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________________ koThArAnuM gaganacuMbI bhavya jinamaMdira jemanI kIrtigAthA uccArI rahyuM che, te kacchanA zAha sedAgara zeTha vela zAha - zrI jayabhikhu [ gujarAta tathA saurASTranI sAthe saMbaMdha dharAvate kaccha pradeza tenI zaravIra, dAnavIra tathA sAhasika kacchI prajAnAM zIya tathA sAhasanI gAthAo gAI rahyo che. temane abaDAsAne pradeza dazA ozavALa vaNikonI janmabhUmi. muMbaI kalakattA tathA deza-paradezanA vyApAra kheDanArA e sAhasika vyApArIoe kevaLa la9mI kamAI jANI nathI, kharacI paNa jANI che. bhakti, dharmabhAvanA, paropakAra tathA paramArthanA kAryomAM te zAha sodAgare e lakSmIne pANInI jema vApare che. zeTha narazI nAthA, zeTha narazI kezavajI jevA nararatanoe udAratA tema ja dharmabhAvanAthI zrI siddhagirijI jevAM tIrtha sthaLomAM bhavya gaganacuMbI jinAlaya baMdhAvI vizALa dharmazALAo baMdhAvI, pitAnI lakSmIne saphaLa banAvI che. abaDAsAmAM naLiyAnA vizALa jinamaMdiranAM darzana karatAM zeTha zrI narazI nAthAnI udAratA, dharmazraddhA tathA prabhubhaktine hAtha joDavAnuM dila thAya che. A ja rIte koThArAmAM gaganacuMbI ane bhavya, zrI siddhagirijI tIrthanI TUMka jevuM jinamaMdira baMdhAvavAmAM je bhAgyazALI zAha sodAgare potAnI zraddhA, samarpaNa, sabhAva tathA bhaktibhAvanA tema ja Adamabhogano ujavala itihAsa sarjyo che, paisA udAratApUrvaka hAthanA melanI jema kharco che, te zeTha vela mAla zAhanA jIvananI kahANI bhavya, hRdayaMgama zailImAM mahAgujarAtanA prasiddha vArtA lekhaka ahIM rajU kare che. gujarAta samAcAramAM prasiddha thayelA A lekha, tenA lekhakanA saujanya bhAvane svIkAravApUrvaka ane ahIM prasiddha karIe chIe. - saMpAdaka] kaccha koThArAne eka karo. vela enuM nAma. rUpALAM ne kAvyabharyA nAmano e yuga ja nahi. lekanuM bhaNatara paNa sAva sAmAnya ! raLatara mATe teo mAne ke haiyuM ane hAtha be vastu joIe ! haiyuM eTale hiMmata joIe. game tevI paristhitimAM hAravAnI vAta nahi. nirAza thavAnI niyata nahi. kAyapaNuM to pAse Tu ke je kyAMthI? e Arya kayANA gautamasmRti graMtha uE
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________________ httLanabishoneselegesteronesthesed him to sololof dissolve +sts << [6] ka.bensoon hAtha eTale parizrama karavAnI pUrI taiyArI. kAma ene mana koI halakuM nahi. kAma karatAM kAmacorI nahi. kAma karatI vakhate dAma sAme jovAnuM nahi ! kAma, kAma ne kAma ! velAnA pitAnuM nAma mAlu zA. mAlu zA madhyama varganA mANasa. mahine daza rUpiyAno pagAra peDhI parathI maLe. potAnuM, pitAnA kuTuMbanuM enAthI poSaNa kare. sagAvahAlAne bhIDa paDe tyAre paDakhe UbhuM rahe. mitrone vakhate Teko kare. ane Ama karavA chatAM, bAra mahine sAdhusaMta jamADe, DuM dAna kare. ekAda tIrthayAtrA kare. devuM karavuM ne duzmanane gharamAM ghAla, baMne barAbara. vaida, dAktarane te e jamAne ja nahi! kALI jIrI ne eraMDiyuM e davAo! moTA regamAM DAma e mahA auSadha ! sapATa bhUmi para vahetAM saritAjaLa jevuM zAMta jIvana. chApAM e vakhate nahi, eTale gAmanI phikaramAM dubaLA keI thAya nahi! mAlu zAnA zAMta ThAvakA jIvanamAM vele mahA tophAnI nIkaLe. e gharamAM samAya nahi. gAmamAM piSAya nahi. ene jANe A duniyA sAMkaDI lAge, ane khIle bAdhelA heranI jema e gaLAnI rassI teDAvavA prayatna kare ! mAlu zA kaMTALyA. vele emanI Abarune ochI kare evo lAge. pitAnA sALA muMbaI hatA, temane patra lakhIne jaNAvyuM. mAmAe