Book Title: Maharaja_Kumarpal_Vastupal Tejpal Mahatma Drudhprahari
Author(s): Jaybhikkhu
Publisher: Jaybhikkhu Sahitya Trust
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/005421/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI - 1 10 mahArAjA kumArapALa vastupALa-tejapALa mahAtmA dRDhaprahArI ca FUUOT AAAAAAAAAA NYYY jayabhikhkhu Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI: 1 [kula pustaka 10]. 1. tIrthakara zrI RSabhadeva, bharata - bAhubalI 2. tIrthakara zrI mahAvIra, tIrthakara zrI pArzvanAtha 3. AcArya zrI jaMbusvAmI, ArdrakumAra 4. mahAsatI aMjanA, satI caMdanabALA 5. kAna kaThiyAro, akSayatRtIyA, satyano jaya 6. rAjA zrIpALa, zeTha jagaDuzAha 7. munizrI harikeza, AcArya zrI sthUlibhadra 8. rANI cellaNA, amarakumAra 9. arjuna mALI, caMdanamalayAgiri 10. mahArAjA kumArapALa, vastupALa-tejapALa, mahAtmA daDhaprahArI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jayabhikhkhuM janmazatAbdI graMthAvali jaina bAlagraMthAvali : zreNI 1 - pu.10 mahArAjA kumArapALa vastupALa-tejapALa mahAtmA daDhaprahArI saMpAdaka jayabhikhkha jAhida nayAbha R zrI jayabhikhkhuM sAhitya TrasTa 13/bI, caMdranagara sosAyaTI, jayabhikhkhuM mArga, pAlaDI, amadAvAda-380 007 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain Balgranthavali Shreni-1 Ed. by Jaybhikhkhu Published by Jaybhikhkhu Sahitya Trust, Ahmedabad-380 007 AvRtti : jayabhikhkhuM janmazatAbdI graMthAvali, 2008 ISBN : 978-81-89160-94-4 kiMmata : rU. 15 10 pustikAnA seTanI kiMmata rU. 150 prakAzaka kumArapALa desAI (mAnad maMtrI) zrI jayabhikhkhuM sAhitya TrasTa, 13/bI, caMdranagara sosAyaTI, jayabhikhkhuM mArga, pAlaDI, amadAvAda-380 007 mukhya viktA gujarAta vizvakoza TrasTa | gurjara ejansIjha 51-2, ramezapArka sosAyaTI, ratanapoLa nAka sAme, usmAnapurA, gAMdhI mArga, amadAvAda -380 013 amadAvAda -380 001 phona : 2755 1703 phona : 2214 9660 mudraka kriSnA grAphiksa, nAraNapurA gAma, amadAvAda-380013 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAjA kumArapALa rAjavaMzI pharajaMda ane duHkha evAM paDyAM ke mAthe jhADa UgavAM bAkI rahyAM. nAma kumArapALa. kuLa solaMkI. nagara aNahilapura pATaNa. rAjA bhImadevanI trIjI peDhIe e pedA thayA. rAjA bhImadevanA putra haripAla. haripAlanA putra tribhuvanapALa. tribhuvanapALanA kumArapALa. tribhuvanapALa dethaLInA dhaNI, gujarAtanA daMDanAyaka. emanI rUpavatI-guNavatI patnInuM nAma kAzmI2AdevI. kAzmI2AdevIthI temane traNa putra ne be putrIo thayAM. putrInAM nAma premaladevI ne devaladevI. putronAM nAma mahIpALa, kIrtipALa ne kumArapALa. AmAM sahuthI nAnA kumArapALanAM teja anokhAM. rUpa anokhAM. parAkramamAM siMha jevA. dhIrajamAM pahADa jevA. duHkha sahana karavAmAM tapasvI jevA. nAnapaNathI bhAre parAkramI. e For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI 1-10 * * * * * vakhate dharmamAM kAMI samaje nahi, paNa sadAcAra ane zIla to emanAM. pATaNanI gAdI para e vakhate mahArAjA jayasiMha rAja kare. loko emane siddharAja kahetA. dhAryuM siddha kare tevA. bhAre pratApI. dezanA deza jItIne emaNe ghera karelA. emaNe badhuM jItyuM, paNa eka nasIba emanAthI na jitAyuM. moTI uMmara thaI toya putra na thayo. jozI, vaida ne jati jeTalA maLyA teTalAne teDAvyA. yajJa, yAga ne yAtrAo jeTalI kahI eTalI karI, paNa ghera pAraNuM na baMdhAyuM te na baMdhAyuM. - eka vAra eka prakhyAta jozI darabAramAM AvyA. rAjAe kahyuM ke mArI pachI pATaNanI gAdIe koNa Avaze, e kaho." jozIe kahyuM ke he rAjA, tArA pachI kumArapALa gAdIe Avaze. e paNa cakravartI thaze." basa, A vAta rAjA jayasiMha siddharAjane na ruci. are, kumArapALanAM dAdImAnuM kuLa halakuM hatuM. e mane na khape. pATaNanI gAdI ene na maLe. jozI kahe : "mahArAja, A to grahanI vAto che. emAM rAjA to zuM, devatA paNa mInamekhano phera na karI zake.' rAjA jayasiMhe vicAra karyo, ke jozInI vAta jUThI pADuM. cAhaDa nAmanA eka parAkramI kSatriya bALakane dattaka lIdho. potAnI pAchaLa gAdI ene maLe ema nakkI TharyuM. bIjI tarapha kumArapALane mAravA mArA mokalyA. jenuM nasIba jAgatuM hoya, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAjA kumArapALa ene agAuthI badhI cetavaNI maLI jAya. kumArapALane khabara paDI gaI. emaNe tApasano veza lIdho. zarIre geruAM kapaDAM paheryAM. hAthamAM cIpiyo rAkhyo. kapALamAM tripuMDa tANyuM. mAthe jaTA bAMdhI. jaya zivA" karatA dezavidezamAM nIkaLI paDyA. divaso vItI gayA. rakhaDatA-rajhaLatA kumArapALanI khUba bhUMDI dazA thaI gaI. cIMtharehAla banI gayA. pAsenI kharacI khUTI gaI. Aja khAvA maLyuM to kAle nahi. Aje koI dharmazALAmAM sUvA maLyuM to kAle masANamAM sUvuM paDyuM. Akhare vicAra karyo ke lAva ne pATaNa sudhI jaI AvuM. tyAMnA raMga kevA che, e joI AvuM. sarAdanA