Mahabal Malayasundari Charitra

Author(s): Tilakvijay, Jayanandsuri
Publisher: Ek Sadgruhastha
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/022652/1

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mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra : anuvAdaka : zrIyuta tilakavijayajI (paMjAbI) * saMpAdaka * pa. pU. AcArya zrI jayAnaMdasUrIzvarajI mahArAjA

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// zrI AdinAthAya namaH / / / / prabhu zrImadvijaya rAjendrasUrIzvarajI gurubhyo namaH / / zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra : AzIrvAda : zrI madvijayavidyAcaMdrasUrIzvarajI munirAjazrIrAmacaMdravijayajI : anuvAdaka : zrIyuta tilakavijayajI (paMjAbI) .: saMpAdaka :pa. pU. AcArya zrI jayAnaMdasUrizvarajI mahArAjA prakAzaka : zrI. gurU rAmacandra prakAzana samiti - bhInamAla -- mukhya saMrakSaka zrI saMbhavanAtha rAjendrasUrizvara.zve. TrasTa kaDulAvArI sTrITa, vijayavADA. muni. zrI. jayAnaMda vijayajI Adi ThANA kI nizvA meM 2065 meM pAlItAnA meM cAturmAsa evaM upadhAna karavAyA usa nimitte.... lehara kuMdana grupa zrImatI gerodevI jeThamalajI bAlagotA parivAra meMgalavA, muMbaI, dillI, cennaI, hariyANA eka sadgRhastha, bhInamAla. R.T.Shah & Co. saMghavI uttamakumAra, santoSadevI, kuNAla, meghA beTA potA Km rIkhabacandajI tArAjI nAgautrA solaMkI parivAra, bAkarA (rAja.) _ # 1, sAMbayAra sTITa, jArja TAuna, cenaI - 600 001 W

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saMrakSaka . esa. nAha 1. sumeramala kevalajI nAhara, bhInamAla, rAja. ke. 201 sumera TaoNvarsa, lavalena, majhagA~va, mumbaI - 10 ! 2. mIliyana grupa, sUrANA, rAja. muMbaI, dillI, vijayavADA 3. ema.Ara. impeksa, 16 - e hanumAna Teresa, dUsarA mAlA, tArA Tempala lena magTana roDa, muMbaI - 7. phona - 23801086. 4. zrI zAMtidevI bAbulAlajI bAphanA cerITebala TrasTa, muMbaI, mahAvideha bhInamAladhAma, pAlItAnA, 364270 5. saMghavI jugarAja, kAMtilAla, mahendra, surendra, dilIpa, dhIraja, saMdIpa, rAja, jainama, akSata beTA potA kuMdanamalajI bhutAjI zrI zrImALa vardhamAna gautrIya Ahora (rAja.) kalpataru jvelarsa, 305 sTezana roDa, saMghavI bhavana, thAnA, (5) mahArASTra 6. vijubena cimanalAla, zAMtibhAI DAhayAlAla, moMghIbena amRtalAla dozI ke smaraNArthe anIlabhAI, nikitAbena e, nainAbena DI, zilpAbena ena ke mAsakSamaNa evaM dIpakabhAI, nilAMgabhAI, nainAbena, bhavyAkumArI ke varSItapa anumodanArthe amRtalAla cimanalAla dozI pAMcazo vorA parivAra, tharAda (mumbaI) / 7. zatruMjaya tIrthe navvANuM yAtrA ke Ayojana nimitte zA. jeThamala, lakSmaNarAja, pRthvIrAja, premacanda, gautamacaMda, gaNapatarAja, lalItakumAra, vikramakumAra, puSpaka, vimala, pradIpa, cirAga, niteSa beTA-potA kInAjI saMkalecA parivAra meM galavA, pharma- arihanta novelhaTI, jI. epha-3 AratI zopIMga senTara, kAlupura TaMkazAlA roDa, ahamadAbAda. 8. tharAda nivAsI bhaNazALI madhubena kAMtilAla amulakha bhAI parivAra 5. zA kAMtilAla kevalajI gAMdhI siyAnA nivAsI dvArA 2062 meM pAlItAnA meM upadhAna karavAyA usa nimitte / 10. lahera kuMdana grupa, zA jeThamalajI kuMdanamalajI maMgalavA (jAlora) A 1107.3.1

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11. 2063 meM cAturmAsa evaM upadhAna karavAyA usa samaya padmAvatI sunAne ke upalakSa meM zA caMpAlAla, jayaMtilAla, surezakumAra, bharatakumAra prinkeza, kenita, darzita, cannIlAlajImakAjI kAsama gautra tvara parivAra gur3A bAlotAn 'jaya ciMtAmaNI' 10-543 saMtApeTa nellUra (A.pra.) 12. pU. pitAzrI pUnamacaMdajI mAtuzrI bhurIbAI ke smaraNArthe putra pukharAja, putravadhu lIlAbAI | pautra phuTaramala, mahendrakumAra, rAjendrakumAra azoka kumAra, mithuna, saMkeza, somIla,beTA potA parapotAzA pUnamacaMdajI bhImAjI rAmANI guDAbAlotAn nAkoDA golDa, 70 kaMsArA cAla, bIjA mAle ruma naM. 67, kAlabAdevI muMbaI 13. zA sumeramala, mukezakumAra, nitIna, amIta, manISA, khuzabu beTA potA perAjamalajI pratApajI ratanapurA boharA parivAra, modarA (rAja.) rAjaratana golDa proDa., ke.vI.esa. kompalekSa, 3/1 aruMDalapeTa, gunTUra. 14. eka sad gRhastha,dhANasA 15. gulAbacaMda DaoN.rAjakumAra, nikhilakumAra beTA potA parapotA chaganalAlajI premAjI koThArI amerIkA, Ahora (rAja.)4341 skailenDa DrIva, aTalAMTA, jorjIyA, ___U.S.A - 30342.Ph. : 404-432-3086,678-521-1150 16. zAMtirupacaMda ravIndracaMdra, mukeza, saMjeza, RSabha, lakSita, yaza, dhruva, akSaya beTA potA milApacaMdajI mehatA, jAlora-beMgalora. 17. vi. saM. 2063 meM Ahora meM upadhAna tapa ArAdhanA karavAyI evaM padmAvatI zravaNa ke upalakSa meM pitAzrI thAnamalajI mAtuzrI sukhIdevI, bhaMvaralAla, ghevaracaMda, zAMtilAla, pravINakumAra, manISa, nikhila, mittula,AzISa, harSa, vinaya, viveka beTA potA kanAjI hakamAjImuthA zA. zAMtilAla pravINakumAra eNDa ko. rAma gopAla sTITa,vijayavADA 18. bAphanA vADI meM jina mandira nirmANa ke upalakSa meM mAtuzrI prakAzadevI caMpAlAlajI kI bhAvanAnusAra pRthvIrAja, jitendrakumAra, rAjezakumAra, ramezakumAra, vaMza, jainama,rAjavIra, beTA-potA caMpAlAlaja sAMvalacandajI bAphanA, bhInamAla. navakAra TAima, 59,nAkoDA sTeTa nyU boharA bilDIMga, muMbaI - 3. 19. zA zAMtilAla, dIlIpakumAra, saMjayakumAra, amanakumAra, akhIlakumAra beTA potA mUlacaMdajI umAjI talAvata Ahora (rAja.) rAjendra mArkeTIMga, po.bo. naM. 108, vijayavADA. 20. zrImatI sakudevI sAMkalacaMdajI nethIjI hukamANI parivAra, pAMtheDI, rAja. rAjendra jvelarsa, 4 rahemAna bhAI bi.esa.jI. mArga, tADadeva, muMbaI-34.

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21. pujya pitAjI zrI sumeramalajI kI smRti meM mAtuzrI jeThIbAI kI preraNA se jayantilAla,mahAvIracaMda,darzanakumAra, beTA-potA sumeramala varadIcaMdajI vANIgotA parivAra Ahora, cennaI / je.jI. impeksa prA. li. 55 nArAyaNa mudalI sTrITa cennaI 79. 22. sva. hastImalajI bhalAjI nAgotrA solaMkI smRti meM haste parivAra bAkarA(rAja.) 23. mu. zrI jayAnaMda vijayajI Adi kI nizrA meM cAturmAsa evaM upadhAna zatrujaya tIrthekaravAyA lahera kuMdana grupa zrImatI gerodevI jeThamalajI bAlagotA parivAra meMgalavA nivAsI ne usa samaya ArAdhaka evaM bhakta janoM kI sAdhAraNa kI rAzI meM se savaM 2065. 24. mAtuzrI mohanIdevI pitAzrI sovalacandajI ki puNya smRti meM zA. pArasamala, surezakumAra, dinezakumAra, kailAzakumAra, jayaMtakumAra, bileSa, zrIkeSa, dikSita, prISa, kabIra, beTA-potA sovalacandajI kuMdanamalajI meMgalavA (rAja.) pharma: phAIbrosa kuMdana grupa, 35 perumAla mudAlI sTrITa, sAhukArapeTa, cennaI 25.zA. sumeramalajI narasAjI - meMgalavA, meTala eNDa meTala, __ naM. 136, govindApA nAyakana sTrITa, cennaI. 26.zA dUdhamala, narendrakumAra,ramezakumAra beTA botA lAlacaMdajI mAMDota parivAra bAkarA (rAja.) maMgala ArTa, dozI bilDIMga 3-bhoIvADA,bhUlezvara,muMbaI - 2. 27. kaTArIyA saMghavI lAlacaMda, ramezakumAra, gotamacaMda, dinezakumAra, mahendrakumAra, ravIndrakumAra beTA potA sonAjI bherAjI dhANasA (rAja.) zrI supara spearsa, 11-32-3 e pArka roDa, vijayavADA, sikandrabAda. 28.zA narapatarAja, lalItakumAra mahendra, zaileSa, nileSa, kalpeza, rAjeza, mahIpAla, dikSIta, AzISa, ketana, azvIna, sIkeza, yaza beTA potA khImarAjajI thAnAjI kaTArIyA saMghavI Ahora (rAja.) kalAMjalI jvelarsa, 4/2, brADI peTha, gunTUra-2. 29.zA lakSmIcaMda, zeSamala, rAjakumAra, mahAvIrakumAra, pravINakumAra, dIlIpakumAra, ramezakumAra beTA potA pratApacaMdajI kAlujI kAMkarIyA, modarA (rAja.) gunTUra. | 30. eka sadgRhastha (khAcarauda)

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31. zrImatI suAdevI ghevaracaMdajI ke upadhAna nimitte caMpAlAla, dinezakumAra, dharmendrakumAra, hitezakumAra, dilIpa, rozana, nIkhIla, harSa, jainama, diveza beTA potA ghevaracaMdajI saremalajI durgANI bAkarA. hitendra mArkeTIMga, 11 -X - 1 kAzI ceTI lena, sattara zAlA kompleksa, pahalA mAlA, cennaI - 89. 32. maMjulAbena pravINakumAra paTIyAta ke mAsakSamaNa evaM sva. zrI maMvaralAlajI kI smRti meM pravINamukAra jItezakumAra, cetana, cirAga, kuNAla, beTA potA tilokacaMdajI dharmAjI paTiyAta dhANasA - muMbaI pI.TI. jaina, royala samrATa, 406 - sI vIMga, goregAMva (vesTa) muMbaI - 62. 33. golDa meDala inDasTrIsa prA. lI., revataDA, mumbaI, vijayavADA, dillI rAja oTalajI, e 301 / 302, vAstu pArka, malADa (ve), muMbaI. 34. rAja rAjendrA TeksaTAIlsa eksaporTasa limITeDa 101, rAjabhavana, daulatanagara, borIvalI (IsTa), mumbaI, modharA nivAsI. 35. pra.zA.dI.sA. zrI mukti zrIjI kI ziSyA vi. sA. zrI muktisarzitA zrIjI kI preraNA se sva. pitAjI dAnamalajI, mAtuzrI tIjodevI kI puNya smRti meM caMpAlAla, mohanalAla, mahendrakumAra, manojakumAra, jitendrakumAra, vikAsakumAra, ravikumAra, riSabha, milana, hitika, Ahora (rAja.) koThArI mArkeTIMga 10/11, citurI komplekSa, vijayavADA - 1. 36. pitAjI zrI sonarAjajI, mAtuzrI madanabAI kaTAriyA saMghavI parivAra Ayojita sammeta zikhara yAtrA pravAsa evaM jIvita mahotsava nimitte dIpacaMda, uttamacaMda, azokakumAra, prakAzakumAra, rAjezakumAra, saMjayakumAra, vijayakumAra, beTA - potA sonarAjajI meghAjI - dhANasA - punA. alakA sTIla, 858, bhavAnI peTha, punA-52 37. mu. zrI jayAnaMda vijayajI Adi ThANA kI nizrA meM 2062 meM pAlItANA meM cAturmAsa evaM upadhAna karavAyA usa nimitte zrImatI haMjAdevI sumeramalajI nAgorI, zAMtilAla, bAbulAla, mohanalAla, azokakumAra, vijayakumAra Ahora / beMgalora 38. mu. zrI jayAnaMda vijayajI Adi ThANA kI nizrA 2066 meM tIrthendra nagara bAkarAroDa meM cAturmAsa evaM upadhAna karavAyA usa nimItte zrImatI metIdevI perAjamalajI ratanapurA boharA parivAra, modharA / guMTUra. 39. saMghavI kAntIlAla, jayaMtIlAla, rAjakumAra, rAhulakumAra evaM samastha zrI zrI zrImAla guDAla gotra phuAnI parivAra AlAsaNa (rAja) saMghavI ilekTrIka kaMpanI 85, nArAyaNa mudAlI sTrITa, cennaI - 79. D

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40. saMghavI bhaMvaralAla, mAMgIlAla, mahAvIra, nIleza, banTI beTA- potA harakacaMdajI zrI zrImAla parivAra, AlAsana rAjeza ilekTrIkalsa, 48 rAjA bilDIMga, tirunelavelI - 627001. 41. zA. kAntIlAlajI maMgalacandajI haraNa, dA~sapA, sI 103/104, vAstu pArka, evara sAina nagara, malADa (ve), muMbaI - 64. 42. zA. bhaMvaralAla, surezakumAra, zaileSakumAra, rAhula beTA - potA tejarAjajI saMghavI komatAvAlA bhInamAla (rAja). rAjaratana ilekTrIkalsa, ke. sI. AI. vAyarsa prA.li. 162, govIndAppA nAyakana sTrITa, cennaI - 600001. 43. zA samarathamala, sukarAja, mohanalAla mahAvIrakumAra, vikAsakumAra, kamaleza, anila, vimala, zrIpAla, bharata pholA muthA parivAra sAyalA (rAja.) aruNa enTaraprAIjesa, 4 lena, brADI peTha, gunTUra-2. 44. zA. gajarAja, bAbulAla, mIThAlAla, bharata, mahendra, mukeza, zaileSa, gautama, khIla, manISa, hanI beTA potA, ratanacaMdajI, nAgotrA solaMkI sA~thU (rAja) phUlacaMda bhaMvaralAla, 108 govIMdappA nAyaka sTrITa, cennaI - 1. 45. bhaMsAlI bhaMvaralAla, azokumAra, kAMtilAla, gotamacaMda, rAjezakumAra, rAhula, AzISa, namana, AkAza, yogeza, beTA potA lIlAjI kasanAjI mu. sarata. maMgala motI senDIkeTa, 14 / 15 esa. esa. jaina mArkeTa, ema.pI. lena cIkapeTa krosa, beMgalora - 53. 46. ballu gagaladAsa vIracaMdabhAI parivAra tharAda / muMbaI. 47. zrImatI maMjulAdevI bhogIlAla velacanda saMghavI dhAnerA phensI DAimaNDa 11, zrIjI ArakADa, prasAda cembarsa nI pAchala TATA roDa, naM. 1-2, operA hAusa, muMbaI - 4. 48. desAi zAMtilAla, uttamacanda, vinodabhAI, dhIrajabhAI, sevaMtibhAI, tharAda-muMbaI 49. bandAmuthA zAMtilAla, lalitakumAra, dharmeza, miteza beTA potA megharAjajI phUsAjI naM. 43, AidAppA, nAmakana sTrITa sAhukArapeTa, cennaI-79. 50. zrImatIbadAmIdevI dIpacandajI genAjI mAMDavalA (rAja.) cennaI nivAsI ke prathama upadhAna tapa nimIte haste saha parivAra E

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51. Ahora se AbU delavADA tIrtha kA 6 ri pAlita saMgha nimItte evaM suputra maheMdrakumAra kI smRti meM saMghavI muthA megharAja, kailAzakumAra, rAjezakumAra, prakAzakumAra, dinezakumAra, kumArapAla, karaNa, zubhama, milana, mehula, mAnava, beTA-potA sugAlacandajI lAlacandajI luMkaDa parivAra, Ahora (rAja.) pharma: maisura pepara saplAyarsa, naM 5, zrInAtha bilDIMga, sulatAnapeTa sarkala, beMgalora-53. 52. eka sadagrahastha, bAkarA (rAja.) 53. sva. pitAzrI hirAcaMdajI sva. mAtRzrI kusumabAI sva. jyeSTha bhrAtA zrI pRthvIrAjajI zrI tejarAjajI ke AtmazreyArthe muthA cunnilAla, candrakumAra, kizorakumAra, pArasamala, prakAzakumAra, jitendrakumAra, dinezakumAra, vikAzakumAra, kamaleza, rAkeza, sanni, aziSa, nIleza, aMkuza, punIta, abhiSeka, monTu, nitina, Atiza, nila, mahAvIra, jainaMma, parama, tanamai, pranai, beTA potA parapotA laDapotA hirAcandajI camanAjI dAMtevADiyA parivAra, marudhara me Ahora (rAja.) hIrA novelTIsa, phlavara sTrITa, ballArI 54. tharAda nivAsI mumukSu dineza bhAI hAlacanda bhAI adANI nA dIkSA nimite Avela bahumAna nI rAzI mAM thI haste hAlacanda bhAI vIracandabhAI adANI evaM samasta parivAra 55. mAInaoNksa meTla prA.li. naM. 7, pI.sI lena, esa.pI roDa kraoNsa, beMgalora-marudhara me sAyalA (rAja) beMgalora, mumbaI, cennaI, ahamadAbAda 56. zrImatI pyArI devI bheramalajI jeThAjI zrI zrI zrImAla agnIgotA parivAra amarasara (sarata) rAja. bAkarA roDa meM cAturmAsa evaM upadhAna tapa nimite haste saMghavI bhavaralAla, amIcanda, azokakumAra, dineshkumaar| pharma: ambIkA grUpa, vijayavADA (e.pI) 57. suAbAI tArAcaMdajI, vANIgotA parivAra, bAgoDA (rAja) pharma : bI- tArAcaMda eNDa ko. e-18, bhArata nagara, grAnTa roDa, muMbaI - 7 58. 2069 me muni zrI jayAnaMdavijayajI kI nizrA meM zrI badAmIbAI, tejarAjajI Ahora zrI indrAdevI ramezakumArajI guDA bAlotAna evaM zrI mulIbAI pUnamacaMdajI, sA~thU tIno ne pRthaka-pRthaka navvANu yAtrA karavAyI, usa samaya Ayojaka evaM ArAdhakoM kI aura se navvANuM yAtrA kI rAzI meM se (pAlItANA) 59. zA jugarAja phulacaMdajI evaM a. sau. kamalAdevI jugarAjajI zrI zrI zrImAla caMdrAvaNa gotra ke jIvita mahotsava evaM padmAvatI sunAI ke prasaMge putra kirtIkumAra, mahendrakumAra, niraMjanakumAra, rAjezakumAra, pautra amita, kalapeza, pareza, mehula, vaMza evaM samastha zrI zrI zrImAla caMdrAvaNa parivAra Ahora (rAja.) pharma : mahAvIra pepara eNDa janarala sTorsa 22-2-6, klotha bajAra, guMTura (e.pI) F

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60. zA jugarAja, chaganalAla, bhaMvaralAla, duragacanda, dhevaracanda, dinezakumAra, vijayarAja, mahAvIracaMda, vikramakumAra, vikAzakumAra, surezakumAra, gautamacaMda, niteSa, vizAla,dhRva putra, pautra, prapautra mAtRzrI sukhIbAI mizrImalajI sAlecA parivAra, dhANasA (rAja.) pharma : zrI rAjendrA hojarI senTrara, na. 11, bI. bI. TI. sTrITa, mAmulapeTa, beMgalora -53 61. zrI tIrthenandra nagara tIrthe 2070 varSe zrIpaMcamaMgala mahA zruta skaMgha upaghAna tapa ArAdhanA nimite saMghavI zrImatI pAtIdevI bhAratamalajI bhagAjI vedamuthA suputra mA~gIlAla, gaNapatacanda, ramezakumAra, kailAzakumAra, supautra lalita, mukeza, nirmala, dineza, pravINa, rAjeza, saMjaya, araviMda, vikrama, yuvarAja, jiteza parivAra, revataDA - beMgalora. pharma :zA. sumeramala mAMgIlAla, mAmulapeTa, beMgalora -560053. | 62. sva. zrImati sumaTIbAI ghevaracandajI zeSamalajI zrI zrI zrImAla candrAvaNa gautra ke sva. dravya se pAraNA maMdira kI pratiSThA nimite Ahora (kalyANa). 63. zrImati bhavarIbAI eMva kAntIlAlajI zeSamalajI zrI zrI zrImAla candrAvaNa gautra ke jIvita mahotsava nimite (Ahora) pharma: kAntI jvarlsa evaM Ara phana siTI ghelA devajI cauka, kalyANa, jilA :thANA (mahA.) 64. sva. vikramakumAra neNacandajI ghevaracandajI kSatriyA boharA kI smRti meM, __ surANA rAja. (madurAI) 65. eka sadagRhastha, jAlora. 66. zrImati kamalAbAI bhUramalajI khImarAjajI kaTAriyA saMghavI parivAra ddhArA zrI sameta zikharajI paMca tIrthI saMgha yAtrA prasaMgeM zA. mahendrakumAra, zaileSakumAra, nilezakumAra, azvinakumAra,rIkeza, yaza, mita, kRta beTA potA zA. bhUramalajI khImarAjajI kaTAriyA saMghavI parivAra Ahora (rAja.) pharma : kAverI jvelarsa, gunTUra-522002 (A.pra.) 67. gaTamala, kamalakumAra, dhRva, praNava, beTA-potA kapuracandajI pannAjI kSatriyA boharA parivAra, bAkarA (rAja.) pharma: rUpa milana sarija, asa. asa. jaina mArkeTa, ema. pI. lena cikapeTa krAsa , beMgalora - 560053. |68. zrImati subaTIbAI W/o. chaganarAjajI kaMkucaupaDA jAlora va unake putra-pautra zAntilAla, rAyacanda, kAnarAja, usabarAja, mukezakumAra, ravindrakumAra, caMdana, manISa, dIpaka, sumIta, mayaMka, pIyUSa, yaza kaMkucaupaDA parivAra. pharma : marudhara aperala, lAla bilDIMga, beMgalora, madurAI, koimabatura, jAlora.

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: saha saMrakSaka: 1. zA tIlokacaMda mayAcaMda enDa kaM. 116, gulAlavADI, muMbaI - 4. 2. sva. mAtRzrI mohanadevI pitAjI zrI gumAnamalajI kI smRti meM putra kAMtilAla, jayantilAla, sureza, rAjeza solaMkI, jAlora praviNa eNDa kaM. 15-8-110/2, begama bAjAra, haidarAbAda - 12. mehatA subodhabhAI uttamalAla, dhAnerA / kolakattA 4. pUjya pitAjI oTamalajI evaM mAtRzrI atIyo bAI evaM dharmapatni pavanI devI ke Atma zreyArtha kizoramala, pravINakumAra (rAju), anila, vikAsa, rAhula, saMyama, RSabha, DosI caupaDA parivAra, Ahora pharma : zrI rAjendra sTIla hAusa-guMTUra- e.pI 5. pUjya pitAjI zA premacandajI chogAjI ki smRti meM mAtuzrI puSpAdevI suputra dilIpa, sureza, azoka, saMjaya vedamuthA, revataDA (rAja.) zrI rAjeMdra TA~varsa, naM 13, samudra mudAlI sTrITa, cennaI gA~dhI muthA sva. mAtRzrIpAnIbAI evaM pujya pitAzrI pukharAjajI kI smRtI meM putra goramala,bhAgacanda, nileza, mahAvIra, vIkena, mithuna, riSabha, yonika beTA potA pukharAjajI samanAjI genAjI, sAyalA (rAja.) pharma : vaibhava eTU jeDa DaoNlara zaoNpa, vAsvI mahala roDa, citradurgA 577501. karnATakA 7. zAMtIdevI mohanalAlajI ke upadhAna varSItapa Adi tapazcaryA nimite haste mohanalAla, vikAsa, rAkeza, dhanyA beTA potA gaNapatacandajI solaMkI, jAlora (rAja.) pharma :zAMtI imrpoTsa 11-54-42 naMdI pATIvArI sTrITa, vijayavADA (e.pI) pUjya pitAjI manoharamalajI ke Atma zreyArthe mAtRzrI pAnIdevI ke upadhAna tapa nimite haste surezakumAra, dilIpakumAra, mukezakumAra, lalitakumAra zrI zrI zrImAla guDAla gotra nethAjI parivAra, AlAsana (rAja.) pharma : ema.ke lAITsa,897 avinAzI roDa, koImbaTUra-641018. 9. sva. pUjya pitAjI zrI mAnamalajI bhImAjI kSatriyA boharA ki smRti meM haste mAtRzrI suAbAI suputra madanarAja, mahendrakumAra, bharatakumAra, nitina, sloka, sayama, darzana evaM samasta kSatriyA boharA parivAra, surANA (rAja.) koiimbttuur/mumbii| 10. zA. tArAcanda bhonAjI Ahora pharma : mehatA narezakumAra enDa kuM. pahalA bhoIvADA lena, muMbaI - 400 002.

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11. 1992 me basa yAtrA pravAsa, 1995 meM aTThAI mahotsava evaM saMghavI sonamalajI ke AtmazreyArthe nANezA parivAra ke prathama sammelana ke lAbha ke upalakSa meM saMghavI bhabutamala, jayaMtilAla, prakAzakumAra, praviNakumAra, navIna, rAhula, aMkuza, riteSa evaM samastha nANezA parivAra, siyANA (rAja) pharma : prakAza novelaTIja, suMdara pharnIcarsa, naM. 714, sadAzIva peTha, bAjIrAva roDa, pUnA -411030 12. sva. pU pitAjI zrI pIracaMdajI evaM sva bhAI zrI kAntilAlajI kI smRti meM mAtAjI pAtIdevI pIracaMdajI putra hastImala, mahAvIrakumAra, saMdIpa pradIpa, vikrama, nileSa, abhISeka, amIta, hArdika, mAnU, taniza, yaza, pakSAla, nIrava, beTA potA parapotA pIracaMdajI kevalajI bhaDAMrIbAgarA (rAja) pharma : pIracaMda mahAvIrakumAra maina bAjAra guMTUra (e.pI) 13. siyANA se baso dvArA zatrujaya - zaMkhezvara, cha ri pAlita yAtrA saMgha 2065 haste saMghavI pratApacaMda, mUlacaMda, dinezakumAra, hitezakumAra, nikhIla, pakSAla beTA potA pukharAjajI bAlagotA siyANA (rAja) pharma : jaina inTranezanala, naM. 95 govIMdAppA nAyakana sTrITa, cainaI (TI.ena) 14. sva. pU. pi. zAMtilAla cImanalAla balu mAtuzrI madhubena zAMtilAla, azokabhAI, surekhAbena AdIkumAra, tharAda. azokabhAI zAMtilAla zAha, naM.201',koza moza ApArTameMTa,bhATIyA skUla ke sAmane, sAI bAbA nagara, borIvalI(pa), mumbaI-400072 15. zA.jItamalajI annAjI, mu.po. nAsolI, vAyA:bhInamAla, jilA :jAlora (rAja.) dAdara / mumbaI. pharma : azokA golDa, '7' kAkA sAheba gADagIla mArga, kheDa galI, prabhAdevI, mumbaI-400025. 16. himmatarAja, sureza, aravinda, taneza, dityama kaTArIyA saMghavI beTApotA gaNezamalajI kanAjI, sAMcaura (rAja.) pharma : empAyara meTalsa inDiyA, muMbaI 17. zrImati pUjya mAtuzrI vimalAbAI evaM pitAzrI mizrImalajI kI pAvana smRti meM putra rAjezakumAra mizrImalajI magAjI sAlecA, modharA (rAja.) pharma : rAjaguru inTaraprAIja, cainaI (TI.ena) 18. zrImati jamanAdevI bhomacaMdajI bhaMsAlI- bhInamAla, 904, bI, pratikSA TaoNvara, Ara. esa. nimakara mArga, muMbaI -8. 19. zrImati trizalAdevI jayantIlAla bAphanA ke bhInamAlanagara meM prathama upadhAna tapa nimite, giradhArIlAla,pArasamala,bAbulAla,jayantIlAla,vinodakumAra,kizorakumAra ,surezakumAra, beTA-potA sva. sukharAjajI, sva. nathamalajI, pUnamacaMdajI bAphanA marUdhara meM ummedAbAda (gola)

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(prApti sthAna) zA. devIcaMda chaganalAlajI sumati darzana, neharU pArka ke sAmane, mAgha kolonI, bhInamala-343 029 (rAja) phona : (02969) 220 387 zrI AdinAtha rAjendra jaina peDhI sAthU - 343 026 jilA : jAlora (rAja.) phona : 02973 - 254 221 mahAvideha bhInamAla dhAma taleTI hastigiri, liMka roDa, pAlItANA - 364 270 phona : (02848) 243 018 zrI vimalanAtha jaina peDhI bAkarA gA~va- 343 025 (rAja.) phona : 02973 - 251 122 194134 65068 zrI sImaMdhara jina rAjendra sUri maMdira zaMkhezvara tIrtha maMdirajI ke sAmane, zaMkhezvara, ji. pATaNa (gujarAta) zrI tIrthendra sUri smAraka saMgha TrasTa tIrthendra nagara, bAkarA roDa - 343 025 jilA-jAlora (rAjasthAna) phona : 02973 251 144

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . anukramaNIkA kathA kA nAma 1. Agantuka - yuvaka ............. 2. dharma - prabhAva ............ 3. bandhana mukti .............. 4. duHkha kI parAkASThA ........... 5. zoka meM harSa ........... saphala varadAna ..... 7. raMga meM bhaMga ............ 8. vicitra ghaTanA ....... 9. rahasyodghATana 10. vicitra svayaMvara ........ 11. kaThina parIkSA ....... 12. sukha ke dina ............. 13. nirvAsita jIvana ...... 14. duHkha meM viyogI milana .. 15. duHkhoM kA anta 16. svajana - milApa ............. 17. pUrvabhava vRttAnta ................. 18. vairAgya aura saMyama .............. 19. nirvANa - prApti .................. 20. malayAsuMdarI kA upadeza ............. 21. svarga gamana aura upasaMhAra .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... 112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 148 ........................... 1 7 4 ......... 177 ........... .... 194 206 227 . 234 ............ 238 ........................ .

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zrI AdinAtha bhagavAna HOTO zrI pArzvanAtha bhagavAna

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-: dravya sahAyaka : zrI AdinAtha zrI pArzvanAtha Adi jina biMba zrI puMDarikaravAmI zrI gautamasvAmI zrI rAjendrasUri guru mUrtikI pratiSThA AcArya zrI jayaMtasenasUrIzvarajI ma.sA. ke AjJA. munirAja zrI jayAnaMdavijayajI Adi ThANA kI nizrA meM saMvat 2070 vaizAkha sudi 6 ko saMpanna huI usake AlaMbanameM zrI AdinAtha rAjendra jaina peDhI sA~thU - 343 026 jainam jayati zAzanam savaMta : 2072 prataH 1000

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra Agantuka - yuvaka / / prabhu zrImad vijaya rAjendrasUrIzvarAyanamaH / / / / zrI mahArabala malayAsundarI caritra / / Agantuka - yuvaka mahArAja vIradhavala apane rAjaprasAda ke UparI dAlAna meM baiThe hue the / saMdhyA kA suhAvanA samaya thA / vAsaramaNi sUrya apanI sudUravartI kiraNoM ko sameTakara apane nivAsa sthAna kI ora prasthAna kara rahe the / dinabhara athaka parizrama karane vAlI manuSya jAti apane - apane ghara para A vizrA~ti meM magna thii| pakSIgaNa apane apane ghoMsaloM meM jAkara zAMti meM lIna ho rahe the| sRSTidevI para nistabdhatA chAyI huI thI / AkAza maNDala dhuMdhale raMga meM prakAzahIna para atIva zobhAyamAna dikha rahA thA / rAjamahala ke bhavya dvAra para pratihArI rAtri kA Agamana hone ke kAraNa sAvadhAna ho saMrakSaNa kI bhAvanA se paharA de rahe the| vizAla rAjamahala ke gagana cuMbI zikharoM para dhIre - dhIre aMdhakAra kA sAmrAjya phaila rahA thA / rAjaprasAda ke samasta karmacArI apane apane niyata kArya para laga cuke the / sRSTidevI zAMta, snigdha, hRdaya se nidrA kI ArAdhanA kara rahI thii| jisane asaMkhya AzAoM kI, aparimita lAlasAoM kI pUrti kA samaya 'apanI A~khoM se dekha liyA hai, jisane rAjezvarya kA duSprAya sukha bhoga liyA hai, aise mahArAja vIradhavala sabhA visarjanakara rAtri ke prazAMta samaya meM rAjamahala ke Upara ke eka bhAga meM baiThe the / sArI prajA unake rAjaniyaMtraNa kI dayAmaya sthiti se saMtuSTa thI / mahArAja vIradhavala jahAM para baiThe hue the vahA~ se rAjanagarI kA manorama dRzya dikha rahA thA / aise suhAvane samaya meM nIce ke dvAra para kisI kI AhaTa AyI / samudra kI lahareM zAMta ho jAne para jaise samudra zAMta dikhatA hai, usI taraha rAjamahala gaMbhIra zAMtatA meM vilIna thA / rAjamahala ke mahAdvAra para pratihArioM ke pAsa eka navayuvaka Akara khar3A huA / yuvaka gaThIle zarIra kA Arogya saMpanna thaa|

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra Agantuka - yuvaka usake cehare para utsAha aura navacaitanya kI umaMgeM nAca rahI thIM / usakI bar3I - bar3I AMkhoM meM navatejomaya utsAha chalaka rahA thA / usake vistIrNa lalATa para pasIne ke bindu camakate the aura AMkhoM meM vIrazrI kA ujjvala pAnI jhalaka rahA thA / yuvaka ne mahAdvAra ke pratihArI ko atyanta vinIta bhAva se praNAma kiyA aura dhIme svara meM kahA "maiM mahArAja kI malAkAta ke lie AyA hai|" basa! itanA hI kahakara vaha yuvaka cupa ho gayA / Atmagaurava kI bhAvanAoM se usakA mukha maMDala nimeSa mAtra ke lie prasanna ho gayA thA / "nahIM isa samaya Apa rAjamahala meM nahIM jA skeNge|" dvArapAla ne yuvaka ke cehare ko nihArakara uttara diyA / "Apase mahArAja kA isa vakta milanA asaMbhava hai / Apa phira bhI .." dvArapAla kI bAta kATakara yuvaka ne adamya utsAha se vinamra bhAvayuta hokara phira kahA - nahIM mujhe isI vakta mahArAja se milane kI AvazyakatA hai / Apase kahane taka kA bhI samaya nahIM, mujhe jaldI hI jAne do / Apa kisI taraha kI zaMkA na rakheM / mahArAja mujhe dekhate hI nArAja hone ke badale prasanna hoNge| mahArAja vIradhavala ekAMta citta se dIpakoM ke prakAza meM rAjanagara kA saundarya nirIkSaNa kara rahe the / astagAmI sUrya kI aspaSTa lAlimA bhI aba adRzya ho cukI thii| cAroM tarapha aMdhakAra ne apanA adhikAra jamA liyA thaa| mahArAja kI najara mahAdvAra para gayI / dvAra para khar3e yuvaka ko dekhate hI ve prasanna ho gaye / mahArAja ne praur3ha aura gaMbhIra AvAja se pukArA - dvArapAla!" ___ mahArAja kI pukAra sunate hI hAtha jor3a praNAmakara dvArapAla ne kahA - "AjJA sarakAra" "unheM hamAre pAsa bheja do|" mahArAja vIradhavala kA yaha vAkya pUrA bhI na hone pAyA thA, mahAdvAra kholA gayA aura apane pIche pIche usa yuvaka ko lekara vaha pratihArI rAjA ke samIpa AyA, phira tIna vakta praNAmakara dvArapAla vahAM se bAhara nikala gayA / mahArAja ne usa yuvaka ko dekhakara vicAra kiyA isa vakta saMdhyA samaya meM mere pAsa AnevAle manuSya ko avazya hI koI mahAn prayojana hogA / rAjA ko cAhie hara eka prajAjana ke duHkha ko hara samaya

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra Agantuka yuvaka sunane ke lie tatpara rahe aura cAhe jaise prayatna se prajA ko duHkha se mukta karanI caahie| bahuta se adhikArI prajA ke duHkha kI upekSA karate haiM, niyamita samaya ke sivAya prajAjanoM kI phariyAda nahIM sunate / isase prajA ko bahuta bAra kaSTa uThAnA par3atA hai / isa prakAra prajA kI pukAra para upekSA karane vAlA adhikArI yA rAjA vAstava meM usa pada ke yogya hI nahIM hotA / mujhe apanI prajA kI phariyAda hara vakta sunanI cAhie aura zakya prayatnoM dvArA use sukhI karanI cAhie / rAjA prajA ke sukha se sukhI aura duHkha se duHkhI hotA hai / prajA ke sukha para hI rAjA ke rAjaizvarya kA AdhAra hai, yaha bAta hameM hara vakta yAda rakhanI cAhie / prajA kI yAtanAbharI karAhanI rAjA ko nirvazakara bhikhArI banA detI hai / ityAdi vicAroM meM magna hote hue mahArAja ke sanmukha AgaMtuka yuvaka A upasthita huA / usane mahArAja ke sanmukha upahAra rakhakara vinIta bhAva se gardana jhukA caraNoM meM namaskAra kiyA / - prAcIna sAhitya meM vizAla bhArata bhUmi Arya deza ke nAma se prasiddha hai / usake dakSiNa deza meM candrAvatI nagarI usakI zobhA meM aura bhI adhika vRddhi kara rahI thI / isI candrAvatI nagarI ke pUrvavarti vizAla kAya mahAn malayAcala parvata apane sasugaMdha manda pavana se nagarI ke logoM ko nitya hI AnaMdita karatA thA / rAjA ke mahala, dhanADhya vyApAriyoM ke gaganacuMbI makAna, jinezvaradeva ke maMdira aura dharmasAdhana karane ke pavitra sthAna ye usa nagarI kI mukhya zobhA bar3hA rahe the / zahara ke cAroM tarapha suMdara kilA thA / zahara kI dakSiNa dizA meM mahAn vistAra vAlI golA nadI kala-kala ninAda karatI huI baha rahI thI / zItala aura camatkArika taraMgoM se dekhane vAloM ke mana ko AnaMdita karatI thI / nadI ke kinAre kA hariyAlA pradeza, zahara ke cAroM tarapha ke bagIce aura choTe - choTe suMdara pahAr3oM para khar3e hue vRkSoM ke nikuMja grISma Rtu meM pracaMDa AtApa se manuSyoM ko zAMti dene ke lie paryApta the / isI ramaNIya caMdrAvatI nagarI ke svAmI pUrvokta mahArAja vIradhavala hai / mahArAja ke sAtha bAtacItakara usa yuvaka ke gaye bAda mahArAja vIradhavala ke cehare para kucha udAsIna bhAva ne apanA prabhAva DAlA / mukha para camakatA huA 3

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra Agantuka - yuvaka rAjateja nisteja sA ho gayA, usake hRdaya meM ciMtA ne sthAna jamA liyA aura mukha se uSNa tathA dIrgha nizvAsa nikalane lagA / arthAt mahArAja kisI gUr3ha ciMtA ke kAraNa zoka samudra meM nimagna ho gaye / ThIka isI samaya para mahArAnI caMpaka mAlA aura dvitIyA rAnI kanakavatI mahArAja ke pAsa A pahu~cI / mahArAnI caMpakamAlA atisuMdara rUpa lAvaNya ke uparAMta zIlAdi alaMkAroM se suzobhita hone ke kAraNa sAre rAjakuTumba para apanA mahArAnI pana kA advitIya prabhAva rakhatI thI / isIse mahArAja ne use paTTarAnI kI padavI se vibhUSita kiyA thA / kanakavatI bhI rUpa lavaNya meM kucha kama na thI / isIlie vaha bhI mahArAja vIradhavala kI priya patnI thii| donoM rAniyoM ke vahAM A jAne para bhI dhyAnamagna yogI ke samAna ciMtA meM ekAgra hue mahArAja vIradhavala ne usakI tarapha gardana uThAkara dekhA taka nahIM / apane priya pati kI ora se hamezA kI taraha Aja kucha bhI Adara mAna na milane ke kAraNa donoM rAnI ghabarA sI gayI / ve vyagra citta se vicArane lagI ki Aja mahArAja kI hama para sadA ke samAna kRpAdRSTi na hone kA kyA kAraNa hai? kyA ajJAnatA meM hama se pati deva kA koI aparAdha huA hai? Aja mahArAja hamArI tarapha dekhate bhI nahIM / isa prakAra ke saMkalpa vikalpa kI ulajhana meM ulajhI huI vallabhAe~ mahArAja ke najadIka AyI aura dravita hRdaya tathA namra vacana se patideva ko prArthanA karane lagIM / nAtha! kyA Aja hama dAsiyoM se ajJAnatA meM ApakA koI aparAdha huA hai? Apa itane udAsa kyoM hai? thor3I dera pahale to Apa dIvAnakhAne ke barAmade meM AnaMda se phira rahe the aura caMdrAvatI nagarI kI zobhA dekha rahe the / itane thor3e hI samaya meM Apa itane udAsa kyoM bane? agara yaha bAta ina apanI sahacAriNiyoM ko mAlUma karane lAyaka ho to kRpAkara hameM bhI apane duHkha meM zAmila kreN| apanI priya vallabhAoM kA zabda kAna meM par3ate hI mahArAja kI vicAra zreNI bhaMga huI aura ve premagarbhita zabdoM se bole priyavallabhAoM! Aja maiM eka aisI ciMtA meM nimagna ho gayA hU~ ki tumhArA Agamana bhI mujhe mAlUma na huaa| paraMtu isa ciMtA kA kAraNa judA hI hai aura tumheM bhI isameM hissA lenA hogaa| hamAre hI zahara meM rahanevAle eka vaNika putra guNavarmA ne abhI mere pAsa Akara

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra Agantuka yuvaka apane ghara kA jo itihAsa sunAyA hai sirpha vahI merI ciMtA kA kAraNa hai / itanA kahakara mahArAja vIradhavala phira zAMta ho gaye / - mahArAnI caMpaka mAlA hAtha jor3akara namratA se bolI mahArAja ! ApakI ciMtA kA kAraNa hama sahacariyoM ko avazya sunAnA cAhie / hama Apake hI sukha se sukhI aura duHkha se duHkhI honevAlI hai / Apake kathanAnusAra isa ciMtA meM hama khuzI se hissA legI / priyA kA atyAgraha dekha mahArAja vIradhavala apanI udAsInatA kA kAraNarUpI guNavarmA dvArA kahA huA vRttAnta sunAne lage / priya vallabhAo! hamArI isa caMdrAvatI nagarI meM lobhAkara aura lobhAnandI nAma ke do vaNika rahate haiM / ve apane nAmAnusAra hI guNaniSpanna hai / sahodara hone ke kAraNa una donoM bhAIyoM meM paraspara premabhAva bhI hai / ve lohe Adi kA vyApAra karake dhana upArjana karate hue sukha se dina vyatIta karate haiM / samaya krama se lobhAkara ko guNavarmA nAmaka putra huA / paraMtu aneka striyoM ke sAtha pANigrahaNa karane para bhI lobhAnaMdI ko koI saMtAna na huI / sacamuca putra putrI Adi saMtati rUpI phala bhI pUrvoparjita zubhAzubha karma bIjAnusAra hI milA karatA hai / eka dina ve donoM bhAI dukAna para baiThe the / usa samaya eka suMdara AkRti vAlA aparicita yuvA puruSa vahAM AyA / sAMsArika vyavahAra meM evaM adhikatayA vaNika kalA meM pravINa ina vaNikoM ne usakI AkRti para se use dhanavAna samajhakara AsanAdi dekara usakI acchI bhakti kI / kitane eka dina ke bAda una vaNikoM kI banAvaTI prIti aura bhakti se vizvAsa prApta karanevAle usa yuvAna puruSa ne apane pAsa rahA huA eka tUmbA kucha dina ke lie dharohara ke taura para unheM sauMpa diyA aura khuda kisI eka gA~va ko calA gayA / unhoMne usa tUMbe ko dukAna meM kisI eka khUMTI para laTakA diyA / eka dina AtApa kI garmI se pighale hue rasa ke biMdu usa tUMbe meM se girakara nIce par3I huI lohe kI eka khudAlI para par3I aura usa rasa ke sparza mAtra se suvarNamaya bana gayI / yaha dekhakara 5

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra Agantuka - yuvaka una baniyoM ne acchI taraha samajha liyA ki usa tUMbe meM siddharasa hai / isa kAraNa una lobhAMdha vaNikoM ne rasa sahita tUMbe ko kisI gupta sthAna meM chipA liyA / kitane eka dina ke bAda vaha yuvaka phira vApisa candrAvatI meM AyA aura mAne hue pramANika una vaNikoM ke pAsa se usane apanA tUMbA vApisa mAMgA / una daMbhI vyApAriyoM ne javAba diyA ki ApakA tUMbA cUhoM ne DorI kATa dene ke kAraNa nIce par3akara phUTa gayA aura usameM rahA huA rasa tamAma jamIna para baha gayA! isa prakAra javAba dekara kisI anya tUMbe ke Tukar3e lAkara use dikhlaaye| Tukar3e dekha usa yuvA puruSa ne samajha liyA ki mere tUMbe meM rahe hue loha bhedaka rasa ko inhoMne kisI na kisI prakAra jAna liyA hai / isI kAraNa ye mere tUMbe ko chipAte haiM / yuvA puruSa bolA - seTha! merA tUMbA mujhe vApisa de do, ye Tukar3e mere tUMbe ke nahIM haiN| kapaTa se Apa mujhe jhUThA uttara mata do| Apa nyAyavAn haiM, maiMne Apako pramANika aura vizvAsu samajhakara hI Apake pAsa rakSaNa ke lie tUMbA rakhA hai / yadi Apa mere sAtha vizvAsaghAta kareMge to Apake lie bhI mahAn anartha hogA / maiM kisI taraha bhI vizvAsaghAta kA badalA liye binA na rahUMgA / ityAdi aneka prakAra se una donoM vyApAriyoM ko samajhAyA, paraMtu lobha ke vazIbhUta ho; una vaNikoM ne usake kathana kI bilakula paravAha nahIM kI / yuvaka ne vicArA ki agara yaha bAta maiM rAjA se jAkara kahuM to yaha aisI vastu hai ki ise rAjA khuda le legA / kyoMki lakSmI ko dekhakara kisakA mana nahIM lalacAtA? dUsarI tarapha ye lobhAMdha vyApArI bhI mujhe saralatA se mere pAsa kA tUMbA vApisa de yaha asaMbhavita hai / mujhe abhI bahuta dUra jAnA hai / ataH samaya khonA bhI ThIka nahIM / mujhe aba aMtima upAya kA hI Azraya lenA cAhie / "zaThaM prati zAThyaM kUryAt" zaTha ke sAtha zaThatA hI karanA, dhUrtoM ke sAtha dhUrta bananA aura sarala manuSyoM ke sAtha saralatA kA vyavahAra karanA yogya hai" isa prakAra vicArakara usake pAsa jo staMbhanakArI vidyA thI, usa vidyA ke prabhAva se usa yuvaka ne donoM bhAiyoM ko staMbhita kara diyA aura apane kiye kA phala pAo! yaha kahakara vaha vahA~ se anyatra calA gyaa| 1 usa vidyA ke yoga se ve donoM bhAI aise staMbhita ho gaye ki unake aMgopAMga 6

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra Agantuka - yuvaka bhI hila Dula nahIM sake / paraMtu staMbha kI mAphaka sthira ho ve donoM khar3e hI raha gaye / thor3e hI samaya meM una donoM kI sandhiyeM TUTane lagIM / isase pIr3A ke kAraNa ve jora se cillAne lage / mUrkha loga kisI bhI kAma ko karate samaya jarA bhI soca vicAra nahIM karate, pAmara jIvoM kA yahI lakSaNa hai| isa saMsAra meM ajJAnI jIva karma karate samaya AgAmI pariNAma kA bilakula khayAla nahIM karate, ve vartamAna kAla ko hI dekhate haiM / paraMtu vartamAna meM kiye hue pApakarmoM kA jaba kar3avA phala bhoganA par3atA hai taba usase chuTakArA pAne kI ve aneka vidha koziza karate haiM aura chuTakArA na pAne se dayAjanaka Arta svara se rudana karate haiN| prANI jisa prakAra ke pariNAma se jo karma bAMdhatA hai usakA vipAkodaya Ane para vaisA hI maMda yA tIvra phala avazya bhoganA par3atA hai / isIlie duHkha se ukatAne vAle manuSyoM ko yA duHkha ko na pasaMda karane vAle manuSyoM ko karma karate samaya hI sAvadhAna rahanA cAhie / jisase ki unheM kar3avA phala bhogane kA samaya na Ave / vizvAsaghAta mahA pApa hai aura vizvAsaghAta karane vAle adhogati meM jAkara bhayaMkara kaSTa bhogate haiM / ina vaNikoM ko apane kiye hue vizvAsaghAta - pApa karane kA isa vakta pazcAttApa huaa| paraMtu samaya bIte bAda karma kA pariNAma udaya hone para pazcAttApa karanA bekAra hotA hai / isa samaya vaha yuvA puruSa niHspRha manuSya ke samAna apanI dharohara kI AzA chor3akara bahuta dUra nikala gayA thaa| yaha bAta zahara ke bar3e-bar3e hissoM meM phaila gayI / jagaha - jagaha isa bAta kI carcA hone lagI aura nagara ke vicArazIla manuSya una donoM bhAiyoM ko phiTakArane lage / bahuta se manuSya yaha samajhakara ki ugra karma kA phala isI bhava meM mila jAtA hai, aise ghora akRtyoM kA parityAga karane lge| isa samaya lobhAkara kA putra guNavarmA kisI kArya ke lie kitane eka dina se zahara se bAhara kisI gAMva ko gayA huA thaa| kisI manuSya ke dvArA isa bAta ko sunakara vaha zIghra hI ghara aayaa| apane pitA va cAcA kI aisI adhama dazA dekhakara use bar3A duHkha huA / guNavarmA udAra dila, nirlobhI aura vicArazIla yuvaka thA / logoM meM hone vAlI isa kRti kI nindA usase sahana

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra 1 Agantuka - yuvaka na ho skii| dUsarI tarapha apane bujurgoM ko niraMtara duHkhI avasthA meM dekhanA yaha bhI use ucita na lagA / usane turaMta hI aneka maMtravAdI bulavAye aura apane bujurgoM kA duHkha dUra karane ke lie khUba dravya vyaya karanA zurU kiyA / aneka taraha ke upAya kiye gaye, aneka mAMtrika tAMtrikoM ne apane prayoga kiye paraMtu apane Apase kiye hue karma kA kaTuphala bhoge binA kisa taraha mukti ho sakatI thI / pAnI para kiye hue prahAra ke mAphaka una logoM ke kiye hue aneka upAya saba niSphala gaye / itanA hI nahIM kintu dhIre - dhIre unakA kaSTa aura bhI bar3hatA gayA / guNavarmA nirAza ho gayA / lakSmI kI prApti ke sAtha duHkhiyoM ke duHkha zravaNa karane kI zakti naSTa ho jAtI hai, duHkhI ke lie sAMtavanA ke zabda bolane para to godareja kA tAlA laga jAtA hai / dIna duHkhiyoMke duHkha dUra karane hetu pairoM para ber3iyA~ laga jAtI haiM, dIna - duHkhiyoM ke darda se vimukha banAne vAlI lakSmI ko mAnava bhava meM agrasthAna deraka tUMne apanA kauna - sA hita kiyA hai? avazya ciMtana karanA / jayAnaMda 8

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra dharma - prabhAva dharma - prabhAva caturaMgo jayatyarhan dizan dharmacaturvidhaM, catuSkASTAsu prasRtAM, jetuM mohacamUmimAm / cAroM dizAoM meM phailI huI moharAjA kI senA ko jitane ke lie hI mAno cAra zarIra ko dhAraNakara cAra prakAra ke dharma kA upadeza karate hue arihaMta bhagavaMta jaya ko prApta karate haiM / ___ saMsAra meM dharma sarvotkRSTa maMgala hai / samRddhi ko dene vAlA, aneka prakAra kI sukha prApti karAnevAlA, saMtAna ko tAranevAlA, pUrvajoM ko pavitra karanevAlA, apakIrti ko haranevAlA aura jagata meM kIrti kI vRddhi karanevAlA, eka mAtra dharma hI hai / saMpatti kI icchA karanevAloM ko saMpatti denevAlA, bhogoM kI tRSNA vAloM ko bhoga denevAlA, saubhAgya ke arthiyoM ko saubhAgya prApta karAnevAlA, putrArthiyoM ko putra aura rAjyArthiyoM ko rAjya Rddhi prApta karAnevAlA bhI sirpha dharma hI hai / vizeSa kyA kahA jAya jagata meM eka bhI aisI vastu nahIM ki jo dharma ke dvArA dharmakartA ko prApta na ho sake / arthAt svarga aura apavarga - mukti kI prApti bhI dharma se hI hotI hai| dharma kA prabhAva kathana yA zraddhAbhAva se hI nahIM hai, kintu vicAraka manuSya saMsAra kI viSamatA kA vicAra karake isakA bhalI prakAra nirNaya kara sakate haiM / pratyakSa dikhAI detA hai ki saMsAra meM eka manuSya sukhI, dUsarA duHkhI, eka mUrkha, dUsarA jJAnI, eka Arogya prAsa, dUsarA rogI, eka dhanavAna to dUsarA nirdhana, eka dAtA dUsarA bhikSu, eka manuSya anya lAkhoM manuSyoM kA pUjya aura dUsarA manuSya lAkhoM manuSyoM kA tiraskAra pAtra / ityAdi aneka prakAra kI vicitratA kA anubhava kyoM hotA hai? manuSyatA samAna hone para bhI isa taraha kA bheda kyoM dekhA jAtA hai? eka hI kArya ke lie saba taraha ke sAdhanoM dvArA samAna

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra dharma - prabhAva prayatna karane para bhI eka kI usa kArya meM vijaya aura dUsare kI parAjaya dikha par3atI hai / samAna sAdhana aura samAna hI prayatna karane para vijaya aura parAjaya kA kAraNa kyA? vicAraka manuSya vicAra dvArA isa kAraNa ko zodhate hue svayaM nizcaya kara sakatA hai ki ina tamAma bAtoM meM kAraNa bhUta mAtra eka dharma hI hai / dharma kA viSaya bahuta gahana hai| usake kArya aura kAraNa ke niyamoM kA abhyAsa bahuta sUkSmatA se karanA cAhie / dhArmika sUkSma jJAna ke sivA manuSya bahuta bAra gaMbhIra bhUla kara baiThatA hai aura usase apanI dhArmika zraddhA ko zithila kara letA hai| dRSTAMta ke taura para dharma zraddhA ke zithila hone kA bahuta bAra yaha kAraNa banatA hai, pApa vRtti se AjIvikA karanevAle kapaTa prapaMca racane vAle aura pApa meM adhika pravRtti karane vAle bahuta se manuSya sukhI dikhAI dete haiM / vyavahArika kArya prapaMca meM bhI kadAcita unheM saphalatA prApta hotI dikhAI detI hai| ityAdi pratyakSa kAraNoM ko dekhakara bahuta se manuSya apane dila meM zaMkAzIla banate haiM ki dharma hai yA nahIM? dharma kA phala milatA hai yA nahIM? pApI loga sukhI kyoM hai? dharma karanevAle duHkhI kyoM dikhAI dete haiM? ityAdi zaMkA kI najara se dharma tathA usake phala ko dekhate haiM / saca pUcho to isa prakAra kI zaMkA karane vAle manuSyoM ko dharma aura usake kArya kAraNa ke niyamoM kA pUrNa parijJAna hI nahIM hotA, isI se bAhya vyavahAra ko dekhakara unake dila meM zaMkAyeM paidA hotI haiM, paraMtu unheM socanA cAhie ki saMsAra meM koI - sA bhI kArya, kAraNa ke bagaira niSpanna nahIM hotaa| jamIna meM bIja boye bAda havA, pAnI aura khAda Adi nimitta sarvathA anukUla hoM to vaha bIja alpa samaya meM hI aMkurita ho zAkhAyeM, pattiyeM vagairaha utpanna kara eka vRkSa ke rUpa meM najara AtA hai, aura samaya para phala bhI dene meM samartha hotA hai paraMtu paryApta anukUla sAdhana hone para bhI vaha bIja eka hI dina meM mahAna vRkSa ke rUpa meM nahIM dIkha sakatA / kyoMki kAraNa ko kArya ke rUpa meM Ane ke lie kucha bhI samayAntara yA vyavadhAna kI jarUrata hotI hai / evaM pApa rUpI vRkSa ke kar3ave phaloM ke sAtha bhI isa vyavadhAna kI samAnatA samajha lenA

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra dharma - prabhAva cAhie / jisa prakAra vRkSa kI vRddhi meM aura usake zIghra phala dene meM anukUla kAraNoM kI AvazyakatA hotI hai usI prakAra ugra puNya aura ugra pApa vAle karmoM kA phala bhI thor3e hI samaya meM tIvra milatA hai / aise hI maMda pariNAma se kiye hue pApa vAle karmoM kA phala bhI kAlAntara meM sukha - duHkha niyamita rUpa se milatA uparokta vivecana se yaha siddha hotA hai ki jo pApa vRtti karane vAle prapaMcI manuSya isa samaya sukhI dekha par3ate hai aura vyavahAra meM saphalatA prApta karate haiM, yaha unake pUrva karmoM kA phala hai / unakA pUrva karma jo isa samaya pApAcaraNa karate hue bhI unheM sukha aura saphalatA de rahA hai vaha zubha thA / isa samaya ke azubha karmoM ke phaloM ke bIca pUrva ke zubha karmoM kA vyavadhAna par3A huA hai / yaha vyavadhAna yA aMtara pUrNa hone para arthAt pUrvakRta zubha karma kA phala samApta hone para aura vartamAna kAla ke yA pUrvakAla ke azubha karma udaya hone para isa samaya sukhI dikhAI dete manuSyoM ke tIvra yA maMda pApa pariNAma ke pramANa meM duHkha kI nyUnAdhikatA avazya parivartana ho jAtI hai| kriyA acchI ho yA burI usakA phala avazya milatA hai / acchI kriyA kA acchA phala aura kharAba kriyA kA kharAba phala prApta hotA hai / isako sAbita karane ke lie aneka dRSTAMta najara ke sAmane maujUda haiM isalie dharma satya hai aura usakA phala avazya hI milatA hai / manuSyoM ke lie dharma kI paramAvazyakatA hai aura vaha dharma isa manuSya jiMdagI meM hI prApta ho sakatA hai / jyoM chAcha meM makkhana, kIcar3a meM se kamala, bAMsa meM se muktAmaNi sArabhUta hone ke kAraNa grahaNa karane yogya haiM, tyoM manuSya janma se sArabhUta dharma grahaNa karane yogya hai| durgati meM par3ate prANiyoM ko dhAraNa karane vAlA hone se aura sadgati prApta karAne vAlA arthAt janmamaraNa ke bhayaMkara duHkhoM se mukta karAne vAlA hone ke kAraNa yaha dharma kahalAtA hai / jJAna, darzana aura cAritra ina tInoM meM pUrvokta

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra dharma - prabhAva sAmarthya hone se ratnatraya hI dharma hai| jisase jIvAjIvAdi tattvoM kA bodha hotA hai, use mahAn puruSa samyag jJAna kahate haiM / AtmA aura usase bhinna ajIva, ye do mukhya vastu haiN| ina donoM mukhya tattvoM meM saMsAra ke sarva dRzya aura adRzya padArthoM kA samAveza ho jAtA hai / jar3a padArthoM ke sAtha jo AtmA kI Asakti hai usake kAraNa hI vaha sarva prapaMca dikhAI detA hai / AtmA aura jar3a padArtha kA jo saMmizraNa hai, vahI nAnA prakAra ke deha dhAraNa karane kA kAraNa hai / iSTAniSTa jar3a padArthoM kI prApti se utpanna hone vAlA harSa zoka hI isa saMmizraNa kA kAraNa hai, jar3a padArthoM ke lie utpanna hote hue rAga dveSa se karma kA Agamana hotA hai / ye karma aneka rUpa meM vibhAjita hokara AtmA ke zuddha guNoM ko AcchAdita karate haiM (dabAte haiN)| uma karma AvaraNoM ke dvArA yaha AtmA caturgatirUpI saMsAra meM paribhramaNa karatI huI aneka prakAra kI yAtanAoM, pIr3AoM kA anubhava karatI hai / saMsAra kI aneka vidha pIr3AoM kI zAMti kA mukhya kAraNa mAtra jJAna hai / jJAna se satyAsatya kA, nityAnitya kA, hitAhita kA aura svarUpa kA bodha hotA hai / vastu kA vastu ke rUpa meM bodha hone se satya aura hitakArI vastu kI ora prIti paidA hotI hai / vahI sukha dAyI hai aisI zraddhA utpanna hotI hai / yaha zraddhA prApta hone para tadanusAra AcaraNa karane kI ruci hotI hai aura usa prakAra vartana karane se AtmA apane zuddha svarUpa ko prApta kara sakatI hai / tAtparya yaha hai ki sadjJAna se satya vastu mAlUma hotI hai, sad darzana se usameM zraddhA paidA hotI hai aura cAritra se tadanusAra vartana kiyA jAtA hai / yA yoM kaheM ki satya vastu jAnane ko sat jJAna, usake nizcaya ko saddarzana aura jaisA jAnA tathA jaisI zraddhA vaisA hI AcaraNa karanA vaha cAritra / jJAna, darzana aura cAritra ina tInoM meM jJAna kI mukhyatA hai / kyoMki isake vagaira pichale donoM aMga prApta nahIM hote| adRSTArtha kA prakAzaka jJAna tIsare netra ke samAna hai / gAr3ha ajJAna aMdhakAra ko dUra karane vAlA jJAna sUryabimba ke samAna hai / jJAna niSkAraNa bandhu hai / jJAna manuSyoM ke lie saMsAra rUpI samudra meM jahAja ke samAna hai / karma ke

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra dharma - prabhAva siddhAntoM ke jJAna kA adhikatara manana karanA cAhie aura use hara eka prasaMga para kriyA meM upayukta karanA cAhie / duHkhadAyI prasaMgoM meM apanA duHkha kama karane ke vAste use avazya hI sanmukha lenA aura dhairya se duHkha ke prasaMgoM ko pAra karanA cAhie jisa prakAra eka zloka ke artha kI vicAranA se rAjakumArI malayA suMdarI ne duHkha ke mahAn samudra ko pAra kiyA / . eka vRkSa sva svArthako tajakara hama para kitanA upakAra kara rahA hai| hamase kaisI mitratA nibhA rahA hai| binA kisI bhedabhAva, chAyA de rahA hai, patthara mAranevAle ko bhI phala detA hai, patte evaM jar3e, auSadhi ke rUpa meM upayogI hai / usI ke kASTha se bane sTUla, kursI, dvAra, khir3akiyA staMbhAdi kitane jIvanopayogI sAdhana haiN| are vaha sAtha meM jalakara rAkha banane meM bhI kAma A jAtA hai, aMtima samaya taka mitratA ko banAye rakhatA hai| . jaina zAsana ko samajhane vAlA AtmA bAharI dRzyoM ko dekhane kI apekSA Atma darzana kI ora vizeSa prayatnazIla rahatA hai| aura jo AtmA Atma darzana karanA cAhatA hai vahI AtmA Atma darzana kara ati nikaTa meM apane ghara meM nivAsa karatA hai| - jayAnaMda 12

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bandhana mukti zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra bandhana mukti dhana dhAnya se paripUrNa aura manuSyoM se zUnya eka zahara ke daravAje para khar3A huA eka yuvA puruSa vicAra kara rahA hai "aba maiM kahAM jAU~? usa anajAna puruSa kI kisa taraha zodha karU~? maiM khuda to use pahacAnatA hI nahIM / use pahacAnane vAlA sAtha meM AyA huA manuSya bhI bImAra hone ke kAraNa vApisa calA gayA / maiM to usakA nAma ThAma yA AkRti vagairaha kucha bhI nahIM jaantaa| aba to aneka zahara, gA~va, Azrama vagairaha phira phira kara thaka gayA / paraMtu khoye hue dhana ke samAna usa manuSya kA kucha bhI patA na lagA / agara vaha kahIM najadIka meM hI ho aura mujhe mila bhI jAya to pahale dekhe vagaira maiM use kisa taraha pahacAna sakU~gA? ityAdi vicAroM aura rAste ke parizrama se khinna huA vaha yuvaka vizrAMti ke lie isa zUnya zahara meM praveza karatA hai| Age calane para use apane sanmukha AtA huA suMdara AkRtivAlA eka puruSa dikhAI diyA / usa puruSa ko zahara meM praveza karate hue isa yuvaka kI kucha AvazyakatA ho aisA usake cehare para se mAlUma hotA thaa| zahara meM praveza karane vAle usa thake hue yuvaka ko dekhakara zahara meM se AtA huA puruSa bola uThA- he vIra puruSa! Apa kauna haiM? aura kahA~ se Aye haiM? yaha suna kara zahara meM praveza karanevAle yuvaka ne uttara diyA, "bhAI maiM eka pathika hU~ dezATana karate hue rAste ke parizrama se thaka kara vizrAMti ke lie isa zahara meM praveza kara rahA huuN|' "Apa svayaM kauna haiM? isa zahara meM Apa akele hI kyoM dikha par3ate haiM? yaha zahara Rddhi siddhi se pUrNa hone para bhI manuSyoM se zUnya kyoM hai? aura isa nagara kA nAma kyA hai! pathika ke aise vinaya bhare vacana sunakara khuza ho vaha kahane lagA "he bhadra! yaha kuzavardhana nAmaka zahara hai / vIrapuruSoM meM agresara zUra nAmaka rAjA yahA~ rAjya karatA thA / usake jayacaMdra aura vijayacaMdra nAma ke hama do putra the| AyuSya pUrNa hone para mere pitA isa phAnI duniyA ko tyAga kara devaloka meM jA

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra r'n ki base / sacamuca hI saMsAra meM tamAma vastu nAzavAna hai / dehadhArI jIvoM kA cAhe jitanA laMbA AyuSya ho tathApi usakA aMta avazya hai / mere pitA kI mRtyu ke bAda merA bar3A bhAI jayacaMdra rAjyAsana para ArUr3ha huA / usane mujhe rAjya kA hissA na diyA isase maiM apanA apamAna samajhakara isa rAjadhAnI ko chor3akara anyatra calA gayA / maiM caMdrAvatI nagarI meM pahuMcA vahA~ jAkara usa nagarI ke bAhara udyAna meM eka vidyAsiddha puruSa ko maiMne dekhA, paraMtu vaha siddha puruSa atisAra roga se aisA duHkha bhoga rahA thA ki jisase nA to usase calA hI jAtA thA na bolA jAtA thA / usakI aisI dazA dekhakara mere hRdaya meM dayAsaMcAra huA / duHkhI manuSyoM ko dekhakara jisake hRdaya meM niHsvArtha dayA kA saMcAra nahIM hotA vaha manuSya manuSya nAma dhAraNa karane ke yogya nahIM / manuSya jaba khuda duHkhI hotA hai taba vaha duHkha se mukta hone ke lie dUsare manuSyoM kI sahAyatA mAMgatA hai, aisI duHkhI avasthA meM yadi koI thor3I bhI sahAyatA de to vaha bahuta khuza hotA hai| isa taraha kA svayaM anubhava hone para bhI yadi vaha manuSya duHkhI avasthA meM par3e hue dUsare manuSya ko sahAyatA na de to usa vicAra zUnya manuSya ko sacamuca hI narapazu samajhanA cAhie / aise manuSya pRthvI para bhArabhUta hote haiM / jahA~ para apanepana kI aura svArthapana kI vRttiyA~ hotI haiM vahA~ para paramArtha vRttiyA~ aura dhArmika bhAvanAeM Tika nahIM sakatIM / jJAnI puruSa pukArakara kahate haiM ki agara tumheM sukhI honA hai to dUsaroM ko niHsvArtha buddhi se sukhI karo / jahA~ para svArtha siddhi hone kI AzA hotI hai vahA~ sahAya karane vAle adhama manuSyoM kI duniyA~ meM kamI nahIM hai / paraMtu apane svArtha kI AzA na rakhakara balki jisase jAna pahacAna taka bhI na ho aise duHkhI manuSyoM ko sahAya dekara sukhI karanevAle vIra puruSa isa saMsAra meM virala hI hote haiM / kisI bhI vastu kI icchA na rakhakara hRdaya meM saMcArita dayA kI preraNA se maiMne usa siddha puruSa kI aisI sevA zuzruSA aura upacAra se sahAya kI jisase vaha thor3e hI dinoM meM sarvathA nirogI ho gayA / Arogya prApta karake usa siddha puruSa ne merA nAma ThAma pUchA / saMkSepa se maiMne apane Upara bItI huI saba ghaTanA kaha sunaayii| 15

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra bandhana mukti prasanna hokara usa siddha puruSa ne mujhe pATha - siddha bolane se apane guNa ko prakaTa karane vAlI eka staMbhanakArI aura dUsarI vazI - karaNa vaza karane vAlI do vidyAe~ dI / isake uparAMta eka rasa kA bharA huA tUMbA dekara usane kahA ki bhadra isa tUMbe kA acchI taraha se rakSaNa karanA / yaha rasa maiMne bar3e kaSTa se prApta kiyA hai / yaha loha bhedI rasa hai jisake eka bindu ke sparza mAtra se lohe kA svarNa bana jAtA hai / merI duHkhI avasthA meM tUMne bar3I sahAya kI hai / tUM mujhe bilkula nahIM pahacAnatA, evaM merI tarapha se tujhe kisI taraha kI AzA bhI na thI kyoMki dhanavAna ke samAna mere pAsa vaisA koI bhI ADambara nahIM / isalie tUMne niHsvArtha buddhi se merI sahAyatA kI hai, isIse terI uttamatA aura satkulInatA kA patA lagatA hai / maiM jo tujhe pratyupakAra meM ye do vidyAe~ aura eka suvarNa siddharasa kA tUMbA de rahA hU~ inake dvArA tUM eka mahAn rAjyasaMpadA prApta kara sakegA paramAtmA tere zreSTha kartavyoM kA tujhe badalA de aura tere manorathoM kA siddha kareM / ityAdi zikSA aura AzIrvAda dekara vaha siddha puruSa giranAra pahAr3a kI tarapha calA gayA / ___ siddha puruSa ne apane Upara upakAra karanevAle manuSya para apanI zakti ke anusAra pratyupakAra kiyaa| kiye hue upakAra ko bhUla jAnevAle, zakti hone para bhI aura avasara milane para bhI pratyupakAra na karane vAle manuSya dhikkAra ke pAtra haiM / isa prakAra ke kRtaghna manuSya upakAra ko bhale hI bhUla jAya~, badalA na deM, tathApi pariNAma kI vizuddhi pUrvaka niHsvArtha buddhi se kiyA huA paropakAra use apane mIThe phala avazya cakhAtA hai / siddha puruSa kI zikSA ko svIkAra kara maiM caMdrAvatI nagarI meM phirane gyaa| vahA~ phirate hue maiM lobhAkara aura lobhAnandI nAmaka vyApAriyoM kI dukAna para pahuMcA / vyApAra nipuNa evaM kapaTa prapaMca meM bhI nipuNa una baniyoM ne merA bahuta hI Adara satkAra kiyA, unakI dikhalAyI huI ziSTatA ke kAraNa maiM prasanna hokara unake svAdhIna ho gayA / ataH vizvAsa pAkara usa rasa ke tUMbe ko surakSita rakhane ke lie unheM sauMpakara maiM kucha dina ke lie Age dUsare gA~va calA gyaa| 16

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra bandhana mukti kitaneka dina lakSmIpura meM rahakara mAtA se milane kI utkaMTA se maiM svadeza jAne ko pIche lauTA / rAste meM caMdrAvatI meM rasa kA tUMbA lene ke lie seTha kI dukAna para gayA, paraMtu na jAne kisa taraha mere tUMbe meM rahe hue loha vedhaka rasa kA lobhAkara ko patA lagane se usane use chipA liyA aura mujhe asatya uttara diyA / bahuta kucha samajhAne bujhAne para bhI una lobhAMdha vyApAriyoM ne merA rasa kA tUMbA mujhe na diyA / taba aMta meM kartavya ke anusAra unheM zikSA dekara maiM vahA~ se apane zahara kI tarapha cala diyA / jaba maiM vahA~ se deza videza phiratA huA yahAM AyA taba dhanadhAnya paripUrNa aura prajA se zUnya apane pitA kI rAjadhAnI ko isa hAlata meM pAyA ki jaisA tuma khuda isa vakta dekha rahe ho| pAThakoM ko yAda hogA ki apane pitA aura cAcA ko baMdhana mukta karAne ke lie guNavarmA ke kiye hue aneka upAya niSphala gaye / usa vakta nirAza hokara vaha mahAna ciMtA meM par3A thaa| aMta meM vicArakara usane yaha nirNaya kiyA ki jisake dvArA yaha duHkhAgni prakaTa huI hai usI se zAMta bhI hogI / aba usI kI zaraNa liye binA kisI taraha chuTakArA na hogA / yaha nizcayakara vaha usa manuSya ko pahacAnane vAle eka apane naukara ko sAtha lekara usa yuvaka kI khoja meM caMdrAvatI se nikala par3A thA / usa sahAyaka ko bImAra hone se rAste meM hI chor3akara guNavarmA svayaM hI thakA pakA Aja isa zUnya nagara meM A pahuMcA hai, aura apane bujurgoM ke duHkha se duHkhita hokara vaha jisa manuSya kI talAza meM phiratA thA Aja vahI isa zUnya nagara meM praveza karate hue sanmukha A milaa| pAThaka yaha bhI samajha gaye hoMge ki zUnyanagara meM guNavarmA ko milane vAlA yuvaka kuzavardhanapura ke rAjA zUracaMdra kA vijayacaMdra nAmaka kumAra hai / mere pitA aura cAcA ko staMbhana karanevAlA aura jise DhUMDhane ke lie maiM vana, upavana, grAma aura nagara bhaTakatA phiratA hU~, vaha mahAzaya yaha svayaM hI hai| yaha jAnakara guNavarmA ko himmata AyI / jaba taka vijayacaMdra ke saMpUrNa itihAsa se maiM vAkipha na ho jAU~ taba taka apanA uddeza isake sAmane prakaTa karanA sarvathA ucita nahIM / yaha nirNayakara guNavarmA ne vijayacaMdra se kahA "bhAI! pUrA vRttAnta 17

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra bandhana mukti sunAo; isa nagara ke zUnya hone kA kyA kAraNa hai? vijayacaMdra bolA isa nagara ko manuSyoM se zUnya dekha kara mujhe bar3A duHkha huA / deva RddhisamAna zahara ko Aja zmazAna sarIkhA dekhakara maiM sahasA stabdha ho gayA / aneka prakAra ke saMkalpa vikalpa uThe; paraMtu mana kA samAdhAna na huaa| aMta meM utsAha aura himmata kA sahArA le maiMne apane nagara ke ujjar3a hone kA kAraNa jAnane kA nirNaya kiyA / maiM nagara ke cAroM tarapha phirane lagA, tathApi mujhe apane sivAya koI manuSya najara nahIM AyA / phira maiMne rAja mahala meM praveza kiyA, vahA~ para mere bar3e bhAI jayacaMdra kI vijayA nAmaka patnI akelI najara AyI / mujhe dekhate hI vaha gad gad ho uThI aura daur3I huI mere sanmukha calI AyI / mujhe baiThane ke lie Asana dekara vaha azrupUrNa netroM se rone lagI / maiMne use dhIraja de nagara ke ujjar3a hone kA kAraNa pUchA / vijayA ne kahA - "kucha samaya pahale lAla vastra dhAraka aura eka eka mAsa ke upavAsa karane vAlA yahA~ para eka tapasvI AyA thA / usake tapa ke kAraNa zahara janoM kI usa para khUba bhakti ho gayI / Apake bar3e bhAI ne eka dina mahIne ke upavAsa kA pAraNA karane ke lie use nimaMtraNa diyA, vaha bhI rAja nimaMtraNa ko svIkArakara mahala meM jImane ke lie AyA / usake pAraNe kI sarva sAmagrI taiyAra karake use jImane baiThAyA gayA aura mahArAja kI AjJA se use bhojana karate samaya maiM paMkhA karane lagI / navIna yauvana, suMdara rUpa aura zRMgArita mere zarIra ko dekhakara usa pAkhaMDI tapasvI kA mana vicalita ho gyaa| sacamuca hI tapasviyoM kA mana bhI surUpA striyoM ko dekhakara calAyamAna ho jAtA hai, isI kAraNa vItarAga deva ne yogI puruSoM ko striyoM ke sahavAsa se dUra rahane kA pharamAna kiyA hai / yadyapi yaha bAta ekAnta nahIM hai ki yogI aura tapasviyoM kA mana vicalita ho hI jAya, tathApi tattva jJAna meM pUrNatayA praveza na karane vAle, ajJAna kaSTa karane meM hI AtmakalyANa samajhane vAle yA usa mArga meM prathama hI AnevAle ajJAnI manuSyoM ke lie aisA banAva bananA sulabha hai| sattA meM rahe hue kitaneka karmoM kA aisA svabhAva hai ki nimitta pAkara udaya 18

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra bandhana mukti meM A jAya, usa samaya Atma jJAna meM pramAdI aura svarUpa ko bhUle hue abhyAsI prabala karma ke udaya ko rokane meM asamartha ho tana, mana para kAbU na rakhakara akArya meM pravRtta hote haiM / isIlie AtmasvarUpa prakaTa karane vAle manuSyoM ko aise nimittoM se dUra hI rahanA cAhie / | vaha tapasvI bhojana karate samaya apane Apako bhUla gayA / tapasyA se glAni ko prApta hue zarIra meM kAmadeva ne prabala joza kiyA, jisase usakA durbala zarIra bhI sabala mAlUma hone lgaa| usa vakta to vaha bhojana karake apane sthAna para calA gayA, paraMtu rAtri meM kAmAMdha hokara vaha tapasvI godhA ke prayoga se mere mahala meM A ghusA aura mere pAsa Akara viSaya kI yAcanA karane lagA / jaba maiMne usakA kahanA maMjUra na kiyA taba mujhe sAma, dAma, daMDa aura bheda ke nIti vacanoM se DarAkara apanI kArya siddhi ke lie prerita karane lagA, yaha tapasvI hai isIlie ise jAnase maravAnA ThIka nahIM yaha samajhakara maiMne bhI use sAma, dAma, daMDa bheda kI nIti dvArA usakA mana sthira karane ke lie use bahuta kucha samajhAyA tathApi usakI viSayAndhatA kA anurAga jarA bhI kama na huA / isa prakAra hama donoM meM jhagar3A cala rahA thA, itane meM hI zayana karane kA samaya ho jAne se Apake bar3e bhAI mahArAja jayacandra zayana gRha ke daravAje para A pahuMce aura hamameM hote hue gupta vArtAlApa ko unhoMne dvAra ke pIche chipa kara suna liyA / tapasvI kA bola sunate hI ve tatkAla krodhAtura ho gaye aura usa tapasvI ko sipAhiyoM dvArA baMdhavA liyA / prAtaH kAla hote hI usake duSkarmoM kI vArtA manuSyoM meM isa taraha pasara gayI jaise pAnI meM tela kA biMdu / usake bhaktoM meM bhI usake prati tiraskAra kI bhAvanAe~ prabala ho uThIM aura saba loga usakI nindA karane lage / rAjA ne use burI mRtyu se yamarAja kA atithi banA diyA / marate samaya kucha zubha bhAva ke pariNAma se tathA kucha ajJAna tapasyA ke puNya se vaha tapasvI marakara rAkSasa jAti ke devoM meM rAkSasa rUpa se paidA ho gyaa| tapasvI ke bhava meM hue apane apamAna ko yAda karake rAjA aura prajA para vairabhAva dhAraNakara vaha vahA~ AyA / "maiM vahI tapasvI hUM jise rAjA ne maravA diyA thA / 19

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra bandhana mukti maiM apane vaira kA badalA lUMgA / rAjA aura prajA ko yoM kahakara usane Apake bhAI ko zIghra hI mAra DAlA aura krama se prajA kA saMhAra karane lagA / mRtyu ke bhaya se Darakara prajA apanI jAna bacAne ke lie jidhara ko bhAgA gayA udhara ko palAyana kara gayI aura bahuta se manuSyoM ko isane jAna se mAra DAlA / basa isI kAraNa samRddhi se paripUrNa bhI yaha zahara manuSyoM se zUnya ho gayA hai / maiM bhI bhaya ke mAre bhAga nikalI thI paraMtu usa samaya mujhe isa rAkSasa (ne) pakar3a liyA aura mujha se bolA ki bhadre! tere liye to maiMne yaha saba prayAsa hI kiyA hai / agara tUM yahAM se kahIM bhAga bhI jAyagI to maiM phira tujhe jahAM hogI vahAM se yahAM le AU~gA / isalie tujhe isa rAjamahala ko chor3akara kahIM bhI nahIM jAnA hai aura tujhe kisI bhI taraha kA bhaya na rakhanA hai maiM saba taraha se terI rakSA karUMgA / isa prakAra kahakara usa rAkSasa ne mujhe yahAM para rakhA huA hai / vaha dina ke samaya na jAne kahAM calA jAtA hai, paraMtu dIye battI ke samaya vaha rAta ko yahAM hI A jAtA hai / isa taraha mere duHkha meM dina vyatIta ho rahe haiN| "he pathika! yaha itihAsa sunakara maiMne vijayA rAnI se kahA - ki bhAbhI! jo tUM isa rAkSasa kI kucha bhI marma bAta batalAve to maiM ise nigraha karane kA upAya karU~ aura tujhe isake phaMde se chur3Akara isase apane bhAI kA badalA luuN| vijayA ne kahA - "jaba yaha rAkSasa Akara sotA hai taba isake paira ke taliye ghI se mardana kiye jAya~ to vaha bahuta jaldI acetana ke samAna dera taka mahAnidrA meM par3A rahatA hai / usa samaya agara Apa kucha kara sakate haiM to apanI zakti ko ajamAnA cAhie / isake sivA isa rAkSasa ko nigraha karane kA anya koI upAya nahIM hai / isameM eka yaha bhI bAta hai strI ke hAtha se taliye mardana karane se use vaisI nidrA nahI AtI jaisI ki puruSa ke hAtha se masalane se AtI hai / paraMtu caraNa sparza karane se pahale agara use yaha mAlUma ho jAya ki yaha puruSa hai to vaha apanA paira bhI na chUne degA aura jAna se mAra ddaalegaa| isa prakAra zahara ke ujjar3a hone kA kAraNa apanI bhAbhI ke mukha se sunakara maiM kisI uttama sAdhaka kI khoja meM phiratA thA / itane meM hI akasmAt