lakhyuM: "sAgaranA jIvane saritAnAM jaLa phAvatA nathI. velAne vahANamAM muMbaI mokale." muMbaInI muMbAdevIe ghaNAnA takadIranI tasvIro pheravI nAkhI hatI. vele vahANe caDyo ! vahANanA tophAnI taraMga joI ene zAMti vaLI ! hAza ! gAmaDAnA mRta jIvana karatAM sAgaranA A taraMgomAM ramatuM meta mane vadhu rUpALuM lAge che. vele muMbaI baMdare Utaryo ! eha! keTalI vizALa duniyA ! kyAM smazAna jevuM sAMkaDuM pitAnuM sthAna ane kyAM AbhanA peTa jevuM muMbaI ! - vele nAcI rahyo. mAmAe nAcyA vagaranA AkhalA jevA velAne nAtha nAkhI. ene bhaNavA besADyo. e vakhatanuM vepArInA dIkarAnuM bhaNatara kAcuM nAmuM ne pAkuM nAmuM ! bAkI dukAnanuM kAma kare, puMje ne ugharANI. rojanA vIseka mAIla paga nIcethI sAmAnya rIte pasAra thaI jAya ! (2) A zrI Arya kayAdAgottama smRtigraMtha
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________________ ka8.4 4 vie. na. l*dlesl>>>>l>>l>>l-slsess.ssld..tfs.sslessed oldest blesse.desel* **************[ 9] pitA mAlu zAne putranI ciMtA hatI. enA mAmAne patra Avyo ke, velAne have dukAna karI ApavI che. uttama khetI, madhyama vepAra ne kaniSTha nokarI ! khetInA te jaga nahotA ne nokarI gamatI nahatI ! pitA mAlu zAe rUpiyA eka hajAranI hUMDI mokalI. mAmAe mAMDavI baMdara para, kALA bajAramAM velAne kAthInI dukAna karI ApI. kAthIne vepAra ! sAmAnya mANasane enuM kaMI mahatva na lAge, paNa sAmAnyamAMthI viziSTatAmAM pravezanAra A leke hatA. nIsaraNInA ekaeka pagathiye Utara caDhanArA hatA. pahele varSe rUpiyA so nI kamANI karI. vele a vepArI thaI gaye ! paNa enI najara sAme anaMta jaLarAzibharyo sAgara nartate hatA. e taraMgo para saphara kheDatAM vahANe enA daSTipathane AvarI letAM. dukAnamAM be vele jANe vahANanI lAMbI saphara kheDavAnA dIvAsvapna mANa. velAe dhaMdhAne vistAra karyo. kAthInA badale vahANanAM doraDAMno vepAra vadhAryo. kamANa vadhI. mA-bApane saMtApa ApanAra suputre mAtApitAne tIrthayAtrA karAvavA mAMDI. mAtApitA velAne parAkramI nIvaDele joI rAjI thayAM. velAo have malabArathI mAla maMgAvIne vecavA mAMDe, vahANanA moTA rastAone vepAra AraMbhe. A dhaMdhAmAM moTA moTA vahANavaTIo sAthe pichAna thaI. deza paradezanI vAte enI pAsethI sAMbhaLavA maLI ! velAnA parAkramano ghaDo thanaganI rahyo. e kalpanAnI pAMkhe UDavA lAgyA, ne paradeze ne bajAramAM dhUma vepAra jamAvavA lAgyA. alakAsama karIne basarAnA eka vahANavaTI sAve velA zAne pichAna thaI. e vakhate vahANe ghaNAM pharatAM, paNa emAM sAcAM vepArI vahANa kyAM, ane cAMciyAgIrI karanArA vahANa kayAM, enI tapAsa muzkela hatI. leke velA zAne DarAvatA : "je je bhalA mANasa ! lAkhanA bAra hajAra na karate. enA karatAM A thaDAne zAMtibharyo dhaMdhe zuM khoTo che ?" paNa jenI nasamAM sAhasa che, e narakesarIe kadI AvI vAtethI narama paDatA nathI. emanA parAkramane ethI pAMkha phUTe che. Arya kayANA gautamasmRtigraMtha kaIES SE
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________________ [9] sachchha bhosh velAe basarAvALA alakAsama sAthe goThavaNa karI. je mUDI hatI emAMthI kApaDa, anAja, garama masAlA kharIda karyAM. snehIe hajI zikhAmaNa ApI rahyAM hatAM : velA ! lAkhanA khAra hajAra na kara !" paNa mAne te veleA nahi! saMvata 1892nuM eka prabhAta khIlatuM hatuM ane e vahANu para caDI gayA. vahANa hAMkayuM ! sta dastasta sa stasta sta sta ste sa stasta destasta dad dariyAnA uchaLatA leATa para leAkahRdaya laIne velA zA