lakhAI gayuM hoya to enuM aMtaHkaraNapUrvaka trividhe trividha micchA mi dukkaDuM mAguM chuM. da. AcArya vijaya ratnasuMdarasUri