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra bandhana mukti Apake hI mujhe darzana hue haiM / "uttama puruSa! agara tUM merA sahAyaka bane to maiM usa rAkSasa ko svAdhIna kara sakatA huuN| Apake jaise bhadrAkRti vAle puruSa pRthvI para paropakArI hI hote haiM / sajjana puruSa apanA kAma chor3akara bhI parakArya karane ke lie udyama karate haiM / dekho yaha caMdramA cAMdanI se apane bhItara rahe hue mRgalAMchana ko dUra na karate hue saMsAra bhara ko dhavalita karatA hai / jagata ke vRkSa sUrya kA tApa sahanakara prANiyoM ko chAyA dete haiM / sUrya paropakArArtha hI AkAza meM paryaTana karatA hai / samudra nAva, jahAja Adi ke kSobha ko sahana karatA hai / megha parArthahI vRSTi karatA hai / pRthvI tamAma jIvoM ko Azraya detI hai / yaha saba paropakara ke lie hI kaSTa sahana karate haiM / nadiyA~ apane pAnI ko svayaM Apa nahIM pItIM / vRkSa apane phala svayaM nahIM khAte / bArisa kyA dhAnya bhakSaNa karatI hai? ina saba kA parizrama mAtra paropakAra ke lie hI hai / he narottama! maiM terI sahAyatA se apane ujjar3e hue zahara ko phira se pUrva sthiti meM basA sakatA huuN| isase isa kArya meM kAraNa bhUta hone se terA jagata meM kIrti aura yaza vyApta hogaa| isalie maiM Apase prArthanA karatA hUM ki Apa mere isa mahAn kArya meM prANapraNa se sahAyaka bneN| rAtridevI ne pRthvI para apanI kAlI cAdara bichA dI hai| aMdhakAra ne cAroM dizAoM meM apanA sAmrAjya jamA liyA hai / isa samaya zUnya nagara meM manuSya to kyA paraMtu pazuoM kA bhI zabda sunAyI nahIM detA / zahara ke tamAma hissoM meM sannATA chA rahA hai aise prazAMta samaya meM jayacaMdra rAjA ke mahala meM do yuvaka puruSa kucha Avazyaka sAmagrI lekara eka gupta sthAna meM khar3e haiM / yA to kArya siddha kareMge yA zarIra kA nAza hogA basa yahI bhAvanA una donoM yuvakoM ke aMtaHkaraNa meM rama rahI hai / pAThaka mahAzaya bhrAnti meM na par3e, ye donoM yuvaka vartamAna pariccheda ke nAyaka vijayacandra aura guNavarmA hI haiM / paropakAra karane meM tatpara vaNika - putra guNavarmA ne vicAra kiyA ki mere kiye hue upakAra se vaza hokara vijayacaMdra apane krodha ko zAMta kara mere pitA aura cAcA ko baMdhana mukta kara degA / kyoMki isI ne unheM staMbhita kiyA hai| 21

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra bandhana mukti ahA! putra kA kaisA pitRvAtsalya! kaisI bhakti! kaisA prema ! pitA ko duHkha se mukta karane ke lie aise duSTa rAkSasa ke paMje meM phasane ke duHsAdhya kArya ko bhI usane svIkAra kiyA / kyoMki isa samaya rAkSasa ke ghI se caraNa talie mardana karane kA bhayAnaka kAma usane apane jimme liyA hai / vijayacaMdra ne kahA - guNa varmA! jaba tuma rAkSasa ke caraNa talie ghIse mardana karane kA kAma karoge usa vakta maiM staMbhanI vidyA ke eka hajAra jApa dvArA aMtarmuhUrta meM use staMbhitakara svAdhIna kara lUMgA / isa prakAra paraspara saMketakara ve donoM yuvaka ghorAMdhakAra meM apane uddeza ko siddha karane kI dhuna meM sAvadhAna ho chipakara khar3e haiN| ThIka isI samaya bhayAnaka rUpa meM usa rAkSasa ne mahala meM praveza kiyaa| vaha Ate hI bolane lagA are ! Aja isa mahala meM manuSya kI bU kahA~ se A rahI hai? vijayA! kyA mahala meM Aja koI manuSya AyA hai? tujhe mAlUma ho to batalA, maiM abhI usako zikSA dUMgA / " vijayA ne kahA - "maiM khuda hI manuSya hUM, Apake bhaya se yahAM para manuSya kisa taraha A sakatA hai? yaha uttara sunakara vizvAsakara vaha rAkSasa eka palaMga para so gayA / use kucha nidrita hotA dekha vijayA tatkAla vahAM se uThakara eka tarapha ho gayI, usake badale strI veza meM guNavarmA vahAM A upasthita huA aura sAhasa dhAraNakara dhIre se rAkSasa ke paira ke talie mardana karane lagA idhara vijayacaMdra bhI sAvadhAna rahakara staMbhinI aura vazakAriNI vidyA kA jApa prAraMbha kara diyA / manuSya gaMdha Ane se rAkSasa vAraMvAra palaMga se uThatA hai paraMtu usa vakta guNavarmA dvArA caraNa mardana kI kriyA jhar3apa se hone ke kAraNa vaha mUrchita sAho nidrAlU hokara phira zayyA meM leTa jAtA hai / isa taraha maMtra jApa pUrA hone para vijayacaMdra ke izAre se guNavarmA ne caraNa mardana karane kI kriyA baMda kara dI aura ve donoM jane rAkSasa ke sanmukha A khar3e hue / jAgRta ho una yuvakoM ko apane 'sanmukha khar3e dekha usa rAkSasa ne krodhAyamAna ho unheM mArane ke lie upakrama kiyA / paraMtu maMtra ke prabhAva se vaha uThane taka ke lie bhI samartha na ho sakA / aMta meM jaba usakA kucha bhI jora na calA taba zAMta hokara bolA- maMtrabala 22

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra bandhana mukti dvArA maMtrita karane se Aja maiM Apa logoM kA dAsa bana cukA hUM / isalie Apa mujhe AjJA kareM ki maiM ApakI kyA sevA karUM / rAkSasa ko svAdhIna huA dekha vijayacaMdra ne kahA - he rAkSasendra ! abase tUM isa nagarI ke prati vairabhAva ko chor3a aura nagara kI pUrvavat zobhA kara tathA bhaMDAroM ko dhana dhAnya se paripUrNa kara / vijayacaMdra ke kathanAnusAra rAkSasa ne - tamAma bAteM maMjUra kara lIM aura apanI divya zakti se usane thor3e hI samaya meM nagara kI pUrvavat zobhA bar3hA dI / vijayacaMdra ne tittara vittara hokara apanI bhAgI huI prajA ko jahAM tahAM se pIche bulA liyA pahale ke hI maMtrI ko usane pradhAna pada samarpita kiyaa| pradhAna Adi rAja puruSoM aura prajA samudAya ne milakara vijayacaMdra ko rAjyAsana para virAjamAna kiyA / vijayacaMdra bhI saMtAna kI bhAMti prajA pAlana karane lagA / usane apane pracaMDa pratApa se aura nIti nipuNatA se pahale se bhI adhika apanI rAjadhAnI kI zobhA bar3hA dI / guNavarmA ko ardhAsana para baiThAkara kRtajJa rAjA vijayacaMdra ne namratA se kahA - "guNavarmA! yaha tamAma rAjya Rddhi terI sahAyatA se prApta kI hai isalie isa rAjya meM se icchAnusAra grahaNakara mujha para kiye hue upakAra se mujhe anugrahita karo / samaya dekha bar3I namratA ke sAtha guNavarmA ne kahA "mahArAja vijayacaMdra? mujhe rAjya yA rAjya kI kisI vastu kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, paraMtu yadi Apa isa upakAra kA badalA denA hI cAhate haiM to caMdrAvatI nagarI meM jo Apa lobhAkara aura lobhAnaMdI ko staMbhitakara Aye haiM ve mere pUjya pitA aura cAcA hai, unakA aparAdha kSamAkara unheM baMdhana mukta kIjie / " - yaha bAta sunate hI vijayacaMdra Azcaryacakita ho gayA ahA ! viSa vRkSa se amRta phala kI utpatti ! guNavarmA ! kyA Apa saca kahate haiM? kyA sacamuca hI ve Apake pitA aura cAcA the? oho ! unakA aisA AcaraNa aura ApakA yaha paropakArI svabhAva! ahA ! paramAtmA ne kaisI vicitra sRSTi kI racanA kI hai ! " guNavarmA ne gardana jhukAkara javAba diyA hA~, mahArAja! ve mere pitAzrI aura cAcA sAhaba hai| mahArAja ! karmoM kI vicitra gati hai / Apa kRpAkara unheM zIghra 23

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra bandhana mukti hI baMdhana mukta kreN| vijayacaMdra - "guNavarmA! kyA kahate ho! mujha para kiye hue Apake upakAra ke sAmane yaha kArya kucha bar3I bAta nahIM / maiM isase bhI adhika ApakA kArya karane ke lie taiyAra hUM / paraMtu itanI bAta hai ki yaha kArya vizeSataH tumhAre khuda ke hI svAdhIna hai| isakA kAraNa maiM Apako batalAtA huuN| Apa sAvadhAna hokara sune| ___ "isa zahara ke najadIka jo yaha ekazRMga nAmaka parvata dikhAI detA hai isakI guphA meM devatA adhiSThita eka sugupta kUpikA hai / usakA mukhadvAra netra puTa ke samAna vAraMvAra vikasita hokara baMda hotA hai / usa kUpikA meM se staMbhita hue manuSya kA putra pAnI lekara yadi apane pitA para tIna daphe chir3ake to vaha turaMta hI baMdhana mukta ho sakatA hai| paraMtu yadi pAnI grahaNa karate hue Dara jAya to pAnI lenevAle kI mRtyu ho jAtI hai / guNavarmA! pitA ko baMdhana mukta karane ke lie isake sivA aura koI upAya nahIM hai| pitRbhakta, sAhasika, guNavarmA ne kahA - "mahArAjA! maiM yaha kAma karake bhI pitA ko baMdhana mukta karUMgA Apa isa kArya meM merI sahAyatA kreN| guNavarmA kI alaukika pitRbhakti dekha vijayacaMdra bahuta khuza huA / upakArI para pratyupakAra karane ke lie pAnI grahaNa karane kI sarva sAmagrI ko taiyAra kara vijayacandra guNavarmA ko sAtha le usa kUpikA ke pAsa gayA / vikasita huI usa kUpikA meM pAnI lene ke lie vijaya caMdra kI sahAyatA se maMcikA para baiTha guNavarmA aMdara utarakara nirbhayatA se usameM se jalapAtra bhara guNavarmA ne rassA hilAyA, sAvadhAna ho zIghratA se vijayacandra ne guNavarmA ko kUpikA meM se Upara khIMca liyA / maMtra prabhAva se sevaka rUpa bane hue rAkSasa ne ghor3e kA rUpadhAraNa kiyA / usa para savAra hokara donoM jane kSaNamAtra meM caMdrAvatI pahuMce / devatA adhiSThita lAyA huA pAnI guNavarmA dvArA lobhAkara para tIna vakta chir3akane se vaha baMdhana mukta ho gayA / paraMtu lobhAnaMdI aputrIya hone ke kAraNa pUrvavat hI duHkhita rhaa| kyoMki usa maMtra ke kalpa ke anusAra apane putra ke sivA anya kisI se unakA duHkha dUra honA asaMbhava thA / 24

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra bandhana mukti apane parama upakArI aura mitra guNavarmA ko vijayacaMdra ne pradhAna pada kI mudrA aura kucha deza Adi dene ke lie ati Agraha kiyA tathApi nirlobhI guNavarmA ne usakA bilakula svIkAra na kiyA / balki ulTA vijayacaMdra kA vizeSa satkAra karake usake rasa kA tUMbA use vApisa diyaa| kRtajJa vijayacandra ne vaha rasa kA tUMbA ati AgrahapUrvaka guNavarmA ko hI vApisa de diyA / guNavarmA ne bhI vijayacaMdra ke vizeSa Agraha se usa rasAyana rasa ko grahaNa kiyA / isa prakAra una donoM kI mitratA meM adhika vRddhi huI / yadyapi aise paropakArI nararatna aura mitra kA viyoga sahana karanA duHsahya thA / tathApi rAjyAdi kArya bhAra kI cintA se vijayacaMdra ko vApisa svadeza jAnA pdd'aa| mahArAja vIradhavala kahate haiM "devI! yaha vRttAnta abhI thor3I dera pahale svayaM guNavarmA ne mere pAsa Akara mujhe sunAyA hai / mere rAjya meM usake pitA aura cAcA ne kiye hue vizvAsaghAta ke mahAn aparAdha kI usane vAraMvAra kSamA yAcanA kI, guNavarmA kI pitRbhakti, paropakAratA, nirlobhatA, udAratA, niDaratA aura gaMbhIratAdi guNoM se mujhe bar3A saMtoSa huA, isa kAraNa usake pitA aura cAcA ke kiye hue aparAdha ko maiMne kSamA kara diyA / abhI kucha dera pahale hI guNavarmA mujhase milakara apane ghara gayA hai| priye! jaba se maiMne guNavarmA aura vijayacaMdra kA itihAsa sunA hai taba se mere mana meM aneka prakAra ke saMkalpa vikalpa paidA ho rahe haiM / merI zAMta vRttiyA~ azAMta ho uThI hai aura mujhe bilakula caina nahIM pdd'tii| pyArI! aba tuma merI ciMtA kA kAraNa bhalI prakAra samajha gayI hoMgI / zUracandra rAjA ke putra vijayacandra ne apane gaye hue rAjya ko phira se prApta kiyA aura bhAI ke duzmana se badalA liyA / guNavarmA ne mRtyu ke samAna Apatti ko svIkArakara saMkaTarUpI samudra meM DUbate hue pitA kA uddhAra kiyA / priya devI! jinake putra haiM, ve manuSya dhanya haiM / abhI taka hamAre ghara eka bhI putra - putrI kA janma nahIM huA; yaha merI ciMtA kA mUla kAraNa hai / priya komalAMgI! mere bAda mere kula meM devaguru kI pUjA kauna karegA? dharmasthAnoM kA uddhAra kauna karegA? aura kauna mere vaMza ko dhAraNa karegA? priya sulocane! mere se hI mere pUrvajoM ke vaMza - vRkSa kA uccheda hogA / yahI ciMtAgni mere hRdaya maMdira 25

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra bandhana mukti meM prajvalita ho rahI hai / basa isake sivA mere isa mahAn zoka kA aura koI kAraNa nhiiN| pati ke duHkha se duHkhita huI caMpakamAlA ne namratApUrvaka mIThe vacana se kahA - "prANanAtha! yaha duHsahya duHkha Apako aura mujhe samAna hI hai / kisI - kisI bhAgyavAna manuSyoM kI goda meM uttama bAlaka sote haiM, krIr3A karate haiM, mugdhavacana bolate haiM aura kadama - kadama para skhalanA pAte hue mAtA pitA se A cipaTate haiM / sacamuca saMsAra meM ve hI manuSya dhanya haiM, jinake ghara meM pairoM meM cuMgaruoM ke raNajhaNATa karate hue do - cAra bacce krIr3A karate hoM unake janmakRtArtha haiM / jinhoMne sadguNasaMpannakuladIpaka uttama putroM ko janma diyA hai, unako dhanya hai / isa prakAra bolate hue apatyamoha se mohita hone ke kAraNa rAnI kA hRdaya gadgad ho gayA aura usake netroM se azrudhArA bahane lgii| paraMtu kAryakAraNa bhAva ko samajhane vAlI rAnI caMpakamAlA thor3e hI samaya meM mere duHkha se mahArAja adhika duHkhita na ho jAya vaha samajhakara sAvadhAna ho gayI aura svayaM dhIraja dhAraNakara saMtAna ke moha meM vizeSa mohita hue pati ko dhIraja dene lgii| priya deva! putrAdi saMtati puNya ke prabhAva se mila sakatI hai, mAtra manoratha karake baiThe rahane se aura puNya kArya meM udyama na karane se kyA kabhI kArya kI siddhi ho sakatI hai? isalie hameM Aja se hI puNyavRddhi karane kA prayatna karanA cAhie / jo kArya sattA yA dhana se siddha nahIM ho sakatA usa kArya ke lie catura manuSyoM ko soca nahIM karanA cAhie / paraMtu usa kAryasiddhi meM rukAvaTa karanevAle vighnoM ko dUra karane kA prayatna karanA cAhie / isalie he prANezvara! ciMtA kA parityAga karo / ciMtA se vikSipta cittavAlA manuSya apane icchita kArya meM saphalatA nahIM pA sakatA / he prANavallabha! mujhe isa samaya eka upAya sUjhatA hai aura vaha yaha hai putra prApti ke lie hama donoM ko kisI deva kI ArAdhanA karanI caahie| mahArAnI caMpakamAlA ke samayasUcaka, dhairya garbhita vacanoM se mahArAja 26

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra bandhana mukti vIradhavala ko atiharSa paidA huA / ataH ve prasanna hokara bole - pyArI - caMpakamAlA! tumhAre samAna hI uttama sahacAriNI pati ke duHkha meM hissA lenevAlI aura aise samaya dhIraja denevAlI patisukhaparAyaNatA satI striyA~ hotI haiM / isa bAta kA mujhe pUrNa vizvAsa hai / priye! tumhAre jaisI sadguNasaMpannA aura zreSTha buddhi denevAlI patnI ko pAkara maiM Aja apane Apako kRtArtha samajhatA huuN| pyArI mRgAkSI! Aja tumane putraprApti ke lie jo puNyavRddhi karane kA uttama rAstA batalAyA hai, vaha sacamuca hI prazaMsanIya hai / kAraNa binA kArya kI niSpatti nahIM hotI / saMsAra ke tamAma prasaMgoM meM isa bAta kA anubhava hotA hai, taba phira yaha bhI eka sAMsArika hI prasaMga hai / isalie puNyopArjana karane kI mukhya AvazyakatA hai / puNyopArjana ke nimitta uttama jJAnavAnoM ko, saMsAra se virakta, tyAgI AtmAoM ko evaM duHkhI jIvoM ko, unakI AvazyakatAnusAra dAna denA, mana, vacana aura zarIra kI zuddhipUrvaka zIla pAlana karanA, devapUjana karanA, jApa karanA, tapazcaraNa karanA ityAdi mahApuruSoM ke batalAye hue upAyoM kA sevana karanA cAhie / ataH priyadevI! puNyopArjana ke vAste hameM abhI se sAvadhAna honA cAhie / puNya kI prabalatA se evaM devArAdhana karane se aMtarAyakarma dUra hone para hameM saMtAna kI prApti hogI isa bAta para mujhe saMzaya rahita vizvAsa hai / to phira pyArI! hameM kisa deva kI ArAdhanA karanI hogI? rAnI caMpakamAlA - "prANavallabha! Apane yaha prazna kyoM kiyA? devAdhideva paramapUjya RSabhadeva prabhu hamAre iSTa deva haiM hIM kyA unheM Apa nahIM jAnate? mahArAja vIradhavala - "prANapyArI! maiM apane parama pUjya devAdhideva RSabha prabhu ko bhalI bhA~ti jAnatA hUM tathApi ve lokottara deva hone se vItarAga deva haiN| sAMsArika kAryakenimitta lokottara devakI ArAdhanA karane se samyaktva meM malInatA AtI hai / yaha bAta hamane pahale sadguru ke mukha se sunI thI tathA ve rAgadveSa rahita hone ke kAraNa hameM saMtati sukha kisa taraha deMge? isI kAraNa maiMne 27

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra bandhana mukti yaha prazna kiyA hai| caMpakamAlA - "svAmin! ApakI yaha zaMkA yogya hI hai, tathApi saMtati prApti ke nimitta antarAya karmako kSaya karane ke lie deva kI ArAdhanA kI jAya to mithyAtva prApti kA yA samyaktva dUSita hone kA saMbhava nhiiN| priya deva, vItarAga deva saMtati sukha kisa taraha de sakate haiM, isa bAta kA nirAkaraNa maiMne guru mahArAja ke mukha se sunA huA hai ki pratyakSa vItarAga deva kucha nahIM dete, tathApi jo vastu milatI hai vaha puNyodaya yA aMtarAya karma ke kSaya hone se prApta hotI hai yaha puNyodaya karane yA aMtarAyakarma ko kSaya karane meM jinendra deva kA pUjana, smaraNa yA ArAdhanA kAraNa rUpa hai| rAnI caMpakamAlA ke pUrvokta gaMbhIra aura sAragarbhita vAkya sunakara mahArAja vIradhavala bahuta hI khuza hue / rAnI kI buddhimattA dekhakara unake aMtaH karaNa meM usake prati aura bhI adhika prema aura sanmAna ne sthAna prApta kiyA / unhoMne usI dina se jinendra deva kI ArAdhanA karanI zurU kara dI / aba ve apanA samaya sukha se vyatIta karane lge| hara AtmA sva dayA, para dayA, dravya dayA, bhAva dayA Adi ke bhedoM ko suguru/gItArtha guru bhagavaMtoM se samajhakara vartana kare, taba Atmahita hogA / . dharmakathAnuyoga A-bAlavRddha sabhI ke lie atyaMta upayogI sAdhana hai / jo AtmA ina kathAoM ko par3hakara apanI ora lakSya detA hai aura Atma nirIkSaNa karatA hai to avazya AtmA ke jJAna - darzana guNa ko prakaTa karatA hai| - jayAnaMda 28

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha kI parAkASThA duHkha kI parAkASThA 1 zayanAgAra meM mahArAja vIradhavala aura mahArAnI caMpaka mAlA sukhapUrvaka baiThe Apasa meM vinoda se bAtacIta kara rahe the / itane hI meM akasmAt dIna mukha karake rAnI caMpaka mAlA bola uThI mahArAja ! Aja merA dAhinA netra phar3aka rahA hai / na mAlUma isa amaMgala nimitta se mujhe kyA kaSTa par3egA / kyA mujha para bijalI par3egI? kyA merA sarvasva luTa jAyagA ? yA koI bhayaMkara bimArI AyagI? mujhe isa samaya na jAne kyA ho gayA? hRdaya bilkula azAMta hai / 1 mahArAja vIradhavala bole - pyArI ! striyoM kA dAhinA netra phar3akanA amaMgala sUcaka mAnA gayA hai / tathApi tuma bilakula nirbhaya raho / kisI prakAra ke amaMgala kI zaMkA mata karo / jisa taraha sUrya ke udaya meM aMdhakAra nahIM A sakatA usI prakAra tere sAtha hI mujhe bhI agni kA zaraNa hogA, ityAdi zabdoM se mahArAnI ko dhIraja dekara mahArAja vIradhavala rAjasabhA meM jAkara rAjyakArya meM pravRtta ho gaye / idhara jyoM jyoM rAnI kA dAhinA netra vizeSa phar3akane lagA tyoM tyoM use mahala meM, udyAna meM aura bagIce meM kahIM para bhI zAMti na milI / vaha udAsIna vRtti se madhyAhna samaya mahala meM apane palaMga para leTa gayI aura dhIre dhIre nidrA devI ke AdhIna ho gayI / thor3I dera ke bAda dAsI vegavatI hAthoM se mastaka pITatI huI, kadama kadama para skhalanA prApta karatI aura A~suoM se hRdaya ko bhigotI huI rAjasabhA meM AyI aura hAtha jor3akara kahane lagI- "mahArAja ! mahArAnI caMpaka mAlA ko...." yaha ardha vAkya sunate hI zokArta dAsI ko dekhakara bhayabhrAMta ke samAna mahArAja vIradhavala sahasA bola uThe - hA - devI! daivavazAt kyA tujhe amaMgala huA? kyA terA phar3akatA huA dAhinA netra sacamuca hI saphala huA? are vegavatI jaldI bola! rAnI caMpaka mAlA ko kyA huA ? merA snehI hRdaya vilamba nahIM sahana kara sktaa| 29

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha kI parAkASThA rUddha kaMThavAlI vegavatI ne rUdana karate hue javAba diyA - "he dhIra vIra ziromaNi! mahArAja! yaha samAcAra sunane ke lie apane kAna aura hRdaya ko vajra samAna kaThina kara lo / mahArAnI kA jaba dAhinA netra vizeSa phar3akane lagA taba use mahala meM bilkula zAMti na milI, isase hama saba zahara ke bAhara udyAna meM gaye, paraMtu bAga bagIce vagairaha vizrAnti ke aneka sthAnoM meM phirate hue bhI mahArAnI ke citta ko caina na par3A, taba phira hama saba vApisa mahala meM AyI mahArAnI zayanagRha meM jAkara palaMga para so gayI aura mujhe unhoMne bagIce se puSpa aura patte lAne ke lie bheja diyA / mahArAnI ko nidrAdhIna huI dekhakara tamAma parivAra khAne pIne Adi ke kArya meM laga gyaa| maiM thor3e hI samaya meM bagIce se unake upayogI patte aura puSpa lekara vApisa aayii| zayana gRha meM jAkara dekhA to mahArAnI ke prANa roga yA viSaprayoga yA anya kisI mahAn duHkha se gaye haiM! halAhala jahara ke samAna dAsI ke mukha se pUrvokta amaMgala vacana sunate hI rAjA vIradhavala sahasA mUrcchita ho jamIna para gira pdd'e| pAsa meM rahe hue maMtrImaMDala dvArA zItala vAyu aura dravita caMdana ke siMcana karane se kucha dera bAda mahArAja hoza meM Aye / jAgRta avasthA meM Ate hI mahArAja vIradhavala rAnI ke viyoga se vyAkula ho nimna prakAra vilApa karane lge| ___ "are nirdaya daiva! tUMne mujhe prathama kyoM na mAra DAlA, jisase rAnI ke amaMgala kI bAta mujhe apane kAnoM se sunane kA prasaMga na AtA / are durdaiva! tUMne chipakalI kI pUMcha ke samAna tar3aphatI huI merI ardhaAtmA ko chedana kara DAlA! he dakSadevI! dAhinA netra phar3akane ke bahAne se tUMne apanA mRtyu prathama hI batalAyA thA tathApi maiM terA rakSaNa na kara sakA! tere sira para AnevAlI vipatti ko jAnate hue bhI maiM usakA pratikAra na kara sakA isalie maiM mahA ajJAnI buddhihIna aura ghora pApI hUM / agara aisA na hotA to maiM terI bAta para vizvAsa rakhakara prathama se hI tere rakSaNa kA kucha upAya avazya karatA / isa prakAra apane ApakI nindA karate hue aura netrajala se jamIna ko siMcana karate hue rAjA ne tamAma rAjaparivAra ko rulAyA / isa samaya rAjA vIradhavala kI zokAtura avasthA meM rAnI ke viyoga se pAgala kI taraha hAlata ho gayI / rAjA kI yaha sthiti 30

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha kI parAkASThA dekhakara svAmI ke duHkha se duHkhita huA maMtrImaMDala gad - gad kaMTha se hAtha jor3a rAjA ko vinati karane lagA / "mahArAja dhairya dhAraNa karo aura zIghra hI mahala meM calakara mahArAnI ko dekho ki usake zarIra kI avasthA kaisI hai / jahara ke prayoga se bhI manuSya zvAsocchvAsa rahita ho jAtA hai, kyoMki usake prANa, dimAga yA nAbhI meM saMsthita ho jAte haiM / unheM calakara dekhanA cAhie ki rAnI kI aisI hI hAlata to nahIM ho gayI hai / maMtrImaMDala kI preraNA se kadama kadama para skhalanA prApta karatA huA rAjA rAnI ke mahala meM AyA / vahA~ Akara dekhA to sacamuca hI pASANa mUrtivat rAnI kA nizceSTa kalevara par3A hai / rAnI ko aisI sthiti meM dekhate hI usa para ati rAgavAn rAjA netrAzrupUrNa hokara mUrcchita ho jamIna para gira par3A / ThaMDe pAnI ke prayoga se kucha dera bAda netra kholakara rAjA baiThA huaa| paraMtu sAmane hI rAnI kI vaisI avasthA dekha phira mUrcchita ho gayA / isa taraha bAra - bAra mUrchA se uThanA aura phira mUrchita ho jAnA, rAjA aisI bhayaMkara avasthA kA anubhava karane lagA / rAjakula ke manuSyoM ne rAnI ke tamAma zarIra ko acchI taraha dekhA paraMtu usake zarIra meM kahI para bhI sarpa Adi jaharI jAnavara kA DaMsa mAlUma na diyA aura na hI koI viSaprayoga jAnane meM aayaa| mitroM! rAnI kA sArA zarIra sarvathA akSata hai, jahara kA prayoga bhI mAlUma nahIM hotA to kyA rAnI ke prANa kisI hRdaya duHkha se yA kisI duSTa deva ke kopa se nikala gaye hoMge? agara aisA na ho to tamAma zarIra sarvathA akSata na honA cAhie / rAnI ke moha se mohita hokara mahArAja avazya mRtyu prApta kareMge aura rAjA kI mRtyu se isa rAjya kA sarvanAza ho jAyagA kyoMki rAjya kI dhurAdhAraNa karanevAlA eka bhI rAjakumAra nahIM hai| subuddhi nAmaka pradhAna maMtrI ne apane Azrita rAjyakarmacArIyoM ke samakSa pUrvokta kathana kara senApati se kahA isI vakta hameM kisI bhI prayoga se mahArAja kI aisI sthiti meM unheM dhairya dilAne ke lie samaya vyatIta karanA cAhie kyoMki samaya vyatIta hone se hameM rAjA ko bacA lene kA koI bhI upAya mila jaaygaa| senApati bolA - " mahAnubhAva! aisI hAlata meM kisa taraha samaya vyatIta kiyA jAya? subuddhi bolA - 'rAjA se hameM kahanA cAhie ki rAnI ko jahara car3ha gayA 31

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha kI parAkASThA hai aura vaha abhI jIvita hai, usake prANa nAbhI meM saMsthita hai| isalie maNimaMtra auSadhAdi ke dvArA usake jahara utArane kA prayoga karanA cAhie / isa vicAra se sabakI sammati milane se pradhAna maMtrI rAjA ke pAsa Akara bolA - mahArAja! mahArAnI abhI jIvita hai / use jahara car3hA huA hai usake prANa nAbhI meM rahe hue haiN| yaha vAkya sunate hI rAjA mAnoM amRta se siMcana kiyA gayA ho vaise uzvAsa prAptakara nindrA se jAgRta hokara bolA - "are sevako! jaldI daur3o; viSa utArane vAle manuSyoM ko aura bhaMDAra meM se jar3I bUTI lAo! viSa dUra karane vAle maNi lAo / zahara meM jitane maMtravAdI hoM una sabako bulAo aura rAnI ko jaldI viSa rahita kro| rAjAjJA milate hI jar3I bUTI, maNi aura maMtravAdI tamAma sAmagrI upasthita ho gayI / pradhAnamaMtrI kI AjJAnusAra rAnI ko ekAnta meM sthApana kara zIghra hI maMtra vAdiyoM ne maMtra prayoga prAraMbha kiye / aba rAjA vicAra karatA hai rAnI aba zvAsa legI, usakI abhI AMkheM khulegI; vaha abhI karavaTa badalegI, vaha abhI baiThI hokara mujha se bAta karegI / isa prakAra moha se vyAkula rAjA ko vicAra karate hue AdhA dina aura kucha kaSTa se sArI rAta vyatIta ho gayI / buddhimAn maMtrImaNDala ne apanI buddhi ke prayoga se itanA samaya to vyatIta karA diyA, paraMtu rAnI ke zarIra para kiye hue prayogoM kI kucha bhI asara nahIM huI / prAtaHkAla hone para tamAma maMtrImaMDala nirupAya ho vicAra karane lagA, aba hama rAjA ko kisa prakAra mRtyu se bacA sakate haiM! rAnI ke snehabandhana meM baMdhA huA rAjA avazya hI apane prANa khoyegA / saccA prema karanevAloM ke lie premI kA sadA ke lie viyoga hone para mRtyu ke sivA anya koI upAya nahIM / hA! hA! rAjA kI mRtyu se yaha rAjya, rASTra, koSa, cAra prakAra kI senA tamAma prajA aura hama anAtha ho jAyeMge! isa ciMtA samudra meM DUbe hue rAjya ke tamAma pradhAna puruSa rAjA ke prANa bacAne meM nirupAya ho gye| pUrvavat apanI vallabhA ko ceSTA rahita dekhakara rAjA kA phira se hRdaya 32

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha kI parAkASThA bhara AyA aura vaha gadgad svara se vilApa karane lagA / 'he devI! tujhe sacetana karane ke ye tamAma prayoga niSphala ho gaye / aba tUM kisa upAya se jIvita hogI! he priye! itane samaya se itane sAre upAya karane para bhI tUM kyoM nahIM bolatI! maiM to samajhatA hU~ ki tUM mujhe yahAM akelA chor3a paraloka calI gayI hai / pyArI! tere binA yahAM para merI eka ghar3I eka mahIne ke samAna bIta rahI hai aura dina varSa ke samAna mAlUma ho rahA hai, taba phira merA zeSa AyuSya kisa taraha vyatIta hogA! he mRgAkSI! merI zakti dhikkAra ke pAtra hai, kyoMki tujha para AnevAlI isa ghora Apatti kA patA lagane para bhI maiM tere rakSaNa ke lie kucha bhI na kara sakA / pyArI! tUM kahAM calI gayI? eka daphe Akara tUM mujhe apanA sthAna to batA jA, jisase maiM terA mukhakamala dekhakara sukhI banUM / isa taraha vilApa karate hue duHkhita rAjA ko phira se pUrvavat mUrchA A gayI / zItopacAra karane se jAgRti meM AyA huA rAjA maMtriyoM se bolA - 'he maMtrivaro! Apa loga sAvadhAna hokara merI bAta suno / itanA laMbA samaya bItane para bhI Apa loga rAnI ko jIvita nahIM kara sake / maiMne rAnI ke sAtha hI maranA nizcita kiyA hai / rAnI ke viyoga meM mere prANa deha dhAraNa karane ke lie sarvathA asamartha haiM / maMtrIzvaro! aba vilaMba na karo, golA nadI ke kinAre para kASTha kI eka citA jaldI taiyAra karo ki jisase rAnI ke viyoga meM dagdha huI apanI AtmA ko citA meM praveza karake zAMti dUM / ___ A~suoM se pRthvI ko bhigote hue maMtrI loga bole 'hA, hA! mahArAja! Aja hama sabake saba jIte hue bhI mRtaka samAna ho rahe haiM / sUrya asta hone para kyA kabhI kamalAkara vikasita raha sakate haiM? pitA ke marane para nirAdhAra baccoM kI kyA dazA hogI? pAnI binA jyoM machaliyA~ tar3apha tar3aphakara prANa khotI hai, vaise hI he nAtha! Apake binA puNya rahita anAtha ke samAna hamArI kyA dazA hogI? kRpAlU? hama para prasanna hokara Apa isa moha ko kama karo aura apane kiye hue nizcaya ko sthagita karo / arthAt marane kA vicAra chor3akara cirakAla taka rAjya pAlana karo / Apake bAda zatru loga isa rAjya ko 33

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha kI parAkASThA grahaNa kara leMge / prajA nirAdhAra hokara saMkaTa meM par3a jAyagI / mahArAja! vicAra karo, Apa jaise vIra puruSa bhI yadi dhairya kA tyAga kareMge to nirAdhAra hokara dhairyatA kisakA Azraya legI / Apa yaha bhalI prakAra jAnate haiM ki rAnI ke prANa rahita hone meM karma hI kAraNa bhUta hai / isase saMsAra kI asAratA prakaTatayA mAlUma hotI hai, saMsAra kI koI bhI vastu cirakAla taka eka hI svarUpa meM nahIM raha sktii| isalie mahApuruSoM kA kathana hai - rAjanaH khecarendrAzca kezavAzcakravartinaH / devendrAvItarAgAzca, mucyate naiya karmaNA // rAjA, vidyAdhara, vAsudeva, cakravartI, devendra aura vItarAgoM ko bhI karma nahIM chor3atA / ahA! aise sAmarthya vAle mahApuruSoM ko bhI kiye hue karma kA phala bhoganA par3atA hai, taba phira anya puruSoM kI bAta hI kyA! mahArAja! Apa svayaM isa karma ke siddhAnta ko jAnate haiM, tathApi isa prakAra pataMga ke samAna ajJAna mRtyu se maranA yaha Apa jaise vivekI puruSoM ke lie yogya nahIM hai| ___ maMtrI ke vacana sunakara zoka se kuMThita aura vicAra zUnya hRdayavAn rAjA ne uttara diyA - "mere hitecchu maMtrIzvaro! Apa mujhe jo bodha de rahe haiM, karma kI pariNati, saMsAra kI asAratA aura anityatA jAnate ho yaha saba kucha maiM jAnatA hU~, paraMtu moha kI dazA vicitra hai / rAnI ke moha se mohita AtmA maiM isa samaya yuktAyukta kucha bhI nahIM vicAra sakatA / tathA jaba rAnI kA dAhinA netra phar3aka rahA thA aura usane mujhe apane bhAvI aniSTa kI sUcanA dI thI taba maiMne usake sAtha hI agnizaraNa hone kA use vacana diyA hai / apane mukha se bolA huA sulabha kArya bhI agara mujhase na ho sake to asatyavAdI manuSyoM kI zreNi meM merA sabase pahalA nAma hogA / tumheM mAlUma hogA ki janma se lekara Aja taka merA koI bhI vacana kabhI anyathA nahIM huA / agara isa samaya maiM apane vacana ke anusAra rAnI ke sAta agnizaraNa hokara na marU~ to merA satyavrata kisa taraha raha sakatA hai? isalie pyAre maMtrIvaro! mere aura rAnI ke zava ke lie eka bar3I 34

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha kI parAkASThA citA taiyAra karAo, ki jisameM maiM tamAma duHkhoM ko bhasmIbhUta karU~ / mahArAjA ko aneka prakAra se samajhAyA gayA paraMtu vaha apane maraNa ke nizcaya se jarA bhI zithila na huA, taba tamAma maMtrI maMDala mauna dhAraNa kara udAsInatA se eka tarapha khar3A rahA / mahArAja phira se bole - "maMtrizvaro ! udAsa hokara kyoM khar3e ho? tuma bhI isa prakAra niSThura kyoM banate ho? maiM kadApi jIvita na rahUMgA / samaya bitAkara mujhe vizeSa kaSTa kyoM pahu~cAte ho? rAjA ke yaha vacana sunakara kucha bhI uttara na dete hue sArA hI maMtrI maMDala jamIna para dRSTi lagAye natamastaka hokara jyoM kA tyoM khar3A rhaa| citA taiyAra karAne ke lie maMtrImaMDala kI upekSA dekha rAjA ne apane dUsare manuSyoM ko usa kArya karane kI preraNA kI / una manuSyoM ne nirupAya hokara rAnI ke mRtaka zarIra ko snAna karAkara, puSpAdika se arcanakara zibikA meM sthApana kiyA / tamAma parivAra sahita rAjA usa zibikA ke sAtha rAja mahala ko sUnA chor3a golAnadI kI tarapha cala par3A / yaha ghaTanA zahara meM cAroM tarapha bar3I zIghratA se pasara gayI / rAnI ke viraha duHkha se duHkhita ho Aja mahArAja vIradhavala agni meM pravezakara marane ke lie jA rahe haiM / yaha samAcAra sunate hI nagara ke abAlavRddha tamAma manuSya hara eka jagaha karuNa svara se vilApa karane lage / usa dina nagara ke tamAma manuSyoM ne anna to kyA kintu jalapAna taka bhI na kiyA / tamAma zahara meM isa durghaTita ghaTanA ke samAcAra se zoka kI ghanaghaTA chA gayI / nagara nivAsI rAjA ke zoka se zyAma mukha vAle dekha par3ate the| kisI bhI manuSya ke cehare para prasannatA dikha nahIM rahI thI / usa roja sarvasva kho gaye hue manuSya ke samAna sAre zahara ke manuSya zUnya hRdayavAle mAlUma hote the / nirupAya bane hue maMtrImaMDala ke zoka kA kucha pAra hI na thA / jyAdA kyA likheM usa dina rAjakula ke sahita tamAma strIpuruSoM meM durdina ke samAna udAsInatA ne bhayaMkara rUpa dhAraNa kiyA thA / 1 nagara ke bar3e se bar3e prajAjanoM ne mahArAja ke caraNoM meM par3akara unheM apane nizcaya se pIche haTane kI prArthanA kI / paraMtu unhoMne kisI kI prArthanA para lakSya 35

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha kI parAkASThA na diyA / maMtrImaMDala aura prajAjana ke rudana karate hue rAnI kI zibikA ke sAtha mahArAja vIradhavala apane nizcaya ko pUrA karane ke lie golA nadI ke kinAre A phuNce| rAnI ke zava kI pAlakI eka taraha rakhakara una manuSyoM ne citA kI lakar3iyoM ko ThIka karanA zurU kiyaa| idhara rAjA ne snAna karane ke lie golA nadI meM praveza kiyA / isa samaya rAjA ke cehare para pUrNa utsAha aura utsukatA dikha par3atI thI / ve mana meM vicAra kara rahe the / citA jaldI jala uThe to maiM snAnakara zIghra hI usameM praveza karUMgA / inhIM vicAroM ke daramyAna snAnakara rAjA bAhara AyA / ThIka isI samaya golA nadI ke pravAha meM bahatA huA eka bar3A bhArI sUkhA huA kASThastaMbha A rahA thA / usa sUkhe hue kASThastaMbha ko unhoMne bAhara nikAla liyA / kinAre para lAye hue usa kASThastaMbha jo bahuta se majabUta baMdhanoM se cAroM tarapha se baMdhA huA thA usako dekhane ke lie mahArAja vIradhavala bhI usake samIpa Aye / . patha kA pathika patha bhUlakara paribhramaNa kara rahA ho, bhayAnaka vana meM/araNya meM, coroM ne lUTa liyA ho,naMge badana ho, kSudhA-pyAsa se vyAkula ho, aise samaya meM use devI bhojana, zItala jala evaM vastrAbharaNa kI prApti bhAgya yoga se ho jAya to use kitanI AnaMdAbhUti hogI / usase kaI gunA adhika jina biMba evaM jinAgama kI prApti se jina AtmAoM ko AnaMdAnubhUti hotI ho, ve hI AtmAe~ saphalatA kI sIr3hiyoM car3ha sakate -jayAnaMda 36

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra zoka meM harSa zoka meM harSa isa kASTha ko cAroM tarapha se isa prakAra majabUta jakar3akara bAMdhane kA kyA kAraNa hogA? kyA yaha aMdara se thotA to nahIM hogA? ise golA nadI meM kisane bahA diyA hogA? kyA itanA bar3A kASThastaMbha apane Apa hI baha AyA hogA? ityAdi aneka prakAra ke manogata tarka vitarka karate hue rAjA vIradhavala ne apane sevakoM ko usake baMdhana tor3a DAlane kA hukma diyA / baMdhana tor3ate hI usa kASTha ke sIpa saMpuTa ke samAna do bhAga mAlUma hue / UparI bhAga dUra karane para usake bIca meM rahI huI arddhajAgRta avasthA meM rAnI caMpakamAlA saba logoM ko akasmAt pratyakSa dekhane meM AyI / usake zarIra para caMdana vilepana kA parimala mahaka rahA thA / usake kaMTha meM sacce motiyoM kA amUlya aura suMdara hAra zobha rahA thA aura netroM meM nidrA chAyI huI thii| ___akasmAt usa kASTha vivara ke aMdara nidrAlu avasthA meM mahArAnI caMpakamAlA ko dekha mahArAja vIradhavala aura tamAma pradhAna puruSoM ke mukha se ekadama harSadhvani ho uThI / ahA! rAnI caMpakamAlA yahAM! kyA dekha rahe haiM? sabake cehere vikasita ho uThe / aura vahA~ para rahe hue tamAma strI-puruSoM meM jo zoka kI pracaMDa ghaTA chAyI huI thI, vaha naSTa hokara harSa aura AnaMda kA pracaMDa bhAnu prakAzita ho uThA / isa harSa ke sAtha hI mahArAja vIradhala vicAra meM par3e ki jisa rAnI ke mRtaka ko zivikA meM DAlakara yahAM lAye haiM, vaha asalI rAnI hai yA yaha? yA maiM yaha svapna dekha rahA hUM' athavA vahI jIvita rAnI Dara ke kAraNa isa kASTha vivara meM A ghusI hai? paraMtu yaha tamAma bAteM asaMbhava sI pratIta hotI haiM / isameM vAstavika satya kyA hai yaha jAnane ke lie mahArAja vIradhavala ne turaMta hI apane sevakoM ko AjJA dI ki jaldI zibikA ko dekho usameM rAnI kA mRtaka hai yA nahIM? rAjA kA hukma pAte hI rAjapuruSa zivikA dekhane ke lie daur3e / itane hI meM zibikA meM rahA huA zava hAtha se hAtha masalatA huA, dAMtoM se dAMta pIsatA huA, 'are! maiM ThagA gayA' isa prakAra zabda bolatA huA tamAma janatA ke pratyakSa dekhate hue AkAza meM ur3a gayA /

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra zoka meM harSa yaha ghaTanA dekhate hI tamAma loga bhayabhIta ho kAMpane lage vismaya aura AnaMda se pUrNa hRdaya vAlA rAjA janatA ko AzvAsana dete hue bolA - "sajjano! isa vRttAnta ke vAstavika rahasya ko hamAre aMdara se koI bhI nahIM jAnatA, paraMtu kASThastaMbha meM rahI huI rAnI zAyada isa rahasya ko prakaTa karegI / yoM kahakara unhoMne rAnI kI tarapha dekha yaha prazna kiyA / priye! yaha kyA ghaTanA hai? kyA isa rahasya ko batAkara tuma hama sabakI zaMkA dUra karogI? rAjA ke pUrvokta vacana kAna meM par3ate hI rAnI caMpakamAlA ardhanidrA meM se jAgRta ho mahArAja ko apane sanmukha khar3A dekha unake mukhamaMDala kI tarapha eka Taka dekhane lagI / najara se najara milate hI rAnI ke netroM se azru kI dhArA bahane lagI / isa samaya donoM daMpatI ko jo AnaMda prApta huA vaha akathanIya thA / kucha dera taka nirnimeSa dRSTi se dekhakara harSa ke AMsuoM se viraha kI agni ko bujhAte hue rAnI svayaM rAjA se pUchane lagI / svAmin! Aja isa nadI ke kinAre para Apa kisalie padhAre haiM? pAnI Tapakate hue ye bhIge vastra Apane kyoM pahane haiM? ye tamAma loga yahAM para kisa liye ikaTThe hue haiM? vaha sAmane citA kisake lie banAyI gayI hai? yaha mRtaka ko uThAnevAlI zivikA dekha par3atI hai, kyA koI manuSya mara gayA hai? rAjA adhIra hokara bolA - "devI! tumhAre pUche hue tamAma praznoM kA maiM bAda meM uttara duuNgaa| pahale tuma mujhe apanA saMpUrNa vRttAnta sunAo / tuma kahA~ calI gayI thIM / itane samaya taka kahAM rahI? ghUNa ke samAna isa kASThastaMbha meM kisa taraha ghusI? yaha kaMTha meM rahA huA hAra tumheM kisane diyA! aura isa nadI ke pravAha meM kisa taraha baha AyI? yaha saba vRttAnta sunAkara hamArI utsukatA ko dUra kro| rAnI ne madhusvara se kahA - 'agara Apako prathama merA hI vRttAnta sunanA hai to usa najadika vAle bar3a ke vRkSa kI zItala chAyA meM calo / vahAM jarA vizrAMti lekara maiM zAMta cita se isa ghaTanA kA sarva vRttAnta sunAU~gI / rAnI ke isa uttara se vahAM rahI huI tamAma janatA ko bar3A harSa huA aura rAjA rAnI sahita

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra zoka meM harSa saba loga najadIka meM rahe hue usa vaTa vRkSa kI chAyA meM yathocita sthAna para jA baiThe tathA isa durghaTanA kA vRttAnta sunane ke lie utsuka ho rAnI ke mukhamaMDala kI aura dekhane lage / "priyadeva! yaha bAta to Apako mAlUma hI thI ki merA dAhinA netra phar3akatA thA / usa azubha nimitta se mujhe kisI jagaha para bhI zAMti prApta na huI / Apake gaye bAda maiM vana upavana, bagIce Adi meM ghUmakara zAMti prApta karane ke lie bahuta hI prayatna kiyA / paraMtu kahIM para bhI citta sthira na hone se maiM vApisa mahala meM A gayI / aura dAsI vegavatI ko maiMne phUla patra lene ke lie bheja diyaa| usa samaya merI AMkhoM meM kucha nidrA bharane lagI thI ataH maiMne ArAma pAne ke lie palaMga kA Azraya liyA / mujhe mAlUma hai ki nidrAgata ho jAne para turaMta hI mujhe kisI durAtmA ne uThA liyaa| mahala se uThAkara mujhe kisI eka pahAr3a ke zikhara para rakha diyA gayA / mujhe uThA lAnevAlA duSTa vyakti zIghra hI kahIM anyatra calA gayA / isa samaya mAre bhaya se merA sArA zarIra kA~pane lagA / vaha pahAr3I pradeza yadyapi ramaNIya thA tathApi mujhe usa samaya vaha bahuta hI bhayAnaka pratIta hotA thA / usa parvata para rahe hue caMdana vRkSoM kI sugaMdhi kA parimala pavana ke sAtha mere zarIra ko sparza karatA thA / tathApi vaha mujhe duHkhada mAlUma detA thA / cAroM tarapha dRSTi ghumAtI huI maiM usa zilAtalpa se uThI / maiMne sAvadhAna hokara saba tarapha dUra- dUra taka dekhA, paraMtu vahAM para kahIM manuSya kI chAyA taka bhI na dekha par3atI thii| mAtra siMha, vyAghra, rIMcha aura usI taraha ke anya vikarAla prANiyoM ke zabda sunAyI dete the / aisI bhayaMkara paristhiti meM sAhasa dhAraNakara maiM eka aura cala pdd'ii| maiM calate samaya vicAra karatI thI ki kahA~ vaha merI ramaNIya caMdrAvatI nagarI aura kahAM yaha nirjana pradeza! hA mere prANa vallabha kahA~ rahe ! aura aba mujhe unakA kisa taraha milApa hogA? isa niSkAraNa duzmana ne kisalie merA apaharaNa kiyA? isa saMkaTa se aba maiM kisa taraha mukta hoUMgI? isa bhayAnaka jaMgala meM maiM kisa taraha raha sakUMgI? mere bAda vahA~ para mere prANa pyAre kI kyA dazA 39

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra zoka meM harSa hogI? ityAdi vicAroM kI ulajhana meM kadama kadama para ThokareM khAtI huI maiM kitanI dUra taka usI dizA meM calI gayI ! itane hI meM mujhe sAmane mere puNya ke udaya se eka vizAla bhavya maMdira najara AyA / usa maMdira ke dvAra khule hue the, isalie ghairya se maiMne usameM praveza kiyaa| aMdara jAkara dekhA to vRSabha lAMchana se mAlUma huA ki usameM RSabha deva prabhu kI suMdara aura zAMta mUrti virAjamAna hai / prabhu kI pratimA ke darzana se mujhe usa mahAsaMkaTa meM kucha vizrAMti milii| maMdira kI prApti se merI aneka AzAyeM sajIvana sI ho uThI / mAno maiM tamAma duHkha ko bhUla gayI hUM, mere mana meM aisI himmata aura zAMti prApta huI / aise nirjana jaMgala meM aura Apatti ke samaya devAdhideva kA darzana huA yahI mere bhaviSya ke zubhasUcaka kI nizAnI thii| maiM usa saMkaTahara zAMtikara, mahAprabhu kI ekAgra citta se stuti karane lagI / - maru "he anAthoM ke nAtha! paraduHkha bhaMjana ! kRpA ke samudra ! vItarAga deva! maiM ApakI zaraNa meM AyI hUM / he zaraNAgata vatsala birUda dhAraNa karanevAle sarvajJa deva! saMsAra meM Apake hitopadeza se anAdi karmabaMdhana se mukta ho bhavyajIva parama pada ko prApta karate haiM / he prabho! ApakI darzana prApti aMdhakAra meM dIpaka, bhUmi meM sarovara, zuSka pahAr3a para kalpavRkSoM kI ghaTA aura samudra meM jahAja prApti ke samAna AnaMdadAyaka haiM / he bhagavan! mere bAhyAbhyantara duHkhoM kA aMta kro| isa taraha zAMtacitta se bhagavAna kI stuti karake jaba maiM maMdira se bAhara AyI to vahAM para mujhe divyarUpa dhAraNa karanevAlI eka strI milI / vaha mere pAsa Akara prasanna ho bolI - 'sundarI! tujha para isa prakAra kI vipatti ke bAdala Ane para bhI jinezvara bhagavAna para terI aisI aTala bhakti aura aTUTa dharmaparAyaNatA dekhakara RSabhadeva prabhu ke zAsana kI adhiSThAtA devI maiM tujhe sahAya karane ke lie prakaTa huI huuN| isa prabhu ke maMdira ke najadIka hI rahanevAlI aura devamaMdira kA rakSaNa karanevAlI, maiM cakkezvarI devI hUM / isa malayAcala pahAr3a ke Upara merA bhuvana hone se mujhe loka malayAdevI bhI kahate haiM / mere hI dharma ko pAlana karanevAlI bahana ! tUM dhairya dhAraNa kara / bhaya ko tyAga de / maiM terA rakSaNa I 40

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra zoka meM harSa karane ke lie AyI hUM / isa prakAra kahakara AdarapUrvaka usane mere hAtha meM sugaMdhimaya kucha caMdana ke Tukar3e diye / malayAdevI kA apane para vAtsalya dekhakara mujhe bar3A dhairya prApta huaa| maiMne devI se kahA he devI! mujhe kauna aura kisalie yahA~ haraNa kara lAyA? mujhe aba apane svAmI kA milApa hogA yA nahIM?" devI ne kahA - "dharmabahana! tere pati vIradhavala kA vIrapAla nAmaka eka choTA bhAI thaa| rAjya kI icchA se usane rAjA ko mArane ke lie aneka upAya kiye / paraMtu rAjA ke puNya ke sAmane usake tamAma prayatna bekAra hue / eka dina usa niSThura ne rAjA ko mArane ke lie mahala meM praveza kiyA aura rAjA para zastra kA vAra kiyaa| paraMtu rAjA ne sAvadhAna ho usake vAra ko cukA diyA aura talavAra ke eka hI prahAra se use jamIna para girA diyA / burI taraha ghAyala hokara vIrapAla apane pApa kA pazcAttApa karate hue kucha zubha bhAvanA se mRtyu pAkara isI parvata para mere parivAra meM pracaMDa zaktivAlA bhUta jAti meM deva paidA huA hai / usane jJAna se apanA pahalA bhava dekhA / vaira yAdakara rAjA se badalA lene ke lie usake chidra dekhatA huA unake pIche phirane lagA / rAjA kA puNya prabala hone se usakA kucha bhI akalyANa karane meM vaha sarvathA samarthana huA, taba usane vicAra kiyA ki rAjA kA rAnI caMpakamAlA para gAr3ha prema hai, usake jaisA svAbhAvika prema anya kisI para nahIM mAlUma hotA / yadi rAnI ko mAra diyA jAya to prema ke baMdhana meM baMdhA huA rAjA svayaM hI mara jAyagA / isI taraha maiM apanA badalA le sakatA huuN| ___"he suMdarI! isI vicAra se vaha bhUta deva tere pIche phirane lagA / Aja tujhe zayanagRha meM ekAkI nidrAvasthA meM dekha isa parvata para uThA lAyA / puNya kI prabalatA aura AyuSya laMbA hone se vaha tujhe mAra nahIM sakA / he dharma sahodarI! aba tujhe ghabarAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM, kyoMki tumhAre hI zubhakarma kI preraNA se maiM tujhe A milI hUM / aba se tere puNya karma kA udaya ho gayA hai| aura vahI terA rakSaNa karane aura tujhe iSTaprApti karAne meM samartha hogA / mere jaisI usa tere puNya kI preraNA se iSTa prApti meM sirpha nimitta kAraNa hotI hai / isalie tujhe jisa vastu kI icchA ho tUM mujhe mAlUmakara jisase ki merA samAgama tere liye saphala ho / 41

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra zoka meM harSa "svAminAtha! maiMne malayA devI se kahA - "he mahAdevI! yadi Apa sacamuca hI merI sahAyaka haiM to mujhe putrAdi saMtati nahIM hai / jisake binA hamArA vizAlarAjya bhI nirAdhAra hai / gRhasthiyoM kA gRhasaMsAra putrAdi ke binA zobhA nahIM pAtA / ataH prasanna hokara mujhe putra prApti kA varadAna do|" yaha bAta sunate hI rAjA utsuka ho bIca meM hI bola uThA - 'he priya vallabhe! usa paropakArI devI ne tujhe isa bAta kA kyA uttara diyA? rAnI bolI - svAmin! usa devI ne khuza hokara mujhe kahA - "bhadre! tujhe putra putrI rUpI eka yugala (jor3A) thor3e hI samaya meM prApta hogA / itane dinoM taka tere pati ke duzmana isa vyaMtara deva ne hI tumhAre saMtati kA nirodha kiyA huA thaa| aba maiM usa apane sevaka vyaMtara deva ko tumhArA nukasAna yA tumheM hairAna karane se roka duuNgii|" yaha vacana sunakara rAjA ke hRdaya meM harSa kA pAra na rahA / usane rAnI kI bahuta hI prazaMsA kI aura kahA - "he sAdhvI, priye! tujhe bar3I zreSTha buddhi sujhI! tUMne bahuta acchA varadAna mAMgA / isase tUMne mere vaMza kA uddhAra kiyA aura mere hRdaya kI ciMtA bhI dUra kara dI / pyArI! tere sivA mere duHkha meM hissA lene vAlA aura kauna ho sakatA hai? priye! aisI duHkhI avasthA meM jo tujhe saMtati saMbaMdhI cintA dUra karane kI bAta yAda AyI yahI hamAre bhAgyodaya kA sUcaka pramANa hai| kyA malayAdevI ne aura bhI upakAra kiyA hai? rAnI ne javAba diyA yaha lakSmIpuMja nAmaka hAra usa mahAdevI ne apane hAtha se mere gale meM DAlA hai / aura usane kahA hai ki yaha durlabha hAra mahAprabhAvazAlI hai / gale meM niraMtara dhAraNa karane se zubhaphala dAyaka hotA hai / isa hAra ke prabhAva se tujhe prabhAvI saMtati prApta hogI, aura nitya hI tumhAre manoratha pUrNa hoNge| he svAmin! isake bAda maiMne malayAdevI se pUchA / jisa deva ne mujhe isa pahAr3a para lA chor3A hai vaha phira isa samaya kahAM gayA?" devI ne kahA - "bhadre! tujhe isa parvata para chor3akara vaha deva phira vApisa caMdrAvatI nagarI meM hI gayA hai aura tere sthAna meM tere hI jaisA eka mRtaka zarIra banAkara gupta rUpa se vahAM hI rahA hai| terA pati tere sajIvana zarIra ko akasmAt nirjIva dekhakara isa samaya jisa duHkha kA anubhava kara rahA hai use maiM kathana nahIM

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra zoka meM harSa kara sakatI / rAjA ko usa vyaMtara deva kI mAyA kA patA nahIM laga skaa| isI kAraNa vaha usa banAvaTI murde ko rAnI samajhakara mahAn vilApakara rahA hai / ApakA duHkha sunakara maiMne turaMta hI devI se prazna kiyA ki mere svAmI mere viyoga meM jIvita raheMge yA nahIM? aura ve mujhe kaba mila sakeMge?" devI ne kahA - "bhadre ! sAta pahara ke bAda duHsahya pir3A ko sahatA huA rAjA tujhe jIvita milegA / maiM devI se yaha pUchanA hI cAhatI thI ki mujhe kaba mileNge| itane hI meM dAsI sahita AkAza mArga se vahAM para eka vidyAdharI A pahuMcI / use dekhakara malayAdevI mere pAsa se akasmAt adRzya ho gyii| mujhe vahAM para ekAkI dekha vaha vidyAdharI mere pAsa AyI aura vismaya citta se vaha mujhe pUchane lagI / ki he bhadre ! isa nirjana pahAr3a para suMdara rUpavAlI tUM akelI kauna hai? usake uttara meM maiMne use apanA tamAma vRttAMta kaha sunAyA / merI bAta sunakara khedapUrvaka vaha vidyAdharI bolane lagI / aho! vidhi kI vicitratA ! aisI rUpavatI, uttama kula meM paidA honevAlI aura rAjA kI rAnI hone para bhI nirjana pahAr3a para aise saMkaTa meM par3I hai / " "he zubhe ! maiM tujhe isI vakta terI caMdrAvatI meM chor3a AtI paraMtu mujhe isa pahAr3a para vidyA siddha karanI hai / agara maiM isa vakta usa vidyA kA ArAdhana na karU~ to phira vaha vidyA siddha na ho skegii| maiM aba donoM tarapha se saMkaTa meM par3a gayI / isIlie maiM tujhe isa samaya terI nagarI meM nahIM pahuMcA sakatI / isa samaya merA pati bhI mere pIche AnevAlA hai / vaha aisA suMdara rUpa dekhakara terA zIla khaMDita karegA yA vaha tujhe sadA ke lie patnI banAkara rakhegA to mujhe bhI sapatni kA mahAn saMkaTa bhoganA par3egA, isalie he bhadre ! cala tUM mere sAtha, maiM tujhe acchI taraha kisI jagaha chipA duuN| isa prakAra kahakara vaha bar3e jozIle pravAha meM bahatI huI mujhe eka nadI ke kinAre le gayI / usa samaya bhaya ke mAre merA sArA zarIra kaMpAyamAna ho rahA thA / mujhe zaMkA hotI thI kyA yaha vidyAdharI mujhe mAra DAlegI? vRkSa para laTakA degI? yA nadIpravAha meM dhakela degI!' "" nadI ke kinAre para eka sUkA huA aura moTA lakkar3a par3A thA / vidyAdharI ne apanI vidyAzakti se usa lakkar3a ke do laMbe vibhAga kiye / eka manuSya acchI 43

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra zoka meM harSa taraha usameM samA jAya itane pramANa meM use thotA kiyA / evaM kapUra, kastUrI Adi aneka prakAra ke sugaMdhI dravyoM se mere zarIra para vilepana karake vaha vidyAdharI mujhase bolI - "he bhadre! idhara A / maiM tere zIla kI rakSA kruuN|" isa prakAra kahakara mujhe usa lakkar3a ke vivara meM sulAkara usane mere Upara usa kASTha kI dUsarI phAr3a Dhaka dii| isake bAda kyA banA so garbhAvAsa meM rahe hue ke samAna mujhe kucha khabara nahIM / pUrvapuNya ke udaya se yaha kASTha yahAM hI A pahuMcA aura Apane mujhe usameM se nikAla liyA, basa yahI merA sarva vRttAMta hai / rAjA ne bhI rAnI ke pUche hue uttara meM isa durdazA meM yahAM para sabake ekatrita hone kA tamAma hAla kaha sunAyA / phira subuddhi nAmaka pradhAna maMtrI se pUchA usa vidyAdharI ne rAnI ko isa kASThavivara meM kyoM DAlA hogA? aura yaha kASThastaMbha yahAM kisa taraha A gayA! maMtrI bolA - "mahArAja! merA anumAna hai sapatnI hone kI zaMkA se vidyAdharI ne rAnI ko isa kASTavivara meM DAlA hogA aura kASTa ko majabUta baMdhanoM se bAMdhakara usa tarapha se AnevAlI isa golA nadI ke pravAha meM isa kASThastaMbha ko bahA diyA hogA / yaha kASThastaMbha nadI ke prabala pravAha meM bahatA huA hamAre puNya ke udaya se yahAM A pahuMcA hai| vidyAdharI kA cAhe jo Azaya ho tathApi usakA kiyA huA prayatna hamAre liye sukharUpa nikalA hai / rAnI se jo devI ne kahA thA ki tuma sAta pahara ke bAda apane svAmI se milogI vaha devI kA vAkya satya hI huaa| rAjA "hAM devI kA vacana to anyathA ho hI nahIM sakatA / paraMtu usa mAyAvI vyaMtaradeva kA prapaMca hameM kucha bhI mAlUma na par3A ki jisane thor3e hI samaya meM rAjavaMza kSaya karane kA prayatna kiyA thA hama para malayAdevI- ne mahAn upakAra kiyA hai / usakI kRpA se kula meM kuzalatA, putraputrI kA varadAna milA aura upadrava karanevAlA vaha vyaMtara deva zAMta huaa| saca pUcho to ina tamAma bAtoM kA kAraNa rAnI kA apaharaNa hai / jisa prakAra kar3avI auSadhI se turaMta hI roga dUra ho jAtA hai / vaise hI rAnI kA yaha duHkhadAI apaharaNa aMta meM hameM saba taraha sukharUpa huaa|

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra zoka meM harSa kASThastaMbha kI una donoM phAliyoM ko golA nadI ke bhUSaNa rUpa bhaTTArikA devI ke maMdira ke Age rakhavA diyA gyaa| madhyAhna kA samaya ho gayA thA, bhUkha se rAnI kA mukhakamala kumalA rahA thaa| pradhAna maMtrI ne kahA - "kRpAnAtha! samaya bahuta ho cukA hai / aba hama kRtArtha ho gaye haiN| bhojana kA samaya bIta rahA hai| kSudhA se kSAmakukSIvAlI mahArAnI bhI kumalAI huI dikha par3atI hai aura Apa bhI kala se anna jala rahita haiM / ataH aba Apa zIghra hI zahara meM calakara snAna bhojanakara duHkha ko jalAMjali deM / pradhAna ke vacana sunakara mahArAja vIradhavala zahara meM praveza karane ke lie taiyAra ho gaye / prajAjanoM ne zahara ke rAste aura bAjAra sajA diye the / rAjA rAnI donoM hAthI para baiThakara rAjamahala ko cala diye| isa samaya aneka prakAra ke bAjoM ke nAda se AkAza gUMja rahA thA / cAraNa loga birudAvalI bola rahe the| mahArAja mAMgalika aura AzIrvAda ke zabda sunate hue tathA yAcakoM ko dAna dete hue rAjamahala meM A pahuMce / mahala meM Akara maMtrI sAmaMta aura nAgarikAdi sarva janoM ko saMtoSitakara mahArAja ne visarjana kiyA / ve loga bhI mahArAja ko namaskArakara harSa prApta karate hue apane - apane ghara phuNce| rAjA aura rAnI ne snAnapUrvaka RSabha deva prabhu kI pUjA karake bhojana kiyA aura prajAjanoM ne khuzI batAne ke lie usa dina mahArAja ke punarjanma kA mahotsava kiyaa|

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra saphala varadAna saphala varadAna pRthvI para sarvatra caMdramA kI cAMdanI pasara rahI thI / mahArAja vIradhavala mahArAnI caMpakamAlA ke mahala meM Akara ArAma kara rahe the| najadIka meM rahe hue bagIce se zarIra ko sukha denevAle maMda maMda sugaMdhita pavana ke jhoke A rahe the, zayyA para bichAye hue puSpoM kI sugaMdhI mahaka rahI thii| sAre mahala meM zAMti kA sAmrAjya pasara rahA thA / aise samaya viraha kI vedanAe~ naSTa ho jAne para daMpatI apUrva sukha sAgara meM DUba rahe the / bahuta samaya taka prema aura hAsya vinoda kI bAteM kara parizrama se thake hue mahArAja aura mahArAnI sukhanidrA meM vilIna ho gye| puNya ke prabhAva aura malayadevI ke varadAna se mahArAnI caMpakamAlA ne usI rAtri meM garbha dhAraNa kiyA |jyoN - jyoM garbha ke cihna vizeSa prakaTa hone lage tyoM - tyoM rAjA harSa se pulakita hone lage aura mahArAnI garbha se vRddhi ko prApta hotI gayI / garbha meM uttama prANI Ane ke kAraNa rAnI ko zubha icchAyeM paidA huI! aura rAjA ne bhI una sabakI pUrti kI / krama se nava mahIne pUrNa hone para zubha lagna meM mahArAnI caMpakamAlA ne sukhapUrvaka mahAn tejasvI putra putrIrUpI yugala ko janma diyA / turaMta hI mahArAja vIradhavala ko vegavatI dAsI ne rAja sabhA meM jAkara putra aura putrI ke janma kI badhAI dI / rAjA ke harSa kA pAra na rahA / binA kirITa ke usane apane zarIra se tamAma alaMkAra utArakara prItidAna meM vegavatI ko de diye aura usa roja se usakA dAsI pana miTA diyaa| dezabhara meM harSotsava manAyA gayA / arthI janoM ko khUba dAna diyA gayA / AraMbha ke vyApAra baMda karAye gye| kaidiyoM ko chor3a diyA gayA / tamAma jIvoM ko abhaya dAna diyA gayA / zahara ko aneka

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra saphala varadAna prakAra se sajAyA gayA, mahArAja ko bar3I umara meM putra putrI hone se prajAjanoM ke AnaMda kA pAra na rahA / isa prakAra daza dina paryanta AnaMdotsava kara sage saMbaMdhI aura prajAjanoM ko prIti bhojana karAyA, janatA ke samakSa malayAdevI kA varadAna saphala hone se usakA nAma yAda rakhane ke lie mahArAja ne harSa pUrvaka una putra putrI kA malayaketu aura malayAsuMdarI nAma rakhA / jyoM - jyoM kumAra aura kumArI buddhi ko prApta hone lage tyoM - tyoM caMdramA se samudra kI taraMgoM ke samAna rAjA aura rAnI ke manoratha bar3hane lage / dhIre - dhIre vRddhi pAte hue kumAra - malayaketu aura malayAsuMdarI aba vidyA grahaNa karane kI vaya ko prApta hue / vidyA ke binA rAjakula meM paidA hokara manuSya saccI zobhA nahIM pAtA yaha samajhakara bAlakoM ke hitaiSI mahArAja vIradhavala ne eka dhuraMdhara vidvAna kalAcArya ko bulAkara usake pAsa rAjakumAra aura rAjakumArI ko vidyAbhyAsa karane ke lie rakha diyA / buddhimAn rAjakumAra aura rAjakumArI ne pUrva puNya ke udaya se thor3e hI samaya ke aMdara pahale hI yAda kI huI vidyA ke samAna tamAma kalAoM ko saMpAdana kara liyA / rAjakumAra azvakrIr3A, hAthiyoM se lar3anA aura khaDga khela meM atyaMta nipuNa ho cukA thaa| apanI kalA kI aura bhI unnati karane kI icchA se dhanuSa bANa lekara vaha jaba kabhI lakSya vedha karatA thA / taba usakI kalA dekhakara rAjakula ke bar3e - bar3e puruSa harSa se cakita ho jAyA karate the / malayAsuMdarI kA hRdaya svabhAva se hI karuNArUpa thA / vaha bhole svabhAva kI thI / usake hRdaya aura zarIra meM komalatA ne nivAsa kiyA thA / mAtA pitA kI saMskAritA ke kAraNa usakI bacapana se hI saddharma meM ruci thI / vaha apane aneka sadguNoM ke kAraNa samasta rAjakuTuMba ko prANoM se bhI adhika pyArI thI / dhIre - dhIre aba usane bAlyAvasthA kA parityAga kiyA thA / aba yuvAvasthA meM rAjakumArI ke zarIra kI zobhA kucha apUrva hI mAlUma hotI thI / usake zarIra ke aMga pratyaMga vikAsa ko prApta ho cuke the / netroM ko AnaMda denevAlI usake zarIra kI lAvaNyatA prati dina bar3hatI jA rahI thI / I 1 47

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra saphala varadAna usake laMbe - laMbe dhuMgharavAle kAle keza ati manohara mAlUma hote the / kamala ke samAna usakI bar3I - bar3I snigdha AMkheM dekhane vAloM ke citta ko haraNa karatI thIM / aSTamI ke ardhacaMdrAkAra kapAla ke nIce kamAna ke jaise Ter3hI bhauMheM bar3I hI suMdara mAlUma hotI thIM / sAdhu puruSoM kI cittavRtti ke samAna, sarala nAsikA usake mukha maMDala kI zobhA meM adhika vRddhi kara rahI thI / zubhra motiyoM ke jaisI daMtapaMkti usake lAla - lAla hoThoM para atIva suMdara prakAza DAlatI thI / usakI grIvA tIna rekhAoM se zaMkha ke jaise zobhatI thii| vRkSasthala para ubharatA huA kaThina stana yugala usake navayauvana ke Agamana ko sUcita kara rahA thaa| usakI laMbI - laMbI komala bhujAe~ mRNAla daMDa ko bhI lajAtI thIM / usake zarIra kA madhyabhAga siMha kI kamara ke jaisA patalA aura suMdara dikha par3atA thaa| hathanI kI gati kI bhAMti maMda - maMda kintu vilAsa vAlI usakI cAla yuvakoM ke mana ko lubhAtI thii| dopahara kA samaya thA / mahArAja vIradhavala kI rAjasabhA bharI huI thI; itane meM hI dvArAAla ne Akara mahArAja ko nIce gardana jhukAkara praNAma karate hue kahA - "sarakAra! rAjadvAra para pRthvIsthAnapura nagara se rAjA sUrapAla ke senApati aura unake sAthI Aye hue haiM / ve darabAra meM AnA cAhate haiM / hukma milA unheM yahA~ le Ao / mahArAja vIradhavala kI AjJA pAkara dvArapAla, pRthvIsthAnapura se Aye hue mehamAnoM ko rAjasabhA meM le AyA / AgatuMka senApati aura usake sahacArI rAja puruSoM ne mahArAja vIradhavala ke sAmane pRthvIsthAna pura se lAye hue vastuoM kA upahAra rakhakara unheM jhukakara namaskAra kiyA aura sabake saba adaba se eka tarapha khar3e ho gaye / rAjA vIradhavala ne bahumAna pUrvaka unake puraskAra ko svIkArakara, una sabako baiThane ke lie Asana dikhAye! prasanna hokara mahArAja vIradhavala ne prazna kiyA "hamAre parama mitra mahArAja sUrapAla ke rAjya aura parivAra meM kuzalatA hai?" hAtha jor3akara senApati ne namratA se uttara diyA mahArAja! dharma ke pratApa aura Apa jaise mitra rAja kI snehabharI najara se rAjya meM sarvatra AnaMda hai / mahArAja sUrapAla ne

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra saphala varadAna Apake parivAra kI kuzalatA pUchI hai|| senApati ke sAtha Aye hue manuSyoM kI tarapha najara pheMkate hue mahArAja vIradhavala ne senApati ke najadIka baiThe hue eka mahAn tejasvI, saumyamUrti, bhAgyavAna suMdara yuvaka ko dekhA / use dekhate hI rAjA kI manovRtti sahasA usa tarapha AkarSita ho gayI / ataH - mahArAja ne prazna kiyA 'senApati yaha tumhAre sAtha kA yuvaka kauna haiM?' isakI suMdara AkRti to rAja kumAroM ke samAna teja mAlUma hotI hai, yaha bAta sunate hI usa yuvaka kA saMketa pAkara catura senApati bola uThA - "mahArAja! yaha merA choTA bhAI hai / caMdrAvatI nagarI ko dekhane kI icchA se hamAre sAtha calA AyA hai| isa yuvaka ko dekhakara rAjA ke mana meM kucha aura hI bhAva paidA huA thA / rAjakumArI malayAsuMdarI yuvAvasthA ko prApta hone se rAjA apanI ciMtA ko dUra karane ke vicAra meM thA, paraMtu yaha koI rAjakumAra nahIM hai, yaha samajhakara usane apane vicAroM ko mana meM hI dabA liyA thA / rAjakArya nivedana kiye bAda rAjA ne unheM sanmAna dekara nivAsa sthAna diyA / usa makAna meM ve sabake saba jA Thahare / rAjasabhA visarjana huI / sabhA se bAhara Ane para usa yuvaka ne apane saMbaMdha meM uttara denevAle senApati kI bar3I prasannatA pUrvaka prazaMsA kI / kyoMki yaha banAvaTI uttara dene kA kAraNa usa yuvaka kA caMdrAvatI meM gupta pravAsa thA / eka suMdara mahala meM utArA kiye bAda vaha yuvaka apane sAthiyoM ko kahakara akelA hI caMdrAvatI nagarI kI zobhA dekhane ke lie niklaa|

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra raMga meM bhaMga raMga meM bhaMga vizAla dakSiNa deza meM pRthvI sthAnapura nAmaka nagara thA / vaha apanI zobhA aura samRddhi meM caMdrAvatI nagarI se kama na thA / yaha zahara bhI golA nadI ke kinAre para hI basA huA thA / zahara ke cAroM tarapha saghana vRkSoM kI ghaTA zahara kI zobhA bar3hA rahI thI / zahara ke najadIka meM dhanaMjaya nAmaka yakSa kA maMdira thA / AsapAsa meM kucha pahAr3I pradeza bhI thaa| samIpavarti parvatoM meM bahuta sI guphAe~ bhI dikha par3atI thIM, jinakA upayoga tapasvI, yogI puruSa yA cora vagairaha karate the| isa suMdara aura samRddhizAlI nagara meM kSatriyavaMzI mahArAja sUrapAla rAjya karate the / vIradhavala aura sUrapAla rAjA meM pArasparika mitratA thI / apanI mitratA ko bar3hAne ke lie samaya samaya para ve Apasa meM eka dUsare ko zreSTha vastuoM kI bheTa bhejA karate the / kArya prasaMga para ve eka dUsare ko Apasa meM sahAya bhI kiyA karate the I 1 - eka dina mahArAja sUrapAla ne bahuta sI zreSTha vastue~ dekara kucha rAjakArya ke nimitta apane senApati ko caMdrAvatI meM mahArAja vIradhavala ke pAsa bhejA thaa| usa samaya anya bhI kaI manuSyoM ke sAtha rAjakumAra mahAbala pitA kI AjJA le gusa rIti se sAde veSa meM caMdrAvatI kI zobhA dekhane ke lie AyA thA / jisa tejasvI - yuvaka ke viSaya meM pAThaka mahAzaya pUrva pariccheda meM par3ha cuke haiM, vaha pRthvI sthAna nagara kA rAjakumAra yaha mahAbala hI hai / kumAra mahAbala rAja ke yogya vidyAoM meM atIva nipuNa thA / usake zarIra kI suMdaratA aura cehare kA vIrateja dekhane vAle ko apanI tarapha AkarSita karatA thA / pUrva pariccheda meM kathana kiye mutAbika rAjakumAra apane sAthiyoM ko pUchakara caMdrAvatI kI zobhA dekhane ke lie nikalA hai| zahara ke rAjamArga aura caurAhe dekhatA huA tathA suMdara rAjaprAsAdoM kI zobhA kA nirIkSaNa karatA huA vaha mukhya janAne rAjamahala ke pIche kI ora A pahuMcA / usa mahala ke pichale bhAga kI khir3akI meM baiThI huI eka suMdara yuvatI zahara kI zobhA nihAra rahI thii| dekhate - dekhate usa rAjamahala ke nIce se jAnevAle mArga para calate hue rAjakumAra 50

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra laMga meM bhaMga para usakI dRSTi jA par3I / kAmadeva ke samAna suMdara rUpavAna aura apane samAna vayavAle usa rAjakumAra ko dekhakara vaha suMdarI vicAra karane lagI, yaha suMdara AkRtivAlA yuvaka kauna hogA? yaha sAkSAt kAmadeva hI to nahIM hai? isake cehare kA teja aura suMdara camakIlI AMkheM, vizAla vakSasthala, laMbI - laMbI bhujAyeM, mUMge ke samAna rakta varNa ke hoTha, kaise suMdara mAlUma hote haiM! sarvAMga suMdara rAjakumAra ko dekhakara vaha yuvatI use ekaTaka najara se dekhatI huI, citrAma kI mUrti ke samAna stabdha ho gyii| daivayoga - se rAjakumAra kI dRSTi bhI acAnaka hI khir3akI meM baiThI huI usa yuvatI para jA par3I / use dekhate hI kucha Thasaka kara vaha vicArane lagA - "ahA! kyA yaha koI svarga se utarI huI apsarA hai? yaha anurakta dRSTi se mere sanmukha dekha rahI hai / yaha kumArI hogI yA vivAhitA? idhara usa yuvatI ke mana meM bhI yaha vicAra paidA huA, prema bharI dRSTi se mere sanmukha dekhanevAlA yaha yuvaka kyA koI rAjakumAra hai? ise dekhate hI merA mana itanA vivaza kyoM hotA hai? kyA yaha koI mere pUrva janma kA snehI hogA? isa prakAra ke aneka vicAroM meM ulajhI huI usa suMdarI ne vaha svayaM kauna aura vaha yuvaka kauna hai yaha janAne aura jAnane ke lie, eka bhojapatra para do zloka likha apane mana ke sAtha hI mahala ke nIce khar3e hue usa yuvaka kI tarapha DAle / zarIra para romAMca dhAraNa karate hue rAjakumAra ne nIce par3e usa patra ko uThA liyA aura use mana meM par3hA / usa patra meM likhA thA - kosi tvaM? tava kiM nAma? kya vAstavyo'si sundara ! kathaya tvayakA jaheM mano me kSipatAM dRzaM ahaM tu vIradhavala bhUpatestanayA kanI / tvadeka hRdayA varte nAmnA malayAsundarI // "he suMdara Apa kauna haiM? ApakA nAma kyA hai? Apa kahA~ ke rahanevAle haiM? yaha btlaaie| mere para dRSTi DAlakara Apane merA mana curA liyA hai / maiM 51

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra laMga meM bhaMga vIradhavala rAjA kI kumArI putrI huuN| Apake hRdaya ke sAtha merA hRdaya eka ho gayA hai| merA nAma malayAsuMdarI hai| isa patra ko par3hakara rAjakumAra yogI ke samAna ekAgra citta se TakaTakI lagAkara, rAjakumArI kI ora dekhane lagA / cAra A~khoM ke milate hI donoM kA hRdaya eka dUsare kI ora khiMca gayA aura kumAra ko vahAM se Age kadama bar3hAnA kaThina ho gayA / rAjakumArI kI prema bharI dRSTi ne usako maMtramugdha sarpa ke samAna staMbhita - sA kara diyA thA / citrita mUrti ke jaisA sthira hokara kumAra vicArane lgaa| ahA! isa catura rAjakumArI ne sAhasa dhAraNakara apanA manogata bhAva aura paricaya de diyA, paraMtu isake pUche hue savAla kA javAba mujhe kisa taraha denA cAhie, kumAra isI udher3a buna meM lagA huA thA, itane hI meM usake pIche jaldI - jaldI eka puruSa AyA aura kumAra ko dekhakara kahane lagA, rAjakumAra? zahara meM phiranA chor3akara aba Apa vApisa apane mukAma para cleN| kyoMki hama logoM ne Aja hI apane nagara ko prayANa karanA hai / jisa rAjakArya ke lie yahA~ AnA huA thA vaha kArya saphala ho gayA / manogata bhAva ko dabAkara kumAra bolA - ahA! dekho, ye makAna kaise zobha rahe haiM? isa nagarI kA kilA kitanA majabUta hai! rAjamahaloM ne isa nagarI kI atyaMta zobhA bar3hA rakhI hai / mujhe to abhI bahuta kucha dekhanA hai / abhI taka to sirpha ina makAnoM ko hI dekhane pAyA huuN| tuma vApisa lauTa calane kI bar3I jaldI karate ho" Ane vAle puruSa ne kahA - "rAjakumAra! senApati kA kahanA hai ki kucha Avazyaka prasaMga hone se hameM isI vakta deza ko prayANa karanA cAhie / isalie Apa jaldI calie / yadyapi isa samaya vahAM se kadama uThAnA kumAra ke lie atyaMta duSkara thA, tathApi vivaza hokara use apane sevaka ke sAtha vApisa mukAma para jAnA hI par3A / vaha mana hI mana socane lagA - merI kitanI kamajorI! maiM kauna hU~ isa prazna kA uttara bhI kumArI ko na de sakA! dhikkAra hai mere kalAnaipuNya ko!! aura merI tamAma buddhimattA nirarthaka hai / deza se itanI dUra Akara bhI agara maiM kumArI ko na mila sakA taba phira usakA milApa mujhe kisa taraha ho sakatA hai? isa samaya rAtri ho gayI hai, cAroM tarapha aMdhakAra chA rahA hai / mere sAthI bhI 52

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra raMga meM bhaMga abhI taiyArI hI kara rahe haiM, jaba taka ye taiyAra hoM tabataka maiM akelA hI jAkara rAjakumArI se mila jAU~ aura maiM kauna hU~ usake pUche hue isa prazna kA uttara de aauuN| pUrvokta nizcayakara kisI ko kahe bagaira hI kumAra gupta rIti se vahA~ se cala diyA / vaha zIghra gati se usI mahala ke nIce jA pahuMcA jahAM se vApisa gayA thaa| mahala ke pahale maMjila kI khir3akI khulI huI thI, aura vaha kile ke sAtha hI lagatI thI / do tIna maMjila ke Upara rahane vAlI kumArI ke sAtha bAtacIta karanA sulabha kArya na thA / tathA vizeSa aMdhakAra hone se dRSTi kA viSaya bhI AcchAdita ho cukA thA / arthAt mahala kI jisa khir3akI meM rAjakumArI ke sAtha cAra A~kheM milI thIM, aba aMdhere meM vahAM taka najara na pahuMcatI thI, isalie malayAsuMdarI ke milApa kI AzA vyartha sI pratIta hotI thI / paraMtu vaha himmatavAna puruSa nirAza na huA / aba sAhasa kiye binA kAma nahIM calegA, yaha socakara eka hI chalAMga meM jamIna se kile para jA car3hA / vahAM se pAsa meM hI pahale maMjila kI khir3akI khulI huI thii| rAjakumAra ne usI khir3akI se aMdara praveza kiyaa| jisa khir3akI se kumAra ne praveza kiyA thA / vaha rAstA vIradhavala mahArAja kI dUsarI rAnI kanakavatI ke mahala meM jAtA thA aura usake Upara ke maMjila meM rAjakumArI malayAsuMdarI rahatI thI / saMyoga vazAt isa samaya kanakavatI ke mahala meM usake sivA eka bhI dAsa aura dAsI na thI / ina aMdherI rAta meM apane mahala meM praveza kiye hue rAjakumAra ko dekhakara rAnI kanakavatI socane lagI ahA ! aise suMdara rUpavAlA aura itanA sAhasI puruSa Aja taka maiMne kabhI nahIM dekhA / kanakavatI ne khir3akI ke dvArA praveza karate hue rAjakumAra ko prathama na dekhA thA; isase vaha socane lagI itane sAre paharedAra hone para bhI isa puruSa ne yahA~ kisa taraha praveza kiyA hogA? sacamuca hI yaha koI vidyAdhara yA mahAn puruSa mAlUma hotA hai / yaha kisI bhI prayojana se prasannatA dhAraNa kiye bedhar3aka calA A rahA hai / isa prakAra vicAra karatI huI rAjavallabhA kumAra ke rUpa se mohita ho usake jAne ke rAste meM khar3I hokara use kahane lagI; he narottama! sukha se Aie isa Asana para 53