divaso hatA. mahArAjA jayasiMhe rAjamahelamAM pitAnA zrAddha nimitte brAhmaNone tApasIne jamavA notaryA hatA. kumArapALa emAM bhaLI gayA. rAjA badhA tapasvInA paga prakSAlato hato. pakhALato pakhALato e kumArapALa pAse Avyo. eNe paga upADyo. joyuM to pratApI puruSanA jevo paga. ajaba jevI rekhAo emAM paDelI. rAjA paga dhoIne AgaLa vadhyo, paNa eNe A tApasane najaramAM rAkhI lIdho. kumArapALa sAvadha ja hato. ene khabara paDI gaI, ke bheda kaLAI gayo che. e tyAMthI dhIrethI sarakayo. veza badalI nAkhyo. jaIne Aliga nAmanA kuMbhAranA ghera pahoMcyo. rAjAnA mArA chUTI cUkyA hatA. kuMbhAre kumArapALane For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 1 - 10 nIMbhADAmAM saMtADI dIdho. nIMbhADAmAM te mANasa kyAMthI saMtAyo hoya ? mArAo thoDIghaNI tapAsa karIne AgaLa cAlyA gayA. kumArapALa tyAMthI nIkaLIne bhAgyo; sAMja sudhI cAlyo, paNa sAMje pAchuM vALIne jue to sipAIo pageruM letA AvatA dekhAyA. pAse ja khetara hatAM. kheDUto vADa karatA hatA. kAMTAnA gaLiyA paDyA hatA. kumA2pALe bhImadeva nAmanA kheDUtane potAne bacAvavA vinaMtI karI. e vakhatanA rajapUto AzarAgatanuM rakSaNa karavAmAM puNya mAnatA. kheDUtoe kumArapALa para kAMTAnA gaLiyA goThavI dIdhA. pageruM letA sipAIo tyAM AvI pahoMcyA. kheDUtone pUchyuM ke koI ahIMthI gayuM ? kheDUta kahe, nA bApajI ! eka sipAIe potAno bhAlo kAMTAnA gaLiyAmAM khosyo, paNa kAMI na jaNAyuM. teo AgaLa cAlyA gayA. kumArapALa yamarAjanI dADhamAMthI bacI gayo. AkhI rAta kumArapALa kAMTAmAM rahyo. bIje divase savAre emAMthI ene kADhyo. Akhe zarIre kAMTA bhoMkAyelA. badhe lohIluhANa. e tyAMthI bhUkhyotarasyo AgaLa vadhyo. thoDe dUra jaI eka jhADImAM ArAma levA beTho. ahIM eka Azcarya joyuM : eka uMdara pAsenA daramAMthI cAMdInA sikkA bahAra lAvato hato ! A pramANe e 21 sikkA bahAra lAvyo. pachI pAcho sikkA daramAM laI javA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAjA kumArapALa lAgyo. eka sikko laIne aMdara gayo. kumArapALe UThIne bAkInA 20 sikkA laI lIdhA. ene atyAre eka rUpiyo eka sonAmahorathI paNa vadhu kImatI hato. laIne eka jhADa pAchaLa saMtAI gayo. thoDI vAramAM uMdara bahAra Avyo. eNe potAnA sikkA na joyA. e mAthAM phoDIne tyAM marI gayo. kumArapALane khUba ja aphasosa thayo, paNa have zuM thAya ? e tyAMthI AgaLa cAlyo. thAkathI zarIra bhAMgI paDatuM hatuM. bhUkhathI cakkara AvatAM hatAM. traNa dahADAnA kaDAkA thayA hatA. A vakhate eka zrImaMta strI piyara jatI hatI. eNe A juvAnane joyo, bhUkhathI besI gayeluM enuM peTa joyuM. teNe potAnI pAseno cokhA-dahIMno karaMbo tene khAvA Apyo. Ama mAryo mAryo pharato kumArapALa khaMbhAta Avyo. khaMbhAtano adhikAra mahAmaMtrI udayananA hAthamAM hato. e vakhate tyAM AcArya mahArAja zrI hemacaMdrAcArya mahArAja birAjatA hatA. e kaLiyuganA sarvajJa kahevAtA. kumArapALanI icchA maMtrIrAja udayana pAsethI kAMIka madada meLavavAnI hatI. udayana maMtrI upAzrayamAM hatA. kumArapALa tyAM pahoMcyo. pahelAM to maMtrIe temane kahyuM ke rAjanI viruddha mArAthI kAMI na thaI zake. tema jema bane tema rAjanI hadabahAra cAlyA jAo. A vakhate guru hemacaMdrAcArya mahArAje kahyuM: "kumArapALa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI 1-10 . . .n.t.t. gujarAtano bhAvi cakravartI rAjA che.' kumArapALe A sAMbhaLyuM. ene lAgyuM ke sAdhumahArAja potAne banAve che. maMtrI udayanane paNa Azcarya thayuM. AthI AcArya mahArAje baMnene pAse bolAvyA. pachI pote eka tADapatra para nIcenuM lakhANa lakhI baMnene ApyuM. vi.saM. 1199, kArataka sudi bIja, ravivAra, hasta nakSatra, kumArapALa rAjA thaze. na thAya to mAre jyotiSa jovuM choDI devuM." kumArapALa gaLagaLo thaI gayo, eNe kahyuM: "jo huM rAjA thaIza, to rAja tamAruM thaze, huM to Apano dAsa banIne rahIza.' AcArya mahArAja kahe : "ame sAdhu, amAre narakagati. ApanAM rAjapATa zAM kAmano ? phakta rAjA thAo to ahiMsApradhAna jaina dharmane na bhUlazo. A pachI udayana maMtrI ane potAne ghera laI gayA, navarAvI, navAM kapaDAM ApI, jamADI, vATakharcA ApI kahyuM, ke nasIba na jAge tyAM sudhI dUra jaIne raho. kumArapALa mALavA tarapha cAlyo gayo. vIsarI nAmanA brAhmaNa sAthe mitratA thaI. vIsarI bhikSA lAvato. kumArapALa khAto. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAjA kumArapALa keTaloya vakhata mALavAmAM gALyo. evAmAM khabara AvyA ke rAjA jayasiMha siddharAja gujarI gayA. A samAcAra maLatAM e pATaNa Avyo. eka kaMdoI pAsethI kAMIka mAgIne khAdhuM. pATaNamAM enA banevI kAnhaDadeva hatA. rAte emane maLyo. bhayaMkara rAjakhaTapaTa cAlatI hatI. kumArapALa parAkramI hato, prajAno pALanAra hato, nyAyano karanAra hato, e badhA maMtrIo ne sAmaMto jANatA hatA. banevI kAnhaDadeve ene madada karI. kumArapALe ughADI talavAre potAnI bahAdurIthI siMhAsana kabaje karyuM. purohite maMgaLa vacana uccAryA. nobato gAjI UThI. pUrI pacAsa varSanI uMmare kumArapALa rAjA banyA. AcArya mahArAjanI vANI phaLI. rakhaDatA rajhaLatA kumArapALa mahArAjA banyA. gujarAtanuM rAja temane maLyuM. emaNe duniyAnA raMgaDhaMga, jIvananAM sukhaduHkha ne vakhatanI taDakI-chAMyaDI joI hatI. siMhAsana para besatAMnI sAthe prajAne putranI jema pALavA mAMDI. AcArya mahArAjane potAnA guru banAvyA. udayana maMtrIne vaDIla maMtrI ane temanA putra vAgabhaTane mahAmAtya banAvyA. A vakhate keTalAka jUnA pradhAnoe temane mArI nAkhavAnuM kAvataruM karyuM, paNa khADAnA khodanAra ja khADAmAM paDyA. kAvatarAM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 1. 10 - - - - karanArA ja marAyA. rAjA jayasiMhano cAhaDa nAmano dattaka putra hato. e hAthInI laDAImAM kuzaLa hato. e bIjAnI madada laIne caDI Avyo. mahArAjA kumArapALa pote hAthI para medAnamAM AvyA ne tene harAvyo. A rIte koMkaNanA mallikArjunane paNa harAvyo. rAjakAjanI laDAIo dasa varSa sudhI cAlI, paNa vIra kumArapALa badhAmAM phatehamaMda nIvaDyA. mahArAjA kumArapALanuM citta have dharma tarapha vaLyuM. A vakhate maMtrIrAja udayane AcArya mahArAjanI yAda ApI. tarata ja mahArAjAe kahevarAvyuM ke Apa pUjA vakhate avazya padhAro. AcArya mahArAje kahyuM: 'ame mAgIne khAIe chIe, maLe te vastra paherIe chIe, jamIna para sUIe chIe. anagAra (ghara vagaranA) kahevAIe chIe. amAre rAjAnuM ne rAjadarabAranuM zuM kAma !" A vakhate mahArAjA kumArapALe gadgada kaMThe kahyuM: "A lokanI to ThIka, paNa paralokanI sAdhanA mATe huM Apano sahavAsa icchuM chuM." - AcArya mahArAje rAjAnI vinaMtIno svIkAra karyo. emane lAgyuM ke ahiMsA ne premano pracAra rAjA dvArA vizeSa thAya. darabAramAM javA mAMDyuM. keTalAka temano dveSa karavA lAgyA, paNa AcArya mahArAja jJAnI, udAra ne vicakSaNa hatA. dhIre dhIre badhA temane mAna ApavA lAgyA. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAjA kumArapALa * * * eka vAra mahArAjAe AcAryazrIne pUchayuM he prabhu! jagamAM mAro jaza kema prasare? ane kALanA cheDA sudhI kema Take?' AcArya mahArAje kahyuM : "kAM to somanAtha mahAdevanA maMdirano uddhAra karo; kAM vikrama rAjAnI jema pRthvI parathI mANasamAtranuM devuM dUra karo." - saurASTramAM sAgarakAMThe AveluM, somanAtha pATaNanuM zivamaMdira lAkaDAnuM hatuM. dariyAnA pANInI choLo lAgavAthI e jIrNa thaI gayuM hatuM. mahArAjA kumArapALe eno uddhAra zarU karyo. AkhuM maMdira paththarathI bAMdhavA mAMDyuM. ajaba nakazI utAravA mAMDI. loko AcArya mahArAjanI udAratAnI prazaMsA karavA lAgyA : kevo savadharmasamabhAva ! A vakhate kumArapALane AcAryazrIe kahyuM, ke sArA kAmamAM so vighna Ave. mATe A maMdira nirvine pUruM thAya te mATe tamAre madyamAMsa tajI devA joIe. rAjAe tarata ja madyamAMsa choDI dIdhAM. maMdira pUruM thayuM, tyAre AcAryazrI paNa tyAM pratiSThAmAM hAjara rahyA. eTaluM ja nahi, paNa nIcenI prArthanA bolyA : "je koI dharmamatamAM, je koI nAme, tame je koI paNa ho, paNa doSa ane kAluSyathI dUra evA eka tame bhagavAna cho. punarjanma pedA karanAra rAgadveSa jenA dUra thayA che, e brahmA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI 1-10 ho, viSNu ho, yA ziva ho, amArA tamane namaskAra che." mahArAjA kumArapALa AcArya mahArAjanA AvA udAra manane joI prasanna thaI gayA. ne temanA sevaka banI rahyA. emaNe potAnAM 18 khaMDiyA rAjyomAM ahiMsAno paDaha vagaDAvyo; samyatvamUlaka bAra vrata aMgIkAra karyA. eka vAra adattAdAna-viramaNavrata vize vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLI emaNe nirvaziyAonuM dhana levuM baMdha karyuM. Ano ijAro 72 lAkha rUpiyAno apAto hato, paNa teno tRNavata tyAga karyo. AcAryazrIe rAjAne kahyuM : "putra vagaranA gRhasthanuM dhana lenAra rAjA, e gRhasthano putra thato hato, paNa teno tyAga karIne to tame sAce rAjapitAmaha banyA cho." mahArAjAnA bodha mATe AcAryazrIe 63 zalAkA puruSonAM caritra banAvyAM; yogazAstra nAmano graMtha paNa racyo. mahArAjA zaivadharmI hatA, paNa ahiMsA vagere vratonuM pAlana karavA lAgyA; eka Adarza jaina banI rahyA. lokoe emane parama Ata'nuM biruda ApyuM, paNa AthI potAnI prajAnA pAlanamAM koI paNa jAtano pakSapAta na batAvyo. mahArAjA kumArapALe duHkhI avasthAmAM eka udara pAsethI 20 cAMdInA sikkA laI lIdhelA. udara mAthuM phoDIne tyAM maraNa pAmelo. e udaranA kalyANa arthe eka muSaka vihAra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahArAjA kumArapALa jaina maMdira banAvyuM. potAne karaMba khavarAvanAra strInuM nAmaThAma teo jANatA nahotA, chatAM tenA kalyANa mATe karaMbavihAra baMdhAvyo. kahe che ke saMkalpapUrvaka jU mAravAnA aparAdhamAM eka dhanavAna zeTha pAse yUkAvihAra banAvarAvyo. jIva nAno hoya ke moTo, jo irAdApUrvaka tenI hatyA karavAmAM Ave to te hiMsA ja che. mahArAjA kumArapALe kula 1400 jaina maMdiro baMdhAvyAM. bIjAM maMdironI to saMkhyA ja nathI ! mahArAjA kumArapALanI icchA pRthvIne RNamukta karavAnI hatI. te mATe teoe sAMbhaLyuM hatuM ke AcArya mahArAjanA guruzrI devacaMdrAcArya suvarNasiddhi jANe che. teoe te mATe vinaMtI karI, to vaDA guru bolyAH "tArAM puNyakAryothI A loka ne paraloka saphaLa thaI gayAM che. have AnI icchA na karIza." mahArAjAnuM mana dharmamAM khUba UMDuM UtarI gayuM. chatAM rAjakArabhAramAM jarA paNa khalela na paDI. UlaTuM kArabhAra sAro cAlavA lAgyo. sAta vyasana choDyAM. karNATaka, gUrjara, lATa, saurASTra, kaccha, sidhu, ucca, bhaMbherI, marudeza, mAlava, koMkaNa, kIra, jAMgalaka, sapAdalakSa, mevADa, dillI ne jAlaMdhara - ATalA dezomAM emaNe potAnI ANa vartAvI. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI 1-10 - - - - - AcAryazrI hemacaMdra prabhu 84 varSanI uMmare svargavAsI banyA. A ghA mahArAjAne kArI lAgyo. teo haiyAphATa rudana karavA lAgyA. sahue temane sAMtvana ApyuM ne kahyuM ke AvA mahAtmAonA mRtyu mATe vilApa yogya nathI. teo to baMdhanathI chUTI ucca gati pAmyA. A veLA mahArAjAe raDatAM raDatAM kahyuM : potAnAM puNyathI ucca loka prApta karanAra gurunA mRtyuno zoka huM karato nathI; paNa A sarvathA choDavA lAyaka saptAMga rAjyano vicAra karuM chuM, jene kAraNe AcArya bhagavAne rAjapiMDa mAnI mAruM annapANI paNa temanA aMge aDADyuM nahi. dhikkAra che evA mane ! dhikkAra che mArI riddhisiddhine cha mahinA bAda parAkramI, dharmapremI, gUrjara cakravartI mahArAjA kumArapALa paNa gujarI gayA. mANasane mAthe mota to che ja, paNa sArAM kAma karanAra mANasa amara banI jAya che. emano yazadeha anaMtA kALa sudhI ciraMjIva rahe che. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vastupALa - tejapALA teramA saikAnI vAta che. gujarAtamAM solaMkI rAjAonI sattA nabaLI paDI gaI hatI. rANA viradhavaLanI sattA jAmatI hatI. rANA vIradhavalanA AzarAja nAme eka maMtrI hatA. teo suhAlaka gAmamAM rahetA hatA. kumAradevI nAme eka guNiyala strI hatI. tenAthI traNa dIkarA ne sAta dIkarIo thayAM. diIkarAnAM nAma malladeva, vastupALa ne tejapALa. diIkarIonAM nAma jAhU, mAu, sAu, dhanadevI sohagA, vayaju ne padmA. AzarAja maMtrIe badhAM dIkarAdIkarIne sArI rIte bhaNAvyAM. emAM vastupALa ne tejapALa sahuthI vadhAre jhaLakyA. temane vidyA para athAga prema. kaLA para UMDI prIti. dharma para aDaga zraddhA. A be bhAInI belaDI sahunA mananuM haraNa karatI, sahunA para prabhAva pADatI. teo uMmaralAyaka thayA eTale pitAe guNavAna kanyAo paraNAvI. vastupALane lalitA ne tejapALane anupamA. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI 1-10 * * jAjavala thI 30 thoDA vakhata pachI pitA maraNa pAmyA. pitRbhakta putrone AthI khUba duHkha thayuM. te duHkha bhUlavAne teo gujarAtanA mAMDala gAme AvIne vasyA. mAtAnI khUba sevAbhakti karavA lAgyA. ahIM potAnA sArA AcaraNathI teoe thoDA vakhatamAM sArI nAmanA meLavI. thoDA vakhata pachI premALa mAtA paNa gujarI gayAM, eTale temane khUba zoka thayo. te zoka dUra karavA teo zatruMjayanI yAtrAe gayA. pavitra tIrtha zatruMjayanI yAtrA karatAM konuM mana zAMta na thAya ? tenA pavitra vAtAvaraNathI A baMne bhAIono zoka dUra thayo. tyAMthI teo pAchA pharyA. pAchA pharatAM rAjasevAnI icchAthI rastAmAM dhoLakA gAme rokAyA. ahIM temane rAjagora somezvara sAthe bhAIbaMdhI thaI. A vakhate gujarAtanI sthiti bahu kharAba hatI. rANo varadhavaLa vicAra kare che, jo koI bAhoza pradhAna ne bAhoza senApati maLI jAya to mArA manoratha phaLe. rAjagore jANyuM ke rANAjI pradhAna ne senApatine zodhavAnI ciMtAmAM che. eTale te rAjA pAse gayA ne vAta karI : "mahArAja ! ciMtA dUra karo. jenI Apa zodha karI rahyA cho evA be ratno A nagaramAM AvelAM che. teo nyAya ApavAmAM nipuNa che. rAja calAvavAmAM kuzaLa che. teo jaina dharmanA dhorI che, paNa sarva para sarakhI prIti rAkhanAra che. mATe Apa AjJA ApatA ho to temane ApanI AgaLa hAjara karuM." For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vastupALa - tejapALa rAjAe AjJA ApI eTale somezvara A baMne bhAIone rAjasabhAmAM laI gayA. tyAM rAjA AgaLa suMdara bheTa mUkIne baMne bhAIoe praNAma karyA. rAjA vIradhavale jevuM jANyuM hatuM tevuM ja joyuM. eTale te bolyA : 'tamArI mulAkAtathI huM bahu khuza thayo chuM. rAjanI cAkarImAM raho. A rAjyano saghaLo kArabhAra tamane soMpuM chuM.' baMne bhAIo A sAMbhaLI AnaMda pAmyA. pachI vastupALe rAjAne kahyuM : "mahArAja ! amAruM ahobhAgya ke ApanI amArA para AvI kRpA thaI. paNa amAre eka vinaMtI karavAnI che te Apa dhyAna daIne sAMbhaLo. Apa amane paNa vacana ApavAM paDaze. eka to jyAM anyAya haze tyAM amArAthI DagaluM bharAze nahi. bIjuM - game tevA rAjakAjamAM paNa devagurunI sevA cukAze nahi. - trIjuM - rAjasevA karatAM ApanI pAse koI cADIcugalI kare ne amAre javAno vakhata Ave, to paNa amArI pAse je traNa lAkha TaMkA dhana che te amArI pAse rahevA devuM paDaze. jo Apa A bAbatonuM vacana rAjagoranI sAkSIe Apo to ame ApanI sevA karavA taiyAra chIe. nahIMtara ApanuM kalyANa thAo.'