beThA. eDana gayuM, heADeDA gayuM, khasarA gayuM ! paNa catura vele zAne alakAsamanA haiyAmAM eru ane vIchI phUMphADA mAratA bhAsyA. enI marajI vahANane kaI paNa cAMciyA baMdare laI jaI mAla lUTAvI devAnI hatI. velA zA khUba DaryAM, paNa haiyuM hAtha rAkhI rahyA. A vakhate e peAtAnA iSTadevane smarI rahyA. puruSAthI enAM prArabdha paNa ajama hoya che. e vakhate paDakhethI eka aMgrejI manavAra nIkaLI. velA zAe bhrama pADI ane pAse khelAvI. aMgreja kaptAne tarata manavAra pAse lIdhI ne veleA zAne kAraNa pUchyuM'. veleAzAe mArmika bhASAmAM potAnI vAta karI dIdhI. aMgreja kaptAne alakAsamane udhaDo lIdhA. kahyuM : * sIdhe sIdhA vepArI baMdare huMkArI jAe. jo ADAavaLA gayA che, te khabara laI nAkhIza. ' alakAsama DhIleA paDI gayA. lAla AMkhA kADhate aMgreja kaptAna cAlyA gayA. paNa have velA zAne vipada hatI. alakAsama vipharI bese te ? vele zAe vANiyA vidyAthI vAta karatAM kahyu': * alakAsamabhAI ! ApaNI dostIne A geArA zu' samaje? ene te vahema paDaye ne tamane kahyuM. jarA ya manamAM na rAkhaze. meM ene nirAMta thAya tema kahyuM che. enI pAse tAra vagaranA Teliphona che. meM kahyuM ke, evuM kaIka haze teA tarata khabara ApIza. alakAsama DAhyo thaI gayA. ene lAgyuM ke, A vANiyAne chetaravA jevA nathI. e mitre banI rahyA. zrI Arya kalyANautannasmRtigraMtha '
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________________ destodetestaustedesode stedestestostestastasestesteste decadde dadesastostese do debe seededossesstestosteste sastosta stato sostestato detestade l velA zAe vepAramAM tene paNa thoDo bhAga rakhA. pite arabI bhASAno abhyAsa karyo. bhASAnA vAhana dvArA eno dhaMdhe khUba vaLe. mokhA, eDana ane basarAnA vepArIo sAthe ghara jevo sabaMdha karyo. ADate bAMdhI mola vecyo ne lIdhe. ATha mahinAnI eka khepamAM kerA rUpiyA agiyAra hajAra kamAIne vele zA muMbaI pAchA pharyA. ane have velA zAe deza-paradezanA pANI pIvA mAMDyA. vepAra kheDavA mAMDyo. lakSmInA caraNe gharamAM ceTI gayAM. paNa A badhA lakSmIdAse nahotA ke, lamInA dAsyamAM jIvana veDaphI nAkhe. A badhA lakSmIpatio hatA. nAvamAM pANI vadhyuM ke, babbe hAthe ulecavA lAge! laI jAo ! letA jAo ! AvyuM ke vAparyuM. vAparyuM e ApaNuM, rAkhyuM e pArakuM ! "kAM nara bhIMtaDe ke kAM nara gItaDe e kAmathI amara thatA. velA zAe sAgarapArathI daSTi kheMcIne muMbaI para mAMDI ane muMbaI parathI haThAvIne potAnA vatana karacha keraThArA para mUkI ! kaccha koThArAmAM mArA ISTadevanuM eka suMdara kaLAmaya maMdira bAMdhuM. saM. 1914mAM velA zAe prAraMbha karyo ne saM. 1918mAM maMdiranI pUrNAhuti karI. abhUta maMdira sarajAyuM ! ajaba kotarakAma emAM AlekhAyuM. Aje paNa velA mAlanA nAme prakhyAta maMdirane jonAra sahasA mastaka namAve che! zuM dharmaprIti ! A maMdiranI pratiSThA vakhate velA zAe hajAre mANasene saMgha kADho. A vakhate emanI milakta ochAmAM ochI pacAsa lAkhanI aMkAtI. hajAro mANasa emAM joDAyA. divase sudhI gAmane dhumADo baMdha karAvyuM. gAmamAM kaI rAdhe nahi ! aisa maraNA pamuccaI, se hu dimaai mugI lega si parama dsii| - zrI AcAra sUtra je muni che, arthAt samyam vijJAna ane anuSThAna svarUpa mokSa mArgamAM nizcala che, saMsArabhayane smRtimAM rAkhe che ane AkhA jagatanA agra bhAga para avasthita mokSa sthAna para satata daSTi rAkhe che, te niSkAma avasthA pAmI mRtyu eTale saMsArathI mukta thAya che. zrI Arya kayANagautamasmRtigraMtha che ke,