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra baiThie aura prasanna hokara mere manoratha ko pUrNa kIjie / raMga meM bhaMga rAnI ke vacana suna rAjakumAra cakita ho vicAra meM par3a gayA, vaha socane lagA ki yaha koI rAjA kI rAnI mAlUma hotI hai yA usakI bahana hogI / aise khataranAka sthAna meM Akara manovRtti para saMyama na rakhA jAya to svadArA saMtoSa vrata kisa taraha raha sakatA hai? evaM iSTa kArya kI siddhi honA bhI asaMbhava ho jaay| maiM itanA sAhasakara sirpha malayAsuMdarI se milakara usake prazna kA uttara dene ke lie AyA hUM, paraMtu kisI burI bhAvanA ko sAdhane ke lie nahIM / isalie mujhe isa sthAna meM bar3A sAvadhAna rahanA cAhie / yadyapi rAjakumArI mujhe dila se cAhatI hai aura maiM bhI usake sneha baMdhana meM baMdha cukA hUM tathApi usake mAtA pitA kI sammati binA maiM usake sAtha kadApi vivAha na kruuNgaa| jaba mujha para prema karane vAlI usa kumArI strI kI tarapha bhI merI aisI dRr3ha bhAvanA hai to vivAhita parastrI kI tarapha merA mana vicalita na honA cAhie / yaha vicArakara kumAra ne samayAnusAra apanA kArya sAdha lene ke lie rAnI kanakavatI se kahA 'maiM malayAsuMdarI ke vAste kucha vastu lekara AyA huuN| ataH mujhe usakA nivAsasthAna batalAiye / use vaha cIja dekara vApisa lauTate samaya Apa jaisA pharamAyeMgI vaisA kiyA jAyagA / kanakavatI ne kumAra kA kathana mAnakara use najadIka kI siDhiyA~ se Upara malayAsuMdarI ke mahala meM jAne kA rAstA batalAyA / kumAra Upara kI maMjila para car3ha gyaa| rAjapatnI kanakavatI bhI dhIre - dhIre usake pIche calakara, daravAje ke pAsa chipakara jA khar3I huI / kumAra ko yaha bAta mAlUma na rahI / 1 rAjakumAra ke gaye bAda rAjakumArI malayAsuMdarI sthira citta se usI khir3akI meM baiThI huI mahAbala kumAra ke mArga kI aura dRSTi lagAye hue usI kA dhyAna kara rahI thI / aMdhakAra ho jAne ke kAraNa mahAbala kumAra ke samAgama kI AzA yadyapi usake hRdaya meM zithila ho rahI thI, tathApi kumAra ke sAtha gayA huA usakA dila vApisa na AtA thA, vaha khoye hue dhana ko vApisa pAne kI AzA vAle manuSya ke samAna aMdhakAra hone para bhI usI dizA meM dekha rahI thii| vaha usake dhyAna meM aisI nimagna ho rahI thI ki " kumAra ke aMdara Anepara bhI usakI dhyAna zreNI bhaMga na huI / kumAra usake pAsa hI jA khar3A huA / phira bhI 54

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra uMga meM bhaMga dhyAnamagna yogI ke samAna use kumAra kA AnA mAlUma na huA / usakI hAlata ko dekhakara kumAra bola uThA - "mRgAkSI! idhara dekho! maiM tumhAre hRdaya meM se nikalakara tumhAre sanmukha khar3A hUM / kAnoM ko amRta ke samAna vaha vacana sunate hI apanI gardana pIche ghumAkara dekhA to usake citta kA cora rAjakumAra usake sanmukha khar3A najara aayaa| use dekhate hI malayAsuMdarI lajjA se vinamra mukhakara sanmukha khar3I ho gayI / jisa taraha rAtabhara muAI huI kamalinI prAtaH sUrya kA darzanakara vikasita ho uThatI hai vaise hI kumAra ko dekha rAjakumArI praphullita ho gayI / paraMtu mAre lajjA ke vaha kucha bhI na bola sakI / kumAra phira bolA"rAjakumArI maiM aise bhayAnaka sthAna meM sirpha Apake prazna kA uttara dene ke lie hI AyA hUM / maiM pRthvIsthAnapura ke mahArAjA sUrapAla aura mahArAnI padmAvatI kA putra huuN| merA nAma mahAbala kumAra hai / tumhArI nagarI kI zobhA dekhane ke lie gupta rUpa se maiM apane parivAra ke sAtha yahAM AyA hUM arthAt yahAM kI janatA aura Apake pitA mahArAja vIradhavala kA mere Ane kA koI patA nahIM hai| __ AzcaryapUrNa tumhArI isa nagarI ko dekhate hue maiM Aja saMdhyA samaya tumhAre mahala ke nIce A pahuMcA, usa vakta janmAntara ke prema ko prakaTa karanevAlA, tumhAre sAtha merA dRSTi milApa huaa| isake bAda jo kucha huA hai usakA hama donoM ko anubhava hI hai / isa samaya aise saMkaTa pUrNa sthAna meM tumase milane ke lie mujhe tumhArA prema hI khIMca lAyA hai / lo, acchA aba maiM jAtA hUM / apane sAthiyoM ko taiyArI karate hue chor3a AyA hUM, kyoMki isI samaya hameM pRthvIsthAna pura kI ora prayANa karanA hai / kumAra isI samaya vApisa calA jAyagA yaha socakara rAjakumArI lajjA aura mauna ko chor3akara bolI - "rAjakumAra! Apako yahAM se vApisa nahIM jAnA cAhie / Apake binA maiM prANadhAraNa karane ke lie asamartha hUM / yadi Apa atiniSThura ho merI avajJAkara cale jAyeMge to maiM apane prANoM ko tyAga duuNgii| isalie Apa mujha para dayAkara yahA~ hI raheM / mujhe Apake darzana mAtra se parama zAMti prApta ho jAtI hai / rAjakumAra! maiM ApakA kyA svAgata karU~? maiM Aja se janma paryanta Apako apanI AtmA samarpaNa karatI hU~ aura yaha lakSmIpuMja hAra 55

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra laMga meM bhaMga grahaNa karo yoM kahakara rAjakumArI ne apane hAtha se mahAbala ke gale meM lakSmIpuMja hAra DAla diyA aura bolI - "kumAra! isa hAra ke bahAne se maiMne Apake gale meM yaha varamAlA pahanAyI hai / isalie isa vakta gaMdharva vivAhakara Apa mujhe apane sAtha le caleM / jisase pArasparika viyogajanya duHkha na sahanA pdd'e|" kumAra - "rAjakumArI! ApakA kahanA ucita hai / tumane apane mana kA bhAva prakaTa kiyA yaha ThIka hai, tathApi janatA ke samakSa mAtA pitA kI sammati se vivAha kiye binA isa taraha vivAhakara maiM tumheM sAtha le jAU~ yaha kulIna puruSoM ke lie ucita nahIM / aisA karane se maiM eka sAdhAraNa cora ke samAna manuSyoM kI najara se gira jAU~gA / aise kAryoM meM jaldI karanA ucita nahIM hotA / tuma zAMtacitta se kucha dina taka yahA~ hI raho / maiM tumheM vacana detA hUM ki ghara jAkara aisA hI prayatna karU~gA jisase tumhAre mAtApitA mere hI sAtha tumhArA vivAha kreN| kumArI? aba dhairya dhAraNakara prasanna citta se mujhe jAne kI AjJA do| ___ bhAvI daMpatI pUrvokta prakAra se AnaMda meM magna ho eka dUsare se judA hone kI taiyArI kara rahe the / itane hI meM akasmAt usa kamare ke dvAra baMda ho gaye / yaha dekha sAvadhAna ho kumAra bolA-'dvAra kisane baMda kiye? rAjakumArI cakita ho vicAra meM par3I thI, isI samaya bAhara se kanakavatI kI AvAja sunAyI dii| are! duSTa mahAbala! tUM mujhe Thagakara kumArI se A milA! yAda rakho mujhe Thagane kA phala tumheM abhI mila jAyagA / malayAsuMdarI bolI - "kumAra! yaha merI sautelI mAtA hai aura isI mahala ke pahale maMjila meM rahatI hai| mAlUma hotA hai ki Apako yahA~ Ate hue usane dekha liyA hai aura isase vaha hama para kopAyamAna huI mAlUma hotI hai / ahA! merI kitanI bhayaMkara bhUla! maiMne use yahA~ AyI huI ko bilkula na jAnA, saMbhava hai usane hama donoM kI tamAma bAteM sunI hoM kumAra bolA - "suMdarI! jaba maiM tumhAre pAsa A rahA thA usa vakta isane mujhe rAste meM rokA thA aura kAmAtura hokara isane mujha se viSayayAcanA bhI kI thI / maiM ise asatya uttara dekara tumhAre kamare kA rAstA pUchakara Upara A gayA / paraMtu yaha mujhe bhI mAlUma na huA ki khuphiyA manuSya ke samAna mere pIche Akara vaha hamArA tamAma vyatikara sunegii| 56

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra ghaTanA strI svabhAva ke kAraNa DAha se yaha hama para avazya hI kucha na kucha Apatti lAyagI, paraMtu khaira harakata nahIM saba ThIka ho jAyagA / jisa vakta mahAbala aura malayAsuMdarI apanI asAvadhanatA kA pazcAttApa kara rahe the, usa vakta kanakavatI unake kamare ke dvAra para tAlA lagAkara mahArAja vIradhavala ke pAsa gayI aura usane vahA~ jAkara AMkhoM se dekhA aura kAnoM se sunA huA tamAma vRttAnta rAjA se isa DhaMga se kahA ki jisake sunane se rAjA ekadama krodhita ho uThA / kanakavatI ke mukha se apanI putrI kA svacchaMdI AcaraNa sunate hI rAjA ke netra krodha se lAla ho gaye / vaha usI vakta aneka subhaToM ko sAtha le 'pakar3o mAro' vagairaha zabda bolatA huA tatkAla malayAsuMdarI ke makAna ke sAmane A pahuMcA / subhaToM ne mahala ko cAroM tarapha se ghera liyaa| vicitra ghaTanA aghaTita ghaTitAni ghaTayati, sughaTita ghaTitAni jarajarI kurute / vidhireva tAni ghaTayati, yAni pumAnnaiva cintayati // 1 // dUra se rAjA ke zabda sunakara mAre bhaya ke rAjakumArI tharrA gayI / usake duHkha kA pAra na rahA, dhairya TUTa gayA / aise suMdara AkRtivAle kumAra ke prANa kaise baceMge? isa nararatna ko naSTa karAne vAlI mujha viSa kanyA ko dhikkAra ho! hAya! prathama milApa meM hI maiM apane pyAre para julma DhAnevAlI banI! kumArI ko ciMtAsAgara meM DUbI dekha mahAbala ne use dhIraja dI / suMdarI! nizcita raho merA koI bhI bAla bAMkA nahIM kara sakatA / jo manuSya aise bhayaMkara sthAna meM praveza karane kA sAhasa rakhatA hai usake pAsa apane rakSaNa kA upAya bhI avazya hotA hai' yoM 57

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra ghaTanA kahakara kumAra ne apane pAsa se eka guTikA nikAlI aura malayAsuMdarI ke dekhate - dekhate use apane muMha meM DAla liyA / mahAbala kumAra ne Aja dopahara ko hI rAjasabhA meM mahArAja vIradhavala ke pAsa baiThI huI mahArAnI caMpakamAlA ko dekhA thA, ataH guTikA ke prabhAva se vaisA saMkalpa hone se kumAra kA rUpa caMpakamAlA ke rUpa meM parivartita ho gayA / aba vaha sAkSAt caMpakamAlA banakara malayAsuMdarI ke pAsa baiTha gayA / malayAsuMdarI bhI apanI mAtA kA rUpa dekha Azcarya pAtI huI nirbhaya ho zAMta citta se baiTha gayI / rAjA ne tAlA tur3avAkara dvAra khola malayAsuMdarI ke makAna meM praveza kiyaa| aMdara ghusate hI mahArAja vIradhavala ne malayAsuMdarI ko apanI mAtA caMpakamAlA ke pAsa baiThI dekhI / yaha dekha rAjA kanakavatI ke sanmukha ho bolA - 'priya tumane mujhe kyA kahA thA! yahA~ to una bAtoM meM se kucha bhI mAlUma nahIM hotA? kanakavatI ne kamare ke aMdara Akara cAroM tarapha acchI taraha dekhA paraMtu apanI mAtA sahita baiThI huI malayAsuMdarI ke sivA vahAM para koI bhI najara na AyA / kanakavatI ko dekha caMpakamAlA kA rUpadhAraNa karanevAlA mahAbala bolA - 'Ao bahana! Aja akasmAt Apa isa mahala meM kahA~ se! kyA Aja mahArAja mere para kopAyamAna hai? caMpakamAlA rAnI ko bolatI huI dekha vahA~ Ane vAle tamAma manuSya kanakavatI kI tarapha ghRNA se dekhane lage / ve bola uThe - "sacamuca hI saukanoM kI ApasI IrSA unake nirdoSa baccoM para utaratI haiM, kyoMki kanakavatI ke sambandha meM bhI vaisA hI banAva banA thA lajjAyamAna hokara kanakavatI ne kahA - "svAmin! yahA~ para Aye hue eka puruSa ko mere dekhate hue rAjakumArI ne lakSmIpuMjahAra de diyA hai / Apa usakI talAza kreN| yaha bAta sunate hI strI rUpI kumAra ne apane gale se hAra nikAlakara rAjA kI tarapha dikhAkara kahA - 'kyA Apa isI hAra ko talAza karane Aye haiM, usa hAra ko dekhakara rAjA kI zaMkA sarvathA nivRtta ho gyii| kanakavatI IrSA ke kAraNa hI aise anartha kI bAteM karatI hai, striyoM meM jarA bhI vicAra nahIM hotA / ityAdi bolatA huA tamAma puruSoM ko sAtha le rAjA apane sthAna para calA gayA / 58

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra ghaTanA caMpakamAlA rAnI isa samaya eka jude hI mahala meM thI / rAjA yA kanakavatI ko isa bAta kA patA na thA / bAda meM use yaha bAta mAlUma hone para saukanapana kI ApasI IrSA se evaM apanI putrI kI laghutA na ho isa kAraNa usane isa bAta para bilkula lakSya na diyA / tathA isa viSaya meM usane kisI se bAta taka bhI na nikaalii| ___aba apanI laghutA huI dekha rAnI kanakavatI duHkhI ho socane lagI - 'maiM apane hAthoM se dvAra kA tAlA lagA gayI thI aura vaha vaisA hI lagA pAyA, phira bhI vaha kumAra kaise nikala gayA? yaha kyA huA! maiMne pratyakSa use apanI AMkhoM se dekhA thA / kyA mujhe yaha bhrama huA hai? hAya! saba manuSyoM meM merI kaisI niMdA hotI hai! Aja sabake bIca meM maiM asatya bolanevAlI sAbita huI! kisI pUrva janma kI duzmana yaha kumArI hI merI isa laghutA kA kAraNa hai / isako dekhate, hI mujhe udvega hotA hai / maiM ise saMkaTa meM DAlakara yA prANadaMDa dilAkara kaba badalA lUMgI? isa taraha bar3abar3AtI huI vaha apane mahala meM calI gayI / kolAhala zAMta hone para bar3I sAvadhAnatA ke sAtha malayAsuMdarI ne cAroM tarapha dekhabhAlakara makAna kA daravAjA baMda kara liyA; aba mahAbala ne bhI apane mukha se guTikA nikAlakara apanA svAbhAvika rUpa banA liyA thA / vaha kumArI se kahane lagA - "rAjakumArI! yaha saba mahimA isa guTikA kI hai| malayA - 'kumAra! yaha guTikA Apako kahA~ se milI?' kumAra - eka dina hamAre zahara meM eka vidyAsiddha puruSa AyA thA, usakI maiMne khUba sevA kI thI / saMtusTa hokara usa siddhapuruSa ne rUpa parAvartana karane Adi ke mujhe aneka prayoga batalAye haiM / ve saba maiMne siddhakara rakhe haiM / unhIM meM se yaha eka guTikA bhI hai; jisake prabhAva se Aja hama donoM saMkaTa se uttIrNa hue haiN| malayA - 'isa taraha ke camatkArika prayogavAlI kyA dUsarI guTikA bhI Apake pAsa hai?' 59

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra ghaTanA - kumAra - hA~ hai, usakA prabhAva aisA hai ki Ama ke rasa ke sAtha ghisakara tilaka karane se strI puruSa kA rUpa dhAraNa kara sakatI hai, paraMtu vaha guTikA isa samaya mere pAsa nahIM hai| suMdarI! aba mujhe jAne do, adhika samaya yahA~ rahane se phira koI anya utpAta na khar3A ho jAya / Aja ke prasaMga meM tumheM samajhanA cAhie ki vidhi hamAre anukUla hai / maiM avazya apanA vacana pAlane kI pUrI koziza kruuNgaa| tumhAre mana kI zAMti ke lie maiM tumheM eka zloka diye jAtA hU~ / saMkaTa meM use yAda karane se dhairya prApta hotA hai / vidhatte yadvidhistatyAnna syAt hRdayacintitaM / evameyotsukaM cittamupAyAn zcintayed bahUn // 1 // bhAva - jisa taraha pUrvakRta zubhAzubha karmarUpI bhAgya karatA hai, vaise hotA hai; paraMtu hRdaya kA ciMtita kArya nahIM hotA / yaha cit utsuka hokara vyartha hI aneka upAya vicArA karatA hai / arthAt saMsAra meM saMyoga aura viyoga sukha aura duHkha manuSya ke svayaM ke kiye hue zubhAzubha karma ke anusAra huA karatA hai / paraMtu manuSya ke kiye hue vicArAnusAra nahIM; tathApi mAnava svabhAva ke anusAra manuSya kA hRdaya vyartha hI aneka upAya socatA rahatA hai / isa pUrvokta zloka kA artha samajhane ke kAraNa malayAsuMdarI ne turaMta hI kaMThastha kara liyA / zloka ke bhAvArtha ko vicArakara kumArI prasanna citta se kumAra ke dharmazAstra saMbaMdhI jJAna aura usake dhairya kI prazaMsA karane lagI tathA aise guNavAna puruSa ratna ke samAgama se vaha apane Apako kRtArtha samajhane lgii| kumAra - 'suMdarI! aba to mujhe prasanna hokara jAne kI AjJA do / samaya bahuta ho gayA, mere sAthI merI rAha dekha rahe hoNge| malayA - 'kumAra! maiM apane mukha se aise zabda kaise kaha sakatI hU~, tathApi 60

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra ghaTanA Apa jAne ke lie itane utsuka haiM aura mere sAtha vivAha karane kA mujhe vacana dete haiM to maiM itane se hI saMtoSa mAnakara prabhu se prArthanA karatI hU~ ki ApakA mArga niSkaMTaka ho / Apa zAMti pUrvaka apane nirNaya kiye sthAna para pahuMce' itanA zabda bolate hI kumArI kI AMkhoM meM azru bhara Aye / hRdaya gad gad ho uThA / usase Age kucha na bolA gayA / vaha azrupUrNa netroM se TakaTakI lagAkara kumAra kI tarapha dekhatI rhii| kumAra dhairya dhAraNakara usake mastakara para cuMbana dvArA aMtima pavitra premabhAva kA paricaya dekara kisI ko mAlUma na ho isa taraha jisa rAste se AyA thA usI rAste kile se bAhara ho gayA aura prayANa ke lie taiyAra hokara usakI rAha dekhate hue apane sAthiyoM se jA milA / rAste meM vaha rAjakumArI ko vivAhita karane ke aneka upAyoM ke vicAroM meM lagA rahA / pRthvIsthAnapura meM pahuMcane taka rAjakumArI kA citrapaTa usake hRdaya se kSaNabhara ke lie bhI dUra na huA / nagara meM Akara vinayapUrvaka mAtA pitA ko namaskArakara malayAsuMdarI se milA huA lakSmIpuMja hAra usane apane pitA ko samarpaNa kiyaa| pitA ne jaba usa mahAkImatI hAra prApti kA kAraNa pUchA taba zarama se samayocita asatya uttara dete hue kumAra bolA - "caMdrAvatI ke rAjaputra malayaketu ne mitratA ke bataura nizAnI ke lie mujhe yaha hAra diyA hai / yaha sunakara mahArAja sUrapAla ne kumAra kI prazaMsA karate hue kahA putra! terA bar3A adbhuta kalAkauzalya hai ki jisase thor3e hI samaya kI mitratA se usa rAjakumAra ne tujhe aisA mahAkImatI hAra bheTa kara diyA / rAjA ne usa lakSmIpuMja hAra ko kumAra kI mAtA padmAvatI rAnI ko sauMpa diyA / mAtA ne bhI putra kI prazaMsAkara vaha divya hAra apane gale meM pahana liyaa| ____ aba rAjakumAra rAta-dina malayAsuMdarI ke samakSa kI huI pratijJA ko pUrNa karane ke vicAroM meM nimagna rahatA hai / vaha socatA hai ki kumArI ke samakSa kI huI duSkara pratijJA ko maiM kisa taraha pUrNa karUMgA / yaha hRdaya kI bAta mAtA - pitA ke samakSa kisa taraha kahI jAya! aba vaha sadaiva isI udher3a buna meM lagA rahatA hai| 61

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra ghaTanA eka roja caMdrAvatI ke mahArAja vIradhavala kA bhejA huA rAjadUta rAjA sUrapAla kI sabhA meM AyA / usa samaya mahArAja sUrapAla, mahAbalakumAra aura pradhAnamaMtrI maMDala saba rAjasabhA meM baiThe hue the| dvArapAla ke sAtha rAjasabhA meM pravezakara caMdrAvatI ke dUta ne mahArAja sUrapAla ko vinayayuta namaskArakara kuzalavArtA kathanapUrvaka apane svAmI kA Adeza nivedana kiyaa| mahArAja! mujhe Apake parama mitra caMdrAvatI nareza ne ApakI sevA meM bhejA hai| hamAre mahArAja ne Apako praNAma pUrvaka kuzala prazna pUchA hai / vizeSa samAcAra yaha hai ki mahArAja vIradhavala ke ratiraMbhA ke rUpa ko tiraskAra karanevAlI malayAsuMdarI nAmakI eka kanyA hai / hamAre mahArAja ne unakA svayaMvara maMDapa racA hai / vaMzaparaMparA se milA huA vajrasAra nAmaka dhanuSa usa maMDapa meM rakhA jAyagA / jo kumAra apane parAkrama se usa dhanuSa para pratyaMcA car3hAyagA usI ke gale meM rAjakumArI varamAlA DAlegI / isI svayaMvara para aneka rAjakumAroM ko AmaMtraNa dene ke lie cAroM tarapha dUta bheje gaye haiM aura Apake rUpavAna, guNavAna, kalAbhaMDAra mahAbala kumAra ko bulAne ke lie yahAM para mujhe bhejA gayA hai / Aja jeTha mAsa kI kRSNA ekAdazI hai aura svayaMvara kA muhUrta jeThavadi caturdazI ke dina rakhA gayA hai / yoM to mujhe vahAM se ravAnA hue bahuta dina hue, paraMtu rAste meM bimAra hone ke kAraNa maiM yahAM para jaldI nahIM pahuMca sakA / isalie mahArAja! aba samaya bahuta thor3A raha gayA hai ataH mahAbala kumAra ko Apa turaMta hI caMdrAvatI kI tarapha ravAnA kareM, kyoMki aba vilaMba karane kA samaya nahIM rhaa| mahArAja vIradhavala ke svayaMvara saMbaMdhI AmaMtraNa se rAjA sUrapAla ko bahuta khuzI huI / sanmAna pUrvaka AmaMtraNa ko svIkArakara dUta ko vastrAdi ke dAna se satkAritakara visarjana kiyaa| isa samaya mahAbala rAjakumAra bhI rAjasabhA meM mahArAja ke pAsa hI baiThA huA thA / caMdrAvatI ke dUta ke vacana sunakara usakA hRdaya harSa se praphullita ho uThA / vaha prasanna ho vicAra ne lagA - 'ahA! puNya kI kaisI prabalatA hai! jisa kArya ke lie maiM rAtadina ciMtita rahatA thA vaha bhAgya se Aja sAmane A upasthita huaa| jo kArya sAmarthya aura dhana vyaya se siddha honA 62

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vicitra ghaTanA zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra asaMbhavita sA thA, vahI kArya puNyayoga se aba apane svAdhIna sA hI pratIta hotA hai / aba pitA kI AjJA pAkara maiM zIghra hI caMdrAvatI ko jAUMgA / svayaMvara meM Aye hue aneka rAjakumAroM kA mAnamardanakara, malayAsuMdarI kA pANigrahaNakara ke maiM apanI pratijJA ko pUrNa kruuNgaa|' ityAdi aneka vicAra lahariyoM se harSAkula rAjakumAra kI tarapha rAjA ne dRSTipAta kiyA / "beTA mahAbala! tUM Aja hI svayaMvara para caMdrAvatI jAne kI taiyArI kara / sAtha meM khUba senA le jAnA / caMdrAvatI nareza bar3A rAjA hai, evaM vaha hamArA mitra rAjA hone se vizeSa mAnanIya hai / ' "1 kumAra - (hAtha jor3akara, mastakara jhukA) "pitAjI! Apa kI AjJA zirodhArya hai / Apa jaba pharamAyeM tabhI jAne ke lie taiyAra hUM / " rAjA - (pradhAnamaMtrI kI tarapha dekhakara ) "maMtrIvara ! senApati ko AjJA karo, kumAra ke sAtha caMdrAvatI jAne ke lie senA taiyAra kareM / mahAbala kI aura dekhakara, beTA! caMdrAvatI se lAyA huA lakSmIpUMja hAra bhI apane sAtha lete jAnA / " t 1 mahAbala - 'pitAjI! maiM Apase eka prArthanA karanA cAhatA hUM aura vaha yaha hai jaba maiM nidrA meM hotA hUM taba adRzya rUpa se mere kamare meM Akara mujhe koI pratidina upadrava karatA hai / kabhI vastra, zastra, kabhI AbhUSaNa yA anya koI uttama vastu jo mere pAsa hotI hai, use le jAtA hai / kabhI bhayaMkara hAsyakara vaha mujhe DarAne kA prayatna bhI karatA hai / kala saMdhyA ke samaya mAtAjI ne vaha lakSmIpUMja hAra rakhane ke lie mujhe de diyA thA, paraMtu kala hI rAtri ko mere kamare meM se use kisI ne nikAla liyA / hAra gAyaba huA jAnakara, mAtAjI ko atyaMta duHkha huA, yaha dekha merA hRdaya bhI duHkha se vyAkula ho rahA hai / pitAjI! mAtA ko zAMta karane ke lie, maiMne unake sAmane yaha pratijJA kI hai "yadi pAMca dina ke aMdara maiM usa hAra ko vApisa na lA dUM to agni meM pravezakara maraNAMta prAyazcitta karUMgA / mAtAjI ne bhI aisI hI pratijJA kI hai / " agara vaha hAra mujhe na milA to maiM bhI apane prANa kho duuNgii| merI tamAma vastuoM ko chipakara haraNa karanevAlA janmAntara kA vairI bhUta yA rAkSasa honA cAhie / pitAjI ! maiM cAhatA 63

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra ghaTanA hUM ki Aja rAta ko do - tIna pahara taka apane zayanagRha meM hathiyAra sahita sAvadhAna ho chipakara paharA dUM / yadi itane samaya taka merI tamAma vastuoM ko curAnevAlA vaha duSTa mere makAna meM praveza kare to use pakar3akara apanI hAra Adi tamAma vastuoM ko vApisa le lUM / unameM se hAra mAtAjI ko dekara rAtri ke pichale pahara meM caMdrAvatI kI tarapha prayANa karUM / yaha bAta sunakara rAjA ne kumAra ko vaisA karane kI AjJA dI / pitA ko namaskArakara mahAbala apane mahala meM calA gyaa| jeThavadi ekAdazI ke dina aMdherI rAtri ne pRthvI para cAroM tarapha kAlI cAdara bichAyI huI hai / anaMta AkAzamaMDala meM asaMkhya tAre apane maMdaprakAza dvArA rAtri kI zobhA bar3hA rahe haiM / tathApi vizeSa aMdhakAra ke kAraNa unake prakAza se jamIna para rahI huI vastu spaSTa mAlUma na hotI thI / sAre zahara meM zAMti kA sannATA chA rahA thA / rAjamahala ke cAroM aura kisI bhI manuSya kA saMcAra na thA / aise samaya meM apane nivAsabhuvana meM hAtha meM talavAra liye, dIpaka ke aMdhakAra nIce sAvadhAna ho gupta rIti se mahAbala kumAra khar3A hai / apane sone ke palaMga para eka vastra se manuSyAkRti banAkara usa para eka cAdara DAlI huI hai| usa nivAsa bhuvana ke eka khir3akI ke sivA tamAma dvAra baMda hai / cAhe jo ho paraMtu prANapraNa se bhI Aja usa duSTa ko pUrI zikSA dUMgA, isI vicAra meM kumAra sAvadhAna hokara khar3A hai / jaba madhyarAtri kA samaya huA, usa vakta khulI huI khir3akI se eka hAtha ne aMdara praveza kiyA / kumAra ne bhI use acchI taraha dekha liyA aura vaha vizeSa rUpa se sAvadhAna ho gayA / vaha hAtha kumAra ke kamare meM phirane lagA, yaha dekha kumAra Azcarya sahita vicArane lagA / are! zarIra ke sivA yaha akelA hAtha kyoM dIkha rahA hai? kaMkaNa Adi bhUSaNoM se bhUSita tathA sarala aura komala hone ke kAraNa yaha hAtha kisI strI kA mAlUma hotA hai| nizcita yahI strI adRzyatayA mujhe niraMtara upadrava karatI hai / kisI divya prabhAva se isakA zarIra gupta mAlUma hotA hai / agara maiM khar3aga se isake hAtha ko chedana kara dUM to phira yaha mere hAtha na AyagI aura aisA karane se lakSmIpUMja hAra Adi gayI huI vastuoM kI bhI prApti na hogI / isalie isa hAtha ko na kATakara ise pakar3a lenA cAhie / 64

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra ghaTanA yaha vicAkara kumAra sahasA usa hAtha para car3ha baiThA aura usane use donoM hAthoM se jakar3akara pakar3a liyA / kumAra ke isa sAhasa se aba vaha hAtha kamare meM na rahakara khir3akI se bAhara ho AkAzamArga meM Upara jAne lagA / kumAra bhI usa hAtha para nirbhIkatA se baiThA rahA / AkAza meM jAnepara vAyuvega se hilatI huI dhvajA ke samAna vaha hAtha kAMpane lagA / usa hAtha ne kumAra ko nIce paTakane ke lie bahuta hI prayatna kiye paraMtu vRkSa kI zAkhA para laTake hue baMdara ke samAna vaha hAtha ke sAtha cipaTA rahA / kucha samaya ke bAda usa hAthavAlI vyaMtaradevI kA saMpUrNa zarIra kumAra ko dIkhane lgaa| aba vaha socane lagA 'yaha sacamuca hI koI devI mAlUma hotI hai, ise vizeSa hairAna karane se kadAcita yaha kopAyamAna ho mujhe kahIM samudra yA kisI parvata ke zikhara para pheMka degI / isalie adhika samaya taka isa hAtha para baiThe rahanA mere liye bar3A khataranAka hai / yaha vicArakara kumAra ne pRthvI kI aura utaratI huI usa devI kI gardana para isa prakAra kA muSTiprahAra kiyA jisakI pIr3A se vaha karuNasvara se rudana karatI huI bolI - 'he sAhasika! kRpAkara mujhe chor3a do| maiM abase Apako hairAna na karUMgI / isa samaya devI ke AkAza mArga se pRthvI bahuta dUra nahIM thI, ataH kumAra ne karuNA se usakA hAtha chor3a diyA / phira na jAne vaha devI kisa dizA meM gAyaba ho gayI / devI kA hAtha chor3ate hI nirAdhAra hokara kumAra AkAza se nIce par3A / use par3ate hI mUrchA A gayI / jaMgala ke zItala pavana se AzvAsana milane para kucha samaya ke bAda vaha hoza meM AyA / puNya ke pratApa se kisI eka ghAsa ke Dhera para par3ane ke kAraNa kumAra ke zarIra ko vizeSa coTa na pahuMcI thI, hoza meM Akara vaha socane lagA / na jAne maiM isa samaya kisa pradeza meM Akara par3A hUM? isa aMdhakArapUrNa rAtri meM jaMgala meM cAroM tarapha sannATA chAyA huA thA, kahIM - kahIM jaMgalI janAvaroM ke kaTu zabda sunAyI de rahe the / zeSa rAtri vyatIta karane ke lie aise bIhar3a jaMgala meM nizastra hokara jamIna para baiThe rahanA ucita nahIM, yaha socakara rAjakumAra samIpavartI eka Ama ke per3a para car3ha baiThA / vaha mana hI mana socane lagA / aho! isa devI ke apaharana se merI yaha 65

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'zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra ghaTanA kyA avasthA huI? aba lakSmIpUMja hAra kI prApti mujhe kaise hogI? hAra na milane para mAtA ke sAmane kI huI pratijJA kA pAlana kisa taraha hogA? aura vaha na milane se mAtAjI kaise jIvita raheMgI? mAtA kI mRtyu se pitA ke bhI prANoM kI rakSA honA asaMbhava hai| hA! isa vakta mere vaMza ke saMhAra kA samaya A gayA / he vidhi! terI vicitra gati hai! tUM kSaNa meM manuSya ko rulAtA hai, haMsAtA hai, AzA dekara UMce zikhara para car3hAtA hai / thor3e hI samaya meM phira manuSyoM ko baMdhana meM DAlatA hai aura nirAza karake UMce zikhara se nIce paTakatA hai| terI vicitratA ko jJAnI mahAn puruSoM ke sivA aura koI nahIM jAna sktaa| ____ aba rAtri kA tIsarA pahara bIta cukA thA / AkAza meM tAre camaka rahe the| caMdrodaya kA samaya hone se aMdhakAra bhI kucha kama huA thaa| isa samaya Ama ke vRkSa para baiThA huA mahAbala aneka prakAra kI vicAra taraMgoM meM gote lagA rahA thaa| isI samaya usI AmavRkSa ke nIce peTa se ghisakara calanevAle kisI sarpa jaise prANI kI AhaTa usake kAnoM meM par3I / isase kumAra ne sAvadhAna hokara vRkSa ke nIce kI tarapha dekhA to Ama ke thar3a ke najadIka AtA huA use eka bhayAnaka ajagara dikha par3A / usa ajagara ke muMha meM AdhA laTakA huA koI manuSya mAlUma hotA thA / yaha dekha kumAra samajha gayA ki yaha koI krUra prANI kisI manuSya ko nigalakara isa vRkSa ke sAtha lapeTA dekara use mArane ke lie A rahA hai / yadi maiM isa krUra prANI ke muMha meM par3e hue isa manuSya ko jIvita dAna dUMto merA isa vipatti meM A par3anA bhI saphala ginA jA sakatA hai / saMsAra meM manuSyamAtra ke sira para kAla kI garjanA ho rahI hai / isa nAzavaMta zarIra se dUsare kA kucha upakAra ho sake to jIvana sArthaka hai / yaha socakara kumAra vRkSa se nIce utarA / jisa vakta vaha ajagara usa vRkSa ke samIpa Akara vRkSa ko lapeTA de ardhalaTake hue manuSya ko mAra DAlane kA prayatna karatA thA usI vakta kumAra ne apane hAthoM se usa bhImakAya ajagara ke donoM hoThoM ko pakar3akara use jIrNa vastra ke samAnI cIra DAlA / ajagara ke muMha ke do vibhAga hote hI usake muMha se maMda caitanyavAlI eka yuvatI strI nikala pdd'ii| yadyapi vaha strI jIvita thI tathApi isa samaya vaha mUrchAgata hone se nizceSTa mAlUma hotI thI / jaMgala kA zuddha pavana lagane se kucha dera ke bAda ardha jAgRta avasthA 66

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra ghaTanA meM usake mukha se maMda svara se "mujhe mahAbalakumAra kA zaraNa ho" yaha zabda nikala pdd'e| apane nAma ko sunakara kumAra vismaya prApta kara sAvadhAna ho usa yuvatI kI tarapha dekhane lagA / rAtri meM gaura se usake cehare ko dekhane se kumAra ko mAlUma ho gayA ki caMdrAvatI ke rAjamahala meM dekhI huI vaha malayAsuMdarI kI AkRti hai / yaha dekha kumAra ke Azcarya kA pAra na rahA / paropakAra kI bhAvanA ke uparAMta hRdayagata prema kI preraNA se aba vaha adhika prayatna se use hoza meM lAne kA prayatna karane lagA / aba vaha kucha vizeSa hoza meM Akara mahAbala dvArA yAda karAye hue isa zloka ko bolane lagI - ___vidhatte yadvidhistasyAna syAt hRdaya ciMtitaM' ityAdi vAkya sunate hI kumAra ko pUrNanizcaya ho gayA ki vaha rAjakumArI malayAsuMdarI hI hai / ataH usane gad gad svara se kahA - mRgAkSI! nidrA kA tyAga karo aura svastha bno| tumhArI yaha avasthA dekhakara merA hRdaya vyAkula ho rahA hai / mahAbala kA zabda sunate hI netra khola rAjakumArI usake sAmane dekhane lagI / apane pAsa baiThA huA aura apane zarIra kI suzruSA karate hue rAjakumAra ko dekha usa duHkha meM bhI usakA hRdaya harSa se bhara AyA aisI duHkhI avasthA meM kumAra kA darzanakara vaha apane tamAma duHkhoM ko bhUla gyii| zarIra ko saMkocakara aura vastra sameTa ke baiThI ho vaha snigdha dRSTi se kumAra kI ora ekaTaka dekhane lgii| "malayA - rAjakumAra! kyA maiM svapna dekha rahI hUM / maiM kisa taraha jIvita rahI / Apa akasmAt yahAM kaise A gaye?" mahAbala - "rAjakumArI! yaha bAta maiM tumheM phira sunAUMgA / pahale najadIka meM jo yaha nadI mAlUma hotI hai vahAM calakara jo tumhArA zarIra maila aura ajagara kI lAla se sanA huA hai, ise sApha karanA caahie| ___ malayA - "jaisI ApakI AjJA!" vahAM se uThakara donoM janeM pAsa meM bahanevAlI nadI para gaye, vahAM jAkara rAjakumArI ke zarIra ko sAphakara vastra dhokara aura use svaccha tAjA pAnI pilAkara mahAbala kumAra apane sAtha le phira vApisa usI Ama ke per3a tale A baiThA / 67

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vicitra ghaTanA zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra malayA - (jarA svastha hokara) rAjakumAra ! Apa yahA~ kaise Aye? mahAbala ne apanA tamAma vRttAMta vyaMtara ke haraNa se lekara usa ajagara ke cIra DAlane taka kaha sunAyA / vaha vRttAMta sunakara malayAsuMdarI kumAra ke dhairya aura sAhasa se cakita ho vAraMvAra mastaka hilAne lagI / kumAra kI aura sneha bharI dRSTi se dekhate hue vaha bola uThI 'kumAra! Apane bar3A kaSTa sahana kiyA / ' 1 mahAbala - suMdarI! tuma aba mujhe apanA vRttAMta kaha sunAo / mere gaye bAda tuma para kyA kyA ghaTanAyeM ghaTIM ? isa bhayAnaka ajagara ke udara meM kisa taraha A par3I? aneka subhaToM se surakSita usa rAjamahala meM rahanevAlI tumheM isa ajagara ne kisa taraha saTakA ? tuma ajagara ke muMha meM kisa taraha AyI ? malayA - rAjakumAra! ajagara ke mukha meM kisa taraha gayI yaha to maiM nahIM jAnatI, paraMtu isake sivA maiM Apako apanA tamAma vRttAMta sunAtI hUM / Apa apane kAna aura hRdaya ko kaThinakara suneM / malayAsuMdarI apanA vRttAMta kahanA hI cAhatI thI itane hI meM mahAbala ke kAna para dUra A hue kisI manuSya kI AhaTa par3I | mahAbala turaMta hI sAvadhAna hokara vicArane lgaa| rAtri ke samaya aise pradeza meM yaha kauna phira rahA hogA? aise aMdhakAra ke samaya meM cora, jAra yA ghAtaka hI apane lakSya kI khoja meM phirA karate haiM / yadi aisA hI huA to saMbhava hai mujhe akele ko strI ke pAsa baiThA dekha vaha kucha upadrava kare / agara rAjakumArI kI khoja meM hI koI A rahA hogA to isa samaya ise akelI ko mere pAsa baiThI dekha vaha bhI kucha Apatti karegA / I 68

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra hasyodghATana rahasyodghATana rAtri kA samaya hai / jaMgala meM sannATA chA rahA hai / AkAza meM tAre TimaTimAkara turaMta hI meM nikale hue caMdramA kI jyoti bar3hA rahe haiM / jaMgala meM kahIM - kahIM para gIdar3a aura ullU kA zabda sunAyI de rahA hai / aise prazAMta samaya jaMgala meM golA nadI ke kinAre para Ama ke per3a ke nIce do suMdara yuvaka baiThe haiN| aura kAMpate hue zarIra se namratApUrvaka unake sAmane khar3I huI eka yuvatI unase kucha kaha rahI hai| use najadIka AyI dekha kumAra ne mIThI AvAja se kahA - "bhadre! tUM kauna hai? aisI ghora aMdherI rAtri meM isa nirjana jaMgala meM tujhe akelI Ane kA kyA kAraNa huA? terA zarIra kisa bhaya se kAMpa rahA hai? hama donoM paradezI haiM / rAste hI meM rAta par3a jAne se hamane yahAM hI vizrAma kara liyA hai, paraMtu hama isa pradeza se sarvathA anajAna haiM" isa taraha kamAra ne usI mIThe vacanoM dvArA kucha AzvAsana sA diyaa| ___ kumAra ke vacanoM para vizvAsa rakha vaha AgaMtuka strI bolI - "he kSatriya putroM! maiM Apake pUche hue praznoM kA uttara detI huuN| Apa jahAM para baiThe haiM yaha golA nadI ke kinAre kA pradeza hai / yahAM se bilkula najadIka caMdrAvatI nAmakI nagarI hai / aura vahAM para vIradhavala rAjA rAjya karatA hai| AgaMtuka strI ke mukha se yaha samAcAra sunakara mahAbala kA hRdaya harSa aura Azcarya se pUrNa ho gyaa| vaha socane lagA, bhAgya kI kaisI vicitra gati hai? aise saMkaTa meM par3akara bhI maiM apane iSTa sthAna ke samIpa hI A pahuMcA hU~ / mRtyu ke mukha meM gayI huI rAjakumArI bhI mujhe jIvita hI mila gayI / aise maraNAMta saMkaToM meM bhI merA bhAgya mujhe pUrNa sahAyatA de rahA hai, isalie mujhe saMkaTapUrNa samaya meM jarA bhI hiMmata nahIM hAranA caahie| mahAbala - bhadre! kyA isa rAjA ke vahAM kucha nayI ghaTanA ghaTI hai? 69

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra hasyodghATana AgaMtuka yuvatI - hA~, isa rAjA ke eka malayAsuMdarI nAma kI umara lAyaka kanyA thI, usake lie rAjA ne svayaMvara zurU kiyA huA hai / deza dezAMtara se rAjakumAroM ko bulAne ke vAste cAroM tarapha rAjadUta bheje hue haiM / Aja se tIsare dina yAne caturdazI ke roja svayaMvara kA muhUrta thA aura rAjA ne svayaMvara kI tamAma sAmagrI taiyAra kara lI thI paraMtu usa kumArI kI sautelI mAtA kanakavatI ne usa raMga meM bhaMga kara DAlA / maiM usa kanakavatI rAnI kI sobhA nAmakI mukhya dAsI huuN| usakI pUrNa vizvAsa pAtra hone se usakA koI sA bhI kArya mujhase chipA nahIM hai| kanakavatI malayAsuMdarI para niraMtara dveSa rakhatI thI aura usake chidra dekhatI rahatI thii| malayAsuMdarI - somA! kanakavatI kisalie rAjakumArI para dveSa rakhatI thI? mahAbala - isameM kyA pUchanA thA? saukana ko svAbhAvika hI apanI saukana kI saMtAna para dveSa hotA hai / somA - kucha bhI hogA, mujhe isa bAta kA patA nahIM / hA~ itanA maiM kaha sakatI hU~ ki rAjakumArI kA Aja taka kucha aparAdha nahIM dekhA gayA / usa nirdoSa bAlikA ke pIche par3ane para bhI kanakavatI kumArI kA kucha bhI ahita na kara sakI / kala rAta kA jikara hai maiM aura merI svAminI sirpha hama donoM hI mahala meM baiThI thIM / akasmAt rAnI kanakavatI kI goda meM kumArI kA lakSmIpuMja hAra A par3A citta ko AnaMda dene vAlA lakSmIpuMja hAra kA nAma sunate hI navacetanyasA prAptakara kumAra sahasA bola uThA - somA! vaha hAra usakI goda meM kahA~ se A par3A thA? somA - vaha hAra AkAza mArga se par3A thA / use dekha hama donoM ne nIce UMce cAroM tarapha dekhA paraMtu usa hAra ko pheMkane vAle kA kucha bhI patA na lagA / kumAra ne mana hI mana socA - "usI vyaMtara devI ne mere pAsa se le jAkara lakSmIpuMja hAra vahAMDAlA hogA, jisane usake sAtha merI anya vastuyeM bhI curAyI huI haiM / mAlUma hotA hai usa vyaMtara devI kA kanakavatI ke sAtha kucha janmAMtara 70

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra hasyodghATana kA sneha saMbaMdha hogA / isIse usane vaha hAra use jA diyA hogA / mahAbala - "somA! vaha hAra lekara kanakavatI ne kyA kiyA? isa vakta vaha hAra kahA~ para hai?" somA - "hAra milane se atiharSa prApta kara kanakavatI ne mujhase kahA - "bhadre! dekha, yaha kaisA apUrva Azcarya hai / jahAM para puruSa kA saMcAra honA kaThina hai aise sthAna meM rahanevAlI rAjakumArI malayAsuMdarI kA yaha hAra akasmAta merI goda meM A par3A hai| tUM cAroM tarapha dekha; isa samaya koI manuSya mahala meM chipakara, yaha saba kucha dekha to nahIM rahA hai? maiMne aura merI svAminI kanakavatI ne bhI mahala meM sarvatra dekhA paraMtu hameM koI bhI manuSya dekhane meM na aayaa| kucha dera mauna rahakara merI svAminI ne mujhase kahA somA! tUM isa hAra kI prApti kA kisI ko bhI jikra na karanA / maiMne vaha bAta zirodhArya kI / svAminI ne usa hAra ko kahIM gupta sthAna para chipA diyA / isake bAda hama donoM janIM mahArAja vIradhavala ke pAsa gayI / merI svAminI ne hAtha jor3akara mahArAja se prArthanA kI - "mahArAja! maiM Apase ekAMta meM kucha Apake hita aura lAbha kI bAta kahanA cAhatI huuN|' mahArAja vIradhavala yaha suna "bahuta acchA" kahakara uTha khar3e hue aura merI svAminI ke sAtha eka jude kamare meM cale gaye / vahAM para merI svAminI ne mahArAja se kahA svAmin! pRthvIsthAnapura ke bhUpati sUrapAla rAjA kA mahA parAkramI suMdara aura tejasvI mahAbala nAmaka eka kumAra hai / usakA eka manuSya guptarIti se bahuta daphe ApakI atipyArI rAjakumArI malayAsuMdarI ke pAsa AtA hai / rAjya kA bhUSaNa rUpI aura divya prabhAvavAlA vaha lakSmIpUMja hAra Aja hI kumArI ne mahAbala kumAra ke lie usa AdamI ke hAtha bheja diyA hai aura sAtha hI use yaha bhI kahalAyA hai ki "svayaMvara ke bahAne se bahuta sI senA lekara tuma isa avasara para jarUra AnA / anya rAjakumAra bhI isa samaya avazya AyeMge / Apake saMketa karane para ve Apako sahAya bhI kreNge| isalie isa samaya rAjya ko grahaNa karane kA yaha amUlya avasara hai| merA vivAha bhI Apake hI sAtha hogA / 71

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra hasyodghATana mahArAja! sacamuca hI kumArI sarala svabhAvI hai / use rAjya lobhI dhUrta aura apane bala se garvita mahAbala kumAra ne bharamAkara apane vaza meM kara liyA hai, isI kAraNa usane isa prakAra kA bhayaMkara rAjadroha aura kulaghAtaka vicAra kiyA hai / prANanAtha! striyoM kI vANI madhura hotI hai paraMtu unakI buddhi bar3I tuccha hotI hai / mukha meM kucha aura hRdaya meM kucha ora hI hotA hai / mUrkha striyA~ tuccha lAlasA meM phaMsakara apane mAtA - pitA, bhAI Adi samasta kuTuMba ko bhayAnaka kaSTa meM DAla detI haiM, isI kAraNa yaha gupta rahasya maiMne Apake sAmane nivedana kiyA hai| aba Apako jo ucita mAlUma de so kreN| yadi Apako mere ina vacanoM para vizvAsa na ho to Apa isa samaya kumArI ke pAsa se hAra mAMge, jo usane Apako hAra de diyA to usa dina ke samAna Apa mujhe sadA ke lie 'jhUThI aura IrSAlu hI samajhie' anyathA merA kathana satya samajhakara Apa apane aura naSTa hote rAjya ko bacAne kA upAya kareM / ityAdi aneka asatya vacanoM se rAjA ko aisA kupita kara diyA ki krodhAyamAna hokara rAjA ne tatkAla hI hameM vahAM se visarjana kiyA aura kumArI kI mAtA caMpakamAlA ko kucha masavarA karane ke lie bulA bhejaa| pAThaka mahAzaya! Apake dila meM isa kathAnaka ke mukhya nAyaka nAyikA mahAbala kumAra aura malayAsuMdarI kA vRttAMta jAnane kI atIva jijJAsA paidA ho rahI hogI, isalie use pUrNa karane ke vAste pichale pariccheda meM Ama ke nIce baiThe hue mahAbala aura malayAsuMdarI ke pAsa hI hama isa samaya Apako lie calate haiN| AThaveM pariccheda ke aMta meM Apane mahAbala aura rAjakumArI kI bAteM sunI hai| pUrvokta vicArakara kumAra ne apane kezapAza meM se eka guTikA nikAlI aura use usI Ama phala ke rasa meM ghisakara kumArI ke mastaka para tilaka kara diyaa| usa guTikA ke prabhAva se malayAsuMdarI kA puruSa rUpa bana gayA / puruSa rUpa dekha mahAbala bolA - 'rAjakumArI! jabataka tumhAre mastaka para kiyA huA yaha tilaka mere thUka se na miTA diyA jAya taba taka tumhArA yaha puruSa rUpa aisA hI kAyama rhegaa| abhI rAtri bahuta hai / unmArga se koI sAmane manuSya calA A rahA 72

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra hasyodghATana mAlUma hotA hai / jaba taka usakA bhalI bhAMti patA na laga jAya aura abase jo Age aise prasaMga AyeMge unameM tumhArA aisA hI rUpa banAne kI AvazyakatA hai / " malayA - "rAjakumAra! Apako jaise ucita mAlUma ho vaise kareM / maiMne to yaha zarIra janmaparyaMta Apako samarpaNa kiyA huA hai / " mahAbala - "tumhArA kahanA sahI hai, paraMtu isa samaya hameM bilkula mauna rahanA cAhie / dekho vaha vyakti najadIka hI A rahA hai / tumheM yaha batAe detA hUM ki vaha manuSya cAhe jo ho paraMtu tumheM sarvathA nirbhIka rahanA cAhie / isa prakAra rAjakumArI ko dhairya dekara mahAbala sAmane se AnevAle vyakti kI ora dekhane lagA / dekhate hI dekhate vaha vyakti zIghra gati se bilkula najadIka A pahuMcA / najadIka Ane se kumAra ko yaha mAlUma ho gayA ki unake sAmane AnevAlA vyakti puruSa nahIM kintu bhaya se kAMpatI huI vaha eka yuvatI strI hai / pAThaka mahAzaya! aba Apa bhalI prakAra samajha gaye hoMge, ki lakSmIpUMja hAra ko prAptakara, sautelI mAtA kanakavatI ne niraparAdha malayAsuMdarI ko saMkaTa meM DAlane ke lie somA dAsI ko sAtha le jAkara, mahArAja vIradhavala ko banAvaTI bAtoM se kopAyamAna kara diyA thA / I mahArAnI caMpakamAlA ko bulAkara rAjA ne rAnI kanakavatI se sunI huI tamAma bAteM kahI, paraMtu caMpaka mAlA ko una bAtoM para bilkula vizvAsa na aayaa| jaba rAjA ne hAra ke viSaya meM sunAyA to rAnI ne yaha bAta maMjUra kara lI ki hA~ yadi hAra usake pAsa na mile to ina bAtoM para vizvAsa karane meM koI harakata nahIM hai / rAnI kA abhiprAya prAptakara rAjA ne usI vakta rAjakumArI ko bulavAyA aura usake pAsa se lakSmIpuMja hAra maaNgaa| pahale to kumArI se kucha bhI uttara na bana sakA, paraMtu vaha kucha soca kara bolI, pitAjI ! usa hAra ko mere pAsa se kisI ne curA liyA mAlUma hotA hai / kaI roja se DhU~r3hane para bhI vaha nahIM milatA / yaha uttara sunate hI mAre krodha ke rAjA ke netra lAla zUrkha ho gaye, hoTha phar3akane lage vaha tiraskAra pUrvaka jora se bola uThA 'pApinI ! mere sAmane se dUra calI jA, mujhe apanA muMha na dikhA' tere race hue prapaMcoM kA mujhe saba patA laga 73 -

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra hasyodghATana gayA hai / idhara rAnI caMpakamAlA bhI tiraskAra kara use phiTakArane lagI / mAtA sahita pitA ko krodhAtura dekha malayAsuMdarI turaMta hI pIche lauTa apane mahala meM A gayI / usakA mukha kamala ciMtA kI chAyA se murajhA gayA / vaha socane lagI - mAtA pitA ko itanA krodha karane kA kyA kAraNa hogA? maiMne mana, vacana aura zarIra se Aja taka kabhI bhI pyAre mAtA pitAoM kA aniSTa AcaraNa nahIM kiyaa| mere hAtha se bhArI se bhArI kImatI vastu naSTa hone para bhI pitAjI ne mujha para kabhI krodha nahIM kiyA? Aja yaha kyA huA? mAtA pitA donoM hI kupita ho rahe haiM? unake isa asatya kopa kA kyA kAraNa hai yaha mAlUma nahIM hotA / na jAne aba isa bhayAnaka krodha kA kyA pariNAma upasthita hogA? isI soca vicAra meM vaha hRdaya se jhuratI huI, mAnasika vedanA sahana karatI huI apane kamare meM baiThI rhii| ___ rAjA ne caMpakamAlA se kahA - "devI! isa duSTa hRdaya vAlI kumArI ne sacamuca hI lakSmIpUMja hAra mahAbala ko de diyA hai / kanakavatI kA kathana asatya nahIM hai; svayaMvara meM Ane vAle aneka rAjakumAroM se yaha duSTa lar3akI mujhe maravA DAlegI / hamane ise kitanA lAr3a lar3AyA? isake svayaMvara ke lie kitanA mahAn kharca karake maMDapa taiyAra kiyA hai, yaha putrI ke rUpa meM janma lenevAlI hamArI koI pUrva kI duzmana hai / sacamuca hI anurAginI strI manuSya ko mRtyu se bacAtI hai aura viraktA strI manuSya ko mRtyu ke dvAra para pahuMcAtI hai| mitra ko zatru aura zatru ko bhI mitra banA detI hai, isalie he priye! merA yaha vicAra hai ki jaba taka ve duzmana rAjakumAra yahAM para na A pahuMce taba taka isa duSTA kumArI ko yamarAja ke havAle kara denA cAhie / rAnI ne kucha bhI uttara na diyaa| aneka vicAroM meM ulajhakara rAnI ke sAtha rAjA ne kaSTa se rAta bitAyI / prAtaHkAla hote hI rAjA ne kotavAla ko bulAkara AjJA dI ki isa merI pApiSTA kumArI malayAsuMdarI ko yahAM se dUra le jAkara jAna se mAra DAlo / isa viSaya meM mujhase bAra - bAra pUchane yA vicAra karane kI tumheM koI AvazyatA nahIM isa bAta kI khabara hote hI buddhinidhAna subuddhi nAmaka pradhAnamaMtrI zIghra 74

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra hasyodghATana hI mahArAja ke pAsa AyA / isa vakta rAjA kA krodha ugrarUpa ko dhAraNa kiye hue thA; krodha se vikRta bane hue rAjA ko dekhakara pradhAna maMtrI namaskArakara namratApUrvaka bolA - "mahArAja ! aisA asamaMjasa aura bhayAnaka kArya karane kA kyA kAraNa hai? kyA isa samaya kumArI malayAsuMdarI ApakI vahI putrI nahIM hai jisake vinayAdi guNoM kI Apa sadaiva prazaMsA kiyA karate the? kyA aba vaha usake Upara kA vAtsalya Apa meM nahIM rahA? isa bholI bhAlI rAjakumArI ne prANadaMDa pAne kA aisA kyA aparAdha kara DAlA? mahArAja ! jo kArya karanA ho use dIrgha dRSTi se pUrvApara vicAra karake karanA cAhie / avicArita kiye hue kArya kA pariNAma kisI - kisI samaya maraNAMta kaSTa se bhI adhika duHsahya upasthita hotA hai / I rAjA - "pradhAna! tumhArA kathana bilkula ThIka hai; paraMtu maiM avicArita kArya nahIM kara rahA hUM / bAhara se bholI dIkhane vAlI isa kumArI ne hamArA bhayaMkara aparAdha kiyA hai / isane hamAre vaMza ko sarvathA naSTa karane kA prapaMca racA hai / Aja hameM isakI jAlasAjI kA patA lagA hai; ityAdi kathanapUrvaka rAjA ne kanakavatI dvArA sunA huA vRttAMta maMtrI ko kaha sunAyA / yaha sunakara maMtrI bhI bhayabhIta ho mauna dhAraNakara kucha vicAra meM par3a gayA / isa bAta kA nirNaya karane meM bhI usakI buddhi na calI / rAjA kI AjJA pAkara do cAra sipAhiyoM ko sAtha le kotavAla rAjakumArI ke mahala meM A pahuMcA aura maMda svara se malayAsuMdarI se bolA 'rAjakumArI! mahArAja tuma para atyaMta krodhita hue haiM / isa kAraNa unhoMne mujhe tumhArA vadha karane kI AjJA dI hai / hA! parAdhIna hatabhAgya, maiM isa samaya kyA karU~? kotavAla kI bAta sunakara malayAsuMdarI ke netroM se AMsuoM kI jhar3I laga gayI / usake cehare para dInatA chA gayI aura aba mujhe kyA karanA cAhie isa vicAra meM vaha mUr3ha bana gayI / ruke hue kaMTha se kumArI ne uttara diyA- 'kotavAla ! pitAjI kA mujha para isa bhayaMkara krodha kA kAraNa tuma jAnate ho?" kotavAla 1 ft bolA rAjakumArI! maiM isa ghaTanA ke rahasya ko bilkula nahIM jAnatA / - 75 -

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra hasyodghATana malayAsuMdarI duHkha se asthira citta kI avasthA meM hokara bolane lagI - 'pitAjI! nirdoSa bAlikA para niSkAraNa aisA prANaghAtaka kopa kisalie? pyAre pitA! aneka bhUle hone para bhI Aja paryanta Apase aisA avicArita kArya kabhI nahIM huA Aja Apako kyA kisI ne bharamA diyA hai? isa samaya putrIpana kA niHssIma prema kahA~ calA gayA? mAtA caMpakamAlA! Aja Apa bhI patthara ke samAna kaThora hRdayA banakara nisnehA ho gayI! yadi Apako mujhase kucha aparAdha hI huA mAlUma hotA hai, to kyA mAtA - pitA saMtAna ke eka aparAdha ko kSamA nahIM kara sakate? mujha para asIma prema rakhanevAle he bhrAtA malayaketu! kyA aise samaya tuma bhI mauna dhAraNa kiye baiThe ho! isa viSamatA kA kyA kAraNa hai? itanA bhI mujhe nahIM batalAyA jAtA? maiMne aisA kaunasA bhayaMkara aparAdha kiyA hai jisase Aja tamAma parivAra kA mujha se prema naSTa ho gayA? maiM mAnatI hU~ Aja merA puNya sarvathA nAza ho cukA hai| isIse prANoM se pyArI samajhane vAlA sArA rAjakula Aja mujhe duzmana samajhakara niSThura bana gayA hai| pUrvokta niSphala vicAroM kI udher3a buna meM usane yaha nizcaya kiyA ki eka daphe maiM pitAjI se prArthanA karU~, ve mujhe merA aparAdha mAlUma kareM / phira jo mere bhAgya meM hogA so ho / yaha socakara usane apanI vegavatI nAmaka dAsI ko bulAkara apanA sArA abhiprAya kaha sunAyA aura apanI tarapha se prArthanA karane ke lie use rAjA ke pAsa bhejaa| vegavatI - mahArAja vIradhavala ke pAsa Akara hAtha jor3a namratApUrvaka vijJapti karane lagI "mahArAja malayAsuMdarI mere dvArA Apase hAtha jor3akara namra prArthanA karatI hai ki kRpAkara mujhe yaha batAyeM ki mujha hatabhAginI se ApakA kyA aparAdha huA hai! yadi mujhe mRtyu se pahale apanA aparAdha mAlUma hogA to mere citta ko saMtoSa hogA maiM samajhUgI pitAjI ne mujhe mere hI aparAdha kI zikSA dI hai / ApakI dI huI prANadaMDa kI zikSA mujhe zirodhArya hai, paraMtu prANa tyAga ne se pahale yadi ApakI AjJA ho to aMtima samaya eka daphe Apake aura mAtAjI ke darzana karanA cAhatI huuN| agara yaha bAta Apako bilkula maMjUra na ho to maiM dUra rahI huI hI Apako, mAtA caMpakamAlA aura sautelI mAtA kanakavatI ko aMtima namaskAra karatI huuN| 76

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra hasyodghATana rAjA - "pApiSTA lar3akI! ayogya kAryakara ke bhI mujhase aparAdha jAnanA cAhatI hai? mujhe mAlUma na thA ki tUM Upara se bholI dekha par3atI huI bhI bhItara se itanI gUr3ha hRdaya aura kapaTa pravINa hai / maiM aMdara se viSatulya aura Upara se amRta ke samAna usake mIThe vacana sunane nahIM cAhatA / maiM aba usa duSTa kA muMha dekhanA nahIM cAhatA aura na hI mujhe usake isa kapaTapUrNa namaskAra kI AvazyakatA hai| jisa taraha kotavAla kahe usa taraha vaha apane prANoM ko tyAga de| rAjA ke aMtima vacana sunakara vegavatI ke duHkha kA pAra na rahA / usakA hRdaya bhara aayaa| A~khoM se A~su bahane lage paraMtu aMta meM dhIraja dhAraNakara usane malayAsuMdarI kA mahArAja ko aMtima saMdeza sunAyA / 'mahArAja! agara ApakA yahI aMtima nizcaya hai to malayAsuMdarI golA nadI ke kinAre para jo pAtAlamUla nAmaka aMdhakAra pUrNa gaharA kuMA hai usameM jhaMpApAtakara mRtyu zaraNa hogii| itanI bAta kahakara aura rAjA kA uttara sunane kI bhI pratikSA na karake vegavatI vahA~ se tatkAla hI vApisa lauTa gayI aura malayAsuMdarI ke pAsa jAkara usane savistAra tamAma hakIkata kaha sunAyI / malayAsuMdarI para isa samaya akasmAt vipatti kA pahAr3a TUTa par3ane se usakI yaha saccI parIkSA kA samaya thaa| usane jo bAlyavaya meM saMskArI zikSaNa prApta kiyA thA usake prabhAva se hiMmata aura dhairya kA avalaMbana le vaha apane hI ghora karmoM kI niMdA karatI thii| usake mukha se nimna prakAra ke zabda nikalate the - "jo bhAgya kare vaha hotA hai, nahIM hotA hRdayaciMtita terA he citta! sadA utsuka hokara, karatA upAya kyoM bahuterA!" kaThina hai bananA mana re tujhe maraNa kA sahanA duHkha hai mujhe| mama kukurma purAtana roSa hai, janaka kA isameM kaba doSa hai //

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra hasyodghATana rAjA kA aMtima nizcaya sunakara malayAsuMdarI ne bhI dhairyapUrvaka prANatyAga kA nizcaya kara liyA / aba vaha paMca parameSTI maMtra kA jApa karatI huI zahara ke bAhara rahe hue aMdhakUpa ko lakSya meM kara nirbhayatA se apane rakSaka puruSoM ke Age - Age cala pdd'ii| rAjakumArI kI yaha sthiti dekhakara, ArakSaka logoM ke hRdaya meM bhI dayA kA saMcAra hotA thA / usake sakhIvarga kI sthiti bahuta hI karuNA janaka dikha par3atI thI / ve caudhArA AMsuoM se mukha dhotI huI rudana karatI thiiN| he hRdaya ! rAjakumArI kI aisI dazA dekhakara bhI tUM kisa taraha jIvana dhAraNa kiye hue hai? he kumArI! tere madhura AlApa, sAragarbhita vArtA aura hRdaya kI saralatA se prApta honevAlA AnaMda aba hama kisase pAyeMgI? he devI! yaha terI dazA tere badale hameM kyoM na prApta ho gayI? he divya guNa dhAraNa karanevAlI, sarala bAlikA ! tere binA isa zahara meM rahanA hamAre liye sarvathA asaMbhavita hogA? isa prakAra bolakara use hRdaya se cAhanevAlI usakI tamAma sakhiyA~ vilApa karake dekhane vAle manuSyoM ko bhI rulAtI thIM / - rAjA ne apanI ikalautI kumArI ko gusse meM Akara mAra DAlane kI AjJA de dI hai yaha bAta phailane para zahara meM kolAhala sA maca gyaa| zahara ke bar3ebar3e AdamI rAjA ke pAsa Akara vinayapUrvaka prArthanA karane lage - "he naranAtha! yaha krodha karane kA sthAna nahIM hai| baccoM se aparAdha hone para bhI kyA unheM prANadaMDa kI zikSA dI jA sakatI hai? he catura narAdhIza ! yadi Apako aisA hI anartha karanA thA to yaha svayaMvara maMDapa kA ADaMbara kisalie racA thA? kanyA ke vivAha ke lie utsuka hokara Aye hue saiMkar3oM rAjakumAroM ko Apa kyA javAba deMge? ityAdi aneka prakAra se prajA ke AgevAnoM ne rAjA ko bahuta kucha samajhAyA; paraMtu krodhAn rAjA apane vicAra se pIche na httaa| nagara kI aurateM bolatI thIM - hAya, mahArAnI caMpakamAlA kumArI kI mAtA hone para bhI apanI saMtAna para aisA julma karate hue rAjA ko manA nahIM karatI? jitane muMha utanI hI bAteM hotI thIM, paraMtu pariNAma meM zUnya hI thA / aneka rAjapuruSoM se veSTita rAjakumArI usa aMdhakUpa ke kinAre para A 78

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra hasyodghATana pahuMcI / paMca parameSThimaMtra kA zaraNa lekara, mahAbala kumAra ko yAda karatI huI aura darzaka janatA ke hA - hA kAra karate hue, rAjakumArI ne bijalI kI jhar3apa se usa jalarahita kuMe~ meM jhaMpApAta kara diyA / hRdaya ko vidAraNa karane vAlA yaha bhayAnaka dRzya dayApUrNa hRdayavAle manuSyoM se na dekhA gayA / unake netroM se caudhAra AMsu bahane lage / bahuta se manuSya kanyAghAtaka kahakara rAjA kI niMdA karate the| kitaneka durdaiva ko upAlaMbha dete the| isa taraha kumArI ke duHkha se duHkhita hokara bar3e kaSTa se rAtri ke samaya loga vApisa apane ghara gaye / rAjapuruSoM ne bhI zahara meM Akara rAjasabhA meM vicAra magna baiThe hue mahArAja vIradhavala ko rAjakumArI ke aMdhakUpa meM svayaM jhaMpApAta karane kI bAta kaha sunAyI / kumArI ke mRtyu kA samAcAra sunakara rAjA sahakuTumba AnaMdita huA / vaha vicArane lagAkumArI kI mRtyu se mere rAjya aura kuTumba kI rakSA ho gayI / svayaMvara meM bulAye hue rAjakumAroM ko maiM abhI saMdeza bheja detA hU~ ki kisI gupta roga ke kAraNa malayAsuMdarI kI akasmAt mRtyu ho gayI hai; isalie Apa loga svayaMvara meM Ane kA kaSTa na utthaaveN| malayAsuMdarI kI mRtyu se rAjakula meM zoka kA kucha bhI cihna mAlUma nahIM detA thA / paraMtu kabhI - kabhI dAsa dAsiyoM kA TolA milakara Apasa meM malayAsuMdarI ke guNoM ko yAda kara kheda prakaTa karatA thA / zahara ke bhI vizeSa hisse meM yahI bAta mAlUma hotI thI / jahAM tahAM para strI puruSa milakara kumArI kA zoka prakaTa karate the / yadyapi rAjA ke mana meM zoka kA leza bhI na thA, tathApi raha rahakara koI avyakta vedanA usake hRdaya ko masosatI thI / use loka lAja kA bhI bhaya jarUra thA / rAjakuTumba meM gatarAtri kA kucha jAgaraNa hone se evaM Aja sAre dina kA thor3A bahuta kheda hone se jyoM - jyoM rAta hotI gayI tyoM - tyoM rAjamahala zAMta sthiti ko dhAraNa karatA gayA / tathApi akasmAt hI yaha bhayAnaka ghaTanA banane se isa ghaTanA ke sAtha saMbaMdha rakhanevAle vyaktiyoM meM abhI nidrAdevI ne praveza na kiyA thA / ardharAtri kA samaya hone AyA; sAre mahala meM zAMti mAlUma hotI thI, isa 79

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra hasyodghATana samaya do manuSyoM ne gupta veSa meM rAnI kanakavatI ke mahala meM praveza kiyA / usake rahanevAle kamare ke dvAra baMdha the / ve donoM puruSa phirate hue dUsare dvAra kI tarapha lauTe / daraasala meM rAnI ke rahane vAle kamare kA yahI mUladvAra thA jahA~ para ve donoM puruSa aba Akara Thahare haiM / daivavazAt kamare kA yaha mukhya dvAra bhI unheM baMda milA, paraMtu dvAra ke chidroM se aMdara ke dIpaka kA prakAza mAlUma hotA thaa| ve donoM puruSa cupacApa vahA~ hI khar3e ho gaye aura dvAra ke chidra se dRSTi lagAkara aMdara dekhane lge| isa samaya kanakavatI ke AnaMda kA pAra na thA / Aja usane udbhaTa veSa pahanA huA thaa| lakSmIpUMja hAra usake hAtha meM zobha rahA thA / hAra ke sanmukha dekha vaha harSa ke Aveza meM Akara bolatI thI - 'he divyahAra! mere bar3e sadbhAgya se hI tUM mere hAtha meM AyA hai / tere hI pratApa se maiMne Aja apane manovAMchita kArya ko siddha kiyA hai / tujhe chipAkara aneka prapaMca ke vacanoM se rAjA ko kopitakara janmAMtara kI vairana malayAsuMdarI ko prANadaMDa dilA usase badalA liyA hai / ciMtAmaNI ke samAna terI prApti bhI bar3I durlabha hai / aba se rAjA ko bhI mere svAdhInakara sadaiva mujhe icchita phala kI prApti karAnA / harSAveza meM kanakavatI ko isa samaya isa bAta kA dhyAna bilakula na rahA thA ki maiM kyA bola rahI hU~ aura mere isa nagna -satyapUrNa kathana ko koI suna to nahIM rahA hai? .. kanakavatI ke hAtha meM lakSmIpUMja hAra ko dekhakara tathA usake pUrvokta vacanoM ko sunate hI gusse ke mAre una donoM puruSoM kA khUna ubalane lagA / zAMta huA kopAnala phira se vizeSatayA pradIpta ho gayA / unameM se eka rAjapuruSa sahasA cillA uThA - hA! pApInI! tUMne mujhe prapaMca se phasAkara Thaga liyA? nirdoSa putrI ke pAsa se hAra curA kara prapaMca ke dvArA mujhe kupitakara niraparAdha putrI kA ghAta karAyA! he duSTA! kanakavatI! tUMne mujhe kuTumbasahita ThagA? merI usa garIba lar3akI ne terA kyA aparAdha kiyA thA? usane Aja taka kabhI kisI cIMTI taka ko bhI takalIpha na pahuMcAI thii| usake zira para aisA ghora kalaMka!! isa prakAra bolatA huA, jora se dvAra ko tor3atA huA aura UMce svara se pukAra karatA 80

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra hasyodghATana huA duHkha se vikalita ho vaha puruSa gaza khAkara sahasA pRthvI para gira pdd'aa| isa AdhI rAta ke samaya kanakavatI ke mahala meM AnevAle ye do puruSa kauna haiM? isa bAta kA bheda pAThaka svayaM samajha gaye hoMge / gaza khAkara jamIna para mUrchita avasthA meM gira jAne vAlA svayaM mahArAja vIradhavala hai aura sAtha meM dUsarA mukhyamaMtrI subuddhi hai / ve rAtricaryA dekhane ke lie na nikale the / unhoMne abhI taka bhI saccAI kA nirNaya karane kA prayAsa na kiyA thA; agara itanI dIrgha dRSTi kI hotI to malayAsuMdarI ko jIvita dazA meM kue~ meM pheMkavA dene kA prasaMga na aataa| ve isa dhAraNA se kanakavatI ke mahala para Aye the ki kanakavatI ne rAjya para AkramaNa karane aura rAjA ko mArakara nirvaMza karane kA bhayaMkara khupiyA bheda jAnakara rAjya para mahAn upakAra kiyA hai, isalie isa samaya usake pAsa jAkara kucha vizeSa hakIkata jAnanI cAhie aura usakA mahAn upakAra mAnanA cAhie / isI uddeza se vizeSa rAta jAne para bhI maMtrI aura mahArAja kanakavatI ke mahala para Aye the| paraMtu yahAM Ate hI kanakavatI ke ugra pApa kA ghar3A phUTa gayA / usake gupta prapaMca kA par3adA phAsa ho gyaa| aura usake prapaMca meM phaMsakara, pUrvA para vicAra na kara, rAsabhavRtti karanevAle rAjA vIradhavala ke hRdaya kA bhI aMdhakAra dUra ho gayA / rAjA kI pukAra aura jamIna para par3ane kA zabda sunate hI sAre rAjamahala meM akasmAt kolAhala aura hAhAkAra maca gayA / vahAM para zIghra hI aneka rAjapuruSa ekatrita ho gaye aura rAjA ko hoza meM lAne kA upacAra karane lge| "he pathiko! isa avasara kA lAbha uThAkara maiM aura merI svAminI kanakavatI hama donoM janIM mRtyu ke bhaya se pichalI tarapha kI khir3akI se nIce jamIna para ghisara pdd'ii| hameM thor3I sI coTa to jarUra lagI; paraMtu mRtyu bhaya ke sAmane vaha kucha bhI mAlUma nahIM thii| hama vahA~ se bhAgakara , eka zUnya makAna meM jA ghUsI aura vahA~ chipakara pAsavAle rAste se Ate jAte logoM kA vArtAlApa sunane lgiiN|" itanA kahakara somA bolI - "he kumAro! abhI taka jo maiMne Apake sAmane vRttAMta kahA hai yaha saba merI najara se dekhA huA aura svayaM anubhava 81

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra hasyodghATana kiyA huA hai / aba isake bAda maiM jo kucha kahU~gI vaha maiMne chipakara usa zUnya ghara meM rahakara logoM ke mukha se sunA huA hogaa|" malayAsuMdarI bolI kucha harakata nahIM, phira rAjA kI kyA dazA huI yaha sunA / " somA - "rAjA kucha dera bAda jAgRti meM Ate hI UMce svara se pukAra karane lagA / bhaya se vyAkula ho rAnI caMpakamAlA bhI vahA~ para A pahuMcI aura pradhAna se kahane lagI maMtrI! yaha prANanAzaka akasmAt dUsarI ghaTanA banI? azru pAta karate hue subuddhi nAmaka maMtrI ne rAjA ke sAtha svayaM dekhA huA aura kAnoM se sunA huA kanakavatI kA sarva vRttAMta mahArAnI caMpakamAlA ko kaha sunAyA / rAjakumArI kI sarvathA nirdoSatA aura kanakavatI kA prapaMca jAla maMtrI dvArA mAlUma hone se malayA suMdarI kI mRtyu ke zoka se tamAma logoM ke netroM se jaladhAra bahane lgii| rAnI caMpakamAlA rAjA ke kaMTha kA avalaMbanale nirdoSa putrI ke mRtyu zoka se karuNasvara se rudana karane lagI / isa samaya sAre mahala meM to kyA sAre zahara meM zoka kA sAmrAjya chA gyaa| rAjamahala meM itanA karuNAjanaka rUdana hone lagA ki jo sunane vAle manuSyoM ke hRdaya ko rulAye vagaira na rahatA thaa| vilApa karate hue rAjA aura rAnI ko AzvAsana dete hue pradhAnamaMtrI bola uThA - "mahArAja! isa taraha rUdana karane se aba kucha lAbha na hogaa| calo jaldI uTho; vahAM jAkara usa aMdhakUpa meM rAjakumArI ko talAza kareM / kadAcit hamAre puNyodaya se rAjakumArI usa aMdhakUpa meM jIvita mila jAya?" __ronA dhonA chor3akara rAjA Adi hajAroM manuSya madhyarAtri ke samaya usa aMdhakUpa ke pAsa jA pahuMce / zIghra hI bar3I - bar3I mazAleM jalavAkara prakAza sahita usa aMdhakUpa meM maMca dvArA manuSyoM ko utArA gayA / paraMtu cAroM tarapha acchI taraha talAza karane para bhI usa aMdhakUpa meM rAjakumArI kA cihna taka bhI mAlUma na huA / nirAza hone ke kAraNa krodha se bhabhakatA huA rAjA vahA~ se vApisa kanakavatI ke mahala meM AyA / dvAra khulavAkara, aMdara talAza kI paraMtu vahAM para koI bhI dikha na par3A / isalie mahArAja ne rAjapuruSoM ko AjJA dI ki jAo / usa duSTA kI talAza karo; vaha duSkRtya karake kahA~ bhAga gayI? mAlUma hotA hai; pichalI khir3akI se kUda gayI hai / saba jagaha talAzakara, usa 82

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra hasyodghATana duSTA ko pakar3a laao|" he satpuruSo! rAjA vIradhavala kI isa samaya jo hAlata hai usako dekhate hue vaha rAtri ke vyatIta hone taka bhI jIvita raha jAya to bar3A bhAgya samajho / prAtaHkAla hone para to vaha avazya hI citA meM praveza karake prANa tyAga kregaa| udhara hamArI khoja meM phirate hue rAjapuruSoM ko dekhakara kanakavatI ne mujhase kahA - "aba hama donoM ko eka jagaha rahanA phAyade kAraka nahIM hai / yadi rAjapuruSa hameM dekha leMge to zIghra hI mRtyu ke zaraNa kara deMge / yoM kahakara usane mere pAsa se lakSmIpUMjahAra Adi sArI vastue le vaha apanI paricitA magadhA nAmA vezyA ke ghara calI gyii| vahA~ para akelI rahane ke lie himmata na par3ane se maiM vahA~ se lukatI chipatI isa tarapha calI A rahI huuN|" he pathiko! Apane jo mere bhaya kA kAraNa aura merA paricaya pUchA thA; so maiMne Apake sAmane kaha sunAyA / mahAbala "aho! Azcarya kI bAta? duSTa! striyoM ke kaise vicitra caritra hote haiM! nirdoSa kanyAratna kA nAza karAyA! rAjA ko maraNAMtasama kaSTa meM DAlA aura apane bhI sukha kA nAzakara, nindita hokara deza tyAga kiyA / dhikkAra hai aisI duSTA striyoM kI tuccha buddhi ko!! pUrvokta prakAra se malayAsuMdarI ke saMkaTa meM par3ane kA rahasyodghATana kara somA bolI - 'aba rAtri pUrNa hone AyI hai; isalie na jAne mere pIche merI khoja meM koI rAjapuruSa na A jAya, ataH maiM aba Age jAtI hU~' - yoM kahatI huI aura pIche kI ora dekhatI huI somA Age calI gyii| 83

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra hasyodghATana . kRSNajI ne ullAsapUrvaka mahotsava kara gajasukumAla ko zrIneminAtha bhagavaMta ke pAsa pravrajyA pradAna krvaaii| gajasukumAla muni ne zmazAna bhUmi para kAussagga hetu AjJA mAMgI / prabhu ne AjJA dI / muni bhagavaMta ne zmazAna bhUmi para kAussagga kiyA ___ zvasura somila vahAM AtA hai, muni bhagavaMta ko dekhakara krodhita banatA hai| merI putrI kA bhava bigAr3ane vAle ko sajA +, isakA phala cakhA huuN| pAsa meM par3I huI miTTI se mastaka para pAla bAMdha dI evaM usameM dahakate aMgAre bhara diye| ___ muni bhagavaMta samatA rasa ke pAna meM nimagna the / samatA rasa ke nIra meM snAna karate the / Atma - ramaNatA kI mastI meM magna the / deha se para ho rahe the| deha se mamatA kA nAtA TUTa cukA thaa| deha jala rahA thA, AtmA puSTa bana rahI thii| antarmuhUrta meM kSapaka zreNI para ArohaNakara kelalajJAna evaM kevala darzana prApta kara sva sthAna (mokSa) ko prAsa hue| 84

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara vicitra svayaMvara somA ke cale jAne para kumAra bolA - kumArI! jisa roja hamArA prathama milApa huA thA usI dina se vaira dhAraNa karane vAlI tumhArI sautelI mAtA kanakavatI ne maukA pAkara tumheM kaSTa meM DAlA hai / he sulocane! kanakavatI kI dAsI somA se hI mujhe tumhArA atikaSTa dAyaka vRttAMta mAlUma ho gayA / aho! thor3e hI samaya meM tumane mRtyu ke samAna kaisA mahAbhayaMkara kaSTa sahA! suMdarI! usa aMdhakUpa meM jhaMpApAta karane para aura isa samaya yahAM para ajagara ke mukha se tumhArI prApti kA yahI kAraNa mAlUma hotA hai, jaba tumane usa aMdhakUpa meM jhaMpApAta kiyA taba vahAM para rahe hue isa ajagara ne tumheM mUrchita avasthA meM pakar3a liyA hai| aura usa aMdhakUpa se bAhara nikalane kA avazya koI guptamArga hogA / usa mArga se nikala kara vaha zIghra hI tumheM pacAne ke lie isa Ama ke vRkSa se lapeTA dene yahAM AyA thA / maiMne usake donoM hoTha pakar3akara use cIra DAlA / aura usake mukha se tumheM zIpa se moti ke samAna nikAla liyA, pAsa hI meM par3e hue ajagara ko dekhakara malayAsuMdarI bhayabhIta ho uThI / mahAbala bolA - "suMdarI! aba tumheM Darane kI jarUrata nahIM / aisI bhayaMkara dazA meM bhI hamArA durghaTa milApa hamAre anukUla bhAgya kI sUcanA karatA hai| ___ aba rAtri vyatIta hone AyI thI; pUrvadizA ne apane svAmI sUrya kA Agamana jAnakara lAlaraMga kI sAr3I pahana lI thI / AkAza meM TimaTimAte hue tejasvI tAre dhIre - dhIre chipate jA rahe the / vRkSoM para baiThe hue pakSIgaNa ne cahacahATa zurU kara diyA thA / rAtabhara ke bhUkhe pazu bhI apane bhakSya kI gaveSaNA meM idhara udhara phirane lage the| prAtaHkAla ke maMda aura zItala pavana se jaMgala ke bar3e - bar3e vRkSoM kI pattiyA~ hila rahI thIM / aba sUryadeva bhI apanI sunaharI kiraNoM se jagata ko jAgRta karane ke lie udayAcala para A virAjA thaa| 85

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra t vicitra svayaMvara prAtaHkAla ke aise suhAvane samaya meM mahAbala kumAra aura puruSaveSa dhAraka malayAsuMdarI vahAM se uThakara samIpavartI golA nadI para aaye| vahAM para daMtadhAvana tathA mukha prakSAlanAdi kara ve vApisa usI Ama vRkSa ke nIce Aye aura vahAM jAkara unhoMne kucha pake hue Amraphala khAye / isake bAda vahA~ se calakara golA nadI ke kinAre- kinAre ve bhaTTArikA devI ke maTha para A phuNce| vahAM para bahuta samaya se khar3I kI huI kASTaphaliyoM ko dekhakara kumAra kucha soca vicAra ke mastaka hilAtA huA rAjakumArI se bolA- "suMdarI! mujhe aba se mukhya tIna kAma karane hoMge; jisameM pahalA kArya tumhAre viyoga se marate hue tumhAre mAtA pitA ke prANoM kI rakSA karanA / dUsarA tumhAre mAtA pitA kI saMgati se aneka rAjakumAro ke samakSa svayaMvara meM tumhArA pANigrahaNa karanA aura tIsarA lakSmIpUMja hAra ko svAdhInakara mAtA ko dekara, unake prANa bacA ke unake samakSa kI huI apanI pratijJA ko pUrNa karanA / suMdarI ! ina tInoM kAryoM meM mujhe tumhArI pUrNa sahAyatA lenI hogI / lakSmIpUMja hAra ko svAdhIna karanA yaha kArya tumheM apane jimme lenA hogA / yaha tumhArA puruSaveSa abhI kucha samaya taka aisA hI rakhanA par3egA / tumheM yahAM se magadhAvezyA ke ghara jAnA cAhie / kyoMki abhI taka kanakavatI vahAM para hI hogii| vahAM jAkara tumheM aisA AcaraNa karanA cAhie ki jisase kanakavatI ke pAsa rahA huA vaha lakSmIpUMja hAra tumhAre hAtha A jAyeM / eka bAta vizeSatayA dhyAna rakhanA, nagara meM isa taraha praveza karanA ki kahIM para rAjapuruSa tumhArI aura vizeSa dhyAna se na dekha paave| magadhAvezyA ke ghara jAkara Aja kI sArI rAta tumane kanakavatI aura hAra kI khoja meM nikaalnii| kala kA sArA dina bhI vahAM para hI bitAnA aura saMdhyA ke samaya vApisa yahAM hI AnA / maiM bhI nirdhArita kArya yathocita karake vApisa isI bhaTTArikA ke maMdira meM kala zAma ko AUMgA / donoM kA kala saMdhyA ke samaya yahAM para hI milApa hogA / maiM yahAM se isa vakta smazAna bhUmi kI ora jAtA hUM, kyoMki tere viyoga se duHkhita hue tere mAtA pitAoM kA rakSaNa karanA yaha hamArA pahalA kartavya hai / tumhAre hAtha meM jo yaha nAmAMkita aMguThI hai; yaha tuma mujhe de do, kyoMki zahara meM ise tumhAre hAtha meM dekha cora kI bhrAMti se tumheM koI upadrava na kara sake / " 86

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara rAjakumArI ne mahAbala kI tamAma bAteM vinIta bhAva se dhyAnapUrvaka suniiN| kumAra kA sahavAsa na chor3ane kI icchA hote hue bhI use mudrAratna dekara usane usakI tamAma bAtoM ko zirodhArya kiyA / aba ve apane - apane kArya kI siddhi ke lie donoM vahAM se cala diye / rAste meM calate hue mahAbala vicArane lagA"svayaMvara meM apanI - apanI senA sahita aneka rAjakumAra AyeMge, usa samaya eka sAdhAraNa pathika ke samAna svayaMvara meM merA praveza honA bhI asaMbhava hai| usake pitA kI sammati se rAjakumArI ke sAtha pANigrahaNa karanA to dUra rahA paraMtu isa dazA meM ekAkI una rAjakumAroM kI paMkti meM jAkara baiThanA bhI duSkara hogA; isalie mujhe aise samaya apane kArya ko siddha karane ke lie kucha prapaMca avazya racanA par3egA / jo kArya bala se nahIM hotA vaha buddhi prayoga se sulabhatA pUrvaka ho sakatA hai / ityAdi vicAroM kI ulajhana meM mahAbala Age bar3hA jA rahA thA, itane meM hI eka vaTavRkSa ke nIce usane eka hAthI baMdhA dekhA / usa hAthI ke pAsa kaI eka rAjapuruSa usakI lIda ko pAnI meM dho dhokara chalanI meM chAna rahe the, yaha dekha mahAbala ne usakA kAraNa pUchA - rAjapuruSoM ne uttara diyA - "mahAzaya jo! kala bahuta se lar3akoM ke sAtha yahAM para rAjakumAra Aye the usa samaya eka ganne meM suvarNa kI jaMjIra lapeTa kara ve yahAM khelane lage / gannA hAthI ke pAsa par3a jAne se usane sone kI jaMjIra sahita usa ganne ko uThAkara khA liyaa| aba usa jaMjIra ko pAne ke lie rAjA kI AjJA se hama loga hAthI kI lIda ko pAnI se dhokara chAna rahe haiN| yaha bAta sunakara mahAbala kumAra ne unakI AMkha bacAkara eka ghAsa kA pUlA uThA usameM rAjakumArI kI yaha nAmAMkita suvarNa mudrikA (aMguThI) DAlakara pUlA hAthI ke sAmane pheMka diyaa| usa pUle ko jaba hAthI ne apanI sUMDa se uThAkara muMha meM DAla liyA taba mahAbala vahAM se cala pdd'aa| ___ lagabhaga eka pahara dina car3ha cukA thA / isa samaya golA nadI ke kinAre hajAroM manuSyoM kA jamaghaTa lagA thA, pAsa meM hI eka citA banI huI thI / usameM se maMda - maMda dhUmra kI zikhA kAle AkAza kI zyAmatA meM vRddhikara rahI thii| isa samaya hAtha U~cA kiye hue eka siddha jyotiSI una logoM ke jamaghaTa kI tarapha 87

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara daur3A huA AtA mAlUma diyA / vaha jora - jora se cillA rahA thA, Thaharo! Thaharo! sAhasa mata karo! rAjakumArI malayAsuMdarI abhI jIvita hai / kAnoM ko amRta ke samAna usa siddha jyotiSI ke vacana sunakara usa bhIr3a meM se kaI loga usake sanmukha daur3e aura use aura bhI jaldI Ane ke lie hAthoM kA izArA karane lage / tamAma logoM kI najara usa AgaMtuka jyotiSI kI tarapha hI lagI huI thii| usake najadIka Ate hI utsukatA ke sAtha kaI AdamI bola par3e, he mahAnubhAva! kyA rAjakumArI kahIM jIvita hai? siddha - "hA~ hA~ rAjakumArI jIvita hai aura vaha sukha meM haiM" yaha suna harSita ho bhIne hue kapar3e dhAraNa kiye hue mahArAja vIradhavala aura rAnI caMpakamAlA AturatA se bole - "kyA saca hai hamArI putrI malayA jIvita hai?" siddha - "mahArAja! rAjakumArI kue~ meM par3ane se marI nahIM, vaha abhI jIvita hai / maiM Apako saba kucha batalAUMgA, Apa pahale pAnI se isa cittA ko ThaMDI karA deM / rAjA kI AjJA na hone para bhI kaI rAjapuruSoM ne citA ko ThaMDI kara DAlI / jyotiSI bolA - "mahArAja! maiM jo kahU~gA usameM Apa pUrNa vizvAsa rakheM / maiMne aSTAMga nimitta zAstra kA khUba abhyAsa kiyA hai / ataH maiM apane acUka nimitta jJAna se ThIka kaha rahA hU~ ki Apa dhairya dhAraNa kareM vyAkulatA ko chor3akara svastha ho jAyeM, malayAsuMdarI jIvita hai aura vaha Apako avazya milegI / siddhajyotiSI ke amRtamaya vacana sunakara zAMta ho rAjA bolA - "nimittajJa mahAzaya! kyA merA itanA puNya bAkI hai ki yamarAja ke udara samAna usa aMdhakUpa meM pheMka dI huI apanI nirdoSa putrI ko phira se maiM ina AMkhoM se dekha sakU~? maiMne kala rAta ko hI use usa kue~ meM talAza karAyA, paraMtu vahAM para usakA padacihnataka bhI mAlUma na huA, isalie mAlUma hotA hai use avazya hI kisI hiMsaka prANI ne khA liyA hogA? hAya! saMtAna ghAtaka pApI ko maraNa ke zaraNa se AzvAsana de ke kyoM rokate ho? siddhajyotiSI - "rAjan! Aja jeTha mahIne kI kRSNA dvAdazI hai / Aja se tIsare dina arthAt caturdazI ko jaba alaga - alaga dezoM ke aneka rAjakumAra 88

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara Akara svayaMvara maMDapa meM birAjamAna hue hoMge; usa samaya hajAroM logoM ke dekhate dupahara ke bAda aneka prakAra ke vastrAlaMkAroM se vibhUSita rAjakumArI kA Apa sabako darzana hogA / rAjan! Apa utsAhapUrvaka svayaMvara maMDapa taiyAra karAveM / deza dezAMtara se AnevAle rAjakumAroM ko kumArI ke mara jAne kI AzaMkA se mata rokie| yadi Apako mere kathana para vizvAsa na AtA hoto jJAna dRSTi se dekhakara apane vacanoM kI pratIti dilAne ke lie ApakI marjI ho to maiM kucha pramANa bhI batalA sakatA huuN| rAjA kI sammati hone se siddhajyotiSI kucha dera dhyAnastha rahakara bolA - "mahArAja ! rAjakumArI ke hAtha kA nAmAMkita mudrAratna kala hI Apake hAtha meM AnA cAhie / caturdazI ke dina prAtaHkAla meM nagara ke pUrva daravAje ke pAsa rAjakumAroM kI parIkSA ke lie lagabhaga chaha hAtha pramANa laMbA aura aneka prakAra ke raMga viraMgo se citrita eka staMbha kahIM se ApakI gotradevI lAke rakheMgI / vaha staMbha Apako svayaMvara maMDapa meM sthApana karanA hogA; usake pAsa vajrasAra nAmaka dhanuSa jo tumhAre ghara maujUda hai bANa sahita pUjanakara rakhanA hogA / usa dhanuSa para bANa car3hAkara jo manuSya usa staMbha ko bhedana karegA vahI rAjakumArI kA pANigrahaNa karegA / usa staMbha kI kucha pUjana vidhi bhI karanI hogI / he rAjan! ye tamAma bAteM maiMne apane jyotiSa jJAnabala se jAnakara batalAyI hai / mere batalAye hue ina pramANa yA nizAniyoM meM pharka par3ane para Apa mere kathana meM avizvAsa kara sakate haiM / siddha jyotiSI ne pUrvokta tamAma bAteM aise DhaMga se kahIM jisase rAjA aura vahAM para rahI huI samasta janatA ke dila para usakA bar3AbhArI prabhAva par3A / rAjA ke hRdaya meM vizvAsa jamane ke sAtha hI janatA ko itanA AnaMda huA ki hajAroM manuSya harSita ho mukta kaMTha se usa siddha jyotiSI kI prazaMsA karane lage aura mAre khuzI ke logoM ne apane zarIra se kImatI vastrAbharaNa utArakara usake sAmane Dhera lagA diyA / saba loga hAtha jor3akara usa nimittajJAna ziromaNi siddhajyotiSI se bole-" mahAnubhAva ! Apa kRpA kara hamArI yaha tuccha bheMTa svIkAra kareM / isa samaya apane jo hama para upakAra kiyA hai, usake badale meM yadi 89

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara hama Apako apanA sarvasva bhI de DAleM to bhI vaha kama hogA" siddha jyotiSI bolA - "sajjano! maiM tumase pratyupakAra meM eka kaur3I taka na lUMgA / kyoMki upakAra ke badale meM yadi kucha le liyA jAya to vaha upakAra kaisA? siddha jyotiSI ke niHspRha vacana sunakara rAjA tathA prajA ko bar3A Azcarya huA aura unheM usake vacanoM para vizeSa zraddhA jama gayI / rAjA bolA - "siddhajyotiSI! staMbha ke pUjana kA Apa jo kucha vidhi batalAte haiM vaha saba kucha Apako hI karanA hogA / jaba taka Apake kathanAnusAra tamAma bAteM na mileMgI taba taka Apako mere pAsa hI rahanA hogA / siddhajyotiSI ne mahArAja vIradhavala kI AjJA zirodhArya kii| mahArAja vIradhavala ne vizeSa Azcarya se pUchA, jJAnImahAzaya! AzAjanaka ye tamAma bAteM to Apane hameM batalAyIM paraMtu jJAna dRSTi se dekhakara kRpAkara yaha bhI batalAie ki merI putrI malayAsuMdarI kA pANigrahaNa kisake sAtha hogA? siddhajyotiSI kucha dera dhyAnastha sA rahakara gaMbhIratA se bolA - pRthvIsthAnapura ke nareza mahArAja sUrapAla kA putra mahAbala kumAra ApakI putrI malayAsuMdarI kA pANigrahaNa karegA / vara kanyA kA yogya milApa hogA yaha samajhakara vahAM para rahe hue tamAma loga siddhajyotiSI ke adbhuta jyotiSajJAna kI prazaMsA karane lge| aba pUrNa madhyAhna kA samaya hone AyA thA / ataH subuddhi maMtrI ne mahArAja vIradhavala se hAtha jor3akara prArthanA kii| "mahArAja! aba samaya bahuta ho gyaa| Apako rAjamahala meM padhAranA caahie|" maMtrI ke vacana suna siddhajyotiSI ko sAthale mahArAja vIradhavala ne bar3e samAroha ke sAtha yAcakoM ko dAna dete hue nagara meM praveza kiyA / snAnAdi se nipaTakara mahArAja ne prathama siddha jyotiSI ko bhojana karAkara phira Apa bhojana kiyaa| phira jyotiSI ke sAtha vArtAlApa karate hue dina ke donoM pichale pahara aura kucha nidrA lene pUrvaka sArI rAtri kA samaya rAjA ne sAnaMda vyatIta kiyA / prAtaHkAla hote hI hAthI kI lIda chAnane vAle manuSya mahArAja ke pAsa Akara hAtha jor3a nimna prakAra se nivedana karane lge| mahArAja! hama vizeSa kucha nahIM jAnate, hAthI kI lIda chAnate hue usameM 90

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara se rAjakumArI kI yaha nAmAMkita aMgUThI hameM milI hai / yoM kahakara unhoMne vaha nAmAMkita aMgUThI mahArAja ke hAtha meM samarpaNa kI / rAjA kumArI kA vaha mudrAratna dekha mastaka hilAne lagA aura nirnimeSa dRSTi se usa siddhajyotiSI kI ora dekhane lagA / yaha dekha utsAhapUrvaka himmata se siddhajyotiSI bolA-'mahArAja! jJAnI kA batalAyA huA bhaviSya kabhI anyathA nahIM hotA / ' laMbI sAMsa lete hue rAjA ne kahA - 'jJAnI mahAzaya! kumArI kA yaha mudrAratna madonmatta hAthI ke peTa meM kisa taraha gayA hogA? isase mujhe nirAzAjanaka zaMkA paidA hotI hai / siddhajyotiSI bolA - "rAjan! hAthI ke peTa meM mudrAratna jAne kA rahasya mere jJAna meM spaSTatayA mAlUma nahIM hotA, yathApi yaha sarvaprabhAva ApakI kuladevI kA hI mAlUma hotA hai / yaha bAta sunakara rAjA ko harSa ke sAtha saMtoSa paidA huA aura usane isa pramANa ke milane para svayaMvara maMDapa kI tamAma taiyArI utsAhapUrvaka prAraMbha kara dI / svayaMvara maMDapa to prAyaH prathama hI saMpUrNasA taiyAra ho cukA thA, paraMtu bIca meM isa durghaTanA kA vighna par3ane ke kAraNa kucha thor3A sA kAma zeSa raha gayA thA, vaha aba mudrAratna kI prAptijanya pratIti se pUrNa hone lagA / dUsarI tarapha rAjA aura rAjakumAroM ke Thaharane ke lie nivAsa sthAna bhI taiyAra karAye gaye / svayaMvara maMDapa kI sarva taiyAriyA~ hotI huI dekhakara zahara ke bahuta se manuSya taraha - taraha kI bAteM karate the / dekho! rAjA kI kitanI mUrkhatA hai? kanyA ko maravAkara svayaMvara maMDapa racA rahA hai / yadi kadAcit jyotiSI ke kahe mujaba rAjakanyA na milI to svayaMvara meM Aye hue rAjakumAroM ko vaha kyA uttara degA? isase deza bhara meM rAjA kI kitanI laghutA hogI isa bAta kA use kucha khayAla hai? agara aisA huA to nirAzA aura apamAna se krodhita ho deza dezAMtara se Aye hue ve rAjakumAra rAjA ko kucha upadrava na kareMge? koI uttara detA bhAI! isa samaya isa viSaya meM yuktAyukta kucha nahIM kaha skte| samaya Ane para saba kucha dekhA jaaygaa| saMdhyA ke samaya cAroM dizAoM se aneka rAjA aura rAjakumAra apane - 91

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara apane parivAra sahita caMdrAvatI meM Ane lage / mahArAja vIradhavala ne bhI una sabako sanmAnapUrvaka pRthak - pRthak Thaharane ke sthAna samarpaNa kiye / siddhajyotiSI ne rAjA se kahA - "rAjan! mujhe eka maMtra sAdhanA hai, vaha AdhA to siddha ho cukA hai, paraMtu AdhA siddha karanA bAkI rahA hai / yadi vaha zeSa rahA huA maMtra Aja rAta ko siddha na kiyA jAya to merA kArya siddha honA asaMbhavita hai, isalie usa maMtra ko siddha karane ke vAste Aja kI rAta mujhe ApakI AjJA milanI cAhie / prAtaHkAla hote hI maiM ApakI sevA meM upasthita ho jaauuNgaa| rAjA ne khuza hokara siddhajyotiSI ko zeSa maMtra sAdhane kI AjJA dekhakara kahA - "maMtra sAdhana ke lie jo kucha upayogI vastu yA dravya kI AvazyakatA ho so jarura sAtha lete jAie / rAjA ke kahane se thor3A sA dravya sAtha le sUryAsta hote hI siddha jyotiSI vahAM se bAhara nikala gayA / aba usake gaye bAda AzA nirAzA janaka aneka prakAra kI vicArataraMgoM meM gotA khAte hue rAjA ne bar3e kaSTa se rAta bitaayii| prAtaHkAla meM zahara ke dvAra khulate hI siddhajyotiSI rAjamahala meM mahArAja vIradhavala se A milA / use dekhakara mahArAja vIradhavala ke harSa kA pAra na rahA aura vaha utsukatA pUrvaka bola uThA - "mahAnubhAva! jJAnI! tumhArA maMtra siddha ho gayA?" siddhajyotiSI bolA - "mahArAja! vaha koI sAdhAraNa maMtra nahIM hai / bar3A duHsAdhya hai / usakA bahuta sA aMza to siddhakara AyA hUM, paraMtu kucha hissA siddha karanA bAkI rahA hai / maiM kala saMdhyA samaya Apako prAtaHkAla Ane kA vacana de gayA thA, isI kAraNa aura Apa adhIra na hoM isIlie mujhe dUsare kAma kI paravA na karake ApakI sevA meM upasthita honA par3A / aba staMbha kA arcanavidhi kara zeSa rahe maMtra kI siddhi ke lie mujhe vApisa jAnA par3egA / yaha sunakara prasanna ho mahArAja vIradhavala muktakaMTha se siddha jyotiSI kI prazaMsA karane lagA aura mana hI mana vicArane lagA 'aho! becArA siddhajyotiSI kaisA paropakArI hai? sacamuca hI aise jJAnavAna paropakArI manuSya apane kathana kiye vacana ko pAlana karane meM bar3e tatpara hote haiM, dUsare ke kArya ke vAste niSkAraNa

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara isa taraha kaSTa uThAne vAle saMsAra meM virale hI manuSya hote haiM / isa prakAra jaba rAjA siddhajyotiSI kI mana hI mana prazaMsA kara rahA thA ThIka usI samaya staMbha kI talAza meM nagara se bAhara bheje hue rAjapuruSa vahAM para A pahuMce / aura rAjA se hAtha jor3akara kahane lage - "mahArAja! Apa kI AjJA pAkara staMbha kI zodha meM hama zahara se bAhara gaye the, vahAM para talAza karate hue daravAje se bAyI tarapha kile ke kone meM vicitra citroM se citrA huA eka mahAn staMbha sIdhA khar3A dekhane meM AyA hai / yaha bAta sunate hI siddha puruSa ke jJAna kI prazaMsA karatA huA mahArAja vIradhavala siddha jyotiSI aura una rAjapuruSoM ko sAtha le nagara se bAhara staMbha ke pAsa AyA / usa vicitra kASTa staMbha ko dekhakara saba logoM ko bar3A Azcarya huA / ve sabake saba A~kheM phAr3akara usa staMbha ko dekhane lge| kitane eka pradhAna puruSa usa staMbha ko hAtha lagAkara dekhane ke lie utsuka hue, paraMtu siddhajyotiSI ne zIghra hI Age Akara vaisA karane se unheM roka diyA, aura kahA - 'binA snAna kiye yadi koI bhI manuSya isa staMbha ko hAtha lagAyagA to rAjakula kI kuladevI kopAyamAna ho jaaygii| siddha jyotiSI ke kahane se rAjA Adi tamAma pradhAna puruSa pIche haTa gaye / aba snAnakara puSpAdi pUjA kI sAmagrI maMgavAkara siddhajyotiSI ne svayaM staMbha kI pUjA prAraMbha kI / usane padmAsana lagAkara dhyAnastha ke samAna baiTha huMkAra Adi maMtra kA jApa zurU kiyaa| kucha dera bAda gAyana aura nRtyAdi saMgIta prAraMbha krvaayaa| isa prakAra lagabhaga Der3ha prahara dina car3hane taka pUjana vidhi calatA rahA / isake bAda cAra balavAna puruSoM ko snAna karAkara unake gale meM sugaMdhita puSpoM kI mAlA pahanAkara unase vaha staMbha uThavAkara rAjA Adi tamAma manuSyoM ke sAtha siddha jyotiSI nagara kI tarapha cala par3A / staMbha ke Age nAca aura gAna ho rahA thA; baMdIjana jaya jaya kI dhvani kara rahe the| isa taraha Adara aura sanmAna pUrvaka vaha staMbha svayaMvara maMDapa meM lAyA gyaa| vahAM para chaha hAtha kI laMbI eka zilA maMgAyI gayI aura use jamIna meM sIdhI gar3avAdI / siddha jyotiSI ke kathanAnusAra usa zilA ke AdhAra se staMbha ko bar3I hiphAjata ke sAtha sIdhA khar3A kiyA 93

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara gyaa| zilA ke pazcima kI aura vajrasAra dhanuSa bANasahita rakhA gayA / dakSiNa aura uttara vibhAga meM svayaMvara meM Aye hue rAjA aura rAjakumAroM ke siMhAsana jamAye gaye / maMDapa meM gAMdharvo ne madhura svara se saMgIta zuru kiyA / nAcanevAlI yuvatiyoM ne tAla mAna ke sAtha nRtya prAraMbha kiyaa| isa samaya dhanuSa aura bANa kA pUjanakara siddhajyotiSI ne rAjA se svayaMvara meM tamAma rAjakumAroM ko bulavA lene kI sUcanA kii| rAjA ke nimaMtraNa karane para tamAma rAjakumArAdi svayaMvara maMDapa meM Akara, prathama se niyukta kiye hue apane - apane siMhAsano para baiTha gye| sabake sAtha meM apanI - apanI yogyatA ke anusAra parivAra bhI thA / mahArAja vIradhavala ko rAjakumAroM ko yathAyogya sthAna dene aura unakA sanmAna karane meM vyagra dekha siddha jyotiSI ekAeka vahAM se guma ho gyaa| jisa vakta svayaMvara meM AnevAle rAjA va rAjakumArAdi apane - apane siMhAsanoM para parivAra sahita A baiThe usa vakta mahArAja vIradhavala ne pIche lauTa ke dekhA to siddha jyotiSI ko vahAM para jaba nahIM dekhA taba rAjA ne use apane rAjapuruSoM se saba jagaha talAza karAyA, paraMtu kahIM para bhI usakA patA na lgaa| vicAra meM par3e hue rAjA ko kucha dera bAda yAda AyA ki vaha apane ardhasAdhita maMtra ko siddha karane gayA hogA / siddha jyotiSa kI kathana kI huI tamAma bAteM abhI taka pUrI huI hai; paraMtu usane jo yaha kahA thA; ki rAjakumArI kA pANigrahaNa pRthvI sthAnapura ke nareza zUrapAla kA putra mahAbala karegA / yaha bAta abhI taka nahIM milI / kisI kAraNa isa svayaMvara mahotsava meM vaha yahAM para nahIM A sakA hogA / jaba vaha batalAyA huA kumAra hI yahAM para nahIM A sakA taba phira vaha merI kanyA kA pANigrahaNa kisa taraha karegA? rAjA inhIM vicAroM kI ulajhana meM par3a gayA / idhara apane - apane sthAna para svayaMvara meM baiThe hue rAjakumAra rAjakanyA ko vahAM para na dekhakara aura kisI ke dvArA yaha sunakara ki rAjakumArI ko rAjA ne svayaM aMdhakUpa meM DalavA diyA hai, ve paraspara vArtAlApa karane lage, kyoM bhAI! Apa kisalie yahAM padhAre haiM? svayaMvara maMDapa meM baiThakara kisa lie mUchoM para tAva de rahe haiM / jisakI AzA meM Apa yahAM padhAre haiM, use 94

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara to rAjA ne kue~ meM phikavA diyA hai / uTho kisakA pANigrahaNa karoge? kyA yaha maMDapa racakara svayaMvara ke bahAne hameM yahAM para bulavA kara rAjA ne hamako mUrkha to nahIM banAyA? ityAdi bAteM kahakara ve paraspara eka dUsare kA mana uttejita karane lge| isI samaya mahArAja vIradhavala kI AjJA se eka rAja puruSa ne khar3e hokara nivedana kiyaa| durdhara bAhubala dhAraNa karane vAle rAjA mahArAjA aura rAjakumAro! Apa sAvadhAna hokara suneM, yaha jo Apa logoM ke sAmane vajrasAra nAmaka dhanuSa rakhA hai / isa para lIlA pUrvaka pratyaMcA car3hAkara, dRr3ha nArAca ke eka hI prahAra se do hAtha pramANa isa staMbha ke agra bhAga ko bhedakara, jo balavAna rAjA yA rAjakumAra isake do hisse kara degA vahI kahIM se bhI isI samaya prakaTa hone vAlI rAjakumArI malayAsuMdarI kA pANigrahaNa karegA, isa taraha hameM hamArI gotra devI ne kahA huA hai / isalie he sAmarthyavAn rAjakumAroM! Apa isa staMbha ko bhedana karane kA prayatna kareM / usa rAjapuruSa ke vacanoM se prerita ho mahAn utsAhI lATa deza kA nareza khar3A huA, paraMtu dhanuSya kI durdharSatA dekha hiMmata hAra kara vApisa apane Asana para baiTha gayA / cAraNa kI preraNA se caula deza ke rAjakumAra ne apane Asana se uThakara jamIna para paira to rakhA paraMtu vajrasAra dhanuSa kI utkaTatA dekhakara usake mukha para glAni chA gayI ataH sabakI haMsI pUrvaka use vApisa apane sthAna para baiTha jAnA pdd'aa| AmarSa se uThA huA gaur3a deza kA rAjA dhanuSa ko hAtha meM uThAte hI usake bojha se jamIna para gira par3A, yaha dekha sabhA meM baiThe hue samasta rAjakumAra tAliyAM bajAne lge| isase zarmindA hokara gaur3a deza ke nareza ko bhI nIcA muMhakara apane sthAna para baiTha jAnA pdd'aa| karnATaka deza ke rAjakumAra ne joza meM Akara dhanuSa ko uThA to liyA, paraMtu usa para bANa car3hAte hI vaha jhukakara jamIna para gira gayA / isa prakAra bahuta 95

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara se rAjA va rAjakumAroM kA apamAna dekha kitaneka to apane Asana se uThe taka nahIM / kitane hI lakSya se bhraSTa hue, kaI ne staMbha para bANa bhI mArA paraMtu staMbha ke do bhAga na hue / aneka rAjakumAra apane uddeza kI pUrti meM asaphala ho hAre hue pahalavAna ke samAna lajjita hokara cupacApa apane sthAna para jA baiThe / yaha dRzya dekhakara mahArAja vIradhavala ciMtA samudra meM gote khAne lgaa| vaha soca rahA thA ki abhI taka kanyA pragaTa nahIM huI, isase logoM meM merI bar3I bhArI haMsI aura apamAna hogaa| rAjA vIradhavala ko ciMtAtura dekha maMDapa meM vINA bajAne vAloM meM se eka yuvaka vINA bajAtA huA uThA aura vaha staMbha ke pAsa A khar3A huA / usane apanI vINA vAdana kI kalA se sArI sabhA ko mohita kara diyA, phira dhanuSa ko hAtha meM lekara vaha mahArAja vIradhavala se bolA- 'rAjan! aba Apa merA sAmarthya dekheM' yoM kaha usane zIghra hI dhanuSa para bANa car3hA diyaa| usa vINA vAdaka ke hAtha meM dhanuSa bANa dekhakara sArI sabhA meM kolAhala maca gayA / bahuta se manuSya use dhanuSa bANa jamIna para rakha dene ke lie bolane lge| paraMtu usane sabakI bAteM sunI na sunI kara dhanuSa para eka TaMkArava kiyA aura usa staMbha ke marma ko jAnane ke kAraNa staMbha ke jor3a para jora se bANa mArA / staMbha para bANa lagate hI usake donoM saMpuTa eka sAtha hI khula gaye aura usake bIca se akasmAt rAjakumArI prakaTa ho gyii| pAThaka mahAzaya! Apake dila meM isa bAta ko jAnane kI jijJAsA paidA huI hogI ki vaha vINA - vAdaka kauna hai? aura ina tamAma kAryoM kI yojanA karAnevAlA vaha siddhajyotiSI jo isa samaya guma hai kauna thA? ApakI isa utkaMThA ko zAMta karAne ke lie isa viSaya kA kucha thor3A sA khulAsA hama yahA~ para de dete haiM / vaha anya koI nahIM thA paraMtu isI kathAnaka kA mukhya pAtra mahAbala kumAra hI hai / kumArI ke hAtha kI aMguThIvAlA ghAsa kA pUlA hAthI ke mukha meM dekara Age calate hue apane Apako chipAne ke lie mahAbala ne siddha jyotiSI kA veza dhAraNa kiyA thA; aura usI veSa ke dvArA usane rAjA ko 96

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara mRtyu ke muMha se bacAyA thA / usa samaya siddha jyotiSI ke sivA malayA suMdarI jIvita hai; anya kisI ke isa vacana para rAjA ko vizvAsa AnA azakya thA / malayAsuMdarI ko vaisI hI dazA meM mahArAja vIradhavala ko supUrdakara denA yaha bhI usa akele yuvaka ke lie hitakara na thA aura vaisA karanA malayAsuMdarI ke lie pratiSThA yA gaurava bar3hAnevAlI bAta na thI / ityAdi aneka bAtoM para pUrvApara vicArakara samayAnusAra ucita samajhakara hI rAjakumAra ne siddhajyotiSI kA rUpa dhAraNa kiyA thA / apanA vaha prapaMca prakaTa na ho yA usa paristhiti meM rahane se rAjakumArI kA pANigrahaNa karanA kaThina hogA isa kAraNa yA vaha svayaMvara maMDapa meM se guma hokara aura divya prabhAvavAlI guTikA ke prayoga se apanA rUpa parivartana kara vINA bajAnevAle ke veSa meM maMDapa meM A baiThA thA / dUsare anya kisI rUpa meM use sabhA meM sthAna milanA muzkila thA / tathA usane rAjakumArI ke sAtha prathama se hI yaha saMketa bhI kiyA huA thA ki jaba maiM vINA bajAU~ taba tuma yaMtra prayoga se lagAyI huI aMdara kI kIla ko khIMca lenA / isase staMbha kI donoM phAr3eM svayaM khula jAyagI / ityAdi kAraNoM se use vINA vAdaka kA veSa dhAraNa karanA par3A thA / sAtha meM kucha bhI parivAra na hone ke kAraNa aneka rAjakumAroM se bhare hue svayaMvara maMDapa meM ekAkI asalI rUpa meM prakaTa honA yogya bhI na thA / malayAsuMdarI ko dekhakara sArI rAjasabhA Azcarya meM par3a gayI / usake zarIra para kapUra, caMdana, kastUrI Adi sugaMdhita padArthoM kA vilepana kiyA huA thA / suMdara vastra aura divya alaMkAra pahane hue the / usake vakSasthala para lakSmIpUMja hAra zobha rahA thA / mukha meM pAna kA bIr3A aura dAhine hAtha meM varamAlA dhAraNa kI huI thI / malayAsuMdarI ko akasmAt isa alaMkRta avasthA meM dekha mahArAja vIradhavala aura rAnI caMpakamAlA ke harSa kA pAra na rahA / mahArAja vIradhavala harSa ke Aveza meM rAjakumArI ke najadIka A utsukatA se pUchane lagA - 'pyArI, putrI malayA / tUM isa kASTha staMbha meM kaba aura kisa taraha A gayI thI ? zubhAzubha karma ke pariNAma ko jAnanevAlI aura isI kAraNa pitA ko nahIM paraMtu apane hI azubhakarma ko doSa denevAlI malayAsuMdarI ne pitA kI ora 97

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara snehabharI dRSTi se dekhate hue uttara diyA-'pitAjI! jisakI kRpA se maiM jIvita rahI hU~ vaha kuladevI hI isa bAta ko jAnatI hai|" kumArI ko pahale ke samAna hI bolatI huI dekha tamAma rAjakuTuMba usake pAsa Akara prema garbhita zabdoM meM kahane lagA - 'kumArI! hama tumheM yAda hI karate the ki kyA hama ina netroM se aba phira tumhArA darzana kara sakeMge? Aja akasmAt hI AzA lagAye hue cAtaka ko zAMti denevAle megha ke samAna tumhArA darzana bar3e puNya se prApta huA hai| __caMpakamAlA - (harSa ke azru pUrNanetroM se) 'pyArI putrI! maiM tumhArI mAtA hone para bhI sacamuca isa samaya vairana ke samAna nikalI / beTI! aisA ghora duHkha tumane kaise sahana kiyA hogA? nirdoSa putrI! apane ajJAnI mAtA - pitA ke isa ghora aparAdha ko kSamA karanA / " rAjA - "vinIta putrI! tujhe aMdhakUpa meM par3ate hI hamArI kuladevI ne adhara dhAraNakara apane pAsa rakhI hogI, tujhe yogya vara kI prApti ho isa hetu se rAjakumAroM ke bala kI parIkSA ke lie isa staMbha meM rakhI ho aisA mAlUma hotA hai| kanakavatI ke pAsa ye yaha lakSmIpUMja hAra vApisa lekara tere gale meM pahanA, divya vastroM se zRMgAritakara hAtha meM varamAlA dene pUrvaka usa kuladevI ne hI tujhe vibhUSita kiyA mAlUma hotA hai / beTI! jisa kASTastaMbha ke bhItara se tUM prakaTa huI hai yaha divya staMbha isa pANigrahaNa mahotsava ke prasaMga para hameM Aja hI prApta huA hai| yaha tamAma vRttAMta hameM eka siddhajyotiSI ne batalAyA thA, paraMtu hamAre kula kI rakSA karanevAlI kuladevI ne hameM Aja taka kabhI svapna meM bhI yaha bAta nahIM batAyI / na jAne isakA kyA kAraNa hogA? kAdacit saMbhava hai usa siddha jyotiSI ke rUpa meM hI kuladevI ne hamArI sahAya kI ho| maMtrI! siddha jyotiSI kI tamAma bAteM siddha hI huI / paraMtu eka hI bAta mere hRdaya meM khaTakatI hai / usane kahA thA - 'rAjakumArI kA pANigrahaNa mahArAja zUrapAla kA putra mahAbala kumAra karegA yahI bAta anyathA pratIta hotI hai| hamArI 98

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara kI huI pratijJA ke anusAra aise isa mahAna aura divya staMbha ko isa tejasvI vINA bajAnevAlA yuvaka ne vidArita kiyA hai, isalie kumArI kA pati bhI yahI honA cAhie / mahArAja vIradhavala ke ina aMtima vacanoM ko unake pAsa hI khar3A huA mahAbala dhyAnapUrvaka suna rahA thA / isa samaya staMbha saMpuTa ke bIca khar3I huI malayAsuMdarI ke pAsa kaI dAsI A pahuMcI aura unhoMne malayAsuMdarI ko sahArA diyA / ' Age bar3hakara malayAsuMdarI bolI-'dAsI! kalAnidhAna vaha vIrapuruSa kahA~ hai? jisane mere pitA ke duHkha ke sAtha isa staMbha ko vidAraNa kiyA hai / maiM usake gale meM varamAlA pahanAUMgI / malayAsuMdarI kI dhAyamAtA vegavatI ne najadIka meM Akara staMbha ko vidAraNa karanevAle usa vIra yuvaka kI ora izArA kiyA / premapUrNa netroM se nihAratI huI, aneka rAjakumAroM ke manoratha niSphala karatI huI, logoM ke citta ko saMtoSa detI huI, gaMdharva ke veSa meM rahe hue tathApi kAmadeva ke samAna rUpavAn mahAbala kumAra ke gale meM malayAsuMdarI ne harSita ho, varamAlA pahanA dI / malayAsuMdarI ke rUpa se cakita ho aura gAMdharva jAti ke yuvaka ke gale meM varamAlA Aropita hone se parAbhava pAye hue rAjakumAra paraspara kahane lage - 'dekho! isa vidagdhA rAjakumArI kI kaisI adhama parIkSA! uttama kSatriya vaMza ke rAjakumAroM ko chor3akara ajJAta kulavaMzAdi vINA bajAnevAle sAdhAraNa manuSya ke gale meM varamAlA DAla dI / isa prakAra kA hama apanA ghora apamAna nahIM saha sakate / hama isa gaMdharva ko mArakara bhI svayaMvarA ko grahaNa kareMge / isa taraha vicArakara mAre IrSA ke ve sabake saba rAjakumAra gaMdharva ke veSa meM vahAM para akele khar3e hue mahAbala kI tarapha bar3ha Aye / yaha dekha mahArAja vIradhavala ne usa yuvaka kI rakSA ke lie usake cAroM tarapha apanI senA khar3I kara dii| ___isa samaya mahAbala bhI svayaMvara meM rakhe hue vajrasAra dhanuSa ko uThAkara una rAjakumAroM ke sAmane A juTA / mahAbala ke amogha prahAroM se tamAma rAjakumAra apane prANa bacAne ke lie cAroM tarapha bikhara gaye / usa vakta svayaMvara maMDapa ke prasaMga para pRthvIsthAnapura se svAbhAvikatayA Aye hue eka cAraNa ne dhyAnapUrvaka dekhane se mahAbala ko pahacAna liyA aura vaha ucca svara se bola uThA - 'he 99

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara svajanoM ko jimAkara svayaMvara meM Aye hue tamAma rAjakumAroM ke lie bhI unake sthAna para hI bhojana kA prabaMdha karA diyA gayA / isa zubha prasaMga para siddhajyotiSI ko prItidAna dekara prasanna karane ke lie rAjA ne usakI cAroM tarapha talAza karAyI / paraMtu usakA kahIM para bhI patA na lagA / isase rAjA yaha socakara ki vaha sacamuca hI paropakArI divya puruSa thA, aba usake milane kI AzA chor3a baiThA / aba usane vidhipUrvaka apanI kuladevI kI pUjA kara baMdhuvarga ko vastrAbharaNa ke dAnAdi dvArA saMtoSita kiyaa| yAcakajanoM ko bhI dAna dene meM usane apanI lakSmI kA khUba hI upayoga kiyA / rAjakumArI ke vivAha ke harSa meM nagara meM jagaha - jagaha utsava manAyA jA rahA thA / aneka prakAra ke bAjoM kI madhuradhvani se AkAza gUMja rahA thA / kahIM para madhura svara se gaMdharva logoM kA saMgIta ho rahA thA, kahIM para mAre khuzI ke striyoM kA nRtya hotA thA, kahIM kokila kaMTha se sadhavA striyA~ dhavalamaMgala gA rahI thiiN| kahIM para bhATa cAraNoM ke jaya jaya zabda uccArita ho rahe the, aneka AbhUSaNoM se bhUSita se varavadhU kalpalatA aura kalpavRkSa ke samAna zobha rahe the / pANigrahaNa ke samaya ujjvala nepathya ko dhAraNa karanevAlA yaha daMpatI yugma sAkSAtra ti aura kAmadeva ke samAna zobhAyamAna dikha rahA thA / mAtA - pitA ne usa nava daMpatI ko AzIrvAda diyA ki caMdra aura cAMdanI ke samAna tumhArA avicchinna saMyoga kAyama rahe / rAjA ne apanI saMpatti ke anusAra hAthI, ghoDA, ratha, hIrA, mANika, moti, zastra aura grAmAdi anekAneka vastue~ kanyAdAna yA daheja meM dI / vivAha prasaMga pUrNa hone se harSita hue navadaMpatI ekAMta nivAsa sthAna meM gaye / isa samaya rAjA vIradhavala kumAra ke pAsa Akara, apane saMzaya kI bAteM pUchane lgaa| "rAjakumAra! Apa apane zahara se svayaMvara ke prasaMga para akasmAt hI ekAkI kisa taraha A pahuMce?" apanI priyA ke sanmukha dekhate hue, pUrva meM paraspara saMketa kiye mujaba kumAra ne uttara diyA-"mahArAja! mujhe pRthvI sthAna se uThAkara kisI devI ne yahAM para akasmAt lAkara rakha diyA hai|" yaha suna rAjA vIradhavala kucha gardana hilAte 101

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara svajanoM ko jimAkara svayaMvara meM Aye hue tamAma rAjakumAroM ke lie bhI unake sthAna para hI bhojana kA prabaMdha karA diyA gayA / isa zubha prasaMga para siddhajyotiSI ko prItidAna dekara prasanna karane ke lie rAjA ne usakI cAroM tarapha talAza karAyI / paraMtu usakA kahIM para bhI patA na lagA / isase rAjA yaha socakara ki vaha sacamuca hI paropakArI divya puruSa thA, aba usake milane kI AzA chor3a baiThA / aba usane vidhipUrvaka apanI kuladevI kI pUjA kara baMdhuvarga ko vastrAbharaNa ke dAnAdi dvArA saMtoSita kiyaa| yAcakajanoM ko bhI dAna dene meM usane apanI lakSmI kA khUba hI upayoga kiyA / rAjakumArI ke vivAha ke harSa meM nagara meM jagaha - jagaha utsava manAyA jA rahA thA / aneka prakAra ke bAjoM kI madhuradhvani se AkAza gUMja rahA thA / kahIM para madhura svara se gaMdharva logoM kA saMgIta ho rahA thA, kahIM para mAre khuzI ke striyoM kA nRtya hotA thA, kahIM kokila kaMTha se sadhavA striyA~ dhavalamaMgala gA rahI thIM / kahIM para bhATa cAraNoM ke jaya jaya zabda uccArita ho rahe the, aneka AbhUSaNoM se bhUSita se varavadhU kalpalatA aura kalpavRkSa ke samAna zobha rahe the / pANigrahaNa ke samaya ujjvala nepathya ko dhAraNa karanevAlA yaha daMpatI yugma sAkSAtrati aura kAmadeva ke samAna zobhAyamAna dikha rahA thA / mAtA - pitA ne usa nava daMpatI ko AzIrvAda diyA ki caMdra aura cAMdanI ke samAna tumhArA avicchinna saMyoga kAyama rahe / rAjA ne apanI saMpatti ke anusAra hAthI, ghoDA, ratha, hIrA, mANika, moti, zastra aura grAmAdi anekAneka vastue~ kanyAdAna yA daheja meM dI / vivAha prasaMga pUrNa hone se harSita hue navadaMpatI ekAMta nivAsa sthAna meM gaye / isa samaya rAjA vIradhavala kumAra ke pAsa Akara, apane saMzaya kI bAteM pUchane lagA / "rAjakumAra! Apa apane zahara se svayaMvara ke prasaMga para akasmAt hI ekAkI kisa taraha A pahuMce?" apanI priyA ke sanmukha dekhate hue, pUrva meM paraspara saMketa kiye mujaba kumAra ne uttara diyA-"mahArAja! mujhe pRthvI sthAna se uThAkara kisI devI ne yahAM para akasmAt lAkara rakha diyA hai|" yaha suna rAjA vIradhavala kucha gardana hilAte 101

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara hue bola uThA - 'ApakA kahanA saca hai; yaha saba kArya hamArI kuladevI kA hI kiyA mAlUma hotA hai|" mahAbala - "mahArAja! mere viyoga ko na sahana karanevAle mere mAtA pitA viraha duHkha se duHkhita hue merI cAroM tarapha talAza karate hoMge / ati snehita hRdayavAle mAtA pitA kI sevA meM yadi maiM bAraha prahara ke aMdara na pahuMca sakA to sacamuca hI ve mere viyoga se prANatyAga kara degeM / isalie Apa kRpAkara, mujhe jaldI vidA kareM / yadi maiM pratipadA ke dina sUryodaya se pahale pRthvIsthAnapura pahuMca jAUMgA to mujhe apane pUjya mAtA pitA kA milApa ho sakegA; anyathA unakA milanA asaMbhava sA mAlUma hotA hai|" rAjA - "kumAra! Apako jarA bhI ciMtA na karanI cAhie, ApakI tamAma ciMtAyeM mere zira para haiM / pRthvI sthAnapura yahAM se bAsaTha yojana hai ataH Apa rAta ke prathama prahara taka sukhapUrvaka yahAM rahe; tabataka maiM Apake lie eka uttama jAti kI aura ativega se calanevAlI sAMDanI taiyAra karAtA hU~, tathA kopAyamAna hue una rAjakumAroM ko bhI satkArita kara vidA kara AtA huuN| yoM kahakara mahArAja vIradhavala vahAM se calA gayA / ___ mahAbala - 'priye! Aja hamArA icchita kArya siddha huA / tumhAre samakSa kI huI pratijJA Aja janatA ke samakSa tumhAre pitA kI sammatipUrvaka pANigrahaNa karane se pUrNa huI / paraMtu pRthvIsthAnapura jAkara, apanI mAtA ko hAra dene kI kI huI pratijJA abhI saphala nahIM huI, vaha pUrNa hone para hI hameM zAMti aura AnaMda kA samaya milegA / kala hama bhaTTArikA ke maMdira meM mile the, paraMtu apane - apane kArya kI ciMtA hone se do dina meM kiye hue kArya saMbaMdhI vArtAlApa karane kA vizeSa samaya nahIM milA / isa samaya mahArAja bhI hamAre prayANa kI taiyArI karAne gaye haiM; isalie aba ekAMta meM una bAtoM ko jAnanA cAhie, mahAbala kumAra isake Age kucha kahanA hI cAhatA thA itane meM hI vahAM para malayAsuMdarI kI dhAyamAtA vegavatI A pahuMcI / usane malayAsuMdarI ke pAsa Akara pUchA - 102

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara 'beTI malayA! saca kaha isa ghaTanA kA kyA rahasya hai? kyA sacamuca hI yaha devakartavya hai yA kucha buddhi prayoga dvArA racA huA anya prapaMca hai?" malayA - svAmin! mere gupta rahasya ko jAnanevAlI aura mAtA se bhI bar3hakara mujha para atiprema rakhanevAlI yaha merI dhAyamAtA hai; isalie Apa jarA bhI saMkoca na rakhakara isa merI dhAya vegavatI ke samakSa tamAma vRttAMta sunAyeM, yaha use jAnane kI bar3I utsuka hai / malayAsuMdarI ke Agraha se mahAbala ne vegavatI ke samakSa apanA vRttAMta sunAnA prAraMbha kiyA - 'bhaTTArikA devI ke maMdira se apane - apane kAryArtha jude hue the vahAM taka kA vRttAMta vegavatI ko sunAkara usake bAda kA hAla malayAsuMdarI ko uddezakara mahAbala kahane lagA - "priye tumase judA hokara maiMne tumhAre nAmAMkita aguMThI ko eka ghAsa ke pUle meM dekara vaha pUlA hAthI ko khilA diyaa| phira smazAna kI tarapha jAkara siddhajyotiSI ke veSa dvArA rAjA kA bacAva kiyA aura dUsare dina saMdhyA kA bahAnA le aura rAjA ke pAsa se kucha dravya lekara rAjamahala se calA gayA / bAjAra meM jAkara usa dravya se kucha Avazyaka bar3haI ke hathiyAra, kapUra, kastUrI caMdana, raMga aura vastrAdi kharIdakara maiM bhaTTArikA devI ke maMdira meM gayA / vahAM para jo kASThaphAlI dekhI thiiN| unheM cholakara khUba ramaNIya bnaayaa| unake aMdara urdhvabhAga meM yaMtra prayoga vAlI eka kIlikA lagAyI isa samaya eka saMdUka lekara vahAM para kitaneka cora A pahuMce, usa saMdUko eka cora sahita maMdira ke pIche surakSita rakhakara bAkI ke tamAma cora vApisa zahara kI ora cale gaye / baDhaI ke hathiyAra aura anya vastue~ eka jagaha chipAkara cora kI saMjJA se usa cora ko bulAtA huA maiM usake pAsa gayA / mujhe bhI cora samajhakara usa lobhI cora ne mujhase prArthanA kI, maiM isa saMdUka kA tAlA nahIM tor3a sakatA; isalie kRpAkara kisI taraha Apa isakA tAlA khulavA dIjie / maiMne usakA tAlA khola diyA / usane saMdUka meM se sAra sAra vastue~ nikAlakara eka puTaliyA bAMdhalI / usa sattva hIna cora ne mujhe phira se kahA he mahAnubhAva! yadi maiM yahAM se calA jAUMgA to mere pIche paira pahacAnate hue cora yA rAja puruSa mujhe pakar3a leMge, 103

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara isalie kRpAkara Apa mere bacAva kA koI upAya btlaaveN| maiMne usake bacAva ke lie bhaTTArikA ke maMdira ke zikhara para kA UparI patthara nikAlakara usa puTaliyA sahita cora ko usake aMdara Dhakela kara Upara usI zilA ko Dhaka diyaa| phira maMdira ke najadIka rahe hue vaTa-vRkSa para car3hakara, maiM tumhAre Agamana kI rAha dekhane lagA, itane hI meM akasmAt usa vaTavRkSa kI khokhara kI ora merI dRSTi par3I / usa khokara meM mujhe kitane eka vastra aura alaMkArAdi dikha pdd'e| talAza karane para mAlUma huA ki ve vastrAlaMkArAdi merI hI vastue~ thIM / kucha dina pahale jisa devI ne mere vastrAbharaNa haraNa kara liye the usIne ye yahAM lAkara rakhe hoMge yaha samajhakara ve vastue~ maiMne apane kabaje kara lI / phira jaba maiMne rAste kI tarapha dRSTi ghumAI to unmArga se Ate hue tumhe dekhA / phira zIghra hI var3a se nIce utara maiM tumheM A milA / usa roja kA yahI merA vRttAMta hai / priyakAMte! aba tuma bhI apanA hAla sunAo, tumane kisa taraha apanA kArya kiyA! malayA 'prANanAtha! usa dina ApakI zikSA ko hRdaya meM dhAraNakara maiM zIghra hI zahara meM AyI, magadhAvezyA kA makAna pUchate hue aura usakI talAza ke lie zahara meM phirate hue, maiMne use eka maMdira meM pAyA / eka kisI cAlAka dhUrta ne use mahAsaMkaTa meM phaMsA rakhA thA, isase vaha vahA~ se Age pIche na jA sakatI thii| usake duHkha kA kAraNa pUchane para nizvAsa DAlate hue usane uttara diyA - 'he satpuruSa? maiM tumheM apane duHkha kI kyA bAta sunAUM? merI buddhi kuMThita ho gayI hai / maiM apane makAna ke AMgana meM baiThI thI usa samaya kahIM se phiratA huA yaha dhUrta manuSya mere pAsa A baiThA / mujhe yaha mAlUma na thA ki yaha manuSya itanA dhUrta hai| maiMne ha~sI meM isase kahA - 'tUM merA zarIra saMvAhanakara, maiM tujhe kucha dUMgI / yaha manuSya zarIra suzraSA kI kriyA meM bar3A nipuNa niklaa| isane mere zarIra ko saMmarditakara merI tamAma thakAvaTa ko dUra kara diyA / maiMne khuza hokara ise bhojana karane ke lie kahA - yaha bolA - 'mujhe bhojana kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, tumane 104

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara mujhe kucha dene ke lie kahA thA / isIlie mujhe aba kucha do| maiMne ise acche vastra, dhana ityAdi denA cAhA; paraMtu yaha dhUrta kucha bhI na lekara merI jabAna se nikale hue 'kucha dUMgI' isa zabda ko pakar3akara mujhase kucha mAMgatA hai / paraMtu maiM nahIM samajhatI ki kucha kisa vastu kA nAma hai? isI kAraNa yaha na to khuda jAtA hai aura na hI mujhe yahAM se jAne detA hai / priya svAmin! yaha dazA dekha maiMne vicAra kiyA ki vezyA isa vakta Apatti meM phaMsI huI hai / yadi maiM isa saMkaTa se isakA uddhAra karUM to avazya hI merA nirdhArita kArya jaldI siddha hogA / yaha socakara maiMne magadhA ko apane pAsa bulAyI aura usake kAna meM eka bAta sunaayii| phira maiMne una donoM se kahA - 'jAo isa samaya tuma donoM bhojana karo aura tIsare pahara mere pAsa AnA maiM avazya hI tumhAre vivAda kA phaisalA kara duuNgaa| mahAbala - "pyArI! unakA yaha vivAda sacamuca hI bar3A viSama thA / tumane kisa taraha isakA samAdhAna kiyA?" malayA - svAmin! so maiM Apako sunAtI huuN| maiM vahAM taka ke mArga parizrama se kucha thaka gayI thI ataH maiM vahAM para hI so gayI / tIsare pahara ve donoM hI mere pAsa A gaye / magadhA ne mujhe uThAyA / maiM guptarIti se usase deva maMdira meM eka ghar3A rakhavAyA aura bahuta se logoM ko sAkSI rakhakara kahA - dekho bhAI! maiM aba tumhAre sAmane isa manuSya ko kucha dilAtA huuN| yaha apane vacana se pIche na phira jAya isIlie ise mere kiye hue insApha meM Apa loga sAkSI raheM / yaha bAta usa dhUrta ne bhI upasthita janatA ke samakSa aMgIkAra kara lI / isa bAta para logoM ko bhI bar3A Azcarya thA ki dekheM yaha navayuvaka ise 'kucha dekara' kisa taraha phaisalA karatA hai? merA izArA pAkara mAgadhA ne use kahA ki isa maMdira ke usa kone meM eka ghar3A rakhA hai; usameM eka cIja par3I hai / use tuma le Ao, phira tujhe kucha diyA jaaygaa| dhUrta ne vahAM jAkara ghar3e kA DhakanA uThAkara usameM hAtha DAlA / paraMtu turaMta hI phukAra mAratA huA sarpa usake hAtha ko cipaTa gayA / tatkAla hI usane ghar3e se apanA hAtha pIche khIMca liyA / aura cillAkara vaha bola uThA are! isameM to 105

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara 'kucha' hai? yaha suna magadhA ne harSa prApta karate hue kahA - 'isameM tere liye hI kucha rakhA huA hai / aura isa kucha ko tUM grahaNa karake apane ghara le jA / aba mere tere bIca lene dene kA kucha saMbaMdha nahIM rahA / ' yaha dekha khuza hokara tamAma loga haMsakara bole - "vAhare dhUrta! vastra, dhana na lekara, tUMne yaha apane kartavya ke anusAra acchA kucha liyA? usa dhUrta ko sAMpane Dasa liyA thA isalie usakA viSa utArane ke lie use totalA devI ke maMdira para le jAyA gayA aura mujhe sAtha lekara magadhA apane makAna para A gayI / usake gRhadvAra meM praveza karate hI kucha AzcaryapUrvaka maiMne magadhA se kahA - 'magadhA! maiM tumhAre ghara meM praveza na karUMgA, kyoMki mujhe mAlUma hotA hai, tumhAre ghara meM koI bhI rAjadrohI manuSya chipA huA hai / mere ina zabdoM se bhayabhrAMta ho aneka prakAra ke tarkavitarka karatI huI magadhA mere pairoM meM jhuka gayI / aura hAtha jor3a kara bolI - 'he bhadra puruSa! Apane saba apane jJAnabala se samajha liyA hai, paraMtu kRpAkara Apa yaha bAta anya kisI ke sAmane na kareM / rAjA kI rAnI kanakavatI jisane kapaTa dvArA rAjA kI nirdoSa putrI ko kala jAna se maravA diyA, usakA kapaTa prakaTa hone se use pakar3ane ke lie zahara meM cAroM tarapha rAjapuruSa ghUma rahe haiM / bacapana ke sneha ke kAraNa vaha pichalI rAta meM chipakara mere ghara Akara rahI hai / he satpuruSa! kisI bhI upAya se isa dhadhakatI huI Aga ko Apa mere ghara se bAhara nikAleM isase maiM ApakA bar3A upakAra mAnUMgI / maiMne kahA - 'yadi maiM isa samaya use tere makAna se bAhara nikAla dUM to isase bhayaMkara pariNAma upasthita hogA / bAhara nikale bAda agara use kisI rAjapuruSa ne dekha liyA to usake sAtha hI hama sabako mahAn saMkaTa meM par3anA hogA / tathApi terA vizeSa Agraha hai to maiM kucha aisA upAya karUMgA ki jisase tere ghara se vaha svayaM hI calI jAya / isa kArya ke lie mujhe Aja rAta ko ekAMta meM usake sAtha milaanaa|' yaha sunakara magadhA bar3I khuza huI / aura bhAvabhaktipUrvaka mujhe bhojana karA rAta meM usane kanakavatI se merI bheTa karAyI, mujhe puruSa rUpa meM dekhakara usakA hRdaya kAmavAsanA se paripUrNa ho gayA / vaha bAra - bAra mere sanmukha kaTAkSa karatI huI, nirlajatA se 106

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara mujhe viSaya prArthanA karane lagI / maiMne usase kahA - bhadre! merA eka ati priyamitra hai, vaha rUpa meM sAkSAta kAmadeva ke jaisA hai aura use tumhAre jaisI strI kI cAhanA bhI hai / kisI kArya ke lie vaha Aja gAMva gayA huA hai| usane mere sAtha saMketa kiyA hai ki AgAmI rAtri ko golAnadI ke kinAre para bhaTTArikA devI ke maMdira meM miluuNgaa| isIlie agara tumhArI marjI ho to tuma vahAM para AnA, vahAM tuma donoM kA acchA saMyoga mila jAyagA / kadAcit kiye hue saMketAnusAra vaha vahAM para na bhI AyA to phira hama tuma donoM to haiM hii| __kanakavatI ne mujhase pUchA - Apa kauna haiM? aura yahAM kisalie Aye haiM? maiMne kahA hama kSatriyaputra haiM aura dezAMtara jAne ke lie ghara se nikale haiM / rAste meM yaha zahara dekhane ke lie maiM yahAM Thahara gayA huuN| merA kathana satya samajhakara mere mitra se milane ke lie usane utsukatA btlaayii| apane kiye hue karma kA varNana karate hue aura usa kRtya ke kAraNa apane Upara par3e hue saMkaTa saMbaMdhI vArtAlApa meM usane sArI rAtri vyatIta kara dI / subaha hone para maiMne usase pUchA - suMdarI! tumhAre pAsa kucha vastrAbhUSaNAdi bhI haiM yA nahIM? mujha para vizvAsa aura prIti rakhatI huI kanakavatI ne apanI tamAma vastuyeM mere pAsa lAkara rakha dI / talAza karane para mujhe unameM hAra dikhAyI na diyaa| ataH maiMne phira pUchA - kyA itanI hI vastu tumhAre pAsa hai? yA aura bhI kucha hai? usane kahA lakSmIpUMja nAmaka eka hAra aura hai, vaha maiMne gupta rIti se eka jagaha jamIna meM dabAyA huA hai / vaha sthAna pUchane para vaha bolI - yahAM se kucha dUrI para eka zUnya khaMDara ghara hai, usake pAsa eka kIrtistaMbha hai, usakI dIvAra meM maiMne usa hAra ko chipAke rakhA hai| vahAM para maiM dina meM to jA hI nahIM sakatI, rAta meM bhI rAjapuruSoM ke bhaya se bar3I kaThinatA se vahAM jAyA jA sakatA hai / yadi merI batalAyI huI nizAnI ke anusAra vahAM jAkara Apa usa hAra ko lA sakate haiM to le Aiye phira hama donoM hI yahAM se cale jAyeMge / agara Apa nahIM lA sakeM to Aja hI saMdhyAsamaya maiM svayaM vahAM jAkara usa hAra ko le aauuNgii| isa prakAra vArtAlApa kara maiM usake pAsa se uThakara kamare 107

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara se bAhara A gyii| mujhase magadhA ne pUchA - "satpuruSa! mere ghara se bAhara nikAlane kA usake lie koI upAya kiyA? maiMne uttara diyA - bhadre! terI prArthanA se maiMne aisA upAya kiyA hai agara tUM use jAne se rokegI bhI tathApi aba yaha tere ghara meM na rhegii| harSita ho magadhA vezyA ne mere liye bhojana taiyAra kiyaa| idhara kanakavatI kI batalAyI huI nizAnI ke anusAra maiMne dina meM vahAM jAkara bahuta hI talAza kI paraMtu mujhe hAra kA patA na lagA, isalie vApisa magadhA ke ghara Akara maiMne kanakavatI se kahA ki mujhe DhUMDhane para bhI vahAM hAra nahIM milaa| ataH rAta ko hAra lekara tuma golA nadI ke kinAre para bhaTTArikAdevI ke maMdira meM mujhe A milo / yoM kahakara magadhA se vidA ho maiM vahAM se apane sAMketika sthAna kI tarapha cala par3I / paraMtu maiM rAste meM yahAM Ane kA mArga bhUla jAne ke kAraNa unmArga se calakara puNyayoga se usa bar3a ke nIce Apase A milii| aba malayAsuMdarI ne apanI dhAyamAtA kI tarapha najarakara isake Age kA vRttAMta kahanA prAraMbha kiyA / kyoMki mahAbala to usa vRttAMta ko jAnatA hI thA! vegavatI! maiMne apane svAmI se Akara turaMta hI yaha bAta kahI ki Apako apanA pati banAne ke lie kanakavatI lakSmIpuMja hAra lekara abhI AnevAlI hai| mere svAmI ne uttara diyA, priye! yaha tuma kyA bAta kahatI ho? aisI nIca aurata ke sAtha bAta karanA bhI mere liye ucita nahIM taba phira use patnI banAne kI to bAta hI kyA? yoM kahakara kanakavatI ko dUra se AtI dekha ye vahAM se uThakara maMdira ke dUsarI tarapha chipakara khar3e ho gaye / kanakavatI A pahuMcI, maiMne use prema se bulAyA aura kahA - 'bhadre! isa samaya bolacAla kiye sivAmauna rahakara khar3I raho' kyoMki yahAM para cora phira rahe haiM / tere pAsa jo kucha vastu ho vaha mujhe sauMpade / jisako maiM hiphAjata se surakSita rakhU / use mujha para vizvAsa to thA hI ataH usane apane pAsa kA saba kucha mujhe de diyaa| maiMne usa poTalI ko dekhakara usameM se lakSmIpUMja hAra aura eka kaMcuka nikAla liyA / zeSa tamAma 108

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara cIjeM usa cora kI par3I huI khAlI saMdUka meM DAla dIM / maiMne phira se kanakavatI se kahA - 'bhadre! jaba taka yahAM para coroM kA saMcAra mAlUma hotA hai taba taka tuma isa saMdUka meM baiTha jAo / krUra hRdayA paraMtu kAyara svabhAvavAlI kanakavatI merI bAta maMjUrakara usa saMdUka meM baiTha gayI / usake aMdara baiThate hI maiMne usa saMdUka ko baMdakara usameM tAlA lagA diyaa| isake bAda maiMne apane svAmI ko bulAyA, hama donoM ne usa saMdUka ko uThAkara najadIka meM bahanevAlI golA nadI meM bahA diyA / phira mere mastaka para kiyA huA jo tilaka thA vaha mere svAmI ne apane thUka se miTA diyA, isase tatkAla hI merA svAbhAvika svarUpa bana gayA / apane svAmI kI AjJA pAkara maiMne apane zarIra para caMdanAdi se vilepana kara usa bar3a vRkSa kI khokara meM mile hue kuMDala vagairaha AbhUSaNoM ko dhAraNa kiyA / kanakavatI ke pAsa se prApta kiyA huA lakSmIpUMja hAra aura kaMcuka pahanakara tathA hAtha meM varamAlA le maiM usa kASTastaMbha ke dala meM khar3I ho gayI / mujhe inhoMne samajhA diyA thA ki tUM dhIraja rakhanA yaha tamAma kAma isa taraha kiyA jAyagA / jaba maiM svayaMvaramaMDapa meM vINA bajAUMgA taba tUM phAliyoM ke bIca lagAyI huI isa kIlI ko jora se khIMca lenA ityAdi zikSA dekara, adhika samaya taka ThaMDaka rahe aisI vastu mere pAsa rakha ke aura aMdara pavana Ane jAne ke lie staMbha ke UparI hisse meM do bArIka se surAka rakha usa phAlI ke sAtha inhoMne dUsarI phAlI jor3a dii| phira maiMne aMdara kI kIlikA lagA lI / isake bAda kyA huA mujhe mAlUma nahIM / mahAbala - 'priye! isake bAda usa staMbha ko maiMne aise suMdara raMga - biraMgo se citrita kiyA ki jisase usake bIca kI saMdhiyA~ bilkula mAlUma na ho / isa samaya maMdira ke pIche usa saMdUka ko rakhakara zahara meM gaye hue cora eka ora corI kA mAla lekara vApisa Aye / paraMtu vahAM para usa rakSaka cora sahita saMdUka na milane para ve usakI khoja meM cAroM tarapha ghUmane lage / maiMne unheM coroM ke saMketAnusAra bulAyA, ye mere pAsa Akara vizvasta manuSya ke samAna bole ki yahAM para saMdUka sahita eka manuSya thA vaha kahAM gayA? maiMne unheM vizvAsa dilAte hue kahA - 'tuma isa staMbha ko uThAkara pUrva dizA vAle zahara ke daravAje ke pAsa le 109

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara calo to maiM tumheM usa manuSya kA patA batalAUMgA / unhoMne merI bAta maMjUrakara aura lAyA huA corI kA mAla nadI kinAre rakha usa staMbha ko utthaayaa| mere kathanAnusAra zahara ke pUrva daravAje ke pAsa lAkara staMbha ko khar3A kara diyaa| aba phira unhoMne usa cora ke viSaya meM pUchA / maiMne socA - usa becAre ko maMdira ke zikhara meM batalA diyA to ye use jAna se mAra ddaaleNge| yaha samajhakara maiMne unheM asatya uttara diyA "bhAI! vaha cora to saMdUka kA tAlA tor3akara usameM se mAla nikAla eka poTalI meM bAMdhakara saMdUka ko nadI meM bahA aura svayaM usa para baiThakara tairatA huA nIce kI tarapha calA gayA hai|" cora bole - ApakA kathana satya hI mAlUma hotA hai kyoMki vaha rAtabhara saMdUka para baiThakara nadI mArga se gamana karegA aura prAtaHkAla hote hI usa dhana kI puTaliyA ko lekara kahIM para calA jAyagA / unameM se eka bolA- bhale vaha kahIM bhI jAya phira bhI to kabhI milegA na? yoM bolate hue ve cora mere pAsa se vApita cale gye| maiMne sAvadhAna raha rAtabhara usa staMbha kI rakSA kI / jaba prAtaHkAla hone para staMbha kI khoja meM usa tarapha Ate hue rAjapuruSoM ko dekhA taba maiM nizciMta hokara gupta rIti se calakara zahara meM rAjA se A milaa| isake bAda kA vRttAMta tumheM vegavatI sunAyagI, kyoMki vaha sarvajana prasiddha hai|" priye! mujhe aba usa cora kI bAta yAda AyI, agara use maMdira ke zikhara meM se bAhara na nikAlA jAya to phira hamAre gaye bAda usakI kyA dazA hogI? vaha becArA aMdara hI mara jAyagA aura usakA doSa mujhe hI lagegA, isIlie tuma yahAM raho maiM usa cora ko bAhara nikAlakara turaMta hI vApisa AtA malayA - "prANanAtha! Apa mujhe aisI AjJA na kareM / maiM aba Apase judI na rahUMgI / aba Apa pahale ke jaise kisI taraha kA bahAnA nikAlakara mujhe chor3akara nahIM jA sakate / aba to mere mAtApitA ne hI Apako merA jIvana samarpaNa kara diyA hai / mAtA vegavatI! yadi hamAre Ane se pahale yahAM para pitAjI A jAya~ to tuma unheM kaha denA ki malayAsuMdarI ne golA nadI ke kinAre para rahI huI devI kI mAnatA mAnI thI, isIlie ve donoM vahAM para namaskAra karane gaye haiM aura abhI vApisa A jAyeMge / vegavatI ko isa prakAra kahakara malayAsuMdarI mahAbala ke 110

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vicitra svayaMvara niSedha karane para bhI usake sAtha cala pdd'ii| idhara vIradhavala rAjA ne una rAjakumAroM ke pAsa jAkara unheM khUba samajhAyA, paraMtu unhoMne eka na sunI ulaTA roSa meM Akara ve mahArAja vIradhavala ko DarAne lage ki prAtaHkAla hone para hama tumhAre jamAI ko mArakara, kanyA ko lekara jAyeMge / paraMtu khAlI hAtha hama yahAM se bilkula nahIM jAyeMge / aba mahArAja vIradhavala ne unako samajhAnA bujhAnA chor3a mahala meM Akara mahAbala ke lie turaMta hI eka zIghragati gAminI sAMDhanI taiyAra karavAyI / aba jaldI taiyArI karAne ke lie rAjA malayAsuMdarI ke mahala meM AyA; paraMtu vahAM Akara, usane mahAbala aura malayAsuMdarI ko na pAyA / vegavatI ne kahA - ve golA nadI ke kinAre devI kA darzana karane gaye haiM / abhI vApisa AyeMge / rAjA unakI rAha dekhatA huA vahAM hI baiTha gayA / rAha dekhate hue rAtri kA dUsarA pahara bItA, tIsarA pahara bItA aura aMta meM prAtaHkAla hone AyA paraMtu una donoM meM se eka bhI vApisa na AyA / rAjA Akula vyAkula ho uThA; golAnadI, bhaTTArikA devI kA maMdira ityAdi saba jagaha talAza karane para bhI unake kahIM padacihna taka bhI nahIM mile / prAtaHkAla meM mahAbala aura malayAsuMdarI ke guma hone kA samAcAra sunakara ve tamAma rAjakumAra nirAza hokara apane - apane deza ko cale gaye / 111

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kaThina parIkSA zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA na duHkha meM mana dhairya taje kabhI, na sukha meM vaha harSa bhaje kbhii| na satase jisakA patha anya hai, jagata meM vaha mAnava dhanya hai // putrI aura jamAI kA patA na lagane se mahArAja vIradhavala ke duHkha kA pAra narahA / unhoMne ghur3asavAra aura paidala sipAhI una daMpatI kI khoja meM cAroM tarapha daur3Aye, kiMtu durdaivavaza ve phira phirAkara jaise gaye the vaise hI vApisa Aye / isase rAjA vIradhavala ko tamAma saMsAra sUnA mAlUma hone lagA / kala hI unake duHkha kA aMta AyA thA Aja phira una para yaha nayA duHkha A par3A / ve putrI aura jamAI ke viyoga janya duHkha se duHkhita hokara murchita se ho gaye / isa duHkha ko dUra karane meM maMtrI - sAmaMtoM kI bhI buddhi kucha kAma na karatI thI / kumArI kI dhAyamAtA vegavatI ne hAtha jor3a vinaya pUrvaka rAjA ko dhIraja dete hue kahA - 'mahArAja! Apa dhIraja dhAraNa kareM, ku - vikalpa karane se kAma na calegA; kadAcita ve kisI prayoga se pRthvIsthAnapura cale gaye hoM kyoMki vahAM pahuMcane kI bahuta hI jaldI aura utsukatA mAlUma hotI thI / isIlie kisI AdamI ko pRthvIsthAnapura ko bhejakara yaha tamAma samAcAraM mahArAja sUrapAla ko janAnA cAhie / yadi vahAM para vena bhI pahuMce hoMge to putra vAtsalya se duHkhita ho ve bhI Apake samAna sarvatra khoja kraaveNge| yaha bAta suna rAjA vIradhavala dhairya dhAraNakara vegavatI kI buddhi kI prazaMsA karane lagA / usane deza dezAMtaroM meM unakI khoja karane ke lie rAjapuruSa bheje aura apane malayaketu nAmaka rAjakumAra ko pRthvIsthAnapura mahArAja sUrapAla ke pAsa bhejaa| 112

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA eka tarapha to kRSNa caturdazI kI ghora aMdherI rAta, dUsarI tarapha bhayAnaka smazAna bhUmi, pAsa meM bahatI huI golA nadI ke pravAha kA kala kala nAda, aparicita mArga coroM kA upadrava, pratispardhA se vairI hue rAjakumAroM kA bhaya, gIdar3a ullU vagairaha nizAcara jAnavaroM ke ghora zabda ityAdi kAraNoM se nadI tarapha kA mArga bhayaMkara mAlUma hotA thaa| ____ mahAbala - "priye! aisI bhayAnaka smazAnabhUmi aura aMdherI rAta meM strI sahita phiranA yaha mere liye lAbhadAyaka nahIM hai / isIlie merI icchA hai ki guTikA ke prayoga se tumhArA puruSarUpa banAkara nirbhayatA se phireN|" ___malayA - "svAmin! ApakI icchA meM hI merI icchA hai / mahAbala ne turaMta hI Amarasa meM guTikA ghisakara malayAsuMdarI ke mastaka para tilaka kara diyaa| guTikA ke prabhAva se pahale ke jaise hI usakA puruSarUpa bana gayA / aba donoM ne devI ke maMdira meM jAkara maMdira ke zikhara meM chipe hue cora ko bAhara nikAlA; aura use kaha diyA ki kala tere sAthI terI talAzakara vApisa cale gaye / Apane mujhe jIvita aura dravyalAbha prApti meM sahAya kI hai; ApakA maiM yaha upakAra kadApi na bhalaMgA / yoM kaha aura namaskArakara yaha cora vahAM se anyatra calA gayA / devI ke maMdira se vApisa zahara kI tarapha Ate hue jaba ve samIpavarti vaTavRkSa ke nIce Aye taba unheM usa vaTavRkSa para kucha AvAja sunAyI dI / mahAbala bolA - "priye! rAtri ke isa bhayAnaka samaya meM isa vaTavRkSa para koI vyaMtara deva vArtAlApa karate hue mAlUma hote haiM / hama bhI jarAsI dera Thahara kara dhyAnapUrvaka suneM ki ye Apasa meM kyA vArtAlApa karate haiN| paraMtu vyaMtaroM meM se koI tumhAre gale kA lakSmIpUMja hAra na ur3Ale isIlie yaha hAra tuma mujhe de do / lakSmIpUMja hAra lekara mahAbala ne apanI kamara meM bAMdha liyA / phira guptarIti se usa vaTavRkSa kI khokhara meM khar3e hokara vedonoM jane bar3I sAvadhAnIpUrvaka vyaMtara devoM kA vArtAlApa sunane lge| eka vyaMtara ne prazna kiyA - kyoM bhAI! kisIne pRthvI para Aja koI nayI ghaTanA dekhI yA sunI hai? 113

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA dUsarA vyaMtara - eka jagaha eka ghaTanA banane kI taiyArI hai| paraMtu vaha ghaTanA kala banegI aura usakA sthAna bhI yahAM se kucha dUra hai| tIsarA - kaho to sahI kahAM para kyA ghaTanA banegI? dUsarA - "Apa sAvadhAna hokara suneM, pRthvIsthAnapura ke nareza zUrapAla rAjA ke eka mahAbala nAmaka kumAra hai / usakI mAtA rAnI padmAvatI kA eka hAra kisI ne haraNa kara liyA hai, usake lie apanI mAtA ke samakSa mahAbala ne aisI pratijJA kI hai ki yadi pAMca dina ke aMdara maiM usa hAra ko DhUMDhakara tumheM na de dUM to agni meM pravezakara mara jAU~gA / isI taraha kI pratijJA usakI mAtA ne bhI kI hai ki yadi pAMcaveM dina hAra na mile to maiM bhI jIvita na rahUMgI / hAra kI khoja meM gaye hue kumAra kA abhI taka koI patA nahIM lagA / aura vaha pratijJAvAlA pAMcavA~ dina kala subaha hI hogA / usa apane kumAra aura hAra kI khoja na milane se marane ke lie utsuka huI rAnI ko dekhakara hI maiM aba yahAM AyA hU~ / na jAne vaha rAnI kisa taraha se prANa degI / yaha bhI saMbhava hai ki rAnI kI mRtyu se rAjA bhI jIvita na rhegaa| ___vyaMtara devoM ke uparokta vacana sunakara rAjakumAra mahAbala kutuhala chor3a ciMtA meM magna ho gayA / vaha socatA hai ki devatAoM kA vacana asatya nahIM hotaa| sacamuca hI inakI kathana kI huI ghaTanA kA honA saMbhavita hai / maiM kaisA mUr3ha hU~ pratijJA bhraSTa hokara, yahAM para abhI taka vilAsakara rahA hU~ aura vahAM para duHkhArta ho mere kuTuMba kA kSaya upasthita ho rahA hai| itane hI meM phira eka vyaMtara kI AvAja sunAyI dI / vaha bolA - calo, isa vakta vahAM calakara hameM kautuka dekhanA cAhie / dUsarA vyaMtara hA~, yaha to ThIka hai / isa ghaTanA ko avazya dekhanI caahie| sabakI saMmati hone para sabane milakara huMkAra zabda bolA aura huMkAra ke sAtha hI vaha vaTavRkSa, kumAra tathA malayAsuMdarI sahita AkAza mArga se ur3a claa| yaha hama prathama hI likha cuke haiM ki mahAbala aura malayAsuMdarI usa vaTavRkSa kI hI khokhara meM cupacApa khar3e hokara vyaMtaroM kA vArtAlApa suna rahe the / havAI jahAja ke samAna ati vega se AkAza mArga dvArA ur3atA huA vaha vaTavRkSa thor3e 114

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA hI samaya meM eka choTe se pahAr3a kI mekhalApara Akara sthira huA / vaTavRkSa se nIce utara ve tamAma vyaMtara golA nadI ke kinAre para rahe hue dhanajaMya nAmaka yakSa ke maMdira kI tarapha cale gaye / mahAbala ne gaura se dekhakara isa pradeza ko pahacAna liyA thA / ataH vaha malayAsuMdarI se bolA - 'priye! abhI taka hamArA puNya jAgRta hai / yaha vaTavRkSa hamAre pRthvIsthAna nagara ke samIpa hI A pahuMcA hai| aba hameM zIghra hI isa vaTavRkSa ke Azraya kA tyAga kara denA cAhie / yadi devAjJA se yaha vRkSa phira vApisa yA kahIM Age ur3akara calA gayA to phira na jAne hama kisa viSamasthAna meM jA par3age / yoM kaha turaMta hI mahAbala aura malayAsuMdarI usa bar3a kI khokhara se bAhara nikala Aye / aura najadIka meM rahe hue eka keloM ke bagIce meM jAkara donoM ne vizrAma pAyA / kucha dera bAda usa vaTavRkSa ko phira AkAza meM ur3atA dekha mahAbala bolA - suMdarI! dekho vaha vRkSa phira vApisa apane sthAna para jA rahA hai / bahuta acchA huA hama loga usakI khokhara se nikala yahAM A gaye / abhI rAta bahuta bAkI thI isIlie nirbhayatA se ve daMpatI keloM ke bagIce meM baiThakara samaya bitA rahe the / itane hI meM karuNa svara se rudana karatI huI kisI eka strI kA zabda kumAra ke karNagocara huA / usa strI kA rUdana zabda sunakara mahAbala bolA - priye! yaha kisI duHkhita strI ke vilApa kA zabda sunAyI detA hai / samartha puruSoM kA yaha kartavya hai ki ve duHkhI janoM kI sahAya kreN| tuma yahAM hI raho aura dhIraja rakho / maiM isa duHkhinI ko sahAya karake abhI vApisa AtA hUM / aba yahAM para kisI prakAra kA Dara rakhane kI AvazyakatA nhiiN| kyoMki yaha saba hamAre nagara kI hI hada kA pradeza hai / malayAsuMdarI isa bAta kA kucha uttara na de sakI, isIlie use vahAM para hI chor3a dayApUrNa hRdayavAlA mahAbala paraduHkha dUra karane ke lie usa rudana ke zabdAnusAra hI usa dizA meM cala pdd'aa| ___aMdherI rAta! tere kartavya bhI tere hI samAna kAle hote haiM / tUne caMdrAvatI meM rAjA vIradhavala ko putrI tathA jamAI kA viyogakara saMkaTa meM DAlA aura aba malayAsuMdarI ko bhI turaMta hI pativiyoga karAkara duHkha ke khaDDe meM DAla diyA? 115

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA he niThura vidhi! terI bhI ajaba gati hai! manuSya kyA vicAratA hai aura tUM usake viparIta kyA se kyA kara DAlatA hai? isa samaya mAnavasaMcAra rahita aMdherI rAta meM keloM ke bagIce meM malayAsuMdarI puruSa ke rUpa meM akelI baiThI hai / bAra - bAra haTha karake pati kI icchA ke viruddha unake sAtha jAnA yogya nahIM / yaha samajhakara hI malayAsuMdarI ne isa samaya mahAbala ke sAtha jAne kA Agraha nahIM kiyA / vaha thor3e samaya kA viyoga duHkha sahakara bhI eka duHkhinI strI kA pati ke dvArA kaSTa dUra huA dekhane ke lie ustuka thI / isI kAraNa usane mauna dvArA apane pati ko duHkhiyA kA duHkha dUra karane kI saMmati dI thii| mere svAmI abhI AyeMge, ve isa dizA meM gaye haiM; isa prakAra soca vicAra karatI huI mahAbala ke Agamana kI AzA meM TakaTakI lagAkara vaha usI tarapha dekhatI rahI / pichalI rAta bIta gayI, prAtaHkAla hone para sUryadeva bhI udayAcala para A gayA; paraMtu AzA taraMgoM meM DubakiyeM khAnevAlI malayAsuMdarI kA hRdayezvara na aayaa| aise aparicita jaMgala meM mujhe akelI chor3a na jAne ve kahA~ gaye hoMge jo abhI taka bhI nahIM Aye? mAtA-pitA ko milane kI utkaMThA se kyA ve zahara meM to nahIM cale gaye hoMge? ityAdi saMkalpa vikalpa karatI huI malayA suMdarI ne zahara meM jAne kA nizcaya kiyA / jaba vaha zahara ke daravAje ke pAsa pahuMcI taba use sanmukha Ate hue zahara kA kotavAla milA / divyaveSa aura suMdararUpa dekhakara kotavAla ne usakA nAma sthAna pUchA, paraMtu puruSaveza meM malayAsuMdarI usake prazna kA uttara na dekara soca vicAra meM par3a gayI aura ghabarAye hue manuSya ke samAna vaha cAroM tarapha dekhane lagI / isase kotavAla ko aura bhI adhika vahama paidA huaa| usake pAsa kyA kyA vastue~ haiM, yaha talAza karane para kAnoM meM pahane hue kuMDala aura zarIra para dhAraNa kiye hue vastra mahAbala kumAra ke mAlUma hue yaha dekha kotavAla Azcarya meM par3akara vicArane lagA - mahAbala kumAra ke vastra aura isa yuvaka ke pAsa? kotavAla usako pakar3akara rAjA ke pAsa le AyA / usakA rUpa aura veSa dekhakara rAjA Adi saba Azcarya meM par3a gaye / 116