. rAjAe te pramANe vacana ApyuM. vastupALane dhoLakA tathA khaMbhAtanA mahAmaMtrI banAvyA. tejapALane rAjanA senApati nImyA. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18 jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI 1-10 .n.bn.tn. vastupALa mahAmaMtrI banyA te vakhate tijorImAM paiso na hato, rAjyamAM nyAya na hato. amaladAro bhAre lAMca letA ne rAjanI Upaja potAnA ja khissAmAM mUkatA. temane dabAvI zake evuM baLa koInAmAM nahotuM. A badhI hakIkata barAbara dhyAnamAM laI vastupALe potAnuM kAma zarU karyuM. teo sajjanono satkAra karavA lAgyA ane lAMciyA amaladArone pakaDI temano daMDa karavA lAgyA. A daMDamAMthI thoDuMghaNuM dhana maLyuM eTale keTaluMka lazkara taiyAra karyuM. pachI badho rAjakArabhAra thoDA vakhata mATe tejapALane soMpyo ane pote lazkara laIne rAjAnI sAthe cAlyA. nirdoSa raiyatane pALavI, tophAnI mANasone daMDavA; e rAja mATe jarUrI che. je je gAmanA mukhIo rAjyanuM leNuM ApatA nahotA, temanI pAsethI leNuM vasUla karyuM. je ThAkoroe khaMDaNI bharavI baMdha karI hatI temanI pAsethI badhI khaMDaNI vasUla karI. A prakAre AkhA rAjyamAM pharI rAjyanI tijorI tara karI. saghaLI jagyAe vyavasthA ne zAMti dAkhala karI. have vastupALe maLelA dhanathI majabUta lazkara taiyAra karyuM. sImAo paranA rAjAone jItavAnI taiyArI karI. te vakhate saurASTramAM bahu aMdhAdhUMdhI cAlatI hatI. rAjAo paNa yAtrALuone lUMTatA hatA. AthI vastupALa sahu pahelAM saurASTra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vastupALa-tejapALa 19 tarapha cAlyA. tyAM ghaNAkharA rAjAone vaza karI lIdhA. ema karatAM teo vaNathalI AgaLa AvyA. tyAM rANA vIradhavalanA sALA sAMgaNa ne cAmuMDa rAjya karatA hatA. temanAM abhimAna - aMhakArano pAra nahoto. temane ghaNuM samajAvyA, paNa teo tAbe na thayA, eTale laDAI thaI. temAM sAMgaNa ne cAmuMDa mAryA gayA. vastupALano vijaya thayo. vastupALa tenA putrone gAdI ApI. Ama saurASTramAM vijayano DaMko vagADI vastupALa rAjAnI sAthe giranAra gayA. bhaktipUrvaka yAtrA karI teo pAchA pharyA. bhadrezvarano rANo bhImasiMha viradhavaLano khaMDiyo rAjA hato, paNa teNe khaMDaNI ApavA nA pADI. tenA lazkaramAM traNa bahAdura laDavaiyA hatA. eTale tene abhimAna hatuM ke mane kAMI ja thanAra nathI. rANA viradhavaLe tenA para caDAI karI, paNa teo A laDAImAM hArI gayA. evAmAM vastupALa lazkara laIne AvI pahoMcyA ne khUba kuzaLatAthI laDyA. aMte jIta meLavI. vastupALe A kaThina vijaya karIne pAchA pharyA. tyAM sAMbhaLyuM ke godharAno rAjA dhudhala khUba chakI gayo che. te potAnI prajAne game tevo trAsa Ape che. AthI vastupALe tene kaheNa mokalyuM ke rANA viradhavaLane tAbe thAo. teNe e to sAMbhaLyuM nahi, UlaTuM eka dUta sAthe kAjaLa, kAMcaLI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 ne sADI 2ANA vIradhavaLane bheTa tarIke mokalyAM. AvA apamAnathI rANo vIradhavaLa khUba ciDAyo. tenI AMkhamAMthI agni jharavA lAgyo. teNe lAlacoLa AMkhe badhA sAme joyuM, paNa koI dhudhaLane jItI levA taiyAra na thayuM. tenI dhAka bahu hatI. Akhare tejapALa UThyA ne dhudhaLane jItI lAvIza ema jAhera karyuM. rANo vIradhavaLa khUba khUza thayo. jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 1 - 10 pachI tejapALa moTuM lazkara laIne godharA tarapha gayA. tyAM khUnakhAra laDAI thaI. temAM dhaLa pakaDAyo. tene pAMjarAmAM pUrI dhoLakAmAM lAvavAmAM Avyo. ahIM teNe bheTa mokalAvelI kAMcaLI ne sADI tene ja paherAvyAM. potAnuM AvuM apamAna thavAthI te ApadhAta karIne marI gayo. * khaMbhAtamAM sidIka nAme moTo musalamAna vepArI hato. te tyAMnA dhaNIdhorI jevo thaI paDyo hato. teNe eka vakhata najIvA gunA badala nagarazeThanI milakata lUMTI lIdhI ne tenuM khUna karAvyuM. nagarazeThanA dIkarAe A julamanI vastupALa AgaLa phariyAda karI. vastupALe tene yogya sajA karavAno nizcaya karyo. sidIkane khabara paDI eTale zaMkha nAmano eka rAjA teno mitra hato tene teDAvyo. zaMkha to dariyAno rAjA. keTalAya gulAmo enI sevAmAM. moTuM lAvalazkara rAkhe. eka tarapha e be jaNA, ne bIjI ta2pha vIra vastupALa. bhAre laDAI thaI. temAM zaMkha mAryo gayo. vastupALano vijaya thayo. tyAra pachI khaMbhAtamAM jaIne sidIkanuM ghara khodatAM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vastupALa-tejapALa 21 temane puSkaLa sonuM ne jhaverAta hAtha lAgyAM. kahe che ke enI kiMmata traNa abaja jeTalI thaI. eka vakhata dilhIno bAdazAha mojadIna gujarAta para caDAI lAvyo. A bhAIone khabara paDatAM teo potAnuM lazkara laIne Abu sudhI sAme gayA. tyAM khUnakhAra laDAI karI ne mojadInanA hajAro mANasono saMhAra karI nAkhyo. bicAro mojadIna bAdazAha hatAza thaIne pAcho gayo. A badhI laDAIo pachI temaNe samudrakinArA tarapha caDAI karI ne tyAM mahArASTra sudhI potAnI ANa phelAvI. A pramANe baMne bhAIoe nAnAMmoTAM ghaNAM yuddha karIne gujarAtanI sattA barAbara jamAvI. cAre bAju zAMti ne vyavasthA sthApI vijayano DaMko vagADyo. jAtrALuo nirAMte jAtrA karavA lAgyA. vepArIo dezaparadeza vepAra mATe nirAMte javA lAgyA. AkhA dezamAM sarabaMdobasta karyo. coracakhArano bhaya gayo. A baMne bhAIo laDAImAM ne rAjakAjamAM jevA kuzaLa hatA tevA ja dharmamAM aDaga zraddhAvALA hatA. teo AThamacaudazanAM tapa karatA. sAmAyika-pratikramaNa paNa niyamita karatA. dharmabaMdhu taraphano prema to temane athAga hato. varasadivase eka kroDa rUpiyA dharmabaMdhuone mATe kharcavAnuM temaNe vrata lIdhuM hatuM. temanI udAratAno kAMI sumAra nahoto. teo chUTe hAthe dAna For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI 1-10 .t.t.twn .t. karye ja jatA hatA, ane banatuM paNa ema ja ke jema jema teo dhana vApare tema tema dhana vadhyA ja kare. AthI baMne bhAIo vicAra karavA lAgyA: A dhananuM zuM karavuM? eka vAra teo saMgha kADhIne jAtrAe jatA hatA. rastAmAM khabara paDI ke AgaLa lUMTArAo che, AthI pAse raheluM dhana teo eka rAte jaMgalamAM dATavA gayA. khADo khodavA lAgyA tyAM aMdarathI dhananA caru maLyA. dhana ochuM karavA cAhyuM, to UlaTuM vadhyuM. tejapALanI strI anupamAdevI buddhino bhaMDAra hatI. sahue tenI salAha pUchI. teNe javAba Apyo ke A dhana pRthvImAM na dATo. ene pahADanA zikhara para mUko, jethI sahu joI zake, paNa laI na zake. arthAt tyAM suMdara derAM baMdhAvo. A salAha badhAne gamI eTale zatruMjaya, giranAra ne Abu para bhavya derAM baMdhAvyAM. emAMya AbunA derAsaro baMdhAvatAM to temaNe kharca mATe pAchuM vaLIne joyuM ja nathI. temaNe sArAmAM sArA kArIgaro bolAvyA. kotaraNI evI suMdara karAvI ke e karatAM bhUko paDe teTaluM sonuM ane rUpuM kharcAyuM. A derAsaro jaladI pUrAM karAvavA mATe potAnA taraphathI rasoDuM kholyuM ne ziyALAmAM darekanI pAse sagaDI mUkavAnI goThavaNa karI. Azare bAra karoDa rUpiyAnA kharce e derAsara taiyAra thayAM, jeno joTo Aje jagatamAM nathI. vimaLazAhanAM derAMnI pAse ja e derAsaro AvelAM che. priya vAcaka ! e delavADAnAM derA jiMdagImAM eka vakhata For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vastupALa - tejapALa to jarUra joje. A uparAMta temaNe bIjAM paNa ghaNAM maMdiro ne upAzrayo bAMdhyAM. ghaNA pustakanA bhaMDAro taiyAra karyA. zaMtrujaya ne giranAranA bAra vakhata to saMgha kADhyA. e saMgha eTalA moTA hatA ke ApaNane to teno khyAla paNa na Ave. eka saMghamAM to sAta lAkha mANasa hatA. e bhAIonI sakhAvata kevaLa jaina mATe ke kevaLa gujarAtIo mATe ja nahotI. temaNe ekeeka dharmavALAne ane hiMdustAnabharamAM sakhAvato karelI che. kedArathI kanyAkumArI sudhI evuM eka paNa nAnuMmoTuM tIrtha nathI ke jyAM A bhAIonI sakhAvata na thaI hoya. somanAtha pATaNamAM dara varSe dasa lAkha ne kAzI-dvArikA vagere ThekANe eka lAkha mokalAvatA. temaNe zivAlayo ne masjido ghaNI caNAvI che. vAva, kUvA ne taLAva paNa besumAra bAMdhyAM che. 23 A baMne bhAIonA kuzaLa kArabhAramAM prajA sukhI hatI. rAjyamAM baMdobasta suMdara hato. badhA dharmanA loko potapotAno dharma sukhe pALatA. dezamAM dukALanuM nAma nahotuM. have rANo vIradhavaLa maraNa pAmyo. A bhAIoe tenI gAdI tenA putra visaladevane ApI, ne pote pahelAMnI mAphaka rAjakArabhAra karavA lAgyA. have aMtakALa najIka Ave che ema vastupALane lAgyuM eTale temaNe badhAnI sAthe zatruMjayanI yAtrAno saMgha kADhyo. rAjA visaladeva ane rAjagora somezvara AMsu pADatA judA paDyA. rastAmAM temane maMdavADa thayo ane te maraNa pAmyA. temanA zabane For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI 1-10 ........ zatruMjaya para bALavAmAM AvyuM ane tyAM eka jaina maMdira baMdhAvyuM. lalitAdevI temanI pAchaLa aNazaNa karI maraNa pAmI. pAMca varSa pachI tejapALa paNa gujarI gayA ne anupamA devIe paNa aNazaNa karI prANa choDyo. jagatanAM mahAmoMghAM ratna javAthI kone dilagIrI na thAya ? mAnavajAtinA AbhUSaNarUpa AvI aneka joDIo pAko ne mAnavajAtine jhaLakAvo. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3 mahAtmA dRDhaprahArI brAhmaNano eka chokaro. tenuM nAma durdhara. te bahu ja naThAro. zaktino khajAno. avaguNano bhaMDAra. mAbApanuM kahyuM mAne nahi. jUThThuM bole, gALo de. vAta vAtamAM kajiyA kare. koInI vastu hAtha paDI to upADI le. te moTo thayo. tenI kuTevo paNa moTI thaI. jugA2 2mavAnI Teva paDI. jugA2 2matAM paisA khUba hAre. haMmezAM paisA kyAMthI lAve ? eTale ka2vA mAMDI corI. cAlAka bahu eTale corImAM phAvyo. moTI moTI corIo kare, paNa pakaDAya nahi. gAmamAM tenA julamanI hada nahi. tene DAhyA mANasoe zikhAmaNa dIdhI : bhAI ! naThArI Tevo kADhI nAkha. enAthI tane zo phAyado che ? tArI buddhi sArA raste vAparIza to AgaLa vadhIza, tAruM kalyANa thaze, mANaso paNa tane vakhANaze, paNa zikhAmaNa koNa sAMbhaLe ? A kAne sAMbhaLe ane bIjA kAne bahAra kADhe. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNIH 1. 10 t n . .t.t .t. eNe to sarakhesarakhA dosta karyA bhegA. jamAvI ToLI ToLI laIne dhADa pADe, lUMTa kare, mArAmArI kare. lokone tenAthI bahu trAsa thayo. rAjAne tenI jANa thaI, eTale hukama karyo; e duSTane avaLe gadheDe besADo, mAthe karAvo mUDo, tenA para copaDo cUno, moDhe copaDo meza, gaLAmAM nAkho khAsaDAno hAra, ane vagADo khokharAM hAMDalAM. pachI AkhA gAmamAM pheravI kADhI mUko bahAra. rAjAnA hukamano amala thayo. durdharano varaghoDo nIkaLyo. sAthe dAMDI piTAI : je koI durdharanA jevuM karaze tene AvI sajA thaze. lokoe tenA upara dhikkAra varasAvyo. bhUMDA hAle gAma bahAra kADhI mUkyo. naThArAnI A hAlata thAya. AthI durdhara baLyo dAjhe. manamAM vALI gAMTha. A gAmanuM vera vALuM to ja kharo. vera levAnA vicAramAM AgaLa cAlyo. cAlatAM cAlatAM Avyo DuMgarI mulakamAM. tyAM parvatanI moTI khINa. ghaNI UMDI, ghaNI vikarALa. kAcApocAnI tAkAta nahi ke tyAM DagaluM bhare, paNa durdharanI chAtI bahu majabUta eTale cAlyo AgaLa. jhADI vadhavA lAgI. temAM aneka jAtanAM jhADa. aneka jAtanA velA. velA jhADe vIMTaLAya ne pAMjarAM banAve. nIce UgeluM ghAsa, mAthoDuM mAthoDuM. rasto koIka ThekANe UMco, koIka For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAtmA daDhaprahArI ThekANe nIco. durdhara Avo rasto vaTAvI AgaLa cAlyo. rasto ethI paNa bhayaMkara Avyo. moTA moTA khaDako AvyA. dhodhamAra jharaNAM AvyAM. mahAmahenate pasAra karyAM. tyAM jhADI kahe mAruM kAma. sUrajanArAyaNa prakAze, paNa ahIM aMdhAruM ghora. cAlatAM cAlatAM sAMja paDI. durdhara eka jhADa para caDyo. rAta tyAM ja gALavA vicAra karyo. thoDI vAramAM ja jaMgalI jAnavaronA avAja saMbhaLAyA. ghaDIkamAM siMhanI garjanA to ghaDIkamAM vAghanI trADa. ghaDIkamAM ziyALavAMnI kikiyArI to ghaDIkamAM cittAno avAja. AkhI rAta jaMgalI pazu AvyAM ne gayAM. durdhare emane jotAM jotAM rAta pasAra karI. 27 vahANuM vAyuM. jaMgalI jAnavaro potapotAnI boDamAM bharAyAM. paMkhIo jhADa para gIta gAvA lAgyAM, eTale durdhara nIce Utaryo, AgaLa cAlavA lAgyo. thoDI vAramAM bhIlonAM jhUMpaDAM dekhAyAM. durdharane khUba AnaMda thayo. te ahIM ja nIkaLyo hato. jyAM thoDuM cAlyo tyAM AvyA keTalAka bhIla, raMge kALAM bhUta. kapaDAmAM eka laMgoTI ne hAthamAM tIrakAmaThAM. temaNe durdharane pakaDyo. laI cAlyA rAjA pAse. thoDuM cAlatAM eka aMdhArI guphA AvI. tyAM bhIlonuM ToLuM beTheluM. temaNe A durdharane joyo eTale rAjI thayA. mAMhI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI 1-10 mAMhI vAto karavA lAgyA. A navalohiyo juvAna che. mAtAne bhoga devAmAM kAma Avaze. pelA bhIlo durdharane laI guphAmAM peThA. aMdhArAmAM cAlavA lAgyA. thoDI vAramAM ajavALAvALI jagyA AvI. tyAM eka laThTha bhIla beThelo. jANe jamano ja avatAra. tenI pAse eka strI beThelI. te paNa khUba kadAvara. teNe zarIre eka ja kapaDuM pahereluM. gaLAmAM ne hAthamAM zaMkhanAM, koDInAM, paththaranAM tathA rUpAnAM ghareNAM. A banne bhIlanA rAjArANI. rAjAe durdharane joyo. teNe lakSaNathI pArakhyo ke juvAna che baLiyo. vaLI che chAtIkaDho. potAnA dhaMdhAmAM dIpI nIkaLe evo che. teNe pUchyuM : kema ! tAro zo vicAra che? dudhare kahyuM : ApanI sAthe rahevuM ne Apano dhaMdho karavo. bhIla rAjAe rAjI thaIne tene potAnI pAse rAkhyo. durdhara dhIre dhIre sahune vahAlo thayo. bhIla rAjAe tene putra banAvyo ane potAnI badhI milakata soMpI. durdhara moTI moTI corIo kare. temAM koI sAmuM thAya to mAryuM jAya. teno prahAra kadI phoka na jAya. eTale nAma paDyuM dRDhaprahArI. eka vakhata moTI dhADa lIdhI. gayo kuzasthaLa nagara lUMTavA. tyAM eka brAhmaNanuM kuTuMba. bicAruM khUba garIba, gharamAM eka For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAtmA dRDhaprahArI divasanA paNa tAkaDA nahi. mUDImAM eka vasUkelI gAya. tevAmAM Avyo tahevAra. eTale chokarAMoe karyo kajiyo. bApA ! khIra khAvI che.' brAhmaNe temane khUba samajAvyAM, paNa bALaka zuM samaje ? eTale te thoDo ghera pharyo. dUdha, cokhA ne sAkara ekaThAM karyAM. tenI raMdhAvI khIra. pachI strIne kahyuM khIra taiyAra thAya eTale utAraje. huM nadIe nAhIne AvuM chuM. brAhmaNa gayo nAhavA. 29 evAmAM dRDhaprahArInI dhADa AvI. loko trAsa pAmyA. nAsavA lAgyA. badhA coro judAM judAM ThekANe lUMTavA lAgyA. emAM eka cora brAhmaNane ghera Avyo. tyAM lUMTavAnuM zuM maLe ? evAmAM barAbara taiyAra thayelI khIra joI. core khIra upADI. chokarAM kakaLavA lAgyAM. evAmAM Avyo brAhmaNa. jue to core khIra upADelI ne chokarAM UbhAM kakaLe. brAhmaNane caDyo kALa. eTale hAthamAM lIdhI bhogaLa (kamADa ADI devAnI)ne mAravA doDyo. thaI mArAmArI. A baMne mArAmArI kare che tyAM Avyo draDhaprahArI. teNe mArI talavAra ke brAhmaNanuM mAthuM juduM. chokarAMoe cIsa pADI. strI UbhI tharatharavA lAgI. phaLImAM bAMdhelI gAya. tenAthI A na khamAyuM eTale AvI uphArAMTe. pUMchaDuM karyuM UMcuM ne mArI doTa sIdhI dRDhaprahArI sAme. paNa dRDhaprahArI vajra chAtIno. bIkane jiMdagImAM nahi For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI 1-10 oLakhelI. AvI gAyathI te zuM bIe ! gAya pAse AvatAM ja karyo taravArano ghA. gAyanuM mAthuM juduM ! strIthI A joyuM na gayuM. gALono varasAda varasAvavA lAgI. dhamapachADA karatI sAmI doDI. bicArIne zuM khabara ke teno paNa kALa Avyo che. lUMTAro bhAna bhUlyo hato. eNe strIne mAthe karyo ghA. mAthuM ne dhaDa judAM. garbhavatI strI Dhagalo thaI heThI paDI. strI ne bALaka baMne ThAra. jyAM A hatyA thaI tyAM daDhaprahArIne arekAro thayo. are! mArA hAthe cAra hatyA! brahmahatyA, gauhatyA, strIhatya ne bALahatyA ! ararara! meM zuM kAma karyuM? dhikkAra che mane !" te lUMTa pUrI karI nagara bahAra nIkaLyo, paNa pelI hatyAo najara sAme taryA ja kare. tenuM hRdaya khUba valovAyuM. jama jevo daDhaprahArI ThaMDogAra banI gayo. cAlatAM cAlatAM vanamAM Avyo. tyAM joyA eka sAdhu munirAja. te samatAno bhaMDAra, premanI mUrti. emane jotAM ja dRDhaprahArInuM haiyuM bharAI AvyuM. temanAM caraNamAM paDI dhrusake ne dhrusake rovA lAgyo. muni bolyA : he mahAnubhAva ! zAMta thA. ATalo zoka zeno che ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAtmA daDhaprahArI 31 t n .n.t. . . dRDhaprahArI bolyo prabho ! huM mahApApI chuM. mAre mATe jagatamAM sthAna nathI. muni kahe, bhAI ! nirAza na thA. pApImAM pApIne mATe paNa A jagatamAM sthAna che. karelI bhUlo saMbhArI rodaNAM na ro. zAMtithI tArA jIvanano vicAra kara. ane teno amala karavA lAgI jA. dRDhaprahArI kahe, prabho ! huM mahApApI chuM. mArA hAthe Aje cAra hatyAo thaI che. have mAruM zuM thaze. muni kahe, bhAI ! gabharAIza nahi. sAdhujIvananI dIkSA le. saMyama ane tapanuM ArAdhana kara. lAgelAM pApa nivArI nAkha. pazcAttApa kara. tArI kAyAnuM kalyANa thaze. daDhaprahArIe hathiyAra choDyAM. lIdhI dIkSA ane te ja vakhate nizcaya karyo. jyAM sudhI A cAra hatyA yAda Ave tyAM sudhI anna ke pANI levAM nahi. daDhaprahArI zayatAna maTI saMta thayA. gayA pelA nagarane daravAje. dhyAna dharIne UbhA rahyA. loko Ave, jAya ne vAto kare : e mahAduSTa che. bhaMDAM kAmano karanAra che. mAro, e hatyArAne ! For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI 1-10 .....t . . . ema kahI IMTa - patharA pheMka, lAkaDInA mAra mAre che, paNa dRDhaprahArI zAMta citte badhuM sahana kare. ema karatAM gaLA sudhI IMTa - paththarano Dhagalo thayo. zvAsa paNa rUMdhAvA lAgyo. eTale dRDhaprahArIe dhyAna pUruM karyuM. bIjA daravAje jaIne dhyAna dharyuM. e pramANe cha mAsa sudhI sahana karyuM, paNa potAnA nizcayathI jarA paNa DagyA temanA hRdayamAM kSamA vadhatI ja gaI. prema UbharAto gayo ane te chellI hade pahoMcatAM pUrA pavitra thayA. loko samajyA ke dRDhaprahArI zayatAna nathI, paNa sAcA saMta che, eTale temanAM caraNamAM paDyA. temanA badhA doSo vIsarI gayA. - have mahAtmA dRDhaprahArI eka ThekANethI bIjA ThekANe pharavA lAgyA. temaNe ghaNA lokone upadeza dIdho. ghaNAM jIvana sudhAryA. ane chevaTe nirvANa pAmyA. karmamAM zUrA te dharmamAM zUrA AnuM nAma. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaina bAlagraMthAvali zreNI : 2 [kula pustaka 10] 1. tIrthaMkara zrI zAMtinAtha, tIrthaMkara zrI mallinAtha 2. zrI bhadrabAhusvAmI, zrI siddhasena divAkara 3. rAjarSi prasannacaMdra, mahAmaMtrI abhayakumA2 4. mahAsatI sItA, satI mRgAvatI 5. zreNika biMbisAra, jJAnapaMcamI 6. khemo dedarANI, vIra bhAmAzA 7. zrI dipeNa, jaina sAhityanI DAyarI 8. mayaNarekhA, ilAcIkumAra, dhanya ahiMsA 9. cakravartI sanatakumA2, vI2 dhanno 10. maMtrI vimaLazAha, mahAmaMtrI udayana Se van kungan 305 "mA" je je For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ NamomindA / NamoAyariyA ja to 54 caritra cAritryane ghaDe che. ene lakSamAM rAkhIne jaina dharmanA mahAna tIrthakaro, pratApI vIrapuruSo ane dAnavIronA caritronuM ahIM saMkSiptamAM preraka Alekhana karavAmAM AvyuM che. eka AkhI peDhInA dharmasaMskAronuM ghaDatara karanArI jaina bAlagraMthAvali Aje paNa eTalI ja preraka ane prabhAvaka lAge che. satI strIo ane pAvana parvono paNa AmAMthI paricaya maLe che. emAMthI maLato nIti sadAcAra ane saMskAra Serving linShasan jIvanamAM saMskAragha JIllu