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA rAjA - 'kotavAla! yaha puruSa kauna hai? isane pahanI huI pozAka mahAbala kumAra kI mAlUma hotI hai / ' kotavAla - 'mahArAja! yaha yuvaka zahara ke daravAje meM praveza karate hue mere dekhane meM AyA hai| isakA nAma sthAna pUchane para yaha kucha bhI uttara nahIM detA / ' rAjA - ' (malayAsuMdarI ke sanmukha dekha ) kyoM bhAI tUM kauna hai? kisakA putra hai?' yaha suna malayAsuMdarI vicAra meM pdd'ii| yadi isa samaya maiM apanI satya bAta kahUMgI to rAjA Adi kisI bhI manuSya ko usa para vizvAsa na AyagA, kyoMki hama donoM ke milApa aura vivAha kI ghaTanA hI aisI hai jo sunanevAle ko asaMbhavita mAlUma ho; tathA isa samaya merA svarUpa bhI puruSa kA hai / isalie jabataka mujhe apane svAmI kA milApa na ho taba taka satya ghaTanA prakAzita na karanI cAhie / jo kucha mere nasIba meM hai so hogaa| yaha socakara usane kalpita uttara diyA- 'maiM mahAbala kumAra kA priyamitra hU~, usIne mujhe yaha tamAma veSa diyA hai / ' sUrapAla - "mahAbala kumAra isa samaya kahA~ hai?" malayA - "kahIM najadIka meM hI svecchApUrvaka phiratA hogA / sUrapAla - "kumAra najadIka meM hI ho to vaha apane kathana kiye vacanAnusAra hameM kyoM na A mile? kumAra kahIM najadIka meM nahIM ho sakatA / agara yahAM najadIka meM hI hotA to cAroM tarapha talAza karAne para bhI usakA patA kyoM na lagatA? khaira yadi tUM mere putra kA priyamitra hai to ina tamAma manuSyoM meM se koI bhI manuSya tujhe kyoM nahIM pahacAnatA? yaha suna malayAsuMdarI ne kucha bhI uttara na diyA aura vaha cupacApa khar3I rahI / " rAjA sUrapAla mana hI mana vicArane lagA - yaha saMbhava hotA hai ki kucha dina pahale kumAra ke vastrAdi curAye gaye the, yaha saba alaMba parvata kI guphA meM rahanevAle pracaMDa cora lohakhura ne hI curAyA hogA, jise kala hI maravA diyA gayA hai / yaha 117

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA yuvaka usI kA choTA bhAI yA snehI athavA usake sage saMbaMdhiyoM meM se mAlUma hotA hai aura usake viyoga se udAsIna yA saMbhrAMta ho use dekhane ke lie jahAM tahAM phiratA huA mAlUma hotA hai / kumAra ke kuMDala aura vastra bhI ise usa cora ke pAsa se hI mile hoMge, tathA alpabhASI aura vizeSa maunIpana yaha cora kA lakSaNa bhI isa meM pAyA jAtA hai / yaha bhI saMbhava hai ki ina coroM ne milakara kahIM para kumAra ko mAra DAlA ho ? isa kAraNa yaha manuSya bhI merA duzmana hI hai / ina vicAroM kI ulajhana meM bhayabhrAMta ho rAjA sUrapAla bola uThA- are! kotavAla! isa cora ko bhI jahAM kala usa cora ko mArA hai vahAM le jAkara mAra DAlo! rAjA ke zabda sunakara malayAsuMdarI kA hRdaya kAMpa gayA / usane socA durdaivavaza aba phira mujhapara maraNAMta Apatti kA ghora bAdala A ghirA / isa saMkaTa kA nistAra kaise hogA? dhairya pAne ke lie isa samaya usane mahAbala dvArA yAda karAye usa zloka ko smaraNa kiyA / usako yAda karane se usake hRdaya meM dhairya ne praveza kiyaa| vaha khuda hI apane Apako AzvAsana dene lgii| apane zubhAzubha karma para nirbhara hokara usane apane hRdaya meM hiMmata dhAraNa kI / usakI zAMta aura tejasvI AkRti dekha maMtrI - maMDala para usakA bar3A prabhAva par3A / akasmAt rAjA kI avicArita pracaMDa AjJA se maMtrImaMDala meM khalabalI maca gayI / ataH pradhAna maMtrI bolA - "mahArAja ! isa yuvaka kI aisI bhadra aura suMdara AkRti se yaha anumAna nahIM ho sakatA ki yaha cora hogA? isa divya puruSa ne aparAdha kiyA hai yaha nirNaya jaba taka na ho jAya taba taka ise prANadaMDa kI zikSA denA sarvathA anucita hai / tathApi isa viSaya meM ApakI bhrAMti dUra na ho sakatI ho to Apa isakI koI divya parIkSA le sakate haiM / yadi usa kaThina parIkSA se isakA parAbhava huA to ise cora samajhA jAyagA; agara usa parIkSA meM isakA parAbhava na huA to ise nirdoSa mAnA jAyagA / isa prakAra karane se janatA meM bhI ApakA apavAda na hogA / rAjA ne kahA tumhArA kahanA yathArtha hai / paraMtu isakI parIkSA kisa taraha kI jAya ?" 118

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'zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA maMtrI bolA - 'mahArAja! eka ghar3e meM sarpa DAlakara use isake hAtha se nikalavAyA jaay| yadi vaha sarpa ise Dasa le to yaha sadoSa aura yadi vaha ise na Dase to sarvathA nirdoSa samajhanA caahie| basa isase bar3hakara kaThina - parIkSA aura kyA ho sakatI hai? yaha bAta maMjUra kara rAjA ne gArur3ikalogoM ko bulavAyA aura alaMba nAmaka pahAr3a kI kisI guphA meM se eka bhayaMkara sarpa pakar3a lAne kI AjJA dii| rAjA ne puruSa rUpI malayAsuMdarI ke pAsa kumAra ke vastra aura kuMDalAdi utaravA liye aura use kotavAla kI nigarAnI meM sauMpa diyA / ThIka isI samaya rAjamahala se rAnI padmAvatI kI dAsI sabhA meM Akara udAsa ho namratApUrvaka rAjA se bolI - 'mahArAja! mahArAnI padmAvatI Apase yaha prArthanA karatI hai ki abhItaka bhI kumAra kI kahIM para khoja nahIM lagI / usake kathanAnusAra Aja pAMcavAM dina hai, yadi kumAra jIvita rahatA to avazya hI apanI pratijJA ke anusAra vaha Aja Aye- binA na rahatA / lakSmIpUMja hAra kA bhI abhI taka koI samAcAra nahIM milA / jahAM para kumAra ke astitva kA hI abhAva mAlUma hotA ho vahAM hAra prApti kI AzA rakhanA sarvathA vyartha hai / apane ikalaute putra ke abhAva meM maiM prANa dhAraNa karane ke lie sarvathA asamartha huuN| maiMne Aja taka ApakA jo kucha durvinaya yA aparAdha kiyA ho use Apa kRpAkara kSamA kareM / aura mujhe aba AjJA deM to alaMba nAmaka parvata ke zikhara se jhaMpApAtakara prANa tyAga dvArA maiM apanI AtmA ko zAMti + / rAjA bolA - 'dAsI! rAnI ko hiMmata do aura merI tarapha se kaho ki yaha duHsahya duHkha hama donoM ko samAna hI hai / kumAra kI khoja meM maiMne cAroM tarapha manuSya bheje haiN| usake lauTane taka dhIraja rakho / kumAra kI kucha bhI samAcAra avazya milegA, kyoMki Aja pAMcavAM dina hai agara rAta taka kumAra kA kucha bhI samAcAra na milA to kala jaisA yogya hogA vaisA kiyA jAyagA / dAsI! Aja isa suMdara AkRtivAle puruSa ke pAsa se kumAra ke kuMDala aura kucha vastra mile haiM; saMbhava hai ki isI prakAra hAra aura kumAra bhI mila 119

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA jaaygaa| Aja isa manuSya ko divya dekara isakI parIkSA karanI hai / yaha tamAma samAcAra kaha rAnI ko kumAra ke ye kuMDala aura vastra denA, yoM kahakara rAjA ne kuMDala aura vastra dAsI ko de diye / dAsI ne raNavAsa meM jAkara vaha kuMDala aura vastra mahArAnI padmAvatI ko de diye / unheM dekha rAnI ko atyAnaMda prApta huaa| rAnI - 'dAsI! ye kuMDala Adi kahA~ se mile? aura mere samAcAra kA rAjA ne kyA uttara diyA? dAsI ne rAjA kA kathana kiyA huA tamAma vRttAMta kaha sunaayaa| aba harSa aura zoka se vyAkula ho rAnI padmAvatI aneka prakAra ke saMkalpa vikalpa karane lgii|' kyA sacamuca hI vaha mere putra kA priyamitra hogA? vaha akelA hI yahA~ kyoM AyA hogA? kyA vaha kumAra kA samAcAra lAyA hai? yA koI dhUrta manuSya mere putra ko mAra kara to usake kuMDala vastrAdi nahIM lAyA? maiM usa puruSa ko dekhU to sahI! yaha vicAra kara rAnI ne dAsI se kahA - "dAsI! jisa jagaha usa puruSa kI divya dvArA parIkSA kI jAyagI / mujhe bhI vahAM para jAnA hai / use dekhakara maiM bhI isa viSaya meM kucha vizeSa nirNaya kara sakU~gI / isIlie vahAM calane kI sarva sAmagrI taiyAra kro|" rAnI ke Ane ke pahale hI dhanaMjaya yakSa ke maMdira meM rAjA Adi hajAroM manuSya usa kaThina parIkSA ko dekhane ke lie A pahuMce the / isa samaya sarpa lAne ko bheje hue gArur3ika bhI vahAM A gaye / ve rAjA ko namaskAra kara bole - "mahArAja! alaMbagiri kI aneka guphAyeM DhUMDhate hue hameM zyAmavarNa aura dIrghakAya vAlA eka bhayaMkara sarpa milA hai, use hama ghar3e meM DAlakara yahAM lAye haiM; yoM kahakara unhoMne vaha ghar3A rAjA ke sAmane rakha diyaa| rAjA ne usa ghar3e ko dhanaMjaya yakSa ke maMdira meM usakI mUrti ke sAmane rakhavA diyA aura kotavAla ko AjJA dI ki jAo usa puruSa ko yahAM le aao| rAjAjJA pAte hI zastradhArI aneka rAjapuruSoM se pariveSThita usa puruSa ko (malayAsuMdarI ko) vahAM para lAyA gyaa| usake tejasvI aura bhadrAkRtivAle cehare ko dekhakara pradhAna nAgarika Apasa meM kahane lage - kyA aisI AkRti vAlA puruSa kabhI cora ho sakatA hai? yadi jala se agni utpanna ho, caMdra se aMgAra barase aura amRta se viSa prakaTa ho to aise puruSa se akArya ho sakatA hai / yaha soca vicArakara pradhAna 120

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA se yaha mukhamudrA nAgarika rAjA se bole - mahArAja ! isakI suMdara aura saumya manuSya kulIna aura kisI bar3e khAnadAna kA mAlUma hotA hai ataH aise manuSya ko isa taraha kA bhayaMkara divya denA yogya nahIM hai / usakI saumyaAkRti dekha rAnI ne bhI aisI ghora parIkSA lene se rAjA ko niSedha kiyA / rAjA - "sajjano ! kaThina divya dene meM kisI taraha kA doSa nahIM hai, jisa taraha saccAsuvarNa agni meM DAlane para vizeSa tejavAna hokara zuddha hotA hai vaise hI yadi yaha puruSa nirdoSa hogA to isakI kIrti meM vizeSa vRddhi hogI / rAjA ke mukha se yaha uttara sunakara rAnI va nAgarika loga cupa raha gaye / " rAjA kI AjJA se pradhAna maMtrI ne usa puruSa ko kahA - mahAzaya ! Apa kauna haiM, hameM isa bAta kA kucha patA nahIM / Apa para corI kA aparAdha rakhA gayA hai / isake sAtha hI mahAbala kumAra ke zarIra ko nukasAna pahuMcAne kA bhI saMdeha kiyA jAtA hai / isa viSaya meM tuma nirdoSa ho yA sadoSa ho yaha nirNaya karane ke lie yahAM para tumheM kaThina parIkSA denI hogI / isa yakSa ke maMdira meM sarpa DAlakara eka ghar3A rakhA gayA hai, vaha ghar3A kholakara tumheM apane hAtha se pakar3akara use ghar3e meM se sarpa ko bAhara nikAlanA hogA / phira apane hAtha se hI usa sAMpa ko ghar3e meM rakha denA hogA; yadi isake daramyAna usa sAMpa ne tumheM na DasA to tamAma janatA tumheM nirdoSa mAnegI / yadi tuma sadoSa hue to avazya hI vaha sarpa tumheM DaMka mAregA aura isIse tumhAre doSa kA tumheM daMDa bhI mila jaaygaa| mahArAja sUrapAla kI AjJA se tumhArI nirdoSatA prakaTa karane ke lie yaha kaThina parIkSA lI jAtI hai| nirdoSa manuSya kI yaha satya pratIti vAlA yakSadeva avazya hI sahAya karatA hai| pradhAna kA kathanapUrNa hote hI puruSa veSadhAraka malayAsuMdarI dhairyadhAraNakara zIghra hI usa ghaTa ke pAsa khar3I huii| paMcaparameSThI maMtra ko smaraNakara, mahAbala dvArA batalAye hue usa zloka kA bhAvArtha yAda kara usane prasannatApUrvaka utsAha se usa ghar3e ko ughAr3A aura janatA ke AzcaryapUrvaka dekhate hue usameM hAtha DAlakara, sarpa ko bAhara nikaalaa| malayAsuMdarI kA hAtha lagate hI rassI ke 121

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA samAna hokara kisI snehI ke jaise vaha sarpa usakA mukha dekhane lagA / bahuta samaya taka hAtha meM rakhane para bhI usa bhayaMkara sarpa ne malayAsuMdarI ko kucha bhI nukasAna nahIM phuNcaayaa| isase usakI satyatA ke lie upasthita janatA khuzI hokara uccasvara se nirdoSa, nirdoSa! pukAra kara tAliyeM bajAne lagI / malayAsuMdarI ke hAtha meM pAle hue sarpa ke samAna rahe hue usa bhImakAya sarpa ne apane mukha se eka divyahAra ugalA aura dhIre se usake gale meM DAla diyaa| yaha Azcarya dekha tamAma loga vicArazUnya ho gaye / ahA! yaha kaisA Azcarya! rAjA ne usa hAra ko pahacAna liyA aura vaha bola uThA - "aho! yahI vaha lakSmIpUMja hAra hai, jisakI khoja ke lie mahAbala kumAra gayA hai / tamAma manuSya eka dUsare ke sAmane dekhane lage / itane hI meM usa sAMpa ne Upara phaNA uThAkara apanI jIbha se usa parIkSA denevAle yuvaka kA mastaka cATakara, usake mastaka para lage hue tilaka ko miTA diyaa| tilaka ke miTate hI vaha navayovanA strI bana gayI / sarpa usake mastaka para apanI phaNAoM ko chatrAkAra meM vistAritakara AnaMda se jhUmane lagA / isa Azcarya ko dekhakara tamAma logoM ke chakke chUTa gye| kisI ke bhI muMha se kucha zabda na nikalA / ve bhayabhIta ho stabdha se raha gye| isa camatkAra ko dekha bhaya se kaMpita ho, mahArAja sUrapAla bolA - 'are! maiMne mUrkhatA meM Akara yaha kaisA ayogya kArya kiyA! janatA aura rAnI ke manA karane para bhI maiMne isa divya puruSa kI aisI bhayaMkara parIkSA lekara mahAanartha paidA kiyA hai / yaha sarpa koI sAdhAraNa sarpa nahIM hai; paraMtu koI deva yA dAnava sarpa kA rUpa lekara AyA mAlUma hotA hai / athavA isa satpuruSa kI satyatA ke kAraNa yaha zeSa nAga hI isakI sahAyatA karane ke lie AyA ho, yA isa maMdira kA adhiSThAtA dhanaMjaya yakSarAja hI prakaTa huA ho yaha anumAna hotA hai / isa ghaTanA kA kucha paramArtha samajha meM nahIM AtA / mujhe inakI ArAdhanA karanI cAhie / kyoMki bhakti se hI devatA svAdhIna yA anukUla hotA hai / yaha socakara rAjA ne puSpa aura dhUpa maMgAkara usa nAga deva kI pUjA kI aura hAtha jor3akara namratA se kahA 122

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA - 'he pannagAdhirAja! maiMne tumheM aneka prakAra se kaSTa pahuMcAyA hai, kRpAkara merA aparAdha kSamA kro| rAjA jaba yaha kara rahA thA taba malayAsuMdarI ne usa sarpa ko nIce jamIna para rakha diyA / rAjA ne dUdha maMgAkara usa sarpa ke sAmane rakhA / jaba sarpa ne dUdha pI liyA taba rAjA ne usa sarpa ko lAnevAle gAruDiyoM se kahA isa nAgarAja ko jahAM se tuma lAye ho; usI jagaha isa taraha chor3a Ao ki jisase ise jarA bhI takalIpha na hone pAve / yadi isa nAgadeva ko vahAM chor3ane taka jarA bhI takalIpha pahuMcI to maiM tumheM prANadaMDa kI zikSA dUMgA / rAjA kA Adeza pAte hI gArur3I loga usa sarpa ko bar3I hiphAjata ke sAtha uThAkara le gye| aba rAjA malayAsuMdarI se pUchane lagA - 'bhadre! tUM pahale puruSa rUpa meM thI aura isa samaya hamAre dekhate hue terA strIrUpa bana gayA, isa bAta meM kyA rahasya hai? apanA saccA vRttAMta sunAkara hamAre sabake mana ko zAMta kara / malayAsuMdarI isa samaya yaha vicAra kara rahI thI ki pahale bhI mere mastaka para kiye hue tilaka ko mere svAmI ke thUka se miTAne para merA svAbhAvika rUpa bana gayA thA aura unhoMne mujhe yaha kahA bhI thA ki jaba taka maiM apane thUka se isa tilaka ko na miTA duuNgaa| taba taka terA svAbhAvika rUpa kadApi na hogA; paraMtu isa vakta to isa sarpa ke hI tilaka cATane se merA svAbhAvika rUpa bana gayA! yaha lakSmIpUMja hAra bhI isa sarpa ke mukha meM se nikalA, to kyA mere svAmI ne hI isa sarpa kA rUpa dhAraNa kiyA hogA? yaha bAta samajha meM nahIM AtI / yadi isa vakta maiM apanI satya ghaTanA rAjA ko sUnA dUM to usameM kisI taraha kI hAni mAlUma nahIM hotI yaha socakara malayAsuMdarI bolI - mahArAja! maiM caMdrAvatI nareza mahArAja vIradhavala kI malayAsuMdarI nAmA putrI hU~, isake sivAya aura maiM kucha nahIM jAnatI / ___bhadre! terA yaha vacana vizvAsa karane yogya nahIM hai kyoMki jaba tUM puruSa rUpa meM thI taba kucha aura kahatI thii| phira kahAM caMdrAvatI aura kahAM pRthvIsthAnapura nagara! bAsaTha yojana kA aMtara aura phira mahArAja vIradhavala kI kanyA yahAM para 123

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA ekAkI kisa taraha A sakatI hai? khaira yadi yaha bAta saca hI hogI to itaminAna hone para yA vahAM se koI isakI khoja meM AyagA to isakA satkAra kara usake sAtha ise vApisa bheja diyA jAyagA / aba rAnI ke sAmane najara kara rAjA ne kahA priye! lakSmIpUMja hAra sahita abhI to tuma isa kanyA ko apane pAsa hI rakho / pratijJA ke anusAra hAra pAMca hI dinoM meM A gayA hai| satya pratijJA vAlA kumAra bhI kisI sthAna para sukhI yA duHkhI avasthA meM avazya hogA aura vaha aba jaldI hI A milegA ataH aba tuma prANa tyAga ke abhiprAya ko tyAga do, kyoMki hAra ke lie kI huI pratijJA bhI tumhArI pUrNa ho cukI hai| ' rAnI padmAvatI - prANanAtha! putra ratna ko khokara kyA isa hAra kI prApti se mujhe saMtoSa ho sakatA hai? maiM apane ikalaute sadguNI putra ke sivAya kisa taraha jIvana dhAraNa kara sakatI hU~? merI buddhimattA ko dhikkAra hai, maiMne mUr3hatA meM Akara isa hAra ke lie apane prANapyAre putra ko saMkaTa meM DAlA, sacamuca yaha maiMne vaisA hI kiyA jaise koI mUrkha manuSya nIma ke lie apane ghara meM lage hue kalpavRkSa ko naSTa kara detA hai| pyAre putra ko khokara aba maiM jIvita nahIM raha sakatI / isalie mahArAja mujhe AjJA deM maiM jhaMpApAta karake prANa tyAga kruuNgii| devI! maiMne tumheM prathama hI kaha diyA ki kala taka dhIraja dhAraNa karo / jaba lakSmIpUMja hAra mila gayA to kumAra bhI avazya A milegaa| isa prakAra rAnI ko dhIraja dekara rAjA mahala meM aayaa| loga bhI Azcarya pAte hue apane sthAna para cale gaye / malayAsuMdarI ne bhI rAnI ke sAtha rAjamahala meM Akara bhojanakara vaha zeSa dina vyatIta kiyA / rAjakumAra kI ciMtA meM rAjA aura rAnI ne vaha dina aura sArI rAta bar3e kaSTa se pUrNa kI! prAtaHkAla hote hI kumAra kI khoja meM bheje hue rAjapuruSa cAroM tarapha se jaise gaye the vaise hI vApisa Ane lage / dhIre - dhIre sabane vApisa Akara udAsIna ho kumAra ke na milane kA samAcAra diyA / isa samAcAra se rAjA aura rAnI ke hRdaya meM nirAzA ke ghora bAdala chA gaye / rAnI padmAvatI ne jhaMpApAta kara prANa 124

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA | tyAga dRr3ha nizcaya kara liyA / nirupAya ho rAjA ko bhI vaisA hI maMjUra karanA pdd'aa| aba ve parvata zikhara se girakara prANa tyAga karane ke lie samIvarti alaMba nAmaka pahAr3a kI talATI meM A pahuMce zahara bhara kI janatA hairAna thI, malayAsuMdarI ke duHkha kA bhI pAra na thA / pRthvIsthAna nagara ke samIpa pracaMDa pravAha meM golA nadI baha rahI hai / kinAre para dhanaMjaya yakSa kA maMdira hai / maMdira se thor3I hI dUra eka vizAla ghaTAdAra vaTavRkSa hai / zAkhAprazAkhAoM se vistAra pAye hue usa vaTavRkSa ke nIce aneka manuSya aura pazu gaNa vizrAMti lete haiM / isI vaTavRkSa kI eka majabUta zAkhA ke sAtha laTakAkara Aja se tIsare dina pahale lohakhura nAmaka eka cora ko rAjA kI AjJA se maravA diyA gayA thA, usa cora ke najadIka kI do zAkhAoM ke madhya meM eka yuvA puruSa oMdhe mastaka laTaka rahA thA, usake donoM paira do sAkhAoM ke sAtha majabUta baMdhanoM se baMdhe hue the; vaha yuvaka apane asahya duHkha ke kAraNa eka zabda bhI mukha se nahIM bola sakatA thaa| usa tarapha jAnevAle kaI eka rAhagIra vArtAlApa karate jAte the ki mahArAja sUrapAla tathA padmAvatI rAnI putra viyoga meM Aja jhaMpApAtakara marane ke lie isa samaya pahAr3a kI tarapha gaye haiM / eka rAhagIra kA dhyAna laTake hue mahAbala kI ora gayA, use kucha saMdeha huA aura usane rAjA Adi parivAra jahAM AyA thA / usa parvata kI ora daur3akara usane Thaharo - Thaharo mahAbala kumAra mila gayA hai aisI AvAja joro se lagAyI / logoM kA dhyAna usa kI ora gayA / rAjA ne usakI bAta sunakara subhaToM ko khoja karane bhejA / subhaToM ne vahAM Akara mahAbala kumAra ko vaTavRkSa se nIce utArakara vahAM le Aye / mahAbala kumAra ko kisI taraha kI coTa to lagI hI na thI / sirpha baMdhana aura ulaTe mastaka se laTakane ke kAraNa atyaMta duHkha sahanA par3A thA / aba ve donoM kAraNa dUra hone se dhIre- dhIre vaha vizeSa svastha hone lagA / sarvathA zAMti pAkara vaha dhIre se baiThA ho gayA aura cAroM aura najara ghumA kara dekhane lagA / pAsa meM baiThI huI malayAsuMdarI para jaba usakI dRSTi par3I taba akasmAt usake I 1 125

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA cehare para prasannatA sI jhalaka utthii| aba vaha mAtA - pitA ke Agraha se apanA vicitra vRttAMta sunAne lgaa| usa dina madhyarAtri ke samaya mahala meM eka hAtha dekhane meM AyA thA, vahAM se lekara AdhIrAta ko malayAsuMdarI ko keloM ke bagIce meM akelI chor3a eka aurata ke rone kA zabda suna usakA kaSTa dUra karane kI bhAvanA se usa zabda ke anusAra jaMgala meM gayA thA, vahAM taka kA sarvavRttAMta kaha sunAyA / rudana karatI strI ke zabdAnusAra Age jAte hue maMtrasAdhana karane kI sarva taiyArI kiye baiThA huA mujhe eka yogI dekhane meM AyA / mujhe dekhakara usane apanA kAma chor3a diyA aura sanmAna dekara vinayapUrvaka vaha mere pAsa yAcanA karane lagA ki he kumAra! Apa paropakAra karane meM pravINa hai| mere puNyodaya se hI Apa isa samaya akasmAt yahAM A pahuMce haiN| maiMne eka mahAmaMtra siddha karanA prAraMbha kiyA hai / vaha maMtra siddha hone para suvarNa puruSa kI siddhi hogii| maiMne sarva sAmagrI taiyAra kara rakhI hai| paraMtu uttara sAdhaka ke abhAva se aTaka rahA hUM / isIlie kucha dera ke vAste Apa mere pAsa rahakara uttara sAdhaka baneM, jisase ApakI sahAyatA se merI maMtrasiddhi ho| pitAjI! yogI kI prArthanA se mujhe dayA A gayI / isIlie usakI prArthanA maMjUrakara aura usake kathanAnusAra hAtha meM khaDga lekara maiM usakA uttara sAdhaka banA / yogI ne kahA - 'he vIra puruSa! jahAM para yaha strI rudana kara rahI hai usa vaTavRkSa kI zAkhA se baMdhA huA akSatAMga vAlA eka cora kA mRtaka hai / use Apa jahAM le AveM / maiM talavAra hAtha meM liye vaTavRkSa ke nIce pahuMcA / vahAM cora ke murade ke nIce jamIna para baiThI huI rudana karatI mujhe eka strI dekhane meM AyI / maiMne usase pUchA - 'bhadre! tUM kauna hai? kisa lie karuNa svara se rudana karatI hai? aura aisI bhayaMkara rAtri meM tujhe ekAkI smazAna meM Ane kA kyA kAraNa hai?' merI bAta sunakara vaha nizcala dRSTi se mere sanmukha dekhatI huI bolI - sat puruSa! maiM maMdabhAgyA apane duHkha kI tumheM kyA bAta sunAU~? isa bar3a kI zAkhA se jo puruSa laTakAyA huA hai vaha alaMba parvata kI guphA meM rahanevAlA aura nagara ko 126

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA lUTanevAlA lohakhura nAmaka cora hai / Aja se dUsare dina pahale rAjapuruSoM ne chala prapaMca se use pakar3akara rAjA ke pAsa hAjira kiyA / rAjA ne ise krodha meM Akara isa bar3a kI zAkhA se baMdhavAkara maravA DAlA / maiM usakI priya strI huuN| isI duHkha se maiM rudana karatI hUM / jisa dina inakI mRtyu huI usa dina hI subaha maiM ise milI thii| aura patnI hokara rahI thii| thor3e hI samaya meM isane jo mujhe prema kiyA thA vaha abhI taka mere hRdaya meM khaTakatA hai / satpuruSa! Apa koI aisA upAya kareM jisase maiM usake mukha para caMdana kA vilepana kruuN|" usa strI ke karuNAjanaka vacanoM se merA hRdaya - dravita ho gayA / maiMne use kahA - tUM mere kaMdhoM para car3hakara tujhe ucita lage vaisA kara / vaha strI utkaMThA pUrvaka mere kaMdhoM para car3ha kara, usa zava kI gardana meM hAtha DAlakara, jyoM usakA AliMgana karane lagI tyoM hI usa mRtaka ne akasmAt apane dAMtoM se usakI nAsikA pakar3a lI / vaha duHkha se rudana karatI huI kAMpane lagI / jaba usane nAsikA chur3Ane ke lie pIche ko jora lagAyA taba majabUta pakar3I huI hone ke kAraNa vaha murde ke mukha meM hI TUTa gayI / yaha Azcarya dekha mujhe haMsI A gayI / kyoMki jisa cora ke prema ke lie vaha strI rotI thI aura jise AliMgana karane ke lie adhika utkaMThA thI, usI cora ke mRtaka ne usakA nAka kATa diyA / mujhe haMsatA dekha akasmAt usa mRtaka ke mukha se yaha zabda nikale - mahAbala merA caritra dekha kara tUM kisalie haMsatA hai? kucha samaya ke bAda tUM bhI mere samAna isI vaTavRkSa kI zAkha para laTakAyA jAyagA, agalI rAtri meM hI tere UMce paira aura nIcA mastaka karake tujhe yahAM para bAMdhA jAyagA / pitAjI! usake yaha zabda sunakara nirbhIka hone para bhI mere hRdaya meM kucha bhaya paidA huA / mahAbala ke mukha se yaha kathana suna vahAM para baiThe hue rAjA Adi tamAma loga vismaya pAkara bola uThe - kumAra! bar3A Azcarya hai, kyA kabhI murade bhI kucha bolate haiM? pitA kI tarapha dekha kumAra bolA - pitAjI! ApakA kahanA saca hai, muradA nahIM bola sakatA, paratu murade ke mukha meM pravezakara koI vyaMtara Adi deva hI bola sakatA 127

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA hai / maiM dhairyavAn thA tathApi deva - vAkya mithyA nahIM hotA yaha jAnakara kSobhita huaa| kAMpatI huI strI mere skaMdhoM se nIce utarI, usane merA nAma sthAna pUchA, maiMne bhI apanA nAma sthAna satya batalA diyaa| isase use mujhapara kucha vizeSa vizvAsa huA ho yaha mAlUma huA / jAte samaya vaha strI mujhase bolI; kumAra! jaba merI nAsikA acchI ho jAyagI taba maiM Apake pAsa Akara isa cora kA guphA meM dabAyA huA dhanAdi batalAU~gI / usake cale jAne para mana ko dRr3hakara maiM vaTavRkSa para car3hA / cora ke murade ko baMdhana se chor3akara jamIna para girAkara maiM nIce utarA / paraMtu itane hI maiM vaha muradA uchalakara phira vApisa zAkhA se jA baMdhA / mujhe phira se vaTavRkSa para car3hanA par3A / maiM samajha gayA ki yaha kucha daivI camatkAra hai, anyathA jamIna para par3A huA muradA svayaM uThakara Upara nahIM jA sakatA / aisI paristhiti meM isa murade ko yogI ke pAsa kisa taraha le jAyA jA sakatA hai? maiMne eka upAya socakara usa mRtaka ko baMdhana se chor3a usake kezoM ko pakar3akara maiM usake sAtha hI nIce utarA aura use pIThapara lAdakara, yogI ke pAsa lAkara rakha diyA / ___ mahAbala kumAra kI vicitra ghaTanA sunate hue zrotAoM ko kabhI Azcarya, kabhI zoka, kabhI hAsya, kabhI bhaya se kaMpana, kabhI AnaMda aura kabhI duHkha kA anubhava hotA thA / isa taraha aneka rasa kA anubhava karate hue logoM ko Age kyA huA hogA; yaha jAnane ke lie ekAgramana se utsukatA ho rahI thii| mahAbala bolA - 'pitAjI! yogI ne usa murade ko snAna karAkara caMdanAdi ke rasa se usakA vilepana kiyaa| phira eka bar3A agnikuMDa banAkara usameM aMgAre dahakAkara usake pAsa usa murde ko rakha mujhe uttara sAdhaka ke taura para khar3A rakhA / idhara yogI ne padmAsana lagAkara, A~kheM mIca ekAgra citta se jApa japanA zuru kiyA / jApa japate hue subaha hone AyI paraMtu vaha mRtaka maMtraprabhAva se uThakara agnikuMDa meM na pdd'aa| yaha dekha nirAza ho yogI jApa japane meM zithila ho gayA / itane hI meM vaha muradA bhayaMkara aTTahAsya karatA huA AkAzamArga se ur3akara pahale ke jaise usI vaTavRkSa 128

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA kI zAkhA para jA laTakA / yogI bolA - 'rAjakumAra! mAlUma hotA hai maMtra sAdhanA meM kahIM para mujha se bhUla huI hai| isI kAraNa maMtrasiddha nahIM huA aura mRtaka bhI ur3akara calA gayA / aba AgAmI rAtri meM phira se maMtrasAdhana karanA pdd'egaa| isIlie mujha para kRpAkara Ane vAlI rAtri taka Apa yahAM hI raheM / paropakArI rAjakumAra! ApakI sahAya binA merA maMtra siddha honA azakya hai / mujhe pUrNa vizvAsa hai Apa merI isa prArthanA ko avazya hI maMjUra kareMge / yogI ke atyanta Agraha se aura kucha paropakAra kI preraNA ke kAraNa apanI paristhiti ko bhUlakara dUsarI rAta meM bhI usakI maMtrasiddhi meM uttara sAdhaka bananA maiMne maMjUra kara liyaa| bhaya ke kAraNa yogI mujha se bolA - 'kumAra! Apako mere pAsa rahA huA dekha rAjapuruSa yA anya koI manuSya yaha zaMkA karegA ki isa yogI ne rAjakumAra ko kisI chala prapaMca se apane svAdhIna kiyA huA hai / ataH ise mArakara rAjakumAra ko chur3A leM, anyathA kumAra ko sAtha lekara yaha yogI anyatra calA jAyagA / ityAdi kaI kAraNoM se mujha para Apatti Ane kA saMbhava hai / isIlie yadi tumhArI marjI ho to sUrya asta taka vidyAbala se maiM tumhArA rUpa parivartana kara duuN| pitAjI! maiMne yogI kA kathana svIkAra liyA, mere pAsa se yaha lakSmIpUMja hAra na calA jAya yaha socakara maiMne use apane mukha meM DAla liyA / yogI ne jaMgala meM se eka jar3I lAkara use maMtrita kara, mere mastaka para usakA tilaka kiyA, usake prabhAva se kAjala se bhI adhika kAlA aura dekhane mAtra se bhayaMkara rUpavAlA maiM eka dIrghakAya sarpa bana gayA / mujhe rahane ke lie najIka meM hI usane eka guphA batalAkara vaha svayaM kisI kArya ke lie anyatra calA gyaa| pavana kA pAna karate hue jaba maiM dupaharI meM usa guphA meM samaya bitA rahA thA taba sarpa kI khoja karate hue vahAM para kaI eka sapere A phuNce| unhoMne maMtrabala se staMbhitakara mujhe pakar3a kara eka ghar3e meM DAla diyA / aura yakSa ke maMdira meM Apake pAsa lA rakhA / Apane usa navIna puruSa ko divya karane ke lie (parIkSAdene ke lie) AjJA dI / usane bhI nirbhIka ho mujhe pakar3akara ghar3e se bAhara nikAlA; use dekhakara maiMne pahacAna liyA, isalie apane mukha meM se hAra nikAlakara maiMne usake 129

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA gale meM DAla diyA / phira vaha puruSa sAkSAt strI bana gayI / usa vakta bhayabhIta hokara Apa logoM ne dhUpa, puSpa se sAMpa kI pUjA kI aura use dUdha pilAyA / phira Apane use parvata kI usI guphA meM chur3avA diyaa| ye tamAma bAteM Apa saba ko mAlUma hI hai| rAjA - putra! vaha navIna puruSa hamAre dekhate hue akasmAt divya rUpadhArI strI kyoM kara bana gayI? mahAbala - 'pitAjI! madhyarAtri meM rudana karatI huI usI strI kA zabda sunane ke bAda usake zabdAnusAra jAte samaya (malayAsuMdarI kI ora izArA kara) 'isa' ApakI putravadhU ko maiM apane vastrAbhUSaNa sahita puruSa ke rUpa meM keloM ke bagIce meM chor3a gayA thA / prAtaHkAla hone para kisI taraha vaha phiratI huI yahAM A gayI aura Apane usakI ghaTa sarpa kA bhayaMkara divya dekara kaThina parIkSA lii| Apake mahAn puNyodaya se usa parIkSA meM vidhAtA ne mujhe hI sarpa ke rUpa meM bheja diyaa| maiMne use pahacAnate hI guTikA ke prayoga se puruSa rUpa banAnevAlA usake mastaka para jo tilaka kiyA huA thA vaha tilaka apanI jIbha se miTA diyaa| usake miTate hI vaha Apa logoM ke samakSa apane svAbhAvika rUpa meM vIradhavala rAjA kI putrI ho gayI / yaha rAjakumAra kI patnI hai, yaha nizcaya hote hI rAjA Adi tamAma manuSya Adara aura sneha kI dRSTi se malayAsuMdarI ke sanmukha dekhane lage / isa samaya mahAbala ne malayAsuMdarI ke sanmukha dekha kucha izArA kiyA jisase turaMta hI uThakara malayAsuMdarI ne apane vastra saMkocakara maryAdApUrvaka zvazura aura sAsa ke caraNoM ko hAtha lagAkara namaskAra kiyaa| unhoMne bhI prasanna ho use akhaMDa saubhAgyavatI raho, yaha AzIrvAda diyaa| isa vakta apane aparAdha kA pazcAttApa karate hue mahArAja zUrapAla ke netroM se azru bahane lage / mastaka hilAkara vaha bola uThA - o, kamanasIba zUrapAla! apanI putra vadhU para zatru ke samAna itanA anucita AcaraNa!! nagara ke pradhAna nAgarika bole - mahArAja! isameM ApakA nahIM paraMtu ajJAnatA kA hI 130

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA aparAdha hai / rAnI padmAvatI ne hAtha pakar3akara putravadhU ko apanI goda meM baiThAkara sneha se kahA - putrI ! tUMne usa samaya apanA saccA vRttAMta kyoM na mAlUma kiyA? athavA usa avasara para terA mauna rahanA hI ThIka thA / kyoMki tumhArI yaha vicitra ghaTanA usa vakta saca kahane para bhI kisI ke mAnane meM na AtI / putrI ! ajJAnatA ke kAraNa hamane tujhe kaisA asahya duHkha diyA hai? hA, hA! yadi usa avasara para terA kucha bhI aniSTa hotA to hamArI kyA dazA hotI ? sacamuca hI abhI taka hamAre puNya kA udaya hai, isI kAraNa itanA kaSTa sahakara bhI hamAre kula kA uddhAra ho gayA / beTI! tuma paramArtha ko jAnanevAlI kulIna bAlA ho ataH hamArA yaha aparAdha tumheM kSamA karanA caahie| tere sarIkhI sadguNavAlI rAjakumArI ke sAtha vidhipUrvaka vivAhakara vadhU sahita satyapratijJa rAjakumAra ko dekha hama apane mAnavajanma ko saphala samajhate haiM / yoM kahakara rAnI padmAvatI ne apanI kImatI AbhUSaNa dekara putravadhU malayAsuMdarI kA acchI taraha satkAra kriyA / rAjA beTA! alaMbagiri kA guphA meM sarparUpa meM phira tumane kyA kyA anubhava kiyA? mahAbala bolA - pitAjI ! zeSa dina to zAMti se hI bIta gayA thA / saMdhyA samaya yogI mere pAsa AyA, usane Akara dUdha se mere mastaka para kiye hue tilaka ko miTA diyA, isase merA svAbhAvika rUpa ho gyaa| vaha phira mujhase bolA - kumAra! calo phira apanA maMtra sAdhana zurU kreN| maiM usake sAtha calA gayA / agni se jAjvalyamAna kuNDa ke pAsa jAkara yogI ne mujhe phira usa kalavAle mRrde ko lAne kI AjJA dI / maiMne pahale ke samAna hI vaTavRkSa se mRtaka ko nIce utAra diyA / maiMne pahale ke samAna hI vaTavRkSa se mRtaka ko nIce utAra yogI ke pAsa lA rakhA / yogI ne use snAna karAkara maMDala ke aMdara liTA diyA aura uttara sAdhaka ke taura para maiM usake pAsa khar3A rhaa| aba jyoM - jyoM usa yogI ne maMtra jApa japanA zurU kiyA tyoM - tyoM vaha mRtaka uTha uTha kara phira vApisa nIce par3ane lagA / isa taraha jApa karate hue AdhI rAta bIta gayI / taba AkAza meM DamarU kA zabda sunAyI diyA / isake bAda pratyakSa meM yaha dhvani suna par3I "are! yaha mRtaka azuddha hai, isase suvarNa puruSa siddha na hogA / " yoM I 131 -

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA bolatI huI kopAyamAna huI devI AkAza se nIce utarI aura kapAlI yogI ko kezoM se pakar3akara Upara uchAla usane usa dahakate hue agni kuMDa meM pheMka diyaa| dhairyavAna hone para bhI maiM usa devI kI krUra aura bhayaMkara AkRti dekha zobhita ho gayA / devI ne eka nAgapAza se mere hAtha bAMdha liye aura aisI suMdara AkRtivAle kumAra ko mAranA ThIka nahIM yoM kahakara merA paira pakar3a vaha devI mujhe AkAza mArga se le calI / yahAM Akara isa vaTavRkSa kI zAkhA meM mere donoM paira bAMdhakara vaha AkAza meM calI gayI / maiM laTakatA raha gayA, vaha cora kA murdA bhI vahAM se ur3akara phira yahAM hI A laTakA / logoM ne gardana ghumAkara usa cora ke mRtaka kI tarapha dekha kara kahA - 'are! yaha mRtaka to akSatAMga hai, phira devI ne yaha azuddha hai, aisA kyoM kahA hogA? rAjA ne kucha dera vicArakara mastaka hilAte hue kahA - hAM devI kA kahanA ThIka thA, jAkara dekho! usa strI kA TUTA huA nAka isake mukha meM honA cAhie / aura isI kAraNa devI ne isa mRtaka ko azuddha batalAyA / pAsa meM jAkara dekhane se mAlUma huA sacamuca hI usa murde ke muMha meM usa strI ke nAsikA kA agrabhAga thA / mahAbala khedapUrvaka bola uThA - ahA mujhe bhI yaha bAta mAlUma nahIM rahI / vaha ghaTanA hI maiMne yogI ko nahIM sunAyI / vyartha hI bicAre yogI ke prANa gaye aura usakA kArya bhI siddha na huA / rAjA bolA - beTA! kheda na kro| honahAra hokara hI rahatI hai| Age bolo tumhAre hAthoM para baMdhA huA nAgapAza kisa taraha chUTA? mahAbala - pitAjI! usa sarpa kI pUMcha idhara udhara hilatI huI mere muMha ke Age A gayI / usa pUMcha ko roSa meM Akara maiMne apane dAMtoM se aisI dabAyI ki jisase vaha sAMpa dhIre - dhIre mere hAthoM se DhIlA hokara nIce jA par3A / viSApahArI maMtra aura auSadhI ke prabhAva se mere zarIra meM usakA jahara na car3hA / aise asahya duHkha meM rAtri ke aMtima donoM pahara maiMne bar3e kaSTa se bitAye / isa samaya Apane Akara merA saMkaTa dUra kiyA / yahI merI sArI rAma kahAnI hai| kumAra kA pUrvokta camatkAri vRttAMta suna Azcarya aura duHkha kA anubhava karate hue zahara ke pradhAna nAgarika bola uThe - kumAra! dhanya hai Apako! Apane 132

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kaThina parIkSA thor3e hI samaya meM duHkha ke bhayaMkara sAgara ko pAra kiyA / aise saMkaTa meM bhI itanI paropakAra buddhi aura itanA dhairya Apake binA aura kauna rakha sakatA hai? rAjA ke kahane se yogI ke maMtra sAdhana kA sthAna dekhane para usa agnikuMDa meM par3A huA yogI kA zarIra suvarNa puruSa ke rUpa meM dekha pAyA / usa suvarNa ko vahAM se uThavAkara rAjA ne apane khajAne meM bhijavA diyA / suvarNa puruSa kA yaha prabhAva hotA hai ki saMdhyA samaya usake hAtha paira kATa lene para rAtri meM vaha phira vaisA hI aMgopAMga sahita ho jAtA hai / aba rAjA apane parivAra sahita nagara meM A gayA / prajAjana bhI apane - apane sthAna para cale gaye / parivAra sahita rAjA ke punarjanma kI prApti kI khuzI meM nAgarika logoM ne nagara meM daza dina taka mahotsava kiyA / rAjA ne bhI yAcakoM ko khUba prItidAna diyA / nAzavaMta padArtha kI zaraNa DhUMDhane vAle kI zaraNa meM jAnA ajJatA hai / para ko apanA mAnanA AtmavaMcanA hai / mamatvabhAva janma maraNa ko bar3hAnevAlA hai / ataH ina kAraNoM se AtmA ko bacAnA hitAvaha hai / 133 - jayAnaMda

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra sukha ke dina sukha ke dina kaisA gaurava pUrNa dRzya hai / sUrya astAcala para jA pahuMcA hai| sAre AkAza meM sUrya ke sivA aura kucha najara nahIM AtA / cAra pahara taka AkAza kI marubhUmi meM calakara, isa samaya sAre jagata ko lAla raMga kara sUrya asta hone jA rahA hai| jaise gaurava ke sAtha usakA udaya huA thA vaise hI gaurava se aba unakA asta bhI ho rahA hai / yaha lo asta ho gayA / pIle AkAza kA raMga aba dhUsara ho rahA hai / aba mAno devatAoM kI AratI ke lie saMdhyA isa samaya asta hote hue sUrya kI ora cupacApa dekhatI huI dhIre - dhIre vizvAsa maMdira meM praveza kara rahI hai| aise prazAMta samaya meM eka bhavya makAna meM eka yuvatI baiThI huI gIta gA rahI hai| pyAra karUM jinako maiM ve bhI, mujhako pyAra kareM to dhanya / nirjana vana meM yA mahalana meM, unheM cAhatI rahUM ananya // caraNa dhUli dhoUMgI unakI, apane AMsu ke jala se / hRdaya devatA unheM banAkara, pUjUMgI mana nizcala se // mere mana maMdira se svAmI, bAhara na jAyeM kabhI kahIM / sukhI rahU~ yA duHkhI sadA maiM, para ve haradama raheM yahIM 134

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra sukha ke dina gAnA pUrA bhI na hone pAyA thA itane hI meM vahAM para eka prasannacitta yuvaka ne praveza kiyaa| vaha yuvaka usa yuvatI ke pIche A khar3A huA aura sahasA bola uThA ahA! Aja to devI bar3I prasanna mAlUma hotI haiM, kala kaisA bhayaMkara kaSTa bhogA hogA kyA vaha Aja tumheM sarvathA bhUla gayA? yaha suna yuvatI eka dama khar3I ho gayI aura usa yuvaka kI ora premabharI najara se dekhatI huI bolI-pyAre! Apa nahIM jAnate kyA kaThina yAtrA kA pravAsI apanI yAtrA ke aMta meM iSTa deva ke darzana yA pravAsa ke parizrama ko sarvathA bhUla nahIM jAtA? yuvaka bolA - priye! mere abhAva meM tumane bar3e saMkaTa kA sAmanA kiyA? ___yuvatI - hRdayezvara! maiM komalAMgI avazya hUM paraMtu Apake upadeza se mujha meM sahana zakti bar3ha gayI hai / pyAre! Apake viyoga duHkha ke sivA maiM anya duHkhoM ko kucha ginatI hI nahIM / duHkha meM aneka prakAra kI zikSA milatI hai / balki maiM to samajhatI hUM ki duHkha bahuta hI mahat aura sukha bahuta hI nIca hotA hai / sukha meM ahaMkAra hotA hai / usakA svara bahuta UMcA aura karkaza hotA hai, paraMtu viSAda bahuta hI vinayI, bahuta hI nIrava hotA hai / duHkha meM jo kucha jamA kiyA jAtA hai, sukha meM vahI kharca kiyA jAtA hai / duHkha jar3a kI bhAMti miTTI meM se rasa khIMcatA hai, paraMtu sukha phUloM aura pattoM kI taraha vikasita hokara usI rasa ko vyaya karatA hai / duHkha varSA kI taraha tapI huI bhUmi ko zItala karatA hai aura sukha zarad Rtu ke pUrNa caMdramA kI bhAMti Akara usa para haMsatA hai / duHkha meM tyAga hotA hai aura sukha meM bhoga / duHkha kisAnoM kI taraha kheta kI miTTI tor3atA hai aura sukha rAjA ke samAna usameM paidA hue anna kA bhoga karatA hai, isI kAraNa duHkha madhura lagatA hai| yuvaka - priye! tumhArA kathana bilkula yathArtha hai / duHkha par3ane para hI manuSya ke guNoM kA vikAsa hotA hai / hama donoM ne to apane azubha karmoM kA udaya hone se duHkha kA anubhava kiyA hI paraMtu hamAre kAraNa hamAre mAtA pitAoM ko bhI bhArI kaSTa kA anubhava karanA par3A / hamAre akasmAt cale Ane ke kAraNa tumhAre mAtA pitA abhI taka hamAre viyoga se mahAn duHkha kA anubhava kara rahe haiM / yaha samAcAra abhI hamArI khoja meM Aye hue tumhAre bhAI ke dvArA milA hai| 135

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra sukha ke dina pAThaka mahAzaya! isa yuvaka aura yuvatI ko punaH paricaya dene kI hameM AvazyakatA pratIta nahIM hotI, kyoMki inakI vArtAlApa se hI Apa samajha gaye hoMge ki ye donoM isI kathAnaka ke nAyaka nAyikA haiM / pahale pariccheda meM Apane par3hA hogA, mahAbala rAjakumArI malayAsuMdarI ke akasmAt guma hone ke kAraNa unake viyoga se duHkhita ho mahArAja vIradhavala ne unakI talAza meM apane putra malayaketu ko pRthvI sthAnapura kI tarapha ravAnA kiyA thA / aba vaha bahana aura bahanoI kI khoja karatA huA pRthvI sthAna pura meM A pahuMcA hai / rAjasabhA meM Akara una donoM ke yahAM pahuMca jAne ke samAcAra suna vaha atyaMta khuza huA aura sUrapAla rAjA tathA mahAbala kumAra ne bhI usakA bahuta hI svAgata kiyA / usIse malayAsuMdarI ke mAtA pitA ko duHkhita hone kA samAcAra mAlUma huA / malaya ketu kA svAgata karane meM hI mahAbala kumAra ko Aja rAjA sabhA meM itanI dera ho gayI thI / rAjA ke sAtha bAtacIta kiye bAda malayAsuMdarI ne apane bhAI malayaketu ko ranavAsa meM bulavA liyA aura usase bar3e prema pUrvaka milakara mahArAja vIradhavala apanI mAtA rAnI caMpakamAlA Adi kA sukha samAcAra pUchA / malayaketu ne kahA 'bahana! tuma logoM ke akasmAt cale jAne se ve mahAn duHkha kA anubhava kara rahe haiM / mahAbala - daivika prayoga se hI hamArA Akasmika Agamana huA hai, isase mujhe isa bAta kA duHkha hai ki maiM calate samaya unakI AjJA prApta na kara sakA / ityAdi kathana pUrvaka usane apanI tamAma ghaTanA kaha sunAyI / malayaketu - 'aho! itane thor3e samaya meM Apa logoM ne bar3e bhArI duHkha kA anubhava kiyA / yaha kahakara usane apanI samavedanA prakaTa kI, isake bAda paraspara prema kI bAteM karate hue unhoMne apanI bhUkha pyAsa ko bhI bhulA diyA / kucha samaya taka AnaMda se vahAM rahakara eka roja malayaketu ne mahArAja zUrapAla se prArthanA kI aba Apa mujhe ghara jAne kI AjJA deM, jisase ki maiM jamAI aura putrI ke amaMgala kI ciMtA se mahAn duHkha kA anubhava karate hue mAtA pitA 138

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra sukha ke dina ko jaldI jAkara sAMtvanA dUM / inake sukha samAcAra kI badhAI dekara unake hRdaya ko AnaMdita karUM / mahArAja zUrapAla - kumAra! tumhAre vinayAdi sadguNoM ke kAraNa tumheM vidA karane ke lie merA mana nahIM mAnatA tathApi tumhAre batalAye hue kAraNa se vivaza hokara maiM tumheM isI vakta caMdrAvatI jAne kI AjJA detA hUM / tumhAre pitA se jAkara kahanA, hamArA aura unakA bahuta samaya se prema saMbaMdha calA A rahA hai| aba isa rizte ke kAraNa vaha aura bhI dRr3hatApUrvaka vRddhi ko prApta ho gayA / malayaketu bolA mahArAja! jarUra kahUMgA aura aisA hI hogaa| isa prakAra rAjA kI AjJA le malayaketu ne apanI bahana aura bahanoI se jAne kI AjJA mAMgI / mahAbala bolA - 'merI tarapha se merI sAsU aura zvazurajI ko namaskAra pUrvaka kahanA ki ApakI AjJA liye sivAya Apake kanyA ratna ko lekara cale Ane se cora kA AcaraNa karanevAle mahAbala ne tumheM mahAn duHkha diyA hai / usa aparAdha kI vaha Apa se vAraMvAra kSamA cAhatA hai / aura Apake isa duHkha kA kisI svArtha vaza nahIM kintu daivavazAt parAdhInatA se hI maiM hetu banA huuN| malayAsuMdarI - bar3e bhaiyA! daivAdhInatA ke kAraNa hI hamArA yahAM akasmAt AnA huA hai| yaha bAta mAtA pitA se jarUra kahanA / aba ve merI tarapha se kisI prakAra kI ciMtA na kareM / maiM yahAM para saba taraha se mahAn sukha meM huuN| mere nimitta se paidA hue mAtA pitA ke duHkha ke lie tuma merI tarapha se kSamA yAcanA karanA aura unake caraNa chUkara merA bAra - bAra namaskAra kahanA / malayaketu kumAra ne una tamAma saMdezoM ko snehapUrvaka svIkAra kara bahana bahanoI ke viyoga se utpanna hue duHkha ko azru dhArA se zAMtakara caMdrAvatI kI tarapha prayANa kara diyA / thor3e hI dinoM meM caMdrAvatI meM AkAra usane jamAI aura putrI ke sukha samAcAra kI mAtA pitA ko badhAI dI aura zoka ciMtA dUra karAkara usane sabako AnaMdita kiyA / __sAMsArika AnaMda se sukha zAMti prApta kiye daMpatI eka roja mahala kI khir3akI meM baiThe hue puNya kI prabalatA, karmoM kI vicitratA aura pApa kI viSamatA 137

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra sukha ke dina ke viSaya meM paraspara vArtAlApa kara rahe the| usa samaya mahAbala kumAra ne apane mahala ke sAmane se AtI huI eka strI ko dekhA / usa strI kA nAka kaTA huA thA, usakI tarapha dekhakara mahAbala ne malayAsuMdarI se kahA - 'priye! sAmane AnevAlI isa strI ko dekho! jisakA rudana sunakara usa dina aMdherI rAta meM dayA se prerita ho maiM tumheM bagIce meM akelI chor3a use saMkaTa mukta karane gayA thA; vahI yaha strI hai / malayAsuMdarI ne usakI aura gaura se dekhA aura Azcarya ke sAtha usane use pahacAna liyA / ataH vaha bola uThI-svAmin! are, yaha to vahI kanakavatI hai, jise hamane usa dina saMdUka meM baMdhakara golA nadI meM bahA diyA thaa| yaha yahAM para kahAM se A gayI hogI? yaha Apake pAsa kucha gupta bAta kahane ke lie AtI ho aisA mAlUma hotA hai / agara isane mujhe pahacAna liyA to lajjA ke kAraNa yaha kucha bhI na kahane pAyagI / isIlie yadi ApakI AjJA ho to maiM parade meM jA bailUM / mahAbala ne use vaisA karane kI saMmati dii| dvArapAla se mahAbala kI AjJA maMgAkAra vaha strI mahAbala ke pAsa AyI aura use namaskArakara eka tarapha khar3I rahI / mahAbala ne bhI ucita sanmAnapUrvaka use baiThane kA izArA kiyaa| usake baiTha jAne para mahAbala bolA bhadre! tuma kauna ho? tumhArA nAma kyA hai? kahA~ se AyI ho? kyA tuma apanA paricaya mujhe de sakatI ho? kucha vizvAsa pAkara vaha chinna nAsikA bolI-rAjakumAra! maiM vipadA kI mArI tumheM apanA caritra kyA sunAUM! khaira phira bhI sunAtI hU~ suno maiM caMdrAvatI nareza mahArAja vIradhavala kI kanakavatI nAmA rAnI hUM / eka dina niSkAraNa hI rAjA ne mujha para kopa kiyA; mujhe bhI usa bAta se bar3A krodha AyA aura usI krodha meM maiM tamAma vastuoM aura apane tamAma sukha ko ThukarAkaraka nikala AyI / rAste meM mujhe eka paradezI yuvaka milA usane mujhe golA nadI para milane ke lie saMketa kiyA / maiM bhI rAtri ke samaya usake kiye hue saMketa sthAna para usako jA milI / usa dhUrta ne mujhase kahA - 'yahAM para cora phirate haiM isalie kucha dera mauna dhAraNakara khar3I raha aura jo tere pAsa kucha mAla ho vaha rakSaNa ke lie mujhe de de / maiMne vizvAsakara apane pAsa kI use tamAma vastuyeM de dI / phira 138

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra sukha ke dina usane mujhe vahAM para par3I huI eka saMdUka meM kucha dera taka chipa jAne ke lie khaa| merI dI huI una vastuoM meM se eka hAra aura eka kImatI kaMcuka nikAlakara usane bAkI ke vastrAdi usa saMdUka meM DAla diye| coroM ke Dara se aura usake kahane se jaba maiM usa saMdUka meM baiTha gayI taba usa pApI ne usa saMdUka ko tAlA lagA diyA / phira saMketa kiye hue eka dUsare puruSa ko bulAkara vaha saMdUka unhoMne golA nadI ke pravAha meM bahA diyA / mahAbala bhadre! kyA unhoMne vaha saMdUka jAna bujhakara nadI meM bahA diyA thA? kyA tuma unheM pahacAnatI ho? unheM vaisA karane kA kAraNa tumheM mAlUma hai ? - kanaka - maiM una niSkAraNa apane duzmanoM ko bilkula nahIM pahacAnatI / maiMne unakA kucha bhI aparAdha na kiyA thA / tathApi unhoMne mere sAtha kyoM aisA kiyA yaha maiM nahI jAnatI / mahAbala binA prayojana unhoMne tumhAre sAtha bar3A aghaTita AcaraNa kiyaa| yoM kaha mastaka hilA khaira, phira vaha saMdUka kahAM gayA? - kanaka vaha saMdUka nadI pravAha meM tairatI huI prAtaHkAla hote hI yahAM dhanaMjaya yakSa ke maMdira ke pAsa A lagI / lohakhura nAmaka cora ne usa saMdUka ko bAhara nikAlA / tAlA tor3akara usameM se mujhe bAhara nikaalii| mujhe jIvana denevAle usa cora ke sAtha maiM alaMbagiri ke viSamapradeza meM banAye hue usake makAna para gayI / Apasa meM hamArA gAr3ha prema ho gayA / paraspara ananya vizvAsa ho jAne se nagara kI curAyI huI tamAma lakSmI usane mujhe sanmAna aura prema se batalAyI / maiMne bhI apanA nAma sthAna use saba kucha batalAyA / dopahara taka mere pAsa rahakakara kisI kAryavaza vaha nagara meM AyA / rAjapuruSoM ne use pahacAnakara pakar3a liyA / aura rAjA ke svAdhIna kara diyA / rAjA ne use vaTavRkSa ke sAtha laTakAkara maravA diyA / usa samaya usakI rAha dekhatI huI maiM pahAr3a ke zikhara para khar3I thI / merA milApa hote hI thor3e hI samaya meM usakI yaha durdazA huI dekha mujhe bar3A duHkha huA / rAtri ke samaya maiM usake pAsa jAkara zoka se rudana kara rahI thI / usa samaya Apane vahAM Akara mere duHkha kA kAraNa pUchA / isake bAda kA 1 - 139

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra sukha ke dina tamAma vRttAMta Apa jAnate hI hai / rAjakumAra ! yadi Apa mere sAtha caleM to maiM Apako vaha sthAna batalA sakatI hU~ / vahAM para bahuta hI dhana bharA hai / use grahaNakara jisakA ho use Apa vApisa de daveM / mujhe akelI ko itane dhana kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / tathA gupta vaibhava bhogate huI rAjapuruSoM ko khabara hone para merI bhI cora ke jaisI durdazA na ho isalie maiM usa dravya ko nahIM cAhatI / I mahAbala usI strI ko mahArAja zUrapAla ke pAsa le gayA aura AvazyakatAnusAra kumAra ne mahArAja ko usakA paricaya diyA / rAjA usa strI ko apane Agekara kucha rAjapuruSoM ko sAtha le usa pahAr3a kI guphA meM gayA / vahAM usa strI ne bar3A bhArI dabA huA khajAnA batalAyA / rAjA ne vaha tamAma mAla bAhara nikalavAyA aura prajA ko bulAkara jisakI jo vastu curAyI gayI thI unako vaha - vaha vastu de dI / jisa dhana kA koI mAlika na huA, vaha vaha padArtha saba lekara rAjA vApisa zahara meM A gayA / usa strI kI yogyatA ke anusAra usa dhana meM se dhana rAjA ne usa strI ko diyA / use lekara kumAra ke sAtha vaha phira usake mahala meM AyI / vahAM para usane gale meM lakSmIpuMja hAra dhAraNa kiye AnaMda rasa meM nimagna huI malayAsuMdarI ko baiThe dekhA / malayAsuMdarI ko dekhate hI usake hRdaya meM bhayaMkara coTa pahuMcI ho isa taraha vaha sahasA stabdha ho gayI / Azcarya meM par3akara vaha vicArane lagI - are ! yaha duSTa lar3akI kisa taraha jIvita rahI? aMdhakUpa meM se kaise nikalI? aura isa kumAra ne kaba aura kisa taraha isakA pANigrahaNa kiyA? ye tamAma bAteM jAnane kI usake hRdaya meM tIvra jijJAsA huI / paraMtu kucha bhI pUchane kA sAhasa nahIM huA / usane socA yadi maiM isase yaha bAta puchUMgI to yaha merA tamAma vicitra caritra prakaTa kara degI aura phira mujhe yahAM rahanA taka bhI muzkila ho jAyagA / yaha lakSmIpuMja hAra bhI usa mere duzmana ne ise lAkara diyA mAlUma hotA hai / yA kyA mAlUma ina donoM ne hI milakara, nadI kinAre mujhase hAra le liyA ho / bilkula ye donoM mere duzmana haiM / ityAdi vicAra karatI huI kanakavatI se malayAsuMdarI bolI - 'mAtA! Aja yaha anabhrA vRSTi kaise huI ? Apa yahAM akelI kaise AyI ? aura ApakI nAka kI yaha durdazA kaise aura kahAM huI? 140

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra sukha ke dina ___ mahAbala - "priye! yaha bAta tuma inase na pUcho, ye tamAma bAteM maiM jAnatA hUM aura samaya para tumheM saba kucha batalA dUMgA, abhI tuma aMdara jAo / mahAbala . kI AjJA hote hI malayAsuMdarI aMdara ke kamare meM calI gyii|" mahAbala - kanakavatI isa mahala ke bAhara najadIka meM hI eka rAjakIya makAna hai tuma vahAM para A jaao| Upara se mIThI paraMtu duSTa hRdayavAlI kanakavatI kumAra ke batalAye hue makAna meM A rahI aura dhIre - dhIre malayAsuMdarI ke pAsa Ane jAne lagI / jaba manuSya ko usakA bhAgya cakra meM DAlatA hai taba usakI tIkSNa buddhi bhI kucha kAma nahIM AtI / avizvAsa meM se rAjanIti sIkhane para bhI vizvAsa kiyA jAtA hai; isI kAraNa eka mahAn aparAdhI ko bhI mahAbalakumAra ne rahane ke lie sthAna de diyaa| isake pariNAma meM use kaisA bhayaMkara vipAka bhoganA par3egA isa bAta kI use svapna meM bhI khabara na thI, yA yoM kahanA cAhie ki karma vipAka ke sAmane manuSya kI tamAma caturAI bekAra hai / kanakavatI kI bolacAla, haMsanA aura vArtAlApAdi itanA cittAkarSaka thA ki tIkSNa buddhivAlA kumAra usakI dhUrtatA ko na jAna sakA / dhIre - dhIre rAjamahala meM usakA AnA jAnA bar3hane lgaa| paraMtu jisa taraha billI nitya cUhe ke hI dhyAna meM rahatI hai vaise hI niSkAraNa duzmana vaha malayAsuMdarI ko mArane yA vaise hI kisI mahAn saMkaTa meM DAlane ke lie niraMtara usake chala dekhane lagI / yadyapi vedaMpati isa samaya advitIya saMsAra sukha kA anubhava kara rahe haiM paraMtu apane hI hAtha se unhoMne apane AMgana meM bhaviSya meM kaTuphala dene vAlA viSavRkSa lagA liyA hai| saMsAra rUpI vRkSa kA sukharUpI madhura phala bhogate hue, malayAsuMdarI ne garbha dhAraNa kiyaa| mahAbalakumAra ne usake tamAma manoratha pUrNa kiye / garbha ke sAtha hI malayAsuMdarI kA pratidina lAvaNya vRddhi ko prApta hone lagA / sukha se samaya bitAte hue garbha prasUti kA samaya bhI aba najIka hI Ane lgaa| eka dina mahArAja sUrapAla mahAbala se bole beTA mahAbala! hamAre rAjya 141

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra sukha ke dina kI pUrva sarahada para rahanevAlA - krUra nAmaka pallI pati hamAre deza meM ghusakara prajA ko lUTa le jAtA hai / usake pAsa kucha senAbala bhI ho gayA hai / maiMne usa para AkramaNa karane ke lie do daphA senApati ko bhejA, paratu vaha parAjita na ho sakA ulaTA hameM hI bahuta kucha nukasAna uThAnA par3A / tumhAre sivA usake bar3hate hue garva ko aura koI nahIM utAra sakatA / sImA samIpa kI kisI bhI tAkAta ko bar3hane denA hamAre liye khataranAka hai / isIlie merI rAya hai ki isa samaya prabala senA sAtha lekara tuma khuda hI usa para AkramaNa karo aura use parAstakara apane sImAprAMta ko sadA ke lie nirupadrava kro| yaha sunakara vinayapUrvaka hAtha jor3akara rAjakumAra bolA - pitAjI! ApakI AjJA zirodhArya hai / Apa Aja hI senApati ko senA taiyAra karane kI AjJA pharamAveM / Apake AzIrvAda se maiM ApakI AjJAnusAra AkramaNa kara use ApakA sevaka banAkara hI vApisa lauttuuNgaa| rAjAjJA se senA meM pallIpati para car3hAI karane kI taiyAriyAM hone lagI / rAjakumAra svayaM senApati banakara pallI pati para AkramaNa kareMge yaha sunakara sainikoM meM utsAha kA pAra na rhaa| ve dUne utsAha se samara kI taiyArI karane lge| aba pitA ko namaskArakara mahAbala apane mahala meM gayA / pitA kI AjJA sunAkara usane yuddha meM jAne ke lie malayAsuMdarI se vidA mAMgI, vaha bolI prANanAtha! Apa khuzI se yuddha kareM, paraMtu maiM Apake sAtha hI cluuNgii| Apa mujhe yahAM rahane ke lie vivaza na kIjie / Apake parokSa meM hI mujha para vipatti ke pahAr3a TUTa par3ate haiM / isIlie Apa isa dAsI ko judI na kareM / mahAbala pyArI ! samara bhUmi meM tumheM sAtha le jAne kA samaya nahIM hai| tuma sagarbhA ho aura pUre dina hone Aye haiN| thor3e hI dina bAda bhAvI rAjya kartA kA janma honevAlA hai / aisI paristhiti meM mere sAtha calanA tumhAre liye sarvathA anucita hai / prasUti kA samaya A rahA hai / isa vakta pahAr3I mArga kI viSamatA aura yuddha kA prasaMga, ye tamAma bAteM tumhAre isa nAjuka zarIra ke lie bilakula pratikUla hai / tuma dhairya dhAraNa kara yahAM hI raho / yahAM tumheM saba taraha se ArAma rahegA / zatru ko parAstakara maiM zIghra hI samara se vApisa A jAUMgA / kabhI viSama - - 142

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra sukha ke dina prasaMga A jAne para maiM tumheM puruSa rUpa dhAraNa karane kI ye guTikAyeM de jAtA hUM / Ama ke rasa meM ghisakara tilaka karane se strI kA puruSa rUpa bana jAtA hai / ina guTikAoM ko hara vakta saMbhAlakara apane pAsa rakhanA / pyArI! maiM svayaM tumhArA viyoga sahane ke lie asamartha hUM, paraMtu kyA kiyA jAya! kulIna putroM kA pitA kI AjJA pAlana karanA parama kartavya hai / ataH priye! tuma mujhe prasanna hokara samara ke lie vidA kro| pati kI AjJA se vivaza ho apane dila ko masosatI huI malayAsuMdarI maMda svara se bolI- "svAmin! icchA na hone para bhI ApakI AjJA ko zirodhAryakara maiM yahAM hI rahatI hUM / Apa jaldI itanA kahate hue usakA kaMTha bhara AyA / vaha Age kucha na bola sakI / AMkhoM se gAloM para motI se AMsu Dhalaka pdd'e| yaha dekha kumAra ne use chAtI se lagA liyA aura prema se usakA mukha cUma liyaa| premI hRdayavAle rAjakumAra ko bhI apanI prANapyArI se judA hone meM bar3A duHkha huA / usakI AMkhoM bhara AyI tathApi vaha kaThina mana kara rumAla se AMkheM poMchatA huA mahala se bAhara nikala gayA / tamAma senA taiyAra hokara khar3I thii| mahAbala apane ghor3e para savAra ho senA ke sAtha pallIpati para car3hAI karane ke lie sImA pradeza kI ora cala pdd'aa| kanakavatI apane makAna meM baiThI huI apane malIna hRdaya ke anusAra vicAra taraMgoM meM gote khA rahI hai / malayAsuMdarI ko kisa taraha kaSTa meM DAlUM? koI upAya nahIM sUjhatA ki jisase use saMkaTa meM DAlakara apane citta ko zAMta karUM / na jAne kyoM use dekhakara mere dila meM dAha paidA hotA hai / maiM jarUra maukA pAkara use saMkaTa meM DAla apane kaleje ko ThaMDA karUMgI / inhIM vicAroM kI udher3abuna meM use mahAbala ke yuddha meM jAne kA samAcAra milA / aba malayAsuMdarI ko akelI rahI dekha use bar3I khuzI huI / usane socA mahAbala ke yahAM rahate hue merA koI bhI upAya kAma na A sakatA thaa| yaha ThIka huA malayAsuMdarI akelI raha gayI / yadi mahAbala ke parokSa meM bhI maiM kisI upAya se isase badalA na le sakI to phira mere liye koI bhI aisA suavasara nahIM mila sakatA / yaha soca vaha zIghra hI 143

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra sukha ke dina uThakara malayAsuMdarI ke mahala meM AyI / isa samaya malayAsuMdarI apane mahala meM udAsa hokara baiThI thii| pati viyoga ke duHkha se usake netroM se AMsuoM kI bUMde par3a rahIM thIM / vaha hAtha para mukha rakhe hue vicAra dazA meM nimagna ho rahI thii| kanakavatI ke Ane kI AhaTa suna usane UMcI gardanakara apanI sautelI mAtA ko AyI dekha usane use kucha Adara diyA / avasara dekhakara kanakavatI ne usakI udAsInatA ko dUra karane ke lie koI ora viSaya cher3A; usakI bAtoM ke prasaMga se malayAsuMdarI kA sArA dina sukha zAMti meM vyatIta huA / pativiyoga ke duHkha meM usakI mIThI bAteM suna sarala hRdayA malayAsuMdarI bolI - mAtA! tuma rAta ko bhI yahAM hI raha jAyA karo jisase dina ke samAna tumhAre samAgama se merI rAta bhI sukha se bIta jAyagI / mana ko icchita hone ke kAraNa kanakavatI ne khuzI se usakI bAta svIkAra kara lI / rAta ko bhI kanakavatI ne dina ke samAna hI aneka bAtoM se malayAsuMdarI ke mana ko prasanna rakhA / prAtaHkAla hote hI kucha soca vicArakara kanakavatI ne malayAsuMdarI ko kahA - beTI! tujhe upadrava karane ke lie rAtri meM yahAM para eka rAkSasI phirA karatI hai / rAta ko jaba tUM so gayI thI usa samaya maiMne pratyakSa usako dekhA thaa| jAgRta rahane ke kAraNa maiMne tujha para usakA koI upadrava nahIM hone diyA / yadi terI marjI ho to maiM bhI usa rAkSasI ke sAtha usake jaisA hI veSa dhAraNa kara use aisI zikSA dUM ki jisase vaha phira kabhI idhara dekhe taka bhI nahIM / kyoMki maiM bhUta pretoM ko nigraha karane ke maMtra taMtrAdika bhI jAnatI hUM / kyA tumheM mAlUma nahIM ki rAkSasI aura cur3eloM ko nivAraNa karane ke aneka prakAra ke tAMtrika prayoga hote haiN| ____vicArazIla hone para bhI bhAgya ke cakra meM par3akara malayAsuMdarI ne usa duSTA kI bAta maMjUra kara lI / daivavazAta isa samaya nagara meM mArI bimArI kA jora bar3ha rahA thaa| koI dina aisA na jAtA thA ki jisa dina dasa paMdraha manuSya mRtyu ke grAsa na banate hoM / malayAsuMdarI ko pUrvoktaprakAra se samajhAkara apane ghara jAne kA bahAnA le kanakavatI sIdhI mahArAja zUrapAla ke pAsa pahuMcI / vahAM jAkara usane rAjA se ekAMta meM bAta karane kI prArthanA kI prArthanA maMjUra hone para usane mahArAja 144

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra sukha ke dina zUrapAla se kahA - mahArAja! yadi ApakI mujha para pUrNa kRpA ho to maiM Aja Apake hita kI eka bAta karanI cAhatI hUM / rAjA bolA - bhadre! maiM tujhe abhaya vacana detA hUM; cAhe jaisI gupta bAta ho tUM niHzaMka hokara kaha / yadi usase tujhe kucha bhaya utpanna hone kI saMbhAvanA ho to maiM terI pUrNa rakSA kruuNgaa| kanakavatI - mahArAja! Apako mAlUma hI hogA Apake zahara meM kitaneka dinoM se 'mArI' nAmaka roga cala rahA hai / yaha upadrava kisI rAkSasI kA kiyA huA hai / cAhe sAkSAt vaha rAkSasI yahAM para na bhI AtI ho tathApi rAkSasI ke jaisI ceSTAyeM karane se roga kI utpatti yA usakI vRddhi ho sakatI hai / aisA karanevAlI ko rAkSasI kahane meM kisI prakAra kA doSa nahIM hai / isa prakAra kA janasaMhAra karanevAlI rAkSasI yadi Apake hI rAjakula meM ho to kyA Apa use zikSA dekara apanI prajA ko nahIM bacA sakate? yaha suna rAjA bolA - bhadre! mere rAjakula meM aisI kauna duSTA hai? saca bola maiM use pUrNa zikSA dekara apanI prajA kA rakSaNa karUMgA / kanakavatI bolI - mahArAja! saca pUcho to gulAba meM kAMTe ke samAna ApakI prajA kA saMhAra karanevAlI ApakI putravadhu malayAsuMdarI hI hai, yadi Apako mere isa vacana para vizvAsa na ho to rAtri ke samaya Apa dUra rahakara usakI ceSTAyeM pratyakSa dekhakara, nizcaya kreN| vaha rAtri ke samaya rAkSasI kA rUpa dhAraNakara apane gRhAMgaNa meM bhramaNa karatI hai, kUdatI hai, nAcatI hai, cAroM tarapha dekhatI hai aura maMda - maMda svara se bhayaMkara phukAra karatI hai, isa kAraNa zahara meM mArI nAmaka roga vizeSa vRddhi ko prApta hotA hai / ye ceSTAyeM dekhakara yadi Apa rAtri meM usI samaya use pakar3anA cAheMge to vaha Apako bhayaMkara upadrava karegI isIlie subaha hone para Apa use subhaToM dvArA pakar3avAkara icchita zikSA kreN| isa prakAra kapaTa prapaMca kI bAteM kara kanakavatI mauna raha khar3I rhii| rAjA prathama se hI zahara meM pasarI huI mArI kA kAraNa jAnane ke lie utsuka thA / aba yaha kanakavatI kI bAteM sunakara use bar3A Azcarya huA / vaha eka aurata ke kapaTapUrNa vacanoM se prerita ho, vicArane lagA / aho! yaha kaisI bAta! mere nirmala kula meM aisA kalaMka! kyA sacamuca hI merI putravadhu malayAsuMdarI 145

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra sukha ke dina rAkSasI hai? kyA usI ne nagara meM yaha mArI phailA rakhI hai? yaha bAta merA hRdaya maMjUra nahIM krtaa| paraMtu isa aurata kA asatya bolane meM kyA svArtha hogA? khaira, Aja rAtri ko dekhane se isa bAta kA nizcaya ho jAyagA / yaha vicArakara ciMtAgrasta ho rAjA ne kanakavatI se kahA- bhadre! yaha bAta tuma anya kisI ke samakSa na krnaa| aisI bAta janatA meM prakaTa hone se mere nirmala kula ko kalaMka lagatA hai| isa bAta kI saccAI kA nirNaya Aja rAta ko hI ho jAyagA phira jo yogya hogA so kiyA jAyagA / kanakavatI bolI - mahArAja! maiM itanI ajJAna nahIM hUM, isI kAraNa to maiMne ekAMta meM yaha prArthanA kI hai| acchA aba tuma jAo, yoM kaha rAjA ne kanakavatI ko vidAya kiyaa| rAjamahala se vidA ho kanakavatI sIdhI apane makAna para AyI aura vahAM Akara rAkSasI kA rUpadhAraNa karane ke yogya vaha tamAma sAmagrI ko sAtha le malayAsuMdarI ke pAsa A pahuMcI / rAta par3ane para vaha malayAsuMdarI se bolI - beTI! Aja maiM usa rAkSasI kA nigraha karUMgI / jaba taka maiM use nigraha karake makAna ke aMdara na jAUM taba taka tUM kamare se bAhara gRhAMgaNa meM na AnA / yadi usa samaya tUM kamare se bAhara nikalI to bhayaMkara upadrava hone kA saMbhava hai| malayAsuMdarI ko isa taraha kI zikSA de vaha bAhara AyI aura nagna hokara usane aneka prakAra ke raMga biraMge citroM dvArA rAkSasI ke samAna apane zarIra ko vicitra kiyA / sAkSAt rAkSasI kI bhAMti rUpa banAkara usane apane mukha meM laMbe - laMbe dAMta lagA liye / eka hAtha meM khappara aura dUsare hAtha meM laMbA churA lekara jisa taraha rAjA ko samajhAyA thA usI prakAra kI ceSTAyeM karanI zurU kI, isa samaya mahArAja zUrapAla kitaneka subhaToM ke sAtha le thor3I dUra para rahe eka mahala para car3hakara guptarIti se usakI tamAma ceSTAyeM jAnane ke lie A khar3e hue / usane dUra rahakara malayAsuMdarI ke gRhAMgaNa meM rAkSasI ke sAre AcaraNa apanI najara se dekhe / vaha mana hI mana vicArane lagA oho! kanakavatI kI batalAyI huI tamAma bAteM saca hI nikalIM / isa strI ke dvArA merA nirmala vaMza kalaMkita huA / aba mujhe isa viSaya meM vilaMba yA socavicAra na karanA cAhie / isake nigraha kA 146

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra sukha ke dina jaldI hI upAya karanA acchA hai / yaha bAta janatA meM phUTa jAne para mere kula kI badanAmI hogI / aura zIghra hI kucha upAya na karane se prajA kA vizeSa saMhAra hogA / isa kulakalaMkinI rAkSasI ko isI samaya zikSA karanI caahie| mere sAtha meM bahuta se subhaTa haiM, vaha mujhe kyA upadrava kara sakatI hai? aba rAtri ke samaya meM hI zikSA karane se janatA meM bhI yaha bAta prakaTa na hogI / isa prakAra socakara krodha se vicAra zUnya ho rAjA ne apane vizvAsapAtra subhaToM ko AjJA dI are! subhaTo! tuma isI vakta jAkara isa duSTA ko pakar3a lo / eka ratha meM baiThAkara ise raudraaTavI meM le jAkara kisI ko mAlUma na ho isa taraha mAra DAlo / rAjA kA Adeza hote hI hathiyAra baMda aneka subhaTa use pakar3ane ke lie daur3a par3e / una rAjapuruSoM ko Ate dekha vaha duSTA bhayabhrAMta ho malayAsuMdarI ke pAsa Akara kaMpita svara se bolI - beTI ! kitane eka rAjasubhaTa zastra hAtha meM liye mujhe mArane ke lie A rahe haiM / mAlUma hotA hai maiM rAjA kI AjJA binA rAta ke samaya tere pAsa rahatI hUM / isI kAraNa rAjA mujha para krodhayamAn hue haiN| saMbhava hai rAjapuruSa mujhe avazya hI mAra DAleMge / isalie tUM mujhe aisI jagaha chipA, jahAM para DhUMDhane se bhI unheM merA patA na lage / dayA kI preraNA se usake kapaTa ko na samajhane vAlI malayAsuMdarI ne vaise hI veSa meM kanakavatI ko eka saMdUka meM chipAkara bAhara se tAlA lagA diyA / basa itane hI meM rAjA ke bheje hue zastradhArI subhaTa vahAM para A pahuMce / eka hI peTa meM donoM sAtha - sAtha rahakara sAtha - sAtha janme, khele par3he, umra lAyaka bane / zAdI zudA bana gaye / yogAnuyoga AnevAlI bhI jur3avA bahaneM thI / svArthatA ne vahAM bhI kArya kara dikhaayaa| eka ghara ke do vibhAga, saMpatti kA baMTavArA to ThIka, mAtA - pitA ke alaga alaga kharcA dene ke prasaMga se mAtA-pitA kA baMTavArA ho gyaa| eka detA hai mAtA kA kharcA, dUsarA detA hai pitA kA kharcA, dekhA kRtrima sneha / prema kA nATaka / 'svArthatA kI kahAnI aura Age bar3hatI hai / ' - 147 -

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra nirvAsita jIvana nirvAsita jIvana prAtaHkAla kA samaya hai / sainikoM kI eka katAra lagI huI hai / ghoDe para car3hA huA eka tejasvI yuvaka apane sainikoM ko upadezakara rahA hai / bhAiyo! Aja yuddha kA dina hai / itane dinoM taka maiMne jisa zikSA kI taiyArI kI hai Aja usakI parIkSA kA samaya hai / maiM samajhatA hUM ki jaMgalI pallI pati ke sAtha jabaradasta senA hai tathApi hama suzikSita kSatriya putroM ke sAmane vaha yuddha meM adhika samaya taka nahIM Thahara sakatI / isalie mujhe pUrNa vizvAsa hai ki vijaya hamAre sAtha hai / basa aba derI karane kA samaya nahIM hai / zatru senA para AkramaNa kro| kaisA bhayaMkara yuddha ThanA huA hai / yuddha ke bAjeM baja rahe haiM / sainikoM ke hRdaya meM utsAhapUrNa vIratA kI lahareM umar3a rahI haiM / ataH unmatta hokara sainika loga zatruoM para AkSepa kara cillA rahe haiM / ghor3e hinahinA rahe haiN| hAthI ciMghAr3a rahe haiM / maraNonmukha sipAhI karAha rahe haiM / eka ora pallI pati kI agaNita senA aura dUsarI aura mahAbala kI choTI sI kintu zikSita senA zatruoM para jhapaTa rahI hai| sainikoM ke hAtha meM rahe hue tIra, talavAra, bhAleM Adi zastra khUna se sane hue haiN| mahAbala kumAra vilakSaNa sAhasa dhAraNakara vIratA ke sAtha zatru senA ke senApati pallI pati para TUTa par3A / mahAbala aura usake sainikoM kA parAkrama dekhakara zatrusenA meM bhagadar3a maca gyii| jisa krUra nAmaka pallIpati ko do daphA AkramaNa karane para bhI mahArAja zUrapAla kA yuddha kuzala senApati parAsta na kara sakA thA usI prabala zatru ke Aja samara bhUmi meM mahAbala kumAra ne apanI vIratA se dAMta khaTTe kara diye / usa bhagnasenA - pallIpati ne mahAbala kA parAkrama dekha nirAza ho use AtmasamarpaNa kara diyA / aba zatru ko kaidakara aura vijaya kI raNaduMdubhI bajAte hue harSapUrvaka apanI senA ke sAtha mahAbala kumAra apanI rAjadhAnI kI tarapha cala pdd'aa| idhara rAjapuruSoM ne malayAsuMdarI ne mahala meM praveza kiyA aura usakA svAbhAvika rUpa dekha ve Apasa meM bolane lage - 'are! hamAre bhaya se itane zIghra 148

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra nirvAsita jIvana hI apane rAkSasI rUpa ko tyAgakara kaisA suMdara rUpa banA liyA / ' dUsarA bolA - kucha bhI ho mahArAja kI AjJA hone se hama ise chor3a nahIM sakate / tiraskAra ke zabdoM se ve malayAsuMdarI ko bole - are pApinI! abhI taka tUM kitane manuSyoM kA saMhAra karegI? are bhAI! dekhate kyA ho? ise pakar3akara bAMdha lo! yoM kaha rAjapuruSoM ne malayA suMdarI ko pakar3akara majabUta baMdhanoM se bAMdha liyA aura use mahala se bAhara le Aye / rAjA ne pahale se hI dvAra para ratha taiyAra rakhAyA thA / malayAsuMdarI ko usameM baiThAkara zIghratA ke sAtha usa ratha ko bhayaMkara aTavI kI tarapha le jAyA gayA / isa Akasmika ghaTanA se malayAsuMdarI ekadama stabdha ho gyii| usane socA - maiMne kyA aparAdha kiyA hai ki jisase yerAjaparuSa merA itanA tiraskAra kara rahe haiM? mAlUma hotA hai; kisI kAraNa ye mujhe mArane ke lie yA kahIM bhayAnaka jaMgala meM chor3a Ane ke lie le jA rahe haiM? hAya karma kI kaisI vicitra gati hai! mere sAmane koI najara bhara ke bhI nahIM dekha sakatA thaa| paraMtu Aja eka patideva ke abhAva meM mujha para kitanA bhayaMkara julma kiyA jA rahA hai! na mAlUma isakA kyA kAraNa hogA? maiMne rAjA kA aisA kyA aparAdha kiyA hogA? yA merA puNya pUrNa hone para kisI pUrva janma ke azubha karma kA phira se udaya huA hai| manuSya ko mAlUma nahIM hotA, kliSTa karmoM ke vipAka kA kisa vakta udaya hogA? he hRdaya! aba tUM ina duHkhoM ko sahane ke lie phira se vajra ke samAna kaThina bana jaa|' mana ko dhIraja dekara vaha mahAbala ke batalAye hue zloka kA smaraNa karane lgii| ratha sahita malayAsuMdarI ko lekara rAjapuruSa manuSyoM se rahita aura hiMsaka pazuoM se vyApta eka bhayAnaka aTavI meM A phuNce| use ratha se nIce utArA gyaa| usakA rAjateja suMdara aura karuNA paidA karanevAlI saumya mukhamudrA tathA usake aMbuja samAna netroM se motiyoM ke jaise Tapakate hue azru bindu dekhakara unameM se eka kSatriya rAjapuruSa kA hRdaya dravita ho uThA / vaha anya subhaToM se bolA - bhAiyo! kisI bhI kAraNa rAjA ne isa bhadrAkRti vAlI strI ko rAkSasI samajhakara hameM isake vadha kI AjJA dI hai; paraMtu isa strI kI karuNAjanaka mukhAkRti dekhakara yaha 149

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra nirvAsita jIvana sarvathA nirdoSa mAlUma hotI hai / aisI nirdoSa abalA para zastra calAnA yaha mahAna nirdayatA vAle karma cAMDAla kA kAma hai / pahale janma meM kiye hue azubha karma ke kAraNa yahAM dUsare ke sevaka bane haiM / aba nirdoSa strI kI hatyAkara na jAne kaisI nIca gati ko prApta hoMge / isIlie hameM cAhie ki isa strI kI hatyA apane zira para na lekara hiMsaka pazuoM se paripUrNa isa aTavI meM ise jIvita chor3a jAyeM / kisI hiMsaka prANI kA zikAra banakara yaha svayaM apane prANoM ko tyAga degI aura hama isa pApa se baca jAyeMge / ve paraspara vicAra kara malayasuMdarI ko jIvita hI usa nirjana jaMgala meM chor3a vApisa lauTa Aye / unhoMne rAjA se Akara kaha diyA - mahArAjA! ApakI AjJAnusAra hama usa strI ko nirjana jaMgala meM mAra Aye / yaha suna rAjA bar3A khuza huA aura vicArane lagA ki usa rAkSasI ke mara jAne se aba nagara kI sArI bimArI khuda bakhuda zAMta ho jAyagI / aba kanakavatI ko khuza karane ke lie rAjA ne nagara meM usakI talAza karAyI paraMtu usakA kahIM para bhI patA na lagA / aba rAjakumAra kA mahala sUnA rahane ke kAraNa rAjA ne tamAma daravAjoM para tAle lagA una para sila lagavA diye| ___ mahAbala kI senA vijaya ke garva se AnaMda manAtI lauTa rahI hai / usake sainikoM ko apanI-apanI vIratA para garva ke sAtha pUrNa vizvAsa ho rahA thaa| yoM to mahAbala ke sainikoM meM sabhI talavAra ke dhanI the / bAta para jAna denevAle, usake izAre para Aga meM kUdanevAle, usakI AjJA pAkara ekabAra AkAza ke tAre tor3ane ko bhI cala par3ate; kintu yuddha kuzalatA meM mahAbala sabase bar3hA huA thaa| vaha anya vIroM kI bhAMti akkaDa, muMhaphaTa yA ghamaMDI na thA / aura loga apanI vIratA ko khUba bar3hA - bar3hA kara kathana karate / AtmaprazaMsA karate hue unakI jabAna na rukatI thii| mahAbala jo kucha karatA zAMtabhAva se aura vicArazIla se karatA / apanI prazaMsA karanA to dUra rahA - vaha cAhe kisI zera hI ko kyo na mAra AyA ho usakI carcA taka na karatA / usakI vinayazIlatA aura namratA saMkoca kI sImA se bhI bar3ha gayI thI / aura loga samara meM rAtri ke samaya mIThI nIMda sote, paraMtu mahAbala tAre ginaginakara rAta kATatA thA / kyoMki vaha zarIra 150

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra nirvAsita jIvana se samarabhUmi meM AyA thA paraMtu usakA hRdaya apanI prANapyArI malayA ke pAsa hI raha gayA thaa| aba vaha malayasuMdarI ko zIghra jA milane kI utsukatA se vilaMba rahita prayANa se pRthvIsthAnapura ke samIpa hI A pahuMcA hai / rAste meM kaI jagaha use apazakuna bhI hue, bAMI AMkha bhI phar3akI paraMtu vijaya kI khuzI aura priyA se milane kI utsukatA meM usane usa ora kucha dhyAna hI na diyA / aba ve rAjanagara meM A pahuMce / rAjasabhA meM Akara mahAbala ne pitA ke caraNoM meM namaskAra kara vijaya kA samAcAra sunaayaa| pallIpati ko jItane kA samAcAra sunakara rAjA ko bar3A bhArI harSa huA aura usane kumAra kI prazaMsA kI / pitA kI AjJA le malayAsuMdarI se milane kI utkaMThA meM kumAra apane mahala kI tarapha cala par3A paraMtu turaMta hI rokakara mahArAja zUrapAla ne usakA hAtha pakar3a ekAMta meM le jAkara malayAsuMdarI ke rAkSasI hone kA tathA use dI huI zikSA kA sarva vRttAMta kaha sunaayaa| pitA ke mukha se yaha vRttAMta sunate hI dIrgha nizvAsa ke sAtha hAtha se hAtha ghisate hue kumAra ke mukha se ekadama cItkAra nikala par3A / vaha ruddha kaMTha se bolA - hA! hA! pitAjI! Apane mahAn anartha kara DAlA / usake prANoM ke sAtha Apane mere bhI prANa le liye / Apane mujhe aura apanI putravadhUko zatru se bhI bar3hakara asahya daMDa aura anyAya diyA hai / malayAsuMdarI rAkSasI thI yaha bhramaNA Apako kahAM se paidA huI? pitAjI! ApakI itanI vicArazUnyatA! ApakI dIrgha dRSTi kahAM calI gayI? yadi Apako usameM koI doSa mAlUma huA bhI thA tathApi mere Ane taka tau dhairya rakhanA thaa| jisa chinna nAsikA strI ke kahane se Apane mujha para yaha anartha r3hAyA hai usa kapaTa kI khAna kanakavatI ko maiM bhalibhAMti jAnatA hUM / pitAjI! Apa usa dhUrta strI ke vacanoM se sacamuca hI Thage gaye / Apa mujhe jaldI batalAie ki vaha merI niSkAraNa duzmana nAka kaTI kahAM para hai ? maiM usase tamAma bAteM pUrvI to sahI! kumAra ke isa prakAra ke duHkha, zoka aura tiraskArapUrNa vacanoM se rAjA zUrapAla kA mukhamaMDala murajhA gayA / usane nIce dekhate hue kahA - 'beTA! isa ghaTanA ke bAda hamane usakI saba jagaha talAza kI paraMtu vaha strI kahIM para bhI dekhane meM na AyI / agara saca hI yaha usakA prapaMca hogA to zAyada vaha usI rAta ko kahIM anyatra bhAga gayI hogii| 151

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra nirvAsita jIvana mahAbala - pitAjI! usa pApinI ke asatya vacanoM se prerita ho Apane vyartha hI apane nirmala kula meM kalaMka lagAyA hai; itanA hI nahIM paraMtu Apane apane vaMza kA viccheda kiyA hai / isa prakAra bolatA huA patnI ke viyoga se duHkhita huA rAjakumAra udAsInatA dhAraNa kiye apane mahala kI tarapha cala par3A / putra ke duHkha se duHkhita ho rAjA bhI kumAra ke pIche - pIche usake mahala meM AyA aura daravAjoM para lage hue sila tor3akara, tAle khola diye / eka jagaha kI tarapha dRSTikara rAjA bolA - dekho beTA! isa jagaha tumhArI priyA malayAsuMdarI rAkSasI ke rUpa meM nagna hokara nAcatI, kUdatI aneka prakAra ke phUtkAra karatI huI maine kaI subhaToM ke sAtha bahuta dera taka usa sAmanevAle makAna para se dekhI thI / isalie use zikSA karane meM merA aparAdha hI kyA hai? yadi zarIra kA koI aMgaupAMga gala jAya to kyA use nahIM kaTavA diyA jAtA? kumAra mana hI mana vicArane lagA ThIka hai aba bolane kI koI kImata nahIM / agara vaha jindI mila gayI to tamAma bAteM mAlUma ho jAyeMgI, ityAdi vicAra karate hue vaha apane makAna meM rakhI huI sAra vastuyeM dekhane lagA / krama se usa saMdUka kA tAlA kholane para bilkula naMgI rAkSasI ke rUpa meM kSudhA se durbala huI vaha chinna nAsikA kanakavatI saMdUka meM par3I najara AyI / use dekhate hI rAjA Adi sabahI stabdha ho gaye / mahAbala joza meM Akara bola uThA pitAjI! rAkSasI ke rUpa meM nAca karatI huI Apane usa rAta meM isI strI ko dekhA thA? yoM kaha kumAra ne usa strI kA hAtha pakar3akara use saMdUka se bAhara nikAlI / jaba usa para niSThuratA pUrvaka kumAra ne ThokaroM kI mAra zurU kI taba usane kAMpate hue apanA tamAma prapaMca prakaTa kara diyA / aba avicArita kiye hue kArya kA rAjA ko mahAn pazcAttApa karanA par3A / sacamuca hI aise ulajhana bhare prasaMgoM meM hI buddhimAnoM kI buddhimattA, dhairyavAnoM kI dhIratA, vivekI puruSoM kI vivekatA, dIrgha darziyoM kI dIrgha darzitA aura vicAra zIlatA kA nirNaya hotA hai| rAjA ke pazcAttApa aura gusse kI hada na thI, vaha isa kArya se logoM meM mukha dikhAne lAyaka bhI apane Apako na samajhatA thA; isIlie chinna nAsikA 152

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra nirvAsita jIvana kanakavatI ko usane turaMta hI deza nikAle kI zikSA dI / paraMtu isase mahAbala kI duHkhita AtmA ko kyA zAMti mila sakatI thI? pUre dina kI garbhavatI aura nirdoSa patnI ke aise aniSTa bhaviSya ko mahAbala ke zoka yA duHkha kA pAra na rahA, usakA hRdaya parAdhIna bana gayA / usane mana ko masosakara kisIse bolane tathA bhojana karane kA tyAga kara diyA / usake netroM se raha rahakara sAvana bhAdoM ke varSA kI bhAMti AMsuoM kI jhar3I laga gayI / vizeSa kyA kaheM vaha apanI nirdoSa priyA ke viyoga se phakIra banakara marane ke lie taiyAra ho gayA / sacamuca hI moha ke udaya meM manuSyoM ke aMtara netroM para par3adA par3a jAtA hai / rAjakumAra ko mRtyu ke lie utsuka dekha rAjA aura rAnI bhI vaisI hI duHkhada avasthA kA anubhava karane lage / isa samaya rAjakula meM hI nahIM balki sAre nagara meM zoka udAsInatA kA sAmrAjya chAyA huA thA / dIrgha nizvAsa ke sivA kisI ke muMha se aura koI zabda na nikalatA thaa| I daivavazAt isa samaya kahIM se phiratA huA vahAM para eka nimittajJa puruSa A pahuMcA / mAlUma hone se use rAjasabhA meM bulAyA gayA / usake hAtha meM eka aSTAMga nimitta kI pustaka thI / pradhAna maMtrI ne usakA Adara satkArakara use ucita Asana para baiThAyA / pradhAna - nimittajJa mahAzaya ! mahAbala kumAra kI patnI malayAsuMdarI nirdoSa hone para bhI eka strI ke prapaMca se nikAla dI gayI hai / isI kAraNa Aja hama usake viyoga se duHkhita ho zoka sAgara meM DUba rahe haiM / isakA pariNAma hameM bahuta bhayaMkara mAlUma hotA hai / isIlie yadi Apake nimitta bala se Apa yaha batalA sakate haiM ki vaha kumAra kI patnI kisI jagaha jIvita hai yA nhiiN| to kRpayA batalAkara hama para upakAra kareM / praznakuMDalI banAkara aura use acchI taraha dekha nimittajJa bolA - mahAzayajI ! rAjakumAra kI patnI jIvita hai aura vaha eka varSa ke bAda kumAra ko avazya milegI / malayAsuMdarI jIvita hai yaha amRta ke samAna vacana sunakara, punarjanma sA prAptakara, kumAra ekadama bola uThA paMDitajI! vilaMba na kIjiye, Apa mujhe kRpayA zIghra batalAie ki vaha isa samaya 153 -

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra kahAM para hai? nirvAsita jIvana nimittajJa! - kumAra! ApakI patnI jaMgala meM hai yA bastI meM, duHkha meM hai yA sukha meM, ityAdi vistAravAlI bAteM, maiM nahIM jAna sakatA / tathApi yaha maiM nizcita rUpa se kahatA hUM ki vaha suMdarI jIvita hai aura usakI AyuSya Apase laMbI hai / yaha bAta sunakara rAjA ke mana meM zaka paidA huA ki use maine nirjana aTavI meM bhejakara maravA DAlA hai| taba phira vaha jIvita kisa taraha raha sakatI hai? isa bAta kA nirNaya karane ke lie usane phaurana una subhaToM ko bulavAyA jinako mArane ke lie bhejA thA / rAjA - subhaTo! maiM tumheM yaha bAta pUchane se pahale abhayadAna detA hUM, saca bolo maiMne tumheM malayAsuMdarI ko aTavI meM le jAkara mAra DAlane kA Adeza diyA thA / kyA tumane sacamuca use le jAkara mAra DAlA thA ? subhaTa - mahArAja ! hama saca kahate haiM, ApakI AjJA pAkara, jaba hama use ratha meM baiThAkara, usa nirjana aTavI meM le gaye taba prAtaHkAla ho gayA thA / hamane use ratha se nIce utArA / usa samaya usakA zarIra bhaya se kAMpa rahA thA, AMkhoM se AMsu baha rahe the / hamane usakI saumya mukhamudrA ko dekha vicAra kiyA ki mahArAja ko usake rAkSasI hone kA kisI ne yoM hI bhrama DAla diyA hai / aisI suMdara AkRti aura sulakSaNoM vAlI strI kadApi rAkSasI nahIM ho sakatI / isIlie mahArAja kI AjJAnusAra yadi hama isakA vadha kareMge to hameM niSkAraNa hI do prANiyoM kI hatyA kA pApa lgegaa| ataH yaha samajhakara ki isa hiMsaka pazuoMvAlI aTavI meM vaha kisI hiMsaka pazu kA zikAra bana jAyagI, use jaMgala meM chor3akara hama vApisa cale Aye aura hamane Apake samakSa Akara bhaya se Apako usake mArane kA asatya samAcAra diyA thA / rAjA - (dIrgha nizvAsa le pazcAttApapUrvaka) aho! ina naukaroM meM jo dayA aura buddhimattA hai utanI bhI dayA aura buddhi mujha meM nahIM ! dhanya hai aise dayAlu aura vicArazIla manuSyoM ko / mere jaise vicAra evaM dayAhIna manuSyoM ko dhikkAra hai / una logoM kI prazaMsAkara rAjA ne subhaToM aura nimittajJa ko bahuta sA dhana dekara 154

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra nirvAsita jIvana unakA Adara satkAra kiyA / kumAra bolA - jJAnI mahAzaya! ApakA kahanA bilkula saca hai, subhaToM ne bhI use jIvita hI chor3a diyA hai / (phira pitA kI tarapha dekha) pitAjI! jisa jagaha subhaToM ne use jaMgala meM chor3a diyA thA vahAM jAkara talAza to kareM / rAjapuruSoM ko bhejakara caMdrAvatI meM bhI khabara karAyeM, na jAne hamAre puNyodaya se vaha kisI taraha apane pitA ke vahAM pahuMca gayI ho / kumAra ke kahane se rAjA ne jagaha - jagaha rAjapuruSoM ko bhejakara malayAsuMdarI kI zodha karAnA zurU kara diyA / rAjA ne kumAra ko samajhA bujhAkara bhojana karAyA aura khuda ne bhI bhojana kiyaa| malayAsuMdarI kI khoja meM bheje hue rAjapuruSa kucha samaya ke bAda jahAM tahAM DhUMDhakara vApisa Ane lage aura usake na milane kA samAcAra dene lge| unake samAcAra se kumAra kI AzA nirAzA meM parivartita ho gayI / vaha apanI priyA ke saMbaMdha meM nAnA prakAra kI kalpanAyeM karane lgaa| yuddha meM jAte samaya prema bhare zabdoM se sAtha calane kI usakI prArthanA ko yAdakara vizeSa duHkhita hone lagA |vh mana hI mana use samakSa samajhakara kahane lagA - pyArI! rAjamahala ke uttama sukha kA thor3A sA anubhavakara aba tUM duHkha ke agAdha samudra meM jA par3I / priye! aise ghora duHkhoM kA anubhava tUM kisa taraha karatI hogI? inhIM vicAroM se mahAbala ko kisI bhI jagaha caina na par3atI thI / sUkSma jvaravAle rogI ke samAna apanI priyA ke viyoga se use khAnA pInA bilkula acchA na lagatA thA / usane nirupAya hokara eka roja yaha nizcaya kiyA "jaba usa aSTAMganimittajJa jJAnI ne yaha batalAyA hai ki eka varSa ke bAda vaha mujhe jIvita milegI taba mujhe svayaM kyoM na usakI talAza karanI cAhie? usake bagaira merA aba yahAM para kyA rakhA hai? yadi vaha eka varSa paryanta DhUDhane para bhI na milI to mujhe yahAM na Akara svayaM bhI usake viyoga meM prANatyAga kara denA cAhie / yaha nizcayakara eka roja rAta ke samaya kisI ko mAlUma na ho isa prakAra hAtha meM talavAra le vaha apane zahara se nikala gayA / aba yaha bhayAnaka jaMgaloM, bastI aura grAmoM meM malayAsuMdarI kI zodha karatA huA bhUkha pyAsa sahanakara, nidrA ko tyAgakara bhikhArI ke samAna phirane 155

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra lagA / idhara prAtaHkAla hone para jaba DhUMDhane se bhI rAjakumAra kA patA na lagA taba rAjA ke duHkha kA pAra na rahA / vaha samajha to gayA ki apanI priyA ke viyoga se kumAra yahAM para nahIM raha skaa| usakI khoja ke lie hI vaha rAta meM ekAkI calA gayA mAlUma hotA hai / abhI taka mahArAja zUrapAla ko eka hI ciMtA thI kintu kumAra ke jAne se una para Dabala ciMtA kA bhAra A par3A / usane donoM kI talAza meM cAroM tarapha rAja puruSoM ko bhejA / nirvAsita jIvana sUrya nikala AyA, vaisA hI jaisA camakIlA aura sUrkha raMga kA haMmezA nikalA karatA hai| AsamAna bhI vaisA hI nIlA hai / jaMgala ke darakhatoM kA vaisA hI nIlA raMga dekha par3a rahA hai, saba kucha vaisA hI jaisA ki maiM bacapana se dekhatI A rahI hUM / paraMtu durbhAgyavaza khuda maiM hI vaha nahIM hUM jo kala thii| yaha maiM jAnatI hUM ki badanasIbI akelI hI nahIM AtI, kintu apane sAtha aura bhI nayI nayI AphatoM ko le AtI hai / jaba saMkaToM kA silasilA zuru huA hai taba vaha apanA pUrA jora dikhAye binA na rahegA / hatabhAgya malayAsuMdarI! aba tUM AnevAle ina tamAma saMkaToM kA sAmanA karane aura nirvAsita jIvana bitAne ke lie kaThina hRdaya bana jA / rAjA aura rAjapuruSoM ko isameM kyA doSa hai ! merA azubha karma udaya hone para ve saba nimitta bana gaye haiM / paraMtu mere hRdaya meM yaha bAta adhika khaTakatI hai ki mujhe mere buddhimAna zvasura ne kisa aparAdha meM nirvAsita kiyA hai? isa prakAra kA avicArita kArya karane ke lie unheM avazya hI mahAn pazcAttApa hogA / he nAtha! Apa to mere sukha ke lie hI mujhe ghara chor3a gaye the / paraMtu Apake binA mere nasIba meM sukha kahAM likhA hai! jaba Apa yuddha se vApisa lauTeMge taba merI yaha durdazA sunakara Apake premI hRdaya ko kitanA duHkha hogA! pyAre ! kyA isa jIvana meM mujhe phira se ApakA samAgama ho sakegA ? hA ! maiMne jo kucha bhI apane sukha ke lie kiyA thA vaha saba kucha ulTA ho gayA / inhIM vicAroM meM vaha pAgala sI banakara nIce kA gAnA gAne lagI . - 156

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra nirvAsita jIvana ghara basAyA caina ko, jAnA na thA aMjAma / Aga se vaha jala gayA, basa maiM rahI nA kAma // 1 // amRta sAgara meM gayI, gotA lagAyA jAya / viSa huA takadIra se, mere liye vaha hAya // 2 // chor3a nIce ko caDhI, UMce bar3hAkara pAMva / agama pAnI meM girI, koI calA nahIM dAya // 3 // cAha priya sukha kI mujhe thI, nAtha jI ke sAtha / prApta kara vaha ratna kho, AyI garIbI hAtha // 4 // pyAsa kI mArI gayI maiM, meha ke jo pAsa / gira paDI bijalI, na pUrI, huI merI Asa // 5 // cAroM tarapha sannATA dekha aba vaha kucha jAgRta sI huI / usane rone dhone se apanI AMkheM sujA lI thI; paraMtu rudana aura ciMtA kA kucha bhI acchA pariNAma na dekha usane svayaM apane Apako DhADasa diyA / saMdhyA ke samaya vilApa aura ciMtA ke kAraNa usake garbhapUrNa udara meM pIr3A hone lgii| kucha dara vedanA sahakara jisa taraha prAtaHkAla meM pUrva dizA tejasvI sUrya bimba ko paidA karatI hai vaise hI malayAsuMdarI ne eka tejasvI putra ko janma diyaa| jisa rAjaramaNI ke pAsa aneka dAsa dAsI hAjara rahate the / jisakA prasUtIkArya gaganacuMbI rAjamahaloM meM prasUti karAnevAlI kuzala striyoM kI dekha - dekha meM honA thA aura jise aise prasaMga meM aneka prakAra kI suvidhAoM kI AvazyakatA thI, vahI rAjaramaNI bhAgya cakra meM par3akara nirvAsita ho Aja eka bhikhArana ke samAna jaMgalI pazuoM kI sthiti meM rahakara putra ko janma detI hai| 157

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra nirvAsita jIvana isa samaya use bAhya aura abhyaMtara kitanA duHkha huA hogA yaha to koI jJAnI yA vaha svayaM hI jAnatI hai / aisI duHkhada sthiti meM bhI putra prApti ne use kucha AzvAsana diyA / bacce ko sAphasUpha kara goda meM baiThAkara mAtA premabharI dRSTi se usake mukha tarapha ekaTaka dekhane lagI / isa samaya vaha apane Upara par3e hue tamAma duHkhoM ko bhUla gayI / usa putra kI mukha mudrA sUrya biMba ke samAna tejasvI aura suMdara dekhakara mAtA ke netroM se harSa ke azru bahane lage / vaha apanI sthiti ko yAdakara putra ke sanmukha dekha kahane lagI- he putra! Aja hajAroM manorathoM ke sAtha terA janma huA hai, paraMtu terI hatabhAgya mAtA aise bhayaMkara araNya meM terA janmotsava kara sakatI hai? yadi terA janma ghara para huA hotA yA tere pitA ke pAsa hotA to Aja ke dina rAjyabhara meM mahotsava manAyA jAtA / ghara - ghara maMgala gAye jAte / beTA! mujha kamanasIba strI ke tamAma manoratha mana meM hI vilIna ho gaye / yoM bolate hue phira se usakA hRdaya bhara AyA aura vaha phUTa - phUTa kara rone lgii| araNyavAsI hiMsaka pazuoM ke bhaya se sAvadhAna rahakara usane bar3I muzkila se rAta bitAyI / manuSya kI duHkhita avasthA meM sukumAra zArIrika paristhiti bhI kaThoratA dhAraNa kara letI hai, evaM adhika samaya taka rahanevAlA duHkha bhI usake hRdaya meM ghara kara letA hai / rAja putrI hone ke kAraNa dhairya aura sAhasa dhAraNakara vaha vahAM ! se pUrva dizA kI ora cala pdd'ii| kucha dUra jAne para use eka nadI bahatI huI najara AyI / nadI para jAkara usane apanI tamAma azuci ko dUra kara pAsa meM rahe vRkSoM ke nIce par3e hue kucha, pake hue phala khAkara apanI kSudhAzAMta kI / nadI ke kinAre para vRkSoM kI saghana ghaTA ghirI huI thI; una vRkSoM ke eka nikuMja meM rahakara malayAsuMdarI apane putra kA pAlana karate hue apane nirvAsita jIvana ke dina bitAne lagI / eka dina bahuta se parivAra sahita balasAra nAmaka sArthavAha ne usI nadI ke kinAre para apanA par3Ava DAlA jahAM durdaiva pIr3ita malayAsuMdarI apane saMkaTapUrNa samaya ko bitA rahI thI / saMdhyA ke samaya balasAra dizApharAkata ke 158

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra nirvAsita jIvana lie apane taMbU se nikalA / jaba vaha dizA jAkara usa ghanI-vRkSaghaTA ke pAsa se vApisa lauTA taba usane vahAM para eka bacce ke rone kI AvAja sunii| isase use bar3A Azcarya huA / vaha socane lagA aise bhayaMkara jaMgala meM choTe bacce kI AvAja kahAM se A rahI hai| bacce ke zabdAnusAra jAkara usane vanadevI ke samAna putra ko goda meM liye vRkSa ke nikuMja meM baiThI malayAsuMdarI ko dekhA / vaha cakita ho sAhasakara pUchane lagA - 'bhadre! tuma kauna ho? aise jaMgala meM akelI kyoM baiThI ho? tumhArI mukhAkRti se mAlUma hotA hai ki tuma kisI uttama kula meM janmI ho| maiM balasAra nAmaka sArthavAha hUM aura sAgara tilaka nAmaka zahara meM rahatA huuN| vyApAra ke nimitta prAyaH deza dezAMtaroM meM vizeSa ghUmatA rahatA hUM / tuma mujhase kisI taraha kA bhI saMkoca mata kro| aura isa najIka ke par3Ava meM mere sAtha mere taMbU meM clo| malayAsuMdarI kI rUparAzi ko dekhakara balasAra kA mana vicalita ho gayA thA / ataH usakA duHkha dUra karane ke lie nahIM kintu apanI kAmavAsanA se prerita hI vaha malayAsuMdarI ko apane taMbU meM le jAnA cAhatA thA / balasAra kA bhAva malayAsuMdarI samajha gayI thii| ataH usane use uttara diyA - zrImAna! maiM eka cAMDAla kI putrI hUM / mAtA pitA ke sAtha kleza hone ke kAraNa krodhAveSa meM Akara maiM yahAM bhAga AyI hUM / aba maiM vApisa apane ghara calI jaauuNgii| Apa jAie, maiM Apake sAtha haragija nahIM AUMgI / sArthavAha bhI isa bAta ko tAr3a gayA ki isakI bolacAla mukhAkRti se sacamuca yaha UMca khAnadAna kI strI hai| paraMtu kisI kAraNavaza yaha apane Apako chipAtI hai / vaha bolA - suMdarI! tuma mere sAtha calo! maiM tumhArA cAMDAlapana kisI ke sAmane prakaTa na karUMgA aura jaise tuma kahogI vaisA hI karUMgA / isa taraha bolatA huA sArthavAha malayAsuMdarI ke najadIka A pahuMcA aura jisa taraha koI luTerA kisI kA dhana chInakara le jAtA hai, vaise hI vaha malayAsuMdarI kI goda se bacce ko uThAkara apane par3AvakI tarapha cala diyA / malayAsuMdarI eka Apatti para dUsarI Apatti AyI dekha adhika sAvadhAna 159

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra nirvAsita jIvana ho gayI / usa mahAsatI ne prANAMta kaSTa Ane para bhI sadAcAra se vicalita na hone ke lie apane mana ko khUba dRr3ha banA liyaa| paraMtu putra moha se prerita ho jaise gAya apane bachar3e ke pIche calI jAtI hai vaise hI putra ko vApisa lene ke lie dInatA bhare vacana bolatI huI vaha sArthavAha ke pIche - pIche calI gyii| malayAsuMdarI ko apane pIche AtI dekha sArthavAha ko bar3I khuzI huI / taMbU meM jAne para malayAsuMdarI ne apane bacce ko vApisa lene ke lie bahuta hI dInatA prakaTa kI, paraMtu balasAra ne na to use usakA putra hI diyA aura na hI use yahAM se vApisa jAne diyA / putra ko paidA hue abhI ATha hI dina hue the isalie stanapAna na milane ke kAraNa usake mRtyu kI zaMkA se malayAsuMdarI ne bhI putra ko chor3a vApisa jAnA ucita na samajhA / putra kI rakSA ke lie icchA na hone para bhI vaha balasAra ke paTAvAsa meM raha gayI / balasAra ne kisI ko mAlUma na ho isa taraha usake rahane kA prabaMdha kara diyA aura usakA dila jAnane ke lie usake pAsa eka dAsI bhI niyukta kara dI / use vizvAsa dilAne ke lie sArthavAha ucita vacanoM se saMbodhita karane lgaa| aba vaha apane sArtha ke sAtha malayAsuMdarI ko lekara apane sAgaratilaka nAmaka zahara meM A phuNcaa| vahAM Akara usane eka gupta makAna meM malayAsuMdarI ke rahane kA prabaMdha kiyA / eka dina balasAra malayAsuMdarI ke pAsa Akara namra zabdoM meM bolA - suMdarI! tumhArA nAma to batalAo / malayAsuMdarI ne maMdasvara meM uttara diyA merA nAma malayAsuMdarI hai / yaha nAma sunakara karake ucca khAnadAna ke viSaya meM jo usakA anumAna thA vaha aura bhI dRr3ha ho gayA / vaha bolA - suMdarI! tuma mujhe apanA svAmI svIkAra karo to maiM sadA ke lie tumhArA sevaka banakara rahUMgA aura merI isa atula saMpatti kA mAlika tuma aura yaha tumhArA putra hI hogA; kyoMki mere koI saMtAna nahIM hai / malayAsuMdarI - sArthavAha! Apa bhI bar3e ucca kulIna mAlUma hote haiM, isIlie Apa vicAra kareM ki para strI gamana karanA saMsAra meM mahAn pApa mAnA hai| usameM bhI satI strI ke satItva para hAtha DAlanA yaha aura bhI adhika ghora pApa ginA jAtA hai / Apa jaise kulIna puruSoM ke lie yaha kAma sarvathA anucita hai| tathApi mere sarvasva kA nAza ho aura zarIra ke Tukar3e Tukar3e ho jAne para bhI caMdramA 160

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra nirvAsita jIvana ke samAna nirmala maiM apane zIla ko kalaMkita na karUMgI / balasAra abhI taka yaha samajha rahA thA ki strI jAti hai, samajhAne bujhAne se aura khAtira karane para khuda bakhuda dhIre - dhIre rAste para A jAyagI / paraMtu malayAsuMdarI ke nizcayAtmaka vacana suna usake tamAma manorathoM para pAnI phira gayA / aba usake hRdaya meM malayAsuMdarI para ke prema ne krodha kA rUpa dhAraNa kara liyaa| usane krodha meM Akara phira se usake bacce ko chIna liyA aura use eka makAna meM baMdakara vaha apane ghara calA gayA / ghara para apanI priyasuMdarI nAmaka strI ke pAsa jAkara bolA - priye ! Aja maiM azoka bagIce meM gayA thA vahAM para mujhe zreSTha lakSaNoMvAlA aura suMdara rUpavAna yaha lar3akA par3A huA milA hai / niHsaMtAna hone se hameM rAtadina putra kI ciMtA rahatI thI / Aja hameM paramAtmA ne yaha putra diyA hai / tuma bar3I hiphAjata ke sAtha isa kA pAlana poSaNa karo / niHsaMtAna priyasuMdarI bhI usa suMdara bAlaka ko dekha bar3I khuza huI / balasAra ne usakA nAma bhI apane nAma para 'bala' rakhA aura usakA pAlana karane ke lie eka dhAya bhI rakha dI / 1 sAgaratilaka bhI eka bar3e baMdaragAha kA zahara thaa| vahAM para kaMdarpa nAmaka rAjA rAjya karatA thA aura vyApArI loga bhI vahAM para bar3e dhanADhya the / una bar3e vyApAriyoM meM se hI eka yaha balasAra sArthavAha bhI thA / balasAra ati dhanADhya hone para bhI usake hRdaya meM sArI duniyA kA dhana baTorakara apane ghara meM ekatrita kara lene kI lobha kI bhAvanA sadaiva jAgRta rahatI thI / isIlie vaha prAyaH vyApAra ke nimitta paradeza meM hI adhika phirA karatA thA / aba usane vyApAra ke nimitta samudra mArga se barbarakUla jAne kI taiyArI kI / jahAja taiyAra ho gaye / mohAMdha balasAra ne malayAsuMdarI ko balAtkAra se apane sAtha le liyA / samudra mArga meM gamana karate hue jahAja meM baiThI huI malayAsuMdarI ke hRdaya meM aneka prakAra kI bhAvanAyeM paidA hone lagIM / kyA yaha durAzaya sArthavAha mujhe samudra meM DAla degA? yA paradeza meM le jAkara kahIM beca degA? khaira merA cAhe jo ho paraMtu isa duSTa ne na jAne mere putra ko kaisI sthiti meM rakhA hogA? putra ke duHkha se duHkhita ho usane phira balasAra se pUchA- tumane mere bacce ko kahAM rakhA hai? yaha suna balasAra 161

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra nirvAsita jIvana ne phira vahI apanI purAnI yAcanA prakaTa kI / malayAsuMdarI cupa ho rahI / ___ pavana anukUla hone se balasAra sArthavAha ke jahAja thor3e hI dinoM meM barbarakUla jA phuNce| usane apanA tamAma mAla vahAM para kAphI naphe se beca ddaalaa| malayAsuMdarI se kisI taraha kI apanI icchApUrNa hotI na dekhakara usa duSTa ne use bahuta sA dhana lekara kisI raMga karanevAle nirdaya raMgareja logoM ke hAtha beca diyA / vahAM para bhI use viSayavAsanA se aMdha bane aura usake rUpa se mohita hue yuvaka puruSoM ne kAma yAcanA ke lie bahuta hI samajhAyA bujhAyA paraMtu usakI mAnasika dRr3hatA ko dekhakara vaha apane kArya meM saphala na hue / malayAsuMdarI ne jaba unakA kahanA maMjUra na kiyA taba una nirdayayuvaka raMgarejoM ne usake zarIra meM suIyA~ cubhokara usakA rudhira nikAlA / isase malayAsuMdarI ko asahya vedanA ke sAtha mUrchA A gayI / kucha dina ke bAda jaba usake zarIra meM phira se rudhira bhara AyA taba phira unhoMne pUrva ke samAna hI usake zarIra se khUna nikaalaa| isa taraha hamezA khUna nikAlakara ve usa khUna ko kapar3e raMgane meM uparyukta karate the| isa jagaha malayAsuMdarI ko jo vedAnAyeM sahanI par3IM vaise duHkha usane kabhI kAnoM se bhI na sune the| eka dina una logoM ne phira malayAsuMdarI ke zarIra se rudhira nikAlA, isase malayAsuMdarI asahya vedanA ke kAraNa mUrcchita ho mRtaka kI taraha jamIna para par3I thii| usakA sArA zarIra rudhira se sanA huA thaa| usa samaya usa ghara ke tamAma manuSya kisI eka prasaMga se ghara ke aMdara gaye hue the| ThIka isI samaya AkAzamArga se akasmAt eka bhAraMDa pakSI vahAM A pahuMcA / vaha pakSI usa makAna ke gRhAMgaNa meM anya koI na hone se behoza par3I malayAsuMdarI ko mAMsa kA lothar3A samajhakara UThAke le gyaa| bhAraMDapakSI bahuta bar3I pAMkhoMvAlA hotA hai / sunA hai ki usameM hAthI ko bhI uThA le jAne kA sAmarthya hotA hai / vahI bhAraMDapakSI mAMsapiMDa kI bhrAMti se malayAsuMdarI ko uThA le gyaa| aba vaha samudra para se ur3atA huA kisI dvIpa kI tarapha jA rahA thaa| rAste meM sAmane se AtA huA eka bhAraMDapakSI aura mila gyaa| 162

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra nirvAsita jIvana usa mAMsa ke lothar3e ko dekha sAmane AnevAle bhAraMDa ne usa para AkramaNa kiyaa| donoM kI lar3AI meM malayAsuMdarI usa bhAraMDa ke paMjoM se nikala par3I, bhAraMDa ke paMjoM se nIce giratI huI ko use kucha ThaMDI havA lagane ke kAraNa hoza A gayA thA / ataH vaha paMca parameSThi maMtra kA smaraNa karane lagI aura smaraNa karate hue hI vaha samudra ke agAdha jala meM A girii| . rogagrasta ho, azakta ho, apaMga ho, aise vAsanA - grasta AtmAoM kI vAsanA pUrti ke saralatama sAdhana TI.vI. evaM viiddio| . moha madirA kA pAna karavAne hetu mehamAnoM ko AmaMtrita karane meM naye yuga kI binA likhI naye DijAina kI AmaMtraNa patrikA hai TI.vI. evaM viddio| . ajJAnI loga kahate haiM ki TI.vI., viDio manoraMjana ke sAdhana haiN| para jJAnI kahate haiM mana - bhaMjana ke ye nikRSTatama sAdhana haiN| 163

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha meM viyogI milana duHkha meM viyogI milana dina Dhala cukA thA / Aja kucha vizeSa kArya na hone se rAjA kaMdarpa ne apane sabhAsadoM se kahA, calo bhAI! Aja baMdaragAha kI tarapha ghUmane cleN| jI hajUra'. kahakara sabhAsadoM ne usakI AjJA ko svIkAra kiyA / ghor3e taiyAra hokara A gye| rAjA kaMdarpa apane sAthiyoM ke sAtha baMdaragAha kI tarapha cala par3A / baMdaragAha kI ora se ghUmate hue jaba ve samudra ke kinAre pUrva kI tarapha jA rahe the taba unameM se eka savAra bola uThA - aho! kaisA Azcarya hai? samudra mArga se koI manuSya magaramaccha jAnavara para baiThA huA samudrataTa kI ora A rahA hai / yaha suna tamAma manuSyoM kA dhyAna usI tarapha khiMca gayA / kucha najadIka Ane se mAlUma huA ki koI eka manuSya magara - maccha para savAra ho pUrNavega se unhIM manuSyoM kI tarapha dekhatA huA calA A rahA hai / kaMdarpa rAjA sahita tamAma manuSya Azcarya ke sAtha mauna dhAraNakara, usI tarapha dekhate hue khar3e rahe / jisa tarapha ve manuSya khar3e the; usase dUsarI tarapha samudrataTa ke pAsa Akara vaha maccha khar3A rahA / usane apanI pITha para baiThe hue usa manuSya ko mRduzuNDAkAra mukha se dhIre - dhIre bhUmi para utAra diyA / aura use bAra - bAra dekhatA huA vaha maccha vApisa samudra meM calA gyaa| pAThaka mahAzaya! Apa svayaM samajha gaye hoMge ki magaramaccha para baiThakara jala mArga se samudrataTa para Ane vAlI vyakti malayAsuMdarI ke sivA aura koI nahIM hai| jisa samaya paMcaparameSThi navakAramaMtra ko uccAraNa karate hue vaha bhAraMDa pakSI ke paMjoM se nikala samudra meM girI thI / usa vakta usake puNyodaya se pAnI meM par3ane kI jagaha eka magara maccha taira rahA thA / malayAsuMdarI usakI pITha para par3I thiiN| aba usane apane jIvana kI AzA sarvathA chor3a dI thI, isalie aMtima samaya sAvadhAnatA pUrvaka vaha paramAtmA kA nAma smaraNa kara rahI thI / usakA zabda sunakara Azcarya cakita ho magara - maccha ne gardana jhukAkara apanI pITha kI tarapha dekhA / malayAsuMdarI ko apanI pITha para baiThI dekha vaha ekadama stabdha sA ho gyaa| 164

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha meM viyogI milana kucha dera pAnI para sthita rahakara vaha samudra taTa kI ora aisA calA jaise koI zIghra vegavAlI kistI daur3atI hai / maccha kI yaha pravRtti dekha dekha vismaya ke sAtha malayAsuMdarI vicArane lagI - 'yaha matsya mujhe isa taraha kahAM le jAyagA? sacamuca hI kisI hitaiSI manuSya ke samAna yaha maccha bAra bAra mere sanmukha dekhatA hai / yaha ajJAnajalacara prANI bhI mujha para kitanA upakAra karatA hai / isa prakAra vicAra karatI huI maccha para malayAsuMdarI kinAre kI tarapha Ane lagI / thor3e hI samaya meM zIghragAmI kistI ke samAna vaha sAgara tilaka nAmaka nagara ke baMdaragAha ke pAsa A pahuMcI / - malayAsuMdarI kA zarIra aneka varNoM se paripUrNa thA / isa samaya vedanA, kSudhA, tRSA aura parizrama se usakA zarIra bilkula azakta ho gayA thA / usameM uThakara calane aura acchI taraha bAta karane kI bhI tAkAta na raha gayI thI / maccha ke vApisa lauTa jAne para kaMdarpa rAjA apane sAthiyoM sahita malayAsuMdarI ke pAsa AyA / azakta zarIra hone para bhI malayAsuMdarI kI lAvaNyatA sarvathA naSTa na ho gayI thI / ataH usake sanmukha dekha rAjA apane sAthiyoM se bolA- yaha to koI bar3I suMdara yuvatI hai / ghane kAle bhIge hue bAloM kI coTI bar3a kI jaTA ke samAna pITha para se hokara nIce taka laTaka rahI hai| zIre ke samAna sApha aura camakatA huA lalATa mAno naukaroM ko mAlika ke samAna AjJA de rahA hai / isakI bar3I - bar3I AMkheM saMdhyA samaya ke kamala daloM ke samAna muMdI huI haiN| kauna kaha sakatA hai ki inake aMdara kaisI dRSTi chipI huI hai ? uThI huI laMbI nAka ke nIce hoThoM meM rAjasI darpa se yukta hAsya chipA huA hai / usake nIce Thor3I mAnoM sudhApAtra ke samAna usa vigalita hAsya ko grahaNa karane ke lie taiyAra hai| UMcI aura Ter3hI gardana se isa samaya bhI abhimAna prakaTa ho rahA hai / sikur3e hue gIle kapar3oM ke nIce isakA yaha gorA badana usI prakAra zobha rahA hai jaise patale bAdaloM se ghirA huA AkAza meM caMdramA / aisI durdazA meM bhI isa suMdarI kA tejavAn evaM saumya mukhamaMDala kitanA suMdara aura lubhAvanA hai! paraMtu isa mastya kA isake sAtha kyA saMbaMdha? isa taraha prayatnapUrvaka vaha jalacara prANI ise samudra ke kinAre kyoM chor3a I 165

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha meM viyogI milana gayA hogA? ye tamAma bAteM isa strI se hI mAlUma hoMgI / isake zarIra para nakracakrAdi jalacara prANiyoM ke kiye hue hI ye aneka vraNa mAlUma hote haiN| isase yaha bhI sAbita hotA hai ki yaha strI kisI jahAja ke DUba jAne se samudra meM bahuta dinoM se par3I hogI / ina tamAma bAtoM ko jAnane kI utsukatA se kaMdarpa bolA - suMdarI! maiM sAgara tilaka baMdara kA kaMdarpa nAmakA rAjA hUM / tUM jarA bhI bhaya na rkhnaa| saca kaho, tuma kauna ho? tumhArI aisI sthiti kyoM huI? yaha maccha kahAM se yahAM para tumheM le AyA? rAjA ke zabda sunakara malayAsuMdarI ko kucha AnaMda aura kucha kheda paidA huaa| yaha socane lagI - ahA! abhI taka bhI mere bhAgya kA avazeSa jAgRta hai / yahAM para kucha AzA kiraNoM ke par3ane kA saMbhava hotA hai / usa duSTa sArthavAha ne bhI mujhe putra sahita prathama yahAM hI lAkara rakhA thaa| jisa zahara meM usane mere putra ko rakhA hai / vahI yaha sAgara tilaka zahara hai / karmoM ne mujhe phira yahAM hI lA paTakA, saMbhava hai kisI taraha mujhe yahAM mere pyAre putra ke darzana ho jaayeN| dUsarI tarapha mujhe yahAM para yaha bhaya bhI hai, ki yaha kaMdarpa rAjA mere pitA aura mere zvazura kA kaTTara duzmana hai / isake sAmane mujhe bar3I sAvadhAnatA se rahanA hogaa| isako apanA paricaya denA mere liye aura bhI bhayaMkara saMkaTa dAyaka hogA! yaha soca malayAsuMdarI ne uttara diyA / rAjan ! isa durbhAgya manuSya kA vRttAnta sunane kI Apako kyA AvazyakatA hai ? mere vRttAnta se Apako kucha bhI lAbha na hogaa| maiM dUra deza kI rahanevAlI apane puNya nAza ke kAraNa aisI dazA ko prApta huI huuN| malayAsundarI ke duHkha pUrNa udgAra sunakara rAjA ke sAthI bole - mahArAja ! yaha becArI isa samaya duHkhabhAra se dabI huI hai, apane iSTa manuSyoM ke viyoga se duHkhita huI mAlUma hotI hai / isI kAraNa acchI taraha yaha bola bhI nahIM sakatI / isa samaya isase kucha bhI na pUchakara isa para kucha upakAra karanA cAhie / rAjA phira bolA - bhadre ! isa samaya tUM atyanta dukhI mAlUma hotI hai ; tathApi apanA nAma to batalA / malayAsundarI ne maMdasvara se uttara diyA- "merA nAma malayA hai / rAjA 166

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha meM viyogI milana ne turanta hI rAjapuruSoM se pAlakhI ma~gavAyI aura malayAsundarI ko pAlakhI meM baiThAkara vaha apane rAjamahala meM le gayA / usane vaidyoM ko bulAkara saMrohiNI auSadhI dvArA malayAsundarI kA zarIra ThIka karAyA / auSadhI ke prabhAva aura dAsiyoM kI paricaryA se usakA zarIra thor3e hI dinoM meM pahale jaisA kAnti aura tejavAn ho gyaa| malayAsundarI kA zarIra acchA hone para usake saundarya aura tez2a ko dekha rAjA ne use eka jude mahala meM rakhakara usakI sevA meM aneka dAsa - dAsiyA~ niyukta kara dI, aba usa kA sundara vastrAlaMkAroM se vizeSa satkAra kiyA jAne lagA / isa satkAra ke kAraNa malayAsundarI ko kaMdarpa rAjA kA manogata bhAva jAnane meM kucha bhI dera na lagI / yaha socatI thI ki yaha vizeSa sammAna mujhe sukhadAI na hogA / kucha dinoM ke bAda usakA kiyA huA anumAna saca mAlUma huA / usake rUpa aura lAvaNya se mugdha ho rAjA kandarpa ne apanI dAsI ke dvArA malayAsundarI ke samakSa apane mana kA bhAva prakaTa kiyA / usane use apanI paTarAnI banAne ke lie taraha - taraha ke pralobhana diye| paraMtu malayA sundarI apane satItva ko prANAdhika samajhakara jarA bhI vicalita na huI / jaba dAsiyoM dvArA aura khuda apanI prArthanAoM se bhI kArya siddha hotA huA na dekhA taba vaha eka roja malayAsuMdarI ke pAsa jAkara bolA - sundarI ! donoM tarapha se prema se hI sAMsArika sukha kA Ananda AtA hai, isalie maiM tumheM bAra - bAra samajhAtA hU~ ki tuma mujhe premapUrvaka aMgIkAra karo anyathA maiM tumheM apanI patnI to banAU~gA hii| mujhe tumhAre rUpa aura saundarya ne mugdha banA diyA hai malayAsundarI - dhikkAra hai mere isa saundarya ko, jisake kAraNa maiM naraka ke samAna mAnasika aura zArIrika yAtanAyeM bhogatI huuN| mahArAja ! Apa eka prajA ke rAjA haiM; rAjA kA kartavya hai ki vaha putrI ke samAna apanI prajA kA pAlana kare / jaba Apake jaise nyAyavAn rAjA nyAya ko chor3akara anyAya meM pravRtti kareM to saMsAra meM nyAya kisake pAsa rahegA ? rakSaka svayaM bhakSaka bana jAya to phira usakI rakSA kahA~ hogI ? dUsarI yaha bhI bAta hai ki eka satI ke zIla ko vidhvaMsa karane kA prayatna karanevAle pApI manuSya saMsAra meM apanI apakIrti phailAte haiM aura janmAntara meM narakAdi kI ghora 167

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha meM viyogI milana vedanAyeM bhogate haiM / mahArAja ! satI ke zIla kA khaMDana karanA kesarI siMha kI kesarAyeM grahaNa karane ke samAna hai yA dRSTiviSa sarpa ke mastaka para rahe hue maNi ko grahaNa karanA aura satI ke zIla para hAtha DAlanA eka sarIkhA hai / isalie he rAjan ! Apako yaha vicAra parityAga karanA cAhie / Apa aise kRtyoM ke dvArA apane niSkalaMka kula ko kalaMkita na kreN| isa taraha samajhAne para bhI kaMdarpa apane duSTa abhiprAya se jarA bhI pIche na haTA / usane nizcaya kara liyA ki cAhe kucha bhI ho maiM ise apanI strI avazya banAUMgA / malayAsundarI ne yaha nizcaya kara liyA thA agara kisI bhI upAya se maiM apane zIla kI rakSA hotI na degI to usa duSkRtya se pahale maiM apane prANoM kI AhutI de dUMgI / idhara vAsanA kA dAsa banA huA rAjA kaMdarpa use vaza karane ke lie aneka prakAra ke upAya socatA hai, parantu use kisI bhI upAya meM saphalatA prApta nahIM hotI / aba usane malayAsundarI ko hamezA cher3akara haThilI banAnA ucita na smjhaa| aba vaha yaha socakara ki jo kAma bala se nahIM hotA vaha prema aura kapaTa chalase siddha ho jAtA hai malayAsundarI ko dezAntaroM se bheTa meM Aye hue acche - acche padArtha bhejane lagA / eka dina rAjA apane mahala para Tahala rahA thA usI samaya eka totA kahIM se pakA huA eka Amraphala liye jA rahA thA; daivayoga se vaha usake coMca se nikala jAne ke kAraNa rAjA ke sAmane A par3A / rAjA usa sundara phala ko hAtha meM uThAkara socane lagA - aho ! phAlguna mAsa meM yaha Amraphala kahA~ se AyA ? vicAra karate hue use mAlUma huA zahara ke najadIka meM jo chinnaTaMka nAmaka pahAr3a hai usI ke eka viSama pradeza meM aisA vRkSa hai jisa para sadA kAla phala lagate rahate haiM / usI vRkSa kA phala lekara koI pakSI AkAza se jA rahA hogA; usase chUTakara yaha phala mere sAmane girA hai / yadi maiM isa phala ko usa strI ko dUMgA to zAyada usakA mana merI ora jhuke / yaha soca usane eka naukara ke dvArA vaha Amraphala malayAsundarI ke pAsa bhejA aura sevakoM ko yaha bhI AjJA dI ki Aja usa strI ko janAne mahala meM le jAo / balAtkAra se bhI maiM Aja apane manoratha pUrNa karuMgA / sevaka ne yaha pakA huA Amraphala 168

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha meM viyogI milana malayAsundarI ke hAtha meM jA diyA / malayAsundarI ne Azcarya aura harSa ke sAtha usa Amraphala ko le liyA / vaha isa avasthA meM Amraphala milane para apane kucha puNya kA udaya samajha bar3I khuza huI / rAjA kI AjJA se aba use anteura meM chor3A gayA yaha samAcAra rAjA ko sunAyA gayA ki Amraphala dekhakara vaha sundarI bahuta prasanna hai aura use anteura meM pahu~cA diyA gayA hai / malayAsundarI ko yaha bAta samajhane meM kucha bhI dera na lagI ki Aja use usakA zIlabhaMga karane ke lie hI anteura meM lAyA gayA hai / yuddha ko jAte samaya mahAbala ne malayAsundarI ko jo rUpa parivartana kI guTikA dI thI vaha usake puNyodaya se abhI taka pAsa hI thI / ataH samaya dekha anya koI dekha na sake isa taraha usane eka guTikA ko Amrarasa meM ghisakara apane mastaka para tilaka kara liyA / basa phira to derI hI kyA thI divya guTikAvAle tilaka ke prabhAva se kSaNabhara meM vaha puruSa rUpa meM ho gyii| aba usakI khuzI kA pAra na thA / vaha nirbhaya ho prasanna citta se anteura meM Tahalane lagA / anteura meM rahanevAlI anya rAjaramaNiyoM ne use dekhakara bar3A Azcarya prApta kiyA / jinheM rAjA ke sivAya anya kisI puruSa kA darzana na hotA thA Aja ve ananya rUpa rAzi dhAraNa karanevAle yuvaka ko dekhakara viSayavAsanA se prerita ho usa para mohita ho gayI aura Apasa meM kahane lagI ahA ! Aja anteura meM mahArAja ke sivAya yaha suMdara yuvaka kahA~ se A gayA ? yaha to koI deva yA vidyAdhara mAlUma hotA hai / isa taraha bolate hue unake hRdaya meM vikAra kI taraMge usI taraha uchalane lagIM jaise caMdra bimba ko dekha samudra kI lahareM umar3atI haiN| jisa bhA~ti kisI pake phala vAle vRkSa ko dekhakara bhUkhe bandaroM kA samUha usake phala khAne ke lie utsuka aura lAlAyita hotA hai vaise hI raNavAsa meM rahanevAlI rAja mahalAyeM usa puruSa ke sAtha kAmakrIr3A karane ke lie utsuka ho usake sanmukha aneka prakAra ke hAvabhAva aura kaTAkSa karane lagIM / aMteura kI yaha ceSTA dekha Azcarya ko prApta huI eka dAsI ne rAjA ke pAsa jAkara prArthanA kI, mahArAja ! Aja akasmAt Apake anteura meM eka koI sundara 169

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha meM viyogI milana yuvApuruSa baiThA hai, aura tamAma rAniyAM usake sAtha ha~sI majAka kara rahI haiM / yaha samAcAra sunate hI kaMdarpa zIghra hI mahala meM AyA aura sAkSAt kAmadeva ke samAna sundara rUpavAna usa navIna puruSa ko dekha vaha Azcarya meM par3a gayA / vaha eka dama bola uThA - "yaha puruSa kauna hai ? isane mahala meM kisa taraha praveza kiyA ? isa prazna ke uttara meM rAjA ko kucha bhI javAba na milA / akasmAta yAda Ane se rAjA ne malayAsundarI kI talAza karAyI; paraMtu DhUMDhane para bhI usakA patA na lagA / ataH A~kheM car3hA usane dvArapAla se pUchA - are ! vaha jo Aja nayI strI yahA~ para bhejI gaI thI vaha kahA~ hai hAtha jor3akara namratA se dvArapAla bolA - mahArAja ! thor3I hI dera huI vaha strI yahA~ hI baiThI thI ; vaha mahala se bAhara bilakula nahIM gayI, kyoMki maiM daravAje para sAvadhAna ho paharA de rahA huuN| yaha suna rAjA vicAra ne lagA - kisI prayoga se usa sundarI ne puruSa rUpa to nahIM dhAraNa kiyA hai ? jAnane ke lie rAjA ne usase prazna kiyA are ? tUM kauna hai ! malayA - "maiM kauna hU~ ? kyA tU svayaM apanI najara se nahIM dekha sakatA? rAjA ne kucha dera taka vicArakara nizcayakara liyA ki yaha usa sundarI ne hI mere svAdhIna na hone ke kAraNa kisI taraha apanA rUpa parivartana kara liyA hai / agara yaha yahA~ para rahegA to kucha aura anartha hone kA saMbhava hai / yaha vicArakara vaha bolA - sUbhaToM ! kyA dekhate ho ? isa puruSa ko mahala se bAhara nikAla dUsare makAna meM najara kaida rakho ! rAjAjJA hote hI rAjapuruSoM ne use bAhara nikAlakara naz2adIka ke eka makAna meM apanI nigarAnI meM naz2ara kaida kiyA / malayAsundarI ko isase bar3A harSa huA / apane zIla kI rakSA dekha usake Ananda kA pAra na thA / parantu itane mAtra se hI usake rUpa meM mugdha banA rAjA kaMdarpa use chor3a nahIM sakatA thaa| thor3I hI dera ke bAda vaha phirase puruSarUpA malayA sundarI ke pAsa AyA aura aneka prakAra ke anukUla upacAroM se pUchane lagA, sundarI ! tumane apanA yaha puruSa rUpa kisa lie aura kisa prayoga se banA liyA ? kisa prayoga se phira tumhArA strI rUpa banegA ? malayAsundarI ne isa bAta kA kucha bhI uttara na diyA / isase krodhAtura ho rAjA ne usakI bahuta hI tAr3anA - tarjanA kI / parAdhInatA meM abhAgana malayAsundarI ko vaha saba kucha mauna rahakara sahanA 170

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha meM viyogI milana par3A / kAmAndha kaMdarpa ne jaba usa para pratidina mAra pITa kA krama zuru kara diyA taba ati duHkhita ho usane socA, kitane dina taka isa nArakIya duHkha ko sahA jAya ! aisI kadarthanAoM se AtmahatyA karanA zreyaskara hai / parantu yahA~ se kisI taraha nikala bhAgUM taba na ? puruSa rUpa meM aba mujhe apane zIla bhaMga hone kA kahIM para bhI bhaya nahIM / aura isI kAraNa isa taraha kI yAtanAyeM bhI mujhe anyatra na sahanI paDeMgI / I 1 eka dina rAta ke samaya jaba ki usakA paharedAra nidrA meM par3A so rahA thA anya koI na jAna sake isa taraha vahA~ se nikala malayAsundarI zahara se bAhara A pahu~cI / strI jAti hone ke kAraNa evaM anubhava aura dhairya ke abhAva se vaha vahA~ se dUra bhAga jAne ke lie samartha na huI / duHkha se mukta hone ke lie mRtyu kA zaraNa lene ke sivA use anya koI upAya na sUjhA / vaha AtmahatyA karane kA nizcayakara vahA~ para rahe hue eka jIrNa maTha kI dIvAra ke pAsa khar3I ho gyii| usI dIvAra ke pAsa eka bar3A aMdhakUpa nAmaka pAnI rahita kuA thA; vaha malayA sundarI ke dekhane meM A gayA; usameM jhaMpApAta karane ke irAde se vaha usa kue~ ke kinAre para khar3I ho vicArane lagI - prAtaH kAla hone para mujhe vahA~ para na dekha avazya hI rAjA aura rAjapuruSa merI khoja meM mere pIche AyeMge aura kroMdhAMdha ho mujhe burI mRtyu se mAreMge / isase isa kue~ meM kUdakara svayaM mara jAnA acchA hai / yaha soca usane paMca parameSThi maMtra kA smaraNa kiyaa| marane kA nizcaya karane para bhI vaha mahAbala kumAra kA prema aura bhaktibhAva bhUla na sakI / ataH aMta meM durdaiva ko upAlaMbha dete hue vaha bola uThI - he durdaiva! tUne mujhe mere bandhu se viyogana banAyI / aura tUMne hI niHssIma premavAle mere priyatama mahAbala se mujhe judA karAyA ! he daiva ! janmAntara meM to tUM avazya hI mujha para prasanna ho mere priyatama ke sAtha merA milApa karA denA / he jaMgala ke pazupakSiyoM ! agara tumheM kahIM para bhI mere svAmI mahAbala mila jAya~ to unheM merA antima namaskAra pUrvaka yaha saMdeza sunAnA ki usa tumhArI viyoginI malayA sundarI ne duHkha se kAyara ho, Apako yAda karate hue isa aMdhakUpa meM prANa tyAga kiye haiM / isa prakAra daiva ko upAlambha dekara aura pazupakSiyoM ko apanA saMdeza mahAbala se sunAne kI 171

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra yAcanAkara malayAsundarI usa aMdhakUpa meM kUda par3I / malayAsundarI kI khoja meM mahAbala ko lagabhaga eka varSa pUrNa hone AyA thA / usane bhUkha, pyAsa aura nidrA ko tyAgakara dezabhara ke bar3e - bar3e tamAma zahara, jaMgala, pahAr3a, aura guphAyeM DhU~DhI, parantu usa malayAsundarI kA samAcAra taka bhI kahIM na milaa| sirpha eka sAgara tilaka zahara hI bar3e zaharoM meM se khoja kiye binA rahA huA thA, so yahA~ bhI vaha Aja saMdhyA ke samaya A pahu~cA hai| bhUkha pyAsa aura rAste ke parizrama se Aja vaha bahuta hI thaka gayA thA / parantu usake manameM jo apanI priyA kA prema thA vaha jarA bhI kama na huA thA / isI kAraNa Aja usake manameM ye vicAra paidA hue - "nimittajJa jJAnI ke kathanAnusAra Aja sAlabhara se adhika samaya ho gayA, parantu milane kI to bAta dUra rahI priyA kA kahIM para samAcAra taka bhI nahIM milA / yadi kala isa zahara meM bhI kucha patA na lagA to AtmaghAta kara isa bhArabhUta nirasa jIvana kA anta kara denA yogya hai| duHkha meM viyogI milana rAta par3ajAne se mahAbala zahara se bAhara hI usI purAne maTha meM Thahara gayA thA jisake pAsa khar3I hokara kucha dera pahale malayAsundarI ne maraNonmukha hokara pUrvokta udgAra nikAle the / usa maTha meM par3e hue mahAbala ne pUrvokta vicAroM kI udher3abuna meM malayAsuMdarI ke antima zabdoM ko suna liyA thA / isase vaha ekadama cakita ho uTha baiThA aura bolA - "ahA ! yaha to merI hI priyA ke sarIkhI kisI dukhita sundarI ke mRtyu sUcaka antima zabda mAlUma hote haiM / yaha vicArakara aura yoM bolatA huA "suMdarI ! Thaharo! sAhasa mata karo; vaha daur3akara usa andhakUpa ke pAsa AyA / parantu durdaivavazAt mahAbala ke vahA~ pahu~cane se pahale hI vaha andhakUpa meM jhaMpApAta kara cukI thii| mahAbala kA bhI apanI priyA ke prati kucha kama prema na thA / ataH usane bhI malayAsundarI ke pIche usI kue~ meM jhaMpApAta kara diyA / usa jala rahita kue~ meM par3ane bAda mahAbala ne apanI takalIpha kucha na ginate hue apane se pahale par3e hue manuSya ko dekhA to mAlUma huA ki yaha gAr3ha mUrcchA meM par3A hai / aura kisI vizeSa vedanA kA anubhava karate hue maMdasvara se 172

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha meM viyogI milana avyakta sthiti meM pyAre mahAbala ! dAsI ko bhUla na jAnA, yaha zabda bolatA thaa| yaha suna mahAbala vismita huA / usane apane hAtha se usake zarIra kI zuzruSA karanI zuru kI / kucha dera ke bAda use kucha caitanya AyA / ataH mahAbala bolAsAhasika yuvaka ! tuma kauna ho ? aura kisa duHkha se tuma isa kue~ meM par3e ho? malayAsundarI ne apane svAmI mahAbala kA zabda sunakara kucha usIke viSaya meM anumAna kiyA / isalie usane kahA - mujhe bhI Apase yahI savAla pUchanA hai| parantu Apa isase pahale yaha kAma kareM ki apane thUka se mere mastaka para lage hue tilaka ko miTA deM / vaisA karane se malayAsundarI kA vAstavika rUpa ho gayA / vaha apane prANa pyAre ko sanmukha dekha usake gale meM hAtha DAlakara ekadama bheTa par3I aura usake parokSa meM sahe hue asahya duHkhoM ko yAdakara vaha phUTa phUTakara rone lagI / isa samaya kue~ kI bhIMta ke ekagaDDe meM rahe hue sA~pa ne apanI phaNA bAhara nikAlI / usakI phaNApara daidIpyamAn maNi hone se kue~ ke andara dIpaka ke jaise prakAza phaila gayA / viyogI dampatI ne eka dUsare ke darzana kiye / maNi dvArA prakAzakara usa sarpa ne bhaviSya meM honevAle unake udaya kI sUcanA dI / priyA se milane kI utkaMThA se grAma, nagara, aura jaMgalo meM bhaTakanevAlA mahAbala eka varSa ke bAda aise viSamasthAna meM maNi ke prakAza meM malayAsundarI ke sAkSAt darzanakara harSa se gadgad ho uThA / usane atyaMta prema se use apanI chAtI se lagA liyA / isa samaya ve donoM apane Upara par3e hue tamAma duHkho ko bhUlakara jisa anirvacanIya sukha kA anubhava kara rahe the| bhalA usa sukha ko likhane kI isa nirjIva lekhanI meM zakti kahA~ ? donoM kI A~khoM se Ananda ke azru bahane lge| kucha dera taka Ananda ke vega se hRdaya bhara Ane ke kAraNa ve eka - dUsare se kucha bhI na bola sake / jaba azruoM ke dvArA hRdaya kA vega dUra ho cukA taba mahAbala bolA : priye ! tuma Aja taka kA tumhArA anubhava kiyA huA mujhe sarva vRttAnta sunaao| malayAsundarI ne pati kI AjJA se kaMpita - zarIra, duHkhita hRdaya, aura azrupUrNa netroM se anubhava kiyA huA apanA duHkha garbhita vRttAnta kaha sunaayaa| 173

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha meM viyogI milana usake duHkha kA vRttAnta sunakara mahAbala kA hRdaya duHkha se bhara AyA, phira se usake netroM se A~su bahane lage / vaha bola uThA - hA ! hA ! sundarI ! kyA aise duHkhoM kA anubhava karane ke lie hI tumhArA mujhase sambaMdha huA thA ? priye ! bhoga ke yogya tumhAre isa sundara zarIra ne kisa taraha una asahya duHkhoM ko sahA hogA? priye ! balasAra ne tumase chInakara usa hamAre putra ko kahA~ rakhA hai| malayA - "svAmin ! usa sArthavAha ne isI nagara meM kisI gupta sthAna para putra ko rakhA hai / parantu nizcita sthAna ke binA yaha bAlaka hameM kisa taraha mila sakatA hai ?" mahAbala - "priye ! kisI prakAra isa kue~ se bAhara nikala jAyeM phira kumAra kI talAza kruNgaa|" malayA - svAmin ! mere nikAle bAda Apane kisa taraha itanA samaya bitAyA / isa prazna ke uttara meM mahAbala ne pallIpati kI vijaya se lekara Aja taka kA sarva vRttAnta kaha sunAyA / apanI bItI bAtoM meM hI unhoMne zeSa rAta pUrI kI / idhara prAtaHkAla hone para jaba malayAsundarI ko gAyaba pAyA taba paharedAra ne zIghra hI rAjA kaMdarpa ko usake bhAga jAne kA samAcAra diyA / rAjA aneka rAjapuruSoM ko sAtha le malayAsundarI ke kadama dara kadama ke anusAra cala usakI khoja nikAlatA huA usI andhakUpa ke pAsa A pahu~cA / kue~ meM dekhane se ve donoM strIpuruSa dekhane meM Aye / rAjA samajha gayA ki yaha puruSa koI isa strI kA avazya sagA - sambandhI hogA / isIlie usane isa vakta apanA svAbhAvika strI rUpa banA liyA hai aura usase vArtAlApa kara rahI hai / ityAdi kucha socakara rAjA ne unase kahA - maiM tuma donoM ko abhayadAna detA huuN| tuma donoM kue~ se bAhara nikalo / rassiyoM ke sAtha bA~dhakara mAciyA~ kue~ meM laTakAyI jAtI hai; una para car3ha baittho| maiM unheM khicavAkara tumheM bAhara nikalavAtA hU~ / malayAsundarI ne mahAbala se kahA - priyadeva ! yahI vaha kaMdarpa rAjA hai jo viSayAMdha hokara merI atyaMta kadarthanA kara rahA hai| aba yaha mere padacinha dekhatA huA yahA~ A pahu~cA 174

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha hai| mujhe yaha zaka hai ki mujha para Asakta hone ke kAraNa yaha duSTa Apako na mAra DAle / mahAbala bolA - priye ! isa bAta kA mujhe bhaya nahIM hai, kisI taraha isa kue~ se bAhara nikala jAU~ phira to isake nigraha kA koI na koI upAya DhU~r3ha nikAlU~gA / tuma kisI taraha kA bhaya mata karo, eka maMcikA para tuma baiTha jAo aura dUsarI para maiM baiThatA hU~ / malayAsundarI pati kI AjJA maMjUrakara eka maMcikA para baiTha gayI aura dUsarI para mahAbala ! maMcikAyeM khIMcI jAne lagIM, mAno rAjA apanA vaMza ucchedana karane ke lie pAtAla se nAgakumAra ko AkarSaNa kara rahA ho isa taraha una dampatI ke maMcako ko usane khiMcavAyA / jaba vaha maMcikAyeM kue~ ke kinAre taka A gayI taba rAjA ne pahale malayAsundarI kI maMcikA bAhara nikalavAyI / kinAre ke najadIka AyI huI maMcikA para nAgakumAra ke samAna rUpavAna baiThe hue mahAbala ko dekhakara rAjA vicAra meM par3a gayA / aise sundara pativAlI strI tAr3anA - tarjanA karane para bhI mere jaise manuSya ko kadApi svIkAra na karegI / isalie isa sundara yuvaka ko bAhara nikAlanA ThIka nahIM / yaha soca usane talavAra se mahAbala ke maMca kA rassA kATa diyA / rassA kaTate hI nirAlambana ho mahAbalakumAra apane maMcasahita zIghra hI vApisa kue~ meM jA girA / yaha dekha malayAsundarI bhI phira se vApisa kue~ meM girane ke liye chaTapaTAyI / parantu use rAjA ne jhaTa se pakar3a liyA aura use vaha apane mahala meM le gayA / mahala meM lAkara rAjA ne malayAsundarI se kahA - "sundarI ! vaha manuSya kauna thA ? usakA nAma kyA hai ? vaha tujhe kisa taraha milA ? aura vaha kahA~ kA rahanevAlA hai / ityAdi aneka prazna pUche parantu malayAsundarI ko ina praznoM kA uttara dene kA samaya hI kahA~ thA ? use apane pati ke viyoga meM vivaza ho rudana karane ke sivA aura kucha na sujhatA thA khAne pIne ke lie Agraha karane para usane sApha kaha diyA ki jaba taka maiM usa manuSya kA darzana na karu~gI / taba taka annajala grahaNa na karu~gI / kaMdarpa ne socA usa puruSa ko kue~ se bAhara nikalavAnA mere lie kisI taraha bhI lAbhadAyaka nahIM hai aura ise anteura meM rakhanA bhI yogya nahIM / kyoMki yadi isane vahA~ para rahakara puruSarUpa kara liyA to yaha mere sAre anteura ko kharAba karegA / ityAdi vicAroM se malayAsundarI ko rAjapuruSoM ke vizeSa pahare meM rAjA - meM viyogI milana 175

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkha meM viyogI milana ne eka purAne mahala meM rakhA / vaha sArA dina malayAsundarI ne pativiyoga meM rudana karate hue hI pUrNa kiyA / jisa makAna meM viyogInI malayAsundarI ko rakhA gayA thA vaha rAja kaidiyoM ko baMda karane ke lie eka purAnA kArAgRha thA / usake pAsa eka bhI dAsI nahIM rakhI / sirpha usa mahala ke bAhara cAroM tarapha rAjA ke sipAhI ghUma rahe the / rAtri par3ane para cAroM tarapha aMdhakAra pasara gayA / malayAsundarI pati duHkha se duHkhita ho jalahIna mIna ke samAna jamIna para tar3aphane lgii| isI samaya usa jagaha kahIM se eka bhayaMkara jaharI sarpa A gayA aura usane malayAsundarI ko DaMka lgaayaa| mRtyu burI cIja hai / malayAsundarI ekadama cillA uThI - hAya mere paira meM yaha duSTa sarpa A lipaTA / yoM bolakara vaha deva guru kA smaraNa karane lagI / cillAhaTa sunakara ekadama paharedAra A pahu~ce / unhoMne vahA~ sA~pa ko dekhakara use kisI zastra se mAra DAlA aura zIghra hI jAkara rAjA ko khabara dI ki malayAsundarI ko jaharIle sA~pa ne Dasa liyA hai / viSaya snehI rAjA yaha khabara suna Akula vyAkula ho zIghra hI vahA~ A pahu~cA / rAjA ne turanta hI zahara meM se maMtravAdiyoM ko bulvaayaa| jar3I bUMTI sA~pa kA jahara utArane ke tamAma sAdhana maMgAye / aura unakA prayoga bhI karavAyA parantu tamAma prayoga niSphala gaye / 1 I sinemA TI. vI. evaM viDio Adi Adhunika durgatidAyaka sAdhana mAnava ko dAnava banAne kA kArya karate haiM / sinemA Adi sAdhana Atma - guNa ghAtaka naye yuga ke naye zastra haiN| jayAnaMda 176

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duHkhoM kA anta zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkhoM kA anta uThAyI hara taraha takalIpha para parakI bhalAI kii| amara kara nAmarakha dI zAna apanI vIratAI kI // prAtaHkAla kA samaya hai / sUrya deva ne udayAcala para car3hakara apanI sunaharI kiraNoM se jagata bhara ko pIlA banA diyA hai / zahara ke AlasI loga to abhI taka uThe bhI nahIM haiM / aise samaya rAjA kI ora se DhIMDorA piTa rahA hai "paradeza se AyI huI usa strI ko rAtri meM bhayaMkara sarpa ne Dasa liyA hai, jo manuSya usakA viSa utAra degA use rAjA apanA raNaraMga hAthI, eka rAjakanyA aura deza kA eka prAnta degA / zahara bhara meM DiMDima nAda bajatA phirA parantu eka bhI manuSya use svIkAra karanevAlA na milA / jaba ve rAja puruSa vApisa rAjamahala ko lauTa rahe the taba unheM eka videzI yuvaka milA / usake pUchane para unhoMne use saba samAcAra kaha sunAyA / vaha paradezI yuvaka bolA calo mujhe rAjA ke pAsa le calo, maiM usa strI ko acchA karU~gA / rAjapuruSa use sAtha le zIghra hI rAjA ke pAsa Aye / usa yuvaka ko dekha rAjA eka dama Azcarya cakita ho usakI ora A~kheM phAr3akara dekhatA huA socane lagA "yaha to vahI manuSya mAlUma hotA hai jise hamane vApisa kue~ meM DAla diyA thA ! ise kisa duSTa ne bAhara nikAlA hogA ? naukaroM se bolA - yaha kauna manuSya hai naukara bole - mahArAja ! sAre zahara meM paTaha bajAyA gayA parantu kisI bhI manuSya ne svIkAra na kiyA / rAste meM yaha paradezI manuSya mila gayA, yaha usa strI kA viSa utAranA maMjUra karatA hai| rAjA - (gusse ko dabAkara) hA~ phira Apa khuzI se zIghra hI una sundarI kA viSa utArIye, maiM Apako apanA raNa raMga hAthI, eka rAja kanyA aura deza kA eka prAnta duuNgaa| mahAbala - mahArAja ! mujhe ApakA inAma kucha nahIM cAhie / maiM pradezI manuSya huuN| aura yaha merI hI patnI hai / yaha daiva kI mArI ghara se nikalI huI 177

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkhoM kA anta hai / maiM isakA viSApahArakara avazya hI ise ArAma kara dUMgA Apa ise hI mujhe de denA / yaha suna rAjA stabdha - sA ho gayA / use kucha bhI uttara denA na sujhaa| vaha kucha dera socakara bolA - acchA aisA hI sahI, eka kAma hamArA batalAyA huA aura kara denA phira hama tumheM isa strI ko hI de deMge / mahAbala ne yaha bAta bhI maMjUra kara lI / rAjA mahAbala ko sAtha le malayAsundarI ke pAsa aayaa| isa samaya malayAsundarI ke sAre zarIra meM viSa vyApta ho cukA thA aura vaha gADha mUrchA meM acetana ho par3I thii| apanI priyA kI yaha durdazA dekha mahAbala kA hRdaya bhara AyA / usane bar3I mahenata se apane azru pravAha ko rokaa| yaha rAjA se bolA - rAjan ! isake zarIra meM to zvAsozvAsa kI kriyA bhI mAlUma nahIM hotI, tathApi maiM apanA prayoga zuru karatA huuN| Apa yahA~ para sugandhIvAlA jala chir3akavAkara tamAma manuSyoM ko bAhara cale jAne kI AjJA kareM / mahAbala ne usa jagaha ko pavitra karAkara vahA~ para eka maMDala banavAyA aura phira rAjA Adi sabako bAhara baiTha jAne kI AjJA dii| ekAkI mahAbala ne viSa utArane kA prayoga zuru kiyA / usa maNDala kA maMtrArcana se vidhi pUrAkara mahAmaMtra kA smaraNa karake usane apane pAsa se eka viSApahAraka maNi nikAlA / use svaccha jala se dhokara vaha pAnI malayAsundarI ke netroM para chir3akA / usa pAnI kI asara se dhIre dhIre usake netra jhabakane lge| phira usane vaha pAnI usake mukha para chir3akA isase dhIre - dhIre usakA zvAsozvAsa gati A gati karane lgaa| phira usane maNidhauta jala usake sAre zarIra para chir3akA aura kucha usake mu~ha meM bhI DAlA / aisA karane se malayAsundarI ko dhIre - dhIre hoza aayaa| vaha kucha dera bAda mahAbala ke Ananda ke sAtha baiThI ho gyii| apane pAsa mahAbala ko baiThA dekha usake harSa kA pAra na rahA / vaha ekadama usase bheTa par3I aura harSa ke A~su bahAtI huI bola uThI- priyatama ! Apa usa andhakUe~ se kisa taraha nikale ? mahAbala - "priye ! jaba rAjA ne mere ma~cakI rassI kATa dI thI taba maiM ma~casahita vApisa kue~ meM gira par3A thA / maMcikA para baiThA hone ke kAraNa mujhe 178

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkhoM kA anta vizeSa coTa na lagI / jisane apanI maNi se kala rAta ko hamAre milana samaya prakAza kiyA thA vaha sarpa bhI usa kue~ meM hI thA / vaha phira se nikalA taba maiMne usake maNiprakAza meM kue~ ke cAroM tarapha dekhA / jisa jagaha vaha sarpa baiThA thA ; usI jagaha maiMne eka dvAra dekhA / parantu usa para eka zilA lagAyI huI thii| daravAjA hone kI zaMkA se maiMne usa zilA ko dUsarI tarapha khIMca liyA / dvAra khula gayA aura vaha sarpa dhIre - dhIre usake andara calane lagA / maiMne bhI sAhasakara usa dvAra meM praveza kiyaa| vaha sarpa rAta meM mazAla dhArI ke samAna mere Age - Age cala par3A / maNi ke prakAza se mujhe usa guphA meM bar3I sahAya milI / maiMne yaha nizcaya kiyA ki yaha suraMga kisI cora kI banAyI huI honI cAhie~ / aura isa kue~ se bAhara nikalane kA isakA dvAra bhI avazya honA cAhie / inhIM vicAroM meM kucha dUra jaba Age gayA; taba akasmAt vaha sA~pa na jAne kisa tarapha guma ho jAne se suraMga meM andhakAra chA gyaa| parantu maiM bhI phira sAhasa dhAraNa kiye janmAMdha ke samAna usa ghora andhakAra meM Age hI bar3hatA gyaa| isI taraha calate hue maiM eka zilA ke sAtha TakarA gayA / usa zilA para jora ke sAtha lAta mArane se suraMga kA daravAjA khula gayA / jisa taraha garbhAzaya meM se prANI bAhara nikalatA hai usI prakAra maiM usa guphA se bAhara nikalA / phira maiMne usa sA~pa kI ghasITa dekhI / maiM usake anusAra kucha dUra taka gayA to vaha sarpa mujhe eka zilA para kuNDalI lagAye baiThA mAlUma huA / nAgadamanI vidyAdvArA maiMne usa sarpako vaza kiyA aura aciMtya prabhAvavAlA usake mastiSka se vaha maNigrahaNa kiyaa| pahAr3a se utaranevAlI nadI ke najadIka zmazAna bhUmi meM suraMgadvAra hone se mujhe vizvAsa hotA hai ki vaha avazya hI kisI cora kA banAyA huA gupta sthAna hai / parantu yaha bhI mAlUma hotA hai ki usa guphA meM bahuta dinoM se kisI manuSya kA AnA - jAnA na hone ke kAraNa vaha cora zAyada mara gayA hogA / usa suraMga dvAra ko maiM phira usI patthara se Dhaka kara yahA~ AyA huuN| yaha rAjA mujha para anartha aura anyAya karegA yaha jAnate hue bhI tere viraha ko sahana karane meM asamartha hokara zahara meM Akara maiMne paTaha bajatA sunA / ataH 179

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkhoM kA anta usakA kAraNa pUchane para mAlUma huA ki tumheM sA~pane Dasa liyA hai / isI kAraNa maiM rAjapuruSoM ke sAtha rAjA ke pAsa AyA aura usakI sammati se apane sAtha lAye hue isa prabhAvika maNi se maiMne tumheM isa samaya jIvita kiyA hai / priye ! aba tuma jarA bhI ciMtA na rakhanA / maiMne rAjA se khuzI pUrvaka tumheM apane sAtha le jAne kA vacana le liyA hai / isase mujhe vizvAsa hai ki aba tumheM vaha mere svAdhIna kara degaa| yaha bAta suna malayAsundarI atyaMta khuza huI / ___ mahAbala ne aba rAjA ko andara bulA liyA aura kahA - "rAjan ! dekhiye, maiMne isa sundarI ko bilkula acchA kara diyA / malayAsundarI ko apane pati ke sAtha acchI avasthA meM baiThI bAta karatI dekha rAjA premAveza se parAdhIna ho mastaka hilAkara bolA - ahA hA ! jisake jIvana kI AzA na rahI thii| use hamAre sukha ke sAtha tumane jIvita dAna diyA hai / dhanya hai tumhAre vidyA sAmarthya ko / satpuruSa ! tumhArA nAma kyA hai ? mahAbala bolA - rAjan ! merA nAma siddharAja hai| rAjA bolA siddharAja ! kala se isa strI ne bhojana nahIM kiyA ataH ise jo ruce so tuma bhojana kraao| rAjA kI AjJA hote hI rAjasevakoM ne tamAma sAmagrI lA rakkhI / mahAbala ne malayAsundarI ko bhojana kraayaa| siddharAja - rAjan ! aba Apa mujhe AjJA deN| apane vacana ko pAlana kareM / maiM apanI strI ko sAtha lekara apane deza ko jAU~ / rAjA ne isa bAta kA kucha bhI uttara na diyaa| usake mauna kA Azaya samajha nagara ke pradhAna nAgarikoM ne bhI use khUba samajhAyA / mahArAja ! aba yaha isakI strI ise de denI cAhie / apane vacana kA pAlanakara ina becAre duHkhita daMpatI ko sukhI karanA caahie| viSayAndha rAjA ko nagara nivAsiyoM kI bAteM bilkula na suhAtI thI / vaha hita zikSA kI bAteM suna ulTA mana hI mana una para krodhita hotA thA / kucha dera socakara vaha bolA - siddharAja! tumane ekakAma hamArA aura bhI karanA maMjUra kiyA huA hai / vaha kArya sirpha yahI hai "mere mastaka meM sadA darda huA karatA hai" zAnti nahIM milatI / vaidyoM kA kathana hai yadi koI kabhI uttama lakSaNavAlA puruSa mila 180

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkhoM kA anta jAya, to use citA meM jIvita ko jalAkara aura usa citA kI rAkha mastaka para lagAyI jAya to yaha darda miTa sakatA hai| ye zabda sunakara mahAbala vicAra meM par3a gayA / sacamuca yaha rAjA malayAsundarI para Asakta hai aura mujhe mAranA cAhatA hai / isIlie isa duSTa Azaya se isane mujhase pahale eka kArya karAne kA vacana le liyA hai / isane mujhe khUba phasAyA / agara maMjUra kiyA huA maiM isakA yaha kArya na karU~ to yaha malayAsundarI ko kadApi mujhe nahIM degA aura idhara yaha kArya bhI mRtyu ke mukha meM gaye binA nahIM ho sakatA / kucha socakara dhairya dhAraNakara vaha bolA - rAjan! isa auSadhi ke sambandha meM Apako kucha bhI ciMtA na karanI cAhie / yadyapi yaha auSadhi prApta karanA bar3A kaThina kAma hai tathApi maiM Apako yaha davA lA duuNgaa| Apa yaha kArya hone para merI strI ko mujhe sauMpa denA / duSTa pariNAmavAlA rAjA kucha ha~sa kara bolA - paropakArI siddharAja ! yaha Apa kyA kahate haiM ? kyA mere vacana para vizvAsa nahIM ? yaha kArya karane para maiM turaMta hI ApakI strI ko Apake supUrda kara dUMgA / mahAbala bolA - rAjan ! uttama lakSaNavAlA puruSa jala marane ke lie aura kahA~ mila sakatA hai ? maiM khuda hI cittA meM pravezakara apane mRtaka kI rAkha Apako lA dU~gA / Apa zmazAna bhUmi meM bahuta - sI lakar3iyeM bhijavA deM / aura citA taiyAra karAveM / mahAbala kI ye bAteM suna kaMdarpa ko bar3I khuzI huI / aura usane aneka gAr3iyA~ bharakara lakar3iyA~ zmazAna bhUmi meM bhijavA dI / yaha bAta nagara meM pasarane se nAgarika logoM meM kolAhala maca gayA / ve Apasa meM bolane lage rAjA kA kitanA anyAya hai ? becAre paradezI paruSako jIvita jalAne kA Agraha kara rahA hai| kyA kabhI manuSya kI rAkha lagAne se bhI sira ke darda miTe haiM ? __mahAbala kumAra antima avasthA kA veSa dhAraNakara saMdhyA samaya zmazAna bhUmi meM aayaa| aneka rAjasubhaTa usake cAroM tarapha khar3e the / dayA duHkha aura Azcarya se hajAroM manuSya ekatrita ho isa durghaTanA ko dekha rahe the / malayAsundarI ko bhI yaha bAta mAlUma ho gayI ataH use bar3A duHkha huA / vaha apane Apako 181

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkhoM kA anta dhikkArane lagI aura usane yaha pratijJA kara lI ki jaba taka maiM apane prANapriya patideva ke darzana na karU~gI taba taka anna jala grahaNa na karU~gI / mahAbala kA saundarya teja aura sAhasa dekha usa para prasanna hue prajA ke aneka pradhAna puruSoM ne duHkhita ho rAjA ke pAsa jAkara prArthanA kI- "rAjan ! yaha mahAn anyAya ho rahA hai" rAkha ke bahAne se aise niraparAdhI paropakArI uttama puruSa ko pazu ke samAna mAra DAlanA yaha bAta kisI taraha bhI yogya nahIM hai / "aisA anyAya karane kI apekSA use jIvita hI apane deza ko jAne dene kI AjJA denA vizeSa yogya hai|" rAjAbolA - "prajAjano ! isa puruSa ke jIvita rahate hue yaha strI to mere sanmukha bhI nahIM dekhtii| aura isa strI ke binA mere citta ko zAMti nahIM hotii| maiM isa taraha donoM tarapha se saMkaTa meM par3A huuN| isalie mere pAsa tumhAre liye koI uttara nahIM / rAjA kA jIvA nAmaka pradhAna bolA - bhAiyo ! isa bAta meM tumheM par3ane kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / agara siddharAja maratA hai to marane do| kyA usake lie hama rAjA ko saMkaTa meM par3A dekha sakate haiM ? maMtrI ke zabda suna nirAza hokara ve vApisa lauTa Aye / parantu rAjA aura maMtrI kI ora se unake hRdaya meM ghRNA aura tiraskAra paidA ho gyaa| zmazAna bhUmi meM eka sthAna pasandakara mahAbala ne rAjapuruSoM ko vahA~ para citA banAne kI AjJA dI / unhoMne zIghra hI bahuta-sI lakar3iyeM lagAkara khUba U~cI citA raca dI | mahAbala citA ke bIca meM baiTha gayA aura usane apane cAroM aura khUba lakar3iyA~ lagAne ke liye sUcanA kara dI / usa samaya citA ke cAroM tarapha rAjapuruSa isa Azaya se ki vaha citA se nikala kara kahIM bhAga na jAya sakta paharA de rahe the / citA ThIka ho jAne para usameM agni cetAyI gaI / yaha dekha logoM ke hRdaya meM bhI duHkhAgni silaga uThI / citA khUba jala uThane para bhI usake andara se mahAbala kA kisIne sItkAra taka bhI na sunA / isase loga usake ananya dhairya kI prazaMsA karane lage / jaba citA saMpUrNa jala cukI taba rAjapuruSoM ne vApisa Akara rAjA ko mahAbala ke citA meM bhasma hone kA sArA vRttAnta kaha sunAyA / usa rAta ko kaMdarpa aura maMtrI jIvA ke sivA prAyaH nagara ke tamAma logoM ko sukha se nidrA na AyI / 182

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkhoM kA anta prAtaHkAla hone para jaba zahara meM vahA~ ke loga mahAbala ke dhairya aura rAjA ke anyAya kI paraspara bAteM kara rahe the taba logoM ne akasmAt sira para choTI sI gaTharI rakhe hue zmazAnabhUmi kI tarapha se Ate hue siddharAja ko dekhA / use jIvita Ate dekha janatA ke hRdaya meM Azcarya aura Ananda kA pAra na rahA / Azcarya cakita ho ve bola uThe dhairyavAna satpuruSa ! Apa kisa taraha vApisa Aye ? aura yaha sira para gaThar3I meM kyA lAye ho / rAjA ke lie usa citA kI rAkha lekara AyA hai| itanA hI kahakara mahAbalarAjamahala kI tarapha calA gyaa| rAjasabhA meM rAjA ke samakSa rAkha kI gaTharI rakhakara siddhapuruSa bolA - "rAjan ! ApakI durlabha meM durlabha auSadhI yaha usa citA kI rAkha hai / aba Apa apanI icchA ke anusAra jitanI cAhie utanI rAkha apane mastaka meM DAleM jisase Apake mastaka kI vyAdhi zAnta ho / sAzcarya rAjA bolA - siddharAja ! tU citAgni meM dagdha na huA ? siddharAja ne samayAnusAra vicArakara uttara diyA - mahArAja ! maiM citA meM jalakara bhasmIbhUta ho gayA thA parantu mere satva ke prabhAva se vahA~ para deva A pahu~ce aura unhoMne citA ko amRta se siMcana kiyaa| isase maiM phira sajIvita ho AyA huuN| isalie mahArAja ! Apa isa rakSA ko grahaNa kareM, aura apane bole hue vacanoM kA pAlanakara merI strI mere sUpUrda kareM / yaha suna rAjA vicArane lagA - sacamuca hI yaha koI mahAdhUrta hai / subhaToM kI najara bacAkara mAlUma hotA hai yaha citA se bAhara nikala gayA hai / siddharAja ke guNAnurAgI yA kaMdarpa kI anIti se rAjadrohI bane manuSyoM ne malayAsundarI ko rAkha lekara siddhapuruSa ke jIvita Ane kI khabara dI / yaha khabara pAte hI malayAsundarI isa taraha vikasIta ho gayI / jisa taraha rAtabhara kI murajhAI huI kamalinI prAtaHkAla sUrya ke samAgama se vikasIta ho jAtI hai / siddharAja rAjasabhA meM rAkha kI gaTharI rakha milane ke lie utkaMThita huI malayAsundarI ke pAsa pahu~cA / use dekha malayAsundarI harSa se gadgad ho uThI ! vaha bolI - prANanAtha ! citA meM praveza karane para bhI Apa kisa taraha vApisa A gye| mahAbala priye ! maiM usa andhakUpa meM se jisa suraMga ke rAste se bAhara nikalA thA usI suraMga ke mukhadvAra para maiMne cAroM tarapha bar3I citA lagavAyI thI aura bIca meM apane baiThane ke lie jagaha khAlI 183

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkhoM kA anta rakhavAI thii| citA meM praveza kiye bAda jaba vaha sulagAyI gayI thI taba maiM suraMga dvAra kI zilA dUrakara usake andara calA gayA aura andara se phira maiMne dvAra baMda kara liyA / jaba citA jalakara ThaMDI ho gayI taba pichalI rAta meM maiM dhIre - dhIre dvAra ke pAsa AyA aura use kholakara bAhara nikalA usa samaya vahA~ para koI bhI manuSya na thaa| isalie rAkha kI gaTharI bA~dha aura zeSarAta pUrIkara prAtaHkAla hote hI maiM yahA~ A gayA / isa prakAra paraspara jaba ve bAteM kara rahe the taba rAjA unake pAsa Akara bolA - are bhAI! siddharAja ! isa becArI ko kucha bhojana karAo / isane kala se bilkula anna jala nahIM liyAM siddharAja ne use bhojana karAyA aura phira rAjA se kahA...... mahArAja ! maiMne ApakA kArya kara diyA hai aba Apa apanA vacana pAlana kIjie aura apanI strI ke sAtha mujhe apane deza jAne kI AjJA diijie| yaha suna rAjA ghabarAyA, use kucha bhI uttara dete na banA / vaha malayAsundarI ko kadApi mahAbala ko denA na cAhatA thA parantu isa samaya ekAeka vaha sApha inkAra bhI na kara sakatA thA / isalie usane apane pAsa rahe hue pradhAna maMtrI jIvA ke sanmukha dekha sahaja meM izArA kiyA / maMtrI ne kucha dera vicAra kara rAjA kI icchAnusAra mahAbala se kahA siddharAja ! Apane rAjA kA yaha kAma kara hama para bar3A upakAra kiyA hai| Apake dhairya aura paropakAra kI bhAvanA ko hama dhanyavAda dete hai / parantu sirpha eka kArya Apa rAjA kA aura kara deM aura phira icchAnusAra apane deza ko cale jaaie| isa zahara ke pAsa jo chinna TaMka nAmaka pahAr3a hai usameM eka viSama zikhara ke pichale hisse meM niraMtara phala denevAlA eka AmravRkSa hai / pUrva dizA kI ora se usa zikhara kI coTI para car3hA jA sakatA hai / kyoMki anya kisI tarapha se itane UMce car3hane kA koI mArga nahIM hai / usa zikhara kI coTI se nIce kI tarapha usa viSama khINa meM vaha AmravRkSa dIkhatA hai / use lakSya kara vahA~ se kUdanA aura Amra ke pake phala lekara phira usa viSama mArga se vApisa Akara ve phala rAjA ko denA / satpuruSa ! yaha kAma yadyapi bar3A kaThina hai tathApi tumhAre jaise sAhasI 184

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkhoM kA anta puruSoM ke lie yaha banane yogya hai / hamAre rAjA ko sadaiva pitta kI pIr3A rahatI hai aura vaidyoM kA kathana hai ki Amraphala ke khAne se vaha pitta pIr3A zAnta hogii| pradhAna ke ye zabda sunakara kumAra vicArane lagA - yaha Adeza to sarvathA ati duSkara hai| isameM to merI buddhi bhI kucha kAma nahIM karatI / isa kArya meM mere mRtyu kI saMbhAvanA hai / tathApi kisI vidhiyoga se yadi yaha kaThina kArya mujhase ho gayA to mujhe jIvana aura strI donoM kI prApti hogI / isalie isa kArya ko bhI karane kA mujhe prayatna to karanA cAhie / mere kAryoM se aura rAjA kI anIti se yahA~ kI janatA kA mujha para pUrNa prema hai / yaha bhI mere vijaya kA cinha hai / ityAdi vicArakara sAhasa dhAraNakara mahAbala bolA - maMtrIvara ! maiM Apa kA yaha kaThina kArya bhI agara kara dU~to Apa bAra - bAra apane vacanoM se aba na phiranA / yadi Apa phira bhI vaisA hI kareMge to Apa logoM ke haka meM acchA pariNAma na hogA / itanA kahakara mahAbala apane sthAna se uTha khar3A huaa| saMsAra meM sAhasa ke dvArA kaThina se kaThina kArya siddha hote haiN| sAhasa meM prabala prayatna, utsAha aura atula parAkrama hai / sAhasiyoM kA aneka manuSya Azraya lete haiM / isalie sAhasa meM agAdha zakti hai / isa bAta kA samAcAra malayAsundarI ko bhI mila cukA thA / isalie usake hRdaya meM ati duHkha honA svAbhAvika hI thA / usakI A~khoM se azru Tapakate hue dekhakara bhI mahAbala dhairya dhAraNakara chinna TaMka nAmaka pahAr3a ke saMmukha cala par3A / sAhasI loga apanA svArtha siddha karane meM vilamba nahIM kiyA krte| isa samaya bhI usake prema aura sahAnubhUti se mahAbala ke pIche saMkhyA baddha manuSya pahAr3a kI tarapha jA rahe the / kyoMki svAmI prema kI apekSA saMsAra meM sadaiva guNoM para adhika prema hotA hai / mahAbala mArga darzaka rAjapuruSoM ke sAtha usa viSama parvata para car3ha gayA / isa samaya bhI janatA ke hRdaya meM zoka santApa aura rAjA tathA jIvA maMtrI ke hRdaya meM AnaMda chA rahA thA / zikhara kI tIkSNa coTI para car3hakara rAjapuruSoM ne bahuta dUrI para nIce viSama khINa meM rahA huA izAre se eka Amataru batalAyA / mahAbala ne usako lakSyakara paMcaparameSThi maMtra ko smaraNakara 185

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkhoM kA anta aura isa jindagI meM maiMne yadi kucha nyAyapUrvaka zubha karma upArjana kiyA ho to usake prabhAva se merA yaha sAhasa saphala ho, yoM kahakara janatA ke hAhArava karate hue parvata zikhara se jhaMpApAta kara diyA / vaha dekhate hI dekhate manuSyoM kI najara se adRzya ho gayA / rAjapuruSoM ne yaha samAcAra rAjA ko A sunAyA / rAjA aura maMtrI ne nizcaya kara liyA thA ki basa abake vaha avazya hI khatama ho jaaygaa| prAtaHkAla hote hI pake hue AmraphaloM kA karaMDiyA sira para rakkhe hue prasannatA dhAraNa kiye mahAbala kumAra ko jaba nAgarika logoM ne Ate hue dekhA taba unake harSa aura vismaya kA pAra na rahA / ve ekadama Azcarya meM par3akara vicArane lage / aho ! kaisI vicitratA hai ! yaha koI divya puruSa hai yA koI vidyAdhara ? aise - aise maraNAnta saMkaToM meM bhI jAkara yaha rAjA kA kArya siddha kara lAtA hai| sacamuca hI isakA siddharAja nAma sArthaka hI hai / mAlUma hotA hai isake koI devatA vaza meM hai / isI kAraNa yaha usakI sahAya se asAdhya kAryoM ko bhI siddha kara lAtA hai / ityAdi vicAra karate hue ve harSita ho daur3ate hue usake pAsa Aye aura bole - satpuruSa siddharAja ! Apa kisa taraha vApisa Aye ? Apake zarIra ko kucha ijA to na pahu~cI ? siddharAja bolA - mahAnubhAvo! Apa mujha se isa samaya koI savAla na kIjie / kucha dera pazcAt Apako saba kucha mAlUma ho jaaygaa| isa taraha uttara dete hue vaha aneka manuSyoM ke sAtha rAjasabhA meM aayaa| bahuta se manuSyoM ke sAtha mahAbala ko rAjasabhA meM AyA dekha rAjA kA ceharA zyAma par3a gayA / vaha usake sAmarthya ko dekhakara kucha bhayabhIta - sA ho gayA, isalie usane mahAbala kA kucha bhI Adara satkAra na kiyA / parantu rAjA ko mauna dekha jIvA maMtrI bolA - siddha puruSa ! aisA duSkara kAryakara Apa bahuta hI jaldI A gaye / ! kahie, Apake zarIra meM to kuzalatA hai na ? jI hA~ merA zarIra kuzala hai, kahate hue mahAbala ne apane sirase Ama ke phaloM kA karaMDiyA utArA / aura jahA~ rAjA va maMtrI baiThe the vahA~ hI unake pAsa vaha karaMDiyA rakha diyA / mahAbala bolA- rAjan ! ina pake hue AmraphaloM ko khAkara Apa apane pitta rogoM ko zAnta kro| usake gaMbhIra zabda suna aura aisA 186

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkhoM kA anta viSama kArya karane kA sAmarthya dekha sabhAsadoM ke dila meM bhI kucha bhIti paidA huii| isa samaya tamAma rAjasabhA maunAvalaMbI ho mahAbala ke atula sAmarthya kA vicAra kara rahI thii| mahAbala ne karaMDiye kA mu~ha kholakara usameM se do cAra sundara phala le rAjA se kahA - "Apa isameM ke phala khAie; maiM apanI strI ke pAsa mila AtA hU~, yoM kaha vaha duHkhita huI malayA sundarI ke pAsa AyA / mahAbala ko pAsa AyA dekha malayAsundarI pUrva ke samAna hI harSita ho usase bheTa par3I / vaha prasanna mukha se bolI, prANa pyAre ! aise kaThina kArya meM Apako kisa taraha saphalatA milI? mahAbala - "pyArI ! tumheM yAda hogA pahale jo yogI merI sahAya se suvarNa puruSa siddha karate hue agnikuNDa meM girakara mara gayA thA, vaha marakara vyaMtara deva ho gayA thA / hamAre sadbhAgya se vaha isa Amra vRkSa para hI rahatA hai / parvata zikhara kI coTI se jhaMpApAta karate hue usane mujhe dekhA aura mere aMtima zabda suneM / usa vyaMtara deva ne apane jJAna se mujhe pahacAna liyA / jisa vakta jhaMpApAta karake maiM nIce Amra vRkSa ke pAsa pahu~cA usa vakta usane mujhe nIce na par3ane dekara adhara hI dhAraNa kara liyA / usane pratyakSa hokara mujhase kahA - paropakArI rAjakumAra ! Apa jarA bhI bhIti na karanA / pRthvIsthAnapura ke zmazAna meM uttara sAdhaka banakara tumane mujha para upakAra kiyA hai; parantu merI kisI bhUla ke kAraNa suvarNa puruSa siddha na huaa| maiM vahA~ se marakara vyaMtara deva kI yoni meM paidA huA huuN| isa samaya mujhe tumhAre upakAra kA badalA dene kA acchA avasara prApta huA hai / ityAdi usane mujhe apanA sarva vRttAnta sunAyA / maiM nirbhaya hokara usake pAsa hI rahA / sacamuca hI kisI para kiyA huA upakAra nirarthaka nahI jAtA / prAtaHkAla hone para vyaMtara deva ne kahA "rAjakumAra ! Apa mere atithI haiM / ghara Aye atithi kA sanmAna karanA hI cAhie / isalie Apa pharamAyeM maiM ApakA kauna - sA iSTa kArya karake ApakA svAgata karU~ ? maiMne kahA kaMdarpa rAjA mujhe jo kArya batalAve maiM usa kArya ko karane meM zaktimAna banU~ Apa mujhe isa taraha kI sahAya kreN| vyaMtara - kaMdarpa rAjA to Apako mAranA cAhatA hai / isalie ApakI 187

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkhoM kA anta sammati ho to maiM use pUrI zikSA kara dU~ / maiMne kahA ApakI sahAyatA se maiM usakA kArya pUrNa karU~ tathApi vaha apane duSTa abhiprAya se bAz2a na Ave to phira Apako jo ucita mAlUma de so kareM / vyaMtara deva ne merI bAta maMjUra karalI aura kahA yaha to maiM karU~gA hI parantu aura bhI Apako kabhI koI asAdhya kArya karanA par3e to Apa avazya hI mujhe yAda kareM / yAda karate hI sevaka ke samAna maiM ApakI sevA meM Akara ApakI icchAnusAra sahAya karU~gA / yoM kahakara vaha kisI jagaha se eka karaMDiyA le AyA aura usameM pake hue sundara phala bharakara karaMDiye sahita vaha mujhe isa zahara ke udyAna meM le AyA / "kumAra ! isa karaMDiye ko lekara tuma rAjA ke pAsa calo; maiM bhI adRzya hokara tumhAre sAtha hI calatA hU~ aura vahA~ para jaisA ucita hogA vaisA kiyA jAyagA, yoM kahakara vaha adRzya ho gayA / maiM phaloM kA karaMDiyA rAjasabhA meM rakhakara isa samaya tumhAre pAsa AyA hU~ / priye ! aba ghabarAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / mujhe vizvAsa hai isa deva kI sahAya se aba hamAre zIghra hI saMkaTa dUra hoNge| " 1 mahAbala jisa samaya apanI priyA ke sAtha apane duHkha - sukha kI bAteM kara rahA thA; usa samaya rAjasabhA meM rakhe hue usa AmraphaloM ke karaMDiye meM se yaha bhayAnaka zabda nikalane lagA "rAjA ko khAU~ yA maMtrI ko, karaMDiye se nikalate hue bAra - bAra isa bhayAnaka zabda ko sunakara rAjA bhayabhrAnta ho gayA aura vaha logoM kI tarapha dekhakara bolA - sacamuca hI yaha siddharAja koI camatkArika puruSa mAlUma hotA hai; anyathA aise duSkara kArya bhI lIlAmAtra se kisa taraha kara Ave? saMbhava hai hamArA sarvanAza karane ke lie vaha isa karaMDiye meM AmraphaloM ke bahAne koI vibhISikA le AyA hai / isa prakAra rAjA ko bhayabhIta huA dekha jIvA maMtrI ha~sate hue bola uThA - mahArAja ! isa taraha Darane se kAma na clegaa| aise to bahuta hI dhUrta phirate haiM / kyA hama isase Dara jAyeMge ? yadi aisI choTI choTI bAtoM se bhayabhIta hone lageM taba phira rAjyakArya kisa taraha cala sakatA hai? isa taraha bolate hue pradhAna ne uThakara karaMDiye kI tarapha hAtha laMbAyA / rAjA ne use bahuta manA kiyA ki maMtrI ! Thaharo isa kArya meM hameM bala dikhAne kI jarurata nahIM hai / tuma usa karaMDiye ke pAsa na jAo / parantu "vinAzakAle 188

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkhoM kA anta viparItabuddhiH" isa ukti ke anusAra rAjA ke manA karane para bhI maMtrI karaMDiye ke pAsa Akara jaba usakA Dhakkana uThAne lagA taba phirase mRtyu kI duMdubhI ke samAna vahI zabda sunAyI diyA "rAjA ko khAU~ yA maMtrI ko" isa bhayAnaka zabda kA bhI anAdara kara karaMDiyA ughAr3akara Amraphala lene kI icchA se maMtrI ne jaba usake andara hAtha DAlA usa samaya yamarAja kI jIbha ke samAna usa karaMDiye se bhayaMkara agnijvAlA prakaTI / isa bhayaMkara agnijvAlA meM jIvA maMtrI pataMga ke samAna bhasmasAt ho gayA / vaha agnijvAlA itane se hI zAnta na hokara usane vikarAla rUpa dhAraNa kara liyA / dekhate hI dekhate usane Upara bar3hakara sabhAmaMDapa ko bhI bhasmIbhUta kara diyA / sabhA meM bhagadar3a maca gayI / rAjA bhayabhIta ho kA~pane lgaa| mRtyu ke bhaya se usane zIghra hI siddharAja ko bulavAyA / isa samAcAra se zahara bhara meM halacala - sI maca gyii| jIvA maMtrI ke marane, karaMDiye meM se nikalate hue bhayAnaka zabda, aura agnikAMDa kI durghaTanA sunAkara rAjA ne namratA pUrvaka mahAbala se kahA - he satpuruSa ! hama para kRpAkara yaha upadrava jaldI zAnta karo / rAjA kI namra prArthanA se evaM usa agni se kisI nirdoSa prANI ke jAnamAla ko nukasAna na pahu~ce yaha vicArakara siddharAja ne pAnI maMgAkara maMtra par3ha usa karaMDiye para chir3akA / isase mahAbala kI icchA ke adhIna hue, usa deva ne agni zAnta kara diyA / mahAbala ne usa karaMDiye para phira se Dhakkana Dhaka diyA / phira rAjasabhA meM pahale - sI hI zAnti ho gayI / parantu kisI bhI manuSya kI usa karaMDiye ke pAsa jAne kI himmata na calI / sabake dila meM yahI vicAra hotA thA ki isa bhayaMkara karaMDiye ko yahA~ se uThavA diyA jAya / logoM ke yaha vicAra karate hue mahAbala ne phira se usa karaMDiye ko ughAr3A aura usameM se do cAra sundara phala nikAla vaha rAjA ko dene lagA / parantu bhayabhIta hue rAjA ne una phaloM ko lene se inkAra kara diyA / mahAbala ne ve hI phala dUsare manuSya ke hAtha meM dekara rAjA ko yaha nizcaya karA diyA ki aba una phaloM meM kisI taraha kA bhaya nahIM hai / phira anya puruSa ke dvArA rAjA ne una phaloM ko grahaNa kiyaa| maMtrI kI mRtyu se rAjA ko itanA duHkha huA mAnoM usakI dahinI bhujA TUTa gayI ho / parantu usakI mRtyu meM rAjA aura maMtrI kA hI 189

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkhoM kA anta anyAya hone ke kAraNa usake zoka meM anya manuSyoM kI tarapha se sahAnubhUti taka bhI na milI / rAjA ne usI vakta jIvA maMtrI ke putra ko maMtrI kA sthAna de diyaa| kaMdarpa - "siddharAja ! tuma isa karaMDiye meM aisI kyA bhayAnaka cIz2a lAye the, jisane dekhate hI dekhate jarAsI dera meM acAnaka hamAre maMtrI ko bhasmIbhUta kara ddaalaa| siddha - "rAjan ! yaha to Apake anyAya vRkSa kA eka aMkUrA hI paidA huA hai, isake bAda aba usameM puSpa aura phaloM kA laganA bAkI hai aura una phaloM kA svAdAnubhava Apako hI karanA hogA / jo rAjA nyAyapUrvaka prajApAlana karate haiM ve kadApi duHkhita nahIM hote, parantu duniyA meM kIrti aura aneka prakAra kI saMpatti ko prApta karate haiM / rAjan ! aba bhI merI strI sahita mujhe vidAkara Apa sukha se rAjyapAlana kara sakate haiM / anyathA isakA pariNAma Apake liye bhayaMkara hogaa| yaha sunakara sAmantAdi rAjamAnya puruSoMne rAjA ko Agraha pUrvaka samajhAyA mahArAja isa satpuruSa siddharAja kA vacana mAno aura isakI strI dekara ise yahA~ se bidA karo, aise samartha puruSa ko anyAya ke dvArA prakopita karanA rAjya ke lie hitakara nahIM hai| ___malayAsundarI para atyanta Asakti rakhane vAlA kaMdarpa socane lagA - yaha siddharAja sacamuca hI sAmarthyavAn puruSa hai evaM maMtrAdi bhI jAnatA hai isI kAraNa maiM jo kArya batalAtA hU~ vaha lIlAmAtra se kara lAtA hai / aba kauna - sA aisA duSkara kArya batalAU~ jisake karane se yaha mRtyu ko prApta kare aura maiM sadA ke lie malayAsundarI ko prApta kruuN| ___ jisa vakta rAjA pUrvokta vicAra kara rahA thA usa vakta akasmAt rAjA kI azvazAlA meM Aga laga gaI / dekhate hI dekhate vaha Aga itanA jora pakar3a gayI ki azvazAlA ko jalA usakI bhayaMkara jvAlAyeM AkAza ko sparza karane lagI / yaha dekha rAjA bolA - paropakArI siddharAja ! basa aba merA yahI eka kArya kara do / isa jalatI huI azvazAlA meM merA azvaratna jala rahA hai use bAhara nikAla aao| phira maiM tumhArI strI ko tumheM sauMpakara vidA kara duuNgaa| 190

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkhoM kA anta yaha suna janatA meM khalabalI maca gayI / ve eka dUsare kI tarapha izArA kara kahane lage / dekho, itanA hone para bhI rAjA apanA kharAba vicAra nahIM chor3atA / mAlUma hotA hai isa camatkArI puruSa ko krodhita kara rAjA isIse apanA sarvanAza karAyegA / siddha puruSa kI sahanazIlatA aura rAjA kI nirlajjatA parAkASThA taka pahu~ca cukI hai / kyA abhI taka bhI isake pApoM kA ghar3A nahIM bharA, ? mahAbalakumAra ke mana meM bhI vicAra parivartana ho gayA thA / vaha aba duHkhita hokara pApI ko kisI bhI taraha usake pApoM kA prAyazcitta denA cAhatA thA / ataH vyaMtara deva ko smaraNakara sAhasa pUrvaka vaha usa agni meM pravezakara gayA / isa samaya rAjA ko bar3A saMtoSa huA, parantu prajA meM atyaMta zoka chA gayA / tathApi vaha harSa zoka bahuta dera taka na Tika sakA / thor3I hI dera meM siddharAja agni se bAhara nikala AyA / vaha ghor3e para savAra thA / usake cehare para isa samaya adhika teja jhalaka rahA thA / divya vastra aura sundara kImatI alaMkAro se usakA zarIra suzobhita thA / vaha Ate hI Azcarya pAye hue logoM ke sAmane bolA - mahArAja ! aura anya sajjano ! isa samaya jo agni prajvalita ho rahA hai yaha bahuta hI pavitra hai / evaM jisa jagaha yaha divya agni pragaTa huA hai vaha jagaha bhI manovAMcchita phala ke denevAlI hai / usa jagaha jAne se mere jaisI divya sthiti prApta hotI hai| aura eka sundara ghor3A milatA hai / aba se hama donoM ko kisI samaya bhI roga, jarA, yA mRtyu parAbhava na kara skegii| yadi isa samaya koI bhI manuSya apanA icchita kArya mana meM dhAraNa kara isa agni meM praveza karegA to vaha mere hI samAna divya rUpa dhArI hokara nikalegA / siddharAja kA banA huA pratyakSa divya rUpa dekha vaisA hI banane ke arthI aura manovAMcchita sukha ke icchuka rAjA Adi aneka puruSa agni meM praveza karane ke lie taiyAra ho gaye / siddharAja bolA - sajjano ! Apa jarA - sI dera dhIraja rakhkheM, yaha divya agni sacamuca hI tIrthabhUmi sarIkhA hai isalie maiM pahale isakI pUjA kara lU~ yoM kahakara siddharAja ne ghI pramukha aneka dravya padArtha ma~gavAyeM aura maMtroccAra pUrvaka maMda par3e hue agni meM una padArtho kA homakara use vizeSa 191

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkhoM kA anta pradIpta kiyaa| agni pUjana hue bAda pahale hama praveza karate haiM ityAdi kathana pUrvaka siddharAja kI mAyAjAla meM bharamAye hue rAjA aura maMtrI putra ne icchita sukha prApta karane ke saMkalpa se agni meM praveza kiyA / rAjA ke samAna prabala icchAvAle aneka rAjapuruSa rAjA ke pIche jAne lage parantu rAjA aura maMtrI ko vApisa Ane do phira jAnA yoM kahakara siddharAja ne unheM vahA~ hI roka liyaa| mahAbala ke Adeza se ve saba vahA~ khar3e rahe kyoMki usake guNoM se mahAbala para tamAma prajA ke hRdaya meM pUrNa prema aura bhaktibhAva thA / rAjA aura maMtrI ko bahuta dera ho gayI paraMtu ve vApisa na lauTe, taba rAjapuruSa bole - kyA bAta hai ? itanI dera hone para bhI mahArAja aura maMtrIjI vApisa nahIM Aye? mahAbala - kyA kabhI agni meM gayA huA bhI koI vApisa AyA karatA hai ? maiM to vyantara deva kI sahAya se agni meM na jalakara bAhara nikala AyA huN| yaha sunakara janatA samajha gayI ki rAjA aura putra sahita maMtrI ke pApa kA ghar3A phUTa gayA / siddharAja ne acche upAya se badalA liyaa| unake pratyakSa meM anyAya ke kAraNa rAjA Adi kI mRtyu ke zoka meM prajAkIya kisI bhI manuSya ne zoka sahAnubhUti na btlaayii| rAjA kI mRtyu se samasta rAjakIya pradhAna puruSa milakara vicAra karane lage ki aba rAjya kI kyA vyavasthA karanI cAhie ? rAjA ke eka bhI aisA lAyaka putra nahIM jo rAjya kI dhurA ko dhAraNa kara sake / adhika janatA kI sammati siddharAja ko hI rAjya bhAra sauMpane kI huI / prajA bahumata se bolI - siddharAja saba taraha se rAjya kI dhurA dhAraNa karane meM samartha hai / vaha guNavAna tathA sAmarthyavAna hai itanA hI nahIM balki devatA bhI usakA sahAyaka hai / aisA puruSa rAjya ke lie milanA muzkila hai / prajA mata ke sAtha sabakI sahAnubhUti hone se bar3e samAroha ke sAtha mahAbala kA rAjyAbhiSeka kiyA gayA / malayAsundarI paTarAnI ke pada para Arur3ha huI / mahAsaMkaTo meM pAlA huA usakA zIlavrata saphala ho gayA / aba sadA ke lie usakA viyoga naSTa ho gayA / apane duHkhoM kA anta kara mahAbala bhI sukha se prajA - pAlana karane lgaa| usane apane sadguNoM aura 192

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra duHkhoM kA anta nyAya niSTatA se prajA ko vizeSa raMjita va sukhI kiyA / apane pracaNDa bAhUbala se zatrurAjAoM ko bhI usane thor3e hI samaya meM vaza kara liyA / yahA~ para mahAbala siddharAja ke hI nAma se prasiddha huA / anaMtakAla pahale jJAnI bhagavaMtoM ne, jo kucha hone vAlA hai, vaha sabhI dekhA huA hai / usa hone vAle kArya meM tila mAtra bhI raddobadala karane kI kSamatA-zakti, hone vAle tIrthaMkaroM meM bhI nahIM, yaha hai nizcaya ke ghara kI baat| kyA hone vAlA hai? yaha jinheM dhyAna meM nahIM, unheM kyA karanA / taba kahA gayA hai ki 'hamase vahI hogA jo jJAniyoM ne dekhA hogA / ' yaha lakSya bindu nizcita kara hara AtmA ko zubha kArya priya lagate haiM, ataH 'azubha kA tyAga zubha meM pravRtti' yaha hai vyavahAra ke ghara kI baat| - jayAnaMda 193

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra svajana - - milApa idhara balasArthavAha dezAntaroM se vyApAra dvArA bahuta - sA dravya kamAkara, bar3I Rddhi-siddhi ke sAtha itane dinoM ke bAda sAgara tilaka baMdara para A phuNcaa| kyoMki vaha vahA~ kA hI rahanevAlA thA / dezAvara se lAye hue mAla ke bhare jahAjoM ko baMdaragAha para ThaharAkara purAne rItirivAja ke anusAra vaha bahuta sI uttama vastuoM kI bheTa lekara rAjasabhA meM siddharAja se milane AyA / rAjasabhA meM siddharAja ke sanmukha bheTa rakha, aura namaskArakara vaha hAtha jor3akara khar3A rahA / isa samaya mahArAnI malayAsundarI bhI rAjA mahAbala ke pAsa hI sabhA meM baiThI thI / use dekhate hI bhaya se sArthavAha kA hRdaya kA~pa gayA / kyoMki usane malayAsundarI kI kadarthanA karane meM kucha bhI bAkI na rakhA thA / bhaya se vyAkula huA balasAra sArthavAha kisI kArya ke bahAne se zIghra hI rAjasabhA se bAhara nikala apane ghara pahu~cA / vaha ghara Akara socane lagA - isa aurata ko maiMne barbara dvIpa meM le jAkara beca diyA thA / yaha kisa taraha vahA~ se AyI hogI? aura kisa taraha isane yahA~ Akara rAjA se saMbaMdha jor3A hogA ? maiMne jo isakI kadarthanAyeM kI haiM yadi yaha una saba bAtoM ko rAjA se kaha degI to avazya hI rAjA mujhe prANa daNDa kI zikSA degA / svajana - milApa 194 idhara malayAsundarI putra viyoga se atyanta duHkha pA rahI thI / isalie aise sukha meM bhI vaha apane putra kA haraNa karanevAle balasAra vyApArI ko kyoM kara bhUla sakatI thI ? balasAra ke bAhara cale jAne para usane turanta hI mahAbala se kahA - svAmin ! yahI vaha balasAra sArthavAha hai jisane mujhe atyanta kaSTa diye aura mere putra ko chIna liyA hai / malayAsundarI ke vacana sunate hI rAjA ke zarIra meM krodhAgni vyApta ho gayI / vaha bolA - isI duSTa sArthavAha ne nirdoSa aura niSkAraNa merI strI kI kadarthanA kI hai ? are subhaToM ! kyA dekhate ho ? jaldI jAo / isa duSTAtmA balasAra ko kuTumba sahita bAMdhalAo aura isakA tamAma

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra svajana milApa mAla japta karalo / rAjA kI AjJA hote hI sahakuTumba balasAra ko giraftAra kara liyA gayA / aura usakA tamAma mAla bhI japta kiyA gyaa| rAjA siddharAja sArthavAha ko lar3akA lA dene ko kahA, parantu usane kucha bhI uttara na diyA / rAjA ne usakA aparAdha mAlUmakara use sahakuTumba kaida kara liyA / - kaida meM par3A huA sArthavAha vicAra karatA hai - mere hI kiye karma mujhe udaya Aye haiM / isa rAjA ke paMje se nikalanA bilakula asaMbhavita mAlUma hotA hai, tathApi eka upAya hai / yadi vaha upAya saphala ho gayA to merI jAna mAla kI kuzalatA kA saMbhava hai aura vaha upAya yaha ki isa rAjA kA kaTTara duzmana caMdrAvatI nareza vIradhavala hai / usake sAtha merA vizeSa paricaya bhI hai / vaha rAjA isa siddharAja kA parAjayakara mujhe chur3A sakatA hai / isa rAjA ne merI milakata japta kara lI hai, tathApi abhI taka ise merI gupta milakata kA patA nahIM hai / isalie usameM se ATha lAkha suvarNa mohareM aura dvIpAntara se lAye hue lakSaNavAle ATha hAthI apanA chuTakArA pAne kI evaja meM caMdrAvatI nareza vIradhavala ko bhejU~ to ThIka ho / isa prakAra saMkalpa vikalpakara kaida meM rahate hue bhI apane vizvAsapAtra somacaMdra nAmaka eka vaNika ko gupta saMketa se usane yaha bAta mAlUma kii| gupta khajAne meM se ATha lAkha suvarNa mohareM le vIradhavala rAjA ko apanI sahAyatArtha bulAne ke lie somacaMdra ko caMdrAvatI jAne kI AjJA dI / somacaMdra balasAra kI AjJAnusAra ATha lAkha suvarNa muhareM le vIradhavala rAjA ko bulAne ke lie cala pdd'aa| jaba vaha rAste meM raudra aTavI meM pahu~cA taba use caMdrAvatI nareza vIradhavala aura pRthvI sthAnapura ke rAjA sUrapAla atula sainya sahita vahA~ hI sanmukha mila gaye / ina donoM rAjAoM ko yaha khabara milI thI ki raudra aTavI meM durgatilaka nAmaka pahAr3a para bhI nAmaka eka pallIpati rahatA hai, usake pAsa malayAsundarI hai / yaha khabara milate hI putra - putrI ke viyogI donoM rAjAoMne apane - apane rAjya se prabala sainya le bhIma pallIpati ko jItakara malayAsundarI ko chur3avAne ke lie caDhAI kI thI / durjaya pallIpati ko to unhoMne prabala sainyabala se lIlA 195

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra svajana - milApa mAtra meM jIta liyA; parantu talAza karane para bhI yahA~ para malayAsundarI kA patA nalagA / nirAza hokara donoM rAjA apane nagara ko vApisa lauTa rahe the, isI samaya rAste meM unheM somacaMdra jA milA / usane balasAra kA kahA huA savistara saMdeza rAjA vIradhavala ke samakSa kaha sunAyA / aura sAtha meM lAyI huI ATha lAkha suvarNamudrAyeM bheMTa ke bataura rAjA ke sAmane rakha diiN| rAjA vIradhavala ne ATha lAkha muharoM se AdhA dhana mahArAja zUrapAla ko de siddharAja ko parAjitakara balasAra ko chur3Ane kI sammati dI / mahArAja zUrapAla ne bhI lobha ke vaza ho rAjA vIradhavala ke vicAroM se sahAnubhUti prakaTa kI / mahArAja zUrapAla bolA - sAgara tilaka nareza ke sAtha to hamArA vaMza paraMparA se vairabhAva calA A rahA hai / calo yaha avasara ThIka hai / use parAjita kara usakA sarvasva grahaNa kreNge| siddharAja kauna hai ? aura usane kisalie itane bar3e vyApArI balasAra ko kaida kiyA hai ? isa bAta se ve donoM hI rAjA anajAna the / isI taraha yaha mujhe kaida karane vAlA siddharAja kauna hai, aura malayAsundarI kA vIradhavala ke sAtha kyA sambandha hai / isa viSaya meM balasAra bhI bilakula anajAna thA / ajJAnatA ke kAraNa donoM rAjA vipula sainya le siddharAja para car3ha Aye / sAgaratilaka zahara ke najIka Akara unhoMne apanI anukUlatA dekha eka choTI - sI pahAr3I para par3Ava DAlA / siddharAja ko cetAne ke lie zikSA dekara unhoMne usake pAsa eka rAjadUta bhejaa| siddharAja kI rAjasabhA meM Akara namaskAra kara dUta bolA - rAjan ! pRthvIsthAnapura se mahArAja zUrapAla tathA caMdrAvatI se mahArAja vIradhavala apanA sainya lekara yahA~ Aye hue haiM / ve Apako mAlUma karAte haiM ki Apane jisa balasAra vyApArI ko kaida kiyA hai vaha hamArA mitra hai| hama usakI kadApi upekSA nahIM kara sakate / isalie yadi Apa apanA bhalA cAhate haiM to usakA satkAra kara use chor3a deN| agara usane ApakA kucha aparAdha bhI kiyA ho tathApi Apa usakA eka aparAdha sahana kara leM / rAjan ! Apa svayaM yadyapi zUravIra haiM tathApi Apake pAsa senAbala bahuta kama hai / hamAre rAjAoM ke pAsa asaMkhya senA bala hai, ataH Apako ina tamAma bAtoM para vicArakara hamAre svAmI kI AjJAnusAra 196

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra svajana - milApa balasAra sArthavAha ko chor3a denA cAhie / agara Apako yaha bAta maMjUra na ho to hamAre rAjAoM kA antima saMdeza hai ki Apa yuddha ke lie taiyAra ho jAyeM / ve Apase balapUrvaka balasAra ko chuDAyeMge aura Apa ko bhI zikSA kreNge| siddharAja ne usa dUta ke vacana zAMtipUrvaka sune / vaha apane pitA aura svasura ko sanmukha AyA jAnakara bahuta hI khuza huA / parantu kucha soca - vicArakara vaha banAvaTI krodha dhAraNakara dUta se bolA - tumhAre donoM svAmI bahuta bar3I senA lekara Aye haiM to hama kyA cUr3iyA~ pahanakara baiThe haiM ? yA hamArI bhujAyeM nahIM haiM ? yA hama miTTI ke hI putale haiM ? tumhAre svAmI kyA yaha nahIM jAnate ki akelA sUrya hI asaMkhya tArAoM ke teja ko naSTa kara DAlatA hai ? eka hI kezarI aneka madonmatta hAthiyoM ke mada ko ThaMDA kara detA hai, kyA ve isa bAta ko bhUla gaye haiM ? balasAra baDA vyApArI hone se tumhAre rAjAoM kA mitra hai isase hameM kyA ? baDA ho yA choTA, aparAdhI manuSya zikSA kA pAtra banatA hai / sajjanoM kA sammAna karanA aura durjanoM - aparAdhiyoM ko daMDa denA yaha nyAyavAna rAjAoM kA kartavya hai| balasAra gunhegAra hai, ataH use zikSA karanA nyAya hai anyAya nahIM / tumhAre svAmI aparAdhI kA pakSa lekara Aye haiM, isalie maiM unase bilakula nahIM DaratA / tumheM yAda rakhanA cAhie ki ullU ko Azraya denevAle andhakAra kI sUrya ke sAmane jo dazA hotI hai, vahI dazA anyAyI ko Azraya denevAle kI bhI hogI / itane nIti nipuNa hone para bhI aparAdhI kA pakSa lekara mujha para itanI bar3I senA le car3hAyI karate hue tumhAre svAmiyoM ko lajjA na AyI? anyAya pakSa kI puSTi karanevAle cAhe jaise balavAna hoM samarabhUmi meM mere sAmane Tika nahIM skte| jAo dUta ! tumhAre svAmiyoM ko bhI merA yaha antima saMdeza sunA do ki ve yuddha kI taiyArI kreN| unakI tamAma icchAyeM yuddha bhUmi meM merI talavAra pUrNa kregii| siddharAja ke vacana suna dUta bhI stabdha - sA ho gayA / vaha siddharAja ko namaskAra kara vahA~ se calA gyaa| usane rAjA zUrapAla aura vIradhavala se jAkara siddharAja kA sArA samAcAra kaha sunAyA aura unheM yuddha ke lie taiyAra hone kI 197

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra svajana milApa sUcanA dii| mahArAja zUrapAla aura vIradhavala kI AjJA se unakI senA meM samara kI taiyArIyA~ hone lagIM / - - idhara mahAbala rAjA sabhA meM se uThakara rAjamahala meM gayA / usane balasAra ko chur3Ane ke lie apane pitA aura svasurajI ke Ane kA zubha samAcAra rAnI malayAsundarI ko sunAyA / apane pitA aura svasura ke Ane kA samAcAra sunakara malayAsundarI ko atyanta AnaMda huaa| mahAbala bolA - priye ! aisI paristhiti meM saMgrAma kiye binA pitAjI aura sasurajI se yoM hI jA milanA mujhe ucita mAlUma nahIM hotA / maiM yaha samajhatA hU~ ki pUjya pitA aura pitAtulya svasurajI ke sanmukha yuddha karanA yogya nahIM hai, tathApi saMgrAma karane kI bhAvanA se Aye hue hone ke kAraNa unake samakSa jAkara "maiM ApakA putra hU~ / yA maiM ApakA jamAI hU~" yoM kahakara dInatA se milanA kSatriya puruSoM ke lie apamAna kAraka hai / isalie saMgrAma meM kucha hAtha batalAkara phira pitAjI aura svasurajI se milanA adhika prema aura Ananda dAyaka hogA / tuma yahA~ rahakara nizcinta ho mahala para se yuddha dekhnaa| malayAsundarI ko yoM kahakara mahAbala rAja mahala se bAhara calA gyaa| 1 donoM senAoM meM saMgrAma kI taiyArI ho rahI hai / apane mAlika kI AjJA pAkara vIratA meM matta ho yoddhAoM meM utsAha bhara rahA hai / siddharAja svayaM senApati banakara sainya saMcAlana kareMge yaha jAnakara vIra subhaToM ke utsAha kA pAra na rhaa| Aja unheM yaha prathama hI avasara milegA jabaki ve apane navIna rAjA siddharAja ko svayaM zatrusenA se lar3atA dekheMge / udhara vipula zatru senA dekha kAyara manuSyoM kA hRdaya kA~patA thA / idhara muTTIbhara subhaToM ko dekha sArA zahara cintA sAgara meM DUba rahA thA / donoM mahA zaktizAlI rAjAoM kI asaMkhya senA ke sAmane siddharAja kI senA kucha bhI hisAba meM na thI / parantu phira bhI siddharAja kA sAhasa dekha logoM ko usake pUrvakRta kAranAmoM se vizvAsa hotA thA ki vaha jisa kArya meM soca samajhakara hAtha DAlatA hai, use binA pUrNa kiye nahIM chor3atA / isa samaya jo usane atula senA 198

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra svajana milApa kA sAmanA karanA maMjUra kiyA hai to avazya hI kucha soca - samajhakara kiyA hogA / I sAmane zatrusenA yuddha ke lie taiyAra khar3I hai| eka tarapha kAle pahAr3oM ke samAna hAthiyoM kI paMkti lagI khar3I hai / sainika utsAha pUrvaka zatru ke AkramaNa kI rAha dekha khar3e haiM / ghor3e hinahinATa kara rahe haiM / saMgrAma ke bAje baja rahe haiN| siddharAja ke sainikoM meM bhI yuddha kA adamanIya utsAha bharA thA / ve siddharAja jaise senApati kI adhyakSatA meM yamarAja se bhI yuddha karane ko utsuka the / raNaraMga hAthI para baiTha aura apanI adamya utsAha vAlI choTI- sI senA ko sAtha le mahAbala zatrusenA ke sanmukha A phuNcaa| donoM senAoM meM muThabher3a ho gayI / bhayaMkara yuddha chir3a gayA / samara bhUmi kI ur3I huI dhUla se AkAza meM bAdala se chA gaye / usa bhISaNa saMgrAma se talavAroM kI camaka bijalI kI bhA~ti mAlUma hotI thI / | 1 siddharAja ko Age bar3hA dekha vizvAlaMkAra hAthI para baiThakara rAjA zUrapAla aura saMgrAmatilaka nAmA hAthI para baiTha vIradhavala rAjA Age bar3ha Aye aura jI tor3a kara lar3ane lge| apane svAmiyoM ko Age bar3hatA dekha donoM senAyeM siddharAja kI senA para TUTa par3I / hAthIvAle ke sAtha hAthIvAloM, ghur3asavAroM ke sAtha ghur3asavAroM aura padAtiyoM ke sAtha padAtiyoM meM ghora ghamazAna yuddha maca gayA / aneka subhaToM ke rUMDamuMDa kaTakara jamIna para par3ane lage / siddharAja kI senA kA saMgaThana TUTa jAne se usameM bhagadar3a - sI maca gayI / usake sainika parAsta hokara raNabhUmi se bhAgane lage / apane sainikoM ko bhAgate dekha aura apane bala se sAmane kA bala ajeya samajhakara siddharAja ne apane vazavartI vyantara deva ko yAda kiyaa| smaraNa karate hI vyantara deva yahA~ para A pahu~cA / "maiM Apako icchita sahAya karU~gA, yoM kahakara vaha deva usakI madada karane lagA / aba siddharAja ne apane sainya kA utsAha bar3hAyA aura vaha apane hAthI parase sAmane kI senA para viSama bANa varSA karane lgaa| siddharAja kA eka bhI vAra khAlI na jAtA thA aura deva sahAyatA ke kAraNa sAmane se Ane vAle bANa niSphala hote the / vyantara deva rAste 1 199

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra svajana - milApa meM hI Ate hue zatru senA ke bANoM ko grahaNakara letA thA aura unhIM bANoM ko lAkara mahAbala ko de detA thA / bahuta dera taka isI prakAra yuddha calatA rahane se aba sAmane vAlI senA kA saMgaThana TUTa gayA / bar3e - bar3e yoddhAoM kA hozalA parAsta ho gayA / itanI vipula senA chinna - bhinna hotI dekha donoM rAjAoM ke hoza guma hone lage / jisa taraha tejasvI guru aura zukra ko caMdramA nisteja kara DAlatA hai usI taraha akele mahAbala ne apanI divya sahAyavAlI bANavRSTi se donoM rAjAoM ko nisteja kara diyA / mahAbala ke zastrAghAta se unake hAtha se chUTakara zastra jamIna para girane lage / aba ve lajjA se adhomukha ho cintAtura hokara socane lage - aho ! kaisA Azcarya hai ? muTThIbhara sainikoM ko sAtha lekara siddharAja akelA hI kaisA parAkrama batalA rahA hai ? dhanya hai aise vIra yoddhA ko| he prabho! Aja isa durdamanIya mahAyoddhA siddharAja ke sAmane kisa taraha hamArI lajjA rahegI ? apane pitA aura svasura ko yuddhakSetra meM parAjita hone ke kAraNa cintita dekhakara mahAbala ne vyantara devako kucha sUcanAkara prathama se likhA huA patra bANa ke agrabhAga meM rakhakara vaha bANa apane pitA rAjA zUrapAla ke sAmane pheMkA / divya prabhAvavAlA siddharAja kA chor3A huA bANa rAjA zUrapAla ko namaskAra kara tamAma manuSyoM ko Azcarya cakita karatA huA rAjA ke sAmane A par3A / donoM rAjA Azcarya pAte hue usa bANa ke pAsa Aye aura usake agrabhAga para cipakAye hue patra ko mahArAja zUrapAla ne uThA liyA / patra ko dekha tamAma sainikoM ko bar3A Azcarya huA / maMtrI vagairaha senA ke tamAma pradhAna puruSa usa patra ko sunane ke lie utsukatA pUrvaka mahArAja zUrapAla ke pAsa A khar3e hue / mahArAja zUrapAla ne bhI usa patra ko kholakara sabake samakSa ucca svara meM par3hanA zuru kiyA / zrImAna, vIra ziromaNI, raNAMgaNa bhUmi meM sthita pUjya pitAzrI mahArAja zUrapAla narendra ke caraNAraviMdoM meM tathA zrImAn caMdrAvatI nareza, mahArAja vIradhavala ke caraNakamaloM meM, Apa zrI ke sanmukha samarabhUmi meM sthita mahAbala kumAra Apa sabako namaskArapUrvaka prArthanA karatA hai ki ApakI pavitra kRpA se mujhe 200

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra svajana - milApa isa rAjya kA pUrNa parigraha prApta huA hai| pUjya pitAzrI ke pramodArtha Apake samakSa jo maiMne apanI bhujAbala kA vinoda kiyA hai aura usameM Apa pUjyoM kA jo parAbhava, avajJA, yA avinaya huA ho to Apa kRpAkaTAkSa dvArA use kSamA kreN| pUjya pitAzrI ke darzanArtha maiM svayaM prabala utkaMThita ho rahA thA, itane hI meM puNyodaya se akasmAt pUjyoM kA pavitra darzana prApta huA hai; isalie isa advitIya harSa ke sthAna meM ApazrI zokasAgara meM kyo nimagna ho rahe haiM ? patra par3hate hI sArI senA meM harSadhvani hone lagI / rAjA zUrapAla aura vIradhavala ke jisa hRdaya meM kucha hI dera pahale cintA aura zokane sthAna prApta kiyA huA thA vahI hRdaya aba harSa aura pramoda se pulakita ho uThA / rAjA zUrapAla Ananda ke Aveza meM bola uThA - aho ! bhAgyodaya! jisa priyaputra ke darzanArtha lagabhaga Der3ha varSa se tarasa rahA hU~ Aja vaha rAjya Rddhi saMpanna apanI priyA sahita milegA !! naraka ke samAna viyoga duHkha se Aja hamArA uddhAra hogaa| Aja hamAre pipAsita netra putradarzana se tRpta hoMge / isa prakAra bolatA huA zUrapAla rAjA mahArAja vIradhavala ke sAtha utsukatApUrvaka mahAbala ke sanmukha cala pdd'aa| prema eka aisI cikanI bhAvanA hai ki usake sAmane mAna, apamAna, bar3e - choTe kI gaNanA yA tulanA nahIM rahatI / aviveka yA avinaya to usake akhaNDa rasa ke pravAha meM vilIna ho jAtA hai / pratyuta Antarika AnaMda ko prakaTakara prema kA poSaNa karatA hai| mahAbala apane pitA tathA svasura ko apane sanmukha AtA dekha raNaraMga hAthI se nIce kUdakara pitA ke sAmane daur3a paDA / zIghra hI pAsa jAkara pitA ke caraNoM meM mastaka jhukA diyA aura Ananda ke A~suoM se usane dabI huI cirakAlIna viyoga vyathA ko dUra kiyA / aba samarabhUmi meM na rahakara mahAbala ne apane pUjya janoM ko bar3e samAroha ke sAtha nagara meM praveza kraayaa| rAjamahala meM pahu~cate hI malayAsundarI ne apane pitA tathA svasura ke caraNoM meM Akara namaskAra kiyaa| unheM dekhate hI use anubhUta duHkha yAda A gayA / 201

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'zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra svajana - milApa duHkha yAda Ane para usakA hRdaya usake svAdhIna na rahA / usake netroM se akhaNDa azrupravAha bahane lagA aura vaha phUTaphUTa kara rone lagI / vaha Apa hI nahIM royI balki apane svajanoM ko bhI usane khUba rulAyA / anta meM dhairyadhAraNakara usake pitA aura svasura ne use dilAsA dekara zAnta kiyA / pUchane para malayAsundarI aura mahAbala ne apane pitA aura svasura ko apanA anubhava kiyA huA Aja taka kA samasta vRttAnta kaha sunAyA / malayAsundarI ke duHkha kA vRttAnta sunakara donoM rAjAoM ke netroM se azru Tapakane lage / rAjA zUrapAla ke hRdaya meM apanI kI huI bhUla ke pazcAttApa kA pAra na rhaa| malayAsundarI ke sAmane usakI garadana nIcI ho gayI / pazcAttApa ke duHkha se usakA hRdaya gadgad ho gayA / vaha vinamra bhAva se bola uThA - beTI kula vadhu ! tuma tattvajJA ho isa avicArI zUrapAla ko jo tumhAre sarva duHkhoM kA kAraNa banA hai kSamA karo / devI ! maiM tumhAre sAmane mUrkha aura aparAdhI huuN| rAjA vIradhavala putrI ke mastaka para hAtha phera kara bolA - beTI! tumane bar3A ghora duHkha sahA! rAjakula meM paidA hokara bhI tuma niSpunyaka bhikhArI ke samAna rulatI phirI ! caMdra kiraNoM ke samAna nirdoSa aura gulAba kusuma ke samAna komalAMgI putrI ! tUne kisa taraha aise ghora duHkha sahe hoMge ! isa prakAra duHkhita hRdaya se sabane malayAsundarI ke duHkha meM zoka samavedanA prakaTa kii| snAna bhojanakara phira rAjya prApti ke sambandha meM bAtacIta zuru huii| zUrapAla bolA - beTA! terI sahana zakti agAdha hai / tumane kaMdarpa para bar3A bhArI anugraha kiyA / parantu phira bhI vaha duSTa tumhAre anugraha se kucha lAbha na uThA sakA / beTA ! tumhArA sAhasa, tumhArI tIkSNa buddhi, tumhArA dhairya aura tuma para prajA kA jo asIma prema hai vaha saba prazaMsA ke yogya hai / ityAdi putra ke guNoM kI anumodanA karate hue rAjA zUrapAla ne pUchA - beTA ! jaMgala meM paidA honevAlA malayAsundarI kA vaha putra kahA~ ? pApI duSTa balasAra ne usakI kyA vyavasthA kI hai ? 202

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra svajana milApa mahAbala - balasAra ko yahA~ bulAkara pUchane se mAlUma hogA / balasAra kA zIghra hI jela khAne meM se rAjA zUrapAla ke pAsa bulavAyA gayA / vaha rAja puruSoM ke pahare meM aura hathakar3I ber3iyoM se jakar3A huA rAja sabhA meM hAjira ho use dekhate hI rAjA zUrapAla tyaurI car3hAkara bolA- are duSTa ! tUMne hamArA bhayaMkara aparAdha kiyA hai / isa aparAdha meM tujhe bhArI se bhArI zikSA milanI cAhie | tUM prathama vaha to batalA ki tUMne usa hamAre lar3ake kI kyA vyavasthA kI hai aura use kahA~ rakkhA hai ? - zUrapAla aura vIradhavala rAjA ko vahA~ baiThA dekha balasAra ke chakke chUTa gaye / vaha aura bhI adhika ghabar3A gayA / vaha jinakI sahAya se siddharAja ke jelakhAne se chUTanA cAhatA thA unhIM ke ye putra - putrI haiM jinakA usane aparAdha kiyA hai / jisa vIradhavala rAjA kI sahAyatA se vaha apane chuTakAre kI kucha AzA rakhatA thA, usakI putrI malayAsundarI kI usane ghora viTambanA kI hai, itanA hI nahIM kintu use dravya lekara kAru logoM ke hAtha pazu ke samAna beca diyA thA / ityAdi bAteM yAda Ate hI usake hoza guma ho gaye / vaha socane lagA ki mere saba manoratha guma ho gaye / vaha socane lagA ki mere saba manoratha niSphala ho gaye / rAjadroha aura svAmI kA aparAdha karanevAle mujhako sahakuTumba prANa daNDa kI zikSA ke sivA aba anya mArga hI nahIM dIkhatA / arthAt marane se bacane kA aba koI upAya nahIM hai / isa prakAra soca - vicArakara balasAra bolAmahArAja! maiMne ApakA bar3A bhayaMkara aparAdha kiyA hai, isase maiM avazya hI zikSA kA pAtra hU~ tathApi yadi Apa mujhe kuTumba sahita ko prANa dAna deveM taba hI maiM Apake usa putra ko batalA sakatA hU~ / anyathA mujhe yoM bhI maranA hai aura yoM bhI / | | zUrapAla rAjA - khaira yadi tUM hamAre jIvita putra ko lA de to hama tujhe terI icchAnusAra jIvita dAna dete haiN| yoM kahakara rAjA ne balasAra ke batalAye hue gupta sthAna para rAja puruSoM ko bhejA aura ve vahA~ hiphAjata se rahe hue usa bAlaka ko rAja sabhA meM le Aye / jisa taraha varSARtu meM meghAgamana se Anandita ho mayUra I 203

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra svajana milApa kuTumba nRtya karatA hai; vaise hI putra ko dekhakara sArA rAjakuTumba harSita ho utthaa| zUrapAla rAjA ne balasAra ne pUchA - isa kumAra kA tumane kyA nAma rakhkhA hai ? balasAra ne kahA - mahArAja ! isakA nAma bala rakhA hai| rAjA ne putra ko apanI goda meM le liyA, usa samaya usake hAtha meM sau suvarNa muhareM thIM / una svarNa moharoM kI thailI ko bAlaka ne apane hAtha se pakar3akara khIMca liyA yaha dekha rAjA ne usakA nAma satabala rakhA / zUrapAla rAjA ne balasAra sArthavAha kA sarvasva lUTakara use sakuTumba jIvana dAna de deza se bAhara nikAla diyA / - svajana sambandhiyoM kA milApa hone ke kAraNa rAjakuTumba aura sAre rAjyabhara meM Aja ke dina Anandotsava manAyA gayA / bahuta se samaya se putra aura putrI ke viraha se saMtapta donoM rAjA Aja zAnti kA anubhava kara rahe the / siddharAja sUrapAla rAjA kA mahAbala kumAra nAmaka putra hai, yaha jAnakara prajA meM aura bhI Ananda chA gayA / apane bhujAbala se paidA kiyA huA rAjya mahAbala kumAra ne apane pitA ko samarpaNa kiyA / paraspara paramasneha meM nimagna hokara donoM rAjakuTumba sAnanda samaya vyatIta karane lage / aneka prakAra ke pArthiva vaibhavoM kA anubhava karatA huA mahAbala kA rAjakuTumba iSTa saMyoga ke sambandha se pUrva anubhUta asahya duHkhoM ko sarvathA bhUla gayA thaa| pUrvopArjita prabala puNya kA sUryodaya parAkASTA ko pahu~cA mAlUma hotA thA / isa samaya Antara sukhazAMti prApta karane ke lie unheM kisI jJAnavAn viraktAtmA sadguru ke samAgama kI AvazyakatA thI / mAno vaha pUrNa karane ke lie hI unake puNya se prerita ho pArzvanAtha prabhu ke ziSya mahAtmA "caMdrayazA kevalI, vicarate hue aura bhavya jIvoM ko upadeza karate hue vahA~ para A padhAreM / " 204

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra svajana - milApa nara meM se nArAyaNa banane vAloM ne hI nara janma ko sArthaka kiyA hai / moha kI senA ko harAnA sahaja sulabha nahIM parantu samakita senApati ke kathanAnusAra yuddha karane vAlA moha para vijaya prApta kara letA hai| . anta duHkha kA nahIM, sukha kA anta karane hetu prayatna karanA hai / rAga sukha hai, dveSa duHkha hai / basa prathama rAga kA anta karanA hai / dveSa kA aMta svayaM ho jAyagA jina vahI jo rAga kA vijetA hai / talavAra kA ghAva utanA ghAtaka nahIM, jitanA ghAtaka hai jabAna kA ghaav| nAmanA kI kAmanA pAmaratA kI pahacAna / thAka bhava bhramaNa kA jise lage vahI dharmI / . yaMtra, taMtra, maMtra se bhI bar3hakara hai utsAha, jo sarvoparI hai / - jayAnaMda 205

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pUrvabhava vRttAnta zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta sAgara tilaka nagara ke bAhyodyAna meM Aja bahuta se nagara nivAsiyoM kA jamaghaTa lagA huA hai / zahara ke bar3e - bar3e AdamI utsAha aura bhakti - bhAva se prerita ho udhara ko jA rahe haiM / isa samaya rAjasabhA meM Akara eka bAgavAna ne rAjA se prArthanA kI - mahArAja ! Aja zahara ke bAhara mahAtapasvI aura kaivalya jJAnadhArI eka caMdrayazA nAmaka mahAtmA padhAre haiM / yaha samAcAra sunate hI sArA rAjakuTumba isa prakAra prasanna ho uThA jisa taraha sUrya ke Agamana se kamala samudAya vikasita ho uThatA hai / unhoMne jarA bhI vilamba na kiyA, sAre hI rAja kuTumba ko sAtha lekara gurumahArAja ko vandana karane ke lie unake darzanArtha mahArAja zUrapAla, mahArAja vIradhavala vahA~ A pahu~ce / rAjA Adi tamAma janatA ke upasthita hone para kRpA ke samudra jJAnabhAnu - mahAtmA caMdrayazA kevalI bhagavAna ne jagatajanoM para karuNA lAkara saMsAra ke janma - jarA - maraNa ke bandhanoM ko chedana karanevAlI aura AtmA kA vAstavika svarUpa batalAne vAlI vairAgya garbhitadharma dezanA prAraMbha kI / sukhaprApti kI icchA rakhanevAle sajjanoM ! Apako yaha bAta smaraNa rakhanI cAhie ki saMsAra ke tamAma sukha nimittajanya hone ke kAraNa vinazvara haiN| AtmA kA asalI svarUpa prApta kiye binA manuSya ko saccA sukha prApta nahIM hotA / usa sukha ko prApta karane ke lie jJAnavAna puruSoM ne do mArga batalAye haiN| eka sanyasta mArga aura dUsarA gRhastha hai / jisa manuSya meM usa sukha ko prApta karane kI tIvra icchA aura utsukatA prApta huI ho vaha manuSya AtmA ke sAtha karmabandhana karAnevAle tamAma bhAvoM kA sarvathA parityAgakara prabala puruSArtha dvArA saMnyasta mArga se use prApta kara sakatA hai / jisameM utanA tyAga karane kA prabala puruSArtha na ho vaha manuSya gRhastha dharma meM rahakara usake yogya niyamoM ko dhAraNakara dhIre dhIre AtmasvarUpa kI ora gamana karate hue usa sukha ke najadIka pahu~ca jAtA 206

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'zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta hai / gRhastha dharma ke yogya jJAnI puruSoM ne mukhyatayA vyavahAra aura nizcaya naya se bAraha niyama batalAye haiN| (1) dUsare prANI ko apane samAna samajha kara usakI hiMsA na kare / use kisI bhI prakAra kI pIr3A na pahu~cAve, ise vyavahAra naya se prathama vrata yA niyama kahate haiM / aura yaha prANI anya prANiyoM kI hiMsA dvArA karma bandhanakara ke duHkha kA bhAgI banatA hai / isalie AtmA ke sAtha lage hue karmo ko dUra karanA yogya haiN| tathA yaha AtmA aneka svAbhAvika guNavAlI hai / ataH hiMsAdikadvArA karma grahaNa karane kA isakA svAbhAvika dharma nahIM hai / isa prakAra kI jJAnabuddhi se hiMsA ke tyAgarUpa AtmaguNa ko grahaNa karanA yA grahaNa karane kA nizcaya karanA ise nizcaya naya kI apekSA prathama vrata kahate haiN| (2) loka nindita asatya bhASaNa se nivRtta honA yaha vyavahAra se dUsarA vrata kahalAtA hai / trikAla jJAnI sarvajJa deva ke kathana kiye hue jIva ajIva ke svarUpa ko ajJAnatAvaza viparIta kathana karanA aura paudgalika paravastu ko AtmIya kahanA yaha sarAsara mRSAvAda hai / ataH isa prakAra ke mRSAvAda se nivRtta honA ise nizcaya kI apekSA dUsarA vrata kahA hai| isa pUrvokta vrata ke sivA anya vratoM kI yadi virAdhanA bhI ho jAya to usakA cAritra naSTa ho jAtA hai / kintu jJAna aura darzana ye donoM kAyama rahate hai / para uparokta dUsare vrata kI virAdhanA hone se jJAna, darzana aura cAritra ye tInoM hI jo AtmIya sukha kI prApti karAte haiM naSTa ho jAte haiN| __ (3) kisIkI mAlakiyata kI vastu mAlika ke diye binA yA usakI AjJA vinA grahaNa na karanA ise vyavahAra naya se tIsarA vrata kahate haiN| paranta dravya se para vastu grahaNa na karane ke uparAnta antaHkaraNa meM puNya tattva ke baitAlisa bheda prApta karane kI icchA se dharma kArya karatA huA aura pA~coM indiyoM ke teIsa viSaya tathA karma kI ATha vargaNAyeM, vagairaha anAtmIya paravastu grahaNa karane kI icchA taka bhI na karanA ise nizcaya naya kI apekSA tIsarA vrata kahate 207

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta (4) gRhastha dharma meM svadArA saMtoSa aura parastrI kA tyAga, tathA sAdhu munirAja ke lie sarvastrI mAtra kA parityAga karanA yaha vyavahAra se caturtha vrata kahalAtA hai / parantu viSaya kI icchA kA, mamatva aura tRSNA kA parityAga rUpa nizcaya se caturtha vrata hotA hai / (5) gRhastha dharma meM nava prakAra ke parigraha kA parimANa karanA aura saMnyasta mArga meM sarva prakAra ke parigraha kA tyAga karanA, yaha vyavahAra se pAMcavA~ vrata kahalAtA hai / bhAva karma jo rAga dveSa, ajJAna tathA ATha prakAra ke dravyakarma aura deha kI mUrcchA evaM pA~coM indriyoM ke viSayoM ke parityAga ko jJAnavAn puruSoM ne nizcaya naya se pA~cavAM vrata kathana kiyA hai / (6) dizAoM meM Ane-jAne kA parimANa karanA yaha vyavahAra se chaTTA vrata kahalAtA hai| aura narakAdi caturgati rUpa karma ke pariNAma ko jAnakara usa ora udAsIna bhAva rakhanA tathA siddha avasthA kI tarapha upAdeya bhAva rakhanA ise nizcaya naya se chaTThA vrata kahate haiM / (7) bhogopabhoga vrata meM sarva bhogya vastuoM kA parimANa karanA yaha vyavahAra se sAtavA~ vrata kahalAtA hai / vyavahAra naya se karma kA karttA tathA bhoktA AtmA hI hai / aura nizcaya naya se karma kA kartApana karma ko hI kahA hai, kyoMki mana, vacana aura zarIra kA yoga hI karma kA AkarSaNa karatA hai / evaM bhoktApana bhI yoga meM hI rahA huA hai / ajJAnatA ke kAraNa AtmA kA upayoga mithyAtvAdi karma grahaNa karane ke sAdhana meM mila jAtA hai / parantu paramArtha vRtti se AtmA karma pudgaloM se bhinna hI hai / AtmA jJAnAdi guNoM kA AviSkartA bhoktA hai| saMsAra meM jitane paudgalika padArtha haiM ve jagatavAsI aneka jIvoM ke bhoge hue haiM / ata eva vizvabhara ke tamAma padArtha ucchiSTha bhojana ke samAna hone ke kAraNa una pudguloM ko bhogopabhoga rUpa se grahaNa karane kA AtmIya dharma nahIM hai / isa prakAra ke ciMtana ko nizcaya naya se sAtavA~ vrata kahate haiM / 208

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta (8) vinA prayojana pApakArI Arambha se nivRtta honA ise vyavahAra se AThavA~ anarthadaNDa viramaNa vrata kahate haiM / mithyAtva, avirati, kaSAya aura mana, vacana, zarIra ke yoga ina cAroM ke uttara bheda sattAvana hote haiM / AtmA ko malInakara apane svarUpa se vaMcita karanevAle karma kA Agamana ina pUrvokta hetuoM se hI hotA hai aura karmoM ke dvArA hI AtmA vibhAva dazA ko prApta hotI hai / ataH pUrvokta karmabandhana ke hetuoM ko tyAganA ise nizcaya naya se anarthadaNDa viramaNa nAmaka AThavA~ vrata kahA hai / (9) Arambha kArya ko tyAgakara jo sAmAyika kiyA jAtA hai use vyavahAra se navama vrata kahate haiM / parantu jJAnAdi guNoM kI mukhya sattA dharma ke dvArA sarvajIvoM ko samAna samajhakara una para samatA pariNAma rakhane ko nizcaya naya se navama sAmAyika vrata kahate haiM / (10) niyamita sthAna meM sthiti karanA yaha vyavahAra se dazavA~ vrata kahalAtA hai / parantu jJAna ke dvArA chaha dravyoM kA svarUpa samajhakara, pA~ca dravyoM meM tyAga buddhi rakha jJAna se AtmA kA dhyAna karanA ise nizcaya se dazavA~ dezAvakAzika vrata kahate haiM / (11) rAtadina ke AraMbha samAraMbha yA pApakArI vyApAra kA parityAga karake jJAna, dhyAna meM pravRtta honA vyavahAra se gyArahavA~ vrata kahalAtA hai / parantu jJAnadhyAnAdi ke dvArA AtmIya guNoM kA poSaNa karanA ise nizcaya se gyArahavA~ pauSadha vrata kahate haiM / (12) pauSadha pArakara yA pUrvokta niyamoM ko dhAraNa karane vAle gRhastha ke lie sadaiva sAdhu munirAja ko yA kisI viziSTa guNavAn zrAvaka ko atithisaMvibhAga karake bhojana karanA, ise vyavahAra se atithi saMvibhAga vrata kahate haiM / parantu apanI AtmA ko tathA anya ko jJAnadAna karanA, paThana, pAThana, zravaNa, zrAvaNa, vagairaha ko nizcaya se bArahavA~ atithi saMvibhAga nAmaka vrata kahate haiM / pUrvokta nizcaya aura vyavahAra bhedoM sahita ye bAraha prakAra ke niyama gRhastha 209

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta dharma ko mukti maMdira kI tarapha le jAte haiM / kevala vyavahAra se hI dhAraNa kiye ye vrata AtmA ko devalokAdi kA sukha prApta karAte haiN| ___mahAnubhAvo ! AtmIya sukha prApti kA uddezya kiye binA sAMsArika sukha kI lAlasA meM amUlya jIvana kI kadarthanA karanA mUrkhatA hai, kyA yaha kImatI jIvana viSaya vAsanAoM ke pravAha meM bahA dene ke lie prApta huA hai ? yA usa kSaNika sukha ke sAdhanoM ko ekatrita karane ke lie hI durlabha mAnava janma pAyA hai jo bAdala kI chAyA ke samAna kucha dera Akara naSTa ho jAtA hai ? saMsAra parivartana zIla hai, usameM manuSya apanI jIvana naukA ko vahana karatA hai / yadi vaha patavAra ko chor3a hAtha para hAtha rakhakara baiTha jAya to vaha naukA kAla ke pravAha meM baha jAya / parivartanazIla saMsAra meM rahanevAle hara eka samajhadAra manuSya ko apane bahumUlya mAnava jIvana kA lakSya kAyamakara sadaiva usakI ora dhyAna rakhanA cAhie / bahuta se manuSya AtmIya sukha kI ora durlakSyakara zArIrika sukha ko adhika mahattva dete haiM / ve savAra kI apekSA ghor3e ko hI kImatI samajhate rAjan ! parama sukha prApta karane kA mukhya sAdhana zarIra asthira hai / sukha kI bhrAMti karAnevAlI lakSmI vijalI ke camatkAra kI taraha capala hai / saMyoga viyoga vAle haiM / prANImAtra ke sira para mRtyu kA nAca ho rahA hai, na jAne kisa samaya aura kisa para usakI tAna TUTa jAya / saMsAra ke tamAma sukha svapna ke sarIkhe haiM / saMkaTa ke samaya dharma ke sivA koI bhI sahAya nahIM kara sakatA / deva devendra, rAjA raMka, strI - puruSa aura bAla vRddha Adi sabako eka samaya mRtyu kA grAsa bananA hai / isalie he bhavyAtmAo ! Alasya kI ghora nidrA ko tyAgo / sAvadhAna hokara parama zAnti ke mArga meM prayatna karo / nirantara sukha kI icchAvAle manuSya ko kabhI na kabhI avazya hI isa mArga kA Azraya lenA pdd'egaa| amUlya jIvana kA eka bhI kSaNa nirarthaka na jAne do / ye kSaNa bar3e hI kImatI haiN| vipula saMpatti kharca ne para bhI gayA kSaNa hAtha nahIM AtA aura puNyodaya se prApta huI yaha sarva sAmagrI bAra - bAra nahIM miltii| 210

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta isa dharma dezanA ko sunakara aneka manuSyoM ko bodha prApta huaa| mahAtmA ke vacanoM se rAjakuTumba ko bar3I zAnti prApta huI / jJAna pipAsu aura dharma jijJAsu manuSyoM ke Ananda kA pAra na rhaa| sArI sabhA meM zAnti kA sAmrAjya chA gayA / samaya pAkara rAjA zUrapAla hAtha jor3akara bolA - jJAna divAkara bhagavan ! mere mana meM eka Azcaryajanaka zaMkA hai, kRpAkara Apa uttara dekara kRtArtha kreN| prabho ! samudra meM par3I malayAsundarI ko usa magara maccha ne kucha bhI ijA na pahu~cAkara ise sukhapUrvaka samudra taTa para kyoM kara lA utArI ? usameM aisA kauna-sA jJAna thA ? jisase vaha ise samudrakinAre para utArakara bAra - bAra prema bharI najara se isakI ora dekhatA huA vApisa calA gyaa| kevalI mahAtmA - rAjan ! malayAsundarI kI dhAyamAtA vegavatI anta samaya meM Arta dhyAna se marakara isI samudra meM magaramaccha ke janma meM paidA huI hai| jisa samaya malayAsundarI bhAraMDapakSI ke paMjoM se nikalakara samudra meM par3I usa samaya daivavazAt vaha magaramaccha usI jagaha pAnI para tairatA thA / puNya ke yoga se malayA usakI pITha para A par3I / malayAsundarI usa vakta apanA antima samaya samajhakara parameSThI maMtra kA uccAraNa kara rahI thI / isake zabda usake kAna meM par3ate hI usane isakI ora dekhA / malayA ko dekha tAje saMskAra hone se use apane pUrvabhava kA jAti smaraNa jJAna ho gayA / usa jJAna ke kAraNa usane malayAsundarI ko pahacAna liyA / isase vaha vicArane lagI ki - aho ! rAjamahaloM meM rahanevAlI isa merI putrI para avazya koI bhayaMkara saMkaTa par3A hai jisase yaha aise agAdha samudra meM A par3I haiN| maiM aisI tiryaMca kI adhama sthiti meM ise kisa prakAra sahAyatA karU~ ? jalacara pazu kI gati meM paidA hone ke kAraNa maiM isa nirAdhAra lar3akI ko anya kisI bhI taraha kI sahAya nahIM kara sakatI tathApi ise apanI pITha para baiThI huI ko kisI manuSya kI vasatIvAle sthala pradeza taka to pahu~cA sakatI huuN| usake bAda yaha kisI bhI prakAra se apane sage - sambandhiyoM se jA milegii| ___ pUrvokta vicArakara usa magaramaccha ne agAdha samudra se sukhapUrvaka malayAsundarI ko samudra taTa para lA chor3A / putrIpana ke sneha se gardana pIchekara 211

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra bAra - bAra use dekhatA huA vaha vApisa samudra meM calA gayA / kevalI - rAjan ! jAti smaraNa jJAna hone ke bAda vaha vegavatI kA jIva nirantara nirdoSa AhAra karatA hai aura mahAmaMtra parameSThImaMtra kA dhyAna smaraNa karatA rahatA hai / vaha apane maccha bhavasambandhI AyuSya ko pUrNakara pUrvakRta karmoM kA pazcAttApa, mahAmaMtra navakAra kA smaraNa aura zubha bhAva kI sahAya se devagati ko prApta hogA / caMdrayazAkevalI mahAtmA ke mukha se malayAsundarI kI dhAyamAtA vegavatI kA bhavAntara sunakara rAjA Adi tamAma manuSya Apasa meM bolane lage - "sacamuca hI usane isa pazubhava meM bhI mAtA ke zarIra kA hI prema batalAyA hai| aise tiryaca ke bhava meM bhI vaha apane kartavya ko nahIM bhUlI / tt - sUrapAla 'bhagavan ! isa mere putra mahAbala aura malayAsundarI ne pUrva janma meM aise kyA karma kiye haiM ki jinase inheM aise sukhasaMpanna kula meM paidA hokara bhI ghora duHkhoM kA anubhava karanA par3A ? pUrvabhava vRttAnta mahAtmA "rAjan ! Apa sAvadhAna hokara suneM maiM inakA pUrvajanma vRttAnta sunAtA hU~ / pRthvIsthAnapura meM pahale eka priyamitra nAmaka jamInadAra rahatA thA / vaha bar3A samRddhivAna thA / parantu usake putrAdi santati na thI / priyamitra ke bhadrA, rudrA aura priyasundarI nAmakI tIna striyA~ thIM / rudrA aura bhadrA donoM sagI bahaneM thIM / ataH una donoM meM paraspara acchA premabhAva rahatA thA / kintu priyamitra kA una donoM para prema na thA / usakA priyasundarI para hI pUrNa prema thA / basa isI kAraNa priyamitra aura priyasundarI ke sAtha rudrA evaM bhadrA kA kleza rahatA thA / yaha kleza usake ghara meM nirantara hotA thA / priyamitra kA eka madanapriya nAmaka mitra thA / vaha priyasundarI ko prema kI najara se dekhatA thA / sadaiva AnejAne ke vizeSa paricaya se vaha priyasundarI para Asakta ho gayA / hamezA vaha priyasundarI ke sAtha bar3e prema se vArtAlApa karatA / eka dina ekAnta meM rahI huI priyasundarI ke rUpa meM mugdha hokara madanapriya ne use apanI viSaya vAsanA pUrI karane kA abhiprAya janAyA / sundarI kA hRdaya sarala aura pavitra thA / vaha pati para pUrNa prema aura bhakti rakhatI thI, tyoMhI usake pati kA bhI usa para ananya prema thA / sundarI - 212

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta ne madanapriya ke abhiprAya ko tiraskAra kA bhAva batalAkara ThukarA diyA aura phira se mere samakSa Apa aisA abhiprAya prakaTa na kareM / yaha bhI use sAmyabhAva se samajhA diyA / parantu madanapriya madana ke adhIna hone se apane abhiprAya se pIche na httaa| vaha jaba kabhI samaya pAtA taba sundarI se vahI bAta cher3atA / sundarI use samajhAne kA prayatna karatI, parantu madana kI AturatA meM aura bhI vRddhi hotI thii| eka dina priyasundarI ke sivA ghara meM anya koI na thA / madana Akara suMdarI se phira vahI prArthanA karane lagA / suMdarI use sAma dAmAdi nIti ke vacanoM se samajhA rahI thI / daiva vazAt usI samaya bAhara se vahA~ para akasmAt priyamitra A pahu~cA / usane donoM kA bola sunakara ekAnta meM chipakara usakI bAteM suna lI / krodhAtura hokara priyamitra ne yaha sarva vRttAnta madanapriya ke kuTumbiyoM se khaa| kulIna hone ke kAraNa una logoM ko bar3A zarmindA honA par3A / unhoMne madana ko bulAkara usakA bar3A tiraskAra kiyA aura kaha diyA ki yadi tUM kulIna hai aura kucha zarama rakhatA hai to hameM mu~ha na dikhAnA / mahAtmA caMdrayazA kevalI ke mukhAravinda se pUrvokta bAteM sunakara sabhA meM baiThe kaI eka vRddha manuSya bola uThe "gurudeva ! Apa bilkula satya pharamAte haiN| hama svayaM pRthavIsthAnapura ke hI rahanevAle haiM / hama khuda isa bAta ko jAnate haiN| yaha ghaTanA hamAre smaraNa meM hai / madanapriya Ajataka apane ghara nahIM AyA priyamitra kA ghara abhI taka usake nAma se pahacAnA jAtA hai / usa ghara meM Aja bhI usake nikaTa sambandhI rahate haiM / aho ! jJAna kI kaisI mahimA hai ! jJAnI puruSa jJAnabala se pUrva meM bItI huI sarva ghaTanA ko jAna sakatA hai / I rAjA sUrapAla - zahara ko chor3e bAda madana priya kI kyA dazA huI bhagavan! mahAtmAcaMdrayazA - madanapriya ghara se nikalakara apane kRtya ke lie pazcAttApa karatA huaa| dezAntara ko cala diyA / calate calate use do dina nirAhara hI bIta gaye, tIsare dina jaba vaha eka aTavI meM jA rahA thA taba vahA~ para use bahuta - sI gAyeM caratI dikhAI dIM / kSudhAtura madana ne caravAhe se dUdha kI prArthanA kI / tIna dina se bhUkhe madana ko dekhakara caravAhe ko dayA A - gayI / 1 213

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta usake gokula meM usa samaya eka binA dUhI bhaiMsa thI, ataH usane usa bhaiMsa ko dUhakara madana ko bahuta - sA dUdha de diyA / madana bolA - yaha najadIka meM jo tAlAba dikha par3atA hai vahA~ jAkara mu~ha - hAtha dhokara vahA~ hI maiM dUdha pIU~gA / caravAhe ne khuzI se vahA~ para dUdha kA ghar3A le jAne kI sammati dI / madana dUdha ke ghar3e ko lekara tAlAba ke kinAre AyA / zubha bhAvanA se vaha socane lagA mujhe Aja annajala grahaNa kiye do dina ho gaye, yadi isa samaya koI atithi mahAtmA tapasvI Adi uttama pAtra mila jAya to use isa dUdha meM se hissA dekara phira pAraNA karU~ to merA janma saphala ho jAya / maiMne apane jIvana meM kucha bhI sukRta nahIM kiyA / isI se merI yaha durdazA huI hai| isa samaya mere pAsa khAne pIne taka ke lie bhI kucha sAdhana nahIM / aisI viSama sthiti meM bhI agara koI mahAtmA darzana de to maiM isa dravya meM se use hissA de kucha sukRta upArjana karU~ / jisa samaya madana pUrvokta prakAra ke vicAra kara rahA thA ThIka usI samaya usake sadbhAgya se vahA~ para eka mAsopavAsI tapasvI A pahu~cA / vaha tapasvI mAsopavAsa ke pAraNe ke lie najIka ke gA~va kI tarapha jA rahA thA / tapasvI ko dekhakara madana ke vizuddha pariNAma meM aura bhI vRddhi huI / vaha harSita hokara vicArane lagA - aho ! merA sadbhAgyodaya hai, jisase manoratha karate hI isa mahApuruSa ke darzana ho gye| maiM inheM dUdha meM se kucha hissA dU~, yaha nizcayakara usane muni ke rAste kI tarapha jAkara bhaktipUrvaka hAtha jor3akara kahA - "he mahAtman! kRpAlu munirAja ! yaha nirdoSa dUdha grahaNa karake merA kalyANa karo / madana kA zubha pariNAma dekhakara dravya, kSetra, kAla, bhAva meM usa dravya ko vizuddha samajhakara tapasvI ne icchAnusAra usameM se kucha dUdha grahaNa kiyA / madana ne bhI zubha pariNAma se usa mahAtapasvI ko dUdha kA dAna dekara vizeSa puNya upArjana kiyaa| - sacamuca hI aisI garIba sthiti meM aura phira do dina kI sahana kI huI bhUkha - pyAsa meM bhI khAdya yA peya padArtha prAptakara ke atithi mahAtmA ko dAna dene kI jo bhAvanA paidA hotI hai yahI bhAvI zubha dinoM kI sUcanA kA lakSaNa haiM / aisI paristhiti meM yogyapAtra ko diyA huA thor3A sA bhI dAna mahAn phaladAyaka hotA hai / mare ko kauna nahIM mAratA, sukhI aura dhanADhyoM kA kauna nahIM satkAra 1 214

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta karatA ? parantu jo muTThI-bhara nirdoSa anna ke lie ghara-ghara phirate haiM, unheM bhaktipUrvaka dAna dene meM kitanA mahAn lAbha hotA hai, isa bAta ko samajhanevAle bahuta kama manuSya haiN| ___munirAja anyatra vihAra kara gaye / madana bhI tapasvI muni ko namaskArakara vApisa usa tAlAba kI pAla para A gayA aura munidAna se apane Apako kRtArtha mAnate hue usane zeSa bacA huA dUdha pI liyA / jaMgala meM manuSyoM ke vizeSa upayoga meM na Ane ke kAraNa isa jaMgalI tAlAba ke kinAre iMTo yA patthara se bA~dhe hue nahIM the / evaM madana bhI anajAna hone se usa tAlAba kI gaharAI yA usake andara utarane kA sarala mArga na jAnatA thA / vaha usake kinAre para baiThakara nIce jhukakara tAlAba meM se pAnI pIne lgaa| itane meM hI usakA paira phisala jAne se vaha turanta hI tAlAba meM jA girA, tAlAba ke kinAroM ke pAsa hI agAdha jala thA / madana tairanA nahI jAnatA thaa| ataH vaha tAlAba se bAhara na nikala sakA / use nikAlane vAlA bhI usa jaMgala meM najadIka meM koI nahIM thaa| isalie bicAre madana ko tAlAba meM hI apane prANa tyAgane pdd'e| zubhabhAvanA pUrvaka munidAna ke prabhAva se madana mRtyu pAkara isI sAgara tilaka zahara ke rAjA vijaya ke ghara putra rUpa meM paidA huA / usakA kaMdarpa nAma rakkhA gayA / vijaya rAjA kI mRtyu ke bAda kaMdarpa hI isa zahara kA rAjA bnaa| idhara priyamitra bhI sundarI ke sAtha vilAsa karatA huA Ananda meM apane dina bitA rahA thaa| parantu isa viSayAnanda meM usane apanI dUsarI rUdrA aura bhadrA donoM patniyoM ke sAtha aneka prakAra kI duzmanI paidA kara lI thI / eka dina priyamitra sundarI ko sAtha lekara dhanaMjaya yakSa ke darzana karane jA rahA thA / calate hue ve eka vaTavRkSa ke vistAra se alaMkRta pradeza ke pAsa Aye, vahA~ para una donoM ne apane sanmukha Ate hue eka muni ko dekhA / muni ke darzana se priyasundarI ke mana meM apazukana kI bhAvanA paidA huI / vaha socane lagI ki yAtrA ke lie jAte hue hameM sabase pahale yaha naMge siravAlA hI milA hai isa apazukana se hamArI yAtrA saphala na hogI, balki aura bhI kucha upadrava hogA / ityAdi bolatI huI sundarI 215

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta ne apanI gAr3I aura parivAra ko Age na bar3hane dekara vahA~ hI ThaharA liyaa| ___saMsAra kI vicitratA kA pAra nahIM hai / jo mahApuruSa viSaya kaSAyAdi mahAn apamaMgaloM se dUra haiM, jinake hRdaya meM se sAMsArika malIna vAsanAyeM nikala gayI haiM / jo sadaiva jJAna dhyAna aura Atmika vicAra meM hI lIna rahate haiM / jo viSaya laMpaTa saMsAra ke manuSyoM ko hitopadeza dekara duSkarma janya pApoM se rakSaNa karate haiM / jo sadA dUsaroM kA kalyANa karane kI cintA kiyA karate haiM / jinake darzana mAtra se manuSyoM ke saMkaTa dUra ho jAte haiM, aise maMgalamaya mahAtmA mahApuruSoM ko dekhakara apazukana yA saMkaTa Ane kA vicAra karanA yaha kitanI bhayaMkara ajJAnatA hai ? zubhakArya ke lie ghara se nikale manuSya ko yadi sadbhAgya se sanmukha kisI mahAtmA puruSa kA darzana ho jAya to isase bar3hakara aura kyA zubha zukana ho sakatA hai ? parantu itanI bAta yAda rakhanI cAhie ki zukana ko dekhakara jaisI manuSya kI bhAvanA hotI hai vaisA hI use phala milatA hai| apazukana kI buddhi se mArga calate ruka jAnA hI suMdarI ke lie basa na huA / vaha aneka prakAra se usa mahAtmA ko upasarga karane lagI / kyoMki krodhAdhIna strI ke lie saMsAra meM koI bhI kArya akartavya nahIM hotA / ___muni ne apane Upara upasarga AyA dekha vicAra kiyA ki merI parIkSA kA samaya A gayA hai / jisa prakAra tApa tAr3ana dvArA sacce suvarNa kI parIkSA hotI hai vaise hI saMkaToM dvArA uttama puruSoM kI kasauTI hotI hai / ina ajJAniyoM ke kiye hue upadrava se ajJAnatA meM par3akara mujhe apane svabhAva yA svarUpa se vicalita na honA cAhie / aise hI samaya para ajJAnI aura jJAnavAna kA bheda mAlUma par3atA hai / yadi saMkaTa ke samaya jJAnavAna manuSya bhI ajJAna prANiyoM ke samAna apane svarUpa ko bhUla jAya to phira una donoM meM kucha bhI bheda nahIM rahatA / upadrava ke samaya samabhAva rakhane se prAcIna karma ko bhoga lene ke uparAnta navIna karmabandha bhI nahIM hotA / isalie mujhe aba apane svabhAva meM rahanA cAhie / yaha vicAra kara mAnasika vRtti ko nirmala rakhakara Atmopayoga meM dattacitta ho vaha munirAja dhyAnastha - kAyotsarga meM khar3A rahA / muni ko sanmukha khar3A dekha sundarI kA aura 216

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta bhI krodha adhika bhar3akA / vaha use ahaMkArI, pAkhaNDI kahakara niSThura vacanoM se usakI kadarthanA karane lagI / vaha apane suMdara nAmaka naukara se bolI- sundara! yaha jo pAsa meM iMToM kA pa~jAvA paka rahA hai jA vahA~ se Aga le A maiM isa pAkhaNDI veSadhArI ko dAga dUMgI, jisase isakA kiyA huA apazakuna dUra ho jAyagA aura isakA ahaMkAra bhI naSTa ho jAyagA / suMdara bolA svAminI ! mere pairoM meM jUte nahIM haiM vahA~ jAne meM rAste meM kAMTe bahuta haiM vyarthahI kAMTo meM kauna jAya ! aura sAdhuko dAga dene se tumheM kyA phAyadA hogA ? ina nikamme vicAroM ko chor3o gAr3I hA~kane do abhI dUra jAnA hai| apanI strI ke hukma kA anAdara huA dekha patnI ke Adeza ko sammati denevAlA priyamitra dUsare naukara kI aura dekhakara krodha ke Aveza meM bolA - are ! isa sundara ke donoM paira isa vaTavRkSa kI zAkhA se bA~dha do jisase isake paira meM jamIna para par3e hue kA~Te na lagane paaveN| apane vicAroM kI pati kI sahAnubhUti mila jAne para priyasuMdarI ko aura bhI joza A gayA / aba vaha gAr3I se nIce utarakara bolane lagI "are pAkhaNDI ! tere muMDitarUpa darzana se hamArI patipatnIrUpa isa jor3I meM kadApi viyoga na ho / terA apazakuna tujhe hI hAnikAraka ho / tere bandhuvarga se terA sadaiva viyoga ho / tUM sacamuca rAkSasa jaisA hai, isI kAraNa tujhe dekhakara hameM Dara lagatA hai / isa prakAra aneka vidha kaTu vacanoM se muni kA tiraskAra karatI huI niSThura hRdayavAlI suMdarI ne mAnoM apane sukha para prahAra karatI ho isa taraha muni para tIna daphA patthara kA prahAra kiyaa| itanA karane para bhI use duSkarma se saMtoSa na huA / usane muni ke pAsa Akara usake hAtha meM se rajoharaNa (jainamuni kA cinha) chIna liyA aura use apanI gAr3I meM rakha liyA / aisA karane para usane kucha saMtoSa mAnA, ataH naukaroM se bolI - "calo aba hamArA apazakuna dUra ho gayA / aba hameM kucha bhI aniSTa na hogA / calo aba nirbhaya hokara Age calo" dhanaMjaya yakSa kI pUjA kreNge"| suMdarI kI AjJA pAkara saba Age cala par3e aura kucha dera ke bAda dhanaMjaya yakSa ke maMdira ke samIpa A phuNce| 217

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta yakSa kI pUjAkara yAtrA saphala mAnakara sakala parivAra sahita priyamitra aura priyasundarI eka svacchasthAna meM bhojana karane ke lie baiThe / isa samaya priyasuMdarI ko prasanna dekha jaina dharma meM vizeSa prema rakhanevAlI eka dAsI ne apane mAlika aura mAlakina se namratA se kahA - "Apa logoM ne usa kSamAzIla mahAvrata dhAraka aura tyAga kI mUrti mahAmuni ko kaSTa dekara" tiraskAra aura kadarthanA karake mahAn pApa upArjana kiyA hai / saMsAra se virakta hue mahAtmA kI ha~sI aura majAka karanevAlA bhI isa janma aura agale janma meM aneka duHkhoM kA anubhava karatA hai / jisameM Apa logoM ne to usakA bahuta sA tiraskArakara, use pattharoM se mArakara! aneka prakAra ke krodha pUrNa vacanoM se kadarthanAkara usakA rajoharaNa bhI chIna liyA hai / isase Apa logoM ne bar3A bhayaMkara duHkha bhogane kA karma upArjana kara liyA / Apako zAntacitta se isa para svayaM vicAra karanA cAhie / aise mahAtmA aneka prANiyoM kA uddhAra karanevAle hone ke kAraNa saMsAra ke prANiyoM kA AdhArabhUta hote haiM / saMsAra ke viSayoM meM tape hue manuSya samAja ke lie aise mahApuruSoM kA samAgama megha ke samAna zAnti denevAlA hotA hai / aise jJAnIsAdhu rAtadina apane aura parAye jIvoM ke hita cintana meM hI lIna rahate hai| isalie vairAgya aura maMgalamaya mUrti mahAtmA ko duHkha denA apane sukha ko nAza karane ke samAna hai| dAsI ke upadezapUrNa vacanoM ko sunakara una donoM ke hRdaya meM itanA pazcAttApa ho uThA ki ve apane kiye hue duSkarmajanya pApa ke bhaya se thara - thara kA~pane lage / durgati ke Dara se ve dIna mana hokara atyanta pazcAttApa karate hue apane kRtya kI nindA karane lage / durgati se bacAnevAlA upadeza denevAlI usa dAsI kI buddhi kI unhoMne bahuta hI prazaMsA kI / use aneka dhanyavAda diye aura svayaM jainadharma samajhane kI jijJAsA prakaTa kii| muni kA rajoharaNa vApisa dene aura apane duSkRtyoM kI kSamA yAcanA karane ke Azaya se ve zIghra hI yakSamandira se vApisa lauTe / vaha muni bhI abhI taka dhyAna mudrA meM usI jagaha khar3A thA / usakA rajoharaNa china jAne para usane yaha 218

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta pratijJA kara lI thI ki jaba taka merA rajoharaNa mujhe vApisa na mile taba taka maiM anyatra na jAkara yahA~ hI khar3A rhuuNgaa| ___aba priyamitra aura priyasundarI muni ke pAsa A pahu~ce sundarI ne muni kA rajoharaNa vApisa de diyaa| apane ajJAna pUrNa kRtya ke lie pazcAttApa karate hue unakI A~kheM bhara AyI / ve kSamAyAcanA karate hue muni ke caraNoM meM leTa gaye aura dInatApUrvaka prArthanA karane lage ki he kRpA samudra ! prabho ! ajJAnatA se parataMtra hokara hamane jagata pUjya mahAmuni kI kadarthanA yAne virAdhanA kI hai / isa muni virAdhanA ke pApa se kuMbhAra ke cAka para car3he hue miTTI ke piNDa ke samAna hameM saMsAra cakra meM paribhramaNa karanA par3egA / aneka durgatiyoM meM ghora duHkha sahane para bhI hamArA isa pApa karma se chuTakArA na hogA / he dayA ke sindho ! kSamAsAgara! bhagavan ! prasanna hokara hama ajJAna pAmara prANiyoM ko kSamA kro| he dIna bandho! karuNAkara hama avinItAtmAoM kA yaha aparAdha mApha karo aura isa pApa se sarvathA mukta hone kA hame koI upAya btlaao| unake karuNAjanaka aura pazcAttApa pUrNa vacana sunakara muni ne apanA kAyotsarga pUrNakara kahA - "he mahAnubhAvo ! mere hRdaya meM krodha nahIM hai / ajJAnatA se karmAdhIna isI bhava ko mAnanevAle paramArtha se parAnmukha aura apane hI karma se aneka prakAra kI viTaMbanA ko prApta hue saMsAra ke pAmara prANiyoM para tattva ko jAnanevAle muni kadApi krodha nahIM karate / yadi vaise labdhiguNa dhArI muni mahAtmA kisI kAraNa krodha kareM to ve jagata ko bhasmIbhUta kara sakate haiN| merA hRdaya saMsAra ke samasta prANiyoM ke lie karuNA rasa pUrNa hai / isI kAraNa maiM kisI kI preraNA binA hI sarva jIvoM para kSamAbhAva rakhatA huuN| tathApi mahAnubhAvo! mujhe tumheM itanA jarUra kahanA par3atA hai ki isa prakAra kI mUr3hatA yA ajJAnatA ko tyAgakara vivekI bananA cAhie aura ajJAnatA ko dUra karane vAle aura AtmasvarUpa kA jJAna karAnevAle tumheM jaina dharma ko svIkAra karanA caahie| AtmA kI nityatA aura karmo kI vicitratA samajhanI cAhie / samasta prANI sukha kI icchA rakhate haiN| tumheM khuda ko sukha priya lagatA hai aura duHkha bhayAnaka jAna 219

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta par3atA hai, taba phira dUsare prANiyoM ko vaha kyoM denA cAhie ? sukha prApta karanevAle manuSya ko cAhie ki vaha dUsaroM ko bhI sukha hI de / hara eka manuSya apane kiye hue zubhAzubha karmo kA phala sukha yA duHkha rUpa meM avazya bhoganA par3atA hai / karuNA se prerita ho apakArIpara bhI upakAra karanevAle tyAga mUrti munirAja ne unheM aneka prakAra se hita zikSA dii| saMkSepa meM dvAdaza vratarUpa gRhastha dharma samajhAyA / una donoM ne muni kA diyA huA hitopadeza premapUrvaka sunA aura pApakarmo se mukta hone ke lie evaM bhaviSya meM sukha prApti kI icchA se unhoMne samyakatvapUrvaka gRhastha dharma aMgIkAra kiyA / aba jainadharma ko svIkArakara vairAgya raMga se taraMgita ho muni ko AhArAdi ke nimitta prArthanAkara ve apane ghara aaye| muni bhI kucha dera bAda samaya hone para bhikSA ke lie nagara meM gayA / apane yogya nirdoSa bhikSA kI gaveSaNA karate hue munirAja akasmAt svAbhAvika hI priyamitra ke ghara A phuNce| muni kA darzana karate hI apane janma ko saphala mAnate hue dampatI ne bar3e harSa pUrvaka muni ko vizuddha AhAra pAnI kA lAbha diyA AhAra kara muni anyatra vihAra kara gayA / paraspara prema dhAraNa karate hue priyasundarI aura priyamitra samyak zraddhAnapUrvaka manuSya janma ke sArabhUta gRhastha dharma kI ArAdhanA karane lage / Apasa meM sneha rakhatI huI rUdrA aura bhadrA bhI eka jude ghara meM rahakara apane mAne hue dharmAnusAra yathAzakti dAnAdi se puNya upArjana karane lgii| paraspara prema hone para bhI eka dina aisA kAraNa bana gayA jisase una donoM meM bhI khUba kleza huaa| parantu kucha dera bAda zAnta hone para unheM bar3A pazcAttApa huA, isase ve donoM eka jagaha baiThakara vicAra karane lagI ki - dhikkAra hai hamAre jIvana ko, jisameM jarA bhI sukha nahIM / hamArA janma bilakula nirarthaka hai / isa ghara meM sadaiva kleza rahatA hai / pati kI ora se to hameM sarvathA sukha nahIM; kyoMki use to sundarI ne hI apane svAdhIna kara rakhA hai / ve donoM pati - patnI hamAre sAmane dekhate taka nahIM hai, prema se bolane kI to bAta hI kyA ? hama donoM meM prema hai sahI para kabhI na kabhI hama meM bhI kleza ho hI jAtA hai / isa taraha klezamaya jIvana bitAne kI apekSA 220

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta mara jAnA behatara hai| hamase jitanA bana sakA utanA dAna puNya kara liyA hai, aba deha kA tyAga karanA ThIka hai / isa prakAra prANa tyAga kA nizcayakara eka mana vAlI hokara kisI ko mAlUma na ho isa taraha donoM ne kisI eka kue~ meM par3akara ApaghAta kara liyA / rudrA marakara jayapura nagara meM caMdrapAla rAjA ke ghara putrI rUpa meM paidA huI / usakA kanakavatI nAma rakkhA gayA jisakA vivAha sanmukha baiThe hue isa caMdrAvatI nareza vIradhavala ke sAtha huA hai| priyamitra kI bhadrA nAmakI dUsarI strI marakara pariNAma kI vicitratA se vyantara jAti kI devayoni meM vyantarI paidA huii| eka dina vaha vyantarI AkAza mArga se pRthvIsthAnapura ke Upara hokara jA rahI thI usa samaya usane priyamitra aura priyasundarI ko dekhA, dekhate hI apane pUrvabhava kI smRti Ane se usake hRdaya meM una donoM ke prati vairabhAva jAga uThA / ataH jahA~ para ve ghara meM zAnti se so rahe the, vahA~ jAkara vyantarI ne apanI daivI zakti se una para dIvAra ko girA diyA aura phira vaha vahA~ se Age calI gayI / ve strI puruSa zubha bhAva meM mRtyu prAptakara priyamitra kA jIva rAjan ! Apake ghara meM mahAbala putra paidA huA hai aura priya sundarI kA jIva vahA~ se marakara vIradhavala rAjA kI putrI malayAsundarI nAma se paidA huI hai / pUrvabhava ke prabala prema ke kAraNa inakA isa bhava meM bhI pati -patnI kA sambandha kAyama rhaa| rAjan ! mahAbala aura malayAsundarI ne pUrvabhava meM rudrA aura bhadrA ke sAtha jo tIvra vaira paidA kiyA thA usa vaira ko yAda karatI huI vyantarI ne phira isa janma meM bhI mahAbala ko mArane kA prayatna kiyA thA, kintu isake puNya kI prabalatA se jaba vaha ise mArane meM saphala manoratha na ho sakI taba rAtri ke samaya apane mahala meM sote hue ko upadrava karane lagI / jo curAye gaye vastra aura kuNDalAdi caMdrAvatI nagarI ke samIpa vaTavRkSa kI khokhara meM se rAjakumAra ko mile the ve saba usa vyantarI ke hI haraNa kiye hue the| kumArI malayAsundarI ne mahAbala ke prathama samAgama ke samaya apane hRdaya ke samAna priya jo use lakSmIpuMja hAra samarpaNa kiyA thA usa hAra ko bhI kumAra ke so jAne para usake pAsa se vyantarI ne hI haraNa 221

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta kara liyA thA aura pUrvabhava sambandhi gAr3ha sneha hone ke kAraNa usane vaha hAra kanakavatI kI goda meM girAyA thaa| pUrvokta antima vRttAnta sunate hI Azcarya se cakita ho rAjA vIradhavala namratApUrvaka bola uThA- bhagavan ! kyA mahAbala kumAra svayaMvara hone se pahale bhI kabhI malayAsundarI se milA thA? yaha bAta to asaMbhavita sI mAlUma hotI hai| svayaMvara ke sivA vaha kabhI hamAre yahA~ AyA hI nahIM thA / rAjA vIradhavala ke ye vacana sunakara mahAbala aura malayAsundarI mukha para vastra DAlakara gupta rItyA ha~sane lage / kyoMki unake prathama milana kA samAcAra una donoM ke sivA anya kisI ko mAlUma hI na thA / rAjA kI zaMkA dUra karane ke lie jJAnI mahAtmA ne tamAma vRttAnta vistArapUrvaka kaha sunAyA ki rAjakArya ke lie Aye hue zUrapAla rAjA ke senApatimaMDala ke sAtha mahAbala kumAra gupta veSa meM caMdrAvatI AyA thaa| saMdhyA ke samaya vaha prathama kanakavatI ke mahala meM AyA, usIse rAstA pUcha Upara malayAsundarI se jA milA thA / usa samaya prathama milana meM prema bandhana ko dRr3ha karane ke lie malayAsundarI ne lakSmIpuMja hAra mahAbala ke gale meM DAla diyA thaa| pUrva janma ke vaira ke kAraNa isa bAta ko dUsare rUpa meM badalAkara kanakavatI ne kapaTa bhAva se Apako ulaTA sIdhA samajhAkara malayAsundarI para ApakA vizeSa kopa karAyA thA / ityAdi kanakavatI kA bhI jJAnI guru ne saMkSepa se sarva vRttAnta kaha sunAyA jise sunakara logoM ke hRdaya meM usake prati bar3I ghRNA paidA huI / jJAnI gurudeva ke vacana sunakara mahAbala aura malayAsundarI hAtha jor3akara bola uThe -jJAna divAkara gurumahArAja jo pharamAte haiM vaha sarvathA satya hai / sarvajJa ke jJAna meM koI bAta chipI nahIM rahatI / jaba vyantarI devI ne kumAra ko haraNa kiyA yAne jaba vaha usa vyantarI ke hAtha para baiThakara AkAza mArga se jA rahA thA usa samaya mahAbala ne usa vyantarI para jo muSTI prahAra kiyA thA usase pIr3ita hokara vaha vyantarI phira Aja taka kumAra ke pAsa nahIM AyI usakA vairabhAva vahA~ para hI pUrNa ho gayA / pUrva bhava meM jisa sundara nAmA naukara ko muni ko dAga dene ke lie jalate 222

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta hue pa~jAve meM se sundarI ne Aga lAne kI AjJA kI thI vaha sundara naukara marakara pRthvI sthAnapura ke bAhara vaTavRkSa para vyantara hokara rahA thA / jaba mahAbala yogI kI preraNA se lohakhura cora ke mRtaka ko lene usa vaTavRkSa ke pAsa gayA taba usa vyantara deva ne jJAnabala se mahAbala ko pahacAna liyA aura usane jo priyamitra ke bhava meM apanI patnI kA vacana bar3hAne ke lie use yaha kahA thA ki isake paira bar3a kI zAkhA se bA~dha do jisase isake pairoM meM kA~Te na lage / ityAdi bAteM smaraNa hone se usane vicArA ki isane svAmIpana ke mada meM Akara usa vakta merA tiraskAra kiyA thA / isa samaya maiM bhI ise isake vacanAnusAra kucha camatkAra batalAUM to ThIka ho / yaha socakara usa vyantara ne murade ke zarIra meM praveza kiyA aura murade ke mukha se bolA ki - "are mUrkha ! mujhe vaTavRkSa kI zAkhA se ba~dhA dekhakara kyoM ha~satA hai, tUM khuda bhI AnevAlI rAta meM isI vaTavRkSa kI zAkhA para bA~dhA jAyagA aura Upara paira adho mukha hokara laTakAyA jAyagA / ThIka usa vyantara deva ke kathanAnusAra hI dUsare dina mahAbala usa vaTavRkSa kI zAkhA se laTakAyA gayA thA / pUrvajanma meM Akroza ke vacanoM dvArA jo naukara ko duHkha diyA thA, usI azubha karma ke pariNAma meM vaTavRkSa kI zAkhA se ba~dhanA pdd'aa| eka dina rudrA ne lobha ke vaza hokara apane pati kI aMgUThI curAlI thii| use yaha kAma karate hue sundara ne dekha liyA thA / ghara meM saba jagaha DhU~Dhane para bhI jaba vaha aMgUThI na milI taba priyamitra bahuta hI vyAkula hone lagA / apane svAmI ko vyAkula dekha aura apane para corI kA vahama na Ave isa kAraNa sundara ne rudrA ke samakSa hI priyamitra se kahA svAmin ! Apa kisa lie vyAkula hote haiM! ApakI aMgUThI rudrA ke pAsa hai, Apa inase mA~ga leveM / ye vAkya sunakara rudrA roSa meM Akara bola uThI "are ! duSTa kapaTI nakaTe sundara ! tUM jhUTha kyoM bolatA hai ? maiMne kaba aMgUThI lI hai ? rudrA ke tiraskAra pUrNa zabda sunakara sundara ko bar3A duHkha huA / parantu parAdhIna hone ke kAraNa usane mauna rahakara rudrA ke vacana sahanakara liye / asatya uttara denevAlI apanI svAminI ko vaha aura kyA kaha sakatA thA ? yaha Apa apane kiye kA phala bhogegI yaha samajhakara vaha cupa raha gyaa| priyamitra ne zAma dAma Adi nIti se rudrA ke pAsa se apanI aMgUThI nikAla 223

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta lI aura phira usakI khUba kadarthanA kI / naukara ko asatya aura kaTu vacana bolakara rudrA ne raudra - bhayAnaka karma upArjana kara liyA / pUrva bhava kI apanI mAlakina rudrA ko kanakavatI ke rUpa meM dekha apane Upara tiraskArapUrNa bole hue durvacana yAdakara vyantara jAti meM paidA hue sundara ke jIva ne cora ke mRtaka zarIra meM praveza kara kanakavatI kI nAka kATa lI / madana kA pUrvajanma meM sundarI para jo anurAga thA vaha prabala hone ke kAraNa isa bhava meM bhI malayAsundarI ko dekha madana ke jIva kandarpa ke hRdaya meM usa para Asakti huI thI / manuSya ke hRdaya meM jo pahale bhavoM ke saMskAra ke kAraNa vAsanAyeM paidA hotI hai ve vinA bhoga ke yA prabala jJAna kI sahAyatA ke sivA kabhI zAnta nahIM hotI / pahale bhava meM malayAsundarI aura mahAbala ne bAraha vrata aMgIkArapUrvaka gRhastha dharma kI ArAdhanA kI thI aura muni ko dAna diyA thA / usa zubha karma ke prabhAva se isa janma meM inhoMne uttama kula meM paidA hokara sukha kI sAmagrI Adi prApta kI hai| malayAsundarI ne priya sundarI ke bhava AkrozapUrvaka tiraskAra ke vacana bolate hue kahA thA ki "are ! pAkhaNDI muni ! tere sage sambandhiyoM se terA sadaiva viyoga ho, tUM rAkSasa ke samAna bhayAnaka mAlUma hotA hai" evaM krodhita hokara muni para tIna daphA pattharoM kA prahAra kiyA thA / mahAbala ke jIva priyamitra ne bhI mauna rahakara apanI patnI ke kRtya kI anumodanA kI thI, usa akRtya ke dvArA ina donoM ne ghora pAtaka upArjana kiyA thA / parantu bAda meM apanI bhUla mAlUma hone se inhoMne khUba pazcAttApa kiyA aura muni ke pAsa jAkara apane aparAdha kI kSamA yAcanA karate hue bahuta - sA pApa karma kSaya kara diyA thA / kintu kSaya karane para bhI jo duSkarma bAkI raha gayA thA, usake prabhAva se isa bhava meM inheM apane sage sambandhiyoM se tIna daphA saMkaTa pUrNa viyoga sahanA par3A hai aura malayAsundarI ko kAruka - ra~gareja tathA kaMdarpa kI adhInatA meM aneka prahAra sahane par3e haiN| muni ko rAkSasa kahane ke karma pariNAma meM nirdoSa hote hue bhI malayAsundarI ko vaira sambandha se kanakavatI kI ora se rAkSasI kA kalaMka prApta huA / isa prakAra rAjakula meM paidA hokara bhI ina donoM ne apane pahale janma meM kiye hue pApakarmoM ke kAraNa yahA~ para aise ghora duHkha prApta kiye haiM / priya sundarI ne kupita hokara muni ke hAtha meM se usakA rajoharaNa chIna 1 224

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta liyA thA / usa rajoharaNa ko chInate samaya usake kliSTa adhyavasAya ke pramANa se vaise hI viSama phala svarUpa meM balasAra dvArA chInA jAne para malayAsundarI ko bhI apane nirvAsita jIvana kAla meM apane putra kA viyoga duHkha sahanA par3A / jisa muni ko ina donoM strI-puruSoM ne upasarga kiyA thA aura bAda meM apanI bhUla mAlUma hone se jisake pAsa unhoMne pazcAttApa pUrvaka gRhastha dharma aMgIkAra kiyA thA vahI muni isa samaya kevala jJAnI kI avasthA meM vicaratA hai aura maiM svayaM hI vaha muni hU~ / mahAbala aura malayAsundarI kA yaha dUsarA janma hai parantu maiM to abhItaka usI bhava meM vicara rahA hU~ / zUrapAla - bhagavan ! mahAbala kumAra aura malayAsundarI ko kanakavatI aba phirato upasarga nahIM karegI ? jJAnI mahAtmA - rAjan ! kanakavatI kI ora se malayAsundarI ko nahIM parantu mahAbala ko avazya eka daphA bhaya upasthita hogA / vaha phiratI huI yahA~ hI AyagI aura isI nagara ke bAhara eka daphA mahAbala kumAra ko bhayaMkara upadrava karegI aura usI pApakarma ke kAraNa vaha saMsAra cakra meM par3akara nIcAdi yoniyoM meM paidA ho aneka prakAra ke ghora duHkha sahana karegI / apane pUrvabhava kA vRttAnta sunakara asahya yAtanAoM se bacane ke lie yogyatAnusAra mahAbala aura malayAsundarI ne gRhastha dharma aMgIkAra kiyA aura isa janma ke duHkhoM kA kAraNa bhUtapUrva janma meM virAdhita munipada kI ArAdhanA karane kA vizeSa abhigraha dhAraNa kiyA / ina donoM ke pUrvabhava sambandhi vairAgya garbhita caritra ko sunakara aneka manuSyoM ne vairAgya prAptakara saMyama lene kI utsukatA batalAyI / kitaneka bhadrika pariNAmI manuSyoM ne gRhastha dharma svIkAra kiyA aura bahuta se krUra manuSyoM ke hRdaya pighalakara komala bana gye| apane putra aura putrI kA vicitra aura bodha janaka vRttAnta sunakara saMsAra duHkha se bhayabhIta ho sUrapAla aura vIradhavala rAjA cAritra grahaNa karane ko taiyAra ho gaye / ve hAtha jor3akara jJAnaguru se bole bhagavan ! apane rAjyabhAra kI vyavasthA karake hama Apake caraNoM meM saMyama grahaNa kreNge| gurujI ne kahA - " mahAnubhAvo ! aise kArya meM vizeSa vilamba na karanA cAhie / 225

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra pUrvabhava vRttAnta gurumahArAja kA vacana svIkArakara unheM bhaktibhAva se namaskArakara donoM rAjA zahara meM Aye / mahAbala vahA~ para hI hone ke kAraNa zUrapAla rAjA ko rAjya kI vyavasthA karane ke lie pRthvIsthAnapura jAne kI AvazyakatA na pdd'ii| usane vahA~ para hI rahakara mahAbala ko pRthvIsthAnapura kA rAjyabhAra supUrda kara diyA aura saMsAra se nizcanta ho sahakuTumba dIkSA lene ko taiyAra ho gyaa| vicAraka dharmArthI manuSya vastu ke satya svarUpa ko samajhane ke bAda use grahaNa karane aura asatya samajhane para parityAga karane meM kadApi vilamba nahIM karate / / saMyama grahaNa karane kI sUrapAla rAjA kI ati utsukatA dekhakara vIradhavala rAjA ne bhI caMdrAvatI na jAkara vahA~ para hI apane putra malayaketu ko bulA bhejA aura usake A jAne para vIradhavala rAjA ne samasta rAjya kAryabhAra use sauMpa diyA / basa aba zeSa kucha na karanA thaa| donoM rAjAoM ne vahA~ para hI apanI rAniyoM sahita jJAnI gurudeva mahArAja ke pAsa jAkara saMyama grahaNa kara liyaa| guru mahArAja bhI kucha dina vahA~ rahakara una donoM rAjarSi ziSyoM ko sAtha le anyatra vihAra kara gaye / kitaneka samaya taka saMyama pAlakara aura duSkara tapAcaraNakara anta meM ArAdhanA pUrvaka kAlakara ke ve donoM rAjarSi svarga sidhAra gaye / vahA~ se Ayu pUrNakara mahAvideha meM janma lekara punaH saMyama dvArA karmakSayakara ke mokSa prApta kreNge| 226

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vairAgya aura saMyama zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vairAgya aura saMyama mahAbala rAjA ne sAgara tilaka kI rAjadhAnI para apane kumAra zatabala ko sthApita kara diyA aura vahA~ para apane pradhAna senApati ko rakhakara evaM zatabala kumAra ko sAtha le vaha apanI mukhya rAjadhAnI pRthvIsthAnapura meM A rahA / vahA~ para rahakara durjaya zatruoM para jaya prAptakara niSkaMTaka rAjya pAlana karane lgaa| jJAnIgurudeva mahArAja ke upadeza se usake hRdaya meM sadaiva dharma bhAvanA jAgRta rahatI hai, ataH vyantara deva kI sahAya se vaha vizeSa prakAra se dharma aura prajA kI unnati karane lagA / jahA~ para dhArmika, sAdhanoM kI AvazyakatA mAlUma hotI vahA~ para rAjya kI ora se ve sAdhana taiyAra karAye jAte the|anek sthAnoM para rAjya kI tarapha se dAna zAlAyeM kholI gayI / vizeSataH vaha apane pUrvajanma ko yAdakara muni mahAtmAoM kI sevA bhakti karane lagA / gRhasthadharma ko pAlana karate hue kucha samaya bAda malayAsundarI ne apane kula kI dhUrA ko dhAraNa karanevAle eka sadguNI putra ko janma diyA / janmostava pUrvaka rAjA mahAbala ne usa dUsare putra kA nAma sahasrabala rakhyA / __ saMsAra ke prapaMca meM aura pA~coM indriyoM ke viSaya sukha meM dina, mahIne yA aneka varSa bItane para bhI manuSyoM ko kucha mAlUma nahIM hote / anAdi kAla ke lambe abhyAsa ke kAraNa nirogI AyuSya aura iSTa viSayoM kI prApti manuSya ko vizeSa rucikara hotI hai / pUrva janmAntaroM ke saMskAroM se svAbhAvika hI manuSya kA mana vAsanAoM kI tarapha AkarSita hotA rahatA hai / parantu anAdi kAla se bhUle hue AtmasvarUpa ko prApta karane ke lie binA kisI satpuruSa kI preraNA ke svataH prayatna karanevAle bhAgyazAlI kitane najara Ate haiM ? jisa taraha bhUkhe manuSya ko svayaM hI apanA khAdya padArtha prApta karane kA prayatna karanA cAhie / vaise hI AtmIya sukha kI icchAvAle manuSya ko khuda dharma kI gaveSaNA karanI caahie| parantu yadi puNyodaya se binA prayatna kiye hI dharmopadezaka kA samAgama mila jAya to usase dharma svarUpa samajhakara saccesukha kI prApti ke lie use sevana karane meM 227

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra jarA bhI vilamba na karanA cAhie / vairAgya aura saMyama manuSya para jo saMkaTa yA vipatti AtI hai, vahI use saccA manuSya banAne, saccA mAnava jIvana jIne kA pATha sikhAne ke lie AtI hai| saMkaTa meM hI manuSya sahanazIlatA kA zikSaNa prApta karatA hai / duHkha meM hI manuSya kartavyAkartavya kA vicAra karatA hai / sukha meM manuSya ko kucha bhI zikSaNa nahIM milatA itanA hI nahIM balki pratyuta vaha apane Apako bhI bhUla jAtA hai / sAMsArika sukha eka prakAra kA nazA hai, use koI biralA hI jhela sakatA hai / ise prAptakara apane svarUpa kA mAna rakhanA yaha sAdhAraNa bAta nahIM hai / bar3e - bar3e vidvAna bhI isa mRgatRSNA ke lAlaca meM par3akara apane kartavyamArga se nIce gira jAte haiM, jaba yaha dazA hai to phira sadguNI, suzIla, sundara strI, guNavAn putra aura vizAla rAjyavaibhava prApta kara mahAbala kyoM na apane Apako bhUla jAtA ? apane aiza ArAma ke sAdhana prApta karate hue bhI yAne sAMsArika sukha meM nimagna hokara bhI usane sucAru rAjya vyavasthA ke kAraNa dUra dezoM taka apanI kIrtirUpI sugandhI phailA dI thii| jitanA acchA ho sakatA hai utanA icchA rAjyakArya karane meM usane kucha bhI bAkI na uThA rakkhA thaa| mahAbala rAjyavaibhava se sarvathA dharmamArga se vimukha na huA thA, kintu use jo AtmoddhAra kA parama kartavya pAlana karanA thA use vaha avazya bhUla gayA thA / rAjyakArya aura vyavahArika mArga meM praveza kiye usakA bahuta - sA samaya vyatIta ho gayA thA / eka dina ardharAtri ke samaya sukhazayyA meM sote hue use eka tyAgamUrti dikhAI dI, jo use uddezya kara rahI thI - "itanI ghora nidrA ! abhI taka kAlpanika sukha svapna bhaMga nahIM huA ?" basa samaya ho gayA, isa amUlya jIvana ke kImatI kSaNa vyartha na gavA~o, yaha svapnasA dekhakara mahAbala kI nidrA bhaMga ho gayI / usane sAvadhAna ho uThakara cAroM ora dekhA para use koI bhI najara na AyA / aba vaha sune hue sAragarbhita vAkyoM para vicAra karane lgaa| usa rAtri ke prazAnta vAtAvaraNa meM tAttvika vicAra karate hue usake hRdaya meM apane parama kartavya jJAna ke sUryodaya kI eka kiraNa prakAzita huI / 228

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vairAgya aura saMyama "nizA virAme paricintayAmi, gehe prajvalite kimahaM svapAmi" yaha zloka yAda AyA / ghara jala rahA hai, maiM kisalie so rahA hU~? maiM saMsAra kI vAsanAoM meM phaMsakara sacamuca hI amUlya mAnava bhava ke kImatI kSaNa vyartha gavA~ rahA huuN| kyA saMsAra meM rahakara isase bar3hakara aura bhI sukha mila sakatA hai ? jisakI AzA se maiM mRgajala ko dekha mRga ke samAna daur3adhUpa kara rahA hU~ ? maiM kyoM nahIM isa tuccha indriyasukha lAlasA ke bandhana ko tor3akara AtmasAdhanA ke mArga para car3ha jAtA ? mujhameM itanI kamajorI? ahA ! maiM kitanA pramAdI hU~! pUrvabhava meM kiye hue sukRta aura duSkRta kA anubhava karane para bhI usa sacce sukha ke mArga ko na svIkArakara vinazvara indriya viSaya sukha meM lubdha ho rahA hU~ ? basa aba aisA na hogA / aba mujhe yaha saMsAra DarAvanA lagatA hai / pitA ! pyAre pUjya pitA ! tuma dhanya ho ! isa tRSNAmaya saMsAra ko tyAgakara parama zAnti ke mArga meM gamanakara apanI AtmA kA kalyANa karanevAle pitA ! tuma dhanya ho! he pUjyanIya vIradhavala rAjarSi ! Apa dhanya haiM ! maiM bhI aba usI mArga kA Azraya lU~gA / merI nidrAbhaMga ho gayI / he tejomaya tyAgamUrti ! tumane darzana dekara mujhe kIcar3a meM se khIMca liyaa| pUrvokta virakta vicAroM meM hI mahAbala kI rAta bIta gayI / prAtaHkAla hone para sukhazayyA se uThakara AvazyakAdi nityakrama se nipaTakara vairAgyarasa pUrNa hRdayavAna vaha rAjasabhA meM aayaa| manuSya kI prabala icchAzakti bhI jAdU kA kAma karatI hai / thor3I hI dera ke bAda rAjasabhA meM eka vanamAlI ne Akara vinamrabhAva se kahA - mahArAja ! sarakArI bagIce meM jJAnadivAkara aura tejomaya tyAgamUrti koI eka mahAtmA puruSa padhAre haiM / yaha sunakara mahAbala ke harSa kA pAra na rhaa| apane manobhAva ko siddha karanevAle mahApuruSa kA samAgama sunakara manodyAna vikasIta ho utthaa| "sacamuca hI maiM puNyavAn hU~" mere vicAra ke sAtha hI jJAnIguru mahArAja kA samAgama ho gyaa| basa yahI mere samunnata bhaviSya kI nizAnI hai / icchA hote hI sAdhaka ko uttara sAdhaka sahAyaka kI prApti honA 229

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vairAgya aura saMyama yahI kArya siddhi kI sUcanA hai, yaha vicAra karate hue rAjA prasanna citta ho siMhAsana se nIce utarA / uttarAsana karake jisa dizA meM zahara se bAhara mahAtmA Thahare hue haiM usa dizA tarapha pA~ca - sAta kadama calakara jamIna para mastaka lagA paMcAMga namaskAra kiyA / guru mahArAja ke samAgama kI khabara lAnevAle vanamAlI ko prItidAna dekara vidA kiyA / phira turanta hI rAjasabhA barakhAstakara rAjA gurumahArAja ko vandanArtha jAne kI taiyArI karane lagA / dera hI kyA thI, turanta hI sarva taiyArI hone para tamAma rAjakula ko sAtha le rAjA gurumahArAja ke samIpa jA pahu~cA aura unheM bhaktibhAva pUrvaka namaskArakara dharmopadeza sunane ke irAde se gurumahArAja ke sanmukha baiTha gayA / mahAtmA ne dharmadezanA prArambha kI / I sajjano ! vAstavika sukha krodha, abhimAna, kapaTa, lobha, lAlaca aura viSaya tRSNAoM ko kucala DAlane para apane hI bhItara se prApta hotA hai / basa ise hI Atmazuddhi kahate haiM / AtmA meM sukha kA parama bhaNDAra bharA hai / parantu pUrvokta doSoM ko nAza kiye binA vaha prApta ho nahIM sktaa| Atmazuddhi ke sivA sacce sukha kA lAbha honA asambhava haiN| mAna lo ki pAnI se bharA huA eka vizAla kuNDa hai aura usameM eka amUlya ratna par3A hai, parantu usa kuNDa kA pAnI gaMdalA hai aura bAra - bAra pavana kI lahariyoM se vaha pAnI hilajhula rahA hai / usa malIna aura halana calanavAle taraMgita pAnI kI paristhiti meM kuNDa meM nIce par3e hue amUlya ratna ko kyA Apa dekha sakeMge ? kadApi nahIM / basa isI prakAra AtmA kA zuddharUpa ratna manarUpI pAnI meM nIce par3A hai| vaha mana rUpI pAnI viSaya kaSAya kI malInatA se gaMdalA ho rahA hai aura aneka prakAra kI kutsita vicAra taraMgoM se DolAyamAna ho rahA hai / isalie jaba taka viSaya kaSAya kA abhAva aura manogata aneka vitarkoM kI zAnti na ho taba taka zuddhAtmaratnarUpI sacce sukha ke darzana yA prApti kI AzA rakhanA vyartha hai / isI kAraNa Atmazuddhi ke lie malIna mAnasika vRttiyoM kA parityAga karanA caahie| bAhya upAdhiyA~ jo manovRtti ko malIna karatI hai unakA bhI tyAga karanA caahie| aisA karane para hI nitya avinAzI Atmika sukha prApta hotA hai / guru mahArAja ke mukha se pUrvokta dharmadezanA sunakara rAjA mahAbala 230

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vairAgya aura saMyama AtmasAdhana karane ke lie sAvadhAna ho gayA / puNyodaya ke kAraNa prathama se hI usake andara Atma jAgRti paidA ho gayI thI, dharmadezanA se usakA pUrApoSaNa ho gayA / dharmopadeza samApta hone para saparivAra nagara meM A gayA / usane zatabala sahasrabala aura malayAsundarI ko bulAkara unake samakSa apanI saMyama aMgIkAra karane kI AturatA batalAyI / jaba se apanA pUrvabhava vRttAnta sunA thA malayAsundarI to taba se hI saMsAra se virakta thI / vaha sirpha pati kI icchA ke adhIna hokara itane samaya taka gRhavAsa meM rahI thii| mahAbala ke vicAra sunakara usake utsAha meM aura bhI vRddhi huI / sAMsArika sneha bandhanoM ko tor3akara vaha pati ke sAtha hI saMyama grahaNa karane ko taiyAra ho gayI / sAgaratilaka kI rAjadhAnI prathama se hI zatabala ko sauMpa dI gayI thI / aba pRthvIsthAnapura kI rAjagaddI para sahasrabala ko baiThAyA gayA / navIna rAjA sahasrabala aura zatabala ne mAtA - pitA ke saMyama grahaNa karane ke avasara para nagara meM bar3e samAroha se aSTAhnikA mahotsava kiyA / mahAbala ke sAtha aneka rAjapuruSoM aura malayAsundarI ke sAtha aneka rAjakula kI striyoM ne saMyama aMgIkAra kiyA / dIkSA grahaNa karane para saMyama zikSaNa ke lie malayAsundarI Adi ko saparivAra mahattarA sAdhvI ko sauMpa diyA gayA / I rAjarSi mahAbala saMyamocita zikSaNa grahaNa karate hue kucha dina pRthvIsthAnapura meM rahakara guru mahArAja ke sAtha anyatra vihAra kara gayA / sAdhvI malayAsundarI bhI apanI guru mahattarA sAdhvI ke sAtha anyatra vihAra kara gayI / aba ve donoM jude - jude sthaloM meM vicarakara jJAnadhyAna se apanI AtmA ko kRtArtha karate the / kabhI - kabhI vicarate hue sAgaratilaka aura pRthvIsthAna Akara donoM putroM ko dharma mArga meM prerita karate aura AtmaguNa ghAtaka vyasanoM se dUra rahane kA upadeza dete the / ve donoM bhAI bhI paraspara prItiparAyaNa hokara sadguru ke upadeza se dharmadhyAna meM evaM apanI- apanI prajA ko hara eka prakAra se sukhI banAne meM sAvadhAna rahate the / mAtA - pitA kI dharma preraNA se ve donoM rAjA dharma 231

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vairAgya aura saMyama meM itane dRr3ha ho gaye ki dUsare manuSyoM ko bhI vedharmamArga meM jor3ane kI preraNA karane lge| talavAra kI dhAra ke samAna tIvra tapAcaraNa karate hue rAjarSi mahAbala krama se siddhAnta kA pAragAmI ho gItArtha ho gayA / AtmoddhAra ke lie mahAn prayatna zIla mahAmuni mahAbala ko gItArtha hone ke kAraNa akele vicarane kI bhI gurumahArAja ne AjJA de dI / apane kliSTa karmanAza karane ke lie usane bhI samudAya se svataMtra vicaranA pasanda kiyA / aba vaha mahAtapasvI apane sAdhusamUha se pRthak hokara jaMgalo, zmazAnoM, pahAr3oM aura girikaMdarAoM meM nivAsakara ghora tapa ke dvArA Atmojjvala karane lgaa| apanI manovRtti ko damana karate hue isa mahAmuni ne Atmadharma meM meru parvata ke samAna nizcalatA prApta kI thI / upasargo ko sahana karane meM pRthvI ke samAna sahanazIlatA prApta kI thii| apane zramaNadharma meM sthira rahane ke lie use AkAza ke samAna kisI Alambana kI AvazyakatA na thI / usakI mukha mudrA caMdra ke samAna saumya thI / usakA pavitra hRdaya samudra ke samAna gambhIra thA / vaha vairAgya rasa meM lIna hokara AtmadhyAna dvArA karmazatruoM ko nirmUla karane meM nirantara sAvadhAna rahatA thA apane aura parAye ke lie usa mahAtmA ke hRdaya meM dvaitabhAva na raha gayA thA eka dina vihAra karate hue sandhyA ke samaya parama tyAga kI mUrti vaha mahAmanA mahAbala muni sAgara tilaka nagara ke samIpa bAhyodyAna meM A phuNcaa| apane kliSTa karmarUpI zatruoM para vijaya pAkara AtmIya zuddha svarUpa prApta karane kA hI lakSyabindu hone ke kAraNa saMdhyA samaya hone se vaha vahA~ para hI eka rAjakIya bagIce ke pAsa kAyotsargadhyAna mudrA meM dhyAnastha ho khar3A rhaa| ThIka isI samaya usa bagIce kA mAlI ghUmatA huA usa mahAmuni kI ora A nikalA / usane dhyAnasamudra meM khar3e mahAbala rAjarSi ko dekhakara pahacAna liyaa| kyoMki vaha to sarakArI hI mAlI thA, parantu sAgara tilaka kA to baccA - baccA bhI mahAbala ko pahacAnatA thA / dhyAnastha muni ko namaskArakara vanamAlI zIghra hI zahara meM AyA aura usane rAjasabhA meM jAkara rAjA zatabala 232

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra vairAgya aura saMyama ko saharSa yaha samAcAra sunAyA ki mahArAja ! Apake pUjya pitA jI mahAmuni mahAbala rAjarSi Aja zahara se bAhara sarakArI bagIce ke pAsa padhAre haiM aura vahA~ para dhyAna mudrA meM dhyAnastha ho khar3e haiN| isa khuza khabara ko sunakara rAjA zatabala ke harSa kA pAra na rahA / usane apane pUjya pitA aura dharma guru kA samAgama samAcAra denevAle vanamAlI ko bahuta - sA prItidAna dekara vidA diyaa| rAjA ne vicAra kiyA isa vakta sandhyA samaya ho gayA hai, rAtri kA prArambha hone AyA hai, isalie subaha prAtaHkAla meM hI sarva parivAra ke sAtha jAkara pUjya pitA zrI guru mahArAja ko vandana kruuNgaa| sacamuca hI maiM bhAgyavAna hU~, mere puNyodaya se hI guru mahArAja ne yahA~ padhArakara isa zahara ko pavitra kiyA hai / isa taraha bolate hue rAjA ne usa dizA kI ora jidhara tyAga mUrti mahAbala rAjarSi dhyAna meM khar3A thA calakara jamIna para mastaka lagAkara paMcA~ga namaskAra kiyA / subaha hone para pUjya pitAjI kA darzana hogA, unake mukhAravinda se dharmopadeza sunUMgA aura usake upadezAnusAra calane kA bhara zaka prayatna karU~gA / inhIM vicAroM kI utsukatA meM rAjA ne bar3e kaSTa se rAta bitaayii| 233

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra nirvANa - prApti nirvANa - prApti malayAsundarI ko rAkSasI kA kalaMka diye bAda sandUka meM se bAhara nikAlakara sUrapAla rAjA ne kanakavatI kI tAr3anA tarjanAkara use deza nikAle kI zikSA dI thI / strI jAti hone ke kAraNa use prANa daMDa kI zikSA na dI gyii| aba vaha apane duSkarmoM se prerita ho deza dezAntaroM meM bhaTakatI huI duHkhita avasthA meM daivavazAt Aja hI kahIM se sAgara tilaka zahara meM A pahu~cI hai| kisI kArya prasaMga se vaha sandhyA ke samaya zahara se bAhara usI pradeza meM gayI jahA~ para mahAtapasvI rAjarSi mahAbala dhyAna lagAye khar3A thaa| mahAbala muni ko dekhate hI usane pahacAna liyA / aba vaha duSTa hRdayA strI mana meM vicArane lagI "yaha kyA ? yaha to zUrapAla rAjA kA rAjakumAra mahAbala mAlUma hotA hai, kyA yaha sAdhu bana gayA hai ! yaha to mere tamAma durAcaraNoM ko jAnatA hai / yadi isane mere jIvana kI ghaTanAyeM yahA~ para kisI ke sAmane prakaTa kara dI to isa zahara meM bhI merI dAla galanI muzkila ho jAyagI / phira to mujhe yahA~ rahane taka ko sthAna bhI na milegaa| loga tiraskAra pUrvaka mujhe zahara se bAhara nikAla deMge / saca kahA hai "pApA sarvatra zaMkitA" pApI prANI saba jagaha apane pApa se zaMkAzIla hI rahatA hai; mujhe isa vakta koI aisA upAya karanA cAhie jisase mere duzcaritra kisI ko bhI mAlUma na ho sakeM / isI prakAra ke vicAra karatI huI aura vahA~ para cAroM ora gaura se dekhatI huI vaha vApisa zahara meM A gyii| ___karIba Der3ha pahara rAta bIta cukI hai| cAroM aura ghora andhakAra chAyA huA hai / sArA zahara nidrAdevI kI goda meM par3A so rahA hai, isI kAraNa zahara bhara meM sannATA chA rahA hai / rAste suna sAna par3e haiN| aise mAnava saMcAra rahita samaya meM eka strI idhara - udhara dekhatI huI hAtha meM eka jalatI huI lakar3I lie zahara se bAhara 234

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra nirvANa - prApti nikala kara usI zUnya jaMga kI tarapha jA rahI hai / jidhara tyAga mUrti rAjarSi mahAbala AtmadhyAna meM lIna ho khar3e haiN| sacamuca hI isa samaya parama saMvega rasa meM nimagna ho Atma svarUpa ke ciMtana dvArA vaha dharma mUrti mahAmuni saMsAra meM janma maraNa paidA karAnevAle apane kaThina karmoM ko nAza karane meM tallIna ho rahA thA / ThIka isI samaya vaha strI usa mahAmuni ke samIpa A pahu~cI / daivayoga se sadA vahA~ hI rahanevAlA bagIce kA mAlI bhI Aja kisI kAryavaza zahara meM hI raha gayA thA, ataH usa bhUmibhAga ko jana saMcAra rahita dekha kara vaha strI bar3I prasanna huI / pAThaka mahAzaya ! bhrAnti meM na par3e / yaha anya koI nahIM ApakI pUrva paricitA aura mahAbala muni kI pUrva bhava kI vairana kanakavatI hI hai / Aja aisI avasthA meM ise mahAbala se badalA cukA lene kA sUjhA hai / ahA kitanI nIcatA ! kitanA krUra svabhAva ! apane parAye, zatru mitra, suvarNa aura pASANa para samAna bhAva rakhanevAle aura AtmasvarUpa kI prApti ke lie dhyAna magna avasthA meM khar3e hue mahAmuni ko jIvita jalA dene kA ghora pApakarma karane kA bhayaMkara sAhasa !! he sadaya hRdaya ! dhikkAra nahIM paraMtu aise ghora pApa karmakara ke bhAvI pariNAma meM naraka kI bhayaMkara yAtanA bhoganevAle prANiyoM para tUM dayA dhAraNa kara usI pradeza meM kisI manuSya ne koyale karane ke lie bahuta sI lakar3iyA~ DAlI huI thIM / usa duSTA strI ne apane pApakarma kI siddhi meM una lakar3iyoM kA upayoga kara liyA / ghora andhakAravAlI rAtri meM usa vakta yahA~ para apanA hI rAjya samajhakara kanakavatI ne una lakar3iyoM ko uThA uThAkara dhyAnastha khar3e hue munirAja ke cAroM aura cina diyA / lakar3iyA~ bahuta par3I thIM ataH paira se lekara sira taka lakar3iyoM kA khUba Dhera lagA diyA jisase kahIM se bhI usakA zarIra mAlUma na de sake / muni ko cAroM tarapha se lakar3iyoM dvArA veSTitakara kanakavatI ne cAroM gati ke aneka prakAra ke duHkhoM se apanI AtmA ko veSTita kara liyA / janmAntara ke vairAnubandha se nirdaya ho aba usane usa jIvita citA ke cAroM tarapha agni sulagA dI / mAno kanakavatI ke puNya saMcaya ko jar3a se hI bhasmIbhUta karatA ho isa prakAra I 235

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra nirvANa - prApti agni kASTa meM pradIpta ho gayA / Atma dhyAna meM sAvadhAna khar3e hue mahAmuni ne apane para maraNAnta upasarga AyA dekha manaHsAkSI ArAdhanA kara lI / aba vaha duHsaha vedanAyeM sahana karatA huA apane Apako bodha dene lgaa| sacamuca aise samaya hI AtmA aura deha kI bhinnatA kA spaSTa jJAna mAlUma hotA hai / jJAnavAna manuSya kI saccI parIkSA aise hI avasara para huA karatI hai| aise hI vakta para svabhAva meM sthita rahane se kaThina karma nAza hote haiM aura apane sacce bala kI parIkSA dene kA suavasara bhI jJAnavAna mahApuruSoM ko apane jIvana meM kadAcita hI prApta hotA hai| apane cAroM ora lakar3iyA~ cina dI haiM, kisane aura kisalie aisA kiyA hai ? isakA pariNAma kyA hogA ? aba agni zarIra taka pahu~canevAlA hai aura usase maiM jIvita hI jala marU~gA ina tamAma bAtoM se mahAmuni mahAbala ajJAta na thA / usane prathama se hI kevala jJAna dhArI guru mahArAja ke mukha se sunA huA thA ki eka daphA kanakavatI mahAbala ko phira duHsaha upasarga kregii| evaM svayaM bhI isa samaya use apanI najara se dekha rahA thA / yahi vaha isa saMkaTa se bacanA cAhatA to khuzI se baca sakatA thA itanA hI nahIM kintu yadi vaha apane para atyAcAra karanevAlI kanakavatI ko zikSA denA cAhatA to yaha sAmarthya bhI usameM thA hI / isa zahara kA rAjA bhI usI kA putra aura parama bhakta hai / yaha saba kucha hone para bhI usa mahAmuni ne maraNAnta kaSTa kyoM sahana kiyA hogA ? yaha bAta sAdhAraNa pAThaka ke mana meM Azcarya paidA karanevAlI hai| jisa jJAnavAna tyAgI muni ne apane zarIra ke mamatva ko tyAga diyA / jise kisI bhI prakAra kI zArIrika mUrchA nahIM hai vaha saMsAra ke kArAgRha se mukta hokara sadAnanda denevAle Atma svarUpa kI prApti ke mArga meM ror3A aTakAnevAle zarIra mamatva ko sAmane kyoM Ane degA ? vizeSa kAraNa to vaha muni hI jAne hameM kyA patA laga sakatA hai ? aise prasaMga para jisa jAgRti kI AvazyakatA hotI hai, vaha usa mahA puruSa meM prathama se hI thI / aba vaha mAnasika vRtti ko Atma svabhAva meM sthita rakhane ke lie svayaM hI samabhAva meM dRr3ha hone lagA / AtmA ! tUM jisa deha maMdira meM rahA 236

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra nirvANa - prApti huA hai, vaha tujhase judA hai, usake jala jAne para tujhe jarA bhI A~ca na aaygii| kyoMki tUM amara hai aura arUpI hai / yaha agni tere pUrva saMcita kiye karmamala ko jalAkara tujhe vizuddha karatI hai,| ityAdi prabala vizuddha bhAvanA bala se kanakavatI para dveSa aura zarIra para mamatva bhAva paidA na hone dekara samabhAva kI sarala zreNI se vaha mahAtmA Age bddh'aa| ekatva bhAvanA meM lIna hone ke kAraNa usake zubhAzubha karmo aura deha mamatva kA bhAva sarvathA naSTa ho gyaa| isa Atma sthiti meM nimagna hone se ghAti karmo kA kSaya hote hI usake hRdayAkAza meM kevalajJAna rUpI sUrya kA udaya ho gyaa| jyoM vaha agni jala rahA thA tyoM AtmA meM zukladhyAna prajvalita ho rahA thaa| isa zukla dhyAnarUpI Antara agni ne deha bhasma hone se pahale hI zeSa rahe hue aghAti karmoM ko bhI bhasmIbhUta kara DAlA / basa aba vaha sarvakarmoM kA nAza hone se kRtakArya ho sadA ke lie janma, jarA maraNa se mukta hokara zAzvata avinAzI nirvANa pada ko prApta ho gyaa| dhanya hai aisI pavitrAtmAoM ko| * sva dayA kA sthAna jina zAsana meM sarvottama hai / sva dayApAlaka vAstavika ahiMsaka, dayAvAn evaM jJAnI hai| . sva dayA se yukta mAnava kA AcaraNa para - pIr3A ke kAryoM se rahita hogaa| vaha kisI kA ahita ciMtana bhI nahIM kregaa| jayAnaMda 237

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra malayAsuMdarI kA upadeza malayAsuMdarI kA upadeza yaha mahApuruSoM kA aTala upadeza hai ki jo zubha kArya karane kA vicAra ho use Aja hI kara lo aura jo Aja karanA hai use abhI karo / zreSTha vicAra Ane para use AcAra meM lAne ke lie vilaMba mata karo / zubha kArya meM vilaMba karane se usameM vighna bAdhA par3ate dera nahIM lagatI / yadi kisI kAraNa mana meM bure vicAra paidA hue haiM to unheM AcAra meM lAne kI zIghratA mata karo / vilaMba karane se manuSya bure karma se baca sakatA hai| paraMtu zubha vicAra ko AcAra meM lAne ke lie Alasya yA vilaMba karane se manuSya ko kisI samaya mahAn pazcAttApa karanA par3atA hai| prAtaHkAla hote hI utsukatApUrvaka sakala parivAra ko sAtha lekara zatabala rAjA apane pUjya pitA aura dharma guru ko vaMdanArtha udyAna meM AyA / paraMtu vahAM para vaha mahAmuni kahIM para bhI dikhAyI na diyA / vanamAlI ke batalAye mujaba jahAM para vaha mahAmuni kala saMdhyA samaya dhyAnastha ho khar3A thA isa vakta vahAM para rAkha kA Dhera lagA par3A hai| usa rAkha ko dekhane se mAlUma huA ki usameM kisI manuSya ko jalAyA gayA hai| khUba bArIkAI se talAza karane para yaha sAbita ho gayA ki kisI duSTa ne usa mahAmuni ko hI jalA diyA hai / duHkhada samAcAra sunate hI dharmapremI pitRbhakta zatabalarAjA akasmAt mUrchA pAkara jamIna para gira pdd'aa| yaha dekha maMtrI sAmaMtoM ke sabhI duHkha kA pAra na rahA / zItopacAra karane para rAjA hoza meM AyA aura pazcAttApa karate hue bola uThA - "are! bhava bhramaNa se nirbhIka ho isa mahAmuni ko aisA ghora upasarga kisa duSTAtmA ne kiyA hai? rAkha ke puMja para dRSTi par3ane se pitA bhakta komala hRdaya zatabala ko phira se mUrchA ne dabA liyaa| kucha dera bAda sudha Ane para vaha muktakaMTha se vilApa karane lgaa| hA! hatAza! zatabala! tUM itanA nirbhAgya hai! samIpa Aye hue durlabha pitA ke caraNakamaNoM meM namaskAra taka bhI na kara sakA / itanA pramAda! he pUjyapitA! 238

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra malayAsuMdarI kA upadeza ApakI karuNApUrNa pavitradRSTi mujha abhAge para par3a na sakI / maiM abhAgyazekhara ApakI amRtamaya upadezavANI na suna sakA! eka daridra manuSya ke samAna mere manoratha mana meM hI vilIna ho gaye! hA! merI hI rAjya meM dharmamurti pitAzrI kI yaha dazA! yadi maiM saMdhyA samaya hI yahAM AyA hotA to mujhe kala hI saba taraha kA lAbha prApta ho jAtA / paraMtu dhikkAra hai mere pramAdI jIvana ko! isa prakAra duHkha manAte hue rAjA ne rAjapuruSoM ko AjJA dI - subhaTo! jAo usa duSTAtmA ke padacihna dekha kara use jIvita hI mere pAsa le aao| rAjA kI AjJA hote hI aneka rAjasubhaTa cAroM aura daur3a pdd'e| padacihna pahacAnane vAle rAjapuruSa usa strI ke padacihna ke anusAra dhIre - dhIre zahara se bAhara eka khaMDahara par3e hue maTha ke pAsa jA pahuMce / basa yahAM para hI vaha pApAtmA kanakavatI chipakara baiThI thI / rAjapuruSoM ne use bAMdha liyA aura rAjA ke pAsa lA khar3I kI / rAjA ne tAr3anA tarjanA dvArA munirAja ko bhasma karane kA kAraNa pUchA / usane apanA kiyA huA tamAma akRtya batalA diyA / rAjA ne subhaToM ke dvArA aneka prakAra kI mAra se use jAna se maravA DAlA / usane apane kiye hue duSTa karmoM ke anusAra hI phala pAyA / vaha mRtyu pAkara chaTThI naraka meM utpanna huii| aparAdhI ko daNDa dene para bhI rAjA zatabala kA zoka dUra na huaa| usake hRdaya kA kArI ghAva na bharA / guru aura pitA kI truTi pUrI na huI / pradhAna puruSoM ke samajhAne para bhI usake hRdayAkAza se zoka ke bAdala naSTa na hue / idhara yaha samAcAra pRthvIsthAnapura meM pahu~cane para rAjA sahasrabala ke bhI zoka kA pAra na rahA / usake Ananda meM nirAnanda chA gyaa| donoM rAjAoM ne pitA ke zokasAgara meM nimagna hokara apane tamAma prakAra ke sukhoM ko tyAga diyA / aba rAta dina unake sAmane pitA ke guNa aura unakI vaha viSamamRtyu dikha par3atI hai, isase rAjya kA sarva kArya zithila hone lgaa| idhara sAdhvI malayAsundarI ne nirmala cAritra pAlana karate hue jJAnAbhyAsa meM Age bar3hakara krama se gyAraha aMga paryanta kA jJAna prAptakara liyA thA / usane tattvajJAna meM bahuta gaharA praveza kiyA thA / jJAnopArjana ke sAtha vaha tIvra tapa bhI 239

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra malayAsuMdarI kA upadeza karatI thI / jyoM kliSTa karmo ko kSaya karane meM vaha rAtadina sAvadhAna rahatI thI tyoM naye karmabandha se bhI bacane meM bar3I sAvaceta rahatI thI / kyoMki karma ke bhayaMkara pariNAma kA anubhava usane isI bhava meM kiyA huA thaa| abhI taka vaha una duHkha ke dinoM ko bhUla na gayI thii| nirantara jJAnadhyAna meM prayatna karate hue usa mahAsatI ko avadhijJAna kI prApti huI thI / guru mahArAja ne usakI ucca yogyatA ko dekha use mahattarA kI (pravartanI) padavI se vibhUSita kiyA thA / avadhijJAna ke prakAza se vaha manuSyoM ke saMdeha dUrakara unheM sadbodha dekara dharma mArga meM prerita karatI / apane jJAna ke prakAza se eka dina usane mahAmuni mahAbala kA nirvANa huA dekhA / zatabala ko pitRzokasAgara meM nimagna dekha usakA uddhAra karane kI bhAvanA se mahattarA malayAsundarI aneka sAdhvI samudAya ke sAtha vihArakara sAgaratilaka zahara meM pdhaarii| __ apanI mAtA mahattarA malayAsundarI kA Agamana sunakara rAjA zatabala ko bar3I khuzI huii| samAcAra milate hI vaha saparivAra tatkAla mahattarA ko vandanA karane AyA / namaskArakara vaha dharma zikSA grahaNa karane kI icchA se parivAra sahita ucita sthAna para baiTha gyaa| amRta ke samAna madhura vacanoM dvArA prasannamukha se sAdhvI malayAsundarI ne upadeza karate hue kahA "zatabala ! kyA tuma zarIra kI kSaNabhaMguratA, AyuSya kI alpatA aura saMyogoM kI viyogazIlatA bhUla gaye ? putra ! saMsAra meM isa nazvara deha se kauna amara rahA hai ? ananta baladhAraka aura devadevendroM se sevita tIrthakaroM ne bhI kyA isa deha kA parityAga nahI kiyA ? mahAsatvazAlI manuSyoM meM ziromaNi tumhAre pitA mahAmuni mahAbala usa strI ke kiye hue upasarga ke bAda kevalajJAna prApta karake usI samaya nirvANa pada ko pAye haiN| jisake lie dhana, dhAma, svajana, strI putrAdi sarva vastuoM kA parityAga kiyA jAtA hai, jisake lie tapazcaraNa Adi duSkara dharma kriyAyeM kara mahAnaduHkha sahana kiye jAte haiM, vaha durlabha meM durlabha parama pada unhoMne prApta kiyA hai / ve janma 240

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra malayAsuMdarI kA upadeza jarA mRtyu Adi saMsAra ke dukhoM se sadA ke lie mukta ho gaye haiM / zAzvata sukha ko pAnevAle pitA ke lie tuma zoka kisalie karate ho ? yadi kabhI kisI apane priya mitra ko mahAn nidhAna kI prApti huI ho to usa samaya usa para bhakti yA prema kA dama bharanevAle manuSya ko khuzI hogI yA zoka ? basa vaise hI tumhAre pitA ko kevalajJAnarUpI AtmanidhAna kI prApti huI hai, isase tumheM zoka nahIM balki Ananda honA cAhie / jisa taraha kisI kA koI sagA - sambandhI bahuta dinoM se kaidakhAne meM rahA huA ho aura kisI samaya usa kaidakhAne se vaha sadA ke lie mukta ho gayA ho aura yaha samAcAra usake kisI iSTa jana ko milA ho to isase vaha khuzI hogA yA zokAtura ? putra ! tumhAre pUjya pitA bhI saMsAra ke bandhanoM se sadA ke lie mukta ho gaye haiM, ataH aise samaya tumheM zoka na karanA cAhie / nirvANa samaya ke kaSTa ko yAdakara jo tumheM zoka hotA hai, isameM bhI vicAra kI zUnyatA hai / kyA saMgrAma meM vijaya kI icchAvAle subhaTa zatruoM ke prahAra sahana nahIM karate ? usI prakAra tumhAre pitA ne jIvana saMgrAma meM karma zatruoM ke sAtha yuddha karate hue zuddhAtmA svabhAvarUpI vijaya lakSmI kI icchA se jo usa samaya kaSTa yA upasarga sahA hai, vaha usa vijaya ke sAmane unake mana kucha hisAba meM nahIM hai / he vatsa ! tumheM jo isa bAta ke yAda Ane se duHkha hotA hai ki maiM pitA ke caraNa kamaloM meM namaskAra na kara pAyA / yaha duHkha mAnanA bhI ucita nahIM, kyoMki tuma sadA se hI pitRbhakta ho, pitA kI sevA bhakti tumane hamezA kI hai aura Aja bhI tumhArA unake prati vahI bhAva hai, isalie pitA kI sAkSAt ArAdhanA karane se jo lAbha prApta ho sakatA hai vaha tumane apane pariNAma kI vizuddhatA se prApta kara liyA hai / unake prati isa prakAra ke bhakti bhAva dvArA aura bhI tumheM adhika lAbha hogaa| ataH he putra ! saMsAra kI vicitratA kA khayAlakara tujhe pitAzoka meM par3akara apane kartavya ko na bhUlanA cAhie / zoka meM nimagna hokara manuSya apanA evaM dUsaroM kA rakSaNa nahIM kara sakatA / saMsAra ko duHkhoM kA ghara samajho ! saMsAra ke sambandhoM ko svapna ke samAna anitya samajho, lakSmI ko 241

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra malayAsuMdarI kA upadeza bijalI camatkAra ke tulya capala samajho aura jIvana ko pAnI ke bulabule ke sadRza jAno / putra ! guruzikSA grahaNa karane meM catura tumhAre jaise vivekI puruSa bhI jaba isa taraha kA zoka kareMge to phira dhairya aura viveka guNa kisa kA Azraya leMge? isa prakAra mahattarA malayAsundarI ne zoka nimagna rAjA zatabala ko upadeza dekara zoka sAgara se pAra kiyA / usake sAragarbhita aura yuktipUrNa vacanoM kA zatabala para itanA gaharA asara huA ki vaha zoka rahita hokara dharmadhyAna meM sAvadhAna ho gayA / mahattarA sAdhvI apane kalpa kI maryAdAnusAra jitane dina sAgara tilaka zahara meM rahI utane dina nirantara zatabala usakA dharmopadeza sunatA rahA / jisa jagaha mahAbala muni kA nirvANa huA thA usa jagaha zatabala rAjA ne eka bar3A vizAla maMdira banavAyA aura usameM mahAbala kI mUrti sthApana kara bar3A bhArI mahotsava kiyA / aba mahattarA malayAsundarI rAjA ko dharma meM sAvadhAna evaM sthira kara vahA~ se anyatra vihAra kara gayI / * nizcaya evaM vyavahAra kI vyAkhyAoM ko gItArtha guru bhagavaMtoM se samajhe binA dharmakriyAe~ karanA pUrNarUpa se phala kI prAti se vaMcita rahanA hai| nizcaya evaM vyavahAra, jJAna evaM kriyA eka - dUsare ke pUraka haiM / ina donoM meM eka - dUsare ko chor3anA arthAt do paTarI para calane vAlI gAr3I ko eka paTarI para calAne kA prayatna karanA hai / * nizcayapUrvaka vyavahAra, jJAnapUrvaka kriyA dvArA hI AtmoddhAra hotA - jayAnaMda 242

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra svarga gamana aura upasaMhAra svarga gamana aura upasaMhAra paropakAra pravINA mahattarA malayAsundarI sAgara tilaka se vihArakara aba apane laghuputra kI rAjadhAnI pRthvIsthAnapura meM A pahu~cI / pitA ke zoka se rAjA sahasrabala kI bhI kharAba dazA ho rahI thI / mahattarA ne use bhI upadeza dekara kartavya mArga meM sthira kiyaa| pRthvIsthAnapura meM mahattarA ke Agamana kA samAcAra sunakara zatabala bhI usake darzanoM aura bhAI se milane kI utsukatA se vahA~ A gayA / aba nirantara donoM bhAI dharmaparAyaNa hokara mahattarA kA dharmopadeza sunate haiM aura ekAgramana se dharmasevA karate haiM / unakI dharmazraddhA bar3I dRr3ha thI / ve sadaiva trikAla jina pUjana karate, supAtra dAna dete, yathAzakti tapazcaraNa karate, aneka vidha saMgha kI bhakti aura vAtsalya karate the / garIba anAthoM ke lie jagaha - jagaha para annadAna ke kSetra khola rakhe the / jIvahiMsA yA adharma evaM anIti ke mArga meM gamana karanevAloM ko sakta kAnUna yA sattA dvArA rokA jAtA thA / una donoM bhAiyoM ne apanI prajA meM aneka prakAra ke upakArakara jainadharma kA bhI khUba pracAra kiyA thA / prajA ke lie svayaM apane kharca se hara eka zahara meM jaina mandira nirmANa karavAye the| dharmAtmAoM ke lie poSadhazAlAyeM, bImAroM ke lie auSadhAlaya, apAhijoM ke lie anAthAlaya aura bekAra pazuoM ke lie pA~jarApoleM nirmANa krvaayiiN| mahattarA malayAsundarI apane donoM putroM ko dharmamArga meM sthirakara vahA~ se anyatra vihAra kara gayI / aneka dezadezAntaroM meM vicarakara usane hajAroM manuSyoM ko dharma meM jor3A / usake sAragarbhita dharmopadeza meM jAdU - sA bharA thA / usakI zAnta aura AnandI mukhamudrA darzakoM ko namane ke lie vivaza karatI thii| rAjateja aura tapasteja ekatrita hone se usakI dharmadezanA kA zrotAoM para bar3A gaharA asara par3atA thA / use dekhate hI kaThina hRdayavAle manuSya ke mana meM bhI pUjyabhAva paidA hotA thaa| 243

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra svarga gamana aura upasaMhAra usane apane aMtima dinoM meM ghora tapazcaryAkara aura nirantara jJAnadhyAna meM hI lIna rahakara bahuta se kliSTa karmo ko naSTa kara diyA thA / yaha to hama prathama hI likha cuke haiM ki usake ghora tapazcaraNa aura vizuddha cAritra ke kAraNa use avadhijJAna paidA huA thA / eka dina zarIra zithila hone para usane apane jJAnabala se jAna liyA ki aba usakA AyuSya bahuta kama raha gayA hai / usane sAvadhAna ho samAdhi maraNa ke lie taiyArI karalI / cAroM prakAra ke AhAra kA parityAgakara ArAdhanA kI / deha ko vosirAkara arihanta, siddha, sAdhu aura sarvajJa praNIta dharma kA zaraNa svIkAra kiyaa| anta samaya meM saMsAra ke samasta prANiyoM se apane se jJAtAjJAta hue aparAdhoM kI kSamA yAcanA karate aura arihanta, bhagavAna ko smaraNa karate hue isa mAnavajIvana yAtrA ko samAptakara mahattarA malayAsundarI svargasidhAra gayI / usakI AtmA acyuta nAmaka bArahaveM svarga meM jAkara devatA ke rUpa meM utpanna ho gyii| pAThaka ! mahAzaya ! basa yahA~ hI mahAbala malayAsundarI mahAsatI kA jIvana caritra samApta hotA hai / yadi Apane ise dhyAnapUrvaka par3hA hai to isameM se Apake jIvana ko unnata banAne vAlI Apako bahuta sI zikSAyeM mila sakatI haiN| graMtha pAThaka ke vicArAnusAra hI yA usake grahaNa karane kI yogyatAnusAra hI use lAbhaprada ho sakatA hai / isa graMtha meM bhI pAThakoM ko jJeya, heya aura upAdeya tathA grahaNa karane yogya bahuta sI zikSAyeM bharI haiN| Apa apanI icchAnusAra grahaNa kara sakate haiN| yaha pustaka zrIyuta tilaka vijayajI paMjAbI dvArA anuvAdita par3hane meM AyI aura saMsthA dvArA prakAzita huii| pAThaka ise par3hakara lAbhAnvita bane yahI / - jayAnaMda 244

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zrI mahAbala malayAsuMdarI caritra svarga gamana aura upasaMhAra . samaya ko pahacAna kara kArya karanA hitakara hai| vartamAna samaya kA sadupayoga zreSTha dhana hai| kala kA bharosA Atma jJAnI hI kara sakate hai| * samaya ko pramAda meM vyatIta karanA mahAmUrkhatA hai / sukha pAnA ho to AcAra zuddhi ko apanAo / AcAra zuddhi vicAra zuddhi kA phala hai| uttama bananA hai, uttama guNoM ke svAmI banoM / ___ - jayAnaMda